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LING, SHOOTING, THE KENNEL, PracticaL NATURAL History, —
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Adirondack Petition......-..--2.-s..-.0eeeeeeees 169
Adirondack Preserves .....-.... s:...-2- aseees 209
Advance in Protection..............-..++2-+5 _ 41, 61
(Nil ad 0) ace See es, "Cree ee secre eRldy OLD
Army Rifle Practice..........5. ciency esc ee eee e ees 1
aggage Car Extortion... ....... .cssceeseeeeee 333
ill Sykes and the Rest of Us.. mrt cee Us
BRATS TU DALES ees nig ts bbe fo 2 eae PAE OO ae Se 169, 525
SALES WESTIN TR we oA} sip 263 Six-o 35-02 0 st) s Cen eae
Bollman, Charles Harvey.... .-...-.-:2.eeee 000s 525
Buffalo, Domesticated................0066 20: 013
PPRUUOIOT BAIN Gees, 2d.d ois abo tees ncaa vege cons 353
Oaliforniag Progressive,... ......5 ceeereeeeeeee 278
ORANG, DOE VAUGER. oc) nee) cy nse atee cadaeebe 505
Damping and Campers. .....1.....22..-:-serseeet 353
Dirculation of ForEsT AND STRHAM.........--- 61
WonemaAnsblood As:.,:/. -4a.2:stascaead 898, 505
Brown Contradictory... 6 i oe. cn eta clieste ates 465
CHOU Oa ARE ble at OS 189
Dooke City, An Outlet for.........ce0....0-04--- 278
Custodian Squatters .....0...--...-.--sees eee 1
Dams ‘and Wishways.....-... 200. -6.s. 0. tes aseans's 441
BORE RSET Ess Sea em cg aia igestas Mote om res 106
Deis p ERT OV WUT is Se nic oy eG a fet cca te anamaek Ge ce en oo 293
Bae SLE VOLO DEAD. ee Se der pupae tna sip od pee ommargieley 189
Forests of the Nation..........-..,.sceeeseeecees 21
Forest Restoration...............-+5 106, 149, 169, 189
Fur Fisheries of the Northwest Seas...442, 466, 486
Game Importations.:.: ..........02css seer eeeseee 4]
Game Legislation, Phases of.............0-+0+008 465
He Has Game Galore... 0.0.0.0. :ceewec cee eeene 485
Huckleberry Ruri. . 2.2.5 sas.c. occ ed edecessececees 486
{Indians in Yellowstone Park....... .» .. 209, 233, 253
Jekyl Island Pheasants.................00+8: 129, 169
Aico LSS hd COGS [at S Dae ate seers ees iy ear 233
OTE 21200 St ORD Sea MP meine 7 209
Lake George Island Camps...............5--2++- 485
BASIS ONE s PITOB 3 -sscnacc-sies3.caeoese tees eetene 333
Maine Deer DOgers... 5225. c20cccc ee cnnaecsad ates 441
Maine Deer Law..... ae Se se ee ES 81
Maine Non-Export Law...-...-. 0 2. essere etree 12
Menhaden Seining Law........... ceseseccecer es 61
National Park Superintendency..........-. 313, 373
New York Dog Tax Bill |. 20... dene css cele e ner en 353
PRO LMAG FIGS TNL, Ace 5 deta: fea nts bev e ee rhe aes 41
Penobscot Salmon Fishermen,..-.......-.-++s+++ 485
Provection, Advance if 8s. aes ee ewes ete
Recollections of an Angler............5.+0+0se00:
Seal Fisheries................ ... cf
Seal Protection.......:......
Secretary Noble and the Indiams................
BIDSLIATSATICIONE sis snc a ARMs s o:5,4'0 0.05 < peasy s sale
Sociedad de Caza de la Haba
Summer Camp for Boys...1).... -..-- +--+ «803)
Tarpon Fishing on the Awixas.....
Woodcock, Ways of the........9
Yellowstone Park, Indians in......-° 2005-.283i"2
Zoblogical Garden, Proposed,......-..-. 1, 129, 209
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Adirondack Trail,......5-...0ceeceece tees ett ee BRB
lAllaguash Lake and Beyond.... .-..------- 466, 487
Away from the Throng......--- +0 +errereees see 106
Berkshire Brook........--...cccsssvereesseeeneees 394
TAI (VASS [EAMG ccs cds cr rinse hae ernie ns oe - e419, 442
Asay PASBION.......++++++ Fes a iP rorders 814
IPR GKONA DT pdckisas/,402 9) Sse Pere 42
and Brule........ 254, 274
Pea atatoce.a intahats B54
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Wolves and Other Things........... .--...0++-5+ 294
WellOWSEONO PAT Koco cept secu ses pier eeeelen een 171
NATURAL HISTORY.
Animals, Odd Habits of... 2 11... ..222-e eee ees B15
[EC See. en, Se AAA A A AAS ia Seed. 3
Beaver Matinics Musa scat coir ee eeed ie © Reeder 151
Béaverd: Habitsys.3.cpeas cece be poe ee aero 23, 295
Biolowical 'Sotietye. 6.0.00. 2 ce. eee. cases 63, 107, 190
Birds and Mammals, New................0e0 ees 490
DINGS ANG Wester corse ds cae ar nas ae tdig ¢ cictowes 28
Birds Introduced into United States............ 190
Bird Migration on the Plains.................-.. 295
Bind Nestine BOVS...see es. Ad cae seaen oprceee pbee 316
Bird Notes from Maryland............. ..:.-.++ 212
Bird Notes.107, 131, 171, 212, 275, 816, 835, 355, 420, 421
Blackbird and House Snake... ...,...,......-+5 190
LEAs vat ph 1561 bey ab tees COME PSH se AE Na GHG geet 316
British Columbia Notes........ ........2ceseeees 355
eT feo CUMS. Ry SSP esc nate ee ae aie Beer 2315)
Buffalo Transportation... .......6. cece cece eee eee 22
California Ornithological Club................-+ 107
CANATIGR NH aIsINGE *. cen. ache ctenssnhe ater s 467
Caribony Notes won at ees out ga omy Sones eee .83, 295
GETRIVOTA Ss tacit cost isesaes nds ot s deaseas oe 335, 3875
AVERT OL = net OLED tae. hy lcs oa, de csargtauertaete sie eae 107
Central Park Menagerie HEAR IES Eee eas ly it
GheckTastOl AHO ese rus sats isco ches beak ene 191
CRimneyiSwitthtc cs bees ese aad Aisa as «2295, 420
Copperhead’s Warning..... .................. oes B4
COVAMUAIBET se toy Mae eT IEE noite hinted cleans eel te 489
Crocodiles in Florida .........0......50.2.0- ose 84
CLOWs SIDING 2%, ory costco cies. foe amelie ate 151
Wows ANGE ORON LY Vs, ewer tie cue ete aoe ee 151
Ducks, Domesticated Wild ............. .. 22... 384
Karthworms and Rain................0cceeses eee 215
Florida Birds of Plume. ............5: 316, 555, 509
Morida Crocodiles, ons soda w Sah ia, abbr iawanboane 509
Ferret, Black-footed’..34 105s, 2-tetugeneeae Bes 3385
Hive Days a Savage.............. 171, 190, 211, 294, 314
DTORSOMOOM ee egret eniave del setaes 316, 335, 420, 490, 509
HG PAPEL LION. «lesa same vcin eo uaomencet ed 190
SET OSCE OGY, scepter iaacsaherce mide ROL ee 468
Golden-Winged Woodpecker in Manse Causes ss
Great Horned Owl's Nest..................-. 25. 315
Grizzly, FOREST AND STREAM’S.......... .... «s 23
FLOURCSIOOLVS Ju'..cau nig Lj Je tise nw eter sca ea laces 83
GmonseYPragectOryn so. soccer heoes sons: Pedi een: halen 212
Hawks, Nesting Habits of.........°.......02¢-00 420
MEVORRSDAASO 6 Ab oie +e stleae etait on ee is epnce 490
Me IGOCKOO 21 cbh.0 Ligeedise Yd sayy eee 295
Horn-Snake...... Betis ot hie, laclaec: 9 0e -ti e ee ee 528
mming Bird on Ground ....................4- 181
ODLVOLA...c 37 ve cet Ned Sk oe eR be 236, 274
Point-Snake...: 2:5. <0. 0.,4v...eeee eee ce. 628
Kent Scientific Institute....... 4: Soa es A . 4B
Life in Sea Sands.... ............ Se eter. 4 490
Moons, Pacts AhouUte sie dee) ceesass sues .aehe 509
Lope Psland Rirdsynweesrenlscac selene cae 238, 444
Lost River Sake’... 220.222. 5... 0,eeaee teh 444
Massachusetts Bird Notes...........2........-- 355
Mountain Sheep, Tame.......... ........00- 395, 490
Matuiral History Camp... .c.scacesaee ieee sae ces 335
Mar wha VarT Usk: 5). \-i-lis see 4 cai eesti ae aiaen Hoe 445
North American, Birds: eset see sae 489
Opossums on Long Island ....................005 212
Ornitholoey, HcOnoOmIG er... . . oases sen ee 489
Ojter Habits, oo “ee beckons 63, 107, 150, 295, 528
Pennsylvania bindsnenetsacaese sete. oe wen 23
Pennsylvania Ornithology ...........,.........- 445
Philosophical: Snetetyicct erates .< acer tee ete 3
ated, Pleroneus:: anemia bed , Siete <wcceneeee 528
Obith <A lbing Pet ace oul ashe ce kine eer pee 212
TSA ES LAGS © ee ort lees slah hadi ens ee eee 63
Captive: Dees Giisc cs eet CBR ne 316
MIRCHI Ss Qi Milas snes ee BO 420, 528
sal) NeW. MoUlky. 5, 12.45 Toca: 22
28 a eee renal 151, 171
Ehate xia earh es 42, 489, 528
abet cae 445, 468
Batis oc) ATA 508
A doe eas 256
SoA: lee 528
107, 316, 355
sep thinee 315
445, 490
Tees 275
528
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Adirondack Deer..............«0- «s+. 47, 64, 132, 510 | ~ewroundland Game yet een ON | 6
Adirondack Forest Pretection,.........+++...+6 172) New Hampshire Deer Seasdn....s-</00)..- pee _ §
ADB LU ER oiceeniata eels iopcloe MetetsualVelelalclerucl cl cletd ate pete nasties = 400 New Jersey Game (OS. tol, BORSA ee 214
Amasa and the HiShers. «2.20. .0c0s2eeecspe ese e 109 New York Legislature .....0.....0.... 8, 48, 90, 133
A Master of the Art........ potas es ee RE incase 83. | weréh OardlinacBear and Dest, ve)... ee 50g:
Ammunition, Factory........-...+: Sn Ae Bay aches 47 North Carolina Game Laws.............0.. 26+. 109
Arkansas Deer Law..... Fins Sait ole aE + CaaS 445, 491 | North Garolina Waters..............c.cs0eeees ‘BY
Arkansas Hunt.......-0..:s.eesesseeeeeee edness BUG TO IN ter: os Mss weit, eda ele 379
Bear, Shooting in the Head............-...., 297, 837 | Ozark Mountains ....... s..cecsccc cece cenceeen 490:
Bear Story, A NOW. .-0.:.0 2050.2 steep eee eee: «171 | Pattern and Penetration Tests, see FOREST
Brant at Cape Cod..............cs sete eee cere eres 377 | axp SrRBAM Tests.
British Columbia Deer Hunt ............-....5. 377 | Pennsylvania Game Extermination ........ ... Sit
British Columbia Hunt..-...5...-sse0. ets ceeerne 336 Pennsylvania Quail...........ecc0c cee e000 sees. 14
Br euss EIOUIO Wass ee nese ae oe eee ee es cee 377, oe Platte, Honkings from th en DR ee eer ea
Ballets RiGee 3.108 daenehed whe dniele ty seeacne A toehahe 36 Pot-Hunter, Notes of a.......0ceccececeresecceee 45
Bullets, Tube.....+.. +--+ +20 e eee eete reer sees tees +510 | Preserves. ..oc....0ececessccccuciecteucecseens 191, 296
Banks aglind”, os. Wade een 3es 426 ee tee p ras 86 | Puget Sound Game..........c.esceceeee a0 wat 63
Bursting of a Rifle Barrel............s-s.s2++++5 108 SauaileGrasted’, «0... 0s aa ee eememnees Bilis
@alitormiasPresenrves.. -.2e3 ncatacae ner acee a 191, 296 | Quail in Kentucky... .....0cecccccccee ce cece 48
Camping on the Mississippt,.-....+-0-s.<. 2s. Bb agian], Potbthe: Oct. J... 0, - casas eens 48
Camp, Ten Days i0.......-....- sss eeeenere eee eas a1 §*| eal SHooting, |.......c....ceeie, ee ee 336-
Camps on the Little South...............-.....5. 446 | Rifles for Small Game.....-.......0.0001..-. 45, 171
Chicago and the West.....182, 218, 288, 276, 295, 817, | Rifies, Calibers for Hunting. ..256, 297, 317, 397, 422,
ed eae 447, 489, 491, 530
CHICAGO SHOOTING CLUBS: Reon 41a: 5 04 6 ian 2h es eee en ae 336
BS lee Keele wi kes COLG oo > vrare t foleta oteieres! vere palee valores 198 | Sanit Ste. Maries... i...cs0ccvedideceeseeces stele 446.
Gnmberlandi@libeteera. wcocaseeaves eee mera 108 | Sebokegnet........ ipod eee nt a ee 3a
Delphi COL, eet rer chins to haah ever or undae 192 Shooting forHun-and Profit..s-:......0. cee 153
IGRI EGIL ep been eine aa acre aries CASE ane IO8 1 Gh etisie dy id + icc ive kh oe AGN Shee ee 397
English Lake Club ..... 2.6... cece sees seer eeees 87 | Skunk’s Odor, To Desthoy. +: cect te ep ee 49
Mox Tak 6sChib.5 3s 43a cma stsaes esses tates near Bl -Srtene ANOLOS2 oss eels s +l Aneta) 239
Gaylord Club ...... wegeealataal le alge: stele osc 2 § 193 | Spring Duck Shooting............0.c0eeees,001 vee 151
Grand Calumet Heights...............:.... .. 172 | St. Louis Spring Shooting:.... ......... 238, 295, B17
Fiennepiny G0 ac. abe te ees te eae ee ee 152.| Samimer Ducks, ;-.....;:.lscrecsecaly Gel eMee 490-
Kankakee Land and Cattle Co.............. .. 193 | Three Days After the Tineh Onde) Ne ona ee 89
jUER tem CY fe Cate OOM ce aio Sonim ob ne ees 192 | Twin Lakes Ducks..... ........0+-.-. LS a. ot:
Mak-saw-=ba, Olds... si... sc ecee dees doce tcenes 64 Uncle Tim’s Bear Story,..........000.00-0c0s05e4 110-
Nee-pe-nauk Club............-2.- cece sees seers 193 | Washington, Butchery in........ ........... 10. 107
Odd Corners about Fox Lake............. . ... 24] West Virginia, Black Bear in............ .... .. 90-
Renssalaer Olub,........-.-22.02-- seeueee sans 192 | Whitney Safety Hammerless........ .......... 133.
Sywanwlaake Clie sescve, ct Ewa euiet see ecce TUS [AWalllden, Alan iol wom ye fon Gk eee. ay 174
Motleston: CMU ease cs sMedgeas tae teense tet oe 43 | Wild Turkey, Hunting the.................... .. 172
Water Valley Club .....2..--0:ssscseeeeee seen 192 | Winchester, Self-Repeating..................... Qi
Chicago, Old Times About............. . seeeeeee 87 | Wisconsin Game Law......2..ccccs00e-eeecey cues 379)
CiiMNSVS, HOMO Vane eae ceed eels lees sstens 355 | Woodcock, Study of...;........--cee-eec.05 eae. 52g
Clubs and Game Destruction.................... 27 | Woodcock’s Whistle... ...........0.....--..-.... 510
Clumbers for Quail Shooting................ .. 213 | Yellowstone Park Game in Montana........ .. 48
Connecticut Association, The................-... 8 | Yellowstone Park Notes ......... .......,.. .... eit
WTOBS SIAM eros eaters kee s alan sent regen ears Ft 337
OLOSSINDOOTINE. +. eo cen fel ve des culnte adele 2138, 397, 509
Cumberland Club Medal..........-.......:.. 0005 355
Dakota Cy Clones 5 + .ccca cee sct yes rege eeiba cee eels 27
Deen im. NorihipGaroling. ci.) 26.4 a5. ses cseeesecces at
JitasreiBipyisecfeuliteoyssoo bres Oe reco eens ncn 337 ANGLING AND FISHCULTURE.
Deer Shooting Incident......... Oeste ede 337
NOTTS CENNE NUN NeW rave ARYAN A An AAR SARA IRA SAAS AT 271 f un,
aa * Alaska Fish and Fishing...................... st, 48:
mei ae iieets os sat pits Oia YA mila ala Sale = We Allaguash Lake and Beyond.... ........... 466, 187
area aie ze ae pS ARAB CAE CAE: Se 379 Alligator Gars and Black Bass.................. 533°
EO HGR LE aed o5g | Atuphion Fishing Club....-..60... ..-ccsseee ATL
Ls Bat te} a ene ey Deans Pater terete Anglers’ Association of Eastern Pennsylvania
Duck Shooting, Comfort in............... 22.45. 85 330 pie
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PACE B aguig a mOTbed tats #4 -ee tek 1581 4s nelers’ Club of Elmira, N.Y... seccseccceees., 471
ELC ee LTD) Vos crater Ghia de ba cls IP alt eaters he sewer oD apt Brief Notes fro
Elk, A Brace of.........000.665 PART tre nny @:] meee maghieer e ag
Ex a eaeeBu eta 107 Angling Tournament........................ 338, 380:
Pp ee aaa a as ar ae ZAK SAR ISH alUeiWic'st cok ey ee eee eee 491
FOREST AND STRWAM GUN TEST: Bait, Keeping Live, .....0.. .26..icseeyeeeesee et ATL
Remington Some ew eustenaverssae augeeee Biswas sace 378 Bartlett's in the Adirondacks................. Alva
PAT KOT so iaty jap sesh os + ange ganas pelea ye ea 398 | Bass Casting, Chicago Style...........0....--... 599
Comments on the PIGS TSES 25462: | setens oae 491, 509 Bass, Large, Caught Through the Ice......... . 91
Game, Destruction Ge coaoHiit page tent bauscqubaes 28 | Battle Lake, In Praise of.....-.............. «2s B31
Game in TOWN. ....-.+0-.0seer esse eeeee eres sees 48,22)! (Bagot Quimters)..4.)eieee ah get een SL
Goose Rain in Texas...... -..+-sseeeeeee essere 207 | Berkshire Brook.............::sssseceeeresessae ..804
Grouse Shooters and Snarers. 45, 64, 91, 158, 174, 239 | Billingsgate Market.............0..0..-. «oss. 10
Grouse Snares and Dogs.............+.--..-..+-: 107 | Black Bass, Great Catch of........ ..... ...-s. 321
Guatemala. Diente etree neeeeere nets ceee nee eeee tae 257 | Black Bass Caught Through the Ice.... ..... 959.
Hunting Life Incidents... .....,........ 47, 379, 397 | Black Bass in Blanche Lake... ................. 494
Hunt, Was it Fruitless’?.......... ........+-+---s 468 | Black Bass in Canada.............. ............. ise
India, yaNgel a BUUTYsuIO Geert de eek dee ye eet ae ea ee Be 133 | Black Bass in Georgia Refuse the Fly...._. (424.
Indiana Game Wardens.........-.........6.. 065 191. | Black Bassin Lake Champlain........ lay den
James River Tales Troe A ne Oa Afar» Sitar 336, 490 | Black Bassin Lake Erie... BTS SY roc: foes «B40.
\ebeiyieh, CAEL TING AT oo rye ca. d Ade ce cldyentenndeishsi nade apis 63 | Black Bassin Missouri..................... es ii
Keene Bullets.- 22. .je2 sts. e tiene bat 27 | Black Bass in Ponds.............6.0000. 00.0 00s Sea:
Kentucky Season fo Sa. eee bse tee setter ee eraees 316 | Black Bass in the Susquehanna... einen
Lyman’s Wind Gauge Sight........-.-...-...... 8 | Black Bassin Vermont............ ..............381
Luckless Expedition...........0.. ..s2e. see. eeee 468 | Black Bass, Large, in Florida.............. ... 383:
Man and Other Animals......................... 47 | Black Bass, More About the........... ...... ., Masta
Maine Game........... SIERO RRS ogakige 7a 191, 529 | Black Bass of the Delaware River........ ty 472
Maine Game Exportation. ..................+... 46 | Black Bass, Protest Against.................... 417
-Maine Game Laws ... -....--..0+-sueeees #3, 109, 153 | Black Bass Seasons... ... ........ceeceee eee: -. 28
| Maryland, Quail 1G, rey tart coger sete free to fee 90 Black Bass, Suceess with.................: ae 358 :
Massachusetts Association.......... eb pitted 26,174 | Black Mosquito Netting......... ea | Fe wee, 402
| Massachusetts Game Interests.................. 6 | Bluefishing at Fire Island................. ....., 494
Michigan Butchery Pepa eite. Brsttee reals ies 256 | Bluefish in Great South Bay................- san ed)
Megantie Club Dinner... 00.0. ne62. cee es 25 | Bluefish on the Jersey Coast.... “ 2 BE
lichigan Game and Fish Wardens............. 48 | Boyhood Reminiscence, A....................-. . by
ichigan’s Northern Peninsula................. 84} Brook Trout at Cape Cod ............0e0ec0000-- 239
Cissouri Game AICI L SONS sd BARA SDAA wear eu. bs 183 | Brook Trout at Ipswich, Mass................... 388
ISRO UTE aan a5. a ws nrnufets tsa veteenees + 8 | Brook Trout.at Sea... s..-s.0Mlssellinenes: 22
yuntain Sheep, Marketing......... ........... 47 | Brook Trout, A Twelve Pounder............ ...222 _
1ZB elon CeUsAy feces fe Alocet ye ease Rot os Brook Trout in Nebraska.... .. Pc eee ok Sree
‘wfoundland, Caribou Slaughter i M..-...+5.+ 8 | Brook Trout Streams... 2... .2000.0-sersaes sees aBBh
»wfoundland Deer Law... ............... «.. 4a Bulifrogs as Bird Eaters............ ...,...... .885
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‘Bullfrogs as Fish Eaters...........<.- <b ese 490 | Fly-Casters of Indianapolis. ......... -...+- Rec { Prize Varn, The... eter es ; . reid ‘ uaoe ioe rdtaat a ri eee ins
Bullfrog, Food of the...........- alerivtss srt sv. +--840 | Wy-Casting Tournaments.. beveereeceeeeee as Vi "3 v Protectors and Pirates... ELIE A aesae neg ne analy eRe 8 a tev
Me HOLA HAO oge5 sees adee ones we eeUNN 194 | Ply-Casting Tournament in Indiana... ......... 278 | Quarter with a, Hole AN Uti Ara PPro Untlarela— «nee ri Aaa AT PEL Epre anit, Rada: sae ee 483, 506, B32
‘By RARSROESEMTY Cokie b ots, pete N= fog esti dnd nA 853'| Fly-Fisher’s Club, The....... 0.0.2.6. cc. ceeeeeee 164 Rainbow Trout in France...... otis BEARD Ais BLS Set Be i Sette By a of ~~ a aig 319
R@ailedonia Hatchery, The.. Pee, . Weng begeee pee oan DELS TM ON ETO: Slee eve day lee cowie se salherd 35f Rainbow Trout in Pennsylvania Fy aa Poss tae ans righehecs a ir oennthe ie AAA cca i 23
Galico Bass in France,.........-.--. .s+ is, ERE 1 | Ply-Fishing for Whitefish..........2..0.00..0 00% 259 | Rainy Day Convenience, A ......--.s020002e ee 492 aA Sai “Atle Bea a ee ead, ny
'California’s Fished-out Streams................+ 299 | Food Carp, THE... eee ee eee ee reece eee eens eee it Rangeley Dakes.........c..-..045 sede des ennt 319, ink ada Aas Sepiadn. Sade ei ye eee 50
California, Fish Laws of.................+258 9+ BOON HPOSS ANG DAO P TOV Glee cody capa eee y se tad 420 | Rangeley Trout Supply, Hie.eomaakeccit mays 38 Peat Hotohinet Sealer Vicor fer ale 39
pGanandaigua bake, Fish in: ...:. ..cesee.eee. 084 | Wrop Chowder....:000c.6..cescceeeees ovepeser ses 177 | Raquette, Reminiscences of the................. a5¢ ate an We cate site ere lhe ieege Spel 300
“Carp and Suckers, Food of. ........s0000s-00e es GUS BOG CE LETIE sips chts:.. bly Roe S ee enue ey UNAS BBS | + Recollections of An Angler” ......-+..-....0 6 aie Maottik Cunbitl*Crock..... ccill..coutteol Jb 494
Carpand Trout in Massachusetts..........-.... Peal | PERO PAAR COW eg ecnpbaangagcees Rar eeetec. -+++.508 | Red Snapper Wishing ..............0...00 000 ee ae ie SAR IMEESGLInGTIOC, ae ee Sor wa eae, ee
MPNGDTAS MOO « dtc aus Wen naigletsatie sien» @ 49°91/165 | Frogs, Hibernation Of.......00cc.c000.eseesceees 190 |} Red Snappers, Great Cateh of en 4.-tvivt, 230 iW ee hae fib ES ies Mae’, ie
Carp as Spawn Haters ..... .....--0..055+ cebeggee BLY | Eropedind anisirapies cares yetkaneh jahqqghkagekics 50 | Rhode Island Fish Commission ................. 259 ie Ga ao hee Ae Saniiehtee nia al
@arp Fishing................ Biante weenie chet Ay 27 | Prog Pond, A Successful. .............- Neeser 68 Richardson Lake, Steamboats on........... ... 11 sithtine:, ae Saini te eit cae ne?
Carp for Mexico........ PRA dA ub uae aie iT | Fur Fisheries of the Northwest Seas..418, 442, 466, | Rockling, Four-bearded Pig tehcheld tutes honest 389 ¥ Bk ecans Far rs sale S 175
@arp in Open Watersy-... 00.22.56. seeesresn ees 402 486 | Routt, Gov., Pickerel Caught by .......... core 10 Bee nah SSE nate me ciear <> ea
Carp in the Passaic..........- Siriaas Prey Nocortet 320 | German Carp, Uses of the........... ....0sse0es 367 | Rutland Fish and Game Club, Banquet of... .469 ie in : iat dak ascii ai ee Ss
Chaleur Bay, Products of................ 52.564 +195 | Goose Fish.......ccsccsissseecsseses eo ceeer, Leh. 91 | Sagadahoc Wish and Game Association....,... 135 pois in sah ‘abe Rai, fae 90
Channel Cat, An Obstructionist................. 383 Grandacoy or Tarpum.........0....0. .ceeceeee es 195 | Saibling in Sterling Lake...................... 10, 50 eat, Pris ed, 4 es ee nee Lae sana pecaien ot
Chautauqua Lake, State Hatchery on.... .195, ae Grand Isle Seiners, The..............-.+5 eee BOD PSG pO LEE VV, ALOTB coin auc ono Pooch | Weta ee 339 one ; he ch ‘0 riley Pid St aes
Chicago and the West...299, 888, 402, 428, 471, 494, 58 Great Lakes, Fish Wealth in................ 6: 957 | St. Regis District, The.......0.....62..0.0000, cect 508 | Trout, a e sabe ace Ss Sg eee ee
Chicago and the West, Fishing Clubs of........ ae Greenwood Lake, N. J., Improvement of Fish Salmon and Trout, Crossing of...........6.-..+. 321 eas ark ines on UP. eta T ec Avepene os
Chicago Fishing Waters....-....--....-.+-.400-- Eh CES seme CO Se ie Te EST 50 | Salmon and Trout in Kouador.,.........-..+.... 68 Perot ye Bere en Oy es on
Cod Hatching in Norway ......... UE aa a 28 | Grouper Banks, A Day at the.......0..00000 0.5 298 | Salmon and Trout of North America..... ..... 219 | Trout ‘¢ cy - 2 bo tn ts
Cod Hatching, Results of............0000.:000-: 402 Gulf of Mexico, Explorations in.......-..6....03 195 | Salmon at Saybrook, Conn....................... 883 | Trout, an oe ei Seite eens etna eee see eenenes t }
Cod, Late Spawning School of................... 300 PURE Alice. eetee. WOR LM CMT JURY, oe PPaSalonan, Atlanticey ccc bar a. MWMEMUOHRIS .toyeues) zi9 ye ae aes Pe eh ly oss Pate
Cod y-Scarcitiy of... ...0...0........... -. verses nh Halibut; The Fishery fot...cccsss wsesecccocseced 112 BlvehaGles 1c hes ate eae ent 218 asia a een Sr thar ae See
Reesor ao vgrn ments ab HatChgey tnt ye sE atarvest Miah, THE ii icésc.ssitess verse. tek 494 DOB... vee eee eeeeee te ee nest ete eieeeeeee eae ieee thd acc AERC, GEGEN ce ae
Conemaugh Flood, The .. ....-.---016-0sss01+ 505 | Heathen, Worse than the............-..000000-- 471 Humpback,... 0.1.60. sees ee sees seca es a9 Hea omen aha rcee tres gr
Connecticut, New Fish Laws for........ ay others 491 | Hell Gate GST Be essa tapadnst gd ache ean ght ea 494. Quinnat.... 0... eeeeee ees a te et . Blab ddan Coatahie is
‘Connecticut, Posted Brooks in............+. Deg) e Mee Sia Deedes. ik Accor skiers eee a oe 29 Bilvetisy: A.A apc eee PH ire 19 Pe eke Sate EBON 2 oe
_ Cowpasture RIVGCIIRROS icupenea stance tice eye 472 PYoresyewk Uittdle Ranken... .scsscssa sce wueens 21g | Salmon Club, The Natashguan. he Wale eer, 135 | Trout choose ii MV MTN 55ers i
_ Crawiish INCI LESVICE Sin atge eed Ja) Adda a qe uedepe ae eye 489 Heretic, The, Explains.......... -.. ..s. vs. ..383 | Salmon Eggs, Preparing of for Shipment... .. 28 pape Poet Mountain... 0.0. sss eeeeee eee on
Current River Club.......06.. eee avd Herring, Studying Migrations Deas eel eat 195 | Salmon Family in the Far North................ ae aa rane aits.. pant tae EDITS ch
PETVIVEG Mees oes” eel desde sd age cee noe 44] Huckleberry Bum........cceccececccccccuccceceees 486 | Salmon Fishermen of the Penobscot SA eee 485 pit whee et ae Rei Po; os el eS oy
’ Drum Fishing at Angiesea...............-..2.065 194. Hybrid, Saibling and Brown Trovt............. 491 | Salmon Fishing in Puget So umMa Nn asc8 seed ae 195 | Trout eae A ae ane huge fan Dig el Hts
Drum Fishing at Beaufort...............005..2+- 154'| Iegal Fishing in Pennsylvania... ...........+. 321 | Salmon in Norwegian Seas..........-...0. 2.44 Pen econ easOnak Naw deseyy ert
Drum Fishing on the Virginia Coast.......-.-.. 382 Illegal Nets, Destruction of, in the St. Law- Salmon in Penobscot.........0.¢s00 --s-sc ese ue 195 | Trout § Seasons eae: f ABB Pir eso! tthe eck toes te
_ Eutopia and Trout Lake Fish and Game Asso- Lee a> ace EE ee Cee ) We 134 | Salmon in the Delaware............... ........ APA Trout, Seldom. Sonie Ves (or oT eerer ene es rae bet
OL EUULE DIAN SEPM. eer eeietesReccteas iatsth 2s tine b.tonss Ch nite oa 12) | he diane Association, A New. .......2..e00seee0. 383 | Salmon in the FRUAS OD Seated 278, 299, 402 pets el Rs mae or ee wed sth gh Slade ee ee ieee
er rules. MGR Ie sic joceifae ees ctor tan ee ne 10 Inglewood Clb Dinner, The............-.....06. 958 | Salmon Nets in Canada tte Beth PA ue 383 Trout, $ laugh ero a races MS ire Ub acters Bees sets
Fish and Wishing in Alaska........... ....... 27, 48 Inter-State Fishery Bill....-.......ce... seveares 50 , Salmon, Pacific, in Pennsylvamia............. : 493. | Trout Spawn ing im D sheceaatin st Ms coreg pi
_ Fish and Fishing in Indiana.............-....... 104 | Kentucky Waters. ......c.scccessccssccevcecveess 381 | Salmon, ee Pah a eloghe stain setae ree ht otis 402, 493 aa Spa se aba pare He eee es A i
Fish and Game Association of Massachusette, .174 Kingfish and Tarpon, Florida.... ... . Cast ey 111 | Salmon, Satiety Caused by.... ....-............. 195 | Trout Bir eams eae é eet a Wena hp
Fish and Game Association of Newport. ..... - 90| Kinefishers, Camps of the......... eA, oe oy Get 530 | Salmon, Trout and Eels, Notes.on,........... .. 9| Trout ined of Silver : ze peg, soten
Fish and Game League of Southern Massachu- Siberahers el hee ri.tk, e-nVaecesaeseee eee 358 sul Shes Maries Onethew scsi iipce si reat geet a6 mee pat as cuits field, S. 20.4, 21%; Ae
SEES SS so sonar Ad eo RP rhe Ao. CORRE ES ABE OO Rats er 493 | ow, fo STS te eo eee eee HE) OSUCOTIRE oa arkchke bias Minsbiitael ace veya c ewer BAe 102 out, § POS ARS. . enthused Ae .
: Fish and Game Protective Association of Mas- Hes sitenite ht sl sanenaigs tales teeny tA 393 | Sawdust, Effect of on Trout............... .. ... ag | Trout Supplement. Renee ar pa taggin Ogee
PHOHUSCLESS ¢6 be Pb hs cre taeee needed 237 | Lake Ellerslie Wishing Club.ies .....05 ces eee vs 470 | Sawdust in Streams.,... ........§ 2, 176, 239, 278, 333 Trout Shae heineae: WUE Pop a (aoe Ree eis cee a aa
Fish Bureau, Boston..... ...-.--- sseesee sere Wake TAMGnAs 20.u8tie. sat. Cries-y.renclee .339 | Sawdust in Trout Streams........... ........... 494 2 a katate aa i eich Ge Be eS eon
FIsH COMMISSIONS: Lake Trout for Lake George.....-......--++----. 59 | Sea Fishing j POD nSTANG. ase eyteke re|c aida a4 Waser ee Siac Se gn oe abi 34, 154
Colorado ............ Be Satetheoidel th clieeneter Line Cagsere t Yo) Tuakke Trout, DHe,.oicitece Aesth) o.s+ecees acon, Gy seal Wishertek; URC... ween. acctee ete Beet. a es _ = Si Si ie ae AN See
TOOTEMECTIENMI Fee Sie tevrie tts 4g asas oat tls ek 472 | Tet Him Learn to Read.....-.0ccecsccccecceecees 403 | Sea Lions Interfering with Fishing....... .....; mae caeaeehcne, Cina di fealans Slahoo al neater
EVTrrea ts gi ee Boies POR RNS Bs Anau sod a “Tines Cast in Pleasant Places’”................ 340 iran bees Hag a, POC ELE Et tr nd. theta He take eat TE Gt ieee ed Si 3
Bade erarsse eae 5 : f vy eeeeese Sl | SOaSands, POUT lar save hens ace: Ges MME ata Cragin | ibaa tg eg Re AE Li gE ge :
ian. 7 : “i fe EE PI 135, 195 rl aa secre ol BENE fee is ie Sea Trout Fishing in Canada htt, Pal bee hte 235, | U 4 = ae Commission Schooner Gr Ooh had
EMEPMMIGSOURI eee geet 2 clojsscieleja- = s[ol seine ae ee ois Lae SISAL MBH Nes ».c.4.6'see vais eee ea, ea he. 339 | Sebago Lake Salmon Fishing.............. ..... ie ay thie: ale R sate Shieh ea a,
Be Veet rinse HR R oe ieee = oieae st yecateie LO2e 91a oie trbt ile 136 Mackerel at Provincetown..... ...:. sececeseee 92) | Shad, Abundance of Pe wares essen dene ee er ees Soares 337 eae re EL oe eo 218
PEON FLAT PSMIC. ss ye4s) sas ientys vitae annette 68 Mackerel, Buckeye..... .c.ccccee cecccesccecsaee 10 Shad, Enormous Yield to) eater SES A te ae 340 2 ae 3 : ee ne Sa ahetret a Daan et ES Se
TEER ge Sg A SS in I I tes a 156 Maine, Angling Prospects ee le 300 Shad in Colorado RIVERA Saar aera eink ma Ate os FeO. nee Tens ey
Oregon Moe pepee art fegevesapns vtel sels Ver tr eteees agit font eo liv Maine, Boston Anglers Back From............. 493 Shad, Increase of... Pay pit ee eee eeeee trees 67 Site st ea j nee a SEH rot te ‘ ‘ teray er
POTTS. VELVET: aletnl versie oe auburn? at ees on Sheen Finca 68 Maine, Barly Fishing in.... . ..-..:seccessecems 319 | Shad, Introduced in-Geongiano sera ce aa ie uate nigehee SEES Ry as ae at
‘STRIDE aera ere 98 OBIS aut PIO apa Fa 300 | Maine Fish and Game ............-..0...000-4, ,.443 | Shad, Price of....... Ete eee eee penne ey 32 aa eet Se res emt Ms or 55
Wisconsin. -..2.. 0 ee 61 sees neste bere tee % | Maine Fishing at Middle Dam................... 424 | Shad and Sturgeon in Alaska.:...............40. 68 Pears ccmsen Stocking eal Gh paiva! nye
OES SUS BO CE SESE SESS EZ saab 885 | Maine, New Seining Law of ...........025 0... SPSS Eg Ree re aah rete ene ate se Vermont, Trout Streams Restocked............ 259
Biieh Wreck Valley, .cy<2:es0 -2e¢s v-nnnsee~- erage SOOT Maine dnout,....2,e ees. teeny. . eee 51] | Sheepshead, Hatching Egys of.............. 218, 259 Breed ya Sie Hatehinieel, ee, * ae Tie
FVisheulture in Newfoundland................... 155 | Maine Waters, The...... .. a. 9 BC id Peay 356 Smelt, TaNGlOakednst) ose eeee aber: we des sete 259 Pets ae Pig antes saeicnaeae eee is
BSS oudtiecit OHIO. fo. 2 e75s bee cee ee egne eee othe 321 | Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Posted Spanish Mackerel. . rivtet recente tee eeeee eee see SIL wy a draniGhis piimidine Hist ae ke 55
Pisculture in Wyoming......, stetstroreenasinetie AUB BAG KebTT vcderhe sor ans rameters Mma 8 StOqgpay) Sbiusteld Clib, Ay tn Canada... os: don. Maren WendiieterDie. soe ack Sa 340
Fisheulture in Wyoming...........-6. sees seee es 33° | Mastigouche Fishing Club,............ ae nee 2a9 | Stamford Rod and Gun Club, The........ ..... 447 a Sah THOME. Doe, ae Tee Si ieee
Fishculture, Results of................00. ses see 240 | Menhaden Barons, The...........02--.000se0 111 | Steel Rod Experience..............2...000.000. - 38 ee pee tr Vey ee rst a
Fisheries Society, Americat............ 278, 340, 358 Menhaden Industry Eee AAR aE owt Se wes, 240, 300 Steel Rod, A TR Ge ee er ie Bu a a eee 67 190 State 1 Good Time Tin Rat eee se eee 49
mitishenies, Canadiaw.<..2...4600.4-;.-0+2 seteeese 321 | Menhaden Mien. RGR ter te het § ee 135 | Straits of Georgia, The... eS OE open em Ne Sb tk, vA ee aes os i nie OR Ree 10
Fisheries Statistics, English and Welsh....... 27 | Menhaden Question, The.....0:ss<s-2-+..-- 10, 259 | Striped Bass in California.. ........... 340, 408, 511 eee OS ae Bae cat oul AGE aba a
Bishermen as Truth Tellers............. ....... 402 Menhaden, Salt, in Washington................. 10 | Striped Bass, The Wirst:................0.... 4s. 321 otis Swe a Trout Hide » Notice eae 1. WF algae 11
Fishes, Mortality Among..... .. ............-. 492 Michigan Game and Wish Wardens.......... 46, 379 Sucker at Hither: End) Avisos .. cccscceseseeee- 422 Gr or Howland. Tat . Vi eae 10
shies, NOtCH OD. yee eays-cstees cae0ee erie e rey 110 | Michigan Trouting,......0......sceseccceeseees ss 402 | Sunfish, A Big... 0.020.520. eee, ee 340 Whitefish, Plantin Besta dvtete ts ae We Re Bae 279
Fishes of Chesapeake Bay............ .......... 155'| Minnesota Fish and Game Wardens.... ....... 379.) ipunset Club, The, .oscscssoeessecece even 175, 338, 400 whitefish, Reatilts of Hatching ee eT 50
uishes of Nova Scotian... ...cceece eter new eres ees 155 | Wud, the Virtues of, in Fishing ...... ......... Ho) Wake Wihet You Canc vc. ae cies esuce, 340 Pe it cae Sa eee EL COM ps
ProH eM ETS NOLES OW. hays. eeec ae ne crs cu seine 10 | Mullet, Migration of.........0206 scvsceeeceseces, ire |p EMA ated Eb oat edn ac eidanoo re Sheet can lle Bi Pere tanec Paes eR ee o18
EU TE ULe Se pees ae SSE HODES Unt La SLEE LESS -' 2s oa orr 2h BeBe rome 1) 7 Boston: MAPK. omer seer aa White Mountain Trout Streams.......2......... 308
Hishing at Blooming Grove Park............. .. 4904 Wruskoles Trouts 1s << vssvci-. Cee loeeQUlevecec, PSou Paro, Miy BUTSti a) chica cece tenes vale ct asp ctet ee 28 Wi iisinseh cAiedicer Bopd' seal ol ae eae 538
Fishing at Tarpon Springs, Florida............. 449 My Hunting Life—Reeling in a Trout,......... 493 | Tarpon Score, A.. git ITE ener en rece eee ts 424 Wire Lea, pe ae 3 Sn Ve 155, 195
Fishing, Effects of Open Winter on in Mas- Narwhal, Female with Tusks...........,....... 445 | Tarpon Up a Tree..... ... ..--... -- ee oe 112 Rrcaiihe ee rate patie me vase eh ep TS 472
SS PMEAMISO URGE PME. (heh stint toctse nainesie couche 50H UNfearby RISHING) .; ik. sscccecseleet tyes vaceetce ue, 448 | Tarpum, Small Catch of,.............002. 22... 357 Penlgatanleshe tiansestot eo. eae nee anes 195
Fishing Gut, Probable Advance in.............. 357 | Net Fishing in Massachusetts............... .., 112 ; Tasmanian Salmon and Trout.................. PSs ae er °
Fishing in Florida,...................... 67, 185, 194 | Nets, Seized in Ohio..............cecsececcesececs Oa atitom, SMareei.. an Mae. PERO Ue. eee 449
ishing in Madison County, N. Y........... ..--449 | New Brunswick, Fishing Prospects in.......... SL Partos ReGords. octet ses kate oars ovis ASR 493
Biishing.in New York,...2..062 21. eee. cere ores 253 | New England Streams....... Re a dene mn ee 424 | Tauntog, Record of Large............. .. ssseeses 511
BEER INSAWOMO esi aise ne oe seer esse lcgeeetnss 218 | New England Trout............¢sceseceseensenee 297 | Transgressors, The Hard Way of... . ........; 340 KENNEL.
“Hishing near Chicago............-.....2--..0.se 320 | Newfoundland Fishing Seasons.... ... Lee Pete 9| Trout and Big Game in Colorado........... ....507
Bishing near New York. ..257, 277, 208, 318, 340, 382, | New Jersey Fish and Game Protection......... paler crat aor eloeechbery aig eot aes Pa 50 drliawarB) We AG: eae cua ds vcaaecets ol MeaSaeed eS a 117, 384
401, 422, 447, 469 | New Jersey Waters, Fish for.......0.00. tessa 883 | Trout and Pickerel, Large, from Maine........ 299 || AK. GO. Meeting. ..:...000.. seereil acsses, 117, 384
Fishing near St. Louis... -....- see... wee ee, 320 | New South Wales, Carp Sucker Introduced | Trout and Salmon in Maine............... ...... 248 ALK. R. Numberse...04..000e000 0 oon eed as 70, 138
Hishing on the West Coast,.............-.....04: aia Bil ssi" kay renee OWT cs clara Gch tenennn nese . 10] Trout and Winninish in Canada................ 839 | Albany Dog Show........0.......5. BL, 70, 96, 139, 156
Fishing Rights in Private Waters.......,.. 155, 194 | Nielsen, Mr. Adolph............ccceeeuneneneeerss 29 | Trout at Northampton, Mass,................... 340 | Albany Dog Show Report................... 2.156
Hishing Through the Ice, Lake Erie, ........... Wi | North Carolina Sports ........0....6eee0c000 eee ISD METRO Uta ISL ite ake oo. ta ek eile Jeboc Sir < nan Js 221 | American Coursing Club,........... ........,... 92
Fish in New York, Legislation Proposed for....259 | North Sea Trawl Fishing............002.000-. 0+. 259 ROOK qui loess ob. u/s ae 221, 222 | American Field Trials Club, Anthony’s Charges408
Wish in Oyster Shells...---.-. s-.seseeeeee eee, 17 | Notes from a Railway Train..... ..........0.04. 511 TSH WANE ANG, Siw seve cenebue ee oso: SOU cL 220 | American Gordon Setter Standard............. 31
Bish in Washington Markets............ + ---, 30 | Nova Scotia, Additions to the Fish Fauna of.. 9] DOME Ree. Palo sewers: 220 | Anti-Dog Cranks.......002...:...... ee Ae 92
Fis Laws: Nova Scotia Reminiscence, A....... .. ........ 814 DIN ONG es paca oe cae lle se eee Val IPAS SESE OVE OWrpltt (ita. Paes ead i, wee 802
AYEANSAS, 1. c.c--+0+s + Sit hee Breast BeodoP rib sae 491 | Open Hish’Seasons,..............eeeeseeseande sles 278 IIL GEDEn A Nba Pe das genie ky ey hE 221 | Bay City Dog Show.....-2........cescceccsnvvceee 95
‘GI EUALEIE KETULARS eek aD Re eB itet o a5 491 | Oyster Culture in Florida.............-2......--. 383 Gairdner’s }... 2.5 ecgs..... gl ns a 220 | Beagle Awards at Philadelphia................. 824
PNICEITCURNTEPCT IST Lette carb. Ainslie cicle[itoastmsere 5 aad 259! | “OYSHCISHNCAIASKAL, 20.00. «ply cyan deee ccc sinioaheas 259 | WACO 2G ee woh Exsmued erptealon dG .lakets » ROmMte Uy pater led ven SAR ils yok Mes Bee as soe A a ec ae 71
Michigan..... .. nee nectntes fee 2 Gh) cecoe neAE 49, 580 | Oysters Killed by Starfish ...........+........... 29 Weaiceukahie seed oe ool, eee 220 | Beagle, Intelligence of.....................00250. 92
VPS A Reins a aaa pelle epee ee nn eee 714) Ozark Mountain Trout ............-..ec.-.eeaeee 424 Tigre ven; 4 Pets. sane. y bar: pt eee ao) |SReaslesiat eb teSbUPeh.. 2: .c: nenta octane ee ee 70
New York........ CEE e ee beet e teen cee eee tees 510°} Ozarks, The Beautiful,.... 5... 02. cevesteccs ss 875 INIA oe: «al Tracers iMac ds al facet ba ae Pe OE 221 | Beauchamp......... tev beschn ee dvewebhi elite tree cel 139
Bp ris yilyaa arse cee eta eset yf, cas cl OU) BBA rndise OL ne tenet oa eee ck y | oy oad 449 PR@UMIDO Wars nce ee neens felt Tee OL 2a0'| Black and ‘Tan Terriers.at New: York, 189) 198,282
Fish Legislation at Albany... .:..............,.278 | Paradise Fin and Feather Club, The. ...... 20 GF Desclols hen mugrhiaic Ree een AAAS CUES UES CH OU Qo 220 | Black and Tan Terrier Special at Philadelphia.324
Fish, Loss of from the U. S. Carp Ponds........424 | Passaic River, Bass and Carp in............. .. 10 Ls Gare By. ok etme = em! 220 | Blomton Gingersnap..-. 0.00... ees 179
Fish Markets of Kansas City.. ............ ....511] Pennsylvania Anglers. Address to.............. 259 TROGEIN eer -tele so mele yan dake aa eee Data | PR lemibonye Werltiey. «secs choy eee ee 323, 242
: Fish Markets of San Francisce....,......... ..: 511 | Pennsylvania, A Party for .............. .-..ss5 258 Ser TIN Se Fo, opt eats sus ta Ee 221 | Boston Dog Show.....-....,00......5 +98, 119, 224, 240
Fish Mortality in South Carolina.....+. +..:... 524 | Pennsylvania Streams and Floods....,........ M4, RSAESce eck ngs cerlegseerrtoe at.V-) Sedo“) eerehi. rene, 1 a PN 218 (Gra dtorde AECTiR eT ee: c4.4ce nae | le Ieee «119
‘Fish Notes from Savannah............. ........ 155 | Pickerel and Trout, More and Less .... ........ 1 [STHNy fet wie 5 Saas, SEE AMAA. CORR ele ar 221 | Breaking a Beagle............... Shel W SA et AY5
Fish Protection by Anglers..............0...0.05 165 | Pickerel Fishing Near Natick, Mass.. ......... IRE, |) Steven Oech vee eee A eee eee Sy oes Be 449 | Buffalo Dog ShoxylWwedals = Syty fs oa. e a 96
een Protection in California................... OU Motaicexetbisr Main Gis: nak 22> £4 tec Senter 134 | Trout Colors in the Alleghanies............. ... 259 | Canadian Kennel.Club........,-.21.22.+08 oe 71, 188
; Gonnecticut.... 2. 465...., 423 | Pickerel in Meacham Lake................. «->..449 | Trout Culture, A Lesson in......,....... rag tata g 472) |) Canadian K. ©, Rules. .....2..0:.ee..5 de ane ee ens 138
Minnesota............... 259, 840 | Pickerel in the Upper Unadilla ................. 253 | Trout Culture in Scotland...:...........2...2..- ih | Cananevareereets. ......-. 05 .olereeees araaeas 535
New York..............5. .. 48 | Pickerel Shooting in Connecticut.,..........,..212 | Trout Distributed in Pennsylvania..,........... 322 | Central Field Trial Club, ..198, 226, 244, 264, 302, 404
Raich, Safety-pin Stringer for,...... leech) e800 Pike-Perch, The.................. ple ERICH AF 470 | Trout Fishing at Kingston, N. B................ 424.) Central F’. T. C. Derby Entries....2.. .. .:..2... 404
lish Stringer, A......., 2201-02000 Se .....154 | Point Barrow, Winter Fishing at..... Petes oeOs e Eno, MIishing £00)... ..06.6-5 2225- ae _.12,881 | Chicago Dog Show..... 93, 139, 160, 179, 224, 248, 261,
ishway for the Chittenango.,.............. ~».-403'| Potomac, Falls of the. ...............0a00. aia --.883 | Trout Fishing in Colorado....... steRrrrs Rome ee S11 282, 302
Florida and Cuba Bishermen sy ies yceccnth Lab |@Botomiacitemagy essa hei 8 seyret -+.:...857 | Trout Fishing in Sullivan Co., Pa........ ...... 494 | Chicago Dog Show Report............ -| 261, 282
lorida, Hxplerations in.... sesstesseess s2seee, SL] Potomac, Lower, Fishes of the..... ............ 583 | Trout Fishing in Utah .................0.... PRTC OTOLOD en vas 5 pelea lace ha ay ey) A eel 52
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Rolie Clabes 2.585 cea esac 70, 118, 244, 282, 360 Pages PLVGASULED. asain. celeste een Ngee sie 7 h864 DSCs he. coheL Lal bb ohh. ee ees ine ee . 412)
Collies at Pittsburgh...............0.2...0..4. 69, 93 | Albany Tournament.......-1.sectssececeacece cess 296 | Measurement ...... -87, 76, 101, 128, 125, 184, 249, 309 | Sippicam ... 26.2.2... .ce cece eeee ees vee DR, 540
Columbus Dog Show... ........0.sccseee eee 69, 93 | American Shooting Association.54, 72, 366, 452, 476 | Merlin................-..0608 aahults ae, OF eee 289'| ‘Southern::....3-f.co.ss0.0 3 « enn. bale 479
Count Howard (ilustration) SS a a a 95 American Military Team, The.. ............... 140 MCL WE oops os See bi oe eee ee, ie ge 289 | South Boston Jo Jb pasa ogg reg th $2 o\2,0] shelatety mint enw le stad Bh 412
Cour STE toe os srk Mnel 12, 31, 92, 1648, 178, 328, 583 Army Rifle Pructical..2:4..1etonan erence 13 1601s le EA RR ee oS Ce LE 809 | Southwark................ Fie ciataiajacgy tthe | watete eaeTe .206, 481
Benito DOES OW. onssis).,. cele eee eres cee ee 12 Boston Gurnee ment, assesses eee eee 515 IMGDUGCILO. <oiccg ges oh eas ene os celg ee nae tea chi eee AAS | SiS ys 4 geese site ee estas tg 165, 436, 520:
Dayton Kennel Olub,. ... .f2lsssceies sis dean crt 32 | Brewer on British Shooters................-.c--. nd Mlk) Geb es Ure ROS Eh is bout ne eee eWay wre PE re wk icy «tcp 847 | Staten Island Athletic... ............0..ccceee cee 501
Diseas2s of the Respiratory Organs........ ....584 | Buffalo Tournament, The.......2...2c00--.24--ee HAs LASIC/ OF PSs W ALORS face el clots ppiedeetee ahehileate LOG; | (Seba wrenGe, . vo ucs -w eee eae Beye ete 308, 341
ERTS WILTON: Days h ius of omelets Sek See Byte BO a -341 | Bullard Rifle Match,.........-...eccecece wee eeee See inva siSatls sa cey coe oe recaet-en kipaids Re ayer cine b7)| Raking Vachts. 4... aye Reseteitrtens aes eee ee 541
BBE APSE oo nics ona eet AES yl 68 | Canadian Wimbledon Team. ..................; Bsr | MAINO host icn cere thar, teens eee ee BOY | MULERAT LEY op sss ee ee gre Ceca steet 412, 459, 479
Doe ew, New Yorkt.ch. .cses mee: 301, 496 | Canadian Trap Notes...:...-......2. BSy U2Ny 2G; OG. | IVETE TTI ose acl lclale send sleet oleae edade te fole ae ar as AU) MD GK OME. 5 seven k os heel See, ee ee 57, 369
Doe License Laws. .......5.45 seesees. BPE ASO S90 CHI CHE Oe8 sca ds ee sg ee Oe 140, 325, 514 |] New Yachts,...17, 38,57, 77, 99, 125, 144, 185, 205, 307, | West Lynt..........--.20e ee ee seen ers r ureters anes 481
PPE ALIGHT. «| see ais see Wddne evans dha ahis 4 «tak 32, 245 | Olassification......... : ..201, 456 327, 847 | White Wings...........-. prea aepe dee ee Ge 101, 124
PGES EDR Ene seca e raleita Sees Soe PEE ant 12, 52,179 | Colt Gun Club Tourhanientus. 1 EME 9, ANSE] NOK OBIISA, Bcd ne tiled sires Oe Op pa hr eee pa ne OS NEO VIL sn ped ais hg Cun fae hle 40). nk eee Ree yey o AF
ee ra ie Dawe ee a cisle a sleleisiaiaia p vialahs e's a) te | Somipbotk Hillis dosmseue 4 el eee eles ae AN OUGIY WAVES. tot ecaitiees goes sks flee aa isu a sarAnE 436 | Williamsburgh.............. aetenets Ese BARES 185
ie 2, 52, 70, 95, 119, 139, 160, 119, 199, 225, | Gooper-Cashmere Rifle, The.... ....660. .-.se-- ITUARY:
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450, 474, 496, 512, 534 Gras Polit TO TERIUTILETI Symi set anleepiee ve beer PANS VS SOMME STH nae ef ep eee eee Seon ay 209, 24y | America Regatta.........-.....eeeee cee taeN td A 519
Duquesne Kennel Club ..........-..-sesnes oe 502 | Dominion Day Shoots.......0..--.0cccesseeeeeees B15'| Ocean Currents...... 6.000.456 sevusecee eens cues B69 | AUEUBEA 6... sseesveree bee ees eee eees tenes 219, Dig
Du Vernat’s Lion ....... .-.-.seseseeee civeeeee 119 | Dominion Tournament,..........00...000000eeees BEG COMME Rissa cours Sen cos bese hy RE ase eolurlteths . 16 | Collisions. .-... 62... ees eeee eee eens eens 101, 205
Eastern Coursing Club .............s..45+.55 110,159 | Wesex Gein Olib .... 4140 svayedinhuih shleasteudsiaste SUG PRAIMG CMD etn osf alsa aa genase tunis barca tesa 269, 298 | Cruising in Small Launches ....- 88, 17, 124, 144, 185
Eastern Field Trials Club. 139, 324, 342, 343, 360, 403 | Piiehts from all AMBlES Hts 5 ape le Slee oes etl (PAM POORG ae Saas cas coca alent a Beles taae mat ele 500 | Daisy... --.. 0. cere seer ce teee eee testes eee 541
Eastern Field Trials Club Derby Entries. ..342, 300 | Forester Gun Club Tournament.............+... Oi, Naber tae dare Mahe tec sev gee Ef 496, 600 | Hlectr an... scereees 2s
403 | Keystone Rules ............++ eahet nbs bctahear beg’ PV bel Besa bed :t ds R® eR on PO oes Je Smee 288 Elfrida PR ARE LASS AD SEKI On Secs Tay HAE oh 288
Elmira Poultry and Pet Stock Association..... 160 | Keystone Tournament......2.... secereeeseeeees BEG: UPOGis (SNe ha, dt teeta e dees inea aise es Ate chy B07 | Evolution «... 0. -eset cess cee ee ee esse tenes 348
Bnglish Field Trials,.............0. 0055 ses. B41, 360 | Titinois State Shoot....c..0..--cecececeseececeeees A281 Prince Karl, ..cceseessseseveeew sees AY, PRO one gpg | Tndienne . 1... ester ee eee ney sees ee et nee yeti 14
Ethan Allin, Death of........- 0.060. +. sssssss. 634 | Towa State Shoot. . .....ccssssccseecesevereseds F362? | SPrdsneutise ses: ccslices sceess Ann Gah ee ees Rene hu ek 56 | Jet Propulsion........... .. BOCES Sacais OCR gC 348
Field Trial Dates..-.......-00. 0 eee eeeeeee :+-.-282 | Lowell Rod and Gun Qlub......eececeeceeeee seen UE POO WIGKSEO sy he beer een eager ees gant eat eee 413 | Meteor. ....... 0... 002 ee cee eee scene ee LOL, 208
Pox Hunting. ele ss ph Hidle! fader Ua wis OD ae owe 9 31, 52, 70 Loyd System, Wore Aho llinthies Lee mee oe L oe VG hiay ik es Ped Moc) ps7 PIPER ee EEE AAR Ana cL! Shaan s Shae. 79 Myra... Pe ee ee aC a ea 413
Fox Hunting, American................- 302, 342, 360 | McClure Class Shoot......0.....s0ecescsee0 veee Aye ect cies Den i act, Ka SOOT ETS .227 | Naphtha Launches .....-....-.++..-++ esses 228, 348
Saag) 2 Geta obese Go hehe ese sc Sr} ee Tee ee Bee: |enteeiceeamy cbaiied ys leicester ae le ee Hon IAT CBTL PEs tse: acl ples ean toe Miad sie: 418, 500 | Nautilus: -.0 00. ss ae ae 15
RRO ENeTS aa NOW YOTK chovicer aevcerreie ays 160 | Massachusetts Association.......... ey Bs eset MBB [LSIROTIs) . Sulepn pb eu eee chines eaeceae tes ee sicaeila 50g | New Yachts.. ......-0- sree ecertereeeeees 1%, 249, 307
PATE SMOPA TOUS (etc s taas ede oy ee nce btwn oe 60) | Wassachusetis State: Shoot.sses s/s -desc. oc: AO AGB: | Mb vite thy, esc. dan cOmED APneeteateT ose | enae AVG) SNOW ALOT Yeates creustte reeves loleale |e rete ener 521
Glencairn (illustration) ................+4440-5 4. 451 | Michigan State Shoots.......:...5 secsecescesece 315] Spar Makers’ Trust.............0+ AA 4. 460 Nyanza Sea te ata. ese MPa ute neRee anes atee 128
ESR Ss BRS or S95 Se ona 1? | Middlesex Gun Olub............ceeeeeee cece eee 120 | Spring Fashions.............6:0000cseeeeeeeeteees B88 | Pacific... 1... sss. . cece eee eeeeeees setuceeseeeete 38
Gordon Seiler Club... -r---4--ey<sse+ seve tees “1 | Middlesex Tourmament............-..c0ses-0000 Bed | SRpnsahawelewc.. 0 ches, n-sedas en eel oe ieteaas 366 | Puzzle... 0... 0. e eee eee eee see teee teers 541
(2 ind Da a prog repee etsy pe 198 | Milwaukee Shoot, The........ -. :eeeseseeeees bg VDA ebay hae pOiRL Moule ape ty0h ese hae dig) Beales en che kita, oro ee ae ae ae bel
eS Va MR RG NOES HL + a2 130 auc rnt penta 341, 358 | Minneapolis Gun Club...2...6,sssseeseeeeseesees 344 | Tower's, Capt., 40-footer.........000eeeeceereeeen go7 | Sultana... 0.) .--e cece e estes seen rere seen 29
priSecgeah ee Running Weight of... .. 264, 282, 823 | Minneapolis Tournament.............6+ v+-- 201, 386 | Valkyrie....16, 57, 228, 309, 826, 346, 347, 367, 389, 412, | Telegram... 0.00... csceseeeee ceeeeteeeee reese ORL
as AT ghee SR bebe teat Ota ke 301, 884 | Miss-and-out Complication.....0.0.00.cce00es00- 140 A, ABog LOG BU oes aE TONER ara ks testator +4
Tlinois Fox Drive ....-....+-+-eeeseeeenee eevee 50 | Missouri State Tournament..............s..+:+. OS HeValinan.-eatgeas 4 cites tale waynes renee 36 | We Boe eee eee etree ences cette eet ene ene 434
Emporting Dogs. .............- PINAD a Acie ie oer Set 512 | New Jersey State Tournament.........0......+. AQT PMGOTATL A, 850 Saeloa UK Cece das cede ctl cette 99, 288 | Yacht Engines and Boilers ...... ---...+.-..---- 101
Enbreeding Ohh eg ee eae ee We Aga BAA cS 360 New York State Tournament...... Stas ekDy ADT, SO) VOM». s str ss ike bias dered os peat 38, 307, 309, 460
2 Sr IB Ca a Ned ABT xy | New York Suburban... 97, 120, 200, 216, 265, 285, 365 | West India Hurricanes....... Berne EL st 15
é Te aA GW 9 re Oe icine Sees evuer' 7s AIMOLS. cod. H5.lea lee OIE. hea ees ELIE BV VOITLOU ARS ORs 5 0/5 lalne a als ele wells o5)2 gras Onl ree Leen 369
Hrish and Gordon Setters and Field Trials. ...100 | Jor west, Tournament of the... cca. ie apaniinruernc isis. cae ser CANOEING.
RMP DDAUS. Spee cena ssp ss: tae ere hennk og sins Norwich Tournament...........6...2. 0.242; OG AUB AN MYPLTYUTO Ets oes fis cseyattes sPelsslajvisra us cjot aioe ikea ces Iaeaiads memset gy A.C. Ad
Keeping Up with the Proccession........ yians doi hitean Shasters Lesens 364 MBE peste cles cnciet sic. as ee eee ae 99, 306
Lancashire Witch........... -.22-20es0ee sees Hie et |e Opec cata ant UN pete eee, bale 504 se E iohe ead et) Te Regatta Committee... .55, 99, 122, 142, 188, 204, 288,
yb al se 3 oes Ete l sae bny ie fla Gl) an Pp a te os 360 iene a Det oe Pt Ta ae ORR cian 73 UNS Hse | ei eAepedeaesbe bod db otidecbts ea vob 481 306. 346
soe Th) ood Ae Pie eer 460, 198] Sew toms pe pti one eh ae ca on Maer American (Steam)........6cccese0eee oe wee o ROO Ne ce eta. se tee 387
*_., | Partello’s Advice to Shooters............. -.... 361 Beeps he at
bondon, Ont,., Dog SHOW .2.... 6.0 tea ees cae seca 158 Parinanisanisataunas 408 PADDED 8s 222 aR cel Skeets ties Te See oe Meee 481 Northern Division.... ..cvsssccers cctee vasnes 188
Lord Neversettle .......5 0... cece cence nee 225, 360 Pi Sa MS ln A a a) Se ke AU emM TG sdeeet ue ames 101, 209), 289, 412, 436, 489,500 | astern Division...........----+-:+-+-- 433, 482, 502
- pat ATVE AES THOS lad ss lsttarels oe pod on ita care KL eS Se cts 33 rien ate
Los Angeles Doz Show Report... 512 Pistol Shooting. 161 BRYSWHLET. +s agers ecs tees adit doe mte my eelte 521 Atlantic Division........22..200.s0.000s 35, 99, 481
Dey OL SHO Wise theta oon feet oe ne 119, 139, 223, 425 Pittsburgh Fi man topk neha tee ahh? oh i 344 Beverly sic tte ueees uae 368, 890, 481, 502, 520, 540 Ta ae UN ER ATL UOC elt tft.) 99, 482
Lynn Dog Show, 189)..........60.--.05- " 425 Rifle Championshi Challence PP oe hes ter iae eau 140 BiscayNe PAVs+ secs cee ena see hee ees 124, 165, 206 CANTATA Be soa coke Mea mes ols beainte ys ee een 225, 828
Maney Trefoil (illustration) ....-.......... -.+.- 426 | Dine T P E a a a ee rn 52. 497. 518, 535 Boston City...-.-..:2. -see cess eee cece essen es BAO BAL icc cece ceeneee teeeeeeceeeeeee eer eee 204
Maryland Kennel Club.... ....... .:e.ce2 sees Di | aad coaneeaarsemtnen ccs G15 ates ies | Brooklyn S ris. | cvs. Sere Lee ty ANON See eae ee Mea cr; : 14 bol eee 502
Massachusetts Kennel Club ........., ...... 69, 404 t, Paul Gur CUD +. soeyrerer spre tetesh ears Be, Bas Birlaloe ee a as ee ee 541 G d Boat Building.........::::.202cnecees 55
: 2 i-q | Self-Loading Small Arms... .......0......see00s 200 rk RES ce TSAO g-
MEAS TET OAM De Leta nies wo lalafetasctst ta el tata hafta afitcry 113, 158 Rieter aeahiai eves 141 IBUZZATA IS BAY... Welt. bore ce etiseee cers fe 541 Changes in A. C. A. Rules..122, 142, 183, 204, 247, 288
Mastiff Pedigrees in A.K.C. 8. B................495 Syuvhetn RTT ts ert, Wicd Aaa hoc aE 492 Cape Ann........ wil, fate MAN? 5Oe eu ate Ace Data: 480 | Cruising Applianees....2.....-. 45S ne Loe Be
Mastiff Puppy Weights and Measurements. 32, 179 Si thianhseiss “APE SNe LORS gee Ph 6 i GENG CTL GLO bere SUS ge eg bok than eee thet 481 Cruising Experiences.... 0.2.0 ccesseeeseees 35, 74
WALGER. . 6c scie sete LR eee et dee 203 < q 2
Measurements, St. Bernard ..................... B02 Drajechom iereae 72 @edar ‘Points :2 2352.00 2.: ok ee hPa tao 436, 499 ORUISES:
Meersbrook Maiden ........ ... -....-+.+.-- 282, 511 Gift. Sanchar: 2 ak A eink ie Chesapeake Bay...:.2.. .. 52.22.00 6 Seeee eee THOSE 21 Me NG Taatias «8k tome ee ELEeES 225, 328
ir rapa, Arrangement of--..22.. 5.2.20. foe 181 4 aye
DPONIR A LUS 1 EIGEGs oe cao ow cies Oave-b0 WAT Oe retan 93 Trenton Shoot, Th 36% CVOVCLATION eo. 8 S45 cs coe ste t ee otto poe ink Oe Rares «249 Cruise in a Dory.........sceeeesee coer 98, 123, 142
Metchley Surprise—Jakyr Dean ..... ..-....... 244 “py 56 earn mete ress s Siren ts peeerns UCI) ELL hr yy PRA SR AERA OR MNCS 327, 480 | Merrimac Circuit..........22.c.cccecceecseeeees 74
et riptine Match of TB89:. so ssuwitt cadens 24 ae a y : i
Modern Training..............:.- ie Pag ae 426 Union Gun Club Bhd Worinthiar.,\ CHICAGO. «esa naciine vices eccentric 101 FAN S111 7a Pe a ienten gi EARN Ake BOS Fa yy oe 98, 123, 142
a TOTEM EOC TIIVEY. cons corer: a, (2almndatalojo ms (afk nat g BE ESS | fue Ramm ies a cnn TS YT "8° 8 ald ads SNES ES SES Corinthian, Cooper’s Point................0002004 869 Sinplehender pee, st cee aa eee 164, 183
New Bedford Dog Show ...........:. ... eecevees 2 {| Corinthian, Marblehead.............. 15, 481, 502, 539 Usetat. oe ie ee ee 164, 183
Newburg Dog Show... .....:. 2.2. .0: eet re as .. 69 Corinthian, Mosquito Fleet.......... 16, 368, 461, 521) Kits............ ph ids SRE eee get ee 56, 162
New England vs. Southern Fox Hunting.......360 Corinthian, New York.......... 165, 369, 413, 436, 479 | Lowering Rigs.............. BOC cicle? cig 14, 122, 346
New York Dog Show..........-..... -. «+13, 30, 94 YACHTING Corinthian, Yonkers..........-.+.+.-++++. 37, 165,'390 | Martin’s Board... .......s0ceceee: seen ane saet 346
New York Dog Show Awards ...............40:- 94 WIHIMELE SS Na. Vea chdae te lortaulee setae Bas eeery 15, 540 | WeeKendrick’s Letters.............-..+.-2-00 34, 142
New York Dog Show Report.... ......----. PetlL SALEM 55a h.07 sD 5 4b eklee Hates eck a eens ee Lobo Delaware Riel: s.4 oper aeese eee OAS eens Meeker)... ey Me ee ee en _ 56
Oakhurst Kennel.,.......22cccc5 ccc cceccseeee Ay fpaeeeetiy | MECC oe) Seietatt ne toting Seat wee Sete ete eae atl Metrothes..s 44k) eee. Wh fool abeh wed 206, 480,500 | Oarsmen and Canoeists.... ..ccccsecceveceeee 247
Old English Mastiffs. .. ... .............-...-..426 | America’s Cup. ....143, 228, 247, 248, 249, 267, 268, 309, | Dorchester... ........ 0.20. ce eceeeees i to 436, 480 | Paddling Races .. .......+-.c+ssesseeecssneeeeees 388
Old World Kennel Topics........ ...6....0.. sedi 326, 346, 347, 367, 368, 369, 435, 470, 499,520 | Duxbury. 20. .....eee eee pce eeeeee be eretesvers BEL} Prospectus; .c--. deroed eee ee 55
Ottawa Dog Show........ .....-..:eessseee wees 282 | Australia... .... se. seeee ce eee eee ete eeeees AGUS 280) ast River, 0) 48 Ry ee eas MBU) Quinpigamidnd.:..o.0.+00...215522 secesssanentness 224
Our Every Day Friends.... ....... .......... «. 322 | Blizzard....---....-.s0e cee sese ects eee ned eee ees 76)! "‘Mastern.ts, Wt s2.keel wee ie. saree OU, 2419: BO2FGG I Fah era He Me.... <. veeleoesedaa et neem merece 539
Parific Coast Field Trials. ........-...0+0060s 004 29 | Building to Length............ ...s..6ee) eeu BT A Pelivabethy. ove sete ee tenses eae Aaa: AB Foval-O.Gtanlese. 5-6, te ee eee eed 15, 183
IADSOV OG. coon Aes rs oss sical sda h fo, ATL ROA VALLLOLS a eae ere cri cer n tee tometer: Stee, BAS TESS Ook wh bg othe Se nee pee: 1d ony Be TOP St, totsomencetewor Skiers ee 287
Patsey (illustration)... ...-c.s.eee see e wees es 475 | ChISph... .- 60 6.. cree ce eeeeee cee teres cee eteeee eee 99 | Great Head)....2.. 22 ce esses see ele 413, 481,519 | Sleeping Bag.......¢-..+sceeveseecencaceeeesurers 162
Pet Dog Club............ Boyett i an, A heey 496 | Classification by Corrected Lgngth..... TOADS | einide ds HON, Beas Sane enent) La. FCCP E BenesmeeeC ABI ating Decl: Raat... 000. eee eee sale
120c Pepe OVP [nt ee me Oye eo8 1 PD Ap Dace AER SS TUE E GOT soo aners oie rent eee oe oe pe eee al eee ce 249, 413 | Sliding Seat for Paddling... 0. ...cssees02 eee 142
Porvertedelaste 2. o-c/ty:se pipes Mlerriee oboe 359 | Collingworth Fishing Boats. ............. ..... SDM EPOVENOUDT he. ql )s9 Fydbhner ect eaten renee 39 | Standing Rigs... .....-.2.0-0- ycveneald, 122, 346
Philadelphia Dog Show....177, 179, 199, 224, 243, 264, | Constellation... vis. .s-..sss eee sees sees seen ee 99, 481 | Hudson River... 011.221. 211. ecee eee eee ce eee 4% | Steering Board... ...0.....00ceceeceeeeteterees B46~
PAD; Dk, OOOO ON Stes 1) ob aveasndsoa saea Rovece astandh le arene Si) Ma? hd bee eo ee eS 481, 521 Tanning CBN he Ce RE el Ae ye 247
Philadelphia Dog Show Report.......,.......... 279 | CRUISES: Mersey Gityre levee ue ee era ee senses 1656415 penta and Ouifits .s..2:.ssaceeas.cbeameers males
Philadelphia Kennel Club.......... Biter tolpeciepe fos Beil) MOTB. 8ia43 sl allsls kT atlesTME on ap otee cate SG cd Bhs) Sertrinat cc akc cae ee eee AOD CATON Cyr ree ne Pep — Cnr” ray Ok eee 14, 85, 99
Pittsburgh Dog BUO Weer sgt ~ 60s 540d ees one 51, 69, 70 Monaitipee MES eee 38 0 CaO rom hace alee nee ad le eels! ah alaeie 164 Kingston cle § ee augepiale sn § afure ts ota wip a's ib one F Piero cis) tro 348 Winter Canoeing Fes ar ghana dal siafeigl alalaictatatelottelctuialajementdie “ 55
Pointer Club....;...-....-:. 113, 189, 198, 224, 474, 511 (Onindas.\y i-+ 5.) were 184, 205, 228, 248, 267,808 | Knickerbocker .........2..000. veeeeeeeees -.. BU, 412
Pointer Importation..........--.... .-... -+ :-«243 | Singlehander on Lower Bay........... .-+-++4 163:] "Rake Champlainy \..c2h..:.,:.lues-lesestieoee ses 436 ae a a
Pontiac and Brake. .............-ssessees veneers BG34) NLM A=") Aen PONS otals Seley Re 36 | Lake Hrie..............0.005 PR A ae 101, 124, 195 | Brooklyn... 60. cyseeeesee cece eee enue Sere Ac . 483»
Prince Charlic......23..pce--.s-wer eaneeens tore 496] Yapht and Canoe... co.cc. vee vee ese es Bit \TustieeeWe site tac. er, eer lol ns 76, 827, 347 | Corinthian Mosquito Fleet... ..122, 411, 461, 482, Bei
Brovadenes Dog Show ..1: re..-ceder s+ ele valle se 52 | Cutters on thé Lakes..........:0.20s0ssccssseecs 15 | Yarchmont..........ceseceee cece 100, 348 , 369, 484, 518 | Delaware Meet ...... 2.0.6.5. . csc eeee ee ee ees 346, 433
Pug Judging, Dr. Cryer on........... .-+----+ 282 Oya. coe s.62 ita. eee. Bh Ak ALA et 16, 143 Tone ASland HACC toes nee non eet ase hoate BR.) TP APRIB DUT vs Pee ks on Sh pac wines et wena ac 183
Puppy Measurements ............2.. . cesses eee 19: ivamtlese sad 3... Peace eee Ee Pat tabss ae 157308 bt Bip oh eA ee eo R rin since tinobystie yd ad astra pee AGOn ET eri TOTd yok aoe eciee ee Ran Sita 4 5 nth 306
Rabbit. Baitine ssa lt 2 cea tee TL Dy eae | pra Minis Hints, side e4 ews. meee eat oe eee 205 |} Martha's Vineyard Cups,............5. 0 -sseee- $44) | SEP erra ber Wen We | tree see ewe reece eos AL 346 2
Rational Breeding .... -..2..ccsscececeeedes das 450 | Dunraven. ....228, 248, 249, 267, 269, 288, 309, 326, 36, Michigan.............0:- Bd, te Resale ga. ceP 289 | Tanthe ...........--..: iene ee 461, 539
Reducing Surplus Dog Supply......... Jetta eves 359 347, 367, 368, 369, 389, 435, 499, 520 | Minnetonka.........c0cc0s0. vec eeeseeeeesuces 436 | Irrawaddi.......-.-.- ++ er eee ee apere st e
Rochester Dog Show.. --13, 89, 96, 179, 196, 198 | BAP... oe cee ce ete eee ee ee ceee dete ee eens! 436, 500 | Miramichi...... Beene e cee myn a at ARCA 8 280 | Lake Hopatcong..........:...2-e0s cece ees eee op DBS
Fockingham—Donna Whelps......-..00cc.0. 100 ‘1 | Forty-Footers..:...-.61..:s..s60-+ os Ve a Pe 307 | Monatiquot........ fp ove BeteD wade eo). LS, ABA BOD MohieaTie os Boman bree tee ey Ueeleees 35, 287
Russian Wolfhounds..........2..6.. seeeiee 323, 341 | Wredonia........00-.2-00 e+: <wslyreelt 206, 289, 869, 413 | Montgomery S. ©... ....-........5. 288, 347, 413, 480 | Montfeal........62-. eee cece sgeeeses +--+ -806, 411, 588
Salisbury’s Pedigree..... -.....-..--..-.-. i, aS O8 dR fan AS os fs aoekse eevee cet ly Fadi deeas as See SAT, BOL Mosquite Fleet, Bosten..:...:.. 165, 250, 480, 481, 521 | Newburgh. ........--. 0... ..s eee cee reese 183, 482
San Francis Dog Show Report...-..........--... 403 | Gorilla............ tbat o veanast ae Sedad oy oa 168, 347, 389 | Nanita............ 600 hes pack bok ee tha 88 | New Jersey Atbletic........0....02. 0.0. eee eee se DBO
Seitner Letter. .....2....0s4-++..+ +220, + 1BB, 244, 264 | Gracie... 22... cece ec eecenennenneber eevee 289, 347 | Newark Bay... ......-...- Hr hanes pat Se PSL AOS BENE ey SVOTICS Secs 5. 19. ig ae ieee ee 142, 204, 482
Smut (illustration).............-1:e cee eeee seer cane 369 | Helen ........ eran eye. ie sgaagdrs 280, 360 | New England Y. R. A........ecsceeeeeee eens WARP ORAS outcraks baiah np ee Mow ae veo pete LBB)
Southern Field Trials Club......... .... 225, 342, 496 | Hindsight ys. Foresight.....,.... inte LPO Ory HAWN rs accuty ms esa aadita acc ag ie mee ASOT WO bbAW Ba. sot esa ne tae race Wetche ne Lit ie 22 886
Southern F. T. C. Derby Entries..............- HOGA) SERy patie... \- on ecie cle -, Msn epee Bosra nie eee 206 | New Jersey.... -....200scceeesereeee 228, 249, 412, 436" Na@) yea Uses «hee es onto ee ee ee 367
Bite (Clg b 275. 2a ads SOREL hee aeennt 138 1 OMT CANES: se - age sos ne CAO Nena Saeeenton ee 75 | New Rochelle............ pia aietelfat pee ina say Te Paasaic Riven nt eae eee 183, 367, 411 .
Spaniel Mield Prighg..--.o ssc sacs os eee te 32 | Ice Yachting......-.. Reed ere ey) +. +:88, 101, 125, 165 | New York.........-.....+.005 U7, 128, 327, 459, 500, 620 | Peguot...........--.0000: Seleedse 15, 99, 411, 482, 521
SlaMmpine Cut Rabies... J.:5.0.500.- sales Seueteee 534 | Internatigmal Conference.....................20. 869 | New York Y. BR. A.....-...-.57, 101, 165, 184, 827, 369 | Philadelphia....-...... .. ee ae toe era eels 227, B87
St. Bernard Club......... 11, 118, 130, 179, 244, 264, 425 | Iroquois....,..... eQueeees poo pss ob ekukes «..,-101 | Oyster Bay..........02.-2076> Bie Lk, Fycke 418, 501, 518, 519 | Prehistorie Canoes,.......5...0.+ eee eeeveae - B87
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CONTENTS.
EDITORIAL.
Army Rifle Practice.
A Proposed Zndlogical Garden
Custodian Squatters.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Early Morning in the Woods.
A Breath from the Maine
Woocs.
NATURAL HIstoRY.
A National Zodlogical Park.
Philosophical Society Meeting
The Bats.—1r.
GAME BAG AND GUN.
Newfoundland Game Seasons,
A Brace of Elk.
Massachusetts Game Interests
The Connecticut Association.
Shooting Clubs of Chicago.
Dominion Gun Alliance,
Lyman’s Wind-Gauge Sight.
New York Legislature.
SEA AND RIVER FISHING.
Newfoundland Fishing Sea-
sons.
Maine Trout Notes.
a on Salmon, Trout and
els
Saibling in Sterling Lake.
Black Bass in Ponds.
Lake Trout.
SEA AND RIVER FISHING.
“More About the Black Bass.”
Menhaden Question Again.
FISHOCULTURE.
Notes on Fish Fungus.
Whitefish for England.
THE KENNEL.
Old World Kennel Topics.
Salisbury’s Pedigree.
Long Island Rabbit aaatnS
The National Dog Clu
Coursing.
Dalton Dog Show.
New Bedford Dog Show.
Dog Sense.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Range and Gallery.
Army Rifle Practice.
The Trap.
YACHTING.
Cutters on the Lakes.
Orinda.
New Yachts of the Year.
aes of the Leona.
Cythera.
CANOEING.
The New Royal C. C, Rules.
The Sliding Deck Seat.
What's in a Name?
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A PROPOSED ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN.
ILLS have been introduced-in the New York State
Senate and Assembly, providing for the appropria-
tion of $800,000 for the establishment of a zodlogical gar-
den in the Central Park in New York city. The fact that
New York has no garden of this kind has long been felt
to be a shame to this city. But, while we ought to have
such a garden, it may be questioned whether it is wise to
attempt to establish one in the way provided by these
bills.
Although Central Park is at present much nearer to the
thickly settled portion of the city than any other park
which would be available for the purposes of a zodlogi-
cal garden, there is in the public mind a well settled
feeling that no part of that pleasure ground should be given
up to this purpose. The project has been started again
and again, but has always been met with the objection
that there is in Central Park no tract of land which can
be used as a zo6logical garden without seriously injuring
the park asa whole. We do not believe that this objec-
tion can be overcome, for it is wellfounded. The proper
place for such a garden is in one of the smaller, newer
parks, which, though further up town, will eventually
be in the central part of the city. In more than one of
these parks there is abundant reom for such a garden,
with land sufficiently varied in character to give to many
animals surroundings which approach in some degree
those amid which they dwell in nature.
Nearly ten years ago the Universal Conservatory and
Zoological Garden Company was formed for the purpose
of starting here in New York a “zoo” on the plan of that
of London or of the Paris Jardin des Plantes. Connected
with this company was some one who clearly knew one
of the chief requirements of such a garden, and the
ground selected by the company is probably the best
adapted plot of land on New York Island for such a pur-
pose. This is near Ninth avenue on the north side of
155th street, and as it has recently been included in the
new High Bridge Park, it would be available for any
project of this kind which should be controlled by the
city.
The Universal Company, after having selected its site
as above stated, and promised to break ground in the
spring of 1881, disappeared from public view, and so far
as we know has not since been heard of. It is earnestly
to be hoped that the present attempt to establish a satis-
factory permanent zodlogical garden in this city will
prove something more than a mere flash in the pan,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati and San Francisco
have collections of living animals which do them credit,
New York, with its wealth and intelligence, should no
longer be left behind by its younger sisters.
ARMY RIFLE PRACTICE.
NEN. SCHOFIELD has signalized his coming into
command of the U. 8. Army by a revision of the
regulations for rifle practice. His changes seem to be
well advised, for it is not to be gainsaid that the rifle
practice of the regulars was getting into a perfunctory
stage, where the filing of reports with figures was of
more importance in the minds of many officers than the
creation of self-confident individual marksmen from the
boys in blue.
The aim has been to make the course of practice such
that the soldier should know as much as possible of the
science of rifle shooting and pretty much all of the art
connected with accurate hitting, Then turned loose on
his own resources, with an enemy in front and an un-
known distance to fire over, he would first of all know
his arm and in the next place would know how to use it.
Instead of an annual round of practice, the new system
gives something akin to a three years’ course in marks-
manship, so that a man makes a gradual increase in re-
sult through greater exertion and exercise of skill until
he has become as proficient as any reasonable system
could demand. Another point in the new rules is that
each arm of the service will use its service arm, and cay-
alry men will shoot with carbines, as they would be re-
quired to do in actual warfare, and not with the rifle as
now, for the mere purpose, seemingly, of giving them
some practice of some sort and keeping up the depart-
ment or division totals.
Revolver shooting, too, will come in fora share of con-
sideration which has hitherto been denied the side arm.
It will be interesting to find out just what can be done
in a practical way with these hard-hitting service
weapons, if for no other purpose than comparison with
the excellent records made on the civilian ranges.
In all the new firing regulations the General command-
ing and the Secretary of War have been careful not to
cut off the spur of competition. Rivalry will go on as
before for places on the several teams, and even more
so, for now there will be carbine as well as rifle teams.
A liberal supply of ammunition is to be given out to
the various posts, and no doubt if it be found that the
burning of more powder will result in better showing
and better marksmen, then the powder and bullets will
be forthcoming. Itis poor economy to save a few pounds
of powder and leave the Army short of the highest-hitting
proficiency.
CUSTODIAN SQUATTERS.
N their preliminary report, just sent to the Legislature
by the New York Forest Commission, the problem of
what to do with the custodians of State lands again
comes up. In their manner of treating the question we
see indications that the Commissioners are less anxious
for the interests of the State, into whose service they
have entered, with so much show of public spirit, than to
make friends of the mammon of unrighteousness. In the
matter referred to they may be animated by pure philan-
throphy, but the aim and tendency of their reeommenda-
tions is to benefit individuals at the expense of the public,
by legalizing the most impudent attempts to grab public
domain; and the public will hardly give them credit for
disinterested motives. If their office is without emolu-
ments, they are certainly not likely to win much honor
by praying the Legislature to introduce such legislation
as shall empower the Forest Commission to grant relief
to those custodians whose unscrupulousness is only
equalled by their impudence.
The history of these custodians is simply stated. Be-
tween the years 1875 and 1885 certain persons set envious
eyes upon the islands in the Lake St. George and choice
tracts of State land in the Adirondacks, and there being
no provision of law to enable them to acquire the tracts
by purchase, they moved the State Board of Land Com-
missioners to appoint them ‘‘custodians” of the chosen
tracts. This meant that the individuals so appointed
were given leave to occupy the islands and choice tracts
of Adirondack Jands, and they set to and erected
“camps” or cottages, and settled down to enjoy their
possession of public property. As the Commissioners
put it:
Some of these so-called custodians having accepted the appoint-
ment on behalf of the State Board of Land Commissioners in good
faith, and supposing (in the absence of any legislative or judicial
definition of the duties and rights of “custodians”) that it gave
them practically a lease of the premises named in the resolution
making their appointments, went on to expend considerable sums
of money in the erection of summer houses and in beautifying and
adorning their grounds.
This is evidently an attempt to darken counsel by
specious pleading. The plea that ‘‘because the rights of
the custodians were not legally or judically defined, they
supposed that their appointment practically gave them a
lease of the premises named in the resolution appointing
them,” has a strong flavor of Celtic originality about it.
One might as well argue that the present warden and his
forest guards have, by their appointment, practically
acquired a lease of the whole State domain; but conced-
ing even that they were right in their supposition, their”
appointments have since been revoked, and the leases
naturally terminate with them,
Attorney General O’Brien having been consulted by
the Forest Commissioners, replied simply that the Board
of Land Commissioners had no power to make appoint-
ments, and that the custodians gained no rights through
their appointments. Nevertheless, in spite of so decisive
a legal opinion in favor of the public, the Commission
which professes to guard the public interests, does not
scruple to petition the Legislature for power to grant the
custodians relief from the unfortunate dilemma in which
they have placed themselves—in other words to legalize
their attempted appropriation of some of the most beauti-
ful spots in the Wilderness.
Some of these custodians, probably all of them, are
very estimable gentlemen; we are quite ready to believe
that they are, and, doubtless, endowed with a high ap-
preciation of the beauties of nature; but they knew that
their appointment was a job, they were assigned no duties,
given no pay; they knew that the Land Commissioners
had no power to confer any legal rights in respect to the
land; nevertheless they entered on possession, and as-
sumed and asserted all the rights of ownership, and built
and improved, and spent money, confident that cheek
backed with dollars would be mighty and prevail.
To oust these squatters would as a matter of course en-
tail some hardships upon them; but it is the duty of the
Legislature to consider first the public interest; and the
public interest most certainly does not sanction the pro-
position to perpetuate the privileges of the squatters on
State lands. Keep the people’s possessions for the people.
There are square miles of property which may be bought
and paid for by individuals in search of delectable sum-
mer homes. Available land is not yet so scarce that it
is necessary to give over the State lands to private’con-
trol, more particularly when that control has been ac-
quired by jobbery.
SNAP SHOTS.
I Ace AGH Use rtS is considering a bill which provides
that all damages to persons or property caused by dogs _
shall be paid by the treasurer of the town or city in which
such darmaage is done, the act not to affect the double
damage done to persons; and that all female dogs shall be
prohibited from running at large in places of more than
5,000 people. As the taxes are high in Massachusetts,
dogs $2 and bitches $5, it would be no more than right
that damages should be paid out of the great revenue
thus received, The clause to restrict running at large, if
it be correctly reported, is a senseless piece of crankiness
which will never get beyond the committee room,
The acquisition of hunting and fishing territory goes
on apace. The latest enterprise is that of certain New
York parties, headed by Mr. Austin Corbin, who are
negotiating for an 8,000 acre tract on Corydon Mountain,
New Hampshire. The purpose is to stock the reserve
with moose, deer and other game,
Che Sportsman Canvist,
EARLY MORNING IN THE WOODS.
BOVE the eastern mountain tops,
A narrow line of gray
Proclaims the vanishing of night,
And coming of the day.
Upon the lake the first pale rays
Caress the watery plain,
While in the forest’s lonely aisles
Dark shadows still remain.
The morning mist like drapery
Hangs over reach and bay;
And through it, faint and fainter still,
The shore lines fade away.
The water with the vapor blends;
The lake appears to be
As limitless as the ocean,
An endless, unknown sea.
But up the bay, the golden shafts
Have pierced the misty rim,
And in the distance, far and vague,
I see the islands swim.
Vast, dim and shadowy beyond,
The ghosts of mountains stand;
Mysterious and stern as fate
They guard the silent land,
The ripples lap along the beach
In changing crystal lines;
» On every leaf of birch and brake
A dewdrop spangle shines.
From stately pine and silver birch
Sweet notes melodious ring,
As feathered songsters of the wood
Their matin carols sing.
And thus the glad day cometh on
Across the mountain walls,
And down their ancient, rugged slopes
A slanting splendor falls,
Down through the whispering treetops
The yellow sunbeams pour,
And carpet with a cloth of gold
The mossy forest floor.
* * * * *
A silver light to the westward,
To eastward, light of gold,
And the spirit of the morning
‘'o me a tale has told. W. A. B.
A BREATH FROM THE MAINE Woops.
[Concluded from page 614.)
NE evening we were awakened by somethin g gnawing
at the door, and on looking out there was seen a large
black porcupine, or ‘‘quill pig,” as Bill called him, trying
industriously to get in, probably tempted by our provis-
ions. A shout caused him to scamper away and seek shel-
ter in the top branches of an ash tree close by.
The day opened foggy and the Governor Coburn, which
was crossing the lake to the outlet, had the appearance of
a vessel standing out toward the open sea, the fog so
blended with the water on the horizon line.
Bill gave us this morning an exhibition of one of his
accomplishments in the culinary art, frying flapjacks.
When the fritter was ready to turn he would take the
spider, and, with a dexterous turn of his wrist and a jerk,
toss the delectable bit of dough into the air, and then
catch it the other side up as itcamedown. I never knew
him miss catching it just as he wanted it, and he would
never spill a drop of fat. After breakfast we crossed the
narrows and fished off a point, where a few days before
a Boston merchant had taken sixty-five trout with the fly,
but on this morning there were no fish there. We had,
however, fair success, keeping on the move, and landing
a fish now and then. Some of them were of good size,
and we caught both square-tails and togue till we had
quitea mess, Harry wanted one of the larger ones cooked
for dinner, and we returned to camp, where I left him and
the guide.
Ltook the boat and rowed up the bay for a mile or more,
and then, seeing an opening in the forest where the water
appeared to set back among the trees, I pulled through
and found myself in a large lagoon of much greater area
than appeared from the lake. A row of trees and bushes
separated it from the lake, except at the narrow passage
through which I entered, and as I penetrated further,
other trees camie between me and the opening.
The lagoon was a good-sized pond, and the water being
so high there were no shores, the trees which surrounded
‘it standing in the water; so that IT was literally afloat in
the forest. The silence was that of death. Not a breath
of wind; not a ripple on the dead water; not the rustle of
a leaf. There was no flight of birds; no movement of
animal life; no leaping fish; no hum of insects.
The forest was damp and dark, and here and there
against the sombre background gleamed the white
bleached trunk of a dead pine, stretching out its sharp,
broken branches. Long festoons of gray moss hanging
from the trees added_to the funereal aspect of the place,
Altogether it was the most lonesome, desolate place I
ever saw, and to add toits forbidding aspect, black clouds
were obscuring the sky. 1 wondered if such a scene
might not have been upon the earth in the old geologic
ages, and if some hideous antediluvian monster had
reared its head from the black water it would not have
seemed incongruous, Only one thing there was to re-
mind me of the world outside—a water-logeed barrel
which had floated against some bushes and lodged there.
I thought of Adirondack Murray’s weird tale of the
lonely lake and the story which the keg told him; but as
this barrel did not have the appearance of having hidden
a miser’s hoarded gold, J did not seek to investigate its
past history, but turned the boat and pulled back to the
opening through the trees and into the broad bay again,
and I was glad to leave the lagoon behind me. Before T
got back to camp the rain was falling, and I arrived just
in time to escape a severe thunder shower, which spoiled
the fishing for the balance of the day, A shower is not
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unpleasant, though, if one has good shelter over his
head, and we sat around the fire and listened to the drops
pattering on the roof and watched them through the
open eet dripping off the leaves and spattering on the
ground.
Late in the afternoon a heavy wind came up, and he-
fore bedtime there was a surf of which the ocean need
not have been ashamed. That night as we sat around
our fire Bill told us of his three-months’ hunting trip for
fur during the winter, with Cy for a partner.
Like all men whose lives were spent in woods, Bill was
inclined to taciturnity, but by questioning could be drawn
out, and would relate an interesting narrative. Life in
the forest, surrounded by the eternal silence of the wild-
erness, unbroken except by the sounds with which nature
seeks expression, tends to make men reserved, aud this
reserve, and the silent caution necessary to the successful
pursuit of the wild animals, becomes a second nature.
**Bill,” said I, ‘‘How would you like to live in the city ?”
“The city,” repeated he, with a disdainful inflection of
his voice, ‘I have brothers in the city who want me to
come, but all my life has been spent im the woods, and
you might as well try to cage a wild man as to inclose
me in brick walls.”
In the morning it was still rough, but another hard
shower beat down the waves, and after the rain we went
out. We had fished for some time and taken several
good fish, when a steamer from Kineo came through the
narrows and dropped her anchor. Three canoes were
dropped over the side, and in a few minutes as many
rods were whipping the water. The new comers were a
judge of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, his brother,
and the gentleman who had taken the sixty-five trout the
week before; but on this day their success was no better
than ours, and most of the tish taken were caught by the
guides with bait.
There did not seem to be many trout, or if there were
they were not very hungry, but after a while Bill said, ‘I
guess we'll get some fish now; there comes the Coburn
with her raft.” It is a well-known fact that the trout
follow the timber rafts as they are towed across the lake,
and the unwieldy masses of logs move so slowly that a
canoe can be fastened to them, while the occupants angle
for the trout which are sure tobe underneath. The wind,
which had been so capricious all the morning, was fresh-
ening up again, and there was every appearance of a
heavy blow, so when the Coburn got to the narrows she
tied her raft to a large tree, by means of a stout cable,
and leaving it in the bay went across the lake alone.
A choppy sea was now tossing us about, and it was no
use to cast a fly, so we tied up to the lee of the raft, and
resorted to bait. We removed the flies from the ends of
our leaders, substituted hooks, and then fished under the
edge of the raft. Harry soon caught ahandsome speckled
trout, which weighed just 24lbs.,and before he had it off
the hook I had one which fell short only a quarter of a
pound.
We kept Bill busy with the landing net, and did not
notice the weather, except that there seemed to be more
wind, till he suddenly exclaimed, “If we want to get
back to camp before that squall strikes us, we shall have
to hustle pretty lively.” And no wonder, for on looking
toward the north, we saw that the horizon was entirely
obscured, and hidden by a dense wall of clouds, as black
as midnight, and others were rolling in, and adding their
bulk to the inky mass, which was increasing rapidly in
height and breadth. The wind came in fitful gusts, and
a few large drops of rain began to strike the water. The
sky had become almost wholly overcast, and was nearly
as dark as night, and we expected every moment that
the black squall would break. The trees had already
begun to sway. Bill sprang to untie the painter, and as
he did so I dropped my line over, and immediately I felt
the most vicious tug a trout had ever given to a hook of
mine, I struck and had him fast, and by the way my
line went out, I knew I had a good one, Bill had been
so busy that he did not notice that I had a fish, and said
as he drew the painter in, ‘‘We’ve got to make her hum
or else get drenched,” and then as he took the oars and
looked up he exclaimed *‘What have you got on that
line?” **I don’t know,” I answered, ‘‘but it’s pulling like
a steam engine, and I wish you would get the boat away
from the raft, so as not to foul the line.”
‘We haven't much time to fool away,” said Bill.
“Tl know it, but we must have this fish,” and ag my
captive had slacked up I began to reel him in.
The boat was now tossing and slapping against the
waves, and as I was standing up to manipulate the trout,
Thad about all { could attend to to retain my balance,
and keep one eye on the squall, and the other on the fish,
as it were.
I worked him up nearly to the boat, and Harry had
the net all ready, when he began to fight again, and I
had to let him go, This time he leaped into the air, in
his endeavors to shake himself clear of the hook, and
we saw that he was a large square-tail trout.
‘Four pounds,” observed Bill laconically, ‘‘He’s a good
one, but get him in here as quick as you can.”
But the fish had some objections to make, and again
after getting him nearly in, I was obliged to give him
more line, but he was getting tired, and the next time,
Harry had the net under him and lifted him in.
The moment Bill saw that he was in the net, his oars
went into the water, and we were making for camp at
a pace which made the boat fairly fly. The muscles on
the guide’s brawny arms stood out like cords, and he
pulled as I never saw a man pull a boat before, but be-
fore we could make the shore, the squall broke. We
were nearly in, however, and just waiting to fasten the
boat, we made a break for the camp, and reached it with-
out getting very wet. Five minutes more would have
given us a drenching. Our friends from Kineo also
came te the camp, and we all dined together.
The fire soon dried our clothing, and while the guides
were preparing dinner, we spent a pleasant half hour
chatting and watching the storm, which was severe
while if lasted, but the waves were again beaten down
by the rain, and before our meal was over the sun was
struggling through the clouds. The steamer had an-
chored in the bay, just off the camp, and as the force of
the squall came in that direction, and the great raft was
to windward of her, one of the guides remarked, “The
cap’n better get out of that, or the raft will shove him
up on shore, high and dry, and smash his boat to kind-
ling wood.”
It did not seem possible that the wind would move the
great mass of timber lying so low in the water, but
[JAN, 24, 1889.
when we went out after dinner, the raft was up against
the shore, and the steamer was in the lee of the point
across the narrows.
Our carte du jour that day at our Hotel des Foréts was
as follows:
POISSON,
Truite. Togue,
_ SNTREBS.
Pore salé frit. Pommes de terre.
DESSERT.
Flapjacks a la mélasse. Pain et beurre.
VINS.
Eau de Moosehead.
Café,
If I could always sit down to dinner and have it relish
as that one did I should never complain, but. alas! no
city chef can give us that sauce piquante, which is con-
cocted of wild woodsy odors, pure air, aroma of balsam,
and evergreen and other ingredients, which are only to
be procured ‘‘under the greenwood tree.”
Dinner disposed of, we went out and cut large sheets of
birch bark to wrap our fish in, and then our friends bade
us ‘‘good-by,” and went aboard the steamer. As it had
ceased raining, we decided to try our luck again, and
went up the bay. The raft was lying against the shore,
and we had to go out around it. We fished with small
success, the storm of the forenoon seeming to have driven
the fish away, but we caught two, which weighed nearly
three pounds apiece.
We spent most of the afternoon till it was time to re-
turn to camp, and then found that we had some hard
work before us, for the wind had veered around till it
blew directly through the narrows, and was kicking up
a hasty sea.
T never saw alake where a wind will spring up and a
sea begin to run as quickly as they will on Moosehead,
and on this trip we had a constant succession of calm and
wind, sunshine and rain. If we could have kept along
by the shore we should have had no trouble, but the raft
prevented that, and we were obliged to go out around it,
with wind and sea dead against us.
Bill took the bow oars, and I the others, and we started.
For a while it seemed that pull as we would we made no
headway, and it was about all we could do to hold our
own.
We had to watch every wave and hold her with all our
strength as we went over, and then get in a few strokes
when we could; but the hoat was staunch and strong,
and we kept her from taking any water aboard, except
in the form of spray.
So we fought our way back for a mile, but finally
reached camp without accident, and we were all glad
when we were beneath its friendly shelter.
My knee was blistered where I had braced it against
the side of the boat, and my arms were stiff from the
strain they had been subjected to.
Soon after supper my companions went up the ladder
and disappeared through the trap door, which gave access
to our sleeping apartments; but I did not feel sleepy and
remained below alone,
Outside everything was in total darkness; the wind did
not abate, and I sat there musing and listening to the
water, and to the mournful swaying and rustling of
the trees and the soughing of the wind through their
branches.
The fire had burned low, but still diffused a faint glow,
and the flickering light of a candle, stuck in a bottle in
lieu of a candlestick, cast weird shadows on the walls
and in the corners. As I sat there alone in the dim light,
the sight of the rods, nets and creels, and other acces-
sories of outdoor life with which the walls were decor-
ated, started me into a train of thought which carried me
back to other days and other scenes, and in my reverie I
lived over again the happy old time of boyhood and
student days. There was nothing to disturb my retro-
spection, and out of the blackness of the night came
visions so vivid that they seemed reality, and not the
‘“‘ansubstantial fabric of a dream.” Instead of being in
this lonely camp in. the Maine woods, I was transported
by the swift flight of memory to an old brick farmhouse
on a Vermont hillside, from which I could look away over
a great stretch of hilly, rolling landscape, and down
through the peaceful valley of a pleasant river.
Down there in the green meadow still flowed the brook
where I was wont to fish, where as a little lad 1 first
began to feel the witchery of nature’s charms. There by
the bend was the big black rock, under which was a
pool, where the fish loved to lie, and where I would peer
over and watch them gliding about in the shadow.
Over there beyond the road still runs the old Virginia
rail fence, with the row of elms and maples, where we
hunted gray squirrels and where I first learned to use a
un.
P The fence ran back up into the woods and divided a
pasture from a cornfield; and when the corn was ripe
the squirrels used it as a highway and came down after
the sweet corn,
The row of trees gave them shelter when alarmed, and
we would stand, one in the pasture and one in the field,
and as they dodged around a tree to escape one, the other
would be pretty sure to get a shot.
How it all came back—all the little details. The
bushes and piles of stones in the angles of the old fence,
the woodcock burrows and the chipmunks and crows,
the hollow butternut tree, which had been struck by
lightning, and the gnarled old apple trees in the pasture.
I thought of these same scenes as I had looked on them
when snow lay deep on the ground, and I heard again
the rustle of the dead oak leayes which clung to the trees
long after the other leaves had fluttered to the earth. I
saw again the tracks in the clean snow of the little dwel-
lers ot the woods—the rabbits and coons and foxes. Even
little incidents like the finding of a phebe bird’s nest,
saddled on to the top of the stovepipe in the little red
schoolhouse, and a bluebird’s nest in a hollow fence post
came to mind as if they were but of yesterday.
Back up on the hill, behind the house, I saw in fancy
the great white quartz rock, where my brother caught a
big hawk ina trap. The rock is just outside the edge of
the woods, and not far away is where he shot four coons
out of one tree. The skin of the largest coon now serves
as a mat on the library floor and the hawk is perched on
top of the cabinet of birds’ eggs in the hall at home; not
quite so fierce now as when he fought with wings and
beak in his endeavors to escape from the steel trap which
gripped his ankle. From the hill I took one of these un-
accountable strides, which one’s memory makes some-
times, to another brook, leaping noisily down a rocky
channel at the bottom of a steep-sided narrow ravine,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
3
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where the trees and underbrush are so dense that passage
through is difficult, ‘
Tt was further up this stream, up near the cave in the
ledge, that Ishot a mink one day, and at the entrance to
the ravine we saw five minks come through the arch
where the brook runs under the road,
One after another different incidents, some of them
almost forgotten, came to mind, Faces of old friends
came back again, looking as they used to look, Hven
the sounds I used to love to listen to I seemed to
hear again, and I thought, “Can it be.true that I hear
again the musie of that brook of my boyhood, and the
gurgling and splashing of its waters?”
Butno. It was the restless element of Moosehead Lake,
beating on the adjacent shores, and I awoke from my
reverie tosee my candle sputtering inits socket. It flick-
ered a moment and went out, The fire was out, too, and
I climbed the ladder and was lulled to sleep, not by the
rustle of Vermont maples, but by the wind which sang
in gentle cadence through the pines of Maine. iT
“Manly men need the wilderness and the mountains.”
So wrote Theodore Winthrop, and recalling the words, I
echo and approve the sentiment, for I know that in the
wilderness and among the mountains is that which is
worth seeking and worth finding.
At last the morning came for our departure. Wo were
up early, and Bill served us our breakfast in his best style.
e loaded our dunnage into the boat and set out for
Kineo, after taking a last lookat the pleasant camp, which
we abandoned reluctantly, with many happy recollec-
tions of the days we had spent there. We had time
enough, so that we did not need hurry, and we caught a
few trout on the way up.
The morning was still gray when we started, but the
sun was soon gilding the landscape, and the rays falling
full on Kineo burnished the flinty surface of the cliff till
it shone like gold, The water was smooth, and the
mountains vague and misty, till the sun dispelled the
vapor.
We landed at Dry Point and rested, and then resumed
our journey, but a breeze had sprung up, which would
prevent us from reaching Kineo in season to get the boat
to Greenville, so we pulled across to Moody’s Island and
lay in the lee for the steamer. The island is small, and
is composed of great granite boulders, and is covered with
weather-beaten pines and underbrush. While we were
waiting I clambered over it, and Bill put his dunnage
ashore, so as to lighten the boat. for to board the steamer
we had to go out into the open lake. From my position,
on top of a big boulder, I saw her coming, and we pulled
out to meet her, We waved our hats, and she whistled
to show that our signal was seen, and changed her course
to pick us up. We were soon aboard of her, and Bill
handed up our traps, and after extending him a farewell
hand, we watched his little craft as it danced over the
waves back to the island.
So ended our hohday, and as I write 1 look back on it
with pleasure, and know that the mountains and the
wilderness did me good. As Winthrop said, I needed
them, and I shall need them again next year; and next
year, God willing, I shall look on them agdini
. A,B.
Alatiyal History.
A NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK.
eae need for a National Zodlogical Park at Washing-
ton is a pressing one. Whether Congress shall see
fit to authorize the purchase of the land required for this
park or shall neglecti to do so, the day is surely coming
when such a park will be established, The National
Museum now has a number of rare and interesting living
animals on exhibition, but these specimens cannot be
seen to advantage under present circumstances, and
what is more important, are so cramped and confined
that the percentage of loss by death is far greater than
it ought to he. The best of care will not keep animals
alive if they are wholly deprived of exercise, and exer-
cise these animals cannot get if they are cooped up in
little cages or narrow pens. Besides this, the miserable
sum now available for the care and feeding of this living
collection is already being exceeded, and the authorities
are forced to refuse the donations offered them by the
public. They are hard put to it to feed. the animals they
now have on hand, and have been obliged to recently
flecline a number of valuable specimens, among which
were a camel, an aoudad, a lioness, an ibex, an ostrich,
x black leopard, eighteen buffalo, two manatees, three
moose, a caribou and three prong-horned antelope.
The list of hving mammals which the National Museum
has on hand at present is quite long, and taken in con-
nection with the important contributions declined, shows
what a National Zodlogical Park might become if Con-
gress would provide funds for its maintenance. ‘The list
includes among others:
Two American bison (Bison americanus), from Ne-
braska. —
Three elk (Cervus canadensis), from Wyoming Terri-
tory.
‘avo Virginia deer (Cariacus virginianus), from Florida
and Alahama.
One Columbian black-tailed deer (Cariacus columbi-
anus), from Washington Territory.
' One Rocky Mountain sheep (Ovis montana), from Mon-
ana,
Four Angora goats (Capra hircus angoriensis), parents
imported from Angora, Turkey.
One jaguar (Felis onca), from Texas.
One panther (Felis concolor), from Montana,
Five black bears (Ursus americanus), from South Caro-
lina, Texas and West Virginia.
One cinnamon bear (Ursus americanus), from Montana.
One grizzly bear (Ursus horribilis), from. Montana.
Besides these there are wolves, foxes, various Mustelide
and many other mammals, besides birds and reptiles in
considerable numbers, The collections attract great
attention in Washington, and there is no doubt of their
importance from an educational standpoint.
o one seems to have anything to say against the pro-
ject, but like so many other worthy matters before Con-
gress, it is neglected because there is neither money nor
politics in it.
More and more interest in this matter is felt as time
goes on, and a few days ago the New York Tribune had
the following editorial:
this institution it would grow with surprising rapidity. L;
numbers of offers have been received from various parts of the
world, from consuls and others, of animals to be placed in the
garden, but these cannot be accepted until Congress makes some
provision tor them. The nucleus of such a collection already
exists under the charge of the officers of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution. There is no politics in thisscheme, It originates with
scientific men who see that unless some steps are taken lo pre-
serve Classes of animals that are fast disappearing before the ad-
vance of civilization. there will soon be a most lamentable, not
to say discreditable, gap in the history of the animal life of this
continent, ‘here is no jobinil, The appropriation asked is loo
small to give enough margin for anything of that sort. All that
is required is 200,000, of which not more than seven-tenths pro-
lt would be an excellent thing if the two Houses of Congress
could pass, even at this short session when general legislation
has 80 little chance, the bill introduced by Mr. Breckinridge, es-
tablishing a National
bill does not pass now, there must be atleast a year’s delay aud
probably more in getting the project under way; and every delay
is a serious loss, W
wild animals which this garden is ad ie to preserve, becomes
more rapid, and it is also to be consid
loss of
visitors to the capital,
Zoological Garden in Washington, If the
ith every year the rate of extinction of our
ered that delay means the
oth instruction and pleasure to 4 great number of
There can be no doubt that if Congress should once eee
arze
bably would be needed for the purchase of the most beautiful
site, so tt is said, for such a garden to be found in any capital of
the world. The expenses of maintenance need not be great, es-
pecially as, judging from the experience of other collections, it
is believed that cifts would represent.75 per cent. of the acquisi-
tions. Every consul in a tropical country would take a patriotic
interest in securing specimens for such # collection af the Na-
tional capital, and the same rule would donbtless hold guod re-
garding native specimens.
Every civilized government regards the establishment and
support of sach collections as part of its legitimate work, and the
United States should not be lett behind, |
who are chiefly benefited by the information and the amusement
thus to be obtained, and it is in their interest that Congress
should pass the bill.
majority of the Senate at the I
Sundry Civil bill, but failed in the closing hours through opposi-
It is the poorer people
The Brosect was approved by a large
ast session in an amendment to the
tion in the House when that body was far from full, It ought to
be possible now to secure favorable action in that body,
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY MEETING,
At the 329th meeting of the Philosophical Society of
Washington, Jan. 19, Prof. W. O. Atwater, of Wes-
leyan University, compared American and European food
consumption from physiological and economic stand.
points.
Prof, Atwater showed graphically, by means of dia-
grams, the relative values of American and European
dietaries, demonstrating the fact that the American ob-
tains nearly twice the amount of protein, or muscle-form-
ing compounds, and fat-producing materials as compared
with the European. 1
by our enormous use of fat meat, As a consequence it
has been observed that the American workingman will
This result is brought about largely
do about twice as much work in a given time as the
European. The excessive conversion of proteine into fat
by changing the rich grasses and grains of the western
plains into fat cattle and hogs is unnecessary for Ameri-
cans, who need the unchanged cereals and protein and
water of comparatively lean meat; but the exclusion of
American meats, and particularly the fat pork, from Ger-
many, deprives the Germans of an element of strength
which they greatly need, and unnecessarily limits a pro-
fitable industry of the West. This highly instructive and
able address met with a cordial reception, and was freely
discussed.
Prof. Atwater is Spending the winter in Washington,
to aid in the organization of the work of the agricultural
experiment stations.
THE BATS.—Il.
BY R. W. SHUFELDT, M.D., C.M.Z.S.
ORMERLY, and from the time of Linnzeus down, sys-
tematic zodlogists classified the bats with the Primates,
or with men and the apes, but they are now generally re-
garded as greatly moditied Insectivora, This latter view
has been arrived at by our more thorough knowledge of
their anatomy as an entirety, while previously their Pri-
mate affinities were jumped at simply because upon a
more superficial examination it was found that hats gen-
erally possessed four upper incisor teeth, and that the
mamm, two in number, were situate on the chest, as in
the female of the human kind. These characters were
also Supported by some other structures which also
seemed to point to a primate affinity, but, as [ say, recent
researches havegfully shown that the nearest existing
kin of the Chiroptera are the Insectivora. The position
of the mamm2 in the female is imperative, as bats nurse
their young during flight, which they could not do were
the teats located lower down on the body,
As we know, bats are all mammals, possessed of volant
powers by reason of their specially modified forelimbs
and other parts of their organization, which enter into
the problem of true flight. In the forearm but one long
bone is fully developed, a curved radius, while the wha
is invariably rudimentary. A small thumb is present,
with four greatly elongated fingers (see Fig, 18), which
latter support the tegumentary membrane composing
the wing. An auxiliary flight-membrane also usually
exists between the hinder pair of limbs, and this may
include in its folds the tail. Supporting the posterior
regions of this latter expansion, on either side, we find in
the vast majority of species a cartilaginous process known
as the calear, which springs from the inner side of the
ankle-joint, and passes in the direction of the tail (Fig.
18, ¢m). The hemispheres of the brain are non-conyo-
luted, and do not project backward over the cerebellum.
According to Dobson, ‘‘the dental series consists of four
‘Kinds of teeth, incisors, canines, premolars and molars;
and the dental formula never exceeds, 7 3, ¢ +, pm %, m 3;
total 38 teeth,”
On referring to my drawing. in Fig. 18, it will at once
be observed how greatly the skeleton of the forelimb
preponderates in size over that of the hinder extremity,
while the most superficial dissection of any bat is suffi-
cient to impress upon us the subservience of the thorax
and its contents to meet the requirements of an animal
given to aerial loeomotion and a life on the wing; the
heart and lungs are found to be, comparatively speaking,
of great size, while the broad and flat ribs are well adapted
for the attachment of the highly developed muscles of
flight, A-marked rotation outward is always to be noted
in the case of the posterior limb, on either side, owing to
the action of the wing-membrane, and this forces the
knee to a backward position, compelling it to assume
relations more nearly like those enjoyed by the elbow of
the arm with respect to surrounding structures. Bats
when resting usually catch on to something by means of
the claws of their feet, and thus hang head downward;
sometimes, however, in hollow trees or other places, J
have found many species rest on their nether parts, with
their wings drawn up on either side of them, Few spe-
cies accomplish anything that might be compared with
walking, most of them scrambling round in clumsy and.
shuffling way when placed upon the ground. A species
of Nyctinomus, however, of which 1 give a description
in the Standard Natural Histery, and of which Lcollected
quite a nunber in New Orleansseveral years ago, seemed
to be more particularly favored in this respect, for I found
it could scramble round on my study table withan agility
almost equal tosome mice, which its long tail, unsheathed
in any interfemoral membrane, caused it not a little to
resemble in general appearance.
To those interested in osteology, the skeletal structures
of the Chiroptera offer a great deal that is of extreme in-
terest, for all the way from such a skeleton as is possessed
by one of the great fruit bats of the East Indies down to
some such form as our own little hoary bat, this first part
of their anatomy is more than notable for the departures
it makes from anything we might choose as being typical
in. the way of a Chiropterine skeleton, It will be obseryed
that in my figures illustrating this article I have been
careful to present some of the more interesting bones of
a bat’s osseous framework; and I find among others in
ny collection a very good set of skeletons, represented by
anadult female and her two young of Atalapha nave-
boracensis, which prepared about five years ago when col-
lecting in Louisiana, From these we will be able to briefiy
point out some of the most salient features of the skele-
ton. In the skull we are to note the broad and peculiar
median notch in the premaxillary region: the large
parietals; the comparatively capacious cranial cavity or
brain-box; the slender zygomatic arches; the very large
foramen magnum; the easily detachable tympanics; the
minute and splint-like malar bones, one beneath either
zygoma; and the well-developed mandible or lower jaw.
In the Phyllostomide the zygomatic arches are absent,
while it is alone in Plerotus leucoplerus that a process on
either side from this arch meets the postorbital, and thus
completes the osseous periphery of the orbit, Other
species possess marked variations of interest in their
skulls, too numerous to mention in the present connec-
tion,
The long bones of the limbs are conspicuous for their
curvatures, their slenderness, and the large size of their
interior or medullary canals. The neck vertebra are
very large, while these bones gradually diminish in size
until we arrive at the tip of the tail. Asa rule, they are
notorious for their lack of prominent processes, and for
the great caliber of the neural tube for the spinal mar-
row in the region of the neck, Bats as they approach
maturity possess marked rigidity of their backbone,
while at no time are these joints distinguished by any
great amount of mobility of one upon another. Of the
ribs 1 have already spoken, and the sternum or breast-
bone is peculiar in being keeled, in order toafford greater
surface for the attachment of the powerful pectoral
muscles, so important in the matter of flight. Dobson
tells us that he has dissected species where the contiguous
margins of the ribs are actually anchylosed together, and
this fact must give still greater rigidity to the thoracic
walls. Collar-bones are always present, and the shoul-
der-blades conspicuous for their long, curved coranoid
processes, and I have intentionally taken the pains to
present figures of these parts, in order that such impor-
tant points may not by chance be overlooked. Figure 18
will give a very fair idea of the skeleton of the hand of
a bat, and a fairly good notion of the lower extremity,
which its size makes perhaps less clear in the illustration.
Marked weakness characterizes the bones composing the
elvic girdle or pelvis. and chief among its interesting
features is the fact that in male bats of most species the
pubie elements do not fairly meet in front, while in fe-
males they are widely separated, The eminent authority
last quoted, tells us that ‘fin the family Rhinolophide
alone do these bones form a symphysis.” The foot of the
bat, as in all its kin, is an interesting little structure,
with its distinctly curved and gharp little claws: its later-
ally compressed toes, and its unique tarsus and other
parts. Bats are distinguished from all other representa-
tives of their class, in presenting striking differences in
form between the two sets of their teeth, 7, ¢., the perma-
nent and milk dentition, This feature is well seen in the
specimens before me; but the study of these parts in the
Chiroptera is indeed along, long subject when thoroughly
entered into.
In throwing out, as I have, these few hints upon the
skeleton, representing as they do mere dottings here and
there over this part of the structure of a bat, I have had
the hope only in my mind of inciting some of the younger
anatomists to carefully prepare such specimens, and to
make careful comparisons in the osteology of the Chirop-
tera, and note how the skeleton in the more typical
mammalia may become profoundly modified to meet cer-
tain ends,
My figures go to show the marvelous development that
takes place in the ears of certain species of bats, and still
further, other forms are characterized by peculiar, flexi-
ble, tegzumentary, leaf-like foliations that ornament the
parts surrounding the nose and muzzle and chin. Now,
without entering upon a detailed account of the anatomy
and physiology of these strange-appearing structures, I
will briefly state that in the case of the so-called ‘‘leaf-
nosed bats’ these parts fulfill a very definite purpose,
being in reality powerful auxilaries to the sense of touch,
enabling their possessors in their rapid, graceful and
varied aerial evolutions to detect with marked precision
the presence of objects of any kind in their immediate
vicinity, This faculty is further enhanced by the highly
sensitive vibrissee, or whiskers in other species (Fig. 4), so
that itis said that even the slightest vibrations of bodies
may with ease be detected by bats when in rapid motion,
Spallanzani found that when he robbed bats of their
senses of sight, smell and hearing they would avoid, dur-
ing flight, with great precision and nicety, festoons of
thread which he hung across his room in many directions
where these anitnals so dealt with were forced to fly
about. No less keenly sensitiveis the sense of hearing in
all Chiroptera, and their widely dilated ear-conches catch
the very breaths of nature as they are wafted by them,
while, as Dobson has demonstrated, all bats possess the
power of moving the external ears independently of each
other, Insumming up his researches upon these “leaf-
nosed bats,” and the function of the organs in question,
the same authority states that ‘The nasal appendages of
Chiroptera, then, may be regarded as performing the
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FOREST AND STREAM.
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office of an organ of a very exalted sense of touch, stand- | trees in the most shady parts of the dense forest—a sight
ihg the same relation to the nasal branches of the sensory
divisions of the fifth nerve, as the aural apparatus to the
auditory nerve; for, as the latter organ collects and trans-
nits the waves of sounds, so the former receives impres-
sions arising from vibrations communicated to the air by
approaching objects.” Certain specialized glands in these
leaf-like appendages, analogous to the ear glands, main-
‘tain the exquisite sensitiveness of these organs, so that
their functions are in continuous and acute operation,
and bats possessing them are ever conscious of the most
breath-like movement of objects which take place any-
where in their immediate neighborhood, Marvelous, in-
deed, are some of the secrets of nature as they come to be
revealed to us!
Other structures in bats also present us with their pecu-
liarities; in the two main sub-divisions of the order, we
find two corresponding types in the form of the stomach;
the liver also possesses interesting features for the anato-
mist, while in such a species as Hpomophorus fronquett
of the African content south of the Sahara Desert, we
find an extraordinary modification in connection with the
air passages, consisting of a large pair of air sacs which
communicate withthe pharynx, Well-known. variations,
often yery great ones, also occurin the volar membranes:
and some species are distinguished by remarkable
secondal'y sexual characters, as the odoriferous glands
and pouches, which are most frequently found in the
males, though the females may also possessthem. Doctor
Dobson, in describing these in Cheiromeles torquatus, a
large and peculiar bat of the Indo-Malayan subregion,
says that this ‘species is nearly naked, a collar only of
thinly spread hairs half surrounding the neck, and is
further remarkable for its enormous throat sac and curi-
ous nursing pouches. The former consists of a great
semi-circular fold of skin forming a deep pouch round
the neck beneath. concealing the orifices of large subcu-
taneous pectoral glands, which discharge an oily fluid of
insufferably offensive smell, The nursing pouch isformed
on each side by an extension of a fold of skin from the side
of the body to the inferior of the humerus and femur. In
the anterior part of this pouch the mamma is placed.”
Some species possess suctorial disks at their ankles and
wrists, to assist their owners in maintaining a hold when
climbing up vertical and smooth surfaces (see Figs, 14, 15
and 16). Indeed there seems to be no end to the novelties
in structure among this more than highly interesting
sroup of mammals.
About 450 species of bats are known to science, inhab-
iting nearly all quarters of the globe, even extending
their range northward as high as latitude 60°, whilesome
of the islands of the Pacific and Indian oceans can boast
af these animals alone as representing their indigenous
species. No doubt they haye thus been enabled to be-
come so widely dispersed, even to islands, by virtue of
their highly developed powers of flight. As a rule the
large and formidable species are found only in the trop-
ical and subtropical regions. In cold countries the Chi-
roptera always resort to hibernation during the winter
months, usually collecting together in vast hordes for the
purpose. It is a notorious fact that among many species
the sexes when they thus congregate, keep apart, though
it is not uncommon to finda few males mixed up with
the host of females thus herded together.
While collecting about Fort Wingate, New Mexico, I
captured several species of our smaller varieties of bats,
and also had the opportunity of examining specimens of
the peculiar ‘‘pale bat” (4. pallides), sent. me from Ari-
zona. One of the specimens I collected at Fort Wingate
is shown in Fig. 18 of the present article, and this was
kindly determined for me hy Dr. Dobson, to whom I
sent specimens to England. In writing me about it he
says: ‘It is a variety of Vespertilis evotis Allen, one-
tenth larger in all dimensions, and with the last caudal
vertebra alone free, otherwise it agrees with the speci-
men from which I took my description in my catalogue
of the Chiroptera. This species has not hitherto been
found east of the Rocky Mountains, but New Mexico,
according to the maps, is on the Rocky Mountains, so
this does not count for mych, Before recognizing your
specimen as even a variety ib will be necessary to obtain
many more examples. The type of V. evotis may be an
example of a not full grown specimen or of a small form
of the species.” (Under date of Dec. 5, 1886.) Such words
as these, and coming from such high authority ought to
be sufficient in themselves to impel collectors to take as
many of our more uncommon species of bats as possible,
with the view of more accurately determining their pre-
cise geographical ranges and their affinities. No doubt
we have still many new species of these little animals to
be added to our fauna; and I dare say many of the Mexi-
ean forms cross our border, as yet unknown to wus and
30 have no place on our List.
For the most part our United States bats belong to the in-
sectivorous branch of the family, and as I say areall small
representatives of the group. The largest bats in the world
are fruit eaters(see Fig. 6). In the African Epomophorus,
alluded to above, I mean the species wherein the males
have the large distensible air-sacs in the neck, this species
I say lives principally upon figs, while Pieropus. of which
’ genus there are over forty species, lives largely upon a
variety of fruits, and it is said, will even sometimes
prey upon small quadrupeds and birds. These huge
Pteropodide often in some species attain the size of a
small dog, and are spoken of by Huropeans in India as
the ‘flying foxes;” they are usually tailless, and possess
pointed muzzles like a raccoon. FP. edulis is hunted in
Java, and is eaten by the natives with great relish, it
having a rabbit-like flavor to its flesh. The Hast Indian
group of islands, Australia, Madagascar, Ceylon, southern
Japan and Burmah, dot out the extreme ranges of this
genus; while none are said to occur in Africa. Mr, Mac-
gilliyray says of Pteropus conspicilldtus that ‘‘on the
wooded slope of a hill on Fitzroy Island I one day fell in
with this bat in prodigious numbers, looking while flying
in the bright sunlight (so unusual for a nocturnal animal)
jike a large flock of rooks. On close approach a strong
musky odor became apparent, and a loud incessant chat-
tering was heard. Many of the branches were bending
under their load of bats, some in a state of inactivity,
suspended by their hind claws, others scrambling among
the boughs and taking to wing when disturbed.” So
destructive to fruit and yegetables is Pteropus in some
parts of Java that the natives are obliged to protect their
trees and gardens by cages, which they construct of split-
bamboo; while during the day these plunderers hang by
their claws, head downward, in prodigious groups in the
once seen never to be forgotton—looking like preat-
winged, black fox squirrels,
Another species (Cynonyctius cegyptica), allied to Ptero-
pus, is found in the deserted buildings of Egypt, and even
mtrudes itself upon the sanctity of the royal chambers in
the Great Pyramid, where it flits about in the dimly-
lighted rooms of that gloomy structure.
Of another related, and almost strictly, Oriental form
of the Pteropodidine bats, Cynopterus marginatus, Dob-
son Says “is very common in India, and extremely de-
structive toripe fruit of every description. Toaspecimen
of this bat obtained by the writer at Calcutta uninjured
was given a ripe banana, which, with the skin removed,
weighed exactly 20z, The animal immediately, as if
tamished with hunger, fell upon the fruit, seizing it be-
tween the thumbs and the index fingers, and took large
mouthfuls out of it, opening the mouth to the fullest ex-
tent with extreme yoracity. Im the space of three hours
the whole fruit was consumed, Next morning the bat
was killed, and found to weigh 1oz,, half the weight of
the food eaten in three hours, Indeed the animal when
eating seemed to be a kind of living mill, the food pass-
ing from it almost as fast as devoured, and apparently
unaltered, eating being, as it were, performed only for
the pleasure of eating.”
Harpyia is still another extraordinary type of the fruit-
eating bats, and I give herewith a figure of its curious
face, showing the projecting nostrils, (Fig, 2.)
Our United States bats, as we are aware, are almost
entirely of the insectivorous varieties, and by habit either
nocturnal or crepuscular. Sometimes they spend the day up
among the thicker branches of trees, or in caves, or very fre-
quently in the most inaccessible recesses of unused build-
ings. Several times, however, while collecting a number
of years ago in northern Alabama, I shot specimens of our
Vespertilio subulatus, the little brown bat, while it was
actively engaged in hunting insects at midday, And I
have often seen them issue forth just prior to a heavy
thunderstorm, and when the sky was dark and lowering.
Formerly our early settlers spoke of the bats as the ‘‘flit-
ter mice,” bringing the word with them across the water,
and when we come to dip down into the earliest days of
natural science, we find Pliny classifies them with the
birds, although he well knew they suckled their young;
and surely when Virgil comes to describe his horrid har-
pies, the ‘dire obsceneque volucres,” he must have had
the bats in his mind. During all ages, either in rhyme
or prose, where a touch of the weird or uncanny was
demanded, the effect was generally enhanced by throw-
ing a bat in, nor are our recent writers altogether oblivious
to such subterfuges. Prosperine, the Empress of Hell,
claimed as her own the bat as her sacred creature, and
Homer of olden time did not hesitate to skillfully intro-
duce them into his vivid word-pictures of the regions
below, with their howling and semi-accursed inhabitants,
A writer before me has it when he says that “‘even to this
day, painters must borrow the wings of bats for their
devils, in the same way that they borrow the wings of
doves for their angels; and one has only to throw a deep
Rembrandt shade over a piece of canvas, and show a
bat’s wing partly displayed from a cave, in order to give
an daterdel aa to it, and make it, with very little paint-
ing, a good pictorial representation of the gates of hell.
It is easy to see how a race which is linked with such asso-
ciations should have but a scanty measure meted out to it
by the, half-superstitious naturalists of the Middle Ages;
and a remnant of the same superstition is, no doubt, the
cause of much of the horror which is still connected with
some of the larger species of warm countries,
How rapidly, though, is science dissolving such crude
notions of animal forms, to say nothing of the change
in the spirit of our dreams in reference to a hell, which
also seems to be vanishing before the penetrating rays
of the same agency. Why, we may even live to see the
time, when in a cultured circle of people—an evening
party say—in one of our own civilized cities, when a bat
fiits in through the open window, the ladies will not all
scream out in affright, cover their heads with their outer
dresses, and with horror exclaim: ‘‘There’s a bat; and if
it gets into our hair it will have to be cut off, for it can
never be takenfout again!” and then rush from the room.
Passing now to the consideration of some of the forms
which represent the Vespertilionine Alliance, to some of
which we have already alluded in foregoing para-
graphs, we find them in this country in the well-known
genera of Vesperugo, Atalapha, Vespertilio and Nycti-
cejus, I haye found several species of Afalapha breeding
about New Orleans during the very hottest part of the
year; yes, in the month of July, and upon capturing a
mother with her one or two tender little young clinging
to the hair over and about her mammee they seemed to
me to be actually suffering from the heated air, and
panted and perspired when held in the hand in a most
distressing manner. Only one bat has been thus far re-
corded as inhabiting both hemispheres, and this is the
little Serotine bat (V. serotina),
In coloration, bats of this group, or of any group in
fact, may be almost entirely black, others may be of all
shades of brown, tan and ochre, while the Indian species
Kerivoula picta, has a brilliantly colored orange fur,
with orange and black wings, a most gaudy little fellow
to behold. Again their fur may be wooly as about the
neck in certain forms of Pieropus, or soft and smooth
pee as in the moles, or their bodies may be nearly
naked,
In thefamily Nycteride we have but two genera, Mega-
derma, (see Fig. 10) and Nyecteris. The Megaderms have
been known to eat smaller species of bats which they
capture, and are in part no doubt carnivorous in their
habits. ;
Another foreign group is seen in thefamily Rhinolophide
containing a number of species wherein the ‘‘nose-leaves”
have arrived at the very acme of development, and in-
deed they appear to be the most highly organized, in all
respects, of the insectivorous bats. Much of their struc-
ture and many of their forms are full of interest, The
bat (Trienops persicus) is notorious for the extraordinary
leaf-like integumentary foliations that project from
above its muzzle.
We next pass to the Emballonurine Alliance, the
last group which we have, and it contains some still
more wonderful types of these strange forms. I
have already alluded to some of the species of the first
family we meet with in this group (Hmballonurida), as
Rhinopoma and others, while some of the Molossine are
found in our own fauna.
Some of these latter are among the most graceful and
expert of all the Chiropterine flyers, capturing their in-
sect prey upon the wing in a manner interesting to be-
hold, Their organization isspecially modified in several
particulars to meet such an end.
To this subfamily Molossing, too, belongs the curious
lout Mystacina tuberculata, the sole representative of
the genus. It is characterized by having its tail perfor-
ating its interfemoral membrane; the central portion of
its wing-membranes markedly attenuated, while the
borders are thick, so that when folded the parts are
neatly tucked out of the way, and it then becomes, as
Dobson remarks, the most quadrupedal of bats. It is
restricted in its habitat to New Zealand, and presents us
with a number of other peculiar structures in its physical
economy.
Last of all we have the family Phyllostomide, which
oup contains the famous vampires or blood-suckers,
ormops blainwillii (see ‘‘List”) comes in here, a most
peculiar appearing bat, with a fringe of leaf-like append-
ages ornamenting its chin, It belongs to the subfamily
Lobostoming, and the subfamily following it, or the
Phyllostomine, contains the celebrated *‘Javelin bats”
(see Fig. 1), species which subsist upon a mixed diet of
insects and fruit, and the spectre bat, long supposed to
be a “blood-sucker,” but now known to be wholly frugiv-
orous. (See Hig. 3.) Not so, however, with Macrotus
waterhouseit, found in California, Mexico and the West
Indies, for this species varies its diet by preying upon
other and smaller species of bats, as does the Megaderm
of the Old World.
The peculiarly-shaped tongue in such a form as Che-
ronycteris mexicana (see Fig. 4), is not intended to suek
the blood of its victims, as was almost universally be-
lieved heretofore, owing to the vivid descriptions of Spix,
but as has been shown by Osborn, Dobson and others,
this tongue is simply used to lick out the pulpy parts of
certain fruits having dense rinds to them: these bats be-
ing fruit-eating species. The last-named writer also
states that they use it to extract insects from the corolle
of certain tubular flowers, much, as I imagine, homming-
birds do. Here, too, we have the Centurio senex, of
which it is said that ‘this most remarkable form stands
alone among the species of the Chiroptera, and, indeed,
in its peculiar and grotesque physiognomy is unrivaled
among known mammals.”
Finally we have the Desmodontes, the last growp of the
family Phyllostomide which we have been considering.
The Desmodontes contains the well-marked genera, the
Diphylia and Desmodus, both sanguivorous bats, and
restricted in their habitat to Central and South America,
Dobson says of D, rufus, the commoner species, that it
‘Gs a little larger than the noctule bat of Europe, and
abundant in certain parts of South America, where it is
very troublesome, owing to its attacks upon domestic
animals, sucking their blood and often leaving them
much weakened from repeated bleedings,”
It is said, however, that hoofed animals rarely die from
the effects of the vampire’s bite, but that fowls do. It
makes its attacks in the night time, and an old current
notion still exists that it fans its victim to sleep with its
wings. Men are no exception to the vampire’s propensi-
ties, and if any yeas of the body are left exposed, in the
forests inhabited by these animals, itis more than likely
that one will fasten upon the inviting site. Most of the
accounts, however, that have come to us about these
creatures are much exaggerated, and people who have
sustained bites from Desmodus say that the effects soon
pass off, the spot being only a little sore for a few days.
it is all nonsense about their finding one of the larger ar-
teries from which to draw the blood, and the puncture
made with their teeth is by no means deep, and may
occur at any part of the body. In Paraguay, says Azara,
the inhabitants have no especial dread of this bat, and
they frequent the houses, and people are often bitten by
them. A big mammalian mosquito, that’s all—and, I do
———
THE HIGURES,
Fig.1. Face of the Javelin Bat (Phyllostoma hastatum), a Micro.
chiropterine species of South erica, Drawn life-size by the
author from a figure in Goodrich’s Natural History.
Fig. 2. Head of Barpyia major, a Megachiropterine species of
Hoe Austro-Malayan subregion; life-size, By the author after
obson,
Pig. 3. Wife-size head of the Spectre Bat (Vampyrus spectrum):
the largest bat in the New World; an_Emballonurine species of
South America; wholly frugivorous, Drawn by the author froma
cut in Goodrich’s Natural History.
Fig. 4. Head of Cheronycteris mexicana, showing fibrillated
tongue, and the peculiar extensibility of this organ in this South
American species. (Forrelated species see“List,”) Ry the author
after Dobson. ;
Fig. 5. Head of Molossus ylauciivus (see “List”), a South Ameri-
can Emballonurine Bat, which hasits ear-conch peculiarly divided
by a prominent keel. Life-size by the author after Dobson.
Fig. 6. Lite-size head of the Kalong (Pteropus javanicus), a large
fruit-eating Bat of Java, the wings of which measure 5ft. from tip
totip. Drawn by the author from Goodrich. '
Fig. 7. Life-size head of the Long-eared Bat (Plecobus auritus)
of Kurope. Drawn by the author after a figure in Goodrich,
Fig. 8 Superior aspect of the right clavicle or ccllar-bone of a
female specimen of the Red Bat (4. novehoracensis), x3. From
nature by the author. Ag '
Hig. 9. Left lateral aspect_of the skull of the curious tailed
Rhinapoma microphyllum, an Egyptian Bat, which walks when on
pe PRC Una the only species of the kind; x2. By the author after
obson,
Fig. 10. Face of Megaderma gigas, life-size; a Bat of Central
Queensland, and the largest representative of the Suborder Micro-
chiroptera, By the author after a cut in Goodrich, ;
Fig, 11. Dorsal aspect of the left scapula or shoulder-blade of a
female specimen of Atalapha noveboracensis, the Red Bat, viewed
somewhat obliquely, and nearly three times the size of life, By
the author from the specimen. The curious processes over the
glenoid cayity are to be noted. . .
Fig. 12. Left anterior oblique view of the pelvis of a female
speemmen of the Red Bat (A. noveboracensis), nearly <3; showing
the normally parted symphysis between the pubic bones. Part
of the vertebral column and tail left in situ, By the anthor from
the specimen. ty i ; :
Fig, 13. Anterior view of a life-size male specimen of Vespertilio
evotis, (See “List.”) Drawn by the author from aspecimen taken
by him in New Mexico.
Figs. 14-16. Suctorial Disks in Vhyroptera tricolor (a Brazilian
Bat belonging to the Vespertilionide); fig, 14 side and 15 concave
surface of thumb disk; fig. 16 foot with disk, and calear with pro-
jections (all much enlarged, and drawn by the author after Dob-
son). These disks enable bats of this species to maintain their
hold when they climb up vertical surfaces, acting at such times
as suckers. : 4
Fig. 17. Superior view of the skull of a nurseling specimen of
the Red Bat (A. noveboracensis), 3; 8.0,. supraoceipital; p, pari-
etal; z, zygoma; f, frontal; m, nasal; pmx, premaxillary; mz, max-
illary; 7, jugal or malar. By the author from the specimen,
Fig. 18. Skeleton and Volar Membranes of the Noctule Bat
sy noctula) xi; c, clavicle; h, humerus; r, tadius; wu, ulna
(ru entury); d3, first digit or pollex; d?, d3, d*, d>, other digits of
the manus supporting wm, the wing-membrane; m, m, metacarpal
bones; p}, first phalanx; p?, second phalanx; a third phalanxt
am, antibrachial membrane; /, femur; t, tibia; Fi , fibula (rudimen-
tary); em, caleaneum or calcar supporting im, the interfemoral
membrane; pe.l, post-calcaneal lobe. Drawn by the author after
Dobson and somewhat altered,
JAN. 24, 1889]
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THE BATS.
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not believe, half to be as much dreaded ag the swarms of
the genuine article that I have seen down on the Mos-
vite coastin Old Mexico, or in Hayti, or Jamaica, or
‘uba, and similar places where it has been my fortune to
face them.
Studies of fossil Chiroptera go to prove that the order
is of a very remote origin, and specimens of fossils from
the Pliocene bone caves show little or no change in their
osteology as compared with existing forms of bats.
Remains have also been secured from the upper Eocene
of both this continent and Kurope.
Tn closing I would beg those who have the opportunity
anywhere west of the Mississippi, more especially in
lower California, Arizona and the Northwest, to capture
and preserve in alcohol all the specimens of Chiroptera
they can secure. A large, entomological net is a capital
thing to take them with, and warm evenings in June and
July excellent times for collecting. I have often suc-
eeeded by placing my lamp in an open window just
before a storm, and the bats will fly into the room, where
they may be taken with the net after the window is
closed. Remember to split up the abdomen before con-
signing the specimen to alcohol, and label fully, giving
complete data. In my next contribution I trust to give a
short account of the Order Insectivora, and continue the
publication of the List,
In studying the Chiroptera the following will be found
to be some very useful works to consult, yiz.: ‘*Cata-
logue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British
Museum,” 1878, by Geo, E. Dobson, F.R.S., a work which
gives full descriptions and a good deal of the anatomy of
all the bats then known: also many excellent papers
since by the same author in P.Z.S, in Rep, Brit. Assoc.
Ady, Science, and ‘Ann, Mag. Nat. Hist.” and elsewhere.
Also the classic work and papers on the ‘*North Ameri-
can Chiroptera,” by Dr. Harrison Allen, of Philadelphia.
The accounts in the Monatsb. Akad. Wissensch., Berlin,
by Prof. Peters. The excellent revision of the order
Chiroptera under article ‘‘Mammalia” in the ninth
edition of the Encyclo, Brit. The ‘‘Bats,” in the Stand-
ard Natural History. Accounts in Ann. Mag. Nat.
Hist.. by Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.Z.S., and Mr. J. Scully,
F.L.S., F.Z.5., Surgeon-Major H. M.’s Bengal army,
“Osteology of the Mammalia,” by Prof. W. H. Flower,
F.R.S., ete.; also “Comp. Anat, and Phys. of Verts.”, by
Sir Richard Owen, F.R.S., ete., 3vols. Chapters in sev-
eral of the standard works by Prof, Huxley. ‘‘ Recherches
Anatomiques sur les Mammiferes de 0 Ordre des Chirap-
téres,” Paris, 1881, by Prof. H, A. Robin, and many
other sources too numerous to enumerate in the present
connection,
Game Bag and Gan.
THE NEWFOUNDLAND GAME SEASONS.
13a Victoria, Cap, 12.
VI.—No person shall hunt, take, kill, wound or destroy any deer
within this Colony or its Dependencies, by slips, pitfalls, traps, or
otherwise than by shooting, nor between the first day of March
until the fifteenth day of July in any year.
VIII.—No person shall hunt, take, kill, wound, sell, barter, re-
ceive, purchase or give away, aby wild rabbit or hare within this
Colony and its Dependencies, from the first day of March until
the first day of September in any year.
IX.—No person shall take, kill, wound or destroy any otters or
beavers within this Colony between the first day of April and the
first day of October in any year.
Lath Victoria, Cap. 9 (May 19, 1386).
1.—No person shall hunt, kiJl, wound, take, sell, purchase or
give away, or have in his possession, any willow grouse, commonly
called partridge, or any other kind of grouse, or any other wild or
migratory bird (excepting wild geese), or the eggs of any such
birds within this Colony, irom the passing of this Act until the
fifteenth day of September in this present year, or between the
twelfth day of January and the fifteenth day of September in
each succeeding year. '
If,—No person shall hunt, kill, wound or take any deer within
the Peninsula of Avalon, from the passing of this Act until the
ae gs day of September, which will be in the year of our Lord
3. -
TV.—No person shall hunt, take, kill, wound or destroy any
black game, capercailzie, or other game birds now or hereafter
to be imported into this Colony, nor have in his possession, take,
or destroy the eggs or progeny of such birds for the period of five
years from the first day of January, 1886.
VIL—No person shall hunt, kill, wound, or destroy any moose
or elk, now or hereafter to be imported into this Colony, or their
progeny, for a period of ten years from the first day of January,
1886,
X.—Nothing contained in Sections One and Two of this Act
shall extend to any poor settler, who shall kill the game men-
tioned in the said sections for his immediate consumption or that
of his family.
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A BRACE OF ELK.
O the Forrsr AND STREAM and its many readers and
writers I offer my best wishes. The camp-fire is
still burning brightly in memory. Business, work, care
and trouble are laid aside sometimes, and in fancy we go
back, it may be years, to some incident of our past lives,
Then is it any wonder that the lover of the wild, free
woods turns often and hunts again the old hunts in
fancy’s realm? Is it any wonder that in his day dreams
he will visit his old camp-fire far away in some rocky
glen? It is so with meto-night. Iam going on a hunt
up among the wilds of northwestern Wyoming,
There were three of us. We had more time than
money, and we knew if we staid long in the wild little
city of Milestown or Fort Keogh we would have still
less of the last named needful; so we concluded to go
and have a hunt and let our horses get fat. We chose
the country east of the upper Tongue River as the one
most likely to give us plenty of sport and good grass; so
getting our grub stake we started up the country, and
after five days of travel came toa range of pine-clad
hills which we thought would suit. It was two o’clock in
the afternoon when we made camp, the tent was set up,
a lunch eaten, and we were ready to go and look up
some fresh meat. Each went as fancy led, I took my
way toward a high ridge, it might have been a
mile away. Gaining the top I sat down to take
in the view of the country around, and what a
country, I was on one of the highest ridges between
Tongue and Powder rivers, To the east the country
broke away in pine-clad hills; then beyond I could see the
prairie rolling away toward the Black Hills like a great
yellow ocean; to the west I could look down into the
yalley of the Tongue; then on the other side I could
plainly see the white-capped peaks of the Big Horns. I
had been sitting for a half hour or more, when J saw an
animal come out of a thicket about a half-mile below me,
I made it out to be an elk, and alone as I thought, Slip-
ping back over the ridges I made a circle until I got the
wind right, then started toward my game, Cover was
good, and I was not long in getting in the vicinity of the
gulch where I saw the elk, Going to the top of a little
rise I cautiously raised my head, and to my surprise
found myself within twenty yards of a magnificant buf-
falo bull. He was about a five-year-old; his long, sharp,
black horns were a perfect pair; and what a head, black
and majestic, while his bright eyes blazed upon me half
in defiance, half in terror. He was lying down, but
made no effort to move, Was this my elk? I thought. I
did not think so, I was not after buffalo, so I crept into
a little gulch out of his sight, and kept on toward the
main draw, No sooner was I out of his sight than he
was up and away, running swiftly and silently up the
gulch and soon disappeared among the pines.
I crept onward, and once more raised my head cau-
tiously above a little ridge. A thicket of plum and wild
cherry brush was growing along the bottom of the main
gulch. Here I was sure I had seen an elk. While I was
looking the brush opt) some hundred yards from me,
and there stepped out into the open the very prince of
mountain game—a full grown bull elk, sleek, fat and
round, How grand he looked as he stood there, his head
thrown back. His horns, which were in the velvet,
made me think of a dead juniper, How daintily he
sniffed the air. My moment had come, I brought my
Sharps to my shoulder, and as I glanced through the
sights I knew the game was mine, Crack! An instant,
and I heard the dull thud of the heavy ball strike his
body, A convulsive spring and he disappeared in the
thicket. Orash, crash, and out he came on the other
side of the gulch. fi pa I brought my rifle up and
fired, again I heard the lead strike, There was no frantic
leap this time. He took a couple of steps forward,
dropped his head, then went down upon his knees,
rolled over on his side and lay still. I went down
to where I had seen him cross the gulch, and what was
my astonishment to find a full-grown elk lying dead in
the little draw, and not ten steps away his exact counter-
part lying also dead. There had been two, and I had
killed them under the impression there was but one. I
was sorry for this double streak of luck, for I had no use
for so much meat; but this question will always remain
unanswered: if I had seen the two elk, would I have had
mercy and spared one? Does any one know of a hunter
who has fairly got withiy range of two such grand game
animals, and after shooting one quietly taken his rifle from
his shoulder and allowed the other to walk off?
To finish my story, I dressed my beef, and left it spread
out to cool. It was too late to return for it that night, so
I had to take the chances of bears and other carnivorous
animals. Early the next morning we took our pack ani-
mals and went for our meat. Finding it as I had left it,
we concluded to make some dry beef, and a nicer lot of
dry beef I have never seen than we made from my brace
of elk. J. J. FULTON,
MASSACHUSETTS GAME INTERESTS.
[I their annual report the Commissioners on Inland
Fisheries and Game say:
“The change of the law, whereby the close season for
rufied grouse begins Dec. 1, is believed by many to be a
mistake,
“Legislation concerning the protection of game has
been capricious and largely unwise. It is the result of
pressure from different sections of the State, each having
in a degree differing conditions affecting the game birds,
and in some measure of mistaken although honest zeal
from the friends of the game.
‘It is probably impossible to frame a law applying to
the whole Commonwealth, that would satisfy entirely
ce desiring the efficient protection of game; but, in
the light of our past experience, of present observation
and careful consideration, we recommend a law which
shall give a uniform open season of the months of
October, November and December, for woodcoek, quail
and partridge, This will best secure the protection
desired, and give ample time and the best time for the
pursuit of these birds,
‘Complaint is made from the Cape that the protected
deer are killed illegally. We have no doubt that this
is true. Because of lack of definite and sufficient evi-
dence, no prosecutions have been instituted. To protect
a close district like the Cape requires more instrument-
alities than we have at hand without the earnest codpera-
tion of the residents.
“A few successful prosecutions for violation of the
game law in a neighborhood always results in practical
protection for the game in that region thereafter, Prose-
cutions are instituted whenever the evidence can be
had
“The public sentiment in favor of the protection of our
song and insectivorous birds is growing, and the moral
sentiment of the State is tending strongly in favor of the
law for their protection. The diffusion of intelligence
concerning all our birds, and concerning the purposes of
legislation for close seasons and for protection, is the
strongest factor in aid of our efforts, As the people
learn the facts, they help us,”
NATIONAL PARK GAME.—Gardiner, Park County, Mon-
tana, Dec. 29.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Thistownis
within a few feet of the Yellowstone National Park
boundary line; most of the buildings face the Park.
From the front doorways game can often be seen on Mt.
Evarts and the flat east of Gardiner River. Last nighta
large bull elk came off Mt. Evarts, crossed Gardiner
River near its mouth, where the town stock is watered,
came up the trail and remained about the east end of
town until morning, spending most of the time about
McCartney’s barn, He was in the edge of town by sun-
rise. Early risers saw him feeding around just in front
of the barn and along the fence inside the Park. He was
in sight for along time. This is not the first one that has
been in the edge of town. Antelope come down on the
flat within a few hundred yards; elk, sheep and deer are
very common and tame; parties passing often speak of
seeing the mountain sheep by the road side.—H.
PHILADELPHIA SPORTSMEN are talking of revising the
game laws of that State,
THE SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO.
1l,—THE FOX LAKE SHOOTING AND FISHING CLUB,
Mes eighty feet above the level of the inland sea
which breaks in miniature waves upon its boat
house stairs is situated the comfortable and commodious
house of the Fox Lake Shooting and Fishing Club, one of
the best known, if not the very best known, sporting
organizations about the lakes, and one which certainly
brings together a grand lot of thorough goers,
This club, which is popularly known as the “Fox Lake
Club,” has several acres of more or less steep wood and
open, and a good reach of well pebbled shore line. The
grounds are well fenced, well shaded, well tufted, and
in every way sightly. Some of the big oaks and elms are
beautiful old trees. The view trom the piazzas is a grand
one, and admits miles of gentle lake and rural scenery to
the vision, A more suitable and altogether commendable
site for a club house does not exist about the lakes than
this, well toward the top of the big bluff which adds
more than anything else to the picturesque quality of the
lake landscape. Of a good summer day one can catch
here the best of the air as he swings in his hammock, or
plays at tennis when the fish won’t bite; and here, too,
the stern duck hunter, quit? above tennis and hammock
swinging, may in his season sweep the lake with his glass
in the early morning, and mark ont the banks of redheads
and canvashacks, or note the mallard flight over Grass
Lake and the channels,
The club property, including the house, has necessitated.
an outlay of $14,500. The main building is of wood, two
stories high, and provided with two glorious balconies or
galleries, which are nothing short of a joy forever.
These balconies run around three sides of the house, and
have lately. been extended across to the ‘‘cottage,” which
is now practically merged into the main building, It
stands upon the right of the main house, looking from
the lake, and not upon the left, as the artist has it. I
should think the total frontage of the buildings upon the
lake side was considerably over 120ft. The balconiesand
parts of the house are overgrown with woodbine. It is
not, strictly speaking, 4 reproach for a friend to say of a
Fox Lake Club man that he has “‘gone where the wood-
bine twineth,” inasmuch as it twineth in other places
besides up the spout in this pleasant and old-fashioned
abode of comfort.
On the lower floor of the club house is the dining room,
which seats fifty persons comfortably. Near this is the
gentlemen’s room, niceiy fitted up with lockers for the
individual members’ guns, tackle and general outfit. The
ladies’ parlor, also upon this floor, is a handsomely
furnished room, with rugs, big chairs, piano, étc. It has
also evidences of Juxury and good taste in the paintings,
etchings and engravings, in the books and flowers that
adorn it, Upon the first floor, naturally, are also the
kitchen, store rooms, pantries and wine closets, and it
need not be said that each is well provided.
Upon the second story, lengthwise of the entire house,
in much the same plan as in the Mineola club house,
there runs a wide hall, which atits extremities opens
upon the big gallery. The sleeping apartments flank
this big hall, and they are provided with wide tramsoms
which open upon it; wide doors also open out to the
balcony, and furnish a perfect circulation of air in the
warmest of weather. The sleeping rooms are nicely and
uniformly furnished with rugs, good beds, fine matresses,
fine linen, good blankets, mirrors and wash stands, and
one fortunate to rest himself in one of them need not
compare his apartment tq a bunk in a logging camp, by
any means.
Creature comforts of a perishable nature are well
eared for by the product of a big ice house, which holds
seventy-five tons; and they do say some of this ice,
mingled with some of the water from the big well that
goes down ninety feet to the bottom of the hill, makes a
cooling and refreshing drink on a warm summer day.
At the foot of the big bluff, under a spreading chestnut
tree, which would grace the forge of any village black-
smith in yerse or sober fact, stands the club boat house,
a neat and tasty two-story edifice, as the engraving ought
toshow. In the lower story are kept the boats of the
club, and also those which are the private property of in-
dividual members. Here also are lockers for decoys, seat
cushions, minnow pails and other loose gear, and this is
in general the room for the sporting appliances of the
any Upstairs, in this very remarkable and commend-
able little boat house, there is an elegant billiard table and
all its paraphernalia; also six beds, which fold back into
the wall, and which can be used if rare occasions should
so demand. The upper story of the boat house has a
pleasant little verandah on three sides, and the big oyer-
hanging Swiss roof make this a pleasant corner of the
world if the day is warm.
In boats this club is certainly well provided. It owns
as an organization a number of small hunting boats, also
six rowboats, two small sailboats, and a rattling yacht,
the Frolic, which was built in 1884, which flies 200yds, of
canvas, and is pronounced by yachting men to be built
on most effective lines. A skipper, Mr. Alberg, is regu-
larly employed to sail this tidy craft, and no charge is
made to members who wish to take a trip around the
lakes, There is also a good steam launch, In the fleet of
private boats, fifteen or twenty in number, each man has
followed his own idea as to his own boat, and the results
are somewhat different, although there is a general close-
ness to the model before mentioned as found well fit for
these waters, the short double-end clinker, decked and
combed.
The Fox Lake members are all general sportsmen, and
you can’t get one to say that he likes shooting more than
he does fishing, or vice versa. More than this, the club
contains some of that most ardent and most genial of all
discovered species of the genus crank, the canoe crank.
Prominent among these delightful water dippers are Dr.
Fuller, Messrs. Geo. E, Cole, W. D. Porter and Geo. M,.
Millard, who all have elegant little craft. Dr. Fuller’s
canoe was made by Douglass, of Waukegan, who has, by
the way, built several of the other boats. Mr. Porter’s
cockleshell is also an ornament to the profession. These
are all paddling canoes, and I believe never use a sail.
Pushers for shooting or oarsmen for fishing are always
obtainable at Fox Lake, and this work is really the main
source of revenue among some of the lake dwellers.
Among these men are some of the best pushers and
hunters I ever saw, and it is really to their skill and ex-
perience that the shooter must look in securing a bag in
these much-hunted regions. The regular pusher’s rate
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at Fox Lake is $3.a day: for this the pusher will be at
your service from any hour in the morning until after
dark at night: he will, if desired, furnish his own boat,
decoys and blind, will do all the work if you are that sort
of a man, will clean your gun at night, and give you
what ducks he kills, which will be a good many mure
than you will kill yourself, George Beckwith and Chet.
Howard are the two best pushers on the lake. They are
at the disposal of members of the Fox Lake Club, or of
any other gentlemen who may first bespeak their services,
though they don’t like to go out with a tenderfoot.
Enough has been said to show that the Fox Lake ix a
body thoroughly conversant with the methods of having
a large-sized and wide-reaching good time, They go out
for fun, and they get it every time. The wives and fam-
dies of the members come in for all of their share of the
good times, it being no part of the club policy to bar out
the ladies, but rather to make a pleasant home for them.
Some families spend five orsix weeks or even two months
in the club house during the heated season, the heads of
the families escaping from business as they may, perhaps
two or three times. a week, At such times tennis parties,
dances, fishing, boating, sailing, concerts and games of
all sorts come in for their share in this zo-as-you-please
summer resort. Meals are ready at any time of the day,
the lake and all outdoors lie ready at hand, and one’s
own sweet will is the only arbiter of his conduct.
Besides being mighty men among the ducks, snipe and
rail, each in their season, some of the members of the
Fox Lake Club are noted anglers. Mr. Chas. F. Hills is
held to be the champion bait caster of Fox Lake, and
with his 80yds, jeweled Milan reel can lay out 150ft. of
G silk pretty nearly every time. Mr. Chas, E. Hyde,
the president of the club, is another angler whose head
is circled with a bright wreath of frogey fame, and many
others might be named if it did not seem more fit to wait
till spring before going into the fishing business very ex-
tensively. Mr. Hyde has a record of a Gilbs, large-mouth
bass in 1886, and last year Mr. Hills killed one of ddlbs.
All the elub fishing, or most of it, is done with the short
casting rod, fine line and single hook and the bait of the
live frog, Bait-casting is coming rapidly into favor here,
and sometime there will be plenty to say about that.
A regular steward and full hotel force are employed by
the club during the entire season, and at the disposal of
these the best of the market is always placed. To go
toward the expense of this menage, each member pays at
the rate of $8 per week during his sojourn at the club
house. As these contributions do not always cover the
actual expense of this rather liberal plan of living, any
deficit is made up by the members at the regular business
meetings. A guest may be invited by any member of
the club, subject to conditions named in the by-laws.
The membership of the club is limited to forty, and at
present is constituted as follows: Chas, E, Hyde, Presi-
dent; Geo, E. Cole, Vice-President; Dr. Chas. G, Fuller,
Secretary; Wm, D. Cooper, Treasurer; Victor D. Gowan,
Manager; Egerton Adams, W. L. Brown, A. P. Callahan,
Geo. T. Cook, W. J. Collins, Fred W. Croft, Dr. 8. C. De-
Veny, David B. Dewey, Dr. Walter CG. Dyer, Lawrence
C. Karle, Mareus A, Farwell, C. H. Foster, F, A. Hardy,
A. V. Hartwell, Philip Henne, Dr. F, Henrotin, Chas. F,
Hills, John J. Knickerbocker, OC. J. Mauran, Horatio N.
May, Geo. M, Millard, R. B, Miller, Jas. A. Miller, Chas.
Morris, J. W. Nye, W. D, Porter, Geo, C. Prussing, Fred
A. Ray, Leo Schmidt; W. R. Selleck, Frank W. Stanley,
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Harold Smith, Henry L. Turner, J. H, VanVlissingen,
John B. Wright. ;
This is a list of names very well known in Chicago
business circles, as well as in the sporting fraternity, and
as to business employments are truly many men of many
minds, Mr, Hyde runs a big tailoring establishment;
Mr. Cole is a heavy stationer; Messrs. Cooper, Turner and
Van Viissingen are real estate men; Messrs. Adams and
Brown are interested in iron, and Mr. Cook in lumber;
Mr. Farrell is president of Oakwood Cemetery, and Mr.
Foster secretary of the Alton Railroad; Mr. Hills is sec-
retary of the Wright é& Lawther Oi] Co., and Mr. Selleck
is manager of the MeCormick Co.; Mr, May is a whole-
sale grocer, and Mr. Morris has an acre or two of build-
ings where he makes fireworks. But, whatever be the
diversity of business interests of the members, they meet
on 4 common plane when it comes to a long shot or a big
fish story, and in their outdoor home dwell in harmony
together,
The Fox Lake Fishing and Shooting Club is a corpora-
tion duly organized under the laws of the State of Dlinois,
and the purpose clause in its charter states its object is
“recreation and improvement of its members in the use
of firearms and fishing tackle.” This is certainly retresh-
ing, and a vast contrast to the reading of most eorpora-
tion charters, The charter members of the club, which
was organized in 1879, were Chas. A. Alexander, John
Addison, James W. Nye, Albert Willey and M. N. Bas-
sett, The duties of the president, secretary and treasurer
are the ones usual in an association of this size. The
manager has custody of the property of the club. The
board of directors have general management of the
aftairs. The three first-named officers constitute the aud-
iting board.
It would be interesting, more especially for ghe sake of
clubs purposing to organize, to quote the by-laws of this
association in full, but they must be abridged, as follows:
The membership is limited to forty, ‘To become a regular mem-
ber of the club a lady or gentleman must be duly proposed by two
members in good standing, be elected by the Board of Directors,
and pay initiation fee to the treasurer, If the payment is not
made within thirty days after notice of election shall have been
sent, said election muy be declared void by the Board of Directors,
_ Any member whose conduct shall be hostile to the objects or
injurious to the character of this club, or who shall willfully
violate its by-laws or established rules, may be suspended or ex-
elled from the club by a two-thirds vote of the members present
at any meeting, provided that charges in writing signed by three
members haye been preferred, a copy of which shall have been
setved upon him,and he shall have had an opportunity to be
heard im his own defense. .
The resignation of a meniber indebted tothe olub shall not be
accepted,
Membership in this clu shall be transterable upon the approval
of the Board of Directors, and subject to the restrictions governing
the admission of new menibers, :
Il interest in the property of the club, of members resigmine or
otherwise ceasing to he members, shall be vested in the club,
The initiation fee shall he one hutidred dollars until the mem-
bership shall have reached forty, atter which it shall be one
hundred and fifty dollars,
The annual dues of members shall be fixed and assessed by the
club at the annual meeting, in an amount not to exceed fifty
dollars per annum, and shall be payable within thirty days after
notice thereof has been sent. ’
When the dues, or other indebteduegs, of any member shall re-
main unpaid tor the period of thirty days after proper notice has
heen given, his membership may be declared forfeited by vote of
Che Board of Directors, and he shall thereupon cease ta be & mem-
berofthe club, A member thus forfeiting his memberslip may
be renustated within three months of such forfeiliive by the unani-
mous consent of the Board of Directors, upon payment of all
arrears.
No one who has forfeited his membership in the cluh shall ever
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be admitted to any of its privileges unless he is re-instated or re-
elected.
This club has purchased and maintains its club honses, boats
and divers and sundry appurtenances thereunto belonging, at
Fox Lake, Il., for the nse and enjoyment ofits members. Visitors,
except they be members of the family of a member of this club,
shall not be admitted more than once in each club season to the
use of its privileges without the unanimous consent of the Board
of Directors,
HOUSE RULES.
Members will please register immediately upon arrival. Rooms
will be assigned by the housekeeper, who is strictly prohibited
from reserving rooms in advance for any one. The housekeeper is
Instructed to make such changes in rooms already occupied, as
may be necessary for the better accommodation of all, Members in-
tending leaying on the morning boat, should settle thetr bill on
previous evening. Shooting from any part of the club premisesis
forbidden; also the carrying of loaded firearms, No card playing
for money in the club bouse. Promptness to mealsis especially re-
quested. Only luncheon served after retular meal hours. Those
wishing club boats for hunting or fishing should apply to man in
charge of boat house, who will make all necessary arrangements
It is not expected that the pleasure hoats will be used for such
purposes. Any one taking club boat from landing is expected to
return the same, failing in which, he will he held responsible for
any damage to the boat or cost incurred in securing its return,
No one allowed to use any private boat without written order
from owner to the housekeeper. Guests may he introduced as pro-
vided by the by-laws, and are entitled to same privileges, and suh-
ject to same restrictions as members. Courtesy to those who wish
to sleep will suggest the propriety of refraining from all noise in
the club house after 11 P. M. Members bringing families or a
number of guests, will insure better accommodations by advising
the housekeeper in advance. Any inciyility on part of employes
should be reported at once to the manager, or in his absence to
the housekeeper, Housekeeper will see that these rules are
strictly enforced.
This is the way one big club does it, Next week it is
intended to give shorter notice to several clubs of less
generous proportions, and tosay a word or so about some
of the old landmarks and houses where the disengaged
public are wont to congregate.
CHiIcAGO, TIl., Jan. 17.—Members of the Mak-saw-ba
Club who attended a recent trap shoot at the grounds on
the Kankakee, state that numbers of mallards were seen.
A flock of twenty mallards is at English Lake, and. in
fact, there are numbers of birds on the Kankakee. Twa
shooters leave to-morrow for a try at them, This. is
phenomenal news for this datein Minois, The extremely
mild weather is the cause of it. It is a trifle colder to-
day, but still bright and pleasant. It has been raining
for the last few days, The Kankakee River is. all open,
and there is water all over the marsh.
In the issue of Jan. 10 1 made a little mention of the
fact that Mr. John Gillespie and Mr, John B. Ostell were
no longer with Spaldings, and hoped they would both
be soon employed. The note served a very good purpose.
Mr, Gillespie is now with the Jenney & Graham Gun Co.,
and Mr, Ostell will doubtless soon be under an engage-
ment, A Syracuse, N, Y., firm, who never had met
either, wrote both the above gentlemen and offered them
employment, Thus fare all lovers of the Forrest anp
STRHAM, If anybody else is out of work, we can get ’em
a job. E. Hoven.
OnTARIO Moosr.—Mattawa, Ont., Jan, 11.—Kditor
Forest and Stream: There is work up here for the game
wardens, for the beautiful weather, with just snow
enough for tracking, has. sent scores of parties into the
woods, and many a moose is being laid low. Moose meat
is a common article of diet in some places in this vicinity,
though in mosh cases when a moose is killed the skin is
taken anc the carcass left for the bobeats and foxes. The
present law is a dead letter; aud there is work for the
Alliance to enforce this law.—STANSTEAD,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[JAN, 24, 1889.
THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION.
Editor Forest and Stream:
On Jan. 9 Caterer Resse, of this city, served twenty-
four partridges (ruffed grouse) ata banquet of the Veteran
City Guard Corps. In behalf of the Connecticut Associ-
ation of Farmers and Sportsmen for the Protection of
Game and Fish the writer had Mr. Besse arrested for a
violation of Connecticut’s game law, which reads:
Secrron 2,530. Every person who shall buy, sell, expose for sale,
or haye in his possession for any purpose, or who shall hunt, pur-
sue, kill, destroy, or attempt to kill any woodcock, quail, ruffed
grouse, called partridge, or gray squirrel between the first day of
anuary and the first day of October, the killing or having in
possession of each bird or squirrel to be deemed a separate offense,
shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars, provided that no
person shall be imprisoned more than thirty days for failure to
pay any fine under the provisions of this section.
Mr, Besse claimed that he bought the ruffed grouse in
New York city, and produced a bill from a New York
dealer in game dated Jan 7. Mr. Besse testified that
in his opinion ‘‘the ruffed grouse had been killed some
six weeks, for their backs and legs were decayed,”
This was rather rough on the Veteran City Guard Corps,
being fed on ‘‘decayed” game. Wealso listened to some
expert testimony from a wholesale dealer in game and
poultry. Among other gems of his I will quote one: ‘*A
artridge would hang in this [court] room for two weeks
fabors it would show the least sign of decay.” As the
temperature was about 80° you will see the above state-
ment will not but speak for itself. The drift of this line
of argument was evidently to show that the grouse in
question were killed in December. Judge Henney took the
correct interpretation of the law and fined Mr. Besse, and a
bluff was made to appeal to the Superior Court,
Harrrorp, Conn., Jan. 16. A. C. COLLINS, Pres,
DOMINION GUN ALLIANCE,
Editor Forest and Stream:
An energetic effort has recently been mace here in
the Canadas to band the different gun clubs together
and form a Dominion Gun Club Alliance for the purpose
of encouraging legitimate sports with the rod and gun,
frame new laws and to enforce the present law protect-
ing our game and fish during the close season. To facili-
tate matters in organizing the Alliance, representatives
were called for from a few of the leading clubs (one club
in a place) and a meeting was held Dec. 21 in the Toronto
Gun Club rooms, Toronto, where the Alliance was organ-
ized and the following officers elected: President, Judge
Chadwick, Guelph; Vice-Presidents, George Pearsall,
Toronto; Phil. Thompson, Ottawa; Secretary, E. W.
Landys, Toronto; Treasurer, Alex Ramsay, Montreal;
Executive Committee, called scouts, N. P. Leach, C. H.
Wallace, Lewis Trotter, Montreal; A. W. Throop, Ottawa;
W. B. Wells, Chatham; Fred Martin, F. G. Verity, To-
ronto.
Nearly all the gun clubs in the Dominion are ready as
soon as requested by the secretary to elect their repre-
sentatives and join the Alliance, then the present scheme
—TI inclose you a copy—will be amended so as to form a
suitable code of by-laws.
As each Province makes its own game laws, the gun
clubs in the Province of Quebec and in Ottawa city will
quite likely form into an eastern branch of the Alliance,
so as to be able to look more closely after the game inter-
ests in their own Province.
The intelligent portion of our citizens are conyinced
that unless more stringent measures are taken at once to
protec and propagate our game it will become, like the
uffalo, a thing of the past. .
Gentlemen, no more apathy in this matter; throw aside
all envy and jealousy so as to work together harmoni-
ously; convert or turn out, if any, pot-hunters in your
clubs; be alive to help on this movement, unless you are
prepared to put aside your gun and give up the sport that
we love so dearly. STANSTEAD,
ToRoNTO, Canada, Jan. 13.
THE PROPOSED SCHEMH,
For some time past there has been considerable discus-
sion going on among sportsmen about the working of the
Dominion Gun Alliance. To-day our readers are presented
with the scheme which the Alliance proposes. Copies
will be sent to each gun club for their consideration,
when the matter will be digested and the delegates from
the different organizations instructed accordingly, so that
when the general meeting is held everything will assume
a definite shape. The objects of this Alliance are for the
purpose of enforcing the Dominion and provincial laws
protecting our game and fish and also for the purpose of
promoting and encouraging legitimate sport with the
rod and gun, All gun clubs joining the Alliance shall be
entitled to one representative for every ten active mem-
bers in good standing on the elub’s books. The represen-
tatives may elect the officers of the Alliance by proxy.
The representatives shall also assist in carrying out the
sepemt purposes of the Alliance. The officers of the Al-
iance shall consist of one president, two vice-presidents,
one secretary, one treasurer, who shall perform the usual
duties belonging to their offices, There shall also be an
active er working committee of five elected, called
«Scouts,”’ whose duties shall be to attend to the interests
of the Alliance and to see that proper laws are made for
the best propagation and protection of our game and fish.
They shall also work up as far as possible a general pub-
lic interest in fish and game protection, etc., etc.
All amendments to our present laws shall first be passed
by the “Scouts,” then sent to the representatives, and if
adopted by the majority sent to the president, and if ap-
proved by him, with his signature attached, the scouts
shall use their best endeavors to have them become law.
All actions for prosecuting violators of the fish and
game laws shall be entered by one or more representa-
tives in the mame of one of the scouts, or the president.
All fines 50 collected shall be sent to the treasurer of the
Alliance.
Each club may be assessed by the scouts, with the
resident’s approval, for the sum of $10, to be used for
usiness purposes of the Alliance, and to defray costs of
prosecuting violators of the game and fish laws.
Each club shall be known by its number, which is given
it when it joins the Alliance. The charter clubs draw lots
to determine their numbers.
The president shall appoint two scrutineers to act with
the secretary in counting votes sent in by proxy.
Newly-elected officers take their offices one month after
the election takes place—the last week in December,
Resignations must be sent to the president, who may
appoint a person to fill the office during the remainder
of the term.
Tournaments held under the management of the
Alliance may be governed by the local laws of the club
where. they are held, provided that at least three traps
are used and set to throw the targets at least 45yds. from
the trap, and only the center trap set to throw straight
away. To raise funds for the Alliance it would he advis-
able for the president to appoint a day for a grand tour-
nament, to be held on the different club grounds, and a
sum equal to one-half the entrance fees to be divided
into ten prizes. Class shooting at thirty artificial targets
such as are in general use, by the club; ties to be shot off
within one week, or as the president may direct, Results
to be wired to the president and secretary. Entrance $1.
The president to appoint, at the scouts’ suggestion, the
umpires and scorers, who must be disinterested persons.
All entries must be sent to the treasurer, at least five
days before the tournament,
Appeals from the umpire’s decision may be made to
the president, whose decision shall be final, The cash
given for prizes to be one-half the entrance money, the
pete to be paid into the treasury for the benefit of the
iance,
LYMAN'S WIND-GAUGE SIGHT.
HE rifle sights invented hy Mr, William Lyman have
done more than any other adjunct to the rifle to
facilitate good shooting. They have been of the greatest
possible aid in shooting, and, as the correspondence in
these columns frequently shows, they are in high favor
among sportsmen. To his other sights Mr. Lyman has
now added a new device, a wind-gauge sight, which is a
marvel of ingenuity and compactness.
The wind-gauge sight is the result of much study and
has many original features, The principle of sighting is
the same as that of the combination sight. A detachable
cup, however, is substituted for the small aperture which
is in the combination sight, The elevation of this sight
is rapid and positive, being obtained by turning a knurled
sleeve which has a triple thread. At every + revolution
ot the sleeve a spring snaps into a small notch, which
enables the shooter to quickly adjust the sight without
looking at it, as is sometimes necessary in hunting. In
very accurate adjustment, as in target shooting, a micro-
meter scale is used, which is at the top of the knurled
sleeve,
The wind-gauge operates from the left hand side of the
sight, and is the most simple, compact and durable device
ever employed for the purpose. The lower graduated
marks show the windage.
The upper part of the sight folds down forward when |}:
not in wse, a8 is shown by the dotted lines in-cut. Al-
though the sight folds forward it is not easy to knock it
out of position when shooting, for unless it is pressed for-
wae more than 90 degrees, if will spring back to its
place.
The form of the base of this sight is such that it fits the
shape of the hand, and is quite as much of an improve-
ment as the pistol grip for grasping the rifle easily and
holding it steadily. The symmetry of this sight adds
much to the good appearance of a rifle.
NEw HAMPSHIRE DEER SEASON,—Charlestown, N. H.,
Jan. 21.—In the letter you publish headed ‘Protection in
Central New York,” I find the following most remarka-
ble statement, or misstatement, made by Mr. 8. K. Ful-
ler, viz.: that “no other, State (with the exception of New
Hampshire) or Territory in our latitude allows the killing
of deer in August, or prohibits it in the month of Novem-
ber.” Now, New Hampshire does neither of these things,
I aided in the revision of her statutes in 1878, and they
have been published in ForEst AND STREAM annually
since. The open season for deer begins Sept. 1 and lasts
until Jan. 1, and since the revision of the statutes one or
two amendments have been made by which practically
all of our shooting (except ducks and plover) begins the
ist of September, I cannot imagine how Mr. Fuller
blundered on to such an idea.—Von W.
PirTsBURGH, Pa., Jan. 14.—The officers of the United
Hunting, Fishing and Camping Clubs of western Penn-
sylvania for 1889, are; Pres., F. K. Gearing; Vice-Pres.,
Wm, Scandrett; Sec., J. W. Hague; Treas., M. F. Cassi-
days Directors, Geo. Weaver, W. G. Schirmer, L. G.
Schattenbrand, J. C. Wiegel, Hon. B. C. Christy, Hon.
M. B. Lemon, Ed Melich, Dom Maguire and Jacob Mo-
schell. This association has done good work in the past
year and has better indications for the future. The
annual report will be published in April.—J. W. Hague,
| Secretary.
found that I had slid under the seat of the boat.
ST. LOUIS NOTES.
T. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 10.—The weather in this locality
has been more like spring than winter. The past
week has been a most remarkable one, and all settlers
say they have not seen so open a winter for years in these
parts. Sportsmen were predicting that ducks would un-
doubtedly begin to come up from their southern quar-
ters, and they have certainly predicted most truthfully,
for several fair bags have been made in the vicinity by -
gunners from this city.
Several days ago a gentleman from this city bagged a
few snipe over on Wet Prairie, Ill. He sayshe saw a
good aeaes but they were wild and very hard to ap-
proach,
Superintendent Damsel, of the Adams Express Co,, did
something last Wednesday that will mae him very
popular with sportsmen throughout this broad land. The
company’s agents along the line of the Frisco Railway
were ignorant regarding the closing of the open season on
deer on the 15th of the present month, and received veni-
son for transportation to commission houses in this city,
when it was too late to deliver it before the season closed,
Tuesday evening’s trains brought in quite a lot of venison;
which could not be delivered until the next day, the 16th;
which would have been a violation of the law, Superin-
tendent Damsel when he heard of the matter gave orders
to have it all returned to the country merchants who
shipped it. The shippers will no doubt be considerably
surprised when it is returned to them, and some perhaps
will feel very indignant toward the express company for
the action taken by its superintendent. Ifall the express
companies were to follow the example of the Adams
country shippers would be more careful, and would post
themselves on the game laws of this State.
Some unknown party in the vicinity of Eureka, about
twenty-five miles west of here, on the Missouri Pacific
Railway, who is opposed to hunters invading his domain,
has distributed poison throughout the surrounding coun-
try, which is playing havoc with field dogs owned by
i aa of Eureka, and about ten days ago three of
them died from the effects of the poison, and now comes
word that two more have turned up their toes to the dai-
sies, The Eureka sportsmen are making an effort to
learn, if they can, who this party is, and should they suc-
ceed in finding out, will make it warm for him.
UNSER FRIPZ.
HALIFAX SPORTSMEN Take Noticr.—New Glasgow, N.
§., Jan. 16.—Kditor Forest and Stream; A terrible story
of game slaughter comes to us from Newfoundland. It
appears that an Englishman named Musgrave went to
the island in July, returning in September; during that
period he killed eighty caribou, brought them, or at least
the antlers and some of the hides, to Halifax and shipped
them there to Great Britain. Iam informed by a reliable
party who saw Musgrave in Halifax, who showed him
the antlers and hides. Perhaps your Little Bay corre-
spondent can give us some light on the subject. Lf it is
a fact that the above number of caribou were killed by
one party, if is high time that some of the St. John sports-
men took the matter up with the government of New-
foundland to prevent such wholesale slaughter of game,
Mr, Musgrave is now encamped at Mooselands, near
Tangeir; he is waiting for snow in order to make a raid
on several moose yards he has discovered. He can resti
assured that should he attempt any such a repetition of
his Newfoundland experience among the moose and
caribou of this Province he may find it expensive sport.
Let the Halifax sportsmen keep a sharp lookout for him
and we will do the same here. True sportsmen are wel-
come at all times; but game butchers we can do without,
—(FLOBE SIGHT.
THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
[Special Correspondence of Forest and Stream.]
LBANY, Jan. 21.—The only bill introduced in the Legislatur8
of interest in the game line was one by Assemblymen Cronin
making it unlawful te catch menhaden, or other fish, by any
Means except with hook and line, in the waters of Jamaica Bay.
Any offender against this act shall be liable to a fine of $100 or
thirty days’ imprisonment, or both. It is complained that those
who take menhaden by nets for their oil, take a greal many game
fish of all kinds which they do not hesitate to use in the process.
There are also complaints that the deep nets drag the oyster beds
and do much harm, <A similar bill to this has been here before.
FOREST AND STRHAM, Box 2,882, N. Y. city. has descriptive iliis-
trated circulars of W. B. Leffingwell’s book, “Wild Pow] Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. This book is pro-
nounced by ““Nanit,” “Gloan,” “Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
other competent authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant.
Camp-Sire SHlicherings.
“That reminds me.”
255.
N a calm still day in October, L was in a boat waiting
for the evening flight of ducks. I had not had a
shot for an hour, and as I lay in my boat I fell into a
doze. The whir of wings roused me, and looking vau-
tiously through my blind, I saw very near a big mallard
drake, standing on a muskrat house. My gun was lying
on the seat, with its muzzle the other way. I slid very
slowly and quietly, feet foremost until I reached it, and
turned it in the right direction. I then tried to rise to
my teet but a heavy weight oppressed me, something was
holding me with superior force; I turned my head and
Before
FE. McC.
I could crawl out Mr. Quack had left,
PITTSBURGH, Pa.
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it stands for the highest perfection in delicate and dainty
smoking products. —
Larayrrrn, Ind., Aug. 21, 1888.—U. 8. Cartridge Co., Lowell,
Mass.: Dear Sir—I am pleased to be able to give you a most sat-
isfactory account of the paper shells you sent me. I haye used
Schultze powder altogether for the last seyen yeals, with Kley’s
shells, and yours are the first perfect substitute I haye found, and
I shall take care fo recommend their use, (Signed) W. GRAHAM.
Champion Shot of England.—Adv.
JAN, 24, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM.
Sea and River Sishing.
NEWFOUNDLAND FISHING SEASONS.
Cap. 108.— Consolidated Statutes,
Sxo. 1.—No person shall at any time catch, kill or take any kind
of trout or other non-migratory fresh-water fish in any inland
Jake, river or stream within this Colony, by the, use of any net,
baltow, weir, fishing otter, lime, or other deleterious compound.
2,—No person shall catch, kill or take any kind of trout, char,
whitefish, landlocked salmon, or any fresh-water or migratory |
fish in amy lake, river or stream of this Colony between the lt
day of September and the ist day of December in any year.
< Oap, 102.—Oonsolidated Statutes,
5,—No person shall by spearing, or sweeping with nets or seines,
take, or attempt to take, any salmon, grilse, par or trout in any
bay, Liver, stréam, cove or water course, above where the tide
usually rises and falls, or in any pond or lake. "
6.—No stake, seine, weir or other contrivance for taking salmon
shall be set, except nets placed so as not to extend more fhan one-
{hird across such river, stream or watercourse. _
7.—No person shall construct any mill dam, weir, rack, frame,
fruin gate or other erection or barrier in or across any river,
stream, etc., s0.as to obstruct the free passage of salmon, grilse
par. trout or other fish resorting thereto, for the purpose of
spawning. .
No person shall permit any sawdust or mill rubbish to be cast
inte any such river, stream, cove, lake or water course,
MAINE TROUT NOTES.
CANNOT learn that a heavy run of blueback trout
was observed this fallin the Mill Brook and other
brooks running into Richardson Lake, Maine, It will be
remembered that a great run of these fish was observed
in the fall of 1887, especially in Mill Brook, by guides
and others, and soon afterward mentioned in the FOREST
AND STREAM. The bed of the stream was literally covered
with these fish, and hosts of them could be taken out of
the water with almost any sort of a net, It was also
curious to note that they were working up ths same
stream over the bed of which hundreds of brook trout
had gone only a few days before, and evidently for the
same purpose, that of spawning. So far as the man who
saw the bluebacks observed, there were at that time no
brook trout in sight, and it was also a matter of some
comment as to where the brook trout had gone in so short
a time. It is, however, highly probable that the same
run of trout took place this fall, though it failed of being
observed for the good reason that careful observers were
not there at the time, Indeed, a run of these peculiar
fish has for seyeral years been observed at the Upper
Dam, where the trout come up from the same lake as in
the case of the Mill Brook run, Neither have I any
doubt but what arun might also be observed as well in
Beaver Brook, and in fact in any of the brooks which
tun into Richardson Lake, were careful observers on the
grounds at the time.
Blueback trout are to be found in Richardson Lake as
well as Mooseluemaguntic. Some authors rely greatly
upon color and teeth at the root of the tongue asa matter
of distinction of species; but they admit that specimens
of the brook trout are occasionally found with these teeth
at the root of the tongue. Well, if they had fished the
streams and ponds of Maine a little more thoroughly than
they evidently have done, and fished with an eye to the
peculiarities of the trout they were taking, they would
have observed that teeth at the root of the tongue are
really very common in this species of trout, Any one
who will take the trouble may become convinced that
cele im the brook trout, or shades of coloring, beyond
the red spots, are very uncertain. There is a pond in
Somerset county, Maine, where the tront are so black as
. to often be mistaken for chub or some other fish, till close
exainination shows that they are really treut, At the
same time one of the inlets of this pond has a clear stony
bottom, and a trout taken from this breok is noted for
the lightness of its coloring. Again, this inlet to the
pond happens to run out of another and a smaller pond.
‘The upper pond has remarkably clear water with a stony
bottom. In this pond the trout are remarkably light
colored, and yet, in the spawning season, the larger trout
of the lower pond, which, by the way, has a very black
and muddy bottom, run up the inlet to spawn, and often
into the upper pond, across it and up its inlets, there to
spawn. Az least the very black trout of the lower pond
have been found in the inlets of the upper pond. Now,
what conclusion do we come to from these facts? Simply
that these trout are one and the same species, regardless
of the pond in which they are found, and that the bottom
of the home of the trout has very much to do with its
coloring.
My wife has fora long time been interested in trout
painting, and the peculiar colormgs of individuals of
the brook trout have been a special study with her. I
have been aware from my boyhood that in a particular
stream in Oxford county, in Maine, the trout are particu-
larly beautiful as to coloring, Not only are they mottled
in a very distinct and beautiful manner, but they are
also painted with waves of color along their sides to an
extent greater than any other trout I have ever seen. In
the summer of 1883 I determined to procure one of these
trout for my wife to paint, and if possible to get the
peculiar coloring for which they are noted. We went to
our friends, within some twenty miles of the stream in
question, and with a team my brother and I started the
next day for the mountain stream. We had procured a
tin pail with a cover, and we were determined to bring
home gpecimens of those beautifully-marked trout to be
copied in painting. We procured several. By carefully
changing the water every few miles, from wells and
streams, we got two of them over the drive of twenty
miles alive. We put them into a well that night in an
improvised car for the inspection of my wife the next
day. In the morning one of them was dead. The other
was lively enough, but alas for his beautiful coloring of
the day before! It was all gone. It was about.as pale
and colorless a specimen of a trout as I ever saw.
There is a lady living a few miles from Rumford Point,
Maine, who has a tame trout, That is, she has a trout
that the family has kept for several years in an aqueduct
tank in the house. The water runs from a mountain
spring into the tank at all times. The trout has become
very tame, It readily comes up to the top of the water
at call; suffers its back to be rubbed, in fact seems to like
this sort of treatment. It takes food from the hand
readily; often. jum ping owt of water for earthworms or
grasshopper, of which it is especially fond. But as to
coloring, what has this trout? Simply nothing, except
almost an entire absence of the wavy brightness that
characterizes the trout from the same brook from which
this specimen came a few years ago.
Many brook trout of 10 and 104]bs, have been recorded
by careful and truthful anglers. One of 1141bs. was
taken in Mooselucmaguntic Lake a year ago last June.
In the fall of 1880, Sept. 29, a brook trout was taken at
the Upper Dam which weighed 114lbs, This trout was
at once forwarded to Prof, Baird, who had the skin
mounted, and it is, or should be, in the Smithsonian
Institution to-day. If that specimen has been destroyed,
nother specimen can probably be obtained next season,
that will weigh 10lbs. at least. Indeed, if the Govern-
ment will furnish the jar and the alcohol, and have it at
the Upper Dam next summer, there is no doubt that one
or two specimens of these great trout would be con-
tributed to the Smithsonian by sportsmen who happen to
be so fortunate as to take them.
Even the lovers of the rod and reel are sometimes the
recipients of Christmas remembrances. In one case Mr,
Geo. B. Appleton, for several years a fellow salesman
with the lamented and much beloved Pronty, was made
happy on that happiest day of all the year, He received,
much to his surprise, the very gold watch that Prouty
used to carry. Mrs. Prouty accompanied the gift with
an explanation, stating that she had for some time con-
templated the gift, well knowing that it would be the
wish of her husband, could he speak from the land where
gifts are not needed. Inside the watch is inscribed, ‘‘My
companion, and ny own familiar friend.”
Even “Special” himself was not forgotten on that day,
and a gold trout now ornaments his watch chain, a gift
from Geo. T. Freeman, the Court street jeweler. It is all
the more a welcome trout from the fact that George and
“Special” have camped together and fished together
many a time, taking trout other than golden, but bright
and shining all the same. SPECIAL,
NOTES ON SALMON, TROUT AND EELS,
Dies following notes from the returns of 1887 of the
Board of Conservators of the Dart Fishery District,
England, are of interest to us because we have the fishes
mentioned, and know very little of their habits and
movements:
Young of salmon twelve months old are termed spawn;
they go to sea at this age at various periods from March
to June; they vary in length from 6 to 8in.; maximum
weight, 20z. On their first return from the sea in July
and August of the same year they are termed peel [The
Inspector thinks the observer has confused migratory
trout (Salmo trutia) with salmon, yet he has known a
grilse of 1lb. weight, and Yarrell records one of 150z.],
and weigh from 4b to 1lbs.
they come up the river again, about July and August,
The following summer
weighing from 4 to 6lbs., and are then termed harvest
fish, being about two and a half years old, The following
summer, about three and a half years old, they run about
8 to 12lbs, each. Besides these there is a small fish
throughout the year in the fresh water termed a hepper.
I consider this is the young of peel [Salmo trutta]. 1
have seen these latter spawning under 41b. in weight.
L notice that whenever there is a good freshet in the
river, salmon will ascend to the fresh water, and they
quickly drop back again to the tidal water. They cer-
tainly do not come up then for spawning, and, I believe,
only for a change, a taste of fresh water,
Sea lice are the only parasites I have seen on salmon,
and I have not seen these above Totnes Weir (the highest
point the tide flows), about twelve miles from the sea.
Possibly they may at timescarry them to the fresh water,
but it is generally believed they die and drop off within
twenty-four hours of the time the fish enters the river.
Formerly, while the fish were obstructed at Totnes
Weir, very few salmon were seen in the river before
May. For some years they were netted early in Sep-
tember and put over the weir. These fish spawned in
October, returned early to sea and came back in March
as fresh run fish, and always the largest caught during
the season, 15 to 20lbs. each. This continues, though
the fish-pass at Totnes Weir renders netting now un-
necessary,
Since salmon have been able to get over Totmes Weir
they get to the highest water on Dartmoor, and spawn
about the middle of October; this hascontinued for many
years, but this last season was an exception; the dry
weather continued late and very few salmon got up the
river till the end of October. There is an old saying
among the fishermen on Dartmoor that very few salmon
are ever seen there after Christmas, and that unless fish
ean spawn there early they are afraid of being left by
tailing waters. This theory is fully confirmed this last
season; very large numbers of fish have spawned in
November in the lower parts of the river; they could
then haye got to the moor, but not one was seen in the
East Dart and very few in the West Dart above the junc-
tion at Dartmeet.
Most of the salmon spawn from the middle of October
to middle of December, and a few down as late as April.
Brown trout spawn early in October and Noveniber,
The Dart is a very swift flowing river, and most kinds
of crustacea get washed uway. The trout in winter are
short of food, dependent a great deal on worms, not a
fattening diet, but they get rapidly into condition when
the natural flies appear. The better the food the earlier
the fish spawn. A remarkable instance of this occurs in
this district. A small brook empties into the Slafton
Lea, a sheet of fresh water close to the sea coast between
Dartmouth and the Start Point. The trout in this brook
are in first-rate condition as early as January; the owner
will not allow any fishing after June 30, and the fish
spawn in July, Iconsider this is caused by abundance
of food in the winter at the spot where it enters the Lea,
where thousands of young perch and roach abound.
The trout in the fresh water of the Dart are all white
flesh except when they drop down to the tidal water
below Totnes Weir, and all of them get pink fiesh from
the difference in food—shrimps, etc.
Salmon run mostly on spring tides and freshets, and
with a northwest wind blowing off-shore, causing smooth
water at the rocky entrance of the river at Dartmouth.
Eels are very abundant both in the fresh and tidal
portion of the river. They are taken occasionally by
“clotting” (a bunch of worms strung om worsted, which
they hold fast on), as many as 30 to 40 dozen ali a time,
ONEONTA, N. . Y.—The Fish and Game Protective Asso-
ciation members propose te put out some quail in this
vicinity.—X.
BLACK BASS IN PONDS.
AUTON, Mass.—Hditor Forest and Stream: We haye
near here a large pond that has been stocked with
small-mouth black bass for seyenteen years, and yet it is
the exception and not the rule to catch one out. When
one is caught it is alwaysa large one. I have fished it
for ten years and never saw asmallone. The pond has
an outlet into the river by way of numerous mill dams,
etc, What is the reason they are so scarce? Can it be
they have run the dams to the river? Perhaps the pond
is not well adapted to them, There is another pond near
by of spring water but small outlet, some sand, a good
deal of mud, and some small boulders for bottom. Is
there anywhere I can get bass fry or spawn to stock this
pond? Would not the large-mouth be more likely to suc-
ceed than his brother the small-mouth? There is very
good feed in it for bass, as it is alive with shiners and
small perch, etc. JI would willingly go to a little expense
and trouble to see this pond stocked, I think that it
would make good sport without going too far for it. I
haye tried the other pond with all the lures that I know,
including the fly, which is the most successful, but I have
very indifferent success. In the Fall River ponds the
bass are very plentiful and I have good success, They
have not been stocked any longer than our ponds here.
I would be more than pleased fo hear of anything that
would catch them, G. HB, W.
[It is difficult to tell why small bass are not caught in the
Taunton pond. Perhaps they may be present, but remain
in seclusion and refuse to bite, Tf they have access
to the river they will go into it, and the dams, unless pro-
vided with fishways, will prevent their return to the pond,
Possibly there is not enough food for the bass and the big
ones have eatenthe smallones. If there is an abundance
of minnows there should be plenty of bass, The other pond
described should certainly grow good bass of both kinds.
The two species thrive equally well in Massachusetts.
Waban pond, at Wellesley, Mass., has the same peculiar-
ity with regard to its bass, It has been stocked twenty
years. There are plenty of large small-mouthed bass,
but it is a rare thing to catch a small one, A resident of
Wellesley, who has fished in this pond both before and
after it was stocked, informs us that he has seen as many
as a hundred large bass at a time on the bottom, but they
would not bite. In his long experience of nearly a quar-
ter of acentury he has caught only one half-pound bass on
a hook, but he hascaptured many large fish. The fry are
common in shoal water near the shore. Shiners are very
abundant. He has caught minnows on one side of his
boat and used them in a little deeper water on the other
side to catch bass. This pond empties by a brook into
Charles River. Bass of all sizes are found in the river.
The biting of the bass in Waban pond is extremely capri-
cious and disappointing. Our informant has been most
successful trolling with a frog, having his line sunk a
little below the surface. Farm pond, in Sherborn, has
plenty of bass of both kinds, and a good catch can be
made almost any day. A permit is necessary for non-
residents. This pond hasno shiners in it; thereis no inlet
and only a smalloutlet. Barker’s pond, Wellesley, Mass.,
is artificial, and has neither inlet nor outlet. It contaims
no minnows, but has plenty of small bullheads or catfish.
This pond has many small bass, but no large ones appar-
ently. In the spring one can take all the small bass of
4 to Hb. he wants with worms. In these ponds bass take
the hook best where there arenominnows, Besides frogs
we know that small catfish are very tempting to bass. In
the Susquehanna River they are used sometimes in prefer-
ence to all other baits. Small bass can be had from Mr,
R. Winstord Denton, Wellesley, Mass., at a reasonable
price in the spring. |
LAKE TROUT.
Hditor Forest ano Stream:
IL have always been mixed up in the matter of lake
trout, and since reading Mr. Cheney’s letter T am more
so. ‘Forester’ records three distinct lake trouls—the
lake trout (Salmo confinis); the siskawitz or northern
lake trout (Salmo siskauvtz), and the greatest lake trout
(namaycush), Mr, Cheney tells us a great deal about his
lake trout being known by so many different names in
different places; but he fails to make the most important
matter clear by not dwelling upon the three kinds of
lake trout. ‘‘Forester’s” “lake trout,” ‘greatest lake
trout” and ‘‘siskawitz” are all different. Are there three
lake trouts? Does ‘forester’ enumerate them correctly?
You will see by the outlines I send you that his lake
trout and greatest lake trout, according to his drawings,
are as different as any two fishes that swim, Iam not
the only one who is puzzled in this direction, and I think
a short but clear item from you on the subject would
proye an appropriate, interesting and instructive feature.
Which of these three fishes 1s commonly called ‘‘Mack-
inaw trout,” ‘‘Mackinaw salmon,” “lunge,” ‘‘longe,”
‘‘tooue,” ‘‘forked-tailed trout,” ‘“‘tuladi,” ‘red trout,”
“oray trout,” ‘lake salmon,” “‘salmon trout,” if these are
vulgar names? KABHKAHLIN,
[Only one lake trout is recognized at present by stu-
dents of the salmon family—the namaycush of , Wal-
baum. The siscowet or siskawitz is regarded simply as
a local race of the nameaycush differing only in being
shorter and fatter. ‘‘Forester” took his ichthyology
principally from De Kay and some of his figures of lake
trout are poor copies of illustrations in “The Natural
History of New York,” This was considered an excel-
lent work several decades ago and is nowone of the
classics, but it is not accepted as a guide to the present
state of Knowledge concerning fishes, The names given
in. the closing paragraph, with the exception of red trout,
reter to the common form of the lake trout with its color
variations, Tuladi is the New Brunswick name; togue is
heard in Maine, and some togue are nearly black; longe
is attributed to Vermont; namaycush is the Indian name
in the far North; trout is the appellation in Winnipiseo-
gee; Mackinaw trout appears on lakes Huron, Michigan,
and Superior: lake salmon, lake trout, and salmon trout
are names used in northern New York; peet is the most
curious name of all and its locality for the moment is
forgotten,
If we were to describe the variations of color and
form observed in the lake trout through its wonderfully
wide range from both sides of Arctic America southward
to Idaho, the Great Lakes, and New York, we might be
charged with romancing, but in this case ‘truth is
stranger than fiction.”]
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FOREST AND STREAM.
(Tan, 24, 1889,
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Epes ik “Sardines in olive oil” sell readily as
disguised Eastport herring in cottonseed oil. ‘‘Ocean
trout” and ‘‘Alaska mackerel” are considered far superior
to the common menhaden from which they spring.
‘Pickled whitefish” are much more satisfactory to the
imagination than the weakfish which represent them in
the market. ‘‘Cod steaks” sound promising even when
cut from the savage wolftish. ‘Kennebec salmon” are
always in demand whether from Maine or in the guise of
redfish and steelhead from Oregon. Itis, therefore, with
little surprise that we hear just at this time of the
wonderful dinners provided by a celebrated restaurateur
in Washington with ‘“‘young halibut” from Norfolk as
the chief attraction transformed and idealized from the
homely and humble winter flatfish, which has approached
our shores, not to thrill epicures, but to deposit its eggs
peacefully.
We are reminded of a circumstance in a noted coffee
house in Melbourne a few years ago which created a
great deal of excitement. The proprietor introduced a
fish of surpassing sweetness and delicacy of flavor, under
the name of ‘Sweet William.” His patrons eagerly de-
voured ‘Sweet William” and the fish had a tremendous
run. Jt was tender, juicy, and entirely free from bones.
All went swimmingly for a time. Inquiries failed to re-
veal the name of the new favorite until one luckless day
somebody saw a barrelful of young sharks go into the
establishment, to be translated into “Sweet William.”
Then the volume of business suddenly shrunk and the air
was black with threats of suits for damages by enraged
customers. And so—what’s in a name?
THE MENHADEN QUESTION AGAIN.
Editor Forest and Stream:
It was a surprise to me to see one or two well
known anglers upholding the policy of the ‘‘menhaden
pirates,” as we call them down East. I am satisfied that
they had not investigated the question fully or their opin-
ions would haye been changed, A few years ago the men-
haden men skinned our noble river, and fishing it to the
bottom with their purse seines, destroyed all food fishes
that came into them. They did the same again this year,
on our coast, within a hundred yards of the shore, in
open defiance of the law, but we are going for them and
they'll probably pay the penalty. The great Mr. Maddox,
{ learn, is going to have the law repealed so that the
pirates can gobble up all the fish in our rivers, as well as
on the coast, and grind them into porgie chum. But, [
rather guess not, G, EH. N,
BarTH, Maine.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Ata meeting of the Menhaden Association last week
it protested against the closing of Raritan Bay to their
nets as a discrimination in favor of sportsmen. To again
open the bay to menhaden fishers would be a discrimina-
tion in favor of the oil men. Do these men want the
earth with a shawl strap around it? Is there to be no bit
of water closed to their devastating work, where the
fishes can find a place to breed and rest from the pur-
suing steamers? It is evident that the menhaden men
will be satisiied with nothing but the right to pursue
their prey in every nook and corner where they may go.
They are bold and aggressive, and it is time that they
should learn that the people have some rights in the mat-
ter of food fishes, and that the manufacture of an oil
which the world can get along very well without, in
order to enrich atew who have money invested in the
business, is not the first thing to be considered in Jegisla-
ting for our fisheries. The closing of Raritan Bay to
menhaden fishermen is one of the best pieces of fishery
legislation we have had. Let us guard against any
movement to change this law. RARITAN,
New Yor«, Jan. 15.
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SAIBLING IN STERLING LAKE.
()* Dec. 28, 1888, Mr. E, G. Blackford, with that pene-
tration for which he is famous, discovered in a
“mackerel trout” given him by Mr. A. 8. Hewitt, Jr.. a
species unlike the natives of his acquaintance, but as he
supposed, similar to a trout which we had together ex-
amined in the National Museum. This specimen, there-
fore, was sent to Washington, and it proved to be the
first return of the imported saibling, as far as we know.
It was caught with a worm by Mr. Hewitt in Sterling
Lake, Orange county, New York. Mx. Blackford, quot-
ing from Mr. Hewitt, says: ‘‘They come up only about
spawning time in November. The biggest run was about
the 15th. The water in the lake is from 500 to 7O00ft.
deep. The bottom is mostly rocky. Mr. Barlow owns
part of the lake and set a net to catch some of these tish,
but was not successful. Mr, Seth Green tried to catch
some of then with bait, but was unsuccessful and caught
only two trout.” My, Blackford says that the workmen
who were repairing the dams when the water had been
drained rather low claim to have seen these saibling all
the way up to 301bs, each, but Mr, Hewitt discredits this.
The trout struck ata spoon, but Mr. H. could not hook
them.
The length of the specimen is nearly 94in. It is a male
with the spermaries moderately well developed, In its
stomach, besides traces of the bait, were remains appar-
ently of some kind of shellfish, and there were two trout
eggs of a pale amber color, the largest one about Hin. in
diameter. The oil globule of the eggs had broken into
about ten or more secondary spheres. The appendages
at the pyloric end of the stomach are very short and thick
and thirty-six in number.
There are teeth on the root of the tongue, and five pairs
on the free portion. The teeth of the lower jaw and the
front part of the upper jaw are somewhat enlarged, The
lower jaw projects very slightly, and has an incipient
knob which can be received into a faint emargination of
the snout. The breast fin is long, and the belly fin when
laid back reaches within about fin. of the vent, The.
tail is deeply forked.
There are eleven parr marks on the sides, with six or
seven intermediate dark bands on the back extending
ly slightly below the top of the parr marks. The belly
ils sides up to the middle line, and back almost to the
tail fin, are rosy. The sides have numerous small ver-
milion spots, showing very faintly. The large back fin
and the tail fin are dusky without mottling; the latter
has a broad pink tinge on its lower lobe and around its
hind margin. The fins of the breast, belly and behind
the vent are vermilion, the two latter with milky white
margins in front. The eye is silvery with brassy refiec-
tions. The scales are very small, in about 200 rows from
the head to the tail fin. |. ©
It is somewhat significant that this saibling is similar
to the Sunapee trout in its habits, making its appearance
in November only about spawning time. We shall await
with much interest further information about the history.
of this really beautiful trout. Before leaving it, how-
ever, we may state that it looks very different from Suna-
pee trout of nearly equal size, and does not closely resem-
ble the blueback.
“MORE ABOUT THE BLACK BASS.”
[> this supplementary book* Dr. Henshall has added
much new material, and many new facts, to his
original work, which he has thought best to let stand as
it is, and, instead of a new edition with additional mat-
ter, has given us the volume now under consideration. It
is a valuable addition, containing as many chapters as the
first book, and covering all that is to-day known of this
fish, and of the methods of angling for it.
Many writers have tried their Thetis at defining the
qualities that entitle a fish to rank as game. Dr, Hen-
shall gives his ideas on this elastic subject as follows:
“But what are the qualities of a game fish? As 1 under-
stand it, they are: its aptitude to rise to the artificial fly,
its readiness to take a natural bait, and its exhibition of
strength and cunning, persistence and activity, in its
efforts to break away after being hooked.” In going over
the disputed merits of the two species, in the matter of
gameness, the author takes the position which we have
long held, that the big-mouth is underrated as to its game
qualities mainly because of traditional prejudice handed
down from some of the early writers, and cites several
well-known angling authorities in support of this position.
The Doctor valiantly defends the black bass, and he pro-
perly includes both species in this name, against the
charge of being unduly destructive to other fishes, but
ea not approve of placing them in waters where trout
ive.
_Under the heading of *‘Material for Rods,” after giving
all the proper proportions of calibre and length for bait,
trolling, and fly-rods, when made of different woods, we
again agree with him that ‘ash and lancewood, green-
heart, bethabara, and some other woods, when carefully
selected, make excellent rods, but the best are inferior to
a good split-bamboo rod. On the other hand, a first-class
bethabara, or ash and lancewood fly rod is better than
many split-bamboo rods as now made.” In the matter of
doweled ferrules Dr. Henshall still retains his dislike of
them, and here we find ourselves again in line with him;
in fact, we are so all through the book, unless in some
small matters, such as his broad statement that all pre-
daceous fishes feed almost entirely at night.
There is a marked absence of nonsense about the col-
oration of leaders, and a plain way of stating what the
author believes to be facts, that make the book not only
of value to the young angler, but to the veteran also,
whether he agrees with the writer on all points, as he is
sure not to do, or holds different opinions. It is only
within the past dozen years that the black basses have
been prominently brought before our anglers as wonder-
fully game fish, and to no one are we more indebted for
bringing their claims to be ranked next to the salmon and
trout, in the list of our angling game, than to the learned
and genial writer, whose portrait the publishers have
placed in the front of this interesting little book.
*"“More About the Black Bass,” being a supplement to the
“Book of the Black Bass,” by James A. Henshall, M. D.; fully il-
lustrated: Kobert Clarke & Co., Cincinnati, 1889.
MartTIN VAN BUREN AS AN ANGLER.—Marietta, Ga,—
iditor Forest and Stream: In an article, apparently
editorial, in FOREST AND STRHAM of Jan. 10, itissuggested
that Martin Van Buren could not have been an angler,
It so happens that I can furnish evidence to the contrary.
About 1845 I fished at Ottawa, Ill, in the Fox River, for
black bass and pike, in company with the champion
angler of that time, named Delano, hotel keeper and
sportsman. We had fine sport in the stream, bringing
home 400 black bass in three days, 300 of which were
taken by Delano. He was an earnest Democrat, and was
fond of telling that he never was outfished by any man
except Martin Van Buren, who did it on that river, as TI
understood him to say. Inever was an admirer of Mr.
Van Buren, either as politician or President, and I voted
for Harrison in 1840, but Iam willing to give the former
the credit of being a member of the brotherhood of
anglers,—S. C, C.
BILLINGSGAT® MARKE?T.—From the second anual re-
port of the Inspector of Sea Fisheries (England and
Wales) for 1887, we learn that the weight of fish delivered
at Billingsgate Market, London, during the year was
308,182,000lbs., of which 1,810,000lbs. were seized and
condemned. This amount includes shellfish. Nearly
two-thirds of the total was carried by land; 8,000lbs. of
American lobsters, sent in boracic acid as an experiment,
were bad on arrival; 24,000lbs, of skates, sent in July
from West of England, were out of season and could not
be sold, Herrings and whitings, however, outnumbered
all the other species in the percentage of condemned pro-
ducts. .
BUCK-HYE MACKEREL AND SALT MENHADEN IN WASH-
INGTON,— We are informed that ‘‘thimble-eye” or ‘*chub”
mackerel (Scomber colias) are common as a salt fish in the
markets and stores of Washington, D. C. By some of the
dealers they are called ‘“buck-eye” mackerel. The
demand for these fish is constant and the quality usually
very good. Salt menhaden, which were packed exten-
sively last summer and imposed upon the uninitiated and
unsuspecting under various names, such as “Alaska
mackerel” and *‘chub mackerel,” found little favor with
Washington merchants, and still less with consumers,
FLEXIBLE FERRULES.—Hditor Forest and Stream: I
notice the claim, in your paper, by Mr. Kirker, of the in-
vention of the flexible metal ferrule for rods. Ihave no
doubt that it was new to him, but I invented and made
such a ferrule three years ago, but never patented it,—
W. HOLBERTON.
Passalc RivER,—Commenting on Mr. Geo. Shephard
Page’s report in our last issue of stocking the Passaic
River, N. J., with bass and carp the Newark Oall says:
“Since Mr, Page put the thirty-five bass in the river it
has been replenished every year by hundreds of thousands
of fish from Greenwood Lake, Eispntoode and ali the
chain of ponds on the Rockaway, Whippany and Pompton
rivers, And large accessions of carp have recently been
added by the breaking away of several carp ponds in
Morris county. The trout he put in haye probably been
relished by the bass.”
Tos. H. Couns sends us his catalogue of angling goods,
rods, reels, hooks, flies, and all the rest of the parapher-
nalia which make up the necessities and the luxuries of
the modern fisherman. There are subjects in these pages
for many hours of cogitation and study, and if one cares
to go into the rod making business for himself Mr. Chubb
will supply all the component parts of a rod. Mr. Chubb
claims the title of “The Fishing Rod Manufacturer,” and
his address is Post Mills, Vt. ;
SHisheulture.
NOTES ON FISH FUNGUS.
/ E learn from a note on the cause of death of fishes in
the National Park Dam, New South Wales, by J. D.
Ogilby, that specimens of black bream, a fish resembling our
scup, were picked up dead or dying above the weir in the
National Park, at Sydney, from the attacks of a species of
Saprolegnia, the well-known salmon fungus, whose ray-
ages in the fresh waters of the British Isles and the United
States are only too familiar to fishculturists, While exam-
ining into the cause of the mortality a large eel was found
trying to climb up the face of a sloping rock, evidently with
the purpose of ridding itself of the fungus by exposing it to
the air, in which it cannot Jong survive. The head, and
especially the soft parts about the eyes and lips, was cov-
ered in many places to the depth of an eighth of an inch
with the fungus. The gills were nearly destroyed, and the
remnants were thickly covered with a fungoid growth.
White patches showed here and there on the body and tail,
and the breast fins had in a great part disappeared.
The prevalence of this disease is ascribed to a drought of
several months, during which the water was almost stag-
nant. The remedy advised was to let the water escape, and
as far as possible dry up the bed of the river and run off the
spores of the fungi, while at the same time the surviving
fish would escape to the saline estuary, in which the Sapro-
legnia would quickly die.
In the report of the Inspectors of Fisheries (England and.
Wales) for 1888, it is stated that ‘The disease caused by
fungus still prevails, but with less severity, in most rivers of
Great Britain in the months between autumn and spring.
It is not due to pollutions or overstocking, for if occurs in
pure waters and where fish are scarce. Low wateris not the
cause, since itis often most destructive in 4 wet season,
Sea water appears to kill the fungus, and yet diseased fish
have been oceasionally taken in brackish water, and eyen in
tideways. Sometimes, but not always, a small freshet in
May is followed by the temporary disappearance of the
fungus from fresh waters. The disease prevails also in Huro-
pean Russia and in Asiatic. and American rivers which
ow into the Pacific,”
WHITEFISH FOR ENGLAND.
FE Midland Counties Fishculture Establishment, at
Malvern Wells, has gone actively into the work of
hatching out eggs free of charge for public bodies. Perch.
tench, ey and roach have been artificially reared, and se
successfully that Mr. Burgess, the proprietor, will enlarge
his establishment to increase its efficiency. TLast season's ©
work resulted in the distribution of large quantities of fish
into various lakes and other waters in England
The acclimatization of the American whitefish will be at-
tempted with the co-operation of the U. 8. Fish Commission,
Special reservoirs of great size and depth will be provided
for the experiment. Judging from the success with white-
fish in ponds in Michigan, there should be no great diffi-
culty in rearing them in-England, provided the eggs are not
injured in transportation,
INTRODUCTION OF A SUPPOSED CARP SUCKER
INTO NEW SOUTH WALHS.—At the meeting of the
Linnean Society of New South Wales at Sydney, Oct. 31,
1888, Mr. Macleay exhibited four specimens of a species of
carp sucker, which had been taken from a nearly dry water-
hole close to the Wingecaribee River at Hlyo, Burradoo, a
few days before. Several hundred of these fishes were re-
moved from the holes and placed in the river in the imme-
diate vicinity. Mr. Macleay finds the sucker to belong to
the genus Carpiodes, which includes several species, all of
them presumably limited to fresh waters of the United
States, and concludes by saying that “it would be interest-
ing to know how and when the fish was introduced into
this country, where its acclimatization, as far as Winge-
caribee is concerned, seems to have been so perfectly suc-
cessful.” Tf the carp sucker has gone to New South Wales
from the United States, it may have been carried uninten-
tionally along with carp or bass, associated species in some
Eastern waters of our country. We hope, however, that
this inferior fish, which has nothing to recommend it but
its pleasing form and colors, may not eventually be charged
against us. We have failed to find any record of a shipment
of carp from the U. 8. Government ponds to Australia, j
On a recent trip Goy, Routt gave me permission to tell a
fish story, which, he says, Gen. Grant enjoyed exceedingly.
Tn the early days of Leadville’s boom a group of miners and
good fellows were gathered around the tavern stove spinning
yarns. One had caught a 10-pound trout, another had har-
pooned a whale in the Arctic seas, and so on, when up spoke
the little Governor: ‘‘Well, boys, all that’s nothing to my
luck; IT once caught a pickerel that weighed 180 pounds.”
“Oh, Goyernor! a pickerel weighing 180 pounds!” resounded
from all sides. No one would believe the tale, but Routt
persisted, and, after vainly trying to shake their incredulity,
explained: ‘‘Pickrell is my wife’s name.” He says he never
spent a cent for cigars or other luxuries during the rest of
his visit. One of the hearers gave him a share in the mine
ahah shave him on the high road to great wealth.—Chicaqo
AIWNENLCO.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 15, 1884.—United States Cartridge Co.,
Lowell, Mass.: Gentlemen—The two hundred Climax shells sent
me have been tried with Schultze and Black powder. Iam very
much pleased with same, Could not get good results with
Schultze in any other shell, Will use ne other shell so long as
you keep this at its present standard, You are at Jiberty to use
this or any other recommendation I can give you. Most respect-
fully, (Signed) W. C. Gross.—Adv.
Jan, 24, 1889,] FOREST AND STREAM.
di
Pe 0 A ——— eee
make him now at shows what poor old Charlemagne used
to be, and ull the caresses of the crowd fall on the grandson
of the illustrious old champion. Maney Trefoil, t erefore,
may some day upset previous decisions, ;
John B. Evans, whose tame appears in ow obituary
notices this week, was a man to whom I must pay a passing
tribute as a sound judge of anu animal, and a sensible critic
of adog. His end was painfully sudden, for a fortnight or
go ago we were having a lovg chat ou live stock in general.
He was thoroughly practical and bad had great experience
as an ostrich farmer in South Africa. Not long ago—a few
weeks—he wrote over his initials a most amusing article ou
the absurd notions of the London populace on the qualifica-
tion of our show bloodhounds to track criminals in this
great metropolis, He po-poohed the idea, and gave experi-
ences of his own hounds, which he kept to frighten the
Kaftivs away from his kraals. He said that the bloodhound
as he now iS was a complete failure even on Kaffirs, natur-
ally stronger in scent than the usual run of mankind, Some
gentlemen interested in the bloodhound boom then sought
out the deceased and atrial was arranged by Mr. W. K
Taunton and a prominent breeder of goats, Mr. Holmes
Pegler, and the ve igeme way that Mr. Hvans related the
farce that followed was humorous in the extreme, and
hardly demonstrated that his opinion had been altered. _
A prominent member of our kennel circle is seriously ill,
aud but faint hopes are entertained for his recovery, The
Karl of Warwick, a somewhat peculiar nobleman in his
way, has of late years been breeding black field spaniels ex-
tensively, He also exhibits at many of the leading shows,
and has got on fairly well, though not by any means to the
top of the tree. Heisagreat patron of the popular War-
wick show, when a largé proportion of the persons visiting
that exhibition make it a point of going over one of the
finest old castles in the country. Considerable anxiety is
felt for this nobleman, whose retiring manner has almost
amounted to foolishness. ‘ ;
I have seen it reported that short backs in field spaniels
were discarded at the late Birmingham show, ‘This is in-
correct; but such was really the case in cocker spaniels,
Che Kennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS. :
_January, last week.—Western Renesas Poultry Society's
Fourteenth Annual Show, Pittsburgh, Pas C. B. Hlben, Sec’y.
Feb. 5 to 8, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Columbus
Fanciers’ Club at Columbus 0. Thos, R. Snarrow, Secretary.
Feb, % to 12,— First Annual Show of the Elson River Poultry,
Dog and Pet Stock Association, at Newburgh. N.Y. .!. H. Dreyen-
stedt, Secretary, Washingtonville, N, Y, f
Feb. 19 to 22, 1889.—Thirteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Club, Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
ace.
April 9 to 12,_Trirst Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass. Hdward W, Doyle, Secretary.
April 9 to 12, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
Kennel Club, at Chicago. I. John L, Lincoln, Jr., Secretary. _
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club, at Philadelphia, Pa, Wa, 0, Child, Secretary.
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
FIELD TRIALS,
Nov. 4,—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indigna Kennel Club.
Pp. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind. "
Nov, 18—Bleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Wield
Trials Club, at High Point, N. ©. W. A, Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga, Springs, N.Y. .
OLD WORLD KENNEL ‘TOPICS,
[By owr Special Correspondermt.]
ONDON, Jan, 5.—This being the first week of the year, . : is ‘
4 mtn > : ¥*eF\) which the true admirer of the cocker must be glad to see,
weare apt to look back on the sports and pastimes of the This long-backed cocker spaniel business had un ortunately
old year now passed into history. On the whole, that term
has been a good ote, and some of the richest stakes ever
offered have been competed for by the best of horses, and so
far as regards the kennel world things look better than ever
they have, if we take high prices asa criterion. I think
¢hat such will be generally accepted as a guiding star and
a finger post to the advancement made in the year that has
just drawn to—here in London—a foggy, sloppy close.
The year commenced well with the sale of the rough
collie Carattacus, which will be remembered as the excite-
ment of the Liverpoolshow. Then some others made good
prices, as-did several in the fox-terrier line. But all these
great firures were eclipsed with the sale of the St, Bernard
champion Plinlimmon at $5,000. Every one was sorry over
that magnificent dog leaving the country, and as much
Tegretted when they learned that he was not to be exhibited
again or the public given the service of him. That such a
splendid example of his breed shuu!d be allowed to exist in
a country where the ari of breeding high class stock is
making such vast strides, without heing getatable to those
with means, is regrettable, and must be keenly felt by your-
selves. Greyhounds have also fetched great prices, in fact,
more than ever before,
The shooting season has been an open one, but at tirsh
opened badly, becanse of the backwariiness of the haryest.
e very wet summer which we had gone through half
drowned the partridges, and many vests were deserted or
the eggs addled or washed away by the continual down
pour. Again, the adyance made in farming implements is
making sad hayoe among game which build their nests upon
the ground, or shelter their young in the standing hay or
corn, The modern mowing machine and reaper account for
myriads of birds annually, and it must be recorded that
artridges are becoming in numbers here smaller and
Jamentably less.
Really the only gpen places now where the rattle of the
mower is not to be heard in June and July is the wilds of
Scotland, Wales and ireland. These moors are extensively
patronized, and the shooting in many cases realizes more
money than if the land were under grass or cereals. Fabu-
lous prices are giyen for these moors, and on some of them
the game ig so scarce that the lessee has to purchase game,
even to make presents to his friends, to prevent them think-
ing him mean, till they have their short holiday, and it
wears off alot of the cobwebs that gather around a man’s
pie whose time is taken up ina busy city or parliamen-
ary life,
any people here make a handsome income out of teams
Of setters which they let.out to persons taking the moors.
Every one more or less benefits by this system, for a sports-
man would be greatly out of pocket in keeping a large team
of dogs over the year simply for a week or two’s shooting.
To qualify this I must state that a brace of setters or pointers
are generally knocked up in an hour or less over the moors,
for they are so rough, and very often a team of ten or twelve
brace have to be used in one day.
The Christmas holidays having been on, kennel affairs
haye been quiet here, and only a few small shows have taken
a since Birmingham, where public judging took place
or the first time since the National show wus started. Some
How prefer the private adjudications, but I think the ma-
ority are in favor of the new course taken by the executive.
ntortunately the space is so limited at Birmingham that
the rings are necessarily exceedingly small, and the conse-
quence was that very many mistakes were made, and many
of the awards were severely criticised by those calculated to
know, viz., the representatives of the different journals.
What is known as “type” in animals is fast becoming
universally known here, and it is astonishing how the aver-
age Britisher can at once tell a good horse or a dog from a
bad one. One hears lads nowadays talk about the points of
this or that animal with the eloqnence or rather the confi-
dence of an octogenarian, so numerous are the exhibitions
which tend to improve the different breeds of animals and
birds. <All this is 4 good sign of the times, for so long as
there are all these young folks springing up in the way they
should go, so long will prices remain high, and breeders of
really food stock be in pocket.
Fox hunting here so far this season has been successful,
and there have been very many good runs, the season being
an open one. Day after day we have had more or less ‘‘a
southerly wind and a cloudy sky,” which all know “pro-
claims it a hunting morn.” Foxes are fairly plentiful, hut
the fields are hardly so large as they were some years ago,
when Melton Mowbray, Market Harborough and other
hunting centers actually reeked in the fashion and wealth
of the country. Suchis not the case now; the depression
among agriculturists has told its tale, for many of our
greatest and hardest riders draw their incomes from the
s0ns of the soil, and when the sinews of wal become
slack the same is bound to be felt, and by nu one greater
than our large landed proprietors, nearly all of whom wor-
ship the glorious institution of the chase. —
Collies still retain their high standard of excellence, and
vie with St, Bernards in popularity. A dog that has been
steadily coming forward to the front rank is Maney Tretoil,
ason of The Squire and Scotch Pearl. This dog is not far
from being the best collie in Hagiand, and is an exceedingly
handsome dark sable with a huge white frill and other
markings. He is undoubtedly a wonderful dog, and with-
out being disrespectiul—in fact, I mean to be complimentary
—to his owner, Mr. H. C. White, he is a most perfect “‘flat-
vatcher,’? Bis way, manners and exceeding good looks
been too long a foolish and insensible fashion; indeed for
the matter of that the long-backed field spaniel is an
anomaly, for as he is at present built, asa working dog heis
next to useless. Those who breed the long and low field
spaniel know fully well how difficult it is to get them to
the useless fashion, It is much easier to breed them higher
on the leg and shorter in the body, but “Fancy” says other
wise.
ney cobs if they showed us animals that required six legs
instead of four. The move, therefore, in Birmingham was
a Golmmon sense one and in the right direction, and what is
sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, and if,
asitis acknowledged, that cocker or Uae tes spaniels should
be shart in back, then why should the field spaniel not fol
low suit? Are our sportsmen deteriorating in walking and
staying powers that we have to breed slow dogs for them
to keep up with? :
I am afraid that we are going to have the whole of the
well-worn Layerack setter question oyer again. We often
hear that this, that and the other dog is denounced as not a
Laverack by My. Robinson, who says he acts in accordance
with an expressed wish of the late Mr, Laverack. Among
other dogs that have been ‘snubbed’ by Mr. Robinson is
tle Monk of Furness, without a doubt the best-looking
setter in the world to-day, and probably one that could
swamp anything of Mr. Layverack’s production, At last
breeders of setters haye had their ire aroused at My. Robin-
gon’s strictures on their dogs as ‘‘cross-breds,” and have
plainly thrown down the vauntlet to the champion of the
so-called Tiaveracks. }
Public coursingis, [ think, of the increase here in the
same vatio that the old private meetings are deteriorating,
The public coursing is all a gambling game with yery little
sportin it. Of course I must except that excellent meeting
at Altcar, where the great stakes, the Waterloo cup, arerun
for, The hares there on the low-lying land are stout and
robust, while the big jumps that they give the greyhounds
over the dykes try the dogs’ loinsand stamina. But a lot of
these now fashicnable inclosed meetings are utterly devoid
of the healthy, original sport of coursing, where a man
stretched his limbs and opened his lungs walking up the
swift, free puss. Through these inclosed meetings in the
néeifhborhood of large towns many have taken up with the
astime who are as ignorant of the real sport as it is possi-
le to imagine.
You will at New York show seé some very good black and
tan terriers, which have been just shipped to Dr. Foote, of
New York city. These are some of the very best strain in
England, and consist of Meersbrook Maiden, Meersbrook
Girl and Meersbrook Billy. The first-named bitch is a very
good one, a light-weight of most excellent quality, in fact
She has beaten everything of note in the country, The
others are also sterling ones, and should make their way.
Messrs. Hill and Ashton, from whom the trio were pur-
chased, own a well-known winning kennel at Sheffield.
They are, however, giving up and selling out, to effect a
dissolution of partnership, and therefore Mr. l’oote’s pur-
chase happened just at the right moment.
My. David Baillie of Meadowthorpe Kennels, Lexington,
Kentucky, has also been over buying some fresh stock.
couple of St, Bernard bitches are among the lot now on
their way. Lily is an eleven and a half months puppy by
St. Gothard—Safiron, and Lady Abbotts, a granddaughter
of old champion Monk, should do some good. In four weeks
from now she is cue towhelp to a very nive young dog,
Glencairn, the winner at Hamburg, the Peoples Palace,
(London) and Woodstock. This bitch came from Mr. Cun-
ningham of Kensington, an enthusiast in St. Bernards, but
nota regular exhibitor. He prefers to study his dogs in his
own kennel rather than send them toshows where he is
unable to attend personally. His kennel is a good one, and
his only drawback has been a singular misfortune with
kennelmen; more or less not up to the work, and thereby he
has had very many severe losses with valuable litters.
Iwo collie bitchesfrom Mr. Robert Chapman’s Glenborg
kennel will join Mr, Terry’s Henipstead kennel team, These
bitches are good strong ones with plenty of substance, and
thought to be suitable for Bendigo crossing. Both are in
whelp to Napoleon and Young Squire, respectively, Napo-
leon has won several prizes here, and Young Squire, as his
name denotes, is a son of The Squire, and therefore a grand-
son to that beautiful collie, champion Charlemagne. ‘There
is a chance of getting some good stock out of these bitches
before they are bred to Bendigo, Another dog, a Skye ter-
rier, will join the Meadowthorpe lot. He is a good young
dark blue dog, by Dunbar, and Baillie thinks him up to
form. Ihave net seep him, hence cannot pass an opinion.
The Meadowthorpe manager was also in search of a basset
hound and a wire-hair fox-terrier, but whether he was suited
or not lam unable to inforni readers in this issue.
W AYFARE,
THE ST. BERNARD CLUB.—The annual meeting of
this elub will be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 19, 1889, at 6
P. M,, at the Westminster Kennel Clnb show, Madison
Square Garden, New York city. ‘The election of officers for
the ensuing year and other important business will come
before the meeting. Afull attendanceis desired. A special
meeting of the Board of Governors of the St. Bernard Club
is called for 10 A. M., Feb. 19, to pass on the large number
of applications for membership now coming in.—LORENZO
DANIELS, Cor. Sec.
T wonder what we should think of breeders of hack- .
SALISBURY'S PEDIGREE.
Hditor Forest and Stream: ; ;
The Stock-Keeper of Dec. 28, 1888, gives this further evi-
dence to convince the rascals who concocted and. circulated.
the report that Carr sold Salisbury to me without a pedigree
and always said the dog had no pedigree:
“Last week we commented upon the reckless charge that
has been launched against Mr, C. H, Mason, who is accused of
having concocted a pedigree for the mastiff Salisbury, after
purchasing that dog from a man named Carr, who is re-
ported to have said that it had no pedigree. We exposed
the holluwness of the charge by showing that Carr himself
entered the dog for the Birmingham show with the very
pedigree Mr. Mason is Said to have invented. Thanks to a
correspondent, who is anxious to see right done in this
matter, we can add to our proof of Mr. Mason’s innocence,
“Tt appears that Salisbury, at the time called Leo, was ex-
hibited atthe Darlington show, held in Woodside Park on
July 24 and 25, 1879, nearly five months betore the Birming-
ham exhibition, These are the particulars of the entry:
QGlass 70. Mastiffs—Dogs or bitches.—Champion class.—Best, £3.
No. 576, Carr, Thomas. Leo, fawn, 20 months. By Monarch—
Duchess. 15023.
“Mr. Mark Beaufoy’s Nero (6,373) competed in the same
class and won the prize. The judge was Mr. Edward Nichols,
who probably remembers the occasion.”
Editor Forest and Stream: ,
Mr. Huscroft, the Chicago paper's agent and “Special
Commissioner,’’ at 19 Fleet street, London, Hngland, prints
the following lukewarm apology for having stated as a fact
that “Mr.” Carr refused to give a pedigree with Salisbury
when he sold the dog to me;
“7 find that [ was in error in stating recently, with refer-
ence to the mastiff Salisbury, that when the breeder sold
the dog he declined to supply a pedigree. ‘The Birmingham.
catalogue of 1879, which records the sale, actually gives a
pedigree containing some of the names mentioned in my
note, as being the basis of the more extended pedigree given
in the Stud Book. [ much regret this inaccuracy in my
note,”
The trap that Mr.” Huscroft has been caught in ought to
bea means of teaching him that one cannot always do with
impunity the dirty work of an unprincipled employer, and
that it ig dangerous and unwise for a comparative novice in
dog matters to write of things which were not in his day.
CHAS. H. MASON,
New Yor, Jat. 21.
THE LONG ISLAND RABBIT BAITING,
| hee following note has been sent to us by Mr. August
Belmont, Jr,;
Editor Forest and Stream:
TI have followed your various comments upon the Hemp-
stead Coursing Chib’s sport. I recognize your fidtpheable
right to your opinions, but [ cannot refrain from protesting
against your description of what you call the Hempstead
mode of rabbit killing in your last issue. You evidently
have been misinformed, and are unwittingly neither fair nor
just.
In the first place you leave it to be inferred that the rabbit
has a start of but 25 to 30yds,, whereas he usually has from
40 to Y5yds., as circumstances permit. You say the purpose
is to determine the relative speed of the terriers, measured
by the time it takes to catch the rabbit, the first dog to reach
the rabbit wins. You cannot, as a sporting journal, be
ignorant of the English National rules of coursing, and as
the Hempstead Coursing Club’s meetings are governed in
every particular by these rules, the above is an erroneous
presentation of the intent of the course. ‘T'he contest is be-
tween the terriers and measured by their dexterity in chas-
ing, turning, and only perhaps killing the rabbit. It may
and does happen that the terrier killing does not always
win the course, and a course, according to the rules; may be
and is sometimes decided where no kill takes place at all, the
rabbit either escaping through superiority of speed or by
the terriers being unsighted. I quote the H. 0, C, rule re
specting the kill:
(é.) The Kill.—T wo points, or in a descending scxle, in propor-
tion to the degree of merit displayed in the kill, which may he of
no value.
(é.) The Merits of « Kill must be estimated according to whether
a fox-terrier by his own superior dash and skill bears the rabbit,
whether he picks her up through any little accidental circum-
stances favoring him, or whether she is turned into his mouth, as
it were, by the other fox-terrier.
As a terrier may during the course score more than two
oints over his adversary, it follows that if the adversary
ills, as may and is often the case, by having the rabbit tur-
ned into him, he cannot win even though he obtain the full
score of two points for the kill.
In other words, you describe the sport as. a simple race be-
tween two terriers after a fleeing rabbit, the one running
the fastest and killing*being the winner, and that no rabbits
ever escape, The kill is really only an incident and not an
indispensable feature. 1 have seen quite a number escape,
and the chances of escape will be greatly increased next
season by various improvements in the conduct of the sport,
which [I understand the club is contemplating. J have seen
all the H. C. C.’s meetings and think the sport very inter-
esting and capable of creditable development. It should be
given the same chance and fair play which other kindred
sports receive by permitting it to be judged on its merits,
and I know the Formst AND STREAM will always be the first
to do this. C. G, J. FINN, M. D.
HEMPRUEAD, L. L., Jan, 15.
THE NATIONAL DOG CLUB.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Will you kindly note the following: At theexecutive com-
mittee meeting of the National Dog Club, held Oct, 15, 1888,
it was voted: “‘That hereafter at all bench shows there shall
be appointees of the executive committee of the National
Dog Club to take charge of the dogs of those of the club’s
members who are unable to attend: to see that such dogs are
properly benched, fed, watered, groomed, brought before
the judges, ete., and at the end of the show to superintend
their reshipment. The expense of such service to be borne
by the National Dog Club.”
Members of the N. D. C. desirous of having their dogs
attended to as above noted will kindly advise me, se that an
ample provision may be made for their requirements,
H. W, HUNTINGNTON, Sec,
148 SourTH EraHTH Street, Brookiyn, N. ¥.
Ss... BHRNARD PUPPY MEASUREMENTS,— Glens
Falls, N. Y., Jan. 21,—Hdttor Forest and Stream: In your
issue of Jan. 3, a subscriber desires the measurements of our
St. Bernard puppy Princelimmon, While we consider that
the measurements of a puppy are very hard to ascertain at
all accurately, yet will give them as nearly as possible, taken
the 19th, when the puppy was four months old: Height at,
shoulder, 224,in. Nose to stop, 4in. Stop to occiput, din.
Occiput to set on of tail, 3lin. Length of tail, 20in. Chest,
3lin. Loin, 27in. Arm, 9t¢in, Muzzle, I4in. Skull, 18in.
Weight, 70lbs. This puppyis in good growing condition
and takes a great amount of exercise every day. Taking his
gain of 20lbs, during last month as a fair estimate for this
month, hé would weizh 90lbs, at five months old, beating
the weight of the Mt. Sion IIL. puppy by 6lbs, ab same age.
| —HALFPWAY BROOK KENNELS,
i2
FOREST AND STREAM,
[TAN 24, 1889,
COURSING,
Editor Forest and. Stream:
Having been a constant and careful reader of FoRHST AND
STREAM for many years, I have never seen any article which
pleased me more than the one under the above heading by
Mr. H. W. Huntington, in the issue of Jan. 17. Such read-
ing will no doubt help many a novice in selecting a good
young greyhound, or show him how to properly mate his
dog or bitch to produce a world beater and come to Great
Bend, Kansas, in the near future and capture a good stake.
The American Coursing Club is now one of the great suc-
cesses in the American sporting world. A few of us had a
hard struggle to place it on a good foundation. At the last
meet we had seven of the very best bred dogs from England,
and visitors from nearly eyery State in the Union, which
#oes to show that the sport is attracting the attention of
sportsmen throughout the entire land. Iwish here to make
a prediction and wish coursers to remember the prediction,
that inside of ten years many of our larger cities east and
west will have coursing parks similar to Haydock, Plump-
fon, ete.,in England. San Francisco has had an inclosed
park for years and they find no trouble in breeding the jack
rabbits in a breeding park, ‘These jacks can be obtained in
any number throughout the West. In many parts of Col-
orado and California they are killed by the thousand to keep
them from eating too much of the pastures. They are re-
markably thrifty, living even on the dry sandy desert in
Utah, hundreds of miles away from water, and where there
is nothing for them to eat but here and there a blade of
bunch grass, So sparse is this grass that no other animal
can live on the desert, still you can often see out of the car
windows of passing trains jack rabbits too numerous to
count. They live entirely on the wild grass of the West. It
is a notorious fact among Western coursers that all jacks
found near fields of tame grasses such as clover, alfalfa or
millet, are too fat to give a brace of fast greyhounds a good
pipe opener. ,
J must take issue with Mr, Huntington on the question of
high priced dogs from England, He says that 4300 will not
buy a really good dog in Kngland. TI know it will not buy a
dog that has won or has a good chance of winning the great
Waterloo Cup, but Ido know it will buy untried dogs of
breeding as good as any Waterloo winner that ever lived.
In his account of a recent importation which cost but #360, I
think, unless yery much mistaken, he has reference to my-
self as describing to him the very excellent bitch belongin.
te my friend H, C, Lowe, and known as Whitelips. Now this
bitch was secured by Mr. Lowe’s brother, who is also a noted
dog man in England and editor of the English Kennel
Gazette. Sheis by Hotspur out of Kiss, by Misterton. who
won the Waterloo a in 1879, She has certainly some of
the rarest blood in all England coursing through her veins,
Now, I have been a courser for twenty years, and this is the
fastest and best working greyhound [ have ever seen. We
had at the Great Bend meet a young bitch, by Jester out of
Lady Glendyne. Jester is the best stud dog in all England
to-day, and Lady Glendyne is the dam of Miss Glendyne,
winner of the Waterloo cup, The latter is by Paris, and
Paris is full brother to Jester; so this young bitch is of ex-
actly the same blood as Miss Glendyne. She was obtained
direct from Mr, Dent, who owns all of her relatives, so there
is no question about her identity. She was a sapling, and
did not cost near $300,
Only last week there arrived in this country Lord Never-
settle, by Jester out of Squirrel, one of the very best dogs in
all England, I say one of the best, because during the past
season he was Mr. Dent’s trial dog, and this takes a dog not
only very fast, but one whois exceedingly clever at all his
work, so that the courser can judge of the speed and work-
ing qualities of the young things he tries with him. By
this your readers will see that our Western coursers are get-
ting the very best blood in all England to mix with ourown
native stock, and it will be but a few years when you will
hear of some American-bred dog going to England and win-
ning some of their big stakes there, the same as our horses
have done.
Now, while I am importing some of Hngland’s dogs for
my own kennel, I have yet to see the imported dog that can
hold his own ina hard found contest of say three strong
jack rabbits on our Western plains. The reason of this is
hat the English hare is not so fast as our jack rabbit, and
the dogs make short races of them. I have seem very many
imported dogs that were very (ast to the hare, but it they
missed picking him up they soon became exhausted and fell
behind a much slower dog, whe would either get to the
hare and work and drive the hare to death or loose him in a
long covert. In other words, all the imported dogs, and I
have seen many, did not have the staying qualities, This
great bitch Whitelips only lost the enp this year because she
could uot stay up for a third course during the same day,
While she can play with Bessie Lee, the winner, for two
courses, Bessie can beat her any day the three best out of
five courses. all to be run on the same day, I am breeding
for that grand combination of not only a fast but a dead
game dog. I now have the dead game, but I must say my
dogs are not quite as fast as I would like. I say this not-
withstanding that my dogs won first, second, third and
fourth prizes in the Great Bend Derby last October, consider-
ing the breeder who knows the faults of his own dogs and
tries to breed them out as on the right road.
Ji the Eastern greyhound men think the Western dogs are
not high bred nor fast, let them send to England, if their
own dogs don’t suit them, and get dogs and then come to
our coursing meets and try conclusions with us. [ will
admit that many of our best coursing dogs have not extended
edigrees, not because they are not pure bred greyhounds,
bat because dogs were brought from England to the New
West and the pedigrees not kept or any attention paid to
them whatever. But the notion that our dogs are not pure
is fallacious because they all came from England originally.
As to bench show qualities, we have many that could win
on the bench, but out West, as in England, itis seldom a
courser cares to exhibit his dogs because during the time
that shows are held is the time that coursing goes on, and a
dog to be fit for coursing can’t be kept on the benah for a
week atatime. It is only when a dog gets to running cun-
ning in England that he passes from the courser’s hands to
those of the exhibitor. That bench show form is necessary
in the greyhound for a successful courser J deny. They,
like the race horse, win in all forms and shapés. Of course
all coursers prefer to rear a good looking puppy, but they
are never cast aside until tried in the field,
On a recent visit to New York I was closely questioned by
many dog men about the question of cruelty entering into
coursing. I hold that no death of any animal, domestic or
wild, is so sudden as that of the rabbit in the mouth of a
pair of dogs. I have hunted all kinds of wild animals with
gun and dogs, and I say that a pair of good deerhounds can
kill a deer much quicker than a bullet can, even when it
strikes the heart. I have seen a buck run 150yds, with a
bullet through his heart, and on approach get up and go
20yds. further and fall dead. I have never seen a deer strug-
gle over thirty seconds when a pair of dogs had it by the
throat, and never have I seen one get away maimed or crip-
pled for life, as they often do from a gun, A jack rabbit’s
ife is very frail, and they are killed almost instantly by one
bite of adog. I have never been guilty of shooting at one
with a shotgun, but have frequently seen them run off with
one leg broken by 4 shot striking. That I call eruelty to
animals. I have seen them kill cattle at the large slaughter-
ing houses, where it. is done in the most humane manner
possible, still that is not nearly so sudden as in coursing the
rabbit. One of these inquirers had four horses in his barn
with all their tails docked. Now you can’t tind a man in
the West cruel enou
very much _astonishe
horses in New York have had to submit fo this barbarous
pjece of inhumanity, and right under the very eyes of that
great and good old man, whom I knew and assisted twenty
years ago in much of his work—the late Henry Bergh.
Q. VAN HuMMEL?L, M.D,
h te do such a thing as that. I was
OMAHA, Neh,
Editor Forest dnd Stream:
_The Santa Clara Coursing Club, of Santa Clara county,
California, will hold a meet on Jan, 20, It is a limited
meet, and open only to nominations in the one county.
There are some good dogs in that county, it is said. T regret
to see that the meet will be held upona Sunday. There
surely should be time enough during the week for another
day. This meet will come off at Newark, Cal. On Feb. 3a
meet open for all comers will be held at the same place,
under the management of Messrs.Shay and Wren. &. H.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.
DALTON DOG SHOW.
| Dees Mass,, Jan, 19.—Kditor Forest and Stream:
The Western Massachusetts Poultry, Pet Stock and
Kennel Association held their annual exhibition this week
on the 15th, 16th and 17th, at Dalton, and it was voted a suc-
cess, unanimously, the town hall being filled to its capacity
with exhibits. The management was good, and the exhib-
itors seemed well pleased with the attention shown them,
and expressed a desire to come again when they gave their
nextshow. The judging of the dogs was by B. K, perry, of
New Hayven,Conn., who as before gave excellent satisfaction.
Below is the list of
AW ARDS.
8ST. BERNARDS.—Dogs; ist, F. K. Chaffee’s Larry; 2d, ‘T. A.
eae Leo. Bitches: Ist, P. K. Chaffee’s Sallie: 2d, A. Nardael’s
Mag.
ENGLISH SETTHRS.—Doys: Ist. J. T. Gage’s Don; 2d, 8. H.
eno Pomp. Bitches: 1st, N. F. Buell’s Jep; 2d, B.C. Wells's
ess.
TRISH SETTHRS.—Dogs; Ist, Henry Jacobs's Doe;
French’s Sport. Bitches: Ist, Henry Jacobs's Floss;
Todd’s Jennie.
GREAT DANES.—Ist, Adolph Naeher’s Maggie.
BULLDOGS.—Dogs: Ist, W. C. Brague's Lion; 2d, H. J. Rod-
man's Tige. Bitthes: Ist, F. K, Chaffee’s Rose.
BULL-TERRIERS.—Dogs: Ist, Frank Wesson’s Philadelphia
Prince; 2d, R. J, Hamilton’s Ben. Bitches: Ist. James Jandro’s
Fannie; 2d, F, K. Chaffee’s Tatters.
COLLIES.—Dogs: Ist, Geo. Pike’s Leon; 2d, Geo, Daley’s Shep.
Bitches: Ist, A. K. Cleveland’s Princess: 2d, Thos. Gorman’s Top-
sey.
COCKER SPANIELS.—Doys; Ernest Slater’s Pet; 2d, Thomas
Dailey’s Shorty. Bitches: 1st, H. J, Dailey’s Bess.
WATER SPANIELS.—Ist, D. O’Laughlin’s Sport.
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—Dogs: Ist, B. F. Newell's Dandy. Bitches:
B. F. Newell’s Sandy.
FOX-TERRIERS.—Dogs: Ist, FE, K, Chatiee’s Dick; 2d, C. H.
Allen’s Spot. Bitches; Ist, F. K. Chaffee's Flirt.
PUGS.—Doys; Ist and 2d, R. J. Hamilton’s Toodle and unnamed.
Bitches: 1st and 2d, R. J. Hamilton’s Rosa and Skip.
BEAGLES.—ist and 2d, R. J. Hamilton's Alto and Bass.
SKYE TERRIERS.—lIst, R. J. Hamulton’s Cute.
2d, ©.
2d, B.
H,
A,
B. FB.
' ‘NEW BEDFORD DOG SHOW.
N HW BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 19.—Hditor Forest and
ule Stream: The twelfth aunual exhibition of the South-
ern Massachusetts Poultry Association, held here this week,
was fully equal in point of merit to any of its predecessors.
The dog department was much the best, so far as quality
goes, that we have yet had. There were 114 entries, and T
am confident that this number would have been at least
doubled had the show been for two or three days only, but,
unfortunately, the poultry portion of the management, in
spite of the protest of the dog men. ruled that what was
sauce for the gander was sauce for the dog, and decided that
in regard to time all mnowlt fare alike, and consequently
many dog owners that would have entered their dogs fora
three day show would not consent to keep them on the
benches for five. The show, nevertheless, was the best that
we have yet had, and many of the best dogs in the country
were present, Mr, ©, T. Brownell, the superintendent, took
good care of the dogs, and the judging was ably and accept-
ably done by Mr, Chas. H. Mason, Following is alist of the
AWARDS.
MASTIFES.—Doys: Ist, E. B. Sears’s Sears’ Monarch. Bitches:
ist, E, B. Sears’s Countess of Dinsmore; 2d and very high com., S.
W. Crook's Beatrice and Empress. Puppies: Absent.
ST. BERNARDS.—RovuGH-CoArep —Dogs: Ist, E. B. Sears’s
Plinlimmon, Jr.—SMooTH-CoATHD—Dogs: Ist, Elmwood Kennels’
Beauchamp.
NEW FOUNDLANDS,— Dogs: ist, withheld; 2d, F. B. Nesbitt's
Blucher.
DEERHOUNDS,—CHAmpPion—Dog: J. E. Thayer's Bran. Biten:
J. E. Thayer's Wauda.—OpEn—Dogs: Ist and 2d, J. BE. Thayer's
Robber Chieftain and Duncan, Bitches: 1st and 2d, J. E. Thayer's
Pride of the Heather and Theodora.
GREY HOUNDS.—CHAMPION—Dog: H. W. Huntington’s Balkis.
Bitch: H. W. Huntington’s Cassandra.—OPENn—Doys: Ist, H. W.
Huntington’s Highland Chiet, 4
POINTERS.—Dogs: Ist, Fleet View Pointer Kennels’ Spot Dash;
2d and high com., G. W. Lovyell’s Beaufort Il. and Mikado. High
com., Mrs. Geo. A. Kirby’s Dan. Com., Dr, EB. J. Weeks’s Punch.
Bitches: 1st, Fleet View Pointer Kennels’ Belle Randolph; 2d and
very high com., G. W. Lovell’s Portland Lilly and Belle of Maine.
—PuPpPirs—Dogs: 1st, G, W. Lovell’s Brake C.; 2d, Fleet View
Pointer Kennels’ Fleet View Randolph. Bitches: ist, G.W. Lovell’s
May B.; 2d, W. T. Alty’s Maud, High com., H. lL. Rice's Relle of
aso.
ENGLISH SETTERS.— Dogs; Ist. F. S. Kelley’s Gyp; 2d, with-
held. High com., G. W. Parker's Don. Hitches: 1st, G. W. Lovell’s
Snowflake. Puppies: Ist and 2d, F. S. Kelley’s Gyp, Jr., and
Fred 8.
TRISH SETTERS,—Dogs: Ist, St. Cloud Kennels’ St. Cloud; 2d,
Dr. B. C. Howland’s Dandy, Very high com., J.T, A. Bolton's
Rex, Bitches: 1st, St. Cloud Kennels’ Bessie Glencho; 2d, R. N,
aiiguis Nell,—Purrimns—Dogs: Ist, St. Cloud Kennels’ Young
cho,
GORDON SETTERS.—Dogs; Ist, F. B. Queen’s Cyrus; 2d, H. A.
Eldridge’s Duke. Bitches: 1st, 2d and high com., C, T. Brownell’s
Beulah, Norah and Judy IT. High com,, St. Cloud Kennels’ Joan.
—Puppres—Dogs; Ist, 0. T. Brownell’s Murkland, Bitches: 1st, C.
T. Brownell’s Gordon Chloe,
FIELD SPANIELS.—Dogs: isi, FP. Bowers’s Gip; 2d, W. H.
Mosely’s Jerry. Bitches: Ist, . Bowers'’s Flirt.
COCKER SPANIELS,—Dogs: ist, O. B. Gilman’s Sancho.
Bitches: 1st, W.H. Mosely’s Riette.
BEAGLES.—Dogs: Jet, withheld; 2d, B. F. Dexter's Bugler.
itches: Ast, withheld; 2d and very high com., B. F. Dexter's
annie and OCute.—Purrres—Dogs: Ist. withheld; 2d, B. F. Dex-
ter’s Bumble.
FOXHOUNDS —Dogs: lst, withheld; 2d, J. +. Whalon'’s Jack,
—PuppPres—Dogs: Ist, J. G. Whalon’s Hunter,
COLLIES.—W ithheld,
BULLDOGS.—CHampron—Doq; J. BE, Thayer's Robinson Cru-
soe. Bitch: J. HE. Thaver's Britomartis.—Orpsn—Dogs: Ist, HE. 8.
Porter’s Lion. Bitches: Ist, E. 5. Porter's Thespian.
BULL-TERRIERS.—OveEr 25n88.-Dogs: Ist, BH. i. Church’s
Roval Tyrant. Bitches: Withheld.—UnpeEr 251.88.—Dogs: Ist, H-
G. Vinal’s Banjo; 2d, BE. R. Lewis’s Whiskers. Bitches: isi, F. FP.
Dole’s Nell Bright; Yd, H, G. Vinal’s Nanno. High com., C.
Green’s Nellie.—Purrras—Dogs: Ist, F. G. Tripp's Brian. Bitches:
ist, H. S. Vinal's Maud; 2d, Rockdale Kennels’ Rockdale Belle.
FOX-TERRIERS.—CHampron—Dog: J, BH. Thayer’s Belgrave
Primrose. Bitches: J. E. Thayer's Richmond Olive. Open—ogs:
Ist and 2d, J. E, Thayer's Reckoner and Luke. Bitches; 1st and 2d,
to see that nearly all the driving |
| J. E. Thayer’s Richmond Dazzle and Princess. Purpras—Dogs:
ist, J. E. Thayer’s Hillside Dandy. Bitches. ist, J. E. Thayer’s
Hillside Jaunty.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.—Bitches: Ist. withheld; 2d, E.
Ennis’s Tillie.
YORKSHIRE THRRIARS.—Doygs: Ist, P. H. Goombs’s Bradford
Harry; 2d, 0. N. Symonds’s Toni's Royal.
PUGS.— Dogs; Ist, C.F. Mackenzie's Cully. Bitches: 1st, G. L.
Brownell’s Blossom; 2d, P. Boswell’s Pinkie. Very high com., J.
H. Bannister'’s Dot. ;
KING CHARLES SPANIELS.—CHameron—Doyg: W, Phillips's
Roscius.—Opun—Bitehes: Ist, W. Phillips’s Norma.
BLENHEIM SPANIELS.—Dogs: 1st, W. Phillips's King Pippin,
Bitches; ist, W. Phillips's Grand Duchess,
WHITE ENGLISH TERRIERS.—Dogs: Ist, W, Routley’s White
Prince; 2d, Dr, J, H, Sweet’s Dandy. Bitches; ist, Ff. F. Trip's
Minnie.
SPECIAL PRIZES,
Best mastifi, open class, Sears’ Monarch; bitch, Countess of
Dinsmore; St. Bernard, Plinlimmon, Jr.; Newfoundland, Blucher:
Kennel deerhounds, J. H. Thayer; dogin open class, Robber Chief-
tain; bitch, Pride of the Heather: greyhound dog, Balkis; bitch,
Cassandra; kennel pointers, G. W. Lovell; dog, Spot Dash; biteh,
May B.; puppy, the same; English setter dog, Gyp; in New Bed-
ford, the same: bitch, Snowflake: kennel Irish setters, St. Cloud
Kennels: dog, St. Cloud; bitch, Bessie Glencho; kennel of Gordon
cetters, C. T. Brownell; dog, Cyrus; bitch (2), Beulah; field spaniel
dog, Gip; bitch, Flirt; cocker spaniel dog, Sancho; bitch,
Riette; foxhound (2), Hunter; bulldog, Robinson Crusoe; bitch,
Britomartis; kennel of bull-terriers, H. G. Vinal; dog, Banjo:
bitch, Nell Bright; puppy, Brian; kennel of fox-terriers, J. E.
Thayer; dog in open class, Reckoner; bitch, Richmond Dazzle;
rough-coated terrier, Bradford Harry: smooth-coated, Minnie:
pug dog, Cully; bitch, Blossom; King Charles spaniel dog. Roscius;
bitch (2), Norma; Blenheim spaniel dog, King Pippin; bitch,
Grand Duchess; white English terrier, Minnie: largest number
of entries, St. Clond Kennel; kennel setters, same owner; litter
uppies, same owner; largest number of prizes won by New Bed-
ord exhibitor, OC. 'T. Brownell: setiter owned in New Redford, the
same; setter puppy, Gyp,
PHILLIP.
DOG SENSE.
Kditor Forest and Stream:
I notice in recent numbers of FOREST AN» STREAM several
communications, giying remarkable instances of dogs track-
ing their masters. They remind me of an incident which
occurred last summer. Mr. Henry Drittler, of Hancock, is
the possessor of a little black and tan terrier, Wallie, which
is much attached to its master. One day last August Mr,
Drittler attended a picnic at Marquettte. distant some
ninety-five miles from Hancock, leaving by a special exeur-
sion trainin the morning. Wallie was locked in the house,
but on heing released some time after the departure of the
train, he went direct to the railroad depot and boarded the
regular passenger train, getting off at Marquette, where he
soon found his master. Although the dog had accompanied
Mr, D. as far as L’Ause, some twenty-five miles, on former
occasions, he had never been taken further, and how he
knew where his master had gone, or what impelled him to
pass all intervening stations and choose Marquette, is more
than I can comprehend. LAUBE.
DOG TALK.
Ae a recent meeting of the Black and Tan Terrier Club
of England, the rule of the club prohibiting dogs that
have been cropped from competing for a club prize, was
strongly approved and the hope was expressed that the
committee of the Kennel Club will shortly see their way to
issue their edict against the practice of cro ping. The
American Kennel Club should at once take this matter in
hand. We can assure them of the hearty support of the
public in any action they may take to suppress the barhar-
ous practice,
The Canadian Government has recently instructed its
custom officers that dogs imported into the Dominion are
subject to tax according to their value. Heretofore they
have been exempt when imported for breeding purposes.
Mr. H. lL. Goodman, who judged mastiffs at Pittsburgh
in 1887 and gave The Lady Clare an he. card in a poor class,
has been trying to teach the well-known authority in Eng-
land, Mr. Richard Cook, something about the breed,
The managers of the Columbus dog show are recerving a
large number of valuable special prizes for the different
breeds. Entries close Jan. 25, The address of the secretary
ao,
is T. RK. Sparrow, Box 833, Columbus, O.
Mr. A. C, Wilmerding has added a team of Climbers to
his Kennel of spaniels and intends to capture all the prizes
in classes for this breed ati the coming shows.
It is reported that Mr. F. B. Fay, of Boston, will dispose
of his King Charles spaniels and take up one of the short-
haired breeds.
The well-known HWnglish judge, Mr, Fred (Jresham, has
accepted the invitation of the New England Kennel Clib to
judge at their coming show. :
Mr. J. Campbell, of Montreal, Canada, has sent an order
to England for a number of Yorkshire terriers.
Can any of our readers send us the pedigree of the Irish
setters Glendale and Springman’s Purdy?
Mr. Jean Grosvenor, of Boston. is soing in fora team of
fox-terriers.
MR. GOODMAN “COOKED.”’—Hulton, Pa,, Jan. 19,—
Hditor Forest and Stream: Richard Cook, fsq., honorable
secretary of the English Mastiff Club, lately exposed some
preposterous criticisms of mastifis that Mr. Goodman en-
lightened the pages of a Western paper with. Mr. Goodman
has made a reply to this, and a more presumptuous piece of
business I neversaw. Mr. Cook stands at the top of English
mastiff men, has bred and owned very many of the best that
England ever saw, has judged them and reversed the de-
cisions of such eminent authorities as Dr. Turner and Mr.
Allen, and his decisions aroused no protesting. Mr. Good-
man has conclusively shown, beyond a shadow of doubt,
that heis the most utterly incompetent judge of mastiffs
that ever stepped into an American judging ring, incapable
of comprehending one single primary principle as to mas-
tiffs. e actually argued with me that Wacouta Nap, 3014
inches high, a bright, almost silver fawn, was Corsair, about
27 inches high, and red fawn! In addition to extreme pre-
sumptuousness in disputing Mr. Cook, apparently even in
yeracity, he commits the inexcusable impertinence of offer-
ing a wager on the matter. As itis certain that Mr. Cook
himself will be stopped from reply by this offer, I feel that
somebody should point out the character of the article, and
aS Beheds else is likely to do it, I venture into the breach,—
> ADE, ‘
ROCKINGHAM—DONNA WHELPS.—New York, Jan.
21.—Hditor Forest and Stream: On March 5 last the Rose-
croft Kennels’ bitch Donna (Yale Belton—Forest Dora) was
bred to champion Rockingham, On the 7th she was served
again by him and then returned to our kennels. . On the 8th
hy a blunder on the part of an attendant, our Prince Fore-
man (champion Foreman—Jolly Nell) was turned into the
yard in which she was exercising, and before the mistake
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was discovered, served her. On May 3, fifty-nine days after |
the first service, Donna whelped eleven puppies, of which
one was dead, one died at whelping and one we destroyed, |
leaving eight, five dogs and three bitches, all of which
Donna raised, Of these we have kept for breeding purposes
the dog Don Quixote, blue belton, and the bitch Donna
Juanita, black, white and tan. Don Carlos, black, white
and tan, was sold to Mr, Hdwin Parker, of Philadelphia;
Donna D
of Westfield, t
H. Wilson, of Hast Bridgeport, Conn.; Don Antonio, black
and white, to Mr. A. A. Bogen, of New Ulm, Minn,, who
changed his name to Rockingdale; Don Ebatp, black and
white, to Mr, John Pederson, of Des Moines, la., in whose
possession he died Dec, 12 from pneumonia, and Mr. Peder-
son has replaced him by buying the last of the litter, Don
Alfonso, black and white, shipped to him the 4thinst. We
think this litter a remarkably good one, and should be glad
to claim it for our own dog; butit is my conviction that
they were sired by Rockingham beyond a reasonable doubt,
from the circumstances attending the services, the fact that
they were whelped fifty-nine days after the first service, and
that they strongly favor Rockingham in appearance, am
confirmed herein by Mr, Osborn and by every one else famil-
jar with the litter and_ the circumstances. Of course we
have registered them as by Rockingham or Prince Foreman,
according to tule, The litter was whelped and raised on
my place, and I give these facts as their breeder to avoid any
possible confusion hereatter.—WILSON FISKE.
NEW YORK DOG SHOW.—New York, Jan. 22.—Hditor
Forest and Stream; Miss A. H, Whitney has kindly con-
sented to judge Great Danes and Mr. Geo. C. Clark will
judge Chesapeake Bay dogs at our coming show. In judg-
ing the former breed the standard recently adopted by the
breeders and exhibitors of Germany will be adhered to,
Entries are already more numerous than at corresponding
dates in former years, and in order to provide for the large
number of pet dogs the management have secured the large
_and well ventilated room over the Madison avenue entrance,
which will be used if found necessary. I would respectfully
draw the attention of intending exhibitors to the fact that
from the number of applications received for entry forms
we confidently expect that all former records in point of
numbers will be surpassed, and therefore urge the expedi-
ency of forwarding their entries as early as possible, and
also remind them that our entries close on Feb. 4.—J AMES
MORTIMER, Supt.
ROCHESTER DOG SHOW.—Rochester, N. Y., Jan, 20.—
Hadttor Forest and Stream: Owing to withdrawal of Balti-
more, change dates claimed by the Rochester Kennel Club
for first annual bench showfrom April 2 to 5, to March 19
to es and oblige HARRY YATES, Sec’y Rochester Ken-
nel Club.
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 centa.
NAMES CLAIMED.
(S" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
_ Irene. By D. Macpherson, Duluth, Minn.,, for light fawn mastiff
bitch, whelped November, 1885, by Mars (A.K.R. 4872) out of
Qhispa (A.K-.R, 4361).
Bang Bong Bang and Bang Bang, Jr. By ¥. G. Taylor, Phila-
delphia, Pa., for lemon and white pointer dogs, whelped Aug. 10,
1888, by champion Bang Bang (Price’s champion Bang—Princess
Kate) out of Telie Doe (champion Fritz—Virginia).
Gath Star. By ¥. G. Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa., for black, white
and tan Enplish setter dog, whelped Noy. 20, 1888, by Gath’s Joy
(Gath—Gem) out of Star (Prince Bergunthal—Flora M.),
Bob Ross. By W, H. Wild, Jersey os N.J., for black and
white English setter dog, whelped June 11, 1888, by Gun (A,K.R.
1530) out of Victoria Laverack (A.K.R. 4677).
Mount Sion’s Othello. By Mrs. J. M. Nicholson, Albany, N. Y,,
for orange brindle and white rough St. Bernard dog,whelped July
a sia by Mount Sion IIT. (A. K.R. 6060) out of Lorna (Jumbo I.—
Stella). 4
Jim Dandy, Can and Shane ua Lawn. By Boyd P. Rothrock,
Williamsport, Pa., for red Irish setters, two dogs and one bitch,
eteweeiiy 22, 1888, by Mark (Rose—Queen) out of Nellie Grouse
ae '
Mount Ston Kennels. By Mrs. J. M. Nicholson, Albany, N. Y,,
for her kennels of St, Bernards,
BRED,
(@=" Notes must he sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Wellic McGregor—Clipper. KE. C. Parnell’s (Ghent, N. Y.) collie
bitch Nellie McGregor (champion Rex, A.K.R, 149—Juno) to Oak
Shade Kennels’ Clipper (A.K.R. 2529), Jan. 15.
Dido I1.—Tantallon. Mrs. J. M. Nicholson’s (Albany, N. Y.)
rough St. Bernard bitch Dido II. (A.K.R. 3011) to John Marshall’s
Tantallon (Merchant Prince—Chloris). Dec. 17.
Lorna—Mount Sion 1T7, Mrs. J. M. Nicholson’s (Albany, N. Y.)
rough St. Bernard bitch Lorna (Jumbo I.—Stella) to her Mount
Sion IIL. (A.K.R. 6060), Dec. 6. ;
Lakma—Ben Lomond. FF. Kimball's (Worcester, Mass.) St. Ber-
nard bitch Lakma (Merchant Prince—Bernie V.) to EH. H. Moore’s
Ben Lomond (champion Barry—Thetis), Jan. 6,
Recluse I.—Ben Lomond. §, C. Heald’s (Boston, Mass.) St, Ber-
nard bitch Recluse IT. (Rip Van Winkle —Recluse) to E. H. Moore’s
Ben Lomond (champion Barry—Thetis), Dec. 31.
Nerina—Ben Lomond. E, H. Moore’s (Melrose, Mass.) St. Ber-
nard bitch Nerina (Nero Ill,—Idalia) to his Ben Lomond (cham-
pion Barry—Thetis), Dec. 29. le
Rosa—Gath's Toy. W.C. Kennerly’s (White Post, Va.) English
setter bitch Rosa (Dashing Monarch—Leila) te F. G. Taylor’s
Gath’s Joy (Gath—Gem), Jan. 18. ;
Rodreka—Gath's Joy. FG. Taylor’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) English
setter bitch Rodreka (Roderigo—Gem) to his Gath's Joy (Gath—
Gem), Nov. 15.
Star—Gath’s Joy. W. RK. Furness’s (Wallingford, Pa.) English
setter bitch Star (Prince Bergunthal—Hlora M.) to F, G, Taylor’s
Gath's Joy (champion Gath—Gem), Sept. 20.
Kate Lx Pats j- E.O. Damon's (Northampton, Mass.) Irish set-
Beton sete IX. (Dick IIl.—Jane) to his Patsy (Frisco—Nellie
.), Jan. 13.
Bronze—Paisy. E.O.Damon’s (Northampton, Mass.) Irish set-
ae eae qrpnee (Sir Roger—@Quail) to his Patsy (Frisco—Nellie
-), Jan, 11.
Fly—Suil-a-Mor. A. O. Zendam’s (Manchester, N. H.) Irish set-
ter bitch Ely to J. Hayes’s Suil-a-Mor (Claremont—Dido),
Flossie—Kiddlewink. D, B. Smith’s (Cortland, N. Y.) cocker
spaniel bitch Flossie (Oberon, A.K.R. 3315—Mignon, A.K.R. 1002)
to Mignon Kennels’ Kiddlewink, A.K.R. 997), Jan. 18,
WHELPS.
Ee Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Conette. KE. H, Moore’s (Melrose, Mass,) St. Bernard bitch
Conette (champion Save—champion Queen Jura), Dec. 29, nine
(feur dogs), by his Ben Lomond (champion Barry—Thetis),
Recluse. EH, H. Moore’s (Melrose, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch Re-
cluse (Hector—Cloister), Dec. 30, eight (three dogs), by his Ben
Lomond (champion Barry—Thetis).
Star. W.R. Furness's (Wallingford, Pa.) English setter bitch
Star (Prince Bergunthal—Plora M.), Noy. 20, six (four dogs), by F.
(+. Taylor's Gath’s Joy (Gath— Gem).
Rodreka, E.G. Taylor's (Philadelphia, Pa.) English setter bitch
Rodreka (Roderigo—Gem), Jan. 17, eight (five dogs), by his Gath's
Joy (Gath—Gem),
Dora Gladstone. Chas. York's (Bangor Me.) English setter bitch
Dora Gladstone (Boss Gladstone—Vell), Jan. 7, three (one dog), by
his Gun (champion Gladstone—May BL).
ino. W. H, Perry’s (Des Moines, Ia.) Irish setter bitch Nino (A.
K.R. 5286), Dec. 24, eight (five doys), hy W.-W. Sweeney’s Sarsfield
(Garryowen—Currer Bell IL,).
; SALES,
eS Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blauks.
Ohispa. Light fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Aug. 12, 1882(A.K.R.
a Ree P: Leclair, Superior, Wis., to D. Macpherson. Duluth,
ey
olores, blue belton, was sold to Mr. G. E. Whipple, |
Mass.; Donna Inez, black and white, to Mr. J. |
|
|
Wis., to D, Macpherson, Duluth,
Trene. Light fawn mastiff bitch. whelned November, 1885, by
Mars (A.K.R. 4872) out of Chispa, 5 cco 4361), by Leclair, Superior,
inn. ,
Fawn mastitt dog, whelped Sept, 19, 1888, b
Ww. 8.
Fawn mastil? bitch, whelped
ose, Mass., to Geo. M, Diven, 2d,
Minting Minor.
Minting out of Minna, by HE. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass., to
Jackson, Toronto, Can,
Tiford Caution—Princess abs
Aug, 27, 1888, by E, H. Moore, Melr
Elmira, N.Y Tea
Rustic King. Fawn pug dog, whelned Sept. 26, 1887, by Rustic
out of What’s That, by G, Bell, Toronto, Can,, to G. W. Fisher,
Catawissa, Pa, !
San Bernardine. Orange and white St. Bernard dog, whelped
Oct. 26, 1888, by Hector out of Bella, by E. H. Moore, Melrose,
Mass., to Bancroft CO. Davis, Boston, Mass. _ ‘
Hera. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped Dec, 7,
1888, by Ben Lomond out of Bernie VI,, by KE. H. Mooro, Melrose,
Mass., to Bancroft 0, Davis, Boston, Mass, _ 1,
Frankie. Orange and white St, Bernard bitch, whelped May 25,
1888, by Merchant Prince out of Bernie V., by E. H. Moore, Mel-
rose, Mass., to Halfway Brook Kennels, Glens Halls, N, Y.
Madge. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped May 25,
1888, by Merchant Prince out of Bernie V., by hh. H. Moore, Mel-
rose, Mass., to Halfway Brook Kennels, Glens Falls, N, Y.
Hector—Lakma whelp.. Orange and white St. Bernard dog,
whelped Sept. 19, 1888, by H. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass., to J. H.
Perry, Southport, tiene. ‘ ; Meo
Young Gath—Jolly Hlirt whelps. Black, white and tan English
setter dogs, whelped July 4, 1888, by Chas. York, Bangor, Me., to
Himer A. Hight, Lynn, Mass. ¢.
Gath Star, Black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped
Noy, 20, 1888, by Gath’s Joy out_of Star, by W. R. Furness, Wal-
lingford, Pa., to F. G. Taylor, Philadelphia. Pa.
Foote’s Yum. Red Irish setter bitch, whelped March 138, 1886 (A.
K.R. 6492), by HE. O. Damon, Northampton, Mass,, to Boyd P, Roth-
rock, Williameport, Pa.
Eleho, Jr.—Sally whelps.
Two red Irish setter cogs, whelped Oct.
14, 1888, by Geo. Langran, Yonkers, N. Y., to J. H.
Feiden, same
place.
Zeno, Black, white star, cocker spaniel dog, whelped May 24,
1888, by Oberon (A.K.R. 3315) out of Mignon (A.K.R. 10027, by
Mignon Kennels, Cortland, N. ¥., to C. Kinney, same place.
Jockey, Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped May ?4, 1888, by
Qberon (A.K.R, 3815) out of Mignon (A.K.R. 1002), by Mignon Ken-
nels, Cortland, N, Y,, to Frank Dans, Ithaca, N. Y.
Oberon (A.K.R. 3314)—Mignon (A.K.R, 1003) whelps. Cocker
Spaniels, whelped May 24, 1888, by Mignon Kennels, Cortland, N.
., a black, white frill, dog to H. 'L, Strobridge, Trumansburg, N.
Y.,and a black dog each to ©, E, Helm, Groton, N. Y., and L.
Hazen, Newark, N, J,
Sandyeroft. Vedette. Wheaten Irish terrier bitch, whelped Aug.
23, 1888, by Dennis ont of Sandycroft Vim, by V. M. Haldeman,
Milford, Del., to J. J. Campbell, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sandycroft Vestal. Wheaten Irish terrier bitch, whelped Aug.
23, 1888, by Dennis out of Sandycroft Vim, by V. M. Haldeman,
Milford, Del., to J. W. Pistor, Binghamton, N.Y. _
Bluebell. Blue Skye terrier bitch, whelped May 28, 1888, by Don-
ald out of Romach, by Ju. Timpson, Maizeland, Red Hook, N. Y.,
to Mrs. Hnsworth, Meridian Hill, Washington, D. C.
DEATHS.
Oberon. Black field spanield dog, whelped Sept, &, 1685 (A,K.R,
3215), owned by Eugene Powers, Cortland, N, Y., Jan, 19, from
accidental poisoning.
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
(" No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents.
J. B. H., Pittsfield, Mass.—My dogs are troubled with some kind
of lice or ticks which are about the size of a pinhead when full
pray and they bed their head right in the skin at the roots of
he hair and stay there. What can I put on to kill them and also
kill the nits or eggs, Something to get right down into the skin so
as te get to their head? Ans. Wash carefully with carbolic soap
and warm water, using « strong, stiff brush afterward, perhaps a
curryeomb. After dry use Persian insect powder, combing this
in also, Jf this is not effective communicate with us again.
F, GC. W,, Brunswick, Me.—l have a mastilff dog thirteen months
old. A few days ago one of his ears was covered with little
bunches, which he scratched a great deal and made sure, It seems
to pain him somewhat, and he shakes his head, and there is a
dark colored stuft that gathers in his ears, and it smelis very
bad. What shall ldo forit? Ans. Use an ointment made of one
drvachm of balsam of Peru tothe ounce of vaseline. Apply this
morning and evening after washing and drying the part. Also
use the following:
Boromo-ehloval,........ 2. 0.2.12. ..02--, eee el
Uti ae dada. g heat Rees a5 SR oe Z4i
Ue, pf ASABE He PES aly se OPS ale, aaa ® 3i
AL ete ts
Mix. sig. Drop a little in the ear night and morning.
Rifle and Crap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY,
ARMY RIFLE PRACTICE.
HE first general orders, issued by Gen. Schofield at the opening
of this year, has reference to the new scheme of rifle practice,
which he will, on the suggestion of Col. Blunt, introduce for use
in the regular army. The first order reads:
I. The third edition of the work on rifle and carbine firing, pre-
pared by Captain Stanhope EH, Blunt, Ordnance Department, in-
spector of small-arms practice at the headquarters of the army,
having been approyed by the Secretary of War for the use of the
army and the militia of the different States, under the title
ot “Firing Regulations for Small Arms,” it will be distributed to
the army, and the methods therein prescribed will hereafter be
the authorized guide in all matters pertaining to the subject
which it covers.
Il, For the target year of 1889 the officers and enlisted men
(except those “present not firing’), who in the past year were
classified below the grade of marksmen, or in that Glass with a
total of less than 340 for those firing with the rifie, or less than
310 for those firing with the carbine, will follow the course pre-
scribed for the second season's practice; those classified as marks-
men with these totals, or as Sharpshooters. will follow the course
prescribed for subsequent seasons; other enlisted men will follow
the recruit course, and other officers the second Season’s course.
Ill. The officers at the headquarters of the army, the divisions,
and departments charged with the supervision, under their com-
manding generals, of the course of instruction in rifle, carbine
and revolver firing, will be known hereafter as inspectors of
small-arms practice. ’
Order No. 2 amends certain sections of the regulations which
will now read: J
481. The Army will be annually allowed for the instruction of
the soldier in target practice, small arm ammunition as follows:
i. Wor each officer or enlisted man firing with the rifle, to the
value of $4.
b. For each officer or enlisted man firing with the carbine, to
the value of $3.50.
¢. For each enlisted man of the cavalry arm and for each
officer and sergeant of any arm, for revolver practice, to the
value of $1.
d. Wor the further instruction of the soldier (more especially
the recruit) and for firing at drills, funerals, etc., such an amount
of rifle and carbine blank cartridges as the company commander
deems requisite, not exceeding 2,000 rounds for each company of
infantry or battery of artillery and 4,000 rounds for each troop of
cavalry will also be allowed.
é._ In addition each troop of cavalry will be allowed 5,(K rounds
of blank revolver ammunition.
f. In addition to the above allowances each regimental staff
and band, each battery of artillery and company of infantry will
be allowed for gallery pretties 6,000 round balls, 15,000 cartridge
primers, l5lbs. powder, 15lbs. lubricant, and each troop of cavalry
8,000 round balls and 20,000 cartridge primers, 20lbs. powder and
20lbs. lubricant. But when the rifle or carbine bullets fired in
range practice can be tecovered they will be recast for gallery
practice and the round balls will not be supplied.
482, The values of small-arm ammunition and of the component
parts thereof are determined by the Chief of Ordnance and will
be published from time to time in general orders for the govern-
ment of the Army.
485. In selecting competitors for the authorized annual rifie or
carbine contests, no additional ammunition will be allowed.
After the competitors (officers and men) are assembled at the
a gk of competition the firing will be limited to that prescribed
y paragraph 884 of the ‘Wiring Regulations for Small Arms,”
and the expenditures of ammunition as there directed, will he
governed accordingly.
427. Practice will be conducted in-accordanre with the ‘Wiring
Regulations for Small Arms.” The period selected for practice
on the range will be annually announced by department com-
manders; they will also publish from time to time the results of
the firing and the names of the qualified sharpshooters, but for
the sake of uniformity all erders containing instructions to goy-
ern either the preliminary methods or practice with the rifle,
carbine or revolver, will be issued only from the Headquarters of
the Army.
488, Reports as to the amount of instruction imparted and
degree of proficiency attained will be rendered only as required
by the “Firing Regulations for Small Arms,” or by such further
orders as may be issued from the Headquarters of the Army,
The necessary books and blanks for this purpose will be supplied
by the Ordnance Department,
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 14,—There was.a fair attendance at
Healdmoor Rifle Range this afternoon, and as the weather was
favorable the shooting was generally good. Thorevolver shootin
especially was unusually good, and promises to develop some sur-
prising amateur marksmanship. arry Darlington started a 100-
shot revolver record, with the intention of beating his brother’s
record of Cliristmas Day, and not only suuceeded in doing so by a
food lead of 20 points, but also beat his brother's highest single
score record of 80 points by running up a fine score of 828. This is
considered the more remarkable, as he has had no revolver prac-
tice for four years, and eyen then in a very irregular way. Geo.
Doyle, late sergeant of Company A, Battalion of Engineers, U.S.
Army, who has located at Wilmington permanently, was at the
tange and participated in the rifle matches, using a sporting rifle.
00 Shot Revolyer Record Match, at 50yds., 8. A. Target.
) Fy ted <4
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$69 910 5-8 7 & 3—79
6 7 8 9 ¥ 610 610 6-75
96 89%39 8 7 % 6=74
5 7 5 7 7 61010 5 10-69
7% 8 9 9 6 910 7 3—75
9 7 £1010 710 6 9 10-82
i126 9 710 6 6 9 §—87
669 9 810 68 7 9-78
: 9710-7 7 6 %_7 9 8—7—T53
Revolver Record Practice, Oyds., 5s, A. Target.
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{Witeth oan} aly eee eps cobra roe ee 107510 8 8 8 5 & 5K
GW Darlington, Ale aesat et ie et ae ey es er
H Davenport... :1:,.,.21.-): Wearinear 73854964 4 9 5-56
Record Practice, 200yds., 8. A. Target-
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OPSmith eevee ines | Pear e eel es 6.08.69 8 ta aa as
Pies OhasOMW. eee os) eae ees t20.0e sa TGR. He. Clee ye al nth
Ge Dowliieen es ot eae Seek 5 6 6 7 410 8 & 8 5—60
CWehrsHbach? errs ema are ee 78 465 4 5 9 3 5—56
WVALAILO Nt ETT 1) eee ae owen ee Le not 6 4'5 9 5 2 8 3 O45
We SGGGR Roeser ee ewes Se ehh G69 :6) 4 eh 2 Be a Ba ae
viel ed ogi Wie) Oe ee eer sess be Por ree 345 66 5 4 5 7 8—
© Fuehler.... ....: ites sPheceeme 3163 2 9 6 3 3 10—46
Military Match, 200vyds., Creedmoor Target.
Trew, WiGy doh. fevey 2. el Bt oe tf £2 7 ea > Ss ot
GorpiCasey ssn: reli ts eet hte ka 344444 83 83 3 4-36
yb WWGOUG seks cesaceh Rect Russe cel. 433244 83 4 3 5—85
BOSTON, Jan, 19.—All the regular matches were open to-day
at the range, but owing to the high wind from 11 o*clock only
afew entries were made, and most of the shooting was done in
the practice matches. Mr. Wilder won the gold medal! in the 20-
shot match, and ©. W, Hinman the medal in the champion
match, Following are the scores as finished:
Twenty-shot Rest Match,
S Wilder es ee ee a OT oe Buh eo
10 8 9 8 911 11 10 11 12-198
TVR MASALA tees bea es situs sre sum sears 6 8 8 71010 5 Tf 7 9
78 610 83 9 ¥ 9 8 BR I60
Champion Medal Match.
WY OtRDIeSE. phos. pect eee meee nt aus 200 -8 Oo on fF aah
AGO Regie) aed ees upp ee pay eet (3 7 710 % 7 5 9 8-70
@C Clarke..... 2.1... t Paso beets 610 b 8h sb 7 9 Bsr
WaGardine rene or Aa eee Le al 04476 #2 8 910 B-HE
All Comers’ Mateh.
WeGihanl@s act shraapyes -pebeldrteciasts 8 8 810 8 #8 9 9 8 5-81
AMMOpiNes 2a ie ee Cena ee 410 7 8 6 610 8 7 9—%6
GM OTTETSE Ah ce no Cag trey ene a2 les ( 6,710 7 730 6 % 85
fe BWP cree 8 sk bape ate see “7 6 910 485 9 7-73
B.G] Baker op alarm faite Pe seen 4898 7 9 7 4 8&8 6—70
NAAM OFFER Aerie beat eae roe te ee Toes TY 2 By o—70
AO SAV Geter celeret oe clea sien taseee G7 bh Yo 8 -& 2B 10-68
SIV USE Ya tee niet ob ts Sherer ons anne tree W8& 5 35 6 & 610 766
Rest Mateh.
cE W ald Giizs oyseseeecl-ke wees some ies 1 8 910101010 912 gy
Adbial lade feck cele anid ae oe 2 9 8 8 91141 8 8 10—94
GRU GHGs yop cee eee eile aja eyes 9 8 9 8 711 81210 s—a0
PACU CELE co, teens see ene ytrs mame ulen! 28998 67 Oo % TR
SMG OTE eros ee pee Bak eaten 511 6 7 8 7 GR ¥ sl
IPE GIT) tee iis ametetettary bon 2 bee) eaeaeg 8 410 51112 6 } 5 3n—7
a Military etek
ASTSOEID PH oe 205 t depliew peste tnsewasa te £5 4 ££ 4 4 44 4-4)
50-Yard Pistol Match. =
Salat hy ced eee PURSE 710 9 9 710 91010 10-41
T Mason --....-. Mas pamela aioe alc hla 10 6 8 9 9 710 7 9 9—b4
A Stevens. -..-.. ae seals aia ste ak .9 6 5 B 6 910 H10 9-78
COG 1) UL ayo 7) ee ee eens eet FP aaa 9 7 8 6 8 610 510 8—i7
TOPEKA RIFLE CLUB, Topeka, Kas., Jan. 10.—Four mem-
bers faced a strong and disagreeable wind for 2!4 miles to have
the pleasure of firing a few.scores over their 200yds. range. The
boys are in good spirits over the fact that they will soon be riding
to the range on the rapid transit line, which will bu completed by
the first of February. It willtake them within a quarter mile of
the shooting house. This will no doubt increase the number oat
shooters each week, for in the past it has heen yery unpleasant on
a great many occasions in getting to and from the range.
G E Morrison............- ...... v 710 8 9 510 9 9 9-88
810 6 91010 8 7 8 9-85-16
ADM AiR ELE wa Nd ple onsbise «ts 9 % 7 710 510 % 5 8—%
1010 61010101010 6 8—90—165
WOR MR aot sere areata ceo gs 7101010 6 8 510 6 7-79
10 7 % 5 610 9 510 8—%5—154
LR McCarter.........20..0-. «6 1 5 510 7 51010 8—3
10 7 510 6 7 510 6 S—75—148
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 18.—The St, Louis Pistol Club was fayored
with a good attendance at its last shoot, and the scores were also
much of an improvement over those made at the previous week's
shoot; §8,made by Mr, Perrett, vroyed the high svore for the
night, and the medal will be found in his keeping for the coming
week. Some little changing took place as at the previous week.
some of those who were up last week this week are down, and
some of the low ones quite Close to the top. The club uses a .22-
caliber gallery pistol for all shooting, and a standard American
target. ‘he scores are as follows:
NEPA AIOE, Mies 3s crclerousetaniicn’s Fescaboey 7 9WIOTO1I0 9 Y & B88
OPSIN SUITS 15 a 8 craps an Soeoeei= SFT epoce ommend che 8 710 810 810 710 8 S68
IRRAD Daten een er a 810 83 9 6 8 710 8 9-88
TOME T Teas gt Me ak Mill late 810 8° 8 $ 9 610 6 og
ID PICEQH CEng Ge psGeesost tate dante carvan hs 769 710 8 9 6 § 10—80
DONGLE 1G Le eRe a tee Se Y 8 ¥ 8-8 9 BB FG Satg
Myc Mus, Sete aye dedi ea deeper te 8 6 6 8 910 7 7 710-%
M Billmeyer....-.......5, SS eee 86 998 9 8 8 6 8=%6
W #H Hettel....... Beast a dy eeca ha web) ON 860 Se GS Rote at
PAY WB ORE Ghee ieee tr atanss as neetae os aaet, 26-6, fy OL Oe SS
WVRORITRR WAN Za os ctaigegp Sate diode 4 vere des #89 7 IW ae Bar
Mosnimmeriieldists ose poem ee eaeer ts % 809 Got 8 ha 8 as 70
Up TUGIT ITT Piras dates Fass eats gays Aa ode 7 0 7 610 9 510 6 S—F8S
uk B47 8% & 6 6 7 602
UNSER FRI,
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan 11.—The fcllowing are the scores of the
Rifle Club, at their vegular practice shoot to-day, A brisk wind
lowered their average somewhat. 2UUyds. off-band:
Dr. Dinsmore..........--..-.--5 ie Bes 8 7 6 6 610 710 7 17a
SCR er ly ee eae, Pe a es 8 6 Si ¢ & $1010 5—k0
JW Batcheller..... -..........02.00. 495 610 6 4 4 8 10-68
Greeny el Gy Pet Sivec sn See 107 3 6 3 3 & & 4 5—AR
W P Blackwell........ Be he te Odo 465464 9 4 6 5-54
F Arnhold. —.......-.. wiininn Mica eae RAERS OG ies. birds ae
GARDNER, Mass., Jan. 17. -At the last regular meet of mem-
bers of the Gardner hifle Clib at Hactkmatauk range, the stand-
ard target was used, the shooting was off-hand, distance 200yds.
The results follow:
GP WUSworthe. cence ece eee TS 9 G10" 9 & 9 9. 10—R8
ASMMTATNG WA ol ccrite citer cask oo oe 5 8 7 & 9 910 9 9 10—84
ON Wdeeley ee ce lap peeelG Sb Ob Bec tie? B. -Sh10— 84
(GGG nod Alen See no casren week Suet 68 6 8 7 8 916 7 9—80
Frank Hdgell........- rea BST, . le 6 7 6 81010 710 6 777
CO J Orabtree............ aecese of 768 9 7 8 % 6 771
14
FOREST AND STREAM,
(JAN. 24, 1889.
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TOPEKA RIFLE CLUB.—Topeka, Kas., Jan. 16.—The followmeg
scores were made Jan. 16 and 17. Cea) Whee off-hand;
CH MOET TBO yc (ees ence 9 610 8 7% 810 7—82
f 699 9 7 8 8 % 10—80
! 990 7 6 81010 9 5—S6—248
Sel iseninthe 2 nore eececeoese lee 710 710 7 4 8 910 8—80
10 7 510 7 6 81010 8—84
: 5 109 79 7 910 8 & 6—S3—24Y
CR Pame..-.....-.., 669 9 710 610 7% 10—80
85 9 &§ 710 8 510 10—80
08 79 6 9 9 9 6 9-82-24
Jan. 17,
SILAS Ah pp bce el EEE TS 71010 810 6 7 8 8 5b—i9
, 1 6 9 § 451010 9 9—85—I64
TR McCarter. ...-..............., 9 710 S10 7 68 9 D8
10%74 9 710 8 % 9 %—7—Il61
RRP ONC Te cen pies ree oe DL, 9.40 2 BAO eke 2— 75
wo Ts 77 7 5 9 7 9—6—1h4
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.—There was a large attendance at
the shooting matches at Shell Mound Park to-day. The matches
were unusually interesting, some of the scores made being excel-
lent. The weather was all that could be desired, Among the
other events of the day was the quarterly shooting of the Inde-
pendent Rifles. The score made by the marksmen was as fol-
lows:
Lieut F Stande,... 445484444440 P HWelchoff... . -...4844445353—87
Henry Staude. .,..33443444—37 TC Barman .......2034443433—30
H Goetzan..... ....2684444444—88 J Schlichtman,.... d2043d4444—31
H Moening..... ..- 2340454448—31
The scores made by the Nationals were, 1) shots per man, Creed-
moor target, 200vds., military rifle: fap YN class—Capt. J. E.
Klein 46, T. C. Carson 44, C. L. Lods 43, C. Meyer 43, A, Johnson
43, EH. KH. Fennel 21, F. P. Prouter 40, A. H, Brod 40. First class—O,
Ff, Peterson 48, O. Volte 48, H. Koch 39, G. Hult 41, A.J, J. Ruddick
37. Second class—O,. Klein 37, J. A- Dodd 29. Third class—S. Al-
exander 37, T. E. Bullevans 45, P. h. Vanner 35, T, 8, Gundley 29,
G. Cunningham 26, H. Harper 23. Fourth class—C, Warner 3), 8.
Kimble 28, EH. S. Mesten 24. The same company at 500yds,, cham-
pionship class—Capt. ein 49, T. 1. Carson 44,G. Fennel 39. First
class—G. Hult 41, O. Nolte 40, O. F. Peterson 387,
The pool shoot between Capt. RK. J. Loughrey and Corporal H.
L. Pendleton, of Co. F, Ist Regiment, was the most intevesting
match of the day, owing to the rivalry existing between the men,
The scores were:
HL Pendleton.. . .5444545335—42 RJ Loughrey... ,..4455444544—41
4564445443 —42 5353845454—41
5g5445858 —44 4554444545 —42
anod443554—44 4444444444 —40)
i444544444—4 1 3495544445—41
213 205
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17.—The Hartranft Rifle Club was per-
torating the targets to-day at their range at Frankford, in spite
of the rainy day “Old Prob’ favored the shooters with, Taking
the state of the weather into consideration, the scores were ex-
tremely gratifying to the members present. Official scores, 10
shots, 200vyds., American standard qeteel. off-hand:
Hamil Kolb, Lee. oe = e204: 6 6 91010 7 8 6— 76
Od i Ee Sn eee ah 6 T7105 8 9 7 910 He
PPI ORGIAE TAIL. 02s hss eects cous Blt 6&9 7 5 8 BRB 444-71
Hy RCCL we ahedestueuesadeweacetue 8578 5 T 8 Y BI0O— FO
PME GI era weN pdb ned peal Deed ones W776 708 5 5 8 B— 64
William Wurftlein.,.. .........-. 7856245 8 8 9 61
E. A. PERRY, the author of the ‘Green Book,” so well known
to riflemen as an admirably arranged score register, died at Los
Angeles, Cal,, on the 20th inst. He was for many years employed
in the Custom-house in this city, He lost one arm in the Union
service at the Wilderness, and suifered severely from heart fail-
ure at times upto the day of his death from the effects of his
wound, Mr. Perry, whointhe war was sergeant-major of the
Fourteenth Regiment, United States Infantry, was an old mem-
ber of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was one of the char-
ter members ef Rankin Post No. 10, of which he was a past com-
mander, He went to Los Angeles about a month ago for the
henefit of his heaith. At Creedmoor his noisy, cheery presence
was enjoyed at all the long-range shoots. and the fact of his hay-
ing but one arm did not prevent him being an enthusiastic rifle-
man and a good shot.
CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 21.—The following are the scores of the
Chicago Rifle and Revolver Club, made at their range Friday
evening. Conditions, open sights, off-hand at Massachusetts tar-
vet, range aUft., possible 72, count shots: C. Kroell. 62, 59; F, Parker,
ol, 58; C. Sherman, 53, 59; T. Wingate, 62.56; O. Magehan, 60, 47;
W.C. Siller, 57, 42; M. Bolan, 63, 69; A. Sorensen, 65,61; H. Kramp,
‘4,47; C. McConnell, 57, 46. Mr. M. Bolan’s scoreof 69 on count
shots is a remarkably good one, as only three seconds are allowed
im which to raise the rifle from below the hip and fire.—B, H.
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanis
prepared by the Forest ond Stream, and furnished gratis to elu
secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par-
ficularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
MAK-SAW-BA CLUB.—Chicago, IIl,, Jan. 14.—Following are
the scores of a trap shoot held by the Mak-saw-bas at their club
grounds at Dayis, Ind., Jan, 12, which was a very pleasant affair
all around. Mr. J. Benton Leiter carried off the honors of the
scores. Mr. Leiter was shooting a little 6841bs, 12-zauge, of Edin-
burgh make, a beantiful gun, lately purchased from an Australian
stockman by Mr, Organ, and sold by bim to its present owner,
Organ diamond medal shoot, at 20 blackbirds:
Tanitecaiin Gaia tt tet Nee hd ees el 1711111111111 110111—19
Hiskoleyd silanes. < thence sii cetera een we 1101.1011001101011010—12
Orpari HOV ick vss my poeple Ct ee ee 14911911001111111011—17
ME BOCA D YS ss Leu ete aWuae she pees 11101101110111011110—15
BRE TUL) Ck TVG rig de aint spe ates aya cout an 11100101
Bsa rie Wels eeinitiwe reece mer'y l weet eee 1101000001 011011100i—10
Dix, 1vyds.....-. Be Tt oe ee ee 1111110117017010)710—15
AIUSEY s. LAVORS aos batt gaasins fear pyade see Oe 10911100010110010011—10
Sori evade: Crs ey as ees spe 10000001001001001001— 9
Walditon, d#yids,e.ie ie ei ieee, eae 10011110000010011101—10
Leiter won the medal, f i
Wilcox diamond medal shoot, at 15 live pigeons:
Leiter, 27yds..111011111011111—18 B Dix (24)... ..110001111100110— 9
Haskell! (80),...117101111101111—15 Waldron (28). ,.111110111101100—11
Organ (80)...... W1MMWII0111—14_- Taylor (80).,...111010
Watson (80)..,.71101101011111—12 Sloan (80),..... 111111101011001—11
Randall (20)... ,.111 1111111000112 Smith (25)_... ..100171 0001
Sharp (28)....., WHOTI—18 0 Mussy (80)......111011111111110—413
Kinney (25). ...111101011111101—12
Organ won the medal,—E, Hoven.
OTTAWA, Jan. 19.—The St. Hubert’s Gun Club this afternoon
shot the third competition for the Thompson cup. A change was
made in the conditions and the Ligowskys were dispensed with,
Peorias being used instead. Great things are expected from the
change, but the results did not justify the expectations, as the
shooting was poor, and several of the good shots failed to come
off. J. Deslauriers shot the best, but Dalton fell off badly. Thomp-
son cup, at 20 birds each, l$yds rise:
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Dr A Martin......1..-..- Stee At 5 eS fh 11111111001111011101—16
WLM ONEMStOME a etl oe: eases. eee 1111091.0111101110111—15
B Trudeau,.......... « race eb beh -..-. 10100011111101110111—14
PTO ps sewer COLNE Ca eet eho beac 11110110011011101011-—14
Binine (Setar been cnenei ee nunn meine ccce ten (0000110011110011001—13
IiMache (4 cba swoneeeeaceseacol bests si 10100110000001111001—13
ENO cy ee BRAS) SB6=4-SABS GR HSGeE hee: 11010000111010111111 13
A Lett (8 start)....... ASEAN S55 4H NOS Ft He 100011.00011101110000—12
Wreletth 4start)..ccueuk gumuseeaees. sous. 00110000116101100100—12
S White 7 start).... .. de Pecad so iecideeds bookie 110111001.10010101009—11
clay-pigeons, to-day; ;
. OLOLLOL1011101100000—10 Duett.... 00000000600GV0000000— 0
Cowan. ...1000110000011011111—11 Stone, ... .11110001001111100110 12
Howell... ..01100000001010011000— 6 Rich’dson 00000000001000000000— 1
PATERSON, N. J.—The Paterson City Rod and Gun Club was
re-organized last week, and the first annual shoot will be held on
Washington's birthday.
TORONTO.—There will be two grand sweepstakes on Stark’s
grounds Saturday, Feb. 2, commencing at 11 o'clock, with Stark’s
matchless blackbirds. One hundred dollars is guaranteed for
first. The sweepstakes will be divided into six prizes as follows:
Ist, $25; 2d, $15; 3d, $10; 4th, #25; Sth, $15; 6th, $10; ties to diyide;
entrance fee, $10. Fifty dollars will be guaranteed for the second
aweepstake, to be divided into six prizes as follows: Ist, $12.50; 2d,
7.503 8d, $5; 4th, R240; Sth, $7.50; Gch, $5; ties to divide; entrance
fee, #2. Entries may be made at Charles Stark's, 52 Chureh
street, on or before Jan. 30, -
Stoddard .......... W10NIT10—8 -~“Yerrington .....-..,1111111011—9
ATMS Yio rieee eer LOMTITI—9 ~Barnes........,..-... O0011100—4-
Palmer. .3 252s sules .0000110100—3 Osgood ,,......... - -1100011001—5
Bidwell A345 seee eke .000101001I—4 “Page.,..., ah ee 1100100000—3
Oleobt {oe wx ee ..., 1010000100—8 Ties diy.
Match at § Keystones, 3 traps, 18yds, rise, National rules:
Palmer,.,,..-. +..0010011—h “Harvey .......... LHI —8
Yerrington.,.,.-)..<. WIMMI—9 Stodard.,,,....,.1... 000101101—4
OSgood,..., vaceua vvse111000011—5 Mitchell,..,....,.....11111111—9
Bidwell.,, .. .:+++.+-L11001100—5 ~Sargent,-.,, ..,,. ... Jn 1—9
BRO Hs enrerrs eee 011111101—7_ -“Robbins........ ... » A00001110—4.
IBAarMeCSy ae cece eenes & 111011011—¥ ‘Ties diy.
For the four silyer_prizes, 5 traps, 18yds. rise, National rules:
Ligowsky Clay-Pigeons,
Merrinietote ees acne Ri teeie ets 11011919.111111101111110—22
Palmer..-... 0.5 (darks siWeaneeth rey 1001010000001011110011111—13
OBZOO, oes sees eerie eS eee ey: 00111 10001101011010111111—16
Baines: iwiksSeoues. keer enscal Jes ueoe els 0100110111011111001111111—18
RODD ie es REL eee ree detedea 0110010000100111101110111—14
BiG Well cai: Ue ies ise se cee eet one 111.1900000011110011110111—15
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BROOKLYN, Jan. 15.—Monthly shoot of the Acme Gun Club for
club badge, 20 bluerock pigeons, 2 traps, Isyds. rise, Members
present nine out of eleven, which is very good for the start. The
shooting was poor, as the men were out of practice, not haying
shot since September: ,
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SNAP SHOT,
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18.—Magistrate John W. Schall, at
Norristown, to-day considered the charge of cruelty to animals,
growing out of the pigeon-shooting match at the Belmont Driving
Park on Jan. 1, which terminated suddenly in something of a riot.
The defendants were Frank Jackson and John McNabb. The
officers present from the Society for the Prevention of Oruelty to
Animals were James McDonald, John T. Fox and Philip A. Voor-
hees. The society was represented by District Attorney I, P,
Wanger, and H. B. Dickinson, Esq,, appeared for the defendants.
Officer McDonald made an affidavit charging McNabb with set-
ting up and abetting a lottery, in form of a pigeon-shootin
match, for the distribution of prizes, consisting of a horse an
wagon, with cruelty to animals. The information against Frank
Jackson was sworn to by Officer Fox, who charged him with
cruelty to animals, The lottery scheme was not proved, and it
was denied that there had been cruelty, inasmuch as was claimed
the pigeons shot at were killed instantly, The hearing was at-
tended with no little levity and cross-firing by the opposing sides,
and resulted in the imposition of a fine of $20 agaiust NeNabb and
$10 against Jackson, which sums both paid promptly,
WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 18—The winter series of prize
shoots under the auspices of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club was
continued this week, In the classification score each man shot
four strings with a possible #4 birds; in the prize score each man
had a possible 10 birds, In Class A, Smith and Bowdish diy. the
first prize; Rugg, Dean and Holden the second; for the third
Bowers and Webber after beating Sampson div, in Class B, Gil-
mon was first; Crompton second, while Knowles and Russell diy.
third. The work of each man in detail follows:
Class A. Classif‘n, Prize. Olassif’n, Prize,
ET Smith....... 4506—21 9 Dy Bowers....... 4445—17 7
A R Bowdish. .. .5654—20 9 Geo Sampson. ...4556—20 7
W_ R Dean..-.... .5665—22 8 WL Davis ......5665—22 6
C B Holden...... ABGS—22 8 <A G Larkin......4556—20 6
GJRugg .. ... 6535—14 § MA Linfield... 5454-18 6
HOW Webber....4445—17 J EF Swan....... w6H4—I8 5
Class B Classif’n, Prize. Classif’n, Prize.
M D Gilman. ....6345—16 4
C Crompton..... .34538—15 8 Dr Frank..... .. 26
G W Hussell ...3652—16 7 F Stoneé..:..-.... 2413—10
WELLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 19.—A bracing wind blew across
the traps to-day, materially assisting the clay-pigeons and the
bluerocks in their flight from the traps, and making it quite dif-
ficult to record good scores, In the merchandise match, at 9 blue-
rocks and 8 pairs clay-pigeons, the following scores were made;
Perry 12, Melcher 6, Shumway 4, Baxter 11, Allerton 11, Sanborn
10, Stanton 12, Chase 7, Choate 11, Swift 8, Bowker 7, Schaefer shi}
Grimes 10, Stone 6, West 11, Conant 5, Bond 7, Field 9, Savage 8,
Snow 1, Webster 8, Short 4, Bradstreet 9, In the match for the
silyer pitcher, Stanton, Baxter and Perry tied with 13 birds each
out of 15, and in the shoot-off Perry won by breaking 12 straight.
Following are the winners in the sweepstake matches: six blue-
rocks, Perry; six clay-pigeons, Shumway; six bluerocks, Swift;
six macombers, Choate, Perry and Stanton: six bluerocks,
Schaeter, Perry and Melcher; six macombers, Perry; three pairs
clay-pigeons, West; six bluerocks, Swift and Sanborn; six ma-
combers, Choate, Perry and Conant; nine bluerocks, Perry, Bax-
ter and Stanton: six keystones, Choate, Swift and Stanton; six
bluerocks, West and Swift; six keystones, Choate, Swift and
Stanton; eight clay-pigeons, Snow and Bowker; seven bluerocks,
Perry, Stanton, Schaefer and Switt. A team from the Jamaica
Plain Clob has challenged the Wellington team to a contest for
the team badge of the Massachusetts State Shooting Association,
and C. B. Sanborn has challenged R. F. Schaefer for the amateur
individual badge. Both contests will take place at the Welling~
ton grounds, Thursday, Jan. 31, shooting to begin at 10 A.M. A
new and agreeable feature will soon be introduced at the club
house, which will be continued while the cold weather lasts.
Those attending the shoots are to be furnished hot coffee and
sandwiches, and the novelty of the thing is the “drop a nickel in
the slot,” and you get checks fora lunch. Mr. Grimes, one of the
members, has invented a machine, which, when you dropanickel
in it, will present you with a check for a cup of coffee or a sand-
wich, The mechanism is 80 finely arranged that it won’t pay the
gunners to try to fool it by dropping in a gun wad oreyena
stuffed nickel.
KANSAS CITY,—I¢ is said that a movement has been started
outin Kansas City to arrange a championship shoot on a large
scale. Ibis expected that the meeting will eclipse anything of
the kind in years, and will establish in agreat measure the cham-
ionship bonors of American trap shooting. The proposition is
o make an open sweepstakes, $100 entrance, at 100 birds, Hurl-
ingham rules, to which anyhody in the United States, profes-
sional or amateur, will be eligible. It is proposed to have this
shoot take place about the 10th of Pebruary. *
MONTREAL, Jan. 19.—The fifth open competition for the
Greener gun, under the auspices of the Montreal Gun Club, was
held to-day at Cote St. Antoine, and this time M. Henrichon, of
the Cote St. Paul Gun Club, got a lien on the handsome weapon
with the good score of 18. The strings were:
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NEW YORK SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS, New York,
Jan, 21.—The New York Suburban Shooting Grounds Association
will give a tournament at their grounds, Claremont, Jersey City,
on Feb, 22 and 23, when they will offer a very attractive pro-
gramme for shooters, and much that will amuse and entertain
any one who admires exhibitions of skill. We have rand stand
accommodation for 500 people. Will send you names of committees
shortly with other information.—N, Y. SuBURBAN Siooring
GRouNDS AssocraTioN, Chas. Richards, President,
On Jan. 19 quite a number of shooters attended, notwithstand-
ing the blustery day, which affected the flight of both keystones
and bluerocks. Practice and sweeps were both going at same
time. All ties divided.
Sweep No. 1, 10 singles, 2 moneys:
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TORONTO, Jan, 19.—The big 50-bird sweepstake that was to
haye been shot at McDowall & Co.'s grounds to-day did not come
off, but several very interesting matches took its place, The firat
two were at 25 blackbirds each, with eight and ten entries re-
spectively, W. Paul winning the first with 20 and W. McDowall
the second with 22, Several smaller matches were shot, and
although the weather was cold a good day’s sport was enjoyed,
At 25 Blackbirds, 4 prizes.
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Paul first, McDowall second, Mitchell and Morley divided third.
EATON, N. Y., Jan. 19.—Although the thermometer registered
nearly zero, six of our club to-day faced the trap and tried titles
for the club badge. Morse, the invincible, carried it off with a
low score, despite the practice of Dr. and HKsq, the week hefore,
at which time the Hsq,made his 10 straight. following is the
scoret
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Match at 4: Briges 1, Short 2, Curtis 4, Bell 4 Miss and out:
Curtis 2, Bell 3.
CHICAGO, Jan 12.—The annual meeting of the Audubon Cluh
was held at Charles Kern's on Jan, 8. The report of the treasurer
showed a very satisfactory balance for the club, and its affairs
were reported in a flourishing condition. Two new members were
admitted, and the secretary’s report showed the loss of two mem-
bers, one by death and one by expulsion. A set of resolutions on
the death of the late Harry F. Orvis were read by the secretary
and ordered spread npon the minutes of the club. The next shoot,
of the club for its supremacy medal was called for Thursday, Jan,
17, and the board was instructed to call shoots freyuently durin
the ensuing year. The officers were unanimously elected as fol-
lows: President, Charles Morris; Second Vice-President, J. J,
Kleinman; Secretary and Treasurer, W. W. Foss; Manager of
the kennel department, OC. 8. Wilcox; Board of Directors, N-.
Rowe, W. L. Shepard, C. i. Pelton, F. A. Howe. and ©. S. Wileox,
The office of kennel manager is no longer an arduous one, and Mr.
Wileox, who had been elected to the office, was only making a
solemn joke when he said he deemed himself incapable of filling
the duties, and threatened to resign trom the club if compelled to
serve. Messrs.W. L. Shepard and W, P. Mussey were then placed
in nomination, and Mr. Mussey elected in Mr. Wilcox’s place.
Mr. Mussey is known by pretty nearly all the shooters of Chicago
as the original good-natured man, and took his election as he does
everything else.—E. H.
_ BROOKLYN, Jan. 17.—The regular monthly shoot of the Coney
Island Rod and Gun Club took place at Woodlawn, L. L., to-day.
PF, Quimby, who won first prize and the Blattmavher medal, leads
in the great contest for the ultimate possession of this fine and
beautiful marksman’s badge. He killed 7 birds straight at30yds.,
and defeated P. Ward, 25yds., and A. G, Nason, 25yds., on the
shoot off, with a score of 3 out of 4, A, Schwartz, 29yds., won
second prize in the shoot off from five competitors, all six having
killed 6 out of 7 birds. Four members divided third prize on 5
birds. Referee, H. Goodwin. Scorer, Post Van Pelt,
PINE BROOK, N. J., Jan, 17.—While a pigeon match was pro-
gressing at Frank Class’s Hotel to-day, Calvin Smith, a black-
smith, was crossing the Passaic River Bridge. A low-flying pigeon
passed in his direction, and in spite of his shouts of warning, twa
young men, named Van Ness and Van Duyne, shot at the bird at
the same instant. Smith fell with the small shot from both guns
in his abdomen, He was carried into the hotel apparently dead.
A doctor living at Singac was sent for, and under his care Smith
recoyered slightly, but it is thought he will die.
Canoeing.
FIXTURES.
JUNE,
15. Brooklyn Annual,
22, N. Y. C. C. Annual, Staten Island,
JULY.
—. W. OC. A. Meet, Ballast Island.
—. Atlantic Division Meet,
AUGUST, :
15-30. A. C, A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River.
HARRISBURG C. C.—The Harrisburg C. C. men are still
canoeing on the RUSdUOn a Ea the latest cruise being made on
Noy, 24, from the headwaters of the Clark’s Ferry dam to Harris-
burg, 26 miles, against cold head winds. Oom. Snyder, in his
Seager pails Voe (Rushton model) sailed five miles and return
over the swollen and choppy waters as late as Jan. 10.—T'Ru-px,
LOWERING RIGS IN THE W. C. A.—Editor Forest and Stream:
It may interest the readers of the Forest anp STRwAM to learn
that the question of “standing rigs,’ referred to in MeKendrick's
communication of Jan. 10, was definitely settled at the meeting
of the executive and regatta committees of the Western Canoe
Association, held at Cleveland, Jan. 5, It was unanimously re-
solved that the “sails of canoes of all classes competing in the
races of the W, C._A., shall be capable of being effectively hoisted,
lowered and reefed by the crew when afloat.”—KELPIE,
|
FAN, 24, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM.
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THE SLIDING DECK SEAT,
Hditor Forest and Stream: ‘ ; : ;
_ Ihave been much interested in the discussion now going on in
your paper in regard to standing rigs and sliding deck seats and
tséems proper that Lowell should have something fo say in re-
Bard to the same. I fail to see why such exceptian should he
taken to the sliding deck seat as it certainly is a great help in
Garrying sail, It seems to me that the comparison of the old
skimmiug dishes of a few years ago with thei bags of sand is
rather far-tetched, for the limit of the seat has now been reached
im the length of a man’s legs, and certainly if aman has been
blessed with longer extremities than,his fellows he ought atleast to
have the benefit of the same. You might just as well take excop-
tion to one man being heavier than another and compel each
skipper to weight himself like a jockey, for certainly the heavy
man on the side of his canoe will hold up more sail than can a
man. of lighter build. Another thing, how much better a canoe
looks sailing upright on its bottom than on its side, as one of the
erack Cunadian Canoe sailers invariably sailed his craft, and also
how much mare can be learned of the proper lines of a. craft by
having her sail on those limes. The sliding seat enables a canoa
modeled as a cruiser to shove pretty weil to the front in the
Taces, and in the last noteworthy incident in the Barney Cup race
to win the prize and thus be the means of tickling the pride of
this “City of Spindles,” i
he deck seat enables the canoeist to discard all forms af bal-
last, and thus makes less weight to carry, and hence not only less
Atrain on the canoe, but asim some canoes where the ballast is
made fast, more buoyancy ih case of capsize. To hear the ecriti-
cisms against the poor seat one would suppose that there were no
advantages, but lassure you that did aman have four arms he
would tind use for them at the critical period of tacking or round-
ing a buoy. The writer well remembers getting his feot web on
account of theseatsticking when trying to beat around the lower
buoy in the trophy race,and the wind blowing one of those all-
around-the-compass sort of puifs, and then haying to sail to shore
with everything afloat and both peaks lowered. -All this culti-
yates agility, an indispensable virtue in a canovist. Tf those who
condemn the outrigging deck seat would only try them, then they
could talk a little more intelligently upon the subject.
There were a number of capsizes at the meet that would have
been avoided by the use of a seat. The writer carried sailin a
bad squall when some of the so-called cruisers were compelled to
Jower and put for shore. .
_In regard to the rig of sails, as you say there is much to be
learned. Without claiming to be an artist on sails, can safely
ecommend the Butler rig as used bv Mr. Paul Butler at the
meet at Lake George. It is not perfect, but it has all the ele-
Ments of perfection. Luse the name to designate the style of rig.
it some one will invent a method for a hoist or rather improve on
the way of taising the pole so that the friction will be reduced to
“asmall quantity, then the rig will be almost perfect. Gords will
evel When wet and so run stiffly. The Lowells will use their
dieads this summer and will come to the meet with something of
“an improvement in the way of hoisting and lowering sails, but I
trust the fraternity will pardon me if I still think that the rig of
“the Lowells stands to-day at the head in the inatter of hoisting
_or_lowering. }
___Egotism must again assert that the model of the Fly is a cruiser
par excellence, and a man can rig her inside as he chooses, but the
| hull is rooniy, staunch and handsome. We have a little verse:
Oh, where was Barney and Brokaw,
_And where the great Jabherwock’s fame,
When Butler went out with a Fly on his boat,
And got there just the same,
Let canoeista try thesliding deck seat, and if it must go, let it go
hecause more defects have been found that at present are known,
f 3 LOWELL.
[The sliding deck seat may properly be compared to the old
hikers, in which the crew hung outside the gunwale, each man
fast fo a rope that is spliced to an eyebolt in the keel, as is atill
the practice on the Delaware. Myr. Vaux, Mr. Brokaw, and many
pther good sailors habitually sail their canoes on an even keel, or,
at least, as nearly so as can be done with a deck seat. It is only a
matter of adapting the dimensions and model of the canoe to suit
the Weight of her crew, and then canvassing her properly. The
Ganadian canoe mentioned was a large hoat, capable of carrying
over 100]bs. of ballast, but of very light build, and sailed with no
ballast, The consequence was that she laid on top of the water,
amid had no fulcrum for the weight of her crew to act on. The
ight weight should be able to sail his class A canoe as nearly up-
ight as the heavy man a class B craft; but toooften we seea man
1s0l bs. weight trying to carry 150ft, of sail on a Vesper model,
With no ballast, Our correspondent cannot mean to claim that
6 deck seat enables a cruiser to go faster in proportion than a
pepcens it is only when the former has the seat and the latter has
lot the difference is noticeable; and this state of affairs would
“soon be ended by the racer shipping a sliding seat also. Lt has
been fully proved that canoes can be sailed without either ballast
“or deck seat, as Vesper, Notus, Eclipse, Pecowsic, Lacowsivu and
many older boats; while a Ganoeist is apt in any case to have all
e chance he wants for cultivating his agility. Our objection to
e deck seatis based on the fact that it induces the canoeist to
ety an unsaie and excessive amount of sail, and to try to drive
iis boat through a big sailplan, rather than through virtue of a
ood model, Jf persevered in it must resuli in the production of
% special type of racing canoe, designed to carry enormous Bails,
held up by the erew perched outside on a plank. We have always
lnderstood that the main object of racing was to improve the
#eneral purpose cance, at the same time furnishing a healthy and
| exciting sport; but nosuch end van result from a fleet of out-
| rigged hikers with men perched outside of them.]
THE NEW ROYAL C. C. RULES.
both branches of the sport from their birth. From the time when
down to
are in the same spirit as the proposed
e A. C.
gether on anything like e
of sail has often been
Stet here, bout the leading canoista eare opposed to it, and
while there may be two sides to the question, as long as the crew
is obliged to confine his gymnastics to the legitimate hull of the
boat, and to forego special feats on extension ladders and parallel
bars, and as long as all such exerescences as boards twice as
broad as the canode’s depth are prohibited, there secms to be little
danger that a man will be able to carry to advantage a dangerous
amount of sail. As regards the standing rig, while it is not directly
prohibited the regatta committee is empowered at will to require
that any or all sails shall be kept on deck for a certain time prior
to the start, which would offectyally dispose of such ris naa those
ot Ifand Ramona. ©
The depth limits haye been made more stringent, a minimum
limit of 12in. being added to the old maximum. limit of 16in, under
deck at tore end of well, <A new limit of not, less than 12in, from
top of center of deck to lower edge of parboard, except for 2fb. at
each end, has been added, a limit that is little likely to he ap-
proached in sailing practice though it may serve to keep out some
paddling machines that would enter in the races, to the detri-
ment of the sailing and paddling craft. The other new limit, of
1?in, depth from deck to “arboard at a distance of 12in, out from
centerline of canoe at fore end of well, is by no means definite,
nor essential to the cruising qualities of a canoe, It might or
might nov shut out such a canoe as Dimple, but it would bar such
an able cruising craft as Notus, The intention evidently is to
establish a limit of depth somewhere near the bilge, to har out
the machines of marked V section, but if such is fhe case it has
entirely failed. In the first place such a measurement should be
taken nearly at the mid length, but in many canoes the well is
only about 5ft. from the stem, instead of 8ft., the midlength. :
80in, Canoe may have sufficient crown to her deck to come within
the limit of 12in,, and yet at the same time she may have literall
no bilge at all. The limitations as to the placing of the board,
the distance between bullsheads, the dimensions of the well and
the deckseat are directly in line with those we suggested a year
ago in the FOREST AND STREAM, The size of well opening allowed
is small trom a4 cruisiug standpoint, Provision is made tor bilge
boards, which promise to be seen in both American and English
canoes this season and may become a permanent institution.
One very important feature of the new rules is the provision
that they shall not be altered for at least three years, thus secur-
ing the rights of owners who shall build under them. Not only
is such @ provision a matter of justice to the racing men who put
time and money into their boats, but it makes any sudden and ill-
considered changes onthe part of any particular set of officers
impossible, and will tend to greater stability in the rules and toa
yery thorough consideration of all proposed changes. We have
been rather severely criticised of late because, after pointing out
the many bad features of the present A. C. A, rules and the
necessity for some change, we have deprecated any hasty action
hefore it is settled beyond doubt just what changes are possible
and what are expedient. Ii is now technizally within the power
of the new regatta committee to recommend certain changes, and
it might be possible to secure sufficient votes of the Executive
Jommittee to pass them; but such a course would be without
precedent, and could hardly fail todo harm, however beneficial
to canoeing at large the changes might be. That changes are
needed is generally recognized, but there is a great diversity of
opinion as to just what these changes should be. We doubt very
much whether it would be possible now to secure the adoption of
tules which would make the canoe what the founders of the
American Canoe Association intended it to be—a strong, staunch
and seaworthy model, with the best qualities of a lifeboat, and
fitted for cruising and living on board. So long as canoe racing
tends to encourage the use and improvement of this class of boat
by the great majority of canoeists, a moderate departure from
the letter and spirit of the rules on the part of the racing eratt
may perhaps be tolerated; but when the whole influence of canoe
racing tends to build up a special class of machines that are
utterly useless for cruising themselves, and in addition serve to
discourage the use and improvement of cruising canoes, it is time
that active Measures of some kind for the encouragement of
legitimate canoes be taken hy the Association.
PEQUOT GC. A.—New Haven, Jan. 18.—Aiditor Forest and Strewn:
The first camp-fire of the association for this winter was held at
Bridgeport, on Jan. 16. The attendance was very good, and much
business disposed of during the evening, Music was provided by
the club quartette, and at 9:30 the supper was served. The 1889
meet will probably he in the latter part of July, at some point
near Thimble Islands, fifteen miles east of New Haven.—JP, P.
Lewis, Secretary-Treasurer.
A, C. A. EASTERN DIVISION REGATTA COMMITTER.—
Hditor Forest and Stream: The members of the regatta committee
ot the Hastern Division for 1889 will be Mr, Charles P. Nichols
Vesper C. C., Lowell, Mass.; Mr. R. Elmer Townsend, Harvar
CG. C,, Cambridge, Mass.; and Mr. John F. Sevin, Jr., Norwich
C, C., Norwich, Conn.—H. E. Ric, M. D,, Vice-(tom., Hastern
Division.
dachting.
FIXTURES.
JUNE.
1. Larchmont, Spring, ;
3-5-7, Katrina-Shamrock, N- Y,
15, Corinthian, Marblehead,
18-20-22. Kavrina-Titania, N. Y.
JULY. =
29, Corinthian, Marblehead.
4, Larchmont, Annual.
4, Bowens Mon Beach, lst Buz. 18. Corinthian, Marblehead.
ay.
4, Beverly, Marbleh'd, Ist Cup,
6, Beverly, Marbleh’d, 24d Cham
6. Sippican, Annual, Marion.
AUGUST.
8. Sippican, Club, Marion. 24 Larchmont, Oyster Boats,
a. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup, 24. Corinthian, Marblehead.
10. Corinthian, Marblehead. 3L. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Open
17, Beyerly,Marbleh’d.3a. Cham 31. Sippican, Club, Marion.
24. Beverly,Mon.Beach,3d Open.
SEPTEMBER.
% Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open 12, Beverly, Mon, Beach, 8d Buy,
@ Oorinthian, Marblehead, ay.
7. Beverly, Marblehead, 3d Cup 14. Corinthian, Marblehead.
( al. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Sail Off.
7. Larchmont, Fall Annual.
CUTTERS ON THE LAKES,
COLLINGWOOD FISHING BOATS, .
Hditor Forest and Stream:
The recent arficle in your paper entitled “The Collingwood
Wishing Boat,” was read with interest, as | saw one of this type
from Georgian Bay, at the Mackinac regatta lash summer. As T
laced the first cutter on Lake Michigan—the Iolanthe, now of
oledo, I take much interest in the matter of types best fitted for
lake use. The Collingwood boat does not differ yery much from
the Mackinac hoat, except in size, being built larger. The
Mackinacs are very stiff, but will capsize like any boat without
depth, This reminds me of an incident which happened in
August, 1885. I was crossing Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay,
Wis., to Frankfort, Mich , in my 28ft. cutter lolanthe; when about
halt way over we were struck: with a violent S,E, squall, which
lasted for two hours, Hyerything was shut up, mainsail with
three reefs, foresail single reef, small jib set and topmast housed,
We went along finely with lee rail awash, and reached port safely,
Next day, as we made Charlevoix Harbor, distant 65 miles, we
saw a Mackinac fish boat which had been capsized the day betore
in the same squall, about 40 miles north from where we were,
The oceupants, two old fishermen, were tied to the seats, both
dead. They had evidently taken in sail, but were capsized purely
from the force of the gale on the spars and hull. This boat was
about 25ft. over all, 24ft. lrw.l., 8ft. beam and 12in. draft, and
carried about 1,000lbs. of stone ballast.
[have had considerable experience on the lakes, mostly on
Michigan, and unhesitatingly say the cutter of about 4@ft. draft
is the only boat adapted for use where perfect safety is desired.
My reason is that the ordinary amateur yachtsman does not care
to be so constantly on the watch when his lee rail is awash, as is
Tecessary with a yacht not inherently uncapsizable; and further-
more, a fellow can turn in on a midnight run and leave an ama-
teur at the stick with much better assurance of coming out all
right, if he is in a eutter, relieved from anxiety of acapsize. Last
sutnmer the Margaret made her first appearance on Lake Michi-
gan, built by Campbell Bros,, of Charlevoix, for Geo. Stockbridge,
‘of Kalamazoo, Mich. She is a decided success in every way, very
fast and commodious and a credit to her builders. She is almost
a counterpart of the Surf, illustrated in “Small Yachts," by ©. P,
Kunhardt, from whose lines she was built, though larger, being
4(ft, over all, 9ft. Bin. beam, 36ft, waterline, Tit. draft, h tons iron
alle
27, Corinthian. Marblehead,
ay.
22, Beverly,Marbleh‘d,ist Cham
29. Beverly,Mon.Reach.Jst Open
18. Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open
Beverly,Marblehead,2d Cup,
27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
on Peer dace inside, She would be improved by the addition of
a)) her ballast outside, but is stiff as a church now. She has the
distinction of being the first yawlrig on Lake Michigan} the tig
is vey haudy and adapted to the lake. Below she has 6ft. 2in.
under deck beams, after cabin, main cabin, w.c. and wash room.
Large clothes lockers, very roomy forecastle, and that great and
successful invention, A swing table, from which we ate hot soup in
hialf a gale, 3
lam contenting myseli with a 30ft. keel sloop, 6.6 beam, 3ft,
draft, iron keel; which bas shown herself in every port in northern
Lake Michigan the past season. She is a veritable singlehander
and a good little ship, obedient to my wishes, and we think a
food deal of each other; though I do sometimes long tor head
room in the cabin, and [shall have it soon. The Lulu, my little
ship, made a fine run to Mackinac last summerin agale, orrather
to the Straits, from Charlevoix, as we did not get there the first
day. It may interest some lake yachtsmen to know of a fine lee
on Lake Michigan which can be made when hound tor the Straite
and when inside of Waugashanee Light. Lt lies six miles north
of Cross Village, and can be made by any draft by keeping about,
two milea off shore and bolding your course north until the line
of small islands, extending from the mainland to Waugashanee
Light, are about half a mile distant, then stand directly in fou
shore and you will find yourself behind a long reef of rocks, which
completely breaks the sea from southwest or west; the island
rotecting you from northwest. You can also pass inside the
angashanee Island to the straits with 3ft. draft, but the wind
must be very light to make it advisable. Small yacht sailing, in
my opinion the acme of yachting, does not seem to flourisn on
the lakes. The Mackinac Interlake regatta of last summer had
ho small yachts, and my little ship was the only one in the group
of big schooners and sloops, and the brass guns and uniforms
made me feel awfully small, but 1. am sure my yachting gave me
just as much pleasure if | was my own cook and bottlewasher.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Jun, 14, G. HA. WInAWE,
EKditor Forest and Stream:
In the last number of the Tormsy ann SrRHAM Inotice an in-
teresting account of the Collingwood fishing boat, and being
anxious to ascertain the best kind of fastening to use in building
Bouts a boat, intended for use in salt water, | write to you for ad-
vice,
Thad aupposed copper to be decidedly the best, but the Colling-
wood builders assure me that, while copper might be used to
advantage for her planking, galvanized iron would make a
stronger and, of course, a cheaper fastening for the timbers and
heavier work, and would withstand the action of the salt, water
equally as wellas copper. Others again say that the galvanized
iron made on this side of the Atlantic is yery uneven and some-
times worthless, and that it would be safer to fasten with ordinary
iron, even for pall water.
I take it that in clinker-built boats, such as these, thisis a matter
of some importance, and would therefore be obliged it you would
kindly intorm me as to what is generally used for small craft of
this description in New York and Boston, and what you would
recommend under the circumstances. Hume BLAK®B,
ToRONTO, Ont., Jan. 15
(For long bolts of an inch diameter or over, in large vessels, iron
is better than copper in that it can be driven more easily and
solidly, but for small craft, especially the one in question, copper
bolts can be driven properly and will ontlast iron. At the same
time galvanized iron bolts, rivets or boat nails will last a very
long fime, probably as long as the ordinary life of such a boat,
and are cheaper than copper. Large forgings or casting's and the
smallest sizes of cut nails are sometimes injured by over-heating
in galvanizing, buf wrought bolts and nails are, or should be, of a
good quality of iron, and are not affected by galvanizing to any
extent. Our correspondent had best use copper nails for laps,
timbers and all places where the ends can be riveted: brass screws
for other parts about the inside and upper works, and if not too
costly, for ends of planking, and for keel and deadwoods ordinary
galvanized bolt iron, 44, °,, or 3in, Galyanized iron screws are
cheaper than brass, but the slots in the head are often imperfect,
making it difficult to withdraw the screw. ]
THE CRUISE OF THE LEONA,
/® are now in the Albemarle Sound. Left Norfolk Dec. 19,
at8P. M.; ran up the Hlizabeth River about three miles. The
tmiate can tell where a bar is without sounding; he found one on
this occasion, putting the ship hard on, Our friend Work tound
the same one last fall, Made sail next morning at 9 o'clock
for the notorious Dismal Swamp canal; went on shore to ascertain
if pogsible what the charges would be toget through. Found the
canal was 27 miles long with 5 locks, and the fee for all this war
one dollar, If is a g0-as-you-please canal; the company have no
inules, which being the case we concluded to take the towpath
ourselves, which we did when the wind was not favorable. Spent
the first night at a farmhouse, Reached South Mills, at the end
of the canal, at3P.M.next day. Did not lock out until next
morning, as we preferred stopping im the canal to down in the
swamp, which we have to pass through for 22miles to reach Bliza~
beth City. There is no tide, and you have to get through the best,
Way you can. The wind was favorable, but the creek is very
crooked, as is also the Pasquotank River, which it empties into; it
is very narrow, but deep, Anchored below the lower ferry; there
are three of these ferries on theviver, and all are run by aman and
aflatboat, with a line across the river. Sunday afternoon ran down
to Mligabeth City, where we stopped over Christmas. The weather
is very fine; we are in our shirt sleeves all the time, and take the
shady side of the streets. The people are not very active; their
only ambition is to get a mule and cart. They come to town with
40 cents’ worth of shucks and spend 75 cents for rum before they
get, home; it costs #1.10a gallon, Well in with Capt. Simmons,
and a fine old gentleman he is. He runs a yacht and carries sup-
plies to the life-saving stations along the coast. He gave us all
the requisite instruction how tonayigatethesounds. Our friend,
Charles L, Work,says in his trip of last winter that there is
nothing of much importance down here. The trouble with him
is, his yacht sails toofast,and he didn’t have time to see the
country. Butwe are taking it all inaswego. Wefound the
people yery hospitable in Elizabeth City and made many friends
there; promised to stop there a few days on our way home. Left
there Dec, 27, wind very light from 8. W., and ran to Powell's
Point, 30 miles distant, where we arrived at 4:30 P.M. Met with
friends there also. Our P. O. address will be Manteo, Roanoke
Island, N. C., where we will have all our mail sent us atter this,
I don’t suppose we will go turther than Newbern, asthe mate has
not heard irom his friends in Jacksonville since we left Annapo-
lis, and then they were sick with yellow feyer. and are probably
dead. We may put in the next two months in Pamlico Sound and
then return home, The little ship is all right and the crew well.
Captain Lutes has had many good offers for the Leona, but he pre-
fers to come homie in her, She has now been thoroughly tested
and proven a very excellent little seaboat as well as Bye edy.
RK. G. W.
CORINTHIAN Y. C.—The new rule adopted at the annual
meeting is a modification of the length and sail area rule devised
last year by Mr, Burgess for the Beyerly Y. C.. and adopted hy it
and the Dorchester Y. C. It reads; ;
B+H+G
Sailing Length=W.L.t———
me
ee
Bis the length from point of contact of outer stay om bowsprit
to end of main hoom; H is the Pegi trom saddle of boom to high-
est point of support of peak halliards, plus one-half of distance
trom highest point of support of peak halliards to highest block
or sheave on topmast; G is the length of gaff. These three are
added together and divided by 8, and the result is added to the
waterline and divided by 2. he rule differs from the original in
measuring the base line from the outer stay on bowsprit instead
of from the bee hole, and also in measuring the height as given,
rather than from saddle to topmast block. The motive of the
latter change was to encourage a shorter lower mast and longer
topmasi, thus making a better cruising rig. The club has also
po ontee tHe following new classification by l.w.1. instead of sail-
ng length:
Keels, Oenterboards,
25 to 30ft. l.w.l. 25 to 80ft. Lw.1.
21 to 25ft, L.w.l, 21 to 25ft. lew.l.
16 to 21ft, l.w.l. 19 to 21ft. Iw.1.
16 to 19ft. low.l.
DAUNTLESS Y. C.—Oificers, 1889: Com., John Flaherty; Vice-
Gom,, H. Lawson; Treas., W. H, Boynton; Ser., E. R. Perrine:
Hinancial Sec., ©. Lawson; Meas., BR. i. Jones; Sergt.-at-Arms, OG,
Reynolds; ae Com,, John W. Bolen, John T. Wathers, A.
Hoffman, J. #. Campbell and . Burk, Trustees, John Duffy,
Jonn Driscoll, Georgé Morris and H, Keneher.
NAUTILUS.—A bill was introduced in Congress last week per-
mitting an American register to the small steam yacht Nautilus,
purchased in Canada last summer hy Isaac McCabe, of New York.
The owner has thns far been unable to use the hoat, as the in-
spectors refuse to grant a license, .
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FOREST. AND STREAM.
[Jan. 24, 1889:.
CYTHERA.
THOROUGH investigation of the story published lately in
the New York Sun concerning the finding of a letter from
the Cythera in a bottle on Rockaway Beach, has proved that it is
false in every particular, and that the fraudulent letter was
prepared and placed where it was found by a_ reporter of the
Brooklyn Eagle. According to the New York World, which has
taken up the matter, this man, Ernest V. Pardessus, prepared
the letter and bottle, hiding the latter under an old orange box
on the beach; arranging with an accomplice that the latter should
discover the bottle and bring it toa saloon where his principal
was in waiting. The vile scheme was promptly carried out by
the confederate, Ross 0. Sidney, a plumber, of Canarsie, who got
the bottle, carried it to the saloon, and it was opened by Pardessus
inthe presence of witnesses. Pardessus took the letter to the
office of the Sun, where he sold it, receiving according to the
statement of Sidney, $70. He also sold a report to the Brooklyn
Hagle. The story in the Sun, accompanied by a fac-simile of the
alleged letter, created a sensation among yachtsmen, and the
whole matter was carefully sifted, the result being a full confes-
sion from Sidney. Both Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Lee were greatly
excited over the affair, the latter in particular being seriously ill
in consequence, The man Sidney has been summoned to appear
before the Probate Court and to tell his story in connection with
the probate of Mr. Stewart’s will.
We do not know whether the law can reach the reporter who
planned and carried out such a despicable trick for the sake of a
few dollars, but no punishment is too severe for the perpetrator
of such a scoundrelly act.
A
THE CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.—The second meet-
ing of the new Corinthian Mosquito Fleet was held on Jan. 21 at
the Gilsey House, New York, with the treasurer, Mr. I’. B. Jones,
in the chair. The officers were elected for the SuBUInE year as
follows: Cow., Thornton H. Smith; Vice-Com., Thos. Clapham;
Sec., Dr. Theodore Ledyard; Treas., F. B. Jones; Executive Com.,
Haroid Forwood, F. P. Sherwood and W. P. Stephens. A con-
stitution and by-laws were adopted, and a committee consisting
of Com. Smith, Mr. Arthur Wallack and Mr. W. P. Stephens was
appointed to prepare sailing rules, to report at the next regular
meeting, in May. The club burgee is rectangular, a white field
with a blue diagonal bar. The association is open to all single-
hand cratt not over 20ft.l.w.J. The initiation fee is $2 and the
annual dues $1. ‘The secretary's address is New Rochelle, N. Y.
A CHALLENGE FROM THE THELGA.—Mr. H. L. Johnson,
owner of the keel sloop Thelga, has issued the following challenge:
“As there is a diversity of opinion regarding the speed of keel
yachts with which the Thelga is classed, and to insure a satisfac-
tory trial of their respective merits, I should be pleased toarrange
a@ match with any keel yacht in New England, 24ft. or under, sail-
ing length, for a cup of nominal value, say $50. The race to be
governed by the rules of the New England Yacht Racing Associ-
ation, and the Corinthian rule of the Hull Y. C., which applies
strictly to amateurs. The race to be sailed in June, July or
August, on days which will not conflict_with dates selected by
various clubs for their own regattas. Judges, courses, time limit
ee ie be mutually agreed upon, The Thelga’s sailing length is
. lin, ;
‘two watertanks, I
‘with shelves for china, and opposite on the starboard side isa
ORINDA—CRUISING
ORINDA.
| Wee accompanying drawings show the rig and interior arrange-
ments of the cruising cutter Orinda, whose lines were given
last week. The cutter rig was adopted, with the exception of the
housing bowsprit. The deck fittings are very simple, a square
hatch forward, a combination skylight and companion, and a
small steering well aft. The deck is thus free from obstructions
and there is plenty of room, a great desideratum in a small craft
where long trips between ports are the order. The boat is used
by her owner tor only about two months in the year, during
which time she is constantly cruising, a party of four or five liy-
ing on board with little dependence on the shore. As sucha
number makes a large crew for a yacht of this size, it was neces-
sary to economize space as much as possible, and the result has
been a very compact and convenient arrangement below. The
steering-well is only deep enough for the legs, as the helmsman
sits on deck, thus taking little room from the internal space.
Beneath and around it is a large space fitted with shelves and
lighted by a deadlight aft, in which ‘sails, lines, anchor, etc., are
stowed. The companion is well aft, leading into the after end of
the after.or main cabin. The forward end may be called the
owner’s stateroom, having two fixed berths with a locker in front
of each, as shown in the cross section. The dining table is set up
here, being convenient to the galley. The after cabin is the
principal room for day use, and so is fitted with an iron ham-
mock cot on each side; which can be folded up against the side
during the day with bedding and pillows inside, leaving a large
and comfortable locker with a shelf behind it. At night the
hammocks are dropped, making two good berths. There are no
full bulkheads between the two, the open bulkhead shown bein
used with curtains. Beneath the fixed berths are drawers an
‘shelves, while the sofas are also utilized for stowage. Above the
berths are also wire racks for clothing and other articles. The
forecastle is fitted with a seat on each side, beneath which are
Over the seat on the port side is the pantry,
berth. The stove, a Volunteer No. 2, burning gasoline, is placed
on a shelf almost below the hatch, while on each side in the fore
peak are other shelves. The icebox is forward, beneath the stove
shelf. The gasoli.e stove is pronounced very satisfactory after a
month’s steady use, cooking all the meals for five persons. The
water tanks were somewhat in the way and have been shifted
for next season. We give the following elements in addition to
those published last week. Dr. Winslow informs us that the
vec was sailed at a draft of about ‘ft., making 29ft. lw.l.,
nearly.
Displacement, designed, L.W.L., tons... ......--- 9.33
Area MIdShip seetion,:8G. fl. H-.. 2+ -meneese- pee 22.05
Dae Lesplanecgy,..ncher enon’. Gian. Aper mca eicae 157.40
vertical long. section: . (220.0 a. acess ete esis 131.28
Centerboard below L.W.L., feet............2.2--55+ 65
. aft, middle of L.W.L.............6.-- .83
Midship section aft, middle of L.W.L..........-.- 1.52
THAT AUSTRALIAN CHALLENGE.—Mr. Walter Reeks
sailed from England for Australia just before New Year’s Day.
He has not decided what the future challenge will be, but the
whole scheme thus far is too indefinite to offer any immediate
hope of a resumption of international racing through the medium
of the America’s Cup. ; :
CUTTER—SAIL PLAN.
ORINDA—CRUISING CUTTER—MIDSHIP SECTION.
ALVA.—The last absurd fake of the daily papers is a report
that the costly and magnificent steam yacht Alva, owned by W-
K. Vanderbilt, had been sold to the Haytian insurgents. As we
stated last week, she is now ready for sea and leaves Wilmington
tor Port Royal, 8. C., where her owner will join her about Feb. 3.
THE PROPOSED RACING ASSOCIATION.—The preliminary ©
meeting of delegates from the various clubs will be held at the |
Gilsey House, Twenty-ninth street and Broadway, New York, one —
week from to-night, at 8 i ‘
A NEW 60-RATER.—It is reported that Fay & Co. of South- |
ampton will build at once a 60-rater from Mr. Watson’s designs —
for a British yachtsman. -
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CUTTER—INTHRIOR PLANs.
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NEW YACHTS OF THE YEAR.
ne amount of building now under way is very encouraging
as showing an increased interest in both racing and cruising,
and a material improvement of the fleet, both in numbers and
quality. Of the yachts in the following list, over two-thirds are
of the best of their kind, fitted for racing or cruising without
tegaird to expénse, while even the smaller and less important
craft which we have included are far ahead of the similar boats
built half a dozen years since. While our list is not as complete
as we could wish, it has been carefully compiled from the best
available sources, and we can only ask that those who detect an
errors or can give any further information, will advise us thereof.
There is certainly nothing to be ashamed of in the fact, that a
man is building a yacht, but unfortunately it is the fashion just
now to a greater extent than ever before, to affect extreme
secrecy as to all particulars. Like the two thieves in ‘‘Hrminie,
the estimable Ravennes and Cadeau, the owner of a new yacht
not only desires to “remain incog.” himself, but his “little sur-
prise” must be incog. also; and his movements are clouded with as
much mystery as though he were about to “crack a crib,” instead
of being engaged in a lawful and highly laudable enterprise.
This being the case, our list is by no means perfect, and we hope
a be able to publish it again in a few weeksin a more accurate
orm,
The largest yacht on the list, the new Morgan schooner, has
been commenced at City Island, her leading elements being:
Length over all.........., eiGiafata hy wd, ite eea ieee 131ft.
TSS Wels? 5 ORY y OA oe das eee MOennen 106ft.
Beam........ WEE t re hae Aces te cthentes Neue al eee 24ft. 9in
TG LAEY Me Pe Eee: UE peel sc'chnc, ees ee Gn Oe 15ft. bin.
DORAL rece rats se Rieck stesso re ee te 12ft. din,
Ballast in tons 80
Ballast in keel (in tons) 40
4ft. 6in.
to be of angle bars, 3X24GX "610.4 reduced at bow and stern to
246x216xM4in., spaced 22in. H
apartments and other staterooms will open on the saloon, the
officers’ quarters being aft, entered by an after companion. The
forecastle will berth sixteen men.
Col. Forbes’s new schooner will be a racer, in the 90ft. class,
where she will meet Grayling, Sea Fox and Sachem, She will be
of wood with a centerboard below the floor, as in Mr. Morgan’s
schooner. Lawley has the keel cast, and the frame partly np. _
The third Burgess schooner is to be built by Piepgrass, for Mr.
Frederick Grinnell of Providence, R. I. She will also be of steel,
with 10ft. of hold. She will have 12ft. overhang aft, and ‘ft, for-
ward, with little sheer. The garboards show a strong hollow.
The scantling is as follows: Plating No. 4 and 5 Birmingham
gauge, frames 244x244 angles; trough kee] 2ft. wide abreast of
centerboard, which is about I76ft. long; sternpost sides at head,
2¥in., and 14gin, at heel; stem sides are 11gin., and both stem and
post mould 3}4in; frame space 22in.; trunk cabin that will project
above the deck l4in., and about 32ft. fore and aft, leaving at its
sides a gangway of about 3ft. »
Mr. Thomas’s steel yawl, designed by Mr. A. Cary Smith, is now
well under way at Piepgrass’s and will make a very tine cruiser,
with an unusual amount of space inside. Mr. Smith has also an
order for a schooner 65ft. l.w.l, and a racing 40 for Rear-Com.
Ellis, Seawanhaka C. Y. C. Of the other new forties it is too
early to speak yet, work being just begun on most of them, but
Mr. Lawton’s craft is now well advanced as Mumm’s yard. Her
dimensions are;
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She has probably the deepest keel of any yacht in American
waters. The lead itself is 2ft. Gin. deep, Ift. wide on bottom
and 18in. on top, but in addition the midship section shows a high
and easy bilge, the floor being sharp. Ina model like this it is
impossible to say just where the body of the boat proper ends and
the keel begins, but for a draft of nearly 10ft. the body is compara-
tively shoal, the keel being deep in proportion. In a former
description of this yacht we inadvertently wrote down 60 degrees
as the angle of the sternpost instead of 30. The hull is very
lightly built, the scantling being as follows: Stem sided bin.,
sternpost sided 5! in trunk, 2% at heel. Keel sided 18in., moulded
Tin. HWrames, half double ‘sawn, sided 214in. and moulded
2y@ to 4; half steamed, sided 244, moulded Yin. Spacing 14in.
Knees of iron, 34 x5gin. on each sawn frame, with 4 half-inch
bolts through heels on each side. Arms 30in. long. Oak shelf
4x4}ein., clamp 7X/gin. and 4 bilge clamps 6X134in. on each side,
all of om ine in single lengths. Deck beams BAA) spaced
i2in. Planksheer 1}¢x7in. white pine. Planking 14in. yellow
pine, wales 3in, wide. Only two of the deck beamsarecut. We
cannot vouch for the draft as given above and in the table, but it
is likely that the boat will draw 10ft. before she is ready for her
firstrace. To the length of bowsprit must be added 5ft. for the
overhang at bow, making the bowsprit 25ft. beyond fore end of
l.w.l. The displacement is 24 tons, ballast 13 tons.
A large number of orders have been placed quite lately or are
just now being negotiated, and particulars of the other 40-footers
have not yet been made public, but it is certain that there will be
considerably over a dozen additions to the class this spring. Most
of them will be deep keel craft or else what would have been
Cate Teen a few years ago, but with a centerboard added, as in
Shiquita.
Among the small craft building is a cutter at Rochester for
service on Lake Ontario, being owned a Messrs. Fraley, Young
and Brayer. She was designed by G. W. Fraley, Jr., and will
be built by his father, her dimensions being 28ft. over all, 25ft.
lwel., 8ft. beam, 5ft. 6in. draft, with 3,000lbs. on keel and the
same weight inside. At Buffalo another small cutter is building
for Messrs. Caulkins, Boughton and Kelloge, from designs by
C. P. Kunhardt, the work being done by Wm, Hingston & Son,
Sawyer making the sails. She will have a flush deck, with
5,0001bs. on keel and 5,000 inside, and her owners intend to make
her the most completely fitted cutter on the Lakes. Her dimen -
sions are given in the table. At Syracuse the firm of Henley &
Son isat work on asmall cutter designed by B. J. Henley. At
Cleveland two cutters and a centerboard sloop are building, the
details being given in the table. _
A brief summary of the above list cannot fail to be interesting
and instructive as showing the present tendencies of American
yachting. Of the entire list of nearly forty sailing yachts, large
and small, only five are shoal centerboard craft, and all of these
are for special use in Florida waters. Not a representative of
the national type is being built to-day. Fifteen on the list are
keel craft, without centerboards, while no less than eleven that
are listed as centerboard boats have deep metal keels, using the
board more or lessas an auxiliary to the Keel, as in the Morgan
schooner and Mr. Forbes’snew racer. Besides these latter are
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Yachts morked with an asterisk (*) have, metal keels with centerboaris.
Name. Owner, Designer, Builder. Rig | ae : |ataterict, 5 : 2 y Yard.
| | Keel. | | = Pe =
| Ronald Thomas.) A. Cary Smith.) H. Piepgrass......... ¥awl,..| K. | (Bteel...|...... | 53.00 14.00) 9 ry City Island.
Allapatta.... C.K. Munroe..,.| Builder.......-.| A, C. Brown......... Yawl | C.B. Wood...| 35.00) | we . .| Tottenville.
Nethla ......| Thos, J. Hine....| Builder.........| A.C. Brown........ | Schr CBWE G0d:rds-., cle ee [Sea 84 | Totten ville.
Neeotah...- | J. a’Hedouville..| Builder......... | A. C, Brown, «+... Yawl 0.8, | Wood...| Bo OC fas ona) eee tee a Tottenyille,
ae N. B, Lawton....! E. Burgess..... | J. Mumm..........,.. Cutter..| K, Wood... 55.00! 39.00 15.06; 9.03] Bay Ridge,
—— We Pais: ¢5< Ses Builders..:..... Wallin & Gorman,,.| Sloop...) ©. B. | Wood...| 33,02! 28.06) 12.08} 1.07, Bay Ridge.
a Mr. Sage..... ... | Owner ......... Wallin & Gorman.,.| Cat..... Oe, || VV OOs..| sole 26.00 Beck] foe bc Bay Ridge.
— | E, D. Morgan....! E. Burgess. ...| Lawley & Son....... Cutter..| K. Wood...|...... | 89.06....... eres S’th Boston
— | A. Belmont, Tr. | Hi. Burgess...,.| Lawley & Son....... Cutter..| K, Wood...!|...... 39.06) ....4. ' 9.00) S’th Boston
IGT e817 ae ce Builder........:/ > Vem. ,.....- sass] Sloop...) #4, B. Wood...| 42.09) 84.09 18.06) 5.03 Bay Ridge.
Nepenthe.,.,./ T. R. Richardson’ E. Burgess.....; Lawley & Son...,... Cutter..| #C. B. | Wood...|......| 45,00 apRay. Dae | §'th Boston
—— | C. BH. Ellis....... | KE. Burgess.....| Lawley & Son....... Cutter..| *C. B. Wood...| LEE, 45.00)..,... .. ..| S’th Boston
—— | W..H. Forbes..,..| E. Burgess.....| Lawley & Son....... Schr....| *C.B. | Wood...!...... 80.06 23.08) 9,091 S’th Boston
—— | ht ee ee Builder.,.......] Wm. Eddy........... Cutter..| K, Wood... 32.00) A= A 10.00} 6.09) Marblehead
—— | Fred’k Grinnell.| E. Burgess..... H. Piepgrass......... Schr....| +0. B, | Steel...) 83.00) 61.00, 20.00 6.10) City Island.
Kathleen .. 7 Wm. Whitlock..| Wm. Gardner.| 8. Ayres.. ...0..5..,.| Cutter..| K. Wood...|...... 30,00 Sica bee as ic Bay Ridge.
—. [adi mermineee ly. 2 fas K, L. Williams. PAS eer Cunttemelshstess Wood...|.....- Bo OB br oe] A nel Were oie 2 cay sete
—— | Com. Corhett....| Builder...,..... E, L. Williams....., J.&M | K. | Wood... 14.111 14.03) 5.08) ast Sth Boston
— _E. D. Morgan....| E. Burgess.....| H. Piepgrass........: | Schr | #0, B. | Steel... ./131.00/1068.00) 24.09 72.03) City Island.
TG S28 81011 ya A, Cary Smith.|.....06ccce0s- wile | Cutter..| *C,B. | Wood...|...... SU edie ped ia poy oA
—. | J. A. Beebe ..... kK. Burgess..... Lawley & Son....... Cutter... *C.B | Wood...) 54.00) 39.06 14.06) = oer | S'th Boston
— | (3: W;. Wetmore.| B.Burcese..@ pes aices 4.0dt osu ives Cutter..| K. Wood...'...... | 39.06. a AP Bee oot |
eS gt RE ie ee a AsCary Smith. |e. .s.0<+etsevesyeee+--} SchY..,-| *0.B, Wood... hb see 65.00) 20.00) 7.00|...... 22.5...
ES ee H.C.Wint’gh’m| J. Mumm... ....... | Cutter..| *0.B. | Wood...| 38.00) 29.09/«11.10, 4.07) Bay Ridge.
——- | Fraley, Jr.,et al.| G.W. Fraley,Jr) G. W. Fraley, Sete fi Cutter...) KK, Wood...| 28.00) 25.00) 8.00) 5.06) Rochester.
Lonise ....... Canulkins et al...) C. P.Kunhardt) W. Hingston & Son. Cutter,.| K. Wooa...| 28.00) 21.00 6.00 4.06) Buffalo,
RR eA Bl we HAS | A. G. MeVey...| A. Frisbie...,........| Cutiter..| K, Wood...|...... 39.06, 12.06) 8.00! Salem.
—- b gk Aa. Seek He A.G. McVey...| A. Frisbie............ Cutter. | K. Wood...|......| 29.06 10.06) 7.08 Salem,
J | Seymour...... ., E. Burgess..... a ee ee cs Cutter..| ste Wood... 39.06|...... Pee? es. SE
— a fie) Pex) DE SOS ESR. 1 Macalester Cutter..| *C, B, | Wood...}......| 39.06)...... bette sles poate <p 9
ae eo | A.. Gary-Smiith |. so 4s nans Stes for | Sloop. ..| C. B. | Wood...|......| 20.00)...... ReePareste pbs tod s bit
— F.Overbecke etal Builder.........| Mce@ormieck.......... Sloop... C. B. | Wood...| 29-00) 12,06 5.00) Cleveland.
od Wm. Sly. .......) C. W. Kelly.. taproot fas Mun ole Welt bs | Cutter..| K. Wood...) Bis os 24.06, 8.00) 5.00) Cleveland.
~—- Macbeth & Kelly. CG. W. Kelly....|...- Pat, Whine Anode. | Cutter..! K. Wood 19.00 6.04) 3.09] Cleveland.
— | B,J. Henley et all B..J. Henley...| J. Henley & Sosa :-| Cutter... K. Wood | 25.00 anil 7.02) 8.11) Syracuse.
STEAM. :
Leilaw:. 2... J. 8. Webb....... H. & H. Co.....| H. & H. Go.......... | Sehr K. | Steel... 112.00) ee ..| Wilmingt’n
Daniel Ford..... | BE. Burgess..... Atlantic Works..... Schr K. Steel.../...... 110.00, 19.00 #.00) East Boston
a Sh wee Pie ree | ED Miller-<,2|sccsteer tse ay te tiv. fade Sets gee | wad: lesen ae-n-cteee ees Rea Peekskill.
—= | Laney Bros...... @:PAconharat) ei. 2.5 26. citi ieee eos Schr K. | Wood...) 53.00) 40.00) 7.08 4,04) Rochester.
— etre Micah ot ie ee, BUM er it Sa PN OR a. eee te ss |cokleunte ce K. Wood...) 40.00 50.00) 7.09. 3.04) Bay Ridge,
—_ | J.M. Porbes.....| B. Burgess.....| A. Martinw...0.00..).cccce. K. | Wood... ....| Spl Baan at Hast Boston
Augusta...) I. H. Elwood... Builders Wie ahs be Herreshoff M. Oo....| Schr ‘ K Steel... 130.00) vidaes | 17.06|...,..| Bristol.
|]. H.. Newbury..| Builders........ | Herreshoff M. (o....|......... | K, Wood...| 48.00|.....]-.....)...04. Bristol.
two or three centerboard boats without deep keels, but still with
outside lead ballast. ;
As to rig, there are two or three sloops on the list, but practi-
cally all the singlestickers are cutter-rigged. f the schooners
Mr. Morgan’s craft is rather large for racing.as it is done nowa-
days, and should practically have a walkover in all of the summer
regattas. Some speculation has already been indulged in as to
what she will do in the Goelet cup race, but if she is as good as
she should be, the only result of the entry of such a large craft
must be to kill the interest in the race entirely, as boats 20ft.
shorter cab never hope to make an exciting race with one of her
size. The other schooner will he more properly a racing craft,
going into the class that now has the cream of all the races in the
larger sizes, where she will meet Grayling, Sea Fox, and perhaps
Sachem, though we donot know whether the new owner of the lat-
ter proposes to race her. The greatest novelty on the list is the new
steel yawl, the first of the rig built in America. Several yachts
of moderate size have been converted into yawls, and several
imported craft are well known here, but this will be the first
yacht built for the yawlrig. The deep and impenetrable veil of
mystery that surrounded her ownership has at last been pierced,
and it is known that she is building for Mr. Ronald Thomas, of
Newport, who will use her for cruising. The two small schooners,
one of 6lft. l.w.l. for Mr. Frederick Grinnell, and the other 65ft.
l.w.l. for an unknown owner, are of a size not very common here,
but nevertheless very handy; they will both be cruisers. If is
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steamer is Mr. Daniel Ford, of Boston and Marblehead, for whom
Mr. Burgess designed the Hanniel. The latter yacht has lately
been sold, and Mr, Ford will replace her with the larger boat. _
Nowhere in the list is there any indication of life or vitality in
the larger classes of singlestickers; the Volunteer class is very
quiet, with no prospects of any racing this season; the 70ft. class
is apt to be lively enough with so many matches arranged be-
tween existing boats, but no one seems anxious to add to the
class. One yacht for the new 61ft. class is already talked of, but
if built it will not be until next winter. Nothing is doing in the
53ft. class, one or two boats have been projected, but they are not
likely to be built. In the 46ft. class also there is little prospect of
new racers for New York or the Hast, the two on the list going
one to New Orleans and the other to Philadelphia, The bulk of
the building is in the 40ft. class, and it promises to be the main
feature of the coming racing season. The dimensions, and also
the ownership of many of the boats are as yet in the dark, but
there will be enough of them to make good racing from Sandy
Hook to Cape Ann. The speedy growth of this class 18 a most en-
couraging evidence of a general interest in racing among yachts-
men at large, not merely the few who can own the largest sizes
of racing cracks. Just now the tide seems to be setting in the
direction of the smaller sizes for racing, which means more
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THISTLE.—F rom late advices we can deny positively the reports
that Thistle has been sold to Mr. Coats, that she has been or will
be altered, or that there is any prospect of a second challenge
from her, She is still owned by the syndicate that built her, and
she is laid up for the winter with no definite plans for next year.
There is every reason to believe that all the reports of Thistle’s
alterations and second challenge originated in New York among
sensational reporters of the same type as that one who per-
petrated the bottle hoax in connection with the lost Cythera. It
1s from similar sources that the rumors of a 90-footer for Mr.
Jameson, and a challenge from her haveemanated. We have had
letters lately from several racing yachtsmen in England and
Scotland, all expressing the same opinion of the new deed of gift,
and Rae | that there is little prospect of a challenge so long as
itis retained. From a private letter received this week we learn
that Thistle was at her moorings in Gourock Bay on Jan. 6.
AMERICAN Y. C.—The annual meeting of the American Y. C.
was held at Delmonico’s on Jan. 15, with Com. Starbuck in the
chair, The reports showed that the new club house at Milton
Point has been paid for except $35,000 in bonds at 4 per cent. The
following officers were elected: Com., Wm. H. Starbuck; Vice-
Com., Chas, H, Osgood; RKear-Com., F. R. Lawrence: Sec’y, H. A.
Taylor; Treas., Wm. B. Dowd; Fleet Surg., Chas, I. Pardee, M.D.;
Meas,, Chas, H. Haswell. Trustees—J. P. Kennedy, H. A. Taylor,
F. R. Lawrence, Jos. Stickney, Wash. H. Connor, Maturin Ballou,
Wim. B. Dowd. Regatta Committee—Geo. W. Hall, Thos, lL.
Scovill, Kd, $. Innet, Ezra S. Connor, Wm. Weeber. Arrange-
ments will be made to run a steamer between New York and Mil-
ton Point during the season. The club hasa membership of 250
and a fleet of 68 vessels. Nothing has yet been heard of a chal-
lenge for the new $10,000 cup.
YVOLUNTEER.—Capt. Henry Haff, the skipper of Volunteer,
has not been engaged by Gen. Paine this season, but will go with
Mr, Iselin in Titania: and it is probable that Volunteer will not
bein commission.
ALERT.—The missionary yacht Alert, Capt. Lane, which does
noble work in summer among the islands of the New England
coast, will soon start on a similar cruise in Southern waters.
ANOTHER VISIT FROM GALATEA.—Lieut. Henn proposes
to visit America again, and will sail with Mrs. Henn in season to
join the New York cruise in August.
GITANA.—Com, Weld’s schr. has completed her fitting out and
will be docked this week at Simpson’s,in Boston. She will sail
on Jan, 28,
CLARA.—Mr, Chas. Sweet has seld his cutter Clara to Dr. J. CG.
Barron, formerly owner of Blanche, Wave and Athlon.
WENDUR, yawl, Mr. T. B. C. West, sailed from Southampton
for the Mediterranean on Dec. 25.
TROQUOIS, sehr., Mr. T. J. Coolidge, Jr., is fitting out at Boston
for a eruise in the West Indies.
Answers to Correspondents.
H. W. D., Mansfield, Mass.—We cannot furnish the book.
McK., Sioux City, la.—Write te T. Donaghue, La Salle, IL.
T. B., Utica, M. T.—We will supply the data in an early issue,
F. G. N., Chicago.—Batty’s “Practical Taxidermy,” price $1.50,
can be supplied by us.
J. W. P.—You can with advantage take 6in. off your 36in, 12Ib.
10-gauge gun. The make is all right for the price.
C. G., Cattaraugus.—"Wing and Glass Ball Shooting” will per-
haps answer your purpose better than any other book.
C. W. G., New York.—Send_ your address to A. M., care this
oie: for advice respecting New Jersey rifle shooting accommo-
dations.
G. J. F., Seymour, Conn.—We know of no well-bred harriers.
A lightweight foxhound will make an excellent rabbit dog when
properly trained. ;
C. M. W., Providence, R. 1—For Newfoundland game seasons
see our gun columns. Messrs. A. B. Shipley & Sons of Philadel-
phia will supply the feathers.
M., Hartford.—Deers’ heads are scarce in New York this winter,
according to reports of taxidermists, Try John Wallace, No. 16
North William street, New York. -
OG. E, F., Oneonta, N. Y.—Can you inform me where we can
obtain some live quail for breeding purposes. Ans. EB. B. Wood-
ward, No. 174 Chambers street, New York.
A. 8S. 8., Ellisburg.—The cartridges cost $15 per thousand. They
may be loaded with lighter powder charge, filling the space wit
fine sawdust. Reloading tools will cost $2.50.
C. J. H., Lawrence, Mass.—For game laws of Massachusetts
write to Mr. Arthur W. Robinson, Sec. Mass. Fish and Game Pro-
tective Association, No, 33 Winter street, Boston, Mass.
W.F. D.—l. The two guns, generally speaking, would be about,
equal, but it would be impossible to determine their actual merits
without a test. 2%. The 10-gauge would be a good all-round arm,
C. EH. B., Wilkesbarre, Pa.—The Maine commissioners are E. M.
Stilwell, Bangor, Me., and Henry QO. Stanley, Dixfield, Me. ‘The
publication you name contains the full set, but not always cor-
rect,
S. T. H.—Hf “S., 'T. H.” Alabama, who makes inquiry in Forus?
AND STRHAM of Jan, 17 in regard to tents, canvas boats, guns and
camp outfit, will give me his address, I can be of service, having
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T., Glen Cove.—Can you tell me the best way to clarify or refine
seal oil that has been tried out and passed through flannel to
remove impurities? Should it be heated to a high temperature,
or is if merely necessary to heat the fat sufficiently to liberate
the oil? Ans. After the oil has been rendered out, it is further
purified by the addition of a small quantity of sulphuric acid (oil
of vitriol) which carries all impurities to the bottom withit. The
oi] must be maintained at a temperature high enough to keep it,
fiuid the while.
_H.C., Hyannis, Mass.—We can supply the new book “Modern
Shotguns.”” Hammond’s “Training vs. Breaking” is confined to
pointers and setters among field dogs. The cockers and field
spaniels are used in the same way in the field. At bench shows
(while field and cocker spaniels properly differ in head) the two
are interchangeable, the distinction being that of weight; spaniels
under 28lbs. are shown as eockers, over 28lbs. as field spaniels,
and certain specimens which have been shown as cockers have,
after attaining increased weight, been shown as field spaniels.
Many give tongue unless otherwise trained. Some are black.
red, liver and other colors. Most red spaniels are of lighter
shade than the Irish setter red. Flat-coated are those whose hair
lies close to the body without wave orcurl. Some 26in. barrel
guns shoot as well practically as those of longer barrels; choose a
12-bore; the larger bore would give an increased killing circle;
the longer barrel will give the greater recoil; the choke will give
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Horses Famous American Race..-,,--...-..
Horses, Famous American Trotting.....
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Horse Training Made Hasy, Jennings.......
Horses and Roads, Freelance.... ...........
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Stonehenge on the Horse, English edit'n, 8y
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I'he Horse and His Diseases, Kendall
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A Lost Opportunity; Stopping an Incomer:
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Adventures on the Great Hunting Grounds
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American Sportsman, The, Lewis.-..........
Antelope and Deer of America, Caton.... .
Bear Hunters, Bowman,.....22.....::2.......
Down the West Branch, by Capt. Farrar....
Field, Cover and Trap Shooting, Bogardus..
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F. Forester’s Manual for Young Sportsmen,
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Hunter's Hand Book
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Hunting in the Great West.........-........
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Hunting Trips of a Rauchman, Roosevelt. .
Instructions in Rifle Firing. by Capt. Blunt.
Mountain Trails and Parks in Colorado. ..
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Still-Hunter, Van Dyke..............-...2... - 2”
The Breech-Loader, Gloan,..-.,.-.....-.... 1%
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The Gun and Its Development, Greener..... 2 50
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Book of the Dog, Vero Shaw-,............... 8 00
Breeders’ Kennel Record and Acc’t Book... 3 00
Collie Dog, History, Points, eic., colored
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Diseases of the Dog, Dalziel.-................ 80
Diseases of the Dog, Steele................... 3 50
Dog, Diseases of, Hill.............. Fotelssindtee ee 2 00
Dog Breaking, Floyd.............-.+-e0 vasa 50
Dog Breaking, Hutchinson............-...... 3 00
Dog in Health, Habits and Diseases, illus.,
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Dogs of the British Isles, Stonehenge_...... 6 00
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Dog Training vs. Breaking, Hammond...... i 00
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Stonehenge on the Dog..-.--...- pA se 2 50
The Dog, by Idstone .........,.02--2) 2. oes 1 2%
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The Mastiff, the History of, M. B. Wynn.... 2 50
The Setter, Laverack..,..-.. --......2.-.4- . 245
Training Trick Dogs, illus..........-.......25 a5
Youatt on the Dog.-...... -... 2c eee wee . 250
: NATURAL HISTORY,
A Naturalist’s Rambles About Home, Abbott 1 50
A, O. U. Check List of N. A. Birds........... 8 00
American Bird Fancier................ Pree: 50
American Game Birds, Trumbull, 90 illus. 2 50
Animal Life of our Seashore........... Soft vu
Antelope and Deer of America, Caton..... . 2 50
Audubon Maenzine, illus,..... 2.0 6. 226s. 1 00
Baird’s Birds of North America: Land Birds
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Batty’s Taxidermy, new edition....,........ 1 50
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Birds Nesting. Ingersoll.....----.....2c.cc.s. 125
Birds and Their Haunts, Langille......... .. 38-00
Cage and Singing Birds, Adams. ........... 50
Common Objects of the Seashore..........-- 50
Coues’ Oheck List of North American Birds 3 00
Coues’ Key to North American Birds...,.., 7 40
Diseases of Cage Birds, Greene.............. 50
ntomology for Beginners, illus, Packard. 1 75
ame Water Birds of the Atlantic Coast,
Rinasevelt..2-2c8: Aa. dad sade peee eaee am
Guide to the Study of Insects. Packard..... 5 00
Half Hours with a Naturalist, Wood..,.... 1 50
Handbook on Field Botany, Manton <i 60)
Holden's Rook of Birds, pa...............- “ie 25
iin Weshinedhinie, Core center ccchuue pecan: 125
Insect World, Figuier........00..-sce0sessecee 1 50
Insects, How to Mount. Manton..........--. 50
Intelligence of Animals, 64 illus.. Menaut.. 1 00
Life of John J. Auduhon, with steel portrait 2 00
Life on the Sea Shore, or Animals of our
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Manual of North American Birds, Ridgway 7 50
Manual of Taxidermy, Maynard.......-..- ~ 12
Manual of Vertebrates, Jordan.............- 2 10
Maynard’s Butterflies, colored plates..-..... 6 50
Naturalists’ Guide, Maynard............0+-+ . 200
Nests and ges of Birds of the U, 8, Gentry,
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Treasury of Natural History, 900 illus....... 1%
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Art of Boxing, Edwards, illus., b’ds50c.; clo. 75
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Boy’s Book of Sports and Pastimes..... .... 2 50
Cassell’s Book of Sports and Pastimes...... 3 00
Dumb Bell and Indian Club Hxercise....... 25
Encyclopedia of Rural Sports, Stonehenge. 4 50
History of Base Ball, illustrated....... .... 25
Instructions in Indian Clubs,............ abe 25
Skating Sj... eres fee aeae 25
The Law of Field Snorts....... Scere od
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Antelope and Deer of America, Caton.. .... 2 30
Adventures on the Great Hunting Grounds
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Aneroid Barometer; Construction and Use,
Atlas of New Jersey Coast...........ceeeeeey
Black Hills of Dakota, Ludlow, quarto, cloth
Government report .
Daylight Land, 150 illustrations in colors,
Murray; paper boards, $2.50; cloth........
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Growth of the Steam Engine, Thurston.....
Historical and Biographical Atlas of New
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Historic Waterways, or Six Hundred Miles
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Indian Sign Language, W. P. Clark.... ... 3
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Life eet Writings of Frank Forester, 2 vols,
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Mountain Trails and Parks in Colorado....
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Orange Otlitires. ..o. 2.0... oe hace eeeele “O
Our Arctic Province, Alaska, Elliott........
Poems of the Rod and Gun, McLellan......
Practical Forestry, by Fuller............ nace
Practical Pigeon Keeping, Wright..........
Profitable Penitry Keeping, Beale...........
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GUS GLADSTONE
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J. J. SOANLAN,
Fall River, Mass,
SR
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CONTENTS.
FISHCULTURE.
Oysters Killed by Starfish.
THE KENNEL.
Pacific Coast Field Trials.
An Illinois Fox Drive.
New York Dog Show.
New Eugland Fox Hunting.
Mentality in Dogs.
Chorea.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes,
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
EDITORIAL.
Protect the Fur Seals.
The Nation's Forests.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
A First Hunt in Mexico.
NATURAL History.
Shore Birds of Central New
York.
Buffalo Transportation.
Pennsylvania Birds.
Habits of the Beaver.
GAME BaG AND GUN.
The Diminution of Game.
The Game Laws of Maine,
Range and Gallerv,
Shooting at Pine Brook.
Shooting Clubs of Chicago, The Trap.
Megantic Club Dinner, Canadian Trap Notes.
Massachusetts Association | YACHTING.
Dinner. o)
CAMP-FTRE FLICKERINGS.
SHA AND River FISHING.
Fish and Fishingin Alaska.-1,
My First Tarpon.
eS open and Direction of
Yacht Racing.
An Ocean Race of Small Craft
Cruising in Small Launches.
Building Notes.
Black Bass Seasons. | CANOEING.
Steel Rod Experience. | A Left-Hander Not trom a
Massachusetts Carp and Trout | Coward.
FISHCULTURE. Some Cruising Experiences.
Preparing Salmon Eggs for The Royal ©. C. of ey aeat is
Shipment. Atlantic Division, A. C. /
Sawdust and Trout. ANSWERS TO Re Hein
PROTECT THE FUR SHALS.
N Tuesday last, Jan, 29, Representative Dunn from
the Committee on the Merchant Marie and Fish-
eries presented to Congress the results of the investiga-
tion by the committee into the fur seal fisheries of
Alaska, with special reference as to whether the contract
giving the Alaska Commercial Company the right to take
fur seals had been violated. The conclusions of the com-
mittee are as follows:
In conclusion your committee finds the following facts: First,
that, if the law protecting ceal life is enforced, the preservation
of the seal rookeries will be assured, the revenue continued and
increased, and the native inhabitants of the Seal Islands main-
tained without cost to the Government. Second, that the Alaska
Commercial Company has fully performed its contract with the
Government, and has contributed liberally to the support, main-
tenance, comfort and civilization of the inhabitants of not only
the Seal Islands, but to those of the Aleutian Islands. Kodiac and
the mainland. Third, that the fur-seal industry will have paid
into the Treasury over $8,000,000 during the period of the present
lease, Fourth, that the chief object of the purchase of Alaska
was the acquisition of the valuable products of Behring Sea,
Fifth, that, at the date of the cession of Alaska to the United
States, the Russian title to the Behring Sea was perfect and un-
disputed. Sixth, that by virtue of the treaty of cession the United
States acquired complete title of all that portion of Behring Sea
situate within the limits prescribed by treaty.
This is one of the most vital topics now under consid-
eration at Washington, and it is high time that the
question received the attention its importance demands.
The fur seal “fishery” has always been, and still is,
Alaska’s most important industry, and, up to within a
year or two, has been absolutely the only thing that
gave that distant Territory any value whatsoever. For
nearly twenty years the lease of the Pribyloff Islands
has paid the United States Government more than four
per cent, annually on the purchase money paid the Rus-
sian Government for Alaska. Now at last the Territory
is being developed, It is becoming a resort for tourists;
it is known to contain rich deposits of gold; marine fish-
eries are being explored. Its fur seals, however, are still
its richest resource. As a matter of self interest the seals,
while they are upon the islands to which they resort for
six months of the year to breed, have been rigidly pro-
tected by the Alaska Commercial Company, which leases
these islands. For fifty years the habits of these animals
have been studied, in order thatthe most economical and
profitable method of taking them might be discovered,
the object being to keep up the supply of breeding ani-
mals to the highest point possible, The present lessees
continued the studies inaugurated in old Russian days,
and have the benefit of all these investigations. They
have handled the seals so wisely that there are probably
now on the islands in summer as many as there have ever
been since the early days of occupation,
Within the past few years, however, 4 new method of
taking the fur seals has come into practice on the north-
west coast, which, if pursued for many years, threatens
to actually exterminate the fur seals on the Alaskan
coast. This is water sealing as pursued by American and
Canadian vessels in the Behring Sea,
Tt is not our purpose at present to discuss the rights of
the United States nor of any other government in the
Behring Sea, The subject is an intricate one, and states-
men of eminence have expressed diametrically opposite
views on the claims advanced by the United States as to
its powers in those waters. Whatever these rights or
whatever these powers, the fact that water sealing, if
permitted to go on unchecked, will ultimately destroy
the fur seal ‘‘fisheries” of the North Pacific Ocean, can-
not be disputed.
The fur seals, after remaining six months or more on
their breeding grounds, leaye these islands in October and
November, and disappear in the North Pacitic Ocean.
Where they go, or what they do during the period of
their absence is unknown, but it seems probable that they
spend all this time at sea, where they are quite as much
at home as the fishes on which they prey. One thing is
certain: they are found off the coast of California late in
December, and from that time until the first of April are
scattered in greater or less abundance all along the north-
west coast of America. In these waters at this time they
are taken in great numbers by the sealers, who, in small
boats, sent out from the sealing schooners, approach
them when asleep, and shoot them. Early in April the
vessels leave the sealing ground and return to port, where
they refit, and soon after set sail for the Behring Sea.
There they cruise about, often far out of sight of land,
and, keeping as nearly as possible on the feeding grounds
of the seals, which may be from 60 to 125 miles from
their breeding grounds, they kill what they can. The
Canadian vessels seized by the United States Govern_
ment in 1887 were occupied in this way when captured.
When the fall storms set in the sealing vessels return
with their catch to port. In this way the British Colum-
bian sealing fleet took in» 1887 no less than 33,800 seals,
and the American fleet probably as many more, so that in
all not less than 68,000 or 70,000 seals were killed on the
water.
This seems a large number, but on the other hand the
seals breeding on the islands of St. Paul and St. George
are estimated to number not far from 5,000,000, and it
might be inferred that the stock could easily stand this
drain, in addition to that caused by the annual slaughter
of the lessees, which amounts to about 100,000.
There is a difference, however, The Alaska Commer-
cial Company kills only the young non-breeding males
of two, three and four years, and under no circum-
stances are the female seals ever kiJled or even disturbed,
Experience shows that in water sealing, on the other
hand; a great majority of the seals killed are females,
and sealing captains of large experience have assured us
that on an average cow seals constituted 75 per cent. of
their catch. On this basis, if 68,000 seals were taken in
the season of 1887, over 50,000 of them would have been
females, which would be a serious drain on the breeding
stock,
But this is not all, The females killed in winter and
spring are pregnant, and each one would produce a pup
on reaching the islands in the following June. Each
female which is killed near the seal islands during the
summer is the mother of a pup, which depends on her
for nourishment, and which must starve if she is de-
stroyed. The killing of these 50,000 females therefore
really represents a destruction of 100,000 seals, of which
75,000 are femaies. Such a. slaughter of breeding stock
cannot but be viewed with alarm by every one who
realizes the value to the United States of the seals of
Alaska, and who has studied the history of the fur seal
enough to comprehend how readily this animal may be
exterminated.
Some efficient means should certainly be taken to pro-
tect these seals, at all times if possible; but if this cannot
be done, at least to protect them while they are in the
neighborhood of their breeding grounds in the Behring
Sea. The arrest and confiscation of sealers in these
waters seems to have had a good effect in reducing the
destruction of these animals at a time when they es-
pecially need protection, but it is by no means certain
Rthat the Government can establish the rights in these
waters which it has claimed. If it cannot, some agreement
should be entered into with other nations by which all water
sealing in the Behring Sea shall be held to be illegal.
The matter is‘one of great importance.
THH NATIONS FORESTS.
N an editorial in Garden and Forest of Jan. 30 it is
proposed to withdraw from sale all forest lands be-
longing to the nation, and to hold them intact pending a
thorough investigation of their condition and importance
to the agricultural interests of the country, and the
determination of the area which it may be held necessary
or desirable to conserve permanently.
It is further proposed to commit the care-and guardian-
ship of all the forests belonging to the nation to the
United States army; to establish a Forest Commission,
appointed by the President, to appraise the forests, select
the areas to be held as permanent State reservations, and
to report a comprehensive plan for their preservation and.
management, Finally, it is proposed to establish a
National School of Forestry at a suitable place in one of
the great mountain forests on the public lands.
We have for many years been advocating the with-
drawal of all United States timber lands from the mar-
ket; the appointment of a qualified staff for their proper
conservation and administration, and the establishment
of schools of forestry, but the suggestion that pending
the organization of a suitable administration and execu-
tive forest staff the forests shall be placed in charge of
the Army, has a certain air of originality about it.
Tt is true that'the Yellowstone National Park is being
looked after by the military; laying all due stress upon
the contention of our contemporary, that the Army is
not wanted for any other purpose, that the Indians
being reduced to order, the timber thieves are the most
for midable enemies of the State remaining, and
that the Army is the only force capable of im-
posing an efficient check upon them, it must be ad-.
mitted that quite a strong case has been made out in
favor of the scheme, but it must be remembered that
the United States forests cover a wide range of territury,
not only on the slopes and crests of the Rocky Moun-
tains, but ajso in the Pacific and Southern States, and in
Michigan, Wisconsin and other Western States, many of
which locations may prove very inconvenient for mili-
tary headquarters; and while we think it would be in
many respects desirable to find useful and suitable em-
ployment for our troops, we cannot regard the Govern-
ment as justified in locking up its forests, excepting as
a temporary measure, pending the inauguration of a
scheme of forest administration.
There is no hope of.such a measure ever being initia-,
ated by United States legislators, until urged thereto by
the national outcry which will follow the utter exhaus-
tion of our forests, and in so far as the only issue at stake
is the exhaustion of our timber supply, the sooner that
little calamity overtakes us the sooner it is likely to be
remedied; but as regards the forests about the headwaters
of the streams rising in the Rocky Mountains, their con-
servation involves wide-spreading interests of such vast
importance that we should be glad if it could be arranged
to place them under efticient military control.
Frw outsiders have any notion of how multitudinous
and importunate are the appeals to manufacturers by
tournament managers. Applications for guns, for traps,
for targets, for shooting coats, loaders, powder, shot, and
everything else, pour in by the dozens, sent by enter-
prising managers bent on securing a generous tourna-
ment prize list at little cost. It is not always easy for
the firm to give, but nevertheless guns cost something
even to the makers, and the drain in the course of a year
amounts to something considerable. Perhaps the manu-
facturers would find it a satisfactory expedient to appro-
priate a given amount out and out for the proposed Asso-
ciation,
22
FOREST AND STREAM.
(Jan. B1, 1899.
Che Sportsman Caurist.
A FIRST HUNT IN MEXICO.
Te report is of a hunt of no special interest per se,
but supposing that readers of the ForREST AND
STREAM are interested in learning something of the game
resources and conditions of sport in all parts of the world
I venture to send an account of a late novel experience
of mine. Landing at San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to be for
some time my home, I made diligent inquiry as to hun-
ters and hunting. Strange to state, among a hundred or
more Americans, here either permanently or temporarily,
IT cannot find a single hunter. Some Germans I am
told go out often on Sunday, but as my ‘‘Dutch” has
not been brushed up since school-boy days and I do not
approve of Sunday as a time for hunting, I made ho
attempt to fraternize with these gun-loving Teutons.
Having some days spare time I resolved to try my for-
tune alone. ‘Everybody goes to Bocas,” said the friendly
conductor on the Mexican National. To Bocas therefore
I went, armed with a hundred assorted cartridges and
my light No. 12, the destroyer of many a duck and quail
in other fields. I carried a letter of introduction to the
treasurer and timekeeper of the railway rock quarry
camp, and never did solitary hunter light upon heartier
welcome than did I at the hands of the Americans in
this camp.
Bocas is a village which has grown up around the im-
mense hacienda and mescal distillery of Sefior Don Juan
Ferrias. Don Juan, as he is familiarly called, in addition
to being wealthy, is friendly to Americans—not a univer-
sal trait here by any means—and withal intelligent and
‘“‘clever” in the Southern sense of the word. The hacienda
is an immense one, one of the largest in the Republic, and
once belonged to the ill-fated Maximilian... A finely built
stone dam has collected the waters of a little mountain
stream into a lake containing perhaps two square miles
of surface. This waters a fertile valley—there is but
little cultivation bere without irrigation—runs a flouring
mill and furnishes a favorite haunt for ducks and geese.
Don Juan was away, but Mr. Malone, the gentlemanly
superintendent of the railway camp, has standing per-
mission for his friends to shoot over the lake, so I was
given the liberty of the place. Mexicans do not hunt
much. Itis notin the blood. To be frank, the poor are
too poor and the rich are too indolent. The game! found
was not wild. A large number of ducks were on the
lake, and in spite of the bad conditions, no cover in or
near the water, no boats, no companion to help me hide
and drive, everything in fact against me, I managed in a
day’s shooting to knock over five, two teal, two widgeons
and a sprigtail, mostly it might be said by the stupidity
of the ducks and the fortune of long shots.
Around the lake, invaded by it, so to speak, and com-
ing down to its very margin, are hills which are the very
essence of roughness. Thrown up by volcanic action,
filed and overrun with granite of various kinds and in
thousands of shapes, all angular and rough, and support-
ing as their only vegetable pr-ducts six or more varieties
of cactus and two or three varieties of shrubs, they
made about the worst variety of country for creeping
oyer, Two varieties of the cactus grow to the dig-
nity of trees, and I tried several times to approach behind
them, the ducks lazily sunning themselves on shore in the
hazy light of a tropical winter’s day, but usually failed.
If I walked the stones ground beneath my shoes, and if
I crept I filled my hands and knees with an infinite and
exasperating variety of pricklers, T had cactus thorns,
which have the provoking habit of leaving the stem to
r2main wherever they stick, in my clothes, my hands, my
legs, and finally capped the climax of misery by plunging
a maguey thorn sheer through my thin shoe sole and into
my foot half aninch, This stopped my hunting and sent
me hobbling back to the railway station.
These hills, however, furnished considerable sport.
Two varieties of eagle, a handsome golden or bronze one
and a bald one with white-tipped wings, measuring each
something less than 4ft. spread, several hares, cotton-tail
rabbits, hawks, etc., exposed themselves quite coolly to
my gun, while doves were fairly abundant, and I bagged
a brace of snipe along an irrigating ditch. So I was
very well satisfied, and am going again.
Relics of Maximilian are seen in a handsome church
built at the entrance toa fine drive at the lake, not opened
since his time, and in a fine inclosed garden or park of
many acres, kept up by the magic of irrigating water.
A good instance of Mexican sang froid in reference to
game is seen in the following: There are in the lake cer-
tain large creatures, either animals or fish, nobody knows
what, nor how they came there. The owner of the place
knows of their existence and yet has never investigated the
mystery. There is no question ef their reality. The rail-
way people told me about them, and I doubted. But as I
- was about to leave the lake Isaw three of them myself,
They never come out of the water nor entirely to the
top. When I saw them they wereabout two feet below
‘the surface. I was on the hillside some forty feet above,
I said to myself, ‘‘ Why that’s nothing but rocks!” But as
I watched they seemed to slowly move. Taking out
my Smith & Wesson I popped a bullet into the water
over one of them and they at once disappeared. They
made no stir in the water, simply sank out of sight. To
say I was astonished is to put it mildly. I hesitate to
risk my reputation as a correspondent with such a story,
but the circumstance is exceedingly curious. Schools of
small fish, of which there are a good-many, called white-
fish by the Mexicans, in the lake, have been suggested as
a solution, but after what I saw I can hardly accept this.
That which makes the mystery most mysterious is that
this lake is situated in a dry section of country, having
no connection with other bodies of water. If I learn
anything definite later I shall certainly take pleasure in
reporting. Why the owner of the lake, knowing for
years of the existence of these creatures and understand-
ingas little about them as others, has not investigated
the matter, is the greatest wonder of all, But he is a
Mexican.
if this were not already too long I could tell of many
things which I saw strange, picturesque, interesting.
Few of my readers can form any adequate conception of
the scene of a Mexican landscape—the dry, cactus-covered
hills, the goats and their herder clambering among the
rocks, the peons riding meek donkeys, driving black cat-
tle or hacking among the thorn bushes with their
machetes, the women in bright red skirts tripping along
;found the people of this hacienda unusually so.
the mountain paths with baskets or bundles of herbs bal-
anced on their heads, and along the margin of the lake
and ditches washer women, half naked, plying their
vocation to the sound of merry chatter, barking dogs and
braying donkeys, Mexicans are always polite, we I
1
superintendent of the mescal factory—meseal is a kind of
mild brandy made from the juice of the maguey or cen-
tury plant—insisted on my coming in, seeing his opera-
tions, tasting his products, etc.; and if 1 greeted a laborer
on the road it was not a curt or half-muttered adios with
he my he replied, but, ‘‘Adios, Seftor, para servir
usted!”
Tam told that a day’s ride east of here in the timbered
mountains are bear, deer, turkey, grouse, etc.; while over
onthe gulf at Tampico, to which we are to have a rail-
way sometime, are waterfowl by the million. All this I
hope to prove some day. AZTEC.
SAw Luis Porost, Mexico, Dec. 8.
Aatuyal History.
SHORE BIRDS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.
NONDAGA LAKE, N. Y., to which these notes refer,
unless otherwise stated, lies just outside the city of
Syracuse, the upper end of the lake being surrounded by
salt blocks, manufactories and railroad tracks. Tt is
about six miles long by one mile wide, and furnishes a
large area of beach and mud flats. These are, of course,
attractive to shore birds, which seem uncommon in
spring; yet the species, if not individuals, are so numer-
ous during the fall months, that central New York may
be said to lie well in the path pursued by these birds
through New York State during the autumnal migra-
tion.
During the cool fall nights one may hear them in the
darkness overhead, the whistle of the semipalmated
plover being most easily recognized; apparently a very
large proportion of the birds do not descend to rest and
feed, but continue their journey to the coast without
interruption, It must -be said, however, that the writer
has done little collecting about the Jake during the spring.
Attempts in this direction seldom brought many shore
birds under my notice, and the warblers and other groups
were much more seductive in consequence. Hence,
species here recorded as fall migrants doubtless occur also
in spring, but not so frequently, I believe. The list is
based mainly on notes made by me in 1886, 1887 and the
fall of 1888 at Onondaga Lake; those species not observed
by me haye been collated from the following lists, to
which proper reference is always made when due:
Annotated List of the Birds of Oneida County, N. Y.,
and its Immediate Vicinity. By Wm. L. Ralph, M.D..
and Egbert Bagg. 1886. A Revised List of Birds of
Central New York. By Frank R. Rathbun. 1879. List
of Birds of Onondaga County. By Morgan K, Barnum.
1886.
The bufi-breasted sandpiper is here recorded for the
first time from central New York, not being enumerated
in any of the faunal lists just mentioned. The red pha-
larope, and possibly one or two other species, may be
expected as additions to this list.
1, Phalaropus lobatus, Northern Phalarope.—Rare fall
migrant (see Auk, Vol. TV.. p. 73, 1887).
2. Phalaropus tricolor, Wilson’s Phalarope.— “ One
specimen secured by, and now in the collection of Mr,
Gilbert, at Penn Yan, N. Y.’—Rathbun. ‘Accidental
visitant; rare; Oneida Lake, Oct. 6, 1888."°—Barnum,
3. Philohela minor, American Woodcock.—Common
summer resident in Onondaga county.
4, Gallinago delicata, Wilson’s Snipe.—Common spring
and fall migrant.
5, Macrorhamphus griseus,
visitant; common.”’—Barnum,
6. Micropalama himantopus, Stilt Sandpiper.—One
taken in October 1875, Gilbert.”—Rathbun. IT suppose
this individual was taken at Penn Yan, though it is not
certain. ‘
7. Tringa canutus, Knot.—Rare fall migrant.
8. Tringa maritima, Purple Sandpiper.—‘‘One speci-
men taken on Seneca Lake, in the winter, (no date) by
Mr. Flahive of Penn Yan, N. Y.. and now in his collec-
tion,” —Rathbun.
9. Tringa maculata, Pectoral Sandpiper.—Common fall
migrant.
10. Tringa fuscicollis, White-rumped Sandpiper.—Toler-
ably common fall migrant.
11. Tringa bairdit, Baird’s Sandpiper,—One taken by
me Aug. 27, 1888. (See Awk, Vol. VI., p. 68, 1889), The
record of a Lewis county specimen in the Auk (Vol. II.,
p. 884, 1885) should have admitted this species into Ralph
and Bagg’s list, but I believe it was overlooked,
12, Tringa minutilia, Least Sandpiper.—A bundant fall
migrant in August, September and early October. Some-
times seen inspring. A small sandpiper witha confiding
disposition, and the graceful, dignitied carriage of its
larger cousins.
13. Tringa alpina pacifica, Red-backed Sandpiper.—
Abundant in October, and perhaps earlier, sometimes in
large flocks.
14, Ereunetes pusillus, Semipalmated Sandpiper.—An
abundant companion of the least sandpiper in the autumn,
with apparently the same dates of arrival and departure.
15. Calidris arenaria, Sanderling.—To’ erably common
in the fall, usually, but not always, feeding by itself.
16. Limosa fedou, Marbled Godwit.—‘‘One taken by
Mr. Fred A. Howlett, of Syracuse, Onondaga county,
N. Y., the latier part of June, 1876, now in his collection.
The same gentleman saw another specimen at the same
time, but failed to secure it.”—Rathbun.
17. Limosa hemastica, Hudsonian Godwit. — ‘‘Acci-
dental visitant; rare. Onondaga Lake, Oct. 18, 1883.
(Bex.).”—Barnuni.
18. Totanus melanoleucus, Greater Yellowlegs.—Com-
mon migrant in August. September and October. Like
the spotted sandpiper, it may sometimes be seen perched
on a fence rail,
19, Totanus flavipes, Lesser Yellowlegs.—Common in
August and September, and sometimes seen in spring.
20. Totanus solitarius, Solitary Sandpiper.—Spring and
fall migrant, not usually found near the Jake, but com-
mon in smail ponds and damp pastures.
21, Symphemia semipalmata, Willet.—‘A regular
migrant, Three seoured in the fall of 1876,”"—Rathbun.
Dowitcher.,— ‘Transient
22. Bartramia longicauda, ‘Field Plover.’—Rare fall
migrant on the lake, but doubtless a summer resident in
the county, especially the southern portion,
23. Tryngites subruficollis, Baff-breasted Sandpiper.—
While walking across a grassy flat near the lake shore,
August 24, 1888, with my friend, Mr. George Hughes, a
sandpiper darted from the grass a few feet in advance of
us and dashed by, to be soon sacrificed by a fine wing
shot from my companion.
female of this species, in fine condition and plumage.
The bid was an immature
24, Actitis mueularia, Spotted Sandpiper.—Common
summer resident, nesting around the lake.
25. Numenius longirostris, Long-billed Curlew,—Ralph -
and Bagg, in their List of Birds of Oneida County and
Vicinity (p. 115), report a flock of this species as seen by
Mr, A, A. Howlett, at Oneida Lake, Oct. 5, i880.
26. Numenius hudsonicus, Hudsonian Curlew.—‘‘Tran-
sient visitant; common.”—Barnum.
27. Numenius borealis, Eskimo Curlew,—‘Saw two
killed in Otisco, 1873."—Barnum.
28. Charadrius squatarola, Black-bellied Plover.—Rare
fall migrant.
29. Charadrius dominicus, American Golden Ployer,.—
Tolerably common migrant in fall, especially after cold
storms.
30. iigialitis vocifera, Kilideer.—Common around the
lake in April and May, and August, September and
October. Breeds commonly in the county.
31. Atgialitis semipalmata, Semipalmated Plover.—
Common in August and September; has a beautiful
whistling call-note, and is an expert pedestrian.
32. Aigialitis meloda, Pipmg Plover.—‘‘Rare. A bag
of five taken by Mr. Fred Wyer, of Auburn, N, Y., on
Owasco Lake, in the autumn of 1876.”—Rathbun.
30. digialitis wilsonia, Wilson's Plover.—‘Rare. One
taken in the spring of 1868, Gilbert.”"—Rathbun, “One
shot near upper South Bay, Oneida Lake, in 1880, by Mr.
A. A. Howlett, of Syracuse.”—Ralph and Bagg. Here
we have records of two erratic individuals that wandered
away from the seashore and some distance north of their
normal range in different years.
34, Arenaria interpres, Turnstone.—** Accidental visit-
ant, Onondaga Lake, May 30, 1881."—Barnum. Like
other species that Barnum considered accidental, the
turnstone is probably a regular migrant, though not at
all common. Morris M. GRE,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Washington, D. C.
BUFFALO TRANSPORTATION.
ry HE transfer of the Bedson herd of buffalo from Mani-
toba to Kansas has been reported in these columns.
These added particulars of the transportation of the herd
is an interesting addition to that report:
Editor Forest and Stream: Tt ix well known that at:
Stony Mountain, the location of the Canadian Govern-
ment’s Penitentiary, Major Bedson. the warden of that
institution, had a larger number of buffalo kept in semi-
captivity than are at present known to exist on the
American continent.
For many reasons a keen feeling of regret was felt that
another of these old landmarks should depart from the
midst of us. Old landmarks seems a paradoxical term,
when applied to a country that was scarcely known forty
years ago, and then only as the home of this once innu-
merable animal.
The rapid settlement of the surrounding country made
it difficult to keep the herd. Their wandering tendencies
was, perhaps, the reason Major Bedson concluded to dis-
pose of them.
Rumors had been plentiful for some years past that,
the herd had been sold, and when it was announced 2
short time ago that Mr. Jones, of Garden City, Kansas,
had purchased them, it was fondly hoped if was only
another rumor. But when the new owner had cattle cars
put ready for their shipment, it began to look like a stern
reality,
On the 15th ultimo half of the herd was driven across
the prairies, to be shipped to their new home; the bal-
ance, numbering about fifty, it is understood, will not
leave before March next. The buffalo themselves had
a strong aversion to leaving their old homestead: and
considerable difficully was experienced in getting them
aboard the cars, two days being spent in the effort, hun-
dreds of citizens witnessing the exciting scenes attending
this dangerous job. Half a dozen expert horsemen,
besides a number of cattle drivers who had loaded hun-
dreds of wild Western cattle, found they had a more
difficult task before them when endeavoring to load buf-
falo; however, by a strategic movement, they were
eventually got into the pens of the cattle yards of the
Canada Pacific Railway Company. How to get them to
walk the gangway was a still more serious matter. The
infuriated and maddened beasts, when they found them-
selves caged, commenced to have a little ‘‘circus” on their
own account. Some terrible combats took place between
them, and, when the enormous size and strength of these
animals is considered, one can conjecture how high one
of the younger ones would be thrown in the air when
caught on the horns of one of these mighty bulls.
Every conceivable effort was made, but to no purpose,
in endeavoring to get them in the cars, prods with sharp-
pointed forks, lashes that would almost cut a sheep in
tyvo, seemed to be appreciated as a tickle in the ribs, or a
gentle caress.
Eventually, a tremendous oid bull undertook to be
master of ceremonies, and succeeded, after every effort
of man had failed, There was nothing new in the man-
ner he did it, he only did what buffaloes have done from
time immemorial, when working up a stampede. He got
behind the herd, and began making it exceedingly lively
for those ahead, prodding, bellowing at thtm, and driv-
ing the laggards forward with vigorous digs of his horns
in their haunches. They had to travel, and having no
other place to go, they passed over the gangway, and
into the cars. When the “big pusher” (as the crowd
dubbed him) had driven them all in, and reached the
door himself, he seemed to be astonished! This was the
most extraordinary stampede he had ever engineered.
Tossing his head scornfully, he wheeled about and ran
back into the pen; he next accomplished the feat of
jumping a 10ft. fence, and seeming to like it, bounded
from one pen to another, clearing or smashing every-
thing in his way, until he reached the board fence which
bounds the west side of the yards. This paling is 14ft.
high, but he jumped at it, stanck near the top, went
| through with a crash, and steered for home, a-much
agitated bull,
ex. 81, 1889,]
The two cars, loaded with such peculiar freight, de-
parted for the South, but the buffalo, unlike their human
companions of the prairies, do not pine and die in cap-
tivity, but rather imagine themselves to be on the war-
path; at least such must have been the case on this
occasion, for before reaching St. Paul they fought so
desperately that six were killed outright, and most of
them more or lessinjured. Manitobans entertain noill will
toward the purchaser of these animals, yet, when remém-
bering the pleasures they have so often enjoyed, and the
princely hospitality that Major Bedson always so court-
eously extends, when one drives out ‘‘just to see the
buffaloes,” are tempted to hope that the bad luck attend-
ing the first consignment, may lead to negotiations for
the balance of the herd to remain here.
WIUINNIPEG, Manitoba. THos. JOHNSON,
PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS.*
i eee: report on the birds of Pennsylvania by the State
Ornithologist, Dr. B, H. Warren, is extremely inter-
esting and valuable, and should strengthen the sentiment
in favor of protection for the feathered friends of the
farmer and the fruit grower. It is now generally con-
ceded among scientific men and lovers of nature that
most of the birds that are ruthlessly killed as enemies of
the agriculturist should be fostered rather than destroyed;
but there are still many people of intelligence who remain
in ignorance of the benefits conferred by birds, and Dr.
Warren's book will bring to them enlightenment, and en-
list their sympathy in behalf of correct judgment and wise
protection.
The introductory pages are devoted to brief explana-
tions of the topography of a bird, and the descriptive
terms used in the accounts of the species. The descrip-
tions of the birds are clear and concise, limited to a few
lines whenever a figure is given, The distinguishing char-
acters are mentioned briefly, but plainly. Then follow
notes on the habitat in the State, the time of arrival and
departure, the nest and nesting habits, the size and col-
oration of the eggs, the feeding habits, and the food of
142 species, as determined by the records and the exam-
ination of several thousand stomachs. The writings of
Allen, Audubon, Baird, Cones, Gentry, Henshaw, Merri-
am, Nuttall, Ridgeway, Samuels, Stejneger, Turner, Wil-
son, Wood and others are quoted when available, and to
these are added Dr. Warren’s own extensive observations,
The chromo-lithographic plates, copied for the most. part
from the small edition of ‘‘Audubon’s Birds of North
America,” represent fifty-eight of the species common in
the State. Notwithstanding the fact that the litho-
grapher was evidently restricted in the use of colors, the
work is well done, and the plates will aid greatly iniden-
tifying the species. The indigo bunting is poorly colored,
but the cardinal, the purple finch, and the scarlet tana-
ger are better than in the original.
The demand for the first edition of 6,000 copies has been
so great that a resolution was offered and will doubtless
pass both branches of the State Legislature providing for
a revised and enlarged edition of 10,000 copies of Dr.
Warren’s report. The State and the State Ornithologist
are to be congratulated on the successful issue of this
work, and itis to be hoped that the same generous spirit
may be applied to the illustratiom of other classes of ani-
pay $ within the Commonwealth, and particularly the
shes,
*Report on the Birdsof Pennsylvania, with Special Reference to
the Food Habits, Based on over Three Thousand Stomach Exami-
nations. By B. Warren, M.D., Ornithoiogist of the State
Board of Agriculture, etc,, 1ustrated with fifty plates. Harris-
burg: Edwin K, Meyers, State printer, 1888. Pp. xii+-260.
HABITS OF THE BEAVER.
Bditor Forest and Stream:
In the January number of Harper's Magazine, Mr. H.
P. Wells says, *‘Beayers work only at night.” This is.
indeed, the time which they usually take to perform their
labor in, but it is not an invariable rule. Several years
since I was engaged in the exploration of timber land,
between the heads of the Southwest Miramichi and
Tobique rivers, in the Province of New Brunswick. It
was late in the month of April, and the snow was becom-
ing very soft and so hollow underneath that we con-
cluded to reach the settlements on Tobique as speedily as
possible. At the time this determination was made we
were in low ground, through which there ran a small
dead-water brook, which we concluded emptied into that
river,
After a little traveling we came out toa heath or barren,
on which there grew a few stunted spruces. The after-
noon was drawing on, and we concluded that we would
seek a spot on which to camp, where the land appeared
to. be higher, at the foot of the barren, and where we
could see some hardwoods; which we could cut down for
the night’s fuel. The snow was so soft-and wet that we
moved noiselessly along over its surface. Just as we
emerged from a bunch of spruce, which stood at the foot
of the barren, I saw within three or four hundred feet of
me a beaver dam, which one of these animals was en-
gaged in repairing, He had a piece of alder in his
mouth, from which he had eaten the bark, and was
sticking the pealed stick down into the dam: so intent
was he in his work that he did not notice our presence
until I called out to him. The next moment he had dis-
appeared beneath the waters of the pond, Beavers are
yet to be found in many places in New Brunswick,
though they have been more hunted of late than forsome
time past. ; EDWARD JACK,
FPREDERIOTON, Canada.
THE FOREST AND STREAM GRIZZLY.—Clarksdale, Miss.,
Jan. 18.—Hditor Forest and Stream: I received with
pleasure the admirable portrait drawn by your artist of
Madame Grizzly, relict of the late Mr. Grizzly of Central
Park, New York. LIrecognized at a glance the counte-
nance of my quondam acquaintance, upon whom I made
a daa call some months ago and was kindly received.
There is an P Aigearae of kittenish mischief in her face,
combined with self-possession and dignity, born, I pre-
. sume, of conscious superiority over her fellow captives,
which I have never observed in any other bear. Possibly
the effect of civilization upon a nature noble, if savage.
The black bear in the foreground makes a good foil to
Mrs. Grizzly, the contrast being greatly in her favor. I
shall hang her portrait over my mantel as a pleasant
reminiscence of my visit to her bearship,—CoAHOMA.
FOREST AND STREAM.
BioLogicaL SoocrmtTy oF Wasaineton.—The 135th
regular meeting was held Jan. 26,in the assembly hall
of the Cosmos Club, The following communications
were tead: Dr, Cooper Curtice, Notes on Sheep Tick,
Melophagus ovinus. This is a true parasite, beginning
and ending its existence on the sheep and apparently
not capable of living apart from its host. The curious
moditication of its mouth parts fits it for its present mode
of life. The young allowed to feed by drawing blood
from the human hand live about four days. Tobacco
solution kills the parasite in all stages of development,
Dr. Geo, Vasey, new species of North American Graminew
of the last twelve years, announced the addition of 190
species to the lists. since 1876, bringing the number up to
740, The new forms were collected principally in Mexico,
California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington Territory,
Canada, Texas and Florida. Mr, Th, Holm, in Contribu-
tions to the Morphology of the Genus Carew, made an-
other valuable addition to his series of studies of the de-
velopment of the sedges and related forms of plants,
Dr. C, Hart Merriam exhibited and described a new
species of pika, or Little Chief rabbit, from the higher
Sierra Nevada Mountains in Placer Co,, California. This
pika is distinguished by the color of its head and by well-
marked skull characters. It lives in rock clefts and is
well protected by its coloration. It comes out on the
snow only when the drifis are not deep. The pikas
range from 30° to 60° north latitude; they are abundant
in Colorado, The voice resembles that of some birds and
its sound is hard to locate,
Want oF Foresiaut,—Editor Forest and Stream: It
might have been supposed that the mild weather of the
present winter would have increased the number of birds
residing on the borders of their ‘migratory limit,” but it
has not been so ab all, so far as my observations have gone,
Almost every other winter, during the month of Decem-
ber and early part of January, Il have been in the habit.
of seeing robins (Merula migratoria), winter wrens (An-
orthura troglodytes hyemalis), occasionally a yellowham-
mer (Colaptes auratus), with numbers of bluebirds (Sialia
sialis)and white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis).
This year Lhaye missed them in my walks, and that on
pleasant days. I have met but very few bluebirds so far,
and none of the other varieties that arenamed. Even the
song sparrows around here seem to be scarcer than usual,
or else they have not happened to come in my way. But
I should like to hear, through Forrest AND STREAM, what
others have noticed in this respect. The birds could not
have anticipated this mildness. We have had no seyerer
weather yet than robins, fox sparrows, whitethroats and
bluebirds often meet with in the month of March,—
A. H, G. (Scarborough, N. Y., Jan. 12),
Game Bag and Guy.
THE GAME LAWS OF MAINE.
lies report of Messrs, Stilwell and Stanley, the efficient
Commissioners of Fisheries and Game of the State
of Maine, showing the operations for 1887 and 1888, has
been issued and contains much matter of interest to the
readers of FOREST AND STREAM, Among the recommend-
ations which the worthy Commissioners make to the
Legislature now in session is to amend the fishery laws
so that the Commissioners may order the erection of
suitable fishways on streams other than those which ‘are
naturally frequented by salmon, shad, alewives and
landlocked salmon.” It seems incredible that the State
should spend thousands of dollars to stock new waters
with landlocked salmon and then be powerless to protect
the plant by constructing fishways over dams that block
the passage of the fish to their spawning beds. If such
is the law the sooner it is corrected the better. But why
confine the law te any particular species of fish? Why
should not a fishway be constructed wherever necessary
without reference to the species of fish that is to use it?
Is the State of Maine willing to see the streams flowing
into the lakes of the Rangeley, Moosehead and other
waters dammed back in such a way as to prevent the
ascent of the trout? Thisisa matter of very great im-
portance, and it is to be hoped the Legislature will
promptly remedy the defect.
The Commissioners recommend that ‘all fishing in the
tributaries at Rangeley, Moosehead, etc. should cease
from the last day of August.” Good! But why not
make the law general and prohibit fishing in all moving
waters after that date? What is needed is to stop fishing
on all spawning beds, not only certain spots.
The Commissioners are troubled over the use of dyna-
mite for the ee of fish and suggest that it ‘‘should
be made a capital offense.” Possibly some may -think
hanging just a trifle severe for such a crime, but still
mInaybe it isn’t, and possibly the ‘“‘punishment fits the
crime” better than any other. If the Legislature ac-
cedes to this why not put ‘‘jigging” in the same category,
it's meaner, if anything, than dynamiting,
On page 8 the Commissioners say ‘no manufactory of
any kind whatever should be allowed to throw its waste
into a river any more than into our highways.” This is
good law and it’s good sense, and,every legislator ought
to cut that sentence out and paste it in his hat,
The Commissioners beg the Legislature to “give us a
good square non-exportation law for venison, and give
us the means of rigidly enforcing the hounding law.”
Let us trust that the solons at Augusta will do both these
good things, and yet, if they could prevent gunning for
the market and stull let a sportsman carry home his bit of
venison or the head of his big bull moose, how very
pleasant it would be all around.
The Commissioners repeat their recommendation of
1886 and ask that September be added to the open season
for deer, caribou and moose, That proposition is emi-
nently wise, but it would be better yet if the law would
also add August and take away December, Why not?
Why does the State spend money to protect its deer and
secure their increase? Simply that they may be killed in
such a way as to return the greatest possible revenue to
the citizens of the State, under such regulations as will
not only. prevent their extermination but secure their
reasonable increase. Is not that a fair business proposi-
tion? Well then, the Commissioners say, on page 5, ‘A.
deer killed at the proper season, at any of our sporting
centers, is worth at least one hundred dollars to the
State, while if destroyed and sold by the poacher, its net
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return is almost valueless.” The same thing may be
stated a little broader, as ‘‘a deer killed by a sportsman
is worth at least one hundred dollars to the State, while
if killed by the market hunter its net return is almost
valueless.” Now, during what months will the State get
the largest number of profitable deer killers? August,
without peradyenture. May is still chilly from the melting
snows, June and July are too prolific of flies and mosqui-
toes to make camping thoroughly enjoyable, Cold breezes
begin to sweep down on one in September, and by October
all the romance of the woods isgone, November means
cold and wet, snow and sleet; while December is attrac-
tive only to the crust hunter, the snow-shoed assassin of
the woods, August, on the other hand, is the vacation
month of the year. The woods and mountains then are
perfection, the air is balmy, the leaves and mosses of
brilliant green, no flies, and mosquitoes scarce. August
now has two visitors to any other month's one, if we
except the brief feverish weeks just as the ice goes out
and the season closes. To-day the sportsmen attracted
to Maine in the present open months of October, Novem-
ber and December are few and far between, The moun-
tains of North Carolina offer superior attractions in the
way of climate at that season. Give us August, Septem-
ber and October instead and you will have a large in-
crease-in summer travel, and the season will show: no
more deer killed than at present.
This may seem at first sight an illogical conclusion, but
wait a bit. Let us look into this matter a little deeper.
Around the fire in a hotel in the Rangeley region were
gathered one evening a dozen or more guides and sports-
men, when the talk turned to big game. One of the
visitors turning te mine host asked, ‘‘Phin, suppose a
party should come through here in January or February
and you knew they were going crust-hunting, what would
you do?”
Phin did not answer at once, but deliberately lighting
his pipe, leaned his elbows on the counter, and giving a
preparatory puff, drawled out, *“Why! I reckon I'd try to
persuade ‘em not.”
‘But suppose they were not to be persuaded,” persisted
the questioner, ‘‘what would you do then?”
Phin scratched his head, smiled pleasantly and an-
swered, **Why! I wouldn’t do nothing.” ,
‘““Wouldn’t dare to,” sententiously interjected a guide,
‘**E gory! Wo! That’s so,” assented Phin,
Now, what does all this mean? Simply that there are
two classes of law breakers. One, the sportsman who
with his guide penetrates the woods for trout with a
Winchester on his shoulder. This man it is who fur-
nishes a large part of the livelihood of the guide who is
with him, the hotel man who receives and harbors him,
the stage driver who caries him in and out, and a host
of others, supplying the needs of summer travel, This
man pays his money and kills his deer, and the men who
live off his fondness for so-called sport are not going to
let him be driven off with fines and penalties, traced
in one Case in this region not so very long ago a moose
was killed, and the matter was reported to the Commis-
sioners by a guide. The warden demanded the fine. and
though the man who did the killing had left the State,
the hotel proprietor and guides made up the amount
among themselves and paid the fine, without even per-
mitting the visitor to know that a fine had been levied for
his offense. _
The other class of law breakers kill during the heavy
snows of winter, from January to March, when the deer,
floundering through the crusted snow, cannot escape, and
a herd is massacred with a elub, The choice parts of the
meat only are saved and sent to market or supplied to
the lumber camps, the rest is left to rot. In January,
1885, over one hundred deer were slaughtered on the
shores of North West Pond, and the hindquarters carried
to Kingfield, where they were shipped to market, If
anything was ever done to those men it was certainly
after a, considerable time had elapsed, for no attempt had
been made to punish them as late as August following.
A trout fisherman floating one day on the waters of
Kennebago, asked his guide, ‘Were any moose killed in
the open season last year?”
“Very few,” he answered, “I know of but two.”
““Weren’t they hunted?”
“Oh! nobody hunts them there, except one or two
down to the village. I knew where five had yarded over
in the big sag, but I kept it quiet, for I didn’t want them
fellers to kill ’em.”
“Why, what difference would it make to you?”
“Well, if they’d been killed they'd been no use to me,
but if livin’ I might show one of ’em to some one I was a
guidin’ the next summer,”
Another man, the proprietor of a mountain hotel, held
forth as follows: ‘‘What food are those deer tous the
way the law is? Nobody hunts ‘em in October. You'd
starve to death if you had to live on venison then, In
November you can track them in a light snow, but look
what you'd have to go through. You might track a
moose for two days over the mountains and then never
see him. Sportsmen won't do that, so these deer don’t
give me a single customer. One man says to me: ‘I
wouldn't give anything to catch trout after the first day
or two, but I’d rather kill one deer than catch all the fish
in your lake.’ Now, suppose I would say to sportsmen:
‘The law will permit you to kill a moose in August and
September and take him home with you, and moose have
been killed in August within a mile from this house.’
Why, it would bring a hundred men here, and every one
of ‘em would spend a hundred dollars before they left
the State, and, may be, they’d kill two or three moose
and a couple of dozen deer, but what is that toward the
money they’d leave here, or compared to the number
killed crust-hunting? For if we could lawfully kill in
August and Séptember we'd mighty soon puta stop to
crust-hunting and hounding, too. They’ve talked of doing
this before, but the lumber men opposed it. Said they'd
be more danger of fire. But isn’t there less danger of
fire when the woods are green than when the leaves are
dead and dry? And won’t better and more careful men
be ie the woods when they can go there lawfully than
now
Doubtless no one will deny that this is all wrong. No
fair man will ale to justify violations of the law, but
eyery wise one will recognize the evil effects of a law
which cannot be enforced, The killing of a deer at any
season of the year is not by any natural law a wrong, it
is only the statute that makes it so, and every one knows
that in an Anglo-Saxon community no laws have ever
been enforced unless public opinion sustains them, This
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brings us to the simple business proposition of how much |
protection can be enforced, and the answer is you can
stop hounding and crust-hunting if you extend the open
season to August and September. If fiye months is too
long lop off December, and if you wish, November also.
The protection of deer will then become a matter of per-
sonal interest to the vast majority of men who frequent
the woods, But why not make the sportsmen who wish
to kill deer pay directly to the State a portion of the
expenses of protection? Charge every man who wants to
hunt deer a license fee of ten dollars for the season, and
prohibit any man from carrying a gun into the woods
who has not first secured a license. Your game wardens
can issue these licenses, and the amounts collected will
doubtless more than defray their salaries, Then every
sportsman who has paid his fee will have a personal
interest in seeing that the laws are strictly enforced.
There are doubtless some who will not agree with these
suggestions, but in filing your objections, brethren, please
bear in mind that the protection of fish and game in
Maine has no more ardent supporter than
ANTHONY Morcr,
THE SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO.
TV.—ODD CORNERS ABOUT FOX LAKE.—THE FOX RIVER
ASSOCIATION,
6 Vigo are certain landmarks about Fox Lake, with-
out which the sportsman. of that district is left at
sea. Lam not sure that is the correct way of mixing a
metaphor, but what I want to say is that, if no mention
should be made of certain of the old-time places about
the lake, the best of descriptions could only be found
wanting’.
Now there’s Col, Lippincott’s place, over on the tim-
bered point. Everybody knows ‘‘Lippincott’s,” and
everybody knows Col. Lippincott. Nobody knows how
old he is, He is a fixture of the lake district. He dis-
covered Fox Lake, He was, if you may believe Col.
Lippincott, upon this spot before Fox Lake was dreamed
of. In the dim days of the glacial epoch, when the
vasty North hung in a dim haze of nothingness and cold,
and ere the grind of the Laurentian niggerhead was
heard upon the greensward of what was once a wide and
pleasant plain, Col. so ari slightly gray and even at
that data a man of wide experience, was on hand, spec-
tacles on nose, to see that Fox Lake was properly con-
structed, It was he who watched the primordial germ as
it slowly and gently floated in out of the circumambient
chaos, and who guarded it tenderly as it in the course of
ages centralized, functionized, grew, expanded, took on
stature, length and fins, and at length burst forth with
the merry, rippling smile of the muscallonge. The first
black bass ever known was—contrary, perhaps, to gen-
eral belief—the invention of Col. Lippincott himself, and
he has, since he first conceived the nee made many im-
rovements upon the place covered by his first patents,
e is due to Col. Lippincott that the black bass has
attained his present high standing in polite society. It
is due to this long tamiliarity with Fox Lake and its
inhabitants that Col. Lippincott has claimed without
dispute the position of ultimate authority and champion
liar of the lakes. There is no use trying to trot in har-
ness with him when it comes to a good square fish lie,
illuminated with the light, of other days. And so
strongly does this light sull iliuminate, over on the tim-
bered point, that the Colonel will persuade any new
comer that all he needs to do is to east out into the lake,
anywhere, just off the pier, and he will catch a muscal-
longe twelve feet long. One time the Colonel came down
to Chicago and bought a big muscallonge and took bim
up to the lake, and orf the next morning sneaked him
out in his boat. When he came in that night, didn’t he
have a muscallonge? Of course he did; and it wasn’t
any body’s business about the color of his eyes, either. As
ft a fellow didn’t know anything about a muscallonge,
when he had seen the first muscallonge developed from
a primordial germ. Col. Lippincott admits that it was
a leetle cold in the old glacial days, but says it was blame
good fishin’ when the ice cleared out, And he insists
that the fishing is just as good now as it was then. There
are some reasons why the boys like to go over to the tim-
bered point, where they are always sure of a jolly time,
Ed Howard's place is near the top of the bluff on the
west sile of the lake, and is reached by a balloon from
the boat landing. It commandsa grand view of the lake.
Ed Howard has been there a jong time, and shouid know
a plenty about the country. When I was there he was
too busy to talk, being engaged in an all-night game of
oker with some men from the Columbia Olub across the
ake. The next morning he thought the country was all
going to the dogs. He was tired. His place is one of the
best known on the lake.
On a pretly wooded flat below the bluff is the Lake-
side, an old stand-by resort known to all the shooters and
fishers who go up tothe lake. It isrun by Messrs. Clarke
& Neltnor, and in the season there is a whole lot of fun
and comfort there.
Just around the corner of the point is the home of
Capt. Hill, who runs the lake steamers. The best thing
about this man and his steamers is that he does not allow
any shooting from them. It is, however, chiefly a fiction
of Col. P: Donan, of the Wisconsin Central, which would
lead a visitor to believe that these steamers can placidly
puff along through serried ranks of docile canvasbacks
without disturbing the happy birds, which cluster about
the bow with tears of gratitude in their eyes, That is
where Col. P. Donan puts his fine Italian foot in it. The
zat is, the steamers do disturb the ducks, and that
badly.
Ke Ann the point a little further is Harry Dunnill’s
place and also the cottage of Rob Stanley. I know I
voice the sentiment of every sportsman on the lake, and
even of every reputable pusher, when I say that Mr.
Stanley, and his children, and his wife’s relations, and
his hired man, and his hired man’s relations, and all the
friends of their relations, and all the relatives of their
friends, should get lost, strayed or stolen, or if the
place that once knew them should know them no more
forever, even if raked with a fine-toothed comb, it would
be altoxether better for the sport of duck shooting on
Fox Lake. On one morning the Stanley outfit went
across the middle of the lake ten boats strong and scared
every feather off it. They drive the ducks off the open
water and then begin to “‘coast” them all out of the bays.
One of them picked up two ducks below my blind: birds
that I had killed when ducks were ducks, and made me
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so mad I broke out in blue spots, These men don’t know
how to hunt ducks, they won't learn how to hunt ducks,
and they don’t let anyhody else hunt ducks that does
know how. They ought to be taught to fall in with the
general sentiment of the lake, which is emphatic and
rapidly growing more emphatic and more needful; that
no boats shall be allowed to disturb the wildfowl on their
beds in the open water, and that none shall coast out the
birds while they are on the feed. The Stanleys can’t
learn this it seems, They can’t learn that they are losing
money for themselves in thus spoiling the fun of the men
who have put money into their sport and who want to
keep a hit of nature alive for to-day and to-morrow.
They can’t learn anything, They have been remonstrated
with by other pushers, by other market hunters and by
gentlemen of the clubs, but it doesn’t do any good. They
want a_ house tofallon them. If they got many ducks
it would be different, but the fact is their method is un-
successful, as well as disastrous to the proper methods of
others, But they want a house to fall on them. Old
man Wood, down at Swan Lake, told me that in the
early days old man Stanley conceived the brilliant idea
of inclosing a few acres of marsh for a muskrat farm.
He thought he could raise them like sheep, and never
could understand why or how they dug out, climbed
out and left his rat farm all alone,
At the foot of AAS Lake there are a number of
summer cottages owned by well-to-do people in the city.
They lie out of sight from the western edge of Fox
Lake bluff, City Coroner Hertz has a pleasant little
villa here, and swears by Pistaqua Lake, as do a great
many of the frequenters, The Lotus Club, a small body
of a dozen or fifteen members, without formal organiza-
tion, also have over on Hagle Point an acre or so of
ground, stretching from side to side of the point, on
which they have a cosy little club house and boat house,
for the accommodation of their members on their occa-
sional trips. Mr, G. E, Rickcords is a prominent member
of this club, which finds most of its membership in the
business firm of which he is a member.
Swinging back, around the point, one sees quite a little
collection of houses, among which are different cottages,
aie the commodious building of the Waltonian Club, of
lgin,
This latter club is rather more a fishing than a shoot-
ing club—though most of its members also shoot. It is
a strong and progressive body of good sportsmen, who
are all active in any measures to preserve or increase
the natural supply of fish and game. This club actively
co-operates with the Fox River Fish and Game Associa-
tion, of which mention is presently made.
The Sycamore Club, of the town of Sycamore, LIl.,
has a big and homelike home up on top of the hill, near
the Howard House, and in the summer time the families
of the members take turns in liying there. The turn of
each is determined by lot, as I understand it, and each
family supplies its own food and furniture. This does
not seem so purely jolly an arrangement as the com-
moner cJub organization, and I do not think is so com-
mendable, But there is a lot of fun there, all the same,
Across the lake from the big bluff, and about three-
quarters of a_mile from Lippincott’s, is a little club for
a cent, the Eagleside Club, with only four members,
namely, Messrs. John W, Lyke, Squire T, Harvey, D, S.
Daly and H. T, Murray, These gentlemen own about an
acre of ground, and havea cottage 20 5Uft, in size, and
a large old time, a good deal bigger than 20<50ft, Mr.
Lyke is one of the directors of the Fox River Fish and
Game Association, and a man prominent in good work of
that kind, Near this pleasant little house are the cottages
of Mr. J. C. Burket and Mr. Geo. A. Lornax. Not very
far from that is the Oak Glen Hotel, run by Hodges &
Morrison, and near that is the cottage of Col. Geo. R.
Davis, Along in here the woods are full of cottages and
hotels, and we may as well let a few get away. Mrs.
Kine’s hotel, however, is a familiar word, and so is
“Ramaker’s” place, up on the head of the lake, not far
from the Petite Lake channel.
Between the two points last named, and situated at the
edge of the wood on the east side of Fox Lake, is the not
very pretty building of the Columbia Club, a pretty
heavy organization of Scandinavians. These men are
most of them wealthy, and I suppose have among them
some fine fellows, They are not, however, entitled to
the name of a genuine sportsman’s club. It seems that
to them the acme of human bliss is to lie out in a boat in
the open lake, and blaze away at everything that comes
within half a mile of them, and to drink four gallons of
beer each per diem. That sort of thing, it always makes
me tired to see, think of or write about.
Lying as if to block the way into Grass Lake is Crab-
apple Island, looking so near that one might almost cast
a frog on to it from the top of the big bluff. Here, among
some good old trees, are the summer cottages of Mr,
John Wilkinsog, John P, Reynolds, Mr. John Walker
aud Mr. J. J, De Carteret. The other Johns got away.
Mr. De Carteret has a cottage or soforlease, He lives on
the island, and is called the ‘Hermit of the Island.” Mr.
N. W. Brooks and Mr. ¥. I. Pearce also have private
summer cottages on the island. Mr. Wilkinson's cottage
is called Bittersweet Lodge. I don’t see anything yery
bitter about it, nor about his tidy little steamer—the old-
est on the lakes, [ belieye—which also bears the name of
the Bittersweet. Mr. Wilkinson is known in the com-
mercial world as one of the big iron firm of Parkhurst &
Wilkinson, and as the head of the John Wilkinson Co.,
dealers in fine sporting gear. Mr. Wilkinson’s hobby is
amateur photography, and I must say he is a rattler at it.
FOREST AND STREAM is indebted to him for several views
used in illustrating these articles. Crabapple Island is
closely surrounded by reeds and wild rice, and in the
summer, when the rail season is on, very good rail shoot=
ing can be had right from the edge of the island, these
birds often rising out of the rice when disturbed by a
stone thrown among them from the shore, Not very
much has been said about the sport of rail shooting, since
it is not so very much thought of about Fox Lake; yet if
one cares for a sport where endless, easy repetition is
possible, he can kill a hundred or a hundred and fifty rail
in a few hours on almost any ordinary day in August or
September when a good flight. of these little marsh birds
is in.
Now, then, lam done talking about houses and lots.
Doubtless enough has been said to impress the fact that
the shores of this lake are pretty well occupied by the
properties of sportsmen or parties interested in sports-
men, Is a locality like this of genhine interest to the
(JAM, 81,-1889,
sportsman who, once in a while,
wilderness? J think it is, and believe it to have legiti-
mate interest, In the first place, the Fox Lake waters
are not to be held as merely the location ground for a lot
of summer resorts, for which a little wetness and three
or four sunfish are ordinarily thought sufficient, There
is fishing and there is shooting at Fox Lake, and that in a
degree which is nothing less than wonderful when one
comes to consider the environments. This is the main
fact, and the interest for the modern sportsman which
centers in this fact lies in the further fact that all this has
been accomplished by game and fish protection, set on
foot and carried through by the large-minded men whom
gets into the unsettled
1
it has been a pleasure to note as forming the little com-
munities of sportsmen mentioned. These two facts make
# Sermon, and the only kind of a sermon which will
do the sportsman of to-day any good to listen to. If we
are to have any game we must protect it, feed it, guard
and care for it wisely and providently, It isa battle of
the intelligent mind against the unthinking, brutal and
destructive mind, This battle has been carried on, and -
will be carried on more thoroughly in the Fox Lake
region, by the large and grand organization known as
THE FOX RIVER FISH AND GAM ASSOCIATION,
This Association, not a club of itself, and not made up
of members merely of Chicago clubs, but a membership
which practically binds together all the sportsmen’s clubs
of the entire northwestern part of the State, has at pres-
ent a roll of 250 members, and is growing, It has done
more than any one club toward game preservation, and
although it does not work outside of the Fox River
region, has probably more results to show by way of
accomplished legislation, constructed fishways and un-
killed game, than any State association.
Convinced by their eyes that thousands of fish did as-
cend Fox River, -until stopped by this law, the Associa-
tion began the work of enforcing the law in regard to
fishways. It has secured six fishways on the tiver
already, and has instituted six suits against parties fail-
ing to comply with the law. It has stopped the spear-
ing of fish(and will soon turn its attention to the per-
sistent “jigging” which is carried on at McHenry), has
stopped night shooting at wildfowl, and inaugurated a
number of measures which have tended to remedy the
old ruinous state of affairs which existed: in the region
where it works. It has put down 20,000 young bass in
Fox Lake, and also numbers of carp, cattish, ete. Tt in-
stigated the recent important suits at Elgin. It won the
prominent Carpenter suit, in the matter of 4 fishway, and
when Carpenter appealed, it slapped another suit on to
him, and will continue to do this until he gets sick of
life without a fishway. It has opened the way through
half the dams on Fox River, and even through the big
State dam, hardest of all, It will not rest until every
dam owner and every dam has given the fish their
chance, It will now turn its attention to the ruinous
practice of fishing through the ice, which is so murder-
ously carried on at Fox Lake by the natives, It will
look also to the abolishment of all shooting from steam-
ers and sailboats, and do what it can, ouiside the prov-
ince of legal action, to put an end to coasting and rout-
ing out the birds from the open water. Altogether,
composed as it is of the club men, themselves the most
honorable and enthufiastic sportsmen, the Fox River
Association presents the metcashtdite spectacle of a game-
preservation society which isn’t afraid of anything on
earth, which means dead business every time, and which
keeps on ‘coming when it starts. It is the biggest and
livest organization of its sort in the West, and if is doubt-
ful if there is anywhere in the country a more energetic,
intelligent and plucky body of the kind,
It would be a pleasure to write more of the lake district
and more of the Association, but there must be a limit.
Readers of FoREST AND STREAM may be sure that the |
game and fish of the district are left in good hands when
left with the clubs and with this union of the clubs,
Cuicaco, Ill,, Jan, 13.—In last week's mention of sport-
ing appliances invented by Western men, it seems I
didn’t quite get around to all of them, I was down on
the Hennepin and Swan Lake marshes this week, and
learned a point or two further about duck shooting, Some
of the best duck shots of the country visitor live on those
marshes, and it is a high recommendation that nearly all
of these use what is called the ‘*J|linois Riyer duck call,”
{ had heard and seen a great deal of this call before I
visited that country, and, being upon its native heath, I
investigated its origin and place of production, Ina
little, crowded cottage, in the town of Henry, I found
the inventor and sole manufacturer of what, in my own
opinion, is the best duck call made, an inventive carpen-
ter by the name of Sam Horner, whose only capital in
life would seem to be a wife, several children, a turning
lathe, a tamed wild mallard, and a genius for tinkering.
They brought me out a whole box{[ul of the calls, some
tuned and some untuned; and among these I hunted for
one which should seem to me more seductive, so to speak,
than the others. There were hardly two of the calls alike
in outward appearance, but each in general was simply
a round cedar stick about five or six inches long, with
more or less simple ornamental lines cut in with the
lathe. The hole through the callislarge. The reed is
made of thin German silver, and is fastened in by a per-
forated plug at the greatest possible distance from the
mouth-piece, That is all there is to it; yet it is,as before
remarked, the most perfect duck call I have ever hap-
pened to see, This is simply the result of constant experi-
ment by the maker. I don't suppose anybody else could
copy one of these calls any more than he could copy
the Stradivarius violin. The tone of a duck call is all
there is to it, and the tone is what the individual master
spirit, art, genius, faculty or what you like, must impart
to violin or humble duck call. Mr, Horner told me that
he tuned his call toa wild mallard which he had in his
yard, The call was new to me, and I could not get very
good results at first, bub Horner could take one and pro-
duce a note not distinguishable from that of the wild
maljard, and could also give the redhead and bluebill
call very perfectly. He said he madeafew calls of black
walnut, but that sucha call always made the lips sore, He
also stated that the length of the tube seemed to make
no difference. The tone is quite free from all reediness
and metallic quality. There is no other call used in that
locality, but the article isnot on the market. Horner
could have sold six hundred dozen at one time, but de-
clined the order. He is rather an odd genius, He doesn’t
have any regular price for a call, but just charges what
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he takes a notion 10, He wanted $3 for the big call I
wanted. I told him there was sickness in my family
and I thought he ought to sell it, to me for less ’n that;
but he couldn't see it that way. He said there was liable
to be sickness in his family..
The Wood brothers, old market hunters of the Illinois
River, are well-known characters in that locality, Tim
Wood has reformed and is now steward of the big Swan.
Lake club house. He was showing me one of these duck
calls, such as just described, which he always uses, and
which is so natural that it has green feathers on its
neck, Then we got to talking, and he told me that his
brother, Frank Wood, invented the first duck call ever
seen in that locality, when he was a boy only eighteen
years old. That was in 1870 or thereabout, This primi-
tive call was made of a piece of cane fishing
pole and the reed was cut out of an old “tin
type” picture,
Deo. 21.—Ab different times before now
{ have had occasion to comment upon the
wisdom of Indiana legislation, and the
kindliness of Indiana citizens toward Chi-
cago duck clubs. There isn’t anything too
much for an Indiana man to do for a Chi-
cago man, provided the same be toward in-
ducing the aforesaid Chicago man to keep
on his own side of the State line, The fol-
lowing is the latest Indiana effort, and if
it were not just a little ridiculous, if might
be noticeable as matter of detriment to Chi-
eago clubs owning Indiana marshes. The
quotation is from the Chicago Tribune of
Jan. 19:
“One hundred gentlemen interested in the
drainage of the overflowed and wet lands
situated in the Kankakee Valley met in the
club room of the Palmer House. Clem
Studebaker, of South Bend, Ind., was elected
chairman, and J. W. Wounche, of Crown
Point, Ind., seeretary. The following reso-
lution was offered and adopted:
“Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting
thafithe first and most important step to enable
the land owners to drain and reclaim the 1,700
uare miles of swamp and overflow lands of the
nkakee Valley,in the State of Indiana, is the
euttine of a channel of sufficient width and depth
through the ledge of rocks which extends acrose
the Kankakee Miver at Momence, Ill., 80 as to afford an outlet
for the marshes: and to accomplish this we request an appro-
priation be made by the State of Indiana from the State treasury
of auch # aum as will bring about these improved conditions.
“This whole matter was presented to the Legislature
two years ago, but nothing was done. It is claimed that
a large ledge of rock in the Kankakee River at Momence,
IL, is the cause of the overflow which submerges 1,000,000
acres of fertile soil in the Kankakee Valley. When this
obstruction is removed the gentlemen interested in the
movenient claim the land will be drained and can be put
under cultivation.”
{am not posted on that big ledge of rocks, and should
like to hear more of it, I am inclined to think, how-
ever, that it must be a daisy if its removal will drain the
main swamps of the Kankakee, and I do not think that
the duck shooters need worry much abont it.
CHicaGo, Jan. 25.—Abe Kleinman says that day before
ec aie quite a heavy flight of redheads struck
alumet Lake, coming from the south, They circled
over the lake, dropped in, stayed for a short time, and at
length made back south
again. They are the first
birds up for this year. If
this remarkably mild and
open weather continues,
the next three weeks will
see a good flight up. If
the spring opens gradu-
ally, and not with any
sudden breaking up of the
waters, the flight is, how-
ever, more apt to be seat-
tering, and the shooting,
therefore, poorer than
when the ice all goes out
at once, and the flight all
comes with a rush.
The show windows ot
one of the big restaurants
of this city to-day pre-
sented a novel and wond-
erful sight, In each win-
dow was constructed a
huge wire screen, in
which, in full view, and
indeed wight against the
-glass-of the show win-
slaves there clustered,
ran or meditated a whole flock of genuine live quail, fat,
sleek and saucy as ever burst from cover. There were two
bunches of them—thirty-three in the first and thirty-two in
the second, There was another quailin the second bunch,
too, but it was one of these nervous, restless fellows, and
ran around behind the other quail, so I couldn’t count it.
The sight was a strange one, thrust as it was right against
the humming life of one of the busiest streets of America.
Tt was so unual that a crowd blocked the walk by the
window nearly all day long. The quail were bought on
South Water street. I do uot know how they came to be
shipped in alive, Neither do [ know how they could be
taken alive unless trapped. And if trapped, I do not
know by what law they were trapped and shipped in
The sight of the poor
here at this season of tha year.
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little beauties was at first a pleasing and cheering one,
and it made one’s eyes sparkle to see his old friends; but
when. you stop to think about it, it’s a good deal more
pitiful than if is anything else,
The Mack-saw-bas have postponed their shoot from to-
morrow to a week from to-morrow, as several of the most
prominent members could not attend this week.
Mr, J. J. Roddy, one of the best known characters and
oldest duck shooters of Fox Lake, lately died of con-
sumption, which had afflicted him for years. E, Houaa.
Henke, Texas, Jan. 21.—We are having delightful
weather here now. This climate seems about perfect,
what we would in New York call our best October
weather. Nights a little frosty now and then, and days
warm with bright sunshine. Just such weather as I like
for shooting, and as the quail are fairly plentiful I am
keeping the table wellsupplied. We get alsosome chick-
ens here, but all larger game is further away from civ-
Uization,—BoB WHITE. .
ISLAND.
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THE MEGANTIC CLUB DINNER.
ES pathering of the Megantic Fish and Game Club
at the annual dinner at Young’s Hotel, in Boston
last week, was in size and enthusiasm, significant of the
rapid growth and substantial character of this organiza-
tion, The club’s preserves are in the Spider and Megan-
tic lakes region of Maine and New Brunswick, and the
membership is likewise international in scope, compris-
ing representatives from the Canadian Provinces and
from a number of States, The annual meetings are
highly appreciated as reunions of old friends and occas-
ions for the members of the club to become acquainted
with one another. President Wemyss of Boston presided,
and members and guests prssent were: W,H, H. Murray,
Rey, A. F. Lee, J. C. Woodruff, Heber
Bishop, Col. §. Harrington, Walter M,
Brackett, E. P. Brown, E. N. Fenno, &.
S$, Sparrow, Seth Perkins, A. C. Gould, §S,
F, Johuson, E, A. Knight, Galen Woodruff,
J. F. Hutchinson, H. J, Thayer, A. T, Sisson,
George I, Hall, Bradlee Whidden, A. J,
Morris, Waldron B, Hastings, D, W, Clapp,
J, CO. Donnell, U, K. Pettengill, E. D Ward,
FP. H. Ruggles, William V, Alexander, B. V.
Howe, A. P. Holbrook,George B. Appleton, J.
N, Taylor, F. A, Foster, James Brown, Geo.
B, Harriman, Webster E, Pierce, Homer
Albers, William R, Scott, Geo. F. Ellsworth,
Ithamar Howe, H. W. Robimson, G. A, Ma-
comber, H. W. Sanborn, Benjamin F, Hall,
N. J, Hall, M. A, Morris, G. W. Nichola, W.
P. Clark, W.L, Hall, James Bean, Oliver
White, J. H. Rockwell, W. Maniard, E. E;
Pariridge, A, P. Preston, C, A. Kilham, BH, A.
Shaw, J. R. Reed, William Howe Mills, L.
K. Billings, Eliot B. Mayo, A. N. Cheney,
L. W. Sweet, J. W. Ball, S. G. Stevens. C.
A. Powell, A, H. Ellis, W, B. Everets, W.
il Hi, Edmands, Henry I’. Guild, A. L. Plimp-
Vr ton, A. H, Breed, Charles J, Bassett, Arthur
it Lowell, Charles W. Shepard, William Lumb,
Arthur F. Means, W, F. Stevens, Edward
Sharp, James E. Woodruff, Theodore P.
Brown, Edward P. Barry, W. A. Richard-
son, A. W. Robinson.
In his address of welcome and congratula-
tion the president announced that the club’s
pons of 80,000 acres of territory were to be increased.
y an addition of 30,000 more. He highly commended
the plan of annual excursions, begun last season, when a
large number of the members and their friends visited
the club grounds together. Prot. Putnam of Harvard
College reported that the Boston Society of Natural His-
tory, of which he is president, had made arrangements
with the park commissioners ior a large lot of land in
Franklin Park, also a part of Jamaica Pond. The former
they would use for a game preserve, and they hoped also
to get a part of Castle Island for the same prrpose, and a
great salt water basin between the island and City Point,
of which they intended to make a great-aquarium, The
preserve at Franklin Park, he said, would be a great
zodlogical garden, and it would be stocked with deer,
moose, beats, and other animals of the forest now being
killed off rapidly. He called attention to the fact that
one year hence the angler could cast his fly for salmon
on the Merrimac, for the reason that the river had been
well stocked. Addresses were made by Messrs: W. H, H.
il Murray, A. N. Cheney,
Kennedy Smith, Walter
Brackett, Rev. A. F. Lee,
Vice President Woodruff,
and others, The dinner
was a most happy affair
throughout, and reflects
great credit on Dr. Heber |
Bishop, the originator of
the club and its control-
ling spirit.
I believe I am fonder of
your FOREST AND STREAM
in winter even than in sum-
mer. Then I can domy own.
fishing; “now T live it all
over again fin the clear
type of your pages.—J, M.
SCOVEL.
, _Dr, C. D, S8., Portland,
Maine.—lt has become in-
dispensable to those of us
who have to find init com-
fort for the days and weeks
When we can’ get away,
and have to derive a, little
enjoyment irom ‘the other
fellow’s’” good time,
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THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION
DINNER.
HE annual reunion and dinner of the Massachusetts
Fish and Game Protective Association at Young’s
Hotel, Boston, last Thursday evening, was in many ways
one of the most pleasant in the society’s record, Those
present, members and their guests, were:
Wm, H. H. Murray, A. Williams,
Hon, C. §, Randall, Thos. J. Holmes,
Chas. Whittier, R. M. Read, M.D..
Arthur W. Robinson, OC. Z. Bassett,
Eliot B. Mayo, Geo, B, Appleton,
Dr. Heber Bishop, Richard O. Harding.
Dr. M. A. Morris, Jas. R. Hooper,
Jas. H, Hall, - Edward F. Hardy,
Myron W, Whitney, Chas, G. Gibson,
E, L. Barry, Frank K. Stoddard,
Daniel O'Hara, James G. Wildman,
8, P. Brown, - Walter R, Davis,
S. Clarence Ellis, : John F. Nickerson,
W. A. Garbell,
Henry H. Kimball,
George W. Wiggin,
J. L, Stetson,
J. N, Roberts,
Wiliam Hutchinson,
George Loring,
Rollin Jones,
G. W. Gardner,
Herbert Seavey,
J, W. C. Seavey,
H. T. Rockwell,
Willam B, Smart,
E. 8. Tobey, Jr,,
Joseph Warren,
William E. Doyle,
Charles B. Reynolds,
F. R. Shattuck,
Henry J, Thayer,
J. McDonald,
B, C. Clark,
W. Hapgood,
Frank W. Andrews,
G. E Pollard,
Hdward T. Barker,
F. H. Atherton,
E. H. Lathrop,
Henry M. Phillips,
Daniel T. Curtis,
Cephas Mugzins,
Samuel Hanson,
C. H. Rockwell,
Walton C. Taft,
Samuel Bradstreet,
One noteworthy feature of the Boston annual dinners, as
shown in this list of names, is the bringing together, from
different sections, of men actively interested in game and
fish protection, for interchange of views, experience and
encouragement. There were ‘‘Adirondack” Murray, than
whom no one is gifted with more eloquent speech of the
woods and wild life; Congressman-elect Charles 8. Ran-
dall, of New Bedford, a member of the Cuttyhunk Club;
BH. B, Hodge and G. W. Riddle, Fish Commissioners of
New Hampshire; Herbert H. Brainard, of Vermont, con-
servater of fish, ‘game and fish-stories; Commissioners
Bracketf and Lathrop of Massachusetts; Edward Small,
J, Walter Sanborn,
J. P. Woodbury,
EK. R, Hunnewell,
Hiram Whittington,
C, Z, Howell,
George E. Richardson,
George A. Moore,
Lyman Stickney, -
C, M. Biake,
Charles B. Barnes,
George H. Morey,
Arthur L, Brackett,
A. N, Cheney,
Walter M, Brackett,
George W. Riddle,
Herbert H, Brainard,
George F, Crafts,
B, F. Nichol,
Edward A. Samuels,
John Fottler, Jr.,
HE, B, Hodge,
J. H. Kimball,
EH, A. Brackett,
William D. Hawley,
Henry H, Carter,
Aug. B. Bradstreet,
Herbert Merriam,
Richard Wood,
W. F, Almy,
George O. Sears,
P, W. Scudder,
Dr, David Thayer,
Henry L, Roberts.
an authority on sea fisheries; representatives of the
sportsman’s press; and animating, guiding and control-
ing all, as skillfully and triumphantly as ever he played
a salmon in a Canadian stream, President Samuels, who
alter the courses, read his
ANNUAL ADDRESS,
Another year has passed away, and once more it is my most
pleasant duty to extend a hearty welcometo our friends and
guesis who are with us this eyening, and also to congratulate
the Assoviation on a most brilliant pathering. in commemoration
of the beginneng of another year—the sixteenth of its existence.
Those of us who hive watched the rise and fall of societies
appreciate in its full value the significance of my words, when
J say that although we are now well along in years, counting the
lives of societies as they average, we were never in more vigor-
ous health, were beyer better equipped financially, were never
possessed with a membership that showed a greater interest in
our chosen work than we are at thepresent time; and I must here
congratulate the Association on 1th auspicious condition of
things, and express the hope that it will continue,
That, the Association has been of very great benefit to the people
of this Commonwealth during these many years of existence is
uuguestionable. Cavillers and doubters always will be found,
but the good we have done cannot be obliterated. F
Wheu it is remembered that every good law upon our statutes
for the better preservation of our fish, game, and our native song
and insectivorous birds, is there almost entirely in consequence
of our earnest and patiently repeated efforts, when it is remem-
bered that we have for many years alone and unaided secured the
enforcement by the expenditure of a great amount of labor and
money, Paying out from our own tunds hundreds upon hundreds
of dollars, our legal and other expenses for prosecutions in a
single year amounting to over $400, doing this work and expend-
ing this money for the benefit of the whole community; doing the
work that the State should have done, and paying out our money
that the State should in equity refund to us; when these things
ure remembered, [repeat that the value of our labors has been
reat, the importance of our existence almost inestimable.
Itis true that the State Fish and Game Commissioners were by
the last Legislature ziven the power and means to see that the
laws are enforced, and I must here heartily commend them for
the very handsome manner in which they have during the past
year responded to the action of the Legislature; the record they
have since made is one thab we must congratulate them upon, and
ope of which they must be proud; but it our association had not
existed and accomplished all it has, what need would there now
be of a commission, for what would the Commission now have to
conserve and protect? Who would have endeavored to preserve
our fast diminishing supply of game birds in all these years if we
had not? Apparently no one, for no one but us has shown any
inclination wuatever in that direction. Almost no one but us, so
far as vourt records indicate, has taken enough interest in them
to see toit that our quail and our ruffed grouse, and our wood-
cock and other valuable game birds, onr native song and insecti-
yorous birds, the furmer’s best friends as they are often called,
have not been exterminated. :
It we had not enforced the laws for the protection of the lobster,
enforced them at one Lime at an ulmosn total expenditure of our
surplus funds, how much nearer extermination would one of our
most valuable food supplies be in this State than it is to-day ?
The answer is easy to all these questions, and I again repeat,
that the good our association has done is almost inestimable, If
is not alone by the prosecutions we have made and the convictions
we have obtained that the estimate of our influence may be
measured. The mere fact that we are in existence, that tke as-
sociation has been anxious to receive complaints; and to act upon
them at all times; that'we have been ready always to prosecute
‘my infringement of the game laws if evidence of such 1s fur-
nished us, has had a moral weight, the value of which cannot be
estimated. It has most unquestionably served as a check upon
eyil doers, and has in a very large degree undoubtedly prevented
the devastation of our birds, the killing and selling of game out
of proper season. —~
et those, therefore, who perhaps thoughtlessly, perhaps ignor-
antly, possibly maliciously, decry the beneficence of our work,
‘and those at very high prices. On account of the continued il
cease their ungrateful and ungracious comments, and give na the
credit that is our proper due,
Ihave said that every good law for the protection of our fisk
and game is upon our statutes, chiefly because of our most
earnest efforts; it if also true that every bad law we have, and I
regret to say we havesome that should be remedied without delay,
is still in existence, notwithstanding our most urgent remon-
stances and appeals,
_We have for years endeavored to secure statutory protection
for the lobster, by the establishment of an absolute elose period
of two months in the height of the breeding season. Thave shown
in former addresses how important and yaluable sucha law would.
be, and will not dwell upon 1t here.
The Governor in his last message has recommended legislation
in this direction, and thatis an encouraging point gained; Let us
hope that at The present session of the Legislature a wise measure
limited, and the seiners h ¢ J
MAbLorenae ween ee is fa ave seemed determined to Gatch avery
as late date as I pees only a aioe
O07 barrels in 1886.
319,608 barrels in 1684, IL :
amendment to the present laws resulating seiving which
shall proyide for a wider mesh, one that il rmit ti °
fish to escape, will, it ia probable, check Lt Dee males
urther dim i
of the mackerel at least to some extent; and ee ye Shi
any Measure which
for the better protection of the lobster may he enacted, willdo this is worthy of
Although we made the most strenuous offorts for the repeal of | This is the fourth net enick “it has been my duty and honor
the law which permits the snaring of our ruffed grouse or par- | to preside at the annual dinner of this Association, and it will
It is a law harm-
tridge, it still is a living disgrace to the State, ]
but which is pernicions
Jess and plausible enough on its face,
to a grave degree.
It not only offers a bounty to all sorts of poaching and rascality,
but seriously menaces the extermination of not only our var-
tridges, but our yuail also, which are now snared in what are
called for the purpose of evading the law, “partridge snares.”
Our association has doneits whole duty in endeavoring to obtain
the repeal of this baneful Jaw, and further effort on our part is
in the minds of some of questionable advisability. A number of
complaints have lately come to me from farmers and others in
different portions of the State, from land owners who do not wish
the game birds which frequent their estates destroyed in an way,
yet who are now powerless to prevent the devastation: for the
snarer with his line of traps is able to capture in course of time
yee y partridge in a given locality, and adjoiming land owners are
1elpless.
From these complaints [judge that the farmers are at last be-
coming alarmed, and I hope that the time is not far distant when
they may move to secure the repeal of this unwise law. We
might under the consciousness of having done our whole duty re-
pose upon the arduous efforts we have made, and wait patiently
tor the land owners to take action in the matter. Whether such
& course is the wiser or not is a question,
ft action by all who are interested in the preservation of our
most valuable game bird is long delayed it may come. too late.
doubtless be the last: but let me assure you, gentlemen, that in
the pound years which I hope may be Wupchentaa me, amoug
the most pleasant of all the recollections stored Up in my mem-
ory there will be none Sweeter, none more delightful to recall,
than the remembrance of these occasions, enwreathed and sur-
rounded as if will be by the recollection of all the courtesies and
the considerations you have shown me during the entire period of
my official duty,
Hon, Chas, 8, Randall gave some significant figures,
showing the effect of the menhaden fishing steamers on
the bass supply in the waters controlled by the Cutty hunk
Club. The club records show that, fora period of fifteen
years previous to 1885, the average annual catch of striped
bass by the club members had been 700 fish, weight
8.000lbs,, the largest fish recorded being of G64lbs, In
1885 the menhaden steamers broke up the fishing, and
again in 1886, In the next year the menhaden steamers
were not in operation, and the catch of bass rose into the
hundreds, but only to be destroyed in the following year
when the menhaden factories were at work, Thus:
The purLridge once depleted from our woods cannot pe replaced No, per year, Weicht. Largest.
by importations from abroad, P 15 years......-+--- tart enh ;0001bs. 64
Even the pinnated grouse could be restored to us, but the ruffed Devas 419 Bee
grouse could not be. he laws of almost every other State abso- . 6534 z
Tutely prohibit the snaring of these birds, and why should Massa- . 2,809 43
chusetts thus shamefully pass behind her sisters and allow this 479 56
banetul practice to go on, even giving the snarers the month of
December, which she denies tosportsmen, Unscrupulous schemers
to further their own selfish ends have endeavored to prejudice
the agricuiturists against our efforts to secure the repeal of the
law which legalizes snaring and have so poisoned the minds of
some unthinking men that their hostilityis in a measure aroused:
to all such let me sound this warning: Unless snaring is made
unlawtul the partridge is as surely doomed to extermination in
our woods as was the prairie chicken or pia toe grouse which
was turmerly 4 Massachusetts game bird but which isnow practi-
cally exhirpated here. If the partridge is destroyed it will be, in
the opinion of many, agreat calamity, and to no onea greater
calamity than to the farmer himself.
1, is always with me a matter of anxiety that our association,
reat as it is, composed as it is of men prominent jn all walks of
ite, an association whose objects are avowedly and entirely for
the public welfare—siall do the best possible work of which it is
capuble, and itis therefore my constant study to devise means
and ways through which our usefulness and efficacy may be
increased.
Ot course, methods often present themselves, which if they
could be availed of would be productive of grand results; but they
have been discarded almost always for the reason that our
treasury Was not strong enough to warrant their employment.
tf we were fortunate in the possession of a large fund; if we were
like many other associations frequent recipients of legacies and
handsome gifts, donations which would enable us to carry out
our beneficent work to the fullest possible extent, we might now
be able to point to a record that any society might be proud of,
But with the exception of a few donations that have been given
us, and those almost entirely by some of our own members, \ve
have been obliged to pay_all the expenses of our work which has
been entirely for the public Food, out of our own purses, and con-
sequently haye not accomplished as much as we might.
Jt is trne that our membership comprises many wealthy men,
who have ever expressed a willingness to subscribe for any under-
taking that we projected, looking to the welfare of the com-
nimnity. But their generosity bas not been taxed, for the reason
that we have felt a delicacy in undertaking movements for
which the funds must be solicited to pay the expenses incurred,
However, our record is one of which we may not be ashamed,
and there are still many ways in which the scope of our useful-
ness may be enlarged. o ; ;
It has seemed to me that we might enlist the interest and assist-
ance ct other somewhat kindred societies in our work by inviting
them to a participation in it. The objects of cur association are
not only “to procure and enforce suitable laws for the protection
and preservation of food fishes, bivalves, lobsters, same, song and
insectivorous birds,’’ but they also include “the promotion of fish-
culture, the introduction of new species and varieties of fish,
game and useful birds, and to disseminate information relating
thereto.’ Surely such objects are grand and glorious enough to
engage the attention and arouse the enthusiasm of all men, but
particularly those whose interests lie in the direction which these
objects may effect. . ;
‘hose who come more especially in this category are the farmer,
the sportsman and the sherman. How best to secure the co-
operation of these in our work has been a problem to which I
have giyen much thought. A method presents itself which is
worthy of consideration, and that is to invite the yarious agri-
cultural societies ani farmers’ clubs and the fish and game clubs
throughout the State to unite with us in occasional conventions
for the purpose of discussing public measures in relation to our
fish and game and unite in one phalanx for perfecting them. [f,
for a single example, we could secure the co-operation of the
farmers and sportsmen, in perfecting plans by which our woods
might he restocked with quail, or even pinnated grouse, I have
no hesitation in asserting that our public-spirited citizens would
liberally subscribe the funds needed for such an undertaking.
Without the hearty co-operation of both the farmers and
sportsmen any such measures would result in failure, with such
co-operation if would be an instant success. f
We cannot, in reason, expect them to lend their hearty assist-
ance unless we inyite them; possibly they would not participate
in such work; but we cannot know until we ask them. At all
events, even if they did not avail themselves of their opportunity
our action will show them that instead of being hostile to their
interests, we are not only friendly to them but anxious to protest
and adyance them. ae
lt was largely due to the efforts of our Association with a mem-
ber of which the measure originated, that Congress established b
Statute a national close season in the mackerel fishe This fis
which once was one of our most valuable food fishes had, year by
year, Zrown more and more scarce, and the extermination of the
species seemed inevitable, Hand-line fishing, no matter how
extensively it might be pushed, could never exhaust the supply.
but the devastation caused by the enormons hauls of the mam-
rah nets used by the selners was and is destructive in the highest
egree,
t was hoped and believed that if the mackerel were allowed a
brief season of protection during the spawning time the supply
of fish would show less signs of exhaustion, but the hope has thus
fay tailed of realization, and the mackerel fishery, which was
formerly most profitable, is now unremunerative in the same
degree. The destruction of mackerel by one of the tremendous
hauls of the seiners is something terrible, and along with those
fish which are marketable, myriads of smaller fish are destroyed,
which, if allowed to escape, would increase in size and _perpetu-
ate the species. In my belief the time has arrived for State and
national legislation which shall increase the size of mesh of nets
used in mackerel seining, and our Association should lose no time
in taking the initiave to obtain it. .
A writer in the Boston Globe auya, in referring to the decline of
the mackerel fishery: “The mackerel season for the two pre-
ceding years was a complete failure, barely one-fourth of the
fleet, if indead that number, paying expenses, It was equally as
much of a failurein the Proyincial waters as onthe American
shore. High prices for the catch haye prevailed from the first,
and but afew thousand barrels of this are on the marke
Mr, Randall made a strong ayes for more efficient laws
and enforcement; he proposed a convention of represen-
tatives from the several Atlantic Coast States to adopt a
suitable law for all, and he pledged his warm codperation
and active support of such a wise measure if it were pre-
sented to Congress.
Mr, Murray followed with a tribute to the charms and
value of woods life, and eulogized the work of the Asso-
ciation in cherishing the taste for shooting and fishing
and healthful recreation in the forest and on the stream.
Mr. Edward Small urged the importance of protecting
the mackerel; Commissioner Brainard, of Vermont, re-
ported the growth of a strong public sentiment favoring
protection in his State; Commissioner Brackett reviewed
the work accomplished in Massachusetts; Commissioner
Hodge reported that the black bass had destroyed the
yellow perch in Sunapee Lake, the result being a grand
supply of bass and trout in those waters; Chas. B. Rey-
nolds suggested that the Association could accomplish
much good by giving assistance to the special officer of
the State R lice assigned to enforce the fish and game
laws; and A, N. Cheney paid a beautiful tribute to the
memory of the late Judge Ranger, There was singing
by an impromptu quartette and by Myron W. Whitney,
who is a member of the Association.
THE DIMINUTION OF GAME.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Having read with much interest the different articles
in your valuable paper in regard to game extermination,
I want to express my views on the important subject. I
have long felt that an active interest must be taken in
the matter and laws made and enforced to prohibit the
wholesale slaughter of game for the market. It is shut-
ting out of the field many a true sportsman, What
little time he gets from his general business to devote to
a day or a week in enjoyment of the sport, to which he
has long looked forward in anticipation, he finds is
wasted, and to his disgust and diecanmasouinnt the
market hunters have been ahead of him and have robbed
the coveys and left to him only the long tramp over hill
and dale. His game bag hangs empty at his side, and
his gun on his shoulder is a useless appendage. I know
of parties in this vicinity who have kept themselves busy
for the last two seasons in bagging and sending to Buffalo
markets the ruffed grouse, that beautiful game bird,
which with us is not at all plentiful. Something, very
evidently, must be done with push and energy, as Mr.
Gilbert of Indiana is attempting to do for his State. I
hope every one interested in the matter will at least lend
a helping voice for the advancement of bills in every
State to prevent the sale of any kind of game for five
years, Iam not in fayor of abolishing spring shooting,
because in this locality all the duck shooting we have is
in the spring, and does not exceed a week or ten days.
Lron Cenrre, N.Y, G. B. Wie
Hditor Forest and Stream:
T made one of a party to Spring Lake thig fall for the
second time, and had a good time, but only a small flight
of ducks passed down the Illinois River this year, and the
flight seems to be growing smaller each year, We can
judge the cause by watching the express offices near
some of our best shooting grounds. To see 6 or 7bbls. of
game shipped daily is no uncommon thing, and this-
answers the questions, where are all the ducks, or where
have they gone? W.N, J.
ANOHOR, Ulinois.
MARKETS AND GROUSE,—Zditor Forest and Stream: I
see in your issue of the 10th a correspondent from Bllis-
burg, N, Y., speaks a word of protest against market
hunters of the ruffed grouse. I add my voice to that
very emphatically. There are market hunters of the
ruffed grouse in the vicinity of Jamestown, N. Y., who
commence with the opening day and hunt the season
through, shipping to the larger cities, Unless the birds
are protected they will soon exterminate all the ruffed
grouse for miles in radius of that point. Killing ruffed
grouse for market in the State of New York should in
my opinion be prohibited.—Bos WHITE.
uae ae the moackerel fleet many yessels were put into the bank je
‘The Maine Cemmissioners’ report just published says of the
mackerel; ‘'Dhis fish has been very scarce on our coast this sea-
son, and, therefore, the law has not been violated as much as
usual. The catch of mackerel all along the shore has been very
oe 4
“How Bears ARE SHor.’—In °G, A.S.’s” article,
which appeared in last issue, the word ‘‘Ganley” should
have been “Gauley.”—P, ©, O,
JAN, 31, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM.
27
Derer’s ViTALity.—Chicago, Dl.—Editor Forest and
Stream: The article in your issue of Jan, 17 on this topic
reminds me that L once shot a fawn (about eight months
old), cutting its belly open in such a way that its paunch
dropped out. It was ee when I shot, and going to
the place where I last saw it I found blood on the snow
and took up the trail, Within a short distance of the
first blood stains I saw where something belonging to the
deer had been swinging back and forth at intervals,
leaving irregular marks on the snow, and, not knowing
the nature of the wound, I thought I had broken a leg.
But on further investigation I found that all its feet were
being firmly planted in the snow at each jump. I was
uzzled until [reached a place where the deer had lain
Soar, Then I saw that a portion of its entrails were
hanging, and had left their imprint in its bed. It was in
a river bottom, thickly grown with underbrush, and,
though from this time on it lay down at the end of every
hundred yards or so, it invariably jumped before I could
get sight of it, and J followed it for, I think, fully a mile
before it gave me a chance for a second shot, and when L
Jilled it I found its paunch hanging out so that it touched
the ground every time the deer did. The wound itself
had bled but little, yet I was astonished that such an
animal could run so far with its hay basket flopping
hither and thither. Another mystery is that he did not
catch on some of the brush he was constantly dodging
through, and pull the whole business ont of him.—G, O,
SHIELDS,
~
Deer Must Bk PLENTY THERE.—Charleston, 8. C., Jan.
23.—Hditer forest ond Stream: I take the liberty of
uoting from a letter received this morning from a friend
trom Flat Rock, N. C,, who was here about ten days in a
Christmas and New Year’s hunt. It is certainly inter-
esting and will give some idea to my northern friends of
what sport can be had here. ‘‘You will be sorry to have
ignored me when I tell you my luck. We hunted eight
days, killed fourteen deer, cauyht four foxes, and killed
a lot of ducks, woodeock and partridges, How is that
for high? The best of it is, out of the fourteen deer I
killed seven nryself; stood on an old causeway, and seven
deer ran up to within 3byds, and stopped; I tore loose
beth barrels with my old No. 10, rammed in two more
cartridges and blazed away again, at which time four out
of the seven bit the dust then and there. We jumped
twelve in that small drive and killed six, besides three
others that I killed at different times previous to this. I
never expect to have such luck again. Only regret that
you were not there to help me do some of the tall old
riding that I had to do.” The above is the quotation from
my friend’s letter. The sport he had certainly is good,
but, I can assure you, I consider him the best all-round
sportsman I have ever met, We want some of your pil-
grims, who are seeking a genial clime and are lovers of
the dog and gun to wend their way to our “City by the
Sea,” where a warm welcome and a good time awaits
them,—MILBANK,
BuLuets.—st. Louis, Mo.—Editor Forest and Stream:
In reply to Mr. Theodore Roosevelt's query
in a recent issue of your valuable journal
regarding the Keene bullet, I use with great
success In my .45-90 Winchester a bullet simi-
lar to that deseribed by your correspondent
R W.. in FOREST AND STREAM, Dec, 13, the
only difference being that I fill the cross-cut
with tallow, which I think increases the ac-
curacy of the projectile, but does not interfere
in the least with it8 action. I also make the
cut slightly wider at the point than at the
base, thereby insuring the splitting of the bul-
let. Ihave brought a grizzly bear to friendly
ferms with a single bullet of this kind,
and a grizzly is never friendly unless he
is stone dead. I inclose a rough sketch of
the bullet as used by me, which you are
at liberty to make use of if snitable.—Ex-
Cownoy.
Nez
FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,832, N. Y, city, has descriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Lefinzwell’s book, “Wild Fowl shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The pook is pro-
nounced by “‘Nanit,” “Gloan,” ‘Dick Swiveller,” “‘Sybillene” and
oer pempetent authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant.
New Yor«K, Aug. 9, 1888.—U. 8. Curtridge Co., Lowell, Mass.-—
Gentlemen: Your new primers gaye me the best of satisfaction.
Thave averaged nearly 80 per cent. of kills both on live birds and
ae ever since I began io use them. Yours truly, (Signed) M.
M. B, Lindsey, Supt, American Wood Powder Co., West Hobo-
ken, N. J—Adw.
—— Gamp-Sire Hlicherings.
“That reminds me.’?
256.
Shipman and George. They came toa pile of brush
and Geo. ascended the brush heap while Mr. Shipman
stood guard with his six-shot Winchester in hand; and
soon the rabbits commenced coming out about as fast as
Shipman could work the pump-gun; and when the smoke
cleared away there lay on the ground five rabbits out of
six shots. The hunters passed on down the road and
soon saw a rabbit sitting in the hedge; and Shipman
says, ““Here, George, take the gun and see if you can kill
it.” “But,” exclaims George, ‘‘what will I doafter I hit it
with the first load? Ido not wan’ to tear it all to pieces,
and the gun will keep right on shooting.” *‘Well,” says
Shipman, ‘Just hold her up in the air and let her go.”
“No,” says he, “Take it; I won’t shoot it, or I will throw |
the gun down,” and so he did and walked off. W.N. J.
ANCHOR, Il),
257.
Hurrah! shrieked the cyclone, as it raged through the
Dakota town and killed or destroyed everybody and
everything—all but one man who escaped in time by get-
ting down a well. But the cyclone whirled off to one
side and back again with the church steeple which it
most effectually rammed down after him. Moral: Where
there’s a will there's a. way, E, EH. T,
| century ago.
| personal interviews and printed statements to convey a
| truthful idea of the liberality of nature in providing for
| Paroplurys ischyrus.
| Murcenoides ruberrimus.
| ichthys brevisp
Sea and River Mishing.
FISH AND FISHING IN ALASKA.—I.
| esa writer has been occupied for several years in the
preparation of a report upon the fishes and fishing
grounds of Alaska, as a continuation and conclusion of
various preliminary papers published in the Proceedings
U. 8. National Museum, Volume IV.; Bulletin 27, Na-
tional Museum, and The Fishery Industries of the U.8.,
Sections ITI. and V,
The illustrations of all the species known in the Terri-
tory have cost a large outlay of time and money, but this
ee the U. 8, Fish Commission is now almost com-
eted.
# One cause of delay has been the entire lack, until last
aiuimmer, of deep-water exploration in Alaska. So far as
we are informed, the beam trawl was never used in those
waters until the Albatross begun her investigation of the
fishing grounds, and the only deep-sea species recorded
in the Alaskan catalognes are the two lancet-mouths, or
wolf fish, Alepidosaurus cesculapius and borealis. Tt has
been admitted that a report based upon the shore fishes,
which are the only ones we know at present, would need
extensive revision as s00n as proper apparatus should be
employed in the search for new forms of deep-sea ani-
mals. Now that the Gulf of Alaska has been explored to
some extent and the collections will soon be available for
sbudy, we will be able to add materially to our list of
fishes, and determine the elements of 4 fauna hitherto
inaccessible to the student,
At the present time we are acquainted with 135 species
of Alaskan fishes, 108 of which live in the sea and 27
permanently or temporarily in the fresh waters, Al-
though this may seem a small number when we consider
that a greater list of species can be obtained at various
points on our east coast during the period of migration in
a single year, it should be noted that the proportion of
large and valuable food species is very great, and the
individuals of a species in most cases are excessively
numerous. The number of kinds of food and bait fishes,
omitting several that form an important part of the native
supply but are not usually classed with the edible fishes,
is 62. Of these 15 are permanent residents of the fresh
waters, 8 ascend from the sea to their spawning grounds
in streams and lakes, and the rest are marine.
Among the fresh-water fishes Alaska has, in conimon
with the temperate regions of the United States, the bur-
bot, the pike, the lake trout and the long-nosed sucker.
These are all abundant and grow toa luxuriant size.
The burbot is said by reliable observers to reach a length
of 5ft, and a weight of 60lbs, The pike develops great
size and fine colors, and bas a wide range, Dr. Dawson
had one measuring 38in. The lake trout is darker and
more shapely than the same species from the Great Lakes,
its coloration not being exactly matched in the eastern |
‘he long-nosed sucker is larger in Alaska than |
lin the United States, and isa well marked race distin-
region,
guished by the length of its snout and some other char-
acters,
Jn the sea we recognize old acquaintances in the hali-
| but, the cod and polar cod, the capelin, the spined dog-
fish and the sleeper shark. Unlike the fishing grounds
of the Atlantic, which have receded further and further |
away from the shore and into depths at which the fish- |
ery has become extremely laborious and hazardous, the
haunts of the cod and halibut are close to the land in
moderate depths, and their young swarm about the
shores. Hleyen additional sea fishes are common to
Alaska and the Atlantic coast.
The fishery resources of Alaska are undeveloped and |
“ ees | itself in the sand near the edge of the tide, leaving only
under-estimated. The salmon canneries, driven to seek
new supplies by the depletion of the great rivers of ‘Cali-
fornia and Washington Territory, have pushed their way
around the Gulf of Alaska, into Cook’s Inlet and north-
ward, until they will soon occupy the outposts of salmon
migration; but the treasures of the sea are as little ap-
preciated as were the resources of George’s Bank a half
The writer has frequently attempted by
the fisherman in Alaska, affording him a superabundance
of fish, conveniently located with reference to good |
| harbors, where ample supplies of fuel, water and game |
may be obtained; spreading out for his occupation tens |
| of thousands of square miles of soundings, inhabited by
| valuable fish and the food that attracts them. Only re-
cently, when the continued scarcity of halibut and
mackerel threatened to ruin the fortunes and starve the
families of many of our New England fishermen, did it |
become possible to draw attention to the fish wealth of |
Alaska and precipitate a movement of vessels, whose re-
luctant lead will soon be followed by fleet upon fleet until
| the Shunaagins and Marmot Island, Seminovsky and Un-
| alashka will
| Grand Banks. Then we will begin to realize the value of
| our outlying province and the possibilities of its future.
be as familiar names as LeHave, George’s and
For the sake of students who may wish to know the
| present constituents of the Alaskan’ fish fauna, it will |
[HERE wets bude RuMine rabbis tow days avo, Tim | perhaps be sufficient to state that the Preliminary Cata-
logue, published in Proceedings National Museum, 1881,
| page 239, is to be amended by removing numbers 7, 24,
29, 110 and 114, and adding the species discovered since
the date of the catalogue, which are as follows:
Psettichthys melamostictus, Cottus quadrifilis.
Colius quadricornis.
Hippoglossdides exilis. Potanvocottus gulosus:
Delolepis virgatus.
Lumpenus fabricii. Sebastichthys nebulosus,
Micrometrus aggregatus.
Xiphister micosis. Coregonus nelsoni.
Chirolophus polyactocephalus Stenodus mackenzit.
Aspidophoroides Ulrika. Salvélinus namaycusn.
Brachyopsis dodecaédrus. Raia siellulara.
Cotius decastrensis, Somniosus microcephatus.
Cottus axillaris. Galeorhinus zyopterus.
The red rockbass, No, 67, is to be replaced by Sebast-
imis. The sticklebacks are represented
by three species, and, notwithstanding their pigmy size
and stout spines, form a considerable addition to the food
supply of the natives and their dogs.
coast are inhabited by one or more species, and the ten-
spined form occurs in streams and fresh-water lakes.
The flounder family is distributed around the entire
coast and includes eleven species, or about as many as
oceur in corresponding latitudes on the Atlantic shores.
All of the founders and flat fishes of Alaska are suitable
Sebastichthys nigrocinetus. |
All parts of the |
—-_
| for food, most of them being really excellent, and some
reaching a great size, There is one, the atarry or stellate
| flounder, which deserves special mention, becanse it
ranges from the southern portion of California to Mac-
kenzie River, and is, consequently, in latitude at least,
the most widely distributed member of the fanily. The
species diminish in size and number north of Unalashka,
but the proportion of individuals is rather increased, In
the high north the stellate flounder and the little polar
| flat fish are the prevailing species, and they add materi-
ally to the resources of the larder. The latter is uni-
versally found in the skin boats of traveling parties on
the sea coast, and makes upin abundance what it lacks
in size, The halibut is one of the commonest fishes of
\the Gulf of Alaska and Behring Sea; it is not different
from ours specifically, but is a plumper fish, and dwells
in shallow water about the wharves as well as in moder-
ate depths. The species reaches a weight of 3001bs., and.
is abundant “in spots,” according to recent testimony of
Gloucester fishermen who have transferred their industry
to the Pacific coast, Our own investigations convinced
us that the fish is common except in localities in which
the fur seal and other destructive enemies destroy the
young and drive the adults from the spawning grounds.
One very singular deep-water flounder, occurring in the
Gulf of Alaska and southward to San Francisco Bay, has
been called the arrow-toothed flounder, on account of the
barbed teeth in its jaws.
The cod family has five species in the sea and one im
fresh waters. The Gulf of Alaska and Behring Sea have
the largest species and the most important commercially,
but the Arctic forms are quite as valuable where they
occur as any other kinds of fish food. Besides the true
cod, which is just like ours, there are pollock, polar cod,
tomeod, wacbna and burbot, The cod grows as lurge as
in the Atlantic and extends all around the territory
almost to the northern extremity of Behring Sea; it is
destined te become the object of a very important indus-
try at no distant day. The pollock is a very different fi-h
from ours, smaller in size, slenderer in shape, and with
streaks or bands on the sides; it is one of the best baits
for cod, and oceurs in large numbers on the fishing banks.
The polar cod is said to be a delicious fish, and, although
of small size, itis taken in excessive numbers and with
the greatest ease; this is a species of the far north and a
rime favorite for winter fishing, The wachna is scarcely
ess important to the natives than the polar cod, and it is
taken in large quantities. In Cook’s Inlet we obtained
our largest specimiens, about twelve inches long. Ths
burbot is the species sometimes styled eelpout in Hastern
waters; in Alaska it luxuriates and grows to the enormous
length of five feet, and is said to weigh as much as sixty
pounds.
The marine Se nents (Gymmelis and Lycodes) include
three species which have no economic value; one of them
occurs rarely at the Shumagin Islands,
The blenny-like fishes are somewhat numerous, com-
prising a wry mouth, which is banded and has seales, a
crested blenny, a tufted blenny, three kinds of rock eels,
three sword-bearers, two eel-blennies, and a spotted
blenny, which is an inhabitant also of Greenland seas
and the north Atlantic coast. None of these have any
present value as food or bait, but they are eaten by larger
and more important fishes,
There is one wolf fish, or sea catfish, in Alaska, limited
apparently to Norton Sound, and not abundant.
The so-ealled cusic of Alaskan waters is not at all like
the New England cusk, and it is not eaten except by
fishes, notably by the cod, for which it is one of the most
attractive baits, The species is Bathymaster signatus,
and occurs abundantly where the cod is found,
The hair tooth is a singular little species which buries
its mouth free, ready for business, and its eyes on the
alert for unsuspecting sand fleas, which seek friendly’
shelter within the fringes surrounding the lips of the con-
cealed angler, whose food comes to him with no further
exertion than that of closing his mouth when it becemes
agreeably full.
The little spiny lumpfish is common in Behring Sea and.
northward; it forms a favorite food of the lancet mouth.
At Unalashka we secured about twenty lumpfish from
one stomach of this formidable species. The spiny lump-
fish occurs on our own northern coast, coming south to
the deep portions of Massachusetts Bay.
The sea snails or sucking fishes include four species,
none of them very large, and allof them unimportant
commercially.
The alligator fishes are represented by five species, one
| of which is known also from Atlantic waters. The species
are‘all marine. One of them is considered a great curi-
osity because of its resemblance to a little sturfeon.
The sculpins constitute nearly one-fifth of the entire
| known fish fauna of the Territory, and Alaska probably
deserves the palm for sculpins of enormous size, I have
seen specimens over 2ft. long—it would not be safe to
say how {much over—but they were a revelation to me.
Two of the species inhabit fresh waters; the rest are
marine, but the four-horned sculpin sometimes ascends
streams. Some of the species wear bony coats of mail
and two have well developed scales and are savory food
fishes. One of the forms is so aberrant that anew family
is suggested for it, and still another rivals the sea raven
for grotesqueness of shape. Some of the species in the
breeding season have the belly fins greatly elongated and
the rays armed with stiff, spiny bristles,
TARLETON H. BEAN,
[vo BE CONTINUED. |
ENGLISH AND WELSH FISHERY STATISTICS.—R. Giffen,
of the Commercial Department, Board of Trade, reports
| the quantity and value of the fish returned as landed on
lthe English and Welsh coasts during the month of
| December, 1888, compared with the corresponding month
|of 1887 as follows: All fish except shell fish, 1888,
| 48,275,000Ibs., valued at £287,146; 1887, 54,566,200Ibs.,
| valued at £328,718. Shell fish, 1888, £19,404: 188',
£30,475. Total value of fish December, 1888, £306,550;
1887, £354,193.
Sra Fisnine In ENGLAND.—H. 8. Harland communi-
cates to Land and Woter information about cod fishing
|in the vicinity of Scarborough. Good fishing has regently
| been enjoyed off the Promenade Pier, on the north shore,
and very good sport with cod offthe “White Nab” rocks,
| about two miles south of Scarborough. The fish ran up
genase than 201bs. and were in exceptionally fine con-
jon.
r
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Jan. 31, 1989,
MY FIRST TARPON,
AY was just breaking when Will and I pushed onr
boat from the wharf of Pine Island, The whole
eastern sky was one mass of crimson clouds, shading
softly into the pale blue higher up where the cloud banks
suddenly ceased. Gradually the changing colors paled
and paled, fading into dull gray and white as thestun rose
higher and showed his fiery edge over the tops of the low
mangroves on the key opposite. It was beautifully calm
and. still, so calm that as we rowed along hardly a ripple
could be seen on the surface of the water. From the
shore the chatter and whistling of a flock of Florida
grackles came faintly to us, while now and thena mullet
threw itself out of the water, falling back with a startling
splash. Far off across the bay, in the mouth of a small
creek, a flock of pelicans were fishing noisily, diving and
splashing the water as they fished or chased one another
about in play. As the sun rose higher the heat increased,
and Will, who was rowing, laid down his oars, and wip-
ing the perspiration from his forehead, turned to me and
said, “It is going to be a hot day Mr. Nox, and a fine one
for the tarpon.”
Passing several low oyster bars, which are covered at
high water, we rowed directly toward a large bar, of
perhaps an acre in extent. As we neared it Will stopped
rowing, and nodding his head toward the reef, said:
“‘Do you see the deep water just to the south of that
bar? That is where Isaw the tarpon yesterday, and—
look yonder—there goes one now!”
I looked quickly in the direction he was pointing and
was just in time to see a swirl in the water where some
large fish had evidently come to the surface. As I looked,
a dark object suddenly broke the mirror-like surface of
the water; a dull gleam, a momentary glimpse of a large
dark fin, and then the gradually widening ripples alone
pene to mark the spot where the huge fish had shown
itself.
“Quick,” cried Will, as with a skillful turn of the
oars, he faced the teat in the right direction, ‘throw
well out ahead of that ripple, and if he takes it, give him
plenty of time before you strike.”
Swinging the heavy rod backward, I made a strong
cast, and the silk line, weighted with nearly half a mul-
let, sung from the reel as I threw it forward. Far out
it few, and struck with a splash not 20ft. from the spot
where the tarpon had risen. Loosening the line, and
seeing that it ran freely under the leather thumb check,
I prepared for the struggle. Will cut off small pieces of
mullet, and threw them over the water in different
directions, while we waited. Five minutes passed, ten
minutes, suddenly my line began to run from the reel,
with a strong steady movement. ‘‘Steady,” cried Will,
‘“‘give him time, don’t strike too quick! Now give it to
him! Now! Now!l!”
Holding the rod firmly with both hands, I checked the
reel, and struck so hard that the strong rod bent with
the strain. Instantly, with a tremendous rush, a huge
silver-gleaming monster, fully 5ft. long, flungitself com-
pletely out of water. shaking savagely as it hung for an
instant in midair. Down, down it came in a splash of
white foam, and it required ne warning cry from Will to
make me brace myself for the rush which we knew would
come. Another moment, and the stout rod bent like a
reed and the carefully tested line sung from the reel, in
spite of the strong friction of the leather check pressed
firmly against it. But the strain was too great to last,
the wild rush ceased, and presently the resisting reel
ceased to turn, and with a steady pull the great fish
moved on, towing our boat rapidly behind him.
Gradually the strain relaxed, and the boat moved slower
aud slower.
“Look out,” cried Will, ‘‘he’s ugly.”
Suddenly the overtaxed rod straightened with a spring.
It needed no warning cry from Will to tell me that the
fish had doubled and was tushing toward us. I heard
Will grunt as he threw his weight on the oars, and then
holding my rod forward, with the butt well braced, I
awaited the coming strain. Almost instantly it came,
the rod bent rearly double; the reel sung loudly, and
shaking savagely, the tarpon threw itself fully two feet
above the water. Never can I forget the scene which
followed; never, if I catch a thousand of his kind, do I
expect to see a more magnificent fight for liberty than
that grand fish made in his frantic efforts to rid himself
of the cruel barb within his jaws. Once, twice, six
times, did he cast his whole length completely out of
water in his mad struggles. The water foamed and
boiled as he felland sunk almost saturn to reap-
pear again and again, hurling himself into the air. Ks
he sunk the sixth time the strain on the line suddenly
ceased. Turning the reel, there was no resistance. I
heard a sigh from Will: ‘*‘He’s got away, sir, and it can’t
be helped; but he was a game one.”
I said nothing, but was sadly disappointed. To have
had a fine tarpon hooked for twenty minutes and then
to lose him was too bad; but as Will said, there was no
help for it, and the only thing to do was to tie on a new
hook and try for another.
Slowly and sadly we rowed back to our original posi-
tion, and Will selected a fresh and enticing bait, attached
it properly to the hook, then making a long cast, I settled
down quietly to await events,
Perhaps twenty minutes had passed, when again some-
thing took the bait and moved slowly away with it.
There was no need to “strike” this time, for hardly had
I lifted the rod, when with a rush a huge tarpon, larger
than the first, threw himself out of the water not 20yds.
from the boat and started off, towing us behind hin,
Holding the rod high up I gave it all the strain I dared,
but despite the weight he had to drag, the splendid fish
Sats us for nearly a mile before evincing signs of
itigue. _
Slowly and gently I reeled him in, as the strain re-
laxed, until we could plainly see him, towing us slowly
along, not more than ten feet from the bow of the boat.
Will cried to me to give him the rod, and gradually I
drew him nearer and nearer; he was not towing us now,
but was swimming in circles about the boat, Will leaned
over the side of the boat, a huge gaff gripped in his hand,
Suddenly [saw him make a quick moyement backward,
and the great fish, now thoroughly tired out, was pulled
alongside and dragged into the boat. There he lay, the
most magnificent game fish in the world, glittering in
the sunlight, one sparkle of silver, blue and gold, As TI
was anxious to preserve the skin for mounting, Will ad-
yised returning home at once; so we turned about and
rowed back, having done fishing enough for one day. | larger and_more important experiment of restocking the
Although larger fish are sometimes caught, my first tar-
pon proved a fine one, measuring 6ft. in length, and
weighing 120lbs, OWEN Nox,
PINE I8LAND, Florida;
BLACK BASS SEASONS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In _the letter of George E. Cole published under the
heading of ‘tFox River Association,” in FormstT aNnD
STREAM of Jan, 17, I notice these words: “The killing of
fish from Novy, 15 to April 15 should be prohibited.” If
he had added *‘and of black bass from Noy. 15 to June 1,
this letter would not have béen written; but with black
bass standing in the very front rank of our game fish, it
seems to me that a knowledge of its habits should have
caused him to recommend a greater length of the close
season than the middle of Avril. During the months of
March, April and May the black bass are nesting, For
four weeks the mother bass guards her spawn, and for
six weeks after the spawn hatches she protects them as
faithfully as does a hen her chickens, hile guardin
her spawn she will not bite at a bait, but will fly at any-
thing drawn over her nest, and in this way is taken b
the pot fishermen; and for every bass thus killed
thousands of spawn eggs are left to the mercy of count-
less enemies, Spearing and fishing through the ice should
certainly be prohibited, but they only destroy thousands
where killing on the nests destroy tens of thousands,
INDIANA. W, E, R,
STEEL ROD EXPERIENCE.
Editor Forest and Stream:
‘‘Splasher,” in a late issue of FOREST AND STREAM, re-
fers to steel rods and general‘merits. I used one of the
fly-rods, about 1040z., as a bait-rod for trolling and still-
fishing, and gave it the severest tests possible under fair
handling. Thad it doubled up under the boat by large
fish, and held hard to anything I struck. The rod showed
no wear and remained true. I did not use the line run-
ning through the rod, but wound guides on the outside,
and used as an ordinary three-piece rod. I know nothing
of rust—mine did not show any from dampness on tlre
outside,
It was suggested (and by the makers adopted) that
they make the usual three-piece rod, joints parallel to
correspond with ferrules, guides outside. They now
make some so, I have just handied a three-piece, 80z.
rod, German silver mounting, with outside ring guides,
that seemed as well balanced as any fly-rod of wood, as
they run, } t
If “Splasher” would send to them (the makers) for their
new catalogue he can learn the latest in that direction, I
am pleased to be able to say that the rod I used was very
satisfactory, and I intend using the 8oz. for bait-castinge
the coming season, believing it will prove just the thing,
and strong enough to sling a frog from the Windermere
Dock at Greenwood Lake and land it on Fuller’s door:
step, some six miles away. Buack Bass.
MASSACHUSETTS CARP AND TROUT.
Ae their annual report the Massachusetts Commissioners
say of these species: , :
There was an abundant supply of carp for a large number
of ponds, but very few applied for them. It is evident that
the value and eA gorlaney of this fish is not understood by
the people of this State. There are so many places, worth-
less for any other purpose, where they could be grown with
very little expense, that it seems singular that they are not
more sought for. There is no way in which so mtich whole-
some food can be produced at so little expense. True, they
are not trout or salmon; but taken from the pond and put
into spring water a few days before they are wanted for the
table, they are quite as good as most of the fish sold in the
Boston market,
Tye artificial hatching and distribution of trout into
streams which have been depleted largely by overfishing,
has in a majority of cases proved successful. The disap-
pointments, which have been few in number, have arisen
mainly from not understanding the habits and haunts of
these fish and depositing them in unfavorable parts of the
stream. Any one familiar with a trout stream can, in the
latter part of October, easily find where the trout are spawn-
ing in it. In depositing the young fish they should never
be put in below that point. It is always safe to put them
in at the headwaters, where they are ComparaRyeLy free
from their enemies, and the temperature of the water, which
usually flows from springs, remains about the same through-
out the year. Such places are generally supplied with an
abundance of good food, upon which the trout can feed at
all seasons.
Do you suppose, because you put five or six thousand fry
into the stream, that in two or three years you will have
anything like that number of grown-up fish? Nature every-
where makes a thousand failures to one success. But this
LE can depend upon: if there are already enough trout in
he stream to produce, in one year, 5,000 eggs, and you plant,
properly, in the spring, 5,000 young fry, artificially hatched,
and protect them, you will have, at the end of three years,
twenty times as many large fish as the result of your plant-
ing.
All statements and assertions that artificially bred fish are
not as strong and healthy and as likely to mature as those
hatched from eggs naturally deposited in the water, are
without foundation, and are the result of ignorance and
lack of scientific observation. In ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred the young fry produced under culture are healthier
and stronger than those produced naturally in their waters,
and left tothe various chances they are more or less sub-
jected to. Twenty years of close ‘observation on the part of
those who have been Dreptically engaged in hatching and
pein fish, has settled this point beyond a question of
oubt.
It is easier to restock a stream having a few large trout in
it, than one that has none. The large fish are an important
factor in destroying many of the enemies of the young trout
and they never feed upon the smaller ones unless deprived
of their natural food or demoralized by disease. We have
caught thousands of trout in their native streams, and never
he found one that had been feeding upon its own species.
tis always an excellent practice to open fish and game, and
find out what they have been feeding on. In game it often
determines their haunts, and in fish it indicates what bait to
use. If trout have been feeding upon one kind of food for
any considerable length of time, they are not likely tochange
until that supply is exhausted.
So far as our own SEDER Ene and observation extends, in
all instances where failures have occurred in restocking
rivers and streams, they have been due either to misman-
agement, or to a condition of the water that would have
rendered the introduction of either naturally or artificially
bred fish equally abortive. This is true of all streams of
which we have any knowledge. It has been clearly demon-
strated in all the smaller streams under our care, and in the
Merrimac River with, salmon, All our early efforts on
this river failed, and it was not until a knowledge of the
ae conditions was obtained that success became ter=
ain, : c
There will be about 400,000 trout fry for distribution next
spring. They will be delivered free at the hatching house,
Winchester, Mass., and cans will be furnished for trans-
portation, to be returned to the hatchery at applicant’s ex-
pense. All applications should be made before the first of
April, indorsed by either senator or representative of the
district. Trout fry cannot be intrusted to the express, and
a responsible person should be sent to take charge of them.
Such a person can take charge of 25.000 or 30,000 fry, and,
when several applicants reside on the same line of road, ex-
“pense may be saved by arranging with one competent man
to care for several cans to be distributed along the route.
Hisheulture.
PREPARING SALMON EGGS FOR SHIPMENT.
Editor Forest and Stream: :
Possibly the practice of systematically and carefully pick-
ing out the unfertilized from eggs of the Salmonide, before
packing them up for shipment, may have been more gener-
ally adopted by American fishculturists than I suppose, but
itis but a few years since the Maine stations acquired an
exceptional reputation for excellence of packing, by the
exceedingly small loss appearing on opening their packages
of eggs, In consequence, almost solely, of the removal of the
unfertilized in advance of shipment; and I fancy that thers
may be still some readers of FoREST AND SrREAM engaged
in the handling of salmon and trout eggs who will thank
me for showiug them the ease with which that operation
can be performed, ;
During the early stages of the development of the salmon
embryo it is exceedingly delicate, and rough handling must
be carefully avoided. Indeed, my own observations lead me
to the conclusion that the unfecund eggs will at that time
survive much severer shocks than the fecund. About the
time of the coloration of the eyes, however, the embryos ac-
quire a great degree of hardihood, and at the stage when
they are tsually transported the tabies are completely
turned, and the fecund eggs are entirely uninjured bya
shock that ruptures the membranes of the unimpregnated
pegs, and sends them on the fiath of swift decay. AdvVan-
tage is taken of this state of affairs at the Maine stations td
separate the good from the bad. The eggs, which aré
developed on wire-cloth trays in, frames readily remevableé
from the troughs, are turned out into tin milk-pans, poure
back and forth repeatedly, with very littlé water, and then
returned to the troughs, If the contents of a single tra
are placed in a pan, they may be poured back and forth six
; br eight times, letting them drop six inches and strike hard
on the bottom of the pan, If they are in large masses hold
them a foot high, or pour a great number of times. The
object is to assure the shock of a sharp concussion to éach
egg, Take these eggs out again the next day and you will
find the unimprégnated eggs all turned white; and easily
picked out with your forceps or pipette. The time required
tor the operation of concussion, including the removal of
the eggs from the trough and their return thereto, is; with
our apparatus, abeut one minute per thousand eggs,
active man will therefore treat half a million of eggs in a
day. The picking out of the white eggs of course requires
time, according to the number. Our picker at the Penob-
Scot station the other day picked 10,848 Gut of 475,000 eggs;
besides doing considerable other work. That was a very
small loss, but I am confident that the work was very
thoroughly done, rs) :
Itis necessary to observe some caution in the application
of this process at an early date, as it is not certain that
embryos whose eyes are just beginning to color will stand
severe concussion without injury. But any one can make
a pretEary trial on a small scale.
haye never applied the process to any but the eggs of
river and Jandlocked salmon, but I have no doubt that it
will be equally practicable with any other kind of salmon or
trout, and would recommend those handling enes of white-
fish to conside® whether if, cannot be made useful te them.
CHAs, G. ATKINS.
Onaie’s BROOK Starion, U.S. F. C., East Orland, Me,, Jan. 17,
SAWDUST AND TROUT,
Editor Forest and Stream:
T noticein your journal a few articles on trout vs. sawdust,
and Ido not altoyether agree with ‘Piscator,” who states
that sawdust has no deleterious effect on the fish. In trying
to prove his statements he refers us to some figures on Nova
Scotia fishing streams. The fact of taking those streams as
reference shows t6 me quite clearly that “Piscator” cannot
understand the fish weeall trout. I can see why sawdust
can’t possibly have the slightest effect upon the trout found
in Nova Scotia. I have yet to see a trout caught in that
Province of sufficient magnitude te take into the gills or
mouth a sawdust of pine or otherwise. So one can easily
see, although lots of dust may bein Nova Scotia streams, no
harm can be done to the fishlets. But itis quite different
with our New Brunswick beauties. I am sure if “Piscator’’
would spend a season with us in New Brunswick and study
matters as thoroughly as he did in Nova Scotia, he weuld
then side with us that our trout will succumb to the effects
of pine sawdust.
here is another statement that “sawdust will not decay
under water.’”’ Weagain disagree. I find from observation
that it will, to a certain extent, decompose even if it be con-
stantly covered with water; butif exposed to the air attimes,
which is the case during dry spells, it can’t escapg becoming
putrescent in time. Weall know that the poisonous gases,
which are always being given off, will be against ratherthan
encourage fish or any animal to frequent such a place. In
this Province I notice that trout are largest and most numer-
ous in streams having a clear, stony bottom, where there are
no sawmills and consequently no dust to interfere. Would
like to know from Mr. Hallock or Mr, ‘‘Piscator” why this
should be the case in our particular part of the globe?
FISHER,
Kingston, N, B.
HATCHING COD IN NORWAY.—From Mr, Adolph
Nielsen we have the following interesting information about
the operations at the marine station of Arendal, under the
charge of G. M. Dannevig, The height of the spawning .
season is in March and April. ast year’s colJection
of ég¢s amounted to 64,000,000, of which about 26,000,000
were developed as fry. Mr. Dannevig is about to try a new
method of gathering cod eggs. He proposes to make artifi-
cial sea-water basins, into which he will pump water and
confine therein cod approaching the spawning condition.
The eggs, naturally fertilized, will be hatched in the usual .
way, and he expects to gets a larger percentage of healthy -
fry. The fry cost about one cent athousand. In the sum-
mer the Arendal establishment wlll be occupied in hatching '
lobsters and oysters; with the latter it is said the results are
very good. r. Nielsen is now on his way to Newfound-
land). to take charge of the department of fishculture in that
rovince,
_ atack mussels. Thestudies of the Fish Commission staff were
’
:
Sax, 81, 1889) _
4 OYSTERS KILLED BY STARFISH.
4 “HE depredations of the starfish on oyster beds have been
a matter of observation and record for many years.
“Only recently, however, has the Government been appealed
‘to for assistance in devising remedies for the evil, and, al-
| though the impression prevails in some
Congress appropriated a sum of money
apse that the
or investigation
and report upon this scourge of the oystermen, 00 nds
have yet been voted for this specific object. The prelimin-
ary work done last stimmer in Providence River, Narra. an-
sett Bay, and Long Island Sound by the U.S. Fish Com-
Mission was paid for out of the general appropriation of the
Commission. The steamer Fish Hawk, it is expected, will
continue the investigation next summer after the close of
the shad hatching season,
[thas been stated that starfish destroy several hundred | jp
‘thousand dollars’ worth of oysters annually.
L They make
their appearance suddenly in countless numbers, and com-
plete their work of devastation vet'y quickly = ay or two
midy sutiice for the destruction of an entire b Tussels
and soft sheil clams are greatly liked by the starfish also,
We have seen a starfish devour seven medium-sized clams
in ahalf day, and ajipatently in preference to oysters con-
tained in the same aquatium, becaiise of the gteater ease
in pevétrating the shell of the clati. Tt is doubtless known
to most persons that the starfish enveldpes its ey with its
flexible arms, suffocating it and causing the éll to open,
‘when its stomach is projected around the animal and absorbs
it at leisure, ‘
Tt has been suggested that small beds of oysters might be
‘protected by surrounding them with a shoal of mussels, In
s0mé waters, it is asserted, however, that starfish will not
limited chietly to the temperatures, densities and salinity
of the water on the oyster beds affected by this enemy, and
to the animals associated with the oyster, with particular
reference to the conditions of their existence and thrift.
The starfish cannot live in fresh water, and it is liable to de-
struction from the reduction of the salinity of the water by
the action of heavy freshets, The only practical method of
exterminating the starfish known at present is the expen-
sive one of dredging them as now practiced by oystermen of
Connecticut.
THE GRAMPUS AT KEY WEST.—The U. 8. Fish
Commission’s schooner Grampus arrived at Key West Jan.
27, with the Joss of seaman Brown. The particulars of his
death are not yet known,’but it is supposed that he was
washed overboard. The Grampus will be engaged in thein-
vestigation of the fishing grounds in the Gulf of Mexico and
the movement of food fishes. Dr. James A. Henshall will
join ber as naturalist in afewdays. Among other things he
will take especial pains to collect any of the fresh water
fishes that may be accessible. Capt. D. B. Collins is now at
Key West and will collect statistics of the fisheries there and
elsewhere in Plorida,
MR, ADOLPH NIELSEN, of Norway, is now on his way
to assume charge of the fishculture work of the Province of
Newfoundland, He will stop over at Gloucester, Mass., for
a day or two ta examine the cod hatching station on Ten
Pound Island, then go at once to St, Johns. Mr, Nielsen
has a very high reputation in Norway as an accomplished
fisheulturist.
DR, JAMES A. HENSHALL is now in Washington re-
ceiving final instructions for his natural history werk on
the Grampus. He will go te Key West in a day or two,
Correspondents should address him either at his Cincinnati
home or care U, 8. Fish Commission, Washington, D. C,
Che Ziennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS,
January. last week.—Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society’s
Fourteenth Annual Show, Pittsburgh, Pa. B. Elben, Sec’y.
Feb, 5 to 8 1889.—First Annual Doe Show of the Columbus
AEE 3 Club at Columbus OQ.
eb.
to 15, 1889.—Second Annual! Show of the Fort Schuyler
Kennel Club Utica, N. Y. James W. Dunlop, President,
March 26 to 29, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Massachu-
setts Kennel Club, at Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary.
March 19 to 22, 1889.—First Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel
Cluh, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
April 2? to 5, 1889.—Annual Show of the New Hngland Kennel
Club, Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
nce,
April 9 to 12.—Virst Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass. Hdward W. Doyle, Secretary. '
_April 9 to 12, 1889,—First Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
Kennel Club, at Chicago. Il. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Secretary.
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Cluh. at Philadelphia, Pa. Wa. C. Child, Secretary.
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
FIELD TRIALS.
Nov. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P. 7. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Noy. 18.—Hleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N. ©, W.A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y.
A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE.
epee AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration
of pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is
published every month. Entries close on the ist. Should be in
early. Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed
envelope. Registration fee (50 cents) must accompany each entry.
No entries inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription
$1.50. Address ‘American Kennel Register,” P. O. Box 2832, New
York. Number of entries already printed 6923,
PACIFIC COAST FIELD TRIALS.
ACRAMENTO, Jan, 19.—The sixth annual field trials
of the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club commenced on
Monday, the 14th inst., on the grounds of Messrs. Haggin &
Carr, near Bakersfield, Kern county, Cal. These gentlemen,
who own a little patch of some 400,000 acres in Kern county,
kindly allowed the club the privilege of running its trials
on any portion of three full sections lying close to the town,
and on which no shooting had been permitted during the
season. The local gun ciub (Knights of the Trigger) had
looked after all preliminary arrangements for the meeting,
and everything passed off harmoniously and to the delight
and pleasure of all, unless, perhaps, the few whose canine
pets disappointed them. The grounds are in the center of
the level San Joaquin Valley, covered with SLOSS, light
weeds and some patches of low sage brush. Birds were
found without much trouble, except on Wednesday, when
sprig poet ground was struck. Allof the work was wit-
nessed by the spectators, who followed the handlers and
judges in carriages, buggies and on horseback,
FOREST AND STREAM. |
| The attendance was quite large, considering that most of
the visitors had to travel from 300 to 400 miles, Prominent
among the visiting sportsmen were the following named:
J. G. Edwards, of Oakland, president of the club; G. T.
Allender, Watsonville; I, N. Aldrich, Marysville; H. H.
3riggs, of the Breeder and Sportsman; J. M. Barney,
Dutch Flat; J. M. Bassford and G. W. Bassford, Vacaville;
H Boyd, San Francisco; E. W. Briggs, Santa Claru; H
Chipman, Sacramento; J.S, Dunham, Stockton; Hou. W, W.
| Foote, San Francisco; H. Gerber and’J, Gerber, Sacramento;
_ J. G. Gates, Vacaville; Alva Green, Galesburg, Ill.: W, H.
Harris, Oakland; H. A. Hubbard, Oakland: S. D. Meri-
weather, Ventura; W. DeMott, Stockton; Judge C. N. Post,
Sacramento; Senator J. T. Pindar, San Francisco; L, J,
Rose, Jr., Ventura; William Schreiber, San Francisco;
Judge P. J, Shafter, Point Reyes; P, M, Scott, Oakland: W.
homas, Chico; F. A. Taft, Truckee, R, T, Vandevort,
Pasadena; F, A. Watson, Colusa; M. D. Walter, Galt; N, B,
White, of the Sacramento Record-Union. —
Besides those coming from distant portions of the State,
many of the citizens of Bakersfield turned out each day to
witness the trials. The judges were: R. T. Vandevort, P,
J, Shafter and J. N. Aldrich, and their decisions scemed to
meet with general approval.
At the annual business meeting of the club the following
ew members were elected: J, S. Dunham, of Stockton; R,
BE, Auerbach; of Oakland; H. L, Borgwardt and I. L. Miller,
of Bakerfield; R. Seymour, of Sumner; S. D. Meriweather,
of Ventura, and Wm. Thomas, of Butte. Propositions to in-
crease the amounts of the initiation fee and annual dues,
and td retain 20 per cent. of the purses for chib expenses,
were voted down: Officers for the ensuing year were elected
as foliows; President (third term), J. C. Edwards; First
Vice-President, J. M. Barney; Second Vice-President, L. J.
Rose, Jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, H: H, Briggs; Executive
Committee, J. S. Dunham, Wm, Schreiber, Hon. D. M. Pyle,
J. M. Bassford, J Tey and Judge C, N, Post. A vote of thanks
was tendered the Knights of the Trigger and other citizens
of Bakersfield for their unremitting attentions and efforts to
make the occasion one of enjoyment to their guests. It
was decided to hold the next annual trials on the same
ground, to commence on the third Monday in January, 1890,
The Derby nominations numbered twenty-four, but some
of the puppies failed to come up to their owner’s fond ex-
pectations, many others fell victims to the destroyer, dis-
temper, and others were sold to parties who had not yet
learned of the advantage to be gained by field trial com-
petition, Sothe number of starters dwindled to five, The
trials developed at least one phenomenal piece of dog flesh
in J, B. Watson’s pointer puppy Black Joe. He was a ver-
itable “dark horse,” and literally walked over the rest of
the menagerie. There was considerable talk about his
alleged obscurity of breeding and age. Some said be was
picked up on the streets of San Francisco; others declared
that he would never pass his sixth year again, and one story
was that he came as an unknown on some ship from Hng-
land. His handler declared thati the owner of the dog had
written him that he was whelped in February, 1887. At all
events he is a wonder. He is of medium size, and jet black.
His body is light, but his rnnning isstrong and speedy and
his movements lithe and graceful. His head is not of classic
mould by any means, but its thickness seems to indicate an
extra quantity of brains. On point he is a perfect picture
of the typical, high-strung pointer, He won the Derb
from Bassford’s true-nosed, industrious little pointer bite
Lottie B., and in the All-Aged Stake he was an easy winner,
Whatever his age or breeding may be; he is a grand dog,
and if a “‘mongrel,” as some declare, it would not be to the
disadvantage of some of the blue-blocded stock of the
country if a little of his quality of mongrel blood could be
infused into it, But there is every evidence that the dog is
of excellent breeding and purity of lineage, even though his
present owner knows nothing of his history, which, how-
eyer, is not a very likely supposition, _ "
On nearly every day of the trials Mr. C. A. Nelson, a local
photographer, followed the dogs in the field, and secured a
number of excellent pee tslays ot the dogs, handlers and spec-
tators. Later Mr. Boyd, whose animal pictures in the
Breeder and Sportsman and other publications have at-
tracted much attention, came from San Francisco (nearly
400 miles), and with his field camera caught a large number
of pictures of the dogs when pointing and backing. Some
copies are promised for the FOREST AND STREAM.
The drawing of the Derby entries took place on Sunday
night, and resulted as follows:
THE DERBY.
BLACK Jom (Jas. EH. Watson), black pointer dog (said to
have been bred by Pape),
|
against
PRIDE (Albert Peri), black white and tan English setter
doe (Nixie—Pearl Laverack).
LADDIE Wi illiam Schreiber), lemon and white pointer dog
(Tom Pinch—Lassie),
4 ayainst
LoTTI# B. (George W. Bassford), liver and white pointer
bitch (Professor—Gracie Bow).
Neston (William Schreiber). lemon and white pointer dog
(Gladsome—Forest Queen), a bye.
The rain which commenced falling on Sunday afternoon
continued during the night, but ceased shortly after day-
light. The ground, however, was quite wet, and the start-
ing of the Derby was deferred until afternoon. The party
left town about half past one o’clock P, M., and reached the
grounds a little after two o’clock. 4
First Series.
BLACK JOE AND PRIDE,
The first brace was started at 2:30. Joe was handled by
George T. Allender, and Pride by M. D. Walter. Within a
few hundred yards of where they were started the dogs
found birds. Joe displayed excellent ranging qualities and
speed, carried his head well up, and altogether showed ex-
cellent style. Pride did not range so wide, aud ran with a
low head as ifseeking foot scent. He was fast enough, but
lacked the dash and style of his competitor, Soon after
coming upon the birds Pride dropped toa point in a low
swale covered with grass and a sparse growth of sage brush.
Walter flushed and killed; both dogs steady to wing and
shot. Pride vetrieved to orderin good fashion, The dogs
were sent on through the sage weeds, and going over a little
ridge both passed some close-lying birds in the thick, low
grass. Joe soon pointed handsomely, and Pride being
brought up flushed a cottontail. Joe eae again soon
after, but no bird was found, the quail being evidently on
therun. Going up alow swale some birds got up ahead of
Joe, who soon afterward made a very good point in the edge
of the grass, the bird flushing as the party moved up. Joe
made several points in the next few minutes, Pride doing
comparatively little work. At 3:10 the judges ordered the
dogs up, and awarded the heat to Joe.
LADDIE AND LOTTIE B.
This brace was put down on the same ground at 3:35, the
former handled by Allender and the latter by her owner.
The heat can be briefly described, Laddie isa high, up-
standing dog, of great dash, speed and style, and from the
way he started off looked for all the world like a winner,
Lottie, a high-strung little bitch, did not at first range
widely, although she was speedy and covered her ground
closely. It was some minutes before the birds were found
when a covey of perhaps a hun were seen skulkmeg oft
ever some smooth ground toward a patch of light brush.
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The dogs were halted, and a couple of horsemen dashed in
among the birds and scattered them. Toen the dogs wers
sent on, and some very handsome work was done by Lot-
tie. Time and again she pointed in grand style, and birds
were invariably found in front of her, and Ladidie continued
tio mage in his magnificent style, bui seemed to have little
idea of hunting quails. On one occasion Lottie had a bird
pinned in the grass. Laddie ran up and "put up a hare
within a few feet of the bitch, but the latter held her point,
and her handler put np and killed the quail, Both dogs
broke shot, Lottie retrieving the bird. Lottie made eight
points, and toward the close of the heat was increasing her
speed and range. At 4 o’clock the degs were ordered up and
Lottie was declared the winner. All who saw the work
done in this heat were loud in their expressions of admira-
tion of the winner, and the owner of the beaten dog de-
clared that he was well repaid for his journey of 300 miles
by witnessing the work done by her. She had had but a few
weeks’ real work on birds, and is inclined to he unsteady to
shot, but another season’s experience will doubtless cure
this defect, and then her owner need not fear to run herin
any company. This ended the first series, Nestor haying a
ye.
Second Series.
Tuesday morning opened cloudy and cool, but by the time
the cavalcade reached the grounds the sun hadcome out and
the remainder of the day was warm and comfortable,
LOTTIE B. AND NESTOR.
The first brace put down was Lottie B.
I and Nestor,
pointers.
Lottie was handled by her owner, Mr, Geo. Bass-
ford, and Nestor by his breaker, Mr, Allender. The dogs
were put down at 10:25, Nestor showed great speed and
wide ranging qualities, and his stylish manner of carrying
himgelf elicited general admiration, He is a lemon and
white dog imported from Scotland by Wm. Schreiber, his
present owner. Lottie showed more speed than on the pre-
ceding day, and ranged out somewhat better. As usual, she
worked her ground morethoroughly than the dogs that had
been pitted against her, and while Nestor was far awa
seeking coveys she was getting in her work on scattered an
hard-lying birds. A few minutes after being turned loose
the dogs found birds, but the ground was still wet, and the
quails at first evinced little disposition to lie well. Lottie
got in among them and made several points, but they did
not wait long for her, Nestor pwt up several and generall
dropped to wing. The birdsseemed be to everywhere. Severa
points were made by each in rapid succession in the low
sage-weed and grass, and to the spectators it looked like a
pretty close heat, but Nestor soon broke after a hare, refused
to obey the whistle, and indulged in a good long chase, As
he came up Lottie had pinned some birds and Nestor dropped
to back. Bassford flushed, shot and missed; both dogs
steady to wing and shot. Going up a low ridge Nestor
pointed and Lottie backed some 50yds. away. The bird ran
and the dogs soon moved on. Several birds got up before
Nestor, who soon pointed again. Lottie backed handsomély
as before, and again the birds got tired waiting and ran
away in the high weeds. Considerable ground wasthen ~
covered without finding birds, when Lottie pointed one in a,
bunch of scrub willow. Nestor had the best of the business
so far as range, speed and style were concerned, but Lottie
outranked him in nose, staunchness, obedience and backing
qualities, and these won her the heat, At 11:30 the dogs were
ordered up. :
Final for First Place.
BLACK JOE AND LOTTIE B.
At 11:50 Black Joe, handled by Mr, Allender, and Lottie
B., handled by Mr. Bassford, were started off to decide first
place. The style of both dogs has already been described,
Joe had the advantage in range and speed, and although
Lottie did some very nice work on scattered birds, her sable
competitor proved too much for her, although accordin
many private score cards she had a little the best of it.
dogs were worked twenty minutes, Lottie scoring one point,
when a halt was made for lunch. At the expiration of an
hour they were turned loose again, and Joe soon pointed,
but moved on to the left. Lottie came up and pointed a
bird a few yards from where Joe broke his point, and her
handler put up the bird. After covering much ground with-
out finding birds a covey was flushed in a swale, and the
birds scattered out through the grass. Joe soon swung to a
magnificent point near some bunch grass, from which three
birds were put up. It was a pretty HiseA of work, and being .
in open yround was witnessed and admired by the large
party of spectators. Joe aiterward roaded up some birds,
but later on both he and Lottie made several creditable
points. At 1:55 the dogs were ordered up and the heat and
first money awarded to Joe.
Final for Second Pluce.
LOTTIE AND PRIDE.
At 2:15 Lottie was put down against the English setter
Pride to contest for second place. The former was handled
by her owner and the latter by Walter. This was Lottie’s
third successive heat, and her speed and range increased
the longer she ran, ride was about her equal in range,
but had less style and did not quarter his ground as thor-
to
Phe
poughly asshe did. Hach made several points, which the
other honored. Birds were not found as readily as in former
heats, and many acres were drawn blank. Toward the close
of the heat, however, a couple of coveys were found, and
Lottie doing some nice work settled the business. At 3:30
the dogs were ordered up, and the heat and second place
awarded to Lottie.
Final for Third Place.
NESTOR AND PRIDE,
These dogs were put cown at 3:45, handled respectively by
Allender and Walter. Nestor had the best of it in every
way, outranging and outpointing Pride, and at 4:20 tae
work was ended by the judges declaring in his favor.
Following is the summary;
First Series.
Black Joe beat Pride.
Lottie B. beat Laddie,
Nestor a bye.
Second Series.
Lottie B. beat Nestor.
Black Joe a bye.
Final for First Place.
Black Joe beat Lottie B. and won first priza
Final for Second Place.
Lottie B. beat Pride and won second prize.
Final for Third Place.
Nestor beat Pride and won third prize.
ALL-AGED STAKE.
On Tuesday evening the dogs in the All-Aged Stake wera
drawn. The number of starters was about half.of what
was expected, and although there were upward of fifteen
do On hand but ten were entered. The drawing resulted
as follows:
RoyvaLt DUKETII. (J. G. Edwards), black, white and tan
English setter dog ( epenes -BOuyy
\ ; against * 4
Sirocco (California Kennels). orange belton English set-
ter dog (Sportsman—Sweetheart),
Dick (W. W. Foote), black, white and tan English setter
dog (Royal Duke II.—Bess),
30 FOREST AND STREAM.
[JAN, 31, 1889. ~
agaimst
SUNLIT (Californian Kennels), orange;belton English setter
bitch (Sportsman—Sweetheart).
willow shrubs, -Joe and Galatea were
and after a fifteen minutes’ run the heat was given to Joe,
he having made two points and Galatea scoring a flush.
ROYAL DUKE AND SIROGCO,
At 10:15 Royal Duke, handled by DeMott, and Sirocco,
handled by Walter, were cast off. (This was the first brace
put down in the AlLAged Stake in which no decision was
given). Sirocco soon put up a couple of birds in the high
weeds, and his handler flushed and killed another, which
Duke found and retrieved, In the. low willows Duke
pointed and was backed by Sirocco. Duke was out of his
handler’s sight, and also of the judges’, but Sirocco’s
handler, Walter, called the judges’ attention to the point (a
bit of courtesy to an opponent that does not often intrude
itself upon field trial customs),
but the bird rose at once,
put down at 9:45,
Scout Croxrern (J. T. Pindar), liver and white pointer
dog (Croxteth—Patti M.),
against
StRivus (Thomas Bennett), orange helton English setter
dog (Sportsman—Sweetheart).
Buack JOE (J, E. Watson), black pointer dog (said to
have been bred by Pape),
against
GALATEA (J, M. Barney), liver and white pointer bitch
(Nick of Naso—Temptation).
Port (L. J. Rose, Jr.), lemon and white pointer dog
(Don—Drab),
against
SOLANO B, (H. A. Bassford, Jr.), liver and white pointer
dog (Glen R.—Josie Bow).
Duke soon again pointed,
1 Sirocco pointed a lark, and Duke
nailed a quail at the same time, but the latter ran and Duke
broke in and flushed it. The dogs were down but ten
te ie when they were ordered up and the heat given to
uke.
POINT AND SOLANO B.
Both of these dogs ran last year. Point won second in the
Derby and first in the All-Aged Stake. Both are large point-
ers. Point did not do quite as well this year as last, while
Solano B. showed improvement in range and speed The
former was handled by Allender and the latter hy De Mott,
Before they had sone 50yds. Point roaded and three birds
rose wild, and Solano soon dida similar thing. He soon
nailed a bird in the grass close by the wagons, and DeMott
shot and missed. He then drew on a bunch of quails, but
they rose wild, Point soon located a bird in the grass, but
was not allowed to holditlong. At 11:45the dogs were held
up, while a trip was made across the field to a broad, wood-
covered flat, where a large covey had been seen. They were
put down at 11:30, and in a quarter of a minute were right
in among the birds, Then followed point after aha in
quick succession and birds flushing right and left. The dogs
got considerably rattled, as did also their handlers and the
Spectators. When the confusion and excitement had subsided
ten minutes afterward, the judges consulted and decided
that Point had the best of the strugele.
Second Series,
ROYAL DUKE AND SUNLIT,
At 11:50 this brace was started, Duke handled by DeMott
aud Sunlit by Post. Before running many yards Sunlit
made a staunch point on the edge of the swale, but Duke
failed to honor it. Post put up the bird, shot and missed,
both dogs steady, Coming toa small ditch Sunlit again
pointed and her handler again put up the bird and failed to
grass it, Sunlit covered her ground more closely than in
previous heats, and her superiority was so manifest that the
judges in 20m. ordered the dogs up and awarded her the
eat. Although Duke had not secured a point while the
heat was in progress, he established onein grand style while
being called in. Sunlit was by request sent up to back,
which she did, and the ever-present photographer came up
and secured a splendid picture.
BLACK JOE AND SIRIUS.
This brace was cast off at 12:50, the former was handled by
Allender, and the latter by Walter. The dogs were about
equal in range, but the pointer had higher speed and the
more stylish way of going. Sirius soon stopped on three
birds in the grass, but they rose wild. Joe was pointing
some distance away, and Sirius being brought up did not
back. Allender raised, shot at and crippled the bird, and
both dogs were steady. Joe soon roaded and a bird rose
before him. Sirius meantime had come toa point in a low
bottom, and Joe refused to back. No birds were found.
Soon after Sirius pointed a hot rabbit nest, and Joe backed.
Going down the swale Joe struck scent and roaded a bird to
a point, but it flushed as the handler came up. Out in some
weeds Sirius soon pointed in fine style, and the pointer
backed him grandly. Walter put up alarge covey, and both
handlers turned loose on the birds, the dogs being steady to
wing and shot. Sirius soon again pointed in the sage weeds,
and Joe backed, but no bird was found. Moving out upon
some rising ground with heavy grass cover, the setter pointed
another covey, which rose quickly. Walter shot twice,
Sirius remaining steadily on point. Going on, Joe roaded
and came to a point on some rising ground, and was backed
by Sirius. Allender flushed, shot and killed: the dogs
steady. The work throughout this heat was very fine, At
1:50 Joe was declared the winner.
Third Series.
POINT AND SUNLIT.
At2P.M. Point and Sunlit were put down, the former
handled by Allender and the latter by Post. A covey of
birds had been marked down ina broad, weed-covered swale,
and immediately on entering it Sunlit came to a Pout
which the pointer backed. Post shot and killed and both
dogs broke in, Sunlit retrieving the bird. The birds were
skulking away, and three rose before Sumit as she moved
02, and she chased for a bit. In the weeds Point soon pin-
ned a bird, and was nicely backed by the setter, but the
bird had run, Sunlit, going on, pointed a bird in the weeds,
and Point coming up with a dash of speed jumped clear
over her. Post put up the bird, shot and missed, the dogs
steady. The bitch moved on, and soon again pointed, and
this time was well backed by Point. At 2:10 the heat was
given to Sunlit, :
Final for First Place.
BLACK JOE AND SUNLIT.
At 2:30 this brace was cast off on the same ground. They
were of about equal range and speed, but very different in
their style of going. In 4 few minutes Joe established a
point in the swale, and Sunlit being brought up backed him
staunchly. Two birds were put up, but were not shot at.
Joe afterward pointed a hare’s nest, but soon moved on. The
Setter next swung into a point on a bird, which fiushed as
the handlers came up, and before Joe could be brought in,
Moving down the swale Joe nailed a bird, which did not
wait fora back. Up ona grassy mound Sunlit made game
and roaded on, and Joe coming up found and pointed the
bird, which his handler shot at and missed. Sunlit next
ointed in the bottom, and Joe backed; but no bird was
ound. The bitch tried to locate several times, but the
birds were constantly moving. Joe handsomely pinned oue
in the grass, which his handler killed, and Sunlit retrieved
it, After some more work, in which Joe made a couple of
fine points, and was backed in each case by Sunlit, the
judges, at 3:20, declared the pointer winner of the heat and
first money.
Ties for Second Place,
SIRIUS AND GALATHA.
Bennett's setter Sirs and Barney’s pointer Galatea were
run to determine which should compete with Sunlit for
second place. They were cast off at 3:30, and after a ten
minutes’ run both made several points and some very fine
backing was done by Galatea, the heat was given to Sirius,
he having a few more points to his credit.
SUNLIT AND SIRIOS
This brace (litter brother and sister) was cast off at 4
o'clock, the former handled by Post and the latter by Wal-
ter, Wifty yards from the start Sunlit pointed, and almost
at the same instant Sirius did likewise, They held their
positions steadily until.the photographer secured a good
picture, when three birds were put up. Walter shot and
missed, the dogs song After a short cast through a
: swale both again pointed seventy yards apart, and Pos put
On Wednesday morning it was concluded to try some new
grounds a couple of miles away, and it proved to be a great
mistake, as birds were scarce there, and when the former
rounds were reached the handlers seemed bent on determ-
ining which could get furthest awayin each heat from
where it would be possible to strike a covey of birds. Asa
result the day’s work was tedious, laborious and unsatisfac-
tory.
First Series,
DUKE AND SIROCCO.
At 9:55 o’clock Royal Duke and Sirocco were cast off where
some birds had been marked down, the former handled by
Edwards and the latter by Walter. Both showed good
speed and unusual range; but their speed and range seemed
to carry them into the most aBikely parts of the field for
birds. After covering a large area of ground the crowd got
among a lot of quails in some heayy grass and weeds, and
the dogs were called in to work it. In doing so they put up
bird after bird, and passed by many that they should have
pointed. There seemed to be something wrong, as both dogs
were known to have done good work in private. After being
down an hour without making a point, the judges ordered
them up, to be tried again later on.
SUNLIT AND DICK,
" This brace was put down at 10:45 on
handled respectivel¥ by Post and DeMott. They seemed to
be about equal in range and speed. Dick showed a great
deal of dash, but Sunlit seemed to haye her mind more
closely on the business of finding birds. After a long run
over barren ground the dogs were swung off into a broad
swale, and soon a point was claimed for Sunlit, but the bird
could not be found. Dick also soon pointed ina bush, but
moved on without result, The birds were evidently run-
ning through the weeds, as Sunlit soon made another
stylish point to which nothing was found. In a light
thicket of willows Sunlit held a bird staunchly, which Post
put up and missed. Just then Dick pointed, and Sunlit
backed him gracefully. The bird turned out to be a little
cottontail. In some long grass at the edge of the willows
Dick made a handsome point, and Sunlit being brought up
facing him honored the point in fine style. The dogs were
allowed to hold their positions until the photographer conld
come up, and he caught avery beautiful picture: but in the
meantime the bird had run. At 11:30 a move to another
section of land was made, and at 12 M. the dogs were put
down in some light sage weeds. A covey was scattered by
the spectators, and the dogs worked on them. Sunlit roaded
up into the grass on the side of a swale, and was fast squar-
ing herself fora point when the bird fiushed. Soon after
Dick pointed a bird on the ridge, and was prettily backed
by Sunlit. At 12:30 the dogs were ordered up for lunch, and
were put down again at 1;10. A covey of rmnning birds rose
wild and scattered, and Sunlit got among them, and pinned
one in the grass. Dick did not feel inclined to back. DeMott
put up the bird, shot and missed. At 1:15 the heat was
given to Sunlit.
SIRIUS AND SCOUT CROXTETH.
This brace was cast off at 1:30, the former handled by Post
and the latter by DéMott. Siriusis a rather large dog, but
has a fair rate of speed, with sufficient range for these
rounds. Scout had the better style, and also good range,
ut his forelegs were stiff, as if suffering from a rheumatic
affection. He has a remarkably fine head, and altogether is
a handsome pointer. Neither dog seemed to be on his good
behavior, so far as obedience was concerned. Sirius dis-
played the better nose, and was so cautious that he fre-
quently pointed where the birds had been. Scout, on the
other hand, put up a great many birds that he should have
ointed, After quitearun Scout pointed a bird in some
igh weeds. Sirlus was too far away to be brought up for a
back, and DeMott put up the bird, shot and missed. Scout
was steady to shot. The party then went to the grounds
used the day before, and after along search birds were found
in the sparse sage weed. Sirius came toa point, and Scout
was brought up but refused to back. Sirius still held his
point, and Scout was again brought up behind him and
acked to order. Here the photographer again got in his
work, and when all was over no bird was found. It was
claimed, however, that when Sirius first pointed there was
a small covey in the weeds, and that the birds were seen to
tun. This the handlers and judges may have seen, but
others slightly in the rear saw no birds after the first covey
had risen wild from the same spot. The jud es, however,
must have had good reason for their action, for they im-
mediately (2:35) ordered up the dogs and gave the heat to
1s. :
the same ground,
BLACK JOE AND GALATEA.
At 2:45 this brace was cast off on the same ground, the
former handled _by Allender and the latter by her owner,
J. M. Barney, Joe has already been described. Galatea is
a very speedy and. stylish little bitch by Nick of Naso out
of Temptation, and showed excellent natural qualities, but
her handling and breaking had been of a very superficial
character. Being very fast, she lacked caution, and too
frequently dashed into cover recklessly and put up birds
that should have been pointed. She madethe first point,
however, but the bird did not hold. Indeed birds rose wild
before both dogs, CIE the first few minutes, Soon Joe
established a very stylish point and Galatea backed in hand-
some style. Allender put up the bird, but failed to shoot.
Joe was steady to wing, but Galatea made a break and
stopped to order. Both soon pointed the same bird in sage,
and it rose wild. Moving on Joedropped toa bird on high
ground in the grass, but it would not lie. Galatea then
roaded a bird in the grass, but failed to locate it before it
rose. Both were now quartering their ground very nicely,
but they had worked off to less promising grovnd and birds
were getting scarce. A few were driven out of a dry bottom
upon a grassy bank, and Joe was following them up, but
before they were allowed to find a hiding place Joe’s handler
shot at them and they left for other parts. Galatea mean-
time roaded up three running birds, Then followed a long
and weary tramp over barren ground, and at 4:30 the dogs
were ordered up to be put down again in the morning.
Thursday was a day of the finest sport imaginable, A
slight frostin the morning gave a delightful crispness to
the atmosphere, and by 9 o’clock the day was warm and
pleasant. Thesame grounds were selected where the work
of the day before was commenced, and a, large covey of birds
was found in au open flat covered with bunch grass and low
each class.—ALBA M. IDE, Secretary.
up and killed Lit’s bird, she being steady. The dog’s bird
proved to be a crippled one,
He soon pointed again in the edge of the grass, and his
handler shot and missed, Another of his points Sunlit
backed some eighty yards away. Walter shot and killed,
both dogs breaking, but they stopped to order. Sunlit re-
trieved the bird nicely, At 4:15 +
and the heat given to Sirins.
which ran and he retrieved it,
e dogs were ordered up
Final for Third Place.
A later start was made from town on Friday, there being
but one more heat to ran—for third place. The morning
was a little bit raw owing to a sharp wind from the north,
and dull clouds obscured the sun.
reached about ten o’clock.
The grounds were
SUNLIT AND SCOUT CROXTETH.
This brace was put down at 10:25, the former handled
by
Post and the latter by DeMott. Both ranged off at good
speed, but Scout still exhibited a stiffness in his limbs.
or all that, he showed himself to be a stylish fellow and a
canetal worker, Postsoou walked up a bird in alow bottom,
whic
both pointed the same bird, which DeMott killed, and Scout
retrieved it in good shape. Both dogs were steady. Sunlit
next roaded some birds to a point, but they did not hold,
She soon after pointed in a
above her head. Considerable ground was drawn
be grassed and Sunlit retrieved. In an open place
ush, and the bird fisy {rom
an
When the bitch got a bird in the grass and was staunchly
backed by the pointer, The bird on being put up (the dogs
steady) flew back among the spectators and was not shot at.
After bemg down an hour and a quarter the heat was
given to Sunlit,
This ended a week of unalloyed sport in the field. Good
dogs, plenty of birds, fine open fields ta work them over,
gentlemen judges, gentlemen visitors, gentlemanly handlers
and springlike weather—what more could the most ardent
sportsman desire?
These annual meetings of the Pacific
Coast Club are growing in interest, Wvery year finds a
better class of dogs in competition, and none but the better
class of sportsmen have been present at any of the meetings.
Next year the list of starters will no doubt be very large, as
many puppies have been whelped the past year, and the
majority of them will be entered in the Derby, while the
All-Aged list is yearly increasing. '
Following is the summary:
First Series.
Royal Duke beat Sirocco.
Sunlit beat Dick.
Sirius beat Count Croxteth.
Black Joe beat Galatea,
Point beat Solano B,
Second Series.
Sunlit beat Royal Duke.
Black Joe beat Sirius.
Point # bye.
Third Series.
Sunlit beat Pomt.
Black Joe a bye.
Final for First Place.
Black Joe beat Sunlit and won first prize.
Ties for Second Place.
Sirius beat Galatea.
Final for Second Place,
Sirius beat Sunlit and won second prize.
Final for Third Place.
Sunlit beat Count Croxteth and won third prize,
N. E. WHITE.
AN ILLINOIS FOX DRIVE.
WONDER if after last week’s broadside, there is any-
thing left of “‘Tallyho,’”’ The “brethren” seem to have
formed a compact to annihilate him. While reading their
peppery lines Mr. Sayage, of this place, passed my study
window, carrying a big red fox which he captured in a fox
drive last Friday. I hurried out to ask him about the hunt,
a species of sport in which I haye never joined, and yet one
which must be exciting in some ways. In this country all
the roads run at right angles with each other and with the
cardinal points of the compass. A week before the day for
the hunt, hand bills were distributed through the country,
indicating a certain tract of land three miles square which
was to be beaten over, and the round up was to take place
in the center. There was a captain for each of the four
sides of the inclosed space. The start was made at ten
o'clock exactly. No guns or pistols were allowed. About
seven hundred men joined in the sport, and several women,
with a taste for adventure, appeared on the scene.
No one could tell in advance what the result of the drive
would be, but the hopes of many were high. As the lines
drew toward each other it became evident that there was
something alive in the ring. This was certain when the
women, with clubs in their hands, went toward the center
of the five acres or so of ground which was girdled by a
closely standing line of eager men, Beating about through
the weeds in the low, swampy ground in the middle of the
inclosed space, they soon started the foxes, five in number.
Two ot them got too near the outside of the ring, and were
killed by the men, After chasing the others for a while the
Jadies were ready to abandon their pursuit, and the men
closed in and made short work with the three.
This is the method of catching foxes in this part of Illinois,
Tt is not the New England way, and perhaps gives the fox
less chance for his life, urless he is sharp enough to dodge
out of the ring before the hunters .get close together, but
men are not likely to consider all the fine points of hunting
ethics when they are after a lot of chicken thieves and pig
stealers which have, at sundry times, invaded their coops
and styes. ‘ sl
Next Wednesday, Jan, 23, there is to be a similar drive,
15 miles from here, near Homer. There are a number of
wolves in the neighborhood and it is hoped they can he
captured. RICHARD GEAR Hopps,
URBANA, I.
NEW YORK DOG SHOW.
Hdttor Forest and Stream: ; ,
In addition to the special prizes already announced the
proprietors of the Murray Hill Hotel, New York, offer $25
for the best field spaniel puppy. ‘
Mr, K, E. Hopt, proprietor of the Hospice Kennels, Ar-
lington, N. J., offers two Special prizes of $50 each, one for
the best smooth-coated, the other for the best rough-coated
St. Bernard puppy, whelped after May 1, 1888, the get’ of
his champion Hector, one-half the amount of each special to
go to the breeder of the winner,
he Westminster Kennel Club offers a silver medal for
the best rough-coated St. Bernard bitch shown with two of
her produce, and a similar medal for the best smooth-
coated bitch on the same conditions. Kindly state that we
have decided to make a class for dackshund puppies, also
that the weights in the spaniel classes which were by an
oversight omitted in our premium list will be as heretofore,
viz.: Field spaniels, 28lbs, and over; cocker spaniels, under
28lbs. ; Jas. MORTIMER, Supt.
TROY DOG SHOW.—Troy, N. Y., Jan. 28.—Hditor For-
estand Stream: Please announce that we have made two
new classes, a challenge class for English setter bitches and
one for Ivish setter bitches, with prizes of $10 and medal for
)
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FOREST AND STREAM.
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NEW ENGLAND FOX HUNTING,
Bditor Forest and Stream:
«(A wahsoose’”’ does not need indorsement on thesubjeet of
fox huctjng, but I would like to be counted in, as agreeing
with hi 8
him, and also your correspondent ‘‘R, S, F.,’’ of La-
conia in this State, who has the whole matter in a nutshell.
“Tallyho” “put his foot in it” decidedly, instead of in the
stirrup, when he mounted his hobby, which is the only
horse
could ever ride over the fox-haunted hillsides of Ver-
mont and New Hampshire,
He says he thas lived in Massachusetts and knows all
about it, and perhaps he does, but his subsequent remarks
do ot show much evidence to that effect, He is joined by
another Colorado man, Weymouth,” who says “there is
lots of country in the Connecticut Valley where a fox
could be hunted ip the usual way.” Meaning, presumably
the Hnglish way. Now I happen to know something about
the valley, and although there are a, good many thousand
acres of it, over which horses might be ridden, 1t would puz-
zle the hounds to find any scent of foxes on them, unless
some chicken-stealing marauder had come down for the night
from the rocky steeps of Mt. Tom, or Mt. San beh over
which an Englishman would as soon think of trying to
take a pack of hounds as he would over the top of Snow-
don or Helvellyn! J have seen many a foxhound in Old
England, and J know the country where they are used, and
that the grass fields of Melton Mowbray bear about as much
resemblatce to the hills of Vermont and New Hampshire,
as an Illinois prairie does to a Colorado gtich! Does
“Tallyho” ride to hounds up them? j
Tf he and “Weymouth” would like the sport of riding to
hounds over the Connecticut meadows, I think T could pro-
‘mise them plenty of “essence peddlers,” but yery ae se a
ON .
Editor Forest and Stream; :
The recent discussion in your columus concerning the
ethies of fox hunting, seems to be of an unusually profitless
nature,
The men of Leicestershire, who may be regarded as
authority in these matters, ride to hog on the plains of
India, but think it no shame to shoot them in the hills.
A sportsman may be true to the traditions of the craft,
yet not necessarily a lunatic, I have ridden all my life, and
enjoy a spin across country, I may also claim some know-
late of the New England States, and of their adaptability
to the Hnelish style of fox hunting, As I write, the snowy
summits of Wachusett, Kearsarge, Monadnock, Ascutney,
Chocorua, with many other old familiar peaks, are proudly
passing in review before my mental gaze.
Since the above was written, I see that “Awahsoose” and
others haye pretty well disposed of this matter, and it would
searce be worth while to send these notes, but that I desire
to be enlightened on a certain point.
ft is just possible that ‘‘Tallyho” is the very ancient
‘Harty’? whom Scott had probably in mind when he penned
the following lines:
“Sonnds, too, have come on inidnight blast,
Of charging steeds, careering fast
Along Benharrow’'s shingly side,
Where mortal horseman ne’er might ride,*
Permit me ‘in the mest delicate manner in the world,”
toask: Was there any smell of sulphur about ‘‘Tallyho’s”
communication ? : KELPIE,
CenrRAL LAKE, Mich.
FHaditor Forest and Stream:
I have hunted foxes in both Virginia and Maryland, and
have a notion of what hunting in New Hnogland must
be like from knowledge gained of the country on several
visits to the woods of Maine, which I suppose may be taken
asa sample, There is 4 saying that there are two sides to
every question, and I think the fox question no exception,
The physical difference between Virginia and Maryland and
Maryland and Maine is very great, but the difference between
Virginia and Maine is very slight. Beit understood that
when Virginia is spoken of it means Albemarle county
which is in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In Maryland an
Virginia the hounds are almost invariably ridden to, and as
a result very few foxes are killed in a season, a record of
fourteen brushes being a large score for the season, from
about the first of November to the middle of April. Now
“Mallyho” speaks of seyen foxes being killed in one day by
the Western Massachusetts Hox Club. L think I may say
that such a score as that is never made in Maryland or Vir-
ginia in oneday. Certainly not in the memory of the pres-
ent generation, and such legends as game scores last a long
time in the memory of Virginians,
Sport is considered the most fair and generous when the
ame has the most chance tu escape. Well, if that is so,
oes it not seem that riding to the hounds is the most sports-
manlike? Now. brother sportsmen, do not think that [am
“Hnglish, you know,” for ] am not a bit so, as any one can
testify who knows me. Why could not riding to the hounds
be tried in New England? The lay of the land is very much
the same as that of western Virginia, and if it Suld be
donein one place why vot in another? Maryland does not
come into the consideration at all, as there the ground is
much more even and there is not so much timber.
When I was studying at Annapalis under an old sea cap-
tain (may his shadow never grow less) we used to hunt
almostevery day. As our pocket money wasnot a fortune we
could not afford to bire horses, so that nine times out of ten
we went ‘‘footback,” as the old darky says, but never with
guns.
Now, if some New England clubs would try riding to the
hounds a few times, I think (if they were good horsemen
and good animals) that they would have just as much funas
if they shot their foxes. .
If they do not get their fox the first time they will know
where he is, so let them try again; for what is more pleasant
than to come honie tired and drageled but with a light heart,
sparkling eyes, and about four quarts of new blood? Well
whichever is right let it predominate, and hurrah for sport
and the hounds! ROBESON LBA Low.
THE AMERICAN GORDON SETTER STANDARD.
JHE following standard was adopted by the American
Gordon Setter Club, on Jan. 12, 1889;
VALUE OF POINTS,
Head, including muzzle and nose....... near tesa 15
Wyes, ears and Vps.... 22s ce. cece ee apes ease: Sitio 5
Par ecg esas We (ey let a PW Nose tate hesa vets Beto Serie Ns ibaa ch OD
Shoulders and chest.....-. eee eas Orig eles ele ee 15
Back, loins, thighs and stifies.......... wn vehreress sls
Legs, feet, elbows and hocks.,...........+--:s.2e.8: 15
Stern and flag.......... 9g Meta s shaes Ws Eciealed pe act, 6
Colomand markings. Spyss Cow lyse ase vt yey 8
Texture of coat and feather...,...........;000.5.. 6
Symmetry and quality 21. pe peer ey eect eecsenerueees B
ba 100
Skull.—The skull should be lighter than in the old type of
Gordon setters, as was usually seen at bengh shows; must
he clean cut, with occiput well defined, and a decided stop
below the eyes, and from eye to occiput should be from 5 ta
Sigin. in mae
‘ugele.— The muzzle must be straight from eyes to end of
nose, without aby inclination to what is termed “Roman
nose” and without coarseness; it should be from corner of eye
to end of nose 4in. in length. Nostrils must be full and
wide, and nose black in color. Jaws should be exactly even
in length; a ‘‘snipe-nose” or “pig-jaw’’ is a decided blemish.
Eyes, cars and lips.—Eyes must be of medium size, and
a deep brown in eolor, mild and intellectual in expression.
Ears should be set low on the head and lie flat tothe cheeks,
without any tendency to ees should be longer than im
other breeds of setters, ey must be thin in leather and
must be well coated with fine silky hair with as little wave
as possible; the hair should extendan inch or two below the
leather. Thelips should be slightly pendulous; a trifle more
so than in other breeds of setters.
Neek.—The neck should be of good length, clean and racy,
with gradual rise from shoulders to head, and slightly
inclined to arch; should be almost free of leather, but is not
expected to be as clean on under side as a pointer’s,
Shoulders and echest—The. shoulders should be deep, with
moderately sloping blades, should be strong and positively
free of lumber and showing great liberty. The chest must
be flat between the forelegs, moderately deep and narrow,
fiving the animal a racy ee ip in front. The ribs
must be well sprung behind the shoulders, but not sufficient
to give the animal the appearance of being too round in
barrel and should extend well back toward the hip,
Bach, loins, thighs and. stifles—The back should be short
and straight, with loins Spats and slightly arched, any
tendency toswayback being decidedly objectionable. Thighs
must be strong with the muscle extending well down toward
the hocks, The stifles should be moderately well bent and
set somewhat wide apart; they should be long from point of
hip to hock joint,
Faas, feet, elbows and hocks.—The forelegs must be
straight and sufficiently strong in bone, with elbows stand-
ing close to the chest, but not under it. Hindlegs to con-
form in bone with the forelegs; eee should be moderatel
hent. Hocks must be straight. The feet must be round,
hard, arched and well padded, with hair between the toes,
The ‘‘cat foot” should have the preference.
Stern and fads Tbe stern should be set on slightly below
the line of back and carried in very nearly a straight line
from the body, the straighter the better, a “‘teapot,’’ tail is
a decided blemish. When carried down with the hand it
should not reach below the hock joint, should tapergradually
from the body to a “‘stinglike” end. The flag must be fine
and straight, any inclination to curl or ropiness being ob-
jectionable, it should taper to nothing at the end,
Color and markings.—The color should be a rich, glossy,
plumb black, with deep sienna or dark mahogany tan mark-
ings, clearly defined and without admixture of black, though
a little penciling of black on the toes is admissible. The
tan should show on lips, cheeks, throat, spot over eyes,
under side of each ear, on front of chest, on feet and legs,
also at vent, but must not extend into flag more than three
inches. The tan should show nearly to elbows on inside of
forelegs and to the hocks or above them on inside of hindlegs,
An American Gordon setter with a white frill must not be
cast aside, but aim to breed them with as little white as
possible. A good dog must not be disqualified for having
white as above described, Any white on feet or tail is a
blemish.
Texture of coat and feather.—The coat should be fine
and flat, any inclination to curl being objectionable, though
a slight wave is admissible, The feather should be about
the same in quantity as in the English setter, running down
to feet on forelegs, and to hocks on hindlegs, but only
slightly feathered below the hocks. 5
Symmetry and quality.—The American Gordon setter
should display much character, the general outline must
look the thorough workman all over, and must absolutely
be without lumber. He should be very blood-tike in ap-
pearance, combining great quality with symmetry.
I. T. NORRIS, )
FRED M. BENNETT, +} Committee.
H. MALCOLM,
COURSING.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In Dr. Van Hummels reply to my article under the above
heading, he gives ug an account of the severe struggle he
and his co-workers had to bring coursing in the West to its
present state of existence, and fells me how that very few
either understood or appreciated its beauties and exhilar-
ating effects; how at their first meet there was scarce a
corporal’s guard and a very few dogs, yet how from time to
time they have educated, as it were, their brothers to a full
appreciation of the glories of coursing and instilled into
them a determination to try conclusions with whoever
might care to compete. The result of the combined efforts
of the Doctor and his friends is now plainly yisible in the
grand exhibition they had at Great Bend last October, and
illustrates most beautifully what can be achieved by dint
of hard work and perseverance. My only regret is that the
genial Doctor could not be induced te remain here in the
Hast a little longer, and through the medium of his enthus-
iasm instil into some of our greyhound owners a biti of the
ush, backbone and ‘“‘get-thereness” which, he imparted to
his Western friends, resulting finally in the formation of
the American Coursing Club, To the great discredit of our
greyhound men of the Hast I must say they are very lethargic.
There seems to be nothing that will rouse them to the un-
derstanding that greyhounds are not Intended to be blank-
eted in winter and follow ‘“‘my lady’’ and be fed on sponge
cake and bon-bons. Wehave some royally bred dogs here,
and it is a thousand nes to see them made utterly useless
by the life to which they are consigned.
Dr. Van Hummel predicts that before many years we will
have coursing meets in the Hast and near West as fre-
quent and of as seca value and interest as anywhere in the
world, I sineerely hope the prediction will be fully realized,
but in order that it may be,it is necessary for our West-
erm coursers to give to the East a helping hand, and the
question now is, will they doit? Will they aid us wherein
we most need it, namely, the procurement of the jacks? I
have from time to time advertised in the Western papers,
have written to a dozen different gentlemen on the subject,
and yet in all cases I have received negative replies. This is
especially discouraging, since I know that jacks are very
plentiful, and that those who decline to aid us can procure
for themselves all they want without any apparent trouble.
The Hast now asks the West to aid it in its effort to secure
the wary jacks, so that it too may enjoy what has been the
West’s privilege for years past, Could we procure a moder-
ate number, say 50, a dozen friends stand ready to buy them,
and thus form the nucleus of a club, which has for so many
years been my cherished hope. If they can supply to us the
deficiency that now bothers us, there will soon _besuch a
federation of clubs twixt the Hast and the near West that:
Hngland will no longer be able to hold her best and fastest
dogs against the influences of the Yankee dollars. We are
a, progressive nation, and come honestly by it, The one ab-
sorbing thought and desire is always to be ‘fon top,” always
at the front, regardless of what it costs to “‘get there,’’ and
so ib is [ will predict that ere five years have rolled by the
dogs that now are considered fast by us will be laid aside as
paling before the veritable fiyers that will grace our meet-
ings. .
i am sory that the Doctor takes isste with meat my
having stated my doubts as to the speed of Whitelips. The
standard of excellence and: beauty is arrived at solely, by
comparison, and while I do not for a single moment wish to
be thought as belittling that beautiful bitch, I still adhere
to my-former statement as to her speed and cleverness
+
when the price paid for heris considered, That she is bred
most fashionably, that she has some of the very best run-
ning bleod im her veins, goes without saying; and my only
regret is that Ldo not own her, for I consider her to be fully
worth all that was paid for her for breeding purposes alone.
My Western friends must not think me either presumptuous
or disposed in the slightest degree to belittle their dogs or
their performances, as such thoughts are furthest from my
intention. My remarks in the former article on coursing,
though referring to Whitelips, were not intended to prove
her to be other than what she really is, viz., the fastest and
probably the best greyhound bitch in the West, but rather
that she is not what is considered by coursers of the world
“fast and clever,” 1 cannot recede from my position, which
holds good now, and is tacitly acknowledged by the Doctor,
though not intentionally. He says Lord Neversettle, Mr.
Dent's trial dog, has just arrived in America, and I believe
he told me Whitelips is from thesame kennel, Now, a trial
dog bears the same relation to a kennel that a running mate
does to a Stable, viz., to be slipped with a sapling in order to
arrive at a knowledge of his speed when pushed to the ut-
most.
Dr. Van Hummel says #800 will buy an untried dog of the
very best blood to be found in England, This I do not deny
in the least, though the cases are very, very rare where an
owner or breeder of high class stock will sell any of his dogs
until they haye been tried. In case they should make a
habit of doing so, they would probably by mistake sell the
very best and have the worst left on their hands. This is
yery often the breeders’ luck, and I am not the only one that.
has experienced it. From the Doctor’s remarks one would
infer that Whitelips was an untried dog when bought, yet I
am told that she was 21 months old before she left England.
Mr. Dent is an old courser and kept Lord Neversettle, weare
told, for trial purposes. The chances therefore are greatly
against the supposition that Mr, Dent kept Whitelips for 21
months, and yet never ran her with Lord Neversettle in
order io see what she could do, The probability is that he
did it on more than one occasion and was satisfied that she
was neither fast nor clever according to the English accepta-
tiou of the term; that is, fast and clever enough to win a
stake of even ordinary value, such as are constantly being
tun there. Had she borne to the English dogs the same re-
lation that sbe does to ours in point of speed, etc., £1,000
would not have bought her,
We are told she can beat Bessie Lee, the winner of the
Great Bend meeting, completely off her legs in two courses,
but continue it to five courses in one day and the case will
be reversed. This simply proves that Whitelipsisan out
and out greyhound and that Bessie Leeis simply a very
slow dog but a stayer and depends upon that quality to win.
It. seems to me a great want of consideration for a dog,
when a courser will submit to its bein & run in five courses
in one day, Treating a dog in such @ manner will soon
break it down, as not onein ten thousand is able to stand
the strain of mind and body that such treatment entails,
Instead of such coursing being regarded as cruelty to the
jacks I certainly should say it is cruelty to the dogs, and it
seems to mé any man who truly values his dog would
never pub him to suchatest. If our Western dogs have to
be submitted to such sort of work, im one season at most
they will be run “stale,” and every year see a new set of
dogs in the field,
The statement that English flyers cannot stand a loug and
punishing course is not substantiated by facts. We are
constantly hearing of the hare being run till it drops dead,
while itis no uncominon thing for a dog to run both itself
and its quarry to a standstill. Take, for instance, Dr,
Brown’s old Sport, which ran into the last six of 178 dogs.
Then, again, Mr. Reed’s Sultan, that won the stake (South-
port), Is there want of staying powers in such dogs? Then
there was Lord Sefton’s Senabe, which ran a hare for 16 min-
utes by the watch, at Lythan, at top speed, and the very
next week turned about and won the Waterloo cup. How
about Riot, who won seventy-four out of eighty-six courses,
all large stakes, and against crack dogs. Such dogs must
have marvelous bottom to perform such deeds, yet we are
told-by the Doctor that English flyers can’t stay. Again,
we have Trip the Daisy, who ran her hare such a terrible
course that her quarry dropped dead in its tracks, while she
had to be carried on Mr. Cortwright’s rug to the carriage.
I could cite a hundred cases in refutation of the Doctor's
assertion.
The fact that none of the imported dogs have proved to
be fast simply substantiates my statement that we did vot
buy what was called “‘fast’ in England. Our cousins on
the other side have been coursing with greyhounds for over
100 years, and have spent for the sport £1,000 where we have
spent as many cents. It seems to me rather presumptuous
to tell those coursers of half a century that they do not
know what a fast dog is, and that £50 dogs become fast and
cleyer as soon as they reach our shores. Whitelips was
never given a fair show, it seems to me. To have run her at
her best, she should have been Kept here a year at least
before working her, in order to acclimate her, build her up
and enable her to be put in good shape so as to do credit to
both her owner and breeder. I have imported probably as
many greyhoundss as any man in this country, yet I have
never been able to get any of them into real good health and
Spirits under one year. The ocean trip is very debilitating,
and our climate is so variable that even the dogs’ coats can-
not be gotten right in much less than a year, hence I feel
that Whitelips would have rendered a better account of her-
self had she been kept quiet for a year.
Though [ am not quite positive that she came from
Mr. Dent’s kennels und so had been slipped with Lord
Neversetile, still the fact that she was twenty-one months
old ere she left England leads to the belief that she had been
tried and was not considered fast nor clever as their under-
standing of the words goes. A dogis quite in his prime at
eighteen mouths, and itis hardly probable that any courser
would keep a dog beyond that age still untried, Hnglish-
men are ever on the qui vive for *“‘good things,’ and they are
not letting them slip through their fingers at the rate of £'0
each, Mr, Dent might have presented her to Mr. Lowe, but
had he considered her to be what is claimed of ber, £60 would
not haye bought her, any more than #50 would buy Balkis,
I believe in giving all due credit to both breeder and
owner as well as to the dog, but I hold itis unfair to the
brotherhood to pronounce encomiums upon a doe which is
not deserving of them, as evidenced in calling Lord Never-
settle one of the best in England (where there are over
30,000 of this one breed) simply because he is nearly related
to a very fast one which recently brought $3,000 at auction,
Possessing two such wondertul dogs we ought no donbt to
be satisfied, but I hope we are not,
I believe within the next five years there will be the same
evolution in greyhounds that the past five years haveshown
in our other dogs. We were satisfied with a Croxteth and a
Thunder, to-day we crave such as Revel 111., Graphic and
Count Howard. I belieye the time is not far distant wher
some of our enthusiastic and wealthy sportsmen will go
over to England, and witnessing some grand coursing such
as is seen at Haydock and Gosforth Parks, or on the plains
of Altear, buy some grand Poun ES beT: veritable flyers of
rarest blood and staying qualities, and bring them over for
us to witness their performances. A hundred years of prac-
tical knowledge and vast experience has produced te the
English their present superior dogs, and I shall not rest con-
tent till I see a Herschel, Greater Scot, Barnaby or Misterton
galloping after our jacks, whether he be bred here or in
England, whether he belongs to me or our genial Doctor
who has done 80 much to adyance the sport that is nearest
our hearts, H, W. HUNTINGTON,
32
FOREST AND STREAM.
(JAN, 81, 1888.
DOG TALK.
EK have received the first number of the Iustrated
i Kennel. Magazine, published at Leeds, Eng. It is
issued quarterly, and with it is incorporated the Pet Dog
Journal. With its change of name its sphere of usefulness
is greatly enlarged, and in addition to its care for the inter.
ests of pet dogs, the Magazine will henceforth open its
columns to all breeds, If the number of the Magazine be-
fore us is a sample of those to follow, we congratulate its
Pa pine and extend to its publishers our hearty wishes for
its success,
From all accounts the coming dog show season will bring
out an array of winners that will astonish even the most
sanguine believers in the improvement of the different
breeds. We have been told, in strict confidence—which of
course in no case shall we violate—of an unprecedented num-
ber of dark dogs that are sure to win the coveted blue.
These iittie confidential notes will be of very great assist-
ance to us in making up the reports of the different shows,
as with all the good qualities of the winners so plainly set
before us our only task will be to jot down the few slight
imperfections that have escaped the eye of the owner,
Our Chicago correspondent writes, ‘“We are all right. We
are going to have a drag-hunt. The following is the an-
nouncement as made public in the daily papers: ‘A fox
hunt, in whieh the fox will be an aniseed bag, is to take
place oyer a ten-mile course in South and Jackson parks on
Washington's Birthday. Ladies and gentlemen who want
to ride to hounds must send in their names to.J. L. Day, 91
Clark street, or J. P. Johnston, 243 State street, before Keb.
iz. The only requirements are that the applicants must be
good riders and have good horses,’ ”
Our old vorrespondent “Quester”? writes: “Happening to
wiance over the black field spaniel standard as adopted by
the Hnglish Spaniel Club, my eyes rest on the closing sen-
tence, descriptive of ‘general appearance.’ It reads, ‘A
grand combination ef beauty and utility.’ From this my
gaze wanders te the portrait of Moonstone and—I smile.”
It is reported that the Philadelphia Kennel Clyb has
changed the dates for its show to March 19 to 22, We have
heard nothing from them recarding such change, and hope !
that it has not been made. These dates were claimed last |
week by the Rochester Kennel Club, and both shows would
certainly suffer if held at the same time.
A lady whe resides in Vineland, N. J., was presented with
a St. Bernard puppy about Dec. 1, 1888, and she wishes the
vedigree. The puppy was purchased from some one then
iviig on Highty-seventh street, New York. Should any of
nur readers know anything of this they will confer a favor
Sy sending particulars to this office.
We learn that Mr. F. H. F, Mercer, of Ottawa, Canada,
will shortly import two or three Clumber spaniel bitches
from a well known kennel in England. Owing to want of
condition and an accident to one of his team Mr. Mercer
bts not exhibit his dogs this season, at least at the earlier
SbaOws. 3
We understand that a new departure will be made by the
managers of the New York dog show in the arrangement of
the benches and judges’ rings. We suggest that they also
make an improvement in the catalogue by placing the list
of special prizes at the head of the class for each breed,
Intending exhibitors should not forget that entries for the
New York dog show closenext Monday, Feb.4. Theaddress
of the superintendent is Jas. Mortimer, 44 Broadway, New
York,
The Beagle Club is all right. The pret informs us
that the report of a split in the club has no foundation in
fact, and that the club was never in better condition than at
the present time.
Mr. Wade decidedly objects to “honorable” in lien of hon-
orary in his article last week,
There are 280 entries for the Pittsburgh dog show to be
held next week,
The next meet of the Occidental Coursing Club, of Cali-
fornia, will take place Feb, 22,
DAYTON. KENNEL CLUB.—Dayton, O., Jan, 29.—
Hditor Forest and Stream: The new kennel club com-
leted their organization by electing A. A, Winters, Presi-
ae Chas. Wheeler, Vice-President; Chas. G. Stoddard,
Secretary and Treasurer; they with the following named
gentlemen, Ed D. Grimes, Dr. W. R. Howe, Gustav Sander,
R. C. Anderson and Chas. Hanitch, of this city, and Grif T-.
Miller, of Cincinnati, compose the board of directors for the
year. The kennel-and yards are two acres in extent on
one of the knolls at Oakwood, one mile south of this city.
Frank Wilcox is superintendent, The kennel building is a
model structure for the purpose, of snug cottage style,
60x30ft., with cross hallways 21ft. wide through the build-
ing; roomy stalls for sixty dogs, well lighted and ventilated,
convenient kitchen arrangements, abundance of pure water,
separate quarters for bitches and puppies, comfortable hos-
ital for convalescents away from the kennel. Most of the
eee owned by members are for practical field work, while
others are well knewn winners on the bench, or field trial
dogs.—DAYTON.
SPANIEL FIELD TRIALS.—Editor Forest and Stream:
I have watched and waited for several weeks in the vain
hope that the spaniel men would be heard from on the sub-
ject of spaniel field trials; but, with the single exception of
Mr, Mercer, they are as silentastheSphinx, Thisis strange,’
for the Clutibers are suid to be inferior to the fields an
cockers at work; yet the Clumber man is in favor of a test of
merit, and the advocates of the latter—where are they? For
heayen’s sake, gentlemen, remember that your pets are in-
tended by nature for work, not to be*enddled up at home
and taken around to shows and win prizes, Is no one in
favor of field trials save Mr, Mercer and—QUESTER?
MASTIFF PUPPY WEIGHTS.—South Paris, Me., Jan.
23.—Hditor Forest and Stream: In your issue of Jan. 10 1
see a communication from W. J. McMullen asking if any
one can beat his mastilf puppy in weight. I havea puppy
whelped July 17, by Don Quixote out of Nell, which weighed
Jan. W, 125lbs. ‘This, I think, is ahead of MceMullen.—w.
M. SHAW.
PHILADELPHIA KENNEL CLUB,.—Philadelphia, Jan.
%4,--Hditor Forest and Stream: Atthe annual meeting of the
Philadelphia Kennel Club, Ezra Comfort, 15 N. 7th street,
was elected President, Francis 8, Brown, 608 Chestnut
street, Secretary, and Chas S. Thompson, 2247 Richmond
street, was elected Treasurer—FRANCIS S. BROWN, See.
SETTERS LOST.—The Rosecroft Kennels have lost two
of their English setter bitches, one blue belton and ove
white with black and tan head. 'They strayed or were stolen
from Plainfield, N. J., Jan. 23. Any inforination concern-
ing them will be thankfully received by Wilson Fiske, 102 by Cricket out of Trinket, by Warner & H:
Chambers street, New York,
1887, by Stub out of Silk, by P. M, Carman, Wrightsvi
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 centr.
NAMES CLAIMED,
GE" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Bianks-
Bugler Boy and Forest Queen. By P. M. Carman, Wrightyills,
Pa., for white and tan beagle dog and bitch, whelped Aug. 9, 1888,
By oe apes Rattler—imported Lady Bird) out of Floret
(Bob—Mary).
. Helen McGregor and Buttercup. By Warner & Hamilton, Canaan
Four Corners, N. Y., for black, white and tan and sable and white
collie bitches, whelped July 13, 1888, by champion Clipper (A,K.R.
2029) out of Nellie McGregor (champion Rex, \.K.R. 149—Juno).
Judge's Gal, Rap, Gyps, Forest. Belle and Orphan Girl. By Jas,
P. Swain, Jr.. Bronxviile, N. Y., for white and liver pointer
pene preload July 19, 1888, by Judge (A.K.R. 6390) out of Ruby
-KLR. 4893).
Seul. By Jas. P. Swain, Jv., Bronxville, N.Y., for liver and
white ticked pointer dog, whelped July 19, 1888, by J udge (A. K.R,
6390) out of siuby (Aah Ee 4893).
Crazy Jane. By H, J. Warner, Madison. Wis., for fawn pug
bitch, whelped Aug, 8, 1888, by Cricket (Tuck—Toodles) out of
Trinket (Dandy—Pansy Blossom).
_Ino. By Dayid H. Olark, Natick, Mass., for white and tawny
St. Bernard bitch, whelped Sept. 9, 1888, by Scotch Bonivard
(champion Bonivard—Mirza) out of Madam (A.K.R. 4707).
Flake. By W. Bard Patterson, Williamsport, Pa., for lemon
and white English setter bitch, whelped July 22, 1888, by Rock,
Jv., (Glen Rock—Armida) out of Pauline (Roybell ITT.—Luey).
Starlight. By W. Bard Patterson, Williamsport, Pa., for white,
black and tan English setter bitch, whelped Aug. 11, 1888, by Rock,
Jr. (Glen Rock—Armida) ont of Dashing Kate (Dashing Lion—
Queen Anne), ‘
Daisy Dean (1. By Dr. E. J. Gross, Athens-on-Hudson, N. ae
for liver and white corker spaniel bitch, whelped May 1, 1888, by
Rex (Col. Stubbs, A.K.R. 4675—Daisy Dean) ont of Romp (Grouse
—Stone’s imported bitch).
Maud. By H.G, Vinal, North Plymouth, Mass., for white bull-
terrier bitch, whelped June 28, 1888, by Benjo (A_K.R. 4217) out of
Nanno (A K.R. 4219).
Rockdale Queen. By Rovkdale Kennels, New Bedford, Mass., for
White bull-terrier bitch, whelped Oetober, 18887, by Royal Dia-
mond (A.K.R, 4311) out of Mercedes Royal (— —Princess Louise).
Rockdale Belle. By Rockdale Kennels, New Bedford, Mass., for
white bull-terrier bitch. whelped April 17, 1888, by Benjo (A,K.R,
4217) out of Mustard ‘A.K.R. 6188),
Seaside Kennels. By H. S. Vinal,
North Plymouth, Mass., tor
his kennels of bull-terriers.
. BRED.
Be" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Woodland Maid—Rowdy. J. M. Fronefield, Jr.'s (Wayne, Pa.)
beagle bitch Woodland Maid (Skipper—Nellie II.) to W. D.
Hughes's Rowdy (champion Rattler U1—champion Myrtle),
ec. 26.
Nel—The_ Rambler. J, M. Fronefield, Jr..s (Wayne, Pa.) beagle
bitch Nell (Flute M.—Pride) to his The Rambler (Marehboy IL—
Lizzie), Dec. 10. ri :;
Heather Bell—Metchley Wonder, A. R. Kyle’s (South Norwalk,
Conn.) collie bitch Heather Bell to A. H. Megson’s Metchley Won-
der (Sefton—Minnie), Dec. 29. ‘ :
Madge—Bonnie Dunkeld. McoHwen & Gibson’s (Byron, Ont.) col-
lie bitch Madge (Highlander—Hasty) to their Bonnie Dunkeld
(Highlander—Hlectric), Dec. 24. Bi
Bonnie Doon—Charleroi I. McEwen & Gibson's (Byron, Ont.)
collie bitch Bonnie Doon (Bonnie Dunkeld—Bonnie Knowe) to
Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Charleroi U1. (champion Charlemagne—
Sooty), Dec. 27, ra ‘
Jess—Bonnie Dunkeld. McEwen & Gibson's (Byron, Ont.) collie
bitch Jess (Heather—Madge) to their Bonnie Dunkeld (Highlander
—Electric). Jan. 23. j :
Tady Woodford—hed Gauntlet. Tower Grove Kennels’ (St, Louis,
Me.) collie bitch Lady Woodford reopen Nullamore—Dot) to
Mckwen & Gibson’s Red Gauntlet (champion Charlemagne—
Hasty), Jan, 23. :
Alpha—Wacouta_Nap. Johu 8. Reid’s (Rome, N.Y.) mastifé
bitch Alpha (A,K.R. 3921) to St. Joe Kennels’? champion Wacouta
Nap (AKR. 5425), Dec. 25.
Baroness IV.—Wacouta Nop. W. BE. Walden’s (Watervliet,
Mich.) mastiff biteh Baroness TV. to St. Joe Kennels’ champion
Wacouta Nap (A.K.R,. 5435), Dee. 30. _ }
Rosa, Croxteth—Wi. Tell. Geo. 7. Corman’s (Cochituate, Mass.)
pointer bitch Rosa Croxteth (Royal Croxteth—Maggie V.) to G. A.
Parker's Wm. Tell (A. K.R. 2640), Nov. 25.
Guess—Doctor. W.8. Bidwell’s (Monterey, Mass.) pointer bitch
Guess (A.K.R. 6817 to his Doctor (A.K.R. 6319), Jan. 25.
Bear—Brigand. A. Wilky’s (Mt. Vernon, N. Y.) Russian poodle
bitch ee (Styx—Juliet) to W. ©. Sandford’s Brigand (Riga—
an. 19,
Watkill Bess—Red Rover. F. P. Servey’s (Rome, N. Y.) cocker
spaniel bitch Walkill Bess (Walkill Silk—Walkill Blanche, A.K.
KR. 1201) to Theo. J. Hook’s chumpion Red Rover (champion Obo
IL. A.K.R. 432—Woodstock Dinah), Jan. 22.
Skip W.—Obo Il. Oldham & Willey’s (Salmon Falls, N. H.)
cocker spaniel bitch Skip W. (Newton Abbot Laddie, A.K.R. 5686
—Pessie W., A.K.K 5565) to champion Obo LI. (A K.R. 432),
Phonsie—Jersey. Oldham & Willev’s (Salmon Falls, N. H.)
cocker spaniel bitch Phonsie (A.K.R. 1482) to their Jersey (cham-
pion Obo II.—Darkie), Jan. 26, . ;
Bessie Grant—Black Pete. Oldham & Willey’s (Salmon Falls, N.
H.) cocker spaniel bitch Bessie Grant (Dandy W.—Toronto J et) to
their champion Black Pete (A.IKK.R. 2071) Dee, 28,
Dinah Bennett—Baby Oboe. Oldham & Willey’s (Salmon Falls,
N. H.) voeker spaniel hitch Dinah Bennett (champion Black Pete
—Eeauty W.) to their Baby Obo (A.K.R. 5462), Nov. 30.
Bessie W.—Jersey. Oldham & Willey’s (Salmon Falls, N.H.)
cocker spaniel bitch Bessie W.(A.K.K. 5565) to their Jersey (cham-
pion Obo If —Darkie), Dec. 18. .
Judic—Sancho G, Mr. Bronsdon’s (Milton, Mass.) cocker spaniel
bitch Judie (champion Black Pete—Fannie Obo) to Mount Waite
Kennels’ Sancho G, (A.K.R. 6506), Jan. 14,
Brownie—Sancho Mount Waite Kennels’ (South Framing-
ham, Mass.) cocker spaniel bitch Brownie (Capt. Stubbs—Plossy
C.) to their Sancho G. (A.K.R. 6506), Jan, 19.
Musterd—Benjo. Rockdale Kennels’ (New Bedford, Mass.) bull-
terrier biteh Mustard (A.K.R, 6188) to H. G. Vinal’s Benjo (A.K.
R. 4217), Dec. 20.
WHELPS.
= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Sequa. Wr. J. Sloan’s (Boston, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch Sequa
(Otto—Lulu), Jan. 28, nine (four dogs), by C, G. Wheelock’s Mer-
chant Prince (champion Merchant Prince—champion Miranda).
Fluff. Warner & Hamilton’s (Canaan Four Corners, N. V.) Irish
setter bitch Fluff (flcho———_), Jan, 21, eleyen (nine dogs). by T.
J, Farley’s Kenmore (champion Glencho—Red Lassie),
: SALES.
ee Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Dixie. White, black and tan ticked beagle dog, whel
ns}
ed Dec. 8,
e, Pa., to
Geo. W. Wood, same place.
Tor—Beeeh Grove rincess whelps. Light fawn mastiff dogs,
whelped March 14, 1888, by Geo. Jackson, Beech Grove, Ind., one
each to Rev. John G. Mizer, Kirby, O., and Rey. A. Huthmacher,
New Sandusky, O. ;
Judge’s Gal and Orphan Girl. White and liver pointer bitches,
whelped July 19, 1888, by Judge (A.K.R. 6390) out of Ruby (A.K.R.
a by dees P. Swain, Jr,, Bronxville, N. Y,, te Wm. Gormley,
onkers, N. Y.
Rap. White and liver ticked pointer bitch, whelped July 19,
1888, by J udge (A. K.R. 6890) out of Ruby (A.K.R. 4898), by Jas. P.
Swain, Jr., Bronxville, N, Y., to Dr. B. C. Russell, Keene, N. H.
Gy Psy. ‘White, liver ears, pointer bitch, whelped July 19, 1888,
by Judge (A.K.R. 6390) ont of Ruby (A.K.R. 4893), by James P,
Bway r., Bronxville, N, Y., to Dr. G. H. Pomeroy, Fast Hamip-
ton, Mass. :
Forest Belle. White and liver pointer bitch, whelped July 19,
1883, by Judge (A.K.R. 6390) out of Ruby (A.K.R. 4898 . by Jas. P,
Swain, Jr,, Bronxville, N. Y., to H. L. Keyes, Springfield, Mass.
Bell T. Black and white pointer bitch, whelped May 22, 1888, by
Wim, Tell (A.K.R. 2640) out of Daisy A. (A.K.R. 8888), by 0. A.
Parker, Worcester, Mass,, to H. E, Sibley, same place.
Robert Tell, Liver and white pointer dog, whelped ers 22, 1888,
by Wim, Tell (A.K.R. 2640) out of Daisy A, (A. K.R. 3883), by ©. A.
Parker, Worcester, Mass., to L. M. Richards, same place,
Dan EK. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped June 10, 1888, b
Mikado out of Gypsy K., by OC, A. Parker, Worcester, Mass., to KH.
K. Lefiinewell, New York. ‘
Crazy Jane, Wawn, black points, pug bitch,whelped Aug. 8, 1888,
amilton, Canaan Four
orners, N. Y., to H. J. Warner, Madison, Wis,
Don Casdr (tormerly Don). White, brindle spot, smooth St. _
Bernard dog, yi Bela Feb, 22, 1886, by St. Botolph out of Belle of
Sterling, by John Woodbury, New York, to Chas. D, Bernheimer,
same place.
Chequasseé Maud. Orange brindle, white marki ngs, St. Bernard
bitch, whelped Oct. 12, 1888, by imported Beauchamp out of Lady
Hanley, by Geo, Q. Dow, North Epping, N. H., to Mrs, H.S. Cham-
bers, Port Jervis, N. Y. -
Guess. White and black English settter dog, whelped July 3,
1886, by Earl Briton out of Bpok Gladstone, b
Wrightsville, Pa., to Dr. J. H.
Flake. Vemon and white English setter biteh, whelped July 22,
Jr.
Pa., to W, Bard Patterson, Wiuliamsport, Pa,
Liver cocker spaniel hitch, WwielDed Oct. 27, 1837, by
Lilly I
by Ja.
fe not
iven,
ew Bed
fotd,;
WAntInG.—This is always an important tite in the puppy's
life, and often the fat, plump puppy suddenly—haying the mater: -
nal aliment withdrawn trom him—sinks in flesh atid pines away
almost toa skeleton. That will not be the case if the pups have
been accustomed to bur Puppy Food before Weaning, and gradu=
ally to onr Puppy Biscuits, The puppies should be fed in the
absencé of the mother, and so long as she sleeps with them at
night they should be fed before she is let into them, and as soon
as they sleep apart from her, make a practice of feeding them
late, and after that put fresh food down so that they may get it
early in the morning, and not be kept waiting. Of all dealers, or
of Spratts Patent, 235-245 East 56th street, New York.—Adv,
Hifle and Crap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
A PISTOL SCORE,.—Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 19.—Hdttor Forest and
Stream: Linclose you, at Mr. Jos, Slapnick’s request, target and
score of Mr. Louis Staib of this city, Jan. 19. For an elderly
man (66 years) I consider it remarkable, and he can do it oyerand
oyer again. There are six shots, With..22 caliber 10in. barrel
pistol, at 40ft,, counting 58 out of a possible 60.—W-. G. SCHIRMER.
BOSTON, Jan. 26.—The range was alive to-day with rifle and
pistol shooters. The weather conditions were very fine for this
season of the year, and all the matches received attention, Salem
iden won the ead a al in the ahora atan, and CO. E. Berry
the champion medal. Following are the best scores made to-day:
+ 20-Shot Rest Match. bes
SOV ald elas |. oti tial tetee 10 10 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 44
91211 11 12 10 9 73 1p-9n
1 8 9 9ILTL 910 12
101110 9 9 91272 8 19-993
altoid Sd
12 11 12 16 12—
Champion Medal Match. | ele
WT Ren Aa) dddes4cbsleledael ener HY Weep
8
9
8
9 7
Rest Prize Match.
S Wildatrd?. 5.208 stiler rcienercioan 9121012 12 9 10 11 12 12-409
Ballatdien alsa ee kee 1110101010 9 911 9 y2—
3 Medal and Badge Maten, Aiea Ag
DOD eens Ve inn Gerry iorsenec als. 0 6 7 91010 9 Ls
Sie Victory Medal oe 1
(AN otine Weooeenn PanWaea th. cerk oe 8 7 8 810 8 H-78
MOTO eee a seen seen aI TY 910 6 7 610 3 6
ae 50 Yards, .22-100 Rifle Match, 2) Yards Target, bea
A B Archer....... ess mek oe aut 0 910 10—
"cir DY BEL Seve Og ee soe 10 8 910 910 7 9 nth
Se ends Pb eed Bi 8 A, : 9 i es ap 7 10—83 ~
arte. eerie ee i 3 ry
By cake mene? 10 121 ae
TR Munroesicss ccpcicvessa was »+--12 12 10 12 12:12 10 12 11 12-445
A Ballar@ssi: tes weeeviees veovsees 101010 10 11 11 11 9 12 17405
LR Avay neeubk ikl. Weenie 99 9111211 9 911 1-101.
JE Tuttle........ Si Rs aE at 9 91012 9 9 1010 12 12— 99
oe elalabar-fe FEES fina Tioenete eet 6 6 8 91110 9 8 9 §— 84
W C Prescott....... ee STP MS 98776999 % p89
Ac Rimballe tlt este abe 967 9 61265 8 6%
ie aa ek Hip teees oe ee — 4 Shalt —_ 2 7 Y— "4
AMBIIS Giessen aoe ey eee .
pee itty Yards Pistol Maten. eae
W W Bennett....... nm ---10 1010 8101010 9 9 9_o5
J B Fellows 10 91010 9 710 9 10—93.
W_ Charles.. 9 8 8 8 8 910 9 9—30
T Mason.... 7 95 6 910 9 9 7%
HL Lee.. 95 8 % 6 6 810 B_%
A Sharp.. 6910 6 8 6 7 7 g-%--
SSN Soe 6 Ree paeae
CAPT A VE be otis dd areditiads tee eat 5 6-8!
; ae en eet 10964
JOEID IUGR SOR es: Dae oomdoe eed 1 6 9 888
W Charles..... hrc ne OEE ye 109988 9 8 710 9_87
Be@i ny scent teeta et eres yeti 5 9 9 9 9 8 810 8 0X94
IPB: WEL OWS oe errae erent 10 9 61010 9 6 5 9 10—84
A Loring..........> Pe vacant -910 7 7 9 910 9 4 9—83
B Conners.,..--02:-ieseceees eevee 10 6 % % 8 610 8 10 10—R9
BG Baker.....-- SPR ITAR WS ae 10 710 8 610 5 6 8 77
OT) Moores, eam ss i: Sock Hct ac 269966 8 5 9 7%
Raph WanGuscuseceieee stele eee nson aes 10468568 5 7 5—e4
LUG De etal 2 ne en Ye 6 6 8 610 6 4 6 9 1-83
GARDNER, Mass., Jan. 24,- Regular meet of the Gardner Rifle
Club, Hackmatack Kange, 200yds. off-hand:
A Mathews..... suse 5 68 99 9 9 910 10-84
G F Elisworth. -8 8 7 81010 7 9 § B84
FB Hadgell..... +O TAO eT i Re ie ay
Alex Knowlton 89 8 7 5 9 81010 6—xO
D Newton........ -1010 ¢ 8 7 8 8 9 § B83
KOUNTCHOISS. sso --7 $689 % 9 8 9 8—%8
ZETTLER RIFLE CLUB.—This famous off-hand club met the
team of Our Own Rifle Club, of Newark, at. the Bowery range of -
the Zettlers last evening, but too late for our issue this week.
The Zettlors have shot 11i gallery matches since their organiza.
tion, and the only club that ever succeeded in deteating them was
the Frelinghuysen Rifle Club, of Newark, which beat them once
at Newark and once in New York. Notwithstanding this fine.
record the Our Owns intend to make a big fight to win. The seC- -
Feb. 6,
} ond match will be shot on the Our Own’'s range, in N ewark, on
p2-cal. Mr,
| .B2-44 target revolver, and it) was supposed that he would use it in
this mateh, which would have placed the competitors upon an
equal footing.
the wide margin between the scores.
detail at h0yds., standard American target: :
WW A Hughes,,...-.,.-::
Jan. 31, 1889.]
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 27.—The revolyer match—ot as it
rned out the pistol-revalver match—between HE, J, Darlington,
Wilmington, Del, and N. A. pet ea of Williamsport; Pa., has
n concluded at the Healdmoor Range. Mr. Hughes, it will be
membered, ranks among the best amateur shotsin the counti'y,
na it was expected that, he would win the match, but bid lea
as greatly jacreased by using a Stevens .22-cal,, 10in, barrel
tol, which is a great advantage over a target revolver of ¢yen
a Smith & Wesson
,
Hughes has heretofore shot wit
Mr. D.
and his scores not near up to his mark
i
arlington was not in ood form for shooting
which also accounts for
ollowing are the scores in
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10 8 6 9 %—73—688
ST. JOSHPH, Mo., Jan. 25.—The rifle club held a very enjoyable
practice shoot t.-day at theirrange, Several new members were
“present and took eg im the contest.
4
Following are the scores
at 200vds. off-hand, Hinman standard target;
DE Eberly (2.00. diss) cere 710 8 ¥ &8 8 & Y F780
45 8 9 G6 810 6 9 5—T4
10 6 6 410 4 7 910 6—75—229
W T Whiteford..... aad SOdy ay uo. & 6 6 610 69 7 5 971
7% 969% 9 7 6 5-7
6 510 9 49 5 5 8 8—63—206
JW Batcheller.......---...-0...6 4 8 5 6 6 7 5 3B 4—h4
4657 655 7 7 5 8—59
fb 7 710 8 4 4 4 8—55—168
UH Bberly....... --.------ 8B GT BO 4 9 5 b TH
OHR4 7590 7 7 7 & 56
6444969 4 6 0 8 4—44—168
@ B Roberts. s.r ckseseet ice 46438506 7 7 6-48
79705 4% 4 0 4-47
56 8 8 7 8 % B 6 8B O—55—140
Geo Arnhold......... pes 140 OF Arnie) ot aot os ee 88
PGI GARROT en rtae: seat oul a .s.108 W A Michael:.,...;. ede 84
W P Blockwell....... .... veel?
KING. CIty, dan. 26—Today at King City the home team
defeated Newton Brook the third tinie for the rifle championship.
The following is the score;
ry King City. we Newton Brook,
SE TISR ORS Svs kids ea a oe 84 Ri MeCaemeszs) .coythiee eth
Dr Norman.....--) 22. -.4,82 WA Clatke ....5.5 wt ttekd v2
TW Crossley.....-.......-82 BW Clarke,......: Paitin Wena gt!)
x60 Carley..--....... Perrys 5S T Humberstone ........67
FeraQitle, pape ee eee sted Jos Smith. ...i....22002...267
Wo Boss...22. 202. ieee ASMUGE By u.cseceavisa lec! 65
Oye 1) eae a a ae 63 G Golding. ........... in aG4
He Rogerke 2). oa esd 2 (Feo Clarke .....2.. 222.00. 61
Warleyy-o -- eee reno) Ph CoStesler.ae ort > setae 58
Opel ke =e Meh ata al PP SY —TZ0) .GeHiomeseert cee eli it 56—654:
#H Simpson..... } 68 6 5 ¥ 6 6 10—70
A H Carlisle... 8 4966 6 5 4 T—58
H Missimer........ , 4 8 4 6 6 6 110 7—58
W Rice........ Pe Rc a PE 341063644 4 4-48
Rest Match. :
Simpeon....... Delp tenet ie nie $7 8 9 8 TIOTL 7 10—86
Missimer.... i oe? BT BT 7 912 6 (73
A H Carlisle... .. JLo9.% 8.9 4.697 7 5-78
\piblics eee ee a es 6 7 £°% 4 6°89 B°4 G—He
, ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. Jan. 26:—At the last meeting of the St.
Louis Club twelve members turned out to do battle for the club's
handsome gold medal. The scores taken as a whole are poor,
Atill ons man saved the club’s reputation by making 85, Twenty
yards, standard target, .22-cal. gallery pistol. ’
Batter ee ele! cid a ese ee 8 910 7 58 9 9 9 6 10—85
WEsnmmerield. 22h). Bl kaw sve sen = Toate fh D0) 89 bet 3
Dy y seWe LQ Ol ote eten Pk ect nee W sighs oe ce 7 7 8 9 51010 8 9 881
BH Mohrstadt......... A See h998 7 8 810 9 h%%
iW WD Perret...\.s5..02. 00. ae Pale eae Wettve> 8 6 5 7 $10 610 8 7
EA HOGG eens pepe dees wee l £95996 8 8 & 8-76
ASTRON SOs ck au teeny ssh. meee vo ds vine ie el Seen hie eee Ley
Wa CK waite rine os ae lige ens SO TOG 9 an Tie ee ep
OON@UNAUB he Fees ee nes teen ee .-5 9 6 710 9 8 6 6 5—Ti
MIAME VEE etna beeen cay nee 65 7 66 8 7 810 6—69
WobritHettel tt. tise its ei er nee 47766 8 6 YT 7 7-65
OOWiATAGE. Bie a eegee tee ds cesae We G 1%, Y .00015, 7 4-60
UNSER FRITZ.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.—The inclement weather to-day
caused a livht aitendance at Shell Mound and Harbor View. At
the former place some good scores were made at 200vds. F.O.
Young and Anthony Johnson shot 50 shots with a .44 caliber
Smith & Wesson revolver to decide whe was the champion of the
State. When shooting the two gentlemen bad frequently to stop
on account of the heavy rain and changes of light. Mr. Young
won by a good score. Mr. Johnson haying dropned out in the
early part of the contest. Therange was 150ft. Wellowing is Mr.
Young's record:
Standard Ring Target.
Tek LOTT POO: Sit
§ 7910 6 9
91010 7 8 8 9 8 & 8—85
10 6 910 81010 910 9-91
7 6 610 910 6 8 % 9—78—425
Corporal Lew Townsend. despite his “old age, failing right eve
and general decrepitness,” made 82 ont of a possible 100 points
with a Springfield rifle at 200vds., off-hand. F of the First In-
fantry was représented by Pendleton and Captain Loughery, who
e the following, under the same conditions as the Corporal:
H L Pendleton 4554445445—44 RJ Loughery.,4455354444—49
4444554444 43 5455945444 —45
SA ee Scere EE on eee,
Hnd4ds5dd—ad | 4545444554 —42
A544 2 443554444340
545¢4544d44 438217 4443455444—41—20§
The following was madé in a pool shoot at 200yds. off-hand,
each man using his pet gun, Mr, Poulter used a 61b. pull of wwig-
ner, Sharps, which somewhat handicapped him:
MAM ONUSONe roe ee endo cee aloe, +6 910 81010 9 9 7 9 87
4°) bo 5S S Bob 4 548
McCutchan.....-.-. oR Pe epee. te ke 98 9 910 9 510 6 6—81
br bb: fe OMG ge a
ARO LER cies Pie te cai cans supine Tl 6 " 6 7 91010 9 9-79
4 44°45 8 5 8 445
Bullseye shoots are the fashion among the Germans at present,
and iwo were held to-day at Harhor View. An 81m. bullseye is.
placed over the original target at 200yds,, and eacli member of the
elub is entitled to take ten shots atit, If he strikes the center
more than once his best center is taken, and it ig measured by a
machine invented by Mr. Dornbier, a member, which measures
1-2000th of an inch., Inthe California Schuetzen Club Mr. Waller
carried off the bounty with very near adead center shot. The fol-
lowing gentlemen won in the Germania Club: Dr. Reihl, F. At-
tinger, H. Brockenhagin, P. Faller, A. Heeth,
Schmidt, J. Utschiz, OC. Nobmann, Ni Roeppke, A. Utschig and
John Staub. RK. F. Brown carried off the honors in the Turner
Club by ascore of 58 rings.
AMHERST, Mass., Jan, 24,—The following scores were made at
Mountain View Range Wednesday afternoon:
Henry Adams......., t.ecsc- --yror-10 910 4 7 7 7 YO 9—85
99 6 7 910 8 7 9 85
UES Dhonittesseewceeasracccct essere 9 91010 5 410 6 8 10—81
CHICAGO, Il, Jan. 26.—In the, EUR Anpropriation bill
vent to Congress, Secretary Fairchild asks for $5,100 for the con-
struction of a riflerange at Fort Sheridan. When passed, work
on the range will begin.as soon as the weather will permit, At
Wort Sheridan great care has to be exercised, and entails the build-
ing of an earthen bullet stop about 40ft. above the ground and
haying a length of about S00ft. Twelve revolving targets will be
placed on the range, and then to shelter the markers a tivettied
trench must be built in which will be a telephone house,
known as the
G. Helm, Val.
FOREST AND STREAM.
In
6 done to make it a first-class target prac-
ll all be G00yds. in eae and four of
them will be ayailable for 1,000yds, When completed it will be
iyision [tifle Range, and the division contests, will
be held there: The post will also use it, The question of rifle
short, everything will
tice ground, The ranges
practice is one. of gréat imnortdnce ih the army. “Rifle practice
began in 1880," said Lieut. Green at headauartera here, ‘until
which time nothing had been done about it since the war. And
when it began a poorer lot of marksmen you never saw, Now,
however, the army can, as a whole, shoot very wells Some, of
course; are poor, as others are particularly fine; but the average
isexcellent, Af first a standard was fixed, and when altaided the
ones attaining if were classed as ‘marksmen’ and given a badge.
But the average raised rapidly and compelled the raising of the
Sada EG: the attaining of which secures the badge of « ‘sharp-
shroter; .
“The regular shoots are at 200, 800, 500 and 600yds, The first is
shot off-hand, the second either kneeling or standing, and the
last two lying down. The keenest tést of marksmansbip is in the
skirmish practice. The contestants are started at the 60dyds.
oint, They advance until the bugle sounds, when they fall on
heir backs, adjust the sights for the distance gauged at # glanue,
take into consideration the wind, all in six seconds, when the
bugle sounds again and firing begins and is kept up for fifteen
seconds, when again the bugle sounds, at which the firing ceases
and the contestants proceed toward the target until the 200yds,
point is reached, and then they return. From the time they start
until they get back they are stopped ten times and must fire forty
shots each, an average of four shots in fifteen seconds. Ofcourse,
the nearer the target they get the better their scores. They there-
fore shoot as often as they can during each stop near the target,
Lhavye seen them sometimes shoot seven times in fifteen seconds
and score 60 per cent, The targets in a skirmish fire are wrought-
iron silhouettes the size of a man and covered with black cloth.
These are standing, kneeling and lyingdown. Rifle practice used
to be held four months of the year, Then it was cut down to
three, and will, I believe, be cut down this year to two. Hach
post will select by contest its best men, who will contest with
other posts in that department. The twelve best men in the four
departments, also selected by contests, will then form the division
team, which will Gome to Fort Sheridan, if the range be built,
sometime in August or September.”
POSSIBLY A PENCIL SCORE.—A New York paper prints as a
cablegram from London the following bit of queer news about
the doughty knight ef the pistol: Lonpon, Jan. 21.—Chevalier
Paine, the pistol shot, modestly announces that he has gained the
result sought after by alchemists for centuries, and that he is
prepared, when backed by a sufficient amount of capital of course,
to transmute metals toany amount, Copper, with a little silver
added, will be furned into pure gold, thus realizing the dreams ot
the less fortunate enthusiasts of the’ middle ages, who generally
died in despair at being unable to solye the secret.’ To be sure
the chevalier has a rival in the person of M, Tiffereau, of Paris,
who after 40 years of chemical labors has also discovered the val-
uable process, and wiil enter at once upon the manufacture of
gold from the baser ores,
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, dnd furnished gravis to chub
secretaries. Oorrespondents who favor us with club scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one sitie of te paper only.
THE SHOOTING AT PINE BROOK.
Editor Forest dnd Strean:
I had hoped to find, throngh some of the sporting papers, a
truthful account of the “accident” at Pine Brook, referred to in
your last issue, with some commients thereon, but as none have
ppeared I am léd to believe thé actounts as published hiye beet
famnished either through ignorance or design; as noone at all
onvergant with the facts cquld possibly connect the Passaic
iver bridge with the grounds where the shooting took place,
The sad event, instead of being classified among those mysterious
accidents for which no one can be held accountable, was im reality
a most outrageous piéce of carelesshess, and the whole matter
should receive a most searching investigation, including the pur-
pose tor which such shoots are gotten up:
A pigeon shoot in the country at this season of the yea!’ means
a “gang,” and when run in connection with « “hotel” it simply
means a “red hot gang.” The grounds are situated along the
public highway or turnpike and within 100yds. of the hotel,, On
account of the low nature of the grounds, the turnpike is some
feet above the level, where the traps are set, and is less than
S0yds. from the traps, hence all left quartering birds are in direct
line of the turnpike and all traveling is exposed to the firing, not
only of the man at the trap, but from the srmy of skirmishers
who have posted themselves along the highway and brush fences
surrounding the grounds.
The “accident™ occurred here, and uot on the river bridge,
which is over a quarter mile from the grounds. A low left quar-
tering bird was trapped and missed by the shooter, and as it
skimmed the turnpike if passed between three skirmishers, two
standing together and one twenty-five yards away, and the two
firing together killed the bird and came very near killing the
third manalso. Both charges struck him, as the different sizes
of shot proved, one using Nu, 5 and the other No. 7. The wounded
man is Calyin Decker; not Smith, andsome hopes are entertained
for recovery. Comment is unnecessary when the whole eventis
taken into consideration. Why should such gatherings be allowed
and country boys and men duped into sweepstakes where their
dollars are sure to be gobbled up by a few stools of the hotel man,
and their dimes go into the bar-room drawer? <A hollow iron
tube filled with powder and shot is dangerous enough even wuen
handled by the most careful, but when re-inforced with “Jersey
lightning,” it and the owner should be banished beyond the
township limits. ANTI-GANG,
Newark, N. J.
CANADIAN TRAP NOTES.
EST TORONTO JUNCTION, Jan. 22.—The first shoot for the
two gold medals took place to-day. the fine weather bring-
fog out a large number of shooters and spectators. The handi-
eapping proved very satisfactory. Following is the score, 20
blackbirds each, 3 traps; 18yds. rise, handicap rules:
W Blea, § start.... .. eioeeseeeerees 4 -01117010010111101010—17
DiC Walton,.3 start... isi sscscepee ees etes «- .11001000101111990110—16
T Charlton, 3 start......:...-...-.--. .,-.,,..00110110111110101110—16
H George, serateh..,..... ... Pe a Pas: vvee+ -O1011101017110111011—15
P Wakefield, serateh............-2....-58 »-- 01100111100111111111—15
C Hinton, 2 start ....
W Davidge, 3 start...
W A Clarke, seratch...
be tttete »-+11101111101000111001—15
crewey rete cee sses ¢+-10110011710010111000—14
Patty iis 10011011001011111111—44
W McDowall, seratch....................-.504 10001111110010101110—12
W Budd, scratch.,.,... cepseeeyeeeeees + -01001111110011101101—18
D Beldam, seratech....;
Sioeey Selec hl. ee 10!10010101100111030—10
E Dollery. seratch.:.. ... zs eyes et000J101011011010010— 9
C Kemp, scratch,... . ,-0010011010010111100— 9
8 Watt, 5start...-.. oe be . -...0000001.1000000001100— 9
OwEN SOUND, Jan. 22.—At a meeting of the Owen Sound Gun
Club held last night it was unanimously decided that the clus
would hold agrand live-pigeon and blackbird tournament on
the 26th and 27th of February uext, and offer such prizés that,
added to the sweepstakes, would tempt some of the good ones to
come out and try their luck over the traps. This is a livé sport-
ing town, and the committee will do anything in their power to
make this their first bournament a grand success.
ToRonTo, Jan. 24.—At MeDowall & Co.’s grounds this after-
hoon a few enjoyable hours were spent by the following shots,
who took part in seyeral blackbird sweeps. The following ave
the scores:
First sweep, at 9 shia : traps, l8yds, rise, two prizes:
+e beens pee
Sr Sr ck eee 1111—9 Stevens..,....,.....:. 01010011 1—5
Heatherington, ,-....1/{11011—8 Moffett.......,,,,.-, oU10101101—5
Winchell,..... a ANMI0—-8 Bowden...,.,.,.-.,,,. L00M1101I—5
Second sweep; same conditions:
Wincehell.....-..... 1111001117 -“Moffett,... .,...,... +l T100100—5
Mitchell...........-..110001111—6 Paul.....,.. 00 0-5) ee OLOIL00W—3
Heatherington...... .QU1U10L10—5,
Third Sweep; same conditions:
RIGeth.s eene nes IMILI—8 Winehell....--...,.,..11011001I—6
Heatherington......- 1O0011111—6 Moffett ...-,...., ss. 010110101—5
AUT [Oks « eevee O11011011—6 ~Mitehell.,...-...,.:..011610 w.—3
Fourth sweep; same conditions;
Paw... 0... 200rek 10111011—10 Mitchell ,.,... .,.,101010011110— 7
MecDowall........ 11111011110U— 9 Winchell ........ 010101001101— 6
Heatherington... 1110110 1b1— 9
MeDowail won second on shoot-0f.
Fifth sweep; same conditions: ‘
OU eee a et Yas esas Ola) UMPGHE) ee. eer ve xs OOL1I0I—3
Heatherington-........ ..100101—4 Winchell.......... => LOL0L0—8
eDowall....2. 0.20: --110101—4
Second won by Heatherington on shoot-off,
33
ToRONTO, Jan, 25,—The Stanley Gun Club, a new club, was
organized this evening, and is composed principally of sportsmen -
living in the eastern section of this city. The main object of the:
club is to encourage artificial bird shooting, The membership:
will be limited, and only those who take a lively interest in the
sport will be admitted. The following officers wereelected: Pres... .
C,H. Riggs; Sec-Treas., R. A, McCready; Committee, J. R. Wells,
T. Sawden, G. Morley. Two handsome gold medals have heer
presented to the club for competition, one by W. McDowell &
Co., for first class, and the other by W. Felstead, for second class.
marksmen, Shoots will be held weekly at 20 birds each day, ang
the medals will go to those making the highest aggregate score im
five shoots,
MONtTRHAL, Jan. 26.—The seventh competition for the Montrea)
Club Greener took place to-day. It was the worst kind of a day
for shooting, and, considering the weather, the seores ave credit-
able, The shoot was won by R. James (2) witha score of 18, BH.
A. Orowley following ciose up with (4) 1%. The mateh is a handi~
cans designated by the figures in parenthesis:
Bes (2) vhs cdaden eens ee W Lumsden (scratch).......... 1h
BA Cowley (4)..........00220 Ife dePatoripaioy kes Ae ec Mice 14
N Pater (2). over ete ecenee 1.16 ‘A Alexander (8)... 02.0... e eee 12
Ovrawa,; Jan, 26.—The fourth competition for the Thompson
Oup was shot by the St, Huberts to-day, and the shooting was fair.
The day wasall in favor of good shooting, and some respectable
runs Were made, Sweep at 10 Peorias each: Geo. White 10, E-
White 8, A. Throop 8, R, Dalton 7, Dr. Martin 6, P. Trudeau 6, J-
Watchcorn 5, J. Deslauriers 5. Thompson Cup, at 20 Peorias
each: Geo. White 17, R. Dalton 17, A. Throop 45, P. Trudeau 15, A-
Lett 14, Dr, Martin 13, W. J. Johnston 12, BE, King 22, 8. White 11,
J. Deslauriers 9, Dr. Equis 9,Hd White 8, W, Scott 7. After a
trial on the Toronto Peorias the Ottawa men expressed them-
selves as much satisfied with the birds.
ToRonTO, Jan. 26.—This afternoon the following blackhird
shoots took place at McDowall's. There were some five sweeps ir
all, and some fairly good shooting was done. Sweep No. 1, at 4
birds; T, Bennett 9, W. McDowall 8, G. Morley 7. Sweep No. 2.
ati5 birds: Morley 12, W. Heatherington 11, Bennets iI. Sweep
No. 3, at 15 birds: Bennett 14, McDowall 14, W. Heatherineton 11
Ff, Morley 10, Paul 6, G Morley 6, Bennett won. Sweep No. 4, at &
birds: Paul7, W.Heatherington 6, Bennett 6, T. Heatherington
McClure 6, F. Morley 5, G, Morley 5; W. Heatherington won
second. Sweep No. 5, at 6 birds: F. Morley ti, W- Teatherttoron
4, itl " McClure 3, T, Heatherington 3, Bennett 3, G. Heather-
ington 2. F
Next Saturday, Feb. 2, will be held the most interesting shoot
of the season on Stark’s grounds, Eastern avenue, Mr. Stark has
Sean ocd $100 in prizes and has decided to make the entrance
ee $5 instead of $10, as heretofore stated. The shoot will start
at 11 o’clock A. M. The score will be 25 blackbirds, thrown from
5 traps. There will be six prizes divided as follows: First prize,
$25; second, $15; third, $10; fourth, $25. ties to divide; fifth, $15.
ties to divide; sixth. $10, ties to divide, The fourth, fifth and sixth:
prizes only are to be divided among ties. A sweepstake match
will be held in the afternoon of the same day, commencing at
2 o'clock, entrance fee $20, score 20 blackbirds, Trom 5 traps, The
money will be divided into six prizes as follows: First prize, 23
per eent.; second, 15 per cent.; third, 10 per cent.; fourth, 24 per
cent., ties to divide; fifth, 15 per cent., ties to divide; sixth, 10 per
cent., ties to divide.
CLAREMONT, Jersey City, Jan. 26.—The usual weekly shoot
was held on the Suburban Shooting Grounds to-day, and although
the weather was threatening a large number were present.
Practice shooting and private matches from bluerock traps;
sweeps from kevstone traps. The following are the pri ‘cipat
sweeps; 10 birds, 50 cents entry:
Brientnall....-...,.. 1111011100—7 _Hathaway........., 0111000176
tin tie 6 Sooke ee OLI11101I—8 _Bishop......-....-... IM10091011—f
AM a Sok eR s a: W0L00IU—7 Richards............ 1110011011 —7
Thindsey....-.ussrre c= 1000110110—5 Morton ...... -...,,.111011WI01I—7
elber peegul
Same conditions:
AIDG@. iy sere nase ., OLIDII0—8 Hathaway.....-.....1010111111—«
[gkisern eee pec ee 1191110111—9_, Richards....,........1011001110—& ~
Brientnall........-=- 111IN1101—3 Mort, . oe. las 110010010 - & -
Lindseyiesss.-s0 «+-- O11111—9~—s Al) divided.
Same conditions:
Hunt..... 1243s ve el O111110100—6 ~Brientnall_..... ,...1111110 0—6
Allbe@miausos ~-. ....0111111011—8 Bishop .. ..,..., ... 00D01L0000—2
Lindsey .:....-4 «++ T101111111—8 Hathaway....;..,...001L0160101—4
Divided ae second,
Same conditions: ]
Brientnall.,.,....- AHNUN—W Hathaway... ....... 0011110111-—7
PATH BG 1alae Cheon as Q11111110I— 8 Mort........-..000.., 1110110101 —¥
BVPI sed cade HMUN—-10 -Riehards..)02 0.227, 011148
Lindgey.,.-....---. L11101—10 Divided first.
Same conditions:
rientnall........-. NW11NI—10 Hathaway.-........ W1001m1— 7
WOr tise testrhens 1110101010— 6 Burt................ LILI 101 1L00— 7
Lindsey....---...-+- TMUMIIOI— 9 ~Richards...._.......010101111N— &
Third divided.
Same conditions:
Lindsey is. ..sce0s. OLINII0— 8 ~Hathaway.,........ 1110101110— 7
Eiatitede etree LO LIONI TOL — 70 ihrer) ihe eer eee) Ge
Brientnall....-..... W1111111—10 Seeley... 2.2.22... 1111011 101I— &
Lindsey second.
Brientnall. anions? 10 Seel 101
rientnall........ ; = BBLGIAE wid dares «a O11100101— 6
Lindsey. ...s-s..-+. ATIM1010—8 Hathaway.....-.... 0011010911— 4
Da higeyrey) recor eee NNOM0N— & Second divided.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 24.—A drizzling rain, combined with a
murky atmosphere and fog,is what the club members prerent to-
day at the old Avenue Ball Park had to contend against, Tre
shooting in the rain was gocd, everything considered. Messrs.
Bandle, Shott, Taylor and Miller, considered experts in tran
shooting, found worthy running material. and were kept, as it
were, warm throughout. The scooesin detail resulted: —
Match No. 1, 10 single clay birds from 5 traps, 18yds. rise,
national rules, sweepstake:
P Schaller .....:-,-- 1111001110—7 Dowald.........-.... G001101011—5:
Eckenroth.... se: --+ 11001101106 Bandle..,...........) 11110)1101—8
‘alge ight SS pS Per a ae 1111011131—9
a TANG el ene —t 172) Fe A apes ae 111111101
Taylor A eee 1111101011—8 tS
Schaller... ......+. ,.AI0T101NI—8& ~Dewald............., TLOULWOIU—5
Eekenroth......:-.. 1110100111—7 _Bamndle....,.......... 1111101111 —
Wa leO@te eisai 0-juuuke ts GLNOLWI0I—6.“Shott...,......... .. 1111111101—9
WIGGR sacs ab crm ne IM10111011—-8 Wick........ mee 1101111110—&
TNA VLG ges docs Seer .- 111101111—§ Mustin, pea-a ee LL IIL —s
Schaller..........5 .AO10110—7“‘Kath.,.... eee Holidi—s8
Eckenroth ni -».-1100100101—6 Bandle............... W101 -
pee Se eS eae eon : SSUL ananiiayy ae aE ee
Wai a he AAR ROE So a = OY iS Kiet ebereers pe de oe lL 11 —
Sa eg 1000111010—5 O1Lt1—9
third.
Team match, same conditions as previous matches, 15 single
birds per man:
First Team. Second ‘Team.
Bandle.. . JU11111111011—14 ‘Taylor..... WIWIW011111—14
Wick ...... WMONTNI0—18—27 Shot ..... 1111101 11110110—-13—27
Match No. 4, sweepstake, 5 birds:
PSE reece ne eee TOOVI—5) Rated cece eee olen 1W11—a
Min Tetonne: erthiec setters dt 10iwi—3 Bandle... ...-....-.....4: 11111—5
Jha ea oh yh signee age cane USE BS NORTE. «peepee eh lg aege 10131—4
MSW eyelets sete en ons O1l00—2 Wick.......... ee) ans hit Hu1—a
p Rene Bandle and Wick first, Shott second, False and Miller
ird. '
Match No. 5, sweepstake, five birds: ‘
WIG IBGE Be Gey cents eer ee wITINO—40 Kathrscsspece. tates. e W1L—as
Miller..,,. ...+ means lapsed aT —2" Banidler iis JIDN—B
Taylor., eee ee eHOOL—3) Shotts: 6: -.22.e50 se --.1U110—8
ESV Cen gees, ees 11010—8 Wick......-.-.... eevee eel IIO—4
Kath first, Walse and Wick second; ties on 3 divided.
Match No, 6, sweepstakes, 5 hirds, first money (dark):
AP AN SEs. Deh icek ye way irs <2 11001— Ohl CR orie ere ee medic abe +. GOL1—8
PU aU LON aE gate ees ol tie ae 11010—a) Bande ee 11010—3
Dewald....,..... LOUIS Shotti saeies heehee Ov111—8
Money drawn.
CINGINNATI, Jan. 26.—Capt. Bogardus talks of opening fa
shooting school here as he considers it, he says, a good shooting
center. F. C, Mustin, known as the “boy wonder,” of this city,
and Walter Keenan, the youngest expert shot of Dayton, O., are
matched to shoot at 100 single bluerocks and clay-pigeons, half
aud half, at Dayton, O., Washington’s birthday, Feb. 22. Both
rank above .W0in average, and the match, if shot, will be one of
the most interesting in anamateur way on record. Young Keenan
has a record of 92 out of 100 to his credit, made at the last Cleve-
| Jand Ohio) tournament, and Mustin has a reputation of being
one of the most reliable sweepstake shooters in the State, f
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CINCINNATI, Jan. °25.—The Cincinnati Bast Nnd Gun Club
held their first annual live-pigeon shoot of the season to-day. The
birds were excellent, 2ood of wing and extra tough, judging from
some.of the charges they carvied off, McPhee set the pace and
held it to the finish, landing a good winner. Tlie scores made
were: Live bir's, d0vds. rise, from traps. use of both barrels,
Hurlingham rules. First match, live birds:
MSEC Sr. pa Anes poe eck 1li—4 Bandle............. raise 1111—5
WEG Ae | aa ear et ia a BR bl to) ae ee oe Ee 1ili—h
Girton...., ; : ;
Schatzman,
OVC 110
N (y ee ee ee ee
Second match, live birds:
BanGlew 77 ak, pre
TOUR TILL ite PER ba
McPhee r.
oo Yi cectee te Atrh 11220—4
eV LOTE a. 44 ee
TE Ee en eare.” RIGI—4 Girton... ccs eee eee 121215
sGbatzman., s: Ciieii wks 101t—4 Ties divided.
Third match, live birds: ‘ .
eth ae ee Let ees ETL 6. ATOR ossWes. svogee Wowst 22R11—a
Shott..... Schatzman, .. .
Tavlor.2.. 4s RAHAT 5p —sswlatee sete
SG., Bill
NGL Fe: ret dedeenonieted oor ae a
@Phee...... ETE FN 5 ts ba Ses 2
MING ae fi Murph yes) yecte arse ps eelebl—u
ATU e piel, we wr Rs eWe: apt Ties divided.
nd ont at live birds, won by McPhee;
SLI IGOZLG) WET seat ee ey 1222110000
1021100001 Deck... . LOOOGONLO
1212100100 Richard ..,,.. -. 0102000000
1210200000 Boutet......; .. . 0220000000
221100200 Sehitzmamn,:,.,...,.../ 1121003000
wees --1011100000 Murphy....,.,.-..,..0. 2112100110
APKINg®....-++---y-+7-- LOORIN0000 Parris. —-..-..-... <2 462112200000
Me@Phae 2... bewbreretrver 1112100212 Ties divided-
EATON, N, Y., dan. 26,—In view of the fact the Dr. had never
won the badge, and, aided to this, his magnamious spirit, he de-
vided to-day to donate a box of cigars to the boys of rhe gun club,
The highest score to take badge and cigars. At o'cloek seven of
the boys shot, and the Dr, walked away with both, with the fol-
lowing score:
EST ST hee eR 1110111011—8 Moyse, .......-...- oon OL00—4
SONG ee sel eee eon 101100LV00—4 Tuck........ rental 1011010010—5
Richardson...-...... O1N101110—4 Curtis....,... ...... OM1100111—7
Brigess eee GO00110110—4
The cigars, being won by the donor, were again shot for, which
resulted as follows:
BAA THIN sesso kee LOODOOLI—t ~Morse............... 1Q00011100—4
Shortss. ci oats 2 a WU Sr “TG seeks kk. ee 1001411000—A
Richardson....... SAIOITII—S ~ Curtis..:. 222... LOM
Briggs..........as, 1110101111—8
In shooting off Briges won.
NORWICH, Conn.. Jan 28—I send you a report ot Saturday's
shoot. The club is divided into two classes, according to pre-
vious averages, and two gold badges are given—one for each Class.
The contest commenced Aug. 11, 1888, and ends Ang. 10, 1889,
being shot for on each alternate Saturday, the party winninig
either of the badges the most Limes to ownit. Any one winning
a badge at 18yds. is handicapped 2yds. each time until he reaches
24yds., and there he remains until the contest is ended. They
have been shot tor thirteen Times, and have been won as follows;
In Glass A., C, C. Richards once, A, 8, Chilas once, Irving Harvey
once, FE. W. Yerrington ten times. Class B. J. BR. Mershon onee,
A. Mitchell twice, Geo. F. Bard, J. E, Olcott and G. LL. Bidwell
three times each. ; . x
Saturday’s prize shoot was for the best score in a possible 25
Keystones. Class A—Yerrington, 24yds,. 20; Pattison, 18yds., 19:
Palmer, 1&yds., 16; Barnes, 18yds., 14; Harvey, 20yds., 1s: Class B
—Bidwell, 24yds., 12; Johnson, 18yds.,21; Olcott, 24vds., 21¢ Mitchell
28yds., 16. Jobnson and Olcott will shoot off at the next shoot,
Ten clay birds, Straps, léyds.: Yerrington 10, Mitchell 5, Harvey
5, J. H. Ames (New London) 8, Pattison 2, Barnes 7, Sargent 3,
Bidwell 5. : F
Ten clay birds. 5 traps, 18yds.: Yerrington (20yds,) 8, Robbins 8,
Bidwell 7, Barnes 7, Aines 7. Mitchell 6, Ties diy.
Vive pair Keyetones: Sargent 9, Bidwell 7, Pattison 7, Yerring-
ton fi, Robbins 6. Ties div.
NYACK, N. Y., Jan, 26,—Nyack Rifle and Gun Club, sweepstaks
at 36 birds (Lockport bats), use of one barrel: . :
H Garner...,.,--..-...---..--Q04101110001100101100010101101001 1141—20
LL Laurence., : ~~ «114001119171 010011010111.10011.11 11101 —27
G Chapmau...---------- -- -0111110000) 1161001100111101101101100—21
Eiht Valo leree cope sone 1011) 17111111.00110 1111011111111 01101—29
P Moeller.... eee eee. «00107017111 010111110100111.1011111101— 25
BROOKLYN, Jan. 25.—A prize shooting will take place at Wis-
sets Oypress Hill Park, Feb. 4, at 1 o’clock, between the members
of the Acme Gun Club.
WORCESDER, Mass., Jan, 24,—At this week's attendance at
the third of the classification prize shoots the attendance was
not as large as usual. but all the contestanis proved to be in Class
A, and the purse which is usually divided for three prizes for
each class, was divided intofour prizes for those contesting. In
the classification score thera were 4 strings of & birds, a possible
24, and in the prize score a possible 10. The first prize, $6, was
divided by Howe and Smith; second prize $4.50, was divided by
Dean, Rugg and Snow; third prize $3, was divided by Gilmore,
Russell and Kuowles; fourth prize $1.50, was divided by Holden
and Webber. The work of each man more in detail follows:
Classit’n. Prize. Classif'n, Prize.
CHA ae 20 10 MD Gilmore....... 20 8
EPemnth.. 19 10 GW Russell...” 8
W R Dean.. 28 9 ES Knowles...... 8
Go Ruge..ii..:. PU 9 C B.wolden. (5: 4 .. 6
BF Swan.......-..,.17 9 HW Webber........ 6
CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 24.—The Guo Club held its eighth annual
meeting at the Sherman House last night with President J. B.
Keeme in the chair. The secretary and treasurer's report showed
a yery satistactory financial outlook, and on motion, it was voted
to appropriate $100 to be divided into four prizes and awarded to
the four men holding the four highest averages during the year.
Appropriations were also made for the ground, trap and miscel-
laneous medals. and the directors were instructed to call one
shoot in February and one in March and two each month there-
after until September. The following officers were elected: Pres-
ident, FW, C. Donald: Vice-President. J. M, Hutchinson: Secretary
and Treasurer, C, E, Willard; Board of Managers, C.S. Burton,
W, L. Shepard and P, F, Stone. The board of directors were
empowered to makethe club's donation to the tournament of
the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association, and also to issue chal-
lenges and arrange matches with other clubs. The Mak-saw-bas
hold another big tournament slicot at their club grounds at Davis,
Ind., next Saturday, Jan. 26. It will be considerable of 4 shoot
and there is going to be close work and plenty of fun. Scores
will be sent in.—H, H.
OAK POINT. N. Y., Jan. 24.—The fitth weekly sweepstake
match of the Mt. Morris Gun Club took place at Oak Point this
afternoon. The conditions were that each man was to shoot at 20
live pigeons, 2oyds, rise, 80yds, boundary, from 5 traps; $25 en-
trance each Man; a winner of a previous match io be handicapped
2yds. The entries were as follows; P Mullen, P. McKeon and J.
L. Mott. Jv. Mr. Mott shot from the 27yd&., while Messrs. Mullen
and McKeon shot from the 2iyds. Frank Banham of the Crib
Olub was referee, and L, Contoit scorer, G. Rea handled traps,
The following is the score;
Mott,,.... TOLO1ONIIONI1I—16 “MeKeen. .1101111111001111111—-17
Mullen....1i1U0111N01N1110100—14
BERGEN POINT, N. J., Jan. 25.—The menibers of the Carteret
Gun Club assembled in force this morning at their club house
here to witness a pigeon shooting match in which two members
of the Riverton Gun Clib of Philadelphia vanquished the best
shots of New York. The matvh grew out of a challenge issued
by Mr. Phillip Randolph and Mu. H. Yale Dolan to shoot two of
the best known shots of New York for 4 purse of $100. The
Carteret Club selected Capt. Pierson and James Gladwin to
vepresent ibeir skill, and the conditions were according to the
Hurlingham rules, which provide 50 birds for ¢acli man, with
Ryde, rise. The New Yorkers, being much older men than their
antagonists, were confident of an easy victory. They were dis-
appointed, The score was as follows: Capt. Pierson killed 43
burds and missed 7; Mr. Gladwin 41 killed, # missed. Wor the
Philade!phians Mr. Dolan Killed 48 and missed 2; Mr. Randolph
killed 45 and missed 6, Altogether the shooting was remarkable
for its excellence, and the skillof the Philadelphians was a sure
prise 10 their older competitors,
we! Had eens ey,
SUBURBAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION,—The opening tour-
nament for the season of 1889 will be held on the shooting gitound
at Claremont, N. J., on Friday and Saturday, Feb, 23 and 23, The
rogramme includes thefollawing events: Team Sweenstukes,
eb, 22, open to teams of 6 men each from any gun club hay-
ing been organized three months; a club may enter as many
teams as they choose, but no man shal) shoot in more than one
team of 5; 10 single rises, entry $l per team, _ Team Sweep-
stakes, Web. 23, teams of 8 men cach, same con(lition as above, no
mah can shoot in more than one team of 3: 15 single rises, entry
$5 per team; No. 1, 10 singles, entry $1; No, 2, 10 siieles, entry $1;
No. 3, 1h singles, $25 guaranteed, éntry p1.A0; No. 4, 5 pairs, entry
$1, No.5, 10 singles entry. 50c.; No. 6, 10singles, use of both barrels,
entry $1; No. 7, 20 singles, $50 guaranteed, entry $3; No, 8, 10 sin-
gles, entry 50c. Programme will be the same both days except
team shooting. Announcement will be made of the merchandise
prizes and trophies for amateurs. The shooting will commence
at9 A, M. and continue all day. The shooting will be on the Key-
stone plan. Club shoots will be heldonthese grounds eyery Sat-
urday afternoon. Monthly tournaments every fourth Saturday,
commencing at 9:30 A.M. Forfull programme address the N- Y.
Suburban Shooting Grounds Association, No. 201 Broadway, N. Y-
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The traps of the North End Gun Club
are DoW sprung by electricity, being operated on a system worked
out by Mr, James Wolstencroft, a prominent member of the club.
It. is an original plan, and was so successful at its first trial that
the club adopted it at once. It lets the birds leave the traps
| quietly and quickly, with diminished chances of breakage. On
Saturday, Feb, 2, the North End will shoot a friendly match
against the Cinnaminson Gun Club, of Cinnaminson, N. J.
WELLINGTON, Mass,, Jan. 26.—The weather conditions were
favorable for good shooting to-day, and in the merchandise and
silver pitcher matches some yery good scores were ma‘e, In che
merchandise match points were scored as follows; Stanton 18,
Perry 14, Swift 12, Sanborn 10, Bradstreet 7, Bowker 10, Melcher
9, Lang 14, Schaefer 11, Bond 8, Wilson 11, Gartield 13, Robinson i,
Baxter 9, Chase 11, Baldwin 8, Choate 14, Rule 9, Short 13, West 10)
C, BE. Savage 13, Tribble 8, Snow 12, Field 14, Warren 13. In the
silver pitcher match, at 8 clay-pigeons and 7 bluerocks, the fol-
lowing scores were made: Stanton 18, Perry 13, Swift 14, Sanborn
12, Bradstreet 12, Bowker 12, Melcher 9, pang 9, Schaefer 11, Bond
1, Wulson 12, Garfield 11, Baxter 9, Chase 13, Choate 12, Rule 8,
Short 12, West 11, Stone. 9, C. E. Savage 9, Snow 9, Field 12, War-
ren 1), Wollowing are the winners m the several sweepstakes:
Six bluerncks, Choate, Bowker and Nutting; 6 bluerocks, Lane
Swift_and Stanton; 6 clay-pigeons, Bowker, Schaefer, Garfield
and Baldwin; 6 macombers, Choate and Stanton; bluerocks,
Lang, Perry, Webster and Warren; 9 bluerocks, Wilson and Field;
3 pair clay-pigeons, Perry, Lang, Choate and Short; 6 Macombers,
Stanton; 7 bluerocks, Chase; 6 Macombers, Perry; 6 bluerocks,
Perry and Choate; 3 pairs clay-pigeons, Stanton, Choate and
Short. Swift was first for the.silver pitcher with 14 ont of a pos-
sible 15, and will have to stand back 2lyds. from the traps at the
next shoot. An all-day’s shoot will be held next Thursday, when
the contest for the amateur team badge will take place between
the Jamaica Plain Club and the Wellington and others, The
challenge amateur individual badge of the Massachusetts Shoot-
ing Association, now held by R. I. Schaefer, will be contested
hy C. B. Sanborn, the anaChiae td be at § clay-pigeons and 7 blue-
rocks, The team match will be at 5 bluerocks and 5 clay-pigeons.
K¥oxuk, Iowa, March 12, 1888—J, F. Breitenstein, Hsgq.,. Keokuk
Tu: Dear Sir: The box of U.S. C.Co. paper shells that I received
from you last fall [ tried, and found them te be all that you
claimed, and better than any shell IT ever used, not one of them
missing fire. Yourstruly, (Signed) T. J, Lowrirm—4dv.
Canoeing.
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—, RB. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D. H. Crane, Chicago, M1.
Rear-Commodore—C. J, Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O, H. Root, Cleveland, Ohio.
Executive Committee—C, J, Bousfield, Bay City, Mich.; T, P, Gaddis, Day
ton, 0,; T. J, Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
2 Soo 1S87-88,
Commodore: H, ©. ROG#RS............ ie
Secretary-Treasirer! GkO. W. HATTON t Peterborough, Can,
Fice-Com, Rear-Com. Purser.
Central Diy..W. BR. Huntington... W. Masten.....,,.,,T. H. See J
ome, N.Y,
Atlantic Div. W. P, Stephens..... L, B, Palmer........... F. L, Dunnell,
186 Jerolemon st., Brooklyn.
Eastern Div, .H. E, Rice, M, D,...Maxton Holmes........H. D. Marsh
y Springfield, Mass.
N’thern Div.. Robert Tyson........5.5. Robinson.......Colin Fraser, Toronto.
Applications for mempership must be made to division pursers, accom-
anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00
or entrance fee and dues for current yan Livery member attending
the general_A, ©. 4. camp shall pay $1.00 tor camp expenses. eee
sent to the Sec’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division.
Persons residing in any Division and wishing to become members of
the A. G. A., will be furnished with printed forms of application by address-
ing the Purser.
FIXTURES,
JUNE.
22, N.¥.G. ©. Annual, Staten
K slyn Annual.
15. Brooklyn Island.
16-17. South Boston, Local Meet,
Petticks Island.
JULY.
—. W.C. A, Meet, Ballast Island.
10-22. Atlantic Division Meet.
AUGUST.
16-30. A.C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River.
A LEFT-HANDER NOT FROM A COWARD.
Editor Forest and Stream: c é
The shades of night are falling fast as seated in the midst of
some fragrant-smelling marlin, with the usual amount of canoe-
ists’ truck around, the last few moments of the fast ebbing day
are employed in perusing “The Right-Hander,” from my riend
Myr. Vaux, reba. seems to be principally devoted to striking
blows below the belt, Suddenly the paper is dropped and the
next few moments are devoted to lashing myself securely to the
mainmast while the order is given josee that all is clear “‘for’ard!”
that the decks are cleared for action, and that every mother's son
arm himeelf with a pea-shooter and prepare to receive—well,
almost anything, from porridee, tossed at you with a boat hook
to—to—a threat to stop the crew’s grog.
There are one of no: po‘nts in the Right-hander that to one who
did not read my first epistle might appear rather strange, and I
take this opportunity of putting myself straighb on the question
re changes in the sailing regulations. ;
Mr. Vaux infers that [ would change the ru les _eyery fifteen
minutes, and, with several references to the “fifteen minute
Mackendrick plan,” says, “Where would we be if. the regatta
committee were allowed to change the rules at their discretion
every fifteen minutes?” I presume Mr. Vaux did not intention-
ally misrepresent what I said, so | will copy for his benefit from
mv atticlein the FoRHST AND StRHAM of Dec. 20, of the same
paper from which he took his quotations. I wrote as follows:
* * * “The greatest and almost only evils, which could be
checked by simple rules introduced by the regatta committee
aud passed upon by the executive committee,” and also, * * +
‘after seeing about sin. of a cireular saw projecting above the
combing that it would just lake a regatta committee about fifteen
minutes to see that if by the sailing regulations,” ete., ete., and
after they “had seen” (not legislnted) they Could take the consti-
tutional method that I mentioned before of having. their sugges-
tions made into rules, There were many other points of a per-
sonal character, not bearing at all on the questions at issu? but
asmy friend has doubtless ere this recovered his usual good
temper we will pass them over and drop anchor alongside ihe
questions on which we do not agree. ;
it is a pleasure to have “wid us” the chairman of last year’s
revatta committee on two out of the three Apo raised. I quote
his words of Jan, 3,4 re. the sliding seat: “Yet I would not oppose
ics being ruled out if extending past the side of the canoe,” and
“likewise | would not oppose a rule forbidding the board coming
above the deck,” and 9s we are a unit on those two points we will
hoist anchor and Jay for the standing sail work and see if we
cannot come nearer one anothers ideas by 4 little quiet discus-
sion. ‘
s> oe a eral
Mr. Vaux says The performance of the Ely proved that the
hoisting rig is quite the equal of the standing rig in points of
speed (contrary to Mac's sta ements), Well, thatis Mr. Vaux’s
opinion perhaps, butitis not the opinion of many who are com-
petent to judge. Mr. W, P. Stephens, canoeing editor of FOREST
AND STREAM, who spends a considerable portion of each meet ex=
amining just such points as that, and is therefore, probably, the
erson most competent to judge in the whole A. ©, A., says in the
ornsT AND Srream of Dec. 27: "The probabilities wre that
within certain limits of wind and under such conditions as main-
tain in many races, the standing sail is faster than any lowering
and reefing sail can be.” The fact that the Fly took a good place
among a number of standing rigs does not by any means prove
that it was the lowering sail that put her there, no more than a
paddler wins his races simply by his having a good paddle, [
have no hesitation in saying that the standing sail properly made
is a faster sail, area for area, than the best hoisting sail that ever
has or will be made: and any one knowing the care and ability
which Mr. Butler displays in handling and sailing his cance, will
rather ineling to the opinion that it was his able seamanship that
took the Ply into her well won position, and not, as Mr. Vaux
believes, that it was the lowering sails that did the work, The
fact that many of our best mien have adopted the standing rig
and retain it proves that, area for area, it is faster than the low-
ering rig or they would diseard it quicker than they'd drop a hot
rick, ;
Last winter when we were discussing this same question, Com,
Gibson suggested that, as we already had limited our races to
one an, one canoe, we should take the next natural step and
make it one suit of sails, 7. ¢,, one man, one canoe, ond suit of
sails. The Northern Division was quick to see the advantage of
Mr. Gibson’s suggestion, and when publishing their programme
in "88 stated that one suit would have to be used throughout their
races, and the success that attended the experiment confirmed
the opinions held hy the regatta committee when they introduced
it, and not a4 single standing rig was seen at the meet:
(1) Tt has this effect on those intending to enter the races, it re-
duces the excessive sail area, such as were carried by Dimple or
some of the other canoes at the last meet. A person getting a ©
suit of sails that he intends using throughout all the vaces says
to himself; Well, me bucks! if I've got to carry these sails, hlow
high or blow low, methinks Ill get a moderate-sized suit of a
prolly big suit that I can reef and make nice and sung if it blowe
ard,
(2) It also has the effect of making one devote more time to the
single rig, and therefore get a more perfect one than if he had to
fix up and monkey with a box full, two-thirds of which would be
left on shore, while he uses the one suit which is built for the
wind that happens to be blowing at the start.
(3) If he has to use but one suit, the chances are nine to ten that
it will not be a standing suit, and few would care to run the risk
of going to a mect, where it is just as likely to blow hard as easy,
with only one suit of the standing article,
(4) It has the effect of making the record men have lowering
sails; if they just use one suit as a standing sail they cannot enter
the combined race, ! ‘
(5) It has the effect of encouraging the all-aronnd canceéist as
distinguished from the machine man, and if adopted would in a
year do away with the ‘standing, non-stowable abomination” as
effectually as if they had been summarily ruled out, though an
one who considered # suit of standing sails better as all-roun
sails than a lowering rig would be quite at liberty to use them,
(6) It would have the effect of bringing into use a class of sails
that could be used for cruising to and from the meets with com-
fort, and a cliss of sails that canoeists could point at with pride
as genéral purpose articles fit for all weathers.
(7) It has the tendency to head canoeing in the direction from
which we have been steadily drifting sinee ‘86.
The editor, in the FOREST ANP STREAM of Feb, 16, 1888, Says,
“The great problem in all racing is to make the sport interesting
and popular, to induce men to take part and to work for the prize;”
and methinks the sport would be more popular and just as inter-
esting were the races competed for by canoes of the Fly persua-
sion as distinguished from the Dimple line; they would be more
popular and just as interesting tothenew men, and much more so
to those old veterans like Gen, Oliver, Pernow, Gibson, Siephens,
Baldwin, Rogers, Hdwards, Butler, etc.. who cannot but Jnok back
with feelings of regret when they contrast the appliances that
are now used compared to the sails and fittings used from °80 to
*84 and "85, when each member was trying to make the canoe what
she should be—a good, safe, general purpose boat, with the best
eruising gear that could be devised; or to the time when ex-Com,
Gibson, m writing with reference to cruising one-rig men, Says.
“Tam one of them and Vaux is another; all the Mohicans anc
many others are one-rig men whose boats are cruisers first and
racers aiterward, Could any of the hikers with the non-stowable
articles point with pride to the club of his persuasion and say he
gloried in being able to say he was a hiker, a standing-rig man, —
with centerboard in middle of his canoe?” ete., ete,
Trell you, gentlemen, the road we have been pang since a
Mohican was proud to slap his chest and proclaim himself and his
whole club as one-rig men whose craft were cruisers first and
racers afterward. is not the correct road, and it behooves old vet-
erans Who looked after things in those days to again don their
war paint, and, with shoulder to the wheel, endeavor to extricate
it out of the present rut into which it has temporarily fallen.
J believe one of the very best ways by which this can be accom-
plished is by reverting to what was then an unwritten rule, which
the Mohicans (who were the leaders in racing in those days) and
many others observed. I refer to the one mian, one canoe, one
suit of sails, which was then observed without a rule to enforce
it, but which now, under altered circumstances, requires a rule to
be made to that effect. ;
To do this we would have to decide as to what should make a
complete suit of sails, and as a start I beg to suggest this definition
—a suit of sails shall consist of all the sail or sails that a canoeisi,
can hoist at once. and which when noi hoisted must be carried on
board throughout all the sailing and combinedraces. I know this
will not suit my friend Vaux, who wants to carry four sails, proba-
bly two mainsails, a mizen and a spinaker, but arguing on that
principle, if he goes to his tailor for a suit of clothes he will, I
suppose, expect to get one coat, one vest and two pairs of trousers
or probably two coats, one yest and one pair of trousers, but me-
thinks his tailor will soom disabuse his mind of the idea that there
are two pairs of trousers in a suit of clothes, or two mainsails in
a suit of canyas. Phe one suit would embrace mainsail, mizen,
spinaker, topsail (if one is wanted) and in Pecowsic’s cage would
include a third sail in middle of hoat if one is wanted, and it
appears to me that one ought to get all the sail they could wish
for under that rule. Whatsay you? Thecook has just jabbed his
head out of the cabin to say dinner-r-r!! and I'll drop the quill for
my knife and fork amd lay to before the other boys.do me out of
my soup. Wow G. MacKanprick.
TORONTO, Jan. 19.
P. S.—While waiting for a second plate of soup a thought just
strikes me ve the centerboard coming above the combing, Mr,
Vaux says “there was only one that projected very much above
the combing;” and because there is only one, now is the time to
allude to that one, not to wait until there are twenty of them.
The first year there was only one standing sail. How many ure
there now? _ I belieye the skipper of that one is getting a new craft,
and unless he has changed his mind or is headed off by a rule the
new craft will have thesame style of centerboard, and perhaps
there are many like him. Take time by the forelock and don't
wait till the forelock gets past you, leaving nothing to hang on to
but the pas tail, which in most cases is a mighty bad rudder.
—Vy. G. 0} ie - =
ATLANTIC DIVISION,
To the Members of the Atiantic Division:
The Peet recente of the Atlantic Division has been, fer
some time past, collecting information which itis thought will
be useful to a canoeist while cruising. Th now proposes pub-
lishing, and sending to cach member of the Division, a book con-
taining the names and addresses of the officers of the Association,
of the Division and of the clubs in the Division; tids tables, canos
pilot, calendar, weather indications, information regarding pre-
yailing winds, navigation, buoys, liehts, ete.; 4 list of totems,
burgees and sailing signals of the Division clubs: directions for
veaching clubs by rail or steamer from New York city; and, when
possible, charges for canoe transportation. ¢
A concise canoe cookery; also a desciiption of useful knots,
splices, etc., will probably be added next winter, at which time it
is proposed to add to the pages’ now in course of preparation a
series of maps of the Division waterways, on which the location -
of good camping ground, springs and wells, club houses, canals,
etc., willbe marked. These maps can not well be published at
present on account of the expense they would involve.
Any suggestions or expressions of opinion regarding this publi-
cation, the expense of which will have to be met by the Division,
will be of much benefit to the committee, which also requests in-
formation relating to any of the subjects mentioned, but especially
A. GC. A,
that relating to good camps and location of springs or wells. Let-
Sere may be addressed to Lincoln B. Palmer, it Limoaln avenue,
ewark, N, J, : 2
JAN. 81, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM,
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PURITAN C. C.
()UTSIDE the chilling hortheaster is whirling around the house,
b endeavoring to tear it from its underbinnings, The windows
fattle and the building shakes, but inside all is light, warmth and
Gomfort, Lying back at ease, propped up by numerotis canoe
cushions, l idle away the time and meditatively watch the blue
Tings of smoke curl lazily otit of my old cruising ae pelea my
brier, That old pipe is like a voice from anofher land; and as 1
sitin the warm and cheerhil chib room of the P. 0, CG. my mind
drifts retrospectively over the cruises of a past season of enjoy-
ment, More than half the enjoyment of cruising is In the remin-
igcences which pass in review before one's senses; and thus sit T
here deep in cindy, drowsily dreaming over the cruises and races
participated in or vividly portrayed by the tales of my brother
members, Here are some of them, faken by members.of this cluh
in 1888: Hrom New York city through the rivers and lakes to the
Thousand Islands, 600 miles, by 'T. L. Batchelder, Jt,; from Boston
to Gape Cod, 50 miles, by Messrs. L. Hedge and_F. A, Heyer; from
Boston to Monument, Keach, 70 miles, by Com. F. T. Baxter; from
Boston to Nashma. N. H., Ocean and Merrimack rivers, 110 miles,
by your humble servant, also one from Boston up the Charles,
down the Sudbury, Concord, Merrimack and Plum Island_rivers,
up the Ipswich and down the Essex to Gloucester and to Boston
tIniles, by the same. Besides these countless short cruises by all
the members to Marblehead, Cohasset, Hull, and about the harbor
and bay. Imracing not much has been done, since the last was
our first season, but 1859 will show a full racing schedule. wy
The club now numbers twenty-five active and twelve associate
members, and is free from debt. The location is unsurpassed
both for paddling and sailing, and we look forward to the time in
the near future when the Puritan ©. ©. will be one of the largest
and most successful cltiibs in the country. The fleet of canoes
numbers eighteen, of all kinds, makes and sizes, only two being
Canyas. There are four of Robertson’s Twilights, and racing is
decidedly interesting between them. .
The first annual meeting and dinner were held at Vercelli’s on
Jan, 12, thirty members and friends being present. The dining
all was decorated with flags, paddles and other articles of canoe-
ing interest, I inclose a copy of the ménw. The following officers
were elected: Com., Francis, T. Baxter; Vice-Com., Charles FP,
Dodge; Rear-Com., Joseph S, Dean; Sec., James W, Cartright, Je.;
Treas,, Lothrop Hedge; House Com., Baxter Brown, Hedge;
Membership Cox, Lothrop Hedge, W. 8. Partridge and Curt-
wright; Meas,, John R, Robertson.
Francis T. Baxter is to build a 15x30 canoe. J, S, Dean con-
templates a 16X45 cruiser. The club house at City Point, adjoin-
ing the Boston Y. C., is open to traveling canoeists for the period
of one week, and all are welcome, ILEx.
SOME CRUISING EXPERIENCES.
Editor Forest and Stream: ; ; ;
I have been asked to jot down a few hints to canoeists, to guide
them in selecting a cruising kit, and in putting it into use. My
experience has been confined ta the open canoe, as all my cruisin
with one exception has been done in Canadian waters. but still
dare say that some of the matters to which I will refer may not
prove uninteresting to those who use the decked canoe. The
Canoe most generally found in Canadian waters is what is known
as the No. 5 Peterboro vanope, the dimensions of which are 1b6ft,
- long, and 50x12in. beam and depth. This canoe carries two per-
sons comfortably with their cruising outfit; it ig an easy paddler,
and not too heavy to lhe carried over along portage. Jt is also a
_ tanoe that travels well under a smalllateen sail, say about 40ft,
of Ganvas, and as a “girling”’ canoe it is, l think, unequalled.
Most old cruisers prefer this canoe made of basswood and
_ painted, as it then stands a good deal of rough usage and is not
_ 80 Sensitive to scratches and other minor accidents as is the var-
_hished cedar canoe. The latteris of course a prettier boat, aud
_ probably preferable for ornamental paddling and oe but for
the hard work ot cruising the painted basswood will be found
“more serviceable, ]
___ On long cruises I have always carried a tent, usually a ridge-
pole tent, 7it. square and thesame height. A tent this size is
large enough for four, and very comfortable and roomy for two.
The tent and pegs can be put into a canvas bag that will stow
acroes the canoe amidships and take up very little room. The
oles are Dot inconvement and should be placed in the bottom of
ecanoe, A good rubber blanket is also cssential, although the
size maay vary; and if the cruising party consists of four canoeists
in two canoes, each canoe should haye a rubber blanket large
enough to cover half the tloor of the tent, Over this I usually
spread a thick woolen rug or a pair of heavy gray blankets, and
tarry another paix ot blaikets to use asa covering, All the bed-
ding should be packed in the rubber blanket, as this protects it
from the almost inevitable splashing of water from the paddles
md from unexpected shavers.
The cruiser’s wardrobe is of course a matter dependent to a
great extent upon indiyidual taste, but it should be as limited as
possible. The great charm of genuine cruising is the feeling of
relief from all restraint in the matter of dress, ihe wearing of old
_ tough clothes about which one has no feeling of anxiety, and
which gan be thrown into the rag bag at the end of the trip. In
the same way toilet requisites should be confined 1o actual neces-
saries, aud eyery superfiuous article dispensed with. A small
army dunnage bag should he sufficient to carry everything in-
chided under the last two heads, In the same way elaborate
cooking utensils should be carefully avoided. With a gond fry-
¢g-pan and a couple of pails, am experienced camp cook will do
wondersin the culinury line. |
_ You will also need afew granite ware plates and cups, and a
supply of common kniyes, forks and spoons, A tin pailis a very
useful article, as it can be used for many purposes, one of the
most important of which is the washing of the dishes. Don’t
forget that this has fo be done, and be careful to provide your-
self with dish cloths and a bar of common soap. Ahove all things
see that you have a good hatchet or small axe, aa there are always
tent pegs to be driven and fire wood to he cut. As to provisions,
it is dificult to acyise, but I can only repeat the caution to keep
the weight down as much as possible. For myself, T was fully
eontent with a small supply of such necessary groceries aa tea,
sugar, salt and pepper, with a pound or two of bacon, and enough
butter and eggs to carry me to the first farm house, some bread
or biseuits according to the locality, and then such Juxuries as
jam, pickles or marmalade, as individual taste may suggest.
- canoeist will always carry a trawling line or such fishing tackle
as will provide him with a constant supply of fresh fish, and be
content with this dainty diet during his cruise.
A point of great importance as contributing to the pleasure of
the cruise is the judicious selection of a camp ground. Upon
Many routes there are camp grounds which have been used ever
since the days of the pioneers; delightful spots situated near well-
known springs, or in the yicinity of a good fishing ground. In
the selection of a camp site there are Many points to consider,
and itis wellas early inthe afternoon as4 o'clock to he on the
watch for the best piace for the night’scamp. Unless one is very
_ tamiliar with the ground and certain of a spot ahead, itis nnwise
_ to push on unfil sundown, as there are many things to do which
can best be done by daylight. Eee ee selected should not be too
far from the water's edge, nor difficult of access, as everything in
the canoe must be carried up at night and carried back again in
Bee morning, and so far at least as I am concerned, I have no
_ faith in oyer-exertion as conducive to enjoyment. The ideal
camping ground is a well sodded glade on a bank about 4ft, above
the water, and about 12ft. from the water’s edge. The trees neur
enough to protect the tent from the wind, and far enough away
- ‘not to attract mosquitoes and flies, A hundred yards further in-
land a clear spring in the dim recesses of the leafy words. A sut-
ficient supply of driftwood on the beach to make agood campfire,
@ pleasant outlook, fine weather and good company. .
tus suppose a party of four in two canoes reachin, such a
spot at about half past four in theatternoon, just as the wind
which has been behind them all day and made their journey a
Pleasant one, is beginning to go down with the sun. As soon as
| the keels have grated on the shore, all set to work to carry the
_ baggage to the campground. Two of the party should then be
detailed to put the tent up and in order, Another wall construct
the camp kitchen and get the water boiling, while the fourth is
sent out to fish for the evening meal, Let us see how the two
cruisers whom we have detailed to arrange the camp are pro-
ceeding. They first select the smoothest and softest piece of
‘grass on a slight rising giound it possible, so that should « storm
occur, the rain willrun irom the tent and not intoit. This sug-
‘gestion will likely be unnecessary to any A, 0. A. men who at-
tended the last camp at Long Island, as they had enough expe-
Tiencs in wet weather precautions tc last themalife time, The
tent should be evenly set and the pegs well driven in, after
which prudence has usually suggested a row of small boulders
around the curtain which keeps the wind from blowing in and
creating unpleasantness during the night. If the camp is to be at
all a permanent one, the floor may be spread with soft young
_ branches, but so far as my experience bas gone, this is a purely
' theoretical way of adding to the comfort, as the branches are apt
© grow larger and thicker during the night than one would
imagine possible when they were cut, and to intrude theméelyes
—
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most onpleasantly, Atier a day's hard paddling, one should not
have any difficulty in sleeping on any ordinary camp ground.
After the tent is pitched the rubber blanket should he spread and
the woollen rugs placed in position Wut not unrolled, as they are
apt to be more or less dirtied if spread on the tent floor before
hed time. The op anABy Dabs and the provision boxes should he
brought into the tent, and a stick driven near the center on
which to mount the candle, By this time the camp fire will be
started, and the fisherman should haye returned with at least
one good fish. There are one or two things to be learnt even
about the cleaning of fish, and althongh itis not a pleasant job,
there is aright way to go aboutit, In the first place the seales
should he carefully removed by scraping the fish from tail to
head with a large knife. Then the fish is split down the back and
the bones cut ont, the head, backbone und tail being removed in
one piece, The fins are then cut off and the fish thoroughly
cleaned. You then have all that is good of the fish in one piece
and its future treatment depends of course upon the size, If the
fish is a yery large one, a dainty picking for the cook may be
Made by boiling the backbone and the head, alter which the
cheeks and pieces about the backbone make yery good eating.
The rest of the fish is usually fried with bacon. The success
of # meal in the open depends to a very great extent upon having
it served hot, and the cook’s skill will be displayed as much in
this matter as in the mere cooking of the food. If there are
several things to be cooked, one should always select that
which takes the longest time for the first so that there may be as
little waiting as possible. r .
Tt will hardly be necessary tor me to attempt any description of
camp dishes, a8 every canoeist knows more or less about cooking
in general, and there is no better way to become an adept
than by experience. It may be well, however, to give one or two
cautions against mistakes which the beginner is apt to fall into.
For instance, itis injudicious to attempt to make your tea in the
same pot in which you have hoiled potatoes, The resnlt will be
a mixture known to old campers as “the famous hair oil tea.”
Another point of great difficulty will be the cleaning of the fry-
ing pan, and I have heard very many plans suggested for accom-
plishing this job. The best I know of is to fill the plan with water
and boi! out as much of the grease as possible, first of all scraping
it fairly clean. After Uhis the water should be thrownout and the
pan put on the fire again empty and thoroughly heated. If it is
then plunged quickly into the river it will come ont quite clean
and dry. The washing up of the dishes should te done immedi-
ately after the meal, and everything should be made bright and
clean before being put bask into the canoe, The canoe itself
will be treated with the greatest consideration by every true
canoeist.
ILfear L have already exceeded what the editor toay consider a
reasonable limit, and in closing [ would only express the hope that
all who read this may before long have an opportunity of learning
from their own experience how great is the enjoyment and how
lasting the physical benefit of canoe ernising. CARL FULLER,
Monprian, Jan. 18.
THE ROYAL CANOE CLUB OF ENGLAND.
Kditor Forest and Stream:
Tt is with a feeling of pain and vexation that I read in the For-
EST AND STROAM of Dec. 27, under ‘New Rules Abroad, a para-
graph reprinted from the English Model Yachtaman and. Canocist,
and your comments thereon, wherein il is asserted that “the
spirit of the new rules was to bar any of the Yankee flying
machines that might come over,” ete., etc, :
When Lread that paragraph in the Canocist I was simply dis-
rusted, and wrote to contradict itin January number, ;
I was the proposer of the whole of the new rules. During the
discussion American canoes were frequently referred to, in that
some of them were examples exposing the fact that racing con-
siderations, if unchecked, might entirely override all cruising
desiderata,
It was pointed out that even at presenf. American canoes had,
in some instances, gohe beyond desiruble limits; in fact, they had
centerboard cases rightinthe middle, rendering sleeping aboard
impossible and even sitting down a cramped position; that they
had standing rigs, sliding-out deck seats,and that there was
EN eat in the rules to prevent small “bucket wells,” low-ended
cigar-shaped hulls, and many other monstrosities, which, though
quite allowable from a pure racing point of view, must be detri-
mental to the popularity of canoe sailing and cruising.
None of these questionable fitments had as yet appeared in
English canoes, except perhaps the extreme shallowness of lull
found in the Charm, but this was the very reason for at once
stopping the possibility of their appearance, /.¢., legislating before
vested interests could standin the way. Hach of these fitments
and their general tendency had been freely and fully denounced
over and over again in the Forms? AND STREAM in America and
in the Jeld in England; and at the R.C.C. meeting the new
rules, conserving cruising qualities and barring “machine”
tendency, were passed unanimously; and lL see the executive com-
mittee of the A. G. A, has also unanimously given the same
opinion and ordered the regatta committee to take steps in that
yiew in framing the race conditions for 1839.
Now, sit, in bringing in those new rules I was most careful to
avoid harting any existing canoes in América or England: for we
might possibly be gvanted the pleasure of seeing (after such a
record) either ILelipse or Fly and others come over to England
during 1889, and we therefore added at the end of the rules of
classilication a note that “the above limitations shall not affect
adversely any canoe built prior to November, 1888, which might
have been eligible to sail in the R. GC, C. matches under the rules
in force in 1888,”
Therefore, I hope sincerely that American canoe sailers will |-
acquit the Royal O. C. of the mean and unsportsmanlike senti-
ments attributed by the Model Yuchtsman and Oanoeist to the
members who passed the new riiles.
Here allow me to point out under the rules in force in 1888 Eng-
lish and American canoes were limited in exactly similar manner
in each country—with but thrée small exceptions, These excep-
tions were in the English rules, viz,: Sail limited to 112 sq.ft. No
sliding out deck seats and centerplates to house within the canoe,
i. &,, 00% Stand up above the case, and that tha new ’89 rules add
to these that “the committee has power to order in some races
that sail or sails shall be kept lowered for a time previous to the
starting signal,” t, ¢., practically a bar to standing rigs, if it be
found desirable to use such a bar,
Thus every American ‘fying machine” existing up to date is
eligible to vacein R. OC, ©. matches if she either complies with
the rules in force up to 1888 or with the new rules,
Now, where the new rules pinch some existing American
canoes is solely, I believe, in regard to position of the centerplate
case. The new R, C. OG, rules say “the after end of the case—ex-
cept in the case of bilge plates and centerboard cases that do not
rige more than 4in. aboye the inside of the garboards alongside
the keel—shall not be aft of the center of length.” This did not
exist in the rules in force in 1888, Possibly the ‘minimum depth
up to within 2ft, of either end, trom top of deck to lower edge of
garboard not less than 1?in.,”" may not include some, Vagabond,
for instance, but here again this was not in 188$ rules,so Vaga-
bond is not hurt.
I think it will be admitted ‘that no existing canoe is eut out;
and I feel sure it will also be admitted by all who really haye
the popularity of canoe sailing at heart thatthe “canoe of the
future” is not hurt. What haye we done, simply we have said
and ordered thatit shall be possible in future for a man to race
with a fair chance in his one canoe both in paddling and in sail-
ing races; hence we institute buts classes, and order maximum
and minimum governing dimensions. Then wo say also, this
nian shall not be driven by one or two racing men to build or fit
in a Manner antagonistic to the more general and useful branches
of canoeing; we therefore order certain minimum depth to be
fixed so as fo insure 4 reasonable amount of stowage capacity and
buoyancy. We order at least space to sit down in and we limit
center plates to a handleable and stowable size, and sail area to a
reasonable racing limit; leaying the designer otherwise unfettered
as to. model, building, proportions, balancing and sail plan. As
to “flimsy building,” “apparatus of a li¢ht character” nothing
Was ever mentioned at fhe R. C. C. of such a nature; substance or
mode of building were not touched upon, and purposely, “match
box” construction soon becomes consumptive and, unless repeat-
edly patched and Strengthened with extras, dies an early death.
Athink you, sir. will admit that the Nautilus of 1887 was no
flimsy construction, and her sisters since, though actually much
lighter as a whole, have in reality been much stronger b being
more perfectly fastened, and all superfluous wood and metal
banished, and if the cratt in racing trim weighs not over 200\bs.,
Lam satisfied (Though “1888” was 40)bs, lighter),
Whatever the near future may in “unlimited America” pro-
duce in the racing machine direction, it will at least be of great
interest and value to those who think as I do, that canoe sailing
isthe highest and most intelligent.form of sailing, the most in-
ate and the most healthy branch of sailing and indeed any
spo. rT)
Though we conserve cruising qualities for the popular benefit
of canoeing in general, we welcome any novel device brought out
by the Keenness of racing, so it be compatible with cruising,
Sailing a light canoe under a cloud of sail is the nearést ap-
proach by man to the controNable flight of a bird and the zovern-
able passage of the fishin the water, and all that can he legiti-
mately introducéd to perfect such action should indeed be wel-
comed, W. BADEN-POWELL, Nautilus, R. 0. C., England,
[Our comments applied only to the changes: and the reason for
them as first reported. Sincu we have learned their tea) nature
weheartily approve of them. We hope thaf what we had already
written last week, before the above letter was received, will serve
as suMlicient apology.]
SOUTH BOSTON C, C.
fA annual meeting of the South Boston C, C. washeld on Jan-
2, ab the club hotise, City Point, South Boston, The follow-
ing officers were elected and committees appointed for 1889; Com.,
James W, Craddock; Viee-Com., AlJan M. Hird; Sec’y, John J.
Martin; Treas,, Joseph A, Frizzell; Meas,, Vincent B. Johnson,
Geo, F, Mrizzell, Samuel M, Wales and Thomas Ackland, together
with the above officers, were choosen # Board of Directors. Mam-
bership Committee, Com., Sec’y, J. A. Priazell, V. B, Johtson, A,
M. Hird, Thos. Ackland and Geo, Frizzell. Regatta Committee,
Alleu M, Hird, chairman; William Bunlett, John J. Kelleher,
Geo. Frizzell and Chas, McNeil, Jobn J, Martin, V. B. Johnson
and George Armstrong were appointed a committee to mak
arrangements for theannual dinner which will tuke place on Jan,
30, at the United States Hotel, }
During the past year the club has held a series of regattas with
both club and open races, which have heen keenly contested,
showing that the racing spirit is an active one inthe elub. The
entries im the open races were especially large, and gave the rac-
Ing men an opportunity of meeting the best canoes in the vicinity
of Boston, In knocking about the harbor wanoliced a very suita-
ble place for holding a loval meet, with a good stretch of water
for racing. This isthe southwest end of Pettick’s Island, which
has good camping facilities and a comparatively smooth heach.
We have decided to hold a local meet on June 16 and 17, the meet
to be held under the auspices of the South Boston C. C., and of
course 21] neighboring clubs will be invited to participate and
mnake things pleasant.
While the interest in racing has been keen, the cruising men
have earned for themselyes an enviable record as salt water-
cruisers. The longest cruise undertaken by members this sum-
mer was successiully made by Allan Hird, Fred Loyis and Vin-
cent Johnson, who cruised from Boston 10 Portland, Maine, in
July. They experienced fair weather until the third day out,,
When if began to blow. They put into Kittery, Maine, where
they were weatherbound for three days. The weather moderat-
ing, they resumed their cruise and reached Portland in two days,.
the last day being a run of torty-five miles across to Casco Bay
under sail from 4A. M. to 4 P. M., the canoeists being sometimes
several miles from land. On reaching Portland Marbor they
made camp on Cushing’s Island, where they remained for the
rest of their stay, returning home by steamer,
Another cruise of similaY character was mude one month later
by Messrs. John J. Martin, John Lannon, James McNalley and
John Ackland. It had been the original intention at starting to
reach Plymouth, but owing to unfuvorable weather the progress
made was slow, and two of the party foreseeing that if they kept
on they would not haye enourh time to enable them to return
within their vacation, turned back after going ahout half way.
Messrs. Martin and Lannon kept on, and although the sea was 80
rough at times as to hide one boat from the other in the trough of
the waves, they tinally reached Plymouth. The trip down occu-
pied ae days, owing to the unavoidable delays necessitated by the
Weather.
After stopping a day at Plymouth the canoeists started for
home, making their first stop at Brant Rock. After wandering
about the place the trip was resumed. The weather which had
been mild since leaying Plymouth now changed, and a southwest
breeze sprang up which soon developed into a mild gale, With
wind abeam the cruisers tore along under full sail with the Tew
rail buried and the canoeists at an anele of forty-five degrees to
windward, doing their best to hold tae little craft right side up.
There was a good sea on, and more than one green comber tound
its way on deck, but the skill of the sailors brought them through
all right. Putting into Scituate, where they ate dinner, the wind
showing no signs of abating they deemed it prudent to reef: sa,
accordingly, two reefs were taken in mainsail, and mizen
stowed. They arrived at Black Hock, where they made a portage
to Straight’s Pond, which connects with Weir River, thus avoid-
ing several miles of outside work, spending the remainder of the
time in camp at Weir River. Several short river trips were also
made up the Neponset and Charles Rivers. These trips form an
agreeable change from the salt water cruises, as they are always
made under paddle with specially light boats.
Judging from the preparations that some of our racing men are
making, an exciting racing season may be expected. The com-
modore is hard at work on a design for a flying 16-footer, with
plenty of dead rise and fine lines all over. The vice-commodore and
measurer have just had built two 15-footers which promise to he
speedy. Both are from designs by Mr. Georse Armstrong, 4 mem-
ber of the club. The treasurer says little, but goes about smiling
mysteriously when racing is mentioned, so the knowing ones pre-~
dict that he will swoop downon them with something “to beat
‘em all.” Several other members are also building, and the open
race on Decoration Day promises to bring out a fine fleet of new
boats. According to the time-honored custom of all clubs we
hold an annual dinner, though we do not, like some of our breth-
ren, attend incanoeingcestume. Still, we can eat just as heartily
and tell as many whoppers in the canoeing line as though we were
in tamp. Joun J. MARTIN, Sec. South Boston 0, C.
MOHICAN C, ©.—The annual meeting was held on Jan. 16 at
the residence of Capt. Palmer, the following officers being elected =
Captain, Robert Shaw Oliver; Mate, M. N. Rochester: Purser and
Secretary, C. V, Winne; Executive Committee, F, G. Mather
After the meeting the members were entertained by Capt.
Palmer, the evening being passed with songs and stories, The
club is now in a properous condition, with 46 members, every one
being also a member of the A, C. A. One new member, R. L.
Banks, Jr., was elected, On Jan. 12 Mr. W. ©. Titus sailed six
miles down the river to the country house of the club and back,
A, C. A. MEMBERSHIP.—Atlantic Division: Frederic H. Cur-
tiss, Yonkers, N. Y.; Henry M, Dater, Brooklyn, N, Y.; H. E.
McCormick, Philadelphia, Pa.
achting.
FIXTURES.
JUNE.
a2, Beverly, Marbleh'dist Cham
29, Corinthian, Marblehead,
29, Beverly,Mon, Beach,ist Open
1. Larchmont, Spring.
3-5-7, Katrina-Shamrock, N, Y,
15. Corinthian, Marblehead,
18-20-22. Katvina-Titania, N. ¥.
Jwuy.
4, Larchment, Annual. 6. Sippiean, Annual, Marion.
4, Beyerly, Mon Beach, lst Buz. 18. Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open
Bay. 18 Corinthian, Marblehead,
4, Beverly, Marbleh’d, ist Cup. 20. Beverly,Marblehead, 2d Cup,
4, Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago. 27. Corinthian, Marblehead,
6, Beyerly, Marbleh'd, 2d Cham 27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
—. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft, Bay.
Ocean Race.
ATIGUST.
#£ Larchmont, Oyster Boats.
24. Corinthian, Marblehead.
31. Beverly, Marbleh'd, lst Open
Sl, Sippican, Club, Marion.
3. Sippican, Club, Marion.
3. Beyerly, Marblenh’d, Ist Cup.
10. Corinthian, Marblehead.
17. Beyerly,Marbleh’d, 3d Cham
24, Beyerly,Mon.Beach,3d Open.
‘ SHPTEMBER.
%. Beverly, Mon,Beach,2d Open 12. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 34 Buz.
2. Corinthian, Marblehead. Bay.
7. Beverly, Marblehead, 3d. Cup 14. Covinthian, Marblehead,
?, Larchmont, Fall Annual. 21. Beverly, Marblehb’d, Sail Off.
PLEON Y. C.—The annual meeting of the Pleon ¥. C. was held
at the Parker House, Boston, on Jan. 28, with Com. A. G, Wood
in the chair. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: Com.,
A. G. Wood; Vice-Com., W. O. Taylor; Sec., F. L. Rhodes; Treas.,
W.17. Palmer; Meas., Howard Whitcomb. Regatta Committee,
Com. Wood, l'. L. kthodes, Howard Whitcomb, F. B. Litchman,
B.B. Crowninshield, Entertainment Commitfee, H, W. erry,
ae aticonsn, C, Ter: aie MBE eed tD ee was eee
rom $1 to $2. crip book, containing list of members, yachts
ete,, wiil be Sublishad this year, 4 Pa t
CRUISING
‘fu. AN. 3t, 1889,
CUTTER VELMA.—Ownep by H. L. PARKER,
A CRUISE IN A SINGLEHANDER,
HE cutter Velma, of the Lynn Y. C., was modeled by John H.
Keating, of Marblehead, and built by Allan Hay, at Lynn, in
the spring of 1887. The owner, after reading the cruises of the
Coot and Pilgrim, and a careful study of C. P. Kundardt’s ex-
eellent book “Small Yachts,” concluded that the sloop he then
owned a share in was not suitable for such a cruise as he wished
to take, so aiter looking for some time among the shipyards of
Salem, Marblehead, South Boston and Quincy, and finding no
boat that suited him exactly, he concluded to build, as a boat was
wanted which should not cost too much at first and not be too
expensive to keep. ,
he dimensions at last decided upon, a general plan of the boat
was given, with orders for good accommodations for cruising, an
uncapsizeble hoat, and asafe boat in any weather liable to be
met with, and lastly, to have fair speed. Two seasons’ use has
proved the }ioat to be what was desired. Her dimensions are as
follows:
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LW. Sane quale bln take m-dhe we ote cle hu a, belein Belg «clot Sed ft. 6in.
BOAT Embree acd ndvield esha ote Aish be asp cuyeais 6ft. 8in.
TW CEB AL OS cp ektins aafhebre tyiigh sees hes: 5tt. 9in
Draft extra nye Sho, ise ales preter sed aft. Tin
TIGA HE RROGEEGEs sa thee ey she kuch elt tals y malls Ges lft. 8in
Displacement (long tons)....-..6--0..+e. see ees 2.21
Malia wee, LON. cate seg: «Mite wee oe senkee ns Ad
“43 rheavztta Cepiges oar Neh APE a wre LY are, 258
Ratio of ballast to displazemeut...-.......... 48
AEA AALCTOA LAH lee vic wide! fe w'nja se by ale semefee ows 57.5sq. tt.
midship section............. .....-. 7.86sq. ft,
immersed surface. ...18.78q. It.
(. B. below I.wi........... 10t4in,
from fore end l.wl.......
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Mast, from from fore end lw.l........--.+.94 Tft.
GEck tO MOUNUS. sv ricies whi oh sews pe iera nish 18Et.
Bowsprit, outboard to sheave.........-...sere 9ft. 6 in,
EOF de ees bhp enste's Sh hel hoses Spee Serta EN a eke ee 18ft,
GATS wrens Pecado etd Oe eieae Sears ONE pei eeens 18ft.
Are Fis TIVELY = ie, cithy tow, sheet che aa Dale Dk ip at PIS ea 240sq. ft
TOYS SET ses dies bps (ats ea nies ane oe ee eee sls vrs he a des 40sq. ft
WD 56. Wie bcos meen ad Swochice soiree ia tr adioes 68sq. ft
LOG achat gan Shei pid Ks on ae 378sa,. ft.
The cockpit is 4ft. long and 1ft. deep, the deck forming sents;
with seuppers :bove water. ‘the fore hatch is lbin. in diameter.
The keel, keelson, stem, sternpost and rudder are of 4n. oak;
frames oak, 22; floors. 144 sided, 246 thick in throat; plank,
cypress, %in.; ceiling, Win. pine; deck frame, 2x2 spruce. ‘he
forestaysail sheet is single, working itself in tacking. The cabin
house 1s 6ft. long by 4ft. wide, with over 4ft. head room; a length
of 7ft. forward of the house gave over 3ft. height and plenty of
room for oi stove and cooking utensils. <A series of railed shelves
forward held ail the d‘shes, and a long rack on port side of cabin
pines up to the clamp gave room for charts and many other small
things. '
Canned goods and vegetables were kept under the transom. A
five-gallon keg for water was fitted under the cockpit, so as to be
easily taken out, or trigged with a small wedge so it never worked
loose. Butter and lard were kept under the cockpit, and they
were always cool, Ouilin a two-gallon van supplied our wants for
a long time. The large locker on each side of the cockpit gave
plenty of dry storage for clothing and lightsails. Bread was kept
in a tin cake box set in one of the after lockers, and it would keep
well for a week.
Our ground tackle consisted of three anchors, one 25, one 20 and
one of 12lbs. with 25 fathoms 144in. manilla line and 25 fathoms
2in. line, also one sea anchoror drag. We carried three lower
sails, gaff and jibtopsails and spinaker. Just before the Fourth
of July the ballast was shitted aft and a new mast put in, which
was the same length as the old one from deck to hounds, but a
longer pole, with 10ft. height from hounds to topsail halliard
sheuve. This enabled us to set gaff and jiptopsails well up, as we
expected considerable light weather in July. Lazy lines were fit-
ted to the mainsail, and tueir use saved a deal of work and trouble.
Under the jib and staysail the boat will go to windward against a
heayy breeze and chop sea, and never miss stays in tacking.
On July 5 we left Lynn at 9:15 A. M. with a good southwest wind;
we rounded the weir off Bass Point at 9:50, and set gaff and jib-
topsinl. Atter passing Nahant we steered N.H. by EH. 4% W., and
set spinaker to starboard, we were off Marblehead Rock at 11:35,
and Half-Way Kock at 12:10; then we passed the tug William
Sprague with u party of Lynn gentlemen on board, who were out
for a day’s fishing. Firing our revolvers in the air, we received
in return a salute from the steamer’s whistle. We got to Hastern
Point at 1:25 P. M., then took in the spinaker, and the wind fall-
lng we orifted a short time. Catching alittle breeze we passed
between Thatcher’s Island and the Londoner at 3 P. M., 2414 knots
from, the start.
We heaaed N. 14 EH. from the Londoner between the flat ground
and Little Salvag:s. he wind increasing we took in topsails, as
the pole bent strongly. Heading for tne Shoals, we passed W hite
Island light at 7 P. M., haying made tne 20 knots from Cape Ann
in just four hours,
=When near Portsmouth entrance we caught a sharp thunder
shower. Hearing the rain coming on the water and remember-
ing the old saw, “when the rain’s before the wind,”” we dropped
mainsail and jib, and kept on our course under staysail alone.
The rain fell in torrents, and the wind blew fiercely for a short
time, but soon passing over we set all lower sail again and worked
LN Nests, “Cy
VELMA—MIDSHIP SEETION.
up into the harbor, where we anchored at 9:30 P. M. onthe Kittery
side off Fort McClary, having made 7144 nautical miles for the
first day’s run of twelve hours,
We were up next morning early, and started out of the river
with a rattling breeze, raising the whitecaps, and a heavy chop
rea following the cutter, which carried whole mainsail and jib; the
wind coming down in hot gusts off the shore, we double-reefed the
mainsail,and keeping well off the laud we soon set the staysail
and afterward whole mainsail again. We passed Cape Neddick
at 8:15, making the 10% miles in just two hours. We were off Cape
Porpoise at 11:30 and Wood Island at 1:07 P. M.; steering about
N.E. we got to Cape Hlizabeth at 3 P. M.; hauling up for Portland
Head, the wind was dead ahead and fast getting lighter; we did
not, pass the light until 5:20 and dropped anchor at Peak’s Island
at 6 P. M., day's run 46% miles. Here we met the Ruth, of Lynn,
which had left there on the night of July 4.
Next day was Saturday, the wind blew strong from N.W. Late
in the afternoon we stood up toward Little Hog Island under two
reefed mainsail and both jibs, then tacked and headed west for
Portland Harbor. When near Fort Georges it blew so hard that
we dropped mainsail and ran over to the wharves under the two
jibs; then setting mainsail we went up the harbor and picked up
a Mopahiy off the Portland Y. ©. house, kindly offered us by a
member,
The Portland Y. C. has our thanks for many fayors. We were
off again early Sunday morning, and steering about N.H, by E.,
wind strong from N.N.W., we carried two-reefed mainsail and
both jibs. We passed Fort Georges, Great Hog Island and Cow
Island Ledge to starboard, Three Brothers, Clapboard Island and
Ledges to port; not keeping a good lookout we did not see Lower
Basket Ledge until we were almost on it. Luffiing sharp we
passed to windward about two boat's length off the ledge, which
just showed above water; that woke us upa bit, and we kept a
rood lookout to leeward afterward, Passing Upper Basket Spindle
9 port we kept on toward the red buoy on Chebeagz Bar, and run-
ning close to Little John’s Island we anchored and had breakfast,
814 miles from Portland. Shaking out whole mainsail we lett at
9:30, and passing the black buoy on Chebeag Point to starboard
we ran betore the wind for Half-Way Rock, passed Hagle Island
to port, and one-half mile further on headed E,S.E. between
Dunker’s Ledge Spindle and Mark Island Ledge Buoy. The
wind nearly left us for a while, then starting in again we set
spinaker to port and ran north ot Sumbo’s Ledge; the White Bull
and Brown Cow were easily made out to port. When near Bald
Head Leige Spindle we took in spinaker, and soon after the top-
sail, the wind coming strong and puffy off Small Point. 8
went inside of Fuller's Rock, and when off the Black Nun Buoy
on Jack Knife Ledge, we Be oubee mainsail in the lazy lines, .as
the squalls were very heavy. Under the two jibs we sai ed by the
bell on Pond Island Bar, and as the tide was running out we
dropped anchor between Pond Island and Seguin, in company
with two big three-masted schooners, also bound up the Kennebec.
We were 19% miles from Little John’s by our course. We lay at
anchor until 5 P, M., when, the tide turning, we beat up the river,
passed Fort Popham with a light wind, and were near Bald Head,
at the mouth of Back River, when it grew dark, the wind died
out, and we tried to get to Phippsburg Centre, but the tide set us
up toward Lee Island, so we dropped anchor for the night. Day’s
run about 34 miles.
We were very near the rocks, and it was thought best to keep
watch until the tide turned, which would set us away from them.
The tide ran so strongly, and it was so dark, that we did not feel
at all encouraged to get our anchor and try to make asater berth,
asin the dark wemight make a bad matter worse, The tide
turned at about 1 o’clock, and then we all went below and slept
well until about 4 A. M., when a shout from the crew awoke the
skipper, who made short time in getting on deck. It was broad
daylight, and the rocks were nearly all around us, Jumping into
the tender and taking a second anchor he rowed quickly down
stream until the 25-fathom line was all out, and dropping the
anchor hurried to the yacht and took the end of the line we had
laid to all night. The cutter was dropped down stream to the |
end of the cable, then the first anchor was hauled ahoard the ten-
der, this process being repeated two or three times until we were —
wellin the stream with plenty of room all around. When haul-
ing the anchor the last time a loud hallo fromthe yacht attracted
attention, when it was seen she was fast driftine down stream
and making toward the west bank of the river. The anchor was
quickly got in the boat, and pulling toward the yacht it was
dropped well away from the banks, and taking the end of the line
in his teeth the skipper pulled his best for the boat, and as luck
was with us the line was made fast around the bitts, with a few |
fathoms to spare. The cutter swung around to the line, and
cleared the bank by a very short distance. On examining the
cable it was found to haye been chafed on the rocks, and when
the cutter was snubbed it parted near the anchor.
One of the crew threw over a small 12lbs. anchor and neglected ~
totakea turn over the bitts, so the Ime went through his hands
and he had to let go or be pulled over, as the momentum of the -
boat was too muchforhim. It all might have been prevented |
had we anchored before dark, but the tide being with us we
wished to make up river as far as possible.
The tide turning again about 7:30 A. M., we went up river, pass-
ing Pettis Rocks and Ram Inlet to port. After going through ©
nes Reach the river widened and the city of Bath was in
ull view.
As the wharves did not look very busy we hauled up to one and
made fast. Here we were shown many favors and had to answer |
many questions as to the use of the pole we carried on port side,
a light spinaker boom, 20ft. inlength. We bought anew 30lbs. |
anchor and about 37 fathoms of 2!4in. line.
Weleft Bath next Tuesday morning early and went down with |
the tide, with a hght air, carrying spinaker part of the way. We
passed ciose to the bell buoy near Pond Island, heading south of
Jack Knife Ledge and Fuller, we steered for Halt Way Rock, but —
the wind fell light and then flattened out entirely. We drifted |
awhile, and then a light breeze started in from SE. We passed |
Half Way Rock, and steering for the Chunk of Pork, we passed
between the red buoy off Green Island Reef and the black buoy ~
ou Johnson’s Rock and soon came to White Head Passage. We
went through with a good wiod and cameto anchor at Peaks
Island at'6 P. M.; distance run, 31 miles. =
Next day was Wednesday. We went over to Portland after
dinner and anchored among the yachts off the yacht club house,
Here one of the crew left on the Fremont for Boston, as his time
wasup. A strong wind had been blowing allday, and itincreased ~
at night and blew a heavy gale. Thursday the rain fell heavily
at times in the night, with heavy thunder and sharp lightning.
One schooner yacht near us dragged with threes anchors out.
so wee Vayu of Boston lay near by, also the big steam yacht
arod.
We lay at anchor all day Friday, and at rages rowed down
around the fine steam yacht Electra. She was lighted from bow-
sprit end to topmast heads and end of main boom with one
hundred incandescent lights, forming a huge arc of fire that
showed up finely in the darkness. We left Portland at 5 o’clock ©
Saturday morning, wind very light, passed Portland Head Light
at 6. After passing Cape Elizabeth we steered 8.W., half west,
tor Wood Island, passing close to Old Anthony on the way. We
passed Wood Island,and soon the wind came out ahead and gave —
us a long leg along the shore andashort one outside. We saw
two white cutters standing across Saco Bay, but they were so far
inshore from us we could not make out who they were, Off Ca
Porpoise a white cutter was seen coming with the wind, she
looked familiar, and we ran alongside and spoke her. It was the
Otter, of Marblehead, also of the Lynn Y. C., bound east, cruising.
About sundown the wind died away, we were then off Bald Head
Cliff,sheading for Cape Neddick, After drifting around some
time and finding no wind at all we jumped into the tender and
towed the cutter into York Little Beach, where we anchored at
9:30 o’clock between two small fishing schooners, the moon shin-
ing quite brightly. Distance run, 2644 miles,
Sunday morning we were up in good season and went ashore
to the bakery for provisions, aud after breakfast weighed anchor
at 7 A, M. and made a couple of tacks out of the harbor and then
stood out arcund the Knubble, and headed S.W., with spinaker
and topsail set, toward Portsmouth. Near York Spindle passed
the Eastern Y. C, on their cruise. A white schooner was showing
the way and a’ white cutter was to windward outside York Ledge:
aiter them came a number of black schooners, seme carrying hig
maintopmast staysails and trying to catch all the wind possible,
which was not much. We passed Portsmouth entrance at 11:35,
and heading S.W. by S. on a good full with light wind. we made
the Whistling Buoy off Newburyport Bar, and. as wind and tide
were both with us, we ran into the harbor and picked up a moor=
ing which was kindly pointed out by yachtsmen aboard a small
sloop. Time, 4:30 P. M.; distance sailed, 2646 miles.
Monday morning was pleasant, and a good breeze blew up the
river, We got under way at 8 A.M. and beatdown the river with
the tide. When up to the breakwater the wind seemed to fail,
and a heavy, short sea bobhed the cutter up and down and sent
her bowsprit under water to the stem at times; but she took no
water on deck. By close attention and quick work on jib and
main sheets the yacht was kept head to wind and the strong tide
soon carried us over the bar, and, payi ng off to starboard, we
caught the wind again and headed $.H, by S. for Halibut Point,
with quite a sea and a strong wind a little forward of the beam.
We passed the schooner yaeht Kestrel, evidently bound to New-
~ Jaw. St, 1889, ]
FOREST AND STREAM.
SAIL PLAN
buryport. We went close to the point and between Avery's Ledge
Ted Buby and Straitsmouth Island Light, and keeping outside of
Thatcher's Island, we passed inside the Londoner ati?:15, After
passing the Londoner we set spinaker for a while, and the wind
fel quite light. We sailed around among the dory fishermen,
and went into Gloucester harbor, where we-anchored among the
vachts néar the beacon in the inner channel at 5 P.M. Distunce
sailed, 2644 miles.
‘ We leit Tuesday at 11 o'clock and starting some distance astern
of a fieet of six fishing schooners, one achooner yacht and two
22ft. sloop yachts, the cutter showed her fine light weather
qualities by drifting steadily through the fleet with scarcely a
breath of air, and catching a light breeze outside was nearly a
mile away before the next boat left the harbor. We passed Ket-
tie Island to starboard, EBaker’s Island to port, then Hagle Island
on starboard. The schooner yacht was then seen making Mar-
blehead Harbor ahead of us, she had got out of Gloucester and
standing outside of the Islands, had caught a good wind and with
licht sails aloft had made good time. We went up to the head of
the harbor and dropped anchor at 4 P. M., distance sailed 11
tiles. We left Marblehead, Wednesday at 9:39 with light wind
and heavy chop sea. A heavy fog bank was seen well to the east
so we steered about §.5,W. to clear the breakers outside of Pig
Rocks, as we expected the fog to shut in at any mintite. The
weather kept clear and we passed around the weir at Bass
Point ang anchored at 12:15, The fog soon shut in very thick and
lifted again in the afternoon, and the tide being about half in
we went up Lynn Harbor and picked up our mooring at 4:50
P. M., having sailed 13 miles by ourcourse. This was the first fog
seen in the tivo weeks we were out. .
The hoat’s deck and all aboye_ water was newly painted, and
while waiting for it to dry the skipper took a run up_country for
a few days, returning in company with Mr. H. E. Feineman of
Rochester, N. BH. The boat was again provisioned for a short
eruise, leaving the yacht club wharf on Wednesday, July 25, at
2:30 P.M. We carried a light breeze to near the whistling buoy
off the Graves, and then losing it we drifted awhile, and finally
headed for South Boston, The tide was against us, and we had
yery little wind, but at last got to the South Boston flats off City
Point, and dropped anchor at9 P. M, and went below. Next morn-
img we had breakfast early, which went well with the exception
of the coffee, which had a taste that troubled the skipper, as he
had taken lessons at home on coffee making, and felt that he was
quite an expert. On making inquiries if was found that the
_ water was dipped from the séa,as there was more there than in
the keg. Mra fleenic milk instead of coffee that morning, and at
10:30, hoisting our sails, went down the back way between Thomp-
son’s and Ward's Islands, 7 ‘
At Peddock’s Island the wind was very light, and the tide riun-
ning in strong, but after passing Boston Light we had a good
breeze, and headed for Marblehead, passing close to the whistler
off the Grayes, The wind held until we were past Tom Moore’s
Rock Spindle, then we towed the yacht a shoré distance, then get-
ting a light wind entered the harbor. We passed between Volun-
teer and schooner Miranda, and anchored well up the harbor at
6:30 P. M, Next day it rnined and we went ashore, and at 2:30 P.
M. went out to fish, the rain having ceased. The sea was a little
rough, but we anchored on the fishing grounds, and fished some
time, having fair luck. We lost one palm from the anchor which
was caught on the ledge, not haying PeOpped the cable so as to
trip fhe anchor. We went back into the harbor and anchored for
the night. In the morning it was blowing hard from the north-
east, giving the Gable more scope we rode all right. We were
ashore nearly all day and going aboard toward evening the har-
hor was so rough that the skipper paid tribute to Neptune for the
first time in twelve yeare. i
Next morning was bright and clear, and leaving Marblehead at
6:30 A. M, we found a good north wind and a heaving old sea out-
side. Weheaded south for the Gurnet Lights near Plymouth, and
had a fine run before the wind. We would rise on # big wave
and then drop into the trough, and could see nothing but the
waves around us. The swell was very tats We passed a long
way outside of Boston Light and Minot’s Ledge, and atlength
sighted Manomet Point,and then the Guret, The excursion
steamer Shrewsbury passed us near High Pme Ledge, where the
Payonia struck some time ago. Jibing'the mainsail ai the ist-
ling Buoy, we soon passed the Bug Light onthe Roxbury Pier, and
followed the channel to the wharves and dropped anchor at 2:30
P. M.. having sailed 40 miles from our last anchorage. We
slicked up and went ashore, had a good dinner, and then went
nbout town. The next day we went through Pilgrim Hall, and
looked over the old burial ground and the new monument, H'rom
the Memetery Hill we could see the sandhills at Provincetown at
the end of Cape Cod,
Tnesday morning we left Plymouth at 5 o’clock. and after pass-
ing the Gurnet headed up the coast with a good rail breeze abeam.
Off Scituate cliffs we dropped mainsail and sailed on our course
under the jibs, reefing the mainsail at leisure, We set it double
reefed and passed Scituate at 8:20 A. M., and Minot’s Light st 9:10
A. M., then hauling on the wind for the Grayes we passed between
the Graves and Roaring Bulls atll A. M, Shaking out the reefs
we soon passed Old Crotch Buoy, and going up the channel ran
the boat im the mud_as near our moorings as we could get at 12:10
P. M., having sailed 86 knots sinceh A.M, Wurlimethe sails and
putting out an anchor we took our traps ashore, well pleased with
our trip, VELMA.
DORCHESTER Y. C.—On Feb. 8 Commander Haton, U. 8. N.,
will deliver a lecture oh charts before the Dorchester ¥.C. The
gpauet dinner of the club will be held on Feb. 21 at Young's
otel,
YONKERS CORINTHIAN Y. C.—A new club by this name has
‘been organized in Yonkers, the officers being: A.J. Prime,Com.;
A. T. Rose, Sec., and H. Skinner, Treas. The other officers will be
‘plected next month.
OF VELMA.
THE REGULATION AND DIRECTION OF YACHT
RACING,
HILE it is.as yet too carly to forecnst definitely the racing of
the coming season, its leading features are outlined with
sufficient Clearness to show that if will open under radically
different conditions from any past year, The fight that began
with the first agitation in favor of the cutter in 1878 may be said
to have ended in 1887, if not really sooner, and though it is impos-
sible to say in detail just what the yacht of the future will be,
there can be no room for doubt as to her Jeading features. In
feneral appearance she will not differ greatly from such craft as
Sea Pox, Katrina and Baboon; she will in all cases be provided
with a heavy lead keel, in some cases with a centerboard added,
and in rig she will be a cutter, but with the laced mainsail, semi-
housing bowsprit, and mauy minor changes that have been made
from the conventional British rig. As to beam, the question is
still open, but the limits are smaller in at least one extreme than
inthe past. As we hope to show, the maximum limit is a matter
of uncertainty, and under existing conditions it may run to
much more than one-third of the length; but as a minimum, we
are not likely to see on either side of the Atlantic anything
approaching the extremes of the past; in fact, the minimum here
is not likely to be less than Bedouin, about 444 beams to length.
The furious battle of the sloop and cutter is a thing of the past,
and foratime at least there are no great matters of principle
under discussion, but yachtsmen generally haye settled down to
a fairly unanimous understanding on the leading points once in
dispute. Last season was in itself peculiarly barren of results or
of grounds for any definite conclusions, but at the same time it
served a good purpose as & period of rest and refiection after the
three great international battles of 55, ’86 and °87,in which the
losses and gains on all sides might be carefully considered.
‘As a result of the long struggle many old ideas have beeu rooted
up and new ones planted, yachting has been more thoroughiy
nationalized in America than ever before, and in addition it has
been newly founded on safe and correct principles, so that the
end of last season left the whole yachting system in a peculiar! y
plastic state, in which it may be permanently moulded ior goo
or ill, according to the immediate action of the leading clubs and
yachtsmen. While the interest in yacht racing is keen in all
parts of the country, the fleet of modern yachts that ure really
good enough for racing is very small, and now is the time when
action or inaction will exert the greatest possible influence on the
fieet that will cover the sea coast, the great lakes, and eyen the
smaller inland waters, within the next five years, What we have
to say applies tn the country at large, to every club and every
yachtsman, though we will confine ourselves only to the great
center of American yachting, the coast from New York to Boston.
What is true of itis true of the entire country, so it is not neces-
sary to speak in detail of other localities. ;
The racing fiset of this section to-day contains but three classes,
the 90f¢. schooners, with less than half a dozen modern boats, Gray
ling, Sachem, Sea ox and the new Forbes schooner. Vhe 70ft.
class of singlestickers has four, Bedouin, Shamrock, Titania and
Katrina; while below this class is practically nothing until the
40ft. class is reached. Im this class there will be over a dozen
racing craft, with plenty of sport for this season, at least, though
no man can tell what the future may bring forth. The 30ft. class
also promises to be very well filled by the opening of the season,
while the smaller classes that are patronized by the greatnumber
ot clubs will be well looked after. The three classes first named,
however, include all that enter in other than local races. so we
will confine our comments to them.
In the 99ft. and 70ft. classes the general features of design are
fixed within satisfactory limits in most respects, some purely keel
craft and some with board as well; and though the tendency to
overspar exists with them, there is little prospect of any radical
departure from the general type exemplified by the boats men-
tioned. It is to the 40ft. class that we must lnck for the most
emphatic illustration of the present eyils, as well as for the still
greater evils that are imminent in the nearfuture. The class is
at present the direct offspring of a length rule, modified some-
what In some clubs bya nominal tax on sail area, but in no
case to an appreciable extent. In the Larchmont and Atlantic
eltbs the length only 1s measured; in the New York the merest
shadow of a tax is placed on sail area; while even in the Seawan-
haka and Eastern clubs the penalty on sail is hardly enough to
be evident in the yachts themselyes under canyas. <All the evil
tendencies of the old length rule, or of any rule which taxes one
dimension only, are evidently at work to-day, and the results are
nowhere better seen than in th- 40-footers. Power, through its
functions of beam, draft, lead and canyas, is at a premium, while
the refinements of design are neglected to a most disastrous ex-
tent. he vital question of how much power can be applied to a
length of 40ft, and with the best results to yacht racing at large,
as well as the pockets of owner, is entirely lost sight of in the
hurry to secure the utmost possible speed the class will admit
of, regardless of all other considerations,
Under wise and far-seeing legislation the 40-footers should be
the ideal class of American yachting; large enough to make the
passages required for general racing and to afford a good cabin
and an owner’s stateroom besides; small enough to be built and
run by the class which must be looked to as the main support of
yachting, the younger mea, of limited time and means, but un-
bounded enthusiasm, whose love of the sport. fostered by early
experience in small craft, will take them step by step into larger
vessels and keep them from the turf, the tennis court or the
steam yacht. Though in the boats now built and building the
extreme has by no means been reached, the latest of them fall far
below this ideal, and worse still, show plainly what their suc-
cessors are likely 10 be. Up todate we have reached a first cost
of $8,000 for a plainly finished boat, a draft of anything" under
10ft., an amount of beam and low lead that cannot fail to make a
very bad sea boat; limited accommodation below for the cost and
drat; and a sail area that is extravagant in first cost and in crew,
that is unfit for ¢ruisiiz, and that with the lead keel is destruc.
tive to tne boat, These extremes have been reached already, buti
lt is within the possibilities of the next three months that we muy
fee even them exceeded, Already a 40-fonter with a draft of 11tt,
has been diseussed, while 1t is more than likely thai one of the
new boats will be nothing more than a racing shell, nothing in-
side at all. The ‘‘lengthers” of Southampton Water are generally
recovnized as an ndesirable type, butit bas remained tor Yankee
enterprise to outdo them in two short seasons,
Ii, may be that all is true that was once urged against the nar-
row cutter, excessive cost, too preat draft, bad sea boa's, little
accommodation; but it would be hard to show how the extreme
development of the present type will be much better. Wor the
same length of waterline the wide boat will cost more to build and
much more to run with a racing crew, she will draw more water,
be far weaker in construction, and where the cutter will sail
under water the wide boat will toss the crew off the deck if
they attempt to go toseain her. The advantage of deck room
and space below are on the side of the modern boat, but against,
the comparatively small rig of the narrow one must he offset her
towering spars. f
It looks now as if, by next season, we will only have to search
the files of our contemporaries, from the day when, in the old
Aquatic Monthly, “Big Topmast” first sounded the war cry against.
“lead mines” and “half-tiae rocks,’’ to find plenty of abuse that
will almost exactly fit the coming craft.
ltis by no means certain that the extreme boaf will be the
fastest, but even though she should, it is hardly necessary to re-
mind thoughtful and intelligent yachtsmen that extreme speed,
unhampered hy any other requirements, is not the sole end and
aim of yachtracing. The matter involves several curious para-
doxes which haye never, so far as we know, received the atten-
tion they are entitled to. First, as to the duties of a yacht club,
they are to promete yachting, and yacht racing, not in the form
of one specially fast craft against which no other can compete,
but to keep alive a general competition between all the racing
members of the club. So long as this is done, the club will pros-
per, even though its fleet be composed of inferior vessels; but as
soon a8 one boat attains a practivally unassailable position, no
matter how much improvement may be embodied in her, the re-
sult is disastrous to the club, Thesame rule applies to unions of
clubs, and is wel) illustrated by the continued success of Irex
and the simultaneous decay of yacht racing inthe ¥. R.A. Of
course in this case some other factors were at work, but the
main facts are that the rule which has undoubtedly produced a
Heny, fast vessel in Irex, has at the same time kill+d yacht racing
in Great Britain for an indefinite period. While then the clubs
must encourage racing, it must be done wisely and carefully, and
with the most careful study of every rule and its tendencies,
As to the owner, like Gilbert’s Lord Chancellor, who pleads his
own cause belore himself, arguing both sides and giving what he
calls an impartial decision, he occupies a totally different posi-
tion as one of the members of a club trom that which he holds as
an individual owner of a racing yacht. In the former capacity it
is to his interest to place such restrictions on the sport as shall
insure its general prosperity and prevent him and many more
hike himfrom being driven out by a man who will spend unlim-
ited time and money simply to win prizes. Once the rules are
made, however, and he starts to build his yacht under them, it
is to his interest to push to the very limit of the rules, builaing as
powertul and speedy a craft as they will admit of,
The designer, too, is similarly placed. He must do the most pos-
sible for his client, his boats must win or his reputation suffers;
but Jet him once succeed in evading the spirit and letter of the
rule and he opens the way for others to follow, und even though
he may be more successful than they, his success of itself serves
to kill all competition. The pre:ent revival of the interest in the
smaller classes promises to bear fruit soon in increased racing in
the larger boats; but even now there are some careful ohseryers
who prophesy that the 40ft. class will exhaust itself within the
present season. The result of a racing shell of unlimited draft,
with nothing but a light floor below—a, build that would stand but
two or three seasons’ service—and with a large and well-trained
racing crew aboard through the season, is easily seen. She would
stand a good chance of sweeping the coast, capluring every prize,
killing the youne class, and robping the owners of their sport and,
the designers of a harvest which they may reasonably expect in
the fuvure.
The evils which threaten the class now, as well as other classes
in the future, are two: size, which includes draft; and yery light
build, which includes the necessity of stripping the uverage bout
for every race. While the former is the more semous, the latter
is by no means trifling, involving a3 it does the life of the boat
and its use to the owner for every purpose but afew races, The
averaze facing Owner desires a strong and staunch cratt under
him, nor does he care to sacrifice strength to alitilespeed,butif one
or twoare «lowed to gototheextreme the others must either drop
out entirely or follow the example. In thesame way, most men
who would own a 40-footer wish to live aboard for a great part of
the time, as the owners of Baboon and Pappouse, or to use the boat
for general sailing us well as racing, for wuich purpose Chiquita
is admirably fitted up.
Asa rule the fitting up of the new boats is not specially elabo-
rate or heavy, but we have seen one handsome cabin converted
into a dreary wreck by dint of a hard day's work before a race,
How long it took torestore it we have never heard, The whole.
interior of the yacht was gutted completely, every shelf, every
little door that could ba removed by means of a screw driver, was
sent ashore; no companion ladder, haraly floor enough to stand
on, every lid removed from the transom Jockers, a pair of blan-
kets on one locker for a man to sleep on, and the boa’ looking as
if she was hardly half completed inside. Such a job aa this is
distasteful to almost all owners, but even noyy the feeling js that
itis essential to success, and that in racing against good boats, not
mere shells.
‘The necessity for some regulation of the sport has been recog-
nized for sone time by the more thouzhtful men among the
leaders of yachting, but no united and comprehensive action has
yet been proposed. The matter of druft has received more atten-
tion than any other detail, especially in Boston, where rumers of
deeper craft are rife; and a proposal to tax draft directly haa
been made by the Boston Globe, A curve of maxinium draftis
given, the limits being as follows;
Length..10ft. Dratt.. 2.6it. Léngth.,6%t, Draft..12.1ft.
Length..20ft. Draft. 5.0ft, Lergth..70ft. Draft, .12.3ft,
Draft.. 7.1ft. Length. .80m.
Length 40ft. Draft.. 9.0:t. Lengtn. -90ft.
Length..50ft. Draft..10.7ft.
Wemust say that there is nothing small or mean about the
limits laid down, the na: rowest culter fiend could hardly quarrel
with them, giving as they dolft. more draft toShona and lelvin,
over ltt. to Ulidia and Queen Mab; a foot more io Clara, the
same to Ileen; 3ft. to Bedonin, a foot to Genesta, and a full 15ft.
to Thistle. It would seem alongside of the modern American
“keel sloop” that the poor British cutter was only a shcal, half-
way sort of an affair at best. As faras practice gors the limits
are certainly generous enough, but we object to them in that they
do not reach the case at all; they are unnecessary; and turther,
draft or depth should be the very last elements to be taxed in any
case, The natural limits onexcessive draft are suifiment now,
and there is no reason for artificial ones while other and safer
remedies are at hand.
To apply the table to the 40ft, class, the maximum draft is 9ft.,
more than has ever yet been tried. Under exisiing rules
but within this limit of draft it is possible to zo even turther than
the new Lawton boat, to hgehten the hull by the omission of all
interior work, to give increased power by more beam near the
surface, and with a still heavier keel to crowd on sail to the very
limit of engineering skill in holding the sticks upright. Such a
craft would be an embodiement of all the evils we have spoken
of, and yet would be’ possible under the limit proposed by the
Globe. Until the means now at hand have been thoroughly tested
there is no excuse for hunting up other methods, and those who
really wish to further a material reform in ihe fieet will find an
instrument ready at hand in the length and sail area rule.
While nominally such arule is now in use, it is a recognized
fact that in the New York Y. C. the rule is but # farce so far as it
restricts sail, and even in its more stringent form, in the Seawan-
haka and Eastern clubs, it bears far too lightly to afford any
test of its value asarule of measurement. Volunteer was built
to race under the New York Y. C. rules, yet she was unable, from
merely physical reasons, to use that amount of sail which she
could easily have paid for by the rile, so that actually her sail
was untaxed, The larger and newer mainsail, with its 8’tt.
boom, was tried and rejected because the boom, a perfect stick of
Oregon pine, could not be made to stand satisfactorily, Though
it is six years since the lergth and sail area rule was first adopted
by the New York and Seawanhaka clubs, the proportion of sail,
even in the latter, was too small to afford a thorough test of the
value of the rule tor building purposes, nor has such a test ever
been made. As we have before stated, the rule has amounted in
practice to little more than a length rule with a small correction
for sail area, and under even the Seawanhaka rule the yachts
have been wide and deep for their length, and with abnormal
Spars and canvas, y
There is every reason to believe that a decidedly heavier tax
ou sail area would work a great change for the better throughout
Length, . sft. Draft. .14,2ft.
Dratt.,15,0zt.
38
FOREST AND STREAM,
(JAN. 31, 1889,
the racing fleet, large and small. The New York Y. C, rule, as
most yachtsmen know, uses length twice as a factor and_sail
area once; the Seawanhaka rule, in use also by the Eastern Y. C.,
the L. Y. R. A. and several other clubs, uses length and sail area
each once. making them of equal value. <A still hetter form of
the rule would be a reversal of the N. Y. formula, using length once
and sailarea twice. Such a rule would reach far more effectu-
ally than has ever yet been done, the excesses in the direction of
draft and ballast, and would place a premium on model rather
than on an amount of power out of all proportion to the length of
the boat, as at present. Such an alteration of the rule entails no
radical change, it would compel a reduction of spars, and perhaps
in some cases of draft and ballast, which most owners would be
only too glad to make, while few, if any, existing boats would be
injured by it. The change, too, is easily made in practice, as no
new measurements of the boats would be necessary, the only dif-
ference being in the final calculation.
Of all the rules of measurement ever proposed, every one more
or less fanlty, we believe the length and sail area rule in some
such form as is now used here to be the nearest approach to per-
fection yet devised. Objections may be made to iffrom teehnical
and scientific standpoints, but the evidence thus far indicates
that the rule will work well in practice, the only question bein
the adjustment of the ratio between the two factors, length an
Sail area. The perfect mean can only be found by careful trial,
but we believe that the form of rule suggested above, length plus
twice the sail area, divided by three, is well within the limits of
practice, and that a trial would show that the proportion of sail
area in the rule could be increased, rather than diminished. The
immediate result of sharp racing under the present rules promises
iobeacraft of great draft and at the same time of excessive
beam about the waterline, but with little depth of hull; certainly
4% most undesirable type. both in the matter of interior accommo-
dation, draft, sail area and sea-going qualities. Such a boat,
however, would neyer be built if sail were taxed to a reasonable
degree, as the designer would, on a given length, be able to dis-
pose of his displacement in_a model of reasonable beam and draft
but with greater depth in the sections, allowing a much smaller
rig and giving very nearly as much available space inside, at the
same time making an easier boat.
A short time since prominent English designer, tempted no
doubt by the possibilities offered by unrestricted beam after years
of designing under the old tonnage rule, tried his hand at aracing
40-footer under the New York rule. When he came to the question
of sail spread and found that this 40ft. boat would need some
2,100ff. in lower sails in order to keep up with the existing boats
in the class, Baboon, Nymph, Banshee and the rest, or in other
words, a larger sail plan than an old 20-tonnerof about 48x10ft.,
he tore up the design in disgust. Compared by their sail areas,
less than 2,000ft., the old 20-ton cutterssuch as Vanessa, Quickstep,
Freda, Sayonara and their class, were better boats than the
modern 40-footer with from 100 to 300ft. more in the lower sails.
The added length of 8 or 9ft. gave far more room than was lost by
the lessened beam of 9ft. Gin. to 10ft. in place of 18ft. Gin, to 14ft. in
the new boats; the old cutters cost less, required a smaller crew,
and had a better rig for cruising. Of course, if required to give
time under the New York rule they would be heavily handicapped
against the 40-footer, but that of itself does not prove that they
were not faster, as well as better boats. We are not arguing for
the restoration of such craft, they have had their day and there
is no reason for building such narrow boats, but it must be plain
to all that they would mase a very favorable comparison with the
new boats, and that a rule which would encourage something
more like them, but allowing more beam if it be desired, would be
a substantial improvement on the present state of affairs.
There are comparatively few who would care to build and main-
tain a racing machine such as we have described; the conditions
which obtain in American yachting demand a fast boat, but
at the same time she must be strongly built, with good accommo-
dation below in proportion to her length, of reasonable cost, both
in build and maintenance, aud of a draft and model that will
make her available for cruising as well asracing, Speed must be
a prime consideration, but, at the same time, few yachts now sail
more than one race a month during the five or six months they
are in commission, and during the rest of the time their owners
desire to live aboard and cruise about the coast. Under such con-
ditions. the adyent of one or two racing machines would mean
the exclusion of the rest of the class from all racing, and would
effectually hinder that extension Of racing and development of
model which is now easily attainable.
Jn order toget the most possible good to the greatest number
out of yacht racing, two sateguards are essential, the first a good
rule for racing, and at the same time for building under, whether
by lenBth and sail area, or some other elements; and secondly,
some restriction as to the condition in which a yacht shall come
to the line forarace. The latter subject is a most difficult one, to
say what constitutes racing and what sailing trim, but at the
same time itis one that should be dealt with now, before another
boat is off the stocks. It willbe a hard matter to formulate a law
saying that such and such fittings must be retained, as the views
of yachtsmen differ so greatly, and a large degree of liberty must
he allowed to every man; but the rule should be so framed as to
encourage a neat, compact and shipshape arrangement below.
if it be made a rule that no perma.ent fittings shall be removed
for a race; that-stove, doors, companion ladder and similar arti-
cles must be kept on board, the result will soon be evident in an
effort to lighten and perfect these details, rather than to cumber
the yacht with a lot of shore stuff, to be carted ashore and back
for every race. To mostmen, especially those who use their boats
much for both racmg and cruising, as Pappoose and Baboon are
used, such a rule would be most acceptable, as they live on board
all the time, racing or no racing; the only ones who would object
are the men who own large yachts as weil as a small racer, or
fhose who prefer tolive ashore and lose the use of their boat for
an indefinite time before and after each race.
If it be adinitted that some such legislation as we have out-
lined is necessary there can be no further question as to when
and by whom it should be done. Now is the time, before the
evils indi¢gated become so powerful that they cannot be dealt
with: in three months mere the season will open and it will be
too lete for this year, and no one can say what the condition of
yacht racing may be in another twelvemonth. The conditions
now are peculiarly favorable to such changes, very few existing
yachts, if any, would sufter, and there would be less opposition
now than later. As to who should do the work, the matter is
equally plain; it should be the result of a united action on the
part of the leading clubs, and it would be a discredit to the spirit
and intelligence of the great majority of yachtsmen to say that
such a union is not easily possible. That it would meet with
strong opposition from some quarters has been fully proved in
the past, and local jeslousy and the “rule or rum” policy would
come to the front to kill this as it has other movements for the
improvement of racing; but such action is confined to a small
number, nearly all non-owners or non-racing men, who would be
utterly powerless if those chiefly concerned would each and all
awaken to a sense of their responsibilities and interests. .
We have long since given up the Utopian idea of a national
racht racing association that shall spring into existence at once,
tally organized and ready for efficient and intelligent work, but
as we pointed out in discussing the matter of classification two
years since, such an association must follow, not precede a con-
certed action on the part of the leading clubs in such questions
as the present. Without wasting time over the matter of organi-
zation, constitution and rules, the leading clubs, the New York,
Seawanhaka, Atlantic, Larchmont and Kastern, have it in their
power to appoint.a joint committee to deal with the two specific
seo of a change in the measurement rules and a new rule
that shall place some limitation on fittings. If properly inaugu-
rated by one of the above clubs the movement will find many
friends and supporters, and time yet remains before the season
opens for deliberate and careful settlement of the entire matter,
BUILDING NOTES.
QUE list of last week has brought in additional information,
and we hope to reprint it in a fairly complete form in a few
weeks. Mr, Frederick Grinnell. owner of the new Burgess
schooner building at Binet yard, writes us to the effect that
the l.w.l. is 65ft., not 61. We have had one or two complaints
from owners of inaccuracies in the table, but as no further infor-
mation accompanies the complaints we are unable to correct the
errors. We haye to add,in the way of new yachts, a 45-footer,
similar to Mr, Ellis’s craft, but deeper, for Mr. C, D, Owens, one
of the late owners of Sachem. Mr. Burgess has made the design
and Lawley & Son will build her. At Buffalo, Hingston & Sons
will build a keel cutter, from designs by C. P. Kunhardt, for Mr,
Frank E, Ward. She will be 33ft. over all, 24ft, l.w.1., 8f. beam,
4ft. 6in. draft, with 5,0001bs. on keel. She will have flush deck
clipper stem and long overhang aft. At Hoey. River, a suburb
of Cleveland, Henry Gerlach is building a sloop from his own de-
sign and for his own use. She will be 29ft. low.1., ft. beam, draft
about 4ft. 6in,, with heavy iron keel and small board. At Booth-
bay Me., George Rice is building two sloops for Portland yachts-
men. Mr, Morgan’s 40-footer will draw 10ft., the hull being of
steel: and it is likely that Piepgrass will build her. Thenew Law-
ton 40 will have hollow spars throughout. Lawley &Son are tim-
bering up the Forbes schooner, the Ellis 45-footer is planked and
the inside partly completed, the keel for Mr. Beebe’s 40 has been
cast, and a beginning has been madeon Mr. Belmont’s 40. At the
Atlantic Works the Ford steamer has floors, deck beams and
bulkheads in place and two strakes of plating on. Martin has
the frame of Mr. Forbes’s steam yacht up, and Wood Bros. have
two steam yachts in hand and another in prospect. #ryor has
two steam yachts in hand, one_planked and the other in frame,
At Frisbee’s yard, Salem, the McVey 40-footer, will soon bein
frame, but the 30 has not been commenced yet.
AN OCEAN RACE OF SMALL CRAFT.
“Bek coming season will witness a novel and exciting race
among the small cutters about New York, the following
agreement having lately been signed by the owners of three
yachts, while some others willdosolater;
“We, the undersigned members of the Knickerbocker Y. ©,,
with a yiew of testing the seaworthiness and speed of our yachts,
hereby agree to sail an outside race, subject to the following con-
ditions: The course to be from Norton’s Point, Coney Island, to
and around Montauk Point to Fort Pond Bay, L. L., finishing
when Culloden Point bears south, distant not more than one
mile; total distance 110 miles. The start to be by gun signal from
yacht Nanita, It is agreed that the weather must be fair at the
time of starting, Each yacht to take her own time at finishing
point, and if at night to burn signal and fire one gun. The prize
to be a silver cup. There will be no time allowance, and no
yachts over 20ft. l.w.l. allowed to enter. Hach yacht shall burn a
colored signal light at every change of watch; colors to be here-
after agreed upon. Each yacht snall keep a log giving full par-
ticulars as to courses steered, and time of passing all lighthouses
when such lights bear due north. The race tu be sailed during
the month of July, the exact date to be hereafter agreed upon.
(Signed) Chas. Coughtry, cutter Nanita; W. G. Newman, cuffer
Madge; C..J. Dunn and C. L. Wegant, yawl Tadpole.
CRUISING IN SMALL LAUNCHES.
hee following is but a sample of several letters we have re-
ceived in regard to ‘‘Pacifie’s” brief but interesting story of
steam yacut cruising. The subject, thouzh novel, seems likely to
be a popular one, and we hope to hear from him at greater length:
Editor Forest and Stream: ha ;
Could you not induce your genial correspondent “Pacific,”
whose interesting romance on a steam launch appeared in your
issue of Jan. 10, to relate more in detail his experience on the 21ft,
boat? I would like to hear how he cooked his food, how he slept,
where he went and what were his approximate expenses per
week. Alsoifa craft of this length could start from New York,
and by selecting good weather safely cruise outside as far south
as the Chesapeake? Also how such a boat would act in the rough
waters of the bay. I am sure his answer, 1f obtained, would in-
terest not alone amateur boatmen, but all lovers of fine writing
as well, W.P. A.
PROVIDENCE, RB. [., Jan. 19.
ICK YACHTING IN THE WEST.—Editor Forest and Stream:
Reports from the further West have the following, which would
indicate that life is not without its charms even in a Minnesota
winter. The sport of ice yachting is more general in the West
than is commonly supposed. On Lake Erie it is very common,
although the rough ice and wide cracks necessitate a very strong
and heavy model there. No one who has once tasted the wild ex-
hilaration of ice-boating would ever neglect a chance to repeatit,
and the Minnetonka men are to he congratulated. ‘People who
have been led to believe that the only place where ice-boating is a
suecegs is on the Hudson River would be surprised at the number
of ice-boats to beseen on Minnetonka duane the past two weeks,”
says the report. “The ice is now in splendid condition on both of
the lakes, owing to the non-appearance of the deep snow which
usually spoils the sport at this season. For two weeks past at
least a half-dozen different boats might have been seen on the
lower lake on any day when there has been sufficient wind to fur-
nish the motive power. This sport—and for excitement it is
vastly superior to tobogganing—has been indulged in on Minne-
tonka for the past three winters, but never before has there been
so much interest taken. There are now three first class and three
that are considered good boats on the lower lake, Among those
who either own boats or take an interest in the sport are Capt,
West, B. C. Hurd, A, C. Loring, Dr. Headley, Geo, A. Brackett
and Messrs. Morse and Harrigan. Ordinarily the yachting on
Minnetonka has been confined to January and February, when
the suow has begun to melt, but so far this season, while the
weather has been cold enough to freeze the ice to a sufficient
thickness, there has been no snow and the only thing required has
been sufficient wind for sailing. A number of yachting parties
have already enjoyed the sport and several more are in anticipa-
tion, "—E. H. (Chicago, Iil., Jam, 24).
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C.—The annual dinner of
the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. was held in tre club house on Saturday
night, Vice-Com. Center Geese te: The following guests were
present in addition to eighty of the club: Rear-Admiral Bancroft
herardi, U. 8. _N., Commandant New York Navy Yard; Rear-
Admiral D. L. Braine, U. 8S. N., Commanding South Atlantic
Squadron; Commander Frederick Rodgers, U. 8. N., Inspector
Third Lighthouse District; Com. Hibridge T. Gerry, New York
¥.C.; Com. G. C. Lowery, Larchmont Y. C©.; Com. Sanford B,
Pomeroy, Corinthian ¥Y.C, The tables were handsomely deco-
rated with models of yachts and yachting gear and many prize
cups. An orchestra in an adjoining room provided musie during
the evening.
GEN, PAINE AND VOLUNTEER.—The report has been cur-
rent about New York for the past week that Gen. Paine had sold
Volunteer to Mr. Archibald Rogers, owner of Bedouin, for $25,000,
It has, however, been contradicted in Gen. Paine’s name by the
Boston Globe. The report further stated that Gen. Paine would
at once build a schooner from his own designs. Itis also reported
that the commodoreship of the Eastern Y. C. is at his disposal,
but that he is unwilling to take it.
CRUISING,—Republic, schr., sailed on Jan, 23 for Bermuda,
where Mr. Hall and his guests will join her....Coronet, schr,, R.
T. Bush, arrived at Colombo on Dee. 21, from Singapore....E, M.
G., steam yacht, owned by E. M. Goodall, was last reported at
Charleston, 5. C., on her way from Norfolk to Indian River, Fla.
She first made the trip by rail to Norfolk from Sanford, Me., then
steamed by the sounds and canals to Charleston.
CHANGHS OF OWNERSHIP.—Permelia, steam yacht, has
been sold by Ward Hopkins to Geo. C. Rand, of New York, who
has had her rame changed to Lorna. She will go South shortly.
....Julia, keel sloop, has been sold by J, F. Sullivan, of New York,
to Wm. Smith, of Cleveland, 0., and will go out by canal this
spring.
GITANA, schr., Com. Weld, was to have started on Monday for
Gibraltar in charge of Capt. Sherlock, but in hauling out from
the dock she was carried by the tide against the steamer Italy,
losing davits, stanchions and rail, and crushing in her side above
water. She will be docked at once for repairs.
THE MORGAN SCHOONER CUP,—The cup won by Sachem
in 1887 in the race from Vineyard Haven to Marblehead, lately
pre to her owners by Mr. Morgan, is a fine specimen of old
inglish workmanship, dating from about 1820. If is in the form
of a bow! ldin. high and 10in. diameter.
CLEVELAND Y¥, C.—This club is preparing to build a hand-
some club house near its anchorage.
Small Yaehts. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $7. Steam Yachts and
Launches. By C. P. Kunhordt. Price-$8. Yachts, Boots and
Canoes. By C. Stansfield-Hicks. Price $3.50. Steam Machinery. By
Donaldson. Price $1.50.
Answers to Gorrespondents,
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E. J. ¥., Sands, Va.—The Philadelphia dog show will be held
April 16 to 19. ;
F, M.8., Newburgh, N.Y.—Domino was very hichiy commended,
at Hornellsville, 1887.>
H. B. C.—Each of the rifles has strong advocates. The .40cal.
will do the hardest shooting; it gave no indication of cotk-
screw motion. “Sam Lovel’s Camps” is now ready. Stephens’s
“Canoe and Boat Building” gives details of flat-bottomed boat.
Azrno, Mexico.—In a recent copy of Youth's Companion is a
story about “wild _dog3”’ chasing an elk in Wyoming. Are there
any wild dogs in the Rocky Mountains? Ans. Wedo not believe
that there are wild dogs. All these stories are probably merely
the flights of fancy of imaginative newspaper correspondents. -
G. L, LaR., Dayton,—Could you kindly inform me if there isa
New York law permitting the killing of ab game and birds, and
animals of all kinds for scientific purposes? Ii'so, could you fur-
nish me with a copy, and what would it cost? Is there an Ohio
law for such purpose; and if no such law in either State, what
State has stich a law, and, what would he the cost of such law?
Ans, New York requires license for killing certain species, to
be had on application to Mr, J. E. Allen, American Museum of
Natural History, Central Park, New York, Massachusetts licen-
ses are papplied by the Commissioners of Inland. Fisheries and —
Game, and by the president of the Boston Society of Natural
History. There is no such provision in Obio. :
GUATEMALA.—Near by there isa mountain stream 2,000ft. above
the level of the sea, with plenty of trout from 6 to10in. long;
they will not take a fly nor any kind of bait that I know of, but
as iknow very little about fishing except what J have read in
books, ete., it may be that [have not gone about if in the right
way. Can you give any adviceasto how they may be caught?
Ans, If Guatemala” will send to FOREST AND STREAM a descrip-
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probably be no difficulty inidentifying it. There is no member
of the salmon family in Guatemala as far as the records inform
us, The families which resemble the salmon family most nearly
in external appearance are absent also from Central America.
There is a family of fishes, however, in Guatemala, some genera
of which are trout-like in shape—the Characinide, or toothed
minnows—and have an adipose dorsal fin: it may be possible that
“Guatemala” refers to. one of these. Perhaps a skinof the fish
can be sent in cry salt to the office of FoREST AND STREAM. This
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FP. O. Box No. 8850, New York City. janl0,4t
- Lor Fale.
Shooting aud Fishing in Canada,
The subscriber, who has had mauy years’ per-
sonal acquaintance as asurveyor with the for-
ests and streams of the Maritime Provinces of
Canada, as well as with those of part of Quebec,
is prepared to act as resident Canadian agent
for any association of sportsmen in the United
States, for the purpose of pointing out and direct-
ing parties to localities for fishing as well as for
hunting moose, caribou, bear and other game;
also for procuring canoes, guides and hunters,
and the securing of all supplies required for a
camping outfit_the guides engaged would be
such as are personally known to him. Proper
reference given on application. EDWARD
JACK, Fredericton, N. B., Canada.
Trout Pond & Trout Stream
FOR SALE.—The homestead of Robert Fran-
cis, deceased, at Locust Valley, Long Island,
consisting of mansion, out houses and ninety
acres of land, also trout pond and best natural
trout stream on Long Island. Unusual facilities
for propagation, of trout. Sold or let in parcels.
Hor particulars apply to CHAS, H. WRIGHT,
Locust Valley, or T. MCMAHON, Stewart Build-
ing, New York City, Room 58. It
Ferrets vs. Rats.
The best breeds of both young and old Ferrets
for sale at ADOLPH ISAACSEN’S “Sure Pop,”
92 Fulton Street, New York City. A complete
book on Ferrets and Rat Exterminating sent by
mail for 15 cents.
Chester White, Berkshire
and Poland China Pigs,
fine. setter dogs, Scotch
Collies, Foxhounds and
: Beagles, Sheep and Poultry,
=e ee bred and for sale by W.
GIBBONS & CO., West Chester, Chester Co., Pa,
Send stamp for circular and price list.
YS QUAIL AND ENGLISH PHEAS-
ANTS for sale. Please send orders as early
as possible, which will be booked as received.
E. B. WOODWARD, Commission Merchant,
174 Chambers street, New York.
{OR SALE CHEAP.—SCHOONER-RIGGED
(Sharpie) yacht; completely equipped for
duck shooting. Large cabin, and draws only 20in.
e water. Address MADEILON, Care Forest and
tream.
IVE WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus)
captured and properly boxed and delivere
to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on
receipt of orders and remittances at $8 per pair,
Refer to Hon. H. O. Stanley, Dixfield,-Me., Fish
and Game Commissioner. J. G. RICH, Bethel,
Me. deci6,tf
OOSE FOR SALE.—A MALE MOOSH, 2
yrs. old, in fine condition and perfectly tame,
Price $159. N. O. LOCKE, Salem, Mass. tt
‘| Fee $20.
Ott the Sind,
IN THE STUD.
The undersigned offers the services in the stud
ot the English setters
PRINCE NOBLE
(A.K.C.8.B, 8242),
GUS GLADSTONE
(A.K.C.S.B. 8210),
At a Fee of $20 Each.
J. J, SCANLAN,
Fall River, Mass.
The Syractse Kemnel Clot
Offer the services in the stud of the famous
English setters:
DAD WILSON (A.K.C.S8.B. 3371).
CHANCE ((A4.K.C.8.B. 9645),
At a fee of $50 Each.
A FEW CHOICE PUPPIES FOR SALE:
Dad Wilson—Lillian (3735),
Dad Wilson—Lit IT. (4825),
Chanece—Di (8637),
The Hospice Kennels,
K. E. Hopr, Prop. ARLINGTON, N. J.
Breeders and Importers of thoroughbred
ST. BERNARDS.
104 PREMIUMS IN 1887,
St. Bernards and Pugs,
A few fine, high-bred pups of both varieties
now on sale, Address with stamp,
CHEQUASSET KENNELS,
Lancaster, Mass.
IRISH SETTER AT STUD.
IMPORTED
PATS yYy.
Blood red, winner of three Ists and four cups.
Shot over two seasons; carefully broken: splen-
didly bred and most typical incolor, formation
and strain. Fee $25,
HE. O. DAMON,
Northampton, Mass,
St. Bernards.
IN THE STUD.
Champion “RIGI.”
Young stock for sale sired by Rigi.
WENTWORTH KENNELS,
P. O, Box 264, Utica, N. Y.
AT STUD.
Ecce, $25.00
THE IMPORTED BULLDOG
PORTSWOOD TIGER
For particulars address
Box t RIVERVIEW KENNELS,
1029. Birmingham, Conn.
IRISH RED SETTER
CHAMPION GERALD,
IN THE STUD
TO FIELD BROKEN BITCHES ONLY. Fee, $25.
Gerald has been heavily shot over two seasons
in the South. PARK CITY KENNELS,
P.O. Box 2,057. Bridgeport, Conn,
THE GRAND ST. BERNARD
MERCHANT PRINCE
IN.THE STUD. Send for particulars.
Choice pups at reasonable prices. The Radial
Pedigree slank, plain for writing or with
names of dogs printed to order; sample free.
0, G. WHEELOCK, Arlington Heights, Mass,
Gath’s Joy.
Black, white and tan Liewellin setter, by cham-
pion Gath ex Gem, litter brother to field trial
winners Gath’s Mark and Hope. Joy was broken
by D. E, Rose, and is a magnificent field dog.
i F. G. TAYLOR,
598 North 18th st., Philadelphia, Pa.
stud Irish Setter Barney,
(A.K.C.S.B. 8397). Fee $15. i
Write for particulars. QUEEN CITY KEN-
NELS, Elmira, N. Y. jan3l,lmo
IN THE STUD.—Champ. Red Cocker Spaniel
LITTLE RED ROVER.
For terms and list of winnings write to THEO.
J. HOOK, Rome, N.Y. Rover was formerly
owned by the Brant Cocker Kennels. dec6,8mo
Yorkshire Toy Terrier.
The English bench winner Bradford Harry,
Described in all show reports as “‘best Yorkshire
in America.” Photos50c. Pedigree and winnings
ee P. H. COOMBS, 1 Exchangs Block, Bangor,
£,
[JAN 81, 1889. |
Hu the Stud.
AT STUD. FEE $50.
MICHIGAN’S |
1
2 @
English Mastiff
' CHAMPION
(A.K.R. 5435). ;
Younger brother of the great Albert Victor,
and winner of the following prizes in 1887 ang
1888: Ist, Buffalo, 87; 2d, Newark. °87; 2d, Prov
idence, °87; Ist and special, Pittsburgh, ’87; Ist
and special, Detroit. °87; 1st, special and head off
winning kennel, St. Paul, ’87; champion and head!
of winning kennel, Milwaukee, 87; champion,
Toledo, °88; Ist and special, London, °88; cham
pion, St. Paul, 788.
ST. JOE KENNELS,
Niles, Mich.
THE GORDON SETTER
SPU EEE.
Fee #25.
THE TRISH RED SETTER
(A.K.R. 6277.) Fee $10. = ;
eae is champion Elcho—Old Palmerston
ood.
is at lowa City, Iowa. Stubble is with 8. J. Me
Cai tney, Forest, Ohio. Address J.
Kellogg, Ja.
She Bennel.
Is a thoroughbred and field trained. He)
D. SPERRY,|
Rosecroft Kennels, |
Breeders of Fine
ENGLISH SETTERS,
G. EDW. OSBORN,
Birmingham, Conn.
WILSON FISKE,
102 Chambers st., N.Y.
FOX-TERRIER PUPS.
Luke (A.K.C.S.B: 5460) Nora (A.K.B. 6191), four, |
he
two dogs; beautiful black and tan markings
mos. old. Address ELMER
Hudson, N, Y.
OR SALE.—SETTER PUPS, FINEST FIELD
stock in America. Will exchange for fox-
CR ee wf
|
UTA NAP)
hound bitches. L, N. EDWARDS, Oat ae
ESuUuliadowss.
LION (Gambler ex Nell), imported, great prize |
winner aud stud dogs CALIBAN (Tippoo ex Jose-
phine), HILLSIDE BELLE (Robinson Crusoe ex
Juanita) and HARLEQUIN (Lion ex Thespian.
All registered and with full pedigrees.
ticulars and prices address
TER, New Haven, Conn. at
DOGS OF ALL KINDS,
If you want a good dog cheap, write and name
the kind you want. QUAKHR CiTY KENNELS, |
1420 Penn Square, Philadelphia, Pa.
BLACK CORDED POODLES. |
A litter of puppies, 10 wks. old, out of a pair of |
l For par- |
HK. SHEPFIELD POR- |
Black Corded Poodles, purchased from the |
French Government. Price, males $30 each,
females $25. ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, No.
237 South Highth street, Philadelphia, Pa.
It
OR SALE.—RED IRISH SETTER PUPS, _
champion Elcho and Plunket strains; also
some choice pointer pups, bitches hunted while |
in whelp. D.C. COUIG, Lenox, Mass. janad,6t
OXHOUNDS FROM MY IMPORTED STOCK, ~
100 pups and 20 trained dogs for sale: also
rabbit hounds and coon dogs, bred entirely for
field purpose. Stud fee, $10. Also breeder of
game fowls. Send for circular.
Lock Box 17. FE. H. HAYES, Dexter, Me.
ee DOGS ON BEAR, FOX, COON,
Rabbit, Squirrel, Partridge. H.C.
Kensington, Ohio.
COCKER SPANIELS.
A number of very fire black and red cocker
puppies and grown dogs for sale cheap.
ANDREW LAIDLAW, Woodstock, Ontario_
ter puppies, well bred as any in America
from field trial stock, for low price. Address
with stamp,
CHAS. YORK,
9 & 11 Granite Block, Bangor, Me.
TALIAN GREYHOUNDS AND FINE ENG. |
lish pugs from imported, registered and prize
winning stock. Im Stud—Prize pug stud do
Cricket, weight 10lbs. HENRY C. BURDIC
150 Bridge street, Springfield, Mass. jy7,tt
OR SALE—A FEW POINTERS AND SHT-
ac
a
ters, trained specially for private shooting; |
also young stock. GEO. W. LOVELL, Middle-
boro, Mass. .
Future Winners.
ointer puppies by Bang out
of Vandalia (Bang Bang ex Zanetta) and Verona
Day’s Prince ex Vandalia); ages from 2 to 9 mos,
Also several mature bitches. Bang, winner of
four 1st prizes and Victor the Blue Stocking, b
champion Beaufort, in the stud. Address BRY
=~
MAWR KENNELS, P. 0. Box 1247, Phila., Pa.
decl3,3mos
K 9 Breaking Kennels.
Pointers and setters thoroughly broken for
field trials or private use.
& SMITA. Marydel, Ma.
OR SALE.—A NUMBER OF WELL BRE
and well broken pointers and setters; also
dogs boarded and broken; satisfaction guaran-
teed. Add TCHMOND, Lakeville.
Mass, BeptaZt£
ress BH. B.
Reference given. W.
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OONTENTS.
EDITORIAL. FISHOULTUR
Advance,—tI. Results of FHatobing Whitefish
THE KENNE
Pittsburgh “Bench Show.
Providence Dog Show.
Chorea.
Dog Sense.
Fox-Terriers and Rabbits.
New England Fox Hunting.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHUOTING.
Range and Gallery.
The Trap.
eebican Shooting Associa-
thor
Corry ‘Gun Club.
Intr: pace on of Exotic Game.
Snap S hots.
He SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Bronze Backs of Sussex.
NAruRAL History.
| Snakes.
Came-FIRE FLICKERINGS.
IGAME BAG AND GUN
Shooting Ciubs of Chicago.
| Grouse Shooters and Suarers.
| Rifles for Smail Game.—y.
! Notes of a Pot-Hunter.
Maine Game Exportation.
Adirondack Deer.
Man and Other Animals.
Michigan Game and Fish
bh Ware dens. YA ING,
| Incidents in my Hunting Life. 1880 —Vachting—1989,
Gimein Town. New York Yacht Raeing Asso-
ciation.
My Last Sail.
_ Pro Beno Publico.
Putting out Quail.
Game Notes. Building to Length.
SHA AND River Fissina. Bwiding Notes.
Fish and Fishingin Alaska.-tr | CANOEING.
Myscerious Millpond Monster. Necken (poetry).
What a Good Time Jim Had. 1889—Canoeiny—1829.
Saibling in Sterling Lake. A Salt-Water Canoe Kit.
Open Winter and fishing. Canoe and Boat Building for
| Seizure of Nets. Amateurs.
“FIsHCULTURE. Levitimate Cruising Appli-
intei-State Fishery Bill. ances,
Fishculiure in W) oming. ANSBWHRS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
THE INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC GAME.
N important enterprise, undertaken at private ex-
pense for the public good, should have every pro-
tection the public can give it. There is just such an
enterprise now seeking protection at the hands of the
Massachusetts Legislature.
Some time ago Mr. Chas. B. Cory, ’a well known orni-
thologist, bought Great Island and Egg Island, on the
“Massachusetts coast, for the purpose of establishing a
game preserve, where extended experiments might be
‘made in the introduction and propagation of exotic
species of birds and mammals.
Among the species imported were the English phea-
sant (Phasianus colchicus), the silver pheasant (Euploca-
mus nychthemerus), and the golden pheasant (Thaumalia
picta), also the English partridge (Perdia cinerea) and
ring pheasants (Phasianus torquatus). Many of these
birds, Mr. Cory reports, have been turned loose, while
others have been paired, and houses built for them, in
which it is hoped they will live and become acclimated,
and breed in confinement. The preserves were also
stocked with quail and hares, and many quail have gone
_over to the mainland, and thus supplied the covers there,
“The island is a harbor for black ducks, which find on its
shores a place to rest and feed, thence passing to the
ponds onthe mainland, There are on Great Island more
than one hundred deer in large and small inclosures, and
_ orders have been given for a number of European fallow
deer, which it is believed will breed here.
This enterprise, it is seen, is one which contains tre-
mendous possibilities, If it can be demonstrated here
on Great and Hgg islands that foreign game may be suc-
cessfully bred, the meaning is that Americans can largely
augment their game supply by carrying ‘out: similar én-
_terprises on a larger scale. As Mr. Cory very reason-
ably suggests, it is probable that ‘‘by a comparatively
small outlay the vast practically « aste Jands of our
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7, 1889.
coasts might be made to teem with various kinds of
game when now searcely a living form of animal or
birds remains, A little care in protecting our game and
the establishment of breeding stations would again give
us our woods filled with game and permit the farmer or
laborer to have game (in the proper season) on his table
of his own killing if he wished it.”
Mr, Cory’s experiments are as yet only in their initial
stages, but he is already confronted by an obstacle which
threatens to retard if not entirely thwart his purposes,
Having bought his islands and imported his game, all at
an expense of thousands of dollars, he finds that the one
thing wanting is adequate protection from the shotguns
and hounds of covetous gunners. The islands have
already been invaded by men and dogs which chased
and killed a number of the deer; and an attempt is now
made to secure such a change in the Massachusetts game
law as shall permit further invasions, A bill has been
introduced into the Legislature to repeal the law forbid-
ding shooting between high and low water marks,
The result of such a license would be that gunners
would invade the shores of preserves like that of Mr.
Cory’s, and disturb and harass the game. How disas-
trous this would be in the case of the Great and Hgg
islands preserves is shown by the nesting habits of the
pheasants there. Many of these birds, as Mr. Cory has
found by observation, lay their eggs in February and
March; he has seen eggs with snow a few inches from
them; the pheasants pair in January, sometimes earlier,
and if they are separated or disturbed, they will not
breed that year. Many of the pheasants seek the edges
of the beaches, possibly finding food among the seaweeds.
If these birds are shot at or frightened, they will not
breed.
It is entirely too much to ask that this undertaking,
already having involved so great an outlay, and so
promising in its results, shall be ruined because one gun-
ner, or one hundred gunners, are eager to gobble up the
island game.
If the law be repealed nothing can prevent the killing,
or the disturbance—equally disastrous—of the game; dogs
will be landed on the shores to chase and worry the deer,
the game harbor will be broken up, and for all this there
will be not one single public benefit in compensation.
When citizens of a State, animated by public spirit, are
moved to undertake experimental enterprises of such
economic importance as this one, the very least that a
Legislature can do is to afford them protection. If the
movers of the bill to permit shore shooting are sin-
cere in their declarations, that the measure is intended
only to benefit Cape Cod market-shooters, let them so
amend the measure as to exempt private and public pre-
‘serves; let them not insist upon the folly, greed and in-
justice of opening the shores of Great Island and Egg
Island to the vandals. To do that would be a legislative
outrage, for which we can conceive of no palliation.
ADVANCE.—1I,
ee report of the Michigan Game and Fish Warden
marks an epoch in the history of game protection in
that State; and we cannot permit its publication to pass
by without recalling the fact that the system now insuch
active and effective operation is a fruit of the labors of
members of the Michigan Sportsmen’s Association. Year
after year that society fought for the principle that since
game protection is a public good, it should be a public
concern, taken charge of and carried out by the
State. It was a long, tedious and up-hill fight, but
they finally won the day; and what they have accom-
plished may be read of all men in Warden Smith’s report,
in our game columns, And the moral is that the sooner
other States cease to depend upon the treasuries and the
voluntary individual exertions of game societies, and
undertake this work of game protection by paying public
officials to enforce the laws, the sooner will they reap
the rewards of intelligent action.
This result in Michigan is only one of the many evi-
dences of advance, which may well cheer all workers in
the field. The growth and triumph of right public senti-
ment are no less manifest in Wisconsin. Tothesituation
there we-shall recur in our next issue.
’ Tou new Dominion Alliance of game clubs is'a prom-
ising movement, as described in our game columus. Its
scouts will find an. abundance of work awaiting their
best efforts. -
! VOL. XXXII.—No. 3.
No 318 Broapway, New YORK,
SNAP SHOTS.
| Wi Grartegercs 2 activity prevails among the manufacturers
of game and fish laws in various Legislatures this
year. New York is always ahead in number and com-
plexity of bills; Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey,
Missouri and others follow, each with a very creditable
display. Missouri and New Jersey are discussing the
ethics of pigeon shooting. The New Jersey seasons will
without doubt be changed; and an attempt will be made
to amend the law relating to non residents, One bill pro-
vides that for fishing or shooting the stranger must pay a
license fee of $22, of which $20 shall go to the county
game society. The bill is said to be prompted by opposi-
tion to the West Jersey Game Society, which is made up
of Philadelphians. The bill authorizes the formation of
county societies empowered to stock the covers with game
and to provide wardens,
The charming sketches descriptive of “Sam Lovel’s”
camp life, written by Mr, Rowland E. Robinson, and
published from time to time in this journal, have been
collected into a volume entitled ‘‘Sam Lovel’s Camps, or
Uncle Wisha’s Friends under Bark and Canyas.” There
are several added chapters, in the course of which tidings
are received from Uncle Lisha in his *"Hio home—or
homesickness for the old Vermont hills—and Sam and
Huldah are brought to that happy day where, after the
fashion of so many heroes and heroines who have de-
lighted the world, they are left by the author to live
happily forever after. The high excellence of these
character studies by Mr. Robinson cannot be over-esti-
mated; as faithful studies of the Yankee character and
Yankee idiom, of the time and place, they are unap-
proachable; and their qualities of accuracy and deep in-
sight into the hfe described are very different from
those likely to mark the work of a well-known author
who has recently removed from Louisiana to Massachu-
setts, and is just now reported’ to haye been on a flying
trip down East to secure material for New England dia-
lect stories.
The bill to create a Territory of Ocklahoma has passed
the House, and in the Senate has been referred to the
Committee on Territories. The purpose of this bill is to
take away from the Indians land which they purchased
and paid for as long ago as the year 1830, and which the
United States solemnly covenanted and agreed should be
theirs forever, and should not at any ‘‘future time, with-
out their consent, be included within the territorial
limits or the jurisdiction of any State or Territory.”
Efforts have been made for the past forty years to de-
prive the Indians of their rights in this territory; but
they have been resisted, and the Government has time
and again announced that these lands could not be taken
from their present owners except by an utter forfeiture
of honor on the part of the United States. It may be
hoped that the Senate will consider well before passing
this bill whether it is worth while to add to the shame
which already attaches to this Government in connec-
tion with the Indians.
Michigan deer hunters have projected a variety of
schemes for protecting deer; among them was a plan of
fencing in a large territory with wire fencing for a deer
breeding park. The latest proposition is embodied in a
bill introduced into the Legislature by Mr. Tyrrell, of
Jackson, to set apart the island of Bois Blanc, in the
Straits of Mackinac, as a deer park; to stock if and pre.
serve it for the term of ten years. The island contains
23,000 acres, is isolated and in every way well adapted
to the purpose. This Michigan undertaking proposed by
Mr. Tyrrell is in direct line with Mr. Cory’s Massachusetts
enterprise. t
The Adirondack deer question is one which interests a
vast number of people. We have several communica-
tions relating to it and will print them in our next issue.
One suggestive indication of the trend of opinion is the
fact that-some of those who were a few years ago most
strenuous in urging the passage of the present law per-
mitting hounding now want to see the hounding season
shortened. Facts are stubborn things; all the plausible
reasoning in the world Gannot make black white, nor
prove that hounding Adirondack deer preserves the
supply,
42 FOREST AND STREAM. [en, 7, 1866)
4
species of garter are pretty much alike, When angi
their bodies are inflated and depressed, and the wi
scales become conspicuous. |
They take to water readily. and are good swimme
they climb trees fairly well. I have often surprised thi
ten feet from the ground, in dense brushwood, and sou
times a short distance up large trees having tough bai
They winter under mud, in swamps and marshes, w au
piles of logs, in caves or crevices of rocks, beyond
reach of frost.
In captivity they are best wintered in a barrel of wat
haying bars across toward the bottom to enable them
keep under,
They feed on frogs, toads, salamanders, young bit
the smaller species of snake, and sometimes on their
young. The young feed readily on fish worms, ant
have fed them on ‘‘maggots” carefully washed in u
water. Garters very seldom seize their prey, unless if
alive and moving. J have on a few occasions got them
take recently killed frogs and birds, partially plucked,
jerking them about. I have tried them with house mi
young rats, arvicole, and young squirrels, living and d
but never could induce a garter to “tackle” one of thel
Garters do not ‘“‘constrict,” and did they seize gs a)
mammals as they do frogs they would be severely bitti
Toads, in the presence of snakes, usually remain p
fectly still, in this is their only safety, for did they mg
the least movement they would immediately be cau
Ihave known a hungry snake lie waiting over an ho
for a frog to moye, and even push with the nose tog
himup. This has been called ‘‘snake charming,” 4
indeed it looks like it, but the toad is the charmer, ¢
snake the charmee,
I remember one day I dropped a toad in the midst 0
pit of snakes I had in my back yard. He at once beca
perfectly still, though surrounded by more than a dow
hungry snakes. There was a circle of fierce heads a
glaring eyes around him, but he would not move.
circle narrowed, until the protruding tongues alm:
touched him, yet he was immovable. Just then I
called away for over half an hour, but on returns
found the toad, in grave dignity, still holding the
by most masterly inactivity. This lowly helpless cre
ure, strong only by adherence to a natural faith, th
batiling enemies numerous and powerful, brought Dan
before the mental vision, more yividly than Rivier
celebrated picture.
The senses of seeing, hearing and smelling are ve
defective in garters, they can see but a few yards
most, and even at short distances of but a few inck
they are often at fault,
A snake was seen pursuing a frog, a half-srown Ra)
halecina, in a sawmill yard; the sawdust and open s pa’
were greatly in favor of the snake and against the fre
The frog made long jumps and the snake made a diré
line to the spot where he alighted, but before reachin oF
the frog had again jumped in another direction, and
the hunt went on for about half a minute; the snak
quite unable to trace the frog in his aerial progress, w
directed only by the disturbance made in alighting, |
last the frog, more by accident than design, alighted on t
flat surface of a rough board which stood leaning again
a pile of lumber at an angle of about 80°, and sat p:
fectly still, about 10in, from the ground. The snake w
uite puzzled; he looked, listened, sniffed and poked aboj
or several minutes, passing close to the end of the bua
several times, but the bunt was an utter failure, and
slunk away toward the brushwood, a very mad and d,
gusted specimen, |
Hundreds of similar cases could be cited, all showy
the defective character of the special senses of the gart¢
splendid turnpike, and paused before Farmer Carpenter's '
barn, Within a stone’s throw of the beautiful lake, lying
lovingly between two of the grandest hills in old Sus-
Bex
Che Sportsman Courist.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R. E. Robinson. Nowready.
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Scipio hastened to bring out his bait boxes, havihg
added fresh minnows to bis helgramites and crawfish
and green frogs. [ was eager for a four-pounder; the
jolly old landlord gave me his best lancewood rod, light
MONG the hills of Warren and Sussex counties, not | 28 feather, but supple as a lawyer's conscience. I first
fifteen miles away from the Delaware Water Gap, | ied a crawfish as bait, and after reaching the middle
or going up to the Pocono Mountains, an hour distant by | Of the lake in a light birch canoe, made a cast and waited
rail, the eager sportsman still finds a fruitful field for his | f0T 1 esults. In ten minutes I felt a powerful pull; T
double-barreled Parker, and quiet streams and the swift | Paused one instant, then gave my wrist a twist, and as
Lehigh River still abounding in gamy trout, During the the reel whizzed frantically, and the line paid out rapidly
early summer I have, for several years, found an attrac- | 2 hundred yards, I knew I had hooked the black bass of
tive resting place near Goldsboro, Pa.,on the D., L. & W. | ™Y piscatorial dreams. I was cooler than I imagined 1
R. R., and as I hear the January winds blow cold I wish | Could be under the circumstances. He sulked. 1 eee
if were summer once again and I was hunting with that a light tap on the polished rod; the telephone reached
skillful fisherman, Teddy O’Boyle (who was always | him and the bronze back was off again, jumping high in
‘‘dry,” however deep the trout holes), among the laurel | the air, giving his head a shake to dislodge the hook.
bushes, for the sacred spots whence I used to draw 100 | But it wasno go, In fifteen minutes the bass, kicking
speckled trout before a late breakfast on a May morning, | t2@ beam at 441bs., was lying panting in the bottom of
when, as Cullen Bryant hath it— the skiff, and I was conscious of what my lord Roscoe
; would call the “greatest effort of my life.’ Nor was
“The May sun sheds an amber light
this the last.
The new-leaved woods and lawns between”— Old Boniface seemed to,know all the deep holes, and
The famous Teddy O’Boyle still lingers, as the Metho- | by going on the rocky side of the pond we soon had
dist brethren say, “On praying grounds and pleading | twenty big bass, the smallest weighing 2lbs. It was glory
terms.” I called Teddy the ‘animated gin bottle,” a | enough for one day, and I cried “Bureka” over the first
name he proudly acknowledges, and which will linger | fentine day’s sport in my life among the big-mouthed
among his friends and acquaintances till Teddy himself bronzed-backs. si
passes in his checks, Teddy was wont to dig his red The ride home was through a magnificent country,
worms early in the evening, and his early daylight ery where the barns, always larger than the dwelling
was that his gin bottle should be filled. Much to his joy | houses, were filled with winter grain for the horses and
I used to compare him to Maginnis’s ‘Timothy Thaddy | the cattle upon a thousand hills. 3
O’Mulligan, who niver emptied his tumbler of punch | - Boniface said, “Stranger, you didnt kuew what old
without wishing it was full again!” Sussex was.” I admitted that the country with its hills
After many a morning’s tramp along the waters of the | cultivated to their tops was a surprise to me. When we
Lehigh, with a creel full of “speckled beauties,” when the | reached home Scipio Africanus cleaned three of the big-
sun reached the meridian, poor Teddy O’Boyle would | gest bass, which made a good supper for the house; and
always come to me, as I rested on a flat stone among the | as the jolly and warm-hearted landlord remarked after
laurel bushes, and say, ‘Mister, it’s dry Iam. Let's go up | getting albs. of bass inside of him, ‘the felt as the Psalmist
to the house;* and no earthly inducement could stir Mr. | aid, ‘As if a child might play with him,’” Just when
O’Boyle to the glory of fishing for trout again till his | the Psalmist said it I could not remember. .
gin bottle was filled to the brim! He told me many interesting anecdotes of Gen, Kil-
It was in Monroe county Teddy and T once treed a bear | patrick, whose farm joined his, near Deckertown, and is
with only bird shot in our guns, but.Teddy informed me | still owned by the Chilian widow of the slashing trooper,
that he had Jost no bearsand made a beeline for Simond’s whose audacity won the unstinted praise of old Gen,
Hotel, and I stood not on the order of my going: I went | William Tecumseh Sherman. There were a hundred
at once, js kind things said by his neighbors and friends about Kil-
But the trout are nearly all gone. The “heinous wing
atrick; side lights on the character of the brilliant
of modern improvement,” as Mr, Malaprop would call it, | lecturer and soldier, which left a new and pleasing im-
has quietly swept over the land, and the sawdust from
pression on my piscatorial mind.
the lumber mills has choked the little trout streams and Many of your New York ‘cadets of hope and soldiers of
they are gone, all gone, the dear. familiar faces—of the | endeavor,” would fly to the mountains of old Sussex, and
trout. The limbermen have made such havoc amon g the
in the proper season take a day off among the bass, which
big timber that even the gray squirrels have sought fresh | do most abound in Carpenter’s and Truesdell's lake, if
fields and pastures new. Jay Gould’s old tanyard still
they knew how much sport awaited them. Anyway, I
remains, sole monarch of the ruined landscape. Here | Will not soon forget where [ had my first and best day’s
Jay Gould began to lay the foundation of his fortune.
outing among the “bronze backs ” J, M.S;
He started a tanyard with a gentleman named Leupp
neat Gouldshboro, and the great financier gave name to
fhe place, An unfortunate quarrel broke up the partner-
ship, both claiming possession of the tanyard, armed
their respective followers, and many a broken head and
not a few indictments in the Scranton Gourt House tes-
tify to this day the bitterness of the partnership quarrel
for domination. Jay Gould won the day, as he usually
does, and partner Leupp, in bitter disappointment, cut
his throat and died.
The few pheasants remaining in the laurel thickets were
too few, or too shy to tempt a sportsman, so I laid aside
my gun and took a train down to Delaware on the D. L.
& W. R, R., and via Blairstown, N. J., sought Decker-
town, in Sussex county, a quiet little country town
nestling amid the grand old hills of Sussex. This was
the home of that doughty warrior General Judson
Kilpatrick, whose whole life was a romance, and whose
bravery in battle might justify the poet’s lines:
“Time was when he who won his spurs of gold,
from royal hands must woo the knightly state.
But the knell of old formajities is tolled,
And the world’s knights are now self-consecrate,"
Gen, Kilpatrick, with a magnetic presence, but without
any real basis of intellectual culture, was not only a
brave and dashing cavalry officer, but essentially a man
of affairs. He succeeded in impressing Linceln’s Secre-
tary of State, the great optimist, Wm. H. Seward, with
his powers as a diplomat, and Kilpatrick was twice sent
as the American minister to Chili, where he wedded a
beautiful Spanish girl, who still survives the once cele-
brated hero, soldier and diplomat, who was scarcely forty
years of age when he died in Chili, about the same time
Minister Hurlbut died, while minister and envoy extra-
ordinary to Peru.
I found the landlord at Deckertown a most companion-
able disciple of Izaak Walton, knowing every pickerel
pond, trout stream and lake abounding in black bass
anywhere in the two counties of Sussex and Warren.
I said to the gray-haired, but genial Boniface, who told
me he knew every lake where the black bass most did
congregate: “I must catch a 4-pound bass in the morn-
ing, for I have brought to boat the lordly Hsow nobilior at
the Thousand Islands, pulled in ont of the wet a 10-pound
Salmo fontinalis in Lake Superior, bagged a 30-pound
salmon in the Bay of Chaleur, but as yet have I never
caught a genuine bronze-backed bass of over 2lbs.”’
Old Boniface laughed me to scorn, and, shaking his
long gray mane, he first said: “Jine ine, stranger, in a
ten-year bottled glass of applejack, which was in wood
before the war of 1812.”
I ‘suspended the discipline,” as good old Barclay Haines
used to say, and found the old apple rare and radiant
with age and strength,
After the ‘jack” he called Scipio Africanus, and or-
dered him to be out before daybreak after the helgramite
or ‘‘dobson” bait, nob forgetting three dozen crayfish
(Crawfish they are called in the West).
Scipio’s mouth stretched like a poor man’s lease, from
(year to (year; and he expressed his delight by an exhib-
ition of his ivories, glad at the thought of a day off, with
nothing to do but to lie on the sunny side of Truesdell’s
Lake while his boss and the guest caught black bass. __
By daylight, behind a Patchen colt which traveled.the |
turnpike like a “stallion shod with fire.” we soon were,
spinning in a two-seated wagon, Scipio driving, over the
THE BRONZE BACKS OF SUSSEX.
Hatuyal History.
SNAKES.
ba the summer of 1848 I began a rather intimate ac-
quaintance with snakes, which has been kept up and
extended ever since,
T had found an exceptionally large and beautiful ‘oar
ter,’ and as he would not move on, but seemed inclined
to fight, Icaught him in my bare hands. Of course he
bit me, but these bites cured me of “fear of snakes” for
all times, My hands were scratched by his slender sharp
teeth, and bleeding, but not very sore, and he had done
his level best.
Since then I have handled many hundreds of the
species found in Ontario, and have usually kept a good
series of specimens in captivity almost every summer,
and often through the winter, and studied their habits
very closely.
During the period of forest clearing, piles of brush, log
heaps, rotting stumps, dense growths of epilobium, soli-
dagoes and asters were common everywhere, affording
to snakes shelter from enemies. Drainage was not thou geht
of, and swales, swamps, ponds and small rivulets
abounded, giving conditions fayoring the increase of
batrachians, supplying them with abundance of food.
Of course, in such an environment snakes were very
numerous, notwithstanding many untiring enemies.
Among these were hawks, owls, the fox, fisher, mink,
coon, skunk, but especially men, women and ehildren,
who, with an ever-present, unreasoning, brutal prejudice,
cruelly destroyed these harmless creatures. It is far
from pleasing to hear a frog or toad expressing fear and
pain in an unmistakable language, which speaks directly
to the universal heart; but it is the same as the roar of
an ox on the shambles when knocked down by the axe,
and the gurgling bleat of the lamb when the knife pierces
its innocent throat. All these, like the unheeded protest
of the martyr, eloquently evidence a world of wrong,
When not goaded by ill treatment, snakes are very
cleanly and docile pets, especially the smaller species,
and although low on the scale of mind, the graceful and
ever varying curves of their lithe bodies is a pleasure to
every unprejudiced artistic eye.
Tn our Ontario group of garters we have EF, suurita, FE.
sirtalis sirtalis, E sirtalis ordinata, E. sirtalis purie-
talis, and several intermediate forms. In central and
northern Muskoka there is a form in which the stripes
are almost, or altogether, wanting, being almost nniform-
ly black above.
The largest garter I ever measured was 464in. in length,
and 44in, in girth. It was a typical HF. sirtalis sirtalis,
and was captured in the early part of May, 1888, in the
immediate vicinity of Toronto. This form is most gener-
ally distributed, and is found north of Lake Superior.
Ei. saurita is found sparingly about Toronto, and [have
captured specimens in Muskoka and Manatoulin, but it is
most common along the Lake Erie shore, where it breaks
into two or more yariet‘es.’ It is the only Ontario form of | when the membrane is ruptured, and breathing begin
that slender, graceful and somewhat highly-colored|atonce. =e . P ll
group of garters, of a western fauna. The parietalis|- The fragments of the shell are soon broken off, ani
form is not:generally distributed, J have never met with when dry the young garter is about five incheslong. Aj
it, except.in‘the extreme southwestern counties, and even { average of 20 gavé 6%. They are quite active and im
there it is not common, In general ‘habits all these mediately commence life on thcit own hook, moving 6
On feeding snakes, where several are kept together, y
will often find two or more seize the same frog, whe 0!
lively contest for possession ensues, which sometim
ends in the larger swallowing the other contestant, ff
and all, I have known them on seyeral occasions, wht
hunting a frog, seize and swallow dekayis and young |
theix own species. Frogs are often first caught by of
hindleg, but the snake soon gets hold of the other, a ;
both go down together; otherwise the free leg would |
an obstacle to entering the mouth when the abdome
was reached. Toads are often seized by the side +
shoulder, when the snake, by a peculiar movement ¢
the flexibly articulated jaws, moves his hold round
the nose, when the act of swallowing begins. j
Garters feed greedily for a few days, it may be a we
or two, then seek a resting place, and remain inactir
fora time. During this period the blood and nervoi
energy seems to be centered in the digestive apparatt
and the functions of digestion and assimilation go ¢
with great rapidity, and when completed, moultix
usually takes place. I have known moulting to ocell
five times in one season; three and four times are nf
unusual, F
Snakes drink freely, and in the absence of fo0d ma
sustain themselves on water only for at least one seasol
While drinking they put their nose in the water and
slight movement of the throat and jaws may be observer
somewhat like that made by a deer,
There is no singing in the love-making of garter
nevertheless it is as chaste and poetical as that of bird )
Tn the pairing season, the male fondles and caresses h
lady love with much tenderness, accompanying h¢
everywhere, and if not disturbed and separated, they ar
true to each other for a season. Where they are nume
ous and where the males outnumber the females, the
are sometimes found in a bunch of a dozen or more mal
firmly twisted together, embracing one female. ]
pairing they are usually stretched side by side, with th
tails crossed, and remain in the act often for a day, an
sometimes it is repeated at intervals of a day or two.
Asin birds, the egg is full size before it is fertilizec
but incubation is effected within the body of the mothe
In Ontario, pairing occurs in August, and the ova
mature in three or four weeks, When laid, the ova al
irregularly oval shaped, flattened, about an inch
length, The average of 35 from a medium-sized mothe
was 2010.4 mm., measured immediately after bein
laid. The shell is a delicate trarsparent membrane, an
the young snake is doubled up several timés, A fel
seconds after the egg is laid the occupant begins to move
Fre, 7, 1889 ]
FOREST AND STREAM.
43
in different directions. When disturbed there is an
instant scattering, not the least thought of seeking pro-
tection from the mother. When about to ovaposit, the
mother snake selects a sheltered, sunny, grassy spot, by
the side of a fence, stump, log or brush heap, not far
from water, and not frequentea by shrews nor arvicole.
The laying of the eggs completes her duty, and she has
not the least maternal care nor thought of her progeny
afterward. I have repeatedly disturbed garters while
ovapositing; I have cautiously approached them unob-
served, and carefully watched them, and have thrown
my hat in the midst of the litter; and in captivity I have
watched them for hours, while coming out of the ‘‘shell”
and afterward, and time and again *‘scared” them, and
in every case, without any exception, unmistakably, the
mother cared nothing for her young, the young cared
nothing for their mother, Neither sought nor offered
protection of any kind. I have seen a mouse kill two
young shakes before the very nose of the mother, without
a shadow of protest,
Thave seen a large Rana elamata catch and swallow
three young, in three consecutive gulps, close by the
side of the mother, and she did not even wink atit.
Garters are often captured when about to ovaposit,
smashed to bits with clubs, or dashed to pieces against
stumps or logs, scattering the eggs about, when the egg
membrane being ruptured by the violence, the young
snakes soon become active and scamper away; some-
times giving the impression they were stowed away in
the mother’s stomach for safety. ; :
Why the snake was adopted by the ancient Egyptians
as an insignia of royalty and intellectual power, or why
it is spoken of inthe Bible as remarkable for cunning-
ness and wisdom, is not easy to explain, Surely the
idea could not have been suggested by the mental quali-
ties of any of our present existing species. It may be
the idea, and many legends are from a prehistoric
species, which in the age of reptiles attained remarkable
brain development, lived through the triassic period, be-
came contemporary with and a special enemy to man, but
losing hold of environment took to its belly and crawled
out.
In this there may also be some explanation of the
widespread, eruel, popular prejudice, which prevails
among enlightened as well as savage peoples, eat
our existing harmless species,
TORONTO.
Kest Scrpntiric Institure,—Grand Rapids, Mich,,
Jan, 29.—Following are the officers for 1889: President,
E. 8, Holmes. Vice-President, W. A. Greeson, Record-
ing Secretary, C, W. Carman. Corresponding Secretary,
E. 8. Holmes. Treasurer, ©. A. Whittemore. Director
of the Museum, W, A. Greeson. Curator, C. W. Carman.
Librarian, E. L. Mosely. Board of Directors: Wright
L. Coffinberry, W. A. Greeson, Samuel L. Fuller, E. 8,
Holmes, J. W, Jones, C. A. Wittemore. Officers of the
Board: Chairman, W. A. Greeson. Secretary, H, 8.
Holmes, Treasurer, C. A. Whittemore.
GGLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER IN M:sssaCHUSETTS.—
Gloicester, Mass., Feb. 8.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
While taking a walk this morning I saw a golden-winged
woodpecker (Colaptes auratus). The bird was flying from
tree to tree in an old apple orchard quite near town. I
am aware that some of our familiar birds are to be found
in the thick woods in winter time, but I did not know
that C. auratus was among the number. I should be
very glad to know if this is the case, or if this is very
early for the bird to arrive.—GEORGE HUGHES COUES.
THE Audubon Magazine for 1888 has been bound, and
males a valuable volume. Among its contents is a bio-
prapbical sketch of Alexander Wilson. The twelve full-
page plates are photo-engravings of Audubon’s bird por-
traits. The price is $1.00. :
JANUARY ARRIVALS AT THE PHILADELPHIA ZOOLOGICAL GAR-
DEN. —Purchased—One Jayan loris ‘ ycticebus jayanicus), one
nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes), two goldfinches (Carduelis
elegans), one St. Thomas conure (Conurus xantholsmus), two
Mexican guans (Ortalida vetula), two Mexican cardinals (C, vir-
ginianus coccineus), and one Madagascar boa (Pelophilus mada-
f@ascariensis). Presented—Two opossums (Didelphys virginiana),
one Virginia deer (Cervus_virgimianus), one screech ow] (Scops
asia), Ohne canary finch (Serinus canarius), one horned lizard
(Phrynosoma douglassii), and two gopher tortoises (Xerobates
polyphemus). Exchanged—One American bison (Bison ameri-
Camp-Sfire Hlicherings.
“That reminds me.”
258.
W E were possum hunting. Overhead in a moonless
November sky an innumerable host of stars shed
their soft, seductive light, while under our feet rustled
the crisp, brown carpet of leaves which a month before
had spread a glory of mingled gold and crimson all over
the wood. In the sharp air the music of the hounds rang
in multitudinous melody from hill to hill. Having fol-
lowed the little creek, flowing with a dark, quiet current,
not yet swollen by winter rains, out of our usual range,
we were at a loss for a ‘‘foot log” on which to cross. One
of the boys, noted for the size of his boots, the noise he
made in getting through the woods, and the facility with
which he could fall down and get up, presently called
out, ‘‘Here’s a place we can jump,” pointing to a bank
about 8ft, high under which flowed a narrow but danger-
ously still channel, flanked on the opposite side by a pile
of brown gravel. As we came up he stepped back for a
‘oo, and cleared the bank in his best style. When his
No, 10 brogans landed on what the blinking stars had
persuaded him was a bank of gravel, the eddied leaves
arted lightly, and with a mighty splash he went into
3ft. of ice-cold water. ‘‘Ugh-h-h, gosh!” he yelled,
scrambling out on the other side, while the rest of us
olled on the ground and howled. AZTEC,
€4an Luis Potosi, Mexico.
259,
A mewspaper item reports: ‘‘A sardine box was found
im the stomach of a bear recently killed in northern
Michigan,” Now, why did this brute swallow the sardine
ibox?—J. C. P. [That was something the bear himself
wanted to know after he had done it, ,
Gane Bag and Gur.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R. H. Robinson. Now ready.
THE SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO,
V.—THE TOLLESTON CLUB.
| Baie to ee on the C. R. I, & P. Railway, running’
south of Chicago, notice in the vicinity of Wash-
ington Heights, Morgan Park, Blue Island, and indeed
for a long distance along the road, a smoothly rounded,
wooded ridge rising at the right of the track to a consid-
erable height above the wide level which serves as a pas-
sageway for so many railway lines running out of the
city, This long, low bluff is distinctly marked for miles,
Upon its brow one may look off toward the big lake over
miles of flat ear which will appear to him like the
bottom lands of some vast river, so regular is the trend of
the bank wherever he stands, The town of Pullman lies
in the middle of this flat tract, and back of this, creeping
sluggishly around to Blue Island upon the right, sleeps
the slow Calumet, met by the ditch that runs from the
“Sage,” a semi-lake lying further back in the country,
The whole panorama is such as a child might make in
play upon the sea sands, when the retiring tide has sunk
from his little dykes and left a lazy and tortuous trickle
or two of water creeping home to the big ocean, But
this is a panorama formed of hands almighty, and part of
a canvas whereon near by mighty scenes of civic history
have been enacted; whereon also, even now, enough of
nature remains to warrant the minor chronicling of some
subordinate scenes. This wide valley is, in short, the
bottom of what was once part of the great inland sea.
By what cataclysm or slow process of nature there was
formed the vast intercepting sand ridge which rims this
valley from the present sweep of the big waters, or the
lesser ridges which divide it, no one really knows; but it
seems clear that such a ridge has been washed up or de-
posited. Back of this lie the Calumet and other marshes,
Along these marshes are situated what we may call the
Calumet clubs, or the ‘‘sand hill clubs,” which may in-
chide the Grand Calumet Heights, the Lake George and
the Tolleston clubs, ;
The latter club is the one chosen for this week's men-
tion. Its grounds lie in Indiana, within twenty-nine
miles of the Chicago Union Depot, and yet it is one of the
most interesting and important clubs of the city, so far as
actual field results are concerned. It is, without ques-
tion, financially the strongest sporting organization of
Chicago, and it is much to be doubted whether any field
club in America embraces a similar amount of wealth in
its membership. Wealthy, successful, a bit seclusive,
perhaps, the Tollestons have been, in a way, the envy of
those few brothers who are open to any such feeling,
though themselves generous, unaffected and simple to a
degree.
The Tolleston Club was incorporated March 27, 1873,
and now numbers 108 members. Its lists are always full,
and there are any number of applicants waiting for an
opportunity to buy stock, for which $400 or $500 a share
would eagerly be offered if any were for sale. The club
associations are socially very desirable, and more than
this, the Tolleston marsh, lying close and convenient as it
is, has lately been showing good bags of ducks, when the
other clubs were crying in a wilderness of duckless
nothingness, J am disposed to think that this fact weighs
more with the hoz pollot of the craft than the concurrent
fact that among the lists are the names of such promi-
nent gentlemen as Mr. Marshall Field, Mr, Farwell, Mr.
Peacock, and dozens other of the city’s best and biggest
business men. ;
The station of Tolleston, or ‘‘Tollestone,” as it is printed
on the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne Railway tickets, lies in
the heart of asandy barren, covered with stunted oaksand
other low growth, The little town at the siding is pre-
cisely of that nature which will make you wish to get
away from there as soon as possible. Therefore no delay
will be made in repairing tothe telephone which the club,
for its own convenience, has putin between the railway
station and the elub house. The response to the ‘“‘halloa”
of the wayfaring man is to the effect that a team will ‘‘be
there in a few minutes;” and before very long the visitor
is whirling along over the sandy road to the valley marsh
where the Tolleston Club makesits home. It wasa bright
and eager day in early winter when I called up the club
house, and armed with the necessary letter of introduc-
tion from the veteran president, Mr. F. A. Howe, waited
for the team which would be over in a minute. This
team Isoon found to be the bay mare Idle Girl, witha
record of 2.17, and the driyer was Mr. Willard West, the
resident superintendent of the club, a man gray-haired
enough not to take me for a tenderfoot, and not to tell
me,as wespun over the four crooked, frosty miles, of
the time when he and a partner of his, hunting in the
Calumet cat holes, once killed 476 mallards with four
barrels—a story which naturally elicited one even more
solemn and painful in response, since I felt it would
not doto have FOREST AND STREAM appear to a disad-
vantage when it came to any reminiscences of a serious
nature. d
Mr. West was yet pondering what he should say in sur-
rebutal, when Idle Girl whirled us out of the scrub oaks
to a point where we could see the valley of the Tolleston
marsh, lying long and flat and narrow, in easy grays and
browns that showed clearly in the winter sun, Upon the
opposite side, two miles away, a low ridge of scrub oak
Tan continuously. ‘‘Ruffed grouse in there,” Mr. West
said. Upon the hither side there were little farms of
rye fields—the only cereal sure to grow upon that soil—
and wide wet meadows which the jacksnipe had but
lately left, and close to the road, which now turned
sharply up along the sandy timber edge, there nestled
the barns and buildings of a cosy farmstead, which, said
my informant, had been purchased and made part of the
club domain, simply because their former owner had
some marsh which he would not sell unless the rest of the
land went with it. As far as one could see, in either
direction, up and down, from our standpoint, the marsh
belonged to the Tollestons, their possessions running over
five miles in length, and being in width from three-
quarters of a mile toa mile and a half, or perhaps two
miles. Somewhere out in the wide flat of rice and
“cane” and rushes, the lazy Little Calumet was crawling
toward the lake, along its wide valley flanked by low-
- lying sandy ridges, _
Half a mile along the boundary of oak and wild rice
brought us to the club house, lying at the crest of the
slope, among a scattered group of grand old crooked
forest trees, Of the premises no adequate illustration
can be made, as the grounds and buildings are scattered
over too wide a space. The barns, sheds, kennels and
kindred numerous buildings lie at some distance from
the house, and are grouped against the edge of a solid
body of second-growth timber. In the barnyards there
appeared all the multitudinous life of a large and prosper-
ous farm. Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, sheep, swine
and even goats vied with each other in such rural sounds
as may often have pleasantly fallen upon tired ears on
other clear and frosty mornings. High-grade cattle and
horses filled the stalls, and there was at least one Jerse
cow which I would like to have chained fast to my donk
in town. The whole scene hardly looked like the property
of wealthy city men, yet one could easily see how de-
sirable it would be to have this bit of rural life left just
as it is, here by the big city, so that just these same city
men might always he able to see a bit of nature undefiled
with smoke and jar, Jot altogether wanting, however,
were signs of the real character of the place. The trap
grounds lay on the level at the base of the hill, shaded by
magnificent oaks, and flanking these, past the ice houses,
and along a little willow-lined ditch, ran a good board
walk, to where, nearly halt a mile away, stood the cluster
of boat houses, atithe edge of the long ditch cut out to
the channel of the Little Calumet, which stream serves as
the main artery of the marshways.
The club house itself is a big, long building, with no
claims to modern pretentious architecture, but fairly
radiating an air of perfect comfort, It is only what it
was intended to be, a spacious, solid house, simple,
strong, home-like, admirably adapted to its use, and
with a wide and sheltering air of direct appeal to one
coming from buildings of quite another character. Some
of the Tollestons are a little bit ashamed of their club
house, and are in for building another on more magnifi-
cent lines, This may be necessitated by the social de-
mands of such an organization, but should it ever be
done, I trust that the old building will be left just where
itis and just asitis. To me it seems the most desirable
sort of a club house, and quite the sort to be preseryed
unchanged.
The gun room of the Tollestons is a veritable hunters’
den, touched with an indefinable spirit of ease and luxury.
There was the same big box stove I had seen at the Mak-
saw-bas, and from the ceiling depended the same spolia
optima of a departed army ot boot-wearing men; but the
great cane-seated arm chairs grouped outside the stove-
railing looked suggestive of men who knew how to take
their ease in their inn; and the glasses and decanters, the
lemons and bottles of Apollinaris, the cog-wheel cork-
screw and the various flasks spoke in plain and simple
language of the fact that here was the home of the Tol-
leston cocktail—a beverage which, so I am told, is a life
experience and an after dream, This sideboard is main-
tained by the club, and is quite as free as the ice-water
tanks, if any cared so to look at it. There was a case of
books, standard authorities on sporting topics, over one
of which I later fell asleep by the fire. There were a few
little tables, and hard by them stood a few little boxes
filled with white, blue and red ivory discs, which had a
pleasant clinking sound, but with whose use I was not
acquainted. J presume they are used for some sort of
targets. Upon the shelves were piled up the shell boxes,
mostly made of stout and serviceable tin, and of propor-
tions whose generosity indicated the demands sometimes
put upon them by the flight. The lockers were all closed,
the gun racks were empty, and all denoted the fact that
the club house was virtually closed for the season,
although it transpired later that there was still to be
some shooting, even when December was nearly done.
Mr, Brown and Mr. Gillespie, two gentlemen who were
out on the marsh during that day, were of the opinion
that they had seen the last of it for the year.
The little alcove off the main gun room contained two
large cases of admirably mounted specimens, all of game
birds or birds of prey killed upon the Tolleston grounds.
Among these I remember to have seen the mallard, red-
head, blue or green-winged teal, sheldrake, golden eye,
ruddy duck, gadwall, pintail, canvasback,widgeon, dusky
duck, butterball, woodduck, bluebill, ringbill, etc.; the
Canada. goose, the swan and the pelican; also the Wilson
snipe, the rail, larks, etc.; the quail and ruffed grouse, a
number of hawks and the great snowy owl. The collec-
tion was a very interesting one and certainly showed the
variety of sport afforded by the grounds.
The sleeping apartments of the club are upstairs. They
are all furnished alike, solidly and handsomely. As to
the table, my recollections are only vague and confused.
I know I dined in solitary state in the big dining hall ata
great table bearing that due relation to snowy linen
and gleaming erystal, which the civilized mind has ac-
cepted as the height of prandial accessories; I have a
recollection also of a fine series of sporting pictures upon
the wall and of a general air of peacefulness; after that
all was a wild struggle between meand the Jersey cream,
nor did I give over until | was master of the situation
andasked Mr, West what he would take for the cow.
In the boat houses I found as complete sets of decoys
as I ever saw and everything else was in keeping. There
is not, however, much necessity for artificial blinds on
the Tolleston marsh, the natural cover being so good.
The most prevalent style of boat seemed to be a light
flat-bottom, sides of one piece, with a considerable rake.
These boats are made, I believe, by a builder in South
Chicago, I should not wonder if a close student of
FOREST AND STREAM could dicover where to buy a better
boat. Still the model is not badly suited to the locality,
the distances not being great and the going mostly along
shallow and reedy channels. I thinkit a better form
than the long round-bottomed ‘‘Monitor” model, It ap-
proaches the Green Bay model a trifle, but is higher in
the side and not so straight on the bottom, There were,
of course, different styles of boats, but I saw move of
those named.
Speaking of decoys reminds one of Mr. West’s live
decoys, He had at one time forty or fifty young wild
ducks, raised from eggs taken upon the marsh, but the
minks came up throughthe swamp drain and made havoc
with the birds, Crippled ducks left by the flight often
breed upon the marsh, and so also do numbers of others.
Nests of the wild goose have been found here within
thirty miles of Chicago,- The laborers found two wild
duck nests upon the hay meadow the past spring,
During the past year the waters have been unusuall y
low upon all the murshes of this section of the country,
and at the time of my visit the Tolleston marsh was lower
than it had been for \ears. It was, therefore, difficult to
get about, as many of the ordinary channels were only
streaks of mud. The marsh is very treacherous and dan-
gerous, aud in many places one could easily be guilty of
a my-terious disappearance whose solution could never
be found. Even in its half frozen condition we found it
laborious and risky walking when we left the boat, and,
laden with shells and decoys, undertook to walk from the
river to the Middle Slouch, I was accompanied by
Ernest, the head pusher, who was thoroughly acquainted
with the marsh, We had both to bemoan the fact that
the ducks wouldn't decoy on our day, although there
were hundreds of them on the Middle and Big sloughs,
and in fact, pretty much everywhere.
Tbe present acreage of the club is about two thousand
acres, Tliisis the growth from the nucleus of sixty acres
purchased in 1871 by the founders of the club. The bulk
of the land was acquired in 1881. It comprises all of
the marsh lying between Hwing’s and the Ft. Wayne
bridges, The land isallinclosed with wire fence, and
posted against trespass. Several Pinkerion policemen
hares acted as assistanis to the lecal officers and keepers,
and no effort is spared to make a trespasser feel that he
is a tre-passer the moment he crosses that wire fence.
The lawless element of the adjacent town of South
Chicago has made frequent trouble, and nothing but the
absolutely determined and uncompromising attitude of
the club has seryed to keep the public off their coveted
marshes. On one occasion five boats came un the river,
resolved to shoot on what they declared the State of In-
diana gave them as public ground. They were met by
Mr. West and an offiver, and the former sent a load of
goose shot throuzh the boat of the ringleader; this was
followed by other loads, until the would-be hunter was
forced to leave his sinking boat, lo give up his gun, and
hurry after his fleeing companions, The big Pinkerton
men grab these rough felluws,. pound them up, throw
them in the river, confiscate their puns, sma-h their
boats, and by other gentle means endeavor tn convey the
impression that the Tolleston Club owns the Tolleston
marsh. The club will test the constitutionality of the
absurd Indiana ‘“‘over flowed lands law,’ and his no
dow't of winning in the upper court. Tt has now on
hand, I believe, six or eight suits against trespassers, Tt
won one suit last summer, and co-t a bull-headed neigh-
bor $83 before it got done with him. Tt has repeatedly
confiscated the guns of trespassers, and has all the way
been aggressive whenever it could be. This was the
only possible way it could command the respect of the
element with which it had to deal. It should be stated
at this point that the club will not abondon ils past
policy oneiota. It means fight, and has all the money it
wants to ight with. Its ullimate successis unquestioned.
It has bought this land and has a vieht teit, An agpres-
sive champion for its own and all similar rights, the
Tolleston Club deserves and commands the respect and
approval of all organizations of a like purpose.
Owing to the difficulty in getting about over the marsh
during my visit, which rendered a personal knowledge
of its features impossible, I beg to offer, in description
and comment, the Palineine extracts from the little his-
torical sketch published by thé club in the neat little
volume which contains its by-laws:
‘The club honse is located on the north hank, nearly in
the center of the extensive marshes of the Upper Calumet,
These marshes lie upou both sides of the Little Calumet
River, which winds its tortuous length through them, and
embrace all between the meandered lines of the government
surveys. The marsh is some ten miles in length and a mile
to a mile anda halfin width. The whole of this district is
covered with alternate water and wild rice, in about equal
proportions, and so peculiarly interspersed as at once to
command the admiration of sportsmen.
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“That portion of the marshes just above the club house
(which is conceded to be the best portion) is divided into
three general divisions, viz., the ‘North Sloughs,’ the
‘Center Sloughs’ and the ‘South Shore Sloughs.* The
North Sloughs are entered near the lan¢ling, and lie on tha
north side of the river channel, extending eastward in a
continuous chain of successive water and rice some two or
three miles, through the entire length of which boats can
pass without touching the channel at all,
“The Center Sloughs lie between the channel and ‘Big
Slough’ (so-called), and consist of a complete labyrinth of
alternite sloughs and rice, lying in all possible shapes, some
two miles in length by a half mile in width.
“The South Shore Slonghs lie south of the ‘Big Slough’
and riyer, and consist of alternate water and rice, in places
a mile or more wide, over which boats can pass for miles
without striking the channel at all,
“The “Big Slough’ is a body of water or hayou off south-
east from the channel, in places a hundred rods wide, and
nearly three miles long, with 1ts hundreds of tinor bayous,
islands and ont channels.
“The whole of the area above Gescribed (which area
embraces only a small section of these extensive marshes) is
covered with innumerable sloughs, bayous, morasses, ponds
and mud holes, of endiess variety of shape, in size uil the
way from a small pool up to a forty-acre pond or lake,
divided and interspersed with fields oi wild rice and cane,
bogs, lily pads, rushes and muskrat houses, and yet so
formed by nature that 4 hunting boat can pass through
openings (known to hunters and easily learned) almost
over the entire ground, and even to the river proper. Still,
even to this day, there are many sloughs wholly inaccessible
to boats, so that no number of hunters can frighten the
game wholly trom the marsh,
“Persons who have hunted these marshes for years are
continually surprised on discovering new shooting ground
and passages which they never belore supposed to exist,
“The Tolleston marshes seem to be formed hy nature for
a retreat and feeding ground for wild ducks. Situated at
the foot of the great Upper Lakes, they are the natural fly-
ways for wildfovl,
“Peculiarly is it the home of the mallard, the blue-winged
teal and woodduck, while snipe are plenty in their season.
It may appear somewhat extravagant to say it, but never-
theless those who have shot in these marshes, aod know
their formation and abundance of game, will probably, to a,
man, 2ustain the assertion that, take in season by season,
they afford the best duck shootiug ground of equal extent
in the Northwest.
“Tn the fall of 1882 over 8,000 ducks were bagged by the
members of the club on these marshes.
“Upon the main chanuel of the river fishing is good in
season, Pickerel, perch and bass are taken ut times in
larye quantities
“The affairs of the club have steadily improved since its
organization, Lhe club owns some 450,000 worth of property,
and with alist of members so prominent in business and
professional circles, eminent in wealth, station and culture,
who never pull trigger for pecuniary profit, nor in wanton
cruelty, believes itself to be second fo no association of the
kind 10 the world.’’
Nor is if second,
These words about the plenty of game on the Tolleston
marsh are not exaggerated. For the past three years the
shooting has been better there than it has anywhere else
in this vicinity, and it is no use for other sportsmen to
deny that fact. This is partly and largely due to the
fact that the Tollestons have put out large amounts of
feed for their ducks, I have before this made mention
of this matter, which was watched with much curiosity
by sportsmen all through the West; space fails to make
long mention of it now, or to say more than that theclub
proposes to continue its efforts in this direction, This
work was carried out under the directions of the able
president of the club, Mr. F. A. Howe, an old and obsery-
ant shooter, and there is no longer any doult pessible as
to its efficacy. JI was talking with Mr. Howe the other
day in regard to the future plans for this work, He said
he thought more corn woul: be used than anything else,
“The first choice of the mallard duck for food.” said he,
“is the acorn, and after that comes corn,” Mr. Howe is
firm in his belief that the natural food now offered in our
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of wildfowl, 1
I donot know better how to give an idea of the shoot-
ing on the Tolleston marsh than by a hurried look at
some scores I caught while looking over that most de-
lightful of all sporting books, the elub register, between
whose covers I spent a pleasant hour. I find that in 1880
daily scores of 25, 34, 42, 86, 89, were not at all un-
common, Mr, F, A. Howe, whom the records show to
have been perhaps the most successful duck shot of the
club, is frequent with such scores as 28, 93, 51, 65, 41, 46,
58, 74, 44, 3h, The total of ducks killed in the fall of 1880
is 4,215. A frequent entry of description says “mixed
ducks.” ‘the shooting may therefore be known to be
varied and interesting by reason of novelty. This is 4
feature of the marsh.
On Noy, 15, 1880, “A. R. H.” has written: “Very cold.
Big Slough frozen stiff, end river fiozen in places. Think
jig is up for 80, unless James Gordon Bennett or other
Arctic explorer clicoses to visit these haunts,”
To show how quickly thenorthern flight comes in after it
starts compare the tullowing entries for the spring of
1881. The season opened April 5, and the score was 1
bluebill. On April 8 there were scores of 30, 40, 80.
On Sept. 28, 1882, A. N. Young killed 42 teal in four
hours, and J. C. Knickerbocker killed 118, and was back
ab the club house at 245 P.M. The total for that one
day was 843 ducks,
n Nov. 11, 1861, there were the following entries:
“Baron d’Abouville, Capitaine d’etat-mas'sr (4 guest), 9
mixed ducks; Georges Lejeune, 2 bluebills; Comte de Guu-
vello, Leutenant ae Chasseurs A pied, 1 1edhead, It
would seem that the latter shooter, instead of being a
chasseur 4 pied, was pretty near Lega shooteur A, son
Wonder if he came all the way irom France to kill
that redhead!
“April 15, 1884," says Mr. L. G. Fisher, “season closed.
Marsh full of ducks.” Then for Aug. 20 and 21—hot
days—is the following pleasant rote: “Small party cf
twelve spent a day at the clubin test and recreation,”
In the summer the club is much visited by ladies, On
Aug, 5, 1686, it seems Misses Jesse and Maud Wilson's
party caught two 3ibs. pickerel.
On Aug. 9, 1885, ‘The Big Slough was covered for acres
with the lotus flower. No such flower exhibition ever
seen before on our marsh.” Sd says Edward Starr, the
present secretary of the club, a man, it appears, not de-
voted cag to the gamebag. Again,on Aug, 31, Albert
Hayden and his guest, ©. H. Allen, of St. Louis, were
‘resting, not hunting with powder and shot.” But then
came “Sept. 20: opening of the teal flight.” Probably
they didn’t restiso much then.
On Noy, {, 1883, Mr. Geo, L. Thatcher killed one duck
of the mudhen variety, and with the modesty of the
true duck sport, forgot to record it.” On Apml 8, 1888,
Robert. Peacock slew 11 turtles. On April 24 Geo, R.
Wells bagged 46 snipe, and Mr. F, A, Howe bagged 40
snipe in a half day. On May 81, Julian Hayden and
Miss ora left the following record, highly suggestive
that somebody else’s sister and brother were there too:
“Beautiful day; splendid dinner; all lovely.” Following
this is the brief utterances of a summer widower, per-
}haps, ‘July 22. No wife. James Wright.” Record 1s
also made of the ‘annual game dinner, Dec. 17.”
The following scores, however, will be found interest-
ing, for they were made from Oct. 1 to 24, in 1888, the
annus ire of Western duck shooters. They are taken
almost at random and run 84, 66, 40, 38, 36, 41, 27, 28, 20,
54%, 75. Now find the secures of our other clubs for those
dates and you have all the answer and comment you
want on the question, ‘“Does i pay to feed wild ducks?”
The Tolleston Club does not allow shooting upon Sun-
day, nor after sundown upon any day. It allows only
one gun to go out in each boat, It allows no loaded gttns
in the house and no dogs, It would impose a $25 fine for
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any case of intoxication, though [ believe it has never
ad occasion to do so. It chooses its pushers by lot, and
so the stands at which members shall shoot upon each
y. It allows each member one guest per season, and
atisall, The gedlig fee is $2 a day, or $1.50 fora
half day. Ifthe boat is not at the landing at 12 M., the
terni is called a whole day. <A bulletin is kept by the
‘superintendent, by which the name of each shooter out
on the marsh, his stand, and the name of his pusher, are
‘clearly shown. Copies of the club house rules are pasted
up, and every member knows that they mean strictly
business, .
Such is some short little account of a club as important
and interesting as any to be found in this country, It is
a type of Western activity and thoroughness. It is a
model for sportsmen’s associations. It is the sure index
of what form sport must take in this country hereafter,
and a direct guide to the manner of ils proper preserva-
tion.
Space would fail in any case to make comment on a
list of names such as are given below. There are no
' better. The membership is as follows:
Officers.—President, A. Howe; Vice-President, W.
R. Linn; Secretary, Edward Starr; Treasurer, C. D, Pea-
cock. Board of Directors: C.C, Moeller, Jas. Wright, P,
Schuttler, J. N. Crouse, 8. M. Moore. Superintendent
Club House, Willard West.
Members.—Geo. E. Adams, EB. E, Ayer, 0, F. Aldis, W.
T. Baker, S. P. Brown, W. L. Brown, W. H. Colvin, J.
WN. Crouse, John Cudahy, Albert M. Day, D. H. Denton,
Wirt Dexter, J. B. Drake, Geo. L. Dunlap, A. C. Ducat,
J. H. Dwight, N. K. Fairbank, C, E, Felton, L. G. Fisher,
Marshall Field, R. M. Fair, E. E. Flint, 0. R. Glover, J.
B, Goodman, W. C. D. Grannis, J. M. Gillespie, H. F,
Griswold, Albert Hayden, 8, R. Haven, C. D. Hamill, C.
M. Henderson, F. A. Howe, L. C0. Huck, W. V. Jacobs,
W. T. Johnson, C. P. Johnston, N. 8. Jones, J. Russell
Jones,Edson Keith. 8. A. Kent, J. B. Kirk, J. C. Knicker-
bocker, W, W. Kimball, H, A. Knott; L. Z. Leiter, T. G,
- Lefens, W. R. Linn, J, M. Loomis, Thomas Lynch, C. A.
Mair, F. ee ee Geo. Manierre, R. H. McCormick,
John McConnell, C. C. Moeller, 8S. M. Moore, L, T. Moore,
Thos, Murdoch, H. N. May, John Mattocks, Murry Nelson,
J. S. Norton, Hdmind Norton, E. J. Ovington, Jr.,
Arthur Orr, John Parsons, C. I. Peck, Ferd. W. Peck, R.
A. Peters, C. D. Peacock, Elisha Peacock, E. 8. Pike,
Geo. M, Pullman, J. C. emi. Cc, L. Raymond, S. B.
Reymond, J. B. Reeme, O. H. Roche, A. A. Sample, A,
Schniutt, P. Schuttler, J. A. Swan, G. A. Schwartz, Geo,
Smith, Byron L, Smith, C. F. A. Spencer, A. G. Spalding,
W. EH. Strong, Edwaid Starr, Jas. Stinson, Geo, L.
Thatcher, J. L. Thompson, W. H. Thompson, V. C, Tur-
_ner, Frederick Uliman, E.C. Waller, R. A. Waller, Wm.
Waller, Geo. C. Walker, W, D. Walker, H. Washburn,
Geo. P. Welles, F. T. Whesler, F. C. Wilson, Norman
_ Willisms, James Wright, T. W. Wilmarth, A. N. Young.
Following is the list of members of the Waltonian Club
(see last issue) for the present year: Hon. avid F. Bar-
: clay, President; Abner Piatt, Vice-President, U.S. Yards;
Annas Hathaway, Secretary and Treasurer; Hxectitive
Comunitiee, Josiah Stevens, A. Kershaw. J. W. Ranstead.
A, Piatt, ©. A. Kerber, Henry Muntz, J. H. Rovers, W,
_P. Gray, W. J. Hunter, Josiah Stevens, A. Kershaw,
Peter Caldwell, Geo. F. Ross, R. L. Morgan, Henrv Tetz-
ner, G, Rosenkrans, Frank Presion, Mrs, B. W. Wilcox,
J. F, Rogers, W. A, Pratt, J. W. Ranstead, KE, C. Hawley,
C. W. Gould, D. B. Sherwood, S. H. Cox, A. Dunning,
Geo. W. Hancock, Eugene Hammond, T. M. Bradley,
Theo. Schroeder, C. E. Lightner, Chas. L. Frey, C. 2.
Stewart, M. H. Thompson, L. F. Brayman, L. C. Sterling,
Annas Hathaway. E. Hoven.
Wo. 175 Moyron STRaBT,
GROUSE SHOOTERS AND SNARERS.
_ Editor Forest and Stream:
At the annual dinner of the Massachusetts Fish and
Game Protective Association, President Samuels in his
speech said in substance, “‘that unless snaring is made
unlawful the ruffed grouse is doomed,”
With due respect for the opinion of the president of
an Association, which 1 believe has done more for the
rotection of game than any one institution in the State,
beg to file exceptions to his broad statement, that ruffed
grouse can be exterminated by snaring. I know there is
urgent need of a stringent law for their protection and I
respectfully suggest a legislative act making it unlawful
‘to trap or kill the grouse during the next five years,
Perhaps it would be well for me to state that Iam in a
position to know something of the status of the ruffed
grouse, in one part of the State, at least. Summer and
_ winter for over four years J have lived in the woods, in
hermit style, and have devoted a large paat of this time
to the study of birds.
It has been my experience that the dog and gun will
come nearer to exterminating the grouse than the snare,
and that neither can do it, and combined they can but
check the increase to the original number.
Let me illustrate my meaning: Around my log cabin
home there is a tract of woodland containing about one
_ thousand acres. Turning to my notes for the year 1887 I
find thay the last of September I made an estimate of the
number of young grouse on this trach ready for the
sportsnran on the opening of the season, Oct, 1. I found
the number to be about one hundred. Iwas perfectly
familiar with every rod of this tract of land. I knew
where the broods were reared: I watched them when
first out of the shell, while the old birds scratched their
food from under the matting of last year’s leaves; and,
Jater, I knew when the coveys flocked to the blueberry
grounds; and, yet later, when they gleaned the black-
berry patches; and, when the gunners and snarers
had worked their will, I knew where the forlorn hope
held out to feed on belated barberries, chokeberries,
various leaves and birch buds.
_ The snarer did his best, and so did the gunner, to ex-
terminate these birds, notwithstanding the law, which is'a
dead letter in this locality.
The grouse is a wary bird, and soon learns to avoid the
gnare, so when the breeding season was at hand. I found
that ten females had run the gauntlet. As the grouse
lays from ten to fifteen eggs, and often rears two broods
in a season, it will readily be seen that the increase
would make good the criginal number, provided the birds
were not molested while breeding.
However, it is possible that the birds could be exter-
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minated. They might get crusted nader ahd some be
lost, thus reducing the breeders to a dangerously low
number, Several severe winters might result in exter
mination, therefore there is need of an effective law for
their protection, but I do not believe in a law that dis-
criminates against the snarer and in favor of the gunner,
In the fall of 1887 T became acquainted with a gentle-
man, a Cape Ann fisherman, who made a practice of
setting snares through the winter. Jasked him one day
if he did not think it wrong’ to violate the law, and he
asked me how many grouse I had killed through the
season. JTanswered eleven. ‘‘Shoot them on the wing?”
heasked. ‘‘All but two,” was my reply. ‘Very well,”
he said, “Iam not the owner of a gun, and if I were it
would do me no good, for I cannot shoot on the wing,
What right has the State of Massachusetts to legislate
you eleven birds and me none?’ Who can gainsay such
an argument? I cannot, for I believe in *‘equal rights.”
As a matter of fact this gentleman caught only two
grouse, with forty snares well tended for three months,
My article is already too long, but I cannot close with-
out calling attention to an evil that will exterminate the
ruffed grouse in Massachusetts in the next ten years with-
out the aid of gun or snare. Trefer to bird dogs running
ab large in the breeding season, That these renegade dogs
are on the increase, to an alarming extent, is evident
from the fact that I see as many as five now where I saw
one four years ago. They harrass the old birds while
nesting, and when the chicks are hatched they destroy
them before they fly.
Every day I see two grouse that have run the gauntlet
of snares and guns for three years. Each season they
have nested almost within a stone’s throw of my cabin.
Last spring one brought out‘eleven chicks and the other
fourteen, The dogs killed these chicks when two days
old, and were racing the old birds from tree to tres when
T found them,
On the tract of woodland before mentioned only eight
young grouse were reared this season. At this writing
five of the number are alive, with only four old birds, and
some of these will be slaughtered before spring. The
Legislature makes laws that read well on paper, to pro-
tect these birds, but who enforces thelaws? Whatistme
of grouse is true of quail, and if our Legislature this win-
ter does not deal with this matter in a vigorous manner
we may say good by to these famous game birds.
GLouckstim, Mass., Jan, 20. HERMIT,
RIFLES FOR SMALL GAME—\V.
Editor Forest and Stream:
As Lhave so many communications requesting me to
write more concerning the ,22eal. for game shocting, I
again Come to you for space to give ny experience with
this tiny but powerful cartridge, the .22-15-45, W. C. F.
solid head brass-shelled cartaidge. Up tothe time of
writing my last article under the above heading I had so
little experience as to hardly warrant an opinion as
regards 3ts meritsas a caroridge for gameshooting, Some
tine age the writer was requested by a gentleman in a
large jobbing gun house in Boston to make a test of this
cartridge in a rifle made specially for it, viz.; the well-
kmown Winchester single shot, The geutleman referred
lo handed the writer a 26in. half-octagon rifle, with 100
factery-made cartridges and 10 standard 50yds. targets,
with a request that the thing be given a thorough trial
and a report be sent in without feur or favor. While 1
did not expect to get the results from this cartridge at
the target that I could with the .22 long R. F, cartridge,
after all that I have seen and read about the latter, T must
confess that I found myself very agreeably surprised.
The .22 long rifle cartridge, under favorable conditions,
will do very accurate work up to say 100 to 125yds., but
the least puff of wind will blow it one side, which, to-
gebler with its high trajectory, makes it very unreliable,
and, on the whole, the opinion of the writer is that it is
not so very much better than the old reliable .22 short
afterall. To be sure it has more powder and lead, but
the twist has to be increased to 16in, to make the siioot-
ing effectual, thereby causing more friction and shorten-
ing the life of the barrel, which, if it is to be used for
gallery purposes, is a consideration. This cartridge just
at the present time is having its boom like many other
things, but it has several very serious faults, when are
not likely to be overcome, and which make 1t take about
third place as a hunting cartridge, and on the whole the
writer considers it a failure in the woods. Regarding
the logrs. C. F. Winchester cartridge the first point of
advantage is—speaking from a practical point of yiew—
its low trajectory. Iam well aware that the low trajec-
tory business has been very much overdcne in the past
few years, and that in the larger calibers that accuracy
and steady shooting has been to a certain extent sacri-
ficed for a low curve, but with this tiny 45¢rs. bullet it
is different. Of course we know that this litile bullet
is not to be compared with the large bores cn a
windy day, for a strong wind will have a greater
effect on the .22 than a .82 or .d8eal. at 200yds,
With the larger calibers a rifle will shoot steady with a
light charge of powder, even a little wind will not make
much difference, so that with its slow flight and high
trajectory a .45cal. will come down and strike the buils-
eye if the proper elevation is given it. Not so, however,
with the little .22cal., for this bullet, in order to bs suc-
cessful, must have a very swift flight to its destination,
thereby giving the wind so little time to act upon it, that
although it may not shoot quite as steady in a dead calm
will more than outbalance its difference in the wind and
in low flat trajectory. This cartridge, in a 26in. barry,
has a curve of less than 2in. at 100yds., which is abovti
as far as small game is usually shot, and in using the two
rifles side by side, shooting them alternately—viz., the
ligrs. and the Sgrs. long rifle cartridge—these points
are strongly marked. In a dead calm the long rifle
cartridge will beat the C.F. cartridge at 50yds. for ac-
euracy slightly, but not enough to make any practical dif-
fferenc> in shooting, where most of the shooting is done off-
hand, but just move the target away 25 or 30yds. without
change of sights, or let a light breeze spring up, or move
your target away to 125 or i40yds. and_guess at the dis-
tance as, for instance, one would doin duck shooting on
a river or lake, and you will find the long rifle cartridge
is simply nowhere, while if the wind does not blow tvco
strong the 15ers. cartridge has a great deal of ‘‘get there”
to it; and I know of several parties, some of whom are
contributers to eur FoREsT AND STREAM columns, who
have used this rifie and had good success with it the past
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shooting ducks at distances where the rim-fires
be of no use whatever, The target ecores referred.
to in the commencement of this article aggregated G04
on the Standard target for 100 shots, fired from a rest at
50yds., Winchester rifle, Lyman rear sight and Beach
front sight; two 6s and five 73 only were cut of the buils-
eye, while one run of seyen 103 was made. ‘The rifle was
cleaned every five shots, whether it would shoot well
with less cleaning the writer does not know. Ido not
believe in using a dirty rifle anyway. The 10zrs. U. M.
C, Co. C.F, cartridge is a good one for hunting small
game, but everything considered the 151s, Winchester
is by far the best. For short range work, such as gallery
shooting, English sparrows, elc., around town or city
back yards the .22 short will give good satisfaction;
while it is cheap, effective and convenient at-short range,
it is almost useless at distances over 50yds, <A rifle with
interchangeable barrels, like the Maynard, makes with
these two cartridges a perfect .22cal. outfit,
IRON RaMRon.
season,
woul
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Jan, 19.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I have been much interested in the discussion going on
in the last few issues of the FOREST AND STREAM in rela-
tion to a favorite of my own, the ,22cal, rifle, and to
which I owe many pleasant hours in the past five years,
Lean fully bear out, from my own experience, ‘‘Byrne”
in his statement that for any distance up to 800yds, it is
only a question of patience on the duck’s part and ammu-
nition on the shooter's to translate the mistaken bird to
the better land. Many a time has an old and staid coot
or a ecoguetlish oldwife, trusting to the distance with
scornful indifference, watched me while I have been try-
ing to get the range, until at last a luckier or perhaps
better aimed shot than the preceding ones laid him low,
But Lam free to confess that the statement of ‘*Byrne,”
that he found he could do nothing with the .22cal, at
geese or brant) isa surprise tome, I cannot understand
why he should meet with this result. It seems to me
from past experiences with my Remington (although not
at geese or brant, that I would be willing to stake a good
deal that a .22eal. ball, even from the short cartridges,
fired from the Remington at any distance up to 125yds,,
and hitting a goose or brant about the body, would soon
deprive it of any further cares in this world.
f course [ cannot say positively he would be my meat,
but 1 would be willing to go hungry if he were not.
The penetration is certainly sufficient to drive the ball into
the vitals at that distance, if. indeed, not entirely through
the body, And if this be the fact as to penetration, the
.zecal, has one great advantage over the ,32cal., namely,
the lacking of the loud report. Birds will lie often for
several shots from the smaller caliber when they will
leave, and in a hurry, too, from the first shot of the
larger caliber.
I would suggest to Friend “Byrne” that, as he has had
much experience with the .22cal. at geese and brant, he
give us the benefit of it through the FOREST AND STREAM.
HApPin Go-LUCKIE,
EAsr ORANGE, N, J., Jan. 18,
NOTES OF A POT-HUNTER.
tees IT am what sportsmen call a pot-hunter,
which means, I suppose, a still-hunter or a great
anxiety to have the game sit very still, There are some
little jests at our mode of hunting, but as we usually get
our share of the animals and birds we can well allow the
application of the humorous title to our style of hunting,
My companion of a day of sport is an United States army
gun, date of 1843, of excellent shooting character, long
range, and a tendency to press backward about the time
of being fired. It is altogether a successful batlery, even
in the hands of a moderately good pot-hunter,
This has been, and is yet tu some extent, a famous
region for wildfowl of most all kinds, and especially for
the millions of ducks which assemvle durmg the oc-
casional high waters from the Des Moines and Mississippi
rivers, The bottom land here is six miles wide upon an
average, and it is subject to be invaded by both rivers.
Upon this broad and veautiful lowland there are many
extensive lakes and numerous ponds or sloughs. It has
been a noted place for swan, pelican, geese, ducks, brant
and other water fowl]. One July some years ago we had
an invasion of the Des Moines, and of course at that sea-
son of the year almost all vegetation was destroyed. The
high water brought ducks of all kinds, and after the
water went down hunting was fairly good for a month
ormore, Upon this occasion was my first duck shooting,
as I had came into possession of the army gun the pre-
vious spring,
One day in early September I took a stroll over some
fine farms that’ had been submerged and deprive’ of
their vast crops of corn, The low places were yet filled
with water, and several kinds of ducks were alread
present. Along east of mea flock of six splendid mal-
lards came sailing from the north, flying tolerably low,
and in search of a resting place. After flying around
over a broad pond a few hundred yards southeast of
me, they settled upon the quiet water. Some slough
grass along the margin of the pond afforded a chance for
approach, so I crept along over the level ground, keeping
concealed from the objects of my desire. Do you guess
my hearf was pulsating a little extra? I believe ib wus
for I had not killed my first deer yet, and of course 1
was attacked with “buck fever,” even at the sixht just
ahead of me. Advancing to a fair distance, I slowly
rosé up, with the gun ranged toward the ducks; anu
obtaining a good sight I ordered the battery to fire.
Boom! and as the smoke clears to ane side, a very pleas-
ant sight is presented to my view. Three large mallards
lig upon the surface of the pond, and my success as a
hunter is fully assured. The other three ducks circled
around over their lost number and then flew south.
This was my very first experience at duck shooting, and
you may surmise I had a pretty good opinion of United
States army guns in general and an excellent estimate of
myself jn particular. The Ute Indians of Nebraska
called Major Thornburg “The chief who could shoot
the stars,” and I kind o’ thought I was the sub chief
who could hit the mallards—if they would sit right quiet.
ATEXANDRIA, Mo. By
Kansas Crry, Mo., Jan. 26.—Geese have been flying
back and forth in considerable numbers, but I look for
very laie fights, as we certainly shall have some cold
weather before spring.—Tinn.
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Fes. 7, 1889.
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MAINE GAME EXPORTATION,
Editor Forest and Stream:
Noting the article printed in issue of Jan, 81, over the
signature of ‘Anthony Morce,” prompts me to reply to
some of the points made in that article, A part of that
article [ heartily concur in, as a sportsman, a citizen of
Maine quite familiar with the interests of the State as
contained in the woods and waters of the State, and as a
member of the present Legislature. What Mr. M. writes,
80 far as the fishing, or more properly, perhaps, the ang-
ling, interests of the State (and the State’s interest is the
sportsman’s interest as well), I heartily concur with.
But when he comes to the deer, I take issue with him at
once. As the result of both experience and observation,
J_believe it is impossible to frame a law to allow the
sportman to ‘carry home his bit of venison or the head of
his big bull moose,” and not allow the market-hunter to
market his spoils to almost any extent. That has been
a task attempted over and over again in Maine and else-
where, and with the same invariable result, and that re-
sult simple failure.
All the reason why August should not be added to the
open season, and that reason is ample, is that but a part
of the fawns are weaned, and capable of caring for them-
selyes. Is not that a sufficient reason for a sportsman? A
denial of this fact by interested parties will carry no
weight with those who know. The reason for making
August part of the open season is simply to allow jack-
shooting to be indulged in. So far as I myself am’ con-
cerned, Iam not in favor of making September an open
month, and for the same reason that I assigned for not
being in fayor of August being an open month; but, of
course, in less degree, J have seen a doe shot in Septem-
ber with milk in her udders, which presented every ap-
pearance of being in active use to support a young and
helpless life, and that sight I beheld in Canada, much
further north than here, The writer of the article relates
a conversation in a Rangeley resort, when the guides
stated the position they occupy precisely. They
*“‘wouldn’t dare to do nothing.” Certainly not; those
men do not guide for fun; they work for money. What
they might think, what they might believe, is not con-
veyed in that conversation, But they would not dare to
take any measures which would injure them in the esti-
mation of their customers. And if some of that party
were to come to the woods to crust-hunt (and possibly
such a project was in the minds of some of the party,
hence the questions asked the guides), the guides would
“not dare” to do themselves injury in the minds of their
employers, The next sentence shows that the first-named
class of law breakers are not entitled to any consideration
whatever. Mr, Morce would not have us believe that, in
his opinion, the way to prevent law violations is to repeal
the law, so that the trout fisherman, who in summer
carries his rifle into the woods, may vary the terrible
monotony of catching trout in the proper season by
shooting deer in an improper season? ;
For myself I can see but little difference between jack-
‘shooting in summer and crust-hunting in winter. © Pos-
sibly the crust-hunter’s method may be less cruel, because
he is sure to kill his victim in the deep snow, and the
jack-shooter is not only likely to inflict wounds upon
animals he does not get, but besides to kill a doe while at-
tempting under cover of night to obtain food to sustain
her system in the duty of nursing her helpless infants.
Of the two the crust-hunter is less cowardly. In this
same paragraph, where the first class of law breakers is
spoken of, occurs a most remarkable statement. It has
a familiar sound tome. Just such statements have been
made to men in my hearing. The most outrageous
stories are told by parties who wish to evade any and all
law. And the Commissioners! and the wardens! What
awful tyrannies they do perpetrate,
I am not writing in any spirit of diseourtesy. I wish
Mr. Morce to understand that I am addressing him
through the FOREST AND STREAM as one sportsman would
address another, Iam only trying to do my part, feeble
though the attempt may be, to create a proper under-
standing among sportsmen who fish and shoot for sport’s
sake. But how it is that one possessed of such a degree
of intelligence as Mr. Moree shows himself to be in the
article lam both criticising and commending, can, in ap-
parent sincerity, put upon paper such an unjust, mis-
leading and necessarily untrue statement as that doubt-
less told him by some lawless, greedy hotel keeper and
guides, is totally incomprehensible to me. A moose was
killed, out of season presumably; a guide reported the
fact to the Commissioners; the warden demanded the
tine; and though the man who killed the moose had left
the State, and consequently could neither be arrested,
prosecuted nor fined, the hotel keeper and the guides
made up the amount themselves and paid the fine which
was not and could not have been imposed, because
the guilty party was out of the State, and hence out of
the reach of the law; and then that yarn runs on saying
that the visitor was not permitted to know even that a
fine had been levied. hy, I did not suppose that the
editor of our paper would allow such statements to be
made through its colums, See its absurdity. As though
a man under such circumstances could be fined without
arrest or trial! Or that one of those awful wardens had
authority to leyy and collect a fine, even in case of an
arrest, to say nothing of levying and collecting a fine on
a man in another State, and out of the reach of Maine
authorities. The supposition which it was intended that
Mr. Morce should entertain, by the spinners of that pre-
posterous yarn, was that the hotel-keeper and his guides
felt that it was more for their interest to make up the
fine from their own pockets than to have the moose
killer angered by any inconvenience which should result
from his lawless violations of statutory provisions. And
again, if any such demand was made by a warden, and
if a sum was paid as alleged, it by no means follows that
the poacher was relieved from liability of arrest and con-
viction should he again visit the State and thus place
himself where the laws of the State could reach him,
These statements as to what things wardens haye done
similar to this are being constantly repeated, and I wish
to state that wardens have no power to levy or receive
fines without process of law, under the statutes of the
State of Maine, :
Then follows another hotel keeper’s statement that
simply gives the whole thing away. ‘One may says to
me, ‘I would’nt give anything to catch trout after the first
day or two, but I’d rather kill one deer than catch all the
fish in the lake,’ etc.,” then goes on to state that if they
hillsides with his gun growin,
were allowed to kill in August and September they
would “mighty soon put a stop to crust-hunting and
hounding too,” Ah! would they? The same hotel keeper
gives the refutation of that when he says sportsmen (?)
won't chase moose through the woods with the natural
uncertainties which following game in a sportsmanlilke
manner entails, If killing moose and deer were allowed
in August, the same sort of “sportsmen” would demand
that dogs be used to drive them into the water, so that
he might have the satisfaction of shooting them while
lazily sitting in a boat,
Then follows the remarkable statement, for one living
within the bounds of civilization to make, that killing a
deer at any season is not wrong by natural laws, If 80,
why does nature provide that it is so difficult for wolves
to follow does when they are nursing young? This
natural provision is all that enables fawns to escape the
fangs of wolves at all, to say nothing of other predatory
animals who hunt by scent. I submit that, when nature
makes such provision as that, man, who is supposed to
be gifted with reasoning powers far above quadrupeds,
cannot make the assertion quoted above, and say that
there is not a natural law against the killing of animals
and fishes at such times as they are engaged in perpetu-
ating their species. The same sort of reasoning would
justify the taking of trout from the spawning beds,
Mr. Morce brings up again the idea of putting in force
a shooting license system. That would seem the most
just_system that could be devised, But these words in
the U. S. Constitution would seem to dispose of that
scheme effectually—“The right of the people to keep and
bear arms shall not be infringed,”
I will ask Mr. Morce, in conclusion, to pardon me for
these comments on his article, written over a name not
my real one. But, as a member of the present Maine
Legislature, I do not wish to attract attention to me indi-
vidually, NoOr’EAST.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
I see the Commissioners of Maine are asking the Legis-
lature to give them a good, square non-exporting law.
Such a law for the prevention of the shipping of game
to the markets of other States is doubtless a. good t ing,
but if it is applied to sportsmen from other States, it
probably will have a tendency to keep them out alto-
gether, I spent nearly all of last October in northwestern
Maine, going there with the hope of killing a moose and
a caribou, and certainly I thought I cane bring out the
head and antlers of any game I killed, Had I killed a
bull moose or caribou, I should have brought out the
head and mounted it myself, and would have prized it
very highly (they would be of no value unless of my own
killing). As the weather was stormy about all the time,
my trip was unsuccessful, I saw and killed two does
and abuck. These deer were killed before I had been a
week in the woods, but had I killed the buck a day or
two before coming out I should have tried to bring him
home whole. None of this game was wasted, it all being
taken to Danforth’s Camp.
According to the non-export law I should not have
been allowed to bring out any part of these deer. But
can such a law be enforced? I have read of a recent case
which came up in Michigan (whereI think there is a
non-export law), <A sportsman went into the State and
killed some game, which he attempted to send or take
home, He was arrested, but carried the case before the
Supreme Court of Michigan, and the court ruled that as
the game was killed legally it was the property of the
party killing it, and he could dispose of it as he saw fit.
If this is the decision of the court of Michigan, would it
not be similar ina like case in Maine? It is a strange
law truly, which says to the sportsmen from other States,
You may go into our woods, spend your money freely,
kill one moose, two caribou and three deer; you may
leave this game in the woods to rot, burn it in your
camp-fire, or bury it, but you shall not take any part of
it out of the State to your home, where it may be of some
benefit to your family or your friends. As I have said I
spent nearly a month last fall in Maine, and had made
arrangements to go again in December, but owing to bad
weather gave itup. I am now looking up a favorable
place to go next fall, and Iam willing to spend a month
or six weeks hunting for moose or caribou, but if I am
not allowed to bring home any part of the game I kill I
shall give Maine a wide berth, and look for some more
favorable State,
Certainly, none of the sportsmen who go into the
woods will try to bring out a cartload of game. The
head, antlers and hide of a bull moose or caribou will
make a pretty good load to pack out; or, if deer only are
killed, the carcass of one will cost them all it is worth by
the time they get it home, What say some of zal who
have been there? C. M. STarK,
DUNBARTON, N. H., Feb, 2.
PRO BONO PUBLICO,
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your issue of the 31st ult. isa letter from ‘‘G. B.
W.,” of Leon Center, on “Diminution of Game,” urging
more active interest, more push and energy, for more
rotective game laws. In his last three lines he declares
nimself opposed to prohibiting ‘‘spring shooting.”
If this {ailing in breeding time is not protection with
a vengeance, what is it? The trouble with the game laws
at present arises from too much of this kind of individ-
ual sentiment and unwillingness to forego any personal
privilege for common advantage, The moment a purely
protective law is passed there comes a flood of sports-
men (?) from all over the State, insisting upon exceptions
as to their ‘‘locality” or their own convenienees, by which
all real benefits of protection are lost or obscured. ‘“G,
B. W.” may well and profitably mature his reflections
by the fact that the way to ‘‘protect is to protect;” that
rotection means restrictions for all persons and in all
localities during breeding time, Leon Center or elsewhere
not excepted. ;
[Tn recently turning over the files of your valuable
paper (issue of Sept. 15, 1887, p, 145) there came to notice
a communication on New York game laws as much to
the point now as then. ‘G, B. W.” is cordially referred
to the views there expressed, and if he or others of like
sentiment are really earnest and practical in a desire for
protection, they must manifest a willingness to submit to
greater limitations upon the killing privilege in common
with all others pro bono publico, "til then it is probable
that he will wander more and more disconsolate over the
heayy and tired, and his
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game bag growing empty and light,
ing.
MICHIGAN GAME AND FISH WARDENS.
ae first biennial report of the Game and Fish War-
_ den of Michigan has just been made. There are in
addition to the chief warden 151 deputies. The report.
says:
The work of ‘enforcing the statutes of this State for
the protection and propagation of birds, game and fish”
was entered upon immediately after my appointment,
and as shown by the monthly report filed in the office of
the Secretary of State April 27, 1887, there were thirty-
five arrests made for violations of the game and fish laws
in the first month of the existence of this department,
and several trials were had and convictions obtained
before the end of the month. In view of this state-
ment, it is needless to add that prior to t'e passage
of the game warden act, but little attention was
paid to the game and fish laws and they were gen-
erally disregarded. The sentiment of ° the people
regarding them soon changed when it became gener-
ally known that they were to be enforced, and in
the place of open and flagrant violations the department
had to deal with offenders who covered their violations
as far as possible, This clearly demonstrated the neces-
sity of the aid of competent deputy wardens in each
county to make complaints and secure evidence sufficient
to convict guilty parties; and this in turn showed the
need of some provision by which the aeputy wardens
might be assured of proper remuneration for services
performed and expenses necessarily incurred. .
The game warden act leaves it to the boards of super-
visors of the respective counties to fix the compensation
of deputy wardens, and in most of the counties of the
State the supervisors have voted a fair compensation and
have given their support to the work of the department,
The compensation awarded ranges from $2 per day for
time actually spent, to an annual compensation of $1,000.
In other counties (notably Saginaw, St. Clair, Alpena,
Macomb and Missaukee), the supervisors have persistently
refused to compensate the deputy wardens in any man-
ner. In other counties the compensation awarded is so
meager as to be of little value as an incentive to work.
For obvious reasons this has rendered it quite impossible
properly to enforce these laws in such counties; and this
provision regarding the compensation of deputy wardens,
or rather a lack of such provision, I regard as one
defect in the game warden act which should be reme-
died. A provision granting the deputy wardens the
fees of sheriffs for like services, and leaving it to the
supervisors to allow such further compensation as they
will, would improve this branch of the law and secure
good service by the deputy wardens in counties which now
grant no compensation. In this connection I desire also
to call attention to the need of at least three State depu-
ties to assist in securing competent county deputies, and
proper work on their part, and to do special work in
localities where the sentiment is opposed to these laws,
and to assist generally in the work of the department.
The need of this and other revisions of these laws may
be emphasized in the proper time and place.
T have said that during the first month after the crea-
tion of this department there were 35 arrests made for
violations of the game and fish laws. The trials of many
of these parties did not take place until the following
month, and the monthly report for May 25, 1887, shows
that out of 65 arrests up to that date there were 59 con-
victions, and the fines and costs imposed and paid
amounted to $344.83. The arrests during the month of
June, 1887, numbered 28, the convictions 25, and fines
imposed amounted to $173.78. It seems unnecessary to
call attention to each month’s report. During the first
six months after my appointment, the number of arrests
for violations of these laws averaged 39 a month, and in
each month nearly all of those arrested were convicted.
The average number of arrests during the last nine
months has been 24, and the average for the entire 21
months that the department has existed is 23.
A monthly report has been required from each deputy
warden, upon blanks prepared for that purpose, showing
all arrests made, the offense charged, the result of trial
and the fine and costs imposed. These reports show that
from March 15, 1887, when this office was created, to Dec.
15, 1888, there have been 482 arrests made for violations
of the game and fish laws. Of that number 398 were con-
victed, either upon trial or by pleading guilty, while
eighty-four were acquitted, discharged, or the cases nolle
prossed,
The fines imposed upon conviction vary from $1 to
$50, and the total fines and costs paid by these offenders ©
aggregate $0,632,11. In many instances the magistrates
released the offenders upon suspended sentences, while
fourteen of those convicted served short sentences in the
county jails in lieu of payment of fines.
The monthly reports show that the offenses charged
against these offenders are quite evenly divided between
the game and fish laws, The violations of the game
laws for which arrests were made number 243, and the
violations of the fish laws number 239. A large propor-
tion of the violations of the game laws have related to
deer and quail, while the offenses against the fish laws
are about evenly divided between unlawful spearing.
the use of unlawful nets and the use of dynamite.
Three cases arising under these laws have been taken
to the Supreme Court. In the first (People vs. Kirsch) a
conviction for illegal fishing was affirmed and the consti-
tutionality of the act under which the someday was
made was declared, In the next case (In re Moore) the
Supreme Court granted the discharge from custody of a
party convicted and imprisoned at Mt. Clemens for fish-
ing in inland waters with a net, contrary to one provision
of Section 2, Act No, 265 of 1887, upon the ground that
such provision was not covered by the title cf the act.
No opinion was filed by the judge in this case and there
was a general misapprehension as to its extentand mean-
It was generally declared that the entire fish laws
had been declared void. The department. by ec’reulars »
and letters and through the medium of the press, cor-
rected this erroneous report of the decision as soon as
possible, and the law, with the exception of the one pro-
vision referred to, has been enforced as far as possible
and violators prosecuted.
The third case appealed to the Supreme Court was that
of the People vs. O’Neil (89 N. W. Rep. 1). The convic-
tion of the respondent for selling quail after the eight
days’ limit was reversed upon the ground that the quail
were purchased in Missouri and that our laws apply only
to Michigan game, although not so limited in express
Fes. 7, 1889.]
words. The constitutionality of the section claimed to
_ be violated was affirmed by the Supreme Court, so far as
_ Michigan game is concerned. Ae,
_ Intrials before juries thete has been little disposition
shown on the part of jurors to acquit accused parties
where the evidence has shown them to be violators.
There are exceptions In some counties. And invariably
the better sentiment of the people is in favor of the en-
forcement of any law that the Legislature sees fit to put
upoh the statute books, natiny
‘It belongs to the State Board of Fish Commissioners to
show how large, important and valuable are the food
product of the State. The game interests are e ually as
important, and as a food product the game of this State
is much more important than is generally known,
Knowing the extent of these interests, it is clear that
their preservation depends very largely upon the enforce-
ment of the laws pertaining to them. In order that the
people might become familiar with these laws, nearly the
enfire edition of 10,000 copies of the game and fish com-
pilation has been distributed, under the supervision of
this department, throughout the State. In addition to
this, the substance of the more important laws has been
published in the form of notices of warning, which have
been generally posted,
My visits for consultation with the deputy wardens and
in the general work of the department have extended to
all parts of the State, and I find that ignorance of these
_ Jaws can rarely be claimed in excuse for their violation,
s0 generally have they been published and circulated.
ad I have observed an increasing interest on the part of
_ citizens generally in seeing them enforced and offenders
of them punished. Wma. ALDEN SMITH, Warden.
ADIRONDACK DEER.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In the Jan, 24 issue of the Booneville Herald, a very
good newsy paper in the main but a little off on deer
protection, is an article recommending the careful
watching of our Legislature, lest they tinker with the
came laws and make further unwise legislation, and say-
ing that there is a growing sentiment among a large
number of sportsmen, who are looking for the best inter-
est of the deer, that advocates a shorter season, from
Aug. 15 to Oct. 5, and is also in favor of a law to prohibit
the killing of does. It says that by Oct. 5 sportsmen
who take their summer vacation In the Adirondacks
| have left, and that the deer usually killed after that time
are killed for market or are packed down for winter use,
Such a law would be almost entirely in favor of the jack
shooters and hot-weather hunters. I suppose they lay
claim to the name of sportsmen, but for my part I can
see very little difference between a jack shooter of does
in the month of Angnst and a club hunter in January.
If anvthing it is in f vor of the man with the club, as he
usually saves and uses what he kills, and the jacker
wounds and Jeavyes to tot beside our lakes and streams
more ‘han he recovers, and what he does get is mostly
wasted on account of hot wexther. Neither of them have
in my opinion any very great claim to the name of
Eporisman. ©
An amendment to prohibit the killing of does looks
very well on the face of it, and might do some good late
in the season. With the best intentions any man in nine
cases out of ten in the imperfect light of a lamp and fog
cannot distinguish a buck from a doe, and not every man
would withhold a shot if he did. There isa growing and
almost universal sentiment among us on the borders of
the Adirondacks and elsewhere that prohibits the shooting
of all deer until some time in September. This would be
the most sensible and practical thing to do for the preser-
yation of our deer. The three-deer clause of the present
law shuts out the market-hunter; but if three deer are too
many make it two,
And we believe that any man who will in the cool
weather of November by the still-hunt, giving the deer
fair play, pitting his own unaided skill against the acute
senses of the deer, with asingle bullet bring him to bag,
will get a better piece of venison to take home to his
family and friends as the weather then will permit, and
will have much more cause to feel proud of his achieve-
ment, and get his deer in a more sportsmanlike manner,
than he would to riddle a suckling doe with buckshot at
short range. For this reason we say give us November
for an open season. Maine does it, Michigan does it,
Wisconsin does it, New Hampshire does it, and all are
apparently satisfied.
The sentiment is also growing pretty fast that it is
about time that we stop legislating almost entirely in the
interest of the summer vacationist, and legislate more for
the protection of the deer. A VETERAN.
HoLiAnD Parent, Jan. 28.
FACTORY AMMUNITION.
Editor Forest and Stream:
_ LThave been fitting out for turkeys, and have weighed
a lot of Remington bullets very accurately. If the in-
closed list of their weights is of any use to the FoREST
AND STREAM print it. The main idea is to show the slight
value of home-made as compared with factory-made:
Weights of 252 swaged bullets, faclory-made.
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_ Second lot: 329 to 330grs. 7; 38) to 38lgrs. 9; 331 to 832ers, 4..... 20
Cal. .38, not patched, weight 306grs.: 304 to 80Sgrs. 21; exact 20;
806 to 80ers, 88; 307 to 308ers. 4; 308 to 309¢rs. 10; 309 to 310-
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Cal, .58, not patched, weight 255grs.: 254 to 2bbgrs. 3; 255grs. 8;
255 to 256grs. 13; 255 to BOTETS. WB. ae a eee ace auas 42
Cal. .38. not patched, weight 245grs.: 243 to 244egrs. 4; 244 to 24h-
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FOREST AND STREAM.
INCIDENTS IN MY HUNTING LIFE.
T ONCE caught a very large bear in a steel trap. He
carried the trap some three miles, ax I estimated.
The trap was fastened to a heavy clog, the whole weigh-
ing 75 or 100lbs, He would often get brought up in the
brush or small trees, and would tear and bite and twist
the trees like mad until he got the trap clear; then go on
again, sometimes taking the clog in his mouth and carry-
ing it a quarter of a mile or more, making no signs on the
ground, so [ had to strike a cirele to find his path again.
In this way he followed until he had circled around to
within a quarter of a mile of where he started from, and
here I found him after spending the most of a day fol-
lowing up the signs.
The bear was very fierce and made fearful exertion to
get clear, jumping toward me the length of his chain,
and gnashing his teeth and making mumbling, short,
repeating growls every moment, giving me the impres-
sion that, should he clear himself from the trap, I should
be his objective point and stand a small sight for escape
unless I got in a deadly shot in a hurry.
I had with me a doublebarrel, smoothbore, muzzle-
loader shotgun, loaded one barrel with bullet and the
other with shot. I approached him with caution, not
liking his big growls of ursine swear words, and fired at
his heart the bullet when he reared to jump at me; for he
was so actiye it was difficult to draw a bead on his
head, The shot did not seem to affect him in the least,
and he continued his jumping. I rolled in a bullet on
top of the shot in the other barrel and aimed and fired
as before. Then I at once commenced to load both bar-
rels with powder and balls, and had wadded down the
powder and was rolling in the bullets when the bear
ell, After skinning him I cut him open to find out
where the bullets hit and found that both had passed
through the heart. The bear had plenty of time to reach
me after I fired my first shot, had he been clear of the
trap; and this supports my theory that the only safe
place to hit a bear is in the head.
I think it depends on the state of the lungs about the
length of time a bear lives after a bullet pierces his
heart. If the breath is in, he will live until he has to
breathe again; if out, he cannot draw in another.
I once found a bear dead inatrap. It was in a swamp
where the spruces and firs were very thick and grew very
slim and tall. When the bear felt the jaws of the trap
on his legs he tore around furiously and cleared quite a
piece of ground of small trees and rotten logs, and then
struck out climbing one of the tallest trees, breaking off
most of the limbs as he went up until reaching the top
some 50 or 60ft. when he just slipped the trap—which
was on his foreleg—over the top of the tree and let go,
probably thinking to rid himself of the trap. When I
found him he was down some 10ft. from the top, the
tree sticking up through the trap. I had to fell the tree
to get him. He weighed about 200lbs. .
1 once found a bear in my trap in acedarswamp, hung
up between twotrees. The trap was on his forefoot and
he had climbed a cedar which branched apart 10 or 12ft.
above the ground, and he had dropped from the top into
the fork of the tree, the trap and clog going one side and
the bear the other, his hindfeet just reaching a log on
the ground, so he could bear his weight (no pun intended)
enough on the log to jump up a foot or two, then settle
back to the log again, but could not extricate himself.
Tn this manner I found him, and he was dancing a lively
jig, which he continued for a long time, giving the ap-
pearance of actually amusing himself in this funny
manner,
Several times I have found bears in my traps, burrowed
under the roots of large trees, where they had dug a hole
under large enough to conceal themselves, and I found it
difficult to dispatch them and get them out. On one oc-
casion I came up with a bear in my trap and found him
lying down, his forepaws stretched out and his head rest-
ing on them. It was nearly dark, and I felt in a hurry
to kill him and get back to my boat before night, so I
aimed detween his eyes and fired. He didnot move, and
his eyes shone as bright as ever. I waited some time for
some evidence of life or death, but not seeing any change
I cut a long pole, sharpened one end, and went to punch-
ing him. He did not move, so I cautiously approached
him and found him stone dead. J. G. R.
BETHEL, Me.
MAN AND OTHER ANIMALS.
OSTON, Mass., Jan. 28.—Connected with the idea of
fish and game protection there are some peculiar
features, not the least of which are the notions of phil-
osophers and even profound thinkers. Mr, Kdmund
Noble lectured on Sunday evening. in the Church of the
Unity, Boston, on the Rights of Animals and the Tortures
of Legalized Sport. The lecture was intended to reach
the best society of Boston, and the lecturer was intro-
duced by the Rev, M. J. Savage, pastor of the church,
and one of Boston’s most popular pulpit orators, The
lecturer dwelt on the cruelties to animals being slaugh-
tered for food, and his ideas were good and true, had he
carried them to logical conclusion; that is, that every
ereature slaughtered for food, or to rid it of a miserable
existence in old age or decrepitude, is entitled to a pain-
less death. But when he came to dwell upon the cruel-
ties of sport with line and hook it was evident that he
was dealing with pure sentiment, If Mr, Noble believes
that the trout with a hook in his jaw suffers all the pangs
that a human being would with a corresponding iron hook
in his jaw, then Mr. Noble could not be blamed for never
going a fishing, and it is a very commendable thing in
him that he dared to get up before an intelligent audience
and disclaim all legalized sport. Buthad Mr. Noble ever
indulged in these legalized sports he would have long ago
come to the conclusion that the capabilities of the trout
for suffering pain are not quite up to those of a human
being. If he had ever caught a trout with half a dozen
hooks in his jaws, with no appearance of gangrene or
soreness, not even enough but that the trout was as fierce
as in the case of the first one, he would have asked him-
self the question, ‘How long would a man live with six
iron hooks in his mouth of an inch in diameter?” <A
little careful thought will convince anybody that the
capabilities of animal, fish or insect life, for suffering
pain are measured by the position they occupy in the
order of animal existence, with the sponges as the lowest
individuals in the order, and human beings as the highest.
It should be remembered that some of the fishes are so
destitute of nerye or of feeling, that they may even be
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frozen solid into the ice in winter, and yet on the thaw-
ing of the ice in the spring, the fish swims away as though
nothing had happened,
Again the lecturer declares that all laws for the pro-
tection of fish and game, all ‘‘close time for brutes” he
puts it, ‘‘are but means for the multiplication of victims.”
The lordly moose and the fleeting deer are protected by
our laws, only that the hunter may have the opportunity
to kill. ‘Do we not shelter and protect the diminutive
lobster that later we may boil him alive?” asks the lec-
turer. Yes, this is true, but so does the farmer rear his
stock, only to send it to the butcher. If such be cruelty,
if such be a wrong to the animals in question, then what
a load of sin has the farmerand the stock raiser to answer
for? What a brute—yes, even a murderer—must the
butcher be! Elven the lecturer himself may not be de-
void of cruelty, if he allows himself to partake of other
than farinaceous foods. The partaker has got some of
this sin of cruelty to answer for, if cruelty it be. The
beautiful deer may enjoy the life that nature has given
him, but if he falis from the bullet of the htinter, that
existence is instantly blotted out, There is little or no
pain. What might not have the end been finally, had
the hunter never fired the death shot? Would that deer
have finally been tortured by death at the teeth of dog or
wolf, or would he haye met his end from starvation,
when age had left him toothless and unable to feed upon
fwigs in winter?
The lecturer deplored the fact that the partridge must
take his chance with the shotgun of the cruel sportsman
under our modern civilization, but he forgot to mention
that the same bird, were it left to choose, would probably
prefer death from a well-directed charge of shot to being
riddled by the eagle or the hawk, or rooted out of the
snow in the night time by the hungry fox, The lecturer
may claim that the hunter is cruel, but in all fairness he
must admit that nature herself is ten times as cruel. The
true sportsman aims to administer instantaneous death,
but nature leaves the deer that happens to break a leg,
the partridge that happens to break a wing, to fall and
die of thirst or starvation. Death comes to every form
of animal life, sooner or later, and the sportsman who
brings down the bird on the instant has committed no act
of cruelty.
One day last autumn a Boston gentleman, spending his
vacation In the Maine woods, came upon a flock of part-
ridges. ‘Two were shot, and one fell with a broken wing,
Hunt as thoroughly as we might, that bird could not be
found before nightfall, which soon came on, It was two
miles from camp, but the gentleman was very loth to
give up the search, remarking several times ‘tl am sure
that that bird is hid near by somewhere, for I saw her
running with a broken wing.” But they were obliged to
leave for camp. Several times the gentleman remarked
during the evening, ‘‘I should feel better if I knew that
that pirtridge was dead and not sufferimg from a broken
wing,” In the morning it rained and snowed by turns
and the weather was very disagreeable, but the shotgun
was soon shouldered by that sportsman. He whistled to
his setter, and took a foot from one of the grouse killed
the day before in his pocket. Reaching the scene of the
shooting of the day before, the foot was given to the dor
to smell, and in a few minutes he came toa point ina
little thicket. No bird could be flushed, however, but on
approaching the wounded partridge of the day before
ran out and was immediately shot. The gentleman
coolly pocketed the bird with the expression that he was
satisfied. There was now no wounded partridge to
haunt his reverie by the camp-fire.
The Church of Unity lecturer objected, or seemed to
object, that our choicest table fish, under modern civil-
ization, are sheltered during the breeding season, in
order that they may bring forth more victims for the
hook and the line; it were better perhaps that the female
fish were early destroyed, thus thousands of fish would
never be brought forth, only to meet the hook and after-
ward the frying-pan. Such nonsense reminds one of an
eccentric character that was once well known in Boston.
He never married, because he was a great enemy to pain
and misery, and he desired no children to be born to him,
only to inherit pain and misery. Later in life he would
always lament the birth of a child to any of his friends
in this wise, “‘Oh, misery, pain and misery! Poor, poor
little thing! Born to suffer pain and misery! Nothing
but misery, misery !” SPECIAL.
MARKETING MountTaIn SHEEP,—Editor Forest and
Stream: In the Kansas City Star of Jan. 26 appeared this
notice: ““D, Mogg has on exhibition at his butcher shop,
119 West Ninth street, a fine specimen of Rocky Mountain
sheep, shot by Mx. Al Knollin, sheep buyer for Swift &
Co. The animalis said to be the first one of its kind
shown in the Kansas City markets.” This was most start-
ling to me, knowing full well the recent action of the
Colorado and Montana legislatures regarding game,
especially the former, by which the Rocky Mountain
sheep are protected eight years from 1887. I can readily
excuse the sportsman who is far from market, no fresh
meat, anda band of sheep or any other game within
reach of his rifle, but when such flagrant usage is made
of rifle and opportunity, [am excusable for ‘‘cussin’.”
The idea! Killing a sheep for market!—that species of
game so nearly extinct, so nearly a thing of the past,
game of the sort which men go hundreds of miles to look
at, much less kill—and here itis offered for sale ina
butcher’s shop hundreds of miles from its native heath.
With all due respect for Mr. Moge, I shall endeavor to
trace this matter toa head, and, if possible to effect a
conviction, it will be done, There is no danger of the
killer or shipper seeing this article; such men as pot and
market hunters rarely can read, let alone become sub-
scribers {o periodicals; but for the sake of doing with
others as I would haye them doto me, and protect me
should such things occur under their pwn eye, TI shall
most certainly sift this matter to the bottom,—Tinn.
To Drsrroy Skunk’s Opor.—Huntington, Mass,, Jan.
21.—Richard Gear Hobbs, in your last issue, asks how to
destroy the horrible smell of the skunk, so he may skin
them. [f near swift-running water in brook or river,
after killing the animal take a stout cord or wire, attach
one end to the skunk’s hindleg and the other end toa
pole, then put the skunk in the rapid stream so the water
will cover him for 48 hours; he will then find no scent
upon the fur. The two scent bags or sacks lying at root
of tail each side of yent should be removed before trying
to skin the ariimal;—H, W, M:;
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PUTTING OUT QUAIL.
[Te Passaic County Fish and Game Protective Asso-
Ciation, of Paterson. N. J., has resolved to abolish
the collection af monthly fees from: each member and to
entitle all to membership who shall have or may in the
future pay the sum of $1 for admission, This step is
taken in the hope of inducing a larye number of farmers
to join and giving them the power te enforce the game
laws, it being believed that a stricter enforcement of the
laws could be obtained in this way than by the collection
of fees with which to carry on prosecutions, Resolutions
were also passed at tha meetine providing for the stock-
ing of the woos of Passaic county with quail and rab-
bits. The severe storm of March 12 last did a great deal
of damage to game of all kinds, and steps will have to be
taken for the purpose of preventing a total extermination
of game, CHAS, A, SHRINER, Secretary.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Local sportsmen complain about the scarcity of quail
during the past season, accounted for im most cases by
the blizzard of Mareh 1888, which in the district over
which U generally hunt, almost exterminated them. I
and some brother sportsmen made up a fund to purchase
a few dozen of live quail, which we ordered and received,
and they were put out about a week ago, and I received
word a day or two ago that they were getting along
nicely. Now, my idea in writing this is to suggest that
the sportsmen in parts of the country where the birds are
now very scarce, and I think this is the case in the track
of the blizzard, club together and purchase a few dozen
birds for re-stocking. Objection wall be made that these
sportsmen stand the expeuse and others who contribute
nothing share the benefits. This is unavoidahle, but the
principal point is the enforcement of the game laws, and
these sporismen, having a moneyed interest in the birds
and being anxious to have them thrive, will keep a more
or lees sharp lookout atter them, and in protecting the
birds they have distributed will of necessity be compelled
to guard all kinds of game in their neighborhoods, and in
this way insure better game protection than given by the
constables. These birds can be purchased in any moder-
ate quantity, and should not cost above $4 per dozen,
This has been a good winter so far fv game, and myself
and friends expect to make up in 1889 for the poor shoot-
ing of 1888; and it will go hard with any who try to con-
vert. our birds into meat before the opening of the season
of 1889, . Wm. A. B:
New YORE,
GAME IN TOWN.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Let me add a few lines to the matter of game in town
by relating a little story told te me by Sergeant Oliver
Tims of Captain Thomas Reilly’s Nineteenth Precinct in
New York city. In August, 1881, Thomas Dempsey,
doorman of the station house, which is on Thirtieth
street between Sixth and Seventh avenues, shot a wood-
cock which came flying over the buildings at the rear of
the station, Dempsey was sitting on the bridge which
connects the prison with the office part of the building,
He was cleaning his i4-gauge Westley Richards, and had
in his gun-rag box two or three cartridges, While rub-
bing the exterior of the barrels he saw a bird in the air a
great way off. He thought it was a swallow at first, but
upon the bird coming nearer saw that it was a woodcock,
aslily inserting one of the cartridzes he waited until the
cock flew in range of thé great windowless wall of the
adjacent brick building and then took quick aim and
piled, The cock was badly hit, for instead of falling
plump it kept its wings spread and, whirling round and
round in its descent, fell lightly on the steps leading to
the tramps’ room. Wurrying to the spot where it fell
Dempsey found it with both wings spread, its great eyes
wide open, its head bobbing up and down, and its long
bill gently tapping on the iron step. It was soon put out
of ils misery and Sergeant Tims ate it for dinner the
next day. It was a male bird, very fat, and of fine
plumage. Considering the locality, Dempsey says he
made a great shot. Had he not waited until the cock
flew in range of the big brick wall of the building, and
had he not pulled before it flew past the wall, he could
not have at fired all, owing to the great number of build-
ings with windows in sighf on all sides, This is an illus-
tration of not only game, but good sportsmanship in town
as well, Citas. BARKER BRADFORD,
New Your, Jan, 23.
PRESIDENT-ELECT Harrison's Duokine.—Washington,
D, C.—Lditor Forest and Stream: In arecent issue an
account was given of President-elect Harrison’s hunting
trip last fall, and the statement was made, in substance,
that nothing more was known as to his love for or expe-
rience in that sport, Allow me to supplement it by briefly
recounting all that seems to be known of his in¢ulgence
in that line in this vicinity during the six years he was
Senator and resided here. One December he went, in
company with Commander Evans, down to a ducking
resort on Chesapeake Bay, and was gone two or three
days. Accordiny to his own account of the trip, he suf-
fered somewhat from exposure to cold while lying in a
blind, but was moderately successful in bagging the wild-
fowl. After his refurn, an attack of rheumatism kept
him in bed a day or two, and perhaps warned him
to expose himself less next time. There is no reason to
doubt, judging from accounts of his acquaintances, that
he is. a moderate lover of both hunting and fishing, but
has found or taken comparatively little time for either
pastime.—PoToMAac.
KmEntucky QuAIL.—Glasgow, Ky.—We have very few
ducks in this locality, but abundance of quail, and to each
covey of birds at least two pot-hunters. One of these
vandals agreed to furnish a game dealer not less than
thirty birds per day for a term of two weeks, and before
that time expired brought in over 500 birds. Heisa dead
shot, and with others of his ilk has not left twenty-five
birds within a circuit of ten miles. Something must be
done to stop this slaughter, ‘‘Missouri” says, **The time
is ae when the law will stop il.” God speed theday.
—Mac,
Trmaca, N. Y,, Feb. 1.—An enormous wildcat, with a
ferocious inclination to paint surrounding objects a lurid
vermilion, was recently killed a few miles north of here.
Two dogs were fearfully cut wp by the pugilistic feline
before a well-directed bullet ended its career.—M, CHILL.
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purpose of the law, which was to give shad and other fish one day
in the week clear sailing to Hey un to their spawnme grounds, —
Third—The bill providing for fishways in future dams that may
be built on public waters is no more than just to the people’s in-
terest in the food fish of a stream, The State gives private owners
valuable franchises free of charge, and they should at least put in
fishways at their own, expense in any new dam, as much asa
biidge company is required to have a draw where the stream is
navigable. The States of Maine and Mlimois are more advanced
in these matters, having laws that leave it discretionary with the
State Fish Commission to order fishways in dams already built as
well as those that may he builtin the future. The expense of all
the construction is paid by the owner of the dam. This Jaw was
recently tested in fhe Court of Appeals of the State of Mlinois and
pronounced constitutional. aes
HNourth—The bill for fishways at Mechanicville and Norfhumber-
land is one thats earnestly asked for the people along the upper
Hudson, The Hudson is a large and importsnt river for food fish,
supplying not only this but adjvining States, and many varieties
of fish requixe to get above tidewater to spawn or they are soon
exterminated. A start has been made in this direction by one
built in the Troy dam Jast summer, and when the two above men-
tioned dams are provided with fishways the fish can then ascend
to Mort Bdward, which will be sufficient, distance to show the
value of the fishways. The four bills above mentioned are ap-
proved and recommended bv the Fish Commission of this State.
Assemblyman Little, of Niagara, has introduced # bill forb'd-
ding the shooting of quail and partridge in Niagara COBH The
Origa] bill prohibited this for three years, and as tue time ig
about up now the new bill simply extends the period for another
three years.
Sea and River Hishing.
By &. 4, Robinson.
nor of Montana has sent to his council this very sensible
recommendation: ‘My attention has been called to the
statute law as found in Section 270, fourth division,
Chapter 13 of the compiled statutes of Montana, page
580, with reference to the killing of buffalo or bison
within certain counties in said Territory. I am advised
that there are in the Yellowstone National Park consider-
able numbers of this species of animal, and with the
view to prevent and save them from extermination, the
Congress of the United States heretofore made provision
for their protection while on the soil.of that Park, and
the statute of Montana referred to has been a supporting
help to the law of the United States, and to those intrusted
with its execution. It will be seen that the act of Mon-
tana will expire Feb. 21,1889. The migratory character
of the animal is such that at certain seasons in the year
they stray abroad from their usual home grounds ‘and
hence may be found without the pale of the United
States’ guardian care. I recommend that the legislative
assembly re-enact said proyisions and prohibitions so as
to apply to the entire Territory of Montana.”
YFLLOWSTONE PARK GAME, IN MontTana,—The Saree
NARCOOSSEE, Fla.—A good many deer haye been shot
around here lately, and on account of the unusually
heavy rains they have been forced to leave the swamps
and seek dryer quarters on the oak ridges, donaennentty
making it much easier to get at them than is generally
the ease, much to the delight of the market hunters,
Why cannot Florida have a close season for game? Quail
have not been as nutierons as last season, the coveys being
neither so large or as strong, I hear from report that
snipe are as plentiful as ever this winter, but not having
been out yet I cannot vouch for it —Gunerat.
“Sam Lovel's Camps.” Now ready,
FISH AND FISHING IN ALASKA.—II,
(Continued from page 27.)
Hf sea raven is occasionally seen in Alaska, and Dr.
Steindachner records it from the coast of Asia, It is
true that the Alaskan searaven has been described in Pro-
ceedings Phila, Acad,, 1880, page 233; but I have seen the
type of the supposed new species and do not consider it
different from. the common Atlantic form.
There is on the New England coast, in moderately dee
water, a handsome fish called the redfish, Norway had-
dock, bream, rosefish, red perch, ete. The family to
which this belongs is represented by seven species of a
closely allied genus, Sebastichthys. One of them is bril-
liantly red in color; asecond is marked and mottled with
yellow, brown and orange, and its spines are high and
strong; another is bright orange red, and its sides show
five broad, black, vertical bands, making it one of the
handsomest fishes in the Territory, ATl of these species
are excellent for food and take the baited hook freely.
They are locally known as rock bass, and one of them,
melanops, really resembles the black bass in its general
appearance, The smallest species reaches about ift. in
length and the largest nearly 2ft. They seem to be limited
to the Gulf of Alaska and the vicinity of the Aleutian
Islands, and are extremely plentiful.
The family of Chiride is one that we do not find rep-
resented on the east coast of the United States, but in
Alaska it has many members. constituting some of the
best known and most highly esteemed food fishes. Most
of the species belong to the genus Heragrammus, and are
known to anglers and fishermen as rock cods. These are
found in nearly all parts of the Alaskan seas, one of them
occurring as far nerth as Port Clarence and on the coast
of Kamtchatka. Tl.e most brilliantly colored one ranges
throughout the Alention chain to Attu and southward to
Monterey Bay. The male is much the more beautiful in
coloration, and is further distinguished by the green color
of its flesh and intestines, due no doubt to the nature of
its food. Another species, which is very common at Un-
alashka, is called “green fish,” because of the green color
of its meat; the female of this fish hassmoky brown eggs,
These fishes have always reminded me.of the tautoge in
their variable colors and their general appearance. e
color of the flesh does not destroy its excellence, for it
disappears in cooking. None of the species are very
large, the largest one scarcely exceeding 18in. In one
species. the sexes are so differently marked that some
authors have supposed them to be distinct, and so de-
scribed them. One of the most important fishes of the
family is the kelp fish, Atka fish, yellow fish, striped fish
or Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammnius monopterygius), One
of the most striking peculiarities of this fish is its taste
after salting, which closely resembies that of the mack-
erel, Its scales are small and the skin is tender and thin.
Tn the fresh state it has a different taste from the mack-
erel, but when preserved in brine the similarity to salt
mackerel is very great. its favorite haunts are about the
Aleutian Islands even to the extremity of the chain, the
Sbhumagins and Kodiak. It is found in great schools at
cerfain seasons, and might be taken in purse seines, Its
movements are sometimes capricious, and it may disap-
pear from a locality for months or even years at a time.
As a bait for the cod there is nothing better. The species
seldom exceeds 18in. in length, The largest fish of the
Ohiride is the cultus cod, Ophiodon elongatus, which is
found all along the coast from Santa Barbara to southern
Alaska. This is a bold, hard biter, and a fine food fish.
In length it reaches 3ft. or more, and specimens weigh-
ing nearly 401bs, have been taken. Thelastof the series
is the beshowe of the Indians, Anoplopoma jimbria, some-
times incorrectly styled the black cod. Our friends on
the West Coast seem to have determined to perpetuate
the name of cod, and, to that end, they have applied it
right and left among fishes which have no more relation
to a cod than a black bass has toasalmon. The beshowe
is considered a very poor fish in San Francisco, where
only small or moderate sized individuals are common in
the markets; but large fish taken in deep water off Puget
Sound and northward are highly prized. The color of
these fish is very dark brown, while the young are grayish
silvery. Asasalt fish the beshowe is much liked, and
éspecially for smoking in the manner followed with the
halibut, Shipments have been made to Gloucester and
Boston for trial by this method, and the fish has gained
an enviable reputation, I bave recently learned that
the Albatross took this species much further south in
California than it was known to occur. In Alaska we
have it only from the southern part of the Territory,
where it is sometimes mistaken for the common mackerel,
The viviparous perches send a single representative
into southeastern Alaska, the Mficrometrus gagregatus,
a small fish with very little value as food. ee i. Hi
Nichols found it for the first time at Port Wrangel in
1882.
Toms Rivpr, New Jersey,—The outleok for quail shoot-
ing next fall seems to be very good in this section.
Sportsmen report large coveys of old birds quite numer-
ous. The winter has been very favorable for them thus
far.—H, W. 8.
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
(Special Correspondence Forest and Stream.)
LBANY, N. Y.—Assemblyman Oronin has introduced a bill
for the protection of fish in Jamaica Bay. It provides that
it shall not be lawful by day or night to put, place, draw, or in
any manner use any purse net, pound, weir, or othsr device
except hook and line for the capture of menhaden or other fish in
J eee Bay, nor in any arm, bay, river, haven, creek or basin
thereof,
Senator Sloan has introduced an amendment to the Forestry
Commission act of last year, including Oneida county in the for- }
~
ési preserve. The county was omitted by mistake.
AssemSlyman McAdam has introduced a bill prohibiting the
selling of partridge and woodcock, killed in Oneida county, out-
side the limits of that county. Yi a
Senator Coggeshall has introduced his hill of last year amend-
ing the penal ode to prevent fishing in private ponds. This is to
make such fishing more difficult. 5 ‘
A bill hy Assemblyman Maynard, of Madison, amends the law
of 1888 allowing a fishway to be placed in Chittenango Creek. As
the law read, the fishway would have been placed in Madison
county. Toe amendment allows it to be plated in Onondaga
county. The Assembly has passed the bill,
Assemblyman Savery. of Cayuga, has a bill reappropriating
$3,000 appropriated in 1886 to construct ishways in the State dams
across the Oswego and Seneca rivers,
Lake Ontario. comes in for its share of attention thus early in
the session, Assemblyman Lane, of Jufferson, wishes to repeal
that clause of the law of 1888 relating to the waters of Lake On-
tario in the town of Ellishurgh, in his county. The law noted
above prohibits fishing with nets; and. Mr, Lune wishes to repeal
if so fur as Ellisburgh is concerned. P
A bill, by Savery, relating to Lake Ontario, amends the bill of
last year (not stened) to protect fish within one mile of the shore
of Lake Ontario and inlets thereof in Cayuga county. The pro-
teation provided that fisu shall be caught only by hook and Jine.
But_a judge in Watertown has held, under the existing laws, that
while a fish and game protector, or constable, could confiscate
nets, yel he could not destroy them, Therefore this bill of Mr.
Savery’s has been altered from the bill of iast year to conform to
this judge's decision, If it becomes 2 law confiscation will not
follow the seizure of the nets. es
Senator Coggeshall has introduced his bird bill which did not
succeed last winter. Briefly it provides shorter seasons for wood-
cock and partrijge. The bi 1 came from the Utica Fish and Game
Protective Association. The board of supervisars of that county
(Oneida) have passed the same law as to woodeock and partridge
for the county and have also adopled a recommendation for a
similar general law for the State which is hkely to come in later.
Tt is uncerstood that supervisors of ofher counties have taken
similar actions, all going to show that there is a wide sentiment
through the State to shorten the season for those birds. It is said
that the action of the Oneida county supervisors has been backed
by one of the greatest market hunters of the State, and that when
such a man as be becomes alarmed at the scarcity of woodcock
aud partrldges every one may well be assured of the mecerelly ot
the Coggesball Jaw, or even of shorter seasons for the protection
of this game. It is declared by the Coggeshall bill that the law-
ful season for killing woodeock, black and gray squirrels, shall
be only during September, October and November. They may be
possessed or sold for fifteen days after the close of said season.
In the law as it_stands the open season for woodcock is September
to January in the counties or Oneida and Delaware, and in other
parts of the State August to January. The open Seacon for squir-
rel is between August and February. Itis also provided in the
Coggeshall bill that no person shall kill ruffed grouse or pinnated
srouse except during September, October and November, They
may be possessed and sold for fifteen days after the close of the
season. According to the present law the open season is between
September and January. ,
The bill provides that in any action to recover penalty for sel-
ling, or offering for sale, any of said birds in yidlation of this sec-
tion, proof that after a careful examination thereos, ruch bird did
not show any bloocy and contused shot marks or injuries, indi-
cating that such shot marks, or injuries, had been inflicted and
followed by natural bleeding during life of such bird, Shall be re-
ceived as prima facie evidence to establish the fact of its being
snared or trapped. There isa provision excepting the 1ests of
mghi hawks fLom the section forbidding the willful destruction
of nests; and it is further provided that no person shall set any
trap, snare or net, or bird lime or other adhesive substance, or
place bird food saturated with alcohol or any deleterious or stu-
petying drug or substance for the purpose of capturing any game
bird, nor shall any person sell or expose for sale, or have in pos-
session the eges of any wiid bird, except those in this section
aboveexsepted. The final provision of the bill is that no person shall.
kiil, or expose for sale, or have in possession after the same hus
been killed, any wild duck, goose or brant between the first day
of February and the first day of September in each year. The
present law reads May instead of February. ;
Senator Collivs has introduced four bilis of great interest to
those whe care for fish and game matters. They may be briefly
described as follows: :
‘he amendment to the salmon law Was necessitated by
First—T.
the fact that hundreds of small salmon less than Gin. long were
taken last summer in the Adirondacks with rod and line. This
was reported to the State Fish Commission by the gentleman
sent by the U. 8, Government to make 4 report on the river a8 2
salmon stream, He found at the headwaters of the Hudson they
were used us 4 pan fish in place of trout. There is no necessity
for this, as there is plenty of other fish there for table use, and if
allowed to continue it will not be possible to give the people of
the Stute a fish that has before been unknown to its waters.
Second—The amendment to the shad-net law simply requires
that Westchester county shall not be exempt from its provisions,
which is, that all nets snould be out of the iver over Sunday.
All the people along the river should be treated alike in their
fishing rights. As the law is now it is .a dead letter, for dt permits
nets to be used Sunday only south of Westchester, which makes a
barrier across the river near its mouti, and'sp spoils the good
“Fs. 7, 1889.]
—
} The sand launers, or lant, aré yory numerous and ees!
FOREST AND STREAM.
separate them. This trout seéms to be unlike all others
49
now believed that the monster above described was ono
epread, one species extending above the Arctic Circle in in America and the Old World, Its teeth and its exces-| of the escaped convicts from the Lunenburg prison,
summer, These little fishes constitute a large part of the
food of cod, salmon and other valuable species; they are
in great demand also for bait. ; i
The pike (Hsow fucius) is a, very common inhabitant of
the Alaskan lakes, and grows tu a large size. An ex:
amiple measuring 89:n, was taken in July, 1887. Wehave
it from the Bristol Bay region, the Yukon basin, and
north to the Kowak, a tributary of Hotham Inlet. It is
regarded 4s a very good food fish, although in northern
Alaska it is fed principally to dogs. Curiously enouch
Mr. Fisher has found the pike on Kodiak Island, where
it must have been resident before Shellikoff Strait formed
a separation from the mainland and set 1p a barrier to
{he movements of the fresh-water fishes.
The sineular little blackfish forms a family of its own,
the Dallide, It exi-ts in countless multitudes in the
fresh water lagoons, and is one of the most valuable
fishes to the natives. We have specimens from the Bristol
Bay region and the vicinity of So. Michaels. Nordens-
kjold found it at Port Clarence and also in Siberia.
chanced? of tons of this palatable fish are eaten annu-
ally.
The smelts are well distributed and very abundant, the
true smelta (Osimerus) occutring only in Behring Sea and
northward, They are eaten both fresh and dried, and
constitute an important part of the food supply. The
surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus) so called becauxe of its
habit of spawning in the surf, appears to be limited to
the Gulf of Alaska. from whence it extends southward
to San Francisco Bay. A smaller species of the same
genus has the peculiarity of spawning in fresh-water
ponds and is more northerly in its distribution, reaching
Kotzebue Sound on the American shores and Kamt-
chatka on the west. The capelin is identical with ours
a d is quite as abundant and valuable; it finds iti way
around the shores everywhere, the young swarming in
Plover Buy oud on the eastside of Behring Strait in sum-
mer; we took it at Cipe Lisburne in August, In Cook’s
Inlet. early in Julv, the salmon were feeding greedily on
capelin, and near Kodiak we found the eod gorged with
the came delicate food. The eulachon or candle fish, so
named because the dried fish will burn like a torch, is
one of the best known fishes of Alaska, but it.seems not
to occur at all in Behring Sea. Southward it extends tu
the Columbia: River. This fish is about equal to the
smelt in size and resembles it in general appearance.
Ascending the streams in dense masses, it is caught in
immense quantities and utilized freshor dried. Asa
pan fish itis said to be delicious. On the west shore of
Shellikoff Strait. at Katmai, something is done in the
way of talting eulachon and the product is sold at Kodiak
where it is greatly esteemed. Hulachon fat is use
instead of butter by the Indians, and as a substitute for
cod liver oil by some of the druygists of the West Coast, .
The whitefishes abound in Alaska and enter very largely
into the food supply of the natives. One small species,
the round whitefish, occurs on Kodiak Island, the south-
ern limit, I believe, of Coregonus in the Territory, The
largest of the species has some resemblance to the com-
mon whitefish of the Great Lakes, but has a much
smaller head and longer body; this one ranges northward
to Point Barrow, and rivals cur commercial whitefish in
size and flavor. The smallest seldom exceeds one pound
in weight, and is little used by white peopie, but exten-
sively by natives and their dogs; it is somewhat unusual
to meet a traveling party along the shore that has not
several bunchesof thisbony species. Nelson’s humpback
whitefish is larger than the last, but scarcely more valu-
able except for dog food; it appears to be most common
from the Yukon northward. The round whitefish, not-
withstanding its small size, is a very valuable addition to
the food resources of the country; it extends entirely
#cross the northern part of America, reaching New Ene-
land and Kodiak on the south; some authors state than it
enters the Arctic Ocean. The Lauretta whitefish is an-
other small species, not often exceeding dlbs. in weight;
it is the prevailing whitefish in the far north, being
comnion at Point Barrow. Related to the whitefishes 1s
the great inconunu of the voyageurs—one of the largest
and finest of the food species of Alaska—known to reach
a length of 4ft. and a weight of 50lh:, It may be known
by its enormous size, stronely projecting lower jaw and
its elegant silvery body. Frequenting the large rivers
most of the year, from the Kuskoquim to the Kowak, it
is most abundunt and in its finest condition m midsum-
mer: at the close of the spawning season in January ib
disappears. }
The grayling is one of the handsomest fishes in the fresh
waters, and in the spring. which is the season of its
greatest abundance, if is much valued as food. Dall
mentions it as the only fish in northern Alaska that will
take the hook, meaning, of course, in fresh waters; we
should fully expect, however, to take the pike and trout
in that way. Wecan trace the grayling now as far as
Kowak and eastward to the Mackenzie,
Alaska is famous for its big trout, and they are plenti-
ful enough to satisfy the most exacting. Three black
spotted species occur. one of them, the rainbow, once
taken near Sitka, Clark’s trout, or the red-throated, is
abundant and grows very large. We cannot define its
northern limit wilh accuracy, but there is no evidence
yet of its occurrence far beyond Unalashka. Gairdner’s
trout, the ah-shut of the Sitkans, certainly ranges further
northward, McKay having found if in the Bristol Bay
region, Wefound fipe females of this species at Sitka in
June, and were struck at the time by their similarity to
the Kennebec salmon—a resemblance which some dealers
are turning to their pecuniary advantage at the present
date. The Dolly Varden becomes so large and is so numer-
ous that it forms a staple article of commerce in the sea-
run condition under the name of salmon trout. At Kodiak
acd elsewhere it is extensively packed in brine for ship-
ment to California, This tront is one of the great
travelers, and is known to occur in the Colville, the
Meckenzie and eastward to the Saskatchewan: southward
it dwells in the McCloud. In northern Alaska the na-
tives prepave the skin of this charr to be madeinto water-
root clothing. The same species ts taken plentifully in
lover Bay. Siberia, and also in Kamtichatka, The lake
trout, wamaycush, abounds in the headwaters of the
Yukon, principally in the lakes, and in the sources of the
Kowak; specimens measuring thirty inches in length
have recently been caught. The color of Alaskan in-
dividuals is darker than the average specimen from
Eastern waters, but there are no important differences io
sively Jarge number of appendages near the end of tlie
stomach cause it to stand out alone from its relatives and
| giveib a unique character. Its range is very wide, both
| in latitude and No gle covering as it does the whole
northern portion of America, and extending south to
Idaho and New York, TARLETON H, BEAN,
[TO BH CONTINUED. |
A MYSTERIOUS MILLPOND MONSTER.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Barly in September last there was taken from a small
rawmill pond of only three or four acres, in the town of
Shirley, Mass,, a fish which weighed 164lbs. ‘*What is
it?” inquired every one who saw it, but none could give a
satisfactory answer. No one had ever seen anything like
it, Calvin N. Farnsworth, the owner of the sawmill and
pond, himself an expert fisherman, in fact, most of the
people who saw the fish, presumed it to be a black
asd (Micropterus dolomtei) or common sucker (Cafosto-
musteres), But no one had ever heard of a black bass
weighing over 7 or 8lbs., and aibs, would be a large
sucker to be caught anywhere in eastern New England.
Hearing the “‘tish story.” I became interested and deter-
mined to ascertain the facts. The pond was visited and
such items of interest as could be gleaned from the cap-
tor and his neighbors were obtained.
The owner of the pond, some eight years ago, caught
in a small pond, the outlet to Fort pond, in Lancaster, an
adjoining town, some shiners for pickerel fishing through
the ice. Among the minnows so caught were a good
many of what he called black suckers. Possibly, as he
was not familiar with black bass, and since they had
been planted in that neighborhood, the little odd looking
fish may have been of that species. However, he took
them all along together, and when he had finished fish-
ing, in the following epring, a goodly number of the bait
were left on hand, which, for syfe keeping, he turned
into his millpond. Some years afterward he observed an
add fish wandering about his pond. The fish grew, as
did also his curiosity. Years passed rapidly by, and the
monster fish—tor such it had come to be—attracted the
attention of others. The news spread from town totown,
and numbers of people from Lowell and other places
came tosee it. The pond was sosmall that the fish could
be seen on almost any day. Noone of the visitora had,
however, attempted to identify it as belonging to any
group of fishes known to them. Curiosity ran so high
that the owner had reason to believe that an attempt
would be made to seize and earry off the prize. All
attempts to catch it with hook and line had failed, even
when the most tempting baits were offered. One day, as
the monster was lying in shoal water near his mill, the
owner took his rifle and skot a ball through the fish near
the base of the pectoral fin. The huge thing was secured
and shown to some of the neighbors, who were surprised
that so large a fish should grow in so small a pond, and
the question still was “What is it?”
Mr. Farnsworth and others thought it must be the out-
come of the shiners deposited in the pond eight years be-
fore, The shape of the mouth, the décurved nose, the
absence of teeth, its refusal to take batt, all pointed to
the sucker family. The depth of body, large scales and
spinous dorsal fin would seem to place it with the bass
family. But then, bass have sharp teeth in both jaws,
The specimen before them hadnone, The sucker has an
elongated body and solt rays. The present example had
a very broad body somewhat like a croppie or sheeps-
head, and in the absence of a little scientific knowledge,
much wrangling ensued. At length, the fish was cut
up, distributed, cooked and eaten. A cross section was
sent to Huwin L. White, a very reliable and intelligent
man, though not well up in piscatory matters, He did
not attempt t classify the fish, but the enormous size of
the section, 28in. m circumference, provoked a desire ta
know more of the monster. He at once set about the
investigation with the following result: Loteral line,
body lying on a board, 264in,; dorsal line, end of nose to
end of tail, dlin.; depth of body, 10in.; width,: 5in.;
girth 28in.; caudal fin extended, 11in.; scales, 2in. long,
He had the good fortune to rescue from the frying pan
some portions of the skeleton, which were carefully pre-
served and kindly lent to the writer for wentification,
The fraements were submitted to Professor Putnam of
the Peabody Institute, and also a member of the Board
of Fish Commissioners for Marsachusetts, and to Curator
Samuel Garman of the Agassiz Museum, Harvard © 1-
lege. They both on seeing the pharyngeal bones with
teeth attached, identified it. as belonging to one of the carp
family. To quote from Pope:
“The thing we know is neither rich nor rare,
But wonder how the devil it got there,’
Mr, Garman becaine very nruch interested and deter-
mined to find out where the carp came from, Carp had
been planted in Plymouth, N, H., and in other waters
tributary to the Merrimac, but how could one of these
small fry stray away so far and get up over a twelve-foot
dam? He was, however, untiring in his efforts and had
the satisfaction of seeing his labors crowned with proba-
ble success, He discovered that a zentleman re-iding in
Lunenburg, the next town above Shirley, had stocked a
little pond on his premises with carp (Cyprinus carpio).
There was a great fever about that time for importing
this species from Europe. Great effort was madeto culti-
vate them in this country, we think much beyond their
merit sastronomically speaking. While it attains an im-
mense size, possibly to nearly a hundred pounds, yet the
edible quality is very low. In central Europe where fish
are scarce, carp are eaten by the lower classes tosome ex-
tent, but we do not remember any where on the continent
having seen carp served in a first-class hotel. Suckers
are 50Metimes eaten in this country, but are not, we
believe, regarded by any class asa luxury. Those who
partook of the monster above referred to did not, we
understand, pronounce it as possessing fine flavor. But
the little pond, which is on one of the affluents of Mulpus
Brook, the stream that supplies the pond which was the
habitat of our hero, was stocked wilh twenty of the carp
some eight years ago, The next season was a dry one
and the pond nearly disappeared. The owner, to save
his carp, attempted to remove them to a larger pend, but
to his surprise could find but fourremaining, The others
had probably died or gone down the little stream. If is
Boston, Jan, 23, W. Harcoon.
[Mr. Hapgood deserves credit for haying solved the
question of the fish’s identity, While we do not consider
the carp one of the best fish in the Uni'ed States, we ars
by no means willing to admit that it is enitable for and
relished by none but the lower clases. Some very nice
people in Germany, the United States and some other
countries tear the carp and profess to enjoy eating ib,
We-have in mind 2 very successful carp grower near
Covington, Ky., who has ample supplies of bass, wall-
eyed pike, crappie and other game fishies in Jris ponds,
and yet he eats carp frequently and says they are good;
but he never takes them out of muddy water and hurries
(hem at once to he cleaned for the table; they are always
kept a few days in pure cool water before they are killed,
We have eaten carp taken from a river aid really liked
them. Much cf the blame sittached to this fich really
belongs to its surroundings.
WHAT A GOOD TIME JIM HAD.
W BD had just finished our dinner when Jim came pad-
dling scross the lake in an old dugout that I knew
had been condemned twenty years before, using a piece
of board for a paddle. The crafo was half full of water,
and every now and then, as she drew nearer, we could
see Jim trying to shovel gome of it out with his extem-
porized paddle. When he came within speaking dis-
tanee some one hailed him: **Well, Jim, what kind of a
time have you had?’
© Just splendid.”
“Get anything?”
“Two beauties and some little ones.”
Jim came ashore and.showed his string of fish, two of
about a pound and a half each and five or six of about
half a pound.
“T tell you, fellows, I have had great sport. Wotuldn’s
have missed 1¢ for anything.”
“Vou look as if you had got wet.”
‘Well, you know that big boulder down in the second
rapid? I was just trying to wade out to it, and I stepped
on one of those round, tlippery stones and down I went.
Swashed me away into the pool, the current did, 1
think I must have rolled over a dozen times. Held on to
my rod, thoug].”
The magenta of Jim’s necktie had evidently parted
with a good share of its coloring matter in favor of his
white flannel tennis siit.
““Where’s your hat?”
‘Tlostitin therapids,” *
“How did you get your trousers so torn?”
‘Got my flies caught in a tree and had to shin wp to
get ‘em loose. Coming down I slipped and tore my
trousers and scratched my leg. Isay; have any of you
fellows got any sticking plaster?”
“How did you manage to break both your tips?”
‘Broke one when I fell in the rapids, Broke the other
just before Lcame away. Hooked a big fellow in strong
water and struck him too hard. Smashed my tip and
lost my flies.”
‘Whose rod is it. anyway?”
‘Belongs 10 my brother Jack. Helentitto me, That
is, he said I might take it if I wouid promise to be care-
fulof it. Jack ‘li be mad as a hatter, sure.”
“Tose all your flies?”
‘“Hyery blanied one.”
“Ahout time you came away, wasn’t il?”
“Td have stayed longer if I hadn't broken my rod and
if I'd had some more flies. isay, Cook, is there any soup.
left? Dick, old man, lend me a pair of trousers, will you?
And ashirf. And some kind of a hat. How much stick-
ine plaster? Oh, about six inches long and two inches
wide, Blistered my hands, tor, paddling that confounded
water-logged old dugout. Scarlet fever in my nose?
Well, it was rather hot in the sun after I lost my hat.
Broke my bottle of fiy fluid and cut my fingers with a
bit of the glass. Hxpect I'll look to-morrow as if 1 were
just getting over the smallpox, Never mind, it’s my last
chance this season, Cook. come now, hurry up that soup,
will you? Bean:? Yes, lots of ’em and plenty of pork.
Fry a couple of trout? No, can’t wait. Haven’t you got
some cold ones left over? Only three? Well, bring ’em
along. Holy smoke! I never had so good a time m my
life. Tsay, Tom, lend me your red this afternoon, will
you? 1 know there must be another big fellow just where
{ hooked that last one, Vd like to take him hoine to-mor-
row, only to show the boys what fun there is up here.”
So Jim, with the appetite atcumulated from 4 A. M. to
1 P. M., ate up all the cooked provisions in the canip,
borrowed dry clothes and a rod (for nobody ever refused
to lend Jim anything) and went out just before sunset
and caught the big trout and went home to show the
other fellows what a good time he had had. If he forgot
to say that he had tumbled into the rapids, lost his hat,
scrape] six square inches of skin off his leg, broken a
borrowed rod, lost all his flies, been eaten up by mosqui-
toes, gob his face burned to a crisp, lis fingers cut and
his hands blistered, it was because such trifling mishaps
detract so httle from the pleasures of an outing among
trout streams. G, DE MONTrAUBAN.
QUBBEC.
Micsiagan Fism LAw.—The Michigan Fish Commis-
sioners have prepared a bill, submitted to the Legislature,
which prohibits catching speckled trout or landlocked
salmon from Sept. 1 to May 1, and the calching of gray-
ling or California trout from Nov. 1 to dune. But the
State Board of Fi-h Commissioners may give writien
permits to any person to fish fera limiled iime. The
tne for violations ot this section is from twenty-five dol-
lars to one hundred dollars, or imprisonment up to thirty
days or both. The bill further makes it unlawful to kill
or attempt to kill fish with dynamite or Indian c ckle, or
any means employed to siupefy fish. It prohibits spears
ing or catching with netsduring March, Apri), May, June
September and October, except in the Great Lakes and
the rivers connecting them, and forbins the killine of
speckled trout, land] cked salmon, California trout or
erayling, except with hook and line. The hook and line
provisions cover the S . C.air River and fl'ts elo, Wets
may be used to catch minnows for bait, Fish stocked in
lakes by the Commission may not be taken until three
years alter such planting, and hook fish in streams can-
not be taken if less than six inches long, ‘
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[Fup.-7, 1889,
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SAIBLING IN STERLING LAKE. ¥
CS N, Y,, Jan. 30,—Hditor Forest and
Stream; In your last week’s paper (Jan. 24) I notice
an. article on ‘Saibling in Sterling Lake.” I saw one of
the fish mentioned and took it to be a hybrid trout, one of
the many crosses made at the New York State hatchery
at Caledonia, a cross between the salmon trout (namay-
cush) and our native brook trout, I still have some
doubts about its being a saibling. and wish to ask if saib-
ling were imported before 1887, and if the importation of
that year did not all die? They have a few at the New
York State hatchery, Caledonia, of importation of 1888,
and they are doing nicely, J. ANNIN, JR.
[In order that the readers of FOREST AND STREAM may
contribute additional information about the acclimatiza-
tion of the saibling in the United States, the Com-
missioner of Fisheries has enabled us to present the
SALBLING
YouNnG MALE, 941N.
section 12, article 1, of the constitution of Ohio: ‘‘No conviction
shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate.”
With all due deference to the opinions of our learned state
official, I must beg leave to differ with him. Sane sometimes |
do differ in their construction of the law. I would not appear |
in this case in opposition to the attorney-general’s opinion, but as
fish and game commissioner, I have in my possession some sixty .
fishing nets confiscated under the law; in several cases suits are
pending in the courts for their recovery by the owners, and since
the promulgation of the attorney-general’s opinion, I am beset
with claimants, through their attorneys, threatening suits unless
[surrender the nets. These people look upon the opinion given
by the attorney-general as the end of the law, and say to me,
that “‘as the law has been decided against me, it is only wilful-
ness in me to withhold restitution, as if the affix of attorney-
general to an opinion added weight to its logic.
nae conviction shall work corruption of biood or forfeiture of
estate.
The English statutes declared an estate to be the entire holding
of the subject real and personal within the realm, and on convic-
tion for state and other offenses the estate of the accused was
forfeited to the crown. This system in the old world led to unjust
and groundless prosecutions. A subject becoming inimical to the
STERLING LAKE, N, Y.
(The line represents one inch of length of fish,)
LONG,
accompanying illustration, made -from the specimen
obtained in Sterling Lake and described in this paper
Jan 24. It is a very difficult matter to ®btain accurate
knowledge of the success or failure “of fishcultural
experiments, and the codperation of the people in-
terested in such measures is earnestly requested. Fish-
culturists and anglers familiar with the trout will see at
a glance that the fish herewith shown is not a hybrid be-
tween lake and brook trout. That cross was described
in these columns Jan. 17, and it is very different indeed
from the saibling. The latter species seems to have made
its appearance in the United States Jan. 22,1881. 40,-
000 eggs were forwarded from Germany and received
for the U. §, Fish Commission by Mr, Fred Mather, who
sent them next day to Mr, A. H. Powers, at Plymouth,
N. H. The eggs hatched Feb. 28, Mr, Powers deposited
30,00 fry in Newfound Lake on May 18. Some were
retained at Plymouth, we believe, for Col. Hodge took
about 600 eggs Dec. 3, 1883. There has been some dis-
tribution of saibling evidently, and we want to find out,
if possible, where they were liberated. In this our
readers can help us and we hope they will, In the mean-
time the saibling from Sterling Lake is in the National
Museum, where it can be examined by any one who
wishes to see it,
THE OPEN WINTER AND FISHING,
W EBSTER, Mass., Feb, 4,—Hditor Forest and Stream:
A black bass weighing 5i]bs. was caught to-day
in the lake here through the ice on a tilt-hook set for
pickerel. Ii is not unusual here to catch large bass
through the ice in late winter when fishing for pickerel,
but it never happened as early as this. I know of no
instance where one was caught earlier than March, which
makes the present catch the more remarkable. Would it
indicate an early spring, or was it cased by the late fre-
quent rains? The lake has been twice already free from
ice since it first froze over, in December, which is another
very remarkable occurrence. The ice now is only four
or five inches thick, WORCESTER COUNTY.
[The mild temperature affords sufficient explanation
of the activity of the bass. We see it reported that Con-
necticut anglers ‘‘expect that trout will be plentier than
usual this spring because the brooks have remained free
from ice, under which the muskrats easily catch trout, to
them a dainty feed,” The effects of an open winter on
the supply of game fishes cannot be safely anticipated.
Ice will not destroy the eges, it is true, but abundance
of rain will cause high waters charged with a superabun-
dance of mud, which may cover spawning beds and
suffocate young fish. If we could have clear water with
our mild winter the beneficial effect upon the trout
especially would doubtless be very marked, The spring,
however, is the critical period for many of our finest
species not belonging to the salmon family, One result
of the open winter is the disappointment of the pickerel
fishermen, who are almost as down-hearted as the ice
barons over the etherial mildness |
THE SEIZURE OF NETS.
ie will be remembered that the question of the legality
of seizing nets used illegally, before they have been
condemned by ‘‘due process of law,” was discussed by a
New York judge, who gave an opinion that the seizure
was illegal. The same principle is involved in an Ohio
case, and Judge Emery D. Potter, the Commissioner, has
made the following reply to a demand for the restitution
of confiscated nets:
Toxieno, O., Jan. 29, 1889.—8. F. Foote, Hsq., Attorney-ot-Law:
Dear Sir—Yours of the 16th inst., demanding the return of cer-
tain fish nets belonging to Andrew Carstons and R, C. Morgan,
taken by W. W, Ward, warden for Ottawa county, while the
claimants were unlawfully fishing in the Portage Kiver, in said
county, isreceived, You, as their attorney, base their claim for
a teturn of the nets on an opinion recently promulgated by the
Attorney-General as to the constitutionality of the law under
which the nets were seized, My reply below will give my reasons
for not complying with yourdemand. As there are other cases
of a like character with yours, for their guidance, you will excuse
me for making this communication public. -
Section 6968, Revised Statutes of Ohio, amended April 14, 1888,
p. 271, after defining what shall be illegal fishing, says: “‘No person
shall draw, set or locate any trap, pound-net, seine or any device
tor catching fish as in this section forbidden; and any nets, seines,
ounds or ,other devices for catching fish, set or placed in viola-
tere ot the provisions of this section, shall be confiscated where-
ever found, and the same shall be sold to the highest bidder at |
public outcry, at a place to be selected by the Fish Commissioner's; |
and the proceeds of such sale shall be placed to the oredit of the
fish and game fund, subject to the warrant of such commission-
ers.
Tam told, but I have not seen the text of the decision, that this
clause of the law has been declared unconstitutional by the at- |
torney-general of the State. In support of his opinion, he quotes
moment of leaving his native stream, but we believe
sovereign could be seized, tried, convicted and his estate forfeited
whether right or wrong, by a court whose tenure was the will of
the sovereign, and who were willing tools in the hands of a mas-
ter who was to be enriched by their act. To strengthen the arm
of power these forfeited estates were given to favorites, who
became the titled lords of the land, and who, in many instances,
thus receiyed the benefits of their own peRupe conspiracies and a
no less corrupt court. English history is full of these examples,
The best Trish estates to-day are held by favorites of English soy-
ereigns, forfeited for no other reason than that their owners were
loyal to the land that gave them birth. Itisno wonder that our
republican constitution should declare that convictions should
not work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estates. It is a blow
at the corrupt systems of monarchy.
But it does not mean that offenders shall go nnpunished or
allowed to hold an estate in the implements with which they
haye committed offenses against society, and against laws de-
signed forthe public good. It does not mean that the counter-
feiter shall hold an estate in his moulds and presses, by means
of which he has preyed upon the public, nor the highwayman in
his slungshot, his stiletto and his revolver, These under eur
laws are forfeited in the courts every day. The implements with
which an offense is committed become part and parcel of the
offense, without which there would be no offense. The offender
may have an estate outside of the implements by which he com-
mitted the offense—of course that estate could not be affected by
forfeiture. Does his entire estate consist in counterfeiting imple-
ments, slungshot, revolvers, and burglar’s tools, by which he
carries on his unlawful business, shall these be held inviolate
under our organic law, which declares that “no conviction shall
work corruption of bload or forfeiture of estate?”
The English definition of an estate was evidently the one under-
stood and acted upon by the framers of our Constitution.
I shall not surrender the nets applied for in the absence of any
higher authority than the attorney general’s opinion. Very truly,
Emery D. Porter, Commissioner of Fish and Game.
GREENWOOD LAKE.—The Passaic County Fish and
Game Protective Association, of Paterson, N. J., willtake
steps to improye fishing in Greenwood Lake. There is
little doubt that if the bass there were crossed with bass
from some other water the result would be better sport.
The Association has made arrangements for the procur-
ing of a considerable quantity of bass at a nominal cost,
and thege will be netted as soon as practicable in time to
be deposited in Greenwood Lake before the spawning
season this year, Some time ago the Association ac-
cepted the offer of a hotel preprietor at the lake to furnish
the screen if he would put it in position at the outlet of
the lake. The screen was bought but nothing further
has been done. The Association resolved to have the
screen put in, the cost of which work will be about $45.
The funds of the Association are very limited, having
been expended in the interest of sport as they accumu-
lated. The Association will depend on voluntary contri-
butions from its members and from all interested in the
preservation of sport and the propagation of game to
defray the expenses of the several projects undertaken.
The benefits which will accrne from each one of the
several projects are apparent and need no elucidation,
and the Association has no doubt that sportsmen will
give such assistance as will enable the Association to
carry out every one of these projects. Persons willing to
contribute are requested to inform the secretary of the
amount they will subscribe, so that the work may be. pro-
ceeded with at once. Contributors are requested to
designate in their letter to what purpose they wish the
sum contributed expended.—Cuas. A. SHRINER, Secretary
(Paterson, N, J.).
FROGS IN JANUARY.—Towanda, Pa., Jan. 26,—It is not
often that a mess of frogs can be obtained at this season
of the year in a country where for days the thermometer
registers zero. One day the past week I passed a farmer
acquaintance, who knowing my weakness for the sports
with rod and gun called out: ‘Say, Will, I brought down
a mess of frogs, and went to show them to you, but, not
finding you in, left them at Jim Nestor’s restaurant,”
Jim’s head waiter produced his miniature frog pond, it
consisting of a second-hand tobacco pail containing about
four inches of water alive with the movement of large
and small frogs. There were twenty-one, running from
half-grown to old residenters, found while torpid in
mother earth about six inches under ground while ditch-
ing through marsh and meadow. Poking out a big fellow
and placing him on the floor he seemed as lively and
hopped as far as he could in his native bog in the month
of July. Lovers of frog legs have no doubt caused their
destruction before this time.—W. F. DirTRicn.
A Nepiaon Trout.—Mr. T. W. Fraine, the Rochester
taxidermist, called at this office on Monday, and showed
usa Nepigon trout of about 3 pounds weight, which he
had mounted. The attitude of the fish, plunging down-
ward with the middle fly of the cast in his mouth, is very |
artistic and lifelike; the coloring may appear exaggerated |
to people who have never seen a Nepigon trout at the
Mr, Fraine has been both conscientious and well informed
in his efforts to preserve the fish in the hues of life. Mr.
Fraine enjoys a high reputation among our leading
sportsmen for his care in securing the data necessary to
make his preparations faithful representations of the
living specimens,
Hishculture.
INTER-STATE FISHERY BILL.
NTER-STATE fishery laws for the portection of the fishes
of the Delaware River are now under consideration by
the Legislatures of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware, at the earnest request of the Fish Commis-
sioners of those States. In Pennsylvania the fishery bill
was to be considered by the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives, Jan. 31.
The bill as it now stands is the outgrowth of conferences
‘| between the Fish Commissioners of the States named and is
unanimously reccommended by them for passage. Uniform
fishery laws for the Delaware River are urgently needed, to
prevent the destruction of valuable fishes native to that
stream, and to secure good results from the layout of money
by the States bordering on that river for the introduction of
valuable species from other waters. During the summer of
1888 the Pennsylvania Commission, in conjunction with the
U, S. Fish Commission, planted 34,000,000 young shad in the
Delaware between New York State lineand Trenton. Wntil
two years ago such efforts to stock the river would have
been rendered practically useless on account of the innumer-
able fish baskets and weirs which completely obstructed
the descent of the young shad on their way to the sea in the
fall, We have seen the injurious effect of such engines of
destruction in the Susquehanna, above the Columbia dam,
when hundreds of thousands of little shad could be found
lying dead on the wings and apex of the V-shaped traps that
occupied the entire width of the river and extended over
many miles of its length, These obstructions have been re-
moved along the borders of Pennsylvania in the last two
years and good results are already evident. The catch of
shad in the upper Delaware in 1888 was largely increased
over previous years and rockfish haye been more plentiful.
The bill provides fora close season for shad in the Delaware
from June 1 to Jan. 1; also fer the prohibition of net fishing
from sunset on Saturday until midnight on Sunday, giving
the grayid fish a chance to reach their spawning grounds.
The size of the mesh of nets is to be fixed at three inches, or
1}g inches between knots, in order to prevent the waste of
small fishes which are not of marketable size, The Penn-
sylvania Commission has introduced mature rock bass
(imbloplites rupestris) from Lake Erie, and pike perch
(Stizostedion vitreum) from the Susquehanna. Black bass
haye become abundant in the Delaware. Continued arti-
ficial propagation united with wise protection will secure to —
this river an ample supply of choice food fishes.
FISHCULTURE IN WYOMING.
Ww YOMING THRRITORY has a fish hatchery about four
miles southeast of Laramie in which Commissioner
Louis Miller recently had 382,000 eggs, with the promise of
200,000 additional from the United States establishment at
Northyille, Michigan, The hatchery produced about 275,000
fry last year which were planted in various streams through- ~
out the Territory, Five of the ten counties into which
Wyoming is divided have fish commissioners, and the dis-
tribution is effected through their suggestions. The trans-
portation is accomplished at the expense of the Territory.
As soon as a title can be secured to the land on which the
hatchery is located an appropriation will be made for en-
larging the establishment and the work will be greatly in-
creased, The foliowing fish are now on the grounds:
California rainbow trout, yearlings.......,.25.000
California rainbow trout, breeders......._.. 2,000
Eastern brook trout, breeders.......,,...... 40,000
WoloratlortrOuiny sas sees ee sa ee 1,000
California salmon |. vest.) plese aso aye ean 200
Lake trout, four years old............ ..,... 500
Last year Commissioner Miller stocked all the streams
east of the Black Hills as far down as Sybille; 14,000 hreed-
ing brook trout and 5,000 yearlings were deposited in the
Big Laramie. The north fork of the Little Laramie was
stocked also. The good results of this work are seen already;
in the Big Laramie these trout have been seen spawning.
The advantages of putting in yearlings and breeding fish
are appreciated, and this policy will be continued, Mr.
Miller has engaged some black bass and ‘‘striped bass?’
ea hot the anadromous species) for Hutton’s and
one lakes.
RESULTS OF HATCHING WHITEFISH.
AJ HITEFISH were reported to be so plentiful in Lake
Erie last year that the fishermen scarcely knew what
to do with them. Seven hundred and fifty tons were frozen
for shipment by a single firm in Huron, Ohio. Sandusky is
fast becoming one of the great fresh fish markets of the
world. Mr. EK. D. Carter, one of the most prominent fish
dealers of Hrie, attributes the present prosperity of the
whitefish industry to artificial propagation, Three seasons
ago the fishery for whitefish had becomeso unprofitable that
he, with others, concluded to abandon it entirely. In 1886 a
slight improvement was noticed, but now the eatch is double
what it was in 1886. This result, Mr. Carter states, is due to
the work of the hatcheries, for the fish are almost without
exception young, weighing about two pounds. The in-
creased catch and the unmistakable character of the fish is
admitted also by many paperienced fishermen, and the es-.
tablishments at Hrie, as well as othersin Michigan and Ohio,
now receive the credit which fairly belongs tothem. The
prices of fish now are about two-thirds of what they were
in 1885. The catch of whitefish at Hriein 1888 was 2,200-
000lbs., an increase of a third over that of 1887, _
MARKET FISHES.—We have the following information ~
about fishes in the markets of Washington, D.C.; Jan. 29.
—A few North Carolina shad are selling at 40 to 75 cents
each. The eggs are immature. Young striped bass are
caught in large numbers, weighing from ¥/ to %{lbs., but
larger fish of this species are scarce. Yellow perch are .m
considerable quantities, from a very small size to about one
pound; they are full of eggs, which are sometimes sold
separately. Young red snappers, Lutjanws blackfordi,
yee about one pound or less, are occasionally met
with. The steelhead, or Gairdner’s trout, has commenced
to pose as Kennebec salmon, but some dealers do not prac-
tice on the credulity of their customers by selling this cheap
fish at high prices. Feb. 1.—A small lot of so-called white-
bait upon examination proved to consist entirely of small
silversides, Menidia notata, a fish no more to be compared
with the whitebait than the sturgeon to a shad.
LAKE TROUT FOR LAKE GEORGH.—The Albany
Journal reports: ‘Through the efforts chiefly of Gen. R.
L, Banks, of Albany, arrangements have been made for the
lanting of half a million of lake or salmon-trout fry in
ake George during this winter. Astbe red or square-tailed
trout can be made plentiful again,
ail
Betts Kennel Club, at Lynn,
FEs, \s 1889. ] :
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trout were formerly numerous, and of unequalled excellence
in the lake and are now practically extinct, there is a splen-
did opportunity to test whether the lake can be restocked
with this finest of all fresh-water fish. Their disappearance
is attributed to the ravages of pickerel, but as this latter
fish is much scarcer than formerly, it is believed that red
it is hoped that those
having Lake George fish-planting in charge will make an
experiment this winterin that direction, The water in the
lake is now seven inches above the standard adopted at last
fall’s conference between Lake George property-owners and
Ticonderoga water-power proprietors, but this 1s ye to
the constant and heavy rains of the fall and winter. Itis
learned that the mill owners have made all the changes in
the dam agreed at the conference, and there is no apprehen-
sion of a recurrence next spring of the high water which was
the cause of so much uneasiness and ill-feeling last year.”
[Thé lake trout has demonstrated its ability to live and
thrivein waters inhabited by pickerel and other members of
the pike family. We are not sure, however, that Hsowis the
enus referred to by those who speak of the pickerelin Lake
eorge. We are awarethat species of this genus are found
in the lake, but the pike-pertch, Stizostedion, is also called
pickerel by many persons and may be the slayer of the red
front. Lake trout will hold their own against all other
fishes inhabiting the same waters and the project of plant-
ing a half million of the fry in Lake stepree through the
efforts of Gen. R. L. Banks is wise and will probably pro-
duce good results, We should like to see, also, a lot of
Upealeig i of the same species used for stocking the lake, but
not at the sume time with the fry.]
LOCH LEVEN TROUT FOR PENNSYLY ANIA,—Wash-
ington, Feb, 1.—Mr. James V. Long, of Pittsburgh, Com-
missioner of Fisheries of Pennsylvania, has just completed
arrangements with Hon, Marshall MeDonald. of the United
States Fish Commission, for transferring an allotment of
Loch Leven trout fromthe Government station at North-
yille, Mich., to the western hatchery in Pennsylvania. The
United States Fish Commission imported a large lot of these.
popular and delicious fish from Scotland within the last
year. and theirintroduction and growth in the States will be
watehed with interest. Mr. Long is quite an enthusiast
regarding the successful work of the Pennsylvania Commis-
sion, and is bound to have all the good things that may be
obtained from the Government for the fisheries department
of his native State..
Che Hennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS,
Feb. 5 to 8, 1889.—Kirst Annual Dog Show of the Columbus
Fanciers’ Club at Columbus O. Thos. R. Snarrow, Secretary.
Feb, 7 to 12.—Virst Annual Show of the Euison River Poultry,
Dog and Pet Stock Association, at Newburgh, N.Y. J. H. Dreven-
stedt, Secretary, Washingtonville, N. Y.
Feb, 19 to 22, 1889.—Thirteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer Superintendent.
Neb, 26 to March 1, 1889.—Second Annual Show of the Renssalaer
Kennel Club, Troy N.Y. Alba M. Ide, Secretary.
March 6 to 8, 183)._Second Annual Dog Show of the Albany
Kennel Club, at Albany, N. Y. Geo. B. Gallup, Secretary.
March 12 to 15, 1889.—Second Annual Show of the Fort Schuyler
Kennel Club Utica, N.Y. James W. Dunlop, President.
March 26 to 29,1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Massacliu-
Mass. D. A, Williams, Secretary.
March 19 to 22, 1889.—First Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel
Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
April 2 to 5, 1889.—Annual Show. of the New England Kennel
ele Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
aue,
April 9 to 12.—Wirst Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass. Hdward W. Doyle, Secretary.
April 9 to 12, 1889.—Virst Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
Kennel Clnb, at Chicago. Ul. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Secretary.
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
_Kennel Club. at Philadelphia, Pa. Win. C, Child, Secretary.
May 22.10 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
FIELD TRIALS.
Noy, 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Nov, 18.—Wleventh Annual Wield Trials of the Eastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N,C. W. A, Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N, Y-
THE PITTSBURGH BENCH SHOW.
[By a Special Reporter.]
1 Cie: E fourteenth annual bench show of the Western Penn-
sylvania Poultry Society, held atthe Grand Central
Skating Rink from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, proved a financial suc-
cess, as the attendance was exceedingly good. This goes to
show that Pittsburgh will make any good show started out
Sir a paying undertaking, The entries numbered 284
and were of a general good quality. Mr. J. M. Taylor
judged pointers and setters, while Mr. John H. Naylor
andled the remaining classes in his honest, conscientious
and capable manner. The dissatisfied exhibitors were as
usual prea in goodly numbers. As to the actions of the
officials of the society during the show I do not desire to say
anything inthis report, as abler pens than my own will
undoubtedly ventilate that matter thorou hly.
The mastiff classes were well filled. gui eane Nap was
absent. Moses, well known, won in the open dog class.
Duke should have been second as he was clearly the best in
the class excepting the first prize winner. The second and
third winners are poor-headed animals. In the bitch class
Hertha won. We preferred Emma for the place. The
former is of better size, which we think accounts for her
being placed over the latter. The puppy class was properly
handled.
Fi The St. Bernards we thought correctly placed. Meinrod
is a good fronted dog, but lacks behind. The owner of Don
Juan eave vent to his dissatisfaction at the judge’s decision
in a challenge in one of the daily papers to show his dog
against Memrad_ for $1,000 at the forthcoming New York
show, and Mr. Stucky, owner of Meinrad, has in a very
manly reply to thischallenge, agreed to show his dog against
Mr. Newell’s dog at the New York show for a reasonable
sum, and it now only remains for Mr. Newell to accept his
propesiem or to be classed as a ‘‘bluffer.”
The Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ greyhounds were the
feature of these classes. Hazelhurst justly received the
award in the dog class and Harmony proved an easy winner
in the bitch class, with Kate, a very good headed bitch but
possessed of bad quarters, second, ie.
Pointers were of excellent quality. Lord Graphic in my
opinion was fully as good as the winner of first. In light
welat ts, Rex won in dogs and Lady Smoke, a very good
black bitch, in the corrosponding bitch class. The puppy
classes contained a number of most promising youngsters,
some of which will be heard from again.
*» Paul Gladstone was unopposed in the champion English
setter class, and added another to his long list of winnings.
He carries his age well, but was not in the best of condition.
The open dog class brought out the winner in Lindo, a fine
young dog, whois bound to make his mark on the ‘bench.
ladstone Gi the winner of second, we did not like for the
place, as he is offin head. Brandy Bow, a very useful look-
ing dog, and Count Hendricks shou d have been placed
higher. In the bitch class we considered the second winner
as good as any in the class,
The winner of first is a yery !
fair bitch. Bess B. should have gone higher, and Lou was
worthy of a letter or two. Blink Bonny was by long odds
the best one of the Bu pies and ought to make a fine bitch,
Iv the black afd tan setters Little Boy beat Don, and
Roxie beat Rose in the corresponding bitch class, In the
open dog class we thought Fred the equal of any in the
class. This wasa good class. The bitches and puppies were
properly placed. 4
Blarney and Mollie Bawn were alone in the champien
Trish setter classes. Dick Swiveller we liked better for sec-
ond place than Ked Biz, In bitches and puppies the Kil-
dare Kennels had it all their own way with a splendid
trio,
Spaniels were represetited in Irish water spaniels by three
entries, of which Patsy O'Connor was clearly the best.
Spaniels over 28lbs., other than black, contained but one
entry, a fair specimen. The under 28lbs, classes contained
two corking good ones im Dick and Hornell Velda, The
black spaniels over 28lbs. were represented by a long-legged
black setter, and the judge properly withheld prizes. Inthe
under 281bs. class, Hornell Silk won in the dog, and Hornell
Martha in the bitch class. Venus, a very good puppy, not
right in head, received the award in the puppy class.
Foxhounds were quite a strong but motley lot. With the
exception of two or three, all were of the American type.
Lead and Jack, winners of first and second, were the best of
this type, and were properly placed. The first honor in the
bitch class should have gone to Queen, a very good young
bitch of the English an Puppies were properly placed.
Beagles were a fine lot indeed. Fitzhugh Lee was alone
in the champion dog class, and Maybelle Il. beat Lou in
the corresponding bitch class, Neither of the two was in
the best condition, but Maybelle II. had the best of it, Lou
being excessively fat, Lou is better in muzzle and probably
not quite so throaty, but in all other respects Maybelle IL,
with ber abundance of Rowett quality, is clearly ahead ot
her. The open dog class broght out two splendid dogs in
Royal Krueger and Racket II. To place the winner of
second over the lattermamed dog was a decided mistake.
Racket If. will be heard from again, Royal Krueger is too
well known to need any description. He is a hard one to
beat, The winner in the bitch class deserved the award, but
is not tight in head or body. The second winner is a fair
little one, The third winner, catalogued as Elf, we could
not find. Elf is well known to us, as is also the bitch we
found in her place. Here was a geod chance for a just pro-
test, but none of the exhibitors seemed to be aware of the
imposition, The only entry in the dog puppy class proved
oversized. The winning bitch puppy is a stylish one and
built like a goer; should bring some good ones properly
mated, but promises to be over the limit in height when
fully developed. Mr, Krueger, the superintendent, had a
splendid pack of seven of his beagles entered for exhibition
only. They were in good condition and a workmanlike-
looking lot, and attracted considerable attention.
Tu dachshundeé the Pittsburgher Klocke had it all his own
way with his string. Feldman K. is deficient in crook and
body, otherwise a very good one. Lina L. is well known.
Fritz K. promises to make a better one than than the win-
ner in the open dog class, but his tan markings are imper-
fect. Wally K, Il. will be heard from again.
Fox-terriers were a small class, The winner is not a first
rater.
Nullamore ton in the champion collie dog class and Bon-
nie Brae in the corresponding bitch class. How this bitch
ever got into that class [donot know, She certainly is not
a first rater. Prince was a good first in the open dog class,
with Rob Roy, Jr.,a small dog notin the best of coat, second.
The ae with the exception of the winning puppy were a
poor lot.
Bull-terriers were not a strong lot, The Baron, well
known, was the winner in the oe dog class, and Royal
Rose, a rattling good one, but sadly out of condition, in the
bitch class. Bulldogs had but one entry, a poor specimen.
Black and tan terriers over 5lbs. brought out a good ene
in the winner in the open dog class, and one of the best we
have seen in the corresponding bitch class. In the under
5lbs. class the winner in dogs isa fair specimen, but the
winner in the bitch class proved a better one. Dennis, the
winner in the Irish terrier doo class, is well known. The
two entries in the bitch class were unworthy of any place.
The only entry in the Italian greyhounds was a fair one.
Prizes in the rough-coated and Yorkshire terrier classes
were withheld. The winners in the Blenheim spaniel class
are well known and good specimens. King Charles spaniels
had only two entries, with little difference between them.
The only entry in the Prince Charles class was sadly out of
condition, and prizes should have been withheld. Pugs
were a fine lot and were properly placed. Chesapeake Bay
dogs contained two mongrels, neither of which were worthy
of any mention. In the miscellaneous class, as a matter of
course, Sir Lucifer bobbed up the winner, with a very good
specimen of a basset second. WYollowing is the list of
AWARDS.
MASTIVE'S.—_CHAampron—Absent.—OPpin—Doys: Ist, C. C. Cook's
Moses; 24 and 3d, J. M. Chaplin’s Beauquesne Neville and Regi-
nald Neville. Very high com., H. Jarvis's Duke of Clarendon.
High com., A. Freiss’s Duke. Com., J. Gardner, Jr.’s Milo If.
Bitches: ist and 3d, C. C. Cook’s Mertha and Nenglada; 2d, W.
Wade’s Bmma. Pwppies: Ist, C. C. Cook’s April Queen; 2d, T. D.
Wood’s Commodore Perry; 3d, 5. Johnson's Dudley.
ST, BERNARDS.—RovuGH-Coatsp—CHAMPION—No entries.—
Open—Dogs: 1st, Keystone Kennels’ Meinrad; 2d, 8, B. Cosgroye’s
Mont; 3d, C. D. Armstrong’s Bernardo. Very high com., J.
Newell's Don Jiian. Bitches! Ist and 2d, Keystone Kennels’
Mudchen and Orta; 3d. C. D. Armstrong’s Matchless.
ST. BERNARDS.—Smoots-Coatep,—Dogs: Ist, D.
Bonito. Bitches: lst, Keystone Kennels’ Lola.—
Withheld.
Juno.
NEWFOUNDLANDS.— Dogs; 1st and 2d, withheld; 3d, C, Meyers’
im.
GREY HOUNDS.—Dogs: Ist, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Hazel-
hurst; 2d, withheld. Bitches: lst.and 5d, Hornell-Harmony Ken-
nels’ Harmony and Lady Olivia; 2d, P. Eckert’s Kate. Very high
com., J. W. Beddow’s Bess of Braddock. High com., 8, H. Van-
dergrift’s Nellie. Pwppies: Ist, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Fan-
nie M.; 2d, J. W. Beddow’s Bill Nye.
POINTERS.—CHAMPION—No entries,_Orpan—LARGE—Dogs: Ist,
Cannonsburg Kennels’ Master McGrath; 2d, J. R. Daniels’s Lord
Graphic; 3d, J. Ward’s Don. Very high com., W. A. Nicholson’s
smoke, Com., C. A. Bailey’s Shot. Bitches: Ist, A. Davis’s Dell;
ad, withleld,—Smati—Dogs; Ist, H. P. Parker’s Rex; 2d and 4d,
withheld, Com., R. Wheeler’s Donald B. and J. Fawcett’s Duke,
Bitches: Ist, 8d and com,, W. A. Nicholson’s Lady Smoke, Jetgam
and Jet; 2d, A. Smithnight’s Trinket S. Very high com., A, W.
Hitch’s Meteor's Dell, High com., J. O'H. Denny’s My Queen, A.
J. Donnell’s Daisy D, and C, L. Dick’s Meteors Kate. Com.. J.
FPaweett’s Nell If. and Lucy.—Puer1es—Dogs; 1st, J. R. Daniels’s
Graphic’s Topic; 2d, H, O. Parker's Rex. Very high com,, CG. L.
Dicks G High com., J. O?H. Denny's Patsey
Steward’s
i » Ke PPIES—Dogs:
Bitehes: Ist and 2d, withheld; 3d, J, W. Fleming's
‘ Taphiv’s Lad.
Clinker and M. M. Wilson’s Wary. Com., J. O’H. Denny’s Nellie’s
Bert. Bitches: 1st,J. R. Daniela’s Graphie Chip; 2d, Dr, J. A. Hart-
man’s Cambris. High com., Cannonsburg Kennels’ Siberian Girl.
a: J. Fawcett’s Lady Martin and Cannonsburg Kennels’ Lewis’
ellie.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—Cuampion—Dog: Mt. Washington Ken-
nels’ Paul Gladstone. Bitch: No Site eOuaee Doms Ist, Mt.
Washington Kennels’ Lindo; 2d, H. King’s Gladstone IL; 8d, J.
O’H, Denny’s Brandon, High com., J. Dalzell's Brandy Boy, W.
Moore’s Nobe and W,J. Pfeil’s Sank, Com., J. J. Snellenburg’s
Count Henricks. Bitches; 1st, A, W. Hitch’s Liherty U1. 2d, P.
Wolfenden’s May P. Gladstene; 3d, J. Sullivan’s Magnolia. Very
high com., W. A. Nicholson’s Daisy Pair Oake and Mt, Washing-
ton Kennels’ Nannie S. High com., W. H, Boal & Co.’s Bess J
Com., Mt. Washington Kennels’ Zona, A. G. Carley’s Nellie B.
and W. H, Boal & Co,’s Lady Bessie. PUPPrEs—Dogy: 1st and very
high com , W. McKnight’s Tony Paul and Beulah; 2d and very
high com., J. Faweett’s Thunder and Donald. High com., W. L.
urner’s Roh Berwyn. Bitches: 1st, P. Wolfenden’s Blink Bonny;
Ts
| 2d, 0. A. Bowman 8 Birdy,
BLAGK AND TAN SETTERS.—CuHampron—Dor: 8. G. Dixon's
Little Boy. Bitch: H. F, Smith’s Roxle,—Orpan—Dogs: Ist, Mrs.
H, CG. Biddle’s Leo; 2d, A, H. King’s Fred; 8d, W. A, Mitchell's
Vick, Reserve, A. Smithnight’s Frank, Very high com., E,
O’Neil’s Duke and W. 8. Hammett’s Royal Duke, Jr, Com., J. W.
Graham’s Graham Duke. Bitches: Ist, R. W. Wehrle’s Nellie
Duane; 2d, withheld; 8d, P, Parker's Gip.—Puepres—Dogs: Ist,
Mis. H. GC, Biddle’s Leo; 2d, W. L. Turner’s Stubble Wilson,
Very high com,, W. 8. Hammett’s Victory. Com., W.E. Rother-
mel’s Don II. Bitches: No entry.
IRISH SETTERS.—Cuamrron—Dog: EK. W. Clarke, Jr.'s Blar-
ney. Biteh: C. T-Thompson’s Mollie Bawn.—Open—Dogs: Ist, C.
T. Thompson’s Desmond IL; 2d, I. Pastre's Red Biz; 3d, P. Cam-
blos’a Dick Swiveller. Very high com., C. J. Hillard’s Faro,
High com., J. Dalzell's Cleveland and Don, Com., W. L. Wash-
ington’s Count of OR ean Bitches; ist, Kildare Kennels’ Ruby
Glemmore; 2d, S. H. Marshall’s Lady Fawn; 3d, BF, Partre’s Bess
P.—Puprres—Dvgs: ist, Kildare Kennels’ Kildare Keno; 2d, Can-
uonsburg Kennels’ Mack. Bitches: ist, Kildare Kennels’ Kildare
Ruby; 2d, J. J. Koebert’s Roxey Hicho.
_IRISH WATER SPANIELS.—Dogs: Ist, J. R, Daniels's Patsey
O'Connor; 2d, Horvell-Harmony Kennels’ Capt, Muldoon, Bitches:
Ist, withheld; 2d, Cannonsburg Kennels’ Countezs Bendigo.
FIELD SPANIELS.—OrnEeR THAN BOACK—Dogs: Ist, J. A.
Heron’s White Wings. Bitches: No entries —BhACK—Withbheld,
COCKER SPANIELS.—Ora ER THAN BLAOK—Dogs: Ist, Hornell~
Harmony Kennels’ Hornell Dick. Bitches; 1st, Hornell-Harmony
Kennels’ Hornell Velda.—BLAcK—Dogs: ist, Hornell-Harmony
Kennels’ Hornell Silk. Bitches: Ist, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’
Hornell Martha; 2d, P. Demmel’s Grandma. Reserye, Hartman
Pe Mekelvey’s Rita If. Puppies: ist, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’
enus, ‘
FOXHOUNDS.—Dogs: 1st, 2d, and very high com., C. L, Dick's
Lead, Jack and Trump. High com,, J, Hoskinson & Co.'s Ran-
som, Bitches: lst, H. Handel’s Rose; 2d, HE, M. Crocker’s Queen.
Very high com., ©. L. Dick’s Lady. Puppies; Ist and 2d, H. M.
Crocker’s Queen and Sport. Very high com. and high com, (2)
HB. Handel's Jumbo, Kate and lannie,
FPOX-TERRIBRS.— Dogs: 1st, J, H. Shepherd’s Shepherd Lad; 2d,
B, fF. Beale’s Prince Albert. Very high com,, T. H. Richens’ Jim,
Bitciies: Ist, Cannone burg Kennels’ Lert.—Pureres—Dogs: Ist and
2d, withheld; 3d, Cannonsburg Kennels’ Dusky Mark,
BEAGLES,—CHAMPIoN—Dog: Clark & Rutter’s Fitzhugh Lee.
Biteh: Clark & Rutter’s Maybelle II.—OpaN—Dogs: 1st, Hornell-
Harmony Kennels’ Royal Krueger; 2d, Associated Fanciers’ Little
Prince. Very high com., Cannonsburg Kenneis’ Racket Il. Bitches:
Ist and 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Una and Baby W._ Very
high com., Associated Fanciers’ Hf, Eien com., Kuhen & Beck’s
Nell. Com., Belle Vernon Kennels’ Lady Skip.—Puppies—Dogs:
Withheld. Bitches: Ist, Clark & Rutter’s Rena; 2d, Hornell-Har-
mony Kennels’ Kathleen W.
DACHSHUNDE.—Dogs: ist, C. Klocke’s Feldman K.; 2d, J,
Caughey, Jr.s Fritz. Bitches: lat, C. Kiocke’s Lina L.; 2d, Asso-
ciated Fanciers’ Flash. Very high com., M, M, Wilson’s Frankie
Cleveland.—Puerms—Dogs: Ist, C. Mlocke's Fritz I,; 2d, C, Stern’s
Waldman. Bitches: Ist, OU. Klocke’s Wally K. I; 2d, C, Stern's
Waldine,
COLLIES.—CHAmMPIoN—Dog: W. D. Hughs’s Nullamore. Bitch; .
W. D. Hughs’s Bonnie Brae.—Oprn—Dogs: Ist, H. lL. Shaffer's |
Prince; 24, R. W. fsenthal’s Rob Roy, Jr. Bifelies: Ist, R. W-.
Isenthal’s Belle Scott: 2d,G. W, Evens'’s Fawn. PuPppres.—Dogs:
Ist, G. Will's Popsie.
BULLDOGS,.—Ist. withheld; 2d, Associated Fanciers’ Glenwood.
BULL-TERRIERS.—OveEr 25uB8.—Dogs: 1st, Associated Fan-
ciers’ The Baron; 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Count Dick.
Very high com., I’. F. Dole’s Snow Dick. Bitches: Ist, F. F. Dole’s
Royal Rose; 24, G. Will's Mermaid. Very high com,, P. Hekert’s ~
Plirt.—UnNDER 25uBS.—Dogs; Ist, G. Will’s Sport. Bitches: Ist and
2d, G. Will’s Flirt and Flirt Ll. Reserve, FF. Dole’s Nell Bright.
Puppies: ist, F. F. Dole’s Snow Dick.
BLACK AND TAN TERBRIERS.—-OvmER 5ins.—Dogs: Ist, RK.
Stuckey’s Sir Wallace; 2d, HE. Probert’s Jim. Bitches: Ist, ¥. P.
Dole’s Sheffield Lass; 2d, G. Will’s Midge. Com., W. Dietrich’s
Tiny.—UNDER 5uBs.— Dogs: Ist, J. McKnicht’s Toby. Bitches: Ist,
and high com., J. C, Dewire’s Topsey and Tiny; 2d, J. H. Koebert’s
May Bell.
IRISH TERRIERS.—Dogs: Ist, J. F. MeFadden's
Bitches: Ist, J. D. McKennan’s Shelah; 2d, withheld,
MeAtee’s Norah Costigan.
ITALIAN GREY HOUN DS.—Dogs; Ist, J. MeK night's Rex.
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.—Withheld,
GREAT DANES.—Dogs: Ist, E. Grimm's unnanred,
PRINCE CHARLES SPANIELS.—1st, J. Lewis's Prince Albert.
BLESNHEIMSPANIELS,—1st, 2d and reserve, M. Dallett's Little
Banjo, Rowdy and Joan of Arc,
KING CHARLES SPANTELS.—Ist, J. Lewis's Romeo; 2d, E-
Probert’s Oharlie, :
PUGS.—Dogs: ist, Mrs. A.B. Van Horne’s Dandy; 2d, P. Hckert’s
Lewis. Bitches: 1st, Cannonsburg Kennels’ Nellie; 2d and very
high com., H. Meyer’s Tiny and Tip. Com, P. Beckert’s Nellie.
—Pupriges—Dogs: 1st, withheld; 2d, P. Wckert’s Frank. Bitches:
Absent.
CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS.—lst, H. Steward’s Jack. Bitches*
ist, H. Steward’s Flora.
MISCELLANEOUS.—Ist, C. Rosser’s Sir Lucifer; 2d, Associated
Fanciers’ Mauprat. Reserve, J, H. Hope’s Dobra. Very high
com., Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Rover. High com,, B. W. Mel-
tenberger’s unnamed.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
Largest number beagles, Hornell-Harmony Kennels; Nnglish
setters, Mt. Washington Kennels; St. Bernards, Keystone Ken-
nels: pointers, J. Fawcett: mastiffs, C. C. Cook. Best bull-terrier,
Royal Rose; dog, The Baron; pair beagles in open class, Royal
Krueger and Una; pair collies in oper class, Rob Roy, Jr. and
Belle Scott; puppy, Popsie; mastiff, Moses; bitch, Hertha; Eng-
lish setter (2), Paul Gladstone; field trial and bench show record,
the same; in open class, Liberty I7.; dog, Lindo; dog puppy, Tory
Paul; brace sired by Paul Gladstone, the same with Beulah; setter
owned in Westmoreland county. Brandon; pointer dog puppy,
Graphic’s Topic; puppy owned in Westmoreland county, Cambria;
fox-terrier dog, Shepherd Lad; bitch in Washington county, Lert;
Chesapeake Bay, Flora; toy terrier bitch (2), Topsey; pack fox-
hounds, H. Hundle; kennel greyhounds, Hornell-Harmouy Ken-
nels; bull-terrier, G, Will; dachshund hitch, Lina L.; puppy,
Wally K, I1.; beagle puppy, Rena: Blenheim spaniel. Little Banjo:
black and tan terrier bitch over 5lbs., Sheffield Lass; spaniel
puppy, Venus.
“SALISBURY’S PHDIGRHEE.”’—Hditor Forest and
Stream: Writing of the mastiff judging at Dundee, Mr.
Wade states that **The judges of mastiif's were Hugh Dalziel
and, I think, Rawdon B. Lee; Dalziel held for Salisbury
and the other judge for Cardinal, and a third was called in
who gave it to Salisbury.” The judges were Mr. Hugh
Dalziel and Mr. Vero Shaw, the latter a bosom friend of Mr.
Taunton, the owner of Cardinal. ‘The Stock-Keeper’s re-
port was as follows: ‘““I'wenty-four mastiffs make a large
class for a Scotch show, even when the sexes are mixed, and
the quality here was very good indeed. The renowned Salis-
bury, although suffering from temporary illness, is possessed
of such undeniable mastiff properties, such grand propor-
tions and so good throughout, and especially in his loins
and hindquarters, where so many otherwise good dogs fail,
that despite his invalid look, we thought he far surpassed
all opponents, even Cardinal, whose really magnificent head
and front will always command admirers; but he falls off a
good déal in loin and hindquarters. The judges could not
agree as to which of these should be first, and they were put
aside until the afternoon, when Mr, Rawdon B. Lee kindly
consented to act as umpire, and after a very careful examin-
ation of the compstitors gave his fiat in favor of Mr. C. H.
Mason’s great Salisbury.”’—CHAS. H. MAson.
ALBANY DOG SHOW.—Albany, N. Y., Feb. 2.—Duitor
Forest and Stream: Arrangements are nearly completed
for our second annmal show, which is to be held March 5, 6,
7,8. The show will be benched by Pratts Patent, and Mr,
Wim. H. Tallman will be our snperintendent. We have
secured Mr. James Mortimer to judge non-sporting classes.
The premium lists will be out within a day or two. EHivery-
thing looks favorable for a large entry,—Guo, B, GALLUP,
ec’ y,
Dennis.
Com,, J. -
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PROVIDENCE DOG SHOW.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The following is a list of winners at the first bench show
held by the Rbods Island Poultry Association in connection
with their exhibition at Infantry Armory Hall, Providence,
Jan. 7 te 12 inclusive, 1889. The judges were C. Fred Craw-
ford and A. H. Wakefield, who gave entire satisfaction and
roved themselves werthy of the confidence reposed in them.
Mr. Crawford’s celebrated and widely known Hnglish setter
Foreman, as well as Royal Albert, Dido Noble and Fore
man’s Luss were on exhibition only, and attracted a great
deal of attention, f
AWARDS.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—Cnhameton—Frank Leonard's Royal
Pringe !1.; also special.—OrEn— Dogs: lst and special, J. L. Wells’s
Row Bondhu; 2d, J. W. Lawson’s Ten Pin. Puppies: Ist and
special, A. B. Aspinwali’s Ben and Ned.
IRISH. SETTERS —Dogs: Ist, Aurion VY, Chevers's Glencho’s
Providence; 2d, Edwin Scott’sunnamed. Bitehes: 1st and special,
George H. Bent’s Garnet. Puppies: lst, Michael Flynn, Jr.'s
GO’ Bonovan Rossa,
GORDON SETTERS.—Dogs: Ist. witheln; 2d, Henry ©. G,
Clark’s Fredric. Bitches: ist, J. L. Wells's Maud §,: 2d, 0. A,
Olavk’s Flossie.
POINTERS.—Bitehes: Ist, withheld; 2d, George E. Leonard’s
unnamed.
FOX-TERRIERS,— Dogs: lst and special, A. H. Warren's Tramp;
Bitches: ist. Harry A, Waldron’s unuamed. Puppiess Ist, H. G.
Gardner’s Scamp IT.
COLLIES.—Dogs: Ist and special, R. 4. Davis’s Rex D.; 23, C.
W. Wilcox’s Gen. Grant. Bitches: Ist, withheid, 2A, James L.
Allen's Fannie. Puppies: Ist, Richard W, Smith’s Dido.
BULL-TERRIER*S.—Dogs: Ist and special, Harry A. Waldron's
Silver; 2d, Wim. J. Claney’s Max. Bittehes; ist, M. E. Boyle’s Bess;
2d, Wm. J. Clancy’s June.
ENGLISH TERRIERY.—Dogs: Ist, Wm. Rentley’s Prince.
ST. BERNARDS.,—Ils, J. D. Lowe’s unnamed.
TOY TERRIERS.—Bitches; Ist, Jerry Fleming’s unnamed.
A. V, CHEVERS,
NEW ENGLAND FOX HUNTING.
Editor Forest and Siream:
I am not at all surprised by the storm of retorts, courteous
and otherwise, provoked by my just and timely criticism
of fox hunting as conducted by the ‘‘ Western Massachusetts
Fox Club’ Idonot care to pose as an authority on fx
hunting, but I do claim the liberty to denounce a style of
hunting which is, to say the least, questionable, and looked
upon by many as murderous and unsportsmanlike, ‘*Ah-
wahsoose”’ wants to Know why the shooting of a fox before
hounds is more unfair than the shooting of a hare or deer
under the same conditions. The reason is plain; when the
hare or deer is hunted like the fox, solely for pleasure, the
gun is ruled out as depriving the hunted animal of its only
means of escape, and thereby violating fair play; and the
gun is allowed in hare and deer hunting only when the use
of it is necessary to secure the gamefor food. The fox, un-
like the hare and deer, is not edible; ifthe object is to destroy
him as @ noxious animal, he may, like other vermin, be
trapped, poisoned or shot; butif heis to be hunted for sport,
then by a law of fox hunting established by usage and
common consent and based on the spirit of fair play, the
gun is forbidden, and the hounds alone must be employed,
One objection to fox shooting is its cruelty. A fox over-
taken bya pack of hounds is killed in two shakes of a lamb’s
tail, he is torn to pieces before he knows what bas hurt him,
whereas, if he be shot, he may get away cruelly wounded or
crippled. Hence itis more merciful to the fox to let the
hounds kill; besides, if the hounds do not get blood and
mouth their game they soon lose their fire and dash.
The New England fox hunter is not attacked because his
macthod is Lot Mnglish; but because it is in itself unfair and
cruel.
I do not care to multiply words on this topic, which, I
fear, is getting threadbare. Some of your Yankee cor-
respondents have been pleased to call me an ignoramus and
an Anglo-maniac, when I cannot defend my opinions by
argument it will be time to resort to personalities.
My compliments to the New England fox hunter and may
he find a ready market for his fox skins. TALLYHO.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Jan. 28.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
As an amateur in fox hunting, I was a good deal amused
by the comments of ‘‘Tallyho” on the ethics of the sport, as
my experience in the sport means an early breakfast, a
tramp of eight or ten miles until the hounds strike a scent,
and then the greatest amount of hunting imaginable, until
you get sight of something that looks like a yellow dog,
and hear the deep bay of the hounds, when you take the
most iavorable position, and when you have a dead sure
thing let pop bath barrels of your gun, only to see Jim Rey-
nard keep up the same business gait and the hounds in het
pursuit, and away you go until itis time to return for the
night, when if you can get your dogs and get a ride home
you feel asif you have had afox hunt even if you come home
empty-handed and hungry.
We have some excellent hounds in this vicinity, Walter
Van Valkenburg having two that kept sixty hours on the
scent Christmas week. The most unique incident in the fox
hunting line that ever occurred here happened on the 25th
ult., and is thus described:
Seven of our nimrods with a pack of hounds got after a fox on
Friday last and ran it into the ground a few miles from this city,
They were not to} 6 disuppointed in securing the hide to add to
their collection hy these tactics on the part of the fox, and so
secuted axes and spades and commenced digging him out. One
of trem who was diggine came suddenly upon the fox and called
to John Melhinch, who was standing guard over the otber exit of
the fox’s home, to look outand not let him getaway. Just then
the fox rushed out and Mr. Melhinch grabbed him. The fox hit
lnm severely on one hand and one of the dogs, who wae wid
through excitemenc, bit him through the other. Both wounds
are yery painrul,
Perbaps it will afford ‘‘Tallyho” some satisfaction to hear
that one of the murderous sportsmen got a little the worse
of the fox hunt, AMATEUR.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Since fox bunting as practiced in the Hasterm States has
aroused the ire of “Tallyho,” I must recount a chase which
occurred Friday just west of Litcafield, Conn., wherein
many breeds of dogs took part, from the diminutive fox-
terrier to the fan De greyhound, to which many promi-
nent citizens of both sexes were either willing or unwilling
onlookers. ‘‘Tallyho” probably would not have taken any
interest in it on account of the absence of a full pack and
gaily dressed riders on their fleet hunters. The spectators,
however, did enjoy it hugely, and the fox no doubt thought
at) first it was rare fun, He presumably had been out all
night looking for some sweet morsel and was returning to
his lair in the morning. when he was espied by Mr. Hdward
Bulkley us he was on his way to the depot to take the train.
The fox failed to recall haying had an appointment to meet
Mr Bulkley, so he started off in an opposite direction to
which Mr. 6. was going, and with a burst of speed that gave
Mr. B. the impression that reynard was iu haste; whereupon
Mr. B. burried in his direction, and communicated to Mr.
Will Marsh reynard’s unwillingness to lingerlonger. It
teok Mr. Marsh but a short time to get together hisown and
Mr. Marvin Todd’s hounds, and but a yery few minutes ere
they struck the scent and were off in full ery after reynard,
while many of the dogs of the neighborhood joined in the
chase. Bev aatie however, was too much for the entire lot,
and yery shortly was galloping easily away from them,
FOREST AND. STREAM.
Hon. Seth Pratt of Litehfield Hepp phetttoda out_at his
place at Harris Plain with his greyhound sapling Ginger,
just as the fox took it into his head to cross the great
meadows at the south. Mr, Pratt espied him—so did
Ginger. Away the latter went after the fox like shot from
ay gun, and reynard, realizing it was time for him to get up
and dust, dusted. Over the meadows he went like mad,
and though he had a great lead, Ginger, warming up to his
work, pushed him too close, The fox circled, and back over
the meadows he went for all he was worth. It was, how-
ever, a fatal mistake to have put his nose un to the meadow,
for slnger was upon him and at once brought him to bay,
The other dogs coming up soon dispatched him, though he
fought like a here and ought to have saved his skin for his
mInaguificent run and pluck. Though this was the first fox
Ginger ever saw, he showed himself not only to be very fast.
but full of pluck. He is a most. promisiny puppy, out of
Mr, Ei. B. Van Winkle’s Bonfanti by the selebrated black
and white field and prize winner champion Kalkis, Should
we ever have coursing here in the Hast, Ginger will no
doubt be heard from as among the winners. Messrs, Marsh,
Todd and Granniss coming up finally with the hounds,
secured the fox, which proved to bea fine young dog, His
skin when dressed and made up into a rug will go to Dr,
Belden, FAm PLAY.
Editor Forest wand Stream: s
The Walbons started a fox in or near Towanda Glen, and
after giving him twelve shots he still roamed through the
woods in search of birds and barnyards for poultry. Orual
Kellogg will try him next with his brace of foxhounds, and
we predict a kill, as Orval is an old timer after reynard and
a sure shot atrunning game.
up until next September.
pleasant weather,
TOWANDA, Pa., Jam. 26.
The wing shots are housed
Our trap shooters until more
W. F. Dittrics,
CHORBEA.
Giee eoar or as it is more commonly called, St. Vitns
dance, is a spasmodic affection generally accepted as
urely nervous. The causation is obscure. Worms have
een assigned, but the evidence is insufficient Great
mental excitement, fear and anger might induce the dis-
ease, It very commonly follows distemper, It is char-
acterized by irregular contractions and twitchings of certain
muscles, movements which the animal has no power to con-
trol. The affection may be extensive, involving several
parts of the body, butitis more generally confined to one
set of muscles, the head or a limb.
Treatment.—The disease is exceedingly obstinate, and
recovery is by n0 means certain. The purpose should be to
remove, if possible, all morbid states of the body which may
tend to aggravate the disease, such as constipation, indiges-
tion, worms, debility, etc. To sustain the general strength,
and improve the vigor of the nervous system by tonics,
aria aus diet and every influence conducive to perfect
ealth,
A diversity of remedies have been advised by different
authors as a cure for this disease Doubtless the most
serviceable drugs are strychnine and arsenic, the preference
given to the former. It should be commenced early in the
affection, and may be given as follows:
Re “StryehniaSulpys i. reads: dead cs ddadaads baacee er. ii.
Waly a aoe v. ebee he poke ce Pooee rete beseee ei.
Et. Mist. Sig. Dose, three drops twice a day.
The dose should he increased one drop daily until the phy-
siolovical effects of the strychnine are observed, as evinced
by a stiffening of the legs or neck. When this occurs the
dose should be at once reduced to three drops, and increased
again as before. It will not do to make the giving of this
medicine a matter of convenience, it must be regularly and
faithfully administered, and its action carefully watched.
lf no decided improvement follows the use of strychnine
after a reasonable quantity has been given, arsenic should be
substituted. The most convenient preparation is Fowler's
solution, and of this four drops can be given twice daily,
and increased one drop every two or three days until the
specific effects of the medicineare produced; when it must
at once be discontinued. These are eens about the eye-
lids, loss of appetite, a disturbed digestion, occasionally a
falling out of the hair, and salivation. If it is deemed wise
to add iron to the arsenic, one-balf an ounee of the Ferri et
ammonie citratis can be mixed with an ounce of Fowler’s
solution. The dose of this preparation is three drops.
the bowels are constipated the syrup of buckthorn should be
given as needed, to promote a free action. In exercise
fatigue should bs avoided. The use of the nerve tonics,
strychnine or arsenic, should be prolonged, even after the
chorea has disappeared. and when they are discontinued,
cod liver oil, in tablespoonful doses, should be substituted,
and persisted in until perfect health is restored.—‘A sh-
mont,’ “Diseases of Dogs.”
DOG SENSE.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The article in a recent issue by ‘“‘Laube” ‘‘remindsme.”* A
friend of mine owned a small canine of nondescript breed,
uoted for his Keen nose. He was probably a cross between a
Skye terrier and a Podunk rat dog, Im his early years he
had been in a free-for-all and injured his back. lo remedy
this defect his tail had been driven up, to strengthen his
spine, and but an inch or two stuck out, just enough for
him to wag, In color he was, like some of the Irish setters
advertised in your columns, blood red. By the way, did you
ever see a blood red dog? le not, you have no idea whata
curious looking brute oueis. But you can imagine the effect
on a stump-tailed bull, especially in flytime, Well, my friend
proposed one day that we try his dog’s nose. So we stole
away from him, first giving the women at home instructions
to turn him out in thirty minutes. Wethen walked rapidly
to the river, a distance of perhaps a half mile, when we
got into a boat and rowed dewn stream some distance,
crossed the stream and then rowed back up, and passed the
starting point, going above it to a bridge which spanned the
river a quarter mile north. There was a balloon in the vicin-
ity into which we clambered, and letting go all holds were
carried up stream some three or four miles, came to eartn,
and again taking to boat dropped back to the bridge, where,
getting intoa buggy, we drove to the house. Now. what
puzzles me is, how in the dickens and Tom Walker could
that dog have followed our scent through all that journey ?
DUPONT,
Towa Crry, Ia.
FOX-TERRIERS AND RABBITS.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Just let me eall your attention to the fact that when Mr.
CG. J. Peshall, in your issue of Jan. 17, quoted the Live
Stock Journal to support his assertion that none but the
lower classes in England indulged in rabbit baiting, he in-
genuously omitted this pertinent paragraph:
Mr. Péeshall, though, misinformed his interrogator on one or
two points in reference to what is done in England. He said
that rabbit coursiog in this country is only practiced by pitmen
and miners, or {he lower classes. This is hardly correct, for a
great many gentlemen who are in business in the city pass the
Saturday afternoons in this manner.
As this is a portion of the Live Stock Jowrnal’s discussion
of the rabbit baiting business, Mr, Peshall must admit its
authority. S. PECIAL PLEADER.
If]
[tuis. 7, 1888.
DOG TALK.
i fas appears that the pug dog entered at the Buffalo show
last September as Royal Duke (E. 91,468), wiuneratsome
of the best English shows, was not Royal Duke at all, but an
unktown animal that was palmed off on the unsuspecting
exhibitor as the genuine article. The purchaser, Mr. Henry
Smith, of Buffalo, N. Y., while in Mogland recently, dis-
covered that the origimal Royal Duke was stil winning
prizes there, and so learned that his doz was afraud, Mr,
Charles H, Mason, who judged the class at Buitalo, placed
this dog third to Dude and Othello, and in his report. of the
show published in FOREST AND STREAM Sept. 20, he said of
him: ‘The winners in these classes, with the exception of
Royal Duke, placed third, are well known. Royal Duke,
who 18 Winher at Barn Elms, Darlington and Scarborough,
Eneland, must have met a very ordinary lot of dogs at those
Shows, ‘There are twenty or more in this country that can
beat him. He is very defective before the eyes, is pounds
too beavy and is not clear in color.” No other journal had
a anes word to say regarding this dog in its report of the
show,
Mr. J, W. Newman, secretary of both the Massachusetts
Kennel Club and the New Bagipnd Kennel Club, sends us
Bie fol ewilgs clipping from the columns of the Boston
obe:
One of the officials of the Massachusetts Kennel Cluh, of this
city, and a prominent supporter of beuch shows. called at the
Glube cffice y+ sterday, and stated that there was danger of con-
fusion in the public mind as to the show to be given in Lynn next
March. Said tha gentleman: ‘The Massachusetts Kennel Club,
of Boston, is an incorporata| hody, its title has never passe out
of its possessiun. and is as much its property asthe records. The
club gave bench shows in Boston is far back as 1877, and its ex-
hibitions, with the awards made thereat, are officially recognized
under the American Association of Kennel Clubs.
“That it is still very far from dead,” continued the gentleman,
“can be sbown. On Jan. 13 the memoers met and elected offivers
as follow: President, F. Blackwood Fay; Sucretary, J. W. New-
Maan; Treasurer. Geo. A. Fletcher.
“We have notified the seeretary of the A. K, 7, that our title has
heen infringed upon by the kennel club of Lynn, and have also
requested t}.e latter orgunization ty select some ofher pume than
the one which belongs to our club wnd to us alone.”
The Massachusetts IK: nnel Club, of Boston, and the New Erg-
land Kennel Olub, of Boston, are now practically under oue ecn-
tro], und the dog shows given in this c,ty during the past eleven
years have been under the auspices of these two élubds.
Scene at Pittsburgh Show.—Wixom putting dogs in their
erates an bour before closing time. Wnter vice-president of
show. Says Vice-Prest., “You can’t put your dog in there,”
Wixom—“Hey?”’? Viee-Prest.—‘Yon van’t put your dogs in
there, I tell you.””. Wixom—“T can’t? Go im taere, Juno.
(In goes Juno.) What's the reason I can’t? Come here,
Hurst. (fo goes Hurst.) What's the matter with you? Do
you think I neyer put a dogin a box before ?”? Vice-Prest.
—‘You shan’t take those dogs out of the show before 10
o’clock.”?” Wix.--‘‘I shan’t? After getting permission of
your president and superintendent? Come here, Boh,”
(Bob appears, takes hold of other end of crate, exit Wix.,
Boh, dogs aud all). Grand finale; Wade rearing round,
wishing Frank Dole was here to fight his way ont also with
his dogs; Vice-Prest. hot. Exhibitor who had agreement
that if he didn’t send his dogs his entry fees were to be re-
funded, eomcte “duty to the show.” Squire Handle
shaking his fat sides, Krueger white with rage. Grand in-
dignation meeting of ‘managers,”” Frank Dule’s crate stolen
away by somebody who didn’t own it. Joe Myers packing
up Dole’s dogs to take them to his kennel, cussing about
“that crate thief.” ‘Kickers’ swearing ubout their dogs
not all being first, etc., etc.
We have received the monograph. on the fox-terrier, by
Hugh Dalziel. In addition to all the important facts in ra
lation to the breed, as well as many of the theories of ancient
historians and the speculations of modern writers, the
author gives us in his inimitable style his own views upon
the subject matter, as well as the conclusions that he has
drawn from a careful study of the breed and its history.
Among the illustrations are pariraite of Result and Dia-
dem, both well known to all fimciers of the breed. The
weights and measurements of a larze number of noted dogs,
as well as the tabulated pedigrees of representatives of the
best blood of the breed are given, and light is thrown upon
pedigrees that were obscure, making the work invalusble to
‘Tg s0lIq ‘“Peatq 944 Jo JalMuBy Aland
Mr, E. M, Oldham returned from his visit to Nngland last
Saturday. Welearn that he brought over the well known
black spaniel Glencairn. He was whelped April 17, 1884,
and is by Easten’s Bracken, and out of Easten’s Belle, both
by champion Solus and ont of Beverly Bess. Gleneairn has
won prizes too numerous tomention; some fifty in all, many
of them at the best shows, and we have no douht that he
will uphold his owner’s reputation as a judge of the bresd
by Winning many more on this side of the water. Heshould:
also prove invaluablein fhe stud on account of the double
cross to Solus—probably the best dog of nis class thut has
ever been shown.
We are advised that the premium list of the dag show to
be held at Lyon, Mass., March 26 to 29, is nearly ready for
distribution. [n addition to the regular prizes the club will
offer liberal kennel and special prizes. The Armory. a large
building in the center of the city, has been secured tor the
show, which will be held under A. K. C. rules, Spratts
Patent will bench and fred the dogs. Premium lists and
entry blanks may be had by addressing the secretary, Mr, D.
A. Williams, Box 283, Lynn, Mass.
Mr E. A. Moore, Melrose, Mass., recently imported from
the kennel of J. Ff. Smith, Sheffield, England, the St. ber—
nard biteh Saffron, bychampion Plinlimmon and ont of
Belladonna; also Mr, Richard Cook the mastitf bitch Ilford
Lady Coleus, by champion Beaufortand outof Vistala. This’
is a young bitch whelped Aug. 1, 1887. Sheis a well bred
one of good size and has doe some winning on the other
side, and will probably make her mark at the comimg shows.
“Commencing with Newfoundlands.” Jt is currently re-
ported that one of our most noted sportsmen commenced his
csveer_as a shooting man on toe wild shores of Long Island
with a Llewetlin setter as his cherished companion, This
was all right, up to the times and quite tony until some one
who was posted pronounced the wonderful setter nothing
but a mongrel Newfoundland, and proved it, too.
By way of Worcester comes the news that certain members
of the Worcester Kennel Club favor the selection of capable
and honest judges, while a few others think that the cheaper
and less experienced judges will do if they are hacked by 4
clique. How the matter will end our correspondent does
not intimate. Let us hope that the advocates for the best
will carry the day.
We have received from Mr. C. H. Mason a photograph of
the head of Palmerston, taken after death. Old Pam. as he
was familiazly Known. was without doubt the best Irish
setter in England, and the picture before us skows that
there is not nearly so good a head on the show bench to-day.
The portrait will appear in the second volume of “Our
Prize Dags.’’
———
Mr. BE. W. Durkee, of New York, well known as a breeder
and exhibitor of English setters, has established his kennel
Fan, 7, 1859] ;
FOREST AND STREAM.
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at East Patchogue, Long Island, under the name of the
Nahmke Kennel. r. T. M. Aldrich has charge of the dors,
which, we understand, in addition to the setters include
some St, Bernards and a capital team of cocker Spaniels.
Mr. Paul H, Gotzian of Forest Lake, Minn., has purchased
the Great Dane Czesar that won first prize in the open class
at St. Paul. The dog will be shown at some of the Eastern
shows.
Some of the knowing ons in the New England Kennel
Cluib’s rooms anticipate a very large number of entries for
the forthcoming show. It is confidently believed that a
total of 1,500 will be reached. The majority of the classes
will be judged by Mr. Charles H, Mason and Mr. Fred
Gresham. Boston means to be ahead,
It. is reported from London that the proper dog now
is the greyhound, Greyhound pups have recently fetched
as high as 850 guineas, that price having been paid at a
London auction forthe puppy Fullerton. Sixty to seventy
guineas is said to be a common price for young dogs with
any claim to blood.
Troy bas completed arrangements for an excellent show,
and enthusiasm runs high among the Trojans. We are in-
formed that the entries are coming in rapidly and everything
points to a very successful exhibition.
Tt is rumored that a Western bench show circuit is being
formed including Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Detroit, St.
Louis and Kansas City, for the sppspone of holding a series
of shows during the summer and fall, Such an association
would be a strong one, and we have nodonbt would be most
successiul.
All who have printed pedigrees of dogs of any breed will
confer a favor by sending copies to this office, We are con-
stantly receiving requests for extended pedigrees, and the
Jabor entailed would be greatly lessened in many instances
if we had the tabulated forms to send to our correspondents.
Every evening on the Brooklyn Athletic Club track may
be seen a Slender youth traveling at a ten mile an hour gait,
He is accompanied by a white and blue greyhound. Both
are in “training,” one for a hurdle race, the other for a
dog show. Hello there! Highland Chief.
‘We are informed that Mr. Belmont will send his team of
fox-terriers to Boston this year. If this is true and other
classes are equally good we shall probably not be far out of
the way in reporting the Boston show as first-class.
Mr. John Davidson, who has been shooting in Mississippi,
has had an attack of malaria fever, but has shaken it off
and will be in good form when the setters are called out at
New York. —
The dog actor, Sultan, owned by Miss Marie Wellesley,
died Jan, 15, at Minneapolis, Minn., from cancer. Sultan
was on the stage for nearly ten years, and was quite an in-
telligent performer.
Dr. M. H. Cryer, who is unquestionably the most success-
ful breeder and exhibitor of pugs in America; will in future
devote less time to his dogs.
We are pleased to note that there is considerable talk
among the old members of resuscitating the old Rod and
Gun Club of Springfield, Mass.
Mr, Wilmerding’s team of Clumber spaniels has arrived.
They were imported from No. 12 Wall street.
Mr, James Watson has taken charge of the kennel depart-
ment of Reins and Whin. Im the number before us the dog
appears to hold both the reins and whip,
The eniries for the New York dog show'so far as received
up to Wednesday noon number 1,373. This beats the record.
The managers of the New Yorx dog show have made the
usual arrangements with the express and railroad com-
panies for the transportation of dogs to and from the show.
Will some one send us the pedigree of the Irish setter bitch
Lady Fire Fly 10.2? She was whelped Sept. 10, 1886.
Mr. Wm. Phillips, who is well known as 4 successful
exhibitor of toy spaniels, has bought a fairly good St.
Bernard and will show him at New York.
Messrs. Oldham and Willey will show a very large and
strong team of spaniels at Troy.
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt cf stamped sand addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 cf any one form, bound for
retaining duplicatss, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
=" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Argyle, Athol, Angus, Arnot, Alcen, Alton, Alice and Alida. By
Geo. Shepard Page, Stanley, N. J., for deerhounds, four dogs and
four bitches, whelped Jan. 5, 1889, by Bunrobia (Torrom—Loyal)
out of Shelloch (Ossian--Brenda). }
Odacsep. Ry C. Van W. Fish, Cleveland, O., for white and
orange St. Bernard dog, whelped Oct. 12, 188%, by Beauchamp
A ee out of Lady Hanley (Plinlimmon—Lady
urghley).
Fluke ond Stray Shot. By E. W: Durkee, East Patchogue, L. I.,
for black, white and tan English setter dog and black and white
ticked bitch, whelped June 22, 1287, by Gogo (Leicester Crook—
Spright: out of Calico (Foreman—Belle of Allendale).
Freckles. By E. W. Durkee, East Patchogue, L. 1, for black
white and tan English setter dog, whel ed July 4, 1888, by Royal
Per a (Sir Alister—Novyelty) out of ico (Horeman—Belle of
endale).
Armada, Lady Catherine and Fulda. By E. W. Durkee, Hast
Patchogue, L. 1., fer black, white and tan English setter hitches,
whelped July 22 and 23,1888, by Roger (Count Noble—Queen Meg)
out of Chintz (Foreman—Belle of Allendale).
Ro TV, By W. Burd Patterson, Williamsport, Pa., for black
white and tan English setter dog, whelped July 5, 1888, by Roybe
Tl. (Rush {Gladstone—Countess ©.) out of Leah IU. (champion
Glen Rock—Leab IL).
Noahmke Mint. Nohmke Tansy, Sambo and Frimousse. By E. W,
Durkee, East Patchogue, L. I., for two black and tan and two
black cocker spaniel dogs, whelped May 17, 1888, by Jumbo (Hor-
nell Dandy—Hornell Dinah) out of Woodstock Norah (Qbo Il.—
Woodstock Dinah).
Nainmke Juha, Nahmke Honnah and Trimbalmouche. By BE. W.
Durkee, Hast Patchogue, L. I., for two black and one brown
cocker spaniel bitches, whelped Oct. 21, 1887, by Master Shina
(Young Obo—Shina) out of Woodstock Noran (Obo I1,—Wood-
stock Dinah).
A Sheffield Lass. By ¥. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., for black and
an
ace.
D. By Dr. I. O’Neill, Buffalo, N. Y.. for white, black and t
fox-terrier bitch, wheined Aue, 20, 1888, by Handy Mixture (AK,
By Chris Wagner,
Re out ee Lilly ee 4228) Resakl
wd Kennels. fi e¥e5
kennels of St. Bernards, pitied geet age
Nahmke Kennels. By BE. W. Durkee, for his kennels at Hast
uy Ke a Cam t 7 C ‘ps rr
Cit : ohn 3 8. ¢ ontr eal nh for
collie bitch
Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Charleroi II, (Charlemagne—Sooty), Dec.
5)
(Tennyson--Nellie), Jan, 29,
Rernard bitch Reusol (Alp—Milly Rose) to Chas. G. I :
Merchant Prince (champion Merchant Prince—champion Mi-
setter bitch Chintz (Foreman—Bel
Roger (Count Noble—Queen Meg), Jan. 25,
trier bitch, whelped Feb, 10, 1888, by King George out of
BRED.
te" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Bianks.
Pitehdark—Strephon. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia,
Far Ouse bitch Pitchdark (Eclipse—Matchless) to their Strephon
(Ec
pse—Flurry), Jan. 29.
Bonnie Knowe—Charlerot IL. Dr. J. P. Gray's (Rochester, N. Y.)
collie bitch Bonnie Knowe (Red Gauntlet—Brenda) to Chestnut
Hill Kennels’ Charleroi IT, (Charlemagne—Sooty), Jan, 11,
Bonnie Dovn—Oharlerot Il. McEwen & Gibson's (Byron, Ont.)
Bonnie Doon (Bonnie Dunkeld—Ronnie Knowe) to
Bonnie Jean—Dublin Scot. J. A. Long’s (St. Louis, Mo.) collie
bitch Bonnie Jean to Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Dublin Scot (The
Colonei—Jessie), Jam. 21.
Patient—Dublin Scot. J. A. Long’s (St. Louis, Mo.) collie bitch
Pataent (Gnarlemagne—Patience) to Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Dub-
lin Scot (The Colone]—Jessie), Jan. 24.
ueen. of Thorpe—Roslyn Sensation. Myr. Sherman's (Philadel-
hia, Pa.) collie hitch Queen of Thorpe (Nullamore—Gem) to
‘hestnut Hill Kennels’ Roslyn Sensation (Strephon—Jessie Dean),
Jan. 1,
Beauty B.—Prince Don, John Finn's (Washington, D.C.) pointer
biuch Beauty B. (Prince—Reatity) to F. 8. Webster's Prince Don
Mags.) St.
Tiot Keunels’ (Norwood
iheelock’s
Reusol—Merchant. Prince,
randa), Jan. 15. ;
Hilda—Merchant. Prince. Tiot Kennels’ (Norwood, Mass.) St.
Bernard bitch Hilda (imported Alp—Hero) to Chas, G, Wheelock’s
Merchant Prince (champion Merchant Prince—champion Mi-
rand), Jan. 28. pow'¢
Chintz—Roger. E. W. Durkee’s Hast Patchogue, L. I.) English
e of Allendale) to L. Gardner’s
Haphazard—Roy Monarch. E. W. Durkee’s (East Patchogue, L.
I.) English setter bith Haphazard (Foreman—Belle of Allendale)
to C. GC. Gray’s Roy Monarch (Dashing Monarch—List), Jan. 25.
__ Belle of Allendale—Gene. E,W. Durkee’s (Bast Patchogue, L. I.)
English setter bitch Belle of Allendale (Lava Rock—Liddesdale)
to T,. M. Aldrich’s Gene (Druid—Ruby), Dec. 20. ‘
Betsy—Clyde Bondhu. H. T. Wilson’s (Lynn, Mass.) Hnglish set-
ter hitch Betsy (Rex—Betsy) to W- H. Beede’s Clyde Bondhu (Gus
Bendhu—Lady Vixie). Jan. 6.
Nahmke Hannah—Juba. EB, W. Durkee’s (Bast Patchogue, L. 1)
cocker spaniel bitch Nahmke Hannie (Master Shina— Woodstock
Norah) to his Juber (Master Shina—Wonodstock Norah), Dec. 5.
Flirt—Siik, Jr. H. B. Gordon's (Woodstock, Ont.) cocker spaniel
bitch Flirt (Obo. Jr,—Brantford Flirt) to A. Laidlaw's Silk, Jr.
(champion Silk—Woodstock Ruby), Jan. 2.
Senora—Giffee. A, Laidlaw’s (Woodstock, Ont.) cocker spaniel
Bult, Senora (Robin—Devon Beauty) to his Giffee (Zeo—Nina),
an. 25.
Veva—Silk, Jr. A. Laidlaw’s (Woodstock, Ont.) cocker spaniel
bitch Veva (Mester Shina—Dido) to his Silk, Jr, (champion Siuk—
Woodstock Ruby), Jan. 18. ; *
Woodstock 4da—Bront. A. Laidjaw’s (Woodstock, Ont.) cocker
spaniel bitch Woodstock Ada (champion Obo IT.—Woodstock
ee to CG. M. Nelles’s Brant (champion Obo U.—Blackie T11.),
an, 12.
London Jet—Silk, Jr. R. G. Wilkie’s (St, Thomas, Can.) field
spaniel bitch London Jet to A. Laidlaw’s Silk, Jr, (champion Silk
—Woodstock Huby), Jan, 26.
WHELPS,
8" Notes must be sont on the Prepared Bianks.
Helen. C. A. Starks’s (Chatham, N.Y,) beagle bitch Helen (Uam-
eron’s .Racket—Nellie IT,), Jan, 19, six (three dogs), by I. it-
beck’s Pat. :
Bertha. Pierrepont Morgan’s (New York) collie bitch Bertha
(Staffa—Mthel), Jan. 18, eight (six dogs), by Chestnut Hill Kennels’
Scotilla (Dublin Scot—Flurry IL).
Shellach. Geo. Shepard Page's (Stanley, N. J.) deerhound bitch
Shelloch (Ossian—Brenda), Jan. 5, eight (four dogs), by Mrs, Geo.
Shepard Page’s Dunrobin (Torrom—Loyal). ;
Berkshire Zulu. Berkshire Kennels’ (Hinsdale, Mass.) mastiff
bitch Berkshire Zulu (Donald—Maid of Athens), Jan. 17, six (three
does), by their Berkshire Caution (Ilfard Caution—Countess).
Berkshire Juno. Berkshire Kennels’ (Hinsdale, Mass.) St. Ber-
nard hitch Berkshire Juno (Merchant Prince—Nun), Jan. 29, eight
(three, dogs), by their Berkshire Prince (Merchant Prince—Mi-
randa}.
My Queen. H. A. Harvis’s (North Wilmington, Mass.) bull-ter-
rier bitch My Queen (champion Grand Duke—champion Maggie
May), by F. F, Dele’s Sensation (Bulrush—Faney II,).
Liilias. Jas. E. Unks’s (Muncie, Ind.) fox-terrier bitch Lillias
Splauger—Blemtou Lilly), Dec. 25, seven (four dogs), by C. Rath-
one’s Beverwyck Tippler (Bacchanal—Blemton Thyme).
SALHS. *
2" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Chippy. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped July 2,
1857, by Elmore’s Bob out of Jennie, by C. H. Starks, Chatham,
WN. V., to Jas. Lreland, Johnstown, N. Y.
Racket, Jr. White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped April 19,
1887, by Cameron’s Racket out of Krueger's Nellie I7., by C. H.
Starks, Chatham, N. Y., to O. G. Stolz, Horicon, Wis.
Bonnie Knowe. Sable and white collie bitch, whelped March 17,
1886, by Red Gauntlet out of Brenda, by Chestnut Hill Kennels,
Phitadelphia, Pa., to Dr. J. P. Gray, Rochester, N. Y.
Leonard—Drumlin Moss whelps. Collies, whelped Oct. 380, 1888,
by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., two sable dogs to
Dr, J. P. Gray, Rochester, N. Y., and one sable and white dog to
H. M. Lynch, New York, ~
Scottila, Jr. Sable collie dog, whelped Novy. 19, 1888, by Scotilla
out of Cora [1.. by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to A.
H. Jones, Germantown, Pa- ,
Caractacus—Pitchdark whelp. Black, white and tan collie bitch,
whelped Sept. 12, 1883, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia,
Pa., 10 Miss F. G. Stell, Richmond, Va. '
Wacouta Donna. Stone fawn, black points, mastiff bitch,
whelped Jan. 81, 1888, hy champion Ilford Chancellor out of Ilford
Comedy, by Wacouta Kennels, Omaha, Neb., to Dr. Geo. B. Ayres,
same place.
Berkshire Caution—Berkshire Zulu wheip. Fawn mastiff bitch,
whelped May 8, 1888, by Berkshire Kennels, Hinsdale, Mass., to
H. A. Beyler, Reading, Pa.
Berkshire Caution—Nina ( A.KR. 5631) whelp. Fawn mastitt
bitch, pate ned Aug. 19, 1888, by Berkshire Kennels, Hinsdale,
Mass., to W. C. Crandall & Co., Springville, N. Y.
_ Berkshire Caution—Lady Belle (A.K.R. 6707) whelp. Fawn mas-
tit dog, whelped Oct. 6, 1888, by Berkshire Kennels, Hinsdale,
Mass., to L. B, Wood, Cuesiire, Mass.
Slam. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped Sept. 1, 1886, by
Bang out of Flora, by T’. M. Steele, Dover, N. H., to Pine Grove
Kennels, Lynn, Mass, :
Roybel IV, Black, white and tan Hneglish setter dog, whelped
July 3, 1888, ty Roybel IL. out of Leah IIl., by Isaac Yeursley,Jr.,
Coatesville, Pa., to W. Burd Patterson, Williamsport, Pa.
Veva. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped March 20, 1888, by
Master Shina out of Dido, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., to
Arthur Heber, Montreal, Van.
Rohin—Devon Beauty whelp. aniels, whelped Ovt, 15,
1888, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., a black and a red dog tu J.
me lb Montreal, Can., and a black dog to F. KE. Curtis, Simcoe,
nt.
Dodo. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Oct. 13, 1887, by Mas-
ter Shina out of Woodstock Nellie, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock,
Ont., to John Hi. Mavis, Butts, Mont.
Master Shina. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Sept, 15, 1885,
by Young Obo out of champion Shina, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock,
Ont,, to H. D. Brown, Waterbury, Vt.
Woodstock Ada. Black covker Bpaptey bitch, whelped June 30,
1885, by champion Obo If. out of Woodstock Dinah, by A. Laid-
lay, Woodstock, Ont., to Abbott Kennels. Pontiac, Mich.
Sensatim—Starlight whelps. White bull-terriers, whelped Dec.
20, 1888, by F. ©. Dole, New Haven, Conn,, a doz to Mr. Haley and
a bitch to H. A. Harris, both of North Wiimington, Mass.
My Queen. White bull-terrier bitch, whelped July 28, 1888, by
champion Grand Duke out of Maggie May, by F. F. Dole, New
Haven, Conn., to H. A. Harris, North Wilmington, Mass.
Hlash—FPlirt whetp. White fox-terrier dog, whelped May 17, 1888,
by Pereebirh Kennels, Hinsdale, Mass., to Harry G. Reed, Lan-
easter, Pa.
Bacchanal—Surry Clove (A.K.R. 1899) whelp. White, black and
tan head, fox-terrier bitch, whelped May 8, 1888, by Berkshire
Kennels, Hinsdale, Mass., to Harry G. Reed, Lancaster, Pa,
DEATHS.
Daisy G. Mastiff bitch, whelped March 8, 1886 (A. K.R. 3620
owued by Barkshire Kennels, Hinsdale. Mass., Dec, 5; ese
of another bitch, ;
Cocker 8
a.
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KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
(= No Notices Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents.
Cocker Spanien, Philadelphia.—The dog eeems only out of
condition. Purge with full dose of castor oi], and give one of
Bland’s iron pills three times daily. You can conceal the pill ina
small morsel of meat.
W. B, H., Marlborough.—tle may have d’stemper, or may hive
oisoned himself, Give tablespoon of syrup of buckthorn, and
ollow with a &grain quinine pill, Continue to give a 5-grain qui-
nine pill morning and evening for a week, Look for worms.
THe Muroan Lire InsuRANCE Co.—The annual statement of
his long established compary, of which Mr. Chas. H. Raymond
is the New York agent, is out, and is published this week on an-
other page, The figures in which it deals are so siupendous as to
stagger the imagination. The total assets are $126,087,153,56, and
this is an increase of more than seven and a quarter millions of
dollars. As will be seen the surplusof the company is $7,940.063.63,
an increase of $1,645,622.11. Seventeen thousand four hundred
and twenty-six more policies are in force now than last year.
All this indicates the growth of the business. Its solidity is
shown by the statement of the way in which the enormous sur-
lus is invested. Nearly fifty millions of dollars are represented
by hond and mortgage, nearly forty-nine mill'ons by United
States and other securities; real estale and loans on collateral
account for more than twenty-one millions of dellars, and the
remaining six millions consists of cash in banks and trust com-
panies drawing interest, and of interest accrued, premiums de-
ferred and in transit, etc. The statement isone of which the
officers of the company may well feel proud, and is such aé to
inspire the utmost confidence.
Rifle and Crap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
TOPEKA RIFLE CLUB.—Topeka, Kan., Jan. 3—Match at
200vds., off-hand: ‘i ae eaaen
GE Morrison.....<.. -.-----» 10898 9 7 9 610 6—82
68 7 9 7 9.71010 7—80
- 6 5 81010 919 5 9 10—81—243
Rs RUEIG co iy teh hpi Seep eip-epp 9 8 7 91010 8 810 7-8
7 7 810 610 810 7 4—7
—~ 6 9 910 5 8 6 7 6 10—76—239
A rae’ We Oh a Ss 7° 6710 659 9 9%
10 910 6 & 8 81010 # sd
6799 49 8 8 5 9-74-2358
GIR PAATG s,s osrss.cttec Wests atakes 106775 8 BY 6 SO
979 5 9 710 810 6-99
69910 7 8 7 4 7 9-76-2235
BOSTON, Feb. 2.—Judging from the large number of riflemen
resent at all the shoots at Walnut Hill since January came in,
the interest of rifle shooting must be gaining very fast, To-day
Mr. Wiider wins the gold medal in the 2U-shot rest match and C-
C. Clarke the championship medal, Follow are the seores
made to-day:
20-Shot Rest Match.
10 8 8
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2 911 910121211 9 12-209
JB Munroe... ...... WEE. ef Sree Wiz 100i 12 911 9111
} 1017 10121010 910 8 9~—20R
Jd Francis, ..2.-..-. bbsnaassasey +29 912172 8121012 41
910 8 9 9 911 9 12 1)—194
VON SMORTHOR. yvacv as socmenees 2 .11 9 91112 8 912
10 710.9 9 % ¥ 9 10 12—I91
TAN cv wend coke euceou Ser cenet seep ech att os SALIP 7 RSE ES
91210 8 810121010 9-18
LR Avayy..---...- »9 89 7 91011 1110 9
810 8121111 7 811 F186
Champion Medal Match.
CLOTS, tied ie Si ae ay 87 7 9 710 4 8 G 8—78
ASB OTIBE cit cretenne Sea's ee ee ee 89 6 8 810 5 9 8 678
DUNES ETS, ligtralahe cesta te era uaa tye a S10 7 8 a 710 8 9—77
CORTE EAS) nat? Mn ick ee Pa eed ae 883967 8 8 5 9 8—%%6
DIAS ERVG.. 0 adeicees etavewecsae cere Sey 10. °S OE 9s Tolg™ Fama
Snr RBG lt Weriniutn <a a bibe tele Or elie abe (0 sed, SEE oie
h0-Yard .22-10) Rifle Match, 200yds.
Ga AOSDOL Is 20, pega eee esses ee ee 10 91010 9 71010 8 9—92
PRESTIGE) ees Wns OPI. en fou Bgees dah 8 6 8 8 910 #£ 910 T—8€l
50-Yard Revolver Match,
WAL SUEINUL GY cg ipa en teehee oe see 679 7 7 87 9 6 G—7
Victory Medal Match.
JA Brye ... 88 9 910 7 810 7 9-85
FAS Ey a ons ee eee oat tay eo ee en 97947 910 & 9 88)
APREREGWUEs Lili aatietees sw coek mn tcese. To 6 Soe Ts. 6 ore
; Medal and Badge Match.
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PR BCVV Gab et eh eae a occa sees ep 79 810 9 8 47 8 6—%6
AW SOV eyeiioe rat crt Corer a eee 7 9 310 7 65 7 8 T—69
All-comers’ Match.
George It. Russell made a score of 89 with the Springfield mili-
tary rifie, whivh beats all records before made with this arm in a
10-shet match at 200yds.: 2
G BR Russell, (mili). .... css sees eee ees 1010 91610 9 4 & 8 10—89
Ge MaTe Ry tol ee rire rend. 7 9 9 71010 S$ 8 8—85
War Giailessss a! wie eb otk: eel sep 9910 89 8 7 7 8 984
PROG) UAE ee ici coe abate ly anasn ly uma etaeedeg iw 6 610 91010 9 7 8 G—BSI
GAB VET OMS we nicl ps sins Soa Pies POrnce Ke Sa Se TOM OS eee
Deis GHaSS. sea F actin atten Palette Ls. 6 10 6 410 7 6 610 7 8—75
PRS EPTPELE TCS od diet are tiv Aceh kato pee A 98 710 6 9 % 6 6 7—%5
BG Barker....... seu a eS 810°) 2 6 9 49 8 5-F1
ACS Mela mileioc. ves eee eeeyaseee te) we ed be DG nS
hel Skee PL SCR er ho aes hort B84 % E27 A&B T66
WE ATIIOS yi csiisiece nine dd Baie) Niele rena nibs 8 ¥ 4 4 6 41010 7 4-64
EB Mansfield............-......-..-55 93 8 510 6 6 7 T 5—45S8
RY INIGT Led D estas pee bin ieee tach bb Astra Bete bee 669379 6 4 4+ 5—5t
: Rest Match. ¥
J KR Munroe eof ae ee 12 9 9121213 10.11 12 12—11
SWI eT ol tae ae hie mah tae niae eas 1212121111101) 1) 9 10—109
ASO EIUG te a gs eet ere dered s stern eee dome © 12 9 9 9 9121011 12, 9-172
BRN prayer Se iberais stan acte Sal See. nays 91012 9 81210 810 12—100
IgE RiGee sir ie Rati the fle strislvshsem eis aes 10 9810 91111 91010 9— 98
4 ASR Erie ne oes eee Ie ern eeree 9 810 101I0R 9 8 9%
PTET PAE is Dee ee ee eee 10 9 911 9111210 8 8-97
(CRI Dt: UD erates nee eeu WPM fre Sn ove rer S$111011 91210 6 Ff &
CARP Wales LUM ats SG Pooh a ss $69 6 7 8 91211 10—¢6
WV Gs Prescotthriie verre on ete ea rey 911 9 8 § 910 6 7 8— f
G@O Albee........ . vhreave © ORG 2 8 38" 8S (8— 7S
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 2.—Mr. L. V. D. Perret was in good form
last Wednesday when the St. Louis Pistol Olub held its shoot.
and he rolled up 898, which proved high and the medal will be bis
for the coming week. The attendance was fair and with the
exception of a few scores the shooting was comparatively good.
Standard American target, 20yds.:
TOANSIISBEETEH vse eave tiie ae slerencr Tee ee 1 7 9 9101010 9 7 8-8
RV ESE ES Iced Wray ares ess alone AS eae had ta 78 9 8 8 $10 9 8 9—§5
EAMG HEStai inst cect se nnen ia eaes oe -5 9 7101010 710 5 10—88
WES mame rnelde. ag ated atte sees hee 7 610 6 9 4 9 9 9 10—k9
BAN Ofires RR Ae oy ey te {$9 67 7 6 910 9-7
1 Bed SHG ETL SRR EN Se Ee ae 8 710 7 8 7 9 7 6 B—T
DWV rel AWG WAU Zip tea: nina stains vimseiy cokts tai e}e es 8965699 7 6 873
UR DDT te ne acca eocricrccy fant seh. te tis »8 910 5610 5 8 & 5 T—78
LH Roce..... eta a he ee A 8 8 6 610 6 8 G 8 6—72
MYST UEC Loe! cor aprah Gee ris bg ne Ke et che 5 510 5 7 6 8 8 8 T-—69
ASS B SITET Pete ety eae En Se 76749 46 6 8 5-62
WS RAG etsy Ce et05 (2 eee oe ee ee ~0 51010 5 8 5 5 8B 6—62
UNSER FRITZ.
SMITH VS. OAKLEY.--Because somebody has presented Miss
Annie Oakley with a badge labeling her the champion rifle shot ~
of the world, Miss Lillian F. Smith is out with a series of 13 chal-
lenges, as follows: No. 1—Fifty shots ata Creedmoor target, Creed-.
moor rules, 200yds., caliber not to exce ed .B2. Ne. 2—ifty shots
at a 25-ring tarvet, 200yds., singlel. ading rifie, shot» must be fired
in 3 minutes. No. 3—Toshootut FU balls 234in. in diameter, 5tyds.,
.22¢al. rifle, single loader, the shooting must be done in 3 minnies.
No. 4—To shoot 10 shots at_any ring target with a buliseye li4in.
in diameter. 75ft.,.22cal. No. 5—To shoot at 50 balls thrown in the
air, 40ft., .22cal. No.6—To shoot at 25 balis thrown in the air,
S6ft., .22cal. No, 7—lo shoot at 20 balls thrown in the air, 15ft..
22cal., singicloading rifle, shooting to be done in 1 minute. No.
8—To shoot at 10 pair of balis thrown in the air, 20ft., repeating
rifle. No. 8—To shoot af 50 balls thrown in the wir, 20f., 2 repeat=
ing rifles, .22cal., to be shot on time. No 10—To shoot at 20 pen-
nies thrown in the ajr, 20ft., 22cal. No. 1i—To shoot at 100 bails
on a swinging target, d0ft , 2 repeating rifles, to be shot inside 216
minutes. (0. 12—To shoot at 20 balls on a swinging target, 30ft.,
22cal. Trfls, singleloader, time of shooting 1 minute. o. 18—Ts
shoot at 25 balls thrown from a trap 4ft. hich, 30ft., .22cal. rifle.
54 FOREST AND STREAM.
.
[Fas. 7, 1899.
BOWMANVILLE Ont., Feb. 2,—A shooting match between the
Highland Creek and Bowmanyille Clubs, composed of ten men on
aside, took place here to-day, Bowmanville using military and
Highland Creek sporting rifles, The following is the score, five
shots each at 200 and 400yds. range.
THE TRAP.
————
Seores for publication should be mdde out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secretaries. Corr
; ondents who favor us with club scores are par-
Sn an Soy Lowe ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
TOMS ae. ie Nee THE AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION.
W Closson..,.., 22 21—43 J H Morris...... 23 -21—44 BODY of manufacturers and others having the interests of
ste get a eet SN oka at a A trap-shooting very much at heart, formed, it will be re-
CGHumphrey... 22 2446 E Livingston... 21 2142 membered, an association last fall for the furtherance of the
T Chester....... 2a 2 J Sander... ...- 21 25—46 sport of trap-shooting. These men were in a position to know
ne ea Net iN Lie i ftereey Saas a mad that there is a wide disproportion between the consumption of
GD Closson..., 22 12-84-8396 D Beach...) 2 19—40—417 | guns, powder, shot and all the et ceterce of a shooter's outfit, and
WHITE ELEPHANT RANGE.—The second off-hand Massa-
chusetts target match at the famous White Elephant rifle range,
Broadway between Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets, New York,
resulted in another victory for Mv. Hiscoe, who was also the fortu-
nate winner of the first contest at this target. Mr. Benedict, who
was the winner of the third prizein the same contest, pulled up
to a very g00d second, being only one small point behind first
place and winning the second medal with the fine score of 243
points out of a possible 252, which was the highest score made in
the last match. The following are five of the leading scores:
Chas © Hiscoe...... 83 81 80-244 WO Althouse.,,,... 9 79 79—287
W_EK Benedict....... 81 81 81—248 EG Loeb..._....,....78 78 7$—234
E Castel Best........ 81 78 79-239
The siver match at the silver coin target with rest which was
commenced Jan. 28 and ends feb. 11, promises to he very close and
exciting. This match is for five elegant silver badges.
FRANKFORD, Pa,, Jan. 31.—With the wind blowing a 30-mile
gale the Hartranft Rifle Club faced the targets on their range at
Frankford this afternoon. Messrs. Doyle, Steiber and Dailey
were guests of the club during the day. Mr. Doyle shot a.45-cal.
Springfield, and Messrs. Steiber and Dailey used & .32-40 Wurfflein;
not being used to the rifles their scores were as good as could be
expected. Mr. Steinbeisser’s remarkable score was made with a
.22-cal, Wurfflein gallery rifie, U. M. C. ammunition. This rifle
only weighs 7}glbs. and has the plain open sights that are used in
indeed where fifty gather for competition. It was to remedy this
state of things that the Association was formed. Those who visit
the yarious big shoots in different parts of the country were
agreed that there was need of a radical change in the complexion
of these shoots before the amateur would venture out to measure
his fairly exerted skill againet the methods of the pot-hunter
squad present at all the meetings. It was no longer a test of
skill, fairly and squarely, but it was a test of ability at the trap,
combined with a clever juggling with the rules as they had been
built up, generally by iron-clad precedent, for the benefit of the
trap tricksters. A simple-minded amateur might get upastar as
the 8 class in a ten bird shoot, but it was only to find that some
expert had dropped back there to meet him; and then in the
shoot-off, which was always insisted upon under those circum-
stances, the amateur had as much chance as a dove with a hawk.
But let two of the hawks find themselves in the § class together,
or facing each other after all the doves had been slaughtered,
the galleries, all shooting being on American standard targets, | 2nd then the divide came sharp and sure.
200yds., off-hand: - 4 4 The Association has several big slices of work cut off for it. In
as iL aie etheeem oF es a a : 8 iY : eae : : 2 ay the first place, a set of rules should be formulated, and in them
( Rl ag Ce: CRI IE gee lie 6788 6678 § —j73 | everything should be set down in black and white, and nothing
© Dailey TSB 89 —¥B
acer a Pee SSR? SEEMS EUR MAMeW lay 4 v : 4 : 8 Bin = é a4 Jeft to irregular precedent. Every man, for instance, should
REAL A h. ee ters eos aS gs | be scored’ on his shot as made, and many of the present
REP OUGIAt..tic2.c4e. deuce eee B88 5) 9) Ese ke Be ptoige : ipod “J : : ;
Hi Stece Je eee RES LA 10 4 9 10 Sie 18 4 5 Pee absurd rules, under which a man isscored a miss without having
See Sree eee ee ee B : 6 2 z 4 9 : : 7 Se had a shot at a bird, be done away with, ‘No shot, no bird,”
stoliage tl tet Mies Sa AIO OS d 4 Coie ve 1d be a simple peg to hang all the rules for behavior at the
Jem ecde: 1... %, Jed. eee % 2610 46369 6 —s9| Would be
H Bilapelddent mas Se) |. ae a 210 428 8 4 8° 8 2 —h6] scors upon,
a) PEBUSHIER tethers Saver. yo 8388 5 410 462 4 —55 Then comes the question of ties. It were a very simple one,
GNNrean.o-- Bera Ala dese oo 3442700502 —97
indeed, if every man stepping out to shoot would do his level best
with every shot fired, Then the whole question would resolye
itself into the clerical one of sorting out the classes, and with a
simple miss and Gut the respected class winners would be deter-
mined. The application of currant rule to the present body of
trap-shooters does and will keep every amateur out of the
Matches. Luck must be brought in to supplement the trial at the
trap; and the introduction of this element of uncertainty will
Military rifle, 4 points allowance.
NEWARK, Feb. 1.—The twenty-third match in the United Ama-
teur Rifle Association tournament took place on the Monroe
range lastevening, and was the most exciting and in teresting
match of the season. Dan Erskine, of the Monroe Club, was put
to the test, and showed himself capable of performing the task
set for him, having to makea bullseye in the tenth shot to win
the match. Both scores are the highest that have been made
thus far in the tournament. Mr. Hall’s 117 isthe highest individ-
ual score to date. Appended is the score:
Monrozes. Howards. upset the cut and dried plans of those who hit to win or miss to
J Stadelhofer........ —.. 100 E Theurich.......... 0... 113 win, as the pots may offer.
Andrew Coons.......... 109 H Schroeder, 115 Apart from the amendment of the rules there is a large task for
Wed dee ee mA Se ty open vet ; re the Association in spending wisely the money which its members
Henry Snyder........... 108 FO Dieta. as: have subscribed. One proposition is the organization of the clubs
William Clark........ 107 Peter: erly ety 104 of the country into a number of leagues, determined by State
ee pe ae peed e at ed A : re limits, and then when each State has by a series of shoots fixed
Gus Widman............ 110 J Berger...) occu 308 upon a champion team, to have a central meeting for the placing
i aes tate: Peet ys e Svytne ioe 111—1061 | of the leading National team for the year. Those who urge this
ie standing of the clubs to date are as OWS: th bavé the baseball leapue syaterk an-theié minds sve. ana
Shot. Won, . verare, | Scheme have ague syste : ye,
MOTOR: tas.) -. 2. eee ewes ees at 6 get mir ao hope by rousing local pride to secure a profitable gate money fol-
ORAS het S 5 BO «In Tiere tn : a 1 1,025 | lowing from the general public. To carry out such a plan would
Detect ee ee S 2 q 1,020 L-7 require the sinking of a large capital, while the question of return
SOWA 2 ISSS5 sso ae aor sie 3 4 L018 4-7 g : ; ) :
Titoleesiclts Mae Ye ys 1358 Sy aoe 7 8 4 ‘avy 2-7 | Would be a very uncertain one. Besides, this very plan of rousing
Annie peeae eine A. ; 5 959 6-7 | trap-shooting interest has been tried before, and in a very large
NOUBA Wec neh coeb ae ata wee 954
measure hag failed.
Another plan proposed is that of haying the Central or National
Association place certain sums at the disposal of local clubs for
the guarantecing of matches. In this way a small club, which
might not feel ready to give a match with guaranteed purses,
might turn the risk of loss over to the big association, which
could better afford to stand it, Of course in such cases the Asso-
ciation would haye its own rules in force, and would Supervise
the conduct of the meeting and generally look after its interests,
while at the same time doing a local benefit in fostering a love-for
this most delightful form of outdoor sport, By carrying out this
line of effort the Association could do a great missionary work:
Many local shoots as now conducted are so run as to disgust and
deter those who might otherwise be made enthusiastic trap.
6
At the regular meeting of the United Amateur Association Pi
evening the following officers were elected for the coming term:
Mr. Frank Gilliland, President; James P. Williams, Vice-Presi-
dent; Gus Widman, Recording Secretary; F.-A. Bishop. Financial
Secretary; John Bauer, Treasurer; D. Mahoney, Sergeant-at-
Arms, The association is in a flourishing condition, and promises
to be very successful in its undertaking. The next meeting takes
place March 1, at the Lakeside range,
HARTFORD, Ct., Feb. 2.—To-day was a superb one, just the
day to make the novel match hetween the 10 shonters of the Colt
Gun Club against 10 bullseye scorers of the Franklyn Rifle Club
very enjoyable. The match opened at the Franklyn range at 1:30
P. M., the conditions being that the shots at the targets should
count exactly what they showed on the target, and that every
clay pigeon hit should count 10. It was perhaps a trifle in the
favor of the riflemen, for a clay-pigeon if hit at all is usnally
broken, and that counted 10, while to score 10 on a target, bullseye
shots are necessal'y at 2U0yds. The following was the score by
teams: shooters. There are so many hitches and so much annoyance
Rifle Score. Pigeons Broke. Total Points, | that a trap meeting becomes a synonym for a grand rumpus, end_
eee ae we sees e tees ae ae ea wer ing ina universal growl, It is doubtful whether the Association
can so look over the ground as to go with safety into the matter of
guaranteeing meetings during the year 1889; but that it is the cor
rect line of effort the majority of those who know the field will
agree.
For the present season, then, the best plan would seem to be
that suggested by some of the members, in haying a series of
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 26.—The Broad Brook Rod and Gun Club
built a new set of targets that area great improvement on any-
thing to be seen in the State. The targets are on an éndless,
screen which is operated from a house, on the front of which is a
large dial plate used in registering scores. A telephone line will
be built between the shooters’ stand and the markers. These
scores were made to-day:
Shri: ed sBershrastkarbevstrrers hate ; g £10 5 4 8 7 6 10-57) meetings, model gatherings, as it were, carried on in various
POTD Von G8 eee eas kobe pee 6855 77 T 7 6 9—70 tt Fi tow inst ula ; h
Parsons i -8 5 6 8 7 610 4 9 9—66] Parts of the country, Five, for instance, would cover the field
Shernitans: eee er Aa 610 6 7 5 7 4 5 9 8-40] pretty thoroughly and afford shooters in every seclion a chance
GARDNER, Mass. eet of the Gardner Rifle | to attend a meeting near at hand, with the assurance that they
Club, at Hackmatack PATE SAPRATE SED 1a Ss would geta fair showing at the honors and profits of the occasion
7 5 8 81010 7 710 1982-168] An Bastern meeting at New York or Boston ought to make an
a] IS A OYelt fee's ey ee een eet Brac 10 10 6 8 710 910 8 7—85 enjoyable occasion and satisfy the Association managers that
CN Bagel : : § i A ip 2 4 aa 9—79—164 there is a good field among the seaboard shooters. The South has
‘At. oa) ap) oe 8 8 6 7 6 8 9 7 8 8—75—157) an increasing number of men who love a shotgun and would be
ORC raGiTCes hee tye~- Soe oe 6 710 8 710 6 610 9-79 ___ | pleased to show their proficiency with it at the trap, Mont-
: With Military an m 98 7 8 9 78-157 gomery, Ala., or Macon, Ga., would either of them prove a good
Alec Knowlton...,..--. ss .1..... 7889677 9 8 10—79 mustering place. Then a Western shoot would or should gather
9710 7 6 8 % 9 5 75 in an army of shooters and make a great stir in the shooting
FB EHdgeli..-..,.-.,. -9 810 7 710 7 8 5 9-80
world. Cincinnati, Chicago or Cleveland, with the preference
for the first named, would be the locality for this big meet. Up
in the Northwest a meeting at St. Paul or Minneapolis ought to
be given for the benefit of the many marksmen in that region |
with an assurance of a good representation from further down
the Mississippi. Then a Pacific coast meeting at San Francisco
would round up the quintette and give the shooters of that sec-
tion a chance to add their share of praise to the As_ociation for
having solyed the problem of how to run a meeting so that the
designing expert should not unchallenged use his ability togather
in the ducats of the confiding inferior shot.
For the season of 1889 it is hardly likely that much beyond this
five tournament plan can be carried out, Thcse meetings might
be given dates so as not to conflict with local fixtures, and they
will test the temper of shooters genérally onthe Association rules,
while from FOREST AND STREAM fair, full and excellent reports
of proceedings may be confidently expected.
TORONTO, Jan. 31.—The annual meeting of the Toronto Gun
Club was held in the club rooms to-night with President George
Pearsall in the chair, About 50 members attended. Hight new
names were added to the roll, and the club goes on for anather
year with very bright prospects. These officers were elected:
President, Ald. C, C. Small; Vice-President, Geo H. Briggs; Sec-
retary, W. Miller; Treasurer, R. Meldrum. The annual match
between teams chosen by the president and vice-president will
be shot in a few weeks.
ZETTLER CLUB, Jan. 30.—The match between the Our Owns,
of Newark, and the Zettlers, of New York, on the latter's range
to-night, resulted in favor of the New Yorkers. At the finish the
scores were 2,374 for the Zettlers to 2,841 for the Our Owns. Snel-
len’s 245 was high for the evening. Dorrler and Flack made 243
each for the Zettlers. Neuman 223, and Weeks 224 were low men.
After the match a fine snpper was served by the Zettlers, the
principal dish being a 8llb. porker, which was recently won by
Mr. Dorrler in a competitive shoot.
ee
THe following letter received by the United States Cartridge
Co., Lowell, Mass., from Mr. F. S. Lindsley, Supt. American Wood
Powder Co., West Hoboken, N, J., speaks for itself; “I am per-
fectly willing that you should use my name to indorse your
shells, and especially your new primer for Aimerican wood pow-
der, and 1 heartily recommend your shells to wood powder shoot-
ers, Asa matter of fact I have recommended your paper shells
for the last eighteen months, and have in that time shot thou-
sands of them, and given away thousands of them loaded with
wood powder.—Adz, m4
THE PORESTHR GUN CLUB, of Davenport, Iowa, Will hold a.
tournament Heb. 12, 13, 14 and 15. Three regular progamme
events at live pigeons will be shot off each day, and the clay bird
matches will be numerous. This tournament will be a big affair,
UNIONTOWN, Ohio.—A match will be shot at Uniontown,
Ohio, on Feb. 22, between teams of twelve men each from the
Buckeye Gun Club, of Cairo, and the Brimfield Gun Club;
the showing made at the various trap meetings, In one sample
State, where there are 20,000 shotguns held, it is a good meeting
CORRY GUN CLUB.
ene weeks after the Keystone Miz, Co.’s tournament in Sep-
tember, at Corry, Pa., a gun club with the above title was
formed at, Corry, and the following officers elected: Wm, Lewis,
President; W. Hd. Marsh, Vice-President: C. H. Wetmore, Secre-
tary; F. H. Park, Treasurer; and H, A, Pen rose, Captain, The
club now has 29 members, with 6 applications to be acted upon at
the next meeting, and is in a flourishing condition. They have a
weekly shoot on the fair grounds, over the same screen and. traps
as used at the tournament and all shooting is done under Key-
stone rules, which makes things lively and entirely does away
with the dragging and dreary club shoot. The club has only
been in practice for six weeks and many of the members prior
to that time had never shot a gun, which must be considered in
reading the scores, but they go at it as a pleasant recreation
from business cares and their enthusiasm promises well for their
skill in the future.
The weekly shoots, held on Thursdays, are open to all, club
members or otherwise, except that outsiders can not contest for
the club medals. Howeyer, they can enjoy the sport, and at a
trifling cost, as on these occasions birds are sold at one cent each.
On Thursday last, Jan. 31, the cluh had as its guest Mr. Brower,
of Westfield, N.Y. Seventeen members gathered at the grounds
to test their skill. This is a goodly number for any club shoot,
but is extraordinarily so when the weather conditions are consid-
ered, The ground was thickly covered with snow and the air
heavy with flying flakes driven by a sharp wind from the north:
west, which tingled the noses and finger tips and made exposure
to the air anything but pleas nt by contrass witha position near
the club house stove. -
The club shoots for two trophies; one a handsome gold medal,
made in the form of a keystone, for first prize, and a leather
medal for consolation prize. It need hardly be_ said, however,
that the members hanker after this form of consolation, and it is
a constant struggle to keep away trom the low score, Mr. Bly-
denburg had held the gold medal for five weeks out of the six,
and seemed almost invincible; many were the jobs put up on him
to cause its loss, but on the occasion in question he was some-
what out of trim, not having his own gun to shoot, and so for-
feited the prize to Mr, Jess Oliver, who was exceedingly proud of
his victory. Messrs. Wetmore and Penrose, by reason of their
superior skill, are barred from competition for this medal,
The leather medal fell to the lot of Mr. Jack Austin, but he
redeemed himself in the subsequent team shoot, and we venture
to prophesy that he will not be called on to wear it longer than
one week. Will Lewis, with his new Smith gun, started in with
a straight ten and looked like a sure winner, but unfortunatel:
made a bad break and failed to get there. The boys want to loo
out for him in the future, however, as a look of stern determina-
tion was on his countenaace as werode homeward, Below are
the scores:
First Squad.
SET ER TIOTY, gas oy tins scree does eee ee 0911011110000101011170170—14
GVEA DNS ct oak i eee ++-- eee -1010000100111017100111100—13
BINT Os das een eee el ee -0000010011000110001000L10— 8
FTSATROIE. =. sen eee tapes tae nee --1011100100010010011111101—14
IPSIIGK: 2. Wee, ee. nek ete ; .0000101111000001000700011— 9
MGnd S24 OR a el eel oe en 1110011000011001010110010—12
" Second Squad.
Bowers..... bing Satshoteis)sFanejeieeeg x al ete ee 11001110101011001000100v0—11
NG CN Ci MO op ere) od oe 1 eC 0000100010100100111710100—10
RG Wyatt Ores peo emt Soe ted --10104.11101100100117110100—15
VWrermores Crees tie tach eodare oes -1110101100010101010111111—16 -
AUSHIANL UE esate. eels ee? eee -1100100000010100001000000— 6
LONE) Ee ee oe rine eee 1111011100101101011011111-18
Third Squad. E
CAEL ep OA het) et kee pos See sel nn 1111110111100101001111000—16
Dad hige kere cyhb feo See ee BORE ee... Mira cdyene V0101113.01110101101011010—15
. 0011011011110100101000110 13
100011011110000011011001113
-1100101111111110111610001—18
. -1111111111000011000110111—17
After the Sprargetere § of the club contest sides were chosen for
a team match a
test the scores show up rather differently, some improving their
record of the club shoot and others retrograding, Berliner’s team
winning by 14 birds.
Team Race.
NawmanOapor. ....-ch ne lace , 1001000101000011010011011—11
Jeeves 4111011111111111111111101—2
Lewis) pecan: fh cet tgetiet tik ae 1001110010010010100101100—12
BROWOT.) 1 cnc) cs gt eee « +. .0110110101110110001110100—14
iG Teh e Dn ek ee air he AT! age 1101000000011100110000011—10
TAG WING nui bie tL Ee lta ace -(aee ead 00 0100000101001010000110— 8
WITiSs 5. eb el den. wise ru Soe. aes 0011000110310001011 010110 12— 90
ReTIIeTy Cap pecit eo theca 000020000010011097.0100000— &
Wetmore Haas tiga ce eeen eee 1111101111010119111112111—29_-
CPTI KO TEAS «t-te ae eta 10101111001010111101:110u1—16
SUA esesdoce-aamercrmoctinei 1130110100111001110100000—13
FET GRA igh keane 01100001110110101110!0111—15
FUStE ld desde sede AOAC So 1U111001101011010100{/0100-—13
TUT A} dae bale at E tarce bites ee 0101110010100010010001011—11
WEDS cbt -nacisee as RR OntENe eh eet se 101.0001000000010100100001— s—y04
The club proposes to hold a two-days’ tournament the latter
part of each month, from April to October, open to all, when
sweepstake matches of various kinds will be shot; and it is also
proposed to form a sort of union gun club, which shall take in
residents of five or six places near Corry, practically a league of
five or six clubs which shall meet at the different towns at stated
intervals, This seems perfectly feasible; at any rate the residents
of Corry and nearby towns will not lack for opportunity to shoot
at the trap the coming season. F. MAson.
H. Young; Vice-Presi-
lien.
MOunge. Sans is i. ee ee T1101 ~— 10:00 10 10 1119
DUDE Re ee Ae te ee eee 111001011111110 = 10 10 10 10 10—16
GBOPRO 2 tas car wheres at aabe 110010117711010 10 10 11 10 10-16
Chamberlain. .-..--..-...,..-.....100701001110011 = 10 10 11 11 1015
Frenelis shstx, pice easier ene eae 10U111100101111 = 17:*OF 10-01 0D—15
Mateh No. 2, 15 single bluerocks:
Chamberlain..111010101191011—10 George ..__.
Young.......... 11101100100101i— 9 Wrench......., 110010010011001— 7
Club match, 15 singles and 5 pairs:
Nigoruet Ae ee ee aT veeeeess LUI ~~ 11 «10 10 1423
(PEODEO Je cers ots we ee aan Ee 114111001001011 10 01 11 10 10-17
WONCS) ..c5e5s-2 nts etee essere anes PL ORLOOLOO 00 10 01 10 11-15
Al TOU ut aateea aces bub ice tre ++ +-100001701101101 10 10 00 10 11—13
@bhumberlamoc. et ee eee eae -.-111001100100110 10 10 10 01 10—13
Burslem..........- Sat, Eee 101110100011001 00 00 10 10 1112
Match No. 3, 10 singles: (
WOU ES utenti tietiekanc 1011111111—9. Chamberlain........ 1010111001—6
FAUST eta, artes 1110110111—8 Burslew....... . ....1111010010—6
PON Gee alne etlde eines 11401 vi11—8
Match at 9 single and 8 pairs bluerocks:
SV GQUITAR a pears «pod ee pe oe ae Bem ania weet one eeo OLOEHIRAan 10 11 11-11
Chamberlain cer geee per er ee 011111011 10.19 10—10
Allen y-t tices Me tetra cee eee. 11000011 10 11 11— 9
Buyslenishisecktus pense teen eT -.011110001 10 11 G0— 8
SHADY.
WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 61.—The classification prize shoot
under the auspices of the Worcester Sportsman's Club, were con-
tinued this week. In the classification score each man shot four
strings ef bluerocks with a possible 24, while in the prize score |
there was a possible 10. In Class A Bowdish won first, Houghton
second, while Smith, Swan and Sampson divided third. In Class
B the prize was not contested for but divided by the four equally.
The work of each man’s score in detail follows: .
lass A,
Classi- / Classi-
fication, Prize. fication. Prize.
A R Bowdish.... ...i9 Do) Ga Ree eee i8 8
L Houghton...-....- 22 1 Ee d eeeee vi
M D Gilman......... 18 6S UR Swan eee 17 vi
MU Grifitihes cs... . 20 § GeoSampson........ 19 fi
W RiDean........... ay 8. Dr Bowers a. we 18 6
Class B,
GUE Bloldeny oe). e aun 16 EHS Knowles,......-...-. tameee AE
DES de Cd Ee | a a ns a AI aS CAME Shri blirce. cere a os Bl,
MATTOON, Il., Jan. 31.—Live and inanimate bird shoot between
J. Bell, EK. Tetzell and J. Staff, of Terre Haute, and Tom O'Neill,
George King, J. Heermans and J. Carouthers, of this city. Fol-
lowing was the result: 5 live birds—Bell, first; O'Neill, second;
Heermans, third. 4 live birds—First divided between Staff and
O'Neill; Carouthers, second; Heermans, third. 9 clay birds—
King, first; Tetzell. second; Heermans, third, 4 clay birds—
Heermans; first; Tetzell, second; O'Neill, third;
25 birds, with Messrs. Newman and Berliner as ~
captains. Berliner’s team was allowed theodd man. In this con--
a
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FOREST AND STREAM.
88
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 30.— Philadelphia. Sportsmen’s
Club, on their grounds at. Fernwood, Jan, 24. In the contesr, 25
Ligowskys, from 4 traps, Mr. Hdward Maher with his new 12-hore
Greener, lately purchased from Capt. John Brewer (and with
which Brewer won the aaa aoa of Kngland), after missing
his first bird, made the enviable score of 24 straight breaks. Mr.
Maher is Teally entitled to 25 stralght, as his first bird was picked
up and found to have two shot marks through the center of it,
Other good scores were also made. Our new grounds at Hern-
wood are conceded to he the finest and best appointed elub
grounds in or about Philadelphia. The members are all gentle-
men and substantial business men, who realize there are many
things in this world besides. a gun, but nevertheless greatly enjoy
their weekly shoots. The members all have very nice guns, and [
five the make cach man shotas a matter of interest to readers,
who think the Quaker boys maybe haven't got through with the
old hammer gun, and ain't up to the times; the guns are all ham-
meriess. At 15 singles and 5 pair bluerocks:
Penn, 10 Smith....... -..... Jat..-3 11120107701 1111 00 11 11 10 11—21
Maher, 12 Greener.. bapa 10 01 11 13 11—19
Brallier 12 H. & R. 10 10 01 10 10—16
00 10 10 01 11—17
Ol 11 11 01 1)—19
11 10 00 11 01—16
11 00 OL 11 11-17
10 00 10 10 01—13
110110110011011
011101110011011
Meck ‘
-001011311011010
inney,. 12 Scott
Nebeker, 12 H. & R.
Twenty-five Ligowsky clays, National rules, 6 traps:
IPG riti sida bee Oh Wed ye oon seme bon Lalas ean 4111101111001010111191111—23
Maher. .. QUITMAN i— 24
Brallier. «el 161011001170101011101010—15
Brown.. -101011011911111010111010—18
French. . 01,11101011110101101110101—17
Smith... 1010710100100901101011111—15
McKinney -1010119101101011101011011—16
Nebeker...- .10110101.00101011011011001—1 4.
Gibbs, 12 Scott... 11101110111 1014710110111—21
Davis, 12 Greoner..,,- .,....--.. -1011.11019111110110111—21
Sheppard, no name on this gun..-.....- ..1011111010110111111111001—20
Barrows, 10 Parker...,,,..,...,.:.,.--»- JIU iliw. = —19
CLAREMONT, Jetsey City, Feb. 2,—The fine weather still
brings large numbers of shooters to the Suburban Shooting
Grounds, Keystone traps wete used Saturday. Most of the
shooters preferred to practice, although a number of sweeps were
ahot, of which the following are the principal, each at 10 singles,
50 cents entry, ties div.:
Siegler...., ys 1111411111—10 Simpson............. 0111001011—6
Lindsley..... ......1000/10011I— 5 ~Hathaway... .......0010101001—4
IMORGS Suet 1011101101— 7
Sweep No. 2:
Lindsley........ ..- .1000111001I—5_-~“Simpson............. 0010111111—7
Siegler......2...... selLDIILIOI—9_- Mort.......0.....2.., 1011111001 —7
Hathaway.......... ALOLOIONDI—H#- Pox... eee eke eens 0011000010 —3
Sweep No. 3;
Lindde very verte» AL CUTII—I0 - Mort. A. pcnca ete ess 1111100001—
Siegler_......... ,.- 0U11110101— 7 “Simpson........ 2... 1110011311—8
Hathaway......., ,LOIOLITI— §
Biweep No. 4
Lindsley, iss. .s 5 TOLOLOGOO—4 Bathaway........... Q011010111—6
Siegler 2. ie hse OLUMTII—9 Simpson............. 0111101111 —8
NG ey ees sl i aie 101100UL10—-5
Shooting every Saturday afternoon. Parties wishing to visit
the grounds during the week, by sending notice to office, 291
Broadwaay in adyance, can always secure attention.
WELLINGTON, Feb, 2.—There was a large attendance at the
grounds of the Weilington Club ta-day and some good scores
were made in the merchandise and pitcher matches. In the
Pitcher match Stamton made a clean seore at 15 birds and will
have tostand back at the next shoot 2lyds, from the trap, as this
is according to the conditions of the match. In the merchandise
match at 9 bluerocks and 5 pair clay-pigeons the following seores
were made; Choate 15, Chase 9, Lang 10, Sampson 10, Baxter 7,
Schaefer 14, Bond 4, Perry 12, Sanborn 14, Bradstreet 9, Field 10,
Snow 11, Stanton 11, Wehster 6, Short 9, Lee 10, Melcher 11, West
6, Conant 7, Savage 8, Warren 8, Swilt 10. The scores made in
the match for the silver pitcher were as follows: Choate 12, Chase
9, Lang 14, Sampson 9, Baxter 8, Schaefer 12, Bond 12, Perry 14,
Sanborn 11, Bradstreet 11, Field 12, Snow 11, Stanton 15, Webster
4, Short 9, Lee 10, Melcher 10, West 9, Conant 10, Savage 9, Swift
ii, The winners in the sweepstake matches were: Six bluerocks,
Choate; 6 bluerocks, Chase, Perry and Choate; 6 clay-pigeons,
Choate and Bond; 6 Macombers, Perry; 6 biuerocks, Bond and
Perry; 6 bluerocks, Choate; 6 clay-pigeons, Chase; 6 Macombers,
’ Perry; 6 bluerocks, Chase, Lang, Baxter and Field; 2 pairs clay-
igeons, Schaefer and Sanborn; 9 bluerocks, Choate; 6 bluerocks,
hoate, Field and Short; 8 clay-pigeons, Swift, Perry and Stan-
ton; 6 Macombers, Reese; 7 bluerocks, Sanborn, Lang, Snow and
Stanton; 6 bluerocks, Choate; 6 clay-pizeons, Short.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 2.—To-day :the much-talked-of liye
igeon match between Messrs, Whiteman and Shoop, of the West
nd Gun Club, and Messas. Anthony and Hepler, of Steelton,
came off at the Steck Yard Hotel grounds and resulted in victory
for the West End team. Owing to the strong wind blowing and
the fine quality of the birds (which were as fine a lot as were ever
ut in a trap) the score was not so bad for amateurs at 2lyds.:
hiteman.....111011101111610—11 Anthony...... 111101110131010—11
Shoop..)..... UlIII10L0ONNI11—-12_ «Hepler ........ 110100010101101— §
20 19
FLATBUSH, 1, 1, Jan. 26.—The third match between the Flat-
bush Gun Oluband the Amersfoort Athletic Association came
off to-day with a very large attendance. The interest manifested
in the shoots between these clubs has been on the increase, and
considerable excitement has heen shown, The first match was
won by the Platbush Club, the second and third by the Amers-
sons Appended is the seoreof the third match, 25 bluerocks
each:
Amersfoort Club Score.
J Bennett......- .1110110111010900011111101—16
R Remsen . .111111000010.1111111110011—19
J Van Wyck -0010011'111011101111111101—18
yeko . .1111001001010100010100111—13
C Stilwell -1110010110111111101001111—18
H Selover - 0000101001010010101010111—12
J Ryder... .. -1001210010091111111110110—16
G Van Wyck. - .1001101100010001011011111—14
be , -1001017101771110111101111—19
AV Suydam -0010011010001111100001011—12
dD Remsen..,..- «-11011191170111111010001101—17 174
Flatbush Gun Claus Srore.l
-.-1111010111100100011101111-—-17
-1111101011111141100001110—18
-0110011001111011110010::01—14.
- 1010900110016010101001001—10
- -OO110191.01111111110001011—17
-1001110011100610101011110—14
algzer......
F Connelly --1111111011000110110150011—17
B® Martin. .-0111101000100110110000110 12
£ Miller... -1101011111110001111011110—18
G Hegeman , --101110000010010000001010|— 9
EL Goals plate Sot oes ecceess 2 -401010110100001101001100i—12—158
BROOKLYN, Jan. 28.—Match between Martin Schottler and
Peter Kunzweiler, ai Oypress Hills Park, for $25; 25 bluerocks,
2lyds., one barrel:
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WIESEL OL een . ,.100100—6 SNAP SHOT,
CLASSIFICATION OF SHOOTERS.—The Keystone Mts. Co.
haye in view a new system for the classification of trap-shooters;
a scheme which in their opinion will equalize the chances of the
amateur shot with those of the experts. It will probably he
tested at their tournament next fall and they feel will result in
a much larger entry list from the amateur ranks. When the
plan is perfected, it will be given to the shooting public through
our trap columns.
EATON SPORTSMENS CLUB.—Haton, N, ¥., Feb, 2.—Frank
Short offered a rooster for the best score on Saturday and the
following scores were made ina strong wind:
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Bell.......,.,...4.,-,00H11/1011—6 Short . ,~.- 001000100i—3
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G, F. BEL,
FRANKIFORD, Phila, Feb. 2—Qnite an enjoyable shoot took
pees on the North Hnd Gun Olub grounds. A team from the
imnaminson Gun Club, of New Jersey, came over as the guests
of the N. E, Olub, to try conclusions with them in a friendly
mateh. A high and blustery wind prevented good scores. As a
consequence groundshog day and weather came in tor a good deal
of dissatistaction. An appetizing Junch was seryed at the club
house by that prince of good caterers, Will Mather, and was
enjoyed by all. Tt has been darkly hinted that one gentleman ate
ten big bunches of celery to obtain the proper nerve before going
to shoot, and that another, having no faith in celery as a nervine,
Pack-ed away thirty large sandwiches for the same effect. After
careful investigation I am inclined to think that they are entitled
to the “Scotch yardict.*’ The conditions were teams of 12, 20 blue-
rocks:
Cinnaminson Gun Club,
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W J Mcilbenny.... ... eves veee-s .01000101011000001L001— 7
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North End Gun Club.
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Areturo match will probably be shot at an early date on the
Cinnaminson Club grounds, The N. EH, Olub haye, through an
ingenious device, invented by three of the members, Messrs.
Wolstencrofts and Soley, fixed the traps to be sprung by elec-
tricity, and they work like a charm.—J. ©. 8,
MILLBERTHA, WN. J., Jan, 31,—A_ match was shot here to-day
between Miles Johnson and James Sampson, at J5 live birds each,
Long Island Rules, 25yds. rise, 80yds. boundary, trap and hanale,
$25 aside. It resulted in a victory for Sampson by ove bird, as
see following score: >
Jobhnson,...,,...10011011001/01i—9 Sampson...... 110131111000011—10
At the completion of thismatch a Mr. Turfort challenged Samp-
son to shoot at 10 live birds, 30yds, rise, use of both barrels, for $25
aside, Sampson, nothing loath, accepted the proposition, and
distanced his opponent, who withdrew at the eighth round:
SamMpson................ 1120126. "Turfort....--2.).-..22.-% 01201000—8
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—The weekly shoot of the Mt. Morris Gun
Club took place to-day at Oak Point. The feature of the day
was a Sweepstakes match at 20 live pigeons each, 25yds. rise,
&0yds. boundary, entrance fee $25 each, Hurlingham rules, the
winner of a previous match to be handicapped 5yds.; 5 traps.
The following gentlemen entered the match: A. Litchenhein,
A. W. Mott, P. Mullen, J. L. Mott, Jr.,and P. McKeon, There
were several side bets made between individual shooters, One
bet between Mr. Mullen and Mr. Litchenhein for a basket of
wine was that they each would beat the other. There was alsoa
bet of $50 between the Mott brothers as to their respective merits
as pigeon shots. W. Frank Banham, of the Crib Club, was
referee;
Live Pigeons.
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LOW ETS ee ae ae et a Lee wis hte 10100111.011011011111—14
Clay Birds.
A Litchenhein...,. 0001110010— + LContort........... 1011100010— 6
AW. Becket secon 110010010J— 5 P Mullen....... ... 1100101010— 5
AW Mott........., 1011010111— 7
P MckKeon....,. 11111010011111—11 F Muilen......, 10101111101310—10
Mr. McKeon and Mulien fied and shot the tie off, miss and out,
Mr. McKeon won, This was a sweepstakes, $10a man. This was
the most successful meet the club ever held.
TORONTO, Heb, 1.—The sixth semi-annual handicap shoot for
the Moore Challenge Cup was concluded to-day at C. Stark’s ath-
letic grounds, and was won by Mr. Charles for the second suc-
cessive time. The birds were fairly lively and the competition
yery keen, no less than five men tieing and having to shoot off
before the victory was finally settled, The following are the
scores;
For the Moore Cup.
Lowden (27yds)110011011111110—-11 _C Charles (27). .01101100111011—11
Carruthers(31).001011111011101—-10 A. J Tymon(27).110111101001ret— &
W Stewart(24).101110101 ret. — 6 O Ayre (27}.....110110111110010—10
J Douglas (27)..11101110000ret.— 6 F Peterson (24)110111001111101—11
F Mallett (27)..011011111101011—11 H Jaekson (27),110010101011100— 8
Staneland (27).011001111111L0—1I1 J Gould (84). ...11110001010ret.— 6
BRADDOCK, Pa.—The sportsmen and lovers of glass ball
shooting here haye just formed a club to be known as the Brad-
dock Gun Club. The following officers were elected: President
Richard Stevens; Vice-President, A. Baxter; Secretary, F. G,
Kendall; Treasurer, John Shaddick.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa.—At the annual meeting of the Spring
Chicken Gun Club, the following officers were elected tor the
ensuing year: President, J. I’. Kurtz; Vice-President, B. E. Surls;
Secretary and Treasurer, H. W. Nair; Executive Committee,
Messrs. Kurtz, Surls and Nair; Captain, H, W, Nair.
ATHENS, Pa.—The Athens Gun Club held its annual meeting
at its headquarteys, and elected the following officers for the year
1889; President, Frank Fuller; Secretary and Treasurer, W. K.
Park; Committee, E. W. Davies, N. J. Kuasboro and Frank
Sherman, Although the clubis not in very active condition, a
few members meet as often as twice a month; as soon as good
weather comes, they will meet once a week.
THE MANHATTAN GUN CLUB has elected for the year 1889
Jos. A. Hoffmann, President; Krank I. Lambrecht, Vice-Presi-
dent; John W. Beyer, Secretary; John N. Gennerich, Treasurer;
Henry Schmid, Referee. Meeting roomsat John Maisenholder’s,
505 Sixth street, City.
Canoeing.
FIXTURES.
JUNE,
8. lanthe, Spring, Newark. 15. Brooklyn Annual.
22, N, Y.C, ©. Annual, Staten 16-17. South Boston, Local Meet,
Island. Petticks Island.
JULY.
10-19, W.C.A. Meet, Ballast I'd. 10-22, Atlantic Division Meet,
“AUGUST.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands,
16-80. A.C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River.
SEPTEMBER.
14, lanthe, Annual, Newark.
THE A, ©. A, REGATTA COMMITTEER.—2ditor Forest and
Stream: To carry on a newspaper debate to any advantage it is
necessary at the start to define the limits of the subject. I had
no intention of entering on a debate which would cover in its
scope the entire subject of canoe racing, when Lsent a re ly to
a letter written by Mr. MacKendrick. (MacKendrick’s Jétter
appeared Dec. 27, and mine Jan. 3). Mr. MacKendrick made
specific charges of lack of courage and woeful neglect of duty on
the part of the regatta committee of the A.C. A. These charges
I answered briefly and to such effect, that Mr. MacKendrick in
the column (Corinthian order of architecture) he hurled at, me in
your last week’s issue, did not think it advisable to put in one
word about the subject under discussion. [ do not wish to debate
with so prolific a writer-as Mr. Mackendrick; life is too short
and his field too large. WhenI write that T would not oppose
certain changes in rules, it seems te me an unwarrantable deduc-
tion to infer that.I favor such changes, as MacKendrick assumes.
The time for changing the rules is between the end of the meet
and Jan, lifollowi soas not to interfere with the building of
new canoes,—C, B, Y Aux,
1889—CANOEING—1 889.
HE growth of canoeing in America has been surprisingly rapid
within the last few years, and to meet its demands the Canove-
ing Department of the FOREST AND STREAM was established in
1883 in the hands of a veteran leader and expert. Since this time
the Forms? AND SPRHAM has published more news relating to
canoeing than has appeared in all other periodicals during the
twenty years or more that canoeing has been recognized. The
series of papers on
CANOE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION,
written originally for its columns, has met with the most encour-
aging success, having now reached its fourth edition in book
form since its completion in the paper, and being accepted as the
authority on all pertaining to the design and construction of
canoes and the finer «lasses of boats. The great event of the
year in the canoe world is the
MEET OF THE AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION,
and its full and elaborate reports of this event haye long been a
special feature of the Canoe Department of the Wormsm AnD
SrrnamM, The last meet, in particular, furnished material for
the most thorough and exhaustive series of canoeing articles ever
published, covering not only the meet itself from both social and
technical standpoints, but such subjects as
BUILD, MODEL, FITTINGS. EQUIPMENT AND SAILS,
The collection of designs of American and English canoes is
the most extensive and complete eyer published, each design
being specially prepared for the use of the
AMATEUR CANOE BUILDDR,
It includes such famous craft as Dot, Sunbeam, Lassie, Snake,
Vesper, Notus, Vagabond, Charm, Pecowsic, Guenn, with many
special types of racing and cruising canoes, The larger members
of the canoe family, the °
CANOPR YAWLS,
are also well represented, different specimens of this new class
which is rapidly attaining a well-deserved popularity being given,
while we shall add to the collection as fast as new designs appear.
Besides the many distinct classes of pleasure craft mentioned in
detail, there is always a demand for ees designs for various
purposes, many examples of which will be found in our columns.
This feature we propose to continue, giving designs for such uses
as may suit the wants of our readers, and also giving special
prominence to such craft of local reputation as the
SNEAKBOX, DUCKPR AND TUCKUP,
little known, save through the Formsr anp Srream, to yachts-
men at large.
CANOE AND BOAT BUILDING FOR AMATEURS.
[- any proof be needed of the strong and vigorous growth of the
mosquito fleef, in which may be included all craftsmall enough
to be handled by one man, whatever their difference in madel, it
may be found in a comparison of the first edition of “Canoe and
Boat Building for Amateurs,” published in 1884, with the hand-
some volume just issued, the fourth edition. In size it has grown
trom 168 pages to 263, the plates being increased in number from
2410 5%, The book itself is a complete index of the march of im-
provement and development of small craft, showing in what
directions the greatest changes have been made. The principles
of boat and canoe building have altered Httle within the last five
years, and consequently little change has been made in the first
part of the book. The details, however, of model, construction
and equipment of canoes have changed very materially, which
changes are fully described and illustrated by the addition of the
latest designs of canoes and sails. All the minor details of con-
struction and fittings are thoroughly explained in connection
with special designs. Among the additions are found such famous
canoes as Vesper, Pecowsic, Notus and Vagabond, with sail plans;
also the latest details in the way of droprudders and centerboards.
In the first edition the part devoted to boats contained yery
few examples outside of the conventional rowboats, the only
other distinct types, the canoe yawls and the sneakboxes, being
represented by but two or three examples. Of the former class
there have been added three very good examples of different
boats, the Ione, a large canoe, 18ft,36in,; the Annie, a still
larger craft, 18x5ft., buf without fixed keel or ballast, a very
large canoe; and the Iris, also 18x5ft., but a deep, able boat, for
rough water cruising, with a lead keel; 80 that the collection of
canoe yawls now includes six typical boats,
Sto 14ft,x40in. up to 18ft.x6lin., both keel and centerboard
oratt.
The family of sneakboxes, represented in the first edition by the
primitive little craft of Barnegat Bay, has been increased by the
addition of three new designs, all produced since the date of the
first edition, the Barnegat cruiser, the Forest ann STREAM
cruiser and the Delta. Hach of these represents a decided step in
the development of a very handy general purpose cruiser from the
plimitive ducking boat, the best qualitias of the latter being re-
tained and the undesirable features eliminated until a very satis-
factory cruising craft has been produced. Two of these boats
were specially designed and built by the author of the book for
the purpose of experiment, and after continued use both have
been pronounced highly successful. A very interesting addition
to the designs are the full lines and description of the Delaware
River boats, the duckers and tuckups. Roth of these boats,
though enjoying a local reputation, have hardly been known to
boating men at large, and neither had ever been described at
length. The lines and full details ot construction of each are
given, for the first time: and with two other sailing boats make
this branch of the collection quite complete,
The great yalue of the book to the canoeist, the boat sailor, and,
above all, to the amateur builder, has been established by the
practical test of its success, and even professional builders bear
testimony to the clearness and accuracy of its instructions.
From it alone many yery good boats, and some particularly fine
ones, have been built by amateurs and even novices. While it
would be too much to claim that any one could become a skilled
builder by purchasing and reading the book, there is ample testi-
mony to the fact that very many have produced most creditable
work, both in canoes and larger craft, with no other aid than its
pages afford. The chapter on designing and drawing, though
brief and elementary, has met with substantial praise from ex-
perts for its clear exposition of principles that are applicable to
tar larger work than canoe or boat design. Altogether, the book
fills most completely a very important place in the library of the
canoeist, the boat sailor and the yachtsman. In consequence of
the increased size of the book and the number of plates, the price
has been increased to $2.
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION MEET.
H# following programme has been decided upon for
T annual meet at Ballast Island, July 10 to 19: a ee
Reg Saini se wies around Ballast Island. Open to all canoes,
and C.
b. Sailing. Class B. Three miles. Record event.
3, Sailing. Class A. Three miles, Record event.
4, Pauding. ClassII. Une-half mile. Record event.
5. Paddling. OlassIil. One-half mile. Record event.
6, All classes. One and one-half miles; sail first half mile, pad-
dle second half and sail third. Record event.
7. Paddling. Class I. One-half mile.
8. Paddling upset. Classesi. and A.; 300ft, No special appli-
ances allowed. At signal each canoe must be turned completely
over, righted, and with crew inside paddle across the finishing
of all dimensions,
line.
9. Sailing, Noyiees. All vlasses. One and one-half miles. Open
only to canoeists who never sailed a,canoe prior to Sept. 1, 1888.
Rive Reting for the Gardner Challenge Cup. Classes A and B.
ix miles.
ll. Sailing consolation, All classes. Three miles. Winners of
either first or second plate in events 1, 2, 8, 6or 9 excluded,
12. Man overboard, At a given signal the crew shall throw
overboard astern on the leeward side a paddle, pick it up again
and continue on the course across the line.
18. Sailing for the W.C. A.'Trophy Cup. Classes A and B, 714
miles. Record event. ‘
14, Sailing for the Longworth Oup. Class © only. Course, dis-
tance and day of race to be announced by the regatta committee
before the race. , >
15. The carnival will be called at the discretion of the com-
Thittes.
WINTER CANOEING.—Editor Forest and_ Stream: Judging
from Commodore Bell, of Brockville, Canada, in the Forrst AND
Stream of Jan, 17., 1am led to think that he must have entirely
misunderstood my paragraph headed “Christmas Canoeing,” in
your issue of Jan. 3, Surely it was not a boasting spirit that led
me to send the brief mentioning of our Christmas outing to the.
Foresr AND STREAM, but rather pure and unadulterated hilarity
at being able to mdulge in our pet sport in the middle of a
northern winter. J hope Mr. Bell will quickly banish this errone-
ous idea, tor being descendants of that old Puritanie stock, by |
whom boasting In any sense was never tolerated, it behooves us to
at. least try to follow their example in this line, and keep their
precept good, We are glad to know that our Canadian brothers
are enjoying this delightfully mild and pleasant winter, and it is
good to. see that they are improving it in the interest and pursuit
of that most glorious of sports, canoeing._OHOKTH (Puritan C, C.),
B6
ee
—.
NWECKEN.
Editor Forest.and Strewmi _
Kindly find imclosed a hit of rhyming, whose con»posttion
seemed the only way to ree my mind from tho haunting of the air
“Necken.” Showld you think it worth a stick or two of types you
are welcome to use if,— KORA.
“LIGHTS OUT.”
Air—Necken.”
DEDICATED TO THE A. O. A.
Cee ADES, the embars are fading;
/ Paler the sleepy stars glow,
Night into morning is shading,
Ing, ere to slumber we zo.
Good-night, 1711 the sun through the willows
Rains pela in the lap of the sea}
Rest, til the bonny blue billows
Nod welcome to Phosbus and thee,
List] how the hird dreaming yonder
Trills a quaint song in its sleep,
Hark! how the breezes that wander
Mutter their plots to the deep,
Good-night, till the lances of morning
Crash ’gainst the shield of the sea,
Rest, till the surf shouts its warning,
And flings its gray ganntlets at thee.
Hush we our stories and jesting,
Laughter a moment restrain,
Here’s to the homes where are resting
The hearts we'll return to again,
Good night to each naiad and wood sprite.
Good-night to the rippling foam;
Good-night to bird song and staright,
But thrice a good-night to each home!
KORAX.
A SALT WATER CANOE KIT.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The members of the Puritan C. C., being interested in cruising,
seek allmeans of making their canoe kits as comprehensive as
porsible, and for the benefit. of some who may be just starting out
upon a c' uising career, I will givean example of one of our kits.
Of the canoeist's wardrobe nothing need be said, “*rause every
people's different.” The stores are carried in the tin box used as
a seat, Which is divided intoa dozen compartments rectangular in
shane, and filled by lin boxes with large screw covers. This tin
box is in turn pw} into a tarpaulin bag made to fit, thus keeping
everything dry. Probably the most troublesome things about a
eanoe kit are the cooking utensils; this incenvenience 1s com-
pletely done away with by our very comprehensive apparatus,
We have Im it the following articles of use in ealing and cooking,
1, A large 4-quurt tin pail with iron handle.
2, A trying-pan with folding handle.
3, A smaller tin pail with +pout (for coffee, etc.)
4. A pail with handle, divided into two compartments with lids
(lard and butrer). ‘i :
fh, A 6-gili tin cup with folding handle,
6, A.5-vill tin cup with folding handle,
7, A 4<ci!] tin bux with cover,
8 A salt shaker,
9, A pevper shaker.
10. Acoverfor he large pail (used as a plate),
11. Knife, 12. Fork and 18 Two spoons.
14. An extra plate. y
Tu the first pl, ce, the frying=pan fastens on to the bottom of the
large pail with its handle up the side. Then, Ne.8 goes inside of
No. 1, No. 7in 6, No.6 in 5, No. 5 under the handle of No, 4; then
this nest all goes inta No.8. Nos, 8, 9,11, 1% and 18 all stick in
between Jand 1, the spout on Smuking room for this. No, 14 is
laid on top of all mside, and No, 10 forming the ecyer of all, and
fitting snugly. he whole apparatusis putin a cloth bac made
for 1h, and forms a very complete and useful kit, having fifteen
articles all stowéd in» gallon pail Our whole outfit (including
6X6ft. tent) is contained in atin box,a tin pail and a tarpaulin
bag that will stow beneath the deck, ILEX,
LEGITIMATE CRUISING APPLIANCES.
Haditor Forest and Stream: ‘
lhave been very much interested by the discussion in your
columns as to Tac ne appliances and the qualitications of a cruiser.
partly because [ think the A. C. A. is fast anproaching a crisis,
The remarkable success of canoeing is dne to causes peculiar to
that sport, aud 1 believe that those who planned the Assoviation
laid down the only lines on which it can beasnecess, It might
pay some one to consider whether the canneists of to-day are not
losing sympathy with the faith of the early canocists. So surely
as they do canoeing will lose its vantage. It wants a wise head
and a ttm hund to resist pne tendency that would place canoeing
on the sume footing as shell boat _racieg or tuckups, hikers and
other classes of sraull vacing machines, Surely it at least claims
a higher standurd than these. But if seems to me than it is
by tar the best policy fo nDiaintain eyen at the cost of thinned
ranks the higher level of fhe sport, and thatit is by far less dancer-
ous to frame the issue pow, with Jittle danger of division, tuan to
drift indecisively a little further and find a split, not cnlp possi-
ble, but inevitable, ’ :
Tne only reasou for encouraging racing consistent with Associ-
ation principles is that it a fords a reliable test of the qualities of
the boats aud tenda to develup both canoe and canoeist. Lreason,
hawever, that development iu any direction In which the cruiser
cunnot follow is beyo .a the field of canoeing and should promptly
be headed off by A. CG. A. rules, Toe canoeist ought to be placed
in a position where he need not choose between features desiruc-
tive to his chances in the races or fatal to cruising.
But (und this “but’’ is the practical theme of my letter) it
onght first to be intelligently decided what the proper qualilica-
tions of a cruiser are; and in this respect | protest against making
any concessions to those who seek to make the pleaot cruiser
cover their timidity or their laziness. Wor surely the cruiser,
who takes the ouly risk incident to canoeing, should be no way
lacking in energy, 8k1]] and nerve
The cruiser canuot asd should not employ in his voyaging either
the standing rig or the sliding seat. It would be a concession to
argue that point. Nor wou'd there be any injustice in banishing
those two annoyances at once; indeed it works an injustice fo
delay the decision, for it will relieve those whu are justly opposed
to them from the necessity of employing them and give time to
adopt new rigs, b
But there are weighty reasons why the cruiser should employ
the centerdoard iu its latest development, and as theseinyolve
my understanding of the requirements of a cruiser and include
matters about which there is some room for doubt, [ think they
ought to be included im the discussion.
The normal posit on for the board is amidships, and to place it
elsewhere is but a compromise, for itis the pivot Upon which the
boat turos, and unless you want an eccentric you musi put your
pivot at the center, which will beamidshipsuniess some consider=
ativn of model or rig should requite it eisewhere.
But so taras 1 can see no consideration of model heed change
it. The iastest and most seaworthy model, 1 believe to be, and
shall assume to be, where the lines forward and aft are the same,
This necessitates sitting amidships, and it would of course be in-
tolerable to sit astride your centerboard, but by placing your
tronk so that tne after end comes amidships the weight of trunk
and board and of themain rig enables the crew to sit some little
aft without making any fullness of stern necessary.
As for mg, with the board in this position, mainsail and dandy
areas 6 to 4, while with the ordinary arrangement of board itis
btel.5. To carry more than 60ft. in your mainsail while cruising
would be unsaie, as length of mast and boom would make it
dangerousin a sea. The fofmer arrangement, therefore, allows
90ft. spread, and the latter only 75. The result of this arrange-
ment is a perfect harmony of purts. Weight, center of lateral
resistance, center of effort and greatest beam are all concentrated
practically amidships. The nicery aud certainty of balance, and
consequeutly better windward work thus obtainaole, is obvious.
But a vesult, not perbaps so obvious, is that it makes a hetter sea
boat than is otherwise possible, not only because she will respond
piomptly wud readily to the slightest Louch, but because when she
Meets 2 sea, coming in ou the weather bow say, she lfts readily
and allows it to pass under; for there is nothing in the way, no
board te catch the force of the wave and send the boat sweeping
off, both giving the wind a better chance at you and bringing a
tremendous strain upon the boat. The board, by its position
amidships, has no tendency to twist or turn the boat in any direc-
tion, and allows the action of the sails in the roughest weather to
keep her properly beaded. Meantime, owing to the balance of
model and the weight amidships, she is held nowhere but amid-
ship, so that bow and stern, like the hulis of a catamaran, are
egually tree to accommodute themselves to the necessities of the
moment, Pinally the boat is much stiffer, for at the point where
FOREST AND STREAM.
| the upsetting foree ja applied (center of effort) ars arrayed all the
elements of resistance (board, greatest beam and weight), which
is possible under no other arrangement, There ts, in short, a har-
are of parts.
But it seems to me that these threes matters of apoed, a generous
spread of canvas aud the ability to go to windward, are, next to
seaworthiness, hy far the most indispensable requisites of a
cruiser, That windward qualities aré most valuable in heavy
weather goes without saying, but speed adds no litile to the pleas-
ures and the comforts and the safety of cruising, It isa common
experience ip cruising to find that one boat can cover in a day
twice the distance its companion can, and, therefore, in a cruise
(usually limited only by time) can double the distance, variety
and experience possible, In salt-water cruising (and in salt water
only, with few exceptions, can nice sailing be done) the reaches
are Jong and the wind more or less constant, Sailing is here tre
cruiser’s principal method of progression, and he should be ready
to take advantage of it with all the sail that can be conveniently
and safely carried, Half the pleasure of cruising, and the part
that will linger longest in memory, wil) be (hose helter-skelter
scampers at full speed across the green bays with the sense of
quick motion due to the smooth, clean movements of a well-
modeled and well-balanced boat. And some of the pleasure
comes, too, from the appreciation of the fact that it is advisable
to get across those same green bays as quickly as possible. To re-
quire the cruiser to place his hoard well forward would be to
greatly impair the uselulness and efficiency of his boaf. _
Against these considerations it is urged that this position of
board would be uncomfortable in case the cruiser should desire
tosleep in his boat; and when the board is made readily remoy-
able, that he might want to sleepin it afloat, though this the re-
quirements of cruising in this country hardly ever make necessary
and very rarely desirable, . :
If distinctively vacing appliances (of which the board in any
position certainly is vot one) ure kept out T do not see that there
can be any dunyver under A, C. A. limits that racing wili develop
vicious extremes of model. Natural laws make the boat that is
mc st boat not unly the bestseu boat but the specdiest, For in light
Wentoer model counts for little or nothing, while in heayy
weather (when rapid motion deyelops waves) it is eyerythiug,
A longer experience than canoelug has had has tuught the shell-
boat builders that the model fustest under » force applied as in
rowing (or paddling) is for the midship section practically the are
ofaciwele. But for sailing yachtsmen seem now to agree that a
deadrise section is best adapted for speed and seagoing qualities.
Your flat-floored cruiser with its enticing spaces that tempt to
overweight your boat if compelled to weather a storm is very apt
io prove a death trap. Considerations of use, except such as
deiermine the general type, need not and should nof be alinwed
to enter into model and balance. These are of too fundamental
importance to be conformed to any but the natural laws that
upply toany boat. Itis axiomaric that the boat best adapted to
any locality is the boast. in common use there. In canveing the
requisites, of cruising in this country have developed a boat
entirely differens from the English boats, that is, a hoat without
ballast, essentially light and handy, a light, low deadrise boat
(without gripe it ought to be), Sucha boat may not stand the
weather that a heavily ballasted boat will, but 1p will stand far
more than such boats as Notus and Vesper sailed without ballast.
But you must keep the water out, and 1m this respect the talk
about “roomy cockpits seems te me ill-considered. If my exper-
ience of two years In a Rushton Vesper is reliable, nothing is
surer than that if your approved cruiser, with its fat floor and
Tft, cockpit were caught in a blow a mile or two from harbor it
would founder. Hatcnes won't do the work, and an apron can-
net be managed on s0 large a cockpit. The early boats, designed
only for cri1sing, had small cockpits, and in racing tite Né_escity
tor driving has led again ta small cockpits. To be sure, it has
already passed reagonahle limits and should he restrained, but it
ought to furnish a hint to tue cruiser. i. M.
Yonkers, N. Y., Jan, 26.
Editor Forest and Stream:
It st1ikes me that the recent attacks on racing canoes are at-
tempts to abolish one branch of the sport of canoeing. If my
neighbor prefers racing to cruising, why should [ force him to
give upappliances that he findssuitable to his ends merely because
they are unsuited to mine. One might just as well prohibit the
use of outriggers and paper shells aud compel all oarsmen to use
tholepins and whaleboats, because you cannot use the former for
fishing. Cruising and racing are two separate sports, and are so
recognized by yachtsmen, and the sooner we imitate our elder
brethern In this respect the better. In my humble opinion the
attempt to make the racing men use cruising canoes is x» mon-
strous piece of selfishness and luziness combined.
Selfishness—because the cruiser, not content wit all the many
pleasures and delights of his cruising tours, wishes to grab the
one ewe tamb of his poorer brother, the pleasure of having one of
the fiyers, It may be retorted that this is not true, that what is
Wanted isa series of rules that will oblige all canoes to be suit-
able for both sperts, You might just as well interbread carthorses
and trotters with the hope of getting thereby a perfect animal,
Laziness—because Instead of leveling up they want to level
down; instead of Jooking round for means by which the cruising
canoe can be improved they want to compel the racing man to
use their appliances in the hope that the cance may bre improved
—by whom? by their more energetic and inventive brethern of
course.
There is no problem I think so difficult to solve as what means
can be adopted to impel cruisers to improve their crait, That
gteat cause of improvement, emulation, 18 wanting.
Cruises are usually made alone; if there happens to be a party
they generally wait for one another at the cross roads; if one
eanoe is cramped hig friend’s canue takes part of the durnage,
whiie among the several outfits they Can generally scrape together
the necessities of life. Howcan emulation besuppled? Give the
ernis“rs separate races at the A.C. A. Tam afraid there would not
be enough entries tomakeadecentrace. Lt would be worth trying
though, and as the Thousand Islands is a lovely cruising ground,
the probable presence of a large number of cruisers at the next
meet would perhaps facilitate the experiment, But the cruisers
must rely upon their indiyidual efforts for progress. Let the
cruisers show that they are in earnest in their wish for the im-
provement and encouragement of their branch of the sport hy
trying to improve their outfits, cruising rigs, etc., and ihe publi-
cation of their inventions for the benefit of their less successful
brethren. Ifa member from each clnb in the country would eyen
once a year report the inventions of his elub, a healthy spirit of
rivalry would soon springup. Take the ForRmst AND STREAM for
the last year and then consider whether in the matter of progress
the cruisers have ney up their end of the log. Asa cruiser my-
self, [for my part feel ashamed. Above all, when the racers un-
grudgingly give their time and money for the common weal of
paddledom, do not criticise them harshly, Ler us follow their ex-
ample—be diligent, courteous and helpful. ASTICOU.
Orrawa, Jan, 26,
(*Asticou” will find our opinion of the lazy eritiser in the
Forrst AnD Strpam of Feb. 16, 1887. We have nothing to argue
in bis behalf, but there are few of his kind in proportion to the
many good canoeists who must either give up cruising, own two
or three canoes, or keep out of the races.)
Hditor Forest and Stren: '
Lsee that the old process of constructing a public opinion in the
A, O, A.—by the persistent reiterations of two or three individ-
uals—is once more going on in your columns. You hive invited
a full expression of opinion, and though Pdo not have any argu-
ments to adyance, and do not suppose the mere statement of my
view likely to change any other man’s notions, I will unburden
myself, 4
Pirst as to my point of view, [ama conservative; I was one of
those who saw no good reason for abandoning the Thousand
Islands as a place of meeting. and Irejoice afresh each time I
remember we are to be back there next August; I have always
helieyed in leaving well enough alone, and after racing at the
last five A.C. A. meets I can not say that I find those sailing
regulations such a bad lot after all, There seem to be three
especial points of objection; let us take theminorder, WPirstthe
board projecting above the coaming. There is no trouble in get-
ting ample area for windward workin a board housing entirely
within the cance; hence no one is putat disadvantage by one
which sticks up, except the owner thereof, so if any other poor
devil can’t find wn available piece of metal except a spare circu
lar caw, | for one am entirely content that he Le permitted to
follow the example of our friend from Brockville without let
or hindrance, Second the standing rig. Herve also I consider
the user is the sufferer; fat though “Mac” penerally relieves us
all and sundr ; !
question of the relative speed of standing as compared with
lowering rigs, I can't think of shouldering on to him my respon-
sibility in the matter, and still goon thinking that a lowering
rig properly built and handled will win its Tull share’ of the.
races, and that the presence of the standing abomination—so far
asmy own use goes, | cordially detest it, and wouldn't have one at
any price—will act as a spur to draw out all the possibilities of
-
of any further need of thought or worry over the
(Pre. 7, 1899.
fomree
reefing sails, to the permanent benefit of all camosists. 'Thirll the
sliding seat, Not be ga member of tho Lowell Club, T have never
used one, and for lack of the requisite nerve, never 6xpect to;
but I have used aj) seat projecting considerably beyond the beam
of the canoe, I have proven by experiment that I can hold up all
the sail I dare carry, without a deck-seat, but the exertion of so
doing is, in my present physical condition, greater than I care to
endure, so long as I aim uot compelled to, sp [ use a seat running
out just fax enotigh to take my weight off my leg-museles. I am
well aware that the Lowell men get out cone gery further than
would be possible without the use of their seat, but I have not the
nerve to demand that they shall give up a practice which I don’t
follow simply because I am afraid to doso. It amounts to just
this, IfI can win without adopting practices which some con-
sider questionable, how much sweeter 1s my victory if some of my
competitors have availed themselves of these possible advantages.
On the other hand, should new limitatious and restrictions be
adopted, would it not be a dubious satisfaction to win, with the
ae thought, Would I have been the first, had not some of
those other chaps been slowed down to my way of sailing? Inthe
old days, before the Trophy was dreamed of, the great race of the
meet was the “Unlimited Class B Sailing,” the cruising rig and
no ballast races had to take a back seat, but the winner of the
unlimited had the proud satisfaction of knowing that each of his
competitors was absolutely unfettered, and free to get the last »
second of speed out of his craft in any way his ingenuity conld
devise. So 1t is nowy with the Trophy race, and ! don’t believe I
am the only one for whom some part of its charm will be lost if it
ever becomes possible fora loser to say “If it hadn*t been for
those new rules—” In conclusion Jet mesay, to prevent any possi-
ble mistake, that lam not advocating these devices, and have no
sympathy with any one of them; but Lam a believer in lettin
evils work their own cure. The “one rig” idea, not badly set fort
by “Mac” in your last, has this in its favor, that it would in some
measure equalize racers in the matter of pocket—truly a desirable
thing. KATRINA,
Pachting.
FIXTURES.
JUNE.
22, Beyerly,Marbleb'djst Cham 1, Larchmont, Spring, _
£6. Pleon, Olub, 3-5-7. Katrinu-Shamrock, N, ¥.
2¥, Corinthian, Marblehead. 15, Corinthian, Marblehead.
29, Beverly,Mon.Beach,JatOpen 18-20-22. Karina-Titania, N. Y-
JULY.
13, Beyerly, Mon, Geach,2d' Open
1s Comnthinn, Marblehead.
17. Pleon, Clab Cruise,
20. Beverl y, Murblehead, 71 Cup.
24, Pleon, Chib,
27. Corinthian, Marblehead,
27, Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2¢ Buz.
ay.
d1, Pleon, Open.
4, Larchmont, Annual.
4, Beverly, Mon Beach, lst Buz,
Bay.
4, Beyerly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup.
4, Hyde Park, Annual,Chicago,
6. Beverly, Marbleh?d, 2d Cham
. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft,
Ocean Rate.
6. Sippican, Annual, Marion.
10. Pleon Chib, Ist Cham.
ATGUST.
24. Beverly,Mon.Bexch,3d Open,
24 Lavehmont, Oys.er Boats,
24. Corinthian, Marblehead,
28. Pleon, Sail off.
dl. Beverly, Marbleh’d, lst Open
3L. Sippican, Club, Marion,
SaPreMBar.
2, Beverly, Mon.Beach,24 Open 12, Beverly, Mon, Reach, 3d Buz,
2. Corinthian, Marblehexd, BY ‘
7. Beverly, Marblehead,3d Cup 14. Corinthian, Marblehead,
7. Larchmont, Fall Annual, 21, Beverly. Marbleh’d, Sail Off.
§. Sippican, (lub, Marion,
4. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup.
7. Pleon, 2d Cham,
. Corinthian, Marblehead.
. Beyerly,Marbleh’d, 3d Cham
. Pleon, 3d Cham.
1S8S9—-YACHTING—1 889.
A® evidence of what we bropose to doin the future, it is only
necessary to point to what has been done in the past. It is
now ten years since the FOREST AND STREAM, realizing the back-
ward condition, as well as the grand possibilities of
AMBRICAN YACHTING, a
shaped for itself a mew and clearly detined course. whese ends
were the radical improvement of the pleasure flert, the extension.
of the interest in yachting, the encouragement of Corinthisn sea~
tmanship, and the systematic organization of the sport thronghout
the United States and Canada. As all yachtsmen know, this
course has been steered successfully, in spite of strong opposition
and many formidable obstacles; aud the full measure of its suc-
cess is shown by the advanced position of vachting to-day,
As such a course involved at its very outset a condemnation of
models, methods and theories that were fairly established by lang
usage, and universally accepted as correct, appealing strongly to
national prejudice, itis no wonder that it af once aroused a pow-
erful spirit of opposition, not only among our rivals of the daily
and weekly press, but among yachtsmen at large; and that the
result was the largest and most important controversy that the
yachting world has ever taken parti. The resultis of s0 decisive
a nature as to have impressed itself indelibly and beyond question
on Our national yachting. The once universal national type, the
shoal, widesloop with inside ballast, has disappeared forever, and
with it hus gone the paid racing hand and the old, faulty method
of measurement. The leaders of the old fleet, hut afew years
since regarded as peerless, haye heen relegated to little better
than houseboat duty, while their places have been filled by a new
and AS UES superior class of yacht, in which is embodied
those principles o
DESIGN, BALLASTING AND RIG ;
that the FOREST AND STREAM was the first tu advocate. We can
claim with pride to havé taken the lead from the very first, as
well as huving borne the brunt or the battie that has given to
American yachtsmen a fleet of Safer, Faster and Handsomer
¥achts than they ever before po-sessed. The many and varied
deyelopments of the past five years have brought some surprises
that even the wisest and ablest yachtsmen and designers have
not foreseen, but whatever changes haye been shown to be neces-
sary in mioor matters, the broad principles firsh laid down in the
Fors AND STREAM of Depth, Low Ballast, Cutter Rig and Cor-
inthian Hundling, have been universally accepted throughout the
country. :
We need not allude further to the journals which af one time
opposed our course than to call attenmon to the fact that those
pinch still survive keep up but o dead semblance of yachting
news during the height of the season, disappearing before the
first frost, while the ForzsT AND SaRnamM is
IN COMMISSION ALL THE YEAR AROUND,
freighted each week with a seasonable cargo of full and accurate
Reports of Races, deseriptions and illustrations of New Yachis and
Inventions, lively and interesting Cruises, Practical Information in
all technical matters. Timely Discussion of current events, and
best of all, with the continuation of the series of Designs which
has proved of such great value to allits readers. The collection
which has appeared in the past in the columns of the FOREST AND
ScrBAM is unequalled in the whole bibliography ot yachting, in-
cluding as it does working drawings of thé best examples of pieas-
ure craft of all types and sizes, both racing and cruising. Uf
these designs we need only mention Sea Fox and Alert, each the
special feature of the racing in her ciass; Olara, with her un-
equalled record on both sides of the Atlantic, whose lines, sail
and interior plans were given in full; Thetis, the firat of her type;
Shadow, the fastest of the 85ft. cavin yachts; Wona, one of Mr.
Burgess's best efforts among the small cratt, Cruiscr, the fastest
for years of the open boats of her class; Vanduara, Mr, Watson’s
famous iron racer. The two challengers, Genesta and Galatea,
designed by Mr. J. Beavor Webb, whcese Interiors and details of
construction,.one composite and the other steel, were fully 1lus-
trated; Carmelita, the cruising schooner; together with a whole
fieet of smaller craft, cutters, sloops, yawls, luggers, catboats, in-
cluding Neva, Gem, indra, Rondina, Fad, Yolande, Gipsy, Wind-
ward, Pilgvim, Aneto, Vayu, Ginnet, Empress, Orinda, Carmita
and Guinevere, together with Sharptes, Wishing Craft, Houseboats,
Hunting Boats and other special types. These designs have been
prepared for publication with the greatest possible accuracy, so
as toiserve as a guide and instructor for the amateur, and also ta
be of value to the professional designer and builder. A strong
testimony to their value is found in the fact that nearly every
one in turn has been reproduced in the leading yachting journals —
of France and Germany. 1 4
While the Formsr 4p SrREAM has led in yachting proper, it
has gone still further in a new and popular branch of the'sport,
and bas given a name and brought into prominence
: SINGLEHAND CRUISING. rs
This department of yachting, 50 well suited to young:men, has
been steadily encouraged in our columns, and scores of special
designs and deta‘ls for tha use of the einglehand sailor, from the
deep little sea=going cutter tothe sharpie or ane WY ies
Plorida aud Great, sou th Bay, hove bern folly desert ed and illus:
trated. In close connection With this department, a8 well as wm
its application te larger craft, the cause of
CORINTHEAN SEAMANSHIP
has received special attinuon at the hands of the Vormsr AND
_ ETREAM, snd to it more than to nny other factor is due the pres-
St most eucouraging interest in Amatau Handling among
Amer can yaclitemen,
While the sailing fleet naturally claims the first place, the
fast-growing importance of
SRAM i
ntitles ib to more attention cath year, and we shallébrive togive
it more space than in the past. The stexam yacht, in all i1s forms.
—drom the grand and imposing orean eruiser to the lita naphtha
Taunt h. lus become u permanent and successful institution.
hile there is every ground ior pride and salisiavlion on the part
of the American yachi+man, not anlyin the great advance made,
butin the generally prosyerous condition of yachting throughout
the country, ab the same tiie there is much that is eapahle oe
impruvemint, acd until the time comes when Men are ready to
Admit that they at la t have found the .
FOREPECY YACHT AND PRRERCT CANOR,
it will be the aim «tf the Pores AND syRGAM to lead the way
toward betier things in the future us it has in the past.
NEW YORK YACHT RACING ‘ASSOCIATION.
BOUT fifty yachtsmen met at the Gilsey House on Jan. 381,
pursuant to the eal! issued some ime since, and the ofan-
ization ¢f a umon of most of the smallir clubs about New York
Was finally concluded. The followmg clubs were represented:
Alhbany—J. @, Sanders, J. S. Hassel aiid M. T.. Bowe. Columbhia—
CO. M. Arm-trong, Gui, Parkhill and O. Dietz, Jersey Ciry—Com,
Pierson and “Joe” Pisworth, Knickerhecker— ©, Cougkiry, B, P
Mowton and F, J. Miller. Newark—Chne, Carmen, B. Grover a-d
7. J, Rache, hewark Bay. Vreeland and H, Van_Buanirk.
New Rochel.e—Gom, Pryor, Dr, Z. Lewis and Geo. €, Poster,
New Jersey—G. KH. Gartuand ard Richard Outwater. Sing Sing—
Kk, B. Sherwood, BK. &. French aud W. W. Washburn, Tayipan
Zee—Capt. J. Styles, H. B. Weeks and O. A. Preston. Williame-
burgh—H, Doscher and ©. W. Voty. Yonkers—T. M. Taylor, C.
T, Mercer and A. D, Petersen. Youkvra Corinthian—Com, Prime,
FP, A. Rigby and A. FP. Rose. Staten Island Apbletic Club, yacht-
ing department, J. C. Uhler,
Mar, Pe'rtsen, of the Yonkers Y. O., wasealled tothe chair, with
Mr, Parkinll, Columbia ¥. C., assacretary, Thechairman stated
thatthe immediate object of the prrsent meeting was to decide
whether sucti in orzauization as had been proposed was desirable,
leaying a]] matters of aetail tobe syringed a) asubsequent meet-
ing sliould the answer bein whe atl mative. Com. Prime, Yonk-
ers Cor, Y. C., ouect the originators of the movement, then Spoke
at “the necessity of some organization among the clubs racing
small yachts about New York, the Endson River and the sound,
that shovld secure a uniform classification, measurement anu
sailing rulvs for all unicn regattas. leaving each club af liberty ag
Tar as its club races were concerned.” Healsostuted that the sup.
ject OL mezsurement would not be diseussed uutil a later meeting,
Phemeain guertion b ing the organization in a ¢6 ieral way. The
next speaker, Capt. Joe Ellsworth, spoke strougly in fayor of the
roposed orgaiizZ..Lion, but at the same time he suggested a mean
eee rule as tie best possible one. -
The opinions of 1 representative cf each club in succession were
then called for by the chairman, with arequest that the question
of organization only be adhered to, und tue measurement qucs-
tion in particular should be omiltcd, Unfortunately his request
: was not adhered to, but after sayimg 1m a few words that be
fayored the proposed organiz» tion, each speaker in turn branched
off at Jength inte a dcfe.se of his fuyarite rule of measurement.
Some wanted niean length, some length plusts or 1-boveraanging,
Some length and sutl area. One rile wus objected to because it
had “plus” init, and neb, dy could be expecied t) know what plua
“meni. Alter a time order was restored and some questions of
| getau were discusted, preparatory 10 a second meeting, set for
Mareh 8, at which the arsociation will be formally orzanized,
The constituiioa of the New Enyland Y, kt. A. wis disctissed in
detutl ani! its main features indorsed, ‘the name of thé new or-
ganization will he tee New York Yacht Racivg Association, it
will be open te all clubs m Mew York, New Jersey and Connecti-
cut, With a membership ef not less than 25 members, and u, fleet,
‘of not less than 10 yachts, The final work of orean:zation will be
) dovie ai the March meenmg, when a coustitution awd by-laws will
be adopted, é : ;
The pew organization has a wide field of labor before it, and
if iv is suecessin) as if now promises to be, it may do a great deal
of good for \achting in the smaller classes. he great difficulty
wili naturally be the meusurement question. Many of the clubs
hieh raov. Gpen boats are firmty wedded to the mrasuremont
& length alone, and wil: not accepta length and sxil area rules
while oth y Clubs which have tried the latter will not go hack to
a length tule. However suitable for plumb stem and square
stern, no oWier of acabin yacht 10-day will consent to chop off
both ends arid imake ber look like ady goods hox m ordér to
race under a lineth rule, All American yachtsmen are preud
of the bundsome Burgess yachts, from Volunteer Gown to the
18ft, cats, aud yet Det one of these yuehts could be raced to
udvaniie Duder the length rule. Dhere is one simple and prac-
oo) way out oi tle difficulty which we would recommend to
tle framers cf a rule at the next meeting; to adopt a length rule,
say leugih plus ote-liith overhang, asiu the New Enelind Y, R.
A., for wll open boats; and a vena and sail area rule, that tor
instance of the Ixnickerbocser Y.C,, the largest club that will
cin the Association, for allcabin yachts. Such a course would
etair to both partics, and if coupled with a definition of whet
shall constiture a cabin yacht, will cover the woole question.
With the measurement question satisfactorily seitled and a
ood classification aud sealing rules, the New York ¥. kK. A, is
iicets to become a permanent sud usefuk part of American
yachting.
— = rl
BUILDING NOTES.
A’ Ayers's yard, Bay_Rdge, Vr. Mayfield’s steam launch is
nearly completed. She is S0ft. long, plumb stem and squuie
Slern, with a beum of Tit. Yin. anu a draft of 3ft.6in. The hull is
Giagonal planked, with aa inner skin of pine and an outer one of
Maiogany, Le wwo 1astened with hrass screws and copper rivets.
the bout 18 oven Save a deck al rich end and narrow waterways,
Riley & Cawiey will buila the engines. In the snop is a 26ft.
lauuch for the steam yacht Oneida, \o be fitted witu the Oteldi
enpine aud boiler, She1is also doubleskinned, but ot white cedar.
A-ned has been built outside and beneath it the frame of Mi.
Whitloek’s cutter is rapidiy taking shape. This boat, designed
by Mr. Wm. Gardner, will be dvft. on 1.wal,, with 10f. beam and
Wit urati, ‘he enos have the fushionnble amount of overhang,
Teudy completed. Sue will be suiled by Capiain Parker, of 1téhen
Ferry, fourmerty mare of the [rex. :
At Mumm's yard Mi. Lawtow's cutter is painted outside, and
er mash hus been stepped. Weunderstand that the lenath, deck
v hounds, 15.d5ft, The toilowmg uieasurements have been given
§ 48 correct, in plage of those published two weeks since: Length
over all, Sait. Yin.; Lwal.. S9Lt. igin.; beam, extreme, left, hi4ins
draft, 9iv. lin. Sue will pe named Chispa, Mr, Mumm has the
lanking and deck on the new conipromise boat. His Joiners are
ow busy With tle interior of Sache, wihech will be reutted with
wh'te mahogany.
At Puepie’s yard, Salem, the MeV y 40-fooler is in frame, and
ie 80 will soon be started. ‘ae former will be completety fitted
ip Lelow With cabin, after stalerdom and galley, with all pan-
ries, e1¢., for cruising. } 7
Lawley bas Cul. Ferbes’s schooner in frame, Mr, Beebe’s 40 is
out tunbered up, Mr. blits’s 4i-lcoter is Huissed outside and
abin work hegun, and the lead kee: of Mr. Velmoot*s 49 will be
tun this week. Mr, Owen's 4i-foover will be S7it. 6la. over all,
tt. Gin. 1.w,l.,16ft. Gin, beam,
At Monument Beach Mr. Dunn has finished a new catboat, the
tiowa, lor Mr. Lloyd Jeffries, Secreiary of the Beverly ¥.c.
he 13 24t i eein, over al, 1Oft. Ll. leweL, beam 9b. 10}4in., dratt
aiNe 4 :
At Osterville, Mr. Crosby is building a 24ft. 4in, boat for Bassett
rothers, of Chathamport; one 16ft. Gin. for Burrell Rotch. of
uttyhunk; one 22ft, bin, for #. Bloomer, of Chatham: one 23ft,
top aud made pretty good weatuer.
FOREST AND STREAM.
Olin. for Almy Mayo, of Chatham; one 23ft, 10in, for B. F. Rldridge,
of North Chat if one wach for HW, Nickerson, North Chatham,
nod Macbeth Barton, 21ft.; two ltt. apritvatl centerboards tor
Alfred Nickerson and brother, of Wood's Holl.
At Harwich Mr. Jenkins is building a catboat 29ft. Gin, lw...
by 11ft, ain, beam for Mr. Walter Labau,
At South Boston Mr, Williams will build a second beat for the
Mosquito Meet, 21ft, over all, 15ft, Yigin. lew.l, 3ft. 2in. overs
heng aft, 5ft. &n. beam and sft, din. draft, with 1,000)be, of lend
outside and 200 inside. 1
Ai Cleveland Mr. Wm, J. Munsonis building from his own dé-
ett & keel cutter 22ft, over all, 20ft. lw.l., Hft. Sin, beam, 4f6,
raft. } :
At Polllon’s yard, South Brooklyn, the sloop Wizard, lately
purrhased by Eriest Staples from Vice=Com. Golr, is out for ré-
planking and Gin, more keel, including thiee tons of outside lead.
At Gity Island, Mr, Piepsrass has plated up the h3ft, yawl and
laid the planksheer, The sieel bulwarks will extend up to the
ral. 'Dhe lead keel lias not yet been cast. This yacht is set up
where Titania and Katrina were built, Next to her heavy keel
blooks for whe Morgan schooner huve been laid, but the keel is not
ready yet. South of the latter is Mr. Grinnell’s schooner, now in
frame wad with her garooards fitted, She will be 2 deep center-
hoard craft, with an S section and considerable hollow to her
floors, The centernoard trunk extends to the top of the house,
The latter will cover the whole of 1h3 cabins and is necessary to
gain headroom, The tovecastle floor will be prouped a little be-
jow the cabin floor, giving headroom forward. Tie spars and
ironwork for this hoat and the yawl are now well under way,
Banshee hus had more lead added below her keel, making the
bottom semicircular in section instead of flat, The basin is now
being dredged vut,so Wenonah has been hauled upon the rail-
way hetween Titania and Katrina, :
Hawkins’s yard the steam yacht Adelide is being practi-
cally rebuilt under the supervision of Mr, Neils Olsen, ‘lhe bow,
that was.damaged in the vollision with the Providence, has been
Jengthened dft., while the round stern will be replaced by a lone
overhang. The joimer work is entirely crew. Tue old wherl will
be ft eoshee bya Bartlett whee), The old sloop Richmond, built
in ot , 12 now hauled out beside the Adelaide for some minor re-~
pairs.
BUILDING TO LENGTH,
E have heard that some of the new boats of last year were
actually over their class length, but were admitted ag a
matter of courtesy into the classes which they had overrun, This
is a thing that should be very promptly dealo with, as there must
bea hard and fast limit somewhrre, beyond which neither ae-
signer nor builder sliauld go, under penalty of being disqualified,
In making a new rule it is only fair that old craft should he con-
Sidered and allowed a little latitude iu the matter of length for
Classification, but after the limits are fixed and publivly an-
nounced, no new yachf should be allowed to exceed them. It is
the designer's place to sce that she does not do so,and he or the
builder must answer to the owner for any excess of Jeupth; but
pO owner has the right to bang a boat to the Lne which is built in
defianve of the rules and to demand an entry for her. in cases of
this kind the exact letter of the rule nust ve rigidly auhered to,
and no leeway allowed beyond the exact limit. If an excess of an
inch is winked at by regatia committees, there is no good reason
whiy two iuches excess should be ruled out, and 10 practically
Amounts to either an enlargement or abandonment of the cliss
limit, The tendency now is to crowd the rule as hard as possible,
to gain the last fraction of an inch in Jength, aid this is all right
if the desivner is sufficiently suve of his weights to iake the risk:
but if he slips up and the boat goes below her designed dtaft and
beyond her waterline allowed by the rule, neither he nor the
owner can fairly ask that the latter be disregarded or changed,
There are now many new boats on the ways or on paper, and we
wish to call attention to this impcrtant matterin good season.
MY LAST SAIL.
AKING in the surroundings, I queried aloud, ‘What if this
old boat house could talk?” Not that any one would be sent
to the lock-up, unless aquatic lying 1s a penal offense: in that
case not one would escupe—no, not one. The Dexcon roosted hign
in a Ganyas hammock; he had been reading “Spirit Land and
Heavenly Bodies” in un old nuniber of the Living Age, and at
that moment his spirit was sailing through space. Hather para-
doxieal, but the Deacon 1s solid on spirits. Jimmy’s ed-ac-you-
please legs were affectionately embracing a red-hot stove, his
clean-shaven chin nestled contentedly in tender palms, “in sweet
meditation fancy free.” An occasional grunt was all that teld
that he was of thisearth, Jerry (the cat) sat updicking his fore-
paws}; be had yainly been tryimg to fish out a piece of lemon peel
thitt Uoated in a tumbler, essayed to stand on bis head on the leg
of & capsized stool, danced a jig on the stove and attempted to
climb the pipe, anchoring atta-t in Jimmy’s back hair, “Whats
the matter with tuat cat?” yoiced the Commodore, “Whisky
sking don’t seem 10 agree with catiz, Come, Cap let's be cit?” and
lenvethe cat? ““W-u-a-i) dint you tell me you sailed a race
tiway back yn tbe 40's to Chester buoy and returu during a seyere
sOW, storm, wich floating ice in the river, »nd didn’t you invite
me toiake our las: sail of the season to-day?’ That setiled ir,
Tn five minmes we were under way, Preseitly a wind hustler
sbruck the ship a point or two off, and came very near dumping
the whole busmess into the myer. After that we put on cur
nursing caps. The waterio the N,W.reach was rather eccentire
in its wave makiny, throwing it up im chunks, ag it were, The
snow flew by in blinding scuds, and the wind just zot intu a {ret
and waltz d aiound like a danc.ng master; st.1l the ship kept on
Not & word was said for
lif.ecn or twenty minutes, when the Com. (tor shor) jerked his
head to port to uyoid the sn iw and flyioy spray, and abruptly
said, “Gap, that fellow that struck us "while ugo was a masher,
Wuat —” Just what he would bave said will never be known;
a ‘white cap” hit him square tu the back, taking a round turn 1h
the palaver and washing him into the b. (tomof the boat, He said
afterwards he thougut he meunt to say, ‘What's the matter with
the cat ??
HouLued: the eastern potot and tcok a long lez to port in
smoother water. Passe! a flock of ducks not duft. to leeward,
huddled close together in the long grass und store debris. Phsy
did not getup, The water on the shoul off the willows broke yb
every HiLectieD and looked cross eyed tor a jina, which was im-
perative. Tapped boom, slacked peak and threw tlie hoom over
to pee cee aul Stand nf like a trooper’s horse, and withoit
accident,
‘Luen the little ship, with about 8\t. between her sheet blocks,
dashed of down the western channel like a singed cat, Tt Was
now snowing and blowing very hard, and we could scarcely see
three boats’ length ahead. “Cap. don’t you think the dueks we
saw to the east’d was drjto stutter’ This was said with a cold.
blooded, sardonic leer. We were both so far out on the weather
(quarter that every sea abruck usin the back of the neck, the life
lines keeping us from yoing overboard. Our limbs were numb
with cold; m short, our situation was very precarious. With des-
perate energy Tshook myself together, and witha stern demoannr,
litting the gravity ef the occasion, replied; “Didn't you see the
flock »f ducks you spoke of this moment pass, just clearing the
gait? Had a double reef not been tied in, the whole bunch would
haye went clean through the sail like a cannon ball, No, drift
stuff don’t fly that fast.’ It being impossible to locate the ship
tox nety, it was thought prudent tosheet home,and haul up for
the weatuer shore. “Tapped Jo" tor the first time, and while
doing 80 shot under a three-masled schaoner’s bowsprit, and was
cutof sight in & moment, in the driving snew. ‘Ciose shave,”
coolly remarked the Com., with the same old barbarous haul
down ot iis port oplic, peculiar tohim. “The big fellow boomed
up so, [thought we had run into the public buildings,” Hark!
isn’t that the paddle of a steamer? But woatis she doing away
up there 16 the air? Look sharp Com., we must be close under the
land; sing the news as soon as you can see any thing.” ‘ee any
thing, why L can’t see the end of my nose.” While vet, apenking,
the well known and now gladly seen whari loomed right upahead.
To hout ship, pick up moorings and tap Jo was a pays task, and
quickly done. The Will Cook is 15ft. over all,and is a good sea
boat. having many peculiarities of her namesake. Uehzgnts to
romp about in rough water, and tux whole’ sail when decent
boais.are veeted; has a. penchant for the fair sex, which appears
to be reciproval; amiable when treated right, but as vicious us an
old he goatin March, if any one attempt to cut capers with her.
Yes, she has many of the commodore’s ways. As we walked up
the shp some one stemed to say, “What's the matter with thao
cal?” oubit was probanly only the soughing of the wind around
the gables of the boat house. This gem of boat literature ovigin-
ated with brother Bagley, after winding his opponent in a closely
eontested boat race, which he won. R, G. Wicers.
BEVERLY Y, C.—4 special meeting was held on Peb. 2, at
which s committee was aay. ae ia to confer with the commuttee
of tue Corinthian Y. C. on ibe subject of a uniform classification
and racing rules, re
| YAOHT AND CANOE CRUISHMS.—Dditor Forest and Stream:
have bees very much interested im your correspondent Henry
kK. Wicksteed’s account of hia cruise on Lake Superior in the
HFonrsr AND STREAM of Jan. Sand 10. Lhave no doubt there are
4 food many more cf your résders who, like myself, are passion~
ately fond of boating and kindred amuaments, but on account of
business arrangements or other phings over which they have no
control, are located s0 far away from places where such amuse-
ment van be enjoyed, that 1t_is only oesasionaliy they can get
away and indulge in the reality, To these the next best consola-
tion is to doitin imagination with the hero of the trip, just 1he
same asi did with your correspondentin his account of biscruise.
With map by my side, completely absorbed and oblivious to all
surroundings, | was with him trom the t?me he lifted his anchot
and trimmed his main and jib sheets at Port Arthur, and I fol-
him in his travels and adventures around Nipezon Bay and the
lake of same nume, then tothe extreme N W. corner of the lake,
and back to the place he start-d from, and the pleasure I derived
was only secondary to that of being there in person, for in imag-
ination | was skipper and at the helm guarding the oraft through
the treacherous waters, not that | would wish fo supersede bim,
in this position, for [ would be ever willing to ship before the
mast rather than miss suvh a criise, The sieht of your
correspondent Ralph W, King, “Canoeing on a Fresh-Water
Ocean,” Noy. 8,“Crnise of the Sylvia,” Dee. 13 and 20, alko de-
scliptions of Georgian Bay an’ Collingweod fishing boats hy
“Retaw,"’ Jan, 19, haye all given me, and I haye no doubt a great
many others, unulloyed pleasure in their perusal), and I trust for
the benefit of those of your readers who like myself are less fortu-
nately situated, we shall haye many articles of a similar charac-
ter from that portion of your correspondents who are more
pieced se time and opportunity.—T, CHADWICK (Des Moines,
a,, dan, 24).
AGRICULTURAL METHONS IN YACHT BUILDING.- Over
among the Jersey and Long Island truck farms, where relery is
grown by the acre in lung pits, as soon as the plunt 1s well rooted
and come six inches above ground the earth is banked in about it,
th's process being continued from time to time, until what was at
first a trencli hecowes a high ridge. A similar plan has been
adopted in the comstruction of one of the new flyers ot the season,
now well under way. As soon as the keel was cast and the bolts
driven, earth was piled in about it, so thatit is most effestually
screened from the yulgar gaze, and no one can tell whether it is
one foot or four feet deup. We cannot say how much further the
Process will be carried, but 1t looks as if the intenuon, was to fill
in successively after the garbcards and planking,:o that when
completed the boat willhave to be day up for launching. This
plan would he cheaprrand more effective than the elosed shed
method employed im Thistle.
QUINCY Y, G.—The annual meeting was held on Feb, 2, with
Mr. Geo, M, Saville in the-chair. The following olficers were
elected: Com,, John Shaw; Vice-Com., George G. Sayville; Meas.,
W, M. Maybury; Sec. and Treas., Henry M. Faxon: Regatta Com-
inittee, Juhu W. Sanborn, Paul K, Bluckmer, H. B. Glover, Harry
L. Rice, Harry H. Sheen; House Committee, W. H. Shaw. h. M.
Waxdu, William 1. Dewson, Fred L, Rice, Warren Bf. age; Dele-
gates to N, BE. Y, R. Association, commodoyve, secretary and one
member to he selected by them.
TORONTO AND ROYAL CANADIAN Y. 0.—The union of
these two clubs was formally carried out on Jan. 25, each club
meeting and electing certain officers, after which a joint meeting
was held. The officers are: Com., A. lt. Boswelj; Vice-Com., T,
McGaw; Capt., Hume Blake; Hon. Sre., 5. Bruce Harman; Com-
mittee, Messrs. C. C. Dultan, Beverley Jones, Dr. #, Lessle, C.
Ryerson, Kh, &, Stupart (ot the R. ©. Y.C.),and Douglas Armour,
bs BR. eT 4 VY. Percival, J. Wilton Morse and W. S. Jackson
athe T, ¥. C.),
CRUILSING,—Gitana, schr., Com. Weld. completed her repairs
and sailed on Feb. 2 for Gibrultur, where her owner will join her,
Dr. Vhafeher Goddard will make the trip out on her, returning at
once by steamer. Capt, Sherlock will drop over botrle Overy
day, tiving position of the yacht... Narod, steam yacht, was at
Brunswick, Ga., ov Jan, 30., ,Coronet, schr.. Mr. R. {, Bush, ar-
rived at Aden on Jan, 30, on her cruise aruunad the world,
KNICKERBOCKER Y.C0,—At a@ special meeting on Jan. 30 the
vacuncies In the board of officers weve filled, making the full list
as follows: Com., L. Lefferts; Vice-Com., R. Oelsner; Reur-Com_,
C. Doughty; Sec., A. Varian; Treas., J. Harris; Meaz., C, Cougn-
iry, and Fleet Surgeon, Dr. K, Ringer, Board of Directors, G. K,
lioseuquest, A. Christie, Jr: J. 8. Harris, A, Steen and J. A, Mor-
vison,
A SUOCESSOR TO PETRONILLA.—Mt is now known that the
now 60-rater building ficm Watson's designs at Fay’s is for Lord
Dunraven, owner of Petronila, designed last year ty Rickard-
Fou, hut not a success thus far, The new yacht will meet Yarana
this season, but there is no prospect of either coming to Amirica.
ALYVA,.—On Peb, 1 Mr, Vanderbilt and his party reached Balti-
more, where the Alva wasin waiting, and went aboard the yacht,
but she did not tail until Peb. 5. The party meluded Mr. and
Mrs. YW. KK. Vanderbilt and their three thildren, Mesars. W. S.
Host, Gould Redmond, O. AH, P. Belmont and Dr, Keyes,
IC YACHTING,—Ona Feb, 1 the first chelleuge raceiof the sea-
son was sailed on range Lake in a brisk N. W. wind, the winner
heing oat A, 5. Ramsdell, in 2%7m.; with Cold Wave second
and Get There third. A second race was started, but did not
finisu tor lack of wind,
ENCHANTRESS.—We call attention to the advertisement on
another page of this famous schooner, built in New York. but
owned for some years past in Mngland, where she 1s now offered
for sale.
CHANGES OF OWNEHRSHIP.—Adrienne, schr., has been sold
by Mr. Lancaster to Mr. Buck....Acnes, sloop, nus been sold by
iy, R. Van Nostrand to Trevor W, Park for £2,500,
SARACEN.—Mr, Powle’s cutter is out at Lawley's to have her
lead keel recust in deeper und thiaonerform. She will also have
a larger rie Next season.
GLIMPSE, schr., Mr. Benoni Lockwood, that struck on a reef
Jast fuli, has been repaired at hawkins’s yard, City Island.
MARIQUITA.—-This name has been given to the new Belmont 49.
Answers to Gorrespendents,
iiF"No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents,
M., Mahanoy “ity, Pa.—Vanne te (A... 2368) was by Count
Dick (Van—Countess) and out of Petrel (Prince—Lille Ii,),
R.J., Newburgh, N. Y,—“standards and Points of Judging for
all Breeds of Dogs” contains the mformation you ask for. For
sale at this office, price 5) cents,
H., Cortez, Colorado.—In your issue of Jan. 17 you make men-
tiou of the Boonie and Crockett Club, Will you kindly intorm me
the address of the secretary? Ans. Arehibald Rogers, Hyde
Park, Dutchess county, New York,
WANTED TO KNOW from the hunters of Pennsylania and. West
Virginia wlere is the best place for black bear. What time inthe
spring would be the best fimeior one to take a hunt for them?
Any one who knows the above questions will please writeat once,
and oblige one anxious toknow.—Luvy Dwar, M.D., New Peters-
burg, Highland county, O.
Inter Nos, Manchester, Kngland.—A. young naturalist, thor-
oughity skilled in all branches of the profession, who could and
would make a specialty of big game and fish, asks your valuable
advice as to whether he would dovight in leaving England to go
to some town io Florida and start a business there. Is there suf-
ficient work done to warrant my doing so? Ans. Should decidedly
question the wisdom of such 4 step as you propose. There are
already more taxidermists im Florida than the State can support.
New York, May 17. 1888.—U. 8. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass,:
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FOREST AND STREAM, §
Among the series and papers which will appear in
the FOREST AND STREAM in 1889 may
be named these:
Sketches of Frontier Life,
Indian Folk Lore and Life,
Lost in
North American
Mammals,
Hunting in the Himalayas,
Hibernation of Reptiles and on Snakes’ Weapons,
The Summer Hunt of the Pawnees,
Special Correspondence
from the West,
Shooting on Mount Olynipus,
the Forests of Acadia,
Five Days a Savage,
Domestication of Game.
The Sunset Club,
The White Goat,
The Forest and Stream Trap Reports of 1889
will be given in the best form by the journal’s own representative and other comprtent
reporters,
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autumn of 1888, when our full reports of important tournaments were acknowledged to
have been the best pieces of special work of the kind ever done.
The Trep columns will be
kept in the front rank; and because of them the paper will be indispensable to shooters,
Jn our
fectly competent hands,
Kennel Department
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In this strong feature the Forrest AND STREAM is universally
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Life in a Corner of Yankeeland.
By ROWLAND E. ROBINSON.
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The School Meeting in District 18. Uncle Lisha’s Spring Gun. In Uncle Lisha’s Shop. Con-
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A Rainy Da
Little Sis.
Deer-Hunting. The Hard Experience of Mr. Abija Jarvis.
Sugar Camp Indians in Danvis.
inthe Shop. The furkey Shoot at Hamner’s.
am Lovel’s Bee-Hunting, In the Shop Again
The Boy Out West.
The Wild Bees’ Swarm.
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$1.00,
Uncle Lisha’s Cour ing. How Zene Burnham Come It on His Father.
Sam Level’s Thanksgiving
The Fox Hunt. Noah Chase’s
The Coon Hunt. In the
Breaking Up, The Departure,
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Ferrets vs. Rats.
The best breeds of both young and old Ferrets
for sale ab ADOLPH ISAACSEN’S “Sure Pop,”
92 Fulton Street, New York City. A complete
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Chester White, Berkshire
and Poland China Pigs,
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Common FPigecons.
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ie WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus)
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ot the English setters
PRINGE NOBLE
(A.K.C.S.B. 8242),
— GUS GLADSTONE
(A.K.C.S.B, 8210),
At a Fee of $20 Each.
J. J. SCANLAN,
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THE GORDON SETTER
SoU Ee i.E:,
Fee $25.
THE IRISH RED SETTER
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Sport is champion Elcho—Old Palmerston
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Ca: tney, Forest, Ohio. Address J. D. SPERRY,
Kellogg, Ia.
IRISH SETTER AT STUD.
IMPORTED
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Blood red, winner of three Ists and four cups.
Shot over two seasons; carefully broken; splen-
didiy bred and most typical incolor, formation
and strain. Fee $25.
EK. 0. DAMON,
Northampton, Mass.
St. Bernards.
IN THE STUD. ~-
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AT STUD,
Fee, $25.00
THE IMPORTED BULLDOG
PORTSWOOD TIGER
f | Yor particulars address
RIVERVIEW KENNELS,
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IRISH RED SETTER
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pion Gath ex Gem, litter bother to field tnal
winners Gath’s Mark and Hope. Joy was broken
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Ghe Hennel,
T BERNARD DOGS FOR SALE.—THREE
\) fine males of very pure strain, 6 weeks old.
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601,46
yrs., very stylish, fast and staunch, Thor-
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low. Address T. S. SKETLTON, Colebrook, one:
TALIAN GREYHOUNDS AND FINE ENG-
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7 (ee eae
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Future Winners.
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CONTENTS.
THE KENNEL: .
Massachusetts Kennal Club.
The Pittsburgh Show.
Golumbus Dog Show.
Newhbutgh Dog Show.
American Kennel Club.
Vox and Hounds Again:
Dog Talk,
ee ynel Notes.
Kennel Manugement.
ROLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery.
“Tribune”? Match of 1889,
ee Sheoting Associa-=
The Trap.
Malesooe “ba, Medal Meet,
Estimating Trajectory Curves
Organ—Kleinman.
CANOEING.
Some Cruising Experiences.
Tuat Projecting Centerboard.
The Merrimac Circuit.
YACHTING.
West Indian Hurricanes and
EDITORIAL.
At qndex of Circulation.
Advance.—t.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
ee inthe Rocky Mouns
ains
RATURAL History.
Habits of the Orter.
G4MP BAG anp GuN.
Pugét Sound Game.
A Hunt in Java.
Adirondack Deer.
Grouse Snaring
Shooting Giubs of Chicago.
Game Notes.
Sma and River FISHING,
The Hagfsh.
The Trout of Sterling Lake.
A Bovhood Reminiscence.
The Steel Rod.
Tarpon Fishing.
FISHCULTURE.
Colorado Fish Commission.
New Hampshire Commission.
Bo:ton Fish Bureau. the March Blizzard,
Salmon and Trout in Ecuador| Measurement Question on
A Successful Frog Pond. Lake Ontario,
THE KENNEL, Steam Launch Cruising.
Dog Artists. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS,
DUCK SHOOTING SUPPLEMENT.
The next number of the FoREST AND STREAM Will contain
@ four-page supplement containing papers on wildfowl
shooting.
ADVANOE,—II.
Aa English nobleman who was hunting in Newfound-
land made it a practice to measure off with a foot
rule the salt pork which he gave to his Indian guides for
the camp meals; and one day having seen a huge chunk
of pork put into the pot te come out again much reduced
in size, as pork has a way of doing when boiled, his lord-
ship asked the cook, ‘‘What has become of all the pork
that was put into that pot.”
During the past fifteen years much effort has been
made in the cause of game protection and fishculture,
but the result has not been a commensurate reward for
the endeavor. The pork that has come out of the pot
has been shrivelled and altogether disproportional to
what was putin. The discouraging reflection is, that
while it is the nature of pork to shrink in cooking, as our
English friend no doubt found out before he emerged to
civilization, there are no known natural laws to diminish
the results of game and fish conservation efforts. Perverse
human nature and ignorance alone are to be credited
with setting at nought the intelligent and public-spirited
movements which look to the restocking of our waters
with fish and the permanent possession of a game supply
in our fields and forests.
There are encouraging indications that these elements
of moral and mental hindrance aré being overcome.
Last week we noted the new order of things in Michigan
where, thanks to the persistent efforts of the Michigan
Sportsmen’s Association, a game and fish warden system
has been put into active and effective. operation. The
_long debated question of protection in Michigan may
now be considered as settled; public opinion is making
in the right direction.
The report of the Wisconsin Commissioners of Fisher-
jes, now at hand; gives abundant testimony of 4 thane
of public sentiment, which is to be taken as an evidence
of the sound basis of fishculture in that State. More
significant than the tabulated exhibit of fish eggs dis-
tributed by the Commissioners is their showing of
the friendly attitude of the fishermen toward their
work, When Wisconsin and the other States border-
ing on the Great Lakes set about the enterprise of
restocking those waters with food fish, the fisher-
men looked upon the work with distrust and skep-
ticism. They disbelieved in the practicability of
the effort, they were strongly prejudiced against
the Commission, and they resented any interference
with their business, Like fishermen the world over—
taking all the fish they could net whenever and where-
ever they could find them—they looked upon restriction
as interfering with rights established by usage. This
was their attitude in the beginning. The work of stock-
ing went on; laws were enforced; time did its work.
To-day has come the fruition. ‘‘The fish merchants,”
says the report, “who are as intelligent as any class of
business men, are strong in the belief that without the
aid that has been extended to the industry by our State,
the business of taking fish would not and could not be
made to pay.” They have been converted by the logic
of time, as demonstrated by figures, It is a simple sum
in arithmetic: Catch of food fish inthe Great Lakes:
For 188, 4,924,149 pounds.
For 1887, 5,541,744 pounds,
For 1888, 8,780,780 pounds.
The gain of 1888 over 1887 was 3,239,036 pounds; over
1886, 8,756,631 pounds. With such magnificent demon-
stration of the result of intelligent fishculture, public
support could not be withheld from the workers in the
field; prejudice cannot maintain its ground in the face
of such statistics. The question of fishculture in Wis-
consin is settled.
AN INDEX OF CIRCULATION.
HE index of Volume XXXI., which is printed to-day,
is more than an ordinary catalogue of what has been
published in the twenty-six numbers of the Forust anp
StreAM from August to January. It is an index of the
circulation of the paper, as shown by the correspondence
contained in its columns. Take that snake-swallowing
snake topic, for an example. A Connecticut surveyor
wrote to us about the ways of snakes and expressed a
disbelief of the habit of mothers swallowing their young,
whereupon there povred in the testimony of twenty-
three correspondents, in Pennsylvania, Nevada, New
York, Iowa, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Tennessee, New
Hampshire, California, Illinois and Mississippi, many of
them testifying to the fact that they had themselves ob-
served the snake swallowing. Here then was a fact in
natural history upon which the FOREST AND STREAM
collected and has preserved in its pages a store of valu-
able testimony. Without its wide circulation the paper
could not have done this, nor without a circulation among
intelligent readers.
Just here is one characteristic and peculiar element
of interest which FOREST AND STREAM possesses In a
degree, we may say, without paralfel among other jour-
nals. It goes everywhere; what it prints is read and com-
mented on; and in this interchange of experience, obser-
vation and opinion is supplied an element of value and
interest which sets this journal apart from all others,
We have often said that what the FOREST AND STREAM is
to-day must be in generous measure credited to its reader-
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SNAP SHOTS, -
[Te menhaden pirates are making their best fight at
Augusta to get the seining-law repealed. If they
do, farewell to food fishes in Maine rivers and small bays;
farewell to shad, alewives, bass und salmon in the rivers
and mackerel on the coast. We know just enough about
them to Enow that they don’t care a farthing what they
scoop up in their seines. Maine has had sufficient ex-
perience with the menhaden fleet to know better than to
yield to their demands; at least there are people on the
Kennebec who can enlighten the Legislature, for it was
not s0 many years ago that the menhaden fleet was
ete eed
scooping the Kennebec, and along with thé porgies took.
in barrels upon barrels of shad, and as a “‘tub to the
whale” gave away many shad to the people of the neigh-
‘borhood who went on board their boats.
Newfoundland is considering an ironclad deer law. The
proposition is to require from non-residents of the island
a license fee of $100 for deer hunting, and to limit the
number of deer killed by each party (not each individ-
ual) to five in a season; sportsman and guide are to be
required to make oath to the number killed; and the fine
for violating the law will be very heavy. Talk of such
vigorous measures has been prompted by the exploit of
an Englishman, who is reported to have killed something
like a hundred deer in one campaign, leaving them to
rot. If this law goesthrouch it will cut off many Ameri-
can sportsmen who are looking forward to Newfoundland
hunting excursions. It will also circumvent the project
of starting a venison cannery in the Province.
Several correspondents send us the suggestion that the
sale of game should be stopped entirely; and one, more
aggressive than the rest, proposes a boycott of transpor-
tation companies which bring game to market. The sale
of game will go on for hundreds of years yet, if there
shall be any game left then to sell; itis a waste of ink to
advocate the entire abolition of game vending; and as
to boycotting, even if that were a legitimate method, it
would never be done, for where one person has any
thought or care for game protection, there are thousands
who know and care nothing about it.
It is reported from Montana that the Rocky Fork Rail-
way, whose route as laid out extends from the Northern
Pacific R. R. near Billings to the mining camp known as
Cook City, has at last laid its rails acruss the southern
boundary of the Crow reservation, thus removing all
doubt about the completion of the work before March 4,
1889, when the bill granting right of way across the
reservation would have become void by expiration of
time, The road will tap the coal banks at a point six
miles from the Rock Creek Mines.
Nevada’s mountain sheep having been diminished by
hunting in season and out of season, the Virginia City
Enterprise suggests that Angora goats be turned out to
revert to wildness and take the place of the indigenous
mountain game. Itis said that some goats which have
escaped from the ranches have thrived and demonstrated
that the breed can maintain itself; and an Eureka hunter
has brought one of them down with his rifle. Some
might take kindly to the pursuit of this “‘mountain mut-
ton,” but they are not to be found in this generation of
American sportsmen.
Mr. Geo. S. Marsh, late General Passenger Agent of the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway, has gone
into the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway as Assistant
General Passenger Agent, where he will no doubt interest
himself as actively as ever in putting sportsmen on the
right track to shooting and fishing grounds. The passenger
agent is one of those public-spirited, universal-aid officials
who cannot hope for a full reward of their work in this
world; and they never perform any service for which
more thoroughly grateful appreciation is felt than when
they tell one where to go fishing.
If State legislatures were composed exclusively of men
with an average gift of common sense, we never should
hear of such bills as that which has been introduced into
the New Jersey Legislature by a member named West,
authorizing land owners to shoot on sight dogs found on
their lands in pursuit of game. New Jersey has some
cranky game lawson her books, but surely no one except
Mr. West can treat this measure seriously.
We hope that the series of papers describing the Chi-
cago shooting clubs are given the careful reading they
deserve, for they touch on many subjects of wide inter-
est and application.
Supposed to have been settled for all time, but now
disputed—That sawdust is injurious to fish; that snaring
cleans out the ropes; that trout and bass cannot live
together.
As reported in our trap columns, the American Shoot-
ing Association is now fairly launched upon what, let us
hope, will be a long career of usefulness and prosperity.
Maine canoes go to England for use ou the Thames,
where they are growing in popularity.
62
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Fas. 14, 1889.
Che Sportsman Courist.
A MONTH IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
os \V HY spend your vacation loitering about the piazza
of some summer resort hotel, probably not fifty
miles from the place where for fifty weeks m the year
you do your regular work, tiring yourself out planning
what to do next, and working yourself into a fine frenzy
by making and listening to remarks about the hot weather,
rendered ten degrees hotter at least by your anxiety about
it? Better stay at home and attend to your business.
When I get a month’s leisure ahead, I intend to put my-
self into a new climate, with all my surroundings, mode
of living, and habits as regards food, raiment and shelter,
as different as possible from that of every-day life at
home. What a country man needs is a visit to the city,
but what a city man needs is a trip to the country, and
when I go tt shall te to the remotest part of Uncle Sam’s
dominions, as far from railroads and civilization as it is
possible to get: in fact, in the most distant part of the
Rocky Mountains. If there is one part more distant and
isolated than another, there I expect to pitch my tent; if
there is a place where the elk and the grizzly and the big-
horn can be found at home, there I intend to visit them;
in short, if there is a spot within the limits of the United
States where the foot of white man has never and Indian
seldom trod, there is where I shall set my foot.”
This is a sample of an annual speech which, with slight
variations, the writer has nade for about eight summers
when the subject of vacations came up for discussion.
My remarks were usually received with favor as to the
ideas expressed, but with more or less doubt as to whether
they would ever be carried out, and with still more doubt
as to the practical results in the capture of any of the
aforesaid animals.
At last, however, my time had come. A month’s leis-
ure ahead—the month of September—with the certain
prospect of spending it in the Rocky Mountains. It was
a time of high anticipations, My friend Joe Moore, who
had left a year before to engage in sheep raising in Wyo-
ming Territory, had furnished encouraging accounts of
the abundance of game and fish, and of the beauties and
healthfulness of camp life. I had obtained everything
needful in the way of hunting and camping outfit, and
many things not absolutely necessary as later experience
proved, and on the first day of September was ready for
the start,
The first thing to be considered in a hunter’s outfit is
his rifle. Mine was a ,40-60 Marlin, half magazine, pistol
grip, handsome, checked rifle stock, It had been made
to order and was a thing of beauty, this last quality, how-
ever, not essential on the plains. Its weight was about
Mbs., and with a sling strap for convenience in carrying,
there never was a4 more convenient and effective weapon
of its size. Of course a heavier barrel might on occa-
sions be held steadier, and be subject to less shock and
consequent variation of the ball on account of recoil, and
by a hunter willing to carry the extra weight, might be
preferred, but the .40cal. ball, driven by 62grs. of pow-
der, is large enough for all game under ordinary circum-
stances, and, unless the hunter is sifted with unusual
powers of endurance, 7lbs. will be found quite heayy
enough toward the afternoon of a long day’s tramp, in a
country too rough to travel on horseback, and when added
to the weight of the other necessary accoutrements of
cartridges, revolver, hunting knife, ete. And here let
me add my testimony to that of the majority of hunters
whom I met in the Rocky Mountains. that there is no
hunting rifle yet made that is equal to the Marlin, I
could use in mine either the express solid head or patched
ball with equal facility through the magazine, although
it is better to use but one kind of ball, as the different
kinds will vary somewhat in their flight, and the sports-
man had better accustom himself to the use of one.
But I could not be content on so grand a trip as I had
before me with carrying a rifle alone. My respected
uncle, a veteran deer hunter of western New York, had
suggested to me that I was not going to the Rocky
Mountains to shoot birds, could do that at home, and
better not be encumbered witha shotgun, ‘You can’t
carry both at once, and when you want one, you are sure
to have the other.” But I urged that while the rifle was
certainly the proper weapon for the expert woodsman on
the large game I expected to meet, still I might not
always find the large game, and that a shotgun in a
country where one is dependent on his gun for his meat,
might be the more useful weapon in the hands of a
hungry amateur, and so it happened, for on one or two
occasions our camp would have had less for supper and
breakfast had it not been for my shotgun, And now a
word in deseription of my shotgun. Like the rifle, it was
a beauty—a Baker three-barreled gun, This gun has a
rifle under the two shot barrels, and is so arranged as
regards its use that the rifle adds very little weight, and
nothing to interfere with the pe use of the shot
barrels. As a shotgun it is as good as the best, and as a
rifle it is accurate enough for ordinary hunting purposes
at short or medium range. It takes the old Winchester
44-40 cartridge, which has probably killed more large
game in the West than any other. Thad the right hand
shot barrel bored out to a cylinder and was prepared
with solid balls to fit, and with the variety of cartridges
that could be used in this gun, I was prepared to bring
down a hummingbird without injuring its skin for the
taxidermist, or to slay the grizzlies if they should swarm
around me. Along with this gun, as with the Marlin, I
had a set of loading implements, and a stock of powder,
lead, ete., much larger than necessary, as the greater
part of it was given away to hunters and Indians to save
bringing it home, after being carried around by every
means of conveyance known on the frontier. To the
above armanent I added a .44cal., 1lin. Colt’s revolver
and a good, strong hunting knife. The knife and belt
proved useful articles, but the revolver was of no use
whatever, was very heavy to carry, and after the first
few days was left in the tent, and its place filled with a
hatchet, a much more useful implement, It is not to be
denied that a good revolver is often a convenience on the
plains and in the mountains, and a smaller and lighter
one might be well enough to carry on a hunt. For cow-
hows and ranchmen, who cannot conyeniently carry a
rifle, the large Colt’s revolver is the very thing; they are
nearly as eilective asa rifle at short range when large
game is accidentally met with,
From any modern hunter’s outfit shonld never he
-and competent, if they were unsociable.
omitted the camera, A small light affair can be had
for afew dollars, and the field manupulation of it can
be learned in as many minutes, The hunter is not ex-
pected to be ari artist, but he wishes to bring home te-
membrances of camp views, and the scenes of his ex-
ploits in the wild region he may never visit again, and
then, better than all—the camera never lies,
And now, by way of explanation and watning to the
reader, let me say that hunting in real hiinter’s life does
not always mean killing, and if the reader hankers after
hair-breadth escapes and blood-curdling encounters he had
better throw aside this paper and saye himself the dis-
appointinent} but, gentle and indulgent reader, if you
will be interested in a faithful record of the little inci-
dents of a hunting trip such as one might meet with
in the best hunting grounds now left within the bound-
aries of the United States, a truthful recital of its hard-
ships and its pleasures, its good and bad luck, its hits
and misses, and if you are willing to indulge the writer
in his observations upon the natural history of the region
visited—its animals and birds so far as we met with them,
the climate, the scenery and the people, then—come
along. Our ‘‘way back” ancestors were hunters from
necessity, and although the long lapse of intervening
civilization has superseded the necessity or desirability
of getting a living by the chase, there still remains in
most of us a vestige of the blood-thirsty instinct, fem-
pered it may be and ennobled by a love of nature and a
desire to escape the drudgery of business for a while and
get into the woods again, yet we all feel the fascination
of being “in at the death,” and often, alas, whether the
game be large or small,
On the morning of Sept. 61 arrived at Rawlins, Wyo.,
and remained over one day to make some final prepara-
tions. I cannot refrain from mentioning the courteous
treatment and many favors here received from the Rev.
Dr. Huntington, of the Episcopal Church, and his enter-
PAuHRS family, both at this time and later on my return
ome.
The next morning came bright ahd sunny, as in fact
nearly every morning does, for it seldom rains here.
The cool dry atmosphere of this elevated region—6,000ft.
above the sea—has a wonderfully beneficial effect on one
from a southern climate, and I already feel the good
effects of it very decidedly, My enthusiasm takes a new
start at the sight of ‘antelope steak,” printed on the bill
of fare at the hotel. Here is conclusive evidence that
there are antelope at least somewhere in the country, and
if any ohe can find an antelope we can. Our course
from here lies due north. Our vehicle is a heavy com-
pact structure of the Western stage coach type, well built
and intended to stand long and hard service. I climbup
on the outside and take a seat with the driver, We have
four splendid high-spirited horses, and with the light
load, for there is only one passenger besides myself, they
start out ata good fast gait, which is quite encouraging
when we think of the one hundred miles of this kind of
travel before us. We are soon beyond the sight of houses,
and spinning along over the smooth sandy road. To an
Rastern eyethe landscape is new, strange and interesting.
What impresses one first is the utter unproduciiveness of
the country. We are on the borders of what is known as
the Great American Desert, and for miles and miles in
every direction stretches a vast sandy treeless ‘plain.
Toward the middle of the day as we get further north
the country becomes more uneven and broken, Fifty
miles to the west we can see the outlines of Elk Mountain,
covered with dark green pines, and here and there abrupt
rock ridges break the even circle of the horizon.
We seldom meet a vehicle or traveler, and pass no
houses except the little log huts where we stop to change
horses, twenty miles apart. The country is practically
uninhabited and uninhabitable, and to an Eastern eye
presents a scene of utter lonesomeness, even desolation,
A hawk is occasionally seen circling in the air, a prairie
dog may dodge into his burrow at the approach of the
Stage, or a number of little prairie birds, somewhat in
appearance like our English sparrows, may flit out of our
way, but aside from these all is barren and lifeless.
There is not a tree in sight. Some thin blades of dry
parched grass seem to be trying hard to exist among the
drifting sand, and a stunted yellow-blossomed weed, with
the ever-present cactus, constitute about the only plant
life, except the sage bush, The sage bush is the only
thing that makes anything like a show of flourishing,
This is found everywhere, the most abundant growth in
all the country, Clear up to the foot of the Rocky Moun-
tains the great plains are covered with it. The plant is
very much in appearance like the common garden sage,
except that it is much larger, spreading out on good land
to several feet in circuit and four or five feet high, Its
large bunches of roots, lying on top of the ground, form
the only impediment to driving a buggy anywhere on the
plains. It is said that sheep and cattle will browse upon
the sage plant when deep snows prevent them from get-
ting to the grass. The herders make use of the root for
fuel when camped away from timber, but its most useful
office is to retain the snow during the strong winter winds
and hold it for irrigation in the spring. e pass a num-
ber of prairie dog villages, and hundreds of the little
varmint are running about from one burrow to another,
or sitting up on their haunches, giving the appearanceata
little distance of so many postsstuck in the ground, They
seem to increase and multiply where no other animal
could possibly live, and in fact to thrive best in the sand-
hill country, where even the sage bush looks sickly and
discouraged. What they eat and especially what they
drink is past my finding out. Their skins are of no value
and their flesh is not eaten by a dog,
Our driver, a typical Western stage driver, a hero no
doubt in his way, managed his four horses with excellent
skill, He assumed a sullen, independent air, like many
Western characters IT met. He was disinclined to talk,
and seemed to regard my questions about the country, the
game, etc., as evidence of weakness or curiosity on my
part scarcely worth his while to gratify. He gave strict
attention to the business in hand—I might say the four-
in-hand—seldom looking either way; in fact, he seemed
to wish to convey to me the idea that the driving of the
four horses required every exertion of mind and muscle,
and that he could not be annoyed by any small outside
matters, But I do not want to say anything in dispar-
agement of the stage driver; he has en acted an
important part in the development of the West, and a
difficult part it has been. Those I metseemed faithful
Everybody here
seems to trust them, The stage company does an express
and money order business, and it is usual to have yalu-
able mail and packages aboard, His surly, swaggering
manner, together with his big Uolt’s swung to his belt
and another one usually in a convenient place on the box,
somehow give one animipression that he would he a good
man to have arotind in case of ati athddls.
The wind, an ever-present factor on the plains, blew
to-day steadily from the west, and the cloud of dust we
raised was drifted to one side; but when the wind “‘fol-
lows,” that is, blows in the same direction the stave is
going, ib becomes uncomfortable, the strong alladi in the
soil filling the nose, mouth and eyes, The pursuit of
game, of course, being uppermost in. my thoughts, and
recollecting the antelope steak for breakfast, I inquire
of the driver whether he ever sees any when passing
through the country, and he replies that he sees them
often, and glances around to a level stretch of prairie on
the right, remarking that the vicinity is a good place for
them, At this remark I suggest that peat T had bet-
ter get my rifle ready, but his sarcastic smile leads me to
think that he does not consider my chances very good for
shooting antelope from the stage,
In summer the sun pours down upon these gtay sandy
plains, destitute of verdure to allay its Herceness, hotter
than upon any Southern plantation, and in winter the
wind and cold are actually cruel, Just one month later,
on Oct. 7, | came over this same road, and, although [
was dressed warmly as possible in woolens and furs, it
took lively kicking inside the stave to keep from freezing.
How the driver managed to exist on the outside, exposed
to a gale that threatened to overturn the stage, with the
snow drifting from one to two feet in depth, leaving no
traces of the road, I cannot understand. This was in
October, What must it be in January? I can think of no
occupation that imposes a severer test of a man’s endur-
ance than that of a stage driver on the night run from
Rawlins north, in winter,
We had seen no signs of game all day, but just at stin-
down, as we approached a little way station where the
stage stops to change hot'ses, a flock of five of six sage hens
started out frotn nearly uhdet the horses’ feet, They were
great large birds, neatly the size of Gomnion turkeys and
about as tamie. I made an excited grab fot my three-
barrel, but the driver interfered by saying that the
firing would frighten the horses, and so the tirst cams
was allowed to walk off unharmed. Andthis reminds me
that we have been a good while gettmg this far on ovr
hunting trip and nothing killed yet. Be patient, kind
reader, a while longer.
At one place where we stopped to change horses, a
little incident occurred which taight be nientioned as
illustrative of the ““manners and customs” of this section.
This station consisted of one log shanty that did service
both as house and barn. Thatis to say one end of the
stable was devoted te housekeeping by the man who had
care of the horses. For some tile all the refuse from
the stable, straw, sawdust, manure, etc., had been thrown
in a heap just outside the door on the wesh side, By
some means or other fire had got into and through this
heap of rubbish. It would not blaze, but the smoke it
sent out was simply immense, and a good strong, steady
western wind sent the dense ill-smelling smudge through
house and barn, literally smoking out horses and man,
The man, a fat old Dutchman, had been hard at work all
the morning carrying water from the little feeble spring
in a vain effort to put out the fire, or rather to stop the
smoke. Now, we must and do obey the command to
“swear not at all,” but im all deference, be it said that
there are times when, places where, and circumstances
under which, thoughts and feelings come to us which
tempt expression in ‘cuss words.” As we halted in
front of the stable we could hear a mumbling of mut-
tered oaths coming out from the yolume of smoke. The
sounds grew louder, and finally out came the waddling
form of the old Dutchman, and from his moth was
pouring a stream of profanity that fairly made the air
turn blue. We have all heard of the man who could not
do justice to the occasion when the tail-board of his
wagon load of pumpkins came out on the topof a hill,
but here was a case of equal provocation and a man
equal to the emergency. Jatterward heard a sreat deal
of the ‘picturesque language of the West.” high and low,
but I never heard sucha, variegated jumbling of unmixed
cussing, as if every language had been drawn upon for a
supply, as the old Dutchman made use of to give relief ta
his feelings,
person that caused the fire, who of course was not present.
He -presented such a comical sight as he waduled out
through the smoke with the perspiration running down
his face, his broad-brimmed hat on the back of his head,
and the one suspender scarcely sufficient t» support the
only other garment besides the woolen shirt, that myself
and fellow traveler were overcome by the situation and
lay down on asage bush and laughed. The habit of
profanity is universal in this region. Herdsmen, miners,
BANS everybody seem to try to compete with each
other in the volume and variety of their vocabulary. It
has become a habit in ordinary conversation, when you
might say there is no provocation or necessity for em-
phatic language even. One hears itat the ranch, around
the camp-fire, in friendly conversation, wherever and .
whenever men talk, it forms the bulk of thet conyver-
sation.
After an uncomfortable night in the stage, we arrived
at four in the morning at the end of our stage journey,
Beaver Crossing. Beaver Crossing, where the stage road
crosses Beaver Creek, is a feeding place for man and
beast, kept by Frank Coffey, a jolly, good-natured French-
man, well-known and popular all over this country. In
an “annex” to his ranch house he keeps a good stock of
beer, whisky, tobacco and other Western necessities and
luxuries, and there are very few in all this region who
have not heard his cheery voice inviting to ‘‘come up
gentlemen and take a drink,” and it is scarcely necessary
to add that about an equal number have at one time or
another availed themselves of the opportunity. As was
a frequent custom in this country not many years ago,
Mr. Coffey married an Indian woman of the Sioux tribe,
and has a large and bright looking family of half-breed
children. As we walked up to the ranch house, we were
greeted by alot of Indian dogs, but as they are always
armless, we paid no attention to them, and took seats on
the porch. It was yet quite dark. A row of children lay
stretched out under blankets on the porch,
of them rose,up on our approach, fixed their black beady;
eyes pon us for a moment and then rolled oyer and, -
The imprecations were directed awainst the’
One or two :
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went to sleep again. Soon the eldest of the sleepers, a —
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tough, wiry lad of eighteen, got up and bade us good
morning. The only toilet he had to perform was to pull
on his boots, to the heels of which were attached a pair
of heavy Mexican spurs. As T afterward saw, this boy
was an adept on horseback. He waa literally at home in
the saddle. He was employed by the stockmen during
the annual round-up, and was said to excel in the busi-
ness, a fact of which he and his father were quite proud,
_ Finally one of the younger children woke up, and dug his
fists into the ribs of his brother next to him, who would
whine and fight back, and at last all got up and com-
menced their regular amusement of throwing the lasso
_ oyer the chickens and dogs, playing cards, and other In-
dian games, One little mink-eyed imp slipped up behind
me, and with considerable skill threw a slip-noosed rope
over my head, pulled it tight, and quickly wound the
other end around the porch post. At my efforts to get
the rope off my head his joy seemed unbounded, It was
not long before our host appeared and asixed us to take a
drink, Two shepherds were stretched out on the floor,
and they got up and joined my host and my fellow pas-
senger at the counter, I let myself down in their estima-
tion by declining all invitations. You cannot insult a
Western man by refusing to drink with him, but you can
excite the deepest contempt for yourself by so doing, and
at the same time convince him that you are an anomaly
in human nature,
Equally universal, re not especially confined to
the West to be sure, is the drinking habit. Throughout
the North and East the man who never takes a drink is
not uncommon, but in the cowboy country the man who
under any circumstances declines, is a curiosity, At
every stage stopping place and at remote points where a
pretense for a store could be had, beer at fifty cents per
bottle is a staple article of commerce, 1 was repeatedly
invited and urged by everybody, for Western people are
generous eyen when beer is twenty-five cents per glass,
but I persistently declined on every occasion, and al-
though Tran the risk of incurring their displeasure at
times, [imagined I was growing somewhat in their favor
by my steady adherence to principle, as I was beginning
to be looked upon as resolute in that particular, On one
occasion, however, I resolved to make an exception to my
temperance principles, On my arrival at Rawlins after
the night in the stage before referred to, I naturally felt
somewhat grateful to the driver who had brought me
safely through the fearful storm. If there ever was a
time when ‘‘something to warm a fellow up” seemed
fitting and appropriate, the morning after an all night’s
stage ride with the thermometer near zero seemed the
proper occasion, and why should I not show my appreci-
ation to the driver in the generous Western ‘style? In
this state of mind when we arrived at the hotel, I ex-
pressed to him my gratitude and, leading the way to the
_ bar asked him, ‘‘what he would have,” To my utter as-
tonishment and everlasting shame he remarked politely,
“T am very much obliged to you, but I never drink.”
What an astonishing surprise, and what a stunning re-
buke! <A stage driver on the plains of Wyoming who
never takes a drink. Pass the chromo! CG. 1.8.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.
[TO BE CONTINUED |
Aatuyal History.
HABITS OF THE OTTER.
fie otter subsists almost entirely on fish, and its
haunts are often discovered by its excrements, which
consist chiefly of fish bones and scales.
They winter in the lakes and large ponds, and we often
see where they come ont on to the ice through a rock
hole, or where there is a current which keeps the ice thin
or open, and bring a fish out and eat their meal in the
open air; then roll and play awhile and return to the
water, These spells of coming out on the surface of lake
or pond are more frequent in stormy weather, while it is
snowing or soon after. They seem to know the state of
the atmosphere as well as a man.
They breed in bogs far inland, or at the head of streams
away up among the mountains, in the most secluded and
unfrequented placesin the deep forest, TI have more than
once run on to these breeding places, or summer homes,
of the otter, while following the bear and other animals
through the mountains; and have sometimes seen them
with their young, but could never accurately count them,
The little fellows were always so lively, and rolled and
tumbled over each other in such a promiscuous way, that
I could not tell whether there were four or five of them,
but certainly as many asfour. They are beautiful little
creatures, shiny black, and active as concentrated life,
In the early days of September. the mother otter,
accompanied by her young, who have then become two-
thirds grown, starts down the brook, at the headwaters of
which they have spent their summer, toward the pond or
lake into which it flows. On this journey they do not
hurry, but stop for days together at the best fish pools
and spawning places, to regale themselves and feast on
the delicious trout in their native waters. Tt is also on
these journeys that new slides are made, and old ones
worked over, An ‘‘otter slide” is where they dig the
moss over on the bank of a brook or other water, descend-
ing to the water's edge, and in one or more places slide
straight down into the water, sometimes climbing up
and sliding down the same path, and at other times going
up one way and down another. These slides are usually
near fish pools, where they bring their fish to land to eat.
They often remain for days at these places, and here the
practiced hunter sets his traps and secures his game.
The fall is usually spent by the otter on these streams,
working down into larger waters to winter; and when
the lakes and ponds clear of ice in the spring, they visit
every slide around the shores, then return to their inland
summer retreats,
The track an otter makes in the snow is different from
that of any other animal. They make several jumps,
then slide on their stomachs quite a distance if down hill
or on a level, but if up hill, a short distance. They sel-
dom, if ever, wall or run, except as I have described.
They sometimes make long journeys from one lake or
pond or river to another, crossing mountains or high-
lands, but always going the shortest cut, and taking
advantage of any natural formation of the earth which
may present itself, as if they were well acquainted with
the lay of the land.
FOREST AND STREAM.
When approached by man on these occasions, and away
from their native element, they will dig into the snow
and go some distance under it, and it isa smart job to
find and kill them, and when they find themselves cor-
nered they will fight savagely. I kept one in confine-
ment one winter, but did not succeed in learning much of
their habits, He used to make a grunting noise when he
felt on good terms with himself, and at other times a
barking sound,
The Indians called them the “shining ones,” I suppose
because they present such a glossy appearance, They
appear to be a migratory animal, not stopping long in a
place, or making any certain home, but making a tour of
certain ponds, rivers and lakes, and returning, going
these rounds from year to year. They can live a long
time under water, and in winter, when crossing a lake
under the ice, occasionally put their nose against the ice
to get breath.
In the fall of 1848 I was trapping and shooting around
Metalluk Pond, and had several traps set for otter on the
brooks running through the upper bog into the pond.
Tending my traps one day I discovered that some animal
had got caught in one of them which was set on an otter
slide, and had broken the chain and gone off with the
trap. I tended all my traps in that section, and started
around the pond for home, and when crossing another
inlet of the pond, about a mile distant from the missing
trap, L discovered otter signs, which I immediately fol-
lowed along, up the brook. These signs consisted of
tearing up the moss near the water, etc, I continued a
long way up through the bog, which was interspersed
with occasional hackmatack trees, and small shrubs,
ferns, etc., the signs growing fresher and more frequent.
Presently, in a. small pool of clear water, which seemed
to be a boiling spring ten or twelve yards in diameter, I
saw an otter rise from the bottom, and swim a few yards,
and then dive back, I hid behind some brush, and
waited, but did not have to wait long, for in a few mo-
ments up came the otter again, and I let go at him a
charge of large shot. He immediately sank down, and I
cocked the other barrel, and waited again a long time,
and, as he did not appear, I got a long pole, dragged the
bottom of the pool and soon hooked up a nice large otter—
dead, and attached to my trap I had lost.
One morning while camping on C. Bluff, near C. Pond,
I arose at daylight, stepped into my canoe and paddled
down the pond on a trip of discovery. I had not gone
far when I saw a line of bubbles about ten rods from the
shore and parallel to it; this [ followed, and not far ahead
saw an otter come up. immediately drew a bead on
him and pulled; a roar that resounded many times among
the near-by and far-off mountains and shook my frail
skiff told the story, and the otter sank out of sight. In
less than five minutes, and while I was trying to look
down to see where I shot at the otter, another, or the
same one came up a few yards away and crawled out
upon a sunken log, one end of which lay above water.
My first charge was large shot, but my remaining
charge was No. 6 for partridge; my gun was a muzzle-
loader, L had then never seen a breechloader.
IT unhooked at once and took my chance, as I was in
the habit of doing. The otter floundered about in the
water, and I paddled with all possible haste and took
him into the boat while he was actively alive, This was
a fine large specimen and _I felt well paid for my morn-
in A hunt, as the pelt brought me ten dollars.
y observations since I am convinced that they always
send up those bubbles while swimming under water.
Another fact is that under certain conditions they always
sink when shot, but never until they are dead.
On a certain day one fall, I think near the year 1850,
as I was standing on the shore of Cranberry Bog Pond, I
saw a large flock of ducks near the middle of the pond,
and soon after discovered three otters in front of me, but
not near enough toshoot. While watching the maneu-
vers of these otters, and scanning the pond for other dis-
coveries, the otters started down the pond, in a straight
line for the ducks, The old leader struck out lively,
leaving his mates far behind, and as he neared the ducks
he dove, and presently I saw one of the ducks disappear
beneath the surface, after considerable of a struggle; the
remainder of the flock rising and flying away in great
commotion. The otter had gone under the flock and
selected a certain duck and pulled him under, A few
minutes later the otter’ made his appearance near the
south shore of the pond, with the duck in his mouth. I
concluded from this that they are not entirely fish eaters.
They will likewise prey on the muskrat—I suppose as a
change of diet—or when driven to it by a scarcity of fish
and pangs of hunger. J.G. BR.
BETHEL, Maine.
BLACK Ropin,—Hditor Forest and Stream: A friend of
mine last summer on returning from the country brought
a nest of four young robins and divided them among his
friends, one of whom was unfortunate enough to get one
that in a short time turned black as a crow. He accused
us of playing a joke on him, and will not believe that he
gotarobin. I myself have never heard of nor seen such
a thing before, Will you please state whether it is a
common occurrence with them and what is the cause of
it.—SUBSCRIBER, [This black condition of plumage of
birds normally varicolored is called melanism, It is not
nearly so common as albinism, but seems to occur more
often in the robin than in other birds. We have known
of several instances of it in this species. The condition
arises from an excess of coloring matter in the pigment
cells of the skin, |
NATURAL History SPECIMENS.—Directions for sending
specimens from abroad. Mark the package as follows:
“Natural History Specimens. Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D, C,, U.S. A., Care Collector of Customs,
New York city, N, Y.” For the National Museum mark
it: “Natural History Specimens. U.S, National Museum,
Washington, D, C., U. 8, A., Care Collector of Customs,
New York City, N, Y,” Send a bill of lading either to
the Smithsonian or the National Museum.
SPARROWS AND BARB WIRE,—San Francisco, Cal._—
Coming home to-day I noticed something hanging from
one of the barbs on my barb wire fence. I found that a
sparrow had, while trying to fly between the strands of
wire, struck its shoulder against one of the sharp barbs
and become transfixed, The bird was dead,—A, W. D,
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BIOLOGICAL SocmTy of WaAsHINGTON,—The 136th
regular meeting was held on Saturday evening, Jan. 9.
Mr. B, F, Galloway described one of the diseases of the
sycamore, known as leaf blight, which is due to a parasi-
tic fungus of widespread distribution, very destructive
effects, and unknown method of propagation. Dr. Thos,
Taylor exhibited a new freezing microtome, Mr. A. A,
Crozier gave a very interesting account of foreign pollen
on fruit, with particular reference to the effects of cross-
fertilization in the squash, apple and orange. My. J. N.
Rose sketched the geographical destribution of the Um-
bellifere in a paper which showed evidence of patient and
exhaustive study, Dr, C. Hart Merriam described a new
and remarkable vole from British Columbia. This little
animal would usually be styled a meadow mouse, but as
these are not closely related to the mice, Dr. Merriam
prefers to designate them by a name current in Europe,
though scarcely known in the United States at present.
The new vole was obtained by Dr. Geo. Dawson at Kam-
loops. Externally it is not distinguishable from the
common Arvicola; but the dentition is so peculiar that a
new subgenus, Phenacomys, has been created to receive
it. The species is called Phenacomys intermedius. The
last under molar tooth is very large, and shaped like a
broad horseshoe with an emargination in front and a
supplemental arm midway between the other two.
GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER IN MASSACHUSETTS.—
Editor Forest and Stream; In reply to Mr, George
Hughes Coues, I would say that the golden-winged
woodpecker is a winter resident in Massachusetts. I see
large flocks of these birds during October and November,
and then the food supply is antsandotherinsects. Later
the flocks go south, leaving a few birds to try the winter.
I have taken much pains to ascertain their food in winter
months, or when the ground is covered with snow, and
find it to consist largely of berries. The chokeberry
(Pyrus arbutifolia), black alder (Ilea verticillata), and the
barberry retain their berries through the winter. These
berries, together with borers hammered from dead trees,
make up the winter food of the golden-wing,—H@rmiT,
WINTER WOODPECKERS OF MicuiGAN.—Hditor Forest
and Stream: A flock of six or eight golden-winged wood-
peckers (Colaptes awratus) were seen twelve miles south
of this city about Jan. 30. They had probably been in
this State all winter; one was seen Dec. 10, The red-
headed and red-bellied woodpeckers are occasionally seen
in this vicinity in winter, though I know of none this
winter. The hairy and downy and pileated are as com-
mon in winter asin summer. I obtained a fine specimen
of the last at the market Dec. 12, where I have seen them
before. The farmers call them woodcock, and this ac-
counts in part for their finding a place among the game,
—H, L. MoseLery (Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 9),
ROBINS IN WINTER.—Perth Amboy, N. J., Feb. 11.—T
observed a flock of about twenty robins this morning,
yin ° southward. Have seen song sparrows all winter.
lawks scarcer than usual.—J, L, I.
Game Bag and Guy.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R, E. Robinson. Price $1,
DUCK SHOOTING SUPPLEMENT.
The next number of the POREST AND STREAM Will contain
a four-page supplement containing papers on wildforwl!
shooting.
PUGET SOUND GAME.
A CONNER, W. T., Jan. 15.—The close season for
(leer began here on Jan.1. During the season just
past fewer deer than usual have been taken, though on
some of the islands of the Sound they have been more
plentiful than ever. For the past few years these animals
have apparently been on the increase, owing’, probably,
to the fact that the cougars have mostly been exter-
minated; but deer hunting in this section will soon be a
thing of the past, as the settlement of the islands has
begun in earnest. As the onward march of civilization
drives the large game to the wall those who have spent
so many pleasant days with their dogs in the dense
tangles of undergrowth cannot but feel a tinge of sadness.
On the mainland there are yet many bear and some deer,
but the mainland does not afford the sport that we found
on the islands. In the foothills of the Cascades, and in
the mountains south of the Straits of Juan de Fuca there
are still some elk, However, if the present rate of immi-
gration continues the large game in the Puget Sound
Basin will soon all be driven to the almost inaccessible
fastnesses of the mountains,
As far back as the oldest settler can remember, or the
traditions of the Indians can be traced, there has never
been such a scarcity of waterfowl as there is this winter.
Usually in the fall ducks of all kinds settle down on the
bays and sloughs in the vicinity of the Swinomish flate
in countless myriads, No explanation has been offered
for the scarcity this year. The Indians and professional
white hunters bring in some ducks, but there have been
no large bags made by those who hunt for sport. Instead
of from 40 to 100 ducks this year, a paltry dozen consti-
tutes the average day’s work. The weather has been too
fine for good sport, For the past four weeks the weather
has been clear and bright, freezing slightly at night and
thawing during the day, As long as the northerly winds
prevail we may expect such weather, and as long as the
weather continues fine we must not look for good duck
hunting, for the ducks all flock to the middle of the bays,
out of reach from the shores, and will not allow the ap-
proach of boats. When the southeast or northeast winds
spring up, bringing with it snow or rain, the ducks come
in and settle down in the sloughs and oat fields,
The Indians secure ducks when they are out in open
water by covering their canoes with brush and drifting
with the tide, or working their paddles quietly under
cover of the brush until within range.
There are many geese here now, but they are hunted
so much that they become wilder with each succeeding
year, JUNE,
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GROUSE SNARING.
TIOA, N, Y., Feb. 11.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
The interesting communication of ‘Hermit? in
your issue of 7th inst., on grouse shooters and snarers, is
noticed and is concurred in as respects danger of exter-
mination of this bird, and if may he added of woodcock
also. The destruction by bird dogs among the young
broods is also concurred in, and it may be added that
foxes and skunks are equally or more destructive than
the dogs in the same line, as these pests are always ram-
bling in partridge haunts. What is most surprising is
‘*Hlermit’s” defense of snaring on the alleged ground that
it is comparatively not destructive. That the Cape Ann
fisherman, with “forty snares well tended for three
months,” only got two birds, is very remarkable, Such
stories in print are not calculated to benefit the cause of
protection. If this remarkable story is true, one of two
conditions must have prevailed, viz: Hither there was a
dearth of birds in the vicinity, or else he was a bungler
at the business. If such was not the existing condition,
then it is more probable the ‘‘fisherman” suppressed the
truth. Those who violate laws seldom boast of their ex-
ploits.
As an example of destructive snaring here is one ac-
tually occurring, Within a few years over 500 snared
birds were caught and sold by one man at one leading
hotel in this city in one season. They were taken in a
locality where thirty years of gunning had not reduced
the supply, yet the snares did it in the short space of four
years, leaving scarce a bird, With much effort and ex-
pense this man was arrested and convicted upon testi-
money of eye witnesses, and in his defense he swore he
never caught but three birds in two years, first swearing
he caught none. The actual statistics were obtained
from the steward of the hotel.
The proprietor of this hotel professes to be a sportsman
and it is reported that he has supplied his hotel with
snared birds the past season, Another party in another
locality boasted that he made $500 snaring birds last
year. He paid $100 fine and costs for one catch this
year, It may be that these birds learn the ways of the
snares, but it may be donbted if one gets into a snare
once that he ever survives to warn the rest of the flock.
If any one thing is needed it is a law against the sale of
snared birds. Such a law cannot be enacted too soon,
ULF, & G, P. A,
A HUNT IN JAVA.
W E started out from Paraka Salah in the early morn-
' ine to go up Mt, Parah to shoot monkeys, of which
there are tour kinds, one very large gray baboon and
three smaller kinds, one jet black. The monkeys live on
the mountain, making their houses in the tops of the
trees, which are mostly fruit-bearing ones, on which they
live except when they make their raids in the fields and
destroy more than they eat, and they are hunted more or
less by European visitors with the view of thinning them
out, It is a comical sight to see them scud across a field,
the female usually carrying one young one clasped in one
arm while she runs with the other and her feet, and very
often having an older one hanging to her tail, Once in
the woods, they are at home. The large gray ones are
ugly customers fora man alone to meet, as they often
attack a single man and bite him to death,
My friend and I had guns with buckshot, and four
coolies to carry the guns, etc., and cut the way through
the jungle, which is almost impenetrable, being a
matted mass of vines, bamboo and thorny bushes. We
rode up through the tea plantation and left our horses at
the edge of the jungle, skirting along the edge of a large,
deep, shady pool or small lake, in which we could see the
noses and horns of several wild buffalo sticking out.
They go into the water for comfort, leaving only the tips
of their noses and. ends of their horns out, and spend the
heat of the day, coming out to feed in the evening, We
saw two rhinoceros, but they were ugly brutes, charging
at the very slightest noise, and were it not that they are
so near-sighted that they can see but a little way it would
be almost impossible to escape them, but by jumping
quickly to one side one can avoid them. They were on
the alert, as they could hear but not see us, we being
above them, and the small bird which alwaysseems to be
near them to give them the alarm was chirping and
jumping on them asif to say, ‘‘Look out, there is danger!”
The buifaloes are also dangerous, Anold bull will some-
times charge at you, and when they do they are much
harder to escape than the rhinoceros, so we gave them
all a wide berth.
Arriving at the edge of the jungle we started in, the
coolies clearing the way for us as well as they could, cut-
ting some of the vines and picking the way through. It
was frightfully hot down in the thicket, and we soon
began to wish we were out, as it is anything but easy to
pick your way through an almost impenetrable mass that
you cannot see out of in any direction, with the ther-
mometer up in the hundreds, and not a breath of air.
We passed the nests of several hornbills, When they
are ready to lay, the nest is made in a hollow tree, the
female goes within, leaying her whole immense beak
sticking out, and the male plasters the hole around it up
with mud, that hardens at once; she lays her eggs and
sits on them until they are hatched, the male feeding her
all the time, The monkeys and snakes looking for eggs
see this fornidable-looking beak sticking out of the hole
and are afraid to tackle it, so she hatches in peace. The
poor male in feeding her vets so poor he can hardly fly.
After about an hour of crawling and pushing through,
our men suddenly stopped and began to point ahead,
chattering and gesticulating, Looking the way they
pointed, we saw in a tree an immense boa constrictor
waving his head to and fro, with his scales glittering in
the sun. My friend said, ‘Get back, quick, he is pre-
paring to jump!” and we did so as fast as possible. After
consulting a few moments the Malays cautiously ad-
vanced with a lasso, which by a dexterous throw caught
the snake around the neck, and jumping behind a tree
tightened it on him. He thrashed and pulled, and it
was all the four Malays could do to keep from being
drawn near enough for him to crush them, and once or
twice it seemed as though he would get them. We
could have shot him at first, but they wanted to capture
him alive. After a while, by pulling and choking him,
he gave up and they pulled him down from the tree, He
was a big fellow, 20ft. long and very large around, They
have great strength, and this one I was assured could
swallow a goat or calf, He was looking probably for
‘several pairs of pheasants that were loosed in this county
FOREST AND STREAM. [Fap, 14, 1889,
—
THE SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO,
VIL—THE MAK-SAW-BA CLUB,
‘ee Chicago clubs, which are more properly to be
called duck clubs, divide themselves roughly into
two classes, the lake clubs and the river clubs, always
with more or Jess interlocking membership. The lake
clubs cluster about the Fox Lake district, to which has
leopards that are plenty there, living principally on
monkeys, and the snakes also catch them when they can,
but usually the monkey is cleverer than the snake. They
sometimes gather in big bands and club them to death,
By this time we were so hot and tired that we con-
cluded to let the monkeys rest, although we could héar
them chattering and jumping not so very far ahead of
us, 30 we turned back to our horses with our coolies
carrying our trophy. The Malays made a cage very
quickly, cutting lengths of bamboo and notching them
together, inlo which they put the snake, and swinging
it on two poles marched off with it on their shoulders,
There were plenty of jungle fowl, the parent of our
domestic hen, It looks exactly like a game cock, and is
equally pugnacious. The natives when they catch a
cock put him down when near the jungle in a cage with
aswinging door, and when he crows the wild ones come
out to fight, and jumping against the door that only
swings one way get caught. A great many are captured.
in this way. They are very shy, strong flyers and fast
runners, ‘There are also pheasants, parrots, coffee pig-
eon etc., but we only bat buckshot, so did not molest
nem.
Java would be the paradise of hunters if it were not so
hot and the jungle so thick that it is hard work to get at
big game; still, this day, if I had had a rifle with me, Icould
have killed two rhinoceros and several buffalo, but was
afraid to try it with buckshot. I saw any amount of
small game, iW.
CHICAGO, linois.
river clubs lie to the south of Chicago, and may again be
loosely divided into those of the Kankakee River and
those of the Tlinois. The former clubs are organized
under the Jaws of Indiana, and the latter under the laws
of Hlinois. The membership is practically all from Chi-
cago; and here again there are some members who hold
shares in clubs of both sections.
The Mak-saw-ba Club, chosen for this week’s mention,
Indiana, subject, therefore, to all the fearful and won-
derful legislutive enactments of that most lawless of all
States, so far as any respect for actual game protection is
concerned. The great and good politicians of Indiana,
willing to promise anything or to do anything to get a
vote, have put upon the statute books some very pretty
examples of politico-granger wisdom. It is trespass of
rank sort to walk with gun in hand across a dry field
where there is not any game, nor any possibility of any;
but when a body of men have by purchase acquired a
| quantity of overflowed land, and have endeavored to set
apart for their own use a preserve for wildfowl where
ADIRONDACK DEER.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The resolution of 8, R. Fuller, submitted to and adopted
by the Black River Fish and Game Association, as set
forth in No. 26 of your valuable journal, sounded the key
note and should stir to action every association of this
State. How the intelligent and enlightened sportsmen
throughout the country have sat so unconcerned, with
ears Closed to all appeals, while our noble game animals
and birds were being so ruthlessly butchered, is the query.
The sportsmen of Maine only came to realize the true
situation and apply an effective remedy after the game
had become nearly extinct. Have we, of this State, to
follow their example before the game of bluff has been
played and a suitable and conservative game law been
enacted? Let our sportsmen from every county within
the State wake up to this important subject. Talkitover
with your neighbors and friends of all classes and occu-
pations. Instruct your Senators and Assemblymen that
suitable enactments may be made,
The resolution above referred to, so far as it relates to
the shortening of the open season for hounding deer, in
cutting off the latter half of August and the first half of
September, and adding on the month of November for
still-hunting, is a step in the right direction, not that T
believe in hounding deer into lakes and ponds to entrap
them at any season of the year, asIdo not. But the idea
of ending the open season for hunting them in this lati-
tude on the first day of November, just at the only time
when the does that have suckled fawns all summer have
recuperated sufficient to be in edible condition, and at the
only time after which we may expect or look for cool
weather for keeping game, is as inconsistent as it is dis-
graceful.
The law makers of no other State in the Union, I be-
lieve, ever thought of enacting such a game law, In
fact our open season ends at precisely the period when it
should commence, It gives a still-hunter the privilege
of bagging three deer in warm weather upon dry leaves,
which feat, in being accomplished, usually costs the
death of five or six deer, owing to the difficulty of fol-
lowing up and securing wounded game without the aid
of snow; and in connection therewith it gives us the
right, as it seems, that in case the deer we have bagged
are not spoiled by the time of our arrival at the cars, we
can, by becoming market-hunters and disposing of two of
our catch, express one carcass home—by accompanying
the same. How the fulfillment of this clause acts to
bring deer back to life or enhance the future stock or
keep the disposer of his legally killed game from being
classed as a market-hunter is another query. If it would
be any greater sin or a more revelting crime for a sports-
man, who, having bagged three deer at Big Moose Lake,
comes out, gets aboard the cars at Boonville, and on his
way home disposes of one carcass at Utica, another at
Rochester and takes the third on through to Buffalo and
uses it up there, or in fact to take all three carcasses home
and use them up or dispose of them there, than it would
to sell two carcasses at Boonville and take the third one
home, I for one cannot see it. If the intention was to
preyent those living at a distance from bagging but one
deer or of becoming a market-hunter by disposing of two
of the number or even of all three, in case they should
feel so inclined, it is still a decided failure, If one carcass
is sufficient for sportsmen occupying certain portions of
this State the same should suffice for all, nomatter where
domiciled.
Limit the number to two, or even one carcass, but
serve all sections alike and there can be no just com-
plaints. CaP Loox,
an actual injury and convey an actual damage, the good
Janus spirit of Indiana institutions takes a look over its
other shoulder, and solemnly declares that trespass on
wet ground don’t count. 'Cause why, Indiana people are
so constructed that they always want.to go out walking
where the mud is waist deep, always want to leave
the roads and take to the marshes, and are always
consumed with a mad desire to meander around
over meandered grounds. This being the estimate
the politico-granger puts upon his fellow citizen,
it at once becomes the duty of said politico-eranger
to make it an act of public policy to throw open the duck
marshes to public travel, they being overfiowed and un-
surveyed lands. Indiana would resent the imputation
that she had legislated against alien capital, which sought
to preserve for its own wise use a privilege which the
people of the State were not using wisely but were abus-
ing; and yet every member of an Indiana duck club
knows that the overflowed lands act is a slap in the face
of Chicago clubs, and therefore in the face of intelligent
game Pe ee phegtieett nor can such a member disguise from
himself that back of all this lies the greedy and lawless
selfishness of a mass of people who live in 4 wonderfully
good game country, but who cannot rise aboye the old
ruthless, pee ta ss merciless and murderous instinct
of killing so long as there is anything left to kill.
current. It is common talk that it is impossible for a
club to get a conviction against a resident trespasser for
an act the most obviously contraventive of clear rights.
The evidence falls through. The judges cannot see it.
The clubs have about come to the conclusion that the best
way to do is to catch the trespasser, drown him, take his
gun, break up his boat, wipe up the earth with his be-
longings, and then let him do the prosecuting if he wants
to. Certainly nothing herein should for a moment be
construed as indicating any hesitancy on the part of any
of the clubs, or any disposition to yield for an instant any
of the rights to which they feel they have a perfect claim.
There is no relaxation of vigilance; to the contrary, there
is now more than at any previous time a disposition to
use prompt measures in putting an end to trespassing,
and a determination to keep up the fight till opposition
is done away with entirely, The Mak-saw-bas mean
business in this matter; and so well is this known that
to much, and is growing yearly less and less. In this, as
in other planes of life, the higher and sterner moral fibre
is destined to ultimate victory.
In years gone by, the site of the present club house was
the favorite camping ground of an old Indian chief, T
saw-ba. This wise old red man had seen the vast swamps
of that locality years long blackened by rushing wings of
wildfowl, and had scorned to notice them while he could
so easily kill a deer in any of the grassy draws that ran
down to the gentle stream of the Kankakee upon the
higher side. Old Mak-saw-ba saw the sweeping tide
of the white men flow over the country, and even take
possession of the sandy marsh ground which could scarce
produce more than a healthy ague, Old Mak saw-ba was
a sage in his way, a friend to the white man, and yet
wise enough to see that the day of the red men was done.
‘“White man come!” said old Mak-saw-ba one day, and he
folded his blanket over his face, and was gathered to his
fathers, in a country, I do trust, where he may have fair
hunting all his life.
The camp ground of old Mak-saw-ba became the farm
of an old settler, who put up a log hut, with all the archi-
tectural trimmings of his time. This log hut stood for
forty years, and was the first club house of the Mak-saw-
ba Club, being purchased, with the more modern farm
house, by the first of those enterprising men who foresaw
that the ducks were disappearing, and were in need of
some protection, and who realized that the vast marshes
of the Kankakee, almost interminable in extent, and
usually supplied with abundance of the natural food of
the wildfowl, constituted the best possible choice for a
wildfowl preserve. In those days geese fed upon the
Kankakee marshes in acres, and the flight of ducks often
filled the air in a passing stream as far as the eye could
reach. There is no exaggeration inthis, nor is it possible
to exaggerate in stating these numbers. Within two or
three years almost the same abundance has been visible.
There was no question about the wisdom of the choice
made by these first members of the club, eleven years
ago.
“The first complete organization of the club consisted of
fifty members. The membership fee was placed at fifty
dollars, and the annual dues at five dollars. Then the
membership was raised to seventy-five, the fee to seventy-
Dovir, Del.—The weather this winter has been so
mild and pleasant that many of our summer songsters
have wintered withus. Numerous blackbirds and robins
and occasionally a bluebird can be seen in sheltered
nooks in the woods, Owing to the almost entire absence
of snow and to the great quantities.of loose grain left in
the fields, the birds have a plentiful supply of food. Our
game birds have been hard hit and often this year, the
weather enabling continuous hunting, and as the condi-
tion of the birds was fine, they were pursued relentlessly.
It is doubtful if there will be one-half as many birds to
breed from the coming season as last. Our gunning sea-
son, as allowed by law, is entirely too long, being from
Nov. 15 to Feb. 1. The Delaware State Game Society is
doing good work in waging war against illegal tapping:
of game. It is stated that an appropriation for the buy-
ing of game birds to be loosed through the State is to be
asked of our Legislature during this session. One of the
two years ago bred here this season.—DEL. A. WARE.
Sam Love.’s CAmps, a sequel to ‘Uncle Lisha Shop,” | more suitable to the requirements of a club building,
is meeting with great succes. Itis as full of good things
as was Mr, Robinson’s first volume, for land, and entered rapidly upon that vigorous and
is a Kankakee River club, and its grounds are located in,
the presence of the trespasser with the gun does create
Against this well-known sentiment there is no real local.
the actual trouble on their marshes does not now amount:
believe of the Pottawattomie tribe, whose name was Mak
five dollars, and the annual dues were made ten dollars,
The farmhouse was remodeled and enlarged, and made
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healthy growth which has warranted its prominence
among the clubs of this region. As the need for more
and more land became apparent, and as one good point
after another was coveted by the club, the purchases ran
up until now nearly 3,000 acres are owned, wisely selected,
and running up and down the river for five cr six miles.
To secure easily the balance of the necessary moneys, the
club was bonded for $5,000; the bonds, bearimg’6 per cent.
interest, were aJl taken up by members of the club. In
ten years the bonds will take themselves up by the ec-
cretion of the annual dues paid in. Special assessments
are forbidden by the by-laws. It may be seen that the
financial standing of the club is in a very simple con-
dition, and so arranged that no member is in the least
distressed, or troubled over a possible special call to meet
some emergency.
The Mak-saw-ba Club building, as now constructed, is
78 24ft. in size, with a wing 30 40ft., used as the home
of the elub superintendent and his family, who live there
the year round and have the privilege of farming the
very considerable acreage of goud ground owned by the
club. Mr. Ira A, Pease, the club keeper, has been in his
place for five years, and the club think he has not an
equal for lis post. The duties of the superintendent re-
quire that everything be kept neat about the premises,
that all property be guarded, and the general interests of
the club protected. Mr. Pease is careful in his work, and
under hig care no boat ever goes into the boat house un-
cleaned, nor any decoy upon the shelves until it is neatly
washed and wound. Mr. Pease is notably assisted in
satisfactorily filling his position by his good wife, who,
any club member is willing to testify, allows no hungry
man to escape, no matter what the size and general com-
prehensiveness of his appetite. A salary is paid th
keeper, and also compensation for such meals as are
furnished.
The Mak-saw-bas are primarily a duck club, but they
don’t object to taking in a little of the occasional excel-
lent fishing which the Kankakee affords; they have fre-,
quent and hotly contested trap-shoots; they take their
wives and families on picnics and general excursions, and
they are, first, last and all the time, in for a general gooa
time. They are good workers in the city and good play-
ers when they are down at the club. One feature they.
do possess in a degree which I do not think can be dupli-
cated anywhere, and that is, an absolute jollity and per-
fect congeniality in their membership. They claim to
have “killed the last crank two seasons ago,” as one
member expressed it. There is not a dyspeptic in the
club, not a kicker, not a misanthrope, not a cynic.
“T.oathed melancholy” cannot abide among them, and
the megrims fly away when the conductor calls out
“Davis Station, Mak-saw-ba Club house!’ The impres-
sion carried away from the club is that it is one of a per-
fectly cosy and homelike character. The members are
men of méans and business cares, but. at_their resting
place you cannot hear a word of business. Nobody talks
shop. Everybody is easy and at home, and tries to make
everybody else so. Ido not think it is possible to imag-
ine an atmosphere of more perfect quiet camaraderie,
There is no drunkenness and no drinking, no uproarious-
nessand no exaggeration of good-fellowship, but a dig-
nified and pleasant conduct which certainly warrants
the naive remark made to the writer one evening in the
club house by Mrs. F, P. Taylor, wife of one of the char-
ter members of the club: “The Mak-saw-bas are the
best men, and the most gentlemanly men you ever met.”
The local station for the club house is reached by the
Pittsburgh & Ft. Wayne Railway, whose evening train
leaves in time to get the shooter to the club house in sea-
son for a warm supper and a good night’s sleep. The
distance from the little railway siding is only a few hun-
_ dred yards, over a soft and sandy road through a wooded
swamp, which they do say is about knee-deep under
water in the spring. A big moon, peLbape, throws the
low swamp trees into shadows and half shades as you
wind along toward the club house, and a shepherd dog,
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erstwhile employed in gazing pensively upon aforesaid
moon, bays sharp-mouthed welcome as you step upon the
wide veranda, The next memory to be borne away is
that of a large and well-lighted reception room, which is
also gun room, and which is well fitted with racks con-
taining the best makes of guns now in the market, Neat
lockers, numbered plainly, and fastened with the keys
which hangy on a rack under the keeper’s care, stand im
cases about the room; a vast box stove, large enough for
a whole log, and surrounded with a strong iron frame,
whereon one may rest a tired foot, or dry a wet pair of
corduroys, occupies the center of the room, while above
the stove, and, in fact, all over the ceiling are hooks from
which depend so formidable a collection of rubber boots
that one cannot escape the feeling that a great army of
duck Shooters has been destroyed and annihilated all but
their boots, Cleaning rods, shell-cases and other impedi-
menta are bestowed upon appropriate shelves, and there
are sowe comic drawings upon the walls, including one
of two Mak-saw-ba men whose boat got afire in their
absence, and one of a certain other Mak-saw-ba man of
Teutonic persuasion, who couldn’t tell ‘‘vich vay vas
nort.”” These pictures are the work of Mr, Wiggins, the
elub artist, who very kindly furnished the sketch for the
elub house cut shown herewith, I can remember all
these things plainly enough as seen in my late visit tothe
club, and, of course, I couldn’t forget the pleasant talls
around the stove with Mr. and Mrs. H. A, Sloan, Mr, L.
R. Brown and wife, Mrs. F. P. Taylor, Messrs. Joel A.
Kinney, Geo, Randall and T. H. Miller, Jr., who com-
posed the pleasant party who were down at that time,
After that I have a general recollection of a wild effort to
break the record on a square meai, and of a long and
dreamiless sleep in a cosy little room, furnished, like
its forty odd fellows, in democratic equality and hunter-
like sinyplicity.
There are in the boat houses one hundred and fifty-six
boats, of different patterns, some members owning three
or four each. The favorite boat seems to be the Monitor,
of the Wisconsin model. This boat is large and long,
and of good lines for the long run up and down the river
which is necessitated by a visib to Rat island, Winchell’s
or some of the upper stands, but the roundness of the
bottom makes it.a trifle unsteady for shooting, it seemed
to me; at least, I missed out of one of them a number of
shots which I most certainly ought to have killed, and I
can’t think of anything else to blame it to except the
boat. The Mak saw-bas have usually excellent cover,
either for their marsh or timber shooting, and they are
therefore not so much concerned in the matter of blinds
as must be the shooters in a less favored locality. Mr.
Kinney’s big overcoat of coffee sacking was about as
ingenious a device as J noticed.
Bach member of the club, of course, has his favorite
point or bend on the river, and equally, of course, the
question of desirability is one of daily shift and change,
as the flight follows its whims in regard to feed or bed-
ding ground. Hailstorm Slough, Winchell’s, the mouth
of Winchell Creek, Rat Island, and a dozen other locali-
ties, are all names on the end of every Mak-saw-ba
tongue. The marsh is almost illimitable, and as far as
one can ‘look or listen,” presents the appearance of a sea
of rice, flags and rushes, The usual marsh feed is abun-
dant, namely, the wild rice, smart-weed, ‘‘marsh potato,”
spiral grass, etc. Acorns and other timber feed also
abound. This fall large sections of the marsh were
burned oyer. The natives often make trouble in that
way, and often the fires ara set out by men who have
been most directiy benefitted by the club. The scareiby
of ducks which was last fall felt all over this section,
was shared by the Mak-saw-bas. It is difficult to say
that this was due to the low water, or to scarcity of feed;
or indeed to. determine its real cause in any way. Ordin-
arily the Mak-saw-ba feed has been good. Mr. R. B.
Organ once shipped to a friend five mallard ducks which
weighed 201bs, in the aggregate, Those who know mal-
lards will know that is heavy,
The Mak-saw-ha marsh has its full share of big scores.
Mr, Charles Mears once killed 125 teal before 9 A, M,,and
ran outof shells. Mr, R. B. Organ onee killed 50 mal-
lards and stopped, It was the latter gentleman who has
the largest score for last fall, 19 mallards; not very much
like old times, The records of the club show plenty of
heavy shooting. There is atendency now not to encour-
age unlimited butchery, and many of the shooters would
follow the example of the president, Mr. Organ, and stop
when enough had been killed.
The Mak-saw-bas have been much interested in the
question of artificial feed. It is very probable they will
put in a quantity of feed this coming season. They do
not propose to leave untried any measure which will help
them. During the coming year they will still further
push their work of putting in cut-offs and dams, and
thus further facilitate the getting around through the
marsh, They have a number of cut-offs in now on the
main river, which shorten by two miles, probably, the
long pull up to the “Two Trees” and other up stream
points.
The rules of conduct laid down by the club are observed
rigidly, and are models in their way. The tendency is
not to relax, but to make them stricter. At the annual.
meeting last December the rules were so amended that
hereafter only one gun will be allowed to go out in any
one boat. This will lessen the danger of accident, and
will put each shooter on his own merits when it comes
to unloading the boats at night. Under the amendments,
also, there will be no shooting allowed after dark. This
will be a great boon to the ducks, for very often the great
body of a flight will not come into a favorite bit of water
until after dark; and if not disturbed at night they be-
come much more attached to a locality, as is very well
known to all shooters, Hereafter the Mak-saw-ba shoot-
ers will draw lots for cheice of pushers, so that there
cannot be any imputation of unfairness arising from a
too frequent. retention of a pusher of exceptional experi-
ence and skill, The pusher’s fee is fixed at $2 per day.
There are plenty of pushers available, who are. good
hunters and thoroughly familiar with every channel in
the labyrinthine marsh. The Mak-saw-bas have never
had a fatal accident. The Pittsburg Club, whose house
stands only a short distance away, lately lost two mem-
bers by drowning. In high water the Kankakee, usually
quiet, is a wild stream, and. a boat must be handled care-
fully. Before the cut-off was made, the sharp bend
known as the Deyil’s Elbow was a dangerous passage,
and the scene of many ugly accidents.
Under the club rules, dogs are not allowed to be
brought into the club house, a place being proyided else-
where for them. A $5 fine is imposed upon any member
who brings a loaded gun into the house, under any cir-
cumstances whatever, and no excuse can be offered in
extenuation by the offender.
The Pittsburg Club, above mentioned, is an organization
largely resident in Pittsburg, Pa. They own about 600
acres of marsh, and their holding embraces the famous
Wolf slough. Thave beén told that certaim members of
the Mak-saw-ba Club have gone in and shot upon this
slough since the Pittsburgs got possession of it, and that
the latter have had trouble to keep them off. I can not
believe that the Mak-saw-ba men would do anything of
the kind. They wish others to respect their mght, and I
am, quite sure that they are always eager to respect the
tights of others.
The membership of the Mak-saw-ba Club embraces
many of the best-known shooters of Chicago, and it is
especially rich in men who are thoroughly practical and
experienced inthe field. It pridesitself upon being a club
of strictly practical and democratic methods. It is one of
the best-known and most popular clubs of Chicago, and
its membership and character as a club are such that it is
never mentioned except with respect. Among the well-
known names are those of ‘’Roll” Organ, ‘‘Billy” Mussey,
“Charley” Petrie, “Jo” Kinny, “Hd” Flint, and a lot
others who are old enough to be called by longer names;
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Mr. L. R. Brown, of the **Q” offices, is a frequent visitor
to the club grounds; Mr. H, A, Sloan, of South Water
street, is prized by many men outside the Mak-saw-bas;
Mr, G. W. Randle, one of the heaviest game handlers in
this market, is also one of the ardents; Chas, P, McAvoy,
of the McAvoy Brewing Co., and J, J. Gore, of the big
firm of Chapin & Gore, ought to pretty nearly be able
to liquidate matters, and Fire-Marshall D, J, Swenie cer-
tainly can if they can’t; John Watson comes pretty
nearly being a household word, and s» does Charlie Kern;
Chas. Wilcox, T. Benton Leiter, J. W. C. Haskell, W. L.
Shepard, T, W. Wilmarth—all these are names you hear
about both in the city and around the clubs. It is useless
to begin singling out names, for there would be about
seventy-five singles. It is better to take a pot-shot at the
flock, as below:
Officers—President, R. B. Organ; Vice-President, W.
P, Mussey; Secretary, C. 8. Petrie; Treasurer, J. A, Kin-
ney. Board of Managers: R. B, Organ, W. P. Mussey,
T, Benton Leiter, W. H, Haskell, C. S. Petrie,
List of Members—W. A. Barton, A, J. Baxter, Dixon
Bean, Matt. Benner, L, R, Brown, H. C. Buechner, C,
Bentham, W, J. Campbell, G, 8. Chapin, H. P. Crane, C,
A, Crane, F. F, Croxton, Joseph P. Card, A. E. Dyer, W.
O. Dyer, 0. Ben, Dicks, BH. E. Plint, W. H. Gleason, BE. H.
Govdrich, J. J. Gore, W. H, Haskell, H, C, Hoyt, J. W.
C, Haskell, Charles Husche, Fred Henrotin, J. T, Hasting,
H. P. Isham, J. A, Kinney, 8. §. Kimball, Chas, Kern,
C. C. Lamos, W. H, Leckie, T. Benton Leiter, Jos. Leiter,
W. H. Lees, John Matter, Chas. P. McAvoy, Chas. H.
Mears, H. J. Milligan, G. F. Morcum, Wm, P. Mussey,
T. H. Miller, Geo. G. Newberry, J. Milton Oliver, R. B.
Organ, Chas, 8. Petrie, Michael Petrie, J. W. Parmlee, F,
W. Pond, C. E. Rollins, G. W. Rumble, G. W. Randle, J.
A. Sharp, H. A, Sloan, P. E. Stanley, L. P. Sutter, Jacob
Sutter, Jesse Sherwood, D, J. Swenie, W. C. Stone, W. L.
Shepard, W, R. Smith, F. P. Taylor, J, E. Tilt, J. Thomp-
son, John Watson, John F, Whiting, John B, Wiggins,
T. W. Wilmarth, J. W. Woodward, Chas, 8. Wilcox, L,
K. Waldron, J. H. Wall, Everett Wilson, F. 8. Waters.
The membership is always full and applicants are
always waiting fora vacancy. There is a good deal of
comment in that.
The Mak-saw-ba Club has put down a great many quail
annually on their grounds. It is an understood rule of
the club that a member shall put down two quail for
every one he kills. If it were not for marauding na-
tives, it would be easy to make many bags of 38 as one
shooter did this fall. This club surely emulates the man
way makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew
efore.
Cxicaco, Il., Feb. 4,—The reports of shooters lately in
from the South will serve to give some light on the ques-
tion, where do the ducks go? Mr, Jesse Cummings, who
was one of the Chicago party who went to Galveston
after canvasbacks, says they found a brackish lake near
the Gulf about fifty miles from Galveston, known as
Stevenson’s Lake, where the canvasbacks swarmed in
thousands. Other bays and creeks along the coast, clear
on down to the Mexican coast, were fairly alive with
mallards and other ducks, and their numbers surpassed
anything he had dreamed. The birds, however, showed
more than their Northern cunning, they being hunted
all the way along their flight. Market hunters were
among them even there, and one Chicago commission
man was sending two or three barrels of canvasbacks to
Chicago every day, packed on ice, The shipping re-
quired daily trips of a sailing’ vessel to Galveston.
In sleepy old Meio, however, there seems to be found
a section where the ducks are not harassed so continu-
ally, and where they are found in wonderful abundance,
Mr, Wilfrid N. Lowe, president of the Illinois State
Sportsmen’s Association, is just back from a trip which
extended as far south as the City of Mexico, He says
that along the Casa Grande River the railway train passed
within forty yards of great banks of ducksand geese, who
did not stir, or at most only lazily flopped away to alight
a little further on, At the lakes known as Las Palomas,
Mr. Lowe and his friends had all the jack snipe and duck
shooting they wanted, and they found the birds astonish-
ingly fat, The laguna country near Chihuahua is also
a tremendously stocked wildfowl country; indeed, great
portions of interior Mexico swarm with waterfowl, con-
trary to popular belief.
Gen, Pacheco invited Mr. Lowe and his friends to visit
his ranch in Mexico, west of the railway, and assured
him that every man of the party should kill a deer eyery
day, and see bear and other big furred game as often as
they liked. Mr. Lowe had a most enjoyable trip, and
like everybody else who visits that wonderful old coun-
try, he returns infatuated with it.
Mr, F. P. Taylor says that he saw more quail in the
Indian Territory than he thought there were in the
world, Other game also is abundant. The numbers of
greyhounds kept by ranchinen is increasing. The Burt,
Barnett outfit has a pack of over twenty. The Indians
are all in earnest hopes that the Springer bill will never
be passed by both houses of Congress, They know it
would be the worst thing for them that ever happened.
The F'ox River Association is still growing. The offi-
cers wish it generally published that they desire commu-
nications from other clubs and sportsmen’s associations
relative to this work in hand, and that they wish all such
organizations to join in one great organization, so that
all opposition may be at once crushed and overcome,
The Rock River Association is a good one and a strong
one, and in practically the same work. Do the Rock
River men know the size and importance of the Fox
River Association? Would it not be well for the two to
join forces and membership? There promises to bea good
membership from the Sandwich Club.
The following papers descriptive of the shooting clubs
of Chicago. with illustrations, have been printed in the
FOREST AND STREAM:
Fox Lake District, Dec. 27.
| Mineola Club, Jan. 10.
~ Fox Lake Shooting and Fishing Club, Jan, 24,
Odd Corners About Fox Lake, Jan, 31,
Fox River Association, Jan, 31,
Waltonian Club, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7.
Tolleston Club, Feb. 7.
Others are in preparation,
the English Lake Club,
Next week will be given
It is again impressed pon me that Fores? AND STREAM
goes even unto the uttermost ends of the earth. Since
| beginning the duck club articles which have lately been
running in the paper [ have had all sorts of letters drop in
on me, though notany sort I was not glad to get, for such
letters from unknown friends are among the most prized
treasures of any writer’s collection. I have tried to
answer some questions about Western duck shooting
methods in work already published or to follow, and to
private letters have replied as best I could. A few weeks
ago a gentleman of Ghelmsford, Hnegland, wrote in re-
gard to work he was preparing for the London Field,
to-day I got a letter from a manufacturer of artificial
flies in county Tyrone, Ireland, wanting to know if
Chicago duck clubs could supply him with certain
varieties of duck plumage that he needed. Can they?
hy, of course they can, Chicago can do anything.
All this only satisfies me even more that people read even
the very poorest part of this journal; and [ believe if I
wanted the earth I should advertise for it in FoREST AND
oe with a pretty good show of getting what I was
after.
Mention was made some weeks ago of a big ducking
trip undertaken by some Chicago shooters. The party
was finally made up, I believe, of Messrs. W. B. Chat
field, Jesse N, Cummines and R. W. Cox, who were
accompanied by John Taylor, the keeper of English
Lake Club House, and Tim and Frank Wood, keepers of
the Swan Lake Club. The party have returned after an
absence of about a month. They went to Galveston Bay,
Texas, and they actually got among the canvasbacks and
had big shooting.
Mr. Fred Taylor has been back from his Indian Terri-
tory trip for some weeks. I have been unable to find
him, and should be afraid to approach him, anyhow. on
account of the largeness of the time he must have had,
I want him to talk to somebody else a good while first.
because they say he is not always safe when loaded with
a turkey story. Hoven.
v5 Monror SrrREnr.
New YORK Socinty ror THE PROTECTION OF GAME,—
«Af the meeting of this society last Monday night a check
for $2,000 was turned over to Secretary T, N. Cuthbert,
to be used for the prosecution of game dealers who have
been selling quail and grouse out of season. Fish Com-
missioner Eugene G. Blackford and Mr. E. P. Rogers
were elected members,
FRED A, ALLEN of Monmouth, IIL, sends us a price list
of his excellent duck and goose callers, He is doing a big
business in calls, and his success is a new instance of the
truth that it pays to advertise a good thing,
FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,832, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B, Leffinswell’s book, “Wild Fowl shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “‘Nanit,” “Gloan,” “Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
paves papain authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant,
Sea and River Hishing.
By R. LE, Robinson.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” Now ready.
THE HAGFISH.
N OST of us doubtless have looked upon the hagfish,
or slime eel, as a curiosity chiefly on account of its
blind, lipless, and parasitic existence: its dentition
adapted to burrowing into the flesh of its prey; its large
eggs provided with a horny case and polar threads for
adhesion, and its wonderful capacity for giving off slime.
We learn something still more singular, however, from
the writings of Wilhelm Miller, J. T. Cunningham, and
Fridtjof Nansen concerning the life history of Myaine,
namely that it nearly always combines two sexes in one
individual. As the studies of Nansen, the curator of
Bergen Museum, Norway, and recent explorer of the in-
terior of Greeland, are the latest and most satisfactory
on this interesting subject, we cannot do better than
quote from his paper in the annual report of his museum,
Bergen, 1888:
“On opening large specimens of Myxine we generally
find well developed ova in their sexual organs. If we,
however, take smaller specimens, of about 28 to 32 centi-
meters in length, and examine their sexual organs, we
generally find that the anterior portion is but slightly
prominent, and contains very small and young ova, while
the posterior portion is often very broad and prominent,
is lobate, and has a distinet whitish color along its
margin, and has, in all respects, the appearance that we
would expect to find in a testis; and this it really is. If
we take a piece of the margin of this portion of the gen-
erative organ, tease it, and examine it in the fresh. state
under the microscope, we generally find abundance of
spermatozoa in various stages of development. There
can thus be no doubt that that portion of the generative
organ is areal male organ, * Those young speci-
mens of 28 to 30 centimeters in length are consequently
hermaphrodites, with quite immature ovaries, but well
developed testes, and they must be able to perform male
functions. If we now examine somewhat more minutely
the generative organ of the large specimens, which gen
erally contains a number of large and well developed
ova, we find that those ova occur only in the anterior
portion of the generative organ and that the mesoarium
of this portion is very broad and prominent, while the
membrane corresponding to the mesoarium of the pos-
terior portion of the generative organ is very narrow and
carries no reproductive elements, neither ova nor sperma-
tozoa.
‘If we examine specimens of Myaine of sizes between
that of these large females and that of the hermaphrodite
previously mentioned, we will often find specimens in
which the anterior portion of the generative organ is
rather prominent and contains oblong young ova, while
the posterior portion is of testicular nature and not very
prominent, These specimens seem consequently just to
be in a transitory stage between male and female state.
Indeed, on examining a sufficient number of specimens,
we will easily be able to find every transition stage from
hermaphrodite males to fully developed females, and
the rule seems to be that, the larger the specimen is, the
more are the female organs developed, and the more do
the male organs disappear.
“From what has been stated above we seem already
entitled to conclude that Myaine is generally, or always (?)
in its young state a male;
it becomes transformed into a female.
not yet found a single female that did not show traces of
the early male stage, ;
while at a more advanced age
Indeed, I have
“Myaine glutinosa is a protandric hermaphrodite. Up
to a body length of about 32 or 83 centimeters it is a
male, after that time it produces ova. The proportion
between the posterior male portion of the reproductive
organ and the anterior female portion is not constant;
the male portion is generally about one-third of the whole
length of the organ, The few true males of Myxine
observed are probably transformed hermaphrodites, The
young testicular follicles, or capsules, have a structure
quite similar to that of the young ovarian follicles.
Nearly ripe spermatozoa may be found in gpeci-
mens of Myaine at every season of the year. Mymine
deposits its ova at every season of the year.”
Deposited eggs of the hagfish are excessively rare. The
few specimens existing in museums have been obtained
by dredging, but the actual places of deposit remain to
be discovered, Perhaps we must seek them in deeper
water than that in which the fish itself is habitually
taken. A slime eel of a related genus was trawled by
the Albatross in upward of 400 fathoms off the coast of
California, containing many mature eggs.
We are indebted to Mr, Thomas Lee, one of the na-
turalists aboard the Fish Commission steamer Albatross
during her voyage to the Pacific, for the following inter-
esting communication about the southern hagfish, or
slime eel, Myxine australis:
“While running through the Straits of Magellan in
February, 1888, I was much surprised by the slime-pro-
ducing powers of the hagfish. We took these fish ata
number of anchorages; but at Boija Bay the supply
seemed inexhaustible. At night we were skinning and
skeletonizing a number of gulls and cormorants, and put
all the refuse from the laboratory tables into our fish
baskets. This bait proved most attractive, and the bas-
kets came up with large quantities of hags and entirely
covered with a mass of slime. I then tried holding a hag
with stout forceps, to see how much more of this slime it
could produce. The fish tied itself into a ball about the
point of the forceps and almost immediately covered it-
self with slime. Repeatedly removing the slime f think
T collected a pint before the supply seemed to slacken,
and even then it seemed a hopeless job to get the fish free
from it. I could not discover how it was produced, and
can only testify to the fact of its very rapid production
and in great quantities.”
Couch describes a slime eel (Myxine glutinosa) that
was placed in a receptacle holding three or four cubic
feet of water and filled it so entirely with slime that the
whole mass could be lifted out with a stick in a single
sheet. The lateral line at the sides of the belly contains
108 large glands, or mucous sacs, each with an open pore
on the upper surface, from which the slime is poured
out, Capt. J. W. Collins states that he has seen trawls
which were in the water three hours come up with cod
and haddock weighing from ten to fifteen pounds, having
their intestines wholly eaten out by slime eels, Some-
times when the trawls have been down from one to three
days certain fish will have all their flesh eaten under the
skin; this applies to fish hooked in the gills that die very
soon after hooking,
The pug nose eel (Simenchelys parasiticus) burrows into
the flesh of halibut and sometimes eats its way along the
whole length of the vertebrze,
Lampreys attach themselves to anything they can reach,
but they are found in mid depths or at the surface and
not on the bottom, Capt. Collins knows of one that came
up on a patent log that was towing at the rate of eight
or ten knots an hour.
A species of Ophichthys has been taken out of cod, but
was probably swallowed and, perforating the abdominal
wall in its effort to escape, became encysted and hard-
ened in the flesh, just as frequently happens in the case
of the lant (Ammodytes americanus). The latter even
gets into the liver of its captor occasionally, but, strangely
enough, does not interfere with the health of the
swallower,
THE TROUT OF STERLING LAKE.) >
Editor Forest and Stream:
I have just perased the article in your last issue on the
trout in Sterling Lake. For many years in the past I
“was very familiar with that beautiful sheet of water and
spent a number of summers camped on its shores, when
ifs surroundings were wild and primitive, and almost
unknown to the outer world, It was a grand pond, with
waters as clear as crystal, cold and of great depth.
During the summer of 1865 I put in most of the season
there and made a special effort to capture some of the
salmon trout, which an old friend long resident in that
section had many years before assured me were denizens
of its waters. I tried deep trolling and every method I
could think of, but with a single exception without suc-
cess. One morning when I had about given up, I found
a trout of 2lbs, weight on a line which had been set in
water 150ft. deep. In many respects it resembled the
fish described in the article just read. It bore little
resemblance to a brook trout—head and tail as noted in
your article and a few smail black and red spots on its
sides. The flesh was of a deep salmon color.
from old Hiram Garrison, who was in the employ of the
Sterling Iron Co. and had charge of the outlet of the
lake, that some years before he had picked up a dead fich
of the same kind in the outlet, which he found to weigh
15lbs. He also informed me that he had several times
observed pairs of these fish lying off the rocks, on the
edge of very deep water.
Tlearned ©
Garrison had lived there for many years, and although —
not a sportsman, had made the lake a special study. He
knew of but one man who succeeded in capturing these
fish and he visited the lake alone during November, and
permitted no one to witness his methods. :
But there are other trout in the lake, which differ from
brook trout, although not so greatly as the fish I caught
in 1865, ;
Several friends, during the winter of 1878-79, went
with me to Munroe, Orange county, to relieve the care
and worry of city toil, by having a tramp with guns and
dogs through the woods, Birds being scarce one day I
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suggested the advisability of trying our hand at pickerel
shing through the ice, and it was agreed that we should
o to Sterling Lake. By taking an early train to Sterling
Junction we were on the lake soon after sunrise. We
had hardly got to work when we became the victims of
a most atrocious sleet and wind storm and were speedily
‘rottted. We, however, caught several fish, and among
them a trout of over 4lb,, and the most beautiful one I
ever saw; head like a Beaverkill trout, tail slightly
forked (the other one’s tail was indented almost.as deeply
as a mackerel’s), the back and upper part of the sides
thickly dotted with orange and vermilion spots, while
the belly and lower sides were free from spots, but_pre-
sénted a sheen of gold and vermilion, which was inde-
scribably beautiful. It certainly could not have belonged
to the same species as the fish of 1865, unless it may be
that inereasing age entirely changed their characteristics,
T had intended haying this fish identified, but an accident
prevented its getting to the city till too late. I feel as-
sured, however, that the first fish belonged to a family
whose habitat has been in those waters for many a gen-
eration. A VETERAN READER.
BROORLYN, Jan, 28,
There is some difficulty in determining the black and
red spotted trout caught by “A Veteran Reader.” Was
not this a landlocked salmon rather than a trout? The
coloration, and still more the size, would seem to indicate
that; but nothing is so difficult as to identify the Sal-
monidce without specimens of the fish The trout caught
in the winter of 1878-79 should not have been a saibling
unless this species was introduced earlier than we sup-
pose. If the back and tail fin wese spotted and banded
with black, we should say this was one of the many color
varieties of brook trout. If, on the contrary, these fins
wire uniform dusky, it should have been one of the many
species like the Sunapee, blueback and Greenland trout. |
A BOYHOOD REMINISCENCE.
Editor Forest and Streani:
T have read some very pleasant tales where persons
have joyously related their unbounded pleasure and be-
wildering sensations on capturing their first salmon,
trout or big bass. My first experience with these fish is
kin to Samivel’s wision, ‘‘Limited, me lud, limited,” but
IT neyer can, never will forget my first trouble with an
eel. .
At that time—forty-five years ago—I was a lad of
eleven, and was living in the little village of Pine
Meadow, New Hartford, Conn. There was nothing
peculiar nor phenomenal in my make-up, inwardly nor
outwardly, to distinguish me from the average factory
boy, if the one point of size be left out of the considera-
tion. The regular tattered, one-sided, crushed palmleaf
hat was at times on my head; it was used to corral ’hop-
id. The historic list suspender and sub-post office could
also have been inventoried among my assets, Yes, L
was small, little—that disagreeable littleness between a
speck and a blotch—too small to notice, but old enough
to hanker for attention.
IT was fishing in the river just below what was then
known as the *““Kelloge mill,” where the stream in one
of its angry moods had dug a deep hole in the high bank,
then changed its mind and turned sharp off to the left,
leaving plenty of water and avery strong eddy. Mypole
had been cut for garden purposes, but was diverted from
its manifest destiny by a little boy’s strategy applied after
sundown. The line was apiece of wrapping twine de-
coyed from the ‘finishing room.” The tackle’s first,
last and only merit was strength.
I can recollect the exact hour, the direction of the
wind up stream, and how the clouds were dark and
lowering. The second that cork went under there was an
instantaneous yank at each end of that pole, and for
some time it was an even toss-up whether the thing came
up or the fisher went in. I pulled and tugged, and
strained as hard as possible; but the best that could be
done was to get the cork about one foot ont of water, as
the pesky thing went gyrating round and round that
whirling eddy. I hollered for help, the only result was
aloss of wind. I tried to stick the end of the pole in the
bank and roll a stone on it, but one hand was not equal
to the emergency, the other was very seriously engaged
hanging on tothe butt end. I pulled up straight, one
side, then the other, it was no go; that pole was hung on
a pivot in the exact center, my end went down, the other
up, then reversed to a dot; my strength was failing, wind
was getting low, mad rising fast. The butt end came
over my shoulder somehow; leaning my weight on it I
felt a faint yielding; I stuck my toes in the earth and
started up the bank; desperation and temper gave me
strength, I seratched, clawed and crawled my way to
the top, then looked back. Hokey pokey! jewsharps and
jumping jacks! what was that hideous, twisting, writh-
ing black monster I beheld? Its mouth was wide open,
and if not as big as a baro door it certainly did look deep
as a well, and it was squirming toward me up the bank.
I knew no more about eels than I did of the Coneord
School of Philosophy or the Keely motor; but I did think
it was some dreadful hobgoblin of the river after me for
daring to fish in his hole. I grabbed the pole and yelled
“°Twan’t me, smother boy,” and started for home on as
hard a run as possible, My hat flew off, it was left; had
it been filled with fish hooks, toy pistols and pennies, the
result would have been the same, nothing but a superior
brute force could have delayed me an instant. I ran for
every bit there was in me, and hollered equal to a second
mate in areeting gale.
Two men who were taking cloth from the tenter bars
cameto my assistance. I dropped the pole, gained the top
rail of the nearest fence and howled louder that ever, ‘‘f
didn’t do it, T ain't done nuthing, Tain’t.” “Shut up, you
little wretch,” shouted one of my rescuers, “‘or [ will
choke you; it’s nothing but a big eel.” As he quickly
drew his knife across the ereature’s back close to its
head, the writhing, twisting, horrid thing was as limp
and docile as a piece of rope.
Thave caught various kinds of fish since then, have
had numerous close shaves on land and sea, none have
made so deep and lasting impression on my memory as
that black, writhing, twisting mass of contortion, nothing
short of a total eclipse of my mental faculties will ever
wipe it out.
How large was it? Well, according tomy impressions
at the time it was about 25ft. long, as black and big as a
locomotive boiler, — 2) a game
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
pers and catch butterflies, just the same as other boys
THE STEEL ROD.
Haditor Forest and ‘Stream:
When I gave my views about the steel rod I hardly
expected to say anything more on the subject; but the
yemarks of ‘‘Black Bass” in your issue of Jan. 31 induce
mé to add that [am glad to learn the rod has already been
improved, and that such improvements as are desirable
will continue to be made. In my opinion the rod as hereto-
fore constructed would meet the approval of a very large
pienotpen. of those who fish, and possibly alsofor certain
inds of angling it is well adapted; but as there are
wooden rods of all descriptions, so should there be various
kinds of steelrods, The strength and durability of the
metal rod was next questioned; these are the qualities
which, combined with other essentials, are finally to
establish its superiority, but there are other properties
without which the strongest rod would be worthless,
Elasticity, pliability, balance, weight, strength and dura-
bility are the considerations. I wrote more from the
standpoint of one who requires such flexibility in a rod
as enables them to use the most delicate tackle, make the
longest cast of fly or bait, and handle with the greatest
promise of success the yery slightly hooked fish, More
especially, however, Thad in view such qualities as are
required in a first-class fly-rod; and when the steel rod is
so made as to saat the cost of the best split-bamboo and
compare favorably in weight and balance with first-class
rods of other material, it will have attained the highest
success, That it can eventually accomplish all these
things, if in recent improvements it has not already done
80, I firmly believe and desire.
Tn attaching guides to his rod, ‘Black Bass” recognized
one of the requirements for bait-casting to which I re-
ferred. As he wound the guides on, I infer that he let
the rod remain in position for use, and consequently did
not give the surface coating the amount of wear that it
would have received from frequent extension and closing
of the several parts. In that case, the coating being in-
tact, no rust would occur. I donot, however, think that
to preyent the outside of this rod from rusting need be
regarded as a serious thing; for, should the coating wear
off, it can easily be replaced.
Should “‘Black Bass” ever succeed, as he suggests, in
casting a frog and landing it on Fuller’s door step, I hope
he will not fasten to anything that will try his skill and
tackle, as a very lively setter dog once did mine.
SPLASHER.
Editor Forest and Stream;
The comments of ‘‘Splasher” on the Horton steel rod
are to the point, and show some of the bad features in
this rod, and some of them, I think, might be partially,
if not wholly, remedied.
I should like to see the rod made of aluminum bronze,
I understand that this metal is made with all the
elasticity and strength of steel, much lighter, and does
not rust and corrode as steel or brass will. If the butt-
end of each section of this rod was fitted with a porcelain
ring the friction on the line would be greatly lessened,
The butt or hand-piece should be reversible, with a cap-
ped plug to put in the ferrule not in use; the reel could
then be used below or above the hand. I think that a
porcelain eye where the line enters the rod from the reel
would tend greatly to lessen the friction. Rito,
TARPON FISHING.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Tt seems rather like a pleasing revenge on some of the
angling fraternity to note the interest now taken In tar-
pon angling; for when I modestly suggested, in 1879, that
angling for the tarpon would be proven to be one of the
finest of sports, if the lovers of striped bass fishing would
only try them, the idea was pooh-poohed at. Some of
the Southern anglers tried to make fun of it; and a Phila-
delphia gentleman, evidently anxious to get at the facts
regarding necessary tackle, etc., offered to defray the ex-
pense of a three- months’ trip to Florida of any one who
should send him a tarpon caught with rod and reel.
Now the anglers seem to vie with each other to see who
shall get there first and take a hand.
I have seen more than 100 of these fish in a day when
in Florida, previous to 1879. Unfortunately for me (as
far as sport is concerned), I have had to stay at home
since that time, otherwise I should have tried my hand at
a few of the “silver kings,”
Time changes many things, and in the reports from
tarpon fishing grounds of to-day we hear that it often
takes all day to strike a fish, whereas ten years ago the
ery of the anglers who knew it all was, that there was no
use trying for them, as such a thing as saving a tarpon
on red and reel would be impossible, although they were
Tenet to be quite readily hooked. None could be
saved, they said, except with hand line, and rarely then.
I shall hope on for the winter when I can have a leis-
ure month, then I shall look over my old haunts and see
if there are not a few tarpon left for me to try for. There
were plenty there when | last saw the clear spring waters
of those rivers, and I have not heard of any angling being
done at that place; so I shall rest content that there will
be some left fora long time yet. A, B. Donan.
FLORIDA FisHinG.—The Hon, A. M. Spangler, editor of
the Philadelphia Hvening Star, formerly one of the Fish
Commissioners of Pennsylvania, is now writing very inte-
resting letters from Florida for hispaper. The series prom-
ises to be as entertaining as the widely read and highly ap-
preciated articles on similar subjects written by him from
Nova Scotia during the summer of 1886. Mr, Spangler
tried the fishing at New Smyrna under unfavorable
circumstances, the weather being -cold and stormy,
yet on the first day’s fishing he caught a channel bass,
eight very large sheepshead, besides a number of king-
fish, pigfish, sea bass and spots. On the second day, in
Halitax and Hillsborough rivers, he took 24 sheepshead,
several drum and a lob of kingfish or whiting (Menticir-
rus). The sheepshead averaged about 4#lbs. The third
day’s sport yielded 13 large sheepshead and a 20ib. drum,
the sheepshead having been caught with a Henshall bass
rodandlighttackle. For bait the anglers used clams, mul-
let, crabs and fiddlers, the first two preterred. Surf fish-
ing for channel bass will soon be in its prime. Blnetish
and cavalla have not yet made their appearance.
* San Lovel’s Camps.” By R. EH. Robinson, Now ready.
Tar PARADISE FIN AND FRATHER CLUB enjoyed an
elegant dinner on Feb, 5, at the Union League Clib, New
York, at the invitation of the club’s president, Hon, Henry
A. Gildersleégve. The courses extended through six
hours, and the jolly anglers revelled in terrapin and can-
vasback duck served in the consummate manner for
which the most aristocratic of America’s club chefs is
famous. The members present were Dr. W. F. Duncan,
J. Chas. Davis, E. R. Lewis, John Wood, H. C, Miner,
J. K. Emmet, Jt,, BH. 8. Taylor, Chas. B, Jefferson, Chas.
A. Thomas, Kit Clarke, James T, Davis, Leander Rich-
ardson, J. F. Graham, Allan Foreman, President Cleve-
land, who is a member of the club, was unavoidably
absent, but sent a letter of regret, and stated that he
would devote some time during June at the club’s sum-~
mer house worrying the trout. The evening’s festivities
were preatly enhanced by the presence of the Blossom
Banjo Quartett, who discoursed sweet_ music during the
courses and between the speeches, Nearly every mem-
ber ‘spoke a piece,” but the gem of the evening was the
address by Judge Gildersleeve, which not only delighted
the anglers, but filled the banquet room with eager listen-
ers of the Union League Club, who joined heartily in
‘“three cheers for the Judge” at his finish, Among the
emphatic “hits” of the banquet was a charming song,
beautifully rendered in a sweet tenor voice by Mr. J. F.
Graham, city editor of the N. Y. World, and an original
humorous poem by J. Chas. Davis, entitled, ‘‘That Little
Flat Bottle, so Dear.” The regular annual banquet of the
club, commemorating the openitg of the trout season,
will occur on April 1, and will probably be given in the
blue room at Delmonico’s,
~ fishealture,
COLORADO FISH COMMISSION.
ope report of Mr. G. F. Whitehead, Commissioner, for
1888 recapitulates the distribution of Hastern brook
trout fry to public waters, showing the disposition of 326,500
young, besides the sale of 17,000 to citizens; 20,000 fry of the
rainbow trout were placed in Platte Cation. In 1888 Platte
Cafion received 20,000 fry of the same species and the number
of brook trout deposited in waters of the State was 594,000.
Besides these 10,000 fry of fontinalis were sold to residents.
The first lot of eggs of native black-spotted trout were ob-
tained by exchange for rainbow trout fry from Dr. John
Law, of Leadville. These were hatched and the young are
thriving. Previous efforts to furnish the hatchery with
natives from public waters were unsuccessful. About 13,000
trout, including brook, rainbow and native, were kept in the
hatchery for breeding purposes.
Carp culture proved a failure, and the Commissioner con-
gratulates the people on this result, which he attributes to
the low temperature of the water in the pond, preventing
their pee:
For the lakes Mr. Whitehead recommends black bass,
pickerel, channel, or blue catfish, and yellow catfish. The
blue catfish he considers nearly equal to trout and it reaches
10 or 12lbs. in weight. The yellow catfish grows to 3%4lbs.
in three years in the prairie lakes, In some of the high
mountain lakes like Echo Lake, which has no apparent in-
let or outlet and contains myriads of fresh-water shrimp,
the EHastern brook trout flourishes wonderfully. This lake
was stocked for the first time in July, 1886, and in October,
1887, a trout 21 months old weighing 3lbs. 6oz., was taken
from it and sent to the Commissioner. Two other lakes in
that vicinity have been stocked since. Rainbow trout planted
in Platte Cation, near Denver, have grown rapidly and are
becoming great favorites with anglers on account of their
game qualities,
The popular belief that the eggs of fontinalis are destroyed
by ice in the mountain streams is shown to be erroneous be-
cause the trout are increasing in those streams, ‘In the
Republican River, on the plains, at an altitude of 5,000 feet
above sea level, a stream made from springs, the brook
trout is breeding rapidiy.’” This would correspond pretty
closely with the greatest elevation of this species in western
North Carolina, It is claimed that this trout grows in
Colorado to double its size in Hastern streams.
Colorado has 5063 miles of water adapted to trout, besides
innumerable mountain lakes suited for breeding and rear-
ing ground. All of these waters at one time teemed with
black-spotted trout, but dynamite and giant powder in the
eat of unscrupulous men have nearly depopulated the
waters, .
The appropriation for 1888 was only $2,000 and the cost of
distributing the fish was met by interested parties and by
the railroads. The Commissioner calls attention to the
urgent need of laws to protect the fry placed in the streams.
At present many of them are caught and appropriated by
boys and even adults. The law prohibiting the marketing
of trout has served a useful purpose. Suckers are very de-
structive to trout eggs in the Jakes and streams and their ex-
termination by netting at certain seasons is strongly recom-
mended. In the agricultural regions the irrigating ditches
destroy millions of trout annually. Sometimes, when the
water is turned off suddenly, the fish die or ave left to be
captured in the dry ditches. The appointment of fish
wardens by the Boards of Commissiouers of the several
counties has not pra eees very good results, owing to the
fact that most of the men dislike to inform on their neigh-
bors. The Commissioner praises the ability as a fishcul-
turist of the superintendent of the State hatchery, Mr. E.
V. Bogart, and it is wonderful how with the small sum of
$1,500 for all expenses, including salaries of two men, the
superintendent succeeded in producing about 400,000 trout.
FLORIDA AND CUBAN FISHERMEN.—Capt. D. 4H.
Collins, of the United States Fish Commission, completed
his statistics of the fisheries at Key West Jan. 31, and sailed
for Punta Gorda in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. Heis now at
Tampa. In alluding to his investigations at Key West a
pecralent newspaper referred to the dissatisfaction of tue
shermen with the pereeenh fishery relations with Cuba. The
duty on fresh fish carried under the American flag to
Havana is prohibitory, but Cuban fishermen often fish
within the three-mile limit in Florida waters and land
them in Havana free of duty.
INCREASE OF SHAD,—The U.S. Fish Commission has
continued the artificial propagation of this species regularly
from 1880 to 1888. and the supply has nearly doubled. In
1880 the catch from Connecticut to North Carolina was
found to be declining: the total number taken was 4,140,986.
In 1885 there was an imcrease of 25 per cent. over 1880; in
1886 the gain was 34 per cent.; in 1887, 62 per cent., and in
1888 it advanced to 85 per cent.; the money value of the in-
creased catch of 1888 competed with that of 1880 being 3704,~
500. The number of shad taken in 1888 was 7,000,474.
CARP FOR MB®XICO.—Senor Estéyan Chazari, Fish
Commissioner of Mexico, came to Washington recently for
the express purpose of obtaining carp and other fishes for
acclimatization in his country. Jan.3 a U.S. Fish Com-
mission car took him as far as H] Paso with 5,000 carp; from
thence he transported them to Mexico, arriving there on the
12th with very small loss of fish, The climate of Mexico
promises to be admirably adapted to carp culture.
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Fen, 14, 1889.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH COMMISSION.
f aes report of the Fish and Game Commissioners for the
year ending June 1, 1888, shows the following distribu- |
tion oi young fish from the Plymouth hatchery: Brook |
trout, 452,000; saibling, 3,000; Penobscot salmon, 500,000; |
landlocked salmon, 145,060; brown trout, 5,000; Loch Leven
trout, 30;000; from Sunapee Lake station, 335,000. Total
1,470,000.
From Sunapee Lake station were planted in Sunapee
Lake: Brook trout, 150,000; golden trout, 100,000; landlocked
salmon, 45,000; Loch Leven trout, 30,000; rainbow trout,
10,000. _Total $35,000.
The Penobscot salmon eggs were hatched with a loss of
less than two per cent, and the fry were placed in the
Pemigewasset River. Young salmon have been unusually
plenty in this river. There were more large salmon ‘in the
river in 1887 than any year since the Lawrence Dam was
built. Forty salmon were taken in the fish ponds, and from
these about 100,000 eggs were obtained. The heavy July
rains prevented the use of the nets during the height of the
Tun, oY Many more salmon would have been caught. The
salmon that went over the falls at that time passed up to
their old spawning grounds near the headwaters of the
tiver, The largest fish was a female 40 inches long, weigh-
ing 24 pounds; the smallest, a grilse of 41g pounds, this be-
ing the first grilse taken in the nets since the station was
established.
As the water was unusually high most of the brook trout
were taken in pound nets set in the mouths of the brooks.
The eggs were obtained from large wild trout weighing from
~~ to seven pounds and produced very large and healthy
ry.
Col. Hodge pays the following tribute to the black bass:
*‘Previous to the introduction of the black bass into Sunapee
Lake it was not known as a trout lake except to a few, and
the catch of trout, with the exception of those netted and
speared during the spawning season, was very small. The
lake at that time was infested with small yellow perch,
which destroyed the young trout as soon as hatched. Hspe-
cially is this true of the a@wrealus, they being lake spawners.
The black bass have destroyed the perch and in their place
are now taken hundreds of the finest trout in the world.
Here we have a lake noted forits excellent bass fishing and
at the same time one of the finest trout and salmon lakes
in New England: and no fisherman on the lake has ever
made complaint that the bass interfered with the trout in
any way.”’
The destruction of Plymouth hatchery by fire, Feb. 29,
1888, involved the loss of over 1,500,000 eggs and fry, all of
which would have beer ‘listributed in the next two months.
The building was ownea jointly by the States of Massachu-
setts and New Hampshire. At a meeting of the Commis-
sioners in Boston soon after it was decided to rebuild and
enlarge the hatchery at once.
BOSTON FISH BUREAU.
| ea 14th annual report of this Bureau for 1888 contains a
list of 36 American vessels that obtained licenses to
carry on fishing from Canadian ports, at a cost of $3,831.
The losses during the year were 27 vessels, valued at $145,500,
and 83 lives; 19 additional lives were lost in dory fishing,
There has been a continued scarcity of cod and mackerel, as
in 1886 and 1887, and higher prices have resulted. Boston’s
trade with Hayti has been greatly interfered with by the
unsettled condition of affairs in that island. The value of
the fish importations into Boston was $1,263,741. For the
eleven months ended Noy. 30, 1888, the total value of fish
imported into the United States, as determined by the Chief
of the Bureau of Statistics, was 34,539,275.
The entire catch of mackerel by New England vessels was
48,205 bbls., the smallest for71 years, This scarcity has led to
importation from England of mackerel caught on the Irish
coast; 10,245 bbls. were received. This species schools on
the coast of Ireland from Mareh to June, after which there
is no schooling until autumn, when there are some large
catches of smaller mackerel. As a substitute for mackerel a
Boston firm introduced bonito from Turkey under the name
ot Bosphorus mackerel; 69 casks arrived in April from Con-
stantinople. The same species occurs in vast schools at cer-
tain seasons in Vineyard Sound and Buzzard’s Bay and it is
avery fine food fish. The only source of wonder is that
dealers have made so little of it. A great many people have
tried pickled bonito and consider it equal to mackerel. The
catch of mackerel at the Magdalen Islands was 4.000 bbls.,
the largest for fifteen years. The fishing is done entirely
by boats. Early in June at Block Island and south of Long
Island there were almost nothing but small. mackerel and
these generally in small schools. Vessels saved about 30
bbls. at a time out of a catch of 100 bbls., and it took from
1,200 to 1,500 fish to make a sea packed barrel. There was,
consequently, an enormous waste of fish. The first arrival
of salt mackerel from the fleet was the steamer Novelty,
June 11, with 160 bbls. caught off Canso;.she had about 100
bbls. fresh also. The hich line of the mackerel fleet was the
schooner Edith Rowe, of Gloucester, with a stock of $14,000.
The total catch of cod for New England was 585,581
quintals, a decrease of 91,142 quintals from 1887, The
schooner Nellie M. Davis, of Gloucester, landed about 4,400
quintals valued at $18,125. Two Provincetown vessels fished
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Menhaden were very abundant in 1888 north of Cape Cod,
From June to October they were more plentiful from Fire
Island to the Penobscot than ever before. After Oct. 1 they
were found in abundance from Sandy Hook to Cape Hat-
teras, disappearing about the middle of Noyember.
Shad made their appearance in Chatham Bay in June,
and about 400 bbls. were split and salted and landed at
Boston, The southern Cape Cod ports received about 1,000
bbls, additional. The total catch of shad from Gonnectient
to North Carolina, contrary to what is implied in this re-
port, was much greater than in 1887, the excess amounting
to nearly one million fish.
SALMON AND TROUT IN ECUADOR.
A fe 1, 1888, Mr, E. G. Blackford furnished to
Mr. Victor G. Gangotena, of Quito, Ecuador, 5,000
salmon eggs and 5,000 brook trout eggs, with two com-
pletely equipped hatching troughs, The eggs were packed
in boxes made by Mr. James Annin, Jr., of Caledonia, N. Y.
Mr. Gangotena left New York by steamer City of Para. The
eggs were placed in the refrigerating room and ice was re-
newed daily; they reached Aspinwall Dec. 9; three hours
took them to Panama, where they remained 3 days. The
voyage to. Guayaguil ended Dec. 15; here they were stored
in an ice house 2 days. From Guayaquil to the last railroad
station up to the Andes the run was 314 hours; thence the
journey was continued by mules six daysup and down the
mountains, with great variatious of pressure and tempera-
ture. During all the time, of course, ice was constantly
supplied in the packing boxes. Dec. 24 they arrived in
Quito and were kept there two days while a suitable loca-
tion was sought. Dec. 26 the eggs were placed in water of
57 degrees Fahrenheit. From 200 to 400 trout eges showed
signs of spoiling when deposited, but there was no loss of
salmon eggs. ‘The trout eggs were put under 2 pressure of
2in. of water and began to hatch Jan, 1. On the next day
they continued to develop in small numbers and some of
them were coated with fungus. Jan. 4,there were already
400 or 500 trout. The salmon eggs were under a pressure of
5in, of running water at 50 degrees Fahrenheit. They began
to hatch Jan. 4 and on the 10th 3,000 to 4,000 were hatched,
fishless rivers and lakes of the interior of Eenador salmon,
trout, carp, tench, goldfish and crayfish. Quito is 2,850
meters (9,348ft ) above tlie sea leyel and the country has
elevations ranging from 0 te 4,075 meters.
A SUCCESSFUL FROG POND.
EK. are not aware that artifical frog culture thas been
successful anywhere, but if so FOREST AND STREAM
would be glad to know it.
There is a pond in Massachusetts which deserves to be
famous for Lhe number and size of its frovs, but no attem pt
is made to aid nature in the care aud multiplication of the
species. The natural conditions, merely aided by excavat-
ing the pond and introducing a system of lateral ditches to
drain a piece of marshy ground, have accomplished what
perhaps no amount of skill could haye brought to pass
under less favorable circumstances,
The accompanying diagram will almost explain itself,
The pond is an artificial one and receives spring water from
the source indicated. Surface water drains into it also
through the ditches made in marshy ground near at hand.
A slight dam near the spring obstructs the movements of
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able cause.
Mr. Gangotena will perhaps ordersfrom Mr, Blackford
500,000. or 1,000,000 eggs. He wants to introduce into the
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the frogs in that direction. The sides of the main ditch
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leading from the spring are lined with stones, in the crevices
of which frogs conceal themselves. .Trees at intervals
around the trout pond furnisi ample shade and the greatest
depth of water in this pond is about 8ft. On the right of
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this deep pond the ground rises graduaily to form a hill;
the remaining ground ts low.
The main ditch carries clear water and has water weeds
in it.. The bottom of the trout pond is light, sandy; the
water is clear and excellent for drinking,
The tadpole pond is very shallow, searcely a foot deep in
als. parts; the bottom is yery muddy and full of aguatic
plants.
The water escapes in a small brook after passing threugh
a small hatching house, in which eggs of trout are developed.
Trout, suckers and some other fish live in the deep pond.
Se aapeana from the spring to the hatching house is sbout
The owner of this pond supplies his table with all the
frogs desired. As many as two dozen; each weighing a half
pound or upward, have been caught in afew minutes. Tad-
poles by thousands may be seen around the leaves of the
water plants. Three hundred and twenty were caught at
one scoop of a butterfly net. One thousand two hundred
tadpoles without legs and 1,200 with two legs were caught
in one day, and many more could have been captured.
Only 100 with four legs were taken during the same day.
The tadpoles are all uniform in size and very big and fat.
There would be no limit tothe frogsit the big oues did not
eat up the little ones and the tadpoles.
PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION.—Two import-
ant measures are now pending in the State Legislature at
Harrisburg. One of these provides for the appointment of
two commissioners annually, thereby securing the presence
of four experienced members of the board atalltimes The
second relates to the DEeDArenep of a uew code of fish laws
for the State. The Allentown hatchery has recently shipped
over 300,000 brook trout fry, 10,000 of which were deposited
near the establishment in the Little Lehigh. Mr. J. P.
Creveling, the superintendent, sees hundreds of these fish
every few days, and says they are about twice as large as
those in the house. He believes in early planting. The
establishment is crowded, and needs twice its present
eapacity. Orders for trout are coming in rapidly, and sup-
plying them will make roorn for eggs not yet developed.
PREPARING PONDS FOR TROUT.—Brattleboro, Vt.,
Jan, 31.—Editor Forest and Stream: I havea pond in which
are black bass, trout, eels and chub. I want to stock it
with trout, build a hatchery, ete. Can you tell me of any
way in which I can get rid of all the fish now in the pond?
It is a natural pond of 250 acres, fed entirely by springs,
with no way to draw off the water; some parts are very deep,
Can it be fired with any explosive? And if so, how near
together would the cartridges need to be in order to make a
clean sweep; or can it be done in any other way? What
work haye you on fisbcuitare, describing hatchery construc-
tion and operation, cis., and what is the cost?—H. S. B.
[The first thing to be done to secure freedom from eels is to
see that they do not have access to the pond by means of its
outlet. The young wil: «rter if there is the slightest oppor-
tunity todo so. It is pretty firmly believed by naturalists
that eels reproduce in the sea and will not breed in fresh
waters; if this be true there is nothing to be done but to kill
those that arz now in the pond and to keep out the ascend-
ing army. Hels have been killed in immense numbers by
the following method: Bait the kiliing place for a few days
or a Week with beef bones having a little meat upon them.
The eels will soon collect around the bait from every quar- '
and their effect upon the eels will be startling. It is not
probable that the other fishes will suffer much from the
explosion, because they are not scavengers like the eels.
The chubs, bass and trout ean remain in the pond together,
for it is well known to many prominent fishculturists that
they will thrive and harmonize in the same inclosure. Use-
ful works on fisheulture are the following: Stone, ‘‘Do-
mesticated Trout; How to Breed and Grow Them; Green
& Rooseyelt, “‘Fish Hatching and Fish Catching.”? A pam-
phlet on pond culture, by Carl Nicklas, is distributed free
by the U. S. Fish Commission. The best German treatise is
von dem Borne’s ‘‘Fischzucht.’’]
SHAD AND STURGEON IN ALASKA.—The U.S. Com-
missioner of Fish and Fisheries has received information
dated Jan. 25, 1889. from Mr. W. H. Woodcock, of Fort
Wrangel, Alaska, to the effect that three shad were caught
in the Stikine River by fishermen netting for salmon, The
Columbia River is the nearest stream in which shad were
planted, One sturgeon was also caught, which is the first
taken in theriver sofaras known. In1880 we had a sturgeon
which was supposed to have come from Alaska, but this was
afterward discovered to be a mistake, and we erased it from
the catalogue of Alaskan species. Now we shail probably
be able to add it definitely, for the Commissioner has asked
Mr. Woodcock to secure specimens of both fishes if possible
during the coming season.
Che Fennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS,
Feb. 19 to 22, 1889.—Thirteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York, James Mortimer, Superintendent.
Feb, 26 to March 1, 1889—Second Annual Show of the Renssalaer
Kennel Club, Troy, N. Y. Alba M, Ide, Secretary.
Mareh 6 to 8, 1889.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Albany
Kennel Club, at Albany, N. ¥. Geo. B. Galiup, Secretary. :
March 12 to 15, 1889.—Second Annual Show of the Fort. Schnyler
Kennel Club Utica, N.Y. James W. Dunlop, President,
March 26 to 29, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Massachu-
setts Kennel Club, at Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Sectetary.
March 19 to 22, 1889.—First Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel
Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, priest
April 2 to 5, 1889.—Annual Show of the New England Kennel
glub, Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
Ace,
April 9 to 12,—First Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass. Edward W. Doyle, Secretary.
April 9 te 12, 1889. First Annual Dog Show of the Masroutah
Eennel Club, at Chicago, Il. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Secretary.
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club, at Philadelpnia, Pa. Francis 8. Brown, Secretary.
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal,
FIELD TRIALS.
Noy. 4-—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Noy. i8.—Hleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W. <A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N, ,
A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE.
HE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration
of pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is
published every month. Entries close on the lst. Should be in
early. Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed
envelope. Registration fee (50 cents) must accompany each entry.
Wo entries inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription
#180, Address ‘American Kennel Register,” P. O. Box 2832, New
York. Number of entries already printed 6923
DOG ARTISTS.
Gh apni Web. 11.—Mr. L, C. Harle, Chicago’s favorite
{ painter of animal and outdoor life, has just finished a
beautiful water color of jack snipe, there being three birds
shown in the foreground, life-size, In coloring, action and
pose the birds are—well, they are snipe, Mr. Harleis one of
the very, very few artists who have any right at all to handle
sporting subjects. Heis a sportsman himself, as weil as a
painter. That is why his field pictures have the spirit in
them which appeals to the sportsman, while their artistic
qualities disarm criticism of the non sporting sort. As a
painter of the setter, 1 donot believe Mr. Harle bas an equal.
He shows some delightful studies of the red Irish—although
I believe his own favorite isa Gordon. Mr. Harie hss read
FOREST AND STREAM from the start of the paper, and showed
me bound volumes beginning at Vol. L., No. 1. back m the
days when FOREST AND STREAM had poetry on the first page.
He keeps them up in his studio along with the rest of the
furniture. . 4
Speaking of drawing dogs reminds me of a little exper-
jience in which Mr. J. M. Tracy, the New York artist und
well-known delineator of the pointer dog, figured to some
extent. At the time of the first meet of the American
Coursing Club at Great Bend, Kansas, Mr. J. A. Ricker, an
artist friend, and myself thought we would win a little
glory by sending a report and sketch to Harpers Weekly.
Mr. Ricker did the sketch, and I did the rest of the trouble.
The editor wrote us that Mr. Tracy would make a painting
of the sketch, and Mr. somebody else would make an
engraving ot the painting. There were two greyhounds in
the forezround of the sketch, and these greyhounds were in
the act of swallowing a pretty good likeness of a plains jack
rabbit. The greyhounds were just plain, unvarnished grey-
hounds, without very much style about them, but the jack
rabbit was all rignt. Well, when the article finally came
out, there were two big pointers chasing an abnormally fat
and chunky cottontail, and instead of buffalo grass there
were pretty flowers. I presume the engraver who copied
the painting had monkeyed with Mr. Tracy’s dogs. Mr.
Ricker on seeing this at once retired to private life. I wrote
the editor, and told him that to chase so singularly large
and fat a rabbit in that way was neither humane nor decent,
and I thought he ought to be ashamed of bimself; but he
replied only by a large and clammy silence that fell like a
pall on all of western Kansas. I don’t believe Mr. Tracy
will mind my mentioning this, since it happened so long
ago, and since, after all, it is only a tribute to his acknowl-
edged skill in his chosen line. i. Houses.
A FISHING PARALLEL.—Grand Rapids, Michigan.—
Editor Forest and Stream: I was up in the northern part
of this State last January, and while in a friend’s store
eye vaEn 0s said about fishing. The proprietor asked
meif I liked to go fishing. The reply was most emphati
cally in the affirmative. “Well, if you have time, I will go
out with you this murning,’” was the rejoinder. “What
kind of fish can you catch at this season?” ‘Pickerel, all
you want.”’ “Fish through the ice?’ “Ob, no. Thereis
an old fellow out here a way who nets lots of them and
keeps them in a large box, made for the purpose, and, you
can spear all you want at so much per pound.” ‘Tin horns
and horn spoons! Call you this fishing? The idea of jab-
bing a piece of cold steel into a fishin a box! Why the
thought of it is enough to give one the blind staggers.”
And yet this was of the same spirit that would continea
puny rabbit in a small box until half starved, then Jet it out
aud set. two strong, healthy dogs on it.
number has collected, put in several dynamite cartridges, your lodge nor mentioned in your geometry.—A. W,
i 1 : Dear old Forest
ter. Then some night, when it is thonght that a sufficient ! AND STREAM, there are degrees which are not conferred in)
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Fas, 14, 1889,]
; MASSACHUSETTS KENNEL CLUB.
» he NN, Mass,, Feb. 11.—Hditor Forest and Stream: In
'y
J your last issue you publish an article from the secre-
tary of the New England Kennel Club, wherein he states
thit ‘there is danger of confusion in the public mind in re-
zard to the bench show to be held at Lynn next.March;”
at “Lyno bas infringed on the Boston title;”’ that ‘we
have requested Lynn to select same other name;” that ‘ton
Jan. 18, 1889, the Boston Massachusetts K. C. met and
elected officers,’ and that ‘‘the Massachusetts K, C. of Bos-
ton rea the New England K, C, of Boston are now under one
control.’
In order to place this subject in its true ight before the
ublic, perhaps it would he well to submit the following:
he Massachusetts K, C., Lynn, Mass., was organized May
17, 1887 under the name “Essey County Kennel Club,” and
until (ae first Monday in May, 1888, it lived under that
namie, tut since has existed under ita present title, @. e€.,
“Massachusetts Kennel Club, Lymm, Mass.’’
This name was adopted at the suggestion of members of
this cleb and also at the suggestion of the secretary of the
A. WK, 0, Association (to which association this club belongs)
and Gn inquiry coneerning the old Massachtisetts K. C. o
Boston, finding it to be a deftinct concern (nothing having
been heard of it since 1882 until a few days ago), we pro-
ceeded to adopt our present name, and it was published in
the sporting papers.
Later on we sent to the leading sporting papers the an-
nouncement that Lynn would hold a dog show in March
under the auspices of the Massachusetts Kennel Club, and
this announcement has appeared in like manner each suc-
cessive week for months past.
Now, if the old Massachusetts K. C., of Bostor , was nota
defunct concern, why did they not notify us of their exist-
ence nearly a year ago? If they had notified us any time
previous to Dee. 1, 1888, that they were ‘not dead, but sleep-
ing,’ we certainly would have adopted a different name, If
the old Boston Massachusetts iX, ©, was not a defunct con-
cern why did they not meet and elect officers Jan. 15,1888, as
they claim to have done on Jan, 18,1889? And now, just
prior to our forthcoming bench show, when we have com-
leted all our arrangements for the same, comes our first
intimation of their existence,in theskape of a communication
from the secretary of the New England K. C., “forbidding
us the use of our name in any shape or manner,” and “if we
do not select another name they will take proper recourse to
defend theirrights.”’
It is extremely unfortunate that this trouble has arisen
between Boston and Lynn, having been of,the opinion that
Lynn would be a help to Boston in giving a bench show
here, but itis quite evident that Boston does not look at it
in that light. However, asthe ‘‘Massachusetts Kennel Club,
Lynn, Mass.,” is a regularly incorporated body, chartered
under the laws of this State, we will positively hold our
bench show in linn next March under our title. The New
England K. C., of Boston, and the Massachusetts K, ©,, of
Boston, are now under onecontrol. This statement is suffi-
Glens ERNEST C. TARR,
Secretary Massachusetts Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass,
THE PITTSSURGH SHOW.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Your little drama with the scene laid at Pittsburgh show
rivals Macheth, hardly in literary composition or fervor of
diction, butin bisterical accuracy they are much of amuch-
ness. Mr, Wixom certainly did not carry things with the
high hand that would be supposed from this modern drama,
although he did stand firmly on his rights under his agree-
ment with the superintendent and president that he should
be allowed to také his dogs away in time to catch the9 P. M.
train, but before he left the show he secured the concurrence
oi Mr. Grege asecond time. I believe the preparatory scene
of *Go in, Juno,’ is about correct, and my hired man (the
“Boh” referred to) gave a most amusing account of the
affair. I don’t think my friends will believe that [behaved
in such style as to deserve the epithet of ‘rearing round.” I
was exceedingly angry at finding the agreement made by
Mr, Krueger and concurred in by Mr. Grege, that Mr. Dole’s
dogs should go at 8:15 P. M., was set uside by ihe vice-presi-
dent, but it would not do for me to raise a quarrel after my
former breezes with the show authorities. Mr. Krueger
may have been white with rage, but if so, it must have been
at the shameful attempt of the vice president tofrustrateso
reasonable an agreement as was made in the case of Mr.
Wixom’s and Mr. Dole’s dogs. These dogs were the only
ones in the show that would not reach home by Saturday
night if they remained in the show until it closed, but if
they missed the 9 P. M. trains they could not get home hbe-
fore Monday, iying over all day Sunday. Mr. Dole’s dogs
staid over at Myers’s kennel until Monday, as | wasrunning
the entire N. D.C.
T bad a very pleasing incident, showing how real mastifft
men (not ‘clique clubbers’’) stick together. My driver was
taking my bitch Emma ort of the show, when Mr. Probert,
the superintendent of Mr. Cook’s kennels, ran across him
and reised Cain with him, declaring, ‘‘Youain’t Mr, Wade's
man; he had a colored man looking after his dogs;” and
actually wouldn’t let the man go on until he had produced
the gateman who had taken up his identification card,
While he was mistaken in his idea, Mr. Probert did just
what all real mastiff men do for each other,
I very much regret to have seen in the Pittsburgh papers
most shameful attempts of parties connected with the show
to make a scapegoat of Mr. Krueger for their own utter in-
capacity and wretched muddling. That charge that he
showed favoritism is utterly false. He showed the strictest
impartiality to everybody. |The show was the dirtiest, most
stinking one J ever saw, with the smallest quantity of the
~ most miserable bedding. Many exhibitors went out and
bought bedding for their dogs. All filth, refuse meat, etc.,
was just poked under the benches, not any being taken out
of the show, and the stink resulting cau be imagined. But
this was none of Mr. Krueger's fault. The show was got-
ten up to recoup the managers the money they lost at pre-
vious shows, and was run strictly from this point of view.
(li was that phantasmal ‘speculative show’’ we used to
hear of.) To this end every item of expense was cut down
(except feeding, that was very good). Krueger was forbid-
den to buy any morestraw. He was allowed five attendants
in all, and as each judging ring required a steward and at
least two handlers, they started one man short of absolute
requirements. Then the men were not the right stuff; lack-
ing in nerve and decision. Of course there was nobody to
do the cleaning while the judging was going on, and when
that was finished, the various stiiks bad fixed themselves
so that Hereules couldn’t have purified it. If it had not
been for Klocke, KXrneger and I showing dogs for absent
exhibitors, I don’t know whether Mr. Naylor would have
got through yet. I saw Mr. Wixom showing a dog fora
competitor. ,
Hyen the force he had was not under Mr. Krueger’s con-
trol. He would issue orders, when an “‘officer’? would come
and contradict them within five minutes, and all his author-
ity was lost. That he was able to do anything was much to
the credit of his patience, A striking feature of the show
was the complete lack of common attention to exhibitors
from a distance. Several told me that not a person eon-
nected with the show manifested the least interest in them
or showed them the commonest courtesy. ‘Your money is
all we want” seemed the ruling idea. I must make an
exception In favor of Mr. Greggs and Mr. Krueger in this
respect. he latter did the little he had time to spave for,
and My. Gregy really seemed to do his best,
STREAM. 69
FOREST AND
Com,, Dr. W. Meyer's Richmond ‘Tyrant and R. Bufler’s Jack.
Bitches: 1st and special, Blemton Kennels’ Tiara; 2d, Lewis ros.”
Lert, Very high com,, A. E, Pitts's Gretehen. High com,, J.
Wren’s Richmond Flash.—Purpres—Dogs: Ist and special, Lewis
Bros.’ Dusky Mark. Bitches: ist, J. Wren’s Richmond Flash.
BLACK AND TAN THERRIERS.—Dogs: ist. A W. Smith's
Buffalo General; 2d, KR. Stuckey’s Sir Wallace. Bitches: Ist, Bott
Bros.’s Kid; 2d, F. . Damsel’s Lotta. High com., J. Schriner’s
Dade.
PUGS.—CHuALLENGE and special, A. E, Pitts’s Kash.—Opmn—
Dogs: Ist, Acme Kennels’ Lord Nelson; 2d, Hberhart Pug Kennels’
Douglass II. Very high com., Geo. Gillivan’s East Lake Curtis.
Bitches: lat and special, Geo. Gillivan’s Peggie IL; 2d, A. 8. Pitts’s
Dazzy. Very high com, Howard Bros,’ Fairy Ul. and Hberhari:
Pug Pagel! Thora. Com,, W. B. Newhail’s Judy.—PurPms—
Dogs: Ist, Eberhart Pug Kennels' Bradford Ruby Il. Bitches; 1st,
Mrs. Sohl’s Flora: 24, Mrs, A. G. Eberhart’s Hast Lake Virgie.
High com., R. M. Conway’s Miss Wrinkle.
KING CHARLES SPANIELS.—tIst, withheld; 2d, 0, Probert’s
Charley.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—Ist, withheld; 2d, W. M. Graham’s
awil.
MISCELLANEOUS,.—Ist, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ smooth collie
Lady Bird; 2d, G. £. Williams's Maltese terrier Dan.
Cou. UMBus.
NEWBURGH DOG SHOW.
Editor Forest and stream: t
Vhe first annual exhibition of the Hudson River Poultry,
Dog and Pet Stack Association was held at the Columbia
Rink, Newburgh, N, Y., Feb, 7 to 12, There were sixty-one
entries in the department deyoted to dogs, nearly all of
them from Newburgh and yicinity, Mz, H, Clay Glover
very acceptably judged all classes. TIsend you a list of the
AWARDS.
MASTIF'FS.—Dogs: Ist. C. E, Leicht’s Nero; 2d, G. C. Hall's
fritz. Bitches: 1st, J. Tope’s Wanda; 2d, J. Clark’s Deta.—
Purpres—Dogs: ist and special, J. L. Hope’s Rex; 2d and dd, J.
Olark’s two unnamed,
ST. BERNARDS,—I1st and special, Hon. Peter Wood's Folka.
P Nee UNDLANDS.—lst and 2d withheld; 3d A. Shafer’s
edro.
POINTERS.—I1st, G. BH. Trimble’s Jim; 2d.W. M. Patton's Puneh ,
TRISH SETTERS.—Dogs;; Ist. and special, W. H. Hawes's
Sachem; 2d. Mrs. G. W. Purdy’s Fritz; 3d, D. A. Shafer’s Pete.
Bitches: 1st and 2d, withheld; 3d F, Glover’s May. Puppies: G.
W, Sherman’s Mag.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—Dogs: Ist and special, KR, Johnston's
Dan; 2d, Warwick Kennels’ Warwick Albert. Puppies: Ist, J.W-.
Wood's Lady Foreman.
GORDON SETTERS,—Ist, withheld; 2d, C. F. Kerr’s Ned.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS—ist and 2d, J, H. Doubleday’s Flora
and Gyp.
FOXHOUNDS.—Withheld.
BEAGLES.—ist, withheld; 2d and special, J. A. Sneed’s Good-
wood Leader.
DACHSHUNDE.—tst, H. A. Waldron’s Comtesse,
MEXICAN.—Ist, 2d and 8d; J. Hyde’s Romeo, Beauty and Juliet-
COLLIES.—Bitenhes: Ist and 2d, withheld; 3d, W. C. Brewster’s
Trix,—PupPPiIes—Dogs: Ist and special, E. Van Wagner’s Jake; 2d,
Mrs. T. F. Balt-’s Glen. Bitches: 2d, J. H, Drevenstedt’s Nellie;
3d, J. H. Drevenstedt’s Daisy Clyde.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIBRS—ist, Mrs, C. F. Brown’s Tott,
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.—Ist, withheld; 2d and special, C. V.
Fowler’s Tiny.
TRISH TERRIERS.—ist, W, P. Booth’s Shamrock.
SKYE TERRIERS.—1st and president’s cup, W. L. Morgan's
Lochiel.
PUGS.—lst and speclal, Miss May Moore’s Beodles; 2d, T. Sta-
pleton’s Pugsie.—PuPPres—Dogs: Ist, T. K. Waring's Floyd; 2d, H.
J. Mayell’s Ponch; 8d, J. H. Thompsoo, Jrs Ben Harrison.
Bitches: 1st. J. H. Thompson, Jv.’s Lacy Harrison; 2d, H. J. May-
ell’s Judy; 3d, Mrs. L. H. Andrews’ Ruffles.
FIELD SPANIELS.—Ist, A. F. Lindley’s Pepper.
COCKER, SPANIELS.—Bitches: Ist, withheld; 2d, B. Warring-
ton’s Nellie; 8d, E. W. Deyo’s Daisy.—Purrirs—Dugs: Ist, witb-
held; 2d, M. Quinian’s Rex. Bifches: Ist and special, H, 5, Rey-
nolds’s Black Meg; 2d, M. Quinian’s Brownsy.
FOX-TERRIERS.—tst, withheld; 2d and special, A. M. Vook’s
Tug; 3d, GC. F. Kerr’s Zig.
The mastiff judging was all right. Myr. Naylor put Duke
too far back on account of his knuekled jegs and light
thighs, but he did not know that the dog was only a thirteen
months’ puppy, and supposing him a grown dog set him
down as “gone to pices.’’ Where this puppy got his fair
type of head and immense substance from i can’t imagine;
IT bred his sire, owned his grandsire, arid saw his granddam,
and this puppy is worth the lot, 172lbs. for a thirteen
months’ puppy, with about the head of Hero II., isn’t bad
by any means,
The fact of the matter is that the leading owners of the
Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society are not fit to run a
show. They are not dog men, I don't believe that president,
secretary or treasurer knows a smooth St, Bernard from a
mastiff, and they neither read the kennel papers nor go to
other shows, They have got into a rut and cannot get out
of it. I was informed by several parties that, after this
show, they propose te retire from the business and let some-
body else try. Itis said that they cleared $2,000: by the ven-
ture. Let us hope that they will be satisfied and quit.
Theresult of the show is a bit of astudy, I don’t see how
a thing could be more suicidally mismanaged for securing
entries. The resignation from the A. K. C, cut off certain
entries of the bootlicks of “the gang,” which were more
thun made up by increased entries from local exhibitors,
who wotild not have paid the *‘bulldoze’’ 50 cents, but they
lost. the hirvahing pebport of the A. K, C. creatures, the
pliffing and wind work that is so liberally heaped on “‘gen-
tlemen’”’ (meaning fellows who “stand in with us’). To
compensate for this, they stvuck the two most popular men
they could have picked in Krueger and Naylor, but with
supreme ignorance of their opportunity, never tool: a single
step to make this widely known, In fact, if was never mien-
tioned in the kennel press that Mr. Naylor was to judge
non-sporting dogs. 1 know of over 30 entries that came
entirely on account of the conuection of these two gentlemen
with the show, and bad it been properly published two
months in advance, this 30 would have been quadrupled; and
these 30 were no serubs, but carried off the majority of the
prizes in the non-sporting division, The Columbus show
was belanded to the skies, there was to be a great affair of
it, ii was under the sacred shadow of ‘“‘the American Ken-
nel Club, sir,’ yet it had 206 entries against 288 at Pitts-
burg, again teaching the lesson that Buffalo first taught,
that membership of the A. K. C, has but little to do with
the entries ata show. Rage as you will, gentlemen, this
has been proved, p
Au overlooked feature at the show was the Russian wolt-
hound puppy of Mr, Hacke’s, an immense dog, a thoroughly
typical greyhound, with the coat that should come from a
cross of setter and greyhound, and by all odds the hand-
somest dog ever seen in an American show, W. WADE.
Huron, Pa., Mev, 9.
COLUMBUS DOG SHOW.
Hditor Forest and Stream;
The first annual aoe show ot the Columbus Fanciers’
Club was held at the City Hall, Feb. 5 to 8. There were
206 entries, of which number 23 were absent. The quality
of the dogs was of a higher average than the list of awards
will show, as there were a number of recent importations
with many English wins to their credit that were not
shown for competition. The judges were Messrs. John
Davidson and H, Goodman; Mr. Geo. H. Hill was superin-
tendent. Following is a list of the
AWARDS.
MASTIFFS.—CHALLENGE—St, Joe Kennels' Wacouta Nap,—
Opnn—Dugs: 1st and special, C. C. Cook’s Moses; 2d, C. E, Thomp-
son’s Tiger Royal. High com., J. Grant’s Leo ILL. and E. Probert’s
Jumbo. Com., L. P. Bailey’s Blusco. Bitches: Ist and special, C, C,
Cook’s Menglada; 24, R. M. Conway’s Dford Margory. Very high
ecom,, L. P. Bailey’s Lady Stoughton.—PourriEs— Dogs: Ist and
special, J. F. Stone’s Philammon; 2d, J. Grant’s Leo Ill. Bitches:
ist, T. W. Coon’s Grace; 2d, C. C. Cook’s April Queen.
ST. BERNARDS.—CHALLENGE—Alta Kennels’ Victor Joseph,
(also special),—-OPpN—ROUGH. AND SmMoorn-CoatTEmp—Dngs: Ist,
and special, Acme Kennels’ Valens; 2d, B. R. Geddes’s Caleb.
Very high com., J. B, Lewis’s Knight. Eigh com,, H. R. Wood's
Tom, Com., A. W. Albright’s General Scott. Bitches: Ist and
special, Keystone Kennels’ Madchen; 20, Geo. Gillivan’s Lady
of the Alps. Very high com., Alta Kennels’ Princess Louise,
Acme Kennels’ Hmpress and J. B. Lewis’s Ursula UI. Puppies:
Ist, Geo. Gillivan’s Lady of uhe Alps,
DEERHOUNDS —CBALLENGE—S. W. Skinner, Jr.’s Mac.—OPENn
—Dogs: 1st. and special and very high com.,S. W. Skinner, Jr.'s
Fergus and Cluthan; 2d, C. 0. Rowland’s Ranald. Puppies: Ist, C.
E. Rowland’s Monteith. ;
GREY HOUNDS.—Ist and special and 2d, Rockwood Greyhound
Kennels’ Master Rich and Rich and Rare.
FOXHOUNDS.—Ist, withbeld; 2d, L. Tolliver’s Mohawk, Jr.
POINTERS.—CHALLENGR—Doy: No entry. Bitch: Columbus
Kennels’ Queen Bow.—OPEN—LARGE— Dogs: Ist and special, J. R.
Daniels’s Lord Graphic; 2d, B. FP. Seitner’s Patterson. Very hich
ecom., OC. G. Stoddard’s Trinket’s Cash. High com., Cannonsbure
Kennels’ Master McGrath. Bilches: lst and very high com, B. F.
Seitner’s Nell of Idstone and Pride of Idstone; 2d, Columbus
Kennels’ Larnock Elsa. High com., 8. 8. Seibert’s Jingte.—
SMaLL—Dogs: Ist, H. T. Schmidt’s Robert Spring; 2d, Dr. J. G. FB.
Holston’s Wakatonka. Very high com., G. C, Urlin’s Count D. U.
Bitches: Ist, B. F. Seitner’s Phantom; 2d, Columbus Kennels’
Idstone’s Fancy. Very high com., Toledo Kennel Club’s Polka.
Com., J, O°H. Denny’s My Queen. Puppies; ist and special, F.
Serbert’s Guy; 2d, Dr. J. G. F. Holston’s Wakatonka Very high
com., D. H. Moore’s Vera Bang, High com., J. O°H. Denny’s
Nellie’s Bert.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—Dugs: 1st and special and yery high
com., Maumee Kennels’ Cincinnatus and Toledo Blade; 2d, Mt.
Washington Kennels’ Lindo. High com., J. J. Kinnane’s Jan
Gladstone. Com., J. O’H. Denny’s Brandon. Bitches: 1st and
special and com., Columbus Kennels’ Pearl Bondhu and Lady
Change; 2d, Mt. Washington Kennels’ Zona. Very igh com.,
Toledo Kennels’? Suen C. High com., P. H. Gotzian'’s Comntess
Amelia. Puppies: Ist and special, F. Vallmadge,s Count Drnid-
stone; 2d, Dr. G. B. Bunn’s Count Rocket’s Rake.
TRISH SETTERS.—Dogs: Ist and special, W. N, Kuhns’s Mack
N.; 2d, P. Gamblas’s: Dick Swiveller, Very high com. G. C.
Urlin’s Don G. U. Bitehes: 1st and special, Columbus Kennels?
Lou ILl.; 2d, H. Schuhert’s Nellie ZH. Very high com., J. L. Max-
well’s Nancy. Com.,J. C. Chorpenning’s Tony the Maid. Puyp-
pies: 1st, J. L. Maxvwell’s Sidan. Very high com., J. C. Chorpen-
ning’s Tony the Maid.
BLACK AND TAN SeTTeERS.—CHALLenGce—W, E, Rother-
mel’s Don.—Grprx—ist, H. C. Biddle’s Leo B.; 2d, J. A. Durringer’s
Grace. High com., J. W. Grauham’s Graham Duke. Com., A
Mason's Shot. Puppies: Absent.
COCKER SPANIELS.—Dogs: Ist, A. Laidlaw’s Giffee. Bitches:
ist and special, Columbus Kennels’ Lady Babcock; 2d, A. Laid-
law’s Laidlaw’s Queen.
TRISH WATER SPANLELS.— Dogs: Ist and special, Pxcelsior
Irish Water Spaniel Kennels’ The O'Donoghue; 2d. J. R. Danieis’s
Paisy O’Connor. Very high com., J. W. Considine's Barney
O’Connor. High com., P. H. Gotzian’s The Kerry Gow. Bitches;
ist. and special, Excelsior Irish Water Spaniel Kennels’ CADRE ye
Belie; 2d, J. W. Considine’s Lilly Pad. Very high com., Lb. G.
Hunt’s Maggie O'Connor. Puppies: Ist, L.
O’Connor.
COLLIES.—OBALLENGE and special, Chestnut Hill Kennels’
Dublin eot.—OPpen— Dogs: Ist and_ special, HW. A. Ferguson's
Guelph; 2d and high com., Chestnnt Hill Kennels’ Strephon and
Roslyn Bruin. Com, J.D. Shotwell's Nelson Til. Bitches: 1st and
Spare Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Cora il; 2d, J. L. Lincoln, Jr.'s
Marvel. Puppies: Ist and special, J. L.lincoln, Jrs Marvel.
BEAGLES.—1st and 2d, Lewis Bros? Racket tl. and Cricket.
BULLDOGS —Ist, Geo, Raper’s Rabagas.
BULL-TERRIERS.—Ist and 2d, J. Wren’s Imperial Prince and
Jubilee Puss. ry
FPOX-TERRIERS.—CuALLengcp—Plemton Kennels’ Mareuay-
ite —OpEen—Degs; Ist and special, A. F. Pitis’s Raby Signal; 20,
Bieniton Kenrels’ Blemton C@onet, Very high com., J- i. Shep-
herd’s Shepherd Lad. High com., J. Wrén’s Richmond Crack,
NEWBURGH.
COLLIES AT PITTSBURGH.—Pittsburgh, Feb. 9.—
Editor Forest aid Stream: I desire to entera protest through
your valuable paper against the directors of the Western
Pennsylvania Poultry Society. I entered my collie dog-
Prince in the open class for collie dogs, expecting to get fair
and square treatment from the directors of the bench show,
but through gross negligence on the part of said directors
jn not having sufficient attendents on hand my dog was not
taken to the judging stand when this class was judged
Tuesday evening, Upon myarrival at the show Wednesday
morning I was much surprised to find that my dog had nof
been even noticed. As he is a very fine imported dog, and a
splendid specimen of his kind, I asked the judge for an ex-
planation. Im a very pleasant manner he stated that the
best dog, Rob Roy, had received the first honor, the others
not being sufficiently good to take 4 prize. He courteously
agreed to look at my dog in his kennel, and wus surprised
to find that he had not seen the dog before. Upen consult-
ing with the superintendent they decided that as thé dog had
been in the show all the time, and by a mistake of the
society had not been judged, to re-open the class, This they
did, and the judge decided to give my dog Prince the first
prize, placiug Rob Roy second, which decision seemed to
meet with the approval of collie deg judges, On the last
day of the show some of the directors met together, and,
against the protests of their superintendent, Mr. A. ©
Krueger, who was inclined to act justly, they decided to re-
ject the decision of the judge, Mr. Naylor, and place Rob
Roy first, and Prince second. I am an amateur with dogs,
Prince being my first entry at a bench show, and if my dog
had been judged and found -vanting I would have remained
mim, as i am not a kicker, but to be deliberately jockeyed
out of an honor due my dog is very hard to bear. While I
do not include all the managers of the bench show in my
protest, as Tam inclined to think that some of them were
angry at the hasty action of their fellows, I think it justly
due, both myself and Judge Naylor, that they explain their
as former actions of the society.—H. L. SHAYFDR.
ROCHESTER DOG SHOW.—Rochester, N. Y., Feb. i,—
Bditor Forest and Stream: The first annual bench show of
the Rochester Kennel Club will be held in the Washington
Rink, at Rochester. N. ¥., March 19 to 22, As Rochester is
acity of nearly 150,000 inhabitants, and this being the first
regular kennel club show ever given in the vicinity, older
breeders and the public are of the impression that this show
will afford facilities for exhibitions not only in the way of
exhibiting their dogs to the best possible advantage, but
will afford a rich field for those desirous of disposing of
their pets at private sale. A very competent list of judges
has been secured, as follows: Miss Anna H. Whitney, of
Lancaster, Mass., St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, Great Danes
and pugs; Mr. A, Clinton Wilmerding, New York, spaniels,
all classes; Dr. H. Clay Glover, all sporting dogs, and Mr.
Jas. Mortimer, Babylon, N. Y., the remaining classes. The
premium list i@ures wp $1,700, all of which is guaranteed to
be paid up in full. r. Wm. 'Taliman is s perintendent,
and Spratts Patent will bench and feed. lt is predicted that
Rochester’s will be one of the greatest shows of the season.
Send immediately to the secretary, Rochester, N. Y., Box
466, for premium hstand make your entries, HARRY YATES,
Secretary.
a. Hunt’s Maggie
action, and disperse the clouds that hever over this as well »
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FOREST AND STREAM.
(FEB. 14, 1889.
AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER.
Di ble adele are the numbers of the dogs entered in the
January number of the American Kennel Register:
BEAGLES.
Goodwood Flora, J. Hoge. 6853. Music I.. G. M. Gibbs.
Jennette, H, L. Bryant. 6854. Ranger, G. M. Gibbs.
BULLDOGS.
Murrax, H. Schloetzer.
COLLIES.
3. Beauty VIIL, 8. L. Dawes. 6861. Lothair of Baltimore, B.Y.
6851.
6852.
6855.
6857. Berry, Levi P. Morton. Harrison.
6858. Flora VII., Levi P. Morton. 6862. Malcolm, W. H. Rogers.
6859. Laddie Rab, R. Wadhams. 6863. Ray IL, H. Potberry.
. Lassie Jean,Curry&Parkes
GREAT DANES.
. Faust, G. W. Chandler.
MASTIFEFS.
®. Ashmont Tiny, W.Webster 6872. Iuana Neville, J. ea
. Boz, 8. O'Connor, 6873. Leo W., J. Wentworth.
. Captain Jack, A. L. Day. 6874. Monitor Neville, J-Chaplin
6868. Dassis, M. H. Raulett. 6875. Psyche Neville, J. Chaplin.
6869. Dot, M. H, Raulett. 6876. Rowena Neville, J. Chap-
6870. Gippie, M. H. Raulett. lin.
6871. Harner’s Maude,J. Decker 6877. Yoc’s Rex, W. A. Brown.
NEW FOUNDLANDS,
6878, Meadowthorpe Prince George, John Marshall.
POINTERS.
6879, Flirt P., Joseph L. Preble. 6881. Pete IIL, M. H. Sterling.
. Neptune, F. C. Hand
PUGS.
882. Gip, W. C. Hamilton.
ST. BERNARDS—RouGu-Coarmp.
6883. Berna II., Dr. Bergman. 6892. Lord Barry III., A. J. Phil-
6884. Brutus, John D. Kuser. lips. ; ,
6885, Bueno, Daniel Robinson, 6893, Mark, Thomas Brennan.
A886. Cassius, John D. Kuser. 6894. Myra, N. Myers. _
6387. Duchess of Heathfield, C. 6895. Princelimmon, Half-way
_ _ H. Spring. : _ Brook Kennels,
6888, Gretchen Il.,H, Barnhill, 6896. Sir Nord, A. F. Young.
6889, Kinglimmon, C. A. Houck. 6897. Tariff, Greenbrier & Car-
6890. Ladylimmon, Half-way 2 roll,
Brook Kennels. 6898, Vida, J. M. Gallaher,
6891, Leo TV., Mrs. N. Beasley. 6899. Zora, D. Driscoll,
SMOOTH-COATED.
. Meg Merrilies, Edward Murphy, Jr.
SETTERS.—ENGUISH SETTERS:
- Count Blue, H. M. Cutting. 6904. Leah IIL, H. M. Cutting,
. Floss P., T. L. Patterson. 6905. Snipe, D. H. McKee.
. Glendale, G. W. Stockley.
GORDON SETTERS.
3. Iron Duke, F. P Snowden. 6907. Sanborn’s Dash, W. E.
Sanborn.
IRISH SETTERS.
. Ben IL, H. M. Cutting. 6911. Jeff, James A. Shortal.
. Creole, H. M. Cutting. 6912. Tempest, Ed. Aarenburg.
. Don 1Y., Lewis R. Adams. 6913. Typo, C. A. Lane.
TERRIERS.—BiLAcK AND TAN TPRRIERS.
- Bessie King, A. W. Smith. 6915. Roseleaf, A. G. Adams.
BULL-TERRIERS.
3. Queen Lashtie, W. F. Bar- 6917. Royal Tyrant, H, F. Church
low. 6918, Winks. Wm. F. Barlow,
Fox-T'ERRIERS.
. Hoosier Tom, H. T. Williams.
WIRE-HATRED TERRIERS.
6920. Midala, B. B. McGregor, 6922. Trophy II,, W, P. Cowan.
6921. Petite, Chas. H. Coon.
YORKSHIRE TERRIDRS,
66238. Lady Dido, W. D. Reid.
FOX AND HOUNDS AGAIN.
Editor Forest and. Stream,
Several very entertaining articles have appeared lately in
the FOREST AND STREAM regarding the New England mode
of fox chasing. It is also a noticeable fact that several of the
Hastern correspondents hold thesame views on the question,
and favor hunting foxes with dog and gun, while the Western
enthusiasts invariably do away with firearms of every de-
scription on such occasions, and participate in fox chases for
pleasure alone, and for the sole purpose of enjoying riding
after a pack of dogs, giving good tongue as well as seeing
them trail, and if fleet enough run reynard to earth or kill
him,
In this vicinity it is not necessary for dogs to kill a fox to
make a chase a perfect success; but to see and hear the
hounds, and occasionally, by good stiff riding, and cutting
across country, be stationed at a point and see reynard pass,
with the hounds close up, is as much genuine sport as a
Western man gets, or ever expects.
For parties to go fox chasing here with dogs and guns,
their motive would seem more one of pecuniary gain by
shooting foxes for their skins than for the excitement.of the
chase. Foxes are run here as they are the world over, for
pleasure, health and excitement alone, and not as one would
ar game for the table or the market. Any partyin this
vicinity or in the South (which is, I believe, the greatest
resort in the world for this sport) who would wilfully shoot
afox during a chase, or carry firearms for such a purpose,
would be censured by every true lover of this grand sport.
The views of others in the West and South, interested in
this subject, would be appreciated by a number of your
readers residing in southwestern Ohio, BUCKEYE.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The fascination of fox hunting nearly all of us are ac-
quainted with, likewise the ethics of it. At any rate we
ought to be aiter having seen the principles involved ex-
haustively illustrated in recent numbers of ForEst AND
STREAM, along with an unmerciful trouncing for “Tallyho.”
As one of a numerous company I don’t care a rap what the
Denver denizen, or any other fellow with a cockney accent,
has to say concerning my manner of fox chasing. If he
gloatingly jumps on my back for going in pursuit of re ynard,
on foot, through a strip of country that would afford a
oung and ambitious mountain goat lots of opportunities for
eveloping its climbing propensities, I shall not passionately
chew the wrong end. of my cigar during the excitement.
Up to a comparatively recent period the dogs employed in
fox hunting in this portion of central New York were of the
large, big-boned, big-limbed breeds, occasionally of English
blood, but often crossed with that strain, and still oftener
of purenative steck, Most of them were cold nose starters,
stayers from away back, and every mother’s son of them
fully warranted to drive the game to almost any point this
side of the Canadian border and return, inside of a dozen
hours. However, nearly all the old dogs and a majority of
the muscular, great-souled fellows who followed them, have
dropped out of sight. Younger men and the frisky beagle
have come to the front. The constantly lessening snow fall
each year, in this county, has brought this tireless little
trailer into quite generaluse. Rabbits have grown notably
scarce, while the supply of red-racers has been, during the
past two years at least, something unprecedented, Asa
result of this fox hunters have taken unanimously to the
beagles, with highly satisfactory results. Dogs running in
size from the standard along up to full 17in. and even more,
are used. The fox not being close pressed, indulges very
little in wide casts. His pace in passing choice runways is
more favorable to the hunter, and he is not infrequently
caught repassing the same runway in surprisingly brief
periods of time. Fox hunting with beagles, therefore, is
entirely the proper thing among a large majority of those
who are deeply attached to the sport here. Nearly all the
brushes taken this year and last by Ithacans have been
secured ahead of beagles, <A friend of mine who owns a
spanking brace, not much, if any, above the standard in
size, shot a fox ahead of the pair recently, which, during a
lively chase of over an hour, ran inside of a circle that meas-
ured less than a mile in diameter,
Isn’t that getting a lot of glorious sport within limited
measurements? M. CHtIt.
IvHAGA, N, Y,
Hditor Forest and Stream;
Jam a New England fox hunter, Many and many a time
after a hard day of it after the game have I dragged myself
home and literally gone to bed with my boots on, too tired
to Ee. them off. But I don’t recollect ever in all my life—
and I’m gray—having been so weary and tired as I am made
by your correspondents whom you permit to have their flin
at us because we do save the skins of foxes, and who on tha
ground charge us with fox hunting for profit. In the name
of St. Hubert and the one-eyed fox of Shanty Hollow, what
sort of men do your correspondents take us for? Do they
imagine that the New England fox hunters are a set of poy-
erty-stricken fellows out of a job, who take to fox hunting
because there is money in it?
Now, just see here. Our club is composed of six men, and
these are their occupations: A runs a grist mill, B deals in
drugs, C is an express agent, D “lives on his money,” H is
the village grocer, F is a school teacher. Of these six I am
one. We all think that we live comfortably. We have
enough to eat, manage to keep warm, do not work too hard,
have little worry—and go fox hunting. Mr. ‘“Tallyho’
actually believes that we leave our respective homes before
light and undergo all the hardship—l mean fun—of a day
with the dogs, in the hope that we may capture a fox skin
to sell for the good of the six! In other words, are ‘“Tally-
ho” and those who talk as he does fools? Fools or no fools,
their pretext that we hunt for lucre is foolishness. I don’t
know what the preeitinis prices may be for fox skins, but I
do know that I have one skin of a fox that “Tallyho” could
not buy of me for one hundred dollars. Itis worth more than
that to me as a trophy and memento of a two days’ chase;
but this is something that “Tallyho” cannot understand,
Rocky Hitt,
DOG TALK.
es dogs make friends of everybody in town, and
\) departing leave a host to mourn their loss. M. Chill
writes from Ithaca, N. Y., of such a dog, which has been
transferred to a new owner in another town: ‘'The sudden
disappearance of the beautiful pointer Don (Mack—Gipsey)
whose work in the field the past season has been of a high
order, from this city, brings to the surface another striking
instance of man’s affection for a dog. The regretful tone
and tear-dimmed eye revealed the gentle attachment that
existed between Don and the good fellows who loved his
companionship. The highways and byways of the city that
Don didn’t know are not worth worrying about. And his
friends—why, everybody was his friend. His headquarters
at a prominent grocery house was supplied with a chair
which he invariably occupied during the earlier part of
business hours. He was always on intimate terms with the
butcher and baker and the other characters of the rhyme.
Don was both plebian and aristocratic. At a dozen firesides
he was daily welcomed. In the presence of wealth or among
the common people he was equally lavish in manifesting
his appreciation of the delicacies regularly tendered him.
And after his morning’s tramp about town Don was
serenely content to return to the warmth of his kennel and
dream of bright days afield. Don was only a dog, but he
cleverly won a lot of friends who join with his late owner
in wishing that his new home in a neighboring township
may reach close to the retreat of those feathered beanties so
dear to a pointer’s heart—the grouse, the woodcock and the
piping quail.”
The following touching epistle indicates what woes may
sometimes overtake the novice who rashly enters the
threshold of the dog world: ‘“BREAKABEEN, Jan. 23, 1889.—
Forest & Streams, you sent one forest & Streams to me last
Jan I read it, I bought one of gorden setter pupies last
March at he sent the pupy to me, I found that he was
diseased as same day as he sent him to me, when he was 8
months old, after 2 weeks he was manged, I spent $30 at the
doctors of the city of N. Y. but he is never cured since last
March 8. I lost $50 now because he cheated me. I think
that I will shoot the dog tomorrow or next week. I will
fight with him of I troubled much which is costed
$200 since last March. ‘The people are afraid of my dog’s
mange that they could not come to my hotel. My sister &
mother are sick now from the diseased dog. Mother is
dying. I was eczemed from the manged dog to be cured
last April. I dont want you to pe —— in your Forest &
Stream to sell his dogs. Iwill never buy one of his dogs
because they are diseased. I am very Reveng tohim. 4 or
6 dogs of here are manged now this fall, but my dog is
manged since last March. Will you please to tell me where
is I dont know where is he. I sent 2 letters to him to
buy one of his pupies 2 weeks ago but the post officer sent the
letters back to me. Will you please to send one forest &
stream to me for sample. here can I buy one of gorden
setter pupies if they are no diseases if the kennel are good.
IT dont want any disease pupys Answer me.—PROF. WM.
B. B.” On the back of the letter was pasted the dealer’s
advertisement with the following terse comment: ‘‘This is
the devil in the world. I cant buy one pupy for 1 ct.”
The Troy dog show is sure to be a successful one if good
management and care for the needs of exhibitors counts.
The managers appear to be alive to their own interests and
they seem to believe that the best way to further their in-
terests is to do all that lays in their power to serve
those upon whom they are dependent for support. One of
the arrangements that they have made for the convenience
of exhibitors we are sure will be received with fayor, A
large vacant barn has been secured and fitted up with a
stove and a competent man placed in charge, where dogs
will be received and properly taken care of, free of charge,
on Friday night preceding the show. The owners of dogs,
from distant points, that exhibit at New York the previous
week, will appreciate this arrangement, asin many cases it
will save a journey byrail as well as much trouble in looking
up in a strange city a proper place to ae their dogs over
intervening days. We are assured that the managers will
do anything in reason that will add to the comfort of the
dogs or that may be thought to be of benefit to the exhibit-
ors. We have no doubt that the efforts of the managers
will meet with the reward justly their due in a rousing list
of entries. Intending exhibitors should not forget that the
entries close on Saturday, Feb. 16. The address of the
secretary is Alba M. Ide, roy, N. Y.
The ‘‘poison fiend” has been at work at Haddonfield, N. J.,
and a number of valuable dogs have been killed. There are
strong puspialons of the villain’s identity and detectives are
on his trail, Should proof be found sufficient to convict the
fiend he will find that he has paid dearly for his dogs.
s-—
Malignant distemper is raging in Jersey City, N. J., and
quite a number of valuable dogs, have died from its effects
Mr. A. C. Wilmerding indignantly denies that his team
ot Clumbers was imported from Wall street. We have
carefully investigated the matter and find that he is correct.
The invoice bears the imprint of 12 Maiden Lane. We
understand that it was Mr, Wilmerding’s intention to have
kept the news of his importation private until the closing
of the entries for the New York show as he did not wish to
discourage entries, and he is now greatly chagrined that he
will have no competition, and is looking for the fellow who
gave the news away.
There was a “round up” at Hardin, Il]., Feb. 2, for foxes
and wolves, One account states that thousands of men and
a large number of ladies took part in the surround which
covered the entire township. When the circle was complete
there were 21 foxes and 2 wolves inclosed, and dogs and
men made a break for the victims; but owing to the excite-
ment the wolves and eight of the foxes escaped. There was
no end of fun and it is probable that another drive will
soon take place. .
It appears that the Philadelphia Kennel Club intended to
change the dates for their show to the week left vacant by
the withdrawal of Baltimore, but as they could not obtain
the building for that week the dates remain unchanged.
The premium list is not yet ready; we understand that
liberai prizes will be offered, and that the managers will
spare no pains to make the show first-class in every respect.
The address of the secretary is Francis S. Brown, 608 Chest-
nut street, Philadelphia, Pa,
The judges for Rochester dog show are Miss A. H. Whit-
ney, St. Bernards, Great Danes, Newfoundlands and pugs.
Mr. H. C, Glover, pointers, setters, foxhounds, beagles and
basset hounds. Mr. Wilmerding, spaniels. Mr.
James Mortimer the remaining classes. Mr. W. Tallman
is the superintendent.
We have received a lot more predictions as to winners at
the coming dog shows, all marked confidential except one
from Tom Aldrich, who has several dark ones in his string.
This bit of news will not injuriously affect the New York
entries, as they have already closed.
Our correspondent “Clumber’’ writes that a dog-stealing
epidemic has broken out at Ottawa, Can., and that several
cocker spaniels are missing. He adds that there are strong
suspicions as to the identity of the thief, but unfortunately
no positive proof.
Mr, E, B. Sears, Melrose, Mass., received from England
on Saturday last the St. Bernard bitch Aveline, own sister to
the celebrated youngster Sir Bedivere. We understand that
she will be at the New York show next week.
We have received from Dr. Cryer an excellent photograph
of his champion pug dog Dude. The pictureis by Schreiber,
of Philadelphia, and it shows up Dude just as he is, a good
one.
Mr. Paul Gotzian, Forest Lake, Minn., has sent his Hng-
lish setter bitch Countess Amelia to be bred to I°. Wind-
et Cova Howard. She is by Lug Dhu and out of
Pickles II.
The managers of the Philadelphia dog show have adopted
the American Spaniel Club classification No. 2, and Mr. 5.
R. Hemingway of New Haven will judge the classes.
Rochester adopts classification No. 1, and Albany classifi-
cation No. 2. Mr. A. C, Wilmerding will judge the classes
at both shows.
here will be a meeting of the Pointer Club at Madison
Square Garden Feb, 20 for the purpose of permanent organi-
zation. All interested are invited to attend,
The Troy dog show will have a class for field spaniels
other than black if the entries warrant it, Dr. C. KE, Nichols
will judge beagles.
Mr. J. Shelley Hudson, of Covington, Ky., has purchased
the well-known English setter dog Sportsman from Major
J. W. Murnan.
If you are a Chesapeake Bay dog man, read that note
about Cleaver in report of Mak-saw-ba Club shoot in our
trap columns.
A prominent member of one of the American Pet Dog
clubs makes the claim that of the two evils his is the least,
An exhibitor at the last Buffalo show is very anxious to
know what has hecome of the special prizes that were won
there.
The annual meeting of the American Spaniel Club will be
held at Philadelphia April 16, the first day of the dog show.
The National Coursing Club meet at Hutchinson, Kan.,
announced for March 3, has been postponed four weeks.
Mr. J. H. Phelan will judge pointers at Philadelphia.
ALBANY DOG SHOW ,.—Albany, N. Y., Feb. 8.—Hditor
Forest and Stream: The premium lists of our second an-
nual show have been somewhat delayed. ‘They will be sent
out Monday. The first prizes in all but a few classes are $10,
second prize $5, third prize, diploma. First prize, puppy
classes, $5; second prize, silver medal. Kennel prizes in
principal classes, silver cup or $15 at the option of the win-
ner. A number of other club prizes are announced in the
premium lists, and lists of special prizes will be published
later on in the Boe papers. The entries close Feb. 23.
Mr. A. C. Wilmerding has been secured to judge the spaniel
classes, the club having adopted specification No. 2 of the
American Spaniel Club. Mr. William H. Tallman will
judge setters, pointers and other sporting dogs with the ex-
ception of greyhounds and deerhounds. These will go to
Mr. Mortimer.—G. B. GALLUP, Secretary.
BEAGLES AT PITTSBURGH.—Philadelphia, Feb, 8.—
Editor Forest and Stream: Please statein your next issue
that the name of the female beagle winning yhe. at the
Pittsburgh show was Fay, and not Elf. It was not a case
of substitution, as Elf has not been our property for some
months. Elf and Fay are litter sisters, and as the entries
were made at the last minute, the name of Elf was inad-
vertently writtenfor Fay. Elf, by the way, is a much better
female than her sister Fay, and, undoubtedly, would have
won a much higher place had her owner shown her,—H. T.
IRELAND, Manager Associated Fanciers.
COLLIE CLUB MEHTING.—Rahway, N. J., Feb, 9.—
Editor Forest and Stream; Please announce that members
of the Collie Club are requested to attend a meeting of the
club in the committee room at Madison Square Garden,
Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 3 o’clock P. M.
committee,—J, D, SHOTWELL, Sec’y.
By order executive |
Fup. 14. 1889,] | FOREST AND STREAM, 71
CANADIAN KENNEL CLUB.—London, Ont., Feb. 9.—
Editor Forest and. Stream: At the last meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Canadian Kennel Club, held in
this city, the rules for the government of bench shows were
passed and the secretary ot olga to send a copy as soon as
_ printed to all members, The appointment of judges was
eft over until the next meeting. It was decided to send a
delegation to New York to attend the next general meeting
of the A. K. C, to make arrangements for the mutual
Tecognition of both clubs and other business, It is also in-
tended to make arrangements with some paper to be known
as the official organ of the club. Members are coming in
fast, and already there are a large number of dogs entered
in the club register.—C, A, STONE, Sec’y.
WHELPS,
= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka,
Rose. ©. H, Stine’s (West Bee P,) beagle bitch Rose,
pe 22, Six (three dogs), by Oakview Kennels’ Tony Weller (Kino
Anes who take part in these matches must be readers of the
iDUnNe.
Upon one point the Tribune wishes to make a faw comments,
Tf all the competitors could he gathered for the May matches upon
one broad plain, like that at any of the official rifle ranges in the
country, they would all shoot under exactly the game conditions
of the weather, and with the same foree of inspector, scorers and
markers to record their scores, They would also stand in the
presence of all the other competitors, whose oversight of the pro-
ceedings would serve as a safeguard against any of the pranks
and tricks of impulsive youth, or any unallowable expedients for
obtaining advantages on the part of earnest competitors of mature
years. The gathering of the competitors at one point is, however
entirely out of the question. How then can the matches be mado
perfectly fair, so far as weather conditions are concerned, and
how shall compliance with the terms be made so complete that,
when the shoot is over, every competitor shall not only have the
honest pleasure of worthy and wholesome entertainment, buf
shall feel the satisfaction of having had fair play in an honorable
competition with honorable gentlemen? The first point will be
covered by allowing each marksman to choose for his record shoot-
ing any day within a given week. There ought to be at least
one tranquil day m a week in the middleof May. That should be
considered fair play, so far as weather is concerned, On the point
of strict compliance with the terms by every competitor, the
Tribune proposes to reserve the right of priyate inquiry and a full
investigation in eyery case; but, after all, its main reliance is on
the gentlemanly honor and spirit of fair play of every reader,
Willful violations of the terms, in order to gain advantage, would
necessarily result in the publication and disqualification of the
offender, that being the practice of all clubs.and military orgzani-
zations, and publication in the Tribune will be severe; but the
Tribune has no fear that there will he any such violations, and
the matter is only discussed as an answer to a few inquiries,
MATCH FOR AMATEURS.
THRMS.—Competitors must be actual subscribers to the Tribune
for one year, and not now, or at any time in the past, a member
of any rifle or gun club or military organization; and further,
they must not have a record at 200yds. of 45 or more out of a pos=
sible 50in ten shots at an Sin. bullseye, Can pertars must pay
50 cents for privilege of shooting in this match, and must enter
regularly by letter addressed to Publishers of the Trihune, New
York,’ Distance 200yds. Position standing, any position of the
arms, but no artificial rest allowed. Rifle, any, except that the
trigger must have the usual hunting pullof about 3lbs.; hair-
triggers barred; globe or Lyman front sights may be used, but
rear sight must be open; eed Pe CN not allowed, the object being
to keep as near the ordinary hunting rifle as possible. Number of
shots 10. Date Wednesday, May 15, 1889, or the first fair day there-
after, not later than May #2. Referee to be chosen by the Tribune,
and both. he and the competitor to be Prepared to verify before a
justice of the peace, if required, that the istance was accurately
measured and the terms honorably complied with in every respect.
Target, the Creedmoor short range; but when ties are shot off the
American Hinman paper target; to be employed, having 8in. bulis-
eye and 23in. center, but with intermediate circles, enabling closer
calculation of the accuracy of the shooting than the Creedmoor
target; in case of ties a second time, string measurement to decide,
Hach competitor, on the day of the shoot, to have the privilege of
shooting two targets, 10 shots each, the better target to be sent to
the Tribune by mail, as the record, Every competitor is expected
to send a short account of his shooting and record, good or bad.
The Tribune will supply targets and score-books.
First Prize —Remington match rifle, made expressly for fine
shooting at 200 to 400yds., perfected from the suggestions of Bodine
and the best long range shots, and supplied with all the latest im-
provements. Half octagon barrel, rebounding hammer, pistol
grip, checkered grip and fore end, nickel-plated Swiss butt plate,
case-hardened frame, yvernier peep and globe sights with wind
gauge and spirit level; reloading tools to accompany. Value, $45.
The winner can have choice of .32-40, .38-40, .88-50 and .40-65, With
this trophy the winner will receive a solid silver badge, suitably
inscribed. | ee’ cy, ' ’ }
Second Prize.—Ballard Union Hill rifle for hunting and target
purposes. Half octagon barrel, pistol grip, checkered grip and
fore end, off-hand nickeled butt plate, graduated peep and globe
sights, .82-40 or 38-55. weight 954lbs., with reloading tools. Value,
a2. -
—Fly).
_ Rosa_Oroxteth. Geo. T, Corman's (Cochituate, Mass.) pointer
bitch Rosa Croxteth (Royal Croxteth—Magpie V.), Jan. 24, ten
(three dogs), by CO. A. Parker's Win, Tell (A. K.R. 2640),
Duchess of Heathjield. CO, H, Spring's (Newton Lower Falls,
Mass.) rough St. Bernard bitch Duchess of Heathfield (Rip Van
inkle—Kecluse), Jan. 30, twelve (four dogs), by Geo. Booth’s
(Hull, Eng.) St. Gothard II]. (champion Valentine—Lady Nell),
Vietoria Laverack, Chas, York’s (Bangor, Me.) English setter
bitch Victoria Laverack (Tempest—Lilly), Jan, 14, eight (six
dogs), by his Gun (champion Gladstone—May B.).
udy Ford. Oakyiew Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa,) Irish setter
bitch Lady Flora, (Begorrah—Leigh Doane), Jan. 17, eight (five
dogs), by Max Wenzel’s Tim (Biz—Hazel).
Ourrer Beil IIT, G, G. Davis’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) Irish setter
biteh Currer Bell IIT. (Sarsfield—Mand I1,), Jan. 12, twelve (nine
dogs), by Max Wenzel’s Tim (Biz—Hazel),
Peg. MW. W. Costello’s (Boston, Mass.) Irish setter bitch Peg
Cee hier eBhs Oct. 8, seven (five dogs), by Max Wenzel’s Tim (Biz
—Hazel),
Dream. St, Cloud Kennels’ (Mott Hayen, N. Y.) Irish setter
bitch Dream (St. Cloud—Princess Ida), Jan. 25, six (five dogs), by
their St, Cloud (champion Eleho—champion Noreen).
Daisy G. Mount Waite Kennels’ (South Framingham, Mags.)
cocker spaniel bitch Daisy_G. (Jet—Beauty), Jan. 21, three (two
dogs), by their Sancho G. (A.K.R, 6306).
Natlia. Monnt Waite Kennels’ (South Framingham, Mass.)
cocker spaniel bitch Natlia, Feb. 3, seven (two dogs), by H, C.
Brongdon’s Pealer (champion Black Pete—Fannie Obo),
Frantic. Mount Waite Kennels’ (South Framingham, Mass.)
cocker spaniel bitch Frantic (A,K.R, 6281), Feb, 6, five (two dogs),
by their Sancho G. (A.K.R. 6506),
_ Mlossie T. Geo. L. V. Tyler's (West Newton, Mass.) cocker span-
iel bitch Flossie T. (Col. Stubbs—Pet), Dec. 28, six (lwo dogs), by
Dr. Jas. E. Hair’s Warwick Obo (imported Obo, Jr.—Blackie);
three black and tan, white frill; three black, white frill.
SALES,
Ee" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka,
Tony Weller—Merrybell whelp. White, black and tan beagle
dog. whelped Novy. 5, 1888, by Oakview Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa,
to Wm, West, Camden, N. J.
Harlequin. White, with red spoton side, bulldog, whelped Aug.
6, 1888, by Lion out of Thespian, by E.S. Porter, New Haven, Conn.,
to R. B. Sawyer, Birmingham, Conn.
Wacouta Donna. Stone fawn, black points, mastiff bitch,
whelped Jan. 31, 1888, by champion Ilford ancellor out of Ilford
Comedy, by Dr. Geo. B. Ayres, Omaha, Neb., to Clinton N. Powell,
same place.
Bang—Veronaamhelp. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped
Nov, 6, 1888, by Bryn Mawr_Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to C. H
Bates, Manistee Junction, Mich.
Midgett, Fawn, with black points, pug bitch, age not given, by
Dude out of Twinkle, by C. T. Brownell, New Bedford, Mass., to
KE. B. Parnell, Spencer, la.
Novice. Black and white English setter bitch, whelped March
9, 1888, by Royal Albert out of Nellie Laverack (A.K.R. 2764), by
Jos, H. Brady, Pawtucket, R.1., tol, H. Adams, same place.
Novel L. Lenion and white English setter bitch,whelped March
9, 1888, by Royal Albert out of Nellie Laverack (A.K,R. 2764), by
Jos. H. Brady, Pawtucket, R.1., to Daniel MeNally, same place.
Ned and Nellie P. Black and white English setter dog and black,
white and tan bitch, whelped March 9, 1888, by Royal Albert out
of Nellie Laverack (A.K.R. 2674), by Jos. H. Brady, Pawtucket, R.
I., to C. B. Parker, same place.
Nut B.and Nobby L. Blue belton and black and white English
setter dogs, whelped Aug. 8, 1887, by Prince Napoleon II. (A.K.R.
6265) out of Nellie Laverack (A.B.R. 2764), by Jos. H, Brady, Paw-
tucket, KR. 1., to H. A. Stafford, Central Falls, R. I.
Dan, Black and tan Gordon setter dog, whelped Jan. 12, 1887,
hy Ben Butler out of Maud, by C. T. Brownell, New Bedford,
Mass., to Henry Bull, Jr., Newport, R. I.
Dan—Quail whelp. Black and tan Gordon setter dog, whelped
Oct, 25, 1888, by C. T. Brownell, New Bedford, Mass., to Joseph P.
Davis, Utica, N.Y. f
Royal. Ruby—Bessie Glencho hele. Red Irish setter dogs,
whelped Dec, 1, 1888, by St. Cloud Kennels, Mott Haven, N. Nis
one each to Newberry D. Thorne, Davenport’s Neck, New Ro-
chelle, N. Y., and Moses T, Uampbell, New York,
Sl. Cloud—Zephyr whelp, Red Lrish setter dog,
1888, by St. Cloud Kennels, Mott Haven, N. Y,,
bury, Providence, R, I,
Little Netl. Red Ivish setter bitch,whelped Ang, 4, 1883, by Elcho
out of Hose, by Oakview Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to Pierre
Camblos, same place.
Sir John—Renah W. whelps. Black cocker spaniels, whelped
Noy. 1, 1888, by J. H. Weston, Utica, N. Y.,a dog to Dr, J. H. Glass,
same place, and a bitch to Geo. Hoyt, Jr., Williamstown, Mass,
Koko—Piyilis D. whelp. Black and tan cocker spaniel dog,
whelped Oct, 25, 1888, hy J. E, Weston, Utica, N. Y., to Hon. J. H.
Kent, same place, ? :
Flossie. Liver and white ticked cocker spaniel dog, whelped
November, 1884, by Col, Stubbs out of Pet, by A. A. Savage, New-
tonvilie, Mass., to Geo. L. V. Tyler, West Newton, Mass.
Ben—WNellie whelps. White bull-terrier dog and bitch, age not
Rive Bye 1, Brownell, New Bedford, Mass., to E. E. Parnell,
Spencer, la.
Rose. White bull-terrier bitch, whelped March 10,1886, by Ned
out of Maud, by C, T, Brownell, New Bedford, Mass., to George
Hall, same place.
Sandycroft Bachelor. Wheaten Irish terrier dog, whelped Aug.
23, 1888, by Dennis out_of Sandycroft Vim, by V. M. Haldeman,
Milford, Del., 10 Geo. H, Ellwanger, Rochester, N. Y,
Moonshine un Taters. Wheaten Irish terrier bitch, whelped
Aug. 23, 1888, by Denne out of Sandycroft Vim, by V.M. Halde-
man, Milford, el., to Amory R. Starr, Marshall, Tex.
PRESENTATIONS.
Skip. Black and tan cocker spaniel dog, whelped Oct. 25, 1888,
TROY DOG SHOW,—Troy, N. Y., Feb, 11.—Hditor For-
est and Stream: We have made arrangements to care for
all dogs sent us after the New York show and before the
opening of our show. Quarters have been enga ed and the
will receive every attention. A watchman will bein attend-
ance day and night, to feed and exercise the dogs, so that
they will be in good shape when the show begins. We have
had several inquiries about the special premium offered for
St, Bernards of $15. This means $15 for each, smooth-coated
and rough-coated.—_ BENcH SHow COMMITTEE R. K. CG,
AMERICAN HNGLISH BEAGLE CLUB,—February:
1889.—The following officers have been duly elected: Presi-
dent, Herman Ff. Schellhass; Secretary and ‘Treasurer, Frank
D, Hallett; Executive Committee, Geo, Laick, Geo. H. Hill,
John Davidson, ‘The proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion has been carried, Members who have not yet paid their
dues will please remit to Mr, Hallett, Winsted, Conn.—W.
H, ASHBURNER, Ex-Secretary and Treasurer.
GORDON SETTER CLUB,—Baltimore, Feb, 11.—A_spe-
tial meeting of the American Gordon Setter Club will be
held at the Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Feb. 20,
at8 P.M. Members only admitted. By order of the Presi-
dent.—IsAAc T. NORRIS, Sec’y.
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
Bished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 0f any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
(S" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Margery. By Oakview Kennels, prec Pa., for white
and black beagle bitch, whelped Nov. 5, 1888, by Tony Weller
(Kino—Fly) out of Merrybell (Victor—Veta).
Florence. By C. H. Bates, Manistee Junction, Mich., for liver
and white pointer bitch, whelped Nov. 6, 1888, by Bang (Price's
shemapion Bang—Salter’s Luna) out of Verona (Day’s Prince—
Vandalia).
Jolly Jét. By Chas. York, Bangor, Me., for blue belton English
setter bitch, whelped July 4, 1888, by Young Gath (Dan—True
Blue) out of Jolly Flirt (Dick Noble—Jolly Fan), :
Torwood, Krado, Ol, Ve and Kitshough. By P. Lorillard, Jr.,
Jersey City, N.J., for two black, white and tan English setter
dogs and three orange and white bitches, whelped Aug. 31, 1888,
by Count Noble out of Lavalette (A.K.R. 2353).
Valentine, Clochette and Quadroon, By P, Lorillard, Jr., Jersey
City, N. J., for black, white and tan English setter dog and bitch
and liver and white hitch, whelped Feb. 3, 1888, by Roderigo out
cf Lavalette (A.K.R. 2353).
Jaca, Aleve, D. Jinn, Lath, Lat and Amorel. By P. Lorillard, Jr.,
Jersey City, N. J., for two orange and white, one black and white
and one black, white and tan English setter dogs and orange and
white and black and white bitches, whelped Aug. 7, 1888, by Cas-
sio out of Allie James. /
Bedlam and Kesover. By, P. Lorillard, Jr., Jersey City, N.J.,
for orange and white English setter dog and bitch, whelped June
28, 1888, by Bob Gates out of Belle of Stanton.
Médoc and St. Julien. By St. Cioud Kennels, Mott Haven, N-. Y.,
for red Irish setter dogs, whelped Dec. 1, 1888. by Royal Ruby
(champion Glencho—Lady Hdith) ont of Bessie Glencho (champion
Glencho—Flame). »
Tramp. By St. Cloud Kennels, Mott Haven, N. Y., for red Irish
setter dog, whelped Sept. 6, 1888, by St. Cloud (champion Eleho—
champion Noreen) out of Zephyr (St. Cloud—Princess Ida).
Vida. St. Cloud Kennels, Mott Haven, N. Y., for red Ivish
tee bitch, whelped July 11, 1888, by Delano’s Jack out of Ray’s
Della.
Flossie T. By Geo. L. V. Tyler, West Newton, Mass., for liver
and white cocker spaniel bitch, whelped November, 1884, by Col.
Stubbs out of Pet (imported Grip—imported Flirt).
BRED.
t= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Bank—Tony Weller. A. H. Gillingham’s (Philadelvhia, Pa.)
peaele bitch Bank to Oakyiew Kennels’ Tony Weller (Kino—F ly),
Jan. 3.
Melody—Trailer. H. I. Schellbass’s (Brooklyn, N. Y.) beagle
Se oe (Trailer—Music) to his champion Trailer (Racket—
Fly). Feb. 6.
Bei N.—Nickof Naso. lu. Neibank’s pointer bitch Bell N. (Tony
—Jessie) to C. J. Peshall’s Nick of Naso, Feb. 8.
Daisy R.—Nick of Naso. Geo. Wilms's (Jersey City, N. J.)
pointer bitch Daisy R. to OC. J. Peshall’s Nick of Naso, Jan. 25.
Nebela—Nick of Naso, Dr. Wise’s (Williamsburg, Va.) pointer
bitch Nebela (Meteor—Beulah) to C, J, Peshall’s Nick of Naso,
Third Prize.— Winchester new repeating sporting rifle, model of
1886, eight or nine shots, the winner to have choice of .38-56-255,
.40-65-260, .40-82-260, .45-70-405 or 500, or .45-90-300; weight 9!41bs.;
Sharp’s breech block, case-hardened frame, sporting sights and
reloading tools. Value, $23. A strong shooter, with safe breech
action, and a valuable weapon. ;
Fourth Prize.--Reming ton single-shot sporting rifle; ain.octagon
barrel, case-hardened frame, .38-cal., open sights, with reloading
tools, weight 8i4lbs. Value, $18. Winner can have choice of ,22
or .é2cal. .
Fifth Prize.—Whitney’s new improved hunting and target rifle,
breechloading, with Remington action, but ejecting the shell;
octagon barrel, open sights, caliber .22, .32, .38 or 44, as winner
may preter; reloading tools. Value, $14.
Sixth Prize,Single barrel, breechloading shotgun.
Seventh Prize.—Heayy revolver, 44cal.
Highth Prize.—Sunday Tribune, one year.
Ninth Prize.—“Tribune Book of Open-Air Sports.”
Tenth Prize.—For the man making next to the worst score, a
copy of Butler’s “Anatomy of Melancholy.” _
Eleventh Prize.—For the man making positively the worst score,
“Mother Goose’s Melodies,” quarto, illustrated.
To all who score 40 out of the possible 50, a marksman’s badge,
with honorable mention.
To all scoring 35, honorable mention.
MATCH FOR MARKSMEN.
TeRMs—Competitors must be actual subscribers to the Tribune
for one year, and pay 50 cents entrance fee, and must enter regu-
larly for the match by letter addressed to “Publisher of the
Tribune, New York.” This match is open to all; but it is especi-
ally intended for experienced riflemen, and men who are or haye
been miemLers of rifle, hunting or gun clubs, or ef military organ-
izations, or who have made at 200yds. a score of 45 or more, in 10
shots out of a possible 50, Creedmoor count, or 90 out of a possible
whelped Sept. 6,
to EH. B. Kings-
Feb. 2. by Kok t of Phyllis D., by Hon. Jos. H Je Utic . 100, American target count. Distance, d00vds. Position, standing,
“hie yp . Mr. Goodwin’ t Ma, by Koko out o VS otk, by won. 08. H. Isent, Utica, N. Y¥., to | kneeling or sitting, as the marksman may prefer; any position of
pointer bith Z ey, Poshalls Mak of Wage iad Mass.) | Hon, Fremont Cole, Watkins, N. Y. , the arms; no artificial rests allowed. Rifle, any, except that
trigger must not have less than the ordinary hunting pull of
about 3lbs.; hair triggers barred; globe or Lyman front sichta
may be used, but rear sight must be open; peep sights not allowed.
Number of shots, 10. Date, Wednesday, May 15, 1889, or the first
fair day thereafter, not later than May 22. Referee to be chosen
by the Tribune; and both he and the marksman to be prepared
to verify before a Justice of the Peace, if required, that the dis-
tance was accurately measured and the terms honorably complied
with in every respect. Target, the Creedmoor short range, but
when ties are shot off the American Hinman target to be em-
loyed, string measurement to be employed in case of second ties.
Hach competitor on the day of the shoot to have the privilege of
shooting two targets, the better one to be sent the Tribune by
mail as the record. Hvery competitor must send a short account
of the record of his shooting, good or bad, The Tribune will
supply score books and targets.
Prizes for marksmen’s match to be the same in number and
description as for amateurs’ match above,
In each match the target will he the Creedmoor military short-
range pattern, bullseye 8in. in diameter; “center” circle, 23in. in
diameter; “inner” circle, 46in.; ‘‘outer’ space, rest of target,
which is 6ft. high by 4ft. wide. Shots to score as follows; Bulls-
eye }, center 4, inner 3, outer 2, miss 0.
Beli— Nick of Naso, My. Sherman's (Jersey City, N, J.) pointer
Sur eell (Duke of Bergen—Lass) to C. J. Peshall's Nick of Naso,
an, 5.
May Flower—Tory White. Geo. Wilms’s (Jersey City, N. J.)
ointer bitch May Flower (Nick of Naso—Temptation) to Clifton
ennels’ Tory White (Tammany-—Miss Wooster’s Junq), Feb. 8.
Nan of Naso—Tory White. Geo. McNeil's (Jersey City, N. J.)
pointer bitch Nan of Naso (Nick of Naso—Temptation) to Clifton
Kennels’ Tory White (Tammany—Miss Wooster’s Juno), Jan. 24,
Phantom—Trinke?s Coin. B, FP. Seitner’s (Dayton, 0.) pointer
bitch Phantom (Planet—Lilly Bang) to R, C. Anderson's Trinket’s
Coin (champion Croxteth—Trinket), Jan. 19.
Spinaway Il.—Trinket’s Coin, B. ¥. Seitner’s (Dayton, 0) pointer
bitch Spinaway Il. (Bang—champion Spinayway) to R. C. Ander-
son’s Trinket’s Coin (champion Croxteth—Trinket), Jan. 15,
Sylph—Clyde Bondhu. Chas. Glidden’s (Lynn, Mass.) English
setter bitch Sylph (Rock- Nesbiit’s Belle) to W, H. Beed’s Clyde
Bondhu (Gus Bondhu—Lady Dixie), Feb. 10.
Killarney T7.—Tim. KR. Q. Taylor's (Baltimore, Md.) Irish setter
bitch Killarney Il, (A.K.R, 1850) to Max Wenzel’s Tim (Biz—
Lady—Tim. Ray Tompkins’s (Elmira, N.Y.) [rish setter bitch
ree Rory O’Moore—Gay) to Max Wenzel’s Tim (Bix—Hazel),
an. 6.
Nellie H.—Tim. Henry Schubert’s (Kaukatna, Wis.) Irish setter
bitch Nellie H. to Max Wenzel’s Tim (Biz—Hazel), Jan. 7,
Kate 1f.—Ohief. W. R. Hearst’s (San Francisco, Cal.) Trish setter
bitch Kate II. (Sandy—champion Kat) to Max Wenzel’s Chief
(Berkley—Duck), Feb. 8. . , J
Red Belle—Tim. J. H. Hitchcock's (Sing Sing, N.Y.) Irish setter
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
= No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents,
K., Middletown, Conn.—My Skye terrier bitch has a cough
which troubles her a great deal; every time she coughs she seems
to try and vomit; her eyes runagreatdeal. Ans. Give dgrs. of
anit in pill form mornin and eyening for three days. Keep
the bowels im good order with teaspoon doses of syrup of buck-
Rifle and Trap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
“TRIBUNE” MATCH OF 1889.
§ mentioned in the ForEst AND STREAM of several issues past,
the New York Tribune has resolyed to throw open another
rifle match to public competition. This time, however, careful
sim bas been taken to avoid the annoying conclusions of the
previous match, and if is hoped that this time at least the best
ae mays win, and win without leaying a big cloud of doubt over
e record.
AGINCOURT, Ont., Feb. 5.—A rifle match was shot to-day
between the Newton Brook and Scarboro’ Rifle associations on
the grounds of the former, and owing to the very heavy side wind
that was blowing, the score was low. The following is the score
out of a possible 50 at each range:
bitch Red Belle (Glencho—Tara) to Max Wenzel’s Tim (champion It is proposed on this occasion to haye two matches. One of Newton Brook. Searboro’.
Biz—Hazel), Feb. 7. ‘ . . tbem will be confined to amateurs who haye had only a desultory ' 100 200 a F sy Dg_ re
Lady Flora—Tim. Oakyiew Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa,) Tvish | or limited experience with the rifle, or who havé never been | 8 McCague...... a8 29—bi 5 ennie........ AL 28-12
setter bitch Lady Flora (Begorrah—Leigh Doane) to Max Wen- | members of any shooting organization of any kind—rifle club, | St Humberstone.45 18—63 J Dayison... ....48 272
zel’s Tim (Biz—Hazel), Nov. 16. ' gun club, the army, or the militia—or who haye not made a score | 4 Morgan........ 23 9 JW Kennedy...41 42-85
Zephyr—Kelszo. St. Cloud Kennels’ (Mott Haven, N.Y.) Irish set-! of 45 or over in any match out of arpossible 50. While there may | J, Gilzart......... 34 4H R Canning.:.....39 37-76
ter bitch Zephyr (St. Cloud—Princess Ida) to J. B. Blossom’s Kelso | be, and doubtless are, mahy good shots in the country who haye | @ Goulding ....3 2701 EB Hood....-..-,..88 41—79
(champion Glencho—Sweetheart), Jan, 28, never joined a club of markemen or a military organization, we | J Smith ........40 1—89 J Clark....... .- 33 14—47
eae tOUas Ruby. St. Cloud Kennels’ (Mott Haven, N. Y.)| think the young men who are just learning the rifle or the older | A.Mitchell...... 38 28—B6 G Chesters.......37 24—61
Trish setter bitch Zylla (St. Cloud—Princess Ida) to li, Braive’s | men who shoot simply for recreation will compete on morenearly | W A Clark...... 42 23-71 J Walton, vee BD ey 7
Royal Ruby (Glencho—Lady Bdith). Jan. 26. equal terms with the field by arranging a class of this sort for | W Clark...-..... a) 80 —-69—546 J Eliott ....-...85 83—68—80t
Git—Sir John, J, E. Weston’s (Utica, N. Y.) cocker spaniel} them. This will give the farm boys particularly an excellent
biteh Gilt (Col, Stubhs—Diamonga) te his Sir John (Obo, Jr.—Dido), | chance. P
Jan. 12. The other match is proposed for the benefit of marksmen who
Nellie—Sancho G. H, C, Bronsdon’s (Boston, Mass.) cocker span- | have had military experience or who have been members of rifle
iel bitch Nellie (Newton Abbot Laddie—Roxis) to Mount Waite | or gun elubs, or who haye made scores of 45 or more out of a pos-
Kennels’ Sancho G. (A.K.R, 6506), Feb. 6, sible 50. 4 : S
Sandyoroft Vim—Dennis. V, M, Haldeman’s (Milford, Del.)| Merely for convenience in designation the class: first above
Trish terrier bitch Sandycroft Vim (Benedict—Geesala) to J, F. | named will be called “amateurs” and the second class tmarks-
McFadden's Dennis (champion Bachelor—Jilt), Jan. 27. men,”
GARDNER, Mass., Web, 7,—The last regular meet of the mem-
bers of the Gardner Rifle Clubat Hackmatack range was not
well attended, and the only event of which a record was made
was the work with a military rifle of Mr. A. EK. Knowlton. The
scores were the largest of the kind ever made at this range. The
work in detail follows:
A E Knowlton..... ferreetesrrrijtgyyss fF 810 910 6 41010 6—80
9939 7 49 8 9 8-%6
98 8 67 8 8 9 6 5%
72
FORESI AND STREAM.
[Fup 14, 1889.
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ESTIMATING TRAJECTORY CURVES.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
In your issue of Feb 16 of last year, 1 gaye an easy method of
determining the trajectory ofa rifle by means of intermediate
screens, similar in general procedure to that followed in making
the well known FOREST? AND StRpAmM tests, divested, however, of
much of the minuteness of accuracy which characterized them,
though sufficiently closefor practical purposes, Another expedi-
tions method recently suggested itself, and having tried it with
food results, L bring it to the attention of your readers, :
It depends upon the principle of similartriangles. A graduated
peep sight is a necessity, and a vernier is better, Find by trial
what it reads'to hit the target at such points as it is desired to
find the ordinates to the curve, say every S0yds. If it does not
ive readings in decimal parts of an inch, the reduction should
e made by counting the number of divisions to the inch or part
thereof. Hor example, if twenty divisions on a sight equal .7in.,
one division equals .035in. Then the readings taken to whole
divisions and tenths, multiplied by .085, give parts of an inch.
Measure carefully the distance between front and rear sights, and
reduce to decimal part of a yard. . ’
Let us suppose it is desired to.obtain the ordinate at 100yds.,
from curve to line of sight to 200yds. The base of one triangle is
the distance between sights; its perpendicular is the difference
between readings for 100yds. and 200yds. The base of the other
triangle is 100y s.; its perpendicular is the ordinate we wish to
find, Since these are right angle triangles and each has an angle
equal to the other at the front sight, they are similar and their
sides are proportional. We may therefore say, distance between
sights in yardsis to 100vds. as difference of readings in inches is
to ordinate in inches. The ordinates at the quarter points may be
found by subtracting their readings from that of the line to
which they are referred, and making proportions asabove. Iffor
practical use, the ordinates from line of sight as found above are
just what is wanted, but if for comparison they should be core
recited for distance between front sight and center of bore, in
inverse proportion to distance from muzzle. The correction for
first quarter would he three-quarters, for the middle one-half,
and the last quarter, one-quarter of this distance.
To illustrate more fully, I give test ofa ,82-cal, rifle, using 55ers.
powder and 158ers. grooved bullet. To find ordinates at 50yds.,
i00yds. and 150vds., referred to line of sight to 200;ds.:
Siyds, hOyds. 142in, 8.7in.
Slyds. = 100yds. A08in. + 127in.
Slyds. : 150\ds, .054in. + 10,0in.
Correcting to reduce to center of bore we have 9.2in., 13in, and
10.2in, respectively for 50yds., 100yds, und 150yds. From the same
data we may compute the ordinates for 1h0yds, range at the 50 and
100vds, points, obtaining 5.4 and 6.0in, respectively to line of sight,
or 5.9 and 6.3in. to center of bore; and at 50yds. for 100yds. range
2 din, to line of sight, or 2,7in. to center of bore,
It would seem that with a fine vernier sight and taking great
care throughout, close work may be done by this method. Hveu
using a Lyman sight asIdid and spending perhaps an hour or
two in getting the correct readings for the various distances, it
gives you very satisfactory results,
It is so simple that it must be well known to riflemen, though I
have never seen it mentioned in your columns or salsa A
ELIzABeEtH, N. J., Jan. 9.
BOSTON, Feb, 9.—The weather conditions were good to-day at
the range for rifie shooting and some high scores resulted. “Mr.
Munroe won the gold medal in the 20-shot match, and Mr. Lee the
championship medal. Following are the best score to-day:
Twenty Shot Rest Match, 200yds,
ML UUTRT ORE diets cet c dee ab tense nies 1011171 91210 911 8 12
a Hee esata eae
VSG sol ae a pee dane seletemecsiots its 2 10 2 117
ly gem Le ie ss
P| ; hit ee CUBADSANYE Sunt cc iSecocibey t 2 2 10 12 12 12
do taligin g 8 91012 0 9 9 8 8201
pos ee eee ae ee i ee 810 8101010 1011 Bi
XA ha 910 9 81t 91011 12 9—198
Champion Medal Match, 200rds,
Peis ner eres eciate ePnatetes Cisne 9 § 9 8 610 0 S 7 9—82
v : ~8 910 7 5 9 8 8 7 10—81
Nein feet? Caan 9 61010 4 7 6 5 810—%75
cadeeye edie ket tee ap as. Ll Omi iia ie ee. A Age
Medal and Badge Match, 200cds.
Prouasr nat eee Le eee ee ed 10 Ree Bee
Soe Fein e pik Zee) aE 10 8 @€ 9 8 8 5 710 8-81
£2. Woesettce- 2) ee UU ee a We Sele a — 7
Victory Medal Match.
Prva 20. 685 Re Pe ce Sere ye 910 810 8 8 8 8 7 1N—86
uorin bee caseeretannahaeeeeet ena 21D 8 eee 6 z 8 8-8
SW ee oo ee eee a 9 9, t , 9 7 9—79
Bl tare Sane Sah --.9 9 9 6 6 BD 8 7 8 6—78
Pistol puss eh ee
WEVIWE. 0. i cieesee Peteadi seit . 1) 919 § { — 92
TF ciraries oe RA Aes eto! 10 10 9 yy 8 8 a ae i
¢ Edward, with revolver .-. iiteieg) {jas ay
es All-Comers’ Match, 200yds.
FR LisBAL erence - ne aecten eas atm & 7 910 7 9 810 8 9-8
W Charles .. Pf aetanatscatapeseacte G OD DUR OY 8 Oe fT BRR
ASTOPing “hisses --ee scacert ohare 1.8 5b 7 7 910 S47 6—s0
W Burnitis(mil)_.-....-.22.5-2:.2.0.. 08% 519 79 9 59
7M BGI itis? Slaane Oy awemen amet 5948 48 9 9 910-75
WI AN SRG Ee S Re ear cans coace nate oho (OTe IOL i ie te tea)
WaT eres sins s ons ceeeeses ee ese 75 638 8 6 6 8 7 6-638
See AIAN Ene oce sche satan delta tee h 6 75 8 G6 6 6 4 4-57
SEES 2 2 12 10 12 11 12 12 11116
RA UINTGG. $25.49: 6 a eet dete kee 21212 2 212 11—
Qe CANIS... 6 ow) Ore retell Sst cana ts ee 11 910121011 911 11 11—105
MOP IPATTA VE. i tre eee CEN coe eee 911121110 7 9 9 11 12—101
Wer -Stdvernare nics.) citi cee .8 3711 9 6 7 9 9 9 F— Rd
E A Stevens....-.-----s¢:-c-s24+22-4 512 6 9 6 8B 6 9 6 S— %5
GrGuAMESs: . 0.) 2esae eee ee, cise Saat 6 ore ho hae
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.—The target ranges at Shell Mound
Park were well patronized to-day. The air was clear and the
wind low. It was a perfect day for target practice. Company B
of the Third Regiment held their monthly shoot. They shoot
with the regulation Springfield rifle, and their scores, considering
their practice and ube style of gun, are as good as the larger
made by other teams; 10 shots:
PB Sot en ee, eo 40 “iP Sweeney: tists... ot Bt
J Neberbacher.................. OF WADI Barley? Ql pe, ee eat 26
WiORICH A fee ee S 40090W Jektennedys 402): 22h
EePrichrd: eh tore, “coLA ea Of W Bitstierl shee fe 2 a 26
The old competitors representins the Nationals were on their
stands. The scores of the three representatives are improving
every weck:
HEV olnpee en oat H44s44hddd 42 A Johnson..........5555554454—47
AH Brod...........4659994555—48 .
tice at 100ft. range; 10 shots:
Oaptain Smythe..............4 SS MOSsen i: taeda save. cede lb es 45
ComtArcy Yi.5 S.08 Pathe porn ae AY OEY Borders’ . el er /ce 2 a)
HsOiilorsis 2-4 6 cee 46 A Bebwemann...-.............. 45
AUGER Cp eres Meron prcoe ee o> 48. De Beatty Si ices, ce. lee db
Monthly medal shoot Independent Rifies;
George Muller, ,.. 445444445341 HH Goetjen..... . ..8244443523—8h
P Hickhoff.......... 434454434437 T, Beversen.....,. -P420483434—29
GC LeWest!.:...!- .. .4405543344—35 OC Moeller ......., . 9434343203 —28
“Monthly medal shoof of thé City Guard; VWirst class—L. It,
Townsend, 44; second class—Irving B. Cock, 39; third class—P. J.
Clifford, 34.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 9.—The members of the St. Louis Pistol
Club were away off in their shooting at the last meet of the club,
and the only reason to be assigned for it is lack of practice on
their part, and fhat77shoula ever win the medal wis a grand
surprise to all. But it will never occur again if practice will pre-
vent it, hecause the members are going to buckle down, and they
are determined that no score under 85 shall win it in the future.
Mr. O. Andrews proved the fortunate individual at the last shoot,
and he of course will have possession of the medal until the next
meeting of the club on next Wedne*day night. For all shooting
the club uses a 20yds. standard American target anda .22cal. gal-
lery pistol. The following are the sgore
INSU PSI Stree, orale = So pala e Pelee lest eo 9 106 6 8 Y 710 %"7
SAIN MTG Wb bc stay ae PoE 109 7 7 810 6 7 7 76
TW DMR EET OE Ue J. coq d ueb-piceern pa eA 10108 97 6% 6 7 G76
PIENLOMTSTAC titel pies 24-5 ova aeoieres eee 96 & 9-89 % 7 & 6
AVA ERUPITLG VET Gn. .-]otsj-sciajstyvuoshtalcistetn testes 410 8% 8 6 TY 6 9-H
M Summerfield,........ ......., am f 5b o 6 Ged 6. 71010-7383
NVSLTOIR aoe fa pelea tee ee 7 8 710 7 6 7 G6 7 6—f8
M Mackwitz......-..... 22-2... eee per he De get ene Uae Saahe De
PANT (UB Rear $283 be eens Ala a .J0 8 9 8 0 4 7 6 G 5—60
FA REL ed Ge ARH ABE Ae & Adm Aono 1d) 8 O07 8 5 5 7 7 6—58
Unser FRrrz.
CRiNHDMOOR.—Dr. Bush introduced a bill in the Assembly
similar to Gen. Husted’s bill of last year, providing that the State
shall take charge of the Creedmoor rifle range. It gives certain
privileges to the old association not contained in the Husted bill.
Club at, the 200yds, range, German target, 25 center:
Te. cetera ia 19 11 17 23.18.18 9—167
a 5 20 13 16 23 17 23 6 18 17—168
W Ginter... sipsecsssceeee gieee, 2B 8 22 2219 141219 0 18—141
SITE GU ioe aja nac onde eae 15 17 19 14 18 14 14 18 22 15—159
DL Odermatt......-1 060... e sees .+13 17 13 12 21 18 16 11 14 12—148
Coli eae er pabetsiuell tele neopets O09 0 7 f 7 2 020 22-94
TDA geen aaies Wi Sagsene sop-aeeelB 024 2 6 0 0 425 0— BB
De BMENWaeBsus ens nse serie 18 0 28 22.13 44 12 012 10-124
21h AAEM AOR co eee OND ne ig ti! 2 8 0 1 016-6
a SUNY 9 eh = ee Ay Ne eee ey ,--.-18 16 18 22 12 22 § 11 10 16—153
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION,—Gen, Wingate having de-
clined to serve another year as president of the National Rifle
Association, # committee has been appointed to select a suitable
candidate for the office. Other officers elected Tuesday for the
ensuing year are; Vice-President, Gen. John B. Woodward; Treas-
urer, Gen, R.O, Ward; Secretary, Capt. John §. Shepherd. The
committee which presented to the Legislature the bill providing
for the extension of the Oreedmoor Range reported: that an
amendment had been inserted giving the members of the Associ-
ation the use of one-quarter of the ranges every Saturday during
the shooting season,
THE TRAP.
Scones Fai publication should be made out on the printed biake
srepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gravis to club
secretcrics. Correspondents who fdvor vs with cliib scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one sitle of the paper only:
Secretaries of GRINS and Managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give die notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
Middlesex Gun Club, Dunellen, N. J., Friday, Feb. 22.
New York Suburban Shooting Grounds Association, Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 22 and 23.
MAK-SAW-BA MEDAL MEET.
Caen Feb. 4—The Mak-saw-ba Club met in force at their
grounds in Davis. Ind., Friday and Saturday last, Feb. 1 and
2, to contest the rares for the Wilcox live bird
blackbird club medals, and smash a few hundred targets on
other accounts. A Mak-saw-ba Club meet means something
more than a trap shoot. Itis an unique sort of a family gather-
ing, in which ladies as wellas gentlemen join, which is a Synonym
for a large-sized good time, and which absolutely must be seen to
be fully understood, Free from the license which too often
marks atournament, distinguished by courtesy and consideration,
and yet above all, full of a spirit of irresistible jollity, a Mak-saw-
ba meet is something of a puzzler to the reporter of average trap
shoots. There isn’t anything like it. It lies ina high plane of
sportsmen's recreation, and as such an event cannot be too highly
recommended. —
The clab house is about three hours distant from Chicago, and
the Friday night delegations were a little late in arriving. The
big reception room was full, and from the sounds that arose in the
general Babel it might be inferred that the members were indulg-
ing in one of the permitted luxuries of the club, a little game of
“red, white and blue,” whose dimensions are neyer allowed to ex-
ceed ten cents. “I stood a raise of ten cents on a pair of fours,”
exclaimed one feminine voice triumphantly, “and got another
four and two queens in a draw, and didn’t I make Mr. Kinney put
down bis hand!” From this it anlgat be inferred that there are
ladies in the Mak-saw-ba Club who know a thing or two when
they are down in Indiana where nobody éan overhear them.
The club register bore the following rather startling record of
members and guests present:
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Organs Bombay; Mr. and Mrs. F, P. Taylor,
Ireland; Mc. and Mrs. H. A. Sloan, Germany; Miss Mattie Hull,
Cork; Mr. T. Benton Leiter, Dublin; D. MeCranor, Butte, Mont;
W. H. Haskell, Peoria; Joel A. Kinney, Paris; John Watson.
Turkey; J. F. Whitney, Spain; W, A. Barton. China; Dr. Hutch-
inson, New York; G. W. Randall, Persia; Slick Sharp, Poland;
Thos. McNeill, Kilkenny; John J. Kleinman, Gad’s Hill, Mo.; J
EK. Price, Vienna; G. F. Morcum, Rome; Dr. H. G Buechner,
Stuttgart (Bismarck’s right bower); C. 8. Petrie, Po ocatapetl;
J. P. Hayt, Cork; ©. 8. Burton, Berlin; F.H. Lord, Oshkosh;
Obas. E. Willard, Shot Tower; F. C. Donald, Pullman; Jack
Wiggins, Hyde Park; John Gillespie, State street; Geo. W.
Andrews, Lisbon; W. P. Mussey, Joliet; W. N. Lowe, Mexico;
Messrs. W. L. Shepard, G W. Barstow, T. H, Miller. W. ti.
Welles, G, B, Reed and L. K. Waldron, who got down either at
midnight or on Saturday morning, are supposed to haye come
from just plain Chicago.
Consultation of the score book showed that the above cosmopol-
itan assemblage had been doing a little shooting already, and it
was confidentiy predicted that Mr. Kinney’s score of 14 out of 15
would win the live bird medal over anything that the late comers
could do. Following are the scores of Friday, Feb. 1:
Match No. 1. 10 live birds, sweepstakes, Tucker system:
and the Organ
he B Organ, ---:. a. 1111101 11— 9 Ranecall,..-.... 0110111101—7
John Watson,.... .001111910I— 6 H RSloan. ......... 100011111—7
J ACSRaED news ox ae 1100000101— 4 T MeNeill............ 11110111—9
W_H Saskell.._....101111111I—10 J F Whiting......... 1111100110—7
T B Leiter....,.... .1100111111— 8
Haskell won first, Orga and McNeill divided second, Leiter
won third.
Match No, 2, 10 live birds. sweepstakes, Tucker system:
T McNeill
Reb OFsane tah. te 1110101101—7 CNG oo. sgh 1000001111—5
John Watson........ 1110000110—5. J Kleinman........ AM1011111—9
VeAUS Aas gs eens es 1100011001—5_—W EX’ Price............ 1010011 111—7
W_ H Haskell........ 0111100010—5 HC Buechner. ... ..1011011000—s |
TB Leiter, ii) scsi 1111011010—7 Joel A. Kinney..... -1110101101—7
GW Randall........ 1010H11—s CS Petrie........... 0001110001—4.
W A Sloan.......... 1101001101I—6_ GF Morcum........ 1011117111—9
Match No 3, Wilcox live bird medal shoot, 15 singles, 30vds:
BR BOrgat,.: 2b Re RASA RS, 111111101101111—18
AN TGR Joh cc cnnepine wea u ena BHAI N) las y 111111110111010—12
CURIPREMNG? 9). ercec it eases tive trom ee eee, Eee 00011110000011— 7
mE CBaechier.. .y.ieet sea7b) nas ieee 011110011111001—10
Gow, Ranid allenk «110 scmataes amen sleeth eet Ae.o. oe 110101111111110—12
Oe AL Shares i). cena se +- ges nks asee eee ee Wate Ree een, 000010110011001— 6
FLAGS] 0am &. nen kyneccane ee ann seer eels PEL eee one 011111111110110—12
(2 Morgue pees aesese- ee eneruey hice ChE seGlaaiee 001101000011000— 5
TCI LAL EINE, ys ees SPY ile we chai s nee -010111111111111—414
WED askell 2. qganise sevens Srimnte rarer an wm 101111111110000—10
alu SR EIGER ee FP ire h & SHOE Hea y! Cater ycr eS 01111111311 1000—41
DeWine fs er. ee ee, et 111111111001111—18
J Kleinmanies sewed Pipe. 2. Faas 1334 Fe ay 119191111001111—18
+ Bh) bean J dei +“ diodins |+4 Goan aan en ae 111110010101117—11
There were two or three entries of non-members in this shoot,
and these competed for a $5 sweepstakes which was added, Not
all the medal competitors joined this sweepstakes. Mr, Kinney
did not, and therefore won nothing, although his score was high-
est at date of shooting. The sweepstakes was decided as follows:
Organ and Kleinman diyided first on 13 (best-two of those quali-
fied); ties fur second were shot miss and out, and Randall won
soupud nrizt 6 straight; Watson won third, with 5 straight on miss
and out.
Fel). 2.—The remaining competitors for the live bird medal being
now on Land, shooting on Saturday morning began with the con-
tinuance of that match as follows:
W L Shepard. ie wert SAAR RRA 419191191911111—15
W P Mussey... .. LALO 1110-13
LK Waldron ... A ts A llw
T H Miller..... Se he ee ee ede en ie A 1W010w
Mr. Shepard had on the garments of shooting, and was too much
for the boys with his 15 straight. Mr. Kinney was obliged. to
relinquish his prospective hold upon the medal, and Mrs, Urgan,
wife of the president. handed the tasty» little trophy over to Mr.
Shepard, who blushed and said he didn’t mean to win it, Mr,
Organ, whose score in this shoot is nearly always 13, or 14, and My,
Mussey, one of the very best live bird shots in Ohicago, take it
the year through, were obliged to sigh and sit down,
Match No. 4, sweepstakes. 5 live birds, $2 entrance:
0—4 WN
W_ P Mussey... .......... 1111 OWE oper eciwea cre ae 11010—3
EB Hollister™, 3.5. 9)! 1110—4£ WL Welles...-..-...-..-11100—3
MGSEviceviy ae -i aeee 1i01—£ Chas EH Willard. ..-.. , -11—5
WG:Donakde. 2 1l0il—4_ LIC Waldron._,......-..10101—8
Geo Andrews............+ 10001—2 CS Burton............... 1160!—3.
JaERNlop: seh: 11001—8 W Li Shepard............. 1d—5
Dr Hutchinson,.......... 10l4i—4_ Thos MeNeill...,... 11000—2
John Gillespie............ 11010—3
The three moneys were divided and not shot ont.
‘ridge Co.,
W_P Mussey......... +. -.1110 asE Willard,......... 11101—4.
PH Hollister”... 1oti—4 & K Waldron..-...... ... 1101
J & Price,......... Nu—s OS Burton, .:..........-Wy0—2
FO Donald........ Nidi—4 “WirShepard............. 011j1—4
Geo Andrews... ... -,-I1—§ Thos McNeill. ......:....10101—3
Ee Miller et Tae - AMMO Ei oughi... vy. cess... TIO
Dr Hutehingson..........11—§ RBOrgan............ ve LILO 4
John epePie : a ae i at Been SDE. ooicetes ce CLOT 8
peters ol - ohn Watson.......5; ..- —
W_Li Welles.: .... 0... cc en 111—5
Ties on 5 divided. On 4, Mussey, ‘Hollister,’ Willard, Burton,
z : The birds being?
now exhausted, MeNeill and Randall divided third,
The blackbird traps were now put in, and after a few side
matches, the first shoot after dinner was begun, this being the
race for the blackbird championship,
Mateh No, 6, Organ medal shoot, 20 Peoria blackbirds, two traps}
Sweepstakes added for members and non-members:
WR EAIGGRS Neves leraaie 25 Ss Stee ee +e es 1410101011110111111 —18
Cs Burton, rink bees PeSeh solo ks .-- ,09010111101011116101—12
FH‘ Hollister” a | Bes Se ey «+s 011101101191911013111—17%
C Hutchinson. ..........,.. PAs aries aan ....10011031001011000109—_8
Geo Andrews.....0.. 2c c.s1y 2 cenevee serv + 11100000001111100101—10
OMMP MS. Nee Nine oo LN Qh ads dees . .. .11110111011013110101—15
J, GC ilhesyitas geisha erty. eae. se ences fi 18
2 PLE cg clicety icra te ee eo an) at a 10: LiiI—t
WL We Tope MA nas cert See le, ad tie SVRERGEGESESELNRCRE RE
LEK #21 C7 bo) «ON Sy uh ea .-.., .,01000100010001110010— 7
MR Villard, etyageee coe nee 11011100110111111111—18
Usa aleth ay eed, Pe Me OE Me Tes ....--11001101000000090010—- 6
Wit She pants ain, heererten = nese c , 10710111011 111011110—15
RB Organ OE oe er ees od aise SPT are 1191119111113111111—20
ia Hgay VELL GIT eee) De Mies eee oe ..-. OLLOLITI1011 11710001 —14.
Match No. 7, sweepstakes, 20 Peoria blackbird ; 2 traps!
Cal Sab jy oe eae eke eae One| One wer 11111 10!71.0111,000100—18
OF SH) 5 (0113) ae eae ee REL, A aerea eat | 10111071101011110110—14
WEI LOI EShGr ees oe bee re ma hee ee anode 11111971111011101111—18
J BOW Ds pz se cat eae Ae ast Ee 60000091100001111001— 7
ESO WON AIG Atte call eal i eee 1111011.1011011110111—16
WYBIS AVN LCR AS tee Pees he a eee 10110711011 101171 111—16
CE Willard.....,.. ete See REA NRF eevee 11111111111011011101—-17
W_L Shepard......; SG mt tent 0 Sy Sl rma lb )f ee 1111171110100101111—16
RB Organ.... .,. c:: femst Fitts ube ds. 27 a geloted 1011111 0111111110111—17
Match No. 8, sweepstakes, 12 Peoria blackbirds, Tucker system,
last five for ties:
FH“ Hollister”. 1111111111112. «CB Willard......011010017101— 7
FC Donald....... 111001111011— 9 WL Shepard..... 111111107110—10
W_L Welles....... 1111411101111 RB epee .--.-,.111111010101— 9
Hollister won first, Welles second and Shepard third,
The Tucker system, of oS the last four or five shots of
each score decide the ties, is not liked by the Mak-saw-bas, who
think it better adapted to large tournament shoots.
There is a growing tendency toward lighter weights and smaller
gauges for guns in this ¢lub. I saw but three or four hammer
guns in the racks, and of these most were 12s. The day of the 10-
ganges is past, especially if it has earsonit, Tidy little 7%4Ib.
Dalys are favorites. The president of the club, Mr. “Roll” Organ,
shoots a light Daly, and could not now be persuaded to use a 10-
gauge. At the score Mr. Organ is a model of presence and style,
and hits his birds apparently harder than anybody else, so strong
is his control of thegun. His wife, who sat through the shoot, is
undisguisedly proud of her husband, and nobody blames her, The
Mak-saw-bas could not havea better president. Mrs. Organ her-
self shoots. Last summer she bagged 836 rail in one afternoon,
She killed two pigeons straight from the trap on Friday, but de-
sisted because she had not herowngnn with her. Mrs. Organ
won the short-range gold medal ati Lincoln Park in archery days.
It would not do to close mention of a Mak«saw-ba Ghib shoct
without naming Cleaver, Mr. Organ’s Chesapeake and Gordon
dog, who acts as retriever-in-general at the live-bird matches, and
in the evening sits on a chair and shakes hands with everybody,
and offers to go bring in the wood, or get a pair of slippers, or
get the newspaper, as hedoes at home in the city. Nothing is too
good for him at home. His master has a life-size oil painting of
him in the parlor, and he says,“* When Cleaver wears out one car-
pet, we go and get another. It’s easier to get a good carpet than
w good dog,” It may be supposed, therefore, that Cleaver, petted
by men and women alike, only jerks his thumb contemptuously
over hisshoulder toward the sign which says ‘‘No dogs allowed
in the club house.”
Another popular member of the Mak-saw-bas is Dr, Hutehin-
son, who is fat, short-haired and forty or so. It is said of Dr.
Hutchinson that one day, being a trifle exhilarated by the brac-
ing air, he shot all day at a single pigeon, and only learned
toward eyening that it was a bug sifting on his eyelash.
At the shoot in question there were 41 persons present, This is
not quite so Many as Upon one previous occasion in warm weather,
when there were 92 shooters present one night. The club house
has beds for only 40. The president skirmished around a while,
and as midnight came in with the announcement, “I’ve got beds
for all of "em but fifty, and the rest will just have to amuse them-
selves the best they can.” There were enough members and
guests present this time, however, to haye a mighty good time.
AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION.
MEETING of the above association was held on Monday,
Deb. 11, at the office of Elliot & S. Sidney Smith, 59 Wall st.,
New York, and the following officers were elected; President, CG.
W. Dimick, Boston, of the U.S. Cartridge Co.; Vice-President
'and Auditor, J. A. H. Dressel, New York, of the Union Metallic
Cartridge Co.; Secretary, Elliot Smith, New York, president of
the American Wood Powder Co.; Treasurer, Solomon, Turck,,
New York, president of Laflin & Rand Powder Co. Added to the
above, the following directors were elected: P. G. Sanford, New
York, of Winchester Repeating Arms Co.; Geo. T. Haring, New
York, Leroy Shot and Lead Manufacturing Co.. W. 'T, Harvey,
Baltimore, of Merchants Shot Tower Co.; Chas. Tatham, New
York, of Tatham Bros., and L. C, Smith, of Syracuse, N.Y. An
advisory board was also chosen, composed as follows; §, A.
Tucker, Delavan, UL; Ed. Taylor, Cincinnati, O.; H- MeMurchy,
Syracuse, N. Y.; Lieut. Geo. E. Albee, New Haven, Conn: G, B.
Willard, Chicago, Ill; W. Fred Quimby, New York, E.S. Mills.
Washington, D. C.; 8. J. Kellogg, San Francisco, Cal.; Dr. W. C.
Cross, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and W. A. DuBray, Walla Walla, Wash-
ington Territory, Maj. Taylor was unanimously elected general
manager and will at once set about organizing matches for the
year’s campaign. ‘
Those represented at the meeting were: Union Metallic Cart-
harles W, Dimick, LeRoy Shot & Lead Manufactur-
ing Co., Merchants Shot Tower Co., Bailey. Farrell & Co., Elliot:
Smith, Laflin & Rand Powder Co., Bandle Arms Co., Kings Great
Western Powder Co., Peters Cartridge Co., Oriental Powder. Co.,
and te G. Samford, reyresenting the Winchester Repeating
tms Co.
The offices are in the Stewart Building, Broadway, New York.
A meeting of the advisory board has been called at Cincinnati, O.,
Monday, the 18th inst.,as many of its members will be in that
vicinity at the time. It is expected that they will formulate
standard rules for both live bird and inanimate target shooting,
map out aplanof operations for this year and decide on other
matters which may he brought to their attention, In all proba-
bility the plan of giving five tournaments. as suggested in our
last issue, will be adopted, and in addition to this the Association
will no doubt pursue the policy of guaranteeing tournaments,
given under their rules, but not directly under their manage-
ment, This plan will more than anything else, we believe, tend
to increase the number of shooters all over the country, and thus
attain one of ihe chief aims of the Association. Due notice of
the advisory beard’s action will be given in our columns,
ST. CATHARINES, Feb. 4—The Peninsular Gun and Game
Club was organized this evening, when the following officers were
elected: Honorary President, 8S. D. Woodruff; Honorary Vice-
President, J. A. Hammon; President, Dr, J. H. Comfort; Vics-
President, Dr.C. 0, Beam; Secretary, James A. Keyes; Treasurer,
F, St. John, Committee of Management—I'rank EK. Oov, George
Rogers, H, Cluttenbuck, H, , Woodruff, Ii, Dorr, BE. Dicer and
J.S. Carlisle. The principal objects of the vlub- are: To encour-
age all legitimate sport with the gun; to encourage the destiuc-
tion of hawks, weasels aid other game-destroying birds and
animals, and to encourage preservation of game und closeseason,
arday, Feb. 16, an indivi
Fes. 14, 1889,]
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GRGAN—KLEINMAN.
ILOAGO, Il, Feb. §.—There will be shot at Watson’s Park at
A Grand Créssing, the ebiet trap grounds of this city, on Sat-
dual mateh in which as mueh interest
centers asin any event of late occurrence here, the Organ—-Klein-
mun mateh, in which Mr. K. B. Organ (known all over this section
as Roll” Organ) challenges Mr. Jobn J Kleinman, the best trap-
shot of all fhe thirty ot forty “Kleinman boys,” toa hundred-bird
match at $150 a side, The full terms of the match are as follows:
100 live birds, $150 a side, winner to pay for the birds; shooting
muder Illinois State rules, Mr. Organ to use a It-gauge gun at
30yds., and Mr. Kleinman a 10-zauge at 32yds,; the shooting to he-
pat 2P,M. FPorfeits of $30 are already paidinto the hands of
oe me P, Mussey, who will hold the final amcunts, soon to be
added,
This match has heen pending for three years, and each shooter
has waim supporters, It is a peculiarity of Mr. Kleinman that
he Always wants some one to back him in a match, and rarely
will shoot where he is to Jose or winitall. [understand that in
this match he has two backers at $50 each. Mr. Organ puts up
bis own money. Im person Mr, Kleinman is a tremendously
laree and strong man, with much the look of a Methodist
preacher. Tie is said not to have any nerves at all, and is called
he most reliable shooter for money there is around here. He is
a trifie slow with his first barre], simce he shoo!s under the old
rules, gun held below elbow, but he has a truly wicked second
barrel, and his shots are ulmost simultaneous. Mr, Organ is also
a large man and cf fine physique, and is never beaten till the last
bird is killed. He shoots a 1%-gauge, but will give his opponent,
plenty to do. Tasked Mr. Grgan who was going to win, and he
said he had a notion that he would win himself, or he wouldn't
haye hunted up the match, za
The posting of this mateh has called 1p a lot of reminiscences
among the old-timers here, and seyeral ¢f Mr, Kleinman's odd
matches are brought to mind. He is known as the luckiest man
on tarth at the trap. Once he beta shooter $10) that be could
fot kill 15 out of 20 Guinea hens thrown from a plunge trap, at
20vds., (1 belieye that io have been the distance). The shooter
lost inside of the first 12 birds. He knoeked down the first bird
all right, but it was challenged, and when he went to gather it,
it got up and ran off for a hole in the fence where Mr. Kleinman
had, in view of the match, trained all of them to go whenever
frightened. The shooter in question thought he hada pienic. but
as a matter of fact he only killed 4 Guinea hens dead out of the
lot. The rest ran off. At another time Ma. Kleinman backed
himself for $50 to kill CO out of 100 snowbirds, 2lyds. rise, with
No. l shot. This looks like a preposterous wager but he won it
inside of 80 shots. Hestuck his shot together with tallow.
Whatever the result of this shoot may be, itis the talk of trap-
shooters here to-day, as both gentlemen are so well-kuown here.
The birds will be picked ones, and the race will goa great pace
for both shooters or for either. Kh. Hougn.
BOSTON, Feb. 6.—The attendance at to-day’s meet was large.
Besides many members of the association there were present a
number of visiting sportsmen, among others: Ool. J.A. Ames, of
New London; L. H, Haughton, of hepachet, R. L; Dr. C. 1
Gerrish, of Exeter, N. H,; Corydon Wilbur, of the Brockton Gun
Club; I. N. Dodge, of Gardner; S. Bowker, of Natick; H. K. Stone,
of Waltham; the Bennetts, of pistol shooting fame, and C, F.
Packard, of San Francisco. The weather co ditions were the
Most severe and disagreeable this season, a howling wind—coid
and piercing—prevatling throughout the entire day. The main
features of the day were the ninth competition for ihe Climax
diamond badge, which was held by Mr. Wardweli, and won
to-day by Mr. Dickey, and the 109-bird challenge contest be-
tween Messrs. G. H, Wheeler, of Marlboro, and O. R. Dickey, of
Boston. The latter contest was extremely close and interesting,
the contestants being nip and tuck until the ninetieth bird, when
the competitors tied, with 76 each—Mr, Wheeler breaking 7 of his
last 10 birds, and Mr. Dickey 9, thus winning the race. The next
shotgun shoot will be held at Walnut Hill, March 5, when the
tenth competition for the Climax diamond badge wil! occur, fol-
lowed by the usual sweepstake shooting. The summary of the 138
events to-day are as follows:
First, 6 standard targets, 3 traps—W heeler 6, Chase 4, Nichols 3.
Second. 5 clay-pigeons, 5 traps— Wilbur 4, Dickey 3, Bowker and
Wheeler 2.
Third, 7 standard targets, 24yds. straightaway—Stanton 6,
Kiowles and Nichols 5, Bowker and Wheeler 4.
Fourth. 3 pairs clay-pigeons—Houghton and Wilbur 5, Wheeler,
Stanton, Perry and Chase 4, Choate and Dickey 3, Bowker and
Nichols 2.
Fifth, 10 standard targets, 3 traps—Stanton and Bowker 9,
Houghton, Perry and Dedge 8, Wilbur and Knowles 7, Chase 6.
Sixth, 10 clay-pigeons, five traps—Nichols and Packard 9, Wil-
bur 8, Knowles and Choate 7, Stanton 6,
Seventh. 15 standard targets, 3 traps—Stanton 14, Charles and
Nichols 12, Choate, Knowles and Bowker 11, Houghton, Wild,
Wheeler and Chase 10. :
Righth, 15 clay-pigeons, 4 traps—Stanton, Dickey, Wilbur and
Bowker 12, Houghton and Charles 11, Cheate 10, Wheeler and
Packard 9. :
Ninth, Climax diamond hadge match, 20 clay-pigeons, 5 traps,
and 20 standard targets, 6 traps:
Clays. Standards.
Divkey,......-. WADI 11111011017 11111101191111011141—18—35
= eR Cran ar) O1101111011101011110—15 011011111100 }1111311—16—81
. ALOTIIL0111 1011 1.i—17
.-1111111110010111011—16
, L11011 1011011 1000110 —13
O1101011171111001110—14—31
10101011101011110111—14—30
11101001 191111171111—17— 30
Sees OLILOLIL1OLOLOLOIIO—12,— 1019.111111410170110—-15—27
ye eaateths 91007111 00010111111I—13 = 11000107010101111111—1 427
Beta stirs JOLOINLI1101011 GO—13) = 41101911100111100011—1427
-AOWILITINONII—15 =: 11011010000111116110 1227
“7 9110011110019101101i 12
01101 101001011111011—14
11100101101101100111—13—25
ope ean ] 00011101101101011100—11—25
essere ~.11111601000170010010—10 =: 11.1001 10101110101110—18—23
Johnson.. .,..-1011011000111000000— 8 — 11111000111011111111—16 —24
A halt dozen other competitors started in this race, but finding
it difficult to connect with the errtic targets as they sailed away
ata terrific rate of speed before the strong wind, withdrew from
the contest. ;
Tn the optional sweepstake attached to this event the winners
were as follows: §
Twenty clay-pigeons, five traps—Dickey 18, Weeler 17, Stanton
16, Knowles and Perry 15.
Twenty standard tarzets, three traps—Coates and Dickey 17,
Knowles and Johnson 16. Chase 15, Wheeler and Wilbur 11.
Hleventh cliallenge match, Wheeler vs. Dickey, 100 standard
targets, three traps: ;
Wheeler, OUMIOILIIUIIIII—17_:-~“Dickey....111001111101111 10111—16
1110011911.111113.0101—16 10110141117:111101011—16
19191139111110111111—19 12141111011111111111—19
11110111110111111010—16 1101011110141111111117
14110111101100110111—15 61011111111111111011—417
83 85
Twelfth, 7 clay-pigsons, 24yds., Hurlingham rules—Chase 6,
Stanton 5, Bowker 4, Hammond, Ames and Knowles 3.
hirteenth. 15 standard targets, three traps—Vickey 14, Stanton
and Choate 12, Chase 11.
TORONTO, Feb. 9.—The second c»mpetition for the medals pre-
sented to this clib took place at McDowall & Co.’3 grounds this
afternoon, when a goodly number of sports assembled. There
were also several sweepstakes in which the scores totalled fairly,
Mr. W. Felstead carried off the honors with 54 out of 63, witu
Messrs. Bennett and Winchell in close proximity. Following are
the scores: .
First shoot (club shoot), at 20 blackbirds: ‘
C Morley. UM0i1 i N1111—19_-_Heathg’tn09110101100110113011—11
Welstead,.1111/113111111111101 19 J Rice .. 1100VODIITIIO00NWI—1L
T Bennettl111111101111011111—18 WF Morley .01110010001110110010—10
MeClure..0010111101111100i1111I—'4”_ Sawwden,sr11001101001100111000—-10
Sawden,j112001011011110111001—13
: > At Double String
O' Gharles ::. ers .._.. .1010110111010001010110010111191001101110—23
Second shoot at 10 blackbirds, threee money prizes:
Welstead ..........- IGUUiI—9 Bennest............-.. 0011101101—6
Smith... -;+-111010l0I—7_-~Heatherington...... 1111000100—5
Morley. o.2, yee L011100—7
Welstead first, and Smith and Morley divide second and third.
Third shoot at 12 blackhirds, three money prizes:
Welstead .« ..... JOIOUI1UII—10 Winchell ...,... 111171110011—10
Sinithess .011011101171—-10 Bennett.-........000T1010NI— 8
Hourth shoot at 15 blackbirds, one prize:
Bennett .......0M011N111011110—411 -Felstead....... 1111110111.10000—10
Wincehell...... JIOMAIIONIIO—-11 = Smit
ities. M ye -001111110171100—10
Ties: Bennett, 100, 111 110—6; Winchell, 010, 111, 100—5.
Fifth shot. individual match for $15: :
Winchell. 11111110100 1101—18
Phere was also a team match captained by McClure and Smith,
McClure’s side winning.
15:
Smith...... 10011101101111000—12
FOREST AND STREAM.
GLAREMONT, Jersey City, Feb. 9.—The following are the
principal sweeps shot on the New York Suburban Grounds on the
above date. Ties diyided tinless noted. Sweep No, 1, entry twenty-
five cents, three moneys:
QOnERe-tk terk as tae OLONLITOII— G6 Waly............ ....0190000000— 1
Hammond..... ....0100110000— 3 Simpson......-..... TN0011110— 7
Hathaway.....-- , LLQOOOLOII— f ~Miller.......... ..- L10U11011— 8
Lindsey...:. at. Cae: T1001111— 9 Gollins..,........... 1u011111T1— 7
Mont... ....:,-.., 001N100III— 5 :
No, 2, same: 7
Jones,. ....,-...-.-L101710010— 6 Miller..............8 1114011111—10
Hammond. .--,.- + AVTTTOGCOLO— 5 Simpson.....ee.ess WI10011111— 8
Hathaway-........- G097011001—_ 4_ Collims......... -,. LOLOL 7
Lindsey..... , eae © JOONITII—= 7 Daly... cece ee 1LOO0N0101— 4
WOU Hed sees boa pe , LOLOL IOLO— 6
No. 4, entry twenty-five cents, four moneys;
DIM GSEYs: 25 eet eee. OOLWOMII— 6 Colling,.........++ 1111011101— 8
WOME. Jae eerie Piz. 11ON10LIU— 6 Sirpson..., ...... 1116010110— 6
Ph een ae Sek ae ». OOLNTLOOLiI— 6 Miller.......,...---+ 1111111111—10
JOVSOY - secceee sensi WOMMIONI—§ Stiff... -2. 22... eee 1010001100— 4
HWammiond........ OOODOTOLNO— 2 Walton.........++.. 0CO101LION— 4
Hathawayn... on. O1OT00L1— 6 ~Enright .-.. .-.....0101000000— 6
MiGhiiaten ecu nos 1O01110NNI— §»_=Ss#Sheviff............,..2100110010— 5
Lindsey won third,
No. 4, same:
Hathaway.......... JOM1LO1I00— 6 Miller.....-.4--.-,.. 1141114111—10
Wicizitir das ejadcheeune 111010/110— 7 Simpson..... are: 0011110000— 4
OMNES ols Ls eee OOLOCTIOVI— 6 ~Daly ..,...-.:-.3.:. O0L0GL0000— 2
OURO anno leche. VIM wI— 9 Walton....-... -..-101011111— 8
Hammond,........+ LOMIIO0I00O— 6 Sheriff........ ..... 1011101001— 6
Woltitis see. JUO0WOWI— % Wnright........... ALLLODLLL01— 7
Lindsey... -.2p-.eee L1i00110— 7 Collins won fourth,
Neo. 5, same; :
Lindsey. ..+.-~,-- AMILII00I— 8 Daly.,......-. ficient OLOL110011— 6
Jones... .-., --.-.-1001100/10— 5 Simpson......-. .. 1100001111— 6
WOUGE re wee » -ALIOUOI— 8 Miller...........- .. LOWIILII— 6
UBTSEVA Peek, eee ee TVAOTITOI— 8 Sti san O000L0001I— 38
Hammond..,.....- AIOLONIOL— f Walton.......-....- 1101111011— 8
Hathaway ..,.--,..J101/1001— 8 Enmright............ 1110110011— 7
TVOTLG el nh dy AOTOTLOI—_ 7 Ss Sheriff.............. 1101101010— 6
Jersey first, second divided, Sheriff third,
Wo. 6, same:
DSTHORAY (chien eeores 1011101110— 7 Miller,.--........ ... O11 NII— 9
Hammond.........- C$O1OOL00L— 4 Simpson............ 100101011i— 6
Vie titeee a Sega cecal ee TOTO ve Sb oy, Sey ecw ee 1000100000— 2
Tones ees 1000100110— 4 Walton............- 1011111101—
JELSCY Pe. ae on W111 1—10 “Shervilf...........-.. 1111011110— §
Hathaway ,..-.....+ 111011111— 9 ~Envight............ 1100011101— 6
Collins, .......,.....1110011110— 7
ST, LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 9.—The Compton Hill Gun Club had a
most delightful day, a very bigh wind was blowing directly across
the traps, from right to leff. All the shooting was at Peoria
blackhirds and they were thrown from three traps, otherwise
National Association rules prevailed. Following are the total
scores of the shoo!:
First match, at 25 blackbirds:
VICE T EAGT Rte ce cet IO ee led as 111101011110100011110111—18
BH Mohtystad(,.-- 02. .....-----25 224-00. +6 TUTMIL011111111101111011— 23
Second tmaatch, at 20 blackbirds:
MG ratathteetn cote eitiuds. oe bese te At poe a eran 41111101101111701110—-17
1M Lelhs elt eo ee ey Weep hls ne acas ee ot er 10101111111110011110—15
Third match, 20 blackbirds: ys
MEOHESTRC Ga wat esae snes Ui een taree poe eden LLLOLOTOLLTT DUTT 0— 18
SKE G3 See Spears aa pe fe wee ees Se ert ee .11101100111100111111—14
Sweep No, 1, at 10 blackhirds;
Sieminskie ......... 1010111—7 Hemphill............ 0001111011—6
Homer sya tt se LT LOONIOS 7 VDT to eauecencea 1000100101 —4
Hettel”::,.--...::2f..01100l00H—f; Drayer... 1010010111—6
Mever: 21. se30- ny la TG Urb Ca) SS oe Bc a ey 0101. 111111—8
Meyer first, Dick second and Sieminskie third.
Sfemmskier 11475 b043a.75 bch es AEA Cy ae Se ee 4)
Rrormersy ot. Shiga tn eee te (ital Ure Sey ee Se eee ee 4
Dick ces ssn. es Pe pose. Gh ERATOR Se,:. CELE SS csagial ce: 2. 2
PGA Vet meeps chet eereth i as OVS AL UG ee tit aihiy 3.4 cca binls wralsrrcnicemens 4
FRAS Er ty cate a a Gy Bemphiee ke etet ae 4
Drayer won first, Roy second and Williams third,
Sweep No, 3, at 10 blackbirds:
Sieminskie......... 0111110111— 8 Hemphill....... ... OLOLLIO01I— 6
Herm Hee 11119 11011—10) Hettelt)............ 0101111001I— 6
bakbireewet 111101101J— & Draver. .... .. .,1100111/111— 8
-eveees AOLOUIIIII— 7 Rawlings........... 10111 10001— 6
Mela, rest eth OL0L0LI10— 6
Horner first; ties on 8 div. second, and Meyer third.
Sweep Ne. 4, at 6 blackbirds:
Sieminskie.... ......-. GhMI—6 , Hagerty. ...... es. oO01111—4
Bigrirer i e s J11101I—5_—sRawlings........ ....... O1L0010—2
TWOVG? Westete cpse Cotes 1004 Draver oc... ee. 110100 —3
TiptstGeges Ba elie ee Rae 110100—3. Hettel....2.5............ 011100—3
Two moneys, all ties were div.
OTTAWA, Feb. 9.—The St. Hubert’s Gun Club this afternoon
met forthe sixth competition for the Thempson Cup, and the
shoot virtually settled who becomes the owner of the handsome
cup presented by President Phil. Thompson. Mr. Geo, White
now Stands so far ahead of Js rivals that the remaining two
shoots cannot deprive him of the cup, in which his best five scores
are: 17,17, 17, 18 and 19, out of shoots at 20 each. This makes a
total of 88 out of a possible 100—by no means poor shooting. For
a start two sweeps were shot at 10 birds cach, the following being
the score:
Seep No. 1, 10 Peorias, 18yds:;
1
(er vOP Arie we me t5 oe SRW co none DIED WAR Gente eta clerrie 2ig ee oe 7
PAT OO Diwocde te ete oe econo OL Hi Kuiptah sae sche) eaters) Ne Feo pede ate 6
W J Johnstone....-............ Die TNIV AAT, on <\jselelel foe Ah temas 5
PSD MIG UA sty opie sakbenarienafroebys i eave VELL E Gu. to acre ayes WYh DL oy epiieles 3
bal COUde ys oy, facet kee Gi oni
Sweep No. 2, same conditions:
PAN tan yews ae Wahvltkuce fel igeed DC TEG EY aoe ee 56 Mae ae . 6
[EQ TB EN webot MER eee eye sas 8 VEST Tee case sce miata? Pasi eae 5
TDP Sy nik homey eee ye nee so Senet te pec Rh eenrery 74-1. erie: ae ee 5
W Johnstone...,-.--2.--.+--- Based RUMEN Ss theteslel-Ule 0h claiya ee .4
Sixth competition, 20 Peorias each, lbyds.:
Geo Aart, aparece 1S ae 20 W J Johnstone,.... ......,... 14
(PUT Ac, 2-3 slereee pa gehen Disp gD aA Bot th ocd ce tuscierd: 14
PA SITU CUMS Ace ctee Byeiyte ticket 0's 15 Wines ae ay 88 2A a snahes 10
HE King (start) ..-....0+-+.0.. 15 A Lett (6start).--..... 0.00.00. 10
TENS) AGG ERs -< cee gts 5 eyecare’ 15 W Lett (4start).....,. ....-.. 10
Tees aariersee wu es, ja4ta ose oe 15
CORRY, Pa., Feb. 8.—The Corry Gun Club held their regular
weekly shoot yesterday afternoon, although the mercury was
below zero and the weather yery stormy. In the evening the
monthly meeting of the Gun Club was held. Ssven more were
admitted as muculbers. A committee was appointed to select
grounds for a shooting park and club house which is to be built
on agrand scale. Itis to haye a parlor, smoking room and gen-
eral sup room. The following is the score of vesterday’s Shoot:
GAVE eects en, Sette Ree ea ae ay oc 100191194 1106.0111000111C0O—15
PERE TOehs cla dalle) eats tcetcenea | eee ag 0141190071010010001011110—13
TREN Parie de 4 geo eedacertees Borge ross: 000000001 00000011 0C000000— 3
(IVA CHOUVE ok pea pcipant sade =) ond tees 1001019100010001011711111—14
SVVGLESTI eh teens bet tee Shane crmey 1000001110000011011100000— 9
THAT sq Baye coer eee ERs pa 01.011.00000010010100101700— 9
aot shee ka neste oe eet note orelete mietarbee anol 100001.0101160001000000110— 8
PN VsRPLEL ST erste teem tr fe ARR So ara ee aieldes 11111000010011105100011U1—13
CONES THe eects letele (ele eateeatstiat) aaes-2i artes swt -,«01011111.10900111111111101—i8
WE MDOT ee a. nec trrtera ais tae a Pxteret 1070.111111119111111111101—23
PUMA Cl Ppa Tne ears tic eee ge eta whores nasa 0100100001000000000110101— 7
IFS on see BAe y nade Sod Rod nna Ae DINAN TT 111111 —25
KEYSTONE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 9.—A few members of the St, Louis Gun
Club met at Compton Avenue Park to-day, A gale blew directly
from the shooting score, and the Keystone birds went down wind
at asharp pace. Thé live birds used were an exceptionally strong
lot. Ths following are the scores:
First sweepstakes, 10 Keystone birds,—Coolidge 2, Smith 6, Tif-
fany 2, Stole4. Smith first and Stole second.
Second sweepstakes, 10 Keystone birds.—Shepley 6, Coolidge 4,
Smith 6, Tiffany 4, Stole 5. Shepley first and Stole second,
Third sweepstakes, 10 Keystone birds.—Coolidge 4, Tiffanv 6,
Stole 7. Shepley 7, Smith 8 Smith first and Shepley second.
Fourth sweepstakes, 10 Keystone birds:—Coolidge 6, Tiffany 8,
Stole, Shepley 4, Smith 6. Stole first and Tiffany second.
Fifth sweepstakes, 5 live pigeons from ground traps, S0yds. rise,
use of both barrels:
Shepleys.. 02s Geis. cde oy MN02—£ Tiffany...............00- 01000—1
Coolidge.....-..... wryi pibige—te “Btblale Tt Ol1i—4
Smith. ..-- UL00U--1 Tresaher.. o.oo... oe (O001—1
Coolidge first and Stole and Shepley divided second.
Sixth sweepstakes, 5live pigeons, ground trap, 30yds. rise, use
of both barrels:
Shepley. .- er nr OOOO 18 (StOle fs eh 011—4
Coolidge... -...cier seek (f700=1 Tresehers...2..... 12010—3
mith -.--e2: .- s+--.11200—38._,
Stole first and Smith second.—_UNser Frirz.
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WATSON’S PARK.—Grand Crossing, Ill, Feb. #.—The Gun
Club of Chicago ys. the Lake George Sportsmen’s Association of
Chicaro, teams of 10 men, 10 live pigeons, 5 ground traps, 80yds.
| rise, 80yds. bound. Mlinois State rules;
Chicago Gun Olub-. Lake George Club.
Flutchinson. ....1101000 01—4 Hamline, --.-- -, .0000101001—3
Willard.......... 0111117100—7 Foss, Billy...... 001011 —6
oss, Hank...... OMI —9 Shi We eee: 1000101 100—4
UCOGN res sures 1010001001—4 Wood .......- - 0111111101—8
WailGOxce tee ne 0000101110—4 GUTSY 2 tases 10C1110001—6
Burton..........- 11010001 11—6 tid Ly 1101100111 —7
Mussy:-...--- 2 0113010111 —7 Te Wits we Gist eae 10:1100101—5
STONE. wear cane. 0001111110—6 Oevasdet Glas nae. 1011110110—7
Dingess. S28 1110001101—6 Place ...-........01001111J1—7
Wadsworth .-...1110101110—7—60 Booth, Sam...... 1001111011—7—59
The boys are always hankering after hard birds. hey got
them this time to their entire satisfaction_RAVELRIGG, -
HUTCHINSON, Kas., Feb. 3.—The Hutchinson Gun Chib held
their medal shoot Thursday, Jan 3]. The day was fine, but the
shooting done by the boys was below the average. Will Allen
succeeded in winning the medal. He won itin January and will
carry ib during the month of February. He used a Lefevre 10-
gauge gun in both contests, Hehas improyed wonterfully in
his shooting and is setting a pace which will keep the veterans
in the rear if they do not improve their scores. Wirst match, at
8 singles and 1 pair:
CANTGT OA. cihceb cede tee it Pa ee ented cuss sy 011 10—3
"PANIC Iis cn deen y ater abi g11 11—4 Chamberlain........... 001 10—2
GBOrgew S7 Vee en 001 11—3
Second match, at 12 single Muerocks:
Chamberlain...™.)11111111000—9 Jones.....-.. -.-. 11)0i0100110—7
PROLLY ately 7 Pleat 110001111110—8 Burslem........... 1O0L00111101—8
PEO Tee ey oes ae 101001111011—8
Medal shoot, at 15 singles and 5 pairs:
(Ob pe Ae Wass a As. lit ore one dae, LOUIIIIOIIIL 10 11 11 10 10—26
{REOLELG Ob x cho teeta ons: ete 110111111000111 11 11 11 11 «10-20
WOE hee ere Tee GNetaee. LOUDIMNT1I0L =O: 01 «1st dd — 20
Burslem ..- A eli Seep pocea Ma Ge eo 10 01 11 11 11-19
DOME HW TLS REE ee eet se yen peteae 11111111 1011161 10 00 10 10: 1i—18
Marvlor yey) Wan Lotta 2 am Sayed aa ALIOOLIOIOIINI1 = 11 «11.« 10:00 10-17
GHAR TORI TT oe tke. ae ey ears 001111001010010 11 11 10 10 11-45
WSCC a ees 0110101000111N0 =6.10 11 10 10 10-18
Allen, Young and George tied for the medal and in the shoot-
off at 8 singles and 1 pair, Allen got 4, George 3 and Young 2,
which gave Allen the medal. Burslem won the cup on a scoré of
19.—SHADY,.
DAYTON, O., Feb. 6.—Match at standard targets:
© Whealan... ....... 11101116 Kiefer........ .. ...... 1111110—6
PrabGne tis. ct we'ecsa ce antl AUTO LO — Se BRP cer weer gras .....0101010—4
FT Gay eee ceig sed sary 2 oie 1110011—5 Wm Lyman... .........100/010—8
Annie Oakley ......... Cis Sm Teh. He jose ess 0080101—2
Geo Makley,........... 1110101I—5_~SDavye Johnson.......... 0101010 —3
Miss Oakley took first money, Whealan and Kiefer divided sec-
ond, Cain, Pratchet and Makiey third. Second match:
Miss Oakley.............- 11111—i, Chas Whealan... . .....11171—5
GAN ienae wits: = ...-U111—4 A. Sander................. d0GO—0
Geo Makley....-.....--+- T0111—4 A Webb........... 2.2... Q0001—1
Wm Kiefer..,.,--:..0:-- 0010-8 J Meehan......... ee 10101—3
ETALCh ets eee ce ery cen LOI AD Simsdhe. or uaneahe 01010—2
Wm lymian........-..-.. 11100—8
Whealan divided first money, second went to Pratchet in the
shoot-off, Kiefer won third. Third match:
Wr Kieter....11101 061 10 11— 8 Wm Pease...... OWWOL 71 01 11—s
Hd Cain. , ..-... 01011 1110 1i— 8 John Klee......10111 00 10 Gi—6
Geo Makley...10110 1111 11—9 <A Johnson...... 00010 10 00 00—2
Raker 5 aks eee 10001 11 01 10— 6 SLemon........ 10191 00 00 G0—3
VY McConnell.01010 101001—5 J Turner. ....100)9 1010 10-4
Lou Buker..... 11111 11 11 109—10 D Furgeson..... 0c0d0 10 00 00—1
WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 6,—The series of classification prize
shoots under the auspices of the Worcester Sporfsmen’s Club,
at Coal Mine Brook Range, were continued yesterday. The
attendance was very large. In the classification there were four
strings of bluerocks. with a possible total of 24; in the prize score
there was a possible 10, and in the tie a possible 3. The ties were
shot off or the prize divided. In Class A the first, $4.50. was divided
hy B. P, Smith and L. G. Houghton, The second, $2.50. was
divided by A. R. Burdick and FE. F, Swan, while the third, $1.80,
was taken by Dr. Bowers. In Class 5 the first, $5, was taken by
J. B. Tongas, the second, $1 80, by Goorge Sampson, and the third,
$1.20, by Dr. Frank. The wor’ more in detail of each man follows;
lass A,
Classi- Classi-
fication. Prize. fication. Prize,
ET Smith. .........: 20 V D Kenerson....... 17 -Y
LG Houghton....... 18 9 AR Bowdish.:......22 §
M D Gilman......... 19 9 WW Swan..:..2.-.+-s 18 8
W RDean..........- 18 9 DrBowers,.....,:5.. 20 "
(CHARM Ee ee eats i 9 KC Griffith ,..... 4418 3
CB Holden..........17 9 4
Class B.
J B Tongas.......-.- 1h 7 CA Parker. ....... 5: 12 6
GeoSampson.......- 13 6 Derk ski see 13 5
I 8 Knowles.... ...16 6 AS Pranklin.,....... 14 4
TORONTO, Feb. 5.—The second shoot of the West Toronto
Junction Gun Club, for the two geld medals, took place at D. °
Blea’s grounds to-day. The very cold weather made the shooting
difficult, which accounts for the low scores as follows; 15 spar-
raws each; handicap:
Tie TORT ON Gl Lee pena Ms 46 poAe) 9a dco ctnanceoced op soresc 110100101111111—14
NeGGHTRCtelic. usr wre hha iin dolatan tees aiees 0141111100111 —12
SOI ATES teem e bebe EME nad “een cee 00/11 110101011112
DO Walton (2)-.--..0--065 ee hehe ewlada Ay tlw a 010101003101111—41
SUC Sl erela (Bl steer eseeecrtialvieloe-felceosieel clunetesciemtcte ici tea tacl Lek - 0010101011 10101 —11,
[As PALES Pa SCURUCLE Sic yesiinr ele iced ccm can aha span 1141100210101 1—11
Piynkellola scratchy oc ccdaclec. hsceiorae- de. 00004101111 1011— 9
aC SON SOLE UC ie ale ellis a Fes Ae eee ol Se LIe 100111106110001— §
W McDoweil. scratch .........-.---. S80 DRE oes Q0L011190111001— 8
NEWARK, N. J., Feb, 6.—To-day the Union Gun Club. of
Springfield, came up to Newark and met the South Side Gun Club.
The men shot in syuadsof four. There were five traps, and the
shooting distance was 18 to 2lyds., according to the guns used.
Each man shot at 25 flying targets. The weather was unfayor-
able to big scores. The result of the day's shooting wasas follows:
Union. South Side.
MEd hereaper, eal eaee or esos 25 Breintnall....., The
Siegler..-.-.... 23 Brellman....
Walliams ...... 23 O. yon Lengerke.
Conover......- TOURER Se pm
Wolstencroft 43 Hohart,
Lindsley.....-. As Quad...
A'Sickley..-...-. 4 Thomas
Collingset—.- 6. 23. Heritage.
Johnson ......... : Geoffry
Haines............. 15 Manitz.
AG Ea Os rere one ri rs 12 Bearn.........- \
Breningham....,.......-..28—258 J von Lengerke.........,. 24—237
NEW YORK STATE SHOOT.—Albany, N. Y., Feb. 11.—Editor
Forest and Stream: Attie annual eccnvention of the New York
State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game, held at
Auburn, N. Y., May £8 to June 3, 1888, it was resolved te hold the
next convention at Albany, N.Y. The Hlm Grove Gnn Club cf
that city having been admitted to membership in the State Asso-
cintion, the above resolution of the convention placed the control
and direction of the tournament of ’89 in the hands of the Albany
elub. At the annual meeting of the Elm Grove Club, held Feb.
5, it was resolved to recommend to the State Association that the
next annual convention be held in June, the first business meet-
ing to take place on Monday, June 3, and the tournament to he
opened on Tuesday, June 4, and continue through the 5th, 6th and
%th. Committees have been formed for the formulating of a pio-
eramme, and for the securing of guaranteed purses and merchan-
dise prizes.—H. B. DERBY.
THE MIDDLESEX GUN CLUB announces a_shoot on their
grounds at Dunellen, N. J., on Friday, Feb. 22, Washington’s
birthday. General sweepstakes will be shot during the day at
inanimate targets and live birds. The big event is a guaranteed
purse of $75, at 25 inanimate targets, $10 entrance (birds Included),
commencingat2 P. M. The Keystone system of shooting will be
in force.
OTTAWA, Feb. f.—The Ottawa Gun Club have re-organized
and elected the following officers: President. Dr. MePhee; First
Vice-President, W. H, Tracey; Second Vice-President, Ben Rath-
well; Secretary, L. C. Labelle; Treasurer, W. OH. Baldwin; Field
Captain, John Stewart.
NEWARK, N. J —The Tenth Ward Gun Club was recently or-
ganized at Joseph Fischer's, 137 Delancey steet, with the following
ofacers: President, James H. Hampton? Vice-President, Louis
Hohweiler; Secretary, Wm. Ivey: Treasurer, Wim. Fischer; Ser-
geant-at-Arms, Joseph Wischer. Tney will have a live pigeon
shoot on Washin«ton’s Birthday.
OAKLEY—DALY.—A match between Annie Oakley and Phil
Daly, Jr., will be shot at Hikwood Park, Long Branch, feb, 22, 75
ive birds each. *
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FOREST AND STREAM,
[Fes, 14, 1889,
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DL ae LL Se SS a a a
OTTAWA, Feb, 5.—The St. Hubert Gun Clnb held their annual
meeting this evening at My, 1. King’s office, Sparks street. The
secretary’s and _treasurer’s reports show that the club has made
gran progtess during the past year, both in members and finan-
cially, The secretary, Mr. A. H. Throop, in his report specially
refers to the effective work of the new Game and Fish Inspector
for this city and district, Mr. J. B. Moreau, and expresses hope
that a thorough test case will shortly be made for the express
purpose of straightening out the legal kinks. The present law
seems defective in many points, or at least so framed as to bear
of wide constructions. After routine the election of officers
resulted as follows: President (by acclamation) Philip N, Thomp-
son} First Vice-President. George White; Second Vice-President,
Ed. King; Secretary, A. H. Throop; Treasurer, John Deslaurier:
Field Captain, R, G, Dalton; Committee, Alex. Jacques, R. W.
Stevens, L. A. Desrosiers, W McL. Maingy and C, J. Locke.
Pee roehn Ed. White; Auditors, R, W. Stevenson and W, P.
ett, Jr.
LAPAYETTS, Ind., July 24, 1888.—Uwited States Cartridge Co.,
Lowell, Mass.; DwAR Strs—l find your Climax paper shot shells
excellent and quite eyual to Eley'’s. There is no hang fire or ten-
dency todoso. Lintend using your shells in a match next week.
I will give them a good boom, as they deserve if.
Yours truly, e
—Ad, (Signed) W.GRAHAM, Champion English Shot.
Canoeing.
SOME CRUISING EXPERIENCES.
Editor Forest and Stream:
“Carl Fuller's” and “RKetaw’s” descriptions of their canoes and
outfits have set me thinking that if canoeists generally will fol-
aus their example we may all get some good points, so here goes
or mine.
My craft is asmooth skin 15X381\, fitted with a plate center-
board 12304... and combination sails of 50ft. for the main and
22ft. for ihe dandy.
The centerboard is set far enough forward to give me clear sleep-
ing space of alittleover 5ft. Cockpit is 7ft, long with two hatches,
that reduce the length toa little over 4ft. In the bow is a drv
stowage compartment thatisdry, Sliding bulkhead in rear end
of cockpit. ‘The sails go under the side deck with straps that hold
them up out of the way. The latest acquisition is a foot steering
gear that goes under the bottom boards. The foot part isa frame
of oak with two pieces arranged to slide back and forth in it.
These have a brace for the heel, and two posts fastened to it. One
of the postsis fastened to the extreme front end and he other
about Tin. back of it. Under the bottom boards is 2 6in. whevl
with a shaft fastened to it that comes up through the middle af
the foot gear. The first post or the sliding piece has a rope through
it, and the rope then comes around the shaft and is fastened to
the second post. Now any motion given tothe sliding pieces
turns the shaff and wheel. The deck gear has a rod which runs
down through the deck to the keel, and on the lower edge has a
4in, wheel, Both wheels have a groove cut in them large enough
to take a safety chain. This runs around and connects the two
wheels under the bottom boards.
Any motion whichis now given tothe sliding pieces turns the
first wheel, then the second deck gear and rudder, By using a
fin. wheel in front and a 4in. behind it gears up so that a very
small motion of the foot will throw the rudder as far as it is
necessary for itto go, On the one [ have just compleied a motion
of lin, will throw the rudder at an angle of 40°. The advantages
are that it will not tire your foot as a hinged pedal gear does, as
the motion is given by the whole foot instead of at the toe alone.
Another is that you get a gain in speed and do nat have tn stretch
asfar, On the bottom of the gear are two brass pins that engage
in holes in the bottom boards, A spring catch, which can be
released in a second, holds it in place.
My dry stowage hatch which I used last year is the only one I
have ever had that was perfectly tight. This year I am going to
make a light wooden box and cover it with No. 36 brass. In the
top will be a bole 12in. in diameter and a brass pipe the same size
soldered to it, reaching up to the deck and turned over on it like
fhe old style mast tubes. The hatch is of oak, the lower side
vurved to fit the camber of the deck. Itis turned in a lathe and
the tep made perfectly flat. If then has a hole lin. in diameter
cut in it, commencing 94in. from the outside, leaving an easy
curye. On the curve isa half-round grooye cut deep enough io
hold a piece of soft rubber tubing, which is fastened permanently
in it with bioycle cement. The hatch is screwed to the deck pnd
well varnished to make it perfectly tight, The remoyable part is
turned with as smooth a face as possible, and fastened to the
other with cams instead of the usual hatch serews, It isa ¢reat
deal better to use the rubber tubing than the regular rubber pack-
ing, aS it is softer and will close up any opening that might Jet in
water. By using apiece of ebonite and turning the face accu-
rately the rubber might be dispensed with, but it is absolutely
necessary with the wooden hatch.
Of my sails I shall say nothing. For the last two seasonsI have
used them avery little and on cruises not atall. I have a cork
mattress, but think of having an inflatable rubber one next vear.
[ wish some one who has used them would express their opinions
about them, i
In a personal letter which Lreceived afew days ago from the
champion cruising crank he said, ‘*When you write to the Fornst
AND STREAM again please describe exactly what your kitis, where
you pul it, what you do with it and all about it. Don’t gener-
alize too much.” Weil, I carry in the way of clothing, a coat, hat,
two pair stockings, knee breeches two handkerchiefs, two woolen
shirts and a pair of shoes, I think next year I'l] have an extra
pair, for last summer when we broke camp one morning the only
pair [ had was left to do the Robinson Crusoe, and for two whole
days I was without any, there not being a pairinany of the small
villages we stopped at that would anywhere neur fit me. All my
clothing goes in dry stowage, together with blanket, dry plates
and mattress.
On each side of the centerboard trunk are two boxes made of
4gin, whitewood. These carry the provisions. All that I can I put
in air-tight tin boxes. In one corner is carefully packed a China
cup. Ican’t come down to drinking anything but water out of a
tin one. The lower part of the seat is filled with what ‘‘Retaw”
calls three parts rubbish and one part tools, tin cup, fishing
tackle, etc. Some canvas bags along the side carry miscellane-
ous articles. In the rear of the cockpit under hatch goes fubber
coat, camp axe, stove, cooking utensils, tent and tripod. The
sliding bulkhead and hatch are fastened with spring catch which
cannot be opened until you press on the right place. | thought
of that idea at a cost of $8.50 in this way. One afternoon at Pitts-
ton I left the cance in charge of a very good Sunday-school-look-
ing kind of a boy. He greatly admired a rubber automatic reel
which lay in the bottom of the boat. When I had occasion to use
it again it was gone, so I surmise his admiration got the best of
him. On my return home I devised the scheme for TOG RIN the
hatch and bulkhead together. A detective camera, which lies
near my seat, completes my outfit. —
Se of the Pittston boy reminds me, I want to pay tribute
to the boys, and also to the ladies of Lacyville. One night we
camped on the island just opposite the village, Having occasion
to go over, I piled everything in the cockpit and fastened down
the tent. Four of us crossed the river in a 14x28 canoe, I re-
turned to where we landed, and as there was nothing to come
back in except the canoe, I called a boy who was rowing on the
river, and asked him if he would take me across. He said, “Yes,”
and on reaching the island tendered him the customary “nickle,”
To my great surprise he refused it,and no amount of urging
would make him accept it. The only thing he said was, “I don’t
like to be paid for something that isn’t worth it.” I made his
heart glad, however, with some spare fish hooks,
Around the canoes were at least twenty boys looking over our
things, Nothing had been disturbed, and as my tent was tas-
tened down they could not, seeinside. One bright-eyed little fel-
low said, “Mister, won’t you please let me look in your boat?”
One of the larger boys asked me if I cared if he brought over his
mother to see our things? On my eRe that I would he glad
to see them they started off, and in a short time returned with a
number of ladies. They did not come empty-handed, and for
several days after we had a substantial remembrance of their
visit, It is such kindnesses as these that we think of when other
incidents of the crnise have faded from our minds. GRAcrE L.
A. G. A. MEMBERSHIP.—Hastern Division—A. T. Schofield,
Win. H. Smith, Burt L. Syms, James 8. Lassiter, Walter H. Car-
ner, Fred H. Newton, Lewis B. Haywood, Jr., Geo. S. Lewis, B. A.
Smith, Pred A. Fenno, T. G. Morrow, all of Holyoke, Mass.; J. C,
Green, Frank G. Bradbury, L. M. Searles, South Norwalk, Conn.;
W. L. Sadler, A. L. Fennessy, W. A. Selvey, D. B. Howiand, W.
KH. Cook, A. H. Gardner, Springfield, Mass, Central Division—
Geo, B, Hayes, Buffalo N, Y, ;
THAT PROJECTING CENTERBOARD.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Asa good deal of discussion is being carried on through your
columns concerning my centerboard, in connection with stand-
ing sails and sliding seats, it will perhaps help matters a little if
1 explain what lei me to adopt that form of board, and the
advantages and disadvantages | haye found it to possess.
As far as placing the trunk in the center of the canoe goes, [
maintain that there is the proper and natural place for it, unless
one intends to spread a mizen as absurdly small as Charm’s.
However, let that pass. A canoeist can surely place his board
where he chooses to balance the canvas he proposes to carry,
Tn designing that board my object was to set a good under-
water shape when lowered, and a firm hold in the hox. I kept
the drop under 18in,, but could see no objection to its projecting
4 or fin, above the coaming when raised. Surely when we limit
the length and drop of centerboards, that is sufficient. 7 do not
seé that because the board projects above the coaming the cande
is necessarily a racing machine. Is Ramona more so than Dimple
or half a, dozen other canoes that were at the last meet? Is nota
board shaped like mine better in every respect than an old-
fashioned dagger hoard? We can pass all the rules we like
against standing rigs, sliding seats and projecting boards, but
still racing machines pure and simple will be built, all cut away
under water, like Dimple, and will be brought to the meet for
the sole purpose of winning as many races as possible.
_I have used that board for two seasons, and consider it the best
[have ever seen. Owing to its semi-circular shape when down,
the canoe is very quick in stays, and it holds well to windward,
The disadvantages it has are that when raised it brings the center
of gravity higher than usual, and is oftenin the way. But friend
Mac need not be afraid. If I buiid a new craft, as I hope to, she
will not be fitted with this style of board.
As for standing rigs, in a suit of 75 sq. ft. or under they are very
convenient, and [ would have nothing else. When the skipper
cannot carry 75 sq. ft. on a Class canoe he had better stay
ashore and not prate about reefing or stowing. Ofcourse when it
comes to large areas, it must be admitted that they are a nuisance
ashore and arisk afloat, Butif a man is willing to start ina race
with a large area of sail that he can neither reef nor stow, go in
against him and trust to his coming to grief, but do not whine
over it if he does not. If the wind pipes up your reefing rig wins;
if not, his standing one gets there. He is willing to take the
chances and should be allowed to.
Tt. seems to me that there is more ground for complaint against
sliding seats than against standing sails. Whoever heard of a
yacht’s being allowed to “plank out” in a race? Practically, it is
nothing less than increasing the beam of the craft. ‘Lowell”
comes out pretty strongly about the sliding seat, and alludes to
my canoe skating on her side. I do not profess to be a “crack
Canadian sailor.” Perhapsif I had been the Ramona would not
have made such a mess of the Lake George races. However, I
{ am not ashamed of her performance since she was built, eyen
though she does skate on her side, and only hope she will do as
well this year, While I cannot but admire the Vesper verse, still
I fail to see how “Butler got there.” The Vesper Club haye good
reason to be proud of Fly, but is it not rather bad taste to crow as
though Fly had the right to hoist the 788 broom, and not Helipse?
There is clearly good ground forruling oul sliding seats, though
that would come very hard on Fly’s owner, who has done as
much, or more, for canoeing than any other member of the A,C.A.
But all we ask is to know what will be done in this direction.
Let standing rigs, sliding seats, even areas over 50sq. ft. be ruled
out, and I will cheerfully adapt my canoe to the rules, but I do
not want to build a craft that will promptly be disqualified. If
I build it will be for fast sailing only, callit a ‘‘racing machine”
if you like, J cannot appreciate cruising in a sailing canoe, when
for 25 per cent of her price I can geta Canadian canoe much bet-
ter adapted for it, 4-2
By all means let some decision be reached about these matters,
so that those who wish to build can do so before the season opens.
TRINITY COLLEGH, Toronto, RAMONA,
THE MERRIMAC CIRCUIT.
be UDGY! Oh, Budgy! Five o’clock! Starbowline!? These
exclamations burst upon a sleepy canoeist with anything
but a pleasing sensation. However, he stretches his arms two
inches beyond their natural limit and arises. giving vent to a pro-
longed and startling yawn, The aroma of chocolate fills the
atmosphere of the Puritan’s home, and soon a cup of that pleasing
heverage is standing before both callerand callee, A lunchis par-
taken of, which, though light, seems to raise their spirits a point
or two. By 5:30 A. M. all is ready, and each paddler takes his seat
fov a brisk thrash to windward. From City Point a straight
course is mada for Charles River, and after tacking, turning and
sheering to avoid tugs and steamers, and paddling in the teeth of
a brisk northwest wind, the Navy Yard is reached. A short rest
is taken, which respite brings back wind and muscle, so the regu-
Jar dip of the blades does not again case until the Harvard boat-
house is reached. After waiting an hour and a half the Peter-
borough is joined by the Doctor and Bobin a Racine canoe, The
more the merrier, 80 up through the marshes of the Charles push
the voyagers until the dam at Watertown causes shallow water.
Anything for variety, so the canoes are shouldered and manfully
stru zed with through the streets of thetown. The dams are
finally passed and dropped all along the streets, when upon round-
ing a corner a group of urchins sends forth the shrill cry; ‘*Tip-
peecanoe!” More dams not on the map are left behind.
Next comes Waltham, a busy place—that is, if obstructions in
the river signify anything. Here Bob, who has raided a pie wagon,
is suddenly in needof brandy, and in a temperance town; but
luckily the Doctor is along, so a prescription is forthcoming, and
soon Robert is himself again. f .
Three P. M. finds the boats at Riverside, where the Major and
the Blink are impatiently awaiting their arrival. A short rest
is enjoyed and a chat with the new companions, then more
paddling. ’ :
The crew of the Peterborough are tired, having already paddled
tweniy-live miles, hence they do not overwork themselves, but
take it leisurely. Newton Falls and its dams are carried around,
then ashort run and the Upper Falls are treated in a like man-
ner, after which a sigh of relief breaks from all, for there are no
more carries between them and their pight’s haven—Dedham.
The sun has hidden his face behind the clouds which hang heay-
ily upon the horizon, the stars twinkle faintly and the cool eyen-
ing air braces up the tired ones, so thatat 8 P. M. Dedham is made
and a good supper at Bob’s house is disposed of. P
The Skipper and Budgy having paddled forty-five miles in
thirteen hours are ready to turn in, and their motion being
seconded by the other crews, there is soon to be heard nothing
bu! the sullen roar of the sleepers. P ‘ 4
Sore and weary on the morrow, the cruisers grip their paddles
and pueh on, gradually warming up to their work and forgetting
pain. A carry is made at Charles River Village, and early in the
afternoon South Natick is reached. A mealiseaten at the Bailey
House, the team is harnessed, and the canoes, four in number
now, having been joined there by the Artist and B., are packed
into the wagon; for here the Charles is to be left, and Lake Co-
chituate is the objective point. Many songs and canoeing choruses
fill the air, making heads pop out of the Houses as the wagon with
eight men on it, their legs dangling over horses and wheels, goes
merrily along the three miles to the lake. Camp is soon made
and foraging for supper is in order. Corn, butter, milk, bread
and eggs reward the hunters. There were many unbidden guests
at that meal, since those nocturnal birds that fly into one’s ears
with a biz-z-2-4 are out in force to welcome theneweomers, A hot
night and plenty of the aforesaid birds, and one can imagine that
the tempers shown the next morning are not so sweet as they
might have been under other circumstances, :
Camp is soon broken, and photographs by the “special artist”
are taken. A bold strike ismade for the Sudbury River. There
are five basins to Lake Cochituate, and as one after another is
entered men say, ‘The outlet is just around the corner.” Finall
it is found, and, after carrying around two dams, the canoes an
crews find themselves afloat in Covhituate Brook, with the cur-
rent for the first time, A couple of miles down comes another
dam, with but little water below it; but, nothing daunted, the
Peterborough and Adirondack are put into what little water
there is, and ppadaled: poled and towed about three miles into the
Sudbury, at Saxonville. While going down the brook the canoe-
ists are subjected to the serutiny of several gentleman cows,
through whose domain the stream wends its way.
The Racine and B., haying carried by team, are in consequence
somewhat in the lead, They are soon found resting, which is
quite characteristic of the Artist and B.; lunch is eaten and we
proceed, making camp on an island in the marshes above Way-
land. A swim is enjoyed, and the Maj. and Doce,, with their cus-
tomary agility and luck, procure milk, butter, bread, etc. Pleasing
manners with the farmer's daughter bring forth the largest
loaves, the fattest pies and the greasiest doughnuts, for stomachs
that can now digest rocks. .
For once the mosquitoes are foiled, for black fly cream turns
those who use it into regular gréasers, and the open mouth is the
only vulnerable point; so in self-defense that is kept shut, and
shoring for the time quieted. i
_ The next day is pleasant, and Fairhayen Bayis reached without
incident. Below the bay lmch is eaten and a swim indulged in,
Numerous parties of young men and women are rowing up the
river from Concord, and are electrified to seed4 feet, out of water,
projecting from beneath a, hoat, and asingularly active bueket on
the water bottom up. It is only our travelers hiding behind ths
boat in shallow water and Bob swimming around with the water-
bucket on his head. At Concord, Mass., the Sudbury and the
Assabet join to form the Concord River, At this junetion is a
high rocky point, which the Indian used to inhabit before the
advent of the paleface, and there is an inscription chiseled upon.
its rocky brow to that effect. Up the Assabet go the crmisers,
bent upon tasting the water of all the streams in their way.
Camp is made near a couple of farmhouses, one of which is ren-
dered particularly interesting on account of a prety girl, Oh!
these rustic damsels.
Sunday dawns clear and warm, and as all days are alike when
cruising, the start is made, and down the Concord we go, The
Artist and B. leave the party at Concord. At Billerica a short,
carry is made aud soon after Waumsit is reached. Here a carry
is to be made to the Merrimac helow Lowell. A drunken teamster
is hired. and atter vainly trying to driye down a 20ff. street with
three 16ft. canoes on the wagon, he is finally dismissed and 4
large team telephoned for, Ta ibe new conveyance the portage is
yery comfortably made, and Jate in the afternoon the canoes are
launched upon the placid bosom of the Merrimac, below Hunt’s
Falls, A few miles are covered and camp is made on a high bluft
near the Narrows. A rousing camp-firs is made, and soon the
aroma of boiling coffee and irving bacon is wafted to the nose,
cmusing the eating utensils to be quickly brought forward. What
arelief, with “Tippecanoe” still ringing in one’s ears from the
Lowell gamins, to sit in perfect quiet and eat hot toast, bacon
and eggs, and drink good hot coffee. As the steam rises one’s
thoughts go up with it into space, one sees the hot and crowded
eity with allits noise and bustle, amd the tired faces of oyer-
worked men, then, it is that one says, like the Pharisee, “I am
glad that [am not as other men are.” in other words. 1 am glad
Um a canoeist, Supper over, the pipe and fragrant Virginia are
brought forth, and its quieting effects make all ready to turn in.
After a coul and refreshing hight’s sleep camp is broken, and
the cruisers swiftly clide down the river to Lawrence, carrying
into the Essex Company’s canal, to be locked out at the lower
end, and continue down the stream asfaras Ward Hill. In 1886
some of the party stopped at this place, and they were creatly
surprised at being remembered by the natives.
Ward Hill is nota hard place to leave; so without a tear it is
left the next morning, and the canoeists are ready for the quick
water below. The rapids, which do not amount to much, are
soon left far behind, aud Haverhill with its humming shoe
factories is parsed. After a long run Newburyport heaves in
sight, is soon reached, and after provisioning is quickly left.
With wind and tide, for we are now on salt water, Plum Island
iver is run through and camp made in a half-a-dollar-a-night
cottage on Grape Island.
Grape Island isa sort of third-rate summer resort, and there
being strangers in the plare, the event was celebrated by the
men of the place hy more than looking upon the wine that is red.
They rolled the chariot along in sone, and also in reality by coll-
ing boulders across the apology fora piazaa which extended along
the front of the house. It does not take much to shake a 20%20
house, and as they kept it up until 2 o’vlock in the morning, our
rest was in consequence somewhat broken. :
Not being in an amiable mood after a broken rest, the cancdeista
started early, and glad to be rid of such an element, it did not
take long to leave Grape Island far astern. “Yes,” says a fisher-
man, upon being asked where Ipswich is, ‘it’s about two miles
from that house over there.” On dip the paddies, amd the canoes
shoot forward in answer, but that house still looms up in thie cold,
cold distance. Ipswich may be two miles from that house, but it
is fen to the house, The next man says, “O! It’s just around that
bend there.” A dozen are rounded, yet no town; and the opinion
that all men are liars is beginning to‘form in our minds, when
the old town suddenly permits its dazzling beauty to be gazed
upon by strange eyes, Here a carry is made around the mill
dam, and a much dyed old fossil takes tintypes of the travelers.
A few miles up the Ipswich River, Miles River enters it; so
following the map the canoes are nosed into Miles River. Oh,
that name! Imagine if you cav a city gutter in a heavy shower,
and you have Miles River vividly portrayed. Still, up it, must
the boats go, and by dint of hard tugging, poling, wading (to
lessen the beam and make them narrow enough to fit the stream)
they are finally brought to the third biidge, _ .
Scene on Miles River, the Maj. standing in his canoe; the Blink
up to his knees in water and mud; a fence across the stream, an
axe inhishand. ‘Gentlemen, this is a fence across Miles River,
an obstruction to a navigable stream. Gents, it is a four-rail fence
(whack!). Strange metamorphosis, it has but three rails, (whack!
cut! crash!), All a dream, gentlemen, there is no fence. Old Jo
Horton and his team are pressed info seryice for a carry te Che-
baco Lake, where epee ie soon made, and a day spent in washing
the clothes, and so forth.
It rains for the first time in ten days, and yet, on, on, for there
isan end to all things, and vacations do not last forever. Down
the lake run the canoes, and another brook is tackled, leading
into the Essex River, “‘Ah! here is a bride across the stream;
what a pretty bridge it is, and so light, too,” murmurs the Skip-
per, So saying he lifts a small rustic bridge across on to one side
of the stream, allowing the canoes ta proceed. Strangely enough
he forgets to replace the bridge, too.
At last navigation is completely blocked; there is no water te
float the canoes; so in a driving rain they are shouldered and
carried half a mile to the Essex River, where they sre again
launched. Passing the shipyards where so many fishing vessels
are built, we are again in salt water and the course is shaped for
the mouth of the river. )
While passing Canoya Point, three shots ring out asa salute,
dousing the last canoe with bird shot. As the canocists lift their
hats in recognition of this courtesy, a hearty voice sings ont,
“Come in, we’re just going to fake something.” Wet and cold
(please mark the excuse), it is not long before our cruisers are re-
sponding in the most approyed manner tothe hospitalities offered
by Messrs. G. and T., the inhabitants of Coot Cottage, and a jolly
cottage it is, with an exceptionally finely stocked larder. such
a welcome makes a bright spot in our remembrance of the trip,
and a Warm spot in our stomachs, 7
With the rain falling gently the course is resumed and Annis-
quam and Squam River are passed, letting Gloucester Harbor
loom up out of the mist. The steamer Chaffeeis taken, and after
paying the most exorbitant freight charges on record, the party
separates, the Racine and Peterborough paddling to City Point,
Thus had the party made a circuit of neariy 300 miles, at all times
within fifty miles of Boston, having traveled upon twelve streams,
two Jakes and the ocean, and having made thirteen carries,
With nothing to think of but to-morrow’s food and te-morrow’s
run, canoeists ought to be jally fellows, and indeed they are. If
you are inclined to doubt it, try it. InEX, THE SKEPPOR,
RUSHTON’S BOATS AND CANOES.—We have received from
Mr. J. H. Rushton his new catalogue for 1889, uniform with the
edition of last vear, but very much fuller and more complete, to
meet the growing demands of boating men and canoeists. he
list includes all kinds of small pleasure craft, for oars, paddles,
sail, steam and electricity, from the 20lb, canoe up to the steam
launch large enough for such cruises as have lately been described
in FoREST AND SPREAM, During the past season the models of
nearly all of Mr. Rushton’s boats and canoes: have been very
carefully redrawn and improved, the many good features of de-
sign and build which have made these boats s0 deservedly popular
being retained, while many new ones have been added. Among
other novelties for canoes are a movable trunk for a centerboard,
a self-locking deck tiller, a Special racing drop rudderand fasten-
ing, and a new form of rudder brace, and also a new boom fast-
ening, The catalogtic contains a new and complete list of all
tequisites for boats, canoes and launches, and isa most usefnl
guide to all boat owners.
INNITOU GC. C., Woburn, Mass.—Com., Homer B: Grant:
Com,, Stillman B. Shaw; See’y, Arthur C. Wyer; Treas,
F, Wyer.
dachting.
CRUISING.—Ballymena, steam yacht, Gen. Geo. 8. Brown, has
left. Baltimore for a cruise in Florida waters..,. Alva, steani.
yacht, has arrived at Bermuda ...Republic, schr., Mr. Thomas
Hall, arrived at Bermuda on Jan. 31 after a stormy passage, on
which oil bags were used successfully, :
A NEW YACHT CLUB.—On Jan. 51 a new yacht club was.or-
anized at Troy, N. Y., the members being residents of Troy and.
ansingburg, The officers are: Com., N. L, Weatherby; Vice-
Com., Charles E. Wilson; Sec., Edward EF. Powers, Lansingburg;
Treas., George Kirsop, Jr., Lansingburg,
Vices
Haward
Fre. 14, 1889;|
‘WEST INDIAN HURRICANES AND THE MARCH
BLIZZARD.
‘OBrae fa most interesting lecture was delivered by Ensign
5 Everett ea hae U.S.N,, in charge of the Division of Marine
Meteorology of the U.S. Hydrographic Office, before the Seawan-
haks Corinthian _Y¥.., thesubject being West Indian Hurri-
canes and the March Blizzard.” The lecture was very folly
iijnstrated by a series of lantern slides prepared from Mr, Hivy-
den’s diagrams and exhibited by Mr. Wm. I’. Buckley, a member
of the club, After the lecture Mr, Buckley also gaye an exhibi-
tion of & large number of yachting views, including all the lead-
ing yachts, Through the kindness of Mr, Hayden we are enabled
to pive the following abstract of his lecture, its leugth being too
ereat io allow its publication in fall; pe
As a lecture, to be delivered at a future time, will be deyoted
to the poner subject of winds and storms, a very much more
comprehensive one than that now under consideration, itis to be
oped that a somewhat detailed description of the terrifie irop-
cal cyclones that devastate the West Indies and advance upon
our Gulf and Atlantic seaboard will be a fitting introduction to.a
broad general Gutline of the meteorology of the globe, to which
the present lecture is merely preliminary. Moreover, it. was by
the stucly of these very storms that an American, Wim. _B, Red
field, won imperishable renown and the everlasting gratitude of
tankind by discoveries that have proved to be the very founda-
tion stone of the great svience of meteorology as itis known and
practically wiilized to-day, atsea and on land, in every ocean
and continent of the globe, to which the arts and sciences of
civilization haveaccess, __ v F
The first three slides, modifications of the familiar pilot charts
of the Noith Atlantic, will serve to make clear the general dis-
tribution of barometric pressure and the circulation of the winds
over the entire basin of the North Atlantic and the adjacent con-
tinents during wihter and summer, together with the general
pats followed by storms, and the regions where they are most
prevalent and persistent. Special attention is called to the great
pele fete nw Anti-cyclone, or area of high baronieter, in mid-ocean
to the southwest of the Azores, about which the general atmos-
pheric circulation is in a direction with the hands of a watch,
piving rise, below, to the well-knoWa steady northeast trades,
and above, or to the novihward, to the prevailing westerly winds
aloag he transatlantic steamship routes—the “brave west winds”
of the north temperate zone, Another marked feature is the
permanent area or low barometer about Iceland, a great station-
ary cyclone about which the citculation of the wind is against
the hands of a watch. Vo the southward, about the equator, lies
what Maury has called the meteorological equator, the region of
equatorial rains and calms at the meeting of the southeast and
northeast trades, where the warm, steady trade winds, laden
with moisture from their long travel over tropic seas, rise and
precipitate their moisture, returning polewards as an upper cur-
rent to descend again to the surface and he felt as cool, dry, anti-
eyclonic winds, The position of this great anti-cyclone in mid-
Atlantic is the key to the meteorology of bali the civilized world;
the diagrams indicate its normal or ayerage position, and illus-
irate liow it follows that great monarch of climate, the sun, in
his changes of declination, moving northward in summer and
south wardin winter. But they de not illustrate the abnormal
yarjations in its position, due to, we know not what, though we
do know that the storms of America and Burope are guided by
it, and the next great step in adyance will be to turn this know-
ledge to practical account in our forecast of weather on the
North Aviantic, and along its eastern and western shores,
In addition, then,{o those permanent areas of high and low
barometers, eddies or atmospheric whirls move along pretty well
defined tracks, as indicated on the diagram; cyclones, or ‘lows"
(in orainary parlance, storm) sucking the air spirally inward
fad whirling it aloft, its moisture condensing into heayy clouds,
with rain or snow; anfi-cyclones, or “highs,’’ returning the cool
dry air to the surface in outward blowing spirals, with cool dry
weather and high barometer. The two storm tracks of spiral
interest in this couneéction are: first, the Great Lake storm track,
irom west to east over the Great Lakes and down the St. Lawrence
valley; and, secondly, the West Indian hurricane track, westward
in the tropics, then northward into the temperate zone and east-
ward again in higher latitudes. Cyclonic eddies tend to move
toward and unite with the permanent “low” near Ireland; anti-
oyclonic, with the permanent anti-cyclone in mid-ocean, Upon
these general laws, together with local modifications due to topo-
eraphic relief ashore and the influence of the great ocean currents
ai Sea, liane all the weather changes of the North Atlantic basin.
After tis general view the lecturer said that he proposed to
conting his attention to the western portion of the océan, that
porting Which an eminent American scientist has well called the
“Bay of North America.” Thisterm embraces all of the Atlantic
west of the 50:h meridian, from Newfoundland to the mouths of
the Amazon, including jhe Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
He did not propose, he said, to leaye to a postscript what he him-
self regarded as by far the most important point tkat any
thoreugh study of West Indian hurricanes and the March bliz-
gard could possibly emphasize, namely, the tremendous commer-
elul importance of this creat Bay of North America. The area
from the 50th to the 100th meridian west of Greenwich, and from
the equator to the 0th parallel of north latitude, is destined to
hecome, in the near future, the theater of the greatest political
and commercial activity that the world has ever seen. Meteoro-
Jogically speaking, it 1s a unit, from the slopes of the Rockies and
the Cordilleras of the Isthmus to mid-ocean, and from the shores
of the Hudson Bay to Venezuela, Abercromby, the distinguished
English meteorologist, has well said that the weather predictor
“cannot explain the weather on any day without casting his eyes
over the whole northern hemisphere and around the little hills
and valleys which bound h sawn horizon.” Urging his hearers to
bear this in mind during his subsequent remarks, and promising
to refer to the subject again, he went on to describe ltedfield’s
great discoveries, the methods by which his results were obtained,
and their immediate and practical effect in advancing meteoro-
logical knowledge and lessening the dangers of ocean storms,
ijhough it is now generally recognized that Redfield had
Yeached histundamental conclusions regarding the rotary char-
acter of storms, together with a motion of the wholesystem along
a definite track, as early as 1521, yet his first paper did not appear
ia print till 1831, and was even then unaccompanied by the dia-
ams sO nécessary in the then state of knowltdge, or rather
ignorance, of the subject. Neyertheless, most of his earliest
apers were accompanied by such full statements of methods and
acts that any one could plot the observations ona chart and thus
yerify his conclusions for himself. To illustrate his method,
therefore, Mr. Hayden selected one of his later diagrams, entitled
“Route of the Hurricane October 4-7, 1844,” and projected it upon
the sereen. Upon this chart Rediield had charted by means of
arrows, plotted each one at its proper geographic position, obser-
vations of wind direction selected for certain fixed times from a
large number of reports, extracts from ship’s logs, etc., collected
With infinite perseverance and care from as Many sources as
were accessible. Thus three sets of concentric circles are seen at
a glance to represent the general size and character of the storm
at noon of the 5th, Gth and 7th of Octoberrespectively. Moreover,
the tracks of certain vessels are plotted, in order that the experi-
enice of each may be considered with reference to the circulation
of the wind about the storm center and the gradual movement of
‘the whole system alone» curyed track. Thus we Nave here on
Rediiela’s chart as clearly and graphically as could be indicated
from the data at his command by the most able meteorologists
to-day, the whole theory and practice of all our modern synchron-
ous daily weather maps upon which predictions and forecasts are
ased and spread abroad by telegraph and newspapers 1o form
part and parcel of the daily life of millions of men in every land,
Oct, 5, a ¢yclone central off the northern coast of Cubs, easterly
gales in Wlovida, northerly in western Cuba, westerly in Yamaica,
southerly mn eastern Cuba. Oct. 6, cyclone central 200 miles south.
east from Hatteras, seneral circulation of wind about the same as
before (against the hands of a watch), northeasterly gales from
‘Sandy Hook to Hatteras, northwesterly gales from Hatteras to
Cape Romaine, size of storm somewhat greater. October 7, storm
central about 150 miles southeast from Halitax, increasing south-
sterly gales on the Grand Banks, strong nor’wester between
ape Sable and Nantuclet, storm area enlarging and intensity
ditninishing. How marvelously clear, What a perfect grasp of
facts and what a grand practical generalization from facts to
principles. Jt would, indeed, haye been small credit to the age in
hich he lived had such self-evident truths failed to find ready
Acceptance and prompt appreciation.
The terrific violence of this hurricane was sufficiently indicated
‘the hayoc if caused in the landlocked harbor of Havana, a port
absolutely unrivaled for the security of its anchorage; in this
ten hours’ tragedy seventy-two ships foundered at their anchors—
Gapsized, dismasted, driven ashore, annihilated by the fury of the
urricané., This is a splendid landlo¢ked hurbor, and in spite of
all that human strengtli and skill could do aboard, the varicus yes-
sels of a great fest, ighting under every flag and a‘lied against a
fsommon foe, were wrecked and shattered by the hurricane.
Attention was called to a coincidence of marked importance be-
ween the date (1844) of this great storm, so fully and graphically
plained by Redfield, and the yery year that witnessed the com-
pletion and assured practical success of Professor Morse’s tele-
=a
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FOREST AND STREAM.
aph line between Washington and Baltimore, Right here we
aye the two great practical discoveries npon which all modern
telegraphia weather forecasts depend, the synchronous observa-
tions and records and the electric telegraph which transmits them,
Without attempting to follow this gigantic whirlwind in its
destructive path toward Hatteras and the Grand Banks, the
speaker paused a moment to refer to Redifield himsel{, and read
an extract from a ery dare tasking letter from Rear-Admiral
Thornton A. Jenkins, U.8, N.,at that time a passed midshipman),
an officer whose distinguished record at home and abroad, in
peace and in war, is well known to every student of American
nayal history, Admiral Jeukins describes Redfield as a quiet,
retiring and reticent man, bub always eloquent and patient in
explaining the great traths of his new and—in the then ignor-
anee of the subject—startling theories. It seems almost incredi-
ble that at that time the great mujority of naval officers, even,
utterly refused to believe in or even listen to any theories regard-
ing storms at sea or on land, and regarded a barometer as more
or less of a nuisance. AS late as 1450, Admiral Jenkius says a
naval officer, who afterward became one of the most distinguished
heroes of the war, asked him if he put any faithin “that thing.”
ees when J was in the Gult and at Vera Cruz," said he, “that
d—d thing nearly set me crazy.”
The next diagram shown upon the screen was one of Redfield’s
track charts, with the path of various burricanes, illustrating as
fraphically as anything could well do the general limits of the
Breat area already defined as the Bay of North America, the
tracks along which these terrific cyclonic storms moye in their
majestic parabolie orbits from the tropics into the temperate
zone, and the essential unity of the entire area, so far as any
broal and rational scheme of telegraphic weather foreasts is
coneerned. This latter fact. however, was referred to and em-
phasized still more strongly later on, in connection with a full
description of the paysical and meteorological features of the Bay
of North America, and the existing and proposed telegraph lines
and cables, 80 if need not be referred to further here. Attention
was called to the fact that while some of these storms pursued a
course about west by north across the Carribean Sea and Gulf of
Mexico, reaching the coast of Texas before recurying, others re-
curve in yarious latitudes, the greater number about the 30th
parallel, following a path very nearly coincident with the course
of the Gulf Stream, and approximately parallel to our Atlantic
coast une. Again, a careful study of the dates of even the com-
paratively few storm tracks plotted on this chart brings out the
fazt that the August hurricanes recurve well to the northward,
about the 80th or 338d parallel, while those of October recurye in
about the latitude of Cuba, These important general laws, de-
pendent upon the change of the sun's declination, have been
strongly confirmed by subsequent investigation, and were dis-
cussed in greater detail later in the evening. One other feature
of this chart that was referred to particularly was the notable
irregularity in the track of the hurricane of Aurust, 1887, which,
aiter having already commenced to recurve in the usual manner
was unexpectedly. deflected to the westward, striking the coast
of Georgia at Darien. This circumstance the audience was re-
quested to bear in mind in connection with similar deflections of
certain recent hurricanes, when the principles governing such de-
flections would be fully explained.
The next diagram was a copy of the Pilot Chart of the North
Atlantic Ocean for August, 1888, on which were plotted the tracks
of all the August hurricanes on record, strikingly confirming the
act brought out by Redfield’s chart, that these tracks are remark-
ably uniform, both in their general course and in the latitude
Where they recurve. _
Diagrams from Col, Reid's well-known book on storms served
to illustrate the way in which able practical and scientific men
took up Redfield’s ideas and propagated his new and important
theories among navigators, for their guidance at sea in avoidin
altogether or maneuvering successfully in ocean storms, Col.
Reid was an officer of the Royal Engineers of Great Britain, and
his attention was first directed to this subject from having been
employed at Barbadoes in re-establishing the Government build-
ings blown down in the hurricane of 1831, when 1,447 persons lost
their lives in the short space of seven hours, in that little island
alone; a striking commentary, in itself, of the destructive char-
acter of these gigantic tornado-like whirlwinds. The diagrams
were especially graphic in clearly defining the broad belt or swath
described by & hurricane in its outward progress, the storm
tracks previously referred to constituting merely the axial line
of the belt. The first was a hurricane of August, 1537, and a
graphic account was quoted, with illustrations, of a thrilling expe-
rience of the ship Calypso, typical of hundreds of similar cases in
hurricanes in the West Indies and off our own coast in the past,
and repeated every year almost before our verv eyes. Tho
Calypso was in about lat. 27° N., long. 76° W., when a rolling
swell, freshening northeasterly squalls, and other signs of a hur-
ricane, would have warned a captain posted in the law of storms
to square away and make the best of his way to an anchorage at
Nassau orrun_ around along the southern edge of the approach-
ing cyclone. But this was before sailors knew anything about
circular storms, aud before the Hydrographic Office had spread
broadcast over the world the marvelous results obtained by using
oil to prevent heavy seas from breaking on board. The ship's
decks were swept by the seas, her close-recfed topsail hlown from
its bolt ropes, hatches stove in, the vessel thrown on her beam
ends, with yard arms in the water. With her crew of 15 men
clinging to the weather rigging. mastheads in the water, a furi-
ous hurricane dashing the waves over them in sheets of foam,
and the vessel sinking beneath their feet, it seems hard to believe
that any epitaph but “missing—lost at sea’ would ever haye been
inscribed against their names. But truth is always strange,
stranger than fiction. Upon cutting away the lanyards of the
lower rigging the masts went by the board and the vessel slowly
vighted. As the gale moderated, jury masts and sails were rigzed,
and in two weeks time, after the hardships and sufferme incident
to such a condition, the gallant ship (what was left of her) came
to anchor in the harbor of Smithville, North Carolina.
Another of Reid's diagrams gave the paths of two of the
‘memorable hurricanes of October, 1780, as indicated by extracts
from the logs of the many British frigates cruising in those
waters at that time. The one that destroyed the town of Savanna
la Mar, Jamaica, was particularly severe, and in the vicinity of
that island four frigates were lost, three of them with all on
board, The Phoenix, wrecked on the south coast of Cuba, had a
terrific experience, and the long account of it by Lieut. Archer,
R. N., published in Reid's book, should be read in full, as no
quotations could do it justice. One’s feelings relative to the loss
of this fine frigate, however, are somewhat tempered by the cool
way in which Lieut. Archer speaks of having chased a Yankee
man-of-war a short time previously, which, “unfortunately,”
escaped in the darkness! /
Two years later (1782) occurred one of the greatest naval disas-
ters on record, and the lecturer said that—after referring to it
very briefly in order to emphasize the vast importance to naviga-
tors of a knowledge of the law of storms, rather than with any
desire to appall the audience with statistics—he would be obliged
to omit all further reference to the accumulated records of the
succeeding hundred years and devote to the immediate present
what little time remained. The disaster referred to he quoted
from Piddington’s “Sailor’s Horn Book,” another of those classic
manuals that have translated and made intelligible to rough
practical men the great and important truths of pure science,
whose lofty reasoning and diction would in themselves be as un-
intelligible as so much Sanscrit. Rodney’s fleet and prizes, to-
gether with an immense convoy of merchantmen, in all 92 vessels,
were overtaken by a hurricane off the Grand Banks in Septem-
her, 1782; all preparations for bad weather were made and the
fleet hoye to, but on the wrong tack. Frigates, prizes and convoy
were dismasted, sunk, scattered, abandoned; every man-of-war.
but one foundered, and upward of 3,000 lives were lost, Hove to
on the wrong tack, What an epitaph, and what a lesson for
posterity! Truly, “peace hath her victories no less renowned
than war,’ and if Redfield has still no monument erected in his
honor, it must be becanse he needsnone. _.
Mr, Hayden then explained by means of diagrams prepared in
his division and published by the Hydrographic Office, the circu-
lation of the wind in a tropical cyclone, northern hemisphere,
upon a knowledge of which the proper handling of a vessel de-
pends. Asa good illustration the experience of the U.S. steamer
Juniata was cited. This veasel is now in New York Harbor,
haying recently returned from China, where last September she
encountered # severe typhoon during ber yoyage from Hong
Kong to Singapore. The diagrams illustrated graphically the
structure of those great whitlwinds, so far as concerns the navi-
gator, showing that while in the outer regions of the storm the
wind blows spirally inward, in the central regions it rushes turi-
ously around a calm spot called the eye of the storm, where there
is a fearful pyramidal sea, the waves rising and falling in moun-
tainous and irregulazy masses, oftentimes with a clear sky and
bright sunlight to enhance the strange and unnatural calm in
the midst of a ring where the wind is blowing a hurricane, the sea
lashed into driving foam and the sky of inky blackness, The
awram indicated how aboard a vessel to the right of a storm
track, the wind shifts to the right (veers), and to the left it shifts
to the left (backs), Directly in front of an advancing storm the
wind remains steady in direction, but increases rapidly in force,
alis, By means of these and many
other characteristic indications the navigator cam ascertain with
considerable accuracy the bearing of the storm center and the
approximate track and velocity of the cyclone. Ha is thus
enabled to take such action as may be hest adapted, con-
sidering the particular circumstances of the tase, to
avoid the most dangerous region of the storm, and as
a secondary consideration take advantage of such winds
as may help him on his course. One of the most import-
ant circumstanees the practical navieator has to consider
in dealing with a hurricane is the lay of the Jand, and of course
the proximity of a dangerous coast must often prevent him from
taking such action as would be most advantageous if there were
plenty of searoom. Im the case of the Juniata, Commander Wise
stood away to the southward to avoid the typhoon and at the same
time mike headway on bis course to Sopa dee and finally, rather
than cross the entrance to the Gulf of Tonquin, where the sea
would be yery heavy, hoye-to in the lee of Hainan Island, and
rode out the storm under a full head of steam. The fore storm-
staysail, set to steady 1he vessel, was carried away, und four boats
were torn from their davits, Hatches battened down, vessel
shipped sea after sea till oil was used in bags towed from the
weather bow, Weather thick and misty, with continuous heavy
rain, The critical examination and analysis of the action taken
by steam and sailing vessels encountering such storms under the
many and constantly varying conditions that occur in actual
practice, the rules that govern such action and the results that,
follow it, farnish the very best and, indeed, only method of im-
presets upon masters of vessels the vital importance of this
ranch of their profession. Practical men wat practical infor-
mation, with concrete, definite examples drawn from real life,
with details familiar to their own individual experiences. The
lecturer was willing, he said, to submit this proposition to his
audience, and to ask if such instances, taken from the records of
the Hydrographic Office, with names, dates, positions and all de-
tails given, were not infinitely more effective in impressing such
facts upon the mind than some ideal imaginary situation gotten
np to suit some particular line of argument, and, perhaps, never
likely to occur in actual practice,
Now the records of the Hydrographie Office contain hundreds
—he might almost say thousands—ot such reports, more complete,
probably, than similar records in any other office in the world,
and be regarded it. as worthy of an earnest eftort on the part of
allconcerned to see that means were provided for their publication
and circulation among the hundreds of voluntary observers who
haye willingly contributed their time and services in taking and
recording their observations day after day, month after month,
and year after year aboard vessels in every ocean of the globe,
To illustrate the special dangers of navigation in the West
Indies, the birthplace and natural habitat. of these terrible
storms,.a copy of one of the Hydrographic Office charts was pro-
jected upon the screen, and attention called to the intricate and
dangerous character of navigation in these waters. Memember-
ing the circulation of the wind in one of these cyclonic storms, it
will be readily seen that every hurricane that skirts the West
Indies and the Ailantie seaboard of the United States is sure to
put hundreds of vessels in danger of being driven on a lee shore,
and lost beyond all human power of deliverance. Just such
tracks were those followed hy the two hurricanes of Aneust, 1887,
which were then exhibited, plotted from more complete and re-
liable data, by fay, than haye ever been collected in connection
with any hurricanes on record. The tracks of only a few of the
many vessels from which reports had been received were shown
upon the same chart, and served to give some idea of the com-
pleteness of the data. Of these, the tirst originated off the coast
of Africa, about the Cape Verde Islands, Aug. 13, aud moved at a
high rate of speed westward. across the Atlantic, recurying east
of Florida, striking Cape Hatteras with furious enerey on the
20th, carryimge havoc among the gallant fishermen off the Grand
Banks on tie 22d, ane passing to the northward of the British
Isles and coast of Norway on the 29th and 30th—a track more than
7,000 miles in length. Wohata tremendous engine of destruction!
“Let us,’ said the speaker, ‘watch its original progress. Im-
agine to yourself a hot, sultry August day im the tropics, off the
Cape Verde Islands, at about the northern limit of the belt of
equatorial rains aud calms, where the northeast trades have be-
come fitful and irregular. The uniformity of the trade sky is
disappearing, and the little masses of cumulus clouds that have
fiecked the sky from zenith to horizon gather together here and
there, as if undecided what to do, and now and then rise in tall,
massive columns, that srow before the eye and mount higher and
Ingher, till one lazily wonders how high they will rise above their
broad level bases before they reach some upper current that will
scatter their beautiful crests and spoil their snow-white symme-
try. In the distance an occasional dark mass is seen, fram which
heavy vain is falling, with sometimes a broad flash of sheet light-
ning. In one of the tall masses of cumulus, off to the westward,
taller and more majestic than its mates, a slow gyratory motion
can be detected, which, gathering strength, rapidly draws im the
warm air from below, saturated with moisture, and sends it aloft
into cooler and cooler regions, to add rapidly to the growing and
darkening mass of clouds. A new feature catches the eye; lone,
sraceful, snow-white, feathery plumes reach out at the top of the
mass, projected against the deep, clear azure sky. Beneath
them the sharp rounded, upper edges of the now dark and
threatening cumulus begin to grow misty and indistinct, and
the inner shafts of the radiatime cirrus plumes are lost toa
sight in this now misty veil. Gradually faint, and then sharp,
dark, horizontal lines appear againsithe cumulus, and rapidly
grow into stratus clouds, as thougha fine rain were falling nnd
setthng at the level. Below, the distant horizon is now obscured
by heavy rain. Off to the northeast some little tradeuwind clouds
are moving this way; watching them a moment, as they rise
toward the zenith, some mysterious force over there to the west-
Ward seems to attract them,and their paths curve that way.
What does it mean, you say, and lookingin that direction you seu
more little patches of scud moving acrossfrom left to right,
and notice that a breeze is springing up from the east, while the
barometer is falling slightly and the whole great mass of clouds
ismoving westward. A hurricane has had its birth,a great eyclonic
storm has started on its westward march toward St. Thomas, Hat.
teras, Cape Race and Norway. One of our western tornadoes is
to this monster as an electric light.to the noonday sun, and all
the tornadoes in the records of the Signal Office, rolled into one
and added to it, would hardly add appreciably to its energy.
Whirling along its ocean pathway at an average velocity of
nearly, twenty miles an hourit sends outa lone rolling swella
thousand miles in advance, and is heralded by long. high feathery
plumes of cirrus clouds radiating far beyond the slowly thicken-
ing cirrns veil that casts its pale halo over sun and moon,-and at
dawn the twilight envelops heayenand earth withan awful fiery
glare like the light of some great conflagration. Soon the massive
Jeaden-colored cloud bank heaves in sight above the horizon, a
great mountain range—Ossa piled upon Pelion—and flying ecud
jorms over head and drifts to Jeeward, not with the surface wind,
but aba marked angle to the night, moving with the upper eur-
rents of the great whirlwind, At intervals fine misty rain seems
to grow out of the air and then yanishes again, and the squalls
freshen, the barometer sinks lower and lower, heavy clouds cover
the whole horizon, and the low distant moan gradually changes
into the shrieks of a thousand demons wrenching at the stout
masts and spars, tearing the strong canvas into shreds and flut-
tering pennants, hurling timber and masonry into heaps of shape-
less ruins, driving wild breakers high up on land, and laughing to
scorn the feeble strength of man, Suddenly a pause. Silence,
Calm. The warm, bright sunshine of a summer day. <A brief
flimpse of heaven. And then another seeming eternity of hell,
As is often the case, a second hurricane succeeded the first aiter
a few days’ interval. following approximately the same track.
Time did not allow the speaker to gointo any detailed description
of either one, although each would be well worthy of a volume.
The lecturer then spoke briefly of his visit to Cuba during
September and October, 1888, under orders from the Secretary of
the Navy, issued at his own urgent application, These twa
months constitute the latter half of the hurricane season, and
October is specially dreaded because of the fact, already men-
‘tioned, that Oclober hurrieanes recurve in just the latitude of
the island, which they cress from south to north, retaining all the
furious intensity that marks their paths atsea, The very day
that he sailed from New York the great September hurricane had
just swept across the island from east to west, and was expected
to recurve across the peninsula of Florida and reach the Gulf
Stream again off Hatteras. Diagrams were given to show the re-
markable deflection of this cyclone toward Vera Cruz, and the
track of another one that followed close affer the first but re-
‘curved about as usual. Various diagrams and illustrations wera
given in the effort to convey some idea of the summer climate in
the city of Havana, the historic, picturesque old Spanish capital
of lovely Cuba, “la Perla de las Antillas,” and to describe some
of the leading results of the studies of Padre Vifies, the eminent
Havana meteorologist whose seientific ability, indefatigable
energy, and unriyalled opportunities, have linked his name so in-
separably with all recent advances in our knowledge of these
slorms, Indeed, the lscturer had himself suggested coining the
word “Viiiess,"' to express for our tropical storms what the word
“typhoon” does for those of China, in honor and recognition of
the distinguished services of his esteemed friend, the director of
the Meteorological Observatory of the “Colegio de Belen,”
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(Fen, 14, 1889,
Regretting that his limited time did not allow him even to
mention the many other incidents of his month's stay in Havana,
Mr. Hayden returned to the subject of the deflection of hurri-
canes from their normal parhs, a subject of infinite importance,
both theoretically and praetiewly. Vo select a case that admira-
bly illustiited exactly what was meant, how and why the deflec-
tron Took place, and the munher in which it was possible to
anticipate avd predict it, he ivstrated by mesus of six synchron-
ons weather charts, shown upou the screen together, the weather
conditions at noon, G. M. T. (7A. M., th meridian time) Oct. 9 to
14, inclusive, 1686, during which time one of the most severe
hurricanes ever experienced in the Gulf of Mexico originaved
south of Cnbs and west of Jamaica, recurved in the usual latitude
off Cape San Antonio; but then, completely foilmg Padre Vifies’
published predictions, turned to the westward, swept over the
entire (rill of Mexico and wp the Mississippi Valley to Lake
Huroa and the St. Lawrence Valley. Only the other ed a report
was received from Capt. José Riera, with graphic details regard+
ing the loss of his vessel, the Spanish bark Tres Auroras, in the
very vorrex of this terrific storm about 120 miles north of Cape
San Amfonio, and the marvellous escape of six of the crew, thir-
teen in all, after tossing ahowt for tour days on wreckage from
his vessel. The charts showed that_a strong anmti-cyclone had
prevailed over tle Middle Aijlantic States, aud that it was this
that had blocked the track of the advancing cyclone and forced
it westward before allowing it to go north, so that it eventual]
Teached the Atlantic by way of the Great Lakes and the St.
Lawrence Valley.
The same considerations were shown to have held good in other
cases, notably that of the great Cuban hurricane of last September,
and the comparatively recent burricane that devastated our At-
Jautic seaboard the last few days of November, blocked 1m its
northward progress by au anti-cyclone over the Gulf of St. Law-
Tremce, and veuling its baffled rage upon the Samana and a dozen
other vessels, sent to the bottom with all on board, almost in sight
of their homes, firesides and friends. The physical explanation
ot ihis interaction between cyclone and anti-cyclone is simple
enough, ant lies in the fact that the fuel of the cyclonic furnace
is Warm, moist, neean air, which ascends, precipitates its moisture,
and is carried away in the upper atmospheric currents, to descend
again in the anti-cyclone or “high” as cool, dry air. Just as a
great forest fire changes its course when it meets a clearing and
dies out or runs around if, soa tropical cyclone follows the lines
where ts fuel is mostabundant,and rages with greatest intensity
where the tropical sun and tepid ocean gurrents load the heavy
atmosphere with moisture, In the words of Shakespeare, that
immortal painter of the smiles and passions of nature and man-
kind, “The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction robs the
vast sea."
Four syuchronous weather charts, prepared from hundreds of
reports received from vessels off our coast during the November
hurricane, sented at a glance the most striking features of
tial great ste. ii during the period of greatest intensity, and the
progreas or growth of a hurii¢ane in the direction of heaviest,
vaintall was illustrated by a weather map for Aug. 21, 1888.
The Mareh \ligzard, one of the most notable storms of the
century, and of a very different type from those that had just
been considered, was illustrated by means of six lantern slides,
in colors, showing the progress from west to east of a long line or
trough of low barometer extending from Hudson Bay to the Guif
of Mexico, moving toward the Atlantic at the rate of 600 miles u
day. in the torm of a great arched squall, Whose front was more
than a thousand miles in length, im front southeasterly winds
druwing supplies of warm moist ocean air from far down within
the tropics, wnd in rear a long battalion of cold northeasterly gales,
carrying temperature below the freezing point far down the line
into Lousiana and Mississippi. The speaker dwelt upon the
enormous increase in the energy of the storm when it reached
the Atiantic, the terrific combat between Arctic and Gulf Stream
force, and fle obstruction encountered hy the center of the line
in the form of a stationary anti-cyclone about Newfoundland, A
track chart giving the tracks:of vessels and a barometer diagram
illustrating the fluctuation of the barumeter at selected positions
ashore and at sca were discussed and 1t was stated that 138 vessels
were blown ashore, sunk or damaged along the coast of the
United States north of Hatteras. OF the coast, west of the 40th
meéridjan, some 20 vessels were sunk or abandoned, among them
the gallant New York pilot boats Phintom and Enchantress and
the yacht Cythera with all her brave crew, friends and fellow
yachtsmen of his present audience aud old members of the Sea-
Wwanhaka Club. Among the xsbandoned vessels was the American
schooner W. L, White, and this derelict yessel commenced a long
aimless voyage across the Atlantic, at the mercy of the winds
and currents, with no hand ab the helm by day and no lights at
night to warn nayigators ot their danger. Ten months and ten
days later, after wandering more than 5,000 miles, she stranded
onone of the little rocky islands of the Hebrides, off the north-
west Goast of Scotland, aud bas thus completed the last act of this
great ocean tragedy.
The rollowing conclusions were quoted from the speaker's mon-
ograph description of the great storm, recently published by the
Hydrographic Office: “It has enforced in most unmistakable
terms the importance, not only to our extensive shipping in-
terests, but to fhe people of all our great sea-board cities, of the
establishment of telegraphic signal stations at outlying points off
the enast; at St. Joins (or Cape Race) and Sable Island, ta watch
the movement of areas of high barometer, upon which that of the
succeeding ‘low’ so lurgely depends; and at Bermuda, Nassau,
and various points in the Wes: Indies and Windward Islands. that
we may be forewarned of the approach and progress of the terrific
hurricanes which, summer atversummer, bring devastation and
destruction along our Gulfand Atlantic coast, and of whose fury
this great storm is an approximate example and a timely
reminder. Moreover, there are other important objects to be
gained, in addition to the better forecasting of stormy weather
off our coasts and along the transatlantic routes. Kyery
edition of the Pilot Chart records the latest reported posi-
tion of numerous derelict vessels and other dangers to nayiga-
tion—submerged wrecks, buoys aurift, icebergs, and masses of
field ice, But at present such reports are necessarily several
days old, and the present positions of these dangerous obstruc-
tions must be roughly estimated, allowing for their probable
drift in the interyal of time that has elapsed since the report was
made, There are recorded also, the probable limits of frequent
for tor the ensuing month and the regions where foz was most
tr. quently reported during the preceding month. But ceneral
averages only give the regions where fog is most likely to be en-
countered; they do not and cannot attempt to ttate whether orno
there will bea fog ata given place ata giventime. Butscientific
research and practical inventive genius, advancing hand in hand
for the benefit of mankind, haye discovered not only the laws
governing the formation of the dense hanks of fog that have
mude the Grand Banks dreaded by navigators, but also the means
by which certain facts may be observed, telezraphed, charted,
and studied 1 thousand miles away, and the oecurrence of foe pre-
dicted with almost unfailing accuracy, eyen while the very ele-
ments themselves are only preparing for its formation. By
means of such predictions the safely of navigation along the
greatest highway of ocean traffic in the world will be vastly
lncreased—routes traveled yearly at almost railway speed by ves-
sels intrusted with more than a million human lives and property
of an aggregate value of fully a billion dollars.”
The lecturer closed his lecture by referring again to the com-
mercial importance of the great body of water known as the Bay
of North America, exhibiting diagrams that brought out very
clearly 10 the entire audience the various features of greatest im-
portance in connection with a comprehensive and effective sys-
tem of telegraphic weather service for the benefit of the com-
meree of every nation frequenting these waters, as well as of the
inhabitants of its coasts and islands, from Venezuela to New-
foundland. A photograph of a superb relief model, the property
of EH. H. Butler & Co., of Philadelphia, illustrated the general
topographic relicf—an essential feature in connection with
meteorology; a chart of ocean currents indicated their important
bearing on the subject, anda map of telegraph lines and cables,
existing and proposed, showed that the shore and islands were
joined by an almost perfect network, giving the most admirable
facilities for ap almost perfect system. The conclusion of Mr.
Hayden's paper was as follows:
“In apology for having detained you so long to-night, T must
plead tle tremendous importance of the subject you have chosen
for my remarks, the vast field it covers, the completeness of the
records and data at my command, and my own absorbing interest
in the subject. Herein thisgreat bay of North America ¢commer-
cial interests are at slake ot vastly greater importance than in
any similar body of water in the world—interesis involving every
commercialnation. To the north are the British Provinces, al-
ready coéperating with our Signal Office, descendants of our
own forefathers, and linked to ourselves by the strong-
est bonds of geographic position and commercial interests.
Then comes this Great Republic, just growing into the full
strength of manhood, and reaching out the hand of peace
and friendship, not of conquest, to all mankind. To the
south, the Spanish American republics and the Greater and
Lesser Antilles, where almost every Nuropean flag is represented
and where the benefits of an efliclent weather service, conducte
by means of-united efforts and well-directed co-operation, would
he enormous, The completion of the Nicaragua Canal will soon
change the great toutes of ocean traftic, and divert into these
waters half thé tonnage of the world. Coincident with my
recent visit to Havana, a Department of Marine Meteorology, or
a Mavine Observatory, has been istablished under the direction
of my esteemed friend Capt. Luis Garcia y Carbonell, of the
Spanish navy; and the French and Spanish cable companies, with
a broad-minded and generous liberality, have granted him the
franking privilege for his telegrams. over-all their lines—will it
be too much to hope that our own companies will grant us the
same privilege over their lines from Key West to Havana, and to
Tampico, Vera Cruz, and Progreso?
‘Here at home we hayeasuperb weather service, the admiration '
of tne world—a fact I would cail to {he attention of that portion
of the press that racks irs brains tb get wp cheap jokes about it—
but circumstances have compelled it to devote almost its entire
attention to the pressing needs of our great inland States, and to
almost neglect commerce and the seaboard. I was amused the
other day to read of the atxiety shown by Lient. Maury, when in
the fulljfiush of the success of his great system of meteorological
ohservation at sea, to have the systym extended to the land: ‘In
my humble way,’ said he, “I have been advocating the establish-
ment of a similar system of weather reports and telegraphic
warnings, not only for the shipping, but for the farmers also of
the United States.” Shades of Maury, loox down upon us now,
and lend the influence of your great name to help regain for your
beloved shipping some small share of the henefits of the great
system that you did so much toward organizing!
“Tovant to live to'see the day when there is a first-order light at
Hatteras Shoal, Matanella Reefand Hillsboro Iilet, in addition to
the magnificent lights we have already, and when weather fore-
casts at least as good as those signalled off to shipping at Hong
Song or in the Bay of Bengal are available to navigators at every
rominent lighthouse and headland of the shores of the great
ay of North America, and I expect to doit, too. I intended to
have read extracts from at least a few hurricane reports from
vessels of our own build, and flying the stars and stripes—the
thrilling experience of the 8. 8, Knickerbocker, or Manhattan
(two good old New York names), in these great hurricanes off our
coast—but time forbids. I cannot forbear, however, from reiter-
ating the fact thal it isto an American that we owe the discovery
of the law of storms in almost all the perfection and simplicity
that we know it to-day—a discovery that has revolutionized
meteorology and resulted in the saving of thousands of lives and
tToillions of dollars worth of property at sea, The empirical laws
of Kepler in astronomy, the grand results in biology of Darwin’s
yast accumulation of facts, and the deduction therefrom in the
hands of that great master, find their parallel in the thorough
and painstaking work in collecting data, the scientific skill and
insight in their consideration and comprehension, and the life-
time's devotion to this one subject, of Mr. Redfield, of New York.”
MEASUREMENT QUESTION ON LAKE ONTARIO
OR several seasons, in fact since the beginning of the Interna-
tional races, yachtsmen haye been content to follow the racing,
either through sailing their own boats or watching intently the great
contests of whe large craft. witbou any thought of the rules under
which races were sailed, or of their mflueuee on building and racing
in the future, Quite recently, however, a decided change has taken
place, and by no means the teast promising feature of yachting fur
Lb@ coming season is the strong feeling that bas larely manifested
itself among yachtsmen in differeht Jacations in favor of improved
methods of measurement. The matter is now under discussion in
New York and tbe East, and at the same time it has been started on
Lake Ontario. For some time past it bas been evident tat the rule
in use by the Lake Y.R A,. length plus sail area divided by 2,
did not tax sail heavily enough. and that the yachts built under i
would be by no means the best for the use required of them, and the
yacht-+men of Toronto and Hamilton in particular have been quietly
discussing the question of a change of the rile, The matler has
been publicly broached by an editorial in the Toronto Hympire, with
the result that a whole shipsmith’s shop has been turned joose in
pript, and a bot controversy is now being waged. The articlé im
question, under the rather comprehensive and ambitious title of
“How the Speed of Yachts ruay be Greatly Increased,” ) eviews fitst
the natural advantages of Toronto and the backward condition of
yacht racing, continuing as follows:
‘One reason for this is found simply in the fact that too little atten-
tion has been paid to model, that mstead of the builders of the yachts
which have been turned out during the past few years being supplied
with a model from 4 designer of ability. hey have been ajlowed to
work their own sweet willis. Auotherreasol for the poor showing
of Toronto yachts is the present system of measurement of the Lake
Y R.A, A length and sail area rule of measurement will nat tend to
develop a style of craft suited to the requirenients of the lake. and at
the sams time give a fair show to a number of the yachts which have
done good work in the past A rule sbould be devised that would
meet these ends. That beam should not be taxed and waterline
length should be taxed so beavily is unfair to the narrow eurter, of
which there are a number on the Jake, all of them either built here
or imported fur racing purposes, and it will also result in great beamy
boats, unsightly and unwieldy, although, perhaps. fast through 1he
great sail spread their excessive stability permits them to curry. Lt
May be said that sail area is the corelative of beam and that sail
area is taxed. This is true, but the.tax on sailis not sufficient. A
rule should be adopted by the Lake Y. R, A. that will tax loagline
length about as much as the present rule does, tax sail area more.
aud also tux beam This would give the narrow cutters on the lake
a chance, and atthe same time encourage the building of a nicely-
proportioned. fast and serviceable type of yacht.”
We can agree most heartily with the writer so far as the evils of
the present rule, the lack of good design, and the need of a hetter
system of measurement are concerned; bunt the remedy proposed is
not only unnecessary but impracticable. and the arguments used to
support itin this and subsequent articles ean only serve to mislead
and confuse. Nowhere else in the country has the work of organ-
ization been so complete and rapid as on Lake Ontario, During its
brief existence the L. Y R, A. bas sucereded in uniting all the clubs
on the lake in one body, governed by one system of measurement.
one classification, and unifoim sailing roles, with a series of annual
races as part of a cruise from port to part around the whole circum-
ferenee of the lake, (hus iusuriog a pleasant cruise of tvo weeks
with its scrub races and the livelier and more exciting competition of
the regular rac s at €a%bh port, aud a great deal of social intercourse
and good feeling between all lake yachtsmen. whether sailing under
the Stars and Stripes or the red ensign. This in’ itself is no small
matter; if anything like the same progress has been made by yachts-
inen in any other locality we have railed to tear of it; and taken all
together, Lake Ontario stands to-day ahead in many respects of the
Atlantuc Coast. Itis true that there are a number of serious detects,
but they are all matters of detail, and as long as a wide-awake and
efficient organization exisis to deal with them, there need be no
apprehension that they will not be speedily removed. AJl of these
evils are only what mush be encountered in the attempt to organize
into One food fleet a number of boats built at vajious times and
places and under no rules, bad rules, or rules good in themselves but
unsuited to the locality; und also to creave out of altiost nothing a
good and permanent system of measurement and classification
The lake fleet to-day is composed of the greatest possible variety
of craft, the old American skimming dish imported from New York,
the many modifications of the same type turned out by local builders
about the Lake; the strange nondeseripts that haye urifted in from
Lake Brie, the Georgian Bay, the Lower St, Lawrenee; the narrow
Scotch cutters, imported from across the Atlantic; and the many
amateur attempts at the modern typa of eraft. In this nautical
SEEREY Vamily’’ are the old MeGichau boat Cygnet, once known to
New York yacitsmen; tbe first Verye, Watson’s 5-tonner. with her
younger sister, Oypris; the new Burgess compromise, Merle; the old
irun catter, Rivet, built at Glasgow in 1856; the new Smith schooner
Oriole; the moderate draft cutter Atleen, designed for the lake by
Watson; the famous 10-tonner Madge; the little Boston cutter Vel
nette, a moderately wide boat; the new Cuthbert sloop White Wings
and her sister Atalanta, onee a contestant for the America’s Cup;
and many yachts of less note built on the Lake, or imporved from
various places. With such a fleet of all sizes, from 20ft. to 70, it is
small wonder that the classification is unsatisfactory, the entries por
in some classes, and that the one rule in general use does not satisfy
all, As for the special complaint of the Empire, and the proposcu
remedy, quoted above, there is nothing to show that the fault lies
with the general form of the rule, or that any radical change is
necessary, but only that, 48.on the coast, a heavier penalty must be
placed on sail. As fora rule that will make the narrow cutter, loug
outbuilt ab home and superseded by more modern boats, win from
any sort of craft, such a retrozression and clog on the development
of yacbt design-would not be tolerated for a momens by any intelli-
gent yachtsnien; and the type of boat that such a rule would en-
courage would be entirely unsuited for Lake Ontario, however well
adapted for racing in brititsh walters.
With a warm ¢limate, stiooth water, and where even the smallest
boats carry a large Corinthian crew in place of a few picked profes-
sionals, the narrow 5-tonner is far inferior to a wider boat for the
mixed racing, cruising and general sailing that the Lake affords, and
| the rule of the L, Y, R A, should be framed to encourage the modern
cutter of medium beam, and not the obsolete tonnage racer. That
the present rule does not do this is very true, but the remedy, at
least, as far as can be sean at present, lies in the direction of a
heavier tax on sail, rather than in a resurrection of the old attempts
to tax the three dimensions, length, beam and draft. The strony
claim of the lengyh and sailarearula, toat through sail area both beam
and dep\h can be effectually taxed, is quietly parsed over, and the
defects of the present rule are laid to its method, rather than Yo the
details of its construction, The proposed remedy to include beam in
the rule, is not only impracticable but useless, as beam can be reached
directly, and to any extent that piay be desirable, by taxing sail.
Though it is pot very clear after reading the Mmipire’s suggestions
how the speed of yachts may be grearly increased by the passage of
aTule that will aid small and narrow cutters wih from larger and
more powerful boats; at least one good purpose has been served in
arousing a discussion, and a correspondent over the nom de plume of
“Shackle” disputes some of the points made, showing atthe same
time where there is ample room for improvement in the Lake yaent-
we. Ih eommening on *‘Shackle’s” letter the Eyipire speaks as fol-
lows of the present Jength and sail area rule in-use mm Great Britain;
“We predict a failure forthe leng!h and sail area measurement,
for the following reason: Why should not a Yarana of 314 beams, or
even 8 beams, be built, and is there not reason to believe that her
greatly increased size will give her an advantage which will enable’
her to beat with ease her narrower rival? Now, if this incréase in
size wag equitably taxed, we think the case would be different. and
that. the boat of reasonable beam would prove the faster.”
Certainly, the writer Must know that the imaginary Yarana with
more beam would not he aliowed any more sail to drive the extra
beam and size; or if she did take more sail, she must at the same
time cut off theJength. This, in fact, was dohe in Petronilla, the
rival craft, 2ft, wider and 2fp, shorler and entitled to carry more sail;
but she failed sizgnally to teat Yarana. 4
The discussion has awakened much interest about the Lake, and
two other writers, ‘‘Spanshackle” and ‘“Bobstay,” haye joined in.
We quite the tollowing from the formeér’s letter because it is a
specially good sample of an argument which cotnes up whenever the
Measurement question Is Mentioned, and which bas done more that
anything else 60 binder a correct understanding of the real points in-
volved in every rule;
“We hear a great deal in the:e days about ‘taxing.’ None of the
acht clubs appear to be able to get alone comfortatly without tax-
log something, If it is not the length, itis the beam, or the draft. or
the eail area, and now I have received a letter from a friend ift
Buffalo, a member of the yacht club there, saying that ther club
cousiders stability ought to be ‘taxed’ instead of Sail area, ald ask-
ing me to frame an appropriate rulefor the measurement of stability,
Those conversant with the labor attacned to working out euryes of
Stability Gan appreciate what this involves, and will be inclined to
sympathize with any attempt to do away with ‘taxes’ altogether
“Before a new tule is established it will be well first to settie the
principle upon whi-h the classification is to be made, wleth*r upon
the dimensions, displac=ment or other tonnage, sail area, stability or
upon what combination of either or any of them with others, This
done, let the rule be tremed in such a maimer (habit shail be thor-
oughiy coniprehetsive, and at the same time afford the designers all
poraele scupe, and not hanioer him with ‘galling taxes’ on eilher
ulls, Spars, sails or ballast. Get ‘size’ he the stanaard of classifica:
tion for speed, and let that ‘size’ he arrived at in a common sense
manner,’
The writer attempts to make a distinction which does not really
exisu between arule of measwemert asa good thing, and a tax as
something in every way bad and undesirable. Every rule of meis-
urement is simply a lax on certain dimensions or elements which
enter irto the rule; if a **mesn Jer gth’’ role. then Jeugth is taxed,
overhanp is taxed, appearance and utility are taxed, and beam, draft,
sailand ballast are lefttoruo vii, If stability is the standard then
lenzth is allowed to go free, while beam, ballast and draft are
restricted; if sail area alone is taken then again length is free, while
beam and draft are limited, id other words ‘ttaxed,”’ The two words
limit and tax aré synonymous, and the recophized function of a rule
is to establish just and proper limits in all desirable directions,
whether of Jeneth, breadtu aud depth, bull, sail area, or in soms
other direction.
To speak of abolishing taxes and making “‘size” the standard is
such an obvious abs irdity that one is tempted to laugh af it, and yet
th 8 same old snag bas stood in the way of every proposed improve
ment in messnrementrulrs for years and years. If yacht building
and yacht racing are to exist, some limit must be put on sig; not on
any one dimension, lezying the others open fo evasion, but on enough
to restrain any abnormal] deyelopment in draft, length, sail or some
other direction. The origin of every 1uls will be found to lie in this
idea of taxing size. and so Jone as a rule did this it answered per-
fectly well. The old length rule practically taxed size in the first
instance, as all the boats racing under it were of one morel, and the
longer onoat vas at the same tim proporiinnally larger and faster.
AS soon aS S72me geniu- di covered that by increasing the veam he
could carry more sail aud travel faster ou the same length, thus
measnrne no mre, the rule cessed Lo Measure size, and ibs value,
depart-d. Tne old tonnage rule origmally measured the size, the
boat: being a}l of simil wr proportions, bul soon the raking sternpost
c7m:in, then the fact that depth wes untaxed became gene ally
recopgniz-d, and finally the introvuction of the lead keel opened the
way to a still more extreme evasion of the rile, until! ayery large and
powerful boat cuull be built fo measure actually less by the rule than
a emall craft. It is the same with all 1ules jhusiar tester; at fireb
they work well, compcti ion be eomes keener, men succeed in ceyading
the rule im some way, and finally it becomes as wortliless and bad as
the ol! Isnzth or the tonnage rules. The problen of measuring
“size” in a yacht is still uusolved, and upfovtunately ““Spanshackle”
fails to show how it may he don+ in a common sens6 manner,
Tt is probable that no thoroughly sati-factory solution of the prob-
Jen: will ever be reached, but the most promising method yet devised
seems to be that by length anid sail ares combined in some propor-
lion yet to be determined, What the-v proporlisns must be we shall
leave 10 a Subsequent time, hut as far as the lL, ¥Y. R, A, is concerned
the next step forward which if must take is very plain —a cousicerable
Inereasé of the proportion of sail area in its presen’ rule, Such astep
will be provisional and expériineptal rather than final, but it will be
followeu by a direct Imp*ovyement of the Heét and will also muicate
in a short time woere a “urther improyement mav be made. One
important adyantage of the length and sail area rule over many
others is that the intuence of the rule ob Hull or sail muy be readily
chanved from time to time with little disturbance, whereas any
shange in most other rules Means a complete OVverturning of the
established order of things, as of late in British yachting, when the
old rule in its fioul form was abatidoned prior to the building of
Thistle and Yarana.
In a second letter to the Hmpire the original critic, ‘‘Shackle,”’
Civees Sahar suggestions of such praciical nature that we quote them
VI be ee :
“1, As to the question of classification, I would suggest that the
various classes be called by their maxinium w.l1, limit: thas, it 30fb.
is the largest limit for a class call it the ‘30/'t. class.’ If 85ft., ‘the 35ft.
class,’ éte, The reason tor this is, that to ati ontsider the present
system of numbering the classes does not convey tlie ides of a classi-
fication according to ize, but rather of condition and quality. This.
to a yachtsmnan, may appear absurd, bub it is, nevertheless, a fact
that for this reason a large number of spectators take no interest im
Be other than the ‘first class’ yachts. The divisions might be as
follows:
20ft, class (new) 20ft, on I,w.]. and under.
25ft. class 20 to 25ft. I,w.). :
30ft. class (new) 25 to a0ft. lw.
dort. class 80 to a5fc, |.w 1.
45ft, class (new) 35 to 43£t, Lw.l.
5oft. class 45 to 55ft. l.w.l,
75ft. class 55ft. and over.
“This is the same clazsification as the Intey-Lake Yacht Racing
Association up to the 45ft, class, which is their largest. Letit bs un -
derstood that subseq'ent changes be made at the 5 or 10fb. mark. It
may be objected thas we cannot afford fo sustain this number, but by
spending less money in dinners and suppers, and deyoting the funds
more to the encouragementof yachting, there should be no difficulty,
As before suggested, the prizes of the larger classes mizhi be con—
siderably reduced, and by spending no more monéy than we do at
present a be.ter result obtained. Tho prizes might be as follows:
Class. st, dd. Bd, 4th,
DOR aes a iskts em rata ere $10 5 a
OR es ee tape rie Sees, ee * 27 15 10 5
elite A pees nmiiees-pecger Ol 20 15 10
BDL. . yr ees ee 85 15 10
cE) dra NA eee eS ee ep 35 20 10
Nid ae not Cokie & 56 GGh ae 50 a5 20 10
(hildiy as 3 ee eee eee 59 85 x re
This would make a total of $568. _
“2, All Glassés should start together and by a ‘one gun start,’ i.¢.,_
all timed from one gun. This will be a premium on seamanship and
promptimude and reduce the work of the timekeeper. The hour of
starting should be the same for all the races during the cruise, and
the mode of finishing uniform
“3. The first race of the ernise should be on a fixed date, so that
our trews (who are mostly Corinthian ones) may know exactly when
to arrange their holidays, and it will prevent the clashing of dates.
with our sister association on Lake Hrie.
“4, The annual meeting of delegates should be held in the autumn,
so that any alterations then made can be acted upon during the win-
ter, and any person building will do so with the assurance that no
alteration can be made for at least one season.
‘Fp. 14, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
pay
“5. There should be no copEcnemen of races during the cruise.
If a race cannot be finished let it be settled by the time of the last
round completed by the number of yachts for which there are prizes
given in their class.
6, An association officer should be appointed to take the times of
all association regattas, have charge of the numbers, and personally
superintend their distribution. He should be the one to direct where
the buoy shall be laid-(if the course be to windward or leeward and
return), so that no blame can be attached to the local club if it does
not turn out dead to windward or leeward. The same numbers
might be carried throughout the cruise.”
The lack of a comprehensive classification has been a more serious
evil on Lade Ontario than the rule itself; small cutters are compelled
to stay out or enter against new boats of preater power and size; in
some cases the 19ft. open skifis, with néither depth nor ballast, are
pitted against 2itt. cutters, very powerful craft with deep lead keels,
while the gaps between tbe iarger classes are very wide. ‘This is the
more unfortunate as the Lake yachtsmen areas arule racing men,
always ready to enter for the sake of sport; but, as cruising is the
first requisite; building to class has hardly begun yet; and in each
class there are a number of boats running all the way from the lowest
to the highest limit, with one or two near the top to take all the
prizes, it is rather discouraging work. A thorough revision of the
classes IS a pressing necessity, and the result of smaller, but more
numerous prizes will be to encourage rather than to hinder entries,
If it be necessary to curtail some of the entertainments on shore in
order to offer more prizes, a double good will result, as the jollifi-
cation which very often follows a race on the Lake Round could very
yell be considerably mowditied or dispensed with. One yery good
suggestion is that in regard to an officer who shall have a general
supervision over all the races of the Round, thus securing a thorough
uuiformity of details and preventing complaint against tue action of
the local regatta committees. The Lake Y. R.A js very fortunate in
possessing a strong and well founded organization, with much that is
good in the way of rules and methods in its races and business man-
agement. The task that now lies before it, though by no means easy,
is only a matter of the improvement of various details; with this ac-
complished it may look for even greater success in the fulure than
has attended thus far the first and only well-managed attempt to
found a yachting association in American waters.
Since the above was wrilten we have received a later copy of the
Einipire, which pays us the compliment of reprinting at length the
article on measurement from the Forest and Strmam of Jan. 31.
What we have condemned there in the ruié applies first to the New
York ¥. C. rule, and then, in & jesser degrees, to the Seawanhaka Cor.
Y.C. rule. in use by the L. Y. R. A. Even tie latter, though taxing
sail more heavily, allows too big a rig and too powerful boats on a
given length. The Hmpire objects that the tule mentioned by us
would tax depth, and also tax beam and draft equally; but. we can-
not admit either of these proposi'ions, nor another to the effect that
such a rule would encourage the old skimming dish. The result of
an appreciably heavy tax on sail is certain to be 4 boat of moderate
proportions, and of reasonabie cost, both of building and running, in
fact, the type of boat best adapted to the L, Y.R. A.
STEAM LAUNCH CRUISING.
Editor Forest and Stream: :
Phe inquiry of “W. P, A.” in your issue of Jan. 31, leads me to
think that the experience I gained lust year in both long and
short trips might be of interest to some of your readers.
Last year the Idler was built for us, 26ft. over all, with 5ft, beam,
decked 3tgtt. forward and 2l4ft, aft; in her we put a 2H. P. Acme
oil engiue, As we intended her for some long trips and to take ug
regularly from camp to the train, we had a permanent awning of
wood, with curtains that could be buttoned down all around
making her dry in all weather. The question where to put siz
life-preservers without taking up all the locker room was solved
by tying them to the awning with string that would break witha
slight pull. This we found very satisfactory, as they took up only
2in. of the rcom over head and were always handy.
‘| ticipate in the ceremonies.
The next things we found needful were places for the oil cans,
wrenches, waste, soap, étc., in the engine well where they would
be handy and could not shift with a big roll or pitch. This is one
of the many little things that boat buildersdo not do. We now
had all our locker room under the seats and in the fantail for
blankets, provisions, dishes, and cooking utensils. How to cook
and what to cook in was easily settled} we always had plenty of
steam when running, and when standing still it was easy to keep
up a little steam. Steam being the perfect way to cook we had
iUmot, Castle & Co., of Rochester, N. Y., make for us a steam
cooker and coffee pot after the general design of their cookers, but
Specially suited to our wants. With this compact outfit we were
able to cook either meat or fish with potatoes and any other
vegetables we wished, and also to have rice, oatmeal, hominy,
fresh peas, beans or stewed apples to give variety to the meal,
To make it complete we had hot coffee, tea or chocolate equal to
any served in the best hotels, where steam is used for a large part
of the cooking. We are able to cook for a party of eight, but four
or five is all we can accommodate at night.
We did not find a good way to have a first-class table and
sleeping arrangements till near the end of the season, but at last
thought of a plan. False floors of 5¢in. pine take up little room,
and when wanted for a bed are supported eyen with the seats by
three pieces of gas pipe extending across the standing room and
supported by thimbles let into the sides of the lockers, This gives
a bed at the stern 7ft. long by 446ft. wide, and at the bow 6ft. long
by 4ft., tapering to 2i4ft. For the table the false floor for the
stern is raised on legs screwed into floor plates let into the recular
floor of the standing 1oom. This gives us first-class beds and a
good table without loss of room, This is how we fit our boat for
cruising; where we can go and what it costs will do for some
future time. GAA.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
QUAKER CITY Y. C.—The fourteenth annual meeting of the
uaker City Y.C. was held on Feb. 6. The constitution of the
club was amended and new by-laws adopted, after which followed
the election of officers for the ensuing year; Com., Charles D.
Middleton; Vice-Com., Charles L. Work; Rear Com., Brereton
Pratt; Pres., John H. Sloan; Sec., C. W. Glaser; Cor. Sec., Wm.
8. Hoffman; Treas., E. 8. Farson; Meas., 8. A. Wood; Fleet Sur-
geon, W. G. MacConnell, M.D.; Trustees, Arthur Colburn, H. F.
Smith, George de B. Keim, W. Rawlings, Jr.; Regatta Committee,
A, F. Baneroft, C. L. Wilson and N, N. Wentz. The following
new members were elected: C. B. Mills, W. G. Roberts and Harry
Murray, At the next meeting several more new members will
be elected, and at least two more yachts added to the Quaker
City fleet, including Anita, an S80ft. steam yacht, at present en-
tered in the New York Y. C.,and Mr. Charles BE. Ellis’s Nanon,
designed by Burgess ond built by Lawley & Son, of Boston. An
invitation was received from the yachting committee of the Cen-
tennial Celebration of the Inauguration of washington. and itis
probable that the Quaker City fleet will go to New York and par-
Members to serve on the lectures
and entertainments, library, lines, models and exhibits and law
committees will be elected at the next meeting. After the meet-
ing was over the annual banquet of the club took place.
BROOKLYN Y. C.—Officers for 1889: Daniel O'Reilly, Pres.;
Wm. Cagger, See’y; W. H. Burk, Treas.; R. C- Hopkins, Com.,;
Sydney Grant, Vice-Com.; Geo. H. Foote, Rear-Com.; and H. R.
M. Cook, Meas. Board of Trustees—Dr. EH. F. Drayton, M. J.
Hanley, J. C. Reilly, Wm. Waring, N. McLean, EH. T. Birdsall, F.
F. Chandler and A, F. Walden. Membership Committee—Harry
Riley, F. Rogers and Alexander’ Locheod. Regatta Committee—
Chas. Vaughn, Wm. Dodman and J. J. Welsh.
NEW STEAM YACHTS,—Lawley & Son have the contract. for
a 65ft. Lw.l. steam yacht for Mr. B. P. Boggs, from Mr. Burgess’s
designs. At City Point Pryor is building in a closed shed a steam
jJaunch for C. D. Mosher, of Amesbury, Mass., the builder of the
fast Buzz. At Hast Boston Wood Bros. have a contract for a 50ft.
launch, designed by Burgess.
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York Y.C. was held at the cimb house, with Com. Gerry in the
chair, The following officers were clected: Com., Elbridge T-
Gerry; Vice-Com., L. A. Wish: Kear-Com., Archibald Rogers;
Sec’y, J. V. 8. Oddie; Treas., F. W. 4. Hurst; Measurer, John
Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon, Morris J. Asch; Regatta, Committee, S.
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John M. Wilson; Committee on Admuss cons, tdward M, Brown,
Frederic Gallatin, Charles Watrous, Alexander Taylor, Jr., Frank
T. Robinson. The following new members weie elected: John
B. McCue ,Frank B. Martin,John A. Manning. breokholst Cutting,
Ronald Thomas, Alexander 8. Williams, Coag. 7, + tillman, H, A.
C. Taylor. Ernest C. Bliss, Samuel H. Austin, |. Malcolm, H.
Graham, Jr., F. W. Sharon, Wm. H. Forbe: Joon 2, Astor Jr.,
Geo. C. Rand, Ashton C. Clarkson.
TITANIA AND SHAMROCK.—Both of these yacnis will sail
in the Larchmont regatta of May 30, the owners addin? an extra
purse to the regular club prize,
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and winner of the following prizes in 1887 and
1888: 1st. Buffalo, *87; 24, Newark. 87; 2d, Prov-
idence, 87; Ist and special Pittsburgh, ve Ist
and special, Detroit, *87; ist, special and head of
winning | kennel, St. Paul, eT champion and head
Gath’s Joy.
Black, white and tan Liewellin setter, by cham-
pion Gath ex Gem, litter b-other to field trial
winners Gath’s Mark and Hope. Joy was broken
by D. BE. Rose, and is a magnificent field dog,
of winning kennel, Milwaukee, 87; champion,
weg ee Ist ae special, London, 88; cham- weete. 558 eee wipe uA Pinadelphia, Pa,
ion, t aul acne RE ACR CEES
BT. JOE KENNELS, a
Niles, Mich.
Dhe Kennel.
E. B. GOLDSMITH,
Custom House and Forwarding Agent,
‘58 WALL STREET, NEW ote
The Syracuse Kennel Clab
Offer the services in the stud of the famous
English setters:
DAD WILSON (A.K.C.8.B. 3371).
CHANCE (A4.K.C.8.B. 9645).
At a fee of $50 Each.
A FEW CHOICE PUPPIES FOR SALE:
Dad Wilson—Lilliau (3735),
mation furnished in regard to the best ened of
importing, shipping, etc.
SS a 2) EE SE
OCKER SPANIEL PUPS OF THE HIGH-
Dad Wilsonu—Lit II. (4825), est breeding, bitches in whelp, etc. Sat s-
faction and safe deliver aranteed. HAND-
Chance—Dt (8687). | Somme BROUK KENNEL, Frankiin, N.Y.
IN THE STUD.
The undersigned offers th the services in the stud
ot the English setters
PRINCE NOBLE
A.K.C.S.B, 8242),
GUS GLADSTONE | = —
A.K.C.8.B. 8210), FOXHOURDS FOR SALE,
I have six 2 yr. old hounds that run well to-
At a Fee ; f $20 E reel gether, broken to foxes and rabbits, well bred
and no fault:, and been at the catching of over
Fall River, Mass, forty foxes this season. af all taken by one party
will sell at a bargain. Please don’t write unless
THE GORDON SETTER vou Tica business,
qootters at ae
C.ERS,
7S. 8th st., Phila., Pa,
Sru |=Ei1.E, Ee Been taiticuns aa
Pere $25. nae OR SALE CHEAP.—BANG UP FOX AND
THE RED SETTE Ta ; hounds.
t J. B. COOK, Afton, N. Y.
SsPo kr i,
IGHT LLEWELLIN SETTER PUPPIES BY
Gun (champ. Gladstone—Muy B.) out of Vic-
toria Laverack; strong, healthy and inte Beta
For pedigree, price, etc., Re with stamp,
(A.K.R. 6277) Fee #10.
Sport is champion Eleho—Old Palmerston
blood. Is a thoroughbred and field trained. He
is at lowa City, Iowa. Stubble is with S.J Mc-
Ca tney, Forest, Ohio. Address J. D. SPERRY, 9 & 11 Granite Block, Bangor, Me.
Kellogg, Ia.
IRISH SETTER AT STUD. Fete: mos. old, from my Chip AR naa
vy Dan
IMPORTED ARS Sea eb14.2t
PA Ts). OXHUUNDS FROM MY IMPORTED
stock; also rabbit hounds, trained dogs and
pups for sale; also bull and Scotch collie dogs,
gold fish and game Se
Blood red, winner of thres ists and four cups.
Shot over two seasons; carefully broken; splen-
didly bred and most typical incolor, formation H. HAYES,
AAAS al A a febl4,tf Lock Box i%, Dexter, Maine.
Ni orthampton, Mass.
Bernards.
IN THE STUD.
For Sale.—St. Bernard Bitch,
18 mos. old, sOnea ~coated, eee color. Reais
tered No. 6246 A.K.R. *B. E. STAB, ;
febl4,tf 45 Metcalf ete, Toronto, Can.
st.
e 66 99 OR SALE.—A FEW FIELD BEAGLES;
ul et R also will sell or trade pair 8 mos. beagles for
Ch pion IGI. double barrel shotgun. E. P. HASTMAN, Lan-
Young stock for sale sired by Rigi, caster, N. H. it
WENTWORTH KENNELS,
P. O. Box 264, Utica,’ N.Y. ALE, TRAINING AND BOARDING KEN-
nel of sporting dogs, D. F. WILBUR, P. 0,
Box 241, Middleboro, Mass. feb’, tf
St. Bernards and Pugs,
A few fine, high-bred pups of both varieties
now on sale, Address with stamp,
CHEQUASSEt KENNELS,
Lancaster, Mass.
Stud Irish Setter Barney,
(A.K.C.S.B. 8397). Fee $15.
Write for particulars. QUEEN CITY KEN-
NELS, Elmira, N. Y. jan31,lmo
ee ea
IN TH# SYTUD.—Champ. Red Cocker Spaniel
LITTLE RED ROVER.
‘For terms and list of winnings write to THEO.
HOOK, Rome, N. Y. Rover was formerly
owned by the Brant Cocker Kennels. dec6,8mo
oe Oe ee Ee ree ee
Yorkshire Toy Terrier.
The En nels bench winner Bradford Harry,
PUGS FOR SALE.
Two fine dog pb Tes about 4 mos. old, by
Peek-a-boo ex Lady Welch. Grandsire both
sides, Champion Bradford Ruby. Price $20 each.
Address G. EH. OSBORN, Birmingham, Conn.
feb7,26
TALIAN GREYHOUNDS AND FINE ENG-
lish pugs from eee registered and prize
winning stock. Iu Stud—Prize pug stud oe
Cricket, weight 10lbs. HENRY C. a
150 Bridge street, Springfield. Mass. jy7,t
Ee
Future Winners.
For Sale—Choice Gtner puppies by Bang out
of Vandalia (Ban, eX Zanetta) and Verona
‘best Yorkshi four ist prizes and Wiebe the Blue Soukin
in America ap ot gabe se Peat ie pena oes pangs SES a Beaufort Ee Eythe stud. Address BRYN
ore, Pe. ooMRE TE 6 Block, Or, MAWR K ENNELS, O; Box 1247, Thay re Es.
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No. 318 BROADWAY.
CONTENTS.
EDITORIAL. THe KENNEL.
Our Duck Shooting Supple- New York Dog Show.
ment. Chicago Dog Show.
Boston Dog Show.
Bay City Dog Show.
Intelligence of the Beagle.
New England Fox Hunting.
American Coursing Club’s
Meet.
With Hounds on Bruin’s Trail
Collies at Pittsburgh.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery.
The Cooper-Cashmere Rifie.
The Trap.
Buffalo Tournament.
Forester Gun Club Tourna-
ment.
YACHTING.
Music of the Waters.
Olassification by Corrected
Open Trap Weather.
The Maine Deer Law.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
A Month in the Rocky Moun-
tains.
NATURAL History.
Notes on the Caribou.
The Sooty Grouse.
Game BAG AND GUN.
Missouri Quail.
Michigan’s Northern Penin-
sula.
Three Days After the Last One
Pattern and Penetration Tests
Quailin Maryland.
The New York Legislature.
Game in Town.
Duck SHOOTING SUPPLEMENY;
A Master of the Art.
Comfort in Duck Shooting.
Camping on the, Mississippi.
Bunk in a Blind.
North Carolina Waters.
Old Times about Chicago.
Shooting Clubs of Chicago.
CAMP-FIRE FLICKERINGS.
SHA AND River FISHING.
Jerked Trout.
Virtues of Mud.
The Steel Rod.
Carp as Food.
Length.
ints on Yacht Engines and
Boilers.
Building Notes.
Ice Yachting. -
Larchmont Y, C.
International Racing.
CANOEING. |
A Cruise in a Dory. .
A New Cruising Organization,
Atlantic Division, A.C. A.
FISHCULTURE. A. C, A. Committees for 1889.
Sawdust in Streams. Ww.c. A. Executive Committee
Wisconsin Fish Commission. | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
eS ee
THE MAINE DEER LAW.
JT has been reported in these columns that the Maine
law relating to deer would probably be amended
this year; and measures to that end have been introduced
into the Legislature.
Maine owes her big-game supply to her non-hounding
law and to her non-export law. These laws are excel-
lent in their working, but they are maintained only in
the face of tremendous opposition. Doggers are eager to
dog game into the lakes; market-hunters are eager to
ship to Boston, Take away these two laws, give the
doggers and the market-hunters what they demand; and
good-bye to Maine’s game interests. If these interests
-are to be conserved, the market must be cut off; the dogs
must be kept out.
Happily there is little probability that the Legislature
will listen to the hungry cries of the enemies of the
game; there is too much sterling good sense among the
members, The law will hold good, in spite of the assaults
upon if.
A hearing was given by the Committee on Fisheries
and Game on Wednesday the 18th. There was a good
deal of interest manifested, with a large attendance.
From the course of the meeting it is plain that the deer
hounders stand no chance whatever, unless they should
spring a trap, of which there is little danger, Jonathan
Darling was there, and appeared before the comumittee
as an advocate of dog hunting, but if he is backed up
by others, they had not the courage to appear before the
committee. Darling made no impression on the commit-
tee whatever. In fact they began to cross-examine him
in a way that came near making him acknowledge him-
self to be a law-breaker, and we have reasons for believ-
ing that if they had succeeded in making him state
before the committee that he had broken the statute in
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 21, 1889.
hand the:new bill will doubtless put severe penalties in
the way of any persons found with moose, deer or caribou
5 VOL. XXXII,—No. i.
1 No 318: BROADWAY, NEW YORE.
OPEN TRAP WHATHER.
W HILE ice syndicates, curlers, ice yachters and pur-
veyors of heavy overcoats may find something
out of sorts in the manner of weather this land has been
treated to during the winter now closing, the trap-shoot-
ers may congratulate themselves upon having had an
exceptionally fortunate time of it, There has not been a
week when a tournament could not have been carried
through with success, and clubs nave kept up practice
uninterruptedly. The result has been that shooters will
come to the score at the early spring shoots with nothing
in the shape of a winter’s rustiness to wear off. And the
result of all this inviting weather has been a great im-
petus to the already growing boom in the trap-shooting
line. Those who furnish the paraphernalia of the trap
park have been pushed to their utmost in keeping pace
with the demand, and the consumption of powder and
shot has been enormous.
The man who buys a gun is finding out that in place
of getting one week’s use of it in the course of a year, he
may find it an instrument of pleasure during the whole
fifty odd weeks if he will but combine trap with field-
shooting. One is not a substitute for the other, but
rather a complement of it, The first step will be in the
formation of small neighborhood clubs for mutual rivalry
and enjoyment, and then in time may come trap-shooting
rules which will invite honest shooting at tournaments,
in-place of the present cumbersome rules, fitted only to
trap the unwary and assist clever, unscrupulous experts.
regard to hounding deer, the purpose was to have ar-
rested him before he left the town. But he hardly dared
to criminate himself before the committee.
It is likely that the committee will report a bill involv-
ing the ideas of the Commissioners in regard to a ‘‘square
non-export law,” while at the same time the owner of a
moose, deer, or caribou, legally killed in the open sea-
son, will be allowed to transport it from the State by
proving that he legally killed the venison. On the other
not killed by themselves, or any parts thereof, in pos-
session, even in the open season. But the law will not
prevent the holder from satisfying the magistrate or
arresting officer that he purchased the venison to the ex-
tent of the full allowance of the law to any one person
in any season—that he purchased it for consumption
within the State, and not for transportation. In short.
the law is likely to be so framed as to permit the real
hunter, who legally kills game in the State, to take it
home; but the greatest possible restriction will be put
upon the forwarding of game to market.
It is also proposed to put it within the power of the
wardens to arrest law breakers on the spot. This feature
is designed to do away with the former necessity that the
warden should procure a warrant, no matter bow far
away the magistrate might happen to be. It is altogether
likely that the moiety system will be restored, whereby
the wardens will get half, or the whole, of the fines. This
will restore the interest formerly felt by game wardens
in the enforcement of the gamelaws. The new laws are
likely to impose’a very heavy fine, or even imprisonment,
on the killing of a cow moose at any time. The bill will
probably involve the opening of the season for shooting
on September 15th and closing it on December 15th,
which really gives the same length of open season as
under the present law. The lumber people from the
eastern part of the State may oppose the opening of any
part of September to the hunters, since they fear forest
fires, while on the other hand it is urged that September
is a very safe month in which to permit the hunter to be
abroad, and that under the present law it is already an
open month for bird shooting. One of the designs of the
new measure will doubtless be to bring the ruffed grouse
under better protection, for it has been for some time
felt by the best sportsmen that the broods are far too
young to be hunted on the first day of September,
especially in the northern portions of the State.
It really looks like good legislation in Maine this winter,
and there is not a doubt that it will be reached, un-
less the lack of opposition should make the friends of
game protection too easy, and hence bad legislation creep
in through neglect.
SNAP SHOTS.
MEMBER of the Wisconsin Legislature named Hill
& has introduced his little bill. Mr. Hill asks to have
it declared *‘unlawful to hunt any woodcock, quail, part-
ridge, pheasant or ruffled grouse, prairie hen or prairie
chicken, sharp-tailed grouse or grouse of any other
variety, snipe or plover, with dog or dogs.” And if any
one is caught hunting with dogs, Mr. Hill wants them
fined not less than $20 nor more than $100, or imprisoned
in the county jail for not less than one month nor more
than six months—very moderate penalties, by the way,
for an offense which Mr. Hill evidently looks upon as
heinous. Now won’t somebody take Mr. Hill out and let
him see a dog at work in the field, and so convert him,
as Hyperides won over the Heliasts for his client Phryne. ,
They have some odd characters in Connecticut. One
is an hermit who lives in an old wolf den and subsists on
the game of the vicinity, as one might very well do in
any of the New England States if he led a very ascetic
life. But the oddest genius is a wooden-headed justice
of the peace, of East Windsor Hill, who undertook the
“extermination of so-called game” by advertising rewards
for game birds and their eggs, from January to October.
Upon the appearance of this advertisement the most
natural thing in the world happened: the Connecticut
Association of Farmers and Sportsmen put detectives on
him, traced unlawful booty in his possession, arrested
him, and the result is that the enterprising justice of the
peace has been fined for his rashness. Take him all in
all, he is more of a curiosity than the anchorite of the
wolf den.
OUR DUCK SHOOTING SUPPLEMENT,
Re week we referred to our Index as an indication
of the scope and character of that many-sided cor-
respondence which keepsup the charm and value of these
pages. To-day, asin further exemplification of the re-
sources of the FOREST AND STREAM, we publish a supple-
ment devoted to the sport of duckshooting. The sketches
and communications cover a wide range of country, and
experience equally wide. It is one of the curiosities of
human nature, this duck hunting passion, and manifests
itself in ways utterly incomprehensible to those who
have no share init. A grown man will travel further,
toil harder, undergo more hardship, endure more depri-
vation, fatigue, physical suffering, to kill a duck than to
do anything else under the sun. Whatever possesses a
man of years and discretion, and average common sense
to tumble out of bed at twelve o’clock midnight, make
himself a hot cup of coffee—‘‘breakfast” he calls it—row
out to a point on the bay, lie down in a blanket and go to
sleep, to hold that vantage ground against all intruders,
until the fowl begin to fiy, then blaze away, and at last
row home with a half-dozen black duck—all this is some-
thing that the uninitiated cannot understand.
But you understand it well enough; and in that under-
standing are you more blest than they who turn up their
noses at ducks and scoff at duck hunters.
And if ever you are grateful for anything, it is becom-
ing to cherish a sense of gratitude for the possession of
those traits by which you do understand the charms and
reap the pleasures of the outdoor, wild, open-air life o
marsh and bay, and point and bar. |
California shooters are at odds over the preserve ques-
tion. The lands are taken up there to such an extent as
to breed dissatisfaction among sportsmen who do not
belong to the clubs. The same feeling prevails in many
other sections. The old cry raised by ‘‘Didymus” years
ago, that game preserve clubs partake of the character
of monopolists is echoed and reéchoed by the outsiders.
The controversy has but just begun; in years to come we
shall hear more and more of it.
That enterprising individual who is going to start a
frog farm is in nowise discouraged by our reports of the
difficulties attending the enterprise. He bobs upserenely
now in one newspaper and again in another. We also
learn of a scheme for the farming of beavers.
Restocking depleted ground with quail is carried on
more extensively than ever. From many quarters come
reports. of such effort. This is an altogether sensible
method of setting about an improvement of the shooting.
Nova Scotia farmers have in convention declared the
English sparrow a nuisance, and they have declared that
jt must go.
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barrel at the nearest one, breaking its wing. The old |
Che Sportsman Tauris.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R. E, Robinson, Now ready.
A MONTH IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
[Continued from page 62.)
Y friend Moore, when I last heard from him, was
camped on Strawberry Creek, about twenty miles
distant,and my anxiety was how to get to his camp witli my
load of blankets and other baggage, I was assured that
probably during the day some opportunity would offer to
send my things in that direction. The opportunity came
that afternoon. A herdsman, an old Irishman, whose
sheep were in the vicinity of my friend’s camp, would
be going in that direction in the morning, and I could go
along that far with him. SoI patiently waited for the
next morning to come, The hotel accommodations are
not as good at Beaver Crossing as I have seen in the East,
but after twenty-two hours continuous shaking up in the
stage, I could sleep very well in.a blanket on the floor of
the annex, or bunk in with the children and dogs on the
porch. The bill of fare here is not equal to what can be
obtained at Delmonico’s or Murray HiJl—not by a good
deal—in fact, the cooking partook more of the character
of the Indian than the French side of the family, How-
ever, my hunger and fatigue overcame all other consid-
erations, and at an early hour in the evening I spread my
tay by the side of the sheep herders on the annex
oor,
The night was cool and comfortable, and as my eyes
opened the next morning upon the dark long-necked
bottles displayed about the room, I realized that I was
feeling better physically than I had been for months
past, and that one object of my trip was a success already.
When I was ready to start, the report came that the
horses could not be found, One of the most prominent
Secrest of these ponies is that they can never be
ound when wanted. If there is ever a time when a man,
pretending to piety, cannot find words to express him-
self, I think it would be in a case like this. Here are all
your weeks of anticipation nearly brought to a focus,
when your plans suddenly come to a standstill by the
straying off of a couple of worthless ponies. Here is
plenty of good feed near by, but these good-for-nothing
cayuses have to go straying off four or five miles and hide
themselves. Tt is nearly noon before we get off,
From Beaver Crossing our journey takes a northwest
direction, for the first three miles through a narrow val-
ley walled in by high perpendicular rock. Emerging
from this we come to the ranch house of Mr. Louis Mil-
ler. A stream of clear water flows past the house and
irrigates some green meadows below. We stop before
the house and are inyited to dinner. It is said that the
greatest blessings often come to us when least expected,
and so anyway it happened this time. Looming up above
the commonplace events of my month’s stay on the
frontier, will ever remain the happy memory of that
dinner at Louis Miller’s. The bread, butter, milk and
apple pie that we sat down to, I thought then and think
now, were fit for a king, The lady who presided at that
table was neither very young nor remarkably beautiful,
but she is a jewel in her way. The floor, table, the
house and all the surroundings were as neat and clean as
it was possible to make them, and this is all the more
notable in a country where cleanliness is not considered
much of a virtue; that is to say, that Indians, herders
and hunters are uot especially noted for their cleanliness,
at least I did not see any whom I thought took a bath
more than three times a day.
We continue our journey in much better spirits, the
road leading up along hill, The sun shines out hotter
than I ever felt in the South, and I turn down the broad
rim of my cowboy hat to save myself the scorching. I
get out my Baker and slip a cartridge into each of the
three barrels, as the old man says we are likely to come
upon sage hens, but no sage hen or other game appears,
although the old man says he always sees them on this
road, and only yesterday he saw three antelope on his
way down to the valley, We are getting upinto a better
grazing country now, and see scattering herds of cattle
and horses. This, however, is the sheep herder’s country,
and although none are in sight, we see their numerous
tracks in the sand, and the closely nipped grass that
grows in thin scattering bunches between the sage
bushes, tells that great bands of sheep have recently
passed here. For ten miles or more our road makes a
gradual ascent, and we are getting up on the great
elevated plains of Wyoming, averaging 17,000ft. above
the sea. Our road leads along the crest of a ridge over-
looking a vast extent of country. For miles the view is
unobstructed. A rough broken territory, divided by
rocky ridges, finally merging into a leveler plain in the
far south, A long, narrow valley extends down to the
left of us, through which the winding course of Beaver
Creek is handsomely marked by a thick growth of wil-
lows. Its sides ave covered by a dense growth of alter-
nate pines and quaking asp, the light yellow and scarlet
of the latter, painted by the early frosts, in glowing con-
trast with the deep green of the pines, form a coloring to
the landscape of surpassing beauty. Down we go into
the valley and up on tothe plains beyond, From here
we get the first sight of the Oregon Buttes, three promi-
nent peaks of the Rockies. We come to old Fort Stam-
bough, some old log buildings where the Government
once stationed soldiers to protect the settlers from In-
dians. A few miles further and we come into the
vicinity of the old man’s camp. It seemed he had left
his partner in the morning with the sheep to find a good
camping place near a spring in the neighborhood, the
exact location of which he did not know, and we had to
hunt about some, driving to the high places to try and
discover the tent.
As we were driving along through the sage bushes we
discovered a number of sage hens walking leisurely
about not far off. The old man said he was about out of
mutton, and would be glad to have a few sage hens for
supper. I jumped out of the wagon with my three-bar-
rel and crept up within easy distance of the flock. They
seemed in no great hurry to get away, but were walking
about among the bushes, I took, as I thought, a careful
aim at one of the birds on the ground, and blazed away.
The shot seem to have no effect except to make the bird
quicken its pace into a run, The others continued to
walk around as if nothing had happened, I fired the left
FOREST AND STREAM.
man left his horses and started after the wounded bird,
while I followed up the flock that had now taken flight,
but had relighted only a few yards away, TI determined
to make them fly this time before firing, and up they
went with a great flapping of wings like turkeys, T
banged away at the largest, and as the wind was blowing
toward me could hear the sharp spat of the shot against
its wings, but without any apparent effect on the bird.
Still following them, I finally succeeded in bringing down
two in three more shots—three birds with six shots—a
pretty bad beginning. The old man looked rather aston-
ished, evidently expecting one who had come so far and
had such fine guns to do better shooting, while I con-
cluded that the sage hen, like the Irishman’s squirrel,
must be pretty tough. As I found afterward, it takes
hard hitting with large shot to kill these birds, and I was
shooting with No. 7.
{t was now getting toward night and the weather was
quite cold, so that I found overcoat and gloves desirable,
notwithstanding the heat in the middle of the day, We
at last came in sight of the tent, a mere white spot on the
plain. I gladly accepted the old man’s invitation to re-
main with him oyer night, After a good supper of sage
hens, mutton, biscuits, potatoes and tea, we spread out
the blankets under the tent and turned in. It was my
first night in a tent, The wind blew furiously, and with
the constant flapping of the canvas and the old man’s
snores, | succeeded in getting a few hours’ sleep.
We were up the next morning at daylight. The air
was cold and clear. Some water left in a vessel outside
the tent was frozen over with a thin coat of ice, and the
ground was white with frost. The old shepherd told me
that water had frozen in his tent every night during the
summer except two, and yet in the middle of the day the
sun shines scorching hot. The old idea that we were
taught in the geography about the ‘slanting rays of the
sun” at the north producing less heat, is in need of re-
vision. I doubt if the sun’s heat is greater at the equator
than north of the forty-fifth parallel,
Our breakfast is a duplicate of the supper last night,
for a herder’s larder admits of but little variety. Theold
man wanders off with his sheep, while his partner, a lad
of twenty, undertakes to pilot me to my friend’s camp,
which is supposed to be somewhere in the neizhborhood.
We start out afoot, leaving my baggage to be brought on
afterward. I carry my three-barrel and my companion
takes his Colt’s revolver, the only weapon the camp
affords. We don’t go far before up jumps a jack rabbit,
followed clos:ly by a little yelpmg shepherd dog that
came along with us. The rabbit starts off apparently on
three legs, giving a novice the idea that the fourth is dis-
abled. It is not, however, as I quickly learn, but is only
a way the animal has of showing what it can do on three
legs, and its contempt for the dog. When the jack rab-
bit thinks there is any necessity for being in a hurry
down goes the other foot, and then—all that is left in
that immediate vicinity is a few waying sage bushes and
a streak of flying sand, Before I could get my gun ready
the rabbit was out of the reach of shot, and I ‘‘turned
loose” at him with the rifle barrel. The bullet struck the
ground directly under the rabbit and raised the dust all
around him, The way in which that animal “got upand
got,” was something wonderful to behold. He put down
that other leg in a hurry, and the distance he put between
us in the next half minute prevented all hopes of getting
another chance at him during the day. We saw a
number of sage hens, but as we had no use for them al-
lowed them to walk off unharmed.
Tt was here that I first saw an antelope. My companion
pointed it out to me a long distance off, and I only caught
sight of it as it took a few light bounds and disappeared
over aswell of ground. It must have been fully a mile
away. After a while we met some sheep herders with
their horses and wagons moving their camp equipage to
new feeding grounds, Finding they knew where my
friend was camped I proposed to join them, and as they
were very willing, I bade good-by to my young friend, to
whose kindness I was greatly indebted, and climbed up
into the wagon. After a-drive of four or five miles we
came to the spot selected for the camp. Here at last I
found my friend Joe Moore, who, hearing I was in the
neighborhood, had come here to look for me. We all
took supper together, and later in the evening walked
over with him to his camp on Strawberry Creek, about a
mile away. Heand his partner had two tents, side by
side, one for cooking and eating in, and the other tor
sleeping. They were designated as kitchen and parlor.
A bright fire of pine branches blazed in front of the tent,
and some visiting herdsmen from the neighborhood came
ut and we all sat down on the ground in the parlor and
talked.
The prospects for game in the vicinity were somewhat
discouraging. Game was not very plenty in the neigh-
borhood, but up on the Big Horn Mountains, or on the
headwaters of Sandy River, seyenty miles northwest, in
the yicinity of Fremont’s Peak, they had heard the
‘woods was full of em,” I have always found that the
game becomes scarcer as we get near the hunting ground.
All along the road I had heard of immense numbers of
antelope in this country, but now they seem to have
suddenly disappeared. The antelope is a semi-migratory
animal. During the summer they are scattered about
singly or in companies of two and three and remain
quietly in some sheltered locality; but toward fall when
the young are well grown they gather in small bands of
fifteen or twenty, and as the cold weather increases these
unite, forming herds often reaching into the hundreds,
and for greater protection seek the broadest plains, for
the antelope never depends upon covert for safety, but
solely upon its ability to keep its enemies at a long dis-
tance, These large herds may loiter in the same yicinity
for a week or more—the time depending upon how much
they are hunted, for there is feed enough anywhere for
an antelope—and then all of a sudden may put themselves
a hundred miles away, so that however abundant they
may be in any given locality to-day, they may disappear
to-morrow, nobody knows where.
“Tf you had only been here last week,” said one of the
party, ‘‘you could have killed all the antelope you wanted
from our tent door, as they came down every morning to
the spring to drink.” ‘If it were only a month later,”
said another, ‘‘when the cold weather drives the deer
down from the mountains, you could get plenty of them.”
And so it usually happens. There isa scarcity right here,
but just ahead, “the woods are full of them,” One of the
party related how a cinnamon bear had attacked ’a herder
[Frs, 21, 1889.
during the last summer near the very spot where we were
then encamped. It happened that the herder was out
with a small shotgum hunting for sage chickens, and |
ereeping through the willows that grow very thick along
Strawberry Creek, he came unawares upon an old bear
with her cubs, The old bear immediately made for the
man, who was unable to get out of her way and was
afraid to use his shotgun for fear of wounding the bear
and making matters worse. Bruin got up on her
haunches, in the regulation bear style, and came at the
poor herder with open mouth and claws sawing the air.
The herder defended himself the best he could by placing: —
his shotgun crossways in the bear’s mouth, ee in that —
way held her off until fortunately his dog came up and |
attracted the bearin another direction, This allowed the
man. to get to a tree close by, which he climbed up just in |
time to save himself from a renewed attack. The bear
not being a good climber, and the cubs by this time hav- °
ing gone some distance away, left the shepherd to climb
down at his leisure. The flesh from the poor maz’s arms —
was stripped to the bone, his face scratched in a horrible
manner, and his clothes torn in strips.
There are quite a number of black-tailed deer anda
gvuod many antelope. My friends had seen antelope every
few days during August, although they had not hunted
especially for them, and Joe had killed a fine one only
the week before, There is some small timber along the
streams, and on the sides of the ridges, and in this the
deer find shelter. Antelope are always found on the
open plains, Coyotes are quite frequent visitors to the
sheep ranch, These animals seem to have changed their
habits of late years, as we read of them being very tame,
prowling around near camp in the day time, and at night
carrying off provisions from the tent, and even stealing
hats, boots, ete., from under the heads of sleepers. Now
they are exceedingly shy, seldom come about in the day
time, and are very difficult to shoot at night, I only saw
one and that was a long way off and running away as
fast as possible. A big gray welf occasionally pays his
respects to the shepherd, and when he does usually car-
ries off a good stock of mutton. A neighboring herder
had an adventure not long since with a mountain lion.
After thoroughly frightening the herder, who had no gun,
the animal disappeared without further damage. Thus
the evening was spent listening to stories of adventure
and incidents that had happened to these men during the
summer. It must have been near midnight when our
visitors left us for their own camps in the nei#hborhood,
and the two shepherds and myself crawled under our
blankets and were soon asleep.
During the night the heaviest rainfall of the season oc-
curred, The wind fairly howled, and I expected to see
the tent go over, although it was fastened with guy ropes
to stakes driven into the ground. We happened to be
lying in a little hollow, and were awakened by a stream
of water running under the blankets and wetting through.
I got up and went into the other tent to secure my cart-
ridges and ammunition from the rain, and it is well I did
so or they would have been spoiled, and no more nearer
than Rawlins, I got pretty well soaked as to my under
garments, but no one complains or loses his temper on
account of such little inconveniences, but learns to take
them as matters of course.
After the interruption of the niet I slept late the next
morning and woke to find myself alone in the tent, the
shepherds having taken breakfast and gone out with
their sheep. The sun was shining brightly through the
opening in front of the tent, and the white frost still
covered the ground. I go into the kitchen, stir up the
fire in the little sheet-iron stove, and look around to find
something for breakfast. My appetite has been getting
furious for the past fewdays. After breakfast of mutton,
potatoes, molasses, pancakes, dried apples and turnips, I
set about cleaning and wiping my guns that had sucha
wetting during the night. [amuse myself about camp un-
til the middle of the forenoon, when it oceurs to me that
the men will soon be back to dinner, and I will show them
what 1 can do in the way of cooking, A little search
discovers the hoof of a leg of mutton protruding from a -
box in one end of the kitchen tent. Closer examination
develops that there is very little meat on the bones, in
fact that the camp is nearly out of meat. In this ex-
tremity I think of the ever-convenient sage hens, and
taking my three-barrel and a few loaded shells, stroll off
down the creek,
Poor foolish birds! You are eyerybody’s victim, With-
out sense enough often to get out of the way of a long
stick, you will allow the clumsiest bungler that ever
carried a shotgun to knock you down at ten paces because
you are too stupid to use your wings in time. You are
the last resort of every hunter, herder, or wandering im-
migrant whose skill fails on better game. Your bones
lie in little heaps all over the prairie, the melancholy
proot of defenseless contact with every prowling varmint
that comes your way. Your only reliance is in your
color being the same as the sage bush. It is a surprise
that your tribe is as numerous as it is, and you probably
owe your delayed extinction to the fact that no one wants
you when anything else can be obtained.
In an hour I came back to camp with two birds dressed
and ready for the pot, but my friend had come in mean-
while and so I divided with him the honor and respons-
ibility of the fine dinner we sat down to. After dinner
we strolled out a few miles from camp to see the country
and replenish our stock of provisions. I took my trusty
three-barrel and Joe his Sharps rifle. It was the coldest
day of the season. The wind blewa gale. We climbed
a high ridge overlooking some fifty miles of gray undulat-
ing landscape on the south, and on the west the bare out-
lines of the Rocky Mountains. We came upon a flock of
four or five sage fowl, large fine-looking birds (they are
the largest of the grouse family) seventy-five yards off,
and for a wonder they seemed quite wild. They made
no attempt to ly, but ran from us, their long necks ap-
pearing above the sage bush. I gave one of them a load
of No, 4 shot from my chokebored barrel which broke its
wing. As they were getting away too far for shot, I fired
twice with the rifle barrel without effect. The birds still
kept the ground. Thinking to try the experiment I put
a load of buckshot into the cylinder barrel, and ‘‘let her
go” as one of the birds came out from behind a bush.
Rather to my surprise, the bird fell over dead; the distance
was 110 paces. As we were going over the brow of a hill
I discovered a jack rabbit crouched by the side of a rock,
| As Thad not yet examined a.specimen closely I took no
tisk of scaring him up or giving him any chance for his
life, but fired at the crouched form, The rabbit made
Fee. 21, 1889] FOREST AND STREAM.
e jump and keeled over dead, Soon after another one; ' iow if the odors I mentioned were very offensive, or
probably the mate of the first, as two are usually found not very repugnant, or if there be any agreeable taint in
heat together, jumped up near me, and as he halted| them,” An old hunter brought in_a caribou doe’s saddle
about thirty yards away, I fired and killed him. As we| the night we arrived up on Moose River, the 12th of last
were going home, descending a hill near camp, an im-
mense sage cock took flight on our left, and as he was
crossing in front, down wind, with wings set and tail
spread out, as they do when under full headway, I drop-
_ ped hin in fine style, fully sixty yards.
Returning to camp early in the afternoon, I was put
under additional obligations to my friends by transpor-
tation to Miner’s Delight, one step further toward the
Mecca of my anticipations—the Rocky Mountains. At
this place I had previously employed a guide and hunter,
with his horses, wagon and camping outfit, and we were
to leave at once for the territory of the elk and the grizzly,
Tt was with much regret that] bade farewell to my friends
the herders, to whose kindness and hospitality I was in-
debted for many favors the past two days, _
The sheep herder’s life, to say the least, is a hard one.
He lives in a tent the year round, and often for weeks at
a time entirely alone. The sheep require constant atten-
tion to keep them from straying and to protect them from
the wolves and coyotes. Out in the blazing sun all day,
with no friendly shade trees, and returning at night to
his tent, he has to do his own cooking and washing and
other work of the camp. As the grass is thin and scatter-
ing, the herd has to be kept constantly on the move,
which makes the additional labor of moving camp at
least every ten days, The herder is a stranger to even
the common comforts and conveniences of life, and is
deprived of all the benefits of society and friends. His
AS is on the ground. His blankets and clothing become
soiled and dirty. Often water is very scarce and he is
thankful if he can get enough to make histea. He is
from forty to one hundred miles from any post office.
He has no knowledge of what is going on in the world,
and seldom keeps the run of the day, week or month. He
must get his own breakfast and be out by daylight, as
that is the time the flockare on the moye, Often at night
he has to be cut to prevent the herd from being seattered
by coyotes and other enemies. When added to all this
are the fierce winds and fearful cold of the Wyoming
winter, when he must pitch his tent upon the open plains
with no fuel but the scanty roots of the sage bush, surely
his occupation is not a desirable one, If asked what
compensation there is for all his hardships and privation,
I should have to give ib up. C
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee.
[TO BE CONTINUED. |
dlatiyal History.
NOTES ON THE CARIBOU.
Editor Forest and Stream:
With the permission of Mr. Fenton I place the inclosed
correspondence at the service of the FOREST AND STREAM
that you may publish so much as you may deem of im-
portance. Lalso inclose tuft of hair he refers to.
Cxurceago, I, J. D. Caton,
a bs
JouN D. Caton, Hsq.: Dear Sir—I have a copy of
your ‘Antelope and Deer of America,” in the perusal of
which L have been much interested, In fact I have read
it over and over. In the appendix I notice thatin speak-
ing of the sacks in the feet of the caribou it is claimed
that they seem to be formed—in part—for secreting
odor of the animal, etc. Now, I have been up in the
State of Maine, falls of 1887 and 1888, expressly to hunt
earibou. Last fall I had the pleasure of killing a buck
and doe, and saw two others after they had been bagged.
In all of these, so far as I could judge, the odor came
not from the feet or legs, but from the tail. In fact the
tail was saturated with a yellowish gum or odor, i, é.,
down among the hairs of the tail seemed to be this
gummy substance, which was-so pungent that one could
hardly hold the tail up to within six inches of his nose
and take a good snuft of air. This was so in all I have
examined of both sex. The hides of the two I killed I
brought home with me, wrapped around the saddles, and
now after being killed over two months and the hides
salted and hung up, the odor contained in the tail is
almost as strong as ever. In fact there never seemed to
be much odor in the tubes of their feet. I find the tube
in the hindfeet of those I have, but they do not seem to
give off much if any scent.
We killed two bucks and two does last fall and neither
of the does had any antlers; and the buck T killed,
although he dressed 200lbs., and I think by the looks of
his teeth (grinders) that he was four or tive years old,
still had no antlers. In facet I don’t think he ever had
any, or ever would have had any, as his head was
smooth as a doe’s head. He had litile nubs started up
about half an inch high and about half an inch in
diameter, but not through the hide. There was no scar
over the horns, so I judge he never had any more antlers
than when killed the 1st of November. st 33 3
FREWSBURG, New York. THos. J, FENTON.
THos. J. Fenton, Esq.: Dear Sir—Your favor of the
9th inst. reached me here this morning. I am gratified
if my work has in any way interested you.
Tam much interested in your statements of your obser-
yations on the caribou, lf have never heard of a sub-
stance similar to that which you mention, and if it is
universal or even common I am surprised that it has not
been observed by others. A description of the oders you
observed, whether offensive or not very repugnant, or if
there be any agreeable taint in them, would be interesting
to know.
The want of antlers, on both buck and doe, is certainly
phenomenal, and must be very exceptional. It would be
important to know if the buck had been castrated, for if
that had occurred when he was a fawn it might explain
the absence of antlers. The want of antlers on the
female caribou might be considered as exceptional, as
their presence would be on the female of any other spe-
cies of deer.
If you will give me permission [ will offer your com-
munication for publication to the FormsT AND STREAM.
: J. D, CATON,
Joun Duan Caton, Esq.: Dear Sir—Yours of the 14th
inst, duly received. You say “‘it would be interesting to
an
October. J went out and examined it, as it was the first
of the kind I had ever seen, I did not think of nor take
any notice of odor. The second week we were in camp
my cousin, while on his way one evening back to camp,
after an unsuccessful day’s hunt, ran imto a drove of
three, a buck, doeandcalf. This buck had quitea niceset
of antlers, containing fourteen points. Idid not examine
forodor. Thenext one killed, aboutthe ist of November,
was the buck with no antlers. He had never been cas-
trated. This one Lexamined more particularly, and while
skinning him out noticed that if we got our noses near
the tail, we got a strong dose of very pungent odor, not
so strong nor offensive as that of the skunk, but pun:
gent enough so that if the tail was brought close to the
nose and a strong breath inhaled, it had a tendency to
shut off the breathing—like hartshorn inhaled, We
then looked over the feet and legs and smelled of them,
to see if they—like those of the Virginia deer—gave off
any odor, but we could not discover that they did; and
we made up our minds that the most of it came from
the tail. The last one bagged was a doe about Nov. 6.
She like the buck seemed to have the odor secreted (to
the same extent) in the tail and none in the feet that we
could notice, At the time I did not think anything sin-
gular or strange over the matter. If I had I would
have sent you one of the tails, fresh before they had
been salted. After my return home I took your work
and ran through what it said on the caribou, to see if it
mentioned anything concerning bucks without antlers
and odors in the tails. Seeing nothing of the kind men-
tioned I thought I would drop you a line in regard to it,
I did not think it so strange that the doe I killed had no
antlers, as I asked the old hunter that came in with the
saddle the day of our arrival up there if she had any
horns and he said she did not have any; he also stated
that be killed a doe caribou the fall before (1887), and
that she also had no antlers. So of course I was not
looking much for antlers upon the head of a doe, but I
did expect to find antlers on the adult buck at that season
of the year, or at least that he had had a set sometime,
This buck’s head is set up (and where it can be seen and
examined at any time) at Number Four, Lewis county,
N, Y., at the residence of Lyman Wetmore, Esq. The
head of the doe now adorns my sitting room, to keep
company with a 14-pointed buck’s head that I bagged up
in the Adirondack Mountains,
T salted both hides heavy after I got home, which J
think had a tendency, coupled with the time that elapsed
since they were killed, to subdue in a great measure the
odors they then gave off. Still I think you will have
no difticulty in detecting in the squib of hair inclosed,
cut from the middle of the under side of the tail of the
doe, enough of the odor to give you an idea of its
character.
An article in FOREST AND STREAM might be of suffi-
cient importance to draw attention to these matters by
hunters in the future. THOS. J. FENTON,
THE SOOTY GROUSE,
ITS HABITS, NESTS. AND EGGS.
p Ree sooty grouse, better known on the Pacific coast,
however, under the names of blue grouse and pine
hen, has a wide range of distribution. Ridgway, in his
“Manual of North American Birds,” gives its habitat as
‘Mountains near Pacific coast from California to Sitka,
Alaska.” It is found, however, equally abundant in
suitable localities throughout the entire interior mountain
system of the Northwest, as far east at least as the
western spurs of the Bitter Root Range of Montana, fully
800 miles from the sea coast, throughout the entire Blue
Mountain and Cascade ranges of Oregon, as well as
through the mountains of Washington and Idaho Terri-
tories, and northern Nevada. These birds from the
interior, beginning from the eastern foot hills of the Cas-
cade Range (vicinity of Fort Klamath, Oregon), and
throughout the remaining localities mentioned, are, how-
ever, much lighter and paler colored than the type speci-
mens of D, obseurus fuliginosus Ridgway, which were
obtained in the vicinity of Sitka, Alaska, but are never-
theless referable to this form rather than to D. obsewrus
Say).
I have met with the sooty grouse in all the above-men-
tioned localities in the Northwest, and have had excellent
opportunities to observe their habits. Asa game bird,
considered from a sportsman’s point of view, it has no
peer, and its flesh, in gastronomic value, is of an equal
order of excellence. Although a resident throughout the
year, wherever found, the sooty grouse is seldom seen
during the winter months, spending almost the entire
time in the tops of tall, bushy fir and pine trees, which it
leaves only for a short time about the middle of the day
to procure water from some little mountain spring.
Their presence in a tree selected by these birds asa
roosting and budding place can, however, be readily de-
tected by a close observer, especially when the ground, as
it almost invariably is at that time of the year, is covered
with a foot or two of snow. The food of the sooty grouse
during the entire winter consists almost exclusively of
the buds and tender tops of the pine and fir branches, as
well as of fully grown pine needles. In picking these off,
a certain amount is usually rejected, or dropped by acci-
dent, and I have seen fully a bushel or more scattered
about the base of a single tree, which I attributed first to
the work of squirrels, till I found out otherwise. Theuse
of such food imparts to the flesh of these birds at this
season a strong, resinous flavor, not particularly relished
by meat first. After finding such atree used as a roost-
ing place, it still remained to locate the birds, which gen-
erally proved to be a more difficult matter than one would
anticipate. When theyfound themselves discovered they
would usually remain perfectly motionless, and it was no
easy matter to see a bird among the dense branches. If
sitting on a good-sized limb, they would crouch length-
wise on it, leaving very little of their body exposed to
view from below, and if one went off some little distance
the foliage of the lower limbs would hide the bird equally
effective. Single families only are found together during
the winter, say from eight to twelve birds, and frequent-
ly but two or three. J have scarcely ever seen larger
packs together at any time. They certainly do not pack
in the late autumn in the manner of. sage-fowl (Centro-
cercus urophasianus) and sharp-tailed grouse (Pediocetes
phasianellus columbianus), both of these species having
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been observed by me on more than one occasion in packs
numbering over a hundred.
I first met with the sooty grouse on Craig’s Mountain,
near Fort Lapwai, Idaho, on the Nez Perce Indian Reser-
vation, and was told by both trappers and Indians that
these birds did not remain there during the winter, in
which belief I consequently shared at that time. I was
also toid that when a covey had been located in a tree,
by being careful always to shoot the bird sitting lowest,
the whole lot might be secured successfully. This may
be so, but somehow it always failed with me; usually
after the second shot, often even after the first, and cer-
tainly at the third, the remaining birds took wing, and
generally flew quite a distance before alighting again,
nearly always placing a deep cafion between themselves
and me,
At Fort Lapwai, Idaho, in the early fall of 1870 and of
1871, on two or three occasions I found a few of these
birds mixed in and feeding with large packs of t}fe sharp-
tailed grouse. This must, however, be considered as am
unugual behavior, as i never noticed if anywhere else
subsequently, although both species were equally abund-
ant in other localities where I met them frequently in
after years, The favorite locations to look for the sooty
grouse during the spring and summer are the sunny,
upper parts of the foothills, bordering on the heavier
timbered portions of the mountains, among the scattered.
pines and the various berry-bearing bushes found in such
situations and along the sides of cafions. According to
my observations these birds are scarcely ever found any
distance within the really heavy timber. In the middle
of the day they can usually be looked for with success
among the deciduous trees and shrubbery found along
the mountain streams in canons, especially if there is
an occasional pine or fir tree mixed among the former,
The cocks separate from the hens after incubation has
commenced, I believe, and keep in little companies,
say from four to six, by themselves, joining the young
broods again in the early fall. At any rate, I haye more
than once come on several cocks in June and July, with-
out seeing a single hen among them. High rocky points
near the edges of the main timber, among juniper and
mountain mahogany thickets, are their favorite abiding
places at that time of year. The young chicks are kept
by the hen for the first week or two in close proximity
to the place where they were hatched, and not tiil they
have attained two weeks’ growth will they be found aiong
the willows and thickets berdering the mountain streams.
Their food consists at first principally of grasshoppers,
insects and tender plant tops, and Jater in the season of
various species of berries then in abundance everywhere,
as well as the seeds of aspecies of wild suntlower of which
they seem to be very fond, Itis astonishing how quick
the young chicks learn to fly, and weil, too, and how
quickly they can hide and scatter at the first alarm note
of the mother bird, which invariably tries by various
devices to draw the attention of the intruder to itself and
away from its young. A comparatively small leaf, a
bunch of grass, anything, in fact, will answer their pur-
pose; you will scarcely be able to notice them before they
are all securely hidden, and unless you should have a
well trained dog to assist you, the chances are that you
would fail to find a single one, even when the immediate
surroundings were open. After the young broods are
about half grown, they spend the greater portion of the
day, and, | believe, the night as well, among the shrub-
bery in the creek bottoms, feeding along the sidehills in
the early hours of the morning and evening. During
the heat of the day they keep close to the water, inshady
trees and the heavy undergrowth, They walk to their
feeding grounds, but in going to water they usually fly
down from the hillsides.
The love note of the cock has a yery peculiar sound,
hard to describe. It can be heard at almost any hour of
the day in the spring, often in the beginning of March
when there is still plenty of snow to be found, and it is
kept up till well into the month of May. It is known as
hooting or booming. The cocks when engaged in this
amusement may be found perched on horizontal limbs of
large pine or fir trees, with their air-sacks inflated to the
utmost, wings droopmg and the tail expanded. They
present then a yery ludicrous appearance, especially
about the head. When at rest these air-sacks, of a pale
orange yellow color in the spring, are only noticeable by
separating the feathers on the neck and upper parts of
the breast, but when inflated they are the size of a
medium orange, and somewhat resemble one eut in
halves. This call is repeated several times in rapid suc-
cession, decreasing in volume gradually, but can at any
time be heard at quite a distance. It appears to be pro-
duced by the sudden forcing of a portion of the air in the
sack quickly through the throat, and is quite misleading
as to the exact locality where uttered, the birds being
expert ventriloquists. I have frequently bunted in vain
to lecate one while so engaged where there were but a
few trees in the vicinity; and although I searched each
one through carefully, and with a powerful field glass to
assist me, [ had to give it up, completely baffled.
Itis beyond me to describe this love call accurately.
Some naturalists state that it resembles the sound made
by blowing into the bunghole of an empty barrel, others
find a resemblance to the cooing of a pigeon, and some
to the noise made by whirring a rattan cane rapidly.
through the air. The latter sound comes in my opinion
nearer to it than anything else. The closest approach to
it I can give in lelters is a deep, guttural muhum, the
first letter scarcely sounded.
The accounts of the nesting habits of the sooty grouse
are somewhat vague, the number of eggs to a set being
variously given as from eight to fifteen. I have person-
ally examined quite a number of the nests of this grouse
between May 6, 1871, and June 25, 1883, The largest
number of eggs found by me in a set was ten, in two in-
stances three sets contained nine each, seven sets con-
tained eight each and five sets seven eggs or less, the
latter, probably, incomplete, although some of these sets
of eggs were advanced in incubation, J think that eight
eges is the ordinary number laid by these birds,
Eggs may be looked for from April 15 to the latter
part of May, according to altitude. The earliest date on
which I obtained eggs of this grouse was April 18, 1877,
when a set was found by Lieut. G. R. Bacon, 1st Cavalry,
containing seven fresh specimens. This nesh was placed
in a willow bush growing under a solitary pine tree, ina
small ravine, five miles northwest of Camp Harney,
Oregon. This nest was composed entirely of dry pine
needles, picked up in the immediate vicinity,
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A nest found by me April 22, 1877, about four miles
west of Camp Harney, was placed under the roots of a
fallen juniper tree, in a grove of the same species, grow-
ing on an elevated plateau close to the pine belt. This
nest was well hidden, a mere depression in the ground,
and composed of dry grasses, a few feathers from the
bird’s breast and dry pine needles. The nine eggs were
about half way imbedded in this mass and nearly fresh,
As a rule, most of the nests found by me were placed
in similar situations under old logs or the roots of fallen
trees, and generally fairly well hidden from view, and
among the more open pine timber along the outskirts of
the forest proper. Occasionally, however, a nest may be
found some little distance from timber and in the lower
parts of mountain valleys. I found such a nest on April
~6, 1878, among some tall rye grass bushes, in a compara-
tively open place and within a yard of Cow Creek, a
small mountain stream about four miles east of Camp
Harney, There was no timber of any size, only small
willow Bushes, within two miles of this nest. The nest
was placed partly under one of these rye grass bushes,
and the bird sat so close that I actually stepped partly on
her and broke two of the eggs in doing so. This nest
contained eight slightly incubated eggs, It was com-
posed of dead grass and a few feathers.
The most exposed nest, without any attempt at con-
* cealment whatever, that came under my observation, I
found on June 8, 1876, on the northern slope and near
the summit of the Cafion City Mountain, in Grant county,
Oregon, at an altitude of about 6,800ft. I was returning
from escort duty to Cafion City and sent the party with
me around by the stage road which wound in zigzag
turns up the steep mountain, myself and one of my men
taking a much shorter but far steeper Indian trail which
intersected the wagon road again on the summit,
Near this intersecting point the trail passed through a
beautiful oval-shaped mountain meadow of about an acre
in extent, and near the summit of which stood a solitary
young fir tree. No other trees were growing nearer than
thirty yards from this one. The meadow itself was
covered with a luxurious growth of short, crisp mountain
grass and alpine flowers, altogether as lovely a spot to
take a rest in as could well be found. Arriving at this
point, and knowing that the party would not be along for
more than halfan hour at least, I dismounted and unsad-
dled my horse to let him have a roll and a good chanceat
the sweet mountain grass, of both of which opportunities
he was not slow in taking advantage, Throwing the
saddle in the shade made by the little fir, I lay down to
take a rest myself. I had a fine setter dog with me, wha
had been ranging along both sides of the trail and who
came up wagging his tail just as I had settled myself
comfortably. Rock, my setter, had approached perhaps
within two feet of me at a pretty brisk lope, when all of
a sudden he came to an abrupt halt, fairly freezing and
stiffening in his tracks, and made a dead point alongside
of me. I could not understand at first what this all
meant, even my horse thought it worth the while to stop
eating, and with his ears pointed forward was looking in
the same direction. Rock was fairly trembling with
excitement, but kept to his point. Jumping up quickly,
I looked to the right and rear, thinking that perhaps
a rattlesnake might be coiled up in the grass, and.
saw at once the cause of my dog’s strange behavior.
It was only a poor sooty grouse sitting within three feet
of me on her nest containing two chicks and seven eggs
on the point of hatching. It was as touching a sight as
I had ever seen, the poor bird, although nearly scared to
death, with every feather pressed close to her body, and
fairly within reach of the dog, still persisted in trying to
hide her treasures; and her tender brown eyes looked en-
treatingly on us rude intruders, and if eyes can speak,
hers certainly pleaded most eloquently for mercy. She
let me almost touch her before she fluttered off the nest,
feigning lameness, and disappeared in the neighboring
undergrowth. Counting the eggs, and examining one of
the young chicks which apparently had only left the
shell a few minutes before, I at once vacated this vicinity
and took up a position some 5lyds, in an opposite
direction from what the bird had taken, to watch further
proceedings, The grass was so short that it did not hide
the bird, which, after perhaps ten minutes’ waiting, came
slowly creeping and crouching toward the nest and coy-
ered the eggs again. Idid not disturb her further, and
hope that, although her selection of a nesting site so
thoroughly exposed was not judicious, she succeeded in
rearing her brood in safety. None of the eggs in the nest
touched each other; they were all about half covered or
imbedded in the material out of which the nest was
made—dry grass, pine and fir needles, and a few of the
bird’s feathers, presumably plucked out by herself.
Incubation lasts about eighteen days. Females pre-
dominate in numbers. The weight of full grown cocks
varies from two and a half to three pounds; I have never
obtained one that weighed more, Hens weigh from one
and three-quarters to two and a half pounds; the latter
weight, however, is rare. Many of the young broods are
fully grown by Aug. 15. They afford excellent sport, lie
well to a dog, often letting yeu almost step on them
before taking wing, and are strong and swift flyers, Their
ordinary note very much resembles the cackling of a
domestic hen, The Indian name of the sooty grouse on
the Northwest coast is tyhee cullaw-cullaw, chief bird.
As stated before, according to my own observation,
the usual numbers of eggs laid by the sooty grouse is
about eight, and occasionally as many as ten are found
in a set. Their ground color varies trom a pale cream
color to a creamy buff, the latter predominating; in a
single set before me it isa pale cinnamon, The eggs are
more or less spotted over their entire surface with fine
dots of chocolate or chestnut brown; these spots vary
considerably in size in different sets of eggs, ranging
from the size of a No, 3 shot to that of 4 mustard seed,
These markings are generally well rounded, regular in
shape and pretty evenly distributed over the entire egg,
They never run into irregular and heavy blotches, such
as are frequently found in the eggs of the Canada gronse
a EL canadensis), which approach the pattern
ound among the eggs of the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus
lagopus) much nearer than the former. In the eggs of
the sooty grouse all these markings, as well as the oyer-
lying ground color, can be readily washed off when the
eggs are still quite fresh, leaving the shell of the: egg 2
very pale creamy white in reality. The largest egg in
the series in the National Museum collection measures
%.08X1.35in.; the smallest 1.78%1.28in. Average size
about 1.86x1.3lin. Theshape of the majority. of these
FOREST AND STREAM. [Fus, 21, 1889.
SS ee
however, as a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of
Chippewa county was presented to the Legislature, in
which they declare that they believe that the present
game law is unjust and oppressive to the settlers of the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and recommend that it
be so changed as to allow actual settlers to kill deer or
catch trout for their own use only during the months of
September, October, November, December and J. anuary;
and that the deer season for general hunting and selling
be only during the last week of the months of Septem-
ber, October, November and December. The same board
vefused to give its game warden any compensation. A
member expressed himself as'follows in a local paper:
The board has no respect for the game law as it stands, or for
men who make laws just for the benelit or pleasure of a favored
few. We wish to see the game and fish properly protected for the
proper use of mankind, not to provide sport, pastime and pleas-
ure for the few who baye money and leisure to spend in the pur-
suit of excitement and sport. * * * The game law was framed
by the sporting men of Michigan; it would be more proper to say
tne sporting men of the Lower Peninsula. Tne sethlers of the
Upper Peninsula, to whom game and fish are sometimes of the
ufmost importance, have had no voice in the matter, and now
they provose to—at least some of them are going to—haye some-
thing to say about it.
The law preserves the game for those who do not need it for
food or seek it for use as food, but for the mere pleasure of killing
it, and shuts out the inhabitant of the country—forbids him to
kill it at the time when he has leisure todo soand when he needs
its flesh for food. Itis wrong in principle and unjust in its pro-
visions, and we will not aid in itsenforvement. * * I believe
God made the game and fish for man’s proper use, and not for
man to torture just for sport. I am one of the members of the
beard of supervisors which voted unanimously not to pay any sal-
ary to the game warden; and believe L have only mildly expressed
the sentiments of the board.
A bill has been introduced which provides a bounty of
p12 for full grown wolves and $10 for whelps.
LAUBE.
eggs is Ovate; some may be called short ovate and others
elongate ovate. There is no perceptible difference be-
tween the eggs of the sooty grouse and those of Dendra-
gapus obscurus, the dusky grouse, as well as those of
Dendragapus obseurus richardsonii, Richardson's grouse;
their habits are also essentially the same.—Oapt, Chas.
ii, Bendire, in the Auk,
Tar COPPERHEAD's WARNING.—Williamsport, Pa.—
The copperhead (Ancistrodon contortrix), a dangerous
serpent of the rattlesnake family, is generally supposed,
unlike other venomous reptiles, to give no warning be-
fore it bites, I have in captivity two fine specimens.
They are confined in a glass case on the bottom of which
is a thick layer of sand, When a live coal or lighted
cigar is heid quiet close to the glass, they immediately
erect their heads and place themselves in position to
strike. Before striking the rattlesnake erects the tail ane
sounds the warning, but the copperhead turns the end of
the tail downward and vibrates it with lightning like
rapidity, thus making a rustiing sound which is quite
distinctly heard when one listens attentively. Out
of doors, however, the warning of the copperhead is
likely to go unheeded.—Cuas. H, ELpon, Taxidermist.
CROCODILES IN FLORIDA.—Marco, Fla,, Jan. 6.—Editor
Forest and Stream: The schooner Little Tycoon, Capt.
E. V. Stephens, engaged. in hunting alligators for their
skins, brought in on the last trip thé skins and heads of
fourteen crocodiles, which proves beyond a doubt that
they are native in that portion of the coast where they
were captured, They are in no small numbers, as fully
seventy-five were seen, but owing to heavy winds they
could not be secured, the hunters being unable to strike
them, the water being so muddy, No alligators were
found in same section.—Marco, [lt haslong been known
that the crocodile (C. americanus) is occasionally taken in
Florida, but it has not been supposed that they were any-
where as numerous as here stated, |
LAKE LINDEN, Mich., Feb. 12.
MISSOURI QUAIL.
hes arama Mo., Jan. 31,—Kditor Forest and Stream:
To-day closes the hunting season with us, and I am
glad to say that the supply of birds left is greater than it
has been for years. This winter has been very mild, with
not enough snow to give the pot-hunters a show at their
deadly work. They have brought but very few birds to
market this season, although the shooting has been fine
for real sportsmen. Ithink the supply of birds will be
greatly increased by the opening of another season, There
are a few hunters here who do some hunting in the close
season, but they will be watched this year and dealt with
according to law, for we must protect our game, as there
is a very limited supply.
There are a few market-hunters here, but they are
sportsmen and cannot be classed as pot-hunters, as they
do their shooting for the sport, not considering the profit,
The buyers here haye shipped during the open season
10,114 quail, 259 prairie chickens, and there were 300 quail
damaged, notshipped. I know of some hunters who haye
done their own shipping, which I think would bring the
number of quailshipped from this place alone near 15,000.
This is several thousand less than last season; which shows
plainly that the potters are the ones that keep the supply
of birds down, as last season was a fine one for their
work. The farmers should protect the birds, and learn
that protection does not mean simply to keep men from
shooting, but that they must do away with their netsand
notdrive whole flocks into them and pinch their heads.
This I think is very cruel, not considering the rapidity
with which it destroys the birds. You might put a half
dozen sportsmen out with dogs and guns, and they could
not destroy birds at this rate, for it is very seldom that
you can kill more than five or six birds out of one covey.
We have a great protection here for birds in the way of
an undergrowth of black-jack and post-oak brush. After
the birds are shot at a few times in the first of the season
they become wild; and then as soon as you get from two
to six shots they fly into the thick brush. Then you had
better go for a new covey, for you will find it hard work
to get through the brush with your gun, even without
trying to shoot a bird should you be lucky enough to see
one. I haye tried the brush afew times, and instead of
seeing the birds could only hear them fly. You would
think it impossible for a bird to fly through such places,
but they go, Some of the farmers haye forbidden hunting
on their farms, and do not allow shooting on them at all,
which I think will give us more birds in a few years. A
AN EXoURSION TO LABRADOR in the summer of 1889 is
under preparation by Prof. Geo, E. Gladwin, No. 16 How-
ard street, Worcester, Mass. The plan is to charter a
steamer, start from Sydney, Cape Breton, July 12, and
go by way of the Gulf, Straits of Belle Isle and along the
coast asfar northas the Savage Islands in Hudson’s Straits,
The expedition will afford opportunities for sport, scien-
tific investigation, and all the charms of northern travel.
Provision will be made for ladies. The expense of the trip
will not exceed $250.
Game Bag and Gun.
“Sam Lovel's Camps.” By R. E. Robinson. Price $1.
MICHIGAN’S NORTHERN PENINSULA,
fiditor Forest and Stream:
The fact that deer, heretofore so abundant in the upper
peninsula, are rapidly decreasing in numbers, has been
admitted as teyond question, and the cause was mainly
attributed to the number of wolves that abound in the
woods, as well as to the excessive slaughter by sports-
men during the open season. A still greater enemy has
just been revealed, however, by Deputy Game Warden
Moriarity, of Menominee county, in the discovery that
human wolves have been doing the work of extermina-
tion after the sportsmen and hunters have returned to
theix homes. wo men, with more enterprise than
honesty, had been buying and shipping wood from a
small way station about a mile south of Floodwood,
Mich,, on the Milwaukee & Northern Railway, to Green
Bay, Wisconsin. The fact that there could be very little
profit in this ‘‘wood business” gave rise to suspicions that
it was only pursued as a blind, and the game warden,
upon hearing of the case, decided to investigate. Upon
arriving at the place he found a freight car on aside
track, loaded to all appearance with wood for the mar-
ket. Upon unloading the wood, however, he found in
the back end of the car a tier of deer, numbering some
twenty-seven carcasses, and in a condition that would
find a ready market. Upon searching for the industrious
Wisconsin woodsmen it was found that they had already
decamped for parts unknown. They not only violated
the law by shipping venison out of the State, but also for
killing deer out of season, and it is to be regretted that
they escaped punishment. This unlawful practice had
been carried on over six weeks ere this discovery.
In the Legislature of Michigan the law-making ma-
chinery is running along smoothly, and the revision of the
game laws is recelving some attention. A petition has
been presented, asking that the laws be changed so that
deer may be killed in the Upper Peninsula between the
dates ‘‘first day of November to the fifteenth day of De-
cember,” instead of between ‘‘first day of October and
fifteenth day of November.”
That the words “except Upper Peninsula” shall be
stricken out. As the Jaw now stands no bounty is paid
by the State upon wolves in the Upper Peninsula.
If deer is permitted to be killed earlier than October
first, hunters will rush into the woods and kill them for
mere sport. Earlier than October first the deer are in
the streams and lakes from the flies, or on theshores, and
are killed easily, but the venison cannot be shipped nor
used, unless used at once. Hunters will kill for mere
wantonness, If the time for killing deer is to be extended
at all, let the extension be while the deer are in good
condition, and not when poor from fighting flies.
Speckled trout, the finest game fish in the world, are
scarce enough here now; let us protect them while we
can, i
Wolves are numerous. Although the hunters may kill
many deer, the wolves kill even more when the deer are
helpless in the deep snow, Many instances can also be
shown where the wolves have killed calves, and they are
a complete estoppel to the raising of sheep. If a sufficient
bounty were placed upon wolves, the hunters would de-
vote their energies to kill them, and it would prove a
double advantage to the protection of deer.
The enactment of the above, it appears to us, would
be in the interest of all concerned, as it would protect
our game, In this there is some difference of opinion,
Indians are trying to have it stopped, and I think, alto-
gether, we will soon have the supply of birds on the in-
crease.
The prairie chickens are almost extinct in this part of
the country, and it has been only a few years since the
shooting was fine, I have shot them day after day with
a small rifle, and could kill more than I can now with a
good dog and a first-class shotgun. By going fifty miles
west we can find chickens enough to have a few days’
sport; and early in the season I have had good shooting
only eighteen miles west of this place in the Territory;
but that is growing less each year. We have not hadany
duck shooting this fall and winter, and I am afraid from
the present outlook we will not have much this season.
Game IN Town.—When Custodian Allen, who has
nut, walked through the basement this morning he heard:
an unusual slight noise and looked about for the cause..
After some efforts he discovered that the intruder was a
plump woodcock with an extraordinarily long bill. No-
the clerks said they had _a suspicion that it was looking
for an office under Harrison’s Administration, Mr.
Allen took charge of the visitor and said he would keep
it as a pet.—Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, Feb, 5.
Cuinton, N. Y., Feb, 14.—The few ruffed grouse in this
section left by the shooters seem to be wintering well.
Shortening the season as proposed by the Coggeshall bill
would in my opinion be wise, but it cuts off the wrong
end. The birds should be protected during September.
The killing of one full-fledged strong flying mature bird
is more satisfactory than shooting half a dozen half-
grown bob-tailed chickens from trees.—F. A. H.
A LARGE Gray Fox was recently killed by J. E. Baker,
near Montgomery, Orange county, N. Y.; it is a rare
prize in that region. j
great amount of shooting is done in the Territory, but the |
charge of the Government building at Ninth and Chest-.
body knew where the bird came from, and some one of:
OREST AND STREAM.
SUPPLEMENT No. 1:——Duck SHOOTING.
A MASTER OF THE ART.
‘Bditor Forest and Stream:
To the lover of the gun no branch of field sports gives
more genuine pleasure than wildfow! shooting, In early
‘spring the first fight would make me forsake my daily
Tabor and get out my old muzzleloader and invest my
scanty means in the purchase of wads, caps, powder and
shot. The result yery likely was scarcely mors game
than I had found room to put in the side pocket of my
jacket, after tramping all day through mud and water,
at times lying flat down on the prairie, at others crouch-
ing in a fence corner trying vainly to hide from some
passing mallard,
The Illinois river bottom was my home when I made
my first attempt at duck shooting, How many weary
tramps I made through that black, sticky mud, tired and
“worn out, darkness overtaking me often before I could
reach home. My game in those days usually gave me
very little trouble; two ducks I usually considered a
decent ayerage, and five or six something to be carried
in full view of the unfortunates. who did not have any.
In 1883 Heron Lake, Minn., became my resting place,
and during that fall 1 made the acquaintance of C. W.
Hamilton, of Windom, Minn, While chicken shooting I
was stopping for dinner at the house of a German farmer,
“when Hamilton and Sheriff Barlow, who were also out
chicken shooting, came in to have their dinner. Hamil-
ton, learning that my brother John owned one the finest
duck points on Heron Lake, invited himself to be my
brother’s guest during the ducking season, and said he
would give mé some points on duck shooting I did not
know.
A native of Henry, Marshall county, Ill., Hamilton is
one of the best duck hunters ITever knew, He is a dead
shot, and an intimate knowledge of the habits of wild-
fowl, gained from a life spent in their pursuit, enables
him to take the advantage of every trick known to the
professional duck hunter; and on the famous Senach-
wine Lake, a few miles above Henry, he shot many thou-
sand wildfowl,
Hamilton made his promised visit to my brother’s farm,
which lies on a point projecting into the marsh that sur-
rounds the open lake. To the north of the house is a
large marsh, hundreds of acres in extent, and southward
runs the marsh bordering it for about three miles. East
of the house the dry land terminates in a point, forming
one of the finest duck passes In the Northwest. Hamilton
made his appearance about 5o’clock. The evening flight
had set in, and mallard, teal, pintail, spoonbill, gad wall,
redhead, canvasback, ete., were fiying past in quick suc-
cession, After unpacking his tent and taking his boat
and gun out of the wagon, Hamilton proposed to go and
haye ashot on the pass. A shot fired by Hamilton to see
if any ducks were on the marsh north of the house, had
raised up an immense number of mallards and pintails,
and they were settling over the marsh in all directions
and settling down again. I was in advance, and on my
reaching the small creek that runs past the point a mal-
lard drake took wing. I thought it was too far away,
but Hamilton, from behind me, raised his gun and
knocked it stone dead. ‘“‘Mark south,” from Hamilton,
made me crouch among the grass, and looking over the
canes I saw about a dozen bluewing teal coming down
on our left. Just before they reached us Hamilton rose
up, and jerking gun to shoulder cut down three with his
first barrel, and, taking time, brought down two more with
his second, after which he quietly turned round and
asked me why I did not shoot. Looking south just then
I saw a half dozen mallards coming down on our left,
with a fine large drake slightly in advance. It is too
early in the season for the green on the head and neck to
be distinguishable, but the light-colored belly showed up
plainly and placed his identity beyond a doubt, ‘‘Now,
show what you can do,” whispers Hamilton, ‘‘and be
sure to swing your gun on the head and slightly in front
of the duck you shoot at, and he’s yourduck.” On they
came, unsuspicious of danger. The drake in front,
catching sight of us kneeling in the grass, begins to
climb upward; but toolate. Hamilton, rising to his feet,
throws gun to shoulder, and seemingly simultaneously
with report the drake throws head back om ghoulders and
drops stone dead among the canes. The whole bunch
are now climbing skyward for dear life, but not before
two more respond to Hamilton’s second barrel, and drop
from midair to terra firma,
Obeying Hamilton’s directions, I singled out one in the
rear of the flock, and swinging my gun on his head made
a clean kill with my first barrel; but neglecting to allow
for the frightened ducks’ upward flight, I shot under
with the second barrel and made a clean miss, ‘I suess
that’s not so bad,” was Hamilton’s quiet rejoinder to
my congratulations on his fine shooting, ‘if I can’t kill
ducks I ought to. Ive been long enough at the business,
and I think after a while T can make you kill them, too,
‘Sit quite stillnow, and I will show you how to killa
single bluewing teal coming down wind.”
The teal were now flying thick and fast, and we did
not have long to wait. One was now seen coming from
the north up the ereek, a brisk wind was blowing, and
the bluewing was flying fast but low, and going to pass on
our left. Now Hamilton whispers tome: ‘I will kill that
duck by shooting 5ft. ahead.” Just before it was oppsite
Hamilton rose to his feet. The teal must have seen him,
but he kept straight ahead, and at the crack of the gun
seemed to collapse as if struck by lightning, plunging
forward an inert and lifeless mass into the sawgrass that
lined the creek. :
“That's the way to groundsweat *em,” was Hamilton’s
quiet remark as he coolly took the empty shell out of his
gun. “‘When you go duck shooting there’s nothing like
_Enowing how,” a remark I fully appreciated.
The sun was now beginnitg to get low, and as it was
his first night in a strange place, Hamilton proposed we
go tothe house and have supper and make preparation
for an all-day hunt on mallard, teal, widgeon, pintail and
other shoal water ducks next day. An account of this T
may lay before your readers, and I may give them the
benefit of many valuable hints I received during a long
shooting acquaintance with one of the most expert duck
hunters I ever knew. Rustic.
COMFORT IN DUCK SHOOTING.
r ee prevailing opinion among many seems to be that
in order to shoot ducks one must necessarily endure
a siege of hardship and suffering similar to that of a North
Pole expedition, Even old sportsmen who have for many
seasons gathered in their quota of quail, grouse and wood-
cock, I have heard vehemently declaim against duck
shooting. That there is a way of rendering this sport re-
plete with pleasure instead of suffering I will attempt to
prove.
I have had the pleasure (note I say pleasure) of being
one of a ducking party for several successive years, and
on each and every excursion I have been exposed to all
kinds of weather—fair and wet, mild and freezing, gentle
southerly breezes and roaring northwesters, Still, I live
to tell the tale, and hanker for more of the same.
To shoot ducks and enjoy the sport, the very first desid-
eratum is to be clad properly, so that no matter how
severe and changeable the weather may be, one’s blood
can be kept in thorough circulation. Remember if the
feet are kept dry and warm half the battle is won. Don’t
be afraid ef dressing too warmly.
Our party on Barnegat Bay is ensconsed aboard the
shooting scow Halcyon, owned by our host, Mr. G., a
most genial and entertaining gentleman, It is one o’clock
A, M. as we turn out of our wide, roomy bunks to prepare
for the coming day’s sport. The wind is howling from the
northeast, which, together with the surge and pounding
of the seas against the Halcyon’s flat bow, is very sug-
gestive of discomfort, but also of long lines of honking
geese and bunches of fowl. ;
Through the cabin windows to the eastward Barnegat
light can be seen dimly flashing through the mist and
darkness, A slight odor of steaming coffee prevails in the
room, while a faint sizzling is heard emanating from the
kitchen forward, which betokens that we are not to go
away hungry.
The cabin is warm and I strip off nvy woolen night shirt
and in the buff I go to the wash room and sponge from
head to foot with cold sea water, then back to the cabin
and rub dow with a coarse towel until all aglow. Two
pairs of long all wool knee hose are drawn on over a
very thick pair of knit wool drawers, outside of which
I wear a pair of long red flannel trunks; old heavy panta-
loons complete my lower wardrobe. On my feet are
seamless woolen felt slippers worn inside of rubber hip
boots, purposely large in the feet so as not to impede cir-
culation in the slightest degree.
Two heayy all wool undershirts and a woolen jersey
are the next to come on, then a blue flannel shirt, and
last my brown duck shooting vest and flannel-lined shoot-
ing coat, in the pocket of which is a knit woolen scull |
cap, which permits of being drawn down over the ears
and at the same time protect the back of the neck.
Lined, neatly fitting leather gloves and a soft hat com-
pletes my rig.
Of course I have a long heavy ulster for special need,
but seldom worn while shooting, as it is clumsy for a
gunner, The object of wearing so much underclothing
is to doe away with heavy overcoats, which impede rapid
movements. Woolen wristlets are very comfortable, as
by protecting the wrists the fingers are not so easily
stiffened by wet and cold.
I also havea pair of heavy woolen blankets with one
of rubber tucked away in my sneakbox, for more than
once have J been forced to remain all night on a point in
an open boat, the weather being too bad to permit of my
returning to the scow.
Fitted out in this manner, with plenty of dry meadow
hay in the bottom of my box, particularly at the stern,
to stuff my feet into, I have serenely enjoyed many a
cold wet day with the ducks, while my gunner, though
toughened with years of such exposure, would lie there
shivering and teeth chattering.
If by chance I feel that I am becoming cold, I invaria-
bly at once get out of my box and take a short run on
the meadows, which soon restores the natural heat. By
no means wait until you are chilled. And always avoid
stepping’ into your box with your boots clogged with
snow.
Some may think all this clothing superfluous, but it is
not in the least while you are lying motionless and un-
protected in an open boat. I always remove my coat
and yest while rowing to and from the points, thus hay-
ing additional clothing to put on upon the relaxation of
exercise.
I remember well, upon my first ducking trip, how,
having been warned by the many stories of the hard-
ships a ducker was bound to encounter, [had taken with
meé, as one of the party claimed, enough underwear for
three men, and for half aday endured many jokes cracked
at my expense, and listened to much sarcasm in the way
of remarks reflectingly cast. I did a little joking myself,
however, the next day, when these same men of wisdom
ee bipaiee a desire to borrow an extra shirt or so.
ne very important item is that these garments are all
made of pure wonl, notmerino or of any cotton mixtures.
Bear in mind that wool worn next to the skin is at all
times most healthful. Hoping that my hints may prove
of yalue to some uninitiated IT ask the doubters and
skeptics to cease scouting the perl of duck shooting and
to give my methods a fair trial. BROADBILL,
CAMPING ON THE MISSISSIPPI,
OR many miles along the Mississippi Basin, on either
side, the river is bounded by astretch of low swampy
land, ranging in width from one to ten miles. This land
in certain seasons of the year issubject to overflows when
the river gets on a rampage, which, as with the Nile,
generally occurs at stated seasons of the year, usually in
the fall and spring, but the spring more especially, when
the ice and snow melts from the northern latitudes and
comes down with a rush,
Aside from these overflows, the land, being almast on a
level with the river, is continually water soaked and
covered with bogs, ponds, running sloughs and lakes;
and though immensely fertile, it is unfit for any kind of
agriculture; but over this wide range of lowland territory
a luxuriant growth of wild grass grows in summer, often
to the height of a man on horseback, and so thick as to
make many tons of hay to the acre. Certain kinds of
this spontaneous wild grass is used for hay where it can
be got at by farmers and stock feeders when upland hay
is scarce, but more commonly the larger part remains on
the ground, and is burned off the next spring for the new
crop. In summer the ponds and lakes are covered with
water lilies, which spread out their broad leaves and
always remain flat on the surface, mo matter at what
stage of water the lakes may be in. They also have a
beautiful flower, rarely obtainable on account of their
peculiar place of growing. ,
On the eastern bank of the river in Illinois, not far
from Burlington, Ia., the river bottom is six or eight
miles in width and is bordered by a narrow strip of
timber along the river’s bank, In thisswamp and marshy
land wild ducks and snipe in fall and spring abound. In
the spring from the beginning of March until the middle
of April, and from the middle of August or first of Sep-
tember, till the lakes freeze over in the middle of winter,
duck shooting is the main sport. The fowl migrate
slowly, feeding upon the surrounding country as they go,
until the frosts and freezes finally drive them to the
swamps of Arkansas and a more southern climate, A
few summer species remain with us all summer and nest
in their native swamps, but they are only the few and
non-important varieties. They stay im the swamps
throughout the day and feed upon the wild rice, which
grows in profuse abundance along the edges of the lakes
and streams, until about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, when
they take their flight to neighboring cornfields, often
going many miles beyond the bluffs in their search for
this much loved food, They have been known in early
days to create considerable shrinkage in the corn crop,
but later this shrinkage has lessened with the diminished
quantity of ducks, until now it is not perceptible,
Several years ago, before duck shooting came into so
general practice as a sport, farmers and local sportsmen
could easily supply their own tables with this game by
invading their feeding grounds in the cornfields of an
evening or morning; but later the ducks were driven out
and ceased to haunt their old feeding grounds, until
to-day duck shooting is almost entirely confined to the
Swamps and marshes of the Mississippi.
The boats used are usually skiffs about eighteen or
twenty feet long and are made as light in weight and
draft as possible, so as to be easily and quickly handled,
as they must be carried where the water is too shallow to
row. They are commonly made for two men and two
dogs. The men sit in the center of the boat back to back,
while in either end is an ammunition box or magazine
where all the shooting utensils are kept, Many go into
camp when the season becomes good and remain for
weeks at the time engaged in this sport, from the city of
Burlington and the surrounding country in Illinois.
Hardly a week goes by in the duck shooting season but
what numerous tents may be seen stretched here and
there over this wide waste of marshy country. The camp
hunt is one of the most enjoyable seasons of the sports-
men, and is looked forward to throughout the whole year
with an intense longing. When the ducks have come
| good, as the hunter terms it, immediate preparation is
begun. First of all is procured an old box stove with a
few cooking utensils, and then he commences with the
commissary department. Bread, coffee and other edibles
are provided in bulk, On the highest ground nearest the
swamps, with provision made for getting wood and fresh
water, the tent is stretched, the stove set up, wood hauled,
chopped and everything put in order. Generally three
or four go into camp together, one acts as cook, while his
companions divide up the success of the hunt with him.
It often happens that the best cook is the poorest shot,
The cook, however, is privileged to hunt when cam
duties do not require his time, but thisis not a great dea
of the time, as hunting creates a huge appetite. In one
of these hunting camps a person may sometimes imagine
himself on the Western frontier enjoying the full benefit
of the camp life of the cowboys and border settlers. __
Should the weather be dry and not too cold, camp life
is very pleasant and enjoyable, as the best shooting is in
the early morning and in the evening just before sun-
down. One who is in camp can get out before daylight
in the morning and can remain out as long as he can see
to shoot in the evening, thus having advantage over those
who come from their homes many miles out and return
the same day. Some of the neighboring towns along the
foot of the bluff are almost as favorably located as the
camps. From the village of Gladstoneit is but two miles
out to the nearest point on the lake, in ordinary seasons,
but when the river rises the water approaches to within
less than a mile of the village. Gladstone is on theC., B.
& Q, R. R., and is the centering point for sportsmen com-
ing from the East. Here they buy their ammunition and
hunting supplies; and it is also one of the shipping points
for those having gametosell, Oquawka and New Boston
further up the river are other points,
86
FOREST AND STREAM——SUPPLEMENT.
(Fee, 21, 1889,
At Gladstone many of the villagers rely on the gun to! ping all night long with its waves the platform of our box of shells.
supply their table with meat im the duck shooting season.
Many derive no little revenue from the sport by selling
their game to local shippers. Every boy in the village
who is lucky enough to have a gun or fowling piece,
from an old rusty Government musket to a double barrel
shotgun, will sally forth at break of day in the morning
and will stay out until darkness closes in in the evening,
and they are not always among the unlucky number,
Hunters come from inland towns many miles on either
side. Burlington, Ia., furnishes a good many, but not so
many now as formerly when every Sabbath was a holiday
for those employed in the city, who could not well get off
any other day. Then throughout the whole Sabbath the
reverberating echoes of the shotgun would awaken the
still air, and its constant and steady pound would be
heard for miles back beyond the bluffs.
When game is to be shipped to market, it is taken to
the nearest railroad station, and if there be a carload on
hand a car is ordered and the birds tied in groups and
suspended from the roof and sides of the car as thick as
they can be conveniently packed, taking care, however,
to leave air passages for ventilation between them at
suitable intervals. In this way they reach market in a
good salable order, even though many of them may
have been killed a week, if it be cool weather in the
meantime. If for sale they are never thrown in heaps
at camp nor piled in bulk in shipping unless they are
few in number and are to be shipped but a short dis-
tance. During the busy season several carloads of these
birds have been shipped from one shipping point in a
week, while more or less are used for home consumption.
This land containing these swamps has lately found its
way into different hands, asa large tract has been bought
up and turned over to be used entirely for sporting pur-
poses. A few years ago a syndicate of prominent sports-
men with capital behind them bought up a large tract of
this land lying a short distance out from the river bank,
around which they put a barb wire fence and erected a
fine club house. This house is on the railroad, the main
line of the C,, B, & Q., which rans directly through the
elub grounds, and was erected at no little expense. The
railroad company stop all local trains, and others if
necessary, at this place, which is known as the Crystal
Lake and Eagle Grove Cluh House, and is about three
miles out from Burlington. The house is run on the first-
elass hotel order, and is kept open the entire year. While
the hunting season does not oceupy all of this time, the
fishing season begins as soon as the former closes, and
throughout the summer continues until the hunting
begins in the fall again, so that with the exception of a
month or so in the winter the grounds are continuously
occupied. Being a short distance out from Burlington,
throughout the long summer season it is a great place of
resort for pleasure seekers, who come out, ladies and
gentlemen, for a few hours’ fishing. These club grounds,
however, include but a small portion of this duck shoot-
ing territory, 5S. H. McMInnan.
A BUNK IN A BLIND.
7ITH a genuine feudal independence, the Lake
Champlain duck shooter may claim that his blind
is his castle. It is undoubtedly the most elaborate affair
of the kind in use among the wildfowlers of the country.
Totally unlike the bush blind of the Hastern rivers, the
reed blind of the West or the box blind of the South, it
stands quite alone as a representative type of field archi-
tecture. It is, in fact, a miniature house, equipped with
all the paraphernalia of domestic economy, thoroughly
provisioned and fitted out to stand a siege of six weeks’
mbardment by the great army of southward-flying
ducks. Let us take a peep at one of these cosy Lake
Champlain ducking blinds,
The house part of the blind is very nearly square, about
5x6ft., and 54ft. high. It has a sloping roof to shed rain,
a door at the front end and a small window at one side.
On the opposite side there is a board slide which can be
opened to proyide air or furnish an dutlook, Across the
back end—the ends being the long sides of the blind—are
two bunks or berths, one over the other. A wide shelf
under the board slide answers the purpose of a table.
Heat and cooking facilities are furnished by a small oil
stove standing in one corner by the door. In the other
corner is the “‘armory,” a rack in which are placed the
guns of the occupant or occupants of the blind, con-
venient for immediate use, A cupboard under the lower
berth contains the dishes, cooking utensils, ammunition,
ete., of the garrison, while a big chest, answering also the
purpose of a bench, stands conveniently beneath the shelf
packed with provisions and other perishable supplies of
the gunners. So much for the interior of the house part
of the blind. The door opens upona platform about'3ift,
wide, railed all around and heavily bushed with cedar
or pine to such a height that the gunner when erect can
conveniently shoot over the wattled boughs. On the
front part of the platform is a long, trough-like pen in
which are confined the live decoys. The entire structure
which I have described is overlaid and concealed with
evergreen boughs, so that it looks like a dark green
mound standing on the edge, or in the midst of the shal-
low water.
It may easily be imagined that duck shooting with such
comforts and advantages as are provided by these house-
blinds is most delightful sport. Hspecially charming is
it to have a brief, sweet taste of the sport for a few suc-
cessive days, in the midst of one’s common vocation and
cares, to drive out, as I did, on a certain October evening,
straight from my office to the little cedar-covered snug-
gery of my friend at the mouth of the Lamoille River,
and bunk there for three blessed nights, with nothing to
do but to eat, and shoot, and sleep, and then, for variety,
to sleep, and shoot, and eat! The great busy world papped
so completely out of consciousness that when I came back
to it I felt lik a Rip Van Winkle with the rags and tatters
of a twenty years’ slumber fluttering about me. But, un-
like the venerable Van Winkle, I felt as though the vigor
and gladness of youth had returned, instead of departed,
while I was helping my silentfriend with his keg of pow-
der, and listening to the bowling, thunderous echoes of
his 8-cauge among the surrounding hills.
I shall never forget the first night—the night of my
arrival—and how I bunked like a rabbit in the heart of
that mound of cedar; how strange it was, how romantic,
with the great desolate flats behind us, stretching away
to the bases of the hills, and the broad lake in front, lap-
ittle house,
First, when I had unloaded all my impedimenta, and |
sent my team back to town, we had supper, and the get- and the attitude of his body, underwent a startling and
ting of it; one quite as delightful a process, to me, as the
other. We closed our little refuge to the chilling night
air, and sat down, in a space quite as circumscribed as | and while one hand stole to the barrels of the 8-gauge the
“Bring the Parker too,” called my friend. |
So I emerged with a gun in each hand.
At that very instant the expression of my friend’s face,
sudden change. He ducked down behind the cedar
boughs, with intense excitement animating every feature, —
the old woman’s in the shoe, to our culinary operations. | other motioned vigorously for me to subside. I did so,
The cheerful little oil stove furnished both light and heat.
Everything necessary had been laid out upon the shelf,
and we sat before it through all the operations that suc-
ceeded—preparing the food, cooking it, eating it, even
down to the dish-washing—without once stirring from
our places,
There is magic in an oil stove, properly managed. The
wonderful rapidity and neatness with which it will de-
liver into the hands of an expert manipulator dish after
dish, all savory and smoking, can only be equalled by
that “hat from the audience” under the mazy motions of
the magician’s wand. My friend in rapid succession
placed before me broiled duck, eggs boiled to a turn,
potatoes in cream, puffy flapjacks and steaming coffee—
to say nothing of his reserves, his bread, his doughnuts,
cookies, pies, apples and other home and boughten
delights. To be brief, I was confronted with such an
array of edibles as would have surprised me out of an
appetite had J been less yoraciously hungry than I was.
But on this occasion I ate and praised the cook by turns,
until everything disappeared as mysteriously as it came,
and a sense of delicious satisfaction had taken the place
of a hollow yearning within, Meanwhile, a pan of water
had been heating over the wicks, and, supper done, my
friend washed and I wiped the dishes. Then they were
stowed away in the cupboard for the night.
Afterward we lit our pipes, and, turning our backs to
the shelf, looked out through the little window at the
stars. My friend, who had been on the ground a week or
more, told me of his daily successes and failures; how
Monday’s had been a good flight and Tuesday no birds
had come in at all; how the evening flight compared
with the morning flights; how the big 8-gauge Scott
decimated the flocks and tumbled the wild ones at long
range, and how the 12-gauge Parker was sure death to
anything in the feathered line within 40yds. In return
I detailed the news of the town; what had happened
since he had been away; what were the principal topics
of gossip, and how business was thriving ‘‘under the
hill.” National politics came up for intellectual dessert;
and by the time we had settled presidential possibilities
ee pines had twice burned to the stems, and we got us
to bed.
Not one wink did I sleep all that night; but no dreams
could have made more of a wonderland of my surround-
ings, I was stretched at ease upon the lower berth, under
plentiful blankets, The slide over the shelf was slightly
open, and I could smell the fresh, clean odor of the flats
and the wide lake, Looking through the window on the
north, I could see the stars glinting with the steely
brightness of midnight. Various were the sounds that
came to my straining ears. Overhead my friend was
snoring lustily in his bunk, From the pen outside came,
every now and then, the restless rustle and quacking of
the decoys. A light breeze rippled the water, and the
waves lapped the edges of the platform and guregled
underneath it. There were also sounds from further
away; some of them mysterious, some easily accounted
for. Once or twice I heard a great splash in the water,
which, I suppose, was the announcement of a late-
arriving flock of ducks. Occasionally a loon laughed and
screamed far out on thelake, There were mysterious
rustlings in the air, like the swift passage of many small
birds, From the hills came the hooting of an owl, and
also certain mournful, plaintive cries, which I could not
assign to any living creature. Often, too, there were
sott stirrings on the roof above, and sudden taps and
concussions, as though some small object had dropped
there from a considerable height.
I lay there with all my senses alert until the stars be-
gan to pale and a gray film seemed drawn across the
sky. Minute by minute it grew visibly lighter; and at
last my friend stirred, turned over with a long, regretful
sigh, and poked his head over the edge of his bunk.
“Ho, hum! Are you awake, Paul?”
“T should say I was.”
“How long have you been awake?”
“Since 7 o’clock yesterday morning.”
“Well, I declare! Didn’t you get a nap all night long?”
‘‘Never once closed my eyes.”
“it was the coffee!” exclaimed my friend, ‘‘I never
thought about that, Well, we must get up. The ducks
will be fiying soon.” Down came a long leg, narrowly
escaping a foothold on my head, and balancing on the
edge of the lower bunk, my friend dropped lightly baek-
ward on the foor, I followed at once, and we both got
into our outer garments with all expedition, for if was
distinetly cold,
**We won't have breakfast until after the first flight,”
said my friend. He drew on his dogskin jacket, strug-
gled into his rubber hip boots, and went out on the plat-
form. Presently I heard a great commotion among the
live decoys, and then a splash as my friend opened the
little gate and stepped off into the water, ‘‘It’s an ele-
gant morning!” he exclaimed, as I emerged, muffled to
the ears. ‘Just enough wind to keep the ducks flying,
and not enough to drift the shot,” He stooped, and
anchored the drake in about 2ft. of water, directly in
front of the blind. Then he came back to the pen, and
let loose all the ducks, which went skittering away with
a joyous clamor, and settled around their quacking lord.
There sat the whole flock, dancing on the water and
preening themselves, as pretty a sight as.one could wish
to see in the gray of the morning.
My friend stood admiring the picture for a minute, and
then stepped inside and brought out his big 8-gauge gun.
Dropping in a couple of enormous shells, he leaned the
gun against the railing of the blind, and then stood slap-
ping his hands on his shoulders and gazing out into the
still, thick and blurred air of the early morning,
‘‘Hark!” he suddenly exclaimed. ‘‘They are beginning
tomoye. Better goin and get your gun.”
From far overhead, faint and vanishing as elfin music,
came the sound of the swiftly-cutting wings of a flock of
ducks, The shrill, mysterious, vibratory monotone had
a strange sort of fascination about it. We listened with
bending heads until the last faint pulsation of the air
had ceased, Then I went inside and got my gun and a
crouching upon the floor with a gun on each side of me, |
‘Load up, quick!” whispered my friend,
ready!”
At the word he stood up, the hammers of the big gun
clicking as he rose. I was in the act of dropping a shell
into the left barrel of my Greener hammerless. The boom
of the Scott drowned the snap of the barrels, so I locked
them and sprang to my feet.
was so dim I could see only a confused mass of objects
towering skyward above the decoys.
fluttering in the water, and the air was full of the rush
of wings. Throwing up my light 12-gauge [singled out
a duck that had separated from the main mass and was
swinging off to the left. The Greener cracked spitefully,
and the bird, folding its wings, dropped like lead mto
the water. The left barrel I fired at random into the
now disappearing flock, apparently without any result.
Meanwhile my friend had hastily loaded the Parker, and
with two rapid shots stopped a couple of cripples that
were making off as fast as they could swim.
“Well, that was pretty quick work,” he cried gleefully.
“Six redheads inside of a minute and a half,
dropped that quartering bird very neatly.
“*T didn’t expect to,” I replied, modestly; ‘‘but accidents
will happen in spite of the best regulated carelessness. I
fired wholly without aim,”
“Do s0 some more,” cried my friend, as he waded out
to retrieve the birds which the waves were drifting in.
Five of them had fallen to the destructive 8-cauge; but.
though I didn’t tell my friend so, I was prouder with my
one bird, killed clean with Sjdrs, of powder and 1oz.
of shot, than he could possibly be of his threeslaughtered
innocents and two crippled, brought down by those suc-
cessive, wide-spreading hailstorms of shot, aggregating
5oz. of lead from both barrels of his Scott. But duck
shooting is duck shooting, America over, and in some
localities my friend’s 8-gauge would be considered a
mere popgun, and his method charity itself, compared
with the death-dealing practices of the native gunner.
It was now beginning te grow fairly light, and the
whistle of ducks’ wings far out on the water in every
direction toid us that the birds were on the move from
their bedding to their feeding grounds. We piled six
redheads on the platform and crouched down to wait for
further developments. Our decoys, inspired with the
old, wild yearning after freedom by the associations
of the place and hour, flapped their wings, lifted them-
selves bodily out of the water and clamored lustily to
their brethren on the lake and inthe air. Had it not
been for the stout string that held the drake to his
anchor, doubtless our entire flock would have merrily
skimmed away to join their kin. Atis was, however,
their excifement and clamor only served to Inure their
wild cousins into unsuspected danger,
Through a convenient loophole my friend kept close
watch of the shifting flocks and groups of wildfowl,
“Keep low till I give you the word,” was his caution,
“Ducks are getting to be very suspicious; and no wonder,
they have been shot at so much.” We had not been
crouching behind the green rampart more than five min-
utes when I saw my friend’s grasp tighten on the big
gun. He shifted his position a little, looked sharply off
to the left and then said in a low voice, ‘‘Here comesome
of those little blue-winged teals. They won’t pitch, but
we'll rake them as they go by. Now, then, mark left,
ready!” ;
We oped up like jacks in a box, just as some eight or
ten of those wonderfully swift-flying little fellows, the
blue-winged teals, skimmed past outside the decoys.
Boom! Crack! Then a mingled boom and crack and it
was all over—with most of the teals. Seven of them lay
dead or fluttering in the water. The big gun had done
its work again; 1 was too modest before its stupendous
powers of destruction to claim asingle bird. I knew
that I had selected my pair, but had too much respect for
the conrprehensiveness of the 8-gauge to believe that I
dropped them. Again the Parker came into play and
the cripples were quieted.
“Isn't this immense!” exclaimed my friend, all aglow
with righteous self-satisfaction.
“Yes, it is—immense slaughter,” 1 responded some-
what ruefully.
“Ah, yes, you mean a big bag,” said my friend, conde-
scendingly, ‘You will learn the stock expressions in
time.” He dropped a couple more of the big shells into
the 8-gauge and sallied out after teals.
Fortunately—for my peace of mind at least—no more
flocks were decoyed during the morning flight. Occa-
sional bunches of three or four, with pairs and singles,
gave us some delightful shooting of amore sportsmanlike
kind, My friend speedily discarded the 8-gauge for this
fine work and made some very pretty single shots with
the 12-gauge Parker, which I praised as they deserved.
As for myself, I occasionally dropped a bird, but more
frequently an exclamation of disgust, which seemed to
tickle my friendimmensely. But the climax came when.
he proposed that Ishould try the 8-gauge! Then I indig-.
nantly retired to the house part of the blind, and began
pealing potatoes for breakfast.
Oh, the romance of those October days and nights in
the blind! The morning flights and the evening flights;
the snipe shooting on the flats; the excursions up the
river banks for woodcock! Itall came to an end too soon;
and yet they were long days and happy days, and long
nights and happy nights—after I learned how to sleep in
a bunk under cedar boughs, with a pint of strong coffee
singing through all my nerves. I felt as though I had
lived a primeval life for ages, when I mounted into my
buggy on the appointed day and said good-by to my
friend. The wagon groaned with a mighty heap of
ducks, and my friend smiled as he said: 7
“Tell the boys I am haying pretty good luck.” .
“No need of that,” I replied, looking down at the spoils;
‘they'll recognize your work.”
As Trode over the brow of the hill behind the flats, a
mileaway, I heard the dull, throbbing roar of the 8-gauge,
and knew that another flock of wildfowl had suddenly
been wiped out of the fauna of North America, .
PAUL PASTNOR,
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Fes, 21, 1889.)
NORTH CAROLINA WATERS.
| ws been such a long timé since I haveseen anything
J your columns pertaining to dtick shooting that per-
haps a few words about the waters of Albemarle, Pam-
co, and Core Sounds, North Carolina. may be of interest
fellow sportsmen. I will try and recount as far as
le my experience down there during the past three
selves in tow of 4 smart tug en route through the Albe-
and Chesapeake Canal bound for Roanoke Island,
N, OC, And a hard time of it did we have, indeed, get-
ting thtough that blessed old canal, It was a bitter cold
‘hight, and oir tug captain seemed bound to get through,
. veckless of Consequences to ourselves or anybody else, So,
after banging into numerous tafts at the risks of having
some stray log punch 4 hole through the yacht’s bottom,
ahd at other time swinging us so close ta the shore that it
Idoked as if the masts atid tigging wold be torn out of
the yacht by the overhanging trees, it was with a sigh of
telief that the tug cast us free to anchor off North River
light; We lay thete all one day waiting for a favorable
wind, and the next morning at daybreak set sall; and at
nyo o’clovk that afterhoon we found otirselves safe in the
ittle harbor of Manteo, Rodnoke Island. Having pro-
eured puldes; and niade some repaiis to our rudder, we
set sail the next morning, and that aftertioon wé found
ourselves at anchor in about three feet of water off New
i and about two miles éastward of thé Life Saving
Station;
The waters of the Sourid for niany miles in this vidinity
are extremely shallow, being not niore than 2ft, deep;
and there is an abundance of grass and good feed for
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ducks. I never saw so many brant in my life ds seenié
to frequent those waters. They were in flocks of thous-
ands, and had we chosen to gun for them with brant de-
coys we could have loaded the yacht without difficulty.
We did indeed kill more than we needed from odd flocks
that came to our redhead decoys, But the redhead duck
has always had a peculiar fascination for me, and there
is nothing more attractive to my eyes than to see the rig-
ging hung with numerous bunches of this splendid bird.
It was not lone before we had our sinkbox and 800 de-
' coys placed in position out on a shoal reef along which
the birds seemed to trayel, and of courseit was the proper
thing to place my guest safely therein, so that he could
have the first chance at the birds, Now, W. is a mighty
good fellow and a splendid fisherman, and I think the
world of him, for a more jolly friend and better com-
panion in camp it is hard to find, But somehow W. does
not seem able to ‘‘catch on” to shooting out of a sinkbox.
The flight was superb, gang after gang of redheads came
sailing along, set their wings, and dropped to the decoys.
Up would tise the head of W., bang! bang! would go
both barrels, and away would scud the flying ducks,
leaying not a feather behind. This we kept up long
enough to use up fifty or sixty cartridges, when W, con-
eluded that he could not ‘‘catch on,” and signalled to me
to relieve him, I did so in double-quick time, but alas,
the flight was nearly over, and although I remained in
the sinkbox until dark, our entire bag for the day, in-
_ cluding four birds killed by W., amounted to just half a
dozen pair of redheads,
The next morning was calm and forgy. About 10
o'clock the fog lifted, and it became as bright and balmy
as an April day, We left the yacht with the sinkbox,
expecting to put it into position at once, when there
octurred an experience not uncommon in those waters,
bit which was most tinexpeéted, and decidedly startling,
Now, be it remembered that there was not a cloud in
the sky and the gentlest of bree%es when we left the
yacht, Before we had gotten 500yds. away, a sqttall was
tipon us, the like of which I never saw before, It lasted
only about fifteen minutes, but must have blown at least
seventy-five miles an hour, The whole Sound was white
with foam, our sinkbox was sunk in a moment, and it
was only by the greatest care and constant bailing that
our boat also was not sent to the bottom. The long boat
belouging to the Life Saving Station was made fast
astern of the yacht, and the wind caused the yacht to go
so quickly about that this boat was instantly swamped.
And had it not been that her crew with their guns were
safely in the yacht’s cabin, they too would have gone
down. I understand that these peculiar squalls are quite
common to these waters. They are dangerous in the
extreme; in fact, the following summer the mail schooner
(quite a large craft) was caught in just such a squall, and
capsized with all on board. It was thought that two
lives were certainly lost, an old woman and child, both
of whom went down with her, but the day after she sunk,
luckily, the Life Saving Crew visited her, and found her
lying on her side, only partly submerged, and hearing
some sounds inside, they cut away with their axes, and
enery ue woman and child alive, but very nearly ex-
anusted,
We remained some ten days on the flats off New Inlet,
and were not fortunate enough to again catch such a
flight of redheads as we found the first day. In fact it
stormed and blew so hard that most of the time we were
unable to use the sinkbox. There is little or no point
shooting to be gotten in those waters. The flats are so
wide in extent that the birds feed and remain far away
from the land. So after ten days down there we reg¢ret-
fully tiirned our faces homeward, having bagged about
thirty brant and about fifty redheads and blackheads,
_ 1 paid another visit to those waters in the winter of
1887-88, and while the brant seemed as abundant as ever,
the redheads seemed to have almost disappeared, And
the sport was so poor that we came home quite dis-
heartened, So when the winter of 1888-89 came along
IT determined to send the Madelon further south, and on
the evening of Dec. 81 1 found myself on board of her at |
Morehead City, N.C. The morning of New Year's Day
broke bright and clear, and as the rays of the morning
sun were reflected upon the buildings and outworks of
Fort Macon, which guards the entrance of the harbors of
Beautort and Morehead City, we found ourselves gliding
rapidly along with a fair wind, bound for the flats off
Harker’s Island, Core Sound, distant about fifteen miles.
dt was not long aiter we sighted Harker’s Island that we
began to sec considerable flocks of blackheads, and some
brant, but alas! no redheads whatever. We proceeded on
our way until late in the afternoon, and having located a
shoal place where the ducks seemed to be using: (feed
being abundant there), wedetermined to try our luck the
next morning. That was a beautiful sight, the wind fell
FOREST AND STREAM—SUPPLEMENT.
to a dead calm, and the air was as balmy as April, but no
sooner had darkness come upon the waters than the
lights of the ‘‘fire-lighters” began to creep along the hori-
zon, They appeared in every direction; there must have
been at least a dozen boats out, engaged in this murderous
work, And every few minutes would come the boom,
boom of their guns, a sad reminder to us that our chances
for sport were being thus ruthlessly destroyed by the
natives who, without the slightest concealment, thus
defy the laws of North Carolina.
The next morning was just the day for sinkbox shoot-
ing, but few or no birds were to be seen. And although
we put out the decoys, and faithfully waited all day, we
were not rewarded with a bag of more than a half-dozen.
blackheads and one or two brant. We remained in that
vicinity the remainder of the week, with no success
whatever, and haying returned to Morehead City on
Sunday, Jan, 6, we set sail the following morning for
Harbor Island. distant 35 miles, and arrived there that
afternoon. ‘This little island, less than an acre in extent,
is located right in the mouth of Core Sound; it is of shell
formation, and is thought to have been constructed by
the aborigines, for numerous specimens of human bones
and pottery have been found there, The island now be-
ie to the Harbor Island Club, a party of New Yorkers,
atid oné of the mosf genial members thereof, Mr. Law-
rence Pike (or ‘‘Larry” for short), met me with hospitable
welcome, and did everything in his power to make my
stay there an agreeable one,
The Harbor Island Club has built a very sightly and
éonmifortable club house, two stories in height, and no
ofie Gmild ask for a better harbor than within its hospita-
ble walls; The sitting-room has two enormous fireplaces,
in which a roaring fire is kept up of logs 6ft, long, Their
steward; Walter Homans, is a Long Island gunner boy,
atid they have all the luxuries, incliding Joe the mulatto
waitermat, who is so excruciatingly feminine in voice
and mannet: that some joking club member presented
him with a complete suit of feminine attire, crinoline,
flounces, bustle and all, in which upon the arrival of any
guest Joe delights to array hiniself, and thus create a
sensation at meal time, I was informed that Joe also
had a ball dress with low neck and short sleeves. in
which he oceasionally pranced around, bit he did not
don it while I was there.
But the ducks were not there. For the first time in
eight consecutive years Friend Larry reported himself
‘left? as to ducking. Day after day the sun rose
brightly, and the warm breath of summer breathed upon
us. How we prayed for cold weather; how we hoped
and watehed for a blizzard to freeze up the Northern
waters and send the ducks our way. But they came not,
and after waiting over two weeks we made sail for More-
head City and came home. The truth of the matter is
that ducks are usually plentiful enough in these waters,
and, in fact, all along the Atlantic coast. I have infor-
mation that there are now enormous flocks of them along
the Chesapeake, but the mild weather of the past two
months has prevented their flight southward, and has
caused them to gather on the feeding grounds of the
Chesapeake in enormous flocks,
I notice the assertion in your columns that the birds
are disappearing, and beg leave to differ with you on
that, for to my personal knowledge there were never
more birds on the Northern and Chesapeake waters than
this and last winter; but for some unknown reason they
remain in these large flocks and do not decoy. Hvery
gunner knows by experience that unless the ducks are
separated and divided up into small flocks, not to exceed
about a dozen birds each, they will not decoy. The truth
of it is, that among a large flock of ducks there are
always some extra watchful ones, who have learned by
experience what a sinkbox is, and these give the alarm
to their younger and less experienced companions.
Large flocks of ducks also invariably fly high, and, of
course, easily discern the gunner. Small flocks fly close
to the surface of the water, and these are the ones that
come to the decoys. For these reasons there have been
comparatively few redheads killed on this coast for the
past two or three seasons. Their increase is thus scarcely
disturbed at all, ane just as soon as these great flocks of
birds disintegrate there will be better shooting and
greater chances for the success of sportsmen than for
years past. I have information from certain points on
the Chesapeake, etc.. that canvasbacks and redheads
never were so plentiful as they have been this year and
last year. But they seem to have got educated and
to know what a sinkbox is, for when some distance off
they rise in the air high enough to look down, and see
for themselves whether the flock they are approaching
is genuine or nob. Rosert ©, Lowry.
New York, Web. 7.
OLD TIMES ABOUT CHICAGO.
READ with much interest the description in ForEsT
AND STREAM of these luxurious resorts, where the
wealthy citizens of Chicago recuperate their energies and
indulge the sporting sentiment, with the assistance of
professional cooks, trained waiters, and well-stocked
wine closets. These things contrast strongly with the
old days of 1840 50, when that region between the Big | b
Calumet and Blue Island, and the Sag and Lake Michigan
was a vast game preserve. needing no protection, since
the game was so much more abundant than were the
gunners, that no visible impression could be made en the
berds of deer, flocks of geese and ducks, swarms of
pigeons, flights of woodcock, snipe and plover, packs of
grouse, and coveys of quail. Of all these probably only
the birds of passage are now to be found in their old
Biss and these only where they find food and protec-
jon,
There are perhaps 100 guns at work now in fall and
spring where there was one fifty years ago, and the
breechloader of to-day is a far more deadly weapon than
the old muzzle percussion gun of the forties, and all that
wealth and ingenuity can do in the way of boats, blinds
and decoys is brought to bear upon the wildfow! of these
times. .
In 1840 we drove from Chicago through the heavy sand
in wagons, a tedious ride of three or four hours, with the
chilling northers whistling about our ears. No stopping
place whereat to warm one’s fingers or take a hot drink
between Myrick’s, on State street, and the lower Calu-
met Bridge, Arrived at the river, we did our own push-
ing in heavy flatboats, without blinds or decoys, taking
the shots as they eame—a big mallard getting up from
the weeds along the bank with « loud squak, or a flock of
teal coming down the wind like bullets. Neither did we
usually have retrievers, and so lost many ducks in the
marsh. From twenty to fifty ducks to the gun was the
bag, but there being no sale for them in Chicago at prices
which would pay for powder and shot, there were few,
if any, market-shooters. Our surplus game we distribu-
ted among our friends, ;
In looking over the list of the members of the Tolleston
Club, { find few familiar names—perhaps six or eight—
which were known in Chicago fifty years ago, and even
those are perhaps not descendants of the sportsmen of
1840. :
So pass the generations of men. 5. C. C.
MARTEDTA, Georgia,
THE SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO,
Vll.—THE ENGLISH LAKE CLUB,
ape past year of low water and no ducks detracted
from the glory of the English Lake Club, just as it
did from that of all the river clubs, and some of the mem-
bers looked as gloomy as if they didn’t éver expect to see
another mallard this side of the river Jordan, Even if
this were to be the case—which isn’t, by a great deal—I
should write of the English Lake Club to-day just the
same, for there is enough in the past to debar any imme-
diate necessity for a future.
English Lake club house is seventy-two miles from
Chicago, and accessible via the Panhandle Railway. The
evening train gets you down in time for supper, and if
you will tell the conductor that you want to getofl atthe
house, he will stop the train at the club platform, just
47ft, and Sin. from the club house door, and, if you can
manage to walk that far, Mr. John Taylor, the club
superintendent, will get your baggage in for you. This
is better than running on to the station across the lake, a
half mile or so, and carrying your own baggage across
the railroad bridge.
The grounds of the English Lake Club comprise in all
about 5,000 acres, and extend up and down the river
about four miles, being in some parts about two miles in
width. They are located on one of those sections of the
absent-minded Kankakee which were undoubtedly
originally intended for a duck marsh, and for nothing
else on earth, The ‘‘lake” itself is only a widening of
the river, about a quarter of a mile by a mile in size. It
is named after a Mr. English, an old settler, It formerly
was much greater in extent, and indeed took in nearly
all of what is now known as the North Marsh. There is
water encugh in it now to make its passage dreaded by
up-bound duck boats on one of the windy spring days.
The club owns marsh on both sides of the river, which
is a very good feature, since it has a tendency to preserve
the game. If the pounding is too heavy for the ducks,
they get up and go across the river, and it must be some
time before the shooter can make so long a change of
base and get at them again. Probably he would not do
so at all on that day, and on the next day the ducks
would have-the same chance over again. This constant
shifting of the flight from one part of the marsh to
another necessitates a sharp lookout on the part of the
shooter, or rather on the part of his pusher, Happy is
that pusher who discovers some little ‘thole” where the
birds are feeding on the smartweed, or acorns, or some
other of the favorite local products. The pusher watches
it for perhaps a day, and then, confident in the instinct
of the birds to return to an undisturbed feeding spot, he
steals over to the telegraph office, and flashes a hurried
message to the club member with whom he happens to
have the best understanding. Then the shooter drops
any and all business, hurries down to the club, promises
the pusher a suit of clothes if they get a hundred biras,
and forth sally the two, as quietly as may be, and with
the innocent look of those who treck of naught more
choice than mudhens. If the “hole” has not been dis-
turbed, or eaten out by the devouring thousands, there
is perhaps realized that ‘“‘big day” which has so long
haunted the sportsman’s dreams, and he may come home
at night with his boat fairly groaning with a feathered
freight. Whether this be at some of the almost inscrut-
able recesses of the North Marsh or the South Marsh,
whether it be on Bogus Creek, Bogus Lake, or the Little
Yellow, or the Big Yellow, or on the wet meadow, or
oyer in the oak flats—that is a question each day must
decide for itself.
Mallards and bluebills make most of the shooting on
the English Lake grounds. Redheads and bluebills are
abundant in the spring and in the fall, when the water
is high. There are a few canvasbacks, but no regular
flight. Teal are plentiful. In common with all the river
clubs, the English Lake folks unhesitatingly say that the
shooting is best in the spring, although a great many of
their members decry the practice, as the ducks are at
that season in such very poorcondition. I have been sur-
prised, in getting about among the clubs, to find so many
men of the most intelligent element who persist in spring
shooting even while they admit that a general law against
it, North and South, would be the solution of the duck
supply. If we wait for all the States to pass such a law
af just the same moment, it is not likely ever to be passed
any.
phe local feed on this marsh seems to consist mostly of
wild rice and smartweed. There are, of course, the
usual marsh roots and grasses; and there is also a pretty
good supply of acorns, the overflowed oak flats being a
peculiarity not often found in other sections to such ex-
tent as here. Shooting on a smartweed flat in the timber
of Little Yellow River, Mr. Chas, E. Willard once killed
100 mallards in half a day. This was in open, bright
weather, and yet am told that the birds came in so fast
and close that the pusher, Charles Baker, killed three
with his paddle. The barrels of the shooter’s gun became
so heated that he could not holdthem. On the following
day Mr. Abner Price killed 52 mallards at the same place.
Mr. Price also once killed 115 ringbills in one day’s shoot
on the marsh.
The year of 1886 seems to have been about as good as
any since the organization of the club, in 1879. Refer-
ring to the club records, it appears that during that year,
in the fall, and from Oct. 20 to 26, such scores as the fol-
lowing were common; 81, 16, 15, 34, 15, 80, 58, 34, 32,
100, 41, 84, 21, 23, 52, 30, 78, 58, 55, 32, 53, 33,30. On Oct.
31 the scores were: 80, 20, 80, 31, 20, 48, 32, 28, 51, 20, 57,
90. On Oct. 10, 1886, snipe bags were recorded of 17, 44,
52, There were a great many snipe this past fall, and the
nature of the country is such that this sport is very often
afforded almost at its very best,
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ENGLISH LAKE SHOOTING
FOREST AND STREAM——SUPPLEMENT.
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(Fun, 21, 1889,
AND FISHING CLUB,
There is usually pretty good rail shooting in August
and September, and in Sepwnroet also there is usually
good shooting at woodducks. There used to bea pretty
heavy flight of woodducks along this part of the Kanka-
kee, and even now they nest in considerable numbers
along the oak flats. One nest with seventeen eggs was
found by children near the school house, not far from the
club building. Harry Hanson, 11 years old, is now the
proud possessor of three big wild geese, hatched from
eggs he took from a nest and carried home in his dinner
pail. Mallards nest all over the wet prairie, and at the
edges of the brushy points, usually upon the muskrat
houses. The teal seem to prefer higher ground, One
teal nest found had twenty-one eggs in it. The Canada
goose annually breeds on these marshes in numbers. It
is probable that the English Lake shooters kill more
geese than any of the other clubs, Mr. Jesse Cummings,
with John Taylor as pusher, killed twenty Canada geese
in one day last spring, shooting over decoys from a woven
grass blind on a shallow overflowed meadow.
The teal fight comes regularly to the English Lake
marsh from the 18th to the 20th day of September, no
matter what the weather; so, at least, Mr. Taylor’s ob-
servations would point, and he is a hunter. Once Mr,
Chas. Mears was down at the club house and having a
rather dull time of it. He had packed his kit together
and was about to start home on the evening of the 18th.
“I told him to wait for the teal,” said Mr. Taylor, ‘and
sure enough on the next day, the 19th, thelake was black
with them.”
The fall mallard flight usually begins to drop in about
the 18th or 20th of October, Ihave already, in an early
note, mentioned the fact that the local nesting mallards
make a flight north about Aug. 30, and it is thought that
these home birds bring other new birds back with them.
The spring flight usually comes up at the first loosen-
ing of the ice, there usually being a flying advance
guard, which may remain only part of a day if the marsh
1s still too close. Sometimes the whole spring flight will
go south fora few days. The date of the first spring
birds depends upon the weather. In an early season
they may appear in March; upon the other hand, shoot-
ing may not begin until April 1. The season closes by
law April 15. Although there are more ducks in the
spring, the scores already cited show that the fall’ offers
birds enough to satisfy a moderate shooter in any
ordinary year. It was in the fall, four years ago, that
Mr. Jesse Cummings, with John Taylor as pusher, took
in 128 shells, and brought out 92 mallards at 2 P. M., the
shells being then exhausted. In this case, the boat was
level full of ducks, and sat so low in the water that only
the combing of the deck stood out, The boat was strained
and broken, and was barely got in to the landing in time.
That ought to be pretty near good enough fun, and shows
what the marsh is capable of doing. After shooting like
that, it isn’t much wonder that the club shooters com-
plain of a year like this; but the fact is, they would think
they had a right to complain of a bag of a dozen or fit-
teen birds, which to many sportsmen would seem a fair
day’s shooting, There were a great many days this past
fall when English Lake men were growling about “no
ducks at all,” when a patient hunter might have gotten
in with a dozen orso. Mr. Taylor, who has long been a
settler on the marsh, and indeed has filled acceptably the
place of club superintendent ever since the organization
in 1879, says that he does not think the days of the
Kankakee are numbered in the least, and points out the
fact that, while 1886 was the best year of the marsh, 1880
was the poorest, He thinks it is only low water and
local fires that have made the trouble this year.
There are some rufied grouse on and near the club
grounds, and there would be quail if the natives did not
murder them off. Rabbits and squirrels also are to be
found in some small numbers, The club records show
that there are a good many woodcock in season from
July 1andon, The low warm timber lands of the Kan-
kakee offer a tempting field to this bird.
Tn dull days of the past season it occurred to some of
the members to try the Kankakee as a fishing stream.
On Oct. 6, Mr. A. M. Fuller took 7 black bass, on Oct. 7
he caught 23, and Mr. Taylor 27. They took 80 black
bass out of one “‘hole” in the river, There might be
good fishing in this stream, but illegal spearing and sein-
ing is carried on openly, and in one well known case
natives were caught using dynamite,
The records show that on Sept. 14, 1887, 12 wild pigeons
were killed in the woods near the club house, and what |
is more singular they were killed by a young lady only
fifteen years old, Miss Grace Hagen, daughter of J, T,
Hazen, of Cincinnati, O. On this same trip, Wm. Has-
kins being her pusher, Miss Hazen killed one teal, She
shoots in regular hunting coat and hat and handles a
rifle as well as the shotgun, ringing the bell on the club
target as often as many of the men.
The English Lake club house grounds cannot well be
shown in an illustration, as they cover too much country.
There is a pleasant little oak grove which fills up the
yard close to the house, and it is here that the little rifle
target is most usually set up. Here, too, isa contrivance
which I do not see at any of the other clubs, and which
is a good idea—a sort of little summer house, covered
with wire netting, and therefore perfectly ventilated,
whis is used as a duck house by the club. It is provided
with lock and key, so that no marauding railroad man
can slip over from a passing freight train and steal a
bunch of duckg, as had been done before this little house
was provided. The trap grounds lie between this little
grove and the boat houses, which latter are situated upon
the edge of a basin, which is connected with the river by
a short channel,
There is one club boat house, and there are nine boat
houses which belong to individuals, In. and about these
boat houses one can learn about as much in regard to the
industry of modern duck shooting as he can anywhere.
IT thought John Gillespie's den might do as well as any,
so we went into that. He had two boats of the patterns
most favored on that marsh, and on the walls hung a full
complement of oars, paddles and punt poles. There
were 200 duck decoys of all sorts, and a number of pro-
file goose decoys. Tools of different sorts were visible,
and indeed there was a whole chest devoted to tools and
odds and ends such as a blind maker and boat carpenter
might have to use. There were two or three boxes of
fishing tackle, which I regret to say I can’t approve very
highly. If 1 had worked in a sporting goods house as
long as John has, I would have accumulated a lot better
supply than that. Boots, sails, nets, rods, and all that,
lay around or hung decently suspended, There was a
willow blind, such as I have described in a previous
article, and also. a grass blind and a hay coat. The boats
had irons screwed along the bottom, to fit them for run-
ning on the ice in the early spring; and I saw some pad-
dles shod on the end with a serrated steel, like a saw
blade, to fit them for use upon the surface of the ice.
The boat seat was a sawed-off chair, and the favorite
boat was arranged so that about 4,000lbs, of stuff could
be piled into or on top of it. Isaw a contrivance which
looked like a brass post auger with a school desk on top
of it, and was informed that this was a ‘‘marsh seat.”
You screw the auger down in the mud, and its wide
flanges keep it from sinking; then you adjust the seat by
means of thumbscrew, and there you are. I would
rather sit on almost anything than that sort of a seat,
but I should think that it would be nice at a lawn-tennis
party. I saw also in this boat house another device,
although I believe Mr. Taylor was the owner of it as ap-
plied; it was a combination lock attached to the fasten-
ing of a spirits keg. My, Taylor told me that they took
ina gallon or so of whisky on a late hunt in the Indian
Territory, and the only way they could devise to keep
the negro cook and the visiting Indians out of the keg
was to put a lock on it. They did so, and found it a good
idea, It would be a good idea if extended to divers other
kegs.
As I looked around through this ty pical boat house and
made mental inventory of the curious stock, I began to
be impressed with the notion that duck hunting nowa-
days comes pretty near being a business all by itself, It
in no wise lessened this idea to walk through the assort-
ment of boats, of which this club has an unusually good
one. There are over 100 boats owned by the club, most
of which, when bought of the trade, are of either the
Green Bay or Waukegan model. Neither of these boats
uite pleased the English Lake men, andinan earlierpaper
pencaied how Wm. Hine—who, by the way, lives at
North Judson, and not at Logansport—had been trying
to get just exactly the kind of a boat they wanted, I
should think Kane & Co., or Douglas, or some of our
folks out here, might supply a craft which would be infi-
nitely better, and I would rather see such firms patron-
ized, believing that the business belongs to them and can
be better handled by them. The local boats were not
above criticism, by any means. The Green Bay boat, as
is well known, is a shallow, wide and straight-hottomed
boat. Soime su¢h model seems best adapted to the long
trips through shallow water and through the boat ways
mowed oiit thfough the tall ‘‘cane”’ and rice: There is
not enough river work to niake much néed for a higher,
rounder and stiffer boat: The Hine boat does not differ
widely from Green Bay lines. It is flat, round, with long
rake, and is about 15ft. long, There was one little; low,
highly-polished butternut boat, as pretty as a racing shell,
that took the eye at once, though too pretty for actual
service, and there were nuwhers of others, of good make
and finish, and in style different as the tastes of the
owners. Most of the boats were partially protected along
the bows and sides by tin or copper, It does not take
more than half a day or so of work in tough ice to cut
through the thin shell of aducking boat. Nearly allthese
boats, of whatever make, had a trim and hunter-like
look about them, and were strong and light, so that the
pusher may easily handle them. The English Lake push-
ers have never had an accident yet. There are fifteen of
these men who are considered regular pushers, and mora
can be called if wanted, I believe the pusher fee at
English Lake is $3 per day:
The original club house was only 24x46ft. in size, and
was moved over from the other side of the river in 1879,
The first addition was made four years ago, when rooms
18 86ft. were added for the accommodation of the keepet’s
family. A second addition of 24x36 was later put on;
and the total is quite a good sized building, whose ex-
terior, with its long porches, its broad and home-like air,
and with the flanking outbuildings of barns, ice hotises,
sheds, etc,, give it much the character of a big farm
house, set down on a not very prepossessing farm coun-
try, at the edge of a body of scrubby timber, and in the
arm of the river. There are about nine acres of farming
ground utilized near the house, and at some little distance
there are forty acres devoted to oats, 100 tons of hay
were this fall put up by Mr. Taylor, who has all the
tivileges of the farm, besides the emoluments of the club
fecner There ate twenty-seven head of cattle and a lot
of horses in the barns, but they are just like any other
cattle or horses, and I believe none of them are broken to
retrieve,
The interior of the house is more prepossessing than its
exterior. The first room is the gun room, and this shows
the stern sportsmanlike qualities in its furnishings that
such a place of congregation should. There is, of course,
the usual big box stove, and there are, of course, the pro-
per gun racks, tidy lockers, and shelves for the big tin
shell boxes. In the little hall leading to the dining room
hangs a large map showing in detail the club’s possessions,
Near by stands an ornamental bronze gong, of adeep and
booming voice, such as may have startled the ears of the
Spanish conquerors when they heard the fateful roll of
the Aztec war drum. To deeds of high emprise, also, does
this modern signal summon, and he must be indeed
valiant who comes forth ultimate conqueror in the con-
test with the hosts of yellow-leg chickens, backed by all
the skillful enginery of honest butter, flaky rolls, fair-
visaged cream, and coffee, naive if insidious, the same
marshalled, aided and abetted by Mrs. Taylor, who pre-
sides over this portion of the club’s welfare. As is com-
monly the case after a scene of wild dissipation of this
kind, I have only a vague recollection of separate events,
and would not dare say how many times I tried to engage
Mr. Taylor’s attention in another part of the room, while
I endeavored to steal another piece of chicken without
admitting that I wanted it. That kind of chicken is only
grown in its absolute perfection at English Lake club house.
The sleeping apartments are upstairs, and are uniformly
and nicely furnished, with marble stands, good mirrors,
durable carpets, etc,
In the gun room there is a very business-like air con-
veyed by the long lockers. the full racks, the gun imple-
ments, etc., and this is well augmented by the imposing
front of a very large and beautiful elk head, presented to
the club by Messrs. KH. Hoyt and John Gillespie, as the
little metal inscription states; once the folding doors are
opened, however, the spectator is presented a parlor in-
terior which might well serve for an illustration in an
architectural magazine’s article on modern home furnish-
ing. and which at once arouses the impression that if
modern duck hunting has been reduced to a business, it
is a mighty pleasant and luxurious btisiness in at least
some of its features. I have seen few rooms more un-
speakably comfortable looking than the English Lake
parlors. There isa nicely tiled fireplace which would
measure, I should say, 8ft. across. What rare stories of
Fes. 21, 1889.]
vast and flickering flame! Iwas alone at the club house,
but I could easily people the big room with lounging
_ hunters, and could see the smoke wreaths rise and hear
the quiet jest aud well spun yarn, Deprived of this
actually, I fell rummaging in the very well stocked
sportsman’s library, which seems to hold about all one
would want. The furnishings of this room are tasteful
and costly, The couches are wide and leather-covered,
and the oaken tables, the big chairs, and the good pic-
tures, make up an effect which you wouldn’t guess at
from anything you saw at the boat houses, Yet this
effect is one not less pleasing than the other. It shows
what kind of men go shooting nowadays, It shows that
the men who have had enterprise and courage enough ta
set on foot this club bave wealih enough and taste enough
to draw about them what they please of taste and culture.
IT knew this anyhow, but as I wandered around the rooms
T could not help smiling a little at the old popular picture
of thesportsman which made him a shiftless ne’er-do-well.
Times have changed since then. Do the non-sporting
Bane know how much, and are they now up. with the
imes
My visit at the Hnglish Lake Club was in the winter,
and there were no shooters and no ducks to shoot. In
company with the superintendent, Mr, Taylor, however,
I went about over the marsh somewhat, and I can say
from my own observation that it-is a grand one, I should
think that its worst drawback would be the fact that a
pull of from three to five miles would seem to be neces-
sary to get from the club house into the heart of the
marsh, at least during low water. This, however, is not
a serious objection, and is balanced by the fact that there
is no long ride from the railway to the grounds, For the
purposes of a ducking club, and for the further purposes
of an organization deveted to general recreation and con-
ducted under the general comity of thorough fellowship,
Ido not see how nature or art could add very much to
the Enelish Lake Club,
_ Mr, Taylor regaled me with lore of the club, and I wish
I had space to repeat much I heard as I sat by the big
stove, trying to pick an acquaintance with the big cat,
_ which whips all the shooters’ dogs that come about the
place, or to make friends with Isis, the absurdly elong-
ated little dachshund that looks on all newcomers with
serpentine suspicion. Mr. Taylor gave me much infor-
mation about the traits of some of the club members,
which may be useful some later day, So, talking about
the frequent big trap shoots, and recalling big scores,
and discussing how best to mark down dead birds in a
tice marsh, and reading the club records, and wondering
what sort of a year 1889 would be, we at last grew sleepy,
and the first thing I knew it was morning, and my train
had come to end the very pleasant visit,
In the following list of names there will be recognized
many of the most persistent, most practical and most
successful duck shooters of this neck of woods. They
are true to the creed of the real sportsman; and as they
are thus true, it must follow, as the night the day, they
cannot then be false to any man. The list: Abner Price,
President; Chas. E. Willard, Vice-President; John J. Gil-
lespie, Secretary: Wm. J. Crow, Treasurer; Executive
Committee—Abner Price, Jesse N. Cuinmings and John
J. Gillespie, Presentmembers—Chas. H. Mears, R. W.Cox,
John F. Hazen (of Cincinnati, O,), Abner Price, W, J.
Crow, J. N. Cummings, Jas. M. McKay, J. F. Barrett, W.
W. Foss, F. A. Howe, Geo. H. Mueller, John B. Sibley,
R. W. Stafford, Fred H. Lord, Thos. W. Wilmarth, Ed-
ward Engle, W. B. Chatfield, W. A. Barton, T. H. Elmer,
Chas. Morris, F. L. Charnley, D, P. Wilkinson, John R.
Adams, Chas. E. Felton, Wm. A. Angell, Marshall Field,
Geo. F, Anderson, Thos. H. Ball, Daniel B. Scully, F. B.
Foster, Wm. H. Bungee, John F. Phillips, 8. M. Millard,
Walter T. Clark, F. H. Watriss, Hd E. Ayer, T. C. Ed-
wards, A. W. Cobb, Chas. E. Hayden, Frank Floyd, E. H,
Lahn (of Alton, Ill.), D. H. Denton, H. B. Bogen, Dr.
John B. Owens, C. E. Deam, L. G. Fisher, H. V. Pierpont,
Graeme Stewart, R. Deam, R. W. Hosmer, J. P. O'Neill,
A, M. Fulton, B. ©. Sherman, Frank Pilkin, A. H, Mulli-
kin, Jolin T. Cowles. HK. Houau.
No. 175 Monnon Street, Chicago.
THREE DAYS AFTER THE LAST ONE.
ADISON COUNTY, New York.—The bitd season
ih which closed with Jan. 1 did not result in the
capture of the usual number of birds. The unpre-
cedented wet October kept many from the brush, but
some good bags were made during the last of December.
I think December should be stricken from the open
season, because all know that grouse take to trees much
more then than during any other season, which fact
causes their death from the hands of fox, rabbit and
skunk hunter. I know of a run through which I, in
Septem ber—finding five or six birds and killing three—
was dogged over by a hunter and his brace of spaniels
after a hard storm in December, and this man slaughtered
from the trees twenty in one day. These birds were
driven into this secluded gulf by the severe storm, and
undoubtedly they constituted nine-tenths of the grouse
inaradius of amile. How was next season’s shooting
affected by this act? The sportsmen in our section haye
a tule that when we have killed all but two or three in a
certain cover we will leave these for breeding; and not
do as a man who came here on a hunting trip did in his
section. He said only one bird was left there, and he
hunted three days before he killed her, but he was bound
to have her. He must have felt like a conqueror as he
held her panting form in his hand.
No sterner fact stares us in the face than this, the game
must go unless we use judgment in its preservation and
discretion im our killing. Although we have here no
strictly market-hunters, nevertheless many facts com-
bine to bring about the above results. Within a radius
of twenty miles we have five gun clubs, averaging fifteen
to twenty members, or on the whole about 100 wing shots,
Add to this another 100 of tree shooters, and you have a
small regiment armett with the double-barrel Smiths,
Parkers, ete. Besides, where ten years ago you could
not find a single well trained dog now you can find scores
of pointers and setters.
There is one other condition that injures our grouse
shooting. It is allowing woodcock shooting in August.
Although many live up to the law others disregard it
entirely. Ifthe present Legislature would put August
in the closed season for woodcock and squirrel then there
would be no excuse for the gunner to be in the pt
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the field have been told and are yet to be told beside that | PATTERN AND PENETRATION TESTS.
FOREST AND STREAM.
AST summer the FoREST AND STREAM mentioned
that it would place on the new grounds of the
| Suburban Shooting Association at Claremont a screen
where tests of shotguns could be made with the least out-
lay of time and trouble, and with perfect safety. The
screen is now finished, and is a solidly built affair of
timber with a facing of wood blocks a foot deep, fit to
stop any possible rain of shotgun pellets. It is 12ft, long
and 8ft. high, with an opening in the center 4ft. square.
Two solid shutters close across the opening from the rear,
and on these shutters the targets to be fired at will be
mounted, while in the center, covered by the target
sheet, will be the penetration pad, One discharge will
make a double record, and present inaclear and tangible
form just what the gun is capable of with the charge in
use,
It is proposed to carry on the tests on the same lines
followed in the trajectory trials so successfully carried
out by FOREST AND STREAM, The only aim and object
will be to find out by trial just what any particular oun
will do with any particular cartridge shot under carefully
noted conditions, With the results attained FoREST AND
STREAM has no concern beyond that of having them
accurate and indisputable.
The order of test will be simple and exact. A gun is to
be tried. Tt is brought to the range and its pedigree
taken, Its shop number, length of barrel, description of
same, whether choked and how and of what material,
who made jt and of what model and gauge, its weight
unloaded, and any other points aboutit worthy of note.
Then the weather conditions will be put down, the
wind, its direction and force, the state of the atmosphere
as to temperature and moisture, and the barometric
pressure. |
The cartridges to be used will be placed ina tray, in sep-
arate trays for each barrel if different loads are used.
Then the eun will be warmed with a few shots fired into
the ground. Then the firing will take place, over a bag
ora barrel rest if desired, or from the shoulder, The
owner or agent of the gun may shoot it, or the range
superintendent willact. Hach target made is labeled, so
that when collected they form a complete story of the
gun’s doings; 5 shots from each barrel at 40yds, and 5 at
60yds. will make a total of 20 targets, These are for
fixed 30in, circles, but to make the test one of the gun
independently of the shooter, a clean sheet of paper 4ft,
square will be put up and a 30in, circle struck at any
point where the best pattern may beshown. This will be
done as before, several times for each barrel at each dis-
tance, While the shooting is in progress 5 cartridges
will be taken from the tray. They will be brought to the
office of FOREST AND STREAM, where they will be opened
and the manner of loading described, with the weight of
powder and shot taken with a pair of scales capable of
noting differences down to a single grain. In this way
the observations will be broad enough to secure averages
that will be fair to the gun and of value to. those who are
studying the interesting question of shotgun perform-
ances. The first trial of the screen will be asort of free-
for-all contest between shotgun makers, each to offer
the gun which he considers a model one for the sports-
man. He may load it as he pleases, but as above stated
all the conditions of the gun’s doings will be so set down
and analyzed that there will be no inducement to any-
thing but the best work by fair means. The FoREST AND
STREAM will test all the guns now before American
shooters and pushed on this market. The results when
published will furnish a rich fund of information worthy
of careful study, and it will be but the opening chapter
of the big volume of data which it is expected the new
gun-testing screen will furnish on every point of concern
to trap and game marksmen.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Just as the FoRHST AND STREAM Trajectory Trial settled
forevever some of the most important points connected
with rifles, so it is to be hoped that the trial of shotguns
you are preparing to hold will settle, once for all, the
following among other points, in the interests not only
of American sportsmen, but of the largely increasing |-
numbers on this side of the Atlantic who are taking
interest in your paper.
1. The effect of difference of gauge upon pattern and
penetration, both when the loads for which each gauge
is regulated are used, and also when the ordinary loads
of one gauge are fired from another.
The general opinion seems to be that small gauges
throw shot more closely than large, and with equal
charges of powder give greater penetration. This is not
in accordance with the usual results of many experiments
made by myself during the last twenty-five years. I
have generally found the smaller bores, especially when
unchoked, spread their shot over quite as wide a circle as
the larger, and consequently put fewer pellets into a
given space. Last year I tried a 28 bore and an 18, with
barrels of the same length and of the same metal, both | 8
being choked and made by the same company. The 18
beat the 28 in pattern and penetration even when using
the loads of the small barrel, and with its own loads was
greatly superior.
As regards penetration, experiments with scientific
apparatus have clearly proved that a given charge of
powder produces far greater pressure on the square inch
in a small than in a large bore, and might therefore be
expected to drive the shot with greater force; but the
effect of the greater pressure is counteracted partly by
the gas having a smaller surface of shot to act upon and
partly by the extra length of the column of shot causing
: ge increase of friction between the pellets and the
arrel.
The frial held by the London Field in 1879 showed that
not only do small gauges put fewer pellets into the 30in.
circle at 40yds. when loaded with loz. of No. 6 shot in
the 16 and 20 bores against 1402. in the 12-bores, but that
they even put fewer upon a 10in. square in the middle
of the circle. The following were the average patterns
of 25 shots with each gun, the shot containing 270 pellets
in an ounce:
apni: amen Wet a Set
16-bore...... Rilo atic 161 56
DION GANS woes eth cata i Sale 155 34
Twelve guns of each gauge were tried. The average
pattern of the best gun of each gauge was ati 40yds.:
89
On 80in, circle, On 10in, square.
12-bore,.....-.- nate ee ate 224 56
WB=DObpue ss sau sles ee eeers 189 45
20-DoT@.......+6s live fieaie 188 43
At 60yds.:
MEW DTNG os 5.64 hev0ca sce oy 100 19
OTHERS tense apse 92 16
SH De Py PG: an > batt iafers der R4 14
In one 12-bore only loz. of shot was used, and its aver-
age of 25 shots was 183, beating all the 16-bores except
one, which averaged 189, and all the 20-bores except one,
which averaged 183 also.
The editor of the Meld afterward tried a 12-bore and a
20 with Nos. 6, 5 and 4 shot, firing 10 cartridges of each
size of shot from each gun, the 12 gauge being loaded
with 8drs, and 140z. and the 20 with 24drs. and {oz.
The following were the average patterns at 30yds, :
12-bore,
On 30in. circle. On 10in. square.
WG2 OS hOitee er pees 197 47
Mapp ShGbrensss ete aes 155. 27
ING #4 SH Otiess etvee vee 98 21
2)-hore.
INO!.G SH OGeras ture ae 146 29
INGLE eh Otro. 87 21
No}4 shot .. 7.2.2... 78 15
In Long's ‘American Wildfowl Shooting” there is an
accoXknt of some trials of large bore guns at 40yds, against
a target 1ft. square. Among them were two 10-gauges
fired with only loz. of No. 4shot and 4drs. of powder,
One puton the target an average of 72 pellets and the
other of over 57.
The guns used at the Mield trial and also those of Mr.
Long weve all choke-bored, and the results show clearly
that the large gauges made closer patterns than the
small, nine or ten years ago, Within the last two years
some wonderful shooting has been obtained from 28-
bores, but probably the same principles applied to the
larger sizes would cause them to maintuin their supe-
riority in closeness, if this were desirable.
2, Another subject of great importance is the effect of
length of barrel upon penetration and also upon pattern
at long ranges. The majority of the hest British gun
makers assert that, in 12-bores, barrels of 30in. give better
results than any of lesser length, but a few seem to differ
in opinion about this, and cne sportsman of great experi-
ence in guns (Mr. Lane, who signs himself in the shootin
papers, ‘One who has fired 20,000 trial shots at marks”
asserts that certain makers who know the secret of boring
can produce as good pattern and penetration with 24in,
barrels as with any of greater length, He speaks of a
28-bore with 24in, barrels, which makes an average
pattern at 40yds, of 221 with the right and 183 with the
left, when fired with one cunce of shot containing 240
peliets, He also statesthat such guns are greatly superior
to 12-bores for ranges beyond 50yds,, and that they carry
large snot better. In direct opposition to such views
your correspondent, ‘‘Cyrtonix”, wrote to FoREST AND
STREAM about the end of 1884, and again in April of the
present year, strongly advocating 16-bores, with barrels of
34 or 36in., and asserted that they would give more
penetration with 2#drs. of powder than 10-bores with
ddrs. He also said that barrels of 36in. are as easily
handled by those accustomed to them as barrels of ordin-
ary length, a point upon which very few sportsmen will
agree with him,
3. The effect of difference of gauge upon the closeness
and regularity with which the large sizes of shot are
thrown, has not yet been clearly determined. Nearly all
writers upon firearms say that narrow bores throw small
shot best, and wide bores the larger sizes. Dougall, the
London maker, in his book upon shooting published in
1875, said that this rule applies to 10 or 12-gauge as com- .
pared with 16 or 20, but that barrels of 36 gauge, if of 36
or 40in, in length, greatly excel the larger gauges with
large shot.
Tt seems to me that any comparison of gauges must be
fallacious unless the barrels be of the same length. In
my own experiments I have found, with one or two ex-
ceptions, that the large gauges beat the small with Jarge
sized shot. A 42-gauge with 20in, barrels carried No 9
(about 600 pellets to the ounce) very well indeed, but all
larger shot went in clusters. A 17-bore threw No. 7 shot
(about 340 to the ounce) with such closeness and reeular-
ity that a snipe at 40yds. could rarely escape, but it
scattered badly with any larger shot that I tried. A 16-
bore by one of the best London makers, though a wonder-
fully hard hitter, did not carry any shot. from No. 7 up-
ward, so closely as a 12-bore, both having 30in. cylinder
barrels. I have, however, at the present time a 16-bore
with 28in. barrels, recess choked, made for me nine years
ago, which throws No. 3 shot (about 185 pelle‘s to the
ounce) with great closeness, and makes a better pattern
with buckshot than any other gun of any gauge that I
ever saw tried,
4, The difference (if any) in shooting qualities between
barrels choked at the muzzle and those with a “‘tulip” or
“recess” choke, is at present unsettled. Most of the best
un makers adhere to the former plan. but I know of at
least three celebrated makers whouse the -‘recess” choke,
and have seen guns made by two of them which could
hardly be surpassed in closeness and rerularity of pattern.
The recess plan has two decided advantages for work in
wild countries. It will carry bullets as accurately as a
cylinder bore and without the jeast risk of injury to the
barrel, and it will also make splendid shooting with soft
shot, whereas the muzzle choke requires hardened shot
for good work, the pellets of soft lead bemg so deformed
by the constricted part of the bore as to cause a bad
pattern. After trying hard shot for duck shooting f
came to the conclusion that it does not kill so well as
soft, and that it is liable to break our teeth when eating
the game, so discarded it altogether.
5. The relative penetration of fine and coarse powder is
still a matter of dispute. In trying them up to forty
yards, with cards one inch apart in a rack, the fine grain
has shown a decided superiority over the coarse, but some
sportsmen contend that the latter gives more penetration
at long range through keeping the shot more together
and deforming the pellets less.
6. In rifles there appears to be no doubt but that extra
weight of barrel adds slightly to the velocity of the bul-
let. Im shotguns it seems probable that penetration
depends more upon the elasticity of the barrels than upon
weight, for some of the hardest-hitting guns ate very
light. Perhaps this point may be determined in your
trial, if some of the British 12-bores of lbs. weight.or less
i contend against the heavy weapons preferred in America,
90
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Fus. 21, 1889.
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A great deal of misconception about penetration has
arisen through the methods used for testing it. Paper
pads are probably the most unreliable of all. When the
sheets are pressed closely together a hard-hitting gun
will often penetrate fewer than a weak shooter, owing to
the extra velocity causing the pellets to flatten. The
Same gun will vary greatly in successive shots, accord-
ing to the number of sheets in a pad, and also according
to the looseness or closeness with which they are pressed
together.
The Meld force gauge is quite as much a test of the
simultaneous arrival of the whole charge of shot as of its
penetration. A hard-shooting gun, from which the pel-
lets arrive consecutively, will not show so great a force
as a feeble weapon which sends them in a mags,
Some months ago a water target was described in the
English sporting papers, but it isnever mentioned in them
now. It seems very probable that after shot reaches a
certain degree of velocity, its penetration into water
would begin to decrease, owing to the extra resistance
offered to very swiftly moving bodies. This principle
was well illustrated by some experiments with bullets,
described in Cleveland’s work on American rifles, pub-
lished in 1864,
On the whole, the most satisfactory test of penetration
is, perhaps, that of firing at cards, placed half an inch
apart in a rack, as recommended in Long’s “American
Wildfowl Shooting,” ‘With care in procuring the cards
of the same thickness and weight, and keeping them at
an even state of dryness, the results of trials are remark-
ablyuniform, The number of cards pierced also increases
* exactly as the proportion of powder to shot is increased,
which is the result reasonably to be expected.
In conclusion, I would say that the most important point
to be settled in your trial is the best gauge for any given
weightof gun. Suppose, for instance, 7lbs. as the weight
which a man of average strength and endurance can
carry with comfort in a long day’s shooting, 3 to 34drs,
of the strongest powder and 14 to iioz. of shot can be
fired from it without unpleasant recoil. The question is,
whether a 12-bore is best for such charges, or whether, as
some think, a 16 or 20-bore of the same weight and length
of barrel would throw them with superior pattern and
penetration. Hixtra long shells are now made for these
smaller bores, so that there need be no difficulty about
getting in the larger loads. J. J.M
DuB.Lin, Ireland.
QUAIL IN MARYLAND.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Your correspondent ‘Del. A. Ware,” writing from
Dover, Del. says: ‘‘The Delaware State Game Society is
doing good work in waging war against illegal trapping
of game.” I have lived in this State for two years and
have seen none of the “good work,” on the contrary,
gunners pay no attention to the game laws. In the
neighborhood of Frederica, Milford and down through
Sussex county the quail were being slaughtered forty
days before the season opened, I enticed a bevy upon
my place by planting buckwheat, which I allowed to
remain standing. All but three of these birds were
killed before Nov. 15, Of course I know who did the
shooting, but cannot afford to incur the ill will of my
neighbors by punishing them.
It is my opinion, if instead of ‘tan appropriation for
the buying of game girds to be loosed through the State,”
the money was spent in securing the arrest of illegal
shooters we would have asa result a large increase of
game, VicToR M, HALDEMAN.
MILFORD, Del., Feb. 16.
West VircintA.—Editor Forest and Stream: In For-
EST AND STR“ AM of the 7th I noticed a query as to the
best place for black bear. Let me suggest Greenbrier
and Pocahontas counties, in West Virginia. White
Rock and Greenbrier Mountains in the former county
are said to be well supplied with black bear. These
animals are also reported numerous in the Williams
River region, Pocahontas county. Should Dr. Dwyer
wish to visit West Virginia to try bis luck and pluck on
black bear he will do well to write to Henry Gilmer,
Ksq., Lewisburg, who can give him all the information
he desires. Mr, G. would likely accompany him in a
chase after bruin should his business permit, and if the
doctor wants a good companion. The best time in the
spring to hunt bears here would be from the ist to the
20th of March, because during that time we often have
good tracking snows, and later in the spring it is a rare
thing to see the ground white twenty-four hours ata
time. Itis thought that the West Virginia Legislature
will change the game law to a certain extent if its mem-
bers get through quarreling over the Senator in time.—
P. C. O, (Lewisburg, W. Va.).
GROUSE, GUNS AND SNARES.— Hditor Forest and
Stream: If a person understands the art of setting
snares, he can catch a whole flock of grouse or partridzes
if he sets the snares while the birds are in flocks, before
the leaves begin to fall. After the birds are scattered,
and the leaves begin to fall, the snarer does not have as
good a show as the shooter (who can shoot), A good shot,
one who understands the tricks and habits of our part-
ridge, with a dog that knows how to work them up care-
fully, isin my opinion about as destructive to partridge
as the condemned snarer. There are probably three
hunters to one snarer; the shooter gets at least half the
birds. There are many more hunters than there were
ten years ago. Hunting and snaring kill the birds. The
farmer and land-owner should regulate the killing on his
territory so that ‘‘supply will exceed the demand,” then
there is a chance for this noble vird to increase.-FARMER,
STRAHAN, Ia,, Feb. 11.—I consider your paper worth
double the subscription price, and will not do without it
_as long as T am able to rake enough together to pay for
a subscription, Game is very scarce here this winter,
there are a few prairie chickens on the river bottom, but
rabbits seem to have been killed off. Quail are very
scarce here; I have seen but one covey of sixteen this
winter.—H. W.
SUNDAY HUNTING IN On10.—For hunting on Sunday,
three men of Gregg’s Corners, O., were arrested, and one
docked in the sum of $48. The residents there mean to
enforces the law.—Canip,
PUTTING OUT QuarL.—Dover, Del., Feb. 4.—The Dela-
ware State Game Association has contracted for 2,000
live Southern quail to be turned loose in the State. In-
deed game was shot so close this season that a petition is
likely to go before our Legislature at its present session,
asking for an act to prohibit the killing of game for one
or two years, Such an act would be acceptable to lovers
of good sport and to those desiring an increase in our
game supply.—Dru, A. WARE.
NbWrorT FIsH AND GAME ASSOCIATION.—This club is
in a prosperous condition; it has a membership of forty,
a boat house on Lily Pond, where the black bags fishing
is now fair, a fruit of the club’s work of restocking the
pond. Trout have been put into Neilson Pond. The
Newport anglers are taking common sense measures to
provide good fishing for themselves.
THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
[Spectal Correspondence of Forest and Stream.)
LBANY, Feb. 19.—Senator Collins has introduced two bills.
One of them prohibits the importation of game into this
State and forbids the selling out of season, whether killed in this
State or outside.
The other bill appropriates $2,500 for a fishway at Lackawaxen,
where the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey come up to the
New York State line. It is expected that each State will con-
tribute the same amount, thus making $7,500 in all.
Assemblyman McAdam has introduced a bill prohibiting the
sale of speckled treut in Oneida county at any time,
The Assembly Committee on Game Laws_ hus reported the fol-
lowing bills: McAdam, prohibiting the shooting of partridges
outside of Oneida (ordered to a third reading); Savey, for the pro-
tection of fish in Lake Ontario adjoining Cayuga county (to third
reading); Little, prohibiting the selling of quail and partridges in
Niagara county for three years more; McAdam, amending the
general act of 1879 so as to prohibit the shooting of ducks in spring
(to third reading).
Senator Hawkins’s bill for the protection of oysters, etc.. has
passed both houses and gone to the Governor.
NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF Brrps, by Gurdon Trumbull. A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American. game birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Forgsr
AND STREAM,
Camp-Sire Slickerings.
“That reminds me.”
260.
NHE communication from ‘J. M.S,” which, under
the heading of ‘The Bronzebacks of Sussex,” ap-
pears in your issue of the 7th inst,, reminds me of the
following facts:
Will, John and the humble scrivenor hereof were fish-
ing in the Fox River, Wisconsin, one afternoon late in the
summer of 1887 and caught twenty-one black bass and
one pickerel, the lot weighed exactly 55lbs. on scales ag
honest as ever ‘‘aided and abetted” a grocery man in “the
struggle for existence.”
Will can disport the delusive sproat and feathers with
a sinful seductiveness, the result, I suspect, of closely
observing the maneuvers of the appetizing ‘‘bluebottle”
on a molasses barrel, and scrutinizing the habits of bone-
less cod and canned salmon; but John, being a master
mason, fishes ‘‘on the square,” with a rod from nature’s
workshop and the sinuous and succulent earthworm for
bait, Jobn had hooked a big bass (in fact he had a lien
on most of our catch) and was trying to land him after
the manner of the Scotch navigator—by main strength
and stubbornness—when Wiil, who was watching the tug-
of-war with dubious eyes, remarked: ‘‘Let him play,
John, let him play.” ‘‘Yes,” said John, ‘‘just as soon as
I get him in the boat he can play all he pleases.”
Hoopoo,
AURORA, Il.
Sea and River Hishing.
By BR. BE. Robinson.
“Sam Lovel’s Canups.” Now ready.
THE STEEL ROD.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In regard to the standards designated by “‘Splasher” of
elasticity, pliability, weight and strength, as mentioned
in last issue, these requirements were all (to me) very
satisfactorily met, in the rod used last season. The
balance needed correction for use as a casting or fly-rod;
durability as yet undetermined. The eight ounce fly-rod
just submitted, guides outside, fulfils, so far as I can see,
all the necessary requisites of a fly-rod in above men-
tioned points, and including a proper balance.
I never permit my rods to remain jointed over night,
but separate, clean, wipe ard bag, as all good anglers
should at the close of each day’s fishing.
There was no protection to the bare metal where
united at joints, and a little oil wiped on prevented rust.
I see no more need to have the rod rust than a gun, How
it will affect the rod by having a wet line drawn through
Icannot say, as I use guides outside, and also bottle up,
with a vial cork, the opening of the tube joints at butt.
The joints being on last season’s rod slightly tapered
(from being telescopic) were that much objectionable,
but those made now are parallel at joints, and exactly
equivalent to the ferrules on rods as commonly united.
I never ‘‘tackled” a setter dog, Solomon says “spare
the rod,” but, if the dog didn’t mind it, I would hang on
to the rod and Jand the dog. BLack Bass.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Hrrors in my article in your issue of Feb. 14 make me
say just the reverse of what I intended. Instead of
“the strength and durability of the metal rod was next
questioned,” read “‘the strength and durability of the
metal rod was not questioned.” Instead of ‘I wrote
more from the standpoint of one who requires such flexi-
bility in a rodas enables them to use the most delicate
tackle,” read ‘‘I wrote more from the standpoint of those
who require such flexibility in a rod as enables them to
use the most delicate tackle.” Instead of “and when the
steel rod is so made as to equal the cost of the best split-
bamboo,” read ‘“‘and when the steel rod is so made as to
equal in cast the best split-bamboo,” SPLASHER,
CEDARYILLE, O.
THE VIRTUES OF MUD.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In Charles Barker Bradford's pamphlet on black bass
fishing at Milton Lake, N. J., he says: ‘‘The fish under
and about the bridge are very tempting, but also very
wary, and the residents say that they are but seldom
caught from the bridge itself, If fished from the bridge
they will lie there and never move a fin; the current is
weak, and if scared away by a stone or twig they will
return in a second or two, almost to the same spot. Now,
if any of my fishing friends think they can catch these
bridge bass I will guarantee to show them (or they can
go and see for themselves) from six to a dozen of the
beauties lying there atany time. When Ido not succeed
with them.to my satisfaction I get some one to systemat-
ically drop stones and drive them up stream, where, pér-
haps out of pure unadulterated cussedness, they seem to
readily take a fly.”
I can tell Bradford a better way to take either bass or
trout that have grown too familiar with man and his
methods to be enticed from their native element by the
usual means, I have found that where there is a current
the best mode of procedure is to go a few rods up stream
and cave in a bank or dig up the bottom until the water
is very muddy, This I keep up until the cloud of thickly
earth-colored water reaches within a few yards of the
pool that shelters the ‘big ones,” I then wade down and
cast a worm bait (the large night-walker is the surest)
into the muddy water, allowing it to float down into the
pool with the muddy cloud not ahead or behind it but in
the part of the current that is the most deeply colored.
Try this and I will wager that you will be rewarded with
a strike in a moment, I first saw this practiced by a
Maori guide recommended to me by an old fisherman in
Christ Church, New Zealand. We were fishing the Avon
River above the public gardens and saw plenty of fine
large English brown trout in the deep holes that would
not notice anything I carried in my well-stocked book.
We tried -worms with no better success. The fish were
not even shy; they would nose the bait but not take it,
The Maori explained his method and I prepared for it as
above described, and soon had three fine fish out of the
first pool.
In casting into muddy water, do not use either shot or
float, but allow the worm to drift down with the current,
letting 15 or 20ft. of line lie in the water. This gives the
worm the appearance of floating down without being
attached to anything, and I have never kown it to fail.
Whether the fish form the impression that high water
is bringing down an extra supply of worms or not I do
not know, but I do know that the moment they see muddy
water coming down stream they begin to show signs of
activity, and when the lure reaches them they take it,
provided the operation of discoloring the water takes
place far enough above the pool not to alarm them, and
is kept up long enough to allow the pool to become well
muddied, I have tried this in many different streams and
always with killing effect, both on trout and bass, and am
sure if my friend Bradford will carefully pursue this
plan he will surely basket some fine fish from his pool of
‘*bridge bass.”
Your correspondent “G, E. W.” might also find this
method of great value to him in angling in his pond near
Taunton, Mass., where, he complains, the black hass,
though plenty and of great size, seldom take a bait,
J. CHARLES DAVIS.
JERKED TROUT.
O* a promising morning during the second week in
September a friend and myself, who had been for
some time sojourning at Smith’s Lake, in the heart of
what is left of the wilderness proper of the Adirondack
region, started with our guides for a trip to Clear Pond,
noted for the size and beauty of the speckled trout that
thrived in its pellucid waters, as weil as for the variety
of catches made therefrom, It was ourayowed intention
of exhausting every means known to anglers of some ex-
perience in the endeavor to capture a fair creel of some
of the ‘old settlers.” A pull across the western end of
the lake soon brought us to the north inlet, where the
rough and stony carry of half a mile leads up the inlet to
the navigable stream which forms the outlet of Harrison
Pond. Having launched our boats in this stream, the
sportsmen took ther places in the bow and the guides
silently paddled upto and through the pond, each with
eager eye intent on surprising a deer feeding along the
shore and obtaining a shot en route. The season was
getting late, however, and we were not disappointed in
the fact that none were seen, notwithstanding the fact
that it is a famous resort for deer.
The carry from Harrington to Clear Pond is a well cut
out trail of a mile and one-half, and leads through a
magnificent growth of beech, birch and maple, after first
passing one-third of a mile of tamarack and balsam
swamp, The glimmer of Clear Pond is seen through the
trees for quite a distance as the trail slopes gradually
toward it, It isa beautiful sheet of spring water, pure
and bright as crystal, shaped somewhat like the letter Q,
and nearly three-fourths of a mile in diameter. In some
places the water has quite a depth, and is remarkably
clear and transparent, as the name implies. It is fed en-
tirely by springs within its compass, and an outside area
of but limited extent.
Our first trial was in the orthodox way of fly-casting,’
and although persisted in, and several changes made, no
trout of any unusual size could be lured. Then a triai of
minnows was had, both trolling and casting, with but—
little better result. Then artificial baits were tried for a
time, including the phantom minnow and spoon trollers,
but the catches made were not up to the standard. The
guides then induced a trial of anglewornis and chub tails
in still-fishing in the best-known localities, and with long
lines, and were disappointed in the result. It began to
be conceded that’ there was not much show of getting
any of the big fellows until springtime should again
whet their appetites, and an early bird with a worm
struck them on some favorable day.
As a last resort, some 9-foot leaders were gotten out
and adorned with a gang of three selected large bass
flies, a set of swivels arranged, and half an ounce of
sinkers completed the preparation for trolling with long
lines in deep water, Before casting off we gratified what
we considered a whim of our guides, by consenting to
permit them to add a worm upon the hook of each fly,
“that in case a fish struck and was not hooked, but got a
taste, he would try it again.” Whether this had any-
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thing to do with our success remains an open question;
but ihe fact is, that we very soon began to obtain re-
_imarkable strikes, and were rewarded by bringing to net |
during the remaining two hours that we fished no less
than twenty-three of the finest speckled trout that oither
of us had ever before seen at one time, The smallest
weighed over three-quarters of a pound, the next small-
est a trifle over a pound, and ranging up to the three
largest, which pulied the scales at 241bs. each. They
were, indeed, a splendid string, and had afforded us mag-
nificent sport in handling with our Toz. split-bamboo
rods, and excited the admiration and possibly the enyy of
ali who saw them when they were proudly exhibited on
our return to the jog sportsman’s hotel ai Smith’s Lake.
The greater part were served for supper, and were
found of fine flavor and the meat firm and of the salmon
color.
The writer tried an experiment with a few of the
largest to determine whether ‘“‘jerked trout” would be
palatable and could be kept for any length of time, and
the result was so satistactory that it is given for the bene-
fit of the readers of the FOREST AND STREAM. The trout
after haying been nicely dressed and washed, were
placed over night in a weak brine, that they might
thoroughly slime. Then after washing and then drying
with napkin, they were slightly peppered sufficiently as
for cooking. A jerking rack was improvised by putting
cleats and birch slats across near the top of a box 3ft,
long, set on end. The trout having been placed on the
rack. an iron pot with coals fed by bits of bi-ch, was
placed under them, and the front of the box closed by a
board held in position by a stick slanting to the ground.
A slow fire was kept up—except during the night—for
tvo days, and the trout were thus slowly cooked and
thoroughly dried and smoked, and were reduced nearly
one-half in bulk. Some were served hot from the rack
and pronounced delicious, Others were kept and served
at intervals of one to three months, and found to be in
nic? condition and very palatable. A number of sports-
men who partook agreed that trout thus prepared would
be a convenience for preserving and prevent wasting
when more were caught than could be at once used, be-
sides being an acceptable variety to camp stores, and in
shape to carry for lunch or home use.
The red-ibis was the mo:t eagerly taken of the flies
used: the grizzly came in as a fair second, while the
white-miller was but occasionally struck,
There are numerous bodies of water in the Adirondacks
where large trout are known to exist, but are exceedingly
difficult to catch, especially late in the season. Notably
so is Spring Pond near the Bog River chain of ponds,
mentioned in Colvin’s report of the Adirondack survey,
stocked originally by the veteran sportsman A. H. Kerr.
After the experience recorded, it might prove advantage-
ous for sportsmen to add a few bass flies to their trouting
paraphernalia, and try deep trolling when visiting such
waters. The season having closed ere another oppor-
tunity presented, the relative merit of additional worm
appetizer remains yet to be tested.
GARRETISVILLE, O,
THE CARP AS FOOD.
Editor Forest. and Stream: “
Lbeg to differ with you as to the edible qualities of
«carp and suckers. Their very habits would at once to
my mind settle this question. They live in the mud or
sluggish water except when running uptospawn. Their
food consists of dead and decayed substances that lie
upon the bottom and are sucked up, squiggled and then
swallowed with portions of mud. Sometimes they come
in contact with the spawn of other fish, which are gulped
with as much avidity as a piece of half decomposed
animal matter. You say ‘“‘they are always kept a few
days in pure cold water before they are killed.” Of
course this would tend to work off some of the food
effluvium and improve the flavor of the flesh, Again
ou say “much of the blame attached to this fish really
Delano to its surroundings.” Of course it does—living
in the mud and picking any decayed matter deposited
there would make the fish offensive to both smell and
taste. But why does he seek such ‘surroundings?’ Sim-
ply because it is his nature. Why don’t the sucker ex-
hibit more enterprise and sometimes capture a live tit of
food if he expects to adorn a plateon a gentleman’s table?
But no, he has no such elevated notions. His instincts
are low, his tastes are low and he must always be classed
with “those that breathe out contagion to this world.” H.
BE, 5. W,
Kaitor Forest and Stream: z
I was interested and amused by reading to-day, in your
issue of this week, the communication of Mr. Hapgood,
of Boston, that great center of learning and information;
concerning the capture of a ‘mysterious millpond mon-'!
ster,” which is duly described with semi-scientific min-
uteness, worthy of Bostonian culture. Being myself a
Massachusetts man, I naturally felt proud of the elucida-
tion, and especially because it treated of the best-abused
fish im American waters, and one which I delighted to
champion for a dozen or more years past, as the files of
the ForEst AND STREAM will abundantly testify. I can-
not understand why the communication should have re-
minded me of another Boston incident, but it did, and
although ‘‘chestnuty” I will repeat it. When the Colo-
zrado beetle, or potato bug, had been for several years
ravaging the country, a specimen was caught in the
suburbs of Boston, and duly brought before a highly-cul-
tured class of Boston scientists for identification. A
young lady of the class adjusted her eye-glasses, and |
examining the beetle promptly announced its scientific |
name, whereupon the poor beetle at once rolled over and
died. Is it not possible that the shooting of this fine
carp, in the zenith of its spawning season, saved it a
- more horrible, scientific death ?
But seriously, now, is ita wonder that the Massachu-
setts Fish Commission cannot understand why the people
of the State do not engage in carp culture, when they
know so little of the carp? (See last report of the Com-
mission), Hundreds of Massachusetts farmers would en-
gage in the fascinating industry if they knew the intrin-
sic value of the carp, the ease and comparatively slight
expense of inaugurating the business, and when started
systematically, how very little attention is required ever
after, and finally, how much more profitable the business
is than the same areas devoted to any other farm in-
dustry. As before intimated, the carp has been out-
rageously belied, and mainly by these who do not know
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a carp when they see it,
FOREST AND STREAM.
I have investigated several
cases where carp have been publicly pronounced a very
inferior table fish, and by prominent gentlemen, who
would not knowingly misrepresent any subject under
discussion. In every instance I have ascertained that
they had eaten of carp which had been taken out of
season, as was the case with the one shot in the pond at
Shirley, Mass., *‘early in September,” In the vicinity of
Boston, carp will commence spawning in May, and con-
tinue spawning from time to time until October, provid-
ing the weather is moderately warm and the conditions
of the pond are fayorable. These months. then, are
properly the close season, when the carp is unfit for
table use, But. even during the cold months, if taken
direct fron. waters having muddy or otherwise filthy
bottom, they will be found to be in poor flavor, If, how-
ever, they are placed in clear, cold water for two or three
weeks, and sereened or floored from contact with the
earth, they will be found to be second only to the
Salmonidie. Minton P, PEIRCH.
COLUMBUS, Ohio.
FLORIDA EXPLORATIONS.—Feb. 9 the Grampus took a
seine boat fully equipped for cruising along the shore
and in the lakes and Jagoons of Florida to Indian Key,
75 or 80 miles from Key West and about 30 miles from
the point where Dr. Henshall was to go in her among
the islands, to enter Biscayne Bay, Feb, 11 the Doctor,
with two seamen and a Ideal pilot, left the Grampus for
Biscayne Bay. The Grampus returned to Key West
Feb. 12 and was joined by Mr, W. C. Kendall, who will
accompany her to the Gulf fishing banks as naturalist.
GOOSE FISH IN BRACKISH WATER.—A correspondent,
“C,," living in New Jersey, mentions the capture of a
goose fish or angler (Lophius piscatorius) near the mouth
of the Cohansey River, about Dec, 20, 1888, This is a
very unusual locality for this marine species and it isnot
to be wondered ‘at that the fishermen did not know it.
The length of the fish was four feet. The stomach and
mouth contained fifteen large menhaden, Daniel Biggs
was the fortunate captor of the curiosity, 7
LARGE Bass CauGHi THROUGH THE ICE,—West Win-
sted, Conn.—Editor Forest and Stream: One week ago
to-day Will. White, of this borough, caught a small-
mouth black bass 2lin. in length and weighing 5}lbs.
On the following Saturday the same fisherman secured
another of the same species weighing 441bs. Both these
elegant fish were taken from Little Pond about 14 miles
north of Winsted, and were caught while fishing through
the ice for pickerel with tips.—B.
NEw HAMPSHIRE TROUT IN JANUARY,—Conway, N, H.,,
Feb. 16.—E. B. Hodge, Fish and Game Commissioner of
the State, was here this week and had ten fishermen
brought before J. C. Wood, J. P., charged with catching
brook‘troutin January. They all pleaded guilty and were
fined in sums fiom 45 to $50 each and costs. This will
put a stop to illegal fishing in this part of this State for
the present. They were catching brook trout ranging
from 2 to 631bs, each.—Saco, °
Nova Scotts FisHes.—Mr. Harry Piers, an assistant
in the Colonial Museum at Halifax, records the follow-
ing fishes as new to the fauna of Nova Scotia: Oceanic
benita (Huthynnus pelamys), harvest fish (Stromateus
triacanthus), swell fish (Tetrodon sp.). The last we
suppose from the description to be the common J.
turgidus, The oceanic bonito was eaten at one of the
hotels and pronounced excellent.
Hisheulture.
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SAWDUST IN STREAMS.
HE effect of sawdust in lakes and streams has been dis-
cussed by many writers and with conflicting opinions.
In the second part of the Repors of the U. S. Commissioner
of Fish and Fisheries, Mr. James W. Milner gives the result
of his observations on the Great Likes. Speaking of Green
Bay, he says that whitefish were formerly taken in abund-
ance in the spawning season in a number of rivers emptying
into this bay; but sawmills are numerous at present on all
of these streams, and the great amount of sawdust in the
rivers has caused the whitefish to leaye them. The effect of
the sawdust, he states, is to cover wp the spawning grounds
and destroy the food of the fish. Watson, in the third part
of the same report, charges the sawdust with the destruction
of the purity and aérated condition of the water, so changing
its character as to revolt the cleanly habits of the salmon,
; He mentions the experience of Mr. Arnold, who had seen the
gills of salmon filled with sawdust. Mr. Mather, in Trans-
actions American Fishcnitural Assoc., 1882, and in these
columns of the same year, thinks that sawdust is destruc-
tive to the young by covering up the spawning grounds and
by polluting the water with turpentine from the pine and
tannin from oak. Mr. J, J. Brown, of Ludington, Mich., in
Bulletin V., U. S. Fish Commission, charges the sawdust
and shingle shavings dumped into Lake Michigan with the
annihilation of the feeding grounds of fish. The statements
of “Sportsman”’ and Livingston Stone in recent numbers of
this paper, are yery positive as to the deleterious influence
of sawdust in polluting the water, killmg the young and
promoting the growth of fungus. Mr. Stone believes that
after the spawning grounds are tovered with sawdust the
stream can producé no more trout,
Charles G. Atkins, m Part Il, Report of U. S. F.C., speaks
of the Penobscot River. He finds that sawdust has inter-
fered with the success of certain fishing stations, but the
salmon are not prevented from ascending to their spawning
beds, which are free from obstruction and seem to suffer no
injury from the refuse, Prof. H. Rasch, an eminent author-
ity in Norway, communicated his views on the sawdust
question to the Norwegian Hunting and Fishing Association
in 1873. He admits that rivers on which there is considera-
ble cutting of timber gradually become more and more desti-
tute of salmon, but thinks that the injury is not to the fish
directly, but is caused by limiting and partially destroying
the spawning grounds. He cites the river Drammen, which
was greatly polluted by sawdust for many years and in
which the salmon decreased constantly until the fishermen
at Hellefos begun hatching them artificially and planting
the fry annually. Having access to the upper part of the
river, which was comparatively free from sawdust, the as-
cending fish seemed to be little affected by the mill refuse
from below Hellefos. His opinion, based upon experience
on the Drammen River and the Soli, was that anless the
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above the mill locations, the sawdust will not drive them
from the streams nor materially injure them. *‘Piseator,’
Charles Hallock, und Milton 1). Peirce have produced sta-
tistics and observations to prove that sawdust in-streams
of Nova Scotia and Massachusetts has not injured the fish-
ing for trout and has not unfavorably affected any of the
riyer fisheries.
VWrom the foregoing suryey it will be evident that there are
two sides to the question asto the influence of sawdust in
streams and lakes, and it may be possible that some of the
States which have legislated against the deposit of this sub-
stance in certain waters have placed unnecessary restrictions
upon an important industry. Unless spawning grounds are
actually covered and feeding grounds destroyed, there would
seem to he no case against the sawdust. At all events, the
instigators of this legislation should produce evidence of
deleterious effects to be remedied by legil enactments, and
show that such pollution is necessarily aud always fatal and
cannot be mitigated by measures to aid the ascent to the
spawning beds.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your last issue,in an atticle treating on sawdust in
streams, itis held that such pollution does not prevent the
opulation of the waters unless the spawning grotnds or
eeding places are invaded by the deposit. It seems to me
that as long as such a contingency might exist, it furnishes
a sufficient warrant for prohibitive legislation on the part
of the States. I would add in the interest of the owners of
saw mills, that if they would give the matter a moment’s
serious thought they could see in the laws forbidding the
dumping of their refuse in the streams a means of perma-
nent benefit to themselves, Let them dig a pit, such as used
for charcoal burning, except that a fiue should be run up
from the center to promote draught. The flue could be
constructed of flat stones, and the entire cost would only be
the labor, while the benefits would be lasting, Into this pit
all the ashes and refuse of the mill could be put and burned,
the fire being introduced from the top of the flue. When
the mass is reduced to ashes the mill owner will find him-
self in possession of a fertilizer especially valuable for low
lands contiguous to all bodies of water—his own lands or
those of his neighbors. Farmers have little use for saw-
dust, but they all understand and appreciate the value of
ashes. J, Dd,
New York.
BHditor Forest and Stream:
Let me thank Mr. Hallock and Mr. Peirce for their cool-
headed utterances on this sawdust question. I have been.
for many years inyestigating this subject, and have under my
hand many such facts as I published in my former letter,
and it is cheering to have them so effectively buttressed as
they have been by similar experiences and facts. That laws
have found their way upon the statute books of the country
prohibiting the passing of sawdust into the streams is not
proof that to do sois an evil. Many other laws have found
their way there as well only to be repealed after more was
known upon the subject, and I feel quite sure that the law
against sawdust ought to and will share the same fate, and
because it never should haye been enacted, as the necessity
for it dees not really exist.
At the risk of wearying you on the subject, Ladd a few
more facts, which to me are quite significant. The River
St. John, in New Brunswick, is only to a limited extent on
its branches encumbered with mill dams, but it is and has
been for neariy a century abundantly supplied with say-
dust, still it produced during the six years from 1876 to 1881,
of salmon, an annusi average of 172.942lbs., and during the
Six years from 1884 to 1887 210,866lbs, an excess during the
jatter over the former period of 224,5441bs. Its product of
ulewives during the former period was 10,018bbls, per an-
num, and during the latter period 16,622bbls., an increase
during the latter period of 89,624bbls. The fish killing
properties of sawdust do not seem to be very formidable on
the river, though much of it is of that horrid pine which
‘‘Syortsman’’ seems to think is so deadly in its results.
The following Gatch of shad on the river during the years
indicated also tells its own story in the same direction: 1878,
420bbls.; 1879, 521bbls.; 1880, 618bbls.: 1881, 1,885bbls.; 1852, _
1,882bbls.; 1888, 1,728bbls.; 1884, 2,420bbls.: 1885, 2,189pbls.;
1886, 2,715bbls.; 1887, 3,950bbls. These fish were mostly
caught during the month of May while full of spawn.
The whole Proyince of New Brunsyick with her large
fish-producing rivers, except the St. John, clear and clean
of mill dams and sawdust, produced of salmon per annum
during the nine years from 1869 to 1877 1,789,930]bs., and
during the ten years from 1878 to i887 but 1,189,980lbs., a
decrease of 599,9501bs. per annum; and of alewives during
the former period 23,053bbls, and the latter 17,7i4bbls. per
annum, a decrease of 5,339bbis, per annum. Those figures
of course include the St. John, so that while anadromous
fish of all kinds are increasing on the sawdust-cursed St.
John by including the produce of her clean rivers, we see
there must be something at work much worse than either
dams or dust. Had the reverse of these figures been the
result he would be a much bolder man than 1 who under-
took to prove that sawdust did no harm; but as it is I claim
that I have made a strong pointin favor of the innocence
of sawdust. If the deadly dust is as ruinous to fish as some
suppose, it should produce results in a series of years Woich
could leave no doubt upon the mind of any person. $
The very best thing to be done for anadromous fish in
your country as well as ours is to put good fishways in the
dams at any cost and add to the fish year by year by arti-
ficial culture, and the imaginary sawdust evil will soon
vanish and the lumbering interests will be saved a need-
less expense. ;
Your New Brunswick correspondent ‘‘Fisher’’ seems to
think that I am not informed as to the enormous size of the
New Brunswick trout, which he seeks to make one think are
very whales.as compared with the troutlings of Nova Scotia,
which he jntimates are too small to be killed by sawdust!
When he takes this singular position, he proves nothing so
much as that he and his companions—in the contention
that sawdust kills fish—are advocating etror and wrong,
because no two of them can agree as to how or why it is so
destructive: see Livingston Stone’s view as compared with
“Wisher’s” and “‘Angier’s”. There are as many theories as
writers; but all are provokingly economical of facts, and it
is facts we want; we have been familiar with groundless
theories from childhood, and it is about time the theories
were supported, to some extent at least, so give us data and
don’t ask ustotake fancy forfact.
As to the size of trots in Nova Scotia, I have seen thou-
sands that weighed from 11b. to 4 and Slbs., and one ora halt
dozen may be seen in the museum at Halitax weighing from
5 to Vbs, They catch double the quantity every year taken
in New Brunswick, It is quite evident ‘‘Fisher” should be
more sure of hisfacts. His Province produced of trout in the
year 1886, 65,6501 bs., and Nova Scotia the same year, 131,562
lbs.. double the New Brunswick catch: and in 1887 the
former Province caught but 71,765lbs. in her clean rivers,
while the latter Province in her sawdust-poisoned waters
caught 155,4691bs., being 11,9391bs. more than double that of
New Brunswick, the increase in Nova Seotiain a single year
being nearly 20 per cent. as compared with less than 10 per
cent, in New Brunswick. Hadthe result been the reverse of
this the facts would at once be accepted as conclusive against
the deadly dust; as itis I claim them as being overwhelm-
ingly in the opposite direction. —
He discourses on the poisonous gases from rotting saw-
dust, and I will not waste space in refuting this idea, so
salmon are prevented by impassable dams from ascending § flippantly put forth from time to time, but demand that the-
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dead fish from such causes be produced in some single river
or stream in America. It cannot be done, hence full-grown
men should discard such transparent nonsense. His closing
remarks are fully answered by the facts and figures given
above. Lam prepared to figure on either single rivers, whole
Provinces or districts, on single or periods of years, and the
facts in all cases will be overwhelmingly against his con-
tentions, This is foo important a matter to be settled either
one way or the other without conclusive facts; and if saw-
dust so kills fish as to deplete our streams, facts in the form
of dead and dying fish should be at hand in all directions,
and by hundreds and thousands on certain streams and at
certain ‘seasons, but nothing of the sort is ever seen, except
in the imagination of the Nisappcinted sportsman.
PISCATOR.
WISCONSIN FISH COMMISSION.
B ieee twelfth report of the Commissioners of Fisheries of
the State of Wisconsin for the years 1887 and 1888 shows
a most gratifying condition of affairs as the result of intelli-
gent propagation and protection of yaluable fishes. The
amount of money expended during the two years was about
$25,000, and the following tabular statement exhibits, in
part, what was accomplished therewith;
DISTRIBUTION OF FISHES.
1887, 1888.
BOOK GP OUi s.m 5 oss eae cys Stes 2,930,000 2,285,000
Rainbow trout. ...ccccccesves 1,345,000 1,590,000
Wall-eyed pike,.............. 8,800,000 4,450,000
MO SLIID = ily Wo. a os crore cide gy Pace 17,865 25,487
Whitefish .......5.....4.. .-«- 31,500,000 18,000,000
The catch of fish, as officially reported by the wardens
the years 1886, 1887 and 1888, was as follows:
Pounds Value,
Reh ae css R ISD oF sy 1m 4,924,149 $169,739, 44
NBG vl e wt wane pea hates Onl seat 250,168.88
shelley ee NCA pea pete pei) eyes 8.780.780 270,595.06
Increase of 1887 over 1886... ....-....2.0. 02. . - 890/429, 44.
Increase of *888 over U8BT... ese ee ee ye eeks 20,426, 18
Total increase fortwo years...........- $110,855, 62
Reference was made last. week to the success and public
indorsement of the Commission’s work, and we now quote
the best of the report;
“We submit this part of our report with the utmost assur-
ance that it will prove eminently satisfactory. To stock
our Great Lakes with food fishes and protect the young
fish planted, till they reach maturity, has been until the
past few years a great question, and not wholly removed
from doubt as to its final success, In the light of modern
improvements, however, a more extended experience, :nd
with the fruits of the labor bestowed on the matter by ii>
boards of Fish Commissioners of the several States borderin:,
on the lakes, together with the noble work being done*by
the Dominion of Canada, we can unhesitatingly say that
the question has been stripped of the doubts and misgivines
surrounding it, The most skeptical now admit its solution.
“The fishermen who have had a life-time experience in the
business, thus acquiring a practical knowledge of the
various kinds of food fishes, their habits, food, spawning,
etc., were slow to believe that the stock could be increased
by the efforts of the fish Commission or wardens. We are
pleased to report that all fishermen who have given the sub-
ject a moment's intelligent thought or watched the rapid
imerease of food fishes in cur lakes, are now unanimous in
the belief that the planting of fry, together with our present
law for their protection, is of great benefit to an important
industry,
“We regard the opinion of fishermen, who are the most in-
terested in this subject, as of great value, They not only had
to be converted to the idea of propagation, but their minds
had to be cleared of a strong prejudice against the Commis-
slon—a prejudice that had been engendered through unwise
and impractical legislation. They had the idea, too, that
the Commissioners were more especially interested in stock-
ing the streams and inland lakes with speckled trout than
they were in trying to increase the supply of food fishes of
reat commercial value. We are glad to say this prejudice
as at last been wholly removed. The conversion is com-
plete. We should consider this evidence sufficient and
would willingly rest our case, did we not have other testi-
mony sonearat hand. The tish merchants, who are as in-
telligent as any class of business men, are strong in the
belief that Suihout the aid that has been extended to the
industry by our State, the business of taking fish would not
and could not be made to pay. Thoughtful and practical
people, who, by their close proximity to the fishing grounds
ave had an opportunity to watch the results of the blant-
ing and protecting of young food fish, are loud in their
praise of the benefits arising from an intelligent treatment
of this industry,
“The law of 1885 was the first really practical measure
adopted by our State. It was based upon practical ideas
and was well calculated to arrest the useless and reckless
destruction of the most valuable food fishes. And while
the legislature did not think it wise to go further that year,
it was a great stride in the right direction. It invited the
attention of fishermen and fish dealers to a great industry
that by their own acts was being rapidly and certainly
ruined. There wasa general awakening along the whole
coast, and in obedience thereto a convention of fishermen
and dealers was called to meet at Fort Howard in the winter
of 1887, and the present law was the outcome.
“‘Chapter 520 of the laws of 1887 re-enacts the most valua-
ble portions of the law of 1885, and adds to that the sug-
gestions of the fishermen’s convention at Fort Howard. It
is a wise and practical measure, and has done a great work
toward restoring a much depleted industry. The most
valuable provisions in this law are those that require all ova
to be impregnated and planted by the fishermen; that pro-
tect young and immatured fish; that prevent the throwing
of oftal in the water, and that require all fishermen who are
engaged in fishing as a business to make reports to the war-
den of their district as to the amount of fish caught, their
value, the number of nets and boats used, and the number
of men employed, together with such other information as
may be required fron time to time, This last provision is
of great benefit, as it brings to the minds of those who are
called upon to legislate in its behalf the great value of the
industry, and points out the importance of providing for it
Sep oper guarding it.
“We are pleased to say that, so far as our information
extends, the law is obeyed by fishermen; they are largely
in favor of a strict adherence to its provisions, and are will-
ing to co-operate with the wardens in its enforcement. If
this is not true of all the districts, it is reasonable to assume
that the wardens can improve the local sentiment by more
frequent Visits and a more thorough explanation of the ob-
jects and provisions of the law,
“Our fishing interests were, previous to this law, fast
being narrowed to yery small proportions. Wor many years
this great natural resource has been on the decline. Hach
year, capital invested in the business yielded a smaller
return. Hvyery inducement for profitable investment had
been removed, The business was looked upon as one that
in former years had been profitable, but its restoration to 4
paying basis seemed hardly probable. We think the figures
contained in the present report justify the hope that this
great industry has not only been checked in its downward
course but that a healthy reaction has been brought about,
It is now in a fair way to restoration.”
One yery interesting part of the report (referred to in an-
other column) is the appreciation expressed by Wisconsin
railway managers of the work of the Commission and its
effect upon summer pleasure travel.
The custom among land owners in some parts of the State
of renting portions of creeks flowing through their premises
to individuals and sporting clubs from the cities has the
effect of monopolizing the food supply, and the Commis-
sioners will efuse to furnish fry for stocking such streams,
Wisconsin has the reputation of distributing more trout
than any other State, and the result is seen in the great in-
crease of summer visitors, who go there largely to enjoy
the fishing,
A preliminary report on a peculiar disease affecting the
eyes of trout, by Prof. Edward A, Birge, of the State
University, isto be found in the appendix. ‘Two symp-
toms characterize the disease. First, an enlargement of the
eyes, finally resulting in blindness; secondly, the formation
of vesicles filled with gas on the skin of the head and
mouth.” ‘The disease seemed to spread in the pond where
observed, and affected a considerable proportion of the
fishes. It did not spread to other ponds, nor did it cause
any considerable mortality. It seemed to increase in warm
weather and to decrease as winter came on, * * * It
was thought to be a bacterial disease, but very careful and
somewhat elaborate experiments have failed to find bacteria
of any kind in the case.”
The Commissioners very justly appeal to the Legislature
to make a standing annual appropriation for the expenses
of their work, since its value is no longer doubtful. They
receive nu compensation aud yet haye placed the State in
the front rank with regard to her fisheries.
The reports of the wardens bear unanimous testimony to
the complaints of fishermen about the admitting of Cana-
dian fresh fish free of duty, the result being to lower the
price paid to the fishermen, while the consumer reaps no
benefit at all,
Che Kennel,
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS,
Peb. 26 to Mazek 1, 1889,—Second Annual Show of the Renssalaer
Kemmel Club, Troy, N.Y. Alba M. Ide. Secretary.
Iarch 5 to 8, 1889.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Albany
Kennel Club, at Albany, N. Y. Geo. B. Gallup, Secretary.
March 1? to 15, 1889.—Second Annual Show of the Fort Schuyler
Kennel Club Utica, N.Y. James W. Dunlop, President.
March 26 to 29, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Massachnu-
setts Kennel Club, at Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary.
Mareh 19 io 22, 1859.—Virst Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel
Club, at Rochester, N.Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
April 2 to 5, 1889.—Annual Show of the New England Kennel
be Bosten, Mass, J. W. Newmun, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
Place.
April 9 Lo 12.—lirst Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass. Hdward W. Doyle, Secretary. ~
April 9 to 12, 1889.—Pirst Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
Kennel Club, at Chicago, 01, Jobn L. Lincoln, Jv., Secretary.
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Chih, at Philadelpnia, Pa. Francis 8. Brown, Secretary.
May 22 to 25.—Pacifie Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
FIELD TRIALS.
Noy. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P..1, Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind. ;
Noy. 18.—Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N,C, W.A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
2
toga Springs, N. Y.
A. K. R.—_SPECIAL NOTICE.
fete AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration
of pedigrees, etc, (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is
published every month. Entries close on the lst. Should le in
early. Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed
enyelope, Registration fee (80 cents) must accompany each entry.
No entries inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subseription
$1.50. Address “American Kennel Register,” P. 0. Box 28382, New
York, Number of entries already printed §928,
INTELLIGENCE OF
Editor Forest and Stream:
T read with pleasure the articlesin Forrest AND STREAM
about the intelligence of man’s truest friend, the dog.
Allow me to add my mite attesting the high order of intel-
ligence of the sportiye little beagle.
Mr. W.J. Hembree, Denver, 8S. C., who has been my life-
long friend and hunting companion, has a beagle bitch Nell
(Thom, A,K.R. 6777—Venus) and a half-breed bitch Muse
(———Venus) that are exceptionally good rabbit killers,
but are exactly opposites in the disposition of game when
caught, When Nell catches a rabbit she almost invariably
starts with it to Mr. H., and if not intercepted seldom fails
to deliver it to him with eyident pride and satisfaction. On
the other hand, when Muse catches one, she tries to evade
the observation of Nell and carries the rabbit to some quiet
spot and buries it. rat
Mr, H. has *‘caught on” to this trick and has taught Nell
to hunt for the buried rabbits. One very cold windy day
last week Mr. H. felt satisfied that Muse had caught a rab-
bit, and so told Nell to ‘“‘go fetch *em,”’ which she began to
do in a businesslike way—by going to Muse and smelling of
her, apparently to be sure a rabbit had been caught. Satis-
fied of this she raised her bristles and started on the back
track of Muse, closely followed by Mr. H. with Muse at his
heels looking very dejected and cross. On they went across
the railroad, through a swamp and then through a yery
thick pateh of pines and brush, finally coming out in a
clearing, Here Nell was somewhat bothered to keep the
trail, owing tothe high dry wind and the lapse of time since
the trail was made. After a few circles she got right again
and led off across a piece of cultivated land, going in the
direction of apiece of timbered land lying just across a
public road. d t
On nearing the road Muse began to show signs of uneasi-
ness, and finally ran in ahead of Nell as if to turn her from
her purpose. Being ordered back she reluctantly gave up
all opposition, and allowed Nell to have her way undis-
turbed.
But the chase was nearly over, for Neil, shortly after
crossing the road and entering the woods, made a short
circle or two and went up to an old log and scratched away
some leaves and brought the rabbit forth, much to the dis-
comfiture of Muse. ; ,
It should be stated, in justice to Nell, that being heavy in
whelp she was not in the race that ended in the catching of
the rabbit, and knew nothing whatever about the rabbit
being caught until told to getit. Overahalf mile of ground
was gone over from where the start was made to where the
rabbit was found. She has frequently performed feats
similar to this.
[have a little beagle puppy (Dau—Weasel) whelped Oct,
17, 1888, that is very intelligent for his age. When this
little fellow gets thirsty and there is no water handy he has
been known to go to where the water bucket is and looking
up at it bark with as much judgment and precision as an
old veteran coon dog would when he knows there is a coon
above him, This the pup keeps up till some one gives him
water, when he drinks his fill and evidences his gratitude
by wagging his tail and other unmistakable sigus of pleas-
ure. This little fellow neyer had any training to enable
him to tell where the water bucket was kept, and must have
learned by observation or the sense of smell, which in either
case is wnusual in a pun of his age, BLUE RIDGE,
Denver, 8. 0.
THE BEAGLE,
NEW ENGLAND FOX HUNTING.
Editor Forest and Stream.
I most heartily coneur with ‘‘Tallyho” as to shooting
foxes before the hounds, His. position, as taken in your
paper of Feb, 7, is absolutely impregnable. To kill a fax in
any way when before the hounds is butchery, not hunting.
Of course, there is an exception to this if foxes become over-
plentiful and must be thinned out; but even then, if they
are vigorously chased for a few weeks, they will conclude ;
the neighborhood unhealthy and emigrate. Increasing
years and failure of bodily vigor have caused me to give ap
fox hunting for some years pans but I can honestly say that
in the many years in which [ did follow the sport, I never
assisted in the killing of a fox, and I neyer knew a true fox
hunter who did not look down on it as foul play. The
reasons for this are not necessary; ‘Tallyho” has given them
in stronger words than I can, BULGER,
FPAyErre County, Pa.
Hditor Forest and Strewm:
Lhave hunted foxes for the last ten years and have shot
and dug out from eight to twelve each winter, and have
owned a good many hounds, but have never owned nor seen
one that could catch our red Wisconsin foxes. and 1 doubt it
very much if ‘“Tallyho” owns one that candoit. Tam of
the opinion that our Northern fox can run faster than the
foxes in the South, The fox hunting in this part of the
country is entirely on snow, and it is not so easy to get a
shot at Mr. fox as it is made to seem by ‘‘Tallyho.”’ Foxes
must be remarkably plenty in Massachusetts when it is pes-
sible for seven to be killedin oneday Ihope that ‘Tallyho”
can sell me some young hounds or refer me to some one that
can guarantee dogs to catch our red fox,
Let us hear from the owners of those very fast packs, I
very much desire to get such dogs as ‘‘Tallyho’’? metitions,
if it is so very much more sport to hunt with that kind of
dogs. E.G. B,
Scorr, Wisconsin,
THE AMERICAN COURSING CLUB’S MEET.
PISHAPA, Col., eb. 6.—Editor Forest and Stream: If
not too late I should like to make a few remarks upon
the last meet of the American Coursing Clubin Kansas. I
did not see your report until a short time ago (when one of
the best friends the sport has in America kindly sent me a
copy), or perhaps you would have heard from me at an
earlier date. Before going any further I should like it to be:
understood that I give place tono man as a true friend of
greyhound coursing, and that whatever I say isin the most
friendly spirit, and my only wish is to benefit coursing in
America. I hope to see coursing meetings established in
all parts of the States; in fact I have no doubt that inclosed
coursing near the large cities will be one of the most popu-
lar sports in America, and that very shortly, No sport
when properly conducted and when understood takes such
a hold of true lovers of field sports as greyhound eoarsing.
There is no lover of sport in America who is not under obli-
gation to the American Coursing Club. Those gentlemen
took hold and have stuck toit. They were called all kinds
of names and laughed at; but they stcod their ground, and
have now got a ee that they may justly be proud of,
and many thousands of people journey great distances to
see the sport.
What I wish to call attention to is the judging and the
undue length of some of their courses, and I hope they may
be able to overcome this in future. Not being able te at-
tend, of course I have only your report to guide me, and
must be governed accordingly. Wo doubt the judges gave
their decisions according to their honest opinions: but by
the rules of coursing they were in many cases very unjust.
No one can help making mistakes I know, and I have seen
that best of all judges, Mr. Jas. Hedley, do it more than
once, yet for the good of the sport they ought to be men-
tioned, and guarded against in future if possible. Take
Miss Smart vs. Rich and Rare, Miss Smart scores ten
paints, then they have a give and take course of four and a
alf miles, the judge gets unsighted and calls it a no course.
According to the rules of coursing ano course is when the
judge thinks there was not plenty of work done to justify
him in giving a verdict, Surely four and a half miles after
one dog had scored ten points before the other scored was
plenty to satisfy any one. Miss Smart most undoubtedly
won, and it was cruel to send her to the slips again. The
judge ought to have decided upon what he saw up to the
dogs becoming unsighted.
Miss Rose ys. Plymouth. Plymouth scored eight for one
and a half miles, placed Miss Rose who never scored, yet
got the course. How could she win if she never scored?
Young Golddust and Little Lady Glendyne. Lady iilied
after 130 yards, Now the Lady most undoubtedly won, and
it was hard luck for her to go in again, and be put out,
when she again Jed and did all the early work, and so placed
the other dog, after she had completely collared the hare
and played herself out.
Those are in my opinion a few of the worst decisions that
were given; such ought by all means to be guarded against
in future by Messrs. Nash and Williams, or they will do
coursing great injury, unintentionally, of course, on their
part. I also suggest to the management that they plant
some of the ground to trees, coarse grass, sage, gorse or any
other cover, that the hares can escape to, and so prevent
those long and cruel courses that will spoil any good grey-
hound, I care not how game a dog he may be. On the plains
at Altear, England, they have sluices and long boxés that
the hares can make their escape to, and so prevent need-
lessly long and cruel courses. When a course becomes over
a mile in length it loses its fascination to true sportsmen,
and becomes crnel both to dogs and hare, who onght to save
her life if she can stand up before two greyhounds for that
distance. I hope that greyhound coursing may be intro-
duced to the public of New York, in fact brought to their
city before long in some of their parks. WILLIAM GREEN.
ANTLDOG CRANKS IN MASSACHUSETTS,—Andover,
Mass., Feb. 16.—Editor Forest and Siream;: The spite of a
few of the farmers of Hssex county has again shown itself
in a meeting lately held for the purpose of discussing the
dog laws of the State (which, to say the least, are bad
enough now). These farmers want the tax raised from $2
and #5 to $5 and $10, with the conditions that all dog owuers
shall be obliged to keep their dogs on their own grounds,
not to be let out on the roads or streets without a keeper,
also that any dog may be shot at sight if found off his own
remises. Now, this thing has been tried before by farmers
In the western part of the State, but, thanks to the friends
of the dog, the Massachusetts S, P. C. A. and the New Eng-
land Kennel Club, the law was not passed. It will not be
this time, either. The friends of the dog in Massachusetts
and Essex county will again arise and bring all the influence
possible to bear in favor of our bestfriend. Let the lovers of
the noble animal in Massachusetts be up and ready to de-
fend their pets when the time comes. Our representatives
are not the kind of men to let the prejudice of a few farmers
run away with them.—HssEx,
COLUMBUS SHOW.—Pittsburg, Feb. 15.—Hditor Forest
and Stream: In your Columbus report you forgot to say
that Keystone Kennels’ rongh St. Bernard dog Meinrad
took reserve or yvhe.; also in smooth bitches Keystone
Kennels’ Lola took reserve, instead of Ala Kennels’ Prin-
cess Louise.—A, STUCKY,
Fp, 24, 1889.)
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COLLIES AT PITTSBURGH.
Editor Fovesi and Stream: {
The statement of Ma, Shafer, that his doo was finally al-
lowed second by the ‘managers’ at Pittsburgh, reveals a ,
stupidity that so far stands unequalled, Where shall we
search for its peer? ‘Construction’? wan't do; putting a
defendant on the jury to try his owh ease falls a bit short; |
appointing on a committee Teur out of hye who were ineli- |
ible dont vival it, Making a rule thataclub shall not
describe bronze medals as such but must say ‘‘club medals,”
nor even the wonderful apologies for the A, K, U, that reek
so strong, still fall behind this performance. Do you want
te kuow why? Well, remember that the class Was once
judged and Rob Roy got first, when Mr. Shaffer ‘kicked’
and it was discovered that his doe had not been judged, the
superintendent, acting entirely within his authority as the
agent of '‘the managers,” ordered a re-judging. then Prince
was put first. I heard the active secretary, Mr, McOCluin,
read the action of the ‘meeting of managers,” and it dis-
tinetly based the reversal of the re-jadging on its being |
“anauthorized.”’ This was simply false, the rules distinetly
provided for re-judging in case of “mistake,” aud what
greater mistake could happen than the show attendants
leaving an exhibitor’s dog on its bench? There was only
one justification possible in this case; that was, that the dog
was absent from its bench when the class was called, by the
act af its owner or his agent. This would have effectually
estopped Mr. Shaffer from any right to a re-judging, and
while it was set np as a defense of ‘‘the managers” after
their “deeision” bad been given, it was only as a ‘I heard
so” and was vigorously denied by Mr. Shaffer in my hear-
ing. Anyhow, had it been the case, the stupidity of basing
a verdict on other grounds, when such a solid reason as this
could be given, is about eyual to the giving a completely
bogus pedigree to Corsair, when lie was probably by DuVer-
nat’s Lion ex Dr. Saytelie’s Venus.
The climax was reached, however, when the “managers”
decided that Prince, although not entitled to be first, was
good enough for second! Isn’t this just simply immense ?
There was vot a ‘manager who could till a black and tan
collie from a “pure” Gordon (this requires “pure” judg-'
ment), nor could one of the lot haye told whether Caractacus
or a five dollar “shepherd” were the better if put together
betore him, yet they took it on them to deeide that Mr.
Shaffer's dog was better than one of Mr, Hvans’ St, Bernard-
collies! Did mortal man ever hear before of a shaw com-
mittee (eyen when acting as managers”) deciding ow the
merit of a dog? ‘‘Well” somebody will say, ‘‘what is all
this fuss abont ? The Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society
is dead and will not come up again,” Just this little thing,
If said society how applied for membership in the A, K. ..
it would be admitted, Several writers (one of whom must
have kneywn of this performance) urged it to apply for re- |
admittance. and past history of the A. K, ©. shows that itis
eyer ready to admit any Falstaffian brigade that may apply, °
and it is the presence of just such ‘members of this assacia-
tion” that makes the A. K. C, obuexious to many exhibitors.
I have twice stated in print, that the owners of the Western
Pennsylvania Poultry Society are incompetent to direct a
show. Need any stronger evidenve than this be given? The
late show answered its purpose, the debts incurred at former
shows are either paid off or reduced to a trifing amount,
nobody wants “the managers” wny more as show directors,
hadn’t they better quit ?
Pittsburgh is a great doggy center. At New York in 1883,
we yon seven firsts and one second with nine dogs shown,
mastifis, bull-terrier=, setters and pointers, don’t we deserve
better management ?
T forgot to say that I learn on inquiry that it is a fact, that
a Vigorous kicker against Mr. Wixom being allowed to take
his dogs away before the show closed, actually made an ,
agreement with the “‘managers’”’ that if he didn’t get his'
dogs to the shoyy, his entry fees were to be refunded to him!
Mr, Krueger certainly had nothing to do with this, yet the
profound ‘‘managers” actually tried him for ‘favoritism 1”
Great snakes! W. WADE.
Huron, Pa., Feb. 15.
WITH HOUNDS ON BRUIN’S TRAIL,
I HUNT bears with a pack of from five totwelve black and
tan hounds, of Virginia origin, 1 think: but I procured |
my first stock from an old and enthusiastic hunter and fron-
tiersman, now liying in Menard county, Texas.
On the 10th of April last a Pueblo Indian, belonging to |
my outfit, returned toward dusk, after the general hunt for |
fresh tracks of bear and pumas; and not without some signs
of mental disturbance—for he was young and a new hand— |
informed us that he had seen the tracks of a large bear and |
of a small one; and while watching the valley from the mésa ;
he had also seen a medium-sized black hear crossing an open ;
space below: he fired at it at a iong range and missed. We'
asked why he did not follew, and he replied by owning that i
he was afraid. It did not takelong to see that ai] the coup-
ling chains, rifles, ete., were in thorough working order, and
next morning, shortly after daybreak, we started, C., the
Indian, a Mexican and myself, with three couple of hounds. °
On arriving at the foot of the mésa we tied our horses and |
proceeded on foot for about half a mile wp th® side of a very
steep hill on our way to where the Indian had seen his bear.
However, before getting there we founda fresh track. It
was but the work of a minute to uncouple the dogs and
away we went, or I should say, away went the hounds in
full cry, for we had some distaiice to toil up the hill before
reaching ground level enough to put the pace on. When
we arrived at the first bench or flat the whole pack could
be plainly heard running to our right, at the same time we
observed the fresh track of a larve hear going off to the left, '
and thinking that while we mieht get a shot at him, the dogs
would tree the other on the right, the Indian and I followed
his track, C. went after the hounds and the Mexican made |
straight for the top of the mésa. Expecting one of them to
run up as they nearly always do, I walked slowly for half a
mile or so, crossed a deep ravine and sat down on the ep-
posite side in some brush to watch the course of events,
The dogs had run out of hearing, but were coming back
toward us, though still some distance off. I should think
we had been here about fifteen minutes, yetitseemed hours,
when the dogs came to the top of a guich not far distant,
and the baying became so audible that I could not stay
there apy longer; so leaving the Indian behind to
cut off bruin’s retreat in case I missed him, I pro-
ceeded down the steep side of the gulch, steadily j
at first, to prevent falling or making a noise, but as the |
baying came nearer I increased my pace till I stumbled
and rolled to the bottom. However, I was only shghtly |
scratched, not hurt. Struggling up the opposite side, [
waited a minute, no longer, for breath. On they came, 1!
could hear the blundering old bear smashing oak brush and }
serub in his course, and snapping his teeth at his tormentors, |
but they were all well aware of the danger of a too close |
proximity, and eluded him every time. He passed a little |
aboye me, and owing to the dense brush I did not catch a H
glimpse of him, but as Iran forward I saw Rosy in the lead |
as usual, and the rest of the pack a yard or so behind. Let-
ting them pass I took to my heels in their rear, Here C. and
the Indian, who had heard the dogs alter their course, came
runping up, and we had a good race to see who would eet
there first. However, we had not far to go, for on emerging
from the brush we fuund the dogs ascending a trail, af no
great pace. I went up just behind them, and wus somewhat
disconcerted and puzzled to know why they did not ge :
_ faster, and where the bear had gone, when, suddenly, Rosy '
Stopped dead, and commenced a series of long, unearthly
FOREST AND STREAM.
howls, with muscles set, and tailerect. Shewas right under
my nose, but I could see nothing remarkable, till the matter
was explained by Spot, who dashed nnder a large flat rock
close by, from beneath which came a savage growl anda
screaming dog.
Matters now became exciting around that rock, Three
dogs simultancously made a rin for the hole, the noise kept
up by the rest was deafening, Of course Lwas well prepared
forthe advent of old brain, so when he came Houndering
out after a dog 1 let him have it between the eyes with my
0,95, The instant the shot was fired every dog was on him
pulling, hauling, tagging in all directions. a living, kowl-
ing mass, that threatened to roll down the hillside and over
the bluff below. When they had worried him fo their hearts.
content, je tied them up to examine our bear, He proved
to be a cinnamon with a yery long, sandy coat, probably a
two-year-old, for he was small and I should think weighed
abowt fwo to three hundred pounds. We thea went to look
at the votk, which had probably sheltered him all the winter,
The hole underneath was just big enough for him to squeeze
in, and must have fitted ciose all round the body.
The rest was soon done, the hear skinned, the dogs fed as
inmuch as they could eat, and the remsinder of the meat
taken back to camp, which was not far away. I do not
know what became of the bear that made the large track:
anybow we hever saw his foot marks any more. We did not
hunt him that day, as I make it a rule always to go to camp
rat a kill, in order to give the doyvs a good rest, for the next
hunt.
We found our Mexican in cainp; having lost track of the
hounds he went home to cock up some dinner, which was
very acceptable just then. So ended our first successful
spring run, If your readers care to hear any more about
the bears of New Mexico, and the way we hunt them, [ will
send you some of our fall runs at a future date.
A, P, B. CoAPE,
New Mexico.
MENTALITY IN DOGS,
O fanciers ever realize that there is something in dogs,
that in its dim and glimmering way, corresponds te
intelligence in man? Perhaps my term of '*mentality” may
he objected to as too pretentions, hut I know of no better
title for that peculiar faculty shown in the preéminently
useful breeds of dogs. ‘‘Tnstinct” hardly goes far enourh,
for that is a quality possessed by all animals, while none but
dogs commonly show the apparent use of a reasoning power,
an ability to distinguish between cases and the course of
action called for under varying circumstances. Wor instance,
acow wili sometimes learn howto pullthe peg inserted
behind a gate to keep it shut, or to press down a pump han-
dle to draw water, or a horsé will know his way home over
a road he has traveled bus once, et2,, ete. But all these
seem but imitative in their character, To illustrate, I must
quote instanves in the breeds I know best’ 7. ¢., mastiffs and
bobtails, and must he forgiven if [repeat stories that I have
toldin the past. What prompted my Gipsey (before she
departed for the canine paradise she certainly earned) or
what now prompts her son Lion when a woman or child
goes off the place, particularly after dark, that they will go
along if they can? If a man goes, they are somewhat
indifferent, but if prevented from following a woman
or child, they would and will fret in a distracted way.
What taught them that women and children needed ‘a
protection that full-grown men didn’t? Why will Lion
allow the housemaid to hammer the hired man and only
frets and fumes, pushing himself between them, whining
and barking, butif the case is reversed and the man ham-
mers the woman, he jumps on the former, Knocks him down
if possible, or catches lis arm or leg? The man feeds him,
looks after him, and as far as association goes, the man
should be the favored one, yet he neyer misses taking the
side of the weaker party, (Of course, the ‘hammerings” are
all in sport, serious work in that line would be very danger-
ous were any mastiff around that I hayeeyer known.) What
taught Gipsey, Lion, Boadicea, Bertha, Persephone, Lee’s
Turk, ete., that if the house was left without any of the
family, or only one of the women, they must not go out of it
until adequate protection returned? Why did the very old,
crippled Maidstone Nellie bristle up her back, bare her teeth,
growl like a tiger, and advance at a crowd of roughs
gathered at my gate? She paid no attention to them when
they were quiet, but when the air became blue with curses,
she took in the situation atonce, When Flector was passing
along a public road and saw a woman beating a child with
great severity and the child howling, what impelled him to
jump the fence, and without offering to hurt the woman,
just growl at her and push between her and the victim of
her brutal temper? Forty or fifty years since, Mr. J. W.
Thompsen’s Juno was lying in a room and two tramps
came into the adjoming hall and walked off with a piece
of meat lying on the table in the hall: from whence
came tke impulse that directed Juno to follow them
and bring them back to the house? She didn’t see the
theft. Why is it that any mastiff will bristle up and growl
if a crowd assemble near his owner's premises, and stand
looking, pointing, etc., at it? What suggested the discrim-
ination Gipsey made between the glazier she found cutting
at a pane of glass in the house and the man who might pick
up something in the yard? The former she knocked down,
the latter she obliged to drop what he had taken, and she
evidently recognized that one looked like burglary and the
other was only petty larceny, Persephone didn’t object to
a stranger going to the front door, bué when she saw a man
go in the back door she followed and dragged him out of
the house by his coat tail. Then the bobtail, Bob, drew*on
his inner consciousness for the knowledge that rams should
not be allowed to fight, that corn thrown down to the
gS
longed tome. Of course, this mentality or whatever it may
be called, is not an original characteristic of dogs in their
natural state, Itis fair to presume that the special intelli-
gence shown in particular fields of work is the reswle of
training and use in soch work of many generations of
ancestors, in fact, no other contention 18 admissible, and it
is certain that these proclivities are tolerably firnzly fixed in:
certain breeds; that is, the mastiff has the watchdog qualities,.
tie collie or the bobtuil, the stock-earing tnstinet par
parenthesis, bobtails are elegant wutchdogs), but fixed as
these traits are, it is simply absurd to claim that they are
inevitable attendants on the breeds, that is, that we cam
keep on breeding mastiffs in crowded kennels like so many
black Essex pigs, and with as much attention to their men-
tal and moral development asis given to a coop of Plymouth
Rock fowls, and still retain their discriminating wisdem,
To do this their owner must make them part of his family,
part of his daily life, let them lie by his fireside, accompany
bith in his walks abroad, and learn to associate themselves:
with him and his. So the collie braeder cannet with «
ghost of reason expect that his collic, bred for show and
show alone, knowing nothing about a sheep, without the
faintest idea of which is the ‘‘business end”’ of a cow or horse
or whether sheep are to be driven or killed, are to rival
Hoge’s Yarrow. No doubt much of the old inbred dispo-
sition yet remains dormant in both breeds, I know itis sc
With mastiffs, but in the name of common sense how is it ta
continue if no measures are taken to perpetuateit? The
present fashion of making ‘'a mastilf”’ si mply a question of
snubbiness of nose, or ‘a collie’ only a rival of a tapir in
snout and a bear in coat, will doubtless result in most
“typical” specimens, but where will the usefulness of the
breeds come in and how many people will continue to keep
them when their usefulness is gone? Do you not remember
Dr. Gordon Stables’ story of the Cockney, inquiring of the
Seotch shepherd, who had just sold him a collie at a long
price, why he didn’t raise collies instead of sheep and the:
scot’s reply, ““We migthna aye find fules to buy therm 2”?
Yo carry the war into Africa (how precious little do I
know of the geography of this Africa), pugs are pet dogs, it
is supposed that ladies and children keep them for house-
hold playmates. Yet I have heard it said of this and that
“crack,” ‘ie (or she) is snappish.”’ Surely a snappisb doe
is not a fit playmate for little children; and as a matter of
information, do your pug breeders ever inquire inte the
temper of animals they breed from? Suppose your great
erack is bad tempered (1 knew nothing about it) would he:
not be as extensively used asastock dog as any other im
your land?
Of course ‘mentality’ does not come within the domair
of show decision. but isthat any reason for entire negleet of
it? When your breeders are breeding animals thet the
merest infants are to play with, is it not a requirement of
common honesty that they sell safe ones? Whether they do
it or do not, [ do not pretend to say, but Ido know that if
they keep on building everything on the twist in a tail (or
whatever “type” may be) they will eventually be putting
off some very bad bargains on a simple-minded public.
It may surprise many to be told that a bobtail is one of
the very best of pet dogs, and a most charming com-
panion, but it is true nevertheless, Mastiffs are my
first love, and [ will not concede that any dog equals
them, all things considered; but I must admit that purely
as companions, no dog I ever knew equals a bobtail. AIL
that we have so far had have that charming disposition,
affectionate, quiet, always near one, solicitous of notice, yet
never fussy, forcing themselves on attention, overwhelming
one with frantic demonstrations, and becoming somewhat
of a nuisance. Bob, Sir Luciferand Dame Judith will jump
up beside one for quite a time, yet never jumping on one.
With all their desperate courage, and tremendous powers as
gladiators, no deg is less prone to pick fights, although
when one is forced on them, they become very much inter-
ested. This, however, is straying from the subject. What
is now on my mind is to impress on all dog lovers, that there
is a nobler quality in dogs than ‘‘type’’; that as our servants,
friends and companions, their mentality is infinitely their
most important quality, and while we may raise heayen and
earth to shorten a mastifi’s nose, or lengthen a collie’s, or
corkscrew a pug’s tail, let us keep in mind what it is that
makes, a dog “the friend of man.— IV. Wade in the [llustra-
ted Kennel Magazine.
BOSTON DOG SHOW.
Ws haye received the premium list of the fifth annual
dog show of the New England Kennel Club to be held
at; Mechanic’s Hall, Boston, Mass, April2 to5, The prizes
in the prominent classes are: Challenge, $20 and $10; open
dogs, $20, $10 and $5, bitches the same; puppies, $5, $3 and
bronze medal, In some of the other classes the prizes are:
Challenge, $10 and $5; open dogs, $10, $5 and bronze medal;
bitches the same, with silyer and bronze medals for puppies.
In a few of the remaining classes the prizes in the challenge:
classes are $5 and $3, with $10, $5 and bronze medal in the
open. The St. Bernard Club’s cups (two of §25 and six of
#15 each) will be competed for: alsothe Collie Club tropby,,
and two specials of $10 each, and the club medal for the best
puppy are offered by the Collie Club. The grand challenge
cup of the Fox-Terrier Club will be competed for, and the
home-bred puppy stakes will be decided. The club also
offers a special of $25 each for best kennels—not less than
four—of mastitis, St. Bernards—rough and smooth—point-
ers, Hnglish setters, Irish setters, collies and fox-terriers; $10
each for deerhounds, spaniels, beagles, bull-terriers, York-
shire terriers and pugs. The judges are: Mr. Frederick
Gresham, London, England, mastiffs, St. Bernards, blood-
hounds, spaniels, collies, fox, Irish, Airedale, Welsh, Skye,
Scotch, Dandie Dinmont, Yorkshire and toy terriers, and
chickens was not to be taken by the hogs, thata sick animal | Miscellaneous classes; Mr, Chas. H. Mason, New York,
in the field must be laid aside by him, and all intruders| Eoglish, Irish and Gordon setters, Newfoundlands, fox-~
must be kept at a respectful distance, that he must bark like
all possessed if he found a sheep in such difficulty as being
fastened by the hindleg in a wire fence, that all strange dogs
must incontinently be chased out of fields where stock were:
if no stock should happen to be in the field, Bob might have
a play with the stranger, but let the latter cross the fence
to where the stock were, there would be war unless the
stranger left at once, Dame Judith knows which cows
are dry and which want milking after once seeing
them; the cows which are left in the barnyard she knows
are not needed, and afterward never brings them, while
she does know that those taken into the stables are
wanted there, and she will hunt all over a field to
bring one thet she knows is wented, passing by a dozen
times those she knows are not wanted. She also knows
that strange dogs are improper visitors in fields with stock,
but she ditfers from Bob in Ghat she will attack such a tres-
passer with the utmost ferocity, while Bob Simply drives
them out of the field. Bob knows that a hen’s nest found in
a field must be promptly reported by barking until some-
body comes for the cage but as the eges are not gathered
from a turkey’s nest, - ob does not report the latter. Now,
uot one of the dogs [ have mentioned ever received any
specific training that led it to perform the work IL have
described; the mastifis never received any training what-
ever. One of the latter, Boadicea, was bred by Mr. Wynn,
and he knew no more about her wonderful powers of dis.
crimination than he did of the late Brigham Young's family,
as sbe was merely an inmate of his breeding kennel, and her
wisdom was not shown until she became a member of her
American owner's family. The two bobtails were broken
to drive stock, but never taught any of the things I haye
mentioned, To avoid any appearance of personal interest,
T may say that of all the dogs mentioned, only three be-
hounds, beagles, dachshunde, basset hounds, poodles, pugs
and Italian greyhounds; Mr. C. J. Peshall, Jersey City, N-
J., pointers; Mr. H. W. Smith, Worcester, Mass., deer-
hounds and greyhounds; Mr.J.W. Newman, Boston, Mass...
the remaining classes. Hntries close March 11. J. W.New-
mah, secretary, 6 Hamilton place, Boston, Mass.
CHICAGO DOG SHOW.
E have received the premium list of the first
_ deg show of the Mascoutah
at Ohicago, Il., April 9to12. The judges are; Major J, M.
Taylor, English, Irish and Gordon setters, pointers, fox
hounds, béagles and Chesapeake Bay dogs; Mr. J. H. Whit-
man, retiievers, Irish water, field and cocker Spaniels; Mr,
James Mortimer the remaining classes, In the prominent
classes the premiums are; Challenge, $20 and $10. Open,
dogs, $20, $10 and medal; bitches the same, with $10, $5} and ~
medal for puppies. In some cf the legs important classes it
is $10 and $5 in challenge classes, with $10, $5 and medal ia
the open classes. In the remaining Classes it is p10, $5 and
medal, Kennel prizes of 825 each are offered for St. Ber
nards, both rough and smooth; deerhounds, pointers, Eno-
lish, Irish and Gordon setters, collies, fox-terriers largest
kennel sporting and largest kennel non-sporting dogs, The
Mastiff Club, the St. Bernard Club and the Fox-terrier Chib-
offer valuable specials, andin addition there is one of $25
for best American-bred mastiff, the same for best St. Ber-
nard, $10 for St. Bernard puppy, silver medals for both
pointer and setter dogs and bitches that have been placed at
American field trials, $25 for best American-bred collie, $25
for best bulldog or bitch, #10 for best uncropped bull-terrier.
=40 silver cup for best American-bred fox-terrier, Entries
close March 25. Myr, Geo. H. Hill is superintendent, room
annual
Kennel lb, to be held
36, 34 Monroe street, Chicago, Il.
NEW YORK SHOW.
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ENTRIES.
1585 | T8386
| :
BREEDS, V7 | 78.) 79 | 80 | 81 |1882)/1883 18B4 1887) 1838/1889
| |
Mastiffs ..,.,.) 26) 18) 20) 86) 24) 36 | 61 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 44 | BY |
St. Bernards.,,,| 17) 16) 14) 33) 24) 52) 64 | OF | 7H | 92 |Lb4 11S |16E
ABE MeRUTIOG adel eel cel le! GREAT 285) DU as | ae) Se Weil,
Newround!'nds| 12) 13) 20] 25} 7] 20} 8) 15/17) 11) 9/1) & |
“Greyhounds,..,| 18) 23) 1h) 15} 28) 28 | 20 | 16.) 19! 24) 18 | 27 | 26 |
Décriiounds....| 9) 4 5) % 4/71) 4 18) a 15) 20) 1% | 19
Retrievers,,.,. ee cette mlleot| sh) ee llotame ise et | 2) 2
MGTESASAMBS ise) we) 22) sa) ca) aap et fae | oe | cel ald | Bon Gedy
Bloodhounds..,| ..| «- és | oa Ae eee |e Alli ib ac ad
Pointers ...,...,)121) 83)128)1841125)144 |112 |149 |100 | 96 (113 (150 |143
Bnglish setters|203} 125 /157| 285/160 172 |t49 150 | 77 102 (101 | 87 | 77
Black and tans) 65) 64) 73) 74) 91) 58 | 56 | 58 | 386 | 5B | 14 | 43 | 54
Trish Setters. ..,/149/108,158)135) 97; $9 | 97 )105 | 84 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 89
Chesape’ke Bay| ..| ..) ../ ..) «-} .. (0) tan eh a itl P=
Trishwater sp'ls| 11) 17/ 8} 7/10) 17 | 6 38) 1} 1) 4) 8) 3
Field spaniels.,| 82) 18) 31| 41) 43) 56 | 8 | 13/20/49 | 17 | 22! 28
Ginmberep nls} 2s} 7-2) i] ve| et) ae | ef ge FE | a |] Ge [ee
Gockerspaniels| ..| ..| ..} ..{ -.] .. | 45 | 81 | 89°) 59 | 49 | 67 | 64
Fexhounds.....} 14) 46) 9) 9/ 18! 13 (10/138) 6) 4) 7) .. | 15
Beagles.........} 6] 5) 15! 18) 86) 13 / 10 | 22 | 26 | 81) 24 | 47 | 2B
IBASset HOU a) W.4 soles|| Sol Sab shes al otto) LL] pe) cei iad ey
Dachshunde,,..| 16, 11) 8} -9) 17/12) 6 | 11) 19 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 21
Fox-terriers....) 25} 36) 45) 63) 69) 60 | 56 | 7a | 50) 89 | 79 | 87 187
Collies. ,.,..,...| 8} 19] 16] 31) 50) 60 | 71 | 72) 8 1103 | 86 | 88 |L09
Bulldogs ....... 10} 10; 8) 19) 15) 14 | 28 |) 20) 17 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 19
Bull-terriers,..| 11} 29) 86) 34) 23) 24 | 15) 19 | 34} 26 | 30 | 28 | 40
Skye terriers...) 28) 17) 15) 16) 19) 12] 32) 14] 4%) 8) 7) 12] 2
Trish terriers...) 4.) =<] s-] | 4) 8] 5] ., | ) &| 8} Ub] a4
Rough terriers.| ..| ..| -.| ..| 5] | 4!'14) 11) 2) 4) 2) 9
Biack and tans| 13/ 20| 13) 9} 6|14| 8) &! 9 B| 5] B] 45
Dandie Dinm’s.| 10; 3) 3) @ fb 6] 4° 8).6) 8] 2] 3B) 9
SGaabine Sores) et, | Clb alee ll ee eee att cast tf 6
Yorkshire,......| | 39) 36) 26| 30) 18 | 22 85 | 80 | 19 | 95) 8 | at
‘Eey terriers,,..} 21) 12) 9) 18} 5 10) 10 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1% | 10 | 10
pays ee ee 27, AQ) 23 33) 22] 32) 40 47 | al | 23 | 28 | 40 | BB
Toy Spaniels....| 8) 13| 13) 9) 13] 15 | 10' 15 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 86 | 18
italian gr’yh'ds| 6} 14/ 9/ 10] Io} .. | 6) 5| 5! 6| 9} 7) 15
Poodles, .-...--. Ne a de ee nas po Eom ba
iM ESS ATTY Plt <tet Bo [ed a meee] (es ne ies | es JS [as | ss h| 7
Miscellanéous.,| 23} 8 =i 38] 23) 18 | 26 | 11 | 28} 19) 12] 2°] 20
i i
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WESTMINSTER SHOW AWARDS.
Do be vatalogue of the Westminster show, now in progress
at Madison Square Garden, shows 1314 entries. oe
awards up to Wednesday noon were as subjoined. <A full
report will be given in our next issue;
MASTIFFS,.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, BE, H, Moore’s Minting.
Bitches; Ist, Fairview Kennels’ Vhe Lady Clare; 2d, F. T. Under-
hill’s Duchess.—OPEN—Dors: Ist, E. H. Moore's Alonzo; 2d, Oak-
hiorst Kennels’ Melrose Prince: 3d, H. B. Sears’s Sears’ Monarch;
ith, GC. C. Cook's Muses. Very high com., 0. Brandt's Regulus
and Dr, H. PF, Praeger’s Duc de York. High com, C. P, Fraleigh’s
Wolsey and J. BP. Halsted’s Bruce VI. Com,, J, C, Smeaton’s
Kaflir. Bitches: Ist, 8d and 4th, E. BH. Moore's The Lady Cojens,
The Lady Phyllis and The Lady Dorathy;2d, B.B, Sears’s Countess
of Dunmore. Very high com., Caumsett Kenneis' Mayflowerand '
J. L. Winchell’s Lady Gladys. High com,, G, J, Rupprecht’s Me-
dusa. J. L. Hope’s Wanda and Mrs, 8, §. Browning's Lucy, Com,,
©, Porter, Jr.’s Boss’s Lady Clare and J. A. Garginlo's Topsy Ii-—
Novicrn OnAss—ist, J. L. Winchell’s Pharoah paeen 2d, H. D.
Hayes’s Countess; 3d, J. Hellen’s Minting, Jr, Very high com.,
. P. Fraleighb’s Wolsey and F. T. Underhill’s Friar. High com.,
I. S$. Wheaton’s Rollo.—Pupprres—Doys; ist, W, A, Dick's (turth;
2d. very high com. and high com,, W. HE. Rothermel's Achilles,
Ajax and Anchises; 3d, J. Coles’s Linden King. High com., J. h, |
Hope’s Rex and Mrs.8.8. Browning's Leo Dl. Bilehes: Ist and
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yery high com., J. L. Winchell’s Lady Gladys and Tigress IT.; 2d,
1 Ah Underbill’s Edda; 3d and very high com., W. EH. Rother-
mes Helen and Medea, High com., Mon Caprice Kennels’
Baby Bunting. Com., Mrs, $, S. Browning's Lucy.
ST. BERNARDS.— RouGuH-Coatsep — ae LEA ieee Ist,
Haspice Kennels’ Otho; 2d, W. J. Bhrich's Barny Il, Bitches: Ist,
Hospice Kennels’ Gemma J.; 2d, B. H, Moore’s Miranda,—OpEn—
Doys: Ist, E. H, Moore's Ben Lomond; 2d, Oakhurst Kernels’
Hurns; ad, KH. B, Sears’ Plinlimmon. Jr.; 4th, Erminie Keanels’
Lysander, Reserve, Waverly Kenzels’ Ivanhoe, Very bigh com.,
W. E. Connor's Fonthill Hector, C. . Shelly’s Macduff, A. C.
Downing, Jr.’s Sir Philip, Contoocook Kennels’ Kastlehorn If., d-
T. Pyle’s W, Scott and Hospice Kennels’ Ainine Chief. High
com., J. §. Bache’s Bruce IL, i. 8. Benjamin’s Huguenot, Harriet
B. Rohb’s King Cole, Mrs. E. A. Housman’s Le Roi. H. Coghill's
Alert, J. V. Heeker’s Carlo If., C. O’Connor’s Sheila, Quinsiga-
mond Kennels’ Vindex and T. B. Burnham’s Prince of Orange.
Com,, F, B, Downs’ Adonis, A.Ward’s Leo X., Mrs. W.M. Brown's
Bayard, L, ¥. Beckwith’s Jovis and J. M. Harding’s Wallace.
Bilches; 1st aud 3d, EH. H. Moore’s Saffron and Recluse; 2d and 4th,
E. B. Sears’ Lady Wellington and Lady Aveline. Reserve, Oak-
hurst Kennels’ Miscabel. Very high com., Kamernap Kennels’
La Duchesse, L, i, Beekwith’s Tanita and Quinsigamond Kennels’
Lakme. High com., B. P. Johnson’s Kate, Monastery Kennels’
_Menastery Nell, Mrs. J, Grant’s Beda, Dr. W. Young’s Empress
and Quinsigxmond Kennels’ Chrysa. Com., A, B. Vanblaricom’s
Lady Gay, J.T, Pyle’s My Lady Mac and J. 5. Wibert’s Fanchon-
- —Preeres—Dogs: ist, C. F. Barney's Montrose; 2d, G. Schmidt’s
Major Hector; 3d, G. J. Rupprecht’s Abdallah. Very high com.,
Dr, R. Taylor's oucicault. High com., Mt. Sion Kennels’ Othello,
Corm,, C, H. Allison’s Don Rodrick and P. ©. Uhl's Glacier. Bitches:
ist, E. B. Sears’ Lady Aveline; 2d, A. M. Seixas’ Lady Beauty; 3d,
Dr, R. Taylor's Lady Agnes. Very high com., Hospice Kennels’
Blanche Hector. High com., Mrs. J. M. Nicholson's Duchess of
_Ajbany and %, Young’s Princess. Gom., J.8, Dudley’s Virginia
Queen and ?, C, Ghl's Victoria the Great. |
®T. BERNARDS.—Smoorn-Coatrp—CHALLENGE—Dogs: 1st,
Alta Kennels’ Victor Joseph; 2d, Hospice Kennels’ Hector.— ;
Bitches: Hospice Kennels’ Daphne; 2d, J, W. Dunlop's Thisbe.—
Ornn—Dogs: lst, Teague: & Tilton’s Beauchamp; 2d, and reserve,
©, T. Barry’s Nevis and Wigel; dd; J. kK, Wilkinson’s Adonis 11;
4th, W. Phillips's Sir Roger. Very high com., J. O. Thurston's
Barry and J. Fox’s Plute, High com,, C. D. Bernheimer’s Don,
J. Turnbull’s Monitor and J. Fex’s Sam, Com,, A. §.Van Wickle’s
Montreux and W.T. Barnard’s Mars, Bitches: Ist, Contoocook
Kennels’ Burton Belle; 2d and 3d, Monastery Kennels’ Monastery
Myrtle and Monastery Mercedes; 4th, Meadowthorpe Kennels’
Meadowthorpe Norah, Reserve, J. H. Hone Alpine Queen. Ver
high com., W. D. Quinn’s Abbess and J. H. Long's Kisie. Hig
vom., Keystone Kennels’ Lola.—Purrins—Doge, Ist and reserve,
~ J... Draper’s Trojan Hector and Trojan Towzer; 2d, A. B. Van-
bisricom’s Victor Van; 3d, Oakhurst Kennels’ St. Michael. Very
high com.,, Welz & Zerweck’s Prince William and te
Kennels’ Alaric. High com., Welz & Zerweck’s Guide IL, BR.
Jones's King Nelson and L. Daniels’s Bache. Com., Quinsiga-
mond Kennels’ Robert Elsmere. Bitches: 1st, L, Daniels's Veneta;
2d, Hospice Kennels’ Flora Hector; dd_and very high com., C.
Warner's Thishe Wagner and Linda, Very high com,, Erminie
Kennels’ Veta. High com., H. A, Cary’s Beauty.—Novics Crass
—ist, Coutoocook Kennels’ Burton Belle; 2d, Hospice Kennels’
Roland; dd, Waverly Kennels’ Ivanhoe. Reserve, J. T, Pyle’s
WW. Beott.
BLOODHOUNDS.—Dogs; 1st and 2d, Brough & Winchell's Pre-
ae Tif. and Barnaby Scott. Bitehes: 1st and 2d, Brough & Win-
chell’s Barnaby Nell and Bipple Buxom, ~ /
NEW FOUNDLANDS.—Dons: Ist, 1. Marshalls Meadowtborpe
Pane George; 24, C, Himes Caro; 3d, 8. Griffith's Sailor Lad.
Com . W. Ball’s Major, Bitches: 1st, R. D, Sullivan's Gypsey; 2d,
Mrs. B. P. Braive’s Brunette; 3d, C. Himer’s Neva, , arty
SREAT DAN ES.—Dogs: Ist, A. C, Downing, Jr,’s Triton; 4d, G.
Catacheta Sultan; 3d, Mrs. M. Shaw's Ramys. Bitches: ist, G.
Tueibacher’s Bella; 2d, C, Heimerle’s Irene; 3d, A, ©. Downing, Jr.’s,
Wolga. Very bigh com., C, Kirchuer's Diana, aan j
JFRHOUNDS.—Cnant axcu—Dogs; Ist and 2d, J. WH. Thayer's
Gueean and Highland Laddie. Bitches: Istand2d, J..8, Thayer 8
Wanda and Ramona,_Orpn—Dogs: Ist, Meadowthorpe Kennels
Meadowthorpe Factor; 2d and very high com,, J. H. Thayer's Rob-
ber Chieftain and Duncan; 80, 8. W. Skinner, Jr.'s, Per. us. Hugh
com., H, D, Morgan's Bevis TEL, Com.,J. W. Mathers aggert TL
Risches: ist, Geo, Shepard Page’s Olga; 2d, 3d and very high com,,
J. B. @bayer’s Theodora, Pride ot the Heatherand Highland
Lassie, High com., 8. W. Skinner, Jr.’s, Lady Dane. Puppies:
ist, W. L, Clark's Dick. Ree giclee
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Se ee Aare cars g Ist. Mrs. Sarah Leggett
i t kisand Memnon. Bitches:
See re ran Saatinnd Witch.—Oprs —Digs: 1st, Meadowthorpe Ken- .
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FOREST AND STREAM,
wood; 3d, H. W. Huntingtom'’s Highland Chief, Very high com.,
L, H. Broome’s Wighland Laddie. High com., Mies Minnie Pal-
mer’s Peveril, Com., Mrz. J. Henry Work’s Prince and Mr. L. M.
Thorne, Jr.’s nese Jr. Bitehes: 13t, Mrs. Sarah Leggetf Emory’s
Dora; 2d, L, H. Broome’s Highland Lassie; $d. Cupt. O'Brien's
Gyp. Very high com., Miss Ida Orme Jones’s La Gitana, High
com., EH. 'Palbot’s Countess Puppies: Ist, A. A, Knoblauch’s
Cora; 2d, P. H. BecTetrs Gypsey Helle: 3d, A. M. Ide’s The Bard.
Very high com., RK, Lambert's Spring.
POINTERS.—LARGE—CHALLENGE— Dogs: ist, Chas, Heath's
Graphic. Bitehes; Chas. Heath's Meally—Oprn—Dogs: ist, 1.
Gardner's Duke of Vernon; 2d, &, Dexter’s Pontiac; 3d, G. M.
Arnoti’s Freedom; 4th, 8. W. Pentz’s Brake. Very high com,,
Clitton kennels’ Tony White and Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Sachem.
High com,, C. Bassini’s Scoth and Lewis Bros,’? Master Mc Grath.
Com,, 8. C. Bradley's Coroner. Bitches: Ist,C. Heath’s Bloomo; 2d,
Barnes & Rumney’s Devonshire Countess; 3d, Don Quixote Ken-
nels’ Nell; 4th, J. R. Pureeil’s Jorg. Very high cont, Vail & Wilm's
Lady Snow and Fleet View Pointer Kennels’ Belle Randolph
High com,, 8, D. Riddle’s Ruby. Com.,G. Jarvis’s Renie and §, B’
Foard's Kittie —SMALL—CuALLENGR—Doys: No entries. Bilches:
ist, W, H. Moller’s Juno &., 2d, T. H. Terry’s Queen Fan.—Oran—
Dogs: ist, E. Dexter’s King of Kent; 2d, l’. R. Hitchcock's Duke
of Hessen; éd, Jacob Pentz’s Fashion; 4th, 8. S. Bank’s Ned B.
Very high com., W. H. Moller’s Bon Ton and Meadowthorpe Ken-
nels’ Meadowthorpe Duke. High com., Thos. Hitchcock’s Glau-
cus and ¥, EB, Clarke’s Vanst ne. Com., H. B. Thomas’s Naso of
Troy and P. C. Ohl’s Rar: Bitches; G. M, Arnolt’s Meally’s Baby,
2d and 4tn, C, Heaths’s Lady Norwich and Sally Brass If.; 3d, FP.
R, Hitchcock's Stella, Very high com., KE. R. Bellman’s Stella,
G. M. Arnolt’s Revel Vi. and J, R. Purcell’s Plake of Flockfinder.
High com,, ). G, Hartt's Blossom, G. L. Wilson’s Mayflower, ol-
edo Kentiels’ Polka, and Dayton Kennel Clubs’ Roberts’ Trinket.
Com,, 0, W. Donner’s Merry Leggs and 0, H. Odell’s Lalla Rookh.
Pureres—Dogs: 1st, W, Hepsley’s Naso Peshall; 2d, Miss H.
Woos.er’s liad of Tammany; 3d, J, R. Pureell’s Joy, Jr. Very
bigh com., W. HB. Moller’s Mark Antony. |High com., Chestnut
Hull Kennels’ Young Beau. Com., A, C, Phelan’s Sachem’s Boy.
Bitches: 1st, Miss H. Wocster’s Lass of Tammany; 2d and very
high com., G. M. Arnolt's Meally’s Baby and Ridgeview Sal; 3d
and very high com., J. R. Purcell’s Arrowfeather and First
Blight. High com., P. CG. Ohl’s Victoria’s Maud, Com., D. G.
Hartt’s Dora.—Novicr CLAss—ist, G. M. Arnolt’s Revel VI.; 2d,
©. Dexter's Pontiac; 5d, Clifton Kennels’ Tony White. Very high
com, F. R. Hitcheock’s SteUa. High com., BE. R. Bellman’s Stella
ane N. L. Rockwell's Lapford Pearl. Gom., Toledo I<ennel Club’s
olka.
ENGLISH SETTERS,—_OnALLENGE—Doys: 1st, FY. Windholz’s
Rockingham; 2d, keonard’s Royal Prince II. Bitches: Ist, F,
Windhol.’s Cora of pA eeiete seems Ob eB) ist, F. Windholz’s
Count Howard; 2d, L. Garder’s Roger; 3d, Maumee Kennels’ Cin-
cinnatus; 4th, Mt, Washington Kennels’ Lindo. Very high com.,
CG. N. Hubbard’s Pride of Dixie IJ. and Nahmke Kennels’ Fluke
and Peyeril; high com., G. M. Arnoti’s Sylvan, Manitoba Ken-
nels’ Manitoba Gladstone and Meadowthborpe kennels! Mead-
owthorpe Heatber. Cum., F., E. Lewis’s Don Petrel, J. White's
Gloster IL. and Hillside Kennels’ Forest Planter. Bitelies: Ist, EF.
Windholz’s Princess Beatrice IL.; 20, very high com.and high com.,
Nahmke Kennels’ Haphazard, Calico and Stray Shot; 3d, Peet &
Lyone’s Chautauqua Belle; 4th, Mt. Washington Kennels’ Zona;
very high com., W,. T, Bernard’s Belle of Montebello; hizh com.,
EK, F, Thomas's Maud Foreman; com., W. A. Gilbert’s Judy of
Troy, J. P, and H, W, Gray’s Frelic Bondhu and . W. Jester’s
Moshannon Dolly and Sleeping Beauty—Puppres—Duys: Ist,
Roseeroft Kennels’ Don Quixote; 2d, R. W, Brown’s Glen Belton:
3d, E. Thomas's Denver, Very high com,, GC. A, Ives’s Count S.;
high com., Dr. H. L. Irwin’s Sir John; com,, J. P. and H. W.
Graw’s Ned B, Il, Bitches: Ist, Rosecroft Kennels’ Donna Juan-
ita; 2d, Dr, J, E. Hair’s Warwick Phosbe; 3d, C. A. Ives’s Mena
Mil, Very high com, and com., P. C, Ohl’s Victoria’s Breeze and
Victoria’s Fancy; high com., J. W. Wood’s Lady Foreman .—
Noyion CrAss—lst, Maumee Kennels’ Cincinnatus; 2d and 3d,
Rosecroftt Kennels’ Don Quixote and Donna Juanita. Very high
com, and high com., Nahmke Kennels’ Fluke and White Wings;
high com,, E. F, Thomas’s Maude Foreman and A. 8. Hoffman’s
Alberta; com, F, EH, Lewis’s Don Petrel.
BLACK AND TAN OR GORDON SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—
Dogs: 1st, 8. 8. Dixon’s Little Boy; 2d, W. E, Rothermel’s Don.
Bitches: ist, H. FP. Smith's Rexie; 24, W.S. Hammett’s Rose,—
OrEN—Dogs: 1st and 38d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe
Heather Harold and Meadowthorpe Heather Roy; 2d, H. CG. Bid-
dle, Jr.’s, Leo 6.5 4th, HK. H. Morris’s Ronald. Very high com.,
H. C. Glover’s Ben, Dr. F. L. Classen’s Kent IV. and J. $8, Amea’s
Nad. High com., W. 8. Hammett’s Royal Duke, Jr., and J, W.
Graham's Duke. Com., Midwout Kernels’ Gazette and Bright.
Bitches: Ist and 4th, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe
Bellmont and Meadowthorpe Blossom; 2d, G. Griffin’s Jessie; 3d,
J.L, Campbell's Becky Starp. Very high com., J. B. Blossoni’s
Venus. High com., G. W. Bayford’s Princess Rose. Com., Dr.J,
BE, M, Lordly’s Begzs.—Puprims—Degs: 1st, withheld; 2d, J. L.
Campbell's Pelham. Bitches: 1st, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Blos-
som; 2d, J. lL. Campbell's Monna; 4d, J. W. E. Olark’s Countess
of Devoushire Ll. Com., Ff. M. Bennett’s Nadine.—Novicse ChAgss
—J. S, Ames’s Ned; 2d, H. C. Glover’s Ben; 3d, 0. M. Johnson’s
Rex,
TRISH SETTERS.—CHALLENnGe—Dijys: ist, Dr. W, Jarvis’s
Elcho, Jv.; 2d, H.W. Clark, Jr.’s, Blarney. Bitches; Ist and 2d, C. T.
Thompson's Nellie and Mollie Bawn.—Opry—Dogs: Ist, P. Oam-
blos's Dick Swiveller; 2d, Kerr & Chapman’s Rory O’More IY.; 3a,
A. H. Hovey’s Dee: 4th, J. J. Scanlan’s Eleo. Very high com., J.
E. Wolff, Jr., Ned, BE, O. Damon’s Patsy, G. Langran’s Gen. Bur-
naby, J. B. Wallace’s Dick, C. EH. Bunnell’s Tam O'Shanter and
WJ. Bagot’s Dan. High com., Prof. L. P. Braive’s Royal Ruby,
A. W. Pearsall’s Redstone, Mrs. John Miller, Jr.’s Kildare IT.,
Miss Ridley’s Rex, H. B. Goetschius’s Chief I. and W. C. Hud-
son’s Romie. Com., A. J, Pearsall’s Jack Malone and C.T. Thomp-
son’s Desmond Il. Bitches: ist, J, R. Hitehcock’s Red Belle; 2d,
Cc. T. Thompson’s Winnie LL; 3d, J. B. Moore’s Grace; 4th, Dr. W.
Jaryis’s Maid. Very high com., St. Cloud Kennels’ Bessie Glen-
cho, J.J. Scanlan’s Elsie IL, 5. H- Marshall's Lady Fawn. High
com., A. W. Pearsall’s Belle Ida, F. L. Cheeney’s Daisy, Kerr &
Chapman's M’liss and W, C. Hudson’s Cora B. Com,, H. Hawke's |
Agnes, J.T. Miller’s Kate and L. & J. Backer’s Daisy.—PuPPras
—Dogs: 1st and 8d, A. W. Pearsall’s Connelly and Young Redstone;
2d, J. J. Scanlan’s Elkwood. High com., W. C. Hudson’s Rex,
Bitches: Isv, J. J. Scanlan’s Elsie 11; 2d, E, L, Young's Lady Ien- ,
wick; 3d, withheld.—Noyiren Chuass—iIst, H, Briggs’s Dick; 2d, J. }
B. Moore’s Grace; 3d, A. W. Pearsall’s Redstone. High com., F.
P, Jordan's Jefferson,
FOXHOUNDS,.—Ammrican—Dogs: Ist, 2d and 3d, 8. C. Brad: |
ley’s Slippery, Bownce and Pede. Com., E. W. Jester’s Mount.
Bitches: 1st and 2d, Kk. W. Jester’s Biz and Nip.—Enenish—Dogs: .
ist, Rockaway Hunt Club's Rascal and Warrior. Bitches: 1st,
Rockaway Hunt Club’s Goldfinch,
CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS:—Dogy: Ist, F. B. Greenongh’s
Rum; 2d, Wf. Wirdholz’s Bounce; 4d, W. Goodwin’s Sailor.
Bitches: lst, R. Millbank’s Lady; 2d, J. F, Towner’s Polly; 38a, G.
B. Tucker's Ripple.
ENGLISH RETRLEVERS.—at and 2d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’
Meadoewthorpe Diamond and Meedowthorpe Pearl.
TRISH WATER SPANIDLS.—Prizes withheld.
dine’s Nellie,
CLUMBER SPANLELS.— CHALLENGE Ish, Wilmerding &
Kitehel’s Newcastle.—Oprn—tist, Wilmerding & Kitchel’s Tyne.
FINLD SPANIELS.—CHALiEench—Dogs: Ist, Compton Grove
Kennels’ Compton Bandit. Bitches: ist, Oldham & Willey's Glen-
caim and Newton Abbott Lord; 30, Compton Grove Kennels’
Compton Brigand, Reserve, F. Bollett’s Nil] Disperandum. High
com., J. R, Dennis’s Prince Charlie. Oom., W.
Bitches: 1st and 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Lady Abbott aud Newton
Abbott Lady LL; 3d, D..G. Wammond’s Darkness. Very high com,,
W. Scott’s Black Flash—Lrv.k—Dogs: Ist, Oldham & Willey’
Newton Abbott Don; 2d, W.7T. Payne’s Newton Abbott Skipper,
Bitches: Ist, Bridford Kennels’ Bridford Ruby.—UtanRk THAN
Liver OR BLAGK.—OpEN—Dogs: 13t_and 3d, Oldham & Willey’s
Newton Abbott Laddie and Charlie Ll.; 2d, G. H. Bush's Adonis.
Com,, J. Skel-
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Very high com., Master H. Nicholas’s Toby. High Cons ery
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Kennels’ Little John. Bitches: No entries. Puppies: Dr, G.
Hammond's Darkness. Very high com. and high coni. (2), Comp-
ton Grove Kennels’ Compton Darkie, Compton Beau Boy, Comp-
ton Banson and Compton Boodler; 3d, T, L. Jacques’s Clio.
Reserve, R. H. Egeleston’s Ace of Spades. Com,, J. G. Stevens's
Monk III,
COCKER SPANIELS,-CaALLEncE—Dogs; Ist,Oldham & Willey’s
Black Pete; 2d, American Cocker Kennels’ Doc. Bite/es; Ist and
2d, Oldham & Willey’s Miss Obo IL and Chloe W.—OPpan—BLAck
—Dogs: 1st and 2d, Oldham’s & Willey’s Jersey and Baby Obo; 3d,
WNahmke Kennels’ Fri-mousse. Very high com,, G, H, Bush’s
Dandy W. High com,, J. Stacom’s Black Joe. Bitches; 1st, G.
Bell’s Sensation; #d, 3d and reserve, Oldham & Willey’s Dolly
Obo, Lacco and Beatrice W. High com., W. H. Moscley’s Riette.
Cow,, American Cocker Kennels’ Horne*.—OranR THAN BLACK
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2d, G. Stanton’s Fleet- | —Dous: Ist, H. J. uéslie’s Silver King: 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Little
Dan; 30, Nohimke Kennels’ Mint, Very high com., G. Bell’s Silver
Thread, Bitches; 1st, Oldham & Willey’s Lady of Learning; 2d,
G. Bell’s Vermillion; 8d, Natmke Kennels’ Trimbal-mouche,
Very high com., W. Deurherty’s Dora. High _com., F. BE. Curtis'
Simcoe Lou, Puppies: ist, American Cocker Kennels’ Hornet; 2d,
Oldham & Willey’s Little Dan; 3d, Nahmke Kennels’ Pri-mousse-
Very high com., Barnes and Rumney’s Red Doe. High com, J,
Stacom’s Grover Cleveland and -H, 8. Reynold’s Black Meg.—
Novices Cuass—Ist, G. Bell's Sensation: 20d, W,'T, Payne’s Newton
Ahbott Skipper; 3d, American Cocker Kennels’ Hornet. Very
high com,, Wayerly Kennels’ Black Dwar and Nahmke Kennels’
Fri-mousse and Trimbal-mouche. High com., Miss 8, B. Haight’s
Muggin’s Grouse, Oldham & Willey’s Little Dan and Nahmke
Kennels’ Mint and Tansy. Com., Meadowthorpe Kennels’
Meadowthorpe Rose.
COLLIES.—CHALLmnGE—Doys; Ist and 2d, Chestnut Hill Ken-
nels’ Scotilla and Dublin Sect. Bitches: Ist, Chestnut Hill Ken-
nels’ Plurry 1.5 2d. W.D. Hughes's Bonnie Brae.—OPpEN— Dogs:
ist, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Charleroi [1.; 2d and very high eom.,
J. Watson’s Clipper and Prince Charlie; 3d and yery high com.,
Pairview Kennels’ Guy Mannering and Donald; 4th, A, H, Gluck’s
Sir Walter Scott. Reserve and bigh com., James Lindsay’s
Strathmore and Robin Gray. Very hizh com., Meadowthorpe
Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Jara and W. D. Hughes's Nullamore,
High com,, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Ethelwulit, H. 8. Barnes’s
Scou’s Guard and J. Van Schaick’s Surbiton. Com., A. H, B.
Angell’s Clipper Boy, J. M. Waterbury’s Lad of Plieasance and J-
Van Schaick’s Doncaster Lad. Bitches: 1st, J. P. & H. W. Gray’s
Jakyr Dean; 2d, A, R. Kyle’s Adila Doon of Nesseldown; 3d, J.
Jan Schaick’s Sky Pilot; 4th and very high com., Chestnut Hill
Kennels’ Metchley Surprise and Roslyn Torfrida. Regerve, GC. G.
Hinckley’s Fannie Brown. Very high com, J. Lindsay's Plotilla.
High com,, Fairyiew Kennels’? Fairview Rertha. om., J. &.
Bacon’s Fiy and H, H. B. Angeli’s Della Glenlivat.—PuPPIzs—
Dogs: Ist, ¥. R. Carswell’s Beyis; 2d, J, Van Schaick’s Kalmia
Chief; 3d, J, Lindsay's Eugene. High com., lL. C. Root’s Rutland
Glen and A. R. Kyle’s Frank of Messelhown. Bitches: 1st, J. P. &
H. W. Gray's Jakyr Dean; 2a, J. 8, Bacon's Zulu Princess LL; 3d,
J. Watson’s Hera. Very bigh com., Meadowthorpe Kennels’
Mendowthorpe Gip and J. Van Schaick’s Laura Il. High com.,
R. Buckle’s Floss. Com., L. C. Root’s Arrow and Seotish Tap.—
Novics Cuass—Ist, Fairview Kennels’ Fairview Donald; 2d, J. 5S.
Bacon’s Zulu Princess It; 3d, A. H. Gluck’s Sir Walter Scott.—
Smoorn—lst and 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Ladybird sand Spot.
—CoLirn CLus Fururity §TAKE—Ist, Ff. R, Carswell’s Bevis; 24,
Jd. Watson’s Prince Charlie; 3d, J. Lindsay’s Hugene.—PrRopuoB
STaKke,—Dogs: 1st, F. R. Carswell’s Bevis; 2d, J, Watson’s Prince
Charlie; 3d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Wthelwulff. Bitehes: Ist, A.
R. Iyle’s Alida Doon of Nesseldowi; 24, Chestnut Hil] Kennels?
Roslyn Gaylass.
BOBTAIL SHEEPDOGS.—ist, C. Rosger’s Sir Lucifer.
POODLES.—BLack— Dogs: Ist and 2d, W, C, Sanford’s Styxand
rales 3d, Mrs. R. O. @ornell’s Nanki-po. Very high com., P.
L. Drayton’s Boy Il, High com., Anna P. Stevenson's Pierrot.
Bitches: 1st, Mrs. Haines’s Czarina: 2d, W. D, Cochran’s Nigress:
3d, withbeld.—OTHER THAN BLACK—Ist and 2d, G. Redmond’s
Rex and Regina; 8d, Mrs, J. G. Blaine, Jr..s Marron.
BULLDOGS.—CHALLENGE—Doys: Ist, J. E, Thayer's Robison
Crusoe; 2d, R. B. Sawyer’s Merry Monarch, Bilches: Ist, J. B.
Thayer's Britomartis.—OPEn—Dogs: lst, Geo. Raper’s Rabagas:
equal 2d, R. B. Sawyer’s Pertswood Tiger and T. L. Park's Mon-
arch VI, Reserve, I. L, Park's Gipsey King. Bitches: Ist, R. B.
Sawyer’s Soudan; 2d withheld. Puppies: Ist and 2d withheld; 3d,
R. B, Sawyer’s Harlequin. | .
BULL-TERRIERS.—CnALLENGE-Dogs 1st, W.F. Hobbie’s Cairo;
2d, H. A. Harris’s Jubilee. Bitches; ist, W. FW. Hobbie’s Bonnie
Princess; 2d, Sunnyside Kennels’ Lady Tarquin.—Larnqu—Orrn
—Dogs: 1st, FF. Dole’s TrentlLam Baron; 2d and 3d, Sunnyside
Kennels’ The Earl and Tony. High com,, G, W. Woodill’s Amer-
icus, Oom,, Dr, F. Brown’s Hempstead. Bitcltes: 1st, F. F. Dole’s
Royal Rose; 2d, G._D. Woodill’s Minerva; 8d, A. ‘Thompson's
Duchess. Reserve, H. A. Harris’s Miss Norah, Very high com.,
H.D. & J. R. Steer’s Queen Bess.—SMALL— Dogs: Ist, 2d and 3d
withheld, High com., A. Burgess’s King Dick, Gom,, H. J. Les-
lie’s Vixen. Bitches: lst. H. Harris’s Marguerite; 2d, Il. F. Dole’s
Nell Bright; 3d, E, D. Hayes’s Venus. Very high eom., H. P.
Hopkin's Gretchen. High com., T, Fullerton’s Gipsey. Com., A.
Burgess’s Viper. Puppies: Ist and 51, G.D. Woodill’s Minerva
and Americus; 2d, F. . Dole’s Snow Dick. Reserve, C. Fresneil’s
Vixen. Very high com., H. P, Hopkins’s Gretchen. High com.,
T, Fullerton's unnamed, Com,, A. Burgess’s Count Victor.
AIREDALE TERRIERS.—Ist, FP. P, Kirby’s Fred, Jr.; 2d, P,
Lawrence’s Pin.
BASSHT HOUNDS,—ist, withheld; 2d. 0. Stevensons Jocusse;
3d, C. Porter, Jv.’8 Babette. High com., F. Fuchs’s Shorty,
DACHSHUNDE.—Dogs; Ist, L. and W-. Rutherfurd’s Ruben-
stein; 2d and dd, Mrs, A. P. Morewood’s Paddle and Lion. Very
high com., W- B. Vogelsang’s Fretzel, Jr.3 high com., 0. A. Per-
naus’s Black. Bitches; Ist, Mrs. A. P. Morewood’s Thelma; 2d, 0.
R. Roberts's Iiane; dd. W. 5B, Vogelsang’s Gretchen, High com, A.
McL. Hamilton's Gretchen; com,, W. D.C. Scheeje, Jr’s Cora Il.
—Pupyrtes:—is1, 2d, ed and reserve, Mrs, A. P. Morewood’s Thelma,
Passion, Lion and Tramp; very high com., C: Bahr’s Gypsey;
high com, and com., 0, A. Pernanx’s Paulette and Linda; com.,
Cc. R, Roberts's Blaine. Delphine and Desire.
BEAGLES.—CHALLENGE—Dngs- Ist; G. Laick's Rattler EL; 2d,
H. F. Schelliass’s Trailer. Bitehes: Ist, Mrs. WC. Phoehus’s Myr
tle.—OPpEn—Dogs: Ist, A. Parry’s Frank Porest; 2d, J.S, Anthony's
Harkaway; 8d, Qakview Kennels’ Tony Weller. High com,, Lewis
Bros.” Racket If. and H. F_ Scheilhass’s Rist. Oom., 4. WH. Schell-
hass's Leader. Bitehes: 1st, J. S. Anthony's Melody I!.; 2d, H. F.
Schellhass’s Trinket. Pwwpjies: Ist, witihelds 2d, T. B. Manly’s
Arbutus.
POX-TERRIERS.—CBALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, F. Hoey’s Valet; 2d,
L. & W. Rutherfurd’s Splauger. Very high com., J. H, Thayer's
Belgrave Primrose. Bitches: 1st, J. i. Thayer's Richmond Olive;
2d, L. & W. Rutherfurd’s Diana. Very high com,, F. Wheeler's
Village Belle—Open—Doags: Ist, Lb. & W. Rutherfurd’s Raftie; 2d,
and 4th, J. H. Thgyer’s Raby Mixer nnd Reekoner; 3d, ¥. Hoey's
Veronese. Reserve, J. A. Burden’s Banquo. Very high com., F.
R. Hasley’s Suffolk Trap and T. B. Burnham's Jack. High com.,
J, #, Thayer’s Raby Jack and H. b. Goodman’s Jack Splinter.
Com., H. P, Frothingham’: Mugwump, GA. Leib’s Harry of
Volker, T. P. Fiela’s Ostler Joe and L. & W-. Rutherfurd’s Warren
| Sampler. Bitches: Ist, 2d and 3d. J. H. Thayer's Richmond Daz-
ale, Princess and Wraulein_ Mixture; 4th. reserve and ¢om.,,
L. and W. Rutherfurd’s Warren Sparkle, Warren Dainty
and Waren Viyid. Very high com,, FP. ©, Wheeler’s Rosa
Canina. High com, L. Thompson’s Blemton Gingersnap.
CGom., P. Frothingham’s Lottery and Widget, . Der
ringer’s Daisy and H. A, Harris’s Stanley Nell—Purprus
—Dogs: 1st, teserye and com,, J. E, Thayer’s Hillside Dandy,
Hillside Keckless and Hillside Pepper; 2d, F. Hoey’s Dont-
chuno; 3d, G. Douglass’s Jack Vandal. High com., H. A. Harris’s
Blemton Match and R. §, Ryan’s Linden Bacchus. Com.,
C. Heimerle’s Sport of Volker, H. W. Bloomfield’s Victor and L.
Bank’s Biemton Luck. Bifehes: Ist and very high com., L. & W,
Rutherfird’s Warren Sparkle and Wa:ren Vivid; 2d, F. Hoey’s
Vignette; ad, R. 8. Ryans Ottilie. Reserve and com., J. H,
Thayer’s Hillside Fredaand Hillside Model. High com., M. Tay-
lors Blemton Glitter and BH, P. Thompson’s Baschante. Com., J.
A. Burden, Jr.'s Warwick’s Metal, H, A, Harris’s Stanley Cauli-
flower, H. K. Tayford’s Tatti-lrati and OC. Rathbun’s Dusky Dia-
mond and Beverwyck Mlip.—Nevick CLhAss—ist, very high com.
and high com,, J. H. Thayer's Hillside Dandy, Hillside FWreda and
Hillside Mlash; 2d and high com., L. & W. Rutherfurd’s Warren
Sparkle and Warren Sampler. Reserve and very high com., R.8.
Ryan’s Ottilie and_Limden Nettle. High com., T. P. Field's
Ostler Joe. Com,, GH. P. Frothingham’s Lottery, C. L. Griffith's
| Midward 'rix, C. Rathbone’s Beverwyck Flip and J. Dorringer’s
| Daisy.—S8rup Doe Sragus—ist, J. EH. Thayer's Hillside Dandy
and Hillside Chance; 2d, L & W. Rutherfurd’s Warren Sampler
and Warren Sparkle-—Prepucer STAkhs.—J. BE, Thayer’s Hillside
Flash and Fidget,
FOX-TERRIBRS —Wtree-liArREp—Dogs; ist, J._ Mortimer’s
Suffolk Settler; 2d. D.C, Wheeler’s Billet; 3d, J. H. 1. Grainger's
Trap. Very high com,. R, Lyon’s Ebor Snowberry. Com., H.
D. & J. R. Steers’s Prince Hal. Bitelies: tt, F.C. Wheeler's Cap-
sicum; 2d, J, Movtimer’s Suffollk Chagrin: 8d, W. Carrick, Jrs
Carlisle Vixen, Very high com. and high com., 3. Insall’s Miss
Bristles and Bristles. Com., R, Lyon’s Brighton Mystic.
TRISH TERRIERS.—CeHALLenGge—ist, Chestnut Hill Kennels’
Breda, Tiney.—Opan—Dogs; Ast, Chestnut Hill Kennels? Breda
Jim; 24, J. F. MeFadden’s Dennis; 3d, E. Wetmore’s Roslyn fhe
Micky. High com., T. Wise, Jr.’s Badger Boy and P. ©. Ohl’s
Bedad. Bitcles: lst, J, Walsh’s Nora; 2d and 8d, Chestnut Hill
Kennels’ Roslyn Eileen and Roslyn Nora, Com., A. Dinning’s
uey.
fees TERRIERS.—Ist and 21, P. Lawrence’s Which and
other,
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Fes. 21, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM,
COUNT HOWARD.—WINNER OF First Prize IN OPEN CLAss, ENGLISH SETTERS, AT NEW YORK,
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—ist, withheld; 2d, E. D, Morgan’s High-
land Laddie.
DANDIE£ DINMONT TERRIERS.—Ist, F. R. Hitchcock's Bor-
der Wang; 2d and 3d, G, G. Cleather’s Meg Merrilies and Meg.
High com., EB. M. Field’s Eppie.
BEDLINGTON TERRIERS.—Dogs: Ist, W. H. Russell’s Syrup
Hu; 2d, B. P. Kirby’s Barney; 5d, C. Porter, Jr.'s, Punch. Com,,
ae D. Morgan’s Tees Rock. Bifehes: 1st, H. R. Child’s Gray
ist
SKYE TERKIERS.—Dogs: 1st, C. Steyenson’s Lovet; 2d, Dr. M.
H. Oryer’s Gladstone Boy; 3d, W. S. Leiber’s Sir Roger. Reserve
and high-com. (2), S. S. Howland’s Mugwump, Ben More and
_Tousie. Very high com., F. P. Kirby's Monarch and F. W. Flint’s
Punch. High com., F. 8. Grant's Laddie 8S. Com., Oldham &
Willey’s Claymore. Bitches: 1st, F. W. Flint’s Peggy; 2d, Oldham
& Willey’s Kirkella; 8d, S. S. Howland’s Highland Lassie. Re-
serve, Mrs. D, J. Leir’s Jess. Very high com., J. Howard's Skye.
High com,, 8. §. Howland’'s Rosemary.
CLYDESDALE TERRIPRS.—Ist and 2d, C. A. Shinn’s Clydes-
dale Lady and Clydesdale Loris.
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.—Dops: Ist. P. H. Coomb’s Bradford
Harry; 2d, Mrs. F. Senn’s Teddy; 3d, E.G. Carlton’s Jim; reserve,
J. Maddox’s Beauty. Very high com., J. Cumming’s Dandy.
Bitches: 1st and 3d, F. Sloan’s Jessie and Silver; 2d, T. A. Maitland’s
Guenn. Very high com,, Mrs. Fremont’s Flossie and W. Keogh’s
Dot; high com., F., McCarthy’s Millie.
TOY TERRIERS.—ist, C. Lowrie’s Mousey; 2d, E. W. Jester’s
Jiffey; 3d, L. Wolfgram’s Miss Dotzey II.; reserve, Dr, H. R-
Searles’s Ben Butler; com., W. ©. MceClellan’s Nellie.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.—Dogs: 1st, H. T. Foote’s Meers-
brook Billy; 2d, A. W. Smith’s Buffalo General; 3d, W. Coates’
Tick. Reserve, A. W. Webster’s Beppo. High com., KR. Stucky’s
Sir Wallace. Bitches: Ist and 2d, H. T. Foote’s Meersbrook Girl
and Meersbrook Maiden; 3d, F. P. Kirby’s Buttercup.
WHITE ENGLISH TERRIFRS.—Ist, G, M. MacBride’s Snow-
el 2d and reserve, O. H. P. Belmort’s Darby and Diamond
park.
PUGS.—_CHALLENGE—Dogs: ist and 2d, Dr. M, H. Cryer’s Dude
and Max. Bitches: Ist and 2d, Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Bessie and
Vesta.—_Oprpen—Dogs; 1st, G. Burgelin’s Guess; 2d, Mrs. C. Wheat-
leigh’s Mikado; 8d and very high com., Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Othello
and Bob Ivy. Very high com., R. Schreyer’s Tony and H.R.
Surles’ Jim Jam. High com,., Miss L. Cunningham’s Baby Bunt-
ing, Bitches: ist and 8d, Dr. M.‘ H. Cryer’s Vic and Myrtle; 2d,
H. L. Goodman’s Bo-Peep II. Reserve, G. Bell's Rustic Queen.
High com., W. Keim’s Daisy Il. and A. Merley’s Duchess. Pup-
pies: Ist and 2d, Dy. M. H. Cryer’s Bob Ivy and Matt; 3d, H. R.
Surles’s Little Duke Il. High com., Mrs. Schumacher’s Daisy
and H. R. Surles’s Cobby.
KING CHARLES SPANIBLS,—CHALLENGE—Ist, W.. Phillip’s
Roscius.—Orrn—ist, Mrs. KE. E, Kendall’s Monkey; 2d, C. B. Hill-
house’s Blossom; 8d, Mrs. F. Senn’s Romeo. Very high com., A.
W. Lucy’s Dorothy.
BLENABIM SPANIBELS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, W. Phillips’s King
Ea sets Mrs. Hawxhurst’s Rex: 2d, Mrs, A. W. Lucy’s
ueenie.
PRINCE CHARLES AND RUBY SPANIELS.—Ist and 3d. Mrs.
Kistemann’s Lilly and Ruby; 2d, Miss E. R. Catlin’s Sweet Violet.
JAPANESE SPANIELS,—Ist, Mrs. E. S. Davis’s Wee Wee; 2d,
M. F. Reeves’s Una; 3d, Mrs, M. L. Mitchell’s Jap. Very high
com., Mrs. Eugene Ciark’s Ootah.
TOY SPANIELS.—ist, Mrs. Kistemann’s Otto.
ITALIAN GPEYHOUNDS.—lIst and 2a, Miss Edith Van
Buren'’s Fanny and Cupid; 2d, Mrs. W. R. McKee’s Molly. Ver
high com., Dr. H. R. Surles’s Dandelion. High com., Mrs. A. M.
Kramer's Little Phil and Mrs. T. Townsend's Prince.
MEXICAN HAIRLESS.—Ist, 2d and very high com,, Mrs. H. T.
Focte’s Me Too, White Wings and Bow Wow; 8d, Miss Helen
Dauvray’s Chiquita.
MISCELLANEOUS.—LARGE—Ist, E.Kelly’s Siberian wolfhound
Ivan Romanoff; 2d. F. Hall’s Dalmatian Spot; 3d, lL, Korndorfer’s
Terrace. _SMALL—Ist, Miss Ida Orme Jones’s Maltese Topsy: 2d,
Miss Marguerite Lewis’s Chihuahua dog Budge; 3d, Marquise
Clara Lanza’s Chinese-crested dog Gyp.
BAY CITY DOG SHOW.
Editor Forest and Stream:
There was a dog show held in connection with the tenth
annual exhibition of the Michigan State Poultry and Pet
Stock Association at Bay City, Mich.. Jan. 28 to 30, Mr,
John Davidson judged all classes. Following is a list of
the ;
AWARDS.
MASTIFFS.—Ist and 2d, St. Joe Kennels’ Wacouta Nap and
Queen of Ashmont. Puppies: Ist, J. Turner’s Nero II.
ST. BERNARDS,—1st, J. E, Davidson’s Sailor; 2d, C. H. Brad-
ley’s Donald. i
NEWFOUNDLANDS.—ist, D. O’Shea’s Leo; 24d, C. McGraw’s
Rover; 8d, E. Donovan’s Major.
FOXHOUNDS.—ist, H. Gregory’s Jim,
GREY HOUNDS.—ist, Dr. W. E. Bessey’s Skip; 2d,C. J. Staake’s
Jack; 3d, O. Feyerbend’s Dude.
_ POINTERS.—Dogs: Ist, W. B. Mershon’s Jack of Naso; 2d, H,
Selleck’s Music; 3d. B. Conklin’s Sam. Bitches: Ist, J, A. Powell's
Hiypolive, 2d, T. F. Shepard's Croxteth Victoria; 3d, R. G. Schuler’s
‘anny-
GOBDON SETTERS.—I1st, Fr. H. Mason's Dandy; 2d) BE. J. Hut-
ton’s Topsy; 3d, G, H. Cruse’s Sport, crate
ENGLISH SETTERS.—Dogs: Ist, J. W. Winslow’s Diamond;
2d, T. G. Davey’s Brigliton Dick; 34, R. J. Campbell's Samuel.
Bitches: ist. R. Ve. Munday’s Countess G.; 2d, J. W. MeGraw’s
Dorcas.—PUPPIEsS—Doqgs: Ist. withheld; 2d, G. Huntley’s Storm.
Bitehes: 1st, withheld; 2d, W.Bens’s Sylph.
IRISH SETTERS.—Dogs: Ist, L. Lee’s Earl of Beauty; 2d. C. J.
Staake's Jack Larry; 3d, PF. 8. McGraw’s Sport. Bitches: Ist, L.
Lee’s Fame; 2d, withheld; 3d, R. J. Campbell’s Lufree.
ee SPANIELS.—Ist and 2d, Campbell & Blake’s Pansy and
an.
COCKER SPANIBPLS.—Brnack—ist and 3d, Campbell & Blake’s
Belle and Nettie; 2d, T-#. Shepard’s Capt. S—ANy OTHER COLOR
—lst, BR. Y. Cadmus’s Dash. Puppies: 1st aud 2d, Campbell &
Blake’s Tom and Jim.
BEAGLES.—ist, D. O’Shea’s Tomboy; 2d, T. Funnell’s Bunny.
FOX-TERRIERS.—1st, D. O’Shea’s Frank; 2d,G. H, Smith’s
Nellie. Pwpptes: 1st, A. Yackson’s Crib. ;
COLLIES.—Dogs: 1st, FP. Rawson’s Rysdyke. Bitches: Ist, 2d
and 3d, J. A. Armstrong’s Crathie, Mazzie and Vixen.—PUPPIES—
Dogs: ist, 2d and 3a, J. A. Armstrong’s Young Bruce, Roland and
Signal. Bitches: 1st, 2d and 3d, J. A. Armstrong’s Nellie, Treyler
and unnamed.
BULLDOGS.—ist, Campbell & Blake’s Remus.
BULL-TERRIERS.—Doge: Ist. D, O’Shea’s Danger; 2d, F. A.
Hamilton’s Evyekey; 3d, G. H. Smith’s Jack. Bitches: Ist, with-
held; 2d, F. P, Crayes's Jess; 3d, G. R, Nicoll’s Gyp.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.—Ist, V. Liddicoat’s Fannie;
20, P, Sturm’s Jumbo; 8d, J. Brown’s Saylor,
PUGS.—Dogs: 1st, F. Hope’s Dandy: 2d, W. 0. Heinlien's Trix;
3d, C. H. Miller’s Pixey, Jr. Bitches: 1st, A. W,. Niblock’s Mollie;
2d, withheld; 3d, ©. H. Miller’s Countess Leonora. Puppies: Ist
and 2d, C. ivvin’s Levi and Ben.
WHIPPETS.—Iist, Campbell & Blake’s unnamed.
POMERANIANS.—ist, A. Brawn’s Jack.
MALTESE,—Ist, Dr. W. E. Bessey’s Dot.
POODLES.—lst, A. Feyerbend’s Mingo.—BiAcK—lst, J. Mc-
Guire’s Susie.
TOY TERRIERS.—lst, Campbell & Blake’s Zing; 2d, J.
Quinn’s Lady; 8d, R. S. Cunningham’s Lady C.
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—I1st withheld; 2d, W. Argle’s Maud.
apes TERRIERS.—1st, G. W. Smith’s Cannie; 2d, W. Argle’s
ajor.
IRISH TERRIERS.—ist, D. O. Shea’s Garryowen.
IRISH WATER SPANIELS.—Ist, W. Kelley’s Flo; 2d, F. Lee’s
Barney. <
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DOG TALK.
OME one who read in our last issue the plaintive appral
from Breakabeen sends in this letter from the ‘‘Pro-
fessor,’ who, it appears, is not dismayed, and has the grit
to make a dog man after allif he once gets started with a
healthy pup: ‘‘BREAKABEEN, Jan. 29, 1889.
gorden setter pupy is 18 monthsold. heis manged since
last March after I bought him at Palast March. he will
die tomorrow or next time. If you have any gorden setter
pupies to be colored with dark, Mahogany tan & white spot
on his breast & red spots on his face near their eyes. how
much will you sell one if he is 2 months or 6 weeks old & he
is all health. I dont want any disease pupies. If he is
diseased before 3 or 4 months I will souaNaaatTa to you back.
Answer me Prof Wm B B—— Prop.”’
The Newark Call is responsible for this; ‘‘The cook in
the family of Mr. Horace N. Congar, 65 Washington street,
lost a small shawl. One evening she saw Spot, Horace Con-
gar, Jr.’s little fox-terrier, pull the missing wrap from be-
neath some kindling wood in the furnace room, and carry
it to her sleeping box. There the dog whirled about until
she had wound herself up in the shawl, and then lay down
to sleep. The next morning she again hid her stolen blanket
in the woodpile. This clever trick won her the shawl, and
now that her ownership is recognized she doesn’t conceal it,
but every day removes it from the box to give it an airing,
and every night puts it back again,”
Mr, C. H, Mason writes us that the following subjects
have already been selected for illustration in the second
volume of “Our Prize Dogs,” viz.: Mr. F. Windholg’s Eng-
lish setter Count Howard, Mr. John EH. Thayer’s donk outs
Robber Chieftain and Ramona, Mr. H. W. Huntington’s
greyhound Cassandra, Mr, KE, §, Porter’s bulldog Lion, Mr.
John H. Thayer’s fox-terriers Raby Mixer and Richmond
Dazzle, Mr. P. H. Coombs’s Yorkshire terrier Bradford
Harry, and Miss Edith M. Van Buren’s Italian greyhound
Cupid. Nearly all the other breeds will be represented by
typical specimens, and there will also be portraits of a
number of the prominent winners in Erfgland,
One of the forthcoming shows was to receive a large num-
ber of entries from a certain clique, provided it came into
the “fold.”” The club agreed, but refused to be dictated to
in the management of its own affairs. In due course a list
of independent, honest and competent judges were chosen
and premium lists mailed tothe clique, who refused to
wake entries. lt is pow quite clear that certain parties in-
tend, if possible, to own the judges and control all awards
at bench shows. This they will never do until more than
one-half of the exhibitors are dishonest, As might be ex-
pected the boycotted show has avery large entry and the
quality is exceptionally good. With the exception of Bos-
ton and New York it will in all probability be the best show
of the circuit,
Anent the Long Island way of doing to death penned rah-
bits, a correspondent who attended the Pittsburgh show
writes: “At the Pittsburgh show I questioned ali the fox
hunters I met as to their views on catching rabbits and then
devilling them to death with dogs, and without an excep-
tion they condemned it with scorn and loathing, as beastly
rabbit murder and without a semblance of sport.”’
The Maine Legislature proposes fo tax dogs $1 and bitches
$3. Perhaps that will change the status of the animal there,
where as the world now wags, dogs are held by the courts to
be ferw natura.
A Brooklyn gentleman has a dog that was presented to
him by a Russian noble, In formation he is something
like a field spaniel, but his coatis not unlike a Skye tertier’s.
He has a pedigree as ‘long as your arm,” but owing to the
nobleman having died and omitted to forward the name of
the breed, the owner cannot tell which group he belongs to.
We have news that Troy will have an entry of at least 400
dogs and the quality is of an exceptionally high order. It
could not fail to be otherwise with such a list of judges.
A well known dog man writes us that he feels positively
sure that Mr. German Hopkins was asked to judge fox-ter-
tiers at New York, but that out of courtesy to his employer
he declined and recommended Mr. Belmont for the office.
Mr. F. R. Hitcheock has had the misfortune to lose by.
death his well-known pointer dog Tammany. He died Feb.
14 from paralysis.
We predict that there will be a turn-up in another of the
specialty clubs before very long. A prominent fancier says
that he will not remain a member of a club that is run in
the interest of one man and subservient to a ring.
The management of one of the bench shows have engaged
the superintendent to judge a number of classes. This isa
mistake. None of the shows are so well managed but that
there is room for improvement; and when a man enters his
dog he has a right to expect that the superintendent’s time
will be given to the proper care of the valuable property
intrusted to his charge. ‘‘Penny wise and pound foolish”
is not a desirable motto.
Mr. Geo. L. Fish of New Bedford, Mass., is going in for
Trish terriers, provided he can get two or three of the right
sort. Experience in breeding bull-terriers has taught hina
that good ones are few and far between.
There is an impression at home (not abroad) that Mr. H,
W. Lacy, who handles Mr. Hopf’s dogs, is the same Mr,
Lacy who was once a very popular and successful exhibitor
of black and tan terriers in England,
The latest thing in judging at a dog show is the pollice
verso style, ;
We learn with surprise and regret that it is Mr. H. W.
Huntington’s intention to sell his entire list of greyhounds.
This means the disposal of a notable collection—Cassandra
with sixteen prizes, Balkis with thirty-six, Memnon with
fifty-six, and Highland Chief with ten. There will be here
a capital opportunity for buyers, but the greyhound fancy
cannot well afford to lose such an ardent member as Mr.
Huntington, and we hope that he may yet reconsider his
purpose.
The Albany club is fortunate in having as fine a building
for show purposes as can be found outside of the largest
cities. It is about one-half as large as the Madison Square
building and of similar construction. It is perfectly ventil-
ated and has a large open space at the rear for exercis-
ing the dogs. The management of the show is desirous of
doing all that can be done to secure convenience and satis-
faction to exhibitors. The city, of course, has ivs attractions,
and the show will stand a good chance of being a popular
and successful one.
The proposition made by some anti-dog cranks in the Mas-
sachusetts Legislature, and alluded to by ‘‘Essex,”’ isnot
likely tu get beyond the committee room; but dog owners in
that State will do wisely to keep an eye on the progress of
the measure and do their best toward squelching it. The
poor dog appears to come in for more than his share of as-
sault this winter. A New Jersey bill authorizes his killing
on sight, if found hunting game, a Wisconsin bill forbids
the use of adogin hunting birds, and this Massachusetts’
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measure is designed to tax the life out of a dog or kill him
if he shows his nose in public. The only redeeming feature
of this year’s legislation referring to dogs is the Maine meas-
ure to tax and make them personal property. This move is
rompted by a desire to make everybody responsible for the
Santee wrought by dogs, but the effect of the law, if enacted,
will be beneficial.
At a meeting of the New Jersey Kennel Club, on Feb. 16,
Mr. C. J. Peshall was unanimously re-elected as delegate to
the A, K, C,
At a meeting of the National Dog Club, last Tuesday
evening, it was decided to amalgamate with the associate
membership of the A, K. C., on certain conditions, the ac-
ceptance of which will probably be discussed at the A. K. C,
meeting this afternoon.
ROCHESTER DOG SHOW.—The premium list of the
first anntial dog show of the Rochester Kennel Club is now
ready. The show will be held March 19 to 22, The judges
are: Mr. James Mortimer, mastiffs, bloodhounds, deer-
hounds, greyhounds, dachsbunde, poodles, Italian grey-
bounds, collies, bulldogs, all terriers and miscellaneous;
Miss Anna H. Whitney, St. Bernards, Great Danes, New-
foundlands and pugs: Mr. H. Clay Glover, all setters,
ointers, foxhounas, beagles and_basset hounds; Mr, A. C.
‘ilmerding all spaniels. Mr. Wm. Tallman is superin-
tendent. The premiums in the more important classes are
$10 in the challenge classes, with $10 and $5 in all the open
classes with the exception of the wire-haired fox-terrier
class, in which it is $5. A number of specials are offered
and many are expected. Entries close March 6. The ad-
dress of the secretary is Harry Yates, Box 466, Rochester,
Ny ays
ALBANY DOG SHOW.—Albany, Feb. 19.—Editor Forest
and Stream; Quite a number of entry blanks had been sent
out when it was discovered that the printer had by mistake
used the cut of the Westminster Club in preparing them,
Due apology was at once made to the officers of the West-
minster Club, and a new set of forms issued. Both entry
forms and premium lists can be obtained at the Westmin-
ster show at the exhibit of Spratts Patent. A large number
of the exhibitors at Albany will come direct from the New
York show, and many also from Troy, who will go on to
Utica. Arrangements have been made for keeping dogs
over Sunday that‘are sent from Troy. <A large and conve-
nient stable has been provided, a watcuman will be placed
in charge, and every effort will be made to provide for the
comfort and safety of all dogs arriving on Saturday.—G. B.
GALLUP, Secretary.
MASCOUTAH KENNEL CLUB.—Chicago, Feb. 12.—
Editor Forest and Stream: An article in the Chicago Swn-
day Herald, of Feb. 3, stated that Harry L Goodman was a
partner and half owner in the Oakhurst Kennels, located at
Auburn Park, Ill. I beg to say that Mr. Goodman is not a
partner of mine in said kennels, nor is any oneelse. They are
and always have been my sole Proper Mr. Goodman was
sent to Europe by me last fall, under instructions to make
urchases, which he did to my satisfaction. On his return
é took the position of superintendent for me, which place
he now holds. By publishing the above you will greatly
oblige and correct an impression which may possibly exist
in the minds of some of your many readeras to the owner-
ship of the Oakhurst Kennels.—R. P. H. DURKEE (Oakhurst
Kennels),
UTICA SHOW.—Editor Forest and Stream: We have
made arrangements so that dogs can be sent to reach us any
time after the close of the Albany show and will be taken
care of .at the hall, Have divided class 54, beagles, challenge,
and made class 5414 for bitches; also added kennel prize for
beagles, greyhounds and black and tan or Gordon setters, to
consist of not less than four. St. Joe Kennels, Miles, Mich.,
offer free service of Wacouta Nap for best mastiff bitch in
the show. Wentworth Kennels offer free service of Rigi for
best smooth-coazted St. Bernard dog and bitch, American
bred, in the show. Other specials will be announced later,
—FT, SCHUYLER KENNEL CLUB.
BUFFALO SHOW.—LHditor Forest and Stream: If the
“Anxious Hixhibitor’”’ at the last Buffalo show will write
me about the special prize he won, and who it was that
offered it, I will do what I can to get it for him; but I think
heis mistaken about winning any, except it might be a
medal, as I know of only three specials besides, and they
were shipped long ago. It would also be a good plan for
those who won N. D. Club medals to write Mr. Huntington
full particulars, name of dog, breed, etc. The Buffalo Mair
Association medals will soon be ready, and I assure you
they will be fine —J. OTIS FELLOWS, Supt. at the last Buf-
falo Show.
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED,
Ce" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka.
Briarthorn. By Capt, Weeks. Philadelphia, Pa., for black and
tan Gordon setter bitch, whelped Oct. §, 1888, by Thorne (Mal-
colm’s Malcol!m—Malcolm’s June) out of Bell (turk—Splash).
Killarney. By A. L, Finney, West Medford, Mass., for red Irish
setter dog, whelped Dec, 14, 1888, by Timmey (champion Brush—
Young Lill) ovt of Colleen Bawn IT. (A.K.R. 4796).
Gladys. By John W. Gale, Providence, R. I., for dark red Irish
setter bitch, whelped May 60, 1888, by champion Tim (champion
Bie eel) out of Lady Edith (champion Rory O’More—Lady
erkeley).
Peveril. By Waverley Kennels, Noroton, Conn., for black and
white greyhound dog, whelped Dec, 22, 1836, by Old Sportsman
(Rocket—Lucy) out of Nan (Lion King—Coral).
Ivanhoe. By Waverley Kennels, Noroton, Conn., for lemon and
white St. Bernard dog, whelped March 1, 1887, by Courage II.
Chamaplen Oscar I].—Snowden) out of Zellah (champion Rector—
#ura.
Sir Walter. By Waverley Kennels, Noroton, Conn., for sable
collie dog, whelped Dec. 7, 1887, by champion Rutland out of
Heather Bell. :
Wawuerley Kennels. By A. Waillack and D. Yardley, Noroton,
Conn.
NAMES CHANGED.
Jack to Little John. By Waverley Kennels, Noroton, Conn., for
black and white cocker spaniel dog, whelped Aug. 21, 1886, by
Mallane uy (Wallace I.—Minnie) out of Susette (champion Sport
—Suanee),
Compton Bob to Black Dwarf. By Waverley Kennels, Noroton,
Conn., for blask cocker spaniel dog, whelped Noy. 13, 1887, by
champion Compton Bandit (champion Compton Brahmin—Wood-
land Graeeni) out of Dolly (Compton Monk—Ethe)).
BRED.
(2=" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
He ore ror tie Hed H. F. Schellhass’s (Brooklyn, N. Y.) beagle
bitch Melody (Trailer—Music) to his Trailer (Racket—Fly), Feb. 7.
Bonnie—Sir Walter. Waverley Kennels’ (Noroton, Conn.) collie
bitch Bonnie (Rob Roy—Fairy) to their Sir Walter (champion
Rutland—Heather Bell), Jan. 7.
Per ae Walter, Waverley Kennels’ (Noroton, Conn.) collie
bitch Fairy (champion Rex—Kitty Mac) to their Sir Walter
(champion Rutland—Hea ter Bell), Jan. 13.
FOREST AND STREAM.
Moilie R.— Bang. - *s (Wilkesharre, Pa.) pointer bitch Mol-
lie R. (Tempest—M'liss) to Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Bang (Price’s
champion Bang—Salter’s Luna), Feh, 9.
Vandatia—Bang. Bryn Mawr Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.)
pointer bitch Vandalia (Bang Bang—Zanetta) to their Bang
(Price’s champion Bang—Salter’s Luna), Feb. 7.
Devonshire Countess—Bang. Barnes Bros.’ (Philadelphia, Pa.)
pointer bitch Devonshire Countess (Harry’s Sam—Croxteth’s
Rival Queen) to Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Bang (Price’s champion
Bang—Salter’s Luna), Feb. 12.
Portland enor H. Geo. W. Lovell’s (Middleboro,
Mass.) pointer bitch Portland Lilly (@lenmark—Zanetta) to his
Beaufort H. (champion Beaufort—Zuba), Jan. 24.
Fedora—Belthus. P. C, Ohl’s (Plainfield, N. J.) English setter
bitch Fedora to H. F. Schellhass’s Belthus, Peb. 14.
Qucen V.—Heather Jack, H. W. Thayer’s (Franklin, Mags.) Gor-
don setter bitch Queen V. (Gem—Rose) to G. E. Browne's Heather
Jack (Argus IT.—Jessica), Feb. 15,
Flossie—Little Ji Dr. Munson’s (Noroten, Conn.) cocker
ohn.
spaniel bitch Flossie (Rex—Nan) to Waverley Kennels’ Little
John (Wallace Il.—Susetite), Nov, 29.
Flossie—Bradford Harry. A. H, Thaxter’s (Bangor, Me.) York-
shire terrier bitch Flossie to P, H. Coombs’s Bradford Harry
(Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beal’s Lady), Feb. 18,
WHELPS,
ES” Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka.
Dixie. W. E. Deane’s (Somerset, Mass.) beagle bitch Dixie (El-
more’s Flute—Thorne), eb. 15, six (three dogs), by his Little Duke,
Taf oases Cal R J. Hamil
ossié. Col. RK. J. Hamilton's (Springfield, Mass.) pug bitch
Plossie, Feb. 12, five (four dogs), by his Toodles. ar
Elossie. Dr. Munson’s (Noroton, Conn.) cocker spaniel bitch
Flossie (Rex—Nan), Feb. 1, nine (four dogs), by Waverley Ken-
nelf’ Little John (Wallace I1.—Susette).
SALHS,
ES Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Jolley’s Tom and Sue. White, black and tan beagle dog and
black, tan and ticked bitch, whelped June 26, 1887, by Thom (A.K.
R. 6777) out_of Venus), by John L. Jolley, Denver, 8. C., to A. C.
Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa.
Boh Lee and Monnie. White, black and tan beagle dog and
black, white and tan bitch, whelped June 9, 1888, by ‘Thom (A.K.
KR. 6777) out of Nellie, by Blue Ridge Beagle Kennels, Denver, 8. C.,
to Dr. L. G. Clayton, Central, 8. C.
Nick. White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped June 5, 1888, by
Dan out of Dinah, by Blue Ridge Beagle Kennels, Denver, S. Cr
to Dr. L. G. Clayton, Central, 5. CG.
Gloucester—Snowflake whelps. Black, white and tan English set-
ters, whelped Noy. 8, 1888. by Geo, W. Lovell, Middleboro, Mass.,
a dogeach to QC. Lindell, Boston, Mass.; D. F, Wilbur, Middle-
boro, Muss.: Fred Phillips, Brockton, Mass., and a bitch each to
nee Copeland, Lakevile, Mass., and §. McBurney, Middleboro,
ass.
Peter, Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Feb. 29, 1887, by
champion Black Pete out of Fannie Obo, by H. CG, Bronsdon, Bos-
ton, Mass., to G. B. Foss, same place.
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
G5 No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents,
W. W.C., Jamesport, L. I—I have lately purchased a hunting
dog, but am afraid he will lose his eyesight unless something is
done forhim. His eyes are considerably inflamed and run water;
I think he has ingrowing eyelashes. What can I do for him?
Ans. Examine the eyes carefully, and if you find ingrowing hairs
pull them ont. Get a solution of zinc sulphate, 2grs. to the ounce
of water, and drop a little into the outer angle of the eye and let
it diffuse itself over the ball. Do this morning and evening.
the lids seem granular and inflamed touch them with bluestone
lightly once daily.
8. O., Eaton, N. Y.—What are the causes of canker in the ear of
adog? What are the symptoms? What remedy shall I use? Is
it incurable when running three months? Ans. Symptoms, pain,
heat, swelling, shaking and scratching of head, discharge of
offensive nature, Wash the ears carefully and let a few drops of
the following fa!] into the ear two or three times daily:
Bromocehlonea es ce aths Via heek eens ee FEST
Tr opii ii
ke ne i ie i ir ri © iar es
Answers to Correspondents.
E2="No Notice Taken of Anonymous Oorresponderts.
MARYLAND CLUB.—Write to Mx. F. Blackwood Fay, Boston,
ass.
F, B.S., Allentown.—W here can I purchase lancewood for rod
making? Ans. J. H. Monteath, 183 Center street, New York.
D. Briston, R. L—Bang is by Price’s Bang (Coham’s Bang—
Pri¢e’s Vesta) out of Salter’s Lorna (Francis’s Sancho—Lass),
Jean is by Glenmark (Rush—Romp) out of Girl (Tell—Maryland).
L. W, M,, Dillingersville, Pa.—l. Can the American clay-bird
be thrown from the bluerock trap? 2. There was a report
circulated that the American clay-bird was no longer manufac-
tured, is there any truth in the report? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. It is
made by Al Bandle.
Ff, M. F., Lost Nation, Ilowa.—I am thinking of taking a trip in
a skiff down a small stream. I would like to know which would
be the best for me to use, the common oar or the bow-facing oar,
I have no experience with either, Ans, The how-facing: but
learn to handle them by practice before you set out.
SUBSCRIBER, Denver, 8. C—1. Is adog bred in London, Ont., and
brought from there to the United States, an imported dog? 2. In
the pedigrees of some beagles we haye two champions by the
name of Rattler, one of them by Rover out of Old Music, and the
other one by Warrior out of Rosey. Are they both right? If not,
which one is wrong? 3. Can you give the breeding of the beagle
bitch imported Actress? She is given as the dam of Banker.
Ans. 1, Yes. 2, Both are right. 3. No breeding is given.
Guino, Memphis, Tenn.—What is the best food to bait wild
ducks? How should it be done in lake? Wild ducks eat lotus,
yonquepins. Can Carolina or Louisiana rough rice be raised as
duck tood in Mississippiand Arkansas lakes? Ans. Wild rice
has been extensively sown in waters as bait for wildfowl, and in
many instances with great success. See reports of what has been
done by some of the Chicago shooting clubs, as related in late
issues. The wild rice has come from Canada and Wisconsin.
Perhaps some of our Southern readers can tell us about the prac-
ticability of sowing the Carolina and Louisiana rice.
FORES® AND STREAM, Box 2,852, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Leffingwell's book, ‘‘Wild Fowl] Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “Nanit,”’ “*Gloan,” ‘Dick Swiveller,” “‘Sybillene” and
omer Competent authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant.
New Yors, Aug, 9, 1888.—U. S. Cartridge Oo,, Lowell, Mase.—
Gentlemen: Your new primers gaye me the best of Satisfaction.
TL have averaged nearly 80 per cent. of kills both on live birds and
targets ever since I began to use them. Yours truly, (Signed) M.
M. FP. Linpsiey, Supt. American Wood Powder Co., West Hobo-
ken, N. J.—Aav.
WaAs HE INSURED? is a question we ask almost as naturally.
after a man’s death, as after a fire; because it is coming to be
recognized as much a matter of business prudence to insure one’s
life as it is to Insure against loss by fire. There are many good
business men in the world, and it might he a matter of wonder
where they all insured their lives did not the annual reports of
the companies call attention to the immense bu-iness done by
some of them. Here is the New YoOr« Lars, for example, whose
report appears in another column, with an annual income of
twenty-five million dollars, with assets to the amount of ninety-
three millions, and carrying nearly four hundred and twenty
millions of insurance on its books. It paid over ten millions to
policy bolders in 1888, and wrote a aundred and twenty-five mil-
lions of new insurance, This Company carries about fourteen
per cent. of all the insurance in force in American companies,
and does about twenty-five per cent. of the new business. Its suc-
Ee is the result of superior management, and is well deseryed.—
We
[Fen. 21, 1889.
Rifle and Crap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
THE COOPER-CASHMERE RIFLE.
/j{ R. W. M. COOPER, of this city, has recently designed a rifle
vi for military and sporting purposes. The Cooper-Cashmere
rifle, as it is called, is a magazine capable of being used asa single-
shooter. The caliber is .382, small enough to allow soldiers to
earry a Jarge supply of cartridges. Tne principal advantage
noticeable in this rifle is that the breech block which sustains the
recoil has little or no connection with the loading and firing
mechanism. being a solid block, having a perpendicular motion
and covers the whole base of the cartridge with the exception of
a small slot underneath occupied by the extractor. The extract-
ing hook is so arranged that it does not appear until pusked into
its place; it is not connected with the freeing pin, and no damage
can come to it by the snapping of the uammer. The ron ine
model was very strongly constructed, and it was claimed that it
would stand the strain of the most powerful explosive ever used.
The finishing was very good, and taking into consideration that
the entrance to the magazine is covered by a slide which fits
tightly, there is no doubt hut with a little oil the breech mechan-
ism would be perfectly watertight.
The barrel and magazine are made out of a single piece of steel,
which renders it strong enough 1o prevent any bending if used in
a bayonet charge, and also renders the magazine impervious to a
sword cut. The ‘bayonet is quite unique, being automatic and
half round in form, hollowed out to fit the barrel; itis fixed by
pressing a button, which releases the cocking pin, when it can be
pulled up to the muzzle.
This rifle can be made to use a detachable magazine, which will
be placed in front of the lever like the Lee Remington, but circu-
lar in form, and will hold twenty cartridges. The general outline
of the rifle resembles the Martini-H-nry, but it hes a hammer
which, by some,is regarded as an advantage, The device for
locking the magazine differs somewhat from the Remington, and,
on the whole, Mr, Cooper has invented a new rifle all through.
Patents have been secured in England, France, Belgium, Austria,
Italy, Ganada and the United States. The thirteen points claimed
were allowed in all the countries named except the United States,
whichallowedeleven.
The cartridges are 4}gin.in length, containing 55ers, powder
at fe lead, which will be used in a 30in. barrel having a twist of
in 16in.
Toronto, Feb. 14.
BOSTON, Feb, 16,—The weather conditions were yery fine for
rifle shooting to-day, an unusually gond one for this season of the
year. A light wind from 3o’clock. A large number of shooters
were on hand and entered all the matches. Mr, Monroe won the
medal in the 20.shot rest mateh to-day and Mv, Charles the cham-
pion medal. Following are the best scores:
Twenty-shot Rest Mateh.
cede
dit Monroete cso eoes. Gee eee 1212 910121110 9 911
9 11 12 1012 12 12 9 11 12—216
JeCMGIEB A eb bce pen) ckaberr reel! 12 9 PANE ST 910 12
91110 910 8 9 8 9 11—105
8 Wilber...., sheath GER So oa 3 a -reroe 91110 910 8 9 8 $l
q we 9 910 81212 91011 9—194
SSOP TITS tee «ogee he ear ad 8 611 91212 7 8
(597697 7 8 800
BY MR TAYE Nc scent b/,Yaae atte eter tants A877 4738 B98.
9 8 810 9 810 8 9. 8—160
J Francis (ruled out)...,--.-..-. +4; 17111012 101011 91011
: 12 11 1112 9 11 11 12 12 10-214
Champion Medal Match.
WriGhardds skint. ee cee eee 10 6 6 8 710 81019 9-84
VANTSOLIN Gee pe dese aa essen bonito +6998 7 6 510 9 7-73
BY id 7 ee ete LE 578 77 5 8 810 71
CC Clarke tess: does reas Danaea +810 6 24 7 8 8 F 8-68
Rest Prize Match.
GW Whitcomb....-........... 2... 11 9 10 12 11 12 11 11 12 11110
F Holbrook.,........ fice tee Pees rae 101011 1010 9 $12 9 10— 99
Victory Medal Match.
GABE syrorblene ae cina e ase ee Se 7 9 710 8 6101010 8—85
F CRORES peereeerancts seein ree 69 79 8 8 6% 9 8-77
UAT Shis Milenio ore tress 96%78 68 5 7 8 9—78
GW Whitcomb.... ......,.......; -10 6 9 510 7 4 6 6—68
Fifty-yards Pistol Match.
We Oh antlessecsn one cree eee 10 8 9 910 9101810 9—94
J*Bibellowsyfily.2: Seb eaehes chee 9 9 8 8 8 91010 10 10—91
AR SEOK BLE! eenlad balance alta meeileg -% 810 8 810 8 8 910—86
FRUNG UE SS sats fone freed es ets See eee 99 8 71010 9 7 8 Y—se
Rest Match.
Feo AVLOUTOGS pt necktie aie atte 1211121011 12 91211 12-12
S Wilder.............. : 1212 911 1210 917 117 9—106
J Wrancis........... -. 91192 9 11 1 10 12 10 10-104
J N Bames...... 9101211 81210 8 711— 98
W P Stevens... .. 7. OAL O78 909" S121 58
W C Prescott....... 9 8 612 8 912 911 892
ae aae ae ee at eran aed ‘ : ; 8— 88
BM tis Mallee ae wietek ah 10 9— 88
Military Match, ‘
WY OA Ura son2 5, pops et comers 78 8 5 7 810 9 610—78
AP SBUSI ae Sceuashils Sp pecbr ayaa sep W510 68 9 8 6 6 674
Hi Glarter ses ersanh 4 peroreisans jeies O '6S0 Da 8) 6 Ao Jae
All-comers’ Match.
WVE6 SH A IRS saree a Eicon No cie 10 7 910 710 8 7 10 Jo—88
AS TAMTIT ET cates toeag snk Neaahe Pate oie raed 6 8 5 9 9 710 9 9 10-92
As Shar passes hg eeeeh pe aliele ena cise dog 7 8 9G 6 4 ie ye
TDS ORASE is og oe ok We a eee ena bunee 9.9 0) 4 10 ea
BG waren. iatees res lecubne isle ered 7648 7 7 8 6 % 10—70
RETO LIMES «eas dtc es Uv eles aioe ee net 5 6 66 6 8 9 4 410-66
AS EEG ose Cnet te. Panos Seas 47%893 68 6 765
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb, 18.—There was to-day a small at-
tendance at Healdmoor R.fle Hange, but these who attended en.
joyed sport untildark. A match had been arranged between CG.
ehrenbach and C. Heid, to take place during the afternoon, but
as Mr. Held did not put in an appearance the match was post-
poned. The stakes are held by a leading member of City Council,
who will insist upon the consummation of the match and a strict
compliance with its terms. The scores made were as follows,
standard American target: :
Revolver Match, ayes
Ce CINneE), Sis ead eee name 610 8 6 51010 8—74
JoWiGeyerne. 6.y5 tt eee 95477 6 % 410 7-66
J Nonthegiyig as thei andes arte pero (iets ye teenie wtp a ar —ail
aeiene eh tere eee ee eee pad 3 ‘ 5 y oti
TUDE TIS, peg Se erate peer ls, oe pe : 4 —57
Record Practice, 200yds.
OHeinel, Silo rs rees wre ee 6 10 4 45 910 7 6 6—67
SIMPSON. Josey iss. eee hese ss nee 6 6 8 5 5 8 6 410 5-63
CO Kehrenbach., -......4.... yachts 6 510 7 5 6 5 6 9 468
‘J W Geyer, mil eq OEE Cer DoCS ih Btn er tS 63
A Heinel...-.. hager iA tenon eenanr et, 5 5 4 8 7 5 71010 2-63
J Williams, mil...-.... -.2--.s sees -75 8 7 65 8 8 5 4—58
Military Match, Creedmoor Match, 200yds.
Corp Geyer........5 444454445543 Pvt Williams... ...4454445344—41
Pyt Fullur...... ...4454544448—41 Pyt Casey.......... 4445444454 —40
Sergt James...... « 4444543454 —47,
CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. 11.—The following scores were made by
members of the Chicago Rifle and Revolver Club on Friday even-
ing, at No. 351 State street. Conditions: Off-hand, open sights,
at Massachusetts target; possible, 72; range for rifles, 50ft.; for re-
volvers, 36ft.:
Me Balsns, ocreiip sere seein 68
6
A Sorensen........--...-.5-- 67 64 63 58
Vie Eee ied (chromed mobs ab Leb Obie hoe & 67 62 65 55
EB Thurston... 22. 2294 66 66 29 33
E Mitchell........ eaayenay i 65 5b a ss
WibISHOD reece beerieerrce 61 59 as «
GC Mageham ........ ..2 0... 60 61 53 44
SPANVETIELG.. sete see te . 54 4
8 “5 oe
Further scores, same evening; call shots, three seconds allowed
in which to raise the rifle from below the hip and fire:
Taking time. Call shots.
7 BESO A Wr re rusty gt Pratercey 67 59
CTOSIL 9 ove oe) as Eee RI ae 64 a6
MPIO LATO He Li... Sy Reon RULE en oes 64 57
A Sorensen. , Pp te si nape eia ae ate . 63 57
ARISEN Si sceine cate ne ees REARS nk Aa 62 52
T Wingate. ......:... \eeatas: An RASA WA na Sa 61 45
C Magehan...........2..5 2222.2. SER eee 61 50
CUSTER: sy cusmeeae ucts aan SOU AE es fo Sia ba
OShernan ws tS Der Rie tere reia ABA Ses 57 53
Eos MURS GOT a eens cles cere coe inom 54 53
Mr. H. Fuerman, of No, 9 West Ohio street, is anxious to hear
from gentlemen who may wish to form a private rifle and revolyer
club, which shall possess itsown prémises,and bean organization
distinct from any one gallery or range.——H,’ COUGH IN Ime (on
FEp, 21, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM.
O7
ST. LOUIS; Mo,, Feb. 16.—The members of the St, Louis Pistol
&lub olice more failed to record a score of better than 80; The
attendance was fair, but the scores Were misetably poor, This,
week's shooting is about on a par with that of the previous meets
ing, and is; to say the least, a mighty bad showing for wliat was
Babded to be the crack organization in this country, Many of
the Members are not satisfied with the present range and target,
and are in favor ofa return, when the present tournament is fin-
ished, to the old target and lgyds. range. “This change, though.”
said one of the members, “should not be niade, They should Keep
on using the present range and target, but if they hope to make
big scores they must put in more Brat ice. Without it they can
never expect to Make a better showing,” Standatd American
target, .22cal. pistol:
UV RU SLOP ECeEO Ais chh tcl dielesstndiob 5s 99 6 6 7 610 4—i7
L VD Perret.. ... “OBOE SAAS He tor ty 8 7 810 9 5 6 9 8 6-76
WREST Ite rose, hacaele ben Ri .5 8 5 71010 7 9 9, 6—7%
Db AG ROUT LETS Au FI PA 5 Re wr oe ot Pe 6 9 71010 6 8 8 6 474
Limite sig tO Pe ont Pali a cs 4 6 BAMA AE hf 89 9° G6 T 610 4—T0
INGTGatn eee SEL ere ER OLIU! Date kUt ra) Bae tbe
Wo Sammertiold. oo... 52. syle. 6 6 4 7 9 610 8 6 6—68
TAU LER ae A, Oe A a "8 638 8 @€ 6 7 & 6—67
DAME ere ieiie cenriccee: . etea canner 410 7 6 7 6 7 8 5 6—bb
PONG RTESIATCCH, ose eyes esg ces eee cae 67 8 49 6 6 & & 6-8
Pesan POL lenee een eodeseee Cuma eo! O98. Te G7 os
WIE CloWIE as untypececocpccuyetece oto "UP Cae Ge OF 8-57
Unser FRirz.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb., 14.—Hartranit Rifle Club was out in
full force this afternoon at their weekly practice shoot. Messrs.
Daily, Coulston, Doyle and Master Hillman were guests of the
elub during the my Mr. Daily indulged in some pistol practice,
in which Messrs, Coulston and Travis also took a small part,
Standard target, 50ydk., off-hand:
@D Dailey, .-..-..).:- + ety: 5 AS § § 910 9 910 910 8—91
9101010 9 9 7 8 8 TS
109 7 710 9 810 9 8-87
6 8 9 8 9 9 910 7-2
910 8 Y1l0 8 6 8 8 10—84—13
IPAs See Pals sho wa sna J Anant cbwa Pog ttle dill. fee Shute t Pec Oae CL
769 79 8 8 6 710-77
Geo W Coulston. ...........-0ee ween 8 6 8 8 8 9 910 8 6—79
At 200yds. off-hand, Standard American target, the elub mem-
bers made the following oMivial scores:
(iijalel” CoE ulie pegs areas any i inal Pay Sher 98 8 910 9 8 4 781
Geo Doyle (mil).................... 098 69 %7 67 5 5 4—%6
Ia OLN ere wows vpa tess n foe cece cede 4949 9 6 9 710 4
Wan Wurilein ... <1... ye cue ecu wWe99 710 6 9 2 474
Dl Welgandeiy {ly . osc eps, oe = 85777 7 6 5 6 8 4-69
LE Toboldt(mil}......... eee oe 610 hh & 4 5 7% 9 8 4-67
Fig PAVECHN tte = eee eee ee ee tas 85 9 49 310 7 5 6-66
ipl eLENS| ad BM Se Se pele, Pete Te Ho Gin ta Seely «fuente Lee
JH Buehles..- .-.-..-..5..,--.-. 38 3 6.6 4 8 5 310 4-63
HiSteinbeisser. ---..--.--.-.,..--5- 14836 5 6.4 9 2 4—45
Fd Ns 02 Wh: se WT. Ot, 243 6.5 6 4 9 2 4-45
the wind was from 5 to 9 o’clock, blowing about a 1h-mile
BOW MANYVIOLA, Ont., eb: 16.—A return shooting match be-
tween Bowmanville and Highland Creek was held at the latter
place to-day, 4 shots.each at 200 and 40)yds., Bowmanville using
Inilitary rifies, Highland Creek sporting rifles. The following is
the score: ;
Bowmanville,
200yds, 400vds,
2U0yds. 400yds,
WS Russell. ..22 oy 2
R Parker.::-.. 14—25
JB Mitebell...21 20—41 T Parker,--...20 20—40
J Sando......:; a2 21—45 J Westney.:..:22 P24
W C Kineg..... 23 21—44. W Chester.. -.19 22—41
W Morrish,.-.22 22—44
D Beach......: 22 J Mortish..,-. 24 22—46
J Horsey. 21 21—42 G Chester.....:22 23—45
JH Motris....23 22—45 W Clossen...:.19 2140
BE Lumpcon.:..22 22—H4 C D Closson. ,.:24 21—45
J Curtis,.....:21 2243433 Humphrey... .22 23—45—426
THE TRAP.
Scores far nublication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gravis to club
secretaries, Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par-
cularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to Keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in ovr column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
Middlesex Gun Club, Dunellen, N. J., Friday, Feb. 22.
New York Suburban Shooting Grounds Association, Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 22 and 28.
Omaha, Neb., Gun Club Tournament, April 16, 17 and 18,
Amateur Tournament, St. Louis, Mo., April 73, 24, 25 and 26,
Fred A. Podde. Manager.
THE BUFFALO TOURNAMENT.
|e eae N. ¥., Feb. 15.—One of the most enjoyable shoots
that Buffalo has had for some time was held there Feb.13 and
14. With the excellent sleighing the six-mile drive from the hotel
- +o shooting grounds was one of the most pleasant features of the
entertainment. Jacob Koch escorted the party to the grounds,
and there the genial Charlie Oehmig met and cared forall, Jake
kept things moying, but the pace was too warm for some, and the
second day saw an appreciable dropping off in number of entries.
The Keystone traps and targets were advertised to be used, but
owing to delays in freights at this time of the year, did not get
there in time. Jake says that this spring Buffalo will have a
tournament that will eclipse anything ever attended by local
shots. Wollowing are the scores:
Wednesday.—Shoot No. |, at 9 singles, entrance $1, three moneys:
iadileynece: ra0teo cere W1M111I—9 Babcock.,.,....-...-. 101111111—8
Tot Rene rerrer ea ere 1ON11101—7_-Koch........-... ..... 11111111—9
Wagener,..-.-.......111101100—6 Foote........ ..-...... 110101011—6
Lyne ae ee eS O10100TI—5 ~=Whitney.............. 111111011—8
WyNeSS..-- 22-2. s eee AMILMII—8 Brown..-.-.,,.....-.. 001110111—6
Obinie 0011101015 Pope....-....,-....245 110010110—5
Andrews..-.-.- .-:. 1101111 11—8
Ties div.
Shoot No. 2, at 12 singles, entrance $2, four moneys:
Hadley....-..: «.- WUMWIWII—11 - Babcock....,.. .. 111700111171—10
Besser... .:...., 01010111111 Page............-. 101141111100— 9
Luther. ........... TWVIIII—12 Pope.............. 110101161010— 7
Kelsey..........:.J0111111111—42 Lynch ....... ,,- OOOOLMIGLII— 7
Andrews.......... 101101171110— 9 Brown............ 111100110009— 6
WYSE... eee UIIIIOI—A1 Koch........-.-... 110111011311--10
Me ete ut: 111111111131_12 Skuese...-....... LOLOONIIIOIN— 6
ies div.
Shoot No. 3, at 50 singles, $7 entrance, six moneys:
W O Hadiley..... 011100011 1101519 101111010111.0191110111111 0011111139
JA Whitney. ...-O1011111111710110111111001015 1010111111011 11.11 — 44
G W Lyneh...... 14111010011011111910101101711 0101001071711 1 —42
A Wyness ....... 01111101911 07.01110611 0010) 110011100111 111111011000—34
G Uuther......... 0090000109100. 11110146
Kelsey..... 21.200 YVT000000 01010. 9110010111... 0 45
G Brown....... = .41111.070111101910101 101101110210110101101011101111—86
IBESSOT eee ninne 41919111111 00119.1011111111010111111110101101011101 - 40
OG ees 11101111111 11010001191 100110110001110000005001001L0—26
Andrews......... 11411000119 11010110111011.1110110119 19.1915 111 011 —44-
POPE stort eee 1011110111110110101011.1101710001111111111 00011101 1—86
Keeney........-- 1111011011001110101 1711 100110101111 111110110110011—36
Moeoten. er ae 1010110119911111111101101001010001101101111010101—34
Wagner.-.......- VIII II 111111 11011 111 GA T1111 47
owes. AaB 4114190 1091101101110.01 1111091011110 11 —-45
Russell......-.... 01111110101 11110010111 0011101700111110101111111101—386
‘Shoot No, 4, at 9 singles, entrance $2, four moneys:
Dnther,.. s\odee i ONE Pope) 8.8. ee tes. 011110011 —6
Tey hon mses ng eS NITRIWPRESSY ISGN Mol 24 eos Conse een 1)1110111—9
ITO sd eos bebe 101101010—5 Andrews-...........-1111@111—8&
TERA Gone ie cle 2 es er 8 VV EBT ts oss es 110110011—6
Besser se eeeg eee el ITII—9 Sugdinl ce 111711001—7
Wihtineys fos o ht OTTO Wench 2s 111111001—8
Ties div,
Shoot No. 5, at 9 sineles, entrance $2, three moneys:
B12 2 oll Con een 11111111—9 Andrews............. 110101011—6
Bessers co cyy ve. +. Ll — 9" Powe. 3. 1117101118
Welsey.......-.-....+. T1—9 Page... oi... ee 110011101—6
DO REAR eS er QINM110I—6.-sBaker,................ 171111111—9
NBER Oy ad cate SO 0O01N1111I—S- -Whitmey..... ....... 0111111118
Waeonee ee feces 11100)111—7 Koch....- Ke eee 111171101—8
i iv,
Thursday.—Shoot No. Tata singles, entrance $2, three moneys!
WABMCLs sss scree torre M0— etmore,.......:-..:11IT—9
Kelsey.....25..605 .-- LUIMIII—9 Koch:........ deeseer se LLUIIION—8
Andrews ...:..-.....-11N—9 Oehmig::...-........ 101111100—6
Blhiott......-..- .,++,111010100—5
Yies diy, : ,
Shoot No. 2, at 9 pines entrance $2. three moneys
Wagner ....-.........JU1J11111—8 ~Wetmiore..::-: ...... 1101110118
Ielsey.......-..: si: JMIII—9 ~Oehmig..:...::..:... 1101010105
ANATEWS ....4-..--- 111111100 -—% Wasson :...:.....,-.-11110111—8
Tah (eye Ae once WOL000III—5 Koch.::...::.....2.. 1.11111110—
Murphy....... faeces AUMIII—9 MeCally:; . :...:..;.Uii11—9
Os-\1h29 14° ee ee es TLO10N1I—B Swartz......-...,,.-:0UN01I—F
EVVAAIGT HDs Wejceck Ales .abce i 1111/110/—8 Bush.....,..-.). eet fe HAWN
ba Msp eet eee 101111/11—8 Harmes..... ......... Lou n111—8
VEO veh tle eriike ss H1111111—9 Finzens...,.......,..111111010—7
First shot off and diy. by Bush and McCally. second and
third div., fourth won by Oechmig. KENO,
FORESTER GUN CLUB TOURNAMENT.
AVENPORT, Ia., Feb. 15.—The eighth annual tournament of
the Forester Gun Club, which began on Tuesday, has just
closed, and in point of numbers and entries was a great success. On
Tuesday the air was rather sharpand made it somewhat unpleas-
ant for the shooters. Wednesday and Thursday finer weather
could not have heen desired by any one, but to-day (Friday) it
was cold and rainy, making it rather disagreeable, A number of
rominent sportsmen were present—C. W. Budd, of Des Moines;
J. BR. Stice, of Jacksonville, Til; H. A, Penrose, of the Keystone
aeerae Co. 8. A, Tucker, of the Parker Gun ‘'o,; J, F, Kleing, of
Philadelphia, who has challenged the winner of the American
championship cup, to be contested for by Budd and Stice, March
5 next, at Jacksonville, L1],; H. B. Jewel, of Wabasha, Minn.; J. H.
Ruble, of Albert Lea, Minn.; W. Fred Quimby, of New York, and
Richard Irwin, of Philadelphia, who is rapidly coming to the front
as a& shooter.
The scores on the first day stood; '
Shoot No. 1,7 single rises, 30yds., both barrels, from 4 ground
traps, 22 entries, entrance fee $7, and the prizzs were 40, 30, 20 and
10 per cent. ;
W EF Quimby...-..-.../ OlItI—6 J fF Kleinz....... sees LIDNII—7
HA Penrose......-.... 11011—6 J BSmith..............W000101—2
GM Powers.........0-5 WIN —/ J, Dayis.....-..-2e 0s A0MDLI—45
W Harbanugh....- ...1011101I—5 Boh White.... ..--.... WLOlM—5
JoW Dukes) i5... sexaaes 1l100—5 J RioStice,..-....-.-... 1101011—6
BH Parmelé.....cc.se0s 11111016 CGC HW Cahoon............ 101L1—6
Feel Wvandi 39 esc sissies ThWI10—6 Dr Stone ....-.........6 1111110—6
AGUS. ca etoe renin ete TOMS ah) eBere eee een H0T0010 —2
GOW RU pies) Bi Fs WMww1—7 JW Howard....... _.,.1110100—4
ASOLO 8) *.ta icant qien,s Q110100- 38 FO bavis......-...-+..- 1L11010—5
T Yearnshaw.........5 Ju—7 ~ D Franklin....-..-. 2. JIN011—6
All ties div.
Shoot No, 2, 7 single rises, 26yds., ground traps, single birds.
Entrance $5, prizes 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent,; 20 eatries:
(abrir enone: patter esr wire 1L01010—4 Scott, ..,....-....6-. cae 0110011—4
BLOUGY rye seta eer ,--w 101015 Blake --.) .-.).-..2222... 1O}0111—5
lel ingen ate re ect oe OMMOII—5 Penrose.,....-.51+-...:- 1111100—5
Kleinz....... eb uatrete wllWI—F ~Parmele....-......2 7..-110 111—6
Buliere, teense yn: ve 1110111—6 J Davis...-.-..... ..... 1101111—6
Wet eee uitercedleusoe « 110116 Bob White...... ..... O171011—5
Yearnshaw........ fe TT BGC. Se etoe seb s 2k ie 0111111—6
GAGo eared mel eel ea PP Tei sec es «cata tine 11110)1—6
iid see hasa tet eee ULE IE cs ce rede cs cree 1011111—6
Aili: <<) Wee ere 1L01010—4 CM Powers............ OH1111—6
Ties divided.
Shoot No. 8, 7 single rises, s0yds., both barrels, 5 ground traps.
Entrance $8, prizes 30, 25. 20,15 and 10 per cent,; 26 entries:
Guna y Stes ee te sapx 11I—7 -~Harbaugh ...... Bi sees 1011111—6
Piclsee pete ats ba oeapeah AOOLINI—5_ Penrose.., ......-...--. 11111 10—6
SCE ieatiteers ect ne OHDWO—5. WF Davis: . 2. yo. 8 1111111—-7
LT SEP end a comet coe OTUMMTOS=5) Smithy 2 pes cee eye 1110111—6
Parméletrates ccc MA Relea... ee ee ee NLIWO—4
RUMP tit ete Nw1—7 ~ Adams . --LL01010—4
DRcGR Pe tees AUNT 6, SCR OOT ee on ee ey dere 1110110—5
GIN nee es vera MeO ai VVDEGGL rs eg eee eyes 1111111 —7
Btaikevi eo. Vosuprras > oe OOUNI= 3) Wriinkelim: . ois. ee cite LO11—6
Hmevsgon... eee Be SOU U8 a Gi er i Vipe te, SARI ei weaeeoscececar 1111111—7
Vearnshawi..isscerceee 1010101—5 Howard .......... «... 100L10—4
POWEPS ecw: wens sassassernt OHOMI—5 WO Davis. 2.01. ..205 OlNLLI—6
CUTE eae eare yey erate Cp bhOMUTH6S Brwatinse aay skeen o y ner 1011400—3
QUI NED Y sens eee eee to oe QllI—4 Powers...........-.-.. ,-..01110—3
WIRTZ can, wconetite tee DHEA ibe S hide ee hie AMES Be 1111]—5
BUC paensenent ast vests 1illiI—5 -~Gahoon...........-...+..- 10000—1
Parmele. 7...) .s.ees 3s MOT WTI ery «seins tite sian 11111—5
vib baled sae gs eee pee (7th Ue je STi ab oP gee are, ey Werere woere ee 10101—3
Penrose........, ee TOTOT SSG en fee e sce: ante 19011—3
Ties divided.
Heb. 13,—The attendance to-day was much better than on the
first day, and the shooters appeared to take more interest in their
work, having apparently just got warmed up toit. The shooting
was as follows: F
Shoot No. 4,8 single rises, 30yds., both barrels, 5 ground traps.
HEnirance $8, including birds:
LETC Co bees yards -pecy pete LONI Seott,...,... -..--.....01101010—4
Gilianes Feee. ti 11101011—6 Cahoon................ ON1—7
IPBHTOSE. agen need = ke 11110110—6 Parmele --..----.-111111—8
IDO) oD vale etre. cnr see OLI0TL0—5" J Davis}. 4........2.- 11110001—5
Higley tee, sevsnaihioeese VIOINNI—6 =O Rish..,,..-.........6 11100101—5
Yearnshaw.-........-- 11010111—6 Roland.... ........... 1100111—6
Rakein 29). levp aes asts AIIOWI—7 Feng... . 2 cee. ee oe 11141110—7
Qnimby- sence cae ey OGOITITI—5 ~Adams......... pees -11101000—4
ASHE etreret sae tse OLUOIOII—5, Irwin ........-..,.-...-1111110—7
POWEIS. 52. . 225222 5seen 1111118 Dukes.................. 01011100—4
Harbaugh: ...--.-:.:-+ TMIOPMI=" Toafl oe be ces es nen 01111110—6
BhiC@ soe 41435709400 03-9 11111101—7 Tucker................ 1101101 6
Muphest 2th eee: 1011191I—6 Emerson............... 10100001—3
WEHITOR ges ssnces sees oe THATGITI— ff VOTO pNer. casei ete ees 11011100—5
Gtiiallyyoneeaee ae 00 00 10 0I—2 ~Smith............... 10 11 11 01-6
Hughes - Sh 10 47 00=5. Dukes i: 1. y=: 10 10 01 10—4
Harbatigh.....:.... 0010 00 00—1 Adams.......-...... 1 10 GO 10—3
Bob White,........ 1h Pi TSS Parteriiy. 2. sree 1 11 01 10—5
Franklin: .........:. 11 11 01 00—5 Blake............... 00 10 10 01—8
Baa Pe ie oie iXD) 1a Ui ES gens 18 012 er a 00 O1 11 11—5
Kleinz..... 0-244. ....01 10 00 11—4 Kemper... ....... 10 00 01 10—8
Sereet IDI ee eee 10 10 11 11-6 Cahoon..... ........ 10 10 11 10—8
Roland: : cass 00 10 11 11—5 ~F O Davis...,....... 11 10 11 01—6
Tuuker........ Levess 10 00 11 11—5 Cropper............. O01 10 O01 10—4
Parmele,.........,,00 11 11 11—6 Howard............ 10 10 11 01—5
Be eet CIPO —oe Boothe eee Os oe OL 11 00 01—4
Davast 7: PSS 10 01 01 00—3 Yearnshaw......... O1 10 11 00—4
IPOWETS2 ee kee ad O1 11 01 0O—4
Bob White carried off first money without any assistance; Budd,
Laflin and Smith diyided second money; third money was cap-
tured and divided by Hughes, Franklin and Howard; Yearnshaw
pocketed fourth money.
Shoot No. 6, 7 single rises, 30yds., both barrels, 5 ground traps;
entrance $7, including birds:
Bnd een owl tetaea ey OUII—6 ~Irwin................ +, 1111100—5
Hughes. ...2.....0....., iji111—7 Penrose............ -... 110111 1—7
CHT DY sey eb eens WHOI—6 Powers............: -~,,-1101111—6
ParmMelenusrents ssid 101111—6 Gilmam.:..............-. 1111111—7
MADUGE OTE Se iocdeenei 110101I—5 ~Gordon..............-.. 1111111—7
DARE ESP Sic een ae sl mead PAU O=5: (CTS DECE se veste.< ce-as gst 1111010 —3
PRET Bee eet te bck) TIN I Sram lime se . L10UL01—4
Kleinz...,..-. es tes eit 1010111—6. Bob White.... ......... 1111.111--7
Bipke- tees ay ae 11101J1I—6 VanPatten... ......... 1010100—3
Puckeres ss pn saan nets rLIPHOI—6' Potters. te. 1111101—6
PiieGs flees gee cen TAA TR SCO tees cece ses ass 1010110—4
VENI IG EKG Rater ae ss Be PA Ts MM tine, swe cote Fae .1111101—6
UIT He re eet sae opes W11—7Y ~Yearnshaw ............ 1111711—7
A aisle ts Bs ees ee -L011010—4 Booth.............0....: 1010100—3
DODAVIS te nets ees coe WII0—6 ~Howard..............., 1111010—4
Tent eer Sein Sa epce 4 1110111—6 Mosh .... -0110100—8
ar ere ey)
ree money was divided by Hughes, Berg, Roland, Smith and
enrose.
Feb. 1;—This was the third and great day of the tournament, and
was marked by the elegant complimentary dinner given the visit-
ing shooters by the club. The dinner was prepared and served
by the club caterer. Frank Taylor, and was most tempting. Mr.
Quimby of New York, was called upon to make a few remarks
in behalf.of the Eastern shooters who were present, and expressed’
the gratification the Eastern men had experienced. in. meeting
such good fellowsin the West. Mr. C. M. Leonard, in behalf of
the Western shooters, then arose and thanked Mr. Quimby for’
his kind expressions, and then said that there were a few of the:
Western boys who were likely to get into trouble—that Carver’
was after Budd and Stice, and would make it, warm for them.
And then Budd and Stice were intending to have a match, after
which IKleinz, an Hastern shooter, was ready to challenge the:
winner, The shooting of the third day was as follows:
Shoot No. 7,7 single rises, 80yds., both barrels; from 5 ground’
traps; entrance $6, including birds:
Gildan... sc: ceecees eI? Stones... .ccee eee: ». OI11—8:
Bob White..... .......1MIMI1—? Berg....,..5 wee. + evs eit 1d— 6?
Dukes......6 o21.-2-..-0M11—6, Laflin........-.2..--,..,1111001—h:
Power's..i........ +. . LIT110I—6 ~Penrose..;.):-. eee ees A LOLIII—F
Gopverse. 44. .5).8a eee WIWWI—6 Stice............1s.cscc- 1111190—5
Hughes....... Asa Mees LVI? Booth ee scsesnansben aod 1110011—5
PLAT PAT i.e keon iin: 1011010—4 _Mosher........---20...+ 11i111—7
J Davis... seeees OUIIII—# FO Davis........... ge 1 110001—5
uimby,.--..: fans ae T111131—7 “Tucker......2... 2.0600. O11 1—6
Acester.......; pee we HOLULIIO= AKIRTH ZL) Sea ee. 0111 11—6
Sorina aon msoenas vee LOOT =e Dr wine 2 cece ech. 1101101—5
Oahoon,...,....... . - JLOMI—& Wolliams..-............. 11 11001—5
12(0 (it ETERS ee wiht =b) VEOFber. Gh.) oo yeneoeaeys 11101116
Papi) as eg eee wed 1017)10—5 Franklyn......- ily ass ee 1101000—3
Yearnshaw............. 111111—7 Chambers,,....,°..-.. »101I0!0—4
Parmele... 0c. ue eet W11111—7 Cropper...... B=) dey Bi 111011—6
Kirst money was divided by Gilman, White, Hughes, Quimby,
Yearnshaw, Parmele, J. Davis and Mosher; Kieinz and Porter
took second; Stice, Booth, Iywin and Williams divided third,
while Howard, Racester, Davis and Chambers took fourth,
Shoot No. 8, 4 pair double rises, Zlyds., Rudolph traps; entrance
$5, Including birds:
Bob White,......... 11 11 11 00—6 Smith............... 16 00 00 11—3
Stliedeurers seanseters 11 1010 10—5 Porter............... 11 OL 11 11—7
ER Shesiy eier..e: ee 11 1011 11—% JLaflin.........6..... 10 11 01 01—5
Barmele, Alia secs 10 11 10 11—6 QGahoon........ .... 09 11 tL J1—6
PROMOS Stee sasdue Sona 11 1011 0JI—6 Yearnshaw......... 11 01 16 11—6
Heh ees ethene ke noe 00 01 00 00—1 Dukes............... JO IL 4) 11—6
PROLAM Or deriny ste ae 01 00 01 J1—4 Jordan............. UL 11. 11 O—5
(BUG: teeta 1111 0010-5 Weing... oc... ees 10 11 10 00—¢
MOSHER, o..ee nc 1 ocy 10 00 10 00—2 Howard............. 10 10 10 00—8
Franklym...;... «+ 11 00 11 00--4 Tucker -............ 00 00 11 11—4
LARVAL OQ secers aar 11 1011 01—4 Williamis..... ..... 11 11 01 wo—5
FPA TMNB es mews eves as 00 11 11 00—4 Booth. ............4 00 00 60 O1—4
Quimiiy eae es 01 10 00 00—2
The tour prizes were diyided as follows; Wirst, Hughes, Porter
and Budd; second, Boh White divided with Parmele; third, Gil-
man and Williams; fourth, R. Kleinz took it all,
eae No. 9, 6 single rises, 20yds., one barrel, ground traps, en-
trance fa:
Wiki, | chbpse bees ebs NTO 5- -Siitliwse we tet weer owe coe 11110—5
SL PTNGLGA Seer oie ee eens 0111115 Chambers......-.......,.010)1—4
OOnVersee, 4. UTI — GF * Stones 12): pnaeestee a. et 111110—5
Jd Davis...-.- --. we. TULELI—OP SHCEN ALE Poe sieees Kees 1Indu—s
HSH est eee es Lier i-lee MOTII=4) Rabe eS bale 111111—6
rela eee et en 10011I—4 Kleinz............0.-.0005 110111—5
@ahoond Wiles. oT Ge alsin es eee Wini—f#
Tarteritk bree ce .n te UL —y SIRES: Jk Lu. knee ree 110119—4
Van Patten,-...... - ..00100I—2 Tucker F 111011—5
WillHiams..........-- wy, ALOLQI—4 “Weetflims ses 1111116
Nimbersontya. teats issas 101010—3 Shade............ ....... 101000—2
Mosher foceee-) OULOIO—2 Booth...) fs .2. Serio 011011—4
Gilman bS ..--L0110I—4 Cropper............. ..-- LLIIOI—S
PO Wens eee ee aon ee a APO Ai THT OT Tre fete ale) elctaledce eta 011000—2
Yearnshaw.........--.4+ 11111—6
First money was divided by Converse, Davis, Cahoon, Yearn-
shaw, Berg, Irwin and Laflin; second money was divided between
Quimby, Smith, Tucker, Stice and Cropper, while Booth, Cham
bers, Dukes. Gilman and Powers had third,
Feb. 15.—W hen the hovsawoke this morning and found it driz-
gling rain it rather gave them the blues; but. nothing daunted,
they went to the park and commenced their last day’s sport. The
shooting resulted as follows:
Shoot No. 10, 7 single rises, 30yds., both barrels, 5 ground traps;
entrance, $7, including birds; four prizes, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per
ent,
GINA ones eee ores WUWI—?T ~Irwin...-...-.-..5 Sarat 0111111—6
nimby...., eetceath es 101G010—8 Converse.... ......----s 1103101—6
Williams......2:....... 1111100—§ Wilson........... Veen tyes 1111011—#
eira}t [sein ae Meee oer Pea QGO010II—3 Budd................--45 111—7
DU KOS. cc fees ewpcans TEMG... Sticed.,-: 0 sa. eess tens 1101110—5)
Parmele: ¢.. foe e.serr es 11111l—7 ~=Cropper..:.....-.-.4--. 11101 —&
Yearnshaw.--.-.22...5. 101010i—4_ Lafim........ brated AT
PORGGT! . yore teeta = {TITI— 6aneDawis bis po: ee 1101131—6:
HIMIPHOS! 4 sos siews heer as 1111011—6 Powers seee even IIR
Ga HOOMe scp tses centers OWII—b dsleing.....,......+-.~-s 00L111— 5
Churchill........-.. ...000L110—8 Bob White.........-...- d—F
The prizes were divided as follows: First, Parmele, Budd, Laf-
lin and Bob White; second, Irwin and Porter; third, Kleinz, Stice
and Williams; fourth Yearnshaw enjoyed all alone.
Shoot No. 11, 8 single rises. 30yds., both barrels, 5 ground traps,
entrance $7 including birds; five prizes, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per
cent,;
TUG) .2 Asay ete ene M111N1—8. Cahoon.............,..- 10110110—5 -
SEICoasp oe sesh aa see. DAI RG ab Ret ae eee 10110101—5
Williams 10WO1lI—4 Daflin ..........5...... 1i1011—7
Stone. 01011100—4 Scott.......0.........06 10011111—6
Hughes 11011111—Y Cropper ............... Olu 1—7
Parmele .111111—8 Churchill.............. 1jvn1—s
J Davis .- 10111111—? Yearnshaw............ 11010011—5
Converse .11101101I—6 Porter............ 2.0205 11711111—8
Kleinz. 1111011—7_ ~Howard................ 10011001—4
Irwin) «44... .10011111—6 Gilman. ............... 10111110—6
Tie Foyt ray ACoA. Cb aoeeee Gun ie SLOG TLO st a areca ye < tala Wini-5
Parmele OOITI=s> Maiiint — 2 a See: 11110—4
Buadd.. ». JI —5 ~Caboon:.-:+,4-59592e<2s5—5 11011—4
Wagner .. OOWI—8 Cropper.-...:.........2080 11110—4
Robeson 00111—8 Howard.....,2..-245..-7.- 11011—4
hice... < ...11011—4 Churchill....,......-..... 19111—4
Gilman ...111—5 Yearnshaw.......-.-.-..- 11100—3
Converse VAIO =£ (Booths :.05 see ees 10101—3
Porter... .OW1L—£ Williams... .....se..see O1L01—8
feat hohe BARRE fxs ...OU1—4 Hughes...,........... . 10110—3
EVE er piece oe eee Wii—5
TOURNAMENT Nores.—During the third day H. A. Penrose was
taken sick and had to be' taken to the hotel, where he was attended
by ad Stone, one of the shooters, who brought him around all
right.
The Forester and Burlington clubs have adopted the Keystone
target and traps. For two days a constant target practice was
kept up from two Peoria B. B. traps and one Keystone, and dur-
ing this time not oné bird was broken from delivery of the Key-~-
stone.
The semi-annual tournament of the Forestersoccursin August,
when they usually have a good time considering the season of the
ear.
The Foresters’ park is about as fine a one as can be found in the
West. By next season they hope to have wooden buildings in-
stead of a tent.
NEW YORK SUBURBAN.
yes YORK, Feb. 19.—Editor Forest and Stream: The attention
of our executive committee has been called to the compo-
sition of the team from the Union Gun Club that recently did up
the Newark boys in such good style, and we are asked by several
country clubs if such a team willbe allowed to enter at our
tournament. Our reply is “That only clubs which have been
organized more than three months can enter, and only shooters
who have been members for that length of time and who haye
paid the usual club fees and dues and haye shot in practice shoots
upon the grounds of said club.” Wehave notified the different
members of our classification and tournament committees to see
this ruling faithfully carried out. By giving this notice in your
paper, parties who may think such a thing might be done on our
grounds will be assured that ali rights in the matter will be pro-
tected. Yours truly,
N. Y. SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS ASSOCIATION
(per CHAS. RICHARDS).
DR, CARVER.—The challenge sent out by Dr. Carver has been °
accepted by Bandle, Stice and Budd, all at 100 live pigeons, Hurl-
ingham rules, $250 a side. The Bandle match will-be shot at Cin-
Cancels the Stice match at Chicaga and the Budd match at Des
oines,
98
UNENOWN GUN OCLUB—Regular monthly shoot at Dexter’s
Park, Jamaica Plank Road, Feb. 14. Although the weather was
very cold there was a large attendance of ey wing shots, The
club's gold medal was won by President H, Knebel, Sr. The full
score of the shoot is as follows:
W Skidmore (25)........ 1100010—3 © Plate (26)............ 11001 1—5
H Hubbell (26).........: 1110000—3 J Rathjen (24)....,,.. .. 1110-6
W Gilman (28)... --111001—8 G Elienhorst (22),,,. ._,1010010—8
H Rankin (23)... .. 0O10010—2 HH Knebel, Jr (2%)....,..10001°1—3
...0011001—3 TK Stillwell (22),....,.--0l1011—5
... 001U011—4 A Hass (25)... ... .-L/10L1—6
.. 0101011—4 _H Knebel, Sr (24) . 1 —7
ee .. 011110i—5 ~E Vroome (25).. .110111—6
(24)... ..,.0110011I—4_-G Ring (25)..... -1110101—5
Dr Hopkins (23) ......,011111!0—4 AH Muller (24) .1010101—4
H Van Staden (23),.....1011100—4 Jumbo, Jr (26). ..1110010—4
M Brown (25)......2.... 1110101—5
Ties for second prize divided py Rathjen and Hass; ties for
third prize won by Brown. Referee and scorer, Mr. BR. Stillwell,
The postponed match between Messrs. W. Gilman and A, Hass
was declared off, it being too dark to complete it.
WATSON'’S PARK,—Grand Crossing, Ill., Feb. 11—Jobn J,
Kleinman ys. J. E. Price. 50 tame live pigeons, 5 ground traps,
80yds. hound. Shot under Dlinois State rules; $100prizes. MKleim-
man, 42yds..10-bore; Price, 30yds., 10-bore: ,
J J Kleinman... .10121200000121112111202111110111221121010201112111—39
DE Price. . 2.7.2: 121221010111111.1111001110001110100111 0111001110 11—37
Same day, John J, Kleinman vs. Charles 8. Wilcox, 50 tame live
pigeons, 5 ground traps, 80yds. bound. Shot under I)linois State
rules; $100 prizes, Kleinman, 52yds., 10-bore; Wilcox, 28yds,, 12-
bore:
J J Kleinman... .111212211111111211900111211020021201 111121111 10112—42
CS Wilcox....... 211021111101200222002001 122002 1202001110221101001—31
Same day, R. B. Wadsworth vs, Marsh, 20 tame live pigeons,
HOvyds. rise, S0yds. bound. Shot under flinois State rules;
RB Watlsworthnss 545 eae ea! 21171272202211111111 —19
Dale pre Che: epee eee Ty ror she ey Meo 10100112000002000010— 7
Feb. 16.—J. E. Price vs. Eddie Marsh, 50 live pigeons each, 5
ground traps, d0yds, rise, 80yds, bound. Shot under Illinois State
rules, $50 a side, 10-gauge guns:
J © Price... ...-.O1011111101111910101911101910911111111110191111—-48
Eddie Marsh. ...0111110011.1011.001310910711111001111111111010011101—35
R. B. Wadsworth ys. J. J. Kleinman, 100 jive pigeons each, 5
ground traps, 3 and 382yds, rise, 80yds. bound. Shot under Tlli-
nois State rules, $50 a side. Kleinman 10-gauge, 32yds.; Wads-
worth, 12-gauge gun under 81bs., 30vds.:
JJ Kleinman... 11111111011170011011101001111111011111011110011111
DDV101000010.101110.11111.1. 1. 100111110101011111111— 84
R B Wadsworth, 1111011111111 1111111110011100010111110131111111011
(1 OGO00 111 11917111111011111090101117 1101.111101111—79
The birds were the select from 700, all fresh gathered.—Ravy-
ELRIGG.
HUTCHINSON, Kas., Feb. 10.—The members of the Hutchinson
Gun Club are arranging for an alleday’s shoot on Washingtou’s
birthday. Several valuable prizes will be contested for on that
day. Following are the scores made yesterday: Club match, 1
singles and 4 pairs bluerocks;
WGI Bas soc pce os aden onbeuheas 011711011101111 11 01 11 11 10—20
Gh wm BSA. oc. coche tl 10100011011 0101 1 11 11 10 11-17
DBALPSIGNT A second Snaseh pettre .111110600011110 Tl 11:10 11 10-47
al) a eee ah atte ,101111010001001 11 00 10 00 10-12
Twenty-five single bluerocks:
WEN Gre cos ¥5 ea bs seth e essed dadd Saude 01117111111111111111011 10—22
(CUAAMPERL AN, 5 fais 6) Aaa Nate ae a sLLL1011011111011 11 1101110—22
PANT LEST ed mpc oie «ek ed Eel aes na a eee 0111011111111011110110011—19
BUPSee aee sees lice ones ede en 6711111111100011110111011—19
rove sdite) le Sey Say eee eee eee et ye ead 0101111010111110111011 L1O—i8
. SHADY.
WELLINGTON, Mass., Feb, 15.—The regular shotgun matches
of the Boston Gun Club to-day were well patronized, the strong
winds, however, preventing high scores. Following is a sum-
mary: First event, hclays—Flanders. Second event. 5 Peorias—
Flanders and Savage. Third event, 5 clays—WNorth, Fourth event
5 Peorias—Johnson, Fifth event, 5 straightaway clays—E. M.
Whittle, G. M. Savage and Roberts. Sixth event, 5 Peorias—
Savace. Seventh event, 5 clavs—Roberts. Eighth event, 10
Peorias—Wild and North first, Johnson, Savage and Williams
second. Round third, Green fourth. Ninth event, 10 clay-pigeons
—Johnson, Flanders and North first, BE. M. Whittle and Roberts
second, Savage third, Stone and Round fourth. Tenth event, 5
Peorias—Roberts and E. M. Whittle first, Johnson second, Round,
North and Kirkwood third, Green ind Savage fourth. Eleventh
event. 3 pair Peorias—Roberts. Twelfth event, 4 clays—B, M.
Whittle. Thirteenth event, 7 straightaway Peorias—Savage,
Johnson and Roberts. Fourteenth event, 7 straightaway clays—
Roberts, Fifteenth event, 5 Peorias, Hurlingham rules—John-
son, The matches & 9 and 10 were for the Boston Gun Club prizes
and resulted as follows: ©. North and B. Jobnson first, E, M.
Whittle and Roberts second. G. H. Savage and Flanders third,
Wild and Williams fourth, E. Round and DL. Kirkwood fifth,
Green sixth, H. K. Stone seventh, R. E. Whittle ninth, Marr
tenth,
CHICAGO Feb. 9,—Teams of the Lake George Sportsmen’s As-
sociation and the Gun Club met this afternoon at Watson’s Park,
Grand Crossing. The day was all that was desired as to weather
and temperature, as the excellent scores agcomplished testify.
A number of well-known shooters from other clubs constituted
the audience. Shortly after 2 o*clock the sport began, The teams
were composed of 10 men each, from the two clubs, and the 20
sportsmen represented the best shooting talent of Chicazo. They
were all picked men. The match was under the [lnois State
rules, 10 birds to each man, the cost of the birds to he defrayed
by the losing team, The excitement oyer the scores made was
intense as the match progressed. At the finish some dissatisfac-
tion was expressed over the matter of scormg, but the referee
awarded the trophy to the Gun Club by the following score:
The Gun Club. Lake George Sportsmen’s Ass'n.
Huatchingson.. ...-1101000001—4 Hamline........ .0000101001—3
Willard......2... 01111111007 WW. -PGSSs 4s 540542 1110010/01—6
H Foss. . .. OML1—9 Suill. ...,--...-.-, 100010L100—4
Lord... .1010001001—4 B Weel. - 5.32225 O111111101—8
Wileox.. .000U101110—4 J Phillips....... 10011 10001—a
Barton .. 1101000111 —6 Mnrtlesss.ss. ++ + 1101100111—7
Mussey . .0111010111—7 Lewis.-..---....- 1001100101—5
Stone.... ..-. . 000111 0—6 Orvis 3.25725 1611119110—7
Dingee. ........111000110I-6 Place .-- 0100111111 —7
Wadsworth .....1110101110—7—60 Booth,......... , 1001111011 —7—59
Each team has now won a match,
The deciding contest will be
shot off in the near future, :
AY IO BY oop rocesoceh tency § AS Pad Wee UO ete st Ee ee Raeers Yi
PPAMIOOCKATIt ese uberis pie pres 1, TEOMA GV aks oe tates adele 19
MEBs O WO YG . aclsosdomckoads i) Titan PU nea oe Lagoa 18
OST SEU TIOGE Sc pits oes ee std te sain wn te CG SE OW dey sia. fatiensoe— cy 15
Following is to-day’s score, Wighth competition for club
Greener, 20 Peoria blackbirds, 18yds, rise;
ITA MAGR CD elects eens as, tens tins ebemns 00110000000010010110 — 8
WP aren Dep.) pin Scie senses cau etcries statd H00101L0001001100010— 9
Wr Lm eu (SGratCH): v. cere. -ersccetiacaiss 01101110101000111100—11
E Cowley (hep. 4)......-- en eh ee ee 11110100110 J10011010—15
Te MigGhe (ae ath) hr he dn seceseeeass soca 0111000001 00U0000000— 8
B George (hep. 4).. cssse-scesete sees a ‘.10000001000001000000— 7
J Paton (hcp, 2) -1..0ccessee sees so yee craves e 2€1011100110110001010—12
SF sae acuta ao GANAS) Se ete ‘bgide Se ee sas higuk sidan apeeeunle a whart and made fast. At her stern was a centerboard dory,
TORONTO, Feh, 16.—The Toronto Gun Club held a sparrow
shooting meeting at Woodbine Park this afternoon, when a
match was shot between teams of 12 chosen by the president and
vice-president, the premier officer’s side winning by only two
birds. The terms of the match were 15 birds each, lbyds, rise, for
a supper tu be given at the club rooms, to be shot after the match
between 10 men of the Guelph Gun Club and 16 of the Toronto
Club. Following is the full score of to day’s contest:
President’s Team, Vice-President’s Team,
Paniatiine ere UAeL Een ek ce. } Geo Briggs........ wastes Mt)
GUANEAW <p einr didene-—s 11 YY Beldam,.......---. Sorell
AMINO, Sa As ee ee 10 INACID so Se gta 10
ee SBE Tr hate irk aol: + Ars as os ees 6 LNCS aa 5 54g sso See 10
Geo beslia,,..-------...:+- vi R Meldrune............... we
BJPeareall-- )s.s-22...- 4 --- 13 WoVPGL ase berie Whores 9
W Welstead, ,..-.-.-......- 8 SAN OME eerie n ollie 6
BS Pakitesrckeny- Se. Se eas ) LO ENTE es Se ee ee ea 18
J Fanner....». rene thank AP FAIS yap tov een eb eS 10
W MeDowall...,....-.... Pit GRAVES. suis as iret ite ene s f
(DERG was bE oe Weo0 Pearsall_....,-.... -..10
CP SEES. ec piste Tae . j—-L# L Landen...... apts eerie” li—iil
i
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FOREST AND STREAM.
WELLINGTON, Mass., Feb, 16,—In the contest for the silyer
pitcher to-day Stanton won by breaking 15 birds straight, Since
a number is handicapped to a distance of 24yds, each time he
wins, it is doubiful as to its being captured for six months at
least. In this match the followin
10, Swift 9. Stanton 16, Choate §, Weld 10, Bradstreet 12, Sanborn
8, Lang 14, Lee 12, Mield 9, Tucker 10, Warren 14, Schaefer 10, Snow
10, Payson 7, Short 6, Chase 12, Perry 13, Baxter 9, Stone 4, Bowker
12, Scott 14, Pumphrey 13, Nichols 1 , Melcher 12. In the merchan-
dise match the scores made were us follows: Perry 11, Warren
17, Lee 8, Bradstreet 12, Chase 11, Scott 9, Lang 12, Schaefer 9,
Field 12, Snow 12, Baxter 10, Stanton 10, Weld 14, Short 7, Bowker
11, Pumphrey 13. In the sweepstake matches the winners were!
Six bluerocks, Bradstreet, Melcher, Parry, Bowker and Chase} 6
clay-pigeons, Lang: 6 bluerocks, Choate and Baxter: 6 macombers
Bradstreet and Perry; 6 bluerocks, Weld, Swift and Pumphrey; é
blueroeks, Choate, Perry and Stanton; 6 clay-pigeons, Chase,
Choate, Bradstreet, Scott and Schaefer} 6 bluerocks, Perry, Chase,
Weld, Sanborn and Stone; 6 macombers, Stanton; 6 macombers,
Perry, Bowker and Choate; 9 bluerocks, Weld and Nichols; 8 pairs
clayepigeons, Perry, Lee, Tucker, Mield and Bowker} 7 bluerocks,
Stanton, Bradstreet, Tucker, Chaseand Pumphrey} 8 clay-pigeons,
Stanton, Warren, Scott and Lang.
THE CAPITAL CITY GUN CLUB.—Washington, D. C., Feb
12,—Mateh for the champion medal of the Capital City Gun Chih,
Mr, Hunter used for the first time the new Parker hammerless,
12-gauge, 71bs. 5oz., and shells loaded by Hunter’s loader:
F K Harper (18).1100101110101111010001111 111111101101 100011114 0101—34
J A Hunter (18), .1111111110110110119111191110011.13.00311011111011111—42
LLEWELLIv:
AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION —New Yoi'k; Feb. 18;
—Hdilor Forest and Stream: IL am directed to inform you that in
the list of gentlemen who have been tequested_by the American
Shooting Association (Limited) to act as an advisory board, the
name of Justus von Lengerke, of this city, should have been in-
cluded.—HKLLIoT SMitu, Secretary:
IN THE NEW YORK SUBURBAN shooting, on the Suburban
Grounds, Claremont, Jersey City, 10=morrow and Saturday,
merchandise matches will be shot each day, 20 singles, 50 cents
entry, prizes consisting of traps, powder, shot, wads, loaded car-
tridges, for highest scores. To-morrow the four sets of prizes
will be worth respectively $82.35, $6.95, $5.55 and $4.55. Saturday
they will be $8.95, $7.90, $6.90 and $4.55. Wor tull programme
apply at the Association office, 291 Broadway.
QUIMBY AGAINST THE WORLD.—From a rumor that we
hear, trap-shooting matters in Cincinnati have received an unex-
pected impetus, and we may look for a series of matches, as all
the boys have been seized with a thirst for gore; but strange to
relate they are all after the scalp of one man, and that one the
genial Fred Quimby, who is at present making a tour among the
Western trade. Hearing of his intended arrival, the boys took
care that he should find an extra large mail awaiting him, and
every letter contained a challenge to shoot under eyery conceiy-
able rules and conditions. This speaks well for their valor, but
as our Fred is not wont to swallow a.blutf, some of them may be
made to bite the dust. We shall anxionsly await further news
from the Paris of America.
MADISON, Wis., Feb. 16—The followin
elected at the last annual meeting of dhe
Prest., A. M, Daggett. Wice-Prest.,
Dunn, Treas., Dr. R. W. Hurd. Trustees:
Mayers, A, C. Meyer.—Wm. G. Dunn, Sec.
OTTAWA, Feb. 16.—The St. Hubert's Gun Club had the seventh
match for the Thompson cup this afternoon, and, although Geo.
White has captured President Thompson's handsome silver cup,
the contest for second place proves very close, Mr. White to-day
added another 19 to his score, and now has 17, 17,18, 19 and 19, each
out of 20 shot at, a total of 90 out of 10) shot at. ‘hompson cup,
7th competition at 20 each:
scores were made! Bradbury
officers were duly
ake City Gun Club:
QO, F. Ford. Sec., Wm. G.
L, Fauerbach, A. A.
Geo Wihtles..-. 0.02. toe ee iy SS Drude at 4....j4dsi0. esos eee 12
W_Johnston,.............-...-» Pe Ra pion) Ca ee a a oa ogee ae 12
EK King (4 stari)......-....-... 1h <A Seth (Sstart),....... ....... 12
Ki Dalbole ec eboceeace cers SE TBD I Ea ia ls ale ee 10
DIGS PMN ETSE sik clei ls a cain oe UGS REN Vee Ce TSR en eee ee vi
A strong wind was blowing during this shoot and that, to some
extent, accounted for the small score of some of the men, HK,
King now leads with 79 out of 100 for second prize.
WOODSTOOK, Ont., Feb, 15.—A trap and bandle pigeon match
took place here this afternoon under Dominicn rules, between
Messrs. Harwond and Miller, Thompson and Meadows, 15 birds
each, for $50 a side. resulting in the following score:
Nolersy sy. 110011001111011—10 Thompson..... 110101100100100— 7
Harwood...... 101111010101011—10 Meadows...... 101010101101110—10
MONTREAL, Feb.'12,—The annual meeting of the Dominion Gun
Club was held to-night at the City Hotel, and there was a large
number of members present. Reports of the prESen secretary
and treasurer for the past year were read and proved highly sat-
factory, and showed the club to be in a flourishing position.
After discussing some club: business it was unanimously re-
solved that the club join the Dominion Gun Alliance. The
annual election of officers was then proceeded with and resulted
asfollows: President, Dr. I’. W. Barnes; Vice-President H. A.
Ekers; Secretary, Lewis T. Trotter; Treasurer, T. W. Lesage;
Captain, C. H. Wallace; Committee, A. H. C. Walfoll, J. Allan,
H. Emond, E. L. Clark and Gus Brault.
OMAHA, N. B.—The annual State shooting tournament will be
held this spring al the fair grounds, under the auspices of John
J. Yardin, on the 15th, 17th, 18th and 19th of April. Most exten-
sive preparations ate being made, and itis contidently expected
that it will prove the most_successful shooting tournament eyer
held in the State. Mr. Hardin has already engaged 5,000 live
pigeons and made all other arrangements on elaborate scele.
esides the live birds there will be two or three matches at artifi-
cials in progress throughout each day.
EKgeoxuk, lowa, March 12, 1888.—J. F. Breitenstein, Esq., Keokuk,
Ia.: Dear Sir: The box of U,S, C.Co. paper shells that I received
from you last fall I tried, and found them to be all that you
claimed, and better than any shell I ever used, not one ot them
missing fire, Yourstruly, (Signed) T. J. Lowere.—Adu,
Canoeing.
A CRUISE IN A DORY,
CHIPS FROM VHE MONA’S LOG,
WAS born within sound of the ceaseless moan of old ocean, in
a ship-building town in New England. My earlier years were
frem force of circumstances intimately associated with the adze,
oak chips and hand-made trunnels, and very forcibly with an old-
fashioned steam box, Perhaps that accounts for my love of the
water. At any rate, the wide open sea and quiet inland streams
possess a charm hard for me to withstand, F
My first river cruise was made in a cranky “flat iron,” decked
with bed ticking, Since that eventful pilgrimage between the
slimy, thatch-grown banks of the crooked Ipswich Riyer I have
canoed it more or less every summer. Wach trip, however, con-
vinced me more than its predecessor that I needed a larger craft
than one 1lfft. by 80in. for comfort’s sake. I found I needed a craft
large enough to be comfortable under sail; one that could be
easily portaged in the cars or in a wagon, and, moreoyer, easily
rowed when the wind wouldn't waft.
One day last Mareh, while in Boston. I took a tour of abserva-
tion and inquiry along the wharyes. thinking I might find the
boat that would come within my rather exact requirements.
While watebing the aaa aS of a fishing schooner, just in from
George’s, {he ocean tugboat, B. W. Morse hauled alongside of T
which the capfatm said he had picked up off Highland Light, Cape
Cod, while running into Provincetown for an anchorage during
| the blizzard two days before, It was blowing heavily at the time,
he said, and an ugly breaking sea was running, when the man at
t- e wheel sighted the castaway through the blinding snow squalls
as she rose upon the crest of the seas, Thinking some poor fellow
had lost his vessel to the eastward, and was perishing from ex-
osure, the tug was hove to, to wait for the dory to driftdown. A
ieee wave hurled the frail craft against the tug’s HANSEN and
before the sea fell from under her she was easily hauled inboard.
No traces of her vessel or owner could be found, and the tug ran
into Proyincetown. Pa Ay im '
The captain's narrative seb me to thinking something like this:
Two dories have crossed the Atlantic; all the deep-sea fishermen
use this handy, buoyant little craft, which also, predominates in
every New Mngland seaport towa where boat fishing is followed
for a livelihood. If that dory can keep keel up im astorm
that will drive a powerful steam tug into harbor, and is light
enough te be hauled trom the water oyer a vessel’s rail betore a
sea can fall from under her, wouldn’t she make a first-class boat,
for vacation cruising upon large bodies of water? _
Then the important question as to a dory’s sailing qualities
arose. Would she stand up under a good spread, Sage eal she
work fo windward? © asked a salt-incrtusted old fellow with 4.
black pipe in his mouth, who was stretched out on 4 heap of nets,
it adory could sail well, He eyed me for amoment in evident
distrust; removing the pipe he got up and opened liis mouth:
Why, man, thé dories tound Provincetown and SWamipscott
outsail anything of their length, Portugese dory. fishermen at'é
always the ae in ina blow, and they don’t start first, elther, A
dory, she'll sail like a witch when she’s built that way.”
That settled it, andJ ptirchased the derelict for 4 310 bill, I
found she was a lapstreak 18ft, long, with 5ft. beam and about
20in, deep amidships, with plenty of rise at bow and stern, Her
bottom was oval, 14ft. long by 18in, wide, thus giving considerable
rake fo bow and sterupost, | She was a sailing dory and her bilee
was yery full, giving stability and power. I found to my chagfin
that one of her strakés was stove aniidships, and I worried day
and n ube astohowlshould repair the fracture: A waim day
and a little patience fixed the plank as good ag new, and I was
supremely happy:
The mast steps and thwarts were orignally placed for a schooner
rig, With the jibstay fasténed in the eyes, no bowsprit being used,
I placed the step and thwart as far forward as possible. Then
decked her over with 4in. white pine, supported by stout arched
carlins, Tft, forward, 2ft, aft and 10in. at the sides. A in; al
ouk coaming encircled the oval cockpit. A pair of long-shanke
oarlocks were fitted firmly to the coaming 10in: aft the amidship
thwatt. Although rather timid of hatches, I did place dne in the
after deck and packed it not; for I ctit a circular holéin the dec
and fitted in a cireulax tin, box minus the bottom, and Ra tele-
scopic cover with a handlb, which gaye me an opening l0in, in
diameter. The centerboard was well forward, and io give the
boat a good grip I had a drop rudder made with an immerse
area of 15x12in.; the tiller was 3ft. long, and to prevent it fouling
with the mizen sheet; a traveler was dispensed with and the sheet
rigged after the simpie yet very handy fashion of the Vineyard
arid Block Island fishing boats. I tivetted a very stout chafing
batten around the gunwale, and then thoroughly painted the
Mona inside and out.
I rigged her with two sprit sails, and got them nicely balanced
after afew trials. The mainsail was peaked up well and had no
boom. At the clew was fastened a lug sheet, which was very
handy, and rendered the sail easy to furl in case of a squall. The
mainsail had three sets of reef points: The mizen wasa standin
rig. Wor bad weather I used the mizen forward and a very sma
dandy aft, and gota very good halance. The storm sail was sel-
dom taken from its gaskets under the poresie deck. A strap
and cords held the mainsail when furled along the starboard
washboard.
The Mona’s tent was satisfactory. It was made of heavy duck
and tanned, as were the sails. Tyo uprights at either end of the
coekpit supported the ridge which did service as a sprit and pro-
jected a foot over the cockpit. The sides of the tent were fast-
ened under the chafing batten by a series of hooks in the same
Manner in which ashoeislaced. The ends, which were in one
triangular piece, were fastened by a similar arrangement across
the decks. In each end a flap rolled up for a door and fastened
with a strap like the sides of a carriage top. Deadeyes were
placed in each side and end of the tent and formed convenient
windows. The beak of this tent was 40in. from the prating in the
bottom of the dory and the side decks gaye ample shelf room
when the tent was set.
I carried a_75-cent lamp stove and would not attempt a cruise
without it. When notin use this handy, yet much persecuted
utensil was stowed in a tight box in the bows and out of the way.
It did not slop over and did not smoke, but it did cook nicely and
gave plenty of light and grateful warmth during coid storms
while riding it out in some sheltered creek or hauled ont high
and dry onthe beach. I must add here that I carried two light
rollers, and with their aid I could move the heavily loaded boat,
any required distance, even over mud. I was provided with a
good Chester anchor and 50 fathoms of Min. cable, which were
stowed under the deck forward of the ecenterboard. A grub box
was stowed under the forward deck, as were m) blankets and
“duds” in oiled cotton bags.
At length my holiday came and I was free for a three weeks’
outing. I had planned trip afler trip, aud etudied the maps at
my disposal till | knew more of the coast and rivers of New Eng-
land than J had ever learned of my own family history. A cruise
down the Merrimac and around the coast from Newburyport to
Boston at last seemed the most feasible, and one marning found
me at Lawrence, and afloat with a canoe as far as Essex for my
trayeling companion. I intended to follow the Merrimac to its
mouth, take the Plum Island, Ipswich, Essex Canal and Mssex
Rivers to Hssex, then take open water to the Simam River, and
the ocean to Boston, which itinerary was carried out to the letter
before my wanderings ended. ‘
Everything being finally pronounced correct we waved adieu ta
the urchins and omnipresent loafers who had assembled to see us
off. and grasping oars and paddle we shot out inte the river,
Aided by the strong current we floated past high pullied banks
surmounted by dense groves of maples and birch, and skirted
with alders, swamp and smoky maples. In places the gnarled
and twisted roots formed fantastic networks where freshets had
wasted the earth away. The river bed isa streaked yellowish
clay, hard and smooth, with few dangerous submerged rocks.
Above the water mark was a deposit of white dust sifted into the
grass, reeds and driftwoad, :
Rowing soon proved too much of an exertion for hoth of us, and
taking advantage of the little air there was SULT we stepped
our masts, and with lazily drawing sails stood close into the
rushes ou the Bradford side of the river, startling the dragon fly
from cardinal and blue joint, Here and there the sparkling sur-
face was broken by an eddy, or shaded by clumps of alders with
an occasional scraggy oak standing alone like a sentinel above
the level meadows. Stretching ourselyes upon our cushions we
grew drowsy; fhe breeze wafted us along without exertion, its
cool breath fanned us into a half sleep, and we were oblivious to
aught but day dreams, with now and then a loll against the tiller
to keep clear of the bank. I do not know how long we proceeded
in this desultory way, as the monotonous, yet ever changing
panorama lulled us into a half sleep,
The Mona gradually drew ahead of the canoe, when suddenly I
was rudely awakened from my reverie by an unearthly yelifrom
my companion. I tumbled on end just asa rain squall moved past
and received a tremendous whack on my brain-case from the jib-
ing mizen. The airseemed full ofstars, wind and water (no duubt
this phenomenon was heightened by the rap my head had
received), and for a moment I stood helpless. Before serious
damage was done we got ashore, wet and disgusted. Ina few
minutes the sun again brightened the smiling water, and we
headed toward the ocean with the hard earned conviction that
eternal vigilance is the price of an upright boat.
We descended quite rapidly, for the current quickens between
Bradford on the right and Methuen on the left bank. These
towns have fertile and highly cultivated farms and meadows, and -
the rambling farm houses and dwellings gleam on the uplands
among groves of oak and pine. The river widens and from its
whirling eddies Long Island, one of nature’s emeralds, rises from
a setting like burnished silyer. Welanded, and then crossing the
river, entered a bush-fringed brook which we followed {ill we
found ourselves in a glen amid a profusion of wild roses and moss—
coyered rocks which filled the water course. Beneath an oak
reclined a couple of Cupid’s victims, no doubt exchanging those
oft-repeated vows and whispering the same sweet old story which
has so often made or marred a life. At any rate they had chosen
an Eden for their Py phe place, and we thoughtfully turned our
backs upon dreams of bliss we had so rudely awakened and
retreated into the open stream, A miniature rapid awaited us
and before we knew il we were in the rush and.tumbls of the
falls. Below was a sandy cove where sticks and leaves were rid-
ing at anchor or drifting round and round in the circling eddies
that lapped the redgy banks. A score of turtles dropped into the
quiet water ab our approach, and a sleepy bittern, scared out of
his ath flopped away with his precious legs to a more secluded
retreat. :
Again rain patlered upon us, announcing another shower.
“Was that thunder?” suddenly asked my companion; but there
was no need for a reply, for from a black cloud now rising fast
we saw a vivid flash of lightning fall. nes ay
“T should say it was.” I replied, and, getting into my oil clothes,
we began to look for a camp as the salt sailor eagerly scans the
coast for a haven. The canoeist camper becomes a very fair
topographical engineer after a little experience, and a deepravine
under the confines of Haverhill, beneath the skirts of a pine wood,
looked to be the best shelter from the fast gathering tempest.
Rounding another bend we hear the sullen roar of a rapid, and
the tumbling, turbulent Mitchell’s Falls burst upon our view.
With some difficulty we reached the hillside, and the canoe was
carried up the incline and placed on a level beneath a giant beech,
while the Mona was run ashore inthe lilypads. We put up our
tents, and beneath dry roofs waiched the river as the rain churned
its surface into foam and finally shut its misty water from sight.
The shower soon passed, and, finding we had seleeted a good
camp, we made a jolly camp-fire and satisfied the inner mechan-
ism.
| “Wouldn't it be a grand thing,” said 15x30, “if we had neve
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learned to eat; then we could ‘travel light,’ as our clan prophet,
dear old ‘Nessmuk,’ puts it.” ;
I could not agree with him, for if I did not assimilate there
would be no grub box to monkey with and work myself into par-
oxisms oyer during the winter. :
As the twilight closed over the hills we sat by the fire, watching
the river in silence. — ara ky a Tipple, the sunset clouds
were reflected upon its quiet bosom, producing another sky which
melted into the dark shadows of the tree-fringed banks. The
foam of the rapids became grayer and darker, a cold mist hovered
above the hurrying waters and hung like a veil as it merged into
the blackness of the banks beyond.
Our pipe had gone out while we were watching this wonderful
dissolying view, and 15x40 reached for an ember to touch up the
weed. A crackmg stick on the bank above tis sent the “goose
flesh” creeping over me in an instant, for lL knew not what man-
ner of man or beast we had to deal with. :
“What was that?” gasped my companion, with the glowing
brand lield over the expectant pipe bowl. We investigated.
There, on the level ridge not 25ft. distant, calmly stood a dozen
cows, veflectively chewing their cuds and eyeing us with open-
eyed wonder. I was about to put down the word admiration, but
thaf term would scarcely fit our lack of valor. A yell and rush
and the animated milk fountains were dispersed, and sought
more congenial quarters.
_ Putting out the fire we turned into our narrow beds, and adjust-
ing the mosquito netting were ready for nature to put in her
work for the next ten hours. But sleep was a long time in com-
ing tous. Listening to the fairy-like music of countless insects,
the moaning of the whip-poor-will, the wild laugh of the loon as it
blended fantastically with the cadance of the rapids, we af last
fell into an uneasy slumber, Once Lawoke and indistinctly heard
the hoarse rapids and the chilly night wind as it sighed along the
hillside. A sturgeon leaped from the water, and the ripple of the
closing circles gently rocked my floating bed chamber. When
next Il awoke it was broad daylight, but the river was concealed
by fog, nothing but a few yards of gray rocks and water and a
world of gray vapor. Gradually the filmy trees and bushes
defined themselves, the fog thinned out and sailed away to the
6astward, leaving the air clear, the sky
“Of an azure hue,
Untarnished fair as is the violet
Or anemone, when the spring strews them
By some meandering rivulet.”
Mitchell’s Falls is along reach of rocks and broken water,
through which a canal 60ft, wide has been cut of sufficient depth
toadmit the passage of light draft vesscls. Nothing had been
done to remoye this impediment to navigation till 18/0, when a
large appropriation was made by Congress through the instru-
mentality of General B. B. Butler. The work, I believe, has been
abandoned. The object of this canal was to open the river from
the sea to Lawrence and Lowell.
We entered the swift yellow torrent, andinafew moments
drifted side by side in a quiet cave below, where, Some ten years
ago, several coai barges were sunk ina freshet and 800 tons of
black diamonds were lost. We had now reached the limit of tide-
water, although Lhe Merrimacis backed by tidal influence to Law-
rence. The left, or Haverhill side of theriver, isshaded by a thick
groWwth of birches and oaks, with here and there tiny beaches of
white sand. The right bank is vastly different, being for the
most part a rolling country, richin farmsand pastures. With an
energy born of the morning we paddled steadily till we came in
sight of Haverhill, the gem of the Merrimac valley, Across the
river stretches an iron bridge 690ft. in Jength, supported by five
piers and supplied with an improved draw. This bridge was built
in 1875 at a cost of nearly $100,000. Haverhill has now some 20,000
inhabitants. Certain portions of the town, or rather city, have an
appearance of venerable age, but the river side was leveled by
fire a few years ago and has been rebuilt. A few tall masts and
sailboats betray the vicinily of the ocean, as we glide under the
railroad track, and a festive fireman dumps his ashpan upon our
immuculate decks.
As Haverhill and Bradford are left behind the nature of the
country changes; that on the right to meadows, on the left to
sparsely wooded uplands rising abruptly from the water. Setting
sail, we beat around a bend in the river, and then skimmed down
a straight reach to Groveland,» mile below, As we proceeded
the meadows gave way to hills, aiid we saw the beautiful town
nestled upon the right bank in a grove of lofty pies, The sun-
light upon the white cottages gave nn indescribable effect, and
made a picture worthy a more facile pen than mine. We landed
beneath the magnificent bridge which spaus the river at this
point, and looked oyer the quaint little settlement. The village
store was raided, and our miscellaneous purchases somewhat dis-
concerted the urchin behind the counter, He toted the crackers,
cheese, canned goods, etc., to the feet in an old meal bag, and we
explained the method and workings of our litle erafti to A reund
dozen of interested citizens. At Groyeland the tide rises 6ff., and
fioats vessels of 260 tons, besides the steamers with passenger
capacity of 1,200. The new bridge was built in 1871, at a cost of
$39,000, and is crossed by the Haverhill & Groveland Street Rail-
way tracks. The river is wide and straight for several miles, and
very unhke the waters 10 miles behind, With a spanking beam
wind, and enough of it, we laid our course for Rock Village, and
“let her hum.” The dory drew away from her consort as the
boats sped through the ADE Ber with even a dash of spray
now und then, and a rush of white foam under the Jee rail. It
was glorious, but a trifle flawy as the puifs swooped down off the
hills. ; GEO. 8. Hupson.
{to BE CONTINUED, |
W. CG. A. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
HE exeoutive committee, W. C. A., held its annual meeting at
the Stillman, Cleveland, O.,on Jan. 5. All the officers and
members of the regatta and execulive committees were present
With the exception of Vice-Com. D. H. Orane, D. J. Kirkpatrick
and C. J. Boustield. Com. J. K. Bartlett presided. [t was moved
by Stedman and seconded by Hillard that the meet be held at
Ballast Island, July 18-29 inclusive.
Very spirited and well presented discussions were held con-
cerning Olass C canoes and their limitations, resulting in their
being disqualified from competing for the Trophy or the Gardner
cups, Which remain for classes A and B only, and the limiting of
their sail area, to make them a cruising rather than a racing
canoe, the rule for limitation being that of Mr. H. D. Crane,
whith is as follows: The centerboard or boards to extend no more
than 24in. below the garboard, and the maximum sail area to be
calculated by adding the length in feetto the beam in inches, and
multiplying this quotient by 244. This equals the square feet of
sail area to be varried in any proportion so long as it can be
pera es set, lowered and reefed to three-fourths its area when
afloat.
A cup for Ulass © will be provided by Judge or rather Skipper
N. Longworth of Cin: innati. A unanimous yote of thanks was
extended to the Skipper for bis gitt and his kindness. The second
week of the meet wul be devoted to racing, the regatta beginning
Monday, July 22, The hop will be held at Rebberg’s, Toledo
Club. The programme of races was presented by the regatta
committee, as published in the PWOREST AND S@RBAM of Pech. 7,
Business being concluded, the meeting adjourned, at the invita-
tion of the Cleveland C.C., to the private dining room of the
Stillman, where a bounteous repast was discussed by the hungry
canoeists. Many excellent and eloquent speeches, intermingled
with both vocal and instrumental music, made the eyening a
most enjoyable one. O. H. Koon, Sec*y-Dreas.
We have received with the above a copy of the menu, a little
tent with the W. C, A, flag above it, the bill of fare being on each
side of the tent.] _
A. C. A. COMMITTEES FOR 1889.
EGATTA—H. B. Hdwards, Peterboro, Canada; BH. L. French,
Buffalo, N. ¥.; D. B. Jacques, Toronto, Canada.
Tramsportation—C, VY. Winne, Albany, N. Y.; W. J. White,
Montreal, Quebec; J. N. McKendrick, Galt, Canada; W. McK.
Miller, Brooklyn, N. Y. Ne
Camp Site and Arrangements—R. J. Wilkin, Brooklyn, N. ¥.; J.
4, Rogers, Peterboto, Canada; J. G, Edwards, Lindsay, Canada:
eee ones, Brockville, Canada; C. EH. L. Porteus, Kingston,
anada. .
Cruising—A. F. D. Macgachen, Lindsay, Canada; L. B. Palmer,
Newark, N. J.; D. A. Poe, Montreal, Quebec.
Certified: G. W. Hatton, Sec.-Treas., A. C, A,
“CANOH HANDLING.”—Mow is the time, before the season
commences, to look over your canoe and ontfit and put all in
order for cruising, racing and camping, If you have uot Mr.
Vaux's indispensable book ‘Canoe Handling’ send at once for
the hew and enlarged edition. D
_A, 0. A. MEMBERSHIP.—Atlantic Division; Theo. Ledyard,
New Rochelle, N. ¥-; G. W. Vreeland, Hackensavk, N. J.; Wm.
TT, Roberts, J. A. Barten, H, H, Batten, Philadelphia, Pa. -
AGAWAM.—We call atitention to the advertisement of this fast
canoe, offered for sale on anather page.
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FOREST AND STREAM.
ATLANTIC DIVISION A, C. A.
| ieee officers of the Atlantic Division, comprising the States of
_L New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and parts of Pennsylvania,
Virginia and New York, including Long Island, huve been it.
work during the winter in laying out the exact boundaries of the
Division, eper tug large maps covering all of its territory, and
making a list of all nayigable and canoeable waters with a view
to collecting all possible information regarding them, pot only
for the use of canooists, but for general reference. The annua
meet of the Division will be held in July, from the 10th to the 22d;
and it is infended to arrange the location and propramme so as
toseoure the largest possible attendance from within the Divi-
sion, To this end all thought of Long Island Sound bas been
abandoned, asit lies to far from the center of the Division, and
efforts are being made to find a suitable site near the Navesink
Highlands, probably on the Nayesink River below Red Bank.
This place can be reached in a couple of hours from Philadelphia,
and in about half that time by boat or rail from New York. ‘The
generat programme, so far as arranged, is to start two cruising
ects, one from the Hudson and one from the Passaic, about
Wednesday, July 10, with a rendezvous on Staten Island on Wed-
nesday night, where the New York and Brooklyn cliibs will join.
The combined fleet will take one or iwo days, according to the
weather, to continue the cruise to camp, arriving not later than
Saturday morning, which will really be the first day of the meet
proper. Ifthe weather should be unusually bad sume arrange-
ment will be made for a steamer to call at Staten Island for
tne canoes, landing them near the camp and avoiding the rough
passage across New York Bay.
The meet will continue during the week, some races being held,
but the most interesting events wiil be reserved for Saturday,
July 20. The morning will probably be devoted to. racing, in the
atternoon a clam bake or similay festival will take place, after
which the annual meeting of the Division will be held, followed
by 4 camp-fire in the evening. If a suitable location can be found
arrangements will be made so that men who cannot take a vaca-
tion from businesa can send their tents to camp by the first
Saturday an! spend each night in camp, going to New York every
day; while it is expected that many will avail themselves of the
half holiday to spend the last Saturday and Sunday in camp and
be present at the meeting, though not able to enjoy the entire
meet. The programme of races has not yet been arranged by the
regatta committee, bul the oficers have decided to present a
Special prize for a sailing race over a course of not less than three
Tiiles, to be open only to canoes that comply with the following
conditions; Each canoe must come within the limits laid down by
the A. C. A. rules, and in addition must have a well not less than
16in. wide for a length of 4ft,; there must be a permanent bulkhead
torward and one aft, not less than 38ft, from the stem and stern
respectively, and with at least 6ft. between them; and there must
be room in the well for the crew to sleep, with at least 5ft, be-
tween the after end of the welland the centerboard trunk; all
centerboards must house without projecting below the keel or
above the surrounding deck or coamings; no part of the hull or
fittings shall project beyond the beam allowed by the A. GC, A.
tules. Sails shall be lowered on deck und hoisted again at least
once during the race,and the start may be ordered with sails
down. Thedonors of the prize reserve the right to refuse the
entry of any canoe which shall violate the spirit of these rules,
The programme will include the usual unlimited race, but the
above prize is offered in the hopes of securing competition be-
tween bond jide cruising canoes, and the notice is given at this
early date in order that ample time may be allowed for prepara-
tion. It is the intention to mterpret the above conditions as lib-
erally as possible in the case of éxisting canoes that are in essen-
tial respects cruising craft, and at the same time to bar ont boats
obviously not suitable for cruising, but built to evade the condi-
tions. - .
A NEW CRUISING ORGANIZATION.
ae Pequot Canoe Association has just sent out the following
cireular letter:
To all those interested tn boating wand yachting, Greeting:
With your permission, we desire to call attention to a move-
ment, thatis now in progress, toward uniting the “Small Boat”
owners of Long Island Sound into a compact association for
cruising, racing, and general good-fellowshin, under the flag of
the “Pequots.”
The Pequot Association was founded in the summer of 1886, as
a sub-division of the American Canoe Association, in the ettort
to popularize canoeing hereabout, but after a two years’ experi-
ence (folowing the natural tendency of all boatmen, pleasure
sailing upon salt water, with its almost unlimited possibilities in
matter of disthnés and the consequently increased demands upon
sea-going qualities, storage and carrying capacity), the Pequots,
while stil recognizing the many Se features of méevit pécu-
liar to the canoe, have so amended their organization as to in-
clude Jarger boats and aim to form a stiictly cruising fleet.
In the new order, the cunoe finds fraternal companionship with
sloop yachta, jib-and-mainsail boats, stenm or naphtha launches,
sharpies, and the Yankee version of the HKnglish yaw]; all of the
same organization, and through a union of effort, bound for the
same good port of concentrated pleasure.
The membersinp of the Pequots already extends to several
ports other than New Haven, and the club pennant insures the
certainty of most hospitable and fraternal recognition wherever
itis shown in the Sound or adjacent waters, individual members
profiting greatly thereby while cruising. .
The annual “Meet,” with a regular programme of races, in
which each class may participate, produces that good natured
rivalry resulting in improved types and seamanshi , and accom-
panied by the pleasures incident to camp life with family and
triends, including the ladies, naturally proves the date of most
profound and pleasurable anticipation in the Pequot almanac.
With the probable selection of one of the “Thimbles” as the
permanent summer home of the Association, the members, their
families and friends, and cruisers in general, will be welcomed
andl furnished a delightful rendezyous for the entire season; sup-
plying all the necessities and convenientes of a first-class resort,
without the usual cost, that factor being persistently reduced to
the yery minimnm,
The out-of-commission season is enlivened by the annual din-
ner in October, and a series of monthly camp-fires, where a
mutual exchange of cruising and camping experiences, with a
Drei large admixture of gvod music can but please and profit
Although we have a complete and thorough organization, it
has not been deemed advisable as yet to place a limit upin the
style or size of entering crait, and while confessing a decided
preference for “single-hand” cruisers, small yachts and small
boats of every description will be welcomed, upon the approval
of the proper authorities. .
We propose to encourage elementary boating, and to such as
are interested in matters nautical, but are inexperienved, we
would suggest that there is no better school for seamanship, nor
a safer, cheaper, healthier, or more pleasant recreation than
small boat sailing.
It may interest those giying the matter serious consideration to
know that the officers of the association are prepared to furnish
gratuitous information regarding all the pleasure craft and ap-
pointments of syery sort now in the market iu this vicinity and
im New York, and to aid any would-be member in every way
possible that may tend to boom the “small boat uayy.”
The initiation fee ot the association is one dollar, and the dues
are one dollar per year, Noassessment forany purpose whatever.
f. P. Lewis, Sec’y-Treas, . A. BOWDEN, Com,
Past Kivents.—1887, July 1-6. Annual meet at Lighthouse Point,
New Haven Harbor. 1888.—July 18-23. Annual meet at Chimon
Island, Norwalk Group,
Fixtures.—1589.—July 81-Aug, 7, Annual meet at the ‘"Thim-
bles.” Aug, & General cruise of the whole fieet lasting until
Saturday, Aug, 10.
The officers a.e:—Com., W. A. Borden; Vice-Com., F, P. Sher-
wood; Sec’y-Treas., BE. P, Lewis; Chaplain, Rey. A. N. Lewis.
Meas., #, C. Bogart; Captuin, Bridgeport Division, J. H. Row-
land; Captain, New Haven Division, G. Skiff Ford. The club
has now 40 members.
THE A, ©. A. YEAR BOOK.—Sec’y-Treas, Hatton writes us
that arrangements have been made with Messrs, Pentzand Vanx,
of the Sail aid Paddle, to publish the A. ©. A, Year Book on terms
most advantageous te the Association, The publishers will print
and maul, free of cost to the Association, a hook similar to that of
last year, but larger and more complete; they in return to haye
the sole advertising priyileges, The book will be issued about
May 1, or before, and will ne re-arranged, with much new matter,
including cuts. This plan relieves the Association of a large item
of expense and at the same time secures a better book than in the
past. In order to have a complete record of members and canoes,
members are requested to send as soon as possible to their Division
Pursers their present addresses and the names and dimensions of
their canoes where alterations haye been made since last year.
It rests largely with the individual members of the A. 0. A.
Pepsin or ne the book is complete and accurate and published
B season.
99
LIMITS IN THE “UNLIMITED” RACH.—Editor Forest and
Stream: Lam surprised to see the interpretation of “unlimited”
whieh such an old canoeman as “Katrina” puts forward in his
letter to the Forusr AND SrrmAM of Web, 7, After reading it one
would infer that the “unlimited” race was free from any restrie-
tions whatever, while the facts are that nearly a page of the A.
CG, A, book is taken up with restrictions which a canoe must con-
form to in order to enter this same “unlimited” race, The term
originated al the time when there were limits both to ballast and
sail inthe races, and was applied to races in which a man could
carry As much ballast and sailas he chose, though al the same
time he was limited as now. in beam, depth, drop of board and
other particulars, and was by no means tree to exercise his in-
genuilly without regard to rules.—8. D. 8,
THE A.C. A. REGATTA REPORT,—Mr, Vaux, the chairman of
the committee of 1888, has prepared a yery complete record of
the work of the committee in the shape of a scrap-book in which
are ihe full reports of the races, as published in the FOREST AND
STREAM, the report of the regatta committee, the regatta pro-
gramme, entry dea ea lists, andall the bills and accounts
of the committee for 1888. In addition there is a. copy of every
cirenlar and blank used by the committee,as well as all corre-
spondence relating toits work, Thisis the first time that infor-
mation of this kind, almost invaluable tonew committees, has
been put into convenient and permanent form, The idea origi-
nated with Mr, Vaux, and it is to be hoped that future commit-
tees will adopt it in turn.
Hachting.
FIXTURES,
JUNE.
1, Larchmont, Spring. 18-20-22, Katrina-'Titania, N.Y.
3-5-7, Katrina-Shamrock, N.Y. 22. Beyerly,Marbleh’d,ist-Cham
15. Corinthian, Marblehead. 26. Pleon, Club.
5. Seawanhaka, Annual, N. ¥Y. 29. Corinthian, Marblehead.
15. Lynn, Club, Lynn. 29. Beverly,Mon.Beach,ist Open
. Seawanhaka, 40ft. Class, N.Y
JULY-
18. Lynn, Club, Lynn,
18, Beverly, Mon. Beach,2d Open
18 Corinthian, Marblehead.
17. Pleon, Club Cruise,
20. Beyerly,Marblehead, 2d Cup.
24. Pleon, Club.
27. Corinthian, Marblehead.
27. Pawel, Mon. Beath, 2d Buz.
aye
31, Pleon, Open.
ATG@usST,
24. Lynn, Excursion, Lynn,
24, Beverly, Mon.Beach,3d Open.
24 Larchmont, Oyster Beats,
24, Corinthian, Marblehead.
28. Pleon, Sail off.
3l. Beverly, Marbleh’d, lst Open
3L. Sippican, Club, Marion.
4. Larchmont, Annual.
4. Bev pulyy Mon Beach, lst Buz.
ay.
4. Beverly, Marbleh'd, Ist Cup.
4. Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago.
. Beverly, Marbleh’d, 2d Cham
. Sippican, Annual. Marion.
. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft,
Ocean Race.
—, Seawanhaka, Annual Oruise
Pleon Club, ist Cham.
Sippican, (lub, Marion.
. Beyerly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup.
7. Pleon, 2d Cham.
8. Lynn, Club, Lyon.
10. Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn.
10, Corinthian, Marblehead,
17. Beverly,Marbleh'd, 3d Cham
21. Pleon, 8d Cham.
SEPTUMBER.
2. Lynn, Open, Lynn, 12. Beverly, Mon, Beach, 8d Buz.
2, Beverly, Mon, Beach,2d Open ays
2. Corinthian, Marblehead, 14, Corinthian, Marblehead.
7. Beverly, Marblehead,3d Cup 14. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
7. Larchmont, fall Annual, 21. Beverly. Marblen’d, Sail Of,
28. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
BUILDING NOTES.
HE new Morgan 40 has been started at Piepgrass’s yard. She
will be of steel, the plating being 8 and 10 gauge. er beam
will be 12ft. and draft 10ft. Mr. Thomas's steel yawl has the deck
laid, and the work is going ahead quite rapidly.. She will be 65ft.
over all, 52ft. 6in. low.)., 141. 10in. beam, and ft. draft. The keel
is laid for the Morgan schooner. Mr. Grinnell’s schooner is
ary plated. Her length over all will be 81ft., l.w.1. 65ft., beam
9ft. 10in.
At Bay Ridge Mv. Ayres is busy with three new boats, haying
completed Mr. Mayberry’s launch. The latter now lies in the
shop, a very handsomely finished piece of work. Besides Mr.
Whitlock’s culter Mr. Ayers will build a 40 from Mr, Gardner’s
designs fora New York yachtsman, and “also _a 28ft, c. b. sloop
from his own model for My. H. PB. Ogden, of Brooklyn. The 40
will be similar to My, Whitlock’s 30, but with 18ft. beam and 9ft.
draft. The 80is now partly planked and the deck frame is in.-
The yacht is very graceful In outline, with a handsome overhang
ateach end. The stern promises to be particularly hght ana
pleasing. The frame has occasioned some comment on account
of the small scantling, but the best of material and workmanship
is employed, and the boat will he not only lighter but stronger
than most of her class. Mr. Ogden’s sloop will be 33th. over all,
hie Lw.L, 12ft. beam, and abont 3ft, 6in. draft, with inside ballast
of iron, ;
At Mumm/’s yard the Chispa is practically completed, save_the
final painting. Her mast has been stepped for the past three
weeks and is drying outina way that will tell when she comes
alongside some of the new boats whose spars are not roughed out
yet. The bowsprit is also in place, very long stick. The yacht
will be launched and fitted out yery early in the season, and if
there is any truth about the “early bird” she should capture
some prizes betore other new boats of the class are in commis-
sion. It pays in more ways than one to order a yacht in the fall.
Next to Chispa is the handsome little compromise sloop that Mr.
Mumm is building forsale. She is completed so far as the hull is
concerned, except the cabin joiner work.
At South Boston Lawley is pushing rapidly the large fleet of
yachts nowin hand, A part of the hill will be removed to give
room for a new building shed, in which Mr. Boggs’ steam launch,
designed by Mr. Burgess, will be built. She will be 65fb. on -l.w.l.
Col. Forbes’ echooner is partly planked, and the trunk is com-
pleted. The Beebe 40, Verena, is about planked, while the lead
keel of the Belhnont 40, Mariquita, has been cast, the stem and.
stern are set up, und the frames are ready. Mr. Richaydson’s 46>
footer, Nepenthe, has been run out of doors, and Mr. Bilis’? Nanon
is nearly completed. Another 40 from Mr. Burgess’ designs will
be built for a syndicate of Providence yachtsmen. Mr. Lawley
has also estimated on a 5-tonner of the old type, about 28ft. Sin. -
Li.1, 4£f. 9in. beam, and with 44% tons on keel, for Mr, C, P..
Richardson, of New Orleans. The steel steamer at the Atlantic
works is piated up and the inside work ia going on, She will be
lauuched early and finished by June. va
At Salem Mr. Frisbie is planking the 40 and will lay the
keel of the 30 this week. The deck joiner work is heing
pushed rapidly and will be ready before the decks are laid. Capt.
Harry Randall, of the cutter Stranger, has arrived from South-
ampton and will fit out both craft. ~
At Hssex Mr, A. D. Story is building a keel schooner with inside
ballast, designed by Mr. T. A. Irving. She is a cruiser, 45ft. over
all, 40ft. l.w.1, 15ft. beam and 7ft. Gin. draft.
At Pryor'’s yard, City Point, the windows have been painted
and all cracks caulked to hide from outsiders the new launch
building for Mr. C. D. Mosher, of Buzz fame. She is to be about
60ft. long and to show more speed than any of her predecessors,
Lawley has the contract for another 40-footer for New York,
designed by Mr. Burgess for Mr. Macomb G. Foster, of the
Knickerbocker C. C., an old canoe sailor and paddler, who has
lately taken to yachting. She willbe a keel cratt, 39it. 6in, l.w.1.,
1aft. Gin. beam and ft. draft, ;
At Baltimore Mr. Joseph Hutson has nearly completed a cutter
for Mr, Alfred Nickles, of New York. She will be 27ft, Gin. over
all, 22ft. 6in. l-w.1., 8ft. beam, about 4ft. draft, with 2,500lbs. of
iron in keel. She will have a-single jiband will bear the honored
name of Benjamin Harrison, . 7 .
Capt. Cuthbert, of Trenton, Ontario, will build a ceuterboard
sloop for Mr, J. H. Fearnside, of Hamilton, Ontario, She will be
25ft, 1.w,l, and 10ff. beam, and is to beat a certain Hamilton yacht
under a forteit of $100.
At Winthrop, Mass., Mr. D. W. Belcher is building a catboat
25ft, over all, lit. beam, 3ft. draft. He has in hand also a cat-
boat 17ft. over all, 10ft. Sin. l.w.l., 6ft. Gin. heam and 1fr. Gin. draft.
Mr. Belcher has built the fast cathoats Mischief, 18fp. 5im, over
all, 16ft. lin. l.w.l,, 8ft. Gin. beam, 2ft. draft, and Tupsy, also the
spritsail boat Mary, 16ft.4in. long, Wt. bin.
and tae jiband majusail boats Trouble, 23ft, over all, 20ft. 1,w.1.,
jift, beam, 2ft. 3in, draft, and Modoc, the very successful racer’
ot last season, ;
Williams has nearly finished Com. Corhbett’s little cuttér and,
has started the second one, while ©. A. Borden is building an-
other for the “apa te Fleet. My, Jeff Borden, Jr,, has designed
one, 2lft, over all, 16ft. 1.w.l., for the Pleon ¥. C, of Marblehead,
eam and 2ft. draft.” —
100 FOREST AND STREAM.
[FEB, 21, 1889.
INTERNATIONAL RACING.
OME excitement has been created by the announcement of the
receipt of a letter some time since from the Royal Clyde Y. C.
by the New York Y. C. inquiring whether a challenge would be
received twuder the second deed of gift; to which an affirmative
reply was sent. We can state thaf there is at present not
the least possibility of a challenge behind the letter. The mys-
terious Mr. Phelps, N. A., whose posta) card of inquiry created a
similar ripple of excitement some time since, is a student of
Trinity College, Dublin, who thus far has attained prominence
only as a designer of model yachts. The latest reports state that
Lord Dunraven’s new 60 is to have a centerboard of some kind,
but there is no reason to suppose that either she or the new 90
will challenge for the cup this season.
as having the true nautical ring; and it is no easy matter for the
Jandsman to discriminate petween the true and the imitation.
The selection. however, has been very well made, and such songs
as the “Lorelei,” where introduced, are accompanied by good
reasons for heir admission.
_The first chapter is taken up with English and American shan-
ties, among which we find such old friends as Old Stormy. Rio
Grande, Reuben Ranzo, Whisky for My Johnnie, The Pash
Packet and several versions of the ever-popular “Roll a Man
Down,” one of which will be found in the Forusr AND STREAM
of May 29, 1885, Perhaps the best in the whole collection is one
that may be familiar to the readers of Black’s novels, a shanty
of far more than average merit, credited to the sailors of the
north of England, entitled ‘Home, Dearie, Home.” The air and
chorus are both very taking. A place is given to that stirring
LARCHMONT Y. C.
N_ Feb, 18 the annual meeting of the Larchmont Y. 0. was
held at the Brunswick, New York; with Com. Lowery in
the chair. The following officers were elected for 1889: Onm.,
Girard 0. W. Lowery, sloop Daphne; Vice-Com., Thomas J. Mont-
gomery, steamer Cosette; Rear-Com., Seymour lL. Husted, Jr.,
schooner Tioga; Sec., William G. Scott; Treas.. Eugene L. Bushe. —s ——————————
Trustees to serve for one year, William S. Alley, Howard W. | 9 ?—#= Se —— a2
Coates. Trustees to serve for two years, Augustin Monroe, eo oes Pe
William Murray. Trustees to serve for three years, Francis M.
Scott, Edward J. Greacen.
The sailing rules were amended to read asfollows: “All eabin
yachts may carry, in addition to the captain, one man for every
5ft. of length over all or fraction thereof. All open yachts may
carry, in addition to the captain, one man for every 5ft. over all
or fraction thereof. In racing the club flag heretofore shown on
all markboats will be replaced by a blue and white-striped ball,
while the blue peter will be replaced by a similar flag with a red
in place of a blue ground, the white being unchanged. The course
for open boats was made 101m place of 16 miles, and the following
was added to the sailing rules: “Should the regatta committee
think it advisable, they may start any classes not more than
half an hour before or after the balance of the fleet, in which case
a notice to that effect must be posted in the club house before 9
A. M,.the morning of the race.” The membership limit of 600 is
likely to be reached shortly, The fleet now imeludes 190 vessels.
THE MUSIC OF THE WATERS.
And if you ask for a song of the seas,
We'll heave the capstan round,
With a yeo heave ho, and a raumbelow,
The anchor’s apeak and away we go,
Hurrah for the homeward bound;
Yeo-ho, heave ho,
Hurrah for the homeward bound.”
10 sings the light-hearted and lighter-heeled Nanki Poo, and
s the reason why he does not at the same time hitch up his
trousers in true (stage) sailor fashion, is the same that he has for
not carrying his name on his handkerchief; his picturesque but
scanty wardrobe boasts neliher of these useful if not absolutely
indispensable articles.
The se sorg as known to the average landsman comprises a
large and varied collection, ranging in excellence from the bold
and spirited compositions of Dibdin down to that last dreary
specimen of namby-pamby jingle that has been so aptly para-
phrased as ‘White wings, they make me so weary.’ Beyond these
limits the knowledge of the white-gloved and swallow-tailed tar
of the concert stage, and his fellow fiend the picnic tenor, gneth
nol; and it would surprise and perhaps shock both to learn that
the sea has a school of music peculiarly its own, and as distinct
from theirs as the musiv of Wagner’s Trilogy is from the set
marches and conventional arias of Donizetti and Bellini. There
are, nevertheless, many songs born of the sea, peculiar to it, and
paitaking thoroughly of its restlessness and freedom from re-
straint and conventionality; which songs are classed under the
general name of “shanty,” or “shanty song”. If the origin and
meaning of the term are not plain at first sight, they beecme so
as soon as the word is spelled as it sometimes is, *““chantey,” an
obyious corruption of the French chanter, to sing.
While some of Jack’s songs serve the ordinary purpose of re-
ereation and amusement, as on land, the true shanty is a part,
and a very important part, too, of his everyday labors; what the
words or sense may be matters little to him, but the air must be
fitted to the work of pulling and hauling; the double object being
tu liven and inspirit the workers, and to aid each one to exert his
strength in unison with the others. Just what a shanty is, and
low it is employed, has been so well told by Charles Reade in his
clean, clear-cut English that we have no desire to attempt a bet-
ter description, but are content to quots as follows from his “Very
Hard Cash.” The scene is laid in the port of Whampoa, China,
where the huge ship Agra is loading for England:
“Her tea not being yet on board, the ship’s hull floated hich asa
castle, and to the subtle, intellectual, doll-faced, bolus-eyed peo-
ple, that seulled to and fro, busy as bees, though looking forked
mushrooms, she sounded like a vast musical shell; fra lusty har-
mony, of many mellow voices, vibrated in her great cavities, and
made the airring cheerily around her. The vocalists were the
Cyvlops, to judge by the tremendous thumps that kept clean time
to their sturdy tune. Yet, it was but human labor, so heavy, and
so knowing that it had called in music to help. It was the third
mate and his gang, completing the floor to receive the coming tea
chests. Yesterday he had stowed his dunnage, many hundred
bundles of light flexible canes, from Sumatra and Malacca; on
these he had laid tons of rough saltpeter, in 200lbs, gunny-bags;
and was now mashing it to music, bags and all. His gang of fif-
teen, naked to the waist, stood in line, with luge wooden beetles
call d commanders, and lifted them high, and brought them down
on the nitre in cadence, with true nautical power and unison,
singing as foliows, with a ponderous bump on the last note in each
ar?
See a
ee a
top - sails‘are hoist -ed, and I miustout to sea; For the
-3-
preen in the North Coun-tree, And it’s home, dear- ic, home!
chorus of old John Oxenham, familiar to all who have tread
“Westward Ho,” but we are left in doubt as to how much of the
song was written by Kingsley and how much is genuine, nor is
the air given. The song itself is probably new, butthe old chorns
has vigor and vitality enough in it to have kept it alive since the
days of Franky Drake, with its
“Randy dandy, dandy O,
A whet of ale and brandy O!
With a rumbelow and a “Westward hol’
Hey, my mariners, heaye 0.”
We are loth to admit it, but America has little to be proud of in
the way of national songs, either of the land or sea, nearly all of
them being mere adaptations of words and music belonging to
other nations, as in the case of ‘‘My Country ‘tis of Thee.” iss
Smith does full justice to our sea songs, such as they are, men-
tioning in particular the famous one of ‘‘Hull’s Victory,” or the
“Constitution and Guerriere,” but there is very little room for
national pride even in this, as the words are set toa well known
English air. The war of 1812 gave to the young nation nearly all
of it8 sea songs, many of them lively and stirring enough, but at
the same time there are few that are anything better than adap-
tations of Dibdin and other English song writers, and we find the
Hornet's victory sung to the tune of the “Battle of the Nile,”
“Truxton’s Victory”? to “Hearts of Oak,” “The Freedom of the
Seas” to “Ye Gentlemen of England,” and ‘Perry’s Victory” to
“Admiral Benbow.” Such borrowed ditties may be good enough
for all the nayy that the United States could boast of during the
last twenty years; but let us hope that with the new fleet of war
vessels there will arise some poet of sufficient ability to enshrine
in stirring and original words and music the deeds of her old
time sailors, of which America can never be too proud.
The second collection of songs, a very good one, deals with the
Gaelic boat songs, and will be appreciated by all readers of
Black’s novels. Here are given “Wear A Bhata,” “The Skye Boat
ORs oar Ro, Clansmen,” and “The King Sits in Dumfernline
own,
Wedo not know whether to credit it to the musical skill and
taste of the coaly bargemen and watermen of the Tyne or to the
local pride of the authoress, but she has gathered together a very
interesting collection of songs peculiar to Neweastle and the
Tyneside. All of them are evidently born of fhe river and its
busy life, the famous ‘‘keels,” the fishing, and also of the sad days
ot the press gang—‘‘Here’s the tender coming, pressing all the
men,’
The Canadian boat songs haye a chapter to themselves, several
good ones being given, though we miss the best, perhaps, of all—
“A La Claire Wontaine,”’ e find, however, an old friend in a
new dress, and at first failed to recognize under the title of “Y’le
L’Ben vepe the “Boule Roulant,” familiar to many American
canoeists. :
Hero goes one, Owe methere one, One nu t Though well known throughout Canada, its first, real introduc-
3 tion on this side of the line was probably at the meet of the
- By ae > American Canoe Association at Grindstone Island, in 1885. The
=== SS SSS Ss occasion was a grand camp-fire, such as is held every year; the
—= = SSS scene, the top of the round hill overlooking the calm St. Law-
rence, a clear blue sky above, against which arose the smoke and
flame from a huge pile of logs and stumps. The whole cam Py
some tivo hundred or more, was scattered in a straggling circle
in the semi-durkness that framed the bright glow of the fire,
while from one side or another in turn came a song, a story or a
bit of music on a guitar or banjo, varied at times by a rousin
chorus in which all jomed. In one of the pauses there steppe
quickly from the darkness into the brightest of the firelight a
tall, muscular figure, surmounted by the picturesque striped
Canadian “toque,” and started up in Canadian French, with a
rolling reverberation of resounding r-r-rs, the chorus:
“En roulant ma boule-le,
En roulant ma boule-le;
Rouli roulant, ma boule roulant,
En roulant, ma boule roulant,
Hn roulant, ma boule-le.”
The singer was the chef of the Deseronto camp, a French Cana-
dian cook of the lumber cammps, an artist whose bread was the
envy of the entire canoe camp, a poem in flour and water.
Among the odd bits of flotsam and jetsam in the form of song
and story that are thrown up each year at this same meet is a
good sea song which we have never seen in print, a reminiscence
of the whaling days of our correspondent ‘“larpon,” an old sailor
as well as canoeist. The first verse is as follows:
“Once more with flowing northern gales
We're bounding o'er the main,
Those verdant bills of the tropic isles
We soon shall see again.
Five sluggish moons have waxed and waned
Since from those shores sailed we,
But now we're bound from the Arctic ground,
Rolling down to old Mohea.”
“Rolling down to old Mohea, my boys,
Rolling down to old Mohea, , -
We're once more bound from the Arctic ground,
Kolling down from old Mohea.”
The French sailors and fishermen are credited in thenext chap-
ter with some very good songs, among them being one which,
though noi properly a sea song (being, we believe, rather a child’s
song, like ““Malbrock”), deserves at least a passing notice, the hero
being well Enown to all lovers of Thackeray. The title is “Le
Petit Navire,” the little ship, and the song. several verses of which
Miss Smith has been unable to supply, goes on to tell how there
was once a little ship which had never sailed far hefore, which put
tosea and undertook along yoyage to the coast of Guinea, and
how at the end of six weeks there was nothing left on board “but
gone, There’san-other yet to come, And a-way we'll go to
oe : +. FT
Where we'll get wine Jn plen-ty, Rom, bran» dy and genavy.
Bere goes two, Owe me thers two, &c,
“And so up to fifteen, when the stave was concluded with a
"Spell, oh!’ aud the gang relieved, streaming with perspiration.
When the saltpeter was well mashed they rolled ton butts of
water on it, till the floor was like a billiard table. A fleet of chop
boats then began to arrive, so many per day, with the tea chests.”
Such is the shanty and such ifs chief use, and there are
hundreds of these crude but vigorous songs upon the sea, every
nation having its own, Now and then, as in the instance given
above, one is found inanoyel or tale of sea life, but it is only
ravently that this peculiar and interesting branch of music has
found a friend both able and willing to collect and arrange it,
and to present the best part of itin attractiveform,
Some two years since, at the suggestion of the editor of the
Shipping World, Major E. R. Jones, United States Consul at
Cardiff, the task was undertaken by Miss Laura Alexandrine
Smith, daughter of the Russian Vice-Consul at Newcastle-upon-
Tyue; and the result is a most interesting volume entitled “Music
3 the Waters,” lately published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.,
ondon.
A Porous musician, a pleasing writer, and full of enthusiasm,
Miss Smith was specially fitted for the work, and she well de-
serves the success that is likely to attend her labors, Her studies
and researches have been carried on in every possible direction;
through correspondence with persons in distant seaports; through
study of many collections of old songs; and through searches in
person in the forecastle and about the docks, sometimes taking
down an air asit was hummed for her by a sailor. The amount
of material thus collected made the task of arranging and assort-
ing, rejecting much that was useless and yet leaving out nothing
essential, a yery difficult one. Further than this, there are, be-
sides the shanties proper, Many sea songs of comparative merit
which might seem to claim a place in such a collection, and yet
Are not recognized by Jack himself as a part of his repertoire, or
one split-pea.” The sailors draw lots asto who rhall be killed and |! be formed of habbit metal run around
eaten, and the one who draws la courte paille is none other than
that famous discoverer of ‘Jerusalem and Madagascar and North
and South Amerikee,” Little Billee. In short, it was from this
little poem that Thackeray derived his amusing yarn of the
“Three Sailors of Bristol Citee.”
The Italian and Scandinavian sea sougs each fill a chapter of
their own, the former being, as one would expect, more musical and
poetic, largely composed of boat and fisher songs, which partake
of the easy and indolent character of the sunny shores of Italy.
The Scandinavian songs, on the contrary, are far more vigorous
and partake of the sea entirely, as becomes the descendants of
the Vikings.
The German songs are few in number, but include some very
good ones. Miss Smith hasincluded in the collection a litle song
which we have heard in this country, but the music of which we
have never been able to find in print, and which she is probably
the first to putin type. Though the excuses she is forced to make
at times for the words apply to part of this, the song_is a peculiar
one in some respects, The air isa very plaintive one, well fitted
to the sad words of the chorus, and both are entirely at variance
with the rather nonsensical words of the songitself. Though
popular with sailorsitis worth while to point out that itis evi-
dently nota sailors’ song, but probabiy owes its origin to the
immigrant, who at Wamburg says farewell forever to the Father-
land, and whose efforts to keep his courage up and the tears down
are evidenced in the nonsense of the verses no less than in the
pathos of the chorus:
“Ach es fallt uns so schwer,
. _Aus der Heimath zn gehen,
Wenn die Hoffnung nicht wir
Anf ein wieder, wiedersehn,
Lebe wonl, lebe wohl,
Lebe wohl, lebe wohl,
Lebe wohl, auf wiedersehen.”
When the sailor sings of parting, he at the same time couples
with it a speedy and safe return; but in this case il is a final fare-
well, a parting without hope of reunion. The air is as follows:
Though not a sailor's song no one will quarrel with the presence
of Heine’s beautiful **Lorelei.” Saneerally. asitis accompanied by
a yery good translation, preserving much of the rhythm and poetry
of the original, the same, we bel'eve, which Mark Twain has
given in his “Tramp Abroad,” There is much that is worthy. of
notice in the songs of the Dutch sailors and fisherm n, the Russian
sailors,and the Greek, Japanese, Chinese, Indian and the Nile
boatmen, but we have not BEACe to viscu s them in detail. The
final chapter of the book is deyoted to the <uperstitions, customs
and water legends of the sea, rivers and lakes. Among other
water spirits are mentioned the Necks, in which connection we
would call attention to the song published in our columns a few
weeks since. Taken-altogether the collection is a most unique
and comprehensive one, and all lovers of the sea will join us in
wishing to the authoress the success she so well deserves for
bringing into public notice one of the brighter sides of the hard
life of the sailor. If the old saw be true, that a fiddle isas good as
ten men on a purchase, then the “Music of the Waters’ should
be equal at least to a whole outfit of steam winches and capstans.
HINTS ON YACHT ENGINES AND BOILERS,
B* FAR too many different kinds of engines and boilers are
used that are not well adapted to the work. In looking over
the yachts in service it is found that engines of all descriptions
are in them, styles that were not intended for any such work or
position, therefore are bungling, taking up valuable room, are not.
tegular in motion, and are unsatisfactory in ulmost every way,
and in many instances are far from being economical, and the
owner may not be well enough acquainted with steam machinery
to realize their wastefulness. Every upright engine is by no
means fitted for a yacht because itis upright, and the failure to
realize this to the full extent is the cause of many owners of
yachts having put in engines that have turned out very unsatis-
factorily as to running, speed, etc. With an engine and boiler
properly planned and arranged for a yacht, there is no reason for
their taking or spoiling so much room needed for other purposes;
every inch of space in a boat is valuable, as those who have had
experience well know, and the machinery should be planned to be
as compact as it is possible to make it (and here we are to note
what perfection is possible in this line if we will make it so). It
would seem when we see the crude plan and surplus size of
engine, boiler and connections in many yachts, that there was no
approach to perfection obtainable, and then again in a few boats
we see the effecis of sood planning and the use of an excellent
engine and boiler, the whole occupying smal! space and giving
entire satisfaction.
The prime requirement of a Food yacht engine is capability
to maintain a high speed. Usuallya high rotation of engine gives
the best results (with a proper corresponding pitch of screw). If
we want a high rotation of wheel on account of its ability to drive
the boat at speed. then an engine that will not only run up to the
fast revolution desired but one that will maintain this spéed on a
long run without breaking down or heating any part, packing
giving ont, or pump failing to work or anything causing astop, or
a Slack down, which often occurs with many boats, is needed.
Regular motion is of mutch importance, irregularity in this re-
spect wastes steam by the jerky motion of wheel absorbing power
in such a Way that a large Wee a ee of itis not available for driy-
ing the yacht asit should be. Next, it fast wears and brings a
heavy strain on all parts of the engine, tending to lonsen them
and heat the bearings. Next, the unpleasant irregularity of the
boat’s motion and jarring are failures that should not and need.
not exist. : r
_ Economy of room occupied by engine and boiler and connections
isan element appreciated by all yacht owners. As has been noted
above, itis possiole by proper planning to bring the space taken
downtoaminimum, —
A. low center of gravity should be secured in all engines, as a
top-heavy machine in a high-speed yacht, with its narrow beam,
is, pe na in rough seas, an unsatisfactory affair (if not dan-
gerous).
Accessibility of Parts.—When on a cruise the time is valuable,
and that spent over the engine causes uneasiness and impatience;
therefore, packing, setting up a box or nut, ov any little attention
the engine may require, should be quickly and easily possible.
Both the engine aad arrangement of connections control this,
Simplicity is a valuable feature in any machine, and especially
ina yacht engine, where we want one easily got at. The fewest
possible number of joints or working parts are desirable, thereby
limiting the amount of wear, liability to heat, etc. The simpler a
machine the stronger it can be made, securing direct motion and
strains. In many boats, especially small ones, those who are run-
ning them are practically unacquainted with steam; therefore,
the simpler the engine the better.
The economical use of steam is of importance from a financial
point, but more important on account of space taken up by the
coal,and weight to be transported, every 100lbs. lowering the
speed of the boat. This makes it highly desirable on a small
launch as well as ona large yacht, to ave an engine that will
give the highest economy. J i
A proper plan giving direct motion; large
all moving surfaces, preyenting excessive heating an
life and satisfactory working of engine is essential.
In far too many engines poor and improper material is used, the
makers trying to increase profits, or being forced by competition
to use cheap material, Connecting rods, shaft, piston and valve .
rods should be of good steel, connecting rod brasses should be of a
proper composition of brass, main shaft beari Bes should also be of
the same composition, giving good wearing ability and minimum
amount of power used to overcome friction; bearings should not
the shaft when bearing
journals, guides and
d giving long
Fue, 21, 1889. }
Caps are on, as is done in many instances, giving a cheap miser-
able affair. The metal ofthe cylinder should be of as fine and.
even a texture as possible, with proper hardness to secure the
proper retention of its cylindrical form as long as possible and
also prevent improper wearing of valve seat, causing the valve to
leak and waste Steam. The link should be of steel, made wide
and hardened, with joints at end of eccentric rods that give a
@ large surface, thereby preventing excessive wear and lost
motion, which causes an imperfect motion of yalye and therehy
an irregular and wasteful working of engine. r
Fine workmanship is anelement of great control oyer the satis-
factory running and life of the steam engine, but ia 75 per cent. it
is far from a fair standard. The cylinders are not bored evenly
throughout, and are left witharough, coarse feed; heads are
packed with rubber, that soon burns or blows out, instead of being
ground in as they should he, thus giving a joint that needs no
packing and always remains tight, and the head can be taken off
or put on quickly with no trouble, Piston packing should be
nicely fitted and ground to an easy and perfect fit, both in head
and cylinder; side valves should not be ground in with emery,
but planed and scraped to a fit and tested under steam pressure;
steam chest coyer should be grooved and a copper wire packing
used; this gives a good wearing joint, fight, and one that allows
the cover to be taken off and replaced with little trouble, not
_ requiring scraping and a new pavking every time, as with rubber
packing; piston and yalve rods should hare a tine finishing feed
run over them, and then be draw-filed by a machinist who knows
his business. Filing in the lathe isa barbarous way ot finishing
aiod, Therod packing should be patent metallic, which lasts
‘steam tight for along time, requiring no repacking; rods on which
_ this is used are found after a year Or more of constant running to
be as perfect as when putin. Guides and cross heads must be
fitted and adjusted tosecure a motion in perfect line, not wearing
the rod or packing onesided or cramping the piston head and put-
ting excessive Wear on the piston rings.
Connecting vod brasses and shaft brasses should bea such a fit
in the bearings as to move easily for adjustment, and not give a
loose fit in any direction or position, scraped 10 an eyen bearing
on shaft journal, and against the collars on shaft. Engines
should be double-crank«d in every instance, this preventing
Wearing and springing out of line; the link should be hardened
and then ground to give a perfect and easy fit of block in any
' position of link, with no lost motion anywhere, thus securing a
tne working of valve, and insuring the link and block from ex-
cessive wear, as is found in many engines whose links ate of soft
Material, not hardening in the least, because it is in this way
easily and cheaply made. EKccentrics often give much trouble and
improper working of valve, by slipping around on the shaft from
. their right eee which is caused by the slipping of set-screws
used to hold them, instead of their being keyed, which should be
done with every eccentric, as there is no reason for ever moving
them from their original place. ;
The general plan of an inverted cylinder engine, except on the
small launches or largest yachts, is very good; it gives a low cen
ter of gravity,and a compact engine, the long connecting rod
putting less wear on the journals, and giving a more direct and
: even motion, and less jar to the boat. With the valve gear in use
on most small yachts little or no expansion of steam is obtain-
_ able, where by a proper plan of engine an early cut off and high
: expansion is admissible, thus making a marked saving in fuel.
The use of a double engine is excellent practice, piving uniform
speed, and admitting usually very good expansion of steam. A
boat in point is one my experience acquainted me with, one in
which a double high pressure non-condensing engine run at 180
Eo. giving exceptional high speed of boat (boat about
40ft. long). The economy in the use of tuel is also very marked,
The boiler is a water tube, aceupying small space for fhe power
developed, is quick to raise steam, and supplies the engine easily.
_ As yachts increase in size the ad vantage of a compound condens-
: ing engine is very apparent, developing a given power on 50 per
cent. less fuel. the expansion of the steam is carried to an ex-
_ tended limit, thus utijizing much more of the power which it
eontains. Next, the pressure of 12 or 13lbs, additional, which is
_tade available on the large piston by the vacuum of the condenser,
gives a great increase in power from a given amount of steam.
When a large power is desiréd in a boat, the cost of a com pound
condensing engine is more than fora high pressure non-condensing,
but only about one-half the boiler capacity is required to develop
the given power through the compound engine, thereby, through
the less cost of boiler, helping to counterbalance the extra cost,
the reduced amount of fuel used giyes a great saving in the coat
of running. a :
As to form of engine, it is controlled by circumstances, With
an engine using half the coal the saving in space taken by the
_toal is of much importance. The surface condenser should be
| Used by all means, the jet condenser 18 not & preper thing in any
| Mastance of steam engineering, where it can possibly be avoided.
The method of running a surface condenser without the use of 2
circulating pump is seldom if ever taken advantage of, though it
Saves the cost of a pump and the power required to run it. What
is required to condense the exhaust steam is cold water; now
| when the boat is surrounded and floating in water above the level
of the condenser, giving a chance to lead it in directly from the
bow, thus forcing it to circulate through a properly-placed tube,
the needlessness of a pump is apparent; this, of course, cannot be
| done in all instances, but isayailable in some.
By a proper proportioning and balancing of parts against steam
pressure it may be practicable to make a high expanding and
“condensing engine without compounding; thus securing the ad-
yantage to quite an extent of a compound engine by the use of a
Single cylinder condensing. There are practical examples which
lead us to think this can be satisfactorily accomplished, thus giy-
ing simpler and more compact engine, more easily handled.
BOILERS.
A yery large per cent. of the boilers used in yachts are not well
fitted ior the purpose; they are large and clumsy; their center of
gravity is high; they are excessively heayy from’the large amount
of water they contain; the fire boxes are improper in shape and
size; they are not economical, etc. Inthe first place. a boat boiler
should be as simple as it is possible tc make it, because it can be
more perfectly made. In anirregular boiler, particularly when
the sheets are heavy and thick, the forging of them to shape or
sharp angles is a difficult job, seldom attained without some
injury to the metal; small cracks are started on the edges,
which weaken the sheet and allowa chance for corrosion to work;
the metal by the forging is hardened in spots, and internal strains
are caused by it, which are not counteracted by proper annealing.
Next simplicity is demanded, because it gives more chance to
Keep the boiler clear from scale, and can be thoroughly watched
to detect cracks or deterioration of metal and corrosion, which
is a serious element at work against boilers. It may start along a
Seam or in the smallest crack orin the laminated plate, where it
has a chance to work its destruction fast and sure if not detected
and preyented. The simple boiler is much stronger, both from
the element of taking the strains of pressure direct, and, as has
been mentioned, can be more properly made; next, it is more
easily handled in all ways.
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Steam room in a boiler should be large, and area of water sur-
face sufficient fo allow a free disengagement of steam, thereby
not carrying water up with it, causing excessive Moisture in
steam, which beside the disadvantage of haying it in the engine
is very Wasteful of fuel. A perfectly plain, simple firebox (free
from all patent arragements), that lias un area of grate in proper
ratio to the heating surface, will give invariably the highest
economy when properly fired, and as complete combustion ob-
tained as is possible.
Simplicity recommends the cylindrical upright where if can be
used, and not have the center of gravity foo high. In high speed
yachts with their narrow beam we want as much stability as can
be secured. especially in rough weather, and a high boiler which
brings 4 heavy bulk of water far above the loadline, gives by the
swashing back and forth of the water it contains a dangerous
effect, added to every roll of the boat. When an upright cannot
he used, the proper form should be governed by circumstances,
but the first and most important element to consider is simplicity,
A properly made watertube is an excellent and yery satisfactory
boiler, giving perfect safety, easy and quick steaming, and Jight
Weight, both of metal and water contained, Capacity to carry ex-
tremely high pressure gives extended expansion in engine and
thereby high economy, which is only attainable with a high initial
steam pressure. The boiler should be fed by an injector, and ona
small boat an independent bilge pump should be so connected
as to be used as a boiler feeder if any accident happens to the in-
jector. On large yachts two injectors should be used, one for a
relay, as the bilge pump from ‘the nature of the pump has too
large a water cylinder, W.H. Weston, M. B.
CHELSHA, Mass,
CLASSIFICATION BY CORRECTED LENGTH.
EBaditor Forest and Stream:
cannot imagine any one who has considered with horror and
amazement the prodigious monsters which the 40ft. class has
already deyeloped—40ft. with upward of 50ft. boom and 30¢t, hoist
—hot agreeing with every word in your article of Jan, 31in de-
precation of such atype, If such boats are to come into any class
then farewell to all racing in it to any save very wealthy men,
Tt is not want of racing spirit that kills yacht Tacing, that is a
thing too strongly implanted in human nature to be wanting.
Every man will race if he only hasachance. Not an owner ot a
cruiser, but if on a cruise chance throws an even bit across his
way but will race her all day with keenest pleasure.
What kills racing is “racing machines,” and the object of all
tacing rules should be to handicap them out of existence, and
enahle men to keep a boat for-pleasure and racing too, But
opinions may differ as to how this can best he done.
Any one who considers the result of the season's racing in the
United States and in Great Britain will be struck with the dif.
ference in the results as displayed in the development of type.
As to what it has heen here I need not say, you have done so
more clearly than I could. Size every way 1s victorious, more
beam, more depth, more lead, more sail, more crew, more money,
and monstrosities, good for smooth. water racing and good for
nothing else. But in Great Britain Yarana beats Petroniljla, with
more beam and sail,all around the islands, May and Neptune
with their sail plans cut down to bring them into the 40 rating to
even less than a snug cruiser’s allowance sweep their class. In
the 20°s the new Vreda, head of the class, bas gone back to the
dimensions that haye been accepted as the hest possible for a
cruising #0-tonner, 45ft. long by 10.5 wide with 2,600ft. of sail. In
the 10’s the best boats out of a score of racers are Dis (a smaller
Vreia), Dolly Varden, a comfortable old Square-sterned cruiser,
and Lollypop, a 80ft. boat with 1,400ft. of sail, designed for a
cruiser and not for racing at all. The “lengthers,” such as
Curtsy and Verena, are out of it altogether. All along the
line sail and size have been routed effectually.
Why such a difference? At the first blush one would say that
the system of measurement must be radically different to produce
such different results. But it is notso. Both countries measure
by length and sail; and not long since, when the question of racing
Katrina against Yarana was up, the field showed that the latter’s
time allowance from the former was almost identical by the rule
ofthe N. Y. Y. C. and the British Y, R. A. Where, then, is the
difference? for difference there must be to produce such marked
difference in results. In his introducton to “Hnglish and Ameri-
can Yachts,” Mr, Burgess says: “It was not the measurement as
a basis for allowance which killed the beamy boat {in Great
Britain], but the unfortunate classification by this measurement,
which compelled a wide boat to compete with boats far longer
and larger every way.” Substitute length for beam, and you have
the reason of the difference between the result of the English
and American racing rules. [t is classification, not measurement,
that makes the difference.
The British are the more logical in this matter. If length and
sail are the two factors of size to be taken into account in meas-
urement, then surely classification should be by reference to
these two factors also, and that is what the British rule does.
For a 20-rater you may have your boat as long as you please and
as much sail as you please, but the combined product of length
and sail must not exceed such a number as when divided by
6,000 will give 20, i. e., 120,000. A man is free to experiment in any
way he pleases, but with the class limit fixed hard and fast wit
reference to both factors of size, it is impossible to outbuild. *
By the rules of the United States one factor only. that of length,
is taken into account in classification, the other is used only in
calculating allowance. The size of the class is fixed only in one
direction, im all others it is free to grow asit pleases. So every
man takes all the length the class allows, and enters into a com-
petition, the result of which no on¢ can foretell, to pile up beam
and dratt and lead and sail. The work of outbuilding is foing on
ag briskly as ever it did under the old Y. R. A. rule in Hngland.
A heavier tax on sailmay docomethtng. Itis hard to say what
its effects on type would be. As like as not, as the Hnglish de-
signers pointed out in diseussing, in their evidence before the
committee of the Y, R. A., the probable effect of the continuance
of the severe restriction on sail in the B and C classes, it would
result in cutting down displacement to an undesirable extent.
But time allowance is always unsatisfactory. The object of
establisning classes at all is to do away with the necessity of it as
far a3 possible. And there can be no doubt that if the class limit
were fixed by both factors of size, desiguers would bring their
boats exactly up to the limit, and the races would be practically
without allow nce.
Consider the effect on the 40-footers of classifying them by both
length and sail area, As it is, the only way one can hope to beat
Baboon, let us say, is by_a bigger boat; that is what Mr. Morgan
and others hope todo. But suppose the change is made. Then
how does the problem stand? Suppose, for Llustration, we con-
sider the English 20 rating which corresponds most nearly with
the 40-footers. Baboom has, [ suppose, about 3,000ft. of sail, there-
fore DEO = 20, Now try her with Vreda or Bayadere, Then
D,
we have ex =20. Then we have a competition that will actu-
celebrated
ally tell us something of type, a competition where mcdel must
Win, not size. Ido not suppose anybody will have much doubt
that in good racing weathér the long lean boat would heat the
Sail carrier easily, while apart from speed the former would be
all that was desirable and the Jatter all that was not. All the
| dificulties of slight construction, tearing out the inside of a boat
before a race, etc., disappear at once. Because if you take the
length you must take a small area, and the coneequent necessity
for all these tricks is gone, ;
Pardon this lengthy serawl, butit does seem to me that logic
and experience alike point to the desirability of classifying by
both factors of measurement instead of by one, ECONOMY.
HASTERN Y. C.,—The 19th annual meeting of the Eastern Y. CG.
was held on Neb, 2in Boston, the following officers heing elected;
Com., pionky, S. Hoyey, schr. Mortunas; Vice-Com., Alanson Tuc-
ker, schr. Clytie; Rear-Com.,, F. Gordon Dexter, schr, Foam; Séc,,
Edward Burgess; Treas., Patrick T. Jackson, Jr.; Meas., Edward
Burgess; Council at Large, Charles O. Foster and J. Malcolm
Forbes, the other members of the council being the flac officers,
treasurer and chairman of the house and regatta committees:
Regatta Committee, Charles H. Joy (chairman), J. Story Hay, Jr.,
T. Denny Boardman, William 8. Eaton, Jr,,and Richard D, Sears;
Committee on Admissions, J. Malcolm Forbes (chairman), Fred=
eric Cunningham, B. W. Crowninshield, Augustus Hemmenway,
EF. Gordon Dexter, Percival L. Everett, John A. Burnham, H. VY.
R. Thayer, Henry D. Burnham, T, Denny Boardman and’ A. A.
Lawrence; House Committee, J. Henry Sleeper (chairman), B,W.
Crowuinshield, F. BE, Peabody, ©, Linzee Tilden and Henry H,
Buck, The club has a membership of over 600.
A STEAM YACHT IN COLLISION.—The steam yacht Meteor,
Mr. A. B. Bateman, American Y, G., left Norfolk on Feb. 14 at 3
P. M, for Old Point Comfort, in charge of Cupt.O. Ludlow. Be-
side her owner and his family she had on board the Rey. Canon
Knox Little and son, of Worcester, Eng., Gen. V. D. Groner and
several ladies, When hetwee: Sewell’s Point and the Rip Raps
the yacht collided with the sidewheeler Wyanoke, of the Old
Dominion Steamship Co,, bound from Norfolk to New York. The
bow of the Meteor was very badly damaged, while the starboard
wheel of the steamer also suffered considerably. Both vessels
proceeded to Norfolk where the Meteor was dockéd. Her damage
is stated at $2,50U. She was lately altered considerably in hull
and rig under the direction of Mr. A. Cary Smith. [tis nat known
yet where the blame lies.
ICE YACHTING.—The present season has proved a most disap-
pointing one to the ice yachtsmen, there béing very little good
icé anywhere, Some sailing has been done on Toronto Bay, in
Spite of the thin ice. On Feb. 14 a race was sailed on the Hudson,
at Carthage Landing, N. Y., over a 4m. course, in a strong 8S. W.
wind. The starters were Ranger, Van Voorhees and Nocth Star.
Ranger, a lateen-rigged boat, won indm. On Feb. 16 the first
race of the season was sailed on the North Shrewsbury, ina high
Wind and with snow over the ice. The course was 12m., the
winner, Bella, covering it in 41m. 20s. The White Wings, of Bur-
lington, Vt., Was the last boat in,so she was shipped home, A
race for the second class pennant was also sailed, being won by
by the Kitty.
ATLANTIC Y. C.—At the annual meeting of the Atlantic ¥.C.
the following officers were elected: Com., Jefferson Hogan, yacht
Haze; Vice-Com., Edwin B. Havens, yacht Athlon; Rear Com.,
Thomas P. Fiske, yacht Fanny; Treas., H, C. Wintringham, yacht
Nomad; Ree. Sec,, Paul HW. Jeannot; Meas., Henry J Gielow; Cor.
Sec, W. UT. Wintringham; Trustees, William Pret, J. 2. Max
well, &. Loines, Jacob T. Van Wyck, P: A, J eamnot and Ff, Cc,
Se Com., Charles T. Pierce, lL. M. Sheldon, Jr., and
. Howell.
CORINTHIAN Y. 0. OF CHICAGO.—Five new boats are now
building for members of this youne® and active club, whieh will
begin its series of fortnightly races in June. The cluh Has offercd
a gold watch as a prize for a series of faces on the Indian litver,
Fla,, where some of its members spend the winter. The new «lub
house at Chicago is now completed.
THE 537T. CLASS.—The latest addition to this elassin the
New York Y. C, is the peautiful centerhoard sloop Elednor,
owned by Police Inspector “Alex” Williams, who was elected at
the last meeting. The new yacht is one of the finest in her class,
and is likely to have a pull en all the cups, a8 her owner is not
only an old sailor, but a practical mechanic and shipbuilder.
RHODE ISLAND Y, C.—Thesecond@annual dinner of the Provi-
dence Y. C. was given on Feb. 14, nearly 200 persons héing pres-
ent. The club has interested itself actively in favor of a naval
reserve, and the subject was discussed at length during the even-
ing. Letters were read from Sec. Whitney, Gen. Paine und Gon.
Soley, of the Dorchester Y. C,.
RACING ON LAKE ERIE.—A match for $1,900 per side is now
being talked of between the White Wings, of Hamilton, the Giry
of the Straits, of Detroit, and the Minnie M., of Chicago. The
Cleveland Y. C. is moving in the matter with its accustomed
spirit, and every inducement will be cifered to the three boats.
CALIFORNIA AND AUSTRALIA —It is reported that Mr. J.
D, Spreckles, owner of the sechsoner Lurline, will off-r a $10,000
challenge cup for an international race between the yachts of the
Pacific coast and Australia. Suchagenerous gift would give the
much needed stimulus to Pacific yachting.
SHAWANHAKA COR. Y¥. C.—The next lecture of the Seawan-
haka C. Y. ©, will be delivered by Lieut, Sidney R. Statinton,
U. S. N., on Feb, 23, at 8:30. P.M., sharp, The subject yill be:
“Aids to Navigation—Lights and Lighthouses, Buoys, Mog Sig-
nals—their Value and Reliability.”
CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.—Flossie,
sold to Mr. J. W, Hill.
cabin fittings. Wanda,
D. Sheldon. Nonpareil,
Edward Lanning,
IROQUOIS.—The steel schooner Ircquois, formerly the Julia,
designed by Mr. A, Cary Smith, and built by Mr. C. W. Chapin in
1885, has been sold by Mr. T. J, Coolidge to a member cf the Sea-
wanhaka ©. Y. 0.
AN AMERICAN DESIGN FOR DUTCH WATERS.—Mr, A.
Cary Smith is now at work on a design for racing centerboarder
for Holland, to sail on the shoal waters of the Meuse. She will
be 40ft. 1. w-.l,, 15ft. 9in. heam,, 4ft. draft,
NEW YORK YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.—The next
meeting of the New York Y¥. R, A. will be held at the Gilsey
House, New York, on March 8,
NORMA, steam yacht, Mr. E. C. Rand, was disabled sotith of
Cape Henlopen by the breaking of a couvling.
schooner, has been
She will have a new double head rig and
cat, has been sold to R. &. Robbins by W.
cat, has been sold to Wm. O, Taylor by
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FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO,
Office: Nos. 346 & 348 Broadway, New York.
JANUARY 1, 1889.
Amount of Net Assets, January 1, 1888............... $79,912,317.17
REVENUE ACCOUNT.
§22,301,981.11
«+ 1,174,340.36—821,127,590,75
4,762,169.67
183,477.59—_4,273,602.08—$25,4001,282.88
$105,313,600.00
Premiums
Less deferred premiums, January 1, 1888
Tnterest and rents, CtC......cgccctacesenene -
Less Interest accrued January 1, I888....... 0.2 ce sce ce eee e eter e nee seeccnnenees
DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT,
Losses by death, and Endowments matured and discounted (including reversionary
BUCEONS LO SARC) Sik Gee ede eet tletiers .°n'n ularuo L slats aisaicly/aWisiele b'scle teu a cee see eines oie ates $5,425,926,.78
Pividends (including mortuary dividends), annuities and purchased insurances., weees 5,047, 143,27
DOtHSPAIG POUG HOGS Nome nn ete eee x cRclcls ceca dines cdg lak clemcsile gle veiye s $10,973,070.05
MAXG8-D010 SPE-ATIS TTA GGH seep nem kee ae eid Oe a,c «cee So ain) sini hia once pleinta Siendioh'e nab ods woe Reon 308,062.84
3,558, 440.80
654, 690.12—$15,489, 263.81
$89,824,336.19
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ASSETS.
Cash on deposit, on hand and im tramsit. . 2... 6... sce e escent ees Cette gees teers eee eee ee ee ee oft 005,886, 94
United States bonds and other bonds and stocks (market value, $58,222,751.94)................04,566,901,58
FROAL STAG... . 2)n 005 ane slain lie ate ROR as Rhaeds nani Ehs dvee tte ea nts a mehes ben ts cette ne delinate «e+.» 9,808, 152,08
Bonds and Mortgages, first lien on real estate (buildings thereon insured for $13,800,000
and the policies assigned to the Company as additional collateral security)......... 16,966,932.50
Temporary Loans (market value of securities held as collateral, $2,144.670).....4......:00004- 1,676,250.00
*Loans on existing poricies (the Reserve on these policies, included in Liabilities, amounts
tO OVer $2,000,000), 0... cece seen enaees airlaje om cinsinde's na amlananrcnish assgtaiheeeeuht aes 578,874.10
*Quarterly and semi-annual premiums on existing policies, due subsequent to Jan. 1, 1889, 1,435, 784.86
*Premiums on existing policies in course of transmission and collection, (The Reserve on
these policies, included in Liabilities, is estimated at $1,500,000)...... HS 1,045,089,46
Wanita Dalaneas 2. Uk Pky. 2. eae te coches ba nase ies Winose.)s mene euainion fal 208,959.43
Accrued Interest on investments January 1, 1889, ..... ccc cece ces ecccnu eres ences hd 451,605.24 —$89,9824,836,.19
Market value of securities over cost value on Company’s books ... %3,655,850.56
*A detailed schedule of these items will accompany the usual annual report filed with
the Insurance Department of the State of New York, Z.
TOTAL ASSETS, January 1, 1889............... .....$93,480,186.55
Appropriated as follows:
Approved. losses in. course Of PAYMENE, 2.22.5, spee eee peapey ceeeegereteavnreceresnetverstetedes
Reported losses awaiting DvOor, Won ee wien apheue sh anne Se gripendy pices ccm en dee eed ha bas ceterabesie
$555,555.6
85
802,964.77
Matured endowments, due and unpaid (claims not presented), 5 é
Annuities due and unpaid (claims not presented) 26,865.69
Reserved for re-insurance on existing policies; at the Actuaries’ table 4 per cent. interest. .78,985,757.00
Reserved for contingent liabilities to Tontine Dividend Fund, January 1, 1888,
over and above a 4 per cent Reserve on existing policies of that class. . $5,315, 720,88
Addition tothe Fund during ass 0... SEE 2; << sad ee eis s > or eccg mal ei pe += csueeae 2,043,665.84.
DEDUCT— $7,359,386,67
Returned to Tontine policy-holders during the year on matured Tontines.. 935,609.54
Balance.of Tontine Fnnd January 1, WS89 ogc. oe eSa gecesi seccewtetedesteceragaps tens conte ape s4 6,428, 777.18
Reserved for premiums paid iN advance... ... gece esac ge pace ewenepeeeepepeenyeetavens ocenvioae 46,504,21 os
$86,397,936.30
Divisible Surplus (Company’s New Standard).......... $7,082,250.25
$93,480,186.55
Surplus by the N, Y. State Standard (including the Tontine Fund). $13,500,000.00
From the undivided surplus, as above, the Board of Trustees have declared a Reversionary dividend to partici-
pating policies in proportion to their contribution to surplus, available on settlement of next annual premium.
Returns to New Policies
Policy-holders. Insurance in force. Assets. Issued.
1886... . $7,627,230 Jan. 1, 1887. ...$304,373,540 Jan. 1, 1887.... $75,421,453 1886... 22,027
1887. 9.535.210 Jan. 1, 1888 ... 358,935,536 Jan. 1, 1888.... 83,079,845 1887 ...28,522
1888... 10,973,070 Jan. 1, 1889.... 419,886,505 Jan. 1, 1889.... 93,480,186 1888.. 33,334
Risks assumed, $125,019,731.
Amount at risk, $419,886,505.,
Number of policies issued during the year, 33,334,
Total number of policies in force January 1, 1889, 129,911.
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CONTENTS.
| THE KENNEL.
St. Bernard Club.
American Mastiff Club.
The American Kennel Club.
The National Dog Club.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery.
The Trap.
Middlesex Gun Club.
Suburban Grounds.
Canadian Trap Notes.
EDITORIAL.
Practical Forest Restoration |
Our Dog Show Supplement,
|THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. _
Away from the Throng.
A Month in the Rocky Moun-
tains,
NATURAL History.
| ‘Those Mysterious Creatures,
Bird Notes.
GAME BaG AND GuN.
Grouse Snares and Dogs.
Express Bullets.
The Cumberland Club. YACHTING. ‘
The Maine Game Laws. Inland Cruising in Steam
Bursting of a Rifle Barrel. Yachts.
Biscayne Bay Y. C.
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. 0.
Small Launches for Cruising.
Building at Bordentown.
Changes in Yacht Measure-
ment.
CANOEING.
A Cruise in a Dory.
Racing Rules for the Coming
eet.
Quaker City C. O.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Uncle Tine’s Bear Story.
Game Notes.
SHA AND RIVER FISHING.
Tuckerton Waters.
The Menhaden Barons.
Carp and Suckers Again.
More Pickerel—Less Trout.
Florida Kingfish and Tarpon.
FISHCULTURE,
Minnesota Fish Commission.
THEe KENNEL.
New York Dog Show.
THE TWO DOG CLUBS.
At teE a brief and tempestuous career the National
Dog Club announces its intention to merge into the
associated membership of the American Kennel Club.
When the former body was organized last July we ex-
pressed the conviction that there was in this country
room for two clubs, one on the scheme of the American,
a club of clubs, and one working on the lines laid down
by the projectors of the National, a club of individual
breeders, each club working in harmony with the other
for thecommon good, We frankly acknowledge that in
taking this view we did not foresee the virulence of the
assaults which were to be made upon Dr. Perry and his
associates by individuals representing the older club. The
character of these abusive onslaughts is so well known
that there is no necessity of recalling them by specific
mention. It is enough to say that while those persons
who thought it their duty to bespatter Dr. Perry with
charges of duplicity and bad motives may have believed
all that they wrote, and may have persuaded others of the
truth of their charges, no one personally acquainted with
Dr. Perry and his associates ever questioned their perfect
sincerity, honesty of purpose, and straightforward con-
duct. Dr. Perry has borne himself all the way through
with conspicuous ability, dignity and credit. His club
has been potent for good in a measure; beyond that,
whatever benefit might have been achieved by it has
been thwarted by its over-zealous, and we think mis-
taken, opponents.
Now that the breeders, by the action of the National
Dog Club, in amalgamating with the American Kennel
Club, appear to be again united, the American Kennel
Club has a clear field before it; and in the future it must
be judged by its record, as it has been in the past. The
degree of confidence and support given to it will be
measured by the good sense and justice of its actions.
The good sense and justice of its actions will depend
upon the composition of its delegates.
Tt is to -be hoped that the club may commend itself by
its performances, and that the kennel interests of the
country may be conserved and advanced by open, fair,
| honest, judicious government.
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4
PRACTICAL. FOREST RESTORATION.—I,
re exploiters of forest the American backwoodsmen
= have no superiors; and even in the matter of timber
transport, whether by land or water, they are the peers
of the most highly trained foresters of France and Ger-
many. But as regards the creation of forest, the restor-
ation of denuded forest areas, or the fostering of natural
reproduction, very few of them are aware that these
operations constitute a proper part of the forester’s pro-
fession. There is nevertheless a growing recognition of
the fact that the State ought to take some practical
measures for the restoration of denuded forest areas, to
provide for the maintenance of a perennial timber sup-
ply; and in view of the probable future demand for tim-
ber at figures very much above current prices, private
owners of denuded forest tracts or of tracts from which
the pine or other immediately marketable timber has
been cut out, are concerned to know whether they could
not profitably restock the area, instead of allowing it to
be forfeited for arrears of taxes. But just here they are
confronted with the practical ditticulty, that they neither
know how to go about the task of restoration nor where
to turn for instruction.
Of course the nurseryman is at hand, he knows how to
raise pine seedlings fit for transplanting in the forest, and
he may possibly know that if a bared area is to be planted
with nursery stock of pine, or other coniferous timber, it
will require about three thousand plants to the acre, to
provide for timber free from knots at the heart; his ex-
perience in planting has been mainly confined to fruit
trees, his best men will hardly set out a hundred trees a
day, and if asked the terms on which he would be pre-
pared to restock a tract of five thousand acres, would
name a figure somewhere between sixty and a hundred
dollars an acre. Now, it goes without saying that at the
present market price of timber there is no encourage-
ment to engage in raising forests at an outlay of from
| sixty to a hundred dollars an acre for planting only.
The object of the present series of articles is to point
out that a great deal may be done in the direction of
forest restoration at a very moderate outlay by following
nature’s methods, and subordinating them to intelligent
direction.
Tn the case of woods which have been denuded of their
choice timber only,’and the ground simply laid bare in
spots, we have all the conditions favorable to the germi-
nation of any seed lying hidden im the soil, or that may
be dropped on it, The mass of decaying vegetation on
| the surface, the rich soil of vegetable and insect remains
below, the advantage of sufficient shade to protect the
soil from evaporation and of sufficient sunlight to give
vigor to everything that germinates, combine to consti-
tute the conditions most favorable to all kinds of vegeta-
ble growth. On these very grounds the forest character
of the floor is frequently lost, by being taken possession
of by grass, which, when it once has hold of the soil,
keeps possession and gives tree seed no chance of coming
up. If the forest clearance was not very heavily tim-
bered before the felling, the soil will probably be found
stocked with young tree seedlings of some sort, as thick
as they can grow. Perhaps not one in a thousand of the
seedlings is pine, or such other timber as the owner
would like to have the young forests stocked with, but
since not more perhaps than one in a thousand of the
seedling can reach maturity, the presence of one pine
or other valued seedling in a thousand may, if evenly
distributed, suffice for restocking the bared area with
the required species. Nine hundred and ninety-nine
per acre of the seedling must come out to enable
the one in a thousand to reach maturity. Left to them-
selves there would be a struggle, in which the strongest
would survive, but if man takes part in the struggle in-
telligently, he can provide for the survival of the trees of
his election by cutting out the surrounding trees when-
ever they show any signs of dominating them.
And if it is so simple a matter to favor certain species
of existing seedlings at the expense of others growing
along with them, it is no less simple to grow artificial or
planted species, and favor them at the expense of the
natural sown seedlings in possession. For example, a
forest consisting mainly of hardwood trees, with one or
more openings to the acre, from each of which a large
pine tree has recently been cut out, and these openings
stocked wholly, or almost wholly, with hardwood seed-
lings, a condition of things which will frequently exist,
if would cost but a mere trifle to plant out nursery-raised,
two or three year old, pine seedlings about ten feet apart
through all the openings; that is from thirty to forty
plants to the acre. Under skilled management this work,
including cost of raising plants, need not materially ex-
ceed a dollar an acre for the area operated on. Some ad-
ditional outlay may be necessary for cutting back any
hardwood seedlings that may crowd the pines too much
and threaten to overtop them; butif the pines keep their
heads above the crowd it may not be necessary to inter-
fere for twelve or fifteen years, when the hardwood
being cut out will leave a clean pine forest to grow up
and retain secure possession of the soil.
In many such forests the hardwoods will gradually
come into demand with increase of population, at first
for fuel. This demand should be met by reserving the
best stems most likely to come into demand for timber,
cutting out all the inferior stuff area by’area, and as
goon as it is removed dibbling in pine seed at 5 or 6ft.
apart over the whole cleared surface. The hardwood
seedlings will probably go ahead of this pine, and in
this case it will be necessary to cut them back the fol-
lowing year.
In carrying out this operation on a large scale it should
be remembered that the pine seedlings require protection
from summer’s heat and drought, and winter’s extreme
cold, and that the required protection is best afforded by
large trees shading the ground, conserving its moisture,
modifying its temperature, and breaking the force of the
winds, and that consequently no large areas of the forest
should be laid bare at one time, unless there are strong
nursery-raised plants, that have been two or three times
transplanted, that are available for restocking, Such
plants, having a dense mass of fibrous roots, take hold of
new soil and find sustenance readily,
Under the systematic method of natural reproduction
by self-sown seed in a compact forest, the first step is to
thin out about one tree in every four to let in sufficient
light and air to foster the germination of the seed as it is
shed; from two to five years later another thinning out
of the timber is resorted to, to afford light and air enough
to foster the growth of the young crop, and after another
interval of from two to five years, the young crop having
got secure possession of the soil, the old timber is cleared
off, and the young plants left to keep each other clear of
side branches, and to struggle for supremacy for perhaps
twenty years, when the forester goes in with his axe and
thins the thicket down to six or seven to ten feet apart,
leaving of course the strongest trees.
Tf the forest were now left to itself for a couple of cen-
turies, the seven or eight hundred trees to the acre would
perhaps be reduced to ten or fifteen giants to the aere,
covering the whole ground; but by systematic thinning
out, the value of the timber removed would be equal to
the value of the final crop.
Going back to the subject of restocking forest which
has only had its pine timber cut out, it will be readily
seen that the bared areas, having a forest floor and forest
shelter, may be restocked with any required species of
timber by sowing or planting at a very trifling cost, and
that if the remaining hardwood come into demand for
fuel at a price that will pay the cost of cutting it out, the
whole area may gradually be stocked up with young
pine at perhaps one-tenth of the cost which would have
to be incurred for restocking a bare area, a fact which
should be weighed carefully by owners meditating allow-
ing their woodlands to be forfeited for taxes.
DOG SHOW SUPPLEMENT,
Bae week we gave a four-page supplement devoted
, to duck shooting. To-day’s issue contains a supple-
ment with the report of the New York dog show. The
comments and criticisms on several breeds are very full,
and they are also intelligent and worth studying. We
pride ourselves upon the high character of these skow
reports given in the FOREST AND STREAM.
——
OO
THe menhaden fishing question is again to the front
The subject is one that cannot be ignored so long as ths
public is unwilling to see valuable food fishes ground uc
into oil and fertilizers.
Tae New York courts have just decided that to call a
man a “swindler” and a “‘bluffer,” meaning that he
claims a bigger rifle score than he actually makes, is not
actionable,
106
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Exs, 28, 1899.
Che Sportsman Canvist.
AWAY FROM THE THRONG.
T may not be—yet it seems to me
Away from the throng is best;
By some lonely shore where the waters roar,
Or far in the crimson west,
For friends are few that are sure and true—
Aye, the crowd is a mob to me;
More tame and mild is the distant wild,
More calm is the stormiest sea.
Ah, if must be so, for the wisest know
That man is a foe to man!
The love is small that extends to all,
Tho’ we trust it as we can,
To have one friend at a long life's end,
ls a blessing rare, I sigh,
One faithful clasp as we dying frasp—
One glance in an honest eye!
Yet there’s love in all, in great and small,
In the tiend whom all avoid;
You may see its gleam in a demon’s dream,
And it cannot be destroyed.
In the great and least, in man and beast.
"Tis the soul, till life shall fail;
I'm sure "tis part of my lady’s heart,
And it wags my spaniel’s tail.
But I sigh again as I say with pain,
Away from the throng is hest:
My fondest dreams are of woods and streams
Afar in the hostile west.
There’s a gleam I prize in my horse’s eyes,
And | like—three dogs at most—
Aye, one dear face in my heart has place,
But it cannot hold a hest, CG.
A MONTH IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
[Continued from page 83.)
AY INER’S DELIGHT, in the palmy days of gold mining
iV. ten yearsago, wasa smart town of 1,000 inhabitants.
When the gold gave out, there heing nothing else to hold
them, the people left, and the present population num-
bers, or did at the time of my arrival, just three people,
an old gentleman and his wife, and an old bachelor who
lived by himself, During my stay aman with his wife
and child moved in, which doubled the population, I re-
mained here two days waiting for my guide to make his
preparations, for I was still sixty or seventy miles from
the hunting grounds. The time was pleasantly spent, I
explored the neighborhood for game, without, however,
any marked success. On one occasion the man who was
out with me claimed to have started a deer, and pointed
to the fresh track as positive proof of his statement. I
observed the same day the track of a mountain lion, pre-
cisely like the footprints of a common cat, but several
times larger.
Miner’s Delight is the highest point, probably, in all
this rerion east of the Rocky Mountains. The view from
here exceeds in magnitude everything I have yet seen.
It is simply unlimited, there being nothing to obstruct
the vision. The Rocky Mountains bound the horizon on
the west, and the sight of them from this point is grand
beyond deseription. On the south the view is most ex-
tensive. It is a broken desertlike prospect, cut up with
barren rocky ridges and abrupt cafions, and streaked
with strips of stunted pines and cottonwoods. Toward
the north the timber is more abundant, and the sides of
the mountains are covered with a thick growth of pines,
extending two-thirds up their sides to the timber line,
A few lonely miners may be camped here and there in
the gulches, or the white tent of a herder may be seen
on the gray plains, where he is spending a few days of
his gipsy life, but other than these there is not a human
habitation in view. The atmosphere is wonderfully clear,
rendering the reach of the naked eye much more exten-
sive than in the East. There is no smoke or mist, and no
dust, and there is none of the hazy appearance, prevalent
in the Hast at this season. The atmosphere actually
magnifies, making distant objects appear as though
viewed through a spyglass. The rarity and clearness of
the air and freedom from moisture may account for the
heat of the sun im this northern latitude. Added to its
purity are the delightful coolness and freshness of the
atmosphere. It stimulates every nerve. I begin to feel
like an athlete, My appetite is something alarming. I
eat and eat and eat until Tam ashamed of myself. Part
of the credit of this appetite is due to Mrs. Kime; there
never was a better landlady. Her table is supplied with
everything the Territory affords. and prepared in a way
that would do credit to Vanderbilt's chef. Dishes that I
never especially craved at home, here seemed glorious
luxuries,
At last everything was ready for the start to the hunt-
ing grounds—the headwaters of Little.Sandy River,
My guide was an experienced hunter. We had a good
spring wagon and three horses, one to be used as a re-
serve in case of accident to the others. We had a tent,
blankets, cooking utensils, and provisions to last a week,
for the rest we relied on our guns. At 10 o’clock on the
morning of Sept. 16 we pulled out for Miner’s Delight,
The weather was perfect. Our road was the old immi-
erant trail used by the first settlers to Oregon and north-
ern California, in the early days before railroads, and has
been the scene of many a bloody encounter with the In-
dians. Wesee plenty of sage hens along the road, and
amuse ourselves firing at them with our revolvers, aim-
ing at their heads as they tret off over the plains, but
without much damage to the birds. We go down into a
deep gulch to South Pass City, an old mining town now
deserted, and then out into the broad plain beyond.
Some traders who passed along this road the week before
informed us that they saw ‘‘hundreds” of antelope in this
vicinity, but not an antelope came in sight of us, Elvi-
dently they had loped off anterior to our arrival. We
examine closely every suspicious looking stone and bush
with the glass, but not a living thing came in sight. We
see now and then the white skulls of buffalo distinguished
from those of common cattle by the thick short horns
znd greater breadth between. In some places the ground
is cut up with little round hollows, which my companion
says are buffalo wallows. This locality was doubtless
but a few years ago the resort of this noble animal, but
we do not hope to see any now, as the race is practically
extinct. —
We soon leave the old immigrant trail and take to the
right, following a dim path and the recent tracks of
a wagon drawn by a horse and’ mule, as we see by the
tracks. in the sandy road. An Indian tepee trail comes
into our road and goes in our direction. Weseethe trail-
ing marks in the sand where the ends of the lodgepoles
drag along onthe ground, the other end being fastened
to the pony. Further on we found where some Indians
had camped the night before, A number of slim poles
like fishpoles were stuck into the ground in a circle, and
the ends tied together at the top. We are sorry to find
that Indians are in the neighborhood, as they frighten
the game, and for that reason the white hunter tries to
avoid the neighborhood where Indians are supposed to be,
Toward night we began to look out for good camping
ground, but itis very nearly dark before we come toa good
place, for we must find water and feed for the horses.
This we find near aclear stream of water called Lander
Creek, Dan unhitches the horses while I gather up some
wood for a fire, Thanks to the kindness of Mrs. Kime,
we donothave tocookmuch. We put over the frying-pan
with two young sage hens, a piece of bacon and some
slices of potatoes. We have some good biscuits, pickles,
molasses and dried fruit, and some ‘‘way up” tea that I
obtained at Denver. Wé sit cross-legged on the ground
and eat with an appetite unknown outside of camp life.
As we were sitting by the fire after supper I heard a
little rustling near by, and looking in the direction, saw
two peering eyes glancing and turning in the darkness,
I nudged my companion and pointed excitedly m the
direction, declaring that there was a coyote, or wolf, or
perhaps a mountain lion, at the same time fumbling
around for my gun, intending to give the animal a load
of buckshot between the eyes, Before I could get ready
for the ‘‘tragedy,” in walked a little half-starved tame
cat, mewing and purring and rubbing herself against our
legs. I could hardly restrain my feelings of disgust.
Here I was one hundred miles from civilization and just
about to add a gray wolf skin to my stock of trophies
(yet to be obtained), and it turns out to be a miserable
tame caf that has probably strayed from some moving
ranchman or immigrant.
There is no use going to the trouble of putting up the
tent, so we select a suitable spot and spread our blankets
on the ground in the open plain, In this country where
it seldom rains and the ground is perfectly dry, one can
sleep on the ground without the least danger of taking
cold. You double up your tent canvas in the right shape,
and lay it on the ground first, Then your heavy double
blankets are folded so as to be twice your length. You
lie down upon one end and draw the other end up over
you, clear up to your head. Your coat can be used for a
pillow, and your rifie laid along the edge of your blanket
underneath will prevent you from rolling out of bed
You should have something like a traveling cap to pro
tect your head. The stars shine out brightly through the
cold air, and you go to sleep to know no waking until the
morning sun shines in your face.
Our road from here is a gradual ascent following the
course of the stream. Little Sandy River, our destina-
tion, flows into the waters of the Pacific slope, although
we do not have to cross the main ‘‘crest of the continent”
to get to it. It rises in a cafion southeast of the National
Park and flows down between the principal range and a
large spur of the Rockies on the east, thence out through
an opening or break in the chain, and on into the Green
River. We must. therefore, follow up the streams on
this side and cross over the divide in order to reach it,
About noon we reach the highest point of land, and turn
down the other side to the river. Here we conclude to
stop a while, rest the horses and try the fish. It is a
curious fact that there are no trout in the Sweetwater
River, a clear stream on the east slope, although they
abound in all the streams flowing into the Pacific.
Numerous attempts have been made to introduce the
mountain trout into the Sweetwater, but all have been
unsuccessful. Wesoon had all the trout we wanted for
dinner, These fish differ somewhat from the Eastern
brook trout. They are not near as gamy a fish as their
brothers in the Allegheny Mountain streams, but I found
them equally as shy in taking the bait. If I showed my-
self the least they would not take the most tempting
bait; but half an hour afterward, creeping up carefully
behind the willows, I caught four in a few minutes from
the same place. They have the same red and black spots,
but are a shade darker, and grow toa much larger size,
often to 4 or 4lbs. in weight,
When Dan came in from fishing he reported having
seen a large owl fly up from the thicket near the river
and alight in the top of a tall pime not far off. Taking
my three-barrel, I went out in that direction, and after
peering up into the treetops for a while, finally discovered
his owlship gazing down upon me solemnly from his
perch, eighty or ninety feet above. It seemed a pity to
do so, but I let fly a charge of No. 5 shot from the choke-
bored chamber of my triple shooting machine, and down
came the owl like a stone. He didn’t even take time to
unfold his wings, and I picked him up under the tree as
limp as a wet rag, every bone in his body seemingly
broken into half-inch pieces. He was a beautiful bird
with mottled white and gray plumage, his outstretched
wings extending as far as my hands could reach. AsT
came in carrying my owl, Dan was rather inclined to be
out of humor on account of the noise I had made in fir-
ing at worthless game when we were so near the hunting
ground, I expressed to him in a mild way that I aidn’t
think there was any danger on that account; that it was
yet several miles to the foot of the mountain, and there
was no possibility of any large game nearer unless it
might be a stray antelope, and that was not very probable,
and besides I had plenty of ammunition along, and had
come out here as much for owls as anything, although I
knew they were not very good to eat, but were raiher tough
when boiled; in fact, 1 was something of a hunter my-
self. All which demonstrates, I suppose, that success in
hunting makes one boastful, even though that success be
no more than the killing of an owl at short range with a
shotgun. =f 7
What annoys me most, however, is the occasional
empty tin cans and bottles I see scattered about. OF
course in this country, where no fruit or vegetables grow,
every traveler brings canned fruits and throws away the
cans, Along the stage road this was expected and was
not objectionable, but now, after being eight days from | t be
railroads, and fifty miles from the remotest apology for ' expects the bird to fly away.—Springjield
a town. thesethings ought to disappear. I feel like telling
them, ‘‘Avaunt and quit my sight,” If I cannot achieve
my great ambition, and find some place wheve civilized
man has not yet taken up his permanent abode, I do hope
at least to get out of the way of old tin cans and empty
beer bottles.
Our intention was to drive up the stream as far as pos-
sible, and there make a permanent camp. We cross the
river (it would be called a creek in the Hast) and turn to —
the right, leaving the trail, and follow the valley of the
river toward a gap or narrow opening through which it is
possible to take the wagon nearly up to the foot of the
mountain. The mountains are about fifteen miles distant,
although they appear to be but seven. We find after
going some distance that the wagon track, which also left
the trail at the river crossing, takes the same general
direction that we have marked out for ourselves, a mat-
ter of disappointment to us as we don’t know whether the
party are Indians or whites, or what influence they may
have on the game. If Indians, they are, of course,
hunters; but if whites, they may be a party of mining
prospectors, and will not interfere with us, Wecontinue,
howeyer, following the wagon track up some steep pitches
and. over some almost impassable rocks. .
While Dan is resting the horses I take my Marlin and
push on ahéad, ascending a benchlike piateau. Sud-
denly I see five antelope skipping away in the distance.
They scamper off behind some quaking asp timber and —
get out of sight. I wait and get into the wagon in the
hope of coming nearer to them in that way than I could
on foot, As we go around a point of woods, sure
enovgh about 400yds. away, we seethem making toward
the woods. J jumped out of the wagon with a view of
taking a rest across a roll of blankets in the back end,
but before T got around the game had disappeared, and.
by this foolish move on my part I lose the only oppor-
tunity I had of getting anything like a fair shot at ante-
lope. We push on way up into the timber, gomge about
as far as it seems possible to go with the wagon, but the
fresh wagon tracks still going on, we urge the horses
over rocks and logs through a recently made opening,
and finally, descending a little hill, come to where the
owners of the wagon are encamped. As we suspected,
they are a party of white hunters, There is their tent
and wagon and close by the horse and mule, whose track
we had seen. What attracts our attention particularly
aud raises my spirits several degrees is about half the
carcass of a calf elk hanging to a tree by the side of the
tent. Here at least is evidence that we are in the neigh-
bothood of noble game.
While Dan is looking afler the camp affairs, I take my
rifle and stroll out. Near by is a high and bald-top moun-
tain, and I determine to cimb up there and get a good
view of the surroundings, and observe the lay of the land,
for in such an immense extent of new country the stran-
ger must first endeavor to fix upon some landmarks to
guide him when out hunting alone, for if he once loses
his reckoning in this wilderness he might wander about
for weeks without coming upon a sign of a human being,
so that my anxiety was not only to find game, but to keep
from losing myself. I found the bald knob to be the
point or termination of a long flat ridge or table land, ex-
tending back to the base of the main mountain, which
seems further away now than it did from the river cross-
ing. On each side, east and west, was an extensive val-
ley. On the east the valley stretched out a good many
miles, for the most part thickly covered with pine. Some
patches of quaking asp, with here and there a spot of
sage-grown prairie, gaye variety to the scene. This
wooded country extended from down into the plain or
level country a mile or so below our camp to back up the
sides of the mountains, a distance probably of fifteen or
twenty miles.
Along the nearer edge of the valley I could trace the
course of Little Sandy River by the denser growth of
pines and an occasional rocky cafion, About half way
up the main mountain is distinctly marked the timber
line. Above all this is a bare rockysurface, The moun-
tain sides are ribbed into huge sharp-pointed ridges, high,
irregular and scraggy, sharply outlined against the sky,
likeimmense saw teeth. Where theriver breaks through,
the sides come down in dizzy, almost perpendicular, steep-
ness. The highest of one of these peaksis pointed out as”
Fremont’s Peak, and on its eastern slope still remain
drifts of last winter’s snow. On the other side of the
table land the valley is less regular, being broken by
great spurs dropping down from the main ridge. Over
and beyond there is an enormous thickly-wooded terri-
tory extending up the Big Sandy. The prospect seems
interminable in extent, It is beautiful, grand, imposing.
Around the camp-fire that night we learned from our
neighbors. the two hunters, who had in the meantime
come in, that they had ‘arrived three days before, and
until the afternoon of the day previous had only killed
the elk calf, but yesterday, just as they were returning
to camp, having seen nothing all day, they suddenly
came upon a band of four elk, an old bull and cow and
two calves; they had fired into them at close range and
killed three, and the fourth, one of the calves, got away
with probably a fatal wound. They had skinned and
quartered the elk, and last night a whole quarter of the
cow elk had been carried off by a bear. This was excit-
ing news. We were certainly in the country of large
game. I rolled up in my blanket that night with antici-
pations at fever heat. LS.
CHATPANOOGA, Tennessee,
[TO BE CONTINUED. |
A Woopcock Portrait.—H. L. Brackett, the Boston
artist, has recently finished a painting of a woodcock for
RK. H. Lathrop, which is now shown in one of the win-
dows of Mayott’s sporting goods store. The picture was
painted from life, something that probably was never
done before in the case of this species of game. Mr,
Brackett, however, obtained a bird, and the excellent re-
sult he has portrayed on canvas is the fruit of his study.
The bird is about life size, represented as standing on a
miniature sand beach commonly seen on the lowlands fre-
quented by woodcock., In the background is a slight
fringe of coarse swamp grass or ferns. A common idea
is that the bird stretches its neck out and down near the
ground, and with its highly sensitive ears is able to hear
the worms moving in the moist sand, and then bores after
them with its long bill. This idea is followed out in the
icture, and the position represents much intensity, and
is so faithful that when one moves before the canvas he
Republican.
_ Fas. 28, 1889. ]
Satuyal History.
THOSE MYSTERIOUS CREATURES.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Tn your issue of Jan. 31, on page
22,
about the middle
of the article entitled “A First Hunt in Mexico,” the
writer gives some account of certain mysterious large
creatures that exist, and of which he had a view, in a
small lake in the vicinity where he was stopping. The
reading of this item brings to my mind an account of a
“something” given in a book published in London, by
Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, in 1848. The
book is entitled ‘‘ Narratives of the Travels and Adventures
of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora and Western
Texas,’ written by Capt. Marryat, C. B. The work is in
two volumes, and commencing on page 279 of the second
volume may be found the following account of the mys-
terious “something”:
As soon as the rider feels his horse sinking, the first
movement, if an inexperienced traveler, is to throw him-
self from the saddle and endeavor to wade or swim to
the canebrakes, the roots of which give to the ground a
certain degree of stability. In that case his fate issealed,
as he is in immediate danger of ‘cawana.’ This is a
terrible and hideous monster, with which, strange to say,
the naturalists of Europe are not yet acquainted, though
it is well known to all the inhabitants of the streams and
lagoon’s tributary to the Red River. If is an enormous
turtle or tortoise, with head and tail of the alligator, not
retractile, as is usual among the different species of this
reptile; the shell is one inch and a half thick, and is as
impenetrable as steel. Tt lies in holes in the bottom of
muddy rivers or the swampy canebrakes, and measures
often ten feet in length and six in breath over the shell,
independent of the head and tail, which must give often.
to this dreadful monster the length of twenty feet. Such
an unwieldy mass is not, of course, capable of any rapid
motion; but in the swamps I mention they are yery num-
erous, and the unfortunate man or beast going astray,
and leaving for a moment the small patches of solid
ground, formed by the thicker clusters of the canes, must
of a necessity come within the reach of one of these
powerful creature’s jaws, always extended and ready for
rey.
s Pbawanka of a large -size have never been taken alive,
though often in draining the lagoons shells have been
found measuring twelve feet in length. The planters of
upper western Louisiana have often fished to procure
them for scientific acquaintances; but, although they
take hundreds of the smaller ones, they could never suc-
ceed to drag on shore any of the larger ones after they
had been hooked, as these monsters bury their claws,
head and tail so deep in the mud that no power short of
steam can make them relinquish their hoJd.”
Having always thought that the description of these
animals was a canard on the part of Monsieur Violet or
Capt. Marryat, as I have never seen any scientific de-
scription of them, it is to be hoped that “Aztec” may be
permitted a closer inspection of the creatures that he
saw, and so be able to corroborate or deny the existence
of the “‘cawanas.” W. B. HARRISON.
Fosrorra, Onio.
BIRD NOTES.
OCOANUT GROVE, Dade County. Fla., Feb. 16.—
Editor Forest and Stream: The migratory birds
have started northward. On Friday, the 15th, just at
sunset, thousands of bluebirds and ground sparrows
reached this point coming from the southward. They
were very weary as though from a long flight, and spent
the night among the trees and bushes close to the coast.
At daylight they left and when last seen were headed in
the direction of the FOREST AND STREAM office. Robins,
red-winged blackbirds and peewees (Phoebes) are with
us in large numbers, but the swallows have not yet put
in an appearance. There are a number of loons in Bis-
cayne Bay, and their wild cry can be heard at all hours
of the day and-night, but ducks are very scarce and very
shy. Quail are fairly plentiful.—O. K, CHoBer.
Mr, PL@ASANT, Pa., Feb. 22.—Yesterday, Feb. 21, Isaw
a pair of bluebirds here, which are doubtless the first of
the season; I have never seen them here so early as this
before. We have had song sparrows all winter. Feb. 23.
—Coldest morning of the season thus far. Saw a pair of
robins this morning. They were singing and seemed
lively. More bluebirds.—E. E. CRITCHFIELD,
FRAMINGHAM, Mags., Feb. 17.—The absence of bird visi-
tants from the north has been very marked this season in
this section. This is not to be wondered at, as we have
had no winter, as usually understood. Have run my
sleigh but six days so far, and the local ice cutters could
not get to work: till Jast week, and then had to be satisfied
with 10in. Reports have been received of a single flock
of snowflakes, redpolls and goldcrowns each a few times;
tree sparrows occasionally, shrikes about as usual; no
grosbeaks, crossbills, snowy or hawk owls. Robins,
flickers and meadowlarks haye been with us all winter,
—F. C, B.
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON.—At the 137th
regular meeting, held Feb. 23, the following papers were
read: Mr, BH. M. Hasbrouck, a new Maryland yellow-
throat (Geothlypis trichas roscoi\, found in the Mississippi
Valley from Wisconsin and Minnesota in summer, to
Louisiana and Florida in winter. This rediscovered race
is larger than the typical eastern form, has a louder song,
and differs in coloration. Mr. M. B. Waite read notes on
a parasitic fungus (Melampsora hydrangee) and on the
seed vessels of the lop seed (Phryma leptostachya). In
the lop seed the ovary bends downward when ripe and is
three-hooked at the tip for attaching itself to the hairs of
mammals and thus securing a wide distribution. In its
favorite localities, where found by Mr. Waite, rabbits
were very abundant and supplied the needed agency for
spreading the seed. Mr. Charles D, Walcott sketched
the distribution and age of the genus Olenoides of Meek
and exhibited a new species (O, curticei) from Alabama
This is 2 trilobite, a remote relative of the horseshoe
crab (Limulus polyphemus) of the present time, Dr,
L, Stejneger described Pallas’s cormorant, a species
which disappeared about the same time as the
great auk, and which is much rarer in raussums,
PUNE oel AINIV sil iicitiivi,
than this bird, there being only four skins in-collections,
Steller found this cormorant very common on Behring
Island, and itis possible that it occurred in the Aleutian
Talands of Alaska, The last one was killed on Behring
Island about 87 years ago, The natives ate the flesh of
this bird, as they do now with other cormorants when
fresh meat ig scarce in winter. Pallas’s cormorant
weighed 12 to 141bs., or as much as a goose; it had small
wings and was very clumsy—a good swimmer but a
poor flyer. About 80ft. above the present sea level on
Behring Island Dr. Stejneger found numerous bones of this
species along with mammalian remains. Mr. F. V. Col-
ville read a paper on the fruit of Stipa spartea, a grass
which has the peculiarity of planting its‘own seed in the
ground by the effect of alternating moisture and dryness,
which give a twisting motion to the awn, persistently
driving the seed vessel downward. Sometimes this seed
vessel becomes attached to the wool of the sheep and
penetrates through the skin, causing a troublesome
wound. Dr. C. H. Merriam exhibited a new marmot, or
woodchuck, from the Black Hills of Dakota, a much
larger species than the comimon eastern ground hog and
distinguished by a very long mantle of golden yellow
hair over the shoulders. The feet are not black, A
ee Spe? sharply defined, marks the under part of
the tail. ;
HABITS OF THE FLIckER,—Boston, Feb. 19.—Editor
Forest and Stream: JT notice recently several notes in re-
gard to Colaptes auratus wintering in Massachusetts,
They can be seen at all times during the winter along
the south shore, and are a source of annoyance to people
owning summer cottages left vacant during the winter.
They do great damage to window blinds by cutting
through them, and no doubt to obtain shelter, T have
shot them by carefully approaching the house, and
pounding upon the side, whereupon Colaptes darts out,
and affords an excellent shot. In several instances I
have known them to bore completely through the clap-
boards and thin wall boarding, and take up a tenyporary
residence inside, completely sheltered from cold and
storms. Do not woodpeckers ‘‘peck” at times merely as
a signal to their companions? Last spring I observed a
downy woodpecker mount the top of a telegraph pole
and tap several times with great vigor and then listen
attentively. This was repeated several times, and finally
an answer came from quite a distance. The woodpecker
then beat quite a lively tattoo and was soon joined by a
female, apparently, and the pair immediately made off.
Upon examination with a good glass the wood appeared
perfectly sound, and I was led to infer that the bird was
not engaged in seeking for food at the time, but was
simply rapping a signal for a companion, Should be glad
to have the opinion of others on these points.—C, W.
CHAMBERLAIN,
ALBINO Rep SQUIRRELS.—Chateaugay, N. Y.—Hditor
Forest and Stream: In FOREST AND STREAM of Feb. 14
T saw “‘Subscriber’s” account of a black robin, I wish to
ask if albino red squirrels are often met with. I have a
friend who has a mounted specimen; it is pure white and
of usual size and shape of our common red squirrel. The
person who captured it, near the same place a few weeks
previous killed another, probably of the same litter,
which was partly white, having a white strip on its back,
with tail entirely white.—ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER. [Albino
red squirrels are sometimes seen, but not very often. |
“HABITS OF THE OTTER,”—I wish to say a word in ap-
preciation of the article on otters, in your last issue, by
your correspondent in Bethel, Me, You have seldom
published a more interesting communication on natural
history matters. These notes of practical men are what
we want; and I hope that you will see to it that we are
favored with further observations and experiences of ‘*‘J,
G. R.’—F. C. BROWNE.
Tae CALIFORNIA ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB was formed
at a meeting of ornithologists, held in San Francisco on
Feb. 9, tor the study and advancement of the ornithology
of the Pacific Coast. The following officers were elected
for the year 1889: President, Walter E. Bryant; Vice-
President, H. R. Taylor; Secretary and Treasurer, W.
Otto Emerson,
Game Bag and Gur.
“Sam Lovels Camps.” By R. E. Robinson. Price #1.
GROUSE SNARES AND DOGS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your issue of the 14th inst., in an article signed ‘'U.
F, & G. P. A.,” exceptions are taken to my statement
“that snaring cannot exterminate the ruffed grouse,”
The writer also avows that my story of the Cape Ann
fisherman, who caught but two birds in forty snares,
‘xvell tended for three months,” is not in the interest of
protection, J
Let me say, in justice to myself, that 1 do not yield
the palm to any member of the Utica Associatian in my
desire to protect any and all game birds or game animals
of our country, more particularly of Massachusetts, my
adopted State.
T have watched with much anxiety the almost total
extermination of quail and grouse on Cape Ann. Wish-
ing to call the attention of our Legislature to the fact
that bird dogs were destroying the young broods and ex-
terminating the grouse, I sent my former letter to FOREST
AND STREAM, well knowing that through the columns of.
that paper the members of any State Legislature could
be quickly and effectively approached.
I had hoped—and do hope now—that others would agi-
tate the subject after I had placed it before the public,
and leave me free to return to my hermit life and bird
studies. .
T would say to the writer, “U. PF. & G. P. A.,” that if
he had devoted years of untiring observation and patient
study, as I have, to bird life, he would have learned ere
this that kindness, persecution, etc., can greatly change
the type of birds. indness has changed the nature of
some wild birds around my cabin home, until they will
eat from my hand; notably the chickadees in winter and
the gatbirds and towhee buntings in summer,
On the other hand, years of persecution have made the
grouse as wild and wary as hawks, As cunning as foxes;
too wary, too cunning to be exterminated by snaring.
If my critic were here I could take him to a locality
where there are six grouse, five of them young birds; and
then I could show him wore than forty snares, some of
them artfully and temptingly baited with coral-red bar-
berries or rosy-cheeked baldwins.
Then [ could tell him (which he might not believe) that
these birds have had these snares constantly before them
since about the middle of October, and yet decline to be
snared,
I could then introduce him to a score or more of
remarkably well preserved and intelligent old gentlemen,
who would tell him, as they told me, that they set snares
in their youth, fifty years ago, and that their fathers and
erandfathers before them set snares; that snaring has
been persistently followed for an unknown number of
years on the Cape.
When I located here, four years ago last August, grouse
were by no means scarce. Atthat time there were but
few dogs in the woods without masters, but of late years
they have increased in numbers to an alarming extent.
I say it without fear of contradiction, that bird dogs
killed nearly all of the young grouse and quail on Cape
Ann last season, What will the Legislature do about it?
HERMIT.
EXPRESS BULLETS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
During the last six months T have used something over
four hundred express bullets, but fail to get the smash-
ing effects with which such bullets are credited, The
bullets used were the Winchester .45, d00e7s., one part
tin to sixteen parts lead, with hollow point containing a
blank copper or brass tube; the rifle a Winchester .45,
modelLof ’86, with slow twist, Loading my own cartridges
T use 100grs, (by weight) American rifle cartridge re-
loading powder No, 3. Inshooting into a bag of finesand
the bullet expands to about the size of a half-dollar, and
looks somewhat like the cup of an acorn, In soft pine the
point is flattened and expanded about the same as a solid
bullet of same size and weight.
Lastsumimer I shot quite a number of woodchucks with
these hollow-pointed bullets, and in every case they
seemed to expand, making a hole where they came out
from three to four inches in diameter, scattering the
entrails in all directions,
Last October I shot three deer with the express bullets,
shooting one square through the shoulders, the deer run-
ning about forty yards and falling dead. Another, shot
just back of shoulder, bullet going just over the heart,
dropped in its tracks and never kicked. Another, stand-
ing slightly quartering, was struck a couple of inches
back of shoulder, bullet coming out near the hip; this one
went out of sight as though if was not touched, ran at
least fifty yards and fell dead. In cutting up these deer
IT was careful to follow the course of the bullets, and
there were no signs whatever of any shattering. The holes
where the bullets came out were no larger than where
they wentin. My guide (a man who has hunted most of
the time for fifteen years) said he never saw the express
bullets used before, but that he had seen a great deal
more smashing done on a deer’s body with an ordinary
.45 solid bullet with much less powder.
Yesterday I shot some cattle which had run wild (a
steer and a heifer). They had been in the woods all
winter and had been hunted and shot a great many
times during the past month. A couple of men had
been hunting them to some heavy timber near here.
They called here late in the afternoon as they had got
lost (it was snowing hard) and were out of cartridges.
I went out with them and after following the tracks of
the cattle about two miles and a half, came in sight of
them on some open ground about 100yds. away. It was
go dark I could not see the sights of my rifle at all and
had to sight along the barrel: I dropped the steer at once
and shot four times at the heifer, which was making for
the woods; the fourth shot struck her in the middle of
the body and knocked her over. When the cattle were
dressed we found the steer was struck square in the
middle of the shoulder, the bullet going out between the
ribs on the other side. The heifer had a bullet through
the middle of body, it lying flattened under the skin on
the opposite side, As on the deer there were no signs of
smashing, simply a hole straight through, no larger than
would have been made by a .45 round builet,
If this is the way the hollow pointed express bullet
works on large animals I prefer the solid bullet of 300
grains, finding the latter more accurate at distances over
200yds., the express tipping over occasionally, owing as
I suppose to being too light forward on account of the
hole in the point.
Tt may be that I do not use powder enough, but T un-
derstand 100 grains of powder to 300 of lead is called an
express charge. C. M. STARK.
DunBarRton, N. H.
BurcHERY IN WasHineron.—A friend writes us
from Washington Territory (now State); **Let me tell ycu
something that happened this past summer in Pacific
county, W. T, Three gentlemen (?), one of them a bani
cashier, went from Portland, Ore. to Shoalwater Bay for
a hunt. They were unsuccessful for two or three days,
but finally got on to the tracks of a small band of elk,
which for some time they could not find, At last one of
them came on the band and commenced to shoot, killing
five—three bulls and two cows. There were but seven in
the band to start with, To add insult to injury, these
men left the carcasses to rot, taking but 30 or 40lbs. of
meat from the loin of a fat bull. A skin-hunter is a
prince to these men, Again, a friend of mine was up
from the same part of the county last week. I said to
hiw, ‘Jim, how is the game making it this spring?’
‘Catching blazes,’ he said. ‘How is that? I asked, ‘Well,’
he replied, ‘you see, there are two fellows in there with
dogs, and in the last seven weeks they have killed be-
tween fifteen and twenty elk, and what they didn’é kill
they drove out of the county. And the worst of it is,
they do not save any part of the most they kill, but let
them lay and rot. It is a wonder to me there is such a
thing as an ell left in Washington Territory.””
MASSACHUSETTS GAME LAW.—Boston, Mass., Feb, 22,—
Tt is probable that the seasons will he made Sept, 15 to
Dec, 15 for woodcock, and Oct, 1 to Dec, 15 for quail,—
HUB,
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Vill.—THE CUMBERLAND CLUB,
Pas upon a time, so goes the story, there was an
English lord, and this English lord had two sons, and
these two sons had a friend, and this friend had a pro-
elivity, and the proclivity has a story.
The name of the English lord was Lord Parker—if
there ever was any such a lord—and in due time the
eldest son would be called Lord Parker. The simple-
minded country folk of Indiana, however, ealled young
Lord Parker and his younger brother both Lord Parkers,
and if there had been any more of the family they would
have called them lords too, Captain Blake, the guide,
philosopher and friend of the resident Parker lords, was
only a plain military man, and as such to be pitied.
The young Lord Parkers—for, as the novelist says, so
must we call them from this time forth—were sent to
America to see life, to grow up with the country, to go
into the fine stock business, and, incidentally to all this,
to invest about $110,000 of good English gold, Just how
they happened to drift down into Indiana and buy land
along the edge of the Kankakee marshes is something
that no fellow can find out. Nevertheless, they did do
this. They hauled lumber from the nearest railway
station, Crown Point, distant eighteen miles, and built at
a very considerable expense the large, commodious and
comfortable building which soon became known far and
wide throughout the country as the ‘‘Lord Parker place.”
They bought 160 acres of land, back from the marsha
little, embracing a part of the bottom grove of native
timber, and running back toward the timbered ridge.
They stocked this farm with the best of blooded stock,
put up extensive barns and granaries, and laid the
foundation far a grand stock farm, The house itself stood,
as it stands to-day, upon a little swelling crown of land
some ten acres in extent, which overlooks the vast sweep
of the Kankakee marsh. The knoll is covered with mag-
nificent forest trees, and affords a building site whose
picturesque qualities it would be hard to duplicate any-
where in that immediate section. Provided with num-
bers of spacious rooms, well furnished, well hghted, fitted
with a perfect view to comfort, this big building is some-
what of a curiosity to-day, when one reflects that it was
constructed by two young bachelors, the one little over
thirty and the other barely twenty years old.
{f the young Lord Parkers were careful about any one
portion of their house, it was about the cellars, That
cellar was the wonder of northern Indiana, stocked as ib
soon was with the best and most expensive wines the Old
World could produce. It does not seem to be known
whether Capt. Blake helped fill this cellar or not, but he
did much toward emptying it, and in this he was ably
seconded by the young Lord Parkers and their friends,
and by everybody else whom they could invite in from
the country round about.
Nothing less than a grand tally-ho coach would do for
these gentlemen when they drove over after their mail,
or when they sallied forth to the chase. Elaborate ken-
nels were provided, and it is probable that no known
race of sporting dog lacked a representative therein.
There is conflict in the statements as to the numbers of
these dogs. but it is never put less than fifty or sixty,
and Mrs. Driscoll, wife of the present tenant of the
place, declares that there were over two hundred dogs of
all sorts in the Parker kennels. Hach dog slept on a
spring bed, The kennel was of brick, circular, with a
cement floor sloping toward the center, A man and his
wife were employed to attend to it. They cooked all the
meals for the dogs and had none but kennel duties to
perform. A cyclone destroyed the kennel and the barns
and tool off one corner of the club house.
But these dogs did not serve to satisfy the ambition of
these young gentlemen. They had also a great quantity
of wild animals, among others a captive bear, Once in
a while they would announce a grand bear hunt and
would hunt this unfortunate bear all over the country
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into the marsh, and the hilarious lords would follow it
out with the tally-ho as far as they could go, and finally
bring bruin h>me in the stage coach.
There was no form of sport which these madcaps did
not practice. They must have had grand shooting at
wildfowl in those days, and there was also upland and
timber shooting, It seems, however, that they some-
times wearied of such tame sport as this, and were con-
tented with nothing but to lie in bed and shoot flies on
the ceiling with the pistol. The walls of the rooms were
peppered full of holes from one end of the house tothe other,
All this sort of thing took money. Remittance after
remittance came from the old country, but didn’t seem
to do anything but create a demand for more remittances.
At length the old Lord Parker, or whoever constituted
the remittance-sending power, over in England, grew a
little suspicious, and despatched an agent to investigate
this singularly bottomless stock farm. The true state of
affairs was disclosed. The remittances stopped.
When the remittances stopped everything else stopped.
Then the young Lord Parkers, to pay what were probably
gambling debts or other extravagancies brought about by
Captain Blake's proclivity for spending money, resorted
to the good old English expedient of borrowing money.
They mortgaged ‘tCumberland Lodge” to Mrs. Clark,
mother of Daye Clark, whom many Chicago men will
have seen about the Circuit Clerk’s office. When their
mortgages fell due they had them renewed, again and
again. At length, so goes the story, the elder Lord
Parker went back to England and went insane, probably
from drink. What became of the younger boy I do not
know. Capt. Blake was last heard from in charge of
somebody’s kennels in Philadelphia. The mortgages
were now foreclosed, and a rapid decadence in the
whilom glory of Cumberland Lodge ensued.
But, Phoenix-like, this structure whose foundations
were laid in a genuine, if wild and reckless, love of out-
door sports, was destined to rise again for life in a similar
atmosphere, and to flourish in an existence more endur-
ing if less glorious. The property not yielding returns
the heirs of Mrs. Clark sold it to a club of Chicago sports-
men, organized for that purpose, and incorporated under
the name of the Cumberland Club, That was in 1881,
and since then the big house has echoed again to good
cheer a trifle less unbridled than that of the old days,
and the present owners of the property have paid their
regular respects to the wildfowl of the big marsh, until
these last two years of dearth, when there hasn’t been
anything much to pay respects to; failing of which they
have devoted themselves to trap-shooting, to fishing and
to those large and enthusiastic picnics, half club meet
and half Fourth of July, wherein the Cumberland men,
in common with their jovial brethren of the other clubs,
delight occasionally to revel.
The precorl railway station for Cumberland Lodge is
Lowell, Indiana, on the Monon route. It is distant about
six miles from the lodge, over a very pretty and restful
country road. If the shooter takes the night train down,
he will be obliged to take this drive at an hour near mid-
night, and if this be in duck season, the temperature may
be a trifle low, Against this he has the alternative of
spending the night at the sleepy old town of Lowell, at a
hotel which has a firm grip on the early half of this cen-
tury. This, however, and his further contact with a
quaint and simple life among the inhabitants of that easy
and untroubled land, will bea new and pleasant exper-
ience to him, and the more prized as he is proportionally
not more duck hunter than hunter of odd corners of life.
If he chooses to forsake the marsh entirely, and wander
back along the sweeping ridges of nut-bearing woods, he
may, I pledge him, find himself in surroundings which
will tale him back to the days of Daniel Boone. True to
the instinct of the early pioneer, the settlers who live in
these little log houses preferred to hew out their homes
and farms from the solid forest, rather than take up the
wide reaches of rich prairie lands and open glades, and
here, in much the same simplicity, and quite the same
apparent poverty of the earliest days, they live to-day,
heedless of the bustle of the busy world near by. You
may find here hoarse-voiced and gray-haired squirrel
dogs, whose stiffened limbs will lead you after a sport of
days gone by. Here you shall find still the old muzzle-
loading rifle, and some long-legged fellow who will wield
it with much of the old-time skill. Yonder are the still
brown woods, sombre, mysterious, quieting, pathetic,
mournful; and as you pass on to these, following the
ghost of dog and rifle, there at the clearing’s edge stands
an old white-haired man, even yet deft wielder of the
axe, and turning toward you a face lit by the light of
other days. You are, even now, even here, in the land
of the axe and rifle,
Hard by and in close contrast is the land of the boot
and breechloader. And in Cumberland Lodge, big, well
furnished, cheerful, modern in all its appointments, you.
shake off the feeling of sadness, which is so closely at-
tendant upon a near look at the past, and settle down to
a big dinner, which Mrs, Driscoll, wife of Martin Dris-
coll, the club superintendent, will have prepared for you.
After that, even if you do not care to go out on the
marsh, you will have plenty to amuse you in a stroll
through the big house, in a trip to the well-stocked boat
house, and a visit to Mr. Driscoll’s pen of tamed Cana-
dian geese, who will softly honk to you if they think you
have some corn. A portion of these geese in the wire
pen are a cross between the Canadian and the Chinese
goose, and are a small, singular looking bird, of a gen-
eral bluish color, and with a hairy crest extending down
along the neck. Their note is hoarse and strident, and
does not very closely resemtle the resonant and not un-
melodious honk of Canadensis.
The Cumberland Club owns in fee simple only the little
wooded knoll upon which the club house stands, a plot
of about ten acres. It holds 3,600 acres of the marsh by
lease, and its territory covers some exceptionally good
duck country, The records show the shooting to have
been at times very heavy, and quite as good as the aver-
age of the other clubs up to within the past few years,
when, as everyone frankly confesses, the shooting has
been capricious, and, indeed, almost worthless, There is
little doubt, however, that a year of high water and good
feed will bring the mallards and teal and bluebills back
in as good numbers as before, and the meinber who has
Cumberland stock should hold it with jealous care, for
there is not any prettier stretch of marsh out of doors
than that which sweeps up almost to the door of the lodge.
The strip of marsh which lies right at the edge of the
grove, just below where the trap grounds are arranged,
is said to be the best jacksnipe ground in the country.
Tt must be full of the feed most sought by that bird, for
it can scarcely be driven away trom it. A bag of twenty
to forty each, made by two guns in the morning, has been
reported in the afternoon on the same ground, and very
often the bulk of the birds will drop in again not far
behind the shooter. :
There has been a great deal of trouble with fire on the
Cumberland marsh, and it has been repeatedly burned
over in large section within the last few years. The
marsh was on fire to the southeast on the evening of my
visit, and it seemed prebable that the flames would make
considerable headway into the body of the marsh. These
fires are probably set out by malcontent natives who
imagine they are doing themselves good by injuring the
sport of the club members. There cannot be any doubt
that these repeated fires haye injured the feed, The
spongy and peat-like soil, made up largely of matted
roots, continues to burn for days after the passage of the
surface fires, the gases thus generated exploding in min-
iature eruptions all over the marsh. In such a state of
affairs the roots of all vegetation cannot fail to be de-
stroyed over the whole section not actually lying under
water, There can be no benefit in this, A mallard duck
does not naturally resort to a barren and blackened waste
in its search for @ resting place and food,
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‘Pup, 28, 1880 ] .
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The Cumberland Marsh is crossed by one or two big
ditches intended as drains; but the State of Indiana does
not seem to haye gained much by its efforts at the
reclamation of those lands. Through the effacing fingers
of time and marsh alluvium, the ditches have well nigh
fallen into an innocuous desuetude, The old *'18-foot
ditch” is altogether filled up, They are handy as boat-
ways, and as such are duly appreciated, and they also
serve as a fishing ground Yor an idde day; for, although
only a foot or two deep at low water, they fairly swarm
with little pickerel, which the Cumbeland men delight
toslay. The pickerel are mostly such miserable, scrawny,
no-account things that I should think they would be
happier dead. They are not bad eating, however, and
once in a while a big one is taken.
The marsh water of the ditches, though discolored to a
deep reddish brown by its passage over and through the
continuous vegetation, seems to be pure and not unhealth-
ful. There is no ague in the water or in the air, and a
more healthful country than this now is would be hard
to find. Indeed, the whole region of the Kankakee
swamps seems now to be relieved of all odium of ague or
malaria, and some physicians of Chicago have sent
patients down to the club houses of the Kankakee for a
six-months’ visit, during which they haye gained rapidly
in health and vigor. As a place for a ‘‘day off,” anda
resting spot in the heated term, there is no more delight-
ful locality than the shaded yet breeze-swept point occu-
pied bp Cumberland Lodge: and that the members fully
recognize this fact is shown by the club register, which
on some midsummer dates holds long lists of gentlemen
and ladies who have thrown off the heat and burden and
come down here to have a good big romp. ‘This dolce
jar niente feature of the Chicago shooting clubs is a
marked one and a commendable one. The whole atmos-
phere here is one of absolute freedom from work or care,
pet of complete surrender to the mercies of the day and
our,
The reception room of the Cumberlands is a large
double room, and serves also as gun room and locker
room, as is the case in most of the club houses. Every
thing is simple, plain and business-like in this apartment.
The parlors are nicely and the sleeping apartments neatly
furnished. The superintendent and his family live in
one part of the same building. The plan of the superin-
tendent’s retention is that in force at the other river
clubs. He is paid a stated sum, paid for meals actually
had by a member or his family and guests, and is al-
_ lowed further the privilege of carrying ona farm. The
fresh country products of the farm are esteemed as
privileges by the city people who come down to the
lodge. ’
There are plenty of pushers accessible at the Cumber-
land Club, all of whom are skillful, thoroughly posted
on the marsh and quite reliable as aid to the shooter.
Among the men who sometimes take a hand at this are
the Allbright brothers, three old bachelors who live to-
gether in a little house just at the turn the sandy road
makes up to the club house. These men are rather
lightly alluded to as the ‘Swamp Angels.” I do not
like the allusion. It is probable that the lives, the in-
herited traits, the misfortune, perhaps, of these men
have left unkind traces on their mental vigor. They
may be odd, eccentric, even yet more worthy of the
significant touch upon the forehead, but they are yet
simple, kindly, honest and hospitable with what they
have, No more jeers should go their way, but only a
graver kindness, They lave been the butt of other
writers and the subject of many an untimely jest by
‘thoughtless hunters and more than thoughtless neigh-
_bors.. It is time for that to stop, It would be a great
deal better fun to see if their lives could not be better
understood and made more happy.
The boats used by the Cumberlands are chiefly of the
Green Bay model, and they are well suited to marsh
work, They pole easily, draw light and sit strong on the
water. The main fault is that they have notrake enough
to ride down driftage well. The decoys and all other
appliances are admirable. The natural cover of the
marsh is such that artificial blinds are not in much requi-
-sition. I have ina previous article spoken of Mr. Geo.
T, Farmer’s two dugouts, He doesn’t use any other kind
of a boat, and skims around alone all over the marsh in
his tipsy-looking craft, not getting any wetter than any-
body else. Mr. Farmer is one of the most regular and
most successful shootersof the club. There has long been
preat rivalry between him, Mr. C. D. Gammon and Mr.
~W. W. McFarland as to which should hold the palm as
most persistent and successful duck shooters, and when a
good season comes again it is very probable that they will
resume the contest, in which they will be joined by Mr.
Shepard and a number of other successful if less fre-
{juent yisitors to the marsh,
®hey are able and enthusiastic sportsmen who make up
this club, and in the following list of members a reader
will.recognize a number of names familiar to every gath-
ering.of shooters in and around this city;
LIST OF CUMBERLAND CLUB.
C.K, Herrick, President; Henry Stephens, Vice-Presi-
dent; W, L. Shepard, Secretary; John Heiland, Treas-
urer; Geo. T. Farmer, John O. Blake and H. P. Thomp-
son, Board of Managers. Members—A. G. Spalding, W.
_ C. Scupham, F. P. Blair, G. M. Davis, M. J. Hich, Chas,
BH. Felton, Geo. T, Farmer, Walter Mattocks, C. D. Gam-
mon, James Gandner, R. R. Street, John Heiland, J. M.
Hutchinson, Henry Stephens, H. W. Loveday, W. N.
Lowe, H. W. Lee, W. W. McFarland, W. G, McCormick,
John F. Gray, George B. Kerr, Rey. Ed. A. Kelly, Frank
C. Roundy, A. M. Hofman, W. L. Shepard, W. P, Free-
man, F. B. Norcum, H. D. Nicholls, J. O. Pierson, Chas.
¥, Rollins, John M. Smyth, Perry H. Smith, Jr,, Jas, A.
Sexton, H, P. Thompson, E. W. Gillett, Samuel T. White,
L, P. Hansen, Geo. R. Grant, G. F. Harmeyer, Geo. Mc-
Connell, F. O, Griffin, W. L. Goggin, Geo. Hoffman, Jr.,
. G. Purinton, John O, Blake, E. Hovex.
No. 175 Monro: STRHET, Chicago,
MinNEsors, Mo,, Feb. 19.—A glorious open winter in
this part of the State. Prairie chickens wintering finely
with plenty of food.—C, P,
_ WOREST AND SPRUAM, Box 2,832, N. V. city, has descriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Leffinzwell’s book, “Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” which will be majled free on request. The book is pro-
- nounced by “Nanit,” “Gloan,” “Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
other competent authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant.
THE MAINE GAME LAWS.
Bditor Forest and Stream:
Of ‘“Nor’east’s” criticism in FOREST AND STREAM of
Feb, 7 no one has any right to complain, least of all the
writer he takes to task. Ohe of the chief uses of FoRmST
AND STREAM, and to many its greatest charm, is the free
interchange of views by its readers on subjects cf inter-
est to all. That all should agreo on any subject God
forbid, A. dreary world would we have of it if all minds
thought alike, Yet to glean good out of any discussion
it is the part of wisdom to cheek the inclination, to which
all of us are more or less prone, to question the sincerity
of the motives of those who differ from us, and to believe
all men wholly bad who do not subscribe to our favorite
tenets.
“‘Nor’east” wastes considerable indignation over the
little tale of the moose killing out of season; and calls it
“anjust, misleading and necessarily untrue,” and wonders
that the ‘teditor of our paper would allaw such state-
ments to be made through its columns,” Nevertheless it
is true, every word of it. Why not? The man who fired
the shot was only one of several guiliy ones. Were not
the guide who paddled the boat and the hotel man who
harbored the venison equally subject to penalty? As to
the procceedings taken by the wardens or Commissioners
nothing was said, but it does not follow that there were
none. The point illustrated by the anecdote was simply
the length guides and hotel men will go to protect visitors
who have illegally killed deer, not ‘‘the tyranny of the
Commissioners,” as *‘Nor’east” seems to have taken it,
Our worthy Commissioners have earned the respect and
deserve the support of all, and their best friends will not
imagine attack where nothing but praise is intended. If
a law is unwise, amend it, don’t stand off and damn the
executive,
Again ‘‘Nor’east” is positive that it is “‘impossible to
frame a law to allow asportsman to carry home his bit
of venison and not allow the market hunter to market
his spoils to almost any extent.” Why has the State
found it impossible to prevent the shipment of trout to
market, while allowing the angler to take home his box
of fish with him? Then why cannot a similar regula-
tion be made for the benefit of a deer hunter? Look at
it generously, ‘“Nor’east.”” You go to the woods and
can carry to your home the entire carcasses of three
deer, two caribou and one moose; and at the same time
say to your companion from New Hampshire, ‘You
can leave your share of the spoils of the chase on the
ground to rot, or you can carry it out of the woods to
give to strangers, or you can even sell it to a Portland
game dealer; but not a shred of hide or hair, not an
ounce of flesh can you take to your home. The antlers
you would prize so much are legally yours of course,
you can have them mounted and hung any place you
wish within the State of Maine, and whenever you
want to see them we will let you come and look at
them,” Your friend in astonishment asks, ‘‘Do you
mean to say that the State of Maine tells the stranger
that is within its gates, ‘This article is your property,
lawfully acquired, and our laws will defend your pos-
session, even imprisoning him who attempts to de-
prive you of it, but when you leave the State this item
of property, absolutely yours, must be left behind.”
This is clearly not equitable. Is it even lawful? The
power to regulate commerce between the States is
by the Constitution reserved to the Federal Government,
and it is sound law that a State has no more right to in-
terdict commerce in one species of property than another,
You may prevent the felling of timber or the killing of
deer if you choose, but make either lawful and you can-
not prevent him who legally acquires ownership from
carrying his property where he wishes, I propose to take
my moose to New Hampshire, and if you attempt to pre-
vent me, L shall appeal to the protection of the Federal
Courts.” If the possibility of this question being brought
to an issue is recognized, and intelligent provision made
for meeting it, we may find that thereby we haye pre-
vented the doors being thrown wide open to the market
hunter.
“Noreast,” while giving a qualified approval to the
shooting iicense system, urges that the section of the
Constitution providing for “the right of the people to
keep and bear arms,” would render such a law inyalid.
This is an error, Several of the States have such laws,
New Jersey is an instance, Maryland in a degree another,
and the courts have upheld their constitutionality.
Again, the laws against concealed deadly weapons,
almost universal, have been held to be constitutional as
being mere police regulations, and within the proyince
of States and cities to control.
‘‘Noreast” is very positive that the fawns are not all
weaned by September even, and individual instances
may give color to this view. At times healthy mothers
will continue nursing after a child is able to walk alone,
The real point is whether the fawn is able to care for
itself by August, for it may continue to suck far into the
winter, and certainly follows the doce for a full year or
even two. On this point Caton, in ‘‘The Antelope and
Deer of America,” gives us little exact information. He
tells us that deer in confinement breed ‘‘later and later each
succeeding year” (p. 304). That “the fawns are weaned
by the time they are four months old” (p. 308). The rut-
ting’, however, begins in September (p. 307), and nursing
is, of course, over before that. Thisis by no means uniform,
however, as, in teferring particularly to the moose, he
says, ‘The rutting season with the old animals com-
mences in September, and the fawns are dropped in May,
With young animals this season is later with both sexes.
In general, it may be said to commence at the time the
antlers of the males are divested of their velvet, and this
remark is equally applicable to all of this great family of
ruminants, though, as I have shown elsewhere, they are
capable of procreation at any other season of the year,
and when opportunities are wanting at the proper season
they at least sometimes breed at other times of the
year” (p, 280), As to the proper season for beginning
the chase, he says, “The proper season for hunt-
ing the moose is at the conmencement of the rut, say in
September, when his antlers have perfected their growth,
the velvet has been aed, off, and they have -become
finely polished against the trees. Then if is that he is in
the best condition and the venison is the choicest” (p. 280).
When the bull moose ‘“‘finds himself accepted by an
agreeable partner they retire to a deep, secluded thicket
on low marshy ground, where they Rpend their honey-
moon of three or four weeks, * * the male at least
scarcely taking food” (p, 278). ‘‘During this connubial
period the male moose becomes emaciated, and at its
termination retires to still deeper seclusion, where, with
returned appetite, he tries to recruit his flesh and strength
wherewith to meet the rigors of winter; but if he is an
old buck he but partially succeeds in this, and if the
hunter has to depend on his flesh to supply his camp he
needs sharp teeth and 9 good appetite to make it tender
and delicious” (p. 280), This is the condition of the moose
in October, a condition analogous to a spent salmon or
kelt, and yet ‘‘Nor’east” declares this to be the proper
season to kill him in, and would not even give the title of
sportsman to him who would hunt in September. If
deer and moose to any great extent nurse their young in
August it would be a valid reason for making that month
a close season, but that they sometimes nurse in December
even would not affect the question. Surely many of
your readers ean give us valuable information, gleaned
from practical experience, on so important a point,
But to refer again to the reasoning of the original com-
munication. Deer are now killed in Maine in every
month from June to March. The killing in summer is by
visitors with the aid of guides. The killing late in the
winter is by market-hunters for gain, The guides take
their parties into the woods in June, July, August and
September, because otherwise they secure no protit from
the game to themselves, and by reason of this well-known
fact they wouldn't ‘dare to” take any active steps to pre-
vent erust-hunting by others. Our Commissioners and
wardens, able and energetic asthey are, have been unable
to stop this illegal work. Now, if we give the guides a
chance to run something in August and September, it
will be to their interest to stop killing in June and July,
when the fawns are dependent upon the does, and also
put it in their power to stop the erust-hunter at his work.
“Nor’east” does not answer this by saying that ‘‘those
lawbreakers are not entitled to any consideration what-
ever,” for this is not a plea for the guide, but on behalf
of the deer. ANTHONY MORCE.
BURSTING OF A RIFLE BARREL.
Editor Forest and Stream:
An instance of the bursting of a rifle barrel came under
my observation recently, which presented some unique
features. Two boys were shooting at a target with the
rifle barrel of a three-barreled Baker gun. After burst-
ing the rifie barrel they brought it to me to find an
explanation. The conditions were these: There were
three longitudinal rents or splits extending from the
point of the forearm about three inches toward the muz-
Zle, The two “ribbons” thus formed between the rents
were bulged outward in the middle. A bullet was
jammed at their Junction, three inches above the forearm.
The only explanation I could offer was that a bullet from
a previous discharge had lodged in the barrel. But they
felt sure that every bullet fired had gone to the target.
After taking away the gun and ramming out the bullet
they brought it back and showed me that there were in
fact two bullets jammed together. One of the boys then
remembered that a cartridge had failed to fire, and after
some diversion of his attention from the matter he had
extracted the faulty cartridge, which was empty, but he
failed to note that it had not been regularly discharged.
He inserted a fresh cartridge and attempted to shoot,
which resulted in bursting the gun.
My conjecture is that the defective cartridge had no
powder in it, and the fulminate in the cap had sent the
bullet far enough to lodge as an obstruction in the barrel.
The metal of the barrel was very thin and exhibited great
toughness of fiber, which was longitudinal and without
any cross fibres, as the rents were clean cut and parallel
to the axis of the bore, COoAHOMA, -
AMASA AND THE FISHER.—Colebrook, N. H., Feb, 11,
—A vyigorous winter is here at last with not more than
one foot of snow in this valley, and a prospect of game
wintering well, The first snow that came to stay was
Jan, 21. Ward came out from his camp on Dead
Diamond Jast week, He gives an account of trailing a
fisher that had carried a trap six miles after breaking
the chain. He found that the trail led under the trunk
of a large tree that was uprooted on the mountain side,
falling down hill, the earth clinging to the roots in a way
to form a cavity, the only entrance to which was by
crawling under the body of the tree. This is a thing an
old guide will not do until every other way to approach
a wildcat has been tried. A careful search revealed a
2in. opening through the roots, and hair could be seen
inside. The repeater was carefully aimed and dis-
charged. The hair remained in sight, and all was eilent
inside and out after the echoes had exhausted their force
on the sides of those granite peaks. Amasa wanted that
fisher. After carefully setting his rifle against a tree he
went under that fallen tree headforemost, the light in
the little opening was not sufficient to enable him to eut-
line the cat, and thinking of claws he began to grope
about for a stick to try the supposed dead animal. After
prodding it he came to the conclusion that it did wince a
little, but about that time a pile of sticks and leaves
broke through within a foot of his head and another head
with it! But the size was the surprising partin that
scene—as the visage opened, hooked ivories over an inch
in length were exposed to view. Ward says there was
only room for one to get out of that hole at one time.
He wanted to show his respect for strangers and so gave
the other chap all the room he could, ‘*How many times
did you shoot, Amasa?” “TI don’t know,” was the reply,
“but when the smoke cleared away a large bear lay in
full view.”—Nrp Norton.
Norte Caronina Game LAws,.—Efforts looking to the
more efficient protection of game in North Carolina are
being made this winter, though it is as yet uncertain
whether any needed reforms will be accomplished. Like
most of the Southern States, the laws of North Carolina
are unintelligent, loosely drawn, and to a large extent
local. An attempt is being made to secure a codification
of these laws which will condense them, make them uni-
form and provide for their enforcement, Among the
bills now before the Legislature is one entitled, ‘An act
to prevent the total annihilation of wildfow! in the State
of North Carolina,” which, in view of the unprecedented
scarcity of fowl in the West and North during the past
shooting season, will have a special interest for gunners
all over the land, A special committee of the Legislature
ieee appointed last Tuesday to hear arguments on this
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UNCLE TINE’S BEAR STORY.
N@ long since the writer had the pleasure of spending
an evening with ‘‘Uncle Tine” Withers, who is well
known through this country as the ‘old bear fighter,” and
although white with the frosts of sixty-seven winters
and covered with scars, he is ready to do battle with
Bruin whenever he finds him. Among his many stories
of bear and deer hunts, and Mexican and Indian war
experience, he told the following, which I will try to
give to the readers of FOREST AND STREAM as nearly as
possible in his own words:
“There had been a bear killed a hog or two down in
the bottom not far from my house, and so one morning
Meade and me and a nigger struck out to kill it. We
didn’t have but nine hounds, but they was good ones as
‘ever nosed a trail, and I knowed if the bear hadn’t left
the country old Bob would find him. Sure enough we
hadn’t more than got there before they commenced
trailing, and pretty soon they jumped him. He led usa
chase over some pretty rough swamp for about a mile
and then treed. We got there as quick as we could, and
found the dogs coing their best to climb a big cypress.
About thirty feet up there was a big hole where a limb
had been twisted off by the wind and had broke through
to the holler. We knowed Mr. Bear was right there,
but how to get him was the question. We had no axe, it
was a good long way home, and the tree was a big one
anyway. Well, as luck would have it, there was a big
bamboo vine run away up the tree and seemed to be
pretty strong, and about half way up to the hole was a
good strong limb that stuck right straight out from the
tree. I was pretty active in them days, and I concluded
finally that I could climb the vine to that limb, and stand
there and poke fire into the hole; so we got some
“ehoctaw” chunks and set em afire, and got a long slim
pole to raise ‘em with.
“When we had got everything ready, I clumb up my
vine to the limb and had just got sit down on it, when I
heard a clawing inside of the tree, and directly I see a
paw laid up into the hole, and then the other paw and
then his head. Hewasa big fellow and he didn’t look
retty a bit from where I sat, but I'll give you my word,
was a_heap worse scared of Meade than I was of the
bear. He was one of these terrible excitable kind of
fellows, and he was dancin’ around down there with his
gun cocked and I didn’t know what minute he was going
to shoot. He was just as apt to hit me as he was the
bear, and even if he didn’t hit me, I didn’t want a
wounded bear coming down on me, so I’d quarrel and
cuss at Meade a while and tell him not to shoot, and then
Vd talk to the bear, I told him if he had an idea of com-
ing down to just let me know and I'd try and get down
first. The bear didn’t appear to-be a bit bashful, He
would look all around, and then at the fellers down
below, and then at me—wasn’t scared at all, but didn’t
seem to know what to make of us and the dogs. Now if
you don’t think I felt sorter shaky, you are mightily mis-
taken. There was Meade below with that gun, and a
bear above that looked like he had just as leave come
down as not. I just tell you, it was a pretty tight place,
but Mr. Bear finally figured it out I guess, that down the
holler was the safest place for him, so down he went.
You bet I was glad he took that notion too, and just as
s00n as he got pretty well down, the fellers below stuck
the end of the pole into one of the biz chunks and handed
it up, and I raised it on up to the hole and pulled it loose.
I got down to the ground in a hurry, and by the time I
did the fun commenced.
“Of all the rearing and snorting rackets you ever heard
in your life, they was in that tree—scratching, snapping,
growling and pounding all mixed up. He stayed down
there with that fire until we could actually smell burnt
hair and cooked meat, but he had to give it up after a
while, so out he came, smoking like a tar-kiln, and
bounced on to a limb just below the hole, and began lick-
ing himseif. It was all I could do to keep Meade from
shooting untii the bear got still, and then he just had to
shoot. He turned loose his shotgun barrel and the bear
never quit licking, and then he blazed away with the rifle
barrel, and the bear sorter snapped at his hindlee. Iwas
laughing so at the smoking bear and Meade that I never
thought to shoot until he had made up his mind to come
down, and when he did, it was in a hurry. Of course,
them dogs they just covered him, and I was awful glad
Meade’s gun was empty, or there would have been some
dead dogs sure, Well the bear soon made a charge and
got through the dogs, but he didn’t go far before they
stopped him again, and then he was good and mad, and I
knew he would killa dog ina minute. Sure enough he
did get one down, and as he did I madearush at the
dogs, and getting a little clear space, I put a load of buck-
shot, wads and all, right into the burr of his ear, and
that settled him, As soon as we could get the dogs off
we commenced looking for Meade’s shot, and where do
you reckon it was? Well you can believe it or not, but
there didn’t a single one of them buckshot hit that bear
and the rifle bafl had gone through his heel.
“He was.a nice fat bear, but that skin wasn’t worth
packing home,” KOKO-KOHO.
WEATHER FOR DucKs.—St. Louis, Mo,, Feb, 23.—
Editor Forest and Stream: The many sudden changes
in the temperature have caused the ducks to keep moving
from south to north and vice versa in quite a lively
manner. Last Saturday it was pleasant and reports came
in thick from all the ducking resorts of good flight, but
before the hunters could reach the marshes and lakes
they had left, and all because a cold wave struck in here.
For a few days we enjoyed a bit, of genuine winter and
all thought of ducks disappeared from the minds of the
sportsmen. Wednesday the wind went to the south and
immediately the mercury took an upward shoot. On
Thursday it was pleasant enough to lay aside overcoats
without feeling in the least uncomfortable. Broad smiles
of contentment were plainly visible upon the faces of
the sportsmen, as they saw possibilities of returning flocks
of ducks to this locality again. They came, and in far
greater abundance than at any time this season. Now
the duck shooters were happy once again, Bustle would
be a mild term to apply to the activity that manifested
itself on account of the many telegrams which came
pouring from points within 100 miles of this city, Guns
were cleaned up, shells loaded, and everything was made
ready. But fortunes seems to favor them not} for last
evening the wind shifted to the northwest and brought
down a regular blizzard accompanied with a light snow,
FOREST AND STREAM.
The temperature since yesterday has fallen fully 40 de-
grees, and the Signal Service says it will go down to zero
before to-night, Many of the gentlemen who left Thurs-
day night, no doubt, now wish they had remained at
home, where they could toast their toes at their own fire-
sides. Friday evening nearly all of the sportsmen re-
turned to the city thoroughly disgusted with their trips,
and they have fully resolved not to venture forth again
until the weather has settled.—Unsmr Fritz.
OHIO QUAI.—The Commissioners recommend changes
in the law, fo make the open season for woodcock from
July 4 to Dec. 15 inclusive; duck shooting to be continued
to and including Dec. 31; rabbits and doves to be pro-
tected, to prevent so-called sportsmen, under pretense of
hunting rabbits, from shooting quail out of season. They
urge that the conveying and shipping of quail beyond
the boundaries of the State be prohibited; and they say,
**We consider this feature very important, as great in-
ducements have been offered violators of this law by
parties advertising for large quanties of quail, which
they ship to Eastern markets, thereby greatly depleting
our fields of this bird which we so much wish to protect.”
NAM&S AND PoRTRATTS OF BirDs, by Gurdon Trumbull, A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American game birds which
they may kill, Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by ForesT
AND STRHAM,
Sea and River Mishing.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R. E. Robinson.
Now ready,
TUCKERTON WATERS-—I.
A SOJOURN of five weeks at Beach Haven, New Jer-
sey, last summer, with daily excursions upon Tuck-
erton Bay and its adjacent waters, gave much familiarity
vith the resources of the region for sailing and fishing.
From Bay Head, which is sixteen miles below Long
Branch, all the way to Cape May, the Jersey coast has a
continuous line of bays and thoroughfares lying between
a narrow line of beach and the mainland. The beach
varies in width from one-half to an eighth of a mile, and
the bays from six miles to half a mile. From Bay Head
to Brigantine Beach the broad waters are nearly continu-
ous and frequently have as much depth as ten feet over
extensive areas. From Brigantine Beach to Cape May
there is a succession of shallow bays or sounds traversed
by narrow and much deeper channels and connected by
thoroughfares. Great Egg Harbor or bay is the only ex-
ception to this. Nunierous inlets connect these waters
with the ocean. In the region of the large bays there
are but two within a reach of nearly fifty miles. Below
Brigantine the inlets are much more numerous.
Beach Haven is situated near the southern limit of the
region of the EE bays, and at their widest part. It is
six miles north of Tuckerton Inlet and about sixteen miles
south of the noted Barnegat Inlet and lighthouse. It is
essentially a watering place. Good sailing, fair fishing
and fine bathing conspire to this result. The regular pro-
gramme for the dayis: Fishing for gentlemen and en-
terprising ladies frym 8 to 12; bathing for all from 11 to
1; family sailing parties, with some fishing, from 2 to 6.
Long and wide areas of deep and landlocked water, over
which the wind has as free play as over the ocean, offer
facilities for safe sailing seldom equaled. The yachts are
all cat-rigged and are about 26ft. long. They are grace-
ful in shape and motion, and aremanned by a thoroughly
capable set of captains, They are always managed by
one person only. Often as many as thirty or forty may
be seen at once, with slack sheets and sails flapping in
the wind, drifting with the tide, while their occupants
are drawing up the weakdish.
The fish most numerously caught here are weakfish,
sea bass, barb or kingfish, bluefish and striped bass, here
mostly called rockfish. Besides these there is a smaller
run of cunners, porgies and spots, The weakfish are by
far the most abundant, and are most generally sought
for. Throughout the whole season the professional fish-
ermen could get from 150 to 250 per day, averaging in
weight nearly half a pound. Parties in yachts would get
from 50 to 70 ina morning, though sometimes the num-
bers ran much higher. The ordinary procedure was to
sail a mile or so out into the channel, point up a little
into the wind, slack the sheet, and let the boat drift with
the tide. The lines are then thrown out over the wind-
ward side of the boat. In this way the party drifts over
the fishing ground. When it is past the captain hauls in
the sheet and sails back to the starting place and takes
another drift. Near the turn of the tide the boats some-
times anchor. But with the tide running full there is
too much current to reach the bottom through the twenty
feet of water. A light wind against the tide gives the
best conditions for drifting, for then the boat moves
more slowly than the current and stays longer on the
good grounds; also there is a fair wind to sail back for
another turn. With the wind and tide together every-
thing is reversed, and the result is not satisfactory. The
ordinary baits are hard crab, shrimp, clam, mussel and
pieces of fish. The first two are mostly used, though the
others are nearly as good, The yachts are always liber-
ally furnished with hand lines and bait, but the true
angler uses his own pole and tackle. A light strong line,
and double or treble snoods and Jeaders are the right
tackle. Anything large and heavy catches too much of
the strong current. Even with these a limber pole can-
not be handled to advantage.
The right-minded fisherman, however, does not follow
this general plan. At certain stages of flood tide the
larger wealfish run up the little channels and scatter
over the shaliow flats, hunting among the grass and sea-
weed for shrimp and small fish. Through these flats
there are occasional deeper places called sunks, and these
are points of rendezvous for the scattering and returning
fish. To these places the patient angler proceeds, and
taking a light pole and fine tackle, he lets his bait float
astern, held midway in the water by a due adjustment
of cork and lead. If the fish happen to be running well
he will have the pleasure of landing five or six (or twice
as many) weakfish of two or three pounds weight. In
the main channel not one fish in fifty will turn a pound.
After various experiments I settled upon a Virginia
hook, Nos, 1 to 4, according to the bait used. Soft crab
males; they came from North Carolina.
(Fre. 28, 1889.
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takes the large size, hard crab or clam a medium, and
shrimp the smaller. A foot or two of strong leader makes”
a nice rig to handle, though it may not secure any more —
bites. One is discouraged from using very fine tackle by
the likelihood of hooking a 10]b. shark, I have taken |
three of such fish in pretty close succession. The weak-
fish is good when fried fresh, but it quickly loses ita —
flavor. Butitis best boiled, and when your three-pounder _
of the morning's catch is so served for a late dinner, you
discover a delicacy 6f flavor hitherto unsuspected. Taken _
in the way here described the weakfish may well be
classed as a game fish. He is soft of flesh and therefore
soon exhausted, but a large one will make things lively
for a few minutes. He has a tender mouth and requires
careful handling, for one is' never certain of his catch
until it is actually in the boat.
Next to the weakfish in number come the sea bass. If
you take 4 six-mile sail down to the inlet and fish off
Point Creek on the ebb tide, you will probably fill your
basket with bass, running from a half a pound toa pound.
And when these are fried for supper you will find in them
a substantial excellence such as belongs more to beefsteak
and mutton chops than to game. They are just what
you want to eat when you are right hungry, The bait
mostly used for these is cut from the flying fish or smaller
specimens of any kind, Crabis not esteemed so much
by them, but clams and mussels are readily taken. Pieces
of fish, or fish bait, as it is called, has this great advan-
tage, that small nibblers cannot soon destroy it as they
can your choice morsels of clam or mussel. Small sea
bass are found in various parts of the bay, but the larger
ones keep near the inlets. In fact the best specimens do
not come in from the ocean at all, and can only be caught
by going outside.
The barb, or kingfish, or hake, disputes with the sea
bass the first place as a pan fish. Its flesh is hard and
close and of fine flavor. Moreover, it is the strongest
fish of its size which those waters contain. Even a half
pound fish will hug the bottom tenaciously and never
fail, when drawn near to the surface, to strike down
strongly and compel the giving of line or lowering of the
pole. They will average nearly a pound, and if light
tackle is used will generally require a little play. They
pull more than a weakfish of twice their size. They are
found on the points and edges of sandy bars in 10 or 12ft.
of water, and their only disadvantage is that they are
scarce and rather uncertain. They are fished for with
clam or mussel on the bottom, Their mouth is smalland
under the head like a sucker’s, but except in manner of
wate in no other way do they resemble that common
sh.
The bluefish is frequently found in the ocean all along
the Jersey coast, though it is not as numerous or aslarge
as it is further north, It sometimes enters the bays, how-
ever, and some very fine sport was had in the early fall
near the inlet. Single small specimens are not infre-
quently caught, but it is rare to catch them in any quan-
tity with a squid,
Striped bass, or rockfish, are the sweetest fish which
the bay affords, but they are mostly scarce and very hard.
to catch, They have a habit of coming close to the edges
of the grassy shores, on flood tides at night, and on cloudy
days. They do this mainly to hunt for soft erabs. Their
method of capture is founded on this practice: The fish- -
erman selects some grassy point, opposite to which is a
smooth, sandy bottom, bare of grass. When the tide is
such that it begins to flood by the middle of the after-
noon, so that ib will be half full or more by dark, he takes
his sneakbox to this point an hour or two before the sun
goes down, and draws his boat into the erass, and stakes
it there. hen he baits his large hook with a generous
piece of soft crab, and casts it out on the sandy bottom.
In this work even the natives use a pole.
In the majority of cases, while the mosquitoes and
gnats fall upon the fisherman, the crabs do likewise on
his bait. Meanwhile, as his line is across the run of the
tide, the drifting grass is continually clogging it. He is,
therefore, kept busy fighting mosquitoes, getting crabs
off from his bait and freeing his line from grass, But
every now and then, if he is diligent and very quiet, he
will find his bait suddenly seized and carried out into
deep water with a strong rush. He will now strike dare-
fully, so as to break nothing, and let the fish run till
tired. When the struggle is over he may have a three or
four or six-pound rocktish, or if may be a wealfish of the
smallest figure. If he have three or foursuch experiences
in the evening, he will sail or row home in the closing-
darkness well contented. If the wind blows briskly the
mosquito nuisance is abated, but the erabs and seaweed
are a constant factor. The rockfish, alas, is very incon-
slant, and seven or eight expeditions last summer saw
only three fish in all, In most seasons the result would
have been better, but it is always uncertain.
I believe that rather better fishing is found in the-
numerous inlets between Atlantic City and Cape May
than the large bays afford. But to those who want a
combination of sailing and fishing, nothing much better:
than Tuckerton Bay can be found on that coast. Besides
the yachts, the charge for which is uniformly $5 per day
and $3 per half day, a fair run of skiffs and sneakboxes
can be hired, in which the amateur can safely and cheaply
indulge his love of the water. It was in this way that
the writer sought and found both health and pleasure,
There is an_ abundance of shallow water, sheltered by
islands, in which the learner can find scope for practice,
and some good fishing may be had also without goin
into the open hay. Yet in ordinary weather these smal
boats may safely venture upon any of the fishing grounds,
The wind was sure to be ahead when we wanted to come
home from such expeditions, but no deeper sense of
pleasure and consciousness of accession of health were
experienced than when beating down from Ma’sh Elder
Island in the quiet glow of the summer twilight, the cool
night wind tempering the heated brow, and the restful
peace of nature soothing the wearied brain. PENN,
Notes on FisHEs.—In the markets of Washington, D.
C,, male shad averaging over 4ibs. each were found Feb.
19 in fair supply; this is a remarkably large size for
Steel head
trout, Salmo gairdneri, weighing from 12 to 18lbs., are
sufficiently common; among them are females with eggs
nearly mature. Crevallé, Caranx hippos, are offered
under the name of pompano. Squeteague of large and
small size, and of both the common species, are plentiful,
Suckers from the Potomac are abundant. “
Pep, 28, 1880.)
THE MENHADEN BARONS,
Editor Forest and Stream;
Occasions frequently occur to cause your readers to feel
hankful for the existence of a paper that takes so timely,
utspoken and manly a stand in behalf of our fish and
ame interests, as does FOREST AND STREAM, a paper
whose high tone, intelligent conduct and progressive
policy enhance its value to its subscribers and readers
more and more. Not given to ill-advised and immature
‘expressions on subjects within its sphere, its words of
counsel, advice or warning merit and in fact receive the
fullest consideration. A ae
In the brief space of fifteen lines in an editorial column
of the issue of the 14th inst., you have given a concise
and forcible expression of views on the iniquities of the
menhaden pirates in connection with their descent on the
Maine Legislature. :
Think fora moment! Think of the great State of Maine
taking a backward step and receding from her wise
course with regard to her shore fisheries and the use of
the seine in the interdicted limit. Such action would be
suicidal to her fishing interests. May she never subject
herself to such a self-inflicted blow.
_ Not her own citizens alone, but those of her sister
States, look with admiration and satisfaction on the
course of the State of Maine in the enactment and en-
forcement of wholesome laws for the preservation of fish
‘and game. Her example is worthy of emulation, and is
heing followed. Maine has done much and much more
remains for her to do in strengthening and providing for
the more thorough working of existing laws.
The three-mile limit law now in force in that State
was adopted to check the exhaustion of the fish supply
which was rapidly going on in her coast waters ten years
since. About the same time the menhaden, from known
‘causes, ceased to visit her shores, consequently the seiners
- had no incentive to violate that law, The season of 1888,
howeyer, witnessed the return of the menhaden in great
numbers, Jt was then that these violators of law, when
opportunity offered, operated in defiance of the statute,
Commenting on these violations of law the Kennebec
Journal vemarks that ‘ta member of the U, 5. Fishery
Commission says he shall have all the State laws removed
which regulate seining on the coast.” A correspondent
in a recent issue of this paper states: "The great Mr.
Maddocks, I learn, is going to have the law repealed.”
Wili he doit? He surely underestimates the weight of
public oe in that State and misjudges the temper of
the people.
T am informed that Mr. Maddocks operated an oil
factory at Boothbay last season, and that he appeared
against the State as a witness in a case involving a viola-
tion of the law. This is certainly an anomalous position
for an employe of the Government to occupy,
Maine knows too well where her best interests lie, to
snuff out the light kindled by experience and grope
again in darkness. Standing in the front rank as a pre-
server of fish and game, continually legislating in those
interests, having thoroughly competent and active Com-
missioners, she will not now make a retrogressive moye,
She receives too much benefit pecuniarily and enjoys too
much prosperity directly from her supply of fish and
game, to act at the dictation and behest of menhaden
seers.
Massachusetts, in the interest of her shore fisheries, has
a law for the protection of Buzzard’s Bay. Steamers
from Rhode Tsland went there on several occasions last
summer and seined, contrary to law, but were finally
forced to retire from the bay. The State of New York,
by a recent law, protects Raritan Bay. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware have taken joint action for
the protection of Delaware Rivet. The good work of
protection is contagious and is becoming popular.
Rhode Island cannot be classed with the States men-
tioned. She is an unfortunate example of what men-
haden pirates can accomplish in the process of extermin-
ation. She has able and willing Commissioners, but has
practically no laws relating to salt-water fisheries, She
once was in the lead with famous fishing grounds, as the
departed renown of Point Judith, Narragansett, Barring-
ton, Newport, Seaconnet, West Island and Block Island
attest. Now her waters are poverty-stricken and de-
pleted. Yet the oil factories at Portsmouth, with their
foreign labor, gather in the dollars for their owners, who
laugh in their sleeyes at anything beyond the chimes of
an. oil barrel.
The Church steamers of Rhode Island caught 95,000,000
of menhaden the last season after July 1. This almost
incredible number produced, in round numbers, 500,000
gallons of oil and more than 3,000 tons of scrap. The
latter commodity more than pays running expenses, and
to its value is to be added the snug sum realized from the
sale of 10,000 bbls. of oil, The Church influence has
dominated in Rhode Island for years, and the fishing
grounds have been almost wholly ruined. The monetary
loss to the State by the decline of the fisheries is many
times in excess of any benefit derived from _ the Ports-
mouth factories with their imported labor. The menha-
den men are represented in the State Legislature by Capt.
Nat Church. Asan evidence of the oilmen’s influence,
this is what an admirer says in substanceof Capt. Daniel
T. Church;
“He has fought over legislation on the fish question year
after year and always came out ahead. He has won
pitched battles in the Massachusetts Assembly and in the
courts of Virginia and other States.”
In the New York Legislature Capt. Hawkins repre-
sents the menhaden men, He vigorously opposed the
passage of the Raritan Bay bill and characterized it as
nfiamous. ‘
Inthe days when sailing gear was the only appliance
for the pursuit of menhaden, but little, if any, opposition
to the avocation existed. It is only since the skinning
process became possible and prevalent by the exchange
of sail for steam power that opposition has developed,
and it will continue with accelerated power till the men-
haden men are subjected to the requirements of just and
proper State or national laws.
The menhaden men are as but one to a hundred of
those unorganized thousands who pursue for pleasure or
ofit the food fishes of the Atlantic coast. These men
ve invested their millions voluntarily in an enterprise
once circumscribed by no law, and desolate waters have
been the result, Now that laws are slowly and surely
crystallizing in the vital interest of the whole people,
they squeal and attempt to undo the little that has been
FOREST AND STREAM.
done for the general good. In short they violate law and
boast that they will effect a repeal,
No law along the line of this article exists or is in con-
templation, a syllable of which is other than absolutely
just to them and the people, Their rights are not para-
mount, and their business, when properly controlled,
will go on the same as now, bringing gold to their coffers
(which is apparently all they comprehend), notwithstand-
ing their pretended fears to the contrary,
No interest whatever can suffer by their subjection to
law. The net and twine factories will still find a grow-
ing demand for their productions, The tackle dealers
will flourish as never before, and the millions in money
dispensed by summer sojourners will bedoubled, This is
not all, There are thousands of deserving fishermen
along the entire stretch of coast that would be immensely
benefited by the revival of their once prosperous calling.
Why? Because the conditions known to be the best for
the preservation and perpetuation of the food fish supply
would be restored to their natural state,
No, Mr, Editor, it is too late in the day for backward
steps where such important economic questions are in-
volved, The State of Maine, rather than repeal the law
referred to, will, if she continues in wisdom, fortify it
for her citizens and the strangers yearly attracted within
her borders. She, as well as every other State bordering
on the Atlantice north of Hatteras, should be alive to
the faet that those who pursue menhaden for their oil,
and those whose dollars are invested in such enterprise,
are not safe advisers on the food fish question. They are
not vigorous and whole-souled laborers for the restoration
and perpetuation of the food fish supply,
At the yearly dinner of the Massachusetts Fish and
Game League in Boston last month, Congressman-elect
Randall advised the holding of conventions in each State,
and then a general convention in the interest of fish laws
for the Atlantic coast. Such action would undoubtedly
result in much good.
Fish propagation by nation, State or individual must
be supplemented by protection to secure the best results,
Propagation and protection are propirly inseparable,
The three-mile limit, as applied to menhaden seiners,
supplemented by a close seascn, will pave the way for
the revival of the shore fisheries,
The autocratic and dictatorial methods in vogue with
the menhaden men render it imperative that they be
legislated into reasonable bounds, They must be made
to respect the fact that menhaden are in existence for
other and more important uses than that of enriching
them at the expense of the people,
If the pursuit of menhaden as conducted with steamers
was devoid of harm, the outcry against it would not be
voiced. Itis by reason of this outcry, wide-spread and.
determined, that it must be patent to every one that un-
restrained seining is productive of ill effects. The war-
fare is waged to restore that which has been taken from
the people by the menhaden barons,
In keeping then, with the spirit of the age, when
economic questions and natural resources and pessibili-
ties are being investigated and carefully considered, let
Maine add to her present law if need be; let Massachu-
setts do the same and let Rhode Island re-assert herself,
throw off the domination of the menhaden barons and
place her waters under such wise laws as shall restore
their former preéminence,
Uniform laws along the entire coast are much to be de-
sired; these, reénforced by a general law, are confidently
looked for in the near future, ARTHUR MARTIN,
WASHINGTON, Feb, 16,
CARP AND SUCKERS AGAIN.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
In last week’s number your correspondent, ‘‘H.” casts
objections at suckers and carp, and he states that his
methods of observation are somewhat faulty by saying
that their food consists of dead and decayed substances
that are garnished with mud. Now, as a matter of fact,
the food of the Cyprinide, which are commonly known
as suckers, consists principally of theslippery coverings of
stones and sticks, and this material is composed, not of
dead matter, but of the very loveliest of diatoms and
desmids and alge and fungi, The carp are fond of the
larger algze and more highly organized plants. The rea-
son why suckers are not very good eating is because their
pretty delicate stomachfuls have a peculiar odor that
happens to be disagreeable to most people,
An old farmer, at whose house I occasionally stop when
on hunting trips, goes to town five or six times every year,
and about once a year he buys at a corner fish wagon a
lot of suckers that have been caught at some time in the
distant past. These he tosses into the sunny back of his
wagon, along with the calico, crackers, crockery, lamp
wicks, oats and hoes, and takes them home to the folks.
He says they don’t care very much for fish at his house
anyway.
1 will not champion the cause of the sucker, but for
the carp I have a good word, and this good word is sup-
erfluous among readers of FOREST AND STREAM, who are
familiar with the subject of European table fish, The
carp properly prepared, boiled and served with butter
sauce and small boiled potatoes, is a luxurious addition
to our table; and this expression of sentiment on my
part is not original. It may be heard in any first-class
restaurant in northern Europe. Ii is true that the flesh
of the carp is redolent of the odor of various alge and
diatoms when the fish has been recently taken from a
warm pond, but the particular flavor rapidly disappears
if the fish is put down the well for a few days before
being killed. itis not half as much trouble to sweeten a
school of carp as it is to fatten one hog, and the profit of
the former work may far exceed those of the latter, I
profess to be something of a connoisseur at the table, and
am willing to make the assertion that ‘qualified carp” is
delicious. RoveERT T. Morris, M.D,
New YORK, Feb, 22.
‘WHERE THE TROUT HipH,” Kit Clarke’s new book, is
announced for publication during the coming week by
Brentanos’. It will be handsomely illustrated and printed
upon the finest quality of paper. Mr. Clarke is often
aggressive, and usually obstinate in his views, yet always
an ardent angler, and his volume will doubtless prove
interesting. The author has made a careful study of the
/wininnish of Lake St. John, and after fully describing it,
says: ‘lt has been my good fortune to struggle with hook
and line against finny competitors in nearly every quarter
of the world, but never have I met so heroic a combatant
as the ebony mottled wininnish of Lake St, John,”
111
MORE PICKEREL—LESS TROUT.
i: the stocking of inland waters, a grave mistake has
been made by the Fish Commissioners of more than
one State. Too great prominence has been given to cer-
tain game fishes, the favorites of sportsmen, and to fancy
kinds from distant localities, and too little regard had
for certain other and coarser kinds, capable of yielding
large quantities of cheap and valuable food for the
people,
Another mistake has been the experiment, teo fre-
guently tried, and often at a considerable expenditure of
funds, of putting certain favorite kinds into waters in
which they had not previously existed, without any
certainty that their surroundings would be favorable to
development, instead of restocking with indigenous
species. As a rule, the plan should be, not to introduce
new kinds, that, under new conditions, might or might
not thrive, but to restock exhausted Jakes and streams
with the species natural to them, and to keep up the sup-
ply in waters not exhausted by putting in annually
enough fry to supply the annual waste caused by legiti-
mate fishing.
Another mistake, more or less plainly seen in nearly
all codes for the protection of fish and the regulation of
fishing, is the attempt to keep up the supply mainly by
preventing the fish from being taken, instead of so in-
creasing the production as to allow them to be taken in
increased quantities. To say that to enable the people
to catch a great many fish you must probibit them from
fishing, is an extravagant expression of the underlying
idea, but is nevertheless a truthfulone. Two or three
examples will illustrate the points 1 wish to make,
The Jordan and the Boyne are natural trout streams,
Formerly they swarmed with the speckled trout. They
have been fished out, To attempt to stock them with
bass or pickere), or any similar fish, would befolly. We
do not know whether the rainbow trout, the landlocked
salmon or other members of the saJmon family, from
other localities, would thrive in them or not; but we do
know that no streams were ever better adapted to the
development of the sportsman’s favorite, the speckled
trout. Let the Fish Commissioners fully restock these
streams with this species, and forever keep them fully
restocked, by putting in annually a liberal supply of
young fish, Then let the sportsmen fish to their hearts’
content, only restricting them to an open season of rea-
sonable Jength and to the taking of fish of not less than
a certan size.
Again, Houghton Lake is a natural pickerel pond,
Once it was alive with pickerel, bass and wall-eyed pike,
the pickerel predominating in numbers. It is well
adapted to the production of these food fishes, A gentle-
man whose business has been partly the marketing of the
fish from this lake, states that within a few years he has
handled more than a hundred tons. But the supply is
failing. Let the Commissioners annually put in half a
million of pickerel fry, and bass and wall-eyed pike in
proportion, and Houghton Lake will continue to bea
source of food supply, in comparison with which in value
a hundred trout streams like the Jordan and the Boyne
would dwindle into insignificance. M. L, LEACH,
TRAVERSE Ciry, Mich.
FLORIDA KINGFISH AND TARPON.
Ey peroatk GROVE, Fla., Feb. 16.—Now is the sea-
son for kingfishing in the open waters between
Cape Florida and Foney Rocks Light, where they fairly
swarm. The great silvery, gamy fellows can be had in
any number by anybody who will go out for them—that
is, if he is properly equipped and knows how to catch
them. The common mode of fishing for them is by troll-
ing with a squid from a quick-moving sailboat, but Mr. .
Bdward Prince, of New York, has recently demonstrated
that they can be successfully taken with a rod. During
the past week he has caught several weighing from 20 to
40lbs, apiece, with an ordinary bass rod, and all the hand-
liners now stand ready to follow his example.
The upper end of Biscayne Bay swarms with tarpon at
present, but it is rather too early in the season for them
to gorge bait, Messrs. T. B. Asten, Dr. Grymes, Edward
Prince, T. F. Falls and Frank L. Anthony, all expert tar-
pon fishermen, are now here experimenting with this
gamiest of game fish; but thus far without making a
catch. They report having caught sight of larger fish
than have ever been seen on the west coast,and have had
many bites; but the fish will not swallow the bait. They
merely take it into their mouths and immediately eject
it. Two of our native fishermen went out yesterday, and
in less than an hour one of them had captured three tar-
pon with a grains. One of them was a splendid big fel-
low, weighing i45lbs. The ill success that has thus far
attended the efforts of the rod and reel fishermen is
doubiless due to the fact that tarpon rarely gorge bait
before March. That month and April make the tarpon
season, and if any one wants them let him come and get
them during these eight weeks, when they are guaranteed
to be on hand in quantities to suit all who seek them,
O. K, CHOBEE,
STEAMBOATS ON RicHARDSON LAKE.—Boston, Feb. 19,
—I have been expecting to see some mention in your
paper of the steamboat troubles on the Rangeley Lakes,
or rather on Richardson and Cupsuptic. I call your at-
tention to the matter, as I believe that it will be of in-
terest to all sportsmen who go into this region, As I
understand the matter, Capt, Barker, who has heretofore
owned the only steamers on these two lakes, has had
everything in hisown hands, This winter, Billy Soule,
who owns the fine camps on Cupsuptic, brought up a
steamer and petitioned the Maine Legislature for a charter
to run on the two lakes. At once Capt. Barker put in a
counter petition for exclusive right to run steamers on
these ponds. I may be misinformed, and if so shall be
glad to be put right, but under present circumstances I
think these lakes should be free to every one, and that
there should be no monopoly of any of them in any way.
ert k
Soarcity or Cop,—For some time past the returns
from the inshore fishing grounds and George’s Bank have
shown a great falling off in the catch of cod, The fisher-
men believe that the scarcity on George’s is due largely
to the extensive use of trawls on that bank by haddock
fishermen. This fishery is carried on from Oct. 1 to May
by a fleet approximating 150 sail. Capt. J. W. Collins
informs us that such a fleet will use fully 2,500,000 hooks’
while fishing for market chiefly on George’s Bank,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
MASSACHUSETTS NET FISHING.—The committee on fish-
eries and game for Massachusetts will give a hearing at
the State House, Boston, to-day to parties interested in
the expediency of amending section 70 of chapter 19 of
the Public Statutes, so that no person may be authorized
to construct fish weirs within the limits of any city or
town lying upon tide water, unless the people of said
town or city shall by vote authorize the mayor and alder-
men of said city or the selectmen of said town to grant
such authority; that no license to set pounds, weirs, traps
or fykes shall be given for more than one year, and that
no license shall be given to any person or persons which
does not locate or fix the place by metes and bounds
where the same is to be set, nor upon land of another
person, or in the tide waters upon the same.
TARPON UP A TREE,—Some one has redrawn the illus-
tration of a tarpon hanging to a tree, given originally in
these columns, changed the face of the angler, put on
eye-glasses and made him look like a New York angler
editor, and sent the thing on a wild syndicate career
through the papers from Dan to Beersheba,
SHAD OR ‘*WHITEFISH,”—The first shad from a tribut-
ary of Chesapeake Bay reached Baltimore Feb. 22: wey
the
negroes of the lower Potomac, in the time of George
Washington, the shad was commonly known as ‘‘white-
were of good size and in fine condition, Among
fish.”
Hisheulture.
MINNESOTA FISH COMMISSION.
pe fourteenth and fifteenth annual reports of the Min-
nesota Commission of Fisheries, from July 31, 1886, to
July 31, 1888, repeat the story of difficulties overcome and
great results accomplished, together with the welcome news
of a healthy growth of public sentiment in favor of fisheul-
ture and protection. The generous assistance rendered by
the railroads in their efforts to minister to the public good
is gratefully and conspicuously acknowledged by the Com-
Some of the serious obstacles to progress are
missioners, | 1
mentioned in the following extracts:
“We want remedied, if
sible, that we may
liquidated with regularity and promptness,
demands upon the C
our appropriation be increased to $10,000 per annum at least.
The demand for more fish comes to us from all parts of our
State; an unending and insatiable plea, ‘Give us more fish,’
comes from every side.
made; of the above amount we owe $2,348.30.
“We need also some provision to pay for the inspection of
meagre
allowance of money for the work we have ¢alis to doin
fishculture and distribution, we have not felt authorized to
dams and the location of fishways. With the
use it for that purpose and have hesitated in so using it.
With the pecuniary aid of those largely interested, we have,
inspected a number of dams of Cannon River and Cotton-
wood River, and located fishways which haye been built.
We find it necessary to have an attorney to conduct the
proceedings and manage the ne ein Ds when necessary.
Experience has demonstrated that dependence upon the
county attorney for assistance in such matters is most un-
reliable and expensive, from its vexatious delays which are
sometimes caused by the evident reluctance to offend those
who may be called upon for a vote, which fear seems to
check inclination to any prompt and vigorous action. We
need provision tor meeting the additional cost of transpor-
tation since some of the railroads over which we ave neces-
sitated to go have withdrawn passes,
“That our work is important and valuable and well done,
we have so many evidences on every side that we feel en-
couraged to ask more liberal appropriations to go on and
keep Minnesota abreast of the progress making in our sister
States of practical fishculture. We are not ashamed of our
record among them. We desire still to hold our place in
the front rank and continue to be distingnished for the ex-
cellence and success of our work, which has the commenda-
tion, we are proud to say, of every one who has investigated
our hatcheries and ponds. Among them are not only the
best fishculturists of America, but also several eminent
European proficients, who haye complimented usin a very
gratifying manner upon our modes of culture and success.
“The community are demanding more work of the Com-
mission every season, and the Commissioners are not only
willing but desirous to supply every citizen who has suit-
able lake or stream in his vicinity with the fish most suit-
able for the waters of the locality. With the increased
money we haye asked for at our disposal this enlarging de-
mand can fairly be met, and we feel justified in saying no
such moderate outlay of the public money as is asked for
will give so universal and unusual satisfaction as the sum
appropriated and expended in the propagation and distribu-
tion of food fishes to the people of the State.”
DISTRIBUTION IN 1887.
GerNanwCarp . occ seoy cil\saaic csua kek eae ee 2,695
Theil. poem Are ees wed Ay rege 10,000,000
Wall-eyed pike. ..........2 0... eece eee eo «3,900,000
Rainbowstront.: - 3: = -lystacesws Ws eae tae alee 11,000
Landlocked salmon...-.2.--..-..eeeseecceee 10,000
Waibivie. DIDOK aot sxe ta ces tinse- en ea ee oe 292,000
Lake Superior trout.....-..scse+csvecs-seue 96,000
(IBIACKSPHES ama caleunie. scene brn eS Fac: 35,500
14,347,195
DISTRIBUTION IN 1888.
CEI OA Woe trices AS erty at = Fae te 522
Whitefish .......,.2-20+ i ed 10,000,000
Weall-eyed pike=: iains sac eevee ke nee 1,970,000
FtAin DOW GLOW: shetae vita: Fe vee et isa ns nail 28,000
Hoch Le yenckromtE © esse alee pee ssie toss 10,000
Native brook tromt,. .2.%. 022.320. v ese ay cee. 434,000
Lake Superior trout,......0.c1seevseessees 147,500
Brown ytnait. o atd Seer cote pees een e-. 10,000
BlAC PASS avec i, qi ts eee ls scene PES 3,000
12,603,022
“Carp haye proven to be prolific, so much so that one can
buy either the dead or living fish in the markets of St. Paul
or Minneapolis. Oarp, like pigs, will stand much abuse;
either will survive being kept in a mud hole, but it spoils
the flavor of the meat of both unless they haye a chance to
recuperate on proper food and clean habitat. Complaint is
made sometimes that they taste of mud, which is not to be
wondered at, considering how little care and attention they
receive to make them palatable compared with the pains
taken in Hurope to give them improved quality and flavor.
It should be borne in miud also that good water makes good
racticable, the irregularity of
drawing our appropriation from the State treasury. If pos-
ave specified sums at specified times at
our disposal, that the proper bills and accounts may be
In short, the
ommission to be fully met require that
In our attempt to meet this larger
and ever increasing demand for distribution and the unex-
pected and unusual expenses added to it, we are in debt
about $3,000 to our superintendent, who has allowed his pay
to accumulate that other necessary expenditures might be
fish, and that plenty of water is required. I have the testi-
mony of one man at least that ‘a wash tub full of water
Me Pipe warm cellar all winter don’t seem to do, as they all
ed.
We are somewhat surprised to learn that the mongrel
whitefish, Coregonus tullibee, is one of the most important
species 11 Minnesota; it is represented in the National col-
lection by only a few very poor specimens.
The beneficial result of artificial propagation of the white-
fish is fully admitted by the fishermen who have long
doubted the wisdom of the work. The subjoined extracts
from a Duluth newspaper are from the testimony of men
engaged in the fisheries:
“The season has been a remarkably good one atthe island,
fish having heen plenty and in good demand, in fact the de-
mand for Lake Superior whitefish and trout is growing so
rapidly all over the West and Southwest that it cannot be
supplied. In the season just past, fishermen have caught a
great many of the young fish planted in the lake by the
State Commission in late years, these fish having now begun
to arrive at a size and age when they become valuable. [f
there had at any time been doubt of the value to the fishing
industry and to Duluth of this system of planting whitefish
and trout the experience of this season will quickly dispel
such doubt. Of the total catch a very large proportion have
been of the planted fish, and the lake, which three or four
years ago seemed about to become depleted of these magnifi-
cent food fish, contains now more than ever. There is no
reason why Lake Superior should not be avast food reser-
yoir, and the establishment of the new hatchery, the greatest
in the world, will do much to make it so.
“A new fish firm, composed of experienced men in the busi-
ness and backed by a large amount of capital, is now mak-
ing arrangements to move its entire plant from one of the
lower lakes to Duluth. Their coming will give a wider
market and competition, and will aid in making this city
what it is surely destined to be, a stupendous fish market.
Already Duluth handles more fresh fish than all other points
on Lake Superior combined, and this trade is destined to
grow rapidly.”’
The new arrangement by which the United States Fish
Commission will relieve Minnesota of the labor of the white-
fish hatching is yery acceptable to the State Commissioners,
whose approval is thus expressed;
‘“Hereatter the State Commission will relinquish the
whitefish work on Lake Superior to the United States Fish
Commission, which will carry it on with an efficiency and
energy from their larger and better appointed hatchery im-
possible for us with our limited State resources and modest
equipment. We are glad of their aid and they are glad to
help us. Indeed, Commissioner McDonald has added greatly
to the scope of the United States Fish Commission work,
reaching inland and establishing stations undreamed of
until he, with his broad and comprehensive planning, made
them feasible, and we bespeak for him from our State's
delegation in Washington their support and encouragement
in carrying out the great national work he is accomplish-
ing.
The United States station at Duluth has a capacity for
100,000,000 whitefish eggs, besides an equal number of ova of
wall-eyed pike, and of lake and brook trout an unlimited
quantity. The establishment is under the charge of the fol-
lowing persons: R. O, Sweeny, superintendent, fishculturist;
M Root, foreman, fishculturist; Andrew McCormick,
assistant fishculturist; R. O. Sweeny, Jr., engineer; Peter
Dubé, first fireman; Daniel McLachlin, second fireman: Mrs.
A. McCormick, housekeeper.
The notes relative to the life history of the food fishes in
the hatchery are of very great interest. The rainbow trout,
which causes much complaint in our coastal streams by its
wandering instincts, is a favorite in Minnesota, where it
grows rapidly and does not go astray. The Loch Leyen
trout does not grow sa fast as the native fish, nor is it so
prolific in eggs; but 10,000 fry were reared from fish ob-
tained from imported eggs, and the outlook for the future is
promising. The brown trout yielded for the first time this
year eggs which produced 10,000 fry. The breeding fish are
healthy, vigorous and growing rapidly. Brook trout are
thriving remarkably; although over three-quarters of a
million haye been planted, the demand is far from being
satisfied and the number of anglers is steadily increasing,
Jiandiocked salmon have done well in mill ponds and clear,
cold spring streams,
Black bass fry were collected Aug. 18, Sept. 7 and Sept. 16.
In 1887 wall-eyed pike began spawning April 28 and were
hatching fast May 12. In 1888 the first spawners were caught
May 6, twenty of them yielding 300,000 eggs, and fry were
coming out rapidly June +. Doubtless some were hatched
earlier. Whitefish eggs received Jan, 28 began to hatch
March 16 and all were out by the 29th. Loch Leven trout
spawned from Dec. 19 to 25. Brown trout spawning ended
Dec, 29, Landlocked salmon eggs placed in the hatchery
March 7, and some of the fry were planted May 25. Rainbow
trout spawned from March 16 to April 9, Brook trout com-
menced spawning one year Oct. 21, the earliest date observed
at the hatchery; in 1885 the earliest was Oct. 24, Feb. 19 all
of the native brook trout eggs were hatched.
THE HALIBUT FISHERY.—The catch of halibut at the
present time on some of the banks which for a number of
years have been almost deserted by fishermen is much larger
than usual. This may be due to some extent to the remark-
ably fine winter weather, which has alloweda more exten-
sive use of trawls than has been possible for many years.
The grounds yielding good returns are Quereau .and the
Le Have ridges. At Yaquina, Oregon, a new fishing com-
pany, with a capital of $250,000, will engage in the fishing
for cod and halibut. Their outfits will be furnished by a
firm in Gloucester, Mass., and the company will be prepared
to cure their fish by saltihg or smoking and to ship them
either fresh or cured,
WALL-EYED PIKE HATCHING,—The U.S. Fish Com-
mission is making arrangements to hatch, in the spring,
100,000,000 eggs of the wall-eyed pike at Sandusky, Ohio,
Of these Pennsylvania will get a large share for the Sus-
quehanna, Delaware, and other suitable rivers, In the for-
mer river the species seems to be scarcely holding its own.
A few adults have been transferred from the Susquehanna
to the Delaware in the last two or three years by the Penn-
sylvania Commission,
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on Dec. 31, 1888, if was $89,427,026.92. Of the:e assets more than
twenty-five millions are loaned on bend and mortgage, and over
thirty-four millions invested in United States stocke, State stocks,
city stocks, or are held in trust companies; real estate accounts
for twenty-twomillions more, and Joans on collateral and cash in
bank tor more than six millions, During the year nearly twelve
millions were paid ont to policy holders on claims by death,
matured endowments, diyidends, surrender yalues, annuities and
discounted endowments, The statement shows a total undivided
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FIXTURES.
bOG SHOWS.
March 5 to 8, 1889.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Albany .
Kennel Club, at Albany, N. ¥Y. Geo. B. Gallup, Secretary. |
Mavreh 12 to 15, 1889,—Second Annual Show of the Fort Schuyler
Kennel Club Utica, N.¥. James W. Dunlop, President. |
March 26 to 29, 1889,—First Annual Dog Show of the Massachu-
setts Kennel Club, at Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary.
March 19 to 22, 1889.—Wirst Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel |
Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, octet Ye
April 2 to 5, 1889— Annual Show of the New Hngland Kennel
Gib y Boston, Mass, J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
ace
April 9 to 12.—First_ Dog Show. of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass, Hdward W. Doyle, Secretary,
April 9 to 12, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
Kennel Club, at Chicago, 01. John L, Lincoln, Jr., Secretary,
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia,
Kennel Club, at Philadelpnia, Pa. Francis 8. Brown, Secretary,
May 22 to 2).—Pacifie Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal,
FIELD TRIALS.
Nov. 4—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club,
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind. -
Noy. 18.—Hleventh Annual Field Trials of the Hastern Wield
Trials Club, at High Point; N.C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N.
ST. BERNARD CLUB.
ve the meeting of the Board of Governors of the St. Ber-
nard Club, held at Madison Square Garden Feb. 19, the
following members were elected: Messrs. W. H. Warder,
Springfield, O.;1.V. Hecker, New York; J. Lohman, Orange,
x J.; W. T. Fraser, Detroit, Mich.; W. W. Macfarlane,
New York; Hon. J. 8. Wise, New York: J. S. Dudley, New
York; W. E. Connor, New York; Fred Kimball, Worcester,
aed B, P. Johnson, New York; R. R. A. Durkee, Chicago,.
At the annual meeting held at the Hoffman House at 7
o'clock on the same day the following were present: Miss
A. H. Whitney and Miss Chandler, Lancaster, Mass; R. J.
Sawyer, Menominee, Wis.; R. Stucky, Pittsburgh, Pa.; B,
H. Moore, Melrose, Mass.; J. H. Long, Boston, Mass.; W
H. Warder, Springfield, O.; Thos. B, Lee, Toledo, O.; H.S.
Pitkin, Hartford, Conn.; J, Lohman, Orange, N. J.; W. H.
Joeckel, Hoboken, N. J.; Lorenzo Daniels, New York, B.P.
Johnson, New York; E. B. Sears, Melrose, Mass.: K. E.
Hopf, Arlington, N. J., in the chair.
he new constitution and by-laws were adopted. The
latter provided for a club album of photographs of winners
of club specials, one copy of which may be obtained at cost
by members of the club. The correct measurements, weight,
color, etc., of each winner to be recorded inthealbum. The
standard as adopted by the Swiss St, Bernard Club at their
meeting last June, modified so far as markings are concerned.
The collar had been included in the obligatory markings.
Now the standard reads: “Absolutely necessary markings
are: Noseband (white around muzzle), blaze, chest, lees and
tip of tail. Collar, or white spot on nape of neck are desira-
ble.”? The officers were re-elected for the ensuing year,
President, K. E, Hopf; Vice-Presideuts, H. H. Moore, R. J.
Sawyer and Miss A. H. Whitney; Treasurer, W. H, Joeckel,
Secretary, Lorenzo Daniels. To complete the number of the
Board of Governors, nine were elected as follows: Ret, W.
H. Walbridge, John Lohman, S. B. Macfarlane, B. P. John-
son, R. P. Durkee, W. S. Diffenderffer, J. B. Lee, J. W,
Dunlop and Geo. M. Elwood. ‘
The club isin a flourishing condition and many applica-
tions for membership are coming in. The meetings of the
Board of Governors in future will be held on the second
Monday of each month,
THE AMERICAN MASTIFF CLUB.
“ps annual meeting of the American Mastiff Club took
place at_ the Madison Square Garden, New York, on
Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 2 P.M. Among the members present
were Messrs. Winchell, Cook, Belknap, Underhill, Herbert
Mead, Stevenson, Swogds, Banks and Derby. ‘The report of
the treasurer showed receipts from all sources during the
last year $936.88; the expenses for the year $438.24, leaving a
balance in the treasury of $498.64. The list of members
numbered fifty-two, Fifteen new members have been added
to the list since the last year. The secretary presented a
correspondence with Mr, W. K. Taunton of the Old English
Mastiff Club, and announced that Mr. Taunton had offered
as a breeder’s prize a gold challenge medal, value $50, for
the best American-bred mastiif, the contestant to be under
two years of age. The secretary also stated that the execu-
tive committee had offered at the New York show of 1889, a
new cup, value $300, to be known as the Westminster Chal-
lenge cup, for the best dog or bitch under three years of age,
the property of a member of the American Mastiff Club. In
addition to this the club’s three silver cups and medals were
offered for competition at the same show. At the coming
Chicago show the American Mastiff Club offered three silver
cups and a money prize of $25 for competition among club
members. The club’s silver medal was also offered at the
approaching Albany and Philadelphia shows. The officers
elected for the ensuing year were as follows: President,
Robert Lenox Belknap: Vice-Presidents, Herbert Mead,
Edward Dudley and F, T, Underhill; Executive Committee;
R. L. Belknap, Herbert Mead, Edward Dudley, F. T. Under
hill, R. H. Derby, C. R. Colwell, W. R. Stevenson, C. C.
Marshall, J. L. Winchell and James Rawle; Secretary and
Treasurer, R, H. Derby.
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WORCESTER DOG SHOW.—Worcester, Mass,, Feb. 25.
Editor Forest and Stream: Arrangements are progressing
ftayorably for the first annual bench show of the Worcester
Kennel Club. The premium lists are to be sent out this
week, and as we offer $1,500 in cash prizes, besides a large
number of specials offered by friends of the club and busi-
ness houses, we hope to receive a large entry of dogs. It is
our purpose to have everything square and fair and to
secure competent judges. Our dates are the week following
the Boston show, and we shall get special railroad rates for
exhibitors at that show, who will stop over in Worcester,
We have hired the Worcester Skating Rink for the week of
the show, and it is very hard to find a more suitable place,
There is a large yard attached, surrounded by a 12ft. fence,
large enough, in fact, to turn the whole show into for exer-
cise. The rink is large enough to accommodate 700 or 800
dogs without crowding in the least. We have contracted
with Spratts Patent to bench and feed, and have secured
Mr. William Tallman as superintendent.—EpWARD W.
Dope, Secretary Worcester Kennel Club, P. O, Box 988.
THE POINTER CLUB,—A meeting for the purpose of
perfecting the organization of The Pointer Club of America
was held on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 20, at Madison
Square Garden, Following is the list of officers: President,
John §. Wise, of New York; Vice-Presidents, James 1.
Anthony and F, R. Hitchcock, of New York, B. F. Seitner
of Dayton, O., and A, C. Collins, of Hartford; Secretary and.
Treasurer, George La Rue, of New York. Hxecutive Com-
mittee—The above named officers and GC, M, Munhall and
J, R. Daliba, of Cleveland, Charles Heath, of Orange, N. J.
James P. Swain, Jr., of New York, J, H.
delphia, and J. M, Arnott, of New York.
inslow, of Phila-
NEW YORK DOG SHOW.
HH thirteenth annual dog show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, held at Madison Square Garden last week,
was the best both in number of entries and excellence of
management that has ever been held in this country, and
we were assured by several exhibitors who have attended
some of the recent large shows abroad that so far as good
management goes, New York is far ahead and well up both
in number and quality of the dogs shown. This may well
he believed when we take into consideration the fact that
very nearly nine-tenths of the winners in the challenge and
open classes are well-known winners at the principal shows
in England, and in many cases they are acknowledged to be
the best representatives of their breed living. Quite a
number of tecent importations succeeded in carrying off the
honors in their respective classes, while a number of others
with important wins to their credit had to be content with
honorable mention, Aside from the interest one naturally
takes in inspecting good specimens of the different breeds,
the knowledge gained by the breeder and fancier in compar-
ing the recent importations with those that have been in the
evuutry for some time and with those that have been bred
here, was of inestimable value; and it is to be hoped that
with the vast quantity of good material we now have we
shall soon see a marked improvement in our American-bred
dogs. This much to be desired improvement has already
begun in some of the breeds, and we hope to see it continue
and extend to all breeds until it will no longer he necessary
to send to England to obtain a winner even when the best
are competitors, Any one with plenty of money can_pur-
chase a sure winner, but, as we have often remarked, the
breeder of an exceptionally fine specimen is entitled to far
the preater honor. We were greatly interested in looking
over the native-bred ones and note with pride that there
were many yery fine specimens among them, and some that
promise to give the best a good fight for the honors when
they are mature. :
The mastiff and St. Bernard classes were a wonderfully
ood collection, better than has ever before been brought to-
gether in thiscountry. Thére was also considerable improve-
ment in the pointer classes, and the youngsters were the best
that haye ever been shown at New York. The improvement
wes especially noticeable in legs and feet, and if breeders
continue the good work their dogs will at least have some-
thing to stand upon. The English setter classes were not
up te those of former years. Why this should be so we are
at a loss to comprehend. A large amount of money has
been expended on this breed, and yet we have comparatively
nothing to showforit. We were also disappointed in the
Trish setters; they were not nearly so good as we expected to
see. Outside a few of the winners the rule was, coarse
heads, awkward legs and bad form or color, not as combina-
tion, however, but some one of these defects was apparent
in by far too many instances. There was an improvement
in the black and tan or Gordon classes, although they were
far from being an even lot so far as type is concerned, Now
that the American Gordon Setter Club has taken hold of
them ye shall expect to set this handsome breed come out
strong in the near future, The spaniel classes filled only
fairly welt although many of the best in the country were
present,
The collies were yery good, but not quite up to those of
last year, the puppies outside the winner being a poor lot.
The fox-terriers were the largest and best collection that we
have ever seen together, and we were pleased to note among
them quite a number of good youngsters, some of them be-
ing exceptionally good. Many of the terrier and toy classes
were much better filled than we have before seen and among
them were some very fine specimens, There appears to be
an increasing demand for almost all breeds, and a large
number of sales were made during the show and in many
cases good prices were realized.
The weather during the show was all that could be de-
sired and the attendance was even better than last year.
We were informed by several members of the club who are
undoubtedly ‘excellent judgesin the matter, that the num-
ber of beautiful women who visited the show is something
unprecedented in the past. As our own eyes at every turn
beheld vast throngs of brave men faultlessly attired, and as
we all know that chivalry is ever found in attendance upon
beauty, we could readily believe this. We certainly have
never before seen at. a doz show such well-dressed and well-
behaved crowds as thronged the Garden every day and even-
ing of the show, and the best of it was that every one
appeared to be delighted with the exhibition. As one of
the daily papers aptly put it, m a startling headline,
“Fashionable Society Going to the Dogs.” No show was ever
better advertised, nearly all of the dailies gaye us columns
of ‘dog talk”? every day, some of it gossipy and interesting
and not a little of it intensely amusing to those who knojy
a little something about dogs.
The managers of the show are deserving of great praise,
and they may well feel proud of the very able manner in
which the thousand and one details were carried out. We
have never attended a show where everything appeared to
run so smoothly. Mr. Mortimer, the superintendent, coy-
ered himself with glory, and fully demonstrated that he not
only knows what is necessary to be done, but that he also
knows just how to go to work to accomplish it. There was
Bogie a change from former arrangements in the benching.
nstead of placing the large dogs, as has been the custom
heretofore, around the sides of the building, the space was
open and the dogs were benched in six double rows extend-
ing the length of the building, except in the center, wherea
space 72ft. square was devoted to the judging rings. This
was divided into six rings of varying size, and as soon as the
judging was over the inside partition was taken away, giving
the whole space for an exercising ring, which was filled a
large portion of the time with dogs of ail descriptions, from
the lordly St. Bernard to the diminutive toy, and eager
faces surrounded the ring all aglow with interest, watching
the beautiful: animals as they took their exercise and in-
dulged in many a sportive antic.
It was an interesting and yery instructive sight to many to
see dogs whose looks denoted a most ferocious and quarrel-
some disposition, fraternize with others equally unpromising
so far as looks are concerned, and after the briefest of intro-
ductions, join in a game of romps around the ring and play-
fully tumble over each other and their companions to the
evident gene of all; even the sedate deerhounds appeared
to enjoy the fun and occasionally would join in a romp with
some chance acquaintance, while the beautiful Russian
wolthound, notwithstanding the fierce and bloodthirsty
character given him become of the daily papers, was one of
the most playful and frisky animals that we saw in the ring.
Professor Parker with his band of trained dogs amused
large audiences, giving a very good performance every even-
ing and in the afternoon after the first day. The large hall
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over the Madison avenue entrance was used for benching the
beagles, toys and some of the terriers, making quite a
respectable dog show of itself. There were two good-sized
judging rings at the upper end of the hall, making it quite
Son RAST as the dogs did not have to go down stairs to be
judged,
The benching and feeding was done by Spratts Patent in
their usual excellent manner, The attendants appeared to
be of a better class than is generally seen, and their duties
were performed in 4 painstaking manner. Many of them
obtained the confidence and love of the dogsina remarkable
degree, while others did not succeed at all. We noticed one
young fellow in particular who apparently had the good
will of every dog that he came in contact with, and when he
passed through the aisle aver which he had charge every tail
was wagging and every eye followed him as long as he re-
mained in sight. These are the sort of men for attendants,
for dogs as well as other animals thrive best under kindly
care, and nothing will put them out of condition sooner
than a want of sympathy between them and their lkeeper.
We have had much to say in past years regarding the very
bad practice, common at all shows, of benching together
dogs of different classes owned by one exhibitor, Last year
Mr. Mortimer informed us that a reform would be inaugu-
rated at the next show, and we are pleased to note that the
dogs were benched consecutively according to their num-
bers, Consequently when they were wanted the veriest
tyro of an attendant could at once bring up any dog called
for, and we haye never seen the judging ring served so well
and expeditiously as at this show. and we were assured by
the managers that under no circumstances will the old plan
ever again be allowed. Other shows will do well to take a
note of this, and by adopting the plan save themselver much
of worry and no end of trouble.
The catalogue was a model in its way, and is the best one,
taken as a whole, that we have yet seen, The type was large
and plain, and the senseless publication of the long list of
winnings that we usually see was omitted. The list of
special prizes was published at the head of each breed, and,
best of all, the dogs were given but onenumber each, There
were 1,872 regular entries, and some 200 re-entries in other
classes, but in the extra classes the original number was re-
tained, greatly to the convenience of all, even the reporter
was not a little benefitted thereby, and thankiully acknow-
ledges and blesses the thoughtful care that lightened his
labors, On Wednesday morning we were agreeably sur-
prised to receive a copy of the catalogue with the awards
plainly printed opposite the numbers of the winners. Al-
though not absolutely correct, the work was better done
than we expected to find, as in making up thelist for FOREST
AND STREAM we had no end of trouble owing to the hurried
manner in which the slips for the press were copied from the
judges’ books. This will account for the number of correc-
tions which will be found below.
For the past three years at each show we were informed
that this was the last dog show to be held at Madison Square
Garden, and in consequence were not surprised to hear the
old story again last week. There seems, however, to be
better grounds for the report, and there is a strong proba-
bility that the present structure has seen its last dog
show, We were shown the plan of the new amusement
building, which it is proposed to commence next May and
complete in season for the horse fair in November. The
plans include an amphitheater about the size of the present
one, a concert hall on Madison avenue, capable of seating
3,000, modeled after the great Wagner Hall at Bayreuth; a
small hall with a seating capacity of 700, and smaller rooms
that will answer for committee or waiting rooms, as may be
needed. We are assured that everything will be on the
most liberal scale and that nothing will be left undone to
make the resort worthy the great city which is sadly in need
of just such a place in which to hold its annual dog show.
We are informed by Mr. Hitchcock, the secretary of the W.
K. C., that the corresponding week in February is claimed
for the New York show, and that the premium list will be
on a much more liberal scale than that of this year. This
will be welcome news to old exhibitors, and we have no
doubt that many new ones will be added to the list. Judg-
ing begun on Tuesday shortly after half past ten, and with
the exception of the black and tan setter classes and some
of the specials, it was finished before dark. As a whole it
was better performed than is usually the case at this show,
some of it, however, as will he seen by the subjoined re-
port, was not up to the mark, and there were mistakes that
should not have been made.
Following is a list of the judges and the classes assigned
to them:
Mr, GC. C. Marshall, mastiffs. Miss A. H. Whitney, St.
Bernards, Great Danes and pugs. Mz. John Davidson,
bloodhounds, deerhounds, greyhounds, English foxhounds,
pointers, English and black and tan setters and Hnglish
retrievers. Mr. Max Wenzel, Irish setters. Mr, James
Tuckwell, spaniels, Mr. Geo. C. Clark, Chesapeake Bay
dogs. Mr. D. Baillie, Newfoundlands and all terriers except
fox and bull-terriers, Mr. N. Elmore, American foxhonnds
and beagles. Messrs. Martin Dennis and J. D. Shotwell,
collies. Mr, A. Belmont, Jy., fox-terriers. Mr. i. 8, Porter,
bulldogs, bull-terriers, basset hounds and dachshunde, Mr.
FP. B. Pay, toy spaniels. Mr, J. R. Pierson, poodles, Italian
greyhounds, Mexican hairless and miscellaneous, ‘
Following is a list of the additional awards, corrections
and special prizes:
ADDITIONAL AWARDS AND CORRECILONS.
In the mastiff novice class, Dr, H. F, Praeger’s Due de York was
ad instead of Minting, Jr. In the mastiff bitch puppy class, J. L.
Winchell’s Tigris JI. was 2d instead of Edda. In rough-coated
St. Bernard dogs, P, J. Egan’s Egan’s Barry was com. Instead of
Wallace; in bitches, Keystone Kennels? Madoken was very high
com. and B. P, Johnson’s Kate was com. instead of high com; in
bitch puppies, C. Heim’s Bedford Flora was high com. Insmooth-
coated bitches, J. Kevan’s Appolonia was very high com, and Hr-
minie Kennels’ Hrminie was high com.; in dog puppies, Erminie
Kennels’? Matherhorn was high com.; in novice class, C. G. Shelly’s
Macduff was very high com. In large pointer dogs, Bryn Mawr
Kennels’ Bang was com. In small bitches, G. M. Cornell’s Revel
Vi. was Ist and Meally’s Baby was very high com. Polka was
unnoticed, and 8.8. Bauks’s Daisy of Naso was com. Inthe Eng-
lish setter noyice class, Nahmke Kennels’ Peveril was. very high
com. and their Stray Shot was com. In Irish setter dogs, C. H.
Thompson's Desmond Il. was 2d instead of Rory O’MorelV.; F.
P. Jordan’s Jefferson and L. Y. J. Backer’s Irish Laddie were
high com.: Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Royer was
com.and Rory O’More (VY_and Romie were unnoticed; in the nov-
ice class, Prof. i. P. Braive’s Royal Ruby was very highcom, In
foxhounds (English), Rockaway Hunt Club’s Warrior was 2d and
G. H. Mercer’s Warrior was éd. |
In the field spaniel challenge bitch class, Oldham & Willey’s
Miss Newton Obc won; in open class as published last week, for
bitches read black, dogs; in the other than liver or black class,
WNahmke Kennels’ Tansy was com. In the open collie dog class,
Fairview Kennels’ Donald was 3d and Guy Mannering yery high
com., Roslyn Torfrida was 4th and Metchley Surprise was yery
en Dees J. Be chayere, Snpsimaty
was very high com., P, Sharkey’s Carte Rouche high com., ab
C. L. Collings Bendigo and T, S. K. Hawkhursi’s Cribb com.; in
bitches, R. B. Sawyer's Beatrice was 3d. In beagle bitches, Lewis
Bros.’ Banner Queen was 3d, and T. B, Manly’s Arbutus and Bar-
berry Kennel’s Lonesome were com. In fox-terrier dogs, J, H,
Thayer's Luke was reserve instead of Banquo, and L. & W. Ruth-
erfurd’s Warren Strapper and Warren Sophist were com,; in the
hitch puppy class, H. P. Frothingham’s Widget was com, instead
of Stanly Cauliflower; in the novice class, H. Hoey’s Vignette was
3d. In Ivish terrier dogs, H. Dinning’s Wasp was com. In Bed-
lington terrier dogs, Ist, and 2d were disqualified and the 3d win-
ner Punch was 2d. In Yorkshire terrier bitches, W.C. McClellan’s
Nellie was com, instead of in the toy class, In pug dogs, Oo.
Bggeling’s Clique was reserve. In the miscellaneous class, Miss
Lewis's Carlotta won 2d instead of Budge.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
MaAstirrs—Kennel, E, H. Moore; best, Minting. Mastiff Club
specials: Taunton challenge medal, Melrose Prince; American-
bred, the same; puppy sweepstakes, Lady Gladys. Owned by
members: Best, Minting; under three years, Alonzo; best bitch,
The Lady Coleus, St. BuryARDsS—Kennel, BE. H, Moore; best
rough bitch with two of her produce, Gemma I,, with Barry II,
and Alpine Chief; smooth, Monastery Mercedes, with Monastery
Myrtle and Monastery Nell; rough puppy sired by Hector, Mont-
rose; smooth, Trojan Hector. St. Bernard Club specials, for
members only: Best smooth, Vietor Joseph; rough, Ben Lomond;
smooth stud dog, Victor Joseph, with, Neyis and Nigel; rough,
Otho, with Vindex and Chrysa; American-bred smooth dog, no
entry; bitch, Monastery Myrtle; rough dog. Otho; bitch, Madoken,
Kennel bloodhounds, Brough & Winchell; deerhounds, J. E,
Thayer: greyhounds, H, W. Huntington; pointers, Chas, Heath.
Best pointer, Graphic; sired by Tammany, Tory White; dog with
field trial record, Duke of Hessen; bitch, Lalla Rookh. Kennel
English setters, I. Windholz; best, Count Howard; dog with field
trial record, Roger; bitch, Manitoba Belle, Kennel Irish setters,
GC. T. Thompson; dog with field trial record, Desmond II,; bitch,
Daisy. Kennel Gordon setters, Meadowthorpe Kennels. Kennel
American foxhounds, E, W. Jester. Best Chesapeake Bay, Kum.
Kennel spaniels, Oldham & Willey; field spaniels, the same;
cockers, the same; best field spaniel, Glencairn; puppy, Darkness;
Clumber, (2) Newcastle. Kennel collies, Chestnut Hill Kennels;
best, Scotilla, Bull, Rabaeas; bull-terrier, Cairo; kennel beagles,
Somerset Kennels; fox-terriers, L. & W.Rutherfurd; American-
bred puppy. Hillside Dandy; brace wire-haired, Billet and Capsi-
eum, Fox-Terrier Club specials: Challenge cup, Valet; best dog,
the same; bitch. Richmond Dazzle; dog puppy, Hillside Dandy;
bitch, Warren Sparkle; pair. Raffle and Diana; pair of puppies,
Hillside Dandy and Hillside Freda. Best black and tan terrier,
Meersbrook Billy; Yorkshire, Bradford Harry. Kennel pugs,
Dr. M,. H. Cryer; challenge cup, Bessie.
high com. In the bulldog o
MASTIFFS—(MR. MARSHALL).
This was probably the best class of mastiffs ever seen at
an American show. There were manifestations of dissatis-
faction over several of the awards, butin justice to the judge
who made his debut on this occasion, we must say that but
few mistakes were made, and those that we noticed were
not of a serious nature. Maximilian’s magnificent son
Minting had the challenge class for dogs to himself; but
what difference would it have made if he had been opposed
by a hundred competitors? Heis even a grander dog than
he was last year, and in his present great form we believe
him able to give points and a beating to any mastiff in the
world. The hundred dollar chailenge cup and the special
srize of twenty-five dollars for best mastiff in theshow were
literally at his mercy, although we heard it said that the
judge considered Alonzo very nearly his equal. Wacouta
Nap, the other entry, was absent. In the bitch class The
Lady Clare, another good one, had as her only competitor
Duchess, Both were in good condition, but Beau’s hand-
some daughter won with several points to spare. The open .
class for dogs, which contained twenty entries, brought out
some really good dogs which were carefully and well judged.
Mr. E. H. Moore’s Alonzo scored a rather easy win, bein
several points ahead of his competitors. Defects; Skull no
quite flat and not showing enough volume, especially in
cheeks; set of ears not quite right; color of eyes a couple of
shades too light: chest should be wider; hindquarters not
perfect but good; coat rather long and coarse and showing
slight waviness, Im other points he is a very hard dog to
beat, and is probably the second best mastiff dog in America.
Competition for second honors was very keen between Mel-
rose Prince, formerly Crown Prince, and Sears’ Monarch.
The first named won first in the puppy class at Boston last
year, and our report of him was as follows: ‘‘Third prize
went to Crown Prince (a poached name, Mr. Moore), a rather
promising puppy by Ilford Caution. He has the same de-
fect that The Shah had, yiz., a domed skull, very well in a
bloodhound or Irish setter, but not what we want in the
mastiff, He has a short, blunt face of fair yolume, but is
cut away too much in front of the eyes, and has plenty of
ear. The light Crown Prince face markings do not add to
his appearance, and his condition at present is not good.
Still, he is a good puppy, perhaps the best I haye seen in
America, and if all goes well with him he will be heard
from next spring.’? This criticism was correct, but the dog
has put on cheek muscle since then, and his head, taken
altogether, has a much better appearance, Monarch has
the advantage in massiveness of body and is slightly the
more truly formed. Crown Prince has the best of it in muz-
gle, depth of head and true mastiff character. After weigh-
ing carefully all PUpES positive and negative, we cast our
vote in favor of the son of Lord Raglan. Moses, who beat
(Heaven save the mark) Alonzo at Richmond was well
placed fourth, and certainly he got all he deserved in the
company he met on this occasion. Defects: Skull and muz-
zle lacking in width; too much length from eyes to nostrils;
ears too large; forehead not onite flat; would be improved
by more wrinkle; limbs a trifle light in proportion to bulk
of body; coat not first-class; body rather short. A big, fine,
massive dog, not showing enough of that indispensable
requisite—character, without which no dog can be ranked
in the first class. It is a credit to Mr. Marshall that he de-
tected an absence of a something which the eye of a novice
would almost surely overlook. Regulus, vhe., needs no de-
scription, being well known to our readers. He was properly
placed. Wolsey, hc., bears but slight resemblance to his
great ancestor of that name. Defects: Muzzle too long and
lacking in depth and width; skull not having much yolume;
rather short between the couplings and not low enongh;
should have more bone; feet not first-rate. With all his
defects he is a better dog than Bruce VL, alsohe. Bruce VI.,
to which we just referred, has a very shallow head, poor
eyes and expression, and is rather light in bone and not
good in feet. He has good body and coat and stands well
behind. Kaffir, c., lacksin skull and muzzle, is not quite
straight in front, a trifle weak in knees, wanting in sub-
stance, toa leggy and not perfect in hindquarters. Court,
unnoticed, is houndy in head, long in ears, leggy and unfit
for the show bench. Judge, also unnoticed, is a wolfish-
looking weed that would make a better show in Central
Park than at adog show. Major General is a large animal
that contributed more than a share of the noise, Sire, un-
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known. Dam, Juno. Ozsar, another of the unnoticed
division, is an undersized, spike-nosed, light-eyed, coarse-
coated yellow dog. Date of birth, breeding and pedigree
unknown, He will doubtless beget puppies that will bark
as loudly as other puppies, Lyon and tibes both unnoticed,
are also registered dogs of unknown pedigree. Dous like
these prove a means of educating the public, Lion (Jur-
gens’), Thor and Lord Brougham are not show dogs,
Bitches were a nice even lot with the Melrose Kennels well
to the front. In this class Mr, Marshall did not place his
dogs so well. First prize was given to The Lady Coleus, arid
we indorse the decision, Muzzle lacking in depth and
width, stop not quite right, good skull, ears light im color,
face should be more wrinkled, underhung to a considerable
extent, throaty, stout, cylindrical botly, of true formation,
limbs well set, would be improved with more bone, good
stern, hocks too straight and not quite clean, moves well,
A good-looking bitch, with excellent coat and showing
character and quality. Countess of Dunsmore, second prize,
got more thanshewasentitledto. Foreface somewhat long,
but not pointed, skull and muzzle should be wider, ears of
good quality but too long, forehead fairly well wrinkled,
nice black points, excessively throaty, good between the
extremities, light behind and showing slight weakness,
stands on proper forelegs and feet, coat better than average,
does not move well behind. A_ hitch that has a number of
defects and shows character and quality withal. We would
probably have placed her third. The Lady Phyllis, placed
third, is also a new one, and like the first and second prize
winners is sired by the Hnglish champion Beaufort, We
thought her over-rated in the company she met, Head small
in proportion to size of body and lacking more especially in
depth, ears» small and of good quality but not et black,
head only fairly well wrinkled, stands too low at the
shoulder, massive body and good legs and feet, would be
improved by more bone. coat as good as average. A speci-
men that shows her good breeding. Fourth prize went to
that sterling combination of quality—The Lady Dorothy,
She was shown too light in flesh, but fortriue mastiff proper-
ties she had no equal. We did not notice anything wrong
with the hindleg that showed lameness last year, and our
decision would probably have been The Lady Coleus first,
The Lady Dorothy second, Countess of Dunsmore third and
The Lady Phyllis fourth. Mayfiower, that won first last
ear in. this show, was vhe, Her condition was not good.
f this bitch will breed she should be very cheap at the cata-
logue price of $150. Her dam, Cambrian Princess, had but
few equals, and her sire, old Beau, was a dog of sterling
worth. Lady Gladys, vhe.,is not black in nose and her
muzzle lacks yolume; her ears are fawn, which does not add
to her appearance; she shows character. This is not the old
champion of the same name, and the keepers of the stud
book should have refused the entry. Medusa, he., is small
in head, narrow in muzzle, defective in ears, rather light in
bone, somewhat coarse in coat and undersized, Wanda,
also he.,is plain in head, light in eyes, heavy in ears, and
not quite straight in front. Lucy, he,, is well known, as is
also Boss Lady Clare that took c¢, The company was too
select for them,
Pharoah Queen was about the best of the very ordinary
lot entered in the novice class. Skull! fairly good; muzzle
not sufficiently blunt; head fairly well wrinkled; rather
short in back; not quite straight in front and light in bone:
hindparts defective, being too lizht from bips to hocks and
showing slight weakness: a trifle legzy; good coat and color;
does not travel well behind, <A bitch of average size, and
showing character notwithstanding allher defects. Count-
ess, a daughter of Homer, made a good second, She is
neither first-class nor very defective in any point, but is too
small to compete against the cracks. Due of York, third,
was not on the bench, and we did not see him. Friar, vhe.,
is a big, characterless red dog, with white on underpart of
body, long, bhoundy ears, straight hocks and nasty shallow
head. Wethought him lucky, Rollo, he., lacks in yolume
of muzzle and skull; head not well wrinkled; body tooshort,
light in hone; wrong in feet, With all his faults heisa
better dog than Friar. As many of the puppies were re-
moved on the second day of the show we had no opportuni-
ties of comparing, and shall say little about them. Gurth,
first in the class for dogs, is too young to criticise with cer-
tainty of being right. He hasa head of average merit, and
is fairly good in bady and limbs, but his ears are decidedly too
large. Mr. Kothermel’s entries in this class are all bad in
ears and not first-class in head. Linden King, third prize,
is slightly peaked in skull. rather long in ears and not first-
class in other respects, He should develop into a dog of
more than average merit, but we feel positively sure that
he will never render a good account of himself when shown
in a strong class. Rex, he,, issnutty in color and has large,
badly carried ears, yet he shows character, Lady Gladys,
that we have already described, was first in the correspond-
ing class for bitches, with Tigress, from the same kennel,
second. The last named hasa Dudley nose, and is minus
black points; color of eyes light; muzzle too small in pro-
portion to size of skull; body truly formed; stands on strong,
sound legs and proper feet; shows character. Helen, third
prize, is off in ears and her head will never be in the first
class, The same may be said of Medea, vhe, Baby Bunt-
ing, he,, cannot possibly develop into a show dog. Muzzle
very shallow, ears large; skull better than muzzle, but not
first-class. Her body isthe best part of her. Juliette, nun-
noticed, has a bad head, eye and expression, is not straight
in front, and lacks depth and width of body, April Queen,
also nunoticed, is leggy and light, and hasa plain head,
Mrs. Browning's Lucy is peaked in skull and large in ears,
She hasafair body and plenty of bone. Mrs, Browning
showed another Lucy in the open class for bitches, Mastiff
ae a will be so badly mixed in a few years that the stud
oaoks will be valueless, in fact, the less a man sees of them
the better it isfor him, The Mastiff Club’s challenge cup,
for the best mastiff bitch the property of a member. was
won by The Lady Coleus, beating the Lady Clare. There
is plenty of room for difference of opinion over this decision,
8T, BERNARDS—(MISS WHITNEY).
These classes were well filled and the quality throughout
was as good as we,have seen at any show in this country.
There is, however, no getting away from the fact that
although the entry was very large and a number of the dogs
good, there was not a really first-class specimen in the show.
This statement will not meet with favor from a number of
St. Bernard men with whom we are acquainted, but its
strength will be found should they attempt to disprove it,
Where, may we ask, was there a Leila? Otho, Ben Lomond,
Burns, Hector and several others are what may be rightly
termed good dogs; but we look for a higher standard of ex-
cellence, knowing that these dogs were not brought into
pote mon with la créme de la créme of the St. Bernard
world.
Of the three entries in_ the challenge class for rough-
coated dogs one of these, Duke of Leeds, was absent, and
his old conipetitor, Otho, had not much trouble in beating
Barry II. The winnersin the corresponding class for bitches
are well known, and the competition was interesting. We
have seen Gemma I. looking much better than she did on
this occasion, and) we would have given our vote in favor of
the Melrose representative, who was well shown, Compe-
tition in the open class for dogs was close and exciting.
The cause of the hubbub was the meeting of Ben Lomond
and the Western crack Burns. Lysander, too, was expected
to render a good account of himself. Mr, Sears pinned his
faith to Plinlimmon, Jr., and the Hospice Kennels did not
despair of the chances of Alpine Chief, while the Contoo-
cook Kennels looked to Kastlehorn IT. to repeat his Boston
yictory, Quite a number of others in the classshowed more
than average merit, and taken as a whole it was the best
class of rolish-coated dogs that we haye seen in America,
Afterspending more time than we thought was necessary
to reduce the dogs toa quartette, the painstaking judge rot
Ben Lomond, Burns, Plinlimmon, Jr,, and Lysander weeded
out from the rest, and after a most careful and searching
examination of each one placed them in the order named.
Ben Lomond is a handsome and exceedingly catchy-looking
dog, His rich orange color, and markings white as driven
snow, good size and superb coat, average foreleys, zood feet,
fairly good body and excellent brush, will always win for
him a host of admirers. ‘Che appearance of his head would
be decidedly improved by black facings and orbits, but its
formation, while not perfect, is decidedly tetter than aver-
age and may be called good, although if is not quite first-
class. In eyes and expression he might be much better, and
the failing here is evidently a legacy from Smith’s old
Barry. The chief defect in his head is an absence of sufti-
cient depth, both through skull and muzzle, and if his eye-
brows were a trifle heavier and his eyes better set he would,
we think, show more character. He has neat ears, a lengthy,
strong neck and head that is well set and well carried. He
is good in body, but would be bettered by additional length
and tmassiveness, snd his hindquarters would he improved
by width, and his hocks by strength and more bend. He
does not use his hindlegs in very good style, but he stands
well and has unquestionably a grand appearance. Taken
all in all he is one of the very best dogs of his breed that has
ever been exhibited in this country. Weare inclined to in-
dorse the decision in his favor, but cannot for a moment
uphold the groundless statement of many that he won
“way off, with many points to spare’? Looking at
dogs and not at owners we find Burns better in forma-
tion of head, decidedly longer im body and more truly
formed between. the couplings; but he does not stand
well in front, is much too straight behind and moves
off his hindlegs with a decided straddle. Tf he could
exchange his rusty color for the burnished orange and
the white of alabastine hue of his competitor, we have an
idea that some of those who seemed in agreat hurry to hoist
Ben Lomond’s number would have been equally as anxious
to have called for Burns’s. They are good dogs, and the one
that wins does it with a very narrow margin to spare.
Given a good head the third prize winner would beat cither
Ben Lomond or Burns, but he fails just where a dog of this
breed must be fairly good to compete successfully in good
company. The excessive wrinkle on his head only adds to
his otherwise rather houndy appearance, and we thought
him in the right place, closely pressed by liysander, whose
good top won him a host of friends, Unfortunately, he is
wrong on his legs all around, and the redeeming features
were not sufficiently manifold to pull him through. Kastle-
horn II. and Alpine Chief, both vhe., ave well known to our
readers. Chief’s washy color is dead againt his chances of
winning when he meets a good class, hut he is a dog of
rather nice type; whereas Kastlehorn Il. is a bit plain.
Fonthill Hector, vhe., lacks in depth of muzzle—a rather
pain head, He is also leggy, but stands on strong, straight
egs. He will do better when he is put in show condition.
Macduff, vie., stop not deep enough; muzzle too light; ears
not well carried; not sufficiently massive; not quite straight
infrent. Sir Phillip, vhe., not clearly cut below the eyes;
stop not sufficiently defined; forehead too prominent; hea
would be better if blaze were not so wide! stern carried too
high; undersized; not in good condition. A useful, second-
class dog that may be heard from again, W. Scott, vhe.,
head and muzzle lacking in volume; bad eyes and a wolfish
expression; Massive body; good bone: not quite straight in
front; coat curly! good hindquarters. Ivanhoe; vhe., very
defective before the eyes, his most prominent defect. Bruce
Il, he., slightly undethung; not quite right in muzzle;
light in body; not first-class in hindquarters! ring-tail;
undersized. Huguenot, be., fairly good in head? eyes not
vight; good ears; undersized; light in body; coat scanty.
King Cole, he., light eyes; wrong expression; bad head;
truly formed body; left ear badly carried; wrong markings;
not a show dog and very lucky in receiving mention. LeRoy,
he,, skull too wide; muzzle small in proportion to volume
of skull} bad ears} the left always wrongly carried; brow
too prominent; not straight in front; light im middle; tail
not well carried; an undersized and plaiu-looking dog,
Carlo II., he., not a good head; wrong markings; poor legs
and feet; undersized. Vindex, he., fairly good in head
properties; bad behind: not sufficiently massive in body;
curly coated; a light-built specimen. Prince of Orange, he,,
stop, eyes and carriage of ears not correct; body decidedly
better than average; markings not quite right; light iv
hindquarters; coat showing curliness; an undersized speci-
men, Adonis, c., expression not Z00d: plain in head; body
lengthy and well formed; markings defective, Leo X,, c.,
poor head and expressien; bad ears; washy in color; coat
notin good condition; undersized; lacks character; not a
show dog. Jovis, ¢., light eyes; defective ears; wretchedly
bad head; good body: not a show dog. Hgan’s Barry, c.,
head very defective; ring-tail; fairly good hody and limbs.
An undersized and plain-looking dog, Alert, he., long and
light in muzzle; roached in back; bad behind; not at all a
credit to his sire, Save, who was a really good dog. Sheila,
he., wretched head, which attracted far léss attention than
his handsome collar,
The bitch class was decidedly above average, but we failed
in finding a really first-class specimen, Several new ones
were brought out, including Saffron, Lady Wellineton and
Lady Aveline. Saffron won, but she was very closely pressed
by Lady Wellington. Both have been prominent winners
in England, but we must say that we look for something of
better quality than either, We will take Saffron first; Skull
and muzzle should be more massive; foreface rather longer
than we like; eyes showing too much of the haw; fairly good
ears; stands too high behind for height at shoulder; body of
Bete length, and would be improved by more substance;
ight in bone; stands on bad feet; hindquarters should be
stouter and back stronger; excellent brush; nice straight
coat; a fairly good specimen. Lady Wellington: Stop should
be deeper; face below the eyes should be more clearly cub;
skull excellent, muzzle first-class but tor the defects Just
noticed; ears not well hung; grand, massive body; stands on
excellent legs and feet; fairly good behind; coat not in good
condition and showing sligbt curliness; tail not well coated;
a massive specimen that, when shown in good condition,
will, we think, beat ihe winner. Recluse, well known, was
third, Lady Aveline, fourth prize: Snipy; defective in ears:
arather sheepish face; lengthy body; not straight in front;
rather light from the hips down; coat not quiteright, Not
aspecimen that can beat a really good one. Miseabel, re-
serve: Head fairly good; ears not quite right; lengthy body
of fairly good formation; bad tail; quite as good as the fourth
prize winner, Ua Duchesse, vhe., needs no description, being
well known. Madoken, vhe.: Stop not quite right, other-
wise a fairly good head; lacks black facings and orbits: fairly
good in body; not in good coat; in fact, not quite in show
condition. ‘Venia, vhe.; Cheeks too prominent: niuzzle en-
tirely wrong; light eyes; massiveframe;: straight behind; has
a short ring tail; coat inclined to be curly, Lakme, yhe.;
Cheeks prominent; ears badly carried; fairly good in muzzle;
markings not correct; an undersized specimen whose best
points are behind the head. Monastery Nell, he: Fairh
good in head etetins but not first-class; straight behind;
an undersized specimen that was worth another letter,
Beda, he., second at New York last year under the same
judge, and fully deseribed in our report, was surely worth
at least another letter. Hmpress, he., well known and worth
another letter, Chrysa, he; Bad head; undersized; plain;
light in color; not nearly so good a bitch as Beda. Kate, Ct
bad eyes; sour expression: not good in inertia not Seraier
in front; light in hindparts; a white and brindle showing lit-
tle character, Lady Gay, c.: A plain-headed and undersized
specimen, Fanchon, c,; White head; wall-eye; hound ears;
not’ a show bitch. =
Puppies were more numerous than usual, bub showed a
decided lack of character throughout, in fact, there was not
a fairly good one in the show, and we begin to despair of any
one breeding a dog that can compete successfully against
the imported ones. Montrose won in the deg class. There
is already a registered dog of this name, and the owner
should be compelled to tind another, notwithstanding the
fact that the stud book committee accepted it. Head very
coarse; good bone and aly good body. A specimen that
when matured will probably take rank with the highly
commended diyision, The second prize wiuner was early
remoyed, as was also the third prize winner, and we did not
see either. Boucicault, vhe.: Wretchedly plain on head;
will never develop into a show dog. Othello, he.; Snipy,
wrong in stop, sheepish; not ashowdog. Don Roderick, ¢.:
A snipy, plain-headed Puppy. poor in color and wrong in
markings, Glacier, ¢c.: Bad head, color and markings; not a
show dog, and never will be. In bitches Lady Aveline,
fourth in the open class, won first, followed by the snipy
light-boned Lady Beauty, whose main charm is in her nam
Our notes on Lady Agnes, the third prize winner, are as fol-
lows: Wretchedly weak head, straight behind, small feet;
not a show dog, Blanche Hector, vhce., is another poor one.
Head shallow, bad eyes and expression, ring-tail. Duchess
ot Albany, he., is a bad puppy with a good name. Prin-
cess, he., is washy in color, very defective in head and al-
together unpromising. Virginia Queen, ¢., was very lucky
ip receiving mention; bad at both ends, Victoria the Great,
c.: A great deal of name and very little pup.
The challenge class for smooth-coated dogs brought out
Rigi, Victor Joseph and Hector, Hector, in very poor con-
dition, had to give way to his less typical competitor Victor
Joseph, who was shown in the pink of condition. Our
opinion of these dogs is well known to all readers of FOREST
AND STRHAM. A good dog out of condition cannot beat a
fairly good one that is shown in tip-top shape, and we in-
dorse the decision. Tn the corresponding class for bitches
Daphne fairly beat Thisbe, Beauchamp was the winner in
the open class for dogs, but he had a very narrow squeak.
He held the same position at New Bedford. Excellent
muzzle; cheeks rather too prominent: correct ears; good.
eyes and expression; excellent forelegs and feet: body rather
short and would be improved by massiveness; hindquarters
light in proportion to foreparts; coat too long for a smooth
and too short for a rough-coated specimen, and giying him
an equal right to compete in eitherclass. In other words, he
is neither a rough nor a smooth-coated specimen, Nevis, a
son of Victor Joseph, was second. He is cleaner in cheeks
and better below the eyes than his size, in fact he has a
better head; good eyes and expression; neck strong and of
sufficient length; straight forelegs and excellent feet; would
be improved by more bone: back rather hollow; hindquar-
ters fairly good, although the hocks are not quite right;
boue would improve nim: stern carried too high: moves
fairly well; a good second-class dog that might have ex-
changed places with the winner. He is only twenty months
old, Adonis Il,, third prize, cheeks too prominent: muzzle
slightly pinched near the nostrils; expression not quite
right; fairly good ears; shoulders defective; crooked in
front; massive in body; ring-tailed; moves fairly well: a
low-standing and rather plain specimen, Sir Rogers, fourth
prize, round in cheeks; faulty behind; would be improved
with more bone; not a good one. Nigel, reserve, head fairly
good; neck showing excessive throatiness; not straight in
front; ving-tailed: straight behind; moves badly; above
average in size. Barry; vhe,, was thitd at New York last
year, Pluto, vhe., cheeks showing fullness; muzzle lacking
im volume: ears not quite correct; straight behind! goo
coat; a dog of average size. Lord Hector, unnoticed; was in
poor condition, Don, he: Plain head; wrong expression}
ears not well carried: light in bone. Monitor; he,; Cheeky;
rather light in eyes; truly formed in body: straight behind;
undersized. Sam, he: Right ear detective in burr; plain
in head; wrong in markings: bad expression, straight he-
hind; undersized; lacks character. Montreux, c.i Head
slightly defective; straight behind; high tail; good color
and markings; undersized; a better specimen than Don:
Mars, e.: Weak in foreface; lacking in depth of head: good
in color; undersized; lacks massiveness of body,
First in bitches was won by Burton Belle, a daughter of
the Hnglish champion Guide. Good head, yet not perfect;
excellent ears; very bad behind; loin not very strong; cor-
rect legs and feet; a trifle leggy: would be improved by
more substance; good stern. Monastery Myrtle, second
prize: Muzzle should be deeper and blunter; color of eyes
rather too light; skull and ears fairly good; forelegs not
quite straight; back rather hollow; body stout and lengthy;
good stern; coat rather too long; would be improved by
more bone. Monastery Mercedes, third prize: Rather long
from the eyes forward and muzzle not sufficiently deep an
blunt; head lacks volume all through; body lengthy and
well formed; thighs too light; hocks not strong, coat should
be shorter; an undersized specimen that shows goo breed-
ing through all her defects. Meadowthorpe Nora, fourth
prize: Head just fair, ears rather large; coat too long;
second thighs light; tail too heavily coated, in fact it re-
sembles too much the tail of a rough-coated specimen. We
thought she crowded the third prize winner. Alpine Queen,
reserve: Cheeky; muzzle too small; neck showing excessive
leather; straight behind; coat too long; not well shown.
Abbess, vhe.: Not clearly cut below the eyes; expression
not correct, ears not well carried generally; forelegs not
straight; knees weak; body fairly well formed; better than
average in hindquarters; does not stand well; average size,
Elsie, vhe.; Full in cheeks; coarse in head; undersized;
hardly a show dog. Lola, he.: Head coarse; ears not well
hung; head markings not perfect; fairly good in body; ex-
cellent legs and feet; coat very coarse; badly shown.
Puppies were a poor lotasusual. Mr. Draper won first
with a well grown one that stands on good limbs, but his
head will not do. Victor Van, second prize, is defective in
head; washy in color; wrong jn expression and will not
make a show dog, St, Michael, third prize, has a wall-eye;
bad muzzle and expression; wasby color and is straight be-
hind. Trojan Towzer, from the same kennel as the winner,
took the reserve. He has the same defects as his kenne
companion, Prince William, vhe,: Js snipy and sheepish
looking; he will not develop into ashowdog, Alaric, vhc.:
Brow too prominent; ears not well carried, but should im-
prove; coat too long; will not develop into a show dog.
Guide IL, he ; has a wide muzzle, but it lacks depth; we do
not think that he will be heard of again. Bache, he., was
in very bad condition or would have doubtless been higher
on the list, Robert Elsmere, c., is of similar type to his
kennel companion Alaric, and he may develop into a better
dog. First in puppy bitches was given to Veneta, We
think she is better now than she will be six months hence.
Her head looks Ike going wrong. Flora Hector, from the
Hospice Kennels was second, She is aa in color, plain in
head and was badly shown. Thisbe Wagner, third prize, is
only fair in head and might be very much better in mark~
ings, Her body and limbs are promising. Linda, vhe., is
defective in head, but fairly good in body. Beauty, he., is
beautiiulin—name. Burton Belle and Ivanhoe, first and
third in the novice class, have already been noticed, and the
same may be said of W. Scott. The red ribbon went to
Roland, a sour-headed fellow that is not one of oy sort.
BLOODHOUNDS—(MR. DAVIDSON).
There were four entries in these classes. Premier III,
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find, but there was not a really good one in the lot.
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scored an easy win in the dog class over the unmatured
youngster, Barnaby Scott, He is a black and tan, with a
head possessing more than average merit, being fairly well
peaked, clean cut, and otherwise a decided improvement on.
what we have found in other dogs of the breed that have
been exhibited inthis country. Its most conspicuous fail-
ing is lack of wrinkle, and in this respect he is certainly very
deficient, Im body, hindquarters and shoulders he is very
uch above average, but his feet could be improved upon,
and be lacks in bone. The second prize winner may he
heard from again, Heis a black and tan with good bone, a
well knit frame and excellent legs and feet, His headis not
lean enough for our faney, and his ears at present do not lie
close. He should develop into a useful sort, but will never,
we think, be first-class. First in bitches was wou by Bar-
naby Nell, a litter sister to Barnaby Sectt, We thought the
judge right in placing her over her damm, Ripple Buxom.
be has promising head, excellent wrinkle, good shoulders,
the right sort of legs and feet and looks like developing into
a goad one. Ripple Buxom has beantiful ears and the best
of legs and feet. She is alsoastout-built bitch of a very
useful sort, In head, and wrinkle we could improve
upon her. All of these dogs were exhibited by Messrs.
Brough & Winchell,
NEWEOUNDLANDS—(MR. BAILLIE).
There were eight entries in these classes, and one New-
fonndland, Meadowthorpe Prince George, who was fully
described in our Buffalo report, Heis a good dog, without
being quite a first-class one, and can show a clean pair of
heels to anything of his breed in the country,
GREAT DANES—(MISS WHITNEY).
The quality in these classes was better than we usually
First
prize went to the red, or fayn dog Triton. Head should be
longer and cleaner, with better expression; neck not quite
clean; body cylindrical as seen in the mastiff; back rather
hollow instead of being well up; loin should be more arched;
hindquarters fairly good; stands on clean, strong forelegs
and the right sort of feet; coat excellent; moves well; size
above average; symmetry not of a yery high order. Sultan,
second prize; Cheeks too prominent; eyes light in color;
expression not Correct; throaty; not straight in front, but
strong in bone; feet well formed, but turning outward: ribs
pot well sprung and loin not sufficiently arched: back ribs
should be deeper, extending further backward; a dog of fair
size and average quality. Ramyr, third prize: Weak head;
very throaty; light in bone; fairly good in body; undersized;
lacks character; not a winner in good company. Bella, a
red or fawn bitch, scored in the next class. Head fairly
good in outline, but too small; throaty; free, well-placed
shoulders; good legs and feet; light in bone; well formed
body; a second-class specimen. Irene, second prize, is a blue
mottle that is little, if amy, inferior to the winner, Her
white nose, defective muzzle and rather full forehead were
probably the points that, put her back, Wolga, third prize,
is an undersized light brindle, rather weak in head, a trifle
light in bone and somewhat deficient in hindparts. The
judge overlooked the black dogs shown, on the ground that
the color is not a legitimate one. We will have something
further to say on this subject on another occasion.
DEERBOUNDS—(MR. DAVIDSON).
Mr. Thayer, as usual, took all the awardsin the champion
classes with his splendid team Chieftain, Highland Laddie,
Wanda and Ramona, but in the open class for dogs his
beautiful Robber Chieftain, that is shedding his coat and
was shown too low in flesh, had to give way to Meadow-
thorpe Factor, a good-looking dog barring his rather plain
head. Robber Chieftain has all the best of it in head, is
hetter in shoulders, hocks and quality of coat. We would
have placed him first. The winner returned home with the
Hillside Kennels’ dogs, and he should do a lot more winning
for bis popular owner. Fergus, third prize, seemed all
tucked up. He was described in fle report of the St. Paul
show. ‘The other entries in the class were a long way below
the form shown by the first and second prize winuers, First
in bitches went to Olga who was placed behind Theodora at
the same show twelve months ago and by the same judge,
When Theodora won and Olga took second we indorsed the
decision; and now that Mr. Davidson has reversed it we do
not indorse him. Both bitches were in good condition: and
if Theodora was good enough te win in 1888 she is good
enough to win in 1889. Pride of the Heather, Highland
Lassie and Lady Dare, the other entries in the class, are old
faces, Only one puppy wasshown. Heis weak in muzzle,
light in bone and does not stand well; in other points he
will do, but he never will be a show dog.
GREYHOUNDS—(MR. DAVIDSON).
Balkis, Memnon and Lancashire Witch were the entriesin
the challenge classes, and of course took the prizes. The
lacing of Memnon over Balkis was, we think, an error of
judgment. Caliph’s once great son has lost his mouth, he
shows no muscular development, andis in poor condition
generally. Fortunately somebody got the numbers mixed,
and Balkis will go on record as haying won the prize, He
was clearly entitled to it, for Memnon was in no condition
for the bench, and was merely entered to make up a team of
four to compete for the kennel prize, We feel quite sure
that if the judge had examined the dogs more carefully he
would have given the blue ribbon to Balkis. First in the
dogs (open class) was given to Meadowthorpe Douglas Flem-
ing, who was notin fit condition to be shown, We would
have turned him out of the ring. Second went to Meet-
wood, who took firstin the puppy class last year, and between
this dog and Highland Chief it was a very close thing.
Highland Laddie, who is also known to our readers, made a
very good yhe. Prince, ¢.,is not ashow dog. In bitches
Dora scored first in a yery poor class: head round; muzzle
cut away below the eyes; shoulders rather heavy; rather
flat-sided; strong in loin; good, powerful quarters; hocks
defective; stands good on forelegs and feet; not ashow bitch.
Highland Lassie came next: weak before the eyes; ears well
carried, but rather large; neck fairly goad; ribs not suffi-
ciently sprung; loin flat; hindparts too straight: stands on
beautiful legs and feet; coat and tail rather coarse; an nn-
dersized specimen. Gyp, third prize, is not a show bitch,
and we would have withheld the prize for want of merit,
Head loag, but very plain; ears too large; slab-sided; lathy;
leggy: light in bone; badin feet; moves very queerly behin "
bad hocks; lacks power allover. _
POINTERS—(MR. DAVIDSON).
The Westminster Kennel Club exhibited “not for compe-
tition” a useful-looking lot of seven. Of these Bang- Bang
and Naso of Kippen were in bad condition, and showed
signs of having been seekeaclie dressed with mange cure,
Next came the Graphic Kennels, also entered ‘‘not for com-
petition.” They were in elegant condition, a credit to their
keeper. There were three entries in the challenge class for
heavy weight dogs, and of these but one faced the judge,
We had heard all sorts of rumors about Graphic’s condition.
He was blind in one eye, and had gone wiong here, there
and everywhere: in fact, we were to look out for a wreck.
In justice to the owner we will say that we have
seldom seen Graphic looking better. He was neither
blind nor a cripple, and_we doubt if the pointer lives that
can beat him to-day. In the bitch class the truly formed
and sturdy Meally was popppeged, and in the open class for
heavy weight dogs that really good specimen Duke of Ver-
non, whose points good and bad are by this time well known
to our readers, scored 4 very easy first. Second prize went
to a lew one, Pontiac, a splendidly bred one, not quite clean
below the eyes, and muzzle not sufficiently square, a rather
- weak foreface, good skull, neat é@ars, very throaty, neck
would be improved by more length, widein front, shoulders
heayy, good bone, feet better thin average, pasterns sloping
too much, formation of chest very detective, good Join,
stifies and hocks; a hardy-looking second-rater showing
coarseness throughout, We thought the judge gave him
more than he was entitled to in this company, Our choice
for the place would have been the fourth prize winner,
Brake, Mreedom, who took third, was first last year, We
thought him in his right place here. Tory White, vhe., is
ouly fair in head, has light eyes, is throaty, a trifle leggy,
lacking in substance, and neither strone in loin nor in
hindquarters, Sachem, vhe., deseryed his card, Coroner,
Scott and Master McGrath’ are not show dogs. Bameg, c,,
was out of condition; he is a better dom than the second
prize winner. N, J, Dash, Jimmie and 'Trinket’s Cash were
absent, First in bitches was won by Mr. Chas. Heath’s
Bloomo, a well bred one that is not up to high class form,
She was first at Richmond, but we do not think she has ever
been described. Skull rather wide, muzzle lacking square-
ness, ears of good quality and well set, but the left not weil
carried, eyes too light, throaty, rather wide in front, set of
forelegs not first-class, body fairly good, a trifle straight in
hocks, good feet, rather lightin bone, fairly good in stern,
She had not much trouble in beating Devonshire Countess,
but she is not in the same class with the good ones. Devon-
shire Countess and Well, second and third prize winners,
are well known, Belle Randolph, vie,, while not by any
means a crack, should have been higher on the list, Lady
Snow, Ruby and Daisy Ranger have been criticised time
and again in these columns. Jon, fourth prize, has a good
head, and stands on truly formed legs and feet. She is very
throaty, and much too wide in the chest, The quality in
this baad Was not. of a very high order. There were no
entries in the challenge class for lignt weight dogs, but the
bitch class brought out a couple, Juno S. and Queen Fan,
the former of which won with very many points to spare,
Both are well known.
The light-weight class for dogs showed some quality, and
the competition between the first and second prize winners
was very close. King of Kent’s victory over Duke of Hes-
sen was a popular one, but those who stated that the dog
won easily, did not, we feel sure, give themselves the trouble
to carefully examine Duke of Hessen, Mr, Hitchcock’s dog
has decidedly the best of it in head, shoulders, forelegs and
in feet, also in set of legs. In spring of ribs, loin, strength
and symmetry of hindquarters, and in carriage tail Mr, Dex-
ter’s son of Priam and Kent Baby holds aclear lead, There
is plenty of room for difference of opinion about these dogs,
and, as the judge had better opportunities of examining
them than we had, it is possible that if we were called upon
to decide the question we would cast our vote for King of
Kent. Hashion, third prize, was first at Buffalo. Ned B.,
fourth prize, is also well known. Bon Ton, vhe.,is of wrong
type and too closelyresembles his sire, Sensation, who would
not be in the highly commended division in these days.
Glaucus, he,, has developed intoa coarse dog. Naso of Troy,
¢., while rather weak in head, has good legs and feet, and
might have been raiseda peg. Wirst in thé corresponding
class for bitches was given to Revel VI., a rather good-look-
ing daughter of Donald and Revel III. She is a white and
liver, lightly ticked, and is good in coat and color; good
skull and muzzle; color of eyes rather light; ears not perfect
in fold; neck throaty; good chest; average shoulders; excel-
lent forelegs and feet: stifles and hocks not perfect, yet not
bad; second thighs light; tail of good formation, but not
correct in carriage; a bitch showing character with quality.
Lady Norrish came next; weak in foreface and not square,
enough; cheeks too prominent; ears not well carried gener-
ally; neck rather coarse; good shoulders; excellent feet;
would be improved by more bone; is a trifle legey; a white
and liver bitch showing character with quality, yet not up
to high class form, Stella (Hitchcock’s) took third, and we
thought her rather Iieky, as she was out of condition and is
weak in head, Maytiower, he., wethought, deserved another
letter. Stella (Bellman’s), vhe.,is full in cheels, light in
eyesand wronginstern. Lapford Pearl, unnoticed, although
leggy, deserved acard. As very many of the puppies were
removed on the second day of the show we must pass the
classes,
ENGLISH SETTERS—(MR. DAVIDSON).
Rockingham and Royal Prince II., both in good form,
won the challenge prizes for dogs, and the beautiful Cora of
Wetheral was unopposed in the corresponding class for
bitches. in the open class for dogs the English crack,
Count Howard, won, and also secured the special for the
best setter in the show. Wehaye always held that a first-
class dog would beat either Rockingham or any other Eng-
lish setter in this country that we have seen. Count
Hoyard is a first-class specimen, and the position which he
held on this occasion goes to show that the dogs which haye
been exhibited are unable tio hold their own when brought
into competition with the typical. The winner is not per-
fect in heacl, yet itis a good head. We would like to see a
little less width in skull, a cleaner muzzle and more devel-
opment of occipital bone. He also shows some jowl. With
the exception of these defects, none of which are very con-
spicuous, Count Howard is a clinker, the best English
setter that we have seen In America, Roger, another good
one, was second, with Cincinnatus third. The last named
is of different type. He is a white, black and tan, showing
much quality, and has the appearance of a goer. Head
clean and showing character aud quality, butatrifle bitchy;
ears Dicely set; ribs should be more sprung; good shoulders,
legs and feet; back, loin and chest rather light: stifles
should be more out, with hocks not so wide apart; stern not
straight; rather leggy; substance throughout would im-
prove him, Fourth prize was given to Lindo, a son of old
Gladstone. He stands on most excellent legs and feet, and
is decidedly above average in head. He falls too much from
the hip, is not first-class in chest and might be stronger in
loin. He is also throaty, rather lezey, and isnot good in
tail. Pride of Dixie was vhe.,as usual. His plain head
will always put him back when he meetsagood class. Fluke,
yhe,; Shallow in muzzle; light in eyes: set of legs not
correct; is not quite straight in front; light behind. Peveril,
vhe., was first in the puppy class last year. He is fairly
good in head, better than average in limbs and has a work-
manlike appearance. Manitoba Gladstone, he., was in good
condition; we liked him better than Pride of Dixie. Sylvan,
he.: Fairly good head; light eyes; legs not well set and not
quite straight; loin flat. His head is the best part of him.
Meadowthorpe Heather, hc.: Mead decidedly above average;
color of eyes too light; rather throaty; shows character;
wrong behind; moves stiffly. Don Petrel, c.:; Lightin hone:
poor feet; lo flat and light; ribs not very well sprung,
Gloster II., c,; Plain in head: shoulders badly placed. We
looked for a better class, and are of Mr. Davidson’s opinion
that the Engiish setters are not being improved, With
Count Howard and Roger out of the class they would have
‘been anything but a good lot. Princess Beatrice and Hap-
hazard, that were first and second at Richmond, won the
prs here, but exchanged places. At Richmond it was
aphazard first, but Mr. Davidson preferred Beatrice, It is
a very close thing between them. We will reserve our
opinion until we have better opportunities of examining
them. Haphazard has the better top and Beatrice all the
best of it in legs and feet, Chautanqua Belle, third prize,
must have been very closely pressed by Calico, vhe. Both
are well known and need no description. Stray Shot, he.,
is plain im head and light in eyes. Maud Foreman, hc., is
not good in muzzle, her elbows are not just right, and she is
not quite straight in front nor perfect in loin. Her con-
dition was against her. Frolic Bondhu, unnoticed, deserved
mention, She is not good in head, but possesses good points.
We did not see any af the prize winning puppies. Don
Quixote and Donna Juanita had been removed long before
we came to the class.
IRISH. SETTERS—(MR. WENZDL),
Chief, Tim, Rosie and Bonnie were exhibited by the judge
“not for competition,” and the challenge class for dogs
contained Gip, Mcho, Jr., and Blarney. All were looking
well. The New Hampshire dog wou with something in
hand. He beats Blarney more especially in head, shoulders
and set of forelegs. There were two etitries in the bitch
Glass, and if Mr, Wenzel had been appointed to select the
worse of the two be could not have discharged his duties in
amore competent manner. Nellie was placed over Mollie
Bawn. Itissearcely necessary to say that Mollie is all over
the better specimen, Wirst in the open class for dogs went
to Dick Swiveller, a deg with an average front, but very de-
fective behind the back ribs. Desmond II., second prize, is
all wrong in head, Wee, third prize, was second at the same
show last year. He is not first-class in bead, is light in eyes
and might be better in hocks. In chest, loin, back and
quarters he will do. The best part of him is bebind the
head. Eleo, fourth prize: Head not.elean; neck heavy, shows
character. Patsy, vhe., was the best dog in the class, bar-
ring bis size. Ned, vhe,, is well known. Dock, yhe,; Head
only moderate; not qnite straight rh front; light in loim;
stern too high; good color, General Burnaby, vbe.: Head
just fair; back flat; slab sided; too straight behind; short
from hip to tail; good color; body should be deeper. Ked-
stone, he., is well Known and is a better dog than General
Burnaby, Rex, he., got more than he deserved. He has a
wide, coarse, flat head, is straight behind and wayy in coat.
Glencho IIL, unnoticed, while not first-rate in head, is a
very much better dog than Rex, Chief IJ., high com.,is an
ald face. Rory O’More [V., ¢., is coarsein head and light in
color. Red Belle, winner in the bitch class, is known to our
readers. Winnie II,, second prize, was not on the beneh
when we called. Grace, third prize, was not deserving of
the award. She has just a fair head, but is flat-sided, bad in
legs and altogether wrong in teet. She shows weakness in
knees, is light in ber thighs, not good in hocks, wrong in
tail and a yery poor specimen generally. Bessie Glencho,
M’liss, Elsie Il, and Lady fawn are all better specimens,
Maid, fourth prize, was also rated too high, Sheis curly in
coat, wrong in hindfeet, rather flat-sided, and not the equal
of some of those placed bebind her, ‘The best specimen in
the novice class was Redstone, who took third.
GORDON SETTERS—(MER. DAVIDSON),
Little Boy and Don, both in good condition, tnok the chal-
lenge prizesfor dogs. Beaumont was absent and Royal Duke
not tor competition. The corresponding class for bitches
brought ont Rose aud Roxie. Rose is a very poor specimen,
and Roxie must have won with avery large number of points
to the good. Open dogs contained fourteen entries and com-
prised representatives of alltypes. Meadowthorpe Heather
Harold by some persons is considered a very good specimen.
We think it high time that somebody produced a dog of
better type than ne, Muzzle should be deeper and squarer:
skull fairly good; well set ears; throaty; legs not first-class;
weak in knees: feet fairly good; loin fat; mbs should be
more sprung, thighs light; tail not very well «arried; coat
better than average: lackstrue character, A winnerin a weak
class. Meadowthorpe Heather Roy, placed third, was first
at Richmond. Leo B., second prize, although a long way
removed from first-class form, was aboutas good asanything
in the class. Ronald, fourth prize, is hardly worthy the
name of the beautiful champion of days gone by. He is
passable in front, but his hindquarters will not do for us.
The others were a medley lot of all types, sizes and shapes,
Bright, c.,is tudersized, broken in coat and bad in head,
Ben, vhe.,is light in tan, cheeky, sour and raw-looking.
Kent IV., vhc., 1s wrong before the eyes, rather sour in ex-
pression and straight behind. Ned, vhe.,isstraight behind,
would be Spr red by more bone, is a trifle leggy and lacks
power behind the short ribs, His head is the best part of
bim, In bitches the peerless Belmont distanced everything
in the Gordon classes. She is not pertaes in foreface and
could be improyed upon in two or three other points, but
taken all in all she has no equal in this country. Jesseand
Becky Sharp, second and third prize winners, may be passed,
as every exhibitor of the breed knows them well, Meadow- -
thorpe Blossom, fourth prize, is wrong in forelegs, light in
quarters and not good in neck. In other points she is above
average. Venus, vhec., is shallow in muzzle and undersized,
Princess Rose, he., is widein head, coarse, and lacking in size,
FOXHOUNDS—(MR. DAVIDSON).
The English hounds were a splendid, even lot, and were
about properly placed. The winner of third was as good as
anything in the class, but his age and condition set him
back. Ele was badly affected with mange, and should have
been remoyed from the show, as was the bitch Passion,
from the same kennel. The winning bitch had the best
head of the lot, but was not as good in body as some of the
dogs; besides that, sh6 was very wide in front and out at
elbows, and deficient in coat and brush. In the class for
American dogs, the judge, we think, made a mistake, as the
winners of first and second are not the right type. The
third winner and Mount were nearer the correct type, and.
we preferred them to the winners of first and second, In
American bitches only two were shown, and these were rare
good ones. Would like them with more substance and
better coats and brushes. They were properly placed. What
a motley lot these American hounds are at a show com-
pared with the grand and uniform Hnglish hound. Would
it not be a move in the right direction for American fox-
hound men te get wp a standard for these hounds? Then
only can they expect to develop a detinite type.
CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS—(MR. CLARK),
There were pine entries in these classes, and all were
present except Polly, the winner in the bitch class here last
year. We expected that the yery liberal special offered by
the Palmer Island Clnb would bring out a much larger
entry. Inthe open dog class first went to Rum, and he also
won the special. He is well known. Bounce, winner of
second, is a well made dog, but under size and lacking in
bone, Sailor, placed third, is a typical dog of good size, and
with excellent legs and feet. He and Bounce should have
changed places, In the bitch class Ripple, placed third,
should have been first, as the ofhers are too smail, and were
not in good coat or condition.
RETRIEVERS—(MB. DAVIDSON),
There were two entries in this class, Meadowthorpe Dia-
mond and Meadowthorpe Pearl. Both are defective in head
and Coat, and would not be winners in good company.
SPANINLS—(MR. LUCK WELD),
The judge commenced by turning Rover out of the ring
for want of merit, and Nellie was only deemed worthy a c.
card, Irish water spaniels are always a weak class at New
York, and fanciers of the breed never look for good ones.
The Kerry Gow was absent. Clumbers had only two entries
one in the challenge and onein theopen class. Both should
haye been turned out of the ring for lack of condition.
Compton Bandit and Miss Newton Obo were unopposed in
the challenge classes for field spaniels. Bandit was looking
fairly well, and Miss Newton Obo was not at her best.
Gleneaun, Messrs. Oldham & Willey’s recent importation,
won very easily in the next class from bis kennel companion,
Newton Abbot Lord, who is well known. Glencairn is a
long, low, stout-built dog, with great bone and a very hand-
some outline. His head shows slight coarseness, his shoul-
ders ate not well placed, and he does not stand very well in
front, His coat at present is not in goed condition, and wa
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shall expect to find him a much improved dog by the time
ef the Besten show. Taken all ina p heis a very good dog
and when he and Darkie meet the judge must understand
his business if he renders a correct decision, Compton
Brigand, third prize, is much above avyeragein head. De-
fects: Hyes a couple of shades too light; elbows not in good
position; not straight in front; leggy; short in coat and
feather; a dog that will win prizes when not opposed by good
ones. Nil Desperandum, vhe.: Average length of body;
limbs not what they ought to be: coat rather curly, but may
improve; head of cocker type, Prince Charlie, he.: Head of
wrong type; not a show dog, Jerry, c.; Head defective;
legey; eoat not in good condition.
irst in the bitch class was won by Newton Abbot Lady
T1,, who was removed shortly after the judging. Lady Ab-
bot, a well-known winner from the same kennel, was second,
Darkness, third prize, is not at all good in front, Black
Flash, vhe,, shallow in muzzle, lightin eyes, short in ears,
cocker type of head, fairly good behind the occiput. In the
class for liver dogs Messrs. Oldham & Willey scored a clear
win with the Richmond winner, Newton Abbot Don, New-
ton Abbot Skipper, another well-known one, being second,
President was absent. In the class for bitches of the same
color Bridford Ruby, an old winner, was unopposed, The
class for dogs other than liver or black found Newton Abbot
Laddie, who was first at Buffalo, an easy winner, with
Adonis, a dog of wrong type, second, and Charlie II. third,
The last named is of cocker type in head, and is also too
short in body and too meh on the legs fora field spaniel.
Toby, yhe., is a black and tan of cocker type. Little John
he., has a bad head, is legezy and not of true field spaniel
type, There were two entries in the challenge class for
cockers—Doc and Black Pete. ‘The latter is not true to
type, especially in head. He is the handsomer spate but
Doc is the hetter cocker and should have won. In bitches
the beautiful Miss Obo II, had no trouble in beating her
kennel companion Chloe W., and the Mamaroneck Kennel
was to the front again in the next class, winning first and
second with Jersey and Baby Obo. Fri-mousse, third prize,
isanew one, Muzzle not sufficiently square, light in eyes,
skull fairly well formed, average ears, good body, which
eould be improved by massiveness, rather light in bone, a
frife leggy. Welike Dandy W., vhe., fully as well. Black
Joe, he., is coarse in head, coat not in good condition, and
ribs not very well sprung,
The corresponding bitch class brought out a new one in
Sensation, who won first: Muzzle should be deeper, cleaner
before the eyes and better lipped, eyes and ears excellent,
legs better than average, yet hardly first-class, body stout
and truly formed, feet should be rounder and more com-
pact, hindquarters built on good lines, stern should be
stronger, coat not quite straight. A rather nice specimen,
and one that shonld do some winning when not opposed by
the cracks. Dolly Obo, second prize, and Beatrice W., re-
serve, are well known winners from the Mamaroneck Ken-
nels, acco, third prize, is not one of our sort: Muzzle de-
fective, eyes light, elhows out, feet not first-class, A dog
possessing a number of defects, yet showing some cocker
character witha]. Hornet, c., should have been higher, and
the judge evidently held the same opinion, for a little later
on in the day he placed her first in the puppy class. She
has a rather sweet head, a well turned body and fairly good
coat, but is very crooked in front. In the elass for dogs
other than blaci, Silver King, first at the last show, won
again, with Little Dan second. The latter is defective in
muzzle, light in eyes, not straight in front and at present
notin good coat, He will probably improve. Third went
to the black and tan Mint; Light in muzzle, leggy, smallin
bone, not correct in carriage of ears and of wrong type. The
winners in the bitch class, Lady of Learning and Vermil-
lion, being well known need not be described. Trimble-
mouche, third prize, is one of Mr. Thomas Aldrich’s world
beaters: Bad eyes, underhung, good in bone, but not quite
straight in front, rather cheeky, not deep enough in muzzle,
body wide enough but lacking in depth, shows some char-
acter through all her defects. Dora, vhe., has been
described many a time in our columns, There was nota
good puppy in the show,
SHEEPDOGS—(MESSRS. DENNIS AND SHOTWELL. )
Mr. Shotwell and The Hempstead Farm Company ex-
hibited not for competition about a dozen dogs, none of
which would have been able to win if entered for competi-
tion. Dublin Scot and Scotilla were the entries in the
challenge class. We have held from the first that Scotilla
is a better dog than Dublin Scot. This opinion has been
ridiculed by novices and indorsed by judges. Scotilla won.
In bitches Flurry Il., who is vastly better in coat than her
competitor Ronnie Brae, won again forthe Chestnut Hill
Kennels, and in the open class for dogs Charleroi Il, had a
rather easy victory over his thirty-two competitors. He
is shedding and was not seen to advantage. In cleanness of
head and carriage of ears, position of shoulders and set of
forelegs we could improve him. Heisagood dog. Clip-
per, looking very much better than he did at Buffalo, was
second, with Far View Donald third. This is a new one:
Skull fairly good at present, but looks like going; muzzle
should be cleaner—sharper; eyes too round; éars toa large
and not well carried; good body; proper legs and feet; coat
rather too soft, especially on sides of body; good brush;
moves well, dog of nice size showing some quality, Sir
Walter Scott, fourth prize, is also a newcomer. Heisa
sable and white, by Dublin Scot out of Effie Dean TI.
Forehead too round: ears small, but not sufficiently erect;
muzzle of good length and better than average in forma-
tion; excellent forelegs and feet; fairly good shoulders; falls
away too much behind the hips and shows slight weakness,
especially in second thighs; stifles and hocks should be more
bent; good brush; coat too soft and fluffy. A dog that we
fear will not improve with age. Old Nullamore, vhe., was
in fine shape and deserved his card. Prince Charlie, vhe.,,
has made rapid improvement since Buffalo. Surbiton, he.,
deserved another letter. A great mistake was made in over-
looking Meadowthorpe Reality, who is well known. He
should have had vhe,
Jakyr Dean was just about the best of the bitches. She
has plenty of length of head, but it lacks a little in quality
and character; ears carried too low; fairly good shoulders,
legs and feet; body would be improved by more length of
loin; coat tooshort and undercoat scanty; excellent brush.
A fairly good specimen. Adila Doon of Nesseldown is a new
one from Mr, Iyle’s long-named vocabulary. Forehead too
prominent; skull showing slight coarseness; face not mght
about the stop; ears not sufficietly erect, in fact, the right is
a button ear and both are too large and of wrong formation;
color of eyes too light; pond legs and feet; coat should be
heavier, especially on neck and on sides of body,and it should
be harder; good brush; moves fairly well. Third was won
by Sky Pilot, a light sable and white, showing some quality.
Brow too prominent; muzzle should be sharper, in fact, the
whole head ought to have a neater appearance; ears not suf-
ficiently erect; loin should be more arched; chest, forelegs
and feet fairly good; topcoat and undercoat should be heavier,
Fairview Donald and Sir Walter Scott, already described,
were first and third in the novice class, the pair being sepa-
rated by Zulu Princess IJ., whose defects are as follows:
Forehead too full; foreface should be sharper; ears not suf-
ficiently erect; body rather light; coat too soft; brush carried
too high. Insmooth coats Lady Bird and Spot were first
and second as usual. Sir Lucifer had the class for bobtails
to himself, and of course won.
_ POODLES—(MR. PIERSON).
Styx and Brigand, Mr. Sanford’s well-known winners,
were first and second in the class fcr black dogs, and there
was an unknown one in the class that can and will give the
FOREST AND STREAM—SUPPLEMENT,
best of them a hard tussle for premier honors when the dogs
are brought under competent judgment, Boy II., one of
the grandest poodles ever exhibited in this country, was
given vhe, The placing of Nanki-poo, a_third-rater
to say the very most in his favor, over this beautiful
dog, is one of the most unjust and unpardonable decis-
ions we have ever seen made at a dog show. Boy JJ. is
actually a better dog in every point, from the tip of his nose
to the end of histail. Pierrot, he., is also a better dog than
the third prize winner, The awards in this class were
loudly condemned, There was nothing good in the corres-
ponding class for bitches, and in the class for dogs and
bitches other than black, Rex, Regina and Marron were a
wretched trio,
BULLDOGS—(MR. PORTER).
Bill, Merry Monarch, Hillside and Robinson Crusoe were
the entries in the challenge class for dogs, and Crusoe, as
usual, wou well, Britomartis, one ofthe grandest specimens
that ever adorned a show bench, took the prize in the next
class without opposition, and in the open class for dogs
Rabagas was certainly the best of the nine that were shown.
After all that we bad heard about him we certainly expected
to find a better looking dog. Heis defective before the eyes
and might be nvuch better in body, and his gait doesnotsnit
us, Mr, Porter showed a lot of pluck but very little judg-
ment in placing him over Britomartis for the special. We
ave always pleased to see a great winner dethroned by a
better specimen, but Rabagas can no more beat Britomartis
than we can climb a beanstalk to the moon and come down
safely. Portswood Tiger, winner at Buffalo, Syracuse and
Richmond, was placed equal second with Monarch VL, a
dog thatbeats him in head properties, but is decidedly in-
ferior behind the collar. There was only one puppy, and he
a bad one.
BULL-TERRIERS—(MR. PORTER),
In the challenge class for dogs Cairo, Jubilee and Grabber
were the competitors. Cairo won. We care hota fig for his
brilliant record, he has gone wrong in head and shoulders,
and shonld have given way to Jubilee, that was in the pink
of condition, and is a better dog to-day, whatever he may
haye been a couple of years ago. Bonnie Princess, a well-
known and beautiful specimen, had iiot meh trouble in
beating Lady Tarquin, who was not at her best. Wirst in
the open class for heavy-weight dogs was won by Mr. F. F,
Dole’s Trentham Baron, a big, fine, but raw-looking dog,
that will render a good account of himself when he is shown
in good condition. The Harl, second prize, and Tony, third
prize, are old winners, Wethought that Tony’s good head
should have taken him in front of The Karl. True, he is
light in eye and he is developing cheek muscles; but The
Earl’s weak foreface more than counterbalances these de-
fects, In body, legs and feet Tony has the best of it,
Americus, he,, and Hempstead, ¢., are both of them very de-
fective in head properties. Royal Rose, first prize in heavy-
weight bitch class, is not first-class in front, and her coat at
present is not in good condition, Minerva, second prize, is
an eight-months-old puppy, whese light-colored nose and
syes will always prevent her winning in good company. Ske
is good in body, legs, feet and stern, hut will never he better
than she is to-day. Dutchess, third prize, is too full in
cheeks, but has gocd eyes and grand body. Qucen Bess and
Miss Nora, vhe., are well known ones of a useful sort,
White Rosell. and Venom wereabsent. Leight-weight dogs
were a wretchedly bad lot, and Mr. Porter was right in with-
holding the prizes. Marguerite, Venus and Nell Bright,
winners in the corresponding class for bitches, are well-
known winners. The first-named is quite a nice bitch, but
her tail needs looking to, or we had, perhaps, better say that
the owner gave if too much attention and the judge gave it
too little, Nell Bright runs too much on the English terrier
type, and Venus is full in eye, weak in foretace and long-
cast, The others were an indifferent lot.
BASSET HOUNDS—(MR, PORTER).
First prize was withheld in this class, not a really fivst-
class specimen being shown. The winner of second is defi-
cient in crook and has bad feet, and is too narrow in chest.
The winner of third has been deseribed before. Two of the
others were big coarse specimens of no merit. Saranac, the
remaining entry, was a fine specimen of the American
beagle, with a very good head.
DACHSHUNDE—(MR. PORTER).
These classes were very well represented. Rubenstein,
not in the best form, won again. We preferred the winner
of third for second place, as he is the best in all points ex-
cept crook. Fretzel, Jr., vhe., is wrong in skull and lacks
quality throughout. Black, he., is a decidedly inferior
specimen. Heis poor in crook, deficient in body and lacks
bone and substance all over, Head fairly good. Temper
and Lump Biossin deserved at least a letter, The others in
this class are unworthy of comment. The winner in the
bitch class has a very good head, but is deficient in crook
and chest, and lacks bone and substance. Outside of her
lack of bone we like the second winner full as well as the
first. The third prize winner was undeserving of the award.
The remaining ones are not worthy of any particular men-
tion, In the puppy class Thelma, winner of first in the open
bitch class, and Lion, winner of third in open dog class,
were first and third respectively. We preferred the last-
named to the winner of second in this class. Gypsey lacks
in bone and substance throughout, yet deserved her three
letters, as did Paulette, Blaise, Delphine and Disiree are a
nice trio of youngsters, that with more age may do te show
again. Linda we thought a pretty one of the light variety.
The others will never improve on their record made here,
BEAGLES—(MR. ELMORE).
The entries in the beagle classes fell far short of what
ought to be brought together at New York, Rattler ITI.
and Trailer met in the challenge dog class and the former
rightly won. Bounce, and all other entries of the Somerset
Kennels, only competed for the kennel prize and were not
entered for competition in their respective classes owing to
the lack of condition in these entries. Myrtlethe only entry
in the challenge bitch class, received the award. She is de-
teriorating. In_the open class, Frank Forest, formerly
Frank, won. He is well-known, Harkaway, winner of
second, should never go higher. He lacks in head and car-
riage of ears; is out at elbows: bad in feet and long in loin.
Young Weller, the winner of third, is well-known. Racket
II., a son of old Cameron’s Racket, despite of his being
shown in very bad shape, should have been placed higher.
We liked him well enough for second place. In good form
this dog will do better, The other entries for competition,
Riot and Leader, are well-known. The former has not im-
proved and the latter is clearly out of show condition.
His head was badly disfigured, Lee Il. is not ashow dog;
is plain and wedgy in head; ears short and badly carried;
body coarse, Jupiter, Storm and Goodwood Rattler, the
Somerset Kennels’ entries in this class, are well-known.
Their other entry, Tragedy, is a plain and deficient headed
dog; ears rather short and not well carried; ont at elbows.
Heis a useful looking dog, but we think he will go over the
15in. limit, In bitches Melody II., a new one, made her
debut. She is a good one, with the exception of a defici-
ancy in feet, coat and brush, and we would prefer her with
more bone and substance. Trinket, the winner of second,
is well-known, Sheis notashow bitch. The third win-
ner, Bannerqueen, is a nice little one but shown in miser-
able condition. Belle of Woodbrook, Clond and Hope were
| the well-known entries of Somerset Kennels in this class.
Lonesome, one of the pace ae entries is not a show bitch,
Arbutus the remaining one in this class and the only entry
in the puppy class is rather a coarse one. Ought to make a
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useful one, but will hardly prove a dangerous competitor
ion the bench,
FOX-TERRIERS—(MR. BELMONT).
This was the judge's first appearance in the ring, and con=
| sidering that he is a dog man of two year's’ experience he got
through his work in the regular classes in a fairly satis-
factory manner. His ring steward proved himself an in-
yaluable official, and the work was gotten through with in
an expeditious manner, There were three dogs in the
challenge class and the prize was given to Valet, who had
nothing better to beat than Splauger and Belgrave Primrose.
The dof was in poor condition, but he accomplished the task
easily enough, The prize in the corresponding class for
bitches was at the mercy of Richmond Olive. Diana, placed
second, should have been ordered out of the ring. She has
hardly a tooth in her head, is all wrong in front and so weal
in her hindquarters that when her handler gaye the chain a
pull she fell over broadsides.
sion proved that any kind of a cripple can win prizes. Village
Belle, should, of course, have been second. The open class
for dogs brought out a large and rather useful-lookinge lot,
Messrs L. & W. Rutherfurd were again first with Raffle,
who is weak in foreface, not flat in skull, deficient in carriage
of ears, a bit sheepish in expression, not quite straight in
front and soft in coat. The position should have been held
by Raby Mixer, who was second. Veronese, third prize, is
cheeky, shows jowl, does not carry his ears close or well
forward, is not quite straight in front, a trifle cow-hocked,
and is not quite rightin evat, He should have exchanged
places with Reckoner thai was fourth. This dog, like Raby
Mixer, has been the round of the shows and needs no de-
scription. Banquo, vlc., got more than he was entitled to,
He is very plain in head, stands very badly in front, is wide
in chest, weak in inees and decidedly defective in shoulders.
Raby Jack, he., is a very much better terrier.
q
The old bitch shouid have |
retired long ago, but her presence in the ring on this occa-—
Suffolk Trap —
was also rated too high; he has a very plain head and in- |
numerable faults behind it. Jack, vhe,, is round in skull
and long-cast. Warren Sampler, c., is a very coarse and
plain youngster, in fact, not a show dog. In bitches Mr.
Thayer scored first, second and third with Richmond Dazzle,
Princess and Fraulein Mixture. The last named is a weedy
toy and should have given way to Rosa Canina, who was
vhe. Warren Dainty, vlc., is very soft in coat, she has good
legs and feet and shows character, This lastnamed bitch is
also a better terrier than Fraulein Mixture.
The wire-haired classes were filled with a lot of indifferent
specimens, There was considerable dissatisfaction ex-
pressed over the award in favor of Suffolk Settler, who was
exhibited by the superintendent. There is very little to
choose between him and the second prize winner. ‘The
judging for the specials was worse than alottery. The prize
for the best dog was giver to Valet, In the condition in
which he was shown he had no right to beat either Raby
Mixer, Raffle ov Mr. Thayer’s good puppy Hillside Dandy,
The crowning blunder was the awarding of the brace prize
to Raffle and the crippled Diana over Raby Mixer and Rich-
mond Dazzle. We hope that we may never again be an eye
witness to such a miserable display of ignorance. Another
conspicuously unjust decision was the awarding of the $300
Grand Challenge Cup to Valet over Richmond Dazzle. No
dog in his condition that ever lived could fairly heat Rich-
mond Dazzle as she appeared cu this occasion. If decisions
like these are permitted to pass unnoticed, dog shows in
this country will soon be a thing of the past.
OTHER TERRIERS—(MR. BAILII).
The judge of these classes has had considerable experience
with several of the rough-haired breeds, and he acquitted
himself in a satisfactory manner, In the class for Airedales,
Pin had to give way to Fred, Jr. It is a very close thing
between them. Breeda Tiny, in poor condition, was the
ouly entry in the challenge class for Irish terriers, Her
kennel companion, Breeda Jim, whe is equally well known,
was placed over Dennis, another well-known winner, He is
better in coat than Jim, but his rather weak foreface and
cankered teeth lost him the prize. Roslyn the Mieky,
placed third, is a young dog with natural ears. He is
neither first-class in head nor body. BGedad, he,, was first
at Syracuse. Garrytord I]. was absent. The winner in the
biteh class is a Aras of far more than ayerage merit,
and one that will doubtless be heard from again. The
second prize winner is not good in head, and the same may
be said of Roslyn Nora that was third. The balance of the
class was composed of workmanlike-looking dogs. In the
class for Weich terriers Which, better in head, ears and
coat than 'T’other, won very easily. Highland Laddie, the
only entry that was for competition in the Scotch class, was
iven second, first being withheld for want of merit. The
dog is so much superier to most of the specimens exhibited
at shows in this country that we would have placed him first.
Dandies were not a good class. Gorder Wang, who was bred
by the judge and sold for a five-pound note, was the best of
the Jot. He has been written up as “the grand Border
Wang,”’ and a whole host of misleading encomiums have
been piled on him. The truth is, that when he finds himself
in competition with a dog like Meadowthorpe Rover he
will be outclassed. Meg Merrilies, second prize, is wedge-
faced and soft in coat. Meg, third prize, is well known.
She, too, is defective in head aud coat. It was well for these
dogs that Meadowthorpe Rover and Meadowthorpe Wonder
were not for competition, First in theclass for Bedlington
dogs was given toSyrup H., second to Barney and third to
Punch. The handler of the third prize winner lodged a pro-
test against first and second on the ground that they had
been trimmed. Both dogs were disqualified and the class
rejudged, when Punch was placed second, the other prizes
being withheld. We would be much surprised to find
that Mr. W. H. Russell, the owner of Syrup H., had at--
tempted to impose on the judge. Gray Bess, first in the
bitches, is a fairly Rood specimen, by old Sentinel and ont
of Wiswick Sue, The class for Skye terrier dogs was an ex-
ceptionally good one, The winner turned up in Lovet, an
excellent specimen, with good texture of coat, long and
low, nicely feathered and with well carried ears and average
head, Gladstone Boy, well known, was second, closely
pressed by Sir Roger, whois harder in coat and good in
feather, but not right in head and ears. Monarch, vhe,, is
overshot to a considerable extent. Claymore, c., owed his
position to bad condition. Whenwell shown he is decidedly
better than a number of those placed over him. Any of the
other noticed dogs in the class would have been able to win
first prizes a couple of years ago, Peggy, first in bitches,
is no match for the second prize winner when the latter is
shown in good condition. On this occasion she was out of
coat and was beaten by a short-bodied and rather weedy com-
petitor. Highland Lassie is better than average. Meadow-
thorpe Coila, not for competition, isa beautiful bitch, Tyo
Clydesdale terriers, the first of the breed exhibited in this
country, competed in the special class provided for them.
They are a good deal on the order of the soft-coated Skye ter-
vier. Black and tans were a strong class for this country.
Meersbrook Billy was first in the dog class. Defects: Color
not quite clear; rather weak beiore the eyes; color of eyes a
couple of shades too light; body rather shallow; tail
tive; hindquarters not first-class; too lezgsy. Buffalo Gen-
eral, second prize. Defects: Rather weak before the eyes;
not quite straight in front; set of legs not correct; breeched;
rather cheeky, Beppo, reserve, is coarse in head, but better
than average in other respects. first in the class fer bitches
was won by Meersbrook Girl, a sweet specimen exhibited by
Mr. H. T. Foote. Head excellent and could only be improved
in brow, which is slightly prominent, and just in front of
efec-
the eyes; eyes a trifle large and a shade too light in color;
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does not stand quite straight in front, especially below the
knees; excellent in body; feet not had, but might be better,
excellent hindquarters; tail not first-class; it should be
shorter and finer, and the tan on the underside should not
yun to the tip, but terminate over the vent; color rich and
good; all other markings correct; a trifle light in bone. .
specimen showing great quality. She night he better in.
eoat. Meersbrook Maiden came next. Good head and eye;
excellent neck; shoulders not quite right; ears not well cat
ried; forelegs not perfectly straight; has a white patch on
breast; rest of markings correct, also color, In the class
for white English terriers we like Diamond Spark, reserve,
better than either Lovely or Snowflake. All are wrong in
head, loin and tail, and all were badly shown. It takes an
expert to show a white English terrier in good shape. The
first, second and third prize winners for Yorkshire terrier
dogs are well known. Bradford Harry, in great form,
scored an easy first. Wirst im bitches went to Jesse, a bitch
of far more than ayerage merit. The otbers iu the class
were several points below her form, Toy terriers were, as
usual, a very weak class.
PUGS—(MISS WHITNEY).
Tn the challenge class for dogs Dr. M. H. Cryer, with sire
and son won the prizes, Max and Dude winning second and
first in the ordernamed. Bitches, the Doctor was again to
the fore with Bessie first and Vesta second, ‘The open class
for dogs was not strong, Guess taking first. He is a trifle
large, good in wrinkle, eyes, mask and ears, body not quite
cobby enough, fairly good stern. It was a close call for
Guess to beat the vhe. Bob Ivy; although a youngster and
lacking substance, he is of the right size, his face is
smothered in wrinkle, he has good chop, fair eyes, short face,
and we prefer him to Mikado, the second prize winner, and
to Othello, the third prize winner, both being too large to be
inthe money. here was nothing among the lettered vic-
tims worthy of mention. Tomy, yhe., has faulty ears, and,
‘like the yhe. Jim-Jam, he is too large for a fashionable pug,
Jim-dam’s color, eyes and movement are good. Baby Bunt-
ing, he., is too smutty in markings. Bitches: The reserve,
Rustic Queen, is by no means faultless, but was the best in
theclass. She is the proper size but is lacking a trifle iu
substance, has pus nose and eye, and is good in tail. Bo
Peep II., second prize, has a long nose, and we would proba-
bly have put Myrtle, third prize, over her, althongh we do
not like Myrtle’s pinched face, Daisy I/., he,, is good. in
hody color, nice eyes, ears not the regulation black.
Duchess, he., has large ears. Puppies: Boh Ivy, first. prize,
was the only winner in this class that had not been removed
from the garden when we reached the puppies.
TOY SPANIDLS—(MR, FAY).
Roscius, in the absence of Duke and Milwaukee Charlies
wou the challenge prize for King Charles, dogs or bitches.
The open class for dogs and bitches had only six entries,
with one absentee. We expected to see a larger number of
these little avistocrats. Mr. Pay should bear in mind that
King Charles spaniels are “black and tan without white,”
Dorothy, vhe., the proper size and shown in good feather,
was by far ‘‘the pick of the class;’’ she has a grand head,
deep chop, splendid eye, good ears, well set on and long in
leather, and is a sturdy, well-built toy that moyes well in
the show ring. Romeo, the third prize, should have been
second to Dorothy; he exceis her only in shortness of nose.
Blossom, second prize, pressed Romeo very close. Both are
the right size, and both are faulty in movement. Romeo
has the best head, bis ears are set rather high and his tan
markings are not quite right. Blossom has splendid feather,
nice tan markings, short face and fair eyes. Monkey, first
prize, was shown im good form; she has a handsome head,
and her tan is Tich in color. Her nose is yery short, and she
is of nice size. Her muzzleis faulty, and movement not
good, Blenheims were not outin great force. King Pip-
pin, alone in the challenge class, wou the prize. The open
class for dogs and bitches had only two entries, both very
fair specimens. Mrs, Hawxhurst’s good-bodied Rex won over
Mrs. Liuecy’s Queenie. We prefer the latter’s size, and her
skull is higher than Rex’s. Both are faulty in ears, but are
good in loin and they move well in the show _ring. Prince
Charles and ruby spaniels: Three entries. Lilly. a Prince
Charles, not in her usual form, won first. We prefer Sweet
Violet, who bas a better skull and markings, is of better
size and was shown in nice feather, Ruby, third prize, and
the only ruby in the class, was not in show form. Japamese
spaniels: Four entries. Hirst was given to Wee Wee, nice
in size aud a very fair specimen. She must have been
caught by the tail in a door jam or the Jap fakir put in
some fins work, The result of the ‘‘accident” is that a por-
tion of the tail falls limp over the back, thus giving the re-
quired curve; the operation gave to Wee Wee’s stern a fin-
ished look, Second prize Una is faulty in head and ears;
her black and white is well blended, her tail is well carried
over the back, she has the crescent and royal mark on the
skull and is fairly short in nose. Third prize Jap hasa
plainish head, her black and white markings are not well
blended; she carries a good tail and was shown in good
feather. We preferred Mrs. Clark’s Ootah, vhe., whois
smaller than Jap, has better head and shorter face; her tail
is not well carried; her color, lemon and white, is not the
regulation color for the breed. Toy spaniel puppies had
only one entry. A Prince Charles named Otto was awarded
first prize; he is just a fair specimen.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS—(MR. PIERSON).
The judge of this class has had little. if any, experierce
with the breed, but he managed to get through his work
with only ome serious mistake. Miss Van Buren’s old
fayorite Fannie again took the blue, closely pressed by
Cupid. Molly was given third and Bessie was unnoticed.
Tt was here that the blunder was made. 'Theréis little, if
anything to choose between these specimens. If Molly was
good enough for third, Bessie should not haye had a letter
jess than vhe., veserve. Mr. Pierson dees not understand
the breed.
MEXICAN HATRLESS—(MR. PIERSON),
Me Too, that was placed equal first with Chiquita last
year, was given first and Chiquita was placed third. White
Wings, that took third in 1888 and was not considered nearly
so good a specimen as Chiquita was placed second. Mr.
Pierson, we believe, judged on both occasions. Nobody, of
course, understands the breed and we would like to see the
man that can understand the judging,
MISCHLLANEOUS—(MR. PIERSON),
[van Romanoff, a Russian wolfhound, was the hest of the
heavy weights, and won. He is not a first-rater, and would
be outclassed if placed in competition with the beautiful
dog that was exhibited some years ago by Lady Emily Peel.
The best Dalmatian that we have seen in America was sec-
ond. Hé is defective in head and chest, and is not first-class
in body. Barring his ears, he is well marked. The third
rize winner was entered “‘breeder and pedigree unknown;”’
but the gentleman in charge of him, taking us for a green-
horn, volunteered the intormation that he was bred b
Prince Bismarck. Hé is a mongrel, and the prize shoul
have been withheld. The light weights were a wretchedly
bad lot; and we will spare the owners the pain of reading
criticisms which, if written, would be severe,
THE ST. BERNARD CUPS.—The premium list of the
Mascoutah Kennel Club for the deg show to be held at
Chicago is wrong. The cups offered by the St, Bernard
Club are for best rough-coat, smooth-coat, American-bred
rough-coat, American-bred smooth-coat, regardless of sex,
instead of dos and bitch, as in premium list,
QO. Hudson,
Club, E. Kelly,
A. D, Lewis.
land Bench Show Association, C. M. Mnunhall. Hartford K. OF
A, C, Collins,
T. BH. Winslow.
Moore.
ing the calling of the roll,
it will come up for discussion afterward.
FOREST AND STREAM.
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MEETING,
HE annual meeting of the American Kennel Club was
held Thursday, Feb. 21, at 44 Broadway, President Bel-
mont called the meeting to order at 11:30 A, M,
Mr. FrsHaniu—Mr, President, before anything is done at
this meeting, I desire simply to have the minutes show that I
enter a protest against any meeting being held at this time
under the constitution of the club,
The following answered to the roll call: Albany IK, 0., W.
Gordon Setter Club, F. M. Bennett, Fox-Terrier
Mastit? Chib, Herbert Mead, Beagle Club,
Cincinnati Sportsmen's Club, P. C. Ohl, Cleye-
Michigan K, C,, Maj. J. M. Taylor. Massachu-
setts EK. C. of Lynn, R, Leslie. Maryland K. C., H. Maleolm,
Mascoutah K. C., Jas. Mortimer. New Jersey K.C., C. J.
Peshall. New England K. C., ¥. B. Fay. Philadelphia E. C.,
hhode Island K. C,, N. Seabury, Augusta,
Ga., A. P. Vredenburgh. Rochester K.C., Dr. J. P. Gray,
St. Paul K, C., B. F. Schellhass. St. Bernard Club, B®. H.
Southern Field Trials Club, J. L. Anthony. Virginia
Field Sports Association, J. 5, Wise. Westminster K. C., J.
©. Donner. When the New Jersey EK. C. was ealled, Mr.
Peshall said, ‘IT am present under protest.”
Mx, AntHoNY—I moye, Mr. Chairman, if Mr. Peshall pro-
tests this meeting, that his credentials be not received,
THH CHATIRMAN—The motion is out of order at present dut-
The protest has been entered, and
The seeretary announced that there were eighteen members
present.
Mr, PrsHati—Mr, Secretary, I would ask how Mny clubs
are members.
THE SHorpTrARy—Thirty-six.
THE CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Peshall)—L beg your pardon, sir, but
it is customary to ask for the floor, and if you desire the floor
please address yourself to the chair.
Mr, PesHaLi—I am simply asking a question of the secre-
tary at present.
The secretary proceeded to.read the minutes of the last
MSE .
Mr, PrsHALL—I move, sir, that we can now do nothing,
because there is not a quorum, Highteen members do not
make a majority of thirty-six members.
Tue CHATRMAN—The subject is open for discussion as to the
interpretation of the constitution,
Mr. PresHaAtu—l have the universal law, Cushing’s Manual,
which sn that a majority of all the members must be
present,
Mr. AntHony—I rise to a pointof order, Ideclare that Mr.
Peshall has no right to be represented here. If this is a meet-
ing, his credentials are not in proper order, and he can’t say
anything atall. Ii this is not a meeting, he has no right to
talk, I want that question disposed of before he has any
right to argue any question here.
R, PESHALL—I raise the point of order that we have not a
quorum, and I take it for granted that no business can be
done, I believe this is the universal rule, [Reading extract
from Cushine’s Manual on Quorum, Two or three members
having entered in the meantime.] There being a quorum
present now, I will withdraw my motion. !
Mr. AnTHONY—I desire to move that Mr. Peshall’s creden-
tials be not received, on the ground that he objects, you un-
derstand, to the legality of this meeting. He protests it.
Now if he protests the legality of the meeting, he can’t take
advantage, you understand, of his own position. He can’t
ride two horses at once. Hither this is a meeting or it is not
ameeting. Ifitis a meeting, and his credentials are accepted,
he thereby debars himself, you understand, from any such
motion as he made originally.
Tor CHATRMAN—Mr. Peshall presents his credentials under
paaiee I do not think it is possible to reject them. Mr.
eshall presents his credentials under protest. I think that is
quite in order.
Mr. AnTHony—It is quite in order, Mr. President, for the
associates here to say whether they shall receive Mr. Peshall
as a delegate from the New Jersey Kennel Club. I move,
therefore, that Mr, Pésball, as he seems to come here to raise
a qaeeor on every question. that his credentials be not re-
ceived,
Mr. PEsHaALL—ti simply say that, representing New Jersey,
I have nothing to say upou that question, I leave it to the
delegates. I will simply say that I was unanimously elected
the delegate of the New Jersey Kennel Club at the last
ey
Mr. AntHony—Mr. President, the reason I made this mo-
tion is this, I may just as well explain my position. [ama
new member here. I attended it because I know exactly the
position that Mr, Peshall has assamed—a personal one.
Mr PresHart—lI don’t want to argue this question now.
Mr, AntHonNy—When I get through then you may talk.
(Continuing) —a personal one as between himself and the
president of this association. Now, Mr. Peshaill resigned in a
huff as a delegate from the New Jersey Kenne! Club, taking
up his skirts in his hand, and going out of this office in a great
hurrah, declaring that he was Zoing to disconnect himself en-
tirely from the American Kennel Club, His pen and brain
have been active in opposition to this club right straight
through. I might if I chose to be personal offer exactly the
same resolution in regard to Mr. Peshall that Mr. Peshall put
himself upon the books of this association in regard to James
Watson, and that is that he was continually fighting wind-
mills, and making himself obnoxious, you understand, and
interfering with the business of the associates of this club,
That is exactly the position Mr. Peshall has occupied since he.
withdrew from this club, and his only object in coming back
here to-day is simply to clog the wheels and impede the pro-
gress this club has made. Now that is the reason that he
made that motion.
Mr. PrsHani—Mr, President, I don't know that I care
about saying anything on the subject at all, excepting this,
that I desire to correct one statement made by the disting-
uished gentleman representing—what club?—the Southern
Club, and that is that 1 am in seeming opposition. IL have
been a member of this American Kennel Club for several
years. Lam now. My resignation, I believe, was not acted
upon—so the secretary informs me—at the last meeting. I
stated that I was going out, and I gave my reasous for it, and
I gave my reasons to the club that sent me here. The motion
that [ made that Mr. Watson be not received was upon the
ground distinetly stated—and I want it now distinctly stated,
and I want the country to understand it, and I want the very
club that Mr. Anthony represents to understand it—that he
was publishing a book, a registration, in opposition to the one
that we haye established. That was the point. And, sir, Mr.
Anthony and his friends have gone through this country say-
ing that [am against this American Kennel Ciub. He has
given that out. Ihave been for this American Kennel Club
from the day it was started to the present day. [am vpposed
to certain rules, and | have a right, sir, to'stand here and fight
them; and if Mr, Anthony can gather together from this
country delegates enough so un-American as to say that I
have no right to fight these rules, [say that 1 will go out of
here and bow willingly, gladiy. and let the New Jersey Ken-
nel Club say whether they will sustain me or not. JI do not
ask the delegates here to sustain me, If the meeting is
packed, which I do not believe, I say act; I do not want to
take up your time. I don’t believe it. I look around me and
see men representing clubsfrom different parts of the country,
delegates that do not belong to the clubs they represent, com-
ing here from all over the country. We never had such a
meeting as is here to-day. Never has there been so many
clubs represented. And why? How many proxies? We did
away with that, but n effect ib is the same thing, Here is
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my friend Mortimer. Heisa goodman, Who does he repre-
sent? He stands here representing the proud city of Chicago,
Where does my friend Anthony come from and whom does
he represent? Where is the club that is back of him? He is
no member of the Southern Club.
Mr. AntHony—TI desite to correct the gentleman, That is
absolutely and unqualifiedly false. Iam not only a member
of it, but the club represents a membership of 75 or 80.
Mr. PESHALL—I did not know that. But I might go around
here and piel out men who do not belong to the clubs they
represent, I stood here and fought that thing. And why?
Because this American Kennel Club has been controlled just
under such circumstances. Major Taylor hauled out of his
pocket seventeen proxies at one meeting—or was it fourteen?
I want to tell you now, gentlemen, alll have to say is, you just
adopt that motion, and I dare you to do it.
Mr. MunnAti—Mr. President, I move that the motion of
Mr. Anthony be laid upon the table.
THE CMATRMAN—I was simply going to say a word before
putting that motion. The objection taiged was as to the
validity of calling the meeting at this time, because the con
stitution states that the meeting shall be called by the presi-
dent during the spring, at one of the prominent spring shows.
That has always been at the time of the Wesminster Kennel
Club show. ‘The officers deemed it advisable, and thought
they were carrying out the general sentiment of that pro-
vision, by calling the meeting during the show of the West-
minster Kennel Club, which, after all, came but a week before
the expiration of the winter itself, Thati was done for the
urpose of getting this largely attended meeting, which Mr.
eshall gays is such an extraordinary one, and which we
could hardly have hoped for if we had called it at any other
time during the spring, unless perhaps at Boston, and that
might have been very inconvenient and rather late, going so—
Mr, PESHALL (interposing)—Mr. President, will you allow
me to interrupt you a moment, just to ask a question, I will
ask you if the constitution under which we are at present
acting was not adopted after the time fixed for the New York
show was published?
Tun CHarRMAn—After the tinie fixed for the New York
show, yes, sir. However, the only question that can arise now
is as to the validity of this meeting. i doubf if any delegate
would object to it, or bring the law to bear upon your actions
here to-day so as to render them imvalid, which I suppose
might be done if Mr. Peshall chose to, It is for you to con-
sider whether you want to go on with this meeting and run
that risk. If you do, continue the meeting, there is a quorum
present now. Personally, under the circumstances, as I find
this question really arises from a matter relating more to my-
self than to anybody else, I would very much prefer if these
gentlemen would withdraw their motions, allow Mr. Peshall
to have his credentials acknowledged, and to take part in this
meeting, and do what he considers right.
Mr. ANTHONY—I will withdraw the motion.
Mn. PesHAtt—And I withdraw the protest.
Tan CHarrmMan— After the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting ib will then be in order for you to elect an officer, and
ao that, all the objections Mr, Peshall has may be consid-
ered.
Mr, Vreprensurc—lI rise to correct Mr, Peshall in one stiate-
ment he made—a pretty broad one.
Mr, PrsHaLi—l have withdrawn the protest now.
Mr. VREDENBURG—I am not talking of the protest at all.
There is one delegate present who is not a member of the
club which he represents, and that is myself, representing the
Richmond County Association. Wyery other delegate who has
answered to his name isa member of the club which he rep-
resents.
+ Mr. PrsHaAut—I am very glad to know it, Mr. Vreden-
ure.
The minutes of the last meeting were then read and adopted.
say ’s report read and accepted, also treasurer’s re-
port.
Hlection of officers being then in order, Mr. Winslow took
the chair.
Mr. AntHony—Mr. Chairman, I nominate Mr. August Bel-
mont, Jr., as president of thisclub, In making the nomination
I desire to say one or two words. itis very seldom that any
club is so fortunate as to have as its head a man like Mr. Bel-
mont, who has given his time, his thought and his money most
liberally to carry out the desires of the owners of pood dogs
in the United States. It is a thankless task at best to come
forward and to stand as the butt of sarcasm and personalities
and everything else. Leaders in all movements, however,
have to submit, with what grace they can; but I, sir, wish to
state here that August Belmont, when he was elected presi-
dent of this club, and during the time that he has held that
office, has done more than any ten men inthe United States
have done to forward the doggy interests of this country. He
is the right man inthe right place, and no change could be
made which would meet, I believe, the approval of a single
delegate here.
Mr. PesHALL—Mr, President, I desire to nominate a man for
the office of president of this club, and i shall nominate one
‘who is known to each and every one of you; a gentleman that
I think will make a president of the club that When we meet
here at the next annual meeting we can all gladly yote for
again, I am sorry to say that I am compelled to place in
nomination another candidate, especially under the cireum-
stances, but I have reasons to object, and my objections I
consider very solid ones, to the re-election of the present in-
cumbent. The gentleman that I name I hope each and all of
you will vote for, Iam satistied that no one can say aught
against him. He has been connected with this club not for
the last few months, after it had reached the pinnacle of its
success, but one who has been connected with it from almost
its very Inception; a man who has a level head; aman who
will not call a meeting except when it isso provided; a man
whe will not make contracts for publications until he is
authorized to doso; a man who will guard and watch in every
act the constitution and by-laws, and carry them out. Gen-
tlemen, I nominate for the position of president of this club,
and I ask every member to yote for him, whether he will ac-
pent it or not, J. Otto Donner, of the Westminster Kénnel
ub.
Mr. Donnwa—Mr. President, this is rather a surprise to me.
I thought I had absolutely retused to entertain such a propo-
sition longiago. I cannot think of it.
Mr. Wist—With your permission, Mr, Chairman, I desire to
second the nomination of Mr, Belmont. There is no member
of this club with whomTI haye been more intimate or more
friendly thai Mr, Donner, and there is no man in it who
would make a better president, but we have a president who
is most acceptable, I think, to the great majority of the club,
whose record, in spite of the little misunderstandings which
are always incident to the thankless duties of a president, is
most excellent, who has been called upon to defend the club,
has given it his time and attention, and who has done so in a
way, 1 think, that entitles him toits gratitude. I dunot think
that he has cominitted any act in the course of his adminis-
tration which could justly be construed as a violation of the
constitution, or a disregard of his duties as president. My
friend Mr. Peshall, as Wa. Donner has said, has no authority
for the nomination he has made, ana I think before a great
while he will find that the club has acted with wisdom and
coc] judgment in re-electing Mr. Belmont. Lam sure that our
president has been deferentialand courteous and kind to every
member of the club, that he has discharged his duties faith-
fully, and [ believe in the maxim—When you get.a good ser-
vant, as long as you can make him serve you, doit. ‘There-
fore I second the nomination.
There were 23 votes cast, of which number Mr. Belmont
received 72 and Mr. Donner 1,
Mx. DonneR—I move that it be made unanimous, and ask
Mr, Peshall to withdraw my name,
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Mr, PrsoaLL—l cannot consistently do it, Mr, Donner. I
will state tois, Mr, Chairman, that I had occasion to write Mr.
Belmont a letter, and he had occasion to reply to it, and lam
willing to submit that letter to any gentleman in the house,
and if he says to me to make it unanimous I will do so,
Tan CHATRMAN—I do not think that comes within the meet-
ing at all.
Mr. PrshALi—I am willing to submit it to any one, and if
you say so [ will be very glad to make this unanimous,
* Mr. AnrHovy—I object to the introduction of any personal
matter in this club, outside the club.
Mr, Wisn—tI rise to a point of order, Dehate is not in
order wotil the vote is announced by the Chairman.
Tam CaatrmMan—Gentlemen, the result of the balloting is
22 votes for Mr. Belmont and 1 for Mr, Donner, the total
number of votes east being 23. Mr, Belmont is elected.
Mr. Belmont took the chair and said:
Mr, BreuMont—Gentlemen, I can only say to you in taking
the chair that in accepting yonr election for the ensuing year
I feel very much flattered at your expressions of confidence,
which I had no real reason to believe thati yon did not feel,
At the same time I naturally, having been instrumental in
bringing about a number of changes in the club, and trying to
the best of my ability to carry them out as it seemed to me
you might desire, and you certainly expressed yourself as
desiring, I felta little anxious to be indorsed, not to serve you
again if you did not wish me, but to be indorsed for what I
had done during the past year, I thank you again for that,
Mr. PrsHALL—Mr. President, before there is any business 1
desire to moye, under the circumstances, that the vote be
made tmanimous.
Mr. AntHONY—I rise to the point of order that it has
already been decided, and the record made, It is too late to
introduce any such matter as that. The vote has already
been announced, I object,
THE CHAIRMAN—I will sustain the poinbk,
Mi, Thomas H. Terry was elected Vice-President.
Tus CHArRMAN—Under the new constitution, gentlemen, it
is necessary for you to appoint three members of the Ad visory
Connnittee, under Article 22, And before taking up that sub-
ject it will be necessary for me to report to you on the ques-
tion of a conference with the National Dog Club, and the sub-
ject then can be disposed of. Dr. Perry came to New York
and waited upon the officers of the club, as you know, here.
L then visited Dr. Periy in Boston, and we came to an agree-
ment practically covering the expression of your opinion on
the subject.at the last meeting, which was that the National
Dog Club should abandon its rules and name and become part
of the associate mem ership. Atthe same time, they did not
feel as if they could abandon their organization entirely and
break up in disorder, and without any recognition at all they
thought they would not be able to carry such a proposition
through their members; and ih was deemed best to keep their
club together and pass it into the associate membership
in an organized way, and I supposed, under the cir-
cumstances, if they were acceptable to you at all,
that you would not object—they would brine in be-
tween 100 and 200 members—would not object, as
‘hey were going to have two delegates, to giving
them some more serious recognition in the clnb, and asa
matter of courtesy, if any officers were created for the asso-
ciate members, that we would recognize their present officers.
IT told them I didn’t have any objection to that, but of course
{could not bind the American Kennel Club to any such plan,
but that changes in the constitution would be submitted provid-
ing a president, vice-president and secretary for the associate
members, Their duties would be merely nominal, and then if
they really had enough associate members, and the Kennel
Club thought it advisable, their officers would be elected to
those positions. That seemed to satisfy them, and the presi-
dent sentouta circular to the associate menibers, calling a meet-
ing on Tuesday, the 19th, to take action on the subject, That
meeting was called, and the following memorandum of con-
ditions upon which the National Dog Club could be amalga-
mater with the American Kennel Club wassubmitted. [Read-
ing memorandum.) Now they do not mention anything about
the officers at all, but the idea was to give them one place by
making the alteration—one place on the Advisory Committee,
aud give them # president and one other officer it they qualified
for say two delegutes—to let those delegates be officers, The
amendments to Article 8 would be [reading amendments].
You see that would be purely clerical. It gives really no
power whatsoever to the officers of the associate members,
ana it allows for the two delegates a sort of honorary position,
Mr. AnTHONY—I move, Mr. Chairman, that theamendments
to the constitution as read be adopted, in order that we may
take a vote upon this other question,
Mr. PrsHaLi—I object,
A DELEGATE—Were they properly submitted?
Tab CHATRMAN—They have been properly submitted, They
were sent to all the papers and published in the Gazette.
Mr. PEsHALL—It that is the case I withdraw my objection
as to that.
THE CHATRMAN—These are the same that were published in
the papers, and the proper steps were taken. Of course the
reasons for them were not stated publicly,
Mr. ScueniaAss—In passiog these resolutions, does that
imply that associate merbers will be accepted upon the con-
ditions embodied in that letter?
THE CHAIRMAN—Not at all. I should think that if you are
satisiied to admit them, then it is well enough to vote this,
but if you are not going to admit them, that is quite useless,
Ms ScHELLEASS—The point I wanted to bring up was that
in that statement it is said that all the present members of
the National Dog Club must be accepted—all the present
members of the National Dog Club, or such names as they put
forward, There should be a clause there stating that no
parties shall be accepted who have been expelled from the
American Kennel Club, or disqualified.
THE CHAIRMAN—I think under their rules, if I remember
rightly, they recognize our disqualifications.
R. SCHELLHASS—I don’t know whether they do or not.
Tf CHAIRMAN—I have no doubt they would accept any
qualification of that kind on the part of the American Kennel
Club, that they would all be received as members except such
parties as are disqualifled now.
In explaining his vote Mr. Peshall said: ‘Mr. President, I
want to explain my reason for voting. I am against an asso-
ciate membership in every particular, in every way, but I
recognize the fact that if we have one these amendments are
necessury, and while lam against the associate member in
every way, l yet vote for these amendments under the cireum-
stances.”
The amendments were declared adopted.
THE CHATRMAN—Now the election of an advisory committee
isin order. IJtis necessary to elect three members. Now, if
it is your wish to allow the National Dog Club, if they qualify,
asmany as two delegates, to have two of these offices, the
only way that could be done would be by electing these three
members of the advisory committee, two of which would be
ready to resign later, when the National Dog Club qualifies, in
favor of their officers, or they can resign immediately.
Mr. DonneR—Will that be the result to give them two out
of five votes? & -,
THE CHAIRMAN- I made a mistake; only one position; it is
the president who has to qualify.
Messrs. Anthony and Wise were elected members of the
advisory committee. Mr. Lewis was elected a member of the
stud book committee,
THE CHAIRMAN—There are two subjects to come up before
you, the subject of the National Dog Ciub and the question of
the Canadian Kennel Club.
Mz, ANTHONY—I move that the communication of the offi-
rers of the National Dog Club be received, and the president
be instructed to meet the gentlemen and comply with their
reqnest upon the terms as read, Motion carried.
Tum CrarrMan—It is proper for me to state here that in
connection with this, I had to do that on my own responsibil-
ity, and I think T must report it to you, although the coutracts
are not signed. I took it upon myself to male arrangements
to buy the American Kennel Register, because it was natur-
ally # [vival] publication of the Gazette, and you appointed Mr,
Peshall a committee six months ago, I believe, to wait upon
the Formst AND SrrRHAM and see whether the purchase could
be made. When I found that the National Dog Club would
come in, and that it would bea very desirable thing at the
same time to ear pas the Register—that in fact the suggestion
came from Dr, Perry himself, and he said he would buy the
Register from the Forrst AnD STREAM, «nd that the Fiegister
then would be banded over tous and suppressed, The con-
tract has been drawn up, and I believe the purchase price has
been paid by Dr. Perry, and in connection with their coming
in they hand that over tous. Now, if you want to act upon
the price, or if you want to ratify it, it is in order, or if you
want to leave the matter in the hands of your officers, so that
it shan’b become public, which perhaps might be the wisest
plan--but having taken that step I thoughé it necessary to
report it to you and leaye it to you to do whatever is best,
Mr. AntHony—I think it is a delicate matter. It is one of
those diplomatic things that ought to be left to the officers to
close. It is virtually closed now, but, at the same time, it
might be wise not to give too many of the details for publica-
ie I move that the matter be left with the president of the
club.
Mr. PrsuaLt—I think the matter is well known. IT heard
it on the S@eets. I think it is best to ratify it.
THE CHAIRMAN—-If it is well known perhaps it is as well to
ratify ib,
Mr. PrEsHaLL--The sum is $500,
Mr. AnrHONY—I move that the arrangement made by Mr.
Belmont in regard to the purchase of the American Kennel
Register be ratified, and that the officers be empowered and
instructed to carry out the same.
THE CHAIRMAN—I wish to say to you this, that in the con-
tract there are restrictions with regard to selling the Register
to any competitor, and in publishing the Gazette we are a
competitor of the Formsr AND Srrwam, Consequently the
American Kennel Club cannot purchase the Register directly.
That would be in violation of the contract, and, personally,
my relations with the Formst ANwpD STRBAM are not such as
would lead me to make any personal contract with them.
That is why it was done through Dr. Perry, and if you will,
perhaps, put the motion this way. that the club appropriate a
sum to be left to the discretion of the officers for the purchase
of the American Kennel Register, the contract cau be carried
out with some individual and the same object will be at-
tained, andthe money can be appropriated and we do not
really become the direct purchasers, but there is the money to
pay for it,
Mr. AnrHony—I will modify my resolution in accordance
with the suggestions of the president,
Mr, PesHati—Mr. President, 1 move an amendment to it,
that the parties who are managing it be allowed to remain in
their management until the matter is closed. Motion carried.
It was voted to recognize the wins of the Canadian Kennel
Club, without requiring registration in the 4. K. C. Gazette.
After much discussion it was yoted to amend the wording of
He Gordon setter resolution adopted at a previous meeting as
follows;
Resolved, That the Gordon setter is a black and tan setter,
with no out-cross of any kind for three generations on the
side of both sire and dam, such a dog to be known as the
American Gordon setter, and that dating from Jan. 1, 1889,
ail dogs must show the 624 per cent. of Gordon blood, as de-
fined here, to be registered as American Gordon setters.
The subject of removing the disqualification of the setter
Kenmore was referred to the advisory committes. The
Toledo, Connecticut State, Rensselaer and Worcester clubs
and the South Carolina Poultry and Pet Stock Association
were elected members. The Western Pennsylvania Poultry
Society and Stafford Kennel Club were dropped, and the
National Poultry aud Bench Show Association of Atlanta is to
be instructed to pay its dues. It was yoted to recognize the
wins of the Lynn show under whatever name the club might
Bive it.
Mr. Vredenburg was re-elected secretary and treasurer,
Mr. PrEsHALL—Before we adjourn I want to move that
the Advisory Committee of this club take steps for its incor-
poration under the laws of the State of New York; that the
said committee have power to obtain said incorporation for
the benefit of all the members. That is a matter that ought
to be attended to, Any other club can be incorporated and
take our name.
Mr. BeLMont (Mr, Donner being in the chair)—I move that
the officers be instructed to get the opinion of counsel upon
the subject of the advisability or not of incorporating, then
communicating that opinion to the various delegates «nd re-
ceiving their opinion on the subject in writing, giving to the
officers power in case say two-thirds of the delegates favor the
incorporation of the club that the officers then go to work and
do so.
Mr, Peshall accepted Mr. Belmont’s amendment, and the
motion as amended was carried.
Mr. PresHALL—There is one thing now that I want to call
attention to, I want to sive notice that I will, in time for the
next meeting, oer an amendment to the constitution and by-
laws in regard to the Kennel Gazette; and I willsay now that,
realiziug the way that a majority of the delegates feel upon
this subject, is one reason why 1 ask that this club be incor-
porated, Ii we are going to publish this Paper we do not know
where the liability may commence and where it may end—
not that they could get very much out of me, but still itis a
matter that we ought to look to. I know there are some
members of my club that are ane wealthy, and I don’t care
about laying them liable to a hbel suit in a way which might
come, I don't say it will, but it might come; we dun't know.
That is my reason for asking the incorporation of the club;
one reason, if we are going to publish a paper, because I
finally came to the conelusien that we will not always pub-
lish a paper of this kind. If we are going to publish a paper,
Iwanta paper. I want itso chock full of new meat and raw
meat that when it comes to the members of ay club they may
laugh and be entertained, and read something that will do
them some good,
THe CHAIRMAN—I thought you stated that it made too
much competition with the regular publications,
Mr. PrsnaLtu—t say, sir, if you are going to ignore that
fact, [am against it under all circumstances, but we are repre-
senting many clubs here, and I say if we are going to impose
a paper upen them, let us give them a paper that will do
them some good; that will cause them to pray or swear, one
or the other. That’s my theory. That’s my doctrine.
Mr. AntHOoNY—You have beeu doing both,
Mr. PesHatt—Yes, I do a little of both. I say it they are
willing for us to publish a paper, if they withdraw thei ob-
jections, which I believe they will, I am in favor of giving the
imembers of the American Kennel Club a paper that isa paper,
if we can get it up. I don’t think that there is a club in
America that is willing to create a baby, and then hold a
bottle, and sit there with a diaper around it and nurse it, and
say, “You shan’t grow.” Itis un-American.
Mr. AnrHony—Let us get the babys
Mr. PrsHati—We have gotit. The baby is here. Now I
say if we are going to go to these People, let it grow. I
shallnever vote for a bag of bones. I give notice of this, I
may have several amendments between now and the next
meeting. I want to ask whether these amendments date
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from the time they aré received by the secretary or from the
time they are published?
Mr. VREDENBURG—Well, the secretary Will publish them ag
soon as he can get. them type written.
Mr. BeELMonT—The American Kennel Club after its meet-
ing to-day is not likely to want to make any changes. The
officers and all connected with the publication of the Gazette
and the business management of the club are yery touch
pressed for time. They have got a great deal to do, and par-
ticularly at the end of the month, although they are not men
of leisure in any instance, Lhey are occupied so constantly
that they have to work late at nights, and it seems to me that
under the circumstances, and after what has occurred to-
day, the Kennel Club should not be burdened with any
unnecessary work, and any propositions that are not likely
to go through. I think that courtesy ought to prevent Mr.
Peshall making any more propositions of the kind. But if
they are made it seems to me that they had better ba sent out
to the delegates and give them their thirty days, and have
them vote them by writing, and not take up our time at the
next quarterly meeting with another futile discussion. What
has been done here to-day has been done carefully, and what
has been done before this meeting has been done carefully, and
Ido not believe anybody wants to make any more changes.
Perhaps they do, but if they do they do not want to have their
time taken up.
Mr. PEsHALL—Mr. Chairman, I would say in reply to that
this, that [ will submit at the next meeting of the New Jer-
sey Kennel Club when we discuss these matters, the proposi-
tion made to them by the president of this club in regard to
the New Jersey Kennel Club offering any armendments, and
if they look upon it in the same light that he does, why I
shall adyise that that course be pursued. Of course if we
cannot offer any amendments, even if they strike the élub
favorably, that would be passed, why of course as he says
it would be hardly worth while to take up the valuable paper
here, or the time of the club with them.
Mr. AntHony—I just want to say one thing, We have had
a vote to-day, and there has only been one vote in favor of
any proposition. He has outlined this same course for a very
long time, and if he makes any amendments of the kind he
proposes, they will meet with exactly the same fate. But of
course if he chooses to make the amendments, we have got to
listen to them when they come up, but I move now that we
adjourn. Carried.
THE NATIONAL DOG CLUB.
MEETING of the National Dog Club was held at the
Putnam House, New York, Tuesday evening, Dr. J.
Frank Perry the president in the chair, to take action upon
the proposed amalgamation with the Associate Membership
of the American Kennel Club. Dr, Perry presented the
question as follows:
To the Members of the NN, D, C:: ;
Ihave already reported to you in brief the results of the con-
ference between the president of the A. K. GC. and myself.
In advocating the radical changes which I have recommended
[have but.afew words to offer. When I proposed the formation
of the N. D.C.,I was actuated by a desire to promote the interests
of the canine world, and now, in adyising an amalgamation with
the A. K. G., itis the same motive which moves me. What has
happened during the brief history of our club must be known to
youall. Starting with a definite pamniee we have steadily pur-
sued our course until that for which we have striven has been
accomplished, Our formation was a necessity, for at the time
individual breeders had no organization with which they could
affiliate and to which they could submit their grievances. Now
the condition of things is very different; instead of no club there
are two—the N, D.C, and the Associate Membership of the A. K. CG.
Two such clubs cannot exist without coming into collision,
However much harmony might be desired, it would be impos-
sible. But, one thing is possible, and that is amalgamation.
It would be proper under ordinary circumstances to expect the
junior club to merge into the senior, Indeed, we should be justi-
fied in demanding this proceeeding in the present case if we had
been striving only for our own aggTandizement. Asit is, how-
ever, let us sink all minor considerations, and by joining the
Assoriate Members of the A. K. C. show ourselyes above such a
small thing as aname, However much we may have felt at our
inception that the A. K. C. was somewhat remiss in protecting
the interests intrusted to it, such is no longer the case. At pres-
ent it is doing all that can be expected of it, and should receive
the support of all those who have the real interest of the doggy
world at heart. Whether these changes have been brought about
by the existence of our club, is not for me to say, and indeed it is
immaterial; let it suffice that they have taken place,
One or two aero which haye been asked me it may be well
to notice briefly. We go into the Associate Membership Club as
a body and are not voted upon singly. Stch a method as the late
ter—giving the original members of the Associate Membership
Club or the A. K, C. an opportunity to reject those whom they
leased—would not be amalgamation, and it has neyer been con-
tari ated by Mr. Belmont or myself. It must be thorongbly un-
derstood, however, that after joining the Associate Membership
we become once more only individuals, and have no extra rights
or privileges, nor any added value to our numerical strength from
the fact of our having composed the N. D. CG. The only way in
which we can be of the greatest service tothe breeders of America
is by acting solely with a view to theiradvancement, and carrying
our points in the club, not by numerical strength, but by the
soundness and fairness of the propositions which we may from
time to time advocate.
And now, fellow members, my task is done. The way is clear
before you to an honorable peace. If any thought of hidden
motive on the part of those who once opposed us lingers in your |
minds, I pray you dismiss it. We have been met with fairness
and with honest intentions ourselves, we should give the other
side credit for the same feeling, By a cheerful acquiescence on
our part in the proposed amalgamation let us show those who
haye looked upon us with something like suspicion, that we had a
fixed purpose in view, and having accomplished that, we can
promptly step aside, asking no homage or reward, and leaying the
doggy world to judge the rightness of our motives.
J. FRANK PERRY.
After some discussion it was voted that the club would
amalgamate upon condition that the members of the N.D,C.
should be admitted to the A. K. C. Associate Membership
in a body, i.¢., without being voted on andvaduely: that
the secretary of the N. D. C. should be given thirty days in
which to file with the secretary of the A. K, C, names of
N. D, C. members desiring to join the A. K, G. Associate
Se age such individuals to be constituted members
of the A. K. C. from the date their names are filed (with
the dues) for the current fiscal year; that the A. K. CG. should
assent to the prescribed conditions at once; and that the
meeting of the Associated Members should be postponed to
the Boston show.
As these terms were concurred in by the A. K.C., at its
meeting on Thursday, the amalgamation of the two clubs
may now be regarded as a thing accomplished; and with the
going over of its members, ora part of them, into the A.K,C,,
the National Dog Club will dissolve.
THE COLLIE CLUB.—Rahway, N. J.—Editor Forest
and Stream; Ata special meeting of the Collie Club held
at Madison Square Garden it was decided that the ‘“Presi-
dent’s Cup”’ for the best collie exhibited by a member of the
club, be competed for at the coming show of the Philadel-
phia Kennel Club; also that a silver medal be awarded to
the best collie bred inthe United States or Canada. The
stud dog stakes will be decided at the same place. It being
considered desirable to change the time of holding our
annual meeting, the next one will be held during the
Philadelphia show, and thereafter at the W. K. C. show in
New York. The club have offered the following special.
rizes at Troy, Albany, Utica and Rochester bench shows:
BO for the best collie dog or bitch in the open class bred and
exhibited by a member of the Collie Club. Silver medal for
best collie dog or bitch in the show.—J. D, SHOTWELL,
Secretary. :
Fp. 28, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM,
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DOG TALK.
ee late Mr. R. C, Van Horn, of Kansas City, Mo., ex-!
pressed a wish before he died that his [rish setter dog
Patsy D., should be sent to Dr. Wm. Jarvis, Claremont, N. |
H., and the dog arrived at his new home last week. Patsy
is well-known as a winner both at field trials and on the
bench. Dr. Jarvis has also received from the kennel of Mr.
H. J. Gogarty. Hast Dublin, Ireland, the Irish setter bitch
Viola, winner of first and special for best puppy at Dublin
1886, She was whelped June 26, 1885, and is by the weil-
known winuer Wrisco and out of Zeta.
We are sorry tonote that the pointer dog Old Black Joe
died Feb. 5, from pneumonia. Tt will be remembered that
he won both the Derby and All-Aged Stakes at the recent
field trials of the Pacific Coast Field Trials Club.
‘We understand that the Rhode Island Kennel Club is
negotiating with the State Fair Association with a view of
holding a dog show next fall in connection with the annual
State Fair.
We are informed that several prominent spaniel ex-
hibitors, members of the Spaniel Club, requested the mana-
gers of the Boston dog show to give the spaniel classes to
Mr. Mason and that the request was granted.
Mr. F. Windholz may well feel proud of the recerd of his
dogs at the New York show last week. Four firsts in the
two challenge and two open English setter classes at such a,
show is indeed a wonderful record.
We have three communications on coursing which will be
given next week; and more fox-hunting discussion and
description.
Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Skye terrier dog Gladstone Boy was
taken on Saturday morning from the New York dog show
by mistake and another one left in his place, but as the tag
was missing he could not be identified. This was the only
mistake of the kind that was made, and it is presumed that
the person who took him will return him as soon as the mis-
take is discovered.
Mr. CG. H. Mason declined judging the American foxhound
and beagle classes at Boston upon the ground that he was
not thoroughly up in the breeds. If some of our judges who
undertake to pass upon breeds with which they are not
ae would do likewise it would be better for the ex-
ibitor.
There are two Massachusetts Kennel Clubs. One is the
old club, headquarters at Boston. The other is the Mass-
achusetts Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass., of Lynn. Hach is in-
corporated. They are at odds over the name. The old club
maintains that the new infringes its title, The new claims
that the oldis practically dead, and stress is laid upon the
‘von, Mass.,’’ pari of the name. Talk says the dispute
will be carried into court. The American Kennel Club has
yoted to recognize the Lynn awards under whatever name
the show may be held. What is there then in the way of
peace? Letus haveit. Ifthe Lynn members change their
name in timeto put a pew one in their catalogues everything
will be serene, A graceful deference to the feelings of the
old Massachusetis club and the adoption of a distinctive
title will win for Lynn approval and entries. One nameis
as good as another. The repute for it, bad or good, must be
made by the club. If their showis successful their name
will take on lustre; if the show fizzles, no name, not even
ohe so distinguished as that of the Massachusetts Kennel
Club, can pay the deficit.
A mastiff breeder wishes to know who has the largest
mastifi bitch in this country. We will be pleased to pub-
lish weights and measuremenis,
Ata recent dog show an exhibitor insisted upon taking
his dog to bis room at the hotel. At 10 o’clock the next
morning the chambermaid found the exbibitor sound aslee
on the floor and the dog curled up in the middle of the bed,
We have received from the St. Joe Kennel, Niles, Mich.,
an excellent photograph of their well-known pair of mastitis
Wacouta Nap and Queen of Ashmont.
The Collie Club offers a special of $10 for the best collie
owned by a member of the club, and a silver medal for the
pe collie, bred and owned by a member, at the Rochester
show,
The black cocker spaniel Juba, owned by the Nahmke
Kennel, died from pneumonia at the show last week. With
the exceplion of an unweaned puppy that apparently was
smothered by being overlaid by its dam, this was; so far as
we could learn, the only death during the show.
The Daily Graphic cf last Saturday contains a full page
illustration of a number of the best dogs that were at the
show last week. The drawings were made from the por-
traits in ‘Our Prize Dogs,’’ and are exceedingly well done.
Accompanying the illustrations are extracts from Mr.
Mason’s criticisms of the dogs. There will undoubtedly be
a great demand for these pictures, and those who wish to
secure a copy shonld send at once to the office of the Graiphie,
39 Park “arte or, better than this, send to this office for a
copy of the book.
The Sum publishes the following: ‘Way over on the Hast
side, on Mangin street, near Stanton, isa blacksmith sho
in front of whose doors can be seen almost any time a crow
of wondering onlookers. The cause of their presence is the
fact that the bellows of the forges are worked by dog power.
In one corner of the shop is a wheel about &ft. in diameter
and wide enough for a dog to standin. When the wheel is
at rest the dog stands in much the same position as the
horse in a child’s rocker, with his head always turned to-
ward the forge awaiting his orders. When told to ‘Go
ahead!’ he at once starts on a brisk trot which makes the
wheel turn around rapidly, and by means of a crank and
lever the power is conyeyed to the bellows, As the manu-
facture of spikes is the main feature of this smithy, the fires
have to be kept always bright, and consequently a force of
four dogs is necessary te do the work. Each dog works for
one hour and then rests for three. The boss of the shop, a
brawny and good-natured German, takes pride in his dogs,
and says that it costs him about $3 a week to feed each one.
The intelligence of the dogs is certainly a matter of wonder,
and people are never tired watching them at work and both~-
ering the workmen with all sorts of curious questions.
These dogs save the owner quite a sum of money, as other-
wise it would require at least the services of two men or a
smal] engine to do the work.”
THE PREFIX BRADFORD.—Bangor, Me., Feb. 16.—
Hditor Forest and Stream: I claim the prefix Bradford, for
use with names of Yorkshire terriers bred by me. It is not
desired that this claim should conflict with the claim of
John F. Campbell to name of Bradford Kennels, published
last week. I claim no name for kennels, but the prefix
Bradford to names of my Yorkshires. It is very probable
that as I own Bradford Harry and Bradford Lill, both
_ named in Bradford, Hng., and winners of note, that T shall
scarey their offspring by the prefix I have claimed.—P. H,
BOSTON DOG SHOW.—The Bench Show Committee of
the New England Kennel Club advises us of the following
additions to the premium list: Novice classes for St. Ber-
nards (one Glass), pointers (one class), English setters, Irish
setters, black and tan or Gordon setters, spaniels (field and
cocker any color), collies and fox-terriers; dogs and bitches
to compete in all classes; prizes will be $10, 45 and medal.
There will also be challenge classes for bluck and tan or
Gordon setters. Mr. Chas. H. Mason will judge all spaniels
except toys, and Mr. A. C, Krueger will judge foxhounds,
beagles, basset-hounds and dachshunde, A large number
of valuable specials have been offered, including one of $25
each for best dog or bitch that has net won first prize, to
mastiffs, St. Bernards, pointers, setters (all breeds to com-
ete), spaniels (all breeds to compete), and fox-terriers.
Specials are also offered for best Clumber spaniel, poodle,
and kennel of not less than four Irish terriers, The Beagle
Club also offer specials for best dog and best bitch owned
by a member.
THE EASTERN COURSING CLUB has been organized
for the purpose of affording facilities for the enjoyment of
the sport of coursing hares with greyhounds. Suitable
grounds have been selected on the line of the Long Island
Railroad, and arrangements have been made for the proper
care of the hares, of which an abundance will be m readi-
ness for the fal] meeting of the club. AJI ladies and gentile-
meén who are now, or who intend to become owners of grey-
hounds, are invited to attend a meeting to be held at the
Hottman House parlor on Saturday evening, March 9, at 7
o’clock. The following named gentlemen are the organizers
of the club; BH. H. Blackam, W. 3B. Growtage, BH. Garbitt,
T. Mortimer Thorne, Jr,, J. Herbert Watson, H. W. Hunt-
ington, A. Leeming, C, Torrey. Address The HASTERN
COURSING CLUB, 253 Fifth avenue, N. Y.
LYNN DOG SHOW.—The premium list of the inaugural
dog show of the Massachusetts Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass.,
to be held at Odd Fellows Hall, March 26 to 29,is now ready
for distribution. 126 classes are provided for, with prize in
challenge classes of silver medal, and #8, $4 and diploma in
important open, and diplomas in puppy classes. The club
also offers Kennel prizes ot $15 each for mastitfs and St.
Bernards, and $10 each for pointers, settrrs, spaniels, collies,
pugs and fox-terriers. ‘here will also be a large number of
special prizes oftered for the different breeds. The judges
are Miss A. H. Whitney, St. Bernards, Newfoundlands and
pugs. Mr. A. C, Krueger, foxhounds, beagles, basset hounds
and dachshunde. Mr. James Mortimer, the remaining
classes. Entries close March 11. The address of the secre-
tary is Mr, D. A, Williams, Box 5, Lynn, Mass.
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
=" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondenta,
WoRGcESTHR.—Will a bull-terrier pup, fourteen months old, who
has become partially deaf from slapping on the head, ever recover
his hearing? Would cutting his cars in any way endanger his
recoyery. Is there any law in Massachusetts forbidding cutting
the ears? Ans. 1. That depends upon the extent of the injury. 2%.
No. 3. No.
Quancerr, Attleboro, Mass.—My English setter pup is troubled
with a diarrhoea. slimy and colorless, sometimes a tinge of blood.
Haye fed scalded milk and baker’s crackers (dry), but see no
improvement. The diarrhosa is worse during wet and rainy
weather. Ans, Dysentery—Get the following pills and give one
every moraing aud evening, concealed in a small morsel of meat,
until trouble has disanpeared:
i CDT OTD Fe hei iene oe arecbs v's ae ecew onset LOIE A Yin ts BYrs. X.
TET LGR oninesoic aicue cette toe Pes tek, Hee cas g
Mix. Fit, pil, No.10. Sig. one night and morning,
WaAsuineron, D. G., Aug. 24, 1888.—The U. 8. Cartridge Co.,
Lowell, Mass; Gentlemen—I have used about 16,000 of your Cli-
max paper shells this year, and not a single bursted head. As
Jong as you keep them up to their present high standard I will
continue to use them: in preference to all other makes. Very re-
spectfully (Signed) JAMES M. Green, of Green & Cunningham, *»
Rifle and Crap Sheating.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb. 21.—These scores were made this
evening in the rifle and revolver matches at the range of the
Smith & Wesson reyolyer club by the two teams:
Rifle Match,
Capt 8 Hi Hunt, ----.,-:++-4: 2+. 1010 08.98 oY OF 6 Bb b—75
Fn aL Oink eet cere ereceereee = ke 101010 9 999 8 8&8 §—90
OE Hodgkins................45, 101010 9 9 9 8 8 & 7—s8
J Goodrich.....---+--- es AA) De 101010 8 7 777 7 5B
Ly Ho Mayotte... pata s sees J01010 9 9 9 8 8 8 788
W Chamberlin,.....-. raids i 11010 9 8 8 ¥ 7 6 6-81
ER Dickinson.........--+--.-.,. 01010 § 8 7 7 6 6 6=—78
TEMINE S71 f PPNMDM gegen tr arts 1010998 7 ¥ 7 7 6—S0—658
Capt W Wing.....:...--.+--+++-- 1010101010 9 9 9 g 893
Wa Good TiGht. s4sen,+0catsenesas che 10101010 9 8 8 8 8 6—87
CLONES Rete eee 10101010 7 9 8 7 7 6—84
@ Goodrich... 22 tees 1099 78 8 77 & 55
P Goodrich. v0.2... 252.38 bad Rad 1010 98 8 T 7 6 5 4-%4
Cumismaitline-vchdece os se sueeosaye 1010 99 8 8 8 % 7 6—82
TONES 0 hatster ee eeccoes rata ea 1010 99 9 8 8 6 6 5—80
TOACUIE hes nae ge RE Re, 10.9 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 0-63-6838
Reyolyer Match.
Gapt'S WwW Hunt.......-. ..:- tion 9 a7 7 6 6 O 0 U—b2
Fiabe a. woke Lee ed 10101010 9 8 8 8 7 6—86
O E Hodgkins...........-.. reste 0 8 8 BT 5 5 5b 4 4—b4
Severin stelle GRA AR Ce peoe te een a: WOJ0 99° 8 7 7 7 6 578
AER MS antbird i cureee kets 98 %% 4444 0 0-47
W Chamberlin.............+..-:: 101010 8 7 7 7 6 5 4-74
HR Dickinson...........-.-2..5. 1010966665 4 466
Butera: oo 40) Coulee 101010 8 8 8 7 6 6 0—7B—540
Oapt W Wing.....-..----.ses ees 1010 9 7 6 6 5 4 4 0-61
W Goodrich, ..........2::-+--.-. 1010101010 9 9 8 38 6—91
CHOI) PPE PePP Bele] sbosoes S998 ht 1b b— 78
OMe hth igor ee eer. 9 644 4 0 0 0 0-34
Gaodrich. yee boon 8 65 4 4 4 0 00 0-81
SUERTE eee ore wien de net 444000 0 0 0 0-18
UG ee aS SPP eb aor Loe 776 65 5 4 4 0 O—44
IBWAES RC G Hes eee (tne ojaocidedon oa 655 5 40 0 0 0 0—25—372
NEWARK, N. J.—John Coppersmith, of the Our Own Rifle
Club, of Newark, N. J., is practicing rapid shooting. On Wednes-
day afternoon, Web, 20, on the 100ft. range of the club, using a Bal-
lard .22cal. singleloader, he accomplished the feat of firing fifty-
two shots in eight minutes and fifty seeonds on a two-inch bulls-
eye, getting forty-eight in the eye and the others but an eighth of
an inch off.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—The following scores were made by mem-
bers of the Chicago Rifle and Revolver Club this evening at 551
State street; off-hand, open. sights, Massachusetts target, possible
72, range for rifles 50ft., Smith & Wesson revolvers 36ft:
Rifle. Revol'r. Rifle, ReyoFr,
M Bolan.........0! Tl 55 W Bishop,-.-..-. 62 +}
A Sorensen....... 68 66 Hi Mitchell........ 60 *
¥ Parker... ...<- .68 62 L Ganvey....... , 60 44
H Thurston...... 67 39 MANS, 2.3, 0D 46
TACOMA, W. T., Feb. 12.—At the annual meeting of the Tacoma
R. BR. and G. Club, held at headquarters, the following officers
were elected: President, T. A. Bringham; Vice-President, H,
Hoagland; Secretary-Treasurer, B, fH. Ellis; Captain of Trap Team
and Ground Master, R. 8. Albright; Captain of Rifle Team and
Range Master, W. HE. Box; Directors—W. KR, Dedge, R. B. Mullen,
S. G. Lister, H. Hoagland, J. M. Bell. The annual tournament of
the Sportsman's Association of the Northwest will be held here
in June under the auspices of thisclub. A large number of sports-
men from the interior and coast cities are expected to be present,
as all-cash purses and other prizes will be guaranteed,—H. HE.
Hurts, Sec.-Treas.
BOSTON, Feb. 22.—The shooters at the Walnut Hill rifle range
on Washington’s Birthday were very numerous, and many very
ood scores were made, but the general shooting was not up to
he usual standard of the crack shots that were present. There
was a bad wind in the morning, which bothered the shooters not
a little. Mr, Munroe won the gold medal in the 20-shot vest
match, and Mr, Ellsworth won the champion gold medal. Wol-
lowing are the best scores finished:
20-Shot PT ee
JR Munroe,.....-..0.4. 91212 9 9 911 9il
910101012 9111011 8—802
OS EVID OGG aed needs het spat eee 121010 9101110 9 9 8
9 9 910 910 91012 9—194
JONGHMAMeRs Te. ees adenneaeel 1292 91231011 9 9412 9
8 81210 9 8 6 910 8—I198
SEVIER Te cope ence earp ah erate) os cdotel ally Wa! Woe 9 81111 81012 8 9 49
9 9 9101111 710 8 10—189
DROVE a pi mihape ieee owe see 2 Wil 910 9 7 6 9 8 8
. B10 9 9 8 910 9 11 11-181
Champion Medal Match.
(Gy HUE WOTGa os. see see ses Cede On GS fe og yk Ree,
WY Cliginldcs ene sms ek koleds onl eins ww» 6 710 8 ¥ 410 8 9 .8—77
AS Oe TOR: CTT 5 eae bate eit ek +7 6 4 610 % 6 § 10 10—77
CO Williams (mil.)... 2a. £57 7% 7 9 710 8 10—74
Eda TTS Gals gee athe cnc t ae eee eltefeeeestetete 6 8 7 6 9 7 610 6 83
CGM ATE ay. nesecs olsectott ayre oe rwciaettecs > aie ae 9 510 9 46 ¢ 6 4% 4—67
Medal and Badge Match,
IOUMPS eG WEI oo ope cocumererer eae eee 9 8 § % 8 91010 & 8 8
MGS. thes en days; sake canton Dei ere 10 7 810 8 % 9 810 8—8
WP Lawrence............5 mortars fees aite 9965 5 7 810 6 9 6-77
Te ARIS Se he Fir. eh ee ee ees she ct .710 248 48 9 & 868
" Victory Medal Match.
GaWsibs worth... .).6...sunis ti cecnee a Ube! 7 B10 “S) 9B) 0 Sa
All-Comers’ Match,
PAW Dre i@e pis hoped + cha pees ete ys ca 710101010 510 9 9 787
WESC IS Meth os sal) pertecd gins sahieate 79 79 910 8 710 8-84
GuRRVIGOTE2. is dst i chick enseonh.e Bele oeul. 5 9 8 7 910 9 8 ¥ 8—80
OUR NAS ERT ce 2, Diop de sleet books 9 & 8 9 9 510 2 7% 476
WPS ARG eerie ee Poe heaton eens 4610 9% 8 9 9 4 9-7
TIA Se iet re eved ert b: tak ve satan ner 68 7 6 8 6 4 8 9 Y—72
OO Clark... Sts Fett: a ee Rea LO ere i Ge bee) tee cece
Achar perils) s ceuesw ates reese ces este 910 7 5 310 4 7 6 4—6%
PRASHAR CD Ay ere Mer roe yoke cons 2877 5 £7 8 8 G62
J Durward (mil.)........c26.;::,..:..68 9 38 6 4-8 6 9 8 6—60
Hi vieinsireldms seuss. s s.eieeene ee Bepees ae eel tne be Gene
PASS pay yiieay a CTD eee VEER es eS ee 310 56 5b 6 45 5 5 452
Rest Matches.
UeTUMVEILOLOG. ere O41 hiee Sec sas ce wl? 121011 1012 1012 9 9-107
Gr Waldet: -jjedeqct aay Serica: Loree W112 9 $121210 9 17 10—104
DSH CHTLGIAS ene cs pee remeron Lh! be 1110 11 1111111012 9 8—i04
WAT RPATV biiy Jefe aden de hbo teeenese ase 10101211 71210 811 Y—98
DN AMO EOT Loe. ove hdlehad sa saeae 8I1 8 9121112 7 °9 8— 9
COG oodnue. ye eee 1012317 % 910 81071 S— 96
AD Baas Oe. Gab TSR. sa dteeee oe 99 8 8 9 9 910 7 12— 90
CSCIC eed ae cee hh: DP eRe rer Rel Ene 6 910 812 912 8 6 9— 89
Military Mateh.
A Loring.........:..4445555445—45 CH Putnam..-..... 4244444253—36
W C Jonnson, Jr,..4544444555—44 J Hamsom...._.-... 3404244555—36
J Durward........ .4244545453—41 ID Andrews. .- ....55f4451140—32
W & Fowle.........4844544545—41 AS Field........-_. 2488424343 —32
Austin McCartby..4344454 44—40)
Kitty Yards Pistol Match,
BWR SOTNEG Us) ja cle) decs\-)tclddde tes usenwel 1010 910 9 910 8 9 10—95
Weaharles sk. eirg Wane Ta oe: 9 710 710 91010 10 10—94
VERSMSIG WA; Gee OhUM emitter kine 6 610 9 8 91010 10 10—90
Pistol Match Continued.
OTe ONY Cees pie ctor enero opens old. HEE 10 9 8 8 910 8 § 9 7—85
A Stevens,.-. . BPE Pr) iy sone ee -7 8 & 9 910 8 810° 7—84
BY VaMESOI ewe news aela laa te ey. 7969 7 7 810 9 9-88
Fifty Yards Revolver Match.
WEO Pobnsony Pree ng ss tein eee lye 810 7 9 8 810 8 8 10-85
Abe Ney dei ee Lee Dae ee ae 1010 6 * 8 9 4 6 7 10—77
S INCWESSO TS Cait cu serie Poste on EE 78 9 5 6.7 9 8 6 ‘8-73
GAG Holmes: 225 15-2 4esee pores rs oe 676 % 9 66 6 6 T—66
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 19.—Owing to the rain of Monday
the regular weekly shooting at Healdmoor Rifle Range was post-
poned until this afternoon. The high changable wind interfered
yreatly with the rest shooting, which took place early in the
afternoon, but later it subsided and the conditions were much
more fayorable. The scores are as follows, standard American
target:
Revolyer Match—d0yds.
belie) side) ie HOS lepion feast Sener eee FO Ca 2 B10" 8 Reais
Eakins hans). «ssh ues. or aenecdouy 6 7 8 41010 7 8 8 8—76
SEN? CREW GIP tu ds ante sera tent Bets dete ota S098) 1519) 8.8 ok B—7
PSE PER SH Dati fay oo et Ae 6 5 610 2 5 610 4 4-57
VE OA iiyat=o) ete See has ARE AB Cee Sere To 44646 4 8 §—54
Rest Match—200yds.
H Simpson.--.-+,-.... +. s...- «--. 6 6 91012 6 6 8 9 8—80
SEI Tit SOE pai An tedefese che diee = a2 = fete te Bete i (he (569:
GESMGL Late eden deciee tease h 7 7 711 6 6 6 6 869
C Fehrenbach .,..... cHbdonastheapeaad 108 5 5 4 8 5 4 6 8—f8
Off-hand Match—200y7s. :
(ye Ra Sie RS ps cea SOE OBER AS Bopmbe 98 7 6 7 810 8 6 9—7
FETA SO Others dearest CLL eCeL GEC Et 210 56 8 9 6 8 510 5—68°
POMS rt] b Mie ree Bee PRON BRA a niet 71476%7 666 5 6
PIA OHD SOM tees cece eaeetee. ater 74579 47 3 6 5—56
@ Mehtenbach. o.oo... ess ney 95 6 8 5 6 4 5 4 5-47
ARIEREVRUTINDY Aes DE See Pree seers a eta 2 156 0 4 9 5 6 8 3-46
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 24.—The members of the St. Louis Pistol
Club finally succeeded in breaking the spell of hard luck which
seemed to haunt them during the previous two weeks’ meetings.
Tyo members passed the 80mark. Summerfield and Foddeeach
made8!. Ontheshoot-off Summerfield won. Standard American
target, 20yds., 22cal. Stevens pistol:
M Summerfield........-.- tee Meeess LO: 4D 98 7S IR
HAMM OWE ie ae sere natetee sa ay aia ries 710 910 7 710 7 & 8-81
LV D Perret -7 & 9 610 9 719 6 10—80
E Monhrstadt. 10 § 7 ¥ 810 6 8 7 9—80
Wd ORs eh, bn et! SO Cie Goh (610! (6s 8 10=F5
Ae GELTESTAICK 5 5 eee eee we ree clan fi & 6.10. % 5 -9 8. B74
MsBilime yer dart pecan ores 48 7 9 6 710 6 7 10—74
L Denning .....-. fabs eS) Gf 10: _.6.10 (6; Fela ey—72
INTC edhe arge Hevea caetrea artes PS i ei by 7)
TAG ea es NIN See, cheer a 8868855 5 7 8-68
W Bauer. $ 6 8 8 6 010 810 7 T—€68
HMONG Lurene cesta «dese Se eenet 6769509 7 9 967
W Mackwitz... 64 9 4 GH 15-9 19)5, 9—f7
UNSER FRITZ,
FRANKEFORD, Pa., Feb. 21,—The usual attendance of members
of the Hariranft Rifle Club was on the range to-day, and indulged
in the weekly practice. The day was delightful, with a stiff
breeze from the south. The scores made were about the usual
average of the members present.
200yds. Off-Hand, bipponre American Target.
DUOC TLR Ares ae ee ers a ets SAR ae ete) ao. one 8
ME Roaboldte (mu en et ate eles 9666 8 8 9 7 7 644-75
GABLE eDET wee ne el eet el SR Care -8 5 9 6 710 6 8 8 5 —%
James Lardner (mil),............. 958 9 66 35 4 5 944-73
J J Mountjoy......... .,...- ahs SSE 87 {665 9 8 % 9 = "2
OS LGeR se tees ccleat ceet acta gas ttur ew 969 648 7 4 8 {T —68
EPPS OTN, Fates cterttts chy stah wiste Stee Wigs 785997 7 6 4 6 —68
GEWaGondi stot (iit) ee nist cs 5 4 6 6 8 8 4 610 64+4—66
SOS EST) ah Fey Ue y atte poet Cat ae 5 6 6 8 710 8 6 5'4 —65
CVVGAV EIR TLeT TL es. Dee oe eo Ail 28 8 410 55 45.7% —58
PUPAE Ietien. Seok ARM Say eter iere aie ince pedis 6205 245 449 —41
Using .44-ecal. Smith & Wesson, Russian model and factory
ammunition, 50yds. off-hand, standard American target, 10 shots:
J J Mountjoy... ....... ee oa Es 5 7 61010 8 9 6 10 10—81
TOV YR oT, say Rn Aidt od oft Aerts aE 83 9 610 610 9 7 4 6-75
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.—Thcugh the crack of rifle shots
resounded through Shell Mound Park all to-day, the majority of
the marksmen were only practicing, and few scores were kept.
Company F, First Infantry, held its regular shoot, with the fol-
lowing results: . - ‘ "
Corp Cobbledick. . .3555443554—45 Pvt Cobbledick....4348443343—25
Sergt Withern..... 5435443344—387 Pvt Craddock...... 4435844242—33
Pvt Brewer......... 3438443343—36 2.
The monthly medal shoot of the German Fusilier Guard was
held with the following result: First class—William Schnoor 41,
G. Pattberg 40, G.Schwane 38. Second class—O. Rhodes 35, H.
Sohld 33, J. Beher 32, A. Klose 41. The target ranges at Harbor
View were well attended. The principal event of the day was the
yearly cash prize shoot of the Germania Schuetzen Club. Nearly
every member of the club was on hand with rifles and ammuni-
tion, and the competition was stronger than ever between the
tival marksmen. The cash prizes competed for amounted to
$304, and it was long after sundown before they were distributed.
The California, Schuetzen Verein held their monthly medal
shoot. Following are the winners: Championship class, A.
Rahwyler, 424 rings, First class. F. Kuhnle, 426 rings. Second
class, C. Meyer, 388 rings. Third class, William Glenderman, 372
tings. Fourth class, J. S4raub, 379 anes Cadet class—champion-
ship medal, A. Ehrenfort, 365 rings. First class, R. Stethin, 339
rings. Second class, William Glenderman, Jr., 297 rings. :
120
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Fmr, 28, 1889,
NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 18.—A large number of riflemen, the bet-
ter part of whom were dld-timers, were present at the Essex
range this evening, to sign the roll of the Essex Amateur Rifle
Club and assist in the election of officers. The officers elected
were _as follows: Pres., Roger Marshall; Vice-Pres., A. E. Doll;
Gor. Sec., John H. Huegel; Finan. Sec., John Dalton; Treas., Chas.
Jooper; Sergeant-at-Arms, Samuel Shackleford; Capt., John Cop-
persmith; Rifle Insp., A. D. Weller; Scorer, Charles Schaffer;
Shootin: Com., George D. Weigman, Alfred Lake, Alex. C. Neu-
mann, John H. Heugel, George Sloan. The club makes its new
Start under very favorable auspices, and, numbering as it does
nearly all the members of its team of former days, besides some
of the best men of the old Frelinghuysen’s crack team, should be
ae to put a team of ten in the field that would be almost invin-
cible,
AMHERST, Mass,, Feb. 22.—Several local marksmen, See
H, K, Cooley, R. C. Talbot, J, C. Gassner, F, N, Witheral and B.
T, Stevens, went to Amberst yesterday and were handsomely
entertained by the local rifle cinb at the Mountain View range.
Milan W. Bull would have gone had nothis duties as a representa-
tive of the city government kept him at home, Riflemen were
here from Springfield, Northampton, Deerfield and Broad Brook.
Lunch was served at the range, as it is supplied with a complete
kitchen equipment. Before the Springfield boys left for home
they presented the Amherst club with a costly solid gold badge,
made by N. M. Shepard, of New York, as a token of friendship.
On the clasp is the word “Champion,” and on the pendant are the
words “‘Amherst Rifle Club,” and a miniature target, These
suores Were made:
SRE COOLEY. geo te veela) Cee ere wea 9101010 81010 7 T 6—87
PPPS TeHhank. feet re Pee nr hee 9 7 710 9 7 9 910 9-86
CUGSSSHEL. Fo scew wee TEREST Sey ONT. 9 8 8 910 7 9 7 9-33
Ze) Talbot... o.. Blk act eepeeres 51010 9 910 9 8 6 5—81
PN eWatheralss.. tin eeus res enenerres 99 68 71010 % 4 9 Ti
AWK Band wells oon Poets ome rromrrs.3 204: 10. Se 0 he i Kei oa ein,
a MaVGHNSOF san: nus yin MeneeLre a: 6998 7 7 7 7 410—-T4
oie Oe) Ae a os ie Be Retin WTO Te 8 eee
GUS PHOMIAS ee ee rE ee Pee ren ee eR ney 876 9 4 5 6 8 610-69
HOLYOKE, Mass., Feb. 23.—The rifle range at Williamansett
was opened for the first time since Thanksgiving Day, by the
Holyoke Club. The occasion was a visit of marksmen from Mel-
rose, Conn. The intense cold and strong wind prevented fine
scoring. Messrs. Allen and Derby were well pleased with the
range. The following scores were made at 200yds. off-hand, siand-
ard target:
Ce) aS 4 ee ee ae oe 98 8 6 8 7 9 8 9 5—TT
Fee) ONG Vc doles Vel abaeie-Sidp oes cane tot DUBE YL eae
CEQ ae Ne ie sy le a 85 68 8 7 410 8 Tl
MOURA gee eal ead. Rg Py 7 7 710 4 610 4 6 565
ISAT. eh cow cde fam aha Aes eck PEL. nee 657 79 4 7 9 4 6-4
SAGHUSODL a ae te bea #. des Rae eas 8 8776 7 44 9 5-8
*Springfield military rifle, .45-cal.
BRADFORD, Feb. 21.—The Bradford Rifle Club visited Orillia
to-day to shoot a match with the club of that town, The match
was very exciting for a short time at the commencement of the
200yds. range, but Bradford won easily by 49 points. Great inter-
est was taken in this match, as each club had won amatch pre-
viously, and each seemed determined to win. The match was
shot under the Ontario Small Bore Rifle Association rules; 100
and 200yds,, standing, possible 50 at each range:
Bradford. Orillia, __
100yds. 200yds. T'1 100yds. 200yds. T’]
R Neilly... ..:. 39 18 i? WoW Wood..... 44 45 89
N ASt Clair.... 46 36 81 © Fortier....... 37 25 65
S Metcalf ...... 45 4] 86 H Bingham..... 36 26 Bis
J Doolittle...... 44 18 62 T Millichamp.. 48 27 Gi)
(+ Simmons .... 42 a5 Rt WVV000.)c pope ee 4) 44 84
J G Neilly....- 40) 43 83 RStrathern.... 40 27 G7
W Holmeg ...., 44 36 80 J D Fortier..... 40 19 59
Jas A Neilly.... 42 Ay 89 G Whiten,...... 41 31 42
Jos Neilly ..... 42 Re 65 Si Reid.........5 41 at 68
TNE hep 45 43 && EF J Delaney.... 42 3b 78
428 340 = 768 409 310: 719
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secretaries. Oorrespondents who favor us with club scores are par-
ticulariv requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
Omaha, Neb., Gun Club Tournament, April 16, 17 and 18.
Amateur Tournament, St. Louis, Mo,, Aprjl 28, 24, 25 and 26,
Fred A. Fodde, Manager, ‘
June.—Annual Tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Wash.
MIDDLESEX GUN CLUB.
FOHE Washington’s Birthday shoot of the Middlesex Club at
their grounds at Dunellen, N. J. was one of the most enjoy-
able affairs of the season, The attendance was good, the shooting
lively and all arrangements in perfect order. A large number of
visitors from other clubs Were on hand to participate in the fun
and some of them succeeding in getting something more substan-
tial, a share of the moneys put up. The Mercer Gun Club of
Trenton was represented by its President Ed. Updergrove, Vice-
Pres. Ike Shreve, Secy. Burt Moore, M. Fox, Charlie Van Camp
and Ohas. Zwirlem, Among the other visitors, we noticed W. H.
Pack and J. Buchanan, of the crack North End Gun Olub, Phila.
W. H. Rupell, of Milford, N. J.; Chas. Holt, of Wilburtha, N. J;
W. 4. Skinner, of St. Paul, representing the new Baker gun; C.
A. Beckwith, C. L. Gove and W.G. Paddock, of Albany, N, Y,;
and Geo. Gaddis, of Bound Brook, N.J. The early morning air
was cold and raw, but soon after noon Old Sol showed his friend-
liness and his rays soon altered the temperature. The inanimate
matches were shot at Keystones, under Keystone rules, the referee
and scorer, Sam Wilbur, allowing no Joafing and the events were
yattled off in short order. The changes from Keystone traps to
live bird traps and back again was quickly done under the super-
vision of Neaf Apgar and no tedious waits occurred. The live
birds were furnished by Hilis Campbell and were all good strong
fiyers. Noreport of a Middlesex shoot would he complete with-
out a mention of Charlie Smith, ‘“‘Dutchy,” who was, as always,
full of pranks, but was not shooting in his usual form, as he was
using a strange gun, his ‘told reliable” being up for repairs,
Geo. Bateman pulled the traps and showed neither fear nor
fayor. Ties divided unless otherwise reported.
Sweep No. J, at 10 Keystones, entrance $1, three moneys:
BH Miller...-..-...,.110111111— 9 Apgar :.............. 1101111101—8
Tee Waves see UU Erb a Br ss C2 ey: gee 1111100111—9
Wm Pack......-..:. 1111111111—10 CO Smith... .......... 1111011111—9
8G Smith.......... 0)01010111— 6 Forrest,....-.. ...... 0111111101—8
Sweep No, 2, same conditions:
4 Nes OPP ce eR oa WNW1—10 ~C Smith..-...........0110011011—6
Pack... .--1.-..-... JUT111010— 8 ~Tee Kay,,-...--.-.. .1701011110—9
Tyas es, eee, 1110111001— 7 SG@Smith--...,.....0101101170—6
0. 6):42) ee oe W1W1W101I— 9 ~Forrest............ «- -COT1110010—5
weep No. 6, Same conditions:
TET as ncacnae sense 1110118 $8 G Smith........... 0111010111 —7
Pack. ....-...0.:----L0ITNINI0—8 -~‘Worrest......... 2.2.5 0000000110—2
O Smith. ries OOIN110010—5 «A Huff,...--....,.. . .0100010000—2
TeeiKay, .. .sieeess ol TOG RE Most es peer -0110110000—5
ADGRT. J. eho) ees LOM 10—8
sweep No, 4, same conditions;
Mialtert? ie Pe Sess ee 11111111110 Jersey ..-.---....-..101111101/— 8
Dest Kaye tif) 225%, T111101011— 8 Forrest,.-.......-... OUOO0LIO1I— 4
pp ie ate 100110— 7 SG@Smith... ...... 1011110101— 7
COSTE ee ee ele OM1I001NI— "7% Aff ...,,--. 22... QO00100001— 2
TEUSSEILI Ase eee ona de. OOINITIIOI— 7 Pack... ..-.<.--4--. 1111111111—10
HOE 08 eo 3 Owe ..... 11111011— 9
Sweep No. 5, at 10 Keystones, $1 entrance, four moneys:
PATS Ys Pale age a1 10911111118 CG Smith......, ..1111190100—6
Miller... .- 11011110118 Jersey.....-. -.1110110010—6
RATT, ea Se .. JN0M101—& § G Smith... , 1100011111—7
Tee Kay .OUlN111101—7._ Huff ... .. . .0009101010—3
Russell -.+.,:-5--L10010L11—7 Forrest.......... .,.1001101100—5
Box. ..:. Hor Ede . .OULIO00NI—5 + Van Neise..........: 0111101009—5
Sweep No. 6, 10 Keystones, $1 entrance, four moneys:
NUN 23 1 ee JN1I0TiI— 9°-_:« Jersey ........ 2 ..! 1101111110— 8
EAC Pediee teen sete sty ere DNNI0— § SG SBmith..-....-.. 1011000100— 4
Mee Kay..-<1--..-.1M0NII— 9 Porrest....... ..... 1101110101— 7
1 Smith). 5 a2. OTONOIL 015" Erte, en eae 6001010000— 2
Wox. 2. ...0ssce:2--.J1101111— 9 Van Neise.........- 117 000L010— 5
SAT eee gacaea WMNiI—10 Manning........... 1101011000— 6
Hinpelly Toye see: TNITOI— 9 Creely......-....... 1011111000— 6
Apgar first, second shot off in next sweep and div. by Miller,
Pack and lox, Jersey third, Forrest fourth.
Sweep No, 7, same conditions:
Miller.......... e+elIINITI—10. Gore.............-. . 1111111171—10
PAGE. 0 fai (awe WIII—10 Sersey...,,-....-2., 1111411111—10
Tee Wei. occas eel W11111110— 9 Lindsley............ 1111101110— 8
Hox Ea vereeoLnonmees WIM1M1I—10 =O Smith............ 0010111001— 5
TRUCE Lint) ocr 1111011011— 8 Brantingham...... L11111101— 9
WpgaresvZefF Moo te TI11100101—. 8 Sigler....-.......... 11110i— 9
Van Campi... ....44 TO1WONN0— 7 Worrest.-... ....... 1001001101— 5
Yiwirlein....,.;.%.-. 1111101011— § Manning ........... 1011100110— 6
Beckwith.......,... 1110111010— 7
Sweep No, 8, same conditions;
Ih ull yun, A Ae 1111111101I— 9 «~G « Smith............ 1010101110— 6
Packs )..o, Leceene -» 11111101—10 Gove,........... 245 1101100101— 6
Tee Kay......... .. OM101III— 8 Beeckwith..........110110011— 7
Zwirlein........ _.--1110110111—10 1117111111—10
Rupell...... -.1011111101— 8 1101101101— 7
Apgar.... <- --1110110110— 7 , JT11111010— 8
Van Camp.......... 1OMN1— & Brantingham.... .0111100101— 6
Lindsley............ WM111110— 9 Jersey... ........... 1111111111—10
Sweep No. 9, at 5 live bird, modified Hurlingham rules, entrance
$6.25; four moneys:
AMIE EM rey 1 oe sae nn - L0010—2
Bip lersseys 6... 76s b< uke 20121—4
NCTE 8e PP Ree See ee ee eet 12111—5
Ea ear srs ints anit bee eh 10022—3
JELSCV, tive ere rer yw een 01102—3
Lindsley.....-...--.,--- ».02012—8 '
Pigs Cea a ee ee 10102—8. Rupell -2 2.2. ee cee ees 11202—4
Miller first, second divided, third shot off in next sweep and
won by Fox, killing 4; Canon fourth.
Sweep No. 10, at 5 live eed cane conditions:
OANOT eo secs eset eve & 002 JD Voorhees............ -10000—1.
Beckwith-....--... eck § T2225. “Miller... 00212—3
C Smith, ...- th EC - O1100—2 Van Camp..... -......... G1001—2
UPA) Pee. pee eee eee O0lNI—3 ~Grove.............. + yee .02121—4
Tandale yee: Seen seen 001213 D Terry , .01020—2
FIWACIG Ieee 2 2d PC lect 01020—2 -Siglers..). 0.4.00. es 01220—3
SHrEVGr 09. 3. de wo eee Fe LOU zat OTC LON. dees ee es 10001—2
Updergrove,....-..-....- 20000—Il Forrest...........--,-- ~. .-00002—1
HORS ive de oN DE te tome eae a 22201—4
Pack (not in sweep) 0210, but shooting to decide his tie in sweep
No. 9. Beckwith wins first; second and third divided; fourth shot
off and won by Terry, killing 4 more in the tie,
Sweep No. 11, 5 live birds, same conditions:
Bae 22120—4.
CUSmithwy esa aes Voorhees.....-.,.+-. “pal 02210—3
Does (ole} (eee oe ee VanGamp.?: hoe yea: 11101i—4
Millet, £0325. ean HOREESH:sker tee eee eee 11200—3
WOR no deen cena phch ks wae JOTEGY : adda ch decurtens ne Id cg.
Skinner......0.... : Sigler.... ... -- .20120—8
Beckwith... .. Terry BPP US jd st Sey Peto 11120—4
Canon ....-. Ge SUNIL okra nee 11200—8
Zwerlein....- ...- Wiss fy wees eee O1122—4
IG OVE. BES. eee -
YS:
3 ye eS a Te ae, + hes FE oe 1291.71101011111011111— 23
Bae ee en eee doce tere tn eee: 1111011111111111110111111—23
PABA wt ein ome eR oul ee eee 1110110101 111011110111110—19
SiglePl y. tress. naWee Oso Pen plan Weta eee 179491111111011.1001111111—22
ASEH RL han elect t orc ncs tise cs 114011,1001111111101100011—18
CoBTITIE Ee ec ceeth ere een cee? en erent ee 0111011011001111001311101—15
Lindsley..... Wusite et woe aes co Oe e5
FE Sy aie Er aM A en Seal ake Ra eos Wt 0011011110110001111111171—18
Beclswithweewias ee Rae ee 011111111011.0111111011011—20
BIW RGEDs: fy .crshwebe tev h oka ie, eee wield 0011111011110111111111101—20
Beth eee ere Gore erg ers att elo eee A 0110101111111 1—28
RATT LOt aon Smee ene i nes meas «1010111.110141111111101100—19
MOrient, ea to Meare pate es 0101101100110001100101110—18
SAG Shee een ete) cre. cee ae ene eae 01217111011111011110110i1—20
ROX ee ene come ee ae te eee 1113011111.010010100011101—17
Wiwanlean gs .e sess ee EE eis 1011001111001110001111001—15
Canon (notin sweep.... ,-..--. . ..... .0001100111011011016001111—14
Good night match, at 10 Keystoues, $1 entrance, three moneys:
Mal Lome yen, ascent TMII—10 Skinner.........,. -1111111111—10
BIST, yeeros plea a ae 111171111—10 Williams .......:.. 0011011010— 5
Apear eles 2.8 e W1ONII— 9 Jersey......6 ....... 1O17101111— 8
Tee Kay ..2.8 esis. HiW1—10 § G Smith.......... 0111001011— 6
Lindsley.......-+... 1111110111— 9 C Smith.........-.. LOLLOLOIO— 6
SUBURBAN GROUNDS,
FL two days’ tournament of the Suburban Shooting Grounds
Association, on Feb, 22 and 23, was a success in every way.
Althongh the weather was cold and raw, an abundant supply of
shooters from various sections of the country were in attendance
and the various events were well filled. Only inanimate targets
were used, bluerocks and Keystones, one set of traps for the ama-
teurs and another for the open sweeps. The large entry list in
the amateur contests proyes that the classification committee’s
work is satisfactory to them and they feel that they meet only
their equals in skill. The programme each day consisted of eight
regular events, some of which were unavoidably left out, and in
addition to these a number of extrasweeps were shot, The man-
agement projected a team race of five menfrom any regularly
organized club, which would haye been very interesting, but the
strict ruling of the committee to preyent the entry of teams com-
posed of crack shots picked out from yarious clubs gave rise to
dissatisfaction in some quartersand the race was abandoned.
The action of the committee was commendable and the result
more fatisfactory than if a composite team had been allowed to
enter and walk off with the money. In addition to the money
prizes a list of merchandise trophies were offered for competi-
tion by amateurs. In all sweepstakes the moneys were divided,
50, 30 and 20 per cent, when 12 entries or less, and when more than
12 into 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Below are the scorcs:
First day, Feh. 22—EKvent No.1, at 10 single rises, entrance $1,
four moneys:
Lehi ee oeesess sows WTOWMII— 9 Ellis:-..-...-.-.43-. 1140111111— 9
Jay eae, en eee 1101011100— 6 C Richards...., -» -L000101111— 6
Pumphrey.......... 1M10NN— 9 JP Smith .....,... 1111101011— 8
Gardner.....:-. b-< 111111111110 JT Richards.......1110111101— 8
béeyieececort a8 1110j;01101— 8 Tell........,...,--. 1111001110— 7
Brientnall.......... 1111110110— 8 Thurman........... 1110111100— 7
Brientnall.......... 111010111i— 8 Pumphrey...,.,.,..1111111111—10
Jevbecerresetassee H1011011— 8 JT Richards. . L110 9
Prant, ee ~1111111111—10 Blis,..... .. O101111101-— 7
Gardner ... -001111010i— 6 Thurman 1000101111— 6
J P Smith.. . 0111011111— 8 Earnest.. .-1110010001— 5
Albee........ . LN1i01i— 9 ~Fussell... -1001000010— 8
poe sts 6. div.; third, $2.40, div.; second shot off, and $3.60 won
rv ec.
Event No. 3, at 15 single rises, $1.50 entrance, $25 guaranteed.
four moneys: 4
Brientnall..... 111111010110111—12 JT Richards. .110111111101011-42
Jay Bee.... ... 110011000111110— 9 Fussell......-. 101000010110000— 4
PUNTA Fos oelcte «infos JIMIN1—15 Struse.....-.... 410010111000001— 7
Schutze........011110111011110-11 Thurman. ....111101111110011—12
J PSmith..... 011001110111111—11 Gardner.......111111119110011—12
Albeé.......... 111141110111111—14 Morton..... -. 111111101001010—10
C Richards. ...100001111010110— 8 Tell .-.......-. 111111011101011—12
Pumphrey..... ILOVII110111011—12 Wllis........... 011000011111101— §
Eli
Hunt wins first, $10; second, $7.50, div.; third, $5, shot off and
won by J. T Richards; fourth, $2.50, div.
Event No. 4 at 5 pairs, double rises, $1 entrance, 8 moneys:
JT Richards...10 00 00 11 1iI— 5 J PSmith ..... 01 11 10 10 10— 6
Schultze........ 10 10 10 00 10— 4 Pumphrey-...- 10 11 10 10 10— 6
Brientnall...... 1111 11 11 1J—10 Hunwi......:.... 10 10 10 11 01— 6
Fussell.......... 0010 0010 00— 2 Jay Bee....-.-.. -10 11 10 10 19— 6
Albee........... 11 11 10 10 00— 6
Brientnall won first, $4.50; second shot_off and $2.70 div, by
Pumphrey and Hunt; third, $1.80, won by Richards.
Event No. 5, at 10 single eae cents entrance, 3 moneys:
Brientnall........... 010101 —7 ~Thurman....,...,....1111101100—7
TER os fe ee ee ee eer 1000101111—6 Pumphrey........... 1011001110—6
AL DeG) wos comiee eee 10111100117 _Ellis,.....-..--...2... 1101111010 —7
JT Richards... .... 1110011000—5 Jay Bee.............. 1111000111—7
Schutze. 200-00... 1111011110—8 J P Smith ......... ..1111000110—5
Schutze wins first, $2.50; second, $1.50, div.; third, $1, div.
Kyent No. 6, at 10 single rises, use of both barrels, $1 entrance,
3 Moneys?
JT! Richards......- 1W1001— 9 Brientnall. ~»-1111111111—10
J P Smith - LOLI — 8 Sehultz.... .1111111111—10
Hunt..... -1111110111— 9 Jay Bee ... -111011111— 9
] 8 -lM1111—10 Pumphrey. lL 111—10
First shot off and $4 div. by Pumphrey and Albee; second shot
off and $2.40 won by Hunt; third, $1.60, won by Smith.
Event No. 8, at 10 singles, 50 cents entrance, three moneys:
Albee................1111011111—9 Jay Bee........ ..0111111101—8
Brientnall........ -. J1OUNI0N--8 Schultze............ .1111011111--9
Hunt). isc... soss..1001113001I—6 J P Smith.......... ..1111711101—9
Pumiphrey.......... 1111110010—7_J T Richards........ 1001100101--6
First, $1.75; second, $1.05; third, 70 cents, All fies div.
Merchandise shoot, at 20 singles, for amateurs only; 50 cents
entrance; four monevs: —
Ellis. ...,..00111011100100110110—11
Mack...... 1019191111.1101111111—18
Borland... .00110011001001101011—10
Simpson. .11111010010011001011—12
Kershaw..001110011010111137111—44
Leighton, J1111010N 1111111118 C
Nixon... ..11101010010101100011—11
Jay Bee...£0000111101111111111-14
© Rich’s. .01111101101111111011—16
Pumphrey11111101311111111110--18
J T Rich’s.000010111110)0111111—12
Schutze. ..00007111111101111111—15
J P Smith,0001111111101111 1141—16
Fyans ....11000910111101011011—12
Moffatt. ..01111101111011100110—14
Tell. ......00010110100111100101—10
First, $6.20; second,
Morton.. .00111111110011110011—14
Reuter... .11011111011111011110 16
Ernet..... 1111111100111111010i—16
Shempf. ..10011101110010110110—12
--..01101001000101101101—10
onner,. ...11110110111010000100—11.
Culver... ..11100000001100110001— 8
Cushin... ,10001001111110011100—41
Happ’ton ,11111011010110171111—46
Mec Kenna 00001101000000010010— 5
Russell. . .6000101011111000010i—10
Brownie, .10011010101011011010—11
Dannef’l’r00000111010111101010--10
P Miller. .11001110111111111101—16
J Clark... .10001010001000110001— 7
$4.65; third, $3.10; fourth, $1.55. Money all
divided in the ties, but on shoot-offt : ”,
for the merchandise prizes.
J. E, Pumphrey wor first, J. P. Smith second, Schultze third, and
fourth an.
four moneys:
fifth are still undivided.
Second Day, Feb. 23.—Kvent No. 1, at 10 singles,
$1 entrance,
Miller. ....,....» »-»-J1011111—9 Geoffrey -1111111101—9
EM Cooper....... ..1/0119001I—6 Sigler..... 1111011101—8
Swinton..... ..... . .0110010w. Paddock 1111111100—8
Bristol, ..,...........0100110w. init > 54s -1101111100—7
ADEabrs ot sss ate 1111111101—9 Gardner... _++-. .0111001111—7
Gore....... oveee os -O110011111—7 Collins.......... . --0110111111—8
SUS rynler eee Sones cer, 1000101111—6 Kittle............... «1011106010—5
Tee Ka sey eee lL II111100—8 L Visthi ns eee 0117101111—8
Wie tans indsle
Hirst, $6.80; second, $4.80; third, $3.20;
fourth, $1.60, AN ties
iv.
Hvent No, 2, at 10 eT tee $1 entrance, four moneys:
+. ALT
Millers... ..2.-40. 1110— 9 Tee Kay..... Ae. 111111111110
IBDIStOle copke eens i iat 1101110101— 7 Gore............ ... 1111011101— 8
TASB dela de eae wl1IN011I— 9 Geoffrey............ T110011111— g
Cooper! ieee eee -1000100101— 4 Collins.............. 1000017111— 6§
Lindsley..... ..... ,0111001100— 5 Peeck..,............. 1010010000— 3
Rockworth......... 1010100011— 6 Hount............... Fee a 7
Gaxvdner; pis > 1111100111— 8 Quinton...,...,...- 111111101— 8
SiPlers scr nohe a ae 01110101J1— 7 Skinner.,.......... 1110111011— 8
ISTH A oes wearin /100111100I— 6_—~Paddock.......... .-1000010000— 2
First, $7.60; second, $5.70; third, $3.80; fourth, $1.90. All ties
iv.
Eyent No.3, at 15 singles, $1.50 entrance, $25 guaranteed, four
moneys: -
Miller. ......... 110110119111111—18
Rockworth ...010110111100111—10
Skinner........010101011010011— 8
Cooper......-..111111310111111—14
Quinton.. ....117111171110111—14
Appar ,.-...-..101111111011111—18
Bristol . -111010101111101—11
Lever.... , 11111 1—15
Lindsley.......110110110111011—11
Sigler.......... 10100111111—12
Geofirey....... 100103111111011—11
Gove........ -111101101111101—12
Tree Kay....... 110111111100110—11
Kittle.....2.2, -1110110111100113—11
Jv Lengerke. ,111111011111111—14
Collins,........ 1419111111111—15
First, $10.20; second, $7.50; third, $5; fourth, $2.50. AT ties div.
Skinner....,....-00 10 11 00 10—4
@ooper:.: 222.52 10 01 00 01 10—4
Bristol 22.2.2: -10 00 00 10 10—8
Siglete..-..eeec 10 10 10 11 11—7
Tee Kay......,..11 10 01 00 01—5
BE Woods .. .... 00 00 01 11 11—5
Kittens 2.25.2 00 10 03 00 00—1
Geoffrey... .....10 11 00 00 01—4
TESVOI Nn eee cnenae 10 11 11 10 10—7
J von Lengerke .10 00 10 10 10—4
W # Porter..... 11 12 10 11 01-8
Quinton ......... 10 00 O1 11 10—5
Collins. .........2 11 11 10 11 10—8
Rockworth...... 10 10 10 11 10-6
Gove..... .......10 00 00 00 00-7
Miller... 0.0.0... 60 11 00 01 11—5
J T Richards....11 01 10 11 10—7
Williams........ 10 11 11 10 11-8
Apgar...
inst, $8; second, $6; third, $4; fourth, $2. All ties div.
Event No. 8, at 10 single rises, $1 entrance, four moneys:
r
1 GUUS epee eee WATIIII—10 Erb.........2...,0.-. 0101101100—5
Richards............ O1101100— 6 Gardner............ 10110111118
D@Vverik. sition ras 1111110100— 7 Connor............... 1011110011—7
Geoffrey..-.... 2.5. 1010110110— 6 J von Lengerke..._. 1111011111—9
cA PEALE se nees leans 101111111— 9 Rockworth.......... 1101000010—4
Lindsley............ 0111011010— 6 Williams............ 1001100w.
Collingy¥s. Gaecseaas 1111010011I—. 7 Cooper............... 1011110101—7
W6es Kaya lees Jott < TMIMOMI— 9 Ditman.:... 25.22... 1111111110—9
Gove... 2. cei neee ees 1100110L10— 6 Sigler................ 1111100100—6
Johnson......-. ... L11101— 9
First. $7.60: second, $3.80; third, $4.75; fourth, $1.90. All ties
div.
Extra event No. 1, for amateurs only, at 20 singles, 50 cents en-
trance, four moneys, merch
Simpson. .11111111111100111911—-17
Most... ..11010010111101010111—13
Mack..... 10110001 011001013110—11
Quintor. . L0LMI11101111—18
Tyler . ..11101010111011011111—15
Porter. ...01011111111111101310—16
01001010100001111101—10
Waite --..10101101010010111111—13
Leighton..10101010111011011111—14
Tee Kay. .01113111011111111111—19
andise prizes included;
Weods. ...0010111010111111011114
Kershaw..11001010101100111011—12
Paddock. .01010100001010001000— 6
Bogart... ..11101100111000111110—13
Richards .00101011111100111001—12
Kittle. .._.00000w.
Cooper... .11111010110110011100—18
Williams, 11011100011111110110—14
Ditman...11110010110110001010—11
Hirst, $3.80; second, $2.85; third, $1.90; fourth, 95 cents. Moneys
all divided in the ties.
Tee Kay won first alone, also merchandise
prize. The second, third and fourth merchandise prizes went re-
spectively to Quinton, Simpson and Porter.
fixtra event No. 2, Pek 50 cents entrance, four moneys:
APPAR. tases ,--1110 AVANET: soi. 5- 45. 0110111010— 6
Miller .......: > ee LLIIIIIII—10 -“Bristel.-.....-. -., --0111011110— 7
Hunt......-.-.-..-.111111011— 9 Simpson......-..... 1100101100— 5
Mee Kiayisss 3 si2ss5 LOMO 7. IMrostoe. Sir aie: 0010100101— 4
Sipleni po 2222.6 AL0N11101i— 8 ~Woods.............. 1101101110— 7
@ M Cooper....-... 1001101110— 6 ~Tyler........-.-.... 0100010100— 3
J Cooper..-.---.....10U1111011— 8 W Porter..-........ 0111011010— 6
Quinton -..........- Ni10n110— 8 ~J PSmith.......... 1010010110— 5
AVBGG2: oot ss ress oer LNAI — 8" Mack yet. sleees 001L0010100— 3
Lindsley _........-. OLLLOIOITI— 7
First, $3.80; second, $2.85; third, $1.90; fourth, 95 cents. All ties
divided.
Albee...s.s-1-2:- --.- LI 001111—8
eeKay 0sssernces .1111110100—7
Sivlers avon, tere 1110101118
Bristol......... .-...00110U1110—6
, -0101111101—7
2... .-LLL00L1001—6
AION iiante holttinee ne »+1000110110—5
mith... sera 1001100011—5
Geoffreys. ......).... 1101101101—7
Lindsley............. 0010111011—6
Hobart,.......-....-. 1111111001—8
SISTA GY “peo snagancss a 1101111701—8
Quimton. ce. eh lee 1111101111—9
EH M Cooper......... 0100110011—5
Tirst, $6; second, $4.50; third, $3; fourth, $1.50, All ties diy.
Extra No. 4,same as No. 3:
UG Eas 58 Sots 1111111111—10
Bristol . 111110111— 9
J Cooper .- 1011011111— 8
BE Woods........,.--1101101101— 7
Quintonissy 222s 1101111411— 9
TAIRA aerere ss. Bee 11111011 11— 9
Mes idyauss ec assce ne 0110110111— 7
TiN cn oSap2a522 ces 1010001010— 4
Sigler,..... T101011111— 8
PORUEE sacar estes -1010101110— 6
Simpson. .......+... 1001011011— 6
Richards............ 1000000010— 2
First, $9.60; second. $7.20; third,
Iv.
Extra No. 5; same as No 4:
Laton....... eons -1111001101— 7
Hunt..,............-1011101010— 6
Collins y:.nseep lan 0001011101— 5
Geofirey.......- ,---.100011100— 5
Skinner..........-...011011001— 6
Rockworth.......... 111111011— 9
Gardner............. 111111010— 8
$4.80; fourth, $2.40. All ties
Miller....... EET 111111111110 Gonoyer........ .-. 1011111110— 8
Paddock.......-.. ..0000000000— 0 Wajite...,. ...-...-.1000100I0— 4
AEA en years 1111111111—10 J Cooper, ..-....,-..1101110111— 8
Collins’ Vee . 1110011101 — 7 WT Conover.......0010010110— 4
Gardner.... 42.2400. 111111110— 9 J Von Lengerke....1111100100— 6
Johnson eT sae 1001101101— 6 _Lever....... Bh hs --0010011101— 5
Teepe ayy: |. ues 11101/1110— 8 Richards..........- 0010100 w.— 2
GONE ens A aac 1111011]1— 9 Roekworth.........1010111111— 8
= First, $6.40; second, $4.80; third $3.20; fourth, $1.60. All ties diy.
Extra No. 6; same as No. 5: }
LON aa Ty A yee ag sees 1117111000— 7 Skinner..,........,.0111011011— 7
Tee Kay......... ..11/100001I— 8 Kittle: ....-.2..0. 28 0101111010— 6
@ollins ee ekl een. 111111111110 -“Rockworth... .....1111100111— 8
Siglereswe ye oat W11171110— 9 Miller....,.....-..L1111111—10
John Peck... ,0001111010— 5 Johnson,.....,,,..-0111110110— 7
Hammon.. -1110111001— 7 DR Conover.,.....1111101100— 7
Hathaway »111011001J— 7 BHM Cooper..... .,010111111i— 8
EJ Peck.. 0O1U11111— 8 Von Lengerke.... ..1111111111—10
Waite..... -1100101111— 7 Apgar.............. 101001I11— 7
Lindsley .... ..0011011011— 6 :
Miller..............-01M110111— 9
Lindsley ........-.. 1i0111INi— §
J T Richards.......1001N1111— 8
047 Pen ne uoe CALSeue oon Ti— gs
Lever..... ee aE 1101011111— 8g
Johnson.,.,.--.....111/1111111—10
J Gooper.........,.-1100011111— 7
Williams....,......110101/101— 7
Rocksworth......,.1111110011— 8
Tee Kay,-........., J11110111— 9
Sigler.....conces. +e MIMITMNI—10
Gardner.....-<.---.1010111/— 8
Fas, 28, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
sb
vee, eyesore eLOUMI— 9 Dittmar........ ...10N11— 9
~ 1111111111 —10
0011110111.
PEAT...-... : A
Von Lengerke 011110011I— 7 JK Kichard . 111 000010— 5
Jolling..- LINMLU0II— 8 Tee Kay... .. -1161010010— 5
Dittmar. 1011110010— G6 Dr, Conover........ 1101010010— 5
Sigler.... . GH01111— 8
irst $5.20, 2d $3.90, 3d $2.60, 4th $1,20, All ties divided.
Extra event at 10 singles, 50 cents entrance, 3 moneys:
PEAT et Lewes cee aa - Pumphrey. cite
Miller. _- . 8 EM Cooper.
Mee os . 6 J Oooper,.....
PEP LCE. Gaon ocleuesie ee a ecited Ga ae ee i ee ers
ents. Ties div.
First, $2; second, $1.20; third, 80 c
singles, 50 cents entrance, 4 moneys:
Hathaway for baer y; fay te, PROTRM AE id ptrescated che od toe a4
BA Peck seepcbe LOWE OODOL ++ 1a-b4b biet sees hee oe
Mort....... PO MELA MOMGNT Tees cetb ak Lbcence A
Wr Chard ss sti eers tin seeeees iy RVGHOOUHs opie ai ersadeeadeaalin< te Ch
UVGhMP Peck Pee oc. Py ace bannehs scua deEOUOSE LP Lore cen piwe Seneca’ ae
Dismay es feet sce sa ths Be Sena os dae caaw acess eens
isiehvotiwas ies .<: iss shee
eae $2.60; second, $1.95; third, $1.30; fourth, 65 cents. ‘Ties
iv.
CANADIAN TRAP NEWS.
ONTREAL, Feb. 16—Following is the score of the sevent}
and final shoot in open Greener Gun competition. F. G.
Verity, referee: oe
Ferguson, UI0NI0NII1111—18 |=Thack’ell.17101111011100110111 15
Cowley....1111101111011000011.1—14
J Smith...10111101111111101111—17
Lumsden ,01110111101100001110—12, CG Aubin. .10011011011111111011—15
Anderson.011001101101100 w. — 8
Lockhart, .01111011001011100011—-12
Henrich’n 0010MM11210101111—15. Redman. .11011111111110110110 416
sky. First sweep, 10 birds, 18yds. rise:
W_J Johnson. -.-LM101I—9 Dr H Martin .,,......1111110101—8
P Trudeau.,. .1011001111--7 A H Throop......... 1110001110—6
Geo White_- -1110111100—7 RG Dalton........ . 0111011001 —6
Dr H Equus........ .111110001—7
ae blowing a gale, and the birds from one, four and five were
puzzling.
For the Thompson cup, 20 birds, 1§yds. rise:
Geo White.............-..4-5 ls detente ty 1999191110105
IVE sD eed MASON Fost peicteens tea cwsjisiaee aane nes state eats 11001111101011111101—16
Pe lcm) na aie Selec Nel metaralt irs cid anedie’s 1114.0011.1001011.00010—15
Jos Deslaurier.............. cree rw pate ,00111010110131110101—18
= SANE Cay TH YS Oe Pe arg yes 3 7 en tg Sk ee oe 01111001100110111001—12
Aad INE POG vcs horsterkee ears le aioe edb sort 1010100110001110111i—12
CANT TCL (SB) vepteiry mas oye roy = i eeipien Cae Veoute ent 001111.01010080011001—12
Ge Dalton cscs ts becepecgee syes eeeee--L1141101101001011110—14
Dr A Martin......-, ifieiece tases joeesboeebaee © 01011101101001001100—10
DERE hyanss.. -.; athe oo ee joe 01110011100001000000— 7
Second sweep, 10 birds, 18yds. rise: ‘
P Prideau. .:...-.. 1111110101I—8 G White,............ 0111110110—7
A HE Throop.........0110111010-6 Dr A Martin........ 1110101111—8
W J Jobnston,......1117111101—9 J Deslaurier......... 1IO11111111 —9
RG Dalton.......... 1111011101—8
ToRONTO, Feb, 18.—The Goderich Gun Club held their annual
meeting this evening, when the following officers were elected:
President, James Nesbit; Vice-President, W. Rutson; Secretary,
John Grant; Inspector, F. Pretty; Executive Committee, EH. R.
Watson, R. P. Wilkinson and Walter Shannon. The secretary's
report showed the club to be in a flourishing condition.
TORONTO, Feb. 19.—The third shoot of the West Toronto Junc-
tion Gun Club, for the two gold medals. took place to-day. The
cold weather made the attendance small and also accounts for
the low scores, as follows, Twenty blackbirds each, 3 traps, l8yds.
rise:
W Davidge (3)*,..........,...-. 48) Piwakehield’ 02. ct. eee ee 13
VEN (brie. one Ty TO HAFIGOIM (8) fo. chess ne tenes a 12
VMS eaten te nn PS ACKSON: ee ont Serie 1
D Walton (3)*....... Anceme Hees T4 WV OMETY kis. eee ee rates ee
@OLEMIATOIM (ZA) soe yb pte seccece
*AVlowance,
Toronro, Feb. 20.—McDowall & Co,’s big live and artificial bird
tournament, which opened this morning at the Woodbine, prom-
ises to be the most successful eyer held in Toronto. Many entries
from a distance have been secured and although the weather was
yery sharp the attendance,as the scores will show, was very
large, The birds were an exceptionally fine lot and flew well,
poet y dropped dead just outside of bounds. To-day'’s scores were
as follows:
At 12 pigeons each, 26yds. rise, 100yds. boundary, use of both
barrels allowed, purse $125, Giynded into 7 prizes, entry $3:
J WayDper::..-..; ce <a 0 J Singleton... ...,............. 8
ReBIAGk Srey epee ooalte.. tee 10 SReBarre ttle. va vets pees ceoras ae 8
WG Sinclair....,...... eee Ae LOGEC EAS TMs Ths means te i theta 3. 8
D Blea...:..-s-- Ete bead due eats fen UI TETG Ss 1§ 4 ng Se, eo a eae ae 8
G Daveys........-2-4-0- a Ses ap ols 10) VHS GeOreese cet yee cree eo ye
(EAMEN Ndi pens ey ee ee TOS RVs tated. of one ns put ae lee Y
W Heatherington............. piedlee craved st say. hates ls ae ena 6
Peterson...,... Beane cin sts tow IGA 9. @line.+....° Drcate's Efe sleep anneal eee)
Rogers..... not ste po Soa one 9 Jones, retired..... .......-..4- 5
F002) gee ees ey. seen ase Unsehfaholits (cen ap epe ew, Meme me ene 5
PRU peste dite dara e wales ev OVALS . 9 March, retirod. ............. » dD
Die kes wien ore tue ee ee ee DL iwAleViarleviee, pennaniinsae ieee 5
Mhntterlocks so, yocisuues chase .. 8 E Mond........ Ma Sd eee eee mu
FOE The ay ele Cente Caras ELM, eh MAW or asl aae dye ees wide ales B
Las raig ey gee Upeere ciee eee Goren here &
Wayper won shoot-off. '
Feb. 21—McDowall & Co.'s big shooting tournament, which
closed to-day, was a great success. There were, in addition to
the pigeon matches, continuous artificial blackbird sweepstakes.
The shooting, notwithstanding the good class of birds, was very
good, and the shoot all through was conducted in a thoroug
sportsmanlike manner and everything passed off to the entire
satisfaction of all. The following clubs were represented: Mon-
treal, Guelph, Hespeler, St. Catherines, Hamilton, Carleton Place
and Niagara Falls. To-day’s scores ran: Pigeon match, 7 birds
each:
W Feilstead................ 7 ff ERE food ee | ene ee oe vi
SGTG MOT ee. feo... peas Ne ae WViakeGeldk y= Sse usa celatcte 6
Crier aietty Anan = sR AO DMA yeek 53 eA cel ent ane 9. ence Mee a eee A]
fipals leks tee dpe. eine eEays 7 J Rice pat Zs Per a
Wayper .....0...64 Enc Stead yo A ae) yp as eee ee ee 4
PBA lee teenie. ee SEH, 25 360 7 McDowall...,...-... Pilemivielltt
ITI Leia: every oes sae eee a MM ROSS DP ra Pe ag ect aiailee 4,
Felstead won shoot off. Hight blackbird sweepstakes followed.
TORONCLO, Feb. 22.—A blackbird shoot took place at McDowall’s
frounds this afternoon. Several crack shots, who had remained
over from the tournament, were present and took a hand in the
matches. ;
- _ First sweep, 25 birds, $5 entry, 3 prizes:
S Glover......... 1 W McDowall, .
J W Heathington. s2, Webelsteadticra vs uusenectres sie 17
J Wayper...... + selle CHMETONG os Pep ea reepete tie mele
Ds WaAnGhelleea, epnnres eesatoeels 19 G Morley......-. aro th a eete ce d4
Second sweep, 15 birds, $2 entry, 3 prizes:
McDowall .... 1) Deathinetol ee wn-40eeaeeeas 12
MLTR AWIGHOLLe tet use. Rein orga
13
plucky manner in which they shot through the storm shows the
een interest taken by them. The scores are as follows; .
Shoot at 20 Birds.
Heatherington....
Bennett.. -.,.
=P 16 Mundy 4 a,c td ees
15 R McCready...
Popeye
teen anal til
Welstebd se 258 02 Piss cans 14
Team Shoot—at Five Birds Hach.
Felstead,.......,.....11J11-5 Heatheringion........10111—4
Bennett. oe 11—3 Morley 2-25), Ac: 11000—2
Mitchell .... ..--,-L1010—8 Sawden, Jr..-.;,-.....00101—2
Sawden, Sr... .-..-- 1100-814 McOready........,..-.,10000—1—9
Team Shoot—at Five Birds Hach,
Welstead.......5--.--: M11—5 B McCready.,........JU—S5
Mitchel. 2... peered 5 Heatherington.......11/110—4
Sawden, Jr,..,..-.,-,l111i-—-5 Sawden, Jr,..........01101—3
Bennett...........,,, 1101414 FP Morley,.,. .........01000—1—13
+ .
OWEN Sound, Feb. 21.—The Owen Sound Gun Club will hold a
two days’ tournament on the 27th and 28th inst. Several promi-
nent shots throughout the province have intimated their inten-
tion of being present. The members are busily engaged buying
up pigeons for the two days’ sport.
Woopsrook, Ont., Feb, 16.—Match trap and handle, Dominion
rules, at 15 birds each for $50 a side:
Harwood . .101111010101011—10 Miller..... .110011001111011—10
Thompson.110101L00100101I— 8—18 Meadows. 111010101101110—10—20
CORRY, Pa., eb. 14,—Corry Gun Club held their weekly club
shoot, at 95 Keystone targets, Keystone rules. Dr. Mead won the
old medal, and H. M. Norton the leather medal. The following
3 the score in detail;
Newman,....-.. »..-»» U00TTT0G01000116110010000— 9
ee ee
PFGTH NOT onc iy yyeecctehensacids seth ethe os 0011010000000170001090100— 7
Sheer iret tat 101,1011000000001100001000— 8
ius nt Sari feaceht pty 0100000109000101111110111—12
Ghee bte tetera esis 000110100100001100100000i— 8
pond eb pt Akh sete gee eee TP ae 01001.10010111110170011011—15
Peper eraeahesedinoaneeliy os an +» +=» 01117111007 01010010110101 —15
Rat SEAT AST eee tee Ae 001000111 01111101001 11011—15
,1000110401101111010111110—16
Sie Lab hues ethis oe eaists eels terete ua 2 _...-.111001010111100011 1011110—16
SEE yt eeatee fry Way POPP er Rey epic aire) 1010010101011000110011001—12
IBBNG yee teas bs peatsmne t= aeedae see vee kk ..1011000000000001000100010— 6
PVOPUO Ts amas ai vane sueya tee cssi eons » «-.-1000000000000000010101000— 4
MOUATOITE Rie woeeeeeis see psne ne a5 2 534K e 01011.00000110000000071100— 5
Wichols .2 ii2..... SAU Swe ros Tbh aoe oi! 0111011000110111011101001—15
OMA UCAS R ENN PACA OrnMn) MOAR INNPE RITES 0001111101101 000171010011—14
MBA Gober hye DURE Cua sah iewse His lett ae 111111110019 1017110000111—18
YY BISGN ee ney ex Uda eh heer hO ei bopi«-sU 101001111011.0011000001111—14.
Feb. 22.—The club held their regular weekly shoot yesterday
afternoon. Mr. Blydenburg won the gold medal and Mr. Star-
bird the leather medal; Keystone targets and rules. The follow-
ing is the score:
VVIETILOREGD yore weuikyecace. tev muy vy ¢aieob ssp sl 1111100111110111101101111—20
AEA TITAUY LCL SH cou lanes. ciebceraiir a oiiin'av Walp x 1101001110119111011110001—17
S Newman, ,...--.-.. Bas eae ee ae .0100011600000100100000010— 6
NOrtom —, 2.2.20 cae ca cence eee wees ee vee eeG100001011000011100110110—11.
Ward..... BPE A ee Pet os eee Deane 4 0000000011 100000110100011— 8
ATS GDH hieitiie eteciarciieetonitone athe oe 11.01100100101110101110011—15
TOE WiSinw VERVE See ee nebo apis BRR Eite slats 0011111110111001110010011—16
SACTIVIN EL O Wall Gel se elstes oj eietsree eben bert cs aieaate 1711110001100000100101000—11
SAVER E Apel a hon ass Asmhrine thaathihoeche nae 1011011100101111010011011—16
MEAT MOM erp bes a eete eee eee fase ahlet als 1101001100101000100001111—1?
LAU SY ie -peeleg or HSE Hssath rests orthelanestrosbistels 0401011011011111011100111—17
Pode sche ahe ee) eet hate Stet ovat ote 1010100101101010111100100—13
al NSC epee BYOPE EHH GE Penr BOL Ee EHeee 0001001111111111110111110—18
INGER GIRS CNAs wad Poets whaie sie step ciee 0000011011000100011111101—12
W Howard.... ..2.2.,-..22-00)+ ¢+--<+---117011117100101100111100 - 18
PWV AEPOTGD Se teieey epevonse fendadwra tees’ 0011.000000000001010100001— 6
Wand om Wali bens chs. eacelcecwede ets 0010000000000001000000000— 2
BU SANS se eae pRB onct 2) ae bt eis ts ls 1011100011110131000110111—16
HPO TSH ae Pome bEb bet ete ae es oat hat ens 101019111111111111110011—21,
MS et ee tes aaiee sucatechatet taboo adeeb 1010101011001010110110101—14
Be AY TC Fea fee eh pre a rT or es Sp ae Ie 0101010000010111101010010—11
PS OTS EUT ON SoD bY SAP pice, etptee sais oir a seed eee 4b 1110111110101110110100100—16
BREF: 15 bat lene ga ans oth area LT Rg ee ea 0000011101000100011011111—12
Suiadoniec eee Sewer eee eee CO0001N000000000000001100— 3
IBIVGCR DAVE As ciloavaties wamedes tents is » 0110010111111011111101711—19
Team Race.
Blydenburg...+)++:2.+++--- iaetetias 1011010011111111011111 11—2
NaS Oi Seo. Some ca ea oats ages 1111101111010010110110111—18
Me Wilders sesuseeen wets kee BE REA 1 ,---10111101111011110110C1161—18
IVDGHORS Dytivs. 2c tinea neat hae ,..--0010010101001010010101010—10
Holden........ ied Lettie. eeeopagte -1110010101000100010001001—10
Howatd...-s...:14- weet ana Tie CRE 00001101011.01111061110000—12.
VTS ETL oe eyeing te ee eee hg wed 0001711.000111000001011010—11
TRUTTT AS Pu Pyep it etic wah eee they och Peete 00101.01100011001011010001—11
WIGLIET Maas SSO. STE Oe gad SUAS Bese 0010010000001001010000001-— 6—11'7
WYEIHIOTO sy wcnrrawte nse. dad lens igieee 1100141101010101101111000—15
COVELL ek Ae fre 0011011111017110011110101—17
Pxyepriveter tare er eeer wees lense Eee 1000001100011.011019001211—13
PATISUTEI ec prts ips seitians en idtadloon eels & 0111001110012011011001110—13
IGRUFIG RS a Jee eek et UN Luen iene. 0411111111011110100011110—18
AUT AUGER vee il gre A See 00000001.40000000011010001— 5
SDV QUE ees an ae cape a eae a eee 0100000000000001000100101— 5
CVYVIUTEGED 9 RMR DT Oye voce ae 1110000001100110011110010—12
DIELS NSE. A ESL, SOU aes 0000100100000001010000100— 5—106
ALGONQUIN VS. EMERALD GUN CLUB.—New Dorp, Staten
Island, Feb, 22,—Live-bird match between teams of 10 men,
geronnds of the Emerald Gun Club, National rules, 25yds. rise,
80yds. boundary. The team from the Algonquins had a walkover,
asthe following score will demonstrate. igure 2 designates a
kill with L. B.:
Emerald Gun Club. Algonquin Gun Club.
W Maesel.... ... 1000100202—4 C’ Brinner........ 0101001000--3
J Maesel......... 0000100001--2 H Radzinsky....00101101/0—5
M McMann..... ,0000100122—-4 Dr Lordly.......2020201200—5
Dr Hudso....... 0109002100—3 John Male........ 0201012002—4
ov BITE? 2a «+ eens 1221220000—6 G Van Schaick..2112010111--8
G Remson ...... 2111020210—7 Jas Dunseith. ..1101201011—7
LG Gehring... ..1202120120—7 EH Fountain...... 02200101126
eh EL) VOSS Ss os.4n0e 1000020222—5 C Meyer......:.. 0120110121—7
W Wihites. 5 <5 5 1000020222——5 H iulznast......1110122011—8
S Schroder......G021101011—5--48 Jus Hanna....... 0100201211—6— 60.
The birds, about 800 in number, were as fine a lot as were ever
trapped; they were as a rule low-fiying straightaways or quar-
terers, with no duffers and very few incomers or towerers. ery
early in the day they showed their ability to carry heavy charges
of shot out of bounds, and even beyond the lines of outlying
shooters (scouts). This match demonstrated again the unrelia-
bility of the reliable or cracks to get there, as from the start to
finish they were the rattled ones, the medium shots doing the
best shooting on both teams. <A large gathering of shooters wit-
nessed this match, and immediately after the last gun was fired a
bountiful collation was partaken of in Burbank’s Sea View Hotel
adjoining the grounds. The vanquished team footed all bills on
the occasion. A return match is talked of in the dim future,
BROOKLYN, Feb. 22.—The first shoot of the recently reorgan-
ized Fountain Gun Club was held to-day at Woodlawn Park.
The largest gathering of wing shots and lovers of game shooting
that has been assembled at the grounds for along time were
present. 400 birds were furnished for the club by C, Blattmacher,
and the assortment proved to be all good flyers. The principal
event decided was the sweepstakes tor the Seddon’s medal and
extra prizes at 7 live birds each, C. W. Jones winning first prize
with a score of 7 straight birds. In the members’ shoot the win-
ners of the ties that were shot off were Wingate, first prize,
Selover second and Orr third. Ten birds were shot at in the ties.
CRW IOnes. Priya cetose Wil—¥ A Orook................ 1100100—8
ANB ITEAG Se Sheil e 1111131—7 DrSpeilds.............- 1101111—6
PT ON Fe cece cn eae 1101111-6 D W Weston.-... .-..... 111i —7
GMASSIC dom. oetesee see os 1101111—-6 WHR Selover............ 1011111—6
EY REOEDT oho hate hs 0111100—-4 KR Graves..........-.... 0011100—3
S W Blattmacher...... 0100011I—3 J T Sabine............. .1100011—4
CoWab relay renin iiee 4: 0001011—3
CLEVELAND, Feb. 22.—A number of local SpOreneD took in
the sweepstake shooting at the Kirtland Gun Club range to-day
and some very good scores were made. Before the sweepstakes
peru eaeee Messrs. Prechtel and Conklin shot a 80 bird match,
as follows:
ETE EC GHD eh A ep i eh at ey rn Ae 1491101011.0110031111111111111 25
MOWAT EEK AL eee es dee-ee cwte bees 141101011110011.1011.10111111011—23
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 22.—At the Washington day shoot of the
Narragansett Gun Club there was a large gathering, many well-
known “crack shots” of Massachusetts clubs being present and
shooting. Wollowing is a complete list of scores: Five clay birds,
Swumway; 7 bluerocks, J. Whalen and W. A. Nichols; 7 bluerocks,
3. Whelan; 7 clay-birds, 21 entries, W. H. Perry, Whalen and
Luther; 10 pair birds, Houghton; 7 clay-pigeons, J. Whalen; 4 pair
birds, Luther and Nichols; 7 bluerocks, Whelan, Shumway and
Luther; 7 bluerocks, J. Whelan, W. Whelan and Luther: 7 blue-
rocks, Houghton,
K. Perry.
Nichols and Whalen; 25-bird race, purse $16,
Vitty-bird race for purse of $50 (guaranteed), 24 entries:
PeLiyenes it oeeees S54h050bb5—44 Stanton............. 444325358837
AY ts osuodndna5—44 W Whalen....-... 4955444445337
vos» 4585445455—44 Sheldon...,.... 2... 435543443237
EPP ey teh 4454553p45—44 Braley..,...........5444124344—33
J Whelan.......... 854455455444 Brownell........... 4221524344 —31
SMILE «oes a 505444534544 Manchester........ 432318224327
Luther. ..... 5804444455—43 Bufington....,.....424221834227
Houghton. .4458445544—42 Moore...,... pees 3243234333—30
Payne...:.. .. .8085454845—41 Darling........... . 2288522531 —26
Shumway. ...0094145353—40 Cornell... ... Lso.- d288041228—25
Wilson. ...... e ~5234445354—38 Aldrich :.....;. “= eA422121223—23
(ODA RG sotto mon on 445045038238 JS Blake..._...,...2221238231—21
THK, sat chee ets 4438433344 —37
W. —, Perry, of Boston, wins first; Nichols, Swift, Hall and
Whalen, of Boston and Fall Riyer, second; EH. $, Luther, of East
Providence, third; L. Houghton, of Chepachet, fourth; C. B.
Payne, of Pawtucket, R. 1., fifth; EH. Shumway, of Boston, sixth,
BURBA, Ohio, Peb. 22,—Berea Gun Gilub, Chamberlin rules, all
ties divided. A strong wind and snow part of the time during
shooting. Match at 6 bluerocks, 3 traps, 16 and I8yds., entrance
$1, 8 prizes:
Benscotten ...... 2, ist v6) Wiardenveteackitacet.ce sé 101101—4
1113. TJ Quayle. .....-...... 411001—4
s .A01111—5 A Brown.... - Lii—6
FPairchilds .. 011101i—4 Burns....... .-. LO100—8
H Quayle . .,.O10100—2 Wiford.... . ............A00101—2
Fuller.,.... See 111101I—5. ~“Wellington........,..... O11 1—5
WiQua vl... os-cces sty O1L01L1—4
seen event, 9 bluerocks, guaranteed purse, $20, entrance
2h
Benseotten.. ... 1171111—9 Burns,,- .,. L108
lford)..1..-. -- OOOIINI—6 TI Quay .-101101110—§
FIRES. tees acer kt 110101010—5 Wairehilds , 110011131—7
Sra THe ce pe cest es Vee TUT111—9 WFuller....-....., _.....101010001—4
WATHGN. semester ALOIOUOS7 AB YOWwNy 4... teas 1111 01111—8
WSO IS Vlas. es cns shies 1100111117 A Fowles........ -... 101011111—7
LES ue AO oS eee wOLUTUI1NI—8 ~ Avery...........5 0. 011101001—5
Wellington., ....,... 110011101—6
Third event, 9 bluerocks, entrance $1:
Benscotten........... WMW1I—9 W Quayle............ 011161101—6
BUS eos ci pasts «HOES Vober ee i say sete: AL00L010—5
Ij hosp aan te wisirs ,101101101—6 TJ Quayle .... ..,., ,101011110—6
PSTD en a carers eee A0UIN—8 Wellington........... 11 1101—&
Waanebildse 20.2202 oa: 11/1001/1—7 F Quayle............, 11011101—7
Elford.......,.,.,...,101100011—5 Chavyalia,...... : LO L0L11—F
Weatdelic s serbease. 1 N1d—9 A Brown. ........... A1L010111—7
‘ Fourth event, 12 bluerocks, citizens’ guaranteed purse $25, en-
Trance $2:
Benscotten.......01111111111—11 Wellington....... 101010001110— 7
C2 a ee (011 L0001010— 6 Quayle.......... 111011100111— 9
LAU ce oes »-(OLI10N101— 9 «TY Quayle........ 0011110100
PSUS 3 34S sie's4 aks TION Buller, 2S 110111011001— 8
ASLO WI sss aacer WIMWN1—12,—- Wairchilds..._... 10101 0011L110— 7
Sorat ht, Ue W1W1W111—12 ~Chayalia........ -011110011110— &
Warden... cscs OLLO1IOIIINI— 9 W Quayle....... 011011011010— 7
Fifth event, 5 pairs bluerocks, entrance $1:
Benscotten.,.... 10 01 11 11 1I—8 Wardan.......... 10 11 11 11 11—9
SPUaE 47) (pe pale 11101011 1J—8 Wiford............ 11 00 00 10 DI—4
Serf) ASS 11 11 19 11 11l—9 TJ Quayle.......10 00 10 10 1—5
Wellington -.,.-11 01 10 11 10-7 A Brown ........ 11 11 10 10 10—7
Sixth event, 9 bluerocks, entrance $1:
Benscotten,..,-....-- Ji11111—9 Warden.....-...-..... 111111010—8
STOIC Hes leet eroe TANTI—9 ~Plford................ 011101011—6
Burns sevsee-eLHINIMI—9 =I Quayle.......... 2... 111111011—8
Hanks: ...... ae .-001111101—6 -~—-A Brown.............. 110010110—5
Wellington,..-....... OUI01I0N—6 ~“Hazard..............: 111011110—7
W Quayle ....... ;...010100011—4
Seventh event, 9 bluerock, entrance $1:
Benscotten .. ....... 101111101—¢ A Brown........,. ... 11111111—9
PROUD eae ne paneer ne THINS" azarae Fo. 100100111—5
FATT Sheen nie heats AM0UM—8 FP Quayte,............- 111010111—7
Wellineton. ......... 001011001—4.
Mr. Benscotten, of Huron, won the box of cigars for best aver-
age.--A, J. B., Sec’y.
NEWARK, Feb. 22.—Match shot at Erb’s Park, Newark, N. J,,
between W. W. Lever and C, M. Hedden, for $150 & side, 50 birds
each man, Hurlingham rules to goyern. Judges, Messrs. G. Von
Lengerke and W. Mulford; referee, Jacob Pentz.
JM Hedden..... 0001112011211101110212221121100U002112020222011002—85
W_W Lever... .00201110111111101121002021100100000021111221111214 —35
One of those unpleasant occurrences which always seem to
happen in these matches for money came to the front on Hed-
den's eighth bird, The pigeon was slightly hit and flew to the far
side of the grounds, alighting on the top rail of the fence inclos-
ing them. At the beginning of the contest it was agreed between
the principals that the affair should be conducted in a gentle-
manly manner and that neither side wished to take any techni-
cal advantage of the other, only asking that it be shot strictly
under the rules as they were modified. A dog was used to gather
the birds. As the pigeon referred to was too high up on the fence
for the dog to reach it, a trapper was delegated to gather. He
reached the bird, piaced his hand on it, when the pigeon strug-
gled from under his fingers and flew out of boundaries, leaying
but a few feathers behind him. Hach side claimed it. One a
miss, the othera kill, In Hurlingham rulesif the dog has the
bird once in his mouth it is a scored kill, even if the pigeon after-
ward escapes. Thereferee decided it kill; reasoning by analogy.
At once astorm arose. A copy of the rules they were shooting
under was shoved under his nose, and according to these rules as
printed he had tovescind his decision, for they read as follows:
“Only one person to be allowed to pick up the bird (or a dog if the
shooter will allow it). Noinstrumentis to be used tor this pur-
pose, All birds must be gathered by the dog or trapper, and no
member shall have the right to gather kis own bird, or to touch
it with his hand or gun.”
Mr, Lever will shcot a match with Al Heritage on the Erb
grounds at double birds, 25 pairs,for $100 aside. Said match to
be shot at 25yds, rise, gun below elbow until the birds are on the
wing, traps to beset 5yds. apart and one bird in each trap, two sits
of traps to be used, and the set to be used to be decided by head or
tail, and the next shooter to take the remaining set.
ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. 22—The West Jersey Gun Club, of
Camden, N. J., visited Atlantic City on Washington’s Birthday,
and had a friendly shoot with the Atlantic City Gun Club. Al-
though beaten, the W. J, “boys” were not dismayed, and hope to
do better at the return match. 20shots per man were fired:
Atlantic City Gun Club. West Jersey Gun Club.
VI OE be \asc rst) tase 16 Ry RIIeCOnL ee eee 16
AGGTISCOMA Aes ld H Thompson.:..........-. 15
Tre AG ig eee: Pee aes fal ATSIC ES ads wes 16
CUGTIGGOMIvt Le peer ees te 16 H Warrington,,.-... 10
OMIMGMEN so cota aid ll J Pancoast,.. .. 15
SWRERAN Cui wig os te acacia 2 M Chamblos.... ad
rubs i(lUh oe ait teen ooh og 14 J Holliday... 8
G@ Thompson............... 16 J Ridgway... - 16
J Steelman....-......0.... 13 Austermuhil .. 13
GENER truce Wlcteet Geote ie) 14 Franklin,..,.... AB
HS ULOUCHa ra) peepee oe nes Lawrence ..........: Soocs
MG 2 OTmiie en. .ny ae acirys 16 J Ohalmas,............ wl
EDGES ok cesses eles TIA) Bennett. tics eek weet 7—187
_ SEVILLE, Ohio, Feh. 22.—Regular weekly shoot of the Seyille
Gun Club, 24 standard targets, Chamberlin rules:
IM SELOSOTIMER Hae ahonieel. atom secu alee 0100091111601010110110111—44
ID ER MVALUU eis a He Oe Eh athe, ob Seater atede 1110077 100101101017 01110116
UCLA Oe cee Per ie etiien | eer Tetons Q101011010111111111011010 —:7
ID AGaee - Seiten Shit. ld scincccleve UL eteect aot ,000001010171 011000061 1171—11
eee AP eer chicite cidtette tebe tttet |. hetet and eeee 1911011011111111111111011—21
ible ere asset ed eo Sela acme cients 10601011010110001010101100—12
Second Shoot.
WEDEH te els el tae. ocladire creel ok leet ler iel 110111101110111014111101i1—20
VESUGERO MMe ete ri lee cseteeecy Speer obec 40111101101 11171001011111— 19
MOG eae Selec etic a fed enavieltaclet. ae oe 143.10071111111141113011010—20
TDG lieere tierce tae tvs calvin due als obi scotla 010113111 1010001010100011—14
HUB BETIVENIE Solel scau tec ede wate pom aL Ue leraeele s 0110101119. 011000010111—17
JQ eyo Sane) see eae AE ee cee ae 1011111101100111111101101—19
SHGHIR a curs ok ile el ae tay eevee Q01901100101011 0060101111 —12
CHIPPEWA.
NEWARK, N. J., Feb, 21.—The Fifteenth Avenue Gun Ciub
had live bird shooting to-day at the club,grounds on Grove street.
The first event was a match between lL, Bishop and J. Gerat, at
ighirdseach. Grant killed 6 and Bishop 5. This was followed
by a sweep at 5 birds with the following result: Jacquin 4,
Schnelling 5, Reiboldt 4, Bauer, Buob, Mnesel and Weber 4 each.
Then followed a clay bird match at 25yds.,10 birds each. The
score was as follows:
AIEEE LI eee teats) Jette eviety Wa Drustel .nvn ts estes i ee 9
ACUMEN Mets Hele wu peweeln § Wo BwWObs: Siscis bi hee ono
NMC ETeh as Leese seek ae 6 Reibotdtrii<. Waivers used
BGC NGTICN, go tre wile denleescteey ss 8 i Spay. a pve sa sxeese cone ece
BBVA ES re = Db ale BSiey |e Se ae 7 IMB VOR: teyisenseerseeceoes s pat 5
Leisler ae s\d 5 FW SHEW i's fog es Ste ee eeve ae i)
tase AAS ee aaa at B—4h) BY ellerins. <4 ie.accacree sae = ab Ae
of the former club, and resulted in a victory for the New York
men. The score was 48 to 60. Hxperts said the birds were as fine
a lot as ever lett the traps, mostly “hard drivers and not 2 duffer
among the whole lot.” The day was fine, but some of the boys
were not. Hach team shot at 100 birds, Long Island rules, 25yds.
rise, 80yds. bounds. Mr. R. Brenner oflicisted as referee for the
Algonquins, with Thomas Cody in a like capacity for the Emer-
alds, Mr. ©. D, Guyon, champion shot of the New Dorp Gun Club,
filled the position of judge,
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2
ELMSFORD, N. Y., Feb. 22.—Event1. entrance 50 cents, 6 clay
ON000—0 WW: 0.
Pardinag hanes. Yass 000: Fins ple ed wea ee 10110—
IDPAN'GIS. veke es Neves +p +e OLOUI—2, Strickland....6.0.0++++,--00010—1
TGaWGON ae oP er ors anbec ores. 1010I—38_-Rowley.....:.,..:.,+. +.-OU11—4
Ward second on shoot-off.
Bvent 2, entrance $1, 5 glsas balls:
Pardington-. eee e OOOLO—1 TLawtoniiis..ccceses + eves O1100-—2
Travers :..:- . OLUI—4 Strickland......... .01110—38
W Ward secre teieet 1OWI—S Rowley..-2.-.0.0..c.006-. 001i1—3
Rawley second on shnot-off.
Event 5, same as above:
Pardingtom..,:ce2.4-2....1— Lawton. ... ccscere tsa 01110—38
TV VODs... 222: seeeesicantd QONlO-1 Strickland.......,......; 10110—3
WoWeardes | 2ote Sco so. ie DI—6 ~Roawley.... <....600eerees 11011.—4
Ward first on shoot-off.
Event 4, 5 clay birds, pty $l:
1 Bradley: ~isis3s ac. 1101—4_ Strickland.......2....0.5 1im1—4
(PTAVERS bo fags ecrts sek QO001-1 Rowley,.:.... -.....0..s- 10011—3
W Ward 1.2.5.2 50-é2..--.,10K1—4 Henwood. :. .1.s0s.2220204 Cov01—1
Wha WHOR Pern {tes sence sb a 1010I—3 G Bradley..-..cc..cc sess 1OUI—4
Ward iirst, Rowley second on shoot-off,
Event 5, same as above:
W Ward ..o.0.0. 4.22. 11010—3 Strickland..-;. 42.5205. 11010—3
SOM ae pees. Pale yea des 1Wvli—4_ Carpenter... .)..-...2.. 01101—8
Geyer Wit 0; Be edd se 111—5
Byent 6, 3 live birds, 25yds,, 1 barrel, entranee $2:
Biiwiey-joe. lis. <ooe ee -»001—1 O-Bradley....... 2.0.0.5: 001—1
Strickland. :... 2220226088 OD—) “fl Warden iwc dave 101—2
FANT E TR Ue feycrtarc, sud wa male ob 2s and an He WEEE era's rs cend Geter Ee 000 —0
Ward first, Rawley second on shoot-off,
Event 7, same as above:
RO WIGYs 2. cit. cee O11—2 Carpenter... ci... es.c..2.- 101—2
Strickland_.-.....-..2...... 1I0—2 W. Wardl:524 2452258 =0003 ald 011-2
Acker nd Wlode ced LEckstoes W4—38 Munsey::...f..0e nied 001-1
O Bradley... LOB Hi Walttliviecccese ses ioneist 100—1
CUWarder tls. cl. ete LIE
Rowley second with 5 stra*ght on shoot-off.
T, Ward and Rowley shot 25 clay birds each, $5 a side:
Rowley... -ceeccsc- eoeceesocevsee see seesdd11111411710111101011111 22
Vai Se Shh Shaka TALE oy acaspeed 1113111119411191110111011 25
NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 22.—The Roseville Gun Club hai a big
Jot of shooters on its grounds. corner of South Orange avenue and
Grove street to-day, the attraction being a team match between
representatives of the Roseville and Lakeside gun clubs, The
teams comprised 10 men, each man shooting at 15 inanimate tar-
ets, The teams were divided into squads of five each, the results
hese as follows:
Roseville—First Team.
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Second ieam.
Gongit... 22 .~.-.+.
Badgeley............,:
Wheaton
W Davenport ve \
This gave the match to the Rosevilles by an aggregate of 40
breaks to the Lakeside’s 70. A return match will be shot at an
early date.
DAYTON, O., Feb. 23.—Sport on Washington's birthday anniver-
sary in this vicinity centered in the 100 artificial bird race (50 blue-
rocks and 50 clay-birds) between F. C, Mustin, of Cincinnati, and
Walter Keenan, of this city, $100 a side and the ‘boy champion-
ship of Ohio. J. E. Maynard, of Cincinnati, referee; Henry Good-
man, of Cincinnati, and Wm. Pratchett, of this city, judges.
_ Lakeside—Firsti Team,
Phemnond SSAAns py etaan in oF 1
Keenan. Miustin,
Bluerocks...... 1111100111 Bluerocks....., 191110011
1111111111 1101111111
W111 1101101111
Ww 111111111
01111111 1—46
Clay-birds...... 1101011100
1111111111—45
Olay-birds...... 0110111010
1111011011 1101/1100
LLG1011 1101111101
1101010101 0110, 1011
11L110U— 37—83 _ _ 1111110111—37—k2
Keenan was declared the winner by one bird. Score, 88 to 82,
They tied on clay-hirds, and Keenan led one bird in bluerocks,
BROOKLYN, Feb. 22.—Regular monthly shoot of the Long Is-
land Sporting Club, Clinton Park, Maspeth, L. I. Conditions; 20
hluerocks, 18yds., goid badge: a
J Lank....1111111111111111110—19 Munat....00101001111011109101—11
BH Roos...:11111111001011113111—18 Buchner..101000011000/1001111—10
Stuetzle..11i11111v01.1111—18 ~Goetz..... 60101116100110110000— 9
i ..-- 0110101 1000010001110— 9
Bieber....111101111111111110U1—17
Gentzl’2’r 1011111100110 111110—15 Mayer.... 00060 11001101000110— 8
Kress... ... 0000 )101001011001001— 7
Hofer..... 111110101.11001111101—15 i
Becker... .OLGLLOIILITII1010011—14 Frese..... 0. 00N00000G001011010— 4
Shriinger.11101111100100011011 —18 Snap Swor.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 22.—The regular monthly shoot of the Active
Gun Club of the Third Ward took place at Worth’s Bay Ridge
Park this afternoon beforealurgecrowd. Following is the score;
Jos Ryan..--...-.-.---. Ll 7 Jos Schwanfest....
Robert Lambert. - 1111110—6 Fred Bernart.... 1101110—5
Geo: Gok... ..5-2..4.. 1011100—4 BW McGowen. . 1110110—5
C Hanéover.....---.-.. 1nlliw—6 H Graham ...-..,..-...0101100—38
east foes pee ye ee alone 011u010—3 Pat Roche........ .-... 1U01101—4
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—The regular monthly shoot of the Man-
hattan Gun Club, on the North Side Gun Club Grounds, Wood-
side, L. L., under M. G. Club’s rules, 7 live birds each, sweepstakes;
Lambrecht.,..-.......- O10U110—3 Von Ramdohr......... Mos101I—5
Lichtenberger.....---. O0OLII—8 Maisenholder.,. ....-- 1) 00010—8
FW Cofiman:.: s......0- QULI0—5 ~Seumid................- 1100900—2
JW Bayerl...--..0.-5 W1U0i0I—3 ~Geunrich.........-..... 1111000—4
LARCHMONT CLUB.—Members of the Larchmont Y, C, hada
pigeon shout eb. 22 on their grounds near the clubhouse. There
were about 200 persons present. The cluo possesses a most fortu-
nate location for its shooting grounds; in fact it would he hard to
find its equal anywhere in the country. It has the advantage of
being a gh tableland of ample size, with a beautiful skirting of
maple and beech looking off to the north and weston Long Island
Sound. Its direction is such that the sun never strikes the face
of the marksman to destroy his aim. Small red flags on 6ft. staffs
made up the base or danger line, and 4ft, posts, painted green
with white caps, formed the limit circle. The first event was a
shoot for a club cup. 15 entries, $5 entrance fee. J. N. Winslow
and H. Van Wyck tied for first place. On the shoot off Mr. Wins-
low won. In the second event, on the same terms, 26 entries, Mr.
A. De Bary tied with Mr. C. De Ronge. On the shoot off the
latter won. In the first sweepsiakes there were 87 entries at $2
entrance fee. Mr. H. Durant and Mr. H. Chapman tied on 5 birds
each and divided the stakes. In the second sweepstakes, $5 en-
trance fee, there were 14 entries, miss and out. Mr. H. lL, Van
Wyck and A. De Bary tied on 3 birds each, and on the shoot off
Van Wyck wen. In the third sweepstakes, at §% entrance fee,
there were 28 entries, miss and out. H. Willard and J. N. Wins-
low tied on 4 birds each, and on the shoot off H. Willard won.
At5 o'clock Senator Stephen Dorsey backed J. N. Winslow and
Richard Murphy backed B. Van Wyck to shoot a match at 28yds.
rise, 25 birds each, for $100 a side. Winslow killed 19 and migsed
6, Van Wyck killed 14 and missed 1. A series of sweepstakes
followed. In the first there were 5 entries, miss and out. Mr.
Kook won. Ina second sweepstakes, on the same terms, with 6
entries, 3 birds miss and out, H. Durant won, Alexander Taylor
was referee and A. f', Camacho scorer. Messrs. Hugene Bushe
and Frank Scott took turns at the traps. The committee on
pigeon shooting consisted of the fol owane. gentlemen: OC. H. Colt,
Ernest Staplesand Alexander Tavlor. The rules of the Larch-
mont Y¥. C. are the same as those used by the Country Club, The
weight of any gup could not exceed i44lbs, Chilled sho and saw-
dust powder could only be used. The referee’s decisions were
final, ‘he club feels the greatest pride in their new traps, which
are not used anywhere else, They worked perfectly, and there
was hotasingle miss. The mechanism consists of a spindle with
fly-wheel connected with an arm, su arranged that itis not known
what trap will he sprung.
JERSEY CITY, N. J, Feb. 22.—A elay-pigeon shooting match
by teams of 5 men each from the Jersey Athletic Club and the
Roselle Gun Club was held to-day at RBergea Point. Bach man
shot at 20 birds trom 18yds. rise. The local team broke 66 birds
and won the match. The Roselles broke 64,
RED BANK, N. J., Feb. 22.—The regular shoot of the Riverside
Gun and Rifle Association took Place to-day. The clay-pigeon
contests were won by Hdward M. Cooper, John Cooper and James
Cooper, Jr.,ane Aza Wymer. Wn T, Conover won first money
in the live bird shoot. Good scure :were made in all of the
matches, and much interest was manifested in the entire pro-
gramme.
ATHOL, Mass., Feb. 16—The Athol Rod and Gun Club have
reorganized witt the following officers; J.G. Albee, Pres.; C. L.
Boe ard, Vice-Pres.; ©. M. Peirce Sec. and Treas,—C, M. Perron,
BC,
WELLINGTON, Web, 22—Some 80 of the leading amateur
sportsmen of the Brockton, Newburyport, Wellington and Massa-
achusetts gun clubs met at the Wellington 1ange to-day, nd
a age in more than 30 events, that used ya nearly 6,000
irds. This freedom from the fear of an expert gathering in the
first prizes made bold the amateurs, and many who have hereto-
fore taken back places came toa the front in grand shape with
clean scores. The result of the day's work is herewith appended;
6 bluerocks, De Rochement, Schaefler, Leon and Eldridge; 6 pig-
eons, Lee, Bldridge and Steele; 6 bluerocks, Wilbur; 6 Macom-
bers, Sanborn; 6 bluerocks, Leon; 6 pigeons, Warren and Hldridge;
6 bluerocks, N’ ye; 6 pigeons, Leon; Tacombers, De Rochemont;
6 bluerocks, Moore, Warren and W. A. Sanborn; 6 blisrocks,
Smith, Payson, Snow and Lee. 6 bluerocks, Lee; 6 Macombers
Moore; 6 piréous, Moore; 6 bluerocks, Leon, Lee and Hldridges 6
bluerocks, Moore, Leon, Snow and Pavson; 6 pigeons, Lee, G, Ww.
Libby, Bradstreet and Sanborn; 6 bluerocks, Lee and Schaeffer;
6 bluerocks, Snow; 3 pair pigeons, Snow and Moses; 6 bluerocks,
Nye and W. A. Sanborn; 6 bluerocks, Bradstreet, Warren and De
Rochement; 6 Macombers, De Rochemont; 6 bluerocks. Lee, Leon
and Schaetfer; 6 blueroarks, Bradbury; 6 bluerocks, Snow and
Winsor; 6 bluerocks, Snow; 3 pair pigeons, Moses. Bradbury and
Snow; 6 bluerocks. Moore and Lee; 6 bluerocks, Bradbury; 6 blue-
rocks, Bradbury; 6 pigeons, Hurlingham rules Moore.
WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. ¥2.—lhe Worcester Sportsmen’s
Club had an all-day tournament at Coal Mine Brook Range to-
day. The attendance was good and the sport apparently enjoyed.
The regular events were run as follows: 1. Six bluerocks, %4 en-
tries: Gilman, Dayis and Dickey first; Bowdish and Sampson
second; Rugg. Dean, Swan and Holden third; Rodney and Hay-
den fourth. 2. Six clays, 24 entries: Smith first; Davis, Gilman
and Kuge second; Johnson, Holden and Swan third; Dickey and
Davis fourth. 3, Nine bluerocks, 16 entries: Bowdish, Van and
Smith first; Sampson and Jourdan second; Davis, Dean and
Wheeler third; Perry fourth. 4, Nine clays, 17 entries: Gilman,
Smith, Wheeler and Russell first; Dansereau and Sampson sec-
ond; Johnson, Rugg and Davis third; Burbank and Nichols
fourth. 5. Twenty clays, 21 entries: Gilman and Dickey first;
Smith, Holden and Nichols second; Dean and Russell third, Rugg
fourth. 6, Six bluerocks, 21 entries: Smith, Russell and Wheeler
first; Davis and Dickey second; Sampson and Larkin third. Dan-
sereau fourth. 7. Six clays. 25 entries: Smith, Swan, Larkin and
Beaudry first; Rugg, Dau, Gilman and Russell second; Davis and
Jourdan fourth. 8. Twenty-five clays. 17 entries: Russell first,
GiJman second, Smith third, Wheeler and Dean fourth. 9. Six
bluerocks, 16+ntries: Davis and Russell first; Wheeler and Bow-
ers second, Johnson third, Ricefourth. 10. Two-men team match,
20 entries, 5 clays per man: Dickey and Wheeler first, Sampson
and Dan, Holden and Rnossell, second; Smith and Gilman, Bow-
dish and Swan, third; Jourdan and Franklin, Crompton and Bur-
bank fourth. During the day there was a match betweeu Whista
5S. Knowles and A. B. T. Kenny, the stakes were two fox skins,
the elays were 10 each, thrown from open trap. Knowles broke
Sand Kinny 8.
BALTIMORE, Feb, 22.—The interstate shooting match which
wus to have taken place at the Arlington Driving Park to-day
was interfered with by the weather. The two teams from the
Baitimore Gun Club went to the grounds early and anxiously
awaited the coming of the teams from Wilmington, Washington
and other points. As the visiting clubs failed to arrive tue match
was postponed, and the individual match between Mr, Heflein, of
Baltimore county, and Mr, Baker, of Canton, was shot, The
match was for $100 stakes, the conditions being that each was to
use 10-gauge guns and to shoot at 25 Keystone targets and 10 live
birds each. eflein broke 21 keystones, and Baker12. Heflein
killed 6 live birds, Baker 3. Several hundred live and clay birds
were shot at during the day.
A successful shooting match took place to-day before a large
gathering of spectators at Acton’s Park, Anne Arundel county.
A number of business houses donated the prizes, which were
open to competition. to all marksmen of the State. Ten traps
were used and nearly 3,000 standard clay targetsshotat. The
first event was a Tucker handicap, entrance free, 30 standards 1m
three divisions. First prize, won by J, A. Miller, Westminster;
second, won by E. B. Coe, Baltimore; third, won by G. E. Baugh-
man, Westminster. The second eyent was also an entrance free,
Tucker handicap, 30 standards in three divisions. First prize,
won by Geo. Uatterton, Baltimore; second, won by Ohas. Her-
ring, Westminster; third, won by J. W. Smith. Westminster;
fourth, won by J. . Scarf, Long Green; tifth, won by W- A.
Schriver. Westminster. Special prize to highest score in this
event, 100 loaded shells, won by Charles Herring, Westminster.
LONG BRANGH, Feb, 23.—The pigeon match between Annie
Oakley, the ‘Little Sure Shot” of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show,
and Philip Daly, Jr,, was shot at Mlkwood Park, near Long
Branch, this afternoon in spite of the cold weather and heayy
wind which swept across the park. The attendance was large.
The match was said to be for $500 a side, each contestant to shoot
at 75 birds under Hurlingham rules, and 2jyds. boundary. Miss
Oakley shot at 25yds. and her opponent at 30. Wilham D. Camp-
bell and Japhia Vandyke of the West End Gun Club, Long
Branch, were the referees. Tre birds were Delaware bluerocks,
and ail very strong and lively fiyers. There were no 1n-drivyers,
all the birds flying straight away or quartering. The match was
stopped when each contestant had shot at “0 birds. Both Miss
Oakley and Mr. Daly made some extraordinarily fine shots, Miss
Oakley killed 40 birds to Mr. Daly’s 45,and was declared the win-
ner of the match and purse. On Thanksgiving Day last Miss
Oakley and Mr, Daly shot at 15 birds each. The latter won the
match, but by only 1 bird. Philip Daly, Sr., offers to match his
son against Miss Oakley in a third match, 40 birds each, same
rules and boundary to govern, for $1,000 a side. Miss Oakley has
accepted, and the match will be stot at Daly’s new Elkwood
Park in June.
READING, Mass., Feb. 22.—A large number of trap shooters
assembled to-day at the grounds of the Reading Gun Club, and a
number of interesting events were contested, among them a
private match between ©. A. Loring and J, Gardner Eames, at 2
Peorias, that was won by J. G. Hames on a score of 16 to9, On
account of a strong cross wind the scores were not up to a fair
average. Tne following were the first prize winners in the various
events; Five clays, Killam; 5 Peorias, Willis Brooks; 5 Peorias,
Brooks and Killam; 5 clays, E. Eames; 5 Peorias, Killam; 5 clays,
miss and out, Killam; 5 clays, Drake and Davies; 5 clays, Davies;
5 Peorias, Killam; 6 Peorias, Davies; 5 clays, G. Hames and Willis.
Team mutch, 5 clays, Killam 3, G. Hames 2; 0, Eames 3, Brooks 2;
Wilhs 8, Drake 4; Drake and Willis won, Team match, 10 Peorias,
Killam 5, G. Eames 2; Brooks 4 B, Eames 8; Willis 5, Drake
Brooks and Eames won. Team match, 10 clays, G@ Hames
iallam 6; Willis 7, Drake 6; E. Hames 5, Brooks 6; Brooks and
Hames won. Ten clays, Gould.
KANSAS OITY, Mo., Feb, 21—Those who attended the Kansas
City Gun Club medal shoot this afternoon expected to see a close
contest, and were not surprised when they witnessed some of the
finest scores tha! have ever been made im this city. Joe Under-
wood, who has worn the new medal for the past month, was han-
dicapped 2yds., but this was more than made up by shooting from
a trap setin a mud puddle. On 10stiaight he was Lied by James
E. Riley, Drury Underwood, James McGee, John Savage, George
Schroeder, FB. J. Smith and D. W, Williams. The real sport
began when shooting off the ties. They killed 10 more straight
and Schroeder dropped out on the llth, D, Underwood snd
Williams missed their 16th tie birds; then everybody killed 10
more, when frank Smith dropped ont, haying killed 36 straight.
The excitement was tense when Riley dropped out on the 39oh
tie, leaving only McGee and Joe Underwood at the string. Hach
had killed 89 straight. 49 they made it,and sll no signs of
either winning. Fimelly, however, Underwood kiiled his 52d bird
and the corresponding one of McGee’s fell inside of the line and
crawled out, dead, but lostta McGee, Underwood's friends were
loud in their congratulations. Having won the medal at the last
two shonts, beis now subject to chullenge from any member of tle
club, whom be must beat, and also win at the next clup score ta
finally earn the medal, The score of the club stood: J. Under-
wood 10, Ben Holmes 5, Riley 10. Halliwell $6, Youmans 9, D, Un-
derwocd 10, McGee 10, Savage 10, Bombeck 10, Schroeder 10,
Smith 10, Bolen 9, Fairmau 6, Cross 9, Williams 10, and C. Lock-
ridge 7.
MINNE APOLIS.—At the annual meeting of the Minneapolis
(Minn,) Gun Club, he!d on Feb, 4, the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year: President, L. Harrison;
Vice-President, W. H. Skinner; Secretary. James Pye; Treasurer,
J. S, Cutter; Field Captain, ¥. C. Lawrence. Board Directors—
L, H. Kennedy, H. J. Pyle, R. H. Leonard, A, f. Shuler, J, D, C,
Knapp. ;
HARVARD SHOTS.—There was a large attendance at the
meeting of the Harvard Shooting Club at Watertown, Feb. 22,
twenty-five members being present. The match was the most
successful of the season, though a troublesome wind interfered
with good shooting. Thegraduate and undergraduate teams were
made up of seven men each, and each man shot at 20 birds, The
graduate team won by the toliowing score: Graduate Team—A us-
tin 14, Allen 14, Mead 12, Clyde 17, Holder 14, Slocum 19, Parker 7;
total 97, Undergraduate Team—McKay 11, K. Post 8, Lamb 13,
Bacon 10, Greene 18, Dodge 14, Quinlan 16; total9U. Last year the
graduates won by a score of 65 to 64. Boeforeand after this match
a number of small matches were shot, in which some good scores
were made,
D;
6.
Ganoging.
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to FOREST AND
StREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of
their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and raves, and
report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are
requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with
logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local
waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport. :
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J, R.. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D, H. Crane, Chicago, Li.
Rear-Commodore—-C, J, Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O. H, Root, Cleveland, Ohio,
Executive Commitiee—c. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich.; T. P. Gaddis, Day
ton, 0.; T. J, Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS, 1887-88,
Commodore: H.C. RoGERS........... ;
Secretary-Treasurer: Gio, W. HATTON : Peterborough, Can.
Fice-Com. Rear-Com, Purser,
Central Div..W. RK. Huntington... W. Masten.......... ‘FEL See l
ome, N. ¥,
Atlantic Div. W. P. Stephens.....L. B. Palmer...........F. L, Dunnell, .
186 Jerolemon st., Brooklyn.
BHastern Div,.B. BE. Rice, M. D...,.Maxton Holmes......., Hi. pe Meaty
; ringfield. Mass.
Wthern Div. .Robert Tyson,....... 5.8. Robinson,......Colin PReach Tove
Applications for mempership must be made to division pursérs, accom-
panied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00
or entrance fee and dues for current PA Every member attending
the general A, C. A, camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application
sent to the Sec'y-Treas, will be forwarded by him to the proper Division,
Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of
ie a pend pelt be furnished with printed forms of application by address-
} Ser.
FIXTURES.
JUNE.
8, Janthe, Spring, Newark. 15. ap ate Annual.
22, N. ¥.C. C. Annual, Staten 16-17, South Boston, Local Meet,
fsland. Petticks Island.
JubLy.
10-19, W.C.A, Meet, Ballast I’d. 10-22, Atlantic Division Meet.
AUGUST-
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands, :
16-30. A. C. A, Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River,
SEPTEMBER,
14. Lanthe, Annual, Newark.
RACING RULES FOR THE COMING MEET.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The Regatta. Committee of the A, C, A. for 1889 at the outset find
themselves face to face with one or two questions which are
attracting considerable attention. J was for a time disposed to
consider that, as the Hxecutive Committee had not chased to
deal with those questions, it was nob necessary for the Regatta
Committee to do so, and that for the sake of peace we could
afford to let matters go on as they are, ard work out the pro-
Sn re under the existing sailing regulations. My attention
1as however been called to the resolution passed at the last
meeting of the Executive Committee referring these matters to
the incoming Regatta Committee to consider and report upon
them. I find that the individual views of all three members of
the Regatta Committee agree that something should be done to
prevent the undue deyelopment of the “racing machines.”
It is further suggested that these views are shared by a large
majority of the members of the Association, and that even some
of those members who haye gone the furthest in working out
racing appliances would without regret see such legislation as
would curtail for all alike the excess of the racing tendency. It
is pointed out, too, that from the beginning it has been the wise
policy of the Association to foster sensible, safe types of canoes
which it could hold up to the would-be canceist as models which
he could safely adopt, and to cut off all excrescences which tend
fo make the canoe inconvenient to handle or which departed from
the lines of general utility, Thus the size of fixed keels and of
centerboards was limited by what might be termed an arbitrary
rule, and canoes of a narrower beam than 26in. were practically
excluded from the races,
_Dealing with the questions in detail, I should have little hesita-
titn in saying that under the existing rules the sliding seat, so
far as it projects beyond the gunwale, is s0 much added beam,
The standing sail that cannot be either raised or lowered or
reefed while afloat, is in my view a departure from the conserva—
tive lines hitherto adopted by the Association, and should
have as little place in a programme designed for the encourage-
ment of healthy canoeing as a racing shell now has.
The place of a centerboard, whether in the center of a canoe or
forward, is fo me a matter of comparatively smallimportanee. I
don’t use one myself, and I do not sleepin my canoe. .A tent and
the soft side of a rock are good enough forme, -But i would not
allow the board to come uboye the ceaming, for very much the:
Same reason that a drop of 18in. was fixed as the limit. You must
draw the line somewhere. 1am not clear as totheadvisability of
adopting the ‘one rig” idea. It is just as defensible, hawever, as:
the “one man one canoe” rule that was adopted some years ago,
and at which no one now grumbles.
1 offer no apology for thus airing my yiews. The Regatta Com-
mittee are prepared ta make a definite recommendation to the
executive as to the first two pointsat least, The only room for
doubt in my mind was whether we should act now or leave these
matters over foranother year. Fortunately the decision will rest.
not with us, but with the Executive Committee, and they have the
advantage of representing all sections of the canoeing world, In
the meantime the publication of the foregoing may lead te fur-
ther discussion of the matter, and if the rule be adopted of “one
ae one letter,” and “limited area” at that, some good may come
of it,
T_ask the question: Willany harm come to the Association or fo
canoeing from the adoption of rules doing away with the sliding
seat and standing sails? [would suggest that members write
over their own names, that all personalities or “cutting up the
other fellow” be avoided, and that the ioterests of the Associa-
tion and of canoving be chiefly considered.
EH. B. EpwaArps, Chairman Reg. Com.
QUAKER CITY C.,
Editor Forest anid Stream: Sell
Itis with the modesty that distinguishes the Quakers from
all other canoeists on the Delaware River that I push my quill to
give you the result of our semi-annual election.
Although this event took place early in January, our Secy.=
Treas. uas been in such a comatose state since his election as
keeper of records and wampum belt, that | have been depited to
writein his stead. The officers elected are: Com., J. A. Barten,
Vice-Gom., Wm. T; Roberts; Secy.-Treas., A, A. Jackson.
Messrs. Hi. A. Leopeld, canoe Gracie; Geo. Ritter, canoe Sadie;
and I.. Palmer, canoe Starlight, of the Montgomery Sailing Club,
of Norristown, were elected to membership. The committee
pron’ by the commodore to select a suitable site for asummer
club nouse made a-satisfaciory report, and if there is noi} wind
in the form of a purchaser, the club will take a lease on the house
and still retain the one at Cooper’s Point. The property in ques-
tion i; situated ab Gloucester incluse proximity 10 the Quaker
City ¥. C, house, and about five miles from the club's prasent
abode. PUZZLE.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22,
Cc,
‘CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET,—The new Corinthian Mos-
quito Fleet will give a special prize for a sailing race of the lead=-
ing canoes off Larchmontim June. Messrs. Vaux, Butler, Stevens
and Whitlock haye already promised to enter, and cthers are ex-
‘pected,
A, C, A. MEMBERSHIP.—Eastern Division:
Chapman, Charles HW. Phelps, Norwich, Conn,
DELAWARE RIVER MEET.—The Delaware
be held at Delanco, N, J., from May 27 to June 1,
Chas. Billings
River meet wil}
Far. 28, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
Machting.
FIXTURES.
ITH.
18-20-22, Katrina-Titania, N. Y.
22. Beverly,Marbleh'd,ist Cham
26. Pleon, Club.
Annual, N. ¥. *29. Corinthian, Marblehead.
ynu, 29. Beverly, Mou.Beach ist Open
1, Larchmont, Spring,
3-5-7, Katrinu-Shamrock, N, Y.
15, Corinthian, Marblehead,
15, Seawanhaka.
16, Lynn, Olub, L
1, Seawanhaka, 40ft, Class, N.Y
JULY,
18, Lynn, Club, Lynn.
18, Beyerly, Mon. Beach,2d Open
18 Corinthian, Marblehead.
17. Pleon, Club Cruise,
20, Beyerly,Marblehead, 2d Cup.
24, Pleon, Club,
27, Corinthian, Marblehead,
27, Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
ay.
al, Pleon, Open,
AUGUST,
24. Lynn, Exeursion, Lynn.
24, Beverly,Mon.Bexuch,3d Open.
24 Larchmont, Oyster Boats.
24. Corinthian, Marblehead.
4, Larchmont, Annual,
4. Beverly, Mon Beach, ist Buz,
ay.
4, Beverly, Marbleh'd, Ist Cup.
4, WIyde Park, Annoual,Chicago,
6. Beverly, Marbleh’d, 24 Cham
6. Sippican, Annual. Marion.
—. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft,
Ocean Race,
—, Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise
10. Pleon Club, Ist Gham,
3. Sippican, Club, Marion,
8, Beverly, ‘Marbleb’d, ist Cup.
Y. Pleon, 2a Cham,
8. Linn, Club, Lynn. ]
10. Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn. 28, Pleon, Sail off.
10, Corinthian, Marblehead. 31. Beverly, Marbleh'd, lst Open
17. Beverly.Marbleh’d, 34 Cham 41. Sippican, Club, Marion.
21. Pleon, #d Cham,
SEPTEMBER.
12. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 3d Buz.
ay.
14, Cotinthian, Marblehead.
evelly, Marblehead, 3d Gup 14, Lynn, Club, Lynn,
21. Beverly. Marbleh’d, Sail Off.
28, Lynn, Club, Lynn,
2. Lynn, Open, Lynn.
2, Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open
p Peri ninians Marblehead,
ite Larchmont, Fall Annual.
A CRUISE IN A DORY.
OHIPS FROM THE MONA’S LOG.
[Continued from page 99.)
OCK VILLAGE is a cluster of odd buildings set in queer
places. Itis the calmest and most self-possessed town I eyer
saw. Along the water's edge stubs and snags predominate, rude
cenotapbs of the departed sons of a once noble forest, bleached
and picturesque. The river is spanned by an old-fashioned coy-
ered bridge, 909ft. long. Whata Mecca this long, dimly-lizhted
inclosure must be for the highwayman, and what a wholesome
dread the belated foot passenger has for its gruesome echoes. The
structure was built in 1828, is Supported by four piers, and boasts
of adraw. As the tide hurried us along the left bank we were
hailed by a party of tramps, and as our replies were not very
nicely worded a volley of stones and abuse was showered upon us
till we were far beyond the reach of both. ‘
Metrimac port soon hove into sight, and getting under the Ice
of the old wharf we tied wp and covked a good meal. The east
wind was chilly, and we were in no hurry to breast it. <A catboat
shot around the wharf, and before her headway could be stopped
she carried away my rudder. The skipper of the stranger was
profuse in his apologies, and insisted on paying for the damage.
A blacksmith was handy and in afew minutes the fracture was
repaired,
The tide had turned when we started out again, and with the
heavy wind our progress was slow. Inafew minutes we met a
{ug with several coal barges bound up the river, and a number of
seows were ashore high and dry. As the afternoon waned we
reached Amesbury, which seemed built upon the hills that guard
the river. Farms and pastures stretch away from the water, and
a number of sailing craft were moored at the wharves. Here we
saw evidence of salt water in the thatch and weed on the muddy
banks. The tide is very strong in this part of the river, and after
a hard and difficult pull we crept under Deer Island bridge. This,
the first bridge of the kind in the United States, was built in 1792,
and is a chain structure, crossing to Deer Island, where is the
summer residence of Harriet Prescott Spofford. Mr. Parton, the
historian, and his wite, “Fanny Fern,” live not far away; the
castle of Sir Hdward Thornton is in sight upon the hillside, while
Ben, Perley Poore has a chateau alittle further on. We landed
upon Hagie Island just below Deer Island, and within full view
of Newburyport and the spider-like railroad bridge. Being tired
we got supper and then turned in, to be awakened by a tremen-
dous splashing and roar in the river, It was only a steamboat of
the stern-wheeltype. We had got fairly composed again when
we heard low voices and the sound of oars in the river close be-
side us. Visions of river thieves and a fight in the dark made me
tremble, but the intruders turned out to be a couple of young
people out for an evening row. hat
hen morning dawned we were stirring,and the Mona went
across the river and up a narrow creek to the Almshouse for some
milk. The keeper's daughter, a fine-looking girl she was, milked
the cow and would accept no money in payment. When I got
back 15X80 was grumbling because I was gone an hour and a half.
Time flies fast when one has good companions, and perhaps the
belle at the Amesbury Almshouse can explain what detained me
solong., After a hasty breakfest and a plunge into theriyerfrem
thé crumbling whart in front of the dancing pavilion, we hoisted
sails for a race down the river to Newburyport. A cool breeze
from the west careened us merrily along, and as usual the dory
outsailed the canoe, Ido not brag when Isay that {rom experi-
ence Tam certain a well-modelled sailing dory can whip a canoe
of the same length of waterline and depth of draft, andit is vastly
more comfortable sailing in a dory, too. Let me say right here
that at Hagle Island [hauled the Mona at. least 50it. from the
water over uneyen ground and through bushes without assistance
and with little exertion, and she is an 18-footer.
We van under the bridges and made fast toa wharf under the
stern of a condemned steamer of very ancient and peculiar model.
Climbing the slimy ladder we made our way over tumble-down
piers, and for the first time honored Newburyport with our pres-
ence. There is very little variety in the architecture, and the
size of the old houses isamazing. Hach one would do Yar a hotel,
We saw the house once sccupied by Lord Dexter, the man who
wrote a book and placed the punctuation marks at the end to be
distributed by the reader as he pleases. Years ago Newburyport
was one of the most important of New England’s seaports. In
1792 alone ninety vessels left its stocks. With natural pride the
citizens claim that their grandfathers destroyed tea in Market
‘Square before the Mohawks threw it into Boston Harbor, In 1807
the tonnage of the port owas over 30,000. But now this ancient
activity is hushed, the city isslow and its future a blank,
Again embarking we headed for Black Rocks, where the Merri-
mac enters the sea. Theriyer lay like a wouderful painting he.«
fore us; on either hand the green, level marshes, dotted with
thousands of hay-stacks perched upon gmail piles, lifting them
out of reach of high tides, reminding one of an encampment of
Tndians on a prairie, beyond the flatlands the blue, hazy hills,
phils across the sunlit watera tise the gray fantastic sandhills,
and—
“Long and low, with dwarf trees crowned,
Pium Island lies, like a whale aground,”
Againet the silvery beaches, glimmering in the hot sunlight,
flit the eountless sails of pleasure and commerce, while upon the
bars and spits the breakers rush with tumbling crests.
The tide was full. and we had for company a number of clam-
mers who were bound for the flats. They reach the ground at
half tide and anchor. When the flats are bare they dig till the
incoming tide floats their boats. ;
Plum Island is at the mouth of the river, and isa desert of
shifting sands blown into graceful curves by the heavy gales. It
is @ mere sandbar stretching nine miles parallel with the coast,
with now and then a dwarf plum tree struggling out of the drift-
ing sand, A range of hills about 20ft. high forms a svrt of wind-
break, and behind these were « number of tents owned by many
campers, The island is a dreary Sahara on the ocean side, a
waste of Jand and foaming surf, :
We landed at Black Rovks, a summer resort, opposite Plum
Island, and patronized a shooting gallery till the most of our
money had changed hands, One of 1530's bullets struck his
canoe, and there was no end of trouble until the riddled hull was
plugged. <A nice-looking girl sauntered along and was inspecting
lis from a Gistance when the gallant canoeist invited her to try a
frip-on the river. She accepted, and lsawno more of canoe or
crew tilldark. That night we slept.in a tent kind! proffered by
_ the owner of the shooting gallery, How the sand fleas did bite;
and how glad I was when morning dawned. We had fresh cun-e
nere and clams for breakfast, and crossing the river entered a
ereek which winds through a level marsh between waving banks
- ef thatch on one side and gray sandhills on the other, Reaching
the bridge which connects Plum Island with the mainland we
helped a sailboat skipper open the draw. From this point the
river gradually widens, and with a free wind we soon sighted
Parker River and then the Romley. At Grape Island we dined
beneath an old willow; and_as the sky looked threatening, crossed
the river, here two miles wide and landed at Little Neck, Ipswich,
opposite the famous Beach Blufts. We hauled the boats into
Joe Hoyt's front yard, if a strip of shingle can be called by such a
name, and were soon weleomed by the old lobsterman with a gith
of half a dozen lobsters and some clams, We had a jolly meal,
and then went across the riverin Jow’sdory and spent the evening
at the hotel. It was blowing hard when we returned, wind against
sea, and was very rough, in fact the rips and eddies reminded me
of the bobble that such acondition causesin Vineyard Sound, The
spray dashed over us and rowing was a hard task. A bright light
in Jo ’s house was our beacon, and after traversing three times
the distance necessary because of the current, we got ashore,
That night a thunder squall blew both dory and canoe over, and
we sought shelter beneath the pig pen which forms the L of the
fisherman's humble abode. Morning came at last, and in a heavy
breaking sea anid dense fog we rounded Big Neck into the Tpswich
River, and crossing in the tidaway found smooth water in Pox
Creek. This stream isa canal, and was cut yeare ago throngh
the marshes to the Essex River, several miles distant, to float
ship timber and avoid vessel freight and the open sea, The canal
is higher than the creeks av its outlels, andisdry at third tide.
Here we mot with an accident. A low bridge crosses the canal,
and I thought it was sufficiently high to admit the Mons in safety.
When exactly beneath the narrow structure she stuck fast, and
the rapidly rising tide rose inch by inch as the boat was held by
the heavy planking aboye. There lwasinatrap. The bow and
stern were held by the heayy planking aboye, and I could not cap-
size the boat and free myself. I saw by the tide mark thatthe
water would rise within six inches of the supporting bea ims, and
that to remain where I was meant to drowo, My companion
prow frantic and rushed away for an axe, which luckily was soon
found at a neighhoring house. The planks were taken up and the
dory liberated, but her deck and guniwales were badly hacked in
the operation.
An hour brought us into the broad inlet behind Hog Island, the
birth place of Rufus Choate. A mile further onis Cross Island,
and at the mouth of Hssex River the Sugar Loaf towers, between
sky and ocean, and beyond to the right the rocky coast of Cape
Ann bids defiance to the battering of the open ocean. Up the
river valley lies the town of Hzsex, the dearest spot on earth to
me, ut three miles separated us from frienas, and at noon tide
the first stage of the Mona’s wanderings were ended.
It was early morning when we left Kssex. 1 say we, because
my cousin had shipped as foremast hand, Welaunched the Muna,
off the slippery mud bank, which was the site, years ago, of a
ship yard. But times have changed since pinkeys were builtcat
Essex Landing, and so hus the creek. Time was when an 80-ton
schooner would fioat in its brackish water; now there are barely
4ft. of water at high tide, The channel is filled with rank thatch
and hammocks, and the sluggish current is hardly sufficient to
drain the long, narrow ditches in the neighboring marshes. We
found if necessary to pole the dory asfaras High Island, and
then rowing to Hssex Bridge found ourselves in a ship building
district, Hssex is noted the world over for her build of vessels,
and to-day there are upward of five hundred fishermen and coast-
ers With the word “Hssex” caryed in their main beams, Passing
through the locks with the young ebb we left the ship yards
behind and entered the liyer proper. Here a 900-ton schooner
had been successfully launched, but 1 doubt ifit could be done
now, 46 the river is constantly tilling up and narrowing its chan-
nel, A petition is in circulation asking for an appropriation to
dredge the Essex River, Unless something is done the river will
clase and ruin the industry.
Clam Point was soon reached, and it is a veritable clam point,
for the river bank and narrow streets are white with clam shells.
Here the fishermen live in houses not much better than hen
coops. We madesail on the Mona, and with the tide in our fayor
were fairly on our way “down river.” Will started the oil stove,
greased ub the frying-pan with some thin slices of bacon. Coffee
was brewed and smoothed with condensed milk, and breakfast
was announced. We enjoyed it immensely, and did ample justice
to our early morning meal.
Before leaving Essex | had purchased a, $3.00 compass, a water
keg, half a box of pilot bread, some milk in bulk, caffee and oil.
Tine dory's deck had been repaired where 15x80’s axe had gplin-
tered it on Fox Creek, and we felt ourselves prepaved for any
reasonable emergency.
In twenty-five minutes we reached the narrows between Cross
Island and Conomo Point, Here the stream is about 300yds.
wide, and the swirls and eddies in the contracted space remind
me of the boiling of a huge caldron. At flood tide mid-channel
seems lifted above the river level, while along both banks are
genuine whirlpools. It is impossible ta row against the current,
and mariners hive to wait for a favorable tide to get through.
Olearing these salt rapids, we forged past South and North
Spits, where countless seals bask al low water, and sandbirds
are to be found in great abundance in their season. Sugar Loaf
raised its mottled sandhills on the starboard bow, and to port
the long, low beach with its rusty, bullet-riddled beacon was
awash with long lines of tumbling surf. We had reached the
mouth of the river, and in a few minutes passed the breakers on
the bar and were atsea. A bright blue sky was overhead, with a
woolly cloud here and there. ‘“he sun flashed oyer the surface of
the shining water, bathing the red rovks of Cape Ann in soft
color, as with a hazy, smoky veil. There was not a breath of ai
to stir the heaving swells, and the boundless ocean stretched
away in a broad surface of glossy satin without a rufile to crease
it, A fleet of sand dredgers lay at anchor behind fhe Loaf drying
their sails in the warm air. The beautiful picture brought, to
mind the line:
“A painted ship upon a painted ocean.”
A dory was coming out of the river laden with lobster pots.
The slender oars moving leg-like on either side of the boat sug-
gested a water-bug spitetuliy crawling over the sleeping water.
When the fisherman was abreast us Will inquired of him how far
it was to the Isle of Shoals. ‘Twenty miles nor’sast,’’ came back
the reply, and the lone fisherman headed for the mouth of Squam
iver,
“Let's go to the Shoals,” said Will, “the wind is coming and
there will be plenty of it.” “Let's wait tulit gets here, and then
see,” said I. In afew minutes the shining surface was crinkled
and broken into dancing wavelets, and we were bowling along
with wind abeam, our course laid northeast into the dazzling
sunglude. The wind freshened and the spray flew over our for-
ward deck hke a hatful of feathers tossed on the breeze. The
horizon would take a slant toward the bows and then toward the
stern, and the little Mona seemed to heartily eujoy the sec-saw.
A half hour passed and I noticed Will was very quiet. The
pitching of the boat grew worse and he was evidently sick. The
deep courtesies of the dory seemed to acknowledge his copious
tribute to Neptune. At 9 o'clock we sighted the Shoals. Away
ayer the bows was the dim, bluish shadow of land, while astern
the seething wake of the dory trailed away ina line of snow across
the green ridges of water. We laid our course for the lizhthouse
on White Island, towering high up on the gray, brosen cliffs. A
fishing schooner bore down past us, Sweeping along with a line of
snowy froth along her glistening sides. She was leaning under
the press of canvas, each sail as hard asa board and traced with
the dark shadows of her shrouds and rigging. All handscrowded
to the rail as she swarmed by, and in answer to their hail L
shouted, “Mona, Kissex for White Islund,” and in a moment ner
SLern Was in view settling into the boiling wake. She was the
Sarah C. Wharf, Gloucester.
@ ran in between the low ledges that make out between White
and Star islands, past Londoners with its curious knobs, past
Cedar Island, where the tide ruus like a sluice and the submerged
edges are thick on every hand, and af 11 o'clock were m Haley’s
Cove, Smutty Nose, and went ashore. Some women were attend-
ing fish flakes and their babies at the same time, and both were
setting a wholesome airing. A number of fishermen came in,
and, after inspecting the Mona, advised us to haul her ashore if
we intended to stop on the island, as the wind would haul betore
midnight. I then noticed that the smacks, 20 to 40 ions, were
lying at their moorings, their maimsails slatting and shivering, in
readiness to slip and run in case of a blow. Werambled over the
island and were struck with its peculiar formation. At the tide
level were immense masses of rock weed, then rising pasture land,
trom which eminence white and gray boulders cropped ontof the
sod in every direction. I could not heip but think of them as
ravestones for the mariners who haye come 10 grief in the past
| 300 years upon the cruel ledges which surround the island.
| When we returned to the cove we saw reason in the fishermen’s
warning. The water had assumed a dull, leaden hue; in the east
there was a sullen bank, into whith the soft, beautiful haze of
the morning had thickened, “That bank means tog and wind,” said
; Will, who had pariially recovered from his disposition (1 put it
indisposition because he is a bigger man than J), The schooners
had dropped their moorings, and were standing for the New
' Hampshire coast fora more secure harbor. We put the roller
‘under the Mona, and heavily loaded as she was easily moved her
into the lee of a fish house, and made ready for the night, The
tent was put up, the mast holes plugged, and finally the dory waa
lashed to the ground to preyent a possible upset. Will caught
three cunnners, and with the delicacies aboard we had a good,
hearty supper. Lighting our pipes We talked for an hour with
two old fishermen, and sought our comfortable cabin. It blew
hard all night, but we slept through it all, Gro. 8. Htrpson,
[vo BE CONCLUDED.)
CHANGES IN YACHT MEASUREMENT,
f [ presenting the following report to the New York Y. CG. at the
annual meeting, the measurer of the clnb, Mr John Hyslop,
has started fairly the movement for a thorough revision of the
present rules of measurement whose defects we have lately com-
mnented on. Mr. Hyslop was mainly instrtimental in securing the
adoption of the present length and sail area rules in the Seawan-
haka Corinthian Y, C. and from his thorough familiarity
with the subjeet in bothits practical and theoretic bearings, no
one is better qualified than he to eriticise the rule,
t the time when both rules were adopted, 1883, it was under-
stood that they were but compromises, and by no means the
most desirable; but as it was the New York Y. U. only adopted
the rule after much opposition from the friends of the © pull
rule.” The experience of six seasons has justified fully the
wisdom of the changes, but at the same time has shown that the
new rile was far from perfect, aid it is evident that a further
change is now imperatiye, The following report empliasizes tiie
Same points that we baye already cilled attention to. Ibis grati-
fying to know that it was very yell received by ihe cln b, and as
a result a committee, consisting of Mr, Hyslop, Gen; Paine, Vice-
Com, Latham A. Mish, and Messrs, A. Cary Smith and B.A. Wil-
lard was appointed to report on the reyision of the present rule.
After calling the attention of owners who wish their yachts
measured to the importance of giving prompt notice and suitable
opportunity to the measurer, Mr. Hyslop continued as follows:
‘Another, and, as it appears to him, a more important matter,
to which your measurer would respectfully invite your exmmest
consideration, is the present rules of measurement and time allow-
ance, so far as these have already affected, or are in the future
calculated to affect, the qualities and characteristics of vessels
which may be produced under them, or tlie interests of owners of
existing vessels,
“If the subject were canvassed among yachtsmen. there would
probably be found (a2 common agreement of opinion among
those who have given thought to the subject) that it is no
proper function or purpose of a club to fayor or foster any par-
ticular kind of vessel through its rules of measurement or other-
wise. It certainly cannot be in the interests of its members, nor
can it for any Jengthened period conduce to the best prosperity of
yacht racing, thas the racing conditions should be such that vessels
of most excellent model and otherwise well equipped and suitable
to the average needs and desires of owners, should have their
opportunities of winning prizes in races unduly lessened, Just as
little can it for any lengthened pevind tend to the prosperity of
yacht racing that the zealous yachtsman, in order to win TAcés,
should have to adopt, in most extreme degree, features otherwise
undesirable, and be forced further away than necessary from the
kind of vessel he would prefer, and which meets his ordinary
requirements.
“While it cannot be a proper effect of club rules to needlessly
direct what kind of vessel shall be encouraged by them, or to in-
terfere in any avoidable degree with the owners and designers,
perfect freedom of choice in respect to all particulars of dimeu—
sion (excepting as these can be shown to have an intimate con-
nection with advantage in speed), it would seem to be a ‘perfectly
legitimate and proper business of a yacht club to watch ihe effect
of ics rules, and to see that these do not Put A premium upon the
introduction and development of features, which, wholly or in a
degree, are disadvantageous, ot at variance with the common
wants and interests of its members.
“When the rule of measurement at present in use was adopted,
six years ago, lead keels and expanded sail plans were in the in-
cipient stage, and the yery light and practically only nominal
tax then put upon the sail carried seems to-day to be utterly in-
adequate to measure the advantage (for speed merely) at its abo
preciated yalue, as lhisis regarded by owners and designers.
“With a rule of measurement in which sail was charged for at
its true value,if this can be found, or ata value in aereement
with the common estimate of its advantage for racing purposes,
ita pears self-evident that a freedom of choice would be given as
to the extent cf sail to be carried, which is now wanting; and
that while a largo sail plan would not give an unbalanced xdvan-
tage, a nore moderate one would Lot destroy the chance of win-
ning. As the matter stands at present in the club’s rule of meas-
urement, the factor representative of sail is given too smalla
value, and in th s way adyantage lies too evidently in larger Tigs
to permit owners to build, who are not prepared to put upon their
vessels (if to be raced) rigs of exaggerated proportions.
“If this is so, a vesulf will soon be seen, and may, perhaps,
even now be discerned, that ownérs will be disinclined to build
large and expensive vessels with lessened fitness for safe and
comfortable cruising, and will either keep out of racing, to its
detriment, or build smaller and less éxpensive yachts Specially
for it. In the last season we have seen vessels whose models for
speed were not discoverably susceptible of improvement, and
which already had large rigs, fitted with still larger rigs, and
with lead keels to keep them even in racing, but without any at-
tempt being made to give them better form. We have also seen
new yachts built and finished only in the early summer, and
fitted with lead keeis and large sail plans, which have not been
allowed to go through one season without still further extension
of these already exaggerated features. Another new and beanii-
ful vessel, built in the spring, and fitted for racine. has had her
spars reduced before undertaking a short cruise off shore.
“As the, matter stands now, no vessel, however good her model
and well eqnipped,if not titted with the heaviest kind of lead
keel and the largest kind of spars that can be kept in her on a
summer day, would appear to haye any considerable chance at
Winning a race under usnal racing conditions, as against the last
named kind of vessel. Moreover, a vessel of the extreme kind
built to-day appears likely to succumb to the more extreme one
built in the early future.
“That which istrue here appears to be true elsewhere. The
tules of the Eastern Y. C., originally like our own, haye been
changed to tax more heavily the sail spread.
“The British rule, which taxes sail much more heavily than
either, still appears to leave success with the lareest rigged ves-
sels, like Thistle, Yarana and Petronilla, all of whieh haye rigs
much enlarged over foi mer practice, and the first-numed 1s ex-
ceeded only in size of rig, relutive to length of load waterline. hy
one large single-masted vessel, our own Voluuteer, and im this
instance to only a quite moderate extent.
“To the careful observer, all rules of measurement may be seen
tohave some effect upon the yachts built under them, proportioned
Jargely to the zeal of the yachving spirit.
“short overhangs, low freeboards, narrow beams, wide beams.
heavy displacements, light displacements, etc., are only so many
familiar examples.
“Such tendencies in the present rule, and some others which
might be alluded to, if your time permitted, requ re, in the opin-
ion of your measurer, the caret] study and action of a committee,
and it is respectfully suggested and submitted that such a com-
mittee be appointed.
“It may be well to state that changes made in the present rule
would not necessarily require a remeasurvement of the yachts, and
andeeds so Taras your measurer can see, would not be likely to
0 80.
NOKOMIS.—The schooner yacht Nokomis has been sold by Mr,
Royal Phelps Carroll to Messrs. Conly, Haveron and others, for.
mer owners of the pilot boat W. W. Story, wrecked in the bliz-
gard of last March, and she will be useq asa pilot boat in the
future. ,The Nettie was built in 14561, at Northport, L..., and after
many ¢hanges she was owned in 1875 by the Rey. Geo. HH, Hep-
worth, who madé her known to fame by his book, “Starboard
and Port,” the log of a cruise to Labrador which he made in her,
Later on she was owned by Mir. E. M. Paddelford, who sold her tc
the late W. A. W.Stewart, and he in turn soli her to Mr. Cor-
nell. Originally a centerboard boat, she was conyerted to a keel
before Mr. Hepworth owned her, and has since been a keel boat.
A CRUISH AROUND THE WORULD.—On Feb, 22, the com-
osite s eam yacht Nyanza, with her owner Capt. J, Cumming
Bawvar on board, arrived at San Francisco from England, having
sailed from Plymouth on July 22, 188, touching at the Agores,
Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islunds, Trinidad, Brazil, Uruguay,
the Falkland Islands, Patagonia, Juan Wernandez, Peru, Waster
Tsiand, Marquesas [slands, Samoan Islands and Sandwich Islands.
She will proceed to. Victoria and Alaska, thence home via Japan,
China and the Cape of Good Hope, The Nyanza is about 105ft.
l.w.]. and 21ft. Gin, beam, or shorter than Orienta, Oneida,
a
Warwhal, Say When and other Amerivan yachts.
NEW YORK Y. C.—The committees on a club house at New-
port, Messrs, Ogden Goelet, E. D. Morgan and Gouverneur Kort
right, have awarded the coptract for a two story house on Saw-
yer’s Whart, Newport,
SECTION AT FRAME 32,
Looking Forward.
SHorTron AT FRAME 16,
Looking Aft.
SECTION AT FRAME 28,
Looking Forward.
Sxorron AT FRAME 12,
Looking Forward,
Looking Aft.
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SEOTION AT FRAME 24,
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Sncrrion AT FRAME 8,
Looking Forward.
(ies, 98, 1880,
SmCTION AT FRAME 20,
Looking Forward.
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SECTION AT FRAME 4,
Looking Aft.
INLAND CRUISING IN STEAM YACHTS.
MERICANS are rapidly awakening to the value of the steam yacht
_ asa means of comfortable travel and recreation with perfect
freedom from the bus:le and worry of railroads and boteis, and
with opportunities for much needed rest which cannot be found at
the popular summer or winter resorts. In a yacht of suitable de-
sign aman may find a comfortable: summer home for himself and
his family, giving both rest and change at a cost no greater than
that of a seaside hotel; and many are availing themselves of this
comparatively new means of travel. The inland waters of the
United States, from Florida to the Great Lates, offer an unlimited
cruising ground for steam craft of all sizes from 100ft. length down
to such small launches as have lately been described in our columns,
and each year a marked improvement is seen in the boats, The
yaehbt here illustrated, the Indienne, was specially designed for
eruising on the cansis that join the Lakes and the Hudson, for
which purpose she has proved most successful, She was designed
and built last season by Dr. C, D. Miller, of Poughkeepsie, New
York, a gentieman who has devoted much time and study to the de-
sign and construction of this class of steam yacht, and whois favor-
ably known in connection with the Dagmar, builtin 1886, and the
Thyra. built in 1887.
Her dimensions are: Length over all, 70ft.; lw.1., 65ft.: beam, 11ft.;
draft, 4fp. 2ic. Sne has a triple expansion engine; cylinders, 6, 9%
and 15in. by 9in. The boiler is one of Roberts’ coil pattern, 5x4ft.
6in. and 5ft. 6in. high. It has answered admirably, and Dr. Miller
will put a similar one in a yacht now building. The wheelis 40in. in
diameter and 60in, piteh.
Last season the Indienne was temporarily fitted up for an August
cruise among the Thousand Islands, baying ample accommodations
fora parity of sixand a crew of four, and on August 9 she left
Poughkeepsié, reaching Alexandria Bay on August 18, passing
through the Hrie canal from Trey to Syracuse and through the
Oswego canal from Syracuse to Oswego. The run on Lake Ontario,
from Oswego to Cepe Vincent and then on to Alexandria Bay, a dis-
tance of 81 miles, was made in 6 hours, 15 minutes. After a stay of
two weeks amoung the islands she returned to Oswego, going from
there tc Syracuse and on westward for two days to Rochester, on
the Erie canal, From the latter place the return trip was begun
on Sept, 4. arriving at Poughkeepsie on Sept. 12. On the cruise a
most charming variety of scenery was met with on the Hudson, the
picturesque valley of the Mohawk, and among the beautiful islands
of the St. Lawrence. Dr. Miller gives to the construction of each of
his yéchts his personal attention, while in the design he endeavors
to utilize the interior capacity to the best advantage, securing
economy of space and weight for the engines and in particular in
the matter of fuel. He is now building a yacht for Mr. W. B.
Hayden, of Columbus, Ouio, for cruising on the Lakes, Sheis similar
in many features to the Indienne, but 17ft. longer, thus giving a
dinmg saloon between the galley and after cabin, together with
better accommodation throughout. Her engines are of the same
capacity as the Indienne’s, and as before stated, she will be fitted
with the Roberts’ coil boiler.
SMALL LAUNCHES FOR CRUISING.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I mailed youa rambling lettera few days ago, intrusting it to my
friend Antonia to post for me, and he has just now returned, bring-
ing me the FoRESsT AND STREAM of Jan. 31. In looking over its
interesting pages I observe a query, or rather a request, from W. P.
A., of Providence, R. 1., concerning my wanderings in steam
launches. I am glad the boys are becoming interested in steam
launch cruising, and can assure them that after one season spent in
this manner they will cling to it in preference to all others—pro-
vided, of course, they secure the proper kind of boat.
About the 21ft. launch, how we cooked, slept, ete. I was a novice
in steam launches when I purchased that one, and took it upon the
assurance of the builder that she was amply large for my purposes.
But if you refer to my article I think you will find that I said she was
too small, hence Isole her, Before starting on our trip we pur-
chased an oil stove, blankets, a small supply of canned goods, etc.,
intending to live on the boat. But when night came we were terribly
cramped for room, and consequently slept but little in our curled up
position. Aftor that we tied up at night and slept at hotels, On our
return trip we spent a day in Pittsburgh, laying in a stock of pro-
visions, and also purchased a 7x9 wedge tent, for we intended camp-
ing out. This we used while on the Monongahela and Allegheny
rivers. As stated in my last letter from this place, I never kept a
note book, nor do Il know what our expenses were. We lived plainly,
but had plenty of good substantial food, wore old clothes, with one
good suitin reserve, and lam satisfied that our expenses were less
than would have been during the same time had we remained in the
city. And then the freedom from all restraint; the pleasure derived
from being your own housekeeper; the sense of satisfaction ex-
perienced upon retiring witho1t a care on the mind, and the
awakening in the bright morning with a robin perched on a tree
just: outside the tent, carolling a grand welcome. These things
cannot be computed from a financial standpoint. Like the erisp,
keen air of a wintry morning to the healthy boy who delights in out-
door sports, his blood is quickened, his spirits heightened, and his
feelings overflow with good cheer and felicity, I look back with
much pleasure over the past, and joyfully anticipate the future.
T would not advise any one to attempt an extended cruise,especially
in open waterways, in a 2ift. launch. For river work, where you
can tie up at night, they answer very well, but they are entirely too
small for general cruising purposes. I am not a boat builder, but
will try and give the dimensions of a launch in which it will be per-
fectly safe to cruise from New York to Chesapeake; and let me
promise you that such a trip is one of the most delightful ones I
have eyer made <A nightortwo at ‘‘ Old Comfort,” tripping the
hght fantastic, take aboard a dozen beautiful maidens next day and
spend the day visiting various places of interest on the bay, and
then—well, I might continue for an hour. The cruise can be
extended on to Annapolis and Baltimore, and on the return trip a
very pleasant voyage can be made up the Potomac to Washington.
I have spent many a jolly day on those waters. In fact, that is
where I fell In love with the steam launch. 4
A fleet of Government vessels was undergoing inspection, and I
went dowa from Philadelphia with an old commodore friend to see
what I could see. I became infatuated with the Jaunch before we
reached the vessel on which we intended spending the day, and
determined to have one. A launch say 27ft. long, 6l4ft. beam,
depth amidships 2ft. 9in., including a four-inch coaming; a canvas
weather strip (removable) run around above the coaming for use in
heavy weather; a light awning deck of pine, supported on oak stan-
chions, and side curtains bo button to coaming, or a canvas awning
may be used, which ean be removed at will. Sleeping accommo-
dations cau be enlarged by having a false floor arranged fo raise on
a level with the seats. Life compartments, to float the boat in case
she fills with water, are good things to have, butI have never had
occasion to use them. Seat cushions make very good life preservers,
and do nut oceupy valuable space as do air-tight life compartments.
The planking of this boat should be of Southern cypress or selected
white cedar coppered to water line, and all nails, screws, bolts, ete.,
coming in contact with water surface should be of copper or brass,
Interior finish of ash and oak, cherry or mahogany, decks the same.
The steering wheel may be placed forward in the cockpit or beside
the engine, and should be connected to tiger with a solid link brass
chain with spring catches. This boat will seat comfortably twelve
persons, and should make ten miles an hour,
If you decide upon a coal burner, I would suggest a Herreshoff
double coil boiler and compound engine, cylinders 6x314 with 7 in.
stroke; fresh water tank and keel condenser; but I would not have
a coal burner, for various reasons. First, the difficulty in carrying
sufficient coal to run more than one day; second, the best part of
the boat is converted into coal bunkers; third, nobody wants to play
sloker ona pleasure cruise: fourth, you will either have to towa
barge of coal along, or else get out and push the boat, in a great
many parts of the country; fifth, you must carry a licensed engineer,
or else ‘' stand in’’ with the inspectors, No, I] would not want a coal
burner or av oil burner as long as the Gas Engine and Power Co., of
New York, make naphtha launches. I have tried coal and kerosene |
earefuliy. and do not like either. With a naphtha latnch the engine
sets low in the stern, thos giving the navigator the very best part of
the boat, and the oneI have outlined can be run at an expense of
about six cents per hour. With a coal burver the midship section is
taken up by the engine, boiler and coal bunkers.
Tam not personally acquainted with any of the members of the
Gas Engine and Power Co., hence it is of no interest to me to speak
favorably of their launches, and disparagingly of others. I have
watched the working of several of their launches, and am highly
pleased with them. I observed their advertisement in the Fornst
AND STREAM, wrote for a catologue, received it, studied it, and
being satisfied that their launches were just what I wanted, I
ordered one, I expect to start on a cruise about April ist, and will
devote a portion of my time to boring your readers with an occa-
sional letter. PACIFIO,
RANCHO DE LOS PALMAS, Mexico, Feb, 15.
A MATCH ON THE LAKES.—An effort is now being made to
arrange a match over a course of 15 miles to windward and re-
turn on Lake Brie between the Minnie M.,of Chicago, the City of
the Straits, of Detroit, and the White Wings, of Hamilton, for a
purse of $3,000. Cleveland is fayorebly spoken of as the point for
the race. If the negotiations are successfully carried out this
will be the most important match ever sailed on the lakes.
SHAMROCK AND TITANIA.—The match betwoon Shamrock
and Titania will be sailed on May 80, off Larchmont, and not as
previously stated in connection with the regatta of June 1, though
both yachts will probably be in the latter race as well, Messrs.
Wilson and Griffin are at work on anew mainsail for Titania
considerably larger than the old one, and Piepgrass will furnish
a new hollow boom for her. :
A MATCH RACE OF OPEN BOATS.—A series of three
matches will be sailed between the open boats H. A. Holmes and
Three Brothers, of the Providence Y, C,, the former boat putting
up $160 and thelatter $100.
CLEVELAND Y. ©.—This club will build a new house and
breakwater in a convenient location on the city front,
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C.
AP welcome as the fiowers of spring is the racing programme
_ Which the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. has just sent out to
remind yachtsmen that the dreary winter season is drawing toa
close, and that June with its regattas will soon be with us. This
year the club will take two days for its racing, the dates of June 15
and 17 haying been selected, anda yery attractive programme has
beep arranged. The annual Corinthian race will bé sailed as usual
over the club course on the Saturday of Regatta week, with the
usual class and individual prizes, while in addition a special prize
will be given for the 70ft, class provided four yachts start, A special
prize will also be given for the 40ft. class provided six yachts start,
while a special prize of #100 has been offered by a member of the
club for the 80t. class, provided that three yaehts start and that the
start be made from one gun. The new Leland Challenge Oup is
qitenad for the first time this season, the conditions being as fol-
Ows:
‘Contests for the possession of this cup are open only to mem-
bers of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, and are confined to
such classes as, uncer the rules or the elub, are manned by amateurs
only. It is to be held subject to challenge during the yachting
season in the classes in which it is first won and the winner in éach
contest will be given a prize by the club. The winner of three suc-
cessive races in the same season will be entitled to hole it, fur the
remainder of that season, not subject to challenge. The race com-
mittee will announce, atthe beginning of each season, the classto
which contests for the cup will be coufined during that season, and
ae first contest for it in each season will be in the annual race in
une,
HY the above conditions the cup may be offered at the beginning
of the season inany class which shall be deemed werthy of special
evcouragement, and in this way it may be of the greatest service in
building up the fleet. This yearitis very naturally assigned to the
40ft. class and should be productive of much sport tnerein.
The whole experience of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. has
shown the wisdom of its course in (regard to amateur sailing, and
the great strength cf the club has always been in the deep interest
in sailing that 1s held by all its members,
The annual race will be sailed under the usual Corinthian rules,
but in deference to the general wish to see a thorough test of the
speed of the new boats a special day’s race has been arranged for
mong in which professional, crews and club topsails will be per-
mitted, ,
This race will be open to the 46ft., 40ft., 35 and 30£t, classes,
prizes being given in each class.
In the 40ft. class a special prize of #100 will also be eiven if five
yachts start; to be increased to $150 for seven starters, and $200 for
nine starters. This race is likely to bring out the entire fieet of
forties, and to prove one of the imporiant races of the season.
On Feb. 238, Lieut. Sicney A. Stanton, U. &. N., delivered an
interesting lecture at the clubhouse, the subject being * Aids to
Navigation,’’ The latest addition to the club fleet is the steel
schooner Iroquois, now owned by Rear Com. Ralph N. Hillis. The
oe 40 and 30 building at Ayres’ yard will both fly the Seawanhaka
colors,
BISCAYNE BAY Y. C.
7s winter yachting season is now at its height, and the anchor-
age of this most southerly of American yacht clubs, just off
the new club house at Cocoanut Grove, presents as lively an appear-
ance as that of many Northern clubs during the summer. Besides
the schooners Presto, Nethla, Allapatta, Mischief. Nicke:ti, Egret
and Amy, and the sloops Awixa, Rataela and Scud, belonging to the
club, itis occupied by I, F. Falls’ new sloop Gypsy and a number of
small boats, all flying club colors. The clubs represented by yachts.
are the Biscayne, New York, St. Augustine, and American; the
American Canoe Association is represented by three members and!
three boats; the New York Canoe Club by two members and two:
boats; while the Larchmont and Corinthian (of Marblehead) yacht.
clubs are each represented by members.
At the annua! meeting just held the old board of officers was re--
elected for the ensuing year, viz.;: Ralph Munroe, Com.; Edward A..
Hine, Vice Com.; Kirk Munroe, Sec,; and Jean de Hedouville, Treas.
Among the new members elected at this meeting were Thos. B.
Asten, New York; Frank L, Anthony, Larchmont Y. C.; and Fa-
ward Prince, A. C. A. The Regatta Committee for this year is R. M.
Munroe, Frank Anthony, and Thos, Hine.
The regular annual Pennaut regatta of the club will be sailed next
Friday. Feb. 22, witha start at1i0 A.M. It is open to club yachts
only. In the afternoon of the same day will be sailed a racs open
to all boats under the auspices of and for prizes offered by the Bis-
cayne Bay Y.C. Several fast boats and a delegation of men inter-
ested in yachting are expected from Key. West, and the occasion
promises to be an eventful one for this part of the coast.
The Biscayne Bay Y. C. enjoys the distinction of being the only
acht club in the country occupying a club house 150 feet high,
hey gained this by leasing from the Government the old light-
house tower on Cape Florida atthe southern extremity of Key Bis-
cayne, Their lease includes besides the tower a brick dwelling
house formerly occupied by the keepers, and three acres of gro
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on which are cocoanut, banana and other fruit trees. The buildings
are at present in a dilapidated condition and rhe grounds are over-
run with a tropical tangle of undergrowth, but the club proposes to
restore the place to its former orderly aspect, and to make it the
most attractive yachting and fishing station on the South Atlantic
coast. O, K. Cogn,
Cocoanut Grove, Dade Co., Fla.
ACE YACHT RACING.
Aue much patient waiting the ice yacht sailors of the Hudson
River have been rewarded with severa) days of good ice and
strong winds, on one of which the great race for the Challenge Pen-
nant of America, held by the Icicle, of the Hudson River Ice Yacht
Club, was successfully sailed. On Feb. 21 three races were sailed.
the first, for second class yachts, being won by Bessie, in 17m. 30sec, :
with Blizzard second and Snowball third. The course was eight
miles. Two races for first class yachts were next sailed, Ariel win-
ning the first in 14m. 7sec., beating Snowflake; and St. Nicholas win-
ning the second in 13m. 9sec., beating Jack Frost. The ice was in
fine condition by Saturday morning, the day set for the Pennant
race, but neither of the challenging clubs, the New Hamburg or
Carthage Landing, were represented, s> the race was postponed
until Monday, four other races being called. The course was ten
miles, with a strong wind, The first race resulted as follows: Jack
Frost, 20:00; Avalanche, 21:30; Northern Light, 22:00: St. Nicholas,
22:22,
Keindeer, sailed by Mr. Woodbury Kane, broke her runner plank
at the turn, throwing Mr. Kane 4 distance on the ice, but without
hurting him.
The second race, for second class yachts, brought out Great Scott.
Bessie and Snowhall, the former winning in 17m. 20sec. Only Polaris
and Vixen started in the third class race, the former, sailed by Dr.
J.B. Barron, winning in 18m. ihsee. The last race, tor fourth class,
was won by Ariel, Mr. Archibald Rogers, in 23m., beating Isis, Mr.
George Beck. On the way home to Hyde Park the Bessie broke
through the ice, her crew of two having a narrow escape. In the
eveniog a recepiion was given by the Carthage Landing I. Y. 0.
The great race was sailed on Monday over four rounds of a four-
mile course, sixteen miles, the wind being but moderate. The
starters were:
Sail area
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GreatiScott.: Ll wcsensen eae HEL SaritOrd oan ete CU at. Salam 499
BSRIG Sy 1.) eh ag pits che ears PO Ma OLOrSw esse LN ls 485
PCRS... rete et Ss et phrewsbury Boat... 0.0222. + sete nkegaccs
VAC LOS ar 2. gees. eer Aiohy Rogxers.y 10M kl ae hae 728
Sis INIGHOlAS. (ae us Ls po HOP SIROS BT SAN : Sar hae Seu 5 anes 679
Avalanche....... (i oe ee a. He Sant ocd eee ee, a 825
Northern Light............. Dr. J. C. Barron......... pa ee, Se 680
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Vixen
The start was given by Com. Roosevelt at 12:12:30, Reindeer get-
ting away first, with Scud second, Scud has been changed from the
lateen to rhe sloop rig since she last raced on the Hudson, with an
imaprovement in her speed. She held a good place during a greater
part of the race, but fiaally lost it in making a turn. Icicle finally
Elapsed
Start. Finish. Time.
CIC G Fares ts ey nioece hy eer SEEN s 12 12 20 1 41]1 0 51 41
Reni per See sw oer ee ke 18eT 2 30) 1 412 0 51 42
Northern Dight?..).... 24.00.0205, 12 12 30 1 & 5 0 52 35
SGU aia tee eee ek. cee ee eae 12°12 30 1 510 0 52 40
Acvalangnig: Seem rien crs ian delice! oyu 12 12 30 1 615 0 52 45
Jacke Wroste fo. 9 yd. we areees ater 12 12 30 1 6 40 0 54 10
CREA Sao ttiaeetoe. Lee ce ay ne 12 12 30 1 700 0 54 30
Visens eee 6 ee eee OE 12 12 30 1 130 0 54 50
BESsIGl. . Seeee eee hy, wee ye aes. 12 12 30 1 8 00 0 55 30
Bt Nicholas si iii) va eh. Fe. 12 12 30 1 12 00 0 59 30
ATONE Balle cere itr et Pree em rays ae): 12 12 30 1 14 00 1 130
De fhe er gdh pee lh ela Oe 2 12 30 No time taken.
Poarigayye es (ott Se ORE EE ERE EE 12 12 30 Disabled.
Blizzards vy .aee ee cia: er on a ae Withdrawn.
The first, for the Van Nostrand Cup, was won by Take Care. The
Tace was immediately sailed ayain with the same result. Two races
in succession were also sailed for the ’88 Challenge Cup, Windward
winning both. The Higginson Cup was then sailed for by Take Care
and Helen, the former winning.
BUILDING AT BORDENTOWN, N. J.
RK, H. C. FORD, of this city, is building a steam launch for Mt
R. K. Neff, Jr., of Philadelphia; the dimensions being, length
sUL., beam 7ft,, depth 3ft., to be fitted with Hugerton’s patent en-
gine. z This engine is something new; being a hot air motor, and is
very small, ‘luis boat is heing duplicated, with ‘a cabin added, for
Mr. J. H. Longstreet, of this vity, owner of thecelebrated catamaran
vuplex. Mr, Longstreet will fit nis boat with a Shipman automatic
oil éngine, four-horse power. Mr. Ford has also on the stocks a
cutter for Mr, R. K. Nett, Jr., of Philadelphia, 31¢t. Gin. over all, 26ft.
sin. on load water line, 1Ufct, beam, 4ft. draft, with 4,500lbs. of icon in
keel, and to have as much more inside, witn cutter rig. fe has also
4 steam yacut for Mr. Tetlow, of Philadelphia, that will be 70ft.
over all, 6lfr. on waterline, with 12fb. bin. beam and 7ft. depth or
hull, This boat is to have componnd engines. All these boats -are
from designs by Mr, H. C, Ford, the builder, who has also made
quite extensive repairs on the sailing yacht Anita, of Trenton, put-
ung @ new cabin nouse on and a new deck, without a eockpit, which
leaves a very roomy deck for cruising, "
The celebrated catamaran Duplex hus heen ab Bordentown since
lasb spriug, aud during the sammer astonisned the nitives by her
g.eal speed. When brougat here in the spring Mr. J. . Loagstreet,
her Own:r, had both centreboards taken out of the hulls, much to
ihe crew's satisfacuion, and the differences in her is imperceptible
the boat has been co Poiladelphia ani Trénton a number of times
on short trips. | ‘lhe Jasco time she was in Trenion she made the trip
Home in Seventeen minutes, L, W. W.
BORDENTOWN, N. J. Z
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MEASUREMENT ON LAKE ERIE.—On Feb, 28 the winter
meeting of tne [nter-Lake Y. K, A. was held at Detroit.’ it was
proposed to adopt the length aieasurement of the Atlantic Y. C.,
bat 10 action will be taken unotilthe May meeting. ‘Ibe inter-
luake Y, K. A. has been backward enougn thus tar in regard to
measurement rules; it it proposes to make any change it will do
well to adopt some modern rule in general, rather use than one
Which must sooner or later be abandoned py the club in which it
onginwed. ‘khe meet will begin on July &, the Jeneth and loca-
tion not being’ qdecided on,
Answers ta Correspondents.
R. FB. K., Baltimore.—The address is Cassa) una, N. Y¥.
C. V. B.—Denison Manufacturing Go., Broadway, New York.
H. 'T. K., N, ¥.—Can a Stevens rifle chambered for the extra
long .<2 cartridge ve altered to accommodate the Winchester .22-
val., 15-45 shell, center fire. Ans. Yes.
That a bid of 850 guineasshould be made at public auction
foradog thatis little morethan a puppy must be pronounced
one of these eccentricities of civilization concerning which
philosophers might muse and moralize to advantage, More
than twenty years ago Admiral Rous wrote, in one of his
public letters, that “trom £8,000 to £10,000 may be won upon
the speed of a dog,” meaning that the owner ot a greyhound
that won the Waterloo Cup ut Liverpool might easily land
as much as a lack of rupees if he backed his long-tailed
champion heavily tor the ‘Dog Derby.’”’ Already tne days
are gone when books on-the Waterloo Cup were not less
common than on the Epsom Derby, and yet tne price of fleet
animals, whether equine or canime, goes on increasing,
Simultaneous with the report of the sale of Ormonde to an
American for a fabulous sum, we have Colonel North, the
‘Nitrate King,” giving nearly £1,000 for Fullerton, a grey-
hound, whose mother won the Waterloo Cup, and more than --
900 guineas for Miss Glendyne, who won it herself in 1885,
and divided it with Bit of Fashion, the mother of Fullerton,
in 1885, At first sight these prices appear preposterously
high, although they haye occasionally been equalled and
surpassed in bygone days. lor Snowball, his owner refused
1,0 guineas when his pockets .were not too well lined,—
London Telegraph,
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MICHIGAN’S
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WACOUTA NAP.
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PRINCE NOBLE
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GUS GLADSTONE
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EDITORIAL.
Liberty to Carry Home Maine
Game.
Jekyl Island Pheasants.
The National Zoological Park.
THH SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
A Month in the Rocky Moun-
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New York Legislature.
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| ANSWERS TO CORRISEDS DENTS
THE JEKYL ISLAND PHEASANTS.
E have on several occasions referred to the Jeky]
Island Club, situated near Brunswick, Ga., on the
island of that name, and toits great success in the experi-
ment of propagating the English pheasant.
From one of its members now there we learn that
preparations are being made to hatch out not less than
five thousand birds the coming spring. The club received
from England last year seventy-eight birds out of the one
hundred shipped, most of which arrived in New York in
good order, and were shipped by steamer to Savannah;
but owing to the rough handling on the rail between
Savannah and Brunswick the pean loss was sus-
tained.
From these seventy-eight birds one thousand young
were hatched out by common barnyard hens, as the
female pheasant is -proverbially a careless and improvi-
dent mother, whereas the common hen devotes herself to
the care of the young chicks with the same fidelity as if
hatched from eggs of her own laying—and probably does
not know the difference and does not trouble herself
about it. The young pheasants were kept up until nearly
full grown and then turned out to shift for themselves.
A considerable acreage had, however, been cultivated
‘with various kinds of grain and left unharvested for
feed; but the pheasants seemed to prefer the wild food of
_the island, particularly the small acorns, of which there
-were an abundance, and they throve well and were
healthy.
Tt was found that in the hatching alarge percentage
were cocks, to abate which excess of requirements mem-
bers have been allowed to shoot a limited number to
each gun this season. They have also shot some quail,
which are rapidly multiplying from the four osu
placed on the island last season. _
In order to keep up the successful Dinodane an addi-
tional one hundred hen pheasants have recently been
ordered from England and are soon to arrive. These will
be kept up for laying, and as many more of those turned
out will be trapped and kept up for the same -purpose.
About forty hens last season gave a product of over
twelve hundred eggs. At the same ratio the two hun-
dred heng should this season furnish six thousand. It
will thus be seen tbat with the Piven number the club
| will have a matter of six or seven thousand birds another
year, a most remarkable and satisfactory result in two
years, and thereafter the annual hatching in a wild state
will doubtless furnish an ample supply, affording splendid
shooting for the members who are so fortunate as to be-
long to this desirable club.
The club has the advantage of owning an island eleven
miles long and from one to two miles wide, well wooded
and affording splendid cover for the birds. It is a pecu-
liarity of the pheasant that it never leaves its original
home, its flights being short, Its flight is very swift and
the cock being a large bird with a long tail, the sports-
men at the island find from experience they get more
tail feathers than birds, invariably shooting behind the
body and not allowing sufficiently for its swiftness of
flight.
The experience of the Jekyl [sland Club proves con-
clusively that this rare and splendid bird can be bred
and become a new feature in the South, where the
climate seems to be admirably adapted to their propaga-
tion, and as they are a hardy bird can probably be suc-
cessfully raised in a higher latitude,
The credit of originating the experiment of introducing
pheasants on Jekyl is due to its former superintendent,
Capt. R. L. Ogden (‘‘Podgers”), with the aid of Henry
Hughes, an English game keeper, under whose care the
successful hatching of the first brood was accomplished.
Mr, Pierre Lorillard, who has had considerable experi-
ence in raising pheasants at Tuxedo Park, a member of
the Jekyl Club, after visiting the island gave it as his
opinion that it was a most favorable spot for the raising
of this rare bird, which results have justified as correct.
In raising pheasants at Tuxedo Mr, Lorillard has had to
contend with a seyere climate and the pot-hunters who
lurk in the vicinity of his grounds, and by baiting the
birds outside of the limits manage to secure a good many,
This is a vexation and annoyance the Jekyl Club does not
have to contend with, owning as it does the whole island,
upon which only members and their guests are allowed.
The cost of the birds with freight and other expenses
is almost five dollars per pair, landed in New York.
We congratulate. the club on its success and prospects
of soon having the finest game preserve in the country,
as aside from pheasants and quail it has also plenty of
wild turkeys and deer, all of which are increasing
rapidly,
LIBERTY TO CARRY HOME MAINE GAME,
4 Kiss chief concern in framing non-export game Jaws
is to cut off the traffic in game shipped to market
and at the same time to permit sportsman to take home
with them the venison or trout they have legitimately
killed. If it be found impracticable to cut off market-
hunting without depriving the sportsman of his privilege,
the case is one where the innocent must suffer, and the
sportsman must endure his individual and personal de-
privation for the good of the public.
Under the present Maine law, which permits one per-
son to export. only one moose, two caribou and three deer,
sportsmen cannot take their game home, because the
‘courts hold that a railroad or an express is subject to
the restriction of the law and cannot carry more than
the indiyidual allowance. This is a hardship severely
felt by sportsmen who visit the State; and it is one which
all agree should be removed if it can be done without
throwing open the markets.
In New York the deer hunter who kills his game in
the North Woods-is permitted to take it home under cer-
tain restrictions, which prescribe that the man who
killed the venison must accompany it in person during
transportation. A similar provision has. been incorpor-
ated in the bill reported by the Committee on Fisheries
and Game of the Maine Legislature. According to the
terms of this bill any one person will be allowed to kill
in a season one moose, two caribou and three deer, and
having captured his game he may transport it, open to
view and properly tagged with his name; and when so
transported by a common carrier, being accompanied by
the person who killed it, the game “shall be deemed to
be in the possession of such aS and not in the pos-
session of such common carrier.” This grants to those
who resort to Maine for largé game hunting everything
they can reasonably ask. It gives the crown to a -hunt- |
ing trip, that gratification found in displaying to friends
the proofs of achievement. in the woods. In this con-
cession to the. wishes of ‘sportsmen from abroad, we are |
bound to believe, the Maine game commissioners. will
find a new source of strength, for they will find many
active ina hearty support of the law, who have been
lukewarm because of the anti-transportation law.
At the same time the new privileges are so hedged
about with prudent conditions that if they are enforced
with reasonable vigilance the right conceded to sports-
men cannot become a license abused by market-hunters.
The Maine Legislature will be acting the part of wisdom
should it make every provision for the strict enforcement
of the law.
The other provisions of the bill, briefly summarized,
protect cow moose at all times, fix the season for moose
(male), deer and caribou from Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, as at
present; forbid the use of dogs for hunting this game;
forbids possession in close season, but proof may be pro-
duced that the game was lawfully acquired in open
season; restricts the number of animals killed by one
person to one moose, two caribou and three deer; author-
izes wardens (who must wear badges) to arrest without
process; and gives one-half of fines recovered to the
prosecutor. Woodcock and ruffed grouse may be trans-
ported from place to place only in possession of the
owner,
These proposed amendments are wise and judicious:: we
trust that they will have the approval of the Legislature,
THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK,
lip bill providing for the establishment of a National
Zodlogical Garden at Washington was passed by
the Fiftieth Congress and has become alaw. The sum
appropriated was $200,000, which will be amply sufficient
for putting the enterprise on a good basis for the start.
The country and the scientific world at large are to be
congratulated upon this. The project of a national
zoological collection originated long ago with Prof.
Baird; and little by little it has grown, until now, under
the able management of Prof. Langley and Mr. Goode, it
has become an accomplished fact. Great credit is due to
these two gentlemen, as well as to Mr. W. T. Hornaday,
who has actively interes‘ed himself in properly present-
ing the merits of the project to Congress.
Too much cannot be said of the value and importancé
of a zodlogical park which shall be under Government
patronage. We have already pointed out that there
should be such 4 depository for the gathering in of speci-
mens of our own indigenous North American mammals,
now so rapidly approaching extermination. Add to this
the specimens which may readily and will naturally
come to us from our consuls in foreign countries, and
there is here an opportunity to make a collection which
shall even surpass the older gardens of Huropean coun-
tries.
The site already selected for the garden in Washing.
ton is said to be the most beautiful for such a purpose in
the world. Once established the Washington *‘Zoo” will
be a subject of national pride.
This is an enterprise in which we have taken special
interest; it is one to which in the future we shall expect
to give substantial aid through the oifices of FOREST AND
STREAM readers who may contribute to the collection.
THat Net Deciston.—Last year the Fish and Game
Association of Southern Jefferson County, N, Y., called
on Protector Steele to seize certain fishing nets unlaw-
fully set. Steele did this, The net owners brought suit
to recover the yalue of the nets, and judgment was ren-
dered in their favor, on the ground that, although the law
called for the summary destruction of the nets, the Legis-
lature had exceeded its authority in making such a law,
the law was unconstitutional, and was not a defense for
the protector. The Association thereupon raised a fund
to appeal from this decision, inasmuch as it struck at the
heart of protective effort in this special field. They car-
ried the case up, and a decision has just been given
reversing that of the lower court, and upholding the law.
This puts a new phase on the matter. The Association is
deserving of highest credit for its victory. By it the
problem of fish protection is simplified.
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS:—The game laws of the State of
New York are in a chaotic condition. A bill, published
in another column, has been drawn up, appointing a com-
mission of three to codify the laws and put them into intel-
ligible shape. _ This is the soundest and most sensible
measure put in at Albany in a long time, and it will be
for the good of game protection if it be. passed, _
130
FOREST AND STREAM.
{Marcu 7, 1889,
Che Sportsman Courist.
By R. H. Robinson.
“Sam Lovel's Camps.” Price $1,
A MONTH IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
LContinued From page 106.)
on Vere cold air of these frosty mornings makes one loth
to crawl out from under his blankets. Weare astir,
however, by daylight. The wind blows keenly, and sheets
of thin ice project from the bank of the little stream near
our camp. One of the hunters camped a few yards away
brings us a generous piece of elk steak, and by way of
returning the courtesy we gave him a share of our pota-
tatos. I start out with my rifle with the intention of
hunting along the plateau north of us, and, bearing to
the west, come round to the camp by night, expecting to
explore as thoroughly as possible that part of the valley
on the west of us observed from the bald knob the even-
ing before, As the two hunters are going in my direc-
tion to bring in the elk, I walk along with them to the
place where the elk were killed.
The great carcass of the bull elk hanging up to a tree
looked as big as a full-grown beef. Both that and the
cow were exceedingly fat. The head of the old bull with
its immense antlers lay upon the ground. The bear had
been kept away last night by a fire, but there were the
tracks of the night before, The hunters pointed out to
me the position of the elk when they first came upon
them, They were walking carefully over the little rising
ground, and first saw the old bull standing still. Judg-
ing that there must be others, the hunter crouched down,
motioning to his companion todo likewise. They crawled
carefully up to within 40yds , and one of them rose to
his knee and fired at the standing elk, putting a bullet
just behind the shoulders. The elk made one or two long
feare. and then commencea running around the others in
acircle, Hefell over, staggered up again, and fell over
again dead. The hunter knowing the old bull to be fatally
wounded, turned his attention to the others, that, instead
of running off, stood in a dazed, stupid manner, as elk
will do when suddenly fired into when not suspecting an
enemy near. Elk are the easiest killed of all the large
animals if the hunter can once get near enough to them
without arousing their suspicions, either by scent or
sight. One hunter told me, and I have no doubt of his
truthfulness, that he once killed sixteen without moving
from his position. He came upon them standing or lying
close together, and shooting the outside animals,or leaders,
whenever an attempt at a break was made, kept the whole
band so bewildered that they seemed to lose their senses,
and stood siill or went staring round, seemingly unable
to make their escape.
Leaving the hunters to take their meat to canyp, I went
on toward the base of the mountain. I saw plenty of elk
tracks, some very large ones and apparently just made,
but as there had been no rain recently it was impossible
to tell whether the tracks were made last night or whether
they were a week old. I walked slowly and carefully,
peering through the thick growing pines, and creeping
cauiiously oyer eyery little rising ground. The forest
consisted of a heavy growth of tall pines whose tops came
together above so thickly as to shut out thesun. There
was no underbrush and the walking was easy and quiet.
The surroundings were gloomy, somber, almost melan-
choly, giving one a feeling of loneliness and isolation,
but still of enjoyment. You feel that you are in the
midst of primeval forests. occupied only by its native in-
habitants, the beasts and birds. The air is scented with
pine and balsam, and is delightful in its purity and fresh-
ness. One feels an inclination to expand his lungs, and
take in as much of it as possible. There are numbers of
little red squirrels always darting about and attracting
your attention, and the provoking jays and magpies will
scream out over your head witha voice that ought to
belong to birds ten times their size.
My course, marked out last evening from the bald knob,
now takes me to the left, and down off the plateau and
unto the basin on the west. Seeing an opening in the
pines, I go out in the direction and discover a small lake
or rather pond. It covers perhaps tenacres. The moun-
tain comes down abruptly against the upper-end where
the water is quite deep and clear, but below, or at the
other end, the water is shallow and the banks muddy,
and the margin thickly grown with grass and a variety
of lily. Isaw no ducks or other waterfowl and no evi-
dence of their visiting this locality. Lattempted tomake
a circuit of the upper end and got into a thick tangle of
balsam and spruce trees coming ng between fallen trees
and big rocks that made it very difficult, almost impos-
sible to get through. There were numerous tracks of elk
and deer where they had come down to drink, and near
the edge of the water I saw fresh signs of bear.
At the upper end of the lake I see a dark looking place
in the rocky bluff above that appears to be a cave, and I
climb up there feeling considerable expectancy in view
of the fresh sign of bear close by. Where I expected to
find a cave, however, is only a little depression in the
_ bluff over which hangs a shelving rock, I found here
signs of mountain sheep where they had probably used
this place for a shelter, but not recently. Leaving this
interesting locality I kept around the foot of a hill, fol-
lowing a well beaten game path, and come out into a
more open forest of quaking aspen. In this path I came
upon the fresh track of a cow elk. The imprint looks so
recent that Iinstinctively look around to see if the animal
is not still here. I follow the track for some distance
and find where it changes its gait from a walk to a trot,
as I know from the deeper impression, the hoof spread-
ing apart at the points, the marks of the dewclaws and
the scattered freshly-turned leaves; so I concluded that
the elk has either seen or scented me, and placed a safe
distance between us. The open woods here seem an
ideal game country. There are little open parks with
plenty of grass, affording an abundance of excellent feed.
The country is well watered and the pine thickets aiford
secure shelter, I see an enormous mountain lion’s track,
and come upon the track of a deer so fresh looking that
I am sure the animal has but just passed, I try to follow
it, but it soon goes up the mountains among rocks and
logs where it is impossible for me to follow it. It is now
getting late in the afternoon and I turn in the direction
ofcamp. On my way in, which was twice as far as I
and following after was a little fawn, doing
expected, I met Dan also returning. He had obtained a prised will just make the slightest rustle and get out of
glimpse of a black-tailed deer near where I had seen the sight, while an elk when suddenly started in thick brush
fresh track, but otherwise had no better lack than myself. will make a noise like a drove of cattle.
I suppose the most exuberant enthusiasm will dampen
after three days of unsuccessful hunting. I confess mine
did toward the end of the third day. For three days I
had tramped, tramped, tramped, over mountains and
dale; had hunted carefully, faithfully and persistently,
and although signs of game were everywhere, to use a
hunter's expression, I '‘did not see a hair,”
Toward the end, however, as I had turned toward
camp, my guide being with me, we came to where
twelve to fifteen deer had crossed a little opening in our
road. The sign was so recent that Dan insisted that the
deer could not be very far away. We determined to try
and find them, and so, separating to 40 or 50yds. apart,
we crept cautiously into the thicket were the tracks led.
The place was so thick with young pines that it was im-
possible to proceed quietly without going very slowly.
Fallen trees lay crossing each other in every direction
where they had lodged after a fire some years ago. The
fallen timber was uniformly about the size of telegraph
poles, and lay in all possible positions so that they were
piled up to nearly or quite breast high in many places.
Between these had grown up a thicket of young pines.
There was now and then a little opening. but for the
most part they stood so close together with their branches
interlapping, that I had to force my way through them,
and of course in such places it was impossible to see any-
thing even a few yards ahead. I was making my way
through this as best I could, but necessarily making
some noise by the breaking of dry twigs and burned
timber, when suddenly I heard a great rustling and
breaking of dry branches in the thicket not more than
l0yds. away. I could see the moving of the bushes and
hear the breaking and crackling as the animals made off,
but could see nothing of them. There seemed by the
noise to be two, going in different directions. The noise
would stop, then start up again as if the animals were in
doubt which way to go, I would raise up on tiptoe and
then stoop down and try to look under the brush, but was
unable to see anything of the game. Finally I pushed
through into amore open place where the trees were lower
and I could see over toward toward the hill in front of
me as it sloped up beyond. This must have started the
game up again, for I could hear one making off on the
right, while the other kept up the hillin front. I could see
the line of waving bushes and hear a great clambering as
if the animal found difficulty in getting through, as it un-
doubtedly did,for it turned square to the left, as I saw from
the shaking bushes. It was making off ata greatrate and I
was just about concluding to fire at random into the
moving mass of bushes and take my chances in that way,
when | caught a glimpse of bright gray, and knew that
the game was an elk. In asecond it came out into fuller
view, and I caught sight of the head, neck and shoulders
of acow elk. I took a quick aim at the largest part in
sight and fired, The report woke up the rest of the herd,
and on my right started up a great crackling of dead
limbs and rushing through the bushes as if a whole
caravan of elephants had suddenly been turned Ivose,
Running quick as possible in that direction to a bit of
higher ground, a five-pronged bull elk was seen loping
off in full view fifty yards away. Suddenly he stopped
to look in my direction and turned broad side in full view,
Taking careful aim this time, the bullet struck fairly
back of the shoulder. The animal made two or three
plunges and fell flat on his side, lay for several minutes
and then jumped up and ran off as if nothing had hap-
pened tohim. Another bullet aimed wildly struck him
in the flank. I was sure he could not get far away, al-
though I could not find a particle of blood, Following in
the direction he had taken about five hundred yards, my
guide, who was along, discovered him crouched down
among the branches of a dead tree, I crept up to within
ten or twelve yards. He was still alive, his head and
antlers swaying from side to side in a last effort to hold
up his head, when I finished the noble animal’s life by a
bullet through the head. Going back to where I had
fired at the first elk I could find no sign of having hit her,
and supposed I over-shot.
The morning after the killing of the elk I started out
early for the place to finish skinning, for we had only
taken out the entrails the night before, while Dan was
to come on later with the horses to bring itin. I carried
my shotgun this time, intending if any bears had dis-
turbed the elk meat during the night to set the gun for
them—that is, fasten a string to the trigger and the other
end to.a piece of meat placed in such relation to the muz-
zle of the gun that the least disturbance of the meat will
discharge the gun at the animal’s head, J intended to
annihilate with a load of buckshot any bear that came
around after elk meat; but the bear did not come, and so
saved himself such a disgraceful death. On my way to
the elk I started up two deer. I was making consider-
able noise at the time forcing my way through some
fallen timber, and on hearing a slight rustling, looked in
the direction and saw two deer bounding up and down
and apparently dodging behind the trees, their ears and
tails appearing alternately above the little pine trees.
They made two or three bounds and stopped, but each
with its body behind a tree. All the time they were get-
ting further away, and fearing I would lose a shot, took
a careless aim at the head of one and “‘let go” the rifle
barrel of my Baker. It was probably a clear miss, as I
did notsee anything moreof thedeer. The other hounded
out to the right, and I fired at it with a load of buckshot
without any effect that I could see more than to increase
its speed into a regular blue streak. I don’t think any-
thing can outrun a black-tailed deer. It is astonishing
how quickly they will get out of sight of a hunter. A
few days after this 1 was going over the top of a little
hill near camp, walking very slowly and looking out, as
I thought, very closely; it was open woods, too—that is,
there was very little underbrush, nothing but tall stand-
ing pines. All at once, and quicker than I can speak the
words, the ears, head, neck and bodies of two deer rose
up, seemingly out of the ground and from right under my
eyes, and dodged behind the trees and were off and out
of sight before I could get anything like a fair bead on
them. They evidently had been watching me, and were
prepared to ge. Another time | was hurrying to get to
camp just before dark, I heard a rustling to my right and
caught a glimpse of some moving object at full speed,
its best to
keep up. It was too far away and too quick out of sight.
to make a shot worth while. A herd of deer when sur-
The bear still continued to make nightly visits to the
place where our hunters had killed the elk, after the
offal and pieces of meat that had been left. About this
time we were visited by a couple of English sportsmen
who were on their way north through the National
Park to a point on the Northern Pacific Railroad, and
they had in their outfit a large bear trap, weighing forty
pounds, They set the trap in the vicinity, and the next
morning had the bear, a two year old grizzly, or silver-
tip.
The bear was two years old past and larger than any
full grown black bear of the East. Its color was between
a black and brown with the ends of the fur inclining to
white on the back and flanks, but not enough white to
change the general color from a dingy black. Some
half a dozen experienced hunters who saw the animal
differed in their judgment as to what species it belonged
to, but the majority mclined to the opinion that it was
the young of the grizzly. There are three varieties of
bear known to the hunters in this region; the cinnamon
or brown bear, the silver-tip, and the grizzly. By some
the two last are regarded as the same, and I often heard
them spoken of as the silver-tipped grizzly. It is quite
probable that all these are the same yariety of bear, but
differ in color with age and individual characteristics.
Certain it is that specimens are frequently killed that
are so mixed with the resemblances of each that the
oldest hunters and raachmen, who have seen and killed
all, cannot tell which it belongs to. They all attain an
immense size, and according to the testimony of the
coolest headed hunters, they are, when full crown, ex-
ceedingly ugly and dangerous customers to tackle.
Any one who has seen ‘‘Old Sampson” the huge grizzly
that for along time was with Barnum’s menagerie in
New York city, can form some idea what kind of ‘‘com-
pany” these monsters would be when found ‘tat home,”
An Indian, it is said, never attacks an old grizzly bear
single-handed, and the white hunter is careful about
doing so unless the chances for hitting a vital spot the
first time are rather in hisfavor. ‘‘I have seen too many
men torn up by the brutes,” said an old Roeky Moun-
tain stage driver to me, “to make me anxious about
taking any risks with them, ‘I don’t mean these little
black bears,” he added contemptuously, ‘‘they are noth-
thing.” At one ranch house where I stopped two days
there was a large family including two or three well
grown boys. I tried several times to get them to go out
with me with their dogs to a large thicket not far down
the creek where a bear was said some time before to
have made his home, but their invariable answer was,
‘‘We hant lost no bears.”
Often when wandering alone a good many miles from
camp through tangled jungles of willows, or in narrow
rocky passages where the game paths were preity well
beaten and tracks were plenty, I have thought of my
guide’s friendly advice: ‘If you meet a grizzly and he
ets up on you, keep cool and aim for his nose.” It is
just a little doubtful whether, in such circumstances, I
would have followed the advice strictly in either partic-
ular, I never, however, got to the point of the young
hunter who started out in the morning with great enthu-
siasm following a bear track, and “just spoiling for a
fight,” but about the middle of the afternoon quit the
trail because, as he said, ‘‘the tracks were getting a little
too fresh.” Hvequent ys however, as I stopped to rest on
the edge of a rocky cafion with a narrow stream separat-
ing me from the steep cliffs on the other side, or as [
looked around while eating my lunch, sitting on a log
near the margin of one of the little cold water lakes with
which the region abounds, admiring the exquisite fringe
of water lilies and balsam on the opposite bank, I have
wished, if I ever were to meet a grizzly, he would come
on now. At such times I was always willing to be inter-
viewed by the oldest inhabitant—the father of all the
grizzlies and silvertips, if he would only present himself
on the other side, : ;
The dangers, from bears, however, is not to be con-
sidered, as the chances even for seeing one are very small.
The bear, of course, is a night animal, and although he
may leave many tracks on your hunting ground, it is
very seldom that he is seen there. He retires toward
morning to the inaccessible thickets and rocky cliffs and
goes to sleep, where it is only by the merest accident that
he is discovered. If the grizzly is surprised in such places
he will rise up slowly on his haunches, uttering a, low
angry growl, and stand half erect, his body bent forward
with forelegs drooping and nose sniffing the air m the
direction of the intruder. At such*a moment, if the
hunter wishes to take no risks, he must lodge his bullet
in the brain, for in any other part, although it may prove
fatal in the end, the animal will live long enough to give
the hunter a close call for his life. My guide, who had
spent twenty years in the vicinity, mining and hunting,
had never seen but three, and these all at-one time, an
old bear and her two cubs. He killed the old one and
one of her cubs at long range, the other getting away.
Another hunter with whom I was associated several days
in camp, an experienced woodsman, and an excellent
man by the way—Mr. Hiram Scott, of Miner’s Delight—
had never but once been in a “‘tight place.” That time
he came unexpectedly upon a big grizzly and her cubs.
Before being aware of the presence of the interesting
trio he was within 20ft. of them, Up came the rifle to
his shoulder and his aim was deadly, but the faithless
cartridge refused to respond. In Mr, Scott’s own words,
“The blamed thing snapped.” Throwing down his gun
he made for the most convenient tree and drew himeelf
up out of reach just as the animal’s foreclaws grazed his
boot legs. My jolly friend, Mr. Frank Coffey, has lived
forty years on the frontier and among the Indians, and
has never had but one real adventure with a grizzly bear.
He was in company with a number of cowboys and they
caught sight of a bear out on the open plain. They
spurred up their ponies and gave chase, the bearrunning
for dear life. Coffey was ahead and urging his pony at
the top of its speed. He managed to get up within a few
yards of the béar when the pony stumbled and fell, and
horse, man and bear tumbled ina heap. ‘‘It was hard to
tell,” said the genial Frenchman, “which was worse
scared, myself, the pony or the bear, for we all ran in
opposite directions as fast as we could.” ro
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CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee,
[TO BE CONCLUDED],
_ Manon 7, 1899.)
Slatayal History.
MID-WINTER BIRD NOTES,
DID think that the birds could be trusted. Farm lore
teaches that the first northern flight of geese is proof
positive that the severity of winter is past, and that genial
spring is almost here, But for once the birds have been
deceived. 4
The late autumn and mild winter caused a gradual dis-
appearance of songsters and game birds. There were no
yash migratory waves. Indeed, the southward flight was
so gradual that it was impossible to say that on such a
date a certain species had departed. Many birds re-
mained through January. The first or northern channel
of the Platte has not been entirely frozen over, and here
mallards have disported themselves throughout the entire
season, Both species of waxwings have been frequently
“seen, and so has the western meadowlark. The last
southward flight of geese thatl observed was at 10 o’clock
on the night of Dec. 238. Both geese and ducks cross the
Platte on their autumn flight far west of their spring
crossing point, On this account fall shooting is not -first-
rate about Kearney. Their annual circuit forms an-im-
mense triangle. Their autumnal flight is due south. In
winter they dvift easterly, down the rivers of Indian
Territory and Texas, and in spring they take a north-
westerly direction to their breeding ground, This is
especially true of mallards, teal, redheads and of all the
natatores that breed in northern Nebraska and about
the lakes of Dakota, I am aware that this contradicts
a most noted duck hunter, whose weekly letters enter-
tain all readers of FoREST AND STREAM, but if he will
leave the lakes and marshes of Illinois and Indiana and
spend a season in central Nebraska, he will find that
nds and kindred genera have a certain western way-
_ wardness and refuse to conform to the migratory laws
that hamper their more civilized eastern brethren,
The first animals from the south were on the afternoon
of Feb. 6—a large body of Hutchin’s geese. Two days
later these were joined by a few Canadian geese, but up
to date no brant have putin an appearance. For three
days the geese remained close to the river, On the 10th
inst. they flew northward to their feeding grounds, and
after satisfying their hunger returned to the Platte,
From the 10th to the 15th, they made the morning and
evening trip, as is their custom during the migratory
season, During this time the temperature ranged from
20° at midnicht to about 50° at noon, The 16th, 17thand
18th were cold, cloudy days and the birds stayed near
the river allthe time, They resumed their trips to the
feeding grounds on the 19th. The morning of the 22d
was warm and clear, but the geese did not fly. They
appeared very restless and the ducks in the north chan-
nel were also worried about something, At noon the
thermometer stood at 60°. Suddenly there came a blast
from the north. At sundown the temperature was 5°
above zero and the next morning it was 15° below. Not
a goose or duck was to be found. Some time during the
night they had left for warmer elimes, and the poor
farmers who were getting ready to do their plowing now
say that a goose knows less about the weather than does
the traditional ground hog, who this year saw his shadow
on Candlemas day and knew enough to craw! back into
his hole without trying to rush the season, SHOSHONE.
KHARNEY, Neb., Feb. 25.
WOODPECKERS SIGNALING.—New York, March 5 —
Last spring while at Willewemoc Lake for about a week
I was awakened regularly every morning soon after the
sun rose, by a woodpecker pecking at the tin leader on
the club house. This would be frequently repeated dur-
ing the day, and always at the same spot. Now as a
comparatively new tin leader offers but slight induce-
ments to a hungry bird I was rather puzzled to find a
eause for this frequent rapping, so resolved to watch
closely to see if IT could not discover some reason for it,
I soon got the desired opportunity and found that after
each tattoo he (it was invariably a male bird) would cock
his head to one side and listen attentively for the reply,
which was sure to be heard very soon after. He would
fiy off at once in the direction from which the answer
came, returning shortly to a tree about 50ft. from the
leader. As it was the mating season I take this to have
been a sort of challenge to ‘‘the other fellow,” so it is
pretty certain from this that the woodpecker pecks for
other reasons than a search of food. I never saw his
mate join him on any of these occasions, possibly be-
cause he had not yet quite succeeded in getting one to
his liking, as it were. Perhaps my experience may be
of service to C. W, Chamberlain who seeks the opinion
of others on this question, in your issue of Feb. 28.—Bra
REEL. ‘
HuMMING BIRD ON THE GROUND.—Williamsport, Pa,—
All writers on the subject of ornithology whom I have
consulted agree that the humming bird never alichts on
the ground. I beg leave to differ from them. Near my
home is a field that in the summer time is used by a
florist for the cultivation of flowers. I have frequently
repaired there in the evening when the humming birds
were making their meal, and with opera glass in hand
seated myself quietly among the bushes, The ruby
throats would come quite close, seemingly unaware of
my presence, and dart here and there after their dainty
food, or pause to sip a drop of nectar from some opening
flower, ever and anon stopping for a short rest upon a
stem or upon the ground. When they alight upon the
ground they spread the tail to its full extent, the end
against the ground, the wings slightly drooped, resting
on the tail apparently for the purpose of steadying them-
selves. I have seen them playfully chasing each other,
starting from the ground, and after several sallies or
playful banters returning to the ground, sitting quite
close to each other. When thus seated they fluff out
their feathers and appear plump (sparrow like), quite the
contrary to their appearance when perched upon a twig.
—CuHas. H. ELDON.
Woopcock PaIntep FRom Lirn.—New York.—I notice
in the FOREST AND STRHAM the account of painting a| d:
woodcock from life, Some fifteen years ago I wing-
tipped a woodcock one fine October day, and after much
difficulty captured him without further injuty and took
him home, At first the bird would not feed, but after a
| ing that time.
FOREST AND STREAM.
few days would hunt for worms in a box full of earth,
J kept him some six weeks, making several studies dur-
Unfortunately one day he fell from a
high table while I was painting him, and being unable to
fly hurt himself so badly that he died.cW, Ho.pErron
RECENT ARRIVALS AT THE PHILADELPHIA ZOOLOGICAL GAR-
DEN.—One courlan (Aramus peenieen two white-backed piping
crows (Gymnorhina leuconata), one snow bunting (Plectrophanes
nivalis), one green. Woodpecker (Gecitius viridis), one ground
rattlesnake (Crotalophorns miliarius), two red-tailed buzzards
(Buteo horealis), and one alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).
Game Bag and Guy.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R. FE, Robinson.
Now ready,
SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO,
IX.—THE SWAN LAKE CLUB.
A® has been stated, the river clubs of Chicago may be
divided into those of the Kankakee River in Indi-
ana and those of the Ilinois River in Illinois, To the
latter class belongs the Swan Lake Club, whose grounds,
though a considerable distance from the city and a trifle
hard to get at, are commonly a full reward for all the
trouble undergone in reaching them.
The main body of our wildfowl follows the Mississippi
system in its migration, up or down. Naturally large
portions of the main flight will break away and follow
such permanent tributary water courses as offer them
abundance of food and access to the haunts natural to
them, ‘The [Illinois River, trending between the Missis-
sippi and the Fox Lake system, and thence to the lakes
of Wisconsin and so on north, offers a broad and easy
waterway for the wildfowl. There are wide marshes
along its shores, and winding lakes and bayous, stocked
with food; the oaks. and willows along the main river
offer certain dainties dear to the mallard palate, and above
all the vast overflowed cornfields afford that provender
for which, rather than for almost anything else, the mal-
tard duck will sell his birthright—corn on the ear, and half
submerged. There is no better mallard country out of
doors than that along the Illimois River, and the Swan
Lake Club has got right in the middle of the very best of
it, Itis doubtfulif a Swan Lake man would exchange
his stock share for share with a member of any other
Chicago club. This, in spite of the fact that there
was hardly one good bag of birds made on Swan Lake
marsh in this season of alarming scarcity. When there
are ducks anywhere else, you will see ducks at Swan
Lake.
The Kankakee River empties into the Illinois River,
and stretches off from that stream with its vast and
tempting line of marshes. It is probable, however, that
many of the upper Kankakee birds do not follow up that
stream from the Illinois, but come directly across from
the waters of lower Indiana, The Kankakee country is
different from the Illinois country. Its waters are
marshier, and shallower, and there are few open bodies or
wide streams. Upon the other hand, the Illinois River
at Hennepin borders close upon a quarter of a mile in
width, and is held by the Government as a navigable
stream, It wanders out into great Jakes, whose body of
water is peranent, so that fish of great size are taken in
them, miles from the main stream; and whose appear-
ance, although their shores are densely covered with wild
rice and ‘‘cane,” is rather that of open water than of |.
marsh. Naturally the methods of the shooters in these
different sections would differ to some little extent, and
this is found to be the case,
The path to Swan Lake club house is via the Chicago
& Rock Island road, whose night train leaves at about
11 o'clock. There is a chair car attached to this train,
intended for through passengers, but I imagine a good
many Swan Lakers slip into the chair car, and giye the
porter a quarter to call them at Bureau Junction. I
slipped in and gave the porter a quarter; and if I hadn't
waked up myself when we arrived at Bureau, he would
have let me sleep till we got to Kansas City. I infer it
takes about fifty cents to wake him up, At Bureau
Junction you can go to a pretty fair depot hotelandsleep
a while longer, and take a morning train over to Henry,
and from Henry a sharp drive of perhaps twenty minutes
will bring you to Swan Lake club house, and you will
never want to go away from there,
This house of the Swan Lake Club is by far the most
picturesque of any of those owned by the Chicago clubs,
and the house and grounds, taken in conjunction with
the keepers’ houses, form a most pleasing and striking
view. Singularly enough there is not extant any consid-
erable picture showing a front view of the main building,
and such views as show the entire front of the grounds
must of necessity dwarf the club house, which is of itself
a very symmetrical and pleasing building. The main
structure is 48 60ft. in size, two stories and a lofty attic,
and is surmounted by an observatory, from which all
parts of the 5,000 or 6,000 acres of the club marsh can be
seen. The house is built around a great open court
which runs from top to bottom, and which, whils it
economizes neither time. nor money, certainly adds an
indescribable air of largeness and comfort, It wasn’t
economy the Swan Lake men were after when they put
up their $8,000 club house, but they got what they were
after. Unless one except the Mineola club house, which
is rather a summer resort than a sportsman’s club, the
Swan Lake club house is the largest, most comfortable and
luxurious, and the most sightly shooting box in this part
of the country. There are only fourteen sleeping rooms,
allon the second floor, arranged about the open court,
and fronting out with a general aspect of sweetness and
light. Hach room is large and is furnished with a strong
leaning toward luxury in its brass bedstesds, the tasty
stands and carpeting. One thing I saw worth comment,
each room had a large, good hanging lamp, and the
lamps throughout the house were of large, strong burners,
Evidently these lamps mark the dawn of the modern day
of sportsmanship, They replace the flarine’ pine-knot,
the candle, the lantern of our ruder aid simpler camps.
They are not close to nature; but they mark the modern
ay:
A two-story veranda of ee width extends about the
four sides of the house, affording a notable good place to
loaf of a warm day. big shed at the rear affords stor-
age for the game, for the blackbird traps, and all the
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miscellaneous odds and ends of the camp; here most of
the loading and cleaning is done. The gun room and
drying room, well heated and well provided with neat
lockers, are situated upon the right of the reception room,
the larger being, I should think, about 16> 24ft. in size.
The main room of the house, the general parlor and
reception room, is 28X386ft, in size, and is fairly a dream
of luxury and beauty. The furniture is excellent, the
center table well supplied with books and periodicals,
and the walls decorated with refined works of art.
Notable among the treasures of the Swan Lake Club is a
collection of artotyyes of the paintings of sporting scenes
Oy Mr, L. C. Karle, the Chicago artist whose work has
elsewhere been mentioned in these columns as showing
such sympathetic treatment of field scenes. The collec-
tion was presented by the artist, I believe. and is there-
fore all the more valued,
A. deep gully bisects the steep bluff to the right of the
club house, and this is saree by a long foot-bridge,
known as the Lover’s Walk. It might so be known from
the many levers of a good dinner who have crossed it;
for it leads over to the house of Frank Wood, one of the
keepers, where is situated the club dining room, solidly
furnished in oak, the board of which is again resplendent
with silver, crystal and fine lmen, Tate one meal here
in solitary grandeur, for I was alone at the club house,
and after that begged to eat with the family.
Upon the left of the club house, and also connected
therewith by a long sidewalk, is Tim Wood’s house. His
barn sits right on the edge of the bluff. The barnyard is
full of fowls of all sorts, and there are the usual numbers
of wild ducks, making the air resonant with musical
notes of mallard manufacture. Tim tunes his duck call
to them. -As I have previously stated, the call most
favored on Swan Lake marsh is the wooden one known
as the ‘Illinois River call.” It has a good tone, but must
be watched lest it change by reason of swelling or shrink-
ing.
Frank and Tim Wood are reformed market-hunters.
Their father leased marsh lands to the club, and the
boys had sense enough to see that the day of the market-
hunter was over, and that there would be far more
money in getting in with the club. They make good
keepers, and are not to be surpassed upon the marsh.
They know every inch of the ground, and their knowl-
edge of the habits of wildfowl is perfect. There are
hardly two men in the State who haye killed and shipped
more game. The club still by special provision allows
them to shoot to some extent, and they further content
themselves by leasing their reserved fishing privileges '
and setting a few nets for themselves, Thelocal country
is the natural home of the market fishers and hunters,
and probably no section has been more thoroughly
worked by them than the Illinois River, Senachwine
Lake and the bigger waters of the Swan Lake system.
Senachwine Lake lies above the holdings of this club. It
has been wonderfully prolific of fish, especially of large
bass. It has a record of an11lb. black bass. Tim Wood
also’ mentions one haul of a seine whose result netted
$276,438, the actual price obtained for the fish. Thus it
may be seen that there are fish in these waters, or once
were. There is said to be good fishing for bass and crop-
pies along the creek which connects Mud Lake with the
river, and there might be good sport all through that
country if the fish had a chance, Asitis, the river fairly
bristles with nets; even in late November when I was
down at the grounds Mud Lake was full of nets, and a
fishing boat was regularly working the circuit, The fish
may get along all right, but luck’s agin ’em.
The mam beauty of Swan Lake Club house is its
location. From the top of the big bluff the whole marsh
can be seen; and if any marauding gun is heard out on
the marsh the lookout in the observatory, armed with a’ .
strong field glass, can at once locate the shooter, and at
once thereupon a boat or so slips out and corrals him.
The view from the observatory is not only utilitarian but
beautiful. The winding procession of forest trees lies
upon the right, shutting off the club marshes upon the
other side of the big river. The river itself throws out
broad curving gleams as it stretches beyond the big lakes.
The main outlet of the marsh runs directly at the foot of
the bluff, and the streak of the tumbling “‘cut off” leading
into it can be seenrunning back into the marsh up toward
the Big Hole, Tim’s Hole, First and Second Holes, and all
the river side of the marsh. Mud Lake lies close into the
bluff on the left, its arms reaching out into the marsh.
The wide sheet of Swan Lake stretches yet further on,
and beyond that, outlined at its lower end by a blue line
of bluff and trees, runs Senachwine Lake. The bulk of
the visible marsh and willow and timber points belongs
to the Swan Lake Club, and it is indeed a goodly domain.
Mallard shooting in the timber, pass shooting at mixed
ducks on the flyway over the timbered tongue of land
‘between the river and the marsh, woodduck shooting
along the creek, snipe and rail shooting in season, blind
and decoy shooting in the ricé@ holes, deep-water duck
shooting on the feed beds, teal shooting quantum svff.,
goose shooting sometimes—the Swan Lake people have
pretty nearly all the natural furniture for their wide
‘domain. Here are a few scores of the marsh, mostly
‘since the organization of the club, which was effected
|Feb. 16, 1885:
On Noy. 20, 1886, Mr. Samuel Chase and Tim Wood, at
the Big Hole, bagged 85 ducks and 1 goose; the same day
on the river, Mr. Kimball, Mr. J. M. Oliver and Franik
| Wood bagged 97 ducks. On the next day, Mr. G. K.
Schonberg and Tim Wood got 100 ducks on Swan Lake;
Mr. Kimball ahd Frank Wood got 180 at the Big Hole,
On the next day Mr. Kimball and Frank Wood got 808
at the Big Hole; Horace Wood and Tim Wood got 185 at
the Calamus Bed. On the next day Mr. Kimball and
Frank Wood got 89 by noon and froze out; Mr. John
Allis and Tim Wood got 109 and froze out at noon. The
next day, Mr. G. A. Schwartz and Frank Wood got 100;
Mr, BH. A. Lancaster and Tim Wood got 98 at the Big
Hole. On the next day the marsh was pretty much all
frozen up. On the day following that, the boats went
out on the ice. Everything’ was frozen up, Big Hole,
Teal Hole, Tim’s Hole and the Calamus Bed; Mr. Marsh,
Mr. Kimball and the Wood boys killed 444. On the day
following that, Horace and Tim Wood killed 83 and 3
geese; and Mr. Kimball and Frank Wood killed 90 odd.
Has any club a record of consecutive days like this? If
so I have not found it. And that was only two years
ago. In 1884, on Nov. 25, from 10:30 A. M. to 2:30 P. M.,
Frank and Tim Wood bagged 225 ducks; on the next day
they got 350, and on that day J. L. Long, another market
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shooter, bagged 117. On the 27th of that month the
Wood boys bagged 166, and on the 28th 189. Six years
ago Long and Tim Wood killed 390 ducks in one day.
On one day of 1882 seven boats brought in 580 ducks in
the evening, Such has been the slaughter. It would be
easy to add stories of a similar sort. Tim Wood one
day bagged 116 ducks out of 160 shots, counting shots
fired at cripples. J. R. Long bagged 68 ducks with 51
shells, all shots fying. Frand Wood bagged 72 teal in 36
shots. These are only a few scores, of only a few
shooters. They will serve to give some notion of the
quality of the shooting on these grounds, and the wis-
dom of the Swan Lake Club in getting control of them,
The above scores were all made in the fall, and the
Wood boys tell me that the fall shooting is always the
best on Swan Lake marsh.
At the foot of the big bluff stands the club boat house,
24506. in size, and stocked full to overflowing with
sportman’s material. I counted 34 boats in place in the
boat house. These are of widely different models, but
alike in that they are all large, high and heavy, com-
pared to the boats of the Kankakee country, and there
is a strong tendency toward the wide iron boat, Such of
the boats as are not built of iron are heavily sheathed
with it, This is rendered necessary by the large amount
of ice encountered in the best shooting season. The ice
would soon cut through a wooden boot. A boat made
wholly of iron is lighter than a wooden boat covered with
iron, The marsh men, like Tim Wood, say they wouldn't
haye any kind of a boat but an iron boat, and claim that
it doesn’t leak so easily as one with a double skin, They
may have them if they like. For my part nobody could
give me an iron boat. Ihave had an extensive experi-
ence in getting spilled out of boats, and I have discovered
that an iron boat upside down in the water, will leak
faster, and more of it, than anything else on earth. Of
course, a boat looks better right side up, but when it
comes to using one bottom side up, a wooden bottom
looks far more cheerful than an iron one, An iron boat
can be built with compartments, so it will not sink, but
that makes it heavy. I presume, however, each club
selects the boat which seems best fitted to its needs.
The great size ef the Swan Lake boats is rendered
necessary by the fact that they are not used solely upon
agrassy marsh, but must often go ona journey of four or
fiye miles over wild and angry river, whose currents,
running every way out of the banks, go swirling down
through the trees with tremendous force, all the more
dangerous for heavy floating ice, and yet worseif a heavy
wind has got a sea upon the wide reaches, which may in
high waters be two or three miles across, The Illinois River
is a big stream, and its volume of water in high stages is
more than quadrupled. A light, low and fragile boat
would at times be extremely dangerous for the hunter to
use. Naturally, the boats are mostly intended for row-
ing, and are paddled or pushed only upon the marsh
roper,
7 r. Oliver has a marsh boat known as the Monitor
model, It sits low on the water, and is decked over,
kayak fashion, clear up to the cockpit, which is arranged
with a sort of buggy-top extension sides, so that it can
be put down or up, and with alittle arrangement be
fashioned intoa blind. The total is a very heavy, flat,
low-lying boat, which naturally suggests its name.
It was at Swan Lake, too, that I saw for the first time
one of the so-called ‘-rat house” boats said to be invented
by Fred Taylor, although it was in use before he in-
vented it. ‘This is more like a sink box thana boat, It
is a flat, Monitor-builp box, arranged with a well, into
which the shooter puts his legs, Over his head, or stick-
ing up above the boat about as high as a rat house, isa
frame made of rods and wires, and covered with rushes.
This frame, which is round on top, runs on little wheels,
which play on a little railroad which runs out behind the
‘thouse,” on top of the boat. The shooter sits covered
up by his rat house until his birds get into the right
shape over his decoys, then with a shove of his elbows
he sends his rat house rolling back behind him on its
railroad track, and discloses himself to the startled gaze
of the ducks. This contrivance is towed out to the
stand intended to be occupied by the shooter, and the
towing boat then puts out the decoys. A plug is pulled
out of the rat house boat, and it sinks, The water rises
up over the hull, and the shooter’s legs are below the
water, in the protecting well. Only the artificial rat
house shows over the water. In this sits the shooter,
while his companion goes off and leaves him. If the
companion forgets to come back, or if the water happens
to rise during the day, or if the well springs a leak, the.
abandoned shooter can’t do anything see pit think, or
may be talk, As to moving the rat boat, it must first be
emptied of the water which has sunk it. I don’t know
how they do this, unless they bore a hole in the top of
it, or wait till the water falls. This device, ingenious as
it is, is practically of little account,
Most of the decoys used by the Swan Lake men are
made by Ellison, of Lake Senachwine, and they are good.
The rest of the club house furniture is also strictly busi-
nesslike. The boats are run down to the bank of the
creek by means of an elevated railway of some length.
The following, posted conspicuously, are the
HOUSE RULES,
1, There shall be no shooting on the grounds of
Sunday, and no shooting on the marsh after sunset.
This rule includes trap shooting.
2. No persons except, members of the club or guests will be
allowed to shoot on the marsh. This excludes all pushers.
except the Wood Brothers, who will refrain from shooting if
requested,
8. Rifle shooting on the marsh is prohibited.
4. Pushers and places shall be drawn for by lot exch evenin
for the next day's shooting. None but members of the club shal
uareoiate in such drawing, and it shall not be obligatory after
rawing the number to chuse a pusher, but members may push
for themselves, ;
Members who expect to arrive on the morning trains may par-
ticipate in the drawing, provided the superintendents receive
notice before 9 P. M, the day preyious. ae
Any person for whom a pusher is chosen in his absence must
pay his wages for all of the succeeding day, unless other employ-
ment is obtained for him. Pushers chosen must be paid for the
day, unless otherwise agreed.
The choice of each member must be announced before 9 o’clock
P. M., but by unanimous consent the choice of places may be
deferred until the next morning. |
5, Decoys must not be left out in open water over night.
6, Dogs wiil not be allowed in the club house,
. No loose ammunition shall be taken into the club house.
Shells must be loaded elsewhere.
§,. Any person who takes a loaded
be fined five dollars for each offense. .
If any shall be guilty of this offense, he is requested to report
the same to the treasurer and send him the amount of the fine.
The superintendents are required to report to the treasurer all
violations of rules.
9. No person shall use any of the property of other members
except on presentation to the superintendents of a written order
the elub on
gun into the club house will
from the owner,
10. Members are liable for any damage to the property of the
club that may be occasioned by themselves or their guests.
ii. Rooms in the club house will be assigned by the superin-
tendent in charge,
12. Iyyirep Gursrs.—_Members may inyite their personal friends
to the club honse at anv time, provided such invitation shall be
extended to only one person in each season (spring or fall) and
that the visit of such person shall not ba of longer duration than
one week, and provided, also, that the member extending the in-
vitation shall, in all cases, accompany his guest and be responsi-
ble for all obligations incurred.
The wives and children of members may be entertained as
guests at any time when it shall not interfere with the convenience
of members, but this privilege shall not be construed as confer-
ring upon the sons of members the rights of a shareholder.
The directors are authorized to issue invitations without limit
to guests from May 1 to Aug. 14 of each year. (Members may ob-
tain ee Foe for their friends upon application to the secre-
tary.
Following is the list of names of Swan Lake Club. Tt
will be observed that there are several members resident
outside of Chicago. Mr. L. C. Smith, the well-known
yun maker, is one of the members, He gave Tim Wood
a gun which he uses and prizes very highly:
President, John Milton Oliver; Vice-President, G, A,
Schwartz; Secretary and Treasurer, 8, R. J ewett; Direc-
tors, 5. B. Chase; E. W. Bangs, J. M. Oliver, G. A,
Schwartz and S, R. Jewett. Members, O, F, Aldis, J. F.
Allis, Geo, C. Ball, E. W. Bangs, S. B. Chase, J. W.
Cotton, H. Elwood, I, L. Elwood, of DeKalb, IIL; J. J.
Flanders, G. J. Gibson, of Peoria, [l.; John D. Gray, of
Syracuse, N. Y.; C. Griebenow, N. 8, Jones, H. J,
Kennett, Geo. Karsten, E. A. Kimball, Dr. J. K. King,
of Clifton Springs, N. Y,; E. A, Lancaster, EH, J. Lehman,
W. R, Linn, Chas, B, McDonald, D. §. Marsh, of New
London, Conn.; Edward Norton, J. M. Oliver, Herman
Petersen, A. M. Schillo, Geo, K, Schonberger, G, A,
Schwartz, Joseph Schuster, Morris Sellers, L. C, Smith,
of Syracuse, N. Y.; R. W. Cox, Wirt D. Walker, George
Smith, P. E. Stanley, John L. Stockton, H. BR. Syomds,
H. C, Hayte, A. Montgomery Ward, W. H. Warner, of
Syracuse, N. Y.; L. D. Webster, Frank and Tim Wood,
ot Henry, Ill., HE. S. Worthington, A. N. Young, Sam R,
Jewett, W. B. Chatfield, J
The club intended for mention next week is the Henne-
pin Club, a very live and interesting little body which is
a near neighbor to the Swan Lakers, Hi, Houes.
No. 175 Monrox Screen.
A COMBINED SHOTGUN AND RIFLE has been devised b
Prof. Wm, B. Hall, of Lancaster, Pa. The rifle barrel,
which is above the shot barrel, is a .45-60, the shot bar-
rel is 12-bore, and the weight is 8lbs, We hope to have
an opportunity to see the new arm,
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, IIL, Feb. 98.—Mr, FE. B. Flint, one of the
best known ‘‘all-arounds” of this city, is absent on
an extended southern trip, which will include Louisiana
and Arkansas, and add to his already rich sporting ex-
periences,
Messrs. W. P. Mussey, T. Benton Leiter, and a son of
L, Z, Leiter, W. H. Haskell and another one or two
Chicago sportsmen, will probably start next June on a
trip which promises to be of interest, and which is ex-_
Reseed to be some two or three months in length. John
. Worth, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, said to be a eattleman
and mountain man of experience, is to be their guide and.
outfitter, and will conduct them where they please
through the northern mountain country, The intention —
is to rendezyous somewhere in Wyoming, then join a
cattle round-up and work north, seeing’ cattle life: then
to visit the Indian reservations and see Indian life; then
to visit the Yellowstone Park, and from there to work
back. Hunting and fishing will be pursued all along the
line. If preferred, the home camp will be laid in the
Big Horn Mountains, It is expected to meet bear, elk,
deer, furred game and feathers, to take any quantity of
trout, and see some of the noblest scenery of the conti-
nent. The trip will be made horseback (for about three
days), and will be the means of gaining an intimate ac-
quaintance with the Wild West and its customs, I don’t
know anything about Worth, but I know the Chicago
boys are all right. They wanted to know if any New
York folks wanted to come in. The company is not yet
80 large as they wished,
Mr, A, Montgomery Ward was, a week or two ago,
planning just about such a trip as the one outlined, and
which also was to last two or three months. He was be-
wailing the fact that he couldn’t get any one to join him
on so long a trip.
Mr. John L, Stockton, as enthusiastic a sportsman as
ever trod shoe leather and as good a one, is planning for
a Washington Territory and Alaska trip this summer, in-
stead of going into northern Wisconsin, which is his
usual summer ground. In these trips he is always joined
by Mrs. Stockton, nearly as enthusiastic as himself in love
for the outdoor air.
Mr. Ruthven Deane, of this city, to-day received a letter
fron his friend Mr, Wm, Brewster, of Cumbridge, Mass.,
who with Mr, Chas, B. Cory, of Boston, is now on Enter-
prise River, Florida, which states that the bag to the two
guns runs thirty to forty snipe, with small exertion at
the shooting. On one Mr, Cozzens, of New York, joined
the party, and the three bagged ninety-one snipe and
twenty quail. Ducks are reported in swarms, and the
writer states he never saw anything like the number of
bluebill, widgeon, pintail and gadwall.
Mr, Brewster is the collector and owner of probably
the finest ornithological collection in the United States,
the result of untold labor and large outlay of money.
Mr. Cory-is one of the officers of the Ornithological Union,
Mr. Deane himself has what is doubtless the best ornitho-
logical collection of this portion of the country. He has
some 1,500 skins of birds, and among his mounted collec-
tion there is a singularly large number of albino speci-
mens, for which he has always been onthe leok-out. He
has been one of those who have shot at the Fox Lake
albino redhead, but failed to get it. Mr, Deane tells me
his friends are being fortunate in their collection of
specimens of Florida birds. Mr. Brewster has secured
some fifty skins. KR. Houau.
ADIRONDACK DEER.
Editor Forest and Stream:
We hear something sometimes to the effect that in the
Adirondacks deer are on the increase. There may be
some who believe this, but the credulity does not com-
pliment their judgment. ‘Think you it possible for game
to increase in the Adirondacks in the face of the fact
that new railroads have entered the wilderness from the
west, the north, and the east sides within three years,
making access to the heart of the wilderness by these
routes easy and rapid? Wagon roads have also been
opened in every direction; trails have been cut out, so
that the woods are in many locations more like private
parks than the primitive forest. Hotels have multiplied;
there is hardly a lake of any size in the woods which
does not have its summer hotel, with its proprietor
anxious for patronage, booming the merits of his par-
ticular place in all possible ways, inviting to his table
by the promise of ‘‘the best hunting. and fishing to be
found in the entire forest.” The woods have been adver-
tised and popularized. Ten years ago not one person
took his outing in the Adirondacks where now twenty
spend from one to six weeks there. What do these
people expect to find: health? Yes, some go for that.
But the motive of most is to gratify the sporting instinct.
Again, club houses have sprung up, expensive permanent
camps have been built at large cost by wealthy men who
can afford the luxury, What of this as to the game?
Much every way. The man who goes to the woods and
does not kill a deer is disappointed. The legitimate sports-
man in open season kills some, the trout fisher in May
and June very often has ‘thedgehog” for meat, the small
farmers on the border kill deer at all seasons, the lumber-
men have no scruples in the matter if deer get in their
way. The accursed dogger gets more than his share
every time, legitimately or illegitimately, in season and
out of season; if he wants a deer he gets him, does are
killed heavy with young, fawns are killed in the spotted
coat, deer are shot, trapped, crusted, drowned, allured
to salt licks and then shot. If the people who hunt
would stop when they have killed enough for present
needs something would be gained. It isa marvel that
any remain. But they are going, and that rapidly, Not
one deer can be jumped now in the Oswagatchie region
where there were five years ago. What is to be done?
One of two things I advise: Hither do away with all
law and the infinitesimal observance thereof, and let's
surround the woods and kill the last of the race, or else
wake up and pass some laws that are laws. Laws that
will protect the deer and not protect some particular set of
fellows in their peculiar method of killing deer. The
present laws are not enforced better because of two
reasons. (1) The lack of a proper sentiment demanding
their enforcement on the part of the people. (2) The
lack of an adequate number of game constables to cover
the territory, and well enough paid to get eed men who
can afford to do their work thoroughly. Whatever laws
:
Manon 7, 1880.) FOREST AND STREAM.
|
are passed, an anti-dogging law should be; there is not,
| Heyer was, and never can bean argument in favor of
| dogging deer in the Adirondacks on the score of deer
| preservation, NITRAM,
MISSOURI GAME WARDENS.
| GIT. LOUIS, March 2,—Hditor Forest and Stream: In-
} \ terest in the various measures which are pending in
the General Assembly for the protection of game in this
} State is considerable to say the least, Sportsmen in this
city are more interested in the bill which provides for
the appointment of game wardens in each county; and it
is their wish that it may become a law. There are half
4 dozen bills before the Assembly relating to the preser-
yation of game and fish. The most important of all of
} these is the one proposed by the committee appointed by
the Missouri Game and Fish Protective Association and
: introduced by Representative Young, of St. Joe. The
bill is framed on the hypothesis that the present game
Jaws are sufficiently stringent if they were only enforced,
‘and therefore it contemplates principally in the way of
7 new legislation the appointment of a game warden for
§ each county by the Governor, whose duty it shall be to see
that the present game and fish laws are not violated in
pany way. +
| My, Young has received several hundred petitions from
‘all sections of this State, containing thousands of names,
‘praying for the passage of the bill, which is now in the
§ hands of the committee on criminal jurisprudeng. The
committee, it is said, will amend the bill slightly and
then report it favorably. ‘he bill as it now reads pro-
vides that in all cases of prosecutions the informer or
} game warden shall receive one-half of the money col-
§ lected from the party fined. That section of the bill will
be stricken out and a new one inserted which will. give
county courts in certain counties authority to employ a
} game warden at a fixed salary and to issue a warrant on
the State Treasurer for one-half of his salary, Many
Peounties in this State do not need the services of game
| wardens, because there is no game to speak of to protect,
Pit is thought by many of the friends of the bill that the
change wili make it more acceptable to many of the
Members of the General Assembly, and will insure its
# passage without fail,
) Mr, Elvis Harrison, of Centreville, Reynolds county,
passed through the city a few days ago bound for Jeffer-
son City. He is an enthusiastic sportsman, and his visit
}to the capitol is in the interest of the people of this
}county, who are anxious to have a good game law. Mr.
)Harrison, in conversation with your correspondent, said
} that under the existing laws it would take only about
two years longer to kill off all the deer and turkeys in
} Reynolds county. Hunters go from all parts of the
country, hunt and kill the game, and ship it to market,
Wthe greater portion of it being shipped to Chicago and
New York. Mr. Harrison is in favor of a, law to prohibit
the shipment of game out of the State. He wants the
} game preserved for Missouri sportsmen to hunt for their
Jown amusement and consumption, UNSER FRITZ.
the vest of the party and did not notice me.
Mmenced snifiine around for food.
for a broadside.
as a trophy.
sacred, so we did not, Our pile of
pheasants, etc., showing well.
hunters.
kill anything to eat, The consequence is that
India,
CaTcAeo, Lil.
released the hammers return to cock.
cept as the tension lever is
shooter desires to fire. In case
etc. Eleven parts constitute the locks.
very strong and simple to make.
m the construction of most all hammerless guns.
A HUNT IN INDIA.
NE day in Northern India I found myself stranded,
having to wait until night fora train, I had seen
all the sights and was wondering what I could do next,
when an Englishman at the station, who had scraped an
acquaintance with me, said **Do you ever shoot? Let us
} go out and try for wild boar.”
@ When I started on my trip around the world I did not
take either gun or shooting clothes and I missed a great
deal, as very often I would have had a few hours of ex-
Wcellent sport had I been equipped forit. He got a couple
Jof guns and some ammunition and off we started, with a
ad —
=
THE ACTION SAFE,
Gcouple of natives a piece to carry our things. Nobody : : ; ,
thinks of carrying anything himself, labor is socheap,| The standard gun will be a plain gun, pistol grip, no
Pihad a servant with me for a long time, an excellent | checking or engraving, with rubber butt plate, English
twist barrels.
man, capable, honest and willing, to whom I paid $6 per
of the best.
}month, he boarding himself, and people found fault with
mie for paying too much, as it raised the price.
We walked through the fields and practiced on paro-
quets, of which there were hundreds. They are exceed-
Vingly swift fiyers, beating a teal duck and in fact almost
Janything, and are not an easy mark, We managed,
However, to kill a few, and had good sport killing pigeons,
of which there are many kinds and great numbers. In
the States of India under native rule they are a sacred
Pbird, and in some of them it is three months imiprison-
Gment to kill one. The consequence is that they aie in
Pilocks that almost darken the air. Here it was different
Jand we killed all we could, also a couple of adjutant
#cranes. They are very large and are often tamed by the
natives, and stalk around the houses like soldiers, but
woe to the luckless cut, small dog, or other small animal
that comes in their way! One gulp and he is gone,
As we reached the jungle, which was more grassy than
bushy at this place, and were going cautiously along
ooking for cobras as well as game, right near us sud-
denly shot up twelve or fourteen wild peafowl, with a
Pwhirr like thunder. My heart was in my mouth. The
tmmense birds startled me so that I fired both barrels
without touching a feather, Later on I was more lucky
and bagged an old cock with an immense tail. Peafowl
are very plenty in the jungle and are strong, swift flyers,
One is apt to shoot behind them and it is usually only the
ail that suffers. .We shot an Argus pheasant, a few
Bopper ones, and several jungle fowl, getting quite an
amount of game before we got to where we expected to
get the boars. They stay in the almost inpenetrable parts
of the jungle and come out just about dark to feed in the
PGelds, and do a great deal of damage rooting up the crops
and tramping down the tender plants. They are very
sly, and the only way to get them is to sit in a kind of
blind at the edge of the field they are expected to enter,
and shoot them as they come out. One must be ready as
they will notice the slightest movement and rush back,
not coming out again at the place that night, It is not
the most comfortable waiting in the world, as there are
myriads of ants, some of them terrible biters, besides
mosquitoes, centipedes, etc., to say nothing of an oc-
casional cobra. We sat there perhaps haif an hour when
an old sow with three pigs showed themselves, but my
fompanion had laid his gun down while he fought the
nsects and they saw the motion he made to pick it up
Jand disappeared, We waited some time but seeing no-
thing he concluded to go three or four hundred yards
@further on, About fifteen minutes after he left I heard a
The Hon aaneiie and materials will be
Steel forgings will be used in all the parts.
wish of the party ordering as to how much extras he is
willing to pay for. As fine a gun will be made as any
eun as described above will be made the popular gun for
the masses, and the pues will also be popular. The price
list will be $35 and upward, according to finish. The
READY FOR FIRING,
business will be rushed so as to have guns on the market
for the fall trade, The gun has been submitted to the
trade in New York city, and has met with its hearty ap-
proval. The advantages claimed for the gun are its
strength, simplicity, easiness of working and ahsolute
safety. The style of the gun is identical with that of the
hammerless gun of most first-class makers, being of the
bar lock style. The stock is as strong as the strongest,
and is stronger than nine out of ten hammerless stocks,
as there is less wood cut away, and the wood that fits
against the frame is held very securely without the aid
of screws.
Tows.—Manson, March 1.—The first Canadian geese
arrived Web, 28, and flocks of 15 to 25 have been seen
daily since. A farmer shot alarge one north of town
yesterday, and another was hanging in front of a store
at Rockwell, 10 miles south of here. The ducks have
not arrived yet. Prairie chickens wintered well and if
the breeding season is favorable the shooting here next
fall will be superb.—H. A, K,
GROUSE SNARING forms the subject of two communi-
cations which will be published next week.
f
slight rustle and saw the head and tusks of an enormous
boar looking out of the thick brush. He was watching
I kept still
as death, letting anything bite me that wanted to, and in
a minute or two he came out, looked around, and com-
I did not dare to shoot
him in the head for fear of not killing him, so I waited
Tn a little while he turned and I aimed
just behind his shoulder, fired and had the satisfaction
of seeing him jump and fall dead, He was a very old
and large one, weighing probably three hundred pounds,
with very large tusks which I took off and brought home
There were plenty of monkeys all about, but the guides
did not like to have us kill them, as they considered them
ame made a beauti-
ful effect, the brilliant plumage of the parrots, peafowl,
India is the paradise of
The natives never kill anything, it being
against their religion to take life in any way. Thousands
of them starved to death in the famine years rather than
ame is
very abundant—antelope, buffalo, tigers, lfopards, wild
dogs, jackals, wild boars, ducks, water fowl, pheasants,
peafowl, jungle fowl, many kinds of pigeons, in fact you
can go nowhere without seeing plenty of game to sheot.
I do not know of any place where a‘ hunter can pass as
pleasant a winter or have as good sport as he uae in.
THE WHITNEY SAFETY HAMMERLESS.
HE new arm made by the Whitney Safety Firearms
. Co., of Northampton, Mass., is,as will be seen in the
cuts here given, a very strong, simple and absolutely safe
arm, The opening or closing of the gun has nothing
whatever to do with the cocking of the gun. The ham-
mers are always at cock except while the lever is pressed
home immediately after firing; the instant the lever is
| f This is not accom-
plished in the usual way by a rebound, but the main-
spring being swiveled to the hammer below the center as
the mainspring returns to its normal position after firing,
The mainsprings have no tension on them whatever, ex-
messed home, when the
3 e does not fire all he has
to do is to release the lever, when the mainsprings are at
once passive. It is impossible not to know when the gun
is ready to fire, for the lever is under the pistol grip, as
will be seen, and must be pressed home before the gun
can be fired. There is no slide on the upper tang, so that
the excuse so often heard, ‘I forgot to move the slide,”
is entirely obviated, The parts are few, there being but
44 in the entire gun, including screws, stocks, barrels,
Each part is
There are no springs to
get out of order, everything being made with the idea of
getting rid cf the numerous smail springs that are used
Guns will be made at prices varying according to the
gun in the world, prices being equal], but the standard
identify without question all the American
AND ST
183
A Rep TAPE System.—Lditor Forest and Stream: I
wonld make every person wishing to hunt apply to the
city or town clerk and take out a license, paying say
twenty-five or fifty cents, this license to give him the
privilege of killing say twenty-five or fifty each of part-
ridge, quail and woodcock; for every bird he kills over
that number he must pay $1 per head. Whenhe obtains
his license the clerk gives him asmall book or card on
which he is to keep his record, At the end of theseason,
say before Jan, 10, he is to return this record to the clerk,
who shall duly swear him that the statement is true to
his best knowledge and belief. I presume some will say
this is too much red tape and won't amount to anything.
But I think it will. A man is very low down in the
scale who will deliberately take a false oath. The large
majority of gunners would be well pleased, it would dis-
turb the market-hunter and the gunner who kills simply
to brag. Tt is neither fair nor right that I who love to
hunt as well as any man living, but who cannot afford
to‘lose more than a short afternoon five or six times in
the open season should be deprived of my share of the
birds because they are all killed off by men who can
spend day after day killing off the birds simply to be
called a “crack shot,” and to brag that ‘I got ten part-
ridges and eight woodcock yesterday,” or ‘I killed 492
birds last year.” Who are the market-hunters? I know
several, and not one of them can make more money at
the business they follow in the close season than they
can killing birds. They follow gunning because they
like if better than work on the farm or in the shop. Itis
a rare exception to find one of these men who is known
as a thrifty, honest citizen. They are very apt to be of
the Rip Van Winkle stripe. My method, if adopted,
would raise the price of game birds in the market, All
I have to say in reply is poor people do not buy them
now at present prices.—R. (Russelville, Mass.).
“JACOBSTAFF” AND “JACOB STarr,”—Readers of your
valuable paper, as well as other sporting papers, may
have noticed that there are two Jacobstaffs in the field.
From time to time I have received letters from my
friends of forest and field and stream, calling attention
to the fact and intimating that some one writing under
my name was surreptitiously trying to steal my thunder.
Now I write this to you to state that I have been having
a very friendly correspondence with that other Dremio,
i, €,, ‘Jacob Staff,” and that he is a brick, a gold brick
from Texas and away back. From our letters I find that
he used the nom de plume “Jacob Staft” as long ago as
1869, though not in connection with sporting matters
until 1882. My tirst articles under the name of ‘‘Jacob-
staff” appeared in FOREST AND STREAM in 1873. We both
rather want to keep the name, as it seems to constitute a
certain capital, and an introduction as it were among our
shooting friends. We have agreed to continue to vent
our garrulousness under our old names; our friends can
pay their money and take their choice, ‘‘Jacob Staff” of
Texas or, yours truly, JAcoBSTAFF of New Jersey.
SUSQUEHANNA County, PA.—Springville, Pa.—Editor
Forest and Stream: In arecent issue an article from
po gia county by ‘‘Bon Ami” reads: ‘The last
quail disappeared from this section several years ago,”
and *‘woodcock were conspicuous by their absence.” It
is true that for the past three years quail have been
scarce in this section of Pennsylvania, but each winter,
not excepting the present, I could have shown ‘‘Bon
Ami” sufficient evidence that from three to ten bevies of
these gamy little birds tried to brave the rigors of our
Northern winters; and as to woodcock I bagged thirty
odd birds over young setters the past season in short
tramps, and that with scarcely any time away from
business. Had I taken advantage of the weather and
been possessed of old dogs Iam confident I could have
tripled my score.—Nom D& PLUME,
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE,
A BILL introduced by Assemblyman A. H, Baker, of Erie, a
propriates $10,000 so that the Superintendent of Pu lic Works
may construct in dams across Cattaraugus Creek (in such a man-
ner as not to injure the dams) fishways s»> that fish can migrate
to Lime Lake, Wisk Lak>, Skim Lake, Beaver Lake and Java hake.
The fishways are to be built on plans approved by the State Com-
missioners of Fisheries, _
Assemblyman Fitts hasintroduced a bill prohibiting the taking
of fish except by hook and line in Owasco and Cayuga lakes,
their outlets and in the Senec. River.
The Governor has signed the bill adding Oneida county to the
Forest Preserve.
A CODIFICATION COMMISSION.
An Act to provide for the revision and codification ef the laws
for the protection and preservation of fish and shell fish, and of
game birds and quadrupeds.
The aenble of the State of New York represented in Senate and Assem-
bly do enact as follows:
Sxc. 1. A Commission to revise and codify the laws of this State
for the protection and preservation of fish and shell fish, and of
birds and quadrupeds, is hereby established as follows:
The Attorney-General shall select from any of his assistant
attorneys-general, one member; the Commissioners of Fisheries
shall select from among their number, one; and the New York
Association for the Protection of Game shall select from their
membership one; and the three persons so selected shall consti-
tute the Commission. Certificates of these appointments, re-
‘| spectively, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and
of the Comptroller, :
_ The memopers of the said Commission shall meet at the Capitol
in the city of Albany at such time as shall be appointed by the
Attorney-General, and shall organize by the appointment of one
of their number as chairman and another as secretary, and shall
proceed to revise and codify the laws of this State for the protec-
tion and preservation of fish and shell fish,jand of birds and quad-
rupeds, and report such codification to the Legislature on or before
the fifteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.
Sec. 2, The said Commission may grant hearings and take testi-
mony at such times and places as they shall appoint. with
reference to the subject committed to them, a:d shall have
authority to administer oaths to witnesses and to supply such
clerical and stenographic assistance as they shall actually need
in the poppe ion and completion of their work. _
Sec. 3. Hach member of the said Commission who does not
receive a salary from the State for official services, shall be
entitled to compensation at the rate of five dollars for each day’s
actual and necessary services, and all the members of such Com-«
mission shall be allowed their actual expenses of travel and
Subsistence while engaged in such service. The Commission
shall also be allowed its actual and necessary incidental expenses;
and all accounts rendered by the Commission or by its individ.
ual members shall be subject to the audit of the Comptroller.
Sec. 4. The sum of five thousand dollars or so much thereof as
shall be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money {
BBS area not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes o
this act. ;
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
ee a
NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF BinDs, by Gurdon Trumbull, A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
ame: birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50, Bor sale by Forust
134
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Marcn 7, 1889.
Camp-LSire Slickerings.
“That reminds me.”
261.
T was almost sundown in the month of June. The
sheep were quietly feeding down the creek toward
the camping ground on a little stream im northern Mon-
tana, The herder was walking slowly behind his flock
smiling at the antics of a few hundred lambs, which
were kicking up their heels and running along the bank
of the stream. I was at the camp, a few hundred yards
below, preparing the evening meal, and was in the act of
dipping up a cup of water, when I heard a distant shout.
On my going to the door of the tent the herder called to
me, ‘Look at the ducks.” And at that instant two large
mallards in full flight swept past me some 30ft. away.
It was my only chance, and swift as thought, the little
round tin cup sped on its way. The cup went up, the
duck came down; not on my head, but on the ground;
and there he lay so stunned and still; he did not even
move his bill, The greedy cook pounces on his prey,
and roast duck and brown gravy were a most accept-
able addition to our bill of fare. W.
CRAIG, Montana,
262.
A boy going home through the woods with his skates,
saw two partridges probably mates. He threw one of
his skates and laid one of them low. "Twas out of season
but they let the boy go. U, C. BREVITY.
PORTLAND, Maine.
Sea and River Hishing,
By R. BE, Robinson.
‘Sam Lovel’s Canups,” Now ready.
TUCKERTON WATERS.
11,—BAIT,
Most people who fish in the Jersey bays, secure the
rt, services of boatmen who supply bait and tackle, as
well as local knowledge of fishing grounds. Some, how-
ever, from choice or necessity, wait on themselves,
For the benefit of those the following suggestions are
offered:
In choosing a fishing ground either obtain explicit
directions from some one familiar with the place, or,
what is better, go where others are fishing and take a
position near a boat which is catching something, Ifthe
fish are supposed to be moving, get in the same line of
travel as the other boat. A difference of a few feet may
lose all the luck. The writer has had some most provok-
ing failures to catch anything while his neighbors were
taking large numbers. Move as he might, he could not
strike the right spot. Again, on one occasion, he joined
several boats that were fishing for porgies off Main Point,
near Manahawken. He was a stranger to the place, and
dropped anchor at a respectful distance from the others.
But they were taking nothing, while he was soon draw-
ing them up ina lively manner. In five minutes every
other boat had drawn close up and was having a fair
share of the luck,
A proper supply of bait is essential to success in fishing.
Clams must be bought. They should cost a few cents a
dozen. Where clams and crabs are to be handled an
oyster knife is a useful adjunct. For weakfish use a
whole or halfaclam. Make a large, juicy bait, for the
fish has a capacious mouth. For barb and sea bass take
a half-inch cube. For porgies, spots, founders and black-
fish take half the size. Always prepare plenty of bait
before beginning, so as not to lose time when the biting
is lively,
Mussels are a rather choicer bait than clams, but it
takes a great many of them, as one mussel makes only
one bait. They can, however, generally be found by the
fisherman himself by looking along the edges of the salt
meadows. They grow in bunches among the grass within
a few feet of the water, and are usually covered at high
tide,
Crabs, hard and soft, are perhaps the bait most used.
They can_be bought for about a cent apiece when they
are for sale, and may be easily caught around wharves
and on the flats when the water is four or five feet deep.
In most places more crabs will be pulled to the surface in
the course of fishing than are needed for use. Such as
are wanted can be landed with a net. If 4 fish be tied to
a string and sunk to the bottom it will draw them better
than the smaller baits. In preparing a crab, first break
his claws and pull them off, leaving the first short joint
attached to the body. With a little persuasion he will
part the limb of his own volition. I have seen a crab
that was held over the water by one claw make his escape
by casting off the member. Next break off in like man-
ner all his legs and flippers. In picking up the erab in
the first place, grasp him firmly by the base of one hind
flipper, He cannot work his claws around to that point,
After he has been dismembered, talve the body in the left
hand and pry off the back shell by pressing up at one of
its sharp corners. If this operation is difficult, break the
back down the middle with the oyster knife and it will
come off readily. Then cut the body in two from front
to back down the crack intheunder part. Nextcut each
half at right angles to this, passing the knife between the
stumps of its legs. If large baits are wanted, leave two
eyes to each piece. The white muscles of the crab will
be found to be fastened to the short first joint of the
legs. This joint must not be broken, Now take off as
much as possible of the body shell, and the bait is ready.
The piece which comes from the base of the back flipper
is much the best, and in certain kinds of fishing is the
only one worth using. In putting the pieces on the hook,
pass the point of the hook down through the eye of the
joint and out through the mass of flesh below. As soon
as much of the soft flesh gets washed or bitten off renew
the bait.
When acrab has grown so much that his shell is too
small to hold him with comfort, he seeks ashallow, muddy
place, frequently above low water, and, burying himself
slightly, sheds his old shell, expands to nearly twice his
former bulk, and quietly and helplessiy waits till the new
soft skin hardens into a shell, In this changing state he
is a “‘soft crab,” and constitutes the choicest bait known
in Jersey waters. Eyery fish will bite eagerly
is not a hard matter to slip up to the other lakes and fish
at any | for trout. Again, the trout law is foolishly
framed to
bait of it. The serious objections to them are that they | permit of the inhabitants of the State fishing for trout
cost from 50c, to a $1 a dozen, and even then are seldom
found for sale. Tf one wants them he must usually en-
gage a boy or man to get them especially for him. Their
scarcity results from their steady demand as a delicacy
for the table, and from their liability to die if handled
and their certainty of becoming hard in a few days if
they live. Often one must hunt for them himself. When
the native wants them he rolls up his pants and wades
in the shallow water, or along mud fats, at low tide.
This I have never done, If, however, one goes carefully
along the bank and scoops up every crab he finds hugging
the shore, one in ten or so will be found to be a ‘‘shed-
der.” Now a shedder is a crab which is just ready to
shed his shell, If a corner of his covering be broken off
a new, soft, tough skin will be found inclosing his entire
body. In this condition all the old shell can be easily
broken off, and the claws and legs can be pulled out of
their coverings, The test of a shedder is to break off one
of the points pn the side of his upper shell. If it comes
off leaving the flesh inside covered withthe above men-
tioned skin, it indicates theright condition, The natives
distinguish several stages in the process of change of
shell. First it is a ‘“‘shedder.” Then when the old shell
is cracked all around, but still adheres, it is a ‘‘buster.”
When the shell is all cast it is a ‘‘soft crab,” and when
the shell is a little hardened, but still impressible to the
touch, itis a ‘‘paper crab.” Every part, from claw to
flipper, of a crab in any of these conditions, is to be util-
ized.
During the summer, shrimp are often used. These are
small, translucent creatures, like miniature lobsters.
They are caught in a landing net of small mesh, They
frequent the grassy edges of banks, and the seaweed
which grows in shallow water. They may be found in
certain places, but not in others of equal apparent likeli-
hood. Dip around till some are caught and then scoop
up that place thoroughly. Handle the net by pushing it
‘along near the bottom, hoop foremost, as nearly horizon-
tal as possible, the net hanging under the hoop. When
the shrimp are disturbed by the hoop’s striking the grass
they dart downward and go right into the net, But few
will be taken if the hoop be held vertically, and still less
if the net be swooped down from above, Put two or
three. shrimp on the hook, which should be as small as
will do for the particular fish desired.
For sea bass and weaktish pieces of fish called fish bait
are often used, Let these be as white as possible, and for
weakfish the piece may be an inch or two long and nar-
row like a minnow, The finest fishing I ever had in salt
water was done partly with long strips of whitefish belly.
The way four-pound striped bass took them is stirring to
the heart even now. I was fishing from Barnegat. pier
on a stormy day in late autumn. I began with sand eels,
continued with minnows and finished on strips of fish,
and all were eagerlytaken. At another time I used with
success a long section of big sea clam, All of these baits
were trolled along near the top of the water, and were
much more successful than was the soft crab used in the
traditional way near the bottom.
During one of these times I had a curious experience.
I had hooked a large fish, and was playing him when I
observed that the bait had slipped up the leader some
three feet. At the same time I saw another fish eagerly
pursuing the bait, and biting and pulling at it, This
was kept up for a minute or two, until the upper fish
had loosed the other. I immediately readjusted the bait
and threw out and had a fish on again in a few seconds.
On striking him my line parted. Surprised and disap-
pointed I hurried to attach a new leader when I observed
that the end of the line was ragged, and that a few
inches above the break it was half cut through. Then I
understood the whole thing, The bait had slipped up on
the line, and the second fish had bitten and pulled at it
till he had nearly cut the line.
Under many circumstances minnows make good bait.
They may be easily caught in ditches and sluices, and
weakfish, sea bass, bluefish and striped bass will all take
them. PENN,
MAINE PICKEREL.
Heese fishing is the order of sport at the present
time; or rather it was before the recent very cold
weather cut it short. A Boston military fishing party
has been the latest, or rather the members of the Har-
mony Club have been down to their camp on Harmony
Lake, im Maine. The party has considerable of military
distinction. It was made up of eighteen, among whom
were Gen. Samuel Dalton, Col, H. T. Rockwell, Maj.
Gen. Geo, 8. Merrill, Capt. G. A. Keeler, Quarter-Master
S. D. Newton, Lieut. S. F, Hedges, and others. The in-
vited guests were I’, H. Mudge, of Alfred Mudge & Son,
printers, and Henry Dennison, of the Dennison Tag
Manufacturing firm. The party reached the fishing
grounds at the upper end of the lake on Friday. They
had good fishing that day, taking some eighty pickerel.
But the next day and the next the wind blew a gale and
the mercury fell to 20 and even as low as 28 below zero.
All fishing had to be stopped, even by members of the
party who had the courage to brave the cold, for the
drifting snow filled the holes in the ice faster than it
could be cleared away. The party started for Boston
Sunday with the satisfaction of having had some good
fishing and of haying found the mercury nearly 30 below
ZeLO.
Another pickerel party has also been down in Maine,
though it was rather of a mercantile or manufacturing
character, than military. It was madeup of Mr. Foster,
of the firm of Foster & Weeks, ason of Mr. Weeks of
the same firm, with Mr. Emerson, both Brockton shoe
manufacturers, and Mr, A. G, Pierce, a Boston leather
merchant. This party was formed to visit Umbagog’, the
lower lake of the Androscoggin system, and a lake cele-
brated for its pickerel fishing, though it was one of the
best trout laixes of the whole system beforesome misguided
individual put pickerel into it some thirty years ago. It
may be added, in passing’, that it is a common remark
that the putting of pickerel into that lake has been a
great loss to the people on its borders, from the fact that
the other lakes of the chain bring in a handsome revenue
from trout fishermen, while this one brings in only a very
small one from pickerel. Again, this lake, and the fact
that there is pickerel fishing near, is made the scapegoat
of a good deal of illegal trout fishing, as well as in the
other lakes and ponds near, Once on the Umbagog, it
for their own use after the 1st day of February; and this
is the cause of many a visitor from out of the State fish-
ing through the ice for trout. I am not prepared to state
that the party I have named did such fishing, but inhab-
itants of the State went up to B Pond, which is just over
the mountain from the foot of Richardson Lake, and
they caught some ‘“‘very handsome strings of trout.”
Some of the trout caught weighed as high as 3ilbs. They
had to go from Umbagog, or rather, from a logging road
from the upper end of the lake, some three miles, on snow-
shoes. Indeed, théy had to use snowshoes on the pond
as they visited their hooks, They had to dig through two
feet and a half of snow on the ice, and six inches of the
snow full of water; then to cut through nearly two feet
of ice, But the trout bit voraciously. Indeed, the difti-
culty seemed to be to get hooks to hold the trout, one
large one being caught at last with three broken hooks
in his jaw.
Another party is reported to have gone up the carry on
snowshoes to an old camp not far from the Oxford Club,
near the pond in the river, where they stayed over night,
and the next morning went on snowshoes to the Middle
Dam and on to the Narrows, They also caught some
very large trout. They were all inhabitants of the State
of Maine—that is, the law requires that they shall be, and
if the State is ready to make such a law, why, if an inhab-
itant of Massachusetts happens to be in the party, he is
presumed not to fish, We stay-at-homes all the year, ex-
cept a very short vacation in the summer, when we pay
a very heavy price for the privilege of trying for a few
small trout in Maine waters, are not pleased with a form
of statute that permits the waters to be stripped by winter
fishing’ or fishing through the ice after the first day of
February. The value of the law is either square protec-
tion or it is nothing but injustice. The party mentioned
above did not attempt to bring any trout from the State
contrary to law, but at the same time the chances are
that. some of those trout will find their way to Boston.
A non-export law is not half as effectual as the presence
of a warden to prevent illegal fishing, and the form of a
statute that treats all sportsmen alike, whether inhabi-
tants of Maine or Massachusetts, is what justice calls for.
SPECIAL.
DESTRUCTION ‘OF ILLEGAL NETS.
genta the decisions handed down by the General
Term, at Utica, N. Y., March 2, was that in the
case of Protector Steele, and is one that every angler
will approve and applaud. William N. Steele is fish and
game protector on the St. Lawrence River. In the spring
of 1887 he seized a number of nets in Black River Bay —
and destroyed them. The owners of the nets, George W.
Lawton and Frank C. Mullen, brought suit to recover the
value of the nets against Wm. N. Steele, Dr, Edward L.
Sargent, president of the Jefferson County Sportsmen’s
Club, and Fish Commissioner R. U. Sherman, of New
Hartford. The last two were sued on the ground that
they had advised or directed the seizure. The case was
tried before Judge Williams and a jury. Plaintiffs were
non-suited as to defendants Sargent and Sherman. <A
verdict for the value of the nets was rendered against
the defendant Steele, Judge Williams holding that the
law authorizing the destruction of the nets was unconsti-
tutional. An appeal was determined on, since the State
might as well be without game protectors, as not to give
them power to enforce the law. An appeal fund was
raised, the case was argued in General Term. Following
is a-memorandum of the decision;
George W. Lawton and another, respondents, vs, Wil-
ham N. Steele, appellant—Argued September, 1888;
decided February, 1889. E. C. Emerson, Eton Brown for
appellant,
er Curiam—We concur in the opinion given at special
term as to the questions involved in this case, except the
constitutionality of Chapter 591, Laws of 1880, as amended
by Laws of 1883, Chapter 317. At special term it was
held that that statute was unconstitutional, We think
the statute in question is not violative of the provision of
the Constitution which declares thatno person shall be
deprived of life, liberty or property without due process
of law. Weare of the opinion that the Legislature, by
virtue of the police power of the State with which it is
vested, was authorized to pass the statute under consider-
ation, and that it is valid and should be upheld. Smith
vs. Levinus, 8 N, Y., 472; Smith vs. Maryland, 18 How.,
U.58., 72; Phelps vs. Racey, 60 N. Y., 10; State vs. Sne-
ver, 42 N. J. L., 341; Williams vs, Blackwell, 2 Hurl, &
Colt, 88; Glazier vs. Miller, 10 Hun,, 435; Hinckley vs.
Emerson, 4 Cow., 351; Brown vs, Hoburger, 52 Barb., 25;
People vs. Cipperly, 87 Hun., 325, affirmed on dissenting
opinion of Learned, J., 101 Y., 634.
The judgment recovered was for $216 damages, being for
the value of sixteen fish nets destroyed by the defend-
ant. Twelve of these nets were found set in the waters
of Black River Bay, in violation of the statute for the
preservation of the fish therein, The other four were
not set in the water, but were found on Perch River
bridge, and were worth $36. The defendant had no right
to destroy the four nets which were not in illegal use.
This was conceded. Hence we conelude that, while the-
plaintifis were entitled to a judgment against the defend-.
ant for $386 damages, they were not entitled to the judg-
ment awarded, and. that the judgment and order appealed.
from should be reversed, and a new trial granted with,
costs to abide the event.
RED SNAPPER FISHING,—The red snapper fishing of the
Gulf of Mexico is controlled. principally by several firms
in Pensacola, Fla., who send the fresh fish North and
West, An attempt is being made now to sell the fish in
New York at wholesale from refrigerator cars. Small
snappers bring a higher price than large ones, and the
fishery for them is receding further and further off shore.
New fishing grounds have recently been discovered, but
there is still plenty of room for exploration. Four hundred
and thirty-eight thousand pounds were shippped from
Pensacola during the month ending Feb. 18, a smaller
amount than usual, :
Tue Fuy-Fisnmrs’ Crus, of London, has erected in
Winchester Cathedral a tablet in memory of the late
Francis Francis, -
tiinon %, 1888.)
FLORIDA FISHING,
4 N
| if Hon, A. M. Spangler an interesting description of
: winter sportsin Florida, Weare now able togive extracts
FOREST AND STREAM.
di¢ate that éiphér the oysters taken there in the time of
the mound builders weté tiuch lareer than those at
our columns of Feb, 14 we quoted from a letter of | present found in the river; of that the latter have matert-
ally deteriorated, though still of good size atid excellent
quality, Beds of “coon oysters” abound along thé shore;
from the entire series written by Mr, Spangler for his} asin many other of the estuaries along the Florida sea
papers the Evening Star of Philadephia. They will be
found to contain much valuable information conveyed in
acharming style. Itis gratifying to learn that the same
piuthor will shorly take up the theme of fresh and salt-
‘water fishing near Philadelphia. We trust that he will
titace the progtess of the inti#oduced species of food and
faiiie fishesi a
_ Phe stirrotindings of Hnterprise are of a highily attrac-
tive drder, Immediately in ,front_is Lake Monroe; sé
called, though really an enlargement of the St: folin'’s
River, as Lake George further down is. It is about four
miles wide and twice as long, * * * abounding in fish,
Mr. Stone, proprietor of the Brock House, keeps on his
counter a record of the fish taken from the lake and its
tributaries by different anglers, and some of them are
80 surprising that I will copy two of the larger daily and
featon catches: In 1887 the record of T, Riernan, of New
York, beginning on the 281 of December, 1886, and end-
ing April 2, 1887; 7,278lbs, of black bass; daily average,
Biidlbs,; This was exclusive of many other fish that were
ot Senses as legitimately belonging to the record.
ncredible as tis may stem it will dease to cause surprise
when; from the éeéord refériéd to; ii which htindreds of
hanies ind weights aré entered; it i8 rare to find a bass
marked for less than 4lbs,; runtiing from that up to 1341bs. ;
we largest; It was taken by an old gentleman namied
erison, who. has been a daily ahgler hete duting the
winter Sor -thithy winters noe
dagile passion for fishing, soni iii: :
and remaiming until April. . He has beer doing
t: Benson has an insa-
; Ht#b carly ini the season
L ig that fer
thirty years, and although 75 years of age; fishes Every
day but Sunday, or when the weather renders his favorite
pastime next to impossible, He is almost uniformly suc-
cessful, his catches when the season is good being fully
equal to the table demands of the house. Last year he
took between 5,000 and 6,0001bs. of black bass, the largest
one weighing 13}bs.
This morning at Rock Ledge a beautiful gray squirrel
popped about in front of us as we walked along the river
side, not appearing to be the least alarmied by our prox-
imity. A cottage stood within fifty feet of where he was
piloying hiniself, The countiy is literally alive with
hitds. Partridges aré plentiful and deer so 2h beh a in
some places a5 t8 render it needful to keep dogs on the
watch to prevent them fkoni injuring Mae oranges, of
which fruit they ate said to be vety fotid: Bass fishin
on the lakes in the vicinity is said to be insufpdsstd:
Boats and boatmen can be had at moderate rates; ard
those who are disposed to try salt-water fish have only to
take the steamer that passes daily and visit Jupiter Inlet,
about 100 miles toward the tropics,
Indian River has long enjoyed an enviable reputation
for the excellence of its fishing, and it will no doubt be
news to many who read this screed that if you would en-
oy that fishing you must go further south than Rock
dge, Fifteen miles below, at a place called Tropic,
directly ae the mouth of the Banana, River, which
flows parallel with the Indian, and between it and the
oéédn; fishiiix id said t6 be very good, and duck shooting
unsurpassed, ;
One of the drawbacks experienced by anglers here is
the difficulty of procuring bait: There ate neither clams
hor érabs here: Mullet bait is the stand-by, and that is
dificult df procuenient; as | have ascertained by my own
experience. Most of the fishing in Lake Polnsett is dorie
With “spinners,” ‘‘bobs” or ‘‘flies:” Sometinies a strip of
fat bacon is used as a lure by the trollers; but gérierally
Speaking the gaudy ‘“‘spinner” is used. In the Indian
‘iver, whith is broad and shallow; there is an abundance
ef mullets; which are the prinéipal table fish, but never
také the bait; At éertain sddsotis the eavalla become
ilentiftil and oécasionally sea bass of a Very latige size ate
ken init. Catfish with heads ds hatd a8 thougli made
ot Gast iron are always, drourd: I éaught 4 féw good=
SiZed oties yesterday and had them for stipper. They
Beemed as toothsome as our Delaware River ‘‘white cat-
ties,” but are not much esteemed here:
To-day I have been spending an hour or two on the
sleamboat wharf, catching big catfish, the only species
of the finny tribe that does not appear to be affected by
the high water. As soen as the steamer arrives the
ugly things gather around the wharf to partake of the
oftal from the cook’s galley. A handful of bread thrown
on the water brings them to the surface, where they
contend vigorously with each other for the choice mor-
sels. Procuring a piece of raw beef I baited a hook
with it, and in less than five minutes had a tug at my
line which fairly startled me 1 had hooked a big fellow,
and for five or ten minutes had real good sport with
him. TI at length exhausted him and brought him help-
less to the steamer’s side, when one of the negroes at-
tempting to lift him on to the boat found him too heavy
for niy tackle. The snodd parted arid I had the poor
fatisfaction of seeing him sink out of sight. Iam sure
lie would haye weighed 20lbs. He was as black as the
inside of a stove, as were several other large ones which
were secured, though not nearly the size of the first.
[This is the great catfish, Mississippi cat, or flannel-
mouthed cat of recent authors, Amiurus nigricans, and
is said to reach 100lbs. in weight. ]
The proximity of New Smyrna to the fishing grounds
is a strong argument in its favor, with anglers at least.
The landing is within 50yds. of the hotel, boats and boat-
men are abundant, and fishing good enough to meet the
wishes of the most exacting. The neighboring forests
abound in quail and deer, with an occasional snake of
the harmless kinds, the rattlers having been pretty well
cleaned out by the long, slender blacksnakes, which are
their deadliest and most implacable foes. Cormorants,
pelicans, sand cranes, and other large birds that find
their subsistence in the water are very abundant and
add very largely to the general picturesqueness. At
certain seasons ducks are very abundant and are shot in
great numbers. Excellent oysters are found in the Hills-
borough River near the town, and, in their season, crabs
are reasonably abundant. Clams are scarce, readily
commanding a penny apiece. Those that are native to
the waters have to be dug out from their hiding places
in the sand at low tide. The principal supply is obtained
from St. Augustine, Many of the oyster shells found in
the mounds and in smaller collections along the river in-
q x
coast, There are millions of them, the flavor of which is
very fine, but their diminutive size prevents them from
being profitably utilized.”
THE MENHADEN MEN.
Kiditor Forest and Stream:
Allow me through your columns to correct a statement
whith was made iti your valuable paper dated Jan. 4,
and appeats tipon the tenth page under the caption ‘The
Menhaden ttestion Again” over the initials G. E.N.,
who strikes out by expressitig his surprise at some well
known anglers upholding the polity of the menhaden
irates. This is ihe first time to my knowledge that this
isreputable title has been applied to the enterprisitig
menhaden fishermen of our coast, and it is unjust to our
citizens to use it as it has been used in this article re-
ferred to, He carries the impression that they are called
pirates away down Hast, which is totally untrue, for they
prosecute their business under a license granted by the
nited States, and I am not aware that it is customary
fo¥ this Govertiiient to license pirates, He further states
that he is satisfied if the anglers to whom he refers would
investigate the metihadén btisiness their opinion would
be Ghariged, I will ¢all his attention to the fact that the
tienhadeén fishetmen have always invited investigation
and have materially assisted every oné who has called
upoi them for information; The uwhiversal result of in-
vestigation has been to satisfy investigators that their
position was a correét ohe and is iniotsed by the best
scigntifie ability of this ahd other countries} that the
Hartow-giatigé Gpinions put out by such men as G. H, N,
will soon explode; atid it is evident that the law makers iti
this State are convinced that fhey have been misled by a
gang of men of which G. EB. N. is the foremost represent-
ative. As to his statement of the menhaden men skin-
ning their noble river of all food fish is too ridictilous to
answer; that they did enter the river this past season for
the capture of menhaden is totally untrue. They caught
all the fish they needed along the beaches from Small
Point to Griffles Head, where they have a lawful right to
fish ufirestricted as to distance. Notwithstanding the
statement that appears in that article that they have been
fishing in defiance of the law and that they were going
for them and they would ptobably pay the penalty, we
would respectfully suggest to the gentlemen the pertisal
of the Statutes of Maine as amended that he may amend
his, statedient in accordance with the law as it now exists;
Xs to the persoiial allusion to me, I pass it by as not of
sufficient intportance to waste any time upon, Regard-
ing the law which he says tT ami to assist in its repeal is
mere speculation on his part. 1} am fully convinced that
such a bill could be effected at this séssion of the Legis-
lature with very little effort, and that the people of this
State are becoming satisfied that it should be repealed as
well as all other fish laws relating to salt water fisheries,
but up to the present I have not taken an active part in
any fish legislation, having other matters to look after
which occtpy my entire time, Lutanr MaDpDOocKs,
Bootunay, Me., Feb. 16,
SusQUEHANNAH WatL-Eyep Pixe.—Mr. W. L. Powell,
of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, gives the follow-
ing interesting information about the wall-eyed pike, or
‘salmon” of the Susquehannah (Stizostedion vitrewm):
“7 do a great deal of fishing for the salmon in question.
| watéh the catches as reported from the different parts
of the river above Columbia dam, When the water was
in condition about as many have been caught during the
last year as usual, particulatly about Millersburg on the
Susquehanhah and on the Juniata, At Mud Island, below
Columbia dam, the catch was very large; at Fite’s Eddy
more weré caught with hook and line, but all about one
pound in weight} no larger ones were taken. The river
séenied to be full of small fish. Two years ago the writer
éould catéh at this point from 20 to 30.a day of fish that
would itin from one to five potinds. Last year they were
all small. In my opiiiion; on account of the high water
last year, and my close watehing of the spring seiners,
very little fishing was done, and we will have better fish-
ing here than for a long time. I think that the stocking
of our streams with this valuable fish is one of the most
important moves of the U. 8, Fish Commission, as it is
one of the most desirable as a food fish, and at the same
time a fine fish for angling.”
NATASHGUAN SALMON CrLUB,—Montreal, March 1,—
Charles Henry Butler, of the New York law firm of Holt
& Butler, has been in Montreal and Quebee for several
days making the final arrangements for the organization
of the Natashguan Salmon Club, which has obtained a
lease of the famous Grande Natashguan River, one of the
largest and probably the finest of the salmon rivers on
the north shore coast. Among the members of the club
are Senator Edmunds, of Vermont; Senator McPherson,
of New Jersey; Gen. W. Y. W. Ripley, of Rutland, Vt.;
Judge GC. Aime Dugas, of Montreal; Wm. H, Parker, of
Montreal; I. S. Morrison, of Norwalk, Conn.; and Francis
O, French, John J. Waterbury, Walton Ferguson, Julien
T, Davies, Col. Finlay Anderson, Geo, C. Holt, Charles
Henry Butler, Edmund F, Holbrook, Thos. Stokes, Henry
P. Wells, and Wm. D. Baldwin, of New York. Salmon
are very plentiful in the Natashguan, and there is ample
room for a large number of rods. The fish can be handled
from the shores and islands.
Mr. ERNEST VuInt has been appointed Acting General
Passenger Agent of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & West-
ern Railway, in place of Mr, Geo. 8S. Marsh, who lately
resigned. This road reaches some very choice shooting
and fishing grounds, and we presume Mr. Vliet will pur-
sue the same generous policy toward sportsmen as did
his predecessor.
PICKEREL FISHING NEAR NatrcK.—A party of three
fishing with live bait in Morse’s Pond, near Natick, Mass.,
on Feb, 22, caught twenty-three good-sized pickerel, five
of them very large. On the following day the same party
took fifteen pickerel, four large ones among the number.
They hooked a few yellow perch both days,
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SAGapaHod Fis awn GAME Assocrtation.—Bath, Me,
—The annnal meeting of the Sagadahoc Association for
the Protection of Fish and Game was held at the office
ot Dr, Packard, Bath, Me. It was voted to expend fifty
dollars in additionally stocking with bass Nequasset Lake
in Woolwich, The following were elected officers for
the 6iisttiing year: President, Dr, OC, A, Packard; Vice-
Presidents, James Purington, William EH. Hogan; Secre~
tary and Treasurer, Geo, E, Newman; Executive Com-
mittee, Geo. H. Nichola, 5, W. Carr, Augustus Hatch,
F. H. Patten, Chas. H. Greenleaf. The following reso-
lutions were presented and adopted, and by vote of the
Association a copy will be forwarded to the Legislature
and to the United States Fish Commission; Resolved,
That the Sagadahoc Association for the Protection of
Fish and Game fully recognize the vigilant and vigorous
efforts of James Bailey, fish and game warden, resulting
in the detection and prosecution of violators of our fish
and game laws, and desire to place upon record this
testimony of their appreciation of his valuable service.
Whereas, the seining of mackerel, menhaden, shad, etc,,
on oti coast and within our rivers and bays, not only
tends to the depletion of our migratory food fishes, but
their eventual extermination, as is evidenced by the fact
that not more than 20 per cent. of the mackerel caught
by seining are of suitable size for commerce, the remain-
ing 80 per cent. being destroyed, as testified to by disin-
terested and eminently truthful citizens who have been
in the business; therefore Resolved, that it is plainly the
duty of all citizens to protest against this wanton disre-
gard of the material welfare of the present generation
and those who come after them. Resolved, that it is
plainly the duty of the Legislature of our coast-lying;
States, and of Congress to prohibit under severe penalties
the use of seines in any manner within three miles of the
coast and within the bays thereof. Resolved, that we
view with extreme solicitude and distrust the employ-
ment of persons in the Fishery Commission of the United
States who are not only employed in the menhaden and
mackerel seining, bat who are personally interested in
the repeal of such laws as we already have restricting
the desolating and ruinous practice.
THe Fuy-CastiIng TOURNAMENT.—New York, March 5.
—Hditor Forest and Stream: A meeting of this associa-
tion will be held on Saturday, March 16, at 3 P.M. at the
laboratory of Mr. H, G. Blackford, Fulton Market, to
make arrangements for the coming tournament. Former
rules will be reconsidered and members are requested to
suggest what changes they may deem advisable.—H. P.
WELLS, Pres., 140 Nassau street; G. Pony, Sec., 114 Wall
street, New York.
BARON MUNCHAUSEN was among the names registered.
ata St. Augustine hotel recently, and we hear that the
gentleman who bears that name is now on a fishing ex-
cursion on the west ¢oast of Florida. Despite his name
the Baron is said to be a very modest-speeched man and
never exagrerates the size of a fish caught.
FoREST AND STREAM, Box 2,832, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus-
trated Cirenlars of W. B. Leflinzwell’s book, ‘Wild Fowl] Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by t‘Nanit,” “Gloan,” ‘Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
other competent atithorities to he the best treatise on the subject
extant.
Hisheulture.
MICHIGAN FISH COMMISSION.
4 es BH eighth bi-ennial report for 1887 and 1888 of the State
Board of Fish Commissioners of Michigan is an ex-
ceedingly interesting and instructive document of sixty-six
pages, besides an appendix devoted to an historical sketch of
fish commissions and various other papers. Forconyenience
and despatch the superyision of the stations and depart-
ments of work was divided among the Commissioners, Dr.
Parker becoming responsible for the stations at Glenwood
and Petoskey, Mr. Bissell assuming charge of trout breed-
ing and the Paris station, while the Detroit_station and the
srayling experiments were assigned to Mr, Whitaker. Mr.
A. J. Kelloge having resigned the office of secretary in
March, 1888, Mr. Geo. D..Mussey, of Detroit, was appointed
to fill the vacancy. Harly in the report the Commissioners
urge the necessity of protection of black bass and muskal-
lunge by preventing the killing of the young of these fishes,
The results of fishculture in the State are found fo be very
eratifying and are beginning to be generally appreciated.
Brook trout culture has received a marked degree of atten-
tion in accotdance with an unmistakable popular demand;
1,639,000 of these fish were planted in 244 streams, located in
46 counties. This is what the Commissioners say of it:
“The planting of brook trout has been the most popular
work carried on by this board. Tt has been so successful in
palpable results, results so easy of demonstration, in which
so many people are interested, in so many widely separate
localities, and the benefits to individuals and the commu-
nity are so direct, that a permanent and decided impression
has been made upon the public opinion throughout the
State favorable to the continued culture of these fish. This
public opinion is justified by the satisfactory condition of very
many trout streams, which have been made so by our arti-
ficial methods; and it will be much increased and_intensi-
fied when the work of 1887 and 1888 begins to be realized.”
The report of the seeretary on his investigations mto the
condition of the fisheries and fish, with especial reference to
the whitefish, is creditable for its thoroughness and gratify-
ing for the universal testimony of fishermen and dealers to
thé success of artificial propagation. He was instructed to
pursue his inquiry on the shores of Lakes Huron and Michi-
gan, and gives the following analysis of his notes of inter-
views with the diiferent fishermen: 4
“At Tawas, Alabaster, Au Sable and Gravelly Point, the
catch of whitefish in 1887 and 1888 exceeded the amount
caught in any-year for the past_ten years; the gain has been
steady and is the result of artificial propagation. At Thun-
der Bay, Alpena, and up to Presque Isle, while whitefish are
decreasing in number, the present supply is helieved to be
due to planting, and the fishermen believe in artificial propa-
gation, without which they think there would be no white-
fish at all. At Cheboygan and Hammond’s Bay the white-
fish catch has been steadily inereasing since 1885, and the
season of 1888 is the best since 1885, and the increase is due
to planting. At Mackinaw City, Mackinac Island and St.
Ignace there has been a noticeable gain, and more whitefish
are caught now than for a number of preyious years. A
great number of small whitefish are seen there, and those
engaged in the business believe these to be the result of
planting. At the Chenneaux Islands large numbers of very
small whitefish are taken, salted and sold for from one to
one and one-fourth cents per pound, and ultimately reach
the consumer as herring. At Bois Blane Island the white-
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fish catch is poor, two-thirds of those taken in the last three
years haying been very small, and salted and sold as herring
or thrown away. The fishermen at these places believe in
artificial propagation and that the small fish caught so
setae y are planted fish. Im Lake Michigan above Point
Au Chene. fifty miles above St. Ignace, there has been a
steady increase for two or three years, and the catch of white-
fish in 1888 is unusually good, and that artificial propagation
is the cause of the increased supply, At Mille Coquin Bay
there is a marked increase over former years and whitefish-
ing in 1887 and 1888 was good, and artificial propagation is
considered a success, From Mackinaw City to Freedom
and Cross Village there is a decided gain due wholly to
lanoting. At Skillagallee, Little Traverse, Grand Traverse
Bay and the Beaver Islands there has been a gradual im-
provement since 1885; fishermen noticed the increase and
attributed it to the ee of whitefish fry, At Frank-
fort an increase is also noticed. At Manistee, Ludington,
Muskegon, Grand Haven, Pentwater and Montague, while
whitefish are scarce in consequence of the depositing of
refuse from sawmills, yet the fishermen believe in artificial
propagation und that planting would be a success if the
water was free from refuse. At Free Soil whitefishing is
good and the supply is due to planting. On Lake Michigan,
from Saugatuck to St, Joseph and Michigan City, whitefish
were scarce for some years, but since July, 1888, a great in-
crease has been noticed in the number taken of good market-
able size. The presence of immense numbers of small white-
fish in the lake has also been noticed by all the fishermen,
who consider it undeniable evidence of the success of arti-
ficial propagation. And, finally, that the complete restora-
tion of whitefish to the waters of the southern shore of Lake
Brie is proof, positive and unquestioned, of the wonderful
success attending the planting of whitefish fry in fairly
adequate numbers.
“A comparison of the statements made at all points visited,
with the records of this office, shows that where no plantin g
has been done no whitefish are found, or are found in such
small quantities that fishing for them is unprotitable, and
where comparatively little planting has been done whitefish
are found in paying quantities, while in Lake Erie, where
large numbers of whitefish fry have been put, they are
caught in great abundance and a lost industry restored and
made of great profit to those engaged in the business and of
great benefit to the consumer by reason of the decreased
price of the fish,”’
In view of the fact that it is practicable by artificial
propagation to restore wasted fishing grounds, the Commis-
Sioners favor the system of licensing the fishing industry,
4& measure which will greatly facilitate the adoption of
rational methods of taking fish. Itis estimated that the
amount of money annually brought into the State from the
sale of whitefish is about $1,000,000, By the devices now in
use for handling eggs, the stations, with the work of two
men, can take care of 100,000,000 eggs Quring the hatching
season. The wall-eyed pike (Stizosted*®n) has received a
large share of attention, and we take occasion to express
our admiration of the plain and concise language in which
its spawning habits and the nature and treatment of its
eges are described. The same praiseworthy methods are
employed for all the species discussed and the value of the
report to practical peope is thereby greatly increased. The
number of eggs of wall-eyed pike is 2,197 to the cubic inch,
152,292 to the quart, these figures obtained by actual count,
The spawning season isin May and June: the time necessary
for incubation varies from 17 to 24 days. Almost immedi-
ately after hatching the young begin to devour one another
and early planting becomes necessary to prevent large
losses in this way. The number of fry planted in 1887 was
8,280,000; in 1888 the plant was 11,492,000, The percentage
of loss in hatching is large because of the extremely ad-
hesive nature of the eggs, causing them to form masses.
The demand for carp has increased, but the value of its
introduction for food of man is held for future solution,
It is suggested that it may prove very useful as food for the
black bass and other important fishes.
Out of 154 lakes examined about 20 were found to contain
small-mouthed black bass and about 130 had no bass,
although well adapted to the habits of this species, The
distribution of the small-mouthed form in waters of the
State is urged by the people and recommended by the Com-
missioners.
The resulis with grayling have been entirely wnsatis-
factory, but about 150 breeders have been secured for the
Paris station. 9,000 Loch Leven trout were placed in Torch
Lake May 24, 1888. On May 19, 1887, 23,389 landlocked
salmon were liberated, principally in Torch Lake and its
tributaries, while on May 24, 1888, an additional deposit of
73,424 was made, mainly in Torch Lake, wherein planting
has been continued for the past five years. California rail.
bow trout (Salmo irideus) have spawned naturally in
Cheney Creek May 14, 1887, and quite a number of fish of
this species have been caught with hook and line in Muske-
on River. 20,000 fry were planted in tributaries of the
uskegon, near Paris, May 17, 1887. A good supply of
saibling is now in the ponds at Paris.
The rapidly increasing work of the Commission necessi-
tated the construction of a railroad car for the transporta-
tien of the young trout and whitefish hatched yearly. In
August, 1888, therefore, a car was obtained from the Litch-
field Car Company for the sum of $8,550, and it has given
pertect satisfaction to the Commissioners and enabled Fan
to accomplish vastly greater results.
The examination of inland lakes to ascertain what fish
are found in them and determine what additional species
may advantageously be introduced is a work of very great
importance, and we heartily commend it to the attention of
Commissioners of other States, In 1887 eighty lakes were
investigated and reported on; in 1838, with the co-operation
of the U.S, Fish Commission, eighteen were Systematically
studied, Mr. Charles H. Bollman acting as naturalist, The
aid of the State colleges will probably be enlisted in the
further prosecution of this important exploration. Owners
of ponds and Jakes will be interested in these reports be-
cause they give information as to the kinds of fishes that
will harmonize and thrive in them. These examinations
cover the following items: The location, size and depth of
the lake, the character of its shores, nature of the bottom
number of inlets and outlets, date of the inquiry, state o
the weather, temperature at surface and bottom, condition
of the water, kinds and conditions of the fish, with notes on
mode of capture and stomach contents, As an illustration
of the method employed the following example will serve:
Swenr’s LAE, FARM River Townsure:
Length—%4 mile: width 4% mile; greatest depth 28ft,
Shores—High banks and timbered on north and south sides; east
at banks and west low banks.
Bottom—BSott, grassy, and one sand bar.
Inlets—None; outlet, ‘Fawn River.
Date of Examination—Ialy 22.
Weather—Clear,
Temperature—Surtace, 80°; bottom, 76°.
Water—Clear.
Fish—Large-mouth bass, bluegills, perch, suckers, shiners, bull-
eads and dogfish. Bass were in good condition; blue-
pile were poor and small; suckers were in good condi-
on.
When applications are received or inquiries are made in
behalf of any particuler lake, the Commissioners can readily
answer the questions and advise persons as to what species
will probably be found suitable for introduction,
FISH HATCHING AT SANDUSKY.—Mr. Henry Doug-
lass, superintendent of the Sandusky hatchery, reports that
the whitefish fags are in good condition, but he does not
think they will begin to hatch before the middle of March
because of the extreme cold. On Feb, 23 and 24 the tempera-
ture was three degrees below zero. The region from Kelly’s
to Put-in-Bay is a natural spawning ground for the white-
fish, The work with the “pickerel,” or wall-eyed pike, will
depend on the time of the ice going out in the spring. _ Mr.
Douglass does not expect to get any eggs before the middle
of April, unless the spring opens early, in which event the
fish may spawn afew dayssooner, All the eggs desired can
be secured in a week or ten days, on account of the abund-
ance of spawners, and the vast number of their eggs.
COMMISSIONER MILLS OF NEVADA.—In appointing
Mr. G. T. Mills (Paymaster.of the V. & T, and C. & C. RR.)
as Fish Commissioner of Neyada, Governor Stevenson has
displayed good judgment and greatly pleased the disciples
of Izaak Walton hereabouts. Mr. Mills is an enthusiast on
fishing matters, and well posted on all apr giee of fish and
their Ae a Salt he He has appointed Mr, Ernest Harris,
one equally as well posted am
ture, as his deputy, so good results may be expected from
the new management.—Carson Appcal.
The Fennel.
FIXTURES,
DOG SHOWS.
March 5 to 8, 1859,—Second Annual Dog Show of the Albany
Kennel Club, at Albany, N. Y. Geo. B, Gallup, Secretary,
March 12 to 14, 1889.—Second Annual Show of the Bort Schuyler
Kennel Club Utica, N.Y. James W-. Dunlop, President.
March 26 to 29, 1889.—First Annual Do
nel Club, Lynn. Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary,
March 19 to 22, 1889,—First Annual Show of the iochestee Kennel
Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, SEMEN
April 2 to 5, 1889.—Annual Show of the New England Kennel
eke Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No, 6 Hamilton
Ace,
April 9 to 12.—First Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass. Edward W. Doyle, Secretary.
April 9 to 12, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
Kennel Club, at Chicago. Ill. George H, Hill, Super intendent, 34
Monroe street, Chicago, 1.
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel] Cluh, at Rane alt Pa, Francis 8. Brown, Secretary.
May 22 to 25,—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
Feb. 18 to 21, 1890.— Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
FIELD TRIALS.
Noy. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club,
P. T, Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Noy. 18.—Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Hastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N. 0. W, A, Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y.
TROY DOG SHOW.
Bien prediction that Troy would give the best provincial
show of the circuit will almost surely be verified. The
only show that has a chance of getting a better and larger
entry is Worcester, If any doz show in the country is
worthy of the hearty and generous support of independent
and well-meaming exhibitors it is Troy. This club, unlike
one or two others we could mention, is a club in something
besides name; it is a club composed of live members; men
who care not a snap of the finger for cliques and rings; men
who have too much self-respect to allow themselves to be
dictated to by any set of hungry schemers; men whose one
and only object in holding a dog show is to contribute a
share to the iinprovement which dog shows when properly
conducted are a means of bringing about; in fact, the Rens-
selaer Kennel Clnbis one of the strongest and most respected
organizations of the kind inthiscountry. Its main strength
lies in the integrity and clear-headedness of its officers, and
in its honesty of PRED ORE: No one can say of this club what
has been said and is still being said of some others, viz,, that
it is a puppet, subservient to a ring, The breeders and ex-
hibitors of dogs know this, and when the Troy premium list
was issued they responded with a splendid entry of 413 dogs,
which for quality has seldom been equalled. ihhe club has
had difficulties to contend with, Those who would have
liked to control the show gave it but very Inkewarm sup-
port as soon as they found that the management was com-
posed of brainy fellows who think and act for themselves,
They turned their attention to Albany and Utica, aud made
Herculean efforts to secure entries for these shows, just to
“teach Troy a lesson.’”’ ‘History repeats itself,”’ Boycotted
Buffalo, with its “unofficial’? judges, had over 500 entries,
Syracuse, with “official” judges, followed with about 300,
Troy, with ‘‘unofficial”’ judges, had 413 entries: and notwith-
standing the peculiar methods resorted to in order to secure
entries for Albany, and the inducements offered in the way
of valuable specialty club pales, such as the Apollo Stakes,
the entries will be abouta hundred short of what they might
have been.
The club sunaled their own benching, which was exceed-
ingly comfortable, While the wire partitions give a better
appearance to a show, the pens are not nearly so warm and
free from draughts; and for shows held at this time of year
warmth and comfort are alike necessary for dogs as men.
Challenge Dog Food, popular as ever, was fed to all the ex-
hibits, and clean, fresh water was supplied twice a day,
The entries last year, when Mr. Mason judged all classes,
were 449, but the quality was not up to this show, which will
go on record as the best that has been given with the excep-
tion of Boston and New York. Buffalo was a splendid show,
but the quality here, as will be seen from the list of awards,
was of a much higher order,
Miss Whitney judged St. Bernards, Newfoundlands and
pugs; Mr, Davidson setters, pointers and fox-terriers: Dr,
Nichols beagles, and Mr, Mason all other classes.
The attendance from the opening of the show to the close
was very large. Last year the profits were handed over to
the Monument Fund; and Trojans did not forget the club’s
generous efforts in‘so good a cause; they came and showered
their money into the ticket office, and the rosiest expecta-
tions of the management were realized. Thug encouraged
Troy will hold ashow on an even larger scale next year, and
an honorable and independent course will be pursued in the
future, as it has been in the past. To Dr, C. EK. Nichols, Mr.
Henry B. Thomas, Mr, Chas. 8, Francis, Mr. Alba M, Ide,
Mr, Marshall and many others we extend sincere thanks for
the countless courtesies that were showered upon us during
a most pleasant visit to Troy.
MASTIF FS—(MR. MASON).
Wacouta Nap was absent from the challenge class for
dogs, leaving the great Minting to score a bloodless victory,
In the open class for dogs Alonzo, fully described in our
New York report, was first, with Sears’ Monarch, who was
third at New York, second and Nero third. The last named
lacks in skull and muzzle, is light in body and bone, not
correct in markings, light in eyes and his face is not well
wrinkled, In bitehes the New York winner was well ahead
of her kennel ogra nar oe The Lady Beatrice. Boss Lady
Clare, another well known winner, was third, with Mollie
Stark, shallow in head, pointed in muzzle, light in eyes, too
leggy and light in bone, and lacking in massivenessthrough-
out, was he. Two puppies were entered, but as the judge
did not consider them up to show form the ps A were with-
held. Countess of Dunsmore was absent. ‘Phe prize for the
best kennel of four was easily won by Mr, Moote, with Mint-
as enthusiastic on fishenl-
Show of the Mass, Ken-
ing, Alonzo, The Lady Coleus and The Lady Beatrice; and
Deatas WEA over his competitors for the special prize ‘
for the best mastiffi in the show. :
8T. BERNARDS—(MISS WHITNEY),
There were three entries in the challenge class for rough-
coated dogs and bitches—Otho, Gemma I. and .Miranda, —
Otho bein absent, Mr. Hopf pinned his faith to Gemma L,
who was placed over Miranda. We cannot indorse the de-
cision, Gemma L has the best of it in muzzle and is a trifle
better in skull, but in all other points the Melrose repre- _
sentative seemed to have a clear lead, and she was shown in
superb condition; whereas Gemma J. was not looking atall ©
well. In the open class for dogs Ben Lomond, first at New
York, and Plinlimmon, Jr., third at New York, were given
first and second, with Mount Sion III. third. Mrs. Nichol-
son’s dogis beaten in head, size, markings and hindquarters |
by the first prize winner, and Plinlimmon, Jr., beats him
everywhere except in head. They were rightly placed, —
Alpine Chief and Roland, from the Hospice Kennels, were
absent. In the bitch class Saffron, winner at New York, and
Recluse, another well-known winner, were first and second
and Queen came next, She might be better in muzzle, but
is good in skull; eyes too light; rather light in bone; fairly
good in legs and feet; not quite right in hocks; a bit off in
coat, and minus dewclaws. Fannie, reserve, was removed
from the show and her owner forgot to bring her back.
Lady Aveline, vhe., was fully described in the New York
report. Meg Merrilies, vhe., is too full in cheeks and mastiff-
like in muzzle; earsfairly good; not straight in front: feet
turning outward; too short in coat; face markings not quite
right; an undersized but massive specimen, that deserved
the card. In the class for rough-coated puppies The Lady
Aveline was a very easy winner. We only saw the second
prize winner from the ringside, and, therefore, will not at-
tempt to describe her. ‘ “hird prize was given to Wanda; .
short from ears to eyes; fairly good in body; too straight
behind; muzzle defective; a specimen whose body is the only
strong point. Othello, yhe., is collie-like in head and curly
in coat; he has good body and bone. Rigi, Daphne and Hec-
tor were the entries in the challenge class for smooth-coated
dogs, Hector, who was on the sick list, was absent, and his
kennel companion was beaten by Rigi. The bitch has the
best of it in size, roominess and massiveness of frame;
whereas Rigi is better in color and markings, truer to type
and shows more character. The open class for dogs found
the New York winner to the front, with Victor Leo second.
The last-named is a brother of Victor Joseph, whom he
strongly resembles, being about the same in markings, pos-
sessing the same type of head and showing too much coat
for the smooth class. Appolona, well Known, was first in
the corresponding class for bitches, with Lola, the Pitts-
burgh winner, second, and Katrina, first at Utica and Troy
last year, third, Lola is a brindle and white, having a very
wide blaze, which somewhat detracts from the appearance
of a fairly good head; coat rather long; tail curled, fairly
good body, legs and feet. Katrina is an orange and white
showing some quality; skull and muzzle should show mere
volume, and the latter should be deeper and squarer; eyes
rather full, but not having a bad expression; carriage of ears
not correct; light in bone; bad tail; coat too long and wooll
for a smooth; an undersized specimen, good in body an
hindquarters, also in legs and feet. The first prize puppy is
rien a head, but well developed and promising in body
and limbs,
NEWFOUNDLANDS—(MISS WHITNEY).
Meadowthorpe Prince George won well from Frank and
Carlo. He held the same position at New York. Frank,
second prize: Plain in head; color of eyes too light; nice
small ears; light in bone; wrong in tail; coat of good quality
but too short; not a specimen that could win over a good
one, Carlo, vhe..is very defective in coat and head,
GREAT DANES—(MR. MASON),
Here there was only one entry, Lady Bess, who was first
at this show last year, She is not right before the eyes and
lacks in bone, but is decidedly better than the majority of
winners in this country, Her color, a beautiful brindle, is
very catchy.
DEERHOUNDS—(MR. MASON),
Ramona and Highland Laddie took the challenge prizes,
aud in the open class for dogs and bitches Mr. Thayer was
again first and second with Pride of the Heather and Dun-
can. All these dogs are well known. Bruce, third prize, is
coarse in head, wrong in shoulders, not rieht in set of legs,
crooked in front and too soft in coat.’ Noyel was absent.
Malcom was first in the puppy class; is somewhat plain in
head, but promises well in other respects.
GREYHOUNDS—(GIR. MASON).
Tn the challenge class for dogs and bitches Balkis held the
same position as at New York, and Highland Chief, who
was third in the open class at the same show, was given first
in the open class here. Meadowthorpe Douglas Mleming, a
New York winner, was quickly turned out of the ring, In
our opinion he never ought toa have been allowed to enter
the show, Second and third prizes were withheld. Tom, a
competitor in this class, bas been a winner under the same
judge when shown in poor company. He was here shown
much too thin and soft to bear comparison with the winner,
and the wide margin between their forms caused the judge
to withhold the prize. There was only one entry in the
puppy class; a very promising sapling by Balkis out of
Cassandra. He is not just right before the eyes, and lack of
condition gives his loin the appearance of being somewhat
light, but he is a yery truly-tormed youngster and every
inch a greyhound.
HTOXSHOUNDS—(MR. MASON).
The winner in the class for dogs, Roseville Rover, is a
good specimen as foxhounds go in this country. His head
is not quite typical and he jis thicker through the shoulders
than we like. In back, loin, quarters, legs and feet he is
very nearly petiect, and if his owner will give him the
chance he will do a lot more winning. Major Warlock,
second prize, is also an English hound, and was bred by
Lord Fitz William. He is a trifle undershobt, not very well
sprung in the ribs, too light in quarters and not correct in
carriage of brush. He stands on good legs and feet, and is
decidedly better than the average as shown in this country.
Clonmel Rakish, first in bitches, is an imported specimen
with rather plain head, wide chest and lacking in liberty,
Rosebud, second prize, is a puppy with rather plain head,
but good legs and feet. Blotidy, unnoticed, is a weedy
specimen of the American type,
POINTERS—(MR. DAVIDSON).
Bang Bang, Lad of Bow, Naso of Kippen and Graphic
were the entries in the challenge class for large-sized pointer
dogs, The Westminster Kennel Club's dogs were not ex-
hibited, so Graphic had a walkover, In bitches Meally was
unopposed. In the open class for heayy-weight dogs Duke
of Vernon and Pontiae, first and second at New York, were
here placed in the same order, and Brake, who was fourth
at New York, was raised a peg and took third. Here we
think Mr. Davidson made a mistake. Pontiac beats Brake
in hindquarters, but in ether points Mr. Pentz’s dog is well
ahead and was clearly entitled to second, Sachem, as
usual, was vhe. Pedro, c., was first at Troy and second at
Albany, 1888. First in bitches was easily won by Bloomo,
that was fully described in the New York report; and Lott,
good in head, but throaty, wide in front and not right in set
of legs, was rightly placed second. Fannie, third in this
class, is not a show bitch. Nostrils narrow and pinched,
cheeks full, eyes yellow, ears of good quality, but set high,
a very bad head, chest wide and round, sho ders heavy and
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legs badly set, not straight in front, low behind the shoul-
ders, flat in loin, git hm behind, bad hocks, light in bone,
tail well formed, which is her only good point, Hannah,
yvhe., who was second at Albany and vhe, at Buffalo, while
by no means # ood specimen, is decidedly better than Man-
ie, Inthe class for light-weight dogs King of Kent and
{ ashion, the New York winners, were first and second, with
Forest King, a new one, third, He isa white and lemon
dog and has the following defects: Skull too wide, forehead
rather too prominent, muzzle not clean below the eyes, car-
riage of ears not quite correct, neck not quite clean, ribs nat
sufficiently sprung, loin flat; and a trifle light, hocks not
very well bent, tail should be more tapered. Frank, he.,
throaty, not clean below the eyes, stop not quite right, ii geht
in bone, loin not very strong, a trifle legey, Dot in good con-
dition, Ray T.,c., fairly good head, light behind, bad in
tail, good neck, stands on average legs and feet. In the
corresponding class for bitches Lady Norrish and Sall
Brass IJ., winners at New York, were first and second.
Lady Norrish moves badly behind, and Sally is weak before
the eyes and too leggy. Both show good breeding. Third
Was given to the white and lemon Beauty, a rather soft
looking bitch with black nose and dark eyes, in fact of
wrong type. Selle II., he, is wrong in pasterns, weak in
knees and light in front. She shows some character in
head and has agood body. Clytie, that was suckling a
litter, did not compete, She is a winner at Troy, Boston,
New Haven and Albany. 1888, Puppies were a large class,
but we failed to find a good one. The winner is a butterfly-
nosed and dark-eyed son of Bang Bang and Mag M. In ad-
dition to these defects he is wrong in ears, very throaty and
light below the knees, Tyke, second prize, is a bit sbipy,
light in bone and plain throughont, elen of Troy, third
prize, was removed before we had a chanceto see her. Jess,
vhe,, is defective in head, but fairly good in body, Rocco,
he., has too bad a head for the show bench. The rest may
_ be tseful, but they never will be handsome.
‘ SETTERS—(MR, DAVIDSON),
Rockingham, Cora of Wetheral, Count Howard and Prin-
cess Beatrice I1,, winners in the challenge and open classes
at New York, made a clean sweep of the prizes; they were
_ all shown in faultless condition. Tindo, who was fourth in
the open class for dogsat New York, was here placed second,
and Brownie of Troy was third. The last named, although
an old dog, is anew onetous. He is one of the old-fash-
ioned sort, and is too heavy in head and wide in front to fll
the requirements of the present day. Count Henrick, vhe.,
' 15 another well-known one. Buckellew was not for com-
petition. Bounce, he,, was second here last year. There is
no need to describe these dogs over again, Zona, who was
placed second to Princess Beatrice II., is a very useful-look-
ing bitch. Sheisa trifle wide in skull, shows some jowl,
does not carry her tail well and is light in second thighs.
In all other points she is good enough to meet the best of
them. Carrie Belton, third prize, is plain in head and too
Straight behind; she has a long, ropy tail, and her coat be-
hind the nape is decidedly curly; her eyes, too, might be
better. and she would be improved by volume of chest and
strength of limbs. In other points she will do. Marchion-
ess, vhe., is rather strong in head fora bitch, straight be-
hind, a bit light in thighs and a trifle throaty. She has a
good body. The others in the class are workmanlike-look-
ing specimens, Hirst in puppies was won by Carrie Belton,
that was third in the open bitch class, Buckellew’s Boy,
rather plain in head, but good in legs and peo in
body, was second, with Gloster C., a coarse and Jong-tailed
specimen, third.
The winners in the ene classes for Irish setters were
the well-known champions Hlcho, Jr., Tim, Laura B. and
Nellie. Desmond IU., first in the open class for dogs, and
Ned, second prize, are both well known to our readers,
Glencho’s Shamrock was third; skull rather wide and should
be higher and cleaner, muzzle not clearly cut, ears of good
quality and well set, eyes a shade too light in color, neck
decidedly heavy, shows slackness behind the shoulders,
chest should be deeper for length of legs, loin fiat. In other
tespects he is a good dog anda very useful looking one.
Rory, vhe., is well known, Patsy, Kenmore and Trojan
Rory O’More did not compete. Dr. Nichol’s Pat was also
not for competition, Jn bitches, Bessie Glencho, who was
badly used at New York, was about the best, and won: and
Daisy, the field trial bitch that is too wide in head, under-
sized, not clean in neek and straight behind, was second,
with Hiley O'Connor, that is straight behind, not good in
tail and defective before the eyes, third. Lady Fawn, who
was unnoticed, was one of the bestin the class. She was
heavy in whelp, but we do not think that this should have
nt her back. Ruby Glenmore, vhc., need not be described.
onny, he., is flat-sided, not very good in color, rather
straight behind and does not carry her stern well. Fannie,
¢,,is course in head, light in eyes and Jacking in feather.
Mollie, with a very handsome puppy by Elcho, Jr., was not
for competition, In puppies we thought the third prize
winner decidedly ahead of the second prize winner in head,
limbs and general symmetry. Blarney, unnoticed, while
too straight behind, was oné of the best in the class. The
Sag winner, Mardo, will, we fear, be too small and
weedy.
The challenge class for Gordons brought out Little Boy,
Rose, Royal Duke, Don and Roxie. Rose, Royal Duke and
Roxie did not compete, and Little Boy only just won from
Don; they are both a long way removed from high class
form, but as Gordons go in this country may be called fairly
Bond ones. The first and second prize winners in the open
class for dogs were winners at New York, and described in
our report. Kent LV., who was third, is not good in head,
he might be better in set of forelegs and in shoulders, is too
straight behind, does not move very well and is short in
coat. The other entries were useful-looking, although not
up to show form. Bitches found the beautiful Belmont an
easy Winner oyer the canal well known Becky Sharp.
Belle, third prize, was second at Troy last year. Defects:
snipy, light in eyes, short in ears, too round in skull, light
in bone, not first-class in stern, over a bit at the knees, too
round im barrel, not very good in color and too light in
build. Meadowthorpe Blossom, the first prize puppy, is de-
fective in head.
SPANIELS—(MR. MASON),
Spaniels were a splendid lot, and the great Mamaroneck
Kennel sustained its reputation by winning a large majority
of the prizes. In the class for black field dog Glencairn and
Newton Abbot Lord fairly outclassed Beppo, and third
pce was withheld, The winners held the same position at
ew York. In bitches, Bridford Gladys, better in head than
Lady Abbot, but not nearly so good in legs, won. Messrs,
Oldham and Willey’s bitch was far from being in her best
form; whereas Bridford Gladys was at her best. Newton
Abbot Lady Il. was absent. It was rather a close shave be-
tween Newton Abbot Laddis and Bridford Ruby in the class
for feld spaniels for any other color than black. The dog
had all the best of it in condition, and was we think rightly
yeas Romeo had no chance of winning in this company.
‘The challenge class for cockers contained Doc, Miss Obo IT.
and Chloe W. Messrs, Oldham and Willey’s beautiful
bitch appeared to win very easily, but the judge was unable
to separate Doc and Chloe W., or thought both deserving of
a second prize, so two seconds were awarded, Jersey and
Giffee, first and second in the open dog class, are well
known. Max, third prize, is rather plain in head, too leggy,
‘light in bone, and has a very bad temper, In bitches Sensa-
tion, the New York winner, and Beatrice W., that took the
reserve card at the same show, were first and second, So
nearly equal in point of merit did the judge consider them
that the issue was in donbt for nearly a half hour. Sensa-
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tion’s yictory at New York did not seem to carry a grain of
ph with the judge, and itis safe to say that if Beatrice
W.bad beenin the same faultless condition as Sensation
the decision would have been reversed. Dolly Oho, that
was overrated at New York, was placed third, with Hornet,
winner in the puppy class at New York, vhe., and ZeliaTII.,
that was first ab Albany last year, was also given vhe. This
was a good class, In puppies Hornet and Little Dan oc-
cupied the same position last year,
COLLIES—(MR, MASON),
The New York winners were again out in great form.
Scotilla, in better condition than we have ever seen him
shown, was first in the challenge class, with Bonny Brae
second, and in the open class for dogs the order was Clipper
Meadowthorpe Jura and Meadowthorpe Reality, all well
known to readers of this paper. Queechy, a new one, was
given equal third. This is a big, romping sable dog, with
great bone, excellent back and loin and a beautiful coat.
He does not carry his ears well, shows plainness in head
and will not, we fear, ever be a better dog than he is to-day.
He is the largest collie of his age that we have ever seen.
His sire is the undersized Clipper. Roslyn Sensation, Ros-
lyn and Nullamore were all given vhe. cards. Roslyn, very
nearly the best dog in the class, was shown too lizht in fles
and carried his ears very badly when under judgment. Mos-
lyn Sensation, too, was not in good condition. This was a
very even class and the judge toak preat pains to arrive at
correct decisions. In hitches, Collie Belle, firstin the novice
class at Buffalo, was just about the best, although closely
ressed by Metchley Surprise, a plain-headed one, and by
Spoiled Miss, that was in wretchedly bad condition, Pup-
pies were not a strong alass, Queechy, already described
was al easy winner over the soft-coated Roslyn Belle, an
the plain-headed and bad-limbed Meadowthorpe Gip,
POODLES—(MR, MASON),
Fritz, who was first here last year, was again a winner.
He is neither long enough in coat nor good enough in body
to have a chance of winning if Bsded, in competition with
the cracks. Spiro and Burke, the other entries in the class,
while pretty dogs, are not show dogs, so the prizes were
withheld, 2
BASSET HOUNDS—(MR. MASON).
Babette, described in the New York report, was the only
entry. She was not higher than third at New York, where
the first prize was withheld, but here the judge considered
her decidedly better than average and placed her first.
BERAGLES—(DR. NICHOLS).
The judge who officiated for the first time took great
pains to arrive at correct decisions and his awards were
well received. The challenge class had two entries, Rattler
IL, and Fitz Hugh Lee. There is very little to choose be-
tween these dogs; both have many friends. They are dif-
ferent type, possess several defects and are good dogs withal.
Rattler LIT. won. In the open class Tony Weller, an old
face, was first, with Racket IL, plain in head and low in
body, second, Dora and Beauty, owned by the judge, were
not for competition.
BULLDOGS—(MR. MASON),
All of the winners in these classes are well-known.
Britomartis and Robinson Crusoe took the challenge prizes,
and in the open class for dogs and bitches Rabagas and
Portswood Tiger, that were first and second at New York,
weredirst and second here; whereas Soudan, that was first
in the bitch class at New York, was placed third. Joan of
Are and Tug Wilson were each given he.; they were out-
classed in head, body and limbs. Quasimodo was absent,
Harlequin, third in the puppy class at New York, was
given third in the same class here, first and second prizes
being withheld.
FOX-TERRIERS—(MR DAVIDSON),
Belgrave Primrose, Richmond Olive, Lucifer and New
Forest Ethel were the exhibits in the challenge class. Bel-
grave Primrose and Richmond Olive being absent, left the
prizes at_ the mercy of Mr, Belmont’s cracks. Lucifer won.
This sterling little dog is developing coarseness in skull, but
he stands as true on his legs as he ever did, was in superb
condition and can still beat any dog in America. The open
class for dogs brought out eleyen very useful lookin
dogs. Reckoner, well known, was rightly placed first, ith
Blemton Volunteer, not very good in head and body and
scanty in coat, second, He stands on the best of legs and
feet, and notwithstanding his several defects is a terrier.
Blemton Braggart, third prize, is not one of our sort, and
we preferred the well known Luke, that was vhe., for the
place. Raby Jack, an old stager, was he. Blemton Conse-
quence, a beautiful bitch back of the head, scored a clear
and easy win in the next class, and Princess, that was
second at New York, came next, with Media, long-cast, over-
sized, not quite right in front and large in ears, third.
Witch, vhe., is light in bone, cheeky, wrong in coat and
weedy. Beverwick Dusky, second in the puppy class, is a
very poor specimen. He is long-cast, bad in head, oversized
and has bull-terrier musele. We preferred Dictator, third
rize, and Zigzag, he., for the place. But if we had been the
judge the prize would in all probability have been withheld.
OTHER TERRIERS—(MR. MASON).
Jubilee, that wou, in the challenge class for bull-terriers,
had no competitors. He wasin fine shape. The open class
for dogs and bitches brought outa good one in Starlight,
This bitch, when a mere puppy, was placed first at New
Haven under the same judge. A Chicago paper ridiculed
the decision and even went so far as to insinuate that the
bitch was not 4 straight bred one. The ForEsT AND STREAM
praised the bitch and said she was a most SO young-
ster and that she won well. The bitch at the time had not
thrown off her puppy coat, and her ears had not been cut;
she was a taw one, and the inexperienced reporter who was
entirely ignorant of the breed mistook her for a mongrel,
Sheis a beautiful bitch, and will shortly be sent to England
to meet the cracks over there. We do not think there is a
bitch in England that can beat her. Marguerite, second
prize, while a good bitch, is no match for the winner. She
is faulty before the eyes, too low on the legs and a trifle
long cast, Judy, third prize, won first and special at Al-
bamy last year. Her head is not first-class, and she has sey-
eral other detects,
Meadowthorpe Glen Ettle, first in Scotch terriers, is a
good specimen behind the head, which is too short. The
other entry in the class was absent.
Meadowthorpe Coila and Kirkella, first and second in the
Skye class, are well known good ones. The Lexington rep-
resentative won easily, but when Kirkella gets a new coat
it will be a close thing between them, The third prize win-
ner is rather short in coat and decidedly short in body:
All the winners in the Irish terrier class are well-known
and have been described several times in these columns.
They are all ond ones,
Leyer, Wallace and Tot, winners in the class for black
and tans are all defective mm head; second-class dogs when
eornp ted peal Aan .
mong the Yorkshires, Bradford Harry was many points
ahead of Starlight, that is not his equal in any afc patie
Silver, unnoticed, is a poor silver specimen with short coat,
First and second in the class for Dandie Dinmonts were
given ig prengtot see ak
the breed in this country that can approach them in eood
looks. We thought the bitch a bit. off in coat and riera as
preferred the dog for first,
PUGS—(MISS WHITNEY).
‘Dr. Cryer, as usual, took nearly all the prizes with Bessie,
‘High com., Barna Van Deckar’s Bounce.
There are no other dogs oi.
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Othello, Bob Ivy and Vic. Rustic Qteen, second in the
open class for bitches, was noticed in our New York report.
Daisy, third in the class for bitches with litter, is very de-
fective in head properties; in fact, she is not tp toshow form
in other points.
TOY SPANIELS—(MR. MASON),
The winners in this class are old faces whose good or bad
points are known to all fanciers of the breeds. Roscius is
in better condition than he was last year, and it is not prob-
able that he will take anything short of first for some time
to come.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS—(MR. MASON).
Here there was only one entry, Miss Hdith M. Van Buren’s
Cupid, that was second at New York, He is probably the
best male specimen in the country, but is not quite first-
class.
MISCELLANEOUS—(MR, MASON).
Sir Lucifer, the well-known bobtail, and Meadowthorpe
Diamond, an Huglish retriever, with plain head, bad tail,
moderate limbs and fair coat, were given equal first, Lady~
bird, a smooth-coated sheepdog, owned by the Chestnut Hill
Kennels, was withdrawn. Her condition was so bad that
the judge would surely have refused to notice Ker, Punch,
winner of second prize in the light-weight class, is a ver
ordinary Bedlington. First prize in this class was withheld,
Following is a list of the
AWARDS, mae
MASTIFFS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, hb, H, Moore’s Minting —Opsn—
Dogs: 1st, EK. HW. Moure’s Alonzo; 2d, E. B. Sears’s Sears’ Monarchs
3d, A. Quandi’s Nero, Bitches: Ist and 2d, E, H, Moore’s The Lady
Coleus and The Lady Beatrice; 3d, C. Porter, Jr’s Boss Lady
Clare. High ¢om., 8, Van Santyoord’s Molly Stark. Puppies:
Withheld, Kennel prize, f. H. Moore; best, Minting,
ST, BERNARDS.—RouGH—CHALLENGE—Ist, Hospice Kennels’
Gemma I.; 2d, EK, H. Moore’s Miranda.—OPEN—Dogs; 1st, E. A.
Moore’s Ben Lomond; 2d, E. B. Sears’s Plinlimmon, Jr,; 3d, Mrs.
J. M. Nicholson’s Mount Sion {0l. Bitches! 1st and 2d, W. A.
Moore’s Saffron and Kiecluse; 3d,J.d& A. Marshall’s Queen, Ke-
serve, J. Meade’s Wunnie. Very high com, Halfway Brook Ken-
Nels’ Queen Valentine, i. B. Sears’s Lady Aveline and EH. Mur-
phy, Jr.’s Meg Merrilies. Puppies: Ist, EH, B. Sears's Lady Aye-
line; 2d, J. Barrett's Benj 3d, C.J. Tappen’s Wanda. Meserye, 0,
C, Davis's Bernuline ll. Very high com., Mrs. J. M, Nicholson’s
Othello. High com., D. Geiv’s Kex and Mus, J. M. Nicholson’s
Duke of Albany. Kenne! prize, Kh. Hf. Moore; best, Sattron; puppy,
Lady Aveline,—SMO0OTH—CHALLENGE—Ist, J. W, Duniop’s Rigas
4d, Hospice Kennels’ Daphue.—UPin—Dogs; Ist, Teague d& Tilton’s
Beaucoump; 2d, C.H. Evans's Victor Leo, Bitches: 1st, J. Keyun's
Apollonia; 21, Keystone Kennels’ Lola; 2u, U, '. Cluett’s Kat-
rina. Puppies: ist, J. H, Diaper’s wunwmed.
NEWFOUNDLANDS.—Ist and special, J, & A, Marshall's
Meadowthorpe Prince George; 2d, D, Morey’s Frunk, Very high
com., W. W. Collins’s Carlo,
GREAT DANES.—tst, F. W. Fonda's Lady Bess,
DEHRHOUN Ds.—CHALLENGH—Isi and 2d, J. EH. Thayer’s Ra-
mona and Highland Laddie—UPpen—tist and 2d, J. 4H. Thayer's
Pride of the Hvather and Duncan; 3d, A. H. Renshaw’s Bruce.—
Pwpptes: 1st, M. KR. Swift’s Malcolm. Kennel prize, J, H. Thayer,
GREYHOUNDS.—CrarLenge—ist, H. W. Huntington’s Bal-
kis._OPEN—Ist, H. W. Huntington’s Highland Chiel; 2d and 8d
withheld. Puppies: lst, A, M. ides The Bard.
FOXHOUNDS.— Dogs: 1st and 2d, J.J, Dwyer’s Roseville Rover
and Major Warlock, Bitches: lst and 2a, J.J. Dwyer's Clonmel
Rakish and Rosebud, Kennel prize, J. J. Dwyer.
POINTERS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist and special, C. Heath's
Graphic. Bitches: Ist, C. Heath’s Meally,—OPEN—LAKGS—Doga:
Ist, L. Gardner’s Duke of Vernon; 2d, EH. Dexcer’s Pontiac; sd,
S$. W. Penta’s Brake. Very higtt com., Chestnut Hill Kennels’
Sachem. High com., J. Pickering’s Vandy, Com, R. P. Bain-
bridge's Pedro, Bitclies: Ist, C. Heath's Bloomo; 2d, D.C, Conig’s
Lott; 3d, J. Pickering'’s Fanny. Very high com., Warner & Ham-
iton’s Hannah.—SmMait—Dogs: lst, BE. bexter’s King of Kent; 2d,
J. Pentz’s Hashion; 8d and special, J.d& A, Marsnali’s Forest
King. High com,, 0, W. Campbell’s frank. Com., 0. J,Tappen'’s
Ray 'T. Bitcnes: Ist and 2d, O. Heath's Lady Norrish and sally
Brass IJ; 8d, 1. W, Brierley’s Beauty. High com,, J. Pickerimg’s
Belle Il. Puppies: lst and special, W. A, Tuucher’s Cris; 2d, 8.
R. Potter’s lye; 3d, 0, 1. Bevts’s Helen of roy. Very high com.,
S. Paul's Jess, High com., J. Pickering’s Rocco. Kennel prize,
C. Heath. =
ENGLISH SETTERS.—CHALLENGH—Dogs: Ist, F. Windholz’s
Rockingham. Bitches: Ist, k. Windhbolz’s Cori of Wetheral.—
UPEN— Dogs: 1st, ’, Windholz’s Count Howazd; 2d, Mb. Washing.
ton Kennels’? Lindo; 3d and special, W. A. Giibert’s Brownie of
Troy. Very_bigh com., J. J. Snellenberg’s Count Henricks.
roan are A ee anit aS
’s Princess Beatrice L.; 4d, Mt. Washington Kennels’ Zona;
Ene WW. Ff. Lester’s Carrie Belton, Very high cem,, W. A, Gilbert's
Judy of Troy and Buckeliew Kennels’ Marchioness. High com.,
Dr, Jd. H. Meyer’s Beulah. Puppies: 1st and local special, W. Fs
Lester’s Carrie Belton; 2d, J. Marshall's Buckellew’s Boy; 8d, D.
Caadwick's Gloster C. Kennel prize, 1. Windholz.
TRISH SHTTERS.—CHALLENGF—Dogs: ist and apecial Dr. W.
Jarvis’s Elcho, Jr.; 2d and reserve, Winx Wenzel's'Vim and Chief,
Bitehes: 1st, Kildare Kennels’ Leura B.; 2d, C, 'l. Thompson's
Nellie.—OPEn—Dogs; lat, C. T. Thompson's Desmond 11; ¥d and
local special, J. PH. Wolt, Jt’s_ Ned; ad, W, Ik. Chase’s Glencho’s
Shamrock, Very high com., H. Hannan’s Rory. High com., Miss
Bessie Chamberlain's Shaughraun, Com,, A, W. Harrington,
Jr/3_ Ben. Bitches: Ist, St. Oloud Kennels’ Bessie Glancho;
#d, F. L. Cheney's Daisy; 3d, J. J. Miller’s biiey O'Connor.
Very high com., Kildare Keonels’ Kuby Glenmore. Hign com.,
Max Wenzel’s Bonney. Com. W. ©. Hudson's bannie. Pup.
pies: ist, aud special, WH. li. Stephenus’s Murdo; 2d and 30, Je
BR. Wolf, Jr2s Lexie and IWifiie, Very high com. and high
com,, J.J. Miller’s Ben H. and Sylvia. Uom., EH. D. Green’s Ben,
Kennel prize, Max Wenzel,
BLACK AND TAN SETTERS.—CHAatmmncge—ist and special,
S. 5. Dixon’s Little Boy; 2d, W, H. Kothermel’s Don.—Opzy-—
Dogs: 1st and 2d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Heather
Harold and Meadowthorpe Heather moy; 3d, Dr. 1. L. Classen's
Kent IV. Very high com., A. W. Harrington, Jr.’s Vrott. High
com., W. 8. Hammeti’s Koyal Duke, dr. Com. A. H. Logole’s
Duke. Bitches: lst, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Bel-
mont; 2d, J. L. Campbell’s Becky Sharp; 3d, J. Kemp’s Belle.
Puppies: 1st and special. Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe
Blossom. Kennel prize,Meudowthorpe iennels,
FIELD SPANIBLS.—BLACcK—1st and special and second, Old=
ham & Willey’s Glencairn and Newton Abbot Lord, Bitches:
Ist, Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’ Bridford Gladys; gd, Oldhaw &
Willey’s Lady Abbot.—-OTHnr THAN BLACK—Ist- Oluham & Wil-
ley’s Newton Abbot Ladaie; 2d, Bridford Kennels’ Bridford Ruby,
Best pair, Glencairn and Lady Abbot.
COCKER, SPANTELS—OsALrmnGE—Doge; 1st, Oldham & Wil-
ley’s Miss OboIT.; equal 2d, Olaham & Willey’s Chloe W. and
American Cocker Kennels’ Doc,—OPmn—Dogs: ist, Oldham & Wil-
ley’s Jerry; 2d, Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’ Giffee; 3d, M. Spellisy’s
Max. Bitches: 1st, G. Bell’s Sensation; 2d and 8d, Oldham & Wil.
ley’s Beatrice W. and Dolly Obo. Very high com., American
Cocker Kennels’ Hornet aud M. Spellissy’s Zelix (also special),
Best pair, Jerry and Miss Obo ll. Pupptes: 1st, American Cocker
Kennels’ Hornet; 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Little Dan,
COLLIBS.—_CHAuLenae—ist Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Scotilia:
2d, W. 2. Hughs’s Bonnie Brae.—OPaN—Dogs: Ist and Collie Club
special, J. Watson’s Clippers 2d and equal sd, Meadowthorpe Ken-=
nels? Meadowthorpe Jwa and Meadowthorpe Reality; equal
3d, Warner & Hamilcon’s Queechy. Very high com., Gheate
nut Hill Kennels’ Roslyn and Roslyn sensation and a.
Hughs’s Nullamore. Bitches: Ist, Dr. HS. \juinn’s Collie Belles
2d and 8d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Metchley Surprise and
Spoiled Miss. High com,, A. T. Dwyet’s Collie Nichols. Puppies:
Ist, Warner & Hamilton’s Queechy; 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’
Roslyn Belle; 5d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpa Gip.
Kennel prize, Chestnut Hill Keunels,
POODLES.—lst, M. W. Reid’s Fritz; 2d and 3d, withheld.
BASSET HOUNDS.—ist, C. Porter, Jr.’s, Babette,
DACHSHUNDE.—Not for competition,
BEAGUES,—CHALLENGE—Ist, G Laick’s Rattler ILL: 24, Clark
& utter’s Fitzhugh Lee.—Oran—Iist, W. 8. Ohild’s Tony Welle;
2d and special, J, Lewis’s Racket If, 2d, withheld, :
BULLDOGS.—CHALLENGE—Isi and special and 2d, J. E. Thay-
ers Britomartis and Robitison Crusce—Oprn—lst, G. Rarer’s
Rabagas; 2d and 3d, i. B. Sawyer’s Portawood qiger and Soudan,
High com., J, & A. Marshall’s Joan of Arc.and J. W. Griswold’s
Tog Wilson. Puppics: Ist ind #d withheld; 3d, R. 8, Sawyer’a
Harlequin. Best pair, Robinson Crusoe and Britomartis,
188 FOREST AND STREAM. [Manor 7, 1899,
NOT A FIT OFFICER FOR THE POINTER CLUB. ; :
HE selection of B. F. Seitner, of Dayton, O., as a vice- May, 1885, when her owner knew that she was
A president of the newly formed Pointer Cluh was un- | over age and that her entry there was accordingly a piece
fortunate, Mr. Seitner’s conduct in connection with dog | of fraud. She won vhe. in this puppy class. Mr. Seitner’s |
shows is not altogether such as to commend him to the re- | record is,therefore, of having won an award at a bench show
spect of the dog world, and no club can afford to put for- ; with a fraudulent entry. The Pointér Club cannot afford
ward as an officer one whose record is not blameless,
BULL-TERRIERS.—CHALLEeNGE—iIst, H. Harris’s Jubilee.—
Ormn—ist, F. F. Dole’s Starlight; 2d, H. A. Harris’s Marguerite;
3d and local special, ©. Donovan’s Judy, Very high com., A: T.
Dwyer’s Amaland.-Rounp-HfApmED (bull and terrier)—lst, with-
held; 2d, C. Donovan’s Witch Hazel.
FOX-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGE—Ist and special and 2d, Blem-
ton Kennels’ Lucifer and New Forest Ethel._Opmn—Dogs; Ist, J,
EK. Thayer’s Reckoner; 2d and 3d, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton
Volunteer and Blemton Braggart. Very high com. and high com.,
_ BE, Thayer’s Luke and Raby Jack. Com., H. P. Thompson's
Zig Zag. Bitches: Ist, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Consequence;
2d, J, Hi. Thayer’s Princess; 3d, W. D. Holsaple’s Media. Very
high com., P.B, McGoy’s Witch. Pwppies: 1st, Blemton Kennels’
Blemton Braggart; 2d, C. Rathbone’s Beverwyck Dusky; 3d, C. C.
Jones's Dictator. High com., H. P.Thompson’s Zig Zag. Ken-
nel prize, Blemton Kennels.
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—_1st, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadow-
thorpe Glen Hiitle.
SKYE TERRIERS.—Ist and special, Meadowthorpe Kennels’
Meadowthorpe Coila; 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Kirkella; 3d, L.
Timpson’s Donald.
IRISH TERRIERS.—Ist and 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Breda
Tiney and Breda Jim; 3d, J. F. McFadden's Dennis.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.—I1st, C. A. Shinn’s
R. Stucky’s Wallace; 3d, J. Hyams's Tot.
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.—Ist, P. H. CGoombs’s Bradford
Harry; 2d and 3d withheld. Highcom., J. J. Hooley’s Starlight.
PUGS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Bessie.—Oprmn—
Dogs: 1st and 2d, Dr. M. H, Cryer’s Othello and Bob Ivy. Bitches:
ist, Dr. M. H. Cryer's Vic; 2d, G. Bell’s Rustic Queen; 3d, J. Bell-
eau’s Daisy. Very high com., J.J. Hooley’s Gynsey,; Puppies:
ist, Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Bob Ivy. Kennel prize, Dr, M. H. Cryer.
pins SPANIELS.—1st and 2d, W. Phillips’s Rosecius and King
ippin.
DANDY DINMONT TERRIERS,—1si and 24, Meadowthorpe
Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Reiver and Meadowthorpe Wonder.
CLYDESDALE TERRIERS.—Ist and 2d, C. A. Shinn’s Clydes-
dale Lady and Clydesdale Loris.
iat pameae GREYHOUNDS. — Ist, Miss Edith Van Buren’s
upid.
MISCELLANEOUS.—LarGEe—Equal 1st and special, G. Rosser’s
Sir Lucifer and Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Diamond.
—SMALL—Ist, withheld; 2d, ©, Porter, Jr..s Punch; 8d, J. H.
Sage’s Topsey.
ad.
Lever; 2d,
AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER.
OLLOWING are the numbers of the dogs entered in the
February number of the American Kennel Register:
BEAGLES.
6924. Betsy, G. N. Caleb. 6925. Tramp, G, N. Caleb.
COLLIES.
6926. Beach, F. D. Polk. 6931. Gypsy Bess, W. E. Brad-
6927. Buttercup II., Warner & dock
Hamilton. 6932, Helen “McGregor, Warner
6928. Carlo III., R. McHaffie. & Hamilton. :
6929. Cloud’s Galen, Dr. T, A. 6938. Mack III., J. H. Davis.
Cloud. 6934. Rob Roy VIL, H. R. Polk.
6930. Dora E., T, H. Davis. 6935. Shep of R., A. J. Root.
GREYHOUNDS.:
6936. Hector, M. H. Ranlett.
MASTIFEFS.
6937. Allie, V. B. Van Valken- 6946. Juno IX., H: Morgan.
burgh. 6947. Leo, Jr., J. H, Craddock.
6938. Beech, B. B. Gill. 6948. Prairie Queen, G. Agniel.
6939. Boss Rex, H. J. Lothrop. 6949. Richland Beau, W. W.
6940, Culp’s Victor, G. F. Culp. Bradley.
6941. Daisy W., F. H. Osgood, 6950. Roy, H. Haile.
6942. Dud, R. N. Sims, Jr. 6951. Springfield Boss, F. H.
6943. Guard I1., J. Reed. Osgood.
6944, Harner’s Paul, A. Byers. 6942. Sultan, G. W. Freeman.
, 6945, Judge ITI., E. N. Brown. 6958. Topsy F., S. A. Fogg.
POINTERS.
6954. Don VIL., G. W. Shultis. 6957. Lady Helen, A. W. Perego.
6955. Frisk, W.S. Bidwell. 6958. Monace, A. W. Perego.
6956. Glenroy, A. W. Perego, 6959. Sid, D. C. Tryon,
PUGS.
6960. Crazy Jane, H. J. Warner. 6961. Tina, A. P. Cassin.
ST. BERNARDS—RouGH-CoaTED.
6962. Boniface IJ., H. F. Osborn. 6967. Kent Bernard, BE. Burger.
6963. Bridget, W.H. Sheedon. 6968. Mount Sion’s Othello, Mrs.
6964. Chequasset Maud, G. Dow. J. M. Nicholson.
6965. Donald IL., C. Thompson, 6969. Phyllis, C. W. Shaw.
6966. Ino, D. H. Clark. 6970. Wanda Il., H. G. Velsey.
SMOOTH-COATED.
6971. Don, C. D. Bernheimer. 6972. Myrtle, R. Willman.
SETTERS—ENGUuISH SETTERS.
6973. Bang IIJ.,H. B. Carpenter. 6978. Glenburnie, C. H. Corbett.
6974. Bess Bobbett, T. D. Pech. 6979. Jess, S. Parker.
6975. Bob IIL., F. J. Murphy. . 6980. Nugget, C. E, Willis,
6976. Flake III.,W.B. Patterson. 6981. Roybel 1V., W. Patterson.
6977. Flo IL, OC, H. Corbett. 6982. Starlight, W. B. Patterson.
GORDON SETTERS.
6983. Bess ITI., J. KE. M. Lordly. 6984. Stubble, J. D. Sperry.
IRISH SETTERS.
6985. Adaline, Dana Rhodes. 6991. Ding, B. 8. Balistier.
6986. Barney II., Mrs.Wm.Wise. 6992. Elmo, OC. Quinlan.
6987. Chieftain, C. R. Hull. 6993. Myra, Henry C. Bryant.
6988. Chipeta, Henry G. Bryant. 6994. Rex ILL, G. N. Caleb.
6989. Clidie, C, D. Jdliffe. 6995. Rola, Ch. P. de Allencar
6990, Dinah, C. R. Hull. Cintra.
SHEEPDOGS.—Bos-TaiILep.
6996. Fred, Glencoe Collie Kennels,
SPANIELS.—FIEuLD AND COCKER SPANIELS.
6997. Black Rose II.,N. J. Ritter 7000. Dinah II., H. E. Billau.
6998. Carrie H., J. P. Thomas. 001. Gypsey, G. ©. Howell.
6999. Daisy Dean IL., E.S.Grass. 7002. Juno D., J. J. Devereaux.
TERRIERS.—BULL-TERRIERS.
. Lucky, Wm. F. Hayes.
Fox-TERRIERS.
. Chester Valley, Sam J. 7005. D.,Dr. J. O'Neill.
Parker, 7006. Tiny, W. Howes Smith.
TrtsH TERRIERS.
. Mike, John A. Denison. J
Sky TERRLERS.
. Lovet, Cornelius Stevenson.
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.
7009. Nadjy, John W. Merriam.
SPANIEL CLUB SWEEPSTAKES.
Editor Forest and Siream: |
Sweepstakes for field spaniels whelped in 1888 will be de-
cided at the bench show of the New England Kennel Club.
Entry fee, $3 each. To be divided as follows: forty per cent
to winner; thirty per cent to breeder of winner; twenty per
cent to second; ten per cent to third. Open to members
only. Entries close on March 11, ;
Sweepstakes for cocker spaniels whelped in 1888 will be
decided at the bench show of the Philadelphia Kennel Club,
Entry fee, $3 each. To be divided as follows: forty per cent
to winner; thirty per cent to breeder of winner; twenty. per
cent to second; ten per cent to third. Open to members
only. Entries close on April 6.
A. special prize of $10 will be offered at the Boston show
for. the best field spaniel. Open to members only.
A special prize of $10 will be offered at the Philadelphia
show for the best cocker spaniel. Open to members only.
All entries to above sweepstakes to be also entered in their
regular classes at each show. Entries to be made with the
undersigned at No. 152 Broadway, N. Y., by dates above
mentioned. A. CLINTON WILMERDING, Sec’y.
Seitner’s pointer bitch Carrie was by him entered in
the puppy class (No. 88) at the Philadelphia show of
to retain him as one of its officers.
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CANADIAN KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW RULES.
1. The word dog where used in these rules includes both sexes.
2. Every dog entered at any show held under these rules must
be the bona fide property of the person making such entry_on the
day of closing the entries. The entry must clearly identify the
dog to be exhibited by name and,if known, its date of birth,
name of its sire and dam and the name of its breeder. Should
any of these particulars be unknown to the exhibitor it must be
so stated on the entry blank and inserted in the catalogue.
Szorron |. Prize winners at any show held under the rules of
the Canadian Kennel Club must be entered in the Canadian
Register before prize will be given (American dogs excepted).
2, Brery dpe. entered at any show held under these rules and
owned in the United States must be registered with the American
Kennel Club before being allowed to compete. ‘
3. If the name of a dog which has won a prize has been
changed, the old name must be given on the ony blank and in-
serted in the catalogue, together with a list of all prizes won by
thedog until such time as\it wins a prize under its new name.
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4. If a dog has been entered without. being clearly identified as
directed in Rules 2 and 3, it shall be disqualified and forfeit any
prize which may have been awarded to it. : ;
5. The breeder of a dog is the person owning or leasing the bitch
at the time of her being bred.
6. A puppy is eligible for competition in either the
open class or both unless prohibited by the special rul
show, but a separate entry must be made for each class.
7. The authorities of any show may reserve to themselves the
puppy or
es of any
right of declining any entries they may see fit, or of removing any:
dog on account of disease, vice or other cause. Z
8. A castrated dog or spayed bitch shall be disqualified and for-
feit any prizes which may have been awarded it. ’
9. Total_ blindness, deafness or lameness shall absolutely dis-
qualify. If the judge or veterinary surgeon is satisfied that the
Reaennss or lameness is temporary the dog shall be allowed to
compete. nf
10. A dog suffering from mange or any contagious disease
shall be disqualified: and forfeit any prizes which may have been
awarded:to it, and shall’at once be removed from/the show build-
The letter speaks for
Manor 7, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
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ing. The regularly appointed veterinary surgeon shall alone
decide as to Mange or Contagious disease, and. his decision must
begiveninwiriting. | nd
_ ii, A judge may disqualify a dog which in his.opinion has been.
improperly tampered with, subject to the decision of the yeterin-
ary surgeon. Should the judge’s disqualification not besustained,
the class must be immediately rejudged.
12. Pull discretionary power is given to the judge of each class
to withhold any or all prizes for want of merit. The judge’s de-
cision will be final in all cases affecting the merits of the dogs,
and appeals can only be entertained where misrepresentation or
breach of the rules is discovered. A
18. Should an appointed judge be unable to fulfill his engage-
ment the committee shall have the right to fill the yacancy in
sich manner as they see fit; all the separate classes of any one
breed of dogs must, however, be adjudicated upon by the same
judge or judges acting in conjunction. q
14. In any class where there is 4 limit of wie Hat the person in
charge of dogs entered in such a class may claim of the show
committee the right at any time before the judging to have his
dog weighed, and the weight, of the dog shall be registered and
hold good at the time of judging.
15. A dog to compete ina champion class must have won four
first prizes, exclusive of puppy Glasses and classes not confined to
one breed, at shows approved by the Canadian Kennel Club, a
list of which, together with these rtilet, must be published in the
premium Jist and catalogue of each show. .
16, In estimating the number of prizes 4 dog has won with ref-
erence to whether it should compete in a champion class or not,
the number of prizes won shall be calculated up to 12'P. M, of the
day preceding the closing of the entries of the shaw.
17, In entering a dog in a champion class it is necessary to
specify on the entry blank a sufficient humber of first prize win-
nings to entitle him to compete in such a class, and this record
must be given in the catalogue, ; f
18. No dog eligible for special prizes can be withdrawn from
competition unless it has been stated on the entity blank, “Not to
compete for special prizes,”
19. No special prizes can be accepted or offered by a show com-
mittee after the show is opened. .
20. The age of a dog shall be calculated up to and inclusive of
the day preceding the show, A dog whelped April 30 shall not be
eligible on May 1 of the following year to compete in a class for
dogs under 12 months of age.
#1. An objection to a dog may be made by any person but
must be in writing and be lodged with the secretary of the show
within ten days of the last day of the show. The objection must
(unless in the case of an objection made in the name of the
Canadian Kennel Club or by the committee of the show in
which case a deposit shall not be necessary) be accompanied by a
deposit of five dollars, and if the objection is decided to be friyo-
Jous the deposit shall be forfeited to the committee of the show-
From the decision of the show committee appeal may at once be
immade to such members of the executive committee of the
Canadian Kennel Club as may be present, and if the show com-
mittee decision is sustained by them the five dollars deposited is
thereby forfeited to the show committee. From any such deci-
sion or decisions appeal may be taken to the full executive com-
mittee of the Canadian Kennel Club. but such appeal must be
forwarded to the secretary within seven days of the decision
being rendered, together with a deposit ef #10. If the decision
appealed from is sustained the $10 deposit shall be forfeited to
the Canadian Kennel Club, but if the decision is reversed then aill
depois must be returned to the appellant.
_ #2. Any person who has heen guilty of misconduct of any kind
in connection with dogs, dog shows or field trials, may be sus-
pended by the committee of any show. Notice of such suspension,
together with all testimony in the case, must be forwarded within
twenty-four hours to the secretary of the Canadian Kennel Club.
The secretary shall thereupon notify the president, or in his
absence the vice-president, who may upon investigation of the
case suspend the penalty until the next meeting of the executive
committee. Atsuch meeting the penalty must either be remoyed
or the person suspended be disqualified for such a period as the
executive committee may decide. The disqualification of an
owner shall apply to aJl dogs connected with the perpetration of
afraudulent act, but the executiye committee of the Canadian
Kennel Club may use such discretion in the enforcement of this
penalty as shall protect innocent persons. ‘ ‘
3. No person under suspension or sentence of disqualification
can exhibit or take a prize at any show held under these rules.
24. Kntries made in the name of a kennel must be accompanied
by the name of the actual proprietor or proprietors, but not
necessarily for publication, The partners in the kennel will be
deemed equally culpable in the case of fraud perpetrated in the
kennel name. A
25. Ths premium list of each show must contain the names of
officials under whose management the show is given, each of
which, except paid employees, shall be held personally responsi-
ble for the payment of all prizes within 60 days from the last day
of the show. The secretary of the Canadian Kennel Club shall,
upon evidence being produced that any such prize or prizes re-
Iain unpaid, issue notice of suspension of each and every official,
and otherwise proceed as provided for in Rule 22,
26. The person presenting the identification ticket shall be
recognized as the agent of the owner in the latter’s absence, and
his receipt for prize money shall he binding on the owner unless
notice to the contrary is indorsed on the identification ticket.
27, All prizes offered by the clubor committee in charge of a
show must be paid in accordance with deseription given of them
in the premium list. Medals of silver or gold must be of the
purity of Canadian coin, ’
25. The show committee may adopt such regulations as they see
fit, provided they do not conflict with the foregoing rules.
29. A recognized veterinary surgeon must bé appointed at each
show held under these rules. j
DOG TALK.
PHOS is the new king of the English St. Bernard world as
he appeared to the reporter of the Stock-Keeper: “Sir
Bedivere was resting when we first came across him, but his
owner's brother came up in afew minutes and kindly led
the new sensation into the ring. Having read and listened
to so much, in fact, eulogiums that sounded fanciful, we
were prepared for a feeling of disappointment; we are,
_ therefore, paying the namesake of King Arthur’s Knight a
great compliment in owning that such a feeling never ae
proached our opinion of Sir Bedivere on Tuesday. Heis the
grandest specimen of his breed our eyes have ever feasted
upon, His proportions are colossal, in fact, we heard a lady
murmur, as the giant marched past her, ‘Can that bea dog!”’
and his qualities in keeping with his size. If ever he
should meet Plinlimmon, itis odds onthe son of Nero III,
and Bena.’’
Regarding the report that Mr. Hopkins was asked to judge
fox-terriers at New York, he writes as follows: “‘lditor
Forest and Stream: My attention has been called to your
publishing in your issue of the 21st inst., that | had been
invited to judge fox-terriers at New York by the Westmin-
ster Kennel Club, but that I had declined in favor of Mr.
Belmont. Allow me to say that I was not invited to judge,
and that your informant, whoever he may be, manufactured
the statement in which there is not one single word of
truth.—GHERMAN HOPKINS.”’
The judges at the coming Philadelphia show so far as
they have been appointed are: R. Exley, mastiffs; P. C, Ohl,
setters; J. H. Phelan, pointers; S. R. Hemingway, spaniels;
C, Stevenson, basset-hounds and dachshunde; J. P. Sander-
son, Scotch; Skye, Dandie Dinmont terriers and toy spaniels;
J. Deville, black and tan and bull-terriers, and C.'T. Thomp-
son, Ivish terriers. ‘The premium list will be ready in a few
days. The address of the secretary is Francis S. Brown,
Philadelphia, Pa,
In deseribing the pointer bitches Bloomo and Lady Nor-
rish in our report of the New York show, we said that the
former was “throaty.” The comment should have tead,
too much jowl, 4s she is not throaty; neither is Lady Nor-
rish “leggy” according to our notes.
All who are interested in greyhounds and coursing should
uot forget that a meeting of the Hastern Coursing Club will
be held at the Hoffman House, New York, on Saturday,
March 9, at 7 o’cleck P. M.
We have pointed aut that to unite the offices of doz show
superintendent and judge inthe person of one individual is
a mistake, The two offices do not go well together, as
human nature is at present constituted, The Albany bench
show nianagers, having selected Mr. William ‘Tallman as
superintendent, further made him one of the judges. As
superintendent, Mr, Tallman had all he could do and do
well. One part of his duty was to drum up all the entries
he could. As superintendent to drum for entries by personal
solicitation was the right thing. The moment he became
judge it was improper for him to personally solicit owners to
send their dogsto Albany. When; therefore, he thus solicited
entries at Troy last week we were not surprised to learn
there was much hostile criticism of the action, Doubtless
Mr, Tallman realized that he was in a delicate position, and
when a sense of duty as the show superintendent conflicted
with the propriety of conduct as a judge-to-be, the sense of
duty to his employers triumphed and he knowingly in-
curred hostile criticism, by asking exhibitors to show under
him at Albany. But the principle of the thing is all wrong;
no bench show committee should be guilty of another blun-
der of this kind, and no individual is likely again to be
trapped into a position where as superintendent he will have
to solicit entries to come before himself as judge.
We ave informed that an exceptionally fine team of
pointers is now on the way to this country from England,
and that they will put in an appearance at some of the com-
ing shows.
The Irish Terrier Club of Mag tand at a meeting held dur-
ing the Liverpool dog show, a opted a resolution in favor
of a rule that all Irish terriers, whelped after July 1, 1889,
should be shown with natural ears,
The Canadian Kennel Club are circulating a petition to
be presented to the Government to haye the duty on dogs
that are brought into the Dominion abolished.
The annual meeting of the American Spaniel Club will be
held at Philadelphia, Pa., April 16, during the first day of
the dog show. Busiuess of importance will come before the
meeting and a full attendance is desired.
We are told of an exhibitor at a recent dog show who
changed his unnoticed puppy to the stall of one that won
he,, and sold him, Unfortunately we could not learn his
name,
There will be a meeting of the board of governors of the
Eastern Field Trials Club at 44 Broadway, New York, room
19, at 3;30 P. M., March 12. A full attendance is requested.
We understand that the managers of the Philadelphia
dog show have secured, the Armory, at the corner of Chest-
nut and Broad streets, for the show,
Boston reports: ‘‘Wntries are coming in very lively and
from present indications we are going to have a rattling
show.’ The entries close Monday, March 11.
Mr. Geo. L. Wish has removed fron New Bedford, Mass.,
to Portland, Me. His address as well as that of the Rock-
dale Kennel is Box 1875,
The Brunswick Fur Club, of Brunswick, Me., will send to
the Boston show several of their foxhounds for competition,
Several communications on coursing have been crowded
out until next week.
TO AMERICAN POINTER BREEDERS.
bee undersigned were elected president, and secretary
and treasurer of the Pointer Olub of America at a meet-
ing held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 20.
The club is now fully organized, and it is the desire of its
members to make it, as it should be, a representative organ-
Heer embracing a membership in all sections of the
nion.
With that in view, it was unanimously resolved that all
pointer breeders and sportsmen generally interested in the
subject of breeding pointers should be given the opportunity
of joining this club upon the same terms as the original
charter members until April 1, 1889; that is to say, any
gentleman desiring to join this club may do so upon ap-
plication to the secretary and treasurer, stating his name
and post office address and accompanying the application
with $5. ‘This insures membership for the current year.
After April 1 the by-laws will go into full effect under
which the formalities for joining are greater as well as the
initiation fee.
We hope for a generous response from American sports-
men under the above notice, and all communications on the
subject may be addressed either to the president, or Secretary
and treasurer as below, John 8. Wise, President, 21 Hast
Seventy-sixth street, New York city.
GEO. W. LA RUE, Sec’y and Treas.
289 BROADWAY, New York City.
THE ALBANY DOG SHOW.
LBANY, March 6.—Kditor Forest and Stream: Vhe
second annual dog show of the Albany Kennel Club
opened this morning in the Academy of Music. There was
a ball in the building iast night, and the managers of the
dog show did not obtain possession until four o’clock this
morning, The superintendent is deserving of much credit
for haying succeeded in fitting up the benches in good time.
The number of entries is something over 300. The judging
began at 2 o’clock, good time considering the large amount
of work that had to be done. Some of the judging is not at
all satisfactory, especially in the mastift antl ox-terrier
classes. So far Mr. Tallman has done the best work and
iven the most satisfaction. The attendance to-day has
neem. light, but the management hope for better support
during the remaining days.
THE HASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB has issued the
following card for the guidance of handlers who intend run-
ning dogs atthe trials this year: “In issuing the revised
running rules for 1889, the governors of the Eastern Field
Trials Club hereby call attention of all owners and trainers
to the following considerations and requirements; Hxperi-
ence has shown that a dog to exhibit his natural qualities
to the best advantage, must be well broken, and in order to
relieve the judges from all possible responsibility in award-
ing a heat between a dog of great ability insufliciently
broken, and an inferior dog well broken, the club will insist
upon all dogs being thoroughly trained. They will instruct
their Judges to insist upon perfect backing, steadiness to
shot and wing, obedience and retrieving, and to penalize
disobedience, unsteadiness, false pointing, or any other
quality impairing the usefulness of a dog for every day
shooting, to the fullest extent of which the rules admit.’?
CHICAGO DOG SHOW.—Chicago, Feb. 26.— Hditor
Forest and Siream: I am requested by our bench show
committee to call attention’to an unintentional error in
our premium list. The specials offered by the St. Bernard
Club are four silver cups each valued at $25, one for best
smooth-coated dog or bitch, one for best rough-coated dog
or bitch, one for best American-bred smooth-coated dog or
bitch, and one for best American-bred rough-coated dog or
bitch—Joun L, Linconn, JR., Secretary.
BLACK AND FAN TERRIERS AT NEW YORK.—Phil-
adelphia, Feb, 25.—Hditor Worest and Stream; Being a new
exhibitor of black and tan terriers, I would like to be in-
formed why the judge at the New York show, (Mr, Baillie)
gave first prize iA the bitch class to Meersbrook Maiden,
who has a white spot on her breast fully two inches long,
which the standard says is a disqualifying point. I ex-
hibited, as I am informed by competent judges, a fair speci-
men in Queen Bess, which was passed without a notice, If
judges are to award prizes to dogs with white breasts, how
will breeders know what standard to breed to? I am in-
formed by breeders of black and tans, that any puppies ap-
caring with white breasts are generally consigned to the
bucket I would like to know from Mr, Baillie or some of
the other judges of black and tan terriers why my bitch was
passed without a notice,—FRANK Hopn.
RABBIT DOGGING.—Mr. W. Wade writes: In a letter
just received from W. C. Kennerly, Esq,, (‘Old Dominion’’)
he says, “I have no objection in the world that the ForgsT
AND STREAM should haye my opinion of this rabbit baiting
business, it is pronounced and decided.” [ therefore inclose
Mr, Kennerly’s opinion. I am no sportsman, but Ido not
think it will be disputed that he is. He says, ‘I consider
a regular rat killing; such asis ndulged.in by the plugs and
roughs around our cities, a far more reputable and sports-
manlike proceeding than the murdering in cold blood of
rabbits; and as to the sport in it, if that is to be considered
sport, then we might as weliall shoot our bird dogs and fox-
hounds and break our guns and let sport go to the devil.”
LYNN DOG SHOW.—The managers of the Lynn dog
show will add open classes for spaniels other than black for
each sex, with prizes the same as in other classes, There
will be a special of $25 for the best pointer. The Beagle
Olub offer a cup for the best beagle owned by a member.
The Collie Club offer $10 for the best collie bred in the
United States or Canada, and the Club silver medal for the
best collie puppy. Entries close March ii. The address of
the secretary is D. A. Williams, Lynn, Mass.
ST, BERNARD CLUB MEETING.—The monthly meet-
ing of the board of governors will be held March 11,8 P. M.,,
at the Hoffman House, New York city. A number of ap-
plicants, and the position taken by the New Hngland Ken-
nel Club at their coming show regarding rough and smooth-
coated classes will come up for discussion. A full attend-
ane A Soe aoe pS DANTELS, Sec’y. (New York,
arch 1,
BEAUCHAMP.—South Framingham, Mass., March 4,—
Editor Porestand Stream: To correct a misunderstanding,
which I am told has arisen, I wish to say that I bought out
Miss Anna H. Whitney’s interest in the imported St. Ber-
nard dog Beauchamp, and became his sole owner before the
New Bedford show, Jan. 16. Since then I have sold an
pecteat in him to W, F. Tilton, of Natick, Mass.—J. R.
EAGUE. ;
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
(2 Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka.
Robert Bruce. By Dr. H. A. Palmer, Blair, Neb., for dark sedge
Chesapeake Bay dog, whelped July 25, 1888, by Judge (Drake—
Duchess of Baltimore) out of Chesapeake (Gowrie—Kate).
Maude. By P. J. O'Connell, Norfolk, Conn., for liver and white
pointer bitch, whelped July 26, 1858, by Doctor (A.K.R. 6316) owt of
Guess (A.K.R, 1317).
Belle of Halfway Brook and Queen Valentine. By Halfway Brook
Kennels, Glens Falls, N. Y., for orange and white and. white and
orange peas St. Bernard bitches, whelped Aug, 26, 1887, by Cato
A.K.R. 5264) out of Belle Valentine (imported Rector—KHmmet’s
ura).
Schatz. By Halfway Brook Kennels, Glens Falls, N. Y., for
orange brindle and white rough St. Bernard bitch, whelped May
26, x , by Merchant Prince (A.K.R. 5665) out of Bernie VY. (A.K.R.
Nancy Lee. By John EK. Weston, Utica, N. Y., for black cocker
spaniel biteh, whelped Nov. 1, 1883, by Sir John (imported Obo,
Jr.—Dido) out of Renah W. (Black Pete, Jr.—Gilt).
Mareo and Fannie Stubbs. By John BE, Weston, Utica, N. Y.,
for black and tan, white frill, cocker spaniel dog and bitch,
pee Oct. 25, 1888, by Koko (Oberon—Susie) out of Phyllis D,
(A, K.R. 6088).
Bradford. By P. H. Coombs, Bangor, Me., as prefix for York-
shire terriers bred by him,
BRED,
tS" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Tiny—Midge. Coughcura Medicine Co.'s (Hau Claire, Wis,) pug
bitch Tiny (Punch—Dot) to Atkinson’s Midge (Fred—Tiny), Dee. I.
Toss—Midge. Coughcura Medicine Co.’s (Hau Olaire, Wis.)
pug pick Toss (Fred—Tiny) to Atkinson’s Midge (Fred—Tiny),
ec
Merchant Princess—Otto IT. Coughcura Medicine Oo.’s (Eau
Olaire, Wis.) St. Bernard bitch Merchant Princess (Merchant
Prince—Bernie V.) to their Otto II. (Otto—Irma), Nov.8.
St. Pierre—Otto Il. Coughcura Medicine Co.’s (Hau Claire, Wis.)
St. Bernard bitch St. Pierrie (Tell—Cleo) to their Otto ID. (Otto—
Irma), Feb. 17. ;
Mora—Hssex. Essex Kennels’(Andoyer, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch
Mora (A.K.R. 6144) to their Essex (A.K.R. 981), Jan. 21.
Daphne IT.—Essex. Essex Kennels’ (Andover, Mass) St. Ber-
sack bitch Daphne II. (A.K.R. 489) to their Essex (A.K.R. 931).
Jan. 12.
Lady Veazle—Merchant Prince. Contoocook Kennels’ (Peter-
borough, N. H.) St. Bernard pitch Lady Teazle (Victor Joseph—
Orgar) to,Ohas, G. Wheelock’s Merchant Prince (champion Mer-
chant Prince—champion Miranda), Feb. 19. _
Vida—Cato, Jr. J. M. Gallaher’s (Painesville, O.) St. Bernard
bitch Vida (A.K.R. 6895) te his Cato, Jr. (A.K.R. 6746), Dec. 5.
White Wing—Fluke. Nahmke Kennels’ (East Patchogue, L. I.)
Hnglish setter bitch White Wing (Royal Monarch—Aldrich’s
Flossie) to B. W. Durkee’s Puke (Gogo—Calice), Feb. 9.
Starlight—Bradjord Harry, John J. Hooley’s (Troy, N. Y,) York-
shire terrier bitch Starlight (Howland’s Dingo—Bess) to P. H.
monies Bradford Harry (Crawshaw'’s Bruce—Beal’s Lady),
eb.
WHELPS,
C=" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Toss, Coughcura Medicine Co.’s (Hau Claire. Wis.) pug bitch
Toss (Fred—Tiny), Feb. 4, four (two dogs), by Atkinson’s Midge
(Fred—Tiny). A; * '
Tiny. Cougheura Medicine Co.'s (Mau Claire, Wis.) pug bitch
Gag geen, Dae, Feb. 1, seven (six dogs), by Atkinson’s Midge
red—Tiny).
St. Biola Ooughcura Medicine Co,’s (Hau Claire, Wis.) St. Ber-
nard bitch St. Pierre (Tell—Cleo), June 7, eleven (six dogs), by
their Otto IL. (Otto -Irma). et
Merchant Princess, Coughcura Medicine Co.'s (Hau Claire, Wis.)
St. Bernard bitch Merchant Princess (Merchant Prince—Bernie
V.), Jan. 8, fifteén (nine dogs), by their Unto TL. (Otto—Irma).
Vida. J.M. Gallaher’s (Painesville, O.) St. Bernard bitch Vida
(A.K.R, 6898), Feb. 1, six dogs, by his Cato, Jr. (A. K.R. 6746),
Flossie. M. M. Hackett’s (Cambridge, Mass.) Hnglish setter
bitch Flossie (Cid—Ploss), Feb. 4, seven dogs, by Cohasset Ken-
nels’ Royal Kent (Hoyal Gem—Lady Westmoreland).
ree meen eR OTE ie Sa ae Y.) teenth apa nee
ady Obo (A.K.R.¢ | Feb. our (three dogs), his Captain
Stnbhe (A.K.R. 5964), : =, P
Dot, , 4. Cohoon’s (Franklin, N.Y.) cocker spaniel bitch Dot ges et
Se tae Jan. 28, five (one dog), by his Prince Obo III. (A.K.R
Bul),
140
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Maron 7, 1889.
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Lil, Chas, V. Symonds's(Salem, Mass.) Yorkshire terrier bitch
Lill (Toon’s Royal—Hamulton’s Fillis), Feb. 20, three (one dog), by
his Roy (Banks’s Royal— )
SALHS,
=" Notes must be ssnt on the Prepared Blanks.
Hillside Bell, Bulldog bitch, age not given, by champion Robin-
s0n Crusoe out of Juanita. by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., to J.
B. Gol, Fort Supply, Ind. Ter. .
Calaban, Brown and white bulldog, age not given, by Tippoo
out of Josephine, by F. F, Dole, New Haven, Conn., to Geo. Dur-
gin, Coucord, N, H.
Judge—Chesapeake whelps. Sedge Chesapeake Bay dogs,whelped
July 25, 1888, by Dr. BE. A. Palmer, Blair, Neb,, one to A. T. Rand,
Minn., 2nd two to Dr. H. 8. West, Council Bluffs, Ia.
Joc. Sedge Chesapeake Bay dog, whelped July 25, 1888, by Judge
out of Chesapeake, by Dr, EF. A. Palmer, Blair, Neb., to James
Doughton, Omaha, Neh, , .
Belle. Sedge Chesapeake Bay hitch, whelped July 25, 1888, by
Judge out of Chesapeake, by Dr. E. A. Palmer, Blair, Neb,, to
Harry Rioer, same place. . ;
Thetma. Dachshund bitch, whelped April, 1888, by Paddle out
of Toodles. by Mrs. A. P. Morewood, Hempstead, N, Y., to Thos.
H. Terry, New York.
Meadouthorpe Factor. Deerhound dog,whelped September, 1883,
by Haick out of Schulach, by Meadowthorpe Kennels, Lexington,
Ky.. to John E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass.
Meadowthorpe Douglass Memning. Greyhound dog, whelped 1883,
by Great Gable out of Cordelia, by Meadowthorpe Kennels, Lex-
ington, Ky., to Mrs. J. Henry Work. New York, ’
Lad of Tammany and Lassof Tammany. White and liver pointer
dog and bitch, whelped June 15, 1838, by Tammany out of Juno,
by a H. Wooster, Ansonia, Conn., to F. R. Hitcheock, New
York,
Maude. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped July 26, 1888, by
Doctor (A,K.R. 6316) out of Guess (A.K_R. 6317), by R. Broderick,
Great Barrington, Mass., to P. J. O’Connell, Norfolk, Conn,
Otto iL.—St, Pierre whelps. St. Bernard dogs, whelped June 7,
1888. by _Coughcura Medicine Co., Hau_ Claire, Wis., one to M. P.
Brown, Papillion, Neb,, and one to J. H. Johnsou, Maynard, Ill,
Duke of Hau Claire. St. Bernard dog, whelped June 7, 1888, by
Ofto IL, out of St. Pierre, hy Coughcura Medicine Oo., Ean Claire,
Wis,, to Frank Crosby, Minneapohs, Minn, :
Prince Otto, St, Bernard doz, whelped June 7, 1888, by Otto I.
ont o£ St. Pierre, by Cougheura Medicine Co,, Eau Olaire, Wis.,
to John Washburn, Minneapolis, Minn. ne
Svutacie. St. Bernard dog, whelped June 7, 1888, by Otto IL. out
of St. Pierre, by Coughcura Medicine Co,, Bau Claire, Wis., to E.
J. Kohn, Chicago, Il. " tb a
Venus and Josephine. St. Bernard bitches, whelped June 7, 1888,
by Otto Il. out of St. Pierre. by Coughcura Medicine Co., Kau
Glaire, Wis., to W. F. Miller, St. Louis, Mo. __
Bruno, St. Bernard dog, whelped Ang, 11, 1887, by Otto IL. out
of St. Pierre, by Cougheura Medicine Co., Eau Claire, Wis,, to W.
F. Miller, St. Louis, Mo. i
Trojan Towzer, Smooth St. Bernard dog, whelped July 14, 1858,
by Hector out of Bernie, by J. R. Draper, Troy, N. Y., to H. Wil-
letts, New York. dl :
Trojan Hector. Smooth St. Bernard dog, whelped July 14, 1888,
by Hector out of Bernie, by J. R. Draper, Troy, N. Y., to W. H.
Wise, Bethlehem, Pa. :
Zora. Orange tawny, black facings, rough St, Bernard bitch,
whelped Feb, 11, 1888, by Romeo (A.K-R. 6345) out of Juliette (A. K.
R. 6335), by Halfway Brook Kennels, Glens Falls, N. Y,, to Tracy
Gould, Vineland, N. J. :
Schatz. Orange brindle and white, black facings, rough St. Ber-
nard bitch, whelped May 26, 1888, by Merchant Prince out of
Bernie V.. by Halfway Brook Kennels, Glens Falls, N. Y,, to Tracy
Gould, Vineland, N. J.
Dakotu Belle. Black and tan Gordon setter bitch, whelped May
25, 1888, by Royal Duke out of Carmen K., by Edward Kline, Phil-
adelphia, Pa., to G. L. Fister, Bismarck, Dak.
Romie.. Red Irish setter dog, whelped 1885, by Glencho out of
Colleen Bawn, by W.C. Hudson, Albany, N. Y., to Mr, Borden,
New York,
Mendowthorpe Rose. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped J apu-
ary. 1888, by Meadowthorpe Kennels, Lexington, Ky., to Dr, W
Ellis, New York.
net Obo. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Sept. 11, 1886, by
Obo Il. out of Phonsie, by Oldham & Willey, Mamaroneck, N. Y.,
to W.'T. Gambrill, New York; for the largest price ever paid in
this country for a cocker spaniel.
Syrup H. Bediington terrier dog, whelped Oct. 26, 1887, by Sen-
tinel out of Elswick Sue, by W. H. Russell, New York, to W. B.
Cutting, same place. :
Minerva. White bull-terrier bitch, whelped June 29, 1888, by
Jubilee out of Modjeska, by G. W. Woodill, Philadelphia, Pa., to
A. Wight, Tenafiy, N. J.
White Duchess. White bull-terrier hitch, whelped Dec. 20, 1888,
by Sensation out of Starlight, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn.,
to W. R. Crosby, Atlanta, Ga,
Dorothy. White bull-terrier bitch, whelped June #29, 1888, by
champion Jubilee ont of Modjeska, by F. F. Dole, New Haven,
Conn., to Mr. Venable, Atlanta, Ga,
Ottilie. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, Reeped May 21,
1885, by Belgrave Sequence out of Linden Nettle, by R. 8. Ryan,
Baltimore, Md., to J. E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass.
Rosa Canina, Fox-terrier bitch, whelped June, 1886, by Meers-
brook Ross out of Stalkbridge Meg, by F.C. Wheeler, London,
Ont., to J. E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass.
Mugquump. White. black and tan fox-terrier dog, whelned Aug.
2, 1886, by Stableford Joe out of Blemton Marigold, by H. P. Froth-
ingham, New York, to Hon. John Sanford, Amsterdam, N. Y.
Meadowthorpe Bonnie Laddie. Scotch terrier dog, whelped
Apri, 1888, by Dunbarton out of . by Meadowthorpe Kennels,
Lexington, Ky-., to 0. KR. Robert, New York, —
Meadowithorpe Glen ttle. Scotch terrier bitch, whelped May 14,
1884, by Dun Donald out of Glen Linnhe, hy Meadowthorpe Ken-
nels, Lexington, Ky., to Toledo Kennel Club, Toledo, O.
PRESENTATIONS.
Judge—Chesapeake whelps. Chesapeake Bay bitches, whelped
July 15, 1888, by Dr. EB. A Neb., one to W. 8, Cook,
. A. Palmer, Blair,
Arlington, Neb., and one to Dr. H. 8. West, Council Bluffs, Ia.
DEATHS,
Maizeland Lively. White and tan fox-terrier bitch, whelped
ee i; ei (Venetian—Lurette), owned by L, Timpson, Red
ook, N.Y.
Bugle If. Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped March 15,
1887 (A. K.R. 6663), owned by BE. W. Whitcomb, Farmington, Me.;
shot by an unknown fiend.
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
ES" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents.
W.R.B., New York.—What causes some dogs to have such
awiul breath, and what can be done to cure it? Ans, Something
is in trouble in stomach or lings. Mix powdered charcoal with
the food. Give 10 drops tinct. nux vomica night and morning.
Rifle and Crap Sheating.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
THE AMERICAN MILITARY TEAM.
4 es Boston papers give full particulars to date of the pro-
posed visit of a military team of Massachusetts Guardsmen
to England. The Boston Herald of March 6 says:
“Matters have progressed so well that there is no longer any
reasonable doubt that the proposed visit of the crack shots of
the Massachusetts yolunteer militia to England this summer
will be carried out, Maj, Frost, who conceived the idea, looked
the ground over very carefully and decided that the trip was a
feasible one and could be undertaken with very good chances for
success, and without further ado he set abontit. After obtain-
ing permission to open correspondence, he did 50, and received
assurance of a cordial welcome from the English volunteers, and
a promise that matches would be arranged as suggested in his
letter. He then obtained an official indorsement to his communi-
cation to the adjutant-general, that permission would be granted
for the team ta leave Massachusetts with arms and uniforms
and then proceedod with the details. . ;
‘In brief, the trip will be as follows: The team, which will
probably consist of 15 officers and men, wil! leave Boston on the
afternoon of Tuesday, June 18, and sail from New York at 10
A. M. the next day on the City of Chicago, of the Inman line for
Liverpool, On the way to London they may stop over at Birming-
ham to compete with the crack English team at that
will reach London about June 29. During the succeeding week
they will meet in competition three of the strongest teams that
the English volunteers can put against them. From July 8 to 20
the Massachusetts men will be in camp at the ‘New Wimbledon,’
participating in nearly all the individual matches, and shooting
two or more team competitions with the great county organiza-
tions of the British volunteers. Only 10 days will be devoted to
sightseeing, those from July, 20 to 30, and the team will sail for
New York on the same steamer July 31, arriving in Boston about
Aug. ¥, ‘Ten of the 13 shooting men have already been selected
and notified of that fact, with the proviso that they must be in
absolute shooting trim, and that any man who neglects his prac-
tice is liable to be dropped at the last moment and his place filled
by another. These men were all members of the State teams of
1887 and 1888, anc rumors that any others have been selected are
entirely unfounded. Maj. Frost will probably hold a series of
competitions early in April to decide upon the remaining three
lace, and
men, which will be open to all members of the militia in the ser- |
vice March 1.
“The expen se of the trip is estimated at $6,500, and will be raised
entirely by private subscription. Blanks will be ready early this
week, and may be had on Ee Nes to Adjt.-Gen. Dalton, Mr.
Asa P, Potiter, president of the Maverick National Bank, treas-
urer of the fund, and Maj. Frost, captain of the team. As an
illustration of the interest taken in the project by business men,
it may be said that one person on Friday secured $1,100 from nine
gentlemen, While subscriptions are to be acknowledged in the
bapers throughout the State, it is understood that there will be
no direct appeal to the public. There is no doubt that all the
money necessary will be offered trom private sources when the
record of the Massachusests team is remembered, and the fact
that it has won both the inter-State and military and naval
championships of America for the past three years, and at pres-
ent holds both the trophies. The trip will be a military one from
first to last, both officers and men leaving Boston in uniform, and
remaining so until their return, The discipline, while strict, will
not be unwelcome, as every member of the team stakes his indi-
vidual reputation to maintain abroad the prestige already won at
ome,
RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I hereby challenge any shooter of Chicago or of America, not
barring Dr. Carver or any other shooter, to shoot a rifle match in
Chicago, within sixty or ninety days, at 100 or 500 lass or wooden
balls thrown into the air at a distance of 20 or 25ft, If desired,
will add to the match 109 shots at any swinging target, Terms of
the match to be $250 a side, winner to take gate receipts also.
b Gno. PEAVEY,
Champion All-Around Rifle Shot of TWlinois.
CHICAGO, 1,, Feb, 28,
BOSTON, March 2.—All the regular rifle and pistol matches
were open to-day anda good number of shooters were on hand,
The wind was light from 5 to 9 o’clock, and some fine scores were
made. Mr. Monroe won the gold medal in the 20-shot rest match,
and Mr, Charles won the championship gold medal. Following
are the best scores finished to-day:
Twenty-shot Rest Match.
Dab WEG OR ns 6 sks beeen Wi0112 § 91Nnin
P 9 8121011121210 12 9—2I19
2 HEANCIB-..- ew ateinttenic ie, neice Cate Pane el Midori),
91011 8 12 10 10 10 10 12—208
S-Waildet;. cc; Ae eee 91010121210 71211 9
11 9 T1110 9101111 9—200
SON Acca ieee esr ete. cee Ee OOM Oo Tees <9
9 9 9 91011 810 9 8—18
JN Bames.........., ap, aio 101011111110 71011 9
. 2 Ball TS Pah0: ps. 7185
Champion Medal Match.
We@harles.. 3:52. 5885 Ma Sar ay Goo Fea Ne atc ge dU) ol asa
H BOTT Pie SU AT es 107 7 8 8 7 5 8 9 9— 7
PATHE V bisa soils, andl eters peated Barats 97 479% 5 9 6 8ST
GaWaillar ders) teat tAwiieee. on, 39456 93 9 7 F— 80
Victory Medal Match.
7 ee cto ted ae 2. <6 00 7 9 8 yr 8s
BP Holder. : .. Tepe aa oe 8. S10 OMS. ea. Bo Bs aay
AES EG ftharoictoce aren = «penile at ea is To Dy 9 Ab: Fite 2— WG
Medal and Badge Match.
ATSTG Te eg: Bites ss speete d ies Foterrc rs 0 910 9 9 81010 9 10— 98
SOW. 2 cs da soe Serete uiteuk lee siete 2 91211 9.12 9 11 11 12-108
AG Homie lo heath dee are eer arts 9 911 $1112 9 912 10101
All-Comers’ Match.
Py Chamlegis ite te titel thesia ee 1010 9 9 810 710 8 9— 90
HL Lee 106 9 6 9 81010 ¥ S— 88
469 910 456 9 Y 7—71
6695 5 9 8 8 5 9— 70
5 6 6 710 9 7 9 5 6 70
Saat qa Sei heh s,3 Abed ss paeterte 110 7 \ 665 7 8 869
a, 'a: DEER AP ae Pe en 858 6 8 T 6 8 7 6 69
ASK TEM Memeo ay Setes CERN ioe site onsias 65 8 5 6 5 810 6 5— 64
ODS Ai ace ates seman aioe eu aieiee 41056647 7 8 66
Military Match.
W Chatiles........ ..6544545555 47 WO Burnite....... 55455644 44—45
W D Huddleston..4455454455—46 A Sharp..........., 544445344542
Rest Match,
Fj ot ey Bayes. eae PWilWUN12112 8 1—110
TER ITI OR. seein e puis tae eee 111212 9 912 911 11 12-108
A“Ballard...-o-m.i pense toe ee 9101112121011 11 8 10—104
WN Wantes 8). esos. Senibewy 9111012 9111111 8 9-101
EDR CAM poste sn ceks thin a seh pastas ba 2 $1112 91010 9 8 9— 98
Heir Meats oo ud sudan tee e eae 8 9 §11 911 DILL 9— 96
W C Prescott... 2. ss 912 5 9 91010 9 9— 94
VV a MOTD SOUMgh Anis, 60pm ameter en 99710 9 7 9 912—90
SB Read....... 5 910 8 9 810 9 7 y~ 89
TEEENABOD hg tee net ats ee eee 10 6 810 9 9 912 9 79
Be Valea Glus), Jc Cop ratac sii aside snare imaas s/t i 0 pal Tempo mts eee pec ren ee
50yds. Pistol] Match.
Wn @harlegs ses, jrahbaebhe ee nee 101010 8 8 § 9 910 10— 98
JB Fellows “ 910 810 9 910— 91
A Wesson.........+ % 7 8 8 910 7 % 9-81
AY GaEtOD, ade abhans da 899 8 910 57 6 # 8
PUD HAL, ss She aes ae ea ye 6 8101010 7 8 8 7 5— 79
ST. LOUIS, Mo,, March 2,—With the single exception of Mr-
Perret, all the leaders in the general average took a tumble at
the last shoot of the Pistol Club, and what is more he came to
the rescue of the club last Wednesday and saved its reputation
by making 84, which also proved high for the meeting, in conse-
quence of which he will hold possession of the medal until the
next shoot. The handicap men still hold a good lead for the
prizes, and it is almost impossible for the scratch men to head
them off. The attendance af the last shoot was only fair. 20yds.
standard American target, Stevens .22 pistol:
ib WebeP ernetne 2.) 00),).2: 5 woah... 8 9 6 61010 6 9 10 10—84
BMOnr std Gnin.: dei gh ete ddecdd-<dspeyies 5 9 810 7 9 8 610 +79
M Summerfield .. ........... .....00e 79 610 9 9 & 7 & 9-49
HEA WhddS tre Tree thn eee ake 5 6 8 9 9 910 6 & 5S
WY RT ORGG erate ada ede init ta tate 8 9 8 510 7 8 6 6 6-3
DORPBEN GOL as sacs idvsdde detent ees 0) & 9) (a 9 8b 86
WY BiB ey OP ce oonis bag elle eels awe coe Oh) Oe A eh CO =o
RIBAS UGCA gheh hck ae -hahehat ssa) lpcch-aley phe) dot hes ob teh of -E "595 7 6 8 TY &67
TLPa Diehet hha lt: FE a ORR ee »-.,-0 8 6 8 % 6 910 0 10—64
Wy (Gi Maciswilizes..! 0. Ee ee 565 7 8 469 6 5 5—60
UNSER FRITZ,
SMASHING PLATES.—Syratuse, Feb. 28.—The following are
the scores of the mempers of the Onondaga Rifle Club at their
plate shoot yesterday: >
Sh ot. Ba Braet Shots. “igen
5 :
WS Barnum....... HS Leighton..-....
D Egeleston........ 77 15 T J Kendrick...... 26 a,
GJ Dalley.i.-) 2): 53 ll AA Stillman..,....23 2
CH Remer......... 5 0 1B Fairchild, ...,.30 9
JN Knapp..........11 OF AMP IRortikey ice aed 1
W A Koebler..... udl § JT Grossman,..... 15 1
HS Seely..........4 42 16
The plates are coranion tea plates 7in. in diameter set in a bank
of earth at 260yds., all shooting oif-hand.—SECRETARY,
SCORES AND SLANDER.—At the shooting festival of the In-
dependent German Schuetzen Corps at Lion Park, on June 27,
1887, Frederick Hisele made a score of 52 and claimed the gold
medal prize. Bernhard Walther disputed the correctness of the
score and called Mr. Hisele a “hluifer™ and a “‘swindler” and was
sued by the latter gentleman in the City Court before Judge
Browne, The jury brought in a verdict in Mr. Wisele’s favor, and
Mr. Walther made an appeal to the General Term. Judges Mc-
Adam and McGown yesterday decided that Walther simply used
the words in reference to the score and not to Hisele himself, and
that although the ternis were strong and ar ones, they were
not actionable ynless specific damages were a eged. These spe-
cific charges were not set forth in Mr. Wisele’s Se aA and the
judgment was reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to the
appellant—New York Times,
HOLYOKE, Mass.—At an enthusiastic meeting of the Holyoke
Rifle Club the following were elected; President, W. Milton Far-
row; Vice-President, W. B. Miles: Secretary and Treasurer, Oy
Howes; Captain, J. A. Clough; Executive Committee, J. G. Mat-
tice, Howard Whitney, C. 8. Axtell; Adj. Gom., Thos, Hibbard, F.
FE, Whitcomb, C, 8. Axtell. The newly elected president is a
member of the Massachusetts rifle team, and with the new board
of officers there will be an effort made to increase the interest in
the health-giving sport of rifle shootiag,
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
Omaha, Neb., Gun Club Tournament, April 16, 17 and 18.
Amateur Tournament, St. Louis, Mo., April 28, 24, 25 and 26.
Fred A, Fodde, Manager.
May 21 to 23.—Minneapolis
Minn, James Pye, Secretary. :
June.—Annual Tournament Sportsmen's Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Wash.
June 3 to 7.—New York State Association for the Protection of
Fish and Game. Conyention and Tournament, Albany, N. Y.
Gun Club Tournament, Minneapolis,
A MISS-AND-OUT COMPLICATION.
HICAGO, Il. Feb. 27,—Hditor Forest and Stream: For the
benefit of many of your readers in this city and at Crown
Point, Ind., pees decide the following problem:
In a shoot held at Crown Point, recently, A, B, C, D and E shot
& miss-and-out Pia age $1 entrance. On the first round, all
killed but C, who offered an extra dollar for ihe privilege of re-
entering. This was granted and on the second round, all killed
but EH, who desired ©’s privilege of re-entry. This was also
acceded to, but the rule was then made that no shooter should
re-enter more than oncé, On the third round B missed and re-
entered and on the fourth round D missed and came in again.
All had then missed and re-entered except A. On the next round.
C missed for his second time and was out. On the sixth round,
A, B, D and E all killed, and on the seyenth all missed. A, who
had until then a,clean score, then claimed the right to step to the
score, kill his next bird, and take the money without letting B, D
and B shoot. In this claim jhe is upheld by a paper to which the
affair was referred, and which holds that under the special rule
made, the others were out on their second miss, not regarding
the fact that A had also missed on that round and that therefore
the round was a dead one, precisely the same as the sixth, in
which all killed.
Such peas shooters and undoubted authorities ag R. B.
Organ, John J. Kleinman, John Watson, Abner Price, Ed. Price,
W. G. Payson, and many other Chicago sportsmen, all decide that
the other shooters must have an equal chance with A on the
eighth round, as all stood at the end of the seventh in precisely
the same relations as at the end of the sixth. When A missed in
the seventh he had in reserve his right of re-entry which no one
else possessed, but when all missed on that round he was restored
to all his previous rights without the necessity or privilege of put-
ting up his extra dollar. The failure of one of the other shooters
to kill left A in the same position as though the round had not
been shot, However, had one of them killed, A could haye putup
his extra money and forced the other shooter to contest another
round. This being unnecessary by the failure of all to kill, A was
restored his full right of re-entry, which he could exercise on
some succeeding round when he missed and some one else killed.
He has but one dollar in the pot against the others’ two each, and
itis an absurd proposition that when he has missed a bird he can
take all the money merely because the others also-missed. The
special rule made does not apply in the case of the seventh round
as A, by missing, forfeited his present interest in the pot, and it
was only restored to him by the others failing to kill.
The unanimous opinion of all the Chicago sportsmen, who may
be properly regarded authorities by virtue of Jong experience, is
as outlined above, and I haye endeavored at such length to place
the point properly before you. The following diagram explains
the rounds as each were shot: °
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Will you kindly give your opinion in your next issue, and much
W. P. Mussey.
[The decision given by the paper was correct. If this had been
a simple miss-and-out match, it would be true that the seventh
round should be considered _a dead one, and A would then be on
an equality with the rest. But the agreement to allow one re-
entry apiece made this in effect a two-misses-and-out match. In
a plain, straight miss-and-out, when a shooter misses once he is
out for good and all, unless the heat be a dead one by all the
contestants missing, In the same way in this two-misses-and-ont
match when a contestant misses twice he is out for good and
all, unless the round be a dead one, because in it all the con-
testants miss their second time. The seventh round in this case
was not a dead one; in it B, D and E missed for the second time
each and were out; A missed only for the first time; was not on
a level with the rest who had missed twice, and has the right to
put up his dollar and go into the next round all alone. In other
words, the match was one of successive stages, each man
had the right to go on to another stage until barred ont by two
failures. C exhausted his privileges in the fifth stage; B, D and
E theirs in the seventh stage; A not until he missed in the
seventh or a subsequent one.]
CHICAGO,
HICAGO, Feb. 25.—The Mak-saw-ba Olub had a shoot at Davis,
aos Feb. 23, for the Wilcox handicap medal, 15 singles, scor-
in us:
W Shepard (29)121112012002111—12, Ht Sloan (80).. 122201122120222—13
RB Organ (80).012010101011101— 9 J A Sharp (28).021010002101001— 7
G Randall (80),211202211110112—13 J Kinney (25)..102011011010121—10
J Watson (30) ..122222211221021—14 H Buechner(28)211202001101011—10
W_ Haskell (80).211110011002010—
Jobn Watson having won this medal three times in succession
itis now his property. Dr. Baxter will contribute another medal
for competition. A team shoot followed:
J Watson (30). ..0202101112— 7 RB Organ (80).,1211202122— 9
H Sloan (80)... ..0211201211— 8 W Haskell (80).1220110212— 8
G Randall (80). .1120021211— 8 H Buechner (28)1190202110— 6
W Shepard (29).1101220101— 7 J A Sharp (27}..0020020110— 4
J Kinney (25)...1211122111—10—40 W Nicholson (29)0111012122— 8—35
Leiter handicap medal:
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JA Slee Bigheccad pet tedcco shojo ted 00101111117700000111—12
Wt askellatlaics ae. Jee ee seers = basse 110190010110010U0000— 7
TWA TSOT SOS) Fee dys ote aioe tenor eee --. --10010000110101010111—10
VVC EV RIG yO h es haaetient tater reine «ky ree - -01000110090011001000— 6
M. CWicholson (18) 00.0... .cc tee wee a es + +» «601911111111111101001—16
MES. SWe parent ogc clack onthe ton cite eel somites 11011101001111111111—16
SL SIOR TS (LS) ly we ow mreriprentecte tere ngteerete ine et coreaert 01111100100100110100—10
3 E. Price,
John J. Kleinman has been chosen
stakeholder. . A.
WELLINGTON, Mass., March 2.—The pinagans weather to-da
attracted a large number of gunners to the grounds of the Well-
ington Club. In the contest for the silyer pitcher Lee and Chase
tied with a clean score of 15 each, and in the shoot off Lee won.
The scores in the merchandise match were as follows: Leon 10,
Lang 13, Bennett 12, Allerton 11, Choate 15, Wheeler 11, Payson 12,
Conant 8, Perry 12, Moses 8, Bowker 8, Bradbury 8, Chase 12, Gale
12, Baxter 12, Stanton 11, Swift 13, Schaefer 12, Warren 10, Short
8, Bond 13, Bradstreet 11, Field 13, North 11. Snow 13, Lee 12.
SPRINGFIELD, N. J.—The Union Gun Club, of Springfield
will on March 18 put out a scrub team to shoot the first team of
the Bergen Gun Olnb, of Cherry Hill, The match will take place
at Springfield, the teamsto comprise ten men each and each man
to shoot at 25 artificial birds.
BUDD AND STICE.—Special to Forest. and Strean.—Jackson-
ville, Il., March 5.—The Budd-Stice match to-day a tie,
acore, 8/ each, Birds very fast, and a strong wind in their favor
.
MAnon 7. 1889.]
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ELECTRICAL DEVICE
TO RELEASF BIRD
FLIGHTS FROM ALL ANGLES.
FLIGHTS FROM ALL ANGLES,
NDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 20.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Much,
has been written in reference to the small attendance at tra
shoots,a remedy to increase the same, and a return of rivalry
and enthusiasm that preyailed a year or so ago. Man soon tires
of too much sameness, and new kinks and features must be added
from time to time to keep the old shots in line and attract new
blood. My idea for years has been that to make the present in-
animate target a success the traps should be so anrenged that we
get a flight from all angles, and put it ona par with field shoot-
ing, a8 it is very uncertain which flight the shooter will receive.
The inclosed diagram fully explains my scheme, which, operated
in conjunction with the electrical device, which, by the way, is
simply perfection in releasing the bird, adds a charm to trap-
shooting. The traps as arranged can be worked snecessfully with
two, cells of battery. Gentlemen, study it and let’s hear from
you; any angle desired can be secured and the traps placed ina
trench out of sight of the shooter. KINK,
TRAP CHAT.
R. W. L. COLVILLE, the “Dick Swiyeller” of sportisman’s
literature, has severed his connection with the Meacham
Arms Co. of St. Louis and has accepted the position of traveling
Ttepresentative of the new Baker gun, now made at Batavia, N.Y.,
ries the company has erected a large plant. “Dick” called on
us last week and says he wiJl be around among the boys this year
with his Baker. He will be more of a swiveller now than ever,
revolving from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He starts for the
coast soon, and will thus enlarge an already extensive acquaint-
ance with sportsmen.
Mr. J. E. Miller, who so ably represented the Peters Cartridge
Co. last year, has accepted a position with the Western Arms and
Cartridge Co. of Chicago, to take charge of their gun depart-
ment. This seems to us like a good move for the Arms Co., as
“Jabe” has hosts of friends among the shooting fraternity, many
of whom will no doubt be glad to throw trade in his way.
Fred Quimby, writing from St. Louis, tells us that the West-
erners have been treating him in royal good fashion, as a repre-
sentative Eastern shooter, and we presume this sort of medicine
will be given him to the end of his trip, 4s Fred makes friends
wherever he goes. He corroborates the rumor of the many chal-
lenges sent him by the Cincinnatians, and says that to accept
them all would keep him shooting every day till some time in
August. He will come home with a new title, “the champion shot
of the Blue Island (N. J.) Gun Club,” the exact significance of
which we are in douht of.
The Advisory Board of the American Shooting Association met
in Cincinnati almost two weeks ago and adopted a set of rules
for live bird and inanimate target shooting, subject to the ap-
proval of the directors. They have been accepted by them and
will shortly appear in print.
The Association has directed the manager to arrange for two
tournaments, one in Cincinnati and one in Boston, the dates for
which have not yet been fixed. This will test the pulse of the
shooting world, and other tournaments will probably follow, We
look for great results from the work of this Association. They
have in view schemes which, if carried out, will astonish the pub-
lic and achieve their ultimamate aim, viz., to increase the num-
ber of shovters and the consumption of shooting paraphernalia,
Charles Smith, of Plainfield, N. J., “Dutchy,” and Gus Maintz,
of Orange, N, J.,are matched for a_ race at 50 live birds, Hurl-
ingham rules, d0yds. rise, for $50 a side, loser to pay for the birds.
The match is to come off at Erb’s Park, Newark, N. J., Thursday,
March 21,at2 P.M. There is much friendly rivaly between them,
and as they are very evenly matched the race should be an inter-
esting one. At their last contest Manitz won by one bird, with a
score of 42 to 41.
Unele Billy Sigler says that up to the date of his match with
Wm. Lever, he had never shot at more than a dozen pairs of live
birds in his life. This seems strange when it is remembered how
long he has been shooting at the trap, but he certainly proved his
ability in a race of this kind on Thursday last.
_At the conclusion of the Sigler-Lever mtch last Thursday con-
siderable “shooting talk” ensued, and sonie matches may ibe the
result. “Old South Paw’ wasso jubilant over Sigler’s victory
that he oflered to match him against Leander Campbell, of Little
Silver, N. J., for $100 or $250 at any race or conditions with the
single exception that Campbell should not be allowed to put the
birds in the trap, but as that seemed to be the vital point with
Leander, no agreement was arrived at.
h Commenting on the two Tucker systems a correspondent writes:
“The first one is n0 good, as any three men who are expert shots
7
Ks 9
ean beat it out every time. The second is even worse. A man
might better take his money and shake dice to commence with
than to adopt this, as he would would win oftener, having more
chances, and money would last longer. When you come to mak-
ing one’s skill (after all his good shooting) end up asa matter of
mere chance, then it is time some other plan was adopted. I
propesea to classify the shooters in New York State shoot and a
owl eame from the paeperle (and these howls are what we ama-
teurs want), said it could not be done, ete. But we did doit and
it worked to a charm at Auburn last year. ‘Mac’ has got the test
system out and it works toa charm where there are more than
twenty entries.”
SIGLER AGAINST LEVER.
OX Thursday, Feb. 28, a mateh at double rises, live birds, was
_ Shot _at Erb’s Park, Newark, between Wm. Sigler, of Mont-
clair, N. J., and Wm. Lever, of Elizabeth, N. J. This match was
the outcome of a little bluff talk on the part of Mr. Lever, on the
occasion of his match with C. M. Hedden a week or two ago,
when it is said he expressed himself as confident of his ability to
defeat any member of the Jersey Heights Gun Club at any race.
This was an imputation on the prowess of his fellow members
which “Old South Paw,” Al. Heritage, could not brook, and he
immediately called Mr. Lever down, offering to name a man
against him, Lever to make the race and conditions. Accordingly
it was agreed to shoot for $100 a side, at 25 pairs live birds, double
rises, at 25yds. rise, gun below the elbow until one bird is on the
wing; traps to be set yds. apart and only one bird in each trap;
two sets of traps to be used, and the set to be used to be decide
by head or tail, and the next shooter to take the remaining set;
$25 each was posted as forfeit with Dan Terry, and Heritage
named Wm. Sigler as the man to whom he pinned his faith.
Two o'clock was the hour set, and long before that time the
crowd began to gather, until when the race was called about two
hundred noted Jersey shooters were present. Among them were
noticed such old-timers as Hugh Leddy, Charlie Smith, Milt.
Lindsley, W. M. Force, Al. Heritage, Leander Campbell of Little
Silver, Frank Class of Pine Brook, Dan Terry, John Riggott of
Rockaway, Wm. Van Siclen of Metuchen, ED. Miller of Spring-
field, J. R. Burnett of Newark, Cornelius Voorhees, Sam Castle,
the brothers Peck of Haverstraw, N. Y, Charles Drake and
August Peck, of Fanwood Gun Club, Scotch Plain; Henry Sigler,
a brother of “Uncle Billy,” H. Quad, Gus Freche, Gus Manitz,
John Robinson, C. M. Hedden, O. Von Lengerke, Mose Witliams
and a host of others.
Enoch Miller was chosen judge for Sigler, and Mose Williams
for Lever. Referee, Dan Terry. ‘Uncle Billy’? won the toss and
went to the score first, taking traps Nos. 1 and 2, grassing, or
snowing (as the ground was covered with snow), his birds in good
style. Lever answered with two kills, but lost both of his next
pair. This, the crowd thought, gave Sigler an advantage, but he
immediately followed with two misses, whereat a great laugh
went up. Lever again missed on his first bird of fifth pair, and
from that time Sigler gradually increased his lead, finishing six
birds to the good. Lever was not shooting in his usual form for
some reason or other, ashe is capable of a great deal better score
than 30, He was the favorite in the start, and some onlookers
were offering $10 to $6 on his winning; but ‘‘Uncle Billy” is not an
easy man to beat, although not accustomed to double bird shoot-
ing. The birds were a fairly good lot, some of them clippers
which succeeded in getting over the fence, and beyond the reach
of the usual army of scouters. Johnny Erb’s setters, Lem and
Sank, did the retrieving, and seemed to enjoy the work
thoroughly. Below are thescores made:
WWMOMSIS LEN pees 2 Wet 11 11 00 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 00 01 11
11 11 10 10 11 10 O1 10 10 10 11 11—36
Wank Gevonarenun sere. ca: 11 00 11 If 01 00 10 11 10 01 11 10 11
11 00 10 10 01 10 00 11 O1 O01 O1 11—80
After the match was settled a sweep at 4 live birds was started
at d0yds. rise, $2 entrance, three moneys. The ties were numer-
ous, and were shot miss and out. It took all the birds to decide
the winners, who were J. Harrison and Williams first, A. Hedden
ee Manitz second, and Winans, with his crooked gun, third
alone.
Sweep at 4 live birds, $2 entrance, 30yds. rise, three moneys, 50,
30 and 20 per cent.: ;
ve Ties, Ties.
© Smith....... 1221—4 1220 Hegeman...... 0111—3 +220
F Class........ 1i—4 2111112110 CR Hedden...1111—4 1212110
C M Hedden...1222--4 2220 Hassinger...... 1010—2 1200
§ Castle....... 0112—8 1121121210 H Leddy....... 1002-2 20
Geoffrey....... 0021—2 1100 ED Miller ....11J1—4 12211210
Lindsley.,...,.1221—4 0 inans........ 1010—2 2101
Green.....,.... 2112—4 10 Williams...... 1222—4 211221111
A Hedden..... 1110—3 1122121121 Reinhart...... 2211—4 Q
J Harrison,...1111—4 2212221221 Manitz........ .0121—8 1210111111
Ov Lengerke..1011—3 10 FRANK MASON.
EATON SPORTSMEN’S CLUB.—Eaton N. Y,, March 2.—Shoot
for badge at 18yds.:
Richardson....010111001/1011]—-10 Briggs......... 011010111111100—10
Hamlin,..,....111011011110000— 9 Ourtis..:..... .-001311111011111 —12
NEW YORK SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS—Olaremont,
Jersey City, March 2.—Ties divide. Sweep No.1, 10 birds, 50 cents
entry:
incdsl6y....s sass - 101l00L1011— § Hathaway.......... 1900001100— 8
PATA aN docks cre eye OL001II00— 5 Jersey........,... 00 1111101110- 8
Williams. .........5 AL00311001— 6 _Leighton.... ....... 1101111101— 8
dShruiynen Rea Hence 0011000111— 5 Stebbins............ 6000111100— 4
1D eae oer EAR BP ED WI0011II— 8 -~Medona............. 111701L111— 9
Oollitiserceryiisset: LEAT I—10" Bday oe ee ee 0101110011— 6
Simpson... ........ 10110011 11— 7
Sweep No, 2, same:
DAV Wiant, serena tess 1M111111—10 Hathaway........... 1111101000—6
Beheue ir bUrasr soot to 011110110I— 7 “Simpson... ... ..... 0111111011—7
APPA. os eis oe W1Vd1110— § Medona......-... 0.4 1111110101—8
CovNshs fy opi oerra 111110011—. 8__—Leighton............ 0000111101—5
Lindsley ..........+ WML — 9 Williams............ 1011000010—4
eSB OS Voels i-bee tpprarart WOLMOMIOI— 7 Hddy............ ocx 0111111171—9
No. 3, Same: :
Hitit! APs ch pose WIM001I0— 7 Apgar... .....l 2... 1111101111— 9
Collis: Sete 1111011111— 9 Rates. ad severe 1011101110— 7
Lindsley........ +. LOLOMIOII-- % Williams... 0... 1101111101— 8
BUGS: PI aha 1111010101— 7 Hathuway.......... 1011111101— 8
JATSCY iedarsieis an ofdierves 1111111111—10 Simpson............ 0011111119— 7
Medona......-..-++5 1110011000— 5
No. 4, same:
JOTSey hee aero MWMWI—10 ~Eddy................. 0011111111— 8
Lindsley. . 11111119 Daly......... ..1110110011— 7
unt... ... 1NMT110I— 9 Williams. . COOIOT1000— 3
Collins.. 11110111— 9 Seott,... .-1110010001— 5
Apgar .. .. .s...1100L01010— 5 Medona,.. ..1111011010— 7
Simpson..........-.. OOLWN101I0I— 4 Simmons..,....... -111111011— 9
Hathaway..........111101111— 9
No. 5, same:
Jersey...........--.-l1111110I— § Hathaway.......... 1101000111— 6
Tindaleyy. 44.) 2-0. 1100010101— 6. _Eddy......., Aes 1001001111— 6
Hunt,...-.....-....l111110111— 9 Medona. ,.......... 1110110111— 8
B30 2425 Ws cere or 1OWOMNO— 7% Scott.........20...., 0100001011— 4
COUTTS Be once se hee Ti 1—10 Simmons.........., 1000101011— 5
ADA cet ary re WWI110— 9 Simpson...,........ 1011111110— 8
No. 6, 25 cents entry: ‘
LADOAT sa urea earls H11N01I— 9 Williams ..........1000000101— 3
TARUDI Ip teats heey haere 1011111001I— ¥ Hathaway.......... 1010010101— 4
DOEROWU estes eecns W11114111—-10 Simmons..,........ 1111011000— 6
Hitwdsloyee ss ore ees 1010111101— 7 Simpson ...,......, 1161011011— 7
GollinSe gisele ics cte WIUNNM—10 ~Scott............... 0110010010— 4
AF Cyaan ere feast 0111101101— 7
No. 7, 10 birds, 25 Ray BU Be es a
ATID B 5 5 shin ct outers Cal - IMASLEYE ss 1. apy gene 0010111101— 8
Beat eatyateetiee arth PLOTTER Tes Oolinge se. le), LTO OL 8
ELSOY') SaRA eel! oescehy JIWOUIIII— 9 Scott. .. 1... ce. 101110001J— 6
Amateur championship shoot for gold trophy to be shot for
any Saturday afternoon. There must be over five contestants,
26 birds, 25 cents entrance:
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PRA CTREGLS. 5.5 ree Be Ware, eee ee a 1911017111111991011111111—23
Medal. Arak etree tee aaa 0191011011 w.
SIMD SOTiNdiot eles PRUE et RENEWS, che 0110110011111110011111111—19
Leighton............ nl CS RAR A VERSE oe eee 1001100110110110111111010—16
Serahianw- J. phat. anew f3 snes POS a eee 0111.101010100001111111111—16
GEE ScOth yd -)) nee fea eid oeidig-ineates 1114100010001010111901111—15
CNV eestIN TYLOTl es tome eerie. Rel ao Gene 1101001101011111111111111—20
12001710) CRRA be so bbeb ct soot dead hee 1000111001001111101010101—14
TOTS Ca leew recedes os 6 Raion BRE say 60010111 11110011111010111—17
aa RA Cre el tele Al ie 0010001001100) 010101111311—13
ShHerilila cobras cocker aee ered touly ee acu 1101011110111101011010111—18
TAY TES oie he gece sos ae eoep otc eI Ory pceaeang 114.1171119111110111110111 23
ILO GEA Tie. see tlt tmoe EEL rel, Aiee 0011100110100000111101101—43
CHESTER, Pa. Feb. 28.—The North End Gun Club visited here
to-day and had a very pleasant and interesting team shoot at
clay-pigeons with the Thomas L. Briggs Gun Club, the scores ran:
Thomas L. Briggs Gun Club, Chester, Pa.
FU LOUTAOM nes kine ne. ree oe 001010010U11100 =611 00 00 OL 11-12
SUSE MG Cah a0? te recor ariel ode ge 101101111111100 = Ol-:01 11: 11: OO—17
Theo Roberts..........-..+5- 001119010101114 10 11 OL 10 00—15
BMVEC Cou Pee asitie sk 110110101001110 =. 11:10 vo 10 11-15
MPSrig eB hcs a caes ttasin ucts side ot 111111001010011 00 10 00 10 60—12
OLR ORO Haare assed cee ce te 114110101001100 = 01:10: 10 10 10--74
W Ladomus,............ _..+.110101111111010 1 11 11 11 O1—i9
RIGS: ed tterrtcm a iis. 000111110101011 10.11 10 10 00—14
B Ladomus,so5 wt. lsc a eed O11O1I011111110 =. 11:10: 10 11: 10—18—136
North Fnd Gun Club.
THOR TO Her. ores bce eert te waiyes 100101101101111 11 10 01 11 10—17
Jas Entwistle....,........-..011011001000010 (0 10 11 10 00—10
John Cronuther............... 111111101011011 +=. 10 01 10 11 11—19
William Green....,.-....... 1211111911110: J0 *O1 11 10 10—20
J Wolstencroft... .......... 111111101111011 11 11 10 11 11—22
OS Buckiiss.e ek sss. 1111711011101110 = 11:10 10 10 11—19
ASLAM bys see ooneee ae ee LOL OE Te hee
MY TE eth Pay pe teats an mak nes 101100000011111 01 C1 10 00 11—13
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Judges, Harry Laughead and Wm. Gibbs. ‘
HUTCHINSON GUN CLUB.—Hutchinson, Kan., Feb. 14.—The
shooting yesterday was the best ever done on the grounds. A
strong south wind prevailed, but this did not seem to bother the
shooters. The day was warm and the boys enjoyed the sport.
The shooting of Young and Chamberlain was exceptionally good.
The score—1l5 singles and 5 pairs bluerocks:
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Feb. 22.—Yesterday eight members of the club met to contest
for the handsome silver cup, the shooting being at 50 single blue-
rocks. The norther which was predicted by the weather service
was on hand and made it very uncomfortable for the boys. The
match would have been postponed to a time when the weather
was more comiortable had it not been that one or two of the
members could not tell when they could attend another shoot.
However, they built a rousing fire inthe club house, and managed
to get along very comfottably, considering the fact that the mer-
cury was dodging about the zero notch. Good scores were an im-
possibility in the high wind, but the shooting was very good con-
sidering the disadvantages encountered. The shooting of Cham-
berlain was excellent, as was that also of Allen and Young. The
latter gentlemen are great finishers, each getting 19 out of the
last 20 shot at. Chamberlain used a Lefevre gun, 3}4drs. of Laflin
& Rand’s trap powder, and 14oz. of No. 8 soft shot. The Hutch-
inson Gun Club stands very close to first place among the clubs
in the State. The score; First match, 7 live birds, under modified
urlingham rules:
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Second match, 50 single bluerocks: .
Wim Chamberlain.,.,...,., .-. 200 Sa VVeWorsiva- |b oe oaeeeree et ewer 38
MCRUIDAMI GT ns cea np Sel eect a ons 39 Fred Burslem.................. 31
IEPLRCAYcopniases be Ay See eo 38 EB Holly....... hob te-eleticchate teees 26
Maes Ma VOT sis e ei ccens ss Jie 50, HG DONEE Son: 5 cnn ae eee ee 15
(ITSM Gra tHE. PAR sa Ree 37 SHADY.
TORONTO, Feb. 27.—The last shoot for the gold medals pre-
sented to this club for competition came off at McDowall & Co.'s
grounds this afternoon. Besides the participants in the shoot
there were also present a number of spectators, who took an
active interest in the sport. There were, in addition to the
medals, money prizes for first and second class. Each contestant
shot at 20 birds. The following are the full scores:
First Class. Second Class.
W Felstead.....14 19 17 14 18-82 F Morley....... 10 13 14 13 1363
T Bennett. ....17 18 12 15 15—77 S McChure......14 1413 18 8s—é62
W McDowall...18 15 15 17 16—76 Sawden, Jr.. ..10 18 12 12 13—60
Heatherington.11 11 16 15 17-69 Sawden, Sr..... 10 8 14 18 18—58
G Morley....... 19 13 15 10 10—67 Mitchell........ 9 91518 9—55
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—The annual tournament of the Minne-
apolis Gun Club will take place May 21, 22 and 23. Open to Wis-
consin, Lowa and Dakota; professionals barred. Address all
communications to JAMES Pye, Sec*y.
142
—The Corry Gun Club held their weekly |
§ yesterday afternoon at K
CORRY, Pa., March 1,
shoot at the chib ground
eystons tals |
gets, Keystone rules. Blydenburg won the gold medal and Parker |
the leather medal. Wollowing is the score in details :
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WOLVERINE CLUB.—Benton Harbor, Mich,, Feb, 23—About
twenty sportsmen met at Dr. Rockwell's office last evening to
torm a gun club for the purpose of promoting the practice of field
sports. It was decided to call it the Wolyerine Gun Club of Ben-
ton Harbor. The following officers were elected for one year:
President, H. C, Rockwell; First, Vice-President, 0, B, Hipp; Sec-
ond Vice-President, J. P. Nicholas; Secretary and Treasurer, Geo,
B. Thayer, The president appoited a field committee of three
to serve three months, as follows: W, A. Boswell, J. Hamilton
and Geo. Lake. After deciding to hold weekly shoots on each
Tuesday afternoon, ihe club adjourned to meet on the evening of
the third Thursday in March.
SEVILLE, O., March 2.—Only six members of the club faced
the traps to-day. A mist and fog hung over the grounds, making
the targets look rather indistinct. 26 standards, 3 traps, Cham-
berlin rules:
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CHIPPEWA.
LarayertH, Ind,, Aug. 21, 1885.—U. 8. Cartridge Co., Lowell,
Mass.: Dear Sir—I am pleased to be able to give you a most sat-
isfactory account of the paper shells you sent me, have ueed
Schultze powder altogetfrer for the last seven years, with Bley’s
shells, and yours are the first perfect substitute I haye found, and
shall take care to resommend their use. (Signed) W. GRAHAM,
Champien Shot of Bneland.—<Adv.
Canoeing.
Secretaries of cance clubs are requested to send to Forusr AND
SrrReAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of
their clubs, and also notices in advance of seen and races; and
report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are
requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with
iogs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local
waters, drawihgs or descriptions of hoats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport,
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D. H, Crane, Chicago, MM,
Rear-Commodore- -C. J. Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O. H. Root, Cleveland, Ohio.
Executive Committee—O. J. Bousfeld, Bay Clty, Mich.; T. P. Gaddis,
Day
ton, 0.; T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0,
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS, 1887-83,
Commodore: H.C. RoGmrRs............
{ Peterborough, Can,
Fice-Com, Rear-Com. Purser,
Central Div..W. RK. Huntingtou.E. W. Masten.......... T. H. Seer ¥
ome, N.
Atlantic Div.W, P. Stephens.....L. B. Palmer,.......... F. L. Dunnell,
186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn,
Bastern Div.-H. E. Rice, M. D,...Maxton Holmes........H. D, Marsh
S) ringtield, Mass.
Wthern Diy..Robert Tyson........ 5.8. Robinson.,..,...Colin Fraser, Toronto.
Applications for mempership must be made to division pursers, acecom-
nied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $3.00
or entrance fee and dues for current year. Hvery member attending
the general A, 0. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses, Application
sent to the Sec’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him the proper Division.
Persons residing Im any Division and wishing to’ become members of
the A. C. A., will be furnishea with printed forms of application by address-
ing the Purser.
FIXTURES.
May,
May 27 to June 1. Delaware River Meet, Delanco.
JUNE.
ng, Newark. 15, Brooklyn Annual.
C, Annual, Staten 16-17. South Boston, Local Meet,
Pethicks Island.
8. Ianthe, Spri
22, N, ¥, 0.
fsland,
JULY.
10-19. W.C.A. Meet, Ballast I'd. 10-22, Atlantic Division Meet.
AUGUST,
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
16-30, A.C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River.
SHPTEMBER,
14, lanthe, Annual, Newark.
SLIDING SEATS FOR PADDLING.
Dditor Porest and Stream: ap
I was glad to see "Narka’s” letter on sliding seats for canoes in
the Forest ann STREAM of Dec. 13, 1888, for though his is only a
qualified approval of the sliding seat, he says enougli to induce
others to try it, those who paddle merely for pleasure and exer-
cise, a do not race, the great majority of paddling canoeists
aiter all.
The unsatisfactory thing about canoe paddling, as heretofore
practiced, is undoubtedly the want of exercise for the legs, which
get very unwholesomely cramped in a long day’s paddle, If the
prevention of this only can be attained by the use of the sliding
seat, it will be very much; but L think more is to be got out of the
iden.
To slide, with the heels about level with the seat, is undoubtedly
hard work, therefore I propose to try, a8 soon as [ can get the
opportunity (Lam just now far from my canoe and any canoeing
water) a slightly raised seat, and with the after end of the slide
somewhat higher (say 34in.) than the forward end of it. Itis the
getting forward on the slide that is trying, and the higher seat,
as well as the slope downward to the front of the sliding appara—
tus, will, I think, make this much easier, as will also foot straps
that come well over the foot, and not only over the toes. _
“Narka’s” account of how he found sliding four or five inches,
ona “seat made with a smooth surface,” “very useful,” is highly
suggestive. Thisis precisely the experience with towboats, that
Jed up to the slide now in common use, and the earlier “slides”
were nothing like so long as they are now made. My idea, and
my instructions to the builder of my canoe, were to have a slide
only some six inches long, but he put in a much Jonger slide. I
was going to shorten this, but as [ found after trial thatit worked
well enough, I left it alone. I will now for experiment try a
shorter slide. The alteration of the length of a slide, as well as
the fitting of a slide to any canoe, is, aa all boating men will un-
derstand, a very simple matter. Whether it was the printer's
devil or my writing that was to blame I know not, but my last
letter did not come out in type just asI wrote it, I hope I have
given the deyil no handle this time. C. A, G,
Inpra, Jan, 21,
2 across the Bay, reaching Cocoanut Grove at
‘the all-round
FOREST AND STREA
MM.
NEW YORK G, @.
ey, 4 Re Sy--
AMONG those fortunate membs}s of the New York G. 0. who
are able to enjoy the sport ;
Messrs. C. L, Nort6n, how in Florida with Mr. and Mrs. Munroe;
Mr. Nadal, wit writes us as below from Bermuda, where he is
in company With another old member of the club, Mr. Suther-
land Simith; while Mr. Bigelow has just returned from a trip
abiong the Caribees with his canoe,
Col. Norton went from Jacksonyille by rail and steamer to
Jupiter Inlet, taking his canoe Kittiwake, then fell in with the
coast survey schooner Spy, going on her to Powey Rock Li ht,
abreast of Cocoanut Grove and some 15 miles distant, and natin
‘ j L 8 P. M. on Web, 2
while the annual meeting of the Biscayne Bay Y. 0. was in pro-
gress at the house of Secretary Munroe. Sincé then he an Mr.
Munree, in the latter's yacht Allabalta, have cruised about the
Bay and into the Ryerglades, Ge.
On Feb. a party of Indians, bound soith on a hinting expedi-
tion, camped for the night beside 41
Munroe's hovse, and oné was perstiatied_to sail a Pace in his big
cypress canoe against the Kittiwake: ‘The latter Was sucess ul
on all points of sailings, to het Gwner's great de ight. _ Hithiwake
Was entered in the dinghy class in the open evatta of the B. Y.C.
on Feb. Bae next day her owner was to leave, going part of the
way te Lake Worth on the Ailapittla ind then making his way
alotie hy Ganoe to J upiter,
Mr, Nadal, who tatély sailed for Bermuda with his canoe,
writes as follows from Hamilton under date of Feb. 20:
Editor Forest and Stream;
The Forest AND STREAM has no doubt frequently heard of
Bermuda, but perhaps not as a place suitable for Ganoving: The
writer received many warningsas to the daiiger and uselessntsa of
bringing a sailing canoe to Bermuds, the suualls Were trebreseiited
to be heavy and sudden; but my experichte jvhile hefe is that
the wind, while constant and frequently stills, Taney teadier
than in any place whete T have sailed, and with miich less sea
relatively to the force of thé wind, Lake Chaiiplain And Lake
George can certainly give Bermuda lon¥ odds as to squalls, The
temperature is vertaibly delightful, Even during # tltee-days’
vale the softness of the ait was extremely plensaint. Mr. Suther-
and Smith, who is a well-known and enthusiasti¢ paddling Ganoe=
ist, fortunately for me, accompanies iNé here, Being well known
in Bermuda and havibg been over many. pottions of the island, he
isa compere guide, philosopher and friend to a novice, Hamil-
ton harbor ts in ideal piece of water for canoe sailing, containing
evety variety of sheltered and open water, Withitsmany islands,
it more resembles a lake than a harbor. at ,
The beauty ot Harrington Sound, Castle Harbor and St. Gedrge’s
Harbor are too well known to need mote than a ere mention:
Harrington Sound is an immense shéet Of water bf, { believe,
unknown depth, surrounded by high hil §, find coniected with an
inlet of the ocean by aslticé Way, say 25ft. in width, through
which the tide rushes at a Ereat rate
ments is rl pa this feversible rapi
sailor should bring his whole rig, storm and racing. He may
have stormy weather, or he may have a succession of the most
lovely days, which quite repay him for the bad weather. As to
temperature, the gardens are full of flowers, and you sit with all
the windows open and listen to the chirping of the birds. There
is a little landlocked harbor at the back of the, Princess Hotel
where my canoe is moored with absolute security. The Princess
is perfectly kept, and the only hotel where a canveist has this
accommodation, I may he too enthusiastic, and certainly repre-
sent. an experience of only two weeks as to weather, bit of the
beauty of the island and its waters I can speak without yeper ye:
» H, NADAL,
d jn his 201bs. canoe. A good
“MAC” AND THE REGATTA COMMITTEE.
Editor Forest and Steam? . ,
As my ftiend Mi. Vaux wishts to retire from the little contro-
yersy In whith We hayé béen engaged, on account of the field
heing “too large,” I wish to correct some of his mis-statements
before seeing him lay up for the winter.
Mr, Vaux, in the FOREST AND STRBAM of Feb, 7, with reference
to some of my previous letters, says:
1, Mr, MacKendrick made specific charges of lack of courage
and woeful neglect on the part of the Regatta Committee of the
.C, A.
2, Ido not wish to debate with so prolific a writer as Mr, Mac;
life is too short and his field too large.
3. When I write that I would not oppose certain changes in the
rules it seems to me an unwarranted deduction to infer that [
would fayor such changes. — r ‘
With regard to his assertion No. 1, the specific charges of woeful
neglect must exist in a diseased imagination, as I find on refer-
ring to my letter that I did not.so much as even mention the *89
regatta committe of which he was chairman, and for whom I pre-
sume he is speaking. .
With regard to article No. 3, Mr. Vaux says in the Forzst awp
SrReAM of Jan. 3 with reference to the hiker seat: “Yet I would
not oppose its being ruled out if it extended beyond the side of the
canoe, likewise J] would not oppose a rule forbidding the center-
board coming above the deck.”
As a usual thing canoeists are made of the stuff that does not
care to dangle with one leg on each side of the fence, and [ took
Mr. Vaux for a thorough canoeist, who was either “wid us” or
“agin us; but that is where I made my mistake, and I beg to
apologize for presuming that he was “wid us,” though by his own
words he said he was not“aginus.” )
Wit'1 regard to No. 2. In starting this discussion I named three
evils that I thought the incoming regatta committee should try
to curb as muchas possible. They were the hiker seat, the cen-
terboard above the coaming, and the standing sail question,
In answering, Mr. Vaux said he would not oppose the first two,
and the only point then remaining that I had debated was the
standing rig. In my last I went in for the pisading. rig question,
and now instead of endeavoring to controvert thn arguments
brought forward, Mr, Vaux complains that my field is too large
and that [am too prolific a writer.
However, being an accommodating sort of fellow, I will narrow wi
myself down to a question to suit his capacity, and discuss any
one or all of these questions that I have brought forward, either
in the columns of FOREST AND STREAM or privately by letter, and
see if we cannot come nearer one another's ideas by a little quiet
discussion, W. G. MAcKEnpriok,
TorRoNTO, Feb. 14.
[The discussion has reached a point where it ceases to be of in-
terest to canoeists, or of benefit to canoeing, and while desirous
of giving fair play to both parties, we cannot afford Space for any
lengthy continuance of it. The letter from the chairman of the
hew regatta committee in our lastissue defines the real points
at issue very clearly, and we will give as much space asis possible
to their discussion, only calling attention to the necessity for
limiting the area of letters.]
CHANGES IN THE A.
if Ps following letter is the only one thus far received in answer
to Mr. Edwards's suggestion of last week. We would be glad
to have similar expressions of opinion, especially from the racing
men, as it is only by this means that the Regatta Committee can
arrive at any conclusion as to what is really desirable. Now is
the time to speak out, and not later when the rules for the season
have been settled.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Acting on the auareption given by Commodore Edwards in your
last. issue, [ would like to state briefly my individual opinion, It
is very desirable for the Regatta Committee to make any neces-
sary suggestions in time for this year’s Executive Committee to
act upon, J cannot see that anything would be gained by delay.
Personally, I have used the standing rig, but judging from the
results of many contests, notably with Mr. Butler's Ply, which is
fitted with a lowering rig,I am convinced that the latter is, when
well made, equally good for windward work, and is in every way
more desirable. I believe the question of centerboards project-
ing above the deck will settle itself. I consider my boat as good
Tor pure windward work as any, and in my case I have succeeded
in placing it where I have sleeping room, and where it does not
project.above the deck. The question, also, of sliding se&ts is. one
that T do not consider as important as many seem to. Ican hold
my own boat up, carrying 98ft. of sail, in any weather in which I
could carry the sail at all, without the aid of such extra appli-
ances. If others wish to use it, thinking that shey thereby gain
an adyantige, as far as Il am concerned, they are welcome to. It
is certainly a drier seat than the side of the boat, and as such is to
be commended. Pinally,1 think it would be well if other individ-
uals would express themselves in response to Commodore H3-
wards’ call, and if they act on his suggestion to be brief, the
ForRus’ AND StREAM will no doubt ba glad to publish the yiews
of men from all parts of the country. A final suerestion. and I
have done. Cannot the Association follow the lead of the Atlan-
lic Division in proposing one important race for boats combining
essentials? I think it would then'be soon demon-
Cc. A. RULES.
i ia winter as Well as summer, are |
alee fipring in front of Mr
. One of Mr. Smith’s amuse-
(tao 7, 1889,
et A a
strated that the fastest: possible type need not necessarily be
different from the boat suitable for cruising and all-round work,
Nerw York, March 4. WM. WuITLOCK, Guenn,
A CRUISE IN A DORY.
CHIPS FROM THE MONA’S LOG.
LConeluded from page 128.)
3 Wasagray, chilly morming When we awoke. Over the cove
hung an bbscuring fold of mist, and from the chimneys of the
little yillage the smoke dropped lowes and lower in its Ambition
to tiake a yeilfor Smutty Nose: We lit the oil stove for warmth,
and codked roe eats And while iii the warni cabin heard 4 boa:
state Upon the pebbly beach: The fishermen, were geétting tedd}
t thei? day’s work, And pan it would lighten ih an heats dik
that case we must return to the inainiind; a8 ouk yaeation was
Heatly elids l, A ciip.8t hob sHong, cofteg: that, pahacen for the
Caénoeist, duicted our Sern bodies, We made the necessary
i. operons. n “old sea,” a relic of last night's storm, was
unning outside, and the rocks were awash with towering break-
ers. But we must cross Ipswich Bay and get south of Hastern
Point before night, so we had no alternative. The ballast bags
were filled with 2001bs of gravel, and two large flat stones qelehe
ing af least 1001bs. each were lashed to the floor of the boat. The
wind had dispelled the mist while we were stowing ballast, and
the unmistakable signs of heavy weather warned us to leave no
chance for ae ballast. The rudder was lashed so it conld
not {otap from its astenings, and 4s & pre@atitiin » steering oat
was lashed 40 the Washboard,
el WE were feady
blowin
ing in
UG, W'
into the eas, Ho
abou ck as
coasters were workin
the trem
8
& steadily ito pa a cai swell camé fotle
tom somewhere out in the Atlantic, .
Utheast far
Ombars,
roa
And
ivi dwar: anda,third er
np
body and soaked him through and throtigh, and tie was suprefiely
vi rah Thatéher’s ahd fan
ik Island, ‘Thei Glotigés-
ter Hatbot was eliteted. and. Wwith,booms Wide out, ive Faced. betpis
wind ants up the reach, "Maliy vessels were coming ae
ut in quest of a job, a bark, scarred
hurling seas was smothering up the
salt port the other side of the world,
and a passenger steamer was just making her dock. We rowed
into the inner harbor, and just as we were entering a dock we
had no end of trouble with a tugboat doing its best to back out,
Her rapidly revolving screw filled the narrow space with boiling
waves, which set our oars flourishing like a pair of knitting
needles in the hands of an expert.and nearly dislocated our necks.
Making fast we visited Higgins & Gifford’s boat shop, where the
famous dories Centennial, Nautilus and Dark Secret were con-
ceived and put into shape. Then we climbed into the sanctum of
the Daily Breeze, were reported and had a chat with Manager
Haskell. We never let the chance go by to visit a newspaper
office, for we are both newsmongers by trade.
The wind moderated after dinner and we ran out of the harbor,
passed the Cut and in an hour were off Magnolia, and in a short
time dropped anchor in front. of the Mastonomo House, Man-=
chester. Here we spent the night, and next morning set sail fot
Salem Harbor, At 9 we were up with Baker's Island, and sped
by the Misery, and five miles morerun out astern found the Mona,
under the Beverly bridges bound under outs up the North River
to Danversport to visit a canoeist friend. Then dropping down
the muddy stream we crossed Beverly Harbor and landed at Juni-
pee Orns and did some flirting with the best portion of a pienic—
he girls,
Again under sail, Marblehead Harbor was treated after pass-
ing Bass River, Natgus Head and Lowell Isiand, five iiiiles sea=
ward, and we anchored for the night. A large fleet of yachts Wert
in the harbor, most of them cruising. A storm was brewing, ant
we rowed into the southern end of the harbor, close to the beach,
and anchored the Mona bow atd_ stern, not tating to have out
slumber disturbed by the promehaders on the beach, Thete was
no rain, but when evening came it was black as pitch. The rid-
inglightson the yachts seemed like flickering sparks, and the
numerous light towers in sight sent their strong rays far out
10 o’¢lock the wind began to tise, and
across the water. About
ng anf sta te
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going, toWwboats puifed pie
with, signs.of a, storm an
harbor, evidently from some
then the myviad of anchor lights wete reeli
with a sweeping movement PEE Own the hathot whete—
waves rolled inatound the Neck, We cotild héar thé tide swa
against the sides. of out snug quarters, but thete was tio niotidn;
we were 80 completely sbe reret froii i he wind, which shrieked
over us with gust after gtist, We wore ujled to sleep By the sob-
bing of the ripples and ah occasional jat of our swinging rudder,
uy early next day in conipany with a dozen smail
oston. It wasa beautiful morning with just enouzh
nd for comfortable sailing. Will was as chipper asa lark, his
penchant toward sea sickness haying left him with the run acrors
Ipswich Bay in the northeaster, It was a perpetual recatta, and
I will say that the Mona was in the thickest of the bunch. Beg
Rock and Nahant were left astern and an hour was putin at
Revere Beach, Then we headed for Boston with plenty of small
craft all around us. Wehada CRAG Yala a Ccanoeist from Lynn,
and he informed me there was nothing that could whip a dory
running off the wind, but to windward they were no good. That
nettled me,and shooting into the wind I asked him to pr ve it.
We beat him badly, so badly that he left us to hear off the palm
while he hunted up his club house, Lynn yachtsmen, I mean
Corinthians, own several of these sailing dories. They are sloop-
rigged, and one at least is a flyer, for we saw her coming up the
harbor past Nahant ata great rate. But the bowsprit, boom and
gaff are unfit for a cruiser like the Mona. They are always in the
way when not wanted, more especially in portages, and when it is
desirable to put up the tent for a nicht afloat.
Going into Boston Harbor we met a number of the Brewster
family, and a numerous, dangerous family sae are in a thick
nigbt, when sleet and rain obscure Boston Light, and the howl-
ing gale drowns the hoarse note of the warning horn. We were
out of our direct course, but it mattered little as there was plenty
of daylight left. Will seized our fog horn, blew and puffed out
his cheeks like two red balloons that threatened to sail away with
im, doing his prettiest to salute an excursion steamer; but the
reed in the horn had rusted, and wouldn’t work, and the merry
passengers had a good laugh at our expense. Boston Harbor has
been co often pictured in ink that I won't force my feeble des-
criptive powers. We sailed through the maze of ferry hoats,
ocean steamers and schooners, passed under the railroad bridges
into the Mystic, which we followed till dark, and then turned
into our cabin, and slept, not ‘tas the tired canoeist only ¢an’?,
but uneasily, till dawn. A cup of coffee braced us up for the raw
and carries which brought us to Winchester about noon, An
express wagon, greased with a $2 bill, landed the Mona in the
pond in front of my house, and the cruise in a dory wasa memory
of things that were. Go. S. Hopson.
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fry bound to
ADDRESSES OF CORRESPONDENTS.—We have constant
inquiry for the addresses cf our correspondents from readi-rs
who wish to write tothem. Wedonot give such addresses withi-
out express permission, but in all cases we will forward letters
addressed to our care.
IANTHE C. O.—The first annual dinner of the Ianthe ©. C. wa:
held on Mareh 2, at Morvretti’s restaurant New York, about 3
members and ‘guests being present. The ev ing was passed very
pleasantly with songs and stories after the dinner, several very
food poems being read.
A. GC. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Atlantic Division; Chas. Le Sagsier,
ate New Orleans, La, Eastern Division; Paul B, Morgan, Wor-
i cesber, ;
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FIXTURES.
MaARrcH,
8. New York Y. R. A. Meeting, Gilsey House.
May.
30, Yorkville, Opening, Oak Pt. 30. Brooklyn, Open,, Gravesend.
JUNE.
18-20-22. Katrina-Titania, N.Y.
20, Monatiquot, Pennant, Ft.Pt.
22. Beverly,Marbleh’d,ist Cham
24. Pavonia, Annual, JerseyCity
26. Pleon, Club.
29. Corinthian, Marblehead.
15. Brooklyn, Annual. 29. Beverly,Mon.Beach,1st Open
17. Seawanhaka, 40ft. Class, N.Y 29. Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
JULY.
13. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
13, Beverly, Mon. Beach,2d Open
18 Corinthian, Marblehead.
13. Monatiguot, 1st Cham.,Ft.Pt
17, Pleon, Club Cruise.
20. Beverly, Marblehead, 2d Cup.
24, Pleon, Club.
27. Corinthian, Marblehead.
21, sp aaa Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
ey
27. Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point,
31. Pleon, Open.
1, Larchmont, Spring.
6. Monatiquot, Opening, Yt. Pt.
15. Corinthian, Marblehead.
15. Seawanhaka, Annual, N. Y.
15. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
4, Larchmont, Annual.
4, Beverly, Mon Beach, Ist Buz.
Bay.
4, Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup.
4. Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago.
6. Beverly, Marbleh’d, 2a Cham
6. Sippican, Annual, Marion.
8, Inter-Lake Y. R. A. Meet,
Lake Erie.
—. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft,
Ocean Race. :
—. Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise
10. Pleon Club, Ist Cham.
AUGUST.
3. Sippican, Club, Marion. 17. Beverly,Marbleh’d, 3d Cham
8. Beverly, ‘Marbleh’d, ist Cup. 21, Pleon, 3d Cham.
7. Pleon, 2d Cham. 24, Lynn, Excursion, Lynn.
3. Lynn, Club, Lynn. 24. Beverly,Mon.Beach,3d Open,
10. Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn. 24, Larchmont, Oyster Boats.
10, Corinthian, Marblehead. 24, Corinthian, Marblehead.
10. Monatiquot, 2d Cham,,Ft.Pt. 28. Pleon, Sail off.
16. Monatiquout, Ladies’ Day, 381. Beverly, Marbleh’d, lst Open
Fort Point. 81. Sippican, Club, Marion.
SEPTEMBER.
2. Lynn, Open, Lynn. 14. Monatiquot, Open, Ft. Point
5. Buverly. Mon.beach,2d Open 14. Corittthian, Marblehead.
2. Corinthian, Marblehead. 14. Lynn, Club, ne Pa \
7, Beverly, Marblehead,3d Cup 21. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Sail Off.
%. Larehmont, Fall Annual. 28, Lynn, Club, Lynn.
12. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 3d Buz.
Bay.
ELECTRA—A CRUISING STEAM LAUNCH.
Editor Forest and Stream:
A few weeks ago you published a letter from “Pacific,” givin
an account of his experience -in steam launch cruising, and
think some of your readers would be interested with a brief
sketch of one of my numerous exploits in the Electra, an oil-burn-
ing launch of 25ft. length over all., 5ft. 6in, beam and drawing 2ft.
bin. of water. ; :
After two years experience with the Electra as an open boat I
conceived the idea of a cabin that differs from the usual type
from the fact that it is forward of the engine and boiler and in-
closes the most exposed part of the boat when the water is rough
or choppy. As will be seen from the inclosed drawings the cabin
is 7ft. long and but 2ft. 4in. above the deck, and hasnine windows.
The three forward sash are glazed with curved glass and the
other six are arranged to drop in a pocket, making the cabin airy
and comfortable on the hottest day. ‘The interior has two transoms
with hair cushions, affording good sleeping accommodations for
two persons and a dry and cosy berth in the hardest rain storm.
A common mistake with most launches is in having an open
cockpit forward of the cabin or house, as it soon fills with water
when they enter a choppy sta. The cabin was put in the Electra
last winter, and has been a decided success, enabling me to travel
over water that would have swamped me the year before and
without even getting a wet jacket. The Electra can make six
and a half knots and keep itup all day. The fuel tanks hold 45
Be eoae and a run of 200 miles can be made without taking water
or fuel. :
Last August, in company with my friend the Doctor, I started
from Marblehead Harbor for a short cruise to the eastward. As
we were obliged to be back in five or six days we thought that if
\we got as faras Portsmouth, N. H., we would be satisfied. On
‘the morning of Aug. 4, we turned out at 7 o’clock, had breakfast,
‘Cleared away, and after getting a supply of ice and stores we
‘were steaming briskly out past Marblehead Lightat 9 A.M. The
‘wind was light from the 8.E., and it was'raining before we passed
‘Barker’s Island, but we were prepared for any kind of weather
‘and went along.comfortably, although the water was quite jumpy
2s we neared Gloucester, I had never been through the cana
STEAM LAUNCH
“HLECTRA,”
from Gloucester Harbor to Annisquam, and we decided to take
advantage of the tide and opportunity and ge through, conse-
quently our trip was a short one and we were quietly at anchor
in the Annisquam River at 11:30A. M. The Doctor had some
friends spending the summer there, so we passed the rest of the
day with them. In the evening we enjoyed the cosy, well lighted
cabin, when smoking was in order.
Sunday, Aug. 5, opened clear and warm with hardly a breath of
wind, afact, however, that does not disturb the mind of a steam
yachtsman.,
It was just about 10:30 A. M. as we passed out by Annisquam
Light, intending tomake Old York our next harbor if possible, and
use ne the rest of our time in dodging the storms (which were un-
usually frequent here last season) in getting back to Marblehead.
We had the sea smooth as a pond and very light wind the entire
distance, and at 3 P.M. had passed Whaleback Light off Ports-
mouth harbor, and at 4 o’clock were anchored in the charming
little harbor of York, having made 35 nautical miles without a
stop. Our trim little craft attracted the attention of the numer-
ous pleasure boats used by the yarious guests of the hotels, and
our preparations for dinner and subsequent banquet seemed to
amuse them very much. Our portable table is soon set up in the
cabin and the Doctor prepares a dinner of broiled steak and sweet,
ctatoes, etc., which he declares cannot be equalled at the best
otel ashore. After mailing several letters that were 2 surprise
to our friends of the day before,as we afterward learned, they
not dreaming of our being further on our cruise than Rockport,
we remained aboard the rest of the day and night.
During the evening there were indications of foul weather, and
the next morning Aug. 6 we turned out to find the wind fresh
from the northeast with plenty of fog and rain and a poor show
for arunaround Portsmouth. At noon the rain held up and we
thought best to take a look outside. We had steam in ten
minutes, and at 2:10 P. M. started out of the harbor with a
strong ebb tide running out against the heavy sea that kicked up
a fearful chop that caused the Electra to stand first on one end
then on the other, but by slowing up the engine we went through
all right and after getting clear of the harbor had nothing but a
big swell to contend with, so I gave her all steam and we scooted
for Portsmouth Light about five miles away, which we were
anxious to reach before the fog came in again. It was nip and
tuck however, for we were soon convinced that the fog was
atter us and gaining rapidly, so that just as we made Whale’s
Back Light at 3P. M. it was as thick as mud. We had passed the
numerous ledges that line the shore between York and this light
and were consequently happy, for it was an easy matter to run
up the river; aud at 3:30 P. M. we had finished our trip for that
day and were fast and safe alongside the wharf foot of State
street, Portsmouth. We got more showers. the rest of the day
and evening but our cabin was dry and comfortable and we telt
that our little adventure with the fog and northeast storm was
as enjoyable as any trip we had made.
Tuesday, Aug. 7—Wind N.E. and showery. Wemade steam at
A.M. and ran up the river to Dover Point, and in the afternoon
ran down to Kittery Point.and anchored ina delightful little cove
that seemed to please the Doctor very much. |
Wednesday, Aug. 8, opened cloudy, with a light east wind but
indications of clearing weather. We left our anchorage at 6:40 A,
M., Portsmouth Light at 6:50 and steered south for Cape Ann,
The run across to Rockport was made without any trouble, at
11:15 we passed Straitsmouth Island Light and made Kastern Point
at 12:30 P.M. As we had another day left to get back to Marble-
head and had madea run of 87 miles, we concluded to remain
over night at Gloucester, and after getting a fishat the market we
came to anchor and a first-class fish chowder was quickly tucked
away under our jackets. .
Thursday, Aug. 9—Another foggy morning. It cleared at noon
and we got steam for our final run to Marblehead. which we
reached at2P.M. Qur trip had been so enjoyable, notwithstand-
ing the bad weather, that we would gladly have prolonged it, and
could have gone as far as Mt. Desert very cowfertably if we had
had two weeks more time.
I think but few yachtsmen are aware of the comfort and pleas-
ure one can have inasmall steam yacht properly equipped, and
the distance that can be made during the summer months is on
an average aS great as that made by the largest sailing yacht.
The days that a sailing yacht can make arun of 50 or 60 miles are
rare.
I made the run from Marblehead Light to Portsmouth alone on
Aug. 29in seven hours, and returning Sept. 9 from Portsmouth
Light to City Point, Boston, between the hours of 6 A. M. and 6
P. M.. stopping two hours at Marblehead. A.C. EF
.
NEW ROCHELLE Y. C.The annual meeting of the New
Rochelle Y. C. was held at the Hotel Brunswick on March 4,
Clinton H. Seeley, sloop Psyche, was elected commodore by 15
votes to Charles Pryor’s 13. The other officers elected were:
Vice-Com., Z. Edwards Lewis; Rear Com., William F. Abbett;
Sec., R, C, Eddy; Treas., Eugene Lambden; Meas., George C. For-
ter. Trustees, C. S. Odell, John Hardman, Charles Pryor. House
Committee, W. H. Wilmarth, J. W. Rough, Joseph W. Gibson,
Committee on Admission, H. 8. Pratt, H. Thompson, Charles B.
Bateson, Law Committee, Walter LORE and Charles H, Noxon,
dpe clap decided not to join the New York Yacht Racing Asso-
elation,
INTERNATIONAL YACHTING.
HOUGH there is nothing known in yachting circles that
would indicate a challenge for the America’s Cup this year,
the daily papers of New York and Boston are busily at work
over all manner of stories. Every Saturday the cables bring a
batch of alleged news, which is displayed at length in the Sunday
papers. Last week was no exception, and we read of the sale of
Thistle, her alteration to a centerboard boat, and a positive chal-
lenge from her, also of challengesfrom Lord Dunraven, possibly
from Mr, Sidney Watson, owner of the new yawl, and also from
an Australian yacht. One enterprising daily has lately put its
British murder expert, a gentleman who has done some excellent
detective work in connection with several famous murders, on
the track of possible challengers, but thus far with no great suc-
cess. This correspondent has put his employers to the expense of
a trip from London to Southampton and also for nearly a column
cable dispatch, merely to impart a very badly garbled story of
Mr. Walter Reeks and a possible Australian challenge, telling
nothing that has not been known in New York or Boston for three
months, Among other valuable information gathered abou;
Southampton is the news that Lord Dunraven’s new cutter is to
be 65ft. on waterline and 100ft. over all.
As to facts, itis very certain that Thistle was not sold up toa
very short time. Last fall the idea of buying her and making
some alterations with a view to a challenge was entertained by a
British yachtsman, hence the letter to the New York Y. C., but
this idea has been abandoned. It is very probable that Thistle
will be sold at the first opportunity, as she could not be used by
the syndicate which built and still owns her, nearly every mem-
ber of which owns one or more yachts himself, and also there
are the business details, which can only be settled by her sale.
Even if she has heen sold within the last few weeks, as reported,
there is not the least reason to expect that she will be used for
other than home racing or cruising. A statement cabled last
week, that she is to be rigged as a yawl, indicates the latter ob-
ject. Whenshe was in this country Mr. Watson had the plans
for her interior fitting completed, and brought them over with
him, so that it would take but little time and money to convert
her into a very comfortable cruiser.
As toa challenge from Lord Dunraven, it is no secret that he
has been for some time anxious to challenge for the Cup, but
£0 far as is known here he is not likely to come out this season
with a new and untried boat, especially as the story now runs
that she is to be built with a centerboard trunk, the slot being
filled with lead,in which condition she will be tried against
Yarana in the early races, afterward being fitted with a center-
board and tried again. Though her dimensions are not known as
yet she will probably be about Yarana’s length, 66ft. lw.l.. and
thus will come in the class with Katrina, Shamrock and Titania,
As matters stand, now that the new deed of “keeps” has been
temporarily laid aside in hopes of courting a challenge this vear,
it is possible that one may be received prior to the middle ot
April, or possibly that eyen the six months notice itself may be
waived in favor of a challenge in the summer, but at the same
time there seems now little likelihood of arace this year. The
a issue of the Meld contains an advertisement of Thistle, for
sale.
CYTHERA AS A RACHER.—The fate of Cythera recalls to
mind some stirring times of big cutter racing, and particula rly of
her visit to the Soléni in 1874, and her fine set-to there with the
Kriemhilda aud Arrow to windward in a hard wind. Kriemhilda
eventually came in first and won, but Cythera was by no means
disgraced by the part she played as second fiddle in the match.
The trio were in close company all through the match, Kriem-
hilda leading, the duration of the memorable race over the fifty
miles course being:
Kriemhilda................ Habla) PATrOWsA ew ot. nde. ie 5 05 31
Gun otar ee eames eee T2700 S N@ Val. sctqik. csictinnen cece mele 5 15 08
Year. o. of Starts. No. of Prizes. Value.
PR een us te bes afew 33 ¢ £625
testes seve oe ot erin 11 8 515
SITE Cag ha a ae a I ae eo 4 190
dite te). eye ARE Mee reat i) 4 345
Wag Wl eB Ro onatag woGpcp 41 25. £1,675
—FKield.
CRUISING.—Alva, Mr. W. K, Vanderbilt, sailed from Ber-—
muda on Feb. 9, and reaching Nice on Feb. 27, touching at Ma-
deira and Algiers....Sagamore, steam yacht, Mr. J. W. Slater,
arvived at Jacksonville from Nassau on Feb. 28. Coronet, R. T.
Bush, arrived at Malta on March 3.
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C.—The second regular
meeting will be held on March 9, at 8:30 P. M. Several important
amendments to the rules will be considered.
NEW YORK Y.'R, A.—The meeting of delegates to the New
York Y, R, A, will be held at the Gilsey House on March 8, at 3:
144
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Maron 7, 1889.
LIGHTS, BUOYS AND OTHER AIDS TO NAVI-
GATION.
if Pe following is as complete an abstract as our space allows of
the lecture delivered on Feb. 9 betore the Seawanhaka Oor-
inthian Y. C, by Lieut. Sidney A. Staunton, U.8.N. The lecturer
first called attention to the conditions which maintained among
the early Mariners, an ignorance of astronomy in its application
to navigation, and also of the compass; so that they were entirely
dependent. on lights and Jandmarks, the latter heing purely
natural, such as headlands, hills, high trees and isolated rocks,
As far back as the days of the Phoenicians an effort was made to
supply the deficiencies of nature in this respect by artificial
Means, such as fires by night and cohimns of smoke by day in
conspicuous locations, and later by towers of wood or stone, sery-
ing, as now, the double purpose of a matk by day and a suitable
elevation for the fire by night. Buoys wete probably unknown and
local knowledge only was depended on, the first cruising ground
of the early navigators, the Mediterranean, being comparatively
free from shoals and reefs,
After a brief description of the celebrated Pharos of Alexandria,
the lecturer called attention to the stone watch towers of the
Romans, first along the Mediterranean and then carried along
the coasts of Gaul and Britain, remains of which are slill in
existence, Prom the time of the Romans down to the eighteenth
century no progress in the art of lighthouse illumination is dis-
eoyerable, snd up to the beginning of the present century the
English and American sailor had no better guides than the
Roman or Phoenician, coal fires on a stone tower being used as
late as 1816, while in 1809 the tamous Eddystone Light was
equipped only with a chandelier of tallow candles, inferior to
coal; the latter being difficult to transport to such an inacces-
sible locality. The first improvement on the open fire, obscured
by smoke and with most of the rays wasted, was a covered lan-
tern with lamps or candles, but the earliest of these were even
inferior to the open fire. It is to France that mariners are in-
debted for the three great improvements which have made the
art of coast lighting what it now is—the Argand burner, the
parabolic reflector, and the Fresnel lens, By these are secured
the two conditions on which efficient and economical lighting
depend; First, that the light shall be clear, bright and free from
smoke; second, that the rays proceeding from if shall be con-
trolled and utilized. The first end issecured by the use of the
Avgand Jamp in its later and improved form, with such illumi-
nants as sperm and oolza oil at first, replaced later on by lard
and the higher erades of mineral oil, the latter being exclusively
used in the United States.
After dwelling on the principles on which the diffusion and
concentration of light depend, and the loss with the ordinary
open lamp, the lecturer described the parabolic reflector, by
which all the rays of light are concentrated in a single beam of
reat intensity, The catoptric methad of lighting, formerly
argely employed for revolving lignts. consisted of three or four
frames arranged abont a vertical axis and revolved by a suitable
mechanism. ach frame carried a number of Argand burners,
each Seared with a parabolic reflector, similar in principle to
the familiar locomotive headlight. the axis of all the reflectors
in a frame being parallel, thus making three or four beams of
light of great intensity, which swept in succession about the
horizon. The eatoptric method is still retained in England, but
in the United States it has been displaced by the lenticular
apparatus, except in Hgbtships. The objections to it were that
the mirrors were diflicult to keep in order, while there was a
great loss of light due to the absorption of about 40 per cent. by
the metal of the reflector. In the lenticular system, originated
by Fresnel, the light is concentrated by passing through glass,
The lecturer described the action of the ordinary plano-spher-
ical lens in concentrating the rays into a beam, all being parallel
to the axis, showing the difference between the spherical Jens,
the segment of a sphere, poncentrating all rays into a cylindrical
beam of light; and the cylindrical lens,a segment of a cylinder,
conrentrating the light in the direction of planes perpendicular
to the axis of the cylinder, both of which methods are employed
in lighthouse illumination. He then deseribed the practical
dificulties attending the large spherical lenses, and the manner
in which they had been overcome bp Fresnel, by making each
lens of a number of pieces. The construction of the perfected
Fresnel lens was described in detail; the central plano-convex
lens of manageable dimensions, in the form of a belt orring,
surrounded above and helow by other rings, each a portion
of a lens, cast and ground tosucha shape as to reflect those
certain rays which fall on it in a direction parallel to the main
axis. In addition to this system of lenses, prisms are employed
above and below to refract the rays that would otherwise be
wasted. The first arrangement for this end employed a system
of lenses which refracted the more nearly vertical rays into pen--:
cils of light,.which in turn were reflected by metallic mirrors
into a direction parallel with the rays from the main system of
lenses, but about 1843 these auxiliary lenses and mirrors were re-
laced by prisms, the loss due to the absorption by the mirrors
being thus avoided. .
The lighting of a coast has been compared to the lines of a
fortified place; there are the outer Jights on prominent head-
lands and outlying dangers, the great ocean or landfall lights, as
they are sometimes called, usually of the first and second orders.
These are the first seen when making Jand, and they are the
lights by whieh positions are checked and courses laid in coasting
navigation. They should be placed on a well-ligl ted coast that
their circles of illumination cut each other, and no two lights
within a distance of 60 to 80 miles of cach other should haye the
same characteristics. The navigator doubtful of his position
should be able to determine it al onee by the characteristics of
the first ocean light sighted. To this end the lights are both
white and colored, while the duration of the lizht, either fixed
or flashing, is varied in a number of ways.
The classification of lights in the United States is as follows:
Fixed white. Fixed red. Mlashing white. Flashing red. Fixed
white, varied by white flashes. Fixed white, varied by red
flashes. Hixed white, varied by red and white flashes. Flashing
red and white. Double lights,
These various combinations are effected through the us6 of the
two classes of lenses—the spherical, which concentrates light in
all directions and gives out a solid beam. and the cylindrical,
which concentrates light only om the vertical lenses and gives out,
an equatorial belt of illumination. These lenses may be fixed re-
yolying with different intervals between the flashes, or a combi-
nation of fixed light and flashes; while the distinction may be still:
further varied by the introduction of color, through the interposi-
tion of colored glass between the flame and the light, red being
employed for high-order lights. The effect of a spherical lens
may be produced by placing outside of a horizontal cylindrical
lens, which concentrates light only on vertical lines, a vertical
cylindrical lens, which concentrates light only on horizontal
lines. The first lens concentrates the rays Which fall upon it into
a band, and the second lens reduces a portion of this band
to a beam of light; this method being much employed for
flashing lights. The figure represents in plan a Fresnel
apparatus proyided with external panels of vertical cylin-
drical lenses, 2 , set in a frame and revolved
by clockwerk abeut the principal lens, All the light of
the angular spaces a} a3 a8 4 falls upon these vertical lenses, and
is projected in brilliant beams, which sweep past the observer as
flashes. The light of the angles, b! b? b* b‘, not subtended by the
panels, retains its characteristics, and is observed as a Axed light
less brilliant than the flashes. These panels of vertical lenses
may be of greater or less height; if they are made only of the
height of the priucipal lens of the Fresnel apparatus, the light
transmitted from the reflecting rings above and below will rass
above and below the revolving panels, and will appear as a fixed
light of diminishedintensity. An observer in the angles c! c? ete.
will then see a faint fixed light, preceding and following the bril-
liant flash, and separating it, by an appreciable interval from the
steady and strong fixed light of the anzles b! b! bS b+, If red shades
be interposed in the angles a1 a? a’ a the Hashes will be red; if the
red shades be applied to a1 a* only the flashes will be alternately
red and white, If three panels be omitted the light would be
fixed, with a long interyal varied by a flash; if two be omitted
and the other two be placed close together the light would be
fixed, varied by two successive flashes. Thus there is ample op-
portunity for all necessary variations and distinctions,
The most, magnificent chain of first order lights in the world is
that extending from St, Augustine to Key West, guarding the low
coast of Plorida and the dangerous keys; 10 lights, placed at
heights of 110 to 165ft, above the sea, and visible from 1614 to 19
miles. Inside of the great landfall lights is a second line mark-
ing less prominent capes, interior dangers, and the mouths of
harbors and estuaries. Lastly there are the harbor lights proper,
smalllights on piers and mole heads, and dangerous points within
the anchorage grounds.
The lecturer next dwelt on the peculiar nature of the structures
required for the lights, placed of necessity in exposed and out-
lying situations, often on rocks and reefs barely above the level
of low water, and where net only was the work of construction
difficult, and daugerous, but the highest degree of engineering
skill was needed to insure safety for the structure from the
violence of the sea. Asan instance the work on the celebrated
light at Minot's Ledge was quoted, the first building, a
skeleton structure of tron erected in 1848, being carried away
by a great storm three years later. The work of replacing it with
a more substantial structure was rendered extremely difficult
from the fact that the rock was but 42in. above low water at the
highest point, and in many places actually below. The new light-
house was begun in 1855, under the direction of Gen. Alexander,
but 18 hours work heing possible in that year; 157 in 1886; 130 in
1857; 208 in 1858; 377 in 1859; and the balance in 186). The outly-
ing sand shoals are marked by structures founded on screw piles,
with broad flanged screws deeply grounded in the sand, the upper
portions being strongly braced. The magnificent skeleton towers
of the Florida reefs rest upon massive iron piles, set deeply into
the coral formation, and receiving additional support from heayy
iron bearing plates resting on the coral; the piles passing through
these plates and resting their shoulders, cast or-forged on the
pile, upon them, The towers themselves are distinguished by
various markings, heing painted in horizontal, vertical or spiral
stripes, or in squares like a chess board.
Light yessels, placed on ontlying shoals and the ends of sand
spits, are more expensive to Maintain than lighthouses, and are
liable to be misplaced, Fixed lights only, on the catoptric sys-
tem, are employed, the variations being five; fixed white, fixed
red, fixed white and red, two fixed white, and two fixed red. The
lecturer next considered the loss of light due to the use of
colored glass, and the objections from this score, also the fact
that under some conditions red and white lights, side by side,
were undisiinguishable; as is sometimes seen in a fixed white
light in which also a panel of red glass on each side is arranged
to cut off all but a certain angle within which some danger
exists. In some cases where red and white are used in such
close connection it has been found at times impossible to distin-
gfuishthetwo, | ; ; J
The question of the best illuminant for lighthouse uses was next
considered in the light of the yery full and complete report of the
experiments made in 1884-5 by the British authorities, at the South
Foreland; in which oil, gas and electricity were tested, the for-
mer being pronounced the best for the general purposes of light-
house iiumination, power, convenience and cost beme considered.
At the same time the electric light was favorably mentioned for:
the most important landfall lights, from its great intensity. This
is due to the fact that the arc light itself is much smaller than
either gas or oil, both of which require anumber of burners, and
it thus conforms more nearly to theoretic requirements, nearly
all the vays falling on the refracting lenses,
While a beacon ney be lighted, the general understanding of
the termis an unlighted landmark, usually a tower of wood or
stone, but sometimes merely an iron pon set in a rock and sur-
mounted bya ball or cage. Runge beacons, placed on shore to
mark the direction of narrow channels, are made as conspicuons
as possible. '
Taking up next the subject of buoys, the lecturer described the
ordinary spar buoys, placed with the red ones, or even numbers,
to starboard in entering a river or harbor, and the black, or un-
even numbers, to port, with the striped buoys which mark ob-
structions or mid-channel; also the various iron buoys, can, nun,
perch and ball, and whistling buoys, The latter, an American
invention, was described in detail, as were the bell buoys. The
new electric buoys now used in Gedney’s Channel, New York
Harbor, were next described, spar buoys surmounted by strong
iron cages, 80 that they could withstand the blows of ice or
wreckage 1f carried under water. Within the care isa lantern
with an incandescent lamp of 100 candle power, connected by a
submarine cable with a dynamo station on Sandy Hook. The
cable is carefully protected where it runs along the spar, being
let into a deep groove and covered with a batten. The area
covered by these bnoys and cables is protected by a red sector,
as previously described, on the East Beacon, warning vessels
against anchoring waere they might foul the cables. Since these
buoys were first lighted, Noy. 7, 1588, it has been possible for large
vessels to enter fhe harbor at night, which they could not Re
before.
A yery interesting part of the lecture was that deyoted to the
apparatus for giving warning of danger by means of sound,
through fog bell, fog horns, steam whistles and sirens. The
steam locomotive whistle of f to 18in, diameter, with 50 to 100lbs,
of steam, is used successfully in the United States and Canada,
though not in fayor in Europe; it may be heard upward of 20
miles, according to size, and stands next in the order of useful-
ness to the siren, The fog horn of large size, driven by compressed
air, which acts by causing a huge reed to vibrate, is sometimes
used in the United States, but is open to objections, not being
entirely reliable, and said to deteriorate with age and use. In
the siren the trumpet is used also, but the reed is replaced by
two metal discs in the throat of the trumpet, each with 12 radial
slits. One dise is stationary, while the other can he revolved by
machinery 2,400 times per minute, and as 12 jets of air or steam
escape at each revolution some 50,000 vibrations of the air in the
trumpet may be produced. Not only can the sound be heard at
a great distance, but the peculiar pitch and quality makes it
dominant over the ordinary noises on board ship. Like the lights,
all the sound signals may be varied in such a way as to be
readily distinguishable from each other where two or more are
in close proximity. te :
The lecturer then gaye some statistics of the present U.S. Light-
house Service, paying a well-deseryed compliment to its com-
pleteness and efficiency. The concluding portion of the lecture
was devoted to a consideration or the reliability of the various
aids described, and to the degree of dependence that may safely
be placed in them. Nosense of security could be felt by any sailor
if it were a matter of doubt whether or not a light was burning
or a buoy had held its position. With the perfected appliances
and the excellent discipline of our Lighthouss Service it may be
assumed that lights which haye the constant attendance of
keepers can always be depended upon; but there is a source
of unreliability of lights, which is beyond the reach of dis«
cipline or care. This arises from the selective absorption
of the atmosphere, and its preference for the rays at
the violet end of the spectrum; so that under certain
conditions a white light may appear to he red, and may be undis-
tinguishable fron a red light located beside it. The powerful
light at Cape Charles is surrounded by low, marshy flats, from
which mists and vapors arise; while the Cape Henry light, 15
miles distant, is on a dry, sandy point. The former light has
frequently been reported as showing red, while no complaint has
ever been made of the latter. The Nobska Point Light, in Vine-
yard Sound, has @ red sector, and when the wind is $8.8, and the
weather hazy this sector cannot be distinguished, at a distance
of 8 miles,from the white light on either side of it; but the
moment that the wind goes to the north with clearing weather,
the red and white lights are distinct. Buoys sometimes duxift
from their positions, or the bottom itself changes, but in this
country at least the danger from such errors is minimized by a
very thorough system of inspection and verification of all such
marks.
Sound signals are the most unreliable of all aids to navigation,
and what adds to the danger is the fact that the causes of their
unreliability are not clearly understood. Curious instances of
inaudible spaces within short vange of a siten or whistle have
been experimentally determined. In some instances the sound
is lost, then heard in its full yolume, and then lost again, quite
within the ordinary range of its audibility. Generally Spanking,
the sound travels well with the wind and badly against it, an
has its ordinary effective calm weather range at right angles to
the wim; but in northeast snowstorms on the New Wngland coast
the sound is best heard dead to windward, and fog signals have
been heard 17 or 18 miles in the teeth of a violent gale. That
condition of the atmosphere which best transmits sound has no
relations whatever toits capacity for the transmission of light.
Neither fog, mist nor falling snow seems in itself to affect un-
fayorably the intensity of sounds, and a northeast storm appears
to be of the greatest advantage, while bright sunny weather,
under certain circumstances, presents the most startling phenom-
ena of inaudibility. '
The lecturer then described the curious phenomena noted
about the Beavertail and Little Gull stations, where over certain
areas yery close to the source of sound, neither whistle, fog horn
no siren were audible. These phenomena were carefully noted
at various times by the Lighthouse Service, but no satisfactory
explanation was reached of the fact that sounds heard distinctly
in one position were totally inaudible but 200yds, distant. The
subject was well illustrated by charts of the localities, showing
by ace bands of varying breadths the area of preatest and least
sound.
The lecture concluded with the following cautions: These re-
markable exceptions to the trustworthiness of an important class
of aids to navigation constitutes an element of danger which
should not be neglected. If on a clear night a light is not seen
when expected, itis a fair proof that the calculations are incor-
rect and the ship’s position in error; but the same assertion can-
not be made in the event of failure to hear a fog signal; and a
negative reliance in dangerous navigation must not be placed
upon them. It may be laid down as a general rule with regard to
all classes of aids that a careful navigator should lose no oppor-
tunity of verifying by independent methods the position of his
ship, whenever his knowledge upon that important subject falls
in the slightest degree short of absolute certainty. In the lead
he has an instrument which is always available, and it should be
freely used when a knowledge of the depth of water is a check
upon the ship’s position.
BUILDING NEWS.
A’ Salem, Mr. Prisbie has the 40 nearly decked and planked,
and will timber out the 30 next week...,At Newbnryport,
Mr. W. B. Bowen is building a cenierboard sloop, 28ft. 4in. over
all, 19ft. 10in L.w.1., 9ft. tin. beam, and 2fb. bin, draft, to be named
Vesper....At Beverly, Rock Bros. are building a centerhoard
sloop, tobe named Dude. Sheis 30ft. over all, 24ft. 10m, low.1,
10ft. beam and 4ft. draft.... At South Boston, Lawley has planked
the Forbes schooner and Mr. Beebe’s Verena, and has begun to
plank Mr, Belmont’s Mariquita.... At Cambridge, Johbn'Blakey is
building a keel Yawlfrom his own designs, to be 28ft. 6 im, over
all, 22ft. 9in, J.w.l., 9ft. beam and 4f, 9m. draft. The iron keel
will weigh 3,500!bs....At Wheeler’s Point, near Gloucester, Mr,
Geo, Wheeler is building a steam launch for Rey. W. H. Rider, of
the latter place. She will be 2ft, 6in. over all, about 28ft. 1.w.1.
and 6ft, Gin, baam, The boat is yery well built, and of handsome
model, the design of her owner. Forward of the engine will be
a small cabin, while the standing room, aft, will be covered by an
awning.,..‘the naw 40 for Providence will he l5ft. in. wide with
6ft. drat’ Her owners are Pres, Sayer Hasbrouck, Rhode Island
XY, C,, Geo. H. Slade, A. E, Ausiin and A. D. Ross..,.At Mar-
blehead, Mr. Wao, Eddy has built a 16ft, boat for Mr. R. C. Bridge,
to race inthe Pleon Y. C.,, , At City Island the work is hurrying
on, the yawlis nearly completed, while good progress has been
made on the other yachts. Of these Mr. Morgan’s schooner will
be named_ the Constellation, and his 40 will be Tomahawk,
while the Grinnell schooner will be named Acushnet. ‘The new
40 that, Lawley is building for Mr. Foster will be named Lota-
wana..,.The yacht building in Baltimoreis for Mr. Albert Nickel,
of that city; she will be cutter rigged.,.. At Bay Ridge Mr, Ayres
is very busy, the Whitlock 30 being now partly decked, the plank-
ing complete and the inside work under way. The keel is out for
the 40, but the lead has not been_cast vet. Mr. Ayres is putting
good timber into both craft. At Mumm’s yard the Chispa is prae-
tically completed, saye painting and rigging. Both mast and
bowsprit arein place. The latter is fitted with two fid holes for
housing, but it is not lixely that the job will be attempted, save
when in harbor. The 30ft. boat is well advanced, the cabin house
being completed and the joiners at work inside. The joiners
are still busy with the Sachem’s cabin, some very handsome
joiner work has been added in place of the light pine, and from
the weight of the former it doesnot look as though much racing
was in contemplation. At the Atlantic Basin, Comet, schr., has
had her foremast lifted out and reversed, the fore side being placed
aft, and a new mainmast will be fitted,
A NEW YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.
pete yachtsmen of the Delaware River have not been slow to
follow the hint given by those of New York, and a movement
is now on foot to organize an association which shal! inelude all
clubs between New York and vicinity on the north and Baltimore
on the south, including the latter city, On Feb, 26 a méeting was
held at the office of Com. Middleton, Quaker City Y. O., in Phila-
delphia, at which were present, beside the Commodore, Rear-
Com. Pratt, ex-Com, Bancroft and Sec. Hoffman, Q. C. Y.C.; R.
K. Neif, Jr., Riverton Y, C.; Com. Baker and Vice-Com. Ander-
son, Shackamaxon Y¥, C,; G, W, Bateman and C. A. Long, Camden
Ducker Club; Pres, C. 8. Austin and Sec, A, 8. Butterworth, Key-
stone B. C,; Hiram Hathaway and 1. S. Weed, Alpha Y. A. of
Ohester; Com, 5. A. Kirkpatrick and Wm, 8. Grant, Philadelphia
QO, C.; Com. J, A. Barten and HE. A. Barten, Quaker City C. C., and
Vice-Com. H, M. Kreamer, Sandford Northrup, D. M. Bond, Alex-
ander Arnois and Sec. Fred Noyes, Red Dragon 0.0. Com. Mid-
dleton was president and Mr. Bancroft acted as secretary.
The question of a permanent organization was generally dis-
cussed, but no definite action will be taken before the next meet-
ing, to be held on March 2l. It is proposed to include all sailing
clubs, ducker and canoe clubs, as well as those of larger craft, in
an organization similar to the New England Y.R, A. The name
will probably be the Central Y. R.A. The object is toregulate and
encourage racing among all Kinds of sailing craft, and to secure
one good system of measurement and classification, The many
small cratt—duckers, canoes, etc.—on the Delaware will prob-
ably lead to the admission of their clubsinto the association; and
while they are not strictly yachts, their interests are so closel
allied to the larger craft that the union is perfectly proper, Such.
an organization cannotfail to have a most beneficial effect on
yachting and boat sailing on the Delaware, Chesapeake and ad-
joining waters. The fleet of pleasure craft is increasing each
year, and the need of some intelligent and active body which
shall look after its welfare is apparent.
ORUISING STEAM LAUNCHES,— Kaitor Forest and Stream; 1
notice in the Forrsr AND STREAM of Feb, 28 a discussion about
steam launches for cruising purposes, The following is a de-
scription of one lam having built for cruising only. She is 25ft,
over all, 5ft. 4in. beam, has a 5H. P, Ofeldt boiler and engine,
with auxiliary wheel, and a speed of eight miles per hour is ex- -
pected, She is also schooner rigged with two head sails. I haye
arranged to cover her all over iv rainy weather in this manner; I
have an awning, high enough tostaud under in front, so that in
steering you are perfectly comfortable, and aftI have the awning
high enough to sit under; both have side curtains to fasten down.
She has plenty of locker room, her tanks hold enough for fifty’
hours’ running, She hasan Sin. keel, very much rockered, and
carries 200ft, sail, She steers with a wheel or by a bar near en-
gine. The masts are 18ff. high from keel to truck, fitted to stow
in boat, and foremast is 9ft.from bow, mainmast lift., engine
and boiler between the two. [hope tomake the trip tothe A. C. A-
meet in her next year, up the Hudson to Troy and through the
D. & H. Canal to Champlain, up Champlain to the Richelieu, and
so to St. Lawrence, and would be greatly pleased for any inform-
ation I can get from those who have been over it.—SKIPPHR,
NEW BRITISH YACHTS.—The first yacht launched this sea-
son is the 244-rater built by J. Stevens of Southampton for Mr.
Bennett, a centerboard craft, She made a trial trip on Web. 16...-
Way has laid the keel of Mr. Sidney Watson’s yawl, while Black
& Co, are planking the 40-rater for Mr. Nottage.... Alfred Payne
& Son are planking Capt. J. W. Hughes’ 2}4-rater Humming Bird,
and laying the keel for a 10-rater for Mr. St. Julien Arabin, while
they haye an order for another 10 for which Mr. Arthur E. Payne
has made a design.... There will be a new 20 in the field from Mr.
C. P. Clayton's design, to_be built for Messrs. Reginald Cox and
Sidney Campbell by Mr. White & Son of West Cowes.... Messrs.
Hansen of Cowes will build a composite schooner of 150 tons from
Mr. Richardson's designs. :
RHODE ISLAND Y. C—The following officers have been
elected: Com., William H. Low, Jr.; Vice-Com., F. P, Sanda, of
Newport; Rear-Com., Oharles F. Handy; Prest., Ur. Sayer Has
brouck; Sec., George H, Slade; Treas., Robert L, Greene,
Marcu 4, 1889,]
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THE .WARD YACHT BOILER,
ea two forms of boiler shown in the accompanying cuts, the
invention of Mr, Chas, Ward, of Charleston, W. Va., are
rapidly coming into fayor with yachtsmen, a number of them
having been put in within the last two or three years to replace
other makes, the results being most satisfactory. While irom
their compact form, light weight, durable construction and quick
Steaming both styles are well adapted to sea-going use, the
smaller is specially designed for a launch boiler, for either
natural or forced draft. The larger variety is intended for all
uses, either on shore or afloat. The base of the launch boiler is a
hollow ring surrounding the grate, the upper side of this ring
being provided with projections, into which the vertical tubes
shown in the cut are screwed. There are two concentric rows of
these tubes, the inner onesshorter than the outer; the upper
ends 0: each being curved inward and screwed into the lower
part of the vertical cylinder which forms the central portion of
the boiler. The joints between the castings and each end of the
tubes are made by means of anipple with an internal left-hand
thread and ao external right-hand thread, making a joint, that
may be screwed up perfectly tight. This nipple is shown in de-
tail to the right of the larger cut. The bottom of the central
cylinder is slightly conical, and cast with two rows of lugs, each
bored and threaded. A number of tubes, in two circles, project
from the bottom down into the fire, being screwed into these lugs.
Each tube is closed on the lower end with a cap, and inside it is
provided with a small brass tube so arranged as to secure a free
circulation of water at all times. The boileris surrounded by a
donble casing of sheet iron with a small air space between. This
form of boiler was subjected to some very elaborate and exhaus-
tive tests af the Brooklyn Navy Yard some time since, by the
ag of Steam Engineering, a very favorable report being
made.
The larger boiler is constructed in a different manner, as shown
in the cut, The main features are a central vertical cylinder,
around the base of which 1s the circular grate. On each side of
the boiler is a system of vertical tubes, or manifolds, as they are
called, at HAH, FFE, The generating tubes GGG are bent to a
semi-circular shape, there being two sets of them, one on each
side of the vertical tubes, into which latter their ends are screwed,
asshown, The vertical tubes are connected at their upper ends
with the manifold Tand at their lower ends with similar mani-
folds P. This system of horizontal and vertical flues, in con-
nection with the many small generating tubes and the central
cylinder, the lower portion of which receives the feed ana water
and the upper formed the steam chamber, secures a thorough cir-
culation. The feed water, entering through therose A, deposits its
impurities in the bottom of the central cylinder, then passes
through the small tubes G and the vertical manifolds into the
upper. horizontal manifolds I, iuto the central cylinder, passing
also from ihe bottem of the cylinder through the lower mani-
folds Pand C and up again through Nand H, It is claimed that
the muddiest river water may he used with safety, <A perforated
ee al KH serves to preyent the water passing to the steam pipe
, Hyery part is so arranged as to allow fully for expansion, and
the boiler is very strongly constructed, while the various parts
are easily accessible for repairs, These boilers are now in use on
board the steam yachts Radha, Fra Diavolo; Orienta, Pedalma
and Narod, and one is now being set up on the Oneida.
CHEASPEAKE BAY Y, C.—Officers 1889: Com., F.C. Golds-
borough; Vice-Com., E. Gloyd; Treas., J. H. Johnson; Sec., J. G.
Morris. Board of Governors, F, C. Goldshorough, E. Lloyd, F. H.
Johnson, ¥. Barry, J. H. Wheeler, J. G. Morris, Regatta Com.,
Messrs. Wheeler, Barry and Morris,
CAPT. BARR.—Mrs. Ann Barr, mother of Capt. John Barr of
Thistle and Clara, and of Capt. Charles Barr of Shona and Min-
erva, died on Web. 15 at Gourock, Scotland. Her husband died
only two months previously.
SSS en ee
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THE PRESIDENTS OF THE Untrep STADE, from Washington
to Cleveland, comprising their personal and political history,
By John Frost, LL.D. Brought down to the present time by
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ANDERSONVILLE Viouers. A story of Northern and Southern
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__ From Lapy WASHINGTON TO Mrs, CLEVELAND, By Lydia L.
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BOILER.
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New York CnArizins Directory. A descriptive catalogue,
and alphabetical analysis, of the charitable and beneficent SO-
cieties and institutions of the city. Published by the Obarity
Organization Society of the City of New York.
THE YeEAR’s Bust Days. Fer hoys and girls. By Rose Hart-
wick Thorpe, author of “Curfew must not Ring To-night.”
Boston: Lee & Shepard.
_ EATING FOR STRENGTH; or food and diet in their relation to
health and work, together with several bundred recipes for
wholesome foods and drinks. By M. lL. Holbrook, M.D., Professor
of Hygiene in the New York Medical College and Hospital for
Women, editor of the Herald of Health, etc. New York: M. L.
Holbrook & Co, 286pp., 12mo.
Messrs. Rand, McNally & Co., of Chicago, have in press a book
by the well known author and magazine writer, Mr. G. 0. Shields,
(‘Coquina”), entitled “Crnisings in the Cascades,” Itis a record
of an extended hunting tour made by the author in the Cascade
Mountains in Oregon, Washington Territory and British Colum-
bia, and contains many thrilling descriptions of adventures and
incidents of travel encountered by the author in his explorations.
He carried with him a detective camera, and the work is hand-
somely illustrated from instantaneous photographs and drawings.
The book contains also special chapters an hunting the buffalo,
elk, grizzly bear, Rocky Mountain goat, antelope and deer, and
will no doubt prove intensely interesting to general readers as
well as to sportsmen.
THE BIBLE AND LAND, By James B. Converse. Rev. James,
B. Converse publisher, Morristown, Tenn. 16mo, pp. 251, Price $1.
This little work demands that all’ taxation be levied on land,
and while in this respect it is in accord with Henry George's
“Progress and Poverty,” it was nevertheless written in refutation
of that popular brochure with which it has very little in common.
Henry George’s fundamental axiom is that eyery man has an in-
alienable right to land, that private property is incompatible
with the exercise of that right, and that the only means for secur-
ing allin the enjoyment of their rights is to yest the land in the
State to be taxed toits fullrental value for the benefit of the
community. Henry George’s arenmentis based on expediency,
the merits of his method rest upon the adequacy of the means
advocated tothe end suggested, the preyention of the grievous in-
equality of social conditions, which is more and more pronounced
in the ratio of material progress. ‘The Bible and Land” does
not hesitate to combat these views directly, but its author ex-
ecutes a flank movement and asserts that the question at issue is
to be decided by authority and not by reason, that man did not
make land and can have no natural right of property in it, that
it is God’s property, that by express contract he gave it to the
children of men, whose right of property under the sift is not
absolute, but subject to the general condition that the occupant
or owner utilize it to support population in circumstances favor-
able to piety. These conditions being violated the right of own-
si ceases. The position of the anthor appears to be that the
world is under direct theocratic government.
Answeys ta Correspondents.
t=" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Oorrespondests,
J. H,, Black Rock.—The weakness of the ferrets is doubtless
due to bad condition of the mother, which is m need of exercise,
E. M. ©,, Thomaston, Conn.—Which is quicker, fine or coarse-
rained powder? Gunpowder or black blasting powder? Ans, 1.
fine. 2. Gunpowder.
R. H. O.—Will you kindly inform me on what dates the black
bass Season opens in Maine and New Hampshire? Ans. In Maine,
May 1; in New Hampshire, May 1.
H. B. D,, Albany, N. Y.—Will Mr, Hough's splendid articles on
the shooting clubs of Chicago be published in pamphlet form?
Ans. No, though they deserve to be,
G. M. K., Minneapolis.—Kindly inform me if a ball rises or falls
at the exact instant it leaves the muzzle of the rifle it the barrel
is held on a dead level? Ans. Itfalls at instant of leaving muzzle,
B., Wilmington, Del.—l send you a pencil drawine of what is a
strange fish tome. I caught it with bait in Roach River, a trib-
utary of Moosehead Lake, about seven miles from the lake. I
have been familiar with fish that live in many of the lakes, both
of New Hampshire and Maine, for fifty years, but [ have never
seen a fish like it anywhere. lt was examined by persons that
were staying at the place. One man from Boston, who had spent
hig vacation in the vicinity for the past thirteen years, said he
never saw a fish like it anywhere. Ans. The sketch represents
the round whitefish, shad waiter, Menomonee whitefish, pilot fish
or chiyey (Ooregonus quadrilateralis, Richardson). This handsome
and valuable little whitefish is the most widely distributed of
American species of Coregonus; it extends southward to lakes of
New Hampshire,in some of which it is called the clear fish,
northward to the Arctic regions and ac ross the breadth of the
continent, On the island of Kodiak it survives, alone with the
pike and the long-nosed sucker, as a remnant ofa mainland fauna
now shut off by an ocean barrier, The fish shown by the very
good drawing was 10}gin. long. The species is found commonly
enough, but does not take the hook, and is, therefore, seldom
seen by anglers.
_J.N, B,, Pine Iron Works.—We had a match for club badge
Saturday. Two of us tied for it. Weather was stormy and we
agreed to shoot it off the first fair day. We did shoot it off, hav-
ing two judges and referee. The club claim that this shoaot-of
was not right, as the club had not consented toit, Ans. It there
is no specific rule governing the case you did right.
KR, E. R., Ferrisburgh, Vt.—As I was walking along the Slang
yesterday with my little children, I saw a small bird whose flight
was something like a swallow’s, and said to the little folke:
“There’s one swallow that has not gone yet.” Presently the bird
flew past us, uttering a low short note, and [ saw that it was no
swallow. The wings had the peculiar curve of a gull’s, the pre-
dominating color was white on wings and body, I should aay,
marked with brown. A few rods above usitalighted onthechan.
nel and swam a few feet, then took wing and flew out of sient up
stream. It looked but little longer than aswallow. Can you
guess what it was? Ans. The bitd was probably a least tern
(Sterna antillarum), though the length of the least, 9in., would call
for a larger bird than the description points to,
A. W, J., Center Brook, Conn,—Kindly inform me what are the
most killing flies for Connecticut waters, and also the method of
attaching flies to leaders. Ans. Leaders are frequently made
with loops for attaching flies, in which case you have simply to
put the loop of the snell oyer the loop of the leader, push the ily
through the loop of the leader and draw tight. If the leader is
without loops, but has the gut-lengths tied by slip knots, slip a
knot of the leader about 8ft. from the tail-fly apart, make a round
knot in the snell of the dropper, then pass the end of the snell
through the opened knot of the leader and draw the slip knot
tight again. In the absence of slip knots on the gut-lengths,
attach the snell of the dropper by a half hitch above and neat a
knot of the leader at the proper distance from the tail-fly,
first making a round knot at the end of the snell tu pre-
vent the half hitch from slipping loose. Do not forget to soak
the end of the gut lengths and snells in water until they are thor
oughly pliable before making knots or tying loops. The kinds of
flies to be used in Connecticut will depend upon the object of
your angling. If fishing for brook trout use dark-colored ilies for
bright days and vice versa. ror the twilight or early dawn the
coachman is much used. Gray-miller, black-gnat and stone are
fayorites. For black bass the highly-colored hackles are pre-
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flies have been successfully used, among them the following:
Abbey, captain, ibis, gold-spinner, Seth- Treen, professor, queen-
of the-water, grizzly-king and soldier. For moonlight evenings
millers or white-moths are in great favor. Wor yellow perch use
small, highly-colored flies, with a very light rod. <A little ex-
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Tor various occasions and different kinds of fish,
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 15, 1884.—United States Cartridge Co.,
Lowell, Mass.: Gentlemen—The two hundred Climax shells sent
me have been tried with Schultze and Black powder. I am very
much pleased with same. Could not get good results with
Schultze in any other shell. Will use no other shell so long as
you keep this ab its present standard. You are at Jiberty to use
this or any other recommendation I can give you. Most respect-
fully, (Signed) W. C. Cross.—Adv.
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Lost in the Forests of Acadia,
Five Days a Savage,
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CONTENTS.
THE KENNEL.
Greyhounds and Coursing.
Irish and Gordon Setters at
Field Trials.
Fox-Terriers at New York.
Eastern Coursing Club.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes,
Kennel Management,
RieLE AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Range and Gallery.
Pistol Shooting.
EDITORIAL.
Practical Forest Restoration.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
A Month in the Rocky Moun-
tains.
NATURAL History.
More About the Otter.
Orows and Poison Ivy.
Game BAG AND GUN.
Spring Duck Shooting. |
Shooting Clubs of Chicago. |
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Snaring Ruffed Grouse. The Trap.
Maine Game Law. Trap Chat.
SeA AND RIVER FISHING. YACHTING.
About the Lower Bay in a
Singlehander.
A Cruise of the Nea on
Great South Bay,
Drum Fishing at Beaufort.
A Springfield Club in Canada.
A Fish Stringer.
Tuckerton Waters.—it.
Fishing Rights in Private| Biscayne Bay Y.C. Regatta.
Waters. Seawanhaka C. Y.C.
FISHCULTURE. ~ CANOELNG. .
Ohio Fish Commission. Canoe Tentsand Camp Outfits
THE KENNEL. Puritan C.
ANSWERS TO ConnEsPONDENTS,
Albany Dog Show.
PRACTICAL FOREST RESTORATION.—II.
W E have already discussed the problem of how best
to treat a forest which has had all its choice timber
eut out, leaving nothing mature or growing, of any con-
siderable present value, but which at the same time pre-
’ serves the general characteristics of forest land; that is to
say, which has a floor rich in humus, the product of the
decomposition of fallen leaves, decayed timber, and the
droppings and remains of insects which have preyed on
them, along with a sufficiency of standing timber to
shade the ground from the direct rays of the sun.
But this is by no means the invariable condition of the
forest after the lumberman has made his cutting by
selection, The forest floor, strewed with dry leaves,
branches, chips and rejected timber, and more or less
opened up to the direct rays of the sun, is rendered so
inflammable that a spark is sufficient to ignite it; and
very frequently it happens that fire follows the lumber-
man and destroys all that he has spared.
Fire running through standing timber destroys, but does
not ordinarily consume it, neither does it consume the
forest floor, sheltered by standing timber.. When the fire
has run its coursethe scarred and blackened trunks of the
green timber remain standing, and although the dead and
fallen timber and light surface stuff may have been con-
sumed, along with the seedlings and buried seed, the soil
has lost nothing of its fertility; on the contrary, it is
enriched by the ashes of the stuff burnt on the surface,
At this stage it is very desirable to restock it without
-delay, and this is especially the case in mountain regions
where the permanent loss of forest character, by consid-
erable areas, may amount to a national calamity. A
forest floor covered with dead timber, with nothing to
shade it from the rays'of the sun, very soon parts with
its moisture, and becomes so combustible that if a fire
once get hold of it, and be allowed to run its course,
unchecked, the whole bed of humus will be burned off,
leaving nothing on the subsoil but a thin stratum of
ashes, which may be washed away by the first rainfall,
and work of ages undone. ©
Even if fire be guarded against; a forest ne exposed
to the rays of the sun in hill country, the surface matter
instead of forming humus dries to powder, layer after ¢
layer, and is drifted about by the winds, rain courses cut
channels into the soil, and in a few years it is all washed
away.
Any green thing that grows, not only trees but grass,
brambles, ferns, weeds, will all serve to protect the floor
from liability to destruction by fire or water, provided
the whole surface be covered with it, but as all these
things die down in the fall of the year, they are no suiti-
cient safeguard. The area should be restocked with tim-
ber trees as soon as possible.
But as we have already pointed out, pine seedlings have
very small chance of development in a soi] exposed to
the rays of the sun; they might possibly survive an ex-
ceptionally showery summer, but even in this case they
would not survive exposure to the extreme cold of win-
ter; and what is true cf pine seedlings is toa greater
extent true of most tree seedlings. The standing forest is
the proper nursery for forest trees, and economic forest
culture requires that seedlings generally be raised in the
forest, or under artificial conditions favorable to their
development as in nurseries.
But in almost every climate, or at least to so general
an extent as to be of very considerable economic import-
ance, nature provides some tree or subarboreous form,
which is a prolific seed bearer and capable of thriving on
denuded forest areas in complete indifference to sun or
frost, In Pennsylvania and the Middle States it is the
wild cherry, inthe Adirondacks it is the aspen or poplar,
in northern Michigan the pitch pine. These trees, of
but little economic value for their timber, are of great
economic importance from their tendency to take posses-
sion of denuded forest areas, following in the wake of
fires, springing up and preserving the forest character of
the floor, and in time forming a nursery favorable to
the first stages of growth of such pine or other timber
seedling as may chance to spring up in its shade.
Left to natural conditions, the aspen, cherry or other
suitable nursery may exist for generations before any
considerable number of pine or other valuable trees make
their appearance, but it is hardly possible to go through
a poplar grove in this region without finding a sprink~
ling of young pine or other coniferous trees of one or two
feet high, making but little growth, but capable of hold-
ing their own in the light shade of the aspen, until, with
the decay of the first generation, it gets a chance to raise
its head and acquire predominance. Twenty or thirty
years later these isolated trees will begin to shed their
seed around, the young seedlings will pass through the
same stages as the parent tree, and, perhaps, in a century
or two the poplar will be crowded out and the pine forest
restored.
The conditions are somewhat different in the pin ete
woods of Pennsylvania. This subarboreous wild cherry
tree grows in thickets, affording too dense a shade for
anything else to thrive under it; but in fifteen or twenty
years tree after tree dies down, making gaps in which
any imported seed has a chance of germinating, and the
seedling of competing with the seedling cherry on equal
terms. Both the cherry and the aspen in their several
localities maintain the forest character of the soil. Tak-
ing possession by their hardihood and fecundity as seed
bearers, they enrich the soil with their annual carpet of
leaves, and although themselves of little economic value,
they create conditions favorable to the growth of more
yaluable trees, which will inevitably sooner or later
eradicate and supplant them, provided there are forests
of such other trees in the neighborhood.
‘We come then to the conclusion, firstly, that if a forest
tract in the mountains. be laid bare by fire or the axe,
the consequent exposure of the forest floor to the in_
fiuence of sun and frost is unfavorable to the production
of a fresh crop of pine or other valuable timber, and may
result in the destruction of the soil, but that if the soil be
taken hold of by poplar, pin cherry or tree of like
character, conditions will be created favorable to the
germination and developement of trees whose capacity
for enduring light shade, combined with their greater
longevity, will insure their final dominance in the strug-
gle, if they once secure a footing.
The condition of the timber trade in this country is so
anomalous that the finest tract of pine timber in the
country could hardly be cleared at a profit sufficient to
cover the mere cost of planting up with nursery-raised
stock. Under these circumstances there can, of course,
be no inducement to restock denuded areas by systematic
planting, and the inexperienced in forestry seeing the
ground oceupied, by poplar or pin cherry would see in
that circumstance only a still further obstacle to restock-
ing with valuable timber. The object of this paper has
been to dispel that illusion, and to show that the occupa-
tion of the ground by these trees preserves the forest floor
from destruction, and is the first stage in the process of
natural restoration of the more valuable forest trees,
And when our observation is directed to the first pro-
cesses of natural reafforesting by these trees, when we
see a bare tract of several thousand acres of extent
dotted with a few aspen seedlings, which increase in
number from year to year, until at the end of ten years
it is covered with a compact growth, and we then find
on investigation that all the seed was wafted from one
tree, until the first sown young trees began to scatter
their own seed around them, we begin to realize that a
very little labor spent in distributing this seed may serve
for the restoration of large tracts of thousands of acres at
a cost below that of preparing the ground for a nursery
half an acre in extent. For such seed no preparation of
the ground is necessary. All that is required is to col-
lect the seed and scatter it over the surface.
Systematic planting on a national scale must wait, and
will be sure to wait, until the little remnant of our forests
shall be administered economically, and at such a profit
on costs of exportation as will justify the outlay required
to cover costs of replanting, but meantime millions of
acres of denuded forest land may be preserved from the
destruction of its soil by fire, or its erosion by water, for
the trifling cost of collecting and scattering the seed over
their surface. The winds and the birds annually redeem
thousands of acres in this way, and we need only open
our eyes to the importance of their labors, to realize how
much may be done in the same way by systematic. intel-
ligent effort,
N OST of the daily papers of last Monday suffered from
a bad attack of paroxysmal silliness and gave accounts
of an Indian butchery of five Freuch tourists in the Yel-
lowstone Park, The entire story was of course a canard
without any semblance whatever of authenticity, yet the
yarn was given an important place with startling head-
lines, The daily press of this country shows itself more
than willing to foist wholesale sensational lies on the
public, but when it comes to any intelligent appreciation
of the National Park as a valuable possession of the
people or to any wise discussion of adequately protecting
the Park and maintaining its integrity for the present
and the future, the average daily journal knows nothing
and. cares less.
SNAP SHOTS.
The doubtful points with respect to the application of
the fish laws are one by one set at rest. Last week we
recorded the decision that the statute providing for sum-
mary seizure and destruction of fishing nets unlawfully
employed was constitutional. That principle is a step
ahead in fish protection, To-day we publish another
decision which bears on the application to waters which
are private of the close fishing season, as prescribed by
statute. Referee Northup’s decision should be read with
care; it makes clear certain principles concerning which
there appears to be much popular misapprehension,
Mr. Henry Bergh has been succeeded as President of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals by
Mr. James M. Brown, of Brown Brothers & Co. This
removes from the advocates of fox-terrier hare coursing
as a sport one of their stock arguments, which has been
personal abuse of Mr. Bergh. This will clear the atmos-
phere, and any discussion of the Hempstead coursing on
its merits will be more advantageous than the style hith-
erto indulged in of defending the practice by ridiculing
Mr. Bergh.
The proposed amendments of the Maine game law, de-
signed to permit the sportsmen who visited that State to
carry home their game, have been defeated in the House,
and the Maine game law remains as it was before. We ~
regard the concessions proposed in the amendments as
judicious, and the House has made a mistake in reject-
ing them,
Tarpon fishing has been growing in popularity, and a
number of anglers from across the water have come over
to test the game qualities of the Florida silver king.
In this latitude April has invaded March; the balmy
weather and open waters suggest rod and fly, and the
angiler’s fancy lightlysturns to thoughts of trout:
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Marcu 14, 1639,
Che Sportsman Tourist.
Prieée $1,
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R. EH, Robinson,
A MONTH IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
LConeluded from page 150.)
Ov camp was well situated as regards comfort and con-
venience of wood and water. We were inanarrow,
well-woodod valley, well protected from the wind, and
it seemed to be as good hunting near camp as anywhere,
and the most of the game killed was within three miles.
One morning an elk track was discovered within two
hundred yards. There were plenty of trout in the Little
Sandy and in another stream a mile west of us, the name
of which we did not know. Wealways had trout when-
ever we wanted them or would take the trouble to catch
them. We were, moreover, always supplied with venison
and elk, the latter the finest meat in the world in my
opinion. Camp life in this cold climate gives one an
enormous appetite and great endurance. I became as
tough as an Indian and nearty the same color from ex-
posure to the sun and wind. I always did my share of
the camp work, cooking, getting wood, etc., and although
coming in very tired at night after an all day’s tramp I
would feel no effecis of it the next morning. We had as
yet found no necessity for putting up our tent, preferring
to sleep in the open air, but coming in early one afternoon,
and a storm threatening, I made a temporary shelter by
hanging our tent canvas over a pole supported by forked
stakes, held out at the bottom by poles leaned against the
center one. This answered a. good enough purpose as
protection against one or two little showers. Our bed
under this was a pile of pine boughs covered with a
buffalo robe.
The two hunters whom we had found here on our
arrival remained with us during ourstay on Sandy River.
Our camps were only a few rods apart. and in the even-
ing we would build a rousing fire at one of the camps and
relate our adventures and discoveries during the day.
There was considerable diplomacy manifested in these
camp-fire meetings, and I imagined J noticed sl’ght indi-
cations of jealousy between my guideand therival hunters.
I observed that when they would discover any new indi-
eations promising good chances for the next day’s hunt,
they would say nothing about it until the succeeding
evening after they had been there and scared up the
game, and that when I, in my innocence and enthusiasm,
reported a locality abounding in fresh signs, they would
generally manage to go around in that vicinity early the
next morning. They had better luck than we, killing
two or three deer and one elk during our stay besides the
three elk on the day before our arrival, My guide had
the sinzular fortune to kill two deer at one shot—a doe
and her fawn. His good luck was purely accidental.
Seeing the doe about fifty yards away, he fired, intend-
ing to strike her just back of the shoulder. Going to the
spot he found instead of the doe a little fawn shot
through the head, Knowing that he had aimed at a full
grown deer, he searched a few yards further and found
the doe, lying dead, The fawn wasstanding on the other
side of its mother and the bullet went through both.
One of our hunters was a man of great experience, and
thorough knowledge of the habits of game. He seemed
to know just about what a deer or elk would do under
any circumstances. He lived on a ranch some sixty or
seventy miles south, and for years had supplied his own
family and neighbors with meat killed in this vicinity.
He would make periodical visits of a week or more; and
usually carried off a wagon load of venison, elk and bear
meat. I drew a good deal of information from him, but
many of his stories of adventure I regarded as gross ex-
aggerations. There is one rather comical experience
which this man related as having occurred to one of his
neighbors. I havea faint recollection of having read a
similar account somewhere, but this one is vouched for
by credible people as having occurred in this vicinity,
and names might be given if necessary.
A hunter was in pursuit of a flock of bighorns, He dis-
covered the animals standing near the top of a steep
mountain, and in order to make sure of them he resolved
to go around and approach them from the opposite side.
It was in winter, a fearfully cold day, and the snow was
deep, so that he was compelled to travel on snowshoes,
After much labor he finally reached the top, and peering
over saw the game directly below, standing solemnly,
their tails to the wind, and wholly unaware of the hunt-
er’s presence. In his anxiety to get a near shot, the man
climbed down the steep side, and just as he was about
getting ready to fire the clumsy snowshoes caused him
to lose his footing, and down he went at full speed, slid-
ing on the snow in the direction of the game. Losing all
presence of mind in his novel situation, and even forget-
ing that he had a gun, he shouted out at the top of his
voice, ‘‘Get out of the way there. Here we come.” The
old bighorns stood watching the hunter as he passed
within a few feet of them, evidently considering the
whole performance gotten up for their special entertain-
ment,
There are a great many hedgehogs in the woods here,
and all hunters have a deadly hatred of them, and always
kill them whenever found, under the idea that they oth-
erwise will not have good luck in hunting, They do
great damage to the timber by girdling the trees in winter
as they feed upon the bark. There areacres of pine trees
in some places where scarcely a tree has escaped them, a
great many being girdled allaround and killed. The ani-
mal sits on the snow, itis said, when gnawing trees, so
- that these girdled places show the depth of the snow. I
saw some work of hedgehogs, however, where they had
barked the tree forty feet from the ground in places
where the snow could hardly have been so deep. I only
came across one in my wanderings, a big shaggy beast,
too lazy to get out of the way. I did not want to shoot
it for fear of frightening the game in the neighborhood,
and so contented myself with pelting him with rocks,
whereupon he van and tried to hide under a fallen tree,
where I left him. One night about midnight I was
awakened by a loud thumping and pounding just outside
the tent, and on going eut found one of the hunters in
his night clothes belaboring a hedgehog with a club. He
was taking his revenge on the animal for falling out of a
treeand waking himup, At each blew he would exclaim:
“There, d—n you! take that.”
An interesting feature about camp was the number
of birds and squirrels that came around after pieces
of meat and bits of provisions that we would leave about.
There is a beautiful bird of white and black plumage,
known to hunters as the camp jay or meat stealer. If
not frightened away they will become so familiar after a
few days’ acquaintance as to come up readily and take a
piece of meat held out to them on the end of a ramrod.
The little chattering wrens are always present, hopping
up and down the smooth bark of the cottonwod trees
without ever a misstep. A chipmunk got a little too
familiar with our pot of baked beans, and one day as he
sat cocked upon the end of a log I put an end to him with
my Marlin rifle. A wren could have flown off with the
remains.
One day an Indian visited the camp of our neighbor
hunters, He had been unsuccessful in hunting and evi-
dently came for the sole purpose of getting something to
eat. He was a tall, raw-boned old savage, and had the
most repulsive countenance I ever saw on a human being,
His face was very broad and almost flat, his jaws wide
apart, and his mouth extending almost literally from ear
toear. He sat cross-legyed on the ground for an hour
without saying a word, A dirty blanket hung over his
shoulders, and on his head an old wool hat, a conical-
shaped affair, the rim sloping down and the top running
up to a peak, in the end of which were stuck two eagle’s
feathers, which looked like a ridiculous attempt at orna-
ment. Herefused to answer any questions as to where
he came from, what tribe he belonged to, how many
squaws he had at home, etc., and pretended he could not
understand, When asked if he used tobacco, he com-
prehended the meaning at once and held out his hand.
The hunters, miners and old settlers have the greatest
hatred and contempt for the Indians, regarding them as
without any feelings of honor or pride, and many of them
would have no more feeling about killing an Indian than
they would about killing a bear. One of our hunters
openly declared that if he should meet the old savage out
in the woods he would put a bullet through him, merely
to get rid of what he considered an intolerable nuisance.
I was so convinced that he might carry out his threat that
I felt called upon to persuade him against any such rash-
ness lest it might get our party into trouble, The Indian
in this section is one of the greatest obstacles in the way
of preserving the game. They are given full liberty to
kill as many as they please, and at any season, while the
law prohibits the whites except at certain seasons, The
Indians haye nothing to do but hunt, and they pay no
regard to the season, a doe with fawn being the object of
their greatest efforts. They will butcher without mercy
the last one of a herdiof elk or deer whenever they can
surround them in the winter when the deep snowdrilts
render the animals almost he!pless. There is no one who
so deeply regrets the disappearance of the large game as
the old Rocky Mountain hunter and ranchman, and when
asked the best means for its protection he will advise first
to kill off the Indians. It is true that the Indians are at
present the greatest destroyers of game. It has become
50 scarce as to render hunting unprofitable to a white
man, The ranchman along the frontier will only kill
enough for his own needs, the skins being of little value,
and he is very careful not to kill the females in the breed-
ing season. Next to the Indians are foreigners, mostly
English, in the wantonness with which they kill, regard-
less of law or anything else. Foreign snobs who have
inherited money enough to pay their way to this hunting
ground and back again will disregard all laws and every
other consideration in their efforts to obtain a few heads
and horns to carry back as trophies to boast of at home,
everything necessary being a guide to point out the game
tothem. When the Governmentand the Territories will
make and enforce such laws as will stop these two sources
of wanton destruction, we may look for an increase of
the scattering herds that are yet left to us, but which are
now rapidly disappearing under our very eyes,
A great deal has been accomplished by the establish-
ment of the National Park. The trouble is that the ter-
ritory inclosed is not near large enongh, From the Gov-
ernment’s wide domain it could well spare one-fourth the
Territory of Wyoming to be devoted to a grand game
preserve, where the buffalo, the ell, deer in all its variety
of species, the bighorn and the beaver and other fur-
bearing animals, the moose and caribou and others, could
remain for a number of years undisturbed. This section
of our country contains all the requisites of mountain,
forest and stream for such a purpose, and is certainly ill
adapted to anything else,
But to return to our experience with the Indians, A fter-
ward, when on our return. we came upon a small band
of women and children, They were preparing for the
night’s camp in a little clump of bushes a short distance
off the road; they seemed very shy and inclined to
dodge behind the trees and keep out of sight. Some small
children were out among the ponies, and on my trying
to get near them they jumped on to the ponies and gal-
loped off. Where we stopped for the night there was a
band of seventy-five or one hundred Shoshones, also en-
camped for the night. They had been to Rawlins for
Government supplies, and were returning to their reser-
vation in the northern part of the Territory. The women
did all the work, and the men, a good-natured, easy-
going lot of loafers, were lounging about the camp taking
no interest whatever in its affairs. I attracted their
attention by taking out my spy glass, and soon had a
crowd around me, They would look through it by turns
and then expressed their great astonishment and delight.
When asked any question they did not want to answer,
they pretended not to understand. The women were shy
and would not come near. I wanted to buy a pair of
moccasins, and was taken by one of the men around to
the different camps. Both men and women had their
faces painted with the paint stone taken from the cliffs
near Rawlins. About the eyes and cheeks was colored
a bright red, and around the mouth a pale yellow color.
The wom2n were mostly fearfully homely, even repulsive.
A few of the younger squaws were quite good-looking.
One whom we visited to obtain the moccasins was quite
handsome after the Indian style of beauty, She was
well dressed and neat looking, her hair, carefully braided
in large folds, came below her waist, a shapely intelligent
face and eyes that fairly sparkled with blackness. As
she chatted with my Indian guide or listened to his jab-
berings in return, her countenance wouid change from
alternate seriousness to animated smiles,and T wondered
what there was.so interesting about the purchase of a
pair of moccasins, and regretted that from my earlier
acquirements had been omitted a knowledge of the
Shoshone language. '
There was supposed to bea lake somewhere in the
vicinity, called Barret’s Lake, after the discoverer. One
of our hunters had heard of it as being on the head waters
of Little Sandy River and the river was described as run-
ning through it. We had found a number of lakes and
ponds, but none of them answered to the description in
this particular. The lake was supposed to be stocked
with the largest trout, and several efforts were made to
find it, but were unsuccessful. Feeling pretty sure that
the lake must be on Little Sandy above us, and being
anxious to see the cafion where the stream breaks through
the mountains, I took an early start one day to find it.
Taking my rifle and knapsack containing the Mittle
camera, a few biscuits and a piece of elk meat, I pro-
ceeded across the ridge and up the valley of the river, I
had no fear of getting lost so long as I kept the river near
me. I followed up the bank of the stream, cutting
across the bends or going further inland whenever the
brush and willows became too thick along the banks, It
was a wild romanticroad, diversified with alternate rocky
cliffs, deep sunless woods and pretty open parks, like
orchards, with their grass and white-barked aspen trees,
As I get higher up the mountains the stream is a succession
of waterfalls, hemmed in in places by rocks so that you
can step across it and almost covered over with the thick
growing balsam and spruce, whose lower limbs spread
out along the ground to about the length the tree is in
height. At places it is impossible to keep along the
the stream, and I am compelled to make detours of a mile
or so. Where the stream breaks through the cross ridges
I have to climb over and down again, frequently letting
my gun and knapsack drop down and then climbing -
down afterthem. Way upatthe base of the main moun-
tain I find the lake, Itis just below where the stream
breaks through, forming the cafion of the Little Sandy.
I should judge this body of water, which covers perhaps
twenty acres, to be about 10.000ft. above the sea, It is
clear and cold and well stocked with trout. One side of
the lake comes squarely up against the base of the moun-
tain, On the other side the water is held by a rocky ridge,
from the top of which one cansee down the valley of the
Sandy to the plain where our trail crossed the river.
Standing at the lower edge of the lake, and looking up
through the cafion, the scene is one of matchless beauty.
The mountain on the right rises directly from the water's
edge and slopes upward to a height of about 4,000ft.
above the lake. About half this distance is covered
with a thin, stunted growth of pine, the balance is
a bare mass of gray rock. At the upper end of the lake,
where the cafion first spreads out, there is a heavy
aes of tall pines, banked with a fringe of wil-
ows at the water’s edge, and above the tops of
the pines, from our pomt of view, appears a
bare peak seemingly higher than any other in the neigh-
borhood and prominent by a streak of white, the re-
mains of last winter’s snow. The atmosphere is crys-
tal in its purity. I look almost straight up at the lofty
peak on ny right, and imagine it is close by, yet I know
it is a long way off. That ‘‘indescribable feeling of
awe,” that we read about, is no myth, Nature has
arranged her works here on such an imposing scale, that
ou feel like taking off your hatin her presence. You
ook out across the quiet lake, and up above the swing-
ing pine tops beyond, and you cannot but feel an impres-
sion of reverence and humility, There is the quiet un-
disturbed appearance of the primeval forest, the absence
of anything artificial, the evidence that nothing has ever
disturbed the full sway of nature. Hverything remains
as it was in the beginning—untouched by the hand of
man, For centuries the scene has been unchanged, The
spotted trout leaps up to catch the struggling grasshop-
er, the wildfowl bathe on the surface of the lake, the
ear comes down to drink, and the elk and deer feed
upon the margin as they did before Columbus was born,
Near the upper end of the lake where the shore slopes
off gradually, is the enormous track of the bear, the long
claws are very plain, and the great elbow-like foot,
Further up in the cation the scenery is wild beyond des-
cription; mountains of rocks in every conceivable sbape,
piled upon each other in confused masses, From a high
point overlooking the lake I eat my biscuit and elk meat
and prepare to return,
There are unusual indications of a storm brewing and
this hastens our desire to get out of the mountains. The
next morning we gather up our camp equipage, the
hides and antlers of the elk and deer, and some other
specimens and trophies, together with a good stock of
jerked venison and elk, and reach that night our old
camping ground on Lander Creek, C.L. 5.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.
Alainyal History.
MORE ABOUT THE OTTER.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
In FoREST AND STREAM of Feb, 14, ‘J. G. R.” gives an
interesting article on ‘‘Habits of the Olter,” and says,
“they can live a long time under water, and when under
the ice, occasionally put their nose against the ice to
get breath.”
As we all know there is no air space between the water
and the ice, and the otter cannot draw the air through
the ice from above, and does not put his nose up there to
coolit. Then what is the explanation? It is this, and
a very interesting and scientific process not generally
known. The otter presses his nose against the ice, then
exhales the air from his lungs, which forms a flat air
bubble around his nose, and between the ice and water;
the air is allowed to remain there a few seconds, and
thus by its contact with the ice and water is cooled,
purified and re-oxigenated, then the same is inhaled into
the Jungs, and the otter is ready for a new start; this
may be repeated a number of times, until the loss and
wastage of air requires a new supply. You will at once
see the beauty and usefulness of the process. The
beaver and some other animals do the same, to enable
them to “live under the ice a long time, without taking
breath.”
The otter slide is made and used for the same reason
that boys build a toboggan slide, a place where they can
[ play and haye fun. The otters will play for a long time,
pli down and scrambling back, with as much appa-
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rent enjoyment as dogs having a frolic, or boys on a
toboggan, and with no other motive.
These facts were gathered from an old hunter and
trapper, who learned the same by studying the habits of a
tame otter in his possession. He was afterward one of a
surveying party, with the writer, in Michigan some years
ago. Having never found this item regarding their
breathing in print, itis now given, knowing the source
of information to be authentic, and believing it to be a
reasonable explanation, one that all sportsmen and
naturalists ought to understand. A, B.C
GRAND RAPS, Mich.
CROWS AND POISON IVY.
thes the 138th regular meeting of the Biological Society
of Washington, held March 9, four new members
were elected. Mr. W. B. Burrows read a very interesting
and instructive paper on ‘‘Dangerous Seed-Planting by
the Crow,” in the course of which he proved that this
bird is a principal agent in the distribution of the poison
ivy and poison sumach. The crow gathers the seeds of
these and other species of Rhus from Maine to Florida,
and during the entire fall and winter, One hundred and
fifty-three seeds of poison ivy were found in a single
stomach. Ata fifteen-acre roost in Arlington cemetery,
Mr. Barrows collected the excrement from a surface of
three square feet, dried it and obtained twelve ounces of
material,in which the seeds were counted. He found that
one pound of the dried excrement which would be derived
from four square feet of the average surface, contains
1,041 seeds of poison ivy, 341 of poison samach, besides
3,271 seeds of harmless species of Ahais and a few others,
The deposit is from 4 to tin. thick on the average and
contains 346 poisonous seeds to the square foot. At this
rate the roost of fifteen acres would furnish about 226,000,-
000 of such seeds. As the birds pass fully one-half their
time flying over the country they have ample opportunity
to spread the deadly species which furnish their feod.
The seeds germinate more quickly after passing through
the digestive tract of the crow than they do naturally—
some of them within forty-eight hours. This valuable
paper caused a great deal of discussion, in the course of
which it was related that certain beetles have been
observed to pass through a toad’s alimentary tract ‘‘alive
and kicking.” We are reminded here of the little black-
fish of Alaska, Dallia pectoralis, which endures the pro-
cesses of freezing solid and sojourning temporarily in the
stomach of the Eskimo dog, where the genial warmth
induces it to break for libesty, by and with the advice and
consent of its container,
Dr, C. H. Merriam exhibited and described a new
ground squirrel from Arizona, resembling the ‘antelope
squirrel,” but with the tail dark beneath and longer, and
with longer ears.
Mr. C. D, Walcott discussed the genus Olenellus of
Hall, stating its age, position and distribution, and the
essential characters of its species. Beautiful drawings of
the principal forms were exhibited, along with the types
of several species.
A SKUNK OF Opp CoLOR.—Barnstable, Mass.—I have
been greatly troubled by skunks, and during the past
month I have captured eight of them in a box trap.
They have made a home for themselves under the house,
passing in and out under the piazza. This morning the
trap was sprung, and upon close inspection found it to
contain a light chocolate-colored skunk with a white
head and neck. The color more closely resembled cocoa
boiled with milk than anything else I can think of. I
have never heard of such an animal before, can you give
me any information on the subject through your columns?
It gave forth the regulation skunk odor when perforated
with two charges of No. 6 shot.—V. W. B,
OWL SHOOTING IN JERSEY Crry.—Jersey City, N. J.,
Mareh 7,.—Mr. E. T. Larrabee, of Mercer street, this
city, while sitting at his window one day last week,
noticed a shadow largef than usually cast by a sparrow
flit past him, and an investigation revealed a large bird
erched on the limb of a tree in an adjoining back yard.
he sportsman’s proclivities in Mr. L. immediately
asserted themselves, and with the assistance of a rifle
and some patient maneuvers to get a solid brick wall
behind his quarry, a .22¢al. bullet brought down what
proved to be a screech owl.—R. H, C.
AN ALBINO CROW.—Dover, Delaware.—A crow re-
cently captured here is an interesting specimen of ‘‘mon-
grelism.” In appearance it partly resembles a pigeon;
and, in striking contrast to the black plumage of the
body, the wings are of a snowy whiteness.—DmL. A.
WARE.
Game Bag and Gur.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R. H. Robinson, Now ready.
SPRING DUCK SHOOTING.
Chase Tll., Feb, 15.—Mr, F. A. Allen, one of the
most prominent members of the wealthy and in-
fluential Monmouth Gun Club, and known all over the
shooting world as the maker of the standard Allen duck
call, was in the city last Thursday and seemed to know
about everybody in town, Mr. Allen is in fayor of spring
shooting and is a bitter and effective foe of the measure
looking toward its abolishment. The Monmouth Gun
Club is probably fairly to be called at the head of the
fight against the proposed amendment to thelayw. Ibis
a strong and wealthy organization, numbering some forty
of the best men in that section, and representing, per-
haps, over two millions of dollars. It has been active in
the circulating of petitions among the other sportsmen’s
clubs throughout the State, and has certainly reached
most of the Chicago clubs in that way. It sent in to the
Legislature one petition whose list of names measured
14ft. Peoria, Ill., sent in alist 25ft. long. In all there
have been sent in, Mr. Allen informs me, over 18,000
names appended to petitions against the proposed amend-
ment. This will give some idea of the earnestness of the
fight, and of the pressure the lower part of the State is
bringing to bear upon the Legislature.
Personally, I should like to see spring shooting stopped.
I believe that the most thoughtful and unselfish sports-
men can only look upon its abolishment as a step in the
right direction, and as desirable, if only upon the princi-
ple that whatever spares the life of a single duck a single
hour is to-day a desirable thing. I do not, nor can I
see how any one can agree with Mr, Allen when he says
that there are as many ducks to-day as there were thirty
years ago, or ten years ago; I believe him to be candid
in his statement, but know that he speaks in reference
to his experience in shooting at New Boston, on the Mis-
sissippl River, one of the best grounds in the world.
Depletion may not be noticeable at such a point, upon
the natural migration path of the main body of our wild-
fowl, but it certainly is only too apparent elsewhere, as
almost amy of our sportsmen must admit. Mr, Allen
says thisis due to the drying up of the streams, the tilling
of the marshes, and the settling up of the country.
This is largely true, and it is this very fact that stands
against the Mississippi River shooters who find plenty,
The birds, driven.out of their ordinary courses, are yearly
crowding more and moreto the ever-presentand unfailing
water path of the Mississippi. The scarcity of other
points is the abundance of the Mississippi, May not
Mr. Allen see this; and may he not know that when the
Mississippi flight is done with, our ducks are gone.
Is it not evident that too much strain is being put
upon the duck supply? It is true that a spring law would
“stop shooting over 600 miles of the Mississippi River,”
for the shooting is best therein fhe spring; but would
that not be better so? It would be better still to stop it
both spring and fall for a time, although thatis not need-
ful. It only appears needful to some minds that some
sort of cessation of slaughter should be fixed, and to
these the anti-spring shooting seems most reasonable.
To some other minds, equally free to have their own
Gpinion, even if a frankly selfish one and equally numer-
ous—indeed far more numerous—it seems best to keep
up the slaughter so long as pozsible, upon the ground
that posterity never did anything for us, and that there-
fore we need do nothing for posterity. To these it will
not avail to sadly point out the fact that it is not for
posterity, but for ourselves that we would do this benefit.
The shooter of fifty years of age will live long enough to
wish, when it is too late, that he himself had aided in
the framing of some wise restricting measure. Whether
this measure should be the stopping of shooting in the
spring. I, for one, should not like to be called upon to
determine, for some other measure may be equally wise;
but if this were thought wise by the public opinion I
should certainly lay up my gun without a grumble, As
it is, I shall probably not lay up my gun this spring, and
this I should admit frankly, though I would vote gladly
for the proposed amendment, :
This is merely my own one personal opinion, not worthy
to be called a dictum, and ventured only under the priv-
ilege which should be accorded any fair-minded man.
Nor has any of us the: right to call the man who differs
from him not fair minded, or to impute to him upon that
basis motives of an unworthy sort. I do not believe for
one instant that Mr, Allen wishes to see spring shooting
continued because he might then sell more duck calls
WaAYs OF THE WOODPECKER,—Aylmer, Que., March 5,—
Hditor Forest and Stream: When reading the notes on
the downy woodpecker in yourissue of Feb. 25,1 thought
T would send a little incident I noticed last spring. One
morning while in the garden I was attracted by a con-
tinuous hammering on the telegraph wires, and-looking
up saw one of these birds perched on top of the nearest
ole, vigorously hammering on an end of the wire pro-
jecting from the cap. Soon after I heard another wood-
pecker on a pole across the road, but this bird was ham-
mering the post, and consequently produced only dull
sounds. After repeating the tapping on different sides
of the pole he seemed to become angry at the first bird’s
louder and more musical performance, for witha shar
ery he flew toward it, and after chasing itaround an
around the post, succeeded in driving it away. Once in
possession of the coyeted post, he, with an air which
showed ‘evident satisfaction, gave a few loud raps, then
held his head back to listen. But he was doomed to dis-.
appointment, for, as before, he struck the post. Again
and again he tried changing his position, but without suc-
cess, and when a few moments later the other bird
returned, drove him away, mounted the top of the pole,
and struck the wire with defiant vigor, his chagrin must
have been complete. I saw this repeated several times,
but without the second bird learning the secret. For a
week or two after this I often heard the same rapping
and ringing, but did not go out to watch. What finally
became of the clever bird, whether he was banished for
witcheraft or left of his own accord, I am unable to say.
I think a great deal of pleasure may be derived from
watching birds. My interest was first awakened by the
writings of Olive Thorne Miller.—F ANNIE HEATHERINGTON.
Woopcock BREEDING IN NORTH CAROLINA.— Two
gentlemen of this city, while gunning about nine miles
from Rocky Point, Wednesday, found two young wood-
cock, apparently not more than two weeks old, They
had no feathers, and with the exception of their long
“bill” had very much the appearance of chickens just
from the shell. It was for along time claimed, espe-
cially by Northern writers, that woodcock did not breed
in this section, but this view was shown to be erroneous
many years ago by the Star, whose editor has occasion-
ally seen young woodcock in Duplin county, and fre-
quently on Eagle Island, opposite this city. It seems
_ quite certain that in the swamps of this island the wood-
cock breed in large numbers; and in the month of Sep-
tember, when nearly all the birds are fully grown, as
many as thirty to forty have been seen coming out of the
swamp at one point and going rapidly across the river.
This flight takes place in the evening about dusk, when
it is very difficult to shoot with accuracy, which gives
the birds comparative exemption from the deadly breech-
loader,— Wilmington (N. C'.) Daily Star, Mareh 8,
A BEAVER Farm.—Megssrs. ‘‘Tough” Hardin and Wil-
lard Cadwell, of Saratoga, Mont., have projected a
beaver farm on the head waters of the North York of Jack
Creek, A number of acres, through which will run the
waters of the stream, will be inclosed by a fence of
closely woven wire; this wire at the point where it
crosses the stream, being sunk some four feet beneath
the water bed as an effectual precaution against the
beaver digging under and out. :
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or bow-facers. I think that to attribute such motives to
him is more than injustice, it is unkindness, to a bluft
and hearty, a whole-souled and generous sportsman. If
Mr. Allen wants the amendment quashed, depend upon
it, it is Mr, Allen the shooter, and not Mr, Allen the man-
ufacturer, As a shooter, he is entitled to his opinion, and
we should win him from it by fair facts, and not attempt
to drive him from it by abuse.
So also are the Monmouth Gun Club, so also are the
other epRouea es of thismeasure, entitled to their opinions,
It is useless to belittle their party or to abuse it. It is far
better to admit, as I must from a growing knowledge of
the shooters of this section, that their party—mistaken
though I believe it, yet successful beyond a doubt—is a
large one and astrong one, embracing, to an extent which
has surprised me, numbers of the best, most popular, the
most wealthy, and 1 must add, the mostintelligent sports-
men of this State, It isthe party of the practical to-day,
It is the party typical of the spirit of this bald and selfish
age, Itis a party mistaken in its belief and ungenerous
in its tenets, I feel sure; but that it will succeed in killing
the proposed amendment against spring shooting is a
thing so sure that it hardly admits a question.
Mr. Allen and I walked down South Water street to go
and see Col, EH. 8. Bond, perhaps as well known a game
dealer as this city has, We passed a stand where there
were a few of the mallards which are now coming up
from Missouri. We weighed one to see about the condi-
tion of spring ducks. It was a drake, and weighed not
quite 24lbs. Mr. Allen says that in April New Boston
ucks are very fat,
Col. Bond, big and jovial enough to almost fill up his
little office and rvn over on the sidewalk, was found at
his desk, and we asked him what he knew.
_ “Tl tell you what I know,” said the Colonel, ‘‘I know
that usually when you scratch a sportsman’s back you
find bristles.”
“Ts it not also true, Colonel,” we asked him, ‘“‘that when
you scratch a game-dealer’s back you find coupons?”
The Colonel didn’t know about that, but at length went
on, ‘*What I mean,” said he, ‘‘is that you sportsmen don’t
amount to much. You make a lot of talk about pre-
serving game, but you don’t preserve it. You are all a
lot of butchers, and will killall youcan, I am talking
out of a varied knowledge of sportsman nature, and Isay
the sportsmen of this country have never passed and up-
held one measure looking to the preservation of game,
and you are not likely to. You do a lot of talking, but it
isn’t anything but selfishness. You are all afraid that
somebody else will kill the birds you want to kill; that’s
the sum of your philanthropy. Would any of you be
willing to stop using a dog in field shooting? Would you
all agree to use no gun larger than a 16-gauge? Would
you all’ stop using decoys? Would you all give up blind
shooting? What would you do, now, when if comes
right down to hard pan? Why, you wouldn’t do any-
thing, You won't even ge down in your clothes and geta
$5 bill to give your Stategame warden, Look here”—and
he produced a written subscription list—‘there’s a sub-
scription fund we started last fall for Billy Minier, the
game warden, See any sportsmen’'s names there? Mostly
South, Water streeb names, aren’t they? Well, we fellows
down here just raised that ourselves, and we gave it to
him, and that’s about all he got. What are the sports-
men doing? Why, they’re talking!
‘What about violations of the gamelaw? Why, my
dear sir, I don’t hesitate to tell you that the sportsmen
ought to come right to South Water street and consult
before they try to get any game law passed. If the mer-
chants of South Water street unite in supporting a law,
it is almostimpossible for violators to get off unpunished;
and upon the ofher hand, if we think a law is nonsensi-
cal, we pay no attention to it. I could run $100,000
of illegal game through this office in a month, and you
wouldn’t know it if you stood right here. How is it go-
ing to be found out? Who is pushing any such matter
—the State Sportsmen's Association? Not much. It’s
starving one man to death here now, and it would take
more active work than that to detect and make convic-
tions on this street.
“How about this Smith case? Tl write you a piece
about that, sometime, maybe. There are two sides to
that case, and it isn’t lost or won till it’s tried.
“What do I think about spring shooting? It would be
hard to stop it, though I believe it would be for the best.
Iam not sure that it would be better than to stop fall
shooting, There are thousands and thousands of young
ducks murdered before they are hardly big enough to
peep. Ducks decoy better in the spring, but they come
to a call better in the fall, and they don’t know so much
then, Besides, there are thousands and thousands of
ducks trapped in the fall.
* You didn’t know that? Of course you didn’t. There’s
alot you don’t know. There don’t anybody but South
Water street men know much about this trapping busi-
ness. Listen here, and Ill tell you something. I used
‘to stand in with the men who netted wild pigeons. I
handled the great bulk of all the wild pigeons that came
to this market. When the pigeons were used up, I per-
sonally know that a great many of the nets went into
the North and Northwest after ducks. Four years ago I
sold one New York man 15,000 mallard ducks, all trapped
by one outfitin Dakota. Sometimes they caught thirty-
five dozen at one throw of the net. They used 200
bushels of corn that fall in baiting their feed-bed, in one
shallow lake. These ducks were all caught in the fall,
and are not trapped at any other time. They say that
you can’t ship game out of Wisconsin, What a farce!
Why, I know of one firm on this street which every fail
buys from 20,000 to 40,000 ducks from Wisconsin trappers.
Mind, f say from trappers alone, and not shooters, What
do you think of that?
‘What sort of a law do I think would be best to save
the ducks? Nonsense, young man; nonsense! You sports-
men won't pass any effective law, and if it were effective
you'd never rest till you got it repealed. If I were to
suggest a law which I thought would afford some shoot-
ing and yet spare the ducks a little, I should say that the
shooting season ought to begin not earlier than Oct. 1 or
15, and ought to end not later than April 1 or 15, and that
some of the murderous modern facilities should be
abridged.”
These are the words of a man who knows more about
game, the supply, the way it is taken, and where it comes
from, than any sporting writer or editor in the United
States, Certainly Col. Bond and Mr, Allen know more
about ducks in a minute than this writer will ever have
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time to learn. Sportsmen will not altogether agree with
the views of either in some regards, but there is in the
position of each a certain streneth which at least entitles
it to respect, and in the words of each something for
sportsmen to read and ponder over carefully.
, In person, Mr, F, A. Allen is not-over medium height,
but though rather slight in build, it is said there are few
who would care to follow him all day on foot or ina
boat. He is fifty years of age, but looks in the thirties.
Col. E, 8. Bond is a 200-pounder, and there are no flies
on his head. They couldn’t stay there. He is the soul
of good nature and is loved by the sportsmen he abuses
so roundly. In him they recognize a clear-headed and
well-posted man, sure to act up to a high standard of
liberality and good sense. EK. Hoven.
SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO,
X.—THE HENNEPIN CLUB.
Ree Hennepin and Swan Lake clubs nearly join each
other in their riparian possessions, and what is true
of the one club is largely true of the other, so far as the
character of the grounds, the nature of the game, and the
manner of its pursuit are concerned. It is the boast of
the Hennepin Club that no equal acreage upon the whole
Hilinois River—nor, indeed, in the whole State of Tli-
nois—affords better mallard shooting than that controlled
by it. Thus, for twelve days in the spring of 1885 the
average of one member (Mr. W. W. McFarland) was 40
mallards a day for twelve days in one trip, there being
such daily scores as 76, 90, 181, On oné day 111 mallards
were killed, The shooting, consisting as it does largely
of timber or submerged cornfield shooting, is largely at
mallards, and the above scores will do much toward war-
ranting the assertions of the club,
The Hennepin Club grounds Jie higher up the Illinois
River than the Swan Lake grounds, and are reached by
the same railway line, the C. R.I. & P. The round trip
fare is in the neighborhood of $4 to Bureau Junction, the
same sleepy little town which was mentioned in the Swan
Lake article, One reaches Bureau while it is still en-
wrapped in the cold shades of midnight, and the best
thing he can do is to go to bed and wait for a warm
breakfast before he goes any further, In the morning
Mr, A. Waugh, the common carrier for that section of
country, will ask him if he wants to go to Hennepin, and
will take him and his traps over if he does,
The road from Bureau to Hennepin is a quiet and
pleasant one, winding around im a sleepy sort of way to
accommodate itself to the vagaries of deep and crooked
Bureau Creek. The low wooded hills to the right are
now pretty well supplied with ruffed grouse and squir-
rels; the warm bottom lands are much haunted by wood-
cock in season, and the wide fields are now again, under
the beneficent influence of the continuous close law,
showing bountiful flocks and coveys of that distinctively
American and Western bird, the prairie chicken. As
the sandy road twists into the timber of the Illinois
River there begin vistas of winding bayous and willow
flats and low fields of corn swept about by the arms of
the native forest, and there begin also stories of how on
such and sucha day, at this or that point, almost visible
from the road, some certain shooter bagged nearly a boat
load of mallards.
Aloud halloa from the hither bank of the broad Illi-
nois starts from his sleep the owner of the lethargic horse
ferry, which has always been found sufficient for the
people of that region, Him the wayfarers inform they
will give to him a silver two bits to bear them o’er the
water. But never, I ween, had Lord Ullin’s daughter
and her lover escaped eyen so far as they did from the
irate Mr. Ullin had their boatman been so slow and their
boat this long and deliberate craft, whose almost sole
propulsion seemed to be the vis inertic.
Hennepin sits high on a bluff of lofty state and blinks
her eyes over the rolling stream of the Illinois, here just
1,000ft. wide. Hennepin is fifty-five years old. She was
once the rival of Chicago, and looked, indeed, with some
contempt upon that village. She has to-day about 700
inhabitants, when they are all awake at once, which
doesn’t often happen. Hennepin has just three points of
interest—a court house, an artesian well, and George
Cunningham, The court house was built by George
Cunningham, and I am not sure he did not dig the
artesian well. He does almost everything there, besides
acting as steward for the Hennepin Duck Club, The
court house isn’t very large, but it does for the necessities
of a county which embraces only four townships, and
where the term of court rarely lasts more than one week.
The shores of the Illinois here bear evidence of the trail
of the market-hunter and the market-fisher, Big house
boats, long lines of tarred netting, hoops, stakes, and all
the fell appliances of the fresh-water fyke fishermen are
visible every way. This old trapper, whose home is the
big boat yonder, with the blue smoke coming out of the
roof, will inform you that during the high water in the
spring he sometimes takes as many as 100 rats aday. In
those times his cup runneth over, He is one of hundreds
of fellows in that country who loaf along the stream or
the sedgy banks of the big lake marshes and pick u
what they can at trapping muskrats, netting fish, killing
ducks, or perhaps now and then hiring as pusher to some
Bportsman.
After the oldest inhabitant has done the honors of the
place, and has showed you the artesian well, and the
court house, and George Cunningham, you introduce
yourself to the latter, and after that you are all right, so
far as the Hennepin Club is concerned. Mr. Cunning-
ham is not only architect, carpenter, boat builder, decoy
maker, club steward, guide and pilot; he is also a modest,
uiet, intelligent man, of ability enough to fill a wider
eld at need. More than that, he understands ducks.
Mr, Cunningham led the way down to the river bani,
and pointed out the big club boat which does duty as the
camping home of the Hennepin Club. The Hennepin
Club is still a young organization, though one of the
most vigorous of all the clubs. It numbers only twenty-
five members, Itis pre-eminently a hunter’s club, and
the big boat, which can be taken to any desired part of
the shooting grounds, has until now seemed home enough
for it in its strictly business employments on the marsh.
The club, however, will soon erect a big club house, and
knock all the romance out of itself,
When I saw the Hennepin Club boat it was lying a
little heeled over, made fast high and dry at the foot of
Hennepin Bluff. The lifting of the top-board of the
Government dam at Henry, some miles below, had caused
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a drop in the river and left the boat aground, We
entered it and found it a very comfortable and commodi-
ous affair. The interior was well fitted with roomy
sleeping bunks, so arranged as to leave plenty of space in
the main apartment. There was a big table, a good stove
spoke of ‘the culinary possibilities for which I am in-
formed the Hennepin Club is somewhat famous, The
floor of the boat was arranged in big traps, and in the
cellar thus revealed in the hold below there were visible
receptacles for firewood and supplies of all kinds. Stout
rings along the outside deck showed where the hunting
skiffs were fastened, and a wide sweep or so suggested
the propelling power when a change of base was necessary.
At times of high water, when the duck season is at its
height, the Illinois River is a big and angry stream, fully
two miles wide, showing a considerable sea, and per-
haps rimning full of heavy ice. Beyond the main body
of this stream lie the best shooting’ grounds of the club.
It might be supposed, therefore, that the boats we found
in the club boat houses at the foot of the bluff would be
what we found them—big, stiff, high boats, of a model
quite different from the marsh boats. Compared with
the Green Bay model the Hennepin boat is far deeper
and flares much more in the midship lines. It is nearly
or quite covered with iron or copper, as protection
against the heavy ice. I saw two boats, the Juliette and
the Cora, belonging to Messrs. W. A. Bond and A. R.
Barnes, which were built entirely of iron with air-tight
chambers fore and aft. It is claimed that either of these
boats if full of water would float two men and their outfit,
They were heavy and clumsy looking affairs, weighing
about 240lbs. and costing $80 each. A man would have
to work mighty hard to give me that kind of duck boat.
Yet their owners think they have struck just the thing.
That is what Mr. McFarland thinks about his big boat,
which is drawn to fine lines bow and stern, with very
high sides and a trifling narrow comb about it. This
boat looks extraordinarily big and clumsy, yet it is said
to be easy to handle and very safe. The Hennepin men
hardly have any two boats alike. Each man isa theorist,
and is perfectly convinced that he can build a boat better
than any other boat that ever was. Myr. Cunningham is
the builder of many of the boats whose theories have
been carefully elaborated by their owners during long
mouths of patient study. There area few Hine boats
also in the club’s boat house. T heard also that some one
was going to try a boat built on the Havana model, a
rather shallow boat, drawn up to 2in. stem and stern,
and provided with a rail around the comb to act as a rack
for the decoys, etc. It is evident ‘that the ideas of the
Hennepin Club on boats are in aformativeshape. I can-
not help thinking that they would do far better to go
direct to some boat building firm that offers an estab-
lished article to the sportsman than to throw away time
and money in trying to build a boat which never will
come out quite as they expected it. It is, of course, im-
possible to build a boat which is both a good sea boat
and a good marsh boat, for the former must ride where
the latter must cut through; but there are fine models for
either, beautifully made boats, light and durable, offered
by the regular makers, and it is hard to see why these are
not better than many of the affairs which are intended as
improvements upon them.
These boat houses were as full of hunting appliances as
an egg is of meat. Decoys, paddles, oars, woven rush
blinds, boat trucks, and all that, occupied every inch of
space. The “Sibley boys” and Mr. Carroll make their
own decoys, and I believe built their own boats, which
are plafn, open skiffs. There were some Elliston decoys,
but the great bulk of the decoy fleet has been made by
Mr. Cunningham, who does such excellent work that I
have made his method of decoy-making the text of a
separate article.
The Hennepins, although a small club, are very active.
They have close upon 5,000 acres of valuable marsh and
timber lands bought or leased, and are all the time
quietly adding to their possessions. Mr. W. K. Reed,
cashier of the Dime Sayings Bank, of Chicago, is the
mainspring of the committee on lands, and is a land
hustler from the remote behind. He is best known as
the North American map fiend. He makes maps of every
thing he sees. He has every quarter section within ten
miles of Hennepin marsh down in colors, aid can put
his finger down on any piece of marsh and tell you how
much it cost or ought to cost, how much the owner wants
for it, and how far it lies froin the boat house door. You
can’t talk to Mr. Reed three minutes without his pulling
out a hand-painted map on you. If youask him the way
to the post-office he will explain it ona map. They say
he has the street car system of the city all mapped out,
and knows the number of the car which is due on an
corner at any piven minute; and when he goes to churc
he consults a diagram to find where his own pew is. I
don’t know about that. I only know he followed me out
on the street and offered me a map of the Hennepin’
grounds, showing me how many mallards he was going
| to kill the next time he shot on the willow point on such
| and such a section, Tp. number so and so, range I forget
how many degrees west of some principal meridian. Mr.
; Reed is also the artist of the club. He kindly made the
sketch for the engraving of the club boat, and is also
responsible for the picture in the club register, showing
the condition of the club boat when it sank in four feet
ot water. Appended te this is the legend, ‘All on board
were saved.”
Fully alive to all the modern phases of duck shooting,
the Hennepins have made and will make special efforts at
feeding the wild.ducks, Much of their land is corn Jand,
subject to overflow. This land they will plant to corn
and buckwheat. They will also sow wild rice this year
in some of the localities specially adapted to it. They
have attempted to introduce wild celery into some of the
deeper lakes, but without very good success this past
season. The celery seed was lost in transit, and when it
finally arrived was thought tp be spoiled. Mr, Cunning-
ham told me they would this year make a, persistent
effort to plant the wild celery root, which they will
obtain at ox Lake. He showed me his contrivance for
planting the root. It is a long-handled affair, provided
with a sharp blade which can be sunk into the mud. In
the side of the blade is an aperture into which the bit of
root is placed, The blade is sunk in the mud,and the
root is then discharged from it by the operation of the
handle from above, the latter being double, and sliding
upon itself. The deep, clear lakes of, the Hennepin
country resemble the Fox Lake waters, which abound in
the wild celery, and are indeed almost a part of the same
system: they should be readily susceptible of planting to
this most excellent duck food.
_The once-famous Senachwine Lake lies between the
Hennepin and Swan Lake clubs, and just above Senach-
wine Lake, on the west side of the river, is the big pond
known as the Goose Pond, Old settlers say that twenty
years ago the clamor of the wild geese could be heard
from the Goose Pond, clear across the Illinois River bot-
toms, at Hennepin court house on any morning of the
season. HEyen to-day this pond is a great resort for the
honkers, although they do not nest there now to any
considerable extent. The Hennepin own bodies of marsh
upon both sides of the river, and own about one-half of
the Goose Pond. On the east side of the river they own
the Hennepin and Hopper lakes, and all the marsh be-
tween. I believe they do not own the Sister Islands, but
they often shoot on these well-known points. Mullin’s
Slough, the Horseshoe and Third Slough are all highly
prized localities. All lying in overflowed country also
are Wood’s cornfield, Stanton’s cornfield, and the Mark-
ley timber, In Hennepin Lake, Bond's Point, Barnes’s
Point and Carrollton are landmarks, McFarland’s Teal -
Hole is another favorite spot, As to the Haunted Half
Acre, there is a tradition that a vast ‘‘hoodoo” abideth
thereover, so that no man may there gather the ducks
fallen to his . Zenor’s Lake is good mallard ground,
and Seaton’s Lake, another small one, is said to be much
used by bluebills, Dore’s cornfield, Dore’s prairie, and
Oak Ridge Lake are all mallard provinces.
The Hennepin Club is to be congratulated upon its good
fortune in getting possession of the excellent and exten-
sive territory it controls. Its grounds are admirably
selected, and have for the most part been obtained at very
reasonable figures. Most of the land has been quietly
picked up at prices like $1, $3 or $4 per acre, and at such
prices the land is a very good inyestment. In one case
the club secured a thirty-years lease of 500 acres of good
marsh land for $75. Shares in the Hennepin Club are
200 each, and the annual dues are $10, To meet the re-
cent expenditures made in purchasing land, there were
three assessments made last year.
There is not in Chicago a more pushing, active and
thoroughly wideawake club than the Hennepin. It is
full of enterprise, alive to every sort of improvement of
its own resources, and has a business and sportsmanlike
record of which it might well be proud, but isn’t. A
perfectly congenial, enthusiastic and harmoniously active
little body of sportsmen, it is a splendid example of what
shooters can do and ought to do to-day,
The bags of the Hennepin Club have been very good
ones, and run about as those of the Senachwine and Swan
Lake districts. Of course the club has felt the scarcity
which has been so general this past season, and indeed
there was hardly a decent bag made on the Hennepin
grounds this past fall; this, however, is exceptional and
altogether out of the way. The club is very sure that if
there are ducks in the country, they are due at the Hen-
nepin marshes. Mr. McFarland, a very successful and
well posted duck shooter, says he would not exchange
his one share in the Hennepin Club for three shares in
the other (Kankakee) club he belongs to, or for shares'in
any other one club. Much of the success of the club, so
far as its ownership of valuable property is concerned, is
due to the untiring efforts of the president for 1888, Mr.
W. K. Reed, ably seconded by Mr. MeFarland inthe
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telection of the lands. Should this intelligent start be
prosecuted, as doubtless it will be, the Hennepin Club
will be possessor of some most desirable privileges.
_ Following is the list of the Hennepin Club: President,
H. P. Hilliard; Seeretary and Treasurer, J, B, Sibley;
Director, F. E, Willard, Members; W. K. Reed, J. B.
Sibley, W. W. McFarland, J. A, Sexton, C, R, Carroll,
F, B, Willard, F. I, Bennett, H. 8, Lepper, C.S. Lamb,
H, D. Nichols, C. D, Gammon, M. J. Bich. J, V. Clark,
Jr,, G, M, Sibley, E.. W. Dillett, H, H. Daft, J. F, Gray,
A. R. Barnes, G. M. Davis, W. A. Bond, A. T. Ewing.
Chas. Iglehart, E, P. Hilliard, R, B. Organ, J. F, Ballan-
tine, E. Houaa.
No. 1i5 Monnon Stren.
March 1—In the Illinois Legislature the Committee on
Game and Fish have reported a bill which makes it un-
lawful to hunt, kill, trap, net, ensnare or destroy wild
buck, doe, fawnand wild turkeys. between Jan. 15 and
Sept, 15; grouse or prairie chickens between Noy.1 and
Sept. 15; rough grouse, quail, pheasant and _ partridge,
between Dec. 1 and Oct, 1; squirrels between Dec. 15 and
June 1. Brant, duck or any other water fowl are pro-
tected between April 15 and Sept. 15. During the spring
season of shooting it shall be unlawful to shoot any wild
game on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday of any week, It is
made unlawful to shoot any birds with a swivel gun, or
from a steam or sail boat, nor shall any one be permitted
to shoot from any sink or sneak boat or blind in any open
body of water. The billis not especially liked by Chicago
sportsman. South Water street (our game market) has a
delegation present at. Springfield. A number of sports:
men are also there. There never was 80 much interest
shown in game legislation, and the result, whatever it
may be, is awaited with concern.
Cuicaco, Ll., March 6.—We have got em again! The
long-looked-for are here, The ducks have arrived.
Three days ago a big flurry of bluebills and mallards
appeared on the Illinois River and then dropped back.
esterday five barrels of ducks came up from Lake Sen-
achwine. To-day a telegram came up from Water Val-
ley, on the Kankakee, saying that the ducks were
swarming in on the marsh, The boys of the Kankakee
clubs are going down to-day in numbers, The market
men report any quantity of ducks being shipped in from
New Madrid. Ducks are a drug on the market. The
season will probably open now with a rush. E. H.
SNARING RUFFED GROUSE.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I notice that ‘‘Hermit” in your issue of the 28th ult,
says: ‘‘Let me say, in justice to myself, that I do not
yield the palm to any member of the Utica Association
in my desire to protect any and all game birds or game
animals of our country.”
The Utica Fish and Game Protective Association have
successtully demonstrated that they enforce the game
and fish laws. Now note what ‘‘Hermit” says in his let-
ter (Feb, 28): “If my critic (““U. F, & G, P. A.”) were
here I should take him to a locality where there are six
prouse, five of them young birds: and then I could show
him more than forty snares, some of them artfully and
teniptingly baited with coral-red barberries or rosy-
cheeked baldwins,”
Massachusetts game law says ruffed grouse can only be
legally killed from Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, yet “Hermit” ad-
mits that the snarer around his ‘‘cabin home” is doing
his level best to kill grouse contrary to the law.
‘“Hlermit” says he desires ‘‘to protect any and all game
‘birds.” His words have a very incongruous look. The
Utica Association would surely act in this case if in their
territory, yet “Hermit” will “not yield the palm to any
member of the Utica Association” in game protection.
Now this is pure unadulterated nonsense, The whole
import of ‘‘Hermit’s” letters is to try to show that bird
dogs (how many breeds does this include?), not snares, are
the means by which the grouse are being exterminated.
I beg to submit, for the benefit of ‘‘Hermit,” the follow-
ing editorial from the FOREST AND STREAM, under the
date of October 19, 1882. In referring to ruffed grouse
‘you use the following well-chosen words: ‘That the
pursuit of them with dog and gun, in proper season,
would ever exterminate them, we cannot elieve. We
hhaye seen too many of their successful tricks, and wit-
nessed too many of their tviumphant escapes from the
best of dogs and the best of guns to believe anything of
the kind. * * With snaring the case is entirely dif-
ferent, and the man who thoroughly understands their
habits in a short time will exterminate them from any
locality.”
As “Hermit” says that snares are set now nearly three
months after the time that the law says that grouse can-
not be killed legally in his State, and his allowing the
same aiter saying that he will “not yield the palm to any
meniber of the Utica Association” in the matter of game
protection, has a very peculiar look, A. C, COLLINS,
HARTPORD, Conn. *
SHOOTING FOR Fun AND PRoFit,—ditor Forest and
Stream;—In a recent issue a correspondent hurls an ayva-
lanche of abuse against the market-hunter, holding him
up to the contempt of sportsmen as the despoiler of our
game, and as the prime cause of its constantly diminish-
ing numbers, In a spirit of fair play and justice to a
much abused class of sportsmen will he tell me the dif-
ference between the one who kills a score of birds and
sends them home to friends and him ‘who kills a like
number and sends them to market, to perhaps buy bread
for his starving family? Does one protect or preserve
more than the other, and if so which, and which is the
most justifiable in the killing? Each has equal rights
both under moral and statute law, and if the true sports-
man tramps wearily home in the gloaming with disap-
ointed hopes and empty pockets it is only because he
acks the skill, the experience and the woodcraft to load
himself with game, Jam no market-hunter, and I wish
from the bottom of my heart their numbers were less,
Still more do I wish that the so-styled true sportsman,
who takes to the covers in early July to frighten to death
the half-fledged woodcock and downy ruffed grouse under
the name of ‘‘shortbills,” would mete ont to themselves
the full measure of their misdeeds and divide with the
market-hunter the responsibility which they lay entirely
at the latter’s door.—NoOM DE PLUME. ~
Somm Ducks Accounten For.—EZditor Forest and
Stream: While traveling to-day from Indianapolis to St,
Louis, I noticed among the express matter on a, truck at
Terre Haute an engine which may interest some of your
readers, This was the iron work of a punt gun, Un-
finished, but evidently on its way to some local gunsmith
to be fitted up and prepared for service. In old times I
have seen at Pat Mullin’s place in New York guns manu-
factured for members of the Oaroll’s Island Club for use
on the high-flying canvasbacks and redheads of the
Chesapeake Bay, which approached this in size, Like
them, this was single-barreled, but it is far larger than
any shoulder gun that T have ever seen, The iron work
alone is said to weigh 20lbs. The gun is not less than
oft, 8in. long, and the diameter of the bore is an inch or
perhaps somewhat more. Not far from the breech is a
pin, working on a fore and aft hinge, which is to fit into
the socket in the bow of the boat, Ishould suppose that
the gun could throw a pound of shot. Some ef your cor-
respondents, as 1 notice by your paper, which recently I
have bought each week in Chicago, are wondering where
the ducks have gone. IT think that in the hands of
market-shooters a few guns such as this one would ac-
count for a good many of the fowl], This gun was con-
signed to Newport, Indiana.—G. (St, Louis, Mo,, March 5),
St, Louis, March 9.—Last Friday the cold waye broke
and the weather became warm and pleasant. Reports
came from the ducking places that the webfeet were
making their appearance, Many went out, but asa rule
bags were light, M, Billmeyer, E, C. Mohrstadt, W. Het-
tel, C, Hemphill and W, Clark spent seyeral days in the
yicinity of Dameron, on the line of the St. Louis, Keo-
kuk and Northwestern Railway. A telegram was received
from them stating that the ducks were coming in in fair
numbers. If they came in, this gentleman says, the
must have kept going, for when they arrived ati the local-
ity, the shooting was slow and of no especial interest.
The only, bag of any consequence reported was at Kid
Laie, about 21 miles south of here, by Mr, H.C.Griesidieck.
He left here Monday and returned Wednesday evening
swith 35 mallards, 10 sprigtails and a few greenwing teal.
The game dealers have had good shipments of all kinds
of ducks from points in this locality, and judging from
the excellent condition in which they are, certainly suf-
fered none in the ‘‘Sunny South.” Quite a number of
large fat snipe are being regularly received from near
Galveston, Texas, and the northwestern portion of Kan-
sas has seni in a few during the past two weeks-—UNSER
FRITZ.
Missourt.—Alexandria.—The winter here in northeast
Missouri has been a peculiar one for its mildness, dryness,
limited expanse of clouds and temperate winds from the |
north and east, The snowfall has been very light, and
the rains were few. One noted feature is the scarcity of
migratory wildfowl and native birds, which usually re-
main with us all winter, flying northward or southward,
Ducks were few; I have seen but two kinds, the mallard
and what we call the sprigtail. Considering the open-
ness of our great rivers, and the balminess of the atmos-
phere, we would suppose that ducks and geese would be
here in great numbers, There are forces at work that we
cannot account for. Usually we have many birds in our
forests all the year round, but this winter we have been
nearly forsaken by even. the redbirds, Never, in all my
close observation. haye I noticed such scarcity, Guail
are only moderately plentiful, and the grouse appear to
be few in numbers. I have not seen an eagle all winter.
— JASPER BLINES.
Irnacs, N. Y., March 7.—A large flock of wild geese
passed northward over this city to-night, and as a result
the spring shooter smiles wickedly as he softly murmurs
that familiar ditty “Johnny get your gun.”—M, Camrt..
Pistol CARTRIDGES Iy A RreLe.—Will not somebody
give briefly the results of his experience with the .22-5-80
long pistol cartridges used in a rifle? I do not find them
at all accurate.—J. L. K,
DELAWARE.—One thousand of the two thousand live
quail ordered by the State Game Association haye been
shipped from Alabama and will atrive in’a day or two
and will be distributed immediately,—DuEL. A. WARE.
MAINE GAME LAW.
gl asa text of the bill amending the game law of Maine
changed the reading of several sections of the statute
as follows:
Szorton 9. Whoeyer hunts, kills or destroys with dogs any
moose, or in any manner hunts, kills, destroys or has in posses-
sion any cow moose, or part thereof, forfeits one hundred dollars
for every moose so hunted, killed, destroyed or had in possession;
and no person shall, between the first days of January and Octo-
ber, in any manner hunt, catch, kill, destroy or haye in posses-
sion any bull moose, or any part thereof. taken in close time,
under the same penalty, ,
Ec. 10. Whoever hunts, catches, kills or destroys with a dog
or dogs any deer or caribou, forfeits forty dollars for eyery deer
or caribou so hunted, caught, killed or destroyed; and no person
shall, between the first days of January and October, in any man-
ner hunt, catch, kill, destroy or have in possession any deer or
caribou, or part thereof, taken in close time, under the same
penalty. Any person may lawfully killany dog found, kept or
used for the purpose of hunting moose, deer or caribou. Any
person owning or haying mM Passeustan a dog for the purpose of
hunting moose, deer or caribou, or that is nsed for such hunting,
forfeits not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars.
sxe. ll. Whoever has in his possession any such animal, or
part thereof, between the first days of January and October,
shall be deemed to have hunted, caught and killed the same, con-
trary to law, and be liable to the penalties aforesaid; but he shall
not be precluded from producing proof in his defense that such
animal was hunted, caught or killedin open time. Any officer
authorized to enforce the game laws, may search for such animal
or part thereof, subject to Sections 12,18 and 14 of Chapter 182;
and the warrant may be issued on his own complaint,
Suc. 2. Whoever catches, kills, destroys or has in possession be-
tween the first days of January and October more than one moose,
two caribou and three deer forfeits one hundred dollars for every
moose and forty dollars for every caribou or deer so_ caught,
killed, destroyed or had in possession, except those lawfully
taken in open time, or the in¢rease of those domesticated, more
than the aferesaid number of moose, caribou and deer, or parts
thereof, shall be deemed to have caught, killed or destroyed the
same in violation of lay. |
Suc. 18. Whoever, during close time, buys or sells any moose,
caribou or deer, or any part thereof, and whoever carries or trane- ;
ports from place to place any-such animal or part thereof during
close time, or in open time, except animals or parts thereof in
possession of the person who lawfully caught or-killed the same,
open to yiew,labeled or tagged, with the name of said person
plainly written or printed thereon, shall forfeit the sum of one
hundred dollars for each moose, and forty dollars for each cari-
bou or deer, or part thereof, so bought, sold, carried or trans-
ported, And whoever, with intent to aid another in such trans-
portation, by taking eeeeen uf any such animal or part thereof,
or permits his name to be used on the label or tag attached thereto,
shall be liable to the respective penalties aforesaid; such animals
or parts thereof being transported in open time by common
carriers or other persons, s0 labeled and tagged and accompanied
by the person who lawfully caught or killed the same, shall be
deemed to bein possession of such person and not in the posses-
gion of such couwmon carrier. Whoever, by false representations,
induces 2 common carrier or other person to take any such
animal or part thereot to frausport, shall pay a fine of not more
than twenty dollars,and be imprisoned not exceeding twenty
AYS. F
Snc. 15. All game hunted, Cavett, killed, destroyed, bought,
sold, carried, transported or found in possession of any person or
corporation, in Violation of the provisions of this chapter, and
amendments théreto, shall be liable to eeizure; and in case of con-
vietion for such Violation, shall be decreed forfeited by the court
to the prosecutor, who may sell the same tor constmuption in this
State.
Sno..16, Any officer authorized to enforce the fish and game
laws shall, while on duty, wear a badge as an insignia of his office,
and thay, without process, arrest any person found violating, or
who has violated, any of said laws; and he shall, with reasonable
aL nes cause a process to be issued and prosecuted against
vim.
Sud. 26, All fines and penalties recoyered for violations of the
preceding sections, to and including Section #, shall be paid one-
half to the prosecutor and the other half, with the costs, to the
county where the action is brought or the warrant or indictment
issued,
All fines, penalties and costs collected on complaint or indict-
meut in the enforcement of any fish or game law, shall be paid to
the court trying the same,and by such court to the treasurer
of the county in which such court isheld, which court shall
certify tosuch treasurer the name of the person entitled to one-
half of such fine or penalty, which said half shall be paid to him
by such treasurer. Im all actions of debt therefor in any court,
if the plaintiff prevails, he shall recover full costs without regard
to the amount recovered; and one-half of all fines and penalties
eollected im actions of debt, shall be paid forthwith into such
treasury; any officer or other person who shall receive any fine or
penalty, or any part thereof, for the violation of any fish or game
law, except through the county treasurer, on complaint or in-
dictment, a8 aforesaid, or if by action of debt, and neglects for
more than sixty days to pay one-half sa collected into such treas-
ury, shall be punished by fine of nof less than forty nor more
than one hundied dollars for the first offense, and for every sub-
ae offense by said fine, and imprisoment not exceeding six
months.
Sno, 21 is amended by adding that ‘‘woodcock and ruffed grouse
or partridge shall not be carried or transported from pce to
Liab except im possession of the owner thereof under the same
penalty.
(Special to Forest and Stream.)
Au@ugra, Me., March 18—The bill to amend the game law was
defeated in the House. The law remaing the same as before.
TALLMADGE, O., Sept. 24, 1888.—United States Cartridge Co.
Lowell, Mass; Dear Sirs—I have used a good many U. §._car-
tridges, and they have never failed to give satisfaction. Yours
truly, (Signed) K.S. Mrriin.—Adov.
Sea and River Hishing.
By R. BE, Robinson.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” Now ready.
A SPRINGFIELD CLUB IN CANADA.
{CORE another club of Americans in Canada. The
Springfield, Mass., Republican reports: Edward 8S.
Brewer and Damon N. Coats have returned from a trip
of several weeks to the vast Canadian reservation for the
control of which the Springfield fishing and game club
was formed recently. They found ‘Government ther-
mometers” registering 45 degiees below zero and snow so
deep on a level that the little chimneys were all that
afforded trace of the cabins of the hibernating natives.
They encountered one blizzard which kept them prisoners
two days and two nights and left the snow so deep and
soft that a guide who had been sent off in the morning
with a message for a camp seven miles distant, returned
at nightfall, having been all day going one mile and back,
Messrs. Brewer and Coats contracted for two cabins for
the club and all the necessary furnishings, provisions and
eamp equipage. They select as club headquarters an
island, about a mile in circumference, in Amabalish
Lake, a beautiful sheet of water six miles long, one of
the gems in the club’s leased tract of 300 square miles,
The principal house will have a piazza thirty-five feet
long and six feet wide, from which a fine view of the
surrounding territory may be had, and a monster fire-
place inside which will burn ‘‘big wood.” The island is
18 miles from the nearest pomt on the St. John Railway,
which is an old Hudson’s Bay Company trading post, not
far from Chambord and right on the shore of Lake St.
John. Henry Poole, a famous man in that section of the
Canadian wilderness, has a hotel at this post, and will
take care of the tender members of the families of the
Springfield association, who do not care to make the 18
mile jaunt to the camp by birch bark canoes, up streams
and lakes, over carries and through brush. The point
selected for headquarters is about midway in the stretch
of 380 miles along the Matebetchuen River, extending five
miles on either side; so that small camping parties, two
or three men and their guides, may pick out little favor-
ite nooks by the score. Herein lies the novelty of the
attraction, for no white sportsman has ever traversed the
reservation; Messrs. Brewer and Coats have merely visited
it, although they have spent several weeks there and
covered a deal of ground, beside testing the fishing and
hunting. They caught on this trip hundreds of brook
trout weighing three and four pounds, and brought home
alake trout weighing between 16 and 17 pounds, They
saw eieht caribou shot near their stopping place, and one
day during their visit a. Montaigne Indian came to the
trading post with $45 worth of skins, The lease coyers
many lakes five or six miles long and a host of small
streams with trout pools that would make a fisherman’s
eyes start from their sockets. In one hole, perhaps 10
yards square, Mr. Brewer says he saw on his first trip,
last August, at least 100 trout out of water at once, and
the pool fairly boiled with the lashing. A party of 18 or
14 is already made up to go in June to the new camp and
verify thesereports. Henry O'Sullivan, surveyor-general
of the Province of Qnebec, returned with Mr. Brewer
and has been stopping for several days at his Crescent
Hill residence, visiting Smith & Wesson’s pistol factory,
the National Armory and other manufacturing concerns.
The Springfield Fishing and Game Club is thus officered:
President, E. 8. Brewer; Vice-President, D. N. Coats;
Secretary and Treasurer, H. M. Coats, and these with
Frank D. Foot and Robert W. Day are stewards. The
rest of the membership of 20 is as follows: Louis H. Orr,
Walter H. Wesson, #. ©, Barr, Dr. 8. W. Bowles, Col, M.
V. B. Edgerly, Dwight O. Gilmore, Henry 5. Dickinson,
Col, H. M. Phillips, E. A. Alden, N. D. Bill, A. B. Wal-
lace, John Pettigrew and W. H. Lockwood, of Hartford,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Maron 14, 1889.
DRUM FISHING AT BEAUFORT.
MONG the considerations which allured me to Beau-
fort, last March, was this, that within easy distance
of my rooms at Beaufort I could at any time or tide, be
reasonably sure of some very fair fishing for various
styles of pan fish, ‘‘boats and bait supplied,” and that
but a few miles away were the best drumfish grounds on
the coast of the United States; that the drum had began
to run and large ones were taken daily. This was about
March 20 to 80.
The evening of my arrival I sat alone on the porch
with my pipe and listened to the gossip of a party who
Rtorwied. showed themselves fo be mighty hunters,
ardent anglers, warm friends and excellent yarn spinners.
Their yarns were of the field and flood. One, a captain,
gave vivid description of a battle royal between himself
and hounds with a wildcat, which he pictured as a lynx-
like beast, standing very tall, wonderfully ferocious,
whipping the entire pack, at last subdued only by the
Intervention of some negro cur coon dogs. Another, a
colonel, told of a deer hunt where the odor of a rattle-
snake was accompanied by the starting of his horse, then
on a stand, his discovery that near the fetlook was a
single drop of blood, his hurrying toward an open 50yds.
away, on reaching which the horse staggered, fell, and
died in agony, Another, also a captain, told of his
struggle with a broken-legged, throat-cut buck. An-
other, a governor—so they called him—made a good
raise on every story told, till finally the subject of fishing
led quickly into drum fishing, and there it staid.
Then [ heard for the first time—I heard it often enough
afterward—that no gentlemen could catch a drum; for
although surrounded by boats of successful negro fisher-
men, the drum would not, could not, be induced to associ-
ate with the whites, Stories of fishing trips always end-
ing in failure were rife, at which I, some little distance
from the group, quietly smiled into my pipe, as I thought
over the halibut and cod, groupers and snappers, lake
trout and bass, and many great Alaskan fishes with
names known only by Messrs. Goode, Bean & Co., that I
had coaxed up from the wet, in nearly every country
where fish and fishermen exist; and I thought to myself,
just wait, I'll show you; for of the various reasons as-
signed none seemed to me satisfactory.
The next day, under the auspices of my friend Lieu-
tenant Lyman, who has command of the Naval Station
on Paris Island, fully outfitted with gear and plenty of
fresh prawn, I set out on my first trial. In his comfort-
able, roomy cathoat, the Yum-Yum, we made quick work
of the eight or ten miles which separated the station
from the fishing grounds at the mouth of Broad River,
and anchored in the midst of a fleet of boats of all de-
scription, from little batteaux, small for a couple of men,
up to big sloops carrying a dozen each. We fished faith-
fully for five hours all around us, Drum ranging from
thirty to ninety pounds were being hauled into other
boats, Lyman insists upon it that he hada bite, I did
not, at least none that I knew of. My hook came up bare
several times, but that I laid to crabs, toadfish, anything
but drum.
That evening talking over the day’s experience, after a
jolly terrapin supper, Mrs. Lyman suggested a reason for
our non-success. She with her family had sailed down
in another boat and made us a brief yisit, and, backed by
them all, she now declared that we two had kept up such
an incessant, and at times Joud conversation, in regard to
naval affairs, which we were settling in accordance with
our own views, that, first, no fish with the sense of hear-
ing would have come near our boat; second, that if one
bit, we were so occupied in other matters that we did not
know it. Several times she had spoken to us, and had
received no reply, or one that had no connection with the
question asked. Admitting, simply because it is not
pleasant to radically differ from one’s hostess, that this
reason was the reason why we two gentlemen caught no
drumfish, the solution covers only this particular case.
The group again gathered the next evening after supper.
This time I was one of them, Although I was still con-
fused as to the proper distribution of names, I was quite
sure to hit somebody by simply saying Captain, Colonel
or Major. The subject reverted to drum fishing. Sev-
eral gave in their experience, which in nearly every case,
while injurious to their reputation as fishermen, did no
damage to the claim of being gentlemen, It was the
same old story:
Darkies to the right of them,
Darkies to the left of them,
Darkies all around them,
Hauled in the drumfish.
They didn’t get a bite! One old salt, Sad eae Willets,
had been temporarily suspected of ungentlemanly con-
duct, On his first trip he was one of a merry party in a
tug, and had made a wager that within a given period
he would secure a drumfish. With the others his line
was over the rail soon after anchoring. When the others
got tired and went into the cabin he would not leave his
line. Presently sounds from the cabin induced him to go
in for a minute; he remembered his het and slipped out
to his line, with but ten minutes left to win in. His
thoughtfulness was rewarded. Within the time he had
hold of a good fish, which after due playing was brought
to the surface amid much advice and encouragement by
the old fishermen, who had rushed out to see the fun.
Just then one of the excited spectators cried out, ‘‘Well,
[ll be dog goned if I ever see a drumfish come up before
with his insides all cleaned out.” And a boat with two
darkies was detected paddling away. I have this from
the captain himself, therefore know it must be true, The
story suggested to me a probable clue.
This clue I had in mind when a few days after I, too,
was a member of another party on board of the same
tug, the Bristol, the guest of Messrs. Brotherhood and
Gillem of the phosphate works. We anchored as near the
right place as our draft of water would allow. Half
a mile from us a fleet of boats were anchored. Two or
three of our most ardent anglers took one of our boats,
and pulled away across Broad Riverto join the fleet. The
rest of us kept several men busy for a while in fitting out
and baiting for us. Then came an hour or so of uninter-
rupted quiet.
_ By and by the boat returned with several drum, but
while one gentleman did claim that he had himself caught
the very smallest, it was noticeable that no one asserted
as positively in regard to the others. And although. all
claimed that the negro boat, which had been seen along-
side of their boat, had supplied them with bait, no one
asserted positively that bait was all,
A few days after thisI made my third trip; and by
making use of the knowledge I had gained, I was suc-
cessful, Lyman invited meto go with him, It was
a perfect day for fishing, cloudy, wind off shore, tide
just right, a delightful day at the station. We fitted out
asmall boat this time, notthe Yum-Yum, and started—by
proxy. Two darkies went out and fished for us, and
adopting the course of reasoning on which many Adiron-
dack and Maine lake stories are based, we caught three
tine fish; the colored men were our guides, and of course
their catch was ours. Most every woods visitor will
admit the correctness of this,
One other reason for the failures of white fishermen is
sunply lack of skill, due to lack of experience. The
drumfish are caught in water froni 20 to 80ft. deep; ex-
cept for a brief interval the tides run strong; except the
wind is off shore there is considerable sea. Expertness
is necessary to enable a fisherman, fitted with heayy
hand lines, sinkers from 1 to 2lbs, weight, line bellying
one way with the tide, another by the wind and jerked
in all directions by the pitching of the boat, to detect
even a strong bite, much less that of the drum, which
bites very gingerly, frequently sucking out the meat of
a crab, leaving but an empty shell. Then if one is
hooked, the mouth is very tender, and a tyro is very apt
to lose his fish. The season for fishing lasts but two
months; the colored fishermen go every day and work
hard all day. The Southern gentlemen are not fond of
many hard days’ work in succession, hence gain little ex-
penenes and the colored brother outfishes him at his
est. Sometimes the negroes are so successful that 200 or
300 drum, from 20 to 80 or 90Ibs. each, are brought to the
market. Then down goes the price, and a quarter will
buy a big one. Prawns, clams and crabs are the baits in
order of value, the first named comes with and goes
before the drum, the others are always to be had. Early in
the season the prawns only are used, and it is said that
these fish will take nothing else. My experience, I think,
justifies me in advising those who cannot go drumfish-
ing in the Bristol to go by proxy, as we did. Pisnco.
P, 8.—The drum is a coarse stupid fish not worth
catching.
A FISH STRINGER.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I send you with this a fish stringer, such as I have used
with great satisfaction. It is not patented, and is not in-
tended to be, my only motive being to bring it to the no-
tice of the craft, that tackle makers may make them ata
cost so reasonable that every fisherman, especially every
black bass fisherman, can afford to add one to his kit and
enjoy it, as I have done.
It is pre-eminently the thing for boat fishing or when
wading the stream for black bass. The stringer consists
of a leather strap, to which are attached wire snaps. It
is used as follows: The leather loop is passed around a
seat or otherwise made fast to the boat, The free end of
the stringer, with the snaps attached, is thrown over-
board. The wire loops are kept on an extra snap in the
boat. When a fish is taken the loop hook is passed
through both (remember both) lips of the fish and the end
sprung into the keeper. The fish is now held by the
wire loop; the end of the stringer is taken from the
water, the loop-ring placed in one of the snaps, and the
fish, now secured, is placed in the water, Thus one after
another may be added to the string, each independent of
the other, to be towed around for the time, with great
pleasure to the fisherman and no. doubt with a great de-
gree of comfort to the fish, When wading, the stringer
and wire loops may be fastened to the belt, and the free
end of the stringer allowed to trail in the water.
There are many things to recommend this over the
ordinary stringer. It is permanently attached to the
boat or belt, so that it may not slip from the hand while
stringing a fish. The light lace-leather strap is very
strong and not liable to cut in two on the edge of the
boat. A fish is strung in less than half the time required
in the old way. The beauty of the catch, either in the
water or on shore, is greatly enhanced. But the main
thing is the humanity of the device. Instead of the fish
being jammed down one upon another on a common
string, often strung through one lip, and oftener through
the gills, and literally dragged to death, on my device
each bass may swim along on his own little wire loop,
open and close his mouth, breathe naturally and disport
himself in.a limited way, until with his mates he comes
ashore to be mercifully bled to death by the thrust of a
sharp knife through the tail. This is fnir treatment of
the noble captive while living, and he should only die by
the knife. Out on the so called sportsman who allows
his boatman to club his game to death or who throws his
catch in the boat or on shore to gasp and die with the
blood in, It is not only brutal, but the fish so killed is
not fit for food,
The sample I send, though answering every practical
purpose, is crudely made with such tools and materials
as [ have at hand, but an expert wire worker could make
them very neatly either in brass or German silver, The
lace-leather strap I find the best, being light and very
strong, and may be replaced by a new one with little
trouble at any time. There should be twelve snaps on
each stringer and twenty-four loops, as on a large catch
two or more loops may be placed on each snap.
If some good tackle maker will take this up and make
them for the trade I have no doubt, from my experience,
that many fishermen would use them, and I will take
pleasure in aiding their introduction in any way I can.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Evi Liniy.
[Mr. Lilly adds in a letter: ‘In regard to bleeding fish
in the tail, the fish certainly bleed more freely and die
quicker than when bled in the gills, and I fancy they
keep better and have a better flavor. Bass caught, kept
and killed my way, dressed with the bones ouf, broiled
or baked with dressing, and sent to the table hot, hotter,
hottest—well, they are good enough. By the way, we
Black Bass people say you must always spell Black Bass
with two big Bs.”]
TUCKERTON WATERS.
11I.— TACKLE,
i the adaptation of tackle to the fish sought for lies
part of the interest of fishing. He who holds a line
or pole with no judgment whether one kind of rig or
another is best, and no knowledge as to what kind of fish
is most likely to be attached to his bait, misses most of
the pleasure of fishing.
If one goes only to catch fish, a stout hand line and
heavy dip rig will generally bring the best results. But —
itis not angling. This of necessity implies a pole. The
angler’s outfit for salt water includes rod, reel, line, hook,
leaders, sinkers, floats and landing net. The first thing
to determine on is the line, Get the finest that you can
afford which will lift 12 to 15lbs.; 60 to 100yds. of it will
do for bay fishing. Now, fine lines are expensive, and
the salt water soon weakens them. If used frequently it
will lose half of its strengthin a month. A coarse line
holds its own better. The great drawback to bay fishing
is the strong tides. The finer the line the less does the
tide tend to carry it away; the less lead, therefore, is
needed to hold it to the bottom. The amount of lead
depends upon the size of line, the strength of the tide
and the depth of the water. The weight of lead in its
turn determines the stiffness of the rod. Four ounces of
lead requires a very stitf rod. Two ounces is compatible
with considerable spring of rod, and one ounce is still
better. My practice is to use two ounces, and when the
tide gets too strong for it, either to drift with the current
or stop fishing, Four ounces, with a stiff, strong pole
and fine line will do most anywhere. The best plan is to
have an assortment of sinkers, and change them as the
tide changes. If a heayy lead is used on a light pole
strike very cautiously, or the rod will break. A large
fish will generally hook himself by the simple spring of
the rod, but the small ones will not. It is better to let
these escape than to risk a broken joint. Sometimes
eddies may be found where there is little current, and
quiet water may always be had at the turns of the tide.
At these times for an hour or two very light tackle may
be used.
In fishing with a float it is still desirable to use a fine
line, for the drag of the water on itis much less. If the
bait may float near the surface it does not pull very much,
and a very light rod may used. If the bait is large, and
must be sunk some feet if a sinker, the combined action
of bait, lead and float will need a stiffer pole. When the
line is liable to be clogged by seaweed, a very limber pole
is likely to be overstrained. In all cases use the lightest
lead and smallest float that will answer. The more line
below the float the less lead is needed to bring it to any
required depth.
When a float is used, any kind of a large, strong reel
will do, but for bottom fishing the reel should be light
enough to let the line down without any help. For this
large-barreled plain reels are excellent.
There are two plans for adjusting the sinker. One is
to place it at the end of the line, with the hooks fastened
at suitableglistances above it. The other is to have the
lead above the hooks, and to raise it from the bottom far
enough to bring the hooks in the right position, This
last is the best. Where the hooks swing free below the
lead they are less likely to tangle, besides they remove
the bait as far as possible from the rest of the tackle. In
general let there be one or two feet of line below the
sinker, and let as much of it be leader and snood as can
be afforded. It is much cleaner than line, and does not
twist up so easily. It is better to use two hooks; then if
one bait gets taken there is still something left. Let
these hooks be of different sizes, and usually baited dif-
ferently, so that the fish can have some choice. For
barb or kingfish the bait should lie on the bottom. For
seabass, blackfish and porgies it should be on or just
above the bottom. For weakfish it is better two to six
feet up. It is often desirable to have two hooks at the
end of the line, and one swinging two feet out, some
three or four feet from the bottom.
For many years I only used Chestertown hooks. They
are strong, and hold bait better than any other hook that
I know of, but they are a little clumsy and not very sure
in hooking the fish. I have more recently adopted the
Virginia hooks with satisfactory results. The smaller
sizes are particularly nice. You can bury it in the small
bait, and yet on the jerk it will strike clean and sharp
against the fish’s mouth. For small-mouthed bottom fish,
as porgies, spots, cunners and blackfish, No, 8isabout the
size. For barb, seabass and large blackfish use No. 4.
They will also do for weakfish when baiting with shrimp.
For weakfish generally use Nos. 2 and 1, while for striped
bass with soft crab bait use No. 1 or even larger. These
or similar hooks on double gut are quite expensive, and
I buy the hooks and gut separately, by the hundred, and
snood up the different sizes as they are needed. In using
a long minnow or sand eel or strip of fish for striped bass,
two hooks are advisable, one through the head of the
bait and one through its middle. For the lower place, a
treble hook can be used to advantage. The bass often
seizes the lower half of the bait and starts off so quickly |
that he does not have time to get the whole bait in his
mouth before he feels the resistance of the tackle. His
movements are so quick that it is impossible to give him
time before striking,
‘Marcn 14, 1889,]
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Whether the hooks be large or small, see that they are
strong and securely fastened, In all salt-water fishing
one is liable to strike a large fish, When such a fish is
lost through weakness of tackle, even though it is but
seldom, one does not soon forgive himself. The fish
which we lose may not all be large ones, but the largest
often do escape. Therefore, when snoods get worn and
lines tender, throw them away or give them to the chil-
dren. Where fish run generally of uniform size one is
apt to adopt a style of handling which will lose anything
unexpectedly Jarge. Thus, last autumn when I was
catching half-pound weakfish, I unconsciously got the
habit of striking on a bite and then holding the fish firmly
as he made his first struggle, This worked for small fish,
but when a large one bif he had broken my snood before
I appreciated the need of giving any line. When fishing
for weakfish with a float it is necessary to strike quickly
in order to take in the slack sufficiently for the stroke to
reach the hook, But when my bite was from a ten-pound
shark, who took the bait off with a rush, I lost hook, float
and all, More watchfulness and sensitiveness on my
art would have told me that this was no common pull,
n fishing in a current it is natural to let the pole point in
the direction of the line. Under these circumstances an
unexpected strong bite finds the fisherman without any
spring of the rod to ease the strain or give him time to
collect himself, '
It is in careful attention to the minutiz: of his art that
the fisherman derives his chief satisfaction, Hverything
should be arranged with express reference to the lind of
angling being done, and should embody his ripest ex-
erience. Every particular, adjustment or method should
e able to explain itself, and should have its own history.
This gives interest and pleasure even when luck has
failed. We learn by our failures as well as by successes,
The true fisherman is forever learning, He has confi-
dence in his theories and practices, and yet he is con-
tinually changing both for something better, All seasons
and places are available for either plans or execution.
He can always either devise tackle or try it,
While the writer feels the charms of the forests and
streams, and holds them to be tenderer, more delicate
and fuller than anything which the salt marsh or bay
can offer, just as the grass and flowers of the upland
meadows are finer than their counterparts by the
sea, yet sea fishing has its pleasures, and they are of the
same kind, though different in degree, as are the delights
of other angling, To arouse this interest in others more
than to increase their basket, has been the object of this
paper. , PENN.
Norres FROM SAVANNAH.—We are indebted to Mr,
Thomas Lee, who has just returned from a cruise on the
Southern coast, for news from some of the points visited.
At Savannah, Georgia, the first ripefemale shad seen by
dealers were three caught in Savannah River, Feb. 28,
The Yacht Club at Thunderbolt, near Savannah, has a
small pool, about 10ft. across and 8ft. deep, caused by the
overflow from an artesian well. Weare informed that
the steward of the club placed a few striped bass about
Gin, long in this pool last April. They were fed chiefly on
crabs and oysters, which they took freely, rushing partly
out of the water in their eagerness to seize the food.
Now the bass are about 20in. long and very stout. The
water never freezes, and the temperature does not vary
much. There is no kind of shelter for the fish. The
steward put four sheepshead in the pool, and one of them
which survived is now about 6in, long and very lively.
There are several river catfish also in the little inclosure.
The growth of the striped bass under the conditions
related is remarkable, and so is the success in keeping
asheepshead in fresh water, At Body Island, Feb. 6,
there were no birds on the marshes except a few snipe,
Ducks were abundant, but excessively wale
FISH PROTECTION BY ANGLERS.—We give below an
illustration of the methods employed by an intelligent
body of Pennsylvanians in the protection of public prop-
erty. This association is ever active also in measures for
the increase of the fish supply; its members have asked
the Commissioners to stock the Delaware and the Susque-
hanna with large-mouthed black bass, This notice is
sent out for posting: ‘“The fish in the public streams of
the State of Pennsylvania belong to the citizens thereof,
and the ¢atching and destruction of fish by means of
nets and other illegal devices at any time, and especially
in the spawning seasons, is in defiance of the law, and in
violation of the people’s rights. Every citizen should
demand the arrest of the violators of the fish laws, and
assist and encourage the prosecution of such offenders.
The Anglers’ Association of Eastern Pennsylvania, No.
1020 Arch street, Philadelphia, will pay the sum of ten
dollars for every conviction for offense against the fish-
ing laws of Pennsylvania, and request the active and
earnest co-operation of all citizens in this matter.”
Trout iy Noysa Scotia.—Brooklyn, N. Y.—I have
read with much interest the discussion on the sawdust
question, I was"glad to see that “Fisher,” of Kingston,
WN. B., received such an answer, as his disparaging re-
marks on Nova Scotia ‘troutlets” deserved. I have had
good fishing in New Brunswick, but for the past four
years haye been going to Nova Scotia in preference, I
remember having whipped Pickett’s Lake, near King-
ston, for three days in the summer of *81 without success.
Friends said that the trout were ‘‘Loyalist” fish and
would not rise to Yankee flies; but Mr. Scribner, of
St. John, who was there at the time, had no better suc-
cess. Last summer in Nova Scotia I hooked at one cast
two trout, weighing 54 and 24lbs. My experience is that
the trout are larger and more abundant in Nova Scotia
than in New Brunswick. I send herewith a Halifax
Chronicle of the 22d ult. that has some pertinent remarks
au aeusinet and governmental action relating thereto.—
CHESAPEAKE Bay FisHms.—Investigations made at
Fortress Monroe, Virginia, March 1, showed the presence of
great numbers of small anchovies and spot, which were
chilled by the extremely cold weather and came ashore,
The fishermen were catching nothing in their traps except
a few alewives and menhaden.
Nova Scotrs Fisars.—Alewives and salmon were
caught at Tusket, N.8., March 5. This is the firstappear-
ance for the season, and the earliest catch of alewives
ever known there.
THE Carr As Foop,—lf “H.,” whose dislike of the carp
is so plainly stated in FormSsT AND STREAM of Feb, 21, will
take the trouble to read the articles on the results of carp
culture in the United States published in the Bulletin U.
5. Fish Commission 1883, and the Report of the samecom-
mission for 1884 he will find that he differs in his opinion
not only from us, but from a vast majority of persons
who have reared and eaten the carp. A reference to the
valuable treatise on pond culture by Carl Nicklas willshow,
also, that the price of carp in Germany has increased
within the last twenty-five years from $7.50 per cwt. to
$15 and $17.50 per cwt. Wallem’s recent report on the
fresh fish trade will prove that in Dresden living carp
sell now for 15 to 20 cents per pound, whilein Leipzig the
price is 224 to 2) cents per pound. And this in a country
which has wall-eyed pike, whitefish, trout and salmon!
It is out of reason to expect a carp to capture lively
animals, for its teeth are in the pharynx, and intended
for crushing tender vegetables. It is a slander to say
that it will thrive only in low surroundings, The best
carp sold in some Eastern cities are from rivers whose
waters are pure enough to support bass, and occasionally
a salmon, The carp, however, was not introduced to
take the place of game fishes; it was intended primarily
for the warmer waters in which the Salmonids: are not
found, and it was expected to furnish an abundance of
good food at small cost. A fish of this kind has an im-
portant place in our economy, entirely different from
that of the leaping salmon and the rushing trout—a place
worthily filled, and with satisfaction to those who have
learned how to care for it and when to eat it.
Wire Leappers.—Mt. Vernon, N, Y., March 6.—@ditor
Forest and Stream: For some time past I have beer
watching your fishing notes to see if any report would be
made by some one who has used the wire leader intro-
duced last year by Shipley & Co. Will not some one
who has tried it and knows tell the rest of us how it
worked? I did not know about the affair until too late
to give it a trial, but if it is practical it will be one of the
most convenient articles of tackle that has been brought
out ina long time. No more soaking; then also one can
tie leaders with scarcely more trouble than if they were
so much string, If those who have used novelties would
only speak out and say whether or not they were good,
more money would be spent for things really worth buy-
ing and less spent on plausible trash. Almost every
angler tries something new each year, but no one is able
to test all the novelties brought out each year.—LAncn-
WOOD.
Brook TrRoutT in NeBRASKA.—The U, 8. Fish Com-
mission has received from Long Pine Creek, Nebraska, a
brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), three years and seven
months old, measuring 17in. in length and weighing 2lbs.
doz. This is part of the product of eggs sent out by the
Commission fopr years ago, The size of the specimen is
remarkable, and is, perhaps, unequalled except in Colo-
rado, where the species thrives wonderfully,
CANADA Buack Bass.—Day Mills, Algoma, Can.—I
have put up.a little cottage here to accommodate black bass
fishermen, The ‘*Walton Villa’ is on the shores of Big
Basswood Lake, and the fishing is good.—G. F, Dymr,
FISHING RIGHTS IN PRIVATE WATERS.
EW HARTFORD, Oneida Co., N. Y., March 9.—
Editor Forest-and Stream; Iinclose a recent de-
cision of Referee Northup, of Washington county, on
the subject of the right to take fish from waters held by
private ownership in cases where the law prescribes open
and close seasons. The decision is one of great interest
and importance, and the opinion given is able and search-
ing. It will be doubtless of much interest to your readers,
R, U. SHERMAN,
SupReME Court. The People of the State of New York against
Aden McIntyre, 1. H. Northup, Referee.
This is an action to recover penalties for violation of section 21
of the Laws of 1879, as amended by chapter 619 of the Laws of 1587,
and prosecuted by the District_Attorney of Washington county,
by order of the Fish and Game Protector. It was admitted on the
trial that in the year 1887, 1888, the defendant caught and killed
and had in his possession ten black and Oswego bass and gill nets
in and near Cossayuna Lake, in the town of Argyle, Washington
county, N. Y., contrary 1o the said statute—if said statute applies
to said lake. ad! ¢ , F
There is no conflict of eyidence in the case, and the only ques-
tions arising are questions of law upon the conceded facts, Cos-
sayuna Lakeis about three miles in length, about one-fourth
mile wide, with one island of twenty acres and two small islands.
and said lake is inhabited by black bass and Oswego bass. The
lake is supplied with water from several small streams running
into it (and as Linfer, partly from springs). Its waters are dis-
charged by a small stream running into Mud Pond, and from
there by a stream into the Batten Ill, and thence into the Hud-
son River. The lakeis within the bounds of the “Argyle Patent”
granted in 1/64, and the grant was absolute, reserying only gold
and silver mines and pine trees suitable for masts in the royal
navy. The ownersof the land bordering on the Jake also own the
lands under the waters of said lake. They hold by mesne con-
yeyances from the original patentees and arc the absolute owners
in fee of land adjoining the lake and lands under waters of the
lake as fully and absolutely as is possible for any person to own
lands on which are ponds or small streams of water.
The defendant is one of the thirteen several owners of lots
bordering on and including lands under the waters of said lake.
Said lake contains fish,and the land owners have in all from
twenty-five to fifty small row boats, used for pleasure and for
fishing. The lake is a resort for fishermen and there are three or
four houses for boarders and guests on the sbores of the lake, and
the lake is in fact a place of public resort for fishing and pleasure.
The lake and its outlet are not what is known as navigable waters
or streams, and all are within said patent.
The defendant raises the questions:
L “That by the laws of this State fishing with a net is not and
never has been prohibited in Cossayuna Lake.”
_ 2. “That if the Legislature of this State have enacted a law with
intent to prohibit such fishing, the same is unconstitutional and
void, as destructive of vested rights and contrary to the provisions
of Section 18 of Article I. of the Constitution of this State.”
The defendant’s counsel insists said act applies only to the
waters owned by the State of New York and to navigable waters,
and does not apply where the waters are owned by individuals.
Cossayuna Lake is not owned by the State but is owned by indi-
yiduals. Said Section 21, as amended by Chapter 619 of Laws of
1887, provides: ‘‘No person shall catch or kill any black bass in
the waters of Lake Mohopee, or.of Columbia county * * * he-
tween the first day of January and the first day of July, or in
Lake George * * * hetween the first day of January and the
first day of August, or catch or kill any black bass, Oswego bass
* * * in Oneida Lake between the first day of March and the
thirtieth day of May, exceptin Lake Hrie * * *&”
“Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and jn addition thereto shall be
liable to a penalty of $10 for each fish.”
Section 24 of said act, as amended by Chapter 11 ot Laws of 1586,
ture in passing the law, and also under what power of authority
the Legislature assumed to act. For what purpose the courts will
take judicial nolice of the general condition of affairs as relates
to the ptiblic, and matters of general notoriety, When the object
and purpose of the law has been ascertainad, and the law is one
within the power of the Legislature to pass, itis the duty of the
court to give such construction to the law aa will carry out its
general paneoee and object; unless restrained by juflicial con-
struction or by the absence of words neressary to declare its ob-
ject, and courts will not yield or waive the substance of a law for
mere matter of farm, nor by reason of the Legislature using the
words “waters of” instead of ‘waters in” this State, It isa mat-
ter of history that the Legislature has sought for years to secure
and enforce the cultivation of various kinds of fish, including
black bags and Oswego bass, for the production of foo).
The courts will take judicial notice of Lhe various laws peseee
in relation thereto. The State pays annually large sums for the
production and propagation of fish. and to furnish fish for stock.
ing any waters in the State. ‘
What force is to bé given to the words, “or in any other waters
of this State?” The contention of defendant’s attorney is that it
includes only the waters owned by the State. Lf this contention
is correct the law would be a nullity as to a large part of the
State. Section 18, as amended by chapter 618, of the Laws of
1887, provided: “No person shall at any time kill or catch,
or attempt to kill or catch any speckled trout, brook trout,
salmon trout, or landlocked salmon, with any device saye
that of angling with line or rod held in the hand, except in
Lake Ontario and the Niagara [iver, and in waters which are
wholly private, and in the latter only then by permission of the
owner thereof, * *” A violation of the provisions of this section
is declared a misdemeanor, and liable to a penalty of $25, and $10
additional for each fish taken. This section defines “private
waters” for the purposes of sections 18 and 19 only, “to mean
ponds or streams fed wholly by artificial sources, or by springs
existing upon the same farm or tract belonging to the owner or
proprietor thereof; or water brought by artificial pipes or chan-
nels other than natural, into artificial ponds or reservoirs of the
owner or proprietor.” Section 19 provides that “No person shall
catch or attempt to catch, or kill, or expose for sale, or have in
possession after the same has been caught or killed, any speckled
trout, brook trout, California trout or brown trout, save only
from the Ist day of April to the lst day of September, except in
the Forest Preserve. * 1
Section 19 further provides that ‘any person who shall at any
time catch or take any brook trout from any of the waters of this
State, less than six inches in length, shall immediately place such
trout back in the waters from which it was taken, and shall use
due care not to kill or injure the same, and the catching of such
fish by intent is hereby prohibited.” The sale of any trout less
than six inches in length is prohibited. A violation of any of the
provisions of this section is declared a misdemeanor, and person
puilty is liable in addition thereto to a penalty. From the fore-
roing provisions it, is beyond doubt that the Legislature intended
to make the provisions of seciion 21 applicable to all waters in the
State of New York, whether owned by the State or by individuals.
The only other question is, has the Legislature power to pass'such
an act?
Article X, of the Constitution of the United States is ‘The powers
not delegated to the United States by the constitution nor pro-
hibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively.
or to the people.” Section 1 of Article III. of the constitution o
New_York is “The legislative power of this State shall be vested
ina Senate and Assembly.” By this section all legislative power
in the State is vested in the Legislature S. N. Y. 472,474. In the
people ex rel agst Mlagg 46 N. Y. 401,404, itis said *‘All legislative
power is conferred upon the Senate and Assembly; and if an actis
within the legislative exercise of that power it is valid, unless
some restriction or limitation be found in the constitution itself,
The distinction between the United States Constitution and our
State Constitution is, that the former confers upon Congress cer-
tain specified powers only, while the latter confers upon the Leg-
islature all legislative power. In the one case the power specifi-
cally granted can only be exercised. In the other all legislative
power not prohibited may be exercised. i
There is no express prohibition of the power to legislate as to
fish and fishing; nor can a prohibition be implied, unless the act
comes clearly within some power denied to the Legislature. The
counsel for defendant relies upon section 18 of article 1 of the
constitution of this State, “but nothing contained in this consti-
tution shall affect any grants of land within this State made by
the authority of the said King or his predecessors; or shall impair
* * any other right of property. * * ” I have found bothas
matter of fact and of law that defendant and other land owners
are the absolute owners of the lands and waters of Lake Oossa-
yuna as fully as any one can own lands on which there are ponds
and streams. No right of property in defendant has been im-
paired—his rights of property remain the same as they were
before the passage of the act in question. 4
The power of the Legislature to pass the law in question is
decided in Phelps vs. Racy, 60 N. ¥.10. That was on action to
recover penalties under chapter 721 of Laws of 1871, for haying in
his possession and exposing for sale, quail and pinnated grouse.
The answer admitted the possession and exposing for sale, and
averred that the same was in his possession in the month of De-
cember, 1872, when the killing in this State was not prohibited, or
it was receiyed from the States of Minnesota aad INinois where
the killing was legalat the time, The plaintiff demurred to the
answer on the ground that the fact did not constitute a defence
and the General Term sustained thedemurrer, Defendant ap-
pealed to the Court of Appeals and that court affirmed the judg-
ment. The court said, page 13, ‘The mandate is that any person
having in his or her possession between certain dates, certain
specified game killed, shall be Hable toa penalty. The time when
or the place where the game was killed or when brought within
the State, is not made material by the statute, and we have no
power to make it so.” “The penalty is denounced against the
selling, or possession after that time, irrespective of the time or
place of killing, .
“Here the property was acquired subsequent to the passage of
the act and with the presumed knowledge of its provisions and
conditions. The Legislature may pass many laws, the effect of
which may be toimpair or even destroy the right of property.”
Private interest must yield to the public advantage. All legisla-
iive powers, not restrained by express or implied provisions of
the constitution, may be exercised. The protection and preser-
vation of game has been secured by law in civilized countries
and may be justified on many grounds, one of which is for the
purposes of food. Themeasures best adapted to this end are for
the Legislature to determine, and courts cannot review its dis-
cretion. If the regulations operate inany respect unjustly or
oppressively, the proper remedy must be applied by that body.
Some of the provisions of the actin question might seem to one
versed in the mysteries of the subject, unnecessarily stringent
and severe, but we cannot say that those involved in this action
are foreign to the objects sought to be obtained, or outside of the
wide discretion vested in the Legislature.
The late case of Berthoff ys, O'Reilly, 74 N. Y., 509, reaffirms
the power of the Legislature and holds that a law may not be
declared wnconstitutional or yoid because deemed to be opposed
to natural justiceand equity. Seealso Gould on Waters, sections
189, 253, and cases there cited. (Newed,), At page 521, (4. ¥.,
it is said: “That a statute epee the value of property does
not make it unconstitutional. All property is held subject.to the
power of the State to regulate or control its use to secure the gen-
eral safety and the public welfare.”
In 7 Cushing (61 Mass.), 84, itis said: ““All property is held sub-
ject to those general regulations which are necessary to the com-
mon good and general welfare.” So in the case before us, the
Legislature in its discretion has decided that the public good and
the public welfare requires that no black bass or Oswego bass
shall be caught or killed between the first day of January and the
thittieth day of May,in any of the waters in the State of New
York, The defendant has knowingly violated this law and must
pay the penalty. The proof shows ten fish caught and killed by
defendant in violation of the law, and the people are entitled to
a judgment for one hundred dollars damages and costs.
ea me
THE BURLINGTON “HLI.”
The formerly popular Vestibule Fast “Eli” Train of the Burl-
ington Route has been resumed between Chicago and Kansas
City, St. Joseph and Atchison, leaving Chicago daily at 5;380 P. M.
The Burlington’s Vestibule Trains to Omaha, Denver and St.
Paul will continue as before. They are the best trains between
Chicago and the points mentioned. Tickets can be obtained of
any ticket_agent of connecting lines, or by addressing P. 8.
Busris, G. P. & T. A., C., B. & Q. RK, R., Chicago, Ill.—Adv.
Forms? AND SORBAM, Box 2,882, N. VY. city, has descriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Leffinewell’s book, “Wild Fowl Shoot-
royides penalties for the use of nets, etc., in unlawful fishing. | ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
n construing a law itis proper and often necessary to see what
was the object, to be obtained by the law, and why it was passed
and for what purpose, and what was the intention of the Legisla-
| nounced by “‘Nanit,” “Gloan,” '*Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
StHar prapsbeen authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant.
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Maron 14, 1889,
Hisheulture,
OHIO FISH COMMISSION.
HE ‘Thirteenth Annual Report of the Ohio State Fish
and Gaime Commission for the year ended Dec. 31, 1888,
shows a gratifying advance in successful fisheulture, by
which the net profits of the fishermen and wholesale dealers
have been increased to about a half million dollars during
the year. The whitefish and the wall-eyed pike have re-
ceived the principal share of attention, because of their un-
equalled importance, Lake Erie is the great fishing reser-
yoir, and here the greatest efforts of the Commission have
been exerted. ‘The hatching of whitefish in great quantities
has not only very largely increased the supply of this fish,
but has augmented the catch of all other food fishes, arising
robably from the fact that predatory fishes have more
argely fed upon the smaller whitefish to the saving of the
others.”’ ‘‘With one exception * the fishermen as-
eribe the increased catch to the work of the hatchery.”’
The experiment of artificial propagation has been so suc-
cessful that the Commissioners tirge the establishment of a
new hatching house with double the capacity of the present
old and unsatisfactory building at Sandusky. 'The Commis-
sioners ‘recommend that a survey and plat be made of the
fishing grounds, and that these he leased for terms of years
to the highest bidders; as this survey will require a year for
its completion that there be a tax Jaid upon pounds or traps
of $15 each for each season. Having the fishing grounds
platted and leased to parties giving bond for the éareful ob-
servance of laws for the fullest protection of fish, there may
be hope of still more rapid bettering of this general interest.’
Eighty million whitefish were liberated in Lake Erie in
March, and 60,000,000 wall-eyed pike in May. The wall-eyed
pike planted in southern Obio in former years have dropped
down into the Ohio River and stocked it fully, The eggs of
this species are easily obtained, and at less cost than any
other; the entire expense of handling and delivering 60,000,-
000 in 1888 was about S774.
One million eels taken at Troy, N. Y., were widely dis-
tributed in the State. A pond was prepared aud stocked
with channel catfish, Ictulwrus punctatus.
“Reports from the county and reservoir wardens show a
much better observance of the laws than in former years,”
yet the reports of the wardens show that there were 254
arrests for violation of the fish lay, and 126 for violation of
the game law. 4
Thereport of the superintendent of the Sandusky hatchery,
Mr. Henry Douglas, shows that of the 160,000,000 whitefish
eges taken last fall, 100,000,000 were last by the high tem-
perature of the water Noy. § and 9, which was 14 degrees
higher than on the same dates In 1887. This report states
that ‘‘the universal experience of the fishermen in the waters
of Lake Erie the past season confirms the good work the
Commission has done in the past to mecrease the supply of
that finest of food fish—the whitefish. The season of 1888
and in other ways advancing the work of the hatchery.”
The chief warden calls attention to nets in Lake Erie
which are seven or eight miles long and contain twenty to
thirty separate pounds. Here is an illustration of thediffi-
eulties he has to encounter in the performance of his duty:
“Tn June last [ was arrested hy warrants sworn out by fish-
ermen whose nets I had captured in Lake Erie and tried in
a magistrate’s court at Painesville, Ohio. for grand larceny.
Twas acquitted, rearrested on a charge of malicious destruc-
tion of property, and bound over to court. The grand jury
failed to find a bill against me. The fishermen then sned
for the full yalne of the nets, The case is now pending.”
In this way wardens are intimidated by the yery people who
are benefited by the work of the Commission cad the opera-
tion of protective laws. In some localities it is difficult to
get wardens to act through fear of personal injury or the
oss of reputation. Many persons, however, who at first
oppesed protection are now convinced of its necessity and
are aiding the good cause.
Dr, James A. Henshall, in his “Observations on Ohio
Fishes,” gives a brief account of the literature of the sub-
ject, and then proceeds to state the resulis of his inyestiga-
tions during the spring and summer of 1888, with particular
reference to the food fishes, which he tinds to represent the
sturgeon, cattishes, suckers, minnows, sunfishes and basses,
perches and fresh-water drum, He observed that the Ohio
was well stocked with good food and game fishes, notwith-
standing the extensive fishing \ith seines and nets.
KANSAS FISH COMMISSION.—The sixth bi-ennial
report of the Fish Commissioner of Kansas covers the
period from July 1, 1887, to Dec. 1, 1888. The amount of
the annual appropriation is $1.500, The Commissioner re-
eeives $3 per ay for time of actual work and is reimbursed
for traveling expenses, cost of correspondence and other
necessary outlays. Carp were supplied to 765 applicants in
84 counties; 32,500 bass obtained in Wisconsin and Minne-
sota were placed in five streams; 5,000 Colorado trout were
deposited in the Solomon and Republican. The law against
taking fish from streams by means of nets, selnes, traps,
set-nets, etc., is not obeyed, and the requirement of fish-
ways in dams is evaded whenever possible, owing to the un-
willingness on the part of county attorneys to institute
suits against the owners of obstructions. Interest in fish-
culture is steadily increasing in all parts of the State, and
the Commissioner appeals to the Legislature for the modest
sum of $1,500 annually to maintain the efficiency of the
work,
NEWFOUNDLAND FISHCULTURE,—Mr. Adolph Niel
sen, formerly Inspector of Fisheries in Norway, reached St.
John’s Feb. 15, to begin his duties as Superintendent of
Fisheries. He is about to select a site for a hatchery for
marine fishes| which will accommodate 200,000,000 of young
cod. He will deposit the fishin Placentia, Saint Mary’s, Con-
ception and Trinity bays. The fisheries of Newfoundland
will be exhaustively studied with a view to their better
development, andnew markets will be sought for the fishery
products, Mr, Nielsen’s training in the well-organized fish-
ing industries and fishcultural methods of Norway will soon
make itself apparent in his new field ifthe Government sup-
port him with funds and the necessary legislation to insure
the success of the work which he will inaugurate.
PISH HATCHING AT DULUTH. —Dr. R. O. Sweeny and
Foreman Root are in the midst of their fisheultural work at
the U. 5. Government hatchery near Duluth, Minn., having
already developed one and a half million lake trout eggs
which they obtained from Lake Erie. On March 1 two
million whitefish eggs were hatched and the fry deposied
near Knife River. The landlocked salmon eggs are begin-
ning to hatch. The brown troutand saibling eggs will prob-
ably all be developed before the middle of ace
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Mass; Genilemen—I am glad to he able inform you. that, I
have found your Climax paper shot shells perfect, and the only
shell I have yet found in every respect equal to the Hley shells for
ase with Schultze powder. Yours very truly, (Signed) W, GRA-
HAM, Ohmpion Shot of England.—Adv.
Che Hennel.
Dogs: Their Management and Treatment in Disease. By
Ashmont. Price $2. Kennel Record and Account Book.
Price $8, Training vs, Breaking. By S. T. Hammond.
Price $1.
First Lessons in Dog Training, with Points of
aw Breeds, “
_ Price 60 cents,
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
March 1? to 15, 1889,—Second Annual Show of the Port, Schuyler
Kennel Club Utica, N. Y¥. James W. Dunlop, President,
March 26 to 29, 1889,_ First Annual Dog Show of the Mass, Ken-
nel Chib, Lynn, Mass. D, A. Williams, Secretary,
March 19 to 22, 1889,—First Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel
Club, at Rochester, N. ¥. Harry Yates, BOCTE LOT ys
April 2 to 5, 1889.—Annual Show of the New England Kennel
ae Boston, Mass, J, W. Newman, Secretary, No, 6 Hamilton
ace,
April 9 to 12,—Virst Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass. Hdward W. Doyle, Secretary,
April 9 to 12, 1889,—First Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutab
Kennel Chib, at Chicago. I. George H. Hill, Superintendent, 34
Monroe street, Chicago, Ill.
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club, at Philadelpnia, Pa. Francis 8. Brown, Secretary.
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal,
Sept. 10 to 13.—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont. C. A. Stone, Manager,
Feb, 18 to 21, 1890.— Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
FIELD TRIALS.
Nov. 4—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind,
Novy. 18.—Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Hastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y.
ALBANY DOG SHOW.
wie H second annual exhibition of the Albany Kennel Club
closed its doors on Friday, the 5th inst. In many re-
spects the show cannot be said to have been asuccess, The
entries were light, considering the amount of premiums
offered, and. the attendance from the opening to the close
was not what we expected to find. Last year there were
fifty-five classes, with an entry of 289; whereas this year the
amount of prize money was doubled, three judges weré
appointed, kennel prizes were offered, ninety classes were
made, the valuable Apollo Stakes were put up, and the cata-
logue gave exactly 320 as thenumber of entries, of which 41
were absent. Of these Mr. Hudson, the president of the
clab, entered 18, 12 of them young puppies and one a mon-
grel black dog. Mr. Wilmerding pnt in 4 dogs, ‘not for
competition.” The pointers Meadowthorpe Dike and
Meadowthorpe Primrose and the English setter dog
Meadowthorpe Heather were not entered by the owners,
and, of course, no entry fees were paid for them. Mr,
Tallman, the superintendent and a qetctets at the show,
made a personal canvass of the Troy exhibitors, and entries
were begged in # manner which showed how desperate was
the effort that was being made to get as many entries as
Troy. That the club failed to get a large entry did not sur-
prise those who are acquainted with a majority of the better
class of exhibitors; on the contrary, the result was foreseen
by nearly every independent exhibitor with whoni we are
acquainted. At the New York show we heard a well know
pointer man say: ““T'roy will have about 400 dogs, Albany
300, Utica 200 and Rochester 150. Worcester will appoint
Garebie and independent judges—Elmore, Gresham, Miss
Whitney, Krueger andthe like, and notwithstanding Chi-
cago’s very high b pris list will have quite as many dogs
as that show, and more than Albany, Utica or Rochester,”
The soundness of this prediction is being demonstrated as
time goes on, and the events of thenext few weeks will clearly
and positively prove that the dog interests of this country
cannot be controlled by a handful of men, and that the in-
dependent dog owners, that is, the majority of dog owners,
have no intention whatever of allowing dog shows to become
a traveling circus in which the same performers appear
in every town, although not always in the same costumes.
That so clear-headed a man as Mr. Tallman should have
permitted himself to be placed in the very unenyiable posi-
tion of a judge asking his friends to show under him was a
thing to be regretted. Judges are not even supposed to
know the dogs that are brought before them, let alone to
have said, ‘‘] wish you as a personal favor ta enter your dog.
T will have my man look to him.’’ We are informed that
Mr. Tallman did not seek the dual office of judge and super-
intendent. The object in asking him to fil] both positious
was to economize; but economy at the exhibitors’ expense
is not to be encouraged. It took Mr, Tallman seven hours
to judge pointers, setters and beagles, and during that time
the show was without a superintendent. If the éntries had
been large and the building packed with visitors what, may
we ask, would have been the state of affairs? How many
hours would it have taken to judge the classes if Mr, Tall-
man’s had been well filled, or if the competition had been
keen? There is something else to be said against the sys-
tem. My. Tallman is employed by the well Known firm
Spratits Patent; if he be permitted to act as superintendent
and judge what guarantee will we have that this enterpris-
ing firm may not deem it wise to come out with an adver-
tisement saying they will bench, feed, superintend and
judge dog shows at so much a dog. The fact is there is
nothing in the system that will commend it to right-think-
ing persons and it should be discouraged. We have given
ourselyes much. trouble to ascertain the views of a large
number of exhibitors, and we are in a position to state that
they are opposed to it, The question is not one of whether
a superintendent who has solicited entries will be influenced
by the appearance in the ring of the owners whose dogs he
has begged. Weare dealing with principles, and here the
principle is wrong, wholly wrong and for this reason, if for
no other, it is to be condemned. [ft is fortunate for Mr. Tall-
man that he has had considerable experience with setters
and some with pointers. His judging, on the whole, was
satisfactory, e cannot agree with several of bis decisions
in the pointer class, but the setters were well judged, especi-
ally the English; and we feel quite sure that few men
situated as he was would have given as much satisfaction.
As we stated in our despatch from the show, mastiffs and
fox-terriers were badly judged, and there were several blun-
ders in the collie classes, one of a serious nature. If My.
Mortimer would undertake to pass only on those classes
with which he has had some experience as breeder or owner,
devoting a few years of study to the ones he is not familiar
with, we would be saved the trouble of criticising, ad-
versely, s0 very many of his decisions. We shall on this
occasion let him off easy, because we feel quite sure that he
did his best, and that what appeared in several instances to
be most unjust decisions were due to lack of knowledge, and
not to any other cause. The placing of Moses over Sears’
Monarch was a foregone conclusion, because this judge
placed Moses over Alonzo at Richmond, But in BH Ae
this decision Mr. Mortimer blundered, and that wastheen
of it; whereas, when be placed the Messrs. Rutherfurd’s fox-
terrier Rafile over Mr, Thayer's Hillside Dandy he, like Mr,
Tallman, evoked hostile criticism. Mr. W. Rutherfurd is a
member of the Westminster Kennel Club; Mr. Mortimer, is
an employee of the Westminster Kennel Club, and as such
he had not the moral right to Judge Mr. Rutherfurd’s dogs.
It was also in bad taste for Mr. Hitchcock, another member
of the Westminster Club, te be showing dogs in the ring
under Mr. Movtimer.
intention to render any but just and correct decisions, We
are dealing with principles, not with men nor motives, and
here 4s in the other case the principle is bad. A judge is
not permitted to judge his own dogs; he should not be per-
mitted to judge an employer’s. If he judges his own dog
and sends it out of the ring without a ribbon he ioses only
the prize money; whereas, if he throws cut his employer's
dog he may lose his situation, and he and his wife and
family, if he has any, may find themselyes without a home.
In our opinion the temptation to do wrong is the greater in
the latter case, There is some talk of bringing this and
other matters of like character before the American Kentiel
Club, and itis to be hoped that the club will not permit
such a state of things to be continued, The management id
to be censured for having adinitted a number of mangt
dogs. Many of them were dressed every evening with sul-
phur and lard and the chances of the disease being dissemin=
ated was thus lessened; but their presence on the bench was
to be deplored, and the unsavory epithets that were floating
about the building might well have been dispensed with,
Spratts’ people looked after the benching and feeding, and
their work left nothing to be desired. Mr, Hudson worked
with a will from the opening to the close of the show; and
if we had not known that the Albany Kennel Clib was a
member of the A. K, G. and therefore a club composed of
more than one member, we would have certainly taken him
to be president, manager, bench show committee, in fact,
the whole club. It was to be regretted that the other mem-
bers of the club did not come near the show; they left all
of the work to be done by one man arid his secretary. Mt,
Hudson informed us that he thought the club would pull
through without loss and that he would be satisfied if it did,
We feel quite sure that the mistakes that have been madé
at this show will not be repeated. There is n6 apparent
reason why Albany should not give as good a show as Troy
but_to bring about the result the cheese-paring policy mus’
be discontinued, working members must be admitted to the
club, exhibitors must be prohibited fram showing under
their employees, in fact, there must be a new and complete
change in the general management of affairs. We thank
Mr, Hudson and his active secretary for their courtesy and
kindness and wish them better luck next year, when we
shall Hore to have the pleasure of seeing and meeting some
of the other members of the Albany Kennel Club,
MASTIFFS—(MR, MORTIMER),
Wacouta Nap, the only entry in the challenge class for
dogs and bitches, was shown far too light in flesh He was
iven the prize. There were four entries in the open class
or dogs, and Moses, for whom the judve appeared to have
a special liking, was given first over Sears’ Monarch. The
decision was wrong. Moses is a big dog and is built on
good lines and thatisall. Heis very deficient in skull and
muzzle, has large ears, rather light eyes and is not good in
feet. Monarch has been criticised so often we need say
nothing further about him beyond the fact that he was
shown in beantiful condition. Moses is the larger dog:
Monarch is decidedly the better mastiff. Third was xiven
to Merlin, a rather plain specimen, Defects; Forehead not
flat; cheeks too flat; color of eyes too light; muzzle too long}
ears large and not black; body should be deeper and more
cylindrical; hoeks straight; coat too long; very throaty,
Not quite a show dog. Lieut. Colonel, c.: Shallow in skull
and muzzle} fotehead dished—a yery bad head; light in
bone; out at elbows; light in loin and quarters; not.a show
dog, Pharoah Queen, that was given first in the bitch class,
was first in the novice class at New York, and was fully
desctibed in our report, She was shown yery lightin flesh
and her weak hindquarters looked even worse than they did
when she was last shown. Boss Lady Clare, that took
second, is nearly her equal in head, and is decidedly better
behind it; she should have been first. Pansy, third prize;
Long and shallow in muzzle; skull and muzzle decidedly
lacking in volume; lacks wrinkle; ears large, not well car-
ried and not dark enough in color: color of eyes too light;
asterns defective; knees showing weakness; light in bone;
as a greyhound tail; does not stand perfectly straight in
front; lacks character; not a show bitch. In puppies yvhe,
was given to Wincthell’s Daisy, and ec. to the same owner's
Empress. We thought Empress worth a dozen like Daisy,
but the catalogue shows that Mr, Winchell values Empress
at only one hundred dollars more than Daisy. The yhe.
bitch is a very plain puppy and was in no condition for the
show bench, She has asmall, plain head, which is decid-
edly lacking in volume of skull and muzzle, and shows no
mastiff character whatever. She is also wrong in knees and
carriage of ears, shallow in body, light in loin, has a very
bad tail, is throaty and, in fact, not a show bitch in any
point, Sheis by Moses out of Boss Minnie, and is just such
a puppy as we would expect to find from this cross, Em-
press 1s not suticiently blunt in muzzle, yet 1 is a decidedly
better one than Daisy’s. In forelegs and feet she is also
defective. Her ears are not black, neither is the mask as
dark as it should be. She is a well-grown specimen with
good body and excellent hindparts.
S1. BEENARDS—(MR, MORTIMER),
There were two entries in the challenge class for rongh-
coated dogs and bitches, and without ever examining the
competitors the judge handed the blue ribbon tothe hand-
ler of Barry II. and gave second to Gemmal. Between
these two specimens there is a very narrow margin} and it
took us a full half-hour to arrive at the conclusion that
with Gemma I.’s lack of condition Barry If. was fairly en-
titled to the prize. First in the open class for dogs was
easily won by Plinlimmon, Jr., with Mount Sion second and
Herr Otho third, These were the only entries in the class.
The first two are well-known, but Otho is a new one.
Defects: Muzzle lacking in epthy left eye having the
appearance of being injured; cheeks too full; ears too large;
not a bad head, yet not a good one; body should be more
massive; loin light and flat; too short in back; lacks width
and power in hindquarters; straight behind: set of forelegs
not correct; rather light in bone; lacks general massiveness
and does not move well behind; an undersized specimen
whose head is the best part of him, First and second in the
corresponding.class for bitches were given to Queen and
Lady Aveline, both winners at Troy. Ruth was properly
laced third. Defects; Forehead too prominent; stop should
e deeper; muzzle shallow and pointed; ears wrong in burr
and not well carried; expression not correct; body would be
improved by more length: tail carried:too high; right hock
swollen and inflamed; is a trifle voderh tee, _An undersized
specimen spoiled by a plain head, First in_puppies was
Bien to Othello that was a winner at Troy. e preferred
for the place Bernaline that was second, being decidedly
better in head and coat, but not so large nor so lengthy in
body. Wm. M., pieed, third, is snipy, cheeky, not good in
ears, too full in brow, not quite correct in markings, flat
in loin and with only fair expression. He will not develop
into a show dog. The challenge class for smoothcoats
brought out two entries, Daphne and Rigi, and the judge
reversed Miss Whitney’s decision at Troy. Thereis lots of
room for difference of opinion between these dogs: but in
their present condition we think that Rigi should have
won, The open class for dogs contained two entries, Beau-
champ and Vietor Leo. They were placed in the'same order
as at Troy. Lola and Apollona, first and second in the bitch
class, aré well-known. Princess. third prize, is not a show
bitch. In puppies.Lady Hector, that was first ab Troy, was
senf, ont of the ring with ac. card. Sheisa decidedly etter
specimen than Wm, M. that took third inthe rough-coated
puppy Class. On this occasion she was'shown by Mr. Wm.
A, Thacher, vie cee purchased by hini from Mr. Draper
on the first day of the Troy show, or three days after the en-
We impute neither collusion nor the: tries for Albany had closed.
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Marc 14, 1839.]
NEWPOUNDLANDS—(MR, MORTIMER). =
There was only one Newfoundland in the class, Meadow-
thorpe Prince George, but Mr. Hudson put ina little black
-mongre) that was given bench room and added one to the
list of entries. Second prize was of course withheld for
want of merit,
BLOODHOUNDS—(MR. MORTIMER),
These classes brought out the same entries as at New
York, Barnaby's Nell, second in the bitch class, being de-
cidedly better in head and wrinkle than her dam, Ripple
Buxom, and quite her equal in other respects, should have
been first, is breed is new to most of the judges in this
country and blunders may fairly be excused,
GREAT DANES—(MR,. MORTIMER),
Lady Bess, first at Troy, and described in our report of
that show, was the only Great Dane shown. Sponge, her
only competitor, is 4 mongrel.
DEEREOUNDS—(MR, MORTIMEM).
The challenge class for dogs and bitches was represented
by Ramona and Highland Laddie, which were placed as at
Toy. Clansman, formerly Meadoywthorpe Factor, that was
first in the Gpen class at New York, scored a very easy win
for his new owner, Mr. Thayer. Second was given tothe
Somerset Kennels’ Olea, It showed bad taste to bring this
bitch into thé ring. We ate informed by the person who
had charge of the Somerset Kennels’ dogs that the Somer-
set Kennels are owned in part by a member of the West-
ininster Kennel Club, and as pointed out in the introductory
an employee should not be permitted to judge dogs owned
by his ¢mployer, This bitch was first at New York, Third
was given to Duncan, that should have changed places with
Pride of the Heather. These dogs, which are owned by Mr.
haye¥, are well known toall admirers of the breed. Norval,
that was given he,, shotild haye been ordered out of the ring:
he Was a bag of bones. Malcolm, first at Troy, was the
only puppy shown, and won. '
GREYHOUNDS—(MR, MORTIMER),
The gallant and sturdy Balkis was without conipetitors in
the challenge class, and the open class for dogs and bitches
brought ont the New York winners Meadowthorpe Douglas
Fleming, Fleetwood and Highland Chief. Westatedin our
report of the New York show that Meadowthorpe Douglas
leming had no business in his Penal condition to beat
either Highland Chief or Fleetwood, and we ate glad to see
that the criticism was not unheeded. Puppies brought out
aYeal good one in The Bard, a well-grown and developed
youngster that, unless something befalls him, will do some
winning next year. He was sent out of the ring with ac,
card, and when his owner asked the judge for an explanation
he replied that he had a short neck and bad legs and feet,
He has a long and most elegantly formed neck and stands
on the very best of legs and feet, ‘Taken all in all, he is the
best greyhound puppy we have seen in America, Bootblack,
his only competitor, will never develop into a show dog. He
is plain in head aud lacks liberty all over.
FOXHOUNDS—(MR. TALLMAN),
Roseville Rover, favorably described in our Troy report,
and Clonmel Rakish, another winner at Troy, were properiy
laced first and second. Bye, third prize, is a new one:
ood head, ears long and of nice quality, but not lying
close; throaty, not straight infront, average feet, a bit ight
in bone, chest should be deeper, also back ribs, loin light and
flat, second thighs not well deyeloped, coat and brush better
than average, looks like a cross between the, English and
American hound, and is not as stout and sturdy looking as
we want in a dog of this breed. Lady, he., light in bone,
weak in head, throaty, not straight in front, legs not well
set, light in bone. stern too long atid badly carried, poor
coat, Hot 4 show bitch, Bounce, unnoticed; is
erooked in front, wrong in shoulders, fiat and
long-cast, in fact, not a show dog in any point,
POINTERS—(MR. TALLMAN),
The challenge class for dogs contained only the West!
minster Kennel Club’s entries, Naso of Kippen and Lad of
Bow, the former a wreck of his once great self, On his body
were a number of bare patches, his coat was open, coarse an
dry, and the little there was of it was badly stained with
mange cure. He should have been ordered out of the ring.
Lad of Bow, while not in the same wretched condition,
showed traces of having been treated for the mange. He
was placed first, and we heard a number of admirers of the
breed say that he had no busimess to beat his kennel com-
panion, In placing him first Mr, Tallman was right, the
only mistake being in noticing Naso of Kippen at all. In
the corresponding class for bitches, Lass of Bow, in better
condition than her kennel companions, was rightly placed
over Queen Bow. These are a couple of useful, second-class
bitches that are well-known to our readers. Pontiac and
Brake, in the open class for dogs, held the same position as
at Troy, The more we look at these dogs the more positively
certain are we that Brake is the better, and more than that,
very decidedly better. Bang, third prize, is of better type
than Pontiac; in fact, he is a better dog, but on this occasion
he was not in good condition and was rightly placed third.
Victor the Blue Stocking, vbe.,is coarse in skull, shows
some jow!, is too short in muzzle, stands wide in front, is
not first-class in stifle, and might be much better in set of
stern. We would have turned him out of the ring without
notice, not on account of his defects, but because we do not
approve ot awarding honors to dogs that as soon as the
leave the ring must be dressed from nose to tip of stern with
mange cure. Sachem, vhc,, isa full brother to Victor the
Blue Stocking, being by the lamented champion Beaufort
out of Zuba. He too, was not in good condition. Doctor,
he., has the following defects: Light eyes: muzzle too
shallow; brow too full and stop not well defined; throaty;
not quite straight in front: legs not well set; light in
quarters; too leggy: not a show dog. There were four
entries in the biteh class, but as two of these were absent
the competition was narrowed down to Golden Rod and
Westminster Sal. The former is owned by the Bryn Mawr
Kennels, the latter by the Westminster Kennel Club. We
cannot indorse the decision in favor of Golden Rod. This
bitch is well known. We would have turned her ont of the
ring in quick time. Like her kennel companion, Victor the
Blue Sait she had to be treated for the mange, West-
minster Sal, defective in head, legs and feet, and not first-
class behind, was good enough for first,
In the light-weight class for dogs King of Kent, fully de-
séribed in our New York report, scored a very easy wit, and
Forest King, described in the ‘I'roy report, was second, with
Greenbush Boy third, As this last is a new one we will
give his defects; Hyes yellow; muzzle lacking in depth and
neatness; ears of beautiful quality, but set too high; neck
somewhat heavy; feet inclined to turn outward; set of legs
not quite correct; loin flat and rather light; hocks too
straight; tail rather coarse and not carried straight; lacks
style, character and quality. Sancho, yhe.; A bit course in
head; not clean in muzzle; set of legs not Tights not straight
in front; flat in loin, tail not well carried; lacks character,
uality aiid true pointer finish. He is a white and Temon
og of rather catchy appearance and was not in very good
condition. Fashion, vhc., is well known. This dog has
deteriorated. Hickery’s Staunch, he.. is a black, white and
ticked. Defects: Eyes too light; throaty; light in loim; tail
too long and thin at the root; lisht in quarters; lacks true
pointer character. Wreedom, Brueve Beaufort and Naso of
Troy were abscht, There were six entries in the correspond-
ing class for bitches, but only two were shown, Stélla, first
prize, is a weed, and Wanda, placed second, is a well-known
third-rater. <A little contretemps occurred over the judging
lain in head,
ight in loin,
‘third; these were the pick of the clyss,
FOREST AND STREAM.
ai the two puppie
sion to take his
the veterinary surgeon after examining the
it welland sound, The judge withheld firs
of merit, and as Criss had won first at Troy
his owner, asked for an explanation.
Pup pronounce
I
rine.
is business. Second
for red ribbon and begged to return it,
SETTERS—(MR, TALLMAN).
The classes for English setters were not well filled and
the quality was decidedly worse than we expected to see.
Royal Prince, well known, was the only entry in the chal-
lenge class, and of the seven entriesin the open class tor
Lindo, second at Troy, was a
dogs, but five were shown.
very easy winner, with the black and white Dan second.
Head too heavy, stop not clearly defined, shows slight full-
ness before the eyes, ears wide and short, expression not
correct, a coarse head, neck heavy and not clean, loin flat
and rather light, feet not first-class, hindquarters rather
narrow and lacking in power, quality of coat not first-class;
a specimen lacking quality and true character. Count
Henricks, he., is an old face, and Ghost, he., has the follow-
defects: Skull wrongly formed, brow and stop very
ing
faulty, a plain head showing wrong character, feet too
small, elbows notin good position, narrow behind, swings
a bad stern, Jim, unnoticed, isa yellow dog. In hitches
Zona, that was second to Princess Beatrice Il. at Troy, was
here given fitst after a sharp tussle with Chautauqua Belle,
who was third at New York. The Pittsburgh bitch loses
in head, but has all the best of it in neck, behind the shoul-
Pearl Bondbu, another old win-
ders and in legs and feet.
ner, was third, with Frolic Bondhbu, first at Utica, and
vhe., at Syracuse, he. Her detects are: Plain head, throaty,
bad feet, light loin aud wrong set of ears; she might also
be better in coat and hindquarters. Judy of Troy, vic., is
defective in eyes, stop, muzzle, neck, forelegs and coat.
Puppies were a miserable lot of four, and the first prize was
very properly withheld. Jess, that was given second, is bad
in eyes, suipy and lightin bone; she will never be a show
bitch. The special for best in all classes was given to Zona.
The way that Mr. Tallman placed his dogs in these classes,
while hardly being a fair test of his ability as a judge, leads
res think that with a little practice he will make a good
judge.
_ Blarney, Laura B. and Nellie took the prizes in the chal-
lenge classes for Irish setters, and in the open class for dogs
the order was Desmond II. first, Ned second, Dick Swiveller
third and St. Cloud vhe, These were the only competitors,
and as they have all been recently described in our columns
all we need say of them is that with the exception of St.
Cloud, who was not in good coat, they were well shown, In
bitches Cora B. and Fannie, shown by Mr. Hudson, were
early disposed of, and the well-known Lou ITI., Bessie
Glencho and Lady Fawn were left to fight out the battie.
Bessie Glencho, who has just raised a litter of puppies, is at
all times a light and weedy bitch, but on this occasion she
looked eyen worse than she did at Troy, and we would prob-
ably have placed her third. Lou IT. beats Lady fawn in
head, neck, position of shotilders and in color, but is not her
equal in other points; there is very little to choose between
them, and consequently lots of room for difference of opin-
ion. Of the nineteen puppies shown twelve were aipeeedl by
Mr. Hudson. In dogs Mardo, first at Troy, scored again
here, and Rex, who is only fair in head and not first-class on
his pins, was second, with Hrank Mayo, a four-months
youngster that looks like improving, third. We stated in
our report of the Troy show that Effie, winner of third
prize, was a better specimen than Lexie, placed second.
Hffie was here given first, with Lexie third, and Miss Monse,
that lacks in head, second. We judge it was quantity
rather than quality that caused the management to divide
the class.
Little Boy and Don repeated their victories in the chal-
lenge class for black and tan setter dogs, while Roxie,
entered aniong the dogs, was considered good enough to have
a special class provided for her. We stated in our report of
the New York show that Leo B., who was given second
prize, was as good as anything in the class. Mr, Tallman
brought him to the front on this occasion and gave second
and third to the other New York winners, Meadowthorpe
Heather Harold and Meadowthorpe Heather Roy. Ben,
vhe., 1s not a show dog, Defects; Bad mouth; muzzle
not deep enough and not clean; sour expression; light be-
hind; not correct from hips to stern: knees and feet very
defective; color too light. Royal Duke, Jr., he., is light in
loin, carriesa high flag, is not straight in front, has poor
feet, stands oyer at the knees and is undersized. Duke IT.,
unnoticed, is light in eyes. wide in skull, wrong in muzzle,
defective in shoulders, out dat elbows, wide in front, stands
over at the knees and is wrong in tail coat. Duke, also un-
noticed, is very throaty, heavy and coarse in head, heavy in
neck, flat in loin, wrong in carriage of tail and Hight in color.
Meadowthorpe Bellmont, that needs rest, was best in the
bitch class, but the judge got all wrong when he placed
Meadowthorpe Blossom over Becky Sharp. Blossom was
first in the puppy class at Troy, and Becky Sharp, who was
in elegant condition, is too well known to need description.
Meadowthorpe Blossom was the only puppy shown.
SPANIELS—(MR. WILMERDING).
In the challenge class for spaniels, dogs and bitches over
28ibs., five were entered and one shown, Newton Abbot Lad-
die. He was first at Buffalo, London, Syracuse and Rich-
mond, 1888, and also first at New York and Troy this year,
There were two entries in the class for field spaniel dogs.
Considerable time was spent over Glencairn and Newton
Abbot Lord, and at one time it looked as if Newton Abbot
Lord would be the winner. The judge appeared to detect
something wrong in Glencairn’s shoulders, and devoted the
greater part of the time to a consideration of that part of
the dog’s anatomy. Glencairn eventually proved the winner,
and in our opinion he was many points ahead. In the bitch
class it was again Bridford Gladys and Lady Abbot. New-
ton Abbot Skipper and. Bridford Ruby took the prizes in the
classes for field spaniels other than black, and Patsy O’Con-
nor won ip the class for Irish water spaniels; they had no
competitors. In the challenge class for cockers those old
campetitors Miss Obo Il., Chloe W. and Doc again faced the
judge. We haye been strumming it into. spaniel men for
the last two years that neither Chloe W. nor Doc, are within
many pots of Miss Obo’s form; but n ithstanding this
Mr. Wilmerding has on three or four ocdasions placed Doe
over Miss Obo. We are pleased to find that at this late hour
in the day be has come over to our way of thinking. Miss
Obo Il’ won, with many points'to sparé. Between Doc and
Chlos W- it is a very close thing, and we were prepared to
see either of them Win. On this occasion Doc, probably on
account of his having been considered better than Miss Obo,
took second. Chloe W.is'as good as he, In the open class
for dogs Jersey, Giffee and Max were placed in’ the
Same order as at Troy; they weve the only entries.
In the corresponding class for bitches Dolly Obo, placed
first, with her undershot jaw and monkey face, had no
business whatever in front pf either Reatrice W. or Sen-
sation. Hornet, too, was overrated. We thought it a very
close thing between Beatrice W., vhe., an Sensation,
Dick ; That Dolly Obo is a
cocker behind the head nobody will deny, but her narrow,
pinched, shallow and underhung jaw is not to be tolerated
in a dog of this breed; and when a specimen with such
defect is brought into competition with fairly good ones,
S. The owner df Criss had asked permis-
dog home on the grotind that it was aed
prize for want
Mr. Thacher,
Mr. Tallman replied
that the dog was sick and in an unfit condition to take a
We were pleased to see that one of them understood
prize was given to Lenox, whose
owner informed the judge in the ring that he did not care
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she should be pegged back, Sensation is not altogether of
true type, whereas Beatrice W.is handicapped with hasty,
fooseberry eyes. Hornet, that took second, is well nigh as
crooked as a dachshund in forelegs, and, like Sensation, she
is too longin body. The decisions, we were told, were goy-
erned in a large measure by what the judge considered
“type; and as thé awards in favor of Dolly Obo showed
that 'type’’ behind the head is in Mr, Wilmerding’s opinion
of Vastly greater importance than ‘‘type’’ in front of the
neck, he should, to have been consistent, have placed Dolly
Obo first, Beatrice W. second, Zelia IL third, Sensation
fourth and Hornet fifth, The judge should know that itis
far more difficult to procure a good head in a dog of this
breed than it is to get a good body. We are altogether
opposed to sacrificing true character im head for a short and
chuncky body, Lady of Learning and Goldie, both well-
known winners, were the only decent specimens in the
class for cockers, dogs and bitehes, of any other color than
black, Puppies were a wretchedly seedy lot, with Hornet
many points ahead.
COLLIES—(MR, MORTIMER).
With one or two exceptions the dogs shown in these
classes were also shown at Troy. Seotilla and Banny Bree
represented champions; and Scotilla, in elegant condition,
outclassed his competitor. The open class for dogs was
badly judged, Far View Donald, that was third at New
York, was given first. His very catchy color and markings,
if, could not have been anything else, won him the prize,
Clipper, that was second at New York, isa vastly better
dog in head, ears, mane, frill, top and undereoat, and should
have won, with Meadowthorpe Jura and Roslyn close up
for second place. Why Far View Guy Mannering and Far
View Douglas were given he. and c., respectively, is one of
those things which we are at a loss to understand. They
are both terribly plain in head, wrong in ears and short in
coat. Sir Walter Scott, that was given he, is a vastly bet-
ter specimen than either; in fact, there is no comparison be-
tween the three dogs, He was fourth at New York. Nulla-
more and Reality deserved their cards. In bitches first was
given to Metchly Surprise, a decision we cannot indorse.
Jakyr Dean, first at New York and described in our report
of that show, was decidedly the best of the class. Metch-
ley Surprise is wrong in carriage of ears, light in bone, not
quite straight in front, defective in hocks and hindfeet and
very softin coat. Our report of the Troy show has it that
she has a plain head. She has a fairly good head and an
average body. Collie Belle, deseribed in our Troy report,
should have been second, with Metchley Surprise third. In
the puppy class nothing was in it but Jakyr Dean and
Meadowthorpe Gip; the last named was third in the puppy
class at Troy.
POODLES—(MR, MORTIMER).
Frome, that touk second, was the only one shown. It is a
very poor specimen, being sadly deficient in coat and bad in
head.
BEAGLES—(MR, TALLMAN).
Little Duke and Bounce were the competitors in the chal-
lenge class. The prize was awarded to the last named, who
is very plain in head, wide in front and lacking in quality,
Little Duke, that is well known, was our choice for first
The open class for dogs and bitches was a zoo0d one and was
divided. First in dogs was given to the Somerset Kennels’
Storm. He is too fine in muzzle and rather flat in skull:
does not stand quite straight in front, but has good bone
and feet, He is also too wide through the chest and lacks
liberty behind. We liked Prank Forest forthe place. This
dog needs no description. Third went to Tony Weller, that
was crowded by Racer, Jr, Both are well known to our
readers, Cloud, fairly good m head, excellent in shoulders,
forelegs and feet, but rather long-cast, and neither first-class
in stern nor coat, was about the best of the hitches, but we
thought Belle of Woodbrook inferior to Twinkle, being
throaty, not straight in front, not quite right in set of legs,
too wide in front, rather long-cast and narrow behind and
only just fair in feet. Banner Queen, third prize, is too
weedy for us. Yardsley Boy, the only puppy shown, is
rather long-cast’ and not just to our liking in head. Belle
of Woodbrook was entered as having won first at Boston,
1887. Here there is a mistake.
BULLDOGS—(MR, MORTIMER).
Mz, Thayer took the challenge prizes with Britomartis
and Robinson Crusoe, and in the open class Rabagas, who
is now almost equally as well known as Mr, Thayer's cracks,
was the only entry worthy of notice.
BULL-TERRIERS—(MR. MORTIMER).
The judging of the challenge class merits severe criticism.
Jubilee, in nice condition, was properly placed first, but
lady Tarquin, in a terribly mangy condition, should never
have been allowed to enter the show, let alone to receive a
prize; her joints were red-raw, about half of her coat was
gone and she was so lame that she could hardly be made to
walk across the ring. It was not much of a compliment to
the judge to send into the ring adog that was in such a
beastly condition. The open class brought out three well-
known winners, Royal Rose, Marguerite and The Warl,
They were properly placed, with Royal Rose well ahead.
FOX-TERRIERS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Three nailing good ones were shown in the challenge class,
Result’s handsome daughter Rachel, Splinter’s redoubtable
son Lucifer and New Forest’s stylish danghter New Forest
Hthel, After the judge had cast a cursory glance over the
three the blue was given to Rachel, The judge must have
a peculiar knowledge of fox-terriers, to bs able to judge a
class like this in three minutes, which was the exact time
taken to artive at adecision. The open class for dogs was
brim full of quality. Raffle of course won and second was
given to Hillside Dandy, The last named is sa vastly
superior in nearly every point that, notwithstanding his
puppyhood, he should have scored a yery easy first. Raffle
was described in our New York report. In addition to the
defects therein noticed he is undersized, not first-class in
his hindparts and not a good mover, Hillside Dandy is the
best puppy we haye ever seen bred in America, and with
ordinary luck there is a brilliant future before him.
Blemton Volunteer, that was second to. Reckoner at Troy,
was placed third, Here again Mr. Thayer was badly nsed,
for Reckoner undoubtedly should have been third. The re-
serve was glyen to Blemton Coronet, who is also inferior to
Reckoner. He is cheeky, faulty before the eyes, light in
bone and loin and*not first-class in coat. We were disap-
pointed in Shepherd Lad, that took c. He is neither first-
class im head, ears, neck, feet nor shoulders. Banquo, ¢., is
too large, wide in front, coarse in neck, but better than
average in head; he does not stand right on his forelegs.
First in bitches was given to Blemton Consequence, who,
behind the head, is a remarkably smart terrier, although
she might stand better in front. Warren Sparkle, second
prize, was sent home before we had an opportunity to ex-
amine her: Verdict, Princess and Friiulein Mixture, that
were third, reserve and vhe., have all been described in these
columns. The puppy class was the best in point of quality
that we have ever seen in America, and the judging was the
worst. First was giyen.to Blemton Ravager, a dog with a
beautiful body, excellent coat and the best of lees and feet,
but with a head that will always put him baelk when he is
shown in a fairly good: class under competent judgment. If
he had a fairly good head we would pass him as a good one;
but the very most that can be said of his head is that it is
not the head of a show dog: He is big enough already.
The two best puppies in the class were WWeniiort Bluffer and
Hillside Dandy; the last named is more matured, was in
better condition, showed himself decidedly better when
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under judgment and should have won, At last itis our
pleasure to congratulate the Messrs, Rutherfurd upon hay-
ing bred a good terrier. We have pitched into them so
often for showing rubbish that we have heard it said that
we never miss aN opportunity to hayeadigatthem. This
sort of talk is all bosh, We know a good dog when we see
him, and we will never bea party to pushing into promi-
nence dogs which we know are duffers, That arren.
Bluffer is a better dog than the first prize winner in this
class no man who has a knowledge of terriers will deny,
The youngster at present has rather a sleepy expression,
and his ears, although of good quality and lying close, are
not so good in formation as they might bave been, and they
are not set on quite to our liking. His coat, too, is not all
that could be desired and he did not show up well in the
Ting. He is to-day a decidedly better dog than Raffle and
he crowded Hillside Dandy for first prize in this class, We
shall not be surprised to see him develop into a better dog
than Mr, Thayer’s stylish puppy. Blemton Ravager, the
Winner, should have been third. Vhe. and reserve was
giyen to Blemton Braggart, a high-stationed, light-boned
and bad-footed son of Bacchanal and Tiara. Next to him
came Blemton Trumps, yhe,, a decidedly better terrier, He
is shorter in leg, as good in head and coat, and decidedly
better in feet. Beverwick Crescent, he., and Beverick Snare,
e., were sent home before we had an opportunity to give
them as much attention as new dogs are deserving of, there-
fore we will leave them over until another oceasion. With
the exception of Mr. Belmont’s decisions in the specials at
New York and Mr. Mortimer’s equally astounding awards at
Hartford, when Valet and Gibson’s Nick were given vhe,
cards, this was the worst fox-terrier judging we had ever
seen at a dog show in this or any other country,
OTHER TERRIERS—(MR, MORTIMER),
These classes were lightly filled and the judging was
decidedly better. Meadowthorpe Glen Ettle, first at Troy,
was the only Scotch terrier shown, and won. Meadowthorpe
Coila and Kirkeila were first and second in Skyes, properly
placed; they held the same positions at Troy, In Irish ter-
riers it was Dennis first, Breda Tiny second and Breda Jim
third. For reasons that have often been given, we would
have placed Breda Tiny first, with Breda Jim and Dennis
ey close for second, ‘Two black and tan terriers faced the
judge.
lee that was second at Troy, were placed in the order
named, The dogs have been freely criticised and all we
need say of them now is that Buifalo General is so vastly
better in head than Sir Wallace that he was properly given
the award, Three light-weights were shown—all bad ones.
They are sia wrong in head aud would never be seen in
a good class. The Dandie class brought out the same dogs
as were shown at Troy. Meadowthorpe Wonder here won
over her kennel companion Meadowthorpe Reiver; it was a
close thing between them and of course there is room fora
difference of opinion.
PUGS—(MR, MORTIMER).
Here there were seven entries 4nd four classes, with one
absentee. Bessie, Othello, Vic and Bob Ivy, all owned by
Dr. Cryer and all winners. need not be described, Rustic
scans second in the open bitch class, was criticised in our
ew York report, The only new one was Rhonofer, that
was first in the open class for dogs, beating Othello. De-
fects: Head too flat; muzzle too long and lacking in volume
and bluntness; ears much too large; eyes not large enough;
loin should be more massive: tail carried too high and it is
not close enough in curl; head color smutty; body color not
clear and trace not defined enough: white vent; head small
in proportion to size of body. Othello, that was second,
while too large and wrong in color, is so vastly superior in
all other pug attributes that he should have won.
TOY SPANIELS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Here Roscius and King Pippin, whose faces are familiar
to all readers of this paper, were again first and second, and
had no competitors,
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS—(MR, MORTIMER),
Cupid, that was second at New York and first at Troy,
was here a winner over Lilly. The last named is. built on
fairly good lines, butis too large, and, like Miss Van Buren’s
The correct color for a dog of this
breed is golden fawn; and when our Western contemporary
York report and said that Fannie had
beautiful color it made itself a laughine-stock for those who
Fannie, is bad in color.
came out in its New
understand the breed.
MISCELLANEOQUS—(MR. MORTIMER),
There were only two in the hea
thorpe Diamond and Sir Lucifer.
weight class a very serious blunder was
from the end of his nose to the tip of his tail.
AWARDS.
MASTIFFS.—CHALLencE—Ist, St. Joe Kennels’ Wacouta Nap.
—OPEN—Dogs; Ist and Mastiff Club's special, 0. C. Cook's Moses;
2d, E, B, Sears’s Sears’ Monarch; 8d, J. L. Winchell’s Merlin’
Com., Miss Louise Boutelle’s Lieut. Colonel. Bitches: ist, C. C.
Cook’s Pharoah Queen; 2d, C. Porter, Jr.’s Boss Lady Clare: 3d, J.
L. Winchell’s Pansey. Puppies: Prizes withheld. Very high com.
and com., J. L, Winchell’s Daisy and Empress, Kennel prize,
J. L, Winchell; best bitch, Pharoah Queen.
ST. BERNARDS.—RovuGH-Coarep— CHALLHNGE—Ist, W. J.
Khrich’s Barry I1.; 2d, Hospice Kennels’ Gemma I.—OpEN—Dags:
ist, H. B. Sears’s Plinlimmon, Jr.; 2d, Mrs. J, M. Nicholson’s
Mount Sion II.; 3d, Halfway Brook Kennels’ Herr Otho. Bitches:
ist, J. & A. Marshall's Queen; 2d, E. B. Sears's Lady Aveline; 3d,
J. Ww. Dunlop’s Ruth. Very nigh com., Halfway Brook Kennels’
Queen Valentine. Com,, C. H. Davis’s Nell. Puppies: Ist, Mrs, J.
M. Nicholson’s Othello; 2d, C. E. Davis’s Bernaline; 3d, Halfway
Brook Kennels’ Wi. M.—Smoorn-CoarEp — CHALLENGE—Ist,
pag ae Kennels’ Daphne; 2d, J. W. Dunlop's Rigii_U prn— Dogs:
Ist, Teague & Tilton’s Beauchamp; 2d, 0. H. Eyans’s Victor Leo.
Bitches: 1st, Keystone Kennels’ Lola; 2d, J. Kevan’s Apollonia; 3d
F.C. Hawkin's Princess. Puppies: Prizes withheld. Com., W.A
Thacher’s Lady Hector.
NEWFOUNDLANDS.—Ist, J. & A, Marshall’s Meadowthorpe
Prince George: 2d and 3d withheld.
BLOODHOUNDS.—Dogs: Ist and 2d, Br®ugh & Winchell's
Premier I{J. and Barnaby Scott. Bitches: lst {and 24, Brough &
Winchell’s Ripple Buxom and Barnaby Nell. Puppies: ist,
Brough & Winchell’s Barnaby Scot. Best, Premier lI. Kennel
prize, Winchell & Brough.
GREAT DANES.—Ist, Ff. W. Fonda, Jr.'s Lady Bess; 2d and 3d
withheld.
DEHEERHOUNDS.—Cuantencs —ist and 2d, J. BE. Thayer's
Ramona and Highland Laddie.——Ornn—ist, 3d. and very high
com., J. 2. Thayer’s Clansman, Duncan and Pride of the Heather;
2d, Somerset Kennels’ Olga. High com,, C. Rathbone'’s Noryal.
Puppies: Ist, Alba M. Ide’s Malcolm. Kennel prize, J. E. Thayer.
GREYHOUNDS.—OCxssuumnar—tist, H. W. Huntington’s Balkis,
—OPEN—Ist, H. W. Huntington’s Highland Chief; 2d, Somerset
Kennels’ Fleetwood; éd, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe
Douglas Fleming. Puppies: Prizes withheld, Com., Alba A.
Ide’s The Bard.
FOXHOUNDS.—1st and 2d, Hoosick Valley Hunt @lub’s Rose-
ville Rover and Clonmel Rakish; ad, J. B, Sanders’s Bye. Hich
com., B. Sanders’s Lady.
POINTERS.—On4ALLENGE—Dogs: Ist and 2d, Westminster Ken-
nel Clnb’s Lad of Bow and Naso of Kippen, " Bitches: 1st, West-
minster Kennel Club’s Lass of Bow: 2d, Columbus ‘Kennels?
s
.
Buffalo General, second at New York, and Sir Wal-
-weight class, Meadow-
The retriever won, but he
is not at all a good specimen, and we feel quite sure that if
the judge had had any experience with the breed he would
have considered Sir Lucifer quite his equal, In the light-
i made in placing
Punch, a very poor Bedlington, over Cotswold Jacko, who is
one of the best wire-haired fox-terriersin the country. This
dog was first at Richmond and second at St. Paul, Pinch was
shown at New York and Troy; at both these shows first
prize was withheld for want of merit, Between Jacko and
Punch there is no comparison, Mr. Dole’s dog is better
Queen Bow,—Oprry—LARGE—Doge: 1st, §. Dexter's Pontiac; 2d, J.
Pentz’s Brake; 30. and very high com., Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Bang
and Victor the Blue Stocking. Very high com,, Mitchell Har-
rison’s Sachem, High com., D, CG, Conig's Doctor, Bitches: Ist,
Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Golden Rod; 2d, Westminster Kennel Club's
Westininster Sal.—SmAnL—Dogs: 1st. B. Dexter's King of Kent:
ed, J. A. Marshalls Forest King; 3d, W. H, Beaulac’s Grecn-
bush Boy. Very high com,, H. Ransom's Sancho and J. Pentz’s
Fashion. High com., EB. R. Bellman’s Hickory Staunch. Bitches:
ist, E. R. Bellman's Stella; 2d, Stratford Kennels’ Wanda. Pup-
nies: ist and 3d withheld; 24, D. G
1 }, Conig’s Lenox. High com.,
W. A. Thacher’s Chris. Kennel prize, Westminster Kennel Club,
ENGLISH SETTERS.—OnAuLENGe—ist, F. Leonard's Royal
Prince.—Opmn—Doys: Ist, Mt. Washington Kennels’ Lindo; 2d, R,
Johnson’s Dan; 8d, withheld. High com., J, Greer’s Ghost and J.
J. Snellenbure’s Count Henricks. Bitches: 1st and two specials,
Mt. Washington Kennels’ Zona; 2d, Peet & Lyon's Chattauqua
Belle; 3d, Columbus Kennels’ Pearl Bondhu, Vary hich com.,W.
A. Gilbert's Judy of Troy, High com., I, P. & W. W. Gray's
BaD Ae Bondhu. Pigrpies; ist and 8d withheld; 24, H. Reineck’a
e88,
TRISH SETTERS.—CHAaruence—Doys; Ist, 1B. W. Clark, Jr.'s
Blarney, Bitches: 1st, Kildare Kennels’ Laura B.; 2d, C. T. Thomp-
son’s Nellie.—Oprn—Doys: C. T. Thompson’s Desmond I1.; 2d, J.
F, Wolf, Jrs_ Ned; 3d, P. Cambios’s Dick Swiveller. Very high
com,, St. Cloud Kennels’ St. Cloud, Bitches: 1st, Columbus Ken-
nels’ Lou LIL; 24, St. Clond Kennels’ Bessie Glencho; 3d, 8. H.
Marshall’s Lady ‘Fawn, Very high ecom,, W. C. Hudson’s Cora
B. and Fannie. Puppias—Dogs: Ist, E. R. Stephens’s Mardo: 2d
and 3d, W. CG. Hudson's Rex and Prank Mavo, High com., W. C.
Hudson's Arrah-pa-Pogue. Com., BH. A, Pierpont’s Elcho Fitz-
Maur, T. 8. Murpuys Jr,’3 Dani, W. C. Hudson's Dion. Bitches:
Ist and 3d, J. F. Wolf, Jr.'s Effie and Lexie; 2d, Mrs. H F.
Ludlow’s Miss Monse, Very high com.,, D.C, Conig"s Juwia. Ken-
nel prize, W. C. Hudson,
BLACK AND TAN SETTERS.—OnAnLENGu—Doys: Ist, §. G.
Dixon's Little Boy; 2d, W. B. Rothermel’s Don. Bitches: 1st, H.
BH, Smith's Roxie.—OpEn—Dogs: H. GC. Biddle’s Leo B. 2d and 3d,
Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Heather Harold and Mea-
dewthorpe Heather Roy, Very high com,, H. GC. Glover’s Ben.
High com., W. 8. Hammett’s Royal Duke, Jr. Bitches: Ist, spe-
cial and 2d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Belmont
and Blossom; 8d, T. L.Campbell’s Becky Sharp. Puppies: 1st,
Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Blossom. Kennel prize,
Meadowthorpe Kennels. Local special, Dr. F.L. Classen’s Kent LV.
SPANIELS,—CHALLENGE—Ist, Oldham & Willey’s Newton
Abbot Laddie.—Fimnnp—Open—BLACK—Dogs; lst and 2d, Oldham
& Willey’s Glencairm and Newton Abbot Lord. Bitches: 1st,
Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’ Bridford Gladys; 2d, Oldham & Wil
ley’s Lady Abbot,—Any OrrEeR CoLoR—Dngs: ist, W.'T. Payne's
Newton Abbot Skipper. -Bifches: Ist, Bridford Kennels’ Bridford
Ruby.—CLuUMBERS—Not for competition,—IrRish WATER—Ist. J.
R. Daniels’s Patsy O’Conner.—CookuRs—CHALLENGE—Ist, Old-
ham & Willey’s Miss Obo Il.; 2d, American Cucker Kennels? Doc.
—OpEn—BLAcK—Doys: Ist, Oldham & Willey’s J ersey; 2d, Woad-
stock Kennels’ Giffee; 8d, M. Spellissy’s Max. Bitches: 1st and
very high com., Oldham & Willey’s Dolly Obo and Beatrice W.;
2d, American Cocker Kennels’ Hornet: 8d, G. Bell’s Sensation.
High com., M. Spellissy’s Zelia Il.— Any Oranr CoLror—lst and 2d,
Oldham & Willey’s Lady of Learning and Goldie; dq and yery
high com., W, C, Hudson’s Goy. Cleveland and Mollie H. Puppies;
Ist, American Cocker Kennels’ Hornet; 2d, 8d, high com. and
com., W. A. Rosekrans’s Fritz, Max, Dot and Mollie. Kennel
prize, Oldham & Willey.
QOLLINS,—CHALLENGE—Ist and Collie Club special, Chestnut
Will Kennels’ Scotilla; 2d, W. D, Hughe's Bonnie Brae.—OPEn—
Dogs: 1st and Collie Club special and equal second and high com.,
G. & H. B. Cromwell's lar View Donald, Douglass and Guy
Mannering; equal second, and very high com,, Teadowthorpe
Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Jura and Reality; 8d, J. Watson’s Clip-
per. Reserve, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Roslyn, Very high com,,
W. D, Hughes's Nullamore, High com.. Chestnut Hill Kennels’
Roslyn Sensation and J, P. & W. W. Gray's Sir Walter Scott.
Bitches: Ist, 2d, and very high com., Chestnut Hill Kennels’
Metchley Surprise, Jakyr Dean and Spoiled Mies; 3d, Dr. H. 8.
Quinn’s Collie Belle. High com., G. & H. B, Cromvwell’s Far
iew Bertha. Puppies; 1st, Chestnut Hill Kennels’s Jakyr Dean;
2d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Gip. Kennel prize,
Chestnut Hill Kennels.
-POODLES.—1st, withheld; 2d, B: Pruyn’s Frome.
BASSET HOUNDS.—1st, C. Porter, Jr,’s Babette.
DACHSHUNDE.—ist, L. & W. Rutherfurd’s Rubenstein.
BEAGLES.—CHALLENGE—Ist and Beagle Club special, Somer-
set Kennels’ Bounce; 2d, Ardsley Kennels? Little Duke.—OpEn—
Dogs: 1st, Somerset Keanels’ Storm; 2d, A. Parry’s Frank Forest:
8d, W. Child’s Tony Weller. Very high com., Lewis Bras,’
Racket IL. and Ardsley Kennels’ Racer, Jr. Bitehes: Ist and 2d,
Somerset Kennels’ Cloud and Belle of Woodbrook; 34, Lewis
Bros.’ Banner Queen, Very high com,, Ardsley Kennels? Twinkle.
Puppies: 1st, Ardsley Kennels’? Yardsley Boy, IKennel prize,
Somerset Kennels.
BULLDOGS,—CaALLence—Ist and 2d, J. E, Vhayer’s Britomar-
tis and Robinson Crusoe.—OPEN—Dogqs: G. Rapier's Rabagas. Best
pair, Robinson Crusoe and Britomartis.
BULL-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, H. A. Harris's Jubilee;
2d, Sunnyside Kennels’ Lady Tarquin.—Oren—Ist. PF. F. Dole's
Royal Rose; 2d, H. A. Harris’s Marguerite; 83d, Sunnyside Ken-
nels’ The Earl, Com., G, B. Conly’s Rock Rock. Puppies: With-
held, Best pair, Jubilee and Marguerite.
FOX-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, 2d aud very high com.,
Rlemton Kennels’ Rachel, Lucifer and New Foresi Ethel.—Opren
—Dogs: Ist, L. & W. Rutherfurd’s Raffle; 2d and very high eom.,
J. &, Thayer's Hillside Dandy and Reckoner; 3d and reserve,
Plemton Kennels’ Blemton Volunteer and Blemton Coronet.
Com., J. H. Shepherd’s Shepherd Lad and J. A. Burdon, Jr.’s
Banquo. Bilches: lst and 3d, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Conse-
uence and Verdict; 2d, L. & W. Rutherfurd’s Warren Sparkle.
eserve, J. i. Thayer’s Princess. Very high com., J. A, Burdon,
Jr.'s Friulein Mixture. Com., Grace P, Marvin’s Dame Trot.
Puppies: 1st, reserve and very high com., Blemton Kennels? Blem-
ton BAvasers Blemton Braggart and Blemton Trumps; 24, J. BE.
Thayer’s Millside Dandy; 3d, L. & W, Rutherfurd’s Warren
Bluffer. High com. and eom., CO. Rathbone’s Beverwyck Crescent
and Beverwyck Snare. Kennel prize, Blemton Kennels. Apollo
Stakes, Blemton Ravager.
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—1st, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadow-
thorpe Glen Ettle.
SKYH TERBIERS.—Ist, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadow-
thorpe Coila; 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Kirkella.
TRISH TERRIHRS.—Ist, J. BF, MeWadden's Dennis; 2d and 3d,
Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Breda Tiney and Breda Jim.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.—1st, A. W. Smith’s Buffalo
General; 2d, Keystone Kennels’ Sir Wallace.
TOY TERRIERS.—Ist and 2d, H. U. Van Buren’s Beauty and
Topsey; 3d, P. H. Qonroy’s Major.
_ PUGS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, Dr. M. H. Oryer'’s Bessie.—Orpzn—
Dogs: 1st, Miller Bros.? Rhonofer; 2d, Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Othello,
Bitches: ist, Dv. M. H. Cryer’s Vie; 2d, G. Bell's Rustic Queen.
Puppies; lst, Dr. M. HW. Cryer's Bob Ivy. Keone! prize, Dr. M. H.
ryer.
TOY SPANIELS.—ist and 2d and brace special, W. Phillips's
Roscius and King Pippin.
DANDIE DINMONT THRRIPRS.—Iist and 2d, Meadowthorpe
Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Wonder and Meadowthorpe Reiver.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—ist, Miss Edith Van Buren’s
Oupid; 2d, M, A, Torrey’s Lilly.
MISCELLANEOUS. —LAren— ist, Meadowthorpe Kennels’
Meadowthorpe Diamond; 2d, OC. Rosser’s Sir Lucifer.—SMALL—Ist,
CO. Porter, Jr.'s Pumegh; 2d, Ff. ¥, Dole’s Costwold Jacko,
THE MASTIFF CHALLENGH CUP,—Chicago, March
9,—Editor Porest and Stream: Will you kindly draw the
attention of intending exhihitors of mastiffs at our coming
bench show, April 9 to 12. to the fact that those wishing to
compete for the $150 challenge cup of the American Mastiff
Club, for the best American-bred mastiff dog or bitch,
should apply to Richard H. Derby, pac ae 9 West Thirty-
fifth street, N, Y., for phe PrOpeE entry blank, and make their
entry with him,—R. P. H. DurKHwE, Chairman Bench Show
Committee, -
LONDON (ONT.) DOG SHOW.—London, Ont., March 6,—
Hiditor Forest and Stream: The London Kennel Club, of
London, Ont., claim Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Sept. 10, 11, 12 and 13, 1889, for their International
bench show of dogs to be held in this city in connection
with the Provincial Fair.—C, A, Stonn, Manager. =
GREYHOUNDS AND COURSING.
pur “every dog has its day” is an aphorism which has
taken place in the doggy world in this county since the
first dog show was held in 1876. First of the prime favorites
were the beautiful silky-haired setters, beltons of softest
blue and white, others of dark mahogany red, while man
felt proud beneath loyely coats of orange and white, or ric
black and tan, Next came the pointer and bright, spark-
ling little spaniels (both field and toy), followed closely by
that great: defender of the little toidlers and the fair sex, the
majestic mastiff. The collie, too, with its long bushy coat,
found its way into general fayor, while the stately St, Ber-
nard, noble and generous, received an “equal first” at the
hands of the public. The little ever wide-awake fox-terricr,
too, would not be repressed, and demanded his rights of re-
cognition, which have been generously accorded him, All
the various breeds, however, have had to make room for that
one which is for many reasons destined to be the favorite of
favorites, the greyhound.
A retrospective view of the greyhounds in this country
throug the past twelve years shows a marvelous improve-
ment both as to their breeding and form, Though their an-
cestors originally came from England, still, through both
carelessness and indifference their pedigrees in ~yery many
instanves were irretrievably lost or so badly mixed by inac-
curacies that it was impossible to untangle them and dis-
cover the true lineage. However, as the years grew on, and
the interest became more pronounced, the greatest care was
shown in the selection of a full pettareed sire for stud pur
poses, and a hitch with a line of ancestors as long as your
arm hecame absolutely necessary, and none others would be
accepted, Greyhounds of royal lineage were imported, and
by degrees the forms of onr dogs have undergone a wonder-
ful change for the better; and soon we ought to be able to
show as good-legged, strong-backed, clean-cut, finely-out-
lined dogs as can be found in the world.
These qualities, at one time entirely overlooked by our
owners nd breeders, are now recognized as most important
factors and absolutely essential to enable the dog to perform
the duties for which he is specially adapted. In these points
all coursing men agree, and the experience of a hundred
years condensed into the foregoing remarks, should be ac-
cepted by us who are young, very young yet, in this partic-
ular breed. As to the formation of the head there has been
expressed a great diversity of opinions, and by some of the
oldest coursers, gentlemen who have owned some of the
grandest specimens, and have seen all the flyers run. One
faction holds to a conformation similar fo that of the bull-
terrier, viz., very broad at the base of the skull, as indicat-
ing greater power to kill, a great desideratum where a dog
has a hard sturdy class of hares to encounter and hold,
Another and equally successful body of coursers disregard
this formation, looking rather for breadth before and belaw
the eyes, as indicating therein greater killing power. The
lather class, too, seems to be more in harmony with the old
Saw,
“A head like a snake,” :
and it certainly makes it far more symmetrical and heauti-
ful to look at.
Of all the breeds of dogs we now have about us the grey-
hound is by centuries the oldest. The monaments through-
out the oriental world have their forms engraved upon
them, while throughout the Latin countries we find ancient
paintings of them, wherein they peeupy a high position in
the affections of their princely and noble owners. Magnifi-
cent tapestries still exist where the greyhound forms no
slight part of the beautiful foreground, while modern
artists have delineated their features in colors quite rivyal-
ing the ancients, Thus for more than two thousand years
we can trace its existence, and the ouly maryel is that it has
preserved its form throughout all these years when dynasty
after dynasty has risen and crumbled to dust, leaving noth-
ing behind them but a history and a few ruins.
The greyhound of to-day and its brother of one thousand
years differ only and immaterially in their coats. ‘The
former’s is short and close like the bull-terrier’s, while the
latter’s is very long, silky and almost flossy, waving most
beautifully as it flies over the ground with no less ease than
“the swallow skims along the smooth lake's level brim,”
The race of ancients is now almost. extinct, there being but
one in this country that [ have ever seen or heard of, while
in England, I think, there is a single brace, which, I believe,
is the property of Lady Emily Pee]. from want of use in
its proper sphere, the ancient has lost most, if not all, of its
accredited courage, and when his value beeame apparent, to
the English people as affording them another most delicht-
ful and exciting sport, they set to work to remedy it by a
cross-breed with the bulldog. The first ontcome of this
proyed to be heavy-headed dogs, somewhat low of stature,
but of indomitable will and courage, Having in this way
secured their object, little remained to be done except to
breed back constantly to the greyhound, so as to preserve its
form, while at the same time its stamina and courage to
kill remained unchanged. How well and intelligently this
cross breeding has been conducted is illustrated in the mag-
nificent specimens that to-day adorn the fields or shine upon
the show bench. There is no breed of dogs that has received
greater care or attention than the greyhound, Upon the
proper mating and rearing, coupled with conditioning, de-
end his success, and this once achieved he proves a young
ortune to his owner, both for his wins in thefieldand yalne
for breeding purposes,
Stakes, where there are entries from all parts of the coun-
try, are of constant occurrence during the coursing season,
amounting to as high as £1,000 to the winter, while at the
smaller meets the winner may get from £10 up to £100. The
value in nearly all cases depends upon the number of entries,
Though not the most yaluable in a pecuniary sense, the
Seseeaterne Cup, which is run for on Lord Setton’s estate
at Altear, near Liverpool, England, is far and away the
most desirable, the most sought after. The names of the
owners as well as the winners are handed down to posterity,
and the whole realm does not possess a prouder man than
the courser who has secured that trophy of trophies, the
Waterloo Cup. The very cream of the coursing world is as-
sembled to witness the contest, and if the weather be fine
the great Derby itself does not prove a greater attraction.
ith characteristic enthusiasm we have taken up the
most noble sport, coursing with greyhounds, and to-day
throughout our near West, the Southwest, as well as on the
Pacific slope, clubs are springing up very rapidly, and before
long the entire country from Maine to California, from the
lakes to the gulf, will be dotted over with coursing fields
where the best and fastest dogs of the world will meet and
achieve names fer themselves that will last long after they
have ceased to be.
The success or failure of a greyhound depends entirel
upon its conformation. Leaving the coursers to their parti-
cular fancy as to the style of heads most desirable, we find
}the neck should be long and clean cut, drake-like in both
respects and not arched outward, as seen in many of our
dogs. To be a good and sure killer the formation as de-
scribed is necessary, though there are some instances of
great dogs being deficient in this respect. ;
Too much importance cannot be attached tothe legs and
feet and their manner of setting on. The terrible strain to
which they are subjected in being conditioned as well as when
running demands that the forelegs shall be set on well
under the body, be asstraight as gun barrels, of good strong
bone and the pasterns strong and thick through, not show-
ing weakness, even in the slightest degree. Prime quality
of fect is as essential inthe greyhound as itis ina man
who would run across country or enter a long and wearying
race. No matter how well conditioned the dog may be, if
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his feet are defective his chances of winning are very small.
‘They should be
through the pads, This form will allow him to travel over
‘ro pee and stones, through plowed fields with perfect safety,
while the splay-footed, thin-padded foot will soon become
8, and in a mewly turned field entirely swamp the dog,
‘while the better footed one goes galloping past ingran
le,
Much of the success in a greyhound depends upon the
n6xrt and Jungs, and to insure their perfect freedom of
action it is necessary that the chest be deep and the ribs
well sprung, Flat-sided dogs are rarely ever fast, and should
One perchance be run across it would be found that he was
Utterly unable to gallop for any length of time, but be
relegated to the list of those useful only for rabbit coursing,
where the quarry is quickly killed or run into its warren.
At no time is the full value of a good, broad, nicely arched,
strong back better demonstrated than when the hare is
forced irom its original course by the dog or leaves it by its
Own volition. When the turn comes and both dogs are
Beotly side by side, the weaker backed one will gallop far
beyond the hare, from his inability to turn quickly, while
the stronger will be able to recover himself the quicker and
g0 score the greater number of points. The mere fact of a
greyhound having killed its hare is no evidence of his having
won the stakes, for there are many instances where the kill-
ing ale been done by one dog while the other scored all the
points, :
The hindquarters are virtually the propelling power of the
dog, and unless they are properly formed in all respects the
yalue of the dog is decreased in proportion to the defect.
‘They should be strong and muscular, the stifles well bent,
and the more cimeter-like in form the greater the power.
Well let-down hocks indicate greater leverage and conse-
ia increased speed. The tail, the steering ap enats of
the greyhound, should be as near rat-like as possible, With
coursers its fineness is of little consideration provided the
remainder of the dog can gallop fast and stay as well, but
with those who exhibit their dogs at the shows this part of
“his anatomy is looked upon as indicating to some degree the
breeding.
As the uses of the greyhound are speed, coupled with
ability to undergo a punishing course to a-successful issue,
“the matter of calor is of no moment whatever; andas a result
of such a conviction we have nearly all the colors imapin-
able. Hed, red and white, and vice versa, black, black and
white, and white and blacks are the colors most frequently
met with, while the less common are pure white, red or
black brindle, blue, solid or mixed with white.
That careful and intelligent breeding is generally produc-
tive of good results cannot be better illustrated than by
gflancing over the coursing items of our English contem-
oraries, where page after page is devoted to that one sub-
ject. “Like produces like;” and so it is we see the best blood
50 pentru intermingled that the strains now before the
public are capable of performing prodigies both in speed as
well as endurance. If our own breeders will study closely
the lessons the coursers of the old world have given them,
the improyement in this magnificent breed of dogs will be
in perfect harmony with the wonderful strides we are mak-
ing in all athletic and out-of-door sports,
Of the temper and disposition of the greyhound enough
cannot be said in praise; gentie in the extreme, affectionate
and intelligent as a spaniel where he is made a companion
of; peaceable with other dogs, yet able to hold his own with
the very worst of them when attacked, using his powerful
jaws and lancet-like teeth with killing effect; especially
attached to his master, from whom he cannot be easily
weaned; proud and aristocratic in his bearing to a marked
degree; these qualities coupled with his great value in the
coursing field recommend him to the especial favor of the
dog-loving world, H. W. HUNTINGTON.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Tn reading your paper of Jan. 31, 1 notice someremarks on
coursing by Mr. H. W. Huntington, in answer to a letter
written by Dr. Van Hummel, As my greyhounds are
mentioned in their correspondence, will you allow me space
for a few lines?
I quite agree with Mr, Huntington in his able letter that
those interested in coursing cannot do better than go to
Hngland and select some high-priced greyhounds. It would
be to the interest of coursing if a few Sper ene would take
hold and show the same spirit in the selection of greyhounds
as our shooting friends do in selecting pointers and setters,
we should then soon have coursing taking high rank among
our field sports, but Mr. Huntington infers that my impor-
tations are not quite costly enough for this country. Allow
me to put him right on this point.
My imported White Lips, who ran so well last year inthis
country, was never bred or owned by Mr. Dent, but she was
yery highly tried asa puppy. She won the first time she
came out, taking the Medway puppy stakes at the Hoo Club
meeting. Im her next race she filled the nomination of that
well known and rare judge of a good greyhound, Mr, Miller,
owner of Misterton, in the Newmarket Champion Stakes,
one of the most important puppy stakes in England. Mr.
Miller is not a likely man to run anything but a well tried
puppy, when he could have the pick of so many good ones.
Davin the latter part of the season of 1888 the kennel
White Lips was trained in as a puppy was somewhat neg-
lected, consequently the greyhounds in that establishment
did not show their true form.
Tf Mr, Huntington will refer back to the Waterloo Cup
winners, he will find that many winners of that important
event, like White Lips, did not show their best form as pup-
pies; no better example than last year’s winner, Burnaby,
who was a second-season dog when purchased by Mr. L.
‘Pilkington, his present owner, for £40. It is the same with
‘greyhounds as it is with race horses. We have heard the
most experienced trainers say that when a youngster has
once shown fine form, if he appears to lose it for a season, he
will in most cases come back to that good form again, unless
he meets with an accident; so I think it will puzzle Mr,
Huntington or any one else to know how good White Lips
may have been when she ran at Great Bend last year. So
the American greyhounds must not be passed over so hastily
and pronounced so very bad because White Lips led and
beat them. Let Mr. Huntington give us all the pleasure of
his society this year at Great Bend, and let him bring along
one of these $5,000 greyhounds he speaks of. And he must
not return to the Hast feeling discouraged should White
Lips lead and beat this high-priced one. No greyhound can
have more good running blood in her veins than this bitch.
My other imported bitch Partera is by Mortimer, a son of
the celebrated Coomassie, twice a winner of the Waterloo
Cup, out of Mrs, Junks, by Lord of Avon. This bitch has
two crosses of the much sought for David blood in her. IL
got Partera, quite as a personal favor from My. L, Pilking-
ton, owner of Burnaby, last year’s winner of Waterloo Cup.
T cannot do better that quote his own words in a letter to my
brother; ‘‘I should advise: your taking Partera instead of
_Patrosa, for I think she is the better greyhound; sheis much
better looking; she is a particularly fine bitch; indeed, I
seldom have had a better looking one, and she is grandly
bred. Both bitches are grand stayers.”’ ,
My latest importation, Lord Neversettle, is by Jester out
of Mr. Stone’s Squirrel. This. combines the best racing
blood in-Hngland atthe present time. Jester is the sire of
Huic Holloa, and many other winners, and is own brother
to Paris, sire of Miss Glendyne and Princess Dagmar, both
-winters of the Waterloo Cup. Lord Neversettle won three
courses in the Gosforth Der y (64 dogs) with the best tried
puppies. He was only beaten by Carraoci, one of the divid-
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ers of the stake. Lord Neversettle divided the Partington
stakes at Heatley, We can state without fear of contradic-
tion that it is the opinion of many of the best judges in
England that Lord Neversettle is one of the fastest dogs of
the present day. :
The Sporting Life of Jan. 5, pu olishied in london, Eng.,,
takes the following remarks; ‘“Che greyhound Lord Never-
settle, by Jester out of Seep has just been earn ee to
Hutchinson, Kansas, U. S. A., and from his marvellously
good breeding should prove a worthy sire to the stud.”
In conclusion let me say that a greyhound, like a youn
race horse, must be selected by his racing points, and aEbe
blood, here lies the great sectet in purchasing your grey-
hounds in Hnogland, Do not be led away with the idea that
only £1,000 can get you a good one. Let a greyhound
have fine shoulders, a strong neck, short back, well sprung
ribs, and a powerful loin, so he can gallop round a table,
and with big quarters to send him up the hills, and above
all, good legs and feet; built on these lines, he is as good.
on the show bench as he is on the coursing field.
I hope before the year is out to have the pleasure of meet-
ing Mr, Huntington at one of our big bench shows. He
must hot be surprised if he finds one of my imported grey-
hounds a hard nut to crack, H. C. Lown.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Mr, D. N. Heizer, of Great Bend, Kas., one of the most
prominent members and officers of the American Coursing
Club, spent a few days in Chicago last week, and it was my
pleasure to havea talk with him about the greyhounds and
the jack rabbits of his vicinity. Mr. Heizer is pleased to
note that at recent Hnglish sales Jester stock has brought
even better figures than those demanded for the saplings
had over by Great Bend men last year. These dogs he re-
ports as developing and doing finely, Trales has,come into
# considerable demand as a stud dog, With true gamensss,
Mr. Heizer insists that he will go away with the money next
year.
Mr. Heizer informs me that Bessie Lee, winner of the All-
Aged last October, has\lately changed hands in rather a
singuiar manner. Bessie Lee was bred by Uncle Bobby
Smart, and after the decision last fall Uncle Bobby claimed
that he had only given Mrs. Luse the puppy upon the con-
dition that if she won, he, Uncle Bobby, should have back
either the bitch or her winnings, there being no actual con-
veyance of title, Sale of the bitch was effected to one Riden-
ower, to whom entered Uncle Bobby with a navy six, and
persuaded him he didn’t want Bessie Lee, In the ensuing
replevin suit Uncle Bobby was awarded possession of Bessie
Lee, Rather an unfortunate affair all around, it seems. If
the bitch hadn’t won there wouldn't have been any trouble.
Mr, Luse will therefore not nominate Bessie Lee next
October.
Kansas has had ene ef her Italian winters this season,
and the jack rabbits could not do etherwise than thrive.
Mr. Heizer says that a week er se ago a small party took
seven good greyhounds and went over te Amos Johnson's
farm, toward Killinwood, for a little run, There had been a
light snow and a cold wind, and the jacks not having stirred
about much were well gaunted and speedy. There were
nine jacks started, and out of the nine only one was caught;
although the whole seven of the greyhounds were slipped,
This result was in nowise due to the inferiority of the dogs,
but to the superiority of the hares. Take a strong jack rab-
bit that has been gaunted for a day, and it will require an
exceptionally good brace to kill, and ne Single greyhound
will do it on a clear field and with a goed start allowed.
Quite different from rabbit-baiting, this! It cannot be teo
strongly emphasized that coursing, as conducted at the
American Club meet, is a sport .rightly so called, possessing
all the elements thereto, and devoid of all the quality of
onesideness or certainty in the event. There is no sport
more fascinating, and the meets above mentioned grow like
a rolled snowball, from the fact that each visitor comes next
time and brings his friends.
Mr. Huntington’s late articles on coursing are of interest
to a great number of Western readers, who sincerely hope
that heand his friends may be present at the next meet of
the American;Club, and that in the meantime he may do
much to encourage the sending on of dogs whose owners can-
not attend. The next annual meeting is going to bea big
affair, but it cannot be too big, and there cannot be too many
gentlemen like Mr. Huntington present. One thing it is
refreshing to be able to say, and that is, that there need be
no doubt or hesitation in regard to the quality of the sport
which will be had. The meet is no longer a question in
any regard, but a success; and especially should it be borne
in mind that the supply of hares is assured. More men,
more ereybounds and better, more money, more enthusiasm
yet, are the things wanted; although there is absolute sup-
ply of all these now, there is always reom for more. As to
the jack rabbits, they tee come up out of the ground, ap-
parently. I feel sure that ne Hastern gentleman will make
the trip to these breezy and clear-aired plains and see the
dashing sport of coursing with any shadow of after regret
for his time and outlay. ake it a mass meeting of all our
greyhound men next year. There are plenty of surprises in
store for the next meet, Jet the greatest surprise be the
general one at the magnitude ef the attendance.
About the success of the American meet there is no ques-
tion, but there does seem to be some little question about
the credit due to the eriginal effort at inaugurating this
success. In Mr. Huntington’s later article he remarks:
In Dr. Van Hummel's reply to my article under the aboye
heading, he gives us an acceunt of the severe struggle he and his
co-workers had to bring coursing in the West to its present state
of existence, and tells me how that very few either understood or
appreciated its beauties and exhilarating effects; how at their
first meet there was scarce a corporal’s guard and a very,few
dogs, yet how from time to time they have educated, as it were,
their brothers to a full appreciation of the glories of aoursin
and instilled into them a determination to try conclusions arith
whoever might care to compete. The result of the combined
efforts of the Doctor and his friends is now plainly visible in the
ptand exhibition they had at Great Bend last October, and illus-
trates most beautifully whatcan be achieved by dint of bard
work and perseverance. My only regret is that the genial Doctor
could not be induced to remain here in the Fast a little lenger,
and through the medium of his enthusiasm instil into seme of
our greyhound owners a bit of the push, backbone and “get-
thereness" which he imparted to his Western friends, resulting
finally in the formation of the American Coursing Club.
There is an unintentional injustice in the statement as it
reads, andI should like to correct it, and if Ido Dr. Van Hum-
mel injustice thereby, it shall certainly also be uninten~
tional. The first part of the paragraph is that which refers
to ‘Dr, Van Hummel and his friends,” and the unfairest
partis that which gives the “genial Doctor” more promi-
nence and more credit than his friends. The plain fact of
the matter is; there is only one man whe deserves any men-
tionable credit for starting the American Coursing Club,
and that man is Dr. G. Irwin Reyce, whe seems latterly to
be rather lost sight ef, It was Dr. Hes who gave his time
and who gave also of that unpurchasable commodity, enthu-
siasm, at astage when others were helding back. In the
first steps of organizing a meet Dr, Reyee acted under the
backing of a gentleman who guaranteed all expenses, it is
true, but it was he whe was upon the ground, who gave
time and labor and enthusiasm, aud whe was, indeed, for
the first year at least, the whole club in himself. As to Dy.
Van Hummel’s ‘‘severe struggle,” he himself knews as well
as all the rest of us that his enly severe struggle was te keep
from falling off the fence where he sat during the first year.
He has been a regular attendant since, just as the other mem-
bers, and has brought his dogs to try to win money,
just as the other members have; but whes it comes
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speaking of an unselfish and deveted pushing of coursing
interests, and a purely impersonal and unmercenary love
forthe sport, Dr. Van Hummel knows, and so does every
man in the club, that there hasn’t been aman worth men-
tioning by the side of that nervous and fly-away Dr, Royce,
who was all over the field at once, Dr. Royce has not won a
first as yet, it is true, but he has done his best, and [am sure
a great many would rather see him win one than any other
contestant. The man is a foo] who expects to get credit for
his work. The work itself must be the reward, and that
itself will soon be forgotten in the rapid drift of men and
things. The American Club is growing and changing, and
in this growth itis easy to forget the early history of its
struggles orto recount it inaccurately. Now, I won’t have
it that way. IT would not and do not disparage Dr. Van
Hummel, [ would not credit the “genial”? Doctor less, but
the nervous Doctor more. I want to say that much for Dr,
Royce while there is time and opportunity. And next fall,
if it should be my pleasure to report this meet, as it has been
for each previous meet from the first, I shall be happy to
baste Dr, Royce the best I can if he doesn’t have his dogs in
the slipson time, which is something he never does if he can
avoidit. Heis always looking after some other fellow’s dogs.
The American Club men will hope that Mr. Huntington
may meet success in stirring up his lethargic Wastern friends.
There is no better way of starting a club in the Nast thanto
come out and see one in the West. One can do almost any-
thing when he feels as if- he had to, and lam sure that is
the way Mr, Huntington would feel if he saw coursing as
“she is did,’ As to the question of catching and shipping
fifty jack rabbits to the Hast, while I do not know the name
of an individual to whom I could direct him, I should think
it very strange if the jacks could not befound. They might
all be dead when they reached their destination, for they are
great fellows to butt out their brains againstacage. There
iso more wild and untamable animal than the jack rab-
bit, and those who know it say that it can neyer be tamed
at al]. Whether it would thrive in the Bast is a great
question. It is native to a high and dry country.
EK. Housn,
Cricaao, Feb. 11,
The following letters from Mr. M. E. Allison, manager of
the National Coursing Association, of Hutchinson, Kas.,
will be of interest to those who have lately made inquiries
about obtaining live jack rabbitsfor coursing purposes, and
will be of yet greater interest as bearing upon the sport of
coursing in what may be calledits most recent form. The
National Association was the first inclosed coursing club to
organize in the middle West, and it probably holds more
chance for extended growth than any similar association of
the country, its only considerable rivals being in California.
The first meet, held last October, was given under the most
trying circumstances, the necessary details not being com-
pleted, chiefly through lack of time. It is to be hoped that
the associatien will be able to get plenty of hares together,
and have everything ready for a rousing meet this spring,
The establishment of a good Ebel meet will he of the ut-
most interest to coursing men, who now have practically
but one meet ayear. More than that, if the Hutchinson.
Association be shown to be a practical working concern, and
ne doubt appears that such will be the case, it is almost sure
that coursing will be seen’all through the Hast. Mr. Alli-
son says:
“Our first meeting we knew would he a partial failure,
under the circumstances, at best, but we needed all the
assistance and sympathy of our friends instead of condem-
nation. We all make mistakes and my mistake was to hold
the meeting at all. We were unprepared, but we had
advertised it, and we had to do something, and we did the
best we could under the circumstanses, e are still short
of rabbits and if I don’t get at least fifty more yet this win-
ter I will postpone the spring meeting until fall. Wehave
had no snow and the weather has been so warm that they
could not be caught this winter. I have had contracts with
California parties to furnish them and they say that has
been the trouble there, They have had one drive for me and
failed. They are to have another soon and still hope to get
them. I will make no more mistakes in holding meetings
without rabbits and those well-trained. I have had a great
many inquiries as to how the enterprise is getting along
and showing anxiety as toits success. Itis attracting the
attention of prominent showmen. I have got enough rab-
bits now to stock up on by waiting for them to breed, and
they have done splendidly this winter. It is snowing to-
day for the first this winter and if it get deep enough I may
be able to get some here aa Mr. H. C. Lowe is still here
working his dogs every day, I have hunted very little this
winter and my dogs could not catch a flea. They haye had
no exercise since the meeting.”
In a letter of Feb. 23 Mr. M. E. Allison says: “I am very
much afraid we will not be able to hold our spring meeting
on account of lack of rabbits. They are the hardest things
to get Teversaw. I have had several contracts with Cali-
fornia parties to furnish them, and sent them money to buy
boxes, and they have held drives for our benefit and so far
have failed. I shall not advertise the meet or do anything
until I am sure eyerything is all O. K. The weather is
against us this winter.
“T have built a track from the mouth of the chute to the
escape about twenty feet wide as smooth asa floor. I took
the sod all off and leveled it up like a broad road, and I
think when a dog gets after one on that road he will just
fly threugh there. The rabbit will be trained to know his
only means of escape is at the lower end, and the closer be
is pressed the more apt he is to keep this track, I shall
build a brush fence about a rod in front of the escape, so
that a rabbit can get away from the dogs before he goes
through the escape. I have arranged a very good device for
capturing rabbits on the outside of the park. Itis a pitfall
along the fence, covered with boards, so that when they step
en it the board tips down and drops them in. Thereisa
tunnel under the fence so they can escape into the park.
This plan has met with good success, and we have got a
dozen or more that way. They.follow the path along the
fence, and are into it before they know it. From the letters
Iam getting every day it makes me think moreof my enter-
prise all the time. I got a letter from Taylorville, Ill., to-
day, asking for information on how to start a park and
stock it up. Inelosed coursing will be the thing in the
next five years.”
EASTERN COURSING CLUB.
A MBEBTING for the purpose of effecting permanent organ-
ization of the Eastern Coursing Club was held at the
New York, Saturday, March 9. At request
Hoffman House
é Mr. J. Herbert Watson took the
ob the gentlemen present
chair,
On motion ef Mr, Growtage, the report of the committee on
constitution and by-laws was accepted. Mr. Blackman
moved that the report be acted upon by sections, Seconded
by Mr. Huntington. Carried. The report was then taken
up by sections and finally adopted asa whole. The consti-
tution provides that the membership shall be unlimited.
The initiation fee is $> with annual duesof the same amount.
The board of directors, to consist of nine, three to be elected
each year. The annual meeting to be held during the an-
nual coursing mest or during the months of October, Novem-
ber and December of each year.
The election ef members of the board of directors was
as follows: Messrs.Thos. H. Brush, W.J. Blackham, L. Mor-
timer Thorne, Jr., W. B. Growtage, Edgar A. Garbutt, Robt.
Epabert H. W. Huntington, J. Herbert Watson and Alba
A meeting of the board of directors having been called to
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follow immediately after adjournment, it was moved by Mr,
‘Garbnutt and seconded by Mr. Blackham that the meeting
adjourn. Carried,
The meeting of the board of directors was called to order,
Mr. J, Herbert Watson in the chair. Theelection of officers
was as follows; President, Mr. W. J. Blackham; Vice-
Presidents, Messrs. L. M. Thorne, Jr., C. S, Wixom, C. D,
Webber, J. F’. Simons and H, W. Smith; Treasurer, J, Her-
bert Watson; Secretary, H. W, Huntington,
The chairman directed lots to be drawn for the terms of
office of the directors, and hte ase Mr, Huntington as
teller. The drawing was as follows: Tor one year, Messrs,
Brush. Garbutt and Lambert; two years, Messrs, Watson,
Growtage and Ide; three years, Messrs, Blackham, Hunting-
ton and Thorne.
An informal discussion was then held as to the future
policy of the club and the best means of securing desirable |
property on Long Island and stocking it with English or
German hares or Western jack rabbits. The advisability
was discussed as to the keeping of a register containing a
full record of the pedigrees, markings and public perform-
ances of all Eastern greyhounds, as well as their age, breed-
ers, etc. A portion of the work also to be deyoted to stud
services, produce stakes, sales and importations, for which
a fee of 50 cents be charged, while a similar charge be im-
posed for an official abstract of the former data. The regis-
ter to be published in book form as soon as the number of
registrations warrant it, and sold at $1 per copy.
Communications were received from various owners and
breeders of greyhounds, expressing their hearty sympathy
with the club’s object and promising their liberal support.
On motion of Mr, Garbutt it was voted that the coursing
Tules of the American Coursing Club be adopted by the
elub. Carried.
The next meeting of the Board of Directors having been
called for Friday, March 15, at 8P, M,, at 79 Downing street,
Brooklyn, N, Y., the meeting adjourned.
H. W. HUNTINGTON, Sec’y.
IRISH AND GORDON SETTERS AT FIELD TRIALS.
OSTON, Feb, 26.—EHditor Forest and Stream: The other
day I asked a well known owner and advocate of Irish
and Gordon setters why it was that these strains were never’
seen at our field trials. His answer was: ‘““Gordonand Trish
setters would come to the front as soon as 10-hour heats
would be established, for these dogs, for good, honest all-day
field work, were superior to the modern English setters or
ointers, For one or two hours’ flashy and_ brilliant per-
ormances the Llewellyns were the best. This had been
shown over and over again at our field trials, but thorough
sportsmen who are themselves not afraid of hard work
would, asarule, prefer the Gordon or Irish setters for all
practical purposes,”’ '
Now, tor, twenty-two years [have shot over Hnuglish set
ters, did most of my shooting in Virginia and North Caro-
lina during December and January, and neyer took with me
morethan two dogs (English setters). I generally started
about 7 o'clock inthe morning and got home after dark:
this I did daily for about six weeks, using the dogs alter
nately. My dogs did their work as honest and as cheer-
fully as can be expected from any dog.
Ihave not had much experiente with Irish and Gordon
setters, but to judge from what I had formerly heard and
seen abont them, “‘endurance and speed’’ da not seem to be
their forte,
Much has been written and said about field trials: by some
they are considered true tests, by others mere circus per-
formances; and I believe that the only way to make these
trials really popular and important would be to establish
“all-day heats,’ and if you, Mr. Editor, would enlighten the
public on the possibilities and advantages of such an under-
taking, all your readers would undoubtedly be under great
obligations to yon, STAMINA.
FOX-TERRIERS AT NEW YORK,
Editor Forest and Stream:
I see that your reporter has taken Mr. Belmont to task
for giving the brace prize at New York to Rafile and Diana
over Raby Mixer and Richmond Dazzle, but ‘nary a word”
does he say about a decision which was fifty per cent. more
unjust and unpardonable. [refer to the kennel prize. This
was considered a gift to Mr. Thayer, with his very strong
team; but of course nobody was surprised that it was giyen
to the Messrs, Rutherfurd. Now, six, are we to understand
from your reporter’s silence that he considered the brace
prize wrongly awarded and theteam prize correctly awarded?
[ have been in terriers for nearly fifteen years, and during
this time have never seen a more outrageously unjust de-
cision than the awarding of that kennel prize to the Ruth-
erfurds. Your reporter at New York, or perhaps I had
better say the gentleman who was taking notes nearly the
whole of the time, and who it was generally supposed was
representing your valuable paper; has the reputation of be-
Ing, by far, the best judge of dogs in this country; he has a
quick eye and has never before been known to allow so un-
just an award to go on record without a line of disapproval
behind it. He owes an explanation to himself, as well as ta
the fox-terrier fanciers, to say whether or not ha approves
such a flagrant miscarriage of justice. If he indorses the
decision I and others must hereafter consider him as ignor-
ant of the breed as Mr. Belmont himself, Let us hope that
his having failed to condemn this parody on judging was
due to an oversight. BELVOIR.
THE UTICA SHOW.
[Special to Forest and Stream.)
| (Wepre WN. Y., March 13.—The dog show opened yester-
day morning. There are 192 entries, of which 40 are
absent. The few exhibitors present are happy because only
seven of the dogs shown have failed to get acard. The at-
tendance was fairly good last evening, but this morning
only three or four visitors have passed the box office, Thé
management expect a better attendance this afternoon and
during the two remaining days. Ten of the eighty-one
classes are empty, and there are only nine English setters in
four classes, and only four Gordons in three classes, The
weather is lovely, and the club may yet come out ahead.
DOG TALK.
N R. D. N. HEIZER, of Great Bend, Kas., writes: ‘‘T have
iVi just received a letter from Mr. Allison in regard tothe
procurement of jack rabbits. He finds it up-hill business,
and the best he has been able to do so far has been to get
about 50 and them all local rabbits) He has made a number
of contracts with parties in California, who have invariably
failed to respond when it comes down to business. They
are not to be had simply for ordering. Since the 23d of
February, I have had three beautiful families on my hands.
Lady Milly Glendyne, with a remarkable family of eight.
Little Lady Glendyne, the proud mother of seven. Lady
Graham Glendyne, showing her teeth with jealous concern
over a family of six. They are as handsome a lot of little
greyhound puppies as has ever been my good fortune to
Took upon, and I regard them a great contribution to the
sport. They are doing well and will have the best of care.”’
The report of the English St. Bernard Club. for the past
year contains one paragraph that will undoubtedly possess
interest for American buyers. The report says: «‘Dhe
Americans have been busy throughout the year taking out
FOREST AND STREAM.
some of our finest specimens of the breed, ahd it is giatify-
ing to be able to state that the English breeders have not
altogether suffered by their doing so, for the quality of the
dogs exhibited at. the late show was so high that it was the
general opinion that they wet‘e superior in almost every re-
spect to the dogs that have left the country.”
We have advices from Worcester, Mass., that the dog
show to be held there April 9 to 12, promises to be one of
the best of the year outside of New York and Boston. Hivery
arrangement is being made to insure its success. The
premium list is a liberal one and many valuable specials
will be offered. Among the latter are $25 for the best St.
Bernard, and $10 each for best mastiff, fox-terrier, cocker
spaniel and collie. The judges are Messrs. N, Elmore,
beagles, foxhounds and dachshynde, 3, R. Hemenway,
pe: (classification No. 2), Fred. Gresham the remainin
classes. There will be a class for Yorkshire terriers, whic
was by mistake omitted from the premium list. The show
building will be open on Saturday, and dogs that are ex-
hibited at Boston can be benched there and remain over
Sunday in care of their keepers until the opening of the
show, Many entries have already been received and the in-
dications are that the show will have the support of a large
nuniber of the most prominent exhibitors.
We are informed that when Uncle Dick received the medal
won by the Hernell-Harmony Kennels at the recent Pitts-
burgh show, a blush of injured innocence mantled his brow
as he pathetically exclaimed, ‘Great Seoot! To think that uli,
of all men, should have won another pewter medal after
putting Mr. Wade up to exposing them before! Well, if this
isn’t the irony of fate!’
The Seitner-Carrie letter published in fac-simile in our
last issue has created something of a sensation. We trust
that the purpose of the publication will be attained in in-
fluencing all dog clubs to steer clear of men with unsavory
records, and to pin their faith to men only as Ceesar’s wife
should have been—above suspicion,
The third meet of the Occidental Coursing Club, held at
Newark, Cal., Feb, 22, was a very successful one, ‘The win-
ners were: First, Mr. Keating's Pat Malloy (King John—
Fanny Parnell); second, J, EK, Watson’s Saturday Night
(Friday Night—Mother Demdike).
Dr. M. H, Cryer informs us that the pedigree of his im-
ported pug dog Othello as it has been given is incorrect.
Mr, Frank Griffin, formerly secretary of the English Pug
Dog Club, writes him that Othello is ont of Scamp IT. (Tum
Tum Il.—Belle Petite).
The English Kennel Club, at a recent meeting, decided to
admit Brighton and Darlington dog shows to the first class,
and it was voted that hereafter, instead of first and second
class shows, the distinction two-point and one-point shows
will be used.
The Stock-Keeper very gravely says, ‘‘We are in a position
to state that it isnot quite certain as to whether Mr, Wil-
liam Graham, of Belfast, will visit, in the capacity of judge,
San Francisco show or not.” We doubt if the “Irish Am-
bassador”’ himself could better this,
The Stock—Keeper Says it is not at all improbable that the
collie dog champion The Squire will cross the water, his
destination being the Chestnut Hill Kennels,
Mr. W. R. Tebbutt, Boston, Mass,, has purchased from
Mr, Freeman Lloyd, London, Eng., the old English sheep
dog Agricola, a winner at some of the recent English shows,
The Collie Club ot England, at a recent meeting voted
that the Collie Club Challenge Trophy is in future not to
be restricted to members of the club, but is to be open to all
comers.
In our report of the New York show it was inadvertently
stated that Mr, Davidson judged foxhounds. Mr. Elmore
judged the American classes.
There is considerable talk of combining a show of poultry
we the dog show of the Pacific Kennel Club, to be held in
May.
Can any of our readers give us the pedigree of the mastift
dog Lion, formerly owned by Mr. Du Vernet, Boston, Mass. ?
Entries for the Philadelphia Dog Show close April 1. The
address of the secretary is Francis 8. Brown.
The Scottish St. Bernard Club will hold a show of St. Ber-
nards at Glasgow, Scotland, next month.
The Terrier show (London, Eng.) will be held at the Royal
Aquarium, April 3 to 5,
LEE Il.—New Market, Md., March 4.—Eid@itor Forest and
Stream; I will admit my surprise when I read the report
of awards at New York, and more surprised when I read
the criticisms on beagles in Forbst AnD STREAM, which
says, “‘Lee II. is not a show dog; is plain and wedgy in head,
ears short and badly carried, body coarse.’ Of course people
that were at the show will take the awards and criticisms
for what they are worth, but those that were not there
might be misled. Lee I, has a beautiful head, 16in, spread
ot ears, and properly carried, fine chest, good body, nice
coat and brush, and stands on legs and feet that are right)
He is a dog of very superior running qualities, and is the
build to stand hard work, The stab he received at New
York may hardly be call a flesh wound. He has been in-
dorsed by several judges of the breed, and one of them
judged Fitzhugh Lee and gave him first, says Leell. is as
good adog as he, and has a better head. And I say itis
seldom one Gomes across so good 4 head and ears combined
as Lee If, has. Let the cat hop as she may, Lee IT. is de-
serving the front ranks, and is going there “‘all the same,??—
POTTINGER DORSEY. ,
[The fact that Lee Il. received no mention under so capable
aud conscientious a judge as Mr, Hlmore, is evidence suffici-
ent that this dog is not what is expected in a show dog. No
doubt he is a good field dog, but we consider him decidedly
lacking in show form, The opinion of one judge who
‘judged Fitzhugh Lee and gave him first” goes for nothing.
itzhugh Lee has a very indifferént head, but to compare |
Lee Il. with Fitzhugh Lee as to quality of body is an in-
justice to the latter dog. In addition to this Lee II. carried
himself badly both in the ring and when we examined him,
and seemed to lack all the merry style of the beagle. As to
our opinion of the dog’s head we cannot see the necessity of
changing anything in our criticism. Should this doz “eo
to the front ranks,” as Mr. Dorsey predicts, we would be
compelled to say that the quality of the breed is deteriorat-
ing. Ina show dog we want bone, substance and strength,
combined with quality, elegance and symmetry. A dog may
have the'former and bea good field dog, but a lack of the
latter unfits him for any honors on the bench.]
CHICAGO DOG SHOW.—Chicago, March 9.—Editor
Forest and Stream: The following additions’ have been
made to classes and specials: Collies (smooth), dogs and
[March 14, 1889,
bitehes, Mr. 5. W. Parker offers $10 for first and $5 for see=
ond, The Same gentleman also offers $10 for the best Irish
terrier. Mr, Norman Williams offers 425, to be known as
the President’s prize, for the best kennel of not less than
four bull-terriers owned by one exhibitor. Mr. John Crevar
offers %25 for the best kennel of not less than four pugs.
Mr. Geo. L. Dunlap offers $25 for the best kennel of not less
than four greyhounds. Mr. W, W. Sweeney offers a cup
for the best Irish setter dog sired by Sarsfield, age to be’
considered; also a cup for best nish setter bitch, same con=
ditions, Donor not to Epa ees The American English
Beagle Club offers a collar for best heagle owned by mem-
ber.— JOHN L. LINCOLN, JR., See’y.
ELMIRA POULTRY AND PET STOCK ASSOCIA-.
TION.—The Elmira Poultry and Pet Stock Association waa’
organized with these officers: President, Geo, W. Chidsey;
First Vice-President, H, B. Batterson: Second Vice-Presi. |
dent, Henderson Gaylord; Secretary, Joseph F. Carter;
Assistant Secretary, E. W. Andrews; Treasurer, C. A. Bow- |
man; Executive Committee, the officers of the Association
and Ww. W. Albro, H. C. Howland, Eugene Delemarter, FU
N. Dounce, T, M. Losie, P, C. Pettit, E. EB. Thornton,
—< li
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
aished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for |
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
{= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka.
Forest Prince. By Fred Yan Woert, Ephratah, N. ¥., for black
and white English setter dog, whelped Jan. 14, 1889, by Gun (chame
pion Gladstone—May B.) out of Victoria Layerack (Tempest—
Lilly).
By Thos. H. Unks, Bowling Green, O., for white,
Young Tippler. I
black and tan fox-terrier dog, whelped Dec. 25, 1888, by Beverwyc
Tippler (Bacchanal—Blemton Thyme) out of Lillias (Splauger—
Blemton Lilly).
Lark Belthus; Ted Belthus, Oarl Belton. and Rena Belton, By
Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., for fnglish setters, three dogs.
and one bitch, whelped Web. 19, 1888, hy Leigh Belton (Yale Belton
—Princess Lily) ont of Rural May (Belthus—Daisy).
Pete Obo, Jr., Rural Obo, Dick Obo, Bennie Obo, Lou Obo ond
Winnie Obo. By Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., for black and
black and white cocker spaniels, three dogs and three bitches,
whelped?Heb. 16, 1889, by Pete Obo (Black Peta—Miss Ginger) out
of Floss B. (A.K.R. 3449). Rieti
= Notes must he sent on the Prepared Blanka.
Blossom—Barnerman, UH. 8. Gilbert’s (Millersburg, Pa.) beagle’
bitch Blossom (Blunder—Rue) to A, C. Krueger's champion Ban=
nerman (champion Marchhoy—Dewdrop), Jan, 6.
Poliy—Rover. A, OC, Krueger's (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle biteh
Polly (Racer—Sara) to his Royer (Thom—Lady Hinton), Dec. 28,
Kitty—Kover. A. C. Krueger’s (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch
Hate oemoe Bannerman—Dots) to his Rover (Thom—Lucy
intono), Jan. 15. ;
Millie—Rowdy. A.C. Krueger's (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch
eta (Racer—Bannergirl) to his Rowdy (Rattler III.—Myritle),
Cre.
Lady—Glen. A, C. Krueger's (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch
Lady (Racer—Maggie) to his Glen (Cornet—Solo), Heb, 17,
Little. Music—Max, A, C. Krueger's (Wrightsyille, Pa.) beagle
bitch Little Music (imported Ringwood—imported Music) to N. El»
more’s Max (Bob—Jenny), Jan. 15, ’
Ashmont Queen—EKdwy. Holmes & Taylor's (Omaha, Neb.) mas«
tiff bitch Ashmont Queen (Major—Clio) to Dr. Geo. B, Ayres’s |
Rdwy (champion Orlando—Countess,of Woodlands), Feb, 28,
Lou—Beaufort H. W, ¥. Caryer’s (Bridgewater, Mass.) pointer ;
bitch Lou (Glen Graphic—Jennie) to Geo, W. Lovell’s Beaufort Hy
(champion Beautort—Zuba), Meh, 24.
Neli— Judge. B,. C. Kussell’s (Keene, N, H.) pointer bitch Nell
(Sam—Gyp) to W. M. Williams's Judge (Ned—Fioss), Feb, 23,
Duck—Old_ Don. Thos. Johnson’s (Winnipeg, Man.) Hnelish
curly-coated retriever bitch Duek to his Old Don, Feb. 20.
Bembi—Olad Don. Thos. Johnson’s (Winnipeg, Man.) English
gual yecnated retriever bitch Bembi (Nibbins—Beauty) to his Old
on, Feb, 2.
Cumbria—Dick Bondhu. Thos, Johnson's (Winnipeg, Man.) En
lish setter bitch Cambria (Cambridge—Pet Layerack) to his Dic
Bondhu (Dashing Bondhu—Dnchess Primrose), March 1,
Manitoba Belle—Manitoba Gladstone, Thos. Johnson's (Winni- |
peg, Man.) Nnglish setter biteh Manitoha Belle (Pride of Dundee—
Jeanette) to his Manitoba Gladstone (Mark J.—Oambria), Jan, 24,
Pitti_ Sing—Mingo. Thos. Johnson’s (Winnipeg, Man.) English
setter bitch Pitti Sing (Baron Doveridge—Norah) to W, B. Wells's
Mingo (Druid—Star), Feb. 20. :
Mona Bondhu—Foreman. A. W. Lewis’s (Fall River, Mass,
eae setter bitch Mona Bondhu (Gus Bondhu—Lill Cambridge)
to ©. Fred Crawford’s champion Woreman (Dashing Monarch—
Fairy IL), March 5,
Petrel IV.—Foreman. Arthur E, Davis's (Worcester, Mass.) Eng-
lish setter bitch Petrel IV, (Don Juan—Petrel IIT.) to C, Fred
Crawford’s Foreman (Dashing Monarch—Fairy IT.), Feb. 2,
Albert’s Faney—Foreman. 3. H. Crawford's (Pawtucket, R. 1.)
Hnglish setter bitch Albert’s Fancy (Royal Albert—Hairy Belle}
to C. Fred Crawford's champion Foreman (Dashing Monarch—
Fairy IL), Feb, 1. '
Foreman's Lass—Royal Albert. Harry Waldron’s (Providence,
Kk, L) English setter bitch Foreman’s Lass (Foreman—Grace B.) to
a ae pre yrors chiumpion Royal Albert (Sir Allister—Noy-
elty), Jan. 18, .
Pet Berwin—Royal Athert. Walter B, Peck’s (Cumberland, B. 1.)
English setter bitch Pet Berwin (Dashing Berwin—May Druid) to
Ss Pred Crawford's champion Royal Albert (Sir Allister—Noyelty),
an. 7,
Mollie Laverack—Foreman. C. Fred Crawford's (Pawtucket, R.
L.) English setter bitch Mollie Laverack (Tempest—Lily) to his
champion Foreman (Dashing Monarch—Fairy iD), Jan. 3. ,
Buralt Neva—Gus Bondu. Rural Kennels’ (Wakefield, Mass.)
English setter bitch Rural Neva (Pride of Dixie—Fairy Belle) to
A. M. Tucker's Gus Bondhu), Feb. 17.
Little Nell—Dich Swiveller. P. Camblos’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) Trish
setter bitch Little Nell to his Dick Swiveller, Feb. 10,
Fannie Obo—Don BH. Mount Waite Kennels’ (South Framing-
ham, Mass.) cocker spaniel hitch Fannie Obo (A.K.R. 6499) to ‘A.
Clafilin’s Don E, (A.K-R. 5786), Peb, 21. ria
Bessie*0.— Black Pele. Brown Cocker Kennels’ (Waterbury. Vt.)
cocker spaniel bitch Bessie C. (Obo II.—Darkie) to J. P. Willey’s
Black Pete (Obo, Jr.—Phonsie). i
Lillie Belmont—Beverwych Trap. Jas. EB, Unks's (Muncie, Ind.)
fox-terrier bitch Lilly Belmont (Earl Leycester—Coquette) to his
Beyerwyck Trap (Dusky Trap—Daze), Dec. 29, ,
Sallic—Don. Mount Waite Kennels’ (South Framingham, Mas:
poe torrie hitch Sallie (Scarsdale—Spider) to Mr. Cobb’s importe
on.
WHELPS.
te" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Rural Dot. Rural Kennels’ (Wakefield, Mass.) beagle bitch
Rural Dot (Flute M.—Belle), March 3, four (two Aisesleiare W. #.
Deane’s Little Duke, Jr. i sent Little Duke—Rose). ;
Sue. A. C. Krueger's (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch Sue (Thom
—Venus). Web. 3, three (two dogs), by his ‘Tom. ‘<
Kitty. A.C. ‘Krueger’s (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch Kitty
eee Bannerman—Dots), Feb. 18 five (two dogs), by his Rover
Ley ape ; ae _ ; ie
ulie, A.C. Krueger's (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch Millie
(Racer—Bannergirl), Feb. 7, three (two ‘iseat by hig Rowdy (Rate
Pere al oa eigens (Wrightsville,P bite’
ol. A.C. Krueger’s (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch Lot (Grane
Duke—Belle), Jan. 17, seven (four dogs), by C. fannpadouss cone
_ Princess. The Elms Kennels* (Forest Lake, Minn.) Great Dane
bitch Princess, Feb, 23, ten (three dogs), by their Ceasar; all blue.
Belie of Maine. Geo. W. Lovell’s (Middleboro, Mass.) pointer
biten Belle of Maine (champion Graphic—Zitta), March 4, ten
(eight dogs), by his Beautort H. (champion Boautort 2aba)| 7
et 1 ee Pp. Sta Upscale relay eat oa bitch
mby (A.K-R, 4893), Feb. 10, four bitches, by Wim, M. Williams's
Judge (A. K.R. 6396) , ee
: a jointer bitch Fly
» Heb. 26, nine (seven dogs), by F.T. Perkins’s Main-
tpt tase
¥ (Bi 12, tour (three dogs),
F. A. Patch’s Leigh Belton (Yale Belton—Princess Lily). . '
'
Mance “14, 1889.]
aniel bitch
Rural Kennels’ (Wakefield, Mass.) cocker span t
. Johnson's
s B.
B. (A. K.R, 3449), Feb. 16, six (three dogs), by A. 5
i Obo (champion Black Pete—Miss Ginger).
Jet Obo. Brown Cocker Kennels’ (Waterbury, Vt.) cocker span-
bitch Jet Obo (A,J5,R. 4810), Peb. 24, seven (six dogs), by his
ack Hurry (Black Pete—Althea); all black, , '
lack Princess. H, H. Truman's (Orange, N. J.) cocker spaniel
toh Black Princess (Monk—Wthel), Feb, 14, ten (five dogs), by KE,
eh Wewton Abbot Lord (champion Bachelor I1—cham-
n Squany).
ustard. Rockdale Kennels’ (Portland, Me,) bull-terrier bitch
ee fa at Feb, 28, six (four dogs), by H. G. Vinal’s
o .B. 4217). .
; Ten borne Wim. T. MecAlees‘s (ialadelp bien 4.) TOX-Terrier
bitch Temptation (Mixture—Warien Lady), Feb. 1, three dogs, by
John EH. Thayer’s Raby Mixer (Raby Mixture—Richmond Olive
ag SALES
A
(= Notes musi be sent on the Prepsred Blanks.
Pet, White, black and tan beagle bitch, whelped May 29, 1883,
by Racer ont of Vic, by C, Richardson, Pittshurgh, Pa,, to A. C.
Bruerer, Wrightsville, Pa. : ft aS
Beauty. White and tan beagle bitch, whelped May 17, 1884, by
jineron’s Racket out of Maggie, by W, A. Tobias, Lititz, Pa., to
A.C. iieueger, Wrightsville, Pa. . of
- Rowdy. White, black and tan Mies dog, whelped July 20, 1886,
by Rattler ILI, out of Myrtle, by A, GC. Kavueger, Wrightsville, Pa.,
(o W. DD. Hughs, Wayne, Pa, ’
Racket: i. White, black and tan beagle dog, wheiped Out, 13,
1886, by Gameron’s Racket out of Krneger’s Myrule, by A. C. Krue-
ger, Wrightsville. Pa., to Lewis Bros,, Cannonsburg, Pa.
Meera eEh. White and tan beagle bitoh, whelped Jan, 23,
. by Bannerman outof Queen, by A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville,
, to Lewis Bros., Cannonsburg, Pa. : :
Oviehet. White, black and tan beagle bitch, whelped April 20,
8&5, by Bannerman out of Pet, by A, C. Krueger, Wrightsville,
'Pa., to Lewis Bros., Cannonsburg, Pa, af ’
aay Ship. White. black and tan beagle bitch, whelped Aug. 3,
1883, by Rattler out of Dot, by A.C, Koueger, Wrigh tsville, Pa., to
Dr. J, 3, Hnos, Pittsburgh, Pa. ;
Hee White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped March #1, 1887,
by Alba out of Bunnie, by A.C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., to M.
0. Brown, New York. ;
Hilo. White. black and tan beagle dog, whelped July 4, 1834, bs
Sport out.of Thorn, by A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., to J. A.
Rimmer, New York. “i
Luck, White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped Dec. 8, 1687,
by Stub out of Silk, by A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., to 5. R,
Smith, Pompton, N..J. , -
Roy, White, black and tan beacle dog, whelped Jan, 19, 1888, by
Bugler out of Bonnie, by A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., 10 J.
i. Short, Rockford, 1. ‘
Rockford, White, black and tan ticked heagle dog, whelped
Sépt, 7, 1887, by Bannerman out of Dots, by A. C. Krueger, Wrights-
Ville, Pa., to 0. Richardson, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
® Nellie U2, White, black and tan beagle bitch, whelped Aug. 4,
882, by Victor out of Nellie, by A. C, Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa.,
ito A, A, Burroughs, Lambertville, N, J, +. .
_ Magyie. White, black and tan ticked beagle bitch, whelped Dee,
BL, 1884, by Mark Anthony out of Flora, by A. 0. Krueger, Wrights-
Ville, Pa,, to F. FW. Davis, Allegheny, Pa.
Queen of Scats, Black, white and tan collie bitch, whelped June
25, 1886, by Clition Mero out of Picture, by John L. Lincoln, Jr.,
Dhicago, Ul,, to Warner & Hamilton, Madison, Wis., and Canaan
lour Corners, N. Y._
Bell, Tan Great Dane biich, whelped Sept, 20, 1887, by Thyrus
. out of Helen, by Brown Cocker Kennels, Waterbury, Vt.,to A,
Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont. ; ' : ;
Vinnie Tl, White and liver ticked pointer bitch, whelped June
J, 1888, by Corcoran’s Mack out of Lewis’s Vesta, by W. M, Wil-
Piiams, Sprinefield, Mass., to J. H. Phelan, Jersey City, N. J.
Tory White. White and liver pointer dog, whelped Oct. 28, 1887,
by Tammany out of Juno, by Clifton Kennels, Jersey City, N. J.,
to F, R. Hitehcock, New York.
® Don, White and tawny smooth St. Bernard dog, whelped Web,
22, 186, by St. Botolph out of Belle of Sterling, by Oh. D. Bern-
heimer, New York, to dgar M, Arnold, same place,
| Zana. Tawny and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped Dee, 22,
1887, by Duke of Wellington out of Kron, by Elmwood Kennels,
Psouth Franiingham, Mass., to B.'T. Marvin, Wall River, Mass.
_ Kénig. Tawny and white St. Bernard dog. whelped March 14,
188, by pie At, out of Myrtle, by Elmwood Kennels, Suuth Fra-
/mingham, Mass., to W, ©. Darve, Wall River, Mass. _
Fanchette. Black, white and tan Hnglish setter dog, whelped
| April 13, 1886, by Foremau out of Passion, ky Rosecrott Kennels,
‘Birmingham, Conn,, to H, W. Jester, St, George's, Del.
| Rural Nellic. Lemon and white’ English setter bitch, whelped
Sept. 3, 1888, by Leigh Belton ont of Rural Neya, by Rural Ken-
fe i Wakefield. Mass., to OC. A. Loud, West Townsend, Mass.
|_ Rural Lily. White_and orange English setter bitch, whelped
Geot 8, 1888, by Leigh Belton out of Rural Neva, by Rural Kennels,
Wakefield, Mass., to M.
Hogan, same place. ‘
| Rural Girl. Black, white and tan English setter bitch, whelped
Sept. 3,1888, by Leigh Belton out of Rural Neva, by Rural Kennels,
Wakefield, Mass., fo H. W. Loefiier, Massillon, O.
| Pride of Melhouwrne. Black, white and tan Hnelish setter dog,
whelped July 4, 1883, by Young Gath out of Jolly Wirt, by EK. A.
Might, Lynn, Mass., to Mr. Robinson, Melbourne, Australia. —
Queen of Melhowmne. Black, white and tan English setter bitch,
lwhelped June 4, 1888, by Gun out of May B.. by HK. A. Hight, Lynn,
‘Mass., to Ma. Robinson, Melbourne, Anstralia.
| Blue Belle. Black and white English scticr bitch, whelped Nov.
, 1888, by Royal Albert out of Crawford's Blue Nell, by C. Fred
Crawford, Pawtucket, R, 1., to H. 8. Everett, Binghamton, N.Y.
Foreman’s Lass. Black, white and tan English setter bitch,
Whelped Feb. ‘7, 1885, by Foreman out of Grace B., by C. Fred Craw-
ford, Pawtucket, R. L., to Harry Waldron, Pr vidence, R. I.
Grace B. Black and white English setter bitch, whelped May 6,
1882, by Harrison’s London out of Dawn, by C, Fred Crawford,
Pawtucket, R. 1., to Herbert H. Moies, Cedar Rapids, Ta,
Kenna. Black, white and tan ae setter bitch, whelped
Noy. 26, 1856, by Royal Albert out of Blue Nell; by C. Fred Craw-
ord, Pawtucket, R. I., to Harry Waldron, Providence, R. I.
“Royal Albert—Blue Neil whelp. Blue belton English setter dog,
lwhelped Noy. 26, 1888. by ©. Fred Crawford, Pawtucket. R. I., to
fas. Lawson, Rast Providence, R. I. ' ;
Gladiator Muy. Black and white English setter bitch, whelped
May 30, 1888, by Gladiator out of Queen cf St. Paul, by The Eims
Kennels, Forest Lake, Minn., to H. A. Pratt, role, Minn.
C.¥.K, Black and white foglish setter dog, whelped June 2,
1887, by Cleveland out of Queen of St. Panl, by The Elms Kennels,
Worest Lake, Minn., to H. A. Pratt, Minneapolis, Minn.
Beaumont. Black and tan Gordon setter doz, whelped June,
1883, by Ronald out of Ploss, by BE. H. Morris, New York, to Dr. J,
‘A. Meyer, same place. f =) ‘
Chepry. Liver cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Gct. 27, 1887, by
Capt, Stubbs (A.K.R. 5964) out of Flossie ©., by Handsome Brook
Kennels, Franklin, N. Y., to. A.C. Dayenport, Stockton, Cal,
Vic. Liver cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Oct. 27, 1887, by Jet
‘out of Beauty, by Handsome Brook Kennels, Franklin, N. Y., to
BEY) Co, Davenport, Stockton, Cal,
Trump. Black cocker spanie] dog, whelped July_20, 1888, by
Black Pete out of Jet Ono, by Brown Uocker Kenuels, Waterbury,
Vt., to Geo. W. Shaw, Montreal, Can. wea ‘
Black Pefe—Pihyllis whelps. Two black cocker spaniel dogs,
whelped Nov. 24, 1888, by Brown Cocker Kennels, Waterbury, V1.,
to Henry Whiting, Jr., Ellsworth, Me.
Black Pete II. Biack cocker spaniel deg, whelped Oct. 26, 1886
pA.K.R. 5682), by Brown Cocker Kennels, Waterbury, Vt., to A.
aidlaw, VWWoodstock, Ont. .
Ohins and Splinters. Two black 2ocker spaniel bitches, whelped
July rai 1888. by Black Pete out of Jet Obo, by Brown Cocker Ken-
nels, Waterbury, VU, to O. 0. Slayton, Stowe, Vi.
| Bessie C, Black cocker spaniel bitch,-whelped Oct. 7, 1834, by
1 Obo LI. out of Darkie (A.K.R. 250), by P. Cullen, Salmon Falls, N.
—
H., to Brown Cocker Kennels, Waterbury, Vt. _
? Gipsey Jane. aap black cocker spaniel bitch,whelped 1881,
by Waddington’s Beb out of Sister to Beau, by Cannonsburg
Ges Kennels, Cannonsburg, Pa., to A. C. Krueger, Wrights-
ville, Pa, ‘)
. Milo—Niger whelps. Two black and two liver cocker spaniel
biteles, whelped Jan. 9,1889. by G. H. Lang, Haverhill, Mass.; to
unt Waite Kennels, South Framingham, Mass.
Maizeland Festive. White, blatk and tan fox-terrier bitch,
avhelped July, 1886, by Bacchanal out of Blemton Snow, by Law-
rence Timpson, Maizéland, Red Hook, N. ¥., to Chas. D. Purroy,
Wew York.
: ee
| Jen Deans. White and black English setter bitch, whelped
April 12, 1856, by on Doyevidee out of Border Belle, by 8.
B: 5 ede Winhipeg, § an., £0 Thos Tolaeon same place. |
- : DEATHS.
- Pet. White, black and tan beagle bitch, whelped May 29,1883
Sarai owned by A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., in par-
on. .
FOREST AND STREAM.
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
| = No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents,
W. P. C., Brooklyn.—My rabbit hound is ali the time scratch-
ing his ears and crying. have 6xamineéd lis ears, but find
nothing but a little dirtinthem. A Gordon setter bitch has pups
by @ cur dog; will she be any use asa brood bitch after this? She
is elehti years old, Ans, Cankerof the ears, Get the following:
Tr. Opit 31
Bromo-chloral,.,,.,.. ata ate Ny atea e o zi
pes tila do cht eae Seg 55 toe ttnue Poodbne Gin 1 eal
Mix. Drop 4 little into the ears night and morning. Tt will
probably make no difference with your bitch.
H, B, M., Greenwich, Conn.—Will_you kindly tell me what to
do for my pointer dog 18mos, old, He lies and howls as though
, Some one were beating him; appears like he had cramps. Ans. The
dog has either avute rheumatism or colic, due to some irritation
in the bowels, worms or some substance that has caused inflam-
mation. Give a full dose of oil and follow it in four hours with
18grs, of Dover's powder,
Rifle and Crap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY,
PISTOL SHOOTING.
SPRINGEHIELD, Mass., March 7,—Members of the Smith &
Wesson Revolver Club shot two matches at their rooms this
evening with this result;
Rifle Match. '
W B Watte.......-... i cy vats Wi £9 9 7 § 4 9
Joseph Goodrich, ............ +. 9101010 810 § 710 (—89
Orin Tlodskins....... Rash aaepnsa 71010 810 S 81010 7—88
PR DG in6oney pa eee cee ae 9 910 8 8 9 8 6 7 7-8
TS AWARE id iby tbe cg ee 8 ip a os Wl % § 9101010 9 10O—93—424
WR GIRO weveecss-ssediec ses 810 710 7 § 9 # 8 B-Rd
| Wilson Goodrich. ..,......-....10 910 8 7 810 7% 7 10—86
TE RGR EMA ua cittresdinttie ed wi) 810 66 4% 7 7 7-8
Chamles Clark.........212 212... 958 9 7 7 6 6 7 6-0
TL MAY oni.) a ieee ea ecsdee a .#1010 8 &8 910 8 9 8—&—4106
Revolver Match.
COBB AER Gs cere 8 aes ares 048 710 8 6 5 0 0—d8
Wilson Goodrich. ... 2.0.26. .2 108 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5—65
NPR RESELELED,) 0) shapes faba): actos # act ons 109 9 5 7 710 5 6 10—81
CLE CTPA TT, syeup owt 9 yes ated se res CPE mS Iie Mea aR dag Ee
Disa vot. 22) 0h daeceswes see 10740 0 4 4 0 488-314
Winks WVRHUSNS ive uy oes eee, eee OOF ODe On 0) O-d
Joseph Goodrich.,. ., .. J010 8 510 6 610 7 7-9
Orin Hodskins. .. 1010 5 710 WW 6 6 F-7
E_ RB Dickinson. . .§ 45 64 6 6 0 0 444
TRA Wr fee Ou Pile Ad AR AARRE Orn P hme 67765 66 6 9 0 5—hI-27
S't. LOUIS, Mo., March 9.--At the last shoot of the St. Louis
Pistol Club, Mohrstadt and Fodde tied on 86, but on shoot-off the
former won. The attendance was good and the scores made by
the members present were the best made for sometime. Stevens
eal. gallery pistol, 22yds., standard American target: \
HAVOnTAtHh Tous. .U:awiiiee ratte § 91010 6 9 8 8 7 10—86
Pi A HOURS uecere rretereksck es, weet bes 99 8 6 7 IW 9 § 10 10—86
M Stimimertield ois .55. sas sctss, seein 6 8 810 910 9 8 ¥ 10—8
LAUR PIS Sys ipers CSRS as Sonera 810 91010 9 8 ¥ % T—85
PANG IORTOTECKS tess) o 5) ketene 10 6 710 9 5 710 9 %—80
J Tor@....--... aks \2d asec Soe hae fat ;8 8 8 8 9 610 7 T 6—%7
W Bauer... .....-.: PD cate be bet «G- O07 fra <8 816
Me INVE VO Der tees os) ssh cabins: ate ees 56 7 9-5 5 8 810 8 671
NUE 8 aad 2h CR ay |i a be oe 56595 §$ 6 7 8 §—67
Pvt? Ce iy eee, ee ae 8 4 61010 5 4 9 6 5—B87
ACR BENCel Jon: eer Poet ya ies da 85 66 9 49 ¢ 8 8—6b7
Wyant Wilts ei ines cele k ie 48 5 8 9 6 510 Tf 4—66
DOAMIOSM. A eer tate seen rete ees 679 6 0 6 5 6 0 6-5
Wa Yesbiey ea eae yg aS peer 51010 7 % 0 5 0 0 TBI
UNSER FRITZ.
OHIOAGO.—A revolver club has been formed here after the
model of the Eastern clubs. It is called the Chicago Rifle and
Revolver.Club and has a range at 35] State street. Henry Fuer-
man, # West Ohio street, is the promoter. At the opening shoot
with open sights, off-hand at reduced Massachusetts target, pos-
sible 72, 60ft. for rifles, 36ft. for S. & W. revolvers, the scores ran;
Rifle. Revolv’r Rifle. Revolver
Wal byo9 Eth S deere eee val 64 W Bishop.......... .65 +
A Sorensen.......... 70 68 EE Mitchell,......... 61
Parker? yo er: 70 64 T Wingate.... ..... 60 P
HB Thurston....... 66 eH R Ounnitt:. 2. 1... . 52 54
FINE GALLERY WORK.—Boston, March 9.—Since Jan. 1 there
has been a well attended match going on at the Massachusetts
rifle gallery on Washington street. The condilions stipulated
any rifles of .22cal., position, any, providing the rifle be shot
from the shoulder, number of scores io count 10, and 10 consecu-
tiye shots in each score, entries unlimited, ties to be decided by
the next best score or scores, target the standard American, re-
duced to 40yds. The gentleman who has taken first prize in the
contest is Dr, Heber Bishop, who makes a new record, and the
second man in the contest, A. Loring, breaks all previous records,
as did Dr. Bishop with the .22c¢al. rifie. The score of Dr. Bishop
is 995 out of a possible 1,000, while the score of his nearest com-
petitor is 989, Mr. J. Kelley, of the Massachusetts Rifle Associa-
tion, is toird with 987 points, Dr. J. H. Sullivan is fourth with a
score of 986, Mr. J. G. Waldo is fifth with a Score of 934, and Mr.
D. Webster is sixth with a score of 972. Below are the tabulated
scores of the medal winners: * »
Tepe M1 by Tere haf ee iee De ee he 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10— $9
10 1010 9 10 10 10 10 10 10— 99
10 10 10 10 190 9 10 10 10 10— 99
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9— 99
1010 10 10 10 10 «9 10 10 10— 98
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10—100
10 10 10 10 10 1u 10 10 10 10—100
10 10 10 10:10, 10 10 10 10 19—100
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 16 10 10—100
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10—100—995
PAS IGOLL EES yes ne re Eeiees <.edacre tate 10 10 10 10 10 91010 10 10— 99
101010 91010 1010 10 10— 99
10:10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10— 99
10101010 9101010 9 10— 98
1010 910101010 9 10 10— 98
1010 10 10 10 16 3 10 10 10— 99
0 10 1010 1010101010 9— 99
10 10 10 10 10 16 10 40 10. 10—100
1010 10 10101010 9 10 10— 99
101010 9 10 10 10 16 10 10— S6—989
..1010 9101010 9 10 10 10— 98
10 1010 10 91010 9 10 10— 98
1910101010 9101010 9— 98
101010 9 10 10 10 10 10 10— 99
10 10 10 10 1010 10 10 10 $— 99
1010 9 70 16 10 10 10 10 10— 94
10 10 18 10 10710 10 10 10 9— 99
10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10— 9Y
10 106 10, 9 10 10 10 10 10 10— 99
10 10 10 10 10 19 10 10 10 9— $9—987
Dr. Bishop, who is one of the crack shots of the Megantic Fish
and Game Olnb, stood 40yds. off. He used in shooting ihe greater
part of the match a Stevens “Hunters’ Pet” rifle, with 20in.
barrel, skeleton stock, with rear peep and front fixed aperture
sights. The other competitors used an ordinary Stevens rifle
with heavy 28in. barrel, with rear peep and front wind gauge and
aperture sights. During the last few days of the competition all
of the competitors ised a Maynard rifle. All the rifles used were
made with the quick twist, to take the new .22cal. U. M. C. long
rifle cartridge.
NEWARK, N. J.—The board of directors of the Newark Shoot-
ing Society decided to begin the regular season's shooting on
Thursday, April 4, to be continued eyery Thursday thereafter
during the season. The board appropriated money for. the pur-
chase of a trophy to be shot fer by members only on the second
and fourth Thursday of each month. The condrtions will be 10
shots each on the Germano 2i-ring target, the members being
divided by the shooting committees into three classes, Class A to
allow Class B 10 points on each score of 1()shots, and Class C 25
oints on each score of 10 shots. The’ member making the high-
st score al each eorapeLHtie
PGE UGE lis cunrinientorey
1 n will be declared the trophy winner
for that day,and the member winning the most competitions
during the'season will become the owner ot the trophy. In order
tomake the match more interesting each member will pay in @
small sum at each competition, and the member making the
highest score in each class (the trophy winner for the day being
161
barred) will receive a share of the entry fees in that class, The
shooting committee was also empowered to open a free-to-all
match tobe shot onevery Thursday and on all holidays, and
perhaps on every Saturday as well, This match will be shot on
American champion target, the entry fee being 25 cents for 5 shots
and entries being unlimited, Besides a division of the entry
money, each competitor making the score of 6/ or better during:
the season will receive a gold medal; each competitor making
ten 623 a silyer_medal,and seach competitor making ten dis a
bronze medal. The highest possible score in five shots is 75,
SAN FRANOISCO, March 3—The grounds at Shell Mound Park
to-day were crowded, the attendance being composed principally
of the members of clubs who make use of the park during the
Picnic season, and the shooting clubs and their families who
occupy the target ranges at intervals throughout the year. To-
day was the opening day, There were only three monthly shoot-
ing matches Company B, of the First Infantry, Company B of the
Third Infantry and Battery A, Second Artillery, appearing at the
butts. Three ranges were occupied continuously during the day
by marksmen anxious to win the cash prizes, put up by the
proprietor of the park, amounting in all to $205. J. McCutcheon
and K, Wertheimer, two of the foremost marksmen in this city,
tied for the first prize at 93. The prize was finally won by Mr,
McCutcheon,
The members of the Germania Schuetzen Club met al Harbor
View to compete for their marksmanship medals. To become
permanent owner of one of those medals it is necessary to win
it three times in suceession. G. Helm was the fortunate winner
to-day of the first class medal, he having held» it against all
comers in the classfor the past three months. The winners to-
day were: Championship class, J. Dornbier, 402 rings; first class,
G. Helm, 418 rings; second class, C, Adams, 379 rings: third class,
H, Brockenwager, 277 rings; fourth class, A. Utschig, 393 rings.
First best center shot, J. Dornbier, 24 rings; last best center, G.
Helm, 24 rings.
PHILADELPHIA, March 7.—At the regular practice of the
Hartrvanft Rifle Club on their range at Frankford, the members
found they had a wild March wind to contend with, blowing
from 8to 12 o’clock, making in very hard to hold. Standard
American target, 200yds., off-hand:
HD VAWIB tides eeued--aieresvi mini nl Of 86. 7 6 8 D1 =s
CS ON Atos Nir Rriicie nae W460 %7 48 5 5 9
Military allowance: 4—T3
1) SUS) ae See, Oa pang Se oo SG % 8.6 % be S=8e
J H Buebler,....... igor eats Ae ee £99 7 6 4 6 4 4 10-84
IN VACVASUUIRIELCR Pe Be a rvare een Es cep) ened (6556 7 & 4 4 5—p4
EL Stein DSIBBeT ss ea 6a eS crenerrcne by 27 83.06 5 + B&F B45
eS CLT G Tine ate Re bet by aloft oc ten tsanté 428602 5 6 £ 36
BOSTON, March 9.—The riflemen had to shoot
gale to-day at the Massachusetts range. Mr. Fellows’s pistol
scores were fine under the conditions, Myr, Francis (Rabbeth)
won the gold medal in the 20-shot rest match, and Mr. Clarke won
the gold champion medal, Following are the best scores of to-day:
Twenty-shot Rest Match—20yds,
in a northwest
SIP TAME Ba see Pe ie aes 1111 8 8 8121010 8 12
$1012 912 912 9 12 10—202
eV lH owes eis evsassate seo beet es tate 12 8 911 8 9101010 9
: 1212 $910 810 710 9 8—19]
AH MUDIOR a saride tievewesbeticse pt (91002 Th. GAD of. 9.8
, 91210 9 611 911 9 8-137
AL TORI DR sos es a nent {th oica en tale 9 9810 9 $11 O77
1 711 910 7 911 8 9 S197
Champion Medal Match—200yds.
Wa Ghar leateis nett te ae Peete ve 65676979 7 6 9— 7%
PASTSOLT De ois tuted aio ducesaiseebees ac ie Be een Ret Bo 546s
OC Clark. 2s a oA nen) 71066383 73 5 4 G58
: Fifty-yard Pistol Match.
UO. Fa eNlOWine sabe baleeeae’ Gnts bao yeu 8101010101010 8 9 8 9%
WW Charlestti.t4. ite backs cen elec 10 8 9101010 71010 F— 91
A Stevens.....-......- Werte hee eehiyat 8 7 8 910 6 810 8 6— 8
Rest Match—200yds.
JiR Munroe Baie h es gp ok ae oe 11 111011 91210 9 10 10—103
a) HIRAI Clit Cevetr ae he lets ey wate insare 9 8$11 911 11 12 10 10 T1—i02
LOCL BLS Sewanee ata: estes sting odes, IZ 9 8 81212 81112 j— 99
AN CHEIONTIGTa ee sr Rew lasesseNuiden ce 812 8 91211 8 9 911— 97
BASAL AG bs tars toe ae eta Oe 9 712 911 9 9106 9 10— 96
Wie ere scatitimnt) iw chs nl eaahnil thee 119 8i1 9 8 810 910—91
TEES 5 Bh eee ey ae oa a oe 10:10 8 % § 812 9 8 888
PAS CEVELISS Vike act dpa one eu nee OM ey, 5 6 &8€11 8 7 o1L 910— 7
All-comers’ Match—200vds.
VQ ha Gitte ee eee PBR: 108910758 7 6 9 79
ODMIP AR UR Re sewers KORRE EOE athe -5 7 8 610 510 & & G— 73
DL Chase...-. eye ER ae ree OLS, tare, o 1010 8 5 476 7 9 § 72
WED Gomneyao.8.7e.) 2 Sacaies. Shen ft a tt tot 6 B= bb
BYES ined it Se we Sn 048 5 7 8 9 2 % 5— 6h
A BBall..... ae Lun Wl Leilani ae eon 2b os 56 5 5 8 8 6 G 8 6—
Military Match.
W D Huddleston. Hf: Bee ceuee pens 4°55 4 5 4 4 4 4
ASSET TW 0 QA dee 6g) Seer ba ££aig 4ao4 4 d 5— 47
(Bie wiChashyZst boy week) 4 Oe See eye 33255 444 5 4 239
CHICAGO, I1]., March 5—Following are the scores made by the
members of the Grand Calumet Heights Club at their range,
March 2; 30yds., possible 55; 22cal. rifles, 4 matches, sweepstakes:
AT Loyd..... 40 50 5354 WC ey Oléaver..... 2... .. 5259
W L Pieree....... 47 46 51 54 * EH Hough.............51 47 49 54
Geo Hi Marshall,_.....45 49 51 50 * Not a member.
Ties, miss and vut; Loyd won. EH. 0, J. CLEAVER, Secty.
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secretariés. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are pdr-
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
Omaha, Neb., Gun Club Tournament, April 16, 17 and 18.
May 21 to 28.—Minneapolis Gun Club Tournament, Minneapolis,
Minn, James Pye, Secretary.
June.—Annual Tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Wash.
June 8 to 7.—New York State Association for the Protection of
Fish and Game. Conyention and Tournament, Albany, N. Y,
TRAP CHAT.
In our note to a ‘*Miss-and-out Complication” last week, last
line, read that A had not exhausted his privileges until he missed
in the eighth or a subsequent round. The word “seventh” was
Manitestly an error.
The Amateur Tournament advertised to be given in St. Louis,
April 28 to 26 has been called off by its projector, Fred. A. Fodde.
St. Louis ought to support a good tournament every year, and if
Fodde will announce one for this fall, we believe it can be made
a grand success.
The match announced last week between Charlie Smith and
Gus_Manitz to take place on thé 2Ist inst., has been postponed
until Thursday the 28th, as Smith’s gun is up for repairs and will
not be ready before that time. A forfeit of $25 has been posted
as a guarantee against further delays. ~ '
CLIVEDEN VS. PRINCETON.—Philadelphia, Pa., March 5,—
On March 2, the Cliveden Gun Club, of Germantown, shota match
with the Princeton Sophomores at standard targets from three
bluerock traps, l6yds. rise under Standard Target Co.’s rules.
The score was 52 to h2 and four times the teams tied, which re-
sulted in the Princeton Sophmores beating by 1. The Uliveden
Gun Club was represented by Messrs. Sherrerd, Low, Bates and
Master, the Princeton Sophomores by Messrs, Gladwin, Williams,
Furness and Whitehead.—H. B. M,
Leonard ..-.0U1110 110N— 8 Brannigan.100100 11 11 10-7
Cook... .... 111010 «©6000 11 CO— 6 Cnilins...... 010001 00 01 10— 4
Maser 111000 1010 J0—6 Racester.. .010700 00 10 10— 4
Shado OUll ILilN—ll Schmidt....010011 1010 01i— 6
fonaelfl
Howard...-.01031 il W—ti
_ First money was taken by Shado, second by Leonard, third by
Brannigan and fourth by Sechmidt.—W. AL. Puce.
162
ALGONQUIN GUN CLUR.—On club grounds, Weehawken,
as, March 7, Mr. Collins and Mart Lindsley were present.
Lindsley arrived too Jate toshoot. Match at keystones, 3 traps,
lyds. rise, Jersey City Heights rules.
Nirst praatioe:
Dr Van Schaick,--......,. 11-8 Jas Autd...._.......... 111—8
Bradlee ate SS EE Poe Se ey 111—3
TOY Orde. pee LEP PINS Fee aia iP Pet eC Pc) eek 001-1
Hirst sweep;
Dr Van Schaick,..., -... 10I001—4- Ee Wom... 6... case eee 110L10—4
WePR MG A cntenh eeee okts QLOOlO—2 Jas And ,,........2:-22: 101110—4
Dt botdleye: £80... ek JAOHHOA3- TR Asiatic nt eet 110900—2
Ties on 4for first at 10 birds, 16 and 18yds, rise: Van Schaick 8,
Hi. H, Pox}, Jas, Auld. 5, Ties on 2 for third ati10 birds: Bradle
3, RK. Auld 6.
Second sweep;
Van Schaick.,,. ...Q1/10N171—8 R Auld -.......-...,, 1010001110—5
Bradle, .. .. ....:,OM11000NQ—8 Myers ..,...0eeseeeee 1010011100—5
Lordley..........2,4, OOLI0I0I—6 WH Fox,,........... L1011—9
Jas Atild........-- 0111100010—5 —Colling...........0... 1101111111—9
i, H, Pox and Collins divided first.
Third sweep:
Myers.....-... .... UNN01110—8 Goodman........... OO0000N0w
Makes sel Td 000111010I—5. ~«Van Schaick..,.....1001111001— 6
Bradle... ...........0101011010--5 ~Collins.............- 11110 711—10
Lordley .. ..,...,....0001110100—4
GRAND CALUMDBT HEIGHTS CLUB.—Chicago, Ill, March 5.
—A few members of the Grand Oalumet Heights Club met at
their elib grounds, twenty-eight miles down the lake shore, on
last Saturday, March 2, and held the first trap shoot of the sea-
son, besides having a most enjoyable time. One lady, Mrs. Mar-
shall, was present, Match No. 1,9 bluerocks, 18yds.:
Alex T Lloyd. ...\.... 101011011—6-~E OJ Cleaver ....... 1111111119
Geo FE Marshall...... OuN100—6 *H Hough...,.......,101110101—6
Wm L Pierce ...-..: 01000110i—4__ * Visiting shooter,
Match No. 2. 18 blueroeks, 18yds.
Loyd... OMOLIOLOLOOLIIIII—12, Cleaver... .101011101011111000—11
Marshall, ...0110U01L100101100J— 9 Howgh..... 111111110101110111—15
Pierce... .. TiA000011100000010— 7
Match No 3,9 bluerocks, 18yds. (team shoot, Loyd and Marshall
vs. Cleaver and Hongh):
100111111—F Henver no oepery a 111000110—5
Marshall.-..-.....: o01000000—1—8 Hough....,,..,...011111111—8—13
Mateh No. 4, 9 bluerocks, 18yds.:
3 ee ee ee 011111100—6 Oleaver........,...-..011101001—5
Marshall.... .. ......010l0010I—4 Hough... ......,..., 111111100—7
Pierce........ ...... .100011000—3
E. C. J. CLEAVER, Sec’y,
LEONIA, N, J., March 9—The Hackensack Gun Club of Hack-
ensack, N.J., and the Leonia Gun Club shot a friendly match at
bats on the grounds of the latter club. The irregular flight of the
targets caused by the high wind that preyailed during the entire
shoot resulted in quite a Tew miscalculations. The match wes
followed by twosweeps. Lunch was served during the progress
of the shoot,
Hackensack Team.
Capt Geo McDonald, Jr..........,,....-. 10111011010000011171—12
Rich Yereance.....-.......-.. - -11001111101000100010—10
Peter Stage......- . .000000101011101130C1—10
M Halstead. . - -11110101100110110109—12
nee Ae . OODTODDOCONNOOONNNHN— 1
Sco 11111111091111101110—16
eA oes 01001110100001101100— 9
11311101101101011101—15
vee» yee. -10710100111011100011—-12
wee cee eyeee =~ ss LLOLQLO001LOIIIII 11 —14—111
Leonia Team.
Bee a ee 11101111110111011101—16
ae . -01010011111101 11111115
-17110110111101011110—15
--1110101111111111111—18
. .00011101011110111011—13
- 11001011101119111111—16
Jobn Ryan...,
John Terhune
Geo McDonald, Sr...-..
M Meyer.,...<.+-.------
Capt H R Goesser....
J R Beam
DrJA Wells .,
Geo W Gladwin
8 GH Wright.
J V Moore...
Cli Ramthiters-44scge Ser eee 10100011011110100111—12
PE CAUSE eee hora a ty Peace, 6) ep ep yes -11110000010010100110— 9
CW Springer...,.-.-.,.-. --,--..-..--,-00011000011001001011— 8
SPTBVE AP A GTADISOT ny ; s keeans es ete we ban es 10010090000110000100— 5—127
Sweep Shoots.
Dr Wells....-.110100—4 10101—5 SGH Wright.011110—4 110001—3
GW Gladwin,0lil0—4 11100—5 M Halstead., .011101—4
MeDonald, Jr111011—4 Jos Baker.-..010011—3 111000—3
R Yereance...J11—6 ; P P Cluss....,001010—2 110110—4
1000-8 PStageg....-,. 001101—3
1017J1I—5_~M Meyer...... 111101—5 + 010111—4
JV Moore....11/110—5 1111/1—6 HR Goesser..110111I—6 111111—6
BROOKLYN, March 6—The Fountain Gun Club had proposed,
if the weather permitted, to hold an old time shoot at Woodlawn
Park, Gravesend, to-day. Although it was a good day for shoot-
ing, the attendance was rathers all. Captain Crammer intro-
duced to the members of the club Miss Annie Oakley. Having
been proposed as an honorary member of the club, she was ad-
mitted to shootin the club match, he birds, furnished by Mr.
H. W. Blattmacher, were good. The majority of them, being
fast incomers. slightly bothered the lady shooter, who was used to
fast drivers. Captain Crammer and A. Purdy shot seyen each,
but as the latter was not eligible, Captain Crammer won the first
prize, with Miss Annie Oakiey second and H. Thorpe third:
A Thorpe (25yds)....... O1ULl0I—5_-—«J. Carney (25).....-..4-. 1110010—4
A Purdy (80). 1111111—7 RR Wells (24)............ 1010101—4.
Captain Crammer (80).1111111—7 P Leib (25)........... ..1011100—4
Miss A Oakley (23)..... 1111110—6 J Beacham (27). ....... 1111010—5
H, Blattmacher((25)....1010011—4 D Moore (29)......,-.,. 1110010—4
2 EB Lake (27) .....0110001—3
After the regular shoot several sweepstakes were shot off. Miss
Oakley took part in them and missed but one bird in the
three shoots. She could have killed the bird very easily with the
second barrel, but she said: “I missed my first; let it go? It has
another chance,” The store of the sweepstake is as follows:
Captain Crammer......... 111—3 Miss Oakley..... .........- 111—3
PR ACUTE ys perder ah bo ae tS 11—3' H Blattmacher.......... +. -110—2
eJuamices Suectenes) OTe AQ) A thorpet..7 .5 ce swes -.110—2
Second sweepstakes:
Captain Crammer..,........111—3 Miss Oakley...-...:...:...:-101—?
ASAIN Ce Eee sp ean. tur ili—8 H Blattmacher....,......., 100—1
we aeG+ aA von pire alee oo 1012 H Thorpe..-....5 ...-6,.)-.111-—8
Crammer won on shooling off ties in both matches,
Third sweepstakes: :
BP Dhorpea sees hen esas. ate 110—2. J Hi Gake<ys20 ccc ones ,.. 111-3
H Blattmacher,,.......... LOE ASIA CI NrS acta asters: estes 1li—s
Miss Qakley>:..escssis.eeks 1N—3 Captain Crammer..._.....111—3
Miss Oakley won on the shoot off.
After the shoot a quiet little match of 5 birds each for a con-
Rideration was shot off between J, E. Lake and H, Thorpe. The
former won by 4 toa.
WELLINGTON, Mass., March 2.—The regular weekly shoot of
the Wellington Gun Olub to-day hud the largest aitendance of
any Saturday shoot for several weeks, there being 35 trap shooters
present. A strong northwest wind blew across the traps, making
clean scores a rather difficult feat. The Bennett brothers, the
well known pistol shots, were present, and showed that they can
handle the shotgun as well as revolver. The scores made in the
merchandise match areasfollows: Bradbury 11, Ohapin 7, Lang
il, Casey 9, Stanton 13, Allerton 8, Mose 8, Bennett 11, White 6,
Choate 11, Leon 13, Baxter 11, Schaefer 12, North 9, Perry 10, Field
8, Bond 13, Snow 12, Herrick 9, Warren 9, Archibald 8, Moore 10,
West. The scores made in the silver cup match were as follows:
Leon 14, Snow 6, Choate 8, Schaefer 12, Lang 11, Chase 10, Baxter
10, Moore 12, Casey 14, Warren 7, Bradstreet 8, Bradbury 6, Perry
9, Allerton 11, Gale 11, North 10, Short 10, Bond 6, Stanton 10, Mose
6, Wilson 10. Swift 14, Chapin 9, Wield 11, Bennett 7, Conant6, Her-
rick 8, West 8, Archibald 9, Peabody 6, Jones 10, Lewis 5, Russell
&. ‘The winners in the sweepstakes matches were as follows: Six
bluerocks, Stanton, Casey and Baxter; 6 bluerocks, Casey and
Leon; 6 clay-pigeons, Stanton and Baxter; 6 macombers, Leon,
Stanton and Bradbury; 6 bluerocks, Choate, Short and Moore; 6
clay-pigeons, Blake} 3pairs clay-pigeons, Blake, Bond and Stan-
ton; 9 bluerocks, Leon; 6 macombers, Choate, Leon, Swift and
Stanton; §clay-pigeons, Leon; i bluerocks, Perry, Snow and Jones;
7 bluerocks, Moore, Casey and Swift; 6 macombers, Swift, Choate
and Stanton.
LARCHMONT, N. Y., March 6.—The members of the Larch-
mont ¥Y.C. and their guests had a good day aii the trap to-day.
Two events were shot, as follows: } z ;
First cup, entrance $5; duplicate entries allowed; 5 birds, handi-
cap rise; ties, miss and out: 10 entries.
W_A Brokaw (27yds,)....11111—5 A W Mott (25)............ 0111 —3
GWeColt (28)... ee 10-4 W A Brokaw (27). ..-...- 1010 —2
© W Colt (28).. ---,--,L011 —3 Jas Kent (25),............1100 —2
A W Mott (25)..... .....- 0ll1 —3 Alex Taylor, Jr (29)...... 1100 —2
Alex Taylor, Jr (29)...,..1110 —8 Jas Kent (24),............- 10 —2
Second cup, entrance $5each; duplicate entries allowed; 3 birds,
handicap rise; miss and out; 9 entries.
Alex Taylor, Jr (29)..,,.111711-6 C W Colt (28(............ 11110—4
ELR Stewart (25).,....111110—5 W A Brokaw (28). ...... 1110-3
g
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FOREST AND STREAM.
BALTIMORE, March 6.—The Baltimore Gun Club held a shoot-
ing match at their grounds in Acton’s Park to-day. The high
wind rendered the shooting difficult, but the scores made by the
marksmen were exceptionally good, The shooting was confined
fo the Keystone targets thrown from five traps, Over 1,000 of the
clay targets were shot at. During the match Mr. Wm. Linthicum
accidentally shot Mr, A. C. Chase, who had gone to the lowerend
of the grounds to watch a couple of the shooters who were after
some crows in an adjoining field, and was over 100yds. from the
shooting stand when Mr, Linthicum shot at a target, A moment
after the gun cracked Mr, Chase was seen to raise his hand to his
neck, and, returning to the score, he said he had been shot. The
distance saved a bad wound, though it was somewhat painful.
Both men ave in the gun business. The best shooting of the day
was that by Mr, BE, Cleveland, who broke five consecutive pairs of
double birds with a 16-bore gun, standing I8yds. from the traps.
Wiye matches were shot by two teams of the club, with the fol-
lowing result. Hach shooter fired at 6 birds;
th it. Sretch zi ees 3. Match 4, Match 5.
la kevihbel?}95 90 Abarateeet bo 4 4
ID Leulsh gore beset ts no yor ks 4 5 5 5
EAD. TEP pee eben renee 4 4 § 4 4
Linthicum... .......... 3 4 4 4 4
ERAGE asses oer 3 4 6 4 5
BUD rake & eyo elon ae 4 8 5 4 4
22 24 29 25 26
The losing team were Messrs, Williar, Melone, Williams, Pilson
and King, and were beaten bya few birds only. Four matches
at double birds were shot by Cleveland and Hefline, Cleveland
winning four and Hefline one match. In two single shoots at 6
birds each, Cleveland broke 11, King 8 and Linthicum 10.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 3—The Rod and Gun Club held
their monthly medal shoot to-day at Prospect Park. The at-
tendance was rather light for this wide-awake club. The shoot
was at bluerocks, 80 singles and 10 pairsof doubles. The following
is the score:
Briftonerycehrsrcereeeenbele- ce tan 101011111111910119111101171111—26
Ol Ui 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 10—15—41
Birdies ves aera: oe tt eee 011011111101111110010111011100—21
11 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 11 01—15—36
WV Gl Ker. S33) aaj tocajse dee -Sbis: pH 011010111100111001101111110111—21
10 10 01 11 10 01 10 10 10 11-1233
SBE CbbAL tH OoobeuboT bbtcoude 111110100101010111001191011111—21
11 01 10 10 11 10 11 10 00 00-11-32
Wiiitregaenciey cee ce Pea ates scien 001060101010101001110101111101—16
60 00.01 01 00 10 11 00 11 10— 8—?a4
SPRINGFIELD, N. J., March 8,— A live bird shoot was held at
the grounds of the Union Gun Club at Springfield to-day, and a
select party of crack shots were kept busy from 10 A. M, until
near dark. O. M. Hedden, of Newark; A. B. Hedden, of East
Orange; W. H. Green, of Kearny; M. FP. Lindsley and Mr. Post, of
Hoboken; J. L. Smith, of Hackettstown, and J. Riggets, of Rocka-
Way, were inthe party. The birds were an extra good lot, even
for these grounds, where the birds are always flyers. Neverthe-
less the scores were fully up to the average. The number of
pines shot at and the number killed by each contestant was as
elow!
Shotat. Killed. Shotat. Killed,
ED Miller...._... 58 48 BPOSth ac. uarssey ses 27 15
CM Hedden...... 48 35 Lindsley. ..,....-- 18 13
A B Hedden...... 40 81 Miggett. 02. 13 12
W H Green.......50 36 J Ll. Smith........ 4 10
Freeman,.....-....40 m2 Conover...,...... 18 13
GREENFIELD, Ia., March 7.—Greenfield Gun Club match at
bluerocks, 10 singles and 5 doubles, 15 and 18yds. rise, shot under
national rules, Gun Club badge prize:
Pgh EaeKAOEGS cea Sey saa tipi cee ODT 011 00 09 10 11 01—11
Wm Scholes............ La Sa easne gad 0101011100 10 11 10 10 00—10
W E Chamberlain .....-.-.. ccc.es 0101310111 11 10 10 10 11—14
GoT Punters) sh shesebeee se sebees hts 0100116100 00 00 10 10 00U— 6
Walter Scholes...............20000 0. 0001010100 00 00 00 00 O1— 4
Bertie wilie clinch tasks Saks ts te 1017110111 10 10 16 10 10—13
The Greenfield Gun Club has its regular shoots for the Gun
Club badge the first Thursday in every month. The badge re-
mains the property of the club until some member holds it 12
consecutive months, when it becomes his personal property. At
this contest the day was cold and windy, which accounts for the
poor marksmanship.
PATERSON, N. J., March 9.—Paterson City Rod and Gun Club,
Good birds, very strong wind in their fayor. Mateh at live pig-
eons, ground trap, 2lyds. rise, 80yds. bound, shot under old Long
Island rules, $25 first, $15 second;
J Welcher........,...J01100110—4 Wm Smith.........,.110111110—7
SPW cnet ect te 110110101—6_R Bustard,,...., -.... 001111011—6
Owing to sisapoe nener in birds we were unable to hold a large
siveep as we had expected to do. Smith won first. $25; no birds
for Bustard and Hill to shoot off ties; divided second money, $15.
‘Birds from one basket, boy picked up on ground for trapper,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 9,—The Gloucester Gun Club and
the Mt. Vernon Gun Club shot 4 friendly match at clay-pigeons,
resulting in the success of the latter by four birds. It was a very
close, interesting and exciting contest Ten men on aside at 10
pings ete phe totals stood: Gloucester Gun Club 78, Mt. Vernon
un Club 77.
NO MONEY STAKES,—The Allegheny (Pa.) Gun Club has
decided to discountenance shooting for money prizes. Medals
and other articles will be offered for competition, but no money
sweepstakes will take place on the grounds of the new club.
BERGEN POINT, March 9.—On the grounds of the New Jersey
Athletic Club the seventh of a series of pigeon shooting matches
for the club's challenge cup occurred. Hight contestants shot at
18yds. rise, bluerock targets. Witha score of 15 B. T. Kissam
won the eyent. R. Sundermann won second with 14. Five matches
of the series yet remain to be shot, and George S. Virden, Rich-
ard Sundermann and J. N. Bodine, wao haye each won one
match, may tie Kissam, who has won four events. A qualifica-
tion shoot for the club's proposed team was also held. Hight
marksmen participated and the best score was 15.
OTTAWA, March 6.—Being a holiday and away up on the
spring weather list, the St. Hubert Gun Club assembled at the
range and opened a 50 bird sweep in five matches, 10 birds each.
In the first Geo. White, A, H. Throop, P. Trudeau, R. G. Dalton
and VW. J. Johnston shot, and in the following four Dr. A. Martin
stoodin. The pot was $2.50 each. At the close the scores stood:
Throop 42, White 87, Trudeau 37, Dalton 28. Martin 26. The St.
Huberts are at work on the programme for the tournament on
May 24. A team of five will tackle the Boyd tournament in
Montreal this month.
WICHITA, Kan., March 6.—The State championship contest
between Chas, Smythe and William Stancer resulted in a score of
92 to 88 in fayor of the former. The shoot was 50 single targets, 10
pairs and 380 live birds.
CARVER’S SHOOT.—Dr, Carver has posted the balance of his
stakes for the match with Al Bandle, which is to take place at
Cincinnati, March 16, and has announced his aeceptance of the
terms proposed by Budd and Stice, so all three matches will un-
doubtedly be shot. The match between Carver and Stice is set
for March 23, at Grand Crossing, Chicago.
NEW DURE AM, N, J,, March 6.—A lively pigeon match was
shot this afternoon at Danielson’s shooting grounds in New Dur-
ham for $100 a side between two teams of the North Hudson Gun
Club and New Durhams, 10 birds each man, 2lyds, rise, resulting
in a victory for the New Durhams by thisscore: New Durhams—
W. M. Donaldson 7, J. Wollmington 8, J. Hughes 8, C, Wollming-
ton 7, J. Cutwater 9. Total 39. North Hudson—P, Agen 8 LL,
Westervelt 8, F, Grobels 8, T. Hughes 7, G. De Klyne 6. Total 37.
BROOKLYN, March 9.—The Phoenix Gun Club of Brooklyn
held its first shoot of the season at Dexter Park, Jamaica Plank
Road, this afternoon. Nine marksmen participated. Owing to
the high wind and the good quality of the birds, the scores made
were not up to the usual standard. The conditions were gun be-
low the elbow, one barrel only, 2lyds. rise at 15 birds each. J.
Chambers won the club badge and first prize with J0 birds. The
other scores were: D. M Freeligh 9, J. Akurst 9. M. Brown 8, H.
Riutan 8, F. P. Smith 7, W. Hughes and A. Beatty, 6 each, and C.
Lang 5. Referee, Captain Freeligh; scorer, J. Boyle. *
RIVERTON, Conn., Jan. 24.—I cut off several papers Jan. 1
with a view to economy in part, but I find I miss Foresr
AND STREAM too much, so ‘‘here goes again,’”? Send back
numbers from Jan. 1, please.—D. H. §.
ANOTHER ONE.—I am well pleased with the paper and
think it is improving with age and must place it at the
head of the list of journals of its kind that I have seen,—
W. OC. BR. (White River Junction, Vt.). ah
I think I must be one of your oldest subscribers, and ex
press my gratification that your early promise of interest
and instruction is so well sustained and appreciated,—C,
(Franklin, Tenn.).
[Marcu 14, 1889, |
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Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to FOREST AND -
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their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and /
report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are |
requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with —
logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local:
waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport.
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D, H. Crane, Chicago, Ill.
Rear-Commodore—-C. J, Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O. H, Root, Cleveland, Ohio,
Executive Committee—C. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich.; T. P, Gaddis, Day —
ton, O.; T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0, ;
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AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
: Orricers, 1887-83,
Commodore: H.C. RoGmRS............
Secretary-Treasurer: Gro. W. HATTON t Peterborough, Can,
Fice-Com. Rear-Com. Purser.
Central Div..W. RK. Huntington.E, W. Masten,.,.... Fe 3 Be =
ome, N. Y.
Atlantic Diy. W. P. Stephens.....L. B. Palmer........... F. L. Dunnell,
3 186 Jerolemon 3t., Brooklyn.
Eastern Diy..H. E. Rice, M. D....Maxton Holmes........H. D. Marsh,
Springfield, Mass.
N’thern Div..Robert Tyson....... 18.8, Robinson.,.....Colin Fraser, Toronto,
AoE ee Ons for mempership must be made to division pursers, accom-
anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00
or entrance fee and dues for current year. Every member atten
the general A, C, A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses, eee
sent to the Sec’y-Treas, will be forwarded by him to the proper Division,
Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of
the A.C, A., will be furnished with printed forms ot application by address-
ing the Purser.
FIXTURES.
MaAy.
May 27 to June 1. Delaware River Meet, Delanco.
JUNE,
16-17. South Boston, Local Meet, .
Petticks Island.
1%. Puritan, Record Races, No,3, |
a2. N. ¥.C. C. Annual, Staten -
Island.
8. Ianthe. Spring, Newark.
1517. Puritan, Annual Meet,
Nantasket.
15. Brooklyn Annual.
16. Puritan, Record Races, No. 2.
JULY.
4, Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22. Atlantic Division Meet,
10-19, W.C.A. Meet, Ballast I'd.
AUGUST.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
16-30. A. O, A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River.
SEPTEMBER.
§. Puritan, Record Races, No.5. 14. Ianthe, Annual, Newark.
CANOE TENTS AND CAMP OUTFITS.
THE TANTAH CANOE TENT.
Editor Forest and Stream: 2
After reading with much interest the yaluable artieles on
canoe equipment, which haye appeared in your columns during |
the past few months, we haye decided to submit for the benefit of —
those interested the description of a canoe tent, which is the
result of experience gained by several seasons’ cruising, '
Having frequently found it convenient to sleep afloat, it was —
our endeavor to perfect a roomy tent with but small surface ex-
posed to the wind, one capable of being set without leaying the
seat and also wind and waterproof.
The first change from the conventional flat-topped Albany
wigwam was to dispense with the room gained in the angle
formed by the roof and forward end, thus reducing the wind
surface by about one-half, and also saving much material by
bringing the roof from the highest point att right down to the
forward point of cockpit. Then asmall halliard was run trom
cleat on after coaming, through a ring on mizenmast foot, up to
and through a deadeye on masthead and down again to ring at
mastfoot, to which, when notin use, it isfastened by a snaphook.
In setting this tent it is only necessary to hook the forward end
over point of cockpit, fasten the snap hook # to Bpreadey (or span)
B,and hoist. By this means, it will be readily seen, the tent
may be either set or struck without leaving the seat, and withas
much ease when afloat as ashore. Thegreater portion of the sur-
face exposed to the wind is placed so far aft that its tendency is
to keep the canoe in the wind; but as neither sails nor rigging are
interfered with, the dandy may be partially hoisted if desired. The
covered deck aft of the well will be found convenient for stowage,
An extra row of rings (HW H) will make it possible to reef down
quickly in case of hard blow. The material we have found most
satisfactory is 80z. awning duck, from Boyle's, 203 Fulton street,
New York, which the New York Mildew and Waterproofing Co.,
of 180 Fulton street, will waterproof for three cents a yard.
In the after end of the roof—which in the Idlemere is directly
over the after end of the cockpit, and in the Atalanta 6in, forward
of that point—a pocket large enough to contain a spreader, A,
should be sewn, To this spreader a short cord, BB, with a bight
in its center is fastened, to distribute the strain. In the Idlemere
a spreader is likewise run through a pocket in the forward end of
the roof, F, but the Atalanta’s tent is cut the same shape as the
forward point of cockpit, and pieces K are fastened to it, making
it fit tightly to coaming and giving a curved roof. In either casa
a stout cord, 0, is Tun in seam at each side of roof, from the after
spreader to the forward end,in order to support the weight of
sides. The sides, which are hooked in the usual manner at the
gunwale, should have an opening, D, about six inches forward of
the after end of the pit. The forward park overlaps ahout six
inches, and is secured by a double row of buttons, both of which
may be fastened in bad weather.
A mosquito canopy may be made the same shape as the tent,
and either sewn around the inside edge of the roof or, if only
occasionally used, hung from hooks. The sides of the canopy
should be cut sufficiently large to allow several inches of it te
rest upon the decks. A cord, running around the inside edge of
the roof, and fastened to it at about every foot, will be found use-
ful in holding up the canopy when not in use. .
. L. B. PALM@R and J. L. Douguas (Ianthe C. C.),
A SLEEPING BAG FOR COLD CLIMATES.
The sleeni ie DAs shown in the accompanying cuts was made by
5S. W. Silver & Co., of London, the travelers’ outfitters, for Sir
Allen Lang’s Arctic expedition. The idea is a yery good one, and
may serve as a suggestion to canoeists.
THE MAO'S CRUISING OUTFID.
Editor Forest and Stream: |
Ina moment of absent-mindedness about three months ago I
promised one “‘Retaw” (he with the palatial tent, who stows his
coal oil in his billy) to give a description of my cruising kit in the
FOREST AND STREAM. Since then on an average about once a
week he pokes me up with a postal card reminding me that I
have not yet done so.
If the truth were known my present kit very much resembles
“Nessmuk’s” fry pan and an extra sock, inasmuch as it_consists
of two pieces, a table knife with cracked handle and a glass but-
ter dish with a screw top, Not that I was always thus meanly
provided for, but a younger brother taking advantage of my im-
ecunious state one Christmas time, seductively waved a five in
ront of me with the result that my then almost perfect kit and T
arted company, and I’ye never gotten sufficiently ahead of my
andlady to replace it.
Good-natured “Hyla” of our club, with whom I usually camp,
has a kit large enough to accommodate two, and I usually pair off
with him, but he takes it out of me by making me scratch out the
porridge pot every time after breakfast. I’ve swabbed that old
pot with sand, clam shelis, spoons, chips and many other instru-
menis, while the owner of the kit reclines on the beach smoking
a fragrant weed and every once in a while shouts out in a dicta-
torial voice, “That ain’t.the place for that,” as in my haste to get
through with the blessed kit I try to put the pepper-box in where
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the butter dish should go; and so on he’ll keep jabbing in his oar
11 feel jike licking him. .
In pauene the cruising outfit in the Mac the sleeping bag, com-
posed of two thicknesses of gray blankets doubled over and seywo
‘up the side and one end, is put into an oiled canvas bag and slid
up alongside of the centerboard, the aft end of the bag just coming
to the att end of the trunk,
The other side of the trunk is occupied by the dunnage bag of
‘oiled duck, light weight, about 3ft. long and 10 or llin. in diameter,
With sundry small pockets inside it near the top to hold soap and
other small articles that you may want to use without wishing to
‘turn your bag inside out to get them. It is usually partially filled
With au extra flannel shirt, not white, a pair of socks and trousers,
‘soap and bath towel and my never-to-be-left-behind oilers, packed
on top to be handy in case of rain, As the aforementioned duds
only occupy about one-third of the space in the bag a small cotton
bag containing several loaves of bread usually fills the space be-
‘tween the duds and the tie string. ’
__,The tent used is a pyramid shaped article 8x8 with an 8 foot
light bamboo pole, sod cloth 1sin. wide and two large ventilators
hear the roof. Nine iron or steel pins hold it firm where pins can
be used and a few stones around the sod cloth answers the same
Seats when they cannot, .
lmy canoes have had room to sleep aboard, but my experi-
} ence in that line is limited to one night when T scraped my hi
bones on the coamings and otherwise enjoyed myself so muc
that I never repeated the dose, but on the first chance sold that
canoe tent to an unsuspecting noyice who wanted all the fixings;
Ididn’t, so he got them cheap, He's since gone out of canoeing.
The recollection of the only breakfast cooked under that tent
is still quite vividly before me—it was a cold morning in October
in 86. Hyla stuck his head out of his canoe tent remarking that
it was a pretty cold morning to cook outside, so we each lifted
our leeward curtains and tried to make breakfast. I laid out my
cooking kit on the hatches and seat across the deck; had to go
out for water; hump your back, double yourself up, shake the
sand off your feet and you are in luck if you get seated again on
the floor of the canoe without knocking ubout half your jam
pots, spirit lamps, etc., over while doing so, ‘
The water was soon boiling, and shaking in the oatmeal she
was well underway; an appetizing odor being stirred up as the
spoon went round and round the bottom keeping it from burn-
ing. Pretty near done, and blessed if I haven't forgotten the
salt. Turn ng around in a hurry and reaching to the aft hatch
for it, | lifted one knee an inch too high and kerflop goes the
Whole stew in my lap and on the floor of the canoe, Tableau!
It being Sunday I had to swallow all the good strong adjectives
and cuss words that came quite readily, I must admit, to my lips,
they filled me up so that I quite lost my appetite for porridge
that morning, and, by the time I'd gone out and scraped my
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TENTS.
wide stretches of water being too rough for my laden canoe to
livein. The comfort of heing able to sleep in your canoe is un-
speakable. Two years ago there were only one or two of the
cruisers in our club who used a canoe tent, now the exception is
the other way, Last year I got Colonel Rogers, of the Ontario
Canoe Company, to build me an open canoe in which I could
Sleep; this was paaily accomplished by making a deck din. long at
each end and about 2in, wide round the gunwales and doing away
with the crossbars. My canoe is, however, shallow, and would
not do for very rough water. :
Bedding is a difficult matter. Ihave tried several things, but
blanket bags to button along the edges are, 1 think, the best, I
have besides canoe cushions enough to form a mattress, for I like
a soft bed. Rubber sheets I have found most unserviceable; they
tear so easily, and if exposed to the sun they soon become rotten,
I prefer a tarpaulin made of drill or somelight stuff. I haye used
for the last two years an oilskin ground sheet made of heavy
unbleached cotton (muslin). Wet the cotton and paint it with
boiled linseed oil on one side, then let this dry; wet it again, and
then paint the other side, and repeat this until your cotton is
waterproof. The wetting prevents the cotton from absorbing too
mucho. For eating tools I carrya sheath-knifein a plain brown
leather case on my belt. Be careful to have the case made so
long that only about one inch of the handle of the knife is visible,
and let the knife fit tightly. On one of my cruises we all lost ou
sheath-knives from their dropping out of their cases (one case, it
is true, was made of pasteboard artistically covered with hand-
some Jeather and bound with brass, and it dropped to pieces the
first day). I have tried a clasp-knife with a dagger catch sus-
pended by a lanyard round the neck, Jack Tar fashion, but it was
impossible to keep it clean, scales of fish, ete., would get into the
handle and the wet used to rust the springs. Jack Tars always
earry sheath-knives when the regulations of the ship permit them,
I take plated forks (I cannot stand that abomination a three-
pronged steel fork), tin spoons, a folding corkscrew, a can opener,
and graniteware cups and deep plates. There is nothing equal to
graniteware; it is so clean and durable. I have had my plates
and cups several yearsin hard use, and with the exception of a
few chips they are as good as ever. As we live in a wooded coun-
try, we take an axe and cook our food over au open fire. and do
not require spirit lamps. Last spring I thought I would take a
coal oil lamp on one of ourclub cruises. Knowing the treachery
of the brute, I put it in a tin pail with plenty of rags to absor))
any oil that might slop out. We had a sail to our first camp (my
canoe sails on her bilge), and when [ arrived at camp the oil was
in the pail. I poured it back, congratulating, myselt on my fore-
thought. It cooked to perfection. Thenext day lupset my canoe
in a squall,and I carry no more oil lamps or stoves. <A candle
lantern in a tin case which is sufficiently large to hold the extra
candles, is a great comfort. ~
Trousers with a chip and polished them with a wisp of hay I was
ite ready for the next course.
Ere I’é finished the meal I’d reached the firm conclusion that
when I was built they hadn’t calculated on me living in a canoe
tent. These articles may be good enough when you have to sleep
i a swamp with no dry land whereon to lay your bead, but in
the cruising I’ve done on many waters I've always been able to
find a spot to pitch my tent where I at least had standing room,
200m to lie down and move around like a Christian instead of
prematurely acquiring a hump on your back, like an old man of
eighty, by trying to fold blankets on a wet morning in the ordi-
‘uary canoe tent. !
The bed used is soft curled hair in two oiled cloth cushions
about 2in. thick and 30in. square; in making up the bunk they
are hooked together, and when Jaid lengthwise make a good
Soft, comfortable bed. Being oiled they are life preservers. T
ise them ag cushions all day, sleep as soundly on them as the other
chaps do on their fancy air beds at twelve dollars apiece, not to
mention the amount of wind expended each time they infiate
these rubber affairs. : ;
} The tent is stowed under the aft hatch with a small axe and a
lantern. This leaves 5ft. of cockpit clear of all tra pe but the grub
box, upon which I place the cushions and sit. Under the side
deck I haye a couple of small compartments built, in which I
Jearry spouge, fishing tackle and a combination tool. :
The Mac has 3)4ft. of air-tight compartment in each end, no
hatches or frills to them, haye only had occasion to use them
once in four years. when I found them in good order. When you
Wwant them you want them badly,and the more you have the
better youll like it, Besides the ordinary deck tiller I use a for-
ard one placed under the forward deck, it is made of spring
Ateel so as not to take up space, is screwed to under side of deck,
he handle can be worked by the knees when sitting down; or the
Vicet, provided you're endowed like myself, with about i13in. of
them, can be utilized in working the cross bar. Mac.
ToRoNTO, March 7.
P. S.—If this screed passes-the editor’s eagle eye and capacious
pee nar ket; ““Retaw” will be looking for a job poking some one
else up.
ANOTHER CANADIAN KIT.
Hditor Forest and Stream: .
_Mr. Carl Fuller's letter on “Some Cruising Experiences,” and
he other papers that recently appeared in the Forms? AND
STREAM, induce me to say a few words respecting my own experi-
mce in thisline. And first with regard to the canoe. I have, on
jong cruises, generally used an open Peterborough, and have had
i. comrade, but I would certainly advise any one to take a smaller
yoat and go if-alone; unless there are heavy portages to be made,
ind even then it is offen easier to portage two small canoes than
one large one. Above all have your canoe decked. and this for
lwo reasons—first you can sleep in it and secondly you will avoid
much loss ef time, I have lost much yaluable time on account of
!
COLD WEATHER SLEEPING BAG.
_ For cooking a frying pan and a nest of tin pails that fit one
inside the other should satisfy a Francatelli. The outside pail
should not be put on the fire, and then you will not be troubled
with soot. The frying pan should haye a hinged handle anda
case made of duck or sacking. J used for along timea frying pan
with a movable handle, but [found that it often dropped off at a
critical moment. Carry eatables in cotton bags except salt and
matches, which must be kept in tightly corked bottles. I then
stow all the things in a waterproof bag. [use for clothes and
bedding what we know locally as kit bags, which are manu-
factured for the Northwest mounted police. They are in shape
like a bolster with the opening on top coyered with a waterproof
flap; duck sacks treated with a couple of coats of paint are a good
substitute. I also carry a ditty-bag with pockets all round on the
inside to hold tools, eating apparatus, spare tackle, fishing lines,
etc. Many canoeists dislike boxes in a canoe, but | must confess
I like a solid seat for paddling, and there is nothing so convenient
asa box for holding alunchon. I have made a box seat with a.
rounded bottom so that the corners will not damage the canoe,
with a back supported by straps. ASTICOU.
PURITAN C. C.,
ee Puritans are still in the water, that is, when business will
allow, and several members are in active training for the’
petene races Next season, The atmosphere in the house is suf-
ocating, with its load of turpentine and varnish odors, and sails
and rigging are undergoing inspection and refitting. Commodore
Baxter’s new canoe is all sided, in builder Robertson’s hands.
Secretary Cartwright is having a small open paddling canoe
built by the same builder,
The schedule of events for next summer
the regatta committee. It consists of crnises and races filling all
the free days from May 5 to Sept. 29.
" Hate 30. Sailing and paddling record races No. 1, at Peddocks
sland.
June 15, 16,17. Anntial meet at Nantasket.
June 16. Record races No: 2, sailing and paddling, -
June 17. Record races No. 3, sailing and paddling.
July 4, Record races No, 4, sailing and paddling.
Sept. 8. Record races No. 5, sailing and paddling.
Records calculated as at the A. C. A. meets; greatest possible
number of points, 50. Besides the races there are cruises set for
every corner of Boston harbor and bay. Members taking the
cruises scheduled are requested to plate upon the map the ‘fand-
ings, beaches, springs, stores, camp sites and so forth, keeping an
accurate log of everything interesting and-useful to canoeists.
Several new members are to be added to the list at the next
meeting. There are fully half a hundred unattached A. ©, A.
Men in the vicinity of Boston, whe seem to have no desire to join
any club. Saturday pyouiey and Sundays the club house at
City Point is warmed, and all such unattached men are invited
to yisit us, Iver,
has been submitted by
Machting.
FIXTURES.
May.
30, Yorkville, Opening, Oak Pt, 30. Brooklyn, Open, Gravesend,
June 2. Portland, Cruise,
JUNE.
18-20-22, Katrina-Witania, N. Y,
20, Monatiquot, Pennant, Ft.Pt.
3-5-7. Katrina-Shamrock, N, Y, 20. Quaker City Annual, Phila.
6. Monatiquot, Opening, }'t, Pt. 22, Buffalo, Sweep, Classes 2 & 3.
8. Buffalo, Pennant, Buffalo. 22. Beverly,Marbleh’d,lst Cham,
1, Quincey, Cash Prizes.
1, Larchmont, Spring.
13, Portland Annual, Portland. 22. Hull, First Cham.
15. Corinthian, Marblehead, 24. Payonia, Annual, Jersey City
15. Seawanhaka, Annual, N. ¥. 26. Pleon, Club,
15. Lynn, Club, Lynn. 29. Corinthian, Marblehead,
15. Brooklyn, Annual, 29. Beverly,Mon.Beach,ist Opan
17. Seawanhaka, 40ft. Class, N.Y 29, Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
WW. Quincy, First Cham, 29. Hull, Club Cruise,
JULY.
Larchmont, Annual 18. Corinthian, Marblehead.
. Monatiquot, lst Cham.,#t.Pt
3, Buffalo Handicap, to Point
Albino,
lv. Pleon, Club Cruise.
1 nincy, Sécond Cham,
Hull, 76th Regatta.
Beyer ye Mon. Beach, Ist Buz,
4,
4
ay.
4. Beverly, Marbleh’d, 1st Cup.
4. Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago.
4. Buffalo, Open, Buffalo. :
6. Hull, Ladies’ Race, 20.
6. Beverly, Marbleh’d, 24 Gham ) Beyerly,Marblehead, 2d Cup.
6. Sippican, Annual, Marion. 4. Pleon, Club.
8. Inter-Lake Y. R, A. Meet, 27. Corinthian, Marblehead.
Lake Brie. 27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
—. Knickerbocker, 20ft, craft, ay.
_ Ocean Race. ; 27, Monatiquot, Cliib, Mt. Point.
—. Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise 27. Buffalo, Sweep, to Point Col-
10. Pleon Club, Ist Cham, burn.
18. Lynn, Clhib, Lynn, ’ 31, Pleon, Open.
18. Beverly, Mon,Beach,2d Open 31. Hull, Ladies’ Day,
AUGUST.
3, Quincy, Open Race. 17,
3. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo,
8. Sippican, Club, Marion,
Beverly,Marbleh’d. 3d Cham
Hull, Special Outside Race,
50 and 40ft,
3. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup. 21. Pleon. 3d Gham.
7. Pleon, 2d Cham. a4, Lynn, Excursion, Lynn.
3, Lynn, Club, Lynn, 24, Beverly,Mon. Beach,3d Open,
10, Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn. 24, Larchmont, Oyster Boats,
10. Corinthian, Marblehead. #4, Corinthian, Marblehead.
10, Monatiquot, 2d Cham.,Ft.Pt. 28. Pleon, Sail off.
10, Buffalo, Annual Cruise, 3l. Beverly, Marbieh'd, lst Open
10, Hull, 2a Cham. él. Sippican, Club, Marion.
16, Monatiquout, Ladies? Day, 31. Hull, Gham, Sail-Off.
_ Port Point, al. Quincy, 8d, Cham.
17%, Quincy, Ladies’ Day,
SEPTEMBER,
2 Lynn, Open, Lynn. 12. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 3d Buz.
2% Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open Say.
®% Corinthian, Marblehead. 14, Monatiquot, Open, It. Point
4, Butlalo, 2a Class, Buffalc. 14, Corinthian, Marblehead,
7. Hull, 9th Open. 14, Lynn, Clab, Lynn,
7. Beyerly, Marblehead, 3d Cup 21, Beverly. Marble h'd, Sail Off.
7. Larchmont, Fall Annual, 28, Lynn, Club, Lynn,
28, Buffalo, Club, Buffalo.
ABOUT THE LOWER BAY IN A SINGLEHANDER,
H BARING that the fall flight of snipe was “on” and that good
sport might be expected at Sandy Hook and vicinity the
singlehander Useful was made ready, and one bright morning
about the middle of August, not many years, ago, hoisted sails
from her anchorage at Port Richmond, Staten Island, and started
for that well known locality with a nice southerly breeze,
[It may not be amiss to saya word or tiwoof the outfit. The
boat is lott. l.w-1., 18fv. on deck, 5it. Gin, beam on deck, planked lap-
Rupees jib and mainsail vig, built by the writer during his leisure
hours.
I was provided with a waterproof cockpit cover of oiled canvas,
which when laced do \n on the outside of coaming excluded rain,
spray and on occasions some nasty seas, an A tent, which could
be hung from the triced up boom when sail was stowed, and
laced to outside of coaming, a naphtha burner, such as are used
to heat soldering irons in large canning establistments, for
coffee and chocolate, the usual canned provisions and a quantity
of those chip dishes which are used by the grocer in selling butter
and lard (these will be found a great convenience, as they are
thrown away after eating from), a 12-bore (cylinder) Scott gun
wibs. and the usual ammunition, and I had almost forgotten a
most important article—a mosquite bar. Other than these it is
needless to mention the necessaries which eyery cruiser must
CALTY.
Fully equipped then, a rather late start was made, as the tide did
not turn until between 10 and 11 o’clock, and the crew desiring to
stop at Keyport tor a friend, was in no hurry, as that point ¢ould
be easily reached by nightfall. The route through Staten Island
Sound was decided on as being the shortest and pleasantest sail-
ing. Nothing of any moment was observed until the new Balti-
more and Uhio bridge across the Arthur Kill at Elizabethport
was reached, except, indeed, as noted in the log, twe brick
schooners were seen hard and fast aground ona mud teef, thrown
up a tew weeks before by Dubois’ dredgers in cigeing a trench
for a pipe line across Newark Bay, from the Corner Stake Beacon
to Bergen Point, at a point contiguous to the GC. R. k. of N. Js
bridge across that bay, Why these dredgers were allowed to lenve
this ridge of mud and sand, seyeral feet high and seyersl miles
in length, is one of those things “which no fellow can find out.”
itis to be hoped if the schooners were injured, as they were
heavily loaded, they recovered damages from the dredging com-
pany.
The ebb tide through the easterly draw of the B. & O. bridge is
certainly dangerous for vessels going through without sufficient
steerageway, and from what he saw the crew is inclined to believe
a great deal said against the bridge by the Pennsylvania R. R.
people. But then they were competitors and would themselves
erect the same or a similay structure, no niatier how much it in-
commoded navigation, if it suited their interests, One thing can
be said of this draw, it is the widest one in the world. Query—
Why did they not make the bridge a double track one?
After passing this bridge many boats arescen scattered through
the Sound, the occupants of which are engaged in raking or
dredging oysters from the bottom of fhe vhannel, oftentimes in
water 25 to 30ft. or more in depth. These ‘oysters are not fit for
focd, being bitter and acrid, but cn planting for a season in Rari-
tan Bay or Long Isiand Sound waters, become very palatable, de-
pending much, however, on the season.
At Rossville a stop was made to procure some bait, in case the
crew should take it into his head to fish, and to see Wrank, the
genial proprietor of the hotel there, This town, like most Staten
island yillages not Visited by the railroad, isin the same primitive
condition it was twenty years ago, no perceptible change or im-
proyement being made. After the bait had been obtained and an
additional stock of ice laid in, the jib was hoisted and a fresh
start made.
The wind had now hauled well to the eastward of south and
was blowing a gcod breeze, so much so that the crew began to
think he would proceed with more comfortif he had a reef
tucked into his mainsail, His topsail had been taken on deck
before leaving Rossville. He was about taking in his jib and
tying the reef when he noticed on his starboard bow a canoe
whose occupant seemed to be in some trouble. Standing on until
the next board would bring him alongside, in due time the Use-
ful was as close to him as the shoaling water would permit. On
hailing it was found that he, finding his canoe made hut little
headway in beating against the menacing wind and rough water,-
determined on paddling, being desirous of reaching his destina-
tion, Cheesequake Creek, before nightfall; but at almost the first
energetic stroke of the paddle it snapped, and he had narrowly
escaped a capsize, and had some water in his hoat. At the spat
it was impracticable to land owing to the cozy mud extending
some hundreds of feet from shore, s0 he was invited to come on
board the Useful and bailout. The canoe was scon emptied cf
her unwelcome cargo, and her occupant, who was found to be a
native of Passaic, and known to the crew, was invited to finish
his trip on the Useful, taking his cance in tow. This he did the
more readily as the greater part of his paddle was lost, and his
cushions and other articles were wet, coupled with which his_
canoe was better adapted for paddling than sailing, being narrow
and low, with but a small folding board. — }
The canoeist’s traps were soon spread out to dry on our canvas
deck, or rather cockpit, cover, with an occasional lashing to keep
them from blowing away to leeward, and we were under way
again, having lost but yery few minutes. The canoe baying na
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painter or, in fact, any convenient eye or cleat to make one fast
to at her extreme bows, began to sheer in # manner which hid
fair to turn her over, unless something was done. Notwithstand-
ing the protests of the canoeist, the crew finally was allowed to
put a handy brass serew-eye in her nose, from which quarter
lines were run to the stern of the Useful, and no further trouble
was found in towing.
At Sewaren several small boats were met, whose occupants were
taking some nice weaktlish of about 14lbs,, on the low water slack,
At Tottenyille some pectliar craft were noticed at Brown's ship-
yar one of which, the Presto, designed and owned by Com, Ralph
unroe, of the Biscayne Bay ¥. C., we were told, deserves a pass-
ing notice. Of about 40ft. low. length, and say 10ft; beam and
not less than ain. least freeboard, quite a long and rather heavy
overhang, balance rudder, wilh no sternpost or deadwood, yawl
nig or a modification of it, wherein the mizen ordandy, op what-
ever it should be called, except what the builders call it, namely,
the mainsail, is provided with a gaff and boom, she appeared
anite the ideal ertiser for shoal water, being flaten the floor, with
well rounded bilges and very sharp forward, with hardly any per-
ceptible hollow lines. ler run was easy, though somewhat heayy,
and her sheer was Very pleasing to the eye; but withal she had
the appearance of being an improved sharpie, At a later period
this boat was seen outside the Hook in a beat against a stron
wind and tide, when her performance left nothing tp be desired;
in fact, the writer, who wis at the time on a big tug. would have
felt much safer on hor, and if it is ever his fortune to become
acquainted with Com, Munroe he would like to hive a sail im her
under just such conditions, By the daily papers we are informed
that the Commodore bas made the voyage to Mlorid& in her this
winter. Un the sfocks was noticed a fue simile of (he Preato,
christened by ber designer, the Commodore, the Prestolet, we \ ere
told, She was some 34 or bff, long on deck, with quite a large
cabin, and intended for periauger rig, She was for sale. These
craft would have delighted the eye of your former correspondent,
“Loyalty,” judging from his ideal as depicted in your paper, if,
snooty the worthy Commodore and he are not che and the same
old salts,
As the tide would soon turn flood, and southerly winds at this
time of the year go down with the sun, it behooved Us to get
underway again. without delay. if we would make Keyport before
night, having to stop on the way at Cheesequake Oreek.
On clearing Ward's Point the crew wished that he had tucked
that reef in his mainsail he spoke of a while ago, as the fresh
breeze blowing against the ebbing tide made the water rough for
small craft; however, lacing the canvas cover tightly over the
coaming, and putting unfer cover anything the spray would
injure, we let her drive, sitting well out to windward on. deck
seats, and increasing our stability by absorbing in our clothing
guite an amount of salt water, but who cared, not the canoeist,
for he was already wet, and I might say dry again, and the crew
rather liked the bath, having plenty of dry togs below, so begging
occasionally we made fairly good weather of it. The tide beginning
now to run in the sams direction as the wind, by now and then
making a short tack to the eastward we were able to keep well to
windward of our course. All this would be of no moment were
it not for what followed, The bay where we now were was full of
stakes marking ayster beds, and we were kept busy dodeing them
and the puffs; meeting a stake we could not ayoid or aid not
notice we went over it, and heard it scrape along the bottom, hut
being very pliable it could do no damage of course, and no further
attention was paid to itin the endeayor to avoid another, As we
afterward found, however, on coming np astern it caught Passaic’s
canoe and tore jer loose. After getting away from the staked
beds, or “out of the woods” as Passaic put it, we looked hack, to
find the canoe adrift about a mile astern and evidently full of
water.
Uur crew has heard a worlhy dominie say that under some cir-
cumstances profanity, if not too gross, is excusable, acts, in fact,
aS a gutety valye to allow the escape of yile humors which, if kept
imprisoned. disturbs the mental atmosphere and makes a fellow
out of sorts for no end of time.
However, no time is to be lost; so down helm and square away
for the wreck, Approaching if, it was seen ta catch against a
stake fora moment, then break awayand pitch up against an-
other with the water making a clean breachoyerit. If we had to
work carefully to avoid the stakes in beating down, we had to be
doubly so in going before it, in order to ayoid tearing our main-
sail or breaking our boom, J won’t try to tell you how on coming
alongside and grabbing a line out of the canoe, water logged as she
was, she refused to tow, and before we could let go ouranchor we
began to fonl the stakes; at last, however, we were clear, and the
canoe on deck, bottom up, lashed fast, with its stern just clearing
our traveler, our boom well topped up, and standing if not
our course, close to it. Atter getting the canoe on board we
had taken the opportunity to Visit the ice box and quatlfed a
couple of bottles of Milwaukee with the effect of inducing a more
equahle frame of mind. We made Cheesequake Creek in good
time, where the canoe was launched, and Passaic left the crew,
wha promised to stop for him on his return.
Keyport was finally made, but the beat. was tedious against a
head tide with a failing wind. Making fast at the shipyard the
boat and traps were given in charge of an old oysterman, and the
erew started out to hunt up his friend.
“Man proposes but woman often disposes.” So in this instance
Keyport's better half thought fit to present him with a son and
heir on the previous night, and of course a shooting trip for him
was not to be thought of. Passing the night at a hotel, the crew
had about made up his mind to go back, when he happened to
bethink himself of Passaic, who wasan expert shot and a good
fellow, so borrowing a gun from Keyport after breakfast a run
was made back to Cheesequake, Here some canoes were ob-
served, among others that of Passaic. Canoemen it seems were
talking of getting up what they calla “meet” here, hence his
presence on behalf of his home club, with others on a similar
errand, he was not easily persuaded to accompany the cre\y, but
yielded after being told that the mosquitoes were not nearly so
ad at the Hook, and no trouble would be experienced there in
sleeping. This was the fact as far as thesleeping part went, but
the mosquitoes were about equally as bad one place as the other.
Without a mosquito-bar itis folly to expect comfort in sleeping
in these or similar localities on the water near share.
Passaic’s canoe was_left in care of an acquaintance, and
coming on board the Usetul, with a good breeze from the south-
west we headed for the Hook. Up to this time the crew had
rather a poor opinion of the sailing qualities of a canoe, but a
surprise was in store for him; headway had hardly been gained,
when a large Rushton canoe, 16X30, with two good-sized balance
lug sails, ranged up alongside and was slowly, but surely, leaving
us. The crew thought as soon as we got well under way we
would pick him up and leave him, but no, there was no mistake
about it, he was leaving us, so giving the stick to Passaic the
topsail was sent aloft, which enabled us to hold our own, but no
more, and it was not until a balloon jib 18ft. leach, 14ft. on foot
and ¥sft,on the stay, was sent up that we began to leave him.
With this press of sail, requiring u preventer backstay led hack
to the traveler, it was no wonder we began to go by. still on
waterline length he was afoot longer than the Useful. The crew
is pow prepared to say that with wind on the quarter or dead aft
in from a moderate to a good breeze such a large canoe will hold
her own with the average sailboat af her length, and in rough
water is inclined to believe would pass her,
We took in our light sails and tackled the Rushton under main-
sail and jib reaching; on this course we could best her a little,
but in a turn to windward she was simply nowhere. The canoe’s
inferiority to windward, | take if, is owing ina great measure to
her sails; the balance lug for running and reaching may be, and
probably is, all right, but for windward work it is unseientific.
Cheory and practice prove that the fore-and-aft sail with gaff and
boom 18 best adapted for beating—no pun intended—and a modifi-
cation of the periauger rig could no doubt be used on canoes
wherein the sailis handled with one halliard, as is now done on
some small craft, Nothing in the sail line, the crew thinks, can
eyer successfully compete with the boom and gaff fore-and-aft
Kil in windward work. The freedom of moyement of the peak of
the sail causes it when the wind is stronger it move somewhat
more toleeward thaninlight wind. This elasticity is what materi-
ally aids the boatso rigged in “climbing,” and is lacking in the leg-
of-mutton sail. Inihe matter of “going about” the canoestructure
must be always defective, owing, of course, to the lack of weight
and slight immersion, coupled with the wind and water resistance
onthe bull. The canoe, though, is a beautiful and useful craft in
its place, the truth being that many of its cranks claim for it
fos many good qualities, all of which it can not possess in the
nature of things. r re
Bidding the Liushton adie we again head for the Hook with a
favoring tide, Off Port Monmouth quite extensive fyke nets are
stretched, in which many menhaden besides weak, blue and king-
fish ave caught, Perehed on top of the poles were several fish-
hawks, one of whom appeared avery fine specimen, witich Passaic
desired to obtain for stuffing on being told that there was some
argenical soap on hoard, so one of the guns was put in readiness,
some shelle of No, 4 shot inserted, and we waited a nearer ap-
proach. When about 40yds, off our specimen started to fly, being
the last to take wing—bangl bang! and the crew laughs heartil
at the disappointment of Passaic as the bird sails away; but hold!
What does he so gradually descend in his flight for, and sail go
close to the water? he is hit as sure as shooting. Putting in some
shells we haul our wind and soon come again within shooting
distance of him, who again slowly attempts to iy. Bang! Again
ataw convulsive flutterings of the wings and allis still. The
crew speculates on the reason why a bird hard hit in the body
with a charge of shot dies auickly, wherens another with its head
almost blown off and brains exuding will flop around quite
actively fora time, Passaic recalled an incident where in his
barnyard, having occasion to shoot the head off a fowl for dinner
he did not observe some yards further along behind a bunch of
weeds, a favorite layer, the chicken with ifs head off flopped
around and spoiled a pair of trousers for him, while he was stand-
ing aghast at the cruel and unlooked for results of his shot, whose
victim, Jay quite still and dead. The explanation is no doubt
found in the faat that in the one case the lungs are free to breathe
as when the head is taken off, but when a body is shot through
the lungs they fill up, and of course death is instantaneous.
The crew related how, in Sullivan county, New York, he had
shot a black duck which was prompily retrieved by his setter, and
was put into his pocket, but who shortly afterward began to re-
vive, and got quite lively. On examination no blood or marks of
shot were seen, and supposing the bird had been hit on the head
by a pellet which glanced and was only temporarily atunned, he
determined to bring iithome. 1 was found, howeyer, that it could
not fly, was listless and would not eat. Food, howeyer, was forced
down its throat, and it moped along for about a week. At last
time came tor going home, and as it was seen the bird was not
tee although no external evidence of injury existed, it was
killed and cavefully picked and then dissected. It was not until
the skull was opened that the wound was discovered, A pellet of
No. 6 shot had éntered the skull at one corner of the eye, paseed
through the brain fransversely, and lodged in it against the op-
posite side of the skull.
Meantime the fish hawk had been secured with the ever handy
scap-net and hung from the bowsprit until land should be
reached. RICHMOND.
[TO BH CONCLUDED. ]
A&A CRUISE OF THE MONAITIPEE ON GREAT
SOUTH BAY, L. I.
AVING heard many accounts of the Great South Bay, L, I..
including Mr. Robert B. Roosevelt's gravhic descriptions of
the stretch of water, over which he is justly enthusiastic, we,
the captain, steward and crew of the sloop Monaitinee, of Sheeps-
head ay, L, I,, determined to make a cruise upon it, 86 on June
17, 1888, at about 9 o'clock, A. M., we cast oft our mooring line
and with a light breath of air from N.W. glided down the bay,
The Monaitipee is 28ft. over all, 19ft. ]-w.1., 7, Bin, beam and
aft. Sin. drat.
Jt is hardly necessary to state that our craft was well pro-
yisioned. Onr st#ward had been busily occupied up to the fime
of our départure in stowing away beneath the forward deck in-
Lumerable quantities of cans, boxes, baskets, bundles and pack-
ages of all sizes and shapes, until Capt. L., fearing that tie yacht
would be down too much by the head, induced him to stow what
remained further aft.
At Point Breeze, around which the waters of the bay enter and
recede, we landed the fourth member of our crew, who, owing to
business, was nnable to accompany us on the trip. He stood on
1S beach and watched us as we faded away; and how we pitied
im.
Yachtsmen can come and go at will. providing the wind and
tides are favorable, but on this day jhe wind, what there was,
was decidedly untavorable, haying hauled around to south by
the time we reached the point, and the tide being on the flaod
made if an utter impossibility to beat out of Rockaway Inlet.
We stood back and forth for a couple of hours with hardly
enough wind to keep the mainsheet taut, until becoming dis-
gusted with such unprofitable sailing, we ran ashore on the in-
side of Rockaway Beach and went in bathing, iifter which we
had dinner,
We were doomed for the day, as no wind came until late in the
afternoon, and then only enough to enable us to run into a cove
just inside of Rockaway Point, where we anchored in four
tathoms of water. Furling the sails we went ashore in the flat-
bottomed tender we had brought along, and strolled about the
beach until dark. Returning, we climbed on board and prepared
for another swim. We splashed aboun for over an hour, and then
partaking of a light supper, and enjoying 2 smoke, turned in for
the night, and lay listening to the roar of the surf and the
aruaiee hum of mosquitoes until Morpheus closed our eyes in
slumber.
Monday, June 18.—At 3:30 in the morning we were aroused by
the steward, who was always the first one to awake, Faint
streaks of dawn were just beginning to appear in the east. Nota
ripple ruffied the glass-like surface of the little bay around us,
nNo wind, what? Well. we a get 4 breeze later.” Weate our
breakfast by the light of the cabin lamp, and then got up sail, A
faint breath of air was beginning to fan our eheéks us We'ran up
the topsail. Tom, who composed the crew, with the assistance of
the steward laid hold of the cable and brought the anchor under
the bowsprit, then running up the jib she gradually fell away
and began to slip out into the inlet, What there was of the
breeze came from the westward, and we were soon, with the aid
of the ebbing tide, clear of the Rockaway Shoals, and headed
down the shore, rising and falling with the long even swells that
came rolling in from the ocean, _
The captain and steward becoming wearied of such monotony,
added to the heat from the sun, about 8 o’clock got into the cabin
and prepared for a snooze, saying at the same time not to wake
them up until something in the shape of a hurricane came along.
He, the helmsman, had no cause for calling them, but about 9:30
when the Monaitipee was rolling along off War Rockaway, an
the solitary helm man was in imminent peril of joining his
two friends in the cabin by going to sleep, he was brought hack
to his senses bya jerk at the tiller. With a start he opened his
eyes, and found his vessel coming up into the wind, epepeel tee at
the same moment that a light breeze had setin from the south’ard,
Toe yacht now began to leave a mark behind her, and the regular
swish, swish under the bow was music to the ear of the lonesome
crew. When the captain, awakened by the motion of the yacht,
came up through the companionway we were running along in
front of Long Beach, haying just passed Funday Inlet, A grin of
satisfaction overspread his beyhiskered face as, producing his
briarwood, he ramrmed home a charge of “Old oo ant sellevine
aders
the steersman settled down for a comfortable smoke, 1
will please understand that this was our first trip in this direction,
and all we knew of the localities was what we could get from the
charts we had provided ourselves with, togenee wit
formation gathered from other sources, 50 ;
break for Jones Inlet we took the wrong course, and came within
) a little in-:
hat when we made a
an ace of getting on toa shoal. As It waa we went about in th
breakers, and stood off shore for. a half mile, then perceiving 3
row of stakes further east we understood our situation. We hac
started to goin ta the westward of the first stakes, whereas we
Seat have gone between the first and second rew of channe
marks.
Seeing our course clear we squared away for the inlet. The
wind had freshened considerably, and il was now blowing a gop
whole sail breeze, Away we scudded, one minute perched high’
upon an immense wave and the next in a watery gulf, while al
towering roller comes rushing at us from astern as though if}
would swallow ua up, But the gallant Monaitipee rises grace-
fully on its crest, and shoots away like an arrow from a bow. tiny
a few minntes we entered the mouth of a creek and turned!
sharply to the left, Continuing on for a short distance in #
westerly direction, the creek makes another turn to the north,
ward. We followed: the course of the stream, passing quite a)
number of boats, the occupants of which gazed at us curiously,
knowing, no doubt, that we were strangers, Hailing some men!
who were standing in the water, which was up to their waists
and who were lifting a large net into a wide, flat-looking boat
wé inguired which was the way to Preeport, for the creek directly
ahead branched off in several different directions. Being im-
formed we contifued on, while the men in the flat boat, haying
fot their net on board, hoisted a large spritsail and came on he
hind us. We luffed and allowed them to pass that they might
act as ephad and it was well we had some one to show us the
way, or I doubt if we could ever have reaghed Freeport that day,
The stream ran in a Zig-zag fashion, and the channel] was first on
one side and then on the otber, 5
We finally entered a little narrow canal-like stream about 20)
or 30it. wide, and after afew more twists and turns came sud-
denly into view of a wharf. On one side of the stream, which!
wus a little broader here, were a balf dozen great reéls, resting
on posts planted at either end. Around these mammoth spools
were wound the fishermen'’s nets for the purpose of drying.
Several rickety-looking old catboats and sloops lay about the
ereek, and a strong smell of decaying fish pervaded the atmos-
phere. Tying up to one of the piers, we leaped on shore, glad of
a chance to stretch our limbs. It was ahoul 1 o’clock, and we
were beginning to feel the necessity of sating. While the steward
and crew were in search of a grocery store, to get some fresh
bread and some minor articles, the captain took it upon himself
to cook a bluefish which he bought from the fizhermen who
puided usin the creek. It was a very warm day, and when din=
ner was ready we sat down in the shade of an old shed near the
whart toeatit. Wespent a yery enjoyable hour here, altbough!
the surroundings were not of the kind calculated to give one an
appetite, decomposed fish being quite numerous in the vicinity. —
fter a look about the quiet little town we returned on board.
An old man, whom we found gaging interestedly at our yachb,
oad-naturedly endeavored to describe our course through
South Oyster Bay; but he might justas wellhave saved his breathy
for after talking half an hour, during which he related stories o
shipwrecks outside the inlet, part of the history of the town, and
occasionally reterred to a bulkhead that we would come to some
where, once past which we would be all right with a clear sweep!
hefore ns, we knew just a little more than before we met him. ||
As we were getling under way we observed him with his head
hent forward, and a nuzzled expression on his taca endeavoring
to read the name on the stern of our boat, We pega to laugh,
and intormed him that it was an Indian name—the Hoglish defi-
nition of whichis Queen of the Sea, He walked off muttering!
something about putting it on in plain English, and we begat
poling out past the first bend preparatory to getting up sail,
there not being room enough to tack in the limited space. ‘On our
way out we met a large sloop of perhaps twenty or thirty tons
coming in, One could haye jumped to either bank from her deck,
and we only got past her by crowding into a corner where the
stream madea turn in another direction. We wondered if she
could ever get out again with anything but a fair wind. It was
now blowing quite hard from the west. and we soon found our-
selves out on the long stretch of water known as South Oyster
Bay. With boom well off we skimmed along for mile atter mile,
guessing the direction we should go, until we fell in with some
clammers .who pointed ont the way to:Amityyille. Jibbing the
mainsail to starboard, we followed the channel, which made a
curve to the N. #,, and just as the sun was sinking from sight wei
let go the anchor in the muddy little creek which leads to the
town.
The harbor was quite an improvement on the one at Hreeport,
howeyer, and the yiew around was much more pleasant. The}
place was filled with small craft, mamy of which were duck org)
sheak boats. Prominent among the fleet were some fine looking)
cat-rigged boats with very bluff bows, and apparently of light;
draft, which of couree is quite necessary in these waters.
We spent the evening walking about the place seeing the sights.
On our way back to the yacht we stepped into a ‘combination’ #m
store, where they sold everything from a loat of bread to a pair
of shoes, and purchased some ma gaat igs Sa We were thinking
of the Island inlet, and incase the bluefish had commenced tol
come in, we would need some more squids. One thing about this
town struck me Fer ar CUEy, viz.. the number of mosquitoes 10
the square inch. ith their assistance we were yery liyely ini—y
getting on board, and once inside we lost no time in firing up our
lamps, and then the battle commenced in earnest to see who
could stand the smoke the longest. We never found ouf posi
tively, but when we awoke next morning about 3 o’clock we were
inclined to think the mosquitoes had had the most fun. The cap
tain woke us in his frantic endeayors toclean ont the cabin by ¥
the aid of a blue shirt which he was slamming around without®
any regard fox glassware or biic-a-brac. With the coming of
daylight they disappeared to some extent, and when the wind!
hegan to blow hard from the east we were troubled no more by
the frolicsome insects, . .
We got away about seven o'clock, with a single reef in the
Mainsail, and heat through to Babylon, where we arrived about@y
$30 A.M. We were very much pleased with this pretty town,
and spent considerable time looking aronnd at the bandsome
residences.and hotels. The Argyle had not opened as yet, but we
took a walk ahout the grounds which were quite extensive. On
our return we akenped into a photographer’s and had some tin-
types manufactured, and we are indebted to these pictures fo
some of the amusement we had during the remainder of the
cruise. After we had partaken of an unusually large dinner, wel
hauled upalongside the steamboat landing and went ashore for
water. The wind which was still ftom the east had increased §
to quite a blow, and we started for Fire Island with two reets in
the mainsail and one in the jib, but on the seeond reach we shock
out one reef as she stood up splendidly. Ths hay was flecked ®y
with white caps as far as the eye could see, and but fow sailsiy
were Visible, A large catboat with three yawl boats in tow had®
started ont ahead of us but we soon overhauled and passed her.
That was.a delightful sail, with only enough slop to make things
lively, and a food piping breeze blowing, while the sun oecasion-
ally came out from behind a cloud to dry up some of the spray on
the deck. It was nearly five o’clock when we brought Sammis’s
into full view, and a little later luffed up along side the pier inl
front of the hotel. a we
We went ashore and over to the lighthouse, crossing the little
stretch of barren sand hills which intervene. Gnats and mos-§
quitoes swarmed up out of the grass as we Walked along, and we
all started off on a tun toward the stone steps which lead to th
base of the tower. The keeper must have thought we were goin
to take the place by storm, and retired inside for security, for we
walked around for some time before we saw any signs of lie
Finally aman came out of the front door, and we made known t
him our desire to see the mechanism of the lamps and the interiorg)
of the place in general. He hesitated, saying something about it
not being his turn, but nevertheless he conducted us inside. We}
passed through a lone hallway to the circular iron stairway whick
leads up to the lamp. We went up and gazed with interest upon
the wonderful light, a sight of which is so welcome to incomings,
mariners. Our guide amused us by relating several stories cou-—}
nected with the history of the beacon, and told some pretty tally
tales about the enormous number of birds that were killed aanw
ally in consequence of its dazzling brightness; blinded by its ray:
tuey dash madly against the thick lenses and drop to the baleony
or to the ground, one hundred and some eighty odd feet below
some stunned and others killed, Remunerating the guide, which
he delicately hinted was customary, we descended and returne
to our ship, We anchored off a short distance from the pier fo
the night to prevent taking the bottom, for where we had lande
the water was rather shoal. The air was quite cool over her
and we put in a comfortable night, undisturbed by our enemies.
Next morning we were up early, and after a hasty breakfast we
van up our canvas and started down the inlet to have a try at the
bluefish, the lighthouse keeper having informed us that the
were beginning to come in. ‘Iwo or three catboats were ahead o
ns, and we perceived that they occasionally took a fish. Throw:
ing out our squids we began tacking about near the edge of
shoal over which the incoming tide wasrapidly flowing, and wel
soon gratified by landing a small 2-pounder. Strikes were
quent, but injsome miraculous manner they would nearly alk if
thanage to escape just when we were sure we had them wit
our grasp. But in a couple of hours time we had all that we
could conyeniently take care of withouthaving them spoil on our
1980. FOREST AND STREAM. iB
been challenged by Nethla, Nicketti by Allapatta, Rafacla by
wi ‘ D Said, and Mamie by Mr. Edward Prime's fast catboat, to which
‘he fies bg Rae Bet oor ae trip pete in enna OF he has Sey ee a 4 very an eb eh nies A peat These
ptember, when tlh : er and more mmmerous, and | rages are all arranged to come off on Saturday, March F
neh we never’ did, we had sonie and sport later in the sunimer ages afternoon races followed quickly npr the oon
elusion of
E kaway Inlet. those in the morning and attracted a larze number of entries in
ur next port was to be Patchogue and we decided to take ad-
yan breeze that was blowing. Only
the first and fourth classes, a smaller number in the second, and
: : ! none in the third or small sloop class, Besides Nethla and Presto
which we had left anchored in | the starters in the first class were thé S9ft. sloop Ada, and the 40f,
sharpie Amy. In Glass 2 Allapatta had only the 28ft. sharpie
Egret as competitor. Class 4 showed six entries, five of which
were on cathoats, while the sixth was the canoe Kittiwake, Mr,
(. L, Norton, of the New York C, Q,
ave up the exciting sport, Wefound
=
nds, s0 wa reluctantly
iis end the best part ofa line. We said
JERSEY CITY Y. C.—The annual mesting of the Jersey City
we had lost two squi ¥.0, was held on March %, the following officers being elected:
Com., H, B. Pearson; Vice-Com,, Leon Abbett, Jr.: Pres., John A,
Wilton; See’y, Chas. C. Merce; Tréas,, P, W. Hienerias Meas., Gh
L. Winn. A board of trustees was also elected consisting of 11
members, in. whom is vested all the clab property under the
charter granted by the New Jersey Legislatnre. The treasurer's
annual-report shows the elub to be in strong financial condition,
with overy indication of soon having a surplus in the treasury,
HSSHX Y¥, C,—Offiters 1889: Com,, BI. McGrath; Vice-Com. ,
Wm. J, Walker; Rear-Com., P. McKeon; Fleet Captain, W. Hh.
eacetehentss Seo’y, Wm, C. Rothe; ‘ ek Nicest 4 aa eane
2 a 1 x 1 oy 2 + ; ofl. y a) or, H, . Tr
ration at mat tome aeee hag Fe ae pat urine dheentira tite the ee DDS: Tipustacs: W. Hl, Helberies Chae Vetter, #2, Goldsmith."
ant ‘ents, Asin the morning, apalta lisplayed wonder- yf ad Spe ely ah a ° of ‘ nae a}
he mu and ful running qualities, leading the -entine Reet for fveral miles |, LADY EVELYN.—Sit Roderick Cameron, of Staten Island
after the start, Half way to the first mark she was passed by
Presto, While at the same time Nethla and Ada were engaged in
an obstinate Inffing match well off to windward. The order at
the first mark was eae ioe. Allapaitita, Nethla, Ada, Amy and
Beret. At the second if was Presto, Nethla, Ada, Allapatta,
Amy and Keret. In the windward work home from this point
Nethla passed Presto and reached the stakeboat first, but not far
enough ahead to save her time allowance. Asa result Presto
beat Nethla 3m. 22s., with Ada third and Amy last. In the second
ope class Allapatta, having shifted some of her ballast between races
rper and being thereby enabled to do much better windward work
than in the morning, not only distanced her only compatitor
fgret, but held her own with the last of the larger boats and
came in only a length behind Amy,
_ The race for small boats over a six-mile course was made most
interesting by the présence of the canos Kittiwake, which, start-
ing #mong the last, passed one after another of her competitors
until but one remained. his one was the Rena, notably one of
the fastest boats on the bay, and, holding her own to the finish,
she heat the canoe by twelve minutes, the rest follo wing in a jong
extended procession... This race was. made exciting and uneom-
fortable by heavy squalls of wind and drenching rain.
The followite evening witnessed a reception at the club. house,
whieh was fay Se Bn With bunting and hung with Chinese
lanterns and side lights. During the reception, which was
attended by about fifty guests, the yachts at anchor were illumi-
nated with colored fires, and their prize pennants were presented
to the caprains of Presta, Nicketti, Allapatta, Rafaela and Rena.
On the following day Awixa, with Messrs, Asteu aud Anthony
aboard, started for the west coast. Nethla started on a cruise
along the téef, arid Allapatta, Nicketti and Beret started on a
cruise up thé east coast. Col. Norton with his Gande also started
for Key West, intending to make a west, roast cruise,
0. K. CHOBER.
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y, C.
“pas second regular meeting of the Seawanhaka CG, Y, O. was
held on March 9, with Vice-Com, Center in the chair, The
following amendment, offered by Mr, Whitlock, was passed?
“To change the designation ot all classes of schooners, sloops,
cutters and yawls below Olass I. in each sub-division, sothat each
class shall be designated by the number denoting the highest limit
of Lww.]. length in that.class, thus: QOlass IJ. of sehooners to be-
come Y0ft. class, Class IT, of schooners to become “5ft. class,
Class IT, of sloops, cutters and yawls to bacome S0rt. class, ete.”
Anamendment offered by Mr. J. Beavor Webh, to insert after
the words “No person shall be interested in more than one yacht
prec for @ race” the words “in the same class,” was also
passed, . ;
Mr. J. f. Tamas offered an amendment to Rule IX., relating to
crews, proposing to remodel the wording of the rule, as it is not
quite clear in its present form, Soma discussion followed over
the question of further amendments to the same rule, in the mat-
ter of Corinthian crews in the larger ciasges and also the proper
basis for an allowance of crew, Mr. Iyslop pointing out the un-
fairmess of the present method, by whic hy crews are allowed ac-
cording to the length on deck, thus favoring the new yachts at
the expense of the older ones with less overhang, A committee
of three—Messrs. J. ', Tams, E. 8. Auchincloss and L, F. d’Ore-
mieulx and Vice-Com. Center—were finally appointed to revise
the rule and report at a special meeting, to be held as soon as
possible. Secretary d’Oremiculx offered a resolution to the effect
that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to consider
the question of the desirability of changes in the measurement,
Classification and time allowance, with a view to future improye-
ments in the rules of the club. While no immediate alteration of
the existing rulés is proposed, it is considered xdyisable to have a
conunittee which shall give special attention ta the matter during
the coming racing season, and report at the close. The resolution
was adopted, and Vice-Com. Center appointed Messrs. John
Hyslop, A. Cary Smith and W. P. Stephens as members of the
committee, Vice-Com. Center also announced that he would give
4 prize of the value of $50 to the helmsman of the yacht in any
¢jass making the best corrected time in the annual race of the
club. Ten new members were elected.
4
former owner of the schooner Reva, has purchased the schooner
Lady Evelyn in England. The Lady Evelyn id a wooden yacht
designed and built by Wm. Wife, Sr., at Fairlie in 1870. Sheiaa
cruiser of about 90ft, 1 w.1,, 18ft, Gin, beam. and 10{t. draft.
CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.—The schooner yacht Flossie:
owned by Capt. H. H. Williams, of Thomaston, Me., has been|sold
by the Boston Yacht Agency ta Mr. J, W, Hill, of Boston. She is
deft, over all, 46ft. Lw.l. l6ft, beam, 6ft. dratt, built in 1885. W,
Kk. Pryor & Co. will refit her, adding two staterooms,
ICE YACHTING.—On March 9 a race was called. by the Orange
Lake f, ¥. 0, for the Higginson challenge cup for thitd class, but
only the Frigid started, the wind being very strong and weather
cold. She sailed the 10/mile course in 20m.
YONKERS C, Y.0.—Officers, 1489: Com,, A, J. Prime: Vice-Gom,
J. 8. Warren; Sec’y, A. T, Rose; Treas. Haleyon Skinner; Stew-
ard, Thomas FE. Booth; Trustees, J. B. O'Dell, F. A. Righy, J. Fy
Brennan, J. H, Thorne, George Bailey and George H. Kaler,
SING SING Y. C.—Officers 1889: Com., Ralph Rrandeth; Vice-
Com., W. W. Wishburn; Rear-Com., Benjamin R, Smith; Sec'y,
W.. lL. Youmans; Treas., dames Thompson; Meas,, Phihp Sandtag,
4A NEW 40-FOOTHR.—Mr. A. Cary Smith hasreceived an order
for a racing 40) from a New York yachisman, She will be built of
wood and will be ready early in the season.
CAPTAIN'S BERTH WANTED,—We call attention to the
advertisement in another column for a herth as captain of a
steam. or sailing yacht.
SILVIE.—DPhis well-known schooner has been sold by Mr. 0. V
Whitten to Mr. B. F. Sherman, of Boston,
sinsweys to Correspondents.
("No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents,
ay during the two
by the request of
ie E. A. M., New York.—Barnegat Bay or Long Island south
shore.
R. H, ©,—The black bass season in New Hampshire will open
June 15, not May 1, as given last week.
F. F. W.—We do not know the Maker, but you can have a new
set of barrels put in by an American maker,
R. ,, Red Hook, N, Y.—In your tests of pattern and penetration
of shotguns is the distance 40yds. from the muzzlef Ans. Dis-
tance from breech,
W. Hi. G., Chicago.—Where can I get parts of lock of Sharp's
hammerless rifle, model 1873? Ans. They have not been made for
81X Or Seven years, and we do not know where you can get them.
R, 1, L., Philadelphia,—I saw to-day a rifle whose barrel had
seyen bores, each .22cal, and all to be fired at once, making it a
sort of hybrid rifle and shotgun. I do not know anything about
the accuracy of this arm, but it might do no harm to lool into it.
Perhaps some of your readers have used it, Gould we not hear
from them? Ans. We described this arm sonie years ago,
_ wu. J. P., Newport, Tenn.—Please tell me what the difference is
if any, between “chubb” ot *Welshmen’ of the eastern North
Carolina waters and our black bass. Ans. The large-mouthed
black bass is called chub” on Tar River, North Carolina, and
“Welshman” on the Neuse. This bassisfound in the sluggish
waters of Tennessee, while the small-mouthed species occur in
your clear, cold streams.
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PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT.
BASE Bawr.—The Staten Island Athletic Club Base Ball Team
are making arrangements for a vigorous campaign the coming
season, and will make a determined effort to hold the champion-
ship of the Amateur League, which they won last year. They have
secured some good talent, such as Bates, who formerly pitched
for Harvard, Larkin of Princetown for first base, and DeGarmen«
dia, well known as one of the best second basemen in the country,
who will play in that position on the team. Under the Manage-
ment of Mr. Thos. J. Gonroy, well known to the angling frater-
nity, 4 vigorous policy has been adopted, and every elfort will be
made tv keep the Staten Islanders on top, Dates are now being
made for games with all the prominent collece and amateur
teams, and the season promises to be a lively one. They are oper
for engagements with first class amateur and semi-protessional
nines. The Staten Island Club have without doubt the finest
grounds in the country, and a summer afternoon can not be
passed in.a Dleasanter way than by a visit to one of their games.
They will probably open the season about the middle of April.
Po-morrow we were to start on our reiurn, our time being
d. We had seen a good part of the bay so far, and would
more on our way back. We hoped that when we came again
would have more time to loaf around, f .
The nextday, Thursday, we were away about 10o’clock, and with
yery light breeze reached Islip, where we Jay all night, running
to Bay Shore Landing in the morning, where we stopped
ntil noon waiting for wind; then getting a good puff from the
WW. we started off, and in two long reaches, only making a
inch to windward off Babylon, we urrived at Amityville about
clock in the afternoon,
riven out of here at 3 o*clock next morning by our old enemies,
mosquitoes, we began a beat through South Oyster Bay. Arriv—
at New Inlet eaily, we anchored near the Life-Saving Station
htitle to the eastward,and went on shore and tcok things easy
4 couple of hours, finishing up witha swim. After this we got
p sail and made for Freeport, where we arrived about? o'clock.
d dinner, took a stroll about the village, and a little before sun-
ent on board and ran out to Jones Inlet, anchored Just inside,
ay foran eatly startin the morning; but during the night she
6 Goitom when the tide went out, and when we awoke we
nd the steward lying on the flooy against fhe centertuard box,
wving been tumbled out of his bunk when the bnat rolled over
H her bilge, We had to wait until the tide came up, which vecu-
Died a couple of hours, then setting all sail we worked out of the
let and meee up along the shore, having a pleasant trip all tle
». Caught two bluefish off Long Beach. When we headed inta
ackaway Inlet it was blowing hard, and the topmast prevetiter
ays were taken off. With the glasses we could already see our
)tricnds on Point Breeze and knew they had recognized us. Squar-
ine away before the southwester we flew toward our destination,
Ounding the Red Can Buoy between Dry Rar and Barren Island,
ehad to haul on the wind, and the lee deck was buried to the
thin until reaching Dead Horse Channel, then easing away ran
r the Government Cut, which leads into Sheepshead Bay,
assing through, we made a few boards to windward and cast
ichor in the inlet in front of Point Breeze, On the beach we
ere met by our friends, and after a good old dinner cooked on
lore We ran up the bay and made fast to our moorings, well
iased with our trip on the Great South Bay. A,
CORINTHIAN Y. C. OF NEW YORK.—The annual meeting
and election of the Corinthian Y. C.of New York was held on
Mareh 4, the following officers being elected: Admiral, Ghas, H.,
Tweed, cutter’ Minerva; Sec’y, M, Roosevelt Schuyler; Meas.. B.
&. Clarke, Messrs, Campbell Clark, R. 8. Hone, J. Bruce Ismuy
W- Lloyd Jeffries, Horace Kelly and Jas, W. Pryor were elected
as active members, and Capt. Henry Erbin, U. 8. N., Capt. Theo,
BP. Kane, U.S, N., Messrs. Edward Burgess, A. Gary Smith, J,
Beavor Webb and Lieut. J.C. Moley, U.S. N. (Com. Dorchester
Y. C.), were elected as honorary members, There is now a long
list of applications for.membership, The clubis preparing for
am active racing season, and in addition to refular regattas, pro-
poses to.sail open races for small craft over a course on the
Upper Bay, in full view from the club house. The model room
of the elub has lately been enriched by the additions of models of
Minerva, Stranger, Clara, Ileen, Wenonah, Surf, Ulidia, Delyyn,
Petrel, Mayflower, Oriya, Yampa and Galatea,
THE NEW YORK YACHT RACING ASSOCIATTION—On
March & the second preliminary meeting of the New York ¥. R. A.
was held at the Gilsey House, with Mr. Petersen, Yonkers C. Y.
C,, in the chair, the following clubs being represented: Brooklyn,
Columbia, Jersey City, Newark, New Jersey, Sin Sing, Staten
Island Athletic, Tappan Zee, Williamsburg and Yonkers Corin-
thian. The formal organization was completed and the follow-
ing officers elected: Pres., Com, Prime, Yonkers C, Y. C,: Vice-
Pres., EF, W.Pangborn, Jersey City Y. C.; Treas., R. 1. MeMurray,
Staten Island Athletic Association (yachting department): Sec.,
eo. W. Parkhill, Columbia Y. C, Board of ‘Prus fees, C. W,
Voltz, Williamsbure Y. ©.; C. Cameron, .N ewark Y, O.; Hf. B.
Pierson, Jersey City _Y. C.; W. W, Washburn, bing Sing Y.C.
George EK, Gartland, New Jersey Y, ©. The proposed constitution
and by-laws were then taken up and adopted, and «4 committee
Was appointed to prepare racing rules, to reporh at the next meet-
ing, March 1h, -
THE SOUTH BOSTON MOSQUITO PLEBT.—South Boston,
March 4.—Hditor Forest and Stream: The annual metting of the
Mosquito Meet Y. CG. was held on Web. 26, the following officers
heimg elected: Com., W. C. Cherrington; Vice-Com., Jas, Bertram;
Pleet Captain, J.W. Bragdon; Sec’y, G. H. Noonan: Treas. &. C.
Higgins; Meas., C..A, Borden; W. C. Cherrington, G. H. Noonan,
J.P} Bullard Jas. Powers and W.'T. Fisher, Directors. The club
was organized on Aug. 14, 1888, and now has 45 members and mp
even dozen. of boats; there are also 8 mosquito boats now building
or ordered im this vicinity. Our object is to obtain racing for
boats loft. and under, over all length being the racing length.
job aatr the aka Fe te cove aii the ek a, K. reed eae
v : ; x a club house w ¢ built the coming month. The elub signal is a
og to finish. As a result thie peecd a Se of | pointed burgee ISin, by 10in., blue field, red border and white star
e interest of fhe wace in tho next lass way ceiitered'npon | BceNler. Thesectetary may be addressed at Central street,
cretary Kirk Munroe's new 35ft. scliooner Allapatta and Treas- Ys Saket ay 4 2
er de ‘Hedonville's B8ft, sharpie Nieketti, Both boats were | , BUILDING NOTES,—Mr. Grinnell’s schooner will be named
w and untried, their waterline measurements were the same, UI BSLeD and not Acushnet, as reported last week. Tho keel of
beth carried the same amount of canvas, though in the | the new 40 was successfully cast at Ayer’s yard on March 9, and
boner it was divided amoug three sails to the sharpie’s two, |the work is progressing rapidly on the 30..,. Lawley is pushing
harpie had also Gin. greater beam than the schooner. Nick- thewors Ou dav: CR oan exay Marena and oat a bat wy
a : eS AR fe Dee et Gee F not yet begun the rouck or Foster 40-facters or Mr. Owen's 45. aN we = : ;
teal ora Bean ve page et 8 Hepes minutes | Maniquita will. have a hollow becta At Salem, Frishie has | best exposition of real scrumptious Vermont Yankee tall:
head of her vival, aid at the second a good 10m. in the lead, | Planked and decked the McVey 40, and will begin to plank the 30! that has been given in book form, and the Democrat-Gazette
4 this point, however, her hopes of victory were dashed, for | thia week....A sloop yacht, 52ft, L-w.l.and 19ft. beam, is now build-] can give its readers no better advice in this regard than to
auling up for the homeward beat she was immediately out- | ing Basen vor, REC kaa udge Longworth, of Cincinnati, She get it, read and grow fat, <A dollar to the publishers will
ted by the sharpie to an astonishing degree. She outfooted | Will be named Minx. secure it by mail.
harpie on every tack, but the latter's wonderful windward PORTLAND Y. C,—Annual meeting, March 6. Officers and c weer a
save her an easy victory and she crossed the home line 6m. | committees were elected as follows: Com., C. W. Bray, sloop| The FoREST AND STREAM, which is the cleanest and most
Viva; Vice-Com., Geo. OC, Owen, sloop Idler: Meet os R. H.| reliable paper of its kind published, bids fair this year +o
i ahead of Allapatta,
n Class 3 there were but two entries, and as one of these was | Miller, sloop Leila: Sec’ » Chas, D. Smith; Tveas,.C, F. A, Weber; | surpass its records. Besides proyiding for a series of skétcehes
1 mil Meas... Jos, H. Dyer; ‘leet Surgeon, Walter Woodman, M.D. ae. F n.
ualified the event in this class resulted in a walk over for Mr. of frontier life and special articles on Indian life and lore
eacock's sloop Rafaela. In Class 4,48 there was but one | Trustees, Com. ex-officio, Wm. Senter, J. Halli Boyd, Paul R. 4 . sh Ey at 5 fan tat ga?
Peac loop Rat StoveHC a RGpation Geos tateons Com, ex:oficio, HE Duncan, R,| bunting trips and natural history, it will continue its
BISCAYNE BAY Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA.
PHE first regatta of the year, that of the Biseayne Bay Y. C.,
of Florida, which was held on Feb, 22, Was In some respects a
dure and in others a decided success. That it failed to be all
was hoped and expected was chtirely owing to the weather,
h contrary to the established precedent of February regatta,
in this latitude was a “wet norther;”’ that isthe day was
of cheerless gloom whose monotony of light Winds and calms
relieved by frequent squalls of wind and rain that in the
noon settled into a steady downpour of rain and a breeze
seemed to box the compass about once in each five mintites.
e laces were two in number, one started at 10:30 A. M., open
to yachts belonging to the club; and a second called at3P,
, open to all comers. The calms and light airs of the early
orming prevented five yachts from up the bay, that had been
tered tor the race irom reaching the starting point in time to
icipate in it, and alse disappointed many spectators who had
omised themselves the pleasure of witnessing the rega ne
he handsome sloop yacht Awixa, dressed with gay signal flags,
tendered hy her owner, Mr. T. B. Asten, as judzes’ boat.and
is anchored in deep water about hal? a mile ott the club house
Cocoanut Grove to mark the Starting point. On board of her
‘re Messrs. Asten and Hdward Prince, who acted as judges, and
8. Alfred Munroe and Chas. Peacock to serve as time-
ers, ‘The course was from an imaginary line betiycen the
ta and a buoyed flag up the bay, toand around a stake boat
chored in the deep)Ghannel just north of Bear Cut, thence
n the bay to and\around fhe inner ship channel buoy off
Ape Florida and thence home to point of departure, making a
langle 14 miles in length, Of this triangle the first two sides
Teaches and the third a dead héat to windward, +
e start was a fiving one,and allthe yachts entered for the
ming race, though divided into four classes, were sent off
gether, The only entries in the first class were Com. Ralph.
Aroe’s' 4sft. schooner Presto and T, A. Hine’s 62ft. sclinoner.
hla, between which the race was close and exciting fram
BOOKS RECEIVED.
FIELD AND HrpGerow; Being the last essays of Richard Jet-
fries, collected by his widow, Longmans, Green & Oo., London
and New York. Price $1.75. This is a Series of charming essays
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stored mine, and enriched with philosophical reflections and
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for people of cultivated tastes.
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Of ‘Unorr Liswa’s SHop” the Davenport, Towa, Demo-
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the Green Mountain Yankee land who spoke the vernacular
to perfection—with ifs peculiar nasal twang, clipped and
run-together words and its expressive idiom and native wit
so dear to the native ear and heart. Vermont Yankee talk
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knows it when he hears it—or when he sees it written down
the accurate patois that Mr, Robinson so thoroughly com-
mands, Now Unele Lisha was the town shoemaker, and at
his low-browed, unpainted shop his neighbors met on rainy
afternoons and evenings, and talked up their affairs, their
huntings and their iishings in those anti-railroad times—
some fifty years ago. They all had yarns to spin of hunts
and trails, of fox and bear, school meetings, courtings,
turkey shoots and the like—the gossip of a neighborhood,
Mixed with leather, wax and tobacco smoke, and among
them a Canuck, From what was said at these gatherings
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with such skillful touch that to read them or hear them
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Bo wrizck in these races here challenge pennants, their win- | T. - all Chase, C, J. Payrington, Hi, H. York, See’y ox oiioic, men and women of 4 healthy interest in ontdoor recreation
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CONTENTS.
EDITORIAL. THe Kenny
Practical Forest Restoration. Keeping Up with the Proces-
* That Adirondack Petition. sion,
Bits of Talk.—n.
Importation of Pheasants.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
_ September on Big Sandy Bay,
-, The Yellowstone Park.
NATURAL HIstoRy,
Five Days a Savage.
GAmE Bac AND GUN
Adirondack Forest Protection
Hunting the Wild Turkey.
- Shooting Clubs of Chicago.
'
Wildfowl Notes.
CAMP-FIRE FLICKERINGS.
SBA AND RIVER FISHING.
The Sunset Club.—i.
~The Protectors and Pirates.
. Sawdust in Streams.
_ Trout Fishing through the Ice.
The Fly-Casting Tournament.
FISHCULTURE.
Oregon Fish Commission.
. Calico Bass in France.
‘Tur KENNEL.
Philadelphia Dog Show,
-~ Worcester Dog Show.
The Super Spree oe Animals,
St. Bernard Club
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Range and Gallery,
The Trap.
he ae of Traps.
Trap
CANOEING.
About the Lower Bay in a
Singlehander.
Changes in Racing Rules.
Passaic River Cruise.
Canoeing and Boating in the
Northwest Se
The New RK C.C. Rules,
YACHTING.
The New York Y. R, A
The New Yachts.
Cruise of the Orinda.
sere ets and Classifica-
ion.
Cruise of the Leona.
The Racing Prospects.
Club Elections.
Utica, Dog Show. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
PRACTICAL FOREST RESTORATION.—III.
[* the two previous articles, attention was directed to
nature’s own methods of restoration of wholly or
partly denuded forest areas; and to suggestions, firstly,
for intelligent codperation with her, by aiding her in the
distribution of seed, and secondly, by controlling results
by selection of seed of desired species of timber, to be
grown in substitution of those species which would take,
‘or hold possession of the soil, if nature were left to her
own unaided efforts. In the preseut paper we shall treat
of artificial methods of creating new forests or restocking
denuded ones. The term artificial is employed, because
‘on the method contemplated, the seedling trees having
béen raised in seed beds, in a nursery, are transplanted
into the area they are intended to occupy, either directly
from their seed bed, or after one or two transplantings in
the nursery.
The attention which should be given to the culture of
_the seedlings in the nursery, the number of times they
‘should be transplanted, the space and time allowed for
‘their development, will depend in a great measure upon
‘the conditions of the soil in which they are to be trans-
‘planted.. If the plants are wanted to fill up openings in
‘a forest tract, created by the removal %®f a timber tree
here and there, yearling seedlings will do well enough,
_as far as regards their ability to draw nutriment from the
_ soil.under the conditions; but if the soil is already occu-
| pied with a carpet of young seedlings of another and
undesired variety, it will be necessary to plant plants so
much stronger and more developed, that they will take
‘the lead of the plants in possession and dominate them.
Tf it is intended to stock up a bare area, yearling seed-
lings would be unsuited, although it is possible that in a
mellow soil, with a favorable season of alternate showers
and sunshine, they may establish themselves and develop
60 healthily during the spring months that they would
pass safely through an average summer and winter; but
it is never safe to count on eacoptionaly Silas tag ‘cir-
cumstances, and the plants once spread over a field can-
not receive that care and attention which it is possible to
bestow upon them in the nursery, or at least a thousand
plants in the nursery can be cared for by an outlay of
labor which would hardly suffice for half a dozen in the
open,
Plants that have been transplanted two or three times
in the nursery, adapt themselves better to the conditions
of their new environment, not merely because they are
larger, but because atevery transplantation there is arrest
of growth of the portion of the plant above ground, while
all its vital energies are directed to the sending out of
fresh rootlets, until in a plant which has been three times
transplanted, at intervals of a year, the organs for the
absorption of food from the soil are perhaps a thousand
times more developed than in a plant taken from the
seedling bed at the close of the first year. With such
immensely enhanced facilities for the absorption of mois-
ture, and consequently of its food in solution from the
soil, it will survive exposure to drought, which would be
quickly fatal to plants which, having few absorptive
organs, could not take up moisture as fast as it would be
evaporated from its leaves and barkin the sun’s rays, and
which in the absence of that capacity would rapidly
wither and die,
The important first step in planting a forest being then
the raising of nursery stock, a few simple instructions
will now be in place:
Selection of site. There can be no more suitable place
for a nursery than an open spot in the forest, caused by
the recent removal of one or two big trees, especially if
there is water at hand, which may be utilized at need.
In such a spot there is a carpet of dead leaves on the sur-
face, covering a soil rich in decomposed humus, which
is the proper dressing for trees; there is sufficient shade
to maintain the soil moist, with sufficient light to foster
the growth of the young seedlings. All that is wanted
in excess of this is water in case of protracted drought,
and in some regions this is a matter of so much import-
ance that all other advantages may be considered as only
secondary in comparison with it. The nursery must be
made where there is water, and the young plants shaded
from the direct rays of the sum at its fiercest, if water
and natural shade are not to be found in proximity. The
site having been selected, the first steps are the collection
of the seed and preparation of the soil.
——
IMPORTATION OF PHEASANTS.
W E learn that the 100 hen pheasants ordered by the
Jekyl Island Club, of which we spoke in a recent
article on the propagation of pheasants by this club, have
been received at the island without, the loss of a bird.
This is most remarkable, considering the season, and it
is very encouraging to those contemplating experiments
in raising pheasants. We hope it will be tried by others.
The next importation by the club will probably be of
grouse and partridges from England.
The Jekyl Club enjoys an exceptional opportunity in
owning an entire island, sufficiently extensive to give
ample scope and coyer for all kinds of game. Our South-
ern coast affords very few, if any, other such islandg,
since the rest are cut up into different ownerships and
therefore not attainable. ;
The advantages an island presents are many. The
game does not leave it. Poachers and pot-hunters can
be kept off—the banes of inland tracts where attempts
have been made to preserve. Islands are the thing, but
unfortunately they are scarce.
THAT ADIRONDACK PETITION.
publish the text of a petition now circulating to
\ N 7E
the effect that the entire Adirondack wilderness
should be acquired by the State. This is not a new pro-
position. It was discussed in these columns ten years ago;
it has been before the public longer than that. What
reasonable hope is there that it will ever get beyond the
petition stage? The men sent to Albany nowadays are
not the class of men to consider any such proposition
seriously unless there be a job in it, and if they did con-
sider it and devise measures to carry out the scheme and
acquire the North Woods. what reason is there to suppose
thatin the State administration of that reserve there would
not be political jobbery and thievery, in comparison with
which ceiling steals would be as grains of sand to boulders?
No inspired’ vision is required to foretell what is going to
bappen- in. he future with respect to the North Woods.
The work of destruction will go on there. Successive
Legislatures—engrossed in jobs—will shirk their duty in
the matter, and the people will blind their eyes to the
state of affairs. Then, when the ruin shall haye been
wrought, and it shall be too late for reparation, the
awakening will come, Meanwhile let the public com-
fort itself with the thought that the Forestry Commission
is catching deer in the Adirondacks for stocking a deer
park in the Catskills. If the people of the State of New
York will turn ont em masse and chase these deer they
will be quite oblivious of the railroad invasion and forest
destruction of the North Woods, and need feel no worry
over the ruin impending,
a
BITS OF TALK.—I.
ES, they say he is a wild fellow, spending all his
father’s money—and you know there is a pile of
that. He's up to all sorts of pranks, and he makes it fly
fast enough; and.they tell’some hard stories of his esca-
pades. I know he’s wild and all that; but see here, did
you ever know a real true sportsman, one who’s got it in
him, I mean, to be a bad man? I never did; and I’ll tell
you what it is, that young chap isa sportsman, thorough-
bred. I've been in camp with him weeks at a time, and
that’s the place to bring a man out for just what he is
every time, no fail, you'll find him out there: and I just
know that he is a man, through and through, every inch
of him. They may say what they please about his
pranks and his spending the old man’s money, but I’ve
camped with him and I know. He’s all right.”
“You are perfectly correct in one thing, but out of
bearings on another,” replied the Judge. “It is all non-
sense to say that a man cannot be a rascal and a true
sportsman, if by true sportsman you mean one who has
an overmastering passion for the woods and the pursuit
of game and fish; my observation teaches me that a man
may be so intensely fond of shooting that he will steal a
gun to shoot with. But as to finding out what quality a
man is, you are quite right. the camp is the place for
that.”
SNAP SHOTS.
LLINOIS sportmen are at loggerheads over a measure
in the Legislature of that State to do away with
spring shooting of wildfow!. This is a subject on which
there promises to be some lively debate before very much
can be accomplished in the way of making new laws.
Meanwhile the ducks are on hand in great supply on the
waters shot over by Chicago sportsmen, and the boom of
the chokebore is heard in the land,
A lively war is in progress in California between the
club men who lease shooting rights on the marshes and
the shooters who do not belong to these clubs, The clubs
control pretty much all the available shooting country,
they are in earnest in defending their grounds from intru-
sion by outsiders, and have sought to have the trespass
lawsamended in their fayor. The outsiders, who resent
what they claim to beaninfringement of their privileges, -
have banded together in a Sportsman’s Protective A ssocia-
tion,for the purpose of maintaining their rights against the
aggressions of the club members. The conflict partakes
of the nature of a class war, the preserve shooters being
stigmatized as patricians and monopolists, and retorting
that their opponents are pot-hunters and scoundrels. We
have a long communication setting forth the condition
of affairs, and it will be published next week.
Throughout the whole South and now as far north as
North Carolina there has been a most unusual scarcity of
wildfowl. In places where bags of fifty brace could
usually be had not a feather is to be seen this season.
There are no ducks in Georgia and Florida. They are
not in the extreme South. Is it the effect of the mild
winter North? Buteven that hardly suffices for a reason,
as February was a cold month.
Col. F. S. Pinckney, who died in Jacksonville, Fla..
March 19, was a prolific writer on angling topics over the
pseudonym “Ben Bent.” He was enthusiastic in all that
related to his favorite pastime, and enjoyed a wide
acquaintance and popularity among’ his fellows of the
craft. a
This is the time of year when the first bird songs are
heard, and you meet men in the street with angling flies
in their hat bands.
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Che Sportsman Courist.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R, E. Robinson, Price $1.
SEPTEMBER ON BIG SANDY BAY.
HERE are little charming oases in the desert of busi-
ness routine that often stand out in brilliant green
in the memory of those holding a title thereto. Some of
these little glints of brightness to the hard-working busi-
ness and professional man appertain to the domain of
travel and outdoor sport; others may come under a differ-
ent title; but all are characterized according to the tastes,
influenced sometimes by circumstances of the individuals.
It is probably true that every mind desires at times relax-
ation from the fatigue incident to work; and by work is
meant that occupation which requires the tension of
brain and muscle throughout the year. Paiadoxical as
it may seem to many people, that very relaxation may
embody harder mental and physical labor than the
drudgery sought to be escaped. Mark Twain in ‘*Tom
Sawyer” propounds a metaphysical fact without elabor-
ating the reasoning when he told the story of the fence
and whitewash brush, and also when he adverts to the
fact of a man’s climbing Mount Blanc and calling it sport,
but shunning it as the hardest of work when the element
of necessity and pay enters into it. We want rest or
change, or both. The brain that has wearied in search-
ing out and comparing legal precedents and rules, or has
tired from footing up a few miles of ledger columns, will
involve itself in just as severe work in a game of skill
and find relief, and so will the bodily structure borne
down with work find relief in the muscular exertion of
play. But perhaps the best results are obtained when the
individual tastes and opportunities will permit of such
change of action as will equalize the condition of mind
and matter. It is upon the latter hypothesis that the trip
was undertaken which this letter is designed to in part
commemorate,
Big Sandy is the name of a small bay indenting the
east shore of Lake Ontario, although I believe there is an
arm of the lake on the Canada side bearing the same
name. It is about a mile and a half in length by some-
thing over a quarter of a mile in width. Upon the east
is located a little hotel called the Lake View House, and
about a mile south along the lake shore, at the mouth of
Big Sandy Creek, is situated the U.S. Life Saving Sta-
tion. The geological formation of the neighborhood is
peculiar. Separating the lake from the bay isa narrow
strip of almost pure sand scarcely more than 100yds, in
width, with hills of drifting powdered silica strewn quite
60ft. in height, upon which dwarfed pines and oaks
struggle to retain their hold in the unstable deposits,
Upon the landward side no trace of sand appears, but
instead you find rich alluvial deposits which are highly
roductive under cultivation, This sandy belt crops out
or afew miles along the Ontario, making a sloping shore,
hard and firm to walk upon when the spray has wet it
down, but drifting and loose when dry. From the bay
southward stretches a vast rice marsh, thickly interspersed
with wild celery, of some 2,000 acres in area, bisected by
the Big Sandy Creek and its tributary, South Creek,
affording choice feeding grounds for wild duck, rail and’
blackbirds, while upon the outlying flats congregate the
snipe, plover and curlew,
In the late afternoon of a September day, four outers
with their duffle and accompanied by a retriever stepped
from the cars at a small station on the Rome and Water-
town Railway. The party included in its membership a
dentist, an insurance underwriter, a merchant and a
lawyer. They were met upon alighting by a young man
with a black-tinted moustache who answered to the name
of Charley. He had a wiry little team hitched to a
democratic wagon, which looked somewhat frail tor the
safe transportation of the party over the ten miles that
intervened between the station and the bay. But looks
are often deceptive, and after an hour’s ride the Lake
View House was reached with no accident or excitement,
except an occasional collisioh between the canine mem-
ber of the party and the native dogs frequently met
along the route. George Wood, the proprietor, met the
party with a genial smile from his stalwart height of six
feet and over, and in response to our inquiry as to the
shooting, threw a big chunk of ice upon the spirits of
the hunters when he said, ‘‘Now, by Jaky, if you had
come last week you would have found the birds just tco
thick, but mabby we can scare up a few to-morrow.”
This answer was certainly somewhat discouraging, How-
ever, we were not fully acquainted with George. We
came to know him better after the lapse of a few days.
As supper was waiting and our appetites were in fairly
good order, we deferred for the present further conyersa-
tion, aside from some pertinent comment upon the appar-
ently doleful outlook.
Some four years ago Mr, Wood leased this large marsh
tract, and organized the preserve into a close corporation
with himself as president, secretary, treasurer, board of
tru-tces and general manager combined. Having posted
the notices required by law warning trespassers from
shooting on the lands, he laid down one very good rule
for his guests, that there should be no shooting on Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday of each week, and rigidly en-
forced the regulation. The wisdom of this is apparent to
one who has hunted where shyness is a predominant
feature among game,
Upon the following morning while darkness still
s4rouded the shore line in gloom, and mist hung heavily
over the water, our party in two boats of the light St.
Lawrence model pushed into the wild rice, and awaited
the morning flight of fowl. Soon they came in scatter-
ing bunches, not sufficient in numbers to satisfy a pot-
hunter, or the amateur club house slaughterer, who loads
his 10 or 8-bore with all it will stand, and is unhappy un-
less he can killor cripple an even hundred an hour, but
affording shots for a fairly decent bag; and as the sun
appeared above the horizon the marsh resounded to the
inces:ant discharge of shotguns. After two hours of
sport we emerged from the covering of rice and rushes
into the open waters of the bay, and dashed away in a
race for a much desired breakfast, When the inner
eravings of a keen appetite, born of early rising and exer-
cise, had been satisfied, we took a turn out on the bay for
pickerel. Now, pickerel catching doesnot involve a great
display of skill, and, compared with the fascination: of
hooking and playing the gamy black bass or the agile
enough, but when one is ona mission of slaughter he will
find the rapidity of strikes and the size of the pickerelin |
Big Sandy comméhsurate with any excitement to be got
ouf of trolling. One begins to believe the trout and gray-
ling, the bass and’salmon have all relegated themselves
to inaccessible places from the way they have disayp-
peared from waters that a few years since fairly teemed
with them, Therefore it has come to pass that we troll
for pickerel, still-fish for bullheads and, perchance, bob for
eels in waters near at home, and, save the mark, call it
sport (7). There are a good many things nowadays that
depend on main strength and awkwardness rather than
on delicacy and art,
Getting an early dinner, after our sumptous haul on
the trolling lines, we pushed off in our boats for explor-
ation. We could just see from the boat landing the flag
staff of the Life-Saving Station, and curiosity prompted
us to turn in that direction. Rowing to the large sand
flat that encompassed the outlet of the bay, and drawing
out the boats, we started on a tramp up the beach. On
all sides the golden plover and yellowlegs were uttering
their plaintive whistle and diverted us for an hour to the
filling of the pockets in our shooting coats. It was quite
8 o’clock when we reached the station and introduced
ourselves to the captain and crew. Every courtesy was
shown us in conducting our party through the buildings
and grounds and explaining the various apparatus need-
ful in this humane but perilous avocation, Twice a week
they go through the boat and gun drill, practicing the
former out on the lake. The gun practice consists in
shooting a bolt, to which is attached a line, over a mast
gaia on the opposite side of the river, To this line must
é attached a buoy which will convey the erew to aship-
wrecked vessel. Captain Fish informed us that the
present season had been tree from serious disaster, But
he told us how last year a vessel went ashore about four
miles north during the season of snow and ice, and how
the crew battled with the freezing surf in getting the life-
boat to the rescue. Every member of the crew only es-
caped freezing by the violent exertion necessary to reach
the wreck, while several of the ship-wrecked mariners
were taken from the stranded vessel, corpses sheeted in
ice
Tt is but seldom that the regular lake mariners come to
grief, and a proportion of wrecks demanding aid from
the life stations are from the large body of amateur
yachtsmen and single-handers, so-called, as well as canoe-
ists, who navigate the lake with a hardihood coupled
with ignorance of these waters. As an instance of reck-
less cruising, | may cite the passage of a handsome steam
yacht, owned on one of the small inland lakes of New
York, returning from a cruise to Montreal. This boat
ran from Kingston to Oswego one night in September
during such a storm and heavy sea as few of the staunch
lake vessels cared to encounter. True, this yacht was of
excellent model and carried powerful engines; but sup-
pose she had become crippled by some breakage?~ I
doubt very much if, in such eyent, her light spars and
small canvas, if the latter was readily available for use,
would have prevented her from stranding on a dangerous
shore. And I very much fear if her crew were sailors
enough with proper rigging to claw off a lee shore.
Ti was long past dark and the wind had become half a
gale when we left the hospitable quartérs at the station
to return. We hada hard pull against a head wind on
the bay that kicked upa brisk little sea on this small
landlocked bit of water, und our arms ached when we
drew up on the boat landing at our hotel, After par-
taking of a generous supper we ensconced ourselves in
the little barroom among the half dozen other sportsmen
guests present, and over our pipes and an_ occasional
glass of beer became better acquainted with our land-
lord. We soon found that the stalwart proprietor played
a good hand at old sledge and enacted the réle of romancer
with equal credit. Let a party of hunters sit around a
blazing wood fire on a crisp autumn eyening, each man
equipped with a pipe of good tobacco, and you may rest
assured the marvelous will predominate in story-telling.
I recall with a smile a little episode our ubiquitous host
related of the preceding winter.
’You see,” he began, “it is mighty lonesome here im
the middle of winter, when it is so cussed cold that none
of you fellows care to come out and see a body. Well,
one morning my brother, who lives just back up the road,
came over and said, ‘George, let’s go on a fox hunt.” Now,
I would rather go hunting foxes than to a funeral any
day, except one, and thatisa fellow down the lake: when
they planthim Tl go to his funeralif lam notdead. Well,
we filled our pockets with doughnuts and other grub,
took our guns and dog and cut across the pond to the lake
shore. By and by the pup started a track and lit out u
the beach a ways and then swung inland. Now, said I,
[know just where the little critter will strike the bank
again, so we legged it off for acoupleof miles, All at
once we both stopped, for we saw close against the bank
three wild geese roosting in the snow. Lagreed to go
around and come on them over the bank while my brother
was to walk slowly along the beach and shoot if they
tried to fly away. I erawled through the snow for a
thundering long ways, and at: last looked down on them
from the top of the bluff. But they did not stir or even
wink. IJ didn’t know what to make of it. They warn’t
dead and it puzzled me because they didn’t scare away.
Well, Thad the gun just ready for them, so we went up
and took them in our arms and made up our minds they
were about froze and hungry. By and by they thawed
out and we allowed they were about starved the way they
stowed the doughnuts, and so we sat and visited with
them in the snow until -our feet got real cold. Then we
were puzzled how to get them home. We finally con-
cluded to carry them, and slung the guns across our backs
and started. On the first send-off I carried the two geese
while my brother carried the gander, Then we would
change off, I tell you, after we had waded through the
snow for a mile with them it became mighty hard work,
At length, coming to a smooth strip where the snow had
blown off I stepped to rest and put the gander down,
I guess my body and the doughnuts had warmed him
up, for he walked otf clever enough on his pins.
So we put them all down and found we could drive
them along ahead of us until we came to deep
snow, when we would. tarry them over to thé
smooth places and set them down again. Well now,
2
didn’t we have fun, and didn’t we just talk and brag
about the flock of decoys we would have next season’
Lit
at Up
trout ou a delicate line with a six-ounce bamboo, is tame they trotted right along, so we had to step pretty lively
of these birds, Well, as the geese begay to’ warm u
[Marcu 21, 1889,
to keep up, and then we got to laying bets on their ie
Ing. The gander seemed to be a, little spryer than the
other two and I thought he needed weighting down a
little, so 1 took a fur collar Lhadin my poeket and slip-
ped it over his neck, which slowed him upsome. We
were just having a gay old time and had got down the
shore to just across the pond there and had one little
smooth strip to run over before we turned in to come
across, so wé started them up again, and they put out
right smart, and they kept going faster till we had to
run to keep up, and they flapped their wings which
helped them along all the faster, and just as they came
opposite the house over there where we wanted to turn.
in, would you believe it but the ungrateful cusses just.
sang out honk! honk! and went flying away and we
a couple of blamed fools stood and watched them until
they went out of sight down past the station. Then I
tuned to my brother and. said, ‘Well, I’}l be durn!” and
he said, ‘Yes, you be durn’, why didn't you shoot?” Now,
seeing both our guns were tied on our backs, that wasn’t
possible, but Ido believe if we had had the guns in our
hands we were too paralyzed to shoot. And then there
went my fur muffier, a brand new one too, and one my
wife made mé a present of, which did not reduce the ex-
pense any. Well, we just came plodding home here
across the ice, and made a hot tod, and sat and cussed
our fool’s luck, About an hour afterward and whiie we
were trying to wonder how it all came about we heard
a racket among the fowls at the barn. I got up and
went out to see what was the matter, and I hope to die
if I didn’t see that same old gander fiying away, and
there right on the hitching post hung my far mufiler,
a cuss was too honest to steal and had brought it
ac al
As he concluded the story a silence fell upon the party
which was oppressive, Some one whistled a few bars of
a plaintive air, then some one asked, ‘‘George, what be-
came of the pup and the fox?” “Oh!” he said, “the pup
got mad because we left him and went up to Woodville
and hired out to a friend of mine, where he is yet. But
say, mebby you don’t believe that story? Well, I can
show you the muffler, and you can ask my brother when
he comes over to-morrow, so what more proof do you
want?” ‘
Karly upon the following morning we were out on the
marsh distributing No. 6s from our chokebores impar-
tially among teal, widgeon and black duck. But to re-
count the exploits of one day is substantially to indicate
the daily life at the bay. Mornings we shot ducks, fore-
noons we fished for pickerel or anything else that would
bite, and in the afternoons we did some loafing, some
target shooting, or took a sail on the lake, while toward
evening we went for rail and plover and took another
crack at the wildfowl. Upon the whole, we found Bi
Sandy a pretty fair sort of allround resort. Wildfow
shooting is fairly good, pickerel fishing (especially in the
creek) excellent, yachting on the lake pleasurable, and
George Woods’ exisine admirable. The officers and crew
at the Life Saving Station are genial and accommodat-
ing, and number among them some good shots and
expert fishermen, and we found ourselves greatly obliged
to Messrs. Wheeler, Anderson and Williams of the crew
for showing us the retreats of wildfowl among the rice
peraes and the best river and bay trolling ground for the
argest pickerel.
o the tourist-sportsman who loves the rugged grand-
eur of the mountains and the dark recesses of the forest,
and who has the means as well as the time to spend in
casting his fly upon waters far from the centers of civili-
zation, or awaking the echoes of primeyal fasinesses with
the crack of his rifle, Big Sandy will prove tame indeed,
But to the business man residing in the inland towns of
New York, who can spend now and then a day for a
breath of fresh air, and who prefers recreation of a mixed
kind toa plethoric game bag, this little arm of Ontario
will become interesting, There are many delightful
nooks within the borders of nearly every State in the
Union where economy can be practiced with full returns
in recreation and health. How many people there ure
dwelling in our large cities, such as New York, Boston
and Chicago, who read the glowing accounts of sport
among the pines of Maine, among the rugged peaks of
the Rockies and far away Alaska, or the bogs and up-
lands of the Carolinas, who sigh as they figure up the
expenses of such a trip, the tariff of buard bills and the
hire of guides, and then compare the luxurious list of
expenditures with the scantiness of their bank accounts.
Las not address this communication to the man of one
sport. This letter does not refer to him who pins his
hope of earthly bliss upon the rifle or shotgun, the rod or
trolling line, the canoe or yacht, nor the bycicle or saddle,
but on the contrary to that large body of all-round out-
ers who seek health and recreation in which is the spice
of variety, an intermingling of the above sports, within
reasonable means. And to these staunch repre-entatives
of our Commonwealth I say, curtail your beer and cigar
bills and save up enough to take yourself, your wife and
little ones if you have them, your dog,your gun and rodand
perhaps your canoe, fora few weeks’ outing, or perchance
for afew days at intervals throughout the summer and
fallamong the easily accessible places less than a day’s
ride from your homes. I have in my mind’s eye aside
from Big Sandy many cosy little hotels whose menu is
excellent without an accompaniment of prices that seem
to absorb the earth, situated along the lovely Cayuga
Lake in New York, on Buzzard’s Bay m Massachusetts,
adjacent to the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania, and among
the lake landgy of Wisconsin, all of which are easily
accessible to some one of the large cities before referred
to. ; 5 CAYUGA.
' Unete -LisHaA anp Sam Love..—Zditor Forest and
| Stream: Fifty years ago I was a Yankee boy and m
life until I was twenty years of age was passed ami
such scenes and such people as Mr, Rowland E, Robinson
has pictured in ‘‘Uncle Lisha’s Shop” and in “Sam Lovel’s
Camps.” The singular fidelity to nature with which
these surroundings of my youth are depicted makes me
wonder, while the author’s wholesome feeling, his senti-
ment, his love for our common mother fills me with de-
light and enthusiasm. I have never read any two books
which moved me as thesedo. Every Yankee and es-
pecially every one who has been a Yankee but whose
memories of the life of his native state have been dim-
-med by time and distance, must feel a thrill as he reads
these books. I have written very feebly but I feel
deeply about them.—Ex-YANKEE.
Marce 21, 1889.]
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THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Editor Forest and Stream;
Knowing the interest you take in the Yellowstone
Park, if gives me great Bats to inform you that
Congress has appropriated $50,000 for the construction
and improvement of roads in the Park, 7
By the terms of the act making the appropriation,
$25,000 is to be expended upon the roads already sur-
yeyed and in process of construction and improvement,
while the additional $25,000 is to be expended upon the
cGoustruction of a road from the Upper Geyser Basin across
the Continental Divide to the Grand Cation, and from
that point to the Yellowstone Lake and then to the junc-
tion with the road to Cook City.
This insures a complete system of roads through the
entire Park, so that it will not be necessary to retrace
any part of the route as at present, In other words, it
gives to the tourist an entire circuit of the whole Park,
80 that he can visit every object of interest init.
The bill for the government of the Park and providing
for the administration of justice, passed the Senate, as
ou are aware, early in the session, but has been delayed
in the House on account of the opposition of certain Rep-
resentatives. It was amended in the House committee
so as to be practically worthless, and was then reported
to the House and placed upon the Speaker’stable. I was
assured by members of the House friendly to the Senate
bill, that it would be impossible to take the amended bill
_ from the Speaker’s desk, but if the Senate bill could be
_ turned to the House of Representatives.
_ tional Park can ever consent.
sent back to the Senate and then returned to the House,
it could be taken up and passed without amendment.
With this view 1 succeeded in haying the bill recalled
from the House to the Senate, where some immaterial
amendments were placed upon it, and it was then re-
A motion was
then made in the House by the friends of the measure to
take it up for consideration, but Mr, Payson, of Tiinois,
objected, and the business of the House was in such con-
dition that one objection was sufficient to kill the bill. _
Tt seems very apparent that nothing will satisfy certain
' parties except the running a railroad into the Park under
the pretense of reaching the Cook City mines, but in
reality for the BUEROES of peseenee? traffic,
. To this Jegislation no friend of the Yellowstone Na-
In order tosecure necessary
legislation for the government of the Park its friends
have proposed that the Yellowstone River should be the
northern boundary of the Park, so that the railroad from
Oimnabar to Cook City could be constructed without
entering the Park at all.
The refusal of the projectors of this enterprise to ac-
cept this proposition shows beyond question that their
real object. is not to build a railroad to Cook City, but to
' clear, beautiful morning, and as I lazily
build a railroad into the Park. ae:
General Noble, the new Secretary of the Interior, is
familiar with the Park, and from this fact we have every-
thing to hope during Harrison's administration.
G, G, VEST.
UNITED SPATES SENATE, March 1d, 1889.
Batmeal Bisioy
FIVE DAYS A SAVAGE.—l.
NOTES OF A HUNTER-NATURALIST IN THE NORTHWEST,
Toe ISLAND, Gulf of Georgia, June 28, 1888.—I
am sitting in my boat looking out on the Gulf, The
boat is drifting with the tide; it is a
erfectly calm,
rop down with
the current, I pick up my pencil to tell you what a time
Thave had during the last week. As I write, the steady
swash, swash, of the slow lazy gulf swell comes to my
‘ears mingling with the cry of the fishhawk, and the
songs of the wrens and the swallows from the shore. I
‘float over the shoals and a little fish of the sculpin ‘family
watches me with quivering fins and wondering, staring
6
es,
At my left, the point of the island runs out into the
gulf with here a low beach, and to the north, bold, rocky
shores, covered with great cedars and firs, mighty trees
_from 150 to 200ft. in height, except where in one spot a
lone settler has made a clearing with axe and fire.
‘There his log house stands out against the background of
the high, dark forest, seeming the house of a pigmy in
comparison with the great tree towering above it. “The
_ trees in this country make man’s work look puny and
insignificant. To the north stretches the gulf away and
away, until the blue of the waters meet the blue of the
-+heavens and the horizon is lost in the summer haze, A
jlittle toward the east, I.can see Point Roberts dim and
hazy; and just above the horizon on the right stretches
the shoreline on the mainland, the fertile flats of the
‘Lummi River and the great fir forests of the bay, the
home of the Siwash, who dwells here now, as his fore-
fathers did of old, the sovereign of the soil.
Looking astern Isee the point of low trees and the
shining white beach; and there are the still whiter tents
of the Coast Survey party gleaming among the trees.
As the boat drifts down past the point other islands
come in view, and still the boat drifts on, and still Iam
too indolent to take the oars. And have I not a right to
be so deliciously lazy to-day? Ithinkso, AndI will tell
you why. But first let me get out my pack of blankets.
Now I will place them in the stern. So! with my oilskins
and rubber boots for a cushion and my pack for a back, I
can rest more comfortably. Never mind the scorching
sun. My skin is as brown as it can be from a month’s
exposure, and the gentle swell will not disturb me.
When I have finished the story of the last few days, I
think you will agree with me that I am entitled toa little
rest.
For five days 1 have lived alone on these waters and
among these rocky inlets. For five days I have stemmed
the currents of the full moon tides and battled with the
winds and waves. By night and day I have climbed the
I have hung between sky and sea, on a slender
rope suspended from the rocks above, have dug into the
earth on the verge of the rocky precipice for the sea-
bird’s eggs. My gun has brought food from the air and
my spear the fish from the deep for my morning or even-
ing meal. For five days I have lived on my own
resources. As the wild Indian lives, so have I sojourned
among the solitudes. I will tell you about it all, but first
and flew west toward the skipjack rocks.
cliffs, threaded the thickets and tramped along the
_ beaches.
ey words of explanation as to where I am and where-
ore,
First, then, 1am among the islands of the San Juan
Archipelago, situated on THe northwestern houndary of
the United States and east of Vancouver Tsland, The
most northwesterly of these, the Sucia group, are the
islands T have been lately exploring. To reach these the
traveler should tirst go to Seattle, Washington Territory;
from there he may go to Whatcom on Bellingham Bay
in one day, and there he may hire a boatman, or do as I
did—take an Indian canoe and a couple of Indians as a
crew—and cross to the islands. When I was on the
steamer Evangel, the captain, who by the way is very
gentlemanly and obliging, and knows the country thor-
oughly, told me that there was a U. 8. Coast Sanger
camp on Lummi Island for the present; and when in-
formed that Iwas collecting specimens for a museum,
he advised me to go there and see Captain G., the chief of
the survey party, He described him as an eminently
scientific man, and a very hospitable and genial gentile-
man, I therefore hired an fiat canoe to take me
across the bay, and, to make a long story short, I found
Captain G. to be all that had been described and more,
He and his estimable lady made me exceedingly comfort-
able, giving me a tent and quarters for my own use, and
assisting me in every way that he consistently could,
It is supposed by some people that these survey parties
partake of the character of a picnic, But let any one see
as much as I have seen in my travels, let him know the
dangers, discomforts, inconveniences and hardships the
surveyors have to encounter, and J think he would not
wish to undertake their work. Captain G. is a fine
mathematician and a hard worker. I have seen him
working with his instruments all day on the coasts, cov-
ered with clouds of blood-thirsty mosquitoes, wet to the
skin by occasional showers, and returning to camp at
night computing until 11 o’clock on his logarithms; and
this when one eye was almost blinded by the strain of
overwork, and all to Bee his work up to his standard.
A small steamer was kept by the party with which to
go to the further stations, and as 1 wished to go to the
Sucia Islands, | waited here until the work of the party
required a trip in that direction. These island were said
to be of a tertiary formation, and in the sandstone cliffs
many fossil shells have been found. Here, also, I was
told, sea birds bred in some numbers. For these reasons
f wished to visit them, Accordingly, I obtained a flat-
bottomed boat from a settler, with a mast and spritsail,
The rudder was gone, but there was a good pair of oars,
one of which could be used for steering when sailing the
boat. There was also a piece of strong line, some 200ft.
long, which I couid use in climbing. I then took a large
tin box, which I had made watertight for my specimens,
and in this packed my guns and materials for preserving
skins, eggs, etc.; also the case of taxidermists’ instru-
ments, a butterfly net, hatchet, geological hammer, chisel,
etc. Jalso made up a roll of blankets, with shelter tent
and rubber blankets, a change of clothes, oilskin suit and
rubber boots, and this with ammunition for a week com-
pleted my outfit. I did not take any cooking outfit,
thinking to carry enough edibles to last a few days and
depend on the inhabitants for the rest of my sustenance;
but in this T was disappointed.
On a bright morning, just a week agoto-day, J launched
| the little 15tt. skiff, and made her fast to the stern of the
Fuca. After a sail of two and a half hours we came to
anchor in a fine little harbor on the west side of the Sucia
Islands, The captain and his party were off in a small
boat almost as soon as the anchor was down. Away they
went, pulling smartly toward the west point, the man-o'-
war's man giving them the naval stroke.
Joe and I, taking my skiff, spread the sail and followed
at an easier pace. Running the boat on the beach, we
crossed the end of the island, and here found a rocky
cliff studded with the remains of marine shells, These
were imbedded in the hard rock, and, in order to get at
them, one of us had to go above with a rope while the
other remained below. The surface of the cliff, being
partially disintegrated by the action of the elements,
offered no sure footing nor hold. As I walked the beach
below I located the finest specimens that projected from
the rock above, and then Joe attached the rope to a tree,
and up the rope I could then climb hand over hand, and
securing myself by passing the line around my body IT
could cut out the fossils with hammer and chisel. In this
way, and by chipping out what we could reach from the
foot of the cliff, we secured some fine specimens of fossil
shells.
Along alow space of shore line I also found a few
specimens of a dark song sparrow (Melospiza fasciata
rujina), and off the point saw a small group of the black
oyster catcher (Hematopus niger), These took wing
I made a
mental note of this and determined to follow them next
day. Here we came around the peut where the captain
and his men were working, and found that Mr. Garfield
had found some birds’ nests in the earth near the top of
the bank, below the tripod, and in trying to reach them
for me he had fallen down the bluff some distance, I
could see the holes, which were nearly 50ft. from the
beach, near the top of a nearly perpendicular cliff which
overhung at the summit, rendering it almost impossible
to reach the eggs. However, having had a line made
fast to a. small tree above, I determined to try it at once.
Going up the rope, I took up a bight in it which I passed
around iny body, and making it fast I worked away at
the first opening, which I was able to do by reaching
some roots and drawing myself under the edge. To my
delight I found it to contain the nest of the rough-winged
swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis), with seven freshly
laid eggs. The depth of the hole was about2ft, Placing
nest and all in my hat, I passed it up to the man above.
The next hole was a larger one. I sounded it with a
stick for some six feet, and concluded to go above and
dig from the top. Stuffing a coat in the mouth of the
hole I climbed with difficulty over the edge; then diggin
down, found some seven feet from the edge a belte
kingfisher’s nest with young nearly fledged. These we
did not molest.
We now took the boat again, and having eaten our
lunch went ashore at a point more toward the eastward,
where we found many small shells, some of them being
perfectly fossilized, and some large ammonites, which it
was quite difficult to get out in perfect shape. The da
being thus well spent, the steamer prepared to weig
anchor. I found now that my provisions had at the last
moment been forgotten by the steward and myself, and
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R, E. Robinson.
left at camp, I thus had neither provisions nor cooking
utensils. All urged me to return to camp, but as the
steamer would not be at the islands again for some time,
I did not wish to lose advantage of my tow, as the tides
were very strong, it being about the full of the moon.
So I concluded at once to stay and, as Pat said, “tough it
out” until IT had explored these islands.
There are one or two “squaw-men” on the Sucias, and
Indians, wandering north, frequently camp there, I
thought I might get some provisions from them, Well,
Ltook what there was left of the lunch, bade my kind
friends adieu, and having packed my things on the boat,
was sitting with a board across my knees skinning birds,
As the steamer moved, Mr. G., watching me from the
stern, said to the captain, ‘‘I believe that man would be
comfortable anywhere,”
Putting up my little sail, I took the steering oar in hand
and sailed merrily away toward a snug harbor I had
noticed toward the head of the little bay. Here I found
a gap in the cliff perhaps five rods in width and the same
in depth, forming a basin with a sharply- shelving rock
bottom and a beach a rod in width which separated it
from the channel on the other side of the neck, Here
was 4 dead tree some 125ft. long, denuded of its limbs,
which the high tides had some time cast up. Its smaller
end hung out directly over the water, forming a natural
bridge to the beach over the flotsam and jetsam which
accumulates in such places. On the beach ridge grew a
sheltering fringe of young firs, beside which ran an old
deer trail. There was plenty of drift-wood at my feet
for a fire, stumps and rocks were there for table and seats,
and everything was ready at hand.
It is strange how everything seems just made to order
for the convenience of the veteran camper when he
chooses a place to pass the night. I determined that this
night should be comfortable. One drawback, however,
was the mosquitoes, which were there in millions, _ But
I soon had a fire started, and worked without much in-
convenience from these little pests. Rolling a clean log
on the down side of the deer trail to keep from sliding
down toward the water, I cut some boughs from the
young balsam firs, making a fragrant and springy bed,
then crossed my natural bridge to the boat and brought
my bundle containing blankets, rubbers and shelter-tent,
Picking up two long sticks, I sharpened these with the
hatchet, droye one in at each end of the bed, and sus-
pended my shelter between them by the lines, I then
spread down the rubber blanket, the others on top,
egged down the edges of my tent, and tucked in the
order beneath the blankets. Asthe ends of the tent were
of fine, strong netting, I was thus secure from the mos-
quitoes, etc., without any lack of fresh air. J then put
up my sail as a wind break, piled on a forestick and back-
log on the fire, and loading my gun with buckshot, I
crawled into my bunk and slept.
EDWARD How® ForsusH,
ANOTHER SKUNK OF Opp CoLor.—*V. W. B,” may be
‘interested to know that a skunk, similar to the one killed
‘by him in Barnstable and noted in your issue of March 14,
was trapped in West Yarmouth last fall, This skunk
|| was gray—about the same shade as a gray squirrel—and
was the only one of the color ever seen by the trapper
who secured him. Barnstable and Yarmouth are ad-
joining towns, The skunks may haye belonged to the
same ltter.—BRADLEY.
THE BirDS’ ReTURN.—Buffalo, N. Y., March 17,—
Robims appeared in the city very early, the 6th being the
first day on which they were seen, to my knowledge,
During the past week bluebirds, song sparrows, robins
and grackles appeared at the park, and if we have many
more of these bright, balmy ao the birds will come in
force.—E. P. B.
Game Bag and Guy.
Now ready,
A NEW BEAR STORY.
C is claimed by Kit Clarke, who tells the story in his
new book, *‘ Where the Trout Hide:” ‘The Bradstreet
of the forests rated Jimmy Al. A1, as angler, but equally
high as a most euthusiastic votary of Nimrod, and every
effort in his power had been laboriously exerted toward
capturing, either dead or alive, but principally dead, a
black bear. It seems he had promised the pelt of a bear
to a certain estimable young lady of his native heath,
and the adjacent woods had been faithfully scoured in a
vain effort to meet traces of bruin. ‘Traces,” said J imniy,
“traces is what I want,” At last his multitudinous wan-
derings were rewarded by the discovery of a bear’s roost,
a spot where wrsus nightly held high revel. Here they
stealthily met by night, and here Jimmy clandestinely
assembled himself in the open daylight, and deftly con-
cealed a ponderous and murderous snare, quaintly de-
signed to entrap any bear that fondled its unique mech-
anism. Then, as an adjunct to the elaborate preparations,
and as a sort of guide to any members of ‘the bruin house-
hold strolling in the vicinity, Jimmy posted birch bark
signs upon a number of the adjacent trees of which this
is a faithful representation:
r
ho the Tape
“This was enough. The bears saw it, and the young
lady still pines for the promised bear skin.”
RIFLES FOR SMALL GAME.—Editor Forest and Stream:
In my experience with rifles for small game I have used
a .32-cal. rifle. I shot a hawk at T5yds. with a short
cartridge, a woodchuck at 200yds. with a long cartridge,
and it is the thing for chipmunks, red squirrels, ete,—
WooDCHUCK,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
(MarcH 2i, 1889..
ADIRONDACK FOREST PROTECTION.
TICA, N. Y., March 15.—E£ditor Forest and Stream:
Inclosed you will find a copy of a petition, which
is being very extensively circulated and signed in this
part of the State, It is sent out by the Black River Fish
and Game Protective Association, and we are anxious to
enlist public sentiment in its favor as far as possible.
Knowing your paper {o be enlisted in thestruggle for the
preservation of the forests our association, takes the
liberty of asking your support in its present undertaking.
Petition héadines will be sent to any one on application
to the undersigned,—W. E, Woxcort, Secretary Black
River Fish and Game Protective Association, Herald
Office, Utica, N, Y,
PROTECTION OF THER ADIRONDACK PORESIS,
To the Honorable the Senators and Assemblymen of the State of
Wew York: ' if
Whereas, Large tracts of forest lands situate in the region
known as the Adirondack Mountains, or as otherwise designated,
the North Woods, are owned and held by individuals, and
Whereas, the State has no care or control of any forest lands so
held by individuals, and
Whereas, A large part of said Adirondack Mountain region be-
longs to the public domain or is owned by the State, and
Whereas, The protection and preservation of the forests of the
State is both desirable and imperative, and
Whereas, ‘he forests of these Adirondack Mountains -protect
and keep ever full the sources of streams which supply water to
the State waterways, and contribute largely to the proper rain-
fall uver the State, and
Whereas, The forests are the last refuge for deer and other game
in this State, constituting a self-supporting and self-sustaining
food supply, and :
Whereas, The land where these forests stand is undesirable if
not absolutely worthless for agriculvural purposes, and
Whereas, We, the undersigned, citizens Of. ..-.....--0400--5050--1
view with grave apprehension the unprotected condition of these
forests, and foresee with anxiety the dangers which threaten
them: therefore we do respecttully and earnestly pray that your
honorable body will, at the earliest possible moment, enact such
laws as will result in restoring to the public domain the Adirondack
forest Jands now owned and held by individuals, clubs and cor-
porations, and that you will enact such other laws as will forever
protect and preserve the whole Adirondack forests to the benefit
and enjoyment or the people of the whole State.
HUNTING THE WILD TURKEY.
N article in ForREST AND STRHAM of July 5, 1888, re-
lating to the bighorn of the Rockies, made note of
their extreme wariness and what a difficult matter it is
to successfully hunt them; and I wondered then and still
wonder if they are or possibly couid be more wary and
eautious than the wild turkey, numerous flocks of which
yoam the woods in Pennsylvania and other States.
The turkey is, I think, about the hardest game to kill
that is found in this part of the country, for if he dis-
covers a hunter on his track—anda very slight noise
will put him on his guard—he has but to raise himself
on his wing's and soarfar beyond the reach of the hunter,
leaving him staring ab the space in the trees through
which he has passed. Or if not much alarmed, as is
sometimes the case, the bird will lead the hunter a long
chase on foot, giving him, perhaps, an occasional glimpse
of his fleeting form through the bushes at a long dis-
tance, but not a chance to catch sights on him with rifle,
and generally too far off for shot to do more than in-
crease his speed or make him take to wing,
A turkey shot while on the wing with a shotgun—and I
have been told with a rifle, but doubt it—will, even if
hard hit, soar for quite a distance, and, as a general
thing, finally drop in some level patch or thicket of some
sort where he is safe from discovery and there die from
his wounds. Of this I know of several instances, A
friend of mine, two or three years ago, shot a turkey
with shot. The turkey flew off across a large ravine
or hollow to the opposite hill, and the hunter, feel-
ing sure that he had hit it hard, crossed over after it,
‘but it could not be found, though he hunted long and
diligently, Some time after he was hunting about
the same place, and happened on his turkey, one wing
sticking out of a snowdrift, This is the fate of many
turkeys every season, and the reason is that in their wings
they have such great facilities for escaping the hunter.
Another hunter of this place who has been very success-
ful in turkey liunting, having killed three in one season,
shot a turkey while on the wing, breaking a wing bone.
This, of course, brought the gobbler, a large one, to the
ground, when it immediately took to its legs, and, with
the speed of the wind, so the bunter said, put quite a dis-
tance between them before he recovered from his sur-
prise, He followed it for two hours, and finally had to
give up, as it was growing dark, and the tracks still
showed as liyely on the turkey’s part as at first.
A person not well acquainted with the turkey and his
habits is very apt to think from what he has heard or
read, that the turkey call is the greatest necessity in
turkey hunting, and that with one it is an easy matter to
secure a turkey, This is not the case, and in fact it is
very seldom that a call can be used successfully, and
about the only time is after a flock has been scattered
and are badly excited. They will after a while com-
mence calling to each other, and then is the hunter's
time to get between two logs or some similar screen be-
tween the divided flock, Some of the turkeys will be
quite sure to pass near him, when by a judicious use of
his call he may bring them within range. (When I say
‘near? I mean about 75 to 100yds., as a shot at a turkey
at a shorter distance isa rare thing.) It isa great deal
moré likely, though, that when the turkeys get within
100yds. or more of the hunter they will take a sudden
notion to go another way. They have, as we say, ‘caught
on to the call” and are suspicious after being scared from
their feeding grounds. Jf the hunter has seen them at
all he has most likely waited for a closer and surer shot |
and has not got any, but most likely the turkeys have
picked their way through brush and thickets with heads
erect and eyes glancing in all directions, and the moving
into position of the gun, or any similar move, may have
been observed by them and scared them away.
The best time to hunt turkeys is after a pretty heavy
suow—heavy enough to deaden the crackling of the
leayes under foot—when it has cleared wp and they have
come off the roost in the hemlocks to feed on beech nuts
or hemlock buds. The best weapon, I think, because it
is the surest, is the Winchester repeater of any caliber not
less than .82, and the larger the better,
® QOnone of the many turkey huntsI have taken in the
last three years, a party of four of the Wildcat Club, of
-which I am a member, were encamped five miles west of ,
this- place, on the old Springfield, where we have, a
good, substantial hunting cabin, with woods for miles
and miles around it. The Devil’s Tract, on oux north and
| failure?’
An excellent spring of pure water, so pure that to the
taste it is almost sweet, trickles out of the ground not
more than ten yards from the door of our cabin. Add to
this the Springfield trout run, which runs in the woods
back of the cabin and into the Blacklick Creek about a
mile from the camp, and you havea fair idea of some of
the natural advantages of our location for a hunting and
fishing cabin. With plenty of eatables and a jolly set of
campers we generally have a first-class time, It was the
second or third week in December last, and we had been
camped three days, during which timeit had snowed and
blowed almost constantly, and the only game that had
been. killed was a jack rabbit, which Ponto, the editor’s
hound, had given an hour’s chase, and the junior mer-
chant of the party had bagged, On the fourth day (Fri-
day) we arose from our bunks to find that the storm had
abated, and a good day’s hunt might be expected. We
all got ready after a hearty breakfast, which the Doc, our
cook, knows so well how to get up, and started out. The
editor and junior merchant declaring their intention of
taking their two hounds, Ponto and Billy, and haying a
foot chase; the senior merchant thought he would watch
around the deer crossing, and look up things in general;
and the salesman said he was going for jaybirds with his
little Stevens rifle. Taking my double-barrel shotgun I
started out for turkeys. When I had crossed the Black-
lick Creek, and climbed one of the steepest hills I found
myself on a narrow flat composed mostly of beech, and
well adapted as a feeding ground for turkeys. Here I
struck a fresh turkey track which I followed for about a
mile, and found myself in about as rough a place as I was
ever in, an immense thicket covered all over with snow.
The track had mysteriously disappeared; so, thinking if
it had got too rough for the turkey to go through I
wouldn’t stand much chance, I gave her up.
I had seen her once, but she was too quick for me, and
dodged into a thicket before I could getmygunup. She
saw me when I saw her, and after that would every now
and then rise and fly about 50 or 100yds, and then light
and run a piece, I finally struck another track, which
seemed to be a much larger and better one, for the first
was a small hen and would not have weighed over 10lbs.
at the most. I followed this track a piece when another
good-sized track branched on toit. They finally sepa-
rated, and I took the first of the two, which was the
largest, Every now and then I would notice where she
had been scratching for beech nuts, which put me on my
guard, as I knew I could expect to come on her soon, and
LT almost had her over my shoulder so sure was I of get-
ting her, I finally did come on her, and could just see
her tail moving up and down as she would thrust her
head forward to pick upa nut. She was around a bend
in the old log road, along which she had traveled for
some distance, I leaned cautiously around a tree and
took dead aim on her body. The shotgun roared, the
turkey staggered, and Nim, my spaniel, rushed in on her.
But just about that time the turkey seemed to remember
that she had wings, and away she went up through the
trees, Another load of turkey shot did no more good
than the first, and she flew on,likely only to drop and
die in some laurel patch along the creek. On examina-
tion I found that I had drawn some blood, but concluded
that it would be no use hunting for her.
I then went back and took the other track and fol-
lowed it until I came to two wing marks in the snow on
a log and the track ended, By this time it was getting
toward evening, and not knowing exactly where I was,
I thought I had better start for camp. After walking
about a milé and a half, or perhaps two, 1 came to a
farmhouse and discovered that I was going in exactly
the opposite direction from camp, and was about three
miles away fromit. Had I not come to the farm, which
I knew, I would have been in sight of town in the next
hour, I changed my course and reached camp after a
hard walk, tired and disgusted. I found that I had com-
pany in both respects, as after hunting hard all day
nothing of much account had been bagged.
They had been very uneasy about me, as it was after
dark before I got back, and they had been shooting signal
shots, which I had heard and taken for a celebration
over a monster buck or some other monarch of the for-
est, which had been laid low by the sure aim of some of
the party. Or perhaps the wildcats, of which there
were quite a number known to stay on the *‘Devil’s
Tract,” had surrounded the camp and the besieged were
acting in self-defense, P
The senior merchant, who wears far and near spectacles,
had lost one of the glasses and hadn't seen any deer on
that account, We fixed a piece of wood in the frame so
as to bind the other glass in, and this produced much
merriment on account of the comical look which it gave
the senior, and he laughed so much that he took a bad
cold, which required wild cherry tea to break it up.
About midnight a terrible thump, thump, thump, on the
cabin door was heard by all. We jumped to our feet
and reached for our guns; the Doc expressing the idea
that it was a bear which, having smelt the frozen rabbit
and our desire for blood, was trying to kick the door
in, and suggested that we set fire to the cabin and
make our escape in the smoke and confusion, The editor,
who had pulled a blanket oyer his head,and whose nerve
was rapidly returning, suggested that the Doc put the
dish towel on the poker as a flag of truce, and offer the
bear one of his tobies, which, if accepted, would likely
have the desired effect, besides furnishing us with smoked
bear meat. Finally some very expressive language from
the outside was heard, and the opened door admitted a
man, The newcomer was a messenger from the family
of the junior merchant, and had orders to take him home
dead or alive, as his flue was on fire and his family were
afraid to stay alone with it, After loading his game in
the sleigh, and expatiating on the question ‘‘Is marriagea
he took his departure. At daybreak all was ac-
tivity and packing up for the home stretch had com-
menced, At the breakfast table the senior merchant
told a story concerning the only wild turkey he had
ever killed. - It seems that when a boy the senior worked
on @ farm in Ohio, and that every Sunday an immense
old gobbler would come out of the woods and into the
barnyard of the farmer, who was a very religious man
and always attended church in the neighboring town,
taking the senior with him, The boy had noticed the
turkey’s visits on several oceasions, and it seriously
troubled him to think that it always came on Sunday and.
Benner’s old house, and the latter was one of the old Lake
east, is a very heavily timbered and rocky forest, in 3 that he had no way of securing the prize without the
which the deer make, as a general thing, their headquar- | farmer knowing it. He finally concluded to run the
ters, and where the turkeys roost, in, the great hemlocks. | risk and so, when one Sunday mornmg came, he was
sick and unable to attend church with the family. As
soon as he thought they were a safe distance away he
took down the old flintlock musket, primed it and went
out to the barn, where he stationed himself at a conve-
nient hole in the side and thrusting the musket through,
waited for the appearance of the gobbler. He came at
last slowly picking his way across the fields with a gob-
ble, gobble, gobble, which sent the blood flying through
the boy’s veins, and which was answered by the farmer’s
turkeys. On, on, he came until at last he was within
range and the boy could wait no longer, so taking dead
aim he fired, and rushing out discovered the turkey flop-
ping around ata great rate. He finally got it killed and
took it to the woods, where he hung it up, and on re-
turning loaded the old musket and hung itup., The
family returned and were no wiser. The next morning
he was still indisposed and thought he would take a hunt,
maybe he might run across the turkeys. He went to the
woods, got his gobbler, and took it to town, and the store-
keeper gave him a quarter for it. It weighed 43lbs,, and
was the largest turkey he ever heard of. The editor had
killed three wild turkeys, I had killed one, and the Doc
had killed one, for which he paid a dollar and a quarter.
After breakfast and the packing was done we started
out to take a hunt, they to hunt until dinner time and
return to camp where the sleigh would come for them
and I to hunt through the woods home. I was gomg
after my turkeys of the previous day; this time armed
with my Winchester, which i had longed for the day
before; but as it happened I now gota splendid wing
shot for a shotgun and had no use for my rifle at all.
We all arrived home safe and sound and expect to occupy
the cabin some during the trout fishing season and also
next fall, W. R. T.
SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO.
XI.—THE GRsND CALUMET HEIGHTS CLUB.
HE man was nearly right who said of the Chicago
clubs that there is not ‘any one of them alike,” i
is a fact that each has some features of interest nob pos-
sessed by any of the others. It is this fact which has
made the visits to the clubs so exceptionally pleasant, and —
which is the main foundation of the belief that so long
a series of articles may still retain some interest, even for
those not members of the clubs themselves.
Of all the clubs, none has more unique features than
the Grand Calumet Heights Club, and none will better
repay the curious seeker after novelty or pleasure.
This organization, not yet two years old, but already
numbering well on toward a hundred members, is prac-
tically an offshoot of the old Lake George Club, which,
like itself, lies in the famous Calumet region, by many
thought to be the greatest duck country in the West, and
equal or superior, in natural advantages, to the famous
Fox Lake district. The Tolleston, Lake George and
Grand Calumet Heights clubs, are all kindred “sandhill”
or “Calumet” clubs, and lie not far apart in that fayored
region, as a glance at the appended map will show.
Without some sort of map, 16 would be hard to explain
the peculiarities of this singular section of country, al-
though no map and no deseription can place it justly
before a reader.
The main Calumet stream connects Calumet Lake with
Lake Michigan. Its mouth is now built up with the
wharves and docks of South Chicago, Calumet Lake is
feebly imitated by Hyde Lake, Wolf Lake and Lake
George, which lie between it and the big water. It was
in this marshy district, supplied fully with all sorts of
feed, and inhabited by countless myriads of ducks im the
ood old days, that the old Kleinman homestead lay.
einman pere kept the wagon hot, hauling ducks to
Chicago, and if the boys didn’t have another wagonload
killed by the time he got back there was blood on the
moon. ‘That was where the Kleinmans learned to shoot.
Out of this district two more absent-minded streams
start forth, but these run in a general direction, exactly
opposite to that of the main Calumet. The Little Cal-
umet starts out for the middle of the State, changes its
mind over by Blue Island bluffs, where it takes in the
*Peeder” from the “Sag,” and then whirls around four or
five times and wabbles in an entirely drunken and dis-
reputable fashion over toward Lake Michigan, which it
reaches no oné knows where. It passes through Tolles-
ton Marsh, and is the basis of the Tolleston Club, which
has been described in an earlier article, The only object
‘the Little Calumet has in going out into the country in
this way is to getup inthe world. Near Miller station
the Little Calumetis by the Government suryey shown to
be 19.8ft. higher than the Grand Calumet, which is only
three miles distant from it, A canal cut across this neck
—as is the proposition now before a certain improvement
company—would drain Tolleston Marsh dry as a bone
apparently. It would not affect the Grand Calumet
marshes, which are always of just the same leyelas Lake |
Michigan, since they lie right along the shore, and would
be maintained by seepage in some localities, even if the |
crawling current of their main waterway had more am-
bition than it has. -
As may be seen the Grand Calumet, the remaining one
of these three erratic rivers, is necessarily a slow. delib- —
erate, tortuous and torturingly crooked stream. It doesn’t
go inland, and it doesn’t go north, It just strolls off
among the sandhills and pine barrens toward the foot of
the lake, sometimes running within a half mile of Lake ~
Michigan, and then again changing its mind and taking »
a whirl over in the opposite direction. Its general ap-—
pearance is that of a long, crooked valley of rice and |
cane, running between low wooded banks, and stretch- |
ing out from half a mile to three-quarters of a mile or ;
more in width. Somewhere in this winding marsh, hid ©
often by what a poet would call the lush and dank sedges —
of the marsh, creeps the deliberate Grand, 10 to 15ft.
deep in much of its channel, a lake creek rather than a
river, and a darling for ducks.
History does not quite agree whether it was Mr, Lloyd
and Mr. Booth or Mr. Lloyd and Mr, Cleaver who first ex-
plored the Grand Calumet toitsend. The first two gentle—
men were old Calumet Lake habitués,stopping at Florence :
George Club. They bethought them it might be well to ~
seek fresh fields and pastures green, and the result wasan
exploring voyage, which startéd at Wolf Lake, went
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The first camp was made
about a mile below the village of Clarke. From there on
the explorers found themselves in what is very nearly
a complete wilderness. Huge sandhills. covered with
scrubby oaks and gigantic pines, rose up in serrated
ridges, The river meandered and meandered, often
nearly blocked by floating islands of matted vegetation.
At last they got through, and their little craft caught
sight of the blue waters of Lake Michigan, nearly at the
extreme foot of thelake. Fifteen miles up the beach, not
a house and not a soul in sight. Four, five, eight—no-
body knows how many miles back from the lake—and not
a soul or a habitation for one, except the old negro who
was found dead in his. cabin, and the dugout of the horse-
thieves who, undiscovered for months and months, were
finally arrested in Indiana without requisition by South
Chicago parties, and justly, though non-technically, sent
to the penitentiary. Eagles were seen in the woods, and
can be'seen to-day. One night a wildcat came down to
the beach. Wolves are still sometimes seen. The coun-
try is to-day as wild looking as any you will see in the
middle of the North Woods. Picturesque, rough, a little
gloomy and forbidding, a stranger set down in the middle
of it might think it the foothills of the southern Rockies.
It. seemed only pleasing to our explorers, who hastened
to spread their sails, and so sped in their hunting boats
across the foot of the lake, north and northwest, until
they landed at Sheffield on the shore, and so again passed
by means of a narrow channel into the system of lakes
from. which they started.
This was two years ago. This was within thirty miles
of Chicago. No other city has anything of consequence
which Chicago has not also, and Chicago has some
things which no other city has. I submit that thereisno
city in America which. can show so strong a string of
sportsmen’s organizations, and none which has so good
and immediate a foundation for their existence and their
growth. There is no more notable a sporting center in
the country, unless it be that on Chesapeake Bay, and it
is probable that a familiarity with that section would lead
one to give it second place.
Very well, our explorers had seen the new land, and
pronounced it good. The result was the organization of
the Grand Calumet Heights Club, the leasing of 1,500
acres of land lying between the lake and the Grand
Calumet River, the securing of a tidy flag station twenty-
eight miles down the B. & O., and the expenditure of
considerable sums in buildings and improvements. The
club was put on a good footing. Memberships were
placed low, at $25, although none but proper persons
were ever allowed to enter the club. Annual dues were
placed at $5. Bonds were issued, which even now are.
gradually being wiped out by the accretion of funds re-
sulting from the sale of memberships and the paying in
of dues. The membership was limited to 100, and,
although the club is only in its second year, its member-
ship is now seventy odd, being specifically as follows:
‘President, Alex, T. Loyd; Vice-President, J. J. Gilles-
ie; Treasurer, W. N. Low; Secretary, BH. C. J. Cleaver;
irectors, the above, with Wm. L. Pierce, A. W. Harlan,
W. A. Wilde and E.-T, Ellicott. Members: Edward
Adams, S. M. Booth, Geo, Barnard, Jas. F. Bird, W. H,
Beare . E. Baggott, T. H. Ball, Dr. Boerne Bettman, 0.
W. Barrett, ’, R. Bissell, H.C. J, Cleaver, C, S, Cleaver,
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FE. W. Cleaver, W. J. Clark. W.T. Clark, H. EK, Chandler,
Eugene Capelle, John Critchell, G. H. Carlson, C. A,
Cleaver, R, H. Donnelly, F. H. Dahlgren, Dr, L. L. Davis,
E. T. Ellicott, C. E. Felton, J. J. Flanders, J. J, Gillespie,
John Gillespie, W. H. Gill, Oscar Krouse, Chas. Kern, A.
T. Loyd, C. C. Landt, W. N. Low, Harry Leser, John
Leser, Geo. W. Lauterbach, L, J. Marks, K, Marks, Geo,
J. Maillet, W. F.. McWhinney, Walter Metcalf, F. HE.
Moore, Jas. L. MeBirney, T, H. Miller, Jr., Geo, KE. .Mar-
shall, W. Penny, O. H. Porter, W. L. Pierce, James Pitta-
way, E. N. Hurlbut, R. W. Hyman, Jr., Dr. A. W, Har-
lan, H. H. Howard, C. N. Hale, C. R, Heneage, Wills
Isbell, H. W. Jenney, H. S. Jones, D. T. Jones, E. 8. Rice,
EK. C. Sherman, W. Sdn. John M. Smyth, N. C. Sim-
mons, Robt, Somerville, Frank Taylor, Arnold Tripp, A.
T. Thatcher, John Wain, W. A. Wilde, C. EH. Willard, C.
E. Worthington, T. J. West, W. W. Wilcox, A. C. Young,
S. E. Young. Honorary members: M, A. Hart, M. T.
Hart, F. H. Britton.
In the foregoing list there is a large percentage of
young men, and many of these are still young in the
sportsman’s craft. They are as a body, however, ener-
getic, enthusiastic, progressive and aggressive, and for
the time they have been at it have done more than any
one club of the city in the way of growth and develop-
ment. The social. element is strongly developed in the
club, The club house, situated directly upon the shore of
Lake Michigan, isa most delightful retreat in the sum-
mer, The spot is always breezy, entirely free from mos-
quitoes, and possessed of that interest which always
attaches to a wild and unfrequented locality. Last sum-
mer parties of good numbers were an almost constant
occurrence. Nota week passed without seeing some one
down at the club house, and on one occasion ninety guests,
ladies and gentlemen, clamored for place at the dinner
eall. Fishing, boating, bathing and exploring are all
possible at the Grand Calumet Heights Club, which has,
indeed, a far greater diversity of interest and amusement
than is possible at any club of the city. Trap-shooting
and. target shooting with the rifle are possible under
peculiarly favorable conditions.
throw the birds directly into the water of Lake Michigan,
and those which are not hit are recovered unbroken, for
the water is only a foot or so deep on the gradual beach,
and is found not to damage the birds thus dropped into
it. There is probably not any other trap ground in the
country where this unique feature obtains, The big lake
is useful as well as beautiful. Its presence renders the
use of the rifle a thing not to be constantly guarded and
dreaded, as must be the case at most clubs. No target
butts are necessary, and the bullets have the whole lower
end of the lake for an untenanted range, Long-range
naval ordnance would be harmless there, for it is a por-
tion of the lake rarely visited by vessels, and the pleasure
eraft of the club members show almost the only canvas
The lake fishing off the Calumet beach is good. Two
ladies have taken as many as 100 perch in a morning’s
fishing, and although perch fishing does not afford very
exciting sport, it serves to pass away an idle day for gen-
tlemen as well as the ladies. The Grand Calumet, dis-
tant only half a mile inland, often shows a good day’s
fishing for bass and pickerel. The woods near at hand
have a good many rabbits in the winter time, and the
The blackbird traps’
close law has developed a pretty fair supply of ruffed
grouse. There is always sport of some sort to be had in
the daytime, and at night the gréat veranda or the big
reception room invites to a dance if the season is such
that the fairer sex is present; or if it is in the ducking
season, the tired hunters may cock their feet upon the
balcony rail, or blow blue clouds and tell portentous-
yarns around the mammoth stove in the sunroom. It is
the just boast of the Grand Calumet men that one may .
yisit their club every week in the year and amuse himself
differently each time.
The policy of this club is not a close one, and there is
no suspicion of the cloven foot in any of its management,
such as might suggest that the club was mostly an affair
to glorify or gratify afew. There is no rule barring out
such visitors as the members choose to bring down, and
‘*the more the merrier’ seems to be-the liberal and hos-
pitable precept. Gaming is not allowed in the e¢lub
house, there being one rigid rule, that money shall not be
staked at cards,
Leaving aside all social and summer pleasures, how-
ever, let us consider what the club may claim under its
primary object, that of a ducking elub. Letit be borne
in mind that this Calumet country has always been a
magnificent duck country, and even to-day is by no
means shorn of its glory, since the natural feed and the -
natural resorting places for the ducks still exist in much
of their former excellence. Let it be remembered also
that this club lies almost directly at the foot of Lake
Michigan, with nothing between it and Macinac Island.
The lake flight—and it is a very considerable one—natu-
rally coasts along until it goes near to the heel of the lake.
It may be that the bluebills and redheads find some rest-
ing place off the big reef at Kensington, or some feed in
the lines of city sewage which run out into the lake yet
higher up; but, if this is so, it only tends to establish a
shore flight up and down the lake. Indeed, such a flight
does exist, and often yields good tribute to the gunners
of this club. Upon the other hand, if the ducks wish to
leave the lake they may naturally be expected to do so
over the narrowest possible strip of land dividing the
lake from the inland feed; and they may also be expected
to establish a flight back and forth between these
localities, This is precisely the case at Grand Calumet
Heights Club grounds. The birds work backward and
forward between the lake and the marshes of Little Calu-
met and Grand Calumet. WHarried too persistently on the
great Tolleston marsh they fly over and drop into the big:
lake, or stop on the quiet river.. Pounded at too severely
on much-beleagured Calumet Lake they essay a wearied
flight between the devil and the deep sea, and drop into
the little-hunted bends of the Grand Calumet, where,
alack the day for them! they find the little boat houses of
our club, and meet the puff of the expectant gun, as
deadly, if less frequent than before.
The boat houses, and the little abode of old Blocki, the
odd character who, with his ten-year-old son Gus, takes
charge of them, lie on the bank of the river, about half a
mile from the club house, and a few hundred yards from
the little railway station building. A crooked trail
winds through the sandhills over to the boat house,
marked by an occasional blazed tree. This sandhill
country is. very puzzling, the different little eminenees
being so much alike and the character of the wooded
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growth monotonous, I have rarely seen a country, out-
side of the sandhills of the Cimarron—which this section
much resembles—where one could so easily get ‘turned
around.” It is a joke of the club to misdirect.a new
member as to the path, in which case he may be two
hours or so in going the half mile. There is a rumor to
the effect that one member has ordered a half mile of
wire, which he proposes to stretch along the path, i
The marsh shooting of the club is done with boat, de-
coys and blinds, as on the other marshes mentioned, and
it will not be necessary to describe it. The boats used
are of the fiat, home-made South Chicago make, or of the
Green Bay model. The president of the club, Mr. Alex,
T. Loyd, has built him a couple of boats, one of cedar
and one of sassafras, on a model of hisown. This model
is over sixteen feet in length and is thirty-three inches
amidship; the swell of the boat is a trifle aft, and is in-
tended to be just where the weight of the shooter comes,
a tact which gives the boat a rather singular look; the
cockpit is high and short, the boat being better for row-
ing than for poling on that account; the clinker strips
run up sharp fore and aft, and swell out over a round
and trim bow and stern, with a high rake and a sharp
point, almost a veritable image of that notable seaboat
the Esquimaux skin cayak. This boat is on the whole a
graceful one and a good one, not so steady as the Green
Bay boat, but so extremely good a sea-goer that Mr. Loyd
often goes out when the other marsh boats dare not ven-
ture forth at all.
Of the boats used on the big lake, there is space to des-
cribe only two, Cleaver’s Merganser, and Mr.
Loyd’s Calumet Turtle, both of which offer some-
thing new in duck lore, The Merganser is a vast,
low-lying scow, with a great water-tight cockpit nearly
aft. high perched like an elongated turret upon it, The
scow is worked out a quarter of a mile or so into the
lake, and anchored with a 200lbs. iron anchor, The
cockpit is surrounded by brush nailed fast to it. The
fleet of decoys is let out down wind from the corners,
The great boat rides the heaviest waves with ease. The
ducks apparently mistake it for an island, for they do
not pay much attention to it, and come right into the
decoys. Very good bags of mergansers and also of red-
heads and bluebills have been made from this odd con-
trivance. The ducks understand marsh blinds, but they
are ignorant about this one, evidently, and they decoy
into it much better than to a grass blind. The Calumet
Turtle is built on much the same principle, except that
_ its cockpit is not so high, and its supporting scow or boat
is neater and trimmer, being pointed at both ends, only
afew inches of air chamber being left between the per-
fectly flat top and bottom. The boat rides low in the
water, the waves washing over its supporting platform
boat, and running up on the sides of the turret in such
vay as to leave its outline indistinct. The blind is built
of brush as above described. Both of these boats seemed
Besides the varieties of sport already mentioned there
is one kind of duck shooting followed at the Grand Cal-
umet grounds which is not possible at any of the other
clubs and which impresses one as rather a unique sort of
fun, This is merganser shooting along the ice in the
spring. There has been a large body of these birds win-
tering on the lower end of the lake this vear, and they
are always early in making their appearance. They
frequent the marshes to some extent, but seem to prefer
the shallow water along the bar, They are restless in
their habits, and continually fly up and down the shore,
The ice is packed into the lower end of the lake and
crowded upon the bars by the action of the waves into a
huge field of hillocks and rough ridges, which is this
spring three-fourths of a mile wide, A warm day and
an off-shore wind breaks the ice into long seams and
threads of water, and often moves it all out except about
100yds. of rough little ice cliffs that hang on the bar.
The hardy duck hunters walk out upon this ridge or
cross to it in boats—in one case a hunter poled out on a
cake of ice—and put out their decoys in the strip of
water lying beyond the edge of the icebar. No blind is
used, the shooter lying down on the edge, or seeking
shelter in some cave or crevice. The birds work back
and forth along the ice and decoy very well indeed, and
good sport is had at the hard-flying if hard-eating shel-
drake and kindred ducks. Often a good bag of bluebills
and redheads is gotten in this way. Icannot imagine
any more picturesque form of sport. It was a foggy day
when we went out on the ice, and in a moment we were
out of sight of shore, The ice rose all around us in a
thousand huge fantastic forms, glimmering dully through
the mist and making the scene like the dream of the
Arctic sea,
The club has two main buildings, the club house and
the keeper’s house. The latter is more than ample for
Mr, Harnes and his good wife. They keep it well and
are well liked by all who go there, Their tenure is that
of a salary and perquisites. Mr. Harnes furnishes all the
blackbirds used by the club, and has the privilege of sale
of ammunition and other incidentals. He also boards
the members at a fixed rate, and his privileged little
- hotel among the sandhills, and its select attendance will,
T hope, add much to his revenue this year, as doubtless it
will, since this is one of the best visited clubs out of
Chicago, its members feeling sure that there will always
be something to interest them in a visit at any time of
the year.
The club house itself is a large and commodious place,
abounding alike in a business-like fitness and a great
capacity for the sweet do-nothing. The interior is not
yet fully finished, but soon will be. The furniture is neat,
durable and appropriate, About $6,000 has been ex-
pended thus far by this young club.
There is always a certain romantic interest attaching to
the sea or to any large body of water, and no part of
Lake Michigan has a more vivid if more melanchol
interest than this remote and rarely visited lower end.
It is a dangerous locality for vessels, as the great quan-
tity of wreckage and the great number of wrecks along
the beach attest. A whole volume of pathetic stories
might be gathered from the records of the crippled and
stranded drifters whose big bones lie scattered along the
shore, or help the importance of the clab’s vast wood-
pile, There is a flower garden in the front yard built in
the hull of a fishing boat which the boys dug out of the
sand and towed down the lake. A heavy window trap,
wrenched from its hinges, and bearing a written message
nailed on its face, hangs on the wall as one of the orna-
ments. The vessel Melbourne grounded outside on the
bar off Calumet Beach, and the crew sent in this floating
message to the members of the club who stood watching
her, A man was sent to the nearest telegraph station,
and a dispatch brought a tug flying down from Chicago
that evening, and thus the Melbourne was saved. Once
alarge yacht was found on the beach in the morning,
Boats put off and discovered the body of a young man
lashed fast to it. Hewas drowned. So, too, it afterward
transpired, were his two young companions, The parents
of none of the boys were aware that they were out of the
city.
The photograph from which the engraving of the club
house was made was taken, one muggy morning, by Mr.
W. L. Pierce, one of the leading members of the club, and
perhaps as ardent a photographer as ever was, It was
Mr. Pierce who once had himself let down by a rope, fifty
feet or more, in order to get a good view of the Horseshoe
Falls of Niagara. He says the suck of the great body of
water was such that he almost lost the use of his legs, and
Ae unreservedly the worst scared he ever was in his
e.
It was in the early season when I last visited this pecu-
liarly interesting club, and wandered along the sandy
beach on which, like a big life-saving station, the home-
like club house stands. The ice was still in the lakes and
streams, but the air was full of the mysterious sugges-
tions, the sweet melancholy of awakening spring. The
year was about to begin anew. In the distance rang the
‘git a-lan-n-g!” of the busy jay, while under foot in the
woods showed the patient face of the first violet. Things
were about to begin over again. How good, one could
not help thinking, to be privileged to come down here,
so singularly close, so peculiarly far from the big city,
and see the year begin again, Perhaps for some tired
fellow it may mean a great deal more; it may mean a
beginning over again of life, and a forgetting of the rapid
coming on of the sere and yellow leaf. So now is a good
time to see and say good wishes to these preservers of
good hope—while the bluejay is hustling as though his
soul depended on it, yet while the violet is fresh in the
untracked woods. Save us! Gentlemen, let us begin
again. The violet and the bluejay have no quarrel, nor
do rest and work conflict. E. Hoven.
No. 176 Monrnoz STREET,
SNARING AND THE MARKETS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I can ees myself meeting your correspondent
‘‘Hermit,” taking his hand, and with whatever grip
my 210lbs. of bone and muscle can possibly command
exclaiming, ‘‘Put it there.” I have had quite an exten-
sive experience (in my younger days) in grouse snaring,
el years ago. Well do I remember the cold frosty
October and November mornings when I have jumped
out of bed and without half dressing myself hurried off
to these ‘“‘twitch ups” to find now and then a cottontail
rabbit and once in a great while a partridge. I have had
thirty to forty snares set and well tended too, and in all
my boyhood’s snaring for grouse the number caught
could be counted on the fingers of my two hands, Lots
of rabbits have been found in them, and so they were re-
set the next fall.
Perhaps some one willsay, ‘Well either you do not
understand snaring or else it was a poor game country.”
Let me see, the locality was southern Massachusetts,
Worcester county, which wag and now is a fair place for
grouse. When twelve years old I commenced—and soon
took the knack of—snap shooting the birds in the brush,
and rapidly ee ae 3 in this method of killing them I
well remember one day returning home after a short
tramp of perhaps two hours with five partridges in the
game bag, more than I could snare in a whole season,
What then was the outcome of it? Why, I was a
“sportsman,” a ‘true sportsman,” I was ready to
kick and tear up the snares that the other boys had
set, and never from that day to this have I set a
snare or trap of any kind for grouse. But I can but
remember it, and it is with no pride that I write it; it
was a mean, contemptible thing to do, but 1b was the
“ethics” of hunting and “‘sportsmanship” to tear up the
traps and snares that the other boys had made; and why?
Well, it was taught to me by a “sportsman” who shot
birds for the market and owned two .pointer dogs. He
learned that the writer was ‘‘brush shooting,” and “killed
a bag full of birds one day,” and hired me to shoot with
him and his dogs, offering me the magnificent sum of $3
a week through the season, ‘“‘rain or shine.” Yes, $3 a
week for a ragged country boy, with the traditional
slouch hat, one suspender and sub-post office, which,
taken together with a ricketty old muzzleloading shot-
gun, and the rest of yours y was about to become a
““rue sportsman;” kick and tear up snares that farmers
and farmers’ boys had set upon their own farms and wood-
lands, aud kill our birds in a ‘“‘sportsmanlike” manner,
For this market-shooter I worked for that season and the
next, and at the end of the second season I do believe
that there was not a partridge left for a radius of two
miles from our home, It was seldom that we ever had a
shot at them on the
them for us, and they did not lie very close, but often got
up wild, and only by the quickest work could we get
them, so wild were they; but well now do I remember
the number at the end of the first season’s shooting, 413
birds, Great Scott! Talk about snares—of course, some
of them were woodcock, and a few quail, but the ma-
jority of them were grouse, and, although they were shot
and killed in a legal and ‘*sportsmanlike” manner, there
were fifty grouse destroyed by the use of dogs where
there was one Ganeae by snaring,
This man is still living and shooting birds for market
every season, and the result is that there are but very
few grouse in the seventeen square miles—several of
them woodland—that form the township in which he
resides, It is nothing uncommon, the farmers in that
locality tell me, to have their chickens killed by “‘bird
dogs” that belong in the village, but run loose through
the spring and summer. But they also say that the
sportsmen are always ready and more than willing to
pay for any damage that the dogs do, so they do not find
much fault with them, Now it is not that snaring birds
a peer for the dogs would point
is in the interest of game protection that I would claim,
but I do believe that, as poor a shot as I am, with my
old double-barrel Wm. Moore & Co. and a pair of good
pointers, I could exterminate more grouse in ‘‘true
sportsmanlike” manner, 7. ¢., take every fair wing shot,
and ‘‘ground sluice” them when no oné is looking, than
any three snarers would, taking the season through.
There is, or at least should be, “reason in all things;
and while the writer is a firm friend of game protection,
when it really is protection that protects, it makes me
tired to hear sportsmen talk of protecting game, making
laws to stop the farmer’s boy from setting a few snares,
etc., etc., and then in the next breath tell about going
out and bagging six or eight birds in a single morning—
in ‘true sportsmanlike manner.” While I am well aware
that every shooter who owns a dog and gun does not do
this, yet there are those who do hunt and kill the game,
too—more’s the pity—who can, and do, kill half the’
birds shot at, Bhd: one of these death-dealing market-
shooters using dogs will do more to exterminate the birds
than most people are aware of; and while no one attempts
to stop his selling the game in market, a great ery goes
up against the snarer,
Stop the selling of birds in the market, and then you
stop the extermination of game, but as long as game is
sold in the market, and will bring in the almighty dollar,
just so long will the market-shooter and the nauch-de-
spised snarer ply his vocation, and just so long will the
real, genuine, simon-pure sportsman—who goes afield just
for the pleasure and recreation there is in it; the excite-
ment of smelling a little burnt powder, the joyous thrill
of now and then seeing a grouse tumble to the crack of
his trusty breechloader, and last as well as least a choice
morsel for the table—find that there is a scarcity of
game, and while he may find plenty of old and half-de-
cayed shells lying around to remind him of the real
cause, he is apt to attribute it to ticks, snares,. migration,
a hard winter, deep snows and crust, and a dozen other
causes, he does not once think of the “true sportsmen”
that exterminates the game for the few dollars he may
pocket. TRON RAMROD.
SOMERVILLE, Mass., March 1.
WILDFOWL NOTES.
Towanpa, Pa., March 11.—A number of black and fish
ducks haye wintered in this neighborhood, seeking the
open water of the river for feeding and resting grounds.
Occasionally one is killed, but generally, owing to the
difficulty of reaching them, allowed to rot away on the
shore. A man (cannot call him asportsman) found where
asmall flock came to feed at midnight in a spring hole
among the willows. Two flames of fire from the mur-
derous gun at that hour and half the flock (four birds)
were bagged. One flock of wild geese reported going
north last week.—Suts. Q@. HANNAH, : ein
Marie Lake, Minn,—The first geese of the scason
made their appearance here March 12. Two flocks were
seen early in the morning, going north.—H, A. T.
WELLAND, Ontario, March 13.—A large flock of wild
geese passed over Port Robinson to-day, going north-
ward.—H. :
Minnesota.—Heron Lake, March 12.—Mallards and pin-
tails came to-day, and if our Legislature wills it I shall
be at my favorite sport ina few days. This is the lake
par excellence for canvasback in springtime, and should”
the bill pass that is pending before the House, I may bag
sixty a day before the week is out. —RUSTIC,
THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION.—About seventy -
five members of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Asso-
ciation partook of the usual monthly dinner at the Hotel
Thorndike last Thursday evening. President EH. <A,
Samuels presided. Several solos were contributed by
Mr. M. W. Whitney, thereby adding much to the enjoy-
ment of the occasion. Messrs, Thos. H, Hall, Austin A.
Martin and Outram Bangs were elected to membership
and the following were proposed: Gov, Oliver Ames,
Hon. Halsey J. Boardman, Hon. A. H. Rice, Hon, J. F..
Dwinelle, Hon. W. 8S, Gaston, Hon, J. A. Andrew, Hon.
J.Q. A. Brackett, Messrs. F. L. Brown, H. K. Leonard,
C. A. Reed, C. B. Pratt, C. R, Crane, I. W. Butler, J. BE.
Hall, B. D. Sweet and F. A. Mudge. This resolution
was adopted as a substitute for so much of the resolution
adopted at the last meeting as pertained to referring
cases of violation of the laws to the State Commissioner ~
for prosecution: ‘The officers of this Association may,
when practicable, refer cases of infringement of laws for
the protection of fish and game to the State Fish and
Game Commissioners and request them to make prosecu-
tion for the Commonwealth as provided bylaw.” It was
voted to have a lecture given at an early date, to which
the members of the Association should be permitted to
bring ladies, It-was vcted to endeavor to secure the re-
peal of the law permitting the snaring of quail, partridge,
etc,—A. W. RoBINson, Sec’y,
PENNSYLVANIA QUAIL.—Auburn, Suey nbbaane County,
Va., March 11.— “‘Nom de Plume,” of Springville, quotes
me correctly in your lastissue. I still affirm the report I
then made to be correct, I spend much time rambling
about the fields and woods as well during *‘close time” as
in the game season, often to the neglect of business and
profit, yet have not seen a single quail during the past
two years. As to woodcock, but two came under my ob-
servation during the past season. One was brought in by
the cat in late summer, the other fell to my gun Oct, 23.
Surely ‘‘Nom de Plume” has been highly favored in the
covers so near at hand, and he must be a sportsman pos-
sessed of no mean degree of skill to make such a score
under adverse circumstances. I will yet give him a
chance to ‘‘show up” the quail, as but four miles separates
us, and I would take a much longer tramp any time for
an opportunity of feasting my eyeson a bevy of the little
beauties.—Bon AMI.
_ OREGON.—Monument, Grant County.—I am camped on
the north fork of John Day River. This has at one time
been a fine game country, but deer are not as plentiful as
they used to be; there are 4 few elk still left in the higher
parts of the Blue Mountains near the head of this river.
—E.5S. C, » =
MANoRVILLE, Long Island, March 17.—Snaring part-
ridges around this part of the island was very exten-
sively practiced this last season.—C, le a
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175
— Camp-Sfire Hlickerings.
‘That reminds me,”
; ie : £63;
Mcessis i8 a Hoted spottsniar, As his name indi=
iV tates; he is 4 native of France; and what he does
fot know about goose hunting is rot worth knowing.
Year after year, while the flight is in progress; he takes
his old muzzleloader (a small cannon) and conceals him-
self in the willows by the Platte, The birds that he hits
invariably drop into the river. Those that fall on the
land are scared to death. So long as he remained on
terra firma he*was all right; but on an evil day he pur-
chased a copy of W. B. Leffingwell’s ‘Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” and learned a new wrinkle.
He must have decoys, and the aforementioned muzzle-
loader not doing its duty, two of Mrs, McG.’s tame fowls
fate secretly slaughtered, stuffed with hay, a crooked
stick piving the proper curve to the netk, and taken to
the river, Here a hotseshoe tied to the feet of each
serves as ballast and a clotlies line keeps them from
being carried away by the current: Alas! The geese
cross the river as before, and alight on the saitidbars half
a mile away from McGinnis in the bullrushes.
Straightway he posts himself upon the subjects of
‘‘blinds.” He drives to town, procures a large packing
box, takes it home and spends a day in strengthening it
and making it watertight. If he had kept the matter to
himself we would have been none the wiser; but his boasts
of the scores of geese that he was ‘‘going to get’ led to
some private detective work, and there were three heart-
less scapegraces hidden in the bushes on that December
morming when McGinnis and his hired man loaded the
box on his flatboat, put in about fifty bricks, and pulled
for the sandbars. :
The geese were at their feeding grounds, and before
their return the shooting-box was in position, weighted
down, and Patrick had returned to shore. We imagined
that McGinnis was not happy in mind. The Platte is no
dick pond, and every now and then a wave would dash
over the box, or a cake of ice threaten to break in its
sides, We could almost hear the Parisian ejaculations of
the occupant, and the air above the blind was of a pale,
stlphirous hue. At length the geese returned. They
flew low as they approached the bar, and McGinnis,
rising, gave then both barrels. One goose dropped to
the water, and the rest decided that they were looking for
anothet spot. McGinnis’s first shot was his last. Below
the tivet was white with birds, but none came near him.
We could see him peer down stream, and then—‘‘He’s
gon to float down to ‘em, as I’m a sinner,” said Dick.
ure enough, one brick after another was pitched out of
the box, and the next instant MeGinnis‘s scow was riding
Hepat on the raging waters of the Platte. It did net
ug the shore, bit took the center of the stream ata good
fotir-mile rate, and McGinnis, in erideavoring to maintain
his equilibriiim, forgot geese and everything else. We
knew he could not drown; and that the long bridge would
stop hint, so we rode back to town, and two hours later
poor soaked McGinnis, sans hat, sans gun, sdns every-
thing, walked up the main street from the south. We
were on the lookout for him, and the first words to greet
him were, *‘Hello, Mac! How’s goose hunting in a canal
boat?” A sickly smile lighted his features as he whis-
pered, ‘‘B’ys, Oi’m dhry. Fat’ll ye’s take to kape it
shtill?”’ SHOSHONE,
NEBRASKA.
264.
No. 264 is the landlord’s story contained in the sketch
‘on another page entitled ‘September on Big Sandy Bay.”
It is so good that it ought to go in this corner, but it is
all the better for the setting “Cayuga” has given it,
Sea ayd River Sishing.
THE PROTECTORS AND PIRATES.
Kditor Forest and Stream:
With the approach of spring the thoughts of every
angler turn occasionally to the lairs where fish of various
‘kinds have their homes. With these pleasant thoughts
come others not so pleasant to the anglers of central New
York, who look with disgust upon the ravages of fish
thieves under the very eyes of men appointed and paid
‘by the State to prevent such outlawry. We havea grand
aggregation of waters, which ought to be the pride of the
anglers of the State; but they are practically set apart to
the spoliation of men who trample law under foot while
they defy the angler. Within an hour’s ride you can
teach any of these waters from Syracuse; some can be
‘reached within thirty minutes. Within this range is
Cayuga Lake, Owasco Lake, Skaneateles Lake, Caze-
novia Lake, Oneida Lake, Onondaga Lake, Cross Lake,
many small lakes and ponds. the Seneca River, Oneida
River, and a large number of trout streams. In a ride of
from two to three hours this area of water can be doubled.
Every lake, pond and stream is a natural breeder of fish
of its kind. In fact it may safely be said that Oneida
Lake has no superior anywhere as a fish breeder, and it
may be as safely said that nowhere do more pirates
abound. All of these waters are constantly subject to
the unblushing ravages of law-breakers. During the
past winter very large quantities of fish have been taken
through the ice and sent to market, As soon ds the ice
ig gone hundreds of nets will be put in operation, and
-continued through the season, So it is that these waters
“become so depleted that the angler has to surrender plea-
sure to the greed of the pirate.
Now, all this outrage and defiance of law isso bold that
it is in no sense a secret. So-called agents of the State
know better than anybody else of these depredations; but
they quiety draw their pay, occasionally capture a net or
two, and let the nefarious work go on.
Is it not somewhat anomalous to see the Legislature
-make appropriations for hatching and breeding fish and
‘at the same time allow its agents, appointed to protect
the result of such appropriations, to defeat their object
by refusing to support law for the protection of fish?
~ These so-called game protectors are in these parts worse
than nothing. Both the Governor and Legislature are
wasting the people’s money in Supporinn them.
What is much needed is a chief officer to supervise
these dgétits throiighout the State, and make them do] { took my fishing traps and boat, rowed about four miles
their duty or stirtetider their places to men who will do
so, This officer should be a man of high character and
willing to serve without cdmpérisation, or with such
small conipensation that every ruffian in the country
would not seek the plage. Why not place stich atsthority
with the Fish Commissioners?
Let the laws be enforced, or répeal at least that part of
therii that inflicts lazy, indifferent ‘‘protectors” upon the
public. ANGLER,
S¥RACUSH; March 13:
THE SUNSET GLUB.—II.
% RETHREN,” said the’ president; after the club was
opened in due form, ‘‘we have with us to-night
Hon, Emery D. Potter, Fish Commissioner of Ohio: I
will not follow the ‘long time custom’ of reviewing the
active career of our esteemed friend, but will say for the
information of new members that the Judge began his
business life by reading law with the late General Dix,
of New York. In 1838 was admitted to practice in New
York Supreme Court; elected Circuit Judge in 1885; and,
in Ohio, was elected to the twenty-seventh Congress in
1845, and in the year of 1848 to the thirtieth Congress,
where He was ¢hairman of the standing committee on
post-oftices; intrddiiced and was instrumental in carrying
through the bill reducing postage to the uniform rate of
three cents, and was the author of the bill for coinage of the
three-cent silver piece. member of the Lower House
of the Ohio Representatives, and in 1878 was elected to
the State Senate. There are but few men in the United
States who have devoted so many years to the study of
ichthyology, and taken greater interest in the propaga-
tion of fish, and been the means of introducing the various
species in our inland streams. He has always advocated
that outdoor exercise was essential to the maintenance
of good health, and we mention with the air of a proud
fisherman, who, after a day’s outing, returns with a well
filled creel, that the Judge walked to-night from his home
to the club room through a blinding snow storm, although
he lacks but a few years of scoring the ripe old age of
one hundred. His active mind, bright eye, keen percep-
tion and old-time grasp of the hand are eminently char-
acteristic of his love of outdoor exercise, to his indulgence
in which he attributes his freedom from many of the
aches and pains which afflict mankind. Wetake pleasure
in introducing Hon. Hmery D, Potter, State Fish Com-
missioner of Ohio,”
Ly ope
ty,
HON. EMERY D. POTTER.
As the veteran rose a long-continued storm of applause
greeted him, Hale, hearty and light of foot he stepped
to the rostrum, and when the hall was as quiet as a de-
serted village church, he said, in a clear, distinct voice:
“T asked an old sportsman what could be said about
health and longevity, He said, ‘To be a thorough sports-
man comprises all that can be said upon the subject.’ I
am often asked what has been the cause of my robust
health. Ican best answer by giving my manner of life
from the beginning. From my early childhood I fished
in the cold streams of Herkimer and Otsego counties,
New York, for thespeckled trout, beginning with an alder
fish pole, a chalk line and angle worms, and passing
through all the gradations of the art up to the rod and
reel, with a book of selected flies; and when the small
streams were fished out, I went to new fields for better
sport, For over fifty years scarcely a summer has passed
that I have not spent several weeks, sometimes running
into months, on the north shore of Lake Superior among
the speckled trout, coasting in an open Mackinac boat,
with two Indian voyageurs; coasting from the Soo to Fort
William, taking in all the favorite fishing grounds, in-
cluding the celebrated Nepigon, seldom coming into camp
without a well-filled creel of the Salvelinus fontinalis.
My limited time will not admit of any fish stories, as I
am only endeavoring to impress upon the minds of my
young friends the meansof attaining and preserving vig-
orous youth, muscular manhood and a green old age; for
Tecan say, without boasting, that I see well, hear well,
feed well, digest well, am without any organic impair-
ment. and can keep up with my bird dogs afield from
morning till night,
‘My exercises have not been confined to the rod and line.
For many years before coming to Toledo I hunted the
game found in the vicinity of Cooperstown, N. Y., con-
sisting of squirrels, rabbits, partridges and woodcock,
but when I came to this city, over fifty-three years ago,
large game was inthe greatest abundance, so plentiful
that I have killed deer in every ward of the city. My
profession—for I belong to the legal brotherhood, being
the first lawyer that ever hung out a shingle in this city—
‘required close application to office work; but in the fish-
ing season, on every Saturday morning before breakfast,
to the fishing’ grourids, where I spent the entire day, tak-
ing neither food nor liquids of any kind, until my return
at night, when a good substantial dinner wound up the
day’s sport. In the shooting season, with my rifle on my
shoulder, on every Saturday I yisited the haunts of the
deer and wild turkeys, and seldom returned without my
game, You may think that without eating er drinking
anything, not even water, one would suffer from hunger
and thirst, but you, my young friends, try it, andif you
are among game, you will not think of eating or drink-
ing. illing from two to three deer a day was a common
occurrence, and one day I walked three miles before
breakfast, and before 10 o’clock in the morning I had five
deer, three of them bucks that would weigh 200Ibs. each,
hung up by the heels. My Saturday’s respite from office
labor I continued for many years, During all these
earlier years I abstained entirely from alcoholic or stimu-
lating drinks. Young gentlemen, you don’t need stimu-
lants. Nature has provided you with vigor equal to any
emergency, and it does not require any quickening by
artificial methods,”
Here an old deer slayer with frosted beard and locks
bleached by the snows of eighty winters, inquired of the
speaker as to the age when a man might be allowed to
take a little something.
The Judge said: ‘‘That depends entirely wpon con-
ditions; as long as a man is in good health and can stand
fatigue without any diminution of physical force he had
better let drink alone. But when from fatigue, after
unusual exercise, he begins to feel a letting down,
although he may recuperate by rest, yet a little whisky
makes him momentarily feel young again, and that
pleasure, perhaps, compensates for the depression that
succeeds the effect, My experience is, that a moderate
stimulant to persons in the down hill of life is not to be
condemned. I have often heard old-time ministers of
the gospel quote Paul to Timothy as a justification for
taking a drop themselves, but I think the text will not
bear that interpretation. ‘Take a little wine for your
often infirmities’ was in the nature of a prescription for
some organic trouble that Paul knew Timothy to be
afflicted with. Whisky,asa medicine, is often prescribed
by the best physicians with great benefit.. An instance
is related of John Brown, of Haddington, the celebrated
Scotch divine, and author of ‘Brown's Concordance of
the Bible.’ When traveling from one settlement to
another on horseback he was overtaken by a blizzard,
and struggling through the drifts of snow was barely
able to reach a cottage door, and being assisted to enter,
unable to stand, the cotter set: to work to brew him a hot
punch of good old Scotch whisky and handed it smoking
to the old man, and as the fumes of the brew entered his
nose, and before tasting it, fell on his knees, raised his
hands in the attitude of a prayer and solemnly said, ‘Let
me give thanks.’ I think he was justified. I have already
occupied too much of your time. At another time I may
ive you some of my experiences of forest and stream,
Good night, until we meet at Pan Cake Bay among the
speckled trout and the lordly Salmo namaycush.”
“Js the committee ready to report relative to admitting
ex-Governor Foster as an honorary member?” said the
president.
The chairman arose and said: ‘‘Mr. President, we have
examined many noted Lake Brie anglers, and have the
honor to make the following report: Hon. Charles Foster ~
is one of the most persevering and patient fishermen who
ever cast a linein the waters of Lake Erie, It is said, and
without contradiction, that he will sit in a boat under the
scorching rays of a summer's sun hour after hour watch-
ing his bobber, and when a deep-water sauger slowly
takes it out of sight, he notes every movement with an
expert's stare, and at the proper time gives the scientific
jerk and winds his reel as if his life depended upon his
efforts to land his fish. Weare satisfied that he will be
a valuable member, and report favorable.”
The president examined the report, which the chair-
man handed the secretary, and said: ‘Are there any
reasons why the Governor should not be admitted into
full fellowship as an honorary member?”
Not a word was spoken for some time. Presently a
Chicago member whispered to a Michigan brother, who
rose and said: ‘‘Mr. President and brethren, we are
scientific anglers in every sense of the word; supposed to
thoroughly understand the art of angling. We are all
tried and true brothers; truthful, fishermen; honest men
as the world goes. We are satisfied beyond a question of
a doubt that Governor Foster never told a fish lie in all
his life, and further, that he takes as much pleasure in
catching perch and sunfish as he does a 4lbs, bass, and can
land them with the same grace. An instance: He was
patiently fishing for 3lbs. small-mouth bass on the reefs of
the islands of Lake Erie, when some one told him he had
a bite. Slowly he took the rod in hand, gaye the fish free
line, requested the other occupants of the boat to keep
quiet, and warned them above everything else not to
swear. The fish was a hungry one; on it went for deep
water, ‘Give him a yank, you got him,’ cried his com-
panions. He did, and the forest-covered islands echoed
with his merry laughter. ‘A monster,’ he cried, as he
took full possession of the boat. Now to the right, then
to the left he played him, and through the excitement,
incidental to the occasion, his rod snapped and hand over
hand he pulled the gamy monarch of the lake toward the
boat. Aft last, by a quick movement, the noble fish lay
at his feet. It weighed three-fourths of a pound, light
weight—a yellow perch ”
The brethren shook their heads, ‘ ;
“Are there any other remarks upon this case?” said the
chair,
“T am not exactly satisfied with the kind of tackle the
Governor uses,” said a brother from Columbus, O, “His
entire outfit will not exceed in value $2.85, and for an
ex-representative of the great State of Ohio to fish with
such materials, is not in keeping with our laws.”
“That is a serious question,” said the president, thought-
fully, “But I understand that the Governor has given
Hon. Joseph W. Cummings, of Ohio, authority to pur-
chase a complete outfit, the price not to exceed $85. This
is done that he might comply with the laws of our club.
The application will be laid over until a report can be had
from Judge Cummings.”
The club adjourned, | J. EH. GUNCKEL.
MarRYLAND TrRouT.—Oakland, March 18.—Trout were
jumping and ducks flying on Saturday on my lake, and
some of the former got mto the boat.—G, W. D,
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FOREST AND. STREAM.
SAWDUST IN STREAMS.
Edttor Morest and Stream:
Thave been thinking for a month that I would write
you on the disputed guestion of the injury to trout
streams caused by Saareasts but fearing that some one
might remark that ‘‘fools rush in where angels fear to
tread,” I have refrained from writing until your article
of Feb. 21 on the subject has shown me that you agree
with my experience so fully yourself that it is safe for
me to venture,
Two of my personal friends, Livingston Stone and
Charles Hallock, have sent you letters expressing entirely
opposite views, and from his own point of view each is
right. It is only a repetition of the old story of the two
knights and the silver shield. From a different point of
view I can see another complexion, while I also see both
of theirs, and from my own experience can arrive at
both their conclusions.
Let me explain, without being too prolix, if possible.
This village, where I now write, and where I spent the
first seventeen years of my life, is situated ona high,
eravelly glacial terrace, about 100ft, above the Connecti-
eut River and projecting from the base of a range of
hills, of which the first rise may be 300ft. more, This
terrace is just a mile long, and is cut off by a trout brook
at either end, The brook at the lower end is a very small
one, fed by springs in the first range of hills not a quar-
ter of a mile back from the village, but has always held
and still holds trout, and on it Mr. Stone established his
**Cold Spring Trout Ponds.”
The brook at the north end is much larger, and comes
plunging down through a deep gorge Inown as the
‘Devil's Gully,” from a higher terrace, some three miles
long and about 100ft. higher than the village, At the
head of the ‘'Gully” have been for many years a saw
mill and grist mill, and there was 50 years ago a large
millpond, now silted up. This pond aguin was formed
by the union of three brooks, one a very short one like
the first one mentioned, one perhaps a mile and a half or
two miles long, but too small to carry a mill, and the
third one much larger, having another sawmill on it
about two miles above the first one, and heading some
two miles stl further back among the hills. Now,
*twhen we were boys,” we never thought of fishing in
the ‘‘big brook,” when the sawmills were running; we
could not get any trout. They were not killed by the
sawdust, but had simply cleared out in disgust, and gone
up the two other brooks, where we always found plenty
in the spring.
Later in the summer, when the water was low, and
the mills were not in operation, they went back to the
big brook, and then we went there too, and often got
some big ones. I left home in “41 and for the first half
dozen years I always had a fortnight’s vacation in June,
most of which I spent on these and other brooks, After
that I saw but little of them for many years. During
that time another sawmill was built on the big brook,
about intermediate between the two mentioned, and just
where the brook came out from the hill on to the upper
terrace.
Here at the upper end of the long meadow, above the
millpond, was a sluice gate, dividing the stream in time
of high water, and sending part of it norLhward inthe
channel of another little brook, fed by springs also, which
finally pitched down into the meadows at the north end
of the upper terrace, about four miles above the village,
where there was another old sawmill and pond,. This
last brook was noted for its big trout. It was very small,
except when it got the surplus water from the sluice, but
very cold and clear, and had been ditched out most of
the way through a nearly level tussocky meadow, On
coming home again to live a few years ago, the fever
came on me to try my old haunts, and 1 went to the last-
mentioned meadow. I found the ald tussocks all filled
up with decaying sawdust from the new mill, the stream
sluggish and unwholesome, and not a trout could I find in
all the three miles to the upper mill, which was gone, as
well as the dam and pond, and I made up my mind that
the sawdust had in this case exterminated the trout in
some way, perhaps by choking their spawning grounds,
perhaps by driving them down to the river to seek more
congenial habitations, :
I tried this brook again last spring, but could find
hothing in it but a swarm of yellow-bellied minnows,
which J suppose the trout used tofeed on in the old days.
The big brook gave me a few trout, but the other two
smaller ones not a bite, and my sister, who always has
lived here, tells me that both those brooks were fairly
dried up a few years since, owing to the cutting down
of the old forests at their head waters.
Now, my conclusions on the matter are this, that in
sluggish streams, where the sawdust can settle on the
spawning beds, it is sure destruction to the trout; that it
does not destroy them mechanically. by getting in their
gills, but that they do not like it, and will get away from
it, either by hiding under the banks for a time, as in the
ease of the old intermittent country sawmills, or by
deserting the streams, as they have done in the Ammo-
noosuc’s and John’s and Israel’s rivers, which were once
full of them.
In a swift mountain stream like those Mr, Hallock
speaks of, where the sawdust cannot settle in beds, and
where the milis do not run unceasingly, I have no
doubt of their survival, for I have caught many in the
‘“‘Devil’s Gully” aforementioned, and always felt sure of
a, good one, in old times, in the little pool at the foot of
the fall, where the streams from the sawmill and grist-
mill wheels came together, but never while the sawmill
was running.
I therefore conclude that if sawdust is not in all cases
absolutely destructive to trout, it is still very injurious,
and that the mill owners should, if possible, be restrained
from throwing it into the streams. :
These old country sawmills also furnished winter
quarters for the trout in their ponds, which were, many
of them, long and deep, and were a favorite resort for the
big fish in mid-summer, when they found shady retreats
under the old stumps and water-soaked crooked logs
which usually strewed the bottoms. In this way they
helped to counteract the evil effects of the sawdust in the
spring. Von W,
OpARLESTOWN, N. H.
Ata meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Feb. 25, ths proposed enforcement
of the act of 1873 requiring the burning of sawdust was
deprecated by the majority of the members present, It
was argued that, on account of this act, mill owners had
been obliged to close down, and there would be a shortage
of 9,000,000 or 10,000,000ft. of lumber this season. Many
persons depending on the industry for a livelihood would
be driven out of the country for lack of employment.
There has been great injury to shipping, the number of
vessels required to take away lumber being reduced one-
half. It was contended that sawdust does not interfere
either with fish or navigation. Most mills are placed ab
the head of tide waters, and do not, therefore, injure the
fish. The following resolution was passed;
Whereas, The department of marine and fisheries have
recently issued a notification to the lumbermen of this
province, calling theirattention to the provision of the
statute 36 Vic,, chap. 65, entitled ‘‘An act for the better
protection of navigable streams and rivers,” and also to
clause 2 of the statute, 31 Vic., chap. 60, ‘‘The fisheries
act,” and intimating that the law would be rigorously en-
forced; this chamber is of opinion that the full enforce-
ment of the law would be attended with hardship, andin
many cases serious loss to the mill owners and others
without corresponding good to the interests of the coun-
try ot of the fisheries; therefore resolved, that this cham-
ber is of opinion that if the word sawdust is eliminated
from sec. 14, sub-sec. 2 of the fisheries act of 1868, and
from sec, 1 of the amending act of 1873, the public inter-
est will be sufficiently served, and atthe same time it will
relieve the mill owners of the province from an unneces-
sary expense and loss; and that a copy of this resolution
be forwarded to our members at Ottawa, with a request
that they will use their influence with the government to
have the desired change made in the law. ~
TROUT FISHING THROUGH THE ICE,
te is a pity, but it is probably true, that Maine troutare
suffering from fishing through the ice more this sea-
son than ever before. The sport—Maine papers call it
sport, and it is being followed by lawyers, doctors and
even clergymen and statesmen—has had a boom in the
wrong season. It would have been far better had the
sport never been heard of. But the idea of fishing for
trout through the ice has suddenly become popular in that
State, and parties from Bangor, from: Houlton, from
Machias, from Farmington, from Lewiston, and, in fact,
from every considerable town or city, have been made up
to go a-fishing, The weather has been favorable. The
snow is not deep on the ice nor in the woods, and even
the more distant ponds and trout lakes have been easily
reached. The lumber roads have been followed up, and
by guides who are acquainted with the winter haunts of
the trout, their seclusion has been invaded. With what
results? If newspaper accounts are true, and if verbal
reports are true, they have been taken by thousands.
From a pond in Somerset county a party took one day
last week over 300 trout, At the Katahdin Iron Worksa
good deal of fishing through the ice has been done, and
great numbers of small trout have been destroyed.
Hardly a county in the State, where there are trout
ponds, has been free from this winter fishing,
The Rangeley Lakes and the ponds adjoining have suf-
fered worse from this winter fishing than J at first had
supposed. Large numbers of those noble trout have
been taken. Taken by ‘‘inhabitants of the State.” Yes.
The law provides that Inhabitants of the State may fish
through the ice for trout, after the first day of February
each year. But not a soulof those parties that have
fitted out from Boston, Providence, Manchester and other
cities in New England, has been stopped from fishing
through the ice, and that, too, for trout. Itis true that
these persons have not made a show of trout fishing, ex-
cept to their friends. ‘Pickerel” is the term used, but
trout have been brought home, outside of the State of
Maine, It is a fact, though [am ashamed to say it, that
I have been offered one of these trout, and Iam not at
present a resident of Maine. It was a large one, but I
had no use for it. When it comes to eating spent
trout in winter, T shall stop complaining in the FOREST
AND STREAM and go into the fresh fish busines. Then
everything that is a fish will be a fish, whether legally
and fairly taken or not.
But this fishing through the ice for trout lacks even the
semblance of sport, even if the statutes of Maine do
sanction it, after the first day of February, In the first
place the trout are not in condition fit for food. They
are not suiticiently recuperated from the debilitating con-
dition incident to reproduction. Indeed, it is a fact well
known to the guides and the votaries of winter fishing
that the holes for fishing through the ice have to be cut
in the near vicinity of the best spawning grounds in the
lake or pond, and that it is absolutely essential to success
in winter fishing, even as long as the ice lasts, that one
shall know where the spawning grounds in the lakes and
ponds are located, The location of these breeding grounds
once known, it is an easy matter to take nearly every
large trout in the pond. Indeed the position of the fish-
ing holes on a pond, cut by one acquainted with winter
fishing on any particular pond, are ‘‘all in a clump.”
They are just where the trout are, and with live bait it is
an easy matter to take every trout in the vicinity, and
this means all the trout in the pond. Hence the great
numbers in some of the catches reported this winter, But
it is allthe more ashame. The trout have been shut up
in darkness for several months under the ice, They are
spent and emaciated from breeding and the lack of food,
A glimmer of light through the fishing holes attracts
them. A live bait is offered, and the work is done, The
lubber on top of the ice hauls the fish out by sheer
strencth of his arms. The hook isa large one; the line
astrong one. There is littleceremony. A jerk, and the
noble fish is on the ice. The sport must be fully.equal to
that of handling the sledge hammer in a hog-killing
-establishment, only that the hog in this case stands on
the ice above instead of being hit over the head by the
butcher before the knife is puttohisthroat. The damage
to the trout from such fishing is distressing to contem-
plate. The lakes and ponds of Maine will show much
poorer fishing in summer for the next few years, by
reason of what is being done this winter.
Now it looks very much as though the Maine Legis-
lature was about to adjourn, adjourn for two years, with-
out doing anything to remedy this destruction of trout by
ice fishing by inhabitants of the State. Indeed it is prob-
able that that body will have adjourned before these lines
are scanned by the readers of the FOREST AND STREAM,
Itisashame! Maine people expect sportsmen and lovers
of the rod and reel to visit them with well lined pocket-
books, and to pay heavy bills for entertainment, and the
only entertainment they offer is to fish in waters that
have been stripped by such fishing as described above.
Talk about dynamite! It is as easy to strip a pond of
trout with this winter fishing as it would be by the dis-
charge of deadly explosives in summer time. Indeed.
the extent of the damage of winter fishing would be
wider than that of fishing with dynamite. The dyna-
mite paralyzes every fish within a certain number of feet
of the explosion, and by quick work the half dead fish
are dipped out with nets. Jf the work is not quickly
done some of them escape. Cut a hole through the ics
on a pond where the trout have been shut up in total
darkness until the first day of February. The gleam of
light attracts every trout for a long distance. The poor
fish are half starved. The bait is a live one. Result:
Every trout is taken within sight of the hole. How far
this sight extends no man knows, But all thig fishing
through the ice on the best trout waters in the world—
might be—must go onacouple of years longer, unless
such literature as the FoREST AND STREAM shall accom-
plish much of the work for which it is designed, and
make sensible and reasonable men ses that fishing through
the ice is far from true sport. SPECIAL,
THE FLY-CASTING TOURNAMENT.
EW YORK, March 16.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
The National Rod and Reel Association met this
day at the laboratory of Mr. H, G. Blackford, to arrange
for the coming tournament. Committees of arrange-
ments, etc:, were appointed as per inclosed list. It was
decided to hold the tournament on Thursday and-Friday,
May 28 and 24, The rules of last year, haying seemed
satisfactory to all concerned, were continued in force
without making any change. It was decided to raise the
funds with which to buy medals in gold, silver and
bronze, and to do away with prizes of fishing tackle
heretofore so generously given by the trade; and the
prize committee was instructed to raise the money, some
contributions being immediately made by members
present, G. Pory, Sec’y (P, O. Box 3049),
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMAN'S,
Capt. William Dunning, Chairman.
Hon. H, P. McGown, Cuttyhunk Club, Massachusetts,
E. G. Blackford, New York Fish Commission. :
S. M. Blatchford, Squibnoket Club, Massachusetts.
Dr. KE. Bradley, Blooming Grove Park Association, Pennsylyania,
Martin B. Brown, Wa-Wa-Yanda Club.
Henry F. Crosby, Willowemoc Club, New York.
D. W- Cross, Oneida Club, New York.
Francis Endicott, Richmond County Game and Fish Protective
Association.
C. B. Evarts, Amsrican Fisheries Society.
William C. Harris, St. Lawrence Olub, New York.
Dr. James A. Henshall, Black Bass Olub, Kentucky.
Thatcher Magoun, Massachusetts Game Protective Sociaty,
C, H. Mallory, Tchthyophagous Clnb, New York.
Fred Mather, Ply Fishers’ Olub, Londen.
J. CO. McAndrew, Restizouche Olnb, New Brunswick.
James L, Vallotton, Pasque Island Olub, Massachusetts.
J.S. Van Cleef, Willowemoc Club, New York.
Edward Weston, Greenwood Lake Association, New York.
Col, Locke W. Winchester, Restigouche Club, New York.
Louis S. Wright, Westminster Kennel Club, New York,
H. L. Ziegenfuss, D.D., Poughkeepsie, N. ¥
J. A. Roosevelt, Poughkeepsie, N- Y.
M. D. Eddy, New York.
Hon. Daniel O'Reilly, Brooklyn, N. ¥-
Gen. Rodney ©. Ward, Brooklyn, N, Y.
Dr. George Trowbridge, New York.
James L, Cornell, Brooklyn, N. Y.
W. iL. Andrews, New York. |
Committee on Grounds—Martin B. Brown, Chairman; Francis
Endicott and H. P, McGown. :
Committee on Prizes.—C. A, Bryan, Chairman; H. P. McGown,
©, Van Brunt and Edward Eggert.
The president and secretary heing also ex-officio members of all
committees.
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTESTS.
Rule 1. Ail persons competing for prizes shall pay an entrance
fee in each contest, as follows; Members, two dollays; non-
members, five dollars. Memberships may be obtained on the
grounds from the secretary. :
Rule 2. No one shall be permitted to enter an amateur contest
who has ever lished for a living, who has ever been a guide, or
as ever been engaged in the manufacture of fishing tackle for
sale.
The judges in the different classes shall appoint a member to
see that the tackle is at all times during the contests in accord-
ance with the rules and requirements of the association. The
judges in any particular class, on appeal, shall have power to de-
ate on all matters relating thereto, sand their decision shall be
nal.
‘Rule 3. No single-handed fiy-red shall excecd Uff. Gin, in
length, and if shall be used with a single hand.
Rule 4. Im single-handed fly-casting any style of reel or lina
may be used, <A leader or casting line of single gut not less than
8ft. in length will be meqnited, to which three flies, one stretcher
and two droppers shall be attached. .
Rule 5. No allowance of distance shall he made for differences
in length of rods; but in the contests with light rods of five
ounces and under, an allowance of one-aalf ounce will be made
in favor of such rods as have solid reo! seats.
Rule 6. Persons entering these contests shall draw lots to de-
termine the order in which they will cast, and must be ready to
cast when called upon by the judges. ?
ule. Hach contestant will be allowed ten minutes in which
to cast for distance, and will then stand aside until called im His
turn to cast for accuracy. In casting for distance each contestant
shall inform the judges of the contest when he intends to begin to
cempete. His time allowance of ten minutes shall then begin to
run, and shall continue to run without interruption until its ex-
piration, or until the contestant voluatarily withdraws from the
stand. Shonld, however, the contestant’s rod. break, time to re-
place the broken joint shall be given him. Wo allowance of time
shall be made to any contestant for any other reason whatever,
if being the intent and purpose of this rule that cach contestant
shall abide by his own accidents, except as herein specified.
Rule 8 The distance shall be measured by a line with marked
buoys stretched on the water, said line to be measured and verified
at least once éach day of the tournament by two or more officers
to be designated by the president or secretary. A mark shall be
made on the stand from which the buoy line shall be measured,
and the caster may stand with his toes touching this mark, but
may not advance beyond it. Should he step back of it, unless
directed to do so by the judges, the loss in distance shall be his.
Rule 9. The stretcher-fly must remain at the end of the casting
line in all casts. The others are not deemed so important. ;
Rule 10. In casting for accuracy each contestant shall be al-
lowed twenty casts at an object in or on the water, 40ft. distant
from him, The distance at which the stretcher fly shall fall from
the mark shall be noted for each cast. These distances shall be
added together and divided by twenty.. Forty points shall be al-
lowed to him whose averaged aggregate is the lowest. The other
contestants shall be awarded lower scores in accordance with
their comparative excellence. ;
Rule ll, The ultimate scores of the yarious contestants shall
be determined as follows: To the distance in feet each has been
adjudged to have cast shall be added the scores assigned for ac-
curacy, and prizes shall be awarded in accordance with this
aera. f re
ule 12. To prevent fouling the measuring line and accidents
to spectators, in the aaeecasi contests the points of all fly-hooks
shall be broken off below the barb. | par
Rule 13. In the absence of an appointed judge the president o
secretary shall fill the vacancy. ,
Rule 14, Salmon Hy: Castings Phe ronreeins rules shall govern
where applicable, Rods may be used with both hands, and only
one fly shall be Soamiied Accuracy shall be contested for at a
mark 60ft. distant from the caster. a
‘Rule 15. Black Bass Minnow Gasting.—All general rules which
_ rod shall
Manon 21, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM.
dea not eoaiet with the following special rules shall govern: No
I be more than 10ft. in Iength; any reel may be used, but
1! casts must be made from the reel, Lines shall not be of less
Galiber than No. 6 (letter H.) braided silk, nor No. 1 seagrass, or
corresponding sizes of obher materials, and be of uniform size
_ throughout. The weight of the sinker shall not exceed 140z., to
be furnished bythe contestants. In casting, but a single hand
shali be used. Hach contestant shall be allowed five casts for
distance, the average of them to count, and five casts for accu-
Tacy. Casts for accuracy io be madeat a mark or stake, distant
60ft. In casting for accuracy the distance at which the sinker
shall fall from the mark shall be noted at each cast. These dis-
tances shall he added together and divided by live. Forty points
shall be allowed to him whose averaged aggregate is the lowest,
The other contestants shall be awarded lower scores in accord-
anee with their comparative excellence, }
_ Rule 16. Heayy Bass Casting.—Rods shall not exceed 9ft, in
length and may be used with both hands. Any reel may he sed,
ut the line shall be of limen not of less caliber than the trade
No. 9, with twelve threads throughout its entire length. The
casts shall bs made from the reel with sinkers not to exceed
0z.,16 be furnished hy the contestant. Hach contestant will
be allowed five casts. His casts shall be measured, added and
divided by five, and the result shall constitute his score. No
allowance will be made to any contestant for fhe oyerrunning or
Ree of his line, but the line may be doubled next to the
sinker,
Ruleiy. Light Bass Casting.—Same rules as in heavy bass cast-
ing t apply, except that the weight of the sinker is not to exceed
oz. to be furnished by the contestant, and any line of uniform
caliber may be used.
Some Missouri Bass.—sSt, Louis, Mo., March 16,—Four
of the largest Oswego or large-mouthed black bass ever
seen by anglers of this city were shown on the floor of
‘change one day during the week by Mr. J. W. Peters,
They were caught at Cottonwood Lake, Pemiscot county,
this State, about a week ago, One of the fish weighed
12lbs., another 111bs, 100z., and the other two a little over
10lbs, The largest measured from end of upper lip to
end of tail, 252in.; circumference at thickest part, 184in,;
tail expanded, 9in. The weights and measurements were
made oath to by Capt. H. C. West, who measured the
fish in the presence of Mr. D. J. Blanke. Not long since
the same gentlemen who brought the above bass to this
city had a 4lb. croppie, which it is said was also the larg-
est ever seen by anybody in this city. Cottonwood Lake
is a large inland riverslough, which, when the Mississippi
River is high, is flooded from the river, and is stocked at
such times from the bountiful supply contained in the
‘Father of Waters.” At this season of the year it has no
connection with the river. Itis now clear, and angling
pene to be at its best right now at the lake,—Unsur
\RITZ.
BARILETT’s,—The famous old establishment in the Ad-
irondacks, known to so many trout fishermen as Bart-
lett’s, has been acquired by aclub. The hotel, together
with all the land on both sides of the Saranac River for
adistance of half a mile from the foot of the Upper
Saranac Lake, has beemrecently purchased by a syndicate
composed of R. D. Douglass, Benjamin Douglass, Jr., of
R. G. Dun & Co,; J. J. Broome, WH, A, Cruikshank, C. G,
Alford and Wm, Riker, Jr. At a preliminary meeting
for the organization of the club, the following were made
members in addition to the original purchasers: Theodore
Fitch, S. H. Fitch, Charles Rood, Dr, J. R. Romeyn, of
Keeseville, N. ¥.; Clarence Rood, of Buffalo, N. Y¥.; J.
L. Lie Surrogate of Essex county, N. J., and Thomas
P, Fis . "1
FISH IN OYSTER SHELLS.—Mr. Evan Lyons, of George-
town, D. C., recently found in a fresh oyster shell a small
fish which was barely alive. The oysters were bought at
a wharf in Washington three ocr four days previous to
opening them. The oyster had evidently been eaten by
the fish, the shell being empty and held together by the
hinge alone. The fish is a small blenny (Chasmodes
bosquianus). It is nob uncommon to find this species
and also the little goby (Gobiosoma bosci), and even the
toad fish (Batrachus taw) in dead oyster shells; but here
was apparently a case in which the fish merely sought
shelter and was forced to devour its host through hunger.
Mzssrs. ABBIE & Imprim haye published a large new
catalogue of their fishing goods. Thevolume(for in bulk
it certainly deserves to be called such) contains very care-
fully-prepared illustrations, showing nearly everything
in fac simile; the extraordinary number and excellence
of the engravings render its pages invaluable for refer-
ence, and hours may be profitably spent in a study of
them. We take it that the annual growth of this firm’s
eatalogue is a index of the growth of the fisbing interest
in this country, with which the No, 18 Vesey street estab-
lishment appears to be bound to keep itself abreast, The
catalogue is sent on receipt of 25 cents.
ick FISHING AT Burra.o, N. Y.—Owing to the open
winter the season of ice fishing has been a brief one. The
local fishermen did not get out on the lake until almost
the ist of February. The fish taken were niostly blue
pike and yellow perch, with a few yellow pike. I saw
one of the latter that weighed 1231bs., probably the best
fish of the season. The best catches seem to have been
‘made near the city, but some men have gone daily as far
as Point Albino, twelve miles up the lake. The fish are
alliaken with hand lines and those contrivances called
*tip-ups,” minnow being the bait.—H. P. B.
FRoG CHOWDER.—-Bring two quarts of milk to the
boiling point. Put in two good sized boiled potatoes
sliced up and two onions also sliced. Add four hard
boiled eggs finely cut up and the hindlegs of thirty-six
frogs. Boil until the meat comes off the bones, then
take the chowder off the fire. Add pepper, salt and but-
ter to suit the taste. Break crackers into the chowder
when about to serve. The quantity will be sufficient for
six hungry men, This is said to be one of the most de-
licious triumphs of culinary art,
MIGRATION OF Muniunr.—Jan. 21, 18389, Mr. Willard
Nye, Jr., shot a red-breasted merganser. two miles above
Swansboro and about five miles up the White Oak River,
North Carolina. Im the gullet of the duck he found a
mullet 10in. long by actual measurement and another
one about 6in. long, The fishermen had not caught an
mullets and did not know of their presence. In North
Carolina it is quite the thing to shoot your mullet on the
wing.
Hon, W. W. Tuomas, JR,, the newly appointed Minister
to Sweden and Norway, is an enthusiastic angler, and
‘when he formerly filled the same mission, he sent the
ForREST AND STREAM some racy accounts of salmon ang-
ding in Sweden. We may have the pleasure of hearing
“from him again.
Hishculture.
OREGON FISH COMMISSION,
HE first and second annual reports of the State Board of
J Fish Commissioners of Oregon for 1887 and 1888 have
recently been published. During 1887 serious difficulties
were exicountered in enforcing the law prescribing a close
time for the salmon fishing, and the law became almost a
dead letter, The salmon run was late, noeges were obtained
until near the close of September, and, because of a freshet
in the Clackamas, few were taken after Noy. 10, One million
five hundred thousand eggs were secured, of which ninety
per cent, were hatched. ‘The fry absorb the yolk sac in from
five to seven weeks.
The spring pack of salmon on the Columbia River in 1888
is placed at 354,000 cases, and the fall pack 25,000, The spring
pack was 94,000 cases less than in 1886 in spite of increased
gear and a longer fishing season. The streams of Oregon
south of the Columbia yielded about 100,000 cases, the largest
pack ever made on them. The value of the Columbia River
and the Oregon pack was about $2,500,000. I'he salmon can-
ners disbursed nearly $1,700,000 at home, and the revenne to
the State is estimated at $30,000 annually. The weight of
fresh salmon consumed and shipped Eastis calculated at
2,000,0001bs. yearly. The number of salmon taken from the
Columbia in 1887 is estimated to be 1,200.000, of which 500,000
were from Oregon streams. The total pack of the Pacitic
coast is placed at 787,000 cases. The canning property of
Oregon is valued at $500,000, and the fishing gear at 2700,000.
“Wor propagating purposes the Commissioners think a longer
close time in the spring would be better, for this reason, the
salmon that come early have a better chance of reaching the
headwaters, where they can be taken for artificial hatching,
or can hatch naturally, while the late salmon often ripen
before reaching the spawning grounds, and consequently
are an entire loss so far as increasing the supply.’’ The
funds for the hatchery being insufficient the canners on the
Columbia contributed $2,090 toward its maintenance.
Twenty-nine of the forty canneries on the Columbia begun
operations early in April, 1888, and closed July 31, in accord-
ance with the law.
The scarcity of fish caused high prices, yet neither the
fishermen nor the canners were benefited thereby. The
Comiunissioners recommend the building of a few hatching
stations, to increase the supply of salmon and reduce prices.
Experience shows that greater profits will be realized by all
concerned. The greater part of the packers and fishermen
being aware that the salmon industry needs protection, ob-
served the law very well during 1888, If the law prohibited
the common. carriers in the State from receiving and trans-
porting fresh salmon during the close months of March,
August and September it could be more easily enforced.
Some difficulty arises from the fact that the law does not
specify the different kinds of fish included under the name
oF salmon; consequently several species are caught durin
the close times and the claim is made that they are not sal-
mon. The Commissioners recommend that the throwing of
sawdust into the Columbia River or its tributaries be pro-
hibited.
As salmon suffer greatly from the attacks of seals and
sea lions the destruction of these animals is urged. It is
said that a seal, will eat or destroy from 8 to 10 adult sai-
mon daily and a sea lion twice asmany. The shelldrake
and the cormorant eat large numbers of little salmon, and
their extermination should be encouraged by giving small
bounties for their scalps.
A longer close time in the spring, from March 1 to April
15 should be fixed. .
An account is given of the methods of fishing and the dif-
ferent streams fished; the time of the run of the different
salmon is stated, One reprehensible practice at Yaquina is
the seining of large quantities of young unmarketable sal-
mon along with flounders and herring, and leaving them on
the shore to die.
In the spring of 1887 Mr. R, D, Hume built a cannery at
Ellensburg, on Rogue River. His spring pack of that year
was about 3,500 cases, and the supply of fish was abundant
then in all the streams.
During the summer he built a small hatchery in connec-
tion with the cannery, and obtained about 100,000 salmon
eggs, which yielded 50,000 youngsalmon. He has continued
his operations, except for a year or two, planting from 450,000
to 150,000 young fish annually, and has probably deposited
1,500,000 in 1888. Hispack has increased steadily, and for
the spring of 1888 it was nearly 12,000 cases. In the mean-
time the salmon have decreased greatly in numbers in all
other streams of the coast during the same period.
The Clackamas station was turned over to the U.S. Fish
Commission July 1, 1888, and thus the expense to the State
is lessened and the results largely increased.
More than one-half of the entire catch of salmon in Ore-
gon was shipped Wast, The total pack on the Pacific coast
for 1888 is shown in the following table:
Where packed. No. ofcases, Value.
Columbia River..........-.--..5 B72, 2,434,200
Streams wholly in Oregon..... -. 90,000 483,800
Washington Territory,.......... 75,000 375,000
rey LITO TI eve he pie setae on ine aha tng 65,000 890,000
JNU) Ey ee ee 400,000 2,200,000
Motial see. - sees - ser --2:-7-1,002,000 5,883,000
British Columbia..,..-. Wee, nee 70,000 935,000
Grandstotal e527, 2,00 1,172,000 6,818,000
Shad are reported as becoming plentiful in the Columbia;
smelts are caughtin vast numbers in February, and mil-
lions of pounds of sturgeon are shipped to Hastern mar-
ketsannually. Salmon trout and brook trout are so abund-
ant that they eat up the eges and young of the salmon, and
the Commissioners hope that the anglers who come from
towns and cities will exterminate the trout very soon,
CALICO BASS IN FRANCE,
EMILE BERTRAND has recently sent to the fisheul-
M . ture establishment of the Zodlogical Garden of Accli-
matization a number of American silver perch, or calico
bass, Pemoxys sparotdes, reared in a pond belonging to
him in the vicinity of Versailles.
The reproduction of this species in 1888 was very consider-
able, for not only the three-year-old fishes, but those born
in 1887, have yielded an enormous number of eggs, from
which young bass were developed. The three-year-old fish
Ei ae M. Bertrand’s pond are now about 7%in. long and
wn. deep.
The first spawning fish were imported directly from
America. M. Bertrand had twenty-five of them. Only two
males and anumber of females survived the fatigue of the
voyage.
The spawning of the first year, 1887, yielded more than 500
iry, some of which were given to various members of the
Acchmatization Society, others were sold, The flesh of the
calico bass strongly resembles that of our European perch
[Perce fluviatilis),
Aiter the spawning of 1888 M, Bertrand estimated that he
had many thousands of calico bass. At the spawning sea-
son more than a hundred nests have been observed, which
were placed in water 8in. deep. Evidently this species loves
heat. The localities most Boupat after for nests were the
stone sited descending into the pond. The water being
shallow the steps receive the sun’s rays, retaining the heat
to the advantage of the fishes. The adult fish does not fear
| the cold,
rr
M. Bertrand desired to lear whether the calico bass would
thrive inimpure water. He placed a number of the young
in a little pool which received waters full of impurities and
of which the temperature rose to above (7 degrees Fahren-
heit, In spite of these unfavorable conditions the bass have
srospered and increased rapidly. Individuals which were
our-fifths of an inch in April, when they were placed in the
pool, measured 3i4in. in the following August.
The calico bass will be an excellent addition to our waters.
for not only is it very hardy but also very fertile; besides, its
rapid growth and the good quality of its flesh make it an
altogether desirable species. This fish will be very service-
able as food for the Salmonids on account of its remarkable
fecundity, Its introduction into waters already stocked
will cause no inconvenience, for, although it is predaceous,
the calico bass has a mouth so small that ib can seize only
little animals, worms, small crustaceans, etc, __
M. Bertrand, desirous of propagating this very interesting
species, placed again this year at the disposal of the mem-
bers of the National Acclimatization Society some of the
young, These fry will be delivered about the month of April,
it is important that persons wishing to obtain them should
write without delay.—M. Gilbert Duclos, in Revue des
Sciences Natwrelles Appliquées, Paris, Jan, 5, 1859, p. 12.
TROUT CULTURE.—The Howietoun Fishery, in issu-
ing the price list for season 1888-89, records one of the cold-
est summers experienced since the commencement of the
fishery, Yearlings are fully three weeks later than usual.
The rearing season, however, has been exceptionally suc-
cessful, and fully one hundred and ffty thousand yearlings
and twenty-five thousand two year-olds are ready for
delivery, A salmon hatehed from ova obtained from the
Forth District Board in December, 1880, and reared in the
ponds, having spawned three seasons, was found in the first
week of November this year to be clean. It weighed just
under three pounds, was very silvery, with about thirty jet
black star-like spots. The flesh cut pink, and the flavor
was that of a fish a week in fresh water. This salmon had
been fed exclusively on clams (Pecten) and was a fair speci-
men of those still alive at Howietoun of the same spawning,
The smolts and grilse which have been bred from these fish
are growing more rapidly than their parents, and we hope
to show that although the first generation of artificially
bred landlocked salmon are usually dwarfed, yet their
progeny may attain to the size of Loch Leven trout, viz.: 6
to 10lbs. weight. The American landlocked salmon (8.
sebago) have not yeb spawned, but a few of the rainbow
trout (8. irideus) spawned in April, and the fry are thriving;
the largest irideus weighed, when three years old, between
three and four pounds. The crosses between salmon and
trout, and between trout and salmon, are growing at the
average rate of Loch Leven trout at Howietoun, The ex-
periments in interbreeding these will be continued this
season.— Thomas Winder an Hardwicke’s Science-Gossip,
February, 1889. ——— ee
Ghe Aennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
March 26 to 29, 1889,—First Annual Dog Show ot the Mass, Ken-
nel Club, Lynz. Mass. A, Williams, Seeretary.
March 19 to 22, 1889,—Virst Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel
Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
April 2 to 6, 1889.—Annual Show of the New England Kennel
ciub, Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
ace.
April 9 to 12.—First Dog Show of the Worcegger Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass. Hdward W- Doyle, Secretary.
April 9 to 12, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Masroutah
Kennel Club, at Chicago. Il. George H. Hill, Superintendent, a4
Monroe street, Chicago, Ill.
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club. at Philadelpnia, Pa. FEvancis 8. Brown, Secretary,
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
Sept. 10 to 18.—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Chib, at London, Ont, OC. A. Stone, Manager.
Web. 18 to 21, 1890.—Fourteenth An nual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
FIELD TRIALS, A
Nov. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club,
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Nov. 18.—BHleventh Annual Wield Trials of the Hastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W..A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N. ¥
PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW.
HE Philadelphia Kennel Club announces that its pre-
mium list will be issued this week for the seventh an-
nual bench show, which takes place in that city on April 16,
17,18 and 19. Wnutries for this show will close on April 6,
the Saturday following the Boston show. Thepremium hist
we are assured is a most complete one, and in addition to
the money prizes there are a number of valuable specials.
The club secretary states that when the list is issued exhibi-
tors will agree with him that the list of specials has never
.| been equaled.
The slight delay in issuing the premium list was owing to
the desire of the committee to make up a full slate of judges,
and they have succeeded in doing so. Their object was to
afford exhibitors a change of officials, not an easy matter
considering that Philadelphia was the last in a long list of
fixtures, but this has been attained, as the following list
shows: Mastiffs, Mr. R. Hxley; St. Bernards, Newfound-
lands, Great Danes, greyhounds, deerhounds, Italian grey-
hounds, poodles and miscellaneous, Mr. James Watson
setters, all breeds, Mr. Perey ©. Ohl; pointers, Mr. J. H
Phelan; Sa a Mr. 5. R. Hemingway; collies, Dr. A. §.
Gray; bulldogs, bull-terriers, black and tan and toy terriers,
Mr, J. Deville; basset-hounds and dacnshunde, Mr. Cornelius
Stevenson; fox-terriers, Mr. W. Rutherfurd; pugs and toy
spaniels, Dr. M. H. Cryer; Irish, Skye, Yorkshire and ‘an
other breed’ terriers, Mr. W.P. Sanderson; beagles, Mr. F’.
D, Hallett,
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WORCESTER DOG SHOW.
ORCESTER, March 18.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
Since our Jast letter we have received a large number
of special prizes among which is a silver cup for the best
American-bred St. Bernard. Wenow havea yery large list
of specials, every breed being provided with one or more.
We have added to our premium list $10 for the best kennel
of cocker spaniels and the same for field spaniels. Weare
much gratified at the large number of entries already
received, and from all appearances we predict the largest
show this season excepting New York and Boston.
The club also offer a bronze medal for the best stud dog
shown with two of his get in the following classes: Sb.
Bernard, mastiff, deerhound, greyhound, pointer, English,
Trish and Gordon setters, cocker spaniel, field spaniel, beagle,
collie, bulldog, bull-terrier, fox-terrier and pune. ;
A friend of the club has just offered $10 for tue best bull-
terrier dog or bitch, and $5 for the best pug, dog or bitch.
The spaniel puppy class has been changed so as to read, $5,
first prize; $3, second prize; medal, third prize.
A friend of the club offers $5 for the best Gordon setter
dog which has never won 4 prize previous to closing of
entries of our show, and $5 for best Gordon setter bitch
under same conditions. EKntries close March 25, No dogs
will be received before April 8, at 7 P. M., or after 8 A. M.
April’ 9, FRED. W. WHITE, of Bench Show Committee,
178 FOREST AND STREAM.
[Marc 21, 1839,
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UTICA DOG SHOW.
qe little affair was the second annual exhibition of the
Fort Schuyler Kennel Club and it was held on the 12th,
13th, 14th and 15th inst., in Mechanics’ Hall, Utiea. The
hall is not at all well adapted for a dog show. The location
can hardly be called fashionable, the building and the
entrance have not a very taking is Metro and to make
matters worse, the hall, which is on the third floor, has been
used for cheap concerts, dancing and so on. No wonder then
that the better class of people boycotted the exhibition, or
that the attendance was very largely composed of the rougher
element. Those who did come to the show seemed to take
but little interest in the exhibits. In fact, it was quite clear
to everybody that a large majority of the visitors were there
to see Professor Parker’s performing dogs and not to study
the dukes of dogdom. The professor’s audience was Jargely
composed of children and we regret to say that many of these
were decidedly lacking in vara f and good manners.
Fortunately they cleared out when the last fence of the pro-
fessor’s dog steeplechase had been Knocked down by a clown
poodle, Nobody missed them, and the tired dogs were
again given 2 chance to hear their own more musical voices,
Notwithstanding that entries were accepted up to Satur-
day; the 9th inst,, they were yery light and the quality in
many of the classes was poor. Theré was room for 400 to 500
dogs. The exact number on the benches Wednesday after-
noon was 160. Of these the deerhounds, pointers, setters,
collies, bulldogs and fox-terriers showed a decided falling off
in quantity and quality, Mr, Thayer's splendid kennel was
not represented, and we missed the faces of nearly all the
men who may be considered the bone and sinew of dog shows
in this country. A Chicago paper attributes the scarcity of
entries at the shows to other than the real cause. Does any-
body suppose that Mr. Thayer’s dogs were not entered be-
cause ‘both exhibitors and dogs had already endured two
shows in two consecutive weeks? Mr, Thayer could, if he
had wished, have entered twenty-five dogs, and good ones
too, without showing one of the team he sent to New York
and Troy, That exhibitors have had to ‘endure’ much dur-
ing these past few weeks cannot be denied. For further
articulars we refer the reader to our comments on the
Judging of fox-terriers at New York and Albany. A man
who will silently “endure” such judging as that knows
nothing about dogs; he should get out of the fancy, To
support shows that encourage such palpably unjust and
ignorant decisions would be eqnivalent to driving a.knife
into the very bowels of the dog interests of this country,
and for this reason alone good dog men have made up their
minds to “endure” no more, So modestly, feelingly and
pathetically does the Chicago reporter explain away the
falling off in the entries at Albany that if we did not know
him to be unconscious of the facts and the truth we night
-have believed him in a position to account for the very small
number of dogs shown since Troy, Mr. Tallman was again
a Judge and superintendent. It is not probable that he will
again fill the two offices. Exhibitors are opposed to the
principle, and dog show managers are beginning to realize
that dog shows without exhibitors are rather tame things,
Spratts did the benching and feeding: their work, as usual,
was of the best. Mr. Tallman was courteous and attentive
to his charge, The management was good. It is no fault
of ours that we are unable to give al exhaustive aud critical
report. We could not find the dogs to criticise.
MASTIFFS—(MR. MORTIMER).
The challenge class for dogs and bitches brought out
Minting and Wacouta Nap; the last-named has no business
im company with the Melrose crack, and was beaten by
many points, Moses, the other entry in the challenge class,
betook himself to the open class, where there was actually
no competition, and of course took the prize. Mastiff breed-
ers will do well go remember that this dog has won a num-
ber of prizes which neyer would have fallen to his share if
he had been shown. under good judges of the breed, Sears’
‘Monarch and Agrippa were absent from this class. We
stated in our dispatch from the Albany show that the mas-
tiffs were badly judged. The judge was evidently of our
opinion, for when Boss Lady Clare and Pharoah Queen came
before him at this show, he reversed his decision at Albany
and placed Boss Lady Clare over Pharoah Queen. Both
dogs were in the same condition as when they were shown
at Albany. We are quite satisfied if we can correct blunders
before they have had a chance to do much harm, as in this
case, ald we hope that when Sears’ Monarch and Moses are
again brought before this judge he will give the prize to
Monarch. It is only by giving the prizes to the best that
dogs can be improved. Lady Coleus and Lady abet win-
ners at New York, were first and second here, the Boss Lady
Clare third and Pharoah Queen yhe. ‘The other vhe. in the
class, Ilford Claudia, is too long in face, large in ears,
crooked in front, decidedly weak in right pastern, bad in
- feet and not good behind.
8ST. BERNAKDS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Barry Il. was alone in the challenge class for rough-
coated dogs, and the bitch class contained the well known
winners Miranda and Gemmal. We stated in our report of
the Troy show that Miss Whitney was wrong in placing
Gemma I, over Miranda. Here Miranda was placed first
and Gemma I. second. Ben Lomond, in the open class for
rough-coated dogs, towered over Mount Sion III. and beat
him by very many points. These dogs were at Troy. In
the bitch class the order was the same as at Troy, Saffron
first, Recluse second and Queen third. Ruth, third at
Albany, was vhe., and Mayflower, a decidedly worse speci-
men than Ruth, was also given vhe, She is snipy, crooked
in front, low, wrong in coat, bad in eye, defective in ears;
in fact she is not a show bitch. Mercedes, c., is wrong in
markings, small in feet and plain in head. Bernaline if
second in the puppy class at Albany, was the only puppy
shown here. igi, Daphne, Lola and Apollona were the
only smooth coats shown, with the exception of Prince
Wentworth, shown in the puppy class. This dog was re-
moved shortly after the judging and wedid not see him.
The entries in these classes, like those in the mastiff classes,
have been the round of the shows and it would be a waste
of space to criticise them again. With the exception of
Daphne, whose blood needs looking after, all were in fairly
good condition.
NEWFOUNDLANDS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Meadowthorpe Prince George outclassed his two competi-
fors, Carlo and Prince TI. Carlo isa big dog, with a pass-
able head, average legs and a fairly good body. He is all
wrong in eyes and has a short curly coat, Prince II., that
took third prize, is decidedly better in coat than Carlo, but
his long, characterless head will always seal his fate.
COLLIES—(MR. MORTIMER).
With the exception of Scot’s J ack, third in the open class
for dogs, there was nothing new in these classes, in fact
only nine dogs were shown in the four classes provided,
This new dog, Scot’s Jack, is a son of Dublin Scot and Effie
Dean Il. He is heavy and coarse in head, does not get his
ears up, is wrong in shoulders, not perfectly straight in
front, too straight behind, does not move very well and has
a rather short brush. His coat, while long, is not of cor-
rect texture. He has plenty of bone, stands over lots of
ground, has good feet, and noth withstanding his many de-
fects shows some character, but very little quality, The
blunder of placing Metchley Surprise over Jakyr Dean was
repeated in the bitch class. We have seen it written by the
judge that Jakyr Dean is not so good in head as Metchley
urprise, and that she is notin good condition. One bitch
is in as good condition as the other and we do not hesitate
“to state that the first time that they are brought before a
competent
easily,
judge of the bréed Jakyr Dean will win, and win
DEERHOUNDS—(MR, MORTIMER),
Only one SBERY inthe three classes that were provided,
Olga that took first held the same position at New York,
GREYHOUNDS—(MR. MORTIMER).
A)l the entries in these classes have been recent] y described,
in the regular classes they were properiy laced, bit in
awarding the special to Highland Chief over Cassandra and
Balkis the judge clearly showed that he is not at home with
little to choose; close examination shows Balltis to be the
better dog. Cassandra, however, is better than either of
them and should have won. She beats Highland Chief in
muzzle, skull, eyes, shoulders, legs, feet and in bend of
hocks, In our opinion of the relative merits of these three
dogs we are indorsed by the owner, who values Cassandra
at $500, Balkis at $850 and Highland Chief at $250. It took
the judge exactly one minute to judge this special. It
would probably have taken us a half hour, in which time
we would have been positively certain that Cassandra was
a handsome winner.
POINTERS—(MR. TALLMAN),
There were four entries in the challenge classes.
Queen
Bow took the only prize.
In the class for large size dogs
Bang, Sachem and Victor the Blue Stocking, shown at
Albany, were the only competitors. Bang and Blue Stock-
ing are not in show condition, and we would haye turned
the last named out of the ring without a card. Bang, too,
is not at present fit forthe show bench. When this stout-
looking son of Bang and Luna is at his best he can give
points and a beating to Sachem and Victor the Blue Stock-
ing. Golden Rod was the only exhibit in the bitch class.
Her skin was looking somewhat better than at Albany, but
she is far from being in show condition, and we would have
withheld the prize. Only two faced the judge in the light-
weight dog class, these were Forest King, third at Troy, and
Bing, a rather weedy, flat-sided and light-eyed son of Naso
of ISippen. Wanda, first in bitches, and the only pointer in
the class, was second at Albany, There were no puppies
shown.
ENGLISH SETTERS—(MR. TALLMAN),
Here (here were only nine entriesin four classes, and, with
the exception of Zach and Eph, first and second in the
puppy class, and Pride of Dixie IT., second in the ye do
class, all ar well known to our readers. Pride of Dixie II.
is a rather coarse white, black and tan by Pride of Dixie.
Defects: Skull too heavy, muzzle well formed, yet having
the appearance of being slightly weak—this is owing to the
heavy proportions of the skull—eyes showing the white and
having & wrong expression, forelegs badly set, knees show-
ing weakness, feet not first-class, loin not nicely turned.
coati a bit wooly aud not straight enough, does not stand
wellin front, Im other respects he will do. Zach is a big,
strong, coarse puppy, with rather plain head and bad eyes.
He may make a field dog, but the show bench is not for him.
Eph is all wrong in head, has short wide ears and does not
stand straight in front; he cannot possibly develop into a
show dog. Blarney, Laura B., Dick Swiveller, Desmond
II., Kenmore, Cora B. and Lou ITI., winners in the Irish
setter classes, have all been described. Simon, vhe. in the
open class for dogs, is a simple-looking dog without a pedi-
gree. He is very plain and coarse in head, light in e 7eS,
not quite straight in front and wrong in set of ears, We
thought him lucky, but, as it has become the fashion to give
all dogs shown a card, he had with the others an equal
right to notice, Madge Glencho, third in the bitch class, is
not even in color, her head is too flat—it should be very
much higher between theears. In stop and in muzzle below
the eyes she is also defective, and her ears are all wrong in
carriage. She shows some throatiness, is too heavy in shoul-
ders, rather flat in ribs, not just right in knees nor erfectly
straight in front and would do with more power behind the
hips. Notwithstanding all these defects she is a broody-
looking specimen that shows some quality, Fan, vhe, in
this class, is coarse in head, throaty, underhung, light in
eyes and not quite first-class in color. She is, however, a
fairly well built one. The only puppy shown was second at
Albany. Four Gordons were shown in the three classes
rovided. These were Little Boy, Dou, Leo B. and Becky
harp. Weneed only say of them that they were in goo
eonditien,
SPANIELS—(MR. MORTIMER).
With the exception of a few of the puppies there was
nothing new in these classes. Hornell Fancy, that was
second in the class for cocker bitches of any other color than
black, is growing very houndy in head and her excessive
wrinkle is not a cocker attribute. Lady of Learning, that
was third, is a better specimen. Hornet had a rather easy
win in the puppy class, but the judge went all wrong when
he placed Fanny Stubbs, third prize, oyer Marko, vhe.
Fanny Stubbs has a collie head and will never be a prize
winner under a judge of this breed. Marko isbetterin head
and body, and equally as good in legs and feet, Pats
O’Connor and Captain Muldoon, both well-known Iris
water spaniels, were the only entries,
FOXHOUNDS—(MR, MORTIMER).
Here there was only one entry—a lathy, crooked-legged
specimen that is also lacking in coat and brush.
BEAGLES—(MR. MORTIMER).
There were two entries in the challenge class, Little Duke
and Bounce. The latter of course won, but it seems to us
that Little Duke is a decidedly better specimen. Better in
head, better in size and truer totype, The open class for
dogs was fairly slaughtered. Storm, first prize, is owned by
the Somerset Kennels, How any man can measure this dog
leave to the owner of elastic tape to explain, e stands
fully 154sin., has a very plain head and is of harrier type.
Royal Krueger, that was second, should have been a very
easy winner. Hacer, Jr.. and Racket IL. are also better
specimens. Belle of Woodbrook, that was first in bitches,
is nob nearly as good a specimen as Cloud, that wag second.
Both were described in the Albany report. Baby W., third
prize, is wrong before the eyes and has chorea. Old Betty,
that was vhe., is truer to type than anything in the class,
but she moves badly behind, Kate W., who took the reserve,
is wrong in coat and brush, rather long cast and not quite
straight in front. Ardsley Boy, winner in the puppy class
at Albany, was again first here. Kathleen W., the only
eutee ena in the class, is long-cast and gets her brush up
00 high. ;
BULLDOGS—(MR, MORTIMER).
Two were shown in the four classes provided. Rabagas,
in good condition, won well from Lion, who has gone all to
ieces since he changed ownership. Both dogs are well
nown.
TERRIERS—(MR. MORTIMER),
The challenge class for bull-terriers contained only one,
the mangy Lady Tarquin, that was handled by the lucky
hebus, who is manager of the Somerset Kennels. She
should have been sent out of the ring without notice. In
the open class for dogs The Harl, that is well known, won
very easily, aud second was given to Spivens, that has a tan
ear, rather full cheek, and short, lip y muzzle. His tail had
been faked and heshould have been disqualified. Dauntless,
the only puppy shown, is light before the eyes, Sota
right in knees and coarse.in stern. Her ears have been
badly cropped, and we fear that she will never get them
up. In the class for black and tan dogs Buffalo General
and Sir Wallace, that were first and second at Albany,
the breed. Between Balkis and Highland Chief there is.
so as to make him stand under 15in. is something we must-
held. the same positions here. Only one bitch, Meers-
brook Maiden, was shown. She was given and
special for the breed, a decision which will never ba
indorsed by those who have any Eee tee of the breed,
Her great English iecord won het the prize, She
has twenty firsts and seconds in Kngland to her credit,
and as no Hinglish judge wotild ever award priges to a black
and tan and white, black and tan terrier, it is positively
certain that the bitch was faked when she was shown in
England, She has a large white spot on her breast, and, as
every one who understands the breed is aware, this is a dis-
qualifying point. For the benefit of the judge and others
who are not posted on the breed, we quote the following
from ‘‘The Book of the Dog”: ‘The smallest Spot of white
is an absolute disqualification, so particular notice must be
taken to see that no dishonest staining has taken place.
The chest is by far the most likely place for it to appear.”
“Stonehenge” says: ‘I'he color and markings (value 25) are
in this breed—which is now essentially a fancy dog—import-
ant. Noothercolor than black and tan or red is permissible;
the least speck of white is fatal to winning chances, and it
is in richness, contrast and correct distribution of these that.
excellence consists.”’ The owner of Buffalo General, that
was first in the dog class, should haye put in a protest and
claimed the special prize. Sp:
Fox-terriers were not a good lot, Lucifer, first in the chal-
lenge class for dogs and bitches, being the only really high-
class specimen shown. Veronese, Blemton Trump and Shep-
herd Lad, first, second and third in the open dog class, haye
been recently described. Blemton Brilliant, that was first
in the puppy class at Philadelphia last year, was alone in
her class. She is still faulty before the eyes, not good in
coat, light in bone and not quite right in front, She is a
merry, showy bitch that will do some winning when the
cracks are not shown. Vignette, first in the puppy class, is
sheepish in head, has large, badly carried ears and is all
wrong in coat. In addition to these defects she is rather
light in bone and undersized. Blemton Trump, second
rize, was vhe. at Albany. He is a better terrier than
Vignette and should have won. Dennis, Breda Tiny and
Breda Jim beld the same positions in the Irish class as they
did at. Albany; and Kirkella, first at Albany, was the only
Skye shown.
TOY DOGS—(MR. MORTIMER).
With the exception of the third prize winner in the open
class for pug dogs there was nothing new. This dog, Koko,
is much too long in muzzle, not quite black in nose, deficient
in carriage of ears, light in color of eyes, straight in hocks,
white in nails, rather long-cast and decidedly too large. Dr.
Cryer as usual captured eg all the prizes with his well-
known team, Rocsus and King Pippin, whose faces are
familiar to all who attend the shows, were the only to
spaniels shown, and Cupid was the only Italian greyhoun ’
MISCELLANEOUS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Here the judging was sensational in the extreme, First
was given to Sir Lucifer, the well-known bobtail sheepdog.
He is shedding and we have never seen him so badly shown
as on this occasion. Flora, that is said to be a Great Dane,
was given an equal second with George, a Dalmatian, The
placing of these dogs over Cotswold Jocko was as great a
blunder as we have ever seen committed. Jocko is one of
the best wire-haired terriers in this country, whereas neither
George nor Flora would take a commended card in fairly
good company. Flora is not a show dog in any one point,
She is very wide in front, out at the elbows, crooked in legs,
throaty, wretchedly bad behind, has a short ringtail, is
wrong in head and eyes and is undersized, George is plain
in head, wrong in carriage of ears, throaty, light in bone,
shallow in body, not first-class in loin aud quarters, onl
moderate in feet, and has white head and muzzle and blac
ears. Surely a Dalmatian with these defects should not be
placed over a fairly good specimen of any breed, The mis-
take of placing that bad Bedlington, Punch, over Cotswold
Jocko was again repeated.
Following is a list of the
AWARDS.
MASTIFEFS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, E. H, Moore’s Minting; 2d, St-
Joe Kennels’ Wacouta Nap.—OPran—Dogs: Ist and special, C. C-
Cook’s Moses. Bitches; 1st and special, 2d and very high com., E,
H. Moore’s Lady Coleus, lady Phyllis and Ilford Claudia; 3d, C.
Porter, Jr.'s Boss Lady Clare. Very high com., C. G, Cook's
Pharoah Queen. Kennel prize, KE, H. Moore, bs
ST. BERNARDS.—-RovuGH-CoarEp—CHALLENGE—Dog: Ist, W,
H. Ebrich’s Barry Il. Bitches: 1st, E. H. Moore’s Miranda; 2d,
Hospice Kennels’ Gemma [—Opren—Dogs: Ist, HE, H. Moore's Ben
Lomond; #d, Mrs. J. M. Nicholson’s Mount Sion III,; 8d, withheld,
Bitches: Ist and 2d, H.H. Moore’s Saffron and Recluse; 3d, J. &
A. Marshall’s Queen. Very high com. (two) and com,, J. W. Dun-
lop’s Mayflower, Ruth and Mercedes Puppies: Ist and two
specials, C. C, Dayis’s Bernaline 1l.—Smoora-CoarEep—CHAL-
LENGE—Dog: Ist and special, J. W. Dunlop’s Rigi. Bitch: 1st
and special, Hospice Kennels’ Daphne.—OPpHN—Dogs: Absent.
Bitches; ist, Keystone Kennels’ Lola; 2d, J. Kevan’s Apollona.
Puppies: 1st and two specials, J. W. Dunlop's Prince Wentworth.
Kennel prize, E. H, Moore. ;
NEWFOUNDLANDS,—ist and
Meadowthorpe Prince George; 2d,
Carter & Son’s Prince II.
COLLIES.—CHatLenGs—ist_and Collie Club medal, Chestnut
Hill Kennels’ Scotilla; 2d, W. D. Hughes's Bonnie Brae.—OrpEn—
Dogs: 1st and Collie Club special, J. Watson’s Clipper; 2d, Chest-
nut Hill Kennels’ Roslyn; 8d, Miss Jennie Cackett’s Scot’s Jack.
Bitches: 1st and 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Metchiey Surprise and
Jakyr Dean; 3d, Dr. H. 8. Quinn’s Collie Belle,
Chestnut Hill Kennels’ J akyr Dean.
DEERHOUNDS.—ist, G, S. Page's Olga. "
GREY HOUNDS.—CHALLENGE—Dog: 1st, H. W. Huntington's
Balkis. Bitch: lst, H. W. Huntington’s Cassandra.—OPEN—Dogs:
ist and special, H. W. Huntington’s Highland Chief; 2d, Dr. @,
Stanton’s Fleetwood; 3d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Hazelhurst.
Bitches: 1st and 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Harmony and
Lady Olivia. Puppies: Ist and_special, Hornell-Harmony Ken-
nels’ Fannie M. Kennel prize, Hornell-Harmony Kennels.
POINTERS.—Cratrence—Dog: Absent. Bileh: Ist, Columbus
Kennels’ Queen Bow,—Opsn—LarGe—Dogs: 1st and 3d, Bryn
Mawr Kennels’ Bang and Victor the Blue Stocking; 2d, Chestnut
Hill Kennels’ Sachem, Bitciies: Ist and special, Bryn Mawr Ken-
nels’ Golden Rod.—Smauu—Doys: ist, J. & A. Marshall's Forest
King; 2d, Bryn Mawr Kennels' Bing. Bitches: 1st, Stratford Ken-
nels’ Wanda; 2d and 3d, withheld. Puppies: Absent... Kennel}
pring, Bey Mawr Kennels. Largest number of entries, R, BK.
estlake.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—OBALLENGE.—Ist, F, Leonard’s Royat
Prince J1.—OpEn—Dogs: Ist, Mt. Washington Kennels’ Lindo;
2d, E, W. Hubbard's Pride of Dixie LI. Bitehes: 1st and special,
Mt. Washington Kennels’ Zona; 2d, Peet & Lyons’s Chautauqua
Belle; 3d, Columbus Kennels’ Pearl Bondhu. Puppies: 1st and
special and 2d, Dr. J. H. Glass’s Zach and Eph. :
IRISH SETTERS,—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, EH, W. Clark, Jr.’s
Blaruey. Bitches: 1st, Kildare Kennels’ Laura B.—OPEN—Dogs;
ist, W. C. Hudson’s Kenmore; #d, C. T. Thompson’s Desmond IT.;
8d, P. Camblos’s Dick Swiveller. Very high com., J. Owen’s
Simon. Bitches: 1st, Columbus Kennels? Lou II.; 2d and very
high com., W. ©. Hudson's Cora B. and Fan; #d, W. W. Kendall's
Madge Glencho. Puppies: Ist, W. C. Hudson’s Rex. Kennel
prize, W. C. Hudson.
GORDON SETTERS.—CuaLLence—Dogs: 1st and special, 8. G.
Dixon’s Little Boy; 2d, W. H. Rothermel’s Don.—OPpan—Doygs: Ist,
H. C. Biddle’s Leo B. ‘Bitches: ist, J. L. Campbell’s Becky Sharp.
FIELD SPANIELS,—CHRALLENGE—Ist, Oldham & Willey’s New-
ton Abbot Laddie.—OpHn—Dogs: Ist, Oldham & Willey’s Glen-
cairn; 2d, Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’ Bridford Gladys.
COCKER SPANINUS.—CHALLEeNGH—Ist, Oldham & Willey’s
Miss Obo IL.; 2d, American Cocker Kennels’ Doc.—Opegn—BLAcK—
1st, Oldham & Water Dolly Obo; 2d, American Cocker Kennels’
Hornet; 8d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Hornell Martha. Very
high com., Woodstock anes Kennels’ Giffee.—OTHER THAN
BuacKk—Dogs: 1st, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ oe Dick.
Bitches: Ist and 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Hornell Velda
and Hornell Fancy; 8d, Oldham. & Willey’s Lady of Learning,
special, J, & <A. Marshall's
. F. Lewis's Carlo; 3d, D. A.
Puppies: 1st.
‘Marom 21, 1889.]
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Puppies; sty American Cocker Kennels’ Hornet; 2d, Hornell-
[armory Kennels’ Horne Gypsey; éd and local speeial and very
high com,, J, E. Weston’s Fanny Stubbs and Mareo, Kennel
prize, Oldham & Willey,
TRISH WATER SPANIELS.—ist and special, J. R, Daniels's
Patsy O'Connor} 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Capt. Muldoon.
. FOXHOUNDS:.—Ist tnd special, Hornel!-Harmony~- Kennels’
Pride of Hornell. ; - ,
. BEAGUES,—Ca4uencu—ist and special, Somerset Kennels’
Bounee; 2d, Ardsley Kennels’ Little Dnke.—OpaN—Dogsi 1st,
Somerset Kennels’ Storm} 2d atid yery high com.,, Hatmon Ken-
-néls’ Royal Krueger and Ross W,; 3d, Ardsle} ‘Kennels Racet',
Jr, Very high com., J, Lewis’s Racket Il, Bitches! Ist ind 2d,
Somerset Kennels’ Belle of Woodbrook and Cloud: 3d, reséive
and very high ecm,, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Baby W., Kate
‘W.-and Betty. High com., J. Lewis's Banner Queen. Puppies:
Ist and special, Ardsley Kennels’ Ardsley Boy; 2d, Hornell-Har-
‘tmeny Kennels’ Kathleen W. Kennel prize, Somerset Kennels.
. BASSET HOUNDS,—Ist and special, OC. Porter, Jr.'s Babette.
“BULLDOGS,—Ilst, G. Raper’ Rahagas; 2d, W. J. Comstock’s
qLion. Puppies; Absent,
BULL-THRRIERS.—CHALLENG E—Ist, Sunnyside Kennels’ Lady
“‘Tarquin.—OPpEn—Dogs: Sunnsyde Kennels’ The Marl; 2d, V. J.
Nye’s Spivens. Bitches: 1st and special, F. F. Dole’s Royal Rose:
2d; W. F. Hayes's. Lucky. Puppies: 1st, F. F. Dole’s Dauntless.
. BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS,—Dogs: 1st, A. W. Smith’s But-
falo General; 2d. Keystone Kennels’ Sir Wallace. Bitches: lstand
special, Rochelle Kennels’ Meersbrook Maiden.
" FOX-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGH—Ist, Blemton Kennels’ Lucifer,
—OPEN—Dogs: 1st, F. Hoey’s Veronese; 2d, Blemton Kennels’
Blemton Trump; 3d, J, H. Shepherd’s Shepherd Lad. High com.,
_D. G. Booth’s Trap. Bitclies: Ist, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton
‘Brilliant. Puppies: 1st, F, Hoey's Vignette: 2d, Blemton Kennels’
Blemtom Trumps. High com., D, G. Booth's Trap.
* IRISH TERRIERS.—ist, J. F. McFadden'’s Dennis; 2d and 3d,
-Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Breda Tiney and Breda Jim,
SKYH TERRIERS.—ist, Oldham & Willey's Kirkella,
PUGS,—CHALLENG—Ist and special. Dr. M. H. Cryer's Bessie.
—OPEN—Dogs: 1st and 2d, Dr. M. HB. Cryer’s Bob Ivy and Othello;
_3d, G. J, Young’s Koko. Bitches: lst, G. Bell’s Rustic Queen; 2d,
Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Vic. Puppies: Ist and special, Dr, M. H.
\Cryer’s Bob Ivy. Kennel prize, Dr. M. H. Cryer,
POY SPANIBLS.—Iist and special and 2d, W. W. Phillips's Ros-
cius and King Pippin.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—Ist and special, Miss Edith Van
*Buren’s Cupid.
, MISCELLANEOUS.—Ist and special, C. Rossee’s bob-tailed
‘sheepdog Sir Lucifer; equal 2d, F. Morris’s Dalmatian George and
Max Lehman's great Dane Flora. Very high com., Kensington
Kennels’ Bedlington tertier Punch, High com,, Ff, F. Dole’s wire-
haired fox-terrier Cotswold Jocko, Special fox Jargest entry,
Hornell-Harmony Kennels, Dog from greatest distance, Rabagas.
KEEPING UP WITH THE PROCESSION,
Editor Forest and Stream:
‘Tarrived here Monday. On Tuesday, just after a Rennert
lunch, I was enjoying the delightful flavor of a Rosa Per-
‘fecta, when who should walk in teen me but the great Gor-
‘don champion, Harry Malcolm. After a friendly greeting
(as we like each other), he informed me that hé had come to
take me out for a drive, and to show me Malcolm’s Whip and
“his kennel companions; that | was a subject that he could
“not subdue, but that he could convince me of the yer
‘superior merit of his dogs. I very readily accepted his kin
invitation. So after acquiring a drink of ‘‘Monticello best”
off we started for Mr, Malcolm’s stable, where we found his
mare, Lady, ready in the shafts to receive us. We drove to
his residence and our party was reinforced by the addition
of Maleolin’s Whip, Gypsy, and two youngsters, in color all
black and tan.
Lady’s bead was turned up St. Charles avenue, and for
_ about four miles, goed gracious, how we flew! We passed
everything, athletic men, beautiful, charming ladies,
‘churches and saloons. AJl alike, they had no attractions
(except momentary and passing) for us. There was a great
_vaise in Baltimore veal estate the while, for it just fairly
_flew over our heads, I would now and again see a streak of
_ black and tan going like a fiash, while Malcolm would say,
- “That's aGordon there.’’ These dogs certainly haye nimble
feet and show great speed, for they were all with us when
we pulled up, just to give Lady a drink, and while this was
being attended to we alighted and went into what I learned
was a Maryland milk stand, for wpon our entrance two
glasses of fresh Maryland milk were pJaced upon the counter,
which we drank. The milk was fresh, but it had a peculiar
» flavor—I thought T detected a trace of nutmeg.
Lady haying drank her water and we our milk, we again
' started off for a two-mile dash. The same four black and
tan flashes or streaks could now and again be seen, At the
end of the two miles was another milk stand, Malcolm said
‘Lady was thirsty, so we again stopped to give her a drink.
We were also supplied with two more glasses of Maryland
“milk: it was fresh and had the nutmeg.
- We again dashed off for another spurt of a mile; I could
“yet see the four black and tan streaks, when Lady clearly
ave signs of wanting more water, and another milk stand
just then appearing, we pulled up. Lady was watered and
we, as usual, were milked. I could not only detect the nut-
meg, but, discerned it floating in a kind of Gordon-colored
specks on the surface.
“We again pulled out for another dash, and Lady and the
Bose were going so fast that I could now and again see
eight black and tan streaks. While we were trying to count
the dogs we ran right up to another milk stand. I don’t
think Lady was thirsty, but the man who was in the habit
oft shaking the milk was a friend of Malcolm, so we stopped.
The milk was quite fresh and the nutmeg flavor so grateful
to us that I think we drank two glasses each, after which
luady seemed to develop greater speed, and we were zoing so
fast that we often could distinctly see sixteen flashes of
black and tan. Lady was now going about a mile in 2:40
and the dogs usually ahead.
After about a three mile spin we again pulled up at
another milk stand. And talk about milk, fresh milk
‘lover milk, etc., ete., why the milk we got at this stand
was milk. This man isa friend of Malcolm and he is now
a friend of mine, He feeds his cows as cows should be fed.
He buys nothing but the best of cows. Every cow he owns
must possess a good moral character. He employs a beau-
tiful maiden, one who took the prize for beauty ata Dime
Musuem. This maiden feeds and milks thecows. The cow
while being milked and fed gazes on the bewitching beauty
and form of the maiden; becomes enchanted, and this
effect Malcolm and I found from experience extends to the
milk, and from the milk tous, The cows are fed on clover
tips, dipped in sugar-house molasses, and for drink they are
given strained honey flavored with peach brandy. This
“man said he could not make any butter, that hismiulk was
so sweet that you might churn it for weeks and yet it would
not sour. When he said this Malcolm and I dr two
move glasses of milk and by this time we were both full
(of milk) and quite high, being in a milky way.
We again started off, Lady going yet faster. We could
both of us see flashes and streaks of black and tan, hundreds
of them. Malcolm said the Gordons were there.
While we were going at this lightning speed we flushéd a
_ bevy of quail, and the dogs gave chase and actually caught
_ every quail before it reached the ground. I have seen grey-
‘hounds chase the hare, but to see these dogs keep up with
fiying quail, and when the quail hecame so tired and ex-
“hausted that they could fiy no longer, and then to see the
_flogs catch them as they came to earth is a sight I never
expect fo witness again, Malcolm says when he gets the
Gerdon name firmly settled that heis going to try and breed
them. with wings and use them for falconry.
Lady was going so fast that we did not stop fo get the
| uail, but went on for two or three miles more, when we
tame to another stand, Lady wanted a drink and slacked
up. At this pe the keeper insulted us. He offered us a
drink of whisky, Malcolm and I, when we are coming
homie, are ptohibitionists, However, the man a louie,
and to oblige him we did take a small drink,
was near the city.
_ We then drove to the kennels, and I saw Mr. Malcolm put
in elpbty four dogs. They were all of one color, and you
could not teli one from the other. When we got them all
in hé shut the door and pulled up the sign, which is a board
‘his place
abotit six feet long, and on it I read, in well-painted letters::
“AMERICAN GORDON SETTERS.”
A fiime with any other rose
Guld sntell as sweet
These dogs; with any other name
Would have as nimble feet.
Ti any of my friends own or know the location of a milk
route, my address is Jersey City, PESHALL,
BALTIMORE, Marth 14.
THE SUPER-SENSE OF ANIMALS.
Editor Forest and Stream: ‘
In 1884 I was located in St, Louis, and on several occasions
had observed a fine St. Bernard dog stalking with dignity
up Chestnut street.. He was owned by a lawyer named
Jacko, on Third street, who regularly sent him on errands
to his home. On one occasion I saw him coming up the
street with a basket full of something, probably meat, and
at his heels was asmall “eur of low degree,”’ which was
persistently snapping at him, as if endeayoriug to get him
to drop his charge, when the little dow could sail in for a
division of the contents. Vhe large dog stopped twice on
the block, turned round and looked at his tormentor, and
resumed his pace until he reached me, when, looking up into
my face with an expression that almost said ‘Please mind
this for a moment,’ he laid the basket at my feet, turned
and with one bound had the cur by the neck, shook him
most unmercifully, rolled him in the gutter and dropped
him. The cur took very little time in getting ont of sight,
not even stopping to shake himself. The St, Bernard then
picked up his basket and with a satisfied .air went on his
way. iD Jie
NEW YORK.
Hdittor Forest und Streany
Seeing frequent instancés of the intelligence of dogs
prompts me to send the following;
A prominent club man of Philadelphia frequently imbibes
too freely, and on such occasions his friends tie a handker-
chief to his St, Bernard’s collar and by the man holding on
the dog leads him safely home, and actually successfully
resists his owner's efforts to stop in saloons on the way.
My wife was followed a few days ago (while going through
a new house) by our bull-terrier pup and by a collie dog.
Mug, the pup, became frantic when he was unable to climb
a high step; the collie was deeply troubled, but in afew
moments lifted Mug up the step by the nape of his neck.
For a number of years my father made Western trips of
several weeks duration. His dog Jack would invariably
meet him at the station on his return, The mystery to us
was how the dog could tell of his arrival, unless, indeed, he
understoad our talk of the day before. ALLEGHANY.
ST. BERNARD CLUB.
T the meeting of the Board of Governors, held on Mon-
day, March 11, at the Hoffman House, New York, the
following candidates were elected to membership: G. R.
Sawtelle, Malden, Mass.: Chas, T. Barney, New York;
Martin L. Storer, Amsterdam, N. Y.; Jas. 1. Hall, Phila-
delphia; W, F. Tilden, South Framingham, Mass.
he request on the partof the Worcester Kennel Club
for a club special, to be donated to its first show, which will
be held the week after the Boston show, was not granted on
the ground that the list of specials offered by the club is to
be considered as closed for this year.
The New England Kennel Club, in its premium list for
the coming Boston show, offers less liberal premiums for
the smooth-coated St. Bernards than for the rougb-coated,
thus favoring the latter to the detriment of the former.
This action came up for discussion, and as in the interest
of the breed the St. Bernard Club considers it its duty to
protest against any such unwarranted discrimination, the
secretary was instructed to communicate with the Boston
people for the purpose of having the two varieties placed on
an equal footing.
DOG TALK.
VISITOR at the Albany dog show sends us the follow- |-
ing; ‘‘The feature of the day on Friday was the re-
judging of the Irish setter bitch class. The owner of the
winner of second prize was dissatistied with the award, and
requested Mr. Mason to give his opinion in the case. Mr,
Mason took in the situation and refused to act in so impor-
tant a matter unless in conjunction with other judges. This
was agreeable, and Messrs. David Baillie and German Hop-
kins were selected, and the three winners in the class were
brought into the judges’ ring and the triumvirate proceeded
to business. AIl are practical men, ancl they at once agreed
that the dogs were in need of exercise, and they were sent
round the ring at speed until their handlers were all of a
lather; then came a brief examination and more exercise
was ordered. After another heart-breaking race the judges
settled down to work. A critical examination satisfied Mr.
Baillie that the first prize winner was entitled to the place.
Mr. Hopkins put on a wise look and decided that the winner
of second was just about good enough for the blue ribbon,
with the others nowhere. Mr, Mason went it for the under
dog, and quoted seven and a half pages from ‘Our Prize
Dogs’ in support of his choice. This not only had the effect
of making him more sure that he had got them right,
but it also confirmed both of the others in their respective
opinions, and along discussion ended by each of the three
peveiite a blue ribbon and giving it to his favorite, greatly to
the delight of the handlers, who one and all feared from the
many adverse criticisms that at least two of the three had
bestowed upon each dog, that the prizes they had already
wou would be withheld and all of the dogs be relegated to
the unnoticed division.’’
The Hempstead Pouesins Club has published an elaborate
pamphlet entitled “The Hempstead Coursing Club’s Side
of the Question,” in reply to the criticisms on its practice of
killing hares with fox-terriers and to the action of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The
pamphlet is largely taken up with reports of rabbit coursing
taken from the English papers, to show that the practice is
an approved British sport; there are extracts from yarious
American papers criticising the S. F, P. C. A. for its action
inthe matter. Greyhound coursing isdescribed as a kindred
sport; and numerous authorities are aupeed to prove that
rabbit killing in the Hempstead style is more free from
cruelty than some other modes of killing wild animals.
The Fleet View Pointer Kennel, owned by My. Robert
Leslie, of uynn, Mass., and the Hosta Pointer Kennel,
owned by Messrs. i. B. Hames and C. Ki. Davis, of Reading,
-Mass., have consolidated under the name of the Fleet View
and Reading Pointer Kennel.
Score one for. the London Truth on this: ‘Here is the
Duke of Westminster patronizing, and Mrs. Bancroft, Miss
| i4.—_ Hditor Forest and Stream: The time for closing
0
Ellen Terry, and Mx, George Grossmith getting up an enter-
tainment for starving dogs, while the Lord Mayor is collect-
ing thousands of pounds for starving Chinamen! Why, in
the name of sacred common sense, does not the Lord Mayor
collect the starving dogs and send them off to the starving
Chinamen (who would like nothing better), while the gener-
ous artists could give their services and the Mansion House
subseribers their money for the benefit of the starving
Englishmen?”’
Mr, C, J, Peshall will soon “revel in the halls of the Mon-
tezumas.’’ We understand that he goes to Mexico as the
invited guest of Mr, Robert Garrett, and as a member of the
. P. GC. A, Society in the interest of the canine inhabitants
of that benighted country. He will take a supply of the
Seven Sutherland Sisters’ champion compound hair restorer
for the purpose of ameliorating the condition of the Mexi-
can hairless dog by covering its nakedness with « much
needed coat of hair.
The Ohestnut Hill Kennel has purchased the latest sen-
sation in English collie circles—Maney Trefoil. This do
beat The Squire and Metchley Wonder at the recent club
show: If the portrait of him published in the Steck-Aceper
reéently is 4 good likeness, heis a rare good one,
The premium list of the dog show of the Pacific Kennel
Club, to be held at San Francisco, May 22 to 25, provides for
104 classes, with prizes of $10, $5 and diplomas. Mr, Wm,
Graham, of Belfast, Ireland, will judge all classes.
Owing to a misprint of numbers in the catalogue of the
recent New York dog show the mastiff bitch puppy Tigress
was published as winner of second prize. The prize was
awarded to F. T. Underhill’s Hdda.
There will be a meeting of the associate members of the
American Kennel Club at Mechanic’s Hall, Boston, on
Tuesday evening, April 3, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of
organization,
Myr. Geo: HK. Poyneer, of Williamsburg, Ia,, has become
one of the proprietors of the Chesapeake Kennel, at Malvern,
Ta., and will deyote his time to the breeding of Chesapeake
Bay dogs, .
The Irish setter dog Kenmore has been reinstated.
MASTIFEF MEASUREMENTS.—Saybrook, Conn., March
16.—ditor Forest and Stream; Some weeks ago you called
for measurements of mastiff puppies. I herewith give you
a description of my mastiff bitch puppy Eureka. She is
not forsale. Ithink her very remarkable, for size especially:
Hureka (A.K.R. 6700), whelped May 20, 1888; never exhibited:
very light silver fawn, very short fine coat, jet black mask.
and ears, and weighs over 135lbs. in light flesh; is fed but
once each day, and has not an ounce of flesh to spare. 1
could readily put 15lbs. additional on her. Hxact height
under standard 291gin, at shoulder, girth of body 38in,,
around loins 30in., forearm 11!4in., below elbow 10in,; skull
In front of ears 23!4in., muzzle 14%4in., from end of nose to
stop 3!gin., stop to occiput 8!3in,; total length from nose to
end ot tail 74in, The stop isverymarked. She is very long
bodied and of heayy stocky build, very active, with hindlegs
cerresponding in size and strength to front ones; hocks well
bent. I consider her decidedly above the usual size and a
pretty good all around biteh.—JAmMEsS H. DAY, JR.
PEDIGREE OF DU VERNAT’S LION,—Editor Forest
and Stream: I do not think the above pedigree can be as
certained in this country; lL have had it sent me once or
twice, and it is an inextricable tangle. It bears every evi-
dence of being honest, but jumbled in copying at some time,
Nichols’s Captain evidently has a share in it, butis probably
misplaced in the pedigree, It should be straightened out,
as the dog was of considerable merit. If any one interested
in the pedigree will call at the Cunard office in Boston, and
ascertain who the party was that exported the dog to Mr.
Du Vernat and give me the address of this party, I think f
ean work it out in time. My recollection is that Mr. Du -
Vernat told me that the Cunard agent in Liverpool sent
him the dog, and that a pedigree ‘as long as your arm”’
was sent with him. I have no doubt that the Corsair
that became famous, both here and in Hngland, by reason
of his curiously bogus pedigree (which ‘the official, sir,’*
was caught on) was really by Du Vernat’s Lion ex Dr.
Sawtelle’s Venus.—W. WADE, (Hulton, Pa., March 15).
MARYLAND KENNEL CLUB.—Baitimore, Md., March
16.— Editor Forest and Stream: At a meeting of the Mary-
land Kennel Club, beld on Wednesday, March 6, the follow-
ing officers were elected for the ensuing year: Harry Mal-
colm, Pres.; Sherlock Swann. Vice-Pres.;: W.Stewart Diffen-
derffer, Treas.; James 8), Wilkinson, Sec.; Robert Ward, D,V.
S., Veterinary Surgeon; Alexander Brown, Jr., Delegate to
the American Kennel Chib, and the following hoard of goy-
ernors: Alexander Brown, B. Holly Smith, J. Olney Norris
J, Edward Duker, Gilmor Hoffman, James Thompson an
Sherlock Swann. It is hoped, and definite arrangements
have been made, to-give a show here in Seprember so con-
nection with the annual exhibition of the Maryland Agri-
cultural Society,— JAMES EH. WILKINSON, Secretary.
THH ROCHESTER SHOW.—Sypecial te Forest -wnd
Stream.—Rochester, N. Y., March 20.—The show which
opened here yesterday is a decided improvement on Utica.
There are over 300 entries, and several of the best kennels
are represented. Pointers and English setters are again
very weak classes. Washington Rink, where the show is
held, is a most excellent building for the purpose and-all
the arrangements are of the best. The attendance is large
and the better class of people are patronizing the exhibition.
Judging of all classes except beagles was completed yester-
day and these were judged this morning by Mr. Glover. |
CHICAGO DOG SHOW.—Chicago, March 16.—Editor
Forest and Stream: Since the publication of your last issue
the following additions have been made to ourpremium Tist;
Class 71, challenge dogs and bitches, cocker spaniels; has
been divided, and now stands: Class 71, challenge dogs; Class
7134, challenge bitches. A special of $10 cash is offered for
the best King Charles spaniel in the show.—Gno. H. HI,
Superintendent,
BLEMTON GINGERSNAP.—Hed Hook, March 16.—
Editoy Forest and. Stream: Mn your prize list of the New
York show you credit my fox-terrier | itch Blemton Ginger-
snap with winning he. in class 132, It should be my Maize-
land Festive. They were sent to the show in a double
traveling box, and the man who took them, out and benched
them got their nuinbers changed —LAWRENCE TIMPSON.
PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW.—Philadelphia, Meee
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entries for the next show of the Philadelphia Kennel Club
has been reconsidered, and will be April 6 andnot April 1.
The officers of the club are; Hara Comfort, Pres.: Charles T.
SHOnIpECM Treas.; and Francis S. Brown,t08 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, Sec,-FRANCcIS S. Browy. Lt
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Mancer’st, 1889.
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are for-
nished fres on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size, Seta of 200 cf any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
ES Notes must bs sent on the Prepared Blanka,
' Ghanipion Roanoke. By S, W. Everitt. Lewiston, N.C., for black,
white and tan English setter dog, whelped March 9, 1889, by Brush
(Coin—Beauty) out of Lottie B. (Count Rake IL—Grace).
“Mollie Bawn. By Jas. A. Whitten, Portland, Me., for white bull-
terrier bitch, whelped Oct. 11, 1888, by Milo ont of Gipsy (Bruise—
Nell). ©
flast Lake Virgie. Eberhart Pug Kennels’ (Cincinnati, 0.) pug
bitch East Lake Virgie (A.K.R. 6323), March 1, seven (five dogs).
by their Boycott (A.K.R, 6187). ; : tom
Dido It. Mrs. J. M. Nicholson’s (Albany, N, Y,) rough St. Ber-
nard bitch Dido IT. (A. K.R. 3011). Feb. 17, eight (four dogs), by J.
Marshall's Tantallon (champion Merchant Prince—Chloris),
Nora. I. N. Cochran's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Wnglish setter bitch
Nora (Count Noble—Lit), March 18, six (one dog), by J. 8. Hudson’s
Ben Hill (Druid—Ruby).
Kate IX... 0. Damon's (Northampton, Mass.) Irish setter
ae Kete IX., March 18, eight (four dogs), by his Patsy (Frisco—
elly IX,).
Warwick Vie. Park City Cocker Kennels’ (Bridgeport, Conn,)
cocker spaniel bitch Warwick Vic (Merry—Zoe), Peb. 27, four
bitches, by their Warwic Obo (Obo, Jr.—Black Garrie).
Guess. W.C. Russell's (Bridgeport, Conn.) cocker spaniel bitch
Guess, March 11, six dogs, by Warwick Kennels’ Warwick Obo
Rifle and Grap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
_ BOSTON, March 16.—The Massachusetts Rifle Association held
its regular shoot to-day, but found yery unfavorable weather
conditions for good scores, a high wind blowing from 1 to 2 o'clock.
Mr. Lee’s 88 and 8i under such conditions were very fine. The
gold medal in the 20-shot rest match was won by Mr. Monroe,
and the gold champion medal by Mr. Lee. Following are the
best scores made to-day:
20-shot Rest Match, ar as
Wrangler. By W.G. Lawrence, Dunmore, Pa., for white and | (Obo, Jr.—Black Garrie). J FUIMONTOC. cod erence even eee 8117 9 911 8 811
tan beacle dog. whelped Sept. 2, 1888, by Bannerman (A.1X.K, 1709) ‘ i 8 912 91211 9 10 12 10-197
out, of Blossom (4-1 I. g " W) bg Feekhh Ok ASE AICAR HAS SALES, SRN Athens Wipes hin pte ss | ott ete aM : He a BE a : a mM ii as
ith. By McEwen & Gibson, on, Ont., for black and tan ? : —1
collie bitch, whelped Jan. 2, 1888, by champion Scotilla (champion Ee" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. PIPWWALGOD 5 ism pale view tial os tae PelA 88 8119998 |
Dublin Scot—Flurry IL.) ont of Bonnie Knowe (Red Gauntlet—| Roybel IV. Black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped eisai son : 2 iB 310 911 9—179
Brenda). ; + July 3, 1888 (A.K.R, 6981), by W. Burd Patterson, Williamsport, PPE Sela i ot ide ot ihe 078 8 8
Murray and Bonnie Bell, By McEwen & Gibson, Byron, Ont., | Pa,. to Delos Mahaffey, same place. IND 8 8 8 1g 910 9 712 9—1%2
for sable and white collie doz and black, white and tan bitch,| Flake M. Lemon and white English setter bitch, whelped July ATMOS... 6 wesc eens eects sees eee i i an S 4 7 y 12 8 8
whelped December. 1888, by Gilderoy (champion Charlemagne— | 22, 1888 (A.K.R, 6976), by W. Burd Patterson, Williamsport, Pa,, to | wpq : IT me.I a | 78
Hasty) out of Jeanette (champion Chieftain—Nettie). Delos Mahaffey, same place. . Gy het atthe Poteet e. 887 9797 97 8
Marlborough. By F. B. Zimmer, Gloversville, N. Y¥., for fawn, Winnie IT. Red Trish setter bitch,whelped March 22, 1886, by Champion Mea nee eit ee re 810 8 8 7-161
black points, mastiff doz, whelped March 9, 1889, by Boss (A.K.R. | Frisco out of Grouse IL., by Chas. T. Thompson, Philadelphia, Pa,, HL Lee ridirdeticd dale AAOSIGUT Ore 8
2218) out of Lillie (A-K.R. 2981). ia mah ‘ ‘ to BH, O. Damon, Northampton, Mass. se tee Pubs hi aTeePol Bs ee eal a ted: A 9 7 10— 8
Rueben Glue, Lord Chumley, Nadjyand Pearl of Pekin. By Eber-| Laurel. White, black and tan beagle bitch, whelped June 18, | y\4 weve a pice wea aie dope ameae
hart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., for silver fawn pugs, two dogs | 1888, hy Boston out of Ruby, by F. B. Zimmer, Gloversville, N. Y., for RIES SEB Byatt is 2 yotcce = ms 5 8 910-17
and two bitches, whelped March 1, 1889, by Boycott (A.K.R. 6187) | ta John Patrick, Johnstown, N. Y. OTIDE. «+--+ +--+ +20 Risk MEE 6 8 9 5 4 8 510 7 5— 66
out.of East Lake V ingie (Bradford Ruby—Puss B.). A “Wrangler. White and tan beagle dog, whelped Sept. 2, 1888, by | s wider on sige ta us 1299 Bll
The Rock and The Rye. By Dr. W. A. Strother, Lynchburg, Va.. | Rannerman (A.K.R. 1709) out of Blossom (A.K.R. 5711), by Harry | Fp Monroe. aca vnins Tasch aah Manet
for black, white and tan English setter dog and bitch, whelped | §, Gilbert, Millersburg, Pa., to W.G. Lawrence, Dunmore, Pa, TN FlaiGeN, 12 eee Lees be es 910 910 910 911 8 Ie— ee
Jan. 10, 1889, by Rebel, Jr. (Roderigo—Bo Peep) out of Rhea (Dash- | Keith. Black and tan collie bitch, whelped Jan. 2, 1888, by |‘, a a RHE REE By ian aN ip ? 12 eat ear BI
ing Rover—Leah). 7 champion Scotilla out_of Bonnie Knowe, by McEwen & Gibson, | Foci Gutts... 9978 9 7 8 11 10— 98
Lamprey Eennels. By Thos. Bennan, New Market, N. H., for} Byron, Ont., to Allen W. Thyne, Howell, Mich, We PARA ta een at ee ate Aon pes 8 9 7 9 9— 84
his kennels. “ en: Bonnie Bell, Black, white and tan collie bitch, whelped Decem- | yp thompson... 4 ; : i 9 8 8il 7— 83
Grammercy Kennels. By N. D, Mann, 316 East Thirtieth street, | ber, 1888, by Gilderoy out of Jeanette, by McEwen & Gibson, AS Hunt PSON...- 66s seven seep eee ee al fs 6 8 912 7—%8
New York, for his kennels of 8t, Bernards. Byron, Ont:, to A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont. ©9= ‘|#*% Hunt... -.... Se Sarat ea th Po, 65 8 6 5 66
NAMES CHANGED Murray. Sable and white collie dog, whelped December, 1888, A Frye APSE ES WA 5 ‘ peg 07 6
: z * : by Gildersy prt of J eanette, by McEwen & Gibson, Byron, Ont., | * er? Tarai?” Riese pies eaten 0 10 8— 81
Kent I. to Lord Kent. By Miss E. L. Fuller, Albany, N. Y., for | to_D. Sylvester, feabas 2 J B Fellows i 8101010 810 8 9 9 8—90
i é St. Ber g ad July Deoch, Collie dog. whelped Jan, 2, 1888, by Scotilla out of Bon- |] Sr qnaree pe sue 8 ea
rye and tawny St. Bernard dog, whelped July 11, 1888 (A. K.R. nie Knowe, by McBwen & Gibson, Byron, Ont., to John L. Lin- bros ste hin oe LA tye eee sy aaah ts ; S , a a ma 10 3 e
r BRED. coln, Jr., Chicago, Il. OS SidaaeiecMe ve h, 200vd t 7719
‘ Water’s Muck—Beech Grove Annette whelp. Fawn mastift bitch, | yw Charles ae 2 R16. 8 9°810 9 64-88
(2 Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. hile rele s Ps Geo, Jackson, Beech Grove, Ind., toJ.T.| 7 4 Bryer seer ecu tie cvady x4 eR IGLGNIDaaee x , brie
Mollie Stark—Alonzo. Seymour Van Santvoord’s (Troy, N.Y.) | 93,0 » ‘Grove Toby Beech. Grov ncesabnelp.. List oy eset sect WE oe: oben costar pene 9798 7 9 8 9 9 5—80
mastiff bitch Molly Stark, (A.K.R, 6225) to B. H, Moore’s Alonzo Se eee ee oo eee eT ea te Gens AakaOn Bosak Cane, W,Burnite (mil)... 699 410 8 8 5 10%
(Orlando—Lady eS fic ie (8 ' ; Ind,, to J. 'T. Schley, Sheffield, Ala. SL ah, HOODS LOT. AC CRE ty tonite Leeercens : 5 8 8— 7
Lillian—Barry. . Nahmke sy rr be Patchogue, L. I.) St.| “Beech Grove Tohy—Beech Grove Gabrielle whelp. Light fawn | BG Barker anlleetatact 4 a7 8 oS
Bernard bitch L‘llian (Leo—Fan) to their Barry (Monarque— | mastiff dog, whelped Aug. 20, 1888, by Geo. Jackson, Beech Grove, | wD Hart. 96 6 . 7 i repent td
PERCH), ee Wahsake tennmda ie _|Ind., to J, 't. Schley, Sheffield, Ala. ; Hh neti panes Ss. sabi anetabiel a eal lag pe a BON
Stray Shot—Gene. Wahmike Kennels ners Patchogue, L. 1.) | Beech Grove Ben Harrison, Fawn, black points, mastiff dog, “ "Military Mat ae
English setter biteh Stray Shot (Gogo—Calico) to T. M, Aldrich’s | whelped Aug, 20, 1888, by Begch Grove Toby out of Beech Grove | wy 1, swan STIS ee ne ay ree
& — fh: 1), ‘ho 4 = , - bee e tees ATIDVNVOTE oOo WL Ts FIASKOL. we ei ee —
Cora of Wetheral—Rockingham. EF. Windholz’s (New York) Eng- Gabrielle, by Geo. Jackson, Beech Grave, Ind...to Bred Roberge,
Cheboygan, Mich. ’ :
Fritz—Patti Rosa ee Liver and white pointer dog, whelped
Oct. 22, 1888, by C. W. Littlejohn, Leesburg, Va., to I’. A. Nims,
Monroe, Mich. r_¥ ; ;
Rose of Beantfort. White and liver pointer bitch, whelped Sept.
10, 1888, by Bull’s Eye out of Lady Beaufort, by G. VY. Neal, Can-
ton, O,, to F. S. Eaton, Springfield, Mass.
Luck of Donald. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped Jan. 4,
1888, by Donald out of Grace, by I, N; Cochran, Philadelphia, Pa.,
to Bryn Mawr Kennels, same place, y
Rose. Silver fawn pug bitch, age not given, by Bradford Ruby
out of Beauty, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., to Geo.
W. Fisher, Catawissa, Pa.
lish setter bitch Cora of Wetheral (Sir Alister—Mena) to his Rock-
ingham (Belthus—Bess), March 9.
Countess Aimelia—Count Howard. P, H, Gotzian’s (Forest Lake,
Minn.) English setter bitch Countess Amelia (Lug Dhu—Pickles
IL.) to EF. Windholz’s Count Howard (Sir Alister—Mena), March 7.
Mollie Bawn—Desmond II. Chas, T, Thompson’s (Philadelphia,
Pa.) Lrish setter bitch Mollie Bawn (Glencho—Dunphy’s Biddy) to
his Desmond II. (Frisco— Grouse IT), Jan. 11.
Madge Glencho—Desmond TI, W. W, Kendal’s (Philadelphia,
Pa.) Irish setter bitch Madge Glencho (Glench—Lorna Doone) to
Chas, T. Thompson’s Desmond II, (Frisco—Grouse IL), Jan. 23.
Lady Fawn—Desmond IT. S, H. Marshall’s (St, Paul, Minn.)
Irish setter bitch Lady Fawn (Elcho—Noreen) to Chas. T, Themp-
WILMINGTON, Del., March 18.—Monday was the first really
pleasant Monday since before Christmas, and as Monday has
generally become recognized as _riflemen’s day in Wilmington,
Del., the pleasant weather was hailed as a welcome change by
local riflemen. The gratification was more complete from the
fact that the recent stormy weather prevented their usual weekly
indulgence in the pastime, so that those who gathered at Heald-
moor Rifle Range were prepared for a good long afternoon of ex-
citing sport. The military marksmen’s monthly badge was won
by Private Lunt, of Company H, New Casile, and C. Fehrenbach
was the winner of the beginners’ monthly badge. The matches
were well attended, and the scores were as follows, standard
La} Royal Bradford. Apricotfawn pug dog, age not gi _ | American target:
sons Desmond IT. (Frisco—Grouse II.), Jan, 17. ford (eer oat of Tay Cloudy, By Eberhart. Pus Rennele Gi s Htevalyer Match, obyde.
Lorraine—Desmond I. W.W. Sweeney’s (Chandon, O.) Trish cinnati, O., to Henry Eichler, Covington, Ky. 7 H Darlington, .-..-.+...---+-...s--0+ 8 7 8 610 7% 910 610-81
setter bitch Lorraine (Elcho—Noreen) to Chas, T. Thompson’s | ~ past Lake Major. Fawn pug dog, age not given, by Silver Shoe | 4 SUPPSOM sreee-rereeeereesr etre ens 6 610 6 81010 6 7 8-77
Desmond II. (Frisco—Grouse II.), March 1, out of Zadie, by Eberhart Pug Kennels Cincinnati, O.. to Dr. R. | 2 DAPI tO shade: cle cllecloe ticle 16 7 8 610 6 9 4 9—%5
Bissell—Fitzhugh Lee. J. M. Froueticld, Jr.’s(Wayne, Pa.) beagle | p. Davis, Portland, Ind. 4 a chads (il 0) hy'7: 0 11 OnE OBHOUDECn One En 8666738 9 4°8 6-68
bitch Bissell (champion Bannerman—Pet) to W..§. Clark’s cham- Ky Ey. Silver fawn pug bitch, whelped Aug. 4, 1884, by Young GW Darlinetons. Skee eee. +5 6 7 5 56 610 § 6 4-68
pion Fitzhugh Lee (Lee—Juliet), Feb. 20. : ._ | Toby out of Titania, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., to | 3 BLOW any nc eaatbat ah O88 Ek Bly 24878885 7 3-60
Orpha—Red Gauntlet. Jas. Watson’s (Philadelphia. Pa.) collie | G, H. Scott, Schenectady, N. Y. 90] Fy JOHNSOLen.-s .pevee-nesoeeerneene eee 7105378 5 4 6 BFR
bitch Orpha (Bounce—Clipsetta) to McEwen & Gibson’s Red | “Queen Bradford. Silver fawn pug bitch, whe)ped Feb. 26, 1888, | 8 PRIIHDS.-- s------ goes ce ei FD AD SDs GM Pane
Ganntlet (champion Charlemagne—Hasty), March 6. by Bradford Ruby out of Beauty, by Eberhart Pug Kennels icine , Record year 200vds.
Bonnie Scot—Bonnie Dunkeld. Mckwen & Gibson’s (Byron, Ont.) | cinnati, O., t0 C. B. Scott Schenectady, N. Y. : HeSimpson ......-.-.--2..205 eeeeee. 1010 7 6767 9 7 G—%5
collie bitch Bonnie Scot (champion Dublin Scot—Madge) to their | ~ #yingy. Silver fawn pug dog,whelpe d December, 1887, hy Othello | C Heinel, Sr..-..------ . -.---.see sees 103 4910 9 6 7 8 873
Bonnie Dunkeld (Highlander—Hlectric), Feb. 2. out of Kelpie, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, 0., to C. BH. | A Spoerl..--.-- -- - 7 4 6 510 2 6 6 410-60
Fioss—Mach, E. Indicott’s (fast Longmeadow, Mass.) pointer |] s-ott, Schenectady, N. Y. a Th CRT Siw ee pe 6539676 8 5 4559
biteh Floss (Nan—Bliizen) to Dr. L. Corcoran’s Mack (Ned—Gip- | ~ Faysced. Silver fawn pug dog, whelped Aug. 28, 1888, by Doug- | 2A Padberg (mil.) --9 38 310 3 4 2 4 410-57
sey), March? = i te . . _._ | Jass IL. (A.K.R. 4661) out of Rose, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cin- | ©Yent (mil)... -6.5 38149 5.4 7 Bebl
Tidy—Douglass IT. Wm. Korbs’s (Cincinnati, 0.) pug bitch Tidy | cinnati, O., to A. F. German, Louisville, Ky. O‘Wehrenbach.. 9 6 7 6 £5 2.7 2 549
to Eberhart Pug Kennels’ Douglass II. (A.K.R. 4661), March 9. “Maudie It, Stonéfawn pug bitch, whelped Oct.1, 1888, by Treas- | F Williams....... .- ' 410 7 23 3 05 1 2-87
June—Boycott. W.8. Marx’s (Cincinnati, 0.) pug bitch June to ure out of Viola, by Eberhart Pug Kennels Gincinnati. 0. to H Military Record Practice, 200yds., Creedmoor Target.
Eherhart a ae R eS, Beet eee ae Jans ‘ce ind F. Warren, Richmond, Ind. , ‘out q ae PGRDERE MUSE cerepee rise eterna 5 : s 4 3 4 . bal
wcenie—Douglass I. M. L. Jackson’s (Greensburg, Ind.) pug | ‘ofaytie. Silver : + or} ? Vt DUT... eee eee eee eae .
biel Queenie to Eberhart Pug Kennels’ Douglass IL, (A.K.8. | Startle. Silver fayn-pug dog, age not elven. by Douglass out of | byt Whitlock, soo... sens enasdss 12.45 38 40 3 3 3-80
4661), Dec. 15. a i Moe he % ee Shera, Oxford, © a Us G. a esteash At 100yds., Record Ema os Pienaar eee
East Lake Virgie—Boycott. Eberhart Pug Kennels’ (Cincinnati, | ~ No Ets Nai N ue bi a — arlington........-----.-.--- sere ‘ 10—91
0.) pug bitch East Lake Virgie (Bradford Ruby—Puse B.) to their RPS fe Tee its Pre ecb Pee poe Biven, by Tash | Oi teinel Sti-.-+-) ca--+, 42 Sea 6 6 710898 8 9 9-79
bse ie at di = B, Libby's (North Eppi Se H. Hardy. game place. “ eet - ee O ai Cee ee ety ee i : 3 ae : EB tants
vebe D.—Rochingham. J. f. Lit by’s (North Hpping, N. H.) St. Centaur. ‘ nd whi . 3 . ShrenUweht se... esse saee oes eres
Bernard bitch Phosbe D. (A.i.R- 5775) to Geo. Q. Dow's Rocking: | , CON Gaa5 ae eee nILadaW oUt “Gt” Gani ceet Pet Ae | Suomen. iene Bseraren cee 6 6 610776 6 4 3-61
ham (A.K-R. 4278), Mareh 11. SES £ mas Hopkins, East Orange, N. J., to Walter J. Salomon, Newark, | 1 Montgomery.....-.. s.sssssseeesees 795645 45 8 5-58
Daisy Foreman—Warwick Albert. G. W. Neal's (New Haven, NJ 1) W Whitelock........ snevce enn b 8 3 4 6.0 38 1 8 548
Conn.) English setter bitch Daisy Foreman (Foreman—Jolly Nell) Fanny Gladstone. Orange and white English setter bitch, The following scores have been made by H. M. Thomas, captain
to Warwick Kennels’ Warwick Albert (Royal Albert—Maida),
of the Kent County Rifle Club, of Ca
March 13.
hand, standard American target:
:
whelped Aug. 30, 1885, by champion Gladstone out of Flounce, n, Del., at 200yds., off-
by J, M. Fronefield, Jr., Wayne, Pa., to J. W. Heard, West Point,
bf aR ele Goodin. ae ee Satis ie RE Miss saneeey iL ube rot Ok. eS eae . sy 2 Me 1 4 : Ses
setter bitch Vesper IJ. (Pembroke—Vesper) to I. N. Cochran’s Nat |" gan Roy, Jr.—Roberta H. whelp.. White and lemon English set- | $22U00Y Secon Sentences 8—6
Goodwin (Roderlgo—Bo-F ep), March 7. ie. ter dog, whelped Oct. 27, 1888, by J. A. Hartmann, Latrobe, Pa. to | S2RUALY BB... + - een neernes nee ieee ea ere
relay Pearl Warne Che. ee ey penaels i (earidee- C. L. ‘Blok Johnstown, Pa. ieee pee sources tons ie haere ae ee f 2 3 2 aes
ort, Conn.) cocker spa: : rl (Dandy W,—Miss | “yarwiek Obo, Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped August, 1884 Sage 05 Re RR OM ae tes OS ak LO
Nanés) to their Warwick Obo ee Dalen Bone eg by Obo, Jr., out_of Black Garrie, by Warwick amnicise Bridge- Sener masher (0s poe ee eas xy g p ran ib : : eee
shire terrier bitch Whisper (Bradford Harry—Belva) to P. H. | PO! Conn.,to H. D. Warner, same place. L '
Warwick Vic. Black and tan cocker spaniel bitch, age not given,
by Srey out of Zoe, by Warwick Kennels, Bridgeport, Conn., to
H. D. Warner, same place.
Coombs’s Bradford Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady),
NEWARK, N. J., March 18.—The tournament of the United
March 12,
Amateur clubs goes on apace and some fine gallery work is the
WHELPS. Black Pearl. Black cocker spaniel bitch, age not given, by Dandy | Tesult- The standing of the oluberis as follows:
; ; u = ot. Won. Lost. Average.
(= Notes must ba sent on the Prepared Blanks, is Gut Cr err ree Kennels, Bridgeport, Conn, | yronroe. ....:..-2+0-1-{Heredeveteoee 10 8 2 1.088%,
Belle of Ailendale. Nahmke Kennels’ (Hast Patchogue, L.1.)| Rockingham—Prineess Phebus whelps. White, black and tan and Daend 5 ah 3 3 1,030
English setter bitch Belle of Allendale (Lava Rock—Liddesdale), | blue belton English setter dog and bitch, whelped August, 1888, by tee an “40 5 . 1,079%
Feb. 25, eight (four dogs), by T. M. Aldrich’s Gene (Druid—Ruby) | F. Windholz, New York, to C, H. Mason, same place, mentee 10 4 4 1.01081
Lottic B. S. W. Everitt's (Lewiston, N. 0.) English setter bitch La aon eG ae = 983! 1°
Lottie B, (Count Rake IIl.—Grace), March 9, one dog, by Dr. ¥, B. DEATHS. Annie : akle ete he omnes ql 987
Greenough’s Brush (Coin—Beauty). Coe irae lee ae at Rie Poa { 9 9693,
Woodland Maid. J, M, Wronefield, Jr.’s (Wayne, Pa.) beagle bitch | pon Alfonso. Black and white English setter dog, whelped (Hae i alee on inl sated Ne 2 tat hes Shot
Woodland Maid (Skipper—Nellie), Feb. 28, six (four dogs), by W- | |arch 3, 1888 (Rockingham or Prince Foreman—Donna), owned Sito Kran’, Excelsior Glnt iG i. lot. Average
D, Hughs’s Rowdy (champion Rattler [1.—champion Myrtle), by John Paderson, Des Moines, Ia,, March 3, from accidental FO Diet: 7 a sise ete age ast See aa M2
Nel. J. M, Fronefield, Jr.'s (Wayne, Pa.) beagle bitch Nell | poison ; ’ : PNG eT Oey MAL ip dea gach Ra A NIRS IRR 16 109!,
Flute M.—Pride), Feb. 10, four (two dogs), by his The Rambler : Gus Snedor’ Monroe wetter rents cree tase cee seeee 0 10834
Wnerbion Marchboy—LlLizzie). cael ER Sy eaeee hep pas. ORE atte ue PARR OO Ce ) 1077,
Blossom. Harry 8. Gilbert's (Millersburg, Pa.) beagle bitch L Mathes, Oa. ate ba ete e ee tees eee eee bees sete ese ee an 1077,,
Blossom (A-K.R. 5711). March 5, one bitch, by A.C. Krueger’s| NAMES AND PorTrarrs oF Birps, by Gurdon Trumbull. A | Wm 8 Raab, Monroe... -..........-.. -...-.-..00 9 1073,
Bannerman (A.K.R. 1709). book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can | John Bayer, Oakland ..........-...--.-. «ss... a 1085),
Wellie 11. Chesapeake Keunels’ (Malvern, Ia.) Chesapeake Bay | identify without question all the American game birds which | Albert Hagel, AB OICS oa) vert teeter tees s ree sc eee 10 1067),
bitch seus a ae ST arch 5, one, by their Gowrie | they aay. kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Forust Pee ea une AKIOY.... ..-...-. AO. dotteeras 8 Ae
Sunday—Ne ie). 1 AND STREAM, LL, WXCCISION. ....-..-+.-- s+ esses Mk bone oft 1
f Wane. Chesapeake Kennels’ (Malvern, Ia.) Chesapeake Bay = ee SPY AS at ih Pes eps o soto ae rene 3 105%,
_ bitch Wave (Bob—Nellie), March 10, nine (six dogs), by their Gow-| Forest anp StRBAM, Box 2,832, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus- | js 4 Hall ny Geese win he cha eri ag ills el 10 ihote
rie, Jr. (Gowrie—Ruby II1,). ; f trated circulars of W. B. Leffingwell’s book, ‘Wild Fowl Shoot- | } Burger, Bxcelsior................... .-... see ceee. 9 408
Madge. MeKwen & Gibson’s (Byron, Ont.) collie bitch Madge | ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro- | Rae Ree Levi saat sar tue my ha wR. tet i :
Fede eden wie #8, mine (five dogs), by their Bonnie | nounced by ‘Nanit,” “Goan,” “Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and | “in, PRE tn ee te BiG Mas Niigata 104,
unke ighlander—Klectric). , mthorities to be the best treati j 8 highes are; r
Bonnie Doon. MeHwen & Gibson’s (Byron, Ont.) collie bitch ee Siripeo iit ruees y Se Sa LAER F A Hall, Monroe.......-.... it FP Schmidt, Oakland.........,114
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(three dogs), by Chestnut Hi ennels’ Charleroi IL. (chanipion ‘ ~ ietzZ, Howard...,....... OCKE, HXCEISLOr....... «,- 14
Charlemagne-—Sooty). eee Se ee ee, Pareto per tbe | L Mather, Oakland.) 0010. 14 Wm R Raab, Monroe..,......118
Bonnie. Waverley Kennels’ (Noroton, Conn.) collie bitch Bon-
nie (Rob Roy—F airy), March 6, seven (three dogs), by their Sir
Walter (Rutland—Heather Bell). : F
Lillie. FE. B. Zimmer's (Gloversville, N. Y.) mastiff bitch Liilie
ce ges March 9, two (one dog), by J. L. Winchell’s Boss (A,
Beech Grove Annette. P. L. Calkins’s (McHenry, ll.) mastiff
bitch Beech Grove Annette (A.K.R. 6444), Jan. 4, six (three dogs),
by F. S. Water’s Water’s Mack. :
Patti Rosa. ©. W. Littlejohn’s (Leesburg, Va.) pointer bitch
Patti Rosa (Croxteth—Patti_ M.), Oct. 22, four (three dogs), by his
champion Fritz (Beaufort—Spot). ‘ ;
Sal. G. W. Amory’s (Boston, Mass.) pointer bitch Sal (Dick—
Ruby), Feb. 23, two bitches, by Westminster Kennel Club’s Bang
Bang (Bang—Princess Kate),
enie. M.L, Jackson’s (Greensburg, Ind.) pug bitch Queenie,
eae Ma ne (five dogs), by Hberhart. Pug Kennels’ Douglass IL.
.dandies I assure you.
birds at Cincinnati, Sept. 8, and who won 18 out of 20 at the shoot
Sept. 9, winning the American Pield Championship Cup:
“HAMMOND, IIl., Oct. 8, 1888.
“DJ. 8. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass.: Gentlemen—I have found no
shells that can come up to yours, and think your strong primer
Climax paper shells superior to Kley’s. ITused your shells at all
the shoots this season, and had no trouble with any of them. They
are mvure durable, crimp betier, and for wood and Schultze powder
they are superior to any Ihave yetfound, (Signed) L.S. Carrar,
Now Champion Live Bird Shot of the World.”—Advw.
PrEKSKILL, N. Y.. Oct. 10, 1888.—U. S. Cartridge Co.,_ Lowell,
Mass. Gentlemen—I am filling orders every day for Schultze and
American Wood Fowder, pstns youy Climax shells, and they are
In fact they are the best. , :
W. H. Pinger, ~
dv. (Signed), ~
E Wurtzbach, Excelsior. ....114
OWENSVILLE, Ind.. March 12.—The Owensville Ballard Rifle —
Team, six members, met on range to-day. J. Montgomery won
the medal. Match at 10 standards, 200yds. off-hand; shot under
national rules, gold medal prizes:
7 Montgomeny: )cl selves ssterness i 7 4 8 51010 7 7 9—%4
95 8 68 10 8 910 6—*9
PASS GG . Re oo eleeeieer epee ite snl: 5 8 8 9 710 8 6 6-71
W Gentry .... sesscho 10 58 6 6 9 4 6 8 6—8
W Roherts,........... pee LA KAD, edb het 8y8) (FA aS ee
J Daugherty...-..... BORG STT CRIS SA o- 6 495 7 56 9 5 5 10—65
aie Bo wee HEA Se eat ie e a 6 6 5 6 4 ean
arch 8.—J. Montgomery made the following scores, - is.
off-hand, wind 1% points from 9 o’clock quarter: eee
J Montgomery....-...:.. ............9 % 610 7 9 8 7 8 6-77
797 83098 8 8 781
0% 9 38 69 7 9 881
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CANADIAN RIFLEMEN:—Avrora, March 9.—A rifle match
«was shot to-day between the Aurora and Bradford teamsover the
range of the latter, in which Aurora won by 15 points.
NE Aurora, - Dneeacklt Bradford.
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CB Jobns... LF tte WN A St Clair..-....-- . 68
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“M Pleury............0--++-54—699 John Neilly .......00.. 5451-684
Acgrvcourt, March 9.—A rifle match was shot here to-day be-
tween the Highland Greek and Scarboro rifle associations, 10 men
‘on a side, which resulted in fayor of the Scarboro team by 7 points.
The match was avery closely contested one thronghout, and,
alihough a heavy snow storm prevailed during the entire mateh,
the score was fair. Wollowing is the score out of a possible 25 at
each range. Position standing at 100yds., and any position at
20yds. with head to target:
Scarboro. Highland Oreek.
W0yds, 200yds. TI. 10vds, 200yds, Tl.
§ Rennie........ ‘A of 46 J Chester. ...... 17 23 40
Peet i a
J Davison,... - W Chester,..... 16 28 34
Hood.... .,.,18 20 a8 ©D OClosson .,.11 20 31
‘J Walton.....-.19 22 41 Q Morrish...,,.1 8b 40
‘A MecCawan....18 21 ad -Morrish,..,. 19 21 40
D Blbott.:.....- 21 87 A Blliott,.,.--..16 22 38
JW Kennedy. .20 24 44 T Parker, .. ,. 14 22 36
BR Canning...., 15 21 36 Ki Parker,..,,..18 28 41
W Closson, ... ..19 22 AL
J Harper....,...19 22 41 © Humphrey .,.19 2a 42
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ST. LOUIS. Mo., March 16.—The St. Louis Pistol Club had a
very light, attendance at its last meeting, shooting with .?2cal.
pistol. 0yds,, standard American target:
G@ Chester. -... 16 21 a7
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FE Mohbrstadt....2.-.: «=-:.0.:-.s-e+ 9 510 610 6 T 9 6 8—T6
AH Bengel, ci. -.ssuvecys att ed oe 1 766 7 9 9 G6 610-4
M Summertfield...... Sepa rersitictt haat -&6&697 879 4 9 4-74
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Unser FRivz,
PHILADELPHIA, Mareh 14.—With astiff breezefrom 9 o’clock,
the members of the Hartvanft Riflle Club faced the targets at
Frankford, and some very good scores were the results of the
day’a practice at 200yds,, off-hand, standard American targets.
Military rifles had an allowance of 4 punts:
WIravisiess<< 7 eh 8s Pi. shetty BS 810 81010 710 8 8—86
Sto DP AMIGISIEI OY Acta vale eae eels e=s ft 9 81010 9 6 8 9 6—74
Tm Pobelat (mil). Loe. 9666 5 7 8 8 710-71
FLAS ER HOT teh retest tee Hesleaicte nas ote 55 7% 410 4 8 9 9 T—-68
MVE WAG C LIL eee es ete cite sules a ted 510 4 7 5 8 7 510 566
‘fet UB Cal wast ayes? J) een acoder ee CCC $3495 5 7 8 9 7 8-84
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HM Stembersseris. 0 0A al. 469 510 7 4 4 5 4-58
SPN Wietherleyie.. fF Ls 6848 45 4 610 4 457
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200 Yards, Practice, Military Rifles, a3 iba Targets.
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Wm. Gelser, J. G. Rhea, J. L, Wetherly, C. H. Beeler, Jr., E.
K, Bispham, é. BF. Henry, E. W, Steir, Lb. Barry, Mr. Duredore and
Adolph Wittig were the guests of the club during the day.
AMBERST, Mass,—These scores were made last week at the
Mountain View range:
Henry Adams,,...--, ee nye SA eye 10 6 7 7 7 910 9 8 10—84
JS Thomas-.....,.. ee ear OEE LoL On Vac. fed — 7
BP eS BOT ok Pe eck rice ieriee bere eer ies “oat 6% 7 9 7 8 b—2
BATHE BAO OL. | 2 cee » ob oiin ini me ie "7 6 4 710 7 9 6 5—68
BROOKLYN, March 14—The Brooklyn Rifle Club, Capt. Henry
Holzer, had a great time of it to-night celebrating the 25th anni-
versary of the foundation of the society. Secretary L. H. Dufft
yead a poem especially written and composed for the occasion by
Mr. Henry Faust, who is well known among the Germans of
South Brooklyn as their Gowanus poet laureate. After this the
act of distribution and presentation of prizes of recognition, m
the shape of gold-headed canes and diplomas to some of the old-
est members of the organization, took place. Lieut. John Kolle
atepped forward and called the names of John Feitner, Sr., and
L. H. Dufft, the latter celebrating at the same time his twenty-
fifth anniversary and jubilee as secretary of the rifle club. Lieut,
Kolle, after a short and appropriate address, presented Messrs,
Feitner and Dufft with elegant cold-headed canes, while beautiful
diplomas were distribtted to the following surviving founders of
the'club: Messrs. M. Matthey, L. H. Duffit, John Feitner, Her-
man Broer, Caspar Préetz, Michael Venzel, Christian Neilson and
Paul Gsaenger. The yeteran riflemen were congratulated by ex-
Captain Braun. It was about 12 o'clock when a procession of
ladies, dressed in gala style, marched into the ballroom and
ascended the stage, carrying a most elegant present to be dedi-
cated to the rifle club. When the covers that surrounded it were
removed, the ladies unfurled a rich and beautiful silk banner,
which evoked loud expressions of astonishment and surprise.
The banner itself is a masterpiece of the art of embroidery, It
measures five by seven feet. The one side of it shows on a navy
blue field the American eagle, with wide-spread wings, and the
_-coat of arms, embraced by a wreath of oak leaves and Jaurels in
reen silk. Above these insignia the inscription “Brooklyn Rifle
lub” is embroidered in colors of various shades, while under-
neath the wreath the words are continued: “Organized March
14, 1863.7 The reverse side ot the banner bears on a white silk
field in its cénter a pair of rifles, on one side of whichis a stand of
German colors and on the other a stand of American colors.
‘Above the centerfield the inscription stands: ‘Dedicated by the
Ladies of the Brooklyn Rifie Club,” and beneath the words: ‘At
the twenty-fifth anniversary.” All the embroidery is fone in fina
‘sik and natural colors, and the banner is surrounded by genuine
‘gold fringe. ~ .
LEXINGTON, Va., March 8.—A duel with pistols was fought
here this afternoon by two young society swells, Warwick C.
White and H. Starkey. White selected Pete Williams as his
second. and Starkey named John Dossas hisrepresentative. The
principals and seconds at once left town, and in a secluded place
im the suburbs, marked off thirty paces. The principals faced
each other armed with Colt’s .22cal., seven-shot duelling pistols,
and at asignal began firing. The pistols were emptied without
result. Seven more shots were fired by each principal without
effect. At this Stage of the affair it began to look as if neither of
the agerieved youths could hit a flock of barns. The pistols were
esharged for the third time. The last seven rounds were fired in
Yapid succession, and when the smoke cleared away it was found
that one ball had passed through White’s hat, and the coat of
Starkey showed.a bullet mark. WForty-1wo shots were fired in all,
‘At the conclusion the principals stepped forward, shook hands
and became friends. i
=-GO AS YOU PLEASE MATCH,—F. W. Hofele has issued the
following challenge to G. Zimmerman of this city, who won the
whole week match at the recent German Fair: ‘“To shoot a match
with thirty-eight ov any caliber, three-pound-pull trigger rifle,
ata 200 or 500yds. range target, at either Morrisania or Creed-
moor. The one who shall make or score the largest number of
bullseyes, shots or points, between the hours of 1 and 6 o’clock
on the afternoon of the day which shall be decided upon for the
match, shall be declared the winner of the match. The loser of
the match is to forfeit and pay for a champagne dinner, the same
to be given to twenty-five persons, ten of whom shall be invited
by the loser, and the other fifteen persons to be invited by the
winner, and in addition to the above, the loser to forfeit to the
winner the sum of $100. The match to take pare on or before
the expiration of thirty days from March 15,1889. The contestant
who shall not Eppa on the day of the contest shall be declared
loser of the mate i
MONTREAL, March 14.—The annual meeting of the Montreal
Gun Club was held this evening. The annual report showed
the club to be inaflourishing condition, and the draft of the
rogramme for the ae year promises some capital sport.
Phe lection of oficersfor the ensuing year being proceeded with
; Capt., W. McCaw; Committee, E, A. Cowley,
tie; Sec., A. £0} all . .
Stevenson, H. W Atwater and R. J. Tooke,
A.
+ Fen ed as follows: neh: Ramsay; Vice-Pres., George Boul-
J. Paton,
THE TRAP.
Scorea for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Horest and Stream, and, furnished grdiis to clib
secretaries. rete who favor us with club scores are par
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
fo keep us adlvised of the dates of their shoots, s0 that we may
give due notice in our column of fiximres. :
FIXTURES,
March 26 to 27.—Tournament at Dayton, 0.
Omaha, Neb,. Gan Club Tournament, April 16, 17 and 18,
April 60.—S8an Antonio, Tex., Tournament, Open to all comers,
May 21 to 23.—Minneapolis Gun Club Tournament, Minneapolis,
Minn. James Pye, Secretary.
June.—Annual Tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Wash.
June 3 to 7.—New York State Association for the Protection of
Fish and Game, Convention and Tournament, Albany, N. Y.-
June.—Kansas City Tournament.
ARRANGEMENT OF TRAPS.
Kditor Forest and Stream:
The true sportsman is ever a progressive man and always in-
terested in that which concerns his craft, so I feel sure that most
of your readers will be pleased to get a description of a new
system of arranging traps for throwing inanimate targets, one
that will be of great value to that class of sportsmen who shoot
ducks over decoys, as it will give him practice at cross flights,
both right and left, straightaways and at dropping and quarter-
ing incomers. This new arrangement of traps is one of Mr, R. J,
Tooke’s, who is_one of Montreal’s progressive sportsmen and a
member of the Montreal Gun Club. Itisas follows; From the
shooter's stand or footmark run a straight line out into the field,
and on this line, 18yds, from the footmark, No. 1 trap is placed;
then at a point on the line, 38yds. from the footmark, No. 2 trap
is set Wéyds. square to the left of the line, and No. 3 trap 7}4yds.
to the right of the line, Ata point on the line, 40yds, from the
footmark, No. 4 trap is set 7yds. to the left of the line, and No, 5
trap Tléyds. to the right of the line,
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No. 1 trap is set to throw a straightaway target; No. 2 trap, a
low swift target square to the right, and No. 3 trap, a low swift
‘target square to the left, these resembling the cross flight of
ducks as they swing over the decoys. Then No. 4 trap is set to
throw an incoming quartering target to the right, so as to cross
over trap No. 3 o.5trap is set to throw an incoming target
quartering to theleft,s0asto cross over No.2. trap. The incomers
will at no point be nearer than about S2yds. 10 the shooter, and at.
that point will be dropping, so as to be nearly like the flight of
ducks as they pitch into the decoys. Igive diagrams to better
explain the position of traps. If desired, another tne Gan be
placed on the line so as to give a directincomer, Jt can be placed
out so faras to allow the target to drop in front of the shooter,
or set closer in so as to throw the target over the shooter, when
it should be fired at before it crosses the line of the footmark.
I would advise all trap-shooters to give Mr. Tooke’s system a
trial; but, gentlemen, don’t expect to make big scores at first.
We will wager our friend, the invincible “Al,” a bottle of Uncle
Ben’s native that he cannot make at the first trial a clean score
nor within 10 per cent. of it. Uncle Ben’s wine is the pure “juice
of the grape,” though he says every time that he opens a bottle,
o allow no one, sir, to drink my wine, sir. unless he is forty years
of age, sir. . J
T expect, Mr. Editor, that this manuscript will spread dismay
in your office, as it is written on the cars, jolting along north of
Lake Superior, through a white-robed country of rock and stunted
dead timber on one hand, and ice-covered waters on the other.
Little here at present to tempt the sportsman, but a few months
will. change the aspect somewhat and will bring the lively and
nimble skeeter and trout to the front.
As Ihave my pencil in I may as, well be hung for a buck sheep
as foran ewe lamb; so I'll say something about the Dominion
Gun Club Alliance. The Alliance is now in working order, and
we expect soon to have all the gun clubs enrolled, as wellasa
large individual membership. Several important additions have
been added to the old standard rules on trap-shooting—one a pen-
alty for dropping shots, another relating to team shooting, noms
de plume, etc. k . i ,
A large amount of interest is being manifested here over what
is known as the Adam Brown pigeon bill. This bill is to stop
pigeon shooting, and, in fact, to prevent the killing of any kind of
animals for sport. Iti may possibly be worked through the House
to meet its sure death in the Senate. STANSTBAD,
ON THE CARS, Ontario, March 8,
TRAP CHAT.
MATOH has been made between Wm. Lever, of Elizabeth,
N. J., and Mose Myers, of East Newark, N. J., with conditions
as follows: Fifty single live birds to be shot from 5 traps, at 30yds.
rise, under modified Hurlingham rules, with the exception that
the use of one barrel only is to be allowed, for $100 a side, $25 for-
feit posted with Johnny Hrb. Race to come off on Thursday,
March 28, at 12 M. sharp, so as to be finished before the Smith-
Manitz match is called,
Secretaries of gun clubs will oblige us and insure prompt publi-
cation of scores if they will send in their reports at the earliest
dates practicable. -We receive every week scores too late for in-
sertion, and in almost every case the report might have been sent
in two or three days earlier. .
NEBRASKA TOURNAMENT.—Yhe fifteenth annual tourna-
ment of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association will be held
at Norfolk in May next; exact date and programme will be an-
nounced later. Wiye thousand live pigeons guaranteed by the
North Nebraska Sportsmen’s Association, and artificial targets
enough to afford unlimited sport for all who may attend. Shoot-
ers will be classitied according to record, so that all will have a
fair chance and amateurs will not be compelled to compete with
professionals, A number of the best shots in the United States
will be present, and the best tournament ever held by the associ-
ation is expected. J. B. Barnes, President; B. F. Locke, Secre-
tary, Norfolk, Neb.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 15.—Preparations are being made
to hold a grand shoot in the city on April 10. The match will take
Bince at San Pedro Springs and is gpen to all comers. The con-
itions will be 20 live pigeons, 3lyds, rise, from five ground traps,
Hurlingham rules, with use of both barrels. The prize list in-
cludes: 1. Contents of Lexington livery stable and _ business,
valued at $2,000. 2 Cash, $100. 3. Cash, $50. 4. Cash, $30. 4,
Pair thoroughbred pointer pups, valued at $50. 6. Thoroughbred
ointer pup. 7. Cash, $30, for the poorest score made. The en-
rance fee will be $35, all entries to be made by April 1,
DAYTON, O., March 16:—Seven hundred live pigeons are in the
coops, and 300 more are to be purchased for a two days’ tourney
here on the 2/th and 28th of this month. It is not tobe a pay
affair, but is just gotten up for pleasure of the shooters, free for
all spectators, but bushwhacking around the outskirts is to be
prevented bythe Be eh On the same day there will probably be
a team match, standard targets, Keenan and Heikes against
Bandle and Hd Cain.
NEW YORE SUBURBAN GROUNDS,—Claremont, N._J.
March 9.—Sweepstakes at 10 birds, 50’ cents entry, ties div. First
sweep: ,
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The following eyents were shot March 16, 10 birds, ties divided.
Sweep No. 1:
Hunt, pre Pee ether een 1100110111—. 8 ~‘Richards........... OO0D111110— 5
Weeloaitr. OF wu. mee 1100111/710— 7 Simpson............ G100110001— 4
Scott pre ee ties cae 10U10010II— 5—is A pgar..-. oo... eo ee 11411111411—10
PERE Kees eset ts LLOONGO1OI— 4
0. 2:
AOE, one. te ewer es JIOOUOILOI— 5 Jersey........, tikes 10010110)0— 5
Tee HAY ..- ces es ages O1N1111010— 7% Scott .............., 101101000] — 5
Dutehy-....... 0.05 1000011010— 4 Gardner............ 0111111001— 7
IDLH Green eee eo he OWI00MIII— 7 Keating............ 1000010100— 8
Hathaway... <2... QO01T10010— 4 Paddock ........... O1OOUO1TIO— 4
© Richards....... OOL000IIII— 6 Leighton........... OOHIMWITI— §
Apgar veeee eee L101111111—10
QO, a
Jatecijeeeeesstreg See WITONTI— 9 TJersey......55....2: 1101101101— 7
Tee Kay «+s» 1100010010— 4 Apgar..., .........1110111110— 8
(GAN CLOWRy fe be erates OOIOIOLIO— 4 Gardmner............ O0101011111— 7
Dibtiar.. as sce 111017101— 8 Bullock .... ....... 1111101010— 7
ESTE Lee Re L01N1110-- 8 Lindsley.........., 0101001114— 6
INO. 4:
EU ihitrex crcmentoeets recs 1101100011—6. Apgar................ 1i011011—7
SIGEBC Yalacntee tds nea 1113011111—9 Lindsley..... a oye 0011011111 —7
Hathaway .. ......0110000100—3 Gamndner............. 1101111011—8
Dittehiyn.s 2.254... 0111000110—5. Bullock............., 00011 10001—4
Dititmar............ 1110011110—7 Scott. ...........,,..0101i11i—9
PRG INE Miat blebs oon 4 1110111111—9
No. 5:
ELI Geach boast oat toe TLOLLI01I0—F ~—-Hathaway.......-... 1101111101—8
langevn rs bced co teas 1M1N110011—6 Apgar........... ee TTI 0LI—9
amdsle yen. loins 4 1011011111—8 Dittmar......... .« 1010100101—5
Uy Bketsy Las hee eget 0001101010 4 Dutehy .............1011100011—6
Gautier are) Wola a 10000I0ITI—5 ~Scoth...............04 10010011 00—5
No. 6; .
Huntics.:+ .. LL0110100—6 Mekiy. SHa aS SS 1111011111—9
Hathaway. . -0101111001—6 ,0010101100—4
Jersey ..... .-1011101101—7 . Te . »-0110101111—7
ers reece ae res O1GO101001—4._—“Ditbmar.... ..2...... iO 1WI—9
0. %
Ta hin ech pm eteney Bee WO00M10IIN—7_-_ Apgar...-.... 2. wey 0101111 111—8
SRS at enycheen rere ter 1100001001I—4 Scott ...-.-.......... 1010119160—5
Hathaway... ......1100011101—6 Tee Kay............., 1471111101—9
uate d ale Vora ea see Q10011100I—5 -Dittmar............,, 1011100111—7
0. 8:
TALC oi0.) rp oy er Dae 110110011 —-7 Tee Kay... ........8 0101010171—6
TOPGEAR: Meraanet ue 10011011106 “Apgar... .....-.... 111101190—8
eA SLO Ys oe miccerses seen LOOLOIOUDI—4 = Dintmar.............. 6101011010—5
LEN Ae Ti deesiten ete ty 10U00110U0—3
No. 9:
EMT ts taarde nates QLICOIIIII—7 Jersey ............... J00T10—?
LAMASIEY,,.. o> 2 A1101N111—9 Hathaway .......... 1301110011—7
VT UME wahacrciare tienen 0100011300—4 Hathaway second.
Amateur championship, 25 birds:
WISAOLR Tce te ene te oc ene pees 1111110111111100111111100—20
GiMichardse ee 1111311010111111111011010—20
SEAT RWB ee aces en «ce Resp eee aelnes 111111101)110011000101111—18
Bonttisetr tee pate motte donee hedewonsnieaee 1101110011110011111010010—16
UE A beef b bles poe eee tne ore pect toes i Or ecto 0100900000010111710110100—10
Saaah topes ee ieee Sectors HLOBAS eb cg 11101011011600100111U0101—14
Dittmar........ Ry, Bil eesti cee iri (11100101011110 Withdrew.
OW ET ats 1 Eee one DAP BOR BOe HE bo eeerode 0011111111.01001011001)011—16
Richards wins on shoot-off,
TORONTO, March 14.—The telegraphic shooting match, between
teams of the Stanley Gun Club of this city, and the Ridgetown
Gun Chib, took place this afternoon. The Stanleys shot on Mc-
Dowall & Co.’s grounds, and were refereed by Mr. J. Townson,
while the Ridgetown men shot on their own grounds, and were
refereed by their president. The teams consisted of 10 men each,
the conditions being one screened trap, birds thrown at three dif-
ferent angles, 18yds. rise. The scores are as follows:
Ridgetown. Stanleys.
MEBANE sc teogh ore us aiahe secon eha 19 Ane Ra ictsyaye Rt cote are IG:
SPATE ATI Of ose gs oe nosey ee om 19 W McDowall. .,........... 16
ERGO U Cree ale ctiatie narrdreaa 4, CG Winchell........ ..-.. 5
WES sradecania sien soht t= T Sawden, Sr....--... -..- ues)
“Mat ovale yaaa teed ae Hise 18 Geiovleyad claws eas 15
WY SCONE. oie occ nesiee ens 17 ABE U...co. te oes eee ae 14
OP CON er heer eee ce eile cle 17 T Sawden. Jf.....-.. ..... 2
LONG EG Re reer stich ance ae 16 WMC WELL oo eee seen 10
TET OS pe A al : W Heatherington......... 8
TST c| Sioa ee etre Pa Ti—168 S McClure...... .. --..,.. 7—31
The following sweeps were then shot heres
Sweep No 1, 15 birds, 3 prizes: te
PiGUGettea, cots t bates biel dese 12 Winchell sys) scar tcten -4b6 Kee
MGDOWEIT Molto asdecaaeets _.. 9 Heatherington.,.:-.0c:.-....... Vi
TROY HBOS SES ese asa een Gem VET ENED Ss Fe og | thotetorcwumape acd A
VEOTUOY a eet tet tect togies 0 en ars 9
McDowall. :
McDowall won third money.
Sweep No. 3, 12 birds, 2 prizes:
Townson........ ah Se eiiw Bae 9 Johnston ......... AB beget 7
Aiea ts) 0 eae sen ppne addernoncus figetotbleyi se: Bho Ano aoanobos. ead
Fieathenminctoruate fu. s. eleiet eCOlUbes cel. dance dase. ce 5
Winchell won second money.
JAMAICA, L. 1, March 12.—At the annual meeting of the
Jamaica, L. 1.. Rod and Rifle Club, held this evening, George H.
Creed, Tax Receiver of Jamaica, who has been president of the
club for the past fourteen years, declined the office. Theodore
Rogers was elected President; George W. Damon, Corresponnent;
Samuel 8. Aymar, Secretary and Treasurer, and John Crane,
John H. Sutpin, John Flemming, Joseph Bernhardt, William 8.
Coggswell and George Hicks, Executiye Committee. ;
182
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Mancr 21, 1889,
CORRY; Pa., March 7—The Corry Gun Club held theit wetkly
shoot at keystones, under keystone rules. sri i Woh the gold
medal, Blydenburg the silver, Starbird the leather.
“MhbewiS.d..c¢ ede kek. Sethe Hee ene .101100011.101100100100001—11
a = . .1011110011010100101000010—12
- 1117110011011111110011011—19
. .002.0000010010000900101000— 5
W Howard ~ .0011000010101101010170010—11
iswitt..... - .0001000100101000001100010— 8
Howard .1100100100011100010010801—10
Newman... , .0100010000001100010010111— 9
M Arnolii. . .1010011111010101L00000100--12
Oliver: ...-
. .001101010101101003 iN tae
Nichols ~1001010100011110011000100—11
Swan. ..0110007101001100010110101—13
“Mead... .0001000000101101010001011— 9
Austin... - «0000101001110010101000101—10
*Hdwards. . OONDD000101IT101.0001010— 9
Smith ~.. ~ 1100100119.110111 041201111 —21
Ailing 9s leee yaaa ener ee -£0000001011.000000010000100— 6
Hammond... . .0001100101110000000010011— 9
Biyden bir... et as eee ...-1110101011101101110111011—18
KWYSTONE.
THE UNKNOWN GUN CLUB,—March 14,—The members of the
Unknown Gun Club turned out very strong in number yesterday
-for the third monthly shost of the season, at Dexter’s Park, Over
30 shooters were ready to Bo to the traps, but on finding that there
were scarcely enough birds to supply the demand some of them
‘dropped out. As it was the 26 competitors for the medal were
enabled to shect af but six birds each, instead of seven, the usual |
number. “he shooting all through was good, considering that
‘only one barrel was allowed: :
«J Boylt (22).............. howwi—+ H Knebel, Jr (27)....-... 111101—4
A he (28)... ... BREA Shae 11111—6- ~-O Hillman (28)........... 01110 —3
H Van Staden (23). ......111010—4 A Hass (25).... ..cc... ee 111111-6
Al Skidmore (25).........110100—3 H Knebel, Sr. (25)........ 101010—38
_E Vroome (2h).............110)10—4 HW Hass (25)....... 20.5.4 O11 —F
+ Rankin (28)......-..... 11100—3 H Hubbel (26)............ 011110—4
M.Brown (25).... 0... 660, 1thi—4. C Plate (26)... .......... 10111—5
J Behrraan (22).......... 010100—2 Dr Hopkins (23).......... O11111—6
Be Miter 24). 2s, 011120—4 CG W Simmons (24).......101001—38
R Mensees (26)... ....... O11110—4 © Detlefsen (26)......... AOII—h
oP Cahti (23). ones an un 111001—4
Vroome 12, M. Brown 2, H, Muller 2, R, Monsees 2, J, Cahill 0, H.
Hubbell 11.
- BEREA, O., March 1i,—The Wellington Gun Club shot their
second match with the Berea Club on March ll at Berea, Berea
has defeated Wellington in each match. Match at 25 bluerocks, ’
& traps, 16 and 18yds., Chamberlin rules:
Berea Club.
H Smiths... ....60 ce ceeeeeeee e--e -e - DVOTOIVLOLI 1111111122
AT Wellington,... 0), .0.,....0.0.. 1011.11.01 — 22
TRANMERE TTF Cee Loe! ac ktas vn 0111110011111110110111111—20
NS -RURTIRN G4, 2820 Toe SEES aS LS cate (110110112011011101101111—18
A J Fairchilds ........ Men oven fas 11111111111110000191111 11—21
Mari zitle oat ern peep oe pe ee - 1411911911011110011110111—21
AJ Brown...... reine Lots Saliure! 111119111.1111111110110111 —28
ih Oiisndes cov 1s tee st een 11.199119601111111101110—20
® L Meacham.,.....-,.....-2.0: wets O1000919191111111711110111—22
NJ Fulle eee eenceeyseessee +» 0111001710011101101110011—16—205
Wellington Club,
LOU pe cea can ae cai sami CRON Cap 114011911111111111111100— 23
ON Ga ar | A ORS RE BORE a ae a 1110010000010101010111110—13
Pp, Ca Lad hn2{ 6) | an AO +1111110011111111011111111—22
Tinpaianie cee. were cs). oles eee ook (110011011161010101000000 —11
HeAtdeht. .. oo epee 1141141001 1111911111 1101122
Miateinnaver ccc? cMiuceer reese — + eel 1110111101101 1111610900117
FARO O La... tlc eL kate eee 1111110111011111011011111—21
IRIE ePrints eae nae _. .-11101100110010017 1001011145
FTORDUINSON, sy cae ee ee 1010100011006111000001101—11
SG RUPATHETON GO J. Livi we ce ee 00W0101013111001111100)010—14—1698
Sweepstakes, 6 Blnarenie: a traps:
Cieiamoon, . oe oe i) See OAS BG eee ec eee een nes tye LOI
(50g) 111) 1) ee ese TTT 6 CAN taht ane es 1111116
AT Wellington......... 111110—5 ~ A J Fairchild. . .lOITI—5
TJ Quayle.......... - OUTMI—5 Brown --. ~~... -2,.45; O11110—4
Ties on 6 diy., and on 5 won in shoot off by Wellington and Fair-
childs. Second sweep, same conditions;
Gromer. eo 2 LI Oe ee ee yt 1i1111—6
Veen Kee 011010—3. TT Quayle....-....-2. 5.100 —A
MeKinney.... ..........010100-—-3 A J Brown.........,.....10101—5
OU... eee JIT —5 =A T Wellington.... .., 111—§
Foire weve ou wee. oe O1101—4.
Ties on 6 div., on 5 won on shoot off by Brown and Bell.
sweep, same conditions, ties div.:
Smith Weer rese heli) M111—6
STORIED ite oo ne -O1111—65
J3103 Ta 34 pam a5 eed 4 101100—3
PINE IRON WORKS, Pa., feb. 23.—This was the ninth match
for badge of the Pine Gun Club. It was very stormy and cold.
Match at clay-pigeons, Ligowsky ie 18yds. rise, National rules:
oP Romig, cn: 2-312 01000100002. MT Romig......... 0000010000—1
JIN Boughter...,...1011/1101IU—7 S H Schaefer ....... 0110010101—5
_RBBEagle.... .. ...1101110110—7 W Barton.....- .--.. 1011000 —3
Ties for first miss. and out; Boughter 5, Hagle 2. A match was
shot at Athol Feb, 14. J. Newhart was going to have a live
Pigeon match for a bull that weighs 2,3001bs.; but when the gun-
ners came he had not one bird; then they shot two sweepstakes,
clay-pigeons, 1 trap, 18yds.:
Third
Wellington... .....-,,--00000—3
TSOP LS Tal hy Re 1111—6
J Nettles,..-.-...+.-117101J1—9 ‘Bell... .. oe MOTI —9
Sib oll (eS ee OLNITMNIi—) ~“Carver...:........... 1111100110—7
F Ulmer..-.;..-..... 111001100—5 Bachtel.............. 0011111100—6
Buckwalter......... 1111011111—9
Tie poise and out: Nettles 5, Hill 4, Buckwalter 4, Bell 2, Second
match;
J Nettles 2.2 22... .ie.. MIGHU=S° ABSIT yoa. sod. ale ee -,--11—5
Buekwalter.............. 1001—8 “Carver... .0......2--e -lilli—4
WATSON'S PARK, Grand Crossing, Il., March 12.—Match at
50 tame live pigeons, 5 traps, 30yds. rise, 80yds. boundary, shot
mnderv Dlinois State rules, prize $100: x
Wim P Mussey.. -1101110211200200011211022122121222012121212210212240
J i Price....- + eee L1110101210111201001111222201102211210011021011122 39
Mareh 14.—Same conditions as above;
J FE Price ~~~... .9000111011100101111191119.0111111111111110010111111—48
Hddie Marsh,... -10100110001001111111011011111111111011101010011001—83
Audubon Club, of Chicago, match ut 15 tame pigeons, 5 traps,
kOyds boundary, Illinois State rules, for diamond badge:
Kleinman (33) .12222201211100J—12 BWargon (81)... .010222001020001— 7
*Wadsw'th (50)100222201201)10—10 Foss (82),..-... 110120022020222—10
- Prive (50).....- 102102112211211—13. Shepard (30). ..212210011012111—12
2-2al 3, under &lbs.
. RAVELRIGG.
, Wileos (29) .. -001102212020021— 9 *
EE ae 1011110—5
vy +e eee TT001—5
. --1100110—4
...1101000—3
-. .0101100—3
. --- 1111000—4
eth .--+---1T10100—4¢
BES) aa 1111110—6
KEOKUS, lowa, March 15.—C, W, Budd, of Des Moines, Iowa,
- J. R. Stice. of Jacksonville, T., shot at 100 live pigeons on Friday,
at Keokuk, lowa, for the championship of America and a purse
of $300. Budd won by a score of $6 to 88 The race wash shot
-under Hurlingham rules, 30yds. rise and 80yds. houndary. The
contestants used hoth barrels in Toany instances where it wasnot,
- necessary, in order tomake the killscertain. Budd killed 49 birds
' -out of the first 50.
THE WILLIMANTIC ROD AND GUN OLUB, March 14, elected
/ the followme officers: Joel W. Webb, President. Homer Hv!
Remington, Vice-President. James H. Koss, Secretary. Arthur j
B. Carpenter, Treasurer, Jerome B. Baldwin, Captain,
HEDDEN AGAINST LEVER.—On Thursday, March 14, Erb’s
Park, at Newark, N. J., was the scene of a contest at live birds
between_C, M. Hedden, of Newark, N, J.. and Wm. Lever, of
Elizabeth, N. J. Some weeks ago 4 match was made by these
parties to shoot at 50 single live birds at 80yds. rise, modified Hur-
lingham rules, for $50 a side. The first meeting resulted in a tic
with 35 birds killed, and on Thursday last this tie was shot off,
The weather conditions were fayorable to a good score, , The air
was clear as a bell, and with no wind to speak of, Was just cool
enough to be bracing, The birds wet'e att exceptionally good lot
and it required a considerable degree of Skill to stop their rapid
flight. The usual crowd of onlookers were present and those
Who were on we right side managed to pick up a few dollars at
odds of $10 to #5 and $10 to $6 on Hedden, who as will be seen
from this was a strong favorite. Milt. Lindsley was chosen
Yeferge. Below are the scores made: : oe
OM Hedden... FE i hs pee Ua 20241
Wm Lever... .. 10221111212220101 2101210022000) 2012 223
Some sweeps were also shot with results as.follows. Sweep at
4 live birds, $2 entrance, 28yds; rise} Hedden B0yds.:
CHARS vaste caetts oe eT 2 Byte Fee. eee 1011—3
Castle. ..... .scs.5.3)..10N—3 “Tee Kay aheye n apabe wate ed inhalalenp ia 1101—3
Leddy:....: voy 01I—3. Hedden.. 2.0... 1110—3
Mrst won. by Class alone. Tie tor second shot off in next
sweep and divided by Castle and Leddy.
Second sweep, same as No. 1:
QUses fon CPR aie eae 1011—8 “ Hedden........., .......-. 0111—3
Castl@act aiid rs 1lv—3 Green......,,., ve saye pare s OL10—2
OMY iti atti batuesaas ETS OL GFN Ra Se aac) pl lel 1010—2
LE ia W311 Ae Ae Aerie 0 CSmith....,.,.. Pade AU tie P|
Tee Kay,--..... i OO?) LIMGS@y 3 oye ees p ene LOLI=B
1]
TIKKANSAS CITY TOURNAMENT .—St. Bonis, Mo., March 16—
Kansas City spottsmen promise a grand entertainment for the
visiting brother Bye at the State téufmarment in June.
The shoot is to be held in the park tsed by the local ball team.
Ten thousand live birds haye been contracted for, and they of
necessity must be Hood strong birds, because they wil] he sprung
from grotnd traps, Eleven shoots are down for the five days,
all, with the exception of thé State medal for teams of four, and
the St. Louis Gum Club medal, are to be open to the world. On
the last day there will be a 25-bird shoot with $25 entrance. Some
of the shoots are use of one barrel only, hut the majority use of
two, A committee was appointed to call upon merchants to solicit
special prizes; and has secured many valuable and handsome
onations. <A large attendance will be certain. Considerable in-
terest is manifesting itself among the sportsmen throughout the
State. Kansas City alone will furnish nearly thirty-five active
1 aes ne which with the visitors that it is expected will be
op hand will swell the entries to fully seventy-five. Nothing will
be left undone by ‘the Kansas City sportsmen that will in any
yer hinder the amusement of the visiting trap shots.—UnsEer
FRIvZ.
DAYTON, O., March 11.—Considerable interest attached to two
trap shoots to-day as it is the first since the Dayton Kennel Club
adopted the standard traps and targets for all contests, Condi-
tions of both matches to-day were 100 birds each, 3 traps, l6yds.
rise. ‘The first was between Rolla O. Hikes and Walter Keenan,
with this result:
Keenan.........4. VLNDT 0000990009100 1.009.191191.001111.11919.191101911.
111211.1111.10179101.10119991119.01111111111111711111—93
A eb eheee VUVD 1000010009 1909.19.19... 1011011111
111117410011101311111111110119 10019111111 111110011—90
The wind at times when the last 50 birds were being shot grew
stiff and caused some uncertainty. After Keenan had been de-
clared the winner, William Pratchett and Andrew Mumma shot
their match, same conditions, the score standing, Pratchett 82,
Muinma 79. The Kennel Club has limited membership in the trap
team of shooters to 50, and thatis aboutfull. Traps will be set
next week at Oakwood, to remain in position until Noy. 1.—A, B.
BROOKLYN, March 13.—The monthly shoot of the Parkway
Rod and Gun Club of the Twenty-sixth Ward was held this after-
noon in the meadows adjoining the ‘Old Mill.” Daye Van Wyck-
Jand won the diamond badge. The following is the score:
James Bernet.......... Wii—7 KR Phister............ ., 111111—7
AS SBlOVEM Hasse ose 1111001—5 Geo Schiellein........ -1001100—3
Lee Helgans,........... 1111100—5 ~CL Madison.......... -0017110—4
Wm Levens...,....,-.. 101001Li—4 _ D8 Van Wycklen ..,..1111111—7
A Lehmann.........-.+ 1001011—4 Louis Moller.......... 1010111—5
MV. MGVEGr.cs. ceeds - 1101000—3. Henry Van Wycklen...1001100—3
H Steinheuser.,.,...., -1111000—4
Scorer, Henry Moulton; referee, Joseph Ochs. Van Wycklen
won the tie, killing 3 birds straight.
WELLINGTON, Mass., March 16,—The two dozen gunners who
faced the traps at the grounds of the Wellington club to-day
found it difficult, to make first-class scores, owing to the strong
north wind, which greatly increased the flight of the birds. In
the match for the silver cup, H. G, Wheeler won with 13 wut of
15, In this match the following scores were made: Baxter 8,
Conant 9, Chapin 9, Leon 8, Lang 12, Reese 7, Schaefer 10, Wheeler
1n, Bradstreet 8, North 6, Bond 11, Stone 4, Webster 11, Warren 10,
Switt 9, Stanton 11, Chase 10, Lee 11, Nichols 9. In the merchan-
dise match the following scores were made: Bradbury 7, Baxter
9, Stanton 10, Chapin 9, Leon 7, Lang 8, Reese 11, Schaefer 6,
Wheeler 8, Bradstreet 9, North 9, Bond 13, Stone 9, Webster 10,
Warren 7, Bennett 9, Snow 8, Moore 6, Sweepstakes followed,
BOSTON, March 15.—To-day saw _a large attendance at the
range of the Boston Gun Club ati Wellington, and notwithstand-
ing the high wind some fine scores were made, The first prize
winners were: Five bluerocks, Leon; 10 bluerocks, Piper and
Reese; 5 bluerocks, Darling; 5 Macombers, Kirkwood, Leon and
Williams; 5 pigeons, Darling; 3 pair Peorias, Leon and Piper; 6
Peorias, Bowker, Frye, White and Brown; 10 pigeons, Eames,
Chase, Wild and Conant; 10 Peorias, Tuttle; 6 pigeons, Connors
and Whitcomb; 5 Macombers, Hamesand Pray. In the match
these scores were made: Edwards 14, Whitcomb 14, Leon 17, Piper
18, Pray 13, Bowker 15, White 19, Darling 11, Wild 13, Brown 15,
Kirkwood 18, Kames 21, North 17. Frye 11, Chase 13. R. B. Whittle
14, Holmes 10, Tuttle 05, Reese 14, Williams 12, Bill 18, Connel 14,
Thomas 12, Sanborn 17. In the 3man team match at 10 Peorias
Edwards, West and Frye made 19, Chase, Reese and Bill 25, North,
Leon and Piper 16, Holmes, Eames and Tuttle 26. Williams, San-
born and Kirkwood 22, Bowker, Pray and Jones 16, Connel, Whit-
comb and Thomas 21.
OTTAWA, March 16.—The St. Hubert Gun Club are getting in
good shape to meet their Western friends, whom they expect to
see here in force for their May 24 tournament. The weather just
now is all that could be desired for shooting, and the boys are in
high feather. This afternoon they had a good meeting, the fol-
lowing being the scores made:
Sweep at 10 birds each, 18yds. rites 5 traps:
VB PLY Erste Ales ayers eesores Peete 10 Dalton: . Spe snes ieee es ve
ere Rail coment, Ulin tens at Se AsEOTRGD ps 2: fee ane sil bea 6
J _DESIATITICYS.. «0:6 cfs cles a vice obs W> Sin Gretta thet ae ee es no
Wal JoOnnstane: «. 0a ee an. Res OG ots: Psa as ee Ore 4
Sweep at 5 doubles; same conditions:
RRA a eg conte nA as arnt ASTRRTOGI. oay seam tsane ee CLOEr es 3
DPM ERtANIGLCTS.):00 cutie nos tie pie Y DrMartin....,., Tears) GEA WB 8
Oye haya vin Pe eee tht Oto U Gea WAGE ists et eed bs sen 3
ACE ey Ofc ek San epee entenee b WD r MGR Ses Coosa ete tio 2
Be Pee ae ee fh. OPH osc ose he eae 2
P Trudeatt.........:c0065 cssees 4
The club match was then called and twelve faced the score for
the contest. This makes the third shoot out of the eight, and
several men are close together for first position. Club match, at |.
20 birds each:
U0 Déplatitiers.s fst iives tite 18 P Trudeaii....... ee aE Ae A Jd
PUM SOT ee eee chad cece ee ee aU LE NAT TENT 2 Pe PO ae tira apni 12
OTA EOOPS 1 sel thrctatete deetennaa GLA SOLEUS hcp ARO ARRAN il yaya coil a, 12
MH) Wibtteietanbeercns. ce. tsss ae 16 W_de Cowrcy (6 start).......... i
Dr Equis (1 start)...... rbot one Tb) SoWhite (start). ee 10
We Pobnetone verses heehee 18: Ed King @start)...00 0 10
LAKEWOOD, O., March 16.—The Locksley Gun Club held
their regular shoot for the club badge to-day, on their grounds at
Lakewood, O. The badge was won by Albert Hall, with a score
of 18 out of a possible 20. 20 standards were the conditions, at
léyds. The scores follow:
AS Fla aed ata pea, peises...1B JG Andrews......... Th db Aree 13
Jee (Brent Mes toa belie ale QUERY 0: a SE elt 2
Ae MBean sentra iw ip ise ee at 16, vd Aten Ne WYRE Are CR, nal
QGoPan) tacasay sari. ee cutud 14 KR Beckley.... 4 .-ll
Edmund
Throckmorton and William T. Conover won first money by kill-
ing § binds apiece out of 9, Capt, George Coley and Melville Corn-
well won second money, Dr. Edwin Field third, and A. Whymer
fourths In a sweepstakes match between Dr, Field, Cornwell
and Charlie Noble, Cornwell won by killing 3 birds out of 4
NEW YORK.—Jim Pilkinton, the well-known oarsman, and
Miss Annie Oakley will shoot 20 birds each against Arthur Ditmar
and Thos. Jakes for a gold medal, on Saturday, March 23, on the
Bronx River Gun lub grounds, West Warms station,
CINCINNATI, March 16.—The attendance at the Bandle—Gar
ver shoot here to-day was very large, even for this trap-loying
town, not less than 3,500 helng present. The birds were good and
sharp, and Oarver was in fine growling trim, and growled at
everything on the earth about him and thesky above him, thoug’
the weather was extra fine, Mr, Taylor was the refirte; ati
made.a yery good one: Bandle wis.in good form, but le had é
hati one to meet, and slipped away just one bird short on an ex
cellent score. Bandle shot an excellent; race—a winning one
ordinarily—but the general opinion was that he resorted to_his
second barrel in case of a miss, with the first too hastily. At. must
be said for him though that he did not lack nerve, and shot aa
coolly throughout as did his experienced opponent, and when Car-
Vet entleavored 10 rattle him by hie constant talk he only smiled
and éhewed a bit harder on his chewing gum, The race was a
very even one from the start to the finish, and on that account,
with Dr. Carver’s constant complaints and kicking, was interest-
ing, Some $6,000 was wagered on the result. Bandle’s coacher
will protest the match on two decisions—one, a bird shot by Car-
yer was shot while on the ground, missing it with his first and
killing it with his second, scoring a dead bird; whereas, accord-
ing to Rule 13, Hurlingham, it should have been “no bird,” and
the shooter be compelled to fire at another. Another, a bitd bit
hard with both barrels, lighting on the boundary post fence, it is
claimed was struck by outsiders (scouts), causing it to fall in
bounds; scored a lost bird. Another bird of Catver's, that h
himself acknowledged he missed with both barrels, lit on otis o
the spectator’s shoulders and closed his BTR esr te BDEENALOT in
question standing on a behch, making his sh6 seh height some
nine feet trom the giotnd, the spectator himself gathering ths
‘bird ahd handing it to the regularly-appointed gatherer: Bandle
and his friends endeavored to personally arrange with. him
another similar match for $500 to $1.000 a side, to be shot either
here or in Kansas City, bub he refused unless Bandle would use a,
TM4lb. gun.
ee hundred birds, Hurlingham rules, 30yds. rise, fence bound-
ary, for a purse of $500.
DN Canverics. 0) ks eee RAbpeeeeeeeeteee s 1411102191 2111012112—18
12221211111211120212—19
2120121122110120127111"" -
19102111211311011121—18
12111011112111111112—15—91
Al Bandle... ....-. PRPS EES ER EOR bb aes 20212121112111222126—18
19111212121402012210—17
12211110121212111111—19
12122211211 111221261—19
J0111111117010211222—17—90
2 denotes use of second barrel. ;
o denotes fell dead out of bounds,
Referee, Rd Taylor. Puller, A. C. Dick. Official scorer, Wick,
Of course there was the usual sequence to « Caryer match.
His gun was seized by the sheriff, only in this case there were
three sheriffs and but one gun. Just as the match closed Car.
ver took his gun apart and laiditdown. Just as he did three
men rushed for it. They were the constables. Notwithstandin
Johnson weighs 300lbs., he got there first and attached the barrels
of the gun. Before he could seize anything else constables Re-
bold and Meyers attached the stock. of the gun and all of thé
Doctor's cartridges.
BERGEN POINT.—Teams of five men each, representing thé
New York Suburban Shooting Grounds Association and the New
Jersey Athletic Club, shot the first of a series of matches Sattir=
day afternoon at Bergen Point. The New York team was victori=
ous, Hach man had 20 clay-pigeons, sprung from thres itaps at
16 and 18yds. rise, There was a, strong northwest wind blowing.
Seventy-two out of 100 were hroken by the visiting team, who
were: Chas. Richards, M. Medora, Treadwell Kichards, W. J-
Simpson and Chas. Latham, Mr. Medora made the highest indi=
vidual score, 18 breaks and 2 misses. ree of his associates
broke 17 each, The New Jersey Athletic Club team were George
5. Virden, Bayard T', Kissam, Richard Sunderman, J. D. Berdan,
and Howatd Cook. Fifty were broken and 50 were missed by
that team, Sunderman did best, breaking 12. Alfred P. Vreden=
butgh umpired and Elmer E: Bigoney was scoter. Next Saturday
afternoon the second match will be contested at Clairmont. Si
members of the New Jersey Athletic Club contested the eight
match Saturday atternoon for the club cup. Bayard T, Kissam
and Richard Sunderman tied for first place, breaking 11 out of 15,
Mr, Sanderman won the shoot-off and the match. There will be
four more shoots for the cup. Hollowing is the record of winners
to date: B. T. Kissani 4 times, R. Sunderman 2, G.S. Virden 1, J.
D. Berdani, In a match for an order given the Gun Clubona
spotting house for goods there were 10 entries. Howard Cook
won, breaking 18 ont of 15.
BROOKLYN, March 13.—The New York German, Gun Club of
New York held its first shoot of the year at Dexter Park, on the
Jamaica plank road, this afternoon. The chief event of the day
was the sweepstakes at 10 live birds. for the cluh medal. Long
Island rules ier eened this contest, 10 of the club members par-
ticipating.. The birds supplied were a fair set, some of them
being strong drivers. The number of incoming birds was pro-
portionately greater than at any of the club’s shoots last year,
and the scores made were consequently not as good as expected.
P. Hassinger and J, Schlicht tied for first place, both killing 9
straight, but missing the last bird. In the shoot-off at 3 birds
each, miss and out, both missed the first bird, Hassinger also
missing the second one, while Schlicht killed his and won the
medal. The following events were three sweepstakes, two at
live birds and one at bluerocks, the club members heing divided
into two teams of five men each. Honors were even, each team
winning one sweepstake at live birds,
The Coney Island Rod and Gun Club held its regular monthly
shoot.at Woodlawn Park, Gravesend, this afternoon, The birds
werelas goo.) a lot as was ever seen on the grounds: 28 of the men
took part in the shoot for the Blattmacher medal at? liye birds
each, BH. Magnus, 28yds., and F. Pfaender, 27yds., killed 7straight,
Magnus winning the medal on shoot-off. Miss Annie Oakley.
who was present, tried her skill during the match and managed
to kill five birds, but missed two. <A three-cornered match be-
tween Messrs. ¥. Lanzer, J. Schliemann and F, Pfaender, 2byds.
rise, 7 birds each, $25 a man, was won by Mr. Lanzer on 5 birds,
March 15.—Many marksmen of New York and Brooklyn at-
tended the shoot of the Unknown Gun Club at Dexter Park,
Long Island, this afternoon, The chief event of the shoot came
off under these conditions: 1 harrel only, gun below theelbow, 6
birds each, ties for first, second and third prizes to be shot off at
3 birds, then miss and out. Beside the three money prizes put up
for the winners, the first man should also receive the club badge,
and keep it for one month. The birds were a tolerably fair lot,
with some strong drivers among them, but also a lotof sleepers.
Twenty-five shooters competed, two of them, H. Lee (23yvds.) and
G. Haas @5yds.), tying for first place on 6 birds straight. On the
shoot off Mr. Tee defeated his opponent, killing 3 birds, while Mr.
Haas hada blank score. H. Knebel, Jr., 2iyds., F. Haas, 25yds.,
W. C. Plate, 26yds., K. Hopkins, Zsyds., and C. Detlefsen, 26yds.,
tied for second place on 5 birds. Myr. Knebel was the only ane
who killed 3 birds, and took second prize, Eight members, Boyle,
22vds., Von Staden, 23yds., Vroome, 25yds., Chichester, 25yds,
Miller, 2hyds., Monsees, 26yds.. J. (Cahill, 23yds., and Hubbell
26yds., killed 4 out of 6 birds, Messrs. Vroome and Hubbell tied
again on 3 birds straight, and the shoot off in this tie was the
most exciting and interesting event of the tournament. Mr.
Vroome killed 9 birdsin rapid succession, and Mr, Hubbell kept
up his end by killing § birds straight, but, missing the 9ch one, the
rize fell to Mr. Vroome. President Henry Knebel of the Un-
nown Gun Club acted as referee, and Mr. R. Stillwell as scorer.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 15.—The Forester Gun Club held
its initial shoot at Exposition Park to-day. The amateurs did
remarkably well at an average lot of pigeons. Most of the
members shoot 12-gauge guns and get the 2yds. handicap, the 10-
bores standing at 30yds. Some of the younger shois appeared
late, and had to shoot their birds off straight, which was too
much for their nerves. Mr. Drury Uuderwood was referee, and
Mr. W. VY. Reiger scorer. Owing to the exertions of these two
veterans nons of the bystanders were killed, It required thei
constant attention to Keep the shooters from loading their gun'
before going to the score, and from turning a loaded barrel at
the crowd after killing a bird. However, they fell into the cor-
rect habits foward the last, and shot cleverly, The score was as
follows at 10 birds:
Ray hit 1111111310—9 Scarritt -.1090111101—8
10111—9 Hoover..... -..1110010111—7
..0110101101—8 - .0111111101—8:
Schmelzer..
-1101111011—
-- 000L101011—
- --0010001111—
0000
“MOLTO 8
2010811705
OLOLIOLO—6
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NEWARK, N. J.—The pigeon shooting match between @harles
Smith and Augist Manitz, which was set tor Marsh 21, a Erb’s
grounds, Newark, has been postponed until Mareh 28. Over
$2,000-has been wagered on the result, - ah :
erew in going there, as he wanted to be
_ heir
Marcu 21, 1889.)
_EKATON SPORTSMEN’S CLUB, EATON,N, Y,.—Shoot for badge,
1éyds.:
chardsan....J0110011111—14 Briggs,..-..... 011110101110100—10
Short. -,.-...JIOLOOMUI11—42, Bell... ce... 101111101011000— 9
Ourtis,........ OL1011N 1111-12 ~Hamlin....... 1000001001 00001— 4
Second Match:
Briggs, ,,..,...r--+-5-0/101IMN—8 ~ Richardson. .. .....1110101011—7
CUTS. ia tian duke ss -1100110111—7 Hl eet pen 1001011111—7
4-4) Be
Ties. on 7, Curtis 3, Richardson 5, Bell 10,
NILES ‘GUN CLUB.—At the annual meeting of the Niles (0.)
Gun Club the following officers wera elected for the ensuing
year: President, T, A. Winfield; Vice-President, W. Cramer;
Treasurer, John Naylor; Secretary, W. B. Ward; Captain, James
O'Oonnel. This clih is new thoroughly organized and equipped,
and expect to do some good work during the coming season.
Canoaging.
ABOUT THE LOWER BAY IN A SINGLEHANDER.
(Coneluded from page 164.]
UNNING into the Horseshoe Gove behind the steamboat dock,
the crew, drawing on a pair of wading boots, stepped over-
board, when the water had sufficiently shoaled, and went ashore
to hunt up information about snipe and see about getting some
dinner cooked among the baymen, who here liye in old boats or
wrecks and gain a livelihood by catching softshell crabs, clams,
sels and “side” for the hotels further down or for the New York
market, Looking up an old acquaintance, the crew was fortu-
nate in finding him at home,” and soon one of his boys was cook-
ing us 4 dinner of fried soft crabs and stewed eels, while as an
appetizer we were eating the most delicious clams as fast as Capt,
Sandy could open them, having raided the Useful's stores for the
necessary Milwaukee, lemons, crackersand tobacco, Of that din-
ner or the justice Passaic and the crew did it, it is unnecessary to
enlarge on. Suffice it to say that its memory still lingers with the
crew most vividly; but then we were very hungry, and that may
account in part for our appreciation of it.
We heard that there had been some snipe on the beach, but that
the flight had been a poor one, and more bids were expected
daily. Une of Capt. Sandy’s youngsters, noticing Passaic’s fish
hawk, volunteered the information that it was against the law of
Monmouth county to sheot or have in possession one of them
under a penalty of some $5 or $10, half of which went to the in-
former; but offered to compromise with him for $1. This Passaic
finally agreed to do on condition that Sandy, Jr., would skin it.
“Running down the beach to Spermaceti Cove we anchored close
to shore, and taking our puns and decoys we placed them and
improvised a blind on the beach. Smal) flights of ox-eyes gave us
the only shots we had, and although very small they were fat.
The mosquitoes becoming rampant, we went on board as soon as
possible, had a cup of chocolate and a biscuit, and getting up the
tent and mosquito netting, enjoyed a cigar before turning in, as
everything denoted a good flight for the morning.
How delicious is the sense of freedom which we experience
When we get away from the busy chatter of the civilized haunts
of mun, to enjoy a well-earned vacation in the bosom of Mother
Nature, and what a delicious exhilaration pervades us when we
think we do not havetoappear at the office to-morrow or next
day, and we do not care a picayune how the markets ¢o. Certain
itis no telegram can reach us here, :
‘Locking aloft at the pate light beaming down on us from a,
firmament of stars, and lulied by the lapping sounds of the phos-
phorescent tide against our hull, we finish our smoke, and, draw-
anne blankets loosely around us, we ara soon lang ;
Next morning before sunrise we are up, and after a hasty cup of
coifee and a biscuit or two, are ashore with guns and decoys. We
were rewarded, however, with but poor success; three yellowlegs
and quite a number of the little oxegyes was the bag. About 10
o'clock, as oul ice was failing, we got under way for the steam-
boat dock, where we were able, by some diplomacy and small
silver, to replenish our stock of that useful article. Giving our
Snipe to Sandy's boy, with instructions to cook them for us for
dinner, we went up to the Government dock, below which we had
heard there was good fishing, Using soft and shedder crab for
bait, we soon had somenice weakfish paiarlstiat t as high as 2!4Ibs.
each, but were ereatly tortured by a small fish about in. long
calleda blowfish. This fish, on being rubbed on the belly, inflates
itself with air until its diameter is about the same as its length,
being, in fact, a perfectly inflated ball, which can be used as a
football, It is presumable that when attacked in the water by
larger fish if inflates itself with water and thus from its size and
form, couse with tough skin, is impregnable to the. attacks of
ordinary fish. , :2
Peeling hungry we, with a pleasant 8.W. breeze, make back to
find dinner ready and waiting. Again we have the delicious clam
AS an appetizer, folloyjed by fried fish and baked snipe. After
dinner, there being no prospect for snipe, we anchor off the mouth
of a small salt-water creek tributary to the Horseshoe Cove, and
are s00n engaged in taking fair-sized weakfish. Soon bluefish are
struck, and many hooks are lost by the fieree biting of these fish,
who instantly part the gut snell; nothing short of wire will hold
them. At once the fish stop biting, and for the cause we have not
far to seek, for not two boat lengths awayis seen the dorsal
fin of the dreaded shark. In this instance, however, he is only
five or six feet long, and, therefore, presumably not a man-eater,
although itis doubtful it Passaic or the crew could be induced to
take a taste just atthe moment. Although there have been acci-
dents from shark bite in the vicinity of New York, yet they are
extremely rare, considering the abundance of these predatory
fish; this immunity is, no doubt, owing to the abundance of fish
food, such as the menhaden and more or Jess offal always to be
found on the water in the neighborhood of a large city. I think
the former is the correct hypothesis, as the crew spoke of seeing
a number of sharks in Barnegat Bay during the previous summer
preying on the small weakfish; and notably one over 10ft. in length,
an effort to capture whom was made, but the line was not strong
enough and the fish got away. It is his intention to havea try at
the sharks again in that locality during the coming summer,
when the catch may be redniene cled..
On again going ashore pt. Sandy informed us that he had
heard from a bunkermazn, i. €., a sloop emulpyes in catching men-
haden, that on the previous day there had been quite a flight of
snipe at Great Kills, on Staten Island, on the salt marshes there.
Ji was with some difficulty that Passaic was induced to join the
j é ut ashore at Port, Mon-
mouth, and either walk or po by rail back to Keyport or Chesse-
uake, the truth being, as the crew believes, that
for his canoe, He finally consented, however, and a quick start
was made.
the wind being southerly and somewhat light the spinaker was
added to topsail, and fair way was made, the best of the ebb tide
favoring, in fact, 80 good was our progress, that we began to pick
' up 4 cat of some 20ft. in length, and finally passed her. She wae a
veritable sandbagger from Pleasure Bay, and a fast boat in her
weather; had the wind been abeam or forward of it she would
have left, us in short order, but we enjoyed our victory while we
could; in a courtly and ccnderc: nding way we passed the time of
day, remarking on the beauty of their craft, for she was a beauti-
ful boat of her kind. She shortly hauled her wind and stood back,
when she showed to much better advantage. Had we tackled her
she would have much more than turned the tables on us.
The day had been very sultry, and now tothe northward heavy,
dark clouds began to collect in indication of a thunderstorm if
arg more. As the southerly wind still held out, we carried
our light sails, keeping an eye to leeward. We had about reached
the huoy on Old Orchard Shoal when it becameevident that what
was coming would be with us shortly, so spinaker wastaken in and
jut below, then followed topsail, then mainsail was close reefeéd,
fib taken in and snugly furled, the heavy folding anchor gotten
up from below, and canvas cover laid tightly over cockpit. All
this was done quickly and in good season, and the only thing the
crew regretted was that he did not have time toreef the bowsprit,
A- white line of seething water was observed leaving the Staten
Island shore, down came our sail, now not much larger than a
handkerchief, a few stops putinit,and over went the heavy
Chester anchor. Whew! howit did blow and hail. But lie at
anchor we could not, the tide setting broadside to the wind kicked
up such a sea as to make it impossible for us to hold on deck,
Passaic got seasick, and the crew did not feel any too comforta-
ble. The thunder and lightning were incessant and terrific, the
atmosphere so full of ozone that the effect on the nostrils was
similar to that eaednced by a powerful Holt’s électrical machine
inoperation, Passaic’s hair, although quite wet,on the hand
passed, over it stood on end. To get below wasnow imprac-
ticable, as she was rolling her cockpit under at every plunge. It
sugcoming unbearable the crew crawled forward and pulled up the
anchor, or tried to, but it was Bry after pagsing the line hack to
Passaic that he was enabled by his help to break it out. Taking
the anchor rope to the-mast -and Jetting the anchor drag over the
Starboard bow, she made good weather of it, all things consid
-
€ was lonesome |
FOREST AND STREAM.
ered, und we began to fee] more comfortable. ‘The wind all this
time was blowing with hurricane foree—but what ie the need of
describing a severe summer squall; all of those who will care to
read this haye no doubt experienced them under the same cit-
cumstances time out of mind,
While we made leeway yery fast, we knew that with a strong
flood tide there was no danger of drifting out tosea; so welet her
drift. The wind was about N.N,W.,and the anchor acting as a
drag from the mast kept her head about two to three points ta
westward of it, We found our overhang of some 3#ft, of great
assistance in enabling us to ride the seas, on which, of course, we
were driven stern foremost, Had we had a chopped off stern we
would haye been continually under water. Had we showna rag
of sail we would have been blown over, or it would have been
blown away, the former most probable, however. Wet and cold,
notwithstandivg rubber coats, and with buckets of hailstones
on deck, we noticed 4 slight moderation in the wind with thank-
ce The anchor was let go and we brought up in about 2hft,
of water.
The wind now switched around to the west and again blew
violently, after a time moderating « little, We made up our
minds we had to fetch somewhere shortly, as it was getting dark
30 getting our anchor and putting on the close-reefed mainsai
with dropped peak, boom and sail well topped up, we made up our
minds to try for Great Kills, If any of qous readers think that
Raritan Bay cannot kick up somewhat of a sea against a westerly
gale I think they would have altered their opinion had they been
with us, besides proving yery useful to us as ballast. The dusting
we got was to be remembered, we being about as much under
water as on veniOE it, but the fact that we had some 7001bs. of lead
stowed along the keel inside, well fastened down, and knowing no
water could get inside, gave us that confidence in our craft which
her good behayior warranted. “Up with your helm quick, bear
awayl’) shouts Passaic, as in the fading light an oyster float is
seen dead ahead with the sea making a cléan breach over it. A
close shave and no mistake, and now we pass adrift some distance
apart two fine clinker-built oyster skiffs full of water. The wind
now falls rapidly, and witha good whole sail breeze from the
8.W. we make Great Kills as darkness sets in. Running well in-
side of the point we come to anchor in a bight of the beach, How
tired, wet, hungry and a little ill-tempered only those who haye
had a similar experience can conceive,
After sampling the Useful’s medical stores, more peace of body
and mind reigns. Quoth Passaic, ‘‘Paregorically speaking, this
bottle should be labeled, ‘After the patient has been well shaken,
# Wineglassful occasionally in alittle sweetened water or Apol-
linaris, as preferred, or until the desired effect is produced.’ ”
After donning dry clothes the tent and mosquito bar were put
np and our cushions and blankets proved quite dry. <A fire was
kindled on the beach, some fish fried, and atter a hasty supper
we turned in—oh, so tired,
Next morning it was broad daylight when we awoke, a shot or
two heard in the distance hurried us, and eating almost anything
we could lay hands on, we put sail on the boat and ran up to the
meadows on the end of the Kills. Taking guns and decoys, we
made our way to some small ponds in the distance, reaching
which we putup a bunchof upland plover, getting fiye out of
four barrels. Hastily putting ont the decoys we spent the m.orn-
ing battling with mosquitoes and getting an. occasional shot,
yowing that we would never again attempt to do any shooting
until the mosquitoes had retired for the season. Passaic could
stand it no longer, so shouldering guns and decoys we march back
to our boat with quite a bunch of willet, yellowlegs and plover.
_ Passaic being anxious to get back, dinner was eaten at a hotel
in the neigborhood, a fishermen’s resort, and with aS.W. wind
we proceeded across the bay to Cheesequake, the ebb tide enabling
us tolee-bow the tide, so that we almost laid our course. There
taking Passaic’s canoe in tow we proceed up the Staten Island
Sound, and at & o’clock were home at the crew’s house, Passaic
going home on the ensuing Sunday morning in his canoe, Thus
happily ended one of several cruises the crew has taken in small
craft in waters contiguous to New York. RICHMOND,
CHANGES IN RACING RULES,
| Rats far but three canoeists have come forward to express
their opinion on the matters in which all are deeply inter-
ested. It will bea substantial aid to the regatta committee if
canoeists will give their opinions in as few words as possible, of
the desirability of the proposed changes. Tt is not necessary that
ihe name should be published as long as it is sent us as 4 guaran-
tee of good faith, and we hope to hear from the racing men in
particular.
Liditor Forest and Stream:
After reading the only answer to Mr, Edwards’s letter request-
ing the opinion of canoeists regarding the advisability of ruling
out hiking seats, standing sails or cockpit centerboards, [ feel as
though we are passing through a critical period of canoe deyelop-
ment without giving it the attention it deserves, and that, as Mr
Edwards suggests, some change should be made in the rules, It
remains with the regatta committee to introduce rules and con-:
ditions to our racing programme, and these rules determine the
type of canoe, Still until néw no committee has taken such
decided action in this direction, as we have reason to- believe the
89 committee will, and notwithstanding the fact that but one
answer to Mr. Hdwards’s Jetter has been published, there isa very
strong feeling in favor of such changes as they prepose by many
of the members of our Atlantic Division. j
That the only object ot the Association is the holding of a
yearly meet, at which its members may haye a few weeks’ enjoy-
ment, seems hardly possible, probably the real reason of its ex-
istence is that by ite influence on canoeing it may so cuide devel-
epmente that a seaworthy, useful and safe craft will be the
result,
To effect this the founders of the Association deamed it advisable
not only to restrict dimensions of hull and in cases the area of
sail, but details as well. That restrictive legislation should stop
With conditions existing at the time of organization is not the
policy of the Association, to wit, “ons man one canoe rule,” and
_ therefore there seems to be no reason why some action should not
be taken at the present time to meet existing conditions. Stand-
ing rig, hiking seats, diminutive cockpits, boards projecting high
above deck, and hulls so cut away that they are useless for any-
thing but racing have been gradually making their SBE RT Sn CS,
the Tules remaining unchanged notwithstanding. It must he
petent to all that in the absence of action to meet present condi-
tions, the result will be an entirely new classification in which
we will find cruisers or all-around canoes in one category, and
racers, or the so-called machines, in another. In fact, this dis-
tinction has already appeared in the Atlantic Division and
Passaic River programmes,
It is no longer a question between ‘pot-bellied boiler plate
cruisers” and well-kept canoes, but is now a question of the very
life of the canee itself; for boats can and do enter the races to-
day that are capable of carrying the crew only on deck, boats in
which itis impossible to sit, and which must be run ashore to
lower sail: Even now by a glance at a cance one can instantly
classify it as eruiser or racer, and if this is true to-day, what may
we not expect in the course of a few seasons more it we are given
full rein and seek only speed? That these evils will cure them-
selyes seems doubtful, that they have a depres sing effect on can-
oeing Can hardly be questioned, and while, of course, it is better
not to sofence in the sport that nothing can be done without
always consulting a mass of rules, still it seems as though some
action should be taken immediately to prevent the breach be-
tween racer and cruiser from widening, especially as by wise
rules the distinction can be abolished even at this Jate day-
In answering Mr. Edwards's letter I desire to say that it seems
as though noharm could come to the Association or canoeing from
the adoption of rules doing away with the sliding seat and stand-
ing sails, but that such rules would be of inestimable benefit to
canoeing. The extension of that excellent rule, “one man, one
canoe," so that it would include “one suit of sails,’ would be ben-
eficial in that it would help keep the canoe complete in itself in-
stead of having @ wardrobe filled with sails on shore to which the
canoel-t must run af cach change of weather.
Lincoun B. PAmMeER.
Editor Forest and Stream:
My views on the points raised by the chairman of the regatta
committee are briefly as follows: The sliding seat is no more
objectionable than a fixed seat which projects beyond the side of
the canoe; but, as pointed out by Mr. Hdwards, both must, under
the existing rules, be measured in as beam. That being the case
Iam quite willing to let the seat slide.
I have not yet seen the circular saw centerboard and J shall
therefore say nothing on that subject other than to urge that
the rule aimed at it should be drawn with great care. To rule
that the centerboard shall not project above the coaming would
to my mind be unfair to the ordinary open cande 11 or 12in. deep.
Would it not be fairer to fix the maximum width for the plate?
Or to limit the height above the bottom to which the board may
extend when drawn up?
J fayor,the adoption of the one-rig rule. It would J think tend
more to the development of the best all-around sail than would
the abolition of the standing rig, which is wilting it strongly.
TORONTO, March 11, OLIN FRASER,
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CANOEING AND BOATING IN THE NORTH-
WEST TERRITORY.
Baditor Forest and Stream:
I send the following as it may interest vour numerous Canadian
and American readers to know what clubs there are at the town
of QwAppelle, Assa., Northwest Territories of Candida, _
u'Appelle town is three hundred and twenty-three miles east
of Winnipeg, and is the center of the most important farming
district south of the South Saskatchewan River in the Territories.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad has a station in the center of the
town, The Fort Qu’Appelle lakes are eighteen miles north of it.
In the spring and first portion of the summer a canoeist can
travel from the lakes fo Hudson Bay. The corporation has made
a good road from the town to the lakes. At the lakes there area
very good hotel, post office and telegraph office and some stores.
There are yery good fish in the Lakes. On Ocb. 9, 1488, at Tort
(yi Appelle, by the lakes, was formed the first boating and canoe-
ing club in Assiniboia, it, has started under peculiarly favorable
circumstances; the Hon., tha Minister of the Interior of the
Doniinion, and the Hon., the Lieutenant Governor of the Terri-
tories, kindly acting as patrons, our Commodore, 8. C. Elkington,
and Vice-Commodore, Robt. 8. Smith, being well known Canadian
amateur boatmen. The genial and obliging W. B, Crosbie being
secretary pro tem. is almost a guarantee that the elub will be a
great success. The squadron consists of seven boats, besides row-
ing boats and canoes. A number of boats and canoes have been
ordered to be built. wee.
The club and boat house is on Hcho Lake, one of the largest of
the six lakes, being about fiye miles Jong by a mile and a half
wide, The lakes together are about twenty-five miles long. The
club boasts of a steam launch. The colors of the club are dark
blue and white, and the flag a white Maltese cross on blue ground,
We number fifty-three or four members, All members of Cana-
dian, American and British regular organized amateur boating
and canoeing clubs not resident at Qu’Appelle are admissible
as privileged members during a period of one week on being in-
troduced by a member.
The town boasts of a fox-hunting club called the “Qu’Appelle
Hunt.” witha membership of nearly fifty, although only organized
this year; the pack, though small, ten couples of foxhounds, is
good. The kennels are on the estate of the master, H. Peck. The
Governor is our patron. Arthur H. B. Sperling, who is a great
nimrod and Jehu, is the secretary; few riders can pass our secre-
tary on the hunting field.
A ericket club, Secretary R, Dundas Strong, B,A.; this club
won four matches, lost two last season. A base ball club just
‘organized, Col. W. BE. Warner, secretary, A tobogganing club,
Secretary J. A. McCaul, and a curling club, Secretary R. Dundas
Strong. Aisnowshoe club will probably be organized Baars
; BO. .
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THE NEW R. C. C. RULES.
Haitor Forest and Strean:
In your issue of Jan. 21 I notice a letter from “Nautilus,” ia
which he more than once alludes to a paragraph that appeared
in this journal of the 22d inst., with which paragraph he says be
is very much disgusted. The words in question were simply ae
to the new rules, and are thesein particular: “The spirit of the
new rules was to bar any of the Yankee flying machines.” There
is nothing in this particularly that should disgust any one, seeing
that the gentleman who proposed these rules himself said that
the present state of things was getting to great extremes in
America, and that our awn rules as they stood were too lax, and
there was nothing to prevent a man building a mere machina
that would race and nothing else, who would walk away with
everything and discourage genuine sport. Im effect this was his
address: In effect, it was the fear of this kind of thing—these
extreme machines—which led the A.C. A. committee to pass a
resolution asking that these extreme shane should be discouraged.
Tt was this state of things that led you,in your capacity asa
journalist, to criticise and to point out the evils thereof; and it
was only as touching these extreme and outrageous impracticable
appliances that the words were penned, and not in any sense in-
hospitably or discourteously intended toward American cunoe-
ists personally, who would meet with as hearty a welcome in the
columns of the Canocist, and from all connected with it, as they
would from any yotary of the sportin the kingdom, “Nautilus”
not excepted. Probably bis remarks were penned before I wae
honored with an interyiew with him when the whole matter was
discussed. Your own comments I have not seen, and beg you to
accept my disclaimer of any spirit or intention of partisanship.
T. H. HOLDING, Editor Canoeist and Model Yachtsman.
PASSAIC RIVER CRUISE.
A’ a meeting of the delegates from the Passaic River clubs
held at Library Hall, Newark, on Saturday, March 16, the
following clubs were represented, Paterson, Passaic, Rutherford,
ane pan Orange, lanthe, Essex, Bayonne and New Jersey Ath-
etic Club,
Mr. Irving Y. Dorland of the Arlington C. C. was elected chair-
man and Mr. Richard Hobart, lanthe C.C., secretary, for the
ensuing year. { :
It was decided nof to hold an’89 Fourth of July meet, but ta
cruise around Staten [sland and about the Lower Bay on Decora-
tion Day and the Friday and Saturday following. ;
It is proposed to go in camp on Newark Bay on the night of
May 29, leaving camp.on the first_of the ebb, about #o’clock the
following morning. (Decoration Day), and putting in at Amboy
about 2 P. M. for dinner, after which a few races may be held,
Friday and Saturday morning will be spent ernising about the
Lower Bay,and the run up to New York will be made on the
Saturday afternoon flood tide, the return to the Passaic being
made the following day, A
This cruise has been arranged in the hope of having many
canoeists from neighboring waters join with the Passaic canoeists,
and also with a yiew of making it possible for those who cannot
get away from business on Friday and Saturday morning to still
be able to enjoy its pleasures, as they can return by train from
Amboy on Thursday night or Friday morning, leaving their
canoes at Amboy, and by taking the Saturday noon train from
New York catch up with the main body during the afternuon, all
making the run with the tide to New York together. oy
HARRISBURG C. C.—The fourth annual meeting of the Har-
risburg C. C., held on March 7, was a most enthusiastic and en-
joyable affair. The Fart eeoicee were elected to serve for the
ensuing season; Com., Hd, B. Flickinger; Vice-Oom.,, T. Frank
Newby; Pres., J. Elton Whiteside; Sec., Mart. W. Fager; Treas,
Eid. R. Dasher. The club has better prospects than ever before;
and is composed entirely of active canoeists. Some sailing has
been done this winter, but the majority of the small cralt_are
Waiting for spring. Maps of Chesapeake Bay, on the scale of 34in,
to the mile, have been secured, and plans are being laid for
another trip down that water, which cruise will be the full length
ofthe bay. A paddling trip from Willhamsport home will also be
made during the summer,
TIPPY C. C.—The annual meeting of the Tippy Canoe Clib
was held on the 14th inst., and Messrs. Dayid H. Crane, Willian
M. Dunham and James B. Keogh were re-elected to the offices of
Captain, Mate and Purser, respectively. Owing to the increasing
shallowness of the present harbor a change of location has been
deemed advisable, and the “Tippys"” wili be at home to their
friends after the first of May in new quarters at the foot of
Thirty-séventh street, Chicago.
A. C, A, MEMBERSHIP.—HWastern Division: Oscar B. Ireland,
Springfield, Mass.; Norris 8. Lippit, Norwich, Conn. Atlantic
Division; Chas. B, Haap. Philadelphia, Pa.; Harry M, Kreamer,
Camden, N.J.; Milnor Morris, Jeanesville, Pa,; Arthur Hurst,
Wm. S. Elliott, Herbert P. Allen, New York. Central Division:
Chas. M. Nichols and E. EF. Eddy, Jamestown, N. Y.
NEWRBURGH C. & B. A.—The annual meeting of the Newburgh
Canoe and Boating Association was held at the boat house on
March 5, the following officers being elected: Com., Jas. T. Van
' Dalfsen; Vice-Com., Chas. L. Williams; Captain, Harry A. Mar-
vel; Purser, Geo. C. Smith; Wm. K. Leech member Excutive
Committee, Robert Johnston member Finance Committee. The
affairs of the club are in a flourishing condition, membership roll
full and the outlook for the coming year promising. :
OAKLAND C. C.—The Oakland C. C. of California is now busy
afloat, racing and cruising being in order. <A three days’ outing
was arranged in connection with the Corinthian Y. C. for Feb.
ay re and 24, Com. Blow is stiil at the head of the Pacific canoe
eet.
TANNING TENTS AND SATUS.—I want to tan a suit of sails,
a@ canoe tent and a shore tent this season, and I neither know
how to do it nor anybody who can doit forme. Will the Poresr
AND STREAM or some person who does know, come to my relief,
and by so doing greatly oblicge—Reraw. ,
RICHMOND.—Will “Richmond” pl d his addres
his office? We haye a letter for ine pa sn ae
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Maron 21, 1889,
Pachting.
THE CRUISE OF THE ORINDA,
BY W. H, WINSLOW, M.D.
UREKA! I’ye done it! IT have made the cruise that I have
longed to make ever since [was a boy. <All along the coast,
closely, in and out, straight ahead, zig-zag and sinuous trom
slorious Boston to fait Hastport and Campo Bello; the border of
aine, the bulwark of New Brunswick. I have carried the flag
of the South Boston Yacht Club further east than any other
member, and shapped its swallow-tail signal under the ramparts
of colonial authority, the mighty cliffs of Grand Menan, and I
am proud of it. Now, with blizzard and snow outside, toasting
my shins before a natural gas fire in my library, away so far from
the sea I love sa well, I willtry and tell the small-yacht sailors
all about it, 80 that they may be inspired to give their maritime
experiences in return through our common log-book, the Forast
4anp Stream. Whatshould we do these long winters without it?
The Pilgrim was not large enough for such a lover of deep
water as l am,and I sold her in 8/7, after making two seasons’
eYuises from Boston to Mt. Desert, which were duly chronicled in
this journal, The sale was made just as I was getting ready for
another cruise, atid, as I had not time to build, fl made a trip upon
the lakes with others at the helm.
Last winter was devoted to correspondence about and prepara-
tion of plans; the keel of the Orinda was laid in May, and I
hoisted my flags and put herin commission on Aug, 15, 1688, my
hirthday. There was arace of ourclub on that date. We left the
club float at 4 P. M., sailed around Commodore Wuller on the flag-
ship Frolic, dipped our colors, and were greeted by loud cheers
froin friends on board and a gun fired by the fair hands of Mrs,
Fuller. Thus was my new craft introduced to the fleet and
warmly welcomed by kind and sympathetic yachtsmen, Williams,
the builder, was as pleased as a monkey with a stick of candy,
and I felt repaid by one hour’s sail for all the worries and vexa-
tious delays consequent upon getting a new yacht ready for sea.
The Orinda, the Incomparable, was designed and built to meet
certain requirements; I wished the greatest speed compatible
with perfect safety, thorough sea-going qualities and the maxi-
mum of comfort on deck and below, and I got them,
The designs, published in the FOREST AND STREAM of Jan 17 and
a4, were made by H. L. Williams, of South Boston, but other ex-
pert brains were mixed with his to insure perfection in minor
details. The length over all is 3/ft.: 1-w.l., 28ft.; extreme bean,
9ft. 3m.; beam at l.w.1., 8ft. 9in.; draft, 6ft. 6in.; least freeboard, .
2ft, 4in.; long overhang: clipper bow; steering well, 2ft. 6in. by
2ft. lin., and 1ft, deep; cabin, lft. long, 5ft. 3in high under beams,
and 6ft. 6in to 7ft. under skylight and companionway; widest
floor, 28in.; forecastle, 10ft. longand roomy, and skylight and com-
panionway, lO0ft. long and 2ft. Bin. wide. The deck is flush, with
ample space for a fourteen step promenade from bitts and wind-
lass to quarter bitts, and the handling of sails between the sky-
light and the 4in. high bulwarks and rail. The bulwarks run to
nothing aft and the oak rail crosses upon the timber, The clipper
bow runs in a graceful curve and terminates in a gilded eaglats
head. It gives large and useful space forward of the bitts for the
handling of anchors and sails and adds much to the chic appear-
ance of the yacht, while itis of inestimable advantage, support-
ing the bowsprit, clearing the seas, lessening the pitching, and
chiseling the eye out of the wind, The long graceful overhang
aft and the artistic lines of the run support the stern, hinder
boarding seas, drag no dead water, leave a mark as of a knife
blade astern, and furnish safe standing room for handling the
mainsail. :
The iron keel weighs 9,8761bs., and 2,0001bs. of pig lead are stowed
away under the fioor, The keel is well. rockered, the ste:npost
rakes strongly, the frame is oak, strengthened each side by three
strmgers of hard pine running the whole length,and a dozen iron
floor plates bolted through keel and timbers in the usual manner.
The planking is of equal width and runs the whole length with-
out a butt. Itis smooth as a smelt, and certainly no prettier job
was ever seen anywhere. The planksheer, in two strips bolted
together, is hard pine,as are the bulwarks, surmounted by an
oijed and polished oakral, The pine deck was laid straight: the
akylight, companionway and forward hatch are of stained cherry,
he parts above the planksheer are left bright and oil finished:
. the bottom and about two planks above the waterline are covered
with Estes copper paint; the sides are painted black, and a gold
band 1s gilded im a groove cut in a graceful curve considerably
below the planksheer, This breaks up the high Sides into several
bands and makes the yacht look yery long and rakish.
The mast is 25ft. from the deck to the hounds; masthead, 5ft.;
housing topmast, 21ft ; hoom, sltt. gatf, 21ft; bowsprit outboard,
13ft, bin.; spinaker boom, 30ft., and topsail yard, 15ft. The rig is
full American cutter: the jib is set flying.
The cavin transoms form seats and lockers; there is a partial
bulkhead dividing cabin into two parts, separated amidships by
a portiére; the forward part has two built-in berths withdrawers
and an open locker beneath each; the after part is the sitting
room and has two,iron hammock neds, which turn up against the
side during the day and leaye seme Incker room helow them, A
bulkhead separates the cabin from the run, haying a door behind
the steps. A door in forward bulkhead leads to the forecastle,
‘his has a dish closet, storage closet, water tank, ice chest, gaso-
line stove and a bunk with dyawer and locker beneath, A little
hatch opens upon the port side forward of the stove. The water
tank and gasoline tank are tilled from openings in the deck. The
bilge pump is upon port side, near the companionway, and the
steering is done by tiller, A 10ft, cedar tender proyed large
enough for five men and was towed astern, davite not being per-
missible. : i
Where were suitable and comfortable accommodations for five
persons, and power in the rig and saiLarea to go where we wished
iu any weather, so I engaged a good all-round man, invited three
friends to make the cruise, and begantthe work of outfitting, Oh,
the trouble of getting every little thing finished just right ina
new yacht; sheet brass under windlass levers, anchors and ¢rotch
feet, mousings upon the hooks, kinks out of ropes, all gear roye
clear and properly, chafing gear fitted, squeezed out putty scraped
off and paint retouched, light-boards for the shrouds, ringbolis
and staples for lashing things, the topmast so it will house easily,
the spinaker boom secured from swaying, saying nothing about
the thousand and one things necessary for the comfort and pleas-
ure of those who are to live entirely on board for weeks together,
But the personal luggage was all distributed in racks, lockers and
drawers, the supplies packed in handy places, the tanks filled
with water at the club house, and we believed we were in con-
dition to go to the uttermost paris of the world if there was any
necessity tor it. ' ‘
By night on August 17 Orinda lay off City Point, surrounded by
a flotilla of more than a hundred yachts; the night was calm,
clear and pleasant; the lights of vessels and the great city
sparkled across the inky tide that was heaying like the breast of
a hysterical woman, and shouts, laughter, song and instrumental
music were in the air till after midnight. Occasionally a pray
sail would cross the bow ov sweep past the beam, the helmsman
silent und alert, a man getting the anchor ready, or standing with
a boathook to grasp the buoy of a private mooring. We talked
and smoked and enjoyed the summer night till the dew fell
heavily and warned us of our next day’sduty. At o'clock there
was 4 Shout and bustle aboard the Prince Karl, and she was soon
underway tor Marblehead, where a great race was announced for
1P,M., Aug. 18 Then Optic, Breeze, Raven, Good Luck and
others went by us like birds along the surface of the water, and
took off my big coat, called my sailor man Meringue to get break-
fast, and made such a racket with broom, water and ropes, wash-
ing down, that my three landsmen awoke, smelt the Coffee and
turned out together. ‘
They were individuals of rare qualities, as differentin charac-
ter as possible, aud we represented commerce, journalism, law
and medicine, a pretty tolerable combination of talents for mu-
tualinstruction and occasional contention. Jerry represented
commerce, Noir journalism, Olie law, and myself aquatics and
medicine, There were inquiries below for the wash basin, soap,
towels and water, and one by oue my friends appeared in desha-
bille, loaded with toilet appurtenances, and made elaborate
toilets that would have disgusted Mr. Kunhardt, and even made
me smile, This ante-prandial business was kept up pretty well all
the trip, but I noticed that there was less and less attention paid
to the looking-giass and soap, and it was asserted by the obser-
vant advocate that breaktast was partaken of on several occa~
sions by one member of the mess without any morning ablutions
or arrangement of his bangs.
Atter we bad cleared awuy the table, folded its legs and tucked
it up beneath the deck and buttons, movables were secured and
all bands turned to and made sail. The 1001b. anchor stuck
strongly in the Boston mud, but our little windlass broke it out,
it was soon stowed on deck and we started down the bay under
mainsail, gafftopsail, staysail and large jib, Here I wish to
remark that a little windlass on a yachtis not much in the way,
and when it is wanted it-is wanted badly. I was advised not
to get one, but to rely upon the throat halliards to pull up a
refractory anchor, but [| remembered the times we had strained
our backs and been preatly delayed trying to break out the
Pilgrim’s flukes, and | was obstinate enough to disregard advice
and dollars and cents, when such an unseamanlike proposi-
tion was made to unhook gear to start an anchor out, and drift at
the mercy of the sea and wind until the halliards had been hooked
again and the mainsail hoisted. Away with such folly and foolish
advisers. Such work may do in light weather with plenty of
room, but never on board of a vessel that is to take her chances
anywhere along the coast of New England. Had Orinda depended
upon such a method she would have been ertppled in collisions or
smashed upon the rocks a dozen times during the past season.
Nothing is more important aboard a cruising yacht than to keep
all the gear in proper shape at all times, ready to make sail sud-
denly by day or ed
We ran down to Marblehead in two hours, and met the racers
coming out around the point. There were forty or more white-
winged beauties flying along over the courses, some upon one
tack, some upon the other, and some reaching and running for
marks and stakehoats, and we came by the wind and spar along
with the leaders toward Egg Rock. It was a lovely day for a race,
the sea moderate, the sun shining, the wind westerly and strong
enough to make us take in the gafftopsail, while some craft
dragged their rails under over the course, and others flew under
single reefs. None of our crew were seasick, as I had expected
they might be, and the exhibition of 80 many beautiful yachts
exemplifying every point of sailing, the exquisite scenery along
the shore from Nahant to Marbleliead, the champagny wind, the
flying spray and the graceful heel and dainty dashing of the
Waves away from Orinda’s bow, excited the liveliest interest and
enthusiasm of my inland friends, and gaye them an insight into
genuine yachting.
While in the midst of the race a large sloop worked along our
lee, and I heard a shout from her: ‘Keep a good full; Tam going
toshoot youl” I recognized Stebbins, the great yacht photog-
rapher of Boston, standing with lock-string in hand behind his
single-gun battery, and responded: “Allright.” In a minute he
shouted; ‘I’ve got you!” and the deed was done. Olie had taken
a commanding position by the lee shrouds asif he were about to
launch a torrent of forensic eloquénceat an unsympathetic jury;
Noir seated himself upon the cable coil behind him in the shadow,
asif toreport the speech; Jerry twisted his neck to look under
the boom from his prone position on the windward side, a dispo-
sition of his Massive frame which I had confidentially informed
him was én régle, proper form, for racing yachtsmen, particu-
larly Harvard students in penitentiary striped undergarments
and nakedness; Meringue was braced against the quarter bitts
Aolahy the main sheet by one turn to let it go in the squalls, a
cowardly trick he had learned in the centerboards and skim-
ming dishes from which I could not argue him, because he had
never been shipmate on a cutter before, and knew not her gentle
and playful careenings and her staunch uprisings in the heaviest
weather, and J—well, I had business on hand to watch the yacht
and work the tiller, and could not smirk at the camera, and had
to submit to its detective accuracy in delineating my suspenders
over my old flannel shirt.
The ingenuity of Stebbins is remarkable, and the faithfulness
of our photograph of Orinda, flying along in considerable sea at:
the rate of eight knots an hour, is attested by minor details, the
flags standing out like boards with their emblems as distinct as
if lithographed, and the boat caught half out of the water asit
made a big jump after the taffrail. One thing puzzled me. There
were legs of trousers behind the staysail. I knew there were no
clothes drying forward, all our crew were accounted for, no one
could have boarded us over the bow for a picture and then hidden
his trunk behind the sail. But there were legs that could not be
accounted for by any paraphernalia of the ship or any shadows.
Had a ghost taken charge of the forecastle fora time? I had not,
séen one, but then ghosts may be invisible to the eye and yet visi-
ble to Stebbins’s camera. I erew nervous in reflecting upon the
phenomenon, and annoyed that 1 could not account for it, but I
was so oppressed by my labors in seething Boston while outfitting,
and so busy afterward on the cruise thatI did not clothe the
ghost tilllately. The pants were 0n a man, Captain Hutchinson,
of the Optic, whose yacht had preceded him, and whom I had in-
vited to go down with us instead of by train, as he had intended.
He is a very modest fellow, and when he found our pictures were
to be taken he had considerately placed himself behind the stay-
sail and forgotten all about his legs, I shall cherish those legs as
a souvenir of him, because I feel greatly relieved that they did not
belong to an uncanny body.
There were several heavy pufis and the sky looked wild, but the
race went. on beautifully and soon every craft was heading for
port, where the judge’s boat lay off the Corinthian Y, C, house,
We ran to the right of the feet and anchored in midchannel to
be handy to the stores, and watched the finish with keen delight.
The harbor was crowded with pleasure boats and real yachts; 9
ereat multitude of people occupied the two club houses and their
lawns and landings and every available place along shore; a
band was playing at one of the hotels, and the sky was flacked by
rainbows of bunting upon the vessels and buildings. ‘The row-
boats, sailboats, steamers small and large, and arriving racers
loaded with joyous and noisy excursionists, or quiet yachtsmen
attending strictly to business, made the pretty hatbor full of
sights and scenes as varied as a kaleidoscope, and equal in point
of interest to anything short of an international contest. -The
racers and followers were soon at anehor, the great fleet folded up
its wings, supper was disposed of, and then the decks were coy-
ered with the happy yachtsmen and their friends to listen and
contribute to the songs and instrumental music, the stories, shouts
and general joyfulness of the occasion, while the fireworks on
shore paled the moonlight and added numerous and brilliant
hued stars to the constellations in the heavens, 9
Tne fun, noi ¢ and splendor were kept up till midnight, when
Bedlam broke loose as the clock was striking; horns, bells,
whistles, bugles and drums made a din that awoke early sleep-
evs; this was followed by a sharp contest of baseball, to judge
by the language used upon a,dozen craft, in which every direct-
ing, warning, urging, approving and yictorious expression used
in the national game was shouted in the quick tone of the ball
field, and peals of lonebitey greeted the invisible make-believes
frequently. Then it became quieter, as the idea of it being Sab-
bath Day came to one and another, or they ceased from exhaus~
tion or sleepinees, but for awhile occasional shouts, horn blasts:
and Janghter broke the quiet into periods and pierced the ears of
the lighter sleepers. Such was the finish of the gala day and ‘the
end ot one of the most successful races of the Corinthian Y. C. of
Marblehead. ;
[vO BH CONTINUED. |
THE NEW YORK Y. R. A.
A lisatete who were really interested in the success of the latest
effort to unite the smaller clubs about New York will be dis-
appointed to learn that the organization just formed has alread
come Lo an untimely end so far.as yachting at large is concerned,
being wrecked at its second meeting on the shoals-and sandspits
of mean Jength. With dozens of clubs and hundreds of small
yachts about New York, there is every need fora strong associa-
tion, and every chance to make it a success under an intelligent
and progressive management that should look to the improve-
ment and extension of yachting rather than to the protection of
an obsolete style of boat. Unfortunately this view has not pre-
yailed in the new organization, but it has gone backward some
twenty years or 80 and adopted the obsolete and exploded rule of
mean length. The originators of the scheme, as well as many of
the principal clubs interested, were in fayor of modern ideas and
rules that would allow the entry of modern boats, but unfortiun-
ately the ery for “simplicity” was too loud, the men who did not
know what plus means and did not want to know, were in the
majority, and the result is that the failure of the scheme is only
a matter of time. As au insignificant local union of sandbag
clubs it may struggle along for a time, but no permanent success
can be hoped for with such an adherence to old-time methods, It
would seem that a look at any of the modern yachts, at Volun-
teer, Thistle, Katrina, Baboon, Sea Fox, Chiquita. Chispa, or
many beautiful new craft beside which the old boats look so BUSA
would be enough to prove the impossibility of setting up a rule
directly opposed to these boats. The efforts of designers and
owners the world over have for some time been directed toward
the production of beautiful as well as fast yachts, but now this
ambitious young organization steps in with its little measure and
says that the clipper stem, graceful sheer and shapely counter
Must fo, and that designers must take for their models the gar-
bage scow, the car float and the canal boat. It is easy tosay what
the result will be, that no man who ownsamodern boat or who
cares in the least for appearance will have any use for such an
association. After adopting a rule in which length from forward
side of stem to after side of stern is added to len on water-~
line and the sum divided by two, a sop was thrown to the opposi-
tion by a rule which allowed shifting ballast only in open boats.
The yeaa crew is one man to every 3tt. in open boats and
one to every 5ft. in cabin boats. A burgee, blue ground with a
white star in center, with three radiating red bars was also
adopted, A meeting will be held on March 29 at which the sub-
ject of classification will be considered,
MEASUREMENT AND CLASSIFICATION,
[* commenting on the article in the Forrst AND STREAM of
Jan. 81, the Field speaks as follows, after quoting a part of the
article in question: :
“On this side of the Atlamtic we are satisfied with the Y. R, A.
version of the length and gail arearule, and although we have not
ascertained what the full deyelopment under it will be like, it is
satisfactory to know that the new boats building this year for
any given rating have alittle more lengta and a little more dis-
Placement (han those of last year had, Thus, while the length
and weight haye been added to, the sail area has been diminished,
the tendency clearly being to drive a maximum of weight with a
Tinimum of power, This simply means that a better sca-going
craft, with superior accommodation, is being produced; and no
one will deny that the present 10-rater, the outcome of the new
Tule, is a more desirable sort of craft than the old 5-tonner; and ~
so is the 20-rater than the 10-tonner. ‘A
“But the effect of the new rule also reveals the important fact
that the nayal architect can proceed ina more intelligent manner
in designing, Under the present rule,in making a design he
could never separate the three factors of success, and say how
much was due to superior model, to superior length and to supe-
rior sailarea. Under the present rule, the model or design is
necessarily the all-important factor, and it is, above all thing,
gratifying to know that designers are already discovering, by the
aid of improvements in modeling, that greater displacements
are possible for amy given sail spread.
“The writer in ForRES? AND STREAM, in recommending the
change in the New York rule, appears to overlook the fact that
the Seawanhaka Yacht Club rule is much harder on sail. The
rules compare 8s follows for # given rating: ‘ :
“Tn the table pea given, the eftect of the proposed: reversal of
the New York Y..C. rule is shown by No.4examoule. The effect |
of the change would be to make the rule operate on relative in-
erease or decreuse in length or gail pretty much as the Y. KR, A.
rule does, but the rule would be a trifle easier on length. The
‘sailing length’ rule, which would be identical with the Y. R. A.
rule, is 9 /Length X sail area, as shown by No. 5 example. This
is a yery much simpler form than any of the length and sail area
rules yet proposed or in use in this country or in America, and
should the Y, R. A. time seale undergo revision when the allotted »
seyen years have expired, it would be perhaps well toadopta-
‘sailing length’ in place of the rather awkward 10 rating, 15 rat-
ing, etc., which is variously rendered as ‘10, sail tons,’ “10 tons: -
rating,’ ‘10 tons sail area rule,’ etc. The rule in principle, in its.
effects and tendencies, would be exactly» the same, only instead»
of dividing the product of L x 8, the cube root would be taken
from a table of cubes, In place of the bid tater we shotld have
25ft, (sailing length) class; for H rater, d0ft; Jor 10 rater, 40ft,;. for - -
20 rater, 50ft.; for 40 rater, 65ft.; and for 60 rater, T5ft. or BOL.
However, 80 far as British yachtsmen are concerned, they can go
on with the ‘rater’ and ‘rating’ nomenclature, and perhaps by the-
time 1894 arrives we may have become used to the ternis, and
even regard them with as much affection as we did ‘tons’ for so
many yeurs,”’ ;
We do not reproduce the table, as it would be of little interest
to our readers; the American rules are compared under the
British system, and the result is of little yalue, as it would be im-
possible so to combine the two in practice. For instance, no one
would build a 40-footer with but 625ft. of sail, or even 1,200ft., so
it is of little use considering such suppositious craft. What the
Field says as to the influence of the’¥. R, A. rule and the advan-*
tages it offers to the designer is of more importance. In criticis-
me the New York rule we alluded to the fact that the §. C. ¥. ©.
rule was heayier on sail; but) even the latter rule, as now applied, :
would permit an exaggerated sail plan,and at the same time
would encourage but one typeof boat. |
The ape of measurement and classification in one, as used by
the Y. R. A., has lately attracted a good deal of attention here,
and yachtsmen are inclined to look on if with greater favor than
at first, Of course, the awkward term Hg isnot well under-
stood and would neyer become popular here; but, asshownahoye,
the same system can easily be adapted to American customs.
The Y. RB. A. rule is Length Sei Rating, the latter being in a
way eguivalent to the old tonnage, the 20 rating class including
the old 10-tonners, the 10 rating the old 5-tonners, etc. Toapply —
the same idea to American yachts the formula woule be changed
to ‘71 x 8=ecorrected length. In the present 40-foot class, in
which the extreme length on Lw.l. must not exceed 40ft., time. .
Val +8
is allowed on corrected length by the formula = COr-. :
rected length, By the other method the limit of the class, instead —
| of being 40rt. L.w-l., would be, for instance, 49ft. corrected length,
This would give a choice of the following lengths, with a lessened
sail area as the length increased. he sail atca for the same
lengths under the present Y, KR, A. rule for 20 rating class is given |
in the third column.
Sail in Square Veet,
ee
ar td a
i. lie ropose e. . 4 é,
L.W-L P d Rule. ¥.R.A. Rul
CU padoed ees ans eay eee rent 2041 3000
PH es pee ay pal ee ei ee ae Cae 2869 2935
EET A a hn Se 5 AO aire AAT af Alypoty bet A F801 2354
ARES, Shee, dos ie Hee aTSB 2799
MS Oe ore 2 ee SN Of 410 ee BBT4 2727
458 Siete ae See LSE ee Kae vere need 2066
AGED, Se, See ae on ra, eae o5AT 2608
AL De an tee scree ANCE Bens BC 2553
4G-= ee A nay hee ec a oy fe e240 2500 ©
In this way the existing 40-footers would be allowed to carry
more sail than they now carry; Chiquita’s measurement is 2900ft.
by E. Y. CG. rule; but a large choice of dimensions would be
allowed, and on such as 45ft, lw.l. and 2,614[t. of sail a very fine
boat could be had at a cost but little if any in excess of such eraft
as the new ones of this year, ‘he best boat yet built wuder the
Y. R, A. rule, the 20-rater Vreda, is 46ft. lo-.l. lft. beam, Sft.
draft, and carried 2,600sq. ft. Such a yacht can be builtin England
under $6,000, or, allowing for difference in cost between the two
countries, she would cost no more than Chispa, Marigiita or the
other new ones, and would be of better material, fastenings and
finish. The objection that is so often urged against complicated
rules would entirely disappear in this case, a table similar to the
aboye being prepared for each class. Ji may be calculated in
twenty minutes, and then, the length being known, the owner
can adapt his sail plan to the limit allowed in the table, thus
avoiding all calculation on his part. _ Ip ‘
There has not yet been sufficient racing and building under this
rule to afford # final conclusion as to its merits, but itis at least
worthy of a careful observation during the coming season,
together with the leading American rules,.as there will be plenty
of racing and many new boats on both sides of the water, |
Ina private letler on the subject Mr. G. L. Watson writes ag
follows: “I feel, along with many others, both on this and the
other side, that your present rule is leading into a most undesiza-
ble type of boat, very like our Solent length classes; probably the
very worst type of yacht that ever floated on these or any other
waters. In my evidence before the Y. R. A. Council some two
years ago, when examined as to the advisability of adopting the
American rule, I then pointed.out its tendency, and was atraid,
indeed, that the proposed rule (which has now been adopted)
would lead to too broad. a type of boat, Ido not know now, hovw-
ever, that my fears have heen, or are likely to he, realized in this
respect, unless, perhaps, in the large classes. Whatever rule ig
adopted it must be a rating rule, 7. #, the yachts must be glassed
by their ultimate rating, not by length. This is really the only
safé check on.sail, as, were our rule not a rating rule, it would pay,
and pay splendidly, to build a boat the extreme Isngth of the elass,
and then overspar her, allowing time for the extra sail. As it is
just now, however, we can only get.sail at the expense of length,
and this keeps our sail plansin moderation, We have had only
two years’ experience with this rule, but the successful boats
Sarey, a sail area equal to the square of 110 to 120 per cent. of load
ne.
There has been some apprehension among yachtsmen that the
present active discussion of the measurement question bodeda
change of the rules at, once, but such a course would be so obyi-
ously unwise at this late date that there is no danger of its being
followed. It is possible that in the New York Y. C. some changes
of detail may yet be made, but no radical disturbance of the rule,
such as would seriously interfere with boats now building, is-at
all probable. At the same time the matter cannot he too fully
ventilated. and kept alive during the racing season, with a view
to some intelligent action, if any change at all shall be proved
necessary, at the close of the season, @
BOSTON YACHT AGHNCY.—We have received the new cata-
logue and sail list of the Boston Yacht Agency, genta a full
list of yachts of all kinds for sale. The firm has every facili
for their yacht building and brokerage business, ae Regs pt
with the building yard of Mr. W.K. Pryor, They are nep red ta’
furnish designs or to build to order, aud also to supply all yacht-
‘ing requisites, © Aa EP ee ~
=
Mares 21, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM,
185
THE NEW YACHTS,
eee open winter and warm weather thus far in March have
been a boon to builders, and the work is generally well ad-
vanced, both in New York and Boston. Many of the new boats
will be in commission as soon as the old fleet, and the season
romises to be#in unusually early, At Salem the two McVey
oats, the 40, Helen, and the 30, yet unnamed, are progressing
rapidly, the former ‘being joined and caulked, with decks laid,
Wilson, of Boston, has completed her sails, her tanks and iron-
work are ready, and Capt, Harry Randle is at work on her rig-
ging. She will have a Scotch windlass, one of Reid’s patterns,
and her bowsprit will house, Capt. Crocker, it is said, will sail
her this season. The 30 is being planked and her deck frame is
in, At Lawley’s Merlin, Col, Porbes’s big schooner, is painted out-
side; Mariquita is planked, Verena jis painted, white above water,
while her joiner work isgomgin, She willhavea cabin trunk like
ph. Nanon is completed, oa has been laid down, and
the Boggs launch isin frame, The Ford steamer, at the Atlantic
works, will be launched in a week or ten days. The other builders
about Boston are hard at work on the Small craft, we have previ-
ously noticed. Williams’s second mosquito craft is 21ft. over all,
16{t. l.w.l., with cutter rig; mainsail 275ft., staysail 52ft,, jib A7ft.,
and spinaker 246ft. At Newcastle, Me., a 30ft. yacht is building
. P, Gamage for Thos. Scanlon. She will be 35ft, on deck,
a8ft. Lw.L., lift, beam and Sft.2in. drath. At Bay Ridge Chispa is
ready for launching, and will go overboard about Aprill, Her
standing rigging is in_ place, the most noticable feature being a
Jibstay set flying, The head of the stay is set up with a balliard,
while the foot is hauled ott by the ordinary jib onthauk The jib
is hanked to the stay, so that itis like the ordinary sloop jib, but
in shifting jibs the stay and jib together are run im and another
jib hanked on. How the plan will work in practice remains to
be seen, itadds to the weight at the masthead, where it is cer-
tainly not needed. At Ayres’s yard a handsome triple expansion
aes has been placed in Mr. Mayfield’s launch, the work of
Riley and Oowley. Mr. Ayres will. build a 50ft, launch for
Key. John Aspinwall, to be propelled by an Ofeldt engine.
The yacht is intended for high speed. A number of launches are
now ready for their engines in the lower story of Savwyer’s sail
loft, which has been lately inclosed, Nhe Kathleen is now painted
outside, deck laid and the hatches’in place, The joiner work is
ready to go in}; California redwood for bulkheads and fittings,
The mast and boom arenow hollowed out, The boat has created
hore excitement along shore than any craft yet built from
Gowanus to Fort Hamilton. The popular verdict is that she will
not hold together long enough to launch her, and not an old salt
could be found who would start across to Staten Island in her,
It is hard to. see on what such an epiian is based; the frame and
planking are strong and specially well tied together, the lead keel
is carr
the shelf and clamp are of good proportions. The deck frame is
quite heavy, Pvp yellow pine, and well kneed off, with iron
Enees abreast ol mast and runners. The deck itself is quite ight,
an inner skin of cedar and an outer one of pine, with canvas be-
tween. The yacht will steer with a tiller and her bowsprit will
house, The keel for the 40, a fine casting of 13 to 15 fons, was
turned over Jast week and thestem and sternpost set up. The
outline is the sume as Kathleen—a long overhang forward, a
knuckle just below ihe waterline, thence running down at an
angle to the deepest point, near the heel of aternpost, The latter
has quite a take. The counter, already framed in the shop, is
very long and fine; the horn timbers and frames being of hack-
matack, .The whole framework is quite light, but well bound to-
gether, Theframes for the yacht are of steel angles, with steamed
oak between. Mr. Ayres is doing good work om the centerbeard
boat for Mr. Ogden, which is now nearly planked. Mr, Ofeldt is
busy in a part of the shop building several of his engines and
boilers.... At Poillon’s the old sloo izard has been replanked,
with a new Stern. The Smith 40 will soon belaid down. Her
dimensions are 13ft. beam and 9ft. draft....At Pamrapo, Mr. Mc-
Giehan hus built a jib and mainsail boat for Newark, 22ft, 9in.
long and 9ft.4im. beam.
At Piepgrass’s yard, City Island, the 58ft. yawl is ready for
final. painting outside, the deck work and hatch coamings are in,
and the cabin jviner work is completed. Just astern of her the
new Tomahawk is set up, the frame being complete and the gar-
board on. In sheer plan she much resembles an old-fashionéd
meat chopper, a curve trom stem tostern. There is no forefoot
and aft the keel rockers up considerably. The frames.are 184X184
in angle iron. The big schooner Constellation has three strakes of
plating on, and 1s going ahead quite rapidly. Her interior and
deck work is well advanced in the joiner shop, Mr. Grinnell’s
Schooner, Quicksiep.is plated and caulked and the deck partly
Jaid. The cabin house is of thin steel on the sides. The center-
board runs up to the top of the house, while in the Constellation
it stops at the floorbeams. The spars are nearly ready for the
yawl and both the schooners, while the new 75ft. hollow boom for
Titania is sawn in half and hollowed out. Titania and Katrina
are both being scraped clean from planksheer to keel. At Havw-
Kins’s yard the Adelaide is nearly completed, and her appearance
has been greatly improved by the added length at the ends. The
new, Bartlett wheel is in place, and she will soon be ready for
launching. She has been rechristened, but thé¥e is a fine old
chestnutty favor about the name, Marguerite, no less than six
other vachts about New York and ‘Boston now claiming the same
me.
THE CRUISE OF THE LEONA.
Editor Forest and Stream: - j '
“We had some fine shooting near Body Island Light before leay-
ingior Manteo. Itis partly your fault [the writer] that we have
staid so Jong hunting for the yellow girl who carries so many
scalps hanging to her belt, but baye failed to find her although
we have scoured the island pretty well. Lett Jatvisburg, which
is just above the mouth of North River, at 10 A, M,, Jan. 7, wind
N.W., rah to Roanoke Island, arriving at 2 P. M.; 30 miles. Thence
to Manteo, which is a splendid harbor for small craft. Roanoke
Island is about 12 miles long by 244 wide, and has a population of
‘about 1,500. The majority of the people here make a living by
fishing. There is some very good farm land here, but most of it is
low and swampy. What is most needed is a steamboat to run be-
tween here and Hlizabeth City, Nags Head, a great summer re-
sort, is just across Roanoke Island on the beach, anda steamer to
touch theré would be a great convenience, There are five stores
here in Manteo, one kept by J. 8. Hyans is as fine a store as you
will find in any country town in the North. All transportation,
incinding the mails, is by sailing eraft. By the way, they have
some boats bere that are used for shiad fishing that beat any-
thing sailmg I ever saw, and a bead wind is their best hold, and
they are not atraid to sail them either; they will stay in a blow as
Yong as the larger vessels. Most of the mails are carried in these
ep ts; they carry a low spritsail, a0 boom, and a jib that hooks
the stem
hauled up the mast, the foot of the spar hooks into an eéye-bolt
half way down the mast. The topsail is furled aloft and worked
the same as the after reefing gear on our tuckups. The topsail
has a spar on the foot and the sheets are on the outer end of it,
To set this sail slack the gear and haul down the sheets, which
are made fast in the stern of the boat. These boats range from
20 to 27ft. long, by Tf£t. beam, : ¥
“Lett Manteo eb. 2, 12 M., wind light S., ran to Bodies Island
Light, arriving at 2 P. M.; distance 1? miles; had to take a pilot.
f main trouble in navigating these sounus is the many shoals;
there is plenty of water, but if is spread out too thin. There are
many places on the east side where, with boots on, you can wade
out four miles from shore and not get your feet wet.”
The legend of the dusky maiden, alluded to by Captain Lutes,
that is supposed tobe seen at the full of the moon, prowling
around Roanoke Island in a dugout with sailormen’s scalps
hanging from her belt, is looked wpon by the matter-of-fact
captain as rather Poe-y and Dismal Swamp-ish. After leaying
the noble Chesapeake Bay astern every darky’s cabin. on or near
the waters that fringe the coast line has a skeleton in it with «
blood-curdling history, so to speak. “Yes, befo’de wah.” The
strange, weird, mythical stories, as related by these superstitious
people, are both ludicrous and thrilling. :
One dark and ibreatening night the Leona ran fora harbor,
and was prevented from running over a woman (as dark as the
night itself) who was swimming across the stream with her
children in tow, by her time)y warning of “Hard, dar, a hen coop.”
‘The captain haying learned that hen coop meant port and water
barrel starboard, quickly downed helm and the catastrophe was
averted, He had taken the amphibious brood for a school of
gators. As this incident happened since the “wah” it will prob-
ably not be given a place in Southern lore,
Homeward bound. Several months haye passed since the Leona
‘left us for the South, the new and ever-changing scenes inspired
her crew with a longing to go further and see more, and so the
interest never lagged, even time was made to cater to their pleas-
ure, and now on their return they hasten by places no longer
imaginative or idealistic. The thought of home and friends in-
creases with every mile of water left behind as the little ship is
driven'to her best speed. The Leona arrived at Norfolk on March
8, where she will in all probability be sold to the party that made
the bid-tor her when bound South,. A cruise in broad, unknown
on a stout keelson across the throats of the floors, and
, they also carry a topsail which is rigged on a spar
waters with a genial companion and a staunch Jittle boat is full
of pleasing anticipations, and when we return we feel the better
for it and have learned something.
Mareh 10. The crew of the Leona arrived here (Cooper's Point)
to-duy by ratl, having sold the yacht at Norfolk, as I supposed
when I bade them good bye five months ago, Capt, Lutes had not
been well for some time. Now he is as tough as a pine knot and
is 2ilbs. Neayier, Mate Whiting is as bright and as lively as a
cricket. They spealt enthusiastically of their trip, Ge vise
nie We
‘others to go and do likewise.
THE RACING PROSPECTS.
Rasps coming season is certain to be not only an early. one, but
A m very lively one as well, and the clubs are now, planning
Taces for all classes, but in particular for the 40 and 80ft, boats,
The Seawanhaka C. Y.C, has proyided liberally for these craft
in June, and now the Corinthian Y. C. of Marblehead fs arrang-
ing a programme for some lively racing later in the season. The
Eastern Y. C. Cup, présented last year by Com. W. F. Weld and
won by Chiquita, is to be raced for four times this season, under
the C. Y.C. management, the races to take place off Marblehead
in August, after the New York Y. C, cruise, prabably on four suc-
cessive days, 80 that the visiting yachts can enter, If any more
cups are needed at the same time it is not likely that the Kastern
Y, C. will be baekward in providing them. Besides the Weld
cup two others have been presented by members of the C, Y. C,
for the the 30 and 27ft, classes. The conditions are as follows:
Corinthian Y, C. of Marblehead.—Midsummer series, 1889, cup
races for sloops and cutters of the 40, 80 and 27ft. classes. There
will be four consecutive days of tacing. The dates will be fixed
in the latter part. of August, at a time which will permit of the
yachts reaching Marblehead after the close of the New York Y.C,
cruise.
Hastern Y.C. Cup for 40-footers.—This cup was offered by Com,
William F. Weld,of the Eastern Y.C., and placed in charge of
the regatta committee of the Corinthia Y.C.,to be raced for
bare the sailing rules of the Hastern Y. C. The value of the cup
is $250.
Corinthian, C, cup for 40-footers.—This coup, of the yalue of
$125, offered by a member of the club, will be raced for under
the sailing rules of the Corinthian Y. C.
Gorinthian Y. C. cup.—Por sloops and Gutters 21ft. and less
than 27ft. waterline.
This cup, of the value of $100, offered by a member of the club,
and open to competition for members of the club only, will be
raced for under the sailing rules of the Corinthian Y. C,
Theseriesof four races willbe sailed in any event; and the
name of each yacht winning a race will be inscribed upon the
cup. The yacht winning the greatest number of races will own
the cup. Im case of a tie in any class there will be a sail-off be-
tween the yachts tied.
Courses.—All courses will be open sea courses, off Marblehead,
and f.ee from tides or shoals. ’ ;
Crews.—By the rules of the Hastern Y. C., yachts in the 40-foot
class may Carry one man for each four feet of racing measure-
ment. Yachtsin the 20-foot class may curry six men, and in the
2i-foot class, five men, Yachts in the 30-toot and 27-foot classes
may carry one paid man, but must be steered by an amateur,
George A, Stewart, Chairman, 50 State street, Boston. Frank
W. Chandler, William P. Fowler, John B. Paine, Harry P. Ben-
sop, Regatta Committee C, Y. C.
his series of races is apt toattract all the 80 and 40ft. boats be-
tween New York and Cape Ann, making a fleet such as has never
before been seenin America. Already the Boston boats are cast-
ing an eye toward New York, and Rosalind, Saracen and. Mar-
guerite are arranging a cruise in company from Boston to New
York early in June, to enter the 8. GC. Y. GC. races. If Mignon and
the new McVey 30 can accompany them this will make a fleet
of 5, to which must be added the New York fleet, Kathleen, Arab,
Tom Boy, perhaps the new boat at Mumin’s and some of the
Be a making a yery respectable fleet, hoth in number and
quality.
CLUB ELECTIONS.
Williamsburgh ¥, C.—Com., Henry Roth; Vice-Gom., John Clif-
ford; Port Captain, Wm. Rexter; President, Wrank D. Thorne:
See’y, Albert C. Ostheimer; Asst. Sec’y, John A. MeElroy; Treas,
Chas. N. Gerard; Meas., John Kurtz; Judge Advocate, Samuel 8.
Free; Trustees, Hdward Clark, W. P. Morrissey, M.D,, Edward
Zoble, R. Trowbridge, P, Monahan; Regatta Committee, J. Whit-
taker, Theodore Ferris, J. Homert, W. Vogt, Harry Brodén;
Stewart, Wm. Beyer,
New Haven ¥, C.—Com,, 0, Cooper Clark; Vice-Com., A. H.Sey-
mour; Rear-Com., W. A. Harris; See'y, W. 8. Cooke; 'Treas.,
Robert Foote,
Newerk ¥. C.—Com., Wm, Murray; Viee-Oom., David Coburn;
Cor. Sec’y, Frank Long; Fin. Sec’y, Thos. Luif; Treas., ©. M.
Grover; Meas., Wim. umpage; Trustees, Lysander Weight,
Hardy Bush and Hugh Cochrane.
Canarsie Y, O-—Com,, Dr. Wm. H. De Long; Vice-Com., Daniel
J. Brinsley; Treas,, Frederick A. Reid; Sec'y, C. ER, L. Hinrichs;
Ex. Com., F. KKallenbach, John Ives, -[srael Fischer, A, H.
Ackerman and P. Ketchum, .
Hissex Y, C. of Newark,—Com., B, J, McGrath; Vice-Oom., W- J.
Walker; Rear-Com., P. McKeon; leet Captain, W. EB. Wickle-
haus; See’y, W. C. Rothe; Treas., W. B Garrison; Fin. Sec’y, J-
A. 5. Leonard; Fleet Surgeon, MH. P. Pfeiffer; Trustees, W. H.
Helberle, Chas. Vetter and BH. Goldsmith.
MONATIQUOT Y. C.—The annual meeting of the Monatiquot
©. was held on Jan, 14, the following officers being elected;
Com., Edmund $. Hunt; Vice-Com., Edward F. Linton; Fleet Cap-
tain, Lemuel A. Hayward; Treas,, Dana Smith; Sec,, Amos W.
Blanchard, Weymouth, Mags. Regatta Com., T. D. Bagley, chair-
man; C, G. Sheppard, C.F. Colby, K, G. Hunt, Dana Smith, H. J
Shaw, Nath, Bf. unt, lL. W. Morrison, Membership Com., N, FP.
T. Hunt, BE. B. Glover, A. L, Spinney, Henry Gardner, A. W.
Blanchard. House Com., J. F. Sheppard, W. C. Pierce, A.J. Shaw.
The club hag about 85 yachts, ranging in length from 16ft. to 28ft.,
among them some of the cracks of their class in Boston harbor, as
for instance White Fawn, Moondyne, Posy, Secret,-Polly, Heho,
Kureka, Diadem, Queen Mab, Flora Lee, Rocket, Peri, Mirage,
etc. A better list of flyers than fhe above it is hard io find. The
club is in a prosperous condition, with 135 members and 10 lately
added, with other applications in hand. 'The regatta com, reported
a balance of $47 from last year’s appropriation. A proposal to
raise the dues from $3 to $5 was lost. Messrs, Henry Gardner, C.
G. Sheppard and A. J. Shaw were appointed 4 committee to revise
the by-laws. Ata meeting on Feb, 1) the regatta committees were
instructed to confer with a committee of the Quiney Y. C. in re=
gard toa union open regatta. Com. Hunt, Seu. Blanchard and
Mr. Bagley were appointed delegates to the New Nngland Y, R. A.
Monthly meetings will be held on the second Monday of each
month during the season.
AN OFFICIAL MEASURER FOR THE LARGE CLUBS\—A
good scheme has been set on foot by the Larchmont Y,C., through
proposals to the Seawanhaka, Atlantic and Corinthian clubs, for
the appointment of an official measurer, who shall measure the
yachts of allthe elubs, giving a certificate of the measurement
covering all the yarious rules, thus saving much trouble and
expense to owoers whose yachts must be measured separately in
each of the five clubs. Such a plan would be an improvementin
every way, and though it is now put forward without any effort
to that end, it would pave the way more than anything else for a
common system of measurement,
_ NEW YACHT CLUBS.—The Bayswater Y. C. was lately organ-
ized at Far Rockaway with a membership of 76. The officers are:
Com., Geo. A. Bouker; Vice-Com., E. H. Mott; Sec., B. J. Banklef-
son; Treas., D. C. Boukery Meas., C. F. Beeker, A new club,
named the Rambler, Y, C., has: lately been organized at Wort
Hamilton, New York Bay. The officers are: Com., ©. Barty; Vice-
Com., W. Cooke; Rear Com,, M. Walsh; Fleet_Oapt., P. Mundell;
Sec., T. J, Hlanagan; Treas., H, Chandler; Fin. Sec., J. Barry;
Fleet Surgeon, Dr. P. Scorr; Trustees, W. Doran, J. Hayes, W.
Maher, F. Collins, F. McGuire.
A NEW STEDBRING APPARATUS.—A patent has lately been
granted to Mr. Rock Grignon, of Hughton, Mich., for a steering
gear for towing. In addition to the ordinary rudder head and
chains a tiller is fitted in the bow fo which the steering chains
areled. The towline is led from the bitts oyer this tiller and
through an eye on the fore end of the tiller, so that any sheering
of the boat at once tends to correct itself. The tille .tmay be so
adjusted as to cause the tow to follow to one sid | (ithe wake of
the vessel towing her.
_ ALARM,—The old schooner yacht Alarm, built in 1844 by J. O.
Van Deusen for A.C. be a rake has been sold by her late owners,
Handren and Robbins, to Daniel Keller, of Clifton, Staten Island,
to be broken up at thelatter place. She was purchased only a
year ago by her present owners and thoroughly refitted, but
proved eyen too slow to beat the Dauntless, hence her untimely
* end,
| to H, li. Terrill for $5,000, -
SMALL LAUNCHES FOR CRUISING.—Detroit, Mich,, March
18.—Hditor Forest and Stream: T naticed in your issue of March
the description of “A, ©. F's cruise in the steam launch Electra.
I should be pleased to hear from “A. C. f.” in regard to the cost
of such a boat. Iam contemplating building a launch, and think
that tone similar in construction would suit my idea of 4 nice,
comfortable launch, If “A, C, By’ doses not object, 1 should be
pleased to see in your next issue the cost of his boat.—J. I. M.
SHAQKAMAXON Y. ©.—The annual meeting of the Shacka-
maxon ¥.C. was held at their club house, foot of Shackamaxon
street, on March 4, The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Com., Henry 5, Anderson; Vice-Com,, Wim. Kirk;
Treas.. Ohas. F. Baker; Financial Sec., Robt, Archer; Recording
Sec,, John M. Archer; Trustees—Milion Thompson, George 5.
Anderson, Mhos. Pield; Meas,, fred Anderson. The club has 25
yachts enrolled in the fleet and a membership of over 100, ;
YACHT RACING CALENDAR,—Messrs, Horace Cox & Uo,
haye lately issued under the above title a reprint of all the re-
ports of matches, and important yachting and canoeing Dews pub-
ished inthe Field during the past yearin the form of a, square
octavo yolume in flexible covers. The book is yery convenient for
reference, and takes the place of the official register formerly
issued by the Y, R, A.
EARLY RACES.—On Fast Day the Mosquito Fleet Y. C, of Bog-
ton will sail its first regatta of the season off City Point, starting
atl0O A.M. The classes are 13 to 15ft., and under 18ft, At 2:30 P.
M. the Sayin Hill Y. C. will hold a regatta for the same boats and.
under the same conditions over the alub course.
DEATH OF MR, JAMES FE. SMITH,—M:, James &. Smith, the
well-known yacht builder of Nyack, N. Y., died on March 15 at
the age of 60 years. Mr. ‘Smith buiit the Gracie, Tidal Wave,
Republic, Madeline, Brunhilde,and many other yachts. Hig son,
John P. Smith, will continue the business.
ATLANTIC Y, C.—A yery extensive scheme of improvement
was proposed at the last meeting of the Atlantic Y. C., including
larger grounds and new buildings, giving every convenience to
the members,
COLUMBIA Y, U.—The twenty-second siunnal regatta of the
Columbia Y. OC. will be sailed on June 18 over a course trom 8th
street to Yonké’s and return, The annual meeting of the club
will'be held on April 27.
SHEAWANHAKA COR, Y. C,—The lecture next Sattirday night
will be on the treatment and handiing of racing sails, with a
deseription of a new sea-going rig for schoonet yachts, by Mr.
Gilbert H. Wilson.
_ CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.—Meteor, schr., has been sold by
the executors of the late Trenor lL, Park to P, 8. Van Nostrand
for $4,500... Belle L., steam yacht, haa‘been sold by D, A. Loring
NEW FORTY-FOOTERS.—It is rumored that Gen. Paine wiil
build a 40-footer for the season,and also that Messrs. Adama,
owners of Buboon, will have a 40-footer from Watson’s designs,
SAPPHIRE; steam Yacht, is reported as sold by Mr, John Stet-
son to Mr. A, D. Spreckles, of San Francisco, for $40,000,
CRUISING.—The steam yachts Electra, Cora and Oneida are
now ready, the two latter will sail soon fur the South.
Answers to Correspondents.
"No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents.
J. A, D., Philadelphia.—The addressis Cleveland, O.
E. R., Cleyeland, Ohio, Wecannot referyoutoany report such
as you ask for,
CO, &, T., New York.—The three keels would have little more
resistance than one alone,
J.B. R., Raccoon Ford, Va.—We will publish the lines of a
yery good skiff next week.
Y.C, Brinkley, Ark.—Address the Illustrated Kennel Magazine,
1 Cockbridge street, Leeds, Eng.
H, RENDELL, St. John’s, Newfoundland.—The turnbuckles may
be had of Frank Wheeler, Meriden, Conn.
J. O. C,, Fitchburg, Mass.—We cannot prescribe for your dog
without a full description ot her symptoms,
A. H. E.—To join the New York State Asso iation apply to the
secretary, H, B. Derby, 448 Broadway, Albany, N. ¥.
A, B. D,, Sandusky, Ohio —Weknow of no patent on the method
mentinneds it has been described in print and generally used for
some time.
a. C,, Albany, N. Y.—Theve is no breed of dogs with webbed
‘feet. The Newfoundland has flat, wide-spreading feet, and like
all breeds, with more or less of membrane between the toes.- 2
E. B. W., Houlton, Me.—‘Points for Judging,” for sale at this
office, will give you the information wanted: A well-bred. field
spaniel should carry his tail not higher than level with his back.
0, H., Narcoossee, Mla,—The ears will probably come all vight
inthe course ofafew weeks, The price varies so much with!
different parties that it is impossible to say what isa proper’
charge. \
J. M., Marlboro, Mass.—Imported Ringwood was by Lord De
Freyne's hanter and ont ot Karl of Lewe’s Beauty {Riot—Count-’
éss), Thorn was by Victor (Rattler—Lady Bird Il.) and out of
Lucy ‘Juno—Old Bess).
¥. M. B,, Lost Nation, lowa.—You will find the lines of a very
handy skiff in the Forms? AND STREAM, Vol. 28, p. 286, Weknow
of no-hook on the use of such bouts, but can furnish a book on
racing and shell boat rowing.
PARTS OF SHARPS Rirne.—lf “W.H. G" will send a letter to
Ce Kingman, Inspector of Rifle Practice, Fourth Regiment,
C.N.G., Bridgeport, Conn., 1 think he will be able to get the parts
of Sharps Trifle which he wants. Capt. Kingman was formerly
employed by the Sharps Co., and I have heard him say that he
had a number of trimmings on hand.—W. H.
Ay Buy Hoboken, N. J.—1 know of about 400 acres of land, partly
meadow ahd partly high land,in Moonachie swamps, adjoining
the Hackensack River. Good bags of ducks and snipe have been
taken there every season; it is also a good place to put out quail
andrabbits. Can be leased for a term of years at a reasonable
rent, What steps would you advise me to take toward estavlish-
Ing a gun and fishing club? Ans. Work itup among your friends
or advertise in our columms for others to join you.
Wes? JERSEY GuN CrDuB.—Will you kindly inform us the dis-
tinction between an amateur and a professional shot. Where is
the line drawn? Does shooting fer sweepstakes or for money
prizes offered by a club constitute a professional? Ass, Shoot-
ing tor sweepstakes or money prizes does not constitute one a
professional. The line between an ‘‘amateur” and a “protes-
sional” shooter is not clearly defined, Weshould calla profes-
sional one who shoots foror shares in gate money. Sée ouris:ue
of Jan, 10 on this point.
AH. M., Jn., Sandusky, O,—The Ohio wildtowl law provides that
“no person shallon any place catch, kill or mjure, or pursue
with such intent, any wild duck, except between the first day of
September and the fifteenth day of December, inclusive, or upon
any bog, estuary, marsh, mud flat or river, or any cover to which
wildfow! resort, by the aid of any swivelor punt sun or any
other gun than a common shoulder gun, or with or by the aid of
any artificial light, or with the aid of or trom any sinkhoat ot
battery, or with any trap or net, kill or wound, or catch ov pur-
sue with such intent, any wild goose or brant or wild duck orany
other waterfowl, or destroy or disturh the ees or nests of any
birds named in this section, exvepting im the waters of Lake
Erie and the estuaries and bays thereot; no person shall in any
place catch or kill or injure, or pursue with such intent, any wild
duck on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday of any week, between the
first day of September and the fifteenth day of December of any
year; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to author-
ize the catching or killing, or pursuing with such intent, any wild
duck on Sunday.”
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i4ft. beam, 6f.. draft, perfectly fitted out for the
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‘FOR SALE.—CUTTER YACHT GYPSY, 4ft
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draft extreme 4ft. 6in., 1,200ips. iron on keel,
5.000lbs. inside; complete cruising outfit; boat
and fittings in perfect condition. n
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Canoe For Sale.
Address Box 1016, Hartford, Conn,
ACHT CAPTAIN,—A COMPETENT MAN
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OR SALE.—THE MIDGE, O01 BURNING
cruising steam launch, length 28ft., as good
asnew. For full particulars address HUGH L.
WILLOUGHBY, 506 8, 41st st., Philadelpuia, Pa.
Muchts und Ganges Wanted.
ANTED.—A SECOND-HAND SATLING OR
paddling canoe. Address Lock Box 68,
P. C. Canoe Club, Princeton, N. J.
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Names and Portralts of birds
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language understanied of the people.
Practically speaking, this is the first popular
yolume of ornithology ever issued from the press;
a work which goes far to demonstrate that scien-
tific accuracy may be as easily maintained in
English as in Greek or Latin. Follows the
game birds all over the continent and gives a
glossary of all the local names in popular use,
Illustrated with admirable portraits from the
pencil of Mr, Edwin Shepard of the Academy of
Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, which, with the
clear descriptions in the text, will enable any
- man who can read to identify the contents of his
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The book should find its way to a choice place
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a description of abird in plain English which I
understand than in scientific language which I
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Chester White, Berkshire |
and Poland China Pigs,
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Collies, Foxhounds and
Beagles, Sheep and Poultry,
= bred and for sale by W.
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The best breeds of both young and old Ferrets
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92 Fulton Street, New York City. A complete
book on Ferrets and Rat Exterminating sent by
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TROUT FISHING.
for a term of years.
JOHN S$. HICKS,
Roslyn, Queens Co, N. Y.
OR SALE.—A VERY CLOSE SHOOTING
_ Winchester repeating shotgun, good as new.
Price $15 C. O. D. with privilege of examination.
The first order accompanied by $1 or good re-
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! Particulars on application.
mech?21,3t R. 8. JOHNSTON, Stockley, Del,
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Coats, $6.50; Pants, $5.50; Vest, $3.50, Delivered any-
where. Perfect Clothing Co., New York, P.O, Box 2,638.
For Sale, Chinese Golden Pheasants
Fora short time, breeding season being near,
thirty pair, domesticated, in superb plumage.
JAMES MORRISON, Box 48, Tarrytown, N.Y,
mch21,2t
Common Pigeons,
Strong flying common pigeons in lots to suit.
ABEL, HOOPER & CO.,,
708 Kast Baltimore st., Baltimore, Md.
febl4,5mo
IVE
ANTS for sale. Please send orders as early
as possible, which will be booked as received.
E. B. WOODWARD, Commission Merchant,
174 Chambers street, New York.
OR SALE CHEAP.—_SCHOONER-RIGGED
(Sharpie) yacht; completely equipped for
duck shooting. Large vabin, and draws only 20in.
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CONTENTS.
THE Kennee.
Black and Tan “and White.”
The Pointer Club.
Philadelphia Dog Show.
Gordon Setters.
Wrong Entries at Rochester.
Hares and Coursing
Central Field Tr ‘alt Clnb.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Range and Gallery.
Self-Loading Small Arms.
The Trap. | ‘
New York Suburban Grounds.
Minneapolis Tournament.
The Suburban System.
American Shooting Associa-
tion Rules.
Classification.
CANOEING. !
Changes in the A. C. A. Rules.
YACHTING.
Oruise of the Orinda.
Biscayne Bay Notes.
The New Yachts,
Scume Hints for
Draftsmen.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
EDrroRTAL.
| Practical Forest Restoration.
Florida Reform.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Currituck Ducks in Febrnary.
NATURAL Hisrory.
Five Days a Savage.—n.
Blackbird and House-Snake.
Game BAG AND Gun,
ar in California.
Maine and its Game.
Indiana's Novel Scheme.
Chicago and the West.
Shooting Clubs of Chicago.
Ducks at Twin Lakes,
New York Game Legislation.
SHA AND RIVER FISHING.
Drum Fishing at Anglesea,
Indiana Fish and Wishing.
Fishing Rights in Private
Waters.
Grandacoy or Tarpum.
Wire Leaders.
_ Salmon Satiety.
FISHCULTURE.
Chaleur Bay Products.
Explorations in Gulf of Mexico
THE KENNEL,
Rochester Doz Show.
Axmnateur
A TROUT SUPPLEMENT.
UR next issue will have a four-page supplement,
devoted to the “Salmon and Trout of North Amer-
ica.” It will be illustrated with thirty figures of the
Several species. The text of the descriptions has been
prepared by Dr. Bean; and the paper will be so complete
that its value will be immediately recognized. There
will be several other papers on trout and trout fishing,
and the number will be in every way a fitting recogni-
tion of the opening of the trout season on April Ist in
some of the States, and an anticipation of the opening
elsewhere.
FLORIDA REFORM.
ite any corner of the United States is in need of the
regenerating influences of a wide-awake game protec-
tive association it is the peninsula of Florida. That land
is heathen, if we are to estimate by the way the natives
have down there of killing deer in spring heavy with
young. To the innate brutality of the natives—for it is
lonly innate brutality that would sanclion this spring
deer killing—add the mania to kill that has taken pos-
session of so many hundreds of Northern tourists. Wan-
ton and outrageous slaughter, purely for the sake of kill-
ing, has been the rule. Men with repeating rifles and
“scatter-guns” have year after year blazed away from the
decks of river steamers, killing the inhabitants of water,
learth and air—wounding and killing and never stopping
ito gather the spoil. Fishermen have gone down from the
North, caught huge strings of fish for count, exhibited
them to admiring crowds in hotel halls, and then turned
them over to the servants, to be dumped on the compost
heap. Burly negroes have given their days and nights
to the lazy work of shooting small birds and birds of
plume to gratify the debased taste of plumage-bedecked
fwomen. In a score of disreputable ways which might
here be enumerated, the savage and senseless warfare
gainst animate nature has been waged year in and out.
_ There is much satisfaction in the news which comes to
us that an association has been formed to undertake a
reform in this thing. It is known as the Florida Field
Sports Association, organized at Tarpon Springs last
week, with Col, J. E. Hart, of Jacksonville, the active
president, the Duke of Sutherland the honorary presi-
dent, Gen, J. B. Wall, Capt. D. E. Maxwell, Mr, D. H.
Elliott and Goy, A. P. K. Safford, vice-presidents, and
Mr, J, M. Murphy, of Anclote, secretary. Among the
members are Gov. Fleming, Judge Mitchell, Gen. Fisher,
of Pennsylvania, and others of the North.
The movement has been set in motion not a day too
Tt will encounter the opposition of apathy and
hostility, but every right-minded citizen of Florida and
every Northern sportsman who visits the State for fish or
game will bid it all speed. One strong source of strength
will be found in the active support of the Jacksonville
Times-Union, which is a power inthe State and heartily
soon,
sympathizes with the movement,
PRACTICAL FOREST RHESTORATION,—IV.
oy the last paper we gave some hints upon the selection
of a sight, and in the present paper conclude the out-
line of a practical scheme of forest restoration.
Time of sowing. The natural season for sowing the
seed of any tree is the season at which the seed or fruit
ripens and falls, Seed which ripens in summer will
germinate at once, and the young trees secure such a
hold of the soil that practically a year would be lost by
delaying the sowing until the following spring, As
regards seed which falls in late autumn, it is generally
a matter of indifference whether it is sown at once or in
the following spring. If sown at once it lies dormant in
the soil until the spring; but trees sometimes ripen their
seed earlier or later than their normal time, and seed
collected late in the summer or early in the fall should
not be sown at once, as it might possibly germinate, but
wants strength to live through the winter, Seed reserved
for spring sowing should be cleaned, dried and kept in a
dry, wholesome atmosphere.
Preparation of the seed beds. If it is decided to make
the nursery in an opening in a forest covered with a good
carpet of leaves, mark outa strip or strips about 6ft. wide,
draw off all the light covering of undecomposed leaves
from the center to either side of the strip, dig up the soil
to 4 or Gin. in depth, pulverize and level it off, then draw
shallow trenches across the bed at intervals of about a
foot, drop the seed in lavishly, cover with an inch of soil,
or less for small seed, and when the whole strip is sown,
strew the surface leaf mold over it again, covering lightly
for spring sowings, but heavily for a protecting mulching
for fall sowing.
Always sow in lines, and do not let the seed spread more
than 2 or 3in, wide in the lines. The plants would grow
just as well if theseed were sown broadcast, but they are
much more conveniently handled if it is sown in lines.
Tf it is desired to raise nursery stock outside the forest,
and under conditions common to open country, richly
manured farm land should not be selected for the pur-
pose. The most suitable soil is newly broken grass land,
or partly exhausted arable land, brought into condition
by a dressing of leaf or other vegetable mold. The plot
selected should be plowed at least a foot deep, turned
over three or four times with the plow, and thoroughly
pulverized; and, unless there is good natural drainage,
the plot must be trenched to fully a foot in depth, and at
intervals of not more than six feet, Seedling trees do
best when they are planted in loose scil on a ridge with
an abundant supply of water in the trench, which, perco-
lating upward by capillary attraction, affords the plants
an abundant food supply, without stagnating about the
roots, and cutting off the necessary supply of air, as is
apt to occur when trees are planted in stiff soil without
provision for drainage, and the soil tightly compacted by
water, percolating downward from thesurface, and stag-
nating about their roots.
As soon as the cotyledons, that is the first leaves, show
above ground, or earlier if more convenient, cut a lot of
bushes or light branches, and lay them over the seed
beds to temper the rays of the sun, or arrange in any
way to shade the plants.in their earliest stages.
The ground being worked to a good depth, as suggested,
and thoroughly pulverized, will retain moisture a long
time, and plants grown in the open will, under those
conditions, soon acquire the hardihood necessary to stand
exposure to the sun.
The methods above prescribed are suitable to either
coniferous or deciduous trees, bearing in mind only that
very light seed, like poplar seed for instance, must be
very lightly covered.
On the method of sowing above prescribed a hundred
to a hundred and twenty-five thousand plants may be
raised in a nursery an eighth of an acre in area. The
plants thus raised require to be taken upand transplanted
the following spring. The soil should be cut away in
| front of the rows, so that the spade or hoe being inserted
behind them, the plants may be dug out attached to the
clod, which should be raised and dropped gently to make
it crumble and let free the plants, without injuring the
fine thread-like rootlets which branch from the main
root.
Plants from the seedling bed may be used at once for
planting up bare spots in the forest, provided such plots
have a true forest floor, and be not already stocked with
self-sown seedlings; and in favorable conditions they may
be planted singly; but if seedlings from the seed bed are
used for planting in open ground, itis preferable to plant
them in clusters of from two to five plants.
More generally the plants are transplanted in the nurs-
ery, in which case pine and other seedlings of equally
slow growth may be set out singly, in lines nine or ten
inches apart, the plants being about seven or eight inches
apart in the lines, under which arrangement from fifty to
sixty thousand plants may be grown on an acre of ground,
This transplanting is a work of no difficulty, but it is only
the experienced who can get good results with economy
of labor,
Plants of the second year once transplanted are good
strong plants, which will do very well if planted out
under favorable conditions, but it is well to keep at least
a portion of the stock in the nursery another year, trans-
planting it a second time at distances of a foot apart each
way, and the following spring there will be plants fit to
set out anywhere,
It may occur to some that it would be a saving of labor
to transpiant at a foot apart from the seed bed, and leave
the transplants two years to develop, but the results will
be very different, The plant transplanted every year
will have a dense tuft of small rootlets, at no great depth
from the surface, while the pliant which remains two
years in the same place will develop the main root and
send it deep down into the soil, involving a great deal
more labor in removing and transplanting it.
With these nursery-raised plants, blanks in the forest
may be filled up or plantations planted, as may be de-
sired,
SNAP SHOTS.
T is urged by some of the members of kennel clubs
that the growth of tbe associate membership, of the
American Kennel Olub will be at the expense of the
strength of local clubs. The contention is that if an
individual joins the A. K. C., paying his annual $5 fee
there, he will not be ready to put his hand into his pocket
for the support of his home club. In this way the home
clubs will dwindle and fall away; there will be fewer
local exhibitions, and dog shows will be confined to two
or three of the large cities. We do not share this opinion,
Dog shows—in cities or towns—have always been pro-
moted by individuals who thought that they could make
something out of the shows; they will be given on pre-
cisely the same lines in the future, whether or not the
promoters are associate members of the American Kennel
Club.
C. P, Kunhardt left this port on Tuesday of last week
on the steamship Conserva, bound for Samana, San Dom-
ingo. The Conserva had been fitted out by himas a man-
of-war, and he was taking her down to deliver her to the
purchasers. On Sunday a vessel from the south reported
having passed wreckage, which was thought by some to
have been that of the Conserva. Later arrivals have
brought word of similar observations by other vessels,
and the finding of the Conserva’s life boats gives strong
confirmation of the fear that the ship may have been
sunk by a collision with some other craft unknown. The
details, however, are’so meagre and the information iss
slight that later advices may prove this apprehension of
the Conserva’s fate to be unfounded; and we are not ut-
terly precluded from entertaining the hope that Mr,
Kunhardt may have reached his destination in safety.
We publish to-day the new shooting rules of the
American Shooting Association. They have been care-
fully framed and adopted only after mature deliberation
on the several poinis involved, The officers of the Asgo-
ciation express the hope that these new rules will be so
generally adopted that their purpose of insuring uni-
formity of shooting conditions shall be attained;
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“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R. E. Robinson, Price: $1,
CURRITUCK DUCKS IN FEBRUARY.
ATE in February we start for our favorite shooting
grounds, the Currituck Inlet Club. This club prop-
erty, situated on the easi side of the sound, about four
miles southeast of Kuott’s Island, is bounded on the east
by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by Currituck
Sound. It takes the name from old Currituck Inlet,
which only sixty years ago was a navigable stream, and
large vessels from New York and other ports went into
the sound for cargos of Indian corn, sweet potatoes,
cotton and other kinds of produce that still grow on the
fertile banks of the west side. Wm. H. Vanderbilt was
erhaps one among the last who sailed a vessel into this
inlet. He had a cargo of gunpowder, molasses, rum,
eandles, straw hata and firecrackers, and returned to
New York by the same route with a cargo of mocking-
birds, tobacco, Indian corn, cotton, sweet potatoes and
beeswax.
There were not many good ducks at Currituck then,
only a few whitewings and gray coots, old squaws and
other salt-water birds of little value; for the water in the
sound was salt, and wild celery did not cover the bottom
then asnow. But the natives began to fight for the fish-
ing privilege, which was valuable at that time, and a
voice from on high commanded a large sandhill, which
stood directly on the north of the inlet, to move south-
ward and fill it up, and from that time to the present
there has always been a plenty of delicious canyasbacks,
redheads, black ducks, mallards, greenwing, and blue-
wing teal, widgeons, sprigtails, blackheads, bluebill,
ruddy (or butterball), spoonbill, gadwall, and in fact
every good eating duck of America, Strange to relate,
just where the deepest channel was then, now stands the
highest sandhill, and near this sandhill stands our club
house,
Having made all necessary arrangements for the com-
fort of the inner as well as outer man, but especially the
former, George, Will and Josh board the train for Vir-
inia Beach. After a pleasant ride of little less than an
our we hear the roar of the ocean, the whistle sounds
and we are landed at the Princess Anne, one of the finest
hotels on the Southern coast, Here we are met by Ned
with his bay team Rhoda and Minnie, and we are
told the tide is just right for a delightful drive, so we are
anxious to be off. Packing on our trunks, bundles and
baskets, we bid farwell to some friends who have accom-
pane us this far and start southward for our distant
ome by the sea. There is little to be seen, save an occa-
sional wreck, which causes one to feel grave for the
moment, for the stranding of these ships bas launched
into eternity many a soul, without giving them much
time for preparation. No game is seen for the next ten
miles, but the beach is fine, the air bracing, and Khoda
and Minnie, and Ned for a driver, with four feet of per-
suasive hemp, are taking us along ata lively gait. When
we pass the Little Island Club the scene changes. On
our right, less than a quarter of a mile away, may be
seen thousands of white brant and swan sitting on the
flats. Just above this large flock of game soared an eagle,
with years so many that his head was very white. At
one moment he seemed to scale the skies, at the next
poised ready to strike, but the game, while sweet and
juicy, was too large, and he got no meat from that flock.
Further on we see more game and are sorely tempted,
but this is Sunday, and Will had promised his mother, so
we didn’t shoot.
Arriving at No. 5 Station we rest our team and lunch.
Capt. Payne of this station is a jolly good fellow, and in
exactly five minutes had a boiling cup of coffee before
us, which was speedily made away with. Finishing our
little repast we went to the telephone and informed
Wm. Henry what we wanted for dinner. Then after a
pleasant drive of four hours we reach the club, and find
a smoking hot dinner awaiting us, After dinner we fill
our pipes, go to the landing where our gunning skiffs are
kept, and see that all is ready for the first day’s business.
Here we were again sorely tempted, for near the bank in
easy range sat a dozen sprigs, but George said no, ‘‘For,”
said he, “do youremember that on the 10th of September
last, I would not let you break the Sabbath, and the re-
sult was three hundred and twenty-five golden plover,
yellowlegs and other bay birds with two guns the. next
day?’ Returning to the house we have another pipe, and
seek our beds of swansdown, and are soon lost in slumber.
But our sleep was short, for when the moon got over the
sandhills and looked down mto the creeks near by, the
eese and swan kept up sucha lively chat while they
ed the celery (where it was not safe for them to
come in the day time), we could not sleep.
Ati A.M. Wm. Henry calls. We have finished breakfast
at6 o'clock, Donning our shooting outfit, including long
rubber boots and rubber clothing, which are indispensa-
bie, we go to the landing, wade out to our boats, which
are laden with all the implements of destruction, and set
off for the day’s sport. We hoist our leg-of-mutton sails
and are soon lost to each other for the day. Georgetoolz
his Incky choice (for we always draw for choice) and
went to Skinner’s Point. Will had second choice and
went after swan. Josh had third, which was last choice,
and went into the pond after black ducks, This was a
poor day for ducks, being calm and rainy. Ducks never
fly in such weather of their own choice, and move only
when frightened up by some passing boat. The results
were for George 3 sprigtails, 7 teal, 2 widgeon, 1 mallard
and 4 black ducks. Will did not get any swan; it was
too.calm, but joined Josh in the marshes, after wasting
the best part of the day, and they together brought in a
bag of 12 good ducks, Wedine ona pair of fat sprigs,
and at the surprising hour of 8 are sound asleep.
Tuesday was a better day, and westartearly. Willhas
better luck and bags 9 sprigtails, 11 teal, $ gadwalls and
1 black duck, Josh gets 7 black ducks, 4 widgeon, 9 teal,
3 sprigs, 6 mallards, 1 ruddy and 1 dipper. George had
hard luck, The ducks did not fly around his corner.
He brought in 2 sprigs and 2 black ducks, but he had a
fine string of 16 black bass, which compared favorably
with the best. George is a fine shooter, We lave seen
a dlock of 8 yellowlegs go down to his decoys, and
not one left to tell the tale of the luckless eight, Had
we uot seen this shot and been told by him that the W,
FOREST AND STREAM.
in his name
the shooting of these bass.
Wednesday is a good day for ducks, and we are awake
very early, George says it was insomnia, but Will hinted
it might be conscience. At any rate we breakfast at six
on five pair of black ducks, and are off at once. The
blinds are soon reached and the decoys placed in a posi-
tion to make them appear as lifelike as possible, for at
this season of the year ducks have all finished their edu-
cation, William Henry takes George in the box, and the
boat is hardly concealed, when here they come. A flock
of ten greenwing teal swoop down tothe decoys. Bang!
bang! from George’s 12-gauge with No. 8 shot, and five
teal lie dead on the water, three with the first barrel and
two responded to the second. Will went to Walker’s
Point and was bringing down sprigs and teal right and
left with unerring aim, Josh had taken his No, 3 and
gone to Walker's Creek, where he had seen a flock of 500
black ducks feeding in the morning, but alas! they did
not return, or that is the story he told ts,
Josh is an enthusiastic gunner and good fellow to
have along at times, He never gets discouraged and is
always hopeful. But he shoots better when we all gather
around the fireside at night and compare notes, talk over
the good and bad shots of the day and trot our horses at
an impossible speed.
At seven we meet again and eount up. (George had
killed 14 teal, 11 sprigs, 4 black ducks, 6 widgeons and 2
swans, Will had 9 teal, 4 sprigs, 10 black ducks, 1 gad-
wall and 1 widgeon, Josh brought up at the rear with
7 black ducks, 1 teal, 10 sprigs and 1 swan,
Thursday.—lt was getting toward the end of our so-
journ, and our bag was growing heavy, so we slept late,
We breakfasted at eight this time, and at first thought
we would not go out. The tide was low and wind from
the wrong quarter. We usually shoot English pune in
mild weather, and only go for ducks when the wind and
water is fayorable, amusing ourselves in various ways at
the club house when. calm; but the wind now begins to
breeze from the right direction, and we start for our points.
Will leads this time and is proud of his bag of 14 sprig-
tails, 8 black ducks, 2 teal and a ruddy. George and Josh
would not show up, but they did not get “‘skunked,” for
there is no need of one ever being skunked at Currituck
if one can shoot at all. Willisa very industrious hunter.
He sleeps well and consequently shoots well; for it re-
quires a steady nerve to be a Hine shot, and nothing will
so steady one’s nerves asa good sound sleep. After one
of these naps he ean stand and look on when a man is
doing hard work with more nerve and real pleasure than
any man who yisiis the club,
On returning to our lodgings we find Ned ready for an
éarly start the next morning. We have a pleasant drive
of four miles to the Princess Anne; make the 2 o’clock
train for Norfolk, which lands us at 3, where we find our
ever watchful friend, Obediah Taylor, with his team for
our baggage and game. Wespend about an hour deliv-
ering game to our friends, then we are driven to our
respective homes, a little wearied in body, but much
refreshed in mind. We shall meet again on April the
first, when we expect some fine Hnglish ene. yellowleg
and plover shooting.
Blatuyal History.
FIVE DAYS A SAVAGE.—IlL.
NOTES OF A HUNTER-NATURALIST IN THE NORTHWES?,
AWOKE the next morning quite suddenly, about 3
o'clock. Itseemed as if something were about the
tent. I got out and seeing nothing examined the ground,
and found that a pair of deer had come within 3d0ft. of
my fire, and then apparently scenting me had bounded
off alarmed, I at once took up the trail and followed
easily where the tide was out as they crossed the fiat,
but I lost it on the rocks beyond and did not see either of
the deer.
It was quite light by this time, as day begins to break
early in these latitudes at this season, I found the birds
stirring and soon had enough for breakfast. Iskinned
them by the camp-fire and roasted them over the em-
bers. These, with some bread left from yesterday, made
mea fair meal. I then took the boat, and crossing the
bay, made once more for the banks, where I collected
more fossils; and as the tide ran out, I boated round
among the rocks, spearing some large crabs with a stick,
and digging a few clams like a Kloochman or squaw,
with the aid of a sharp piece of board.
Going to camp again, I sat down on a stump, and with
a log for a table, prepared and labeled my bird skins,
Having wrapped them up and placed them in the sun
to dry, I took my gun and proceeded on foot to where I
had seen the hut of a squaw-man, across the island. [
had no water, and in fact the only thing that would con-
tain water was the tin pail which was used to bail out
the boat, and this was leaky. Water I must have, and
food if obtainable.
Weil, at the cabin was a bright half-breed boy, who
said they had plenty of water. And so they had, But
it was oi the vilest kind. However, I drank what I could
and filled my pail. They had nothing in the house to eat
except what was in the pot boiling, and the bread which
was baking in the frying pan on the fire. The squaw
told me in besicen English that her ‘‘ole man” had gone
fishing, that they might give me something to eat when
he gotin, Itwasthenlo’clock, Iwaited an hour, amus-
ing myself by watching the children, who came in one
by one and stared at me, until I began to think there
were a score. Asking her how many there were, she
counted them over several times in her mind, and said
she believed there were seven or eight. I told her not to
trouble herself, as such problems in mathematics required
a great amount of mental exertion, and it might in-
capacitate her for the effort necessary to the stirring of
the soup. I could also see that if there were only seven,
the dinner was none too large, and if there were eight, I
should necessarily deprive some growing infant of its
proper nourishment. Consequently, as my only chance
seemed to be in waiting for the fish, and as I remembered
the old proverb about fishermen’s luck, I bethought me
of the crabs lyimg in my boat. And shouldering my gun,
and taking my water pail and a pinch of salt, I man-
aged to shoot a duck, and this with the crabs made me,
‘at 8 P. M.,.a comfortable meal.
All day [had in my mind the oyster catchers we saw
wae for Washington, we should have doubted |
cy)
[Marcu 28, 1880,
the day before, and asa slight favorable breeze springs
up about 4 o’clock I break camp, and making everything |
snug on the boat, start out on the ebb tide.for the two
lone rocks, eight miles away across the gulf.
It is a beautiful evening, and the little boat, propelled
by wind and tide, glides merrily along toward the rocks —
for half an hour, Then the wind dies down and I have
to take the oars, Bracing myself to the work, I pull
steadily on, until I find Lam in a strong side current and
am making leeway very fast. This I try to stem, but
with only partial success, as the tide runs very swiftly
now; and finally, finding it impossible to reach the rock,
Lturn the bow toward Waldron Island. Between this
island and old Oreas the tide is rimning furiously. |
Through all these clashing waves and rolling whirlpools
Islowly fight my way, and by a supreme effort force my |
boat on the lower end of Waldron beach. Drawing her
up, I look back upon the tide rushing and boiling like a
mighty river toward the pass. All this has been slow
work, and it is now 9 o’clock, Here again things are
ready at my hand. I build a big fire and moor my hoat |
with a long line. Too tired to do more [roll myself in’
my blankets, my feet to the fire on the beach sand,
What care I for a downy couch to-night, lying here on:
the hard beach sand? With tie salt breeze blowing by, I
fall asleep as quickly and peacefully as a little child, and
the full moon rolling grandly overhead, looks sadly down
as she has looked for ages on the sleep of the sons of men.
EDWARD HOWE FORBUSH.
BLACKBIRD AND HOUSE-SNAKE.
AB es bright morning last summer I was walking out
in the country near town, looking for anything I
could find, and seeing what I could in the bird line, when
T was surprised to hear a great noise of birds chattering
and crying as if under excitement, blended with cries of
fear and distress, On coming nearer to the noise [saw a
large number of birds; there must have been at least one
hundred of all kinds on and about a certain tree. Some
were flying to and some from the tree, those flying away
were bringing more birds with them. There were spat-
rows, bluebirds, Baltimore orioles, robins, nuthatches,
several woodpeckers, redbirds, bluejays, and many
smaller birds, but only one blackbird, a very large one.
And what struck me as peculiar was the attitude of this
blackbird. He seemed to be fighting something, as he
would throw forward his feathers and raise his wings,
then strike at something very seriously, while the other
birds would utter cries of encouragement and rage.
I watched them for some time, wondering what it
could all mean, when something dropped at my feet.|
Looking down I saw a house-snake about 18in. long. It
started up the tree and I killed it with a stone, As soon
as the snake fell all the birds began Aying abont as if
congratulating each other on their victory, and it really |
seemed that their eries were changed to joy.
Curious to know more I climbed the tree, when the
birds, instead of flying, as might be supposed, fluttered
around me as if to scare me away. Ina fork of the tree
where the fight had taken place I found a sparrow’s nest.
with five young ones, which the snake was after, Their)
parents, not feeling able to cope with the enemy, had un-
doubtedly gone for help. The blackbird was the cham-
pion and did all of the fizkting, while the other birds did
the “‘talking.” This seemed very strange tome. He would
attack his foe fiercely until tired, then retire a few feet,
and then begin again, thus fighting alone for the youn
of a bird of an entirely different species. I sat anc
wondered whether these birds had selected him as their)
protector, or had he taken the battle upon himself? He
certainly fought well.. H. L. Day,
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia.
HIBERNATION OF FRoGs.—During the winter a few
years ago a gentleman had occasion to furnish a large
number of living frogs to schools and colleges in and
around Boston. He accidentally discovered a spring hole
in which frogs had hibernated and visited the place from
time to time for his supplies. The water bubbled up
among a lot of boulders in a wooded tract not far from a
brook, The margin of the spring hole was formed by
sods, which were frozen hard, and beneath which were
excavations wherein the frogs had massed themselves
like herrings in a barrel, and so stiff with cold that they
could scarcely move. In this spring, which was not
more than 5ft. across, he found more than 3,000 frogs,
taking them out as orders were received during the
winter. At the present time frogs hibernate in the same
place, but not in such large numbers, because the boulders
have been removed, A very few (only three or four) of
them were bull frogs (Kana catesbiana), the rest were
pickerel frogs (Rana halecina), so called because they are
commonly used in Massachusetts as bait for pickerel.
eet 100 small salamanders were seen in the same in-
closure.
WHEEL ANIMALCULES.—At its 189th regular meeting,
held on the evening of March 23, the Biological Society
of Washington passed a pleasant hour listening to Dr. W.
H. Seaman’s review of the literature of the wheel ani-
malcules and looking at lantern glides thrown. on the
screen to represent some of the characteristic forms as-
sumed by these lowly organisms. More than a thousand
species of these rotifers are described—nerveless and
carrying their masticatory apparatus in the stomach—
but of these only about sixty are males. Mr. OC, L. Hop-
kins defined the terms hybrid and cross as applied to
animals and plants, Mr. W. H. Dall presented an inter-
esting account of the reproductive organs in certain lim-
pets from great depths of the ocean, having recently dis~
covered a small intromittent organ near one of the
cephalic tentacles,
#2
IntRoDUCED Brrps.—The supplementary edition of the
A. O, U. Check List, just out, gives this list of foreign
species of birds, which have been introduced into the
United States and are now known to breed in the wild
state: English pheasant (Phasianus colehicus Linn.),
ring pheasant (P. torquatus Gmel.), green pheasant (P.
versicolor Vieille), silver pheasant (Huplocomus nycthe-
merus Linn.), golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus
[Linn.]), black grouse (Tétrao tetrix Linn.), European
goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis [Linn.|), English sparro
(Passer domesticus [Linn.]), Europeon tree sparrow (Py
montanus [Linn,}), skylark (?) (dlanda arvensesLinn,).
Marcu 28, 1889] ~
Woopcock IN ELRcTRIC Liguts.—Lockport, N, ¥.,
‘ch 28.—On Wednesday last I had brought to me a
ed. It was in good condition for a long flight, weigh-
only 440z, This seems early for woodcock to come,
for the past ten days male robins and bluebirds have
encomimon. IJ have not seen a female of either species
Song sparrows and bronze grackles haye also arrived.
—J. lL, DAVISON,
CuEcK List or Norra American Brrps According
to the Canons of Nomenclature of the American Orni-
thologists’ Union. Abridged edition, revised. This is the
Supplement provided for at the Sixth Congress of the
A, O, U, Tt notes the eliminations and changes in no-
snclature thus far found necessary since the publica-
tion of the Check List. It may be obtained from Mr. L.
$, Foster, 35 Pine street, New York.
CHARLESTOWN, N. H., March 23.—Connecticut River
clear from ice this morning, as against April 11 in ‘87 and
’ No freshet, river barely full, Robins and bluebirds
arrived this week. Sap running freely, Regular early
Spring despite the muskrats and goosebones.— Von W.
Game Bag and Gur.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By RK. E, Robinson.
THE WAR IN CALIFORNIA.
RIAN FRANCISCO, March 4.—Kditor Forest and
= Stream: A battle is now bemg waged between the
® patrician and plebian gunners of this State, which has
already aroused so much ill feeling that neither party to
he dispute would hesitate much about turning its guns
upon the other.
he patricians, by which term we characterize those
Wealthy members of the fraternity who belong to the
Pehooting clubs, have leased py well all the marshes
Wand overflowed lands around the bay, which continue to
frequented by ducks, and as a matter of course want
#to monopolize all the shooting. Their more plebian, or,
at any rate, less wealthy brother sportsmen, who do
Snot belong to the clubs, are stigmatized as pot-hunters,
poachers, scoundrels, villains, etc,, and every effort is
Wmade to drive them off the marshes by threats of prose-
cution, which have been generally effective; the clerk or
business man out for his sport on Sundays and holidays
may be of opinion that he is not trespassing, but when
fhe parties threatening him are wealthy and organized,
ped loudly assert that he is, he realizes that they may
annoy him by vexatious suits for which he has no cer-
no remedy, and allows himself to be driven off the
ounds; but there are others made of sterner stuff, who
are much better posted on the legal merits of the ques-
tion, and decline to be intimidated, and the clubmen
snash their teeth in. impotent rage, for, for the most
part their leased lands are not inclosed within the mean-
ine “of the act, and they have learnt by experience that
Wall effort at. prosecution for trespass, although it may be
Made the means of harassing the poacher, must inevit-
ably break down. The lands are in no case fenced in on
the river side.
“While the fire was smouldering, the club men have
been trying what wealth and influence would do in the
Legislature. They have made a strong bid for the mon-
bopoly of all the shooting in the State; they have secured
I the best marshes on lease; they have expended con-
derable sums on the erection of club houses and boat
houses, and in the purchase of boats and all the para-
iphernalia of rich men’s shooting outfits, and now plebian
ppoachers thrust themselves upon them as if they had no
exclusive rights. They cannot well fence on the river
Side of their reservations, and they want to have the river
declared a natural and legal boundary, and trespass within
Hthat boundary a misdemeanor, To this end they have
been trying to steer a little bill through the State Legis-
Wlature making it a misdemeanor to enter on the unin-
felosed land of another for shooting, fishing,etc. Section
"2 of this bill runs as follows:
® Sec.2, Every person who willfully enters upon the uninclosed
} land of another for the purpose of hunting or shooting or fishing,
# Ol who discharges firearms or lights camp-fires thereon, without,
first having obtained permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee
) Gfsaid land, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that
said Owuer, occupant, or lessee shall have marked out and defined
fhe boundaries of said uninclosed land by erecting, placing and
posting thereon, at a distance apart of not more than 500ft., a
Written or printed notice with the name of the owner, or occu-
nt, or lessee appended thereto, containing a warning to the
effect that shooting, or hunting, or fishing, or the discharging of
firearms, or lighting of camp-fires, or all or either of such acts are
prohibited or not allowed thereon; and provided further, that said
ner, occupant or lessee shall erect, place and post a like notice
upon at least every fifty acres of said land contained within the
houndaries so marked and defined. Said notice shall be placed
‘and posted ipon some conspicuous thing or object upon said
agit,
Now ready,
The wording of the bill was very cleverly devised to
kecure the support of the country members, but it failed
‘to do so to any considerable extent, and on being referred
to the Senate Committee on Fish and Game, was unani-
mously reported against,
Both parties to the dispute are now more savage than
ever. It must, of course, be conceded that whether leases
intended to confer a practical monopoly of the shooting
were granted in the public interests or not, and although
it was a legal transaction entered into by the people’s
tepresentatives in their public capacity, and must be re-
Spected within the provisions of the law; but the kernel
of the situation lies in the fact that the principal marshes
are intersected by navigable sloughs and creeks, which
cannot be closed to the public. The public right extends
to 60ft. beyond the river’s bank on either side, and legally
Speaking, the river itself extends as far on either side as
a flat-bottom boat can be navigated, and as the river will
Sometimes rise high enough to render aconsiderable area
unless, they be redeemed from the encroachments of the
s high and dry lands for club houses, etc., with shooting
ights over the adjoining marshes, it cannot confer any
clusive right of entrance upon marshes liable to over-
ow by the waters of a public highway, and as a matter
ourse no exclusive right to shoot over it under any
sting law, The
i ---
edeock that had flown mto an electric light and was
the lessees paid almost nothing for the valued concession, |
) rivilege of shooting over these matter
qarshes, as conceded in the lease, is said. by lawyers of fun before it’s all settled,
FOREST AND STREAM.
some ability to be of no value except as a declaration of
a common right,
Hitherto the clubs by their wealth and organization, and
the assertion of rights supposed to have legal sanction,
have had yery little diffiouity in keeping the plebs off the
leased lands, Standing solid against individual sportsmen
of narrow means, and backed by a body of paid pushers
and guides, ready to eject the asserted trespasser vi ef
arms, or to arrest him for trespass, the intruders have
had the good horse sense to see that the odds are ail
against them, and although the clubmen and their ser-
yants have no cause of action, they haye might on their
side, and such a coloring of right as probably would
relieve them from the charge of acting in bad faith,
At the same time the law is clear that there can be no
trespass where there is no fence, and that although three
sides of a plot of land be inclosed, there can be no tres-
pass by encroachment on the fourth side, if that is open
from a public highway. The club men know that this is
the law, and insending their servants to intimidate armed
men without sanction of law, they are said by a very
able lawyer, who has taken up the plebs’ side of the case,
to be guilty of provoking to a breach of the peace, and to
be legally responsible for any blood that may be shed in
Sater ak AL for even if the clubmen and their servants
should be held on their trial to have acted in good faith,
and in the belief that they were legally entitled to
ae or arrest the asserted trespasser, such holding,
although it exonerate them for liability from conse-
quences, does not debar the asserted trespasser from the
right of self-defense, nor render him responsible for any
blood which it may be necessary to shed in the exercise
of that right of self-defense,
But the clubmen are not even contented with the
assertion of their supposed rights, they want to puta.
stop to shooting on the rivers, creeks and unleased
‘marshes, or rather they want to monopolize these too
under cover of their leases.
They would like to give the birds a rest on Sunday,
and on that day the city overflows into the marshes,
gunners coming by the hundred and harassing the birds
until they are so wild that the clubman can’t get a shot
at them on Monday. And not only on Sunday, but from
Monday morning to Saturday night the elubmen com-
plain that their shooting is spoiled by the plebs. ‘These
d——ad pot-hunters,” they say, ‘get up early and drive
the ducks into the middle of the open ponds, where there
is no getting at them, or they shoot at a covey and cause
it to swerve from its line of flight,” etc., etc. In fact
the poor clubman, who frequently finds it pretty hard to
make a bag, even with the assistance of his keeper or
guide, must sometimes submit to the annoyance of see-
ing some keen and successful sportsman navigating the
slough and dropping his birds right and left, He wants
to be left in undisturbed possession of the shooting, that
he may pursue it with dignity and ease; in fact he wants
the earth, and is very much in earnest about it, toc:
What he paid for his share of the shooting rights does
not amount to much, but what he has paid for his share
ot the club outlay for building and expenses, and perhaps
what he has Jost at poker to the club members makes
duck shooting the most expensive diversion he ever
engaged in, and he thinks it very hard that he should be
disturbed in his enjoyment of it by a lot of plebian
poachers. “If you can’t get a law to keep these d—d
fellows outof the marshes afteryou’ve got a lease of them,
what's the blawsted country coming to, anyway?”
Now, that’s just what the boys want to know, too.
They go out upon the public State waterways and engage
in duck shooting, when along come a couple of keepers
and threaten toarrest them unless they quitimmediately.
They have passed over no fence, seen no evidence that
the land or marsh or water they are on is private, but they
are one or two isolated and poor men, to contend against
the organization of wealthy bodies of clubmen, willing
to spend money to harass the intruders upon their sacred
privacy by forms of law.
The attempt to smuggle a vicious act through the Les-
islature has at last aroused the boys to the necessity of
action. Organization must be met by organization. The
clubmen must be fought with theirown weapon, If any
keeper attempt to intimidate any man into quitting the
shooting grounds, or arrest any man on charge of tres-
ass, the members of the clubmust be proceeded against
individually for inciting to false arrest, or to a breach of
the peace, as the case may be. Charges will be sworn
against them, and they will be arrested at the club
grounds, at their homes, or at their places of business
wherever they may be. They have endeavored to make
the forms of law an engine of oppression, and now the
measure they have meted out to others is to be meted out
to them.
All this is not set forth in the proscar ot the sports-
man’s association only organized a few days ago, The
chief object of the organization was to assert a right to
the overflow lands on behalf of the general public. What
the committee don’t know about law there are lawyers
ready to enlighten them on. One of the fraternity at
least has the matter under advisement, and is prepared to
indicate an aggressive course of action, provided only the
hot-headed ones will recognize that whatever is done
must be in conformity with the law. ‘‘What we want,”
he said, ‘“‘is to let the clabmen exceed their lawful
authority by unwarranted interference with any mem-
bers of our organization, and then come down upon them.
As for our wanting money to defend our members from
their prosecutions, we will give them so much law on the
first occasion they give us, by cross actions for malicious
prosecution, criminal intimidation, conspiracy, ete., that
they will have no stomach to invoke the law a second
time.”
These leases of the duck lands have now been in yogue
for seven or eight years. By what system of jobbery
they were secured without the knowledge of the people,
who have an interest in keeping them open for the
general good, no one knows, but when I tell you that the
} of the marsh navigable, some of ovr lawyers assert that great Sonoma marsh of 7,000 acres was pre-empted by one
no right of property can exist in these marshes until, and ! club of sixty men for
_for $120, or #2 each, you may judge of
the temper in which our local sportsmen are prepared to
rights by men who have endeavored to secure a monopoly
without giving any valuable consideration for it, and
who, finding that they have no monopoly, are endeayor- |
ing to assert their claims by effrontery and intimidation, |
You may expect to hear from me again when the
rows interesting, for I guess we shall see some’
PACIBICATOR. |
191
MAINE AND ITS GAME.
4 ta E defeat of the game bill in the Maine Legislature
in the closing hours is not a step in the vight direc-
tion, The bill was a wholesome one, as has already been
pointed out in the Fornsr AND STREAM, and it was very
free from objectionable features. It did not even open
September to the hunting of moose, deer and caribou.
It simply made, or proposed to make, the pathway of the
dog deer slayer rather difficult of travel; while at the
same time it proposed to make it easy for the sportsman,
who had honorably killed his game to bring it home. Tt
proposed to prevent the killing of cow moose at any time.
It proposed to make it possible for the law to be better
enforced, by giving the wardens an interest in the fines.
But all this was too much for the disorderly element in
Maine. The bill passed the committee with very little
Opposition, It passed the Senate without difticulty, but
at the very last hours of the session if was killed in the
House by an amendment in which the Senate would not
concur, This was the plan of the enemies of the bill,
and it is the second time that the thing has taken place.
A similar bill was defeated during the last hours of the
session of the Legislature of 1887, in that State. It was
defeated in about the same way, after the friends of the
bill had gone home, supposing that the bill was safe,
Well, the friends of wholesome game protection in that
State have learned a lesson. They have found by this
second failure that itis not safe to trust their enemies,
even when matters look very favorable. But the worst
feature of this experience business is that all the time the
safety of the game is endangered, and that there is no
chance of mending matters for two years. There is no
doubt but what the boldness of those who break the ex-
isting game laws of that State has increased, especially
within a year, and the danger is that all the good work
that has been done may be undone. The Commission is
crippled for want of means, and the State will not even
give the wardens a share in the fines, Nature has been
kind to the game this winter. A lack of snow has made
the crusting of moose and deer almost an impossiblity,
and hence the moose and deer haye escaped a great
danger which besets them when the deep snow is crusted
over, But these crusters are not entirely beaten, even
this spring. They haye called dogs to their assistance,
and there are accounts ot the slaughter of whole yards of
deer in Aroostook county, From the lumber camps in
the vicinity of Upton, in Oxford county, come dark
stories of the slaughter of deer. One or two noted hunters
have been in camp all winter in the near vicinity of these
lumber camps, and their business has been to kill deer.
The venison has been sold to the lumbermen, under some
other name, itis true. Indians have been dogging moose
near the borders of the State, and in some cases they have
boldly ‘attempted it far into the settled portions; but
these depredations have been promptly met by the game
wardens, and in one instance three Indians have been
arrested, and forced to plead guilty. Newspaper reports
say that they plead guilty to the killing of two moose and
nine deer, They paid their fines, and were discharged,
Game wardens, the few there are, do excellent work in
that State, when they get on the track of law breakers,
but the trouble is that there are not enough of them by at
least nine-tenths, If the State was willing to hire ten
efficient men where it now has one, Maine would soon
become the real paradise for fish and game that we so
often see mentioned in the guide books. But alas! she
is a State noted for good laws, but very poor enforcement.
The fish and game laws stand practically as they did be-
fore the renowned Legislature of 1888-89 assembled. The
game bill was strangled stealthily at the last moment, Tt —
was killed when it was too late to array the real good
sense of the body on the side of right. SPECLAL.
INDIANA’S NOVEL SCHEM E.
Editor Forest and. Stream:
Indiana has long had laws prohibiting seining, dyna-
miting and other modes of destroying fish in lakes and
streams, and also laws against shooting game birds out
of season and against netting, trapping, etc. But they
were constantly violated, until prairie chickens, grouse
and partridges have almost entirely disappeared and
quail become very scarce. The same is true in regard to
fish im our streams. Where once could be found bass,
perch, bream, channel cat and other fish in abundance,
there are now none, or only an oceassional one found.
Our General Assembly has lately been in session, and a
party of the members were recently taking a trip on one
of the Pennsylyania Railroad Companys’ branch lines,
when the subject of the fish and game laws came up.
Mr. Harry Smith, of the J. M. & I. Railway, was in the
party, and suggested that the laws were good enough if
enforced. In the talk the suggestion was made, that if
it was made the duty of road supervisors to see to it that
the laws were enforced, it might put a stop to their fre-
quent violations. In this State there is a supervisor for
every few miles of road, and the officer consequently
knows every man in his district. He also knows where
trappers and netters of birds, and seiners and dynamiters
of fish would carry on their illegal work. Mr. J. P.
Applegate, a member of the Legislature, made a note of
the suggestion, and on his return introduced a bill em-
bodying the ideas suggested. It provides a fee of $5 for
each prosecution, to be collected from the criminal, and
also provides a fine against the supervisor from $5 to $25
for failure to prosecute violators of the law when brought
to his notice. This bill was pushed through both houses,
and was the last bill signed by the Governor. It is
thought that it will provide an efficient and economical
way of enforcing the fish and game laws, and is sent you
for publication in the hope that States having similar
officers may confer police power wpon them to arrest and
punish violators of their game laws, JAP,
ExMore#, Va,.. Mareh 18,—This is one of the best places,
now for wild duck shooting, brant, geese, redhead and
black duck, broadbill and other common ducks. There
are and have been numbers of people from your city and
vers, and that while it is competent to the State tolease | allow themselves to be deprived of their prescriptive | Philadelphia and Washington shooting all kinds of game.
Tt is a great place for snipe shooting. Numbers of gen-
tlemen come here to shoot spring snipe.—J. W. 8.
—NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF BIRDS, by Gurdon Trumbull. A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American game birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. Wor sale by Forusr
AND STREAM. :
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CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, March 14.—Messrs. W. N. Low, R. B, Organ,
H. D. Nicholls, Chas. Felton and Wm. P. Mussey,
who formed the sportsmen’s committee, have returned
from their visit to Springfield, but are not saying very
much about what they did. A great many shooters here
say that if the ‘‘three days” Jaw is passed (7. ¢., the law
prohibiting shooting during the first three days of the
week) they willnot pretend to respect it, believing itan un-
constitutional enactment. It would certainly seem to be
a very difficult and confusing sort of law to enforce. The
outcome of the legislative fight is not yet, and the latter
is hotter than any game law measure has ever been made
here before. It is surprising how strong and general is
the objection to the spring shooting measure. The latter
will, therefore, probably be lost. There seems to have
been no just compromise effected between the game dealers
and the sportsmen. Without such a compromise the best
law framed will be worthless, It is not theoretical
pepe omen, but practical protection, that saves the birds,
ven should spring shooting be left standing, however,
it would not be in anywise fair tocall our Llinois sports-
men lawless or lacking due respect for game protection.
They will favor a practical measure, beyond doubt, and
beyond doubt that practical measure will one day be
framed. As itis, nobody has ever gone to the bottom of
this spring shooting question. It is going to need a lot
more thinking, and this our Illinois men are doing, and
are going to do for themselves, respecting argument
much above mere assertion. I don’t know much about
this thing myself, but I believe I shall try to get my
knowledge among the game dealers rather than among
the sportsmen, There are two sides to this question, and
we might as well admit that no fair adjustment of these
two sides has ever yet been obtained.
March 16.—Bluebirds and robins made their appear-
ance in the outskirts of Chicago March 11. They were
very plentifnl on the 14th, and have doubtless come to
stay. Large strings of lake perch are now being taken
on the Government pier. Plenty of ducks were reported
by the Cumberland Club last Saturday, Water Valley
had good shooting two days before that, Recent scores
at Mak-saw-ba Club are: Mr. Roll Organ, 4; Mr. Joe Kin-
ney, 6; Mr, Dicks, 6. Several of the shooters on Mak-
saw-ba marsh have doubtless made fair bags, as ducks
are reported there now in great plenty. Dispatches from
Swan Lake for the past three days report ducks in great
abundance on that noted marsh. Mr. Ed. W. Bangs
went down to Swan Lake four days ago, andis joined
to-night by several others, Telegrams from Charles Camp,
Swan Lake, yesterday, to Mr. P. H. Stanley, say: ‘*Plenty
of ducks; come and get them quick.” English Lake
marsh has plenty of water and feed. Mr. John Taylor
telegraphs John Gillespie that thereare a good many ducks
in. Mr. F. A. Allen, of Monmouth Gun Club ITI., went
into camp at New Boston, on the Mississippi River, five
days ago. Other advices from the Mississippi River say
that the stream rose 54in. threenights ago. If the neces-
sary rise come on the Mississippi and submerge the
acorn flats, there will be grand shooting near New Bos-
ton as usual. Numerous trap matches have been on hand
lately, but the enthusiasm of the boys is now tending
duckward. Inafew days at most the season will be in
full swing. Consequently, everything at present seems
very cheerful.
March 20.—Mr, Fred A. Allen, of Monmouth Gun Club,
writes from his camp at New Boston, on the Mississippi,
under date of March17: ‘‘We have been in camp sinee
the 8th. Water is lower than I have seen it for ten years
(in the spring). There has been a big flight of ducks, but
none of them stopped on the bay, as there is no place for
them to paddle. No water in any of the sloughs or ponds.
We are expecting a rise in the river, Bath if it should
come there will be good shooting fora few days. If the
ducks come will wire you. so you can have a hand in the
fun. The wind to-night is northeast and it looks like
snow. If you come bring no decoys, as we use live
decoys, and have plenty of them for you.”
Mr, L. C. Earle, the artist. and Mr. John Gillespie, the
gun man, are under the same hospitable invitation. It is
deyoutly to be wished that the water will rise.
March 21.—A letter from Hutchinson informs me that
Mr. Eli Young and the rest of the old crowd of boys I
used to know there are now out most of the time on the
Arkansas after geese and ducks, which are showing up
in pretty fair plenty now. The boys in one pit got forty
ducks and fifteen geese Jast Saturday. Mr. Al. Price
killed twenty-three Canadian geese last Thursday on
English Lake grounds. On last Saturday he killed fifty
ducks. On last Saturday Messrs, Jesse Cummings and
R. W. Cox killed sixteen geese and Mr. Barrell killed
thirty ducks and two geese. Most of the ducks in the last
bag were pintails. Mallards are reported uncommonly
shy. Mr. W. W. McFarland is absent at Hennepin Club
ground on the Illinois, The best bag he has reported is
twenty-two ducks.
March 21.—In the Senate Committee on License and
Miscellany to-day it was decided to report favorably a
committee bill amending the game law, which is repeated
below: It shall be unlawful to destroy wild deer, doe,
buck or fawn between Jan. 15 and Sept. 1 of any year;
rouse, prairie chicken, quail or woodcock may not be
pene from Dec. 1 to Aug. 15 of the ensuing year,
and wild goose, duck and other wildfow] are to be un-
molested from April 1 to Sept. 1. The same committee
also decided to favorably report Senator Monahan's bill
for the appointment of six instead of three wardens, and
Senator Gibbs’s bill prohibiting the shooting of wild pig-
eons at shooting matches,
The season advances. Ducks are now well scattered
over the country. Bluebills not up yet. The bulk of
the shooting has been at pintails. Charlie Willard killed
41 ducks on English Lake marsh yesterday. Grand Calu-
met Heights Club men report that on last Saturday the
whole lower end of Lake Michigan was full of fowl, and
they could be heard flying every way in the fog, Ad-
ditional reports from New Boston, on the Mississippi,
state that the river does not rise. There are thousands
of ducks in the middle of the river, but a rise of at
least three feet is needed before the flats will be covered
so the ducks can be worked to any advantage. It is not
thought that this rise will come. A letter from the
Undercliff Hotel on Lake Senachwine states that twenty
shooters are af that hotel, one had a bag of 32, another of
16, others from 10 down to nothing. The water is low,
and plenty of work and wading is necessary. Swan
Lake reports no very heavy shooting yet, nor does the
Hennepin Club above what is mentioned.
The Mak-saw-bas some days ago planted 1,200lbs. of
feed on their marsh, mostly mixed mill feed and refuse.
Most of this was put down in Hailstorm and Winchell
sloughs and points above the club house.
At a meeting of the Grand Calumet Heights Club last
night at the Grand Pacific parlor thirteen new members
were added to the lists of the club. HE. Hough was’
elected an honorary member of the club in courtesy to
FOREST AND STREAM, and is duly thankful therefor.
The Grand Calumet Heights Club now has thirty-two
members, there being only eight vacancies left. Its record
of a year and a half is surely a good one.
The ice is out of Fox Lake, but no great bags are re-
ported there yet. The ice in the big lakes is breaking up,
Muskegon Bay is clear, Navigation will soon open.
E, Hoven.
SHOOTING CLUBS OF CHICAGO.
XII.—THE LAKE GEORGH, WATER VALLEY AND OTHER CLUBS
T is now getting well on into the season of the year
popularly supposed to be longed for by gentle
Annie, and perhaps also by gentle Reader. There re-
main certain numbers of ducks to be shot, and certain
quantities of fish to be taken, and these facts must more
or less interfere with continual reading about clubs or
continual writing about them. It- will be necessary,
then, to group a few of the clubs in one general notice,
and so suspend regular serial mention for a little while at
least. Not that such mention is now in any way com-
plete. The fact is, as fast as one climbs on top of one
range of clubs, another sticks up in front of him, There
isno end tothem. So far as I can see, one might write
on and on, into a very delightful old uge, and still not be
done with his subject. If I might so timidly suggest,
Chicago seems to have drawn a full hand of clubs. Cer-
tainly this city is a bigger place, and very much more of
a sporting center, than most men have any notion of, or
than has been hitherto developed by any sportsman’s
paper, and in view of this fact the only thing to do ap-
pears to be to promise an occasional continuance of simi-
lar articles—atter we have all had a little shooting. In
the meantime, what about our trap clubs and fishing
clubs, and canoeing clubs and yachting clubs? We have
got all those people, and here, too. Ncthing in the world
that Chicago doesn’t have. Need it be repeated that this
city lies in so singularly favored a locality that she is by
virtue of her locality a natural center for almost every
kind of sport. There are the lakes for yachting, the
rivers for canoeing, the whole unspeakable paradise for
angler, tourist and shooter in the near north: and all
about the immediate neighborhood the shooting country
which it has lately been sought to describe, There is
nothing Jike it in all the world, nothing approaching the
variety, excellence and accessibility of the sportsman’s
field in this vicinity. To exhaust such a field as a field
of investigation seems fairly impossible, The reader
would be exhausted first. Reader and writer would
better take it leisurely.
“Charley” Holden of the wholesole house of Gray,
LAKE GEORGE
Calumet Heights Club is a sort of off-shoot of Lake
George people, and so is the Water Valley Club. But
still the two plain edifices which house the Lake George
Club hold their own, and always during the season their
sides ring with sounds of jolly cheer. The club boys
used to get lodgings at the farmhouses near by; then they
leased about five miles of shooting privilege and moved
into the two homely but comfortable shooting boxes
which now make their hunting quarters. These houses |
are provided with beds in the upper stories and arranged
with commodious fittings in the main rooms below. There —
is a high walk from the club house about 150yds. long,
which leads down to the boathouse. The club has about —
forty boats, the Green Bay model seeming to lead. |
There are some old-time shootérs in the Lake George
Club, and the membership is one of enthusiasts. The
elub is very strong at the trap, and can turn outa team |
which make most of them keep moving. Following is
the membership of Lake George Club: President, J. W.
Sheahan; Vice-President, F. A. Place; Secretary and
Treasurer, J. S, Orvis. Members: F. E. Bernard, 8. M,
Booth, Chas. Bour, Frank Bour, J. P. Card, C. C. Car-
hart, W. H. Colcord, J. J. Flanders, H. B. Foss, W. W.
Foss, C. N. Hale, J. F. Hall, L. M. Hamline, C. N. Holden,
KE. 5. Hunter, A. G. Jaeger, EH. E. Lee, R. J. Lewis, Chas.
P, Miller, W. P. Mussey, J. S. Orvis, Chas. Parker, L,
Paus, Wm. G. Payson, Wm. Perry, J. F. Phillips, F. A.
Place, C, H. Root, C. E. Rollins, John Rumsey, J. W.
Sheahan, J. A. Stell, J. F. Thacker, R. A. Turtle, George
Vannette, Thos, Walker, A. J, White, Jesse Williams, F. —
W. Wood, C, E. Worthington.
In the above list Chicago readers at least will recog-
nize a plenty of names of the old reliable sort. J. S.
Orvis (a brother of the lamented Harry Orvis, that grand
fellow who met his death from a gunshot accident re-
ceived on a hunting trip in Dakota), ‘‘Sam” Booth, an
old Columet shooter; R. A. Turtle the ra
ing-
man & Collins, ‘‘Billy” Mussy—all the sportsmen Saad
here know these of all the others. So we may pass on to
that foster-child of the Lake George Club known as
THE WATER VALLEY CLUB,
The real name of this club is **The Sportsmen’s Club of —
Chicago.” It gets its shorter name from its situation
directly on the bank of the Kankakee River, at the little
water-tank stopping place on the Louisville and New
Albany Railway, knownas Water Valley. The boys have
put a long, low, rakish-looking rough one-story building:
just at the edge of the bank, and within the toss of a bis- |
cuit from the water tank. They don’t own any ground,
but have a world of vacant marsh above them and beiow |
them on the Kankakee, for it must be remembered that |
we now have dropped away down below Lowell, the rail-
way point of the Cumberland Club, and are now on the -
Kankakee some distance below that organization. This ~
is in a wooded and beautiful country. Mr, C. N. Holden,
the skillful amateur who gave me the photographs of |
Lake George Club club houses, had no view of the Water |
Valley club house. He had one picture made by himself, —
looking out across the river from the house poreh, which
is a thing worthy to be embodied in a great painting, it ig :
CLUB HOUSE,
LAKE GEORGE SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION,
The only really fair thing to do would be to give this
organization, better known as ‘‘the Lake George Club,” a
complete article by itself, forit is one of the oldest clubs
of the city, and lies in a locality where most of our best-
known shooters got their early education. The railway
station for Lake George Club is ‘‘Whiting’s,” on the Michi-
gan Southern Railway, whence it is only a trifle over a
mile to the club houses, which le on the banks of Lake
George; which lake, as may be seen by reference to the
FOREST AND STREAM map of the Calumet region [printed
last week], lies fairly in the heart of that vast system of
lakes and marshes which formed the early hunting
grounds of all the old-timers of Chicago.
Lake George, like Hyde Lake, Sand Lake and Wolf
Lake, partakes of the general characteristics of the waters
of that section, which seem to have haye been made ex-
pressly for duck-shooting purposes. The main body of
water is nearly four and a half mileslong by about three-
fourths of a mile in width, with a broken and irregular
outline. The feed of the main lake is chiefly wild rice
and marsh roots and grasses, the shore being nicely
fringed with cover of this sort. Itis claimed that there
is some wild celery in the lake, though I did not see any.
There is, however, a good supply of deep-water ducks,
redheads, bluebills, and stilla few canvasbacks, Marsh
ducks are abundant in any decent season, and the mal-
lard shooting is often very fine. In that peculiar strip
known as the “cranberry marsh” over in the pines, Fred
Egers and Wm. Veders, two years ago, killed 285 mal-
lards inoneday. This is not bad for so recent a date or
grounds so old and much frequented. This old lake has
seen some Magnificent shooting in its time, and is as apt
to'see it again as any of the nearer Calumet country.
In the olden days nearly everybody used to go shoot-
ing down on Calumet Lake, Lake George, or somewhere
in that vicinity, and Florence Benner'’s, the Kleinman
homestead, and all these old standby places, were
as well known to every Chicago shooter as his
old dooryard. It was somewhere down along in
there that there used to stand a little shanty, which
was the home of the nucleus of the Mak-saw-ba
Club, Indeed this region seems to have been a breeding
place not only for ducks, but for duck elubs. The Grand
ee
so calm and beautiful. No engraving could justly repro-
duce it, soit was not senton, I have placed it by Mr.
Jobn Wilkinson’s picture of sheep in a wood near Fox
Lake, and when I am tired I look at these, A look at’
the great square walls of the new Chicago Auditorium _
building, solid and strong as the pyramids, and then a
look EG fuse two little pictures of the quiet woods will
rest the tiredest man that ever was. ;
There is great woodduck shooting along this part of
the Kankakee in the late summer, and the warm coppices
(that strikes me as being a pretty good word) along the
river afford good sport at the woodcock in season, Dick
Turtle killed thirty-one woodcock in the course of an-
easy three days’ shooting last summer. Then, unfortun-
ately, his favorite dog was killed by the cars on the rail-_
road bridge, and now he doesn’t like to hear any one talk
about woodeock. Following are the names of the Sports-
men’s Club: President, C. N. Holden; Vice President,
Frank Barnard; Secretary and Treasurer, Al. W. Carlisle. —
Members: I. E Barnard, C. A. Orvis, J. 8. Orvis, C. N.
Holden; A, W. Carlisle, J. F. Phillips, W. W. Foss, R. A, |
Turtle, J. J. Flanders, J. A. Sharp, Chas. Hadweer, M. |
MeDonald, Jr., A. G. Jaeger, J. F. Eberhart, F. F, Oviatt, |
W. H. Knight. |
Just across the railroad bridge from the Water Valley
tank, directly upon the bank of the river, and only a few
feet from the railroad track, from which a sidewalk
leads out to it, is the plain two-story house of
THE RENSSALAER CLUB. | /
This club is a small one, its membership belonging
mostly in Renssalaer, Indiana. It isn’t a Chicago club,
but it got in among the Chicago clubs and was rounded
up by mistake. So too was .
THE DELPHI CLUB,
This organization belongs at Delphi, Indiana, I was
told that its membership is not heavy. The building
almost touches the railway, is like its two neighbors juatl
above high water, and is elbowed by |
THE ROD AND GUN CLUB OF INDIANAPOLIS. |
The members of this cluh, as of the two previous ones, —
take advantage of their little camp by the river about as
much for the purposes of fishing and a general outing as
for duck shooting, At any of these houses you can fairly
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throw a line out of the back door and catch for break- | complete observation has come, therefore, it will be best
fast a bass, or may be a bullhead, or leastways a dogfish. | to defer mention of this club.
The members of these clubs have the privileges of the
marsh, which is not preserved in that section of the river.
So much may be séen and said for these outside clubs as
one passes on toward another Chicago organization.
THE DIANA CLUB,
_ The membership of this club is German, and the mem-
bers have theit own methods of enjoyment, although
these methods would perhaps hardly fall in with the
tenets of the duck shooting cult asset forth earlier in
these columns. It was midnight of a yery dark sort
when I reached the diminttive station of Thayer, set
down in the sandy oak barren a mile or so beyond Water
Valley bridge. Itis alleged that there are two or three
houses in Thayer, but it being so dark I could not find
them. A large and ill-mannered dog, which didn’t know
the difference between a shooter and a tramp, found me,
however. In the course of our conversation 4 man came
up from somewhere or other and for fifty cents offered to
show me where the Diana club house was. We walked
out through the woods toward the railway bridge and
finally got to the club house, where my guide left me.
The keeper of the club house, Klein by name, would not
let me in the house, although I explained to him that I
was an angel unawares, and a mighty cold one, too. He
said if [ didn’t have a letter ‘‘von der bresident,” the
angel business didn’t go. Ididn’t have any letter and
did not then know who the president was, as Thad run
down unexpectedly from the Cumberland Club, and
therefore had not obtained credentials. He finally com-
promised on my assurance that I would leave the place
the next morning, if, after a night's sleep, 1 could not
prove that I was not a lightning rod agent. Once in the
house, I picked out the best big feather bed 1 could find
and turned in a good deal amused and a little angry at
this style of preserved hospitality. It is perhaps, how-
ever, justice to Klein to say, that although he surely
might have been less gruff, he was doubtless doing what
he thought his duty in refusing a stranger entrance. By
the rules of the club he is not permitted to keep any but
members. Such arule in such a locality is nonsense in
cold weather and at midnight, and not in accordance
with good courtesy among sportsmen, and therefore
should be made more readily elastic.
Sleeping late, I found the men all gone out on the
marsh when I woke at the DianaClub. Bribinga buxom
damsel, I got breakfast, and then wandered about the
rounds. The club owns only a narrow strip running
own to the river, the shooting being done on the free
marsh, There is a good-sized boat house, and a number
of boats of all sorts were about, some of them fair ones.
On the platform about the boat house I saw a number of
decoys of a model and coloration sufficient to curdle one’s
blood. I hired a boy, and together we ran a boat out the
channel into the river, and paddled up to Water Val-
ley, on a lovely winter morning and on a river still as
glass. The Kankakee at this spot is a mild and lovely
ae “This ain’t a wild river, hardly ever,” said the
oy.
On the train going home were some of the Diana men.
They didn’t have any ducks, but seemed a rather jolly
lot of fellows. As nearly as I can learn, this club is given
much to picnicking, to standing in black clothes on the
bank of the river and wondering why they can’t kill any
ducks, and, alas! to occasional turning loose on bluejays
and woodpeckers when the ducks refuse to materialize.
A good-natured, fun-loving lot of fellows, numerically
strong, but not yet haying the art of duck shooting down
very fine. But may they live long and prosper.
THE KANKAKEE LAND AND CATTLE Co,
The above club is long on name and long on land, but
short on membership, and does not want to be any other
way: Itis a close little corporation of open-handed men.
The club has about 5,500 acres of marsh land.on the Kan-
kakee, which includes nineteen miles of actual river
front, The railway station is Roselawn, Indiana. It was
here that Mr, A. Montgomery Ward and Mr. EH. C. Cook,
the two best known Chicago members of this club, had
their singular and lurid experience with the hundred
piekerel which leaped into their boat. It is of course
nown that the agricultural name of this club covers a
duck club, pure and simple. The membership is not all
in Chicago, but Chicago is their centering point, and it is
right to call this one of the Chicagoclubs. Thefollowing
are the members, who certainly form a list of great com-
mercial importance, and who are, more than that, the
right sort of sportsmen: Harry Weddicomhb, Pres,; A.
Montgomery Ward, Vice-Pres.; KE. C. Cook, Sec.-Treas.
Other members: T. Stewart White, Thos, Friant, Wim.
Gilbert, F. W. Cook, Watts De Golyer. Messrs. Weddi-
comb, Gilbert, Stewart and Friant are all of Grand Rap-
ids, Mich., the latter two gentlemen of the White Lumber
Co,, and the former of the Grand Rapids Furniture Co,
Mr. De Golyer is the forefront of the big Watts De Gol-
year Co., of Chicago, manufacturers of varnish. It is
said to*be due to this fact that not one of the members of
this club was ever known to tella plain unvarnished tale,
This is especially applicable to Mr. Ward and Mr. Cook,
both of which gentlemen, however, are too well known
in Chicagofor comment. Mr, F.W. Cook is of H. C.Cook
& Bro., and I suppose if almost any sportsman will look
into his kit, he will find something made by that big
hunting outfit firm.
THE BLACK HAWK CLUB, ON KOSHKENONG,
A light jump of a hundred miles or so north of Chi-
cago into the State of Wisconsin brings us to Lake Kosh-
kenong, the first celery lake north of Fox Lake, and
perhaps the most wonderful canvasback lake in this
vicinity. This is a great shallow sheet of water, and all
those who have visited it declare that it has more deep-
water ducks on it than can be seen in one body anywhere
on the line of migration on this meridian. The shores
are pretty much taken up, and this fact, together with
the peculiar laws of Wisconsin, renders the shooting at
Koshkenong something pretty hard to get at by the lay
shooter. The Black Hawk Olub is a pretty stiff organi-
zation, numbering well on to fifty members, mostly
drawn from the very wealthy shooters. There is no
shooting at this lake in the spring, and there is, conse-
quan, no attendance now at the club grounds. The
all is the time of glory for Koshkenong, and it makes
one’s mouth water to think what a rattling lot of infor-
mation about Western canvasback shooting can be gotten
together up there. Until the proper opportunity for
THE NBEE-PE-NAUK CLUB,
Chicago, however, is not yet satisfied. We will jump
yet another hundred miles northward, and so land in a
country which is nigh akin to the absolutely perfect
from a sportsman’s point of view. This club is on Puck-
away (or Pacawa) Lake, up in old Pére Marquette’s
country, and right on ‘the line of the old Indian water-
way, between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River,
there being only about two miles of portage necessary
between the two systems of streams and lakes. The rail-
way station forthe Nee-pe-nauks is Princeton, on the
©. & N. W. Railway, This is near the great Northern
River, remarkable for its bass fishing. Puckaway Lake
is the next of the celery lakes north of Koshkenong,
The shooting there is superb, and the fishing in the near
country about in summer is something to live for, I
suspect that in this club we have got near to the cream
of the cream, It isa very select organization, and the
list of sixty odd members shows an aggregation which
would take the breath of anybody who thinks that the
very wealthy and very prominent men don’t go shooting
and fishing. Gen. Phil, Sheridan wasan honorary mem-
ber of this club before he joined the silent majority,
There is so very much of interest attached to this club,
both from its location and its composition that it is hard
to refrain from writing an article about it now; but since
it is really partly a fishing and summer club, and since
these features cannot at this season be properly looked
into, it will be better to defer the mention of this club,
albeit somewhat impatiently.
THE GAYLORD CLUB.
But we are not even yet beyond the reach of Chicago’s
arms, or beyond the enterprise of Chicago’s clubs. Yet
another one hundred miles to the north, three hundred
tiles in all from Chicago to Kirton, Wis., on the ‘‘Soo”
line, and we reach the railway station for Coleman Lake,
the home of thenewly-organized ‘‘Gaylord Club,” so called
after the first promoter, Mr. M. M. Gaylord,, who visited
that region, fell in love with it, and came back and told
his friends. There are big bass in Coleman Lake and big
trout in the streams all around, and the ducks are on hand
in season in any numbers you want. We are now get-
ting up into the northern logging region. This club adds
deer shooting to its sports, There is much of novel in-
terest to be noted about this club, and nothing but the
good fishing of the locality, wMich the club members
insist must be seen to be appreciated, prevents full men-
tion of this club right here. Young as this club is, it
being only a matter of the Jast few months, its member-
ship of thirty-five is already full. The memberships
were placed at $100 and the annual dues $25. Full par-
ticulars in our next whirl at this club.
There are no advices from the Arctic regions showing
whether Chicago has any clubs up there or not, and I’m
sure I don’t know how far south they run. In the
country adjacent and allied to Chicago there are numbers
of clubs, like the Crown Point Club, of Indiana, or the
Monmouth Gun Club, of Monmouth, fll., which one might
almost be forgiven for including in mention of Chicago
clubs, so well known are they here. The Crown Point
Club is very strong at the trap, and last year broke nearly
40,000 blackbirds, or more than all the Chicago clubs
combined. The Monmouth Gun Club is known through
its vigorous and persistent opposition to the measure
looking toward the abolishing of spring shooting. It is
a very strong organization.
The only feeling left to a writer on this subject is one of
fear that the field has not been fully covered, for it has
kept on extending and extending in a manner that has
been an absolute surprise. It is fair to admit at this
point, however, that no city in the Union can show a
similar group of sportsmen’s organizations. Quiet,
modest, attending to their own business, and not seeking
notoriety, their very existence seems hardly to have been
suspected, Seen as they really are, there is no stronger
commentary on the tendencies of modern sport. For the
men who make them up, they are as good fellows and as
genuine sportsmen as ever lived anywhere, and to thank
them for their ready courtesy to FOREST AND STREAM
would be poor pay for the privilege of having been with
them. HK, HouGH.
No. 176 MonrOE STREET,
DUCKS AT TWIN LAKES.
N ANSON, Ia., Mareh 19.—Duck shooting has been at
! its height the past two weeks, and some good bags
have been made, especially in the neighborhood of the
Twin Lakes, southwest of here. The shooting at the
lakes was principally at redheads and ring-bill black-
heads, with occasionally a shot at green-winged teal.
These varieties have decoyed well along the shore, and
bags ranging from twenty to seyenty a day have been
the rule. The writer shot over decoys at the lakes the
evening of the 15th and secured eight redheads and six
blackheads. A party of five market-hunters have been
located there over a week and four of them had been
shooting pintail and mallards over decoys in the sloughs
two miles back of the lake. They returned at night well
loaded with game, and reported the mallards as decoy-
ing well. Among their game was a canvasback and two
fine Canadian geese. The man who remained to shoot
at the lake brought in a bag of thirty-six, among them
was a canvasback. Over 1,500 ducks were hanging in
a corncrib awaiting shipment. Among them J noticed a
few butterball, hooded meganser, redheaded meganser
and green-winged teal. Resting on the lake that day
were probably 2,000 geese and brant, 50 swans and mul-
titudes of ducks. The weather to-day is bright and
clear and future shooting will depend altogether on the
weather.
Spring seems to be here in earnest. Robins, meadow-
larks, killdeer, blackbirds and others are here in num-
bers. No jack snipe nor plover have arrived yet.
The shooting this spring, while good, has not been up
to the average, The grounds which I shall endeavor to
describe in the future more fully have more than a local
reputation, and every fall and spring brings sportsmen
hundreds of miles to try their skill on the varied shoot-
ing here afforded. H. A, K.
Dayton, Ohio, March 26.—Wild ducks in good sized
flocks wintered along the rivers and in the ponds and
little lakes of this vicinity. Wild geese are figs over
us to the north. Snipe have been feeding in the marshes
through this very mild season. Quail have wintered
well, and the law has been a perfect protection to them
and to wild ducks, Woodcock have come in larger
numbers than usual, the advance birds having arrived
one week ago, and for a day or two met with chilly re-
ception. Observers have been astonished to find many
dead woodcock in the fields, and along the pikes, William
Kiefer of the Mad River neighborhood haying seen seven
near each other, and could find no apparent cause for
death, Some of the sportsman advance the theory that
as the woodcock come in at night, and flying about thirty
feet high, collide with the maze of telegra h wires that
string along all of the roads and ave thus killed, But this
would scarcely account for the dead woodcock that are
found in the fields.—A. B,
DELAWARE License LAw.—Editor Forest and Stream:
A bill now before the Delaware Legislature, and in the
hands of the Senate committee demands by its. provisions
such radical changes in the game laws of the State that
if passed the Delaware Game Protective Association will
soon be a thing of the past, in that the power vested in
the association to grant licenses to hunt game in the State
is to be repealed. A great injustice would be done the
Philadelphia and New York sportsmen who are members
of the association, and who have so generously con-
tributed, by gifts of money and game, toward stocking
our State with the best species of game that are adapted
to our soil and climate. Under their management the
game laws have been implicitly respected, and our pres-
ent legislators should not be so ungrateful to the asso-
ciation whose good deeds have been so highly commended
by their predecessors.—DEL, A. WARE.
A Montana Case.—Billings, Mont,, March 8,—Hditor
Forest and Stream: Before Judge Matheson this week,
Henry Brown was on trial for killing game out of season.
He pleaded poverty as the cause of the act, but this was
not a sufficient excuse, and the Court thereupon fined
him $20 and costs. The costs, however, out of sympathy
were remitted by the Court and attorneys. Brown was
convicted through the efforts of a private citizen of this
city, who proposes to report to county officers every
case of the kind that comes to his notice. He de-
serves credit and praise for his zeal and interest in the
game laws. The culprit has killed thirteen deer and six
antelope since the 15th of December—that is, in the close
season. Almost all the deer and antelope were does.
The people of this section are waking up to the fact that
game must be protected.—ONE WHO RESPECTS THE Law,
Wisconsin GAME LEGIsLATIONK—Lake Koshkonong,
Wis., March 21.—Hditor Forest and Stream; A big fight
is going on inthe Legislature at Madison over the fish and
game bills. Never before have there been so many bills
with so much opposition to them. The leading sports-
men throughout the State are working hard to have
strict game laws enacted, A bill to prohibit spring shoot-
ing, and only allowing shocting in the fall on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays meets with great opposition
with persons who, by their correspondence with the daily
papers, one would think are farmers, or persons writing
just to have their names come before the public. One of
the fish bills makes the open season from May 15 to Jan.
1,—REX,
Berraoun, Col., March 19.—Thecontinued dry weather
has made spring shooting rather poor, but for the past
few days our lakes have been quite full of ducks, mostly
redheads. A few nights ago I captured five incomers
and to-day a flock of green has been hanging about my
field and inthe lake. At onetime while at work in the
field I was within 60yds. of them, and if I had been in
possession of my Bonehill for a few seconds I think there
would have been at least four less geese to go to the lake.
—A. A. K.
LOADING PAPER SHELLS.—I take pleasure in loading
my own in preference to the machme-loaded. I use a
12-gauge 7ilbs. gun, and think 3drs. powder and loz. shot
enough. JI find about gin. wads are necessary to have the
shells crimp nicely, and am satisfied the gun recoils more
in consequence, with less penetration. Iused, some years
ago, shells with the conical base, but of late years do not
see them advertised. If they are still on the market
would like to know where they can be obtained.—_SHELL.
MADISON AND CHENANGO CountiEs, N. Y.—Partridges
have wintered well and are seen in fair numbers by
woodchoppers. Sherburne, Chenango county, has one of
the best fish and game protection societies in this section.
The boys are in dead earnest, have stocked the streams
and caused the board of supervisors to enact a law pro-
ORE LD EE woodcock and squirrel shooting until Sept. 1,—
ING.
PAOLA, Kas,, March 22,—Green-winged and blue-
winged teal, pintails and mallards, wintered here. Usu-
ally ducks are only migratory with us, stopping on our
waters for a fortnight in spring and fall, though some-
times they stay longer when, as this winter, there is little
ice.—PYRANGA.
NEW YORK GAME LEGISLATION.
[Special Correspondence Forest. and Stream.)
LBANY, March 25 —Mr. Savery’s bill providing for the pro-
tection of fish in Lake Ontario has been passed by. the
Senate, The Assembly committee on game laws has retorted the
bills of Messrs. Barton and Treadway. __
Senator Walker and Assemblyman Little have introduced a
bill prohibiting fishing by nets or anything else than hook and
line in the waters of Niagara county, adjoining the Niagara
Riyer and Lake Ontario. ;
Senator Coggeshall and Assemblyman Kimball have introduced
the bill that has been here for several years for the appointment
of commissivuners to codify the game laws,
Mr, Depeyster has introduced a billin the Assembly amending
the general game law of 1879 so as to strike out the words “with
the aid of any hght or lantern,” This is so that wildfowl shall
not be killed at night.
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Found Out It Was Loaded.
Editor Forest and Stream;
I have had oyer 800 inquiries for my Patent Safe Oartridge
Loading Machine in the three months my adyertisement has
been in FOREST AND STREAM, and am now bebind more than
thirty orders. Inquiries come from all through the West and all
over the country. {got one from South America. I cannot speak
too gratefully for Forrst AnD STREAM. HO. D, HUNTER,
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FOREST AND STREAM,
[MarcH 28, 1889,
Sea and River Hishing.
A TROUT SUPPLEMENT.
The next issue of the FoREst AND STREAM, April 4, will
have a supplement devoted to treut. Tt will be profusely
Wlustrated with careful portraits of American Salmonidee.
SOME TROUT SEASONS.
HE trout season for 1689 will open in the States named, as
follows:
Ooniecticut.—Trout, April.
Maine.—Landlocked salmon, trout, togue, May 1. (Citizens of
the State may catch for own use in February, March and April.)
Salmon, April 1.
Vermont.—Trout, landlocked salmon, salmon, longe, April 1.
New Hampshire,—Landlocked or fresh-water salmon, lake trout,
brook or speckled trout, May 1, (Lake trout with single hook and
line, January. February and April.)
Massachusetis.—Trout, landlocked salmon, lake trout, April 1.
Salmon, May 1.
New York.—Speckled trout, brook trout@Malifornia trout, April
1. Salmon trout, jake trout, landlocked salmon, April 1 (in Lake
George May 1). in the Forest Preserve and for all named, May 1,
New Jersey.—Trout, March 1.
Pennsylwania.Speckled trout, April 15,
Michigan.—Speckled trout, landlocked salmon, May 1, Gravling,
California trout, June 1.
DRUM FISHING AT ANGLESEA,
T was a day in September, such a day as Shelley would
have pictured in immortal verse, for to him the sea
was as dear as the voice of one beloved singing alone. It
was such a day as the poet calls a marriage of the ocean
to the sky, the sea being the bride. Swinburne describes
the day I went a fishing in his ‘Off Shore” thus:
With music unheard
In the light of her lips,
In the life-giving word
Of the dewfall that drips
On the grasses of earth, and the wind
That enkindles the wings of the ships,
White glories of wings,
As of seafaring birds
That flock from the springs
Of the sunrise in herds,
With the wind for a herdsman and
Hasten or halt at the change of his word,
Even such a Sybarite as Swinburne sees God in the
ocean blue, whose kingdom is in Heaven and His shrine
isthe sea, Upon such a day as this any poet of passion
would grow eloquent. Only four of us started out from
Hereford Inlet, intent ondrum, The party consisted of
Skipper Hewlett Brown, Assistant Ekipper Joe Ludlam,
Chas. Stewart, of Philadelphia, and J. M. §., in the cat-
rigged yacht J. W. Huyser, We drifted slowly down
behind the breaker toward Holly Beach, catching sea
robins, sharks and skates in abundance, The sea was
full of these abnormal fish, and J, M. §. suggested that
we up with the killick and try fresh fields and sea pas-
tures new.
We struck out with a light wind and were rewarded
with a dozen small sea bass at Buoy No. 1. But we were
after drum, and remembering some lucky days among
the noblest game fish that swims the deep sea, near Buoy
No. 2, I timidly suggested to ‘‘Holy Joe,” as we cail
Captain Ludlam, that we try the waters near the buoy.
Hither we sailed. Our bait was corned menhaden, of
which we had half a barrel. No sooner had we reached
the buoy and begun to drift than I threw my line over
with a big menhaden fast to my hook, tied with black
thread. In one minute I felt a gentle sucking at my
bait, the habit of the channel bass or red drum in biting,
and soon the big fish, without my consent first had and
obtained, started out for Cape Henlopen with all his
might and main. I gave the wild drum 200ft. of line,
andas the last of the line payed out I suddenly turned
the fish square around and began to haul him in under a
pressure of at least 80lbs. Soon the water began to boil,
as the immense drum sprang out of the sea and attempted.
to shake the hook out of hismouth. The drum did not
like the outlook and struck out for the bottom of the deep,
making a straight wake for Florida. Again I gave him
all the line I could spare, and as the fish paused I put the
Cuttyhunk line between my teeth and stripped off my
overcoat “quick as a cat can wink its eye.” Again T
hauled in on the cotton-laid twine line and got one more
sight at the drum, which showed no abatement of what
the Quaker calls his ‘‘creaturely activity.” I began to
get tired and the line burned my fingers, as the fish with
renewed vigor struck out ata rate of thirty miles an
hour.
“Give me that line,” said Holy Joe Ludlam, ‘‘and T will
show you how to save that fish,” J, M.S. replied ‘This
fish is not for Joe.” In his anxiety the skipper danced a
minuet on the deck. Still I played the angry drum, and
Charley Stewart exclaimed, ‘Well, well! Hoop te doon
du! this is what I call heroic fishing.” The drum was
getting weary, 60 was J. M. §8., and he began, by main
force, to haul in the fish, ‘Easy, easy over the stones,”
said Holy Joe. ‘‘Who'sa doing this thing?” said J. M, S.,
and soon the magnificent fish, whose scales shone in the
evening sun like the sheen of the minarets of an eastern
mosque, turned over on its side, Holy Joe leaned over the
side of the yacht and got his nimble fingers in the drum’s
gills, and with a strong pull flung a 60lbs, drum over the
guard rail of the boat, when Charley Stewart gave a wild
Comanche yell and danced the ‘‘Fisher’s Hornpipe” on
the low-down deck of the J. W. Huyler, singing the song
of ‘‘Hooptedoodendu.”
This was the first red drum of the Anglesea season, and
no sun upon an Kaster day was half so fineasight. The
next drum was hooked by Holy Joe himself. The sharks
and skates had bitten off all our hooks, save those on two
lines, and one of these was an old eelskin-covered squid.
Holy Joe was happy; it was his first red drum in two
years, The fish fought like a Bengal tiger and took out
every foot of his line—three hundred feet. It took him
half an hour to get the drum into a condition of ausge-
spielt or played-outedness, for thisred drum was a cross
between the sea-horse and an alligator; but finally he
yielded to the inevitable and his red sides shone in the
sun as he turned over on his belly. .
‘Rasy now, Skipper Joe,” said J. M. §.; ‘‘go slow.”
“Get out, Jim,” said Holy Joe, *‘do you think I can’t haul
a drum in out of the wet?’ J. M. S. replied: “I want
you to go slow.” Joe reached over the yacht’s side
and rammed his hand deep into the red gills of the
red drum. ‘‘Ouch!” he yelled as the drum closed his
teeth on his horny hand, Joe let go his “holt” with an
unearthly yell, which caused the Philadelphian to plain-
tively exclaim; ‘‘Hooptedudendoo!” Joe slowly endeay-
ored to haul in the drum on the squid, the drum stood
the hauling process kindly only a moment, shook his tail,
broke the hook,and made one wild dash for liberty,
Holy Joe dropped on the deck,‘ Hooptedudendoo!” shouted
Charley Stewart, “‘may I be permitted to exclaim, this és
heroic fishing! Well, well!”
Capt, Ludlam was like Francisco di Rimini, ‘‘He fished
no more that day.” J. M. 8. bagged two more drum, the
three fish weighing 151lbs, 6ez, ‘Enough is as good as
a feast,” said Stewart; ‘‘let’s go home.” Home we went
to a good dinner at set of sun, with that gifted and genial
Boniface-lawyer Alexander Gray, of the Hotel Anglesea,
At night we caught eight more drum, and thus ended the
biggest day’s fishing for red drum ever seen on the beauti-
fulisland of Anglesea, As we sailed homeward bound
one by one the stars came out into the quiet sky,
In an hour I must bid farewell (for a season, for this,
my summer idyl in September, was my last day among
the drum) to Capt. Joe, my Fidus Achates on the sea, the
rarest and quaintest of all the sad sea dogs I’ve ever
known, and say my parting words to Boniface Pickwick,
of the Hereford, who never stales with the infinite vari-
ay of his antique jokes or in the quality of his salt-water
eels, }
Sadly I said; “I greet thee, infinite sea, but I must
must leave thee, though—
*““Like the tongue of my country ripples thy waters;
Like dreams of my childhood seems the glimmer
On thy wild, wavering, watery realm.’
It is hail and farewell; for the call of the work-day
world is paramount to the joys ‘the deep, unfathomed
caves of ocean bear.” Stewart stands waiting on the bow
of the Huyser, for he wants to catch a night train, bear-
ing a 60-pound red drum to Brother Rudolph, who doesn’t
believe there is such a fish on the Atlantic coast.
Later on, as he sits on the coweatcher of the Mud Hen*,
I will hear his farewell ‘‘Hooptedundoo” as he waves his
tender farewell on the shore with a white silk handker-
chief,
As we sail, long to linger, But it is only one day in
life’s journey now, as pleasant “as a gentle summer
night, when scythes are busy in the headed grass.”
Unconsciously, the sougd of the sea recalls the words
of Mr. Gilfill’s love story: ‘Rich brown locks, passionate
love and deep early sorrow, strangely different as they
seem from white hair, the apathetic consent and the un-
expected acquiescence of old age, are but part of the
same life journey, as the bright Italian plains, with the
sweet dddio of these beckoning maidens, are part of the
same day’s travel that brings us to the other side of the
mountain, between the sombre rocky walls and among
the guttaral voices of the vallads.” JAS, M. ScovsEt.
*The oldest and wheeziest locomotive in New Jersey.
INDIANA FISH AND FISHING.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The fun is about to begin. The spring opens beauti-
fully, and the festive red-eye, goggle-eye or rock bass is
on the wing. Great strings of them were taken out of
White River this week. I have taken them as early as
March 8. They are a most delightful fish, weighing
from 6 or 80z. to 1lb,, though the latter size are scarce in
this locality, but plentiful im the lakes. They are about
the earliest fish to come and latest to go and are tooth-
some and long-lived, A string of them is beautiful to
behold. From twenty to forty at an outing is a reason-
able catch. I prefer their flesh to that of a bass, black
or green.
Speaking of bass, they have also shown up, but are as
yet scarce, it being a little too early in the season for
this greatly prized fish. Last week halfa dozen, ranging
from 1 to 141bs., were taken from a trot line, and one
that weighed 3lbs, was caught with rod and line. They
are hardly due for a month yet, and then comes their
spawniig season, when no true fisherman will want to
take them. They grow from 4 to 6lbs. in weight and by
a great many are thought to be about the sweetest fish
that swim, and they are certainly among the gamiest.
They take kindly to minnow or crawfish and rise to the
fly, although it is only in the last few years that they
have been educated up to this. We have a spirited fly-
fisherman’s club, which last year gave a récherché exhibi-
tion and I believe are making preparations for another,
Suckers—black ones at that—are now in their glory.
Although a great many turn up their noses at a black
sucker, properly prepared for the table, there are few
more palatable fish in the spring and fall, They will
sometimes weigh 3 to 5lbs, and afford considerable sport
in their capture, as they are suite gamy.
Indiana streams are generally well adapted to ftishcul-
ture if the fish were only protected; but in this we are
probably behind all other States in the Union. Our
education has been sadly neglected and our streams
have been depopulated by the Goth and the Vandal, the
Goth represented by the seiner, and the Vandal by the
dynamiter, and we have them in disgraceful profusion,
We have good laws enough, but they are not enforced.
Neither judges nor grand juries will enforce them,
while the farmers as a general thing violate them con-
tinually. A farmer thinks it a terrible thing if he can-
not be permitted to seine and catch his fish for winter
use, If the streams were protected for a few years
there would ,be no scarcity of fish, and we have some of
the finest varieties known. The State is very backward
and careless in all that concerns fishculture. True it has
a Fish Commissioner who is paid the magnificent sum of
$300 per year, while $700 per year is appropriated to-
ward protecting the fish and stocking streams, which
need no stocking if they are protected. The Fish Com-
missioner has no more power than the ordinary citizen.
His hands are literally tied so that he can do nothing
and there was talk this year of abolishing the office. It
should have been done unless about $5,000 were appro-
priated to fish interests. Mr. William Dennis, of Rich-
mond, was appointed Fish Commissioner a few months
ago. There is nothing like a hatchery that I know of
in the State, indeed there would be no need of one if the
fish we have were afforded protection. Indiana needs a
grand awakening in regard to fishculture.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 1b, Enos B, REED,
FISHING RIGHTS IN PRIVATE WATERS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your issue of March 14 you quote with apparent ap-
proval the verdict of the Supreme Court in the ease of
the people of New York against Aden McIntyre, charged
with taking ten fish with a net from his own private
waters, in and near Cossayuna Lake, Washington county,
New York,
In this case there is no question of fact; defendant
raises the questions: 1. That by the laws of the State
fishing with a net in Cossayuna Lake is not prohibited.
2. That if the Legislature have enacted a law intended
to apply to fishing with a net in said lake, such law is
unconstitutional, and contrary to the provisions of Sec.
18 of Article I. of the Constitution of this State.
The court in its decision finds, both as a matter of fact
and of law, that defendant and other land owners are the
absolute owners of the lands and waters of Lake Cossa-
yuna; that is of the waters and the land under the waters;
owning it as fully and absolutely as any one can own
lands on which there are ponds and streams. But the
court decides first in answer to the plea that the act is
unconstitutional in its application to private ponds,
“That no right of property in defendant has been im-
paired—his rights of property remain the same as they
were before the passage of the act in question.”
This involves the decision that although the land and
water of the lakes are absolutely private property, the
fish are not, although the owners may have stocked and
maintained the ponds at their own cost, a decision incom-
patible with the generally accepted view that the fish in
the fish hatcheries of the State or in private hatcheries,
or in ponds or tanks are private property. If the fish in
the one case are ferw nature, so are they in the other, and
the objection of the court is not well taken. Fish ina
private pond are as much property as deer in a park.
But the court in its judgment cites various authorities
to show that all property is held subject to those general
regulations which are necessary to the common good and
general welfare, and that the fact that a statute impairs
the value of property does not render it unconstitutional.
These decisions were not intended to over-ride or set at
naught the limitations of the powers of the Legislature as
defined in Sec. 18 of Article I. of the constitution of this -
State, but simply to qualify it. The Legislature may not
pass laws destructive of, or prejudicial to, vested rights,
but it may impose such restrictions on the exercise of
those rights as may appear desirable for the public inter-
est; it may even pass laws embodying ill-judged and
vexatious provisions without infringing the constitution, |
but to render it constitutional there must be some shadow
of plea at least that it is for the public interest, but as
laid down in the judgment under review the question at
issue is not merely whether the Legislature had the
authority to extend the provisions of the fisheries act to
private waters, but further, whether they had it in con-
templation and intended that its provisions should so
apply.
ae construing a law the court lays down that it is
proper and often necessary to see what was the object
to be attained by the law, and what was the intention of
the Legislature in passing it, and to this may be added
that on the part of the courts it would be an insult to the
Legislature to assume that that body would impose any
vexatious restrictions upon the free and full exercise of
individual rights of property, unless such restrictions
were held necessary to the general well being; and here,
I think, the court has erred in confining itself toa critical
reading of the text of the law instead of considering
whether the extension of the prohibition of netting to
private waters was presumably necessary to secure the
objects for which the law was designed.
The literal rendering of the law is always subject to
qualification by considerations of its intent. The literal
readings of the act would make its provisions apply to
trout or bass in aquaria or glass globes, but in common
courtesy to the Legislature we are bound to infer that it
never meditated any such vexatious interference with
rights of property. It would be competent to that body
to prohibit the sale, or exposure of such fish for sale, dur-
ing the close season, because the absolute interdiction of
such sale, or exposure, is a protection against fishing out
of season, but to prohibit an individual from taking his
own fish out of his own glass globe, tank, pond or lake,
in his own way, the right of absolute property in the con-
taining vessel, pond or lake being conceded, cannot be
defended on the plea that it is for the common good.
The object which the law aimed at securing was the
prevention of the depletion of the waters over which the
State holds control in the interests of the public. Fishing
with a net in such waters is antagonistic to the objects of
the bill, tending to the exhaustion of public wealth.
The exhaustion of private wealth is not a matter about
which the State concerns itself; is not, in fact, a proper
matter for legislation. Unless it can be contended that
the objects of the bill were frustrated, or in danger of
being frustrated, by the defendant lifting his fish with a
net, the extension of the act to his private fish pond
would be unconstitutional, and we are bound to infer
that the Legislature did not contemplate any such vexa-
tious interference with private rights of property.
The case of Phelps vs. Racy, cited by the court as a
precedent, does not apply. The exposing of game birds
for sale in close season was incompatible with the efforts
of the Legislature to prevent the taking of those birds
during such close season; but no such contention can be
set up in the case under notice, It should be carried to
the Court of Appeals for review of judgment, i
FLORIDA FISHING.—Many anglers are now in Florida
fishing. Mr. W. C. Prime, author of “I Go A-Fishing,”
and Mr. N, Merrill, a brother of Major H, W. Merrill, are
at Ormond, on the Halifax River, fifty miles south of St.
Augustine, Mr. Merrill writes, under date of March 17,
to his brother: ‘‘Yesterday the fishing was good, the
trout (weakfish) rising beautifully to the fly. Mr. Prime
took some twenty-five by casting; but I killed the largest
fish yet taken here this season. My slight tackle was in
full strain for some fifteen minutes, as he got under the
bridge once.”
BURBOT IN ILLINOIS.—We have just ‘learned from Dr.
S. P. Bartlett, Fish Commissioner of Illinois, that a
burbot (Lota maculosa) about 12in. long was taken in
the Mississippi River, near Canton, in the latter part of
last November. This is the first instance he has known
of its occurrence in the Mississippi in his State,
sz
Maron 28, 1889.]
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GRANDACOY OR TARPUM.
AKE CHARLES, La., March 10,—EKditor Forest and
Stream: As usual, when in want of information, 1
appeal to you. Can you, or any of your readers, tell me
anything of a fish called the grand ecore (as nearly as I
can write the name from the prontinciation), which is
found here in profusion? Some of the fishermen claim it
is the tarpon, others deny it; some say it takes the bait
freely, others that it is caught, if at all, only by chance.
Can some one who has fished for it—if any such there
be—tell me the kind of tackle, size of rod, hook and line,
best kind of reel, bait, time and manner of fishing, etc.,
and I’ll do as muchfor yousometime. H, P, Urrorp,
phe grandacoy, grand écaille, sabalo, savanilla. silver
fish, tarpon or tarpum are some of the names applied to
the large silyery herring-like fish which has recently
achieved fame among anglers on account of its game
qualities, combined with its enormous size and brilliant
appearance. FOREST AND STRHAM of Dec. 13, 1888, con-
tains a good figure of the tarpum and a description of
some of the tackle used in its capture. The writer of the
article, ‘‘Lancewood,” used 5-0 Kirby Limericks on a
fifteen-thread line, and landed three tarpum, weighing
128, 135 and 1474]bs, respectively, Another paper is pub-
lished in Forrst AND STREAM, Dec. 27, 1888. Mullet is
used for bait, although the fish feeds upon any small fry
that may be convenient. Some anglers. use a 10-0
O’Shaughnessy hook and a No. 15 or 18 linen line. Most
anglers use a large bass reel. The reel is placed about a
foot from the end of the rod; it should hold atleast 500ft.
of line, as the fish travels like a flash and is prodigiously
strong, A bamboo striped bass rod in a single piece, 6
or 7ft. long, is employed, or a split-bamboo of about the
same length in two pieces. Snells should be 30 to 36in.
long, and the bait should be secured to the hook and snell
by means of fine wire. The time for the fishing is on
the flood tide. A good deal of activity will be required
on the part of the boatman, to keep up with the fish.
March and April are the best months for catching this
fish with rod and line, ]
WIRE LEADERS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Tn last week's paper ‘‘Lancewood” asks for information
about the wire leader. I procured a 94ft, sample leader
from Messrs. Shipley soon after the advertisement ap-
peared, and tried it in fiy-fishing for bass last season. It
is very pliable, in fact, as much so as gut, and is quite
invisible in the water, After making a few casts with it
(and it cast very nicely) about one-third of it with fly
attached, snapped off, very much as I expected it would.
As received by me there was no provision made for more
than one fly, and I did not try to attach more than one,
so the break was not caused by anything buta kink, I
have never used it since, and for practical use the gut
leader has little to fear from the wire leader, although it
might possibly be better adapted for still-fishing.
HOLELIDAYSBURG, Pa. T. E, D.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In reply to your correspondent’s inquiry concerning
metal leaders I would say that I have found them unsatis-
factory. On account of their attenuation and ductility
they are very liable to knot or kink or loop. This
weakens them, besides being very annoying, For leaders
gut is still in the lead and is gut enough. 0. 0.8.
Freponra, N.Y.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
In answer to **Lancewood’s” query concerning the value
of patent wire for leaders, I would beg to say that I tried
afew of them last summer and find that they are not
pliable enough, are very easily kinked, and when kinked
are very easily snappedasunder. If ‘*Lancewood” would
order a sample foot or two he would very soon satisfy
himself, WHITE MILLER.
DELAWARS, Ont,
SALMON SATIETY.
NE morning in the summer of 1885, while the Alba-
tross was at St. John’s, a pair of fine salmon were
seen lying on deck, and near them stood the native who
had brought them on board. Some one remarked,
“Those are magnificent fish.” “Yes,” said the native,
“doze fish are de kings in Newfoundland; dey are de
finest fish we has; but, dare now, you'll git sick of ’°em
mighty quick. We folks eats cod twenty-one times a
week and takes it for lunch, and never gets tired on it;
but ’twon’t take you long to git tired of eatin’ salmon.”
We are informed by one who was on the Albatross at
the time and who was very fond of salmon that he soon
learned to appreciate the force of the fisherman’s state-
ment. The ward room table was supplied with an
- abundance of salmon for about ten days, by which time
our informant had become so thoroughly sated that he
says he could not look a salmon in the face. He con-
fesses to having ovtained in that time a more thorough
insight than he ever had before into the meaning of the
old story about early Colonial laws which prohibited
masters from compelling their apprentices to eat salmon
more than three times a week, Trout were eaten by
the same authority, on another cruise around the coasts
of Newfoundland and Labrador, almost eyery meal for
about a month, and the “hankering for fish” had not
decreased,
DECREASE OF SHALS.—Late arrivals at St. John’s, New-
foundland, from the Dundee seal fishery report a steady
diminution in the number of seals. The fleet is con-
stantly being decreased in size through sales of vessels and
losses at sea, and the vacancies are not refilled. The oilis
greatly reduced in price, as in the case of whale oil, by
the introduction of petroleum products for lubricating
and illumination. Some idea of the shrinkage of the in-
dustry may be gained from the fact that in 1857 more
than 350 vessels were sealing from Newfoundland, while
in 1885 the fleet included only twenty steamers and a few
sailing vessels. A valuable account of the fishery was
published in FoREST AND STREAM, July 2, 1885,
SALMON FISHING IN PuGEr Sounp.—Governor Semple
of Washington Territory, says of salmon fishi in
Puget Sound, which certain anglers have decried as
-an impossibility or a failure on the Pacific coast:
“To troll for them either a sail or rowboat may be
used, provided no greater speed than three miles an hour
is attained. Pay out about 100ft, of line, and leave half
that amount coiled in the boat, so as to be able to let a
large fish have a run at the start. Such a precaution will
often save your tackle from being broken, for these big
fellows are of the same family as the trout, and will not
surrender without a hard struggle. They have been
known to describe a half circle with G0ft, of line, holding
it as tight as a backstay and coming up from astern to a
point nearly ahead while the boat was under full head-
way. They will sometimes suddenly dart away from
alongside and go 30 or 40ft, diagonally downward, draw-
ing the line across the keel of the boat with the apparent
intention of rasping it in two against the barnacles. It
requires great skill and patience to land one, even with
the stoutest tackle, for you can never be sure that they
will not tear the hook out with a back twist the moment
you give them a bit of slack, If they fail in this maneu-
ver they will often get the line caught behind their gills,
and then they are an easy prey. In the height of the
season great catches are sometimes made. <A party of
two recently killed twenty-five of these fish in half a day
in Tacoma harbor, and landed only two-thirds of those
that struck the trolls, The tackle was repeatedly broken
by large fish in spite of every precaution, and the party
landed with one damaged spoon out of half a dozen that
were on board at the start. The catch weighed 200lbs.”
PENOBSCOT SALMON,—The last number of the ForEST
AND STREAM has an article upon salmon fishing in which
it states that the fishing season has set in unusually early,
and with a remarkable run of fish, this year, in the
Canadian waters. From this we may anticipate an early
opening of the season on the Penobscot, and those best
acquainted with the habits of the king of fishes look for
its appearance here early in April, Last year the first
fish were taken April 27, which was the earliest on record.
Manager T. F. Allen, of the Penobscot Salmon Club, is
getting everything in readiness for business and will have
the club house in first-class condition. The telephone
wire, that was carried away by the freshet last spring,
causing much inconvenience, has been replaced, this
time below the dam where the ice or high water cannot
affect it. Mr. Allen has laid in a stock of first-class flies,
of the best make, adapted to the use of these waters. He
also received, recently, as a present from Archibald
Mitchell, Esq., of Norwich, Conn., the most enthusiastic
and most successful of our visitors from abroad, a box of
beautiful flies made by Mr. Mitchell himself, who is an
adept to the business and occupies his spare moments
in making all that he uses.— Bangor (Me.) Whig.
BLACKFORD’s TROUT OPENING.—Mr. BE. G. Blackford’s
exhibition of trout on the opening day, next Monday,
April 1, promises to exceed anything in the past. In
addition to goodly specimens of all the varieties of trout
reared at the State hatcheries, he will have a thousand
half-pound live brook trout on exhibition in tanks. We
can give no further details of the exhibition to-day, as
arrangements are not yet completed, but we hope to be
in a position next week to furnish full particulars. The
opportunity should be improved for comparing in the
flesh the several species, of which accurate drawings
will be given in our next issue.
CHauraugua LAKkE.—Com. R. U. Sherman has selected
a site for a State hatchery, andthe work of stocking
this beautiful body of water with muskallonge will be
undertaken at once.
Trout Supplement next week.
Hisheulture.
CHALEUR BAY PRODUCTS.*
ROM Mr. Mowat’s extremely interesting and valuable
review of the fisheries of Chaleur Bay we learn that cod
banks extend into the bay about sixty miles from its en-
trance and forty miles seaward, Lobsters are caught on its
shoreS on both sides. Five salmon rivers fall into its north
shore, and on the south is the noted Nepisiguit. The Resti-
gouche, with its branches extending north and west 140
miles, furnishing a fresh-water surface of nearly 400 miles
on which salmon lee is the principal nursery for the
salmon caught in the bay. The total catch for 1887 was
1,021,4001bs., distributed as follows;
Pounds
Restigouche county. ..2--. 22... .2is sti eaee 271,700
Gel GU GES ET COUT: 1 slersse esa tra tos Sen easton ctaraly css 386,000
Bonaventure county........-. 0... eee e eens 203,700
Gaspe county to Ship Head..-.....,......, 110,000
Add for anglers’ catch... c..cseu2esssarces 50,000
TBO Gal erath due o-Sronecnt oe ude Shah ccdale ded 1,021,400
The entire amount taken in New Brunswick for the same
year exceeded the yield of the bay of Chaleur by only 333,-
6001bs. WNoya Scotia and Labrador combined furnished less
salmon than the bay of Chaleur. The quantity taken on the
north shore of the hay was uch smaller than on the south
shore, owing, says Mr. Mowat, to the following causes: (1)
It has fewer netting stations by about sixty, (2) Quebec net-
ters dare not use traps or pache nets such as are used in New
Brunswick, (8) the Quebec netter pays a license of 40cts. per
2001bs. of fish caught, while the New Brunswicker pays acts.
per fathom of net used. Reliable returns under such cir-
cumstances cannot be obtained.
The catch of salmon in Quebec showed an increase of
142,000Ibs, The angling scores were small, but the supply
of salmon was fair. There was an increase of salmon in
New Brunswick of 88,0001bs. :
The fishery products of the bay of Chaleur are valued as
follows:
Restigouche and Gloucester counties..... $792,628
Bonaventure and Port of Gaspé........... 599,000
Expenses of 200 anglers.............0.000. 50,000
; $1,441,628
nearly equalling British Columbia and Quebec, above On-
tario, and more than Prince Edward's Island and Manitoba
combined. Of the above amount, the salmon yiels only
about $90,000 or $100,000, the cod fishing being the most im-
portant, supplemented by the waning lobster industry. A
brief historical sketeh of the early methods of fishing, the
disposition of the catch and the laws goyerning the fisher-
men follows. Mr. Mowat recommends the abolition of
fixed nets and pickets and the use of gill nets with certain
restrictions as to the size of the mesh and the observance of
a weekly close time.
*Chaleur Bay and its Produets for 1887=’88, with Net and Rod.
By John Mowat.
EXPLORATIONS IN GULF OF MEXICO.
HH U.S. Fish Commission schooner Grampus left Key
West Feb, 14 to investigate the off-shore grounds in the
region between the Tortugas and Cape San Blas, to deter-
mine as far as practicable the extent of the banks and the
abundance of fish and other animals inhabiting them,
Dredgings were made at intervals of ten miles and tempera-
ture observations recorded. During the day the small sur-
face net was towed and collected yarious species of small
fish and many crustacea, IWlying fish were abundant, also
small schools of skipjacks. Two large turtles were seen at
the surface. Mr. Conley struck one of them with a harpoon,
but the iron did not penetrate. A Portuguese man-of-war
was secured, :
Feb. 15, between 1 and 2 P. M,, while dredging, three red
snappers were caught in quick succession; other lines were
put ont but only one more fish was taken, as the vessel
drifted on to soft bottom, The average length of the speci-
mens was 26in.; average weight 14lbs. The stomachs con-
tained one eel-like fish and several small shrimp. One of
the fish eontained pretty well developed roe. he location
ot i fishing is north lat, 25° to 25° 01° west long., 82° 32’ to
Feb. 16, in north lat. 26° 01’, west long. 82° 52’, while drift-
ing with the dredge out, red snappers were struck. Five
lines were immediately put over, and before they reached
the bottom every one had a fish on, and some hauled in
pairs. The fish continued to bite very greedily for about
fifteen minutes, during which time 3] red snappers and 3
groupers were landed on deck. Fishing was stopped be-
cause no more were needed. It seemed as if a vessel might
have caught a full fare in that place. The average weight
of the red snappers was 1(0lbs.; average length, 24in, The
groupers averaged 16Lbs.
Feb. 18, Mr. Conley harpooned a spotted porpoise, which
was hauled ou deck and a skeleton Tease.
Feb. 19, in north lat. 25° 15’, west long. 82° 39’ 15", the
Grampus “struck” fish, and they appeared to be plentiful
for a few minutes; 15 groupers and 3 red snappers were
caught, A numberof groupers were seen alongside, nearly
at the surface. A school of redfish was seen breaking water
about a quarter of a mile distant. During the afternoon a
large shark and a turtle were seen at the surface near by.
Fishermen claim that the presence of turtles indicates good
fishing grounds, but the officers of the Grampus cannot
agree with them.
The present systematic study of the Gulf is the outgrowth
of the preliminary examination by the Albatross in March,
1885, which indicates possibilities of such importance as to
lead Capt. J. W. Collins te mention them in the following
terms;
“The inyestigations that were made after leaving Tampa
may fairly be considered as probably the most important
work done on the cruise in the direction of making re-
searches on the fishing grounds. The region lying between
Tampa and the Tortugas, outside of depth of 20 fathoms.
has never been resorted to by fishing smacks, and itis cer-
tainly questionable if any one knew that red snappers could
be taken on the ground we went over. That they are mote
generally distributed here, in depths of 26 to 27 fathoms,
and far more abundant than on the grounds visited by the
snapper fishermen of Pensacola, seems clearly established by
the result of the researches made.
“Tn view of the growing demand for red snapper, and the
fact that the fish on the old grounds are believed to be more
or less depleted and becoming scarcer every year, the import-
ance of this discovery, if it may so be termed. can_ scarcely
be overestimated, since it opens up an additional field of
broad proportions that there is good reason to suppose will
be profitably worked im the future. Its nearness to Tampa,
which has the advantages of an excellent harbor and rail-
road communication, are features that should not be over-
looked, for if the distance from Pensacola is too great te run
fish there they can be shipned from the nearer port.” -
Tnfluenced by this report the schooner Wateska, of Chat-
ham, Mass., in the latter part of 1888, fished forty miles
southwest from Egmont Key in the region discovered by the
Albatross. The crew of six men averaged about 9,000lbs. of
red snappers per week in thislocality. The grounds reported
by the Grampus are new and within easy reach of railroad
communication from Charlotte Harbor.
Feb. 26, in north lat. 25° 23’, west long, 82° 43’, several
bonito were caught on tro]! lines,
Feb. 27, north Jat. 25° 24 30°, west long. 88° 06’, flying
fish were numerous. A school of porpoises was sighted.
One bonito was caught.
March 1, north lat. 25° 34’, west long. 83° 28’, two
groupers were hauled to the surface. A few flying fish
were frequently observed during the day. Two large schools
of porpoises were seen.
March 4, at 10 A. M.. in Charlotte Harbor, the seine boat
joined the Grampus. Dr. Henshall reports a pleasant cruise,
and all hands well. The Doctor has made a very large col-
lection of fishes.
March 5, Mr. Hahn took the seine boat to Punta Gorda to
supply her with provisions trom the Fish Hawk for another
cruise of three weeks.
FOREIGN ZOOLOGICAL STATIONS,—Danish Biclog-
ical Station.—In the estimates for 1889-’90 is an item of
$11,502 for the establishment and support of a biological
station, which is to be modeled after the “movable station”
known for the last few years in Scotland, The cost of the
building is calculated at $9,180. Netherlands Zodlogical
Station.—The Netherlands Zodlogical Society has deter-
mined to begin, during the coming spring, a building for a
permanent zoédlogical station in Nieuwediep, the most im-
portant fishing port of Holland. The structure will cost
about $6,750. The lower story will contain the aquaria,
laboratory and library; the upper the director’s living rooms.
The post of director is, with the consent of the Government,
conferred upon its adviser in fishery matters, Dr. P. P. C.
Hoek, who is, also, the first secretary of the Zodlogical So-
ciety. Dr. Hoek will go to Nieuwediew about Easter. Itis
hoped that the laboratory will be open in the latter part of
the summer.
MICHIGAN FISH COMMISSION.—Mr. John H. Bissell
has retired from the Commission at the expiration of his
term, and Mr. Hoyt Post, of Detroit, has been appointed in
his place. The president of the Commission now is Mr.
Herschel Whitaker, of Detroit, An unusually large number
of brook trout is being planted this spring, and the distribu-
tion is made with the new ear, to the great satisfaction of
the (!iommissioners and the parties who receive the fish. The
Commissioners believe the purchase of this car to have been
one of the best investments they have made.
STUDY OF HERRING MIGRATIONS.—filip Trybom,
who is well-known to Americans, is now the first fishery
assistant of the Swedish Government, and is engaged in
studying the migrations and spawning habits of the Kat-
tegat herring,—Deutscher Fischerei-V erein.
LAFAYEHTEH, Ind., July 24, 1888.—United States Cartidge Co.,
Lowell, Mass; Dar Srrs—l find your Climax paper shot shells
excellent and quite equal to Bley’s. There is no hang fire or ten-=
deney to do so. Lintend using your shells in a match next week.
I will give them 4 good boom, as they deserve it.
ourstruoly, — . i I
—Adu. (Signed) W.GrAnAM, Champion English Shot,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Marcon 28, 1889,
Che Fennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
March 26 to 29, 1889—Tvirst Annual Dog Show of the Mass. Ken-
nel Club, Lynn. Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary.
March 19 to 22, 1889.—First Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel
Olub, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary. :
April 2 to 5, 1889.—Annual Show of the New England Kennel
lub, Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
ace.
April 9 to 12.—First Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at
Worcester, Mass, Hdward W. Doyle, Secretary.
April 9 to 12, 1889.—First Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
Kennel Club, at Chicago. Ill. George H. Hill, Superintendent, 34
Monroe street, Chicago, UL ;
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seyenth Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club, at Philadelpnia, Pa, NWrancis §, Brown, Secretary.
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
Sept. 10 to 13,—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont. C. A. Stone, Manager.
Feb, 18 to 21, 1890,— Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Clib, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
FIELD TRIALS.
Nov. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club,
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Nov. 18.—Eleyenth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Wield
Trials Olub, at High Point, N.C. W.A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga. Springs, N.Y.
Dec. 2.—Inaugural Wield Trials of the Central Field Trial Club,
at Lexington, N. ©. ©. H. Odell, Secretary pro tem., Mill’s Build-
ing, New York, N. Y.
ROCHESTER DOG SHOW.
T is our please to chronicle a success for the Rochester
Kennel Club’s first annual show, which was held in
the Washington Rink on the 19th, 20th, 2ist and 22d inst,
Whata refreshing change from the poorly-located and musty-
looking music hall at Uticato the clean, well ventilated
and equaily well located skating rink at Rochester; and
what a surprising change in the attendance, and in the
appearance and bearing of the yisitors. What a change,
too, from the one-horse management at Albany to the
ample, live and enthusiastic management at Rochester. We
do not believe there was an old exhibitor at the last named
show but who would pronounce it one of the best managed
and most enjoyable shows ever held in this country, True,
the entries were rather lighi and the quality, in the sport-
ing classes especially, not what it might have been; but for
sterling management, pleasing effect and quality of patrons
the Rochester show will goon record as a model. Here
Mr. Tallman was not hampered with judging dogs. His
whole time and attention were devoted to his charge; and
if anybody needed proof that judging and managing do not
go well together he had but to attend Albany and Utica
shows and then go to Rochester. The contrast was as dis-
tinct as it was pleasing, and nobody that attended the three
shows will venture to recommend the cheese-paring system
of haying one man fill two offices, There was a clange—x
big one—and everybody and his dog enjoyed it, He must
indeed have been a poor apology for adog man that could
not have put in four solid days at Rochester,
Too much praise cannot be given to Mr. Tallman. li was
said, early in the season, and not without foundation, that
“Billy” was a bit lazy. We can testify to haying noticed
the same thing at Buffalo, Printers’ ink and hard work
have made of him a most excellent superintendent. He has
“trained on,’’ as the management of this show proves, and
we have no fear that well-merited reward will do as it hag
donein many another case—cause him to lose his form and
return to the come-day-go-day God send the next day man-
agementof the Buffalo show. ee l
Prominent among the hard workers were Dr. Gray, Mr.
Wareham Whitney, Mr. John R. Fanning, Mr. Harry Yates,
Mr. Geo. E. Peer and Dr. Albert Drinkwater. These mem-
bers of the club were busy from early in the morning until
after the lights had been turned low, and to their energy
must be attributed in a large measure the success of the show.
Mr. Wilmerding and the Westminster Kennel Club en-
tered a number of dogs, but did not send them, This is
usually considered a compliment toaclub; butit seems to
us that a better way of improving a show would be to offer
special prizes equivalent in yalue to the entrance money
aid for the absentees, These specials would be a means of
ieamwiti & outalarger number of entries; and the clubs would
not then be put to the unnecessary expense of furnishing
empty pens, each of which costs $1.25, and take up as much
space as the ones that are occupied. The benching and
feeding were intrusted to Spratts ‘‘Old Reliable,” and of
course these important features of the show were in keeping
with the excellent management of the other branches.
MASTINFS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Wacouta Nap, who is very light in flesh and needs rest,
had not the ghost of a chance of beating Minting, who is in
his usual good form. Credit is due to Minting’s handler for
the excellent condition in which the crack has been shown
since New York. Moses, who has no business in the same
class with Minting, was absent, The challenge class for
bitches contained no entries, and the open class fordogs was
yery inferior in point. of quality. Hlm Place Jumbo, the
first prize winner, is not a show dog, Defects: Mask not
defined, ears not dark enough, face too long and lacking in
volume, more especially in width; head shallow, color of
eyes a shade light, ears rather large, underhung to an ex-
tent seldom seen, ribs too flat, loin not massive enough,
lacks width and power behind, light in bone, kneesshowing
weakness, coat not first-class, lacks wrinkle; a dog of about
average size that would not be noticed In a good class,
Major Zulu, second prize, like his more fortunate competi-
tor, is a prize winner without being a show dog. Defects:
Wars and mask not dark enough, foreface not long, but
pinched near the nostrils and not right in lips, skull large
in proportion to size of muzzle, but not measuring well, too
straight in hocks, would be improved by length of body and
general massiveness, lacks size, head not well wrinkled,
rather lengy. Hilm Place Colonel, vhe.: Shallow in muzzle
and not right im lips, flat in cheeks, light in bone, body too
short and not massive enough, lacks character, not a show
dog. Boy, unnoticed; Muzzle too long and not blunt, light
in eyes—a bad head—undersized, not a show dog, Tiger,
unnoticed; Muzzle shallow and pointed, head lacking in
volume, leggy, lightin bone, not a show dog, Major, un-
noticed: Long and houndy im head, throaty, flut-sided, weedy,
notashow dog, The Lady Coleus, The Lady Ph lis, The
Lady Beatrice and Boss Lady Olare, first, second, reserve
and vhe, in the corresponding bitch class, have all been re-
cently described. Dora, c.: Large in ears, muzzle not blunt
nor short enough, head deficient in girth, not straight in
front, wrong in feet, nota show bitch. Ino, c.: Shows pug
character, wrong in ears, lips not well placed, lacks in
volume of muzzle, not a show bitch, but a decidedly better
specimen than Dora. Him Place Dolly, unnoticed: Long in
face, large in ears, light in bone, straight behind, bad in
feet, houndy, not ashow dog. Lulu Zulu, unnoticed: Long
and shallow in face, light in eyes, crooked in front, badly
shown, being much teo fat, not a show bitch. Only twodog
puppies were shown and the prize was withheld. Horace
that was given he. lacks in head properties, is large in ears,
out at the elbows and wretchedly bad in legs and feet. We
judge it was his pedigree that won him the card, certain]
it could not have been merit, There was only one bite
puppy—a bad one. The prize was withheld and she was
iven vhe, It is not at all probable that she wili ever be
eard of again as she is not a show bitch and was not en-
titled to notice. She is wrong in head, big in ears, terribly
bad in legs and feet, The special prizes for best mastiff dog
and bitch were a gift to Mr. Moore,
ST, BERNARDS—(MISS WHITNEY).
Barry II., who was looking remarkably well considering
the knocking about he has had of late, was the only entry
in the challenge class for rough-coated dogs, tial all we
need say of Miranda and Gemma I., the only competitors ic
the bitch class, is that Gemma I. won and that, for reasons
given in our ry report, we are wholly unable to indorse
the decision. The open class for dogs brought out one St.
Bernard, the now well-known Ben Lomond, and quite a
number of rough-haired dogs. Romeo, the second prize
winner, has the following defects: Muzzle lacking in depth
and not right in lips; stop not well defined; color of eyes
too light; chest too narrow; legs fairly good to the knees
where they show slight weakness; back would be improyed
by more length; moves with a bit of a straddle behind; ribs
not well sprung; lacks length over all; correct in other
pots, but not a show dog. Cato, Jr., vhe., has, I think,
been shown in the smooth-coated class. He is wrong at
both ends, has too little coat for the rough class and too
much for the smooth. Monarch, reserve, will take with
him through life the following defects: Muzzle lacking in
depth and width; stop not properly defined; ears wrong;
expression not correct; not perfectly straight in front; weak
in Knees; lacks massiveness; has a ring-tail; not _a show
dog. Jumbo, unnoticed, is entered as “liver and white;
date of birth, breeder and pedigree, unknown. Price $50.”
He is snipy, bad in ears, undersized, short in coat, bad in
expression; in fact, a very dear dog at the catalogue price.
Mt. Sion ITI, was absent. The bitch class found Saffron
and Recluse well ahead of their two seedy-looking com-
petitors, Hazel Kirke, one of these, was given c. and the
owner must have felt happy. She is long in foreface, shal-
low in head and muzzle, undersized, weedy throughont,
wrong in coat; in fact, not a show bitch. Luna, that was
also given c., is entered as haying won first at Ontario, 1888.
There must have been a queer lot of dogs in that class and
we thought Miss Whitney in a charitable frame of mind
when she gave herac, The rough-coated class for dog pup-
ples was drawn blank and the three entries in the bitch
class were a seedy-looking trio, Vic, first prize, is wrong
in muzzle and stop, small in feet, has ring-tail, is not black
in nose and has full cheeks, She has good body and coat
and is fairly good in bone, but will never, we think, develop
into a show dog. Sappho, second prize, has prabably won
her last prize. She cannot possibly outgrow the following
defects: Full, round forehead; bad eyes; no stop; short ring-
tail; washy color. Niketa, vlic., lacks in head and is out at
elbows, She is not destined to appear as a winner of other
prizes,
Three classes were provided for the smooth-coats, of which
there were but four entries, with one of them, Rigi, absent.
Daphne, as usual, was on hand and took the challenge prize
for bitches, and in the open class for dogs Chang, bad in
head and too high on the legs, was given second prize, first
being withheld for want of merit, This dog was third at
Buffalo, Lola, that was second at Troy and second at Al-
bany and Utica, was unopposed in the bitch class. She was
fully described in the Troy report,
NEWFOUNDLANDS—(MISS WHITNEY).
There werea couple of black dogs, but no Newfoundlands,
Jumbo II, isnot bad in head, but his light eyes, heavily
coated ears, unsy1umetrical frame and wretchedly bad coat
should always put bim back. Heis massive, of more than
average size, and hasthecorrect Newfoundland gait. Frank-
lin, second prize, has the following defects: Muzzle pointed;
head not high enough; wrong in stop; eyes prominent; ears
not lying close; chest very narrow; set of legs not correct:
body not massive enough; feet very small—a most serious
defect; light in bone; left foreleg having the appearance of
being broken at some time: straight stifles and hocks; tail
too short and with high carriage; curly in coat; moves badly
behind; a small, plain animal, lacking altogether in charac-
ter, Both prizes should haye been withheld,
GREAT DANES—(MISS WHITNEY).
Lady Bess, first at Albany and Troy, is a well known third-
rater, On this occasion she won very easily from Nigger,
her only competitor. Heis a blue mongrel, and shows Es-
quimaux character. His owner is evidently fond of a dog
or he would not catalogue him at #50,
DEERHOUNDS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Here there were four classes, but only one dog, She has
been through thecircuit and need not bedescribed, A num-
ber of admirers of this breed were sorely disappointed that
Mr. Thayer’s dogs were not entered.
GREYHOUNDS—(MR. MORTIMER).
The challenge honors were defended by Cassandra, the
sweet and quality-showing daughter of Debret and Dead
Secret, Now that Lancashire Witch and Mother Demdike
haye been retired, and the gallant Memnon has lost his
teeth, Cassandra heads the list of show greyhounds in this
country. The open class for dogs had six entries, which
were badly judged. Virst prize was given to Ira, that is not
a show dog, Defects: Muzzle cut away just before and
below the eyes, and showing weakness all the way to the
nose; eyes large and full; ears too large, but well carried;
neck heavy; shoulders straight and heavy; chest too wide;
ribs not well sprung; very short from hip to stern; slightly
tucked up, stands over but little ground; coat not first-class;
loin wide but lacking in depth; a dog showing little char-
acter or quality and giving one the idea that he is not well
bred, Fleetwood, that is well known, should have been
first, with Hazelhurst, that is equally well known, second.
Zip, he., is unsound and should not have been noticed; but
leaving the disqualifying point out ef question he is not 4
show dog, being coarse in neck, heavy in shoulders, very
light in quarters, weak in knees and lacking in substance
and power. Thracian, unnoticed, has prick-ears, is light in
bone, flat-sided and lathy; in fact, a weed, McDonald, also
unnoticed, is crooked in front, bad in feet, all wrong in
shoulders and hindquarters, and lacking entirely in sub-
stance and general greyhound attributes. Harmony and.
Lady Olivia were well ahead in a weak class of bitches. It
does not take much of a greyhound to beat Lady Olivia, but
she was Clearly ahead of Maud K, that was he. The last-
named is plain in head, defective in legs and feet, flat-sided,
has lost a piece off her tail and shows an absence of quality
and greyhound symmetry. Kingston’s Blue Belle, un-
noticed, is of similar type, and in addition to her numerous
structural defects she has alame hip. Fannie M.,, that was
first at Utica, was the only puppy entered. We predict she
will never beat a greyhound.
FOXHOUNDS—(MR. MORTIMER),
Here there were but two entries, Pride of Hornell and
Clinch. Pride of Hornell, that took first, was first at Utica.
In addition to his crooked legs and lathy body he has bad
shoulders and his ribs are not at ail well sprung. It does
not say very much forthe breed when a dog like this can
win first and special, Clinch was not on hand when we
called to take notes, and we did not see him.
POINTERS—(MR. GLOVER).
The Westminster Kennel Club’s dogs beimg absent left
the challenge classes for heayy weights without entries, anc
the open class for heavy weight dogs brought out a medley
lot of nine. Tory White, that was given first, was vhe. in
the open class at New York and third in the novice class at
the same show. Heis along way removed from high-class
form and it needs only a fairly good one to beat him, He
has the following defects: Color of eyes too light, neck not
clean, set of forelegs not correct, ribs not very well sprung,
loin light, hindquarters light, islegey and too short between.
the couplings. Killdeer, placed second, is a white and liver
of unknown pedigree. This will probably account for the
first note we took on him, which is as follows: ‘Lacks
true pointer character,’”’ In addition toan absence of some-
thing which is easier missed than described, he has the fol-
lowing defects: Lips not well placed, cheeks a trifle promin-
ent, neck not quite clean, yet of good length, set of forelegs
not just right, ribs not well sprung, loin flat, not perfectly
straight in front, falls away too much from hips to stern,
tail docked short and what remains of it very coarse, not of
the right type, Dike, vhe.; Shallow in muzzle, hang of
ears not correct, flat behind the withers, circus-horse back
and ioin, light quarters, straight behind, set of legs not
quite right, feet not set quite straight, does not move well
behind; like the second prize winner he is of unknown pedi-
gree, Don, he,, is sate as good a dog as Duke, but the fol-
lowing defects will preyent him rising much above that
class; Muzzle not quite clean near the eyes, throaty, heavy
in shoniders, flat and light in loin, too short from the
hips back, chest should be deeper, a trifle leggy, docked
tail. Sam, unnoticed, is plain in head, throaty,
wide in front and lacking in true quality and charac-
ter. IWritz, another of the unnoticed division, is bad in
head, throaty, crooked in front, throws his toes inward,
especially when in motion, and is very defective behind the
short ribs, Victor the Blue Stocking, whose condition is
improving, was given vhe. Sachem and Old Bang were ab-
sent. Both of them need rest, Golden Rod, who is improy-
ing every day, was first in the corresponding class for bitches.
Her skin looks decidedly better than it did a fortnight ago.
Flash, that was given a c. card, is not a show biteh. De.
fects: Throaty; wide in front; stands badly, Westminster
Sal, the other entry, was absent. Naso of Kippen, entered
in the challenge class for light-weight dogs, was wisely left
at home. Weshall hope to see this grand little dog with a
clean skin and anew jacket at Boston, Queen Fan was
alone in the bitch class. How this very ordinary specimen
has won her way to the challenge class is one of the many
things that would puzzle mortal man to explain, She is
wrong in muzzle, eyes, expression, skull, neck, chest, shoul-
ders, legs, set of same, feet, and in addition to these defects
is weedy and light in bone. The judge committed a grave
error when he placed her over Tory White for the special
for best pointer. Wirst in the open class for dogs was given
to Forest King, that was fully deseribed in the Troy report.
Hickory Staunch, placed second, should have given way to
Bing, that was vhe. Bing has improved yery much in con-
dition. In the Utica report we called attention to his several
defects, but he does not possess nearly so many as Hickory
Staunch, and on this occasion was fairly entitled to second
place. A full and careful deseription of Hickory appeared
in the Albany report. Stella and Wanda, first and second
in bitches, held the same positions at Albany and need not
again be deseribed. Devonshire Queen, vhe., barring her
ears and neck, was about the best in the class. She was not
in show condition. Guenn, he., is very throaty, does not
stand right in front and is faulty behind. Fly, unnoticed,
is underhung, wrong in stop and muzzle, and defective in
neck, Shot and Belle, the only puppies entered in the two
classes that were provided, are white and liver dogs. We
will spare the owner the pain of reading our notes on them.
Taken altogether the pointers were a very bad lot.
SETTERS—(MR. GLOVER).
As stated in our dispatch from the show, setters were not
a good lot. Six classes were provided for Hnglish and there
were only ten entries all told. The judge took a great deal
of pains to arrive at correct decisions, but failed to give
satisfaction. We gave all of the dogs a most searching ex-
amination and regret that we are unable to indorse the
awards. Mr. Glover kindly gave us his reasons for having
placed the dogs as he did, and we will now give ours for
thinking that he did not get them right. There were no
entri¢s in the challenge classes, and the open class brought
out an indifferent lot of five, all of which were decorated
with a card. Pride of Dixie II. is a rather coarse white,
black and tan, by Pride of Dixie. Defects; Skull tooheavy,
muzzle well formed, yet haying the appearance of being
slightly weak—this is owing to the heavy proportions of the
skull—eyes showing the white and having a wrong expres-
sion, forelegs badly set, knees showing weakness, feet not
first-class, loin not nicely turned, coat a bit woolly and not
straight enough, does not stand well in front. Of these de-
fects, by far the most serious are the dog’s legs, feet, posi-
tion of elbows and set of legs. We felt positively sure that
under the judgment of a practical man like Mr. Glover
these failings would turn the scales in fayor of Lindo. We
will describe the Pittsburgh dog very minutely, leaying
those of our readers who have not seen the dogs to balance
up accounts and take their choice: Muzzle well formed and
could only be improved by a little more length, stop a trifle
teo deep, eyes and ears correct, cheeks not quite clean—
they should be flat—neck of good length, but showing some
throatiness, spring in ribs would improve his chest, loin flat
and rather hght, falis toe abruptly from hips to stern, hocks
would be better if lower and more bent—they do not show
weakness—tail too long and not perfect in carriage, good
straight forelegs, whieh are set into the best of feet, coat
free from curliness. but rather short; is a triflelegey. The
numerous defects in these dogs show that both of them are
a long way removed from high-class form, Lindo has in
his favor a very workmanlike appearance, but we haye
neyer seen a Sporting dog with legs set like Dixie’s, that was
a high-class field dog, As things now stand Lindo beat
Pride of Dixie at New York under Mr, Davidson, and again
at Utica under Mr. Tallman, and Pride of Dixie
beat Lindo at this show under Mr. Glover. We think that
when the last named judge shall have an Upper puna. to
ive the dogs another examination be will plump fer
Rando: We have a rather good story to tell of Lewis,
the handler of Lindo. Mr. Lewis has been incensed over the
critical and searching reports on his dogs which haye
appeared in the FOREST AND STREAM, and as a means of
preventing the numerous defects in his exhibits from being
brought to public notice in future, he suggested petitioning
bench show managers not to permit Mr. —, of ForEsT AND
STREAM, to take the dogs from the benches for inspection.
This brilliant idea occurred to him at Utica, and it quick]
had the indorsement of a couple of handlers who showe
several mangy dogs at Albany. The petition fell flat, more
especially on those who do not care to have valuable dogs
benched next to diseased ones; and the Rochester manage-
ment was thus depriyed of the pleasure of scanning the
esraceful and artistic Chiroareyay of these peculiar re-
formers. As soon as Mr. Glover had knocked out Lindo
and Lewis’s other dog, Zona, that was second in the bitch
class, the petitioner was heard to say in a rather loud
tone of voice, ‘‘That’s all right, wait till to-morrow. Mr.
—,of FoREsT AND STREAM, will be here. Thank Heaven
we have one man left who is not afraid to straighten out
this funny judging.” We do not think it probable
after this that Mr. Lewis will ever attempt to gag the
press. The one and only means whereby Mr, Lewis can
avert unfavorable criticism is to get same good dogs, _Ham-
brook, vhe., is too full in cheeks, light in eyes, not right in
set of legs, not good in hindquarters, and only fair in legs
d|and feet. He is fairly good in shoulders and other points. -
Glendale, he., has these defects: Muzzle too fine, ears short,
bad eyes and expression, not straight in front, legs not
well placed, shoulders heavy, stern not well carried, coarse
throughout, Duke, c., light, staring eyes, not good in legs
or feet, curly in coat, lathy. He moves well and is better
than average in. other points. In bitches there were but
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three entries, Chantauqua Relle, Zona and Frolic Bondhu,
all well known. Zona, placed second, beat Chautauqus
Belle at Alhany and Utica, but was behind her at New York.
When Mr. Tallman placed Zona first at Albany we indorsed
the decision, and a very careful re-examination of the two
bitches confirms this opinion. There were only two puppies,
and Zach, that was first at Utica, took first again here.
Star Roy, vhe., is plain in head, straight in hocks, long im
stern, and neither tight in knees or set of legs. Ile will not
develop into a show dog.
Blarney, Laura B,, Desmond II., Dick Swiveller and Lon
IIl., winners in the Irish classes, need not be described,
They have been the round of the shows and admirers of the
breed are perfectly familiar with their good and bad points,
Dennis, be., in the open class for dogs, is plain in head,
straight behind, light in middle, short and open in coat
and is not a show dog. “Date of birth, breeder and pedi-
gree unknown,” Colonel, unnoticed, is wide and coarse in
_ head, wrong im position of elbows, back at the knees, had
behind and not first-class in coat, Jacko, another of the
unnoticed division, lacks in head properties, has short ears,
is nob good in legs and feet, has a ropy tail, is straight
behind and lacks quality throughout. Captain, also un-
noticed, is bad at both ends, and the ends commence from the
center. Governor Tilden, unnoticed, is a red and white dog,
with poor head, sour expression and bad stern, Don, like-
wise unnoticed, is bad in color and has terrible head and
eyes. Barring the first and second winners it was a wretch-
edly poor class. In bitches Lou III., the Albany winner,
although a long way from first-class form, was a very easy
winner; but if was a close thing between Meig and Daisy,
that was second at Troy, for second honors. Meig finally
roved the winner, Her failings are as follows: Skull too
eavy; eyes rather light: head not well donted; slightly
underhung; throaty; set of legs not correct; Knees not very
strong and feet too flat; stern too long; expression rather
sour, shoulders not first-class. Cossy, he., is light in color,
lain in head, longin stern, wrong in ears and their carriage,
ight in bone and lacking in power behind. This was a
very weak class, The puppy class contained nothing but
mongrels in appearance and the prize was rightly withheld.
This*breed was well judged.
Six Gordons were entered in the five classes
These were little Boy, Roxie, Rose, Leo B., Becky Sharp
and Vic. Little Boy, Roxie and Leo Bb. were without com-
petitors, and Becky Sharp and Vic had the open class for
bitches to themselves. ere we cannot indorse the decision
in favor of Becky Sharp. Both bitches are well known, and
it seems tous that Vic isnot only better than Becky Sharp
but decidedly better.
SPANIELS—(MR. WILMERDING),
The classes for field spaniels contained nothing new, and
as usual Messrs. Oldham & Willey took the majority of
the prizes. It is no use again criticising dogs whose defects
and good points are known toour readers, and in passing
the breed without comments we do not think that we are
=hawanri the risk of being charged with writing a Chicago
report.
he cocker classes were well filled, and the quality through-
out was decidedly better than average. Every prize but one
fell to dogs that have already been fully described The
new one was So So, that took first in the class for cocker
dogs other that black. He is a puppy showing nice quality,
rovided.
and while not quite right in head is promising in other
respects, The old-timers and winners in their respective
classes were Doc, Chloe W., Jersey, Dandy W., Dolly Obo,
Lacco, Hornell Dick, Hornell Velda, Goldie and Hornet,
Ray, vhe. in the open elass for black dogs, is light and
pointed in muzzle, wrong in coat and sourin expression.
He ought to be worth the catalogue price; $5. Med A., he.
in the same class, is not clean below the eyes, his lips are
not well hung, is throaty, leggy, rather long-cast and is not
right in coat. Mardo, unnoticed,isa mongrel. Giffee.vhe.,
is well known. WPashiou, vhe. in thecorresponding bitch
class, is faulty below the eyes, open in coat, leggy and light.
Florence Obo,c., is defective in head, more especially in
muzzle, and is lightin bone. Sheeny, vhe., was not on the
bench when we called. Plover, c. in the open class for dogs
of any otber color than black, is bad in head and eyes, curly
in coat and legey. Ben I. and Smith, that took c. cardsin
the same class, are not show dogs. The second prize puppy
Fashion, has a head that is rather too much on the field
type, is wrong in stifles and hocks, rather light in eyes,
leggy and not justrightin setof ears. Hornell Gypsey, vhe.,
was second in the puppy classat Utica. Flip, he., is alto-
gether wrong in head, eyes and muzzle and is too leggy.
Mary Stuart, c., isa decidedly better specimen than Wlip.
She is not so heavy in bone, but in all other points, more
especially in head, she is all over the better cocker. The
special for best spaniel of all classes was rightly given to
Glencairn, and Messrs, Oldham & Willey were the only ones
in the hunt for the kennel prize.
COLLIES—(MR, MORTIMER).
These classes showed a falling of in quality, Scotilla was
absent from the challenge class for dogs and the overrated
Metchley Surprise and Bonny Brae were alone in the bitch
class. Clipper and Roslyn were clearly ahead of their com-
etitors in the open class for dogs. Sir Walter Scott and
soslyn Sensation, the vhe. dogs, are equally well-known,
Tyke got the reserve card. He is deficient in coat and bad
in ears. Meadowbrook Ben, he., is bad in head, wrong in
legs and feet, undersized and not first-class in hody. For
reasons stated in the Alhany report, we regret very much
to see that Mr. Terry has again entered dogs to be judged
by Mr. Mortimer. If the judge had sent the dog ont of the
ting without a card it would not have altered the principle,
which we again state is wrong, and which we Know is con-
demned even by staunch friends of the Westminster Kennel
Club and the A. K.C. Smoker, unnoticed, has bad head
and ears, is soft im coat and straight behind. Don, un-
noticed, has short, coarse head, rose-ears and is short and
soft in coat. Lad, unnoticed, is wrong in head, ears, shoul-
ders, stifies and hocks. Sailor, unnoticed, is entirely wrong
in head and ears. Bitches were a weak class and Jakyr
Dean won yery easily over the plain-headed, undersized
and rather sway-backed Hffie Dean Il,, that was entered
“not for competition; at least so says the catalogue. Ailsa,
whe,, a daughter of Hclipse and Meta, although neither first-
class in head nor tail, rather soft in coat and with ears not
well up, is quite as good as the second prize winner. Jenny
Lind, he., was out of condition. She is fairly good in head
but her ears are rather large and not well carried, her coat
at present is teo soft and open, feet are not right and loin is
too light. Diamond, the only dog puppy shown, will never
develop into a show dog; heis wretchedly bad in head and
ears. Jakyr Dean was the only bitch puppy shown, The
special prize for best collie in the show was given to Metch-
ley Surprise. Clipper and Jakyr Dean are both better
Specimens,
POODLES—(MR. MORTIMER),
Here there was only one entry, a little, short-headed, yel-
low-eyed, fluffy coated mongrel. The prize should have been
withheld.
BASSET HOUNDS—(MR. GLOVER),
Babette, the Albany, Troy and Utica winner, was the only
one shown.
DACHSHUNDE—(MR. GLOVER).
’ There were four entries in this class, two of which were
absent. Jesse and Fred, that were given first and second
prizes, are a couple of little black, tan and white mongrels,
weak in jaw, flat in os
in loin, wrong in crook, lacking in bone and minus eyery
more depth. He carries his tail too high, is leggy, a trifle
wrong im ears, short in body, flat.
particle of true dachshund character,
prizes should have been withheld.
BEAGLES—(MR. GLOVER).
Mr. Schellhass, who was down to judge these classes as
well as bassets and dachshunde, failed to put in an appear-
anee, We understand thab Mr. Mortimer was invited to
judge the classes aud refused, If the Somerset Kennels’
dogs are owned in part by a member of the Westminster
Kennel Club Mr, Mortimer showed exceedingly good taste
in declining. Mr, Glover got through his work in a praise
worthy manner; in fact, his decisions werealtogether better
received than the awards at either Albany or Utica. Storm,
the 15%in. high winter at Utica, was entered “not for com-
etition” in the challenge class for dogs, leaving Bounee and
ittle Duke to compete for the $10 prize. We said in our re-
port of the Utica show; ‘There were two entries in the
challenge class, little Duke and Bounce. The latter of
course won, but it seems to us that Little Duke is a decided-
ly better specimen. Better in head, better in size and truer
to type.” We have tno reason to chatge this opinion, Here
Little Duke won. Jn the corresponding class for bitches
Myrtle beat Twinkle. Both are old winners that have been
described time and again. The open class for dogs con-
tained Royal Krueger, Racer, Jr., and Jupiter. Royal Krue-
fer was a very easy winner, In bitehes Belle of Woodbrook,
that was second to Cloud at Albany, was given precedence
on this océasion, It is a close thing between these bitches,
but Cloud is so decidedly superior in shoulders, legs and
feet that we would have given her first. Baby W, and Kate
W., the other competitors in the class, weve at Utica. Ban-
ner Queen, first in the class for dogs and bitches under 12in.,
was third at New York and Albany. She is a bad-coated
weed and was closely pressed by Yonnie W., that is wrong
in muzzle and ears, pesca and not straight in front,
These were the only entries in the class. Ingomar W., that
had the dog puppy class to himself, is decidedly better than
average in body, lezs and feet. He is coarse in head, and not
all that could be desired in coat, He was sold to Mr, W. H.
Case. Kathleen W., second in the puppy class at Troy, was
first here without competition.
BULLDOGS—(MR. MORTIMHR).
Rabagas, transferred to the challenge class, Was unop-
posed, and in the open class for dogs Lion made mince-meat
of his mongrel-looking competitors. The bitch class con-
tained no entries.
TERRIERS—(MR, MORTIMER).
No challenge class was provided for bull-terriers, but the
management generously allowed the mangy Lady Targuin
to compete by herself for what will go on record as a chal-
lenge prize, While the bitch is not in the beastly condition
she showed at Albany, she was not entitled to notice. In
the open class for dogs The Earl in fairly good condition,
was well placed first. Count Dick, that was second, has a
brindle mark on root of stern, is cheeky, weak before and
below the eyes, light in color of eyes, not clean in neck,
hardly right in set of legs and neither perfectly straight in
front nor right in knees. In body he would be improyed by
Here again the | the bitch class. Rustic Queen, in her present condition, is
better than Vie, and hat’s That, who is equally well
known, is as good or better than the winner. Leah A., he.,
is long and plain in head, bad in ears, not good in wrinkle
and has white nails, Daisy was absent,
OTHER TOY DOGS—(MR, MORTIMER).
Here there were only three entries in the four classes pro-
vided, These were Roscius, King Pippin and Cupid. They
have all been through the cirenit,
MISCHLLANEOUS—(MR. MORTIMER),
This was a very weak class. Sir Lucifer and Hornell Ro-
ver, that were first and second, are well known to our read-
ers. Love, vhe., is a very ordinary Mexican hairless. JoJo,
he,, is a bad-coated poodle. Belle 5., c., is a bad specimen
of the Chesapeake Bay dog; atleast sheis bad if any of the
prominent winners are good; yet all these dogs are consid-
ered typical and all are of different type. Peanuckle, cata-
logued at 32, was entered as a “‘rough-coated fox chaser.”
A very dear dog at the money.
Following is alist of the
AWARDS,
MASTIF FS. Cs ALLenge—Dogs: 1st and special, EH. H. Moore’s
Minting; 2d, St. Joe Kennels’ Waconta Nap. Bilches: No entry.—
Oren—Dogs! Ist, lu. D. Hly’s Elm Place Jumho; 2d, J. G. Wood's
Major Zu'u. Very high com., P. J. Cogswell’s Elm Place Colonel.
Biteles: Ist and special, 2d and very high com,, BE. H. Moore’s The
Lady Coleus, The Lady Phyllis and The Lady Beatrice. Reserve, 0,
Porter, Jr,’s Boss Lady Clare, Com., C. CO. Schmitt’s Dora and G.
Raine’s Ino,—Purrrns—Dogs: Prizes withheld. High com., J. W.
Whitney's Horace, Bitches; Prizes withheld. Very high com.,
L. D. Ely’s Eilm Place Countess.
ST, BERNARDS.—Rougn-Cosatep—CHALLENGE—Dog: W. J.
BPhrich's Barry Il. Bitch: Hospice Kennels’ Gemma [.—Opey—
Dogs: 1st, ©. AH. Moore’s Ben Lomond; 2d, D, Driscoll’s Romeo,
Reserve, MH. B. Olin’s Monarch. Very high com., J. M. Gallagher’s
Cato, Jr. Bitches: Istand special and 2d, E. H. Moore’s Saffron and
Recluse. Com., D. Driseoll’s Hazel Kirke and 8. F, Glass’s Luna,
—Puppres—Dogs: No entry. Bitches: 1st and 2a, D. Driscoll’a Vic
and Sappho. Very high com., 8. EF. Glass’s Niketa,_Smoora-
CosATED—CHALLENGE—Dog: Absent. Bitch: Hospice Kennels’
Daphne.—OrEn—Dogs: Ist, withbeld; 2d, A. R.. Helmer’s Ciing.
Bitehies; 1st, Keystone Kennels’ Lola. Puppies: No entries,
NEWFOUNDLANDS,.—1st, W. Husband’s Jumbo I; 2d, B. H.
Chapin's Wranklin.
GREAT DANES.—Ist, F. W. Fonda, Jr,’s Lady Bess;
Gallery's Nigger.
DEBHRHOUNDS.—Dogs: No entry. Bifches: 1st, G. 8. Page’s
Olga.
GREYHOUNDS. —CHALLEncr—Ist, H. W. Huntington’s Cas-
sandra.—_OPpen—Dogs; 1st, fannie A. Whitney's Ira; 2d; G. Stan-
ton’s Fleetwood, Very high com., Hornell-Harmony Kennels’
Ilazelhurst, High com., J. J. Elter’s Zip. Bitches: 1st amd 2d,
Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Harmony and Lady Olivia. High
cor,, J. B, Kaingston’s Maud K. Puppies: Ist, Hornell-Harmony
Kennels’ Fannie M,
FOXHOUNDS.—Ist, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Pride of Hor-
nell; 2d, F. Jayne's Clinch. bs
POINTERS.—LARGE—CHALLENGI—A bsent.—OPEN—Dogs;_ Ist,
¥. R. Hitchcock's Tory White; 2d, J, Koche’s WKilldeer. Very
high com,, W-S. Kimball’s Duke and Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Victor
tle Blue Stocking. Migh com., 0, A, Hayden’s Don. Bitches: Ist,
Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Golden Rod; 2d, withheld. Com., W. H.
Case’s Plash.—SMALL—CHALLENGE—Dog: Absent. Bitch; lst and
special, T. H. Terry’s Queen Man—UOpen—Dogs: 1st, J. and A,
Marshall’s Forest King; 2d, KE, R. Bellman’s Hickory Staunch,
Very high com., Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Bing. High com, J. Hatner’s
Fritz. Bitehes: 1st and very high com,, E. R. Bellman’s Stella
and Devonshire Queen; 2d. R, P. Keasby's Wanda, High com,,
Dr. G. M. Bond’s Guenn. Puppies: Withheld.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—No_ entries.—OPaN—Dogs:
ist and special, E. N. Hubbard's Pride of Dixie L1.:2d, Mt. Wash-
ington Kennels’ Lindo. Very high com., M.D. Tarba’s Hambrook.
High com., Dr. BK. V. Stoddard’s Glen Dale. Com., W. McBride’s
Duke, Bitches: 1st, Peet & Lyon's Chautauqua Belle; 2d, Mt.
Washington Kennels’ Zona. Very high com., J. P. & W.W.
Gray's Frolic Bondhu.—PuPpres—Dogs: 1st, Dr. J. H, Glass’s
Zach. Very high com., G. McMannis & Co.’s Star Roy. Bitches;
No entry.
TRISH SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Dog: ist and special, E. W.
Qlark’s Junius. Biteh: ist, Kildare Kennels’ Laura B—OPpen—
Dogs: 1st, C, TI. Thompson’s Desmond II1.; 2d, P. Camblos’s Dick
Swiveller, Highcom., J.G, Averill’s Dennis. Bitches:_1st, Col-
umbus Kennels’ Lou IIL; 2d, J. R. Fanning’s Meig, Very high
corn., I, L. Cheeney’s Daisy. High com., D. EF. Adams’s Cossy,—
Puprins—Dogs: Withheld. Bitches: No entry.
GORDON SETTERS,—CHALLENGEe—Dog: Ist, 8. G, Dixon's Lit-
tle Boy. Bitch: 1st, MH, 8S. Smith's Roxie.—Open—Dogs: Ist and
open class special, H.C. Biddle’s Leo B. Bitches: 1st and open
class special, J. L. Campbell’s Becky Sharp; 2d, W.S. Hammett's
Vic. Puppies; No entries.
FIELD SPANTELS.—CHALLENGE—Oldham & Willey’s Newton
Abbot Lafldie.—_Opan—BiAcK—Dogs; Ist and special and 2d, Old-
ham & Willey’s Glencairn and Newton Abbot Lord. Bitches: 1st,
Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’ Bridford Gladys; 2d, Oldham & VWil-
ley’s Lady Abbot.—Liver—Dogs: Ist, Oldham & Willey’s Newton
Abbot Don; 2d, W. T. Payne’s Newton Abbot Skipper. Bitches:
Ist, W. 7. Payne’s Lady.—Any OTaar ConoRr—Dogs: Ist, G. H.
Bush’s Adonis; 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Charlie H. Bitches: No
entries. Kennel prize, Oldham & Willey.
CLUMBER SPANIELS—Absent.
OOCKER SPANIHLS.—CHALtENGE—Dog: Ist, American Coc-
ker Kennels’ Doc. Bitch: 1st, Oldham & Willey’s Chloe W.—OPpEN
—BLAcK—Dogs; Ist, Oldham & Willey’s Jersey; 2d, G. H. Bush's
Dandy W. Very high com, ©. Brueck’s Ray and Woodstock
Spaniel Kennels’ Giffee. High com., G. Ashton’s Ned A. Bitches:
istand 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Dolly Obo and Lacco. Reserve,
American Cocker Kennels’ Hornet. Very high com., Hornell-
Harmony Kennels’ Hornell Mirtha, Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’
Sheeny and G. H. Bush’s Fashion, Com., 8. P. b. Southworth’s
Florenes Obo.—ANY OTHER CoLoR—Dogs: Ist, Woodstock Spaniel
\ennels’ Soso; 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Hornell Dick.
Com., T. J. & J. G, Zimber’s Plover, J, O. Hall’s Ben H. and H.W,
Davis’s Smith. Bitches: Ist and reserve, Hornell-Harmony Ken-
els’ Hornell Velda and Hornell Fancy: 2d, Oldham & Willey’s
Goldie. Very high com., G. Bells Vermillion, High com., Wood-
stock Spaniel Kennels’ Clip. Pippies: 1st, American Cocker Ken-
nels’ Hornet. Veryhigh com., Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Gypsy
and Woodstock Spaniel Kenaels’ Sheeny. High com., >. Ashton’s
ie and A.J. Johnson’s Obo J. Oom., Dr. A. Drinkwater’s Mary
Stuart,
IRISH WATER SPANIHLS.—Ist, J. B. Daniels’s Patsy O’Con-
nor; 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Capt. Muldoon.
COLLIES.--CHALLENGE--Doys: Absent, Bitches; 1st and specials,
Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Metchley Surprise; 2d, W. D. Hughes’s
Bonnie Brae.—OpEN—Dogs: Ist, J. Watson's Clipper; 2d and very
high com., Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Roslyn and Roslyn Sensation,
Reserve, J. A. Haskell’s Tyke. Very high com., A. H. Gluck’s Sir
Walter Scott. High com,, T. H. Terry’s Meadowbrook Ben.
Bitches: Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Jakyr Dean; 2d and _yery high
com. J, P. & W. W. Gray's Effie Dean II. and Ailsa. High com.,
A. H. Gluck's Jennie Lind.—Puppres—Dogs: Prize withheld. High
com.. Mrs. Hd. A. Pierpont’s Diamond. Bitches; Ist, Chestnut
Hill Kennels’ Jakyr Dean.
POODLES.—1st, Mrs. Rosa Vogel's Fido.
BASSET HOUNDS.—lst, C. Porter, Jr.’s Babette.
DACHSHUNDE.—ist and 2d, T. P. Martin’s Jessie and Pred.
BEAGLES.— CHaLLEencn—Dojs; Ist and special, Ardsley Ken-
nels’ Little Duke. Bétc/ies: Ist, Mrs. F. C. Phosbus’s Myrtle.—
zd, J. F,
lippy, not very strong in hocks and does not travel quite
right behind. The other entries in the class were pit dogs.
Royal Rose and Countess, first and second in the bitch class,
are old and well-known winners. Dauntless, not in good
condition, was next in order with a vhe. card. This bitch
was at Utica. Jessie, a brindle and white, and Maude, a
white and brindle, are inongrels. Rose, placed first in the
puppy class, should have been ordered out of the ring.
hile it cannot be fairly said that she had the mange, for
the disease was killed, her condition was of the worst.
Any one who has seen the back of a badly neglected pig
has seen a fac-simile of this bitch’s condition. There was a
wiry hair stuck here and there, the intermediate space being
filled up with scales, and how any man who has the
slightest knowledge of dogs or shows could send a bitch in
such a state for competition is something that we are at
a loss'to understand. The dangerous precedent of allowing
mangy dogs to compete ab shows may have caused the
owner to feel that he was net in placing a dog in such
eondition on the bench. The showing of mangy dogs, or of
dogs that are just cured of the mange, must be stopped.
One of our contemporaries is complaining about the severity
of our criticisms and at the same time informing its
readers that never have so many mangy dogs been seen on
the benches as have been shown this year. The way to get
rid of the scourge is by stamping it out; and the way to
stamp it out is to censure those who. exhibit and those who
encourage the exhibiting of mangy dogs.
Fox-terriers in the absence of Mr. Thayer’s strong kennel
were light classes. There were, however, three or four good
ones on hand. Lucifer, Rachel, Veronese, Blemton Trump,
Blemton Brilliant, Tiara, and in the wire-haired class Cots-
wold Jocko and Billet are all well known, Raby Signal,
vhe,, is anew one that has done some winning in Hngland,
but not, we think, in very good company. Heisabit cheeky,
his ears are too large, not of the best quality and not
properly set. In addition to these defects his neck is not
quite clean, his feet ave not of the best and he might stand
truer in front. Heis also rather long-cast, light in loin and
not perfectin hocks. In other points be is decidedly better
than average, and has the appearance of a workman. Blem-
ton Grumbler, vie., is defective in head, large in ears, open
and soft in coat and shows some jowl. Though placed
equal with Raby Signal he is not so good adog. Grover,
unnoticed, is bad in head, ears, legs and feet, Dick, also
unnoticed. is large in ears, bad in coat, leggzy, and wrong in
feet and legs—a weed. Hoiden, vhe. in the bitch class,
shows some quality, but is too wide in skull and soft in coat
for show BEEDORSS. Meersbrook Model II., ¢., is light in
bone and weedy, and her head and hindquarters are not of
the best, Puppies were a weak lot.
Im black and tans Meersbrook Maiden, that should have
been disqualified, was again placed over Buifalo General
and Sit Wallace. The white spot on her breast, which was
not fully developed at New York, is gradually but surely
Increasing in size, and at present it would be difficult to tell
how much of this dog had been faked. The Dandie Din-
toont, Border Wang, that is defective in head and hind-
harters, was many points ahead of his only competitor.
or reasons already given Mr. Mortimer should have refused
to judge him. Punch, the only Bedlington shown, was
given first. Wedoe not think that heis worth first prize in
any class, Dennis, equally well known, was the only Irish
terrier shown, and Kirkella and Claymore were the only
entries 1n the class for Skyes. Bones and Judy, the prize
winners in the Yorkshire classes, and the only exhibits, are
both short in coat and bad in head, body and leg-color. The
toy class was empty.
PUGS—(MISS WHITNEY),
In the challenge class for dogs and bitches Bessie was
: t PpEN—Dogs: 1st, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Royal Krueger;
given the prize oyer Dude. Wor reasons already stated od, Arisley Kennels’ Racer, Jr. Very high com., Somerset en-
we prefer Dude, The open class for dogs brought outa | nels’ Jupiter. Bitches: Istand 2d, Somerset Kennels’ Belle of Wood-
new one in Lord Clover. Defects: Foreface not deep enough,
forehead too flat, ears too large, eyes rather small, but good
in color, a fair head, yet not a first-Glass one; stands badly
in front, feet very defective, tail good in twist, but not var-
ried close, throaty, coat not first-class: a useful second-class
dog. Bob ivy, second pee isa mere puppy, but when
fully developed he will hustle the winner. The youngster
is well known, Port, vhe., is toolongin foretace, has white
nails and is leggy, large and not good in wrinkle. Buzz,
yhe., was sent home beforé wehad an opportunity to ex-
amine him. LeoIl., unnoticed, would prt a better chance
of suecess in a class of mastiff puppies. We won’t attempt
to guess his weight. We cannot agree with the awardsin
*
brook and Cloud. Very high com. and high com., Hornell Har-
mony Kennels’ Baby W. and Kate W.—Unpbrr 121n.—lst, Lewis
Bros.’ Banner Queen.—PuUPPIEs—Doys: ist, Hornell-Harmony
Kennels’ Ingomar W. Bitches: Ist, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’
Kathleen W.
BULLDOGS.—Onatmanee—G. Raper’s Rabagas:—Oran—Dogs:
ist, W. J. Comstock’s Lion; 2d, withheld. Bitches: No entry.
BULL-THRRIERS.—_CHALLUNGE—Ist,Sunnyside Kennels’ Lady
Tarquin.—UPrn—Dogs: Ist sunnyside Kennels’ Lhe Karl; 2d, W.
McDonald’s Count Dick. Bitches: lst and very high com.,, Ff. FP.
Dole’s Dauntless and Royal Kose; 2d, J. White’s Countess, Pup-
ies: Ist, A. Gerlock’s Rose. Very high com., F. , Dole’s Daunt-
ess, High com., G. T. S. Poote’s Trump.
FOX-TERRIERS.— Cuarcunce— Dogs: ist Blemton Ken-
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Marcr 28, 1889,
nels’ Lucifer. Bitchrs; ist. and special, Blemton Kennels’
Rachel —Oren—-Dogs: Ist, F. Hoey’s Veronese; 2d, Blemton_Ken-
nels’ Blemton Trump. Very high com., A. E. Pitts’s Raby Signal
ani W. Whitney’s Blemton Grumbler, Bitches: 1st and 2d, Blem-
ton Kennels’ Blemton Brilliant and Tiara. Very high com., W.
Whitney's Hoyden. Com., W. P. Mack’s Meersbrook Model I1.—
WIRE-HAiInED—lat, F.C. Wheeler’s Rillet; 2d, F. F. Dole'’s Cots-
wold Jocko.— Purrrms— Doys: Ist, Blemton_ Kennels’ Blemton
Trump. Reserve, EF. Hoey’s Landlouper. Bitches: 1st, Blemton
Kennels’ Blemton Marjorem. Reserve, F. Hoey’s Literature.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIBNRS.—list, Rochelle Kennels’ Meers-
brook Maiden; 2d, A. W. Smith’s Butfalo General. Very high
com., Keystone Kennels’ Sir Wallace,
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—Absent,
DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS. —Ist, F.
Border Wang; 2d, withheld.
BEDLINGTON 'TERRIERS.—Iist, C, Porter, Jv.’s Punch,
IRISH TERRIERS.—1st. J. F. McPadden’s Dennis,
SKYE TERRIERS.—i1st and 2d,O0ldham & Willev’s Kirkella
and Claymore, :
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.-—Dogs:
Bitches: lst, G. P. Whitney’s Judy,
PUGS.—CHALLENGE—Ist and special, Dr. M. H. Gryer’s Bessie,
—Ovrrn—Dogs: Ist, L. 8. Hudson’s Lord Clover; 2d and reserve,
Dr, M. H, Cryer’s Bob Ivy and Othello. Very high com., Martha
L, Whitney's Buzz and A, HE. Adams’s Port. Biteles: Ist, Dr. M.
H, Cryer’s Vic; 2d and reserve, G. Bell’s Rustic Queen and What’s
That. High com.. H, Andrews’s Leah A. Puppies: Ist, Dr. M. A.
Oryer's Bob Ivy; 2d, withheld. Kennel prize, Dr. M. H. Cryer.
KING CHARLES SPANIELS,—Ist, W. Phillips's Roscius.
BLENHEIM SPANIELS.—ist, W. Phillips’s King Pippin.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—ist, Miss Bdith Van Buren’s Cupid,
MISCELL A NEOUS.—Ist, C. Rosser’s bobtailed sheepdap Sir
Lucifer; 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ harrier Hornell Rover,
Very high com., ©, Stoffel’s Mexican hairless Love. High com.,
5 eoRey 8 poodle Jo Jo. Com., J. Schlyers Chesapeake Bay
elle S,
R. Hitohcork's
ist, C. E. Morris’s Bones.
BLACK AND TAN “AND WHITE,”
EW YORK, March 25.—Haitor Forest and Stream: At
times critics are open to criticism, and the reports in
your paper of recent bench shows prove the writer at fault
1m some instances.
In your issue of Feb. 28 you report the New York show.
Meersbrook Maiden, black and tan terrier, who took second
in the bitch class, and was placed abead of a very good one,
Buttercup, is found little fault with and mere mention
made of a white patch on her breast. Mr, Baillie judged.
In your issue of March 21, in the report of the Utica bench
show, this bitch is severely criticised on account of this
same white spot, which was apparently a ‘mole bill” in the
eyes of your critic at the New York show, but, although
actually no larger, has developed into a ‘‘mountain” before
his sight at Utica, and he calls it a large white spot, and
says that everybody who understands the breed is aware
that it is a disqualifying point. He also states that this
bitch must have been fak@d to win twenty times in England.
How easily she might have been faked here, and your critic’s
fault-finding changed to praise. He quotes two ancient
authorities to indorse his opinions. Mr, Mortimer judged
at Utica.
Why did your critic consider the white sa lightly at New
York and so harshly at Utica? The only reasonable ex-
planation is, that he has been reading up on the points of
the black and tan terrier since the New York show. But,
does he not know that there is a specialty club in Fngland,
deyoted to this breed, and that the members of this club,
mainly breeders, have adopted a more recent standard than
either of those he quoted?
Following is the description of color; ‘‘Black and tan as
distinct as possible, the tan should be a rich mahogany
color. A tan spot over each eye, and another on each cheek,
the latter as small as possible; the lips of the upper and
lower jaws should be tanned, the tan extending under the jaw
to the throat, ending in the shape of the letter V; the inside
of the ear is partly tanned; the foreleg is tanned to the
knee, with a black patch “thumb mark” between the pas-
tern and the knee; the toes have a distinct black mark run-
ning up each, called the ‘‘pencil-mark;” the tan on the hind-
legs should continue from the penciling on the feet up the
inside of the legs to a little below the stifle joint, and the
outside of the legs should be perfectly black, There should
be tan under the tail and on the vent, but only of such size
as to be covered by the tail. In every case the tan should
meet the black abruptly.”
In the above you will find no mention of white being a
disqualification, and it is evidently left tothe discretion of
the judge, as to how much a dog shall be penalized for this
bad marking, which, in spite of all efforts of breeders, will
at times appear to impair the excellence of an otherwise
fine dog.
Maiden’s pedigree is a sufficient guarantee for her breed,
She is a black and tan terrier, and no law on earth can dis-
qualify her assuch. Judges may severely penalize her, but
I don’t believe any impartial critic will find fault with her
winning, unless placed ahead of a dog that nearly equals her
in all respects but the white. The ‘man that knows it all”
will no doubt continue to find fault, but until judges are
sufficiently expert to readily discover faking, it will simply
induce dishonesty to make much ado about so nearly noth-
ing as is Maiden’s white spot,
To correct an error in your columns. [ will call attention
to your report of the Mexican hairless class at the New York
show. Mr. Pierson, who judged this class, was placed in an
unfair light. The report said that Me Too-was placed equal
with Chiquita last year, and that White Wings, who took
third last year, was not considered nearly so good a speci-
men as Chiquita. The fact is, White Wings never met
Chiquita in competition before this year. Chiquita was not
exhibited in 1888 at the New York show, and Mr. Pierson
did not judge the classthat year. Im 1887, at the New York
show, Mr. Pierson placed Me Too and Chiquita equ.l first,
but the dogs were not side by side in the ring. Me Too was
locked in his cage, H, T, Foote, M.D.
GORDON SETTERS.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Thesale of Beaumont, together with the absence of any
communication from me during the latter part of the debate
on this subject, have induced many to think that my inter-
est in the breed has been dampened, and I have received let-
ters from all parts asking me to reconsider; and it has been
a source of pleasure to me to fiud so many who agree with
my views, and although I do not take to myself the credit
of renewing the interest in this dog, yet I heartily recipro-
cate the kindly expressions, And while at present other
matters claim attention before my hobby, yeterelong I hope
to find leisure to win a fey more first prizes,
Now that Dr. J, H. Meyer, of New York, is the owner of
champion Beaumont and he is advertised at stud, it will not
be out of place for me to just say to niy fellow admirers of
this breed, that they should remember that the 621¢ per cent,
style of black and tans has already been tried in England
and has been discarded, It became clear that, however
beneficial the Irish cross was in improving the tan, the loss
in other ways was greater thau this gain; further, that the
well-formed head, indicating intelligence and scenting pow-
ers, needed bone both for symmetry and for the propar and
continued exercise of these qualities.
Gordon breeders need not take up the craze for dogs that
will get over the greatest distance in half an hour or less;
for some day sportsmen will realize that the pent up ambi-
tion of a young dog, let loose at a field trial, is a poor crite-
rion of a dog’s merit for a sportsman’s companion,
[have wandered from my point and must revert to Bean- |
mont and say that being an Hnglish as well as an American
champion and being the sire of Bang V. and other noted
dogs across the water, having a pedigree equal to any out-
side ny Kennel, on this, or the other side of the Atlantic,
showing all the qualities that should be prized and none of |
the faults of his 6214 per cent, compeers, being an excellent
and thoroughly trained field dog, right in type, character,
outline, carriage, and without a prominent fault, can
breeders expect to get a better opportunity of recovering o1
insuring a continuance of the qualities for which the Gordon
Was once famous?
Perhaps you will kindly mention in the mght place that
the black spaniel] bitch Bridford Negress died on the first
day of the New York show and as other dogs in my kennel
Were sick, none of them were exhibited. I have since been
so unfortunate as to lose a litter of twelve Gordons by
Beaumont, and I am afraid that many who had spoken to
meé of pups of this strain, will be disappointed.
[ should also mention that the Sussex spaniel bitch Lady
is now owned by Mr. W. I. Payne, whois taking a great in-
terest in this breed, EDWIN He MORBIS.
SvapiEeren, N. Y, March 16.
WRONG ENTRIES AT ROCHESTER.
fiditor Forest and Stream:
Will you please note that Metchley Surprise was not en-
titled to entry in the collie challenge class at Rochester, she
having won but two first prizes at recognized shows prior to
the date of closing the entries, March 6, The bitch Jakyr
Dean was also improperly exhibited as a puppy, she being
over 12 months of age, This collie has had various dates ot
birth. She appears in the A, K. 0.8. B. as “Jaky Dean”
(indexed “Jakey”’), whelped March 9, 1887,’? was entered at
Buffalo last fall as ‘Dean, whelped March 8, 1888,” and turns
up at New York this year as ‘Jakyr Dean, whelped March
18, 1888,’ which statement has been repeated ever since.
On seeing these errors in the Rochester prize list I
communicated with Mr, Mitchell Harrison of the Chest-
nut fill Kennels, suggesting that a withdrawal of the
erroneous entries would probably be preferred by him to a
protest from me and consequent disqualification. At that
time Twas not aware that Jakyr Dean was registered as
whelped March 9 (1887 is, of course, a mistake, as Bendigo was
not in this country in January, 1887, presumably the
puppy’s entry as a dog in the stud book is also an error), so
my letter was confined to the Rochester entries only,
froin Mr, Harrison’s reply I quote as follows:
‘All T have to say now is that I was under the impression
that Jakyr Dean was born March 19,1888. If I made a mis-
take it will be rectified, * * * In regard to Surprise not
being in the challenge class, I think you will find the Roch-
ester Kennel Club will uphold that win. Atany rate, they
accepted the entry when made.”
Mr. Frank Smith, who was incharge of my dog, tells me he
did his best to have a reserve number given for the specials
awarded to Surprise, a request made both in my letter to
him and a telegram sent to the show secretary, For some
reason he could not understand he could get no action on
this very reasonable request. Theresultis that as Metchley
Surprise must be disqualified and all her wins are thrown
out, the specials go with that decision and must now revert
tothe donors. Show authorities should always allow a re-
quest of this nature. If the protest is overruled, no harm
is done, whereas if the protest is sustained and no “reserve”’
has been given, there is a muddle which cannot be righted
after the show is closed, JAS. WATSON,
THE POINTER CLUB,
Hditor Forest and Stream:
A meeting of the executive committee of the Pointer Chib
of America will be held at 12 o'clock Monday, April 8, at the
offices of the American Kennel Club, No. 44 Broadway, New
York. The object of the meeting is to investigate a charge
of fraud made against Mr. B, F. Seitner, published in the
FOREST AND STREAM newspaper; also to inquire how Mr.
Seitner was enabled to enter dogs in the Philadelphia show
of 1885, after the date fixed for the closing of entries, if such
was the case. Also to ascertain how and when the letter of
said Seitner to one B. F. Lewis, on which the charge of
fraud was based, came into possession of the FOREST AND
STREAM.
It is the intention of the committee to see that justice is
done according to the evidence submitted, and it is but fair
to ask a suspension of opinion until the full report is made
by the committee. JOHN S. WISE, Pres.,
per Gho. W. LA RUE, Sec’y and Treas.
MARCH 21.
Mr. Chas. Heath, ot Newark, N. J., has very generously
authorized me to announce his willingness to subscribe one
hundred dollars toward a purse to be competed for during
the coming fall, ina field trial open to pointers owned by
members of the Pointer Club of America. Thisisa movein
the right direction, and the views as well as subscriptions of
brother members are earnestly invited.
I would also like an expression from all members as to
how the American Field Pointer Cup shall be competed for at
coming bench shows. It would seem, from conversation
held with several members, that it might be proper to allow
competition by entries in the open classes, thus excluding
‘champions,’’ These are matters on which discussion is
invited, in order that all may be pleased and perfect harmony
assured. Gro, W. LA RUE, See’y and Treas.
SALISBURY’S PEDIGREE,.—Mr, Hugh Dalziel writes
to an English paper as follows: “TI fear 1 can throw very
little light on the question of Salisbury’s pedigree, but I can
at least correct the crude supposition of your correspondent
“A Mastiff Breeder,”? A little reflection would have shown
that gentleman that had I received my information that
Salisbury was by Monarch, from Mr. Mason, I would not
have written of the dog as Carr’s Leo, but as Mason’s Salis-
bury. I made my first acquaintance with Salisbury when
he was Mr. Carr’s property, and named Leo, at one of the
north country shows—Bingley or Keighley, I think—and my
information as to his breeding I received from the late Mr.
Carr, when attending the show as reporter for the Field and
Country. The last time I remember to have seen Salisbury
was ut Dundee show, when Mr. Vero Shaw and I judged
together, Wedittered as to the merits of Salisbury and
Cardinal, I preterring the former, Mr. Shaw the brindle,
and Mr, Rawdon B. Lee being called into the ring as um-
pire, decided in fuyor of Salisbury, On account of illness I
have not followed the controversy closely, and don’t clearly
understand what the rampus is about Pease ae ree,
nor do I even know who it is that challenges it. r. Mason
and I have been friends for a great many years—a dozen at
least—and kuowinyg him well as I do, 1am certain he is not
the man to have a pedigree registered which he did not be-
lieve to be true 1f anybody questions the pedigree of S2lis-
bury, | want to know why that person did not challenge the
pedigree sooner, seeing that it was given in full in the
Kennel Club Stud Book for 1880, which implies that the
registry was sent in in 1879 when the dog was two years old.
Perhaps if ‘‘A Mastiff Breeder” will privately, or through
your columns, point out to me what the real charge against
the published pedigree of Salisbury is, I may by further re-
search help to elucidate facts.”
HARES AND COURSING.
l [*- M. E. ALLISON, manager of the National Coursing
Association of Hutchinson, Kansas, sends in to our
Western representative the following additional correspond-
ence upon the coursing question, which contains some points
of great interest; “I was not quite ready to tell the public
just what we would do this spring until the rabbit question
was settled. Now I might say that question is settled. We
cannot get the rabbits, and we shall have to postpone our
spring meeting, We have enough toinsure the meeting,
but do not want to sacrifice them, They are now breeding,
and there are pay 100 young ones from what I can see
of them already in the park, and we do not want to disturb
them. I will have 1,000 there by fall. We will pay
have a few loca] match races soon for the purpose of further
testing our plans and improyements. We shall experiment
until we know our plans are perfect, and this fall hold a
rousing meeting that will demonstrate that inelosed meet-
ing is just the thing,
“Since writing you last L have had several letters from
California. Eney have had several drives for our especial
benefit, and while they succeeded in pebting thousands of
rabbits in the corrals, and in one case there were 4,428 killed,
they failed to capture a single one alive and uninjured. 1
have now experimented one year in trying to capture rab-
bits alive, and haye spent about $1,000, and I can safely say
that I have not been able to get to exceed twenty-five good
ones in that time. Iam now convinced that the only way to
stock up is to get a few and wait forthem tobreed, J would
give $10 apiece for fifty good ones now, if I could get them in
time to hold a spring meeting, as it will be a great disap-
pointment to the Association and the public to know that
the meeting is postoned. There was a match arranged be-
tween Lowe’s White Lips and Luse’s Dick’s Darling, to
come off on our grounds, for a large purse the last of this
month, but Luse’s bitch got crippled in a front foot and he
could not rnn her. This woulcl have been a erand race, as
they are both imported dogs and perhaps the best pair of
greyhounds to-day in America, with the odds considerably
in favor of Dick’s Darling. I think she is the fastest grey-
hound and the cleyerest worker in America by alk odds.
She will be laid up for several months.
“Reno Belle will whelp about ta-morrow, and [ expect to
et some of the best puppies I ever owned from this litter.
hey are by Trales; and let me tell you heis a heap better
dog than we gave him credit for last fall. He wus not in
good form then, He is a much better dog in my opinion
than Lord Neversettle. The latter is a fine looking dog, but
he is too large to handle himself on rabbits. He will weigh
almost 100lbs. He ought to make a good big-game dog.
“‘T see they haye organized an Hastern coursing club. I
had a letter from Mr, Waison inquiring about how to get
jacks, but after my experience I could not give any encourage-
ment, If we are successful in breeding we will be able to
furnish them all they want in a year or two, but they will
have to pay a good price forthem. Dr. Van Hummel told
Mr. Huntington they could get all they wanted here for
fifty cents apiece. I have advertised all over this country
to buy all the young ones I can get this spring and summer,
They can probably get the English hare in the Hast, but I
don’t believe they are as good for coursing as the western
jack. Ihave bought some young ones already, and expect
to get seyeral hundred this sumuer. Some of them are half
grown, “Mi. EB, ALLISON,”
CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB,
Editor Forest and Stream:
The Central Field Trial Club will hold their first meeting
at Lexington, North Carolina, December 2, 1889, or im-
mediately after the Eastern Field Trials Club have finished
their running. The club isin receipt of so many inquirics
for information as to rules, etc., that the writer is unable to
answer each in detail, hence would like to state through
your valued paper, that we are hard at work on the rules
and expect to have them completed during the next four
weeks, when a copy, together with a full advertisement of
our stakes, will be sent to each of the sporting papers for
publication. The names of applicants for information are
placed on file and a copy of the rules will be mailed them at
the earliest moment possible,
For the information of all concerned, state that we will
run a setter Derby, also a pointer Derby with first, second
and third places in each, Vhe winners will be known as the
winners of the first, second and third in the setter Derby,
and first, second and third in the pointer Derby, respectively.
The two first winners will be compelled to run a heat to-
gether and the winner ‘of this heat will be known as the
Derby winner and receive an additional stake, which from
present indications will make its winning worth about $1,000.
We will also run an all-aged setter stake and an all-aged
pointer stake with first, second and third places in each
stake. The exact amount of each stake has not yet been
fully determined, but none of them will be less than that
now offered by the Eastern Field Trials Club, and the ap-
gregate amount, including specials, will not be less than
We have received several offers of specials for the winner
of the setter Derby, pointer Derby and Derby winner, but as
all except the latter were accompanied by conditions, the
club has deemed it best not to accept any except the one
offered without any other condition than that it should go
to the Derby winner. ;
We hope to be able to offer a breeder’s cup for the winner
of the setter Derby; also a like cup for the winner of the
pointer Derby. The club hopes that the pointer Derby will
commend itself to all pointer breeders and that they will
show their appreciation by sending a very large number of
starters to the trial. The setter breeders have always been
stout-hearted and ready to give battle, hence we feel that
the only appeal necessary to insure their support is to con-
duct our trials in such a manner as to insure the best dog
foarring its being off or out of condition) being placed at
8 top.
We assure all that nothing money, experience, competent
udees and fair play can do, will be left undone to make our
trials an absolute success and render satisfaction to ali.
With your kind permission we will, during the next two
weeks, send you for publication an outline of our running
rules. CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB,
C, H. Odell, Sec’y pro tem.
Miuis Burprne, New York.
FOX-THRRIERS AT NEW YORK. —Hditor Forest and
Stream; The reason why I did not call attention to the un-
just decision in favor of the Messrs. Rutherfurd’s seedv-
hookiwer team of fox-terriers at the New York show was this:
It was ten thousand dollars to a cent on Mr. Thayer’s kennel
for this prize; in fact, it did not seem possible for a man who
had ever seen a terrier to place the prize elsewhere. J never
looked to see if the judge had put down wrong numbers by
mistake; and “‘Belvoir’s” letter was the first intimation I re-
ceived of this very queer business. I had so little faith in
his statement that it was not until I had seen a well-known
fox-terrier breeder, who was present while the judging was
being done, that I could be convinced that the award had
actually been made. “‘Belvoir’ says I have never allowed “‘sa
unjust an award to go on record without a line of disap- |
proval behind it.” If I had believed it possible that a man
of even Mr. Belmont’s limited experience with dogs could
have made such a decision, [would have looked over the
numbers; and the records of this journal would now con-
tain the severest criticism ever written on dog show judg-
ing.—THE WRITER OF THE Fox-TERRIER REPORT, —
Marc# 28, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
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PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW.
; pee premium list has made its appearance bearing the
deerhound imprint of the club of the Quaker City, We
were promised something good there this year. but only
half of the strong points were told beforehand. The cash
prizes are liberal, but itis in the splendid list of specials
that Philadelphia takes rank as the banner show of 1889.
The newspapers of that city have each donated silver cups,
and the best known business firms also appear in the list.
The distribution of these specials has been admirably done,
no breed being without one and the more important having
two or more. ;
Entries close on April 6, and the superintendent requests
us to draw particular attention to the notice printed in the
premium list regarding the space at his disposal. Horticul-
tural Hall is likely to accommodate about 400 dogs, the
exact size has not yet been ascertained, and if the number
entered exceeds the accommodation the local entries and
those from outside will be accepted in the order of their
receipt by the club, ,The prospects are that the local entries
will exceed 200 dogs, and it is said that there will be at least
80 spaniels on exhibition, If that isso, then space will be
at a premium before all are accommodated, ‘The list of
judges was given last week,
DOG TALK.
HE tax upon dogs in France brings into the coffers of the
State an annual revenue of something over seven mil-
lion frances, or little short of one and a half million dollars.
‘Phe total number of dogs taxed is given at 2,690,208 for the
year 1885, the latest official.returns published, Of these
688,407 are classed in the first class as dogs kept for pleasure
or for sport, and 2,001,802 of the second class, comprising
watch doops, shepherd’s dogs, guides of the blind, turnspits,
etc., mm fact all dogs that have to toil for a livelihood, Dur-
ing 1887 and 1888 the tax is said to have reached eight million
frances. The rate ranges from forty cents to a dollar in the
several departments, with a general average of sixty cents.
Im England there is a uniform tax of 7s. 6d, per dog ($1.80).
We are informed that the Central Canada Exhibition As-
sociation was petitioned by F’. H. F, Mercer, W. B. A. Hill
and others to hold a bench show of dogs in connection with
their annual fair, to be held at Ottawa in September next,
and it was virtually decided that their request would be
granted. Before dates could be claimed, however, those of
the London Kennel Club were published and proved to be
identically the dates on which the Ottawa show would have
tohave been held. Under the circumstances it was deemed
inadvisable to hold a show in Ottawa. It is, we learn, prob-
able that a show will be held in the Canadian capital later
on in the year, when itis hoped its promoters will teceive
pera encouragement in the way of entries from our crack
ennels. 4
The announcement of the Central Field Trial Club, in an-
other column, will be read with interest by pointer and
setter breeders. The organization of the club is not yet
perfected, but a meeting will soon be held and everything
arranged. The club will undoubtedly he a success and ob-
tain the hearty support of the public. The inaugural meet-
ing will be held at Lexington, N. C., Dec. 2. The locality
selected is some 15 miles south of High Point, and is well
adapted forthe holding of a field trial, Entries for the
Derby will close May 15, Application for blanks should
be made to the secretary pro tem., Col. C. H. Odell,
Mills Building, New York. We hope to be able to publish
full particulars next week.
There will be a dog show at Omaha, Neb., April 16 to 19.
One of the attractions of the show will be that ‘puppies will
be sold (all kinds) at a discount of ten per cent.”’ The week
will be a lively one in Omaha, as in addition to thedog show
there will bea bi roi es tournament on the same dates,
all to wind up on Saturday with a great fox and wolf hunt
to which visitors are pathetically entreated to bring a fox i
they have one.
There was a nice little dog show at Charleston, S. C., last
week in connection with the inaugural exhibition of the
South Carolina Pet and Poultry Association. Over 60 dogs
were shown. Mr. J. F. Rackham of Hast Orange, N. J.,
judged all classes.
Mr, Ff, B, Sears, of Melrose, Mass., is in hard luck. His
recently imported St, Bernard bitch Lady Aveline is dead
from pneumonia, and the fine litter of fifteen from Lady
Wellington by Piinlimmon, Jr., have also all died.
Hutries for the Wastern Field Trial Club Derby wiil close
May1. The address of the secretary is W. A. Coster, Sara—
toga Springs, N. Y. :
A dispatch from Worcester states that the date for the
closing of entries for the Worcester dog show has been
extended ta April 2.
Dr. Wm. Jarvis, of Claremont
Irish setter bitch from the kennel
Dublin, Ireland.
H., has imported an
N.
of Mr. Henry I. Gogarty,
Boston bas 699 entries, quite a falling off from last year,
but still enough to makea first-class show. Mr. J. H. Wins-
aid will judge pointers, in place of Mr, Peshall, who is in
Mexico.
Weare advised that Lynn has 246 entries, and that the
quality is excellent,
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes mast be sent on prepared blanks, which sre fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 0f any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
(= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Romp and Rowett. By Blue Ridge Beagle Kennels, Denyer, S,
C., for white, black and tan heagle dogs, whelped Oct. 17, 1888, by
Dau (Jack—Cromwell’s Music) out of Weasel (Thom, A.K.R. 6777—
Stiibling’s Music).
Boston. By Blue Ridge Beagle Kennels, Denver, S.C., for white,
black and tan beagle dog, whelped Aug. 11, 1888, by Joe (Riot—
Skip) out of Pansy (imported Ringwood—Fairy).
Beauty and Beulah. By Bine Bidge Beagle Kennels, Denver, S.
C., for white, black and tan beagle bitches, whelped Aug. 8, 1888,
i eS (champion NRattler—imported Actress) out of Dolly
o p).
Frisky, By Blue Ridge Beagle Kennels, Denver, S.C , for while,
black and tan beagle bitch, whelped June, 1888, by Thom (A.K.R.
6777) out of Music (Dandy—Beauty).
Miss Nan. By Robt. H. Good, Philadelphia, Pa.. for lemon and
white pointer bitch, whelped May 2, 1888, by Rapid Don (Vande-
yore SN ellie Bird) out of Lady Davidson (Duane’s Ha wler—
ate LYV.).
The Rock and The Rye. By Dr. W. A. Strother, Lynchburg, Va.,
for black, white and lan English setter dog and hitch, whelped
Nov. 9, 1888, by Rebel, Jr. (Roderigo—Bo Peep) out of Rhea (Dash-
ing Rover—Leah). (Date of birth was wrongly given last week.)
Nebo and Lady Nebo. By Mt. Waite Kennels, South Framine-
ham, Mass., for black cotker spaniel dog and bitch, whelped Feb.
6, 1889, by Sancho G. (A.K,R. 6506) out of Frantic (A,K.R. 6281).
BRED.
{@=" Notes must be sont on the Prepared Blanks.
_Juno—Sears’ Monarch. W. A. Power's (Greenwood, Mass.) mas-
ie Meee Juno to E. B. Sears’s Sears’ Monarch (Lord Raglan—
ido), Jan, 2.
Bess—Sears’ Monarch, EF. L, Conant’s (Lewiston, Me.) mastiff
vee eee to E. B. Sears’s Sears’ Monarch (Lord Raglan—Dido),
an, 1},
Una—Sears’ Monareh, Geo. Whort’s (Medford, Mass.) mastiff
ter, Ge to E. B, Sears’s Sears’ Monarch (Lord Raglan—Dido),
Jan. 7.
Cowntess of Dunsmore—Seurs’ Monarch, BE. B. Sears’s (Melrose,
Mass.) mastiff bitch Countess of Dunsmore (champion Beaufort—
Holda) to his Sears’ Monarch (Lord Raglan—Didc). Jan. 14.
Royal Cute—Dule of Vernon. lL. Gardner’s (Mt. Vernon, N. Y.)
pointer hitch Royal Cute (Duke Royal—Gala Day) to his Duke of
Vernon (Glendale—Spotless), March 4. :
Lady Weltington—Plintimmon, Jr. E. B. Sears’s (Melrose, Mass.)
rough St. Bernard bitch Lady Wellington (Duke of Wellington—
Henly Juno) to his Plinlimmon, Jr. (champion Plinlimmon—
Princess Beatrice). Jan. 13. ;
Mora—Heector. EB. B. Sears’s (Melrose, Mass.) smooth St. Ber-
nard bitch Mora (Webb's Rex—Nellie) to J. H, Long’s Hector (Otto
—Luln), Jan. 10. ’
Dinah—Clam. Warwick. Dr. Quinn’s (St. Paul, Minn.) English
setter bitch Dinah to The Elms Kennels’ Clan Warwicls (Phil
Warwick—Lassie Bondhu), March 12,
Nora—Paul Gladstone. Wield Trial Kennels’ (Charlottesville,
Va.) English setter bitch Nora (Banks—Marchioness) to 8. L
Boggs’s Paul Gladstone (Gladstone—Lavellette), March 11.
Belle of Piedmont—Roderigo, Field Trial Kennels’ (Charlottes-
ville, Va,) English setter bitch Belle of Piedmont to Memphis &
Avent Kennels! Roderigo, March 4,
Woodland qieeeee TI, Jas, Luckwell's (Woodstock, Ont,)
cocker spaniel biteh Woodland Queen (Tippo— Woodstock Queen)
to. J. P. Willey’s champion Obo II,, March 11, .
Lady Stantey—Black Duke. Geo. Douglas's (Woodstock, Ont.)
cocker spaniel bitch Lady Stanley (Robin Red—Frety ie) to Jas,
Luckwell’s Black Duke (champion Obo IL—Woodland Queen),
March 10,
Bonnibel—Jerry. W-.T. Payne's (New York) cocker spaniel bitch
Ronnibel (Wallace Il.—Suzette) to Dr, Beck's Jerry (Othello, A.K.
RK, 1982), March 10, ;
Loro—Prinece, Mx. Damond’s (South Wramingham, Muss.)
cocker spaniel biteh Loro (A.IS.R. 6500) to Mt. Waite Kennels’
Prince, March 20. ,
Senora—Gijfee. A. Laidlaw’s (Woodstock, Ont.) cocker spaniel
biteh Senora (Robin—Devonshire Beauty) to his Giffee (Aeo—
Nina), Jan. 23. ‘
Pet Obo—Sancho G. _B. I’. Manson’s (South Framingham, Mass,)
cocker spaniel biteh Pet Oho (Shadie—Kdith) to Mt. Waite Ken-
nels’ Sancho G. (Oboe II.—Dido), March 16.
Faney—Gleneavn. A. Laidlaw’s (Woodstock, Ont.) field spaniel
biteh Waney (imported Toronto Beau—Gyp) to Oldham & Willey’s
imported Glencairn (Bracken—Belle), March 26.
Meershrook Maiden—Bujffalo General. HH. T. Foote’s (New York)
black and tan terrier bitch Meersbrook Maiden (Meersbrook
Chance—Meersbrook Hmpress) to A. W. Smith’s Buffalo General
(Halifax General—Lady Lottie). March 22.
Gipsey Queen—Buffalo General. A, W. Smith’s (Buffalo, N. Y.)
black and tan terrier bitch Gipsey Queen (Vortigern—Fortnne)
to his Buifalo General (Halifax General—Lady Lottie), March 23.
Floss—Toons Royal. Chas. N. Symonds’s (Salem, Mass.) York-
shire terrier bitch Floss (Dreadnanght—Maggie) to his Toows
Royal (Kavanagh's champion Dreadnaught—Hamilton’s Tricksy),
March 18. ‘
Polly—Toons Royal. Chas, N. Symonds’s (Salem, Mass.) York-
shire terrier bitch Polly (Sir Star—Minnie) to his Toons Royal
Kavanagh's champion Dreadnaught—Hamilton's Tricksy),March
fe
Little Sister—Toons Royal. Chas. N. Symonds’s Pan Mass.)
Yorkshire terrier bitch Little Sister (Roy—Flora) to his Toons
Royal (Kavanagh's champion Dreadnaught—Hamilton’s Tricksy),
March 10,
WHELPS,
©" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka,
Dindh. Blue ee Beagle Kennels’ (Denver, 8. C.) beagle bitch
Dinah (Thom, A.K.R. 677/—Lucy Hinton), Feb. 23, five (two degs),
by J. W. Stribling’s Thom (A.K.R. 5711).
Blanch MeGregor—Prince Charlie. Oak Shade Kennels’ (Lee,
Mass.) collie bitch Blanch McGregor (Clipper, A.K.R. 2529—Nellie
McGregor), March 8, one bitch, by Jas. Watson’s Prince Chatlie
(Sefton—Mavyis). ;
Und. Geo. Whort’s (Medford, Mass.) mastiff bitch Una, March
iw eee dogs, by E. B. Sears’s Sears’ Monarch (Lord Raglan—
10).
Fleel. Vernon Kennels’ (Mt. Vernon, N. Y.) pointer bitch Fleet
(Don Dell—Countess L.), March 17, eight (four dogs), by L. Gard-
ner’s Duke of Vernon (Glendale—Spotiless),
Mora. Hssex Kennels’ (Andover, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch Mora
Sra 6148), March 24, twelve (seven dogs), by their Mssex (A.K.
Lady Wellington. E, B, Sears’s (Melrose, Mass.) rough St. Ber-
nard bitch Lady Wellington (Duke of Wellington—Henly Juno),
March 14, fifteen (six dogs), by his Plinlimmon, Jr. (champion
Plinlimmon—Princess Beatrice); all since dead.
Mildred. Field Trial Kennels’ (Charlottesville, Va.) English set-
ter biteh Mildred (Dashing Rover—Muriel), March 18, nine (three
dogs), by O. W. Donner’s Roi d’Or. uP
Brownie. Mt, Waite Kennels’ (So~-th Framingham, Mass.)
cocker spaniel bitch Brownie (Capt. Stubbs—Flossie C.), March
18, eight (five dogs), by their Sancho G. (A.K.R. 6506).
Judic. Jas. Bronsdon’s (Milton, Mass.) cocker spaniel hitch
Judic (champion Black Pete—Fannie Obo), March 14, seven (four
dogs), by Mt, Waite Kennels’ Sancho G. (A.K.R. 6506).
Bacchante. HH. P. Thompson’s (Toronte, Ont.) fox-terrier bitch
Bacchante (Bacchanal—Venatrix), March 16, three (one dog), by
his Vakeel Il. (Vakeel—Venatrix). ;
Lady. Fred Noble’s (Pawtucket, R. J.) Yorkshire terrier bitch
Lady (Banks's Royal—Lady), March 10. three dogs, by P. H
Coombs's Bradford Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce —Beale’s Lady).
SALES.
(= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Knight of Klms. Liver pointer doz, whelped Dec. 21, 1887, by
Sport out_of Lady Queen), by The Elms Kennels, Forest Lake,
Minn., to M. J. Flynn, Taylor’s Falls, Minn.
Rex of Hims. Pointer dog, whelped Dee. 21, 1887, by Sport out of
Lady Queen, by The Elms ‘Kennels, Forest Lake. Minn., to Louis
Keller, St. Paul, Minn.
Dura, Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped May 15, 1884, by
Bang Bang out of champion Rose, by W. T. Payne, New York, to
ff. R. Bellman, Madison, N. J.
Belle of Bangs. White and black pointer bitch, whelped Web. 22,
1888, by Bang Bung out of Miss Merrimack, by L. Gardner, Mt.
Vernon, N. Ye, to Vernon Kennels, same place.
Victor B. Black cocker spaniel dog. whelped Nov, 13, 1887, by
Black Pete out of Vida, by F. Bollett, Brooklyn, N. Y., to B. H.
Lavery, Waterford, N. Y,
Jeto. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Noy. 18, 1887, by Black
Pete out of Vida, by I. Bollett, Brooklyn, N. Y., to KH. L. Stanton,
New York, ;
Black Pete ll. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Oct. 26, 1886
(A.K.R. 5682), by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., to J. A. Spracklin,
same place.
Master Shina—Muggins whelp. Liver cocker span el dog, whelped
Aug. 11, 1888, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., to Fred G, Cox,
Toronto, Ont.
Blackbird and Grouse. Black and light red cocker spaniel dogs,
whelped Oct. 5, 1888, by Robin out of Devon Beauty, by A. Laid-
law, Woodstock, Ont., to J. S. Allan, Montreal, Can.
Carlo. Black cocker spaniel dog,whelped Sept. 15, 1888, by Robin
out of Woodstock Ada, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont,, to H. W.
Laird, Port Hope, Ont.
Vena. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped March 22, 1888, by
Master Shina out of Dido, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., to H.
W. Laird, Port Hope, Ont.
Devon Beauty. Liver and tan cocker spaniel bitch, whelped
November, 1881, by Lad 0? Devon out of Dinah, by A. Laidlaw,
Wondstock, Ont., to J. A. Spracklin, same place.
_ Romeo Obo. Black cocker spaniel dog. whelped Sept. 7, 1888. by
Robin out of Woodstock Nellie, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont.,
to Black Cocker Kennels, Indianapolis, Ind.
Queen. Biack cocker spaniel bitch,whelped July 4, 1888, by Mas-
ter Shina out of Belle, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont,, to B. J.
Roe, same place.
Young Tippo and Chloe. Black cocker spaniel dog and bitch,
whelped Sept. 7, 1885, by Robin out of Woodstock Nellie, by A.
Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., to H. W. Laird, Port Hope, Ont.
Ben. Black cocker spaniel dog. whelped November, 1887, by
Master Shina outof Gipsy IL, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., to
Mr. Stewart, Philadelphia. Pa. :
Red Rover—Woodstock Ruby whelp.
whelped Dee. 16, 1888, by A.
Sarid 0} Devon Banting's Biter help. Biavk cock
ado? Devon—Banting'’s Bitch whelp. ack cocker spaniel dog,
Whelped Oct. 14, 1888, by A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont. to RK. Me:
Ewen, Byron, Ont.
Guess. Liver and tan field spaniel dog, age and pedigree not
Bute os A. Laidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., to D. M. Baninger, Phila-
elphia, Pa.
{ Black cocker spaniel dog,
azidlaw, Woodstock, Ont., to R. G.
Nil Desperandum. Black field spaniel dog, whelped Noy, 13, 1887,
hy Black Pete out of Vida, by F, Bollett, Brooklyn, N. Y., to R. C-
Cornell, New York. . :
Newton Abbot Skipper—Bonnihel whelps. Black field spaniel
bitches, whelped Aug. 7, 1888, by W.T. Payne, New York, one
each to Mr.Burnham, same place, and Jesse B. Riggs, Prineeton,
a.
PRESENTATIONS.
Pealer—Nutlia whelp, Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Feh.
§, 1889, by Mt. Waite Kennels, South Pramingham, Mass., to H.
CG. Bronsdon, Boston, Mass, i
Sancho G—Frantic whelp, Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped
Feb, 6, 1889, by Mt. Waite Kennels, South Framingham, Mass,, to
H. C. Bronsdon, Boston, Mass.
DEATHS,
Lady Aveline. Orange tawny St. Bernard bitch, whelped March
1, 1888 (Nero I[l.--Bena), owned by H. B, Sears, Melrose, Mass.;
from pneumonia,
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
r= No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents.
Ineuimik, Hrostburg. Md.—Please let me know through the
columns of your valuable paper how longafter a bitch first shows
signs of coming in heat should the dog be put to her for best re-
sults. Ans. About seven days after the first symptoms.
W.E.B., South Dakota.—I have a setter dog about one year old
and the hair has been falling off for three months. Oan you sén
mea receipt of something to stop it? It is not the usual spring
shedding. Ans. Give five drops of Fowler's solution of arsenic
night and morning tor three weeks, and ston for ten days and
then begin again. Give the medicine in the food.
8. B. C., Jersey City —A Newfoundland puppy, 4 months old, is
troubled with mange. I have used a lotion mentioned in a former
issue ot your paper (quicklime, sulphur and water), and have also
ued Fowler’s arsenic; but the puppy does not seem to get any
better. He eats well and to all appearances is al) right. { have
fed him, go far, on rice pudding and a musb made of Indian meak,
but as yet [have given him no meat. There are two spots on his
back, each of them nearly as big as a small saucer. and the hair
on his face seems to be coming nutin spots. Ans. Keep his bow-
éls regular with one teaspoon of syrup of buckthorn eyery morn-
ing. Give3drops of the arsenie night and morning in the food,
and use the following ointment once daily, first washing with
castile soap and warm water and then drying. Rub the ointment
fently into the skin:
Wir AI GORI + cede ee pete oe eee ea Figs
Ung. diachylon......- ferro s 1 ae ee ee Eas
Mix. Hxternal.
J. R., Almonte, N. ¥.—An explanation of the following would
greatly oblige: I haye a hound, 3 years old. A year ago last win-
ter he had distemper (severe), recovered, but when he gets up
after lying down he will shake his heal for three or four minutes
at a time, as though there was something in his ears; but there is
nothing wrong with ears that I can see (evidently not canker).
What is the cause, and how can it be cured? Last fall he did nat,
shake his head at all, It was only after coming from the bush
and getting into decent condition again that he commented again,
Ans. You had beiter go on the supposition thatit is canker. Wash
the ears out as well as you can, and drop a little of the following
into them night and morning:
Bromo chloral... -...
‘LT, opii..,.
NEE bi [Sai OP Se a OS ee
Mix. External,
A, T, D., Camden,—I have an Irish setter bitch, fourteen months
old, a nice, healthy animal. Had distemper last summer and re-
covered nicely. I sent her South to be broken last October. Pre-
viously to sending her down | took her out in the country and
would shoot down small birds before her; she did not at all shy
but seemed to take pleasure init. [I have no reason to think that
the man to whom I! sent her treated her harshly. She works
beautifully on quail, is staunch, a good nose and a good ranger:
if you throw a quail out she retrieves it. proudly, and carries it
any distance without ruffling a feather, but when you pick upa
gun she becomes timid, and either tries to get away or crouches
at your feet. Ans. She seems fun shy. You can only cure this
by care and patience. Get her used to the gun first, and then
begin by firing light charges, gradually increasing them, Give
gen dros of tincture of nux vomica night and morning in a little
water.
Answers to Correspondents,
2" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents,
©. B.5.—See our angling columns for Penn: ylvania season.
T. G, B. & Sons, New York.—We cannot giye you the required
information.
VAN, Urbana, O.—Can a dug without a pedigree win at a bench
show? Ans. Yes.
T. H. L., Bristol, Pa.—An advertisement of your Sharps trifle
would probably bring you 4 purchaser,
W.J, G., Philadelphia, Pa.—Little has been done by the yacht
clubs, but the matter has been taken in hand by the Legislatures
of several States with a view toward organizing State naval re-
Serves.
SUBSCRIBER, Albany, N. Y,—A dog winning first prize in a bad
class may not be as good as one winning a commended card in a
good class. In neither case would the win prove that the animal
was a “show dog.”
J.5. F., Jasper, Ala.—A, B and OC shoot a sweepstakes match
under National Gun Club rules at 4single bluerocks each, with
first and second moneys. A and Bscore deachand Cl. To decide
the tie between A and B they shoot ‘‘miss and out” and A shoots
B out. Who get first and second moneys? Ans. A takes first
money and C second money. Under the rules of class shooting
A and B have no interest whatever in second money.
R. W., Philadelphia.—I have imported several hundred edible
frogs. To my disappointment I find that the little captives seem
to eat nothing of whatever 1 have put before them. They have
lived now for over five weeks apparently without any substantial
tood. I have tried to feed them on different kinds of fresh raw
meat, different green vegetables, some malt husks (brewers?
mash), bread, crackers and insects. Some we keepin large wicker
baskets, with green moss and sufficient fresh water; others in a
wooden tub with a few inchesof water. Ans. Frogs hibernate in
the winter and eat nothing from about October to April, varying,
of course, with the climate. They cannot be reared in baskets,
hut must be placed ina pond or shallow ditch, where they can
obtain insects, such as laryes of the dragon fly, grasshoppers,
flies, beetles, ete. There is no work on frog culture known to us.
J. L. V., Tarrytown, N. ¥.—East of this village we have several
good trout brooks. The Mill Stream is the largest and considered
the best and forseveral yeurs hack parties living near this stream
have been in the habit of drawing or setting nets. more particu-
larly in the vicinity of the County House at East Tarrytown. As
Tunderstand it the law is very plain on this subject. We find
that parties living over there are owners of these nets and at
times of the day when anglers are absent from the stream set
the nets. It is almost impossible lo catch them at it, most of us
anglers are known to them. We have had published in our
weekly paper and in circular form the Jaws governing this sub-
ject, but to no purpose; and our game constables are of little good,
taking no interest in the matter at all. What is to be done? Ans.
Write to Chief Fish and Game Protector Lrew, Albany, N. Y.,
give him all the information you can and ask him to put the dis-
trict protector on the case. :
Fur, FIn 42ND FEATHER, Queensboro.—l. Has the natural his-
tory of the sea otter ever been published yet? Where can I get il?
Chas. Hallock says in “Our New Aiaska™ that its fur is valued at
from $40 to $200. [s this its yalue in the Alaska or New York
market? 3. What is the value of the Canadian otterin New York?
4, Can raw fur be sent to the United States free of duty? Ans. 1,
The only satisfactory account of the sea otter is by Henry W-
Elliott, in Section V., Volume 2 of the Fishery Industries of the
United States, just published by the U. 8. Fish Commission. 2.
The nativesin Alaska receive the following prices for sea otter
skius: Pups $1 to 310, ordinary ay prime $75, extra prime #150,
The highest authentic price paid for the skin of a sea otter was
$650 received at one of th@annual sales of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany in London. The value in New York is $75 to $150, according
to beauty. 5. Canadian otter in New York market $12 for aver- —
age skins of prime quality. 4. Raw turs are admitted free of duty,
2.00
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FORE ST AND STREAM.
[Manct 28, 1889.
Aifle and Crap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
SELF-LOADING SMALL ARMS.
HICAGO, March 3.—fditor Forest and Stream: While on a re-
cent pilgrimage in the interests of the trade up in Wisconsin,
I incidentally learved that in a little backwoods town adjacent to
the pine forests, which are even yet inhabited by many of the
larger game animals, as bear, deer, etc., was to be found a novelty
in the shape of a gun.
Now, if there is anything dearer to a sportsman’s heart than a
good spot to spend his annual vacation it is a gun—a good gun,
That a new gun could emanate from a locality where the prasti-
eal use of guns is the rule seemed possible; but as we are accus-
tomed to look to the Nutmeg State for the superior articles of that
kind, it appeared fo your correspondent highly impropable that
one of the latter kind could be found up there in the woods,
Upon inquiry it was learned that the little city of Neillsville was
the home of the man who was known as the “gun man,” "run
erank,” “doctor gun,” “a son of a gun,” and other pleasant cog-
nomens of a like nature. Dr. H. A. Pitcher, the gentleman re-,
ferred to, is the inventor of what he termsan automatic repeating
rifle. Trusting the following description will prove interesting to
your many readers, I take the liberty of inclosing it, and will add
that the Doctor has a gun now built which performs all he claims
oat as the many who haye been favored by seeing it shoot can
estify.
The principle upon which the power is obtained was intimated
to the inventor many years ago by the manner in which the old
cap lock would throw the hammer cocked by the escape of gas
through the tube, and which first suggested the possibility of this
power being utilized for the purpose of replacing a cartridge. This
has been accomplished, and the gun which Joarls itself is an estab-
lished fact, The gun now made is a rifle, and uses the Bullard .38-
45 cartridge, It has a barrel and magazine Zin. long. The maga-
zine is on top, the drive tube underneath the barrel. Within the
drive tube isa cylinder in which is placed a moderately tight-
fitting piston, Behind the piston is a small hole or vent extend-
ing through and communicating with the bore of the barrel. At
the front end of the piston within the drive tube isaspiral spring,
A drive rod passing backward into the lock is attached to the
front end of the piston. The drive rod when carried forward
to its fullest extent engages with a tumbler, which is pivoted
within the front end of the curved piece underneath the breech
bolt and which is called the segment.
Within a circular récess in the stock and attached to the tang
is a spring-pressed arm, which is attached at its upper end to the
rear end of segment by a connecting rod. The function of this
spring and arm is to throw the action forward, press the cartridge
home and lock the breech, after being operated upon to the rear
by the force of the drive spring underneath the barrel. It will be
seen from the foregoing tnat at the instant of firea small portion
of gas passes through the vent into the cylinder at the rear of the
pans throws the venom and drive rod forward and compresses
he drive spring. which instantly re-acts together with the drive
rod which engages the tumbler. presses the segment and bolt to
the rear until the tumbler reaches the rear end of the friction
slide, when itslips off. The spring and arm in the rear then
press the segment and holt forward again, carrying the cartridge
in front, lock the boltand release the firing pin and trigger,
and the gun may be again fired. ,
The gun is first loaded by grasping the lug or finger knob which
passes through and works in a curved slot in the right hand side
plate so that the gun may be used as an ordinary repeater, i. €., by
shutting off the vent, which is accomplished as follows: A screw
is fixed into the frame abt right angles across the vent, a hole is
drilled through the screw to correspond with the veut. A short
arm is formed upon the head of the screw and points to an in-
dexed circle upon the ontside of frame. At one extreme of the
indexed portion is the letter O, open, at the opposite extreme the
letter C, closed, sa that, as before stated, the gun may be used
automatically or otherwise, as desired, by simply turning the
valve screw with the thumb. A pin or screw is placed at each
extreme of the indexed portion to prevent the valve being turned
further than is necessary, so that no harm is done in either ease.
The cartridges are fed in from the magazine at the top, the last
cartridge lying directly upon the breech bolt and between the
transfers or Carriers, and is driven downward and held in a path
to the barrel in a way not easily explained. Theexploded sheil is
thrown through a slot in the left hand side plate. The advantage
of thus disposing of the shellsis obvious in an arm of this kind
and avoids the projection of the shell upward in front of the eye
when sighting.
The supposea awk warduess of the magazine on top of the barrel
is more than offset by the ease with which the sights are lined
with the eye and the lessened drop consequently required in the
stock. This is a feature commended by all sportsmen who haye
seen the gun, Perhaps the two points of greatest interest, and
briefly stated as follows, are those of safety and manner of hand-
ling to avoid firing more than one shot. That the gun as now
made has all the elements of safety to as great and perhaps a
greater degree than in any firearm yet made will I think be
admitted upon # careful study of the manner in which the firin
pin and sear are operated. That the sportsman who gets rattled
will fire this gun more times than is desired is quite ea ere but
he will soon learn that but one quick distinct pull is sufficient
for one shot. . ’
To answer all the queries which will occur to the reader in this
articie is quite impossible. I will, however, concisely state a few
of them. The explosion don't load the gun, but imparts the
requisite power to the drive spring which does. The peculiar
form of the piston is not fully explained here. Suffice it to say
powder crusts do not form to any considerable extent,and the
gun has been fired one hundred times without cleaning the piston
part of it. The gun which is a first gun is necessarily crude, but
is capable of better finish and proportions. The principle is
equally well adapted to shot as rifle, Nitro powders have been
used to considerable extent. The ultimate practical value of the
gun is largely at this time a matter of conjecture. It will occur
to the mind of the reader, however, the possibilities of getting
““doubles,” and in bird shooting of getting away with the whole
flock. In certain branches of military service it will undoubtedly
find a place. The doctor is to be congratulated for the persever-
ance which he has exhibited and success he has achieved, after
two years of patient experimenting. C. H. G.
WILMINGTON, Del., March 19.—The charming weather this
afternoon was a great inducement to spend a half day in the
open air, and the local riflemen who gathered at Healdmoor Rifle
Range for their regular weekly sport found the day was all that
could be desired for rifle shooting, and in spite of a southeast
wind, which at times was a little troublesome, the scores were
very good. There was general raising of individual records all
along the line, H. Darlington especially making a fine jump on
his revolverrecord. The scores are as follows, standard Ameri-
can target:
Revolver Match, a0yds., Smith & Wesson, .82-44,
H Darlington... -- ae ee eee 10 9 710 9 8 8 8 10 10—89
EJ Darlington.. é See ee Gees whe dO LO) 10* 3B. ey” Sa eas
SOP DaMIOri. noes ae 7 5 8 &8 9 9 6 8 8-69
H Simpson... .--.-. 7 1°59) 4.6' 695) 666
IED Wiel Wrens dock bane 9 * 6 4 310 4 5 7—59
12 ME Keipacicltbe Peep pean 644%7 5 4 8 8 6—57
SS Philipe pe sel oer ee ee 72 6 5 6 3 6 66 754
est Center.
TNO MA10-16. 8" 9) Se
898 7 6 6 8 777
09 7 56 51011 5—74
9% 8 6 5 6.7 7-73
6.7 7 8 tf 6 8 7-72
Special Record Practice, 100yds.
crea Me TONE ep baec se sacice stony aemante 910 8 % 81010 7 6 7—85
EMMA TNS LON: 5 ord pooe ever tert eae 9 §10 5 9 & 610 5 10—8
WV reebarlington: oo. ... c+ aeceasinean 71010 6 5 6 8 8 9 10—80
OWENSVILLE, Ind., March 9.—The Owensville Ballard rifle
team mada the following scores to-day, wind two points from 9
o’clock and variable, standard targets, 200yds. off-hand, National
rules, gold medal. J, Montgomery won gold medal.
DP LONESOME Ty oer clk eh ie yales 1051097 9 45 7 6—72
We Gente eee ss bs Lede eget Paa 2 whed Tadiwis fa 70
W Roberts .......-..- ick See oee a 96 80959 6 9 B69
J Daugherty. siteereeseecreneeeev el 6 4°38 4:7 7 6 Y B88
PStOnei i, pacedeceess20cdd eess essdeen + OO A S GO SOD bbs
BOSTON, March 23.—The pleasant weather brought outa large
crowd of’ rifle shooters to-day at.the Massachusetts Tifle range,
and all of the matches were well patronized, some good scores
being made, especially by Messrs. Munroe and Fellows. The wind
was light from 7 to 9o0’clock, Mr. Davis won the gold ‘medal in the
20-shot rest match and Mr, Leo won the champion gold medal.
Following are the best scores finished to-day:
J 20 shot Rest Match.
OH Davikii cei reese pabE pewlye aoe 121) 612128 812 10 10 10
( 8 9 910 011 9 12 11 10—203
JB PATICIB IES Se pieere'nin oat His ache athe 910 810 810 91211711
8 91011 910 9 12 10 12—199
J KR Munroe seevteees 8 12 °9 12 9 8:10:92 10
- 10 9 912 91212 9 9 9-198
BevVGldeter s Setses asters sen 1. M : 9 911 9 91111
% 8 9 912 911 8 198
Champion Medal Match.
LAU GG ys pees ty sratscovore SPEOUR EE pes econ S) oregon (9.00/e- Om Geeta ai
W Charles...... Sta A oa ok YD 8 7B. 7 818° B74
ADE Ap et a EA Sr ere eee 510 9410 8 6 5 7 T—67
: Prize Rest Match,
IS Mb densa 970 2000 eehadee. eet 12:12 1219 9 1011 11 19 10—107
AcBallapds coshee eve ee cs UA --.- 11.1214 9111011 311 $4102
50 shots, 50yds, .22cal Pistol,
J BY ellows,---4-2. 00... 04 a kpS, Bi 10 910 8 8 9 9 8 910
8 810 810 9 91010 8
#1010 8 9 810101010
sie erin ae 910 8 8
9 4g ) 810101010 9—458
Victory Medal Match,
J 4A EVO poep an yo oo Seer an es eae eo Ol 8 bp 678
Rest Match.
JMEVINIUM TORE geet ~7 pes cas ee ena e wis 12:11 1212 12 9 11 12 10 11—112
Gor QaWista 95k Bae ol ee 11 11 10 11 1211 12 9 9 72—108
WME Oster yo. vee eccccecace eres sseser SU, OMI 1d day 19. Sitea=900
‘A BAUIATUL Sole cic doe jaceee ee eeees 11 910 9 81011 & 8 11—95
1) T Wigglesworth. ..........2,....: 9 912 910 8 71012 6— 92
VW ePeDhenrpson see oesnree eal ak 98 87 999 9 FS GS Se
EG Baker aot Janus sae seeee 6 8 9 8 8 61011 10 8— &4
SABO Sed, opto. | Saree lo ee tila ly Aer ty amt se St & eS (0
Joel Cults. ..-... FO Se as eee 598 912 49 8 6 8 70
‘ATG HORGE,. 08 ol, erence kee ee 5 4 3 6 9 & 712 9 9— 40
All-Comers’ Match.
Bi Liee 22.5. 5°5 eee POLE EECR EO is once 7 & § 71010 9 8 10 10~—87
WU OER Urn be. (ii Laemee ete te cunnanees 6 9 910 8 430 610 9—81
Ty ATmoaeeah tre Wuene. WUnO nen Ars wns 10 7 § 5 8 8 9 7 8 10—80
OC Gack ey Mask s4jFgFAIe - 2 810 410 7 8 8 g 7%
BiG Bark-er cori tckreeeeeerenee Le 5 8 7 7 6 6 610 9 771
C: Doveneis eerie ess Tee Baw 95 910 6 4 7 3 6 10—69
I GO ek he Ly ORD 5 6 8 467 4 4 4 9-57
50yds. Pistol Match.
LEE PSOE wn E See es Coe viele ...1010 8 9 810 10 10 10 10—95
EO S-GalnriOne Jaques’ ee ee eso veeeacn ns 101010 9 9 9 9 $10 8—92
STOWE yn coe aan endee Bowe Mea 9 91010 9 9 7 O §$ 10—91
VV; Charless -.55.27.2-c acer ewataaase 8 61010 910 810 9 8—98
AL SUGV ON nena: Seer Nene teers Ceaye 81010 9 810 7 9 7 & 86
Military Match,
JS Howe wssss45. 2 453554454445 FW Carter.._......-.. 4454545444—43
W D Huddleson.. ..4545555444—45 WJ Brown......... .4844445545—42
W Charles.......... 5454544544—44 EE Patridge...... .4445484444—40
ACSHai ps Sees 4545544544—44 © T Moore,..,.,.... 453245445440)
C EK Horton......... 5552044445 —43
) 500yds. Military Match.
SVP Rain Pte e sees 1 Nee eee Ren soe ey 5545455445—46
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1/.—Despite the threatening aspect
of the weather, a large number of target shooters assembled at
the Shell Mound shooting range to-day, and from their comfort-
able shelter rained lead at the defenseless targets all day long.
Several important shoots were held, notably the one hetween U.
Carr’s and J. E. Klein’s teams of crack pistol shuts. This match
was shot at 50yds., 20 shots to the man, at an American field tar-
fet, and though no trophy was represented the result was eagerly
jooked for by admirers of this kind of sport. Hach team con-
sisted of five of San_ Francisco's best shots. The result was as
follows. First team, C. Carr captain:
CCRT ae bu ase ete a esleaee etek 7 61010 7 710 910 9
9 8 710101010 810 8—175
MOM BLOW sss. Shs eees tes - ope as 1048 9109 699 Y
979 510 9 7 7 8 6—158
A PSITOUD shereiclal pete gus etd ae aed hte 8.7 9 5S. £ RB aA0
8B 41010 8 9 6 6 9 8 146
Pyplhinvilleiess se eee ne ee LU ae OMG ke BS, oh s
§ 9) 8 6 9.9.9 7 7 6—181
EY yea he ticmesdl’ hetane tress 2p 99 810 8 7 88 7 9
1 96 6 7 9 7 910 7 10—163—803
Second team, J. E. Klein, captain:
TSI Siitewy Mew neh tela cera soe 10 7 810 9 6 910 810
10 810 8 8 8 & 9 6 10—172
SNE One mee EOHE Bee ose 79 710 9 9 9 91010
689% 9 t 9 9 8 10-171
AM FONRROM tL st acieie we ease Le 10 81010 710 7 810 9
7 9 8 91010 9 9 10 10—180
WOW INGS. Ups ae eee Beil BIO Oh Ge os ie 710
810 9 9 910 7 91010—170
BVEOyGYvss. se eee Spagna HaHa Oo Ge a Ghar Sat:
68 9 8 % 6 % & 514-84
The Bay City Rifle Club team, numbering 10 men, who won the
goid medal from a team composed of United States Army rifie-
men in September last, held a shoot to-day to decide the perpetual
ownership of the trophy. The match was shot under the National
Rifle Associz tion rules, guns under 10lbs., 3lb. pull, 200yds., and
resulted in a victory for Edward Hovey, with 240 points out of a
possible 300. Kollowing are the three pat scores:
FLGMOY cove ce - ot nt tis La aWieca eaten 7 Govieed: ve a6, ae 10
F 10 8 810 9 8 9 6 3
7 9 9 8 9101010 7 7240
CTT. ase cee ite -eeuelot es Lente 18968 667 67 6
7% 8 610 9 § 710 9
8 8 7 810 9 6 8 6 9—229
Roleath be a2 cess - 61010 7697698
Debs oo Gm Ones, 0708) ea) ma
§ 78 8 7 8 9 $10 8 229
5D
ST, LOULS, Mo., March 23.—There was not a very large attend-
ance at the last shoot of the St. Lowis Pistol Club, owing to the
fact that the duck season is now in full blast in this part of the
country, and inany of the members were away, Mr. Bauer came
to the front with a splendid 87: .22cal. Stevens gallery pistol,
20vds., standard American target:
W SBaner foo PR al fis enables 81010 8 7 81010 9 7-8
M Summerfield.....--...0. 0-2... 710 8 8 9 8 4 8 9 10-81
Tapveerretic.cestty, Pree ere 171095969 5 778
BH Mohrstadt...........-...........05. 699 9 7 5 6 710 9-77
Wal ord. vin25), Soe Ree eas 4741053 9 9 910-76
WW dtontdl 5 ee ee ee 8 6 7 410 610 8 6 9%.
WWE eg bee Ze Aes yer ta 16 7 86° 7 4105 7-73
H Griesedieck,.... ...--s.-eereee eens 4788 78 810 8 4-72
W O Mackwitz .... 0.00. .cc eee eee 8797648 5 8 4-46
WasER RCE nad tel) 5) po etetiidoeldteteicleba ad eae 6b656 7 2 5 6 6 Y 9—f4
FAUST Bela mentors see Serer 6566 7910 7 7 0—8
UNSER Fritz.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 23.—These scores weré made at
Lake Lookout range this afternoon:
Record Match.
Mr@UHONIS.. soca cee bes teehee ime -&§ $10 7 7 8 6 6 9 9—%
TO Ge ees ate oe mielehhe betel tate peas 1048 7 610 7 7 7 10—%%6
Mawotte: fae. eee s atlens Bee en end 47 810 4 7 9 410—70
etm bal ee eng side sede 10 6 710 8 5 45 6 4-65
12) 10) ES PREP ei seacotr he bt spobei. 9 6 7 8 9 6 5 5 5 4-64
SNC oye EARS See PRS an ee 5 ae ta Of 710 5 6 6 3 5 3—6l
Practice Mateh.
Wavidht«.:.¢otece-e-soteededdeunas 9 7 910 7 810 9 8 4—81
CGofop oy La eS Se es oe ea 10 710 7 6 7 8 9 7 879
Stephens....,--.-- Se ee LEE CRC EG tes er 9610 8 7 8 8 6 8 it
Alicirag pate 2 iat Serene 8 410 8 8 8 810 8 B—%
USP Oiy Oe oe eee eee MEPL DE ay ob ak 9 6 8 7 8 9 5 8 5 10—75
TUUCH COCK MAeteeedt. oem tenn: a 810 7 5 710 5 6 7 10—T5
Tabbotoce eee eae a ee 7 71010 4 610 7 6 6%
Kimball.....-...- {7 7 8 7 6 4 6 910-7]
Berl eee ae ean dod dlacelse % 510 6 7 6 8 8 5 T—fg
HUD AC Viney ve Ween tees eat-in eee) redo ge cOmeneae Wo eam
TPE eerie eRe EAR ES EA be RRS RRA 458 66 8 6 7 5 4-59
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Ata recent meeting of the San Fran-
cisco Schuetzen Verein the following officers were elected to serve
during the ensuing year: Pres., Otto W. Lilkendey; Vice-Pres.,
August Browning; Rec. Sec., C, Hildebrandt; Fin. Sec., A, Bahrs;
Treas., John Horstmann; Sheoting Masters, John Plath and Kauf-
man Wertheimer. Trustees, Alexander Gerdes, H. F. Maas,Henry
Schroeder. Military Officers: Capt., John F. Bolts: Virst Lieut.,
Louis Haake; Second Lieut., William Sechmadeke; Third Lieut.,
John Mangels; Fourth Lieut., George G, Bahrs; Ord. Sergt., Rob-
os Gerhow; Color Bearer, Hy. Koster; Company Guide, Henry
erien.
NEW YORK.—Gus Zimmerman, who won the week’s shoot at
the recent German Hospital fair here, has accepted F. W. Hoe-
fele’s challenge to shoot a match from 100 to200 shots a side at the
Morrisania Schuetzen Park. Preliminaries will soon be settled.
THE TEAM FOR ENGLAND —The Boston newspapers sa
that matters relating to the trip of the Massachusetts volanisee
militia rifle team to Hngland are progressing rapidly. The lead-
ing business men haye taken hold of the project with enthusiasm,
and it is understood that already about one-third of the necessary
funds have been subscribed privately, The team will leave home
with probably the strongest backing by representative business
men of the State in its history. The first public acknowledgment
of subscriptions will be made by Treasurer Potter this week. So
much pressure has been brought to bear upon Mr. Potter and
area Frost, the team captain, by officers and members of the
M, V. M., to be allowed to subscribe, that it has about been de-
cided to permit each company and field and staff to contribute a
small sum, more as a token of good will and appreciation of past
work done, than with the idea of securing any large amount. If
this should be decided on, due notice will be sent to all interested.
The team will probably compete with the First Royal Berksiiire
regiment, the London rifle brigade, the Middlesex county team —
and the South London team, previous to the matches at Wimble-
don. A match is practically arranged with the fine shooting
team of the Honorable Artillery Company of London, which has
a score or more of the best rifle shots who visit Wimbledon. Com-
etitions for three, and possibly four, members of the team will
e held, commencing about April 30, and will be open to any mem-
ber of the militia in service March 1, Distances, 200,500 and
f00yds. Each competition will be held in a different locality, that
the competitors may haye no advantage in shooting entirely upon
home ranges. Positions will probably be off-hand at 200yds., any
pesition at 500 and 600vds., but are subject fo change. As near as
can now be judged full team practice will begin the first week in
May. The ten men who have been selected are already in practice,
with g od results. With a solid six weeks in the range previous
to full team work, the team should be in the pink of condition
when they sailfor Europe. [tis understood that a leading busi-
néss gentleman of Boston and an ex-officer of the United States
Army, who is an enthusiastic believer in the prowess of the Mass-
achusetts men, has agreed to give the team a trip to Paris if they
are successful in their matches on English soil.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.—Messrs. 4%. K. Straight and A. W.
du Bray recently shot an all-around match here, the match was
as follows: 25 shots with any .44cal. revolver, factory ammuni-
tion, off-hand, 50yds., Creedmoor target; 25 shots, any rifle, globe
neep-sights, 100yds., off-hand, Creedmoor target; 15 fast pigeons;
English-A merican rules, 5 ground traps, 30yds. rise; 5 pairs, 2lyds.
rise; 15 Peoria blackbi ds, Peoria rules, 2 traps, screened, 10yds.
apart; 5 pairs, Same conditions. The match commenced with the
pistol shooting and was won by du Bray by 103 to 94 points. On
the rifle score both men tied on 119 points, The 15 live birds score
stood, du Bray 15, Straight 10. On 5 pairs live birds du Bray 6,
Straight 5. On 15 single Peorias, Straight 14, du Bray 10. On 5
pairs, Straight 8, du Bray 9, giving the match to du Bray by 16
points. Both contestants used 12-gauge Parker guns and Cham-
berlin shells, loaded with Schultze powder. The Peoria birds
were thrown over 50yds. and at medium height. Both men had
been_ practicing at pistol and rifle +hooting in cloudy heayy
weather and as the sun shone as brightly as in July the pistol and
rifle scores were low, as it was some time before they could locate
the bullseye. The rifles were Winchester, single shot, .32-20-115,
and both pistols of Smith & Wesson make.
THE ENGLISH MAGAZINE ARM,—The new magazine rifle
has been adopted with complete unanimity, and will soon be
turned out with great rapidity. The trials of the weapon in
India haye been in all respects satisfactory. A compressed pow-
der is now used which gives good results, and with which the
rifle (which is to be sighted for 2,300yds.) may be used up to 500yds.
without raising the backsight. But a new powder is being ex-
perimented upon by which it is expected that the power of the
rifle will be much increased. Mr. Stanhope concluded his des-
cription of the new weapon by expressing the hearty thanks of
the War Office tothe Small Arms Committee, presided over by
General Philip Smith, “‘who brought so much ability and perse-
verance to the task of choosing a magazine rifle. a difficult work
which had been performed with perfect fairness toward all in-
ventors, and which had produced a rifle which promised the mosi
satisfactory results.”—Vol. Ser. Gaz.
NEWARK, N. J., March 25,—The 200-yard section of the Our
Own Rifie Club mef on Thursday eyening to discuss plans for the
coming season’s work. Wo definite plans were arranged, but the
sentiment of the members seemed to be unanimous in fayor of
affiliating with the Newark Shooting Society, although retaining
the form of a separate section. Thechairman appointed C. Mink,
Jr., FE. A. Freiensebner and Fred B. Lante a committee to confer
with the directors of the shooting society and endéavor to arrange
for the joining of the members ina body. The 20U-yard section
will comprise from twenty to twenty-five men, all of whom will
be enthusiastic shooters, This number will greatly strengthen
the active force of the shooting society. A special meeting of the
section will be held on Thursday evening, March 28, when the
committee will report,
NEWARK, N. J.—The tournament of the United Amateur
Clubs has now but two more weeks to run, and the Monroe and
Oakland teams are tied for first place, with one match each to
shoot, If both clubs win their matches the tie will be decided by
a series of three matches. The highest club scores to date are:
Monroe 1,(92, Oakland 1,080, Columbia 1,062, Howard 1,061, Excel-
sior 1,058, Annie Oakley 1,017, Lakeside 1,016,
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to ciub
secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are pdirre
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-
lication in the current issue. It is particularly re-~
quested that scores be sent us as early as possible.
FIXTURES.
March 26 to 27.—Tournament at Dayton, 0.
Omaha, Neb.. Gun Club Tournament, April 16, 17 and 18.
April 17 and 18.—Norwich, Conn., Shooting Club Tournament.
i. W. Yerrington, President.
April 30.—San Antonio, Tex., Tournament. Open to all comers,
May 21 to 23.—Minneapolis Gun Club Tournament, Minneapolis,
Minn. James Pye. Seeretary.
South Side Gun Club Tournament, Milwaukee, Wis., May 29, 30
and 31. CO. W. Milbraith, Secretary.
June.—Annual Tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Wash. ;
June 3 to 7.—New York State Association for the Protection of
Vish and Game. Convention and Tournament, Albany, N. Y.
June.—Kansas City Tournament.
NEW YORK SUBURBAN GROUNDS, ‘
Cen N. J., March 23.—To-day was the banner Satur-
day so far this year, The crowd of shooters was large and
enthusiastic, and matches ran along with enjoyable haste, Ties
divided. The scores tan:
No. 1, extra, 10 birds, 50 cents entry, Keystone rules:
Brientnall.......... Ti11131011— 9 Yerrington......... 01111011 1— &
Savage... meeteee .-1110011101— 7 Quinton.-....._.....1010IN1101— §
Adhees,..: REE .. 1I011111i— 9 ~PWolsom....... ..... 011110010I— 6
IBEIRLOL CO. eh ees -1AI0LI— 9 Tee Kay............ 0111111101— §
IBGGrs. ne Seee eee OOINONII0— 5 Hendrie............ 0011111101— 7
Sherman. ....... Al ANIII—10 “‘Scott........ 02.2.0. 0111101100— 6
DEG iney peer cnt best: 1111111101— 9
‘No. 1, regular, 10 birds, $1 entrance: é
Brientnall........-. OMiN— 9 Verrington..-..... .101/111— 9
Savage........ -:..0@111111110— 8 Quinton............ 1011111101— 8
Albee....,..+...-+. 1I1U1101—10 -—Folsom......... 22. 1141111011— 9
Bristol. =~. 1101i11— 9 Tee Kay ...........111111101i— 9
jaisstee yy) eee ee 1110011011— 7 Hendrie... .........10101110— 7
Sherman...,..-......JU010111— 9 Scott ..........,....001111011— 7
Hunt, ..2..54.23.-+-A10IIMII— 9 “Tuttle. ....... .....Lo1t—9
Shoot-off, miss and out: Brientnall 5, Bristol 3, Sherman 3, Hunt
2, Yerrington 1, Folsom 1, Tuttle 1.”
No. 2, regular, 10 birds, $1 entrance:
Hendrie! 2,...2 22. 111001000I— 5 Scott...... ren Byes 1010011110— 6
Brientnall.......... ONNIO1II— 8 Beers............ ..-.0010171001— 5
MTV Ee ons eae ees 1110111111— 9 Bristol........ ..... 1011101111— §&
Bolsom... -........ 1101011110— 7 Quinton...... . ...111101111J— 9
Yerrington.......-.1111111111—16 Tee Kay..........-. 1111011111— 9
Albee......scse0-++ 10LNI01I0N— Y Tuttle...........2 2.2 1111117111—10.
Sheriman.....,......U1001—-40 Savage..-.......... .11110111— §
- Apear...-10100110111101111010—13
Marcu 28, 1889.)
Scott .....--,, 11M 111011—14
_ ‘Bristol.....,.. TV0M10111—-14
FALL 10011 1170110110—-11
Beers... ..
Hendrie .....,,00L01110w.
WNo. 4, regular, 5 pairs, $1 entrance:
mca i 11 10 11 11— 9 Quinton... ... 00 10 11 01 i— 6
ristol........ -0010 10 11 1I— 6 Purington....-- 11 10 10 O1 O1— 6
mer Ss .,-.11 01 0110 11—7 Savage..........10 10 10 11 10— 6
ie.....--.00 10 10 10 00— 3 Folsom.........- 1011 11 10 — 8
Ba DRNR OD Det eR ules
Bherman.,:.,.. — SeeYR.,-----s val LD =
ilier ....:..:--11 101110 N— ‘8 Tee Way.-...... 11 11 O1 10 10— ¥
Johnson ,,...---11 10 10 60 11— 6
- First, second and third div,, Purington fourth on shoot-off.
No. 5, regular, 10 singles, $1 entrance:
wile eT iit 10 SHYABC.. cc uy eee ees 1171110110— 8
Purrington......... Wiiwi— 9 Albee ..........--,-111111111—-10
Johnson _.. ......-.111111011t— 9 Sherman........,,-.111111LU00— 7
Brientnall.......... HOUT Sot Fo os x -—see T1110011— &
Verrington.... ...0l11i/11I—9 ‘Tee Kay....-.....-.- 1101110101— 7
Quinton........-.... 117111001—. 9_—«*Roll........ ...-.,,.1M1010101— 8
RSD OGLE pelea « «ons sos O1W0110I— H# ~S- Comover..,...-...5: 1111110110— §
HGNATIC .- 22... .... OMUMOII— 8 Addison.... ..-.,.., H001101— 7
Volsom..-..,....-.-.-211J010011— 8 Bristol...........--. 111111 1010— &
Ma btlOs peseprte--: --0 7111111111—10 Sigler........... ...1U11/17110— 9
EGO Bs pmlicwe vives, asd 111111001— 8
Purrington, Brientnall and Sigler on shoot-off 5 each and div,
Folsom, Savage and Hunt on shoot-off 5 each and div,
No, 6, regular, 10 birds, $1 entry, Hurlingham rules;
A key Ce, eae 1111111101 —10 Quinton ....-,....-. 0111111171— 9
Sigler.,.......05 ,.. LU1111111—10 -VYolsom.....-.. .... 1111111101— 9
ive tlre eos eels . 1LI0LILI— 9 ~Bavage...-........ ~ LULIL0— 9
‘Brientnall.......... JOINIII— 9 ~Scott.... .....--.2.. 01111 1111— 9
Johnson ............10/1G1i011— 8 Apgar.-....-.....-. 11011017 10— 8
Conover....... ....J1IT11—10 ~Williams........-.. 111111 1110— 9
Bristol..... rTocrE mt 1ONNIMIII—"8. Hddie.....7......... O.OLIONII— 7
Yerrington.... ...-. 101010110iI—. G ~—-Addison............ 01111111.00— 4
Purrington.........1112111111—10 Beers...-... ...-... 0113101011— 4
PECK ay hey cot 1111ivii— 9 ~Simpson.....-. .... OUII1111— 8
Albee... ....-.2 005s O11 0— 8 Lawrence........-.. 1111011010— 7
AME [ae Abeer 1101141111— 9
Hunt, Brientnall, Folsom and Williams diy. second on shoot
off with 10 each. Haddie, Addison and Beers div. fourth on shoot
No. 7.
Miller /...1111111111111111111—20
Sigler ....QUNMIMM11I111111—19
Brientwll1111011111111111111—19
rerular, 20 singles, $2 entrance:
Johnson. .01711111111141111110—18
HS BP. ...11010111101110071101—-16
Tee Kay ..10011111071110111101—15
Conoyer..11101101771111111111—18
Richards. 11101011911111111 j11—18
Hat haw’ y10019110000011011110—11
Williams. 11101111111000111110—15
Eddie ... 11010111111001111111—16
Purr'gt'n.11111111111111011111—19
Hunt.....11101110111011110111—17
No. 8, regular, 10 birds, $1 entrance:
(ST) oe 11N111—10 Aathaway..-....... ITO0NOLI— &
Sigler.......-...++-- 1111171111—W) ~Conover.:........-. 1114 610111— &
Brientnall.........- W1u110— 9 ~Tee KRay............ ION — 7
HAunt....... .....-.11111171—19 SHARE TN Tenens 1111101011— 8
CRG Teen ieee 10100V11N1— 6 «FC Peck,,...::-.06 1111101111— 9
Purrington........11101— 9 _~J T Richards..,,., LI0LONI1I— 8
Johnson....... «ss: 1111141111—10 A Sandford........111111101i— 9
Williams......-.-.. AN11111011— 9
No. 9, regular, 10 singles, $1 entrance:
Miller,... _......,..111/010111— 8 Jobmson.....-...... 1111111711—19
Sigler..._....... ~-+- 11111111—10 ~Conover........ y-- LT — 9
Brientnall..........111/1—1) JT Richards........ 11100L111— 8
Hunt...-. geeeeeerye- L111111101—10 Addison.,.,......-., OOLLLO1I1— 7
INDE ont , = A110N1I— 9 ~Wddie.....2......... 1111101110— 8
Tee Kay isi... <-. 1011111110— & Sandford........... 111101 1111— 9
No. 10, regular, 10 birds, $1 entrance: |
GILES Seen 1111110 «ST Richards. .....101011101— 8
SST LOE Se adely aoa h- WIMMWIU—10 Apsar.....-.......5. 1311111101— 9
Brientnall.....-.... TWIMNONO— 8 Roll... 1.0.4.0... 1111111400— 8
Tee Kay.--.---.-... 10101N1111— 8 _~Eddie.... ....,...... NOUMNOLI— §&
Johnson ....--.....- 1011G111J1I—_§ Sandford.... ...,..11111111i—10
Conoyer..........-+> 1111011) ‘Pistol Grip.......... OLLI001111— 7
METATTIG Hops ele swicteleiere W—I)
Miller, Sigler and Conover div. first on shoot-off with 5 each,
No 1, extra, 10 birds, 50cts. entry, National rules:
Tee Kay ...,.-c..-+111101010I—7 ~Folsom........-......1011011011—7
Yerringeton...... ., di0MI—9 ~Hunt,.............., 1101111110—8
Quinton. ..3.-..).+.. ,1011011011—8
No. 2, extra, same;
TeeKay......- .-. »lL1T0100—7 Wolsom,_--...,...-.,.0111011100—6
Verrington...,.,-..-1111001001--6 Hunt........,....... 170001111) —7
Quinton....... ..., 011011 1011—7
No. 8, extra, same:
Tee Kay....-.-.. ---LIQ1UI0I1—7 Folsom..,.... ete 1111111001—8
Yerrington,.. ...... OLIIGUU—-F ~Hunt.......,.....-.. 10011 1110—7
Quinton. ....-, ----+ 1010110110—6
No. 4, extra, same:
Tee Kay... ..-. 2... OLUGLHOI0—G Folsom... ........... 41 10017111—8
Yerripgton.......... 0101000101—4 _Hounti........-......- 1101110010—6
Quinton,....... .... 110111 1011—8
No. 5, extra, 10 birds, 50 cents entrance, Keystone rules:
Brientnall...’... MOE — 9 Fiat ie yes 10111001141— 7
Sawage...........4 ~11Q111I— 9 Yerrington.....,... 0111101111— 8
PRA GN eta. eters ose 10010N101— G@ ~Quinton............ 1100111101— 7
PISTOL... os cue Rae OM1101I0I— 7 -—~“Holsom...-.-....-... 1001111100— 6
HSGONS is. - won neem 1110190101— 6 Tee Kay........ ,..-0111100011— 6
Sherman : - 1011110110 — 7
Bristol and Quinton diy. on shoot off.
No. 6, extra, same conditions: ’
Brientnall. ..,.,...101101110I— 7% Yerrington-.,.,. -. ALIMO01I1I— §
Savage.......,..-..-L1Q1001111— 7 Quinton............ 1110011111— 8
Albee........ yy ene 01C011111— 7 Felsom....,. ....., 110101711— 8
Bristol...,...-.----, l111101J— 9 Tee Kay........, . 1011111011— 8
MSGI s wee rerhale 0111110100— 6 Hendrie... ........ LIT LOUDI— 7
Sherman.....,,.....11/1011010— 7 Scott...,........... .0010111101— 6
RT thant eee Peed OMALIII— 9
Amateur championship shoot for gold trophy, shot any Satur-
day, 5 entries necessary, 25 singles, 25 cen's entrance:
TROUT ang yt) Ces AS Gd aE Ceeneie ae 1101016010101110014111900—14.
BH Woxw........ 2.22. 0.2- eee eee eee eee ODT 0001 107 110111111100 - 16
AMD Sidh@rdssse: sees. see s ae Coe AY 17011100111010010100C0101—13
TESLA GALT ay Oy Foy aa pe Sr en ey 1101000 111190101107 100 L00—13
THEA hea ied Bae owas Seen ne, 11111601116011,010i010111—17
Tei ese 0 airy Stn noe CP GSene Serene, 1011110101101101011 16:01—17
LEG Cig eee le mee scone ae Jb 4548 sas or 1010101111091 110011010110—18
TE TS HISTAER ORY) ge 52s Rk 2 snes eer 1111611110110101101001110—-17
Simpson ..........- Ade 8 arg te OOK A 1111.11.00017111101110 1010—18
SHtn LOT yen ee ee Ee ERE BPE Esee cbreosen (101100001100911100001001—10
TRIN Hip nad legs.) oan eo rece pep eek 0011101001010110011100111—14
Bowland........ Were fa edeaedan ABEOL OLS 100011011.1101001000000100 —10
Taawrence...,«-..<--- PASE BOER Et REED Et 1010100171111710101111110—19
TEMES sa DHE bre bee ao gS A ie td aes 010011101110100191 11101 11-17
SPL ob iealy Beted BSOABAS Age odode OMIM 11111011123
Gerd eli Ue rec Se Soe SI Pad 10011301711711011101 .1110—19
ABS Seeey Lo Bee aod 1111011011016010011100101—15
Hota ete Cee: ates Ee habe eer Mie an 1111110111100160111011100-17
abit rie, seh Say ya See eames OER Boe 0111011160111111100001101—16
TOR ena teh ae aap al ee eS Sea 0111000010111101101111011—-16
TNR LETT 8 coger once ae ey SO 0010100101000110000101100— 9
jtateeF OMI AMAR, foeomy BE ec aes foes 0100001010011.11.0110010010—11
KEOKUK, Ia.—In the recent Budd-Stice match here Stice lost
12 and killed 88 out of the 100), using second barrel 55 times. Budd
lost 6 and killed 94 out of tte 10U, using second barrel 49 times,
Stice used a Parker hammerless, 74lbs. in weight, with American
wood powder part of the time in both barrels and Budd used a
Smith hammerless, 74lbs. in weight, American wood powder in
both barrels. Budd used the Climax shell with extra strong
rimer. Dr. Henry, of Jacksonville, 1ll., was referee, and W. B.
Hauworth, of Quincy, and Al Runge, of Burlington, were judges.
1, L. Heywood, of Kahoka, Kd Smith, of Carthage. [1].. and Sum-
ner Bishee, of Keokuk, were official scorers. J. B. Worthen, of
DY arse: was trap announcer. The contestants pulled traps for
each other,
RENOVO GUN CLUB.—Renoyo, Pa,, March 25.—On Mareh 7 a
club was organized here under the name.of the Renovo Gun Club
and elected the following ofticers for the ensuing year: Pres.,
Dr, C. 8. Beck; Vice-Pres., Horace G, Hanna; See’y-'Treas., J. J.
Wentzel. The club is organized for the adyancement of 1ts mem-
bers in the art of wing shooting.—R. T. Powur.
EATON SPORTSMEN'S CLUB, Baten, N. Y¥., March 23.—
Shoot for badge: i, j
wees... .014001711100000— 7 Richardson. ...111110111010110—11
et... beeue wTIOLII101—13 Curtis. -........011101000000100— 5
000000200900101I—_ 8 «-Briggs..,;,,..,10110010100000U— 5
ferme ne eel
Wo. 3, regular, 15 birds, $1.50 entrance: |
jentmall....— 0101711 mii 8 Sherman..... WA Ad —15
finton....,..-LU0010I1I1110—11 Savage..... ... 1OTLO1I00111010— 9
Hunt.,..,...-. JMUI111010—14. “Folsom ....... 001001 010011101I— 7
fee Kay......11011111000011—11 ceevees e LIQUITIONIOIN—12
FOREST AND STREAM.
MINNEAPOLIS TOURNAMENT,
INNEAPOLIS, Minn,, March 22.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
Yesterday the Minneapolis Gun Club gave its first monthly
one-day tournament, and if was a grand success, 44 shooters bein:
present. The diy was all that could be desired, being as brigo
and sunny asinJune, Part of the shooting was good and part
yery poor, as the scores will show. There was no wind. ‘The
birds flew nicely. and there was absolutely no excuse except lack
of practice during the winter. Peoria blackbirds and trips were
used. The alleged ‘Keystone system,’’ which has been in use
here over five years, was used, and of course gave good satisfac-
tion. diver ying movew lively under President Lew Harrison’s
| directions. The live-bird contest interfered somewhat, and the
fourth event had to be omitted. The following yisiting sports-
men were present; J, H. Balsom, Hudson, Wis.; Hon, Rh. M. Ander-
son, Stillwater, Minn,; H Jones, Atwater, Minn.; Harry Jewell
H, Robinson, Wabasha, Minn., besides Forbes Cummings, Skin-
ner, “Oatamaran,’” Pfister, Wann (“Chantler”), “Riley” and
others, Twomembers of the club shot at 25 live birds, 5 ground
traps, ddyds. rise, use of both barrels, $25 a side:
HOU Gishieee hese eee eed aan eel ae tk a 0111001010111110110111111—-18
VET: layed tv ys 4.3 4 44 seo anicdsede dt. - eee 1111110110111 101101101111—20
Hiyent No. 1, 10 single peorias, $1 entrance. Moneys subdivided
f0and 40 per cent., each subdivision divided 50, 30 and 20. The
/ system. Si not liked, and will be abandoned for the old style, 40, 20,
20,10, Score;
} *Murpliy sss... csees 10101011017 *Riley....... -..---. WHOL 9
, *Beek..... det celts 1111011011—8 ~~ *Porbes,.....,..--.. 1W11111111—10
Jones. -csee:---:--+ OINIM0N1I—8 ~Jewell............... 0111 100101— 6
Whiteomb...,..-...+ OL1101100—6. ~Rohinson.....-..... O01 1I— §
Marshall. ...s rere. eey WI1100010—5 ~ MF Kennedy....-. 1OLLOLOLIV— 6
Nicholson. ....-.-.,.: 4010111110—7 *Barnes............. IVLONII11— 9
MST VOnUps 4 kee rte ke 40011111110—7 Skinner.............01lW1100L1— 6
SUH ET IE EF pelle s oes 01L00011101—5 ~~ # Kennedy.......1101111101— 9
COjrEnrs Weel ae eee « -LLOUOONIO~—5-— *#Daly....... .... «..-L111011101— 8
BST We. ks kate 1001011107 ~Cummings.........- 1117100111— 8
*Dalton.--...)..--.- .OINLLO0I0—5 9=~Pyle..........2.. 2208 1111010001 — 6
4Ghantler 4 5.2.6.5 4 1001011110—7 ~Swatiman........... Li000L010— 5
*Onatamaram......... 100L011011—6 Gooseman.... .,. .11000L1170— 6
Burkhard........ ».-2010111011—2
Ties at 3d singles, 2lyds.; on 9for second; Burk 1, Riley 0, Barnes
$, M. B. Kennedy 1, On 8 for third; Beck 2, Jones 38, Robinson 1,
Daly &. Iforbes first, Barnes second, Jones third, first class.
Murphy, Ensign and Shot first, Catamaran second, Swanman
third, second vlass.
* Indicates assumed names.
No. 2, 6 singles atid 2 pairs Peorias, 18 and J5yds. rise, Keystone
rules, 6 prizes, ereanee $1.50:
Skinner........1U1011 11 10—8 Beck........... 11101 = 10 O0— &
SB) eR ese ot, T1610 10— 8 Leonard,.... ,-100110 19 0(0O— 4
Catamaran... .1111. 01 11—9 Whitcomb.....010001 00 10— 3
OOS oy hea 111 4 461110—9 LF Wennedy..000100 10 11— 4
MJ Cummingslil0il 1010—7 Cutter...,..... 1100 «= 10 10— &
Robinson...... Qogu11 10 OJ— 5 Ensign » L111 Il 11—10
Marshall ...... ONL 10 01—7
Pawel sos SeLOMEEL 10 10— 7 i
Chantler....... 11110 «=O 11— 8
Swanman...,.. 001001 «8910 00O— 38
Dalton, ........ lll =6610 10— 8
Forbes......... W111 10 10— 7
Murphy O10001L 01 1I— 5
Gohtias bretete 11111 10 11— 9
M F Kennedy.ii1111 11 00— 8
Barnes... -..+, 0 =il — 9 é
Ties on 9 for second at 1 single and 1 pair birds, 18 and 2lyds,:
Catamaran.... ee eb 8- Barnes. ooo epee et. i 2
DONES cans gese-
Daly Z
Ghantler. ..101 111 110 111—10 Shu'er..... —
First class: Ensign first, Catamaran and Jones second, Chantler
third. Second class: Burk first, Beck and Cutter second, Robinson,
Murphy and Pyle thind.
No. 3, lisingles, I8yds.. $2 entrance, six moneys:
Dalton._.-.....101001111011011—10 Stokes,.-.-..-..01111100101101i1—10
M F Kennedy.10101011111N1—142_ Cutter.....-.. -011110101101000— 8
Eiliaes tok ... -101101111011001—10 Eusign.* »«-101111111111110—13
Chantler, AMMIMNI1M1I—15“Shuler...-..... 110011011 101011—10
Riley-2-.- ~111110110009111—10 _Beck,,....,.-.+-111111111111011—14
Robinson...... Q11011001111111—11 Balsom...,.... 111101111101110—12
Catamaran....Q110U111111111—18 L FP Kennedy..101011111110101—11
Skinner........011101011010110— 9 Burk.... ... »-- 111101111111 111—14
Barnes ....-..1111111111011—14 Smith......... -001110111111010—10
JONneS 2+ ses 110011111010130—11 Cummings....101100111111110—11
Murphy... ....011110001117101—10 Leonard.....-. 001011110011000— 7
Dalkywsee- +. ke OMIIONONII—A2,— Jeweill......... 101101101011711—11
Forbes. ........ 011111000111311—11 Whiteomb.,. ...010001111111110—10
SNe eee tae 0111.01111101010—10
Chantiler first, Barnes, Buvk and Beck second, Catamaran and
Hnsien third, first class. Kennedy, Daly and Balsam first, Jones
and Jewell second, Murphv and Whitcomb third, second class.
No, 5, 4 singles and 3 pairs Peoria blackbirds, 18 and l5yds. rise,
entrance $1.50:
Forhes.........-- ii 11 01 11—98 Cutter.-......,.: OTTO Sn — 5
Catamaran ..-.. 1010 11 10 01-6 Ensign.......... 1111 O01 11 11—9
Onantler..--.-.-. 0110 11.10 11-7 Rialey..... ......0101 10 00 01— 4
Tb sulvietes aise one lil 1011 10-8 Leonard ...... 1100 11 O61 10— 6
bby aes ee os 1100 1011 10—6 L Kennedy..... 1010 00 10 00O— 3
DOUG eb ete sewers 11tl 11 00 11—8 Barnes.... .... 1 11 11 11—10
M. Kennedy..--. 1011 1011 1I—& Balsom.......... 0101 01 10 NO— 4
Brady...-----+-.: OWT 11 1011—s Bli........... -.- 1011 10 11 10— 7
Dalton. .....--...111i 10 10 00—6 Skinner......... HOL 11 W— 9g
MOTSe.n-suee ons Oi 11 00 0I-6 Whitcomb..... 0000 10 00 00— 1
Givers). 1101 O01 10 10—6G Stokes........... 1101 11 11 OI— 8
Murphy ..... .-. 0010 10 10 00—3 Shott............ 1101 10 11 10— 7
Burkes oss s+: 1010 1110 10—6 Cummings...... 111 11 00 11— 8
Efcatis a a W111 01 0110—7 Beck....... Ae 1 Wi ms
Jewell.....,.. --. 1111 10 11 10—8
Barnes first, Forbes, Ensign and Skinner second, M. F. Kennedy
third, first class. Chantler, Eli and Jones first, Shuler second,
Riley and Balsam third, second class.
No. 6, for clob medals and purse, 10 Singles and 5 pairs Peoria
blackbirds, entries $2, 6 moneys:
AT e aay eho hen ele oohee reed aru SOLE LIOOREL 10 10 10 11 11—13
TRILY-cacliacconesas eprosh «eerdzwen cows ALLLIIONII 10 11 10 11 00—15
1S ay, ea eT ake Se cc 1111011101 11 10 10 11 10—15
[voi csp eee let Jee Re ae ,- LLO0111000 11 11 11 10 11—14
PITT Nee OF aati sachets 2 clei tomes vice 2 OLOONIIII0 OL 11 1110 10—12
(CQ AT ke ore PRO eee 4111111110 li 11 11 11 01—48
Uae ee een ete veces 0111001111 10 10 11 11 11—15
AEDT Reset bart eee rawr 0111001001 06 11 11 00 11—11
jayden ae eres- ka ad SS A 1101111111 11 10 11-99 10—16
Siuler. 8 06h e- 221s tee teres 1001110104. 10 O1 OL 10 11—12
Wiegand.,...-..++. . 1111101700 11 11 11 11 10-46
M F Kennedy - ALOLIIII11 11 i 11 O1 OL—-17
Cummings - CIULOLNI011 10 11 00 10 G1—12
Shott.... ..- G111001001 dl 01 11 1 11—14
Barnes -. -- L011 111 10 11 11 11 11—18
Chantler .. 1001171111 1 10 0) 11—18
Orsé.... ... 0110110010 00 U0 08 17 01— 8
Brown... here Eee eee erat 10 11 11: 11: 11-16
TMeOuabOe at ile ovelceye cement ease ss sepe HOLL LOO 10 00 10 10 10—10
[N30 ipso yop on Std -- ed Se Pe 9101011111 10 10 00 10 10—11
| MMSIQD, ¢- +46 -eee sree sereeee sees --«OIILO1I11 10 11 10 10 g1—14
JOneki a tere see one PE a ate nse ahy 1111171011 11 10 10 11 O1—18
MIN DD ocd or testnteenanic sora es .. LOU100011 10 10 10 11 10—12
HATA Sy a- ott el tehercocy ot aH Fe ods O01 11 11 10 11 10—16
HORM 2 os gees ee TSH 101110111 OL 00 10 11 11—13
Smith.--...,. ... ee ene as os _... UL00101011 00 10 00:10 01I— 8
1H I i ee a ee ey. Sn ne 1111611000 di 11 11 10 11—15
AISOMN Soe, os eee Fi ee 1111101100 11 11 10 00 11—14
WS UTES ES Mayes wie EE oe Pe A 111110001 11 11 10 00 01—18
WY hint Com be pepe oee ey Se ee » ALOULLGTLO M1 11 11 11 —-i7
Bhokes: -cueewennr ee Mppeyastaeers + POCLIOOOT, 01 10 10 00 10— 9
(DV MSiftrimea am Sesh a ye ie ke 0101017011 10 11 10 10 11—16
Shepherd ......... SEP ay tna ka 10 10 10 10 10—12
Catamaran, Jones, Chantler, Barnes, first; M. F. Kennedy,
W hitcomh, second; Wigand, Dalton, third, first.class. Daly, first;
| Forbes, Ensign, Balsom, second; Ruby, third; Catamaran, senior
| padge; Whitcomb, junior badge, second class.
gree 7, 9 singles and 3 pairs Peorias for Tribune badge, entrance
| Whiteomb 011011111 1010 10—10 Shott.......111711101 01 11 10-41
| Pye...,.... 011011110 1010 11—10 Shuler..... 101000101 11 10 10— 8
Wiegand..110101101 0001 10—8 Cutter ....111110171 10 10 10—11
Murphy....11G1/1111 1010 00-10 Husign... 111111011 10 00 11—11
' Skinner....Q10001]/1 11 11 Ji—11 S Kennedy111111010 01 10 11-11
| Dann...... OUILIONO 10.01 10— 8 Dalton,....J11111111 11 10 10-18
' Dalton first, Kennedy second, Whitcomb third in first class.
Murphy first, Wiegand second, Shuler third im second class. Dal-
ton wins Tribune badge.
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CLASSIFICATION.
A® the season is fast approaching when amateur trap shooters
blossom forth and the old ones, held oyer from last season,
again show up (with their trusty and only guns that can shont),
we would offer a few suggestions of advice before one of the best
ached sports dwindles into nothingness after a few shoots in
the spring.
The desire is still alive in all shooters to attend the meets, but
none of them can get over the idea of shooting when they are ont-
classed, which they soon find out, and the charm of their first
efforts in the spring at trap shooting soon wears off and only a.
few of the best shots are left.
Hen iean eins has been discussed before, and although many
are in fayor of it, it does not fill the wants, as expert sliots catch
a bird all the way from 10 to 15yds. closer to the trap than an
amateur, and the setting back that many yards would not alter
the matter, d .
After the State Trap Shooters’ Association had been organized
for about a year, its first annual meeting was called at South
Lyons, April 20, 1887, when every sportsman in ths State was
invited to attend and give his ideas for the betterment of that
organization, Vincent Kindler, of this city, a member of the
Association almost from the start, saw that there was a rupture
in its ranks at that time, and if something was not done right off
it would ultimately result in itsdownfall. This was clique shoot-
ing, or in other words, a party of good shooters could syndicate
and carry off all the prizes by ticing in the various scores and
thus heating out the poor shots on the shoot-off. He sent a letter
to that meeting which conyeyed his ideas of remedying that evil,
as he was unable to attend, but bis adyice was never acted upon.
Por the benefit of those making a start this spring we publish if,
hoping that they will profit by if and keep this outdoor sport
alive this season, as to the man owning a gun there is nothing com-
pared toi, Following is the letter:
To aaa and Gentlemen of the State Trap Shooters’ Asso-
ciation:
DeAR BRoribiR SHOOTERS—Not having the pleasure to be with
you personally, and believing that it is desirable to have the views
of aS many members as possible on points that are of importance
to the success and prosperity of our association, [ take the liberty
to call your attention to what I consider the most important
question to shooters generally—that is, that we prove to them
that we intend to be fair to every class of shooters, whether it he
the brother that hardly ever can get half his birds or the expert
that more often can get his nine (9) orten (10) straight. At present
there seems to be a suspicion floating around that some of our ex-
pert brothers make low scores too often.
Tf it is the intention of this Association to have class shooting
and to show that we mean tair play to every class of skill at the
trap. I would respectfully offer the following as my cure for regu-
lating this evil:
1. Ll would divide the shooters as follows: Those that break 80
per cent. and over to be first class; those that break 70 per cent.
and under 80 to be second clas-; those that break 60 per cunt.
and under 70 to be third class; those that break less than 60 per
cent. to be fourth class.
2. LT would not handicap in the regular score, but in shooting off
ties would classify as follows: First class to shoot at 3 birds, sec-
ond class 4, third class 5, fourth class fi.
Thus, for instance, if a first and fourth class shot would each
break 5 out of 10, in the shoot-off thea fourth class would have 6
birds to the experts’ 3 to even up matters, and would necessitate
the latter’s breaking allof his birds if the former only secured
half of his to win.
I believe this would be fair to all classes of shooters, and sin-
cerely hope something of this kind will be done, so as to make it
agreeable to all parties that attend our tournaments.—Saginaw
(Mich,) News.
LARCHMONT GUN CLUB, March 23.—Matches to-day were
the finest ever held under the auspices of the club. The weather
was simply perfect, and consequently there was an extra large at-
tendance. There were three prize matches for valuable trophies,
The first event was forthe Davis cup, a bandsome silver-beaten
urn, bin. high, suitably inscribed. The cup was offered by M. V,
B. Davis, and was to be given to the marksman winning two
matches, Com, C, H. Colt had won one contestand F. A. Potts
another. There were seven entries in to-day’s match. Hach con-
testant was allowed 2 shots at 5 birds, those tieing to pass ont on a
miss. Handicaps of 1, 2, 3 and 4ft. were given. The match re-
sulted as follows:
(Olas Str) hay ty ar ee 010 —l J N Winslow (28).... .... 0110 —2
A Taylor (28)..... --11110—4 FP A Potts (26).......-.5..6 11111—5
F A Potts (26) .- Ot a> HY Durant (25).0: 2). oe 100 —1
CH ED-@Ol 28 )iee ees ores 11110—4
R. H. Henderson referee. By making 5 out of a possible 5 Mr,
Potts became the owner of the cup, and he celebrated his victory
by filling the silver urn with champagne and inviting each of the
company tou drink. The second event wus also a handicap, three
birds, ties, miss and out. Tbe prize of this match was given by
the club, and an entrance fee of $5 was charged. It was a very
heayy silver and bronze cigar box, filled with the choicest Reinas.
There were 11 entries and the following scores were made:
Alexander Taylor, Jr (29)..111—3 J N Winslow (28)......-.... O10—1
Ef Durant (25)". 5-2... 110—2 C H Colt (28).... ........0... 100—1
HW ASPotts (27). eee ce lll—3 A Ma rl veh! (25) ey eee, il1—3
T Thompson (25)........... OlI—2 8S Peabody (22).............. 1i1—3
CDS ( OF0) GY Oh) eg pap rere or ee 110—2 NS Simpkins (28)... ...... lli—3
BH Durant (25), - 2, +e ak sae 190—1
This tied Taylor, Potts, Thompson, Simpkins and Peabody.
Taylor missed his fourth bird and was out. Potts lost his sixth
bird and was dropped. Thompson wounded his seventh bird, but
it succeeded in getting outside the lines, where the dogs dis-
patched it. Peabody lost bis eighth rise, and Simpkins, by making
eight consecutive birds, won the match and the silver cigar Lox.
The Reinas he distributed among the spectators.
The next event, 3 birds, ties, miss and out, was also a handicap,
and an entrance fee of $5 was charged. The prize, offered by the
club, was a beautifully-designed silver claret jug. In this event
there were 13 entries, and the score stood as follows:
Alexander Taylor (29).. ..100— Thompson (25),....,..-..-111—8
N S Simpkins (29)........,. 101-2 CH Colt (28)....-. Series, 110—2
A Thompson (25) ... ...,-- —0 H Durant (25)........-... 00 —
C A Golt (28)..... Wi—2 S Peabody (25).............. 101—2
H Durant (25)... 100—1 A Taylor, Jr, (29).-........ 10 —1
RA Batis: (2S aA) 010—1 NS Simpkins (29) ......... 11-3
J N Wiaslow (28)
This tied Messrs. '‘hompson and Simpkins, each having killed
all of their 3 birds. Thompson lost his fourth rise and Simpkins
by dropping his, won the trophy. The weather was so dehehtiul
and every condition for the sport so fayorable that 6 sweepstake
matches were arranged, entry $5. In these each contestant
shot twice at 5 birds, ties miss and out. In the first Messrs.
Thompson and Taylor tied, with4 out of 5 birds good. Thompson
missed and Taylor dropped the sixth rise, and cousequently Tay-
lor won. The second match was won by Mr. C. H. Colt, withs
straight good birds. The third was won voy Mr. A. Taylor, Jr.,
who killed 4 out of 5 binds. Messrs. Taylor and Potts tied in the
fourth, each with 5 dead birds. Mr. Potts won on the shoot off.
In the fifth Messre. Durant and Potts both killed 5 straight. On
the shoot off Durant missed his eighth bird; Potts kilied his rise
and won. In the sixth and last Messrs. Simpkins, Chapman and
Durant each brought down their 4 birds. Chapman missed the
sixth. Durant did not miss until he had brought down 9, missing
the tenth. Simpkins made 10 straight and won, On Saturday
next the club will haye some more matches,
OTTAWA, March 21.—The outline programme of events pro-
pesed for the second annual Queen’s Birthday tournament of the
st. Hubert Gun Club will be in the following shape. There will
he in cash $250: May 24, first day—No. 1—Opening sweep. $2 each,
20 birds; open to members of regular gun Glubs. Prizes divided
as per number of entries. No. 2—Iirst prize, Governcr-General
Lord Lansdowne’s silver cup and $50 cash; open to teams of five
Members of a regularly organized club. Second prize—Silver cup
presented by the members of the Ottawa and St. Hubert clubs
and $380 cash. Third prize—Twenty-five pounds Cariboo powder
and $20. cash. Fourth prize—2,509 shells, value $15. Fifth prize—
Five bags shot, value $10. No.3—Sweep; same as No.1. Second
day, May 25—No, 1, Individual match—Prize $250, divided into 15
prizes. Entrance $2; 20 birds each. No.2. Team match of feams
of three—All representatives of any one club. HWntrance $5 per
team. Money divided as per number of teams. No.3. Sweeps—
Same as Nos. land 3 of first day. N. B,—A ladies’ or mercantile
match will be opened and run closely cach day. “Nine birds; en-
trance 50 cents, including birds.
NEW JERSEY MATCHES.—W, Teyer and Mose Myer will
shoot a match at 50 live birds each on Thursday, March 23, at
Erb’s, Newark. The conditious will be one barrel only and the
stake §100.a side. Though Myer was al one time the equal of any
man in the State, he is now entirely out of practice. The Manitz-
Smith 50-bird match wiil take place at the same place on the
same day and should prove the most interesting contest of the
two.
STICH.—The iliness of Stice has compelled an indefinite post-
onement of the Stice—Carver match which was set down for
arch 28, at Grand Crossing, near Chicage.;
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AMERICAN |SHOOTING ASSOCIATION RULES.
FOR LIVE BIRD SHOOTING.
Single Birds.
Ruwx 1, Referee—sec. 1. A referee shall be appointed, whose
decision shall he final in all tournament or sweepstake shooting.
Sec. 2.—In individual matches a referee, scorer and pullers may
be agreed upon and named by the contestants,
RULE 2. Appeals.—Sec. 1. In all matches other than tourna-
ment or sweepstake, appeals from the referee’s decision will be
decided by the Association’s Court of Appeals.
Sec. 2. Any contestant making an appeal shall notify the
referee of his intention immediately, and shall hand such appeal
to the referee in writing within twenty-four hours and shall send
a copy of the same to the Association’s office in New York city
within ten days. The referee shall forward his copy also with a
statement of the time of its receipt, together with any es plana-
tion he may care to make within ten days.
RULE 3. Special Duties of Referee.—The referee shall see that
the traps are properly set at the beginning of a match and are
kept. in order to the finish and that they are kept properly filled.
He shall at any time select one cartridge from a shooter's at the
score, when challenged by a contestant, and publicly test the
same for proper loading; if found improperly loaded the shooter
shall suffer penalty as provided for in Rule 14,
Ruue 4, Balk.—If any contestant is balked or interfered with,
or there is other similar reason why it should be done, the referee
may allow another bird,
Rue 5. Shooter at the Score.—In all contests the shooter must be
at the score within three minutes after his name is called to
shoot, or he forfeits his rights in the match.
Rue 6, Scorer.—A scorer shail be appointed by the manage-
ment, whose score shall be the official one. All peering: shall be
done with ink or indelible pencil. The scoring of a lost bird shall
be indicated by an “0,°’ and of a dead bird by a “1.”
RULE 7. Announcing the Score.—At the close of each shooter's
score the result shall be announced; if claimed to be wrong, the
error, if any, shall be corrected before another shooter goes tothe
score.
RULE 8. Distances.—Al]1l distances mentioned in these rules must
be accurate measurement.
RULE ¥.— Arrangement of Trajps—All matches shall be shot from
5 ground traps, placed 5yds. apart, in the segment of a circle; the
radius of the circle shall be 30yds. from the shooter’s score. The
traps shall be numbered from No. J on the left to No. 5 on the
right, consecutively.
Note.—A ground trap is one that lies flat with the surface of the
ground when open, and gives the bird its natural flight in
starting.
RULE 10. Boundary.—The boundary shall be a semi-circle, the
radius of which is &0yds. from the shooters score; the ends of the
semi-circle shall terminate at the dead line, the rear boundary,
which shall run at right angles to a line drawn from the shooter’s
score to trap No.3. (See cut,)
Shooters score.
FOREST AND STREAM.
by any other person than the shooter at the score, the referee
shall decide whether it shall be scored or another bird allowed.
RULE 2%. Endanyering Person or Property.—lf any bird shall fly
so that to shoot at it would endanger an y sage or property, it
shall not be shot at, and the referee shall allow another bird.
Rui 28. Ties.—Sec. 1, All ties shall be shot off at the original
distance, and as soon after the match as pear. at the fol-
lowing number of birds: In matches of 10 birds or less, 3 birds.
In matches of 11 to 25 birds inclusive, at 5 birds. In matches of
26 to 50 birds inclusive, at 10 birds. In matches of 51 to 100 birds
inclusive, at 25 birds. The shooting shall continue until each tie
is decided, provided that the shooting shall cease at sunset, unless
the contestants otherwise agree,
Sec. 2. Ties if not shot off at the close of any day will be con-
tinted the next ea a specified hour. Any contestant not
present when called to the score after the hour named, or within
three minutes thereafter, shall forfeit his rights in the match.
RULE 29. Challenges.—Sec. 1. No one but a contestant or his
representative can challenge, and the challenge must be made
before the next shooter goes to the score.
Sec. 2. In tie shooting no one shall be considered a contestant
except those in their respective ties.
RULE 30. Forbidden Shooting.—No shooting will be permitted
within the inclosure other than at the score, and in case there is
no inclosure no shooting within 200yds. of the score, except by
those at the score.
RULE 31. Mutilating. Birds.—If it is proved to the referee that
any contestant has wilfully mutilated a bird or is a party thereto,
the referee shall reclare all his rights in the match forfeited.
RULE 82. Class Shooting—All shooting shall be class shooting,
unless otherwise stated.
RuLzE 33. Conduct.—Ne person, whose conduct is ungentlemanly
upon the grounds, or who shall persistently violate any rule
after his attention has been called to the fact, shall be permitted
to participate in a contest; and the referee shall so decide. The
management giving a tournament under the rules of the Ameri-
can Shooting Association may suspend the offender and report
the suspension to the Association for final action; and the Asso-
ciation shall have the power to suspend the offender for such
period of time as the gravity of the offense may warrant, and
during the period of such suspension the individual suspended
shall not be allowed to participate in any contest held under the
rules of this Association.
Rules for Double Bird Shooting.
Ru¥ 1, Rules for single bird shooting shall govern double bird
contests when not conflicting with the See
RULE ?. Double Birds.—The double rises shall be from two traps
of any kind, 10yds. apart, pulled simultaneously; 26yds. shall be
the rise for 10-bore guns, and 24yds. for 12-bore and smaller gauges,
If the weight of any 12-bore gun, except a magazine or repeating
gun, shall exceed &lbs., the rise shall be the Same as for 10-bores.
Magazine orrepeating guns may weigh &lbs. and 2oz. without pen-
alty; if over that weight the rise shall be the same as for 10-bores.
RULE 8. Both birds should be on the wing when shot at. Should
RULE Il. The Rise.—The rise shall be 80yds. for 10-bore guns,
and 28yds. for 12-bore and smaller gauges; use of both barrels al-
lowed. If the weight of any 12-bore gun, except a magazine or
repeating gun, exceeds 8lbs, the rise shall be the same as for 10-
bores. Magazine or repeating guns may weigh 8lbs. 20z. without
penalty; if over that weight the rise shall be the same as for 10-
bores.
RvuLp 12. Pulling the Traps.Sec. 1. The puller shall be placed
at least 6ft. behind the shooter, and a trap-pulling indicator must
be used to designate which trap-shall be pulled. The traps shall
be pulled evenly -and fairly for each contestant, and instantly
after the shooter calls *“‘pull.” All traps must be full before the
shooter calls pull.”
Sec. 2. Should the puller not pull in accordance with the indi-
cator be shall be removed and annther puller substituted.
Sec. 3. If more than one bird is liberated the shooter may call
“no bird,” but if he shoots the result must be scored.
Rue 13. Caliber of Gun—No gun of larger caliber than 10-bore
shall be used.
RULE 14. Loads.—Charge of powder unlimited. Charge of shot
140z. American Shooting Association shot measure, struck off.
Any shooter using a larger quantity of shot shall forfeit his
entrance money and rights in the match.
WNote.—If in the opinion of the management, with the unani-
mous consent of the contestants, the shooter has not willfully
viciated this rule. his entrance money shall be returned to him.
Rue 15. Loading Guns.—No gun shall be loaded except at the
score. Cartridges must be removed from the gun before leaving
the score.
RULE 16. Position of Gun.—The shooter may hold his gun in any
position, except against the shoulder, until he calls “pull.” If the
position of the gun is challenged, and sustained, the result of the
Seka a dead bird, shall be declared “no bird;” if a miss, “lost
ird,
Rue 17. Failing to Load.—I£ the shooter fail to load his gun,
another bird shall be allowed from an unknown trap.
RULE 18. Gun not Cocked.—If a gun is not cocked, or the safety
not properly adjusted, and the bird escapes, it shall be scored a
“lost bird.”
RULE 19. Miss-fire with the First Barrel.lf the shooter’s gun
miss-fire with the first barrel, snd he uses the second barrel and
misses, the bird must he scored “lost bird;” but if killed with the
second barrel. on the wing. it shall be scored ‘‘dead bird.”
RULE 20. Miss-fire With the Second Barrel.—lf a miss-fire occur
with the second barrel, the shooter shall have another bird, using
a full charge of powder only, in the first barrel. He must, how-
ever, put the gun to his shoulder and discharge the blank cart-
ridge in the direction of the bird, and the bird must be on the
wing when the first barrel is discharged.
RULE 21. Birds Killed on the Ground.—Sec. 1. A bird killed on
the ground with the first barrel is “no bird,” but it may be killed
on the ground with the second barrel, if the first is fired while it
is on the wing. J
Sec. 2. If a bird is shot at on the ground with the first barrel,
and the shooter fails to kill with the second barrel, it is a ‘lost
bird;” if killed, *‘no bird.” : .
RULE 22. Birds Refusing to Fly—When a bird refuses to fly.
such artificial means as have been provided by the management,
may be used to start it, by direction of the referee. A bird hit
with a niissile shall be declared “no bird.” The shooter may de-
clare a bird refusing to fly, when the trap is pulled, “no bird.”
RULE 23. Leaving the Score.-—A. shooter having fired his first
barre] and left the score. cannot return to fire his second barrel.
RULE 24. Gathering Birds.—Sec. 1. If challenged, a hird to be
scored must be gathered in bounds. by a dog or shooter, or, the
shooter may appo mnt a person for that purpose. Three minutes
time will be allowed to gather, but no extraneous means shall be
used, and no other person shall be allowed to assist in gathering.
Sec 2. If any gatherer cannot locate the bird, he may appeal to
the referee to locate it for him. P
Sec. 3. All birds challenged must show shot marks to be scored
“dead bird.”
RULE 25, Out of Bounds.—A bird once out of bounds must be!
scored a “lost bird.”
RULE 26. Birds Shot at by Another Person.—lf a bird be shot at
only one bird fly, the shooter shall have another pair of birds if
he does not shoot, or, if he does shoot and kill the bird on the
wing, but if he shoots and misses, the bird shall be scored as lost,
and in such event he shall shoot at another pair of birds, with a.
full charge of powder only in one barrel. The referee shall load
the gun, not allowing the shooter to know which barrel contains
the full charge, and which contains the powder charge only.
Rue 4, If the shooter’s gun miss-fire with the first barrel, he
will be entitled to another pair of birds if he does not shoot his
second barrel; but if he fires the second barrel the result must be
scored. and the shooter shall shoot at another pair of birds, with
a full charge of powder only in one barrel, as provided for in Rule3.
RULE 5, If the shooter’s gun miss-fire with the second barrel, the
result of the first barrel must be scored, and the shooter shall
shoot at another pair of birds, with a full charge of powder only
in one barrel, as provided in Rule 3.
Rute 6. [f a shooter fires both barrels at one bird, it shall be
scored a “lost bird.”
Ruue 7. If both birds are killed with one barrel, it shall be de-
piared “no birds,” and the shooter shall shoot at another pair of
irds. :
Roe 8. Ties.—All ties must be decided in shooting off, as fol-
lows: In matches of 5 pairs or less, at 2 pairs. In matches of 6 to
10 pairs inclusive, at3 pairs. In matches of 11 to 20 pairs inclu-
sive, at 6 pairs. In matches of 21 to 50 pairs inclusive, at 10 pairs.
FOR INANIMATE TARGET SHOOTING.
Rue |. Judges and Referee.—Sec. 1. Two judges and a referee
or a referee alone, shall be selected to judge.
Sec. 2. If the judges cannot agree, the referee shall decide; and
his decision shall be final in all tournament and sweepstake shoot-
ing.
Sec. 3. In individual matches a referee, scorer and puller may
be agreed upon and named by the contestants.
RULE 2. Appecls.—Sec. 1. In all matches other than tournament
or sweepstake, appeals from the referee’s decision will be decided
by the Association’s Court of Appeals. I
Sec. 2. Any contestant making an appeal shall notify the ref-
eree of his intention immediately, and shall hand such appeal to
the referee in writing within twenty-four hours, and shall send a
copy of the same to the Association’s office in New York city
within ten days. The referee shall forward his copy also, with a
statement of the time of its receipt, together with any explana-
tion he may care to make, within ten days.
RULE 3. Special Duties of Referee.—The referee shall see that the
traps are properly set at the beginning of a match, and are kept
in order to the finish. He shall endeavor to make the targets con-
form to the flight and direction indicated in Rule 13. He shall
test any trap upon application of a shooter at any time, by throw-
ing a trial bird therefrom. He shall select one cartridge from a
shooter’s at the score, when challenged by a contestant, and shall
ublicly test the same for proper loading; if found improperly
oaded the shooter shall suffer penalty as provided for in Rule 17.
Rue 4. Balk.—Ii any contestant is balked or interfered with,
or there is other similar reason why it should be done, the
referee may allow another bird.
RULE 5. Shooter at the Score.—In all contests the shooter must
be at the score within three minules after his name is called to
shoot. or he forfeits his rights to the match.
RULE 6. Scorer.—A scorer shall be appointed by the manage-
ment, whose score shall be the official one, All scoring shall be
done with ink or indelible pencil. The scoring of a lost bird
shall be indicated by an “0,” and of a dead bird by a “1.” J
Ruwe 7. Keeping the Scorve.—See. 1. The call for a broken bird
een “dead bird,” and the call for a missed bird shall be ‘lost
ird. : ‘
Sec. 2. When two judges and a referee are serving, one of the
judges shall announce the result of each shot distinctly. and it
shall be called back by the scorer. If the second judge disagree
with the decision of the judge calling, he shall announce it at
once, before another bird is thrown, and the referee shall decide
it. In the event of another bird heing thrown before the referee’s
decision. the bird so thrown shall be “tno bird.”
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bird is nota broken bird. No bird shall be retrieved for shot
marks. If a bird be broken by the trap the shooter may claim)
another bird: but if he shoots the result must be scored, ;
RULE 9. Announcing the Score—At the close of each shooter's
score the result shall be announced; if claimed to be wrong, the
error, if any, shall be corrected before another shooter goes to the
score, “i
Rue 10. Sereens.—Kither pits or screens, or both, may be used,
but the screens must not be higher than is actually necessary ta
fully protect the trapper. 4
Rubell. Distances.—All distances mentioned in these rules must!
be accurate measurement. \
Shooters score.
Seale 34in. fo yard.
Note.—To get angle of birds thrown from traps Nos. 2 and 4, measure back
6yds. from trap No. 3 on line to shooter’s score to point marked A. A line!
from this point drawn across traps 2 and 4 will give proper direction of-
flight. The birds from traps 1 and 5 should cross line of flight of straight-/
eA at a distance beyond trap No. 3 of not less than ifyds. nor more!
an 20yds.
Rue 13. Adjusting Traps—Sec. 1. All traps must throw the
birds a distance not less than 40yds. nor more than 60yds.; and each
trap must be tested for this standard distance before the shooting.
begins. If any trap be found too weak to throw the required dis-=
tance, a new trap or spring, that will, must be substituted.
Sec. 2. The lever or projecting arm of the trap shall be so ad-
justed that the elevation of the bird in its flight, at a distance of
l0yds. from the trap, shall not be more than 12ft. nor less than
6ft., and the angles of flight shall be as follows: - (
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Note.—To get uncle of birds thrown from traps 1 and 3, measure back 6yds._
on line from trap No. 2 toward shooter’s score to point marked A. ‘A line
Mone from this point across traps 1 and 3 will give proper direction of
quartering bird. No.2 trap shali be set to throw a strai htaway
bird. No, 3 trap shall be set to throw aright quartering bird.
If 5 traps are used (see cut), No. 1 trap shall be set to throw a
right quartering hird.. No.2 trap shall be set to throw a left quar-
rap shall be set to throw a left quartering bird, Traps Nos. 1 |
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_ and 5 shall be set to throw their birds so that their line of flight | Sec, 2, In tie shooting, no one shall be considered a contestant | HUTCHINSON GUN CLUB.—Hutchinson, Kas,, Maroh 1,—
' shall cross that of the St AA bird at a point not less than | except those in their respective ties, Yesterday several members of the Hutchinson Gun Club met at
l0yds. nor more than 20yde.from trap No, 3. Rovu 20. Forbidden Shooting.—No shooting will be permitted | their grounds and contested for the gold medal. The day was
within the inclosure other than at thescore, and in case there is | dark, cloudy and disagreeable, with a stiff breeze blowing from
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! uo inclosure, no shooting within 200yds. of the score, except by | the north, which made the clay-birds dance about ina gleeful
j those at the score. manner, and the way they bobbed around made the boys think of
\ ! 7 RULE 26. Class Shooting,—All shooting shall be class shooting, | jack snipe shooting, The scores, however, were very creditable.
\ 7 holess otherwise stated. Chas, Smith, of Wichita, present champion of Kansas, was present
! , RULH 27. Conduct.—No person whose conduct is ungentlemanly | and took part in the shoot. He used a strange gun and did not
\ 20! ¥ : upon the grounds, or who shall persistently violate any rule, after | strike his usual hot gait, but he enjoyed the shoot nevertheless.
\ = ds. é his attention has been called to the fact, shall be permitted to | He won the State championship in 1879, and holds to-day a fine
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; ’ \ it ‘ participate in «contest; and the referee shall so decide, The! medal emblematic of his victory. Following are the scores made:
-.,. \ i / management giving a tournament under the rules of the Amer- Pirst match, 6 singles and 2 pair bluerocks: A
X { fc ae ny ooting pte eae may Suaben dere! ane meee pone ragy-Ope ae “ = Pee ne ie is 4
f pension to the Association for final action; and the Associ- | George . ..... —9 French........, 0) :
f Vis ation shall have the power to suspend the offender for such a | Burslem...... 117111 10 11— 9 :
4 beriod of time as the gravity of the offense may Warrant, and Second match, medal shoot, 15 singles and 5 pair:
during the period of such suspension the individual Suspendedn|| Gaorecc. th aye isemtecieresss Peers: 2 W111011111—s 1:«10 «OL 10 11-21
hn peat ae pe ten #0 participate in any contest held under the poung Be 5 ae 4 eens chs edad SAdoe TACURACE Cea it 1a i a es
f rules of this Association, ALTE eee eee Pree nate U 0 10—16
‘oe os Olassification.—Sec, 1, Any shooter to become eligible to the | Chamberlain... .... .. were eye ee 101701110111010 = 00 10 10 10 TO—15
PUAN tournaments given under the rules and management of the] French............................ 101100)10101011 10 10 00 00 10—17
Sulla \ American Shooting Association must qualify by sending to the | Allen.......................0...-. 0110100010C0000 == :10 11. 10 00 10—10
/ j \ Bee Caters of the pscteton, a certificate from the peebicent Mr. George won the medal.
/ Wlyds. \ member, giving, to the best of his knowledge ad beef what he | cLhitd match, W2single binerocks: Neen aneed
considers the shooter’s average on inanimate targets. These cer- | d, east aa <= Riise aeee VW1— ¥
/ a ‘ tificates will be used in making up a proper classification of the eee athes oe pagel peereas 7 Tate TE All 7
contestants. ank forms will be sent to any one on application. af fan 12 6 : .
4 f \ é t ts. Blank f Il be sent t licati Fourth match, 12 single bluerocks:
F / ! \ / | Tf the scores made by any shooter give sufficient grounds for] ajien. ........’ OUIMLIL1 it George... 2.2.0... O1OlN ON 9
\ / 1 \ 7 | Coates a shooters classification, the Association reserves the | Young. (1.100111. NOUN. French 0.0 212 (11110111110— 9
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\. f I \ f Clase B_To soaks oe Mi those wires average is 86 cae, “ae | Fitth match, 12 single bluerocks: iy
YX / Nf lu. ass 6—10 consist Of a. ose whose average is from 70 to 85 in- | Ghamberlain..... WN1011M011—10 #Smythe, ..,......111010101011— 8
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| v [Chibs adopting these rules are requested at once to notify the *Not's member.
\ i secretary of the Association to that effect. Address J. M. Taylor, It nearly always takes 21 or better to win our medal,—SHADY.
| \ \ 5 Stewart Building, New York.]
WILMINGTON, Del., March 19,—To-day was a great day for
shooting at the grounds of the Wawaset Gun Club. The match
for $25 a side between P. Ambold of the Wawaset Club and P.
Jarney resulted in a victory for the former:
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After the match there was some good sweepstake shooting in-
dulged in by members of the club and others. There were three
THE SUBURBAN SYSTEM.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Shooting at inanimate targets from the trap haying attained
the large proportions it now has. it isa serious question what plan
can be adopted which, while securing rapid shooting. also gives
the best practice in connection with live bird or field shooting. °
The Keystone plan, while very rapid, is certainly open to criti- First. Second. Third,
cism as a practice for live bird shooting, because it is known posi- | W H Hartlove.......,....-..s0s. 10111—4 10001—2 CLl11—4
tively just where the bird will start from and what direction it | P Ambold....................-. + 1i1—5
will take. Good shooters have observed that it spoils one for live | R Miller...,......-...-+.:+-+-++-2. 1f111—5 01101—3 O1111—4
bird shooting to practice much at Keystone rules, as it causes the | G Neuber....................... .. 1001 —4
shooter to expect his bird to rise from one spot, whereas he shoula | T Weldin ......................-... 11010—3 11100—s
be on the lookout for a rise from any one of five traps, or if in the | W McKendrick......_........... 1110—4 H1Ww—h5 111—5
field, from any quarter, As the result of much thought on the | LFox........,.,...-.....-.......... 11011—4 Wii—s O1u1—
subject, Mr. M. BF. Lindsay has suggested a plan like this: Ae Lee Shu hiya! Varn «yea alee A Ae ny Hen 11111—5 :
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i In the shoot-off of the ties in the first match, Miller won first
money, Wilson second, H. Buckmaster and Weldin divided third
Dho% K money. In the shoot-off of the ties in the second match, McKen-
olers SCores Ad sak
5 drick and Fox divided first money, H. Buckmaster second and D.
Seale Sgin. to yard. Wilson third. The third match, as can be seen by the scores, was
a Ee ronitiap No. S On line toshooters score to point marked a. A line well shot. The shoot-off for first place in this match was won by
om this potnts aaa Bones, ere, ogee ae ve eee ae Shooters fs O 5 ra) PS) O H. Buckmaster with 3 straight, Fox got second with 3 straight.
I " e birds from traps 1 and 5 should cross line of flig aig STON, 2 +h 20,— 16 3
away bird at a distance beyond trap No, $ of nat less than l0yds. nor more Rewer are ckew rset ence a ae sa “| ane
Mhan 20yds. (9) oO large number of lovers of the shotgun to Walnut Hillto-day. In
4 Puuler. addition to this event there wasa long programme of sweepstakes
Sec, 3. After the traps are set for these angles, if the bird for :
‘amy reason shall take a different course it shall he considered a
fair bird, provided the trap has not been changed.
RuLel4. Pulling the Traps.—Sec. 1. The puller shall be placed
at least 6ft. behind the shooter, and when the shooter ca Us “pull,””
the trap or traps shall be instantly Sprung. In the sin le-bird
ee ootine Berne Pei PEt kage nS ecitessby the: teaprpoiting in: indicator et one of ae ae ons et mf ig ea as Gicoked by
TF aa : anv i inter- | figures on the indicator. e shooter does not know which one
RE pk maces ere ee 9 OU ee ea it will be, of course. Theindicator is then whirled again and one
bird; but if he shoots the result shall be scored. of the same three traps is pulled for the second man, The opera-
Sec.3. Should any puller not pull in accordance with the indi- | tion is repeated for the third man, Then the same thing is worked
ator: he shall ba removed and another.puller substituted. with the three traps and shooters on the right; the shooters go in
_Ruxe 15. The Rise—In single-bird shooting the rise shall be | 2 cindle the Paes phone DAD. Bnd bas thought Bas uOot aS
re _ tor 12- ° : . | Tapidly as under that plan. Anyhow, the new plan, which has
10-bore guns, and l6yds, for 12-bore and smailer gauges heen named the “Claremont rules,” is worthy of trial, *
AD. VANGR,
and a shoot for the individual badge of the State Association.
The weather conditions were far ftom favorable, a strong and
cold wind making it unpleasant to face the target. The event of
the day was the Dickey-Wheeler contest. No closer match has
eyer been fought in New England, and when Dickey broke his
last bird—on which the result of the match depended—he was
heartily cheered. Another hotly contested race was the match
for the State Association badge, which was won by Wheeler, who
made a clean score and had only a bird to spare at the finish,
Following is the result of a challenge match for purse of $100:
O. R. Dickey vs. G. H. Wheeler, 100 clay birds and 100 standard
targets:
Six traps are supposed to be in use and a squad of seven men
are toshoot. The three traps on the left are set the usual Tight
and left quarters and straightaway; the three traps on the right
may be set same way. The puller is provided with the new reyolv-
ing indicator, and as the first man prepares jp shoot he turns the
Dickey.
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Syds. for
ie double-bird shooting the rise shall be léyds. for 40-bore guns
and l4yds. for 12-bore and smaller gauges. If the weight of any
1bore gun, except a magazine or repeating gun, exceeds &lbs.,
‘the rise shall be the same as for 10-hbores. Magazine or repeating
[guns may weigh &lbs. 2oz. without penalty; if over that weight
the rise shall be the same as for 10-bores.
CORRY, March 21.—Scores of the Corry Gun Club. H, Arnold
won gold medal, Lewis the silver, Starbird the Jeather:
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: Bern ' ae ‘ AETIGLO Piers ed ay SA aatecnh nett be M1 11111101—19 The State Shooting Association’s individual badge match, 15
Rote 17. Lodds.—Charge of powder peed: Charge OR BBG MM Arn olden 5 ete pie ty Aone meee 1110111101111110101000010—16 | standard targets, resulted as follows: Wheeler 15, Berry 14, Eager
i4oz. American Shooting Aseociabion iat Heetacetayee Gastar ome Greene eke Peay es hit Lt ene 1010110110101111011010001—15 | 13, Houghton 13, Crown 13, Gilman 12, Chase 11, Russell 11, Dickey
Any shooter using ae ee epee ae Oe TR SITE ooWa-ba ons Page teiltgue se # lose Steak 0111011110100110011001001—14 | 10, Stanton 10, Piper 10, Knowles 10, Bradbury 9, Burbank 9,
entrance Ie ade rights oF ine match. + with th wee Wisin biuret seisccienieetndc wate ee O1L00011000)11 1101111111117 | The winners and scores in the minor events were as follows:
Wote.—If in t 4 ney Lt) + ¥ al hat ee i th the Melle Olver Rae ie as et, do 1110101110119001101110111—17 | 1, five clay birds; Nichols, Hammond, Stanton 5, Knowles 4, Bow-
Be roucuied a contestants, a Barer SDs not mae Avigtine sete fib e. (hare eee 00100111001011110100000010— 9 | ker, Dickey 3, Chase 2. 2, six standard targets: Stanton 6) Bow.
Violated this rule, his Anes puoney Beaatibe Teun ROD | Tiewaee adic eau ah pace Beeidd ataett 1111111010111000100111141—18 | ker'S, Knowles, Hammond 4, Dickey 8. 38, ten clay birds: Stanton
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meccd in the hoe ee SET Rot ae SLATE het teen RC EBON OR ET haley eee een Fe 0010111100101100110010100—12 | ker, Houghtow, Wilbur 7. 5, ten’ clay birds: Bowker, Wheeler.
at the score. In dou Sea SHOp URE Sale ama be foEsog Starbin deer cteneees iis leery me eae 1000000000001001000000001— 4 | Eager 10, Dickey. Knowles 8, Crown, Stanton 7, Gilman, Hough-
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i; GTS} x 2 F SACODROW As Sper eerie eet as nas ke CRE ee ee i — 4) Eager, Houghton 13, Gilman 12. 7, five slays: Gilman, Know 8,
Rue 19. Position of ie eae eeepc 0B paid His Sn oar | dete 765 pri, vee Ss tysl cere eee eee 0100101100100111011011110-—17 Perry 5, Dickey, Wheeler 4, Bradbury. Nichols 3, Bowker, Grif.
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the celeron of the ehird, c he I be y te eden bt 1 Supe des OF | Browns: /.! vctesses Aree ety eee 0010100101601000011000101— 9 | Dickey, Russell 5, Chase, Curtis, Short, Wilbur 4, Crown, Nich-
Bee pots if a dead bird, shall be declared “no bird,” if a miss, Wilson.........: ASS Praa irae ee ne , See eo TOC 18 ols 3. 9, ae olay obese Benioe Miheeler, pony, Houghton 5,
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aie 20. SC SMO Be ee shooter Sra Depllomend Toved yi eis ere oa ol Saeki bei 111191111010100:1001071011 17 | clay pevaas Perry, Stanton 5, Eager, Snow 4, Crown, Piper 3.
Beret Uirdvor& Rees LOA QUO WL Ee Ee or eet Lola ho spat rrertirbesin ee cada 101101091011111001U010110—-14 | 11, five clay birds: Perry 5, Burbank, Houghton 4, Stanton 3,
Sees aie Sr Ter etched TEE | WATE Rett helace Lelees Svea dgns teh ad +-0101070111000110011110110—14 | Snow, Griffith 2. 12, six standard targets: Chase, Perry 6, Rus-
ere tose Ree ninteptiedal teeie oe Fastente Mone he A OW aide Es Sea clr Ner ie eae & 0111101011001100111111000—15 | sell, Snow, Stanton, Burbank 5, Houghton 4, Neal, Griffith 8. 15,
- 5 7 ™ . . =
ety slide ona hammerlessgun. Provided, that in single-bird Mead........... Pesaran PR rs tet 1101001111011110111010000—15 | six standard targets; Knowles, Perry 6, Houghton, Snow, Wheeler
5, Chase, Stanton 4, Hager, Dickey 3. 14, ten clay birds; Perry,
Wheeler 10, Burbank, Chase, Stanton 9, Dickey, Eager, Hough-
ton 5, Russell 7. 15, ten clay birds: Wheeler 10, Perry 9, Bowker,
Eager, Wilbur 8, Dickey 7. 16, six standard targets: Dickey,
Perry 5, Knowles 4, Stanton 3. 17, five clay birds; Bowker,
Dickey, Knowles 5, Crown 4, Wilbur 8. 18, five clay birds: Ham-
mond, Stanton 5, Dickey, Perry 4, Nichols 3. 19, miss and out,
standard targets, 2lyds.: Dickey and Stanton. 20, five clay
birds: Dickey, Houghton, Stanton 5, Wheeler 4, Bowker, Wilbur
3. The next shotgun day at Walnut Hill is scheduled for April 3,
when the eleventh competition for the climax badge will be shot
off, in addition to the usual sweepstake sheoting,
WHEHAWKEN, N.J., March 21.—Algonquin Gun Club of N.Y.
cify on club grounds. Shotina blizzard, a heavy snow falling
continually during shoot and no wind to carry off smoke; birds
only fair, Match at live birds, sweeps, two traps, 25yds. rise,
ooting. if the shooting is at traps set in the segment of a circle, BUFFALO, N. Y¥., March 20.—A few members of the Indepen-
the bird shall be thrown from an unknown trap to be decided by | dent Gun Club, of this city, met at Jas. Murphy’s place, West
the indicator; if from traps set in a straight line, the bird shall] Seneca, N. Y., March 19, for practice at Peoria birds. The day
be thrown from the same trap, at a different angle, and unknown | was all that could be desired, with just enough wind to make
to the shooter. — b ‘, the birds difficult to get at, but the boys managed to keep some-
Note.—The object of this rule is that a shooter shall not incur a | where by their average. The club’s membership amounts to 25,
ehance for defeat by the unfortunate circumstance of losing his | their grounds at Mr. Murphy’s are about one mile from the city,
shot. : ' : with five trains passing there daily, We intend to haye a Peoria
| RULE 21. Single Bird Shooting.—EKach contestant shall shoot at | and live bird tournament here in June and from the present out-
three or more birds before leaving the score. If two birds are | look it will undoubtedly prove a success. First event, at 9 birds,
sprung at the same time it shall be declared *“‘no bird.” entrance $1; diy. 50, 30 and 20 per cent:
,RULE 22. Double Bird Shooting.—Both traps must be pulled | W McCarthy, ....... O110N1II—6 ~J Murphy...,.... .., 100101111—6
simultaneously, and each contestant shall shoot at three pairs | J Wilhelm....... 10111111—8 J Zimmers............ 100001011—4 |’
sonsecutively, thrown as follows; If three traps are used the first | W Blliot... .... ------LLI0110I—7_-WY Kimney....,......,- 111411111—9
jair shall be thrown from Nos. 1 and 2 traps, the second from 2 Kinney first, Wilhelm second, third diy.
and 3 and the third pair from 1 and 3, If five traps are used the Second event, same as first:
irst pair shall be thrown from Nos, 2 and 8 traps, the second pair Mc@arthy...........- 1011111017 M Wasson..,.....,... 111100111—7 | 0yds. boundary. Shot underJ.C. Heights rules. Mr. Thompson,
-rom 3 and 4 and the third pair from? and 4, If only one bird is} 9 Sampson .......... 011111101—7_ ~Wilhelm.,........... 0011101116 | a prospective new member, tried his hand for the first time at
‘arown it shall be declared “‘no birds.” If a bird is lost for reasons
Elliptivwesupencstines QOOTI10II—5_-—~Kinney...,........ va IT) =
ated in Rule 20, it shall be declared ‘‘no birds.” If one be a fair 0 Splat sb hai
live birds, and the result shows that he is a good one.
First sweep:
ind the other an imperfect bird it shall be declared “no birds.” Third event, same as second: TS Rifai Se ee ye ne Wie dete whales WAN
£ both are broken by one barrel it shall be declared “no birds.” | McCarthy............. 1110111017 Zimmers ..,......... 011001100—4 | P Tomlin... ............. 0000-1 EH Fox............... 4. 01100—2
t a shooter fire both barrels at one bird it shall be scored. “lost| Wilhelm........ ..... W1110110—7 Wasson...,.,..... -.111010100—5 | L Brenner... ....-.10010—%
virds,”’ ; : Huliotivisy\-71 cate wnee LOOLLOLOI—6 Duggan,...... .-100111111—7 Messrs. Rinn and Tomlin allowed kill kill for either barrel to
RoE 23. Tie Shooting.—Sec. 1. All ties shaJl be shot off at the Mitiphivaecie wens ateed OOML0MI—6 Kinney,........,......111111110—8 | count 1, others L. B. 14 bird.
#Tiginal distance, and as soon after the match as practicable, at | Kinney first, second and third diy. The fourth and last event| Second sweep: A
he following number of birds: __ \ | Was a team shoot, with Mr. Murphy captain for one side and Mr, | J Mail.... ne wee LLG22 Be VIR yy ce pert ee EOI
‘Ties on single birds: In single bird matches of 25 birds or less, Duggan for the other, the losing side to pay for the excellent sup- | L Brenner - OUI —4 TAR Ox aes ee 11120—3g, -
én 8 traps 3 birds, 5 traps 5 birds. In matches of 26 birds to 50 in- per served by Mr. Murphy’s genial spouse: P Tomlin..... ....00000—0 FThompson.... ....... 12110—314
lusive, on 3 RL 6 birds, 5 traps 10 birds. In matches of oyer 50, Capt. Duggan’s Team. apt. Murphy’s Team. Third sweep
m3 traps 15 birds, 5 traps 25 birds. ’ Duggan.......... 0011011111—7 Murphy ... .... 14101191111 J Mail....., 3 . LOOIZ 284 Wie Hox es .ci aise. 11212—4
Ties on double birds: In double bird matches 10 pairs or less on | Mc arthy....... 0111111111—9 Zimmers,,...,. 1010011111— 7 L Brenner 21110— THOmpsOs! Sota erate. bee, 110—4
traps, 3 pairs, in matches of more than 10 pairs, 5 pairs, thrown | Kinney .........- 1111111110—9 Wasson........ AOMI11— 9 P Tomlin...............01100—2
‘om prone Dh pene Hf ae aes geen he same number | Parker........... io Te ‘4 Wilhelm Lr O11111110— 8 All ties divided, first and second moneys only.
ue + - eases I as we. me vleSntisota. <4. —— WM Tete sc ces : 2 . 5 x
Sec. 2, Ties if not shot off at the close of any day will be con- eraneen - pe Be NORWICH, Conn., March #1—At the annual meeting of the
inued the next morning, at a specified hour. Any contestant not
Sent when called to the score, after the hour named, or, within
© minutes thereafter, shall forfeit his rights in the match.
Le 24. Challenges.—Sec. 1. No challenge shall be considered.
ss the party challenging is a contestant, and the challenge
aust be made before the next shooter goes to thescore, :
Norwich Shooting Club, held jn the office of J. D. T. Blackstone,
March 19, the following officers were elected: E. W. Yerrington,
President; W. lL. Sargent, Vice-President; Chas. R. Butts, Treas.
urer; J. Hdwin Olcott, Secretary; Fred L. Osgood, Chester W-
Burns, O. O. Palmer, Directore: Gurdon L, Bidwell, Captain.—H,
W, YERRINGTON, Sec’y,
ELM CITY GUN CLUB,—New Haven, Conn., March 24—We
have organized the Elm City Gun Club with the following officers:
President, J, H. Pomeroy; Vice-President, W. H. Porter; Secre-
tary, J. W. White; Treasurer, N. B. Eddy; Directors, Ohas, A.
Twiler, W, BH, Lanes and Thos, N. Gierding,—C, A, TyumR,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Manor 28, 1889,
OTTAWA, March 18,—It’s a big day outdoors—scarcely a breath
of air and a bright, warm sun, The bare patches are many atthe
Tange and the crowd large. This is the third shoot for March and
April of the Montreal Gun Club. The fine day had its cheer-
ful influence and attracted a goodly gathering of guns and spec-
tators. Wor a starter a sweep at 10 birds, 18) ds., was called:
Dr A Martin....... 11111 1—10 ~OA A Throop........ OL10001111— 6
J Deslaurier. . JULI 7 P Trideau.......... OLI1111011— 8
W J Johnson AM0N1IN— 7 EK Ring..... .1110100010— 5
RG Dalton.. 000111101 — 7 & White, LOOO0UTTO— 4
The forces having increased in numbers, the third shoot for
club prizes was called on at 20 birds each, l8yds, rise:
Joh mibestantiprs: i.e Fess ldaa Pease deb easa WUMUNNOILIOLITY = 18
R G Dalton......-- ; LIOOLILILTI1111110 =—17
AH Throop ... WADI LOO 01111 =—18
ha ay ie ae gery eer eee 111101110110)9111011-4+1—16
Pp EMP So. cake Pah keh eee cuit ib Aan 11101010010111110111-+-1—15
Wal POHNSON es) cic. s cssssecsistesasvae sian 11011116101111011000 =—13
P Trufleaue......: bbiaues see aessauzeass: £10011 001011711110110 —13
Gbho Wrtes- 14 cc cadasacies : deececes isibe 10011011110110010110 —12
Dr A Martin,... ...:.-..2 .;2c.2--.22------1OLOOIILTIDO01I0INNIIT )=§ —12.
W DeCourey.::,.... 1ehsnae gnaeeror arate 000911012 '0000)}00000+-6—11
MeWihtt@c. Craaseceeuces hdccmakr heel beccena 007010100 010010011-+-2—10
Ed King,.... bs rice aes tg teat a tele by tee rotten 1011000111100000000+-3—10
A sweep of 5 doubles, 2? and 4, 18yds. rise, brought our eleven to
the seore:
Ed. White.:. .. 1100 00 1 J1— Geo White..... 00 10 60 00 10— 5
J Deslaurier.,.,10 11 11 10 10— Dr A Martin,..10 10 00 00 10— 3
RG Dalton.....1010 11 10 11— 7 AH Phroop....10 00 01 00 10— 8
W DeCourey...10 11 10 00 01— D H MePhee...00 00 10 10 00— 2
Dr AH Kquus.-..00 10 00 00 01— 2
Kd King.......- CO 11 01 10 10— 5
P Trudeau... ,10 00 10 10 10— 4
EMERALD GUN CLUB.—Regular club shoot at Burbank’s Sea
View Park, New Dorp, Staten Island, N. Y., March 6. ‘Ten live
birds, 5 ground trap-, 21, 25, 30yds. rise, 80yds. boundary, Shot
ander Emerald Gun Club rules; three prizes:
cr-5-1-2
P Butz (80),..--...... J111100101—8 MW Murphy (25), ..1110111006—6
John Bade (25), ..... OWI .—7_ J Fisher (25).......-. 0011101101 -4
N Measel (80)_...... 11001L0010—5 ~L © Gehering (80)...1111111101—9
T J Crystal (25)...... OUNNII1I—8 G Remsen (30)....... 10101101016
R Kegan (24).....--.- OULOWOII10—3 PJ Keenan (25)...... 101031U101—6
H Rubino (245).......,0000011100—3 L Schermerhorn(30),0003111010—5
IW Voss (82). ..-.-..0171111100—7 - 101011 100—6
F Schrader (80)...
J Measel, Jr (50), ..-.1111100011—7
: T Codey (80).........0111010101—6
T P Mackenna, (25)..110101/000—5 J Howard (21). . OOLOLITIL0—8
G VY Hudson (80), .. 0JON01NI—7 A McHale (21)....... 110000000 Ww.
L, C, Gehering wins first prize for first time, a gold badge. 'T,
d. Crystal wins second prize for first time, a gold badge. John
Howard wins third prize for second time. a gold locket.
THE EMERALD GUN CLUB.—New York, March 20.—At the
annual meeting of this club, March 97, President McMnnn in
the chair, the following members were elected to oftice for the
ensuing year: John J, Ryan, President; Counsellor T. Cody, First
YVice,Fresident; Col. John H, Voss, Second Vice-President; Jolin
Meaeel, Jr., Treasurer; P, J, Keenan, Financial Secretary; T. P,
Mackenna, Recording Secretary, After election the chairman
appointed the following gentlemen as an executive board to act
for the clubin conjunction with its officers: G. V. Hudson, M.D,,
and John Howard, The club passed a resolution thanking the
retiring president, M. MeMunn, and the first vice-president, FH.
Rubino, tor iheir strict attention to club business and uniform
kindness to the members while in their respective positions, Mr,
MeMunon has been president of this club for the past. two terms
and most positively refused re-election on this o¢casion,—T. P.
MAOCKENNA, Rec, Sea'y, ‘
CHNTRAL GUN CLUB.—Clinton Park, Maspeth, L. 1.—Pirst
monthly shoot at 20 binerocks, léyds,, for gold medal:
P Epping.10911900010100100110— 8 fF Klein, ..10010101110101000001— 9
Landman,1111110901111111011—16__G Setzer. .01111100100101010111—12
CunighamvMW1OOLIOMOOLI0-—18-—_ Leiten’al.v0100000U00001001000— 3
F Frank. .00/10U111 20010000003— 7
NORW ICG, Conn,, March 24,—The Norwich Shooting Olub will
hold a two days’ tournament on its grounds April 17 and 18.—#,
W. YHRRINGTON, Pres.
here early in April. Clubs will be present from Troy, Albany
Hoosick Falls, Cambridge, Auburn, Syracuse and a number of
AStewart....-. J110017 1/0011) —1l M A Tracy, -..1111109000011u1— 8
J Manw1...-..1/0101001011011— 9 bu A MePhee.v0v011001000000— 3
Asweep at 10 birds each, Ligo\yskys. followed and a brace of
the Saints went in;
W Johnson _...,...., W111101—9 A Stewart,..........1001110010—4
Jd Stewart ...-....., 1110104001—7 J Mannel............ 0010111001—5
W #8 Baldwin....... HAOMWiO1I—y WOH Tracy._........ 0000010001—2
Ed White.... ....,.001L111110—7 ;
Every Wednesday throughout the season this club meets for
practice,
TOnKUNTO, March 19,—The final shoot of the West Toronto
Junction Gun Club for the two gold medals took place at D. Blea’s
grounds to-day. W, Davidge won the handsome diamond medal
presented by the president, D, Blea, D.C. Walton won the sec-
ond. The following is tue score out of a possible 90:
W Davidge. -..14 14 18 14 14-74 GC Hinton......- 15 12 18 9 12—61
DC Walton ...16 11 14 12 1b—68 P Wakefield....15. 9 13 12 11—60
W A Clarke-...14 10 15 11 15-65 H Jacksou......15 § 11 10 15—59
W Blea......---17 11 lt 12 lU—64 E Dollery. .....9 311 6 15—44
N Good_-.......10 12 14 1) 15—62
WELLINGION, Mass,, March 23.—The weather conditions to-
day were all that could be desired by the large number of gunners
who faced the traps at the grounds of the Wellington Gun Club,
and asa consequence seyeral fine scores were made. In thesilyer
cup match at $ clay-pigeons and 7 bluerocks, Perry won with a
clean score of 14, In this match the following scores were made:
Leon 11, Lee 12, Perry 15, Lang 9, Bradstreet 9, Chase 9, Stanton
18, Bond 12, Bradbury 12, Snow 14, Sbort 7, Chapin 14, Best 12,
North 10, Schaefer 6, Field l4, Bennett 12, White 2, Webster 12,
The scores made im the merchandise match were: Leon 9, Schae-
fer 11, Snow 10, Lang 12, Bennett 13, Short 8, Chapin 10, Bradbur
12, Best 13, Stanton 12, Bradstreet 8, Chase 9, White 12, Perry 10,
Lee 15, Field 13, North 4, Bond & Lee was first in the merchan-
dise match with a clean score of 15, The sweepstake winners in
the several matches were as follows; Six bluerocks, Leon, White,
Chapin and Schaefer; 6 bluerocks, Chapin; 6 clay-pigeons, Leon
and Chase; 6 clay-pigeony, Stanton, Leon, Bennett and Chapin; 6
bluerocks, Stanton, Snow and Chase; 6 bluerocks, Chapin, ite
and Bert; 3.pairs clay-pigeons, Lang, Lee and Wield; 9 bluerocks,
Lee; 6 bluerovks, Stanton, Chapin, North and Snow; 7 bluerocks
Perry, Snow and Chapin; § clay-pigeons, Perry, Bradbury and
Field; 6 bluerocks, Stanton and Perry; 6 bluerocks, Chapin,
Stanton, Snow and Lee; 6 macombers, Leon and Webster; 8 clay-
pigeons, Stanton, Pond, Bennett and Lee; 6 bluerocks, Lee, Ohapin
and Tield; 6 bluerocks, Hurlingham match, Stanton and Bert.
The Wellington Gun lub will bold a tournament on their
grounds Wednesday, March 27, at which the Jamaica Plain Gun
Club, the Wellington Gun Club and other elubs will contest for
the challenge amateur team badge of the Massachuselts State
Shootine Association. EH. Shumway and others will also strive to
take the individual badge away from the present holder, H. J
Wardwell, In addition 1o these matches there will be some 3 or
more sweepstake matches, The Wellington Gun Olub has
arranged tor an all-day shoot Thursday, April 4.
NEW YORK, March 23.—On the Bronx Gun Club grounds, a
match for $200 a side was shot this afternoon, between Jim Pilk-
ington a _d Miss Annie Oakley, against Messrs. Ditmarand Jakes;
the conditions were 25 birds each, Hurlingham rules; Pilkington
and Miss Oakley won by a score of 39 to 34; Miss Oakley made the
top score, 20. ‘he birds were a picked lot of strong flyers.
rank Qlass, of Pine Brook, has issued a challenge to shoot a
match at 50 birds against any man in New Jersey for $100 a side,
and has placed a forfeit of $24 1m Oswald yon Lengerke’s hands.
The match is to be shot at .rb’s under striet Hurlingham rules.
DAYTON, Ohio, March 26.—One thousand liye pigeons are in
the coops for the two-days’ tournament that is to be held here
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
LOADING FOR TARGEHTS.—I would like to hear from the trap
shots through your columns as to their manner of loading for
bluerocks, kingbirds and keystones, size of shot.most of them use
and kind and quantity of powder.— Wine.
ForuEST AND SPREAM, Box 2,832, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Lefinzwell’s book, “Wild Fow] Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “Nanit,” loan,” “Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
Bree age authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant,
Canoeing.
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to FoREsT AND
STRHAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of
their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and
report of the saiie, Canoeists and all interested in Ganoeing are
requested to forward to Fornst AND SDREAM their addresses, with
logs of cruiises, maps, and information concerning their local
Waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items
relating fo the sport,
FIXTURES.
May.
May 27 to June 1, Delaware River Meet, Delanco.
May 30 to June 2. Passaic River Cruise.
JUNE.
8. Ianthe. Spring, Newark. 16-17, South Boston, Local Meet,
1-17. Puritan, Annual Meet, Petticks Island.
Nantasket, 17. Puritan, Record Races, No.3,
16, Brooklyn Annual. 22, N, ¥. C, ©. Annual, Staten
16. Puritan, Record Races, No. 2, fsland.
JUtY.
4, Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22, Atlantic Division Meet,
10-19. W.C,.A, Meet, Ballast I’d.
Avaust.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands,
16-30. A, C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St, Lawrence River.
SEPTEMBER.
8. Puritan, Record Races, No.5, 14, lanthe, Annual, Newark.
CHANGES IN THE A.C. A. RULES.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
In answer to Mr. Edwards's request for opinions upon proposed
amendments of racing rules in the A. C. A., I beg to submit one
or two views as follows:
The hiking seat has never seemed to me quite afair thing. Yet
there is a certain reluctance in all progressive minds, to bar out
inventions which may lead to improvements. And there are some
members of the A. OC. A., whose skill we are accustomed to con-
cede, and whose opinions we respect, who perliaps could not sail
without the hiking seat. Further, the risk of capsize attending
its use makes it an extremely doubtful advantage to any sailor.
Therefore, while Ido not personally like it, yet_I would recom-
mend that legislation upon this subject should be postponed
(rather ae bandos ed). until a more urgent protest is made
against it.
Jn the centerboard question. I am decidedly of the opinion that
the top of board when housed should notirise more than sin. above
the adjacent gunwales, This expression of the rule would allow
Open canoes the Same ad vantage as decked ones of equal depth,
The standing rig question is an old acquaintance of mine.
Ever since that exciting and doubtful first race for the Trophy I
have objected, not to the standing rig, but toa wardrobe of stand-
ingrigs, I believe the standing rig may be and oftenisa legitimate
and proper contrivance, which should not be forever barred, It
is clean and neat,and when easily set and stowed is not so un-
safe. The celebrated Thousand Island skiffs use a standing rig.
But its form permits of reduction in area by dropping the sprit,
and the size of the boat permits of ready furling and unstepping.
Let us therefore allow any rig which can be reefed (or otherwise
reduced) and stowed and furied without danger afloat.
All this is best done without special legislation by making these
capabilities of the rig necessary and desirable in the races. And
as I pointed out long ago, before general opinion was ripe for it,
perhaps, a one-rig rule doesitall,and leaves inyentive genius
untrammeled, But my own rig idea was not properly explained
in your previous notice of it. I would allow a canoe all the sails
she would undertake to carry (either set or stowed) permanently,
i. €., INevery race. Besidesher main and mizen, which she will
make to reef, because she cannot carry two sets, she might carry
a storm mizen to use with the regular one set as a mainsail, and
a spinaker if desired for very light winds. A weil appointed
canoe, as | know by experience, can stow these in habitual trim
just as easily asa yacht does. And this rig enables her to pre-
pare for any weather without going outside of her own stowage
resources, But any other rig which constitutes a fair set of sails
and is always carrie® complete would do. Such a rule as this,
putting all upon a fair ‘one man, one canoe, one rig” basis, with
races sailed in all weathers at the time posted, is all that is
wanted. R, W. GrBson,
New Yor«, March 21.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The agifation for the reform of the rules and practices of the
A.C. A. which control the development of the canoe, has passed
through all the preliminary stages, leading up to the practical
realization of the object sought for. The dangerous tendencies
of the three special racing appliances now almost universally
used, the standing rig, the hiking seat, and the buzz-saw board,
placed fairly in the center of the canoe, haye been proved con-
elusively, not only in areuprent, but by the fifteen canoes that:
sailed in last year’s trophy race, and the natural, the invariable
result of the developement of a racing maching pure and simple,
the decay and death of racing has been brought to the serious
attention of all canoeists. When the agitation began, it took the
form of a demand that the cruisers shonld receiye some en-
couragement and attention from the Association, then it became
a demand for the protection of the canoe from destruction by the
machine, and now the agitation begun for the benefit of the
cruiser, is being carried on for the preservation of the racer.
Although it cannot be said that the hostility evinced when the
first proposals of reform were made, and the agitation was
begun, has been turned into a burning sense of the necessity for
action, the silence of the anti-progressionists, and the action of
the executive committee, may be taken to prove that opposition
hae decayed into inertness, and lukewarmness developed into
conviction, That in short the necessity for reform is acknow-
I-dged, and as a natural consequence the question now to be de-
cided is what form the reforming action should take. The racing
men have created the problem, their future existence as canoe-
ists depends upon its solution, and they should solye it, and as a
non-racing man I am asready that they should do this as Arte-
mus Ward was to sacrifice all his wife's relations upon the altar
of his country. There are certain general principles concerned
in the matter upon which the opinion even of a non-racing man
may be of some interest, and with this hope I write.
The cance is of the feminine gender, and is therefore well nigh
unclassifiable, and is possessed of so many good qualities that
they cannot be described by either one word or one phrase, but
her crowning virtue is her universality, and it is this yirtue that
is now endangered, The battle is between the canoe that can be
used under a score of different conditions and for as many differ-
ent purposes and the specialized sailing craft that can only be
used in racing, The three special characteristics of the machine
are the standing riz, the hiking seat and the buzz-saw board; but
although these specializing appliances can be classed together
very ellectively for the sake ot argument, they have practically
little connection with each other, and each of these lions in the
path of progress rears in a different key. ;
The standing rig isan evil in itself, and it constitutes an eyil
tendency, in so far as it discourages the development of lewering
rigs. It has also a tendency to discourage canoeists from becom-
ing riggers as well as sailors, and thus to lower the standard of
Seamanship, which the craft should possess. Such a splendid
sample of the canoe as the Guenn, can carry a standing rig in a
race and be none the worse adapted for all-round work thereby.
The use of a full racing rig does not of itself constitute a cance a
racing machine, and it makes little difference to any person but
the man who uses it, whether this racing rig isa standing or a
lowering one. The only valid objection to the use of the standing
rig in a meet race is that it is a special appliance, that it checks
the development of the lowering rig by giving effectiveness with-
| out safety or convenience that it is the duty of the Association
to promote canoeing, and that therefore it should not encourage
any appliance which discourages true progress, _ .
The hiking seat on the other hand is not an evil in itself, so far
as it has been made practical use of up to the present time, but
there'can_be no question that its tendencies are wholly for evil.
Tt is simply an addition to the beam of the canoe, and if carried
to its logical conclusion would conyert the racing machine into
the most frightful abortion of # sailing craft that floats.
The buzz-saw board is the last of the three great lions, and,
leaving aside the fact that it does not make a canoe dangerous, it
is, im.my opinion, the biggest, the ugliest, and the most generally
ferocious of them all. A canoe may be raced with a standing rig,
and a hiking deck seat, and stil be,as far as her hull goes, a
canoe in the widest sense of the word, but the eraft with her
cockpit filled up with a.centerboard trunk can only be called
g¢anoe by courtesy, for she is necessarily deprived of about two-
thirds of the good qualities of the canoe. It is impossible to stom
such a craft, to paddle her for any length of time with comfort.
to sleep in her, to carry two in her—and the craft that has not
room for two on a moonlight nighi is a poor apology for a canoe—
or even to sail her, except when on her deck. Of course, when the
centerboard trunk is moyable these defects to a certain extent
disappear, but a canoe without a c=n'erhoard is a poor cruising
affair, and at the best such an appliance is but a poor compromise
between serviceableness and the racing mania, If it is necessary
that some restrictions should be put upon the stripping of racing
yachts and rules, meaning “neat, ship-shape and compact r t‘ings
below,” in order to prevent racing machines pure and simple from
being built, seieiy ae is even more necessary by restrictions and
rules to prevent the cutting up of the interior of a canoe, when
this cutting up destroys many of the canoe'’s yaluable qualities.
it is no def+nse of the misplaced board to plead that some men do
not sleep in their canoes, or make use of them in any way which
the board interferes with. Some men, the majority of sailing men,
never paddle when they can help if. A goodly number of them
neyer carry a paddle at all, but because this is so no one would
argue that the Association should not, as_it does, discriminate
againgé the canoe that cannot be paddled. Nor can it be argued,
with justice, that if the position of the centerboard were fixed
by an arbitrary rule, the deyelopment of the canoe would be
checked, and the problem with which the canoe designer has to
deal would be artificially complicated. The limitation of length
and beam, which all argue to be necessary, do artificially increase
the problem of the canoe designer, and that in a most arbitrary
manner, because there are natural reasons why a canoe 16ft, long
should be no wider than 30in. The limits of length and width
had to be fixed somewhere, und now that they are so fixed no one
wishes a change, for the type created. under tnese limits has been
found to be a good one. The position of the centerboard is, on the
other hand, a problem created by the very nature of the canoe,
and until the racing mania—which was produced artificially by
organizations—set in, it was fairly grappled with by canoe de-
signers and as fairly solved.
That it is a much more difficult matter to deal with the center-
board than with either the standing rig or the hiking seat, is a
self-evident fact; but that it is impossible I am not
admit. The simpler and the more purely natural a rule is, the
better it is; and in the matter of the centerhoard, the reasons for
action provide also the method to beadopted, A canoe to be gen-
erally serviceable should be so fitted _as to enable her crew to lie
down at full length within her, and it is because the centerboard
is so placed in the modern racer that thiscannot be done that the
eenterboard becomes a specializing fitting. If, therefore, the ©
Regatta Committee have to add to the existing regulations as to
centerboard a proyiso that all canoes built after a certain date
were to be so fitted interually as to permit their c1ew or owner to
he down in them at full length, to the satisfaction of the meas-
urer, the natural problem caused by the chavacter of the duties
required of a canoe would become the problem caused by the
legislation of the Association. Itisalso,as the chairman of the
Regatta Committee suggests, as desirable to prevent the board
from projecting above the deck as to limit its drop to about 18in.:
but to take action against the length of the board and do nothing
toward fixing its position would he very like fan sas away the
smoke and leaving the fire to burn the house down. Sucharule
as [ have suggested would also put an end to the cheese box cock-
pit, which may or may not become as serious an eyil as the cen=
tral position of the board, .
isvosed to
It may be possible that the evil caused by fitting up the cockpit —
with a centerboard, ike that of match wood construction, or a
V-shaped midship section, is sufficiently harmful tc cure itself,
but even if this could be proved, and it cannot, it would nof alter
the main issue. The question before the Association is whether
or no it is its duty to encourage the development of the canoe or
of a speciahzed racing machine, or clumsy cruising concern, and
the position of the centerboard is as much a point of this question
as the standing rig. .
The question of opportunism is, of course, as important an
element in this matter of the reform of the A, C. A. rules as in
any other reiorm or moyement, and it is the question of oppor-
tunism that Mr, Edwards has brought before canoeists in his
letter to the MornsT AWD STREAM. Not being a vacing man, my
epinion as to whether action should be taken at once or not 18 of
little value, but it seems to me that there is inyolyed in this
question of opportuneness another question of some importance,
to wit:
Royal Canoe Club can the A, C. A, afford to lag in this matter of
reform? RETAW-
Editor Forest and Stream:
In response to the invitation of Mr. Edwards, 1 have great
pleasure in expressing the strong opinion I have for some time
held, namely: ] t
That standing sails and hiking outside seats should be ruled
out.
That this should be done now.
I would prefer the “one rig” rule as the best way to deal with
standing sails. Rog, Tyson, No. 66, A. GC. A.
BRITISH CANOE ASSOCTATION,—We have received the first
year book of the B. C. A,; a neat little volume bound in vellum
and illustrated by four excellent plates of the meet of 18838 at
Loch Lomond, Scotland. The meet this year will open on July 31
at Lake Windermere.
A, C, A, MEMBERSHIP,—Hastern Division: H. W. Richards
Winchester, Mass, Northern Division: Miles C, Williams, Mon-
How far behind the Western Canoe Association and the |
treal, Can,; Francis H, Gisborne, Arthur O. Wheeler, Ottaya. —
Atlantic Division: George BH, Comyus, New Jersey,
NEW YORK ©. C.—The club house has been fitted 4
kitchen and heating stoves, and the members have hel
very pleasant meetings on Saturday nights.
Machting.
FIXTURES,
MAY.
30, Yorkyille, Opening, Ouk Pt. 30. Brooklyn, Open, Gravesend.
a0-June 2, Portland, Cruise,
Several
JUNE,
18-20-22. Kairina-Titania, N.Y.
20. Monatiquot, Pennant, Ft.Pt,
20, Quaker City Annual, Phila.
22. Buifalo, Sweep, Classes 2 & 3.
Beverly,Marbleh'dJst Cham,
. Hull, First Cham.
22, Columbia, Annual, N. Y.
24, Pavonia, Annual, J erseyCity
26, Pleon, Club.
29, Corinthian, Marblehead.
29. Beyerly,Mon. Beach,1st Open
29. Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
29. Hull, Club Cruise,
_ JULY.
18. Corinthian, Marblehead.
13. Monatiquot, lst Cham.,t.Pt
13, Buffalo Handicap, to Point
Albino,
lf. Pleon, Club Cruise.
18. Quiney, Second Cham.
20. Hull, 76th Regatta,
20, Beverly,Marbiechead,2d Cup.
24 Pleon, Club,
27. Corinthian, Marblehead.
27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
Bay.
27. Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point.
1. Quincy. Cash Prizes.
1, Larchmont, Spring.
3-5-7. _Katrina-Shamrock, N. Y.
6. Monatiquot, Opening, Ft. Pt.
8. Buffalo, Pennant, Buffalo.
8. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet,
New York Bay.
. Portland Annual, Portland.
. Corinthian, Marblehead.
. Seawanhaka, Annual, N. Y.
. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
). Brooklyn, Annual,
. Seawanhaka, 40ft. Class, N.Y
. Quincy, First Cham,
4, Larchmont, Annual.
Beverly, Mon Beach, lst Buz.
Bay.
Beyerly, Marbleh'd, Ist Cup.
Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago,
Buffalo, Open, Buffalo.
Hull, Ladies’ Race,
Beverly, Marbleh’d, 2d Cham
Sippican, Annual, Marion.
Inter-Lake Y, R. A, Meet,
Lake Hrie.
—. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft,
Ocean Race. ;
—, Seawauhaka, Annual Cruise
=
.
SSeS
10. Pleon Club, Ist Cham. urn.
13, Lynn, Club, Lynn. dl. Pleon, Open.
13. Beverly, Mon,Beach,2d Open 31. Hull, Ladies’ Day,
AUGTIST.
17. Beverly,Marbleh’d, 3d Cham
17. Hull, Special Outside’ Race,
30 and 40ft.
21. Pleon. 3d Cham.
24, Lynn, Excursion, Lynn.
24, Beverly, Mon.Beach,3d Open.
24. Larchmont, Oyster Boats.
24. Corinthian, Marblehead.
28, Pleon, Sail off.
4. Quincy, Open Race,
3, Buffalo, Club, Buffalo,
3. Sippican, Olub, Marion,
8. Beverly, Marbleh'd, Ist Cup,
7. Pleon, 2d Cham,
3. Lynn, Club, Lynn,
10. Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn.
10. Corinthian, Marblehead.
10. Monatiguot, 24 Cham,,PEPt.
16, Monatiquout, Ladies’ Day,
Point.
7, Quincy, Ladies’ Day-
ty Boney euanel Cruise. eh Beverly, meaty *d, a Open
0. Hulk ham, ippican, Clah, Marion.
81, Hall, Cham, Sail-O8.
31. Quincy, 3d, Cham-
witha .
27. Buffalo, Sweep, to PointCol- —
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THE CRUISE OF THE ORINDA.
BY W. H. WINSLOW, M.D.
[Continued from Page 184.)
BK next morning the yacht was made as clean as a new pin,
Inside and out,every rope was hauled taut and flemished
down, the sails smoothed under their gagkets and the flags hoisted
with the gun of the flagship, I made Ulie flag lieutenant, to look
after the colors and signils; Noir, ordnance officer. to attend to
the signals and fireworks; Jerry, purser, to supply beverages and
food, and look after expenses generally, and eringue, able sea-
nian, chief cook and steward, assuming myself the duties of sail-
ing master and captain, Itisa good plan to have every one
assigned to special duty, then nothing is neglected; but in the
evolutions with sails the three high-titléd officers served as crew
and Meringue took charge of the forecastle and acted the part of
second officer in carrying out the orders of his commander,
The purser had an order fora New England breakfast, and soon
had a pot of baked beans on board; and we enjoyed them. The
club houses, shores and yessels around us were visited in our
tender, and a delightful day added much to the pleasure of the
visit, The wind was favorable; we were anxious to get. to the
eastward, and we got under way about 4 o'clock and made a fine
run before the wind to Gloucester, haying superb views of the
beautiful north shore and its rapidly multiplying cottages, villas
and villages. Norman’s Woe was passed very close at hand, Noir
quoted something of Longfellow’s poem and the food ship Hes-
perus, and we saw a poemin nature in the picturesque villa and
strikingly lovely shure, the property of Longtellow’s son. Glouces-
ter was reached in two hours, the gentlest zephyr just lasting to
fan us into the inner anchorage, and the night was restful.
A yisit' ashore in the morning and we were off again at 2 P. M,
to the westward, with a good S.W, wind blowing. While relating
a mistake I made in Pilgrim in attempting to run inside Milk
island instead of Thatcher’s, I suddenly discovered we werein the
same error again, and had to haul-to for ‘some time to clear that
deceitiul milky way. Wearrived ai Rockport witbout incident
and anchored in the deepest part of the harbor, The inner har-
bor 1s only used by vessels that can lie in the mud when the tide
is out, and cutters are not that kind. The outer harbor is not safe
te an ees gale, and my ideasof it were materially changed by
his visit.
Thad been more and more disgusted with yacht officers’ uniforms
for several years. Jerry had tixed himself out in blue with 8, B.
Y. ©. butions, and wore the suit ashore during most of the cruise.
He was mistaken upon occasions for a Pullman conductor, a
policeman, a band master, a stexmboat officer and a militiaman;
in fact, for everything but what he was—an amateur yachtsman—
and we agreed thereaiter we would not deceive the people any
longer. 1 learned in Boston thatonly hired sailors wore the brass
buttons, and, as owner, | must have my butions enameled in
black. Well, Ididn’t, but concluded to deyote my suit to wiping
up deck, painting ship, tarring down and other cleanly purposes.
A little oingby had passed us going ashore and back to a white
yacht, the M., pulled by an admiral, to judge by his uniform.
Lhe man was insiguiticant m size and appearance, and wore a
navy bie uniform absolutely dazzling trom its brass buttons
several gold bands upon the sleeves of the coat and a band and
anchor upon the cap, ard 1 wondered that one so richly dressed,
so hedizzened, so caparisoned, could bemean his lofty station by
pulling his own boat and doing his own marketing, What was
our astunishment to learn further along that thisdoughty sea dog
was the sole captain, seaman, cook and hoy aborrd-his Gratt, and.
made a living for his precious self by winning prizes, carrying
passengers, and letting his yacht to exeursion parties. He con-
descended to visit us at night,and what he did not know of the
denzierits of entters and of tlie merits of centerboard yachts was
never thought of by man. He was so much at home in our cabin,
where he could stand erect, that we did not bring out the bottle
for fear he would stay till morning. This uniform quite made me
obstinate in my opinion to spoil mine as soon as possible, and
Jerry put on corduroy trousers and shooting jacket next morn-
ing, though there was no hunting anywhere. And this leads me
to an expression about yacht clothes. I think a cruise a fine op-
portunity to wear out oldish shore clothes, and that a-good busi-
ness suit of stripe, check or mixture, with a figured flannel shirt
and flowing necktie, are just the things for harborand shore wear,
Ti one Wishes full dress for «dinner party ora hop, he’d better
stay off & small yacht, or else have his trunk and hat box sent
nlong by tailroad. ;
Ai 4A. M. we thuniped on a rock. How quickly a sailor awakens
when his craft takes the bottom. In ten seconds Meringue and [
were on deck to see what was the matter. Shetouched ugainand
the reason was apparent. The log line showed ‘tt. ‘then we
-pulled off shore and shortened cable, as the stern had swung in
shore. I was informed thata vessel could not lie outa severe
gale there, because of the shallowness of the water and full sweep
of the sea inward. It made me nervous, for the wind was haul-
ing to the southeast and the sky Jooked threatening,so we had
breakfast and started for Isles of Shoals, where we picked up a
mooring and rolled about, while all had a ramble over Star Island,
This is the best island of the group, but is little more than ledges
covered with lichens and having a little poor pasture in the de-
pressions. The Smith family have been there. Commodore
Smith, H. B. M. Navy, discovered the islands and foriiied them,
and posterity has rewarded him by a pedestal and shaft, making
a plain granite monument, with suitanle inseription, placed upon
the western side of the island. History records that these islands
have been the scene of several battles between [ingland and
Prance, then two States quarreled about them, and lately riyal
owners have bad a legal contest tor possession. Important as a
military station and as a commercial center, they have been; im-
portant they are now for summer resorters who are easily pleased,
but they are likely to kill other people with ennui and dreary
sameness,
The night promised a storm; we ran across and into the Pisca-
taqua, and anchored behind an island to the eastward of Pepper-
1V’s Cove before the strageling village of Kittery, it soon began
to rain and blow from the northeast, and kept it up all night. We
were obliged to put on sou’westers, oilskins and boots, and tuim-
ble around the forecastle with a lantern to stock the large anchor
and get itover the bow. The crew hauled the yacht up to the
small anchor, | gave her a good sheer to starboprd, let go the
heavy anchor and paid out both cables te about fifteen fathoms.
This made us feel safe, for the water was only about twenty feet
deep, and the bottom was muddy ani grassy, My ofilcers slept,
but what captain or owner can sleep in a howling gale, witha
barometer down to 29.7. Every littlé while I was out to try the
Jead and strain of the cables, and to see the position of some yes-
sel, whose rattling chain spoke of another arriyal; for vessels flee-
ing from the gale were coming in all night, guided to safety by the
roar of Whaleback’s tog horn and the harbor lights,
At dayligot we were surrounded by auite a fleet. It cleared
after breakfast. the wind came out from the northwest, and
blew in heavy pufis. ‘he subordinate officers walked to Kittery
Foreside, crossed the ferry to Portsmouth and spent the day
ee aye returning very hungry in the evening, Meringue and
dried the clothes, bedding and sails and put on soma chafin
gear. While lying head to shore in the afternoon a hard squall
struck us suddenly on the port beam. The main sheet was be-
layed. the jib and staysail sheets were off, and the cutter heeled
to her rail and neariy dumpetl our deck things and the crew into
the turbulent water. She came up almost immediately and
sheered rapidly into the wind, as I pushed the tiller down and
struggled with bed quilts. The wind shrieked and slatted: the
sails roughly and we let them run down and furled them. A few
thousand pounds less ballast down below there and some one
might haye recorded another yacht capsized, Verily, I'd rather
have pig lead inthe bilge than golden eagles in my pocket under
such circumstances, and such must be met frequent)y in cruising
anywhere upon the coast of New England. After this we got
out lines and caught a fine mess of cunners, the largest I ever
saw, ranging from 8 to 10in. and plump. and fat as Florida mullet.
Meringue soon had them in the pan and their delicious odor filled
the air just_as the flag officer hailed fromthe wharf. I pulled
the dingy ashore and brought the crew aboard, and the way they
gloated over and mangled thusé brown crusted beauties! They
got their lines out after supper and caught fish till dark, and
resolved that salt water fishmg was as delightful as catching
anything except black bass. :
ext morning we filled up water tanks and examined the small
quantity of gasoline with anxiety. Our cook, ex-officio, was
tleanly and neat, and he heated water and washed up things
when he had nothing elsetodo. Therefore the great consumption
of agua and purified naphtha, It was just a little annoying to
ill up so often, but we did not interfere, for we were running
three and feur course dinners, and everything was loyely. Tne
wind was strong from N.W., it had driven out the water greatly,
our keel was on the mud and we could not get away till 10 o'clock,
when we put ina single reet, rushed by a sloop-of-war that had
Just anchered to wait for flood tide, exchanged salutes with the
colors, and put boldly out to sea. It wasteal cutter weather, and
we bowled up the coast rapidly, and were off Cape Porpoise at
2P.M. The tide was running out, the wind hauled right out of
the narrow channel and [ hailed 4 fisherman just coming out to
set his trawls and engaged him for pilot, He took the tiller and
Orinda took # plunge and a roll, and he let go the boat's painter
that he had not quite fastened and doye to windward, while he
shouted, “Let ea) the main sheet!’
“Not sofast!” I said, as she came up. “Don't be atraid,sir; she'll
notgo over. You are evidently not used to cutters, and had bet-
ter lef me steer." I took the helm, which he was apparently glad
to relinquish, and beat in by his directions. Orinda moved so
gracefully and handled so easily that the pilot gained confidence
in her, and then began to compare her cost and ottfit with the
fishing vessels of the port. He acknowledged that when their
vessels lay over as far a8 Orinda, they had to stand by the sheets
and were in danger, but, becanse they all understood this, a cap-
size was Rone tare. I woudered how he would haye felt on the
Pilgrim in Fiddler’s Reach, on tle Kennebec, when she threw her
dishes across into an opposite locker. She had little bilge and
less freeboard, while Orinda has considerable of both, and does
not heel more than many wider craft. It is not heeling that
scares, but the narrowness. Those accustomed to wide decks
feel a Sense of insecurity on a cutter, because the heel brings
one s0 near the water, and it looks as if one must slide overboard.
We did not slide, and I am glad the pilot did not, for I’m sure his
ponderous cowhide boots would have sunk him, feet down and
head up, like a tide-walker. We let go both anchors in mid-
channel becausé it was blowing hard and the tide was running in
fiercely, and the fishing boat towed in our frisky tender, Then
the crew went ashore and Ltooka nap. They brought off bread,
milk, papers and letters, and had arranged to go to Kennebunk-
port the next day, :
Cape Porpoise has changed greatly in two years. Tlie snipe,
ducks and herons have been killed ordriyen away by the fusillade
of murderous visitors, The hotels now occupy the shores, and
pleasure boats and excursion parties wete seen everywhere, This
wild, rough spot, that Lhad hoped might remain wild and rough
for my delectation, had become civilized, demoralized and ovyer-
run by city folk, who were fast destroying the very things that
had first attracted them thither. [shouldered my gun and sought
the whilom haunts of multitudes of snipe, only to find three or
four frightened things that kept me out of gunshotand flew away
from meé sixty miles an hour, Idid not shoot. Poor bereaved
orphans of the mighty flock, I thought, I will not harass you or
take one gladsome day from the time that is so soon to end in
eternity. Escape, if you can, 1 little while the cruel pursuit of
the exterminators. Cireumyent with your tiny brains man with
his massive lobes and many convolutions, and flee from the blaze
of Pieper, Parker, Smith and Scott, that another brood or two
may be born to keep the species in existence,
The crew were off carly next morning for Kennebunkport.
Noir (otherwise Black), the proprietor of the Bulletin, of Pitts-
burgh, a high class literary journal of rare excelJence and phen-
nomenal succes, led the party with the enthusiasm of a boy let
loose from school, through sylvan glades, over ledges crowned by
black spruces and wildly swiying pines, along the ragged rocks,
where the Sea throws in its chuckling, hissing, roaring breakers,
in and out, now in the dense forest, now upon a commanding
eminence, and again by the restless waters, inhaling the cham-
pagny airy and opening lung cells that had long been stuffed with
Goal dust, feeling the richly ozonized blood rushing to the ax-
tvemities, and swinging legs and arms in tlie glorious sunshine,
refreshed, rejuvenated, intoxitated by the sense of perfect well-
being in harmony with nature. They had two objects—to explore
this lovely vegion of Maine, and to pay their respects to one of
the Bulletin’s most honored contributors, a lady whose poetic
nature finds in the wild scenes of Kennebunkport a subtle charm
which the gifted most appreciate—Margaret Delande, the in-
spired writer, the great authoress. I know that the party had a
delightful interview with the lady, dined at the hotel upon the
bluif, inserted their names as yachtsmen of the Orinda, 8.B.Y.C..
upon the register, tought all the luxuries they saw for mess and
returned aboard about four bells, first wateh, thoroughly tired
and supremely happy. They did not need the smoky sou’wester
that Jerry passed around to lull them to sleep, but resolved it
was just what they needed in that prohibition State to till their
cups of happiness,
Meringue and I had filled up the tank from a fine spring upon
Merrit’s IsJand, and caught a dozen young pollock and sea perch
with a few sculpins in the afternoon, and we had a late fish break-
fast next Morning, as everybody was very sleepy; then we stowed
things closely aud were ready forsea. Lawyer Curry, with his
wife and sons, called upon us in his sailboat, and expressed creat
interest in the first cutter he had ever looked oyer He had suf-
feted from msomnia and nervous exhaustion, and came to the
Cape to rough it, and keep house in the primitive fashion udopted
by many Maine sea shore dwellersin summer, He had learned
to manage his well ballasted little sailboat with skill, and the
family spent as much time afloat as ashore, visiting the islands
and inlets, climbing over the rocks and fishing and picknicking
as they fancied, His health was fully restored, though he received
a daily mail and the Boston Jowrnal, which ought to be missing a
week at a time when one desires the best results from a sanitary
outing.
The wind had been light from the southeast all morning, but it
shifted around south at six bells, morning watch, and Pilot
Mletcher and Mr, Curry came on board, the latter asking permis-
sion to <0 out with us and see the yacht work, which request I
was glad to grant. It was half flood and the moderate wind was
dead ahead, so we had sharp work beating out. We tacked
several times within 25ft. of the rough, rocky shores, and the
more the pilot saw of the yacht’s quickness and certainty in stays,
the closer/he ventured in, as it was necessary to save every inch
possible to pet out af all. In half an hour we were out clear of
the cape and kept off for Portland, heaving to off Stage Harbor,
where the pilot and passenger hatled up their boat and went in,
Wishing Ws Pon vayare.
IT would advise visiting yachtsmen not to attempt to beat into
or out of Cape Porpoise. Inis an extremely narrow and danger-
ous Channel, and upon the south soore there are immense boulvers
lying far out and barely covered with water. It ould be much
saier to Tun into Stage Harbor just tothe north. The passage is
clear and there is a good safe anchorage in this desolate-looking
haven in niost weathers, bur it las the swell of the ocean, and it
is sometinies necessary fo shift from one side to the other for
shelter when the wind changes to the eastward,
The wind soon came out southeast and blew steadily till we had
passed Cape Elizabeth. We ran pretty close in and had excellent
views of Wood Island, Biddetord Pool, Scarborough, ferry and
Old Orchard beaches, Rictmond Island and the Cape. We passed
and saluted a beantitul yacht flying to the soutnoward, but coula
not make ont her signals. She had wwo boats at dayits, all sail
except spinaker set, and a merry party in the cockpit, and made a
most beautiful picture, which we greatly admired. | have since
Jearned that it was the Lillie, belonging to my friend, Mr, S, BK,
Yohey, of the 8. B. Y, C. :
We pasted a buoy off Cape Hlizabeth marked T, R., which we
supposed was Trundy’s Reef, and were dismayed to find another
buoy to windward lettered the same, The former was Taylor's
Rock, and then we were sailing right across Trundy’s Reef, which
makes a long way off from shore. There was enough water for
us, to be sure, but I don't like deviations from customary and safe
chatnels, and so hauled-to a little and left the Trundy Buoy to
port. The wind shifted to W.N.W. and became very light soon
after, and we had a slow run into Portland; but we passed several
ee schooners on the way, and were pleased at the evidence of
speed.
We anchored off the P. Y. C. house and fired a gun, which was
soon answered by the club, Then things were snugged up, the
crew went ashore and registered at the club house and took a
stroll about town. There was quite a fleet of yachts around, and
Lnoticed Commodore Bray's new sloop Viva among them. The
Commodore takes his family and friends aboard every Saturday
afternoon, runs down to Peak’s Island, anchors for the night,
takes a good rest and sail next day and gets back to town Sunday
night—a most rational proceeding for an overworked city doctor.
Our crew made a visit to Old Orchard by train on Sunday.
[YO BE CONTINUED, ]
METEOR.—The steam yaeht Meteor, injured by collision with
the steamer Wyanoke, has been repaired at Norfolk. The result
of the official Investigation has been to exonerate her sailing
master, Onslow Ludlow, from all blame, the following letter
being sent to him by Messrs. William H. Ward and James R.
Guy, United States local inspectors of steam vessels at Norfolk,
Ya.; “Sir—After investigation of the circumstances of the colli-
sion between the steamer wigenebe and yacht Meteor in Hamp-
ton Koads on the atternoon of Webruary 14, we find that you were
not in fault, and you are, therefore, acquitted of all blame.”
UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTH.—The quarterly vol-
ume of the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute,
justissued, contains a valuable paper on ‘‘Nayal Reserves and
the Reeruiting and Training of Men,” by Lieut. Sidney A. Staun-
ton, U.S, N., of the Bureau of Naval Intelligence.
SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C—On Noy. 28 Mr. Gilbert C. Wilson
delivered a very interesting lecture on sails before the club, fol-
lowed by & general discussion,
‘ THISTL£, sloop, has been sold by Wm, Ziegler to Malcolm Gra-
am.
SOME HINTS FOR AMATEUR DRAFTSMAN,
Editor Forest and Stream: :
Having labored for some years with the ordinary T-square and
drawing board, their shortcomings have become painfully ap-
arent, and longer toleration of them had become impossible.
Khe crowning iniquity was deyeloped when an attempt was made
te lay down the lines of a new canoe from tables given by Mr.
Stepnens.
In “Canoe and Boat Building” there are some useful hints on
drawing tovis which are worth attention. Rut even with a drawing
board, improved in form tillit becomes 18%3Uin., the total depra-
vity of animate objects manifests itself in a marked degree.
Theoretically the end and one side of such a board can be made
trie, and they should be at right angle to each other. Practically
wood warps and twists until the angle between them is almost
anything you please except the desired right angle. Theory again
says that parellel linesmay bedrawn with a T-square upon such a
board, and_ by changing the square to the adjacent side other
lines can be drawn at right angles to the first. The failures
whieh practice develops shakes faith in theory, at least in this
particular case.
The amount of fairing which waterlines call for is another
proof that something is wrong. To one who makes drawings |e
the hundredth of an inch the results are unbearable. When a
thing cannot be longer endured, the old proverb asserts that it
must be cured. The following scheme, after careful trial, has to
say the least given great relict, though uot perfect. The board is
a piece of pine 12in. wide ani 380 or 38in. long, It wa: sawed off
and planed on both sides, No effort was made to get the ends
and sides square, The only requisite was that the surface should
be smooth. :
On the left hand end a strip 2in, wide was nailed. The outer
side of this was made true with a jointer. This completes the
board. Time needed for making it say ten minutes. In practice
haye as Many as may be wanted. How the thing looks finished is
shown in the upper figure,
The T-square is made to fit the board. Take a_block like thai
at the left of the lower figure, pine will answer, Put ascrew hole
initas shown. For the blade use scroll saw stuff 1-iGin, thick.
It should be 36in. long, Gin, wide, and tapered to 2in. at the outer
end. Puta screw through the hole A into the stock, or head, of
the T, Serew up tight enough to_hold the parts fast and them
put the squate upon the board. Swing the blade till blade and
upper edge are fairiy parallel. Then putin the other two screws.
A hand vise or a clamp is convenient to prevent the blade from
slipping while boring the holes and setting the screws. Thig is
not really necessary because it is not a question of truth, That
is to be purchased ready made. The lower figure shows the
square complete. Band Care two wire nails for which holes are
made. The object of them is to nail the square fast to the board
in the lowest position. All vertical lines can then be drawn with
a, 2-inch triangle and they will be truly at right angles to the
base. In making the square the only point 10 be carefully noted
is to joint the upper edge so that itwill bestraight. Use straight-
rained wood it itis expected thatthe blade will remain true. Neg-
ect of this rule is the cause for much complaint in regard to the
squares of mathemeaticalinstrument makers. Thereare two ways
of using the apparatus. First, it can he employed as an ordinary
square and nailed only in the lowest position. Second, measure
of! from a central line the distance of all horizontal lines wanted
and then nail the T-snuare fast in each position before drawing
the line. It can be secured by a slight blow of a tack hammer on
the two nails, The nails can at any time be reset in the holes and
the blade will be held firmly in its original position.
When nailed fast the triangles can be used with perfect confi-
dence, because the base line is absolutely secure, As the nails are
2in. long, and_are only driven far enough to hold, they can be
drawn with the fingers.
The narrow board is a great advantage, agis the square tacked in
place and always in the place where it is wanted, while both hands
are at liberty. The wiiole thing is so light and auickiy finished
that a half a dozen of them may be made, if so many drawings
are in progress. Warping does not disturb tke lines, nor preyent
the square from returning exactly to the original position. For
very accurate work the paper may be mounted with starch on
muslin, and then fastened with starch tothe board over the whole
surface. There are then no thumb tacks te annoy the drafts-
man. The paper when thus secured will not expand nor contract
so as to annoy the draftsman, In fact, one will have to have yery
fine gauges to find any alteration whatever.
Lastly, ley every one who wishes to do accurate and satisfac-
tory drawing buy a steel scale, graduated on one side, at least, to
hundredths of an inch. They are usually made with a variety of
divisions on the four edges, and can be had in all lengths from
3in. up. These scales, with their fine divisions, enable calcula-
tions to be carried out with a degree of exactness entirely un-
known with the ordinary rules and scales. W. EH. P.
NEW YACHTS.
‘Pee 40-footer designed by Mr. A. Cary Smith is for Mr, Royal
Phelps Carroll, former owner of Nokomis, schr. The first
intention was to make her a keel boat, but it has been decided to
make au improved Banshee, deeper and of racing model and
build, and with a centerboard. She will be built_by Poillon, and
will be of wood, The Wetmore 40 at Bay Ridge is in frame, and
Kathleen is well along toward completion. Chispa is ready to
launch at any time. Al Salem Frisbie has painted the 40 Helen,
and her cabiu is nearly completed. The 30 is nearly planked.
At Lawley’s Merlin is planed off and ready for pamt as soon as
the color is decided on. Verena, Nanon and Nepenthe are about
completed, the Belmont 40, Mariquita, is planked and planed off,
and work on her deck is under way. Lotowana, Mr. Woster’s 40,
islaid down, Mr. Owens’s 45 will be laid down this week, but the
Hasbrouck 40 has not been sent to the builder yet. At City Point
Pryor is working under cover on the Mosher launch, everything
being kept seeret. She will be about 60ft. long with double skin,
the outer one of mahogany, At Newburyport P, J. Lowell is
building a sloop, Vexer, 2aft. 4in. over all, 19ff. 10in. l.w.L, 9ft, 6in.
beam. Another yacht of the same size is also building by Fred
Ellis. Rumors are afloat about New York of three large steam
yachts to be commenced soon.
DREAM, sloop, Mr. Lee Johnson, of New York, capsized and
sank on March 26, off Jekyl Island, Georgia, her crew being saved.
She is a centerboard sloop, built at Pamrapo by McGiehan, 38ft,
Lwel., 15ft, beam and 4ft, draft. |
FOREST AND STREAM.
‘(Marcr 28, 1889,
BISCAYNE BAY NOTES.
FPHE Biscayne Bay Y. ©. has elected the following Government
officials fo honorary membersbip: Superintendent U,. 8.
Coast Survey, Superintendent U. §. Fish Commission, Superin-
tendent of U_S. Life-Saving Service for the Seventh District, and
fepeete U.S. Lighthouse Department Seventh and Highth Dis-
ricts.
One of the mest closely-contested races eyer seen in Southern
Waters was sailed on March 9 between the schooner yachts Alla-
patta, Kirk Munroe owner, and Nicketti, Jean de Hedouville
owner, for the possession of the championship Class C pennant of
the Biscayne Bay Y.C. The course wastriangular, starting from
astakeboat anchored off the club house at Cocoanut Grove,
across Biscayne Bay to the inner channel buoy off Cape Florida,
thence to and around a huoy in mid-channel off Bear Cub,
and thence to point of dep.rture, 14 miles in all. The first
leg of this course was a run dead before the wind, during which
the two yachts kept side hy side, neither gaining a foot on the
other, the entire distance of six miles. They turned the first
mark together with Nicketti inside, and started on a beat for the
second. At the epd of the first tack Allapatta held the lead; at
the end of the second and third Nicketti held the lead; at the end
of the fourth Allapatta had regained her position and turned the
secund mark a few seconds in advance of her rival. The run
home was made on-a single stretch, with both yachts close hauled
and jammed into the eye of a breeze that came in spiteful custs
off shore. During it Allapatta steadily increased her lead and
came in winner, beating Nicketti 5m. 45s.. or with time allowance
deducted, 5m. 38s. Several challenges are already awuiting the
winner, and some more lively match races are in prospect.
The steam yacht Narod, from New York for a West Indies
cruise, anchored in Biscayne Bay during the night of March 7.
SOUTHWARK Y. C.—The annual meeting of the Southwark
Y. 0. was held on Mareh 18, the following officers being elected:
Com., Wm..Batzell; Vice-Com.. Jas. Irwin; Rear-Com., Samuel
Duckeit; Sec’y;-Francis George; Treas., Isaac Sharp: Trustees, I.
Sharp, V. V. Derp, Geo. Lance; Measurers, Wm. Dougherty and
Geo. Creasey, ex-Com. H. D. Basler, 1. Sharp. Jos. Stephens, V.
V. Dorp, Frank Maxwell, Geo. Lance and Julius Hoffman. The
club has heen at the foot of Mifflin street for. the last twenty-five
ears, but the Globe Oil Co. having purchased the grounds they
have been compelled to vacate. The committee appointed have
secured a site for their new club house further down the river
below the Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Cows wharves. The club is in a
prosperous condition financially.
| THE NEW BURGESS FISHERMAN.—Mr. J. Malcolm Forbes,
| owner of Puritan and part owner of the new Burgess fisherman
Fredonia, now about completed, is arrangine for a trip from
Boston to Fayal and perhaps Madeira. in the latter vessel, starting
May 20 and returning about July 20, in season to fit out Puritan
for the New York Y.C. cruise. The object would be mainly to
test the new vessel at sea, as she will sail in the ordinary working
trim of a fisherman, Capt. Chas. Herty, of Gloucester, will be in
command, with mate Ryan, of Puritan, and the latter’s crew,
making two’mates, two quartermasters. six seamen, a cook,
steward and a cabin boy. Capt. Francis Stone, of New Bedford,
will he the navigating officer. The Fredonia is building by Ad ams,
of Essex, Mass., and will be 109ft. over all, 95ft, Lw.1., 28ft, 9in.
beam and 12ft. draft. She will be fitted with housing topmasts,
GUETLOLEELS, and a stationary jibstay, though the jibs will be set
ying. The bobstay will be of chain and wire rope set up with a
turnbuckle, while the jibstay, instead of leading through the bow-
sprit. to the stem, will be shackled into the cranse iron on bow-
sprit end. The vessel will be temporarily fitted below as follows:
he main companion will be well aft, just forward of the binna-
cle. The companion will be placed on the port side so as not to
interfere with the binnacle. On the starboard side of the com-
panion will be a water closet and wash room, and on the port side
a small room in which charts will be kept and oilers hung up, ete.
The companion stairs lead to the gentlemen’s quarters, a large
cabin the width of the boat, with two lengths of transom berths
and lockers on either side, Forward of this is the main saloon,
12ft. long, and the width of the boat, with ample sofas on each side.
Forward of the main saloon are four large guests’ staterooms, two
to starboard and two to port. This ends the guests’ qu°rters, as
the galley is just forward of the guest staterooms. On the star-
board side of the galley is a stateroom which will be occupied by
the sailing master, and on the port side a stateroom for the two
mates. The crew's quarters are entered from the deck by a fore
hatch. There are two spaces partly partitioned off from the main
forecastle. The starboard one will be occupied by the cook and
steward, and the port by the two quartermasters. Forward of
these is the forecastle proper, with bunks for the crew.
WHIM, schr., Mr. C, W. Chapin, reached New York on Novy. 26,
after a passage of eleven days from Key West. She encountered
very heavy weather off the coast, but came throuzh it in safety,
carrying three large boats on deck besides a naphtha launch.
DORCHESTER Y. C.—On Noy. 22 a “small talk” was held at the
club house, Capt. Jas. H. Mead, of the America, speaking on the
subjeet of *Pilots’ Experiences.”
DETROIT Y: C.—The officers for 1889 are: Com, Geo. New-
bury; Vice-Com., G. W. Larkins; Rear-Com., Walter Hinkel:
Meas., C. Desner; Harbor Master. E. Godfrey; Ser’y, Thomas H.
Lynch; Treas., H. Reeves. A full programme of races for the
season has been arranged, beginning May 30 and-ending Sept. 29,
including a series of pennant races, cruises and weekly sails. (mn
July 4a, cruise will be made across Lake St. Clair and up therSt.
Clair Riyer. The pennant races re open to club boats only, but
an open regatta is set for Sept. 19. The fleet numbers forty-three
new yachts, of which twenty-one are already entered for the first
race. The 3bft. class,in which are the sloops Turk, Kras, Lulu
B. and Alert, promises to give some specially lively racing.
HYPATIA.—The sloop yacht lately built for James Wier,
owner of the Hypatia, by John Mumm, was launched on March
26 at Bay Ridge, and christened with the nameof the old yacht.
The new yacht is a compromise sloop, with small outside lead
keel and large board. She is 42ft. over all, 34ft, 9in. ].w.l., 13ft.
6in. beam and 5ft. draft, with a short overhang forward and fairly
long stern.
BUFFALO Y. C.—The Buffalo Y. C, has issued a programme of
races for the season, asin our list of fixtures, including a series
of matches for championship pennants.
Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt._ Price $7. Steam Yachts and
Launches. By O. P. Kunhardt. Price $3. Yachts, Boats and
Canoes. By C. Stansfield-Hicks. Price $3.59. Steam Machinery. By
Donaldson. Price $1.50.
SS ee
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A FEW CHOICE PUPPIES FOR SALE;
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Chance—Di (8637),
THE GORDON SETTER
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St. Bernards.
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CONTENTS.
Eprto RIAL.
The National Zoological Park
Indian Marauders.
Adirondack Preserves.
Charles P. Kunhardt.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Mexican Notes.
The Flying Peggy.
NATURAL HISTORY.
Five Gays a Savage.—ut.
In the Woods Again.
A Grouse Trajectory.
Opossums on Long Island.
Bird Notes from Maryland.
SHA AND Riven FISHING.
Salmon and Trout of America.
The Trout of the Mountain
Stream (poetry).
Saheete CN Trout,
Spr ingfield Trout Streams,
hite Mountain Trout.
A Little Rank Heresy.
FISHCULTURE.
Rainbow Trout in France,
Fish Commission® Stations.
Maine’s New Seining Law.
Hatching Eggs of Sheepshead.
THE KENNEL.
GAME BAG AND Gon. Lynn Dog Skow.
Honkings from the Platte. Boston Dog Show,
Cross Shooting. Philadelphia Dog Show.
Chicago and the West.
Clumber Spaniels for Quail
The Chicago Show
Central Field Trial Club.
Shooting. Southern rield Trial Club.
New York Legislature. Dog Talk.
New Jersey Game Law. Kennel Notes.
CAMP-FIRE F'LICKERINGS. Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING, CANOELNG.
Range and Gallery. The Atlantis and her Cruise.
The aoe Wimbledon. YACHTING.
The Trai Cruise of the Orinda.
Have We "Found It?
Trap Chat.
Keystone Rules.
New York State Tournament.
The Suburban Grounds.
Canadian Trap Notes.
A Challenge for the Cup.
Treatment and Handling of
Yacht Sails.
How the Naphtha Launch is
Built.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK.
BAF the Commission created by the act of Congress
establishing the zodlogical park approach the task
of selecting the most desirable site, and securing it at a
reasonable price, they find that it is by no means an easy
one. Already there are marked indications that the
various owners of the ground which constitutes the site
‘proposed by Senator Beck and Professor Langley are
determined to force prices up to the highest possible
figure, regardless of the real value of the land or the
interests of the public. It is true that Congress authorizes
and directs that condemnation proceedings be had in
case it should prove impossible to purchase the necessary
land at private sale; but even by that method property
owners generally manage to obtain a verdict of values
much higher than the market value of the property.
Fortunately, however, the Commissioners have a wide
area to select from, and there are at least three fine sites
available. It is greatly to be desired. however, that
the site nearest the city shall be obtained, if it be possible,
Professor Langley has expressed an earnest desire to
provide a park which shall be not only a great educa-
tional institution, but also a poor man’s pleasure ground;
and for both these reasons he is anxious that it shall be
located as near the city as possible.
We understand that the appropriation will not become
available until July 1, and it is likely that several months
will unavoidably be consumed in selecting and acquiring
the site. It will, therefore, hardly be possible that the
- collection of living animals now at the National Museum
can be moved until late next autumn.
It is well understood that the first care of fhose who
_ will have charge of the Zodlogical Park, and to whom the
park is indebted for its existence, will be to bring to-
gether an unrivalled series of North American quadru-
peds, which shall include nearly, if not quite, all the
forms threatened with speedy extermination.
It is a fortunate thing for the public that Professor
Langley takes such a deep and active interest in the
preservation of living representatives of our character-
istic fauna; and in the struggle that 1s about to come
between certain property owners and the representatives
of the people we have reason to believe that the interests
of the Government are quite safe in the hands of the
officers appointed to guard them.
OUR TROUT SUPPLEMENT.
rYX\HE wealth of American trout waters has, perhaps,
never before been shown in such a graphic and com-
prehensive manner as in our *‘Salmon and Trout Supple-
ment” to-day. Everybody knows in a general way that
there are several species of trout on this continent, but we
venture to say that to most persons—even to those so well
informed as are the regular readers of our angling
department—the display here made of so many and so
beautiful species, will be a surprise and gratification.
Here is abundant opportunity for a comparison of the
symmetrical forms of the several species and a fair study
of their distinguishing markings. Of the thirty ilustra-
tions which we promised last week, four have been of
necessity deferred; they will be given later.
If we are to estimate by the degree of attention given
to it by the press. the opening day for trout is command-
ing an annually increased share of public attention.
The first of April was a wet, disagreeable day in this
vicinity, but scores of anglers went out to the Long
Island streams, and the reports are of vary handsomely
rewarded fishing. The credit of high-hook on the Island
waters was won by a New Yorker with a 3tlbs. tr out,
taken at Eastport.
Commissioner Blackford made his usual ‘‘trout open-
ing” display of fish from many quarters. There were
speckled trout from Long Island ponds, Cape Cod, Rhode
Tsland, Canada and North Carolina; brown trout, a num-
ber of hybrids and a veteran salmon trout eighteen years
old, from the Caledonia Hatchery:
ADIRONDACK PRESERVES.
W E published last week a letter from the Pacific coast
relating the opposition aroused by the game clubs
which have taken up shooting privileges on so much of
the marsh land in the vicinity of San Francisco. The
feeling there between club members and the public is
perhaps stronger than anywhere else; butin many differ-
ent localities the same impatience of preseryers and their
methods is increasing.
We have received a circular petition, which is said to
have been already extensively signed, praying the New
York Legislature to repeal that section of the game laws
which gives lessees authority to set apart certain tracts
of land and water as private parks.
The framers of the petition set forth that thousands
upon thousands of acres of land and water, entire town-
ship sections, have been taken up as game preserves,.
where one may travel for miles without license to shoot
a gun or cast a fly. Say they: ‘‘We believe the Great
Architect created this wilderness, with its towering
mountains, silvery lakes and ponds, and dense forests, in
high altitude, especially for his own glorification and the
admiration of a world. That all mankind who could,
and go desired, might come, enjoy and admire them;
climb to the highest mountain crest; penetrate the deep,
shadowy valleys; glide in his boat over and upon the
waters. We protest against having any of these privileges
denied to any person. We claim that every person has a
common law right to visit this great Natural Park; this
dense silent forest; this exceptional combination of
mountains, lakes, ponds and rivers; to float his boat upon
its waters and enjoy the fly and rod in lifting the shining
beauties from their retreats; to pursue in the chase the
deer and game in the wilds of the forest, and to enjoy
the wilderness as seemeth most pleasant to himself, ex-
cepting only under the reasonable restrictions which the
Legislature may pass for the preservation of wild game
and fish.”
They decline to accept the validity of the law, whose
repeal is sought, which makes game and fish in these
preserves private property. This section is one which
confers by statute property rights not enjoyed under the
common law.
The situation of affairs in the Adirondacks is one natu-
rally growing out of the lax and loose morals of that
part of the State with respect to game and its protection,
Lessees of shooting and fishing territory have been forced
into adopting such a mode of protecting themselves.
Where public sexitiment approves of fish and gamie
slaughter everywhere and at all times possible, the indi-
vidual has no defence save that afforded by such a pri
vate game park law. If the public ina given locality
be not restrained, either by its own right feeling or by
the game officers, there will soon be no game nor fish
left. In such a condition of things individual enterprise
must protect and defend against the public. Were
the conscience of the community sufficiently pow-
erful to saye the game, there would be enough
for all reascnable demands, and individuals would
not go to the expense and trouble of establishing
and policing their own preserves. Doubtless In some
cases by their harsh and overbearing conduct certain
Adirondack clubs have worked hardship to the public;
but it is more than probable that the preserve system in
the North Woods has not yet been developed to a point
where its restriction should be made a subject of legisla-
tive enactment.
INDIAN MARAUDERS.
A SERIOUS danger menaces the game and the forests
of a portion of the Yellowstone National Park.
This danger arises from the invasion of the country to
the south and west of the reservation by Indian hunting
parties, principally Bannocks and Shoshones from the
agencies at Fort Hall, Lemki and Washaki.
These Indians leave their reservation and proceed to-
ward the borders of the Park, where they destroy great
numbers of elk, drying the meat for winter use, and
carrying it and the hides to their home. <A far more
serious injury than the destruction of game which thus
takes place, is caused by the forest fires which these In-
dians kindle to drive the game from one place to another,
or to prevent it from going in certain directions. In
this way thousands of acres of living forest are fre-
quently burned over, and an amount of harm is done
that the growth of a quarter of a century cannot repair.
Captain Harris has known of this state of things for
years, and has done everything in his power to keep the
Indians away from the Park. He has repeatedly notified
the Interior Department of these depredations, but the
agents in charge of these Indians have met his remon-
strances with denials of facts which are perfectly well
known to all travelers in the southern portion of the
Park.
The destruction of the deer and elk killed by these In-
dians is in itself a serious matter, but it does not compare
in importance with the damage done by the forest fires,
The deer and elk, so long as these species are protected in
the Park, will soon replace themselves; but a dry time
or a favorable wind may result in the destruction of the
green timber over enormous areas of the national pleas-
ure ground.
This matter certainly should receive prompt atten-
tion at Washington, and we purpose shortly to fur-
nish some facts connected with this topic which will be
interesting reading to those who have visited or may con-
template visiting the Park. The abuses of past years
should not be repeated during the coming summer, and
the remedy is in the hands of the department having
the Park in charge.
C. P. KUNHARDT.
HREE weeks had elapsed yesterday since Mr. Kunhardt sailed
from this port in the steamship Conserva, bound for Samana,
San Domingo; and ten days since word was brought of a wreck
believed to have been that of the Conserva. No ground is left for
continued belief in the safety of the vessel and her crew, save only
that lingering hope in the heart of a friend, which refuses to be
quenched so long as mere conjecture of disaster is not sup-
planted by positive intelligence of the vessel’s fate. Itis with
such a feeling that these notes are written, not as a formal obit-
vary, but to afford those particulars of Mr. Kunhardt’s life and
connection with the Formsr AND STREAM, which are looked for
by the readers of a ett with which he was for years so closely
identified.
Charles P. Kunhardt was born on Staten TALE New York,
some forty years ago. His father, Geo. E. Kunhardt, was the
head of the large shipping house of Kunhardt & Co. Thefamily
home was a large stone house, still standing, which oecupied a
commanding position, overlooking the water; and here young
Kunhardt gave early manifestation of those tastes for which in
after life he was to become noted, As achild his chief delight
was to watch for hours the harbor craft; and his precocity in
acquiring a knowledge of the distinctive rigs of the shipping ex-
cited the wonder of his family; he called all the home craft by
name, and knew ships before he ktiew people: It was the most
natural thing in the world that He should take to the sea, and in
1866 he was appointed tiidshipman in the Naval Academy at
Annapolis; Graduating in 1870, eighteenthi in a very large class, he
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served on board the Wyoming, the Guard and the Nipsic (one of
the ill-fated men-of-war which foundered in the harbor of Apia,
March 15, possibly the same day the Conserya met her fate),
While stationed at Panama in 1873 he contracted the coast fever
and resigned from the service. Then asa naval architect he
built two gunboats for the Haytian goyernment, and took them
down and delivered them. Seyeral years were spent abroad; and
then in 1878 he joined the staff of the Forust AND STREAM as
editor of its yachting department, a position which he held until
1884,
Always a most enthusiastic lover of yachting, Mr, Kunhardt
had been known for some time as an able contributor to various
yachting publications when he assumed the direction of the
yachting department of the Fonmsr AND Srrpam, which position
he held for six years, resigning it finally to try a new venture.
His powerful pen had already been wielded freely in denunciation
of the faulty and dangerous craft then im general use, and in
praise of safer and abler yachts; and through his efforts and
those of afew other enthusiasts the merits of the cutter type,
then entirely unknown in America, had been brought to the
notice of yachtsmen, Already the first modern cutter had been
begun at New York, and when in July, 1878, he took command of
the few columns of the Formsr AND SrREAM then devoted to
yachting the alleged merits and defects of the new hoats were
being generally discussed, The writers of the day, in both the
daily and weekly press, were unanimous in praise of the existing
craft, the Gracie, Fanny, Coming, and their fellows, and loud in
their condemnation of the cutter. With them were arrayed the
great body of American yachtsmen as well as the general public.
Against all these Kunbhardt took his stand firmly in fayor of
deeper yachts, better and lower ballast, seamanlike rigs and
more extended and venturesome cruising, The story of the sturdy
fight that he made is too well known to need re-telling; how for
Six years he kept on fearlessly against all odds, and how in the
end he saw the utter defeat of his opponents.
It is too soon yet to estimate the value of the work he has done
for American yachting, his sharp and trenchant pen made sume
enemies, the truths he told were unpalatable, and time alone can
bring a true recognition of the pioneer work he did, not alone for
the yachts themselves, but for the literature of yachting, That
he was extreme in his views, and vigorous and uncompromising
in his methods, must be admitted, but he was a reformer, moved
to his self-appointed work by a sense of many existing eyils, and
his justification liesin the fact that he succeeded where most
others would have failed. Thefrnuit of his labors is seen and
recognized to-day in the presence of a fleet of magnificent new
yachts and the utter disappearance of the once popular national
type.
Tt is an easy matter to look back now and criticise his errors,
and 10 see where a little different course might have brought
home to him tke full fruits of his yictory; but soit is with all re-
formers, 50cial, religious or political. The first and hardest of
the work is done by the fighters, the men of thought and action;
only by their sledge-hammer blows are errors overthrown and
the truth made plain, and no one can blame them if, after long
and hard fighting, they fail to see at once when the point has been
reached at which more may be accomplished by milder methods.
This much can he truly said of Mr. Kunhardt; be was thoroughly
honest, earnest and disinterested in his work; he took it upsolely
of his own will, looking for no material reward and knowing full
well the abuse and opposition he must inevitably encounter, and
hie carried it toa successful termination. Whatever fame may
be in store for him when the events of to-day have become the
history of yesterday, he has left a firm and indelible mark upon
American yachting.
In addition to his work on the paper, Mr. Kunhardt found time
to prepare for the press an elaborale and indeed monumental
work on “Small Yachts,” and this was supplemented by anotker
yolume on “Steam Yachts and Launches.”
The years of his editorial work were, moreover, by no means
devoid of incident, for they were interrupted by several excur-
sions, in the course of which he developed a mica mine in Geor-
gia, sunk a shaft for gold in Leadville, and was driven back from
an enterprise in the gold fields of Honduras only by his old
enemy, the coast feyer; here more nearly dead than alive, picked
up bya friendly schooner captain, he crawled into a bunk, and lay
for days and weeks betweenlife and death, finally reaching New
Orleans, and then finding his way back to his old post in the
FOREST AND STREAM office,
In 1886 he made a cruise in a catboat from New York to Beau-
fort, S.C. The spectacle of this sturdy champion of deep keel
cutters going to sea.in a catboat was naturally one at which there
was much amusement, but Kunhardt justified himself by the
plea, Which was quite true, that under the circumstances it was
a catboat or nothing, and he took the catboat. The “Cruise of the
Coot,” published in our yachting columns, excited wide interest,
for Kunhardt had a wonderfully graphic pen: he could see the
Picturesque and paint it so clearly in his neryous, terse, compact
style, tint others saw it vividly, too.
‘Last autunin, when our correspondent ‘‘Coahoma,” Major T.
G. Dadacy, a chief engineer in charge of one of the Mississippi
levee districts, was here, he called for the skipper of the Cot,
and a new cruisé was planned, on the lower Mississippi, whose
novel phases of life and nature were to afford Mr, Kunhardt
abundant material for a series of descriptive papersfor this jour-
nal. But before the date set for his departure on this expedition,
he announced that he had undertaken to provide a war-ship for
one of the West Indian governments. The rest is told in a few
words. Mr. Kunhardt bought the iron steamship Madérid, made
her over into a gunboat, and rechristened her the Conserya,
Upon her return from her trial trip the ship was libeled by the
Baytian Minister, who represented that she was destined for the
service of the insurgent Hippolyte. The Dominican Consul, how-
ever, Claimed to be her owner, and she was finally released from
the libel and immediately put to sea, on Wednesday, March 13,
bound for Samana. Monday, March 25, the steamship Colorado
reported the finding of a raft with two dead seamen, and a great
quantity of wreckage, off Cape Charlies, Many circumstances
strongly pointed to the wreck as that of the Conserva. The next
day, March 26, a pilot boat reported at Philadelphia that she had
picked up one of the Conserya’s lifeboats, off Wenwick's Island;
and then came word from a New York pilot boat of the finding of
another of the Conserva’s boats. It is now generally conceded
that the Conserya has gone to the bottom; and the large amount
of wreckage passed through by steamships from the South indi-
cates that more than one vessel was concerned in the disaster,
and that there was a collision.
Mr, Kunhardt was unmarried. One brother is a captain in the
Royal Artillery of England, and another one he expected to meet
on his arrival at Samana. He was aman who held a very warm
place in the affections of those who knew him well. His life of
adventure had taught him a practical philosophy; and if it was his
fate to have gone down with the Conseryva, perhaps such an end—
were it given to men to choose—is that which would have been
chosen by one who loved the sea as he did,
“Sam Lovel's Camps,” By R, E. Robinson,
detailed last December.
representative has found out—few things they don’t dis-
cover about that town—Mexico has ducks in winter. One
Illinois sportsman found plenty on an overland trip to
this country, and others found the coast of the Gulf from
Che Sportsman Tourist.
Price $1,
MEXICAN NOTES.
Yous correspondent has added a brief chapter or two
to the first experience in this country, which he
As your wideawake Chicago
Galveston south to the line well stocked. If these gen-
tlemen had made their way southward some distance
along the coast of Mexico they would have found that
the ducks had left their wariness behind them, and in
the security of this sleepy land become fat and lazy.
The fact is this is the winter quarters of the ducks, That
great flight which every fall runs the gauntlet of sports-
inen and pot-hunters from Illinois to Mississippi, from
Dakota to Texas, passes the winter months in the latitude
of the Gulf of Mexico, The rainy season on the Mexican
plateau ends about October, leaving ponds, lakes, lagunas
and marshes with abundant water and vegetation to
welcome the dusky emigrants from the frozen North,
Mexico, as a country, is singularly deficient in rivers,
but the “elevated plateau,” about which we learned in
our school geographies, from the very fact that it is de-
fective as a water-shed is an excellent place for lakes. In
fact the great Laguna section in the States of Chihuahua,
Durango and Coahuila, of which mention was made by
Mr, Hough lately, and which, now celebrated as an
agricultural region, is destined to be also as a resort for
wildfowl, is a great basin, some 4,000ft. above sea level,
which has no outlet to either ocean, It has no central
body of water of any consequence, its rainfall and the
water of the several rivers, one of them, the Nazas. of
considerable size, being distributed over the gentle slope
of the basin for artificial irrigation. At the end of the
rainy season, and more or less all winter, there is much
overflowed land, which absolutely teems with waterfowl
of every variety.
Speaking of irrigation reminds me of another import-
ant characteristic of this central plateau, The scarcity
of running streams and their tendency to dry up makes
a demand for artificial ponds and Jakes. These presar
of varying size and character are found everywhere and
are of no small importance to the ducks.
In these ponds and lakes, artificial and natural, as well
as in the rivers and marshes to be found occasionally,
the ducks that prefer fresh water pass a jolly winter,
while others that like salt or brackish water fare equally
well along the bays and creeks of the great Gulf, Breech-
loaders and that wild desire to ‘‘killa duck,” so sympa-
thetically treated in your editorial of Feb, 21, have
scarcely invaded this retreat as yet, and while this is so
[think that in spite of the bad season of the Middle
States, the duck supply is far from exhausted. The dry
season here is exceedingly dry, and many of these resorts
fail before it is over, but they hold out fairly well till
spring—which begins to come in January—sends the
ducks away and away in search of a nesting place.
There is another section of the country, which is in
winter always well supplied with ducks, and which is
somewhat better known than the Laguna district. This
is the neighborhood of Acambaro, State of Michoacan.
ft is a region of lakes with some rivers and marshes. It
is only eight or ten hours by rail from the City of Mexico.
This city being headquarters for foreigners here, contains
a good many hunters, who have made the Acambaro
region something of aresort. I havea friend traveling
in that section now, who is an enthusiastic hunter and is
engaged to get all the “pints.” This part of the country
is reached by the Mexican National Railroad, the narrow
gauge short line for the United States, and is about six
days from New York. The Laguna district may be
reached by the Mexican International, via Eagle Pass,
Texas, or by the Mexican Central, via El Paso, in about
the same time,
Supposing thal some reader of this may become inter-
ested and contemplate a trip to this Hides eee roman-
tic and unique hunting ground, I ought perhaps to speak
of some other matters. There are some difficulties to be
overcome, though the balmy air and the lack of competi-
tion prevent one’s having to ‘tumble out of bed at mid-
night, row out to a point, lie down in a blanket and sleep
till morning to hold the ground,” ete. The first to be en-
countered are the Custom House and the fact that people
down this way don’t speak ‘United States.” There would
be no trouble about the first if it were not for the fact
that decent ammunition and camping supplies cannot be
found in this country except in the large cities, and then
at prices that make your hair stand on end. A gun and
two pistols, with 100 rounds of cartridges for each, pass
free. After that, on ammunition and camp kit, quien
sabe how much will have to be paid or how abjectly the
traveler will have to supplicate the privilege of paying it,
If it were just pay and go, it would not be so bad, for the
Mexican Government needs the money, But talk about
red tape! There are just miles of it about their Custom
House. On the document by which I shipped a few
household goods, there were, first and last, some twenty-
five signatures of different persons, and stamping to the
nominal value of $12.50. It looked like thesettlement ofan
hacienda or mine running: back to the time of Ferdinand
and Isabella, The only conceivable object of all this fool-
i-hness is to keep the ofticers from stealing the money,
But in spite of all this I would say: Don’t depend on get-
ting anything here. Bring what you need. Arrange to
stop a di yy or two on the border and get the help of a cus-
toms agent. Then whatever you can’t get through you
can leave. This climate is usually mild, and a heavy
camping kit is not needed, A boy, Mexican or Ameri-
ean, could probably be picked up at Laredo, Eagle Pass or
Ei Paso at a small cost. ¢
But Lhad better stop this. Iwill add, however, that I
have not the slightest interest financial or otherwise in
the coming of any one to this country. I only write
from the natural prompting of a hunter to tell “the
other fellows.” Other information could be obtained
doubtless from the officials of the three railroads. I do
not know much of the others-but I can by experience
vouch for those of the Central as manly and obliging be-
yond the ordinary. My stock of information, limited but
| increasing, is at the service of any one interested:
Now wasn’t that duck supplement “some?” I took
That means |
that No. 2 is in prospect, I’m ready. Seems to me
great comfort in the fact that it was No, 1.
FOREST AND STREAM improves all the time anyhow, I
never read a journal in which could be found a freer or |
prompter interchange of opinion on topics of common
interest,
dents—except sometimesin ‘‘The Kennel,” where natur-
ally there will be some growling and snarling—and the
promptness and energy with which, from Maine to Cali-
fornia, they pounce upon any heresy either in sports-
manship or natural history which some incautious soul
may advance.
Since I made my wail about my lonesomeness here, a
friend and former acquaintance has come to live in this
city, who adds toa thorough familiarity with the lan-
guage and people, gained in six years residence and travel
in the republic, a love of the gun amd field as ardent
as my own. Already we have measured swords—or
guns, if you prefer—and are laying deep plots for the
future, Undoubtedly in the mountains here are bear, |
deer, turkey, lynx, ete. When I get a chance at them I
shall probably be as heavily loaded with a turkey story
as the Chicago man who had been to the Indian Terri- |
tory. By the way, I asked about that Del Rio section,
Two things are a source of constant amuse- |
ment to me, the hearty good-fellowship of the correspon- —
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bought up by certain Philadelphia sportsmen, and some —
who know say it is or wasa very paradise for turkeys. I
want to express my satisfaction and pleasure in reading
the article on the dusky grouse, a bird that titillated my |
bump of curiosity not a little in the West, but which I
neyer had an opportunity of studying thoroughly.
AZTEC,
SAN Luts Porosr, Mexico, Feb, 28.
THE FLYING PEGGY.
AST SAGINAW, Mich., March 28.—Fditor Forest and
Stream: Your draft at one day’s sight for ten lines on
account of Salmo fontinalis per Salvelinus. came to
hand yesterday. Imake it a point never to dishonor a
demand of this kind, but do not believe I can condense
anything into ten lines that will be of much interest to
the readers of the FOREST AND STREAM; but as fontinalis
is to be the theme, and the days are at hand when we
wili enjoy yanking him forth (or fifth) from his cool lurk-
ing place underneath the sunken log or from behind a
moss-grown 10ck, perhaps it will not come amiss if I
relate our trip taken at the first of the season last year,
The Saginaw Crowd (and I have written of their pilgrim-
ages before) are part of them devoted anglers as well as
shooters, so it is customary for half a dozen of us to
make arrangements with the superintendent of the rail-
road here, Sanford Keeler, who, by the way, is one of
the largest-hearted and best-natured sportsmen in the
world, fog his special car No. 43.
passengers, It has but two driving-wheels, and the cab
is lengthened about 12ft. “A partition runs across sepa-
rating the engineer and fireman from the rear compart-
ment; and in this cosy little room are nicely upholstered
chairs that will accommodate our little party. The boys
have christened her the ‘‘Flying Pegey,” and she willrun
like a streak of lightning. For weeks before May 1 ap-)
pears friend Brooks, or old ‘‘Section 37.” has stirred the ©
gang into life, and is talking of the beauties of Kinne
Creek and the Sweetwater, until we imagine we are pull-
ing them out by dozens. Scarcely can we wait for the
opening of the season, but it comes at last, and the time
of which I write the party is composed of Brooks, Ed,
the city official, and two outsiders, Sandy and Mac, in-
cluding of course the scribe. Sandy is the buyer for one
of the largest hardware institutions in the State, not
much of a sportsman, but does enjoy a good time. He
weighs in the neighborhood of 300lbs., and is as good
natured as heis fat.
course implies, and this happened to be his first fishing
expedition since he had left Auld Scotia. "With a bor-
rowed rod and a business suit and a pair of rubbers, he
imagined he was going to find the same kind of fishing
he was familiar with at home,
We meet at the depot at 11 o'clock at night, some of —
us having been to the theater before, others having a
friendly game of ‘‘pede” at Gene’s, The luggage is stored
aboard the Peggy, not forgetting the ground coffee, cof-
fee pot and oil stove for boiling it, All aboard, the
whistle screeches for the drawbridge, and away we
shoot into the darkness west on the F. & P.M, road,
bound for Kinney Creek, ninety miles west of us. Three
or four small streams are crossed by this railroad within
a few miles of each other, and, as they have beenstocked —
from time to time by the railroad officials, they afford
rare sport to the angler for a few days, or until the
poacher and pot-hunter have gotten in to deplete them,
The Peggy speeds along into the darkness; the cards are
gotten out and a four-handed game is.soon in progress.
Tt is not long before Brooks has all the gun wads, and
some of the party begin to yawn sleepily. We buy back
all our gun wads that are in Brooks’s possession, fold up
the table and prepare to turn in, but not for much of a
sleep, asit lacks but an hour or two of daylight and the
Peggy is not very good as a sleeping apartment, Wecurl
up on the chairs, and some of us sleep and some don’t.
We rattle through Reed City, across the Grand Rapids &
Indiana road, and ere long the whistle sounds for
Stearns’s Siding, and just as the east is beginning to turn
gray the jolting of the car ceases and ne by one the
anglers awaken. Brooks gets out the coffee pot, some
one else starts up the oil stove, and we soon have a hot
breakfast, The tackle is put together and two of the
boys are left to fish the Sweetwater, and the Peggy runs
back a mile or two to Kinney Creek. The cold water is
a mass of white foam where it passes beneath the road-
bed through astone culvert, and goes singing away among
the dark shades of the hemlocks and cedars.
Already one or two of the natives are seen sneaking
in ahead of us down‘stream, but we know so well the
twists and crooks of these little brooks (for they are no
more than 10 or 12yds. wide in some places, in other places
not half that width) that we easily take a short cut and
‘cut them off and begin the day’s sport. A peculiar
feature of these waters is the large size to which the
trout seem to have srown; something about the food I
imagine, causes the rapid growth, for frequently trout 8
or 34lbs. in weight are taken from little holes where one
would naturally expect a fingerling. Sandy had not
fished long before he had succeeded in entangling his
This is a combination |
of passenger coach and locomotive, and will carry six |
Mac is aScotchman, as his name of ©
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Tine in ai overhanging bough and while peering upward
to see what held it there, he was not particularly cau-
tious where he put his foot on the side of a slippery. log.
Souse, in he goes, and the boys down stream notice the
water suddenly rise, attributing it to a cloud-burst, but
Instead it is poor Sandy, This was enough for him and
he immediately went ‘back to the car and passed the
remainder of the day in solitude, with the exception of
eine of his wet clothing, which we tound fres-
coed around the boiler when we came in later. I shall
not attempt to tell the number of fish we caught, what
size they were or anything about it, but will only say
this, that we had enough to divide up among our friends
.and give them all a good square meal the next morning
at breakfast,
_ As near as I can remember it, I will give you in Mac’s
own words his description of his day’s sport. He said:
“TI put my rod together, as you boys very well know, and
“started out, I thought it was a dencedly mean sort of
stresm on the go in, but made up my mind that Lt would
follow it down a hit and would soon come to an opening
where a man could stand up and cast a line; but I kept
dodging in and out, the cedar trees yanking my hat off
here and scratching my face there, and falling down and
picking myself up, until [ overtook Ed. lasked him
where the fishing was, and he said if I wanted to get any
I must go to work there, I was a bit discouraged, but
made the attempt, and the first thing I knew had my line
fast in a tree and could not disengage it without climb-
ing the tree. This wasin part of a cedar swamp where
it was bogey: so I shinned up the tree and had gotten my
line and tackle straightened out once more when the
limb I was hanging on to broke and down I came with a
slide and stuek my head in the soft moss and mud, drivy-
ing my hat clear down over my eyes: got up and rubbed
my shins and cussed, and said this was ngt much like old
Scotland, where a man could go fishing with a high hat
_and frock coat and gaiters and not get a speck of dirt on
him nor his stockings wet in a day’s tramp. There you
@o through a meadow, here you have to dodge through a
bramble. After repeating this experience once or twice
T concluded I had had enough of it, and put my rod
together. Just then I met one of the natives with a lot
of big trout on a string. He laughed at me for being dis-
couraged so soon, and I put my rod together once more,
but I did not havearise. Occasionally [ would see a
trout scurrying away ahead of me through the water to
get outof sight, as if it were frightened to death about
something. After I had taken my rod apart and put it
together at least four times, I gave it wpas a bad job, and
here I am.”
And there he was certainly, and a fine looking object.
Smeared with soot from burnt logs, a great long scratch
across his nose from a blackberry brier, the brim of his
hat mashed in and a long rent in his pantaloons told the
story of his day’s pleasure as graphically as his woe-
begone expression did, Hver since, when the subject of
trout fishing has been mentioned to Mac, he gravely
shakes his head and says he had had enough of it.
The whistle is tooted for the laggards. The early ones
in have a hot supper ready for them by the time they
come tired, hungry and happy. Soon we are stowed
away on the Peggy; and away we go as the sun is sink-
ing in tts regular old chestnutty way ‘“‘behind the western
hills.” No cards to-night, We are too tired to do any-
thing but smoke, loaf and lie—every fisherman is en-
titled to prevaricate about the size of the big fellows
that got away. On we speed, and are lucky in not
getting side-tracked by long trains. Part of the run is
Made at the rate of a mile a minute, so we are home
_in the shank of the evening. W. B. MERSHON.
— Glatuyal History.
FIVE DAYS A SAVAGE,—III.
| NOES OF A HUNTHR-NATURALIST IN THE NORTHWEST.
“WULF OF GEORGTA, British Columbia.—The morn-
‘ ing of the third day, as the first far faint blush of
dawn streams up the moonlit sky, I wake, and lo, [am
-notalone. The tide glides by as it did the night before,
‘and on its breast stealing quietly down upon me in his
‘black canoe, his paddle scarcely making a ripple in the
dark water, comes a lone Indian. I watch him quietly
for a moment, and seeing’ that he is evidently moving on
my position, ] raise my head, In an instant with a
stroke of his paddle he has changed bis course, and glid-
ing round the point rapidly disappears from view. By
thé shape of his canoe and his appearance I judge him
to bea northern Indian, and his object probably was
plunder, These savages will steal the clothes off a man’s
back. Tam sure neither he nor his fellows will get a
hance to steal from me,
At once I bundle my things into my boat, and taking
my gun again, cruise along the shore, killing a few sand-
‘pipers. While going after these birds the boat gets
aground on a flat, as the tide is going out fast. My
stomach now begins to call forfood. I dig a few clams
and then reflect. i have heard the Indians say that
“mussels are good eating. Well, why not try them? On
ithe under side~of the rocks at low tide I now find plenty
of large mussels washed clean by the waves. Having
“previously built a fire of driftwood, I scoop off the mus-
sels from the rocks in layers with my sharp stick, and
faying them back downward on the coals, they soon
open, and I can take them out with a knife either well
pr rare done, as 1 wish.
i begin now to have great respect for the Siwash and
his dishes. The mussels are very nice indeed, and in fact
so much better than the clams that the clams are thrown
-away. So I breakfast on bay snipe, sweet crabs and edi-
tle mussels, After breakfast, as my boat is still fast, I
take a short stroll along the bluffs. These bluffs on Wal-
_dron are from 50 to 100ft. high, and seem to be composed
of hard clay. But in places up near the top there are
many shells imbedded, which were raised with the island
from the bottom of the sea, Along the bluff I found the
_rough-winged swallow breeding, but could hardly reach
their nests alone. However, I secured two specimens of
‘the bird. Here also I found the rufus-backed humming-
bird (Selasphorus rufus) flitting from flower to flower.
Once a pair of bald eagles came out above me over the
cliff, swinging and sierra I pulled out one of my
pmall-shot cartridges and has
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buckshot, shot at one of them at perhaps 150yds. from
where | stood, and almost over my head. T plainly heard
the shot strike it, and saw the feathors rise from its back
as the great shot tore up through its vitals, A Juck shot!
But after falling some distance it stiffened its wings and
managed tosail downward into the great timber that coy-
ered the island, Although I knew it must be a dead bird,
I did not care to risk my hoat and taking the time neces-
sary to go around the big bluff and penetrate the deep
woods to find the bird, and so let it go. After climbing
part way up the bluff and gathering some of the shells
from the clay, 1found the tide coming in. Going on
board at onee, I started out with a fair tide and a head
wind to pull to the rocks, the first of which I reach atter
about an hour’s hard pull, This rock is less than an acre
in extent, and hardly 100ft. above tidewater. At each
end there isa little harbor formed by long points of rock
making out for some distance both north and south, so
that a boat may be at one end or the other and find per-
fect shelter, On the northwest side the wall of rock rises
perpendicularly from deep water. On the other side the
ascent is more gradual. And on these sides the rocks
are worn into fantastic shapes by the winds and waves.
On the top of the bluffs there is from 2 to 6ft, of soil
which has accumulated there through the ages, and this
bears grass, cactus and several small plants.
If you have ever approached an island where the sea
birds nest, you can judge of the pandemonium which
now greets my ear, the wild plaintive cries of the great
glaucous-winged gull mingled with the loud plaint of the
oyster-catcher, the quack of the harlequin ducks and the
hoarse growling of the puffins, As I approach from the
southeast I can see the gulls perched on the angles of
the rocks or cireling wildly about overhead, the puftins,
guillemots and oyster-catchers on the reefs and round
the point of the rock, a few of the cormorants sitting
erect on the very verge of the sea wall, As I draw near
the island the ducks rise in a body with a noise like
thunder, and skim, away down the wind followed by the
puttins and others, while the gulls rise in the air and ecry-
ing louder and louder circle overhead, Now the crows
join the din, as they come far and near over the sea in
anticipation of a feast, for they are inveterate nest rob-
bers, Pulling strongly to prevent beimg carried past the
rocks, as the tide is setting very hard, I reach the little
harbor, and mooring the boat step ont and creep carefully
round the edges of the rock. Now ona shelving ledge I
come upon a gull’s nest, well made, hollowed and prettily
lined with moss, with two great large eggs as large as
goose eggs lying in it. As I round the corner of the
rock, there, sitting right before me, is a cormorant. As I
fire he falls, apparently dead, into the water, and others
go off behind the rock and I cannot see them. Finding
they are all gone, and not caring for any specimens of the
gulls, I climb about the edges of the rocks and find a few
more gull’s eggs, and what is stranger still a crow’s nest
with three young on the ground in the middle of the
island. Thus it seems the robbers have the hardihood to
nest and rear their young among the birds upon whose
ofispring they prey. These are the northwestern fish
crows (Corvus caurimes), I detest the crows, and I cast
the young over the rock, shoot at the old ones, to drive
them away from the eggs and go down to the boat to get
the cormorant. When I get to him I find he has come
to life, and I have some little trouble in catching him.
There is no bird harder to kill than a cormorant. Two
friends of mine chased a wounded one half a day, shoot-
ing at it often, and finally, just as their ammunition was
nearly gone, a lucky shot brought the bird to bag. My
bird is apparently the beautiful violet green species
(P. violaceus), but as it is an immature bird T am not cer-
tain. :
While I am occupied in this the puffins begin to return
one by one with rapid flight, a curious and beautiful
sight, with their creamy crests streaming out and their
red feet spread wide on either side behind, They do not
light on the island, however, as in circling around they
see me and fly away again, lighting far out on the water,
Seeing this, 1 commence to shoot, and soon have three of
these beautiful birds floating off on the tide. Then I
rush down the rocks to the boat and row after them, but
the tide runs so swiftly here that I find that in afew
minutes I am more than halfa mile away from the rocks,
However, by hard rowing I manage to secure two of the
birds, and then taking advantage of the eddy manage to
reach the island. :
The tide is running by here now at about seven miles
an hour. It is getting well into the afternoon, and I
have had nothing to eat since morning, I hunt around
among the rocks and find in the crevices a few fresh eggs
of the pigeon guillemot (Uria columba), I then climb
down to my little harbor and blow the eggs, and of the
coutents of the fresh ones make an omelet. My tin pail
is leaking badly, so drinking np what remains of the
water I start a little fire of driftwood and cook my
omelet over this in the bottom of the pail. The sun is
hot, and I know that I must haye water; so after finish-
ing my simple meal, it being now nearly flood tide and
very little current, I take advantage of a slight breeze
and pull away for the other island a mile to the west-
ward.
Before coming among these isles, a friend had said to
me, ‘You will think you are in fairy land when you get
up there.” I smiled at this, but now realize that it is no
exaggeration. Everything to day is wonderful, All the
senses seem to deceiye one, and all seems so unreal and
strange! Looking astern, a vast mirage appears spread
out before me. The air seems clear enough, but away
over the sea I see piles on piles, battlements and towers,
tocky shores and woodlands—some diverted and some
upright—tier on tier, and stretching away into a dim,
hazy and shimmering distance. Birds sitting on the
water appear like columns or sea monsters, rearing their
heads as they rise and diye: and now comes a crash, and
then another, and another, and another! a succession of
noises like the firing of guns. Ib is only the strong wing
of a cormorant as he rises, beating the water before my
boat. How all sounds are magnified. A flock of harle-
quin ducks rises, fluttering along the surface with a sound
like that of armies meeting in battle, and the report of
my gun, as I shoot at a white-headed gull, is followed by
roar upon roar as the islands and shores take it up and
repeat it from one to another. Onandon goes the sound
like volley after volley of artillery while I listen, amazed
at the tumult | have caused. With rumble and roar the
puffins rise and circle in noisy flight. The ducks again
fill the air with the uproar of their wings, while through
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and ahove all come the wild cries of the oulls from the
rocks, §o lond and piercing are they that they seem to
come out of the air around me, bub T know they are
nearly a mile away, for T can see them vircling over the
rock like a white cloud. Slowly therumblings and rever-
beralions die away and the world seems again at peace,
wnd now I ean plainly hear people talking, TI look around
but there is no boat to be seen, They are evidently the
voices of squaws and children, And taking my glass I
can see their camp quite plainly, and they are away down
on the shore of Waldron, two or three miles away.
The clouds which have been hanging about the moun-
tains in the east are now drifting away and I sees above
the mnirage their snow-clad tops, and as the white clouds
break and drift, the great white peak of Mount Baker
gleams through them tinged with the red light of the
setting sun, Slowly the sum, a great red ball of living
fire, sinks beneath the Pacific, The mountains now are
hazy, blue and purple. But great Baker, towering above
them all, catches the last bright sunrays, and looms in all
his majesty, white and cold, among the blue heavens.
The tide is atits flood. Theseaiscalm, The beauty of
the scene is indescribable, It is worth coming 3,000
miles tosee. Ihave forgotten to row, and the sail flaps
idly against the mast. Resting here upon this crimson
sea, [now behold the glory of the firmament,
As the sun sinks I take up my oars and on the tide
which now begins to ebb, pull and drift toward the In-
dian camp. Here area few old sheds, and a fire over
which are some square cans in which two squaws are
trying out dogfish oil, Children, half-naked and brown.
are playing on the beach. AsI pull into the harbor J
hear the grating of a keel, and looking round, see a man
and girl launching a canoe, They step in, each takes a
paddle, and the canoe soon glides by me, Neither of
them says a word nor looks at me. The old Indian has a
little beard and black moustache. which by the way is
quite a common thing out here. He has some kind of
a fish spear. The girl is really quite good-looking and
her dress very picturesque. She is the only good-look-
ing Siwash I have yet seen on the coast.
As my boat drives on the beach, I jump out and address
one of the ugly old squaws, asking her, ‘* Where is water?”
She points back in the woods with a grunt. I go, and
there find a hole in the earth about ten inches round, from
which a little water slowly trickles, Icannot fill my pail
here, but I go down prone on the grass and drink that
hole almost dry, And splendid water it proves.
Now, where shall [I spend the night? In answer to this
question a sloop puts out from the shore a half mile above
and comes drifting along with the tide. I can see with
my glass itis a white man’s boat. A little boy runs for-
ward and hauls up the jib and foresail, to take advantage
of what wind there is, and I see the sails are brown (prob-
ably oiled), and she is so near the color of the shores that
I did not notice her at anchor. I have a suspicion she is
a smuggler, as there is a good deal of smuggling done
among these islands. I see the boy run aft and take the
tiller, while the man commences to work two long sweeps.
With wind, tide and oar she moves up fast, and I launch
my boat, give her sail enough to get into the sloop’s way,
and as she runs alongside I open a conversation with the
captain. He says he has been fishing, and lives a mile or
two along shore. He invites me to follow him home,
whichI do. That night IT camp on the beach near the
fisherman's house. EDWARD HOWE FORBUSH.
IN THE WOODS AGAIN.
Editor Forest and Stream:
During the winter and summer of last year, 1 was a
very frequent contributor fo Formst anp STREAM, and
then suddenly ceased or ‘‘dried up,” leaving some of
my stories only half told. This was greatly to my re-
gret, but [ could not help it, I have brought upon my-
self, almost unwittingly, a tremendous amout of work,
which has taxed my energies about as much as they
could bear and withdrawn me from all other things, and
still does tax and withdraw me, This is my first visit to
my old retreat in the woods for several months, except
one of a single day: and now that the birds are chirping
around me all day, and the early wild flowers casting
their pretty glances at me, and my friends the wolves
saluting me nearly all night long with their deep-toned
voices, the old spirit comes upon me and I shall be most
loath to go,
What a pity one cannot always do in this world what
he most likes to do—that is, if that which he most likes
to do is good and innocent and sweet. If I could have
my way, J would probably pass all my time in loving
nature and discoursing with and of her. However,
there is other yery important work for us to do: and I
am one of those who believe that it we rightly love
nature, and to study and discourse with her, we shall
have abundant time and talent and opportunity to do so
when we have passed over the river; when we can climb
mountains and thread forests without becoming tired, and
walk over the waters like spirits. Would he who created
us have planted these pleasant loyes and longings in us,
if he did not intend that we shall some day have abun-
dant enjoyment of them? TJ think not.
But Ido not wish to speculate in future things now. I
merely write to say that many letters from FOREST AND
STREAM’S readers that have come during my long silence
have been neglected, and I could not well help it. When
a fellow is pushed to the throat-latch, he must be for-
given, not once only, but even unto seventy times seven.
CARBONDALE, Tex. » A. t,
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A GROUSE TRAJECTORY.
me after dinner recently, I went out as usual to feed
my grouse, The male bird was in a coop by himself,
and although I noticed that he seemed nervous and
frightened about something, I carelessly raised the hinged
top, when whirr went a brown streak over my head and
into the air at the rate of sixty miles an hour. Jack is a
magnificent specimen of his kind, and it was impossible
not to admire the grand burst of speed he showed as he
rose skyward at an angle of forty-five degrees. Some
234ft. from the point from which he started and in the
direct line of his fight the walls of a public school build-
ing ran up about 80ft., and it was to clear these that he
was oblived to make his rapidclimb. Pretty heavy grade,
you see, about ift, rise in every 3ft. of horizontal distance,
but he made it nicely, never so much as scraping the top
of the roof. r
‘*Where did he go then?” He went eastward and down-
ward into the heart of a city of a hundred thousand
people—downward from an elevation that would easily
have carried him a mile if he had simply set his wings
and sailed. But where? That was what I asked myself
as I took a landing net and wandered sadly out into the
cross streets and main streets, feeling that the search for
the traditional needle in the haystack was a compara-
tively easy undertaking, A man whom I met asked if it
wasn’t ‘‘a little early for frogs.” I explained.
“T saw a boy,” said he, ‘‘only a short time ago, walking
down Madison street with a strange kind of bird under
his arm. Looked like a prairie chicken or something of
that kind. Couldn’t say what became of him,”
Here was a clue, and thanking my unknown friend, I
gave him my address and we separated, only 10 meet a
little later in front of an office on an adjacent street.
‘*f have some good news for you,” was his second greet-
ing. ‘I have just been using the telephone for you, and
your friend is allright. The fact is,” he continued, ‘I
lied just a little when I first met you. The bird was
brought into our office in the Law Building just before
by the janitor of Grand Army Hall, who said he came
through the plate glass window like a full fledged brick-
bat, and dropped on the sill inside, The janitor is a
friend of my partner’s, and thought the bird would make
an excellent potpie—a quarter’s worth of potpie, and the
Colonel (my partner) invested a quarter in him, The
bird was badly stunned when first brought in, and
IT was afraid that he might be dead and thought I would
find out before I told you about him.”
Tt did not take long to reach the Law Building, where
I found Jack jammed down in a basket not much bigger
than himself and apparently a good deal the worse for
wear. ButI most gladiy paid his ransom, and placed
him in his coop again. He was evidently glad to get
home, but the strangest part of the story is that when
he was released he was without mark or injury of any
kind, and although his little adventure occurred nearly
three weeks ago he shows no trace of any ill effects,
The distance of the plate of glass through which Jack
entered the Grand Army Hall (measured with the other
distances after his flight) was approximately 720ft., so
you will see that this was a case of very high trajectory.
We both of us congratulated ourselves most heartily; he
that he had escaped the unseasonable potpie, and I that
he still lived to be father of a much-desired family.
Let me say in passing that on Sunday last (the 24th
inst, ) Jack began strutting and parading in regular grouse
fashion—the earliest demonstration of the kind of any of
my birds in captivity. I hope this spring to find out
whether the grouse ever drums in captivity, although I
have little expectation of enjoying that sound and sight.
Furthermore, [hope to pick up one or two additional
hens before the mating (not pairing’) season is too far ad-
vanced. JAY BHEBE,
TOLEDO, 0., March 26.
OPOSSUMS ON LONG ISLAND.
Rear Long Island, March 20.—Editor Forest and
Stream: To those interested in the preservation of
game on this beautiful island, the serious question of the
hour is how to get rid of the greatest game destroyer, the
opossum, My attention was first called to this sly sneak
about a year ago by the destruction of large numbers of
my rabbits, which I was continually finding on the pre-
serve, half eate:. The destroyer commenced always at
the head and devouring half of a full-grown rabbit at one
meal, so that my stock of cottontails began to diminish
very fast. The nuisance got to beso serious I set to work
to get rid of all the varmints on my premises, but Long
Island is so large 1am about giving up in disgust unless
others interested will take a hand in and help get rid of
the pest.
For the benefit of those interested I will give my ex-
perience inthe matter. My first step was to set traps in
the most likely places in the swamp, baited with raw
meat, but that turned out to be a very troublesome and
slow way of getting rid of the enemy, on account of the
ground mice devouring the bait on the traps about as fast
as they were set. So after three weeks of trap setting I
abandoned that process, having caught in that time only
three possums, one coon and one dog.
My next experiment was to cut raw beef up in small
pieces and insert strychnine and place in the low tangled
swamp, but to my horror I found that I was the destroyer
of my partridges, and upon inquiry learned that all game
birds were very fond of meat. As I could not get half-
devoured rabbits enough to set for these foxy-looking
chaps I determined to try cats, as my neighbors in the
village to the east were always very kind to me in keep-
ing my preserve supplied with these pests and destroyers
of the feathered tribe. Whenever they had more cats
than they wanted they would, out of kindness to Miss
Pussy, bring a lot up in bags and dump them out in the
woods to destroy the quail and look out for themselves
generally. Knowing the cats to be very partial to cooked
fish I took small pieces of eel and inserted a little strych-
nine and I soon had all the cat bait I wanted, besides rid-
ding my premises. of some wonderful large, and I may
say wild cats; also killing several opossums with the
fish, which they liked very much, After getting the cats
Thad my man strip the skin and fur from a small spot
on the side of the animal, so as to expose the flesh, and
in which I inserted a little poison. This proved a perfect
success, a8 the partridge and quail would not approach
the fur, and I found as many as three opossums dead
beside a cat, which they must have thought was a rabbit,
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for the reason that a gray cat always made the best bait,
the opossums not taking to any other color so well.
I have lost in the past year between sixty and seventy
hens and chicks by the raids of this pest. I have had
them come to the roost several times, kill the setting
hens, and after destroying all within their reach carry
the largest size old hen to the swamp, where I would
track them by the wake of feathers left by the hen in
her struggles to get away.
While shooting last fall I found quantities of quail
feathers at the mouth of holes in the swamp and woods,
which accounted for my not having a full bevy of birds
on the Pee Some pairs hatched out as many as
twenty birds, but when the law was off and I began to
shoot I found that allthe bevies had been depleted, some
being reduced to three birds and the largest eleven. It
is a perfect mystery to me how the quail takes care of
itself, being a bird that sleeps and lives on the ground,
with such enemies as skunks, weasles, foxes, cats, dogs,
possums, snakes, owls and hawks, and then to be ham-
mered at two months by shooters and dogs. How dothe
little fellows get through? It is certainly surprising; and
although Iam an old sportsman it makes me feel sad,
and the older I grow the more I feel for them.
ALFRED A, FRASER.
BIRD NOTES FROM MARYLAND.
OWARD COUNTY, Md,, March 25.—On yesterday,
March 24, I saw the first robins of the season, two
small flocks, and another large flock to-day. Last year
they arrived here in large flocks Feb. 19, about the usual
time. It is evident that they are fully a month late this
season,
On the night of the 28d inst. I heard the first wood-
cock; they, too, are rather more than a month later than
their usual time,
The same is true of nearly all the smali migratory birds.
In fact, I have never seen so few birds in this locality in
my life as during the winter just passed. On the con-
trary, [do not remember ever to have seen as many as
during the preceding winter of 1887-88, the former being
the severest winter 1 ever remember, this last an excep-
tionally mild one. I suspect that the same birds of the
various migratory species return season after season to
the same locality, and that the individuals belonging to
this immediate locality, remembering the blizzard of the
middle of last March, during which very many bluebirds,
sparrows, snowbirds and the like froze to death, they
have profited by their experience and lingered longer at
the South. Be this as it may, certainly the general fact
is true, that during the winter of 1887-88 immense num-
bers of birds wintered here, and the southern migrants
arrived earlier than usual; whereas the past winter very
few remained all winter, and the southern migrants are
only now beginning to arrive, fully a month later than
usual.
During the winter of 1887-88 several red-headed wood-
peckers wintered in my orchard and grounds, and in the
woods belonging to Carroll’s Mannor, about a mile from
this place. A colony of from forty to fifty of them were
observed by my son and myself several times during the
months of January, February and early March. We also
observed that these birds had stored great quantities of
the acorns of the fine oaks in several old trees, During
the past winter there was not a single specimen either in
that- woods or about this place; nor any of the small
woodpeckers, commonly called sapsuckers, which were
numerous about here the preyious winter,
Some three or four winters ago four or five red-headed
woodpeckers wintered in the grounds of my father-in-law
at Cedar Park, West River, Md., and my sons observed
them there stowing the same species of acorn, But this
species is very rarely observed wintering in this locality.
In the midst of the blizzard last March a small bunch of
American crossbills appeared here. One of them was
observed picking in the waste hay seed near the barn,
and it suffered my youngest son to put his hat over it
and pick it up, When brought into the house it showed
neither embarrassment nor alarm, but speedily devoured
some canary seed and then put its head under its wing
and went to sleep. When the blizzard was over its com-
anions were seen in a tree near the house, and being
iberated it joined them as if nothing strange had oc-
curred, when they all left together for parts unknown.
This was the third occasion in my life I had observed
this species as far south as this. In 1877 I saw a small
flock about Warrenton, Virginia, and in 1855 I saw
immense numbers of them at Ball’s Bluff, the place of
the severe battle of the late war near Leesburg, Va.
Among the birds very numerous here during all the win-
ter and spring of 1887-88 were hawks of divers kinds,
roughlegs, red-shouldered and red-tailed predominating,
some broadwings and a pair of peregrines, also Cooper’s
sharp-shins and pigeon hawk. This season only the spar-
row hawks have remained in anything like the usual
numbers, Of the larger kinds I have noted only one pair
of redtails and a single red-shouldered hawk.
By the way, some of my friends over at Washington
contended against me in your columns some years since
that the sparrow hawk is not a common winter resident
here. Yet not a day during either of the two winters I
have spent in my home here, but several specimens could
be seen hovering over the fields near the house. Cer-
tainly the past two winters it has been one of the com-
monest birds of this locality; one or a pair to be seen
about nearly every hay barrack at any and all times. I
must mention a very unusual fact reported by a neighbor
of mine who is a practical and successful sportsman and
intelligent gentleman. He says there are at this time
four ruffed grouse on his place not yet fully grown,
which were hatched out last fall. He has obseryed them
constantly and is perfectly sure of the accuracy of the
statement. I have no doubt whatever of the cor-
rectness of the fact, but I have never before heard of
a case of the kind. It may not, however, be so unusual
as I have supposed. I have shot ruffed grouse for nearly
forty years and I never observed a second brood hatched
so late, M. G. Enuzmy, M.D.
ALBINO Ropin,—Oakdale, L. I.—While beating the
meadows I saw an albino robin, which specimen I tried
very hard to obtain for my friend Mr. William Dutcher,
but was unable to get near enough, as the bird was one
of a large bunch of robins which were migrating, and
very shy,— ALFRED A. FRASER.
[Appin 4, 1889.
SPRING Birps. — Concord, N. H., April 1.—Hditor
Forest and Stream: The following birds have arrived on ©
and since the ist of March. Pewee on the ist, bluebird —
16th, robin and Canada goose 19th, black snowbird 20th, —
crow blackbird and song sparrow 28d, white-throated ©
sparrow 25th, meadowlark and redwing blackbird 26th, ©
spotted sandpiper 27th. We have had a wonderfully |
early spring.—P. C.
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Game Bag and Gun.
‘Sam Lovel’s Camps.” By R, BE. Robinson, Now ready.
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HONKINGS FROM THE PLATTE,
EARNEY, Neb., March 15,—The proper nomencla-
ture of geese and brant is, to me, a regular ‘‘13-14-—
15” puzzle, It has been my hope that with specific |
names arranged according to the A. O. U. check list the |
problem would be simplified, but I have found that the —
only way to do is to determine the species by careful |
study, without reference to geographical distribution as
given by recognized manuals, and then to let local sports-
men decide as to local names. We have, in central
Nebraska, as spring and fall visitants, five anserine
species, known locally as the ‘‘Canada goose,” ‘Mexican
goose,” ‘white goose,” ‘‘speckled brant” and ‘‘black-
winged brant.” Some of these are easily identified, the
first being Branta canadensis (Linn.); second, B. ec. hutch-
insii (Sw. and Rich.), though why it should be called
Mexican instead of Hutchin’s goose I cannot imagine.
The speckled brant almost corresponds with Anser albi- |
frons gambeli (Hartl,), but the upper parts seem to be
rather a dove color. Chen hyperboria (Pall.) will answer
for black-winged brant, but should we not have QC. ceru-_
lescens (Linn.) or does not the blue goose fly so far west of
the Mississippi? The white goose 1 have never shot. In
the air it appears perfectly white, and those who have
shot it say thatit is white with the exception of yellow- |
ish feathers upontheneck. Feet yellow. Itis extremely
rare and shy. From the description given by those who |
claim to have handled the bird, [ cannot make any satis-
factory determination of the species, though it seems to
be a Chen. :
My midwinter notes closed with the extremely cold
wave of Feb. 22, and the consequent southern flight of
all game and ducks, The 23d was warm, and the next
day was quite springlike. On Feb. 25, Canadas and
Hutchin’s geese returned in considerable numbers.
Two flocks flew over the Platte and probably did not
alight before reaching the Loup. Since then geese have
become more*~numerous each day. The same week
brought a few mallards and a great number of pintails,
Duck hunters are compelled for the present to devote |
themselves to the pintails. As yet thereare no teal. On |
March 4 speckled brant began to arrive, and on this date
I saw the first robin of the season. Six days later came |
the black-winged brant, and with them meadowlarks pus
in an appearance.
Already the migration is well under way. From this :
point the geese uniformly take a northwesterly direction
in their flight. Upland shooting on the feeding grounds
is fair, but not as good as at thesame time last year. The
country about Kearney is getting so thickly settled that
the main line of migration has taken another westward
move.
There must be a certain social instinct in geese where-
by they can select friends and acquaintances from a par-
ticular flock and one flock from another. Yesterday .
afternoon, just before sundown, I heard the honkings of
some Canadas, and rushed to the door to see whether the -
flight was sufficient to warrant a four o’clock call in the |
morning, Within fifteen minutes six large flocks passed
directly overhead on their way to the feeding ground.
While the last flock was in full view there appeared to
the west and about half a mile distant an equally large |
flock returning from the feeding grounds to the river,
When they were opposite each other the nearer flock was |
thrown into confusion from some unknown cause. The
Canadas lost their line and huddled as though they had
been shot at. Suddenly a pair of geese darted from the
bunch, in spite of the evident efforts of the rest to detain
them, and, instead of going toward the feeding grounds,
rapidly retraced their way, flying in a southwesterly
direction to the second flock. This, too, became con-
fused in welcoming the new comers, but, as soon as the
formal introduction was concluded, the line resumed its
proper position, It looked as though the pair of fugitives
had voluntarily given up afeast with enemies in order |
that they might be with friends.
Two of our local sportsmen went to the feeding grounds
a day or two since, and as they both have records we
expected nothing less than a wagonload of game. They
found that the cornstalks in the field had been raked into
long winrows, thus affording the best possible cover; su |
they crawled under the pile and awaited the sound of
wings. They had lain there perhaps half an hour, when
one of them complained of the great amount of smoke in
the atmosphere. A few minutes later they crawled out
to find the row in flames and two small boys superintend-
ing the conflagration. The opulent sportsmen put their
hands. in their pockets and offered twenty-five cents
apiece if the lads would put out the fire. But the innc-
cents could not be bribed. ‘‘Can’t do it, boss, for less’n a
dollar,” was the ultimatum; so the hunters journeyed —
homeward, and the sad-eyed boys wished that they had |
taken the quarter, and the geese laughed audibly as they
alighted in the next field. Such, at least, is the story of
the smoked-out shots. ee
All that is needed to make first-rate shooting is a hard
storm, The weather is too fine at present, and with a
moderate south wind the flight of geese is out of range, ©
except near the river, where birds are liable to drop into
the stream and be carried away. SHOSHONE. ©
PICKEREL AND Woopcock.—A friend writing me from
Haddam, Conn., says he shot in a back-water on the
river, 12 pickerel that weighed over 17lbs. How’s that
for shooting fish on the wing? He also says he started
six woodcock in passing through a strip of alders the
same day; and says the birds came early this year and
in unusual numbers. This looks encouraging for next
fall’s shooting, and may I be there to see,—A.
Aprit 4, 1889,]
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CROSS SHOOTING.
NHE WHEATLANDS, Maryland.—£ditor Forest and
Stream; There is a subject of discussion among the
knights of the trigger that is periodically brought to the
fore, discussed, never setiled and dies out, only to be re-
vived again, and that is whether it is necessary to shoot
ahead of gameor other objects in making cross shots,
and if so the amount of allowance needful in order to
hit the object. Ithink the large majority of good shots
‘theld well ahead” in cross shots; but I haye known sey-
eral good shots who maintained that they never made
any allowance, but ‘theld on.” My own practice being
to hold ahead of all objects moving fast across the line
of fire, [have often tried to reconcile the statements of
sportsmen making the above claim, with my own method,
their position being strengthened by my own experience
at times, when rather to my astonishment I have occa-
sionally killed these fast cross-flyers with my gun on or
but very little ahead of the bird, swinging the gun as
fast as | could, but not having it as far ahead as I wanted
it to be. Hyery man who shoots much will understand
what I mean by being astenished at the result of killing
under such cireumstances, since to an old shot the killing
or missing, except for an occasional ‘tunaccountable” or
where the game gets through the spread of the shot, is
settled in his own mind before the gun cracks; in other
words, he knows when he is ‘fon” though sometimes he
can’t help pulling the trigger when he isn’t.
Weill, ie to adjust the claims of the two styles of
shooting was a problem to me until I settled the matter
to my own satisfaction by thinking they might both be
right in a measure.
Tt is very evident that game is, and can be killed in
cross shots by the shooter pointing his gun ahead of the
moving object and firing while it is in this position,
held still, This is the method adopted by many sports-
men with success. The case is simply that the shot goes
to the point aimed at, and if the object aimed at goes
fast enough to reach the point where the line of fire in-
tersects the line of flight it is sure to be hit, The other
method is to bring wp the gun on, or better behind, the
moving object, swing it rapidly ahead in the direction of
the line of flight and pull trigger at the instant it bears
on the object without stopping the motion of the gun.
When this method is thoroughly acquired it obviates the
necessity of aiming so far ahead of the moving object as
is necessary by the other method, for the reason that the
shot acquires a lateral motion in the direction of the line
of flight before and during the discharge by the swing of
the gun,
I do not mean, as I have heard some persons assert,
who were more familiar with guns than with the laws
of motion, that shot could be distributed in the form of a
much elongated parallelogram by swinging the gun very
fast, but that the act of swinging and firing together
give the whole body of shot two motions, the powder
throwing it toward the object aimed at, and the motion
of the gun giving it a motion in the direction of the line
of flight, the amount of this motion depending upon the
rapidity with which the gun is swung along the line of
flight from behind the object aimed at until the moment
Fc A of discharge, I inclose the accompanying
AY 7 7 + diagram to Ulustrate my meaning, Crep-
resents the butt of gun at shoulder of
shooter. CB A line of aim when gun is
first pointed, C D E line of aim when
gun is discharged. Now the shot having
acquired a lateral motion from B to D,
and that lateral motion being kept up
until the shot actually leaves the muzzle,
the flight of the shot will not be from D
to H, but taking both motions will carry
it along the dotted line to F, thus render-
ing if unnecessary to hold so far ahead
as by the other method, thus in a measure
reconciling the claims of the two classes
of shooters. Those of my friends who shot
2 well at cross shots and were sure they
did not hold ahead, were shooters of up-
e¢ land game. Iam certain every old duck
shooter finds it necessary at times to swing the gun
as fast as possible and until well ahead at that, if he
wants to stop a quick darting duck, or one coming with
a gale of wind after him, Any one who acquires this
habit of swinging the gun from behind on to or ahead
of the object will, I think, make better shooting at cross
shots than he who depends on the other mode, except
for quick snap shooting in brush or woods when it is
often necessary to shoot by faith and not by sight.
SINKBOAT,
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, Ill., March 26.—Mr. Henry Ehlers of the
Diana Clib bagged 183 ducks last Thursday on the
Kankakee, some distance above the Kankakee grounds,
He said they were using on marsh that had been burnt
over. There were not many bluebills in the bag. The
bluebills are not up yet. a
Outside of this bag there seems to be a pronounced
hiatus in the duck business. Hnglish Lake and Mak-
saw-ba report fair, still weather and no ducks moving,
water low, and the best sloughs hard to reach, There
were twenty out of the twenty-five members of the
Hennepin Club down at their grounds last week, but no
reports of consequetce came up.
Fox Lake country has not yet shown any bag worth
mentioning, Last Saturday Mr. Burton went up, but
did not take his gun out of the case. No birds were
moving.
I was at Grand Calumet Heights Club Monday last, but
could not stay to shoot. Lake Michigan had been full of
ducks for two or three days, and a heavy wind Monday
morning coming in shore had driyen the birds off the
Jake. They were flying along the shore, and lighting in
the basin of quiet water formed inside the ledge of shore
ice, There would have been good shooting there on
Monday. The ducks were mostly small mixed deep-
water ducks, with very few bluebills and redheads.
few mallards were working between the lake and the in-
land marshes, There seemed to be a great many pintails.
Mr. Bird killed five ducks in the sandhills on Saturday,
_ but there was no real shooting. It is probable that the
high wind of Monday drove the ducks a good way inland,
and I should not be surprised if good bags would now be
reported from the Kankakee marshes.
A .
Mr. Matt Benner is another Chicago man who has
visited Greaserland. In his late trip Mr, Benner shot
ee in Mexico, and grouse in British Columbia and the
orthwest. He made the grand rounds,
Mr. Walfred N. Low, president of the State Sports-
men’s Association, is now in Louisville. Mr. Low’s
work at Springfield has been diligent in this session of
the Legislature. There is no more unselfish and untiring
a worker for the sportsmen’s interests than Mr. Low,
and the manner in which he devotes his time and means
to such work show that he has certainly a bigh standard
in view in his efforts. Mr. Low is an attorney. He has
in hand the prosecution of the celebrated Smith case,
illegal game selling, which may be tried some day, if
the world doesn’t come to an end.
Mr. Jenney, of the Jenney & Graham Gun Company,
is a member of the Grand Calumet Heights Gun Club.
He lately presented to the cluba $100 new Lefever 12-
gauge. The club drew lots for it, and it was won by
Mr. George I. Maillet of Crown Point, Indiana, Mr.
Maillet has announced his intention of yoting for Mr,
Jenney for president of the United States.
Some very decent bags of ducks have been made on
the *‘Sag,” about fifteen miles below Chicago, this spring.
This is usually a great snipe ground, and the jacksnipe
are expected there now almost daily. No snipe reported
on the other marshes yet, but Mr, Joel A, Kinney killed
td dozen upland plover near Mak-saw-ba Marsh last
week.
I met a man in Mr, Fisk’s gun store the other day, and.
he looked wild. He wanted to go duck hunting and he
didn’t know where to go, and didn’t know what kind of
a gun to use, or what ib cost, or how to load it, or whether
he needed rubber boots or not, or whether his business
suit would do for a duck suit, or whether he could shoot
ducks all summer, or whether almost anything else,
Pretty fair looking kind of a man too, but I guess he had
just got out. Isat and talked to him for about an hour,
and when I came away I left a copy of FormsT AND
STREAM in his hand. A tear came into my eye as I
thought of the heathen near at home whom we neglect
in favor of the inhabitants of Borneo and Siam. This
man troubles me when I think of him. He was so por-
tentously ignorant. He didn’t know there was such a
thing as a sportsman’s paper; yet he was a well-to-do
man, apparently of more than average means. Likely
enough he had softening of the brain, and his physician
had prescribed duck hunting.
March 27.—Messrs. C. D. Gammon and W. W,. McFar-
land returned from their Hennepin trip and soon there-
after went down to the Cumberland Club on the Kanka-
kee. They seem to have met the birds in numbers, for a
day or so ago they shipped 200 ducks and a number of
eese.
e Mr. John Taylor, superintendent of the English Lake
Club, telegraphs Mr. John Gillespie to-day that the blue-
bills are beginning to make their appearance on thelake,
and that there are large numbers of ducks on the north
marsh, This telegram is displayed on the Jenney &
Graham bulletim board, they having put wp such a board,
with spaces bearing the names of the different clubs, for
the posting of telegrams and letters from the different
club grounds, This is a mighty good idea, too.
The birds seem to have slipped on up the Ilinois River,
as that section does not show very heavy shooting. Fox
Lake remains silent, and the inference is that the blue-
bills and other deep-waters have not got up there yet.
Ducks are reported in large numbers pretty much all
over Dakota. The flight is now well inthe north. Open
weather and low water in our section have taken the
birds past us again, itis feared. The harder and heavier
and longer the winter is here the better the spring shoot-
ingis, A gradual opening of the waters, such as we
have had this spring, brings the flight up in scattered
squads and bunches. Sucha flight is not held beautiful
by the man who wants a hundred ducks a day, but it is
all the better for the ducks,
March 29,—C. F, Overly writes from English Lake,
March 28, that there are more ducks in than at any time
yet. Mr, Ab, Price had gone out again after geese. John
Taylor, club superintendent, March 28, says in a tele-
gram, ‘Shooting good. Simmons killed fifty yesterday.”
This news has sent a crowd of shooters down to English
Lake to-day, and more will follow to-morrow. It is
probable that this good shooting is due to the storm on
Lake Michigan, which droye the ducks inland.
It snowed vigorously here this morning, but the snow
melted at once. The cold snap may put a new phase on
the ever-changing features of duck shooting here.
Fox Lake reports one good bag for last week; nothing
regular is in there yet.
A letter to Mr. D. P. Wilkinson from Myr. Bullock, of
Fort Atkinson, Wis., says that the ducks are having great
times on Lake Koshkenong, where they are protected by
the Wisconsin law in the spring. There are large bodies
of fowl out in the lake. There is still some little ice left
in Lake Koshkenong,
March 80,—Under date of yesterday Mr. W. W, Mc-
Farland writes Mr. W. P. Mussey from the Cumberland
grounds: “If any of the boys ask about shooting, tell
them there is goed shooting here. C. D. Gammon and I
have in three days killed 350 ducks, 21 geese, 2 sandhills
and a lot of jacksnipe.”
Mr. McFarland, Mr. Gammon, Mr. Wolfred N, Low
and one other shooter last Monday killed over 150 ducks
on Cumberland Marsh. For some unknown reason that
part of the Kankakee is looming up this spring. Mak-
saw-ba Marsh is in hard luck. The water is very low,
and it is impossible to get into the best part of the marsh
at all, Dr. Buechner says that last week he saw thous-
ands of ducks over the State ditch, within three miles of
the Mak-saw-ba Club house, but. a camping party of
Hoosiers were driving them out of that end of the
country.
Capt. Hill, of Fox Lake, says that there are some good
bunches of bluebills, redheads and canvasbacks on Fox
Lake, Itis a pretty safe prediction that by about next
Tuesday or Wednesday some big bags will be made on
Fox Lake. The ducks are now evidently well up into
the country, and the music has begun.
The EH, W. Blatchford building, next to the Blatchford
shot tower, was destroyed last night by a stubborn and
dangerous fire, which came very near making ruin of
the Blatchford cartvidze plant. Charlie Willard; man-
ager of that business, is a little bit seared yet, and a good
deal thankful matters are no worse.
LOADING FOR TARGETS.—Philadelphia, March 29,—In
reply to ‘‘Wing’s” communication in your last issue,
after several experiments, I have found the following
load to give the most satisfaction: 3drs, Oriental powder
No. 2, onecard and two Hley pink-edge, pushed well home
but not pounded, 1foz. No. 8 Spark’s chilled shot, one
card board wad on that and the whole crimped tightly in
a club shell. The above measures are B. G, I. Co.'s
struck, Other loads that Ihave tried gave too much
penetration, making shot holes but not breaking the tar-
gets, Since I have used the load above mentioned I feel
confident that Ihave not hit a single target that did not
break,—-RogBin.
He Hires Guys.—Meriden, Conn., March 28.—Zditor
Forest and Stream: Please caution gun dealers to beware
of a man, medium height and weight, or a little above,
black heayy moustache around corners of mouth, who
hives a gun to try, with idea of buying, and skips out. He
has just stolen two here in that way, one an English
breechloader, the other a Parker 10-bore, Damascus barrels
with stock cracked and checked around the tang higher
up than usual to cover the crack. The gun is somewhat
noted for its kicking qualities, and I hope will kick that
man’s conscience if he hasany, It is needless to add I
am one of his victims.—J. F, Ives,
Maine Drtr.—Oxford County, Me.—Splendid winter
for deer here; so little depth to the snow that the deer
either punch right through to the ground or run on the
morning crust. Idonot think the winter ‘“‘deer hog”
has got im his work, or can without a good dog.—C. B.S,
TITUSVILLE, Fla., March 29.—Ducks along Indian River
are about played out for this season, with exception of
some bluebills and spoonbills. Quail are fairly plentiful.
The plume hunters are commencing their slaughter of
the egrets, ete.—MAax.
First Snipze.—The Cedars, Oakdale, L. I., March 28,—
T bagged the first brace of English snipe this A, M.—A.
A. F,
CLUMBER SPANIELS FOR QUAIL SHOOTING.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Tam frequently asked if the Clumber spaniel would be a
good doe for quail shooting, more especially where the
birds scatter in covert; but as I haye never had the oppor-
tunity to test their merits in the pursuit of ‘Bob White,’’
I could only reply that, judging from their manner of work-
ing, they would-answer admirably. The following letter,
written to me by Mr, W.J. Middleton, of Somerville, Mass.,
answers the question conclusively and, as will be seen,
favorably to the Clumber. He writes:
“T noticed * * * your most interesting article * * *.
I think a few more of like character would greatly advance
the now slowly (?) growing interest in that peer of field
spaniels, the Clumber,
“Permit me to state in addition toyour mature knowledge
of this valuable dog, that for quail shooting they are the dog.
“T think I may safely say the most pleasant day I ever
spent afield was on the opening day of last season, in com-
pany with a friend in a cover known to few, and not three
hours from my home, with the quail.
“7 had with me Bess I, (Jackey—Romp) and her daughter
Bess II. by champion Johnny. Talk about ‘bird sense!’
IT think Bess IT. has more to the square inch than any other
dog I ever shot over does to the foot, and J have shot over
some pretty good ones of most other breeds of field dogs,
and her nose is phenomenal.
“Now this trip was the third time she had eyer been
afield and the very first time after quail, she haying been
worked on snipe before.
‘We had been having perfect weather for a week and at
last when I could stand the strain no longer I arose one
morning fully determined to make arrangements for a day
of it on the morrow. My friend was notified, business ar-
rangements made, and 7 P.M. found my friend F. at my
house with gun, shells, ete. Next morning bright and early
we were off and arrived at the grounds at about § o’clock
and climbed over the fence, jumping right into a bevy,
which whirred up on all sides and scattered in the cover,
This cover has been considered impenetrable to pointers
and setters. We succeeded in bagging two when they
flushed. .
“The cover is composed of thick bramble bushes and low,
stunted thorn-apple shrubs, making an impregnable retreat
for the quail for many years, because they were not pursued
with thé right kind of dogs, pointers and setters being used
principally here, with a few cockers.
“HW. sized up the cover there, with a disgusted expression,
turned away to hunt up another bevy. I told him not to
beina hurry, but to walk around to the other side of the
cover, while I stood where I was and sent in thedogs. PF.
laughingly consented to do so, and at the word, in went the
Clumbers. Being so low they could thread their way under,
not through, the bushes, and in a very short time the fun
commenced. Up popped the quail one ata time and when
they would rise above thé bushes they oifered excellent
shots. Most of the birds went toward F., who bagged nearly
every bird, while a few came within range of your humble
servant.
‘<‘Those Clumbers did work to perfection,’ were the first
words spoken by F,, after the dogs failed to put upany more
birds and we had sat down to compare notes and count the
birds. I could simply say ‘you bet,’ being as agreeably sur-
prised as he was, for I had never seen Clumbers work on
quail before, nor F, neither, and, as I said before, it was the
first time either dog had had experience on quail.
“Tivery bird was retrieved in grand style and I don’t be-
lieve they left a foot of ground unsearched.
“he rest of the time out was spent most pleasantly and
profitably, though our best shouting was in the forenoon.
Wereturned home about 3P. M., and after a substantial
dinner my friend started for home, assuring me that the
next dog he purchased would be a Clumber. Another convert.
“If my experience with Clumbers in quail shooting will
be of any use to the breed in general, you are at liberty to
publish this and to use my name. I am anxious to see
Clumbers pushed to the front where they deserve to be.
‘‘ng for their being too heavy, well, the less argument
with persons making this charge the better, for they are
simply a class of people we all meet during our lives, who
are satisfied with nothing belonging to any one else, and
think that the cross-bred cur, part terrier part most every
dog in the neighborhood is the only perfect dog in the world
if it will only ‘tree partridges’ provided it pelongs to them.”? -
LUMBER,
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
[Correspondence of Forest and Stream.]
LBANY, April 2.—Dhe Assembly committee on game laws has
reported Mr. de Peyster’s bill. Mr. Tefft's bill relating to
fishing by nets and Mr. Witt’s bill relating to fishing in Owasco and
Cayuga lakes. The Senate committee on eine laws has reported
Mr. Maynard’s bill relating to fishways in Chittenango Creek, and
it has been ordered to a third reading.
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RANGE AND GALLERY.
ing to the strong and variable northeast to north wind the shoot-
ing was very difficult, requiriug yariations from. 14g to 4 points
windage, so that the seores were much below the average. Stand-
ard American target;
Revolver Match, 50 Yards,
the president of the New Jersey Fish and Game Pretective
Society, and introduced into the Legislature by Judge Ulrich:
Supplement to an act entitled, “An act to consolidate the several
acts relating to game and fish in this State.”
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State of New Jersey, that hereafter it shall not be lawful for any THE NEW WIMBLEDON, W EiClabativhiws ts ne a SO ae 44 7 41010 2 6 t 6—60
person or persons to capture, kill, or have unlawfully in posses- , ‘ h : ASI Ku) ynycich kewego eh ak M10 -Be298 Ti He 2: gee ay
sion after the same has been taken or killed, any quail, commonly HE site of the new shooting ground of the National Rifle Asso- | § Phillips...... 77 “Tee heRSE 6 8 409 7 8 6 6 2-56
called partridge, or any ruffed grouse, commonly called pheasant,| 4 ciation of Great Britain has been fixed within reasonable |S Howard.. .... ......., ......000°% 57 bY 4 4B 4 7 Pile
or any rabbit, except only between the last day of October aud | distance, viz., at Brookwood, about twenty-eight miles from P Off-Hand Match, 200 Yards.
the sixteenth day of December in any year, under a penalty of aterloo, and so far as time is concerned, not much furtner from | 7 POANLUP QT = sls eh kaa ios pe 95 8 fF 8 8 8 4 9 6-—E5
twenty dollars for each quail, grouse or rabbit so taken, killed, | London than the shooting ground at Wimbledon, The task Of | JW Goyer. ...iess-ssssvevis este, 827454 7 8 7 8-60
or had unlawfully in possession. the Council in selecting a new site has certainly been a very diffi- SUENTE GTC. oth tet hae et een eee 546946 % 5 6 7-59
2, And be it enacted, That no person or persons shall take, kill, | cult one, and their constituents are greatly indebted to them for | Hp Missimer........ ee ee Me Fe 9638349 64 6 Y—5Y
or haye unlawfully in possession after the same has been taken or | the Way in whicn they have executed it. Not only had they to | W Rice ... 2.000020... it, Aad 35 69385 8 7 5) pap
killed, any woodcock, except only during the month of July, and | consider the nature of the ground ata very large number of SANE elven Ae cs. te Se, on et 6% 25 43 5 7 Fh aa
also bet ween the last day of September and ihe sixteenth day of | places offered to them, but the facilities of access, the accommo- Cileme tei ae: on, 2a eee eet ey St a et fg
December in any year, under a penalty of ¢20 for each bird so dation offered in the neighborhood, and so on, as also the finan-| MC Hvarte..217/),777"! nan + R1144 4 6% 4235
taken, killed or had unlawfully in possession, ; cial question of the amount of movey required for the purchase At 100 Yards, Record Practice.
3. And be it enacted, That no person or persons shall take, kill, | of the necessary ground, and for adapting it to the purpose re- | 7 W Geyser............. ee Pat Wen Gi acd: $8408) oT hse
or have unlawfully in possession after the same has been taken or quired. The amount of money required went inversely as the | pC WIG ELM heise on nen eee 5 9 6 810 6 5 3 910—7
killed, any upland or grass plover, except only between the last distance of the site from London. The obvious sites round about | MO Mvarts,.....00 0 0) 000 656865 65 4 Bo59
duy of July and the sixteenth day of December in any year; or | London were not to be acquired except at prohibitive prices. As EMhiitas athe. awe 884678 9 2 3 RoFR
any Wilson snipe, commonly called English or gray snipe, except | to those further afield, Lord Wantage, the chairman of the Coun- | 7 Ghanchae a. qeee ey aun eT 5663 5667 6 6-58
only during the months of March and April, and also between the CLOT Berta ahi a bene 5486 6 7 210 8 6 10—56
last day of September and the sixteenth day of December in any Cab sins yee ee sea Lee we A) Ol Gy de Pe oe ees
year, under a penalty of $20 for each bird so taken, killed or had GNGTOBBONN 6 15, Fo tas BMRA Se 8 466 63 83 4 7 R52
unlawfully in possession. .
4, And be it enacted, That it shall be unlawful to take, kill, or
have unlawfully in possession, any reedbird, rail bird or any
marsh hen, except only between the last day of August and the
sixteenth day of Speen tet in any year, under a penalty of $5 for
each and every bird so taken, killed or had unlawfully in pos-
session.
5. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act shall prevent any
one, duly authorized by an incorporated zame protective society
in this State, from capturing alive any quail for the sole purpose
of protecting and preserving them alive during the winter
months; provided the birds so taken are released within the bor-
ders of this State.
third weekly shoot of the Queen City Pistol Club, and Curley’s
gallery on Vine street was occupied by an anxious crowd of cracks
and experts, The shooting as a whole was fair, and in some few
cases was exceptionally fine. This was noticeable in the work of
Robertson and Copeland, while several of the youngsters did
splendidly, considering the practice they have had. Following
are the official scores:
Hohertson- siete ee .---12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12-12 12-190
Oopaland =. See 2 Race) koh ceases 1? 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12190
-+-12 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 11 12-118
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aur tet, he phe ate »..12 12 10 12 12 1
6, And be it enacted, That nothing in this act Shall prevent any es 5 fae iel iey ae ya es uy a is % i a e a tate
licensed or established dealer in game to dispose of such game EIR RRS Hiei eee ee i -se-seel@ TI 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 12—115
mentioned in this act ten days after the periods therein men- SBIRGY Se ten els Siar, ---1211 1112 9 111011 12 12-177
tioned; provided that such game was killed within the period Renlven. te eee ean ee ...11 1411 1012 9 10 12 10 10—107
allowed by this act, or was killed and purchased outside the Kauffmam...............0.5. 10:11 12 10 1012 TL 7 12 11—106
limits of this State. we = VIB TIT eee EL -ll 12 11 12 12 10 11 12 11 10—112
7. And be it enacted, That all laws now existing, relative to the IOUS see 12 12 12 11 11 10 1112 9 9—109
preservation of game treated of in this act, be and the same are, Bande yey eee Ney: 212 9 11 11 12 12 12 12 11-114
so far as the same are inconsistent with this act, hereby repealed. Schonelay 7) sas wean 12 51212 912 91211 10-104
8. And be it enacted, That this act shall be taken to be a public GURROS TARGETS WHlBOMtorty toe. year nN i -1? 11 9 12 12 10 11 11 12 12-112
act, aud shall take effect immedrately. — SM Dg May dei eRe aed OE ae rae rae -..12 12 11 12 11 12 10 1) 11 1173
Sn ee Pee em x Allerg SRE _6 5 % 6 811 12 12 12 12 a7
NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF Brrps, by Gurdon Trumbull. A BoesherZ.. 4.0 ..s..2.2.225 101012 $1211 10 11 11 7-102
FB Ollendick....... ‘elke sy Sy 12121011 91210 9 10 10—105
SAWN FRANCISCO, March 24.—The California Sehuetzen Olub
held a grand shooting festival at Harbor View to-day. The affair
was one of the most successful of the kind in the history of the
club, in point of attendance, excellence of the shooting and
pecuniary results. The receipts from the shooters alone amounted
to $1,183, The shooting began at 10 o’clock in the morning and
continued until 6 o'clock in the evening, over 150 lovers of the gun
trying their luck at the target. The shooting was divided into
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American game birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50, For sale by Forustr
AND STREAM.
Camp-Sire Hlickvrings.
IAC OUIRED
COOPERS
GUAR OS RANGES
GYAROS RANGES
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FIRING POINTS.
; two classes, the Honorary Target and the Public Target. On the
4 ; Honorary Target the following are the scores of the first eight
Theeremindame$ a ee winners: First, T. Kuhnle, 74 rings out of a possible 75; second,
265 A. Johnson, 74; third, A. Rahwyler, 71: fourth, A. Hatge, 71; fifth.
BE. Freese, 70; sixth, J. H. Browning, 70; seventh, A. Ackerman,
70; eighth, George Helm, 70, These eight will have the first pick
out of seventy-five prizes, consisting of Silverware, watches, cones,
medals, orders for clothes, and many other valuable articles,
Owing to the large number of shooters and the number of tickets
they purchased if will be impossible for several days to determine
who are the seventy-five winners and to segregate them in their
order of precedence according to their scores. On the Public
Target thirty prizes were offered, all of them consisting of money
in sums of $30, $20, $10, all the way to $2.50, The scores ot the
first seven winners on this target are as follows: Virst, A. John-
son, 93 out "of a possible 100; second, George Helm, 92: third, C,
Meyer, 92; fourth, H. Brown, 92; fifth, T. Kuhnle, 92; sixth, H.
Carr, 91; seventh, H, Heath, 91. The first bullseye in the fore-
noon was made by A. Rahwyler, and the last by H. Brown. In
the afternoon the first bullseye was scored by H. Heath, and the
Ves a A.Rahwyler. The honor of the first 25-ring shot fell to
. Johnson.
NEWARK, N, J.—The Newark Shooting Society has arranged
a fine list of prizes for its thirty-seventh annual festival, which
will be held in the Shooting Park on J wy 4,5and 6, Shooting
on the first day will be from 1 to 7 P. M.; on the second day from
9:30 A. M. to 12:30 P. M., and 1 to 7 P. M.: on the third day trom
9330 A, M. to 12:30 P. M.,and from 1 to 6P.M. The bullseye tar-
gets, however, will close at 4 P.M. on the third day. The prizes
which aggregate about $150, will be as follows: Ring Target—All
comers. Iirst prize $50, second prize $40, third prize $80, fourth
$20; twenty-six other prizes, ranging from $18 down to $2. The
shooter making the most points on one ticket to take first prize,
and s9 on. A premium will also be paid for the best three tickets,
and $3 for the second best. Tickets for three shots—first ticket
purchased by each shooter $2, succeeding ticket $1. Man Target
—Ticket for three shots $1, best single ticket to count. First
prize $40, second $2u, third $18, fourth $16; twenty-one other prizes,
ranging from $14 down to $1. Bullseye Target—Only shots in a
4in. bullseye to count. ickets for 10 shots $1. The best center
shot to take first prize, and so on. First prize $35, second prize
$25, third $18, fourth $15; twenty-six other prizes, ranging from
#13 down to $1. Onedoltar will be paid tor the firstand last bulls-
eye each Morning and afternoon. The following premiums will
also be awarded: For the most bullseyes during the festival $10,
<r aicevscore
i ers Littte Blue is a bewildering, tortuous stream that
takes its rise about four miles north of Hastings,
Neb. It flows in a southeasterly direction and finally
empties I don’t know where. Crooked hardly describes
it. It forms a number of double-backed 8's that are
simply disheartening. The duck hunter can wander
along its banks for five miles and come out within a mile
of his starting point. To the initiated, however, it forms
a delightful hunting spot. The hunter keeps on the
prairie and the hunted ducks do the long distance fiying
up the creek, while he walks over a couple of hundred
yards and waits for them to come round the bend, In
the fall the stream partially dries up, and thus forms a
succession of ponds in which the teal abound; and it is
quite common to make bags of from 25 to'50 ducksa
day, In the fall of 1884, Mr, A. and myself were on the
Blue, and as it was blowing a regular “‘Nebraska zephyr”
we concluded to shoot against the wind. We could get
on the edge of a pond, shoot, and the report of the guns
would not disturb anything north of us, We had guc-
ceeded in bagging a few teal, when I proposed that I
should go up stream and stir them upa little. To this A,
cheerfully assented, and I started off. I crossed a roll of
the prairie, slid to the edge of a pond, and as nsual it was
fairly black, or rather blue, with teal. I smacked my
lips, cocked both barrels and concluded to take nothing
less that a dozen for both shots, but alas! I pulled both
barrels to discover that my loads consisted of empty
shells, As the click-click sounded, up rose the ducks and
sailed down stream, on the edge of the wind, as only a
startled duck can go, Lyelled to A. to look out for them.
BROOKWOOD-THE NEW WIMBLEDON.
cil of the Association, most liberally offered a site on the Berk-
shire Downs, which would have been a “Paradise of riflemen” if
it were only accessible from London. A site nearly perfect was
offered absolutely free of cost on Cannock Chase, in the middle
of Staffordshire, within twenty miles of Birmingham and within
easy reach of many other great towns, Nevertheless, the Council
of the National Rifle Association has managed to resist the
temptations of both Cannock Chase and the Berkshire Downs,
though they fully recognize the ereat liberality, and even munifi-
cence, of the Staffordshire people in regard to Cannock Chase,
and of Lord Wantage in regard to the Berkshire site.
It was very shrewdly held that a site near London would draw
better than any other spot, and besides Aldershot with its large
gathering of regulars is near the proposed range. There are many -
objections to the new tange, especially in the layout of the shoot-
ing lines. Itis especially needed in such a range where men are
squadded by chance to give the morning and evening shooters
equality as to sunshine and shadow. There will be some con-
siderable fixing up of the ground necessary, but once fixed up.
the new Wimbledon will play as big a part in English life as did
the famous old ground, which, by the way, is to continue in use
for this year only, the Duke of Cambridge having consented to
one more year’s use of his property. The Voluntecr Service
Gazette, with the interests of the shooting men of the force always
at heart, gives the new choice its unqualified approyal, and gives
the Council a warm amen on its work.
BOSTON, March 30.—The regular weekly shoot of the Massa-
chusetts Rifle Association to-day was well attended. A strong
wind from 10 to 11 prevented high scores, Next Thursday, Fast
Day, the range will be open for rifle and pistol shooting and the
rest prize match will close. Mr. Wilder won the gold medal to-
day in the 20-shot rest match, and Mr. Lee won the gold champion
medal. following are the best scores:
Twenty-shot Rest Match—200vds.
= ; ; So Walder 4 ke 2s ecsh ee ba sees 1011 9 9101210 910 7 second most $8, third $3, fourth $3, fifth $2. Champion Target—
He swung up his gun in answer, In doing so the hammer 1111140 12 8 8 1210 10 10-199 | Tiekets for 5 shots, 50 cents; any rifle, wichout restrictions as to
of the right barrel caught in his coat collar, the HIN wen spe rancia., 2 if. sspeseee Cees, 81071 12 9101012 9 T1 weight, sight or trigger pull. Twenty per Gent. of receipts will be
duck tof ther flock flvi 11 9 91010 9 8 9 B 194 deducted for expenses, balance to be divided into prizes accord-
off, and down came two ducks out of another floc CayIBe GN RAINS. fas5 ose ety each ade 109 8 8 7 6 8 F110 9 ing to number of competitors. First prize to consist of 25 per
directly over his head; and the first he knew of his good j 6 9 89 8 7 7 9 7 7168 | cent., balance to be divided pro rata among one-half the competi-
luck was when the pair fell within ten feet of him. What Shans Champion Medal ee yr Panis ae pone, oe Sine os ie Bod art ee OE area
3 CON aes nae ide eee ee ee i 9 9 9— unlimited. zes an ums will be tributed at the
became of those Isent down stream I don’t know. I got | HL Bry Woh ase seoety eee § 7 § 8 9 9 6 9 9 6-77 | close of the festival. Shooting will be governed by Schwere:
one out of his flock, and we wound up the day with a| G4wilwed mil 0000 610 9 6 7 7 8 6 6 771) rules.
large tin dish pan rounding full; but if A. lives for fifty A eananen AR A 8 SII ties ey 10 : z y i : : 5 6 Bg BSUS aeane TeRHInY zpieh ond weacties Simoes the
c - ; alread A ee a ite rie 5 6 § 2— ti | Newark Shooting Society will open on Thursday, April 4, and from
= Sage he will not better his shot on the ducks opera ieee PASOTIN ES Soap es caesar a Dees C8 wb fot Mpegs: that ane 1a eee aes wee Hae Relea wae Bapert Ree
° Py aad is i j 2 . ord match will be shot every Thursday and Saturday, and onthe
GARDNER. Ill. F Victory Medal yee my as ‘ i second and fourth Thursdays of each month the Members’ Trophy
; a es On Laeger mares ; 1% th 10 , 3 rh ‘i ot cee ay match will be shot. The former match, on the American cham
SPurit: y.2332anteasa see ne ss: pe \ F b j— fz 4m - ° : The =
266. Fifty-v A pion target, will be open toall comers, and is expected to draw a
; : \ y-yard Pistol Match. . rowd. 4 < A
John and I were returning from our morning sheldrake | J B Pellows— es ()-...n aval Peede mee, 98 9 S10 8 910 10— 88 Re dad aihone, Bae Sones iehtie ‘neouser See are
shooting at Piney Point, in Marion. The road was lined Ss pauine: Pret etee eee ine Peeeerteees Hie Q f 5 * z ies = meds will be given tor ten, scores of iv, ten of 6 and ten of 67,
on. either side with horse briers so thick that it was al- | ¥ Gare? s.-01-cmcs-0 csssce- cee Weer Marche ? 7 8 7 777 | tighost number of scores, containing Go me enootet having. the
most impossible to see through them. In a particularly | Fifty-yard Revolver Match: 7 special gold medal. The match is open to any style of rifle:
bad patch, about twenty feet on my right, 1 heard a light | Johnston, Jr......-... Po ease ree a es % ‘ ae i § 7~ 83 | tickets for five shots are 25 cents each, and ontrice are unlim-
fluttering, which I knew was made by a grouse getting | SA Wesson... (ig 2 $10 8 2 8—i9| ited. The three targets on the western end of the range in the
F seen Par A; ya Bee ere [0 Moonee tate oen eee neta te ee 8 eS. 8 8 77 | Shoncine: Park are to vediaie open, for the use of the National
into position for flight. Iswung my gun in that direction, All-Comers Match, 200yds. The bulkh aback? e
Ate 5 . Guardsmen. 6 bulkhead and backings are to be strengthened,
raising the hammer as I did so, It was a bitter cold day, warren eee beet eee eh eaes 2 i es "1 : oN st aor sé | and full 6x4 targets put up. In order to make the tarsets open
Soa see S a her gee he aie 7 | Hebe eerie snes 10 10 10 i 3 5 ee ae URE MASSAuuUs@nts TRAM —The business men of Boston
shoulders Before the gun Be full Pend m thane DL Chee eigee yk ee aaa akc ga bot a {0 | are subscribing Hberally to the tund tor sending the team of
3 rey y y : EM(RIRATICCE MMe ae, Vion 885 77 8 7 810 7. 70} Massachusetts militiamen abroad. Maj.J.P. Frost, assistant in-
snped pons Hie Rammer, and at the report the SN ae OC Clarke, the ort Tic pr gogo Uy a gore Spal Gi | Ser row geneva! ob rile Pee eee {wo weeks since
ceased, on, who ha een running to his own hea oe LOMA A DUES (Gc a UD yates NR 46610659 7 9 6 gg | ad lressed a neat sta ement of facts to lea ing usiness men, in
coming up at the report of the gun worked his way in, at | BL Arthur.....00000000000000000007 868755 6 7 8 167 ayoanie CO Sane i egg: Shy, ie Saas ne ante
my order, nen TRIoencd cock suse Tt was a ae A as pus rer a ae 5 : i 4 = a swept all before ar iat Creedmoor Ey deteating alike
ear or more betore {told John it was anaccident, =» | © > MOOTE wns sre nere eee nee ilitary WV the picked teams of the army, navy and national guard, and that
sea Park, Mass., March 29. M, E. N W D Huddlegon BOSAMRLIOL US Peiree vee ee ee sSABMABB445—41 to-day Massachusetts, through these men, holds not ‘only the
BaD cece beets """""l-weG Johnston, Jr1.444544h484—48 AS Meld 07. 434444045436 | “Soldier of Marathon,” representing the championship of the
a T Bond ves oedBd44444dd 4) TF Hanson... “(3333340244 99 | National guard of the United States, but also the famous Hilton
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 15, 1888.— United States Cartridge Co., ne Rest Match, 200yds, |" trophy, emblematic of {he military and naval championship of
Lowell, Mass.: Gentlemen—The two hundred Climax shel 8 sent | J Wrancis..c.0....ec0ceee,, A ck 1011121210 91011 6 11—102 | AMeriea, and that the team now holds the record in both com-
me have been tried with Schultze and Black powder. [am VELY IAC Ballacd asain teneee an make 912 31010 811 912 g— 9g| petitions, “Naturally,” he Says, “such results have only been
much pleased with same. Could not get good results with | BG Rarker 101011 8 9 9 712 9 10— 95 | Made possible by enthusiastic and self-sacrificing work on the
See an FanY Peney sete bbe eee eer ened BO jong BS TINO LEM AST ee ne ce a oe 1011 91010 9 8°8 9 WD 99 Bartess eyely haldier Se neaEE pee team. The ee
ou keep this at its present standard. You are a erty to use SUT ORT eee ry ee ee eo = rifie team wishes to visit Hurope € coming summer and partici-
this or any other recommendation Tcan give you. Most respect- eo st Fore he AAT a ik ; af : “3 oy 4 le a 2 a pate in the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association of
fully, (Signed) W. C. Cross.—Adv. Alsons oe en ae re Mee 5 3 810 9 8 810 9 3— 7g} Great Britain at Wimbledon, Eng., July 8 to 20. The members
— AA Da eS Saheerrteiey eT at fee 6) Re gh ng 6 7 %— 7 | desire to study the English system of rifle practice, and believe
FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,882, N. Y. city, has Gescriptivedtins— | 9 — Gia ae ele Re caac a , that the experience gained by a twc-weeks? encampment with —
trated circulars of W. B. Leffinswell’s book, *‘Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “Nanit,” “Gloan,” “Dick Swiveller,” 'Sybillene” and
cuter pe a2 authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant.
A NEW MAGAZINE,—St. Petersburg, March 21.—Russian offi-
cials have tested and reported favorab y upon a Russian inyen-
tion for applying the revolving principle to the barrels of Berdan
rifles. By this arrangement a machine gunis obtained which
will fire 480 shots a minute,
3,000 riflemen coming from all parts of the world cannot fail ta
be of great benefic to every officer and man. About $6,500 will
cover the expense of the trip and carry out every detail in 4
manner worthy of the reputation of the State. This amount
must be raised by private subscription,”
took place at Healdmoor Rifle Range yesterday afternoon, Ow.
CINCINNATI, 0., March 26.—To-night was the time for the
Aprit 4, 1889.)
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TRA PAINEH.—Before leaving Paris and his long engagement at
the Wolies Bergére, Mr. Paine invited a number of well-known
French Pipkor experts fo witness some of his work at an outdoor
range. The exhibition iook place at the testiig ground of Leo-
pold Bernard, 129 Ave. de Versailles, and Gagtinne Reénette, the
Ballery keeper, atlended to the targets, etc. Itwasa test of speed
and accuracy, and 450 rounds froma 8. & W. Russian model re-
volyer were fired at50meters in less than three minutes. The
target was 40 millimeters across, with a black of 25 millimeters.
Tn spite of a strong, unfavorable wind the shooting was fine, and
a7 of the shots were in the black. Wor some late comers Mr. Paine
fived 12 bullets, putting allin the black.
AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCTATION.—The first_tourna-
ment giyen under the management of the American Shooting
Association will begin June 10 at Cincinnati, Ohio.
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secrelames. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only,
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep tis advised of the dates of thei shoots, so that we may
Five due notice in our column of fixtures, ;
FIXTURES.
April 10.—Opening shoot of South Sida Guu Club, Newatk. NJ,
April ll and 1%,-Klm Groye Gun Club Tournament, Albany,
_ April 18 to 18.—Gilman, T., Amateur Tournament, Frank
Mosher, Manager. : i
April 16, 17 and 18,—Omaha, Neb,. Gun Club Tournament.
_ April 17 and 18.—Norwich, Conn,, Shooting Club Tournament.
E, W. Yerrington, President.
April 24 and 25— Willimantic, Conn,. Rod and Gun Club Tour-
nament, open to all.
April 30.—San Antonio, Tex., Tournament. Open to all comers.
May 21 to 23.—Minteapolis Gun Club Tournament, Minneapolis,
Min. James Pye. Secretary,
South Side Gun Club Tournament, Milwaukee, Wis,, May 29, 30
and 31. ©, W. Milbraith, Secretary.
June.—Annual Tournament Sportsmen's Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Wash.
dune 4 to 7.—New York State Association for the Protection of
Fish and Game. Convention and Tournament, Albany, N.Y.
June 10.—Wirst Tournament of the American Shooting Asso-
eiation, at Cincinnati.
June.—EKansas City Tournament,
HAVE WE FOUND IT?
[* is very well known that the grave question confronting all
slipporters and lovers of our system of trap-shooting is that of
devising some plan which will put the amateur on some sort of an
6qual, of substantially equal footing with the professional, As at
present conducted the large shoots and tournaments which offer
any considerable prizes are simply opportunities for a dozen or
twenty professionals, who make their living out of shooting, to
divide up the money contributed by the #emainder of the shooters,
whom we may, for want ofa better name, call gene#ous-minded
and plucky suckers, Such a proceeding as this, however, has
fertain tiresome features in it, which the vast majority of shooters
have long since discovered, and against which many or most are
now beginning to rebel. So much for that:
Tit hus of this basis become apparent to manufacturers of inani-
mate targets that whoever would invent a system which would
do away with this obvious inequality would double the sale of
such tatgets, would infuse into trap-shooting a new and vigorous
life, and confer upon the great body of our shooters present and
to come a substantial and lasting benefit. Mr, Tucker's system
Was accordingly received with interest and investigated with
eare. Already the shooters, in the West atleast, are nearly pre-
pated to pronounce it not a solution of the difficulty. It has been
shown that the professionals can beat this system and manipulate
it era et or, if the number of the tie birds is selected quite by lot
there is the objection of the less skillful shooter that it is alla
matter of luck. In other words, while almost any shooter 1s will-
ing to admit that trap-shooting is partly a matter of skill and
partly of luck, it is claimed that the Tucker system does notinvolve
hat just proportion of lnek and skill which any successitilad{ust-
meni of this problem must possess, Be that as it niay, the inter-
Asted patties feel asif something was still wanted which will bring
numbers of young shooters into the Lournaments and large meets
and which, moreover, will give these same young shooters some
sort of encuolragement to come and enter again the next time.
And itis all in the air as yet.
[have no system of my own to offer, but Lwish I were the author
of the system which 1 will here try to present, and which, in re-
spect to its designer, L beg to call
THE LOYD SYSTIM.
Mr. Alex. I. Loyd, the inventor of this plan, is the presi E
the Grand Calumet Heights Gun Cinb of Chicago. He hae pos
figuring on his system of trap-shooting for some time, but would
not yet have made it public suve at urgent instance. Neither he
nor this writer would like to call the system perfect yet, or to
herald it abroad with any great flourish of trumpets, It is the
intention now only to present a few schemes’which Mr. Loyd
figured out for me to-day, and to offer others later on, inviting
careful study and discustion of them by all readers of the trap
columns of FOREST AND STREAM, in order to a prompt yentila-
tion of their merits or demerits. 1 belisye there will be many,
even at the close of this first paper, who will be ready to say
that a Chicago man had found the key to the puzzle. If this
should prove to be indeed the fact, I should be very happy over
if, and very glad that FOREST AND STREAM is the first journal to
get hold of it.
li should be premised that any system of this kind means a
compromise, and that any compromise must draw its support
from somewhere between the two ends of the rank of shooters.
it can hardly suit each individual, but it will have served the
function of any compromise if it have suited the majority. The
greater that majority, the better the compromise. This particu-
lar compromise is in favor of the ordinary shooter, and arainst
the professional, yet it does not bar out the professional, but
allows him a legitimate and a proportionate reward for his skill.
And if the professional shooter neéds to shoot in more matches
fo earn a hundred dollars, he should remember—as the clay bird
makers will pleasantly note—that there will under this system
be More matches made to shoot, because the amateur and the
novice will find incentive to go in and shoot, not feeling himself
s0 sure to be robbed. To this it should be added that this system
is not useful in live bird matches, and is not suitable for applica-
tion in very small clubs. It is intended to be applied to black-
bird shooting in tournaments and large meets. Tne hest way to
understand it is to figure out a sample match or so,
MATCH NO. L.
Nine birds, $1 entry, 100 entries; total entry money $100,
$18 (cost of Birds), $82. : : gl ee
Gall $82 the “pot money.” Divide this pot money into five
oneys; cach money will then be $16.40
Divide each money into four pots of 40, 80, 20 and 10 per cent.
Each of the five moneys will then present the following appear=
ance:
(1). .$6.56=40 per cent,
(2).. 4.92=30 per cent,
(3).. 3.28=20 per cent.
“ (4)., 1.64=10 per gent.
It will thus be seen thatat least twenty prizes, instead of three,
are offered to the serait elaent shooter, and he must be both a poor
shooter and an unlucky shooter if he does not get his entrance
money hack,
The pear aay question of deciding the ties remains to
be considered.
of shooting out ties which are necessitated under the old system,
and which the Tucker system is calculated to partly remove.
Under the Loyd system this is decided briefly by lot, as follows:
It should be kept in mind that under this system the scores for
place are always the same in number as the number of moneys.
Thus, there being 4 moneysin our %birds race, the winning tic
puotee ven toe Se he 9, 8, G e Bud: A few shooters
fern straight; yet more wou et 8, a .
tabulate that as Sine see Bed ceca a tue DS
16.40
No. of ee broken, No. of shooters breaking.
ma 7
& 10
7 ar
6 15
ie 21
Our shooters are now classified. They classify themselves in
each shoot, asis the only possiblefatr way.
Hverybody knows the long and tedious delays’
c E The arbitrary method
of allowing a club average to classify a shooter has in it a large
element of nonsense, Under the Loyd system each shooter is:
freed from the annoyance of finding himself classed by somebody
else. He has the whole field free, and is as good as anybody if he
shoots a8 well in.any #iven match,
We tow have fiye Classes of shooters ot different numbers in
each class. To each of these five classes goes the same amount of
money, whethor the birds killed be § or 5 out of but only four
out of each class may win a pot. There is no real test of skill in
shooting 9 birda, and a miss and out ti¢.is Always morn or less of
an accident for one man or another. Wor instanee, any ote of
our seven shooters who have broken 9 straight might miss his next
bird, and then run 50 straig¢htif he had a chance. The element
of chance enters into all these short races. Very good; we may
forestall this element of chunce by allowing our seyen shooters
in the nine class to determine by lot which shall be the four of
them to take the money, and which shall be the three to take
nothing. They have tried their skill to get their place, now let
them try thei lick to hold it. Tt is a combination of skill and
luck. The man who dreads the tie shooting may win the first
money of his class in the shake off. In other words, the poorer
shooter has 4 chance, Therefore,into a jar put seven balls or
gun wads, four of them numbered J, 2,3,4 and three of them
blan k. The men of the 9 class draw, He who draws No.1 wins
$6.56, No. 2 wins $4.92, No. 3 $3.28, No. 4 $1.64, The remaining
three men win nothing,
In the 8 class theta are ten men. These draw in precisely the
same way as above. No, | wins #6,56, No. 2 $4.92, No.3 $3.28 and
No; 4 $1.64, The blanks win nothing,
In the 7 class the same course is pursue, Wo. 1 wins $5.76, No,
2 $4.92, No, 3 $3.28, No, 4 $1.64
In the 6 class the same plan is fellowed, and the same amounts
won as above. oy te! ,
_ Inthe 6 class the same plan is fclldwed, arid the same amounts
on;
Thus it will be sesn 20 men out of thy 100 have won an amount
greater than their entrance fee. Vive of these 20 have won an
amount six times greater than the ontrance fee, and one of these
five may be a shooter who is just beginning to shoot, and who
only made Sout of Pin the match. Hete is encouragement for
such a shooter, and he may snup hid fingers in the face of the dis-
gruntled professional, and tell him hi has Won as much money as
the champion of All-America and Fiji. If the latter doesn’t like
it he can quit shooting, or go into auother match, for which latter
he will not have me to wait. Or, if there should happen to be
4 of these professional brethren in the 9 class, and if their notions
of a tair divide did not happen to hold it seemly that one of the
“nerfesh” should carry off so much money as $6.56, while another
got only $1.64, they might divide their $16.40 into four equal parts,
and each take $4.10. Or they might speculate their chances and
throw dice to see which should take if all. The pot-money of any
class belongs to the class, and they can divide it as they like, pro-
vided only they do not bore the crowd by shooting out the ties.
This is not a professional’s good day. The system is not devised
for him. But while the temperature grows frigid for him com-
pared with what it used to was (although he still can win enough
to make a living by strict attention to business and careful
economy). the thermometer rises in the breast of the amateur,
and he begins to think that after all he is something of a fellow
himself.
By increasing the amount of the entrance money, the size and
number of the pots can be increased very nicely. Let us take an-
other sample:
MATCH NO, 2.
9 blackbirds, at $1,50 entry; 100 entries.
100% $1.50= $150; $150 —$18 (cost of birds)=$132=pot money.
Fiye moneys, $26.40 each, with six pots in each money, may be
divided as follows; :
{ (1)..$6,60=25 per cent.
| hae AoE per cent.
on (o)., 3.96=—15 per cent,
326,40 (4),. 3.96=15 per cent.
(5).. 3.98=15 per cent,
| (6).. 2,64=10 per cent,
The tie classes will be Y, 8,7,6.and 5. There will be six pots in
each class. There will be 30 winners, and of the 100 shooters of
these, five will win $6.60, five will win $5.28, fifteen will win $3.96,
five will win $2.64. There is someinducement to go into a shoot of
this kind. Take one more sample:
MATCH NO, 3.
9 birds at $1.50 entry, 50 entries.
50x $1.50=$75; $75 —H9 (cost of birds)=$66=pot money.
Fonr moneys, and five pots in cach money, will show as below:
[ (1)... §4.95=80 per cent,
(2).. 4.12=25 per cent,
(3).. 3.80=20 per cent,
(4)... 2.47=15 per cent,
| (5).. 1.65=10 per cent,
There being four moneys, the scores to win wonld be 9, 8.7, 6.
Four men win $4.95, four win $4.12, four win $3.30, four win $2.47,
four win $1.65; 20 men win more than their entrance moucy.
In case there should not be so many men as four in any one
class, there would be one money left unprovided for. The disposi-
tion of such 3 case as this will be taken up next week, together
with another test case or two. A few words will then also be said
about a scheme for arranging the batteries of traps, for all of
which there is not space here. In the meantime it is to be hoped
that some comment will be excited, favorable or unfavorable, as
itis not improbable that this system will be given a trial at some
important Western shoots. Mr. Loyd has neyer made it public
before now, but the Dlinois State Sportsmen’s Association is
anxiously inquiring for some scheme which will fill its entries at
its next annual meet (in June), and it is not likely that one will
offer which will suit its purpose better than this, which will put
new blood into its veins, Had the American Association known
this before its last meet it might possibly have found what it also
was looking for, That there is the most urgent need for this sys-
tem, or a better one, all intelligent students of the present condi-
tions of trap-shooting will admit, and Mr. Loyd will have a large
feather in his cap if, after further consideration of his system, it
shall be determined in open council that he has found the solution
to the puzzle and devised a scheme which will cause professional
shots to shoot the more, and make those shoot whu never shot
before. The poetry is not mine; neither is the system, hut as L
said, | am inclined to think the latter wouldn't be anything to be
ashamed of. EK. Houagu.
Cnrcaao, Ll.
$16.60 -
TRAP CHAT.
\ W. YERRINGTON of Norwich, Conn., is acquiring quite a
e reputation asa trap shot, and his name has been advanced
by admiring friends as the champion shot of his State, and by
some others as champion of New England. To neither of these
two titles does Mr. Yerrington aspire, and it was entirely without
his knowledge that such claims were made in print. Heig an un-
assuming gentleman who started in a few years ago at trap
shooting as a recreation, and as a tournament shot ranks amone
the best. He has no desire for honors as a mateh shooter, but as
the articles in question have been the means of drawing out a
challenge from Mr, C. B. Manley of Danbury, Conn., he has de-
cided to accept this challenge with some modifications. Mr. Man-
ley’s challenge called for a match at 100 bluerocks from 5 traps at
18yds, rise, for $50 a side, to be shot on Colt Gun Club grounds at
Hartford, and limited Yerning'on to a12-ganuge &lb. gun, As the
challenged party Yerrington claims the right to have some voice
in the conditions, and accepts with the right to shoot any cun, 10-
gauges ati l3yds., and 12-rauges at léyds,,and match to be shot
during the Norwich Tournament, April 17 and 18, on Norwich
Gun Club grounds. This should make a good race, and we hope
to be able fo announce Mr. Manley’s acceptance soon.
The Norwich Shooting Club offer a yery attractive programme
for their shoot on Wednesday and Thursday, ‘April 17 Said 18.
There are 18 events for the first day and 12 for the second, and,
as Keystone rules will be used the shooting wil] be constant and
lively, Sweepstakes of all kinds are ore from 7 to 80 birds,
entries Tanging from fifty cents to $3, with several matches at
double rises, so there will be no lack of yariety. On each day a
race at 30 birds will be shot under the new Tucker system, which
is to be given a practical test. These races are for guarantecd
purses, $50 the first day and $75 the second day. The club pro-
mises yisitors 4 good time, with large entry lists. A hot dinner
will be served on fhe grounds each day at a charge of fifty cents.
NEW JERSEY PIGEON LAW—By the united action of the
several gun clubs having grounds in New Jersey the law which
has been interpreted as prohibiting the killing of pigeons from
traps has been changed to permit the sport by the members of
regularly incorporated clubs.
BRYN MAWR, Pa., has.a newly organized gun and rifle club,
with Hugh W. Barrett, Pres.; Christian Mabare: Vide-Pread ft
Howard Shank, Sec.; Geo. W, Foley, Treas,,and John J. Kerri-
gan and Joseph ‘Hamilton, Field Captains,
KEYSTONE RULES.
howe 1. A referée shall be appointed to judge all matches, and
his decision shall be final.
RuLE2. Special Duties of Referce—The referee shall see that
the traps are properly set. to throw the proper angles at the be-
ginning of a match, and that they ave keptin order to the finish.
RuE 8. The referce shall announce the score in a loud voice.
Rue 4, Keeping the Score,—There shall be appointed a scorer,
and the score kept by him shall be official. The scoring of 9, dead
bird by a “1,” and the scoring of a lost bird by a ‘0,"’ 4
Rion 5. Traps,—All matches shall be shot from either 3 or 5
traps. Shooting from 3 traps, four shooters shall step to the
store; ofe facing each trap, according to his number, No, 4 to
step to No: 1 score after No 1 shoots, No. 1 to step to No. 4 seore
after No, 2 shoots, ste., until all have shot, when No, 3 stepa bee
hind No. 1 score and the rotation continues, Starting at No, 1,
shooting shall continué in tuiation down theline. Shooters shalk
load guns while walking from trap to trap, so that shooting will.
be continuous; a shooter must never shoot until the shooter to the
left has shot. Any one shooting out of turn must shoot at another
bitd. In using five traps the rotation is ihe same, haying five
shooters face the trapsand the sixth shooter to stand behind No.1,
Rune 6. The traps must be well screened; there must be a num-
ber put on each screen opposite each trap, and the shooter must
stand opposite the number. 2
Ruby 7. Adjusting Traps —The traps shall be so adjusted that
the elevation of the bird in its flight, al, a distance of 10yds. from
the trap, shall not he more than 10ft. nor less than 6ft., and the
angles shall be as follows: In using 3 traps No.1 shall be set to
throw a left-quartering bird; No. 2 shall be set to throw astraight-
away bird; No. 8 shall he set to throw a right-quartering bird. In
using 5 traps No, 1 shall be set to throw a right-quartering bird;
Wo. 2 shall be set to throw a left-quartering bird; No. 3 shall be
set to throw a straightaway bird; No, 4 shall be set to throw a
vight-quartering bird; No 5 shall be set to throw a left-quartering;
bird, same as National rules.
Rue 8. Pulling Trapa—The trap puller shall be at least Gt.
behind the shooter, and when the shooter calls pull, the trap or
traps shall be instantly sprung, in single-bird shooting be should
pull the trap consecutively, 1, 2,5, 4, 5. He shall pull regularly for
all shooters, If the bird is sprung before or at any noticeable in-
terval after the shooter calls pull, he can accept the bird or not;
but if he shoots the result shall be scored,
Rune), Gan—No gun of larger caliber than 10-bore shall be
used, and the eharze of shot shall nol exceed 13404. Dixon stan-
dard measure, No. 1106, ;
Rou 10. Lodding Guns,—In single-bird shooting only one barre}
shall he loaded at a time, and the cartridge shall not be placed in
the barrel until after the shooter has taken his position at the
score. in double-bird shooting both barrels to be loaded at the
score, :
Ruun 11, Position of Gun.—The gun may be sighted at the score,
But when ready to shoot the butt of the gun must be held below
the armpit until the word pull is given.
Ruin 12. Broken Birds.—A bird to he scored broken must have
a perceptible piece broken from it while in the air, The decision
of the referee on this point shall be final. No bird shall be re-
trieved to be ¢xamined for shot marks. Ifa bird be broken by the
trap, the shooter may claim another bird.
Rue 13. Single-Bird Shooting —Hach contestant shall shoot at
number of birds decided on by the referee before leaving the score.
If two birds are sprung at the same time it shall be optional with
the shooter to accept or not. If he accepts either bird the result
shall be scored.
Rune i. Double-Bird Shooting—Both traps must be pulled
simultaneously, and each contestant shall shoot at three pairs
consecutively thrown, as follows: Three shooters face the
traps, the fourth man standing behind No. 1; No.1 shonts out of
Nos. 1 and 2 traps; No.1 a loft quarter and No.2 a straightaway;
No.2 shoots out of Nos. 3 and 4, No. 3 a left quarter, No. 4a
straightaway; No.3 shoots out of Nos.5and 6, No.5 a left quarter,
No. 6a straightaway. The rotation to continue the same asin 4
trap shooting at singles. i,
Rute 15. Mour Trap Rale for Double Shooting— Two men to face
the traps, with the third to stepim after No.1 shoots. No.1 to
shoot out of Nos. 1 and 2; No. 2 to shoot out of Nos. 3 and 4, and
rotate until shot out,
Rove 16. Tie Shuotiny.—All ties shall be shot off at 2lyds. on
singles, and at l8yds. on doubles, and at the number of birds
agreed on by the contestants. If, however, the contestants can-
not agree promptly on this point, the referee shall fix the num-
ber, and his decision shall be final. The rules prescribed for
single and double bird shooting shall prevail in tie shooting.
Rows 17.,—Inm case of a tie, any one in ihe tie can ask for a
divide any time when his interest in the purse amounts to.as
much as bis entrance money, and the balance can shoot out aiter
the interests of those asking fora divide have been deducted from
the purse. ~ ;
Rue 1s, Challenge.—No challenge shall be considered unless the
parties challenging are coutestants.
Rue 19, Distance in single-bird shooting shall be 18yds. for 10-.
bore guns, l6yds, for 12-bore guns weighing &lbs. or less, and 15yds,
for all smaller bores weighing 7lhs. or under. In double-bird
shooting the rise shall be l5yds. for 10-bore guns, l4yds. for 12-bore
funs, and léyds, for all smaller bores. j
RULE 20, Handicaps.. Every time a contestant wins a first
money he shali be handicapped 2yds. and temain so as long as he
shoots in a tie for any money. A contestant cannot be handi-
capped more than 4yds..and when shot outot all moneys can
enter the next contest without a handicap.
RULE 2. Semi<Professional Rule.—Our semi-professional rule is
the same as our gmateur rule, excepting that: the angles of the
traps are changed each time to throw either a right-quartering
bird, left-quartering bird or straightaway. The trappers are
compelled to change the angles every time their traps are sprung.
Vive traps are to be used, the same as in our amateur rule.
Rowe 3. Hepert or Professional Rule.—In our Rule 3 six traps
must be used and seven men constitute asquad. Unknown traps
and unknown angles. Traps must be pulled according to indica-
tor. No.1 must throw a right-quartering bird, No. 2 a left-quar-
tering bird, No.3 a straightaway, No. 4a right-quartering bird,
No. 5 a left-quartering bird, No. 6 a straightaway. Shooters’ posi-
tions are the same as inthe amateur rule, and rotate the same;
1,2 and 6 are to get either J, 2 or 3 traps; 4,5 and 6 are to get either
4,50r6traps. No guns of larger caliber than 10-bore are allowed.
Every shooter shall have the privilege of the same number of
shots with his gun properly loaded,
NEW YORK STATE TOURNAMENT.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
T beg leave through FOREST AND STREAM to notify allthe gun
clubs of the State of New York that they can be admitted to
membership in the New York State Association for the Protection
of Fish and Game on the payment of an initiation fee of one
dollar. The admission of any organized gun club to membership
will give it representation in the convention to he held in AJbany,
June 3, and render its members eligible for competition im all the
events of the great tournament to be held at the shooting park of
the Elm Grove Gun Club, June 4,5,6and 7. The executive com-
mittee of the Elm Grove Club, having charge of the projected
State tournament, are preparing an elaborate programme
of the events arranged for the four days above designated.
Prizes are being constantly donated by merchants and others,
and a gratifying list is already shown at the committee’s head-
quarters, greatly yaried in quality and yalue, Any club desiring
admission to the State Association should send application to the
undersigned at once; and as soon as the official programmes of
phe convention and tournament are issued, copies will be sent to
all clubs whose applications are filed at headquarters. ©
Another suggestion [ make to all shooters who contemplate
taking part in the State meeting, is to come here and take part in
the tournaments held at Elm Grove, prior to the great event. Ii
is generally conceded that most men, however skillful. are handi-
capped by shooting on strange grounds; and to such I would say
come to Albany and take part in our next tournament to be held
at Elm Grove Shooting Park, Thursday and Friday, April 11 and
12. Programmes furnished on application. All persons desiring
further mformation regarding the New York State Sportsmen’s
convention and tournament will please acidres >
HORACE B. DERBY, Sec’y.
448 BROADWAY, Albany, N. Y.
BERGEN POINT, N.J., March 30.—The ninth match of the
clay-pigeon shooting tournament for the New Jersey Athletic
Club's challenge cup was shot this afternoon on the organization’s
grounds at Bergen Point. There were eight entries for the event,
aud each contestant shot at 15 targets from 18yds. rise. Hewards
0. Schuyler and Bayard T. Kissam tied at 12 breaks each. In
shooting off, the former missed his first bird and the latter broke.
Geo. 8. Virden scored 11, and Edward L. Vredenburgh and Elmer
B®. Bigoney each scored 10 breaks, Kissam will probably capture
the trophy, a8 he has won five matches of the series shot to date.
Virden has won two, and J. D. Berdan and Richard Sunderman
have tach won one event,
216 FOREST AND STREAM. [Aprin 4, 1889.
MOoOnTREAL, March 25,—T, W. Boyd & Son’s first’ annual shoot
was beld on the grounds of the Dominion Gun Club, when there
was a large attendance of both shooters and spectators, The day
was a beautiful one for the sport. The first event, the team slicot,
THE SUBURBAN GROUNDS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I recently desired to shoot alittle, but was unable at first to
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 22—Teams of three from the
North End Club and the Philadelphia Sportsmen's Gun Club met.
at the Fernwood range to-day and had along good fight, North
Enders winning by 21 points. The score steod:
ae Boe Te Shey ean ae apy mea gear a ner gad owing to the Hon Ayal of the Ottawa men, was postponed. The Philadelphia Sportsmen’s Gun Club Team.
York Suburban Shooting Grounds Association at Claremont, | Gon made a fine Gobet dhncy Ce oO, rons: Mr. W.. Gams. | ari oe
N.J. Ltook the 2 o’elock train from Liberty street, and at 218 1 | Vere Reapeabataetvae Of all th % Aino cit his ee bird. eae ATTIB.. +220 eeeeee ee ees 6 ve eey i t 1107111011111
was at the grounds, which adjoin the railroad station. I at | Tawrence showing up stron oh na ah itty ROOD. ident, M We 1701111110111
onee heard the welcome sound of shotguns at work, some loud | Brault, Mr Bon Aaa IROEOL Shes b y £ the Ti fot a i rat Li2i7111111011 1-18
and reverberating, and others, due to the use of wood and Schultze | Taurent. were also i Ther fae ae . ae Sinaia’ Gib LitP1oriitidd 0-13
powder, not much louder than a firecracker, Sa ean 2s “J bees i ere were a ! Poe uae ladies LOSOM tam eee fe a) Fate eer tay O1101 1i111211111-738
The gate being open I walked in, and following a good hard | anq Mt. EB. A. Cowl a “(Mont al) earn por i teht ( FD) VVLILTLL19 1107 1—4
cinder path reached the club house and entered, off 6 ties before Mr Seen Bact : adhe eae Tai aa r Conn 11002117117110110-1
Several men were putting their guns together, and all were | 99 birds, open to all snobtors * Ribee ‘ VE silare ndividual match, D een qe PakiPsp ile Pare
good-naturedly exchanging greetings and seemed to be on the | Lumsden. Hi1MM1iNI11110-19 Paqnette..1uooloj10n0wit0—1 | 1O1i1iti11ii44 ion
best of terms with each other, I saw nothing of the rough element. | Q Anbin..1101101010111110111115 A Brault..00100111001110111001—11 11 1 i Jiitiiiiziii—t4
AsI had come to shoot, Tat once accepted an invitation to enter | J Smith...0110111000011111111—14_G Brault..11001101010011101100 - 11 Ti1il1110ititiion
ashoot about to commence, called the “trophy” shoot, entrance | Thackw*il0000111101111111001113. A Aubin. .11110000011000111010—10 Double ho ee eee aed ee
25 cents, 24 bluerocks, 5 traps, 5 angles. Iwas told the shooters | «4 Bog 11011011011001010011-12 J Cooke “00110010100101110110—10 Wart oF OL
for this badge must be amateurs, and all those entered were prob- | Vermette. 01111111111000110000-—12 _B 11 01100000111101 i EI SE 0 GBB DOE RPE SP lott O OL 11 11 10 11 00 01 01 O1
ably amateurs, but some of them shot like good ones, anything | ‘Ladies’ match, 9 birds, 6 prizes: EN Gib OL le OO 11 11 00 11 10 10 11-24
less than 18 out of the 25 was considered poor, I will not say what | J Smith J 201 9 J Cook , UDSOM sone eee ee eee ee eens Me 1 11 01 10 10 11 11 00 11 .
my score was, but I enjoyed the shoot. EA Cowley..... 9 Lia Halle eal ae Oo a Oi 'y | Davi 111 01 11 10 11 10 TL 11 00—29
Tne constant popping of guns over at the other end of the Caughiry eae bet dees Perey pee et tb bu carne “ BIS stu ee Trea fle Op epee 10 11 11 11 11 11 «11 «1071 «11
grounds excited my curiosity, and going over thereI found aj ~ 7 7" AER Aro BOTS le Ae North Bnd ple 11 09 11 It 01 10 10 00 11—80— 83
dively sweep an progress; aouy SOHC) wyere entered and were orlin Jin Sinotes oe Team.
verizing the targets in fine style. nele Billy Sigler at once P , _
Attracted my attention. He looks like a typical Snares sturdy, | _ SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS.—Claremont. N. J., March W Morris Pack.................. J11007111111111—8
quick and sure of aim, he seemed to have a mortgage on the birds, | 30.—There was a fair attendance at the grounds to-day and some J1ilitiiiiiiso1sps
and as I stood looking on he broke his 10 straight, and such breaks; | ¢njoyable sport. Ties divided. The various sweeps ran: 11701111101 1110-2
in fact the crockery” was all broke up. E. D. Miilerwasanother | _ No. 1, 10 birds, 50 cents entry: ; Jas Wolst e Tiii11i1111171 1-15
commanding ficure, tall, well built, cool, every inch a 100 mac, | Lindsey......00 1110111100—7 Sandford ............ 01100011105 | 238 Wolstencrott....-- 2-1-0. 110111111110011—3
and the equal of any. Good-looking Briehtnall was not nehind | Simpson.........-... 0011101101-6 _Hathaway.....--..,.100001000i—3 Led palettes eee
any, and Abit him say ine dow tons, raha males 40 straight,” mate LR ered LOMII—9 Apgar............. . .111111110—9 1 i } t 7 i 2 : ; i t : i f aE:
as he finished the sweep. indsey, in dark corduroy coat and O. &, : —
working his “wing” as usual, was not up to his best form pat | Lanasey. 4.4 020. OLOM10011—6._ Sandford... ......, PTAO TANG ay) LENNY OLS PREP RSD ESD tt cact Ail110liiiioii1iB
managed toScoop in second two or thres times with hia wood | Simpson.as.-.010.0< 01101111107 Hathaway ...... ... 0010011 110—5 ‘ i deh dh ast ¢ aie hoe
powder. Tom Kellar was on hand with his chewing gum, Apgar | King --....:-+e0e00+- 11111001117 Apgar...... 1... .. .111010/111—8 ere et Te as
was there mentally comparing the working of the traps here _No. 3, same: Doubl 10111111 113-162
with the perfection attained on the Middlesex grounds under | Simpson..-..--...... 1110000111—6 Sandford..... oc eh. 1OMI111001—7 | We porris Pack a sn a
his skilliul care of that department, The genial Quimby | Hathaway .......... 1011001000—4 Apgar............... 11001111017 TASTE EEA SIRE Awd A bei 4 5 1 er OU 11 OL 11 IT
beamed upon all as he concluded a score of 9, Golling | King.......-...-.-... OL1111011—8 Lindsey.... ........ 01110011106 | 545 Wolstencroft ii 10 110 e 10 11 11 11 11—86
who knows what good shooting is; Johnson who has it nip-| _.No. 4, same: " as Wolstencrott.._.......-..0.- ta Cl we HA i Own
and-tuck with Miller occasionally; Lever, who won the 50 SIMPSON. .2.--- vee 1111011110—8 Sandtord.....,-.-... 1111011100—7 Ww Wol ft, ne 11 01 a 10 01 01 an —32
live bird shoot at Erb's the other day; Hobart, who loves to shoot | Hathaway.........,. WMOLLLOI—6- Apgar............--, 1111110010 —7 m Wolstencroft........:.--.++ 10 11 11 00 10 11 11 1 Th a1
so well that they say he shoots indoors at targets; Eddy, of Cali- | Kimg..-.----..--+--., OLAUON—& Lindsey........,.-... 1110101010—6 1 W di O1 11 01 11—33—401
fornia, with his splendid Scott gun; J.T. Richards, the lawyer, | _ No. 4, same: SAN FRANOISCO, March 24.—Beautiful, warm, stmshiny
who can never get enough powder in his shells and whom no | Simpson.--,-....--., O100LIOLII—8._- Apgar..........., + -1003110111— 7 | weather, with little wind and a splendid lot of pigeons, gave the
man can bluff; Chas. Richards, smail of stature, but a Samson in | Hathaway--.... -----l111J0110I—8 Lindsey........... .1111101010— 7 | California Wing Shooting Club as fine a day hefore the traps at
slaying the Hee with his Westley Richards 12-bore; Hathaway, | King... -----+-.--- QUOUMO0I—7 Eddy... .......... 11111i111—19 | San Bruno to-day as it has everenjoyed, The gentle breeze which
the bank teller, who they say has_a different gun every other | Sandford...., .._... 1110100111—7__Richards........... -10!0110100— 5 | blew from the traps to the stand made many “in-comers,” but
Saturday} Scott, who stands up to his work like a drum major;}_ No.6, 10 birds, $lentrance; | they were generally grassed in fine style. At the last shoot, two
Seehusen, who has a rage for repeaters at present; Albee who | Lindsey........... .. OO010L11—6 Sandford. -..,.,...,0111111110—-8 | weeks ago, the weather prevented the score from being shot out,
shoots a cannon in the shape of a new 10-bore Winchester and | Eddy-.----------- .+.AL0UTL01NI—8 ~Apgar......,.. Eee en 0111111111—9 | and to-day it was determined to ignore this altogether. and begin
goes at it like asailor about to climb the mast; Morton, the ac- | Kiug._-..----- Husted 11111019 _Richards............ 1111101101—g8 | anew for the season of 1889, There were 13 entries for the main
countant who found out that shooting ‘‘culls” did not pay, ex- | _ No. 7, same: : match, and ont of the 156 birds trapped only 32 escaped out of
cept on black and blue marks on shoulder, all these were there | Lindsey. --. .---.--.]101111010—7 Eddy............. .---1101111111—9 | bounds, and a very large majority fell dead. Wollowing is the
and many others whom the writer did not know personally and Sandford Sreman b.ak. 1OLOLIOODI—5_—s Richards............. 1101110171—8 | Score: .
about whom he could not pick up any zossip, Trips, ew ak a earecats 1111111011—9 Hathaway.........., 0111011110—7 | Raudall....... ... 111201021121—10 TLewis............ .201111092110— 8
The style of shooting was what is called Keystone rules, which | APSar--.----.» EPs ir: 111111001—9 Simpson............. 1110011111—8 | Slade.............. 22111NI20—-11 Liddel............ 010210002110— 6
seems to be a favorite with the most of the contestants. King first, Richards second on shoot-off, Robinson......... 1OM21122710—=10 De Vaull.......... 102211111121—11
I was tempted into joining the next sweep with these gentle-}| No, 8, same: A Lew ae bed oon. bor 211112201201—10 Smith... _..,...., 1212222212112
men, and got laid out flat, but in su beeanene sweeps I managed to | Richards........---. QOLMOLINII—7 Lindsey.......-...... 1111010101—7 | Meily..... . .....222222101120—10 Lowe......._,--.,.022202221211—10
get my entrance money back; so thata!] my afternoon’ssport cost | APZar-.---..-.-- 0+ -OOL0L0D010—3 Eddy.......... co ee 0111010100—5 | Hass.........-.... TI11120111—11_:~Jiohns.........,... 012000100111— 6
me was my ammunition and birds. No trappers to pay nor any Lindsey first on shoot-off, Sperry... sues cece 211000121111— 9
extras—nothing to do but shoot,
I noticed about fifteen or twenty persons who did not enter any | ADZal----++-- +--+ -101001111—7 _Richards..... ....., (0000000172 | entry fee was $2.50, the pool being divided in prizes of $10, $6 and
Sweeps, but seemed to be practicing only. I am told that over | Lindsey....--...::-+ 00COL01100—8 Simpson......,........1111110111—9.| $4. For this event a box of fine strong bluerocks were procured,
bea alge) ES ee oe on oe oe rounds between the hours ei ER yan See 28 -110110100I—6 Hathaway........... 1001010001—4 | and pone ere abit pe ae of the Leite eh birds
of 2:30 and 5 o*clock. r. Richards told me that i = o 10, same: carried charges of shot ont of bounds before giving up. bi
ments iis contemplated, such as extending the. iter filline tn ADPAT. . 3.55 4s seas 1110010101—6_Simpson..-...... MB 0011000111—5 | only used his right barrel and made a clean Senitiat Neils. Slade
rearranging traps, facilities for liye-bird shooting, ete. I believe | Lindsey.............- 1111001110—7 Richards....,....... 1000110100—4 | and Fay tied with 5 each, and divided second and third money.
a rifle range is contemplated; there is alsoa targeting and testing | Eddy.....--..--- +++ 1LON0L0I—7_- Hathaway.-.... ...:1111100111—s | The score: Robinson 6, Slade 5, Smith 4, Fay 5, Sperry 4, Lewe 4,
backboard to the left, which, 1 understand, was put up by the No. 11, same: ‘ Randall 4, Another pool under the sams conditicns, with 7 en-
FOREST AND STREAM peopie, and which has been used some, judg- | Lindsey.......-.--» O111011100—8 “Eddy... .........,.,.1111101101—8 | tries, followed. Hay made a clean score, and Robinson, Smith
ing by theshot marks init. When these improvements are com-| Hathaway..-...---- 0100101110—5 Fiichards...-_....... 1011111011—y } and Randa] killed 5 each, dividing second and third money.
leted the Suburban will possess grounds as good as any, and in | ADZar----.---+---+s=+ 1111001010—6_ Simpson... ._....,,. 00000111175 | Score: Robinson 5, Smith 5, Fay 6, Lowe 4 Randall 5. Johns
he items of nearness to New York city and ease with which any Ritth amateur championship shoot for gold trophy: tried 12 singles and succeened in dropping 1 in fine form after
number of boys can be got for working the traps, superior to Hathaway ie een ree ee SCOUECAGERTTR ELEAF eter me pees oN Ea Eee eae. aaa oe Sth I. the shooters re-
any. Siathal- eee hee Teen 6s Hig ee we tres 11110—17 | turne Y, eir outing.
In addition to usual Saturday shoots, I understand that the | Thompson....... eve teereteeekeesesssbesane O1LL10011 1010101110111 0011-16 YOUNGSTOWN, O., March 22.—Following were the scores made
grounds are open every afternoon and any one can go there and | H_H FOX.....------.++ee seeps sen ee evens 1011011010011101110111171—48 to-day at the weekly choot of the Youngstown Gun Club: First
practice, the only charge being the price of birds. This is a | Wimans......--.0-.:teessee sees eee eee eee 00011 10101110000000011010—10 shoot, 20 birds; ?
specially good feature. Also, every fourth Saturday an all-day | J 'T Richards............... Feedeeezoes «+-1010111100111011101101101—-17 | John A Logan.........-2.-;.00006 eeeee es 1100011110001110011111101—16
shoot is held, with restaurant open. . DAYTON, O,, April 2,—As usual here, the two days’ shooting | JN Whiteside.........................-.. 140111101911111101111111122
[intend taking the next one in on April 27, and may have a few | tournament was well patronized, and there was fine sport. There | CE Semple...........-0.. cee cree vee cee 1010101100011100001100100—11
remarks for you to publish if you can stand it, Ap Vance, | were five live-bird contests under the old rules, 80yds. boundary, | WA Smith. .....00 000s pence ete e ne ge 1111101111101111111111111—23
Five live pigeons each, 15 entries: * | Wd Hitchcock, Jr............. Bepeeeeae 0119101011991101011001111—15
is qrbe este: Reaper ern sr Beye eae PMO G i ry. =e. eta ade 110190—3 | John Stambaugh, Jr..................... 1100011010001 101010091600—10
CANADIAN TRAP NOTES. Hee gtan TL MONSd “Sheets yo ROS | Be Anderson ooh oie OE OTOL te
TTAWA, March 23.—The St. Hubert’s Gun Olub shot their | Scballer..-..--.--..-.-- Et — bp Ogken. = 2 ie ere © oe o1—4 | Warner ATMS... .. reldebad. dope ane capes 114111914111011711110011—22
fourth competition for theclub handicap this afternoon, | Cail-:--------teeees O10I0-—2 Magle. 220k... ee (0117—38 | _ Second shoot, 25 birds: ;
and in spite of a glorious day and everything in favor of a good Wale cs pee creer te clae 1111—5 Shorty Webb...... niet O1111—4 John OBA lenses sens sea ree 1001001110010100010011110—13
record, most of the boys were away off, and the scores wereaway | DMeVsOl...-----.-+++-+-:- 111104 Makley..,............. .. 010012 | J N Whiteside. ....-..... 0.2.2 1101119191111111111111017—23
below par, TWollowing are the scores made: 4 | Heikes....... Dean eee Oar 11011—4 (Oe Dinet a EAB B Bebe os copne be oes ban 0911110010101110110010110—13
Sweep at 10 blackbirds, 18yds. rise, 5 traps: W.J. Johnson 9 James, Schaller and Cole divided first, Benscotten and Heikes | W A Smith........0.. ..00.-sce02 cree eee 0110111111011101110111101—19
A. H. Throop 9, J. Deslauriers 9, E. White 8, Geo. White 8 Dr. | second, Magle third, Cain and Makley fourth, W.J Hitcheock, Jt. 0. ite eee c eee ONLOLOOIIONIO1OLON11000 13
Martin 7, S. White 7, Ed King 5,R.G. Daltond, » ST. | “Six live pigeons, 15 entries: ; John Stambaugh, Jr .................... 0000011 000100000110111110—10
Sweep at 5 pairs, loyds. rise: R. G. Dalton 8, W. J. Johnston 8. | JaMeS-----+ se reer eres Q11011—4 Cole../.....5...... ATO Gees CO MOrd Vice. saosin ere dee 1001011101101110101010111—16
A.H. Throop 5, Ed White 5, Ed King 5, Geo, White 4, J, Deslaur. | Oakes----..1-+ese srr eee 100111—4 Mumma... 007? 11011—5 | DF Anderson. ....-...-.-+-.-02+-20+-0ee O11L001010171101111010111—16
jers 4, Dr. A. Martin 4, Dr. H. Equis 2. as Haikess Ih bdererese: OLII—5 Bill... . .001000—1 | Warner Arms..........+-s0ss sree seneeens 110001101111111111010111—19
Club handicap at 20 birds each, 18yds. rise, 5 traps: Ed White | Caim,-------.+-- ++ aay 11101I—5 -‘Sheets,....... .... ..016100-22 | Roberb Bentley.......)....-.-2-- 52-2 seu TV 111111 — 25
(1 start) 16, Dr. Martin 15, W. J. Johnston 15,8. White (2 start) 15. | Bamdle... ...-.-.---.--- AN10I—5 ~Shorty.....2.2 0.0000, ..11i111—§ | _ Third shoot, 10 birds; ‘
J. Deslauriers 14, A. H. Throop 14, Geo. White 13, EK. C. Grant | Benscotten.........---- 1 T—f" Maer. ee oo1000—7 | J A Logan, Jr... ..1101110/11— 8 J Stambangh, Jr...1011110100— 6
(3 start) 12, R. G. Dalton 9. g Kp ANG ltrrrengOne li tent peese a UIDs Maple! S Wei) 1a Gisiw eet 1000012 | JN ayes, ” Ran ie ap ees aries vise a ie :
“ Pret Schaller. e.iitss sseseces emple......... v0I— 5 Warner Arms....,. 1li—t
Orrawa, March 25,—A bright sun, clear sky, gave hopes for Seen atten and Shorty first, Bandle and Mumma second, Cole, | W A Smuth......... IMNLIII— 9 Robert Bentley ....1110/10001i— 6
good noone et ee eae ae to-day, but the cold, | Oakes and James third, Schaller fourth. *! WJ Hitchcock, Jr.1160110101— 6 DF Anderson....., T1N111011— 9
raw northwest wind fairly chilled every one. At 10:30 the first | Five live pigeons, 12 entries: , ERB’s.—New York, March 30,-On the 28th inst., at Erb’s grounds
eu nite PN ’ prize was responded to by 11 guns; 20 Bandle WY ares Mesa ene mee ole Pa SED Se teres $4 on be 11111—5 } Newark, N. J., two yery interesting shoots took place. — The day
Lo a a aed Th er ee o1atw00ts 1011111 Soltavler oy a Asnsne baa “eee s roan tae: pees eceses 10101—8 was raw and cold, and rain fell all the forenoon; notwithstand-
Ed White ..... Eh tae L222 Toroinoniteottiad | Heikes 20000002 bese see ALUMI=5 Maglio. 212017) foe toad [line tare ties ane eoseonatueherien MRE nnGeee ee
FR NBS ten APOE eee eRe 0110111110011011 1011-14 | Bunt................ 22... 410114 ‘Webb....2212722227; Stee ES Pes (Reha Wy poses Be net ee aoe mare MR as eRe
Gan NV be ey ay to sas diloly uses eee lee LOLOLOLITT000TIOL—13 | Benscotten..... 0.200). nT ee ALS See A cinant Gh AMUNGtOn, Ned. Cand Wed levenee UEALA TA USO RIO:
ASTITHBOOD ss et 2 oss enhd dae dons peueiers ele 01010011111101001101—12 | _Heikes and Cole first, Benscotten second. Ure heaps se Sas gun, otherwise Hurlingham rules, for 350.8
DaMegbaa PBI as A: ge ete peste ey 5 3 uss onador ne 01011011110001111011—12 | _ Five live pigeons each, 7 entries: i Mr. Meyer idently out of practi er ha
ZE8. J l ; pig ; side. Mr. Meyer was evidently out of practice, and Lever had no
RG Dalton: he A. fears) oe. eee aot ee 01100111010111111000—12 | Heikes.............- yweeds OlllI—4 Benscotten..,............. 11110—4 | difficulty in shooting him out on the 48d bird. Mr. Erb was
White second on shoot-off, Throop and Deslaurier diyided third. | COl€---++-++- ++. sssesee ee 000L_—2 Mumma... ..... .OU111—8 | referee, Mr. Lindsley and Mr, Terry judges:
The match of the day was the team match. The St, Huhbert’s | Harman..........-------- 16010—2 Elliott........,...., U01N1—3 | Meyer.....--........ .0010001101011011001011111191010100010011111 w.—24
made up two teams: No. 1, Field Capt. Dalton’s; No. 2, W. J. | CaiM----1-- se siesns oases O11 —4 Levers. sgey.ae. £4 OLLLOOMLOLIIIOLOOLIIOLL 0111101110111» —32
Johnston’s. The men shot five each in succession, The old vet,| All moneys divided. é The match between Charlie Smith and Gus Manitz was the
it will be noted was in fine order, scoring a straight 20, No, 1 ees pigeons, 11 wath & Elliott rice Pa ee EON the Crowes and ae ete that Wa tessed it
: GIROGS. ghee) eee. dors tele ey ULE EC DS ate chica ote ep ares ei Pt id Pi ioe
ee Be Odi ee, + see 1911111991111111711— 20 (OT TS Ee aa ES Wet oe Ly | 11111—5 ~Keenan.......... . -11101—4 corey See: Sieareiet storied nbnea heal sliot an this
USE ean demmerea ce ee ae Ney ck Tied seen Atigtns | WRU, SRM peta aca “Bah tationen Gia nencuitel
alton Jat ay j t T—12 |] VALID - oes cee eee eee eens —£ Makley.......:..5 A — 5 ° j ful 6k=
Geo Wate. - Ler a -ATOO100L 110 1101010—12 Leen state. Bs anes Steckert ees on Wet 1101—4 eee) een of the “ee ped te lak ae er are
Martin..-......... cheche > opp cobnshe 11 — 67-1 Wee rete rege ne ae ra or of a champion, for the birds were of the bes
3 2 each HU oF First money divided, Harman won second, third divided. the 15th to the finish being of the highest order. fRHarekwas a,
EMG Ree ee He ve. e1110111010111111101—16 The three most exciting contests in thestandard target matches | large amount of money wagered on the result, mostly at odds of
Ed White..... ., 0111110111111 11001116 were 12 birds each. Wirst: 10 to 8 on the “Dutch.” Mr. Oswald von Lengerke was the referee,
W J Johnston. . .©11111111001101001011—14 Sheets, ............000000 Benscotten....... 1111111111112 | and had an nnusually easy task, ashe was called on only once
§ White..-.... at. day ee ee 01011019001111101111—14 Schaller.....-.... 111011101110— 9 -Gole:........2....5 111111010101— 9 | for a decision, Mr. Manitz’s third bird being challenged for being
VAMP PT ODI tetris sas Boeck nee ese ie 11010011100111010010—11—71 Seles a a te aie shes poe Hee at brent shot ae ete ee sae aaa acd at barrens ane
INOS! Atel ele ee i OIKe@S 22.05.22: 111111—10 | was no kickin roughout the match; it was a most gentlemanly
Toronro, March 26.—At McDowall & Co.’s grounds this after- | Bamdle.....--..-.. 1117110111—11 _Taylor............ 011111111111—11 | shoot. Mr. WwW. Lainwaley was judge for Smith and Mr Dan Terry
noon the following gentlemen assembled for a friendly shoot at | Mumma........-. 111100101111— 9 Shorty Webb.....111111111110—11 | officiated for Manitz. Appended are the scores with the birds
blackbirds. Seven sweeps and two team matches were also dis- | Magle.........-.-. OWMN110— 9 Oain.............,.110111111101—10 | lost. Both gentlemen used al0-gauge L. C. Smith hammerless
Benscotten first. cima Taylor and Shorty Webb second, | gun, and wood powder in the first barrel:
osed of. A very interesting and enjoyable time was spent. The
following are the scores, at 10 birds: Heikes and Oakes third, Cole fourth. Second: Manitz .21212101121711210011101211210111121011011221201229—42
First sweep: Emond 10, Rice 8, Townson 7, Jackson 7, Andrews Mumma.--.........l0111/111111—-11 Owens............ 111110091010— 7 | Smith... ~ -1012111211111101 22120110111 21112221221211202121021—44
6, C. Pants 5. Keenan... .....,.111111110111—11 Makley...... ves, -111111100000— 7 Smith lost his second bird, an incoming towerer, fifteenth a
Second sweep: Felstead 8, Rice 8, Pants 8, McDowall7, Townson | Heikes--. --...--- 111101111111—11 Gain.......... ..101111111011—10 | right quarterer, his twenty-first, a strong diver, was hit hard with
7, Jackson 7, Emond 6, Andrews 5. Harman...-.. -.--011101101111— 9 Benscotten....,..111111111111—12 | both barrels, but fell dead out of bounds; twenty-fourth a hard
Third sweep: McDowall8, Emond6, Pants6, Townson 6, Felsteaa | Plliott..-...- .... 111111011100— § Cole...............111000111011— 8 | diver, on a towering Tight quarterer. hit hard with the
6, Rice 5, Jackson 5, Andrews 5, Ackerman....,.-.101110101101— 8 Stockert...... ..111101111010— 9 | second, fell dead outside; forty-cighth, a right quarterer, fella
Fourth sweep: Rice 9, Felstead 8, Jackson 8, Emond 8, Townson Benscotten broke 1% straight and took first money; Keenan and | prey to the pot hunters. Manitz’s lost birds were his seventh,
6, Pants 5, Heikes ‘whacked up” on second, Cain took third, ‘Third: seventeenth, eighteenth and twenty-second, all right quarterers;
Mumma..,.....-.111101011111—10 Makley...........101111110011— 9 | twenty-ninth, a straight driver, hit_hard; thirty-sixth, a right
Fifth sweep: McDowall 10, Rice 8, Pants 8, Andr ah Y
Fr. beep) ak in : EW jtylel stead | Te cenamte eee MiWii1—12 Cain... IE anii01m1—11 | quarterer; thirty-ninth, a driver, and forty-sixth another right
6, Emond 6, Jackson 6, :
Sixth sweep: Rice 10, McDowall 9, Bmond 8, Charl E Heikes............ 111111111111—12_Benscotten.......11111110111—11 | quarterer. There is to be a grand sweepstake shoot at Hrb’s,
Rr ialsthade Dante mance 2b min aries 74 Jackson Harman.......... O1NI001-= 9 Gole,..--.-.121,1, ALLEN | Newark. on the last; Thursday inAprily, The conditions are 2s
Elliott.........,-.010N111101N1I— 9 Stockert.......... 001011000110— 5 | birds, $25 entrance, Hurlingham rules, 12-gauge guns, 28yds. It
Seventh sweep: McDowall 9, Kmond 9, Pants 7, Jackson 6, An-
drews 6, Charles 4, Rice 3,
Team shoot, 6 birds:
will undoubtedly be a great event as all the Jersey cracks have
signified their intention of entering.—TEE KAY.
THE ARIONS.—The Arion Rod and Gun Club, of New York
Owens). 2.25... 0: 101111111101--10
Heikes and Keenan handsomely acquitted themselves by each
breaking 12 straight, and ‘whacked’ up again; Cain won second
McDowall -100111—5 Emond....-... -y.---l101T1—5 : g 5
Charles.. . 111110—5 HGS 3 0-otd ceded OLE =8 in the shoot-off, Benscotten third, Owens fourth. and East New York, which is composed of a number of well
Pants ....., .-111000—3 Andrews: ...::...... .11010i—4 It was unanimously agreed that hereafter all live bird contests | known and prosperous business men, intends to buy a new club
Folstead. ...........1/1/0I—5—18 Jackson............. .101111—5—17 | here shall be under the new American Association Rules—A. B. | house for the accommodation of themselves and their families at
Team sooot, 6 birds: NEWARK, N. J.—The Southside Gun Club will hold its open- | Rockaway Beach. The membership, which has been limited to
McDowall.......-... AN01—5 Emond ......- hort Tio0it1—5 ing shoot of the summer season at the club’s grounds on April | thirty-five, will now be increased to fifty. The officers elected
Charles. ++ J0U1T1—5 Andrews.....-.. ....01101—4 10, beginning the sport at 9:30 A.M. Invitations to participate | for the ensuing year, the ninth of the club’s existence, are:
(PETESt to eee 011011—4 Jackson..-.....-.....1101W0—3 - have been extended to sportsmen of this yicinity and ten matches | W. H. Frank, President; M. Mayer, Vice-President; G. Kahr,
Felstead.,..-:...-..-Ll100—4—18 Rice’,,..56...0.0..0. L000L0—2—14 Secretary: L. Kolb, Treasurer.
will be shot for prizes.
‘Aprit 4, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
247
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 27.—Yesterday the Minneapolis Gun
Club held its regular weekly badge shoot at its grounds on Bloom-
ingdale avenue, and there were a large number of members
esent. We had a regular March “howler.” the wind Dro WRS
oT
the double shooting many of the birds struck the ground before
the second barrel could he fired, and only the quickest of snap-
E Of course the scores were low, but
under the circumstances some of them were very good, There is
t
Farigusl from the reat and the sky was overcast and dull,
shooting was of any avail.
considerable challenging and counter-challenging going on
between the pepe live birds are the targets used. Wirst
iott match, 25 live birds, $25a side. Bub-
First sweep, at 10 ain Peorias, $1 entrance:
ASTON yee s ki cineca MMDIN—10 Swanman.......... Q011111101— 7
BRINN .s22-.es 1001011111— 6 Dalton.............. 1011110111-- 8
Murphy ..,..:-.....10110i0111— 7 Morse...... Seach Fs kita 100111 1011— 7
AD Utes, farwtie epee wee 1011111101— 8 WNicholson.......... T1011 LI01— 8
Wrady. cs... tse ». 10II— 9 Dodge... ies... 1010110111— 7
Whitcomb.......- LTITOI— 9 Gis 1211110001— 7
Beck. .h nou ticseet ALOWINION— & Wate ssc. cescee e. 1001110101— 6
Lawrence..... ....J1/10110J— 9 Shepherd........... 111/111011— 9
POxX......¢¢-¢nee02--«- LOO — 7
“Tribune” badge shoot, 9 singles and 3 pairs Peorias, entrance
#1, four moneys:
Skinner....110111011 1010 10—11 Morse......110110101 10 00 00— 7
Murphy ...110110101 10 11 00— 9 Nicholson,001101011 11 11 10—10
Whiteom.101111000 10 0010— 7 Dodge.,....11101.010 11 01 00—9
eck. . . .010L01000 00 00 00—8 Ensign..... W111 «11 11 10—14
Lawrence..11/110011 0110 11—11 Cutter... WOOT 11 10 11—12
Shott.....- 2001100011 0010 00—5 Latz...... 10011100 10 11 vO— 7
WOx 0)... 10111101 0010 10—9 Shepherd..101100011 10 10 Li— 9
Swanman..O100000i1 O00 11 1i— 7 Scott.....-.011101011 10 00 W— 7
Dalton ... W1011110 101010—9 Brady.... .110101000 11 11 10— 9
MU ETT Oils fod so A rss cons rich: arent aes 1100010101 10 10 11 11 11—13
Brady........- -. 0111170010 11 00 10 10 10—11
NioTAG = nes . 0101001010 00 01 10 00 00— 6
Whitcomb . 1001101001 11 11 10 11 11—14
Swanman 1011100007, 10 10 10 10 HO— 9
Beck...... 21113111411 10 CU 10 11 10—15
ISTO R ce sien s price etete tees -. 10M 11 17 10 11 10-17
ie ae eS a a eee 0101010010 11.00 10 10 01— 9
AVAL re, ng ok chat tek rere die 1017117110 10 1 10 10 10—18
GAY LGM Os eds c alae ary anche nes 1000111 10 10 10 10 10—11
WNicholson........ Foie toh or eer eres . 10C011 1.100 1i 10 01 10 11—2
Tibet ane Ba slb poets nck Meera ATOLL 00 10 11 11 10—14
Sheppard sys. ak eee een 1010110110 00 OL 00 00 00O— 7
TO Aa BR SPE rtd Pe Piles 1110111011 10 10 11 11 11—16
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TONNE actin. = SAAC aaa inane se 1111111110 10 10 10 OL 10—14
EOL ere te ee et ctuckes .. ...0001001110 - —10 00 00 00 11— 7
Stokes senior badge, Fox junior; Stokes first, Dalton and Beck
second, Whitcomb third, Murphy and Skinner fourth.
BERGEN POINT, N. J., March 29.—The first of a series of clay-
pigeon matches, between teams representing the New Jersey
Athletic Club and the Elizabeth Gun Club, was shot this after-
noon on the grounds of the former organization at Bergen Point.
The visiting team included several marksmen who have made
high records shooting at bluerock targets, and easily won the
match. The conditions were 16 birds each, 18yds. rise and 50yds,
boundary. The score was as follows:
Elizabeth Gun Club, New Jersey A. C.
Meller ....-2+5+--: War tas 15 PALO): <,: dy Susasiant east 12
Lewrence..... a etcuemrca ener 9 R.Sundermann............ 2
Taek MAMMA. - 5+ -5 6 sere 12 DET AU crores prelntos altel sree? atereis 12
@onover--.. ,..--,-.-.-- +18 COVALAG A aaeere cosa cee 10
oie es eee ear 4 REHICAY Manet tees rete: 11
DORMSOM «2. es 14 T Wilmerding:.....0.. 2. 9
Wralliamsss : oS) 235atsG>s-+5 13 HBironey ee Ty as 12
Gnetwood sce wt ess . He Popham ise ince! Vite! D
Shangle. .......... peewee 8—109 KE Vredenburgh........... 9— 82
BRADLEY VS. VAN SCHAICK.—A match at liye birds be-
tween Messrs. Dan Bradley and G, G. Van Schaick, shot four
weeks ago, having resulted in a tie, these gentlemen determined
upon another match to decide the first. It was shot last Thurs-
day at Mr. Bradley’s residence near Lake Mahopac, and after
some good shooting resulted in a victory for Van Schaick by one
bird. The pigeons in both matches were fast flying birds, blue-
rocks predominating, and the majority were swift drivers. The
scores were as follows, Mr. Field shooting outside of the match:
First Match. Second Match.
Bradley.........-. 1121211220110 Bradley......,.222112011111101—13
Wan Schaick......11101//011—10 Van Schaick..121111111102111—14
Wield..........---..01021010102— 6 Field. ...,., ...202202001200211— 9
The figure 2 represents birds killed with the use of both barrels.
The three birds missed by the two contestants in the second
match were dead out of bounds, Arrangements are being made
for another match at a larger number of birds.—ALGONQUIN.
HILLSIDE GUN CLUB.—Dexter’s Park, Long Island, March
28.—Match for club medal, to be shot for at 12 monthly shoots and
to become property of one who wins it most times; 25 bluerocks,
Chamberlin rules; Knebel 18yds., others l6yds.
P Welharat........-- Wey nee song ian sd 1011110011111110010901001—15
IPP RIGTRA Ecc uhluud Saieds titre eyleans nar «~~ -1101100111001111111111010—18
AAyrjabo) Meo sev Ey een een tie peer ~-1010111110111110010010001—15
Don OCH. 7 oy. hseeens -100011111111101101010100—16
John Reiss..........- 108011101.0111111010110101—16
Her Berger......... 1111.11101019.1011111111010—20
H Knebel, Jr. 11114.01191191111111011111—23,
DTI ARAC Re a ereings oneness ore 1091111011011110101010100—15
Jos Link .-. ADI 10111 0 T1111 —2t
E Berger... 0111010119111101019100100—15
Jolin Meyer... 2... casas see - -1110101101101110101101011—17
Thos Short.........---. -2:+. Senet eres =. 101001111,0119110110111011—18
BROOKLYN, March 28.—The Hillside Gun Club had a good
afternoon's sport at Dexter’s Park, Jamaica Plankroad. This club
was organized for the purpose of indulging in shooting at inani-
mate targets,so as to keep the members in practice during the
season when game isnotito befound. Twelve members went to
the traps and shot at 25 birds each, a gold medal to the first and
second and a leather medal to the lowest scorer, the contest for
the latter causing considerable amusement, as at one time no less
than seyen tied forit. The full score of the shoot was as follows:
P Welhardt (18). -....ccsetsesdceestseens 1017011001101100111010011—15
P Weiss (16) ......--4s--.2-200- retin tea 1101001011001111111111101—-18
TaResssl ors (1G): opeeee ret Mere on eae 0U11111110011001101100110—15
J Koch (16)........0...+ masons WAN. ct 101101001.1111011100110011—16
J Reiss (16).......0..2.-5 sep erey techn aeh “G111101011010100111111010—16
mer eridGl. cc gecliaven tess testes ates 1011111111001411110110111—20
H Knebel, Jr, (18)......-. eee ee y .. 1111011191111111111011111 23
J Rausch (i0)......-. +. 2. seceo-te+ cee --++ -O1010101101 11101110011 001—15
STRLTESIAD) Meee MUON rc rrrc ne oe « 1111111110110 1171111 — 94.
E Berger (16)....00....00s0e+- cies xis 1010110110110001010110110—14
SNIPS SIR co Wo aaa eee 0101111011000011110011111—15
IB BOVE (1B) cen ce or acest co hat a ... 011001101111011110111111—18
J. Link won the first gold medal, H. Knebel, Jr., the second, and
E. Berger the leather medal. Several sweepstake were then shot
off, Referee, Mr. G. L. Bower: scorer, Mr. Charles Traub.
ROXBOROUGH, Pa., March 23.—The Roxborough Gun Club, of
Roxborough, Pa-, and Matsunk Gun Club, of Matsunk, Pa., shot
4 match at the Roxborough Club grounds, this afternoon. The
conditions were teams of 10 men, 20 bluerocks per man. The
Rjisuak boys shot in first-rate form a1id won by a score of 157 to
” Roxborough Gun Oe: Matsunk Gun Club.
J PEM ERNGL Ap peter O86 Rice me CF Crassman......-..-...J8
OUI Teles haan eee , 15 J Hefenfinger.........-... 15
THEMBI OH GU. contested de WMG Sr os senses ows rbroll d
eae Set atee eens Eos ee 13 OMB Reise 44522 wens: oc 18
PGS a 1 URSA hy Aa, a aE 15
J Linsey.-..--.---- pte SOSYE)C Is lee Aaa pe astm icone 15
GB Tond bite es ee oa: 16 Geo Ritter ....-.-...-. Pragelh
PVOzias. oo eee ID Molto ra ates sre 18
Gilmore.......-.2.¢-. 2+. G Jd Nettelsj--. 32... 20.08 . 4
WATTEN..-2..,.02. 0. 9=127 SiCarter..- 2... 2... 18-157
PINE BROOK, N. J.—Miss Annie Oakley and Frank Class of
Pine Brook will shoot a match on April 5 against C. M. Hedden
and Sam Castles of Newark. The match will be at 25 live birds
each, for $50 a side, Hurlingham rules, 80yds. boundary. Miss
Oakley will shoot at 25yds. rise and the athers at 30yds, The
match will begin at] o’clock,
HURBKA GUN CLUB, of New
Heights Gun Club
angles, 16yds, rise
rules, sweepstakes. Finst sweep;
Bungar 0.
Sehmults 1.
Third sweep, at 10 blusrocks:
*Schortemeier barred.
Ties on 6 for second, miss and out: Booth 0, H. Ficken 2, A.
Schmulta 3.
Medal and prize shoot, best 7 out of 10 scores to count for medal
and prize; match at 15 bluerocks, 5 traps:
Schmults(iéy), .000001010001000—3 Booth (16)...... 010001000100100— 4
J A Pieken.(18)001110011001111—9 Strope (18).-.-. QL0001010101111— 8
Heritage, J 1(16)000000000111/00—t A Schmults(16)000101011010000— 5
Diffley (16)....,. 000100101101100—6 Bungar (1),.... 000000110000000— 2
Swindell (16)..,.L1Q00LI000H01I—8 _-_ Schorte’ier(16).11001111011111—12
Buthter (16).... ,GQL0100i0000011—4 ;
Schortemeier wins medal for month of March, and having made
80 per cent, of total score is handicapped 2yds. ab subsequent
shoots, The day was a poor one for good scores, as the wind blew
very hard from the west. The majority of the members had no
experience previous to this shoot at using 5 trans, and -everal had
pot shot at an artificial target before. Thanks are due to Mr, Al
Herituge for his kindness in superintending traps and making the
boys comfortable. The next monthly medal shoot will take place
on Tuesday, April9,and as some of us will practice before that
time we may make better scores,—L. H. 8.
HOOSICK FALLS, N. Y., March 27/,—Cambridge vs. Indepen-
dent, Lloositk Falls, challenge match, National Driving Park, king
birds, 60 each, 3 traps, National rules:
Cambridge,
Wm Mills...... 0111111 1100011101011111101101111101010100111001111-85
JW AEE Ora Ta ay Lee
ongic alls,
CA Johnson... .110111111110111110101111101 £01111100111111111 1011-41
C H Stockwell 111111011) OLOTIII III 191111 L01TLL 1 LI 1-45-86
PITCHBURG, Mass., March 28.—The Fitchburg Rod and Gun
Club have elected officers as follows: President, C. H. Brown,
Sr.; Vice-President, Geo. W. Weymouth; Secretary and Treasurer,
BE. B. Twitchell; Directors—H. I, Wallace, Fred H. Rideout, Amos
B, Small, 8. W. Putnam and C, H. Brown, Jr. Plans already un-
der way indicate an unusual interest and much sport the coming
season.
WORCESTER, Mass,, March 28.—The first of the spring series
of classification shoots took place this week, In the shoot for
position each man hat: a possible score ot 80 birds, in the prize
score there was a possible 10, and in the tie a possible 5. The re-
sults in detail follow: :
Class B. Classif. Prize, Tie. Glass B. Classif. Prize.
ES Knowles. .,22
CRB Claflin. .26
AB Pranklin..24 LS Kilburn....25
@)Rice...::..4.. 24
Dr Bowers.....23
HT Swan...... 25 GJ Rugg.....-.20
M D Gillman. .25 HYD Jourdan, .13
A R Bowdish..238 H Colvin.......17
G W_Russell. ..27 F Forchance.., 7
L PF Houghton.27 we
In Glass A the tirst prize of $7.50 went to Claflin, The second
prize of $4.50 was divided by Bowers and Franklin. The third of
$3 went to Swan, and the fourth of $2 to Kilburn, Knowles and
Rice. Im Class B the prizes were $4, 2.40 and 1.60.
WELLINGTON, March 30.—There wasa large attendance at the
gf rounds of the Wellington Club to-day, und several good scores
were mude, despite the strong north west wind which blew across
the traps, The Merchandise match, which was opened three
months ago, was closed this afternoon with the following win-
ners, the conditions being that the besteight scores at 15 birds each
be counted: Wardwell first: with 102, Perry second with 101, Shum-
way third with $6, Sanborn fourth with 95, Field fifth with 94,
Schaefer sixth with 93, Snow seventh with 92, Baxter eighth with
85, Savage ninth with 8l, Grimes tenth with 79. The following
scores were made in the Silver Pitcher match at 8 clay-pigeons
and % bluerocks: Perry 10, Bradstreet 10, Field 12, Schaefer 12,
Snow 11, North 9, Sanborn 11, Stanton 12, Long 13, Allerton 9. Fay
13, Ward 13, Chase 8, Wardwell 14, Bond 11, Baxter 8, Conant 7,
W hite 18, Webster 13, Melcher 8, Short 10. The picher was won
by Wardwell. Yhe sweepstake winners in the several matches
were: Six bluerocks: Lang, Stanton and Baxter 5. Six bluerocks:
Chase 6. Five clay-pigeons: Morse 5. Six macombers: Choate 6.
Five clay-pigeons: Choate 5. Six clay-pigeons: White, Stanton
and Bond6é. Six bluerocks: Sampson6, Sixmacombers; Stanton
G. Six bluerocks: Shorr, Chase and Wood. Three pairs clay-
pigeons: Choate, Webster and Schaefer 6. Six bluerocks: Brad-
bury and Fay 6. Eight clay-pigeons: Schaefer, Lang and White
8 Seven bluerocks: Webster, Choateand Wood 7. Six bluerocks:
Baxter, Stanton and North 5. The club shot under the new five-
trap rule to-day, and nearly all the shooters were pleased with
it, ate itis more difficult 1o make good scores than under
é old rules.
BALTIMORE, March 27.—Ihe Baltimore Gun Club held a shoot-
ing match at Acton’s Park, Anne Arundel county, to-day. The
shooting, which began at mid-day, lasted untildark. The mem-
bers tried the Keystone targets, which throw from the traps in
all directions. The object of the shoot was to select a team for
the match with the North End Gun Club, of Philadelphia. During
the day a meeting of the club was called to consider the challenge
of the North End Gun Club. Capt. George Hussell presided.
Messrs. Walter P. Harvey and Dr. Baughman were elected mem-
bers of the club, Yhe challenge of the Philadelphia club was ac-
cepted, and Acton’s selected as the place for the match, April 30
was fixed asthe date. Fiftean men will shoot on each team and
20 birds will be shot at by each shooter. The Baltimore Club will
entertain the visitors during their stay in the city. If challenged
to shoot a return match the Baltimore Club agrees to go to Phila-
delphia. Messrs, Cleveland, Lithicum and Williar were appointed
a committee to select the Baltimore Club’s team, Messrs. Denny,
Buckby and Dr, Baughman were appointed a committee to enter-
tain the visitors.
STICE,—Chicago, March 30.—Dr. Henry, of Jacksonville, 111.,
the home of Jim Stice, says that Stice has rheumatism of the
heart. His hands and limbs are badly swelled. Nevertheless
Stice declares himself eager to shoot Dr. Carver on April 6 or
at some other date. In case such a match is made Carver says
he will restore the money forfeited by Stice on the late match.
Stice went to Des Moines for the Carver-Budd match of to-day,
and the Carver-Stice match may be re-arranged to-day. R.B
Wadsworth and W- L. Shepard also left for Des Moines yesterday
to see this match. Several Chicago men are backing Budd in
this maich, or are interested in it.—H. H.
_ SOUTH SIDE GUN CLUB, Newark, N. J.—Friends are cordially
invited to the opening shoot of the summer season, April 10, at
9:30 o’clock. The club grounds are situated on New Jersey Rail-
road avenue, near Lehigh Valley coal depot, and may be reached
via Pennsylvania Railroad, Emmet street station: Newark & New
York Railroad, Broad street, and Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western Railroad. All will be class shooting under club rules.
Prizes divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Targets, three cents each.
Fain ee and lunch on hand. Rainor shine.—W. R. HOBART,
ec.
GILMAN, Sil.—The Gilman Gun Club will hold an amateur
tournament (professionals debarred) April 16 to 18. Live birds
and artificial targets. Purses, 40,30,20and 10. For particulars
address I. W. Budd, Crescent City, or Prank Mosher, Gilman.
CLEVELAND, O,, March 28,—T. A. Close and A. Forrester shot
a match of 50 singles each on the Kirtland range to-day. They
tied at 44 and then decided to shoot another 5) to decide the tie.
Forrester won by a score of 44'to 28.
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week trap scores which come in tco late for pub-
lication in the current issue,
quested that scores be sent us as early as possible.
JH Picken... 5c 110)100011. ISDA Gets a atin 4 Bie are 0110100010—4
Swindell.,.- -. .., £00)1111000—45 Strope.... .... . .OL01L001090—8
SoU OWE SB A SAPCer aS . JV00000IN0N—1 Heritage, Jr.. . ..10100001L00—8
Second sweep, at § bluerocks, same conditions:
HH Selimults,.....--.+-- ,00000—0 Schinults. ......,....-. 00100—1
BEL POUCHES IL cmutan ss ca ace ns WOO — sy SUD Gad ve eis sole ad ste o00LI—2
Heritage, Jr, ..,,-..-....01001—2 Schortemeier... ........ 11001—3
DMG y eek sens ae nae ce QO0U0—0 Heckmamn........... -..6 00000—0
Swi dell....- pa Tee) ee POG) ae RNs HOG Tshirt burners oneye Y0110—2
Petron Peta cesccsaet eet QUUU0I—1) Dr SUDlONs..-0. 0s. . eee: 1—
Ef Schmults....... OOOLOONIIO—3B = Strope... .....e-seee 1011000001—4.
JH Ficken........-.. 0101101100—5 A Schmults........, 0110100111—6
Heritage, Jr....-.-.. OUOOLOUIIO—8 ~Bungar,.,..-........ 0010010011—4
Dilfiey. 00. ...5.4., OLI11001—7- Hatton, .., 2.-......25, 0010100100—3
Swindell..............0010010010—3 H Ficken........... 0011011101—6
Tp er a1 She ca cts HOON LUO—8 Dr Sutton............ 0110000100—3
Booth woe eees LLTI00)I0O—6 ~*Schortemeier,.,...1111110010—7
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next> : 3
| which has leased a huge section of the Canadian wilder-
1t is particularly re--
— eee «=X _—_— nn aaa —————L—e
York, shot at Jersey City
rounds, Marion, N. J., bluerocks, 5 traps, all
or 12-bore and 18yds, for 10-bores, National
ELIZABETH, N, J., March 28.—In the crow shoot of the Bliza-
beth Gun Club to-day, BR. Williams killed his 21 birds straight, at
S0yds., Hurlingham rules.
WILLIMANTIO, Conn., will have a two daya’ lournsment,
April 24 and 2b, given by the Rod and Gun Club, Artificial tar-
gets, 15 events each day,open to all, National rules—dJas. fH.
hioss, Secretary.
DES MOINES, March 81.—Dr, Caryer won in_the shooting
match with Budd yesterday by & Score of 89 to 85, The match
was at 100 live birds, Hurlingham rules, for a purse of 3500. The
weather was yery unfavorable.
LAPAyErrn, Ind., Aug. 21, 1888.—U. 8. Cartridge Oo., Lowell,
Mass.: Dear Sir—l am pleased to be able to give you a most sat-
isfactory account of the paper shells you seut me. I have_used
Schultze powder altogether for the last seven years, with Eley’s
shells, and yours are the first perfeul substitnte I haye found, and
I shall take care to recommend their use. (Signed) W. GRAHAM,
Champion Shot of England,—Adv.
Sea and Liver Hishing.
THE TROUT OF THE MOUNTAIN STREAM.
ome sing of the bass with his glistening mail,
Or the giant tarpon with silver scale,
But the angler’s joy, and the artist’s dream.
Ts the spotted trout of the mountain stream.
With his mottled sides and his shapely mould,
And his crimson stars with their fringe of gold,
With his painted fins and his silvery gleam,
He has stolen the hues of his mountain stream.
With mouth wide spread and with glittering eye,
He springs from the depths at the dancing fly,
And swift as the shaft from the bended bow
Shoots down to his home in the wayes below.
When soft from the south the breezes blow,
When the waters are cleared of the melting snow,
When the earth awakes from the winter’s dream,
IT seek for the trout in his mountain stream.
When the apple blossoms are snowy white,
And the swamps with the scarlet maple bright,
When the silvery birch has donned its sheen,
And the marshy meadows are fringed with green;
When the bobolink on the “poke-stalk” swings,
And the hermit thrush in the woodland sings,
Then I'l] seek the trout in his mountain home,
In the sparkling verge of the cataracts’ foam,
’Tis then in the water's wildest play,
That he lies in wait for his floating prey,
Or shoots like a flash through the swiftest stream,
With an arrewy rush and a meteor gleam!
When the skies grow warm and the sun rides high,
By the spreading alders he loves to lie;
Or he seeks his lair ‘neath some mossy stone,
Whicli the frost from the hanging ledge has thrown.
Then, angler! if you would his capture try,
Choose your lightest line and your daintiest fly;
Let your step be light and your cast be true,
Ox the trout will have nothing to say to you.
If the bending rod and the ringing reel
* Give proof that you’yve fastened the tempered steel,
Be sure that the battle is but begun,
And not till he’s landed is victory won.
Then, give me the trout of the mountain stream,
With his crimson stars and his golden gleam;
When he, like a hero, gasping dies,
The angler has won his fairest prize!
CHARLESTOWN, N. H. Von W,
SPRINGFIELD TROUT STREAMS.
PRINGFIELD, Mass., March i8.—Kditor Forest and
Stream: The large brooks of all the district within
twenty miles of Springfield afford one of the best natural
trout-fishing grounds in the United States, It is nota
“‘sportsman’s paradise,” of course, but there are few
localities where the trout brooks are so easily within
reach of the tired, business-pursued dweller in the large
cities. There are scores of such streams stretching for
miles in all directions from the small rivers which are
tributary to the beautiful Connecticut.
Take your team at 2 o’clock any spring morning, and by
sunrise you can commence a day’s sport_on the most en-
trancing trout stream youever visited. The brooks to the
south and east of us afford the best sport and the largest
fish, because they flow through lowlands, abounding in
springs and making rich feeding grounds. To the west
and north the brooks are shallow mountain streams,
where anchor ice in winter precludes the possibility of
trout growing to any size. So the large meadow brooks
near at home are the chief resort of our sportsmen, who
have formed two clubs, called the North Branch and the
South Branch, after the two principal tributaries to Mill
River, and have leased thestreams from the abutters for
ten years. Both brooks were for generations excellent
haunts for the best trout, but became sadly depleted;
these clubs, however, have thoroughly restocked them
and patrolled them for severai seasons, and hope ulti-
mately to bring them up to as high a standard as they
formerly attained. The clubs are made up of business
and professional men, whose object is chiefly the protec-
tion of the fish, rather than the sport of catching them.
Indeed, you would find few in their membership whom you
would callrealsportsmen; to fish with a worm and sinker,
even in such splendid trout streams, is still the popular
interpretation of sport, But there are several expert fly-
fishermen hereabout, who, be it said to their credit, are
among the most persistent members of the local clubs.
Few fish have been taken lately from the protected
streams, and the catch has probably cost the members not
less than $2apound. The only interference they meet
is with afew market-fishermen, who brag of having
robbed the streams. It is the sentiment of the clubs that
any one caught in illicit trouting shall be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law, and a lesson or two has had a
salutary effect. Several of our sportsmen go to Rangeley
every year, and I have heard them speak in great praise
of the efforts of FOREST AND STREAM in exposing the
law-breakers there. A recent issue of your paper con-
contained an account of our new fishing and game club,
the way, nearly all are members of the two
have mentioned, B:
ness, and b
local clubs
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SHOW-WINDOW TROUT.
fee opening of the trout season in Massachusetts was
not a favorable one, The day followed a snowstorm
on Sunday, with even a foot of the white mantle of win-
fer in some of the northern towns of the State. Some of
the noted sportsmen of Boston and other cities were in-
tending to be about the first at the noted trout streanis of
the South Shore, but the day began with a heavy rain,
which continued till night, and hence the dreams of
trout were not realized. Still the sight of trout rods and
flies handsomely displayed in the windows of the tackle
stores has left its mark, and pleasant weather will send
the fishermen to the pools; with what results we wait to
see. Until of late the season has been very early, and
many of the streams are free from snow water much
earlier than usual. Thursday, the 4th, is Fast Day. anda
legal holiday in this State, and, though the Governor
does not enjoin it upon the people in his message, yet
some of the sportsmen will improve the day with rod and
reel. The indications at present are that the trout season
will open earlier in Maine than usual—that is, that the
ice will be out of the trout lakes earlier. The winter has
been a very mild one, and some of the rivers in that
State, that are sometimes ice-bound till the middle of
April, have been clear for a couple of weeks already. It
is expected that the appearance of salmon in the Penob-
scot, at Bangor, will be unusually early, Already more
salmon have been taken than usual at the mouths of the
Tivers.
If one thinks for a moment that sport with rod and
lie is on the wane he need only to have watched the
crowd on Washington street in front of Appleton’s
window on Monday. ‘The oceasion was one of the finest
displays of live trout there has ever been made at that
noted tackle resort. In spite of the rain the window was
thronged all day, and it was a rare sight to see the pile
of umbrella tops, one against the other, The display in-
cluded about seventy trout in the tank and window pool,
Among the fish was a landlocked salmon or blackspot
that measured almost 24in. in length, and is reall y the
largest fish ever attempted in a window display in this
city. The specimen was from the hatcheries of Fish
Commissioner Hodge, of New Haimpshire. At first there
was a good deal of doubt as to whether so large a fish
could be brought to Boston alive, but by constant dipping
of the water, whereby aeration of the water was kept
up, the feat was accomplished. The nose of the fish was
somewhat bruised by contact with the can, however.
The display also contains a large number of brook trout
of good size, and one or two specimens of rainbow trout,
Some very fine specimens of hybrids, crosses of our
native trout with English trout, attracted the attention
of sportsmen, though it was the general verdict that the
beauties of the brook trout are lost in the hybrid. These
trout are from the Gilbert hatcheries at Plymouth, Mass,
In the markets the display of dead trout was much
smaller than usual, probably owing to the storm of the
day before, SPECTAL,
A LITTLE RANK HERESY.
Editor Forest and Stream:
If I were to meet the demand made on me it must be in
counterfeit coin, for I have buta very slight acquaintance
with S, fontinalis, and in praise of him could only ap-
propriate the words of those who have been and are his
intimates,
I never caught more than three dozen trout in my life,
and those such little fellows that it was a shamie to a
grown man to catch them. They were so small that all
the gaminess they could show availed them nothing, nor
gave their captor any sense of triumph, The sport seemed
to me about on a par with that of catching minnows for
bait, and the fish caught of about the same value as so
many shiners, dace or chubs.
I would rather catch one 3lb, bass than a big basketful
of such fry, and I believe that the charm of such fishing
lies more in the beauty of the scenes and the close asso.
ciation with wild nature, to which its enthusiastic
votaries are led, than in the sport itself,
Though what I have wxitten applies only to the de-
pleted streams of which alone I have knowledge, my
opinions will be deemed heretical, and no doubt I shall
suffer excommunication by bell, book and candle, but I
will not deny them. AWAHSOOSE,
WHITE MOUNTAIN TROUT,
Le following notes are based upon two weeks’ ex-
perience in the Franconian regions, and upon in-
formation gathered from others who had frequented the
same locality:
There are plenty of trout in all the tributaries of the
Pemigewasset. Near North Woodstock it requires some
knowledge of places and skill in angling to get much,
but these qualifications will always produce some results,
Between the Flume House and the Profile the Pemige-
wasset will generally furnish fifteen to forty fish ina
half day. All the branches coming in from the west
have still better fishing than the main river, Thestreams
on the east are very steep and not so good,
The fish in all the region are small except in the lakes,
where they are hard to catch. From 6 to 8in. is the
average length, though an occasional fish will reach a
foot. Some streams have a great many small fish in
them, while others have them fewer in number and of
larger size,
The upper branches of the Mad River, near Waterville,
furnish good fishing, but the best part of the region is
' the primeval wilderness lying along the tributaries of the
East Branch of the Pemigewasset. To reach this one
must take at least two whole days and camp out. Itcan
be approached either from Waterville or North Wood-
stock. Hight miles of good trail from Waterville brings
one to the forks of the Hancock, from which point the
two forks and the main stream can be fished, here are
also other tributaries within reach. Large catches are
sometimes made here, In going in from North Wood-
stock five miles takes one to the Hancock Branch, up
which dre fine camping and fishing grounds. Four miles
further up the Hast Branch and the Franconia Branch is
reached. Above this branch the stréams fork in all
directions and are full of fish, Professional fishermen
can catch from 15 to 25lbs. a day. To reach these waters
takes hard and laborious tramping.
The bait usually used is the worm, but a narrow strip
of fish an inch long is equally taking with large fish. In! Pp
FOREST AND STREAM.
the shallower and smaller streams the trout take the fly
greedily, and no better place can be found for learning’
the art of fly-fishing, One can miss two fish out of three
and yet make a fair catch, Small plain-colored flies are
the best, those with gray bodies and light wings being
preferred to all others,
No one should venture alone far into this wilderness,
and some light and nutritious raw provision, with salt
and sonie matches should be carried by every member of
a party where they separate at all. None but strongand
experienced woodmen should go in without a guide. The
tramping and fishing are very tiresome work, and do not
leave energy enough to do the cooking and the extensive
wood cutting which the cold might require, Camping in
the White Mountains and camping by a lake or river are
very different things.
Guides can probably be procured through 5. B. Elliott
at Waterville, and certainly at Pollard’s, North Wood-
stock. Charles Huckins of North Woodstock will be
found to be a faithful ‘guide, philosopher and friend.”
Keep the body dry with a rubber or oiled coat, the lat-
ter is the better, but let the legs from the knees down
take care of themselves, They can be dried by the even-
ing fire whenever necessary.
Carry a Nessmuk knapsack, and have a compass and a
map of the country, Take ‘Wooderaft” in the pocket or
in the head,
Take plenty of time,
whole trip of its fruit.
chances,
Do not let a day’s rain rob the
Make ample allowance for mis-
ENN,
TASMANIAN SALMON AND TROUT.—Salmon and trout
have been introduced in Tasmania. The first trout was
hatched May 4, 1864, and the first salmon, May 5, 1864.
The first salmon was caught Dec. 4, 1878. Salmon and
trout fishing, with rod and line only, ends April 30. The
net fishing for salmon begins Sept. 2 and ends Feb, 28.
Licenses to fish with rod and line for salmon and trout
) shillings for one
2 shillings 6 pence for one week.—Walch’s
cost 10 shillings each for the season,
month, and
Tasmanian Almanae, 1889.
Dayton, Ohio, April 2.—Rod fishermen are having
early sport catching goggle eyes and rock bass. Chan-
nel catfish are biting freely at minnows, and hundreds
are taken on trout lines set in the rivers at night. oe
e
Sevens Club will bivouac on the Miami River Thursday
and have invited a party to
Wenz caught 120 Saturday and Sunday nights,
and Friday of this week,
the first fish fry of the season.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass., March 30,—Editor Forest and
Stream: Trout fishing in this vicinity has been so poor
for the past few years that I have scarcely taken my rod
out of its case, but the announcement of a “trout supple-
ment” next week has set my fingers tingling, and ag the
past winter has been very favorable, I shall ere long with
renewed hope spit on my bait and “try, try again.”—
SHADOW,
THE MeNHADEN INDUsTRY.—A communication on the
menhaden industry by Mr. Maddox, which was crowded
out of this week’s issue by the pressure of articles previ-
ously received, will be published next week,
8. ALLCcock & Co,, of Standard Works, Redditch, have
been awarded a first-class order of merit for fishing tackle
at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, this being the
only first-class order of merit granted for fishing tackle,
SetNes, Ners of every description. American Net & Twine Oo.,
Mtrs,, 34 Commercial st., Boston, or 199 Fulton st., N- Y.— ea,
Hisheulture.
RAINBOW TROUT IN FRANCE.
WN the Sacramento and the McCloud
ern United States it occurs ordinarily from March to May,
sometimes inJune, At the Jardin d’Acclimatation in Paris,
eggs have been obtained April 24; at Andecy, Feb. 18, The
South Side Club, on vere Island, have taken the eggs as
. N. Clark has secured them, if
early as Dec. 22, [and Mr,
we remember aright, about as early as this. At Allentown,
Pa., Supt. Creveling obtained eggs Dee. 1.]
of 18 months the eggs are developed, and sterile females at
this age are rare exceptions, Very few at that time reach
the weight of 1g pounds even among the Spawning fish,
Hence the rainbow spawns earlier in life than most of the
other salmonoids.
A remarkable fact, very favorable to restocking, which we
sre astonished not to have seen recorded an ywhere, is that
the rainbow produces-deuble the number of eggs indicated
as the average for the other species. [tis generally admitted
that a trout yields 1,000 eggs for each pound of its weight;
but, having had the curiosity to count the eggs of a two-year-
old rainbow, weighing just a pound, we found exactly 2,000
eges. [In the United States the average number of eggs
to the ne of the fish is under 1,000 in all the records es:
amined.
Tt is above all in the vigor which they show in their in-
fancy that the fry of the rainbow merit attention: in the
first place, the egg is less conte, affected by sediment and
this makes it practicable to hatch them in water containin
some impurities, as the Americans have already observed,
The absorption of the yelk sac, whether rapid or slow, is ac-
complished without accident; and when it reaches the age
for feeding, the young fish accepts its food without hesita-
tion, while so many others belonging to less hardy species
perish with hunger. During its first summer it grows and
prospers in waters which exceeds 68deg. Fahrenheit, as ob-
served this summer at the Jardin d’Acclimatation, while a
temperature of 50 to 53.6deg, is necessary for the fry of our
indigenous trout at this period. Finally, the maladies or-
dinarily so common at this age are unknown to the rain-
bow. In short, it is only when speaking of the alevins of
this species that we will voluntarily believe a fishculturist
who pretends to have suffered no loss in rearing trout.
Ih appears fo us that if the rainbow trout is anadromous,
it should venckats in confinement instead of developing
quickly as it does. Atno period have we observed among
ours a sickly condition, nor even a mere agitation which
would seem to indicate a need of migrating to the ocean,
and, on the contrary, we have always seen them at Andecy,
thriving wonderfully alongside of our salmon which veget-
ate miserably.—A, d’ Audeville, in Bulletin de Piseieulture
ratique, Jan, 1 and 15, 1889.
River the spawning
season of the rainbow trout extends over a large part of
the year, from January to the middle of May, In the east-
BE: At Andecy the
rainbow furnishes mature eggs in its second year; at the age
[Aprin 4, 1889,
NEW FISH COMMISSION STATIONS:
oe United States is now building at Put-in-Bay,; Lake!
lrie, the largest fishcultural establishment in the
world. This location was selected after an examination fi
all the available sites, the land to be occupied was given to!
the Government by Mr. Valentine Doller. The object of
this station will be to collect, clean up and uevelee white- |
fish eggs to the penog at which they can be distributed to.
other stations. ‘The State and Government hatcheries on,
the Great Lakes will receive their supplies from this estab-
lishment and a reserve will be kept for waters adjacent to
the station, The full capacity of the hatchery will be 4,000
jars, capable of holding 5,000,000 whitefish eggs; it will be!
equipped at the staré with 2,000 jars. Y
At Neosho, Missouri, work is in progress on the new hatch-
ery for rainbow trout and such valuable native fishes as
may be accessible in the Ozark Mountain region, Rainhow
trout have flourished at Verona, in Montgomery county,
where they were planted by the
several years ago.
On the McCloud River, California, a building is in pro:
cess of construction for permanent quarters for the rainbow |
trout breeding establishment.
In Maine the new station for salmonidz at Craig's Brook
and also the auxiliary station at Hlls: |
is going forward, L
worth, which will be devoted t6 rearing salmon in ponds;
Mr.
liberated.
MAINE’*S NEW SEINING LAW,
OX March 13, 1889, chapter
Maine of the year 1885,
amended so as to read as follows:
“Section 4, The taking
of mackerel, herring, shad, porgies
or menhaden, and the
fishing therefor, by the use of purse and drag seines is pro-
hibited in all small bays, inlets, harbors or rivers where any
entrance to the same or the distance from opposite shores of |
the same, at any
Le Sai 3 oint, is not more than three nautical
miles in width, un
er a penalty upon the master or person in
charge of such seines or upon the owners of any vessel or |
seines employed in such unlawful fishing, of not less than
$300 nor more than $500 to be recovered by indictment or
U. S. Fish Commission
. G, Atkins now has in charge 120,000 salmon tty to |
hold until they reach the size of fingerlings before they afe |
261 of the Public Laws of.
relating to migratory fish, was |
action of debt, one-fourth of the penalty to the complainant |
or prosecutor, and three-fourths to the county in which the
be a lien upon |
boats and apparatus used in such un-
proceedings are commenced, and there shall
the vessels, steamers,
lawful pursnit, until said penalty with costs of prosecution
is paid, but a net for meshing mackerel or porgies of not
more than 100 meshes in depth and a net for meshing her-
ring, of not more than 170 meshes in depth, and a net for
meshing shad of not more than 75 meshes in depth, shall not
be deemed a seine.’’
a
HATCHING EGGS OF SHEEPSHEAD.
Gat ROBERT PLATT, commanding the U. S. Fish
Commission steamer Fish Hawk, succeeded, March al,
in hatching 3,400,000 eggs of the sheepshead in Charlotte
Harbor, Florida. This is the first successful attempt to
develop the eggs of this important fish. On March 22 another
lot of 3,900,000 eggs was collected and placed in the jars,
The eggs are buoyant and measure one thirty-second of an
inch in diameter. The time of hatching is about two days.
The time of spawning of the sheepshead was not clearly
known to the officers of the Fish Hawk, and it was only by
the accidental capture of a lot of ripe fish in the seine that
the opportunity to develop the eggs occurred, Capt, Platt
was very prompt in utilizing the circumstance to the advan-
tage of fishculture.
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE FISH HATCHERY.—A State
fish hatchery is about to be established on Chautauqua
Lake, about four miles from Jamestown, N, ¥. Commis-
sioner R. U, Sherman selected Green and Brown’s tract, on
the east shore of the lake, as a site for the building. ‘The
hatching operations will be under the charge of John
Mason, Owners of property surrounding the lake sub-
scribed $500 toward the expense of the undertaking. It is
expected that 2,000,000 fry of the muskellunge will be hatched
this season for the lake, and in future various bodies of
water throughout the State will be supplied from this sta-
tion, The fry are to be kept until they are a fortnight old
and measure three-quarters of an inch in length, The fe-
males after being stripped will be returned to the lake.
Answers to Correspondents,
Ee No Notice Taken of Anonymous Oorrespondents.
EK, 5. Y,, Baltimore, Md.—Seé our angling department for an-
swer to your query.
Wanonaag, N, H.—There is no standard.
Newman,6 Hamilton place, Boston, Mass.
A. E. E., Lodi, O,—The New York season for black bass is from
June | to Dec. 31, inclusive, with exceptions for special locations;
for ducks, Sept. 1 to May 1; for squirrels, Aug. 1 to Feb, 1,
C. M. W., Providence, 8, I.—Choose a 12-bore, one barrel modi-
fied choke, the other cylinder. The gun you name will shoot both
styles of cartridges. rite to F, H. F. Mercer, Ottawa, Canada.
C. W., Flatbush, N. Y.-We hayeno record of the dogs you men-
tion. Write to Mr. Ethan Allin, Pomfret Centre, Conn, A blue
nelton is a white dog with black ticked markings. Well bred set-
ters are of various colors, and a black, white and tanis not, so far
as color goes, better bred than those of other colors.
A. C. K,, New York.—Will you kindly tell me if it is possible to
get ruffed grouse eggs and where they can be purchased? Also, if
they can be shipped to England. [have a friend who is yery de-
sirous of starting them on his place at Stampshire. Ans. We
think it exceedingly doubtful that you could get the eggs, and
even if you did there would not be much hope of raising tha
young,
a re
Write to Mr, J. W.
SAM LOVEL’s CAmwps.-cWhat George W. Cable has done
and is doing for the Louisiana Acadians, Rowland BH. Robin-
son is doing for the New England Yankee. In the present
volume and its predecessor, “Uncle Lisha’s Shop,” he des-
cribes with genial humor and, in places, touching pathos, the
life of the inhabitants of a little Vermont town 40 years ago.
Their days of hard but honest toil, their evenings spent in
story-telling and “courtin’” and, now and then, their in-
dulgence in a hunting or fishing trip, are depicted realistic-
ally in the best sense of the word. It is principally of these
times of recreation, their excursions into the forest or to the
lake shore, that ‘Sam Lovel’s Camps” treats. ‘Two of these
camps there were, one ‘“‘on the Slang,” where Antoine, Pel-
atiah, and Sam trapped for muskrat, and one ‘‘on the lake,”’
where the same trio, re-enforced by Solon and Jo Hill, hunted
and fished and had many startling and comical adventures.
The story is interesting beget out, and as it closes with
the marriage of Sam and Huldah, the reader cannot forbear
a sigh and a wish that it may not be long before Mr, Robin-
son issues another book endl ly, delightful and worthy of
praise.—Concord (N. 1.) Independent Statesman,
“Sam Lovel’s Camps” is full of
quaint character draw-
ing.—Cambridge Tribune. ‘
FOREST AND STREAM.
SUPPLEMENT No. 3——-SALMON AND ‘TROUT.
SALMON AND TROUT OF NORTH AMERICA,
HE fishes of the salmon family, which are of especial
interest to the angler, include the salmon and the
trout, numbering in all twenty-six forms whose relation-
ships are shown very briefly in the accompanying
synopsis or key.
Tt should be stated that some of the trout are not re-
cognized as full species by recent writers. The siscowet
is usually regarded as a variety of the Great Lake trout,
The Loch Leven is hard to distinguish from the brown,
even by expert fishculturists, and all ichthyologists will
probably admit the difficulty of separating them.
Bouvier’s trout, the Lake Tahoe trout, the Utah trout
and the Kansas trout are referred to as varieties of the
red-throated (purpuratus), perhaps without perfect jus-
tice.
The species of charr (Salvelinus) present as great diffi-
culties as the black-spotted forms, and we can not say
with confidence that even the New England species are
fully understood. One object in bringing the present
series of illustrations together is to show to anglers and
other field naturalists the present state of our know-
Fre. 1.
Fie, 2,
BLUEBACK SALMON (HOOK-JAWED MALR&),
—
said by Prof. Cope to resemble the red-throated trout, |
Salmo purpuratus. The northern limit of Salmo in
Alaska seems to be the Bristol Bay region.
The Atlantic salmon is found northward to Greenland.
Its landlocked form, usually diminished in size and
changed in coloration, occurs naturally in many lakes
and streams of New England and Canada, as well as in
the Scandinavian Peninsula. The most easterly native
species of the black-spotted trout is that found in the
Kansas River (Salmo stomias). The eastward distribu-
tion seems to have been arrested by the low plains of the
middle region of our continent, which are not favorable
to salmon life.
The lake trout is one of the largest and most widely
distributed of its family, It seems to be peculiar to
North America, ranging across the whole width of the
continent from the Arctic regions south to Idaho and
New York. The siscowet is a smaller and fatter species
with thicker skin and much larger spots than the typical
lake trout. Its distribution is quite limited.
The eharr, commonly called trout, number nine species,
one of which has been introduced. These trout are per-
haps more difficult to separate than any others of the
DD,
Fie.
Fic. 4. SILVER SALMON,
Introduced species; brown, with large spots of black
or brown on body and sides of head; sometimes red
spotted. ; P
Upper jaw bone strong and broad; teeth in middle of
roof of mouth in a double series, persistent,
Brown Trout.
Upper jaw bone narrow and feeble; teeth in middle of
roof of mouth in a single series, persistent; dark
spots on sides margined with pale blue in life.
Loch Leven Trout.
SCalas aos LO) ve serena. ek .... Rio Grande Trout.
Teeth on root of tongue. ;
Black spots generally distributed (absent in sea-run
examples).
Scales 170 or fewer; head short.. Red-throated Trout,
Scales 184 or fewer; head long and conical.. Tahoe Trout
Black spots few or none on anterior half of body;
scales about 200,
Head long, keeled......:..........
Head shorter, not keeled
...--. Utah Trout.
Kansas Trout.
SALMON. TROUT OR LAKE TROUT.
Bone in middle of roof of mouth with a raised crest,
the crest as well as the head of the bone toothed;
pyloric cceca very abundant.
5, QuInNAT SALMON:
Fie. 3. Doe SALMON.
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ledge, with the hope that they will endeavor to aid in
every way possible to arrive at a better understanding
of these interesting forms. Many of the illustrations
here used are copied by permission of the U. S. Commis-
sioner of Fish and Fisheries‘from advance sheets of the
Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission. The Commis-
sioner, Col. Marshall McDonald, is using every available
means to help students in their efforts to master the
problems presented by this important family of fishes.
The three great difficulties to be overcome at present are
(1) lack of material from certain localities; (2) great
individual variation in many of the species, and (3) a lack
of differentiation into forms which may be clearly dis-
tinguished by characters generally accepted as having
specific value,
The Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus) differ from Salmo
chiefly in the greater number of rays in the anal fin; five
species are known, all of which are black spotted in fresh
water, becoming silvery at sea. They run up thestreams
of our west coast from Alaska to California, and are
found, also, in Asia, The humpback extends north to
the Colville River and south to Oregon, Another species
not yet identified is found in the vicinity of Point Bar-
row. The blueback ranges from the Yukon to the Co-
lumbia. The dog salmon from Putnam River, or Kuwuk,
to California, The silver salmon has the same northern
limit as the blueback, but extends south to San Francisco.
The quinnat, king or chouicha is found in the Yukon
and south to the Ventura River, California.
The black spotted species of Salmo are found further
to the southward in North America than anywhere else
in the world; one is known from streams of the Sierra
Madre in the southern part of Chihuahua, Mexico, at an
elevation of between 8,000 and 9,000ft. ‘This species is
——— ee
Salmonide; they extend from the Arctic regions#above
80° north latitude, to northern Georgia and California, in
some portions thriving at elevations exceeding 5,000ft.
Four of the species are completely landlocked, the rest
are to a greater or less extent anadromous whenever they
have access to salt water,
KEY TO THE SPECIES.
PACIFIC SALMON.
A, Scales small, more than 200,.....Hwmpback Salmon.
AA. Scales medium or large.
B. Gill rakers 30 to 40....... ..-c....., Blueback Salmon.
BB. Gill rakers 20 to 25.
C. Anal rays 18 or 14.
D. Scales about 150, pyloric cceca 140 to 185.. Dog Salmon.
DD. Scales about 127, pyloric coeca 45 to 80...Silver Salmon,
CCr Anaillraysi6..). sec... srpeeeeer ss Quinnat Salmon.
F SALMON AND TROUT.
A. Sea Salmon, anadromous (Subgenus Salmo).
Root of tongue toothless; teeth in middle of roof of
mouth in a very small patch; scales large; caudal
forked except in the adult; gill rakers short, 19in
Peg dEs oS) Soya eee aa A Ee tepalae Atlantic Salmon.
AA, River Salmon (Subgenus Fario),
Teeth in middle of roof of mouth well developed, in
one or two series; scales large or small; species all
black spotted in fresh waters.
B. Root of tongue toothless.
C. Seales fewer than 140.
D. Native species; silvery, with small black spots; breed-
ing males with a crimson band along the side.
H, Anal rays 10; height of back fin equals 44 length of
head, which equals depth of body in young.
. Gairdnens Treut.
Anal rays 12; height of back fin equals 2¢ length of
head, which is much less than depth of body in
VOUDQ eee eee eee ert e eee eee eee es HOINDOW Trout.
Fic. 6. ATLANTIC SALMON.
A.
AA,
FP,
Fr.
BB.
AA,
Hy,
Distance between the eyes about % length of head’
body covered with thin skin; profusely spotted with
smallipale Spots... Byes. cec cscs teens Lake Trout,
ee ee ec ie a eae
SPECIES OF CHARR.
Root of tongue with teeth.
Fins not banded,
Lower bone of gill-cover nearly as deep as lone and
not conspicuously striated.
Habitat western North America; migratory; gill rakers
fewer than 20..,.... .....Dolly Varden Trout.
Habitat eastern North America; gill rakers more than
20.
Migratory; size large; spawning in large streams and
then going to sea... beter enne ee SEM LV OU.
Landlocked; size small or medium.
Size very small; tail fin not tipped with white in
young: back blue............ --..... Bluweback Trout,
Size medium or large; tail fin tipped with white in
young.
European species; teeth on root of tongue in a narrow
band; stomach slender........ i . +++... Saibling
American species; teeth on root of tongue ina very
broad band; clouded parr marks in young,
Sunapee Trou
Lower bone of gill-ecover twice as long as eee
coarse striations, ;
Size very large; species red spotted......Ross’s Trout
Size very small; species without red spots. :
. q Floeberg Trout.
Fins with dark bands............ Dublin Bia Trout.
Root of tongue toothless (usually); back mottled.
Stomach very stout; gill rakers few... .. Brook Trout.
eee
1. HuMPBACK SALMON (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Fig
1,—This is the smallest of the species, seldom exceeding
220
FOREST AND STREAM—-SUPPLEMENT.
{AprRiL 4, 1889,
8lbs. in weight. It may be recognized at once by its
minute scales, When it first comes in from sea its flesh
is very palatable, but soon deteriorates as the spawning
season advances. It is one of the most northerly species
of its genus.
2, THE BLUEBACK SALMON (Oncorhynchus nerka).
Fig. 2.—Other names of this fish are redfish andsuckeye;
the Russian name is krasnya ryba, meaning redfish.
This species is next in size to the humpback; its weight
averaging less than 10lbs, Its flesh is very red, hence it
is a great favorite for canning. It makes long journeys
up the rivers, almost equalling the quinnat salmon as a
traveler. On Frazer’s River it is the chief salmon, and
millions of its eggs are artificially hatched annually and.
the fry liberated in the streams. It ranges from the Col-
umbia River to the Yukon.
3. THE Doe SALMON (Oncorhynchus keta), Fig. 3.—
occurs only in the large rivers, Commercially it is more
important than any of the others, and it has received
more attention from fishculturists than the rest of the
species,
6, THE ATLANTIC SALMON (Salmo salar). Fig. 6.—
This is also called Kennebec salmon and Maine salmon.
Tt inhabits the north Atlantic, ascending rivers in
northern Europe and America. The size that this species
attains is too well known to need mention. A few years
ago the British Museum obtained a specimen weighing
50lbs. The results of artificial propagation by which the
species has been established as far south as the Delaware
River are known to every one. The landlocked form,
known as the Sebago salmon, landlocked salnion or win-
ninish, inhabits some streams and lakes of Maine and
Canada, It has been introduced into many other lakes
southward and westward. Eggs were carried recently to
the vicinity of Quito, Ecuador, The variety thrives in
Se
Fie. 8a. Ratmnnow TRouUT—YOuUNG,
Fic. 8B.
Fie. 10.
Locu LEVEN TRovT.
Known also as hycho and Le Kai salmon. The average
weight of this species is about 12lb3., becoming some-
what larger in Alaska. It is found as faf north as Kot-
zebue Sound. It has very little economic value, except
in the dried condition, and is used principally for dog
food,
4, Tur SILVER SALMON (Oncorhynchus kisutch). Fig. 4,
—Its common names are kisutch, coho salmon, hoopid
salmon, skowitz, bielaya ryba (Russian). This is one of
the choice salmon of the west; it ranges from San Fran-
cisco northward to the Yukon, It is a small species run-
ning up the streams in the fall; its average weight is
under 10lb3., larger specimens occurring in the northern
portion of its habitat.
5. THE QUINNAT SALMON (Oncorhynchus chouicha).
Fig, 5,—Other names are king salmon; chinnook, Colum-
bia River salmon, Tyee salmon, Sawikwey and chouicha.
This is the largest and most valuable species, Specimens
measuring 5ft. in length and weighing nearly 90ibs. have
been taken in Cook’s Inlet and the Yukon River, It
makes long journeys, penetrating into the interior more
than 1,090 miles to reach the headwaters of streams; it
Rarmrow Trour—ADULT.
is about 6lbs. It is not anadromous to any great extent
in its original habitat.
9. THe Brown Trovur (Salmo fario). Fig. 9.—Brook
trout of Europe. Native in the rivers of the Maritime
Alps, also in rivers and lakes of northern and central
Europe. Non-migratory, Extensively introduced in the
United States, where it is thriving and constantly gain-
ing favor. It is said to reach 1ilbs. in weight, and its
game qualities are greatly praised.
10, Toe Loch Leven Trout (Salmo levenensis). Fig,
10.—This trout inhabits Loch Leven and other lakes of
southern Scotland and the north of England. It is non-
migratory. Dr, Day considers it to be a variety of the
brown trout. The species is an excellent one, growing
to a weight of 10lbs,, and affording fine sport to anglers;
it has been introduced into New York, New Hampshire
and other New England States, Iowa, Minnesota, Michi-
Fie. 15, LAKE Trout,
Fre. 16. Donty Varpren TrRovt.
Colorado, at an elevation of 8,000ft. and upward. This
form is generally smaller than the anadromous one, and |
differs slightly in coloration.
7. GAIRDNER’S Trout (Salmo gairdneri). Fig. 7.—
Known also as steelhead, hardhead, salmon trout, ahshut
(Sitka). This species ranges from California to southern
Alaska, where it spawns in spring, It spends much of the
time at sea. In its adult state it resembles the Atlantic
salmon in shape and general appearance. In the breed-
ing season it has broad crimson bands along the sides,
Specimens weighing 30lbs, have been taken. It grows to
a much larger size than the rainbow, with which it has
sometimes been confused.
8. THE Rainsow Trout (Salmo irideus). Fig. 8.—
The rainbow is sometimes called California brook trout,
It is a native of streams west of the Sierra Nevada Moun-
tains and ranges southward nearly to the Mexican line,
Its northern limit is uncertain, but it probably extends to
Sitka, Alaska. This fish has been extensively introduced
into the Eastern States, and is now well established in
Europe. The maximum weight reached by the rainbow
gan, Wisconsin and elsewhere in the West. The black
spots of the sides are encircled with a narrow pale blue
border in life.
11. THz Rio GRANDE TRouT (Salmo _spilurus). Fig.
11.—Mountain streams of the upper Rio Grande and
Basin of Utah. A handsome trout, reaching 18in. in
length, The scales anteriorly much smaller than on
second half of body. ‘Teeth in middle of roof of mouth
in a double series. Black spots few on first half of body,,
numercus on second half and on dorsal, caudal and anal
fins. A large and fleshy adipose dorsal. This is one of the
best food and game fishes in the region which it in-
habits.
12. THe ReD-THROATED TRouT (Salmo purpuratus).
Fig. 12,—Clark’s trout; salmon trout. This fine game
species is common in the Rocky Mountain region and the
Cascades; its limit in Alaska is the peninsula of Aliaska,
The red-throated trout reaches a length of 30in. and
sometimes exceeds 20lbs. in weight. The species is vari-
able; the Lake Tahoe trout, Utah trout and Kansas trout.
have been considered as mere color variations with
smaller scales than the typical purpuratus. Bouvier’s
APRIL 4, 1889, |
trout is published as a variety cf the red-throated, but it
is certainly entitled to as much consideration as the Utah
trout, which has some marked characters. The red-
throated trout is profusely black spotted and has a char-
acteristic dash of crimson around the throat.
18. LAKE TAHOE TROUT (Salmo henshawi). Fig. 13.—
This is known also as the silver trout and black trout, It
is found in Tahoe and Pyramid lakes, Nevada, and in
streams of the Sierra Nevada, The average size of the
species is 5 or 6ibs,, but individuals weighing 251bs, have
pee The species is common in the San Francisco
markets,
.
14. Tak Utan Trout (Salmo pleuriticus)—This will
be found put down as a variety of the Rio Grande trout,
Salino spilurus, but the typical specimens have teeth on
the root of the tongue, bringing the species into the group
represented by the red-throated trout.
It inhabits the
Fic, 17, Spa Trout.
FOREST AND STREAM—-SUPPLEMENT,.
Fig. 16.—Known also as bull trout, salmon trout, malma
and goletz. The species occurs in California and north-
ward to the Colville River in Alaska; eastward to tribu-
taries of the Saskatchewan, It increases in size north-
ward, reaching a length of 2ft. anda weight of 6 to 8lbs.
At Kodiak it is extensively caught in the sea-run condi-
tion and salted under the name of salmon trout. The
Alaska natives make waterproof clothing of its skin. In
general appearance this trout resembles the sea trout of
Labrador; in fresh waters it is beautifully red spotted,
but has not much reputation as a game fish.
18. THe SEA Trout (Salvelinus stagnalis), Fig. 17.—
This fine charr is called Greenland trout, salmon trout
or sea trout. Little is known of its habits except that
Turner says it runs up the larger streams in Labra-
dor to spawn, Most of its life is passed at sea, and the
fishery is carried on in salt water. The sea trout reaches
fully 2ft, in length. We have never seen a specimen
2A
Feb. 7. The saibling reaches a length of more than 2ft.
In habits and general appearance it resembles the Suna—
pee trout.
21, THe Sunaren TRovuT (Salvelinus aureolus). FPigs..
20 and 21.—This handsome species has not yet been re-
corded from any other body of water than Sunapee Lake,,
New Hampshire. The appearance of the species has been
so often described in FOREST AND STREAM that it need
not be repeated at present. The weight of the Sunapee:
reaches 10lbs., according to Col. EK. B, Hodge, who was:
the first to bring it fo the notice of ichthyologists. The
species was well established in Sunapee Lake before the
introduction of the saibling, which it strongly resemibles-
in coloration when adult.
22. Ross's Trout (Salvelinus rossi), Fig. 22.—This is:
a little known species and may not be distinct from the:
sea trout previously mentioned, but is introduced here
Fic, 21,
SUNAPEE TROUT— YOUNG.
Fie. 18a, BuLuEBACK TROUT.
Fic. 20. SunAPEn TRouT—ADULT,
Basin of Utah and upper tributaries of the Rio Grande,
reaching alength of nearly two feet and a weight of dlbs.
The Utah trout is one of the best of our game fishes.
15. Kansas Trout (Salmo stomias),—The most easterly
of the black-spotted species, resembling the Rio Grande
trout in coloration, but with much smaller scales and a
very large mouth. The scales are as small as in the lake
trout, The black spots are most numerous on the second
half of the length. This trout grows to a length of 24in.;
it was obtained in Kansas River, far to the eastward of
the Rocky Mountains.
16. Taz Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Fig,
15.—Mackinaw trout, longe, togue, tuladi, namaycush,
lake salmon, salmon trout and peet are other names ap-
plied to this species. In general terms we may say that
the lake trout inhabits North America from the Arctic
regions southward to New York and Idaho, reaching its
greatest size in large, deep lakes containing plenty of fish
food. The color variations of this trout are remarkable,
butin the main it is characterized by small pale spots on
a gray to black ground. The largest well authenticated
specimen was taken in a gill-net at Racine, Wisconsin,
and weighed 60lbs., according to Ur, Hoy. The siscowet
may have to be considered as a separate species on account
of differences briefly mentioned in the key, but we need
fresh specimens to determine this.
17, THe DoLLyY VARDEN TROUT (Salvelinus malma).
Fie. 22,
Fie. 24,
Bic. 25, Brook TROUT.
from fresh water, but pale spots are plentiful on the sides
of sea-run examples, and these would be red in spawning
individuals. The species is long, slender and elegant in
proportions,
19. BLUEBACK Trout (Salvelinus oquassa). Fig. 18A,—
This is known also as oquassa trout. The blueback is
certainly known from lakes and streams of western
Maine; its range to the northward would be extended to
Arctic America if we include Nares’s trout under this
name; but the justice of this course is open to question,
and we ought to deyote a little more study to the subject
before uniting the two. This is a small trout, weighing
only a few ounces, as far as we know from existing
specimens in collections. Anglers will doubtless help us
to a mere complete knowledge of the size and distribu-
tion of the species. Individuals of 9in. long are sexually
mature. A figure of Nares’s trout (Fig. 188) is introduced
for comparison with the blueback,
20, THE SAIBLING (Salvelinus alpinus), Fig. 19.—
Called ombre chevalier in France, torgoch in Wales,
Alpine charr, Windermere charr, Loch Killin charr,
Gray’s charr and Cole’s charr in Great Britain. The
species is a native of Alpine lakes in Bavaria and Austria
and the Scandinavian peninsula; it has been extensively
introduced into the United States. A specimen taken in
Sterling Lake, New York, is described in FOREST AND
‘STREAM of Jan, 24, 1889, and figured in the issue of
to call attention to a curious form obtained in Quebec, 70
miles east and 40 miles north of Montreal, early in Feb-
ruary, 1886, by Mr. C. H. Simpson, a member of the St.
Bernard Alpine Club. Ross’s trout is noted for the shape
and striation of its gill-covers, particularly the lower
bone; it grows to weigh 1I4lbs, and is most common near
the sea in river mouths of Boothia Felix. We have been
advised to describe this Quebec trout as a new specics,,
but prefer to await additional specimens before reaching
a conclusion.
23, THE FLOEBERG TROUT (Salvelinus arcturus). Fig.
23.—This isone of the small species, not exceeding a foot
in length, It is the most northern salmonoid known, oc-
curring in Victoria Lake (82° 34’) and fresh water pools:
about Floeberg Beach (82° 28', north latitude). Seasonal
development begins in August. The species is said to
be without red spots. The illustration is copied from
the original figure in Proceedings Zodlogical Society of
London, 1877.
24, THz DuBLIN Ponp TRouT (Salvelinus agassizt).
Fig. 24.—This handsome little trout inhabits Dublin
Pond, or Monadnock Lake, and other small lakes of New
Hampshire. It reaches a foot in length. It is said to
spawn two weeks earlier than the brook trout, using the
same spawning grounds. The dorsal and caudal fins are
banded, but the back is uniformly olive brown or gray
and never mottled like the brook trout. The stomach is.
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very stout, There are teeth on the root of the tongue.
Adult specimens become very much bleached in color
and uniform silvery, The red spots are large and less
numerous than in brook trout of the same size.
20, THE BRooK Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Fig. 25.
—Generally called speckled trout or speckied beauty.
This well-known species ranges naturally from Labrador
to Georgia east’ of the Allegzhenies, also in the Great
Lake region. It has been widely distributed westward
and across seas. It is recorded on good authority that
Specimens weighing 10]bs. occur in the Rangeley Lakes
and Dr. Hoy has seen one of 12lbs., but such examples
seem to be rare. The species has quite a reputation for
sea going, as will appear from articles recently received
by Forrest AND STREAM, as well as from advices from
England. The color variations in the brook trout are
astonishing, TARLETON H. BEAN,
TROUT OF THE NORTHWEST.
ROM conversations with Capt. Charles Bendire, U,
5. A., we have obtained the following information
about the trout of Oregon, Washington Territory and
daho:
There is no better fishing anywhere in the West than
in Williamson’s River, Oregon. Gairdner’s trout abounds
in this stream and its tributary. the Sprague. The Wood
River, which flows into Klamath Lake, is an especial
favorite for spawning in the winter. Indians spear the
trout on their spawning grounds. At the season when
crickets are plentiful they must be used for bait in the
Sprague; flies will be refused. In Williamson’s River,
from July to September, Gairdner’s trout affords the best
fly-fishing I have ever enjoyed. My first sergeant often
went out on Sundays, during the summer, and caught as
many as 100lbs. of trout, ranging from 2lbs. to 7 or 8.
The favorite fly was the white and red-ibis, These flies
were made in San Francisco especially for that fishing.
Gairdner’s trout reaches 211bs, in weight in this region; I
have obtained one weighing 1441bs,
Clark’s, or the red-throated trout, is very plentiful and
affords the best fishing in some of the tributaries of the
Snake River, especially Camas Creek in Idaho. Here
they average 2 or 3lbs. in weight. Coeur d’Alene Lake,
Idaho, and Spokane River, Washington Territory, are
good localities for this species. The Indians depend
mostly on spearing and traps for their supplies. Bou-
vier’s trout, which is a little color variety*of the red-
throated, is found only in Waha Lake on the top of the
Blue Mountains, or Craig’s Mountain, near Lewiston,
Idaho. This is a very deep mountain lake, and apparent-
ly contains no other fish. The trout are nearly uniform
in size and none of them exceed 12in. in length. <A
species called ‘‘salmon trout” runs up from Snake River
into Lapwai Creek, Idaho, in March and April to spawn,
They are taken in traps and are speared in large numbers,
but they will not take a fly or bait—not even their own
eggs. ‘These fish vary from 5 to 10lbs., and are full of
eggs when they come into the creek. From some of
them the eggs will run out when the trout are held up,
others are not quite so ripe.
‘Bull trout” is a common name applied to the Dolly
Varden throughout the Northwest. The fish is not equal
to Gairdner’s or to the red-throated trout either for eating
or sport. It seldom takes the flyin that part of the
country, being a ground feeder and softer in flesh than
the other two species. The bull trout rare] y reaches 71bs.
in weight, It is much more voracious than eith:r of the
others, killing every fish near it when closely confined,
as in aquaria,
MINGAN RIVER TROUT.
\ HILE we were at Mingan, southern Labrador, with
the Grampus in the summer of 1887, trout were re-
ported to be abundant at the falls of the Little Manitou
River, about 3 or 4 miles from a point on the Mingan
River opposite where the vessel lay and across a com-
paratively narrow neck of land from the harbor, There
had, however, been a freshet, and the muddy condition
of the water as well as the height of the river above its
usual level made fishing impracticable for seyeral days.
Finaliy we were assured that the water had subsided
sufficiently to make it possible to catch some trout, and
the local Canadian official courteously tendered us the
use of his canoe, a kindness for which we were largely
indebted to the good offices of the gentlemanly com-
mander of the cruiser La Canadienne.
Mr. Lucas was charged with the responsible duty of
providing the outfit of fishing gear, which was soon
ready, and, after ‘‘a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull
all together,” he and I reached the foot of the falls. There
we met the Indian, Jean Batiste, who had been out with
us seal hunting a few days before, and his squaw, and
the keen-eyed aborigine told us, ‘‘trout, him plenty; him
no want to bite.”
On our way up we had also passed and hailed a dis-
appointed angler, who was returning to the harbor, and
whose story of failure was of the same tenor as that con-
veyed by the Indian, That trout were as plentiful as
heart could desire was evident—and beauties too! They
could be seen below the falls jumping out of the water,
while every few minutes a nimble gymnast, his spotted
sides glistening in the sun against the dark background
of ledge or rushing water, sprang high in the air in this
effort to leap the fall. Near the fall was a deep pool,
about 50 to '7o feet across, that had been filled up by the
late rise in the river, but was now separated trom the
latter by a narrow strip of beach, which was covered with
scattering alders, This pool was literally alive with
trout that could be seen jumping and breaking water in a
manner to make the nerves of an angler tingle to his
finger tips. My friend could not accept as final the re-
ports he had received and he would have been far less
an enthusiast if he had allowed the assertion, ‘“‘they won’t
bite at anything,” to deter him from trying his luck.
Around and over the pool went the flies of all colors and
varying sizes, bait cut with the greatest skill; but no re-
sults, while the leaps and the flapping tails still tantalized
us. It was trying to the nerves, and no mistake! I be-
came tired and disgusted with our lack of success, and,
sitting down by the falls, tried to console myself by
watching the magnificent display of power exhibited by
the trout leaping up the rush of falling water.
My companion was more patient and persistent. He
fairly ached to catch some of those trout. Failing in the
FOREST AND STREAM—SUPPLEMENT, :
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[APRIL 4, 1889.
pool, he whipped the river above the fall for some dis”
tance, and finally came back to his starting point,
Luekily at this time he remembered a spoon bait that he
had brought along, and, although we had repeatedly been
told by the local anglers that “spoons are no good here,”
he determined to learn for himself the truth or fallacy of
the assertion. However indifferent the trout may have
been to a spoon at other times, it was soon evident that
the glistening silyer had great attraction for them on this
occasion. No sooner had the cast been made than the
hook was-struck by a handsome fish, and a few moments
later I was aroused from watching the tumbling water-
fall and leaping fish by a triumphant shout behind me.
Turning I saw a sight that sent the blood coursing through
my veins with accelerated speed, for there among the
alders stood Mr. Lucas, the embodiment of that special
happiness known to the successful angler alone. His face
was beaming with triumph as he held up his capture—a
trout that weighed 331bs., of which a cast was madeafter
we returned to the vessel.
What possibilities of ‘fish stories” before the scientific
societies and clubs of Washington crowded the brain of
my friend I cannot say: but it was plain that he felt that
the opportunity he had been looking for had come at
last. Like a prudent general, however, he calculated the
chances, and the first thing he did was to tie on a new
gut leader, so that no unnecessary risk might be taken
with the single spoon, which was our only dependence
for an afternoon’s sport. Two or three medium sized
trout, weighing between 1 and 2lbs. each, were soon
landed, and the fish seemed so eager for the spoon that
we were beginning to settle down to business. I believe
IT made some mental estimates as to how many it would
take to fill a barrel; but, alas for our happiness and the
prospective stories! just then the spoon was seized by a
big fellow with a vim, making the line hum and sing for
a moment, and then—off he went with our priceless
spoon. Never shall I forget the expression that spread
oyer my companion’s face; if is impossible for me ade-
quately to describe it. It was a fit accompaniment to the
emphatic exclamation which greeted my ears and in
which surprise, disappointment and disgust were about
equally blended, Thus were our ambitions and expecta-
tions crushed in a moment, for only a single trout re-
warded hours of effort after the spoon was lost, and
although he was a noble fellow and fought with remark-
able skill and endurance, we could not forget our loss
and disappointment in the sport he furnished us, especi-
ally as we knew we shouldsail next day from Mingan,
and no other chance would be afforded us to visit the
falls. J. W. COLLINS.
TROUT FISHING IN UTAH.
BS the month of June, several years ago, in company
with two friends, I went trout fishing in Lost Creek,
Wahsatch Mountain, sixteen or eighteen miles below
Park City, Utah. Nobody had fished there that spring
and trout were abundant, I was using a large fly with
big wings, exactly like the pheasant, but gray, and the
mountain trout would not take it at all; they seemed to
be striking at something resembling a wasp, I trimmed
off the feathers with a knife, to imitate the wasp wings,
and then caught with that fly twenty-three trout ranging
from jb. to 1dlbs. The smaller ones were taken in the
rifles at the rapids, and the larger ones in pools between
the rapids, I had tried two or three other flies, but the
trout would not take them. At one of the rifles I failed
to get astrike, when I saw on the opposite side a place
about two feet wide and two feet deep, where a stone had
fallen out from the edge of the bank. I tossed the fiy
inte this hole and three trout jumped at it, clean out of
water. L caught five, averaging 4lb. each, out of that
little hole when it was impossible to get a rise in any
other part of that riffie. These were the fiercest trout I
ever saw; there was no such thing as scaring them; if
they missed the fly the first jump, they would try it again
and again until hooked, sometimes throwing themselves
entirely out of water; we took between sixty and seventy
in ail. WILLARD Nyx, JR.
SELDOM COME BY TROUT.
\AREFUL catechising of the inhabitants of Seldom
C Come By, who visited the Fish Commission schooner
Grampus, on which I was enabled to go to Labrador in
the summer of 1887, elicited the fact that there were two
ponds ‘‘about a mile off,” said to contain trout and gulls,
Accordingly a scouting party was organized on the
morning of July 25, to make an armed reconnaissance in
that direction, and soon after breakfast we moved land-
ward. Landing at the upper end of the harbor, the first
attack was made on a little trout brook and resulted in
the capture of one good troutand three ‘‘tinkers.” March
was then resumed toward the pond—and what a march
it proved to be! If, as we were told, there was a “sort of
blind. path,” we were too blind to find it, and stumbled
along over stones, through bogs and bushes, and among
the burned and fallen spruces that covered the ground
with a coniplete network. Often too weak to bear a
man’s weight, they were strong enough to trip him up,
tear his clothes and ruffle his temper, Half an hour's
continual struggle, tormented by flies and bitten by mos-
quitoes, failed to bring the ponds within range of vision.
Capt. Collins led the way with a gun, closely followed
by Frank with an oar, from which hung net, rope and
boots—paraphernalia to be used in the capture of sup-
posititious small fry, Hot and thirsty, I brought up the
rear with an axe, two fishing rods and a bag full of pro-
visions, convinced that if labor met its just reward
we deserved at least a barrelful of trout. Still
struggling onward, almost discouraged, we forced our
way through a perfect abatis of fallen timber, and lo,
there was the pond! And a most unpromising looking
pond if was, too—apparently a mere flooded bog hole
fringed with bushes and here and there walled by the
ever present rock. Adopting my usual tactics in such
cases, ‘‘accoutered as I was I plunged in,” throwing out
here.and there without any hope of success. Ten or fifteen
minutes was sufficient to justify my doubts, and wet and
bruised I returned to the spot where we first struck the
pond. Just then Frank, who had gone in the opposite
direction, shouted that he had found some trout, so with
a somewhat incredulous spirit I started after him, slipping
over rocks, sinking into mud, and stumbling over con-
cealed sticks. The spot where Frank directed me to throw
was not a promising one, being a shallow little cove
studded with rocks, between two of which my cast was
made, A tightening of the line, a tug, a turn of the
wrist, and out came a lively, handsome trout. My spirits
rose, and a successful throw brought them up to summer
heat. Flies and mosquitoes ceased to be unbearable, as
one after another a dozen fine trout were safely landed.
Now the biting slackened, but diffidently changing bait
for a fly showed that trout were still hungry. When the
sun came out a smaller fly proved attractive until it was
literally worn out. At last. after two hours, a bright sun
and dead calm put an end to our sport and we retired
with a good basket of the speckled beauties, When
counted we found we had caught 50 fish, whose weight
was 12lbs., the four largest averaging a half pound each.
My own catch (I was selfish enough to do most of the
fishing) was 36, weight 9lbs. Another struggle through
the woods brought us to our boat and ended my most
successful trouting expedition. F, A. Lvoas.
SALMON FAMILY IN THE FAR NORTH.
W HEN we reach the extreme northwestern corner of
our continent, at Point Barrow, where the writer
spent the two years from September. 1881, to August,
1888, we leave behind the myriads of salmon and trout,
which we have come to associate with the name of Alaska.
Only a few humpbacked salmon (Oncorhynchus gor-
buscha) with one or two salmon of a species not yet deter-
mined, and avery few individuals of the Pacific red
spotted trout (Salvelinus malma), of large size and bright
silvery color from long residence in the sea, are caught
in the shallow bays in the immediate neighborhood of
Point Barrow during the short summer. These are all
caught in gill-nets skillfully made of fine strips of whale-
bone, or of fine strong twine made by braiding shreds of
reindeer sinew, The nets are set with stakes at right
angles to the shore, in the shoal water of the larger bay
at Point Barrow, close to the great summer camp and
fair ground. Here the Esquimaux from the two Point Bar-
row villages assemble to meet the Esquimaux from Kotze-
bue Sound, who have traveled up to the headwaters of
the Colville during the winter, and have come down the
river with the spring floods and traveled westward
in the open water along the coast. Whitefish, too, chiefly
Coregonus lawrettw, are also caught in the nets, but the
fishing is really a very trifling affair,
The natives, however, who go east to the Colville every
summer to meet the people from Kotzebue Sound and
the Mackenzie, find fish more plenty. One of my Esqui-
maux acquaintances, who went to the mouth of the Col-
ville in the summer of 1882, found the trout so abundant
that he fed his dogs with them.
They told us, too, of the grayling, the ‘‘wing-fin,” as
they call it, in the Meade River or Kulugrua, a stream
which flows into the Arctic Ocean about fifty miles east
of Point Barrow. This fish, they said, was never caught
in nets, but ‘ate a hook.” We brought home several of
these hooks, made after the pattern so common in Alaska,
a sort of little “squid,” made of aclub-shaped piece of
walrus ivory, colored by charring the surface with fire,
and armed with a barbless hook,
With such a hook as this they probably angle for the
grayling, and perhaps also for the trout, using a short,
rough rod about a yard long, with a whalebone line,
longer than the rod, We neyer saw these used, for there
is no angling neaf our station, except for the little polar
cod, which are caught through the ice in winter.
The three species of whitefish, however, Coregonus
richardsoni, and C. nelsoni, which are large species, and
C. lawrette, which is a small one, are the members of the
salmon family most important to the Point Barrow
Esquimaux, These are caught in the Meade River and
its tributary, Kuaru, chiefly in winter after the rivers
are frozen over, For the Meade River they say freczes
down to the bottom on the shallow bars, so that the fish
are penned up in the deep holes and cannot escape to the
sea, as they do in the rivers further east. Many of the
natives go to these rivers to hunt reindeer in October and
early November, and again in February and March.
Here they stay in camp, and while the men are hunting
the women set their nets through holes in the ice and
catch a great many fine whitefish. Many a load of these
is brought in frozen hard by the returning deer hunters.
On the whole there is very little about Point Barrow to
recommend it to the angler. Many a time did I regret
the enforced idleness of my Scribner greenheart rod,
which I never had a chance to put together during the
whole two years. :
I believe, though, that the enterprising angler, who
will one day cast his flies over the virgin waters of Ku-
lugrua, will have wonderful sport with the grayling and
trout, Ifthe Esquimau can catch them with his primi-
tive tackle, what couldn’t a man do with civilized gear.
SMITasONTAN INsrrruTion, March 21, JoHN MurRpocH,
A TWELVE-POUND BROOK TROUT,
lhe venerable and genial Dr. P. R. Hoy, of Racine,
Wis., is one of the best illustrations of the benefi-
cent effects of natural history studies and out-of-door
sports in prolonging life and preserving strength. He
recounted to us recently his participation in the capture
ot the celebrated 12-pound brook trout by Seth Green in
the Sault Ste. Marie, in 1875, Readers of Forrest AND
STREAM will remember the description in this journal at
the time. The Doctor states positively that the fish was
a brook trout and that he saw it weighed on a pair of
‘*balances;” the weight was “down weight.” When the
landing net was used, it was a question at first whether
the Doctor should go into or the trout come out of the
water, Dr. Hoy made the first studies of the food of the
whitefish, and secured many new animals in his early
deep-water explorations in Lake Michigan.
BROOK TROUT AT SEA.
AS the middle of the winter of 1886-87, I caught
a brook trout inafyke net at the head of Great
Harbor, Woods Holl, in company with tomcod and flat-
fish. This was the second one obtained by me in salt
water. When the alewives, or river herring, strike in
about July 1, the trout leave the streams in this vicinity,
and are seen no more until the first open spell in Febru-
ary. They come in with the smelt, When they arrive
they are of mixed sizes, 2in., 4 or 5in,, and adults of
about 12in. Their'spawning begins here about March 1.
Woops Hout, Mass — VY. N. Epwarps.
FOREST AND STREAM.
Che Kennel.
: ; _
FIXTURES,
DOG SHOWE8.
April 2 to 6, 1889.—Annual Show of the New England Kennel
oh , Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. 6 Hamilton
Ace.
April 9 to 12.—First Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, ati
Worcester, Mass, Mdward W. Doyle, Secretary.
April 9 to 12, 1889.—_First Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
ennel Club, at Chicago, I, George H. Hill, Superintendent, 34
ont'oé street Chicas Ti. ;
April 18 to 1), 18899.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club, at Philadelpoia, Pa, Krancis S, Brown, Secretary.
ay 22 to 35,—Pacifie Bennet Cinb Show, San Francisco, Cal.
Sept, 10 to 18—Sixth Anuual Dog Show of the London Kennel
| Club, at London, Ont. C, A; Stone,
Feb, 18 to 21, 1890,—Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
FIELD TRIALS.
Nov, 4. —Third Annnal Wield Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
B.T, Madison, Sectetaly, Pe et ;
Nov. I8—Bleventh Aptiodl Field Trials of the Eastern Meld
rae Club, a High Point; N.C. W. A. Coster; Secretaty, Sara-
oza Springs, N. Y. ‘
5 éc, 2:-—luaugural Field paps of the Central Field Tiial Olnb,
at Lexington, N.C, ©, H, Odell; Secretary pro tem., Mill's Build-
ing, Naw York; N: Y:
LYNN DOG SHOW.
Tae was the first Show given by the Massachusetts
(Lynn) Kennel Cliib. We cannot sdy that it was a
siccess, neitlier can we say that it wasa failure. The Bos:
ton show kept away a number of good dogs; and the quality
ju very many of the classes was decidedly poor, whereas in
some others it was fairly good, and in several there were
either a very seedy-looking lot of dogs or no dogs at all.
The management was all that could be desired. A harder
worker than Mr. Clark, the superintendent. we have never
seen at adog show. The benching and feeding were done
by Spratts Patent, and their work was, as it always is,
properly done.
We regret to say that the attendance was hardly what we
expected to find; and we doubt ifthe better class of people
have become sufficiently interested in dags to give much -of
their time to a study of man’s best friend. The club has
had many troubles to contend against, but we have no
doubt that by next year many of these will be overcome and
that Lynn will hold a show of better quality and on alarger
scale than the first.
The catalogue showed an entry of 246, 88 of which were
absent, and the judging was done by Miss Whitney, Mr.
Mortimer and Mr, Krueger.
The awards in the sporting classes, especially at this show,
will do good inasmuch as they will be a means of preventing
to some extent a repetition of the blunders that were made.
We thank Messrs. Leslie, Tarr, Beede and Clark for the
many courtesies extended to us during a pleasant visit to
the shoe town—pretty Lynn.
MASTIFFS—(ME. MORTIMER).
The challenge class contained no entries, and the open
class for dogs had only one good one, Sears’ Monarch.
Wyoming Count, placed second, was not entitled to the
honor, if there is any honer in being second in such a class.
He is much too long in foreface, lacks in width and depth
of head. and muzzle, is large in ears, throaty, bad in feet,
stands back at the knees, straight and weak in hocks, and
does not move well behind. Ashmont Major, third prize,
while not first-class in head, undersized and short between
the couplings, is a better dog and should haye been second,
Linden King, he., while heavy in ears. not first-rate in head,
mnéersized and crooked in front, should have been third,
with the second prize winner vhe, Ranger’s Rex, vhe., is
not nearly so good a dog as the highly commended Linden
King, He is light in eyes, wrong in expression and in
muzzle, bad in feet, not straight in front, light in bone,
undersized and lacking in wrinkle.
Bitches brought out a new one in Madge Minting, the best
of Minting’s get that we have seen. While she is a fairly
good puppy her enthusiastic owner must not allow his ad-
iIniration for her to get away with his better judgment. The
bitch fails first where a dog to be first-class must he fairly
ood—in muzzle; her ears are large and not well carried,
she stands low in front in proportion to height at hind-
quarters and is crooked in front. Large and ugly dew claws
give to her hindparts a rather bad appearance, and she lacks
to wrinkle and in character, She is a large and strongly
built one, with good chest and ioims, strong quarters, a
fairly good skull, average amount of bone, good color and
coat, and she moves well. That she will win other prizes if
shown is a moral certainty, but when she gets into select
company she will, we think, be defeated. Linden Duchess,
second prize, an old face of wrong type, was decidedly better
than the only other entry in the class, Fannie K., that is not
a show bitch. Dog puppies contained two miserable speci-
mens, and Madge Minting, that was first in the open class
for bitches, was the only bitch puppy shown.
ST. BERNARDS—(MISS WHITNEY).
The quality of these classes was not of high order, Chal-
lenge classes contained no entries. In the open class for
rough-coated dogs Plinlimmon, Jy., fully described in the
New York report, was rightly placed first, but he was
crowded by the second prize winner, that is a fine, lengthy
dog, with only a moderate head, but good in coat and limbs.
Leo H., third prize, is not ashow dog, being wolfish in head,
undersized, light im quarters, weak mm knees, short in loin
end not first-class in coat. The corresponding bitch Glass
contained one good one. Lady Wellington, that was second
at New York. The second and third prize winners are
useful bitches, but not quite good ones. Florida has these
defects: Muzzle hardly deep enough, cheeks rather too
rominent, head markings not correct, light behind, moves
Radiy, light in bone of hindlegs, hocks not well bent. She
has a massive and lengthy body and is much aboye average
in other points. Elizabeth, third prize, is better in muzzle
and hindquarters, but is not so good in body or in coat, Tt
is a close thing between them, but in their present condition
we think the judge got them right. We did not see Agnes,
that was vhe. Panny, he., is sheepish in bead and expres-
sion, is undersized and neither massive in body nor straight
in front. Of her good points the covering is best. Rough-
coated dog puppies were ont when we called on them. The
judge said they were bad ones, and she should know. Pene-
ope, the only bitch puppy shown, was removed soon after
the judging and must be passed.
The six classes that were provided tor the smooth-coats
brought out two entries. Lola that was described in the
_ Troy report and Lady. Bernard that was not considered de-
serving of notice. The special for the best in these classes
was given to Plinlimmen, Jr. We think Lady Wellington
a better bitch than he is a dog and would have given her
the ribbon,
anager,
GREYHOUNDS—(MR. MORTIMER.)
The worst lot we have ever seen together. Stag, the only
exhibit in the open class for dogs, while not a show dog, is a
better specimen than the first prize bitch that is a light-
boned, weedy, flat-sided, bad-hocked flat-catcher. Spice,
second prize, while not a show bitch is better in legs and
feet, body and head, and quite as good in other points, <All
7 Te should have been withheld, There was not a grey-
hound in the classes, and no entries in either challenge or
puppy class.
DEERHOUNDS AND BLOODHOTNDS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Hive classes were given to these breeds, but there were no
entries,
| POINTERS—(MR,. MORTIMER).
Mr. Heath’s beamtiful brace, Graphic and Meally, were
unopposed in the challenge class, In the open class for
heavy-weight dogs Pontiac, Brake and Beaufort H. are well
known, Pontiac, that was wrongly placed over Brake at
New York, Troy and Albany, was of course placed over him
again, Brakeis decidedly the better dog, as time will show.
The placing of the rest of the class was all wrong. If the
principle of giving every dog that is shown a ‘‘consolation
ticket’ is carried, Sir Hector, that was vhec., was entitled to
the card, Defects; Throaty; rather full in cheeks; light
eyes; rather wide in front; too straight in hocks; tail car-
tied too high! hang of earsnot just right; Prince, vhe., was
one of the worst dogs in the class, if not actually the worst,
Defects! Throaty; large and light in eyes; ears set high;
light in bonej set of legs not curved; not perfectly straight
in front and much too straight behind; moyes badly; not a
show dog. Wizard, c.,is a better dog than Prince, Defects:
Byes too light; lips and stop not perfect; quarters rather
light; stern not first-class; rather leggy, Nank, unnoticed,
is a better dog than either Sir Hector or Wizard, and a de-
eidedly better dog than Prince, Defects; Throaty; set of
legs not perfect; lighteyes: ratherleggy. Tony was absent.
This class was very badly judged, The four entries in the
corresponding bitch class are all well known, Bloomo, the
New York winner, was rightly placed first, with Belle Ran-
dolph, in nice shape, second, and Lott, a Troy winner, third.
teen Han was the only entry in the light-weight challenge
class.
King of Kent, the New York, Troy and Albany winner
was properly placed at the head of the open class for light
weight dogs, and then the fun commenced. The distribu-
tion of the other cards was too farcical to be considered any-
thing but a joke. Sir Anthony, second ptize, id wide in
front, lacking in depth of head, not quite tight in set of legs,
flat in loin, too steep from hips to stern, not very stroug in
knees, povr in stern and not good behind. He should have
been third. Wauncelot, a decidedly better dog, althotigh
weak in foreface and not right in knees, should have been
second. The reserve tard was given to probably the very
worst dog in the class, an animal possessing three good
points—coat, color and quality of ears, He has a nasty
shallow head of Meteor type, is wrong in set of ears, has a
butterfly nose, is altogether too narrow in front with fore-
legs clase together at elbows, is flat in ribs, almost erippled
in stifles and hocks, lathy, and a very bad mover. It was
slaughter to place this miserable weed over Spot Dash, who
was given vhe. This dog is well-known, Don Quixote, ‘he.,
and another well-known one is also vastly better than Prince
the reserve dog. Naso Randolph, unnoticed, although bad
in eyes, cheeky, throaty, not straight in front and wrong
behind is a better dog than Prince, He is also quite as
good as Don Quixote. Spot, that was giver c., was one of
the best dogs in the class behind the winners, and all over a,
better specimen than the reserve winner, Heis throaty, not
straight in front, a trifle cheeky and not perfect behind.
Slam, unnoticed, is better than the reserve winner in every
point except color.
First in the corresponding class for bitches was properly
given to Sally Brass IL, a winner at New York and Troy,
and after selecting her for the position the judge got all
mixed and judged the balance of the class by guess work.
Daisy, that was given vhe., is a clean-headed daughter of
Bang Bangand Zanetta. Like her sire she has too dark a
nose and in addition is rather wide in front and too light in
bone, She has also her sire’s wrong stifles and hocks,
Between this biteh and Daisy A., that is well-known, it is
a very close thing, and they might have had equal second
prizes. The awarding of third prize to Naso’s Belle over
Daisy was a most peculiar decision. She has a plain head,
bad eyes, is throaty, long and light in loin, not right in set
of legs, wrong in carriage of ears, long in tail, and in fact,
is not a show bitch. To make matters worse she was in
bad condition, Rialto Limonis, he., was not deserving of
notice, Sheis very cheeky, snipy, small and pinched in
nostrils, light in eyes, wrong in set of ears, light in bone,
weak in loin, straight behind, weedy, out of condition, not
a show bitch in any respect. Louise Isabelle, unnoticed, is
a better specimen than the third prize winner, Her de-
fects are in muzzle, set of legs, neck and knees. May B., c.,
was in no condition for the show bench and should not have
been noticed. Fleet View Alice, the only puppy shown, has
very bad head, tail, carriage of ears, eyes, knees, set of legs
and ribs. She is not nearly so pood a specimen as louise
Isabelle that was unnoticed in the preceding class.
SET'LTERS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Old Foreman, looking fairly well, was alone in the chal-
lenge ciass for Hnglish dogs, and there were no entries in
the bitch class. In the open class for dogs Lindo and Pride
of Dixie Il, wete placed as at Utiea, and the remainder of
the class was made up of a very rough looking lot, Third
was given to Bow Bondhu. that is very wide in chest and
light in loin, His head and coat are his best points. Clyde
Bondhu, vhe., is coarse in neck, heavy in head and he does
not stand truein front. In other points he is strong and
useful-looking. Foreman’s Noble, he., is plain in head
woolly in coat, not quite straight in front, light behind an
not a good moyer, hy c. was given to Harl Bondhu, a
rank bad one, we do not know. In loin and ribs he is wretch-
edly bad, he has a coarse head and was notin show condition.
Pan! Dale, unnoticed, is worth a hundred like him. While
this dog is too heavy in muzzle and too straight behind and
not first-class in coat he was one of the best in the class
behind the first and second prize winners, Rab, unnoticed,
is heavy in neck, legpy and light behind, yet » much better
dog than Earl Bondhu, Rex, unnoticed, is decidedly
better than several of those placed over him. His
faults are in head and hocks. Dash J., c., is not within
many points of the form shown by the unnoticed Paul
Dale, Blue Nell, that won first at Boston last year,
was here placed first. We judge it was her record that
won her the prize. She has grown very cheeky, has gone all
to pieces in forelegs and feet, and she was shown with little
more coat than a pointer. Zona, second prize, should have
been an easy winner. The balance of the cards were dis-
tributed at random. Rural Neva, be., is defective in eyes,
stop and hocks, but is a vastly better specimen than Albert’s
Flirt, that was given vhe. This is a little weak-faced,
weedy biteh, with long tail and bad feet. Possibly her flash
color covered all defects.. Her joints need dressing for the
mange. Foreman Fortuna, he.,is not nearly so good a bitch
as Nellie F., that was also he. Her defects are in ears,
muzzle, back, coat, knees, tail, neck and hindquarters.
Nellie lacks in ears, feet, tail and strength of limbs. The
judge did the best thing possible under the circumstances,
@ gave every dog a card, and while the awards were all
mixed and all wrong, the owners were made to feel happy.
No puppies were entered.
Laura B. was the one entry in the Irish challenge class.
The open class for dogs had five entries and was badly
judged. Banker, second prize, while not so good in head as
ick Swiveller, is so vastly superior in back, loin and hind-
quarters that he should have won. Both dogs are well
known. Bevis, third 7 rize, was.all out of condition, and he
is not the equal of Paugh-a-Ballah, that was vhe. Defects:
Stop not right; light in bone; stands back at the knees; light
in loin; flat in loin; bad hocks; too straight behind; not
perfectly straight in front; coat too short; falls away too
abruptly from the hips; rather short in back; stands over at
the knees; leggy. Faugh-a-Ballah is a useful-looking dog,
light in syes; not first-class in head nor perfectly straight
in front, but all over_a better dog in his present condition
than Bevis. Mona IL, the only bitch shown, is a bad one-
Two puppies, neither first-class, but O’ Donovan Rossa muck
the best, although the special went to the bitch Rose M,
Gordons a very weak class. Tom IL, winner in the chal-
lenge class for dogs, and the only entry in it, 1s well known
as a useful second-rater, Tyrus, first in dogs, and Dash L.,
second, are well known. Becky Sharp was an easy winner
in the bitch class, followed by a couple of very ordinary
specimens, both of which have gooseberry eyes. No puppies.
SPANIELS—(MR. MORTIMER).
This was about the worst class of spaniels we have ever
seen in America, Patsy O’Connor was the only Irish-
man shown, and Bridford Gladys was the only fairly good
field spaniel. Black Duck, first in cocker dogs, has such a,
very bad coat that he will never be at the head of a fairly
ood class. Jim Crow is weak in muzzle, wrong in ears,
ong-cast, flat-sided, wroug in coat and straight im hocks,
Bijou, the only bitch shown, is weak in muzzle, light in
eyes, and not just right in forelegs. She is of nice size.
The two Clumbers shown would not be noticed in good
company. :
COLLIES—(MR. MORTIMER).
The challenge classes were drawn blank, and the remainder
were very weak, both in quantity and quality. The Kil-
marnock Kennels showed all the dogs but four. None of
their exhibits would win in good company. Scotland Get,
first in dogs, is plain in head, wrong in ears and short in
coat. Kilmarnock Chief, also wrong im ears, but better in
head and coat, should have won. Kilmarnock Kenmuse, the
only other exhibit, has a plain head and prick ears. The
third prize should have been withheld from him, The first
prize bitch is good in head and bad in ears, and her side coat,
is soft. The second prize winner is not good in head, but
page ears than the winher, Coat soft and not enough
of it,
FOXHOUNDS—(MR. KRUEGER).
In the dog class first prize was withheld and second went
to a fine specimen with bad feet, mouth gone and showing
age generally, Third was given to a very good dog of the
heavy Southern type, not what we want in the true Ameri-
can, racy, clean-cut hounds. In bitches only two were
shown, both very good specimens, the winner having the
best legs and feet, chest and coat. Puppies were a motly
lot, first going to an attractive but poor-headed specimen,
Joe Deacon, winner of second, is long-cast, straight in stifles.
and full under the eyes—a big, coarse, powerful dog all over.
looking a workman.
BEAGLES—(MR. KRUEGER).
Kitzhugh Lee alone in the challenge class received the
award. In open dogs Frank Forrest was placed over Racket
Il., who was decidedly lacking in show form, being shown
very thin in flesh, which magnified his main fauits. Shown
in proper shape will add tothis dog’s chances, Dandy, win-
ner of third, isataking little dog, trifle light in muzzle
and not best in legs and feet, excellent body and skull with
ears nicely carried, in all a dog showing much character,
Fitze, given he., is coarsein head, with ears not properly car-
ried, a strong dog lacking elegance. ‘Tenor, the remainiug
entry, astonished his owner by proving oversized, at any
rate he is no show dog, lacking quality and character. Jn
bitches the first and second winner are very good bitches,
but wrong in type of head, being too long in muzzle and
lacking in depth of same. The winner has the best of it in
head, quarters and condition; her eyes are rather small but
of proper color and expression, skull not domed enough,
ears would be better if longer and finer in leather. She
is wide in front, slightly out at elbows and feet,
spread some. In body she is very good, just a shade
coarse, quarters excellent, coat fairly good, but rather soft
in texture. Cleopatra is deficient in drop, ears lacking in
length and proper carriage, mouth worn, deficient in bone
and teet, light through quarters, lacking strength in these
parts, could also be improyed in coat and brush, good in
chest; better in foreleys and more elegant than the winner.
She was lacking some in condition, Daisy, the winner of
third, is slightly out at elbows and decidedly bad in feet.
She stands unnaturally wide behind, almost approaching
deformity, and dew claws are rather ill-becoming. In body .
she is as good as anything in the class, and in head far bet-
ter than any in the show. Lady, vhe. reserve, is bad in ear
which are pointed, set on high and lacking in length and
proper carriage, In head, body, forelegs, quarters and bone
sheis good, feet are not good and in coat and brush she lacks
decidedly. She was properly placed. Frixie, the remain-
ing entry, is a second edition of Lady with exception of being
legzy, ribs not well sprung and lacking substance through-
out. Not a show bitch at all. In puppies a splendidly
matched brace was first and second, the winner bein
shorter in body and length and carriage of tail. Bot
lack in bone and substance, more depth of muzzle would
improve them and coat and brush will improve with
age. Kathleen W., the remaining entry, has been des-
eribed heretofore. She will not make a winner.
DACHSHUNDE—(MR. KRUHGER).
Only one was present, Lina I.., well-known, who received
the award. *
BULLDOGS—(MR. MORTIMER.)
A weak class in the absence of Mr. Thayer’s kennel.
Hillside, well-known, represented champions. Lion, in bad
condition and equally well-known, won easily in the open
class for dogs and bitches, followed by a couple of plain
headed ones that would not receive notice in a strong class.
The special was wrongly given to Lion, who in his present
condition has no business in front of Hillside.
THRRIERS—(MR, MORTIMER.)
All the winners and noticed dogs in the bull-terrier class
are well-known winners. The special was given to Jubilee,
but we think Royal Rose, who is better in head and tail, but
not so good in shoulders, should have had it. She was in
splendid condition. Im fox-terriers it was a one-man show.
The Blemton Kennels won everything, nobody else gota
card, in fact there were only three other exhibitors. Second
rize in pubnies was wrongly withheld from Hillside
Jaunty. This bitch was first at New Bedford and is always
worth acard. Sheffield Lass was the only good black and
tan. This is a good bitch, coarse in tail and breeched, but,
showing much quality in other points. There will be fun
when she meets the black and tan and white ones. The only
Skye shown is pig-jawed and soft in coat. The other entry
in the class was a mongrel. Bradford Harry, that 1s alto-
gether better in head. body, coat and color than his com-
etitors, won very easily in a weak class of Yorkshires,
Scotch, Bedlington, Irish and Dandie Dinmonts were not
represented.
TOY SPANIELS—(MR. MORTIMER),
Another one-man show. Mr. Fay won everything with
his well known team, Milwaukee Charlie, Dolly, Exeter
Earl and Exeter Beauty. Weauty, as usual, was short in
coat, but the others were looking well.
PUGS—(MISS WHITNEY).
Here there were only five entries in four classes. Budge,
first in dogs, open class, is not first-class in lips, has white
nails and is rather smutty in color and not perfect in ears.
Heis decidedly better than average and should, if shown, win
other prizes. Floss H., first in bitches, has a beautiful coat,
excellent color, but is rather small in head, not first-class
in muzzle and has white nails.
MISCELLANEOUS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Agricola, a goodish boh-tailed sheepdog that will beat Sir
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FOREST AND STREAM.
Lucifer, was first in this class. His coatisnot right. Jack
Dempsey, a moderate whippet that was second at Boston
last-year, was second. On this occasion he was as fat as a
pig. and the prize should haye been withheld. White Prince,
rst in the light-weight class, is somewhat too strong in
head for a white English terrier, but he is by no means a
bad one. Cotswold Jocko was the only other entry, and he
took the prize. Following are the
AWARDS,
MASTIFFS.—CHALLENGE—No entries.-OPpEN— Dogs: Ist, BE. B.
Sears’s Sears’ Monarch; 20, Fred W. Connolly’s Wyoming Count;
3d, Dr. J, Frank Perry's Ashmont Major. Very high com,, J. M.
Ranger’s Ranger’s Rex. High com,, John Coles’s Linden King.
Bitches: 1st, Geo. W. Glazier’s Madge Minting; 2d, John Coles’s
Linden Duchess.—PuPpres—Dogs: Prizes withheld, Com., Albert
T. Smiths Don Meir. Bitches: 1st, Geo. W. Glazier’s Madge Mint-
ing.
ST, BERNARDS.—Raven-CoATED,—CHALLENGE—NOo entries,
—Oprn—Dogs: ist. E. B. Sears’s Plinlimmon, Jr.; 2d, Weiner &
Lincoln’s Gruss Bayard; 3d, Gen, H. Hovey’s Leo H. Bitehee: Ist,
E. B. Sears’s Lady Wellington; 2d and 3d, Richard Barry's Florida
and Dlizabeth. Very high com,, P. H. Hurley's Agnes. High
com.,John Flye’s Fanny F. Best kennel St. Bernards, rouch or
smooth-coated, Weiner & Lincoln.—PUPrres—Dogs: Prizes with-
beld. High com,, Weiner & Lincoln’s Volunteer and Bonivard,
Bitches: 1st, Weiner & Lincoln’s Penelope.—Smoorn-OCoaTEp—
CHALLENGE—No entries,—Opmn—Dogs: No entries. Bilches; 1st,
Keystone Kennels’ Lola, Puppies: No entries.
NEW FOUNDLANDS.—No entries.
GREAT DANES.—Prizes withheld.
GREY HOUNDS.—CHALL&aNGE-No entries,—_OPnn—Dogs: With-
held. Bitches: ist. D, J, Donohue’s Belle; 2d, Mrs. W. J, Middle-
ton’s Spice; 3d, Withheld, Puppics; No entries.
DEERHOUNDS.—No entries,
BLOODHOUNDS.—Prizes withheld.
POINTERS.—LARGE—CHALLENGE—Dog: ©. Heath’s Graphic.
Bitch: Charles Heath's Mealiy—OPpen—Dogs; Ist, EH, Dexter's
Pontiac; 2d, Stanton Pentz's Brake; 38d, Geo. W. Lovell’s Rean-
fort H. Very high com,, Dr, W. M. Lamkin’s Prince, and Fleet
View & Reading Pointer Kennels’ Sir Hector. Com., Clarence
Murphy’s Wizard. Bitches; Ist, Charles Heath's Blnomo; 24,
Fleet View & Reading Pointer Kennels’ Belle Rundolph; ad,
Charles Heath’s Loti. Very high com., Don Quixote Kennels’
Nell._SMALL—CHALLENGE—Ist. Thomas H. Terry’s Queen Fan—
OpEN—Dogs: 1st. Edward Dexter’s King of Ket; 2d, Geo. W.
Lovell's Sir Anthony; 3d; Chas. Heath’s Launcelot. Reserve,
Herbert F. Caswell’s Ned C. Very high com., Fleet View and
Reading Pointer Kennels’ Spot Dash. High com... Don Quixote
Kennels’ Don Quixote. Bifches: Ist, Chas. Heath’s Sally Brass;
2d, Geo. W. Lovell’s Daisy: 3d, Harry L. Rice’s Naco's Belle.
Very high com., Fleet View & Reading Pointer Kennels’ Say and
G, A. Vickery’s Daisy. High com., W- J. Middleton’s Rialto
Limonis. Com., Geo. W. Lovyell’s Daisy A.— PurPres—Dogs:
Withheld. Bitches: 1st, Frank ©. Meyer’s Fleet View Alice. Best
kennel of pointers, Chas. Heath.
ENGLISH SETTERS—CHALLENGE—Dogs; Ist, C, Fred Crayy-
ford’s Foreman. Bitches: No entries —OPEN—Dogs: 1st, Mount
Washington Kennels’ Lindo; 2d, E. N. Hubbard’s Pride of Dixie
Tl.; 8d, J. L. Wells’s Bow Bondhu. Very high com,, Warren H.
Beede’s Clyde Bondhu, ©, Pred Crawfsrd’s Count Petrel. High
com., ©, Fred Crawford's Foreman Noble, A. J. Hoitt’s Cap, Com.,
J. CG. Faxon’s Ear) Bondhnu, Mrs. John 'T. Jonas’s Dash J., PF. L.
Nichols’s Shapeless, F. C. Faxon’s Baron Bondhu. Bitches: 1st,
G. Fred Crawford's Blue Nell; 2d, Mount Washington Kennels’
Zona; 3d, W. B, Peet and W. A. Lyon's Chatauqua Belle. Very
high com., Geo. W. Lovell’s Snowflake, C. Fred Crawford’s Albert
Flirt. High com., J. L. Wells's , Rural Kennels’ Rural Neva,
Fred A. Frazier's Nelly F., B. A. Gage’s Foreman Fortuna. Best
kennel of setters, C. Fred Crawtord. Puppies: No entries.
IRISH SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Dngs: No entries. Bitches;
Ist, Kildare Kennels’ Laura B—OpEn—Dogs: lst, Pievss Camblos’s
Dick Swiveller; 2d, J. Grosyenor’s Bauker: 3d, 8S. Lintlefield’s
Bevis. Very high com,, W. M. D. Warren’s Faugh-a-Ballah.
Bitches: lst, withheld; 2d, Chas, Hilton’s Nona I1,—Puprres—Days:
1st, Michael Flynn, Jr."s O'Donovan Rossa. Bitches: Ist, H. H.
Carr’s Rose M.
GORDON SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: F', M, Harris’s Tom.
Bitches: No entries —Oppn—Dogs; Ist, Frank R. Pease’s Tyrus;
2a, Chas. H. Leonard’s Dash; 3d, D. H. McCashin’s Capt. Dan.
Very ae com., Pine Grove Kennels’ ae Bitches: Ist, J. Li
Wells’s Maud §.; 3d, Geo. D. Holbrook’s Vie Il, Puppies: No
entries.
IRISH WATER SPANIELS.—Ist, John R. Daniels’s Patsy
O’Connor.
FIELD SPANIELS.— CHALLENGH — No entries.—OPEN—Dogs:
Ist, Fred A. Flenry’s Ned Ober; 2d, Geo. A. Woodman’s Bo; 8d,
Fred H, Perrin’s Shady. Bitches: 1st, Andrew Laidlaw’s Brid-
ford Gladys.—OTHER THAN BLACK—Dogs: Prizes withheld. Com.,
Geo, B, Perry’s Zip Coon, Heury Myer’s Sancho. Puppies: No
entries.
COCKER SPANIELS.— Brack or Lityer— CHALLENGE— No
entries.—_OPEN—Dogs: Ist, W. H. Walton’s Black Duck; 2d, An-
drew Laidlaw’s Giffee; 3d, T. H, Wyman’s Jim Crow. Bitches:
ist, W. H. Walton’s Bijou. Puppies: Withheld,—OfHar THAN
BuACK OR LIVER—CHALLENGE—No entries.—OPEN—Dogs: With-
held. Bitches: ist, G. E. Gilchrist’s Elondie G. Puppies: No
entries.
CLUMBER SPANIELS.—CHALLENGE—NO entries.-OPppyn—ist
and 2d, W. ¢. Middleton’s Jill and Bess I.
FOXHOUN DS,—CHALLENGE—No entries.—OPEN-—Dogs: Reserve,
James McBrien's Spot; 2d, E. W. Whitcomb’s Lond; 8d, Orrin E.
Welch’s Rover. Bitches: Ist, W. C. Smith's Kate; 2d, Warren
Parrott’s Chorus. Puppies: Ist, W. A. Small’s Waltham Jewell;
2d, E. E. Butter’s Joe Deacon; 3d, BE. W. Whitcomb’s Little Fanny.
Com,, Geo. P, Berry’s Sport, Fred Skinner’s Tipy.
BASSET HOUNDS.—No entries,
_BEAGLES.—OCHALLENGE—Dogs; Ist, Clark & Rutter’s Fitzhugh
Lee. Bitches: No entries.—OPrN—Dogs: Ist, A. Parry’s Frank
Forrest; 2d, Lewis Bros.’ Racket IIL.; 3d, Clark & Rutter’s Dandy,
High com., H. F. McBride’s Fitze. Bitches: Ist, Clark & Rutter's
Norah; 2d, Clark & Rutter’s Cleopatra: 3d, W. M. Sanborn's
Daisy. Reserve, E. C, Tarr’s Lady. High com., Pine Grove Ken-
nels’ Frixie. a ad Ist and 2d, F. Hibel’s Lill and Daisy; 3d,
Hornell Harmony Kennels’ Kathleen W.—UNDER 121N.—Ist, Lewis
Bros.’ Banner Queen; 2d, E. W. Whitcomb’s Cappie; 3d, Clark &
Rutter’s Queen M. High com., Clark & Rutter’s Belle.
COLLIES,—CHALLENGE—No entries—OPEN—Dogs: Ist, Robert
J. Stronge’s Scotland Yet; 2d and 31, Kilmarn ck Oollie Ken-
nels’ Kilmarnock Chief and Kilmarnock Kenmuse. Bitches: 1st
and 2d, Kilmarnock Collie Kennels’ Kilmarnock Leila and Kal-
marnock Mailie. Best kennel, Kilmarnock Kennels. Puppies:
ist, 2d, yery high com. and high com., Kilmarnock Collie Ken-
nels’ Kilmarnock Chief, Kilmarnock Leila, Kilmarnock Flock
and Kilmarnock Goldie.
BULLDOGS.—CHatuEncEe—l, P. Rarnard’s Hillside.—Opmn—
W. J. Comstock’s Lion; 2d, Geo. W. Barrow’s King; 3d, Chas, F.
Peasley’s Doctor.
BULL-TERRIERS.—Over 25LBs,_CHALLENGE—H. A. Harris’s
Jubilee.—OPppmn—tist, Frank PF. Dole’s Royal Rose; 2d and 3d, H. A.
Harris’s My Queen and Miss Norah.—UNDER 25LB8.—CHALLENGE
—No_ entries.—-OPpEN—ist. . A. Harris's Marguerite; 2d, H. J.
Vinal’s Benjo; 3d, F. BF. Dole’s Nell Bright. Very high com., H,
G, Vinal’s Nanno, Puppies: No entries.
PUGS.—Dogs: ist, Mrs. J. Smith’s Budge; 2d, H. F. Mchaugh-
lin’s Stubb; 3d, Mrs. HW. N. Hastings’s Ned.—Oprn—Bitches: Mrs.
W. A. King’s Floss H,
CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS.—No entries.
FOX-TERRIPRS,—CHALLENGE—Blemton Kennels’ Luciter.—
OPEN—Dogs: 1st, Blemton Kennels’ Volunteer; 7d, Blemton Ken-
nels’ Blemton Braggart. Bitches; Ist, Blemton Kennels’ Bril-
liant; 2d, Blemton Kennels’ Tiara, Best kennel, Blemton Ken-
nels. Puppies: lst, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Braggart.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIDRS.—Ist, Frank F. Dole’s Sheffield
Lass, 2d, Keystone Kennels’ Sir Wallace.
BLACK AND TAN TOY TERRIERS,—Ist, Thomas Goodwin's
General; 2d, H. C. Davis’s Jennie.
SKYE TERRIERS,—ist, W. B. Gifford’s Prince Charlie.
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.—I1st,P, H. Coombs’s Bradford Harry:
2d, Chas. N. Symond’s Toons Royal; 3d, John Ludlam’s A. Tiny.
Very high com., Mrs. Wm. Barrowscale’s Zip.
' SCOTCH TERRIERS.—No entries.
BEDLINGTON TERRIHRS.—No entries.
DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS.—Absent.
IRISH TERRIERS.—No entries,
2d, B. H Moore’s Minting and Uford Caution.
—OPEN—Dogs: Ist, E
KING CHARLES SPANIELS.—Dogs: 1st, F, Blackwood Fay’s
Milwaukee Charlie. Bitches: Ist, F, Blackwood Fay’s Dolly.
BLENHEIM SPANIELS.—lst and 2d, I. Blackwood Fuy’s Bxe-
ter Beauty and Exeter Earl. -
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—2d, Dr. C. H. Geary’s Fido.
POODLES.—No entries,
MISCELLANEOUS. 25nEs. AND OVER —Ist, W. 'T. Tebbets’s
bobtail sheepdog Agricola; 2d, Chas. 0. Breeds’s whippet Jack
Dempzey,—UNDER ?5LBS.—Ist, What Cheer Kennels' white Eng-
lish terrier White Prince; 2d, Frank F. Dole’s Cotawold Jocko.
SELLING CLASS.-— Prizes withheld.
SPECIALS FOR BEST.
Mastiffs, dog, f, B. Sears’s Sears’ Monarch; also for bestin show,
St. Bernards, dog, E. B. Sears’ Plinlimmon. Jr.; from Lynn, Leo
H.; puppy, Penelope. Greyhound, Belle. Pointers, dog or bitch,
Graphic; native dog, Brake; bitch, Meally; bitch puppy, Fleet
View Alice. Setters English, dog, Foreman; in open class, Blue
Nell; from Lynn, Clyde Bondhu; Gordon, dog or bitch, Becky
Sharp; in open class, Tyrus; from Lyon, Dash L.; Irish, dog or
biteh, Laura B.; bitch puppy, Rose M,; dog puppy, O’Donovan
Rossa; puppy, Rose M, Foxhounds, native bred dog or bitch,
Kate; native bred do , Loud; dog puppy and native bred dog or
bitch, Waltham Jewell. Span cocker, bitch other than black,
Blondie G.; from Lynn, Black Duck; bitch from Lynn, Bijou;
King Charles, Milwaukee Oharley, Bull-terriers,in the show,
Jubilee; dog or bitch from Lynn, Royal Sport. Bulldog, dog or
hitch, Lion, Pugs, dog, Budge; dog or bitch from Lynn, Floss 1,
Beagles, bitch in open class from Lynn, and dog or bitch from
Lynn, Daisy; dog, Fitzhugh Lee; dog or hitch, Lill; dog in open
class, Frank Forest; brace of puppies, Lill and Daisy. Collies,
dog or bitch in show, Scotland Yet. Terriers, fox-terrier in open
class, Blemton Brilliant; dog or bitch, Lucifer. Skye, dog or
bitch, Prince Charlie; Yorkshire, Bradford Harry; dog or bitch
from Stoneham, Mass,, Fleet View Alice, Miscellaneous, under
25lbs,, White Prince; over 25lbs,, Agricola,
BOSTON DOG SHOW.
] Big h April 2.—The fifth annual dog show of the New
England Kennel Club opened this morning. There are
V01 entries and among them are a large number of our best
known dogs. That the show is a first Class oné no one can
truthfully deny, The attendance during the day has been
very good indeed for the first day, and with pleasant weather
there is no doubt that the hall will be crowded on the re-
maining days. Judging began at 11 o’clock and dragged
slowly not being nearly finished at night. Following is a
list of the
AWARDS.
MASTIFFS.—CHALLENGE—D0gs; Ist and stud dog’s special and
Bitches: No entry.
H. Moore’s Alonzo; 2d and American-bred
special, I. B. Sears’s Sears’ Monarch; 2d, A, F. Cowles’s Ilford
Caution Il. Reserve, T, G. Gram’s Benjamin Franklin. High
c¢om,, F. W. RRO Nev Omaoe Count. Bitches: Ist,2d and high
com., E. H. Moore’s The Lady Coleus, The Lady Dorothy and The
Lady Beatrice; 3d, G. W. Glazier’s Madge Minting. Reserve and
very high com., Millbrook Kennels’ Empress III, and Princess
Beatrice. Com,, J. Cole’s Linden Duchess.—Ppprins — Dogs:
Prizes withheld. Bitches: Ist, G. W. Glazier’s Madge Minting;
2a, FE. Palmer's Lady Pamelia.—Noyice— Withheld.
ST. BERNARDS.—RouGH-Coatup — CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist,
Hospice Kennels’ Otho. Bilches: 1st, Hospice Kennels’ Gemma I.;
2d, KE, H. Moore's Miranda.—OPEN—Dogs: 1st, E. H. Moore’s Ben
Lomond; 2d, Chequasset Kennels’ Monte Rosa; 3d, E, B. Sears’s
Plinlimmon, Jr. Reserve, Dr. G. Walton’s Scotch Bonivard, Very
high com., Hospice Kennels’ Alpine Chief and Oontocook Ken-
nels’ Kastelhorn Il. High com., Weiner & Lincoln's Gurss Bay-
ard and Galaxy Kennels’ Tasso, Com., E. 8. Benjamin’s Hugenot,
CG. G. Wheelock’s Merchant Prince and G. W. Patterson’s Count,
Bitches: 1st and very Ligh com., E. H. Moore’s Saffron and Recluse;
2d, B. B. Sears’s Lady Wellington; 3d and com., Galaxy Kennels’
Una and Prineess Gilda. Reserve _ and com., OC . Spring’s
Duchess of Heathfield and Linda, High com., R. Barry’s Florida
and W. Sandberg’s Stella. Com,, Quinsigamond Kennels’ Chrysa
and J. A. Morse’s Yum Yum. Puppres—Dogs: Ist, withheld; 2d,
Weiner & Lincoln’s Volunteer. Bitches: lst, L. W. Franklin's
Elmstone Brightie; 2d, J. A. Morse’s Belya Lockwood.—SmoorH-
CoatTRp—CHALLENGE—Dog: Ist, Hospice Kennels’ Hector. Bitch:
Ist, Hospice Kennels’ Daphne.—Oprn—Dogs: Ist, Teague & Til-
ton’s Beauchamp; 2d, W. P. Perkins’s Earl; 3d, T. Sanders’s Duke
of Berwick. Reserve, G. P. Wiggins’s Winchester. Bitches: 1st,
Contocook Kennels’ Burton Belle; 2d and 8d, W. H. Joeckel, Jr.’s,
Monastery Myrtle and Monastery Mercedes. Very high com.,
Chequasset Kennels’ Chequasset Chartreuse. Puppies: Ist, P. H.
Hurley’s Lady Bernard; 2d, F. L, Bragdon’s Bragdon’s Princess.—
Novick Ciass—ist, W. P. Perkins’s Earl; 2d, C. H. Spring’s
Duchess of Heathfield; 3d, Contocook Kennels’ Kastelhorn iL
Reserye, C. G. Wheelock’s Marvel. Very high com., Ohequasset
Kennels’ Chequasset Chartreuse. High com., Galaxy Kennels’
Princess Gilda and J. P. Barnard, Jr.’s, Prince.
DEERHOUNDS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist-and 2d, J. H. Thayer's
Chieftain and Highland Laddie. Bitches; Ist and 2d, J, EH. Thay-
ers Wanda and Ramona.—OpEn—Dogs: 1st, 2d and 3d, J, H. Thay-
er’s Clansman, Robber Chieftain and Duncan, Bitches: Ist and
2d, J. E. Thayer’s Berga and Pride of the Heather. Puppies: Ist
and 2d, J. E. Thayer's Donallan and Nora,
GREY HOUNDS.—CHALLENGE—Ist and 2d, H. W. Huntington's
Cassandra and Balkis.—OpEn—Dugs: Ist, C. D. Webber’s Stormy
Day; 2d, withheld; 3d, C. Sanders’s Ned. Com., §. Haggerty’s
Eph. Bitches; Prizes withheld. Com., J. McLane's Bess, Pup-
pies: Ist, withheld; 2d, S. N. Burbank’s Clayton.
POINTERS.—LARGE — CHALHENGE — Dogs: Ist, ©. Heath’s
Graphic; 2d, Westminster Kennel Olub’s Lad of Bow. Bitches:
ist, Westminster Kennel Club’s Lass of Bow; 2d, C. Heath’s
Meally.—Open—Dogs: 1st, 8. W. Pentz’s Brake; 2d, E. Dexter's
Pontiac; 3d, G. W. Lovell’s Beaufort H. Very high com., H, A.
Harris’s Peter. High com., D. Trainer’s Prince. Bitches; 1st,
Fleet View & Reading Pointer Kennels’ Pelle Randolph; 2d, BE.
H. Morris’s Devon Nell; 8d, Westminster Kennel Club’s West-
minster Sal. Very high com., G, T. Coman’s Rose Croxteth.—
SMALL—CHALLENGH—Dogs: ist, Westminster Kennel Club’s Naso
of Kippen. Bitches: T. BH. Terry’s Queen Man,—OpEn—Dogs: Ist,
Hs Hitchcock's Duke of Hessen; 2d, E. Dexter’s King ot Kent;
3d, G. W. Lovell’s Sir Anthony. Reserve, Ff. R. Hitchcock's Tory
White. Very high com.,C. Heath’s Launcelot. High com., F.
A. Newell's Sir Bang. Bitches: lst, T. 0. Faxon’s Nun; 2d, F. R.
Hitchcock’s Stella; 3d, C. Heath's Sally Brass IL. Reserve, EL. L.
Rice’s Naso’s Belle. Very high com., G. W. Lovell’s Daisy A.
and G. A, Vickery’s Daisy. High com,, G. W. Loyell’s May B.
and ©. W. Hodgkins’s Rhoda. Com., BE. F. Carver’s Louise.—
Puprpres—Dogs: list, C. A. Parker’s Dare-Go; 2d, Westminster
Kennel Club’s Westminster Cato. Bitches; Ist, C. A. Parker's
May-Go.—Noyice CuAss—ist, 2d and 3d, Fleet View & Reading
Pointer Kennels’ Sir Hector, Spot Dash and Say.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, F, Windholz’s
Rockingham; 2d, F. Leonard’s Royal Prince Il, Bitches: Ist, F.
Windholz’s Cora of Wetheral; 2d, G. W. Neal’s Daisy Foreman.
—OppN—Dogs: 1st, F. Windholz’s Count Howard; 2d, Mount
Washington Kennels’ Lindo; 8d and stud dog special, A. M.
Tucker’s Gus Bondhu. Reserye and very high com,, Cohannet
Kennels’ Royal Kent and Kent Ul. Very high com., J. L. Wells’s
Bow Bondhu and EB, N. Hubbard's Pride of Dixie II. High com.,
G@. L. V. Tyler’s Prince Gladstone, G, E. Bryan’s Storm and ©, F.
Harris’s Foreman, Jr. Com., M. G. Plympton’s Jeff P._ Bitches:
ist, F. Windholz’s Princess Beatrice; 2d, R. BE. Haines's Belle; 8d,
G. J. Lewis’s Hudora. Reserve Mount Washington Kennels
Zona, Very high com., #, D, Freeman’s Queen F. and Peet &
Lyons’s Chautauqua Belle. High com., Cohannet Kennels’ Laty
illiam, H. Merriam’s Royal Myrtle, G, A. Colman’s Lassie
Bondhu and Wawson & Bliven’s Princess Novel. Com., C. F. Har-
ris’s Silk.—Puppres—Dogs: ist, Cohannet Kennels’ Blue Kent; 2d,
R. W. Brown’s Glen Belton, Bitches; 1st, F. H. Clark's Belle
Bondhu; 2d, H.G. Worth’s Bessie Bondhu.—NovicE CLass—list,
EB, Cobbe’s Hector II.; 2d, H. Merriam’s Royal Myrtle; 3d, 8. 8.
White's Ponto.
IRISH SETTERS.—CHALLENGn —Dogs: Ist, Max Wenzel’'s Tim;
2d, EK, W. Clark, Jr.’s, Blarney. Bilches; Ist, Kildare Kennels
Laura B.; 2d; C. J. Thompson’s Nellic.—OpEn—Dogs; Ist, F, H.
Gaffney’s Sunset; 2d, W. C. Hudson’s Kenmore; equal ad, C. J.
Thompson's Desmond II. and Jean Grosvenor’s Banker. Very
high com., A. W. Pearsall’s Kedstone, E. 0, Damon’s Patsy and
QO. W.Jordan’s Eleho. High com., A. W.-Pearsall’s Jack Malone,
CG, F, Kennerson’s Tim, W, D. Manen’s Faugh-a-Ballah, F', Pen-
dergast’s Sarsfield, Jr, and J. J. Scanlan’s Elco. Com., J. HE.
Vickers’s Dixie. Bitches: 1st, J. J, Scanlan’s Lulu II; 2d, W. C,
Hudson's Cora B.; 34, E. 0. Damon’s Winnie LI, Reserve, 0, F.
Kennerson’s Jada. Very heh com., St. Cloud Kennels* ‘Bessie
Glepcbo and A, W. Pearsall’s Belle Ida, Com,, N. McIntosh’s
-Onota Belle, F, L. Cheney’s Daisy, H. ©. Glapp’s Sheilah and J.
M. Kiggen’s Sibyl.—Purrres—Dogs: ist, A. B. Tyteli’s Victor; 2d,
A. W. Pearsall’s Connelly; 8d, W. C. HudsSon’s Rex. High com,,
D. Meagher’s Hugh. Bitches: Prizes withheld. Uigh com.. H, H.
Carr’s Rose Morton and F, H. Gaffney’s Hanimerless._Novice
Crass—tist, A, W, Pearsall’s Belle Ida; 2d, J. A. Uarlson’s Dover,
GORDON SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Daqs: Ist, Dr. J. H. Myer’s
Beaumont; 2d, W. B. Rothermel’s Don. Bitches: 1st. W. 8. Ham-
mett’s Rose.—OPpEN—Dogs; Ist, F. R. Pease’s Tyrus; 2d, C, H.
Leonard’s Dash; 3d, A. H. Seely's Grouse JIL, Bitches: 1st, W. 8.
Hammett’s Vie; 2d, J. L, Campbell's Beclcy Sharp; 3d, J. L, Well’s
Maud 8. High com., EH. EH. Morris's New York Belle, Puppies:
Ist, 24 and 3d, W. Buchan’s Nero, Rab U.and Duke. Noyror
CrAss—ist, D. S. Bonnett’s American Girl; 2d, BH. H. Morris’s
Zango; 3d, W. Buchan's Ruby.
BEAGILLHS—CHaLuenes—Dogs: Ist, Clark & Rutter’s Fitzhugh
Lee; 2d, Ardsley Kennels’ Little Duke. Ritehes: 1st, Ardsley Ken-
nels’ Twrinkle.—OPpnn—Dogs; 1st, A. Parry’s Frank Forest; 2d, W.
P, Whitman's Rally; 3d, Lewis Bros.’ Racket Il. Very high com.,
Ardsley Kennels’ Racer, Jr, Com..C. F. Harris’s Dandy. Bitches:
ist, C. EF. Harris’s Daisy; 2d, W. P. Whitman’s Henry Maid; 34,
Lewis Bros.’ Banner Queen. High com., H. O. Ramsdell’s Flirt
KR. Pupyries: 1st and 2d, FP. Kibel’s Lill and Daisy; 8d, reserve and
very high com., C. F. Harris’s Rusty, General and Dandy, Very
high com,, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Kathleen VW.
BASSET HUUNDS.—ist, Associated Iancier’s Mauprat; 2d,
withheld; 8d, J, P. Barnard, Jr.’s Napo.
DACHSHUNDE.—Dogs: Ist, withheld; 24, Mrs. A. Palmer’s
Soli; 3d, A. Hhlert’s Oto. Reserve, A, A. Brigham’s Fritz.
Bitelies: Ist, C. Klocke’s Lina L.; 2d, Mrs. J. H. Thayer's Croquette;
3d, Mrs. A. Palmer’s Toddles.
FOXHOUNDS.—ist, J. J. Dwyer’s Roseville Rover; 2d, C, L.
Wellington’s Hunter; 3d, M. G. Plympton’s Trailer Il, Reserve,
E. A. Adams’s Dot. Very ligh com., Dr. H. Taylor’s Andy.
High com., Miss FE. J. Taylor’s Dot,
COLLIES,—_CHeaLLenGe—Dogs: ist and 2d, Chestnut Hill Ken-
nels*® Scotilla and Dublin Seot, Bitches; Ist and 2d, Chestnut
Hill Kennels’? Flurry If. and Metchley Surprise.—_Orrn—Dogs:
ist, 2d and 8a, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Maney Trefoil, Charleroi
Il, and Roslyn Sensation, 4th Hempstead Farm Kennels’ Hemp-
stead Zulu. Very high com., G. A. Fletcher's Ripon IL, Jas Wat-
son’s Clipper and Kilmarnock Collie Kenuels’ Kilmarnock Chief.
High com., G. A, Mleteher’s Scotson. Com., KR. M. McLeish’s
Ettrick Sheppard. Bitches: 1st, 2d and reserve, Chestnut Hill
Kennels’ Flurry I1i., Jakyr Dean and Roslyn Torfrida; $d and
high com., Kilmarnock Collie ICennels’ Kilmarnock Lelia, Kil-
Ey Maillie and Kilmarnock Edie; 4th, G. A. Fletcher's Ruby
oval,
Bell, and A. E. Locke’s Miss Meg.—Pourries—Dogs: ist, Hemp-
stead Marm Kennels’ Hempstead Zulu; 2d, Kilmarnock Collie
Benaels’ Kilmarnggk Flock; sd; G. A. Fletcher’s Royal Seott.
Bitches:
Fletcher’s Ruby Royal; 3d, R. Haven’s Flossie—Novyicr Chass—
1st. Hempstend Farm Kennels’ Hempstead Zulu, 2d, sd and var
high com.,
Seott.
High com., ©. W. Jenks’s Collie. A. R. Kyle’s Heather
ist, Warner & Hamilton’s Buttercup I; 2d, G. A.
G. A. Fletcher’s Ruby Royal, Ripon Il, and Roya
BULLDOGS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, J. P, Barnard’s Hillside;
2d, J.E. Thayer’s Robinson Crusoe, Bitches: Ist, J.C. Thayer's Bri-
fomartis; 2d,withheld—Oprn—Dons: 1st,R, B. Sawyer's Portawood
Tiger; 2d,W. J. Comstock’s Lion; 3d, G. W, Barrow’s Wing.
high com., T. H.Simmon’s Doctor Rush, |
yer’s London; 2d, W, Appleton’s Daffodil. Puppies: 1st, BH. 8,
Porter’s Columbine,
Very
Bitches: 1st, R. B, Saw-
BULL-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs; Ist, W. Ff. Hobbie’s
Cairo; 2d, H. A. Harris’s Jubilee. Bitches: Ist, W. F.. Hobbie’s
Bonnie Princess.—OPEN—Dogs: F. F. Dole’s Trentham Baron; 2d,
H. F. Church's Royal Tyrant; 3d, Seaside _ Kennals’ Bingo. Very
high com., H. A. Harris’s Young Royal Diamond. Bitches: 1st, 2d
and reserve, H. A. Harris’s My Queen, Miss Norah and Marguer-
ite; 3d, F. F. Dole’s Nell Bright. Very high com., W. I’. Hobbie’s
Enterprise and Seaside Kennels’ Nanno. Hirth com., H, i. Smith’s:
White Violet. Puppies: ist, withheld; 2d, Ff. FP. Dole’s Dauntless;
8d, H. A, Detson’s Frost,—RouND-H&ADED—OVER 25uB8.—Ist and
2d, J. P. Barnari, Jr.’s Queen and Mike; 3d. Round-Head Kennels’
Ben. Reserve, E.H. Whitney’s Jack. High com., L. EH, Noble's
Pompey,— UNDER 25LBS.—Ist and high com., J. P.
Mike Il. and Nan; 2d and reserve, H. W.
Barnard, Jr.’s
Richard’s Judy and
Cleopatra; 8d and very high com.., Bound Head Kennels’ Kennel
Guide and Sir Vera. Very high com., N. A. Knapp’s Sport. High
com,,W, J, Clancy’s Max and Dixie, Com,, Ff, M. Symmes’s Topsy
and J. A, O’Donnell’s Charlie. Puppies: Withheld.
WHITE ENGLISH TERRIERS.—Ist, W. Rentley’s White
Prinee; 2d, Round Head Kennels’ Lord Nelson; 3d, F. D. White's
Lennox Lassie.
FOX-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, Blemton Kennels’
Lucifer; 2d, L,& W. Rutherfurd’s Splauger. Bilches: Ist, Blemton
Kennels’ Rachel; 2d, J. KH. Thayer's Hichmond Olive.—OrpEen—
Dogs: ist. and 3d, Blemton Kennels’ Dusky Trap and Blemton
Trump; 2d, L, & W. Rutherfurd’s Haile, Reserve, very high
eom., high com. and com.. J. EH, Thayer’s Raby Mixer, Reckoner,
Raby Jack and Luke. Very high com., F. Hoey’s Veronese.
Com., A. H, Warren’s Tramp. Bitches: lst, 8d, very high com.
and com., J, E. Thayer's Rose Canina, Richmond Dazzle, Pluck
and Princess; 2d and reserve, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Oonse-
quence and Blemton Brilliant. ;
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.—lst, A. W. Smith's Buffalo
General; 2d, H.'T. Foote’s Meersbrook Girl; 3d, F, F, Dole’s Shef-
field Lass, Very high com., BE. A. Hall’s Tasso,
PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW.
Editor Forest and Stream: :
When I say that up to this evening we have received 150
entries, all but ten of which are local entries, yon will ae
knowledge that in urging out of town exhibitors to send on
their entries before the date of closing | knew something of
what was going to happen, I believe the local entries will
reach well on to 250, and that will leave but scant room for
those outside the city. Our space is limited to something
like four hundred dogs, and the club has decided to make
no distinction other than priority of receipt in deciding
which entries will be accepted and which rejected, There-
several additional special prizes including a cup from Reins
and Whip; also; 100lbs. Cheltenham dog biscuit for best
bull bitch in open class. Handsome silver card receiver for
the best Gordon setter dog with two or more of his get,
Handsome collar and chain for the best Gordon setter bitch
with two or more of herget. Cup valued at $15 for best pug
dog or bitch. Pair of dumbbells valued at $12 for best fox-
terrier owned in Philadelphia. Pair of fine game bantam
fowls for best Trish terrier dog or bitch. There will also be
a challenge class for cocker pear other than black.
There will also be a prize of 510 for best kennel of four or
more beagles, and the same for cocker and field spaniels.
The special prize for Skye terriers should read best dog or
bitch, and not dog and bitch as eel y printed in premium
list, The name of the judge of collies is John P., and not
Asa A, Gray. H, I. TRELAND, Supt.
THE CHICAGO SHOW.
HICAGO, March 29.—Hditor Forestand Stream: Entries
) for the Mascoutah Kennel Club show, to be held April
¥ to 12, closed March 25 with a total of 506, distributed among
the several classes, as below:
Mastiffs 30, St. Bernards 49, bloodhounds 2, Newfound-
lands 3, Great Danes 36, deerhounds 5, greyhounds 9, pointers
69, English setters 41, Irish setters 83, Gordon setters 18,
American foxhounds 8, Chesapeake Bay dogs 5, Hnglish re-
trievers 2, Irish water spaniels 14, field spaniels 7, cockers 17,
collies 45, poodles 5, bulldogs 13, bull-terriers18, dachshunde
3, beagles 8, fox-terriers 41, Irish terriers 5, Scotch terriers
12, Dandie Dinmonts 13, Skyes 2, black and tans 2, York-
11, Blenheims 6, Italian greyhounds, 1, miscellaneous 12,
total 566.
The most.prominent kennels in the country are represented.
by their best specimens, and everything points now to an
unqualified success. GEO. H. Hit, Superintendent,
POINTER CLUB.—It is necessary to. change the date of
meeting of the Executive Committee of the Pointer Club of -
in rooms of A. K. C,,
America to Tuesday, April 9, at 12 M,,
No. 44 Broadway.—GEO, W.LA RUE,
shires 7, toys (other than Yorkshire) 1, pugs 18, King Charles:
fore I would advise all to getin early. We have received |
Editor Forest and Stream:
previously stated we run a Der
|
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eT
CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB.
Wewill advertise our er in next week’s issue, AS
y for pointers; also a Derby
x setters, with first, second and third places in each stake,
and have decided to make the prizes in each $400 to first,
$200 to second and $100 to third, making $1,400 for the two
‘stakes; the winners to be known as the winners of first
second and third in the Setter Derby, and first, second an
third in the Pointer Derby, respectively, If will he a con-
dition of each stake that the two winners of first must run a
heat together and the winner of this heat will be known as
the winner of the Derby and receive $400 additional, making
the entire amount, thus far decided on, for the winner of the
Derby $800.. :
The first series of heats will be run to determine what
dogs the judges shall select to run in the future series,
very dog will te given ample opportunity to show whatever
merit he possesses, no heat can be less than one hour and
the judges will prolong the time as much beyond that limit
as may be necessary to expel all doubt of the correctness of
their decision. After all the dogs have run through the
first series, the judges will announce those they have selected
to run in the subsequent heats and the names will be drawn
to see which will run together, and the usual order of run-
ning will be continued through the future heats, the beaten
dogs being dropped and the winners running togetherin the
next series of heats. In order to bring all dogs to the field
in as fresh a condition as possible, we will alternate the run-
ning of the stakes—that is, run the setters one day and the
pointers the next day—until both stakes are finished, ‘This
will give each dog all opportunity possible for rest and, we
hope, be the means of bringing them to the field on a keen
edge and enable them to show up to the best advantage
—
ossible.
The All-Aged Setter Stake and the All-Aged Pointer
Stake will be run on the same plan as the Derby, first,
second and third places in each stake, The winner of first
in the Setter Stake and the winner of first in the Pointer
Stake will be compelled to run a heat together and the win-
ner of this heat will be known as the winner of the All-
Aged Stakes. :
r. John Dayidson and Mr. Wm, Tallman will judge in
all stakes and Col. Arthur Merriman will make the third
judge in the Pointer Derby, also the All-Aged Pointer Stake.
r. J. M. Tracy was to have been the third judge for the
Setter Derby and the All-Aged Setter Stakes, but he now
finds it will he necessary for him to be absent in Europe, Mr.
Tracy is one of our members and, if alive, will be in the
field next year. We will endeavor to find a substitute for
_ Mr. Tracy as judge, that will prove acceptable to all owners
and breeders, and will be pleased to have them send the
writer names of such gentlemen as will be satisfactory to
them. ; C. H, ODELL, Sec’y pro tem.
Central Field Trial Club.
[The Central Club has made a new departure in sending
out its Derby entry blank by publishing it in fuJl in the
FOREST AND STREAM. This is to be cut out, filled and re-
turned to the treasurer. ]
SOUTHERN FIELD TRIAL CLUB.
ARIETTA, Ga,, March 29.—Hditor Forest and Siream:
i In this week’s issue of the sporting press, I see the. an-
nouncement of Col. Odell, as secretary pro tem. of the Cen-
tral Field Trial Club, stating that they would hold trials at
Lexington, N. C., commencing Dec. 2, 1889, The Southern
Field Trial Club, at their annual meeting last December,
elaimed that date, and so announced it through through
the press. We respectfully ask the Central Field Trial
Club that they select some other date. The Southern Field
Trial Club will hold their trials again this year at Amory,
Miss., commencing Dec. 2, The prizes are the largest ever
offered in America, Advertisements of same will appear at
the proper time. . M,. BRUMBY,
Sec’y and Treas. 5. F, T. C.
DOG TALK.
\ " 7 B® hear that the youngsters of the Memphis and Avent
, Kennel are doing well, and if nothing befalls them
itis expected that they will come out strong in the Derby
Stakes this year. Itis also rumored that the kennel will
have a Chance in some of the All-Aged Stakes.
The English champion Irish setter Conn I. will arrive in
time for Worcester show. He has won several firsts and re-
serve, puppy class, at Palace show.
Kennel owners will do well to read the advertisement in an-
other column of the Sherman King Vaporizer Co, The yapor-
izer is a handy little invention for disinfecting and purify-
ing the air when foul from any cause whatever. In the
kennel it will prove of great service, as it is self-acting and
its work goes on constantly without requiring any atten-
tion. ‘The initial cost is not great, and after that it can be
tun at an expense of from twelve to fifteen cents a year,
The vaporizer is applicable not alone to kennels, but to sick
rooms or any place infected with bad odors or disease. The
company will furnish circulars of information on request.
LORD NEVERSETTLE.—In your issue of the 14th inst.
Mr. C, H. Lowe writes: “My latest importation, Lord
Neversettle, is by Jester out of Mr. Stone’s Squirrel. Jester
is the sire of Huic Holloa and many other winners, and is
own brother to Paris, sire of Miss Glendyne and Princess
Dagmar.” This should have been sire of Miss Glendyne
and Bit of Fashion, as Princess Dagmar is own sister to
Paris, Jester, Pathfinder, Perry Down, Peter, Captain Gill,
and sister to Countess Dagmar and Prenez Garde, all being
by Ptarmigan out of Gallant Foe. In issue of March 14
. D. N, Heizer, of Great Bend, Kan., advertises a most
mixed up pedigree of Little Lady Glendyne and Lady Millie
Glendyne, as he makes out Lady Glendyne to be both grand-
dam and dam, and gives her pedigree in one place Don An-
tonio—Meggie Smith; in another by Countryman, dam by
Willie Wylie out of MissJohnson, J ester’s pedigree is given
in two places as by Contango out of Petronella; but should
be by Ptarmigan out of Gallant Foe, Ptarmigan being by
Contango out of Petronella. Then below he mentions:
‘‘Tester is the youngest surviving son of Gallant Foe.”’—J.
G, FLOWER.
OAKHURST KENNELS.—Chicago, March 29.—Hditor
Forest and Stream: H. l, Goodman’s connection with the
Oakhurst Kennels as superintendent ceased March 26, and
he is no longer employed in any capacity. All communica-
tions should be addressed to the owner.—R. P. H. DURKER,
Hotel Woodruff, Chicago.
KENNEL NOTES.
NAMES CLAIMED.
= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
King Bannerman. By W.C. Crandall & Co., Springville, N. Y.,
for black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped Sept. 2, 1688, by Ban-
nerman (A.K.R, 1709) out of Blossom (A,K-R. 5711).
Duke of Cambridge. By O. B. Priestly, Cambridge, Mass., for
black and white ticked English setter dog, whelped Feb. 4, 1889,
by Royal Kent (Royal Gem—Lady Westmoreland) out of Colice.
Hackett’s Count. By M. M. Hackett, Cambridge, Mass., for
black and white ticked English setter dog, whelped Feb. 4, 1889, by
Royal Kent (Royal Gem—Lady Westmoreland) out of Colice,
FOREST AND STREAM.
Royal Edward. By Jas. P. Tumilty, Cambridge, Mass., for blue
belton Hnglish setter dog, whelped Feb, 14, 1889, by Royal Kent
| (Royal Gem—Lady Westmoreland) out of Colice.
| Faust and Marguerita. By J.G. Jorgensen, Woodstock, Ont., for
black cocker spaniel dog and bitch, whelped Jan, 5, 1889, by Black
. Duke (champion Oho IIl.—Woodland Queen) out of Lady Nell
(Burmah—W oodstock Molly).
High Ground Kennels. By Welz & Zerweck, Brooklyn, E. D.,
WN. Y., importers and breeders of St. Bernards.
BRED,
(2" Notes must he sont on the Prepared Blanks.
Hops—King of Kent. &. Dexter’s (Charlottesville. Va.) im-
ovted pointer bitch Hops (A.K.IR. 4172) to his King of Kent (A.K.
AR. 6264), March 24,
Thoya—ikash. Eberhart Pug Kennels’ (Cincinnati, 0.) pug bitch
, Thora (Santa Claus—Almah) to A.H. Pitts’s Kash (Bradford Kuby
{—Lady Cloudy), March 2h.
i_ Minnie—Boycott, John Moran's (Cincinnati, 0.) pug bitch
Minnie to Bherhart Pug Kennels’ Boycott (Duke—Bonnie),March 3.
| Daisy—Beaumont, A.W. Harrington, Jr.’s (Troy, N. ¥.) Gor-
| don setter hitch Daisy (Kent—Plora Bogardus) to Dr. J. H. Meyer’s
champion Beaumont (Ronald II]. -champion Floss), March 28.
Boston Peg—St. Cloud. D. GC. Gonig’s (Lenox, Mass.) Irish set-
ter biteh Bosten Peg (Dash—Peg II.) to St. Cloud Kennels’ St.
| Gloud (champion Eleho—champion Noreen), March 23.
Meersbrook Girl—Vortigern. H,'T. Foote's (New York) black and
tan terrier bitch Meersbrook Girl (Punch—Meersbrook Jessy) to
ae Lever’s champion Vortigern (champion Viper—Gipsey), March
WHELPS,
(= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Ashmont Swwance. E, Altmansperger’s (Minden, Ja.) mastiff
| bitch Ashmont, Suwanee (King of Ashmont—Riene), March 11,
| ten (eight dogs), by Dr. Geo, B, Ayres’s Edwy (champion Orlando
—Qountess of Woodlands). then
Tiford Comedy. Dr. Geo. B. Ayres’s (Omaha, Neb.) mastiff bitch
Ilford Comedy (champion Orlando—lIdalia), March 24, ten (two
dogs), by his Edwy (champion Orlando—Countess of W oodlands).
Kent Queen. . Dexter’s (Charlottesville, Va.)imported pointer
bitch Kent Queen (Kent Bitters—iKent Ploriot), March 6, four (two
dogs), by J. 1. Perkins’s Mainspring (Mike—Romp), :
Zephyr. St. Cloud Kennels’ (Mott Haven, N. Y.) Irish setter
bitch Zephyr (St. Cloud—Princess Ida), March 26, ten (seven dogs),
| by J. B. Blossom’s Kelso (champion Glencho—Sweetheart).
Zyld. St. Cloud Kennels’ (Mott Haven, N. Y.) Trish satter biteh
! Zylla (St. Cloud—Princess Ida), March 25, twelve (six dogs), by L.
P. Braive’s Royal Ruby (champion Glencho—Lady Edith).
Walkill Bess. F. P Sewey’s (Rome, N.Y.) cocker spaniel bitch
Waikill Bess (Wallkill Silk—Walkill Blanche), March 30, six (three
dogs), by Theo. J. Hook’s champion Red Rover (champion Obo II,
—W oodstock Dinah); three red.
Lassiz. Geo. Dougias’s (Woodstock, Ont.) fox-terrier bitch
Lassie (Richmond—Nellie), March 11, four (two dogs), by J.
Iearns’s Prince (Rally—Hearly). : .
Sandyeroft Vim. V.M, Haldeman’s (Milford, Del.) Irish terrier
bitch Sandycrott Vim (Benedict—Geesala), March 26, seven (three
dogs), by J. F. Meladden’s Dennis (champion Bachelor—Jilt),
SALES.
CS" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Winkie Fresh. Silyer fawn pug bitch, age and pedigree not
iven, by Mrs. J, I’. Fries, Lima, 0., to Bertie Porter, Chicago
awn, lll. ‘
Young Gath—Jolly Flt whelp. Black, white and tan English
setter dog, whelped July 4, 1888, by Chas. York, Bangor, Me., to
Ehner A, Hight, Lynn, Mass. f t
Gun—Dora Gladstone whelp. Black, white and tan English set-
ter bitch, whelped June 4, 1888, by Chas. York, Bangor, Me,, to R.
H. Price, Georgetown, Tex.
DEATHS.
Forest King. Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped July 20,
1886 (Rattler [1f.—Myrtle), owned by F. McKie Thayer, Colorado
Springs, Col. , ;
Trixie. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped February, 1888
(Don—Bridget), owned by H. F, McCracken, Urbana, O., March
19, from distemper.
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
=" No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents,
J, D., Ipswich, Mass.—A pug dog 1 year old has a bad cough and
it seems as if there was something in his throat. He has a long
spell of coughing. Ans. Give 3 grains of quinine night and morn-
ing and a teaspoon of syrup of buckthorn every other day.
B. F. W., Brooklyn.—I have a Yorkshire terrier bitch that was
born in September, 1880, and is, therefore, over pigttt years old,
but is apparently as strong and healthy as she has ever been.
She has néver been lined, having
too old to be bred to now with satisfactory results? Ans. No, she
is not too old.
c. VY. ¥., Appleton; Wis.—A cocker spaniel 8mos. old has had
two large abscesses on lower jaw and neck, caused by distemper,
Isuppose. Have had them lanced twice. Will it be desirable to
giye any medicine as an alterative, or will he get over it without
any further treatment? The first time lanced they disckarged
freely, but new ones formed within afew days and I feared a
continuance of the trouble. Ans. If freely opened they ought to
always been a house pet. Is she
disappear. If the dog isin poor health get Bland’s iron pills and
give one three times a day concealed in a morsel of meat.
J. M. ¥., Albany, N, Y.—I have an Irish setter, 2 years old, which
has has had a very fine, glossy coat; but lately she scratches and
bites herself a great deal, and I can pull her hair out in great
quantities. She sometimes has a coughand throws up a greenish
matter, at other times white and frothy; nose warm most of the
time. About a year agoshe was in about the same condition, Is
it a touch of distemper? Ans, Probably dermatitior eczema,
which is generally accompanied by constitutional symptoms.
Give 5grs. of quinine night and morning in pill form for a few
days. Use zinc oxide ointment over the inflamed portion of the
skin. After afew days give 10 drops of nux vomica twice daily.
Constant Reaper, Fort Assiniboine, Mont.—A pup 8 months
old has been very sickfor about two months. I gave hiw cod liver
oil to break his cough and 10 drops of tincture of iron for appetite
every day. The sickness worked on him so hard that he has be-
come totally blind. I used a receipt that I saw advertised in your
paper, and he is so now that he can seea little. He has white
specks on his eyeballs, but I think he will be all right in course
of time. What I want to know is this: He is very weak, and when
he stands heis all the time twitching his hindquarters. When
you tonch his hindquarters he will crouch down as if in pain.
Ans. Give 3grs. of quinine night and morning. Give 2grs. calo-
mel each noontime. Wash the eyes with a solution of zine sul-
phate, 2grs. to the ounce, every day, allowing a little to get into
the eyes. Keep the bowels regular with syrup of buckthorn in
teaspoonful doses.
Canoging.
THE ATLANTIS AND HER CRUISE.
INTRODUCTORY—THE BIG SMALL-BOATS AND THE CANOES.
A YHAR ago last summer, the big small-boats—the sneak-
boxes, cruisers, Philadelphia “tuckups” and the like—had a
boom. Notwithstanding ancient prejudices in the A, C. A, and
the canoe clubs against such boats, there were Men among us
who, perhaps because of living near the water and having con-
yenient moorings, wanted to use a boat in which they could
enjoy an afternoon sail with the company of some other fellow,
or perhaps of some other fellow’s sister, as an additional luxury.
Further, if a yigorous calm chanced to strike them a mile or
more from shore, they didn’t want to drift around in sight of
home till the supper was cold and mammas were anxious, on the
one hand, nor, on the other, to feel it an offense against the moral
law of cancedum to row or paddle home as they pleased. Handy,
all-round boats, neither yachts nor canoes, will be popular wher-
ever there are good moorings. Such boats afford much fun for
little work; they are to the yacht as the village cart is to the
family carriage. '
For exhilarating exercise commiend me to a canoe sail in a stiff
breeze; but there are tranquil dispositions that don’t want to be
exhilarated, —
My hankering after other fellows’ sisters and a disposition that
can, endure an arduous amount of rest, as Stoddard used to say.
excites in me a keen sympathy for those canoeists who admit an
occasional weakness for the larger boats. How, for instance, I
used to envy Drake, down there at the New York Canoe Ciub,
with his comfortable Rushton cruiser, gorgeously carpeted with
Smyrna rugs, and furnished with chairs with backs to them, with
225
plenty of room aboard to oll around, or eyen to take a walk to
the stewara’s locker forward where the blankets were kept. Just
think of the good canoeists going in for big boats: N. H. Bishop
and Dr. Piffard with their Barnegats; Tom Buddington, C, H.
Roberts, Kirk Munroe with his Alligator, and this winter in
Florida with a big sharpie; W. P. Stephens with his Tomboy and
half a ton of lead under his feet and his playful Berthon folding
Tomcat under his arm; Seavey with his picturesque floating illus-
trated poém of Hiawatha; Vaux—the now domesticated Vaux—
with the 19ft. yawl Penguin, amply large enough for two; the
Averill boys, Pr. Grant, etc. I nearly forgot the “Czar,” of the
Ideal Uruising Association, who had the effrontery to come to the
meet last summer with the Goat, a 19ft. canoe that would have
been tabooed as a yacht three years ago. "
I remember the time, and I am not one of the old “uns either,
when the boys would not tolerate any big-boat heresy with the
canoes. The line between yachts and canoes was well marked—
somewhere around I7ft. length. It is really funny to look back
and see how jealous they were of that line. See this written about
the Atlantis by one of the best fellows and one of the most skill-
ful canoeists that ever swung a spruce blade, and published in the
“official organ”: “Such acraftis certainly outside the limits fixed
My the American Canoe Association as those of a canoe. *
She is nothing more nor less than a small yacht, and not such a
yery small one at that.”
Seate of Feet.
oe
THE ATLANTIS WITH HER FIRST RIG.
Please don’t misunderstand me; as long #s I can own but one
boat, it’s going to be one that I can sail on New York Bay, North
River, Harlem Creek or Erie Canal; one that: Lcan bribe an ami-
able baggage man with a few good cigars to take in like a Sara-
toga trunk (never work off bad cigars on the baggage man, boys;
the next canoeist is sure to suffer); a boat that can be to me as
Ruth unto Boaz; can go with me to a Lake George hotel and pay no
board, or that the astonished farmer will be flac to carry into his
front parlor so that the goats may be kept away from the canned
food, while I sleep on my cork mattress beside my boat; a boat
that can jump dams and run rapids, and come back to hibernate
during the winterin my cellar if I choose—in short, while I can
have but one boat, it shall he and is a canoe. I can enjoy her
without the depressing feeling that I have got to get my money’s
worth out of her. Ican sell her when I’m done with her, and if
she’s broken up, I’m not.
But it I could haye two boats? Of course, I’d Jike a catboat to
take my mother-in-law in, if I had one (cathoats are said to be
dangerous). I'd like a sloop yacht for royal fun, and a steam
yacht to “git thar,” or a big cutter like Baden-Powell’s to carry
my canoe to pleasant cruising grounds. But such extravagance
can not be mine, so I enjoy my canoe :
“And I bless the man, whoe’er he be,
That first shaped paddle from the tree.”
_ Canoeists are growing up to Stoddard’s idea, and lam glad of
it. There is no reason why # canoe club house should not have a
fleet. of little boats moored around it. Those who sail them are
glad of the convenience, and the more really good fellows brought
together the better the fun, and the stronger the club. Moreover,
the canoeists may find it very handy some day in a bad squall to
be fished into one of those depraved things with oars.
me
‘THE WORLD OF WATERS IS OUR OWN,
AND MERRY MEN ARE WE!”
It is two years since I took my last cruise with Stoddard, but 1
believe that, all points considered, there is no better all-round
cruising boat to-day than the Atlantis. Her last rig was wonder-
fully effective, and one could get lots of points by going over her
outfit. I haye had any number of inquiries about the boat and
her great cruise—and it was a grand cruise—so with Stoddard’s
permission Ill give you, in brief, the whole thing. I. The Boat
and its Outfit. Il. The Rig. IIL. The Cruise.
IL—THE BOAT.
“Forthwith he devis’d
Of sundry scented woods along the shore
A little shallop like a quarter-moon,
Wherein Absal and he like Sun and Moon
Enter’d as into some Celestial Sign;
That, figured like a bow, but arrow-like '
In flight, was feather’d with a litte sail,
And pitcht upon the water like a duck.”
—From the Persian of Jdma (Lieut. Kelley's “American Yachts, )
226 FOREST AND STREAM, [APR 4, 1889,
LINES “ATLANTIS.”
The Atlantis was evolved after a good deal of well-directed
study te realize certain specific requirements,
The original idea was to “do” the New England and New Bruns-
wick coast as it had not been done since the days of Captain
John Smith, who, after he escaped the wiles of the dusky Poca-
hentas and the litile obligation owing her, cruised from Penobscot
to Cape Cod in a ship’s boat.
The proposed boat must not be ton wide to be conveniently put
into a baggage car, nor too bulky to be hoisted at will over a ves-
sel’s side. There was at that time no idea of doing the whole trip
in the canoe. The boat was rather to be used in following up
some of the myriad nooks and corners ct the coast inaccessible
to larger boats, because of rocks, reefs, mud flats, etc. Certainly,
there, wasa ee mine Aaa Ee RNR tld to wort ae a : °
Same spirit Lossing, the historian, had gone over the ad jacen a ; ~ eA ‘
epiare oe ye poems proposed to ar a pp tees vein prnone ie MIDSHIP SECTION—“ ATLANTIS.
islands and out of the way places difficult o access from land.| , ee . : hie we : P 2
Stoddard wanted a handy little boat that could be transported as | #bility of hatches, the deck was replanked and the forward com
asses, Ship’s library, medicines, clean collars; etc., lacking only |
he usual liquid blanket to make it a complete captain’s locker.
fhe drop-rudder, then a novelty, is now too well known to need
description: In this case it was fast- i
ened by three common strap-gudg-~
eons to the sternpost by a brass rod.
The rudderpost,b,was made of heavy
sheet brass, folded around the rod;
making a tube from which the rod
is withdrawn to take off the rudder,
Three nicks were cut into the brass —
to admit the gudgeons, so that the
rudder came close to the sternpost.
The tiller, which is shown in the
deck plan, was a straight bar, hung |
at its center upon the usual lock
joint. It was parallel to the rudder |
t led. Di ble th t ab th terboard ine readin bho nt abla :
: : i : . arti t sealed. isa movable thwart above the centerboar much handier than the single stic
a bicycle may be on shore, and yet one sufficiently sate to meet a sea ment 3A ne ‘ pee : z Sh
br hl A asta , . eer ee Lgl aa trunk. Forward of the trunk is a metal compartment, H H, open- | tiller which is always in the way.
pei squall and containing all the comforts of the usual cance ing through a second hatch on deck. which extended from the 2
i The Joynér centerboard is interesting merely as a nautical
A block model was made and the lines carefully drafted by Mr, | Port side two-thirds across the boat, leaving room to starboard | curiosity, It could be deflected to either side, while at any
: / “aia Tas naadie te tay sag Sosy for stowing spars, oars and paddles. Fis a large metal compart- ' depth, soas to be kept always at right angles to the surface of
Se ta: ren Hele eae Da eed spacers nd ment with hatch opening into the cockpit. It could be slid into the water when the boat heeled over. If there is anything in
other well-known A.C. A pe 2 Phe yiagersis used ware thas the cock pit like a drawer, and removed from the boat at will. 1t the principle it is useful only to racers, and I notice none of
common in well-built canoes: Reel eae mane ARE sternposts, contained valuables such a8 camera, dry plates, charts, com- them will use it, When it was found that the trunk compromised
hackmatack; planking, white cedar, smooth lap on the outside; /
ribs, red elm, inserted after the shell is formed according to
‘Toyner’s method. The deck is formed of lateral 34in. strips,
alternately of butternut and spruce; cockpit coaming, oak; trim-
mings, walnut.
The lines are here reproduced from a reduction of the origi-
nal drawings. The floor is quite fiat for nearly half its length;
the bilees at the midship section are very full and the sides per-
pendicular; the entrance is sharp as a knife below the waterline;
the stem has a slight rake aft above water. At the bow the water-
line is almost straight above water, forward, the bows flare to a
marked degree, giving them an unusually hollow appearance, but
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giving the boat great lifting power in a heavy sea, making her
dash the water aside instead of taking it on deck. The extreme
width of the deck is carried very far forward and aft. The same
principle is worked out for the lines of the stern as those of the
bow. The quarters are broad above water to make lifting power
astern. put the gradual fairness of the run is not sacrificed, The
flat floor and straight sides increase the buoyancy and capacity,
and the heavy bilges make her unusually steady on the wind for
80 narrow a boat. She easily carries 150ft. of sail in a stiff breeze.
It will be remembered that beam had to be sacrificed to porta-
bility. I think great cleverness was displayed in trying to com-
ensate for the consequent loss of stability by her peculiar lines,
Bor dimensions are:
eneunMovertaiL, oe, cd dene teheck eit oe hdee! isft. |
BeAMPOX HEME Ls Mees shee a ee ee a saleeda obte e
UE CH ARIOLES EN Nate. eyed Shee oot atl te dean , bin.
Bresbortths HO ysst:.. see conan Hema Crna ft. 94in.
MGS Hips sees ee es aye bin,
stern 3g A ss AM aa wrest ee lft. 6in.
Cockpin, lengthy oe el ea. ba ot 35 9R dite aes
Wil bits he etcar , ee ae aie ae 28in,
The deck plan will show the internal arrangement. A is a
metal compartment, originally accessible through a circular
metal hatch, and fitted with racks for kerosene and gasoline cans, ‘ .
extra lanterns, etc. Bis a wooden bulkhead just torward of the ' ‘ ptember Io : 2 :
mast tube. Ois the opening for the Joyner deflecting center- : : : SCRE MLNS Sa ja ae ae
board, which was subsequently replaced by a large Radix folding
c.oard. At the same time, experience having taught the unreli-
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A PIECE OF THE “ATLANTIS”? GHART. . |
the comfort of Stoddard’s feet the beautifully scientific device |
had to go. =: :
THE OUTFIT.
Alongside of the centerboard irunk was ample room for a tool
chest, about 18x107in., and the aprons, oilskins, tent, etc., on one
side, and an enormous infernal machine in the shape of a gasoline
cooking stove on the other. This stove was made to swing from
the coamings like a hinnacle, so we could cook or keep warm at
sea; when set up it made us Jook like an amateur steam launch
underway. Its description must be deferred until a truthful nar-
rative of events may bring its unhappy being into action. .
The stores, comprising a barrel of wheat flour,a barrel of buck-
wheat, a chest of tea, a side of bacon, a dairy, a hennery, etc., ete. 1
(’'m not speaking of the size of the barrels, chests, etc.), were kept
in the locker forward. Stoddard had two weaknesses—the one
for food, the other for rest. °
He insisted upon keeping the etherwise comfortable cockpit
piled up like a May-day truck with feather beds, pillows, com-
fortables, etc., sheathed in glove-fitting rubher ags. What
astonished me was that these unheard-of luxuries would always
keep dry. On sundry occasions I blessed his genius of originality,
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when, in some corned and salt-saturated rookery on a rocky
island miles from shore, the no more nautical but now thorougly
domesticated Stoddard donned his spotless robe de nuit, and spread
carefully over some pile of knotty seines his downy comfortables
and snowy sheets for our repose. Yes, sheets on islands where
. they were known only as the ropes that hold the sails to the wind,
or existed cnly when winter spread her snowy sheets of solitude
over the deserted rocks. ,
I watched the first night's retiring performances as Aladdin may
have watched the genie of the lamp, and I fell allin a heap when |
Stoddard handed me aspare pillow with a linen cover. Had I |
read ‘Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine” before that time the ex-
perience might not have been so strikingly novel. Nejdéhad _
taught me how to sleep on the ground with blankets of wool and /
rubber, and I thought a cork mattress was the greatest luxurya
canoeist was allowed. |
The tent was an ordinary A tent of red Striped duck, pointed at |
either end to shed water in every direction, It was raised over _
nearly the whole length of the boat upon light wooden stretchers, .
a stout line sewed in the spon forming the ridgepole. The bottoms
of the two sides buttoned close under the gunwale beading. The .
anchor cables lead inside of the tent fore and aft, so that they >
could be managed from within. | 3
s When aS eeerted Es pines ae some hosuiiapie cana mast
ie 2 : Ouse or hotel, the entire cockpit was covered with a waterproo
APRONED IN—FROM HYAN NIS TO MONOMOY POINT. canvas apron, which overlapped the cockpit. coaming and was
APRIL 4, 1889,] !
soaked -
secured by brass staples, which were riveted into the canvas and
ere Shapped over screweyes around the coaming, A fine chain
or stout line was then run through the screweyes over the staples,
sa big puckering string entirely around the cockpit; this could
fastened at the end with a knot or padlock, The cover was
ported underneath by strong carlins. The coyer thus formed
as stronger than the new-tashioned, always-in-the-way hatches,
d not a drop of water could gel: underneath it, It wrapped up
toa bundle about $in.in diameter. It was a capital arrange-
ment, which I have never seen used at the meets.
the boat was moored or drawn up on shore, and we never lost
anything by theft on any of our cruises,
The ignus fatuus of canoeists is the apron. Ours wasn’t all that
yas desired, but it kept us dry while sailing, and when we did
et we got out of it alive. It was built by a carriage maker in
ens Falis, was of heayy enameled duck, With two manholes
d with bags which fastened with puckering strings loosely
ound our bodies under the armpits. I believe L was guilty of
sreation. J don't recommend fhe arrangement, it might prove
terrible death-trap, but I have known the seas break over us
oadside when but ior the apron the boat would buye been filled
id swamped. We sailed at times like men clad for a. sack race.
he water would Jeak in around onr bodies, and little streams
and then made chilly passages down our backs. Theconfine-
mient filled me with apprehension, but without that apron we
could haye spent many 4 stormy day in port. As it waa, only
twice do [remember wailing forthe weather, _ ;
The charts and chart box were worthy of notice and illustra-
tion. Stoddard had obtained all the charts of the roast published
‘by the U. 8. Coast Survey and the British Admiralty. He didn’t
want the sea out of gunshot, of the coast, nor orchards and ‘corn-
fields inland. So he ent a sivip ten inches wide, including the
Goastline, and pasted the ends together so as to have the coast
from New York to Noya Scotia, except for the break of the then
“Gasurveyed portion. This made an irregular paper snake, the
shape of the coast, about forty feet long. This he folded where
je coast Wak comparatively straight into pages of five niles
gach, The Fi Rela places were cut ito pipeeese ete shaped
folds which fell between the others, The whole was then divided
into convenient portions and the part needed for the day carried
‘during fair weather in the pocket like a long pocket diary, The
‘rest was kept in a waterproof case in the locker.
_ During rainy or rongh weather the part in use was kept, opened
‘tor two pages (10 miles) in a flat, elass-faced, watertight box
fastened ondeck, At the end of the ten miles the chart was
en out, a leaf turned oyer, and the next ten miles of the un-
known exposed. ,
The marginal cuts of the lighthouses and landmarks, and the
tide tables and remarks were carefully posted along the sides of
the ae Had we carried all those charts in their original form
we would have had to tow another Atlantis to hold them. In
stormy weather an ordinary chart, in use, would haye been re-
duced te pulp by the wind and waves. :
A good Singer's patent compass in a plain brass case was,
sepecially in the frequent fogs east of Portsmouth, a great com-
“tort to our feelings. When the sea was rough we held 1t firmly in
bur hands and split the difference between its oscillations,
We had also one of those fancy double-jointed pocket binnacle
things, which, at such times, went through spirited gyrations
fipon its own two axes, and the human snake himself could not
have followed it far enongh to tell northeast from southwest,
The oil-dripping device was simple and ellectual; it cost six
vents. In a heavy squall off Point Le Preux it saved us a dousing
- trom the breaking waves. It consisted of an earthen ale bottle
ed with sperm oil, and fitted with a cork, from the lower half
of Which a wedged-shaped piece had been cut out. When the
fork was jammed in all the way the bottle was tight. Pulling
Oul the cork a little, let the contents drip out. The more the cork
Was pulled out the bigger the wedge-shaped opening and the
Breater the flow. The bottle was covered with a cordage net
work and slung, when in use, muzzle downward over the boat’s
side.
JDhe canoe was equipped with paddies, oars and a pair of out-
igged folding oarlocks of Stoddard’s design. I never saw any
ers like those outriggers—and I never want to. The use of
ars, 1 know, is_a tender point with canoeists. They are, how-
syer, on a trip like Stoddard’s, an indispensable necessity, With
heavy boat and a heavy sea, paddling ‘is almost as futile as
Mrs, Aleshine’s broom-like meth«d of sweeping the surface of the
deep with an oar.
_ Two anchors and plenty of spare cable were carried.
it is out of our line to deseribe the very complete photographic
outht which was carried in the after locker. Suaddardls ae
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yersal cleverness was here displayed to best advantage.
2 contrivance on his camera different from the ones sold by the
| dealers for taking snap shots atsea. His plate holders were made
| af enameled paper and he could carry a dozen plates in the same
| Space usually occupied by four.
The new Atlantis sails wil! be described nexi) week.
RK. B. Burkemarp.
CANOEING ON LAKE QUINSIGAMOND.
AKE Quinsigamond is six miles long and quarter to half a
mile wide, and with a paddling canoe one can travel many
miles down the streams and ponds below the lake: in fact, by
| making a portage of a mile at North Grafton, several canoeists
ave cruised to Boston. Lake Quinsigamond is more closely as-
ated in the minds of most people with famous rowing regattas
od oarsmen; but, notwithstanding the great popularity of rowing
e, canoeing is increasing in favor. Theie are no less than
irty enthusiastic canoeists at the lake; but, I am sorry to say,
6 cannot boast of a canoe club. The Quinsigamond and Lake-
side Boat Clubs haye a few canoeists connected with them, but
The majority store their canoes in the large boat houses situated
pout Lincoln Park at the terminus of the Worcester & Shrews-
iry RK. R., and are not members of any boat club.
' The searon opened March 24, nearly a month earlier than last
Year. Six canoeists were afloat in their canoes for the first time,
d Mr. A. S. Putnam amused the crowd of visitors at the lake in
p afternoon by capsi#ing his sailing canoe and making a com-
é revolution of her under him without wetting more than his
et, a trick he learned at the last A.C. A. meet. An amateur
Photographer succeeded in getting a fine photograph of him as he
ood on the bottom of hiscanoe. The majority of the boys are
working hard overhauling and varnishing their canoes, but
ll be afloat by another week. CAROLA,
Worcester, Mass.. March 25.
_PHILADELPHIA ©. C.—The annual meeting of the Phila-
delphia Canoe Club was held at the Colonnade Hotel, March 25,
ith Com. Kirkpatrick in the chair. The commodore’s report for
the year was most gratifying, the greater part of the members
ving made lengthy cruises during the summer, two of the
noes having been on salt water, with additions to the fleet of
eral new cruising canoes, etc., and concluded by offering two
mdsome prizes for the rreatest mileage to be made during the
mer on the Delaware iiiver or bay or their tributaries, The
port of the purser, Dr. Westcott, shows the club to be in a most
ouraging position finanially, although the expenses of the
b during the past year hn ve heen very large, an item of which
ght mention, notably the handsome silver challenge cup,
raced for at the fall regatta, The election of officers resulted
Com. Kirkpatrick aud Purser Westcott being re-elected, and
election of Messrs. W. 8. Grant, Jr., Quartermaster, and JJ,
Thelis, Secretary, and Mr, Gerry Warr fo the Board of Direct-
Active preparations are being made in the way of new sails,
es, etc.,for the spring regatta, which the Tegatta committee
ve decided to hold on or about May 15, at which time several
Mew boats will sail their maiden race,
- CANOH RACE ON THE CONNECTICUT.—A match has
Been made between the canoe Happy-Go-Lucky, L. R. Ingraham,
the Connecticut C. C., and the canoe Rambler, E. Hart Fenn,
the Hartford C.C., to be sailed at some date to be mutually
ed upon, between March 29 and April 3. The course is to be
n the Hartford C. C. float to the Air Line bridge over the Con-
ticut River at Middletown, a distance of 22 miles, the
py-Go-Lucky in a new 15x42 boat and the Rambler is 16x36.
ptain Ingraham will have the assistance of Commodore L. T.
hes in sailing the raGe, and the Rambler’s owner and a friend
il handle the latter craft. Considerable interest has been ex-
ied by the match as it is the first long-distance race of the sea-
o. A pennant will be awarded the winner,
C. A. MEMBERSHIP,—Atlantic Division: Wm. B. Dailey,
ooinfield, N. J.; J. Percival Warr, Jr., Francis Thibault, John
neles, Philadelphia, Pa,; Lucius M. Stanton, New York; F.S.
‘kett, Wm, H, Smiley, Arlington, N. J.
as Canoes and how_to Build Them. By Parker B. Field.
2 60 cents. Canoe and Boat Building. By W. P. Stephens.
2 $1.60, The Canoe Aurora. By 0. A, Neidé. Price $1. Canoe
B, Vaux, Price $1. Canoe and Camera. T.
ing. By GC.
ice $1.50. Canoe and Camp Cookery, By “Seneca.” Price $1.
1.60. Four Months in a Sneakbou,
FOREST AND STREAM.
TREATMENT AND HANDLING OF VACHT SAILS
(Lecture delivered before the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C,, by Mr, Gilbert
H, Wilson,
(hes object of this paper is to bring to your notice the necessity
of a more careful and intelligent attention to the handling
and setting of racing sails. As the sailing master’s interest is in
the handling and care of the boat, and the sailmaker’s interest is
in the proper making of his sails, it devolves on the yachtsman to
develop and bring out advancements and improyements, especi-
ally as such things are largely matters of experiment, :
Mr. Watson says “English sails for the last five or six years
have been absolutely perfect.” It is hoped they will continue to
vial so. We haye the pleasant belief that there is still much to
earn.
The suggestions here offered, being the result of observation,
are such as would properly and profitably repay your attention.
Moainsail.—In a properly made mainsail the leach should be as
slack as possible. To get this our experience is that the best way
is to turn a single tabline and have a very small leach rope, just
sufficient to preyent the sail from tearing, It should be put on
very slack to enable the leach to stretch all it possibly can—then,
if necessary, adraw rope can be used to prevent slatting when
the sail begins to get damp. The head and foot tablines should
not be turned but put on with the same gore as the body of the
sail, to insure the sit close to the ropes. The head and foot ropes
See be slack to avoid any possibility of the sail being rope
ound,
The head should not be urged out, but the slack simply taken out
when necessary. If the head rope is taut the sail cannot go out;
it is, therefore, better to rope slack and depend on guod judgment
in hauling out, The foot is roped slack for the same reason, and
is generally hauled out too much, because toward the tack where
the gore is greatest the sail stretches more than anywhere else,
and as this will show by the sail hanging slack at this part, the
inference is that the sail needs hauling out, and tostraighten this
part the whole sail is then unduly stretched, A little slack here,
which does not enter up into the sail, does no harm, and had bet-
ter be let alone; or, if there is too much slack, it can be remedied
by a little more broad-seaming. Let the stretch of the foot be a
matter of judgment. The sailmaker should give figures ati
which the sail is made and about how much it should stretch.
Skippers talk about sails “going out,” as if they had nothing
to do with it. A railroad on the boom is probably the best
plun for bending the foot. Tacks should never be fixed. Jaws
answer yery well for heavy hooms, and the usual plan of
sliding gooseneck with rubber buffers does very well; but
there is a much-needed improvement here ‘which will be sug-
gested further on. Care should be taken to have the hoist.
just right, forif it is there should be very little trouble with the
sail; and even this can be regulated to some extent by hoisting
is taut for light winds and giving an extra pull for strong
reezes.
The throat should be a fixed point as near the line of the lui
Tope as possible. The swing of the boom should always remain
the same, and when it does not the reason should be ascertained.
Sometimes sails get badly and unavoidably stretched in strong
“INTREPID ”
winds with a dry air and hol, sun, and become longer in the
angles than on thr edges. Try the swing of the boom when the
sailis well set; by letting go the lifts and slackening the peak hal-
liards the boom should drop but little below its regular swing; if
it drops too low the angle is too long, and there is slack canvas in
the sail, and probably the luff rope is too taut. This is the best
and proper way to try the luff rope, for if it is right when the
throat is hoisted tant and before the peak is set up, there
should be an easy draw on the sail from the clew to the throat
with the boomin its right place. Pe re
The roach in sails can be tested when the sail is up, by casting
off the foot lacing, when the foot of the sail should swing 5 or 6in.
clear of the boom or just sufficient to take a small strain when
laced down; this will also show that all the slack of the foot
falls toward the tack naturally, which is the best place for it.
The matter of hauling out the foot is of more importance than is
generally considered, and it would be better if it received more
attention, but unfortunately, like many other matters, itis an
additional trouble. If properly hauled the effectiveness of the
sail would be enhanced, but if it is not done as it should be it
would he better not to attempt it at all
Some years ago we used Cotton leach ropes with very good re-
sults, and it would be a good plan to try them again, as they act
more in unison with the duck than the Russia rope. Good stiff,
straight spars are a prime necessity, also plenty of room to spread
your sails. A small sail, well held in good form, is more effective
than a larger one badly set, and however well your sail may be
made it is useless unless set in good shape and held there. Under
the present plan of big rigs, where spars are measured for sail
area, they are nearly always over-canyassed, For racing sails,
where the main boom projects fur over the stern, reef pannants
are probably better than depending on reef tackles and platts.
Foresail—As this sail has no gore in the foot, it is not inclined
to streten as much on the foot as is sometimes necessary, and
generally requires to he urged out. on the hoom to keep the sail
fiat, but the head will go out easy. The only rope to consider
and have a care for should be the luff rope, ‘This should
be so, that when the throat is hoisted taut, the strain on the
canvas should lift the after end of the boom to its right
place The worst fault of this sail is the tendency of the gaff to
swing off toa wide angle as compared to the boom, This is pro-
bably caused by the leach rope forming a very acute angle with
the gaff, which allows it to flow off under very light pressure
and destroys the efficiency of one-half the forsail and the galf-
topsail. There is no doubt that a vang from the end of the gat
to mainmast head would hold the sail in position to do good work
and remedy this fault. The experiment is easily tried and some
yachtsmen have tried it but with what results we are not in-
formed, The vang is used with good effect on all the lake
schooners and is considered quite indispensable, A Ing foresail
has an advantage over the boom sail in this very particular, and
it comes from the leach rope leading well aft and the heavy strain
on it acting precisely as a yang,
Forestaysoil.—This is a hard sail to keep in good shape, so it
should not hoist very high, as the extreme point 1s of little use,
and if the hoist is short it gives a better shape to the sail. This
sail, like the others, is governed by the luff rope. A number of
yachts have tackles for hauling down the tack: this is an excel-
ent plan and easily keeps the sail in shape, The tackle is along
the heel of the bowsprit to a single part through a block and totl.e
tack of the sail. .
Jibs.—Jibs that set fiyirg haye a better chance to sit well than
those that are set on stays, 4s there is alwaysastrong and uniform
strain the whole length of the luif rope. It isa good plan to con
sails from the end of the bowsprit or masthead, when faults will
show that ordinarily pass unseen, Trimming head sails is com-
monly left to the mates, and there appears to be no uniformi ty in
thismost important matter; the common usage is te haul as long
as anything Gan be got. This being the case, it is well to lead the
sheets well aft, then all the hard pull comes on the foot where it
does no harm. Leads of sheets should be very carefully regulated
RIGGED AS A SOHOONER YAWL,
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80 that the leach will have the best possible chanee tu spill the
wind clear of the other sails, and atthe same time give effeutive
mpulse to the sail. }
In bending all head sails the upper hank is bent on to the upper
erommet hole, whereas the bank should he bent on to the head
thimble, which would insure ” fair spread (to this corner of the
said,
Jibtopsaits—Are generally set too high for efficient work to
windward, or, if necessary to go so far up, then the foot should
be made short, s0 that when the sheets lead to the quarter the
pull will be mostly on the foot, Yachtsmen are deceived about
the lead of this sheet, as in light winds it drops into a curve with
apull onthe leach, It is generally a large, heavy rope, whereas
it should be as light as possible, ‘
All lug sails that have a strain on the leach look all right from
the deck, as the sail stands full and looks well when very likely
itis holding the boat back. This very common practice should
receive more attention, as il is one of the worst faults of handling
racing sails, There is alway a desire to stop the leach from shak-
ing, and to accomplish this the sheets are trimmed more up and
down. A slight trembling of the leach is not bad, and never does
as much harm as it appears to, While the taut leach is a positive
injury, holding the boat back although rap full,
Topsails.—The common plan of setting is bad, and we have
urged a change, hut with so little success that it is quite dis-
couraging, but it appears to have been noticed by others, as the
following extract from the New York Herald will show:
“All Along Shore,—Gleanings ahout yachtra and yachtsmen in
sail-loft and ship yard. ‘
“Yachtsmen ahoy, Is there any one of you outside of Genera
Paine, of Boston, and Mr, J. Fred Tams, of New York, who knows
how to set a gafftopsail? T have been led into this artful inquiry
because IT am told that the question is now the chief topic of con=
versation where yachtsmen most do congregate. The Seawanhaku
member's are most keen about it. If thev don’t know, who does?
“What is the general practic? Thisis what [ hear: You hoiat
away on your halliard; you sweat them up until you can get no
more; then you haul away on the sheet till all the boys are black
in the face. Then for a climax you put a tackle on the tack, and
all hands and the cook bowse down on it until they are weary.
and then you think you have a well-set sail. Have you? I don't
popes to say, but those who think they know tell me that you
ave only a bag under the influence of which you sag to leeward
like a crab. f
“Now, what is the correct way to set a gafftopsail? I have been
let into the dodge by one who estimates himself as an authority.
The great secret, Lam told, is to get the tack well down and the
sheet well home and then collect every man jack of the boys on
board and swing the halliards as taut as Old Nick will allow you
and then you will have a sail that sits as flat as a board and that
is the last lo shake if a careless helmsman luffs too closely into
the eye of the wind, ,
“But, of course, on these points there must and always be
different opinions, Tot homines, tot sententic. If you were ta
tell a Seawanhaka man that there is virtue in the standing howe
sprit he would curl the lip of contempt and uplift the nose of
scorn. He, forsooth, is wedded forever and aye to a running bow=
sprit and @ jib that sets flymg. He wouldn't trust himself outside
Sandy Hook lightship on a boar whose forestay sets up to the
bowsprit. Nothing ovtside of the knightheads in his. He glories
in the cutter pure and simple, and he has a ood reeord to show
for the faith that is within him,’
Some yachtsmen have used a single part for
halliards with a whip on the running part lead-
ing from the crosstrees to the deck,
Clubtopsails rarely fall into this error, and
are always better set as the sheets are bent.on
well inside the end of the gaff and the pull is
out instead of down, and as you have prob
ably observed, generally sit better than the
working topsail, which goes to prove that very
pe ntliere issome fault in the setting of the
after,
[The lecturer illustrated the different methods
of setting topsails, by means of an ingenious
model with sails of sheet rubber. ]
Working Maintopmast Steysoil,—This sail ba
generally been condemned for windward work
but we think unjustly, The fault was partly
the sailmaker’s and partly the handling, The
foot has been made too long and the sheet pulled
too much on the leach, If the foot is cut short
and the sheet is led well aft, so the leach has a
chance to flow out and spill the wind clear of
the mainsail and topsail, it will probably in
most yachts be an advantage to windward.
This sail has generally been cut to trim to the
end of the main boom, but this is bad, as it
tends fo lift the end of the boom and hurts the
sit of the mainsaal; it shonld trim either to the
taffrail or on the boom at the slings,
There is one improvement that is needed and
should be made, that is to make sails sit with-
out being compelled to sway up on the hal-
liards, This can be done as it is on the fore-
staysail by hauling down on the tack—you all
¥ know how nearly impossible it is to get an
extra sirain up on a big mainsail when racing. [t can onl
be done while in stays, and the strain to lift the whole sail,
peak, boom, everything, by the throat halliardsis tremendous and
almost impossible, when it would be comparatively easy to pull
down the tack. This is one reason of the English loose-footed
Sail silting so well, Some way should be found to apply this to
our sails. and it would probably be no very great trouble, but this
is one of our failings; everything musi needs be arranged in
the fashion that will make the least work. It should be ap-
Blied to the foresail, mainsail, forestaysail, and would be an
advantage to jibs which set on stays, for you will noticethat when
itis necessary to gef a pull on the jib halliard, especially when
the sail is full, that the strain on the hanks holds all the lower
part of the sail and only the few upper hanks move up, so we are
constantly stretching the upper part of the sail when it is needed
the whole length.
,_ We may remark that the canoeists, who are a very clever and
ingenious lot, have caught on to the idea, and their sails are gen-
erally set by hauling down the tack,
As our remarks have been in reference to large sails it should
be remembered that for small yachts and light sails they should
be handled with a hghter hand and not use too much force, for
tyo or three heavy men and good purchases raise hob with the
light duck and small ropes, [tis very easy and very common to
spoil yacht sails in this way, and it is qnite impossible for the
sailmaker to provide against it.
Remember always that handling sails should be more @ matter
of judgment than muscle, and that sails are finally and unayoid-
ably used up by heavy strains, and the rule should be gO easy and
not streteh your sail unnecessarily, but keep a reserve for racing.
_ The most Serious Objection to a large schooner for sea eruising
is the large mainsailand main boom. Some comparison of these
with working vessels will be interesting, remembering the smal),
fine hull of the yacht compared with the large, bulky hull of the
working vessel. When our two-masted schooners became so large
ag tO require a 65f¢. hoom, 88ft. gaff and #,500sq. ft.in the maingatl,
it Was tound necessary to add another mast. Then the three-
master grew till the spanker was as large as the former mainsail,
the largest about 2,540sq. ft; beyond this it became necessary ta
add still another mast. The pilot boats are a very fair compari-
son to the yacht, and it is found their size must be limited, The
Phos. 5, Negus has a boom 6é6ft,, gaff 24ft. and 1,920sq. ft, in the
Mhainsail, ‘The Sappho had 81ft, hoom, 43it. gaff and 4,040sq, ft. in
her mainsail. The Intrepid has 70ft, boom, 38ft. gaff and J,156sq,
ft. in the mainsail, For her eruising rig she has 60ft. boom, 32ft,
gail and 2,52Usq, ft. in mainsail, nearly equal to the extreme
ia of the large working schooners, and far beyond any pilot
oat,
_Mr, Pheenix’s plan, shown in the accompanying diagram, by
simply adding a jigger mast, does away with all the objections,
cuts off the nasty hig boom and large mainsail, and, with scarce] y
any loss in sail area, leaving a handier, safer and more comfort-
able rig in every respect, making the yacht a schooner yawl.
ANOTHER FORTY-FOOTER.—Mr, A. G, MoVey, the designer
of the two new cutters building at Salem, has designed a second
40for Mr. P. D, Wheatland, of Boston, She will be a keel boat,
“duit. Bin, lw.l., S5ft. over all, 12ft. Sin, beam and §ft. bin. draft,
with less displacement and canvas than the Helen, The Alice,
as she will be named, will be built.at Kast Boston by Mr, J. 1,
Frisbie, under the supervision of Capt. Crocker, The rigging
will be made in Scotland and she will have a Reid windlass, The
Helen is now painted outside and her cabin is partly finished,
She will be the roomiest of the 40ft. class, owing to her great
depth, drawing 10ft. 6in., if not more when trimmed. She will
soon be launched. The 30isnow planked and her deck frame
is 10,
MERLE.—Mr, Allan Ames, of Oswego, has sold his Bur es
yacht Merle to Messrs, MacMurchy and Michie, of Toronto, :
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FOREST AND STREAM,
[APRIL 4, 1889,
THE CRUISE OF THE ORINDA:
BY Ww. H. WINSLOW, M.D.
[Continued from Page #205.)
BH started on Monday morning at 11 o'clock for the east, and
ran close to Peak's Island, and between Long Island and the
Chebengs, getting many pictures of cosy and cute summer cot-
tages and plersure spots along shore, Between Great Chebeague
and Sand Island we gained upon a schooner yacht steadily until
of Harpswell Point, where the wind came out northwest in a
heavy squall, and there was trouble for awhile, The schooner, a
0«footer, luffed and took in her mainsail; we wore ship and kept
on out of Casco and across tha Kennebec to Booth Bay. The
schooner took courage from us and hoisted her mainsail after
fetting outside Mark Island, but we beafi her so badly that she
was off the Kennebec when we passed the Crickolds. There was
considerable sea running, the wind was very strong and squally,
and quite a number of schooners near us put in double reefs in
their mainsails, but we carried all three lower sails, though we
presented a very high side to windward. It was apparent that
the yacht needed more ballast,as she put her rails under too
often for comfort or speed. We had to beat into Townsend and
arrived ai 6 P, M., having made the passage in six hours. As we
were going in a 36ft., 12ft. heam, 3ft. draft, centerboard came out,
and seeing a new cutter gave usa trial, She sailed past us like a
bird, and it made me provoked that the puffs that sent her flying
just knocked us down. Oh! for more ballast and sea, (This was
before the second thousand pounds of lead was taken at Belfast.)
I visited the boat later and found a cockpit as large ag a library
and about 3ft. standing room under the high trunk. This consoled
Ime. I would not have such « pumpkin seed for a gift unless I
lived on a small pond, |
Booth Bay was as lovely as ever, but it was very cold and most
of the summer visitors on Squirrel Island had already flown,
though it was only the 27th of August. There were many fisher-
men in port, and we had opertunities to seé much of their style,
outfit and the personnel of their crews. Mr. Paul, of Auburn
Colouy, Harpswell Neck, who Sad just arrived iu his 30ft, cutter,
came aboatd and discussed the accommodations of cutters and
sown: auc atrongly recommended Casco Bay asa fine cruising
ground.
We got under way at 10:30. A.M,and arrived at Rockland at
5:30 PV. M., a run of sixty miles in seven hours. There was quite a
sea from the southwest, and a strong breeze with occasional
squailx, Wevarried the three lower siils, as the gafftopsail was
too much for ourcomtort. There were many sails around, and
the marine and terrestria] panorama was of great interest. We
met a bes#utiful cutter of the Bastern Y. 0. coming down the
Mussel Shoals, close hauled, with topmast housed and all her
Jower saiis setting like boards» Her straight standing against
the stormy breeze, and pracerul smooth cutting into the head sea,
were wouderful ta behold, and a revelation to me of the slight
heel lead-keeled cutters show on the wind in heavy weather.
The officers were sitting comfortably in chuirs upon the flush
deck, and hastened to return our color salute as we sped onward.
The big fellows pay much more attention to Orinds than they
did to Pilgrim, probably thinking the latter a poor deyil’s sail-
boat, while they Know that the former cost into the thousands
and has all the distinctive marks of a genuine cutter. 4
Monhegau Island was prominent all day. Meringue said the
Indians spied a white man upon the island and paddled off at
night, surrounded his cabin and burst open the door, The man
had escaped and they ejaculated ‘\Man-he-gone” (Monhegan).
Then they stole a scow up a river and left it upon the shore over
night. The wind, tide ora man took itaway and they shouted
next morning, *‘S: ow-he-gone,” the name of the place Skow!t egan,
We Jet go the heavy anchor to feel unconcerned, visited the
shore for supplies, hanled down colors by the gun on a near cut-
ter, g ta royal supper of beetsteak, fried potatoes, mince pie and
claret, and had a good time singing songs and playing upon the
Mouth organ and flute, Noi was master of the former and Jerry
of the latter, and the combiued repertoire was Tit Willow, Cheese
Song, Pms and Needles, Martha, Tycoon Waltz and Miserere,
Then Ohe said, “The tenor rushes off the stage and takes a bite
of the scenery, the stage carpenter lowers the portable moon and
the curtain drops.” “Lf feel thirsty,” said Olie, and Noir and
Jerry proceeded to mix up a bow! of old Jamaica, lemon, sugar
and water, which on account of its name and character I named
“smoky sou’wester.” ‘Then we ,filled the cabin with smoke to
keep oti malaria and talked each other to sleep,
Rockland is a poor harbor; the breakwater has been injured
much bythe sea and ice,aud easterly gales have a fair sweep
upon shore, There were a tew yachts above the steamboat whart
but, except the 1U-fon cutter that fired the morning gun and then
sailed away to the eastward, there wag no life on any of them. A
elub Louse would add much fo the interest of the place, unite the
lovers ot Corinthian sailing, and give an impetus to yachting in
Penobscot Bay. |
We sailed away at 10:30 A. M., passed Northport Camp Ground
at 2, skirted Turtle Head, ran up Penobscot River and around
Fort Pomt to show the beautiful peninsula, the fort, hotel and
villas, Lhen beat down river and across Belfast Bay to the city of
Belfast, where we anchored av 8 P. M. Of Sears Island Jerry
began to fire his Stevens rifie, .42cal., at a loon. “He spattered the
water all over the bird and tickled him under eyery feather, but
did not injure the integrity of his body, while the loon only
need the louder and cried “soweast,” as we fawned lazily
along.
Sure enough the wind came out southeast during the nigh
it rained vill 9 A.M. The crew went a fishing, anne Morin arg
{ found 1000lbs, of pig lead in boxes at the steamer office, which
we lowerea down into the tender by bucket loads, took aboard
and stowed under the cabin floor. Then we filled the water and
gasoline tanks, cooked the cunners and flounders of the fisher-
men and entertamed Mr. Dyer, the city editor of the Republican
Journal, and other visitors. The next two days were spent in
oiling bright wors, getiiig stores and visiting friends on shore
the wind being out southeast and a hard sea rolling in. It rained
heavily the last day and developed some leaks about the sky-
ligut, which made things a little wet below. An old skipper told
me he had neverseen a skylight aboard a vessel that did not leak
Sunday, Sept, 2, dawned pleasunt with a good southwest wind
blowing; we had the usual N.E. breakfast, brown bread and beans.
At 10:30 the anchor was weighed and we made a good run down
the eastern channel, through Hegemoggin Reach and up Union
Hill Bay 10 Ailen’s Cove behind Harriman’s Point, where we
auchored in seven fathoms, not daring to yenture nearer shore
in the darkness, It proved a safe shelter, though there was con-
siderable chop and half # gale blowing all night. How uneasy
one is, running along a shore that seems in the darkness any where
from 50'to 500yds. away. Skirting thos strange shore just at dusk,
we Saw several yessels anchored off and we were tempted to run
in to them, but upon a nearer view they were to nd to be
boulders and flat-topped ledges, which frightened us and made
us sheer further off shore.
Next day Jerry and Noir went ashore and nearly paralyzed
themselves by going in swimming. ‘he views all around were
Magnificent. ‘Vo the north, Bine Hill cast purple shadows upon
the level land at the head of the bay; to the west alon stretch of
rolling hills and dark forests had a background of the blue and
gray coves ot the Lincolnville Kange; to the south an immeuse
sheet, of dappled silvery water was dotted by sails and many
islands, and (0 the east the water shaded gradually to gray, green
and brown and melted into the wooded shores, the dark gorges,
irregular hills and mist-yeiled summits of Mt, Desert. What a
béautitul place, and yet, how desolate! Very few houses were to
be seen around the bay. Very few are there, indeed. It seems as
if this part of the world had been overlooked and the sterile soil
scorned by settlers, Once the shores were peopled by fishermen,
but they have gone with the fish.
We ran over to Pretty Marsh Harbor and saw a single house
and a dozen seal, Meringue and Jerry dropped away in the
tender to get a shot, but were unsuccessinl; then we stood along
the coast, looked in at Seal Harbor, beat around a headland and
had just wind enough to get into Bass Harbor at dark, This has
a good outer haroor in northerly and easterly gales, and an inner
one beyond a threatening looking ledge offers sure protection for
small yachts not drawing over séven or eight feet, but one must
have a pilot to get in this snug berth. ‘The surroundings are
really very picturesque and beautiful. There are a few small
boarding houses and summer cottages perched upon the grassy
hillsides and along the wooded shores, but thus far the place has
been neglected by the throngs of pleasure seekers, and fashion has
vone elsewhere, to its eternal loss,
There was a good S, W. wind next morning, we got under way
early, ran around the bell buoy into Southwest Harbor and inside
Cranberry Islands, coasted the bold, magnificent shore of Mt.
Desert and came t0 anchor above the bar at Bar Harbor, as the
wind had hauled uround 8.E. and it looked very threatening.
After supper the officers and crew had # celebration; the yacht
was vovered with Chinese lanterns, the harmonica, flute and
horns were played, a quartette sung many songs, fireworks of
many kinds were burned continuously and were answered by
me Satta hat the fete ended at midnight with refreshments
Abittwm.
At4+A, M, we were awakened by a sullen, deepeyoiced reyers
heration, that caused the yacht to quiver from keel to trick, and
brought two startled, half-clad myn upon deck in an instant. A
Strong NW, gale was blowing and heaping up the sea ata lively
rate, the water had been driven out by the wind, the tide was very
low, the yacht had now a great scope of cable and was tailing
directly toward the rocky ledge visible off the pointof Bar Island.
All fbis was seen at a glance, and Meringue was tugging at the
cable as [ pattered along the dewy deck to help him. We pulled
the yacht ahéad a few fathoms, threw the lead and found 10ft.,
and watched her awhile, then turned in, but not tosleep. The
tide turned and there was soon plenty of water; but the gale and
sea increased, and we knew itwould not be safe to lie out another
low tide there. We had breakfast of mackerel, which we had
found scarce all along the coast, but had succeeded in getting the
night before at ten cents apiece, They were delicious. Then m
three friends were set ashore, Meringue and I put ina single reef,
hoisted the jib, took in the anchor, beat out of our trap, took a
long seil to windward to gat washed with the sparkling spray, tan
down the wind and beat a handsome sft. sloop with all sail set.
and let go the heavy anchor south of the barin quieter water, t
never saw Hrenchman’s Bay 89 beatiful as it was tlris cool, crisp
morning, and there were plenty of small yachts with amateur
sailors that skirted its shores and reached and ran and took long
legs to windward, evjoying the best kind of sailing with an abin-
don that showed contempt for the gale and a hearty affection for
Neptune and his kingdom, f
The next day we left Meringue ship-keeper, took a "bus to Hagla
Lake, asail along it in a ratile trap steamer, and a cog-wheel
railroad ride up to the summit of Green Mountain. What a viow!l
Nothing in this world can compare with the picture of land and
seu spread around Mt. Desert, It was an exceptionally clear day,
the temperature was near freezing and a sharp N.W. wind was
howling about the pretty Summit House, from whose cuvola we
observed at our leisure the \vinders around our central vantage
point. The granite ridges of the mountains coversd with mosses
and lichen, bordered by strips of box and huckleberry, melted
away._as the plant life below us rose from bush to shrub and tree,
and the green forest growth formed glorious fringes and dajk
borders for the valleys, the cliffs, and the dark sea. Eagle Lake
—and verituble eagles were hovering over it—lay like a sapphire
set in emerald to the north, then the mountains softened into the
hilly pastures and green meadows of Hden, and the eye traveled
over sixty miles of woodland, islands and arms of the sea to the
purple-tinted mountains of Camden and Lincolnville; and beyond,
like a huge sugar loaf, dark, ponderous and proud, toweren Mt,
Katahdin, 110 miles away. This was seen by the naked eye, and
is indicative of the wonderful clearness of the atmosphere of the
; Maine coast. ; 0 fhe:
Union Hill Bay, with its numerous islands, straits, inlets and
tiny fishing craft, lay_to the west. Eastward we looked upon
Frenchman’s Bay, with Sorrento like a jewel at its throat, and
Sullivan and Goldsborough upon its side. Its islands were like
olives upon the foam-capped blue, and the long Schoodic Penin-
sula rose toward the clouds at its southern end and smiled in the
sunlight, as the thundering seas shattered themselves against its
adamantiné feet. Suuthwest Harbor looked like the Swiss village
T used to get in a Christmas hox; its numerous vessels seemed
insect wings, and Cranberry Islands were not unlike the amceba
atretching its jelly legs around forfood. Otter Cliffs, Schooner
Head and the shores of Mt, Desert. with the beautiful villas upon
avery yaDtage point, like sentinels upon picket, were sharply out-
lined upon the velvet sea, and, at our feet, as if one could cast «
biscuit into its busiest street, lay the gem of all seaside resorts,
the Kohinoor of New England. | ‘ ‘ 1
“Bar Harbor has a raison d’étre,” said Noir; and “Nothing can
bate her,” chimed in Jerry, while Olie rubbed his cold hands
briskly over his trousers to get some of the chilly north win out
of them and remarked, “She's a beautiful crater,” After a most
excellent dinner of fish chowder, boiled halibut, roast beef, broiled
chicken, pudding, pie, coffee and toothpicks, for the moderate
sum of halt a dollar, we were roused from our reyery by an an-
nouncement that the train was going, but the landlord sent a boy
to hold it until we selected cigars, paid our bills and shook our-
selves together; then with set teeth we faced the blast, went to
the accommodating train and tumbled down the mountain a few
cogs ata time, so leisurely, that when we came to blackberry
bushes we got off and feasted, then mounted the open bucking car
and took more bumps. A sail across the lake, a walk part way
through the forest of eyergreens and hard wood, and a dusty ride,
and we were in the city again, well pleased with our ascent of
Green Mountain. a ‘ ;
Yachting, boating and canoeing haye been prominent pastimes
at Bar Harbor, It was late, the gales were coming, the season
had been very wet and cold, and yet there were dozens of canoes,
a half hundred boats and more than a dozen yachts in the harbor,
Among them were Gwendolin, Hope Leslie, Nonpareille, Wave
Crest and Norma, No one has gone into laying up yachis in a
proper manner down east, or 4 great many more yachtsmen
would seek the charming cruising grounds of Maine.
The Bar Harbor Y. O. has built a fine club house upon the shore
just south of the steamboat wharves. Two-of us sought its kos-
pitable doors and were rudely invited to retire. I thought the
Servant did not understand his business and wrolfe upon my card,
“Captain of the Orinda, 5. B. Y. C.."" amd sent if to the janitor,
requesting permission Lo look over the edifice. | The Orinda was
lying just off the club house, flying our club signal and a yacht
ensign, The servant did understand his business and brought
back word that we could not enter the building without an intro-
duction from a member. This is the hospitality of this far east-
ern cluh, and greatly in contrast to the reception accorded by
every other yacht ¢lub from Rockland to Cape Cod. We did not
know aly member in town, and we did not care to scrape ac-
quaintance with any one just to see_the inside of a house, and
turned away. Just then a genuine Bar Harbor yachtsman was
driven to the door in an English drag, having driver and footman
in livery and silver buttons and buckles all over the establish-
ment. The eraft was brought too near the steps, the horses
champed their bils and tried to look stylish by swinging around
their bobbed tails, the portly yachtsman came over the port side
very gingerly, to save his patent leathers and corns trom too rude
contact with the ground, and climbed the steps with a sea roll
that told the story. We looked at each other and took a hiteh at
our pants. Our yacht caps were faded and spotted, our faces
were savage with several week’s growth of beard and swarthy as
an Indian’s, our shirts were blue flannel, our coats and trousers
had been slept in, and our shoes had not been blacked for weeks.
We certainly looked like second-hand yachtsmen, if not_like
tramps. Real yachtsmen look that way most of the time, how-
ever, and those who want to be gente salts must endure a few
slights and keep away from the ‘B. H. club house.
[moO BE CONTINUED.)
A CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA’S CUP.
LTHOUSH it has been known for some time that Lord Dun-
raven was desirous of challenging for the America’s Cup
with his new Watson cutter, it was not anticipated that he would
risk a race this year with an untried yacht, and possibly against
a mich larger craft. To the rae of American a teaae ue r the
news came trom London on Friday last thata challenge had ac-
{ually been mailed on March 21, and following closely on the
news came the challenge itself, which was received in the evening.
Tts contents have not yet been made public, but it will be con-
sidered at a meeting of the club to-morrow night. This, however,
is known of the new vacht: she will be # composite vessel, wood
keel and planking, with steel fraines, designed by Mr. Watson and
built by Fay of Southampton, where she will be launched this
month, and christened by the name of Valkyrie, as it is given by
theeables. She will be 85ft. Sin. over all, 69ft. Gin. Lew.L., 15ft. 9in.
beam and 13ft. 6in, draft,with aslotin her keel filled with lead. She
will be sailed by Captain fom Diaper, who was here in command
of Teen in 1885. Lord Dunraven is desirous of suiling five instead
of three matches, the date, of course, being in October, The new
acht isin the 7Uft. class, with Bedouin, Matrina, Shamrock and
iitanin, but at home she will be tried as a ti0-rater against Yarana
Trex and Marjorie. She will be entitled to but 6,600sq,. ft. of sail
under the ¥. H. A. rule, but will carry more when in American
waters, ,
The most important point in regard to the challenge is the size
of the new yacht. In the present condition of yachting in Hng-
land, a 90ft. cutter would be as useless for general racing as Vol-
unteer and her class are here. Tiere is no prospect of permanent
racing in such large cratt, and if one should be built to acts
for the America’s Cup she would not only beot no value when the
races were over, but she would have nothing to try her speed
against in order to work her into racing form. Under these cir-
cumstances the new challenger has elected 1o build asize of yacht
which it will be easy to test throughly against existing craft,
and which will be eligible to the home races, both betore and after
her visit to America, The question has at once been raised as
i to what size af a yachtit is proper to put agamet her;and while
- the general opinion seems to be in favor of fair play, there ate |
; eORs, who contend that the only course ig to meet her with Vol-
| Uunteer.
that it would simply
bea walk over for the sa yacht, eyen
with the time allowance of the New York Y, C.
£ course, it is
It is practically concluded that this would mean norace,
in the power of the New York Y. C. todo this, but it is little likely
that it would resort to suck wnsportemanlike meastires solely to
retain the possession of the Cup. It seems probable now that a
decision will at once be reached to meet the Valkyrie with
yachi(s of her own class, such as Katrina, Titania, Shamrock and
Beta which eventit is likely that several new yachts will
6 started.
Gen. Paine has announced that he will take no part in the
racing in any évent, and if it should be decided to meet the new
vacht with a 90-footer, some one would have to lease or purchase
Volunteer.
Our yachtsmen are already congratulating themselves that Mr.
Watson has conceded so much as to build a centerboard boat; but
in fhis they are a little hasty. Lord Dunraven himself has been
taken with tle centerboard idea, and in deference to his wishes
a slot has been cast in the lead keel and filled with a piece of lead
that could be removed if if should he desired to add a centerboard,
but no trunk has been built and no special provision made for
one; and it wold be a costly and troublesome matter to convert
herinto a centerboard, She will race here as a keel yachi, and,
probably, will always remain one. Mr, Burgess is rather in fayor
of meeting her with a keel, and at once set to work on a prelimi-
nary desizn for a kee) 10. Myr. Borden is also at work on a new 70,
but with both keel and board.
In explanation of the name, made familiar of late years through
Wagner's opera, the Valkyrs, or Valkyrie, were the ten daughters
of Wotan or Odin, the Jupiter of the Norse mythology. Their
office was to hover over battle fields on their steeds and bear
away the bodies of the bravest of the dead warriors to Walhalla,
the abode ot the Gods,
HOW THE NAPHTHA LAUNCH IS BUILT.
gts barely four years old the naphtha launch is so well
known whereyer there is water enough to float anythin
larger than a canoe that amy detailed description of the boa
itself or of its peculiar*engine and boiler would be superfluous;
but a description of the place and manner in which the boats are
built may prove interesting to the many who use these handy
little craft in all parts of the world. Last season the original
establishment on the Harlem Kills, though large and well
equipped, proyed entir-ly inadequate to the business of the
company, and late in the year the present shops were completed
and the business transferred to them. They are located on the
Harlem River, just above High Bridge, and close to the Morris
Dock stations ot the New York Central and also the New York &
Worthern Railroad. The viyer hereis deep enough to give l2ft.
of water at low tide, so that the largest steam yachts can lie at
the company's whart’, the Tillie and Orients now wintering there.
The shops themselves, lately built by the company, include two ~
buildings, both parallel to the river, with an L on the onter
one. Which extends over the water, forming the launching
shed, ‘The larger building, the nearest to the railroad, is —
365tt. long and f0ft. wide. Entering at the east end,
on the Jeft are the offices and drafting room, hand-—
somely fitted up in hard pine, while on the right is ;
“4 large storeroom, containing everything used in the boats
except the rough wood and metal. All supplies and finished ~
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hand and then a pair of boats, one on his tight and one on his)
left. In one place isalapstvake yacht's gig, very handsomel
finished in mahogany, all complete save the joiner work. Facing
it is theframe for a 25ft. launch, the oak keel is laid, sternpost
and dead woods are set up, the horn timber is dovetailed into the ¥
post, and the framework of the counter isin place; while on the ¥
other hand the hackmatack stem isfitted. Two workmen are busy |
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the whole outline of the boat is clearly shown. The next boat ia
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garboards, the wales being alreadyin place. So the work goes on
éach boat as it is finished being slung by a big differential pulle
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railway into the other building. Along the wallsof the workshop
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and 60 wide, the main part being used as a store room for th
finished boats. Before looking at the fleet which lines the sid
of the room, one should look into the paint room, large eno
to take in easily a 40ft, launch, and where painting and varnist
ing can be carried on without danger from dirt and dust. In the
show room there is now the largest fleet of the kind ever collec
in one place, ranging in size from 50ft. down to 18, and in fin
from that of the finest drawing room car down to the seryiceab
little lauuch, of oak and cedar, intended for business or knocking:
about in Florida or the Adirondacks. ; ‘ |
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just completed, The cabin is quite large, giving a good saloon, &
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rors, etc., are very elegant. The engine is of 16 H,P, All fitti
are of brass. This size of engine is fitted with a blower for for
draft. A very convenient style of launch is that from 30 to dof
fitted up with a cabin, for such cruising as has lately been
scribed in our columns. The fuel, 76° deodorized naphtha, can |
obtained almost anywhere, either under its own name or as sto
gasoline, the two being practically the same; the gasoline stove
low in such general use that fuel for if is obtainable in almost all
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Yachts to order. Send for circulars,
THOMAS CLAPEAM, Yacht Builder,
ROSLYN, L. 1., N. ¥.
HOLLOW SPARS
For all kinds of Sailing Craft. Send for reduced
price list to manufacturer and patentee. Hollow
canoe masts, 25c. perfoot. J. W. MANSFIELD,
598 Hast Seventh st., South Boston, Mass.
5. Ts. (A Tis TAM Ss,
Designer and builder of the noted cruising yachts
Pilgrim, Cooper and Velnette, also the celebrated
racing compromise cutter Prince Karl. Raci
craft from 20 to 40ft, loadline a specialty, and a
work guaranteed to he of the best,
E. L. WILLIAMS Foot th af.. 5. Boston
Yacht Designing.
HENRY J. GIELOW,
Designer of Steam and Sailing Yachts,
And Steam Yacht Machinery and Boilers.
239 BROADWAY, Room 18, NEW YORK.
A. WILSON,
Sail Waker,
No. 416 ATLANTIC AVE, BOSTON, MASS.
Yacht Sails and Flags a Spevialty.
-Muckts and Canoes For Sate.
Cruising Yacht For Sale or Charter.
The owner of a well-known yacht, 47ft, long,
14ft. beam, 6£5. draft, perfectly fitted out for the
comfort and accommodation of four to six per-
sons in the cabin, and three men in forecastle, pat-
ent w. ¢. and all modern improvements, will sell
or charter her at a reasonable price on account
of important business engagements preventing
his leaving the port during the summer months.
The yacht is built upon a beautiful model, bas
two rigs, can be sailed as a sloop, when she is very
fast, or aS a yawl for cruising. She was built
during the winter of 1886, of best of material,
under the personal supervision of the owner, and
is a staunch and excellent sea boat, well suited
for cruising in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and has
been so employed. where capital sea trout and
other fishing can be enjoyed, and salmon may be
included, seal and white porpoise hunting, duck
and shore bird shooting. Thisis an opportunity.
seldom offered. Address P. 0. Box 1081, Quebec _
City. Can. Satisfactory references in New York
' or elsewhere given and required.
232
Portable
. Camping
House.
Fishing and hunting parties may haye com-
fortable quarters in the wilderness or by the sea
shore. These houses are light, well ventilated,
substantial, and yet easily put up and taken
down. They are handily transported, and have
every convenience necessary to a camper. Send
for illustrated catalogue to 735 Broadway, New
York, which is the address of the
Ducker
Portable
House
Co.
av ante,
WW AN TED.
A few gentlemen to join mein duck shooting.
Thousands ofall kinds of wildduck. For further
yarticulars address CAPT. JNO. W. STILES,
ixmore P. O., Northampton Co., Va.
For Sale.
Shooting and Fishing in Canada,
The subseriber, who has had many years’ per-
sonal acquaintance asa surveyor with the for-
ests and streams of the Maritime Provinces of
Oanada, as well as with those of part of Quebec,
is prepared to act as resident Canadian agent
for any association of sportsmen in the United
States, for the purpose of pointing out and direct-
ing parties to localities for fishing as well as for
hanting moose, caribou, bear and other game;
also for procuring canoes, guides and hunters,
and the securing of all supplies required for a
camping outfit—the guides engaged would be
such as are personally known to him. Proper
reference given on anplication. EDWARD
JACK, Fredericton, N. B., Canada.
Ferrets vs. Rats.
The best breeds of both young and old Ferrets
for sale at ADOLPH ISAACSEN’S “Sure Pop,”
92 Fulton Street, New York City. A complete
book on Ferrets and Rat Exterminating sent by
mail forlicents. ~
TROUT FISHING.
Two good natural trout ponds and stream sup-
pied by live springs, and connected by brook,
Suitable for parties wishing to propagate trout;
such parties can have exclusive privileges; situ-
ated ascan be easily protected. Can be leased
for a termof years. For full particulars address
JOHN &. HICKS,
Roslyn, Queens Co, N. Y.
ROUT POND TO LEASE FOR A TERM OF
years, situated on Cedar Creek, Merrick,
L. L., 25 miles from New York, 1 mile from
depot. Ground for ledge if desired. Apply to
A. W. SEAMAN,
63 Wall st., New York.
PVEACH TKEES AT LOWEST PRICES.
Particulars on application. —
mch?1,3t R.S. JOHNSTON, Stockley, Del,
Common FPisceons.
Strong flying common pigeons in lots to suit.
ABEL, HOOPER & CO.,
708 Kast Baltimore st., Baltimore. Md.
febl4,3mo
IVE QUAIL AND ENGEISH PHEAS-
AWNTs for sale. Please send orders as early
as possible, which will be booked as received.
E, B. WOODWARD, Commission Merchaut,
174 Chambers street, New York.
Be WHITH HARES (Lepus Amermcanus)
captured and properly boxed and delivere
to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on
receipt of orders and remittances at $3 per pair.
Refer to Hon. H. O. Stanley Dixfield, Mo. ‘ish
and Game Commissioner. J. G. RICH, Bethel,
Me. decl6é,tf
Chester White, Berkshire
and Poland China _ Pigs,
dogs,
fine setter Scotch
Collies, Foxhounds and
Beagles, Sheep and sea
= bred and for sale by W.
GIBBONS & CO., West Chester, Chester Co., Pa.
Send stamp for circular and price list.
FOR SALE--SLOOP SEA BIRD,
-Famous prize winner. Owner’s business cause of
sale. Length 25ft. Address
mch28, 2b 0. L. JOY, 19 Doane st., Boston.
To Sportsmen! i
For Sale.—Valuable trout fishing privilege in
Canada, with charter from Dominion Govern-
ment. Fine club house (furnished), canoes and
every requisite, and exclusive rights of fishing.
Apply toC. EK. FOLSOM, 124 Purchase st., Boston.
mch28,tf
GOR SALY.—TWO PREMIER SCOTT HAM-
merless guns, in petfect order, 10 and 12 g.,
with sole leather case complete. Write for par-
ticulars to Box 3299, Boston, Mass. mehl4,4t
730 ACRES WELL-TIMBERED LAND ON
é banks of large rivet, near Port Royal,
S.C, forsale. Excellent estate for private hunt-
ing and fishing box, J, BARRETT, 2% Chambers
Steg 6 XY. Bt
FOREST AND
Ou the Stud.
THE GRAND ST. BERNARD
MERCHANT PRINCE
IN THE STUD. Send for particulars.
Choice pups at reasonable prices. The Radia
Pedigree tslank, plain for writing or with
names of dogs printed to order; sample free.
0, G. WHEELOCK, Arlington Heights, Mass,
St. Fcornards
BREEDING KENNELS
OF ROUGHCOATS AND SMOOTHCOATS.
104 Premiums in 1887.
Puppies and imported stock on sale,
pions Otho and Hector at stud.
THE HOSPICE KENNELS,
K, EK. Hor, Prop. Arlington, N. J.
ROVER.
FINEST BLACK IRISH WATER SPANIEL
EVER IMPORTED,
And the best bred in the United States, will be
allowed to serve afew good bitches,
STUD FEHR, 825.00.
THEODORE PREDMORE'’S KENNEL,
Forked River, N. J.
Photograph can be seen at 111 B’way, Room 85.
Cham-
THE GORDON SETTER
5 °> OU SELF,
Fee $25.
THE IRISH RED SETTER
SPohr Tr,
(A.K.R. 6277.) Fee #10.
Sport is champion Elcho—Old Palmerston
blood. Is a thoroughbred and field trained. He
is at lowa City, lowa. Stubble is with S. J. Mc-
Cai tney, Forest, Ohio. Address J. D. SPERRY,
Kellogg, Ia.
St. Bernards.
IN THE STUD.
Champion “RIGL”
Young stock for sale sired by Rigi.
WENTWORTH KENNELS,
P. O. Box 264, Utica, N. Y.
Gath’s Joy.
Black, white and tan Llewellin setter, by cham-
pion Gath ex Gem, litter brother to field trial
winners Gath’s Mark and Hope. Joy was broken
by D. E, Rose, and is a Oo field dog.
Fee $20. F,. G, TAYLOR,
658 North 18th st., Philadelphia, Pa,
IN STUD.
THE CHAMPION GORDON SETTER
BEAUMONT,
Champion of England and America; a first-class
field dog. Will be allowed five approved bitches
this season. Fee $35, J. H. MEYER, 159 West
Tuirty-fourth street, New York City.
Yorkshire Toy Terrier.
The eee bench winner Bradford Harry,
Described in all show reports as “best Yorkshire
in America.” Photos50c. Pedigree and winnings
free. P.,H. COOMBS, 1 Exchange Block, Bangor,
Me.
IN THE STUD.
Llewellyn setter dog GUN (champion Gladstone
—Bay B.), grand field dog; also Young Gath, by
Dan (Rake—Phyllis) out of True Blue (Gath—
Gem). Price reasonable; address with stamp,
peer e YORK, 9 and 11 Granite Block, Ban-
gor, Me,
HLL ON THE DOG.
THE STANDARD WORE ON THEIR
MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES.
Price 23.80,
FOREST 4ND STREAM PCORLISHING Co
318 Broadway, New Vark.
Medford Fancy Goods Co., New York City,
I, BREMER, Pres. & Treas.
a 6. Dog Collars and Furnishing, made
‘a8 Of Brass, Copper, Silver, Go ‘a, Har-
mea ness Leather, Seal Skin, Alligator
ey Skin, Moroceo, Calf Skin, Patent
’ Leather, and fifty other varieties of
= leathers and metals; any special
§ material, sent to us or through
your dealer in these goods, to have
us make up.
= Che Rennel.
OR. SALE.—ENGLISH MASTIFF SIR
Edward (No. 8828 A.K.C.S.B.). Address
Box 265, Westfield, N. J. lt
OR SALE.—RED IRISH SETTER BITCH,
by champion Gerald and Cushla, she by
champion Elcho and champion Firefly; this com-
bines the best blood in the world; whelped Nov.
15, 1887. Very fast in the field and staunch. The
gentleman’s reason for selling is lack of time,
and she will be sold cheap. Address F. E.
CLARK, Vanstone Pointer Kennels, Bridgeport,
Conn. ap4,2t
RAINED POINTERS, SETTERS. SPAN-
jels, foxhounds, deerhounds and treeing
dogs, also_a fine B. L. shotgun. Bargains for
cash. JOHN OGDEN, Monticello, N. Y. lt
COCKER SPANIELS.
A aes of yey ane Diver aad. red cocker
& rown dogs for sale cheap.
POD NDREW LAIDLAW, Woodsiork, Ontario.
STREAM.
The Renuel.
Medford Fancy Goods Co.,
44 & 46 Duane St., N. Ye
I. BREMER, Pres. & Treas.
a Wemanufacture all materials
mm into all styles of Dog Furnish-
7ings. Over ten thousand styles.
Ask your dealer in these goods
ej for our make, and if they do not
* keep them, write to us for cat-
alogue. :
AMERICAN FOXHOUNDS,
We have had placed in our hands for sale over
fifty representative Pennsylvania foxhounds,
broken and unbroken dogs and bitches. For
practical work this strain has no superior in the
world. Send for printed descriptive list.
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS,
mebl4,tt 287 S. 8th st., Philadelphia, Pa.
BULLDOGS.
Champion Merry Monarch (7848) winner of 22
prizes. Imported Portswood Viger (12,490), win-
ner of 20 prizes in England and America, includ-
11 firsts and 8 specials, Harlequin (11,564), winner
of 3d, puppy class. New York and Troy. For full
account of above, with prices, pedigree, etc., ad-
dress R. B. SAWYER, Birmingham, Conn.
Fox-Terrier Pups
FOR SALE.
By Celebrated Sires and Matrous.
HILLSIDE KENNELS,
Lancaster, Mass.
DOGS OF ALL KINDS.
If you wanl a good dog cheap, write and name
the kind you want. QUAKER CITY KENNELS
1420 Penn Square, Philadelphia, Pa,
Highly Bred Pointers
FOR SALE.
I offer for sale pointer dogs and brood bitches,
oroken and unbroken, by such sires as champior.
Heaufort, champion Graphic, champion Nick of
Naso, champion Bravo and B
ED. F. HARRIS,
Woodfords, Me
OR SALE.—A FEW POINTERS AND SET-
ters, trained specially for private shooting:
also young stock. GHO. W. LOVELL, Middle-
boro, Mass.
RAINED DOGS ON BEAR, FOX, COON.
Rabbit, Squirrel, Partridge. H.C. GRAFF,
Kensington, Ohio.
O YOU OWN A GORDON SETTER OF
imported stock with full pedigree back to
the Duke of Gordon’s Kennels? Write for full
particulars just how to secure a young breeder
with this blood to GORDON, 11 Eliot st., Boston,
mchl4,4t.
ALE, TRAINING AND BOARDING KEN-
nel of sporting dogs. D. F. WILBUR, P. O.
Box 241, Middleboro, Mass. febi7,tf
OR SALE—TWO HANDSOME FEMALE
ap4,2t
FOR SALE.
A litter of fine, thoroughbred English setter
pups, color lemon and white, from fine field-
working stock, 3 mos. old; $10 each. Apply to
E. W. MUNROE, West Hanover, Mass. lt
IVa A. Ss" EE" Ess
For Sale—A fine lot of pure bred dogs of all
ages, from the celebrated Hero II.,Crown Prince
and Lady Rowena stvains. The kennel includes
Lord Raglan, Dolly Varden Ii., Diso and several
very promising younger cogs. Send for pedigrees
and further information to the CITY POINT
KENNELS, #35 East 6th st., 8. Boston, Mass. It
ROWN’S COCKER KENNELS, WATER-
bury, Vt, offer standard bred cockers of
different ages. Inciose stamp fer wants. roe
mech?
‘Irish Setter Puppies,
by Desmond II. out of Champion Molly Bawn.
This combination of blood should produce the
best in the country, both on the bench and in
the field. We think these are the only puppies
out of Champion Molly Bawn ever offered for
sale. ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, 237 8. Bighth
street, Philadelphia, Pa. ap4,st
ENTLEMAN WISHES TO BREED HIS
pointer, 691bs., liver, white and ticked, to
large. pera Pik oe Epler. Roe
coveting twenty-iive years, live genera Fi
woud field dogs. Address STAUNCH; It
R SALE.—A NUMBER OF WELL BRED
RoR well broken pointers and settsrs; also
rded and broken; satisfaction @uaran-
toes nero a BRIG OND, Ls.
HE
Ans | cabal 1889,
Tie Senne. |
Masceutah Kennel Club
FIRST ANNUAL BENCH SHOW
or
DoOCGs,
APRIL 9, 10, 11 and 12, 1889.
BATTERY ‘‘D,’’ CHICAGO.
Premium Lists and Entry Blanks on applica-
tion to
GEO. H. HILL, Superintendent,
34 Monroe st., Office 36, Chicago.
ENTRIES CLOSE MARCH 25, 1889.
Purify Your Kennel.
pO. , GREAT DISCOVERY,
= — “The only self-acting, con-
tinuous, absolute and agree-
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It disinfects and renders
agreeable a single urinal,
privy or sick room in 24 hours,
andisso warranted. An amiti-
septic, it arrests the germs of
poisonous infection. A sub-
stitute for ventilation—which
it supersedes in all ‘plague.
spots.’ £end for particulars.”
) Sherman “King” Vaporizer Co,
—— Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Bustor, Chicago, Minneapolis AGENTS WANTED.
FOR SALE.
ST. BERNARD PUPS
BY THE CELEBRATED
Sen BEeormmona
: Out of a fine imported bitch.
“In the open rough-coated dog class he ad-
mirers of this noble breed had a rare treat offered
in viewing Mr. Moore’s recent importation Ben
Lemond, a very large, massively built dog, with
a grand head, beautiful expression, lengthy hody
and excellent coat. He is very superior to any-
thing yet seen in public in America of his breed,
and had he the dark shadings around the eyes
would be scarcely inferior to Plinlimmon,
whom he excels in head to my thinking.”—Re-
pee of Richmond (Va.) Show, Am. Field, Oct. 20,
DIN THE STUD.
BUN, LOMOND ITEC. aos..cbisoek ee ee $50
CHAMPION MINTING, fee............:.... .. 875
CHAMPION ILFORD CAUTION, fee..:.....$75
FLD eRe s Le nel ols elt meee ee 12 $40
E. H. MUORE, Melrose, Mass. |
‘Mosecrofi Rennels,
—)0(—
_ Winners of first prize in both Eng-
lish setter puppy classes at the last
New York .show. Puppies for sale.
G. EDW. OSBORN, WILSON FISKE,
Birmingham, Com. 102 Chambers st., N. Y.
Red Irish Setter Pups
For sale, by Elco (Hlcho, Jr.-Maggie H.) out of
Lui III. She is winner of fiye prizes at New
York and Boston, winning whenever shown.
These pups will be sold cheap if taken at once.
J. J. SCANLAN,
Fall River, Mass.
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DRAWN, &
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© FROM PHOTOGRAPHS.
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PAMPHLET
ON
Dog Diseases
Mailed to any address (gratis) by the author,
H, CLAY GLOVER, Veterimry Surgeon,
1293 Broadway, New York.
NGLISH MASTIFFS.—TWO WELL-BRED,
finely marked bitch pups. Address GEO.
W. PHILLIPS, 135 W. Rayen ave., Youngstswn,
Ohio. meh2s,2t
OR SALE OR EXCHANGE.—_FOXHOUNDS
and puppies, warranted asrepresented. L,
M. WOUDEN, Rochester, N. Y. mceh28,3t
EH E, CLARK, PITTSFIELD, OHIO, HAS
» terrets, collie pups, by imp. Reekie or
Oscar.
Sires and dams recorded.
TALIAN GREYHOUNDS AND FINE ENG-
lish pugs from imported, registered and prize
winning stock. Im stud—Prize pug. stud do
Cricket, weight 10lbs. HENRY C. BURDICK,
150 Bridge street, Springfield, Mass. jy7,tt
K 9 Breaking Kennels.
Pointers and setters thoroughly broken for
field trials or private use. Reference given. W.
G. SMITH, Marydel, Md.
PRIZE BRED COLLIES.
T have a few dogs and bitches to dispose of at
inoderate prices. They are of the strains which
have produced more winners than. any in the
country, and are certain to breed prize winners.
JAS, WATSON, 14 Seymour si; Germantown
Philreelphia: teed, ste
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CONTENTS.
THe KENNEL. Pr
Worcester Dog Show,
The Chicago Show,
Philadelphia Dog Show.
Central Field Trial Club Rules
The Seitner Case.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery.
The Trap.
YACHTING.
Cruise of the Orinda.
The America’s Cup.
Classification by Corrected
Length,
Seawanhaka C. Y. C.
C. P, Kunhardt.
CANOELNG.
Change in A. C. A. Rules.
| ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
EDITORIAL.
A Case for Prompt Action.
Dr. J. H. Kidder.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Sea Trout Fishing in Canada.
NATURAL STORY.
The Insectivora,
Long Island Birds.
GAME BAG AND GUN, ‘
Spine Shooting near St. Louis
hicago and the West.
A Uniform Game Law-
Snaring Ruffed Grouse.
SHA AND RiIvER FISHING.
Sawdust in Streams.
Cape Cod Brook Trout.
Muskoka Trout.
FISHCULTURE.
The Menhaden Indusiry.
Results of Fishculture.
THE KENNEL.
Boston Dog Show.
DR. J. H, KIDDER.
R. JAROME HENRY KIDDER died at his residence
in Washington, April 8, after a brief illness, from
preumonia. Most of his friends did not know that he
was dangerously sick, and the news of his death came as
a surprise and ashock. The funeral takes place to-day,
April 11, and the interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery,
Dr. Kidder was born in Baltimore Co,, Md., Oct. 26,
1842. He was graduated from Harvard College in 1862,
entered the Union Army and served until the end of the
war. Part of his service was as a military cadet in
military hospitals near Baltimore. He took his degree of
doctor of medicine at the University of Maryland in 1866,
and. was appointed am assistant surgeon in the U. 8. Navy
in the same year, attained the rank of passed assistant
surgeon in 1867, and in 1876 that of surgeon. His sea
service was performed chiefly in the Mediterranean,
Japan Seas, and on the coasts of South America and
South Africa.
Dr. Kidder’s first opportunity as a field naturalist was
offered in 1874 when he became surgeon and naturalist of
the Transit of Venus Expedition to Kerguelen Island and,
after his return, spent a year in the Smithsonian Institu-
tion preparing his reports upon the scientific results of
the expedition. His first important contribution to zoél-
ogy was published in 1876 by the National Museum, as
Bulletin No. 8, and embraced his ‘‘Contributions to the
Natural History of Kerguelen Island” and ‘‘A Study of
Chionis minor with Reference to its Structure and Sys-
tematic Position.” In 1875 and 1879 Dr. Kidder was de-
tailed for special service with the U. 8. Fish Commission
and in 1882 became the first surgeon of the newly com-
pleted steamer Albatross. In 1883 he resigned from the
Navy and joined the office staff of the Commissioner of
Fisheries. Soon after the appointment of Mr, G. Brown
Goode as Commissioner of Fisheries, Dr. Kidder was
made Assistant Commissioner, which position he held
until the reorganization of the Commission in 1888, when
he resigned his connection with the Fish Commission,
and was placed in charge of the exchanges of the Smith-
sonian Institution, continuing in this important service
until his last sickness overtook him.
Dr. Kidder’s medical work was directed largely in the
direction of publications relative to hygiene and the
sanitation of public buildings. About 1883 he madea
sanitary survey of the proposed site of the new Naval
Observatory and in 1885, with the codperation of the
Smithsonian Institution, he made analyses of the air in
the House of Representatives.
As a scientific man he will always be best remembered
by his publications relating to the Transit of Venus Ex-
pedition, his observations upon the temperature of the
blood of fishes, and his attention to the physical problems
involyed in marine explorations, He was a member of
the Boai'd of Managers of the Cosmos Club and also of
. the Bielogical, Chemical, and Philesephical Bacietien:
the facts.
A CASH FOR PROMPT ACTION,
Te injury done by Indian hunting parties to the for-
ests and the game in and near the Yellowstone Park
is so serious that it demands immediate attention. The
letters and affidavits published this week come from men
who have been on the ground and are fully cognizant of
The damage done by these parties has been so
apparent to the Superintendent, that ever since he has
been stationed in the Park he has urged on the Interior
Department the importance of keeping the Indians away
from the neighborhood of the reservation. The Indian
Bureau has generally seemed anxious to comply with his
request, but lately, the agents of the tribes at Fort Hall
and Lemhi, while acknowledging in effect that they can-
not control their Indians, and that they go when and
where they please, still deny that they approach the
boundaries of the National Park, Reading between the
lines of Captain Harris’s official report to the Department
of the Interior, it is impossible to avoid the conclusion
that the agents who deny the statements made in that
and other documents from the same pen are unable to
handle their Indians. Competent men would have carried
out the orders of the Indian Bureau.
Tt is clear that these Indians ought not to be allowed to
leave their reservations except in charge of some respon-
sible white man who can be held accountable for their
actions while they are absent, and it is equally clear that
under no circumstances should these hunting parties be
permitted to approach the borders of the Park. The
statement made by a correspondent that the Indians,
during these excursions, meet whisky traders and supply
themselves with liquor, is another strong reason for keep-
ing them at home where, under a wise and strong agent,
liquor cannot be had,
Tt is admitted on all hands that the Yellowstone Na-
tional Park is chiefly valuable to this country as a reser-
yoir, where may be stored the waters which are so
essential to all farming operations inthe arid West. But
its use aS a reseryoir depends on the preservation of its
forests. If these are destroyed it cannot hold the water
which falls in winter and spring.
Although the destruction of game by these Indians is
to be deplored, this destruction is of butslightimportance
from an economic point of view. The game hasa refuge
produce itself, and again overflow into the surrounding
country. But the growth of the forests is slow and any
extensive fires may carry widespread disaster to a large
area of country far removed from the National Park.
_ We are not among those who believe that the Indian
has no rights which should be respected. On this point
we are quite prepared to stand upon our record. When,
however, the Indian does anything antagonistic to the
general welfare he must be restrained, and the Indian
method of using fire as an aid to hunting has in it an
element of danger to agriculture in the West which is
most serious, It will not do at this late day to have our
oniy national forest preserve threatened in this way, It
would be far cheaper to supply the Indians complained
of with unlimited beef rather than- have the forests of
the Park perpetually endangered.
The Department of the Interior controls both the Indian
Bureau and the National Park, and it is within the power
of this Department to remedy the evils here complained
of. The matter is one which calls for prompt action on
the part of the Secretary, who, we believe, has visited
the National Park and no doubt appreciates its uses and
its needs.
The subjoined letters from gentlemen perfectly well
known to us, and in all respects trustworthy, tell the
story:
Editor Forest and Stream:
To the readers of the FOREST AND STREAM interest in
the Yellowstone National Park may be presumed to
center chiefly in the fact that it affords a safe refuge and
breeding ground for the large game of the Rocky Moun-
tain region. The hope and expectation has been cher-
ished that within the area of this large reservation the
game might receive such protection, that not only would
the different species be preserved from extermination,
but that its natural increase would overflow into the
adjacent regions, and that thus would be secured in the
future a hunting ground in which the sportsman, seeking:
his annual recreation, miglit be reasonably certain of
finding sufficient sport to reward him for the expenditure
of his time and money.
This expectation has been in a moderate degree real-
ized, The Park has been, during the past three years, a
safe refuge for the large game. The elk in immense
numbers make this reservation their winter home; and
within the Park, and while protected there will soon re--
the remnant of the buffalo find comfort and security
during the long winters in the vicinity of its warm
springs and geyser basins.
During the months of October, November and Decem-
ber, the season only in which the Territorial laws permit
the killing of game, no better hunting ground can be
found on the American continent than the region im-
mediately adjacent to the National Park, And if the
excellent laws provided for the protection of the game
are observed and the killing of game animals restricted
to the proper seasons and to sportsmanlike methods,
then the game, having a secure refuge in the Park, must
continue to increase, and good hunting will be found in
all future years around its borders.
But unfortunately a class of hunters—not sportsmen,
but pot-hunters by descent and inheritance—who are
restrained by no laws or scruples as to the manner ir
which game isto be taken, have also discovered that the
best hunting grounds are on the borders of the National
Park. The Crows on the east, the Shoshones on the
south and east, the Bannocks from Fort Hall and Lemhi
on the south and west, all send annually their hunting
parties into the region surrounding the Park for a win-
ter’s supply of meat. Of all the various bands who haye
raided the Park borders, those from the Fort Hall and
Lemhi reservations have been the most numerous and
active, and their operations have inflicted by far the most
serious injury upon the Park. Their encroachments
have been a standing cause of complaint to the Park au-
thorities for the past three years, but the control exercised
by the Indian Department over these Indians appears to
be of too slight a, character to enable it to place any effec-
tive restraint upon their movements, The facts which I
desire to place before your readers concerning the injuries
wrought by these Indians have been gathered during a
residence of several years in this section of the country,
and in frequent conversations with the Superintendent
and other officials of the Park, and can be relied upon as
entirely correct as far as the particulars are stated.
During the month of September, 1886, when the Park
was thronged with visitors, a band of Bannock Indians,
whose numbers were variously estimated at from fifty to
one hundred, approached the Park from the west in such
warlike array as to give rise to much anxiety and excite-
ment among the tourists, causing many of them to
shorten their stay in the Park. Information of the raid
was promptly sent to the Department of the Interior at
Washington by the Superintendent of the Park and also
by gentlemen holding civil positions under the Goyern-
ment, who at the time happened to be in the Park, The
Superintendent also sent a detachment of soldiers under
an officer to intercept the Indians and to endeavor to pre-
vent them from entering the Park. They were found —
within the Park and were induced to move outside its
limits, but as soon as the officer and detachment had left
them, they started two forest fires within the Park, and
withdrawing into the mountains to the west, continued
their hunting operations, secure from interruption by the
troops, whose authority did not extend beyond the Park;
a fact with which they apparently were well acquainted.
While they were loading their bands of pack animals
with the slaughtered game, which had been driven from
its refuge in the Park by the fires started through their
deyiltry, the Indian agents from Fort Hall and Lemhi,
where these Indians belonged, having received orders
from Washington to recall their Indians, came into the
Park, and, while ostensibly looking for their Indians, took
the opportunity to visit the Geyser Basins and other ob-
jects of interest in the Park, after which they returned
to their agencies. The fires started by the Indians at this
time in the Park continued to burn until they were ex-
tinguished by the snows of winter, destroying the timber
over a wide extent of country. It may be noted here,
that these Indians invariably make use of fire to facili-
tate their hunting operations. Having selected a suitable
location, fires are started at one or more points several
miles distant, by which the game is driven out, and is
thus more easily taken, It is a well-known fact among
old frontiersmen that an Indian hunting camp is never
found without forest fires in its vicinity. At the same
time that this large hunting party of Bannocks was oper-
ating in the country west of the Park, in September, 1886,
another large party from Fort Hall was hunting in the
country just south of the Park, near Jackson’s Lake, and
gentlemen who saw them there are ready to testify that,
having started fires to keep the game within their reach,
they were slaughtering in such quantities as to have tons
of meat drying on their scaffolds.
The hunting operations of these Bannock Indians dur-
ing the summer of 1887 were repetitions of those of the
previous season. During the month of August a large
party threatened to invade the western portion of the
Park, The Superintendent reported the situation to the
authorities at Washington, and an officer with a detach-
ment of soldiers was sent to intercept them. The Indians
again located themselves in the mountains west of the
Park, and continued their slaughter of game until they
had loaded their packs. The agent from Lemhi appeared
at the Geyser Basins and other places of interest in the
Park a little later, presumably in search of his Indians,
His search was probably unsuccessful, as he registered at
the hotel at Mammoth Hot Springs on Aug. 30, and de-
parted the next day via Cinnabar and the railroad, About
the middle of September following Mr. Ed. Wilson, the
Government scout, haying with him two soldiers, encoun-
tered a party of Bannocks from Fort Hall with a large
number of pack animals, all loaded with dried meat, the
product of their summer’s hunt neat the southern border
of the Park; When Mr, Wilson Hist them they were
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within the Park limits, but claimed that their hunting
had been done outside. The attitude of the party was
saucy and aggressive, and, of course, Wilson’s little party
was powerless to do more than warn them out of the
Park, Fortunately, the copious rainfall of that season
prevented the destructive spread of the fires started by
these hunting parties.
In the early spring of 1888 Captain Harris, the Super-
intendent of the Park, invited the attention of the Depart-
ment of the Interior to this subject, and was assured
that such instructions would be given to the various In-
dian agents as would keep the Indians away from the
vicinity of the Park. But with the month of August
last came reports that a band of at least 100 Bannock
Indians were traveling westward along the southern
boundary of the Park. This band was subsequently
located on Pacific Creek, about ten miles south of the
Park line, where they hunted for several weeks. A band
of seven lodges of Bannocks from Fort Hall and Lemhi
located themselves on Snake River, some three or four
miles south of the Park line, toward the last of August,
and continued to hunt in that region, with the usual con-
comitant of forest fires, until the latter part of October,
Fortunately the fires started by these Indians last sum-
mer did not reach the Park,
The facts concerning the operations of these Indians
during the summer and fall of 1888 have been recently
testified to in the form of affidavits by several gentlemen
acquainted with the circumstances. These affidavits were
made at the request of the Park Superintendent, presum-
ably with the intention of bringing the matter officially
before the Interior Department, But I will not at this
time occupy more of your valuable space, I have de-
sired only to invite attention to this subject, the import-
ance of which would appear to render it worthy of the
interest and attention of the readers of the ForEsT AND
STREAM, and all others who believe that the forests and
game of the Great West are worth protecting. Certainly
if the protection of the game in the Yellowstone National
Park is to have no better object than to contribute to the
support of the surrounding Indian tribes, it does not
appear to be absolutely essential that a portion of the
United States Army should be used for that purpose.
MONTANA.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Ever since this Park has been a reservation set apart for
a pleasure ground and for a timber and game preserve,
it has annually been invaded by bands of Indians from
the Lemhi and Fort Hall agencies, in partiesof from one
For the past three years they have
to twenty lodges.
been removed from the limits of the Park, when found
inside the boundary, only to camp just outside, where
they hunt and slaughter the Park game, besides destroy-
ing the timber by fire.
Their principal hunting ground has been in the southern
part of the Park, on the headwaters of the Snake River,
on the headwaters of the Gallatin and Madison rivers in
and immediately about the northern and western portions
of the Park. Occasionally small parties of Shoshones
from the Washiki agency have ranged through here.
They usually confine themselves to the headwaters of
Buffalo Fork of Snake River, to Wind River and the
mountains south and east of this reservation.
These Indians, besides killing great quantities of game
and burning vast tracts of forest—setting out fires pur-
posely to aid in their hunting expeditions, fires that often
extend into the Park—meet the whisky traders, to whom
they pay or trade anything that they may possess to ob-
tain the vilest kind of liquors, Every summer since
white men have been iu the Park, great clouds of smoke
have been seen rising in the south and west, telling but
too plainly that the Indians were out on their annual
hunts. Since there has been considerable travel here,
and since scouting parties have been regularly sent out,
it has been possible to trace all these fires to Indians.
The fires have started either from camps from which
they had lately moved, or the Indian hunters have fired
the country purposely to assist them in their hunts. It
is a well-known fact that Indians use these fires for hold-
ing or driving the game, cutting off their retreat in one
direction or driving it from a section difficult to hunt in.
Since the disappearance of the buffalo the Bannocks
have hunted in the mountains about the Park, and since
the game has been protected here it has increased to
such an extent that to-day these mountains are the finest
and best-stocked hunting grounds in the whole coun-
try, a fact the Indians have not been slow to learn.
They flock about the reservation in greatly increasing
numbers every year, often extending their hunts into the
Park or passing through portions of it in moving from one
game range to another, as the animals they are in pur-
suit of become scarce or are driven off, They kill and
I will give them credit
for not wasting much, for they dry hides, meat, paunch
dry great quantities of meat.
and some of the intestines for winter use,
When hunting about the Park they are in the Territories
of Montana, Idaho or Wyoming, where game is protected
by law for most of the summer, but these Indians hunt
at all seasons, knowing no law nor regarding any. A
white man acting as they do would be subject to fine or
imprisonment, or both. These Indians have large reser-
vations on which they are supposed to stay, where they
are fed and clothed at the expense of the Government;
reservations from which a white man is expelled if there
without a permit,
A great portion of the southern part of the Park, and
nearly all that country to the south of if which has been
frequented by Indian hunting parties, has been burned
over within comparatively a few years. What little
green timber there is is small second growth, or timber so
favorably located that fires could not spread init. The
Indian does not have a thought for the morrow, as by the
fires he sets out he often blockades the trail he wishes to
travel the next year, aud renders the country about im-
passable for himself or any one else. No particular
attention has been paid to the work or movements of the
Indians in or about the Park Reservation except in a
general way, until within the past three years.
In 1886, during the month of September, from seven to
ten lodges of Bannocks came into the Park on the north
and camped on the Gallatin, where they commenced their
summer hunt, killing a great many elk. The officers in
command of the troops here sent a detachment of men
under an officer who induced them to leave the Park,
In moving out they camped on one of the forks of the
Madison, From this camp a fire started that burned over
thousands of acres of green timber wholly within the ,
Park. The fire swept over on to the Gallatin and burned
for weeks. The elouds of smoke could be seen for
hundreds of miles, and was noticed by many of the
tourists who visited the Park at this time,
There was another party of Indians on the southern
borders of the Park, and another fire there. These
Indians lingered about the reservation until they had
killed all the meat they wanted, and the fires burned
without being checked until the storms of Oct. 8 and 9,
In 1887 the Park was again visited by Bannocks, They
were removed, but continued to hunt until they had ob-
tained all-the meat they wanted, Fortunately this was
a very rainy season, the frequent showers extinguishing
the fires as soon as started. The Indians about the Gal-
latin and Madison Mountains were from Lemhi. Those
on the south were from Fort Hall reservation. Some-
times parties went from one reservation to another,
crossing the southwest corner of the Park at the head of
Falls River.
In 1888 the Indians confined their operations more to
the south and west. In July there was a party of four-
teen lodges of Bannocks on Pacific Creek, within ten
miles of the Park; they camped there several weeks,
hunting from their camp in all directions; as the best
ground to hunt over and the most game was in the
direction of the Park, it is supposed they killed most of
their game there,
In September the Government scout and soldiers saw
several lodges of Indians moving toward the Park and
but a few miles from it. They had great quantities of
meat, A few days later a gentleman from Portland, Me.
with his party of guide and packer, saw what was sup-
posed to be the same Indians, Bannocks, Four lodges
were camped on Poleeat Creek, where the trail crosses,
and twelve lodges were camped on the other side of Snake
River, a little further down, The first party was a mile
and a half from the Park, the second about three,
son’s Lake. These had been to the Wind River Reserva-
tion, had been hunting all the way up without killing
tauch, At the Snake River camp they killed a great
many elk, loading most of their pack horses. From here
they moved to the Falls River Basin, which lies mostly in
the Park, where they were going to continue their hunt,
At Jackson’s Lake it was learned that Indians had been
camped about there most of the summer, one party hay-
ing remained there from some time in July to the first of
It was by this party without a doubt that the
extensive fire was started on the north end of the Teton
This fire did not reach the Park, but destroyed
October.
Range.
avast extent of very heavy timber and was not entirely
extinguished until the last of October, Itis impossible to
estimate the amount of damage done by these roving
No one can form anidea of it until
bands of redskins.
he attempts to travel through the country where these
fires have burned.
Captain Harris has done everything he could to keep
these Indians away, sending out scouting parties and
moving them off the reservation when they are found
on it.
YELLOWSDONS NATIONAL PARK, March 4.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The time has come to call attention to a growing evil,
which, if not checked promptly and effectually, will tend
to nullify the efforts of the United States Government in
the National Park in protecting what is left of the
Americah big game, and saving from destruction the
great tracts of forest which cover this portion of the
country.
The injury to both game and forest is largely, and I
may say almost entirely, due to the Indians who leave
their reservations in the summer and early fall to hunt
along the eastern, western and southern boundaries of the
Park, It is probable that the Indians from the following
four agencies are the ones who should be restrained:
Northeast of the Park there is the large and fertile Crow
reseryation, the Indians from which hunt down along the
mountains which lie to the east of the Park. To the
southeast lies the Wind River agency of Shoshones and
Arapahoes, the Indians from which, by passing up the
head of Wind River, easily reach fine hunting grounds
immediately south of the Park. These Indians also hunt
north along the mountains to the eastward of the Park,
Some distance to the southwest is the Fort Hall reserva-
tion of Shoshones and Bannocks. These Indians travel
northeasterly, and, by working around the head of the
Teton range of mountains, reach and hunt the same
country that the Indians from the Wind Riveragency do.
To the northwest is the Lemhi agency, the Indians from
which probably hunt along the western side of the Park,
Within the Park the most stringent regulations con-
cerning camp-fires are enforced, and very properly, to
provide against forest fires: and it is absolutely prohib-
ited that, any game whatsoever shall be killed. To see
that the law is enforced annually costs the Government
a certain amount of money, anda certain number of
men to carry out the existing laws; but it is absolutely
impossible for a handful of men to perfectlyguard and pro-
tect 3,600 square miles of wild mountainous country. Is it
not folly then for the Government to permit the Indians
to lay in their winter supply of meat from the very bands
of game they are trying to protect, especially as the
methods employed by the Indians to capture their game
embraces ruthless and indiscriminate slaughter, in and
out of season, of either sex albany age, and a serious
destruction of standing timber by the fires they build to
confuse game and keep the animals from going in any
certain direction to escape their foes?
I think I can safely say that these hunting parties of
Indians do more damage than all the white men put
together, with the exception of that abominable type of
Iinglish pot-hunter, who desecrates the name of sports-
man. This type is probably growing scarce, and I am
inclined to think a much better and more unselfish class
of sportsmen than formerly annually visit us from
abroad. In any event, the white hunter can be dealt
with whether he be a professional hunter, hunting for
meat, horns or hide, to sell to him too lazy to get them
for himself, or the contemptible pot-hunter that kills
every animal unfortunate enough to come within the
utmost range of his rifle. j
The game laws of Wyoming are, upon the whole, éx-
cellent, and they give us control over the above-men-
On
about the 26th of October a band of seven lodges of Ban-
nocks were camped on the Snake five miles aboye Jack-
tioned white offenders. They can be and are deterred
from carrying out their murderous procliyities. But alas!
Who can control the Indians? The white man, be he
settler, game constable or philanthropist, cannot, their
agents say they cannot, and the laws do not seem to.
The Government, therefore, should be urged to take
roper measures to restrain their charges within proper
ounds; especially as the reservations are large and fully ~
adapted to the roving disposition of the Indians that in-
habit them.
But do the Indians cause all this damage to the forest
and inflict such slaughter of game? The truth of this
would seem to be an easy matter to determine, and, in
fact, it is not difficult; so much testimony from so many
sources is available that it can no longer be doubted that
the Indians do incalculable damage every year. Capt.
Moses Harris, the very efficient acting Superintendent
of the National Park, has already called attention to the
damage done by the Indians from the Fort Hall and
Lemhi agencies, and he should be warmly supported in
his efforts to control the movements of the Indians and
keep them from the immediate vicinity of the Park,
Probably I have said too much, and I will close with a
little personal testimony, and a request to any brother
sportsman who may read this to come forward and tell
what he knows about the subject, and there must be
many such whose testimony would aid very materially.
In September, 1886, while exploring and hunting in the
Teton Mountains, I saw six lodges of Bannock Indians
from the Fort Hall reservation.
pitched their camp on the northeast end of Jackson’s
Lake, about ten miles south of the Park. I had a talk
with these Indians and watched them start off on their
daily hunt. I visited their camp and saw literally tons
ot meat drying on the scaffolds. The Indians had killed
ali the meat they wanted for their winter supply and
were then daily hunting Virginia or white-tailed deer for
buckskin, I saw a great many small fires that they had
built and there was then much smoke in the atmosphere,
Subsequently the fires increased and could be seen burn-
ing for many days. Evidences of Indians in other local-
ities were not wanting, and I was told by a trapper whom
I met on Snake River that a considerable number of Sho-
shones from the Wind River agency were hunting up
Buffalo Fork. Personally, I did not see these Indians,
but I have no reason to doubt the word of those that did
see them,
During the fall of 1887 my father and Col. J. H. Jones
met Indians hunting not far from the north end of Jack-
son’s Lake, pretty much where I met them the year
before. Last fall my father again saw Indians south of
the Park, near Two Ocean Pass, and later near the head-
waters of Wind River. During the fall of the year 1885
a hunting party of Crows came down from their reserya-
tion and in two days killed over 110 elk on Stinking
Water River where it comes out of the mountains. During
the years 1886, ’87 and 88, I know, from personal obser-
vation and other reliable sources, that Indians from both
the Crow and Wind River agencies were hunting along
the mountains that bound the Park on the east, killing
what they could find. During the last two years, however,
I will say there has been very much less hunting done by
these Indians to the eastward of the Park; duesomewhat,
I suppose, to the scarcity of the game, but probably more
to the persistent efforts of some three or four right-
minded ranchinen trying to protect the game—I refer to
Mr. Otto Frane, Col, Pickett and Capt. Belknap, to whom
great credit is due for the stand they have taken.
Now, Mr. Editor, in with your testimony. The Depart-
ment of the Interior is probably ready and willing to
moye in the matter, and will certainly do all they can;
but they must have absolute proof of the facts that T have
called attention to. ARCHIBALD ROGERS.
Hyp Park, N. Y., April 6.
Captain Harris's last report to the Secretary of the In-
terior on this subject leads us to believe that the matter
has now assumed the form of a controversy between
the Superintendent on the one hand and the agenis of
the Indians at Fort Hall and Lembhi, in which the Indian
Bureau seems disposed to sustain its agents. This is an
unfortunate condition of things, The Superintendent's
report is fortified by a number of affidavits made by men
of experience, and whose reliability will be vouched for
by many well-known gentlemen who have long been
familiar with the Park. These sworn statements cannot,
be ignored and they establish Captain Harris’s case.
Here are some of them:
County OF PARK, | ss
TERRITORY OF MonvAma. {°* : ;
Personally appeared before me, K.'T, Smith, a notary public,
one Elwood Hofer, who being duly sworn according to law de-
posed and says: That for the past ten years he has been engaged
in the business of outfitting hunting and tourist parties, at and
in the yicinity of the Yellowstone National Park: that he is well
acquainted with the country surrounding said Park and the
boundaries of the same as far as determined; that during the
month of August 1888, he was in_the region of country imme-
diately south of the Yellowstone Park in company with Mr. W.
Hallett Phillips of Washington, D. C., and that while in camp on
Pacific Creek some Indians came into his camp and stated that
fourteen lodges of Bannock Indians were then in camp on the
same creek, about ten miles south of the Park line and engaged
in hunting ina direction toward the National Park; and that
subsequently during the month of September 1888, he being then
in company with Mr, Lewis A. Dideld ee of Brooklyn, New York
he visited the locality where these Indians had been in camp and
saw by the remains of camp-fires and other evidences that a
large number of Indians had been in camp at that place and had
been engaged in drying meat.
And further that about the 24th day of October, 1889, he was
with the above named Mr. Lewis A. Hldridge on Snake River
about nine miles south of the southern boundary of the Yellow-
stone National Park, and at that place he found a camp of Ban-
nock Indians consisting of seven lodges, numbering probably
fifty people; that these Indians stated that they were from the
Fort Hall and Lemhi Agencies, and that they were then about to
return to their agencies, having had a successful hunt; that they
had a large quantity of dried meat and hides in their possession;
and that upon the following day they started upon their return
with a large number of animals packed with dried meat Bi
toward the southwest corner of the Yellowstone National 2Park,
saying that they were going to hunt on Fall River, which is
within the Park limits. rae
The deponent further swears that at this time a forest fire was
raging in the country immediately south of the Park line, which
had destroyed the forest over an extent of many miles, and that:
in his opinion this fire had. been started by Indian hunting par-
ties for the purpose of facilitating their hunting operations, or
through the careless use of fire.
And further the deponent sayeth not, Exywoop Horrr.
Subsetibed and sworn to before
h d Februa; ;
TBs. NaASaT RT. SMITH, Notary Public,
These Indians had ©
| _ Apri 11, 1889
a,
Country oF PARK, — |g
' TeRRIvORY oF MoNnTANA, {~~ ; re
Personaily appeared before me, R. T. Smith, a notary public in
‘and for said county, one James J. Pearson, who beingduly sworn
according to Jaw deposes and says that he is a soldier in the ser-
-yice of the United States stationed at Camp Sheridan, Mammoth
Mot Springs, Wyoming Territory, that on or about the 13th day
a August, 1888, being at that time on duty at the Grand Cafion of
the Yellowstone, for the purpose of enforcing the rules and regu-
dations of the Yellowstone National Park, he met and conyersed
with two Indians,a huck and a squaw, near the Grand Cation;
that these Indians said that they were Bannock Indians, and that
they came irom Beaver Cafion, which isa station on the Utah
Northern Railroad, west of the Yellowstone National Park; that
they were both mounted, and had with thema pack animal, the
“buck being armed witha rifie; and further the deponent sayeth
: JAMES J. PBARSON,
not.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 14th day of February, ,
R. T. Smire, Notary Public.
9,
CouNTY OF PARK, [ete
TERRITORY OF MONTANA, |" ‘ Ait?
Personally appeared before me, R, T, Smith, a notary public im
und for said county, one Edward Wilson, who being sworn accord-
ing to law, deposes and says, that since the month of May, 1887, he
has been eniployed in the military service of the United States as
Lees aud guide for the protection of the Yellowstone National
| ark, and that for several years previous he bad been employed
winder the Department of the Interior as a game keeper and
assistant superintendent in the Yellowstone National Park; that
he is well acquainted with all of the region of country adjacent to
the said Park and with the boundaries of the same as far as de-
_ termined.
The deponent further swears that on or ahout the ‘th day of
September, 1888, he was im company with Saddler Joseph M.
Loynes, Troop M, 1st U.S. Cavalry. on Snake River, Wyoming
_ Yerritory, about four miles south of the Park line, and at that
point he saw a camp of Indians, consisting of three lodges, and
numbering, ag estimated, about twenty-five people, men, women
_ and children; that these Indians stated that they were Bamnock
Indians from Salmon City, and that there were four lodges of
: Bannock Indians from Fort Hall, about two and one-half miles
further down on the west side of the river; that he went near
_ enough to the last named camp to see the lodges but did not enter
it; that these Indians had large quantities of elk meat in their
camp and stated that they had been in that vicinity about ten
: days, and were engaged in hunting; that at this time two large
forest fires were Taging in the adjacent country, one some distance
south of the camp of these Indians, and one to the north and west
_ of their camp, hear the edge of the Park; and that from his
knowledge of the habits of these Indians, he thinks it probable
that these fires were either intentionally started by them or that
. they originated through their careless use of fire; and further the
deponent sayeth not. ;
Subserihed and sworn to before
me this 4th day of February,
1889. HR, Tf. Smrra, Notary Public.
EDWARD WILSON.
CouNTY OF PARK, Vee
TERRITORY OF MONTANA, {"" file
Personally appeared before me, KR. T. Smith, a notary public
in and for said county, one Joseph M, Loynes, who being duly
Sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is a soldier in
the service of the United States, holding the rank of Saddler in
Troop M, 1st Cavalry, stationed at Camp Sheridan, Mammoth
Hot Springs, Wyoming Territory, and that on or about the 7th
day of September, 1888, he then being on a scout for the purpose
of enforcing the rulesand regulations of the Yellowstone National
Park, in company with Mr. Edward Wilson, a scout and guide in
the employ of the Government, found a party of Indians in camp
on Snake River in Wyoming Perritory, the party being divided
into two bands, one of three lodges being camped on the east
bank of the river, about four miles south of the Yellowstone
Park, and the other of four lodges some two miles or more down
the river on the opposite bank; that these Indians said that they
were Bannocks from Lemhi and Fort Hall, and that they had
been in that vicinity ten days; that they stated that they were
engaged in hunting and that he saw a large quantity of elk meat
in their camp. ;
The deponent further swears that at this time two forest fires
were raging in the vicinity of these Indian camps, one very large
one some distance to the south, and one lessextensiye to the north
and west and near the south line of the Park; and further the
deponent sayeth nob. JOsePH M, Loynes.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 6th day of February,
1589. . 1. SuTrH, Notary Public.
Country OF PARK, ies
THRRITORY OF MONTANA, {°” ;
Personally appeared before me, R, T. Smith, notary public in
and for said county, one Charles H, Stuart, who being duly
Sworns according to law, deposes and says that he is a resident of
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming Territory, and that he is asso-
ciated with the lessecs, Helen Li. and Walter J. Henderson of that,
place in the Yellowstone National Park, in the business of hotel
keeping and the outfitting of tourists and hunting parties; that
he was for several years employed with the division of the U. 8,
Geological Survey in the Yellowstone National Park under Mr.
Arnold Hague, and that he is well acquainted with the country in
and adjacent to the Yellowstone National Park and the bound-
aries of said Park as far as they are determined; that on or about
the 15th day of September, 1888, being at the time in company
with Mr. Frank ©. Crocker. of Portland, Maine, he saw a party of
Indians in camp on Snake River, there being two separate camps,
_ one of three lodges on the east bank of the river, about four miles
from the Park line, and one of four lodges further down the river
on the opposite bank; that he camped near these Indians and con-
yersed with them both in their camps and in his own, that they
stated that they were Bannocks, and that one band was from
Fort Hall and that the other was from Salmon City, and that they
were engaged in hunting on Huckleberry Mountain, which is
near the Purk line, and in conversation they stated: that they had
been instructed nop to go near the Park, and asked where the
Park line was; and that upon being told expressed surprise that
it was so near to them; that he saw a large quantity of elk meat
and some hides in their camp, The deponent further swears that
‘at this time two forest fires were raging in this vicinity. One in
the country south of the Indians’ camps and one to the west near
the south line of the Yellowstone National Park; and further the
deponent sayeth not. CHARLES H. Stranr,
Subscribed «nd sworn to before
me this 5th day of February,
1889. R. 'T. Surry, Notary Publi¢.
About the 2ist of August, 1887, under orders from Capt. Moses
Harris, ist Cay.,Comdg. Camp Sheridan, Wyoming, I made a
reconnoissance of the country just outlying the Yellowstone
Park, at the northern portion of the western boundary. In
accordance with my instructions, the object of this scout was to
discover the presence of hunting parties of Indians (Bannocks)
reported to have been seen in that locality or en route there, and
to return them to their reservation. After three days I found a
party from the Lemhi Agency, encamped about three or four
miles from the western boundary line, near the head waters of the
Gallatin River. They had been one day in camp and had killed
quite a number of elk. With good rifles and ammunition, over a
hundred fine looking ponies, within such easy access of the Park
—and judging from the amount of elk meat already in camp—
their facilities for slaughtering game within the Park limits
seemed the best possible. I ordered these Indians back to their
reservation, and told them they would not be allowed to hunt in
the vicinity of the Park. They promised to return and started
the following morning; in the morning I also started back to the
Lower Basin to report my action to Capt. Harris. J had no confi-
dence, however, that these Indians would return to the reserva-
tion, believing that they would only change the locality of their
camp, and continue to hunt in the yicinty of the Park line, where,
on one side or the other, they were certain to find abundance of
game.
On my way back to the Lower Basin I passed a man on the road
traveling in a coyered wagon: he hailed me, said he was the Agent,
at the Lemhi Agency, and asked if I had seen any of his Indians
hunting in that yicinity. He also said he had made inquiry of
some men living on the road, at Henry's Lake, and could get no
information,
_ I told him that l had been sent out by Capt. Harris to intercept
Indians who were coming to hunt in the Park, and had found a
party of about fourteen (bucks and squaws) just outside of the
Park limits; that they had killed quite a number of elk, and that,
- although they had promised to return at once 0 the agency, I
belieyed they had no such intention, and would continue to hunt
in the vicinity and would in all probability gointo the Park, where
the elk were most plentiful. ’
In answer te his inquiries, I gave him directions for finding
* these Indians; telling him it would be necessary to proceed most
FOREST AND STREAM.
of the way mounted, but the trail was fresh and very plain. He
said he was unaccustomed to riding, and could not possibly make
such a journéy; that a ride of ten miles (I think that is the dis-
tance) would wear him out completely, MHesaid he would proceed
on to the hotel and confer with Capt. Harris. .
_At the hotel Lower Basin I reported by telephone to Capt. Har-
ris, relating all the circumstances, as nearly as possible over a
hadly working wite, and he ordered me to return to the posty
Whether or not this agent communicated with Capt. Harris from
the Lower: Basin I do not know, I got the impression that he was
not at all concerned about his Indians. At that time and subse-
quently he appeared to me like a tourist and pleasure seeker, but
not like a government official in the discharge of his duties. Ac-
cording to my recollection this man made the regular tour of the
Park and took his departure thence without having spoken to
Capt. Hartis of the business which was the ostensible cause of his
presence there, I cannot assert this positiyely at the present
time, but I do remember distinctly that his conduct was dis-
cussed; that Capt, Harris and myself both pronounced him
fuilty of negiect of duty, because he had made no effort, and
shown no degire to control the actions of these Indians for whom
he was responsible. Gro, W, Gooo#s, 2d Lt. Ist Cav,
fo. Maqinnis, M, T,, Feb. 5. 1889.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I trust that through your paper some effective protest
will be made against allowing Indians from the reserva-
tions to use the Yellowstone National Park for a hunting
ieee At present bandsof roaming savages bid fair to
estroy not only all the game, but also all the forests.
Every Indian hunting party habitually starts forest fires,
which destroy vast quantities of woodland. The forest
fires started by these roving bands have caused such de-
vastation as to become a serious menace to all the settled
districts. The water supply is a matter of vital conse-
quence to the settlers on the plains near the Rockies, and
nothing interferes with it so seriously as the destruction
of the woods. It is urgently necessary that these bands
be restrained; they should never be allowed off the reser-
vation unless a responsible white man is with them.
Capt, Harris has done all he could for the Park. I hope
the Indian Department will back him up more efficiently
than it has done for the past four years. The Agent of
the Bannocks, Shoshones and Crows must be made to
understand that these Indians can no longer be allowed
to waste and destroy round the Park at their pleasure.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
New York, April 6,
At a meeting of the Boone and Crockett Club, held
April 8 at the Knickerbocker Club in New York city,
Mr. Grinnell offered resolutions printed below, which
were unanimously adopted. The mover was appointed a
committee of one to communicate with the Secretary of
the Interior on this subject, and was authorized to sign
the resolutions for all the members of the club, The
resolutions were as follows:
Whereas, It has for some years been the custom for Indians
from the Fort Hall and Lemhi agencies, and from Washaki and,
perhaps, the Crow agency, to spend the summer or a part of it on
the borders of the Yellowstone National Park hunting and col-
lecting dried meat and hides of game, and
Whereas, These hunting parties destroy great quantities of game
without regard to the game laws in force in the Territories where
their hunting is done, an
Whereas, In addition to this destruction of game, they cause in-
calculable da mage to the forests of the continental watershed by
the fires which they start, either through carelessness or inten-
tionally, as adjunets to their hunting, and
Whereas, Theacting superintendent of the Yellowstore National
Park has repeatedly pei this matter to the attention of the
Interior Department, and has fortified his reports by affidavits
from intelligent and trustworthy men, most of whom are well
known to many members of the Boone and Crockett Olub, and
Whereas, The destruction of forests and of game caused by these
Indian hunting parties is a serious evil and ought at once to ceare,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Indians of the Fort Hall, Lemhi, Washaki
and Crow agencies should not be permitted to leave their reser-
vatious in large parties, except when in charge of some teliable
white man who can be held responsible for the conduct of the
Indians whom he accompanies, and that under no cireuinstances
should these Indians be permitted to approach within twenty-five
miles of the borders of the Yellowstone National Park, and
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be respectfully re-
quested to call this matter to the attention of the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, and to instruct him to direct the agents in
charge of the above named tribes to keep their people on the
reservations.
Che Sportsman Courist.
By R. FE. Robinson.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps.” Price $1,
SEA TROUT FISHING IN CANADA.
a bs was the opinion of Don Quixote that many troutlings
might be equal to one trout, but such is not the ang-
ler’s estimate, and those who aspire to something better
than the 4in. troutlings of New Hamshire brooks should
try the sea trout fishing of Canadian waters.
Doctors disagree about this fine fish, Salmo canadensis
(Hamilton Smith), some pronouncing it identical with S.
fontinalis, others recognizing it as a distinct species
under the above name, For myself, having very care-
fully compared the two together, [am unable to detect
any difference in fin rays, gill covers or labials, though
such may exist. The difference in color between the two
is very marked, but color is not asufficient test as between
species. The habits of the two are very different, how-
ever. The brook trout makes its permanent home in fresh
water, and is rather a stationary fish; while the sea trout
lives most of the year in the ocean, only ascending the
rivers in summer for spawning purposes. It is what is
called an anadromous fish, like the salmon. Like the
salmon the sea trout stops in certain pools when ascend-
ing the rivers, and it is only when in these pools that it
will rise to a fly. When hooked, the sea trout fight dif-
ferently from the brook trout, and with even more vigor
and activity; their average size is greater, and on the
table they are admitted to be the better fish.
In the human species we recognize many races of men,
and S, canadensis is, even if identical in structure with
S, fontinalis, a roving nomad, as different in habits from
its home-keeping brother as the red Sioux of the plains
from the white citizen of New York. This question,
however, must be left to the naturalist for settlement,
and I will proceed to relate some experiences in the cap-
ture of the sea trout.
Being in Dalhousie, on the Bay of Chaleurs, in July,
1872, and hearmg much of the Nouvelle, a river in the
vicinity, famous for its large trout, three and four-
pounders being quite plenty, as I was told, and five-pound
fish not unknown, I determined to visit it and verify
these wonderful tales,
By the help of my landlord, William Murphy, I pro-
cured the services of two Micmac Indians with a canoe,
no other craft being capable of ascending the river. As!
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‘the distance from Dalhousie was fifteen miles, and we
must be absent at least one night, my worthy host pro-
vided me with pork, bread, tea and sugar and a bottle of
brandy, which in that happy land can be obtained of pure
quality for one dollar a bottle, As we expected to catch
at least fish enough to eat, these supplies were thought
to be sufficient.
About § A. M. on the 15th, my Indians reported them-
selves ready at the beach, Although their canoe was a
real bark, like those of the Chippewas of Lake Superior,
Joe Le Beau and his son Louis had little of the savage
about them. They were attired in the garb of civiliza-
tion, coat, trousers and hat, and instead of moccasins
they wore long boots, In the far Northwest the Indians
would not permit me to enter their canoes with boots for
fear of damage to the frail structure, but Joe had laid
thin boards along the bottom to protect her, He and
Louis looked more like Frenchmen than Indians, and I
found them to be sober, industrious and obliging men.
We left the beach at Dalhousie about 10 o’clock. The
morning was calm and the men paddled right across the
bay, here about three miles wide, to the Kastern Point, a
high bluff of red sandstone, crowned with evergreens.
Rounding this point they kept along shore to the N. B.
The bluffs were high and rocky, with the shallow green
water at their base flowing over beds of seaweed, above
which floated great purple meduse, large enough to fill
a water bucket. After about three miles we came to
what seemed the mouth of a river, with a small village
on the further bank, Entering through a narrow chan-
nel we find ourselves in a shallow lagoon, or salt lake,
three or four miles across, There was scarcely water
enough to float the canoe, the tide being out, and the
men stepped overboard and lifted her along. As they
were for the next two or three miles in the water more
than half the time, it was plain why they wore high
boots, and nothing but a bark canoe could have got along
at all.
On the other side of the lagoon we came to the real
river mouth, a swift, crooked stream, full of shallow
holes and drift logs, where the canoe had to be lifted
along every twenty yards, After about a mile of this
sort of work we came to a jam of logs and trees, where
the canoe must be unloaded and a portage made over the
raft, which filled up the river for a distance of fifty or
sixty yards. This jam had existed so long that small trees
were growing upon it in many places. Joe said there
were plenty of trout under the logs, but it would have
been impossible to kill a large fish in sucha place, Just
below the raft Joe’s sharp eyes had detected a large trout
in a shallow; which he killed with a thrust of his setting
pole, a handsome fish of 3lbs.
Three of these jams we had to pass, so that many hours
were gone before we reached open water. By that time
the sky was overcast, a high wind roared through the
forest, and everything looked like rain. The river was
here about 30 or 40yds. wide, with a very swift current
over a bed of rocks and pebbles; the water the clearest
and coldest that I ever saw out of a mountain spring,
Tt looked like liquid glass, Its course was yery winding,
and the shores were high rounded hills, covered with
forest. The current was so hard to stem that the men
were often obliged to stop for breath, and I got out my
rod and fished, both with fly and spoon, but could get no
rise,
About 6 P, M. we arrived at the bridge, six miles from
the mouth of the river, though it seemed twelve. As the
rain was beginning to fall, Joe thought we had _ better
camp here for the night; we landed and the men built a
fire in a thick grove which promised some shelter, and
we supped on the big trout. Joe said there was a decent .
house near by, and he would go and ask for lodgings for
me; as for Louis and himself, they could sleep by the fire,
While he was gone an old Frenchman, who lived across
the river, came over to our fire and invited me, with
many compliments, to go to his house. He was polite,
but dirty, and I thought I would try the other house, but
softened my refusal of his bpeilnes with a glass of
brandy, which he enjoyed hugely,
‘Aha! dis is de eau de vie—much better as de dam
whisky.”
Presently Joe returned with Mr. Carr, the owner of the
nearest house, who invited me to stop with him for the
night, which [ was glad to do, as the rain was falling
fast.
His house was new and unfinished, bul Mrs, Carr made
up a bed for me on the floor. They were Scotch people,
who had been some years in Canada; they had four or
five children growing up in this wilderness, which seemed
a pity, as the parents were evidently emigrants of the
better class. One can hardly understand how a living
can be got from the soil in this rough country, with its
seven or eight months of winter; but the people depend
chiefly for their subsistence on the products of the
forest.
I turned out at sunrise, the rain had ceased, though the
clouds still hung low and heavily. I went to the camp,
where I found the men getting breakfast. Having heard
that large trout were often taken at the bridge I tried
several casts, both above and below, but without success.
We went about six miles further up the river, now and
then making a cast in spotslikely for trout, but saw mone.
The river was swift and clear, with many heavy rapids,
which taxed the muscle of the men, and once they had
to lift the canoe over a boom at a sawmill, Very few
houses or farms on the river, only unbroken forest; the
day was dark and lowering, good weather for trout fish-
ing, if any were in the water, which | was beginning to
doubt.
Now we began to meet with logs and branches of trees
floating down the stream, indicating that men were
above getting out timber, which Joe gaia would scare the
fish, and we must push on and get above them.
About two miles further on we landed for dinner, near
a gang of men who were cutting timber for a bridge, but
a little way aboye them, and while Louis was frying the
pork, Joe and I went out in the canoe to try a cast; he
held the canoe at the head of a deep pool, and I cast
down the stream with a dozen yards of line and two
small salmon flies, My rod was of bamboo, with a lance-
wood tip, rather too stiff for fly-fishing, it having been
made for a bait-rod, I allowed the flies to be taken
slowly down by the current for about thirty yards, when
a large trout rose and fastened himself; away he went
with a rush, salmon fashion, the reel giving out line so
freely, it having no click to it, that 1 was obliged to
check him by pressing my hand on the line. He ray
236 FOREST AND STREAM.
Slatuyal History.
THE INSECTIVORA.
BY R. W, SHUFELDT, M.D., C.M.Z.S.
fa the Insectivora we have to deal with a small though
markedly diversified order of nearly cosmopolitan
range. With us in thiscountry they are represented only
by such diminutive animals as the shrews and moles, but
notwithstanding this modesty in size, we see in the struc-
ture of these ereatures, especially in their dentition,
characters Which point in the direction of afar more
formidable group of animals, the Carnivora, while, as
I said in my last contribution, they also hold in common
certain characters which link them with the bats.
To continue the Provisional List of the U. 8. National
Museum, we find them classified as follows:
ORDER INSECTIVORA. INSECTIVORES,
SuBorDER INSECTIVORA-VERA,. TyPrcaAu INSECTIVORES.
Family Sorter». The Shrews.
Neosores navigator, Cooper. Water Shrew. Washington Terri-
tory. J
Neosorex palustris (Rich.) Coues. ;
Sorex trowbridgei, Baird, Trowbridge’s Shrew,
Territory.
Sorex parus, Say.
Sorex fosteri, Richardson. Woster’s Shrew. Hudson's Bay, New
York, Pennsylvania.
Eared Shrew.
Sorex platyrhinus, Wagner.
setts and Ohio.
Sorex cooperi, Bachman. Cooper’sShrew. Labrador to Nebraska.
Sorex hoyi, Baird. Hoy’s Shrew. Racine, Wisconsin.
Sorex crawfordi, Baird. Crawford’s Shrew.
Sorex pacificus, Baird. Oregon.
Sorex sphanguicola, Coues, Hudson's Bay Territory.
Sorex veree-pacis, Alston, Guatemala.
Atophyrax bendirei, Merriam, Bendire’s Shrew. Oregon,
Blarina brevicauda (Say), Baird. Short-tailed Shrew. Ilinois to
Nebraska, ,
Blarina cinerea (Bachman), Baird.
Blarina mexicana, Coues. Mexico,
Family TALPIDA. The Moles.
about the pool very freely, but did not leap like a salmon.
Yet he fought very hard, keeping up a continual struggle
and rolling over and over in a way which bore very hard
on the tackle. This for about ten minutes, when I got
him alongside the canoe, and Joe lifted him in with the
net, a beautiful 8lb. trout, fresh run from the sea.
Directly I hooked another, which after a contest of five
minutes escaped. Then a third, which I killed in ten
minutes, of the same size as the first. I then rose and
killed two more in the same pool, of 24 and 2lbs,, when
they stopped rising, and we went ashore and cooked one
of our trout for dinner. It wasalmost alive when dressed,
and was, I think, the finest trout I ever tasted. _
About 5 o’clock we went up the river two miles fur-
ther where we found some lovely pools, with rapids be-
tween them. Joe’s eyes were so keen that he was able by
looking into the pools to tell me if there were fish in
them. Casting from the bank I took five trout of from 2
to 3lbs. weight from the first two pools, then to a third,
where I hooked a pair. TI landed one, 3-pounder, but the
other escaped by breaking my hook at the bend. As
with that hook I had killed a 9lb. salmon, the week be-
fore, I shall always imagine that the size of this trout
was tremendous.
By this time sunset approaching, the sand flies and
mosquitoes were becoming very troublesome, so we
went into camp, building a fire in a thick hemlock grove,
and covering the ground with a thick bed of boughs,
which with our blankets made a soft and elastic couch,
with a freshness and fragrance all it own. After a
delicious supper of trout and tea (tea is the one thine
needful for these Micmacs, they want it at every meal)
I turned in, but was aroused aboutmidnight by Joe, who
told me that a heayy storm was coming on, and we
must seek shelter under the canoe. With the aid of a
torch we found our way through the black night to the
river bank, where we crept under the canoe, and staid
there for more than an hour, the rain pouring in torrents,
from which, however, we were entirely protected by this
birch bark umbrella. Rekindling our fire when the
storm had passed by, we slept well for the rest of the
Washington
Vermont, Massachu-
Pennsylvania to Florida.
r Sealops aquaticus aquaticus (Linné),Coues. Common Mole. East-
night. ern United States.
After an early breakfast the next morning we went up | Sedlops aquaticus argentatus (Aud. and Bach.), Coues. Silver
Mole. Prairies west of the Alleghanies.
Seapanus breweri (Bachman), Pornel. Hairy-tailed Mole. East-
ern United States.
See ceill townsendii (Bachman), Pornel.
Slope. '
Condylura cristata (Linné), Dliger,
Cismontane States. —
Neiirotrichus gibbsii (Baird), Giinther. Cascade Mountains, Wash-
ington Territory.
Family SOLENODONTIDa. The Solenodonts.
Solenodon cubanus, Peters. Cuba.
Solenodon paradorus, Brandt. Hayti.
This important order is so small and compact that it
becomes possible for me to present a scheme, which I
herewith subjoin, showing a complete classification, based
upon our present knowledge of the group as a whole;
and in this I have been assisted by the author of the
‘Order Insectivora” Art. Mammalia, in the 9th edition of
the Encyclo. Brit. A glance at this comprehensive
scheme at once shows us the order Insectivora to be
composed, as it is at present known to us, of the colugo,
or flying lemur (Galeopithecus), an animal found in-
habiting Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, and the
Phillippine Islands, and which the older zodlogists re-
ferred either to the bats or to the lemurs, but which is
now generally considered to be an aberrant type of the
Insectivora, and has been awarded, as shown above, a
the river to another pool. The rain had ceased, but a
heavy fog hung about the river, and the insects were so
savage that after killing a brace of good trout I concluded
to return down the river, the rather that there were
indications of an approaching storm,
Going down stream was easy, it took not much over an
hour to reach the bridge, a distance which had used up
most of the previous day to perform, Three miles below
our camp we found some Micmacs, who had been up and
down the river spearing the fish by torchlight. They had
driven the trout from the pools, and killed a large num-
ber, which they were taking to Dalhousie for sale.
Hence our ill success in the lower part of the river.
Nothing so much alarms trout and salmon as this night
spearing, which isforbidden by the laws of the Dominion,
but as there is no fish warden on the Nouvelle, these In-
dians from Campbellton are spoiling the river,
The absence of small trout, however, in this river is a
mystery; they breed here, but probably the small fish
remain in the headwaters until they are large enough to
seek the ocean, I had also expected to fing brook trout,
as in the Restigouche; but saw none. I caught two or
three young salmon, or parr, about 4in. long, which I
restored uninjured to the river. This shows that salmon
do sometimes enter the Nouvelle.
Tn the pool where I took the first trout the day before
Oregon Mole. Pacific
Star-nosed Mole. Northern
[APRIn 11, 1889.
suborder of its own; of the tupaias, the macroscelides, |
the hedgehogs, the shrews, the moles, the potamoga- -
lides, the solenodontes, the taurecs (Centetide), and the
golden moles (Chrysochlorid@),
Hither species of Galeopithecus are extremely interest-
ing forms to study; G. volans has a total length from tip:
te tip of about 2ft., and is at once to be recognized by its
volar membranes, which at its sides stretch between its —
long, slender limbs as in the flying squirrel, then all
its fingers are webbed to the bases of the claws, while
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finally it has an immense interfemoral membrane as in ;
the bats, which includes its tail.
This animal is nocturnal in its habits, and lives on in-
sects and the leaves of certain trees; while during the day
if may be occasionally found in the shades of its native
forests, hanging head downward by its feet from. some
branch of a tree, precisely as some of the bats do. By —
means of its integumentary parachute, it sails through |
the air much in the same manner as do flying squirrels, —
often making flights of some 70yds. or more. In the
female the breasts are pectoral as in Chiroptera, and she
never bears more than twins, though one young one at a
time is the rule with her, and this clings to her breast,
nursing even while she makes her aeriel flights from tree
to tree. .
The tupaias are squirrel-like, arboreal Insectivora,
which are alsofound in the Malay Peninsula and the —
larger islands of the East Indies. A very interesting
form is the pentail (P, Jowii), a species of this family, the
only representative of its genus and a native of Borneo,
It is “remarkable for its long tail, two-thirds naked, hav-
ing the terminal third furnished with a double fringe —
of long hairs. Its habits are probably similar to those of
the tupaias, of which it may be further noticed that they —
alone among Insectivora are day-feeders.” (Dobson),
The macrocelides are small terrestrial animals confined
to the African continent. They look something like
mice and have hindlimbs much as in the jerboas, being —
like them, jumpers. They have proboscis-like snouts, —
which has given them the name of elephant mice in some
quarters, Insects and certain vegetables are their prin- |
cipal foods, while they are found to live in dry, rocky
localities, It is said that they are easily tamed, and make —
very interesting little pets. Their furs soft, and usually \
of some shade of tan color. Ten species have up to the |
present writing come to the knowledge of science. : |
.
We next note the hedgehogs, of which there are nine-
teen species known, inhabiting various regions of Europe,
Asia and Africa, England’s little spiny, nocturnal, ball-
rolling-up hedgehog is almost as well known to us as our
own woodchuck,
Then next follow the shrews (Soricide) and the moles |
(Talpide), but as these are the only two families of In-
sectivora represented in our U.ited States fauna, I will
devote space to their consideration further on. |
Coming to the family Potamogalide, we find Potamo-
gale and Geogale tersely described by Dobson, and of P;
velax he says that “this most interesting species inhabits
the banks of streams in west equatorial Africa, and its —
whole structure indicates an aquaticlife. Itis nearly 2ft. |
in length, the tail measuring about half. Thelong cylin- —
drical body is continued uninterruptedly into the thick, —
laterally compressed tail, the legs are very short, and the |
toes are not webbed, progression through the water evi- |
dently depending wholly on the action of the powerful
tail, while the limbs are folded inward and backward.
The muzzie is broad and flat, and the nostrils protected
by valves. The fur is dark brown above, the extremities
my Indians espied trout running up; they stopped the
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the eastward, and thick clouds had shut in all around. RUD ah iw As A eA ee a 1
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would be impossible to go round the point with a heavy J MaCroscetidesie.. ccc +++ { M. tetradactylus.
sea on, and that by landing at the ruins of the old bridge, NS: bee ce Tc: BH |
about five miles from the river’s mouth, we could get a ( Rhynchocyon............+. } R. cemei. |
horse and cart to take the canoe across the hills to the ‘ fit a 5 tbe ea ) G. rafilesit.
bay, opposite to Dalhousie, and I, for my part, was glad [Subfamily Gymnurince... , GUI Ane. gt pene 1) @ suilla. |
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storm of wind and rain, which lasted twenty-four hours. By | j
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being taken on this river by one rod in three days. P .
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extant. Solenodontide..
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of the hairs on the back being of a metallic violet hue by
tefiected light, beneath whitish.” G. aurita, “a small
Mouse-like species of Madagascar, agrees closely with
Potamogale in the general form of the skull and teeth;
the tibula and fibula are distinct, but it is not known
whether a clavicle exists or not, and the material at
present available is insufticient to definitely fix the natu-
fal position of the species.”
_ As will be noted in either of our above classifications,
‘the solenodonts are represented but by two known
Species from the West Indies. They are among the
argest of the Insectivora, but their habits as yet are not
fully known. in Fig. 3 I present the form of one of these
interesting mammals, it being characterized by its long
subcylindrical snout, naked tail, coarse fur and ponder-
ous feet. For the rest, the female is found to have her
mamm2 situated quite on the buttocks behind, a unique
state of affairs for the order to which it belongs. About
two years ago there was received a living specimen of
S. cubanus at the U.S. National Museum, and Mr. True
favored us with some notes in reference to it in Science;
since then Dr, Dobson has written me from England that
a fine specimen has come to his hands, and this latter
will no doubt in time be handsomely monographed by
that eminent author.
| Of the next family, the Centetidw, the best known
species is the peculiar Madagascan C., ecaudatus, the
tailless ground hog, which is now the largest animal of
the Insectivora known to us. Prolifictoa degree equalled
but by few of its class, this creature may bring forth as
Many as twenty-one young ata birth. These are char-
acterized, if is said, by having a row of white spines
down their backs, a feature which is lost as the animal
sattains maturity. My space will not admit of my enter-
ing upon a number of the interesting traits attributed to
this creature and its allies of the same family.
Lastly we find the fossorial golden moles of South
Africa, species akin to the Jast mentioned group. They
are famous for the extraordinary metallic tints of their
fur, which may possess in the various species, any shade
of violet, golden, bronze or even metallic green, They
are chunky-bodied little chaps, with mole-like eyes, and
profoundly modified fore-limbs, eminently fitting them
for their burrowing propensities, as they spend most of
their time in such pursuits. No external tail is to be
fae in these animals, and their ears are nearly rudi-
men TY.
Turning our attention now to the shrews (Sorecide), of
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Fig. 3.
Fig. 4.
A Solenodont (S, cubanus), X one-fifth.
Common Mole (S. a. aguaticus); male, life size.
which there are some sixteen species in this country,
distributed through four genera, as shown in the List, we
are met by an exceedingly engaging group of little ani-
mals, to which anatomists and zoologists have paid no
small degree of tribute.
Shrews stand among the smallest existing mammals,
and if we choose any one of the commoner formsas an ex-
ample, we are at first struck with the animal’s close re-
semblance to our little house mouse; this is owing
chiefly to the similitude which obtains between the gen-
eral form of their bodies, the tail and the feet, and
finally, of course, the size. But the shrew has nothing
further in common with the mouse, for the nose of the
former is long and pointed, the ears and small eyes
nearly concealed by the surrounding fur, while the nos-
trils are prominent, and the lower jaw much over-
shadowed by the anteriorly projecting muzzle. These
little animals have also a dentition characteristic of the
family to which they belong; and according to Dobson
the common shrew of Europe (S. vulgaris) has thirty-two
teeth, all tipped with deep crimson.
The study of the dentition in these as in all mammals
is a matter of the highest importance, and one of the
best, if not the best, guide we have to their classification.
Most shrews have a softand flossy coat, but this attractive
feature is offset by the abominable odor which some of
the species emit, This odor arises from the material or
fluid which is secreted by a pair of glands, one on either
side of the animal’s body, between the limbs. So strong
is it that many of the mammalian carnivora which prey
upon mice will not touch a shrew; they, however, often
kill them by mistake, but leave their bodies where the
tragedy took place. Protective as this is against such
predaceous animals, it does not offend the taste of the
nocturnal birds of prey, for owls kill and eat these little
creatures in large numbers. Doctor Dobson, in speaking
of the common (S, vulgaris) and lesser (S. pygmcus)
shrews of Hurope, remarks that ‘They live generally in
the neighborhood of woods, making their nests under the
roots of trees or in any slight depression, occasionally
even in the midst of open fields, inhabiting the disused
burrows of field mice. Owing to their very small size,
dark color, rapid movement, and chiefly nocturnal habits,
they easily escape observation. They seek their food,
which consists of insects, insect larva, small worms and
slugs, under dead leaves, fallen trees and in grassy places,
Like the mole they are very pugnacious, and if two or
more are confined together in a limited space they invari-
ad
rig. a (pper).
Fig. 5.
Wig. 6,
The Hared Shrew (8. platyrhinus); male, life size.
Dentition of European Mole (2. ewropemus); enlarged,
" All these figures were drawn by the writer; Fig. 1, from a cut in Goodrich’s Natural History; Fig. 2, from EH. B®. T, Seton’s drawing which illustrates Dr, Merriam’s memoir on
the genus Ataphyray; Fig. 3, from Dobson, after Peters; Wig. 4, from Packard, after Coues; Fig. 5, by the author; and Fig. 6, after Dott. Lorenzo Camerano, of Turin, Italy, to
Whom I am indebted for a copy of his work (Ricerche intorno alle Specie Italiane del Genere Talpa, Linn, ‘Tay. IL., Fig. 1).
ably fight fiercely, the fallen becoming the food of the
victorious. They also, like the mole, are exceedingly
voracious, and soon die if deprived of food; and it is
probably to insufficiency of food in the early dry autumnal
season that the well-known immense mortality among
these animals at that time of the year is due. The breed-
ing season extends from the end of April to the beginning
of August, and five to seven, more rarely ten, young may
be found in their nests; they are naked, blind and tooth-
less at birth, but soon run around, snapping at eyery-
thing within reach, the anterior pair of incisors in both
jaws quickly pierce the gum, followed by the last pair of
upper premolars, which at birth form prominent eleva-
tions in the gum.” ;
Water shrews all swim and dive well, and no doubt
subsist chiefly upon the insects found in that element, as
well as small crustaceans and perhaps the fry of fishes.
In collecting these little animals it is a good plan to sink
to its full margin a large-mouthed glass bottle or jar,
directly in the little paths they make along the water
courses. Into the pitfalls the shrews tumble at night,
when in the morning the collector has them at his mercy.
Many of our shrews still require much work and obserya-
tion upon their more intimate habits, and undoubtedly
there are several species yet to be found and described
for our fauna. Itis not so very long ago that Captain
Bendire discovered an entirely new genus and species of
shrews.in Oregon, which proved to be the largest repre-
sentative of the family. (See List, A, bendire, and Fig.
2.) Nothing is as yet definitely known of the habits of
this species, although from the locality in which it was
taken, it may possibly be more or less aquatic in its pur-
suits (Bendire’s shrew has been carefully described by
Dr. C, H. Merriam; see Bibliography). In the common
short-tailed shrew (B. brevicauda), the teeth are often
found much worn away, which Merriam has discovered
to be due to the animal supplementing its insectivorous
diet by feeding upon beech nuts, a taste quite at variance
with the rule among these little animals, so far as we at
present know.
Speaking of short-tailed shrews, I find that a very close
observer and most entertaining author, Dr. C, C. Abbott,
says of them that they “‘are full of life and activity all
winter. No severity of the weather chills their ardor;
but this is not to be wondered at. Their favorite food is
grasshoppers, and these are to be had in abundance the
season through. Every warm day brings hundreds of
half-grown, wingless grasshopers to the surface, where
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they move about very actively. Feb. 8 of this year [1884]
I found literally millions of them hopping over the dead
grass in the meadows, as restlessly as though it were
August. The ground was frozen and the sunlight had
merely dried and warmed the tangled mat of dead grass
upon the surface, At various points I found the open-
ings of tunnels, which I took to be the pathways of the
erepuscular shrews—shby little creatures, that toward
stinset come to the surface, and forage during the twi-
light.”
TA mong the ancient Dgyptians, shrews were among
those animals considererl by them to be sacred; they
figured them upon their monuments, and large numbers
of mummified specimens were preserved with their
bodies, where we now often come across them when
such remains are unwrapped for investigation, Later
than this, however, the writers of old record the fact
that these ‘‘shrew-mice” were regarded with no little
superstitious dread and fear; Pliny states that its bite is
yenomous, and even Aristotle has it that the bite of a
shrew-mouse is fatal to all beasts of burden, invariably
so if the shrew be pregnant at the time she inflicts the
wound. These notions and many similar nonsensical
ones prevailed even in England down toa very late day.
In number the Soricid® include far more than half the
known species of Insectivora of the world’s fauna, and
their distribution is almost as equally extensive. Some
are characterized in having bright red or erimson teeth,
while in others they are white or brown, The upper
front incisors are always large, and moreover possess
in many instances a posterior basal cusp, Canines are
present, but can only be distinguished with certainty by
taking into consideration the location they occupy with
reference to the bones of the face. The lower jaw always
contains twelve teeth in shrews, and its incisors are
mich depressed, so as to be nearly horizontal in position,
Water shrews, as 2 rule, have webbed feet, and, as their
name indicates, are amphibious, In some the tail is
short. in some it is angular, and in most species sparsely
covered with hairs, terminating in a *‘pencil” at its tip,
{To BE CONCLUDED. |
Lone IsLaAnp Brrps.—The April Auk, just owt, contains
two interesting papers on Long Island birds. The first is
by that promising young ornithologist Basil Hicks
Dutcher, who seems to be following in the footsteps of
his father, Mr. William Dutcher, whose investigations
into the bird life of Long Island are so well known, Mr,
Basil Dutcher’s paper treats of the birds of Little Gull
Island, which is situated near Fisher’s Island, at the east
end of Long Island Sound, Twenty-three species of birds
were observed here. The island is a breeding ground for
the common and, perhaps, other terns, Jaegers (S. pom-
arinus and stercorarius) occur there and constantly per-
secute the terns, Mr, William Dutcher’s paper deals
with Long Island birds in general, and contains notes on
seventeen species, Mention is made of an interesting
hybrid between a black duck (A. obscwra) and a mallard
(A. bosehas) killed near Amityville, Suffolk county, in
March. 1888, by Andrew Chichester, a South Bay gunner.
There are interesting notes on two species of petrel, two
phalarepes and other birds,
A RARE LITTLE WHALE.—On March 28 the life-saving
erew at Atlantic City, N. J., captured one of the most in-
teresting cetaceans found in the Atlantic, a small whale
or bottle-nosed porpoise, Mesoplodon sowerbiensis, about
13ft. long. The whale was stranded in shallow water
inside of the bar, and was brought ashore after it had
been harpooned, Notice of its capture was telegraphed
to the National Museum, and, after having been ex-
hibited in Atlantic City for a few days, the animal was
forwarded to Washington, where it attracted much at-
tention on account of its great rarity. The whale has
been photographed, and will next go into the hands of
the modeler, who will make plaster molds ot both sides;
finally the osteologist will prepare a skeleton for the com-
parative anatomy section. The United States Life-Say-
ing Service is always active in aiding scientific research
by contibutions similar to the above.
Game Bag and Guy.
SPRING SHOOTING NEAR ST. LOUIS.
T. LOUIS, Mo,, April 6.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
Snipe ave now plentiful in this immediate vicinity,
and the sportsmen of this city are devoting much time
to the pursuit of them with varying success. A few
were to be found around about here three weeks ago, but
not until the past week were they what might be called
plentiful as they are just at present,
Wet Prairie, which is located in the State of Illinois,
about 20 miles above this city, is a famous place for the
shooting of longbills, and many of our local nimrods have
paid the marshes up there a visit during the past week
with satisfactory results. Perhaps the most famous
snipe grounds in this vicinity are those situated in St,
Charles and Pilze counties, Mo., and lying between the
St, Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern Railway and the
Mississippi River. Extending for 20 miles, with now and
then a spur of timter to break the monotory of things,
this prairie is the largest and by far the most visited by
local sportsmen of any inthis part of the country. In
the country referred to there are located no less than
four preserves controlled by gentlemen who reside in
this city. They are all inclosed within a lawful wire
fence and each club has a handsome and commodious
club house for the accommodation of its members.
The latest of the clubs to locate a preserve in this
prairie is the Dameron Hunting and Fishing Club, which
is destined in a very short time to be the representative
club of its kind in this locality. When the club first took
possession of its leasehold, it had about 4,000 acres of
snipe and ducking grounds, but in the short space of a
“month the officers of the club have secured control of
several small pieces of property lying adjoining its
holdings until now fully 6,000 acres are held by it.
Bluewing duck are very plentiful with us at present
and several good bags of them are reported by parties
who have been out. The larger ducks, such as mallards,
blackjacks, sprigs and others have made themselves ex-
tremely scarce and it is reasonable to suppose that they
have hied themselves to their northern breeding haunts
for the season, UNSER FRITZ,
FOREST AND STREAM.
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
ee Tll., April 2.—Glory awaits that sporting
paper which shall head and lead to a successful issue
a movement looking toward the establishment of a uni-
form, or nearly uniform, game law for the different
States, or for all those States containing the prominent
game markets; and all that ignominy which attaches to
unsuccessful effort lurks on the path of sporting press and
sportsmen if some such measure be not inaugurated,
The lessons which lead to such a conclusion are becoming
too plain to be much longer mistaken, It grows too obyi-
ous that, while protection doubtless does protect where
applied and where applicable, it certainly does not pro-
tect where no pretense is made of its being applicable.
Tn other words, no matter how well I house up my pigs
from.my garden, I do not protect my garden if my néigh-
bor, protecting his own garden, yet looses hisswine upon
my plantings, I satisfy a moral obligation by fencing in
my pigs, but I do not save my garden. The moral is, not
that I shall loose my pigs upon his garden and my own,
but that I shall set about inducing my neighbors to pro-
tect all gardens, theirs and my own, promising to do as
much for them; and thus to begin a general ammesty and
mutual armistice, whereunder swine in general shall be
kept from gardens in general at least during set seasons
of the year.
This simple proposition, easy as it is, has not been
grasped hy sportsmen as yet, even as a proposition, and
it is probable that the carrying it out to its conclusion has
in it too much difficulty to allow hope of its ever being
done by sportsmen,
too busy talking to do very much. Doubtless a project
involying so much actual accomplishment as an inter-
active game law will always seem to sportsmen a task
too great to do more than look at, sigh over and talk
about. Meantime the game will go, unless the game
dealers conclude to do something. The game dealers
are pretty good business men, and they might accomplish
something if they startedin. They may start in some
day. They would be willing to-day, perhaps, to start in
with the sportsmen, but the sportsmen will not have it
that way. The sportsmen know it all, and besides they
are afraid of a law, and don’t want a law that will
actually protect the game. The sportsman is looking for
a law which will protect the game and yet allow him—
and no one else—to kill it all. The man who has such a
law can get a job with the sportsmanclass. As a sports-
man, | admire myself for the delightful simplicity in
which, upon this point, we all think alike.
Recent talks with Chicago game dealers have furnished
the main motive for such ideas as the above, and have
furnished also some further facts which I do not see
much quoted, and which I believe will be news to many
sportsmen readers. A prominent South Water street
man said to me,in the course of an extended and re-
peated conversation:
‘You sportsmen are not fair in your estimate of the
game dealers, because you do not know all the facts.
You are not effective in your attempts at legislation,
equally because you do not know the facts. I presume
you think that if you frame a protective law for Illinois
—which you won’t—you will have done your duty, Asa
matter of fact, what will you have done? Very little.
There was not $500 worth of Illinois game sold on South
Water street in 1888. You may be sure there was plenty
of game from other States sold. If you shut down on us
with a law to prevent our handling game at the seasons
of the year when game is naturally sought by buyers,
what do you really accomplish? You protect the $500
worth of Illinois yame, and you lose for this one firm
alone—if we choose to respect the law—more than $10,000
of business. You don’t see how? Well, I'll tell you.
We don’t handle very much game in comparison to
our poultry trade, Wemake our money off the poultry
trade, not off the game, and very often handle the latter
mainly as an accommodation to the customer. Suppose a
small local buyer in Missouri has half a carload, or a car-
load of poultry and a few dozens of mallard ducks which
he has bought from local hunters. Almost all local hunt-
ers sell to the local buyer now; they don’t kill enough to
ship in large lots for themselves. Very well; my Missouri
man wants to ship his mallards along with his poultry,
so that he can get the benefit of the car rate. It wouldn’s
pay him to fool with so small a matter as a separate ship-
ment for afew dozen ducks. He sends them right along
tome, They reach me in the off-season, which you fel-
lows have in your wisdom established. The ducks were
killed legally in Missouri, but they are not legally killed
when they reach Illinois. I write back to my customer,
who may be a plain man, and one who don’t have much
theory about him, I say, ‘Dear Sir; Your hens are all
right, but I must draw the line at the ducks. Do you
want to get me arrested by the Illinois State Sportsmen's
Assassination? He writes back, ‘Dear Sir: I do not want
to get you into trouble, and so will ship my ducks, and
also, of course, my hens, to Boston, Yours truly.’ That
means good-bye.
‘Now what am I to do in a case like that? I have got
to buy that man’s ducks, or lose his trade. That’s busi-
ness; and that’s fact. No theory about this. It’s just
cold hard dollars to me, one way or the other. It isn’t
the ducks I care for; it’s the poultry. The game question
don’t mean anything to you. It’s a question of fun, not
money. But don’t you see, it may draw me into a ques-
tion of bread and butter. My trade doesn’t lie in Illinois
alone, I buy all through the West, and no matter what
the local law is here or there, all those shippers expect
me to take their ducks.
“Very good. I do buy their ducks, I have bought
carloads of ducks at a figure above the market price, and
have sent them through on Hast toa legal market, selling
them there at an actual loss, I am obliged to do this, in
order to hold my trade. I do it constantly, Other
dealers doit also. In buying thus, I must either pass the
carload lot, untouched, on to New York or Boston, or I
must unload it here. What shall I do with the stuff if I
unload it here out of season? Sell it openly, or freeze it
down secretly?
“Now, here are three alternatives; I may ship through
to the East, or I may sell game here illegally, or I may
freeze it down and hold it till the open season of Illinois.
IT must take one or the other of these, or leave the poul-
try and produce trade which makes my living, and which,
indeed, makes the living of this street. Even if Laccept
one of these courses, and pay aboye market price, J lose
We sportsmen have always been’
[Appin 11, 1889.
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money. But, to hold my trade, I do accept one of these®l
courses, Permit me to ask you, has your close law inl
Illinois saved one head of game? A little in Illinois, per-
haps, but elsewhere not a head. The game is killed and
sold just the same. The conflict in the game laws in the
different States leaves some game market open all they)
time; if one big market Hast is open legally, it forces all
these big Western markets to remain practically open
illegally. The game will be killed and shipped to any off
these markets so long as one of the lot is open legally.)
That is not the theory of it, but you can bet your life that
is the practice of it, and always will be.
“Oan you blame usfor not respecting laws that are
made without respect tous, and which affect business in-§]
terests amounting to hundreds of times the actual value
of the game concerned? Blame us or not, the matter is§
practically in ourhands. Wearedoingsomething. You
are talking, '
“T am sure that game dealers do not wish to violate)
the laws. They make little by it, so faras the actua
value of the game itself is concerned, and they wouldy
make as much under a uniform inter-State law. That is
what the game dealers would like to see—a law with®
some signs of uniformity in all the different States. You!
will pardon me when [ say to you, my dear sir, tha
until such a time does come to pass, all your big hurrah!
about game protection will not amount to a hill of beans §/
I am here on the street, I have heard much talk o
game legislation, but I observe that hundreds of thous!
ands of Western ducks are annually rolled in and out oii
South Water street wagons. What does the talk amoun/
to? Nothing, What would a good law in one State
amount to? Only to that much. It would be a step ir
the right direction, but it would not be effective. Ii
framed with special view toward protecting only theg!
game of that one State, and with no view to a wide
significance, 1t would be a stumbling block rather thar@i
a step toward actual game protection. If any genera§!
game law could be proposed it would have to be som
giving and some taking. Some States would have t
sacrifice part of their close season, and some game birds
might have to be sacrificed in the compromise. Fo
instance, I believe I should be willing to throw open thé
year round to shoot snipe and woodcock, in order to cairg!
concessions for more important, more generally plenti®
ful, less erratic and more regular game birds, such aim!
ducks and prairie chickens. Thediminution of the snipe!
and woodcock would not even then bean extermination
while for the other birds it might nearly amount to that!
To-day the actual amount of shooting at woodeock, foil
instance, is not in proportion to the amount of legisla}
tion on it,
“The game, we say, belongs to the people. The sports{
men wish to prove that they alone are ‘the people.’ Hac
State thinks that its inhabitants are ‘the people.’ As am
matter of fact, the game—wild, winged, migratory
changeable—belongs to the people of the United States#y
Class legislation or State legislation does not really pro
tect it, as I should think any sensible man could now see:
Class must consult class and State must yield to State
before our game will eyer be protected. There must b¢
a foundation for any law before it can be respected. Le!
the foundation of a game law be Jaid in common sensijy
and upon the basis of commercial necessities; on suc.
wide bearings it might be supported, not upon the selfist
preferences of a few.
“You think that the different Legislatures could never
be induced to make enactments of substantial agreement
on the game question? You think that no formulation olf
the general good sense could be had? You think thai
committees from the sportsmen’s State organization
could not meet in a national assembly and agree upon 4
compromise game law, whose general features should bt
the game for the different States? You don’t think any
such law could be devised? Come around again and I'l)
show you if it couldn't. You don’t think all this coule!
be done? Young man, do you think that big stone build!
ing over there could be picked up and walked around
these streets? Well, it has been, I don’t suppose youl,
sportsmen could do any such work as that, but I knoygi
the game dealers could if they wanted to. Do that, ang
you have done something. The game can be protecte
and preserved in that way. It cannot in any other way.”
My straight-talking friend has sense in hishead. Hej,
has said something to think abont, So, I say, glory
awaits the paper that heads a successful movement oi)
the sort he suggests, The movement is not altogethem®,
new, but it has never been successful, We have mosi
of us found our glory in talking about it, and saying ii)
couldn’t be done, That is far easier, ;
April ,—Cedar Lake, just over the Indiana line on
the Monon route, was reported full of swans and)
geese yesterday. One Monon conductor got a foul
days’ lay-off to go after them. He took a rifle in pref @
erence to a shotgun. The geese sometimes drop int
this lake so exhausted that they can hardly fly, and canjy
then be successfully worked with a boat in the oper
water. One man last fall got nearly an entire flock ther@y)
with a rifle, ;
Mr, Sam Booth, under secret advice from Alex T)
Loyd, started yesterday for a certain cornfield in a sor?
of terra incognita about twelve miles below Grand Calu
met Heights Ciub. Large numbers of geese were usingyy!
on the cornfield. This is singular, when it is remem
bered that the spot is only about thirty-five miles fromm;
the city, , |
Mr, if esse Cummings killed nineteen ducks at English
Lake Monday; Mr. John Gillespie got thirty; another
man, not of the club, got forty-one. Messrs, Edwards a)
Floyd, Cummings, Cox, Barrell, Sibley, McKay and Ha:
den are all still down at English Lake. Mr, Ab. Price
has had about the best fun at that marsh. He baggec
sixty-eight in a half-day shoot last Friday. Widgeons.
pintails and spoonbills have constituted the majority of
English Lake bags as yet, though Mr, Price says the mal
lards were in on the pucker-brush ponds last Monday in
such numbers that they had fairly torn up the country ir
their feeding.
Mr. E. C, Cook says he never saw so much game at any
time in his life as he did last Thursday on the marsh of
the Kankakee Land and Cattle Company Club, near Rose-
lawn. He got 50 ducks. Mr. Weddicomb on Wednes:-
day got 107. All this lower Kankakee country has beer
alive with game. The Diana and Water Valley club;
have had good fun, George Kleinman has gone down ta
the Diana Club with Louis Hausler, The Cumberland
i
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Ohib people have also been having great sport, although
last fall they all thought their shooting was gone for
food, Messts, McFarland and Gammon in their week at
the Cumberland bagged 520 ducks, besides their geese;
eranes and snipe mentiohed earlier, Mr, Henry Stevens
got 39 ducks and 1 snipe on Cumberland Marsh last Sat-
rday. Mr, ©. D, Gammon has put up a gold medal for
the Cumberland Club, the man killing the most ducks
this season to win it, ,
The Llinois River does not compate with the Kankakee
86 fat this spring. The redheads and bluebills are re-
orted lower down on the Illinois, They have not got up
in the country vety well as yet, although there are a few
in Lake Michigan: There were a good many bluebills
shot from the Government pier; on the city lake front,
yesterday. This is within one mile of Chicago, There
ave only few large cities which have good duck shooting
tight in town. ' 4
‘Bwo telegrams came down from Fox Lake yesterday,
gud in reference to them Messrs, Walter Hough atid Sam
Nash went iip last night, The bluebills were said to be
a thotisands. Nosatisfartory bags are yef reported, how-
ver,
Grand Calumet Heights Club has shown some bags of
a dozen or so, Mr, H; C. J. Cleaver got thirteen, mostly
pintails, on the river last Thursday:
Mak-saw-ba hands in nothing startling yet Snipe
shooting will be good on that marsh soon. The birds are
eoming in. os 4' Pa
Abe RKleitiman says that the shooting ih Missotri this
spring did not amount to vety mich, as the bitds did not
stop. He has been back about two weeks, I asked him
-where the birds were and he led me to oné side and said:
§*'T'll tell you, if you want a private little shoot, I know
where they are and would be there now if I could get off,
You go to Shelby, Indiana, and take a wagon tour miles
o Fuller’s farmhouse, on Hickory Island. There is an
overflowed prairie there full of nut-grass and there is
Ssoo0d acorn teed not far from there. The water is high
here, and the shooting at Cumberland, Diana and Water
Walley has driven the birds back there, where nobody is
shunting them yet. I will give you a tip, that the man
who gets in there soon is going to get some shooting.”
A tip from Abe Kleinman is valued more by Chicago
S shooters than informaiion from any other source. I
Bshall this evening tun down to Shelby, and to-morrow
try the virtue of Abe Kleinman’s tip, if the cold change
bf this morning does not change duck matters seriously.
Billy Mussey is ghashing His teeth over the fact that he
§ @an’t go too, and Alex Loyd shed tears when I told him
Thad the Kleinnian tip, and when he declared that busi«
hess had him hard and fast for this week. Mr, Reub.
§ Donnelly will probaby run down with me, and we are
hoping the mallards haven’t eaten all the nut-grass up
yet,
" Mr. J. BE. Miller, late with the Peters Cartridge Co.,
and 16 years with Kittridge & Co,, of Cincinnati, is now
an charge of the gun department of the Western Arms |
§ and Cartridge Go. of this city, Mz, EB, D. Davis, late of
the giin department, goes into the tackle end.
} Thesum of the situation at this date seems to be that
the duck shooting is unexpectedly and exceptionally
good, It is not thought that the deep-water flight is
Sitully up yet, so that the shooting is not yet over. Even
» if it should stop now, the boys have most of them been
out, and early all have had as much shooting as they
§ ought to have, whether they got as much as they wanted
or not. There is great activity among the sportsmen of
all lines this spring, and a better year was never known
than 1889 willbe, The fishing season will open early,
“atid there geenis quite as much interest in that asin the
fuck shooting, E; Hoven.
MASTIGOUCHE FisHinG CLUB.—Montreal, April 2,—
Editor Forest and Stream: The annual meeting of the:
Mastigouche Fishing Club, of this city, was held on the
afternoon of the ist inst., when the following members'
were elected office bearers for the ensuing year, viz.:
Henry W. Atwater, President; E, H, Botterell, Vice-
President; George Kemp, Treasurer, Herbert B, Ames,
Secretary. Messrs. James Slessor, J. A. Cantlie, John
Kennedy, I, H. Stearns and Robert W. Paterson, Direc-
tors. The report for the past year showed the club to
be in prosperous condition, with a large, comfortably
furnished club house, numerous boats and canoes, one of
the most extensive and best fishing: grounds in the Proy-
ince, a substantial balance in the bank and no outside
liabilities. The fishing (trout exclusively) has been ex-
ceptionally good the past season, and some fine catches
have been recorded. The difficulty has not been in catch-
ing the trout, but in preventing visitors taking more
than can be used advantageously, The Mastigouche
house and lakes are open to the public with the excep-
tion of a small portion, which is reserved for the exclu-
sive use of club members. The ice it is expected will be
out of the lakes earlier this season than last, when the
fishing season will probably open about the 24th of May.
Several of the members expect to visit the elub house
about that time, and in a manner becoming the loyal
subjects of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria,
celebrate the anniversary of her natal day.—H. W. A.,
President,
afid that these dogs take to the woods in pairs and hunt
out and kill the chicks before they.can fly, On Cape
Ann, last year, the dogs killed nearly all the young grouse
and quail, I have noselfish motives in making this state-
iment. I simply desire to see the game protected. I live
in the woods and know whereof I write, and no one
should bat investigation, for the mischief may be wide-
spread,
Essex county is one of the smallest ¢otinties in the
State in territory, yet for the year 1888 the county paid
to individuals, for domestic fowls killed by dogs, the sum
of $1,641,830, The county also paid $951 for killing un-
licensed dogs, and $2,687.93 for domestic animals killed
ot damaged by dogs, which goes to prove my statement
that dogs are running at large on the Cape. Hermit.
Novtss on Syrpn.—A leading ornithologist, who has just
returned from Florida, states that English snipe have
been very abundant during the winter, but excessively
poor. <A party of three killed 91 of these birds in a day.
Up to April 8 snipe were very scarce in the vicinity of
Washington, D. C., and Laurel, Md, It is time for this
species to make its appearance in large numbers. The
few birds obtained arein fine condition. Dayton, O.,
April §.—Snipe shooting continued good in the marshes
and along the streams in this vicinity, until the cold snap
Friday, Rolla O, Heikes and a party were out fora day’s
sport, and Heikes killed seven snipe straight with first
barrel, He made a double shot with 12-gauge gun, 54drs.
of powder, 1402, No. 7 shot, killed both snipe, and found
the distance to have been eighty-eight steps.—A. B,
Muskoka Trout.—The following notes are given in
response to an inquiry: Salmon trout are abundant in
the chain of lakes including Simcoe, Muskoka, Rosseau
and Couchiching. They are fairly common in Gull Lake.
Speckled trout are abundant in the south branch of the
Muskoka, Moon River, Sharpe’s Creel and the Maganete-
wan. Gull Lake, Trading Lake and numerous lakes adja-
Gent to the Maganetewan abound in trout. The south
branch of the Muskoka, is broken by thirteen falls; the
river is about ten miles wide and uniformly deep; its
banks are heavily titnbered. The Maganetewan is about
100 miles long, and its bed is thickly strewn with boul-
ders, which make wading difficult in most places; its
banks are densely timbered. The expenses of a round
trip from the States have been estimated at about $100 a
month, A. gentleman starting from Toronto spent two
weeks in the district at a cost of $20, including railroad
fare both ways. Williamson & Co., Toronto, Ont., pub-
lish maps of Muskoka, and, doubtless, guide books also.
Mercer Adams, of Toronto, has written a guide book to
this district. Any of the general trout flies will be use-
ful, bearing in mind that the Maganetewan has speckled
trout of dlbs. A gentleman who has fished extensively in
the Northwest Territory finds a red-hackle more taking,
two to one, than any other.
Gam Protuction in New Yorr.—The Hoosick Val-
ley (N. Y.} Game Protective Association has been organ-
ized with the following officers: Chas. H. Stockwell,
Pres.; John Marshall, Treas,; F, G. Stewart, Sec'y, with
a board of twelve directors from surrounding towns,
This association is a new one, but has a membership of
over 200, and includes some of our first citizens. Quail,
white rabbits, bass and trout have already been deposited
in good numbers.—C, A, JOHNSTON, Sec’y,
Narrows IstaAnp CLus.— The annual meeting of the
Narrows Island Club was held in this city Monday, April
8. The following officers were unanimously elected:
President, D. G. Elliott; Vice-President, J. A. Hewlett;
Secretary and Treasurer, Thos, W. Young. Other mem-
bers of the Executive Committee, B. Dominick and J, B.
Lawrence, Jr.
Norris oN Birps.—A gentleman just returned from
Quantico, Md., reports that he killed his first snipe there
April 2. On the following day there were about two
dozen on the niarsh. The flight has not yet come. Most
kinds of ducks are very scarce. The creeks are full of
rook, or tuddy duck, Hrismatura rubida.
Care Cop Brook TRouT.—Wood’s Holl, Mass.—On
Dec. 8, 1885, I went to Waquoit and seined in the
streams. Small trout from 2in. fo 5in. long were plenti-
ful and two large ones were found, On Feb. 8, 1886, I
caught a trout inafyke net in Great Harbor, Wood's
Holl, above the guano factory. Jan, 12, 1887, I caught
another large one in the same place. On March 21, 1887,
T used a dip net to catch smelt at Waquoit in the evening:
after dark. Im an hour orsol took about a hundred
smelt and twelve trout, the latter full of eggs, The next
morning I saw large numbers in the stream in the eddies.
Trout are caught in these streams about Feb. 15, when
fishing for smelt, none are found before. After July
there are none to be seen until fall, when the small ones
are caught. The small trout are not present every fall,
but occur in the latter part of the winter with the large
ones, Before we had a trout law the people began to
fish for trout about the middle of February, or when the
first thaw came. Some seasons they were plentiful; at
other times not so many were seen. This season but few
have come in.— VINAL N. EDWARDS,
BELLVILLE, Ont,, April 4.—The annual meeting of the
Belleville Gun and Rifle Club was held last evening.
Last year the club employed an inspector to prevent
shooting in the marshes, and this year they will add a
fishery inspector to see that the laws are properly observed.
VERMONT Gamm OuUTLOOK,—We have had a very favor-
able winter for what little game we have here, and indi-
cations point to a good breeding season for the birds; so
we may hope for an increased number next fall,—F. H.
A. (Waterbury, Vt., April 1).
THE MicHiGANn LEGISLATURE has passed a bill to repeal
the law prohibiting spring duck shooting.
Sea and River Hishing.
SAWDUST IN STREAMS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
“Piscator’s” letter in your issue of Feb. 21 reads very
well, but with all his dates and figures he does not prove
to me that sawdust is as harmless as he would make it
out to be. I would refer him to the opinions of men like
Messrs. Jas, W, Milner, J, J, Brown, Arnold and Watson.
They all state that sawdust is injurious to anadromous
fish in one way or another.
‘‘Piscator” asks that the name of some river be given
where fish have been killed in numbers. I quote the
name of Kouchibougnac. In the year 1885 thousands of
dead trout were seen floating down theriver, Now, what
was the cause of this? Directly, sawdust. Great quan-
tities of sawdust have accumulated in that river. At the
time the trout were killed, for a few days the tides had
been quite low. Thesun hada powerful effect on the * P= Pad ay es =
accumulation of sawdust exposed, causing it to heat and} GREAT CatcH or Rep SNAPPERS.—Capt.T. A. Cromwell,
throw off gases. Then a big tide camein, stirring up the | Of the Gloucester schooner Mary Fernald, reported a
sawdust, spreading it all over the river, killing all fish | teat catch of red snappers, Lutjanus blackfordi, off
that it reached. Hemont Key, Dec. 29, 1888, while bound for Port Tampa,
This is not the only occurrence of the kind on thig| Fla. They first caught a few groupers for bait, and then
river. People who live in the immediate vicinity of the | threw out deep-sea lines; ina few moments the sport was
river informed. me that ona similar occasion they watched | immense. The crew of fifteen, each man fishing with
the effect it had on the fish. When a big tide comes in | to lines, caught 18,0001bs, of ved snappers in a few hours.
after a dry spell of weather, and stirs up the sawdust, the | They shipped them from Port Tampa, Capt. Cromwell
water becomes the color of milk (or as if milk had been | Stated that the fish were very plentiful; the channel to
poured into it). The tide forces it along with it. Thou-| Port Tampa is deep, there being nowhere less than 163ft,
sands of fish were seen swimming ahead of this milky | Of water at half-tide. The facilities for shipment from
substance, trying to keep clear of it; when they ascended | Tampa are good and improvements are now in progress.
the river as far as they could, to where a dam was erected | Port Tampa promises to become an important fishing
across it, the deadly substance overtook them, and the} center in the near future.
result was as above stated.
I would state further, as a proof that fish would sooner
live in a stream clear of sawdust than one infested with
it, that in Tweedie’s Brook,a branch of the Kouchi-
bougnac, you can always get trout, and good ones, too,
and the catch on that brook every year is very large,
while on the Kouchibougnac the catch is small. Why is
this? 1 offer as a reason—and a good one, too—that on
the Tweedie Brook there is no mill, and consequently no
sawdust.
Since ‘“‘Piscator” has boasted of the magnitude of his
Nova Scotia trout, I might state that I have known trout
to have been taken out of one of our New Brunswick
lakes weighing over lbs. and 8lbs, each, SPORTSMAN,
KINGSTON, N. B., March 30.
SNARING RUFFED GROUSE.
Editor Forest and Stream:
- Imust thank your correspondent “Iron Ramrod” for
his very hearty, although imaginary, greeting. I should
be more than pleased to meet him. Not because he
‘agrees with me on the grouse question, but because his
§ racy letter awakes memories of my own boyhood days and
country life in the Pine Tree State.
Since writing my last letter to FOREST AND STREAM I
® have been asked the question a great many times, *‘ Why
‘don’t you enforce the law against snaring?’ I will
answer the question now because it interests the sporting
world, and my answer is that of hundreds of sportsmen
§ (true sportsmen) who live on Cape Ann, and would gladly
‘see the game protected.
_ When I came here, four years ago last August, I found
the game law a dead letter—I refer to fishing and shoot-
ing as well as snaring. Isoon became acquainted with
@ great many people on the Cape, a liberal number being
# sportsmen, I recall a conversation with one of the last
| named that has a bearing on the subject. His only sport
'Gonsisted in following the foxhounds, and one day he
) was saying hard things of the snarer while removing
§ loops from his dog’s feet, and I asked him why he did
‘not enforce the law. ‘Oh, the law be d——d,” said he,
“the law is all wrong. What right has the State to de-
pend upon enforcing the game law through bribing the
mdividual? If the law is worthy a place on our statute
then let game wardens be appointed to enforce it.”
Tt is true that the American people do not take kindly
to the idea of the individuals enforcing the law. As an
‘instance take the liquor tvaftic; it has cost the world
more misery than poverty, more tears than death, and
yet the paid complainant is called an informer, a spot-
ter, and is looked upon with contempt by all decent people.
_ As for myself, I do not choose to turn spotter to enforce
any law. I want no blood money. Furthermore, I be-
lieve that a law for the protection of game that looks to
the individual for enforcement, particularly if that in-
® dividual is bribed by offer of half the fine, does not pro-
meets I call the readers’ attention to the State of Maineas
a proof of this. Year after year the Legislature tinkered
the game law, winding up each act with a bribe of half
the fine, and what was the result? Why, game received
no protection, and was fast being exterminated. Before
it was too late the State awoke to the fact, and appointed
enough wardens to insure fair protection, and since then
game of all kinds has steadily increased.
Once more I want to call attention to my former state-
‘ment that grouse and quail are in danger of being exter-
Mhinated by bird dogs. Ido not mean by dog and gun in
the proper season. I mean that bird dogs are allowed to
run at large in the breeding season of grouse and quail,
MAINE FisH LAws.—Sebago (Maine) waters received a
little beneficial legislation the past winter. The adyan-
tage of one act, which prohibits all fishing in Roger’s
and other brooks for a term of six years, cannot be too
highly estimated, These streams are natural spawning
grounds for landlocked salmon and also plants of young
fry have been made in them by the State; but their suc-
cess has been handicapped hy brook fishers who could
not, or would, not distinguish between the silvery-sided
young of the landlocks and redspot fingerlings. Another
act prevents the throwing of sawdust, slabs and other re-
fuse matter into the streams and waters tributary to
Long and Sebago lakes, So general has been this prac-
tice that in certain parts of Long Lake are beds of saw-
dust, acres in extent and of a depth of several feet.
Although the season is a month in advance of last year
the ice still holds firm excepting at the mouths of brooks,
BLACKSPOT.
LAKE HRB WHITEFISH STATION.—By an, error of the
types we were made to say, last week, that the capacity
of the hatchery will be five million eggs instead of five
hundred millions. The establishment will be located on
Peach Point, in the immediate vicinity of natural spawn-
ing grounds of the whitefish. About one-half acre of
ground will be given to the Government by Mr. Doller
and other public-spirited citizens.
TROUT FOR WYOMING STREAMS.—Mr. D, R. Cassidy,
Fish Commissioner of Carbon county, went to Laramie
recently for his quota of trout fry. He will plant them
in tributaries of the Upper Platte, Big Creek, Cow Creek
and other suitable streams,
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EXPLORATIONS IN GULF or Mrxico,—Advices from
Capt. A. C, Adams, commanding the U.S. Fish Com-
mission schooner Grampus, dated at Fort Tampa, Flor-
ida, March 29, contain the following interesting items
about the collections: On March 10, in north latitude
25° 44' 32", west longitude 82° 26' 15" in fifteen fathoms
of water, thirty-two snappers and two groupers were
caught. The diedge brought up broken shells and coral
and a liberal amount of black gravel. On March 23 a
spotted porpoise was captured, of which the skin and
skeleton were preserved in brine, Capt. Adams states
that he has not seen a whale since the vessel has been at
work in the Gulf. Porpoises have not appeared to be
abundant, and all kinds of sea birds have been very
scarce, He has seen no great number of small surface-
swimming fishes toward the outer ends of the dredging
lines in deep water, although in eight or ten fathoms
mall herring-like fish haye been seen in large schools.
Sizz or BLuErisu.—fHditor Forest and Stream: What
is the weight of the largest bluefish ever caught in New
York waters?—F. D. P. (New York). [The author of the
Zodlogy of New York states that he has seen bluefish
weighing 20lbs., and has been assured by reliable nt
sons that they have been taken of the weight of 35lbs.
The bluefish inhabits all the tropical and sub-tropical
seas, and is said to reach a length of 5ft. A specimen of
that size should weigh about 25lbs, |
On reference to our advertising columns, it will be seen that
the well-known dry goods firm of R, H. Macy & Oo, has added a
complete line of fishing tackle to their stock in trade, apparently
with the object of bringing more fish to their net.
| Hisheulture.
THE MENHADEN INDUSTRY.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I regret the necessity of asking your indulgence and the
space in your valuable paper to answer an article in your
issue of Feb. 28, dated at Washington, oyer the signature of
Arthur Martin. his gentleman is unknown to me, and so
far as Lam able to learn, his whole aim seems to be to cast
reflections upon any men who express their honest convic-
tions as to the necessity of restrictive laws to govern ocean
fisheries, and expresses his great surprise at the audacity of
any man who takes occasion to express his opinion through
the press in relation to the operations of the State of Maine’s
restrictive fish laws. He will no doubt be much more sur-
prised when he reads the recent action of our Legislature
where the House has yoted four to one for the repeal of the
lobster law as well as a change in the mackerel law. These
changes were predicted some time ago and were met by the
ridicule of the gentlemen who were instrumental in their
enactment and amendment during the past ten years, It
has also been prophesied some years ago that the Maine
Legislature would m time wake up to the situation and
realize what damage the restrictive laws relating to our sea
fisheries had inflicted upon the inhabitants of the towns
bordering on the coast. Instead of building up the many
industries which are dependent upon the fisheries for their
existence, it has deprived thousands of men of employment
and rendered hundreds of thousands of dollars of _ property
valueless, and prevented the development of our fisheries to
an extent which is almost incalculable. The people of our
State, and the Legislature as well, have come to the con-
clusion that they have been following a false policy, and
have turned over a new leaf, which indicates that they mean
to retrieve as far as possible the injuries they have done by
a self-inflicted blow.
It is presumption in the highest degree for the State of Maine
or any other State to attempt to regulate the sea fisheries by
law. Let any man take a trip from the capes of Virginia
to Eastport, Maine, and view the great pastures in which
these migratory fish are free to roam, and when we consider
that this is a very small part of two-thirds of the water sur-
face of this globe, and that these fish are constantly going
and coming and changing their course, influenced only by
natural law, and when we remember their power of repro-
duction, figures fail to render any aid to compute the abun-
ance of the finny tribe. Then, when we study the appear-
ance and disappearance, the plentifulness and the scarcity
of the different fish upon our own coast, we become fully
convinced that the operations of man with all his appliances
has not, cannot, and will not ever perceptibly diminish their
numbers. That they are plenty and scarce in the present
and in the past we do admit, but thatit can be attributed
to the efforts of man wedo deny. In support of this asser-
tion we have the testimony of the highest scientific author-
ity of this and other countries. There should be a distinc-
tion drawn, however, between the coast fisheries and inland
fisheries. Ponds and lakes no doubt would show a percep-
tible diminution in the numbers of their fish if allowed to
be oyer-fished, and we have no objection to any law which
may be enacted for their preservation, but when the Legis-
lature athempts to compare the great ocean to some pond in
the woods and make the same laws apply, we do not con-
sider it at all consistent, but entirely nnnecessary. I will
not occupy more space at this time to further discuss this
AReRHOn: but pass to the criticism of the article written by
r. Martin.
Tn the fourth paragraph he carries the impression that
our sister States (he might add Nova Scotia as well) look
with admiration and satisfaction on the course of the State
of Maine in the enforcement of the fishery laws. No doubt
it would be better for our sister States and Nova Scotia if
every fishery on our 3,000 miles of cvuast line were entirely
abolished. It would give them the monopoly of the fish
market. Higher prices would prevail, and they would have
the use of our experienced fishermen to develop their fish-
eries which has already proved to be one of the alarmine
efiects of our ill-advised restrictive laws. More than once
has the hand of neighboring States and Nova Scotia been
seen at work on our Legislature helping to pass laws to
cripple us and help themselves.
In the next paragraph he intimates that there is a three-
mile law now in force, which carries the impression that
fishing is prohibited within three miles of the shore; this is
not the case. The present law only prohibited the taking
of certain species in rivers and bays where the entrance to
the same is less than three miles in width. That this law
was enacted about ten years ago is a fact, although it has
been tinkered and amended by about every Legislature
since, Mr. Martin also informs us that about the same time
menhaden from known causes ceased to yisit our shores. It
would be a great satisfaction to the scientists of our coun-
try, as well as to the practical fishermen, if he would explain
to us why the menhaden left, and why they returned in such
abundance the past season, and if he will cite us any in-
stance where the menhaden men in our State have operated
in defiance of the statutes. If he can do so it would be more
than any other man has succeeded in doing yet, to my
knowledge,
In the sixth paragraph his personal allusion to me is
hardly worth referring to, as 1 authorized no such statement
as he attributes to the Kennebec Jow)'nal or any other paper
FOREST AND STREAM.
at that time, although I fully agree with the comments re-
ferred to, and the recent acts of the Legislature seem to
justify such predictions, notwithstanding the old party
who have always fought the coast fishermen at every oppor-
tunity have been at Augusta many times during the present
session to defend their pet laws, which they claim have
worked such wonderful benefits to our State, although the
facts do not bear them out.
In the following paragraph they seem to be very much
exercised because I was summoned to court as an expert to
explain the difference between a gillnet and a haul shore
seine, which I did to the satisfaction of the jury, and they
acquitted my neighbor who was complained of.
ould it not be better to abolish the fish warden system
and expend one-half of the money it now takes to pay them
and restock our inland waters and let everybody fish and off-
set it, if necessary, by artificial propagation? Fishing has
always been one of the greatest inducements our State has
to offer the many thousand tourists who annually visit us,
and no restriction should be cast in the way. Especially are
these restrictive laws annoying when we consider the many
amendments which place beyond the mind of the average
fisherman the ability to correctly construe their meaning,
As a matter of fact it perplexes the best lezal minds, and no
two, as a rule, construe the meaning of these laws the same.
For the sake of argument IT admit I was interested in the
management of an oil factory last season after Aug. 15,
which I believe I had an undoubted right to be, and I am
not exempt from a summons to testify either in court, before
Congress, or the Legislature. Jf Mr. Martin willinvestigate
he will not feel so sure as to his position that his views have
the entire indorsement of public sentiment.
Another delusion Mr. Martin is laboring under (which is
common to many writers) is that menhaden as they swim
are food for any food fish on our coast, Investigation has
proved conclusively that few food fish have the ability to
prey upon the menhaden or subsist upon it as a daily food;
when food fish partake of menhaden it is cenerally after
they have been taken by man and conyerted into bait.
During the ten years’ absence of the menhaden from the
coast of Maine, it was proyed beyond a doubt that the food
fish are not dependent upon the menhaden as a food, and
that their plentifulness or scarcity does notin any way in-
fluence cod, hake, haddock, or any other food fish, as durin
this ten years’ absence of the menhaden, cod and other foo
fish have been as plenty as eyer on our coast, and the mar-
kets in many instances have been glutted. Neither is men-
haden the dependence of the coast fisherman as a bait supply.
Herring, which are found most every month in the year at
some point along our coast, are now considered a better
bait and are used in preference to menhaden. In view of
allthe facts the unprejudiced mind must conclude that the
only proper use for the menhaden is to be conyerted into oil
and guano, and its capture as now carried on does not
destroy or in any way alfect the supply of food fish, and re-
striction by the Legislature is unnecessary and unealled for.
L. MADDOcEs.
BooTaBpay HARBOR, March 21.
RESULTS OF FISHCULTURE.
Hditor Forest and Stream;
_ The following facts bearing on the beneficial effectseof
fishculture are nothing new, but I do not remember seeing
them put together before.
average catch of food fish in the Great Lakes in 1886 and 1887
was 5,252,9471bs.; the catch jn 1888 was 8,870,780lbs.; gain
3,637,833lbs, The catch of shad from Connecticut to North
Carolina in 1880 was 4,140,986 fish; the eatch in 1888 was
7,000,474 fish; gain 2,859,488 fish. The average cannery catch
of salmon in the Sacramento River in California in 1875 and
1876 was 5,205,102lbs.; the average cannery catch in 1881,
1882 and 1888 was 9,596,9841bs.; gain 4,391,882lbs,
RECAPITULATION.
Gain in fish catch in Great. Lakes.-..,.........
Gain in shad catch (rating shad at 3lbs. each),.
Gain in Sacramerito salmon.........:.s..5-....
3,637,833] bs.
8,578,4641bs,
4,391,8821bs.
16,608,1791bs,
The tact that all these species of fish were on the decrease
when their artificial culture on a large scale began gives an
added significance to the above figures.
LIVINGSTON STONE.
DOBALI ANI s co bulrig bos » eee cub ot Lee oa
BArRD, Shasta Oo., Cal.
GOVERNMENT FISH HATCHERY IN COLORADO,—
Work will soon begin on the new station at Leadville, Col-
orado, the site of which was selected in October last, by Col.
John Gay, inspector of U. 8. Fish Commission stations,
The location of the hatchery is in the vicinity of the Ever-
green Lakes and near the fishcultural establishment of Dr.
John Laws. The appropriation for the buildings and ap-
purtenances is $15,000, which will be available Jnly1. The
permanent structures will be of red sandstone, There are
numerous springs near the hatchery, but the main supply
of water will be obtained from Rock Creek and, to insure
the purity of the water, the Government obtains a reserya-
tion including the sources of the creek, measuring a half
mile in width and extending from the hatchery site to the
summit of Mount Massive, where the elevation exceeds
14,000 feet. Colonel Goodell has aided the project materially
by relinuigshing his right to certain placer claims situated
upon the site chosen and by urging members of Congress
to make the necessary appropriation, The Colorado hatch-
ery will be sufficiently large to furnish trout fry for the
whole Rocky Mountain region. The species which will
receive attention principally are the Rio Grande trout, the
Utah trout, and the red-throated trout. Doubtless brook
trout, rainbow trout, lake trout and landlocked salmon will
continue to be bred, as they have shown their ability to
exist and thrive even at considerable elevations in this
State,
SHAD REPORTED IN COLORADO RIV ER.—The Com-
missioner of Fish and Fisheries, Col. McDonald, has been
informed by Mr. J. J. Gosper, formerly commissioner of
fisheries of Arizona, that reports have reached him of the
capture of fine shad by Indians and.others at and near Yuma,
Avizona, ‘These are supposed to be the result of the plant-
ings several years ago by the U. 5. Fish Commission. The
Albatross will investigate this subject before leaving the
Gulf of California.
KEOKUK, lowa, March 12, 1888.—J. F. Breitenstein, Esq.. Keokuk,
Ia.: Dear Sir: The box of U.S. C.Co. paper shells that I received
from you last fall I tried, and found them to be all that you
claimed, and better than any shell I ever used, not one of them
missing fire. Yourstruly, (Signed) i. J. Lowrrm—Adp.
PAuULDING, O,, Noy. 4, 1888,—United States Cartridge Co., Lowell,
Mass.; Dear Sirs: I recently used some of the U.S. cartridges
which my tather has had for about ten years, and they shot well
at 50yds. (.22-cal.) and without keyholes. Yours truly (Signed),
Lormn Kirk.—aAdv.
NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF Birps, by Gurdon Trumbull, A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identity without question all the American game birds which
Whey Bay Bill Cloth, 220 pages, price $2,50, For sale by FoREsT
D STREAM.
They speak for themselyes. The’
(Apri 11, 1889.
Che Heinel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
April 9 to 12.—First Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel] Club, at
Worcester, Mass, Edward W. Doyle, Secretary.
April 9 to 12, 1889,—First Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah
Kennel Club, at Chicago, I]. George H. Hill, Superintendent, 34
Monroe street, Chicago, Ill,
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club, at Philadelpnia, Pa. Mrancis 8S. Brown, Secretary,
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal. ‘
Sept, 10 to 13.—_Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont, ©. A, Stone, Manager.
— — ?
Feb, 18 to 71, 1890,—Fonrteenth Annual Show of the Westminster _
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. !
FIELD, TRIALS.
Noy. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club, —
P.T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind. =
Noy. 18.—Hleyenth Annual Field Trials of the Hastern Field
Trials Olub, at High Point, N.C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga ROTIRe Es N. Y. :
Dec. 2,—Inaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Clnb,
at Lexington, N.C. C. H. Odell, Secretary pro tem., Mill’s Build-
ing, New York, N. Y.
BOSTON DOG SHOW.
6 Weer fifth annual dog show of the New Hnugland Kennel
Club was held at Boston last week. Although the num-
ber of entries was not ub to that of the two previous years,
the quality of the animals shown was of a very high order,
and we do not remember a show where it has been excelled,
As we have before said the first shows of the season receive
many entries that are never heard from again, and shows —
held Jater are at a disadvantage in this respect. The weather —
during the show was somewhat sour, and, in consequence,
the attendance was not whatit would have been with bright
sunny days. Nevertheless, the building was fairly well ,
filled most of the time, and on Thursday it was uncomfort-
ably crowded, John Read superintended the show, and, as
usual, gave general satisfaction to all. The management
throughout was excellent, except that in benching the dogs .
exhibitors were allowed to bench their exhibits together,
even when they were shown in different classes. We have
often pointed out the many serious defects in this system,
and had strong hopes that the praiseworthy example of New |
York in this respect would be followed by every show. The
vexatious delays and serious inconvenience of the system
are not nearly counterbalanced by the very small amotuné of
benefit derived, and it is to be hoped that, at large shows :
especially, we shall see no more of this indiscriminate )
huddling together of dogs of different classes.
Tt was mainly from this cause that the judging rings were
so poorly served, and in consequence several classes and
nearly all the specials were not judged until the second
day. The managers as usual devoted their time to their |
duties and nothing was left nndone to make the show a |
success, The annual dinner on Tuesday to visitors and
members of the press, was a very enjoyable affair and added
not alittle to the reputation of the club for hospitality, |
Spratts Patent benched and fed the dogs in their nsual |
good style. There was less kicking at the decisions than is :
usually the case, although some of the awards were not |
well received. There was no cussing of the judges, how- _
ever, and the criticisms offered were couched in gentlemanly |
language. On Thursday there was a slight fire in one cor--
ner of the balcony over the hall. Some one struck a mateh |
and fire at once caught the lint on the hangings and quickl
spread over the surface. A few of the bystanders kept cool |
and by asserting that there was no possible danger a panic
was averted. Meantime Mr. Oldham sprang to the rescue -
and covered himself with dust and glory by whipping out ©
the incipient conflagration with his nice new dog show cap, ,
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which was about the only thing that suffered any damage,
Judging began shortly after 11 o’clock and was not
finished until after noon of the second day. Mr. F. Gresham |
of London, Eng. judged mastiffs, St. Bernards, callies, —
fox, Irish, Airedale, Skye, Scotch Dandie Dinmont, York- |
shire and toy terriers, toy spaniels and the miscellaneons |
classes, Mr. H. W. Smith, Worcester, Mass., deerhounds |
and greyhounds; Mr, Chas. H, Mason, New York, New- .
foundlands, English, Irish and Gordon setters, all spaniels -
except toys, poodles, pugs and Italian greyhounds; Mr. J. .
H. Winslow, Philadelphia, Pa., Chesapeake Bay dogs and |
pointers; Mr. A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., beagles, |
basset hounds, dachshunde and foxhounds; and Mr, J. H. ,
Newman, Boston, the remaining classes, |
MASTIFFS—(MR. GRESHAM), |
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The quality of these classes was quite equal to last year’s -
show. The challenge class for dogs brought out Minting |
and Ilford Caution; the last named was not in the best of —
condition, but this did not aftect the result, as Minting’s |
better quarters, stronger hindlegs, smaller ears and more —
massive body are always too much to counterbalace the |
points that Caution gains in muzzle. Minting was in —
superb condition. Thechallenge class for bitches contained
no entries. In the open class for dogs Alonzo and Sears’
Monarch again met with the same result as at New York, |
The decision was correct, as Alonzo is not only the better
dog, but he wins with a number of points to spare, being
better in muzzle, better in skull and wrinkle, and decidedly
larger and stronger in bone. Ilford Caution IL. was rightly
laced third, He is too long before the eyes aud would be —
improyed by depth and width of muzzle. His other defects
are rather large ears, eyes of lighter hue than is desirable,
forelegs not straight, slightly weak in front and not just
right in feet. The set of his forelegs is not correct, but he
has good shoulders, chest, back, loin and hindquarters, and
he moves fairly well. Benen Franklin, reserve, was vhe. |
last year. Defects: Muzzle too long and light: ears neither
black nor perfect in carriage; hindlegs too straight, In ad-
dition to these defects he is light in bone and appears to
have a bad temper. Wyoming Count, he., was fully de-
scribed in the Lynn report. Ashmont Major, unnoticed,
should have had a card. We would have placed him yhe.
The Lynn report gives his defects, Jumbo, unnoticed, is
light in bone, leggy, shelly, light in eyes and long in face,
Turk, unnoticed, is bad in head, light in eyes, long in coat —
and very throaty. Leo Victor, unnoticed, is plain in head,
leggy, straight behind and shallowin middle, Mack, un-
noticed, is houndy in head and ears, leggy and lightin bone, ~
Prince, unnoticed, is a big, leggy animal of wrong type.
Heis entered as having no pedigree, and his appearance does
not belie the information. He was about the worst in the
class. Buff of Killingly, unnoticed, is long in head, light in ~
eyes leggy and straight behind. Linden King, unnoticed, is
a better dog than Wyoming Count, and should, we think,
have been vhc.
In bitches The Lady Coleus and The Lady Dorothy, both
winners at New York, were rightly placed over Madge Mint-
ing, that was fully described in the Lynn report, which we ©
here quote: , we
“Bitches brought out a new one in Madge Minting, the
best of Minting’s get that we have seen. While she is a
fairly good puppy her enthusiastic owner must not allow his
admiration for her to get away with his better judgment.
The bitch fails just where a dog to be first-class niust be —
fairly good—in muzzle; her ears are large and not well car-
ried, she stands low infrontin proportion to height at hind-
uarters and is crooked in front. Large and ugly dew- "
eae give to her hindparts a rather bad BBD aE Ses and she
lacks in_ wrinkle and in character. She is a large and
strongly built one, with good chest and loins, strong quar- —
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- ters, a fairly good skull, average amount of bone, good color
and coat, and she moves well. That she will win other
prizes if shown is a moral certainty, but when she gets into
select; company she will, we think, be defeated.’ The bitch
is but twelve months old, yet we think that she will never
_ be better than she is now. The more cheek muscle she puts
on, the worse she will seem to bein muzzle, which is already
too small in proportion to the size of her skull. The Lady
‘Beatrice, he,, was second at Troy, Empress UL. and Prin-
cess Beatrice, reserve and vhe., respectively, are well-grown
young bitches that lack in head, ears, eyes and shortness of
limbs. Madge Minting was decidedly the best of the three
puppies that were shown. Lady Pamelia is faulty in fore-
ace, light in eyes and sheis throaty. It is not at all prob-
able that she will ever be a winner in the class for all ages,
Taken altogether these classes were well judged.
ST, BERNARDS—(MR, GRESHAM),
The quality of these classes was about the same as at New
York, Otho, looking fairly well, was the only exhibit inthe
challenge class for rough-coated dogs. Gemma I. and
Miranda were the entries in the corresponding bitch class,
and the Arlington representative was again a winner. Ttis
a close thing between them, but im their present condition
we prefer Miranda. The open class for dogs was.a large and
strong ove for this country, Ben Lomond, in faultless con-
dition, won easily enough from Monte Rosa and Plinlim-
mon, Jr, The description of him in the New York report is
correct in one and every particular. Monte Rosa, second
prize, was not in good condition, being light in flesh and
showing indications of haying recently shaken off the trouble
from which he suffered in the winter. Notwithstanding
that he was free from inange and in fifty per cent. better con-
dition than a number of animals that were squeezed into
the prize lists at Albany and Utica, a protest was lodged
against him on the ground that he was mangy. This was
_ overruled, and rightly so; but Monte Rosa should, we think,
have been pegged back and the award given to Plinlimmon,
Jv., that was third, or to Scotch Bonivard, that got the
teserve, Our opinion of these winters has been expressed so
often that we need only say that Plinlimmon’s houndy head
is beaten out: of sight by Scotch Bonivard’s fairly typical
one; and that in body, legs and feet Scotch Bonivard loses
to Plinlimmon in the same proportion that Bonivard gains
in head, Kastlehorn IJ., vhe., is well known to the St. Ber-
nard fancy, and need not again be deseribed, Alpine Chief,
vhe., is another old face. Gruss Bayard, he., was described
in the Lyun report. Huguenot, c., is fairly good in head but
_ bad in eyes, narrow in front, light in loin and not well shown.
Merehant Prince, c., is fairly good in front, but wrong
behind. We thought him worth at least another letter.
Count, c., isnot good behind and is small in proportion to
size of his skull. We would bave given him he. Tasso, be.,
has been before described. Wallace IT., unnoticed, is nota
show dog in any particular, and the same may be said of
Pedro, that was also unnoticed. Don Caxsar, another of the
uunoticed division, is coarse in muzzle and wasshown lame.
Saffron and Lady Wellington, first and second in the bitch
élass, held the samé positions at New York, on which occa-
sion we criticised them fully. Third was given to the Gal-
axy Kennels’ Una. Head fairly good, but lacking somewhat
in size and a, bit full in cheeks; muzzle would be improved
by a little more depth; eyes, ears and expression much above
average; shoulders and position of forelegs not quite right;
good, massive body; coat showing slight curliness; feather
and brusk not quite first-class: minus dew claws; a lony, low
and roomy specimen, of better than ayerage size. Duchess
of Heathfield, reserve, is rather coarse in head, wrong in
markings, straight behind and not good in coat. Recluse,
yhe., is well known, Florida, he., was described in the Lynn
report. Stella, he,, is not right in coat and is cheeky and
defective below the hips. Chrysa,c., is plain in head and
nudersized, and is not right behind; she stands on ood
forelegs. Linda, c.,is not first-class at either end, and her
toatis wrong. Yum Yum, c.,is pointed in muzzle, wrong
in ears, slightly cow-bocked, not good in tail and out of
toat: she is good in legs and feet, and fairly good in body.
Juliet, unnoticed, is small and plain in head and short in
tars. Alpine Maid is defective in head and was not in good
eondition, Puppiee were not a good Jot, and none of them
will be heard of in the future.
_ Hector, that has recovered from the trouble that laid him
low at New York, won the challenge prize for smooth-coated
dogs without opposition, and later onin the. day secured
the special for best smooth-coated dog or bitch of all classes.
Daphne held the same position in the bitch class, and took
the cup for the best American-bred smooth-coated bitch.
The open Glass for dogs found the New York winner, Beau-
champ, an easy winner. The Karl got second prize, De-
fects: Forehead too prominent and the whole head too long
and narrow, color of eyes too light, stop and below the eyes
not nicely chiseled, would be improved by width of chest
and massiveness of body, hocks a trifle in and second thighs
rather lizht, coat rather too long, stands back a trifle at the
pasterns; & latge dog that stands on good feet and moves
fairly well. uke of Brunswick, third prize. Defects:
Muzzle somewhat shallow. and lips not well hung, expres-
sion rather sour, slightly underhung, chest too narrow and
legs not in good position, does not stand perfectly straight
in front, the feet having a tendency to turn outward and
pasterns not sufficiently erect, quarters light and hocks
Straight, is wather lightin bone. Winchester, reserye, has
not improved much on his puppy form. Albert Plinlim-
mon, unnoticed, is a well-bred one, bad at both ends. The
balance of the class were not a good lot. All of the winners
in the bitch class are well Known. ‘They were Burton Belle,
Monastery Myrtle and Monastery Mercedes. Chequasset
Chartreuse, vhe., is not good in head. She is also light in
bone and neither first-class in legs nor feet. Puppies were
as usual a weak class, and it looks now asif St. Bernard
breeders in this country are unable to produce a good puppy,
either rough orsmooth. Earl and Duchess of Heathfield,
the first and second prize winners in the noyice class, have
_ already been described. We like Kastlehorn IL, third
prize, about as well as either of them. Princess Gilda,
he., is wrong in foreface and slack behind the shoulder,
NEWFOUNDLANDS—(MR. MASON).
New York Lass was the only one in this class to put in an
appearance, and she was given first. This was a streak of
luck for her, as Prince George turned up afterward, but was
too late for the judging,
DEERHOUNDS—(MR. SMITH).
There were Seventeen entries in these classes, all but one
owned by Mr, Thayer, and a grand lot they were. The
order in the challenge classes was Chieftain, Highland Lad-
die and Bran in the dog, and Wanda and Ramonain the
bitch class. In the latter award it was touch and go, as
the; judge hesitated some time before giving his decision,
and had he reversed it but little fault could have been
found, as Ramona is certainly a grand one. In the
open dog class, the judge made a mistake in placing
Clansman over Robber Chieftam. The latter is not
first-class at all points, but he has that high-bred, aris-
tocratic appearance so characteristic of the preed, with-
out which the deerhound is simply a “big dog.’ Clansman
lacks this essential quality, and, although Jaree and well
_ formed, he does not come up to our idea of what a first-class
specimen should be. He is also coarse and plain in head,
and does not move with that natural dignity we are accus-
_ tomed to see in first-class representatives of the breed, The
judge probably thought that there were but twoprizes to be
awarded in this class, which will account for the yhe. given
to Duncan. Berga and Pride of the Heather were the win-
nérs in the bitch class. Theodora and Lorna Secunda were
marked absent in the judge’s book, and as Highland Lassie,
also entered in this class, did not receive mention, we con-
clude that she was also absent. We failed to find herin her
stall, as well as the other entry, Bones, We did not visit
the deerhound ring until the judging was over, and the two
puppies were about to be returned to their stalls. A short
éxamination of them showed that the bitch, placed second,
is away ahead of the dog in merit. The latter is a big fel-
low, but not a promising one; his mouth alone will prevent
his winning in good company. The bitch looks small beside
the dog, but she is well formed, full of quality and bids fair
to turn out something that will do credit to the kennel she
represents,
GREYHOUNDS—(MR, SMITH).
With the exception of Cassandra and Balkis there was
nothing good in these classes. The winner iv the open class
for dogs is a well known third-rater that need not be
described again. Second prize was withheld for want of
merit, and we would also have withheld the third prize, as
Ned is coarse in skull, weak in muzzle, large in ears, wrong
in set of legs, crooked in front, weak in knees, straight in
hocks, slab-sided, shallow in loin and light in bone, Wph,
c., iS wretchedly bad in shoulders, legs and feet and very
light in bone, He should not have been noticed. Bess was
alone in the bitch class. We do not know why she was
fiven ac. caitd, as she was, leaving out of the question her
numerous defects, wholly unfit for the show bench. The
well known winners Douglas Fleming, Hazelhust and Har
mony were entered, but not sent.
CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS—(MR. WINSLOW).
This class was assigned to Mr, Mason, but he refused to
] udge them upon the ground that he was not familar
with the breed, and for some time it looked yery doubtful if
any one could be found to pass upon their merits. Finally,
however, Mr. Winslow kindly consented to act, and after a
carefil examination placed Romp, Rum and Ripple in the
order named, the other entries being absent. Our choice for
first place was Rum, with Romp second and old Ripple
third, There is no recognized standard for the breed, and
there seems to be more of a difference of opinion among
breeders than there should be. We have conversed with
many fanciers of the breed, and, while they do not agree in
many points, all appear to think alike in some respects, and
we are pleased to note that the points insisted upon by all
as most essential are those that are mostimportant for him
to possess, when we take into consideration the character of
the work he is expected to perform. AJl with whom we
have conversed upon the subject agree that the Chesapeake
Bay dog must first of all possess a stout heart, or, asa recent
writer puts it, ‘grit,’ and we are assured that it is very
rarely that a well bred specimen is deficient in this respect.
Added to this he must have the size and strength absolutely
necessary to force bis way through the mud and dense reeds
and grass of the duck marsh and rough water often filled
with broken ice. It is also all important that his coat be
impervious to water, His legs must be heavily boned and
his feet large and somewhat spreading. Taking this for a
standard, and ignoring all the nice distinctions as to exact
shade of color, curi of coat, etc., that are bones of conten-
tion among fanciers, we select Rum for first place, as his
good size, heavily boned legs, good feet and fairly good coat
are much better as a whole than the same points are in
Romp. She may have a trifle the best of it in coat, but itso
it is very slight, while in the other points he is far ahead.
Indeed, Ripple has the advantage over Romp in size and
substance, but she is getting old, her coat is notin good con-
dition, and her mouth—never good—is now very bad, Rom
is a very nice bitch of fair size, well formed, with a oa
coat and is well bred, being full sister to Ripple and four
years younger.
POINTERS—(MR. WINSLOW).
In quality these classes were better than last year, and,
taken as a whole, they were well judged. Nick of Naso was
absent from the challenge class for heavy-weight dogs, and
Graphic and Lad of bow were thus left to fight out the bat-
tle. Lad of Bow has youth on hisside, but Mr. Heath’s dog
is decidedly the better specimen, and the issue was never in
doubt, The corresponding class for bitches contained two
good ones in Meally and Lass of Bow, Both are well known
and have been fully described in these eclumns. Meally
tloes not stand as true in front as she once did, and she has
gone a bit wrong in feet. We cannot agree with the judge
that she has grown throaty and coarse im tail, for she has
always had these defects. Lass of Bow has the best of it in
head and neck, and also in feet and set of legs. In chest,
back, loin, stifles, bone, strength, hocks, position and car-
riage of stern, action and true pointer character, Meally is
decidedly ahead, notwithstanding that she begins to show
age. We would have placed her first on this occasion.
Duke of Vernon was absent from the open class for heavy-
weight dogs, and the competition was quickly narrowed
down to those old competitors, Brake and Pontiac. We
have always insisted that Brake was the better dog, and we
are glad to at last see him occupying the position to which
he was fairly entitled at Troy, Albany and Lynn. Beaufort
H., that was fully described in the Lynn report, was far be-
low the first and second prize winners in point of character
and quality. Jimmie, the Jersey brown dog, was absent,
and Tory White was transferred to the light-weight class.
Peter, vhe., is coarse in head, wrong in carriage of ears,
leggy, throaty and coarse throughout. A c. card would
have been a plenty for his good legs and feet. Prince, he.,
is not a show dog, and the judge must have been in a gener-
ous turn of mind when he gave him the ecard, Ranger, un-
noticed, is long and houndy in ears, coarse in head, bad in
eyes, and lacking in quality throughout. First in the open
class for bitches was won by the now well-known Belle Rian-
dolph, whose condition reflects the greatest credit on her
owner. We have previously pointed out every defect there
is in her. Devon Nell, placed second, is a better type of
large-size pointer than Belle Randolph. We would haye
placed her first, notwithstanding that her condition was not
of the best. Westminster Sal, third prize, is a very poor
specimen. Defects: Brow too full; stop not well defined:
gooseberry eyes; hang of ears not correct; muzzle below the
eyes not clearly ent; throaty; not perfectly straight in front;
feet defective, being too small and inclined to turn outward:
a trifie slack in back and too round in barrel; loin flat; tail
too long and not well carried; hindfeet close together when
in action; position of forelegs not perfect; a coarse specimen
that is beaten out of sight by a good one. Rosa Croxteth,
yhe.,is throaty, bad in eyes, not first-class in head, leggy,
light in bone, and neither first-class in legs nor feet.
Naso of Kippen was alone in the light-weight challenge
class, the only other entry, Bang Bang, being absent. It is
a pity to see this grand little dog shawn in such poor con-
dition. Surely he is worth proper care and attention. Queen
Fan, a champion in name, but not in looks, was fortunately
unopposed in the corresponding bitch class. She is a ter-
ribly bad one that will be defeated the first time she meets
a pointer. he open class for light-weight dogs showed
some quality. Duke of Hessen, who was second to King of
Kent at New York, came out in better condition than when
last shown, and won. Behind the withers King of Kent is
decidedly the better dog, but in front he loses to Duke of
Hessen, who has a much better muzzle, straighter legs and
cleaner shoulders. As stated in the New York report, there
is lots of room for honest difference of opinion in regard to
their merits. Third prize was given to Sir Anthony, that
was fully described in the Lynn report, and the reserve card
was given to Tory White, that was given first at Rochester.
Here we cannot agree with the judge, as Tory White is
much the better in head, ears, shoulders, back, loin, hind-
quarters and carriage of tail, and shows far more true
pointer character than his more fortunate competitor, We
tee] quite stire that if the judge will give them a more care-
ful examination next time he will coincide with our opinion
and give his vote for the son of old Tammany, Sir Guy,
he,, is coarse throughout and stands badly. Sir Bang, he.,
is good in ears, but bad in head, and like nearly all of Bang
Bang’s get, is very throaty. Lannecelot, vhe., is a better dog
than Sir Anthony, that was thivd, <A careful description of
this dog was given in the Lynn report, In bitches, Blooma,
the New York and Troy winner, and Stella, that was third
at New York, got 4 step higher atid was second, while Sally
Brass 11., who was fourth at New York and second at Troy,
was third. These bitches are well known, and all we need
say is that Stella has improved considerably on her New
York form. Naso’s Belle. reserve, was, we think, wrongly
placed over Daisy A. and Daisy. ‘The last named is most
decidedly a better bitch, and Naso’s Belle is not at présent
in show condition,
Dare-Go, first in dog puppies, is the best we have seen
shown by Mr. Parker. If all goes well with him he will be
heard from again. Westminster Cato, second prize, is a
bad one. Detects: High-set ears, bad eyes, throaty, long
light loin, big feet, moderate stern, Will never be a show
dog, May-Go is not so good in hindquarters as her kennel
companion Dare-Go, and will not be his equal when devel-
oped. Westminster Ben and Daisy Goldwin were absent
from these classes. Sir Hector, first in the novice class, is i
coarse dog and was in bad condition. He was described in
the Lynn report. Spot Dash should have been an easy win-
ner, with Say second and Sir Hector third. Say is not quite
a show bitch, but she is better than Sir Hector. All are in
the same ownership, so that the placing of them did not
matter in one sense. Westminster Cato, who was second in
the puppy -class, was outclassed. The special prize of #25
offered by the Westminster Kennel Club, donors not to com-
pete, was won by Duke of Hessen, owned by Mr, F. R. Hitch-
cock! The kennel prize was awarded to the Westminster
Kennel Club’s team, consisting of Ladd and Lass of Bow,
Naso of Kippen and Westminster Sal. Mr, Heath’s team
was made up of Graphic, Meally, Bloomo and Sally Brass
II, Graphic had had no troublein heating Lad of Bow,
and the judge must have considered it a very close thing
between Lass of Bow and Meally, because when these bitches
met at Richmond he gaye first to Meally over Lass of Bow.
We therefore cannot exactly see how Naso of Kippen, with
his coat all stained with mange cure, and Westminster Sal,
that is not a show bitch, could be considered better than
Bloomo and Sally Brass IL, that were shown in faultless
condition, Mr. Winslow spent a lot of time over the class,
and in our opinion he got wrong at the finish.
ENGLISH SETTERS—(MR, MASON).
There were forty-three entries in the English setter classes,
and all were present with the exception of Roger, Katy
Berwyn and the puppy Prince Victor, The quality in the
aged class was very good, as a glance at the prize list will
show. Mr. Mason, it is well known, is not disposed to be
very liberal with recommendation cards, and as only stx of
the party escaped mention, he evidently thought well of
them as awhole. I the challenge class for dogs, Rocking-
ham, looking fairly weil, had rather an easy win over Royal
Prince Il. Neither is good in shoulders, but Rock has the
best of it in this respect, as he can gallop while Prince can-
not, In the bitch class the order was, Cora of Wetheral and.
Daisy Foreman. Both were looking well. Count Howard
fairly distanced his competitors in the apen dog class. He
was a trifle thinner in flesh than when we last saw him, and
has improved in coat, Lindo, vreatly improved, was placed
second, with Gus Bondhu third. Gus was looking well, and
is carrying his years bravely. He also secured the stud dog
tize, and his daughter Belle won second in the bitch class.
eserve went to Royal Kent, that was conimended here last
year. It will be remembered that we had a good word to
say for him then, and thought him badly treated. He has
just returned from a winter’s hunt in the South, and was
not in show condition, His good head, chest, legs and feet
won him the place, in spite of his ragged coat and lack of
flesh. His kennel companion, Kent Il., in even worse con-
dition, was given vhe. This dog is not yet two years old,
and if he comes out next year in good form he will undoubt-
edly be higher up, He should not have been shown in his
resent condition. Pride of Dixie Ll. and Bow Bondhu,
oth vhe., were respectively second and third at Lynn.
Prince Gladstone, he.. was second at Philadelphia last year
under the name of Blue Prince. Storm, also he., has just
a fair head with good legs and feet, He is weak in loin,
straight behind, and was shown toothin. The remaining
he, card. went to Foreman, Jr., a nice little dog with a fair-
looking head, very well carried. We had no opportunity to
exumine this dog wlosely, as he was out of his stall when we
called. Only one commended card was given. Jeff P., the
winner of it, is a fairly well-made dog, short in bone and
with a curly coat, In the bitch class Princess Beatrice Il.
had an easy win, Second went to Belle, a very nice bitch
that will do to show again, She has a_ good head,
nice shoulders, good chest, body, legs and feet. She
is not cut out enough below the eyes, her eyes are
too light, and she was also a little short in coat and
feather. Third went to Eudora, an old favorite of ours;
she was looking well. Yona secured the reserve. This
bitch has greatly improved in condition, notwithstanding
the- knocking about she has had at the different shows, and
her handler deserves great credit for bringing her out in such
good shape. Chautauqua Bell, vhe., is well known. Queen
F,, also vhe., is justafair bitch with good loin, legs and
feet, she is not clean cui under the eye, and is too round in
body. Lady William, he.,is not good in head and might
be better in chest; she is good in body, loin and quarters,
legs and feet, and is one of the best movers in the class; she
would not have dissvaced anotherletter. Royal Myrtle, also
le., we liked as well as Lady Wiliam. She is plain in head
and short in coat, but in other respects she will do, and she
looks every inch a worker. Next to these two we liked
Princess Novel. She was shown too fat and soft. Lassie
Bondhu also received the two letters. She is a catchy-look-
ing bitch with rather a plain head, and is not quite straight
infront, Silk wasalonein the commended division. She
is good in loin and feet and has fairly good legs. Her ears
are wroug and she is too straight behind, In the unnoticed
division Mollie is bad in color and worse in head. Qnail is
too small and her head is also against her, and Blue Bessie
is all wrong in shoulders. he winning dog puppy was
lucky, as he would hardly get into the money in a fair class,
He has good legs and feet, but is not up to show form in
other respects, He does not stand straight in front and is
too straight behind. Glen Belton, second, has a wretched
head and is leggy and lacking in substance. The bitch
puppies we did not see, as they were taken home before we
called at their stalls. Hector Il., winner of first, we did not
see, as he was taken out of the show sick, shortly after the
judging, Second went to Royal Myrtle, already deseribed.
Ponto, winner of third, is a big, strong dog, and looks a
workman. He is coarse in head and has a curly coat,
(RISH SETTERS—(MR. MASON),
There were fifty-eight entries in the Ivish setter classes
with nine absentees. Tim, looking fairly well, had no
tronble in defeating Blarney im the challenge class for dogs,
and Laura B. got away with Nellie in the corresponding
bitch class. The open dog class brought together a better
lot than has been seen this year, and the judge took consid-
erable time before he got them placed to suit him, The
winner turned upin Sunset, a new-comer anda good one,
too. He is a nice upstanding dog of good size with a fair
coat of good color, His head is about as good as any, and
D4D FOREST AND STREAM. [APRIL 11, 1889,
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out at elbows, has bad feet and is poor in coat and brush. |in regard to their merits. Columbine, the only puppy
She showed traces of mange. The winners of first and | shown, was not on the bench when we called to make notes,
pag n the puppy ee adap espa cBhe ue report BULL-TRRRIERS—(MR. NEWMAN).
0 @ Lynn show. Rusty, third, is a plain-headed puppy thr :
with deficient ears that are badly carried, out at the e DORE, The ee eee aa gore ceneiEeD Hue pe aa
a tather coarse, plain puppy throughout, lacking character | Wi!ners Cairo, Jubilee a PSEA BG ge, aalaee
and quality. Of the vhe. winners, Kathleen W. is well- | 10 favor of Cairo was sustained. In the corresponding class
known. General is apple-headed, wath BAKE badly carried, for bitches Bonny Princess, winner in the challenge class at
eyes vather small, showing throatiness, long-cast, out at | New York, was first ssi here, The open class for dogs
elbows and bad in feet, The Hornell-Harmony Kennels aera es PET ea an a a oan Cae a ane
‘ | z Lats * * ” . t
Sane eae sent. Two of the entries in the:puppy class head and is decidedly lippy, Royal Tyrant, placed second,
Sp dh 2. ty rte is good in body, but altogether too coarse in head for a show
BASSET HOUNDS—(MR, KRUEGER), dog. We would haye given the place to Benjo or Young
There were only two entries, Maufrat, the winner, having | Royal Diamond. Benjo is well known. Young Royal Dia-
already been described, Napo is decorated with a butter. | mond is coarse in tail, rather long in body, a, trifle weak
fly nose, coarse in body, deficient in legs and feet, and lack- | before the eyes, back at the knees, and he does not carry his
ing in coat, ears well. We could not follow the judge in his decisions in
the open class for bitches. My Queen, placed first, is wrong
in eyelids, high in stern and very weak and light before the
eyes. This last is a most serious defect and should always
prevent her winning over good ones. Miss Nora, second
prize, is too full and large in eyes, long and coarse in tail,
light in bone and not first-class in feet, She was suckling a
with the exception that his eyes are a shade too light in
color and his skull is a trifle flat, his head is about pertect,
he has a fairly good neck, which would be improved with a
trifle more leneth, shoulders excellent and well laid on,
chest of good depth with ribs well sprung. good strong back
and well arched loin, quarters nicely turned, but lacking in
muscle, This fault will probably disappear when he is
nature, especially if he is given a proper amount of exer-
cise; front legs about perfect, straight as a terrier’s, with
plenty of bone and they are set into excellent feet, If he
does not stow coarse with age he will make it warm for
some of the cracks next season. Kenmore, placed secend
sot more than he deserved. He has gone wrong in front
legs and should give way to sounder dogs. Desmond IT.
we thought just about good enough for second with a close
race between Kenmore and Barker for third place. The
latter was in good condition, There were four in the yhe.
division. Dick Swiveller, Redstone and Patsy are well
known, the latter is weak in head and has a short, thick
neck, but in shoulders, chest, back, loin, quarters,
legs and feet he is the equalb of any in the
class, and were it not for his small size he would un-
doubtedly have been higher up. The other vhe. dog we
failed to find in his stall. He is down in the catalogue as
Hicho, ‘a name to conjure by.’ We suggest to his owner
that some other name be selected as the memory of the late
grand old champion of that name is still green, and his
many warm admirers will not perhaps take kindly to an
interloper. There were five in the he. division, all well
known. Iu the biteh class first went to Lulu IIL, a very
sweet bitch with a good head, excellent shoulders, nice body
and good legs and feet. Cora B., not in first-class condition,
was placed second with Winnie Il. third. The latter won
second at New York this year, Jada, reserve, made a good
appearance in the ring, but we failed to find herin her stall,
Bessie Glencho, yhe., we did not see, as she left the show
shortly after the class was judged. Belle Ida, also vhe.,
received one more letter than she did at New York. There
was nothing else in the class worthy of especial mention,
Victor, the winning dog puppy, is rather promising, and if
he does not get coarse with age he will do to show next
year. Second went to the New York winner and third to the
winner at Utica, In the corresponding bitch class three of
the five entries were absent and the two that put in an
appearance would have saved their reputation had they
staid at home also, as they only received the two letters each, |
Belle Ida, vhe. in the bitch class, won first in the novice
class, with an inferior specimen second.
GORDON SETTERS—(MR. MASON).
The Gordon setter classes were not well filled, and with the
exception of a few well-known winners, they were a seedy
looking lot, In the challenge class for dogs Beaumont
easily disposed af Don, his only competitor, and in the bitch
class Rose was alone. In the open dog class the winners of
first and second occupied the same positions at Iynn,
Grouse IlT., winner of third, is a big dog with a fair head,
bad in coat, crooked in front aud straight behind. The other
entries were absent. In the biteh class first went to Vie,
well known, and second and thi to the winners of first and
second at lyon. New York Belle, he.. was not in good con-
dition. Mannie and Vie [1., unnoticed. deserved all they
recerved, The winning dog puppy Nero is just a fair
specimen, with good lees and feet. The others do not
promise to turn out anything aboye ordinary. American
Girl, winner of first in the novice class, is a big bitch with a
head that would be fairly good if it were not spoiled by a
Roman nose antl lighteyes. She is good in chest, legs, feet
and color. She does not move well behind. Zango, placed
second, occupied the same position in the puppy class at
Richmond last fall. Ruby, winner of third, is weak in
head, bad in cars and only passable in other points.
SPANTRLS—(MR, MASON).
The spaniel classes were not well filled in number, but the
quality throughout was superb, When the preniium list
appeared we heard considerable grumbling from members
of the Spaniel Club who thought that so prominent a show
as this should adopt the Spaniel Club’s classification No. 1
instead of No, 2, There wasalso some dissatisfaction ex-
pressed af the selection of a judge of whose ability to handle
theclasses they were ignorant, and un appeal was made to
the managers, which resulted in the substitution of Mr.
Mason, who is one of the judges approved by the Spaniel
Club. There were 45 entries with 11 absentees, which in-
eluded the six entered by the Hornell-Harmony Kennel,
Oldham & Willey’s Beatrice IV. and Lady of Learning,
Laidlaw’s Giffee, Dr. Kitchel’s My Lady Betty and the
Clumber Tyne, All of the winners have been repeatedly
described and the prize list will in most cases tell the story,
As a rule the dogs were well shown and in most cases the
decisions were well received. In the ‘any other color”?
class for field spaniel dogs the judge placed Newton Abbot
Skipper over a better doe Newton Abbot Don, Tt is true
the latter was in bad condition and his coat was harsh and
staring, but we did not think him quite out of the race not-
withstanding his bad form, Weexpected to see Kapiolani
come out in grand shape, and make a clean sweep of the
black cocker bitch class. It will be remembered that she
won in the puppy class here last year and gave Chloe W. a
rub for first in the aged class, she was very promising and
we were disappointed to find that she has not improved.
She has not let down asshe should, is not se good in front as
she was last year, and was not in first-class condition, The
quality of the dogs all through was as good as we have eyer
seen, This was evidently the opinion of the judgé, as every
animal was noticed and only two but received more than
the two letters.
BEAGLES—(MR, KRUEGER.)
These classes were comparatively well filled and of fair
quality throughout, Yet observation for the last two years
clearly shows astandstill in the improvement of the beagles,
even a deterioration in the quality of this breed. The same
old faces of dogs who have “had their day’’ greet our eyes
and those who have made their debut in the last year or two
are far from startling. Something must be wrong in the
ranks of the beagle fraternity. Can it be true that the man-
agement of the Beagle Club is accountable for this? Fitz-
hugh Lee and Little Duke were the entries in the challenge
dog class, the former winning. Both dogs are wrong in
head, as has often been stated before. Little Duke was
shown too soft and is failing both in front and behind.
Twinkle was the only entry in the corresponding bitch class
and received the award. She was shown too fat and soft,
which assisted is magnifying her faults. Frank Forest was
again first in the open dog class. This dog is seemingly go-
ing wrong, Rally, a good second, is quite a little dog,
possessed of a better head than any in the class, and has an
excellent chest. His ears are of good length and quality,
but might be better carried. With more depth of muzzle
his head would bea hard one to beat. He has too much
length between couplings and is not as good in forelegs,
feet and quarters as he might be, Racket If, and Racer Jr.,
respectively third and reserve, are both well-known, Dandy,
¢. iu this class and vhe. in puppy class, will not mature into
a show dog, He is wrong in head, eats badly carried and
stands badly on poor legs and feet and shows throatiness,
The remaining entry in this class, a coarse, good-hodied dog,
was over-sized. The winner in the bitch class is not a first
rater, lacking in ears, depth of muzzle, beagle expression,
depth of chest and feet. The winner of second is a good
bodied bitch, but is very poor it head, eyes small and Close
together, flatin skull, stop and muzzle deficient, Banner-
queen, described before, third. Flirt B., the remaining
entry, is 4 plain-headed bitch, lacking depth pf muzzle, is
DACHSHUNDE—(MR, KRUEGER, )
First was withheld in the dog class, second going to Soli,
avery good specimen, with one eye gone. Oto, winner of
third, is of bad color, houndy head, ears short and not well
carried, Could be improved in crook, ‘Body and quarters
good. Fritzis not a show dog. Lina L., well known, won | !! : ae : :
in bitches, with Croquette a good second, third going to | litter and was in no condition for the show bench, being en-
Toddles, not a typical specimen, being light in bone and not | tively lacking in muscle, which is one of the most essential
good in crook, Mr, Seiler’s entries did not arrive until after | eqwisites of the breed. Hnterprise, vhe., and _ Marguerite,
the judging of these classes. reserve, were, on this ovcasion, the best bitches in the clase,
“HOUNDS fo ks ae and enterprise should have won. Nanon, vhe., wasat Lynn.
; FOXHOUNDS—(MR, KRUEGER). She has no business in the same company with Enterprise,
First went to a very good specimen of the English variety, | being beaten by ber in head, eyes, body, legs and feet. Nell
not quite right in head, being somewhatfull under the eyes, Brigh t, third prize, was second at New York, White Violet,
deficient in stop, and eyes rather small; slightly out at| bad in eyes, lippy, slack in back, coarse in tail and long-
elbows, with not the best of feet: otherwise above the aver-| cast. was he. She shows some quality through all her
age, Second went to a beautiful-headed specimen of the | defects. Dauntless, second in the puppy class, is 4 much
American variety, With the exception of being somewhat | better specimen than Royal Tyrant, that was second in the
long-cast and lacking in depth of chest and feet, he is the open class for dogs. Frost, that was eiven third, is wrong
best dog of the American yariety we have yet seen. Trailer | in eyes and face, light in middle, defective in legs’ and high
I., winner of third, is a grand-bodied dog, but wrong in | in stern.
head, deficient in stop, full under eyes, and ears badly car-
ae ie TAGhUS Gab SELIGe the oe eae ROUND-HEADED BULL-TERRIERS—(MR. NEWMAN).
ried; muzzle lacking depth; thick through shoulder, fee oti ‘ Hee eahies
bad, and does not move well behind, Dot lacks depth of | g V© 00% exception last year to making a class for these
: 4 : dogs upon the ground that they were monegrels and of
muzzle, ears not well carried, deficient in bone; feet and ehiost tg sitiy diverted types i there were exhibits.
quarters, coat and brush poor. Andy lacks in head, is defi- | Tj, year there was a great improvement, so far as type is
cient in stop, skull and muzzle, eyes light in color and too concerned, and some approach was made to uniformity. If
small, long-cast and lacking in quarters, feet bad, coat and | this variety is to be established permanently and recognized
brush excellent. Taylor's Dot is apple-headed, and lacks | as a breed. we respectfully snggest a change of name. We
bone and substance throughout, The remaining entry was have Birmingham, Airedale and Paisley terriers, why not
absent. Boston terriers? We are told that these dogs are well dis-
posed and well-behaved as well as being very susceptible to
eulture, what more then is necessary? By all means let us
have the Boston terrier,
WHITE ENGLISH THRRIERS—(MR. GRESHAM),
There were three entries inthis class. The winner, White
Prince, is a yery fair specimen, with a head that could be
greatly improyed, The winner of second should have been
shown in the “Boston ternier” division; he certainly was not
entitled to mention in this class. lenox Tassie, winner of
third, is too toyish; she also should have been unnoticed,”
FOX-TERRIERS—(MR. GRESHAM),
This was probably the best lot of terriers ever seen at an
American show, A large number of dogs have been shown
at New York, but never was the quality so good, Tyacifer
literally smothered Splauger in the challenge class for dogs,
beating him everywhere except in color of eyes, Rachel, in
bitches, was rightly pe over Richmond Olive. These
are all well known. The open class for dogs was brim full
of quality, and has never been equalled im this country,
Dusky Trap, although a hit of a flat-catcher, being weak in
muzzle, rather light in bone, legzy, not Hee im spring of
ribs and defective in pasterns and feet, but gay, stylish P
straight in front, good in shoulders, correct in skull) first-
class in coat, was about as good as any. Raffle, that has
already been very fully described, came second, with Blem-
ton Trump third and Raby Mixer the reserve. Then fol-
lowed Veronese and Reckoner with vhe. cards, Raby Jack
he., Luke and Tramp c, and Hillside Dandy unnoticed,
Blemton Ravager, witner of the Apollo stakes at Albany,
was left at home, We would like to see him, as well as the
wonderful animal that did such alot of winning at Saratogo
last summer, shown again under other judges. Hven if we
allow that Dusky Trap and Raffle were the best two in the
class, we cannot for the life of us see how Mr, Gresham
managed to get Blemton Trump in third place, Hillside
Dandy, that was unnoticed, and Raby Mixer, reserve, are
most decidedly better specimens. Dusky Trap, while not so
large a dog as Raby Mixer, is nearer his type than anything
inthe class. Raffle and Hillside Dandy are of another type.
We think if Dusky Trap had been first, and Raby Mixer
second, followed by Hillside Dandy and Raffle, the awards
would have been received with better grace. Turning Hill-
side Dandy out of the ring without a card is one of those
unfortunate oversights which too frequently occur; and the
placing of Blemton Trump over this promising puppy and
Raby Mixer will never, we think, be indorsed in this conn-
try. Then again the placin g of Raby Jack over Luke seems
to us to be wrong. The fact is the judge got a bit mixed.
With the exception of Dusky Trap the winners in this class
have all been recently described.
In bitches, Rosa Canina was placed over several far better
: d Specimens. Sheis round in skull, rather long-cast, is gone
was not in full coat, won, with her equally well-known | in front and was out of coat, We have regarded her as a he.
kennel companion Jakyr Dean, second, and Kilmarnock bitch in good company. Blemton Consequence, second
Leila, third. The last named has these defects, viz.: Ex- prize, Richmond Dazzle, third prize, and Blemton Brilliant,
pression listless; carriage of ears not correct; heavy shoul-| reserve, are-all of them better bitches. We would have
ders; forelegs not correct in set; stifles too much in; loin | placed Richmond Dazzle first, Blemton Consequence second
rather short; coat too soft at present, but may improve, | 4nd Blemton Brilliant third) Meersbrook Nau, winner of
Roslyn Torfrida is the best youngster by Scotilla that we | first prize at Newport under Mr, Redmond, while faulty in
have seem. Kilmarnock Edie is spoiled by bad ears. Col- | head and coat, wassurely worthacard, Pluck and Princess,
lie, he., is high and straight in hocks and not quite right in | vhe. and he., are a couple of well-known winners from Mr.
ears, Heather Belle, he., is wrong in ears and feet and not Thayer's kennels. In uppies, Blemton Trump was very
first-class in coat. Ruby Royal, fourth prize, was sent | lucky in winning over Hillside Dandy, It seemed te us that
home before we had a chance to examine her, Miss Meg, | the fonger the judge examined Dandy the more he liked
he., is short in coat and not quite right in_head, She Was |him. If he was not worth ac, cardin the open Class where
in bad condition, being much too tat. Hempstead Zulu, | Blemton third won third, we fail to see why he was worth a
first in the puppy class, lacksin head. Kilmarnock 7 lock; | second in this class, First in the corresponding class for
second prize, is bad in ears, wrong in head and not quite bitches was given to Hillside Freda, not nearly so good a
ri in set of legs. Buttercup IL., first in the class for| specimen as Hillside Dandy, and from the same kennels,
bitch puppies, is a promising youngster, whose head is mat-| Defects: Forehead too prominent; muzzle coarse near nose:
red by wrong set and carriage of ears, This bitch should be growing cheeky; coat rather soft, but plenty of it; shows
heard from a ain. Flossie, third prize, is round in eyes and | some jowl; a good-bodied puppy, with nice ears, lots of bone
bad in ears. She is very young, but her defects are of a| and a straight front. Hillside Ruth and Hillside Jaunty
kind that cannot be outgrown. deserved their et Shae for wire-haired ane a
= NEW) bitches contained two moderate specimens in Cotswo
FAS Corea Sea Jocko and Suffolk Settler. Whey are about the best in the
In the challenge class for dogs Robinson Crusoe, badly country, and are he. dogsin goodcompany, Suffolk Settler,
shown, was beaten by the less typical Hillside, that was | while not pertect in front, is better in set of legs than Jocko:
looking as well as we have everseenhim. Thedecision was | put Mr, Dole’s doz has decidedly the better of him in head
ajust one. Rabagas was absent, Britomartis, winnerin | ang shows far more true character, In the novice class
the corresponding bitch class, like her kennel companion, | Bjemton Trump again beat Hillside Dandy; the latter is
was in poor condition, She is going the wrong way and much the better dog. The Home-Bred Puppy Stakes went
needs looking after, Portswood Tiger and Lion, first and]. Hillside Freda, Hillside Dandy, in the same kennels,
second in the dog class, need not again be described. lion should have had it. :
is the better dog, but as he is in uo condition to win over a YORKSHIRE TRRRIERS—(MR, GRESHAM)
fairly good specimen, that is well shown, he was defeated : :
and rightly so. King, third prize, is long in foreface.wrong| First in the open class for dogs was awarded to Harry
in lips and layback, small in skull, HONE in hang of body, | but later on in the day the owners of this dog and Bradford
not well sprung in ribs, leggy, not right in shoulders nor | Harry agreed to place the dogs equal, and Bradford Harry,
good in gait. Dr. Rush is long in foreface, narrow in head | placed second by the judge, was put on equal terms with a
nae that only a short time before had beaten him. Harry,
the actual winner of first, is neither a blue and tan nor a
silver. He lacks in head, is too long-cast and low on the
legs, light in head and leg color, uneven in body color,
Sandy, reserve, is bad in color and shortin coat. Bright,
COLLIES—(MR. GRESHAM).
Dublin Scot and his more typical son, Scotilla, were the
entries in the challenge class for dogs. Dublin Scot, al-
though in grand form, had little chance of winning, as
Scotilla beats him in nearly all the most essential points of
the breed. In bitches Flurry IT, had an equally easy win
over the soft-coated Metchley Surprise. The Chestnut Hill
Kennels scored a great victory in the open class for dogs,
winning first with Maney Trefoil, second with Charleroi I1.,
third with Roslyn Sensation and reserve with Strephon.
The first two of these were clearly ahead of the class. Maney
Trefoil, that has caused such commotion im the Gollie
world, is a son of The Squire and Scotch Pearl; whelped
July 25, 1887; breeder, Mr. H. C. While. The portrait which
appeared in the Stock-Keeper of Feb. 22 is a most excellent
likeness, except that it shows him to have plenty of bone
and good feet, whereas it is here that Maney Trefoil fails.
He has a good head, that is not quite equal to Scotilla’s, well-
set and well-carried ears, good neck, short, strong back, a
loin that could only be esa, by being a little more
arched, and hindquarters that, while not perfect, are de-
cidedly better than can be found in a majority of prominent
winners, He has a profuse undercoat of best quality, and,
with the exception that his bodycoat is somewhat soft
across the flanks and sides of chest, it is almost, perfection,
and in mane and frill we have never seen any one that sur-
passed him, He swings a lengthy stern that is perfectly
coated, stands over lots of ground and moves in good style,
He is big enough for any kind of work, but, as we have
already stated, he is light in bone and not first-class in feet,
He also shows a disposition to stand over at the knees.
While we do not think him the equal of old Charlemagne he
is undoubtedly 4 beautiful specimen, and has no peer in this
country, Charleroi Il.is well known. While his head-
shows slight coarseness and he is heavy in shoulders and not
just right in set of legs, he is a dog that takes a great deal of
beating. We thought Roslyn Sensation over-rated on this
occasion. His badly carried ears, coarse head and lippiness
should, we think, have put him behind Strephon, Clipper
and Scotson. This award gave him the Collie Club Trophy,
value $500, for the best American-bred collie owned and ex-
hibited by a member of the club. We congratulate Mr.
Harrison upon winning so valuable a prize, which in this
casé was worth about ten times as much as the dog that
won it. Ripon IL, vhe., was lucky in being placed equal
with Clipper. Defects: Brow too full; muzzle arched; eyes
round; ears not sufficiently erect; hocks straight and too
far from the ground; stern short; coat rather open and lacks
in undercoat. Scotson carried his ears well all the time
under judgment and should certainly have beaten his ken-
nel companion Ripon II. Kilmarnock Chief was described
in the Lynn report, This was the best class we have ever
seen in America. In bitches the beautiful Flurry III., that
and long-cast. He was lucky in getting vbc. The competi-
tion between,Soudan and Daffodil was close and interesting.
Daffodil, shorter in foreface and decidedly betterin up-turn
but not so good in body and hindquarters, was finally placed.
second. There is plenty of room for (lifference of opinion
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he,, is wrong in head and body color and has no leg tan.
Zip, ¢., is all off in color. Floss, first in the bitch class, is
fairly good in head, but too long and slightly roached in
back. Head coatshould be longerand of deeper and brighter
hue, Color of body coat decidedly better than average, but
not raat Leg color should be darker. Coat of nice
quality, but too short. Bravo is apple-headed and faulty in
loin. Head and body coat too short, leg tan not first-class,
body color uneven. He has uncut prick ears. This was the
only entry in the classfor Yorkshire dogs under 5lbs. weight.
Bradford Leah, first in the class for bitches under 5lbs., is
the best PUppy that we haye seen in America. She is built
on fairly good lines, has a good puppy coat that Llools as if
iu was turning the right color, and she is first-class in leg
an,
TOY TERRIERS OTHER THAN YORKSHIRE—(MR. GRESHAM),
Dot, apple-headed, weak in muzzle, full in eyes and bad
im hindquarters, was as good as anything in the class, and
was placed first. Kitty, second, is wide in skull, deep in
stop, wrong in set of eyes, wide behind, wrong in forelegs
and has no thumb marks. Bluebird, vhe,, while not good
in head, is a better specimen than Captain, that was placed
third. The last named has large, uncut and badly carried
ears, plain head, and is leggy and of wrong type.
OTHER TERRRIERS—(MR GRESHAM).
There were ten entries in the Irish terrier classes. Breda
Tiney was alone in the challenge class. In the open dog
class the judge reversed the decision at New York by plac-
ing Dennis oyer Breda Jim. Third went to Roslyn Dennis,
ap uncropped one, with a sleepy expression that will ruin his
chances to win in good company, His coat is of good tex-
ture, but there is too much of it. Rags, first in the bitch
class, is fairly well formed, but her head is far from first-
class, and she lacks character, Roslyn Norah, placed sec-
ond, was third at New York. Sbhealso won second in the
puppy ciass, first being withheld. Border Wang was the
only one toshow up inthe class for Dandies. In the class
for Bedlingtons Sit George was an easy winner, Badger,
placed second, is not a good one, He lacks character, is all
wrong in ears and body. There was nothing elsein the class
worthy notice, except a big Airedale-Scotch, that appeared
to be greatly disappointed because the third prize was
withheld, Inthe black and tan class the order was Buffalo
General, Meersbrook Girl and Sheffield Lass. The latter
beats Girl in muzzle and forelegs, and is the better bitch
notwithstanding her rather coarse tail. She should have
been second, Only two Syke terriers were shown, Claymore
in the dog, and Kirkella in the bitch class. Loret and Ooiler
were absent. Fly, given second in the dog class, is nota
Skye, buthe was shown by alady, and possibly the judge
feared that his reputation for gallantry would suffer if he
withheld the prize.
PUGS—(MR. MASON).
Budge, that was first at Lynn, scored a very easy win over
Smutt, that is flat in head, leggy and large and not right in
eur) of tail, Dandy, unnoticed, is bad in head, leggy and
smutty in color. Toodles, first in bitches, is along way
from being a good one. She has too much length in front
of the eyes, is wrong in carriage of ears, stands back at the
knees, carries her tail too high, does not move right behind
and has not a well defined trace. Beauty, second prize, is
too long and shallow in muzzle, large in ears, lacks in
wrinkle, has white nails and carries her tail badly when
under judgment. There were no entries in the challenge or
puppy classes, and the quality of the dogs shown was not
what we expected to find.
POODLES—(MR. MASON),
Jack, winner of first prize, failsin carriage of ears, loin,
length of coat and in calor, There are some white hairs in-
termixed with the black. The second prize, Pauline, is bad
in eyes, wrong in expression, short in ears, slack behind the
shonlders, weedy, undersized, and with coat not close in
eurl, Soudan, third prize, is open and woolly in coat, fiatin
loin, rather lightin eyes, sour in expression, short in ears,
flat in. back and loinand round in body. Dora and Styx II,
were absent. .
TOY SPANIELS-(MR, GRESHAM).
Duke was absent from the challenge class for King Charles
dogs, and Mr. Fay’s weil known Milwaukee Charlie was
alone in his glory. The bitch elass contained no entries,
Royal Prince, first in the open class for dogs, is a big, coarse
specimen, long and light in muzzle, with nose not well
laid back, eyes rather large, poor legs and feet, light loin,
leggy, indifferent color and curly coat. King, second prize,
has a bad head and expression, has no leg tan, and is rather
curly in coat. His strong, sound limbs are his best points.
We would have felt inclined to withhold the prizes.
Queenie, first in bitches, is low in skull, high in ears, wrong
in lips, out at elbows, and is not nearly so good a specimen
as Dolly, that was third. ‘This bitch is well known, and, we
think, should have been first. Nanki-Poo, a fairly good
Japanese, rather shallow in face and light in Join, must
have been hard pressed by Exeter Earl, a Blenheim whose
defects have frequently been noted in our columns, Ruby,
unnoticed, has a wretched bad head, and is much too leggy.
In the corresponding class for bitches Exeter Beauty, Mr.
Fay’s well known Blenheim, was an easy winner over Rebie.
The last named is not a Ruby spaniel, neither can she be
fairly called a Blenheim; but leaving color entirely out of
the question, her long, snipy face and lathy body should
have caused the judge to have withheld the prize.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS—(MR. MASON).
Cupid, winner at New York, Troy, Albany, etc,, was the
only entry.
MISCELLANEOUS—(MR. GRESHAM),
In the heavy-weight class the Chestnut Hill Kennels’ plain-
headed, smooth-coated sheepdog Spot was placed first, with
Agricola, the bobtail, that was first at Lynn, second, and
Ferro, an under-sized, plain-headed, short-bodied and wide-
fronted Great Dane, third. Sir Lucifer, all out of coat, was
unnoticed. The light-weight class contained nothing but
mongrels. If White Wings, placed first, isa good Mexican
hairless, Me Too must have been a wretchedly bad one, for
the only similarity between them is that they are hairless.
Bijou, second prize, is a very ordinary Maltese, wrong in
coat and not black in nose. Did and Dude are said to be
truffle dogs. The longer we looked at the dogs the more we
longed for the truffles.
Following is a list of corrections and additional awards:
In small pointer dogs C. W, Kennison’s Sir Guy was high com.
In bitches C. Heath’s Bloomo was first Instead of Nun. In Irish
setter dogs P. Camblos’s Dick Swiveller was very high com. In
collie dogs E. A. Perguson's Guelph was com.
NEWFOUNDLANDS,—Ist, E. H. Morris's New York Lass.
CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS.—ist, E, Brooke’s Komp; 2d, Dr.
F. B. Greenough’s Rum; 3d, G. B. Inehes’s Ripple.
FIELD SPANIBLS. — On Aanuencr —Ist and 2d, Oldham &
Willey’s Newton Abbot Laddie and Miss Newton Obo.—Oren—
AOC ae ae ist_and 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Glencairn and New-
ton Abbot Lord; 3d, W. H. Moseley’s Jerry. Bitches: Ist and 3d,
Oldham & Willey'’s Newton Abbot Lady Il. and Lady Abbot; 2d,
A. Laidlaw’s'Bridford Gladys. Very high com., Y. Bowers’s Flict?
—ANY¥ OTHER CoLOR—Dogs: Ist, W. T. Payne’s Newton Abbot
Skipper: 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Newton Abbot Don. Bitches: ist,
Bridford Kennels’ Bridford Lady.
OLUMBER SPANIELS.—Absent.
IRISH WATER SPANIELS.—ist, J. P. Daniels's Patsy O’Con-
nor; 2d, FP. B, Tirrell’s Blanche.
COCKER SPANIELS.—Any Cornor—ist and 2d, Oldham &
Willey’s Miss Obo IL. and Uhloe W.—BLAcK—Dogs: Ist, Oldham
& Willey’s Jersey; 2d, 8. R. Hemingway’s Rabbi; dd, Puy & Bax-
ter’s Ned Obo. Very high com. W.H, Walton’s Black Duck,
Bitches: 1st, 3d and very high eom., Oldham & Willey’s Dolly Oho,
Bessie W. and Farnie W.; 2d, Pay & Baxter's Kapiolani. Very
high com., L. F. Whitman’s Bene Silk. High com., A. Laidlay’s
oodstock Birdie and H. ¥. McLaughlin’s Black Nan.—Any
OrHER CoLoR—A. Laidlaw’s Woodstock Clip; 2d, Oldham &
Willey’s Goldie; $d,J.W. Hall’s Sancho. Puppies: Ist, A. Laid-
law’s Woodstock Birdie; 2d, O. B. Gilman's Prince—Novicr
GnAss—Ist, Fay & Baxter's Kapiolani; 2d, Oldham & Willey’s
Fannie W,
POODLES.—ist and 2d, F. W. Perkins’s Jack and Pauline; 3d,
Mrs. Wm. Appleton’s Soudan,
AIREDALE. TERRIERS.--Ist, Miss A. L. Cushing’s Tramp.
FOX-TERRIERS.—Puprres—Dogs: Ist, Blemton Kennels’ Blem-
ton Tramp; 20, 3d and reserve, J. E. Thayer’s Hillside Dandy,
Hillside Volunteer and Hillside Reckless. Very high com., F’,
Hoey’s Linguist. Bitches: 1st, 2d, 8d and high com., J. E. Thayer’s
Hillside Preda, Hillside Model, Hillside Linden and Hillside Ruth,
High com., J. Grosvenor’s Hillside Jauntv.—Wirn-HArRED—
Ist, J. Mortimer’s Suffolk Settler; 24, P, F. Dole’s Cotswold Jocko.
Novicr Unass—lst. Blemton Kennels’ Blemtonu Trump; 2d and
3d, J. E. Thayer’s Hillside Dandy and Hillside Volunteer. Reserve,
F, Hoey's Linguist. lox-Terrier Club’s Homebred Puppy Stake.
—ist and reserve, J. BE, Thayer's Flillside Freda and Hillside
Dandy,
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—Absent,
TRISH TERRIDRS.—CHALLENGE—Iist, Chestnut Hill Kennels’
Breda Tiney._Oprxn—Dogs: ist, J, F. MePadden’s Dennis; 2d and
3d. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Breda Jim and Roslyn Dennis, Bitches:
Ist, Rags; 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Roslyn Norah.—Puppies:
ist, withheld; 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Roslyn Norah.
DANDIB DINMONT TERRIERS.—Ist, F. th, Hitchcock's Bor-
der Wang.
BEDLINGTON TERRIERS.—1st, J. Mortimer’s Sir George; 2d,
W. A. Blodget’s Badger; 3d, withheld,
SKYE TERRINRS.—Dogs: ist, Oldham & Willey's Claymore;
2a, R. Russell’s Fly. Bitches: ist, Oldham & Willey’s Kirkella.
YORKSHIRE TERRIDPRS.—Dojs: Wqual Ist, P. H. Coombs’s
Bradford Harry and C. N. Symonds’s Harry; 3d, 0, N. Symonds’s
Toons Royal. Reserve and high com., P, Gough's Sandy and
Bright, Com., Mrs. W. Borrowscale’s Zip. Bitches: Ist,_C. N.
Symonds’s Floss.—Unprr 5uss.—Dogs: EB, G, Carleton's Bravo.
Bitches: 1st, P. H.Coombs'’s Bradford Leah. Puppies: Ist, PH.
Coombs’s Bradford Leah; 2d, J. A, Ford’s Nigger. Very high
com., Belle A, Borrowscales’s Top.
TOY TERRIERS.—Ist, J. Woodward’s Dot; 2d, C. Sullivan’s
Kitty; 3d, A. H, Lewis’s Captain. Very high com., A. A. John-
s50n’s Bluebird,
PUGS.—CHALLENGH—No entries.—OPEN — Digs: Ist, Mrs. J.
Smith’s Budge; 2d, G. E, Macgowan’s Smutt. Bitches: Ist, M. 5B.
Bricks Toodles; 2d, T. C. Gram’s Beauty; 3d, withheld,
KING CHARLES SPANIELS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, I, Be
Fay’s Milwaukee Charlie. Bitches: No entry —OpEn—Dogs: Ist,
Miss Fay’s Royal Prince; 2d,5.8. Green’s King. Bitches: 1st, 5.
S. Green’s Queenie; 2d, Mrs, M.C. Prescott’s Society Girl; 3d, F. B.
Fay's Dolly.
BLENHEIM, PRINCE CHARLES, RUBY OR JAPANBHSE
SPANIBLS,—Dogs: Ist. F. P. Comstock’s Nanki Poo; £. B. Fay’s
Exeter Earl; 3d. withheld, Bitches: 1st, F. B. Pay’s Exeter Beauty;
2d, E. K. Jones's Rebie.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—Ist, Miss Edith Van Buren’s Cupid.
MISCELLANEOUS. — Larau— ist, Chestnut Hill Kennels’
smooth-coate’ collie Spot; 2d, W. T. Tebbutt’s bobtail sheepdog
Agricola; 3d. GC. Farnsworth’s Great Dane Perro.—SMALL—EHqual
ist, H. T. Foote’s Mexisan hairless White Wings and W. C.
Denny’s truffle dog Did; equal 2d, Miss HE. Warriner’s Maltese ter-
rier Bijou and W. C. Denny’s truffle dog Dude.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
Kennel magtiffs, H. H. Moore. Mastiff that has never won first
prize, Lady Pamelia. Kennel St. Bernards, 8. H. Moore. St.
Bernard Club cups: Smooth-coated Hector, brood bitch Monastery
Mercedes, American-bred bitch Daphne, rough-coated Saffron,
brood bitch Miranda, American-bred dog, Otho; biteh, Una.
Best of either breed that has never won first prize, Harl. Smooth-
coated dog in open class, Beauchamp; bitch, Burton Belle; bitch
puppy, Lady Bernard. American-bred, under 1§mos., Harl. Ken-
nel deerhounds, J. HE. Thayer; stud dog, Chieffain. Kennel
pointers, Westminster Kennel Club, Large stud dog, Graphic;
small, Naso of Kippen. That has never won first prize, Stella;
in open or puppy classes, Duke of Hessen. Kennel English set-
ters, FE. Windholz. Stud dog, Gus Bondbu, Kennel Irish setters,
W.C, Hudson, Best of either breed that has never won first
prize, Sunset. Kennel spaniels, Oldham & Willey; second best,
the same; that has never won first prize, Rabbi, Field spaniel,
(American Spaniel Club special) Glencairn, Kennel collies,
Chestnut Hill Kennels; stud dog, Dublin Scot; dog puppy sired
by Scotson, Royal Scot; bitch, Ruby Royal, Collie Club specials:
American bred Roslyn Sensation; whelped in 1587 or 1888, the same,
biteh, Buttercup IL.; puppy, Hempstead Zulu. Wennel fox-terri-
ers, Blemton Kennels; stud dog, Raby Mixer; that has never won
first prize, Blemton Trump. Fox-terrier Club challenge cup,
Rachel. Kennel Irish terriers, Chestnut Hill Kennels. York-
shire terrier stud dop, Bradford Harry.
THE CHICAGO DOG SHOW.
[Special dispatch toy Vorest and Stream.)
HICAGO, 10., April 9.—The Chicago dog show is a suc-
cess, There are 566 entries, and but few absentees.
The attendance so far has been large, especially to-night,
and spectators take a great interest in the dogs. Most of
the classes are well represented. Setter and pointer classes
are quite full. Greyhounds are weak; spaniels fair; St. Ber-
nards, mastiffs and Great Danesa good lot; other nou-sport-
ing dogs fair. The judging was not finished to-night. So
far as announced, the following are the
AWARDS.
MASTIFA'S.—CHALDENGE—Dogs: Ist, champion Minting; 2d,
Moses, Bitches: 1st, Lady Coleus:—Opmn—Dogs: lst, Melrose
Prince; 2d, Grover Gleveland, Bitches: Ist, Gladys; 2d, Men-
glada. bs
ST. BERNAKRDS.—RoOUGH-COATED—GHALLENGE—Ist, Ren Lo-
mond; 2d, Folka,—Opun—Ist, Burns; ¢d, Valens.—SmMOO0OTH-COATED
—Ist, Meadowthorpe Norah; 2d, Prince.
GREAT DANES.—Dogs: Ist, Coasar; 2d, Siegfried. Bileles: 1st,
Donna Minka; 2d, Nora,
GREYHOUNDS.—Dogs: Ist, Master. Rich; 2, Meadowthorpe
Douglas. Bitches: ist, Catehfly; 2d, Minnie,
POINTERS—CHAULENGE—Ist, Lad of Bow.—Opnn—ist, Patter-
son; 2d, Luck of Idstone—UNDER 55LBs.-—Ist, Duke of Heseen; 2d,
Trinket’s Coin.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—Dogs: lst, Cincinnatus; 2d, Toledo Blade.
Bitches: Ist, Bohemian Girl; 2d, Texas Daisy.
IRISH SHETTEARS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, Blarney. Biteles:
Ist, Nellie; 2d, Lou.- Oprn—Dogs: 1st, Mack; 2d, Nelson. Bitches;
ist, Kitty O’Brien: 2d, Bessie.
GORDON SETTERS.— Dogs: 1st, Meadowthorpe Heather Roy;
ra siontnos Harold. Bitches: Ist, Vic; 2d, Meadowthurpe Bel-
mont.
Spaniels, collies, toy dogs and other classes ave now being
judged. Some little dissatisfaction is expressed at the man-
agement, but things are going fairly smooth, and the suc-
cess of the Show is assured.
POINTER IMPORTATION.—My, FE, B. Goldsmith, of 58
Wall street, forwarding agent, receiyed April 5, by the
steamer Gallia, the champion setter dog Sir Tatten, anda
light weight pointer—a novice—whom all average men call
a& promising youngster, from Hden Mount Kennel, Hngland.
Mr. Charles Pharo, of Bethlehem, Pa., (to whose kennel the
animals are consigned) is delighted with their condition.
Mr. Pharo has them entered at Philadelphia, and they can
be seen at the coming bench show which takes place on the
16th, 17th, i8th and 19th of this month. Sir Tatten has
beaten Count Howard and Monk of Hurness on different
occasions.in England and will make it warm for his class in
Philadelphia this month,
WORCESTER DOG SHOW.
HE Worcester dog show began to-day. There are $20
entries of fair average quality, Judgimge began at11
o’clock and 88 classes were finished, The weather is de-
lightful and the attendance has been fairly good. The show
appears to be well managed and exhibitors are warm in
praise of the treatment they receive. Following is a list of
the awards so far as the classes have been judged:
AWARDS.
MASTIFRS.—CHArnienge—Doy E. H. Moore's [ford Caution,
Biteh: Absent.—Orpen—Dogs: Ist, H. H, Moore’s Alonzo; 2d, B. B.
Sears’s Sears’ Monarch; 8d, HB. A. Cowee’s Pedro. Bitches: ist and
3d, E. H. Moore’s 'Vhe Lady Phyllis and The Lady Beatrice; 2d,
H. B. Sears’s Countess of Dunsmore. Reserye and yery high com.,
Millbrook Kennels’ Empress and Princess Beatrice.—PuPpPins—
Dogs: 1st, withheld; 2d, C. H. Morgan's Stowdy. Bitches: No
entries,
ST. BERNARDS.—SMo00ra-CoArnp — CHALLENGE — Dog: Hos-
pice Kennels’ Hector. Bitch: Hospice Kennels’ Daphne—Orrx—
Dogs: ist, Teague & Tilton’s Beauchamp; 2d, Hospice Kennels’
Albert Pliniimmon. Bitches: 1st, Contocook Kennels’ Burton
Relle; 2d, Keystone Kennels’ Lolo; 5d and high com,, Chequasset
Kennels’ Marvel and Chequasset Chartreuse. Reserve, P. H.
Hurley's Lady Bernard. Com,, Hospice Kennels’ Reka.—Pupprins
— Dogs; 1st, Quinsigamond Kennels’ Alaric, Bitches; No entries,
—ROvUGH-CoatTEp — CHAMPION — Dog: Hospiee Kennels’ Otho
Bitches: ist. E. H. Moore’s Saffron; 2d, Hospice Kennels’ Gemma
L—Ormn—Dogs: Ist, BH. B. Sears’s Plinlimmon, Jr.; 2d, Contoocoek
Kennels’ Kastlehorn II.; 3d, Quinsigamond Kennels’ Vindex.
Very high com., Lakeside Kennels’ Counfi and Hospice Kennels’
Alpine Chief, Bitches: Ist, E. B, Sears's Lady Wellington; equal
2d, Quinsigamond Kennels’ Chrysa and Lakeside Kennels’ Lady
Teazle. Puppies: No entries,
NEW FOUNDLANDS.—Ist, withheld; 2d, J, Conway's Sambo,
GREAT DANES.—Ist, M. RK. & IY. W. Fonda, Jr,’s Lady Bess.
GREY HOU NDS.—CHampron—tat and 20, H., W, Huntington's
Balkis and Cassandra, -OPEN—Dogs: 1st, J. HW. Watson’s Captain;
2d, Miss Mildred Orompton’s Sept. 20; 8d, F. P. Hdwards'’s Flash,
Bitches: No entries. Pippies: No entries.
DRFERHOUNDS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, 2d and 3d, J. BE. Thayer's
Ramona, Wanda and Bran.—Opsn—Dogs: Ist and 2d, J. H.
Thayer's Robber Chieftain and Duncan. Bilches; 1st, 2d, 3d and
very high com., J. EH. Thayer’s Pride ot Heather, Heatherbelle,
Highland Lassie and Brazen. Pippies: Ist and 2d, J, E. Thayer’s
Nora and Donallen.
POINTERS.—LARGE—CHAMPION—Doys: Ist, C. Heath’s Graphic,
Bitches: 1st, C. Heath’s Meally.-Opmn—Dugs; Ist. §. Pentzisg
Brake; 2d, H. Dexter’s Pontiac; 3d, Fleet View and Reading
Pointer Kennels’ Sir Hector. Reserve, G, W, Loyell’s Beaufort
H. Very high com., C. L. Hopkins’s Telamon, High com., A.
Berg’s Snipe. Bitehes: 1st, C. Heath’s Sally Brass; 2d, Fleet View
and Reading Pointer Kennels’ Pelle Randolph; 3d,G.T. Cannan’s
Rosa Croxteth. Reserve, Don Quixote Kennels’ Nell.—Smwatr—
CRABLENGE—Dogs: Ist, E. Dexter’s King of Kent. Bitches: dat
C. Heath's Bloomo.—O)PEN—Doge: Ist, ©, Heath's Lancelot; 2d.
Don Quixote Kennels’ Don Quixote; 3d, E. R. Bellman'’s Hickory
Staunch. Reserve, Tell Kennels’ Dare-Go. High com,, C. H.
Hakes’s Trim and G. W. Lovell’s Sir Anthony. Bitches: 1st, 2d
and high com., E, K, Bellman’s Stella, Devonshire Queen and
Nella B.; 3d, G. W. Lovell’s Daisy A.—PuPPrIEsS—Dogs: Ist, Tell
KXennels’ Dare-Go; 2d, CU, L. Hopkins’s Telamon; 3d, J.B, Tougas’s
Dick B. Bitches: ist, Tell Kennels’ May-Go; 2d, H. E, Sibley’s
Belle Tell.
HNGULISH SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, F. Windholz's
Rockingham. Bitches: lst, F.Windholz's Cora of WwW etheral._OpPpEN
—Dogs: 1st, F. Windhola’s Count. Howard; 2d, E. N. Hubbard's
Pride of Dixie 11; 8d and very high com., Cohannet Kennels’ Kent
Il. and Royal Kent. High com., J, C, Dougherty’s Mack and D.
P, Waters’s Paul Dale, Com., HE. 8, Knowles’s Ned, Mount Wash-
ington Kennels’ Lindo and FP, Scarlet’s Nig. Bitches: lat, FWind-
holz’s Princess Beatrice Il; 24, Peet & Lyon's Chautauqua Belle;
Sd, Cohannet Kennels’ Lady William. Very high com., Cedar
Kennels’ Chiquita. Com., C. A. Ives’s Mena Il: and G. W. Lovell’s
Snowflake.—PuPPins—Dogs: Ist, C. M. Farnum's Chester. Bitches:
ist, C. A. Ives’s Mena ILL; 2d, 8. Parker’s Jess II.
TRISH SETTERS,.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, Max Wenzel’s Tim ®
Bitches: 1st, Kildare Kennels’ Laura B.—OpENn—Dogs: 1st, W. CO.
Hudson’s Kenmore, Bitches: 1st, J. J. Scanlan’s Luln IIL; 2d, F.
L. Cheney’s Daisy; 3d, W.C, Hudson’s Cora B. Reserve, F. A.
Whilson’s Bijou, High com,, Hudson River Kennels’ Ruby Glen-
cho.—Purpins—Dngs: Ist, M, Flynn, Jr.'s O’Donovan Rossay 2d,
W.C, Hudson’s Parnell. Bitches; Absent.
GORDON SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Doys: Dr. J. H. Meyer's
Beaumont. Bitches; No entries.—Orpin—Dogs: C. H. Leonard's
Dash L.; 24 and 3d, N. Billing's Maleolm V. and Ranger B,
Reserve, GF, Bond's Dan- Bilehes: Ist, W. Buchan’s Novar 2d,
H, Smith’s Merle; 3d, withheld. Puppies; 1st, W. Buchan’s Nero;
2d, H. A. Estabrook’s Meg; 3d, G. W. LWangdon’s Rab IT. :
COLLLES.—CHALLENGE — Dogs; Ist, Jas. Watson’s Clipper.
Bitches: No entries.—Open—Dogs; Ist, 2d and high com., Kilmar-
nock Kennels’ Kilmarnock Chief, Kilmarnock Kenmore and Kil-
marnock Duncan; 3d, H.. Littlefield’s Rutlund Jock. Bitches: 1st,
3d, very high com, and high com., Kilmarnock Kennels’ Kil-
marnock Lelia, Kilmarnock Mailie, Kilmarnock Edie and Kil-
marnock Jessie; 2d, A. R. Kyle’s Cora Belle. Puppies: No entries.
BEAGLES.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: 1st, Clark & Ruttér’s Fitzhugh
Lee. Bitches: No_entries.—OrEN—Dogs: Ist, A. Parry’s Forest;
2d, Lewis Bros.’ Racket IL; 8d, Clark & Rutter’s Dandy. High
eom,, E. J. Kenneally’s Kenneally’s Lee. Bitches: Ist and 3d,
Clark & Rutter’s Notah and Cleopatra; 2d, Lewis Bros.’ Banner
Queen, Puppies: Withheld.
FIELD SPANIBELS.—CeAniEncEe—Dogs: Ist, Oldham & Wil-
ley’s Glenvairn.—OPEN—BLACK—Dogs: Ist, Oldham & Willey’s
Newton Abbot Lord; 2d, W. H. Moseley’s Jerry; 8d, G. A. Wood-
man’s Bo. High com., F, H, Henry’s Ned Obo. Bitches: Ist, A.
Laidlaw’s Bridford Gladys; 2d, Oldham and Willey’s Lady Abbot,
—Any OTHER COTLOR—Dogs: Ist, Oldham & Willey’s Newton
Abbot Don; 2d, W.T. Payne’s Newton Abbot Skipper; 3d, with-
held, Bitches: Ist, Bridford Kennels’ Bridford Lady.
CLUMBER SPANIELS,—I1st, H, B. Knight's Jill.
IRISH WATER SPANIELS,—I1st, J. P, Daniels’s Patsey O’Con-
nor.
COCKER SPANIELS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, Oldham & Willey’s
Miss Obo.—OrpEan—BLAcK—Doga: Ist, A, H.Jones’s Pippo, Bitches:
Ist and 3d, Oldham & Willey’s Dollv Obo and HWanny W.; 2d, A.
Laidlaw’s Woodstock Birdie, Very high com., C, C. Browning’s
Spright.—ANyY OrHEk CoLor—ist, A. Laidlaw’s Woodstock Clip;
2d, Oldham & Willey’s Goldie. Puppies: No entries.
FOXHOUNDS.—EnaissH—lst, J. J. Dwyer’s Reseville Royer;
2d, withheld; 3d, J. M. White’s Jerry.—AMERICAN—Ist, R. D.
Perry’s Jack of Diamonds; 2d, A. M, Gerry’s Drive; 8d and very
high com., J. M. White’s Abel. Laud, Ben, Billy and Major. Very
high com,, C. G. Elims’s Spot, W. h., Dean’s Bat, HE, D, Whittaker’s
Tilden, and GC. A, Knight’s Captain and Trump, High com., J.
Goshlaw’s Jim. lL. Heredun’s Turk and W. R. Dean’s Tramp,
Com., H.'T. Balcom’s Sport. Puppies: ist, J. M. White’s Spunk.
DACHSHUNDE,—Ist, J. EH. Thayer’s Croquette.
PUGS.—CHALLnNGE-—No entries.—_0NPEN—Dogs: Ist and 3d, with-
held; 2d, L. M. Richards’s Doctor. Bitches: lst. Miss L. E. Brom-
hall’s Polly, Pwppies: Ist, withheld; 2d, Maud A. Parker’s Rex BR,
PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW.
VER seven hundred entries were received for the Phila-
delphia Kennel Club show, but we have been compelled
to decline all over six hundred. We will not know definitel
until to-morrow (Wednesday) how many Horticultural Hall
will accommodate, as there are several rooms in addition to
the main auditorium we have pressed into service. The last
two hundred entries are being held in reserve, in the order
of their artival, until we know how many can be benched.
We had no expectation of scoring a second to New York,
but we got there and all hands are correspondingly elated.
Wxhibitors were so promps in responding te the requests
for early entries—we had five hundred on the night of clos-
ing—that I hope they will be equally so when we ask them
to have their dogs benched early on Tuesday morning. The
judging rings cannot be as many as we could wish, and to
get through the judging on that day we must begin
promptly at 10 o’clock. Owners of mangy dogs will please —
take notice that none such will be benched, and it will be
wise to save express charges and keep them at home.
H. 1, IRELAND. Superintendent,
2A
FOREST AND STREAM.
(Apri, 11, 1989.
CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB RULES.
ULE 1. The Management of a Mecting,—The management of
the meetings for the annnal field trials shall be intrusted to
the board of management, who shallinterpret all the rules govern-
ing the trials, and shall decide upon all matters pertaining to the
triais hot provided for in these rules,
RULE 2. Selection of Judges—The judge, or judges, shall be se-
lected by the board of management, and their names shall be
ublicly announced as soon as possible after their selection.
When a judge is prevented from attending a meeting or finishing
it, the board of management shall appoint a substitute,
Rui 3. Description and Disqualification of Bntry.—Por allstakes,
the name, pedigree, age, color and distinguishing marks of each
dog shall be detailed in writing to the secretary of the club, to be
filed at the time of making the entry or entries, Any dog’s age,
markings or pedigree which shall be proved not to correspond
with the evtry shall be disqualified, and all such dog's stakes or
winnings shall be forfeited, Dogs afflicted with any contagious
disease, and bitches in season or unduly attracting the attention
of the competing dog, will not be permitted on the grounds, In
these rules the term “‘dag’’ is understood to mean both sexes.
Ruun 4, Payment of Hntry and Forfett.—The forfeit money must
accompany every nomination, and the balance of the entrance
fee must be paid before the drawing. No entry shall be yalid un-
less the amount due for it has been paid in full,
Rue 5, Power to Refuse Hntries—The board of management
may refuse any entry they may think proper to exclude: and no
person who has been proved to the hoard of management to haye
misconducted himself in any manner in connechion with dogs,
dog shows or dog trials, or who is a defaulter for either stakes
or forfeits in connection with either thereof, or for money due
under anarrangement for ‘division of winnings, or for penalties
for infraction of rules, or for any payment required by a deci-
sion of the club, shall be allowed to compate in any trials that,
may be held under the auspices of the Central Field Trial Club.
Run 6. Protests and Objections—Anvy objection to an entry
must be made in writing addressed to the secretary of the club,
and will be acted on by the board of management, whose decision
shall be final. All protests, except as hereinafter provided, must
be madeand delivered to the secretary of the club, or in case of
his absence, to the president of the club, or in case of his absence,
to a member of the hoard of management at or before midnight
of the date of the running of the final heat.
Rvne7, Age of Puppies—A dog wheiped before Jan. 1 of the
year preceding the trials will not be eligible to the Derby.
Rowe & The Slales—There will be a Setter Derby and a Pointer
Derby, with first, second and third places in each. The winners
will be known as the winners of first, second and third in the
Setter Derby, and first, second and third in the Pointer Derby,
respectively. The two first winners will be compelled to run a
heat together and the winner of this heat shall be known as the
absolute winner of the Derby.
There will be an All-Age Setter and an All-Age Pointer stake
which will be run on the same plan as the Derby, and the winner
shall be known as the absolute winner of the All-Age Stake.
Rute Y. The Drawing—Doegs shall be drawn by lot, and num-
bered in the order drawn, The first two dogs so drawn shall run
together in the first heat of the series, the next two shall run
together in the next heat, and so on, inlike manner, until all the
dogs in the series haye run in heats.
Immediately before the dogs are drawn at any meeting the time
and place of putting down the first brace of dogs on the following
morning shall be declared and posted in a conspicuous place.
All stakes shall be runin the order of the programme when
possible. Should. however, competitors or their representatives
in the various stakes agree otherwise, the order may be changed
with the consent of the board of management.
Rue 10. The Bye.—In case there should be a bye in any series,
the bye dog must, except as hereinafter proyided, run a side heat
under a judge appointed by the regular judges, for a length of
time designated by them. The bye shall run inthe first heat of
the next series with the winner of the first heat in the series in
which the former had a bye, except as hereinafter provided.
If a dog he withdrawn or fails to appear, the dog drawn to run
against such dog shall run with the bye, if there is one, at the end
of the series in which the bye occurs, or if there should be more
than one withdrawal, the dogs drawn to run against such with-
drawn dogs shallrun together in the order of precedence in which
they are drayn.
RvLe ll. Guarding. two dogs owned or handled by the same
person should come together in the first or any succeeding series,
the second dog so owned or handled shall change places with the
first dog not so owned or handled. This change shall be effected
in the order of running if possible; if not so possible then in the
reyerse order of running. If such separation is found to be im-
practicable, the running together of two such dogs may ber per-
mitted.
Rupe i?2, The Running.—No heat shall be less than one hour's
duration; and the judges may prolong a heat to such further
length as may be necessary to satisfy themselves of the relative
merits of the competing dogs. Atter all the dogs baye been run
through the first round of heats, the judges shall announce those
they have selected to run in fhe subsequent heats, and the names
will be drawn to see which will run together, and theusual order
of running will he continued through the future heats. The
heaten dogs shall be retired and the winners shall run together in
the next series of heats,
The last dog beaten by the winner of the first prize shall com-
pete for the second prize with the best of those dogs previously
beaten by the winner of the first prize. The winner of this heat
shall be declared the winner of the second prize. The discretion
is given to the judges of deciding which is the best of those
heaten dogs in the competition for second by selection, or by run-
ning extra heats Letween them. After the first and second win-
ners have been ascertained, the judges may select the winners of
any other prize from any of the dogs in the stake without further
running. f t =
The first and second prizes in any stake cannot be divided. The
judges may, however, attheir discretion divide the third prize,
but in no case shall more than two dogs have part in the division,
and they may be selected from any of the beaten dogs,
The dog last beaten by the winner of the first prize shall not be
obliged to run more than two heats on the same day, except by
desire of his handler, but shall run the final heat for second
place on the following day.
When necessary to alter the general course of handlers, they
shall be duly notified and allowed a reasonable time to change the
course of theis dogs, so that each may start over the new course
upon equal conditions. One or both dogs may he ordered up to
enforce this rule; but in no case shall the course be altered when
either dog is on a point or working a hot scent.
A dog’s merit shall be considered in his performance in each
heat throughout the stake.
RuLe 13, Retrieving.—When a dog is ordered to retrieve, he shall
find the bird with only such assistance from his handler as may
be given by commands, verbal or otherwise, from the position
occupied when shooting. In case the nature of the ground ab-
structs a fair view oi the location of the dead bird, the handler
may moye toa more fayorable position. Retrieving shall not be
required, or considered as a point of merit, in the Derby.
Rove 14. Handling Dogs in Trials—Kach dog must be brought
up in its proper turn without delay; if absent more than twenty
minutes, its opponent shall be entitled to the heat, provided such
delay was not caused hy following the instructions of the judges.
A handler shall net be permitted to “rush,” or assume a gait
faster than the walk customary in ordinary field shooting; but if
a handler, either from physical inability cannot, or for any reason
will not, walk as fast as in ordinary shooting, the judges shall not,
restrain the competing handler, who shall be permitted to handle
his dog, while walking as fast asin ordinary field shooting, No
one shall be allowed to talk toa handler while his dog is under
judement, unless what is said is spoken openly in the presence of
he judges, and nothing shall be said at.such time that may prove
advantageous to the handler in working his dog. Ifthe judges
know that any information has been given to a handler, while his
dog is under judgment, that may help him to locate birds, the
judges shall require the handler to draw off his dog from the
birds so located and decline to give any credit for the work of the
dog upon birds so located.
In case # dog is. lost while on point or has gone astray, the
judges shall appoint those they may see fit to assist in finding the
of so lost. No person other than those appointed shall be per-
mitted to take part in any search. In case any unauthorized
persons take part in the search, any credit’ which might other-
wise come to the dog so lost shall, on account of their interfer-
ence, not be credited to it, if the judges so decide; and any de-
merit due to the competing dog, on account of the interference of
such persons, shall not be scored against it.
An owner, his handler or his deputy may hunt a dog, but it
must be one or the other; and when dogs are down an owner must
not interfere with his dog if he has deputed another person to
handle and hunt it, as two persons are prohibited from working
one dog, If from any cause the handler of a running dog is dis-
abled fo such an extent that he cannot shoot, upon his request to
the judge or judges, they mayselect some person to shoot for him,
and the judges may in any case require handlers ranean dogs to
go through minutely the evolution of shooting either a blank or
shotted cartridge over any or every established point, upon being
ordered to flush a bird. The handlers of the two dogs shall walk
within a reasonable distance of each other, and hunt said brace
or braces in the trials as in ordinary shooting, so that the dogs
Sear be on an equalityas to ground, epportunity for finding,
ete.
The privilege is granted handlers to ask the judges for infor-
mation or explanation that has a direct bearing upon any point
atissue. Pending such questions the dogs shall not be under
judgment.
The person handling and hunting a dog may speak, whistle to
and work him by hand as he may deem proper, but he shall be
called ta order by the judges for making any unnecessary noise,
or for any disorderly conduct; and if after being cautioned he
persists in such noise or disorderly conduct, the judges shall
order the dog to be taken up and declare it out of the stake. An
opponent’s dog must not be interfered with or excited. In such
case an appeal shall be made to the judges. The judges have the
discretion to prevent a handler from whistling or giving orders
to his dog if the competing dog is making fame or pointing.
When a dog points game, the competing dog must not be drawn
across him to take the point, but if not backing of hisown accord
ate be brought around out of the way of and behind the point-
ing dog. .
The judge or judges shall assess a fine upon any handler who,
while handling a dog under their Judgment, may be guilty of mis-
conduct or disobedience toward them. The fine so assessed for
each offense shall not be less than $5 nor more than $25. The
handler so fined shall immediately pay the fine or give satisfac-
tory security for such payment. Upon his failure to do so, the
udges shall declare the heat finished and the dog run by said
andler out of the stake.
fs eee toe shall not load their guns until a point has been estab-
ished,
Rute 15. For the Government af Spectators, ete—No person other
than the judges, judges’ guide, stewards and reporters will be
permitted to accompany the handlers of cogs competing in any
heat, except the owners of the competing dogs, who shall be per-
mitted to accompany the stewards until the finish of the heat.
Spectators shall not be allowed nearer the handlers of dogs run-
ning than Jiyds. at the rear,
If any person openly impugns the actions or decisions of the
judge or judges, or otherwise annoys them during the progress of
a trial, he may be debarred from future participation in the trials
and ordered off the grounds,
No person shall make any remarks about the judges, handlers
or dogs within hearing of the judges or handlers, concerning loca-
tion of birds, or give any information whatever calculated to
affect the action of handlers or the result of the heat. Amy per-
son so offending shall be expelled from the grounds, and points of
merit will not be allowed any dog whase handler acts upon infor-
mation imparted by such person, or acquires it by any unfair
means whatever. A protest on this point. must he made to the
judges before the close of a heat, and their decision shall be final
Rue 16. Training.—To relieve the judges of the responsibility
of deciding heats between dogs possessing superior natural qual-
ities, imperfectly broken, and those of inferior qualities, well
broken, the Central Field Tria) Clnb insists that all dogs entered
for competition shall be thoroughly broken, not that the training
of the dog will be recognized as having any great value in the
scale of points, but because his qualities cannot be exhibited
properly without it.
RULE IT. Withdrawals.—A dog cannot be withdrawn from a.
stake at any time after the fee to startilf has been paid, without
the consent of the judges; and any owner or handler withdrawing
a dog or dogs, without the consent of the judges, shall be debarred
from any future trials held by the Central Field Trial Club, or be
penalized, at the discretion of the club.
When a winner of one or more heats has been withdrawn, the
dog or dogs previously beaten by it, shall be deprived of compet-
ing, if, in the opinion of the judges, said dog or dogs have a chance
to win.
Should the owner ofadog or his representative induce the
owner or representative of another dog to withdraw such dog for
consideration or bribe of any nature whatsoever, the dog in whose
interest the withdrawal was induced, shall forfeit all rights in
the stake.
INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDGES.
Pointing.—Pointing fur, feather, reptile, or scent of game birds
shall not be considered a false point.
The judges shall give a dog ample opportunity to discover
whether he is on a true or false point. .
No assistance shall be given by the handler to enable a dog to
discover whether he is on a true or afalse point.
Judges shall ayoid as far as possible holding a dog so long on
point, for the purpose of securing a back or otherwise, as to
enable the birds to run; and if the pointing dog be held on point
by order of the judges for a competing dog to secure a back, the
pointing dog shall not incur any penally for results. Dogs shall
be brought up to back only when the opportunity offers, without
interfering with the pointing dog, and a dog drawing on or point-
ing game which he has found independently, shall be afforded
ample opportunity to locate the game without competition, and
the handler shall have ample time to flush the bird.
The number of times a dog points, backs, etc., shall not neces-
sarily giveit the preference, but the judges shall consider the
quality of the performance rather than the frequency of the
occurrence, ..?
When a handler calls a point, it shall be considered only as call-
ing the attention of the judge'to the dog. 7
Backing.—The judges are requested to give no credit for back-
ing unless if appears to be yoluntary. Any assistance from the
handler shall deprive the dog of credit for the performance.
Rangig.—The judges are requested to'give sreater credit to the
dog that maintains the fastest and most killing range through-
out, wide or close, as the necessity of the case requires: that
works his ground with judgment; that observes his handler’s
course and position as a base of operations, and that hunts to the
un. .
# Obedience and Disposition.—The judges are requested to give
much greater credit to the dog that works promptly, without
noise or severity, and is obedient, prompt, cheerful and handled
easily.
y SCALE OF POLS,
The following scale of points is the scale adopted by the Central
Field Trial Club, and judges of the elwb’s trials are requested to
use them: Mort
Pointing (including nose, style and promptness in locating).... 30
STAANCHWCSSs ox awe one easter rece Cea sea. ek en oR eee, *
Bird sense
Ranges-.225.- 52. 7 “
Obedience and disposition..
Demeril.
False pointing, breaking in, breaking shot, chasing.
These faults shall be gauged by the judges in their [discretion,
The third chase, however, loses the heat.
DEFINITIONS.
Breaking In.—Breaking in is where a dog, through imperfect
breaking or from excitement, leaves his position when the birds
rise, whether the gunis fired or not, and starts to chase, but
stops within a few feet from where he stayted, of his own accord
or by command, ‘
Breaking Shot.—Breaking shot is where a dog runs in whena
shot is fired, with the intention of getting the bird, but does not
stop promptly at_ command,
Chasing.—Chasing is where a dog follows the birds, either when
a gun is fired or not, to an extent beyond the control of his hand-
ler for the time being. \
Pointing,—The judges will rate a dog’s merit under this head
by display of nose and judgment in finding and pointing birds,
and accuracy and quickness in locating birds after he has. caught
the scent of them. Walse-pointing, flushing or uncertainty will
detract from a dogz’s score under this head.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COLLIE CLUB.—The
third annual meeting of the Collie Club will be held at the
Philadelphia Kennel Club bench show, on Tuesday after-
noon; mee 16, at_5 o’¢lock. The president’s cup for the
best collie exhibited by a member of the club, the collie
sweepstakes, the stud dog stakes, and the silver club medal
for the bes{ American-bred collie exhibited by a member
will be competed for at this show.—J. D, SHOTWBELL, See’y,
THE SEITNER CASE.
vi fess committee of the American Pointer Club assembled
at the rooms of the American Kennel Club, at 44
Broadway, at noon on Tuesday, April 9, to consider the
charge against B. T. Seitner, preferred by FOREST AND
STREAM in its isstie of March 7. It will be-remembered
that a letter of instructions had been written by Seit-
ner to his agent Lewis, a fac simile of which was published
in our issue of March 7. In this jetter Seitner instructed
Tiewis contidentially to look over class 36, the open class for
bitches, andif Carrie, entered in puppy class (38), had a show
to win in class 36, to have her transferred to it, she being
over age. Lewis apparently thought she had not a chance,
for he left her in class $8,in which she received vhe.
The only construction which the language of the letter
will bear, and that put upon it by Lewis was, that the bitch
was tO remain in the puppy class, unless she stood a show
to. win in the open class. ’
Being called on for his explanation by the committee
of the American Pointer Club, who had recently elected
him a vice-president of their body, Seitner replies in sub-
stance, that the letter is, he believes, a fae simile of one
written by him to Lewis; that the meaning which he in—
tended to convey was, ‘that the bitch being over age she
was to be withdrawn from the puppy class absolutely, and
transferred to the open class only if she had any chance of
winning there,” and that he did not repudiate the vhe.
awarded; firstly, because he did not know of the award until
months later, and secondly, because having written to the
secretary of the Philadelphia dog show about the moneys
won by his other two dogs, exhibited at same time, that
officer declined to recognize him as an exhibitor atthe show.
The Pointer Club committee admit the obviously natural
construction of the language of Seitner’s instruction to
Lewis, but express themselves as fully satisfied with Seit-
ner’s explanation, that he wrote what he did not intend to,
simply because his ideas outstripped his pen; and the motion
that said B, F. Seitner had completely exonerated him-
self in their estimation from thecharge of fraudulent intent
was luanimously carried.
After pondering Mr. Seitner’s letter in the light of his
attempted explanation, we cannot agree with the Pointer
Club’s very charitable verdict: .A man confronted with his
own letter affording prim fucie evidence of an intent to
defraud, and unable to dispute the authenticity of the letter,
has no other alternative than to admit his guilt, or declare
that he meant something other than he wrote, A man’s
evidence in his own favor is valueless, unless it is very
plausible and the defendant’s record is a very clean oue.
In all his correspondence on the subject Seitner hasshown
that he possesses a yery ready command of English; that, in
fact, he isa writer capable of expressing himself very clearly;
and it is hardly probable that a man with this qualification
would if innocent be left with no other defense against an
imputation of fraud based on his own letter, than that he
meant something other than what he wrote.
It may be fairly urged that Mr. Seitner is entitled to any
doubt in his favor which he may have succeeded in creating
by his defense, and his confreres of the Pointer Club, not con-
tented with doubting his guilt, have expressed themselves
convinced of his innocence. The attempted vindication has
not altered our estimate of the situation inany degree. We
hold it our duty to contribute to the elevation of thé standard
of rectitude of dog men; and the best men of the fraternity,
the men to whom we appeal, may be left to form their own
judgment as to the worth of the explanation to vin-
dicate the writer from the intent tap ted in the only possible
construction which the language of the letter admits of.
DOG TALK.
Ww* understand that Mr. F. C. Phebus, manager of the
. Somerset Kennel, Bernardsville, N. J., has joined the
ranks of St. Bernard breeders, haying purchased from the
Erminie Kennels, Mount Vernon, N. Y., their imported
smooth-coated stud dog Barry (by Minch out of Bella),
Mr. Phebus has also purchased a very handsome rough-
coated St, Bernard bitch which will no doubt make her
first public appearance at Philadelphia.
Mr. Carlyle writes us from Washington: ‘I am striving
to introduce a better class of dogs into Washington than we
have had heretofore. I now own in connection with my
kennel of Scotch collies, a fine pair of St. Bernards that T
bought from H. R, 5. Coffin, of Glens Palls, N. ¥. Their
names being Cato (A.K.R. 5265) and Belle Meade (A.K.R
4918), both smooth in coat. I now want a rough-coated
St. Bernard bitch.
George Wilson, one of the oldest dog men in England and
one of the most successful handlers of prize winners, is here
on a visit to his son, who lives in Chicago, Few men in the
dog fancy have received from judges as many blue ribbons
as George, It is possible he will remain in America.
“Sports Afield”’ lately wrote of Mr, Wade’s wutobiography
in the London Stock-Keeper, and now Mr. Wade is “‘reat-
ing round” with the light of battle in his eyes and talks
about an “‘auto”-da fe. He has not yet decided whom he
will kill or when he will begin, but there is blood on the
face of the moon,
Beaufort, champion mastift of England, has ‘been sold by
his owner to come fo this country.
Mr, EH. O. Damon, of Northampton, Mass., is importing
the Irish setter Darby Tr, q
METCHLEY SURPRISE—JAKYR DEAN.—Rochester,
April 1.—Editor Forest and Stream: Waving read Mr.
‘Watson’s letter in regard to the Metchley Surprise—Jakyr
Dean wins at Rochester, I feel it only just to all parties con-
cerned to make a plain statement of facts. Jakyr Dean was
whelped March 8, 1888, and was properly entered under her
full name at Buffalo, Whoever had charge of the catalogue
put her in asa dog and changed her name to Dean. She
was also entered at Syracuse, but in their catalogue she
still figures asa dog. The Stud Book got her wrong both in
name, sex, and date of birth. Some time ago T copied all
my old records into a new book, and put her down as being
whelped March 18, instead of the 8th, and from this I made
my New York entry. At Albany through some mistake she
was catalogued as being whelped the 19th. So Mr. Harrison
entered her at Rochester in good faith, and as soon as the
mistake was discovered, withdrew her entry. The entries
of the Rochester Kennel Club were advertised to close
March 6, but at a fee of the club they resolved to
change the date to March 3, and it was so announced to
the local papers, The Chestnut Hill Kennel entries were
received March 13, and therefore Metchley Surprise was
allowed in the challenge class, having won four firsts—J, P.
GRAY, Pres. Rochester Kennel Club.
THE ST. BERNARD CLUB OF AMERICA has pub-
lished a circular embodying the proceedings of its annual
and special meetings of February 19, and the reenuiar meet-
ing of the Board of Governors on March 11, last, with the
treasurer’s statement embracing the interval from Feb. 23
to March 11. At the annual meeting it was decided on the
motion of Mr. Hopf to change the wording of the standard
in respect to color and markings, making white muzzle,
blaze, chest, feet, and tip of tail indispensable, and declar-
ing a white collar or white spot on the nape as very desirable,
Apri 11, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM.
245
STRAYS.—Editor Forest and Stream: I have had the
yery worst luck lately with my dogs in having them stolen
or'strayed. On the 29d of January the well-known Irish
terrier Greymont, which I had just had a few days from
Mr. Wheeler, disappeared and not a trace of him has been
heard of ree On Tuesday, the 26th of March, my little
black spaniel bitch Topsey (Doe—Bene) was let out for exer-
cise as usual, and has never been seen since. She was not a
show bitch, but she was a very handsome little thing about
1slbs, weight, but rather fat, all black with a snipy nose.
Greymont was as fine an Irish terrier as has ever been im-
ported; red, with good head and splendid coat, If any of
ype readers should run across either of these dogs I should
se SO much obliged if they would write me,—J. 5. NIVEN.
SALE OF PATSY.—Northampton, Mass,, April 8.—
Editor Forest and Stream: I have sold to Mr. F. H, Perry,
ot Des Moines, Iowa, the Irish setter Patsy, imported by Mr.
OC. H. Mason and brought into prominence by this gentle-
man’s pen, in your issue of Dee, 13 last. In writing
to me of this dog’s quality Mr. Mason says: ‘‘Size is his
drawback. If you will look at him carefully, you will see
he bas great bone, decidedly more substance, stronger loins,
deeper chest, better feet than Tim, and that he is of much
better color, Hicho, Jr., would beat him under most
judges, but his better size would be the strong point in his
favor.”’ Mr. Mason says he is a ‘‘hot one,” it must be so.—E
O, DAMON,
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents,
NAMES CLAIMED.
(tS Notes must be sent on the Prepared Bianks,
Cotton-Tail Jack, Contrallo and Hunters Pet. By Rural Ken-
nels, Wakefield, Mass., for black, white and tan beagles, one dog
and two bitches, whelped March 3, 1889, by Little Duke, Jr, (Little
Duke—Rose) out of Rural Dot (Flute M.—Belle).
Beile Comedy and Bess Comedy. By Dr. Geo. B. Ayres, Omaha,
Neb,, for fawn, brown points, mastiff bitches, whelped March 24.
1889, by Edwy (champion Orlando—Countess of Woodlands) out
of liford Comedy (champion Orlando—lIdalia),
King Hdwy, Prince Bdwy, Kittie Comedy, Bonnie Comedy, Mattie
Comedy and Lady Comedy, By Dr, Geo. B. Ayres, Omaha, Neb.,
for fawn, black points, mastiffs, two dogs and four bitches,
whelped March 24. 1839, by Edwy (champion Orlando—Countess of
Woodlands) out of ford Comedy (champion Orlando—Idalia).
Dupont. By _F. G. Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa., for lemon_and
white pointer dog, whelped Aug, 10, 1888, by champion Bang Bang
(Price’s Bang—Princess Kate) ont of Telie Doe (Fritz—Virginia).
Winnie Rake. By Dr. L. M, Thompson, Mahanoy City, Pa., for
lemon and white Hnglish setter bitch, whelped June 3, 1885, by
Count Rake (Bergundthal’s Rake—Phyllis) out of Winnie Davis
(Diomed—Bessie San Moy). 4 :
Rosa Mark. By M.M. MacMillan, Mahanoy City, Pa., for lemon
and white English setter bitch, whelped Aug. 12, 1888, by Gath’s
Mark (Gath—Gem) out of Rosa (Dashing Monarch—Leila).
Stanjield. By F. G. Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa., for black, white
and tan Hnglish setter dog, whelped Jan 17, 1889, by Gath’s Joy
(Gath—Gem) out of Rodreka (Roderizo—Gem), ; k
Rosstrevor, Redskin and Teddy. By ¥, G. Taylor, Philadelphia,
Pa., for red Irish setter dogs, whelped Jan. 12, 1889, by champion
Tim (Biz—Hazel) out of Currer Bell IIL. (Sarsfield—Mand IL).
Captain Kidd. By Warner & Hamilton, Canaan Wour Corners,
N. Y., for red Ivish setter dog, whelped Jan. 21, 1889, by champion
Kenmore (champion Glencho—Red Lassie) out of Fluff.
BRED.
(" Notes muat be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Delunware—Potomuec. Somerset Kennels’ (Bernardsville, N. J.)
beagle bitch Delaware (My Maryland—Gill) to their Potomac
(Lee—Countess), March 16.
Ferrol—Bounce. Mrs. F.C. Phebus’s (Bernardsville, N. J.) beagle
bitch Ferrol (Fleetwood—Cloud) to Somerset Kenneis’ Bounce
(Rambler—Honeymoon), eb. 17. ;
Lady Romp—Jupiter. Somerset Kennels’ (Bernardsville, N. J.)
beagle bitch Lady Romp (Cassar—Lulu) to their Jupiter (Lee—
Saad), March 27. 4
Hope—Bounce. Somerset Kennels’ (Bernardsville, N. J.) beagle
bitch Hope (Fleetwood—Countess) to their Bounce (Rambler—
Honeymoon), Marelh 28. e >
Vesta— Goodwood Rattler, Somerset Kenngls’ (Bernardsville, N.
J.) beagle bitch Vesta (laee—Dorsey’s Venus) to their Goodwood
Rattler (King Pat—Sis), March 27. ‘ ine
Colina—Scot’s Jack. Theo. J. Hook's (Rome, N. Y.) collie bitch
Colina (Kilmarnock Bruce—Lady of the Lake) to Dr. H.S. Quin’s
Scot’s Jack (champion Dublin Scot—Hifie Dean), March 31.
Him Place Doliy—Wacouta Nap. Li. D. Ely’s (Rochester, N. Y.)
mastiff bitch Hlm Place Dolly to St. Joe Kennels’ champion Wa-
couta Nap (A.K.R, 5435), March 22. ;
Daisy A.—Beaufort H., Geo. W. Loyell’s (Middleboro, Mass.)
pointer bitch Daisy A, to his Beautort H., March ??. : :
Nell-Gwynne—Gath's Joy. F.G. Taylor and G. G. Davis's (Phil-
adelphia, Pa.) English setter bitch Nell Gwynne (Racket— Moxie)
to F, G. Taylor's Gath’s Joy (Gath—Gem), March 9.
Psyche—Beaumont. C. L. Griffith's (New York) Gerdon setter
bitch Psyche (Roy—Dott) to J, H. Meyer’s Beaumont (Ronald ITI.
—champion Moss), April 8. ; . '
Blondie G.—Sancho_G. C. BH. Gilchrist’s (Somerville, Mass.)
cocker spaniel bitch Blondie G. (Pete Obo—Bijou) to Mt. Waite
Kennels’ Sancho G. (A.EK.R. 6506), March 28.
Vic—Sancho G. T. C. Barden’s (South Boston. Mass.) cocker
cence) hitch Vie to Mi. Waite Kennels’ Sancho G. (A.K.R. 6505),
April &.
enah W.—Lithle Red Rover. John E, Westen's (Utica, N. Y.)
cocker spaniel bitch Renah W. (Black Pete, Jr.—Gilt) to Theo. J.
Hooks champion Little Red Rover (champion Obo IL, A.K.R.
432 Woodstock Dinah), April 3.
Brownie—Obo-crit. N. V. Ketchum’s (Savannah, Ga.) cocker
8 iets bitch Brownie (A.K.R, 3072) to his Obo-crit (A. K.R. 4100),
Web, 22.
ween Victoria—Somerset Mike. Somerset Kennels’ (Bernards-
ville, N. J.) fox-terrier bitch Queen Victoria (Rip—Jewel) to their
Somerset Mike (Belgrave Primrose—Smuggler), March 17.
Toody—Bradford Harry. Dr, G. W. Dixon’s (Worcester, Mass.)
Yorkshire terrier bitch l'oody to P. H. Coomhbs’s Bradford Harry
(Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), March 31,
WHELPS.
ies" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Flight. Somerset Kennels’ (Bernardsyille, N. J.) beagle bitch
Flight (Lee—Nightshade), Feb. 26, three (two dogs), by their Storm
(Lee—Oountess). f ‘
Portland Lilly. Geo. W. Loyell’s (Middleboro, Masss.) pointer
bitch Portland Lilly, March 29, eight (four dogs), by his Beaufort
Wellic. H. C. Bronsdon’s (Boston, Mass.) cocker spaniel bitch
Nellie (Newton Abbot Laddie—Roxie), April 8, seven (four dogs),
by Mt. Waite Kennels’ Sancho G. (A.K.R. 6506).
SALES.
es Notes muat be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Mass.
Lemon and white pointer dog, whelped Ang, 10, 1888,
by Bang Bang out of Telie Doe), by F, G. Taylor, Philadelphia,
delphia, Pa., BD. A. Goodwin, Jr., Newburyport, Mass.
B Liver, white and tan English setter dog, whelped
Feb. 14, 1889, by Leigh Belton out of Rural May, by Rural Ken-
nels, Wakefield, Mass., to Herbert Philbrook, same place.
Lark Belton. Lemon and iwhite English setter dog, whelped
Feb. 14, 1889, by Leigh Belton out of Rural May, by Rural Kennels,
Wakefield, Mass., to F, A, Patch, West Acton, Mass.
Captain Kidd. Bed Ivish setter dog, whelped Jan. 21, 1889, by
champion Kenmore out of Fluff, by Warner & Hamilton, Canaan
Four Corners, N. Y., to Harry Bates, Hast Albany, N, Y-
‘Bonnie Obo. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Feb. 16, 1889,
by Pete Obo out of Floss B., by Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass.,
to Harris L, Gibson, same place.
Pete Oho, Jr Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Web. 16, 1889,
by Pete Obo out of Floss B., by Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass.,
to E, M. Bassett, Lowell, Mass.
Black Nan. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped April 19, 1887,
by Black Pete out of Althea, by H. f, McLaughlin, Boston, Mass,.,
to Mt. Waite Kennels, South Framingham, Mass.
Prince. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped May, 188, pedigree
not given, by Mt. Waite Kennels, South Iramingham, Mass,, to
CG. E, Hodges, Boston, Mass,
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
2" No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents,
R, D. W., St. John, N, B.—A pointer bitch shows signs of mange
on breast and top of head. Her mother was afflicted with same
disease. Kindly inform me if mange is hereditary and also give
mea remedy forit. Ans. Mange is not hereditary, but the same
conditions and surroundings may have produced it in. both dogs,
Wash the parts with carbolic soap, dryand apply a litttle zine
oxide ointment night and morning. Keep the bowels clear and
nye puns of Fowler's solution of arsenie night and morning in
6 foad,
Am, A, Trun.—My setter bitch, six months old, when let loose
from the kennel, commences sneezing and keeps if up, off and on,
four or five minutes. Any unusual exertion makes her actas
though she was going to vomit; she will stand drawing her breath
in with a wheezing noise, with her head down and mouth nearly
closed, and looks like she had an attaek of asthma and vomiting
at the same time; she throws up nothing; her noseisdry. A
friend told me she had the snuffles. Ans. It is hard to say what
is the trouble without seeing the animal. Give a full dose of cas-
tor oiland follow this with a 4gr. pill of quinine and give one pill
each day. Look for worme.
B, A. E., West Fairlee, Vt.—I have a foxhound, three years old,
that has a trouble with his ears or head; heis continually shaking
his head or digging his ears with his feet. On examining the ears
1 d them somewhat inflamed, otherwise they appear well.
What can I doto help him? ‘L have written you, knowing no other
place where [ could get reliable information. Ans. Wash ears
carefully and drop a little of the following into them night and
morning:
LES. Torey Oey hg Pee bb oct wee: Oa or 31
USTONIO e COLOTE ccce paste es ee PATE ES Met pdcc-b pte Lisecd 31
NOTE aoe ree cena jie Sere es BAY sf OE 7 ee er Fil
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Mix. External.
H.C. N., Ashburnham, Mass.—Please tell me what to do for the
worst case of canker in earl ever had. I tried weak solution of
carbolic acid, also bromo echloralam and laudanum, and it kept
growing worse. The bitch (a foxhound) has justi weaned a
litter of pups; has been loose, and as she is # great forager. has
got fat. Ihave had herin chain for two weeks and fed her Jight
on soup of lean meat with plenty of vegetables boiled in it and
thickened with Indian meal. The canker is very deep-seated,
and when I wash out her ears they will be full of yellow matter,
and almost the whole of the flat of the ear inside is raw, I never
had a case before that was not easily cured by using chloralum
and laudanum, butit seems to irritate and make it worse. Ans.
Alternate the bromo chloral and laudanum with solution of sul-
pho-carbolate of zinc, 2¢rs. to the oz. Dust powdered calomel
over the raw surface after washingand drying. Keep the bowels
loose. Exercise. While the bitch is so fat it will be hard to get
rid of the trouble.
Rifle and Crap Shoating.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 6.—Below will be found the scores of the
St. Louis Pistol Club, made at its lastrezular shoot, with Stevens
22cal. pistol at 22yds., standard American target:
TNS ME errcin tassel eos. lo. e ee 7° 8 7 9 9 9 9 H-B4E
Wiig RAV Tare ce AR epee ae Roe eel eee Sr 8 Tbe O10" 9—s7
Vib Oe 5 Anan A A Rasen oO ASR AR oe 710 7 €10 8% 7 9 FSO
PAV MGA Gy. wieeenid, 1loaddsdenestetals 1079) 98 6 8 5 79
WrSrimmenieltia.....0 cuessce. ee ons 6 6 710 ¥ 910 6120 778
? HULSE, 4 4 Ah ahs Bie i 5 Ble Be 6 8 8 8 810 7 6 7 9—%6
Ag hk 1s 5) fit hae AB ABS eB Ne “LAB BIne 86 48 610 7 8 9 9—7b
By Motitstadt.. 2a lili) ee es, Tea pemeiagets gt wees may. Gee
dB) Aa TE Diy NES AN ed RS 6 7 610 6 6 410 6 6—FHF
i PEICAL Cee St dey ssi cent, cree ae a 6 8 710 £5 8 6 8 5—66
VVGEMA elke witaases oes fers yee: ~5 * 8 6 5b 59 6 8 5=64
UNSER FRITZ.
WORCESTER, Mass., April 5.—Yesterday was Fast Day and
many sportsmen improved the pleasant weather by a visit to the
ranges in and about the city. At Peat Meadow range, the one
used by the militia, was_a number of the members of the Worces-
ter City Guards, Oo. A, 2d Regiment, M. V.M, They hadastrong
cross breeze. The shooting was off-hand, distance 200yds. The
best scores were:
Lieut M H Tisdale. 4548445435—41 Corp C W Leonard.4444345544—41
Sergt D Jefferson. .4444555445—44 J D McIntosh...... H445544544—44
Corp W E Wilkins.4454454548—41 W H Warnsworth. .4844434455—40
Members of the Worcester Rifle Association went out to Broad
Meadow Range, where there was off-hand shooting with both
sporting and military rifles, 200yds.:
Sporting a 4
SURIGNONIAS es sa he geet Rides ae 8 910 9 9 71010 9 F—8S
BIGWihice Sieger ian teed, 910 9 99 6 5 4 8 10-79
SVAG HE HLIET ced nn ee CORRE beet eO a tee 6. 8 FG) Carp
UGTA OM, wee ates cde. ste ua Bates 7 675 66 5 6 & 5-59
Military Rifle.
AC White..... a ee ee eee 10 8 7 &8 810 7 910 10—87
Ehooterp (Dre 5 al (ch ek ae ee Oe eed ee Y Som? oo Be eet) fe 68
PANIGSAHO LAT Benne awit cet Liss feeb % o10 9 5 6 8 5 5 5—fh
HBSS BTW Ve 8255s ened peek eens 710 48 4 3 5 6 9 S—bd
JEP BTRURON € a. We 8s te cLReS BE cose 810 8 6 9 7 2 4 3 4-61
Military Creedmoor.
AS White..........5545584555—48 James Logan....... 4455445444 45
James Harley......5544544444 43 ROM Burns......... 4444445443—d)
E.R Shumway..... 4545434455—43
WILMINGTON, Del., April 2.—On accuunt of the rain of Mon-
day afternoon the regular weekly shooting at Healdmoor Rifle
Range was postponed until this afternoon. Hardly had the
shooting got fairly under way when dowu came two or three
April showers to torment the already overtaxed riflemen} but the
shooting was continued in spite of all annoyances, and resulted in
a good full afternoon’s work, which embraced some of the best
scores ever made at the range. Several individual records went
up with a boom. Harry Darlington, in raising his revolver re-
cord to 90. also recorded a clean score of bullseyes, the first made
inthis State. A trial was made of the Stevens Gould model .22-
eal, pistol, and, although all were pleased with the beautiful little
weapon, favor was about equally with the Smith & Wesson reyol-
ver as a target weapon. Wollowing are the scoresin detail, stan-
dard Amerivan target: Revolver match, 50yds., Smith & Wesson
32-44 target revolver:
Dat Wa vh ME TOUs na) te pes opedd, Caden Ate 810101010 8 8 810 8—90
BESS P aA PLE UOT hs «coe dey,» vs deatevd wheyeiatat wyotin 6 8 0 7 5 6101010 9—80
IDRSU Cs ee ot ee ee een ae es 44 7 810 610 9 7 8 %%3
CEP AUTE cas AITO Per yes chert, ce Sow: areacis h® 810 9 5 6 38 8 7 8—69
18 Cishorg Goatees eee eae a ee 46773 7 6 7 5 861
eho) HPL AOR gales nab tteat tiem sb feis, bls oho 4 5 6 665 8 9 4 %—56
Pisiol match, 50yds,, Stevens Gould model .22-cal. pistol:
AMMAN ME COD) lo a nieaat neidenon sents 4 710 9 910 8 9 9 9—84
TBST TOP ul aap eyo ia bee jones Peay a pe Ha 8 7 61010 8 7 6 710—"79
SLATES ar il leg a ee .8 9 6 9 61010 4 9 6—T77
Life) Sq aa GR FOC ae ee ee el eee 810 8 7 8 8 8 4 7 64
{EET OT eee ee I ee 9610 45 710 & 9 7%
FEIRSITTI SOV seen eee te use meet ents 795 765 9 7 4 9-1
AV. Berlin stones cree te feet 1046 8 7 4 5 4 8 10—66
G Darlington....,........ ee te faaete 8 Gh BE Sy ‘HMR =EhR
Rifle match, off-hand, 200yds.; ’
EV SIMpPSOiE, seen, ee acres OM ¢45 8 7 5 7 7 9° 9—65
IETS OMT SOMA eee eran ry) ie Sy iy ee 89 7 5 5 7 6 6 3 561
JEWaAG ever (Tiley eee een ee 6310 6 5 8.4 7 4 10-63
Wricentee* ear a. eee 5 60% 67 8 4 8 854
Wr tMmes:., voces arp aeenees barn NR 35 5 5 7 6 6 4 6 5—52
GAURUIIES; stl oan We ee Be 4B he Ded Oe 9 eB BL
Military badge match, 200yds., Creedmoor target:
At 100yds., beginners’ badge match;
Jena Mont ZOmey Uf is. dennis ee 78 0 9 7 6 41010 8—76
Wisi Cenist) co cstua ocular o. an eaneee 6 6 9 710 610 5 6 6—71
sEureAUNTCS ALE ().4-fo\d sated criciw delet ae ees 5 65 8 6 8 2 4—57
BOSTON, April 6,—The regular shoot of the Massachusetts
Rifle Association was held at their range at Walnut Hill to-day,
with a large attendance of shooters, and some good scores were
made. The weather conditions were very good, with a light 3
o'clock wind. Mr, Munroe won the gold medal in the 20-shot rest.
match, and Mr, Lee won the gold champion medal. Wollowing
are the best scores finished to-day:
20-Shot Rest Match.
UPI TOGs a. ss ep epee nb) eee 10 11 12:10 10 8 11 12 17 11
PILI PIO WW 9 1—2I4
QUOSMM Cy nes +o onic Svinte twee hated .910 9IL 1110 910 911
1070 9 912 9117 11 11 12—208
Champion Medal Mateh,
MEMO let nec tene etter ere ee oe 5 6 910 8 9 #6 910 9— 81
el ACN ULU et eh es Sule wt seeia barks 7 6 8 910 8 8 9 6 879
CG Clarkes hot aa TOES 4898 9 7 7 810 7— I%
ACTOOVIN Ste eee eet steers 2 ODD G0, & Bb 7
IY Danilelereci: aaaee ce BS HAE ARE A 5 6 6 9 4 61010 4 9 69
© Willard “(qmitl).: so: seep peusess -..410 695 5 6 4 5 & 62
Victory Medal Match.
EL eDteGasaczssatessae nae. een 10 9 8 910 810 7 8 9— 88
GC RMB Ns Worthemen re erro soe 6 8 7 8 910 810 8 9— 838
Ot ANTS, we keene Ludddtedae alas tei. 910 9 6 B10 7 8 8 Y— 82
AS Lionings seh. Womens. teeetbe ese Jue 6 8 7109 79 9 % 8.81
: Medal and Badge Match.
CoVWillard (noi ls meinen ceeeees eter 88 68% 7 5 7 5 8 69
50yds. Revolver Match. :
MA OCRLONVETIL see Lbliee eed Gia 9967 9 6 8 9 9 7 79
PetavMGsadin.sttes escent, ae eee tes 8 i 7 8 5 7 810 8 6 4
d0yds. Pistol Match.
JPN allows. «7.4.0.4 0.0 ewe ence 8 9101010 810 9 8 10— 92
ROOT nis Ato dulucyatile att gee ate 910 6789 9 7 B 8 #1
q Rest Match.
MRHTUAGIBS, - P20 mh cl eo, ee eee 12 il 12 10-11 11 12 11 12 10-112
PI MEATLELEY OVO om cs cfucte os nbacgiet =. | <a 121212121111 91211 7—109
Ra) VLULTIT HEN eect colons aenee eee 91112 9121011 1012 9—105
Pele AUN Le ie caren eens dy ee -, ---12 11, $1211 91010 8 10—l02
WRECK Breagotth oo oii wl coe es cae 10 9 812 111211 10 9 10—102
Oo VV FOTO Wa nani n ia v el bic ouly sere 8 29110 1It 9 & & 8 92
AG Horne. ......... hide we SP 9101010 9 9 § 8 810—
AY (od ePUNa coher cyto) 20 ae I NNT Ray pa Slip TP Fy
Hee VOLT POT e COLLIE Le fontaine Held ese OT Sa Le fb —
‘a. Alj-Comers’ Match,
Wats nate (eee no gee i & o & O10) -& Bona
Coward (Fil) oo eee ean 85 8 &’ 7 T 8 § 6 9—
Dy hpGigis@ ee La cee pe dae oe 810 8 5 % 9-810 4 5—
=eNo 6d DTIC 11s hee en Gar ea 5 8 6 7 5 8 6 8 9 B—
LOR GM OTC nalts Bale Se: Se Aa efits 5 810 510 5 8 7 5 B—
A Kang 2 fo ae aiias Sei is 57 9 St 6 9 7 6 6—
LAWRENCE, Mass., April 6.—lollowing
Lawrence Rifle Club to-day at 200yds.:
Record Mateh,
are the scores of th
CUIVIGHCWELI stern lado tn eae Ae 910 8101010 6 810 10—91
Hy Richardson 222)....5.,.02.,,,- 1010 9 810 7 9 910 8—90
CERT EET Tein es epee nays eens eee 7 8 9 9 91010 810 9—59
Hy Meare bins ces Wye nnen aitune ene 78 9 9 9 % 8 9 8 8 ge
A TAMISTTDEIC Ramee heey Pent eee eee ee .& 8 8 6 7 6 8 9 10 10—x0
We Wheaten etone need -. 9 8 9 9TO 7 8 GC 9 G—8O
W HKisher. .....- Pour yee nace eee OMeSe rae yeeo men
Badge Match.
RE STV RULES LL 2. er cet nice eee ee 6 9 6101010 710 8 7—8
Hi IGharagons HAPs Pe ee 6 7 61010 8 81010 &—83
GENT SER Ue ye fo Nis Mero dees te Oe 7 510 910 610 8 8B P—B8I
ae Vitsiseeira Foe", ay Sy SI Se ead al 610 5 9 8 9 9 8 & F—I7T
_ PHILADELPHIA, April 4—The Hartranft Rifle Club indulged
in their usual weekly practice to-day and found the weather as
nice a day for rifle shooting as could be desired. It is expected
by next Thursday to be able to hold the meetings in the “open,”
and not shoot from the house as heretofore:
Uinta: iso, SS Sean ce SOS Beis abeime 2 eee es. oe 181
PPAR DUO. atc la de Bee 902d WVEWV AT Tis ns ej cee tne: 179
gett ettiope [i eee Lye CES MSU hits: eee Be 8 147
J FMountjoy:...2 2225.04. 0200 217 H Steinbeisser..........-...., Lhd
Vibe anblebrawa taieee d-kitea 4 189
RTS TeT ETS 1 Oh OR PR Pee ea Se 6 910 9 7 9 810 5 8—8]
TERESI ag) re oe Se eT es ira 7 9 9 810 8 61010 9—86
IVERCTCUBU Tae hers ssceteaelsttterd Perot rere stigar coe gare 7 810 7 9 6 9 7 5 10-79
BSE ETT EDT Lean eee 974877 7 T-5 9-70
Badge Shoot.
MVIGA ISG Ta edi Sicka dock & are Ad Rega ee oe oe 7 7 810 8 45 8 8&8 8-—%
Cats SL Pee Ne ee, Sa eean cated “i 8 7 8 910 5 8 10) 6—
WVieeir cami se vee ee sone rusts tte BADE S16 OF Pa
BBE Petes trot ty marcel tad i aie sie ap Une 7 6 6 6 F—bb
e 6 8 5 9
Total of five scores; Weeks 308, Marshall 404, Maudlin (mil.)
GARDNER, Mass., April 5.—At the Pasn Day meet at Hackma-
tack Range of the members of the Gardner Rifle Clnh, the Stan-
dard target was used. The shooting off-hand and the distance
200yds. ‘he totals follow:
GC Goodale.........:. 85 85—170 J EH Nichols..........2. 80 75-145
OW Edgell, 2.5.00... 85 84—169 A Mathews............ 76 74150
FB Hdgell............ 80 8/—167 CJ Crabtree... .....,. 70 T2142
W © Loveland ........ 82 82—164 WC Adams..... ...., o8 72—141
JH Jenkins........... 81 81—162 EB Taylor.........-., 42
A. KE. Knowles with the standard made totals of 79 and 83, and
with the military 72 and 76. The club has elected officers as fol-
Jows: President, H. C. Knowlton; Vice-President, F. KH, Nichols;
Clerk and Treasurer, C. N. Edgell; Wxecutive Committee, W. C.
Loveland and G. C. Goodale.
PHILO REMINGTON.—The death is announced from Silver
Springs, Fla., of Mr. Philo Remington on the morning of April 4,
He was born in 1816, and was the oldest son of Eliphalet Reming-
ton, the founder of the great armory at [lion that bears his name.
Early in life the son was placed in his father’s shops, and thor-
oughly learned all the details of the mechanical work, and later
he was made superintendent of the armory. On his father’s death,
in 1861, Mr. Remington became senior member of the firm of H.
Remington & Sons. In the perfecting of the various inventions of
the machines and weapons made by the firm, Philo Remington did
a great deal to make them successful. Mr. Remington was for
twenty years president of the village of Ilion, where he lived
nearly all his life. Mr. Remington and his brothers, Samuel and
Hliphalet, were generous in their giits to the Syracuse University,
which has received about $250,000 from them. Mr, Remington's
wife and two daughters—Mrs. W.C. Squire, of Washington Ter-
ritory, and Mrs. H. C, Furman, of New York—survive lim.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.—Colonel Austen of the Thirteenth Regi-
ment has succeeded in obtaining the services of Colonel J. E.
Bloom as rifle inspector for his regiment. Mr. Bloom is a gradu-
ate of West Point, and served six years with the Fourth United
States Artillery, participating in the Nez Perces and Sioux cam-
paigns. He was a member of the first California rifle team sent
to Creedmoor in 1879. Colonel Austen is now making arrange-
ments to take the regiment to Minneapolis in August, and it is
proposed that the regiment shall forthwith go into active rifle
pence training uider his guidance, with the view of having
olonel Austen challenge the State troops of Minnesota and
neighboring States, as also the United States regulars in the
thilitary division of the Missouri, to two military matches; first,
a regimental team match, and secondly, a company match, to be
shot at a one day’s tournament ati Minneapolis. A similar day’s
work may be arranged for Chicago, either going or coming.
Challenges will be sent at once to the Aojutant-Generals of Min-
nesota and Illinois.
NEWARK, N. J., April 4.— The regular shooting season of the
Newark Shooting Society was inaugurated to-day, and consider-
ing the early date the attendance was fair. The main attraction
was the expert record match, in which six contestants shot sev-
enty tickets. The honor of winning the first bronze medal on 10
scores of 57 or over fell to Bernard Walther, of the Zettler Rifie
Club, of New York. Mr. Walther won his bronze medal with 63,
57, 62, 57, 61, 70, 57, 68, 61. 65, and his silver medal with 67, 62, 62, 65,
63, 64, 62, 67, 63, 66. H. Williams, of the home ciub, won a bronze
Medal with 62, 64, 62, 70, 59, 66, 68, 67, 68, 65. Williams and Walther
divided first and second money; Watts and Bergerow third and
fourth; Weigman took fifth. Considerable practice shooting was
also done on the ring targets. Military men were present and
succeeded in doing fair work with Springfields.
NEW JERSEY.—Brigadier-General Bird W. Spencer, Inspector
General of Rifle Practice for the State of New Jersey, has issued
a circular giving the terms and general regulations of an inter-
state and United States Army military rifie shooting match, to
be held at the New Jersey State rifle range, at Sea Girt, N. J,,
about Sept. 1 next. The match will be open to one team from
each State or Territory of the United States and one team from
each of the three military divisions of the United States Army.
. The shooting will be at 200yds. standing, and at 500yds. prone. A
trophy and a medal to each member of the winning team will be
presented by the Governor of New Jersey.
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INDIANAPOLIS, April 5.—The managers of the American
National Shooting Tournament have fixed this city, June 19 to 21,
as_the place and date for the annua shoot, and $10,000 in prizes
will be offered. Thirteen clubs, with a membership of 1,000, have
already entered. The Indianapolis Schuetzen Verein will have
charge of details.
NEW ARK, N. J., April 8.—The tournament closed to-night with
the match of the Oakland and Annie Vakley Clubs. The victory
of the former put them in first place.
THE TRAP,
Scores Jor publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream,and furnished gratis to club
secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only,
FIXTURES.
April 11 and 12.—Him Grove Gun Club Tournament, Albany,
April 16 to 18.—Gilman, Ill.. Amateur Tournament, Frank
Mosher, Manager,
April 16, 17 and 18.—Omaha, Neb,. Gun Club Tournament.
April 17 and 18.—Norwich, Conn., Shooting Club Tournament,
E, W. Yerrington, President. ::
April 24 and 25.—Willimantic, Conn,, Rod and Gun Club Tour-
nament. open to all. :
April 30,—San Antonio, Tex., Tournament. Open to all comers,
May 21 to 23.—Minneapolis Gun Club Tournament, Minneapolis,
Minn. James Pye. Secretary.
South Side Gun Club Tournament, Milwaukee, Wis,, May 29, 30
and 31, C. W. Milbraith, Secretary.
June.—Annual Tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Wash.
June 4 to 7.—New York State Association for the Protection of
Fish and Game. Convention and Tournament, Albany, N. Y.
June 10.—First Tournament of the American Shooting Asso-
ciation, at Cincinnati,
Jdune.—Kansas City Tournament.
SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS.—Claremont, WN. J.,
oor pe SpyepEstake shooting at bluerocks, Keystone rules, ties
divided.
No. 1,10 birds, 40 cents entry:
Whey a: hat eee cere Q110111001— 6 ‘Simpson............ 1001012011— 6
ST ee ee QOOLOUDLOO— 4 Sigler_.... ..-......01]11012I— 8
My SIOATs foe eel oe ans 1111110011— 8 HUiott.-.-. -...., ..0!00010000— 2
ANE OILS vette sp ae 1OLLILI4i— 9 ‘Johnston........... I10111I— 9
LS ene a 111111111—-10 Winans .,,-.-.-....0111001101— 6
Hathaway.-.. -....1110111000— 6 Miller ...........,., LOLI 10— 8
BLOW els: 22- sc-e 1100001010— 4
No. 2, same: Ze
Lindsley. .-.---.---.011011011_— 7 Simpson.........,.% 000111 0001— 4
SCOR DE levee ress en G1O00M010— 4 Sigler............... OLOOTT010— 5
AEAD...-222-5seee: W101 TI— 9 Jersey ........24.. O1NNOI1I— 8
Pera ote pase O1U1I1111— 8 Jobhnston--......... 1111111111—10
Hathaway.-...---.-.0111010000— 4 Miller....... ......1011010110— 6
Brower, $s. - 65-75 1111001000— 4
Wo. 3, same: y
Lindsley.,...-......0l00N1U10— 6 Sigler_-...-........ 11411111111—10
Renee 2. 2s7 oo, AEA T10— Or Maller. so) mee OOM G1I— 7
Apparcc ease: 85 1MATOI— 9 ~Jersey...,. -....... 1111011111— 9
Brower — .... -... 011100010I— 5 Johnston.....,..... 1111111711—10
Hathaway....---.+. 1100110110— 6 Simpson............ 1111000100— 5
No. 4, same hi
DEB ACaY.. eee escces 0100000101-3 Johnston............ 1110111101—8
Quimby . ys. ose ADITLLOOW— FT A DPATS 0. cece eee 1111101101—8
Bigs Me es ...--L110110001—6 Jersey.... ... .......1011111001—7
PAO IO Bs: pear. 1001101010—5 Lindsley.....,....... 14101101110—7
Millers 39. -2.122<. 5 et OLOINIO0—6 Wanans os. 6) nese. OLODOLOLOO—3
Simpson............4:! O001110G.—4 _Hathaway....... -..-L11000U160—4
No. 5, same ‘
ISLS SS ee LOU TINA OME se oe piers ene 0100101001—4
Sipler See, | ogc ted O101N1111—-8_-"Tee Kay.............. 110.011011—7
EUSOYS Phe 22 Saas ore 0111100011—6 Quimby......-....... 0111110100—6
SM PSON wee eee, 0101000100—3 Richards....... .... OLLOIG. O11—6
Lindsley. .-........ 0010001110—4 Johnston.......... -0111111111—9
oes Jeans we -+-l111001101—7 _Hathaway........... 11u0010101—5
No, 6, same: :
WiTUET Os al, bes 23h are WIUWMUI—10 Scott................1 6000001001—2
Johnston.. ....-....]10I\11111]— 9 Hathaway........... 1001110000—4
Pa ote y eee ae QHOMOMI— 6 Quimby-............, 0110101 101—6
rip 2d UD ee el ee i WUTTIIOII— 8 Jersey..-- 22.0282. ..5, 01111100—7
Jy CRTs ee Aled See 0101110010— h Tee Kay....,........ 1110000101—5
SUEUT Os ew ee aioe. OLOVODOOUI— 1 Richards............ H110010101—5
Lindsley.........,.. 11,0L00101— 6
No. 7, same: d
VLRO Se Oe twig WII—10 Quimby...-......... 111011110i— 8
Johnston....-...... WAMNHO— 9 Joindsley..........5. OU10111111— 8
po) (a (5) See eee ee ee LOUMITIAO— 7 Fersey. i... we 0011100101— 5
PETES rie Sn M1UI101N11— 8 Hathaway....-...... 1111111111—10
Simpson}.....).. 2... 1001001U00— 8 Seott..............2. O11101100— 7
Taint ad 7 Re ee 1OML— 9
No. 8, same ;
iG) Fat BAe a W1111110—9 Scott............8, .. 1091011111—7
iritg snr SP E4 ON1U0N1—& Hathaway 1110111100 -7
Tig 2 oe RE Tey 11111111019 Quimby........ . 10LI0L0110—6
.1110111111—9 Apgar.........2..... 1011111110 —8
.. 111001 11—8
Ha do sda aa p45 Ae TOM1INNII—8 ~Scott.................1011011111—8
” ... LILII11101—9 Sigler...... ..1011111111—9
Jap tat es 1011001001I—5_ -_Hathaway.......-...0011001111—6
em Uae WARE, Ae. 1001101011—6 Quimby...........-..1010011100—5
No, 10, miss and out, 25 cents entry, Sigler and Lindsley div.;
Miller......., .- 110 Lindsley..... ---14111111111—10
Et 29 (CS eR ee 1111111111—10 Hathaway. Sl)
JCrSOV, £20. leer 1111110 JOhnston, ..... 5:5 111110
Amateur championship shoot for gold trophy, 25 birds, 5 traps,
Keystone rules, 25 cents entry:
+ ... -0010111101000110100110101—18
. -0111011000116000100011010—11
. .01111.00001011110010110011—14
- -0000009101010000000901000— 4
pe ee er ee 011410110011.0110111100010—15
CORRY, Pa., April 4—The Gun Club has been doing good work
on Keystone targets,and the enthusiasm is ata high point. It
looks asifour Union un Club would be a grand success. Bad
weather has kept us from getting on to our new grounds, but if
weather permits will be there in about two week. The average of
the season (April to October) will be taken. Keystone targets,
traps and rules were used. The scores for the shoot of March 28
and to-day ran as follows; 25 targets to aman: IF. H. Mallory 12,
J. F. Mallory 18,8. C. Mallory 12, Reynolds 16, Jones 15, Penrose
21, Laurie 18, Wilson 19, Berliner 11, Swift 12, Edwards 12, New-
mau 14, Barker 20, Ward 5, Waggoner 14, Griffith 6, Nichols 16,
McGinnis 8, Lewis 21, Arnold 17, Austin 11, Oliver 15, Bentley 4,
W. Howard 7, Swan 15, Smith 3, Van Wert 2, Brown 10, Gartner
11, Bliss 2, Blydenburg 20, Mead 10, Jacobson 7, Blair 13, Cogswell
17, Keleher 9. WLewis gold medal, Barker silver medal, Van Wert
leather medal.
Team race. 5U cents entvance:
Lewis Team.
Laurie Team.
Owais... eine ote eres 24 ORIG leer aries en sees 19
IMEC. ce eee ey eh nae FAZ PO@NKORO Ga 4 ccc gdp sere st 2B
Mallorys, Weld sos. ese 19 EWU Key ae iene bees eines any 9
Copawell V0 6005 fae ae 12 TROVTIOMS recess as 18
Mallory, G F...........-.. 14 CEPI Et er unm foot tone thea 8
SWALEL-V eee satire peri ul) (i 6 Endep ew hoe coer 12
ENG W Nee nec oeEneer sone 10 ral AE Nes rear eee BIE a7
Edwards.................- 9 OVC rates uc poner ane 15
IROTEEN Id aeste er thers 0—107 McKenzie............. -.. §—124
Money divided among Laurie's side. | 7
April 4, 25 targets: Penrose 22, Laurie 21, M. Arnold 20, Wilson
19, H. Arnold 18, Brown 18, Blydenburg 18, Oliver 17, Waggoner 16,
Swan 15, Edwards 15, Green 15, Swift 15, Lewis15, Mead 18, Nichols
12, Howard 11, Gartner 11, Austin 10, Blair 10, Blydenburg, Jr., 10,
Jacobson 9, Berliner 9, Newman 8, Smith 6, Van Wert 5, Dufty 4,
Blakeslee 4, Starbird1. Laurie wins gold medal, M, Arnold silver
medal, Starbird leather medal.
After club shoot Mr. Clover, of Erie, and Mr, Penrose shot a
5U-bird race, which resulted as follows:
PUOVET settee 4100101111114 110111109 19.1191111111011.11101110 L—-48
Penrose.......... OV0100011000.17 1991010. 1.001011 1100101111111 —47
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., April 2.—Willimantic Rod and Gun
Club, first merchandise shoot of the season, 15 bluerocks from 5
traps, 16 and 18 and 10 Ligowskies trom 8 traps. National rules.
Score: J.S. Macfarlane 23, A.W, Dunham 21, J. W. Webb 21, J.
B. Baldwin 18, ©. W. Smith 17, J. A. Ross 16, C, Jordan 16, FP. Lar-
rabee 16, I. Culvyerhouse 15, W. S. Crane 14, S, L. Johnson 14, G.
Taft i4, O. M. Thompson 18, ©. J. Alpaugh 11, A, Kinney 9, H, Al-
ford 9, F, Clark 9.—A, W. Dinsam. '
ELM CITY GUN CLUB.—New Haven, Conn., April 5,—The Elm
City Gun Club held a very successful shoot to-day, it being the
last on their old grounds, as they expect to open their new
grounds with an all-day shoot, open to all comers, on Fast Day,
on which occasion their new club house will be also thrown open
for the first time. This club, which was started a short time ago
with thirteen members, has nearly trebled its membership so far,
and is bound to “get there.” The weather was very fine and the
shooting good, as the following scores will show. Ties divided:
No. 1, 6 birds, 8 traps, 25c, entrance, 8 moneys:
Ortsaiefer., i... ...... ep LUITTI==B ee CoMld errr iis shits be ke 1Widh—s
[etl 7 a ee aR tres cu PD fi .. OUOW—4 Tyleri..i....-0.. 1....100111—4
GE ON ee en PRN UU Ete let nhoieeyu yee eee Sa AMM
@eTS......,.. uence 010110—8 Smith...........,........011101—5
No, 2, same: :
Orisieter...,. a ee: v1 110010—8 ‘Lyler ......-. preveti are, OLDII— 5
Can. ....0, ase dee te ,000001—1 Pottier.............. a1. .011111—5
SING; ter ke Wis etl ee W111—6 - Smith..........-....,..,,101111—5
@@TS.... sca. oe agrn 110100—8 Albee......:. .-..2...... 111101—5
Gould...... sore, ov... 000011—2
No. 3, same;
OUTSHEfer ng tie eee (OOQITI= 3? “Dykens gers. tere AW1—6
Neaw +. see Arh ee ....000000—0 Potter........ 0 ......04, ,011011—4
Oat eV es ercerimes re aes LUTLII—§ Smiths <i »..0L1111—A
REBNA Noahs jou ket fae WOOLNI—4 Albee............045 +... L11011—5
Gould.., (eee AIRES 110U1—5 Widman.............. . UT—b
No, 4, 4 pairs, 60c. entrance, 3 moneyst
Ortsiefer....... ..-. 00 Tylon cares tor. -ee10 10 11 11—6
OPN ee in: perenne +01 10 10 10—4 Potter..............00 11 11 10—5
WATILGYS ota ee ts ouiet .01 11 11 11—7 ~Smith....... variate 10 70 10 T11—5
B@eraie sacar cies 1010 00 114 Aibee..,.....:...::.11 1 1 1-8
Gould...,,,.. vs... 01 OL 11 10—5 ~Widman...;.:.... ..11 11 10 01-6
No. }, use of both barrels, 50c. entrance, $8 moneys! f
Ortsiefer ........,.... OOMIG00—4 “Potter .........52..... 111111011—8
Dean...... ree EL! 001100010—3 Smith ............... »101111110—7
Carney. ........... 1111-9 Albee:...:5:,:..,:.5.:11119111—9
Beersiiriteeicn- i... 1TION—8 Widmdn:-7233320,. ete 1—9
Gould vyysyeevin..a: IIOI—8 Porte... 65,550 2.. 011111101—7
Tyler. Verner et. . »... sL00111101—6
Ties on B & birds each): Carney 100, Albee 111131111111—12, Wid-
man J1111111111i—12. Albee and Widman divide first, second and
third divided.
No. 6, 7 straightaways, 2lyds., 50c. entrance, 3 moneys:
(OTURISLEN yeh bb ee 1101101—5 Potter .........-...5. ,- ALO I—68
DORIS th iak. kate les Q100L00—2 Smith........... ....... 1110111—6
Cannes tacebyisteces con T1N1110—6_- Albee... ........... 4.2, 1101111—6
Steir: ee See A 1010111—5 Widman........ .... + 1101011—5
Gonldi = ures. ghia ate IUITIIIE-7! Porter, scl. heed eps 101)110—5
Myla Sek! pc ce ae O101100—3 Kossiter.... ............ 0001110—8
_No. 7, 5 pairs, 50c. entrance, 3 moneys, ties div.:
Ortsiefer ......., 111011 11 1J—9 Potter.... - 10 11 10 1) 11—8
TIGA TIN bees ee as va! 1111 11 01 00O—7 Smith,........... 11 01 10 11 01—7
CHEN GY; amrdn 4 O1 11 1111 10-7 Albee............ 10 11 10 11 O1-*¥
Beers.i:. ices eseLl 1111.11 O1—9 9 Porter. :...6ie..0 10 11 10 11 10-7
COULA. seat 11 10 10 17 11—8 Rossiter -........01 11 00 11 01-6
Tyler ...... fal AsO 11 00 10 00 01—4
No. 3, 9 birds, 25c, entrance, 8 moneys:
Oxtelefed \ai.2:45-; hes 111111010—7_ Smith.... .......... J 11—9
BET SM Src eae 8 eho WONI1I—8 Albes,............... + 11011u—s
Gould Sus ee 1110111017 Porter................ 011111011—7
Tivlort Avie cuavveewe: te 011001101—5 + Rossiter......-....... 100111011—6
FROELOT anasto es M111l000—7_ Carney.-.............5. 1011010 Ww,
Smith first, second diy. Ties on 7,3 birds each, won by Gould.
En Crry,
MINNEAPOLIS, April 5.—Yesterday the Minneapolis Gun Club
held its regular weekly shoot for the different badges, besides
shooting several sweepstakes, The day was fine, but very windy,
and being out of Peorias, standards were used in old hluerock
traps, and worked yery badly, no two going in the same direction
in succession. Peorias will be used exclusively after this as they
give much the best satisfaction. A meeting was called during
the afternoon of the gan club to take final action in regard to re-
moval of grounds to Hamline, between the cities, but there was
almost & unanimous vote to stay on our present grounds so our
tournament will be held there, Our president and Mr. Babcock,
a Rear tn shot a match, 25 live birds, new American Association
rules, the loser to pay expenses. The match was won by Babcock
with a score of 19, to Harrison’s 17.
Sweep at 10 standards, 5 traps, 18yds. rise, 50 cents entrance:
SUATITIOL® oityiet su asleigls 111111111110 Kennedy...........! 0010010100— 8
Marshall........... 9111011111— 8 Chantler.,..........1010111100— 6
HOST} se oet enn eee 0111010110— 6 Jacoby........ By Bhar 1010 ,00000— 5
MATT TV ot Shiites TUONO — 8" Smiths iS et 010001 L101— 5
Bradys. opp se W:i1MII— 9 Griffin.............. 1001000100— 3
Warwick........... O11ONN1111— 8 Stokes.-....-.......1100010111— 6
Nicholson.. ....... 1111001111— 8 Whitcomb......... 1110010011— 6
Dawrence.......... OOLNIWOOII— 5 ~Pyle.....,-........, 1000610010— 3
Galeny, tcc. eens 1111111101— 9 Morse...)..-........ 1000110011— 5
Hee at won first, Brady and Cutter second, third and fourth
iv.
Badge shoot, 10 singles and 5 pairs standards, 18 and lbyds,, 5
screened traps, fl entrance, four moneys:
Sicinn ire... eee eer eee ence 1111011010 10 00 G1 11 10—12
OSE OREO ABEL SEEEAS AS 55 OR 0100100111 10 G0 11 11 10—11
ad 2 da So SACHA SpOn a BA J0be dae en 000111011 11 10 10 11 11—16
pW At Ae Gree osas sore ya eens 1101111711 iI 11 11 11: JI—18
WHE WACEOE, cnc te hus es eit oie 0111119111 11 11 10 11 11—16
DOWUITINN: 2 Ge Pet poscecrsp tesa dee ne cecatie Meee an only OMNI 1¢ 11 10 11: 11—17
WiICHOIROM meas thuees cence nl TIT 11 01 00 61 11—138
TOLOKES) [inju-belloreiinicesinc bernie 1111110101 01 G1 00 10 11—13
LOY ce ie as, err eR Pbeaoed Set an: 1411907711 G0 11 11 11 11—18
pee pay n eae AS OFS oe eke aed 0111110111 11.11 10 11 10—16
PE ESTA Yoh ete epectotek on oe, tele talsbseleletelelas oe eet 1110111111 10.10 10 10 11—15
AHOL Te} E KAR SSBB SPSS ABS ARN BSS 4 1110101211. 10 01 01 10 10—13
TSCM ete terete aie) fete siete are -1010000130 10.10 01 10 10— 9
AEIYOL tists sek baie clatatebe niatotale ciate aiebetete thee 0001100100 1t 00 10 00 0I— 7
PS eLOLIVEAT te ce onal) es a) et eicietee 0110001110 10 10 11 10 00—10
S(O hat eh WA KATA BAM ASKS gam SA 1111112101 li 00 11 At 11—17
TAWRENGCH Ls ecu: pane seas hieae stat 1111001010 11 Ol 11 11 10—14
124s 8 1584 Oe AB BAER eee 0110000111 10 11:11 11 :01—18
Lh ae ee ee a aa dee Side ao 0001101100 10 10 11 11 10—11
Fy KONO Y.- ce. ewe te dent eeleeee cue 1110310011 10 00 10 10 10—11
Pon SE b teh ae a oe hs ee 1100111001 Ql 10 00 11 10—11
GUTOR TMBI eS Loc en sce men) meres. oes 0000010011 00 11 01 11 10— 9
CEE L oe ci on dee toe tht annette nee W111 11 10 11 11 10-18
LES fa See, AS meyer MM WSL ES W11111111. 11 10 10 11 10—17
SETVIDTEN arse <Polelae as-i..c)e.- ean fase ts)cte ons Pepe 1090100110 10 10 11 01 11-11
Dalton senior badge and first, Warwick junior badge and sec-
ond, third and fourth div.
* Inditates assumed names.
Third event, "*Tribune” badge shoot, ? singles and 2 pair stand-
ards, 15 and l5yds; entrance $1; four moneys:
Shott... ...110111001 1011 10—10 Marshall. 001111111 00 11 10—10
Stokes......111111111 0011 00-11 Lawrence..111111l1s 11 11.11—15
Murpby....J11111111 11 00 10-12 Beck......-111111010 Ui 11 11—12
Whitcomb.111101101 11 10 10-11 Chantler...011101111 00 01 01— §
Skinner....111111110 11 10 10—12 Cutter..-.. 131611 10 10 10—11
Wasi elte 111111111 00 11 10—12 Ensign ....101111111 11 11 11—15
Morse...... 011101011 1010 10—9 Dunn,..-.....JJ1111111 11 01 01—13
Boardman.110016110 00 00 00—5 Brady..-...101111111 00 10 10—10
Warwick..111111111 11 60 11—18 Dalton.-.... 110011111 11 11 1i—18
Jingo...... 061010000 00 01 00—8 Pyle........ 110111111 «00 11 10—11
Jacoby..... 010001000 10 00 11— 5 Kennedy,...190111110 10 10 10— 9
Tiffany,... 001110111 00 01 J1— 9 OUZ, =." > 110110011 10 11 11—11
CLEVELAND, 0., Aprili4.—The East End Gun Club held their
regular badge shoot this afternoon, using 25 bluerocks, from 3
traps, l8yds. Messrs. Hogen and Held_tied for first place, but in
the shoot-off Hogen won. After this Hogen and King chose sides
for a team shoot, which the latter won, The scores were as fol-
lows:
McGinnis. <. 72, .49+1: eye ae peel TS ROW VSS es a aaag seo eae ee & 15
Held. ibe © oobi SRY ease ra DITO ae e ere can ten Seen 12
FOREN Whee Sees ae se eee Ait MICH OLR Sc: See een emen 15
LONNSONT,.. gee saa sae een Gehan 14 Jones... Z weld
1 Lebemtiadi. seca a. c7 ty 2 oye OTe pePys yore sleet en tees 1?
aS KAN Gc en pepe Doren a wate siete rs Lis VRC Evie foe Soe spew terns 10
SweebMan, ... 2-42-51 +005 ‘age Wb: Brockwi. 2M soca tytn vee 16
Ties, Hogen 7, Held 5.
Team Shoot, 10 Birds Each.
1) Kang eerste ges pe 9 HLOGED: On ancenetberes 6
IDGNTLIS etre eee sae ee 4 APP ee A a ie, || vi
Sweetman.........- bs 7 BLOCKIVAV) sol hokesstennones 5
LE keg ia\ct Dare yer Se de ve McGinnisaviny. agains aes 3
SVOWIDs. ext ase n35 Fe nou Sf B80. Reeves, Ole ey .8—24
LAKEWOOD, O., March 30.—The members of the Locksley
Gun Club held their regular shoot for the hadge to-day. Although
having several close competitors. Albert Hall won the badge with
ascore of 21. Albert has won the badge three successive times.
The conditions were 25 standards at léyds. rise. Thescore; A.
Hall 21, J. Tegardine 19, J. H. Byer 20, HE. Pease 16, A. Jinks 19,
Jay Andrews 20, A. M. Hall 18, E. Honiley 19. :
PINE BROOK, N. J., April 5:—There was an wnustally larg
gathering of lovers of the gun here tosday tu witness the mate
oF Miss Annie Oakley and Mr: Frank Closs against Messrs; Cas-
tles and CM, Hedden, They shot at 25 birds eath, Hutlinghami
rules for $50 a side, Miss Oakley and Mr. Closs Won easily by the
score of 41 to 27, Before and after the match Sweepstake shooting
was shot until the birds gave out, The birds wete only an average
lot, and nohe of the contestants shot up to theit usual standard,
with the éxGeption of Miss Oakley, who gav¥e a very pretty exhis
bition, using a blb. 12-gauge gun; There was an untistially large
numniber of birds dead out of hounds, whichis partially aécounte
for by the short boundary: The scores rani 4
Castel (28) ..... eee cececcceeeesca ess) sp LLO1ZI2101111121911120002—20
Hedden (81)......:................-..:2020102200001112111222 102—17—87
ORE ey 125) tele eli Tee) po ere eee 1111112211202112211022011—22
Closs (21).... .. i Sh S eee a) Sees 2211222112210210101220200—19—41
_ Sweepstake, at 7 live birds. $6 entrance, 38 moneys: PS ea
J Erb.-.:--..2.5:. ...:..0211102-5 Worrest-.-...-.--.:..:: -1021101—4
Lindsley:.;... ... 2101211=6 O Smith...: .:.+...:::.121011—6
Stone: :...::.....+.,..:.21012226 Capt Jones..... ot ,1121111—?
Hedden...... + see ees es0221121-6 We SLi ee ea - 1122110—6
Castles se. cies 2102121—6 Irwin...;... vavetaves os ele L110—6
Led ceeeses- . tL LLO0OW—3 Riggott.................1102211— 6
MeGhering..............00001w=1 e+. 0202211—5
Sweepstake, at 4 birds, $8 entrance; PunOneyes ties diy.i
Burkwalter.;....:
Lindsley... 5-23 eee ee: 1920—2 CSmith...s.......5..:/.4,1002=2
GOUAY,. cc2icceeec sccscsiaedee—4 Morrest. i: ..¢2..2-..28 >iiu-el2l—4
ic{claTovelg sie ines 4 ae TE eid oe Re een Ghee ; 1i1j—4
Oagstles, 2; D280... castes 10I—8_- Jones.:::,.05. :.... 245.1. 110E=3
Riggott....... Reevoye :.:.2011—3 TEE KAY,
WORCESTER, Mass., April 5.—The Fast Day meet of the
Worcester Sportsmen’s Club at Coal Mine Brock range yester-
day was one of the best the present season. There was a large
number of visitors. During the day nearly 5,000 targets were
thrown. One of the interesting contests was for the State Asso-
ciation glass ball badge. Each team of 5hada possible 5U, The
work in detail follows: ;
R, A, Team,
: Worcester Team No. 2.
O R Dickey ...,1111111111—10
ER Swan...... OM0MII— 8
H Swift...... ..1:00111111— 8 W BR Dean......0110111111-- 8
HW Hager.....0111101111— 8 A R Bowdish...1101111001— 7
H G@ Wheeler, ,.1111011611— 8 OR Claflin. ...1011101110— 7
T Stanton,,....1110100uvl1— 6—40
Worcester Team No, 1, Worcester Team No. 3.
M DGilman....0110111111— § ES Knowles.. .0110110111— 7
EG Burbank..10010i1111— % W D Jourdan..0111011100— 6
Geo Sampson. ..1110101011— 7 AW Oole......10!:0001011— 5
G W Russell,...011111001j— 7 L. H Houghton .110010u0llI— @
Dr Bowers.,..... 00001LI1— 6-35 W Ei Johnson. ,.0111001000— 487
A yery amusing contest was the bluerock walking match,
There were 25 entries. Mach shooter took his position 21 rods
from the open traps, and when the word was given to go he was
ta start for the center of the circle until tae bird was in the air.
Gilman, Bryden, Burhank, Dickey and Bowdish were first, Swan,
Dean, Jourdan and Wheeler second, Hayden and Patterson third,
Russel and Hager fourth, :
In the other events the winners of first were: Six bluetocls,
18 entries, Burbank and Yerrington} 6 clay-pigeons, 12 entries,
Yerrington: 7 bluerocks, 23 entrics, Burbank, Dickey and Yer
rington; 7 clay+pigeons, for a purse of $50, 24 entries, Wheeler
and Yerrington} 24 clay-pigeons, 25 entries, Wheeler. In the twe
men team match Stanton and Dickey were first:
CLEVELAND, O., April 3.—There was a fait attendance and
everybody had a good time at the Kirtland Club shoet this after-
noon, The wind Was blowing strong across the range, Making if
almost impossible to secute a good score, [i the club shoot 20
bluerocks at 18yds,,from 5 traps, were used. After that Panl
North and J. A. Prechtel chose sides for a team shoot at 10 birds
per man. After an exciting contest Norih’s team succeeded in
winning by a majority of four birds. The scores follow:
GJ Rugg...... ,01101011U0 — 5—36
Hine rer ae ee eat ret E Le ESTHIth Wy, oe. eee tee eee
Bennett...... et, ‘ .....l11 Berger easy Cet)
0) fie ate ne te PeGlanspet aged peed GW INGODL HO a ate ieee = ja We iiseals
Niet Oe a ert ote epee SCOR S NRG Le cen ITOK pte aa its we]
DULG we tleyre ers prseds en votes 2tlt, PLOSTMEA CRE atti -inednel oaniy tonemaeee 5
Elworthy...... rsa eee agitanre tk LET EPPO Pe ie behest 08
Cae hic sade oe erate Tees Le tae se Le CHE SED ae Big Lie eign SATE aS Ae
. Team Shoot. :
WOTtH. 68 hes 0 weeeee poe IP renielyc An: 4eGe nt on eee
Cogswell........ eee sha ve G Bennettis sy. og pusaet se eeec
ies} 2) ae dee ae A SAA , PATO Be woe Vha se35 eter tion
Berger... ....4: ee aie Olark..... Th RTs ee, YS 6
{1 5 TA gray Spee ap ches winch Pees BRATD 4 2 tans 5 cetera 8
LOUGH. Sew ace abt i ea ord. SOIWOrbhY uses Ss gags seeaed
PYAGE. ue en eee joatve— BS. (Case. ke 4.+ rh Bee |S 1-84
The Kirtland Club will givea grand shoot at their range on
Apriil ll. The shoot will be followed by a banquet,
CLEV£LAND, 0., April4.—There was a large attendance of
both shooters and spectators at the tounty shoot for the diamond
badge on the Oleveland Gun Club range this afternoon. The con-
ditions were 50 singlesstandards ber man at 18yds., thrown from 5
traps. The entrance fee was $2, and the purse was divided into
3 moneys, the winner of the badge at the previous shoot te take
first, Mr. R. BE. Sheldon, who has been shooting in great form of
late was looked upon as a sure Winner, and, a8 he was victorious
at the last two shoots, would thereby be entitled to the badge, but
to-day seemed to be an off day with him; and Mr, D. A. Upson
was the winner, with a score of 45, Mr. Upson shot a 74\bs. Par-
ker hammerless gun, using Chamber-in Cartridge Company’s
shells, #4drs, Lafiin & Rand powder, and 1}40z. No, 8 shot. There
were 22 entrics, making the moneys $22, $18.20 and $8.80, Sleldon
took first, Auld second, and Roof and Prechtel divided third. The
score follows:
SHGlAOM ech tessa ben wees ee 43°) Olas, Sets ce oe 37
PATH ape tee potas as eae eT ee BA) DRGOT shes tne soe a ROR 33
Coryell: so, sn.-5632 “irene he: 86> -AnNOrewaro. <cneueseeeee See 39
North........ MN Ae oss Eyes AN Cogswell’, eases tie eee 4)
BS NyAizahcyoe oy Ore ae Re Ba bAnainet! a0. Phares: 35a eee .. 42
NOGRU Mi seee sn ee eee cane 45 BA Williams,... -- AD
Forrestey-....-.. BNE setenv 55 25! Hokie Pie Beith eee eee au
Berney a2 iA, cutee amen Bd: “Clie s.< Ae aabys een cece ne 33
TCCHLOM atk ree ieee 48: Oglhoon is sv: sepeoss tas spree, 42
RiOUCRtS He... na twee aea> cae ee L 39
BROOKLYN, April 6.—The regular monthly shoot of the Foun-
tain Gun Club was heid to-day at Woodlawn Park, Gravesend.
There was a large gathering of members and friends, but only
seven competed for the gold badge and extra prizes. J. EK. Lake,
27yds., killed 7 birds straight and won the medal and first prize.
H. Thorpe, #5yds., killed 6 and won the second money, C.W.Jones
taking the third with 8 killed out of 10 shot at. Several sweep-
stakes were shot off with varied results. The full score as fcliows:
Dr Shields (80). ..-..,.. 111100i—5_~J E Lake (27)............ 1111-7
A Purdy. (80),.4.. 202.518 0011010—3 H Thorpe f25)........... 1011111—6
CW Jones (a0).......2.. 1110101—5 _ -~-H{ Blattmacher (25)....1101110—5
W_A Stuart (26)....... 0101100—3
Ties for third prize: Shields 2, Jones 3, Blatimacher 1.
First sweepstakes: H. Bulger first, Dr. Shields second. Second
sweepstakes: J. F. Lake first, A. Purdy second. Third sweep-
stakes: Dr, Shields and A. Purdy divide first. Referee, Mr. Hugh
Goodwin; scorer, Mr. C. A. Deilar.
BROOKLYN, April 5.—The Rutan Rod and Gun Club had a
shoot at Dexter’s Park this afternoon. Fifteen birds were shot
at, the rise being 25yds. One barrel was used. A. Rutan 13, H.
Long 8, J. FP. Van Wicklen 11, C. Li, Madison 12, W. Rutan 9, C.
Dennington 13, E. Rutan 9, C. De Camp 10.
BROOKLYN, April 5.—The Old Mill Gun Club Jeld their
monthly shoot at the old mill this afternoon. The birds were
lively and the shooters had to do their best to bring them down.
Lee Helgans was the winner of the club medal, killing his 7 birds
straight. LL. Helgans 7, H. Moeller 6, G. Schiellein 5, R, Phisler,
Jr. 6, L. Schellinger 5, J. Feusch 4, L. Fisher 5, B. Rausch 4, P.
Miller 5, L, Moeller 5, C. L. Madison 5.
GRAND CROSSING, 111., March 28.—The Gun Club of Chicago,
10 live pigeons, 5 ground traps, 30yds. rise, 80yds. bound, Ill. State
rules, medal: -
SDN OSS jas. 1102011121—8 Wwm Kent...........- 0010001021—4
CE Felton... <....--+ QO1N1011—7 PH Stanley......... 0100110100—4
SUITES Er ran2s.-ee es 0100111100—5 TH Miller.......... 0320000901—2
SE Young... .--....01000U0010—2 CS Burton.......... 600109 112—5
CE Willard......... 21220122119 TL, Hamline.......... 1000000121—4
W L Shepard .......1100210111—7 F Thompson......... 0U10110800—3
UbEe rice. puree. 212100010I—6. Hi Hueh,....2......., 1112012001!—7
Wadsworth.......... 2121020111—8
Willard wins medal.-RAVELRIGG.
HOOSICK FALLS, N. ¥.—The Independent, Gun Club of this
place organized April 4, with the following officers: Charles H,
almer, Pres.; C. A. Johnson, Sec’y; Chas. H. Stockwell, Treas.
Every week we are cbliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-
lication In the current issus. It is particularly re-
quested that scores be sent us as early as possible.
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CARVER-BUDD.—At the match won by Dr, Carver at Des
Moines, on March 80, the day was very unpleasant, dark and
gloomy, with a cutting cold wind blowing across the traps, Dr.
Carver shot a Greener 12-gauge hammerless gun, weighing ‘lbs.
4oz., using dgdrs, of American wood powder in the first barrel.
and the same quantity of Curtiss & er NE Wo. 5in the second,
and iijoz, No, 7 shot, Budd used a Smith hammerless 12-gauge
gun, Weighing {lbs. foz., and shot 3!4drs, of 12-bore trap American
wood powder, and 144oz. of No. 7 cliilled shot in both barrels:
Carver-.., .11211101221112201221—18 Budd...... 21011110212220211201—17
12111112111222102111—19 120021021 11201 122222—16
21221011222211211222—19 20011221212022100222—15
00221112)21201112122—16 12221222271120212122—19
02112111122121201101—17 21271112122121021202—18
89 85
Referee, J. G. Smith, president_of the Iowa State Association
for the Protection of Game and Fish. J. H. Hastings, of Carlisle,
Ta., pulled traps.
WELLINGTON, Mass., April 6—There was a good attendance
at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day, Besides the usual
sweepstake matches, there was another contest for a silver
pitcher, which must be won three consecutive times, the first at
18yds, and the second and third times at 2lyds,, to become any
one’s property, Several shooters have won it once, but no one has
yetwon if twice in succession, To-day it was won by Schaefer
with a seore of 14 out of 15, The scores in the pitcher maten, at
% bluerocks and § ¢lay-pigeons, were as follows;
LETS ee A0L0IN1 LITMI—18 Stanton... -..0111101 01111110—12
Bond.... ,...-J010010 11111J11—11 Melcher. --LLOL10L 11L111—13
Schaetfer,.,,..1J11L 11111101I—14 Chase, -.. OOOLTLL 11011110—10
Bradstreet....1101001 111011Ji—11 Sanborn. -UL1011 11111101—18
Fay...,......-di10011 O111/111—12 Short_, - 0110111 11101111—12
Baxter. . .~ OLLI010 11000011— 8 011110 10101371—11
Bert -.........011i111 111110]0—-12 Conant...-.... 1101011 00141110—10
The winners in the seyeral sweepstake matches were: Six blue-
rocks: Baxter5. Wiye clay-pigeons: Stanton and Chase 4. Six
pluerocks: Baxter 5. Pive clay-pigeons: Bond, Wheeler and
Schacter 5. Six bluerocks; Baxter, Bond and Chase 6. Six blue-
rocks: Bond 6 Five clay-pizeons: Schaefer 5. Six bluerocks:
Pay 6. Wive clay-pigeons: Schaefer, Stanton, Bert and North 5.
Six bluerocks: Sanborn 6, Six clay-pigeons, straightaway: Perry
6. Six bluerocks: North 6. live elay-pigeons: Bradstreet and
Melcher 5. Six bluerecks: Bradstreet und Bond 6. Six clay-
pigeons, straightaway: Stanton and Perry 6 Six clay-pigeons,
straightaway: Perry, North, Wheeler and Stanton 5, Six blue-
rocks: Schaefer 7. Wight clay-pigeons: Perry, Bond, Melcher
and Sanborn 8. Six bluerotks: Sanborn and North, Three pairs
bluerocks: Schaefer, Chase and Wheeler. Six clay-pigeons,
straightaway: Perry, Stanton and Short 6. Six bluerock:: Brad-
street and Stanton 6. Five clay-pigeons: Bradstreet, Warren,
Stanton and Schaefer 5. Six clay-pigeons, straightaway: Warren
6. Six bluerecks: Richards and Fay 6. Six clay-pigeons, Hur-
Jingbam rules: North 6.
BOSTON, April 3.—There was a slim attendance of shotgun
men at the range to-day. The principal event was the eleventh
competition for the Climax diamond badge, which was held by
H, G. Wheeler, of Marlboro, and was won to-day by O. R. Dickey,
of Boston, There were nine combetitors forthe badge and the
contest hetween the leading contestants was close; 20 clay-pigeons
from 6 tarps and 20 standard targets from 4 traps:
Worth. .- 1
aye. ; Standards,
Ditkey---:+-+---- WUT 119111011318 = 110111111011113111171—18—26
Wheeler... ,-.,--LIJTI1T101111111711—19 = 1111011111110110110}—16—35
WVibite:...2ser---s 19110110110101011011—16-17111101111111111110-18—a4
Strong......--.- -1T1190.1011101010171—17 01110011111111101101-15—32
Bowker......-- .--1111111111110013110—17 + 1111111010101111100] 1532
Bennet..-.....-.+ 11110111001111111101—16 0001110 111011101111 —14—30
Stamton........ , 107110010.001171001I—12 = 11101111111010111 11117; 29
WONCHT ra oss e456: 11110110011111101101—15 00101110110101111011—13—28
AN GUS we cs te 011201 10121011101101—14 10170011101110111010—13—27
Wicholg..........+. QVDVLOLOTII1IL10L0110—14. 011010011110 Withdrawn.
The following is a summary of the winners in the 21 sweepstake
events: Hive clays, Bowker, 4; 1) standards, Stanton 9; 5 clays,
Strong and Curtis, 4; 6 standards, Wheeler and Bennett, 6; 5 pairs
clays, Bennett 9; 5 clays, Wheeler, Bowker and Strong, 4: 6
standards, Curtis and Nichols, 6; 5 clays, Stanton 5; 6 standards,
Stanton and Dickey, 6; 5 clays, Wheeler, Bowker and Stanton, 5:
6 standards, Bowker 6; 20 clays, Wheeler 19; 20 standards, Dickey
and White, 10; 6 standards, Wheeler 5; 3pairs clays, Dickey 6; 10
standards, Dickey 10; 10 clays, Stanton and Bowker, 9; 3 pair
standards, Wheeler 6; 15 clays, Wheeler 13; 10 clays, one money,
Wheeler 10; 15 clays, one money, Wheeler 1]. The next competi-
tion for the Climax badge will be held on May 15, followed by the
usual sweepstake shooting.
RED BANE, N.J., March 28—The Riverside Gun and Rifle
Club, of Red Bank, have discontinued clay-pigeon shooting until
further notice, The contests will be confined to live bird shoot-
ing during the spring and summer months, and the matches will
take place on the third Thursday of the month, At thelast shoot
of the club there was an interesting team match, one team being
captained by Edmund W. Throckmorton and the other by Hd-
ward M. Cooper. The following scores were made:
Throckmorton’s Team. Cooper's Team.
Singles. Doubles. _ Singles. Doubles.
Tbrockmorton. l¢ ee mc EM Cooper....17 8
John Cooper... .15 8 W T Conover,..11 6
W H Little... ..11 8 Asa Whymer... 8 8
das Cooper, Jr.-15 ) © Grosseager., 14 8
Geo Cooley..... iV 4 Tenbrook Davis 6 7
Mil Cornwell. ..11 5 Dr Bd Mield.... 4 5
John B Bergen 14 6—l87 Chas Robbins. .15 5—121
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30..-The Blue Rock Club held their
first shoot of the season at Adams Point this afternoon with the
following result: Handicap for members of the club, Interna-
tional rules, 20 single bluerocks each: Slade 16, Harris 11, Coffin
17, Putzman 13, Noyes 11, Beck 1%, Adams 15, Mayhew 12, C. Kel-
loge 15, Cadman 11, Fox 15, Stone 10, 8. Kellogg 18, Dewing 6,
French 14. Members’ handicap at 5 pairs, double rise, same rules
and conditions: Slade 9, Coffin 7, Putzman 3, Noyes 3, Beck 1,
Harris 6, Adams 8, Mayhew 6, C. W. Kellogg 3, Cadman 1, Fox 3)
Stone 5, S, T. Kelloge 7, Dewing 2, French 6. The fourth match
for the Selhy medal, presented by the Selby Smelting and Lead
Company for Central California, will be held next Saturday at
Adams Point, under the auspices of the Blue Rock Club,
GREENFIELD, Iowa, April 4.—Match at 10 singles and 5
double bluerocks, 18 and l5yds. rise. Shot under National rules,
for club badge: _
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thirty days, Mr. Chamberlain shoots a 12lb. 10-bore Parker gun.
Scholes, Bickford and Burrell using L. C. Smith hammerless
guns. The day was windly and made the shooting bad.—h. N.
BICKFORD, Secretary.
FAST DAY SHOOTING. Thursday April 4 was the regular
Massachusetts Past Day, and the State seemed to blaze with shot-
gun and rifle matches. Wellington range had 42 eyents, with
6,000 targets thrown. Walnut Hill was crowded, and at Salem,
New Bedtord, Lowell, Cambridge, Lynn, Milton, Reading, Stough-
ton and Medway there were contests.
RENOVQ, Pa. April 6—The Renoyo Gun Club held a shooting
match ait their new grounds to-day, glass balls, rotating trap, 26
balls each:
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DAYTON, O., April 6—A friendly match was shot here by
eet, Sander and Wm. Pratchett, 25 standard targets, $25 a
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RIDGETOWN, Ont,, April 5.—Chatham and Ridgetown Gun
Clubs shot a match here to-day ina blinding snaw storm and high
wind, 10 men aside, 20 birdseach. Chatham won by 4 birds. Score:
Ridgetosyn 134, Chatham 143. he Chathamites shot with thei
guns held ready at the shoulder, while the home men held theirs
according to rules, below the elbow and at hip. thus conceding
Chatham quite an advantage, The return match will be shot af
Chatham Gond Friday.
BHLIZABETH, N.J.—A match at live pigeons has been arranged
between William Dackerman, of the Elizabeth Gun Club, and
Frank Lamotte. Both men are crack shots, and the terms of the
match are 25 birds at s0yds. rise, Hurl iugbam rules, for a purse of
$100. The shoot will take place April 29.
NEWARK, N. J.—The newly-organized Newark Gun Club hold
eit il shoot at Erb’s grounds, Newark, N. J., Thursday,
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ST. PAUL, Minn., April 6.—The St. Paul Gun Club opened the
season to-day by shooting for the beautiful challenge badge which
was won by Boyd, 4 prominent St. Paul business man, with the
splendid score of 24 out of 15 singles and 5 pair Peoriasin astrong
wind, amounting almost to a gale. The holder of the badge is
subject to a. challenge each week, both entering $5, until some
person has won it ten times, when it becomes his personal prop-
erty. Boyd used wood powder. There was a large attendance
and weather fine, except streng wind, that made the Peorias
dodge in a most provoking manner. Among the visiting sports-
men were Hon. KR. M. Anderson and Mr. Manwaring, of Still-
water, Min.; J, H. Balsom, Hudson, Wis,; Harrison Knapp-
Marshall, and Shuler, of Minneapolis, and Stone, of Larimore,
Dak, Following are the scores;
Pirst sweepstakes, 10 single Peorias, 5 traps, Keystone rules
(which originated here five years ago and haye been in constant
TBA ante $1 entrance, four moneys:
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Bennett and Pfister jdivide first, Kennedy second, Max third,
Stone fourth.
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5 sereened traps:
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: lads first, Skinner and Fish second, Max third, Shott and Fox
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and l5yds., i screen traps. Entrance $3: four moneys:
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“Boyd” badge and first money, Kennedy second money, Pfister
and Fish third. Ties on 20 at 3 singles and 1 pair for fourth:
Bennett 4, Skinner 5, Chantler 1.
CLARENDON AILLS, Mass..April 3.—The Jamaica Plains Gun
Club held their annual meeting to-day, and celebrated with an
all-day shoot at the traps at Clarendon Hills, The following
officers were elected: Pres, H. W. Rounds: Treas., C. H. Olmstead;
Sec., J. R. Hamner; Ex. Com., George McCausland, C. H. Cilley
and the secretary; Team Capt., Dr. H. A. Baker. The club unan-
imously yoted to erecta new and commodious building on the
site of the present one. The feature of the day was a match for
a cup donated by Mr. A. W. Rounds. It was shot for at 10 clay-
pigeons and 10 bluerocks and was won by Mr. Charles by ascore
of ee Sweepstake matches were shot during the remainder of
he day.
_ YOUNGSTOWN, O,, April 3.—The Girard Gun Club was organ-
ized at Girard to-day, with a_membership of twenty-five, and
elacted the following officers: Pres., W.W. Wilson: Vice-Pres.,
George M, Morgan; Sec. Elmer Honser; Treas,, Charles Wallis;
Directors, Thomas Hotchkiss, D. M. Jones, Ab Rush. The club
will shoot every Saturday.
OLEAN, N. Y.—The eighth annual tournament of the Olean
Sportsman’s Club will be held at their grounds, on the Coast.
Driving Park, Olean, N. Y..Mavi6éand17. Guaranteed purses.
LONG ISLAND, April 6.—Mr. Chauncey Floyd-Jones, of New
York, and Mr. F. D. B. Randolph, of Philadelphia, shot a pigeon
match for $500 a side on the grounds of the Westminster Kennel
Club this afternoon. Each was to haye shot at 100 birds, but
when 89 had been reached Mr. Jones withdrew. Mr. Randolph
killed 63 and Mr. Jones 51.
SHOT MEASURE.—Major Taylor, General Manager of the
American Shooting Association, has been asked hundreds of
times already where the shot measure mentioned in the new rules
Tay be had. It is now in course of manufacture and will be
ready for the trade by April 15.
BELLEVILLE, Ont.—The Belleville Gun and Rifle Club has
elected the following officers: H. Corby, M. P., President; W. H.
Biggar, First Vice; H, K. Smith, Second Vice; EH. G. Porter, Sec.-
Treas.; Committee of Management—R. §8. Bell, R. Day, Geo,
Twining, John Taylor, Jas. D. Clarke.
CROWN POINT, Ind,—The Crown Point Gun Club will give a
specially attractive tournament, free for all, on April 18 and 19.
Keystone targets will be used. These tournaments have always
been very largely attended, and an average of forty or fifty con-
testants can be assured. The new Loyd system for division of
prizes, as described in FoRHsT AND StREAM of April 4, will be
tried.
Fourth event; 10 singles and 5 pairs Peorias, entrance $2, 4
moneys: Boyd 14, Bennett 16, Hill 15, Cummings 8, Kennedy 14,
Skinner 13, Stone 16, Max 15, Pfister 16, Forbes 15, Chantler 14,
Burke 14, Wish 12, Parker 6, Richardson 9, Fox 15, Barnes 15,
Murphy 16, Balsom 17, Marshall 12, Killen 11, Mussetter 5, Smith
9, Mean 1%, Balsom and Mann first. Ties for second: Bennett
11110, Stone 10, Pfister 11100, Murphy 10, Ties for third: Max
01100 11100 11110, Forbes 10, Fox 0, Barnes 11100 1110011000. Ties for
fourth: Boyd 101, Kennedy 110, Burke 11100.
Fifth event, sweep at 10 single Peorias, entrance $1, 4 moneys;
Boyd 8, Bennett 9, Hill 9, Balsom 9, Chantler 7, Murphy 7, Fox 5,
Marshall 6, Forbes 6, Fish 7, Skinner 8, Pfister 9, Burke 8, Cum-
may Bas Kennedy 8, Richardson 7, Barnes 7, Mann 6. ‘Ties
vided.
MONTREAL, April 6—The Montreal Gun Club had a handicap
shoot to-day for a handsome fishing rod presented by N. P. Leach.
The birds were thrown from one Keystone trap adjusted to throw
in different directions, and the new trap knocked the old shooters
out, The birds were very fast and very low, and out of 24 birds
the nes score only showed 10 broken, Alexander (18yds.),
broke 10; W. lL, Cameron Gy ds.) 9; J, Brainerd (18yds.), 9; HE.
Cowley (25yds ), 8; J, Paton (2lyds,),6. Much satisfaction is ex-
pressed at the new trap.
CINCINNATI, April $.—Major J. M. Taylor, the Secretary of
the American Shooting Association, met the local Committee of
Arrangements here to-day, and selected the old ball park on
Spring Grove avenue as shooting grounds for the first tourna-
ment of the association. set for June 11-14 inclusive. It has been
arranged to have one set of traps for live birds and three sets for
inanimate targets, of which there will be several kinds,
TORONTO, April 6—The members of the Toronto Gun Club
participated in a number of sweepstake shoots at the Woodbine
this afternoon, The last sweep was at tive crows, and they were
found hard birds to kill, getting away lively from the traps. If
they were easily tobe got they would be in demand for trap-
shooting. These are the scores: First sweep, 10 birds, 18yds. rise:
B. Pearsall 10, A, Purse 9, V. Black 8, J. Townson 8, J. Foreman 8
T. Smith 7, G. Crow 7, G. McLaren 7, J. Bell 5. Second sweep, 1(
birds, l8yds. rise: B, Pearsall10. V. Bales 8, J. Townson 7, G.
Pearsall 7, J. Foreman 7, G. Bell 7, G. Smith 7, A. Purse 6, W,
Pearson 6, A. Elliott 6, V. Black 6, G@. Crow 6. Third sweep, 5
birds, 18yds. rise: G. Smith 4, V. Black 3, A Purse 8, PF. Andrews
2. Fourth sweep, 6 crows, 30yds. rise: G. Crow 5, G. Bell 5, V.
Black 4.
TORONTO, April 6.—The Stanley Gun Clnb’s second shoot for
the president's handsome gold watch took place at McDowall &
Co.’s grounds this afternoon, The day was a beautiful field day,
and the large number of trigger sports who assembled enjoyed
themselves ee These are the scores, at 20 birds: J. Rice 20,
FP. Mallett 19, Sawden, Jr. 19, Emond 19, Winchell 19, Sawden, Sr.
18, White 16, Charles 16, W,. Heatherington 15, C, Harrison 15, W.
McDowall ty S. McClure 14, Mitchell 14, Carruthers 13, T, 8,
Bayles 12, T. Bennet 12, W, Felstead 12,
TORONTO, April5.—The Stanley and West_Toronto Junction
Gun Clubs shot a friendly team match on D. Blea’s grounds this
afternoon, The weather was cold and windy, with rainand snow
at intervals, and the back ground very had, These unfavorable
conditions doubtless account for the low scores made by some of
the best shots, A return match wiil be shot at McDowall & Co.’s
grounds next Friday. The scores are as follows, 20 birds per man:
Stanley—W. Felstead 20, Hmond 19, CO, Kemp 15, T. Sawden, Sr.,
14. W, Heatherington 13, G. Morley 13, W. McDowall 12, C. Win-
chell 10, J. Rice 9, J. Mitehell 9; total 184, West Toronto Junction
—W. Clark 17, E. Dollery 15, W. Smith 12, G, Briggs 12, D. Black
12, D. Walton 11, W. Bugg 11, D. Blea 10, P. Wakefield 9, Hinton 9
total 118,
Canoging.
Cc.
CHANGES IN THE A. A. RULES.
Hiditor Forest and Stream: ; ; ‘
In accordance With the intimation contained im my letter pub-
lished a month ago, the regatia committes Jaye reported to the
executive committee recommending the abolition of the sliding
seat and fixed sail, and the proposed amendment is about to be
submitted to a vote, the mails béing used for the purpose. The
correspondence elicited by my communication, including some
letters sent to me directly; does not show any strong opposition to
the change. It. will be, however, for the executive todecide, We
have not asked for an amendment in the direction of the “one
Tig”’ idea or other matters that have come up, which can he dis-
cussed and decided upon at the meet, but are not now so pressing.
We hope to have the programme ready for publication in a few
days. Inthe meantime those who are talking of building or Tig-
ging canoes wiay take it for granted that,so far as the regatta
committee are concerned, itis not proposed to make any other
substantial changes than those indicated, Any formal changes
in the programme will not affect them, except perhaps the intro-
duction of the cruising race as suggested by the Atlantic Division
and a race for club fours,
The report of the regatta committee is as follows:
PETRRBOROUGH, March 19, 1889.—To the Commodore of the Ameri-
can Canoe Association; Sir—Dhe regatta commitiece of 1889 having
been directed by the executive committee to consider and report
upon the question of sliding seats and fixed sails, beg to report
that in their view it is not 1m the interests of the Association that
these should be retained as appliances to be allowed and author-
ized in the general programme, and they, therefore, respectfully
submit to the executive committee the adyisability of introducing
in the sailing regulations such amendments as may be necessary
to remove all doubt on the subject.
The following amendments are suggested:
Rule I. Under the heading “measurement,”’ in the last para-
gzraph add after the first sentence the words, “sliding seats or
other like appliances beyond the gunwale in the sailing classes
shall be added to and measured in the beam,”
Rule XIV. Add the words “all sails shall be capable of heing
effectively and readily raised and lowered when afioat.”’
HE. B, EpwAkDSs, Chairman Reg. Com.
TANNING SAILS.—We have receiyed*the following answer to
‘“Retaw’s” inquiry in the ForEs? AND SPREAM of March 21, from
a correspondent on the Indian River, Fla.: “To tan (or rather
dye) sdils and tents, have the material well cleaned from any
possible grease, and boil (orat least souk if the goods are too bulky)
in the following mixture for about two hours: For every pound
of goods take four ounces of catechu, dissolyed by boiling in two
gallons of soft water, and add one-half ounce of blue vitriol,
Further dissolve three-quarter ounce of bychromate of potash in
about the same amount of waterin a brass or stone vessel (an
iron.kettle will give a darker shade). Take the goods out of the
first dye, do not wring them, but let them partly dry in the open
air, and immerse them for about thirty minutes in the bichro-
mate of potash solution, when they should be dried without
wringing. Always be careful to have, plenty of water, so the
foods will not get streaky or spotted. A final rinsing in salt water
or soapsuds will darken the color 4 little more.—MAx.”
GARSMEN AND CANOHISTS.—The regatta committee of
the New England Amateur Rowing Association recently an-
nounced that in connection with the annual regatta of the Asso-
ciation, to be held on Lake Quinsigamond, June 17, there would
be canoe races; but the oarsmen do not seem to take kindly to the
idea, as will be observed from the following, taken from the
Worcester Spy of Aprils: “There is considerable unfavorable
comment among the oarsmen over the action of the regatta com-
mittee of the N, BE. A. R. A, in inviting canoe clubs to participate
in the coming annual regatta of the Association. It is claimed
by the scullers that such a thing as an invitation to a sculler to
take part in a canoe méet cannot be found on record. Andas
long as the canoeists show a disposition to hold themselves above
the oarsmen the latter are justified in extending a cold shoulder
to all cange sailors.’.—CAROLA,
IMPROVEMENT IN CANOES.—The discussion of the center-
board question has brought about a certain amount of good
already: two canoeists in different localities are now at work on
the same idea of a narrow board, not projecting above deck,
which at the same time will fill when lowered all the space allowed
for 18in, drop, leaving no triangle beiween the keel and top of
board. Another canoeist on the Passaic River has invented a
yery ingenious form of board which falls aft as it itis lowered,
thus allowing the trunk to be well forward.
CRUISING ON MAINE RIVERS,—A correspondent asks for
information concerning a cruise from Mattawaumkeag, on the
Penobscot River, to Twin Lakes, Chesuncook Lake, thence to
Lakes Chamberlain, Heron, Churchill, ete,, to the St. John’s
River, what difficulties are apt to be met, and how far on this
route is canoeing practicable in an open or light canvas canoe?
CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO BFLERT.—Proposals for member-
ship to Corinthian Mosquito Fleet- By Vice-Com, Clapham;
Percy Hicks, G. L. Baker, ’. R. Baker, Sands Point, L. I, By
Treasurer FE. B. Jones: W.S, Gilmore, 556 Broadway, New York,
A, CG, A. MEMBERSHIP.—Hastern Division: A. H. Lange,
Worcester, Mass.; Max M, Kallman, Jas. Weld Cartwright, Bos-
ton, Mass,; Jos. H. Rowland, Bridgeport, Conn.
RAMONA.—The fast racing canoe Ramona, 16X30, is adyer-
tised for sale in another column.
= Machting.
A DUTY THAT IS A PLEASURE.
has been claimed by Gen. Paine, as well as by ofber leading ~
I yachtsmen, that the New York Y.C. has no choice in the
selection of an opponent for Valkyrie, but that in its position
as trustee of the America’s Cup it isin duty bound to select the
fastest yacht available to defend thecup, According to this view
the first duty of the trustees 1s to keep the Cup in their possession,
but we read the words of the five original donors in a different
way. The odject of the Cup was to encourage triendly competi-
tion between different countries, and the trustees are to keep it
open according tocertain general terms. These terms were openly
violated in the last reyision of the deed, and it will be a still fur-
ther violation of the wishes of the donors to put the Cup up for a
prize in a race Which all admit can only result in one way. If the
New York Y. CG. decides to keep the Cup by such doubtful prac-
tices, the least it can do is to father manfully ita own acts, and
not try to dodge under a plea of duty-
WHY NOT CONSTELLATION?
F, as now seems only too likely, the question of fair play is
thrown aside, and no consideration is regarded save keeping
the Cup, there is no reason why the new Morgan schooner might
not prove even a safer opponent for little Valkyrie than Volun-
teer. She represents Mi. Burgess’s latest work, is two years
newer than Volunteer, built for speed, and certainly will have all
the wings she wants. The main point, however, is that under the
racing rules of the New York Y. C. she can claim an allowance of
16 per cent. for rig, 50 that actually, though her measurement
would be about 108ft. corrected lenuth, she would race at 85 per
cent. of this, or 92tt. compared with Volunteer’s $9.35ft. In good
breezes and over & triangular course it is easy to imagine how she
would leave a 70ft. boat, As to the question of difference of rig,
it would be absurd to stick at a trifle like this after consenting fo
any such ontrageous violation of the accepted principles of yacht-
racing as the matching of a small yacht by a large one,
248
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Aprin 11, 1889.
WHAT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT
THE DEED OF GIFT.
LTHOUGH the brief, manly and comprehensive document in
which the Messrs, Stevens and their colleagues set forth
their intentions concerning the future of the. America’s Cup has
been doubly repudiated by the New York Y. OC, and has even been
crowded out of the club book to make way for a mixture of
verbiage and nonsense designed to keep the Cup in New York,
there ig much that is yaluable in the original words of the donors,
and many well known yachtsmen might spend a little time to
advantage in studying both the original deed and also the first
revision of 1882, which is practically in force for the coming race.
If they would read carefully the original deed they would find
in eyery word and line a desire for a fair. sportsmanlike and
equal contest, to be determined on the merits of the yachts, the
main feature being the mutual agreement on all terms at an
early date, failing which, dd not before, a race over the club
course can be claimed. a.
If Com. Gerry had vead carefully the second deed of gift he
would not have made the blunder which he did on Thursday last,
when he called attention to the tact that the challenge of the
Y, B.S. did not give a full seven months notice. The actual
wording of the deed is: ‘The challenfing party shall give six:
months notice in writing, naming a day for the proposed race
Which day shall not be later than seven months from the date of
the notice. This condition the challenger has complied with to
the letter.
Ti some others had read either deed carefully they would
not have fallen into the mistake of saying that to recog-
nize a challenge in the 70ft. class would be to permit a challenge
from a 40 or S0ft. yacht. In the original and also the second deed
the minimum size of challengers is distinctly defined thus: ‘'The
yacht or vessel to be of notless than 30 nor more than 300 tons,
measured by the Custom House rule in use by the country of
the challenging party.” Valkyrie’s tonnage is 46,76, Genesta’s is
5, Marjorie’s 59, Tara’s 40, Olara 20, Annasona 32, Norman 30.11;
thus the latter, 59.53ft. l.w.l., and 12.7ft. beam, is as small a craft;
4s could challenge. Hither Thistle, 100 tons, or Valkyrie, 56.76
tons, would if reduced to 30 tons be about 58ft. lw.l., a size in
which excellence of model may be just as thoroughly tested as in
Volunteer’s class.
THE CRUISE OF THE ORINDA.
BY W, H. WINSLOW, M.D.
(Continued from Page 228.)
ifs next day opened with rain; Noirand Olie left for home, and
Jerry and I settled down into a determination to goto East-
port or drown, The wind was southeast, the sea began to beat in
hard, the barometer fell fast and our position soon became dang-
erous. Wemust go back north of the bar or seek anather har-
bor. A gale was coming on undoubtedly. Wegot under way and
siood up the bay, skirting the eastern and northern shores and
studying the chart. The wind and sea increased steadily, it began
to rain, and I did not like to run into places that I had never vis-
ited for fear of striking a shoal spotand smashing things, North
of the island there was calmer water_and safe shelter, and we
hauled to off Sorrento, ran_across to Eden and let go the large
anchor in Salisbury Cove, The wind was blowing off the moun-
tains in fearful gusts, and, in the intervals, it was heavy enough.
We furled everything snugly, lowered the spinaker boom to the
bowsprit, housed the topmast and went below for dry clothing, as
we were now wet to theskin, Then Meringue took the boat and
went ashore tor needed supplies, I discovered soon that the
Yacht was dragging and let go the other anchor, veering ca-
bles to thirty and twenty fathoms. Wehad dragged into deeper
water and the cables seemed almost up and down then, and
she still dragged. I was wet again; it was getting dark;
Meringne and the boat were not in sight, and it made
me mad to see that I was in for another scrape, and to see how
the cutter lay broadside to the wind, even stuck her quarter to-
ward it and jerked and nagged away at the cables, pulling the
anchors right along at every blast, It was not comfortable to
think of polling those heayy cables and anchors aboard and
making sail myselt in the rough vale and pouring rain, with only
the help of aland Inbher, But ithhad to be done, because we had
lost the lay of the land, were out in deep water where cables stood
up and down, keeping the anchors moving, and just haif a mile to
leeward were the red buoys that marked an ugly, spiteful reef of
rocks upon which we were surely drifting. LIexplained the neces-
sity and danger to Jerry, and we discussed the situation. A tu
lay at the wharf in the cove with steam up and lights aboard, andl
we thought we might attract attention and get help. So we got
aut two fog horns and blew as men never did before, but the wind
threw back the sound in our faces and no one took any notice of
us, Still we were drifiing and conld see the red buoy, though it
was almost night. .Oh! if Meringue would only come to help us!
Fle must soon or he will not be able to in the small boat, as we
must cut and run somewhere or go to pieces upon the rocks. At
last my sailor man came ont of the darkness and I helped him
aboard and explained our predicament, _
“Wea must get in the anchors, make sail and beat up under the
land, and that quickly,” said he. : :
“Yes, but thase anchors and cables will break our backs,-and
we have uo room to reef,”
“Well, we'll get her in shore somehow.” This supreme confi-
dence in himself and the yacht made a tingling response run
through my saturated bedy—wet substances are good conductors
of electricity—and I pulled down my sou’wester, routed Jerry out
and began to haulin the stiff, heavy, water-soaked cables. The
little anchor was duly stowed, then the large one was attacked,
and it took the hardest kind of work to get it aboard, but we had
{t at last, though my heart was thumping in my throat, and my
back felf broken. Then we lashed the throat of the gaff down and
hoisted the peak of the mainsail, [took the tiller.and trimmed
the sheet, and Meringue gave her the staysail and trimmed its
sheet, and we were under way. That red buoy and reef were not
more than a hundred feet away when we filled. It was surprising,
it was exciting, it was glorious to see how Orinda stuck her bow-
sprit up to the wind, became steady and manageable, and walked
right away to windwaid against the choppy sea and fierte blasts
off the mountains. She wentin stays as easily as with all sail on
i. Summer sea, and, with the small area of sail set, made excellent
legs and took us rapidly to windward. My anxiety about her
ability vanished. She had never been tried before, and L was de—
lighted to find that I] could depend upon her in such an ugly gale.
We were getting under the land, it was dark, yet Meringue
could see boulders looking like boats inside of us. We had
anchored first on a rocky bottom and wished no more such, We
ran east along shore and spied a, sloop we had seen as we came in,
There must be good holding ground. We ran as near her as we
dared jn the darknes, came to, downed sail, and Jet go both
anchors, They held and we were in a comfortable place con-
sidering the weather, We tied up the sails, but not very yacht
like, hung up a lantern, went below, and started the stove and
supper. You may imagine how fried ham and eggs, tomatoes,
biscuit, jam, claret and coffee tasted then, and we lingered long
over the table, congratulating ourselves overour luck and pluck
as the furious blast swept through the rigging and the rain dashe
upon the companionway and skylight. This 8th of September
gale was very severe along the northern coast, and wrecked a
ereat muny yessels at sea and even in such harbors as Boston,
We smoked and watched ihe yacht awhile, then Jerry mixed a
hot som’wester for all and we turned in, feeling the need of sleep
ereatly and knowing that, if we drifted, it would be a long time
before we reached the shore north of Us.
There was no further need for able seamen that night, and the
next morning at9 o'clock when we awoke the sun was shining
brightly, the water was smooth and if Was dead calm, I’veheard
yauch talk about Mount Desert blowsand know what they are
like now, They are simply devilish. The mountains split the
winds and ithe gorges concentrate their currents until the
yelocity must be nearly a hundred miles an hour. One must be
very careful when he gets caughtin a blowaround Mount Desert.
('m not so anxious for that eruising water as I was once,
We lay still over Sunday, dried clothes and sails, strolled over
the hills, picked blueberries and flowers and talked with the
natives, Next day there was a little wind and we worked the
catspaws down to Bar arbor, anchored awhile for mail, then
started east at 2P, M,
The wind was southeast, and grew stronger and stronger as we
proceeded; we had to take in the gaiftopsail and then the stay-
sail,and had justas much as we could stagger under in beatin
out; a yery rough sea soon arose and made lively werk for us oft
Schoodic, But we rounded Turtle Island at last, passed Winter
Harbor Light and Grindstone Pointand ran toward Winter Harbor,
not knowing exactly where to anchor. Some large schooners
were at the head of the bay in Henry’s Cove, but it was too open
for ‘small craft and we kept on until we opened a little estuary
behind a high wooded point upon the Jeft, and steered into as
snug and pretty a harbor as I’ve seen this many aday. A long
narrow, forest-covered peninsula lay seaward, the town covered
the hills Supe and the harbor was between, about 200yds. wide
and 700 or s00yds, long, until it grew shallower and ended in the
mouth of a mere brooklet above. The wind was heavy outside,
the surf was pounding upon the outer shore of the neck and a
heavy fog rolled in and hid the adjacent land on the Schoodie
side, but here if was as calm asa mill pond and the muddy bot-
tom was only 20ft. below us. Several pleasure boats, the yacht
Gwendolen and three schooners were near.
We anchored abreast of the steamboat wharf at 4 P. M., and
soon had supper, Then we walked over the peninsula, dug
spruce gum, explored the headwaters and took a stroll about the
streets. Two summer hotels had closed after a losing business; a
few cottagers still lingered, and the half-dozen stores were econo-
mizing in lamp oil, It was the same here as elsewhere along the
coast east of Portland, the:season had been so cold and rainy that
all the hotels had lost money, and some at Bar Harhor were heavy
losers. [believe Campo Bello was the only place east that did a
paying business in 1888, and this was mostly with hay fever
patients, who did not dare to go home. Winter Harbor is a
charming spot for persons who like nature undressed; visitors
get away from fashions, railroads and noise; and_enjoy real rest
in its quiet homes and streets, unyexed by traffic. In Henry’s
Coye, to the eastward, I found my little Pilerim hauled out upon
a rough, rocky shore, cradleless and braced by poles beneath the
bilge. She was used at Bar Harbor and raced some during the
summer of “8Y, but was not put afloat in 88. The nyper works
were alone covered, and the hull was exposed to wind and
weather. It was sad to see her thus abused, and I felt sorry that
she could not grace the ocean now as oft before,
We were off early next morning, the wind was southwest:and
helped us around the great rade barren walls of Schoodic in great
shape. This is an important and easily recognized landmark for
coasters, and can be seen far ont to sea, If a mariner can get.
hold of Schoodic—and he can except in a fog and darkness—he
feels safe in taking a departure across the Great Gulf of Maine.
We soon made out Petit Menan Lighthouse and steered for it and
passed it, and then across to Nash [sland Light, passing between
Sheep Island and Ram Island into Moos-a-bec Reach, and flew
before the fresh 8. W. wind down the Reach to Jonesport. I had
no large chart of the harbor, and guided by Meringue, who had
been there years before, we narrowly escaped running upon a
ledge at the mouth of Sawyer’s Cove, east of the town, We must
have been going ten knots; I was hugging the shore so as ta make
a sweep and -get a berth withont forging too far ahead, when M.
shouted “Luff!” I ljuffed a little, and he shouted again, ‘*for God's
sake luff! Hard down! Weare right on top of a ledge!” I luffed
then, and we just skirted an ugly pile of rocks that I could haye
almost touched with a pole, and then I noticed a crowd of excited
sardine packers gesticulating with all their might to warn us off.
The ledge was an ugly mass of boulders covered with kelp and out
of water 10ft. at low tide, and it made me feel queer when I saw
it and how near we had passed toit. “A missis as ood as a mile,”
but that miss taught me caution a while, but I soon forget.
We remained here several days owing to fog and head winds.
We had the squeezed out putty scraped off, the seams of hull and
deck sandpapered smooth, painted the hull to copper line, oiled
the deck and bulwarks, painted the boat, did « little carpenter
work in cabin and made everything ship shape,
Jonesport, named for the great Jones family, is far off the rail-
road, has a steamer twice a week only, and gets but one mail a
day by stage, It has several excellent stores, two large sardine
establishments and good shops for repairs. Many vessels are re-
paired here annually, many supplies are furnished to fishermen
and coasters, and the people are kind, hospitable and intelligent,
The sardine factories give employment to whole families, and add
much to the prosperity of the place, but they make the shores
filthy, and emit a stench at times worse than that famous cheese,
Moos-a-bee Reach is wild and rough looking, the off-lying islands
are surrounded by reefs, and a glance at the chart will show dan-
ger everywhere, but the eastern entrance of the reach has been
made easy sailing by recent government work and no one need fear
itas [have. The holding ground is good all through the Reach, and,
as a consequence, vessels bound east and west make a regular
BESceSsor through it daily, and seek Jonesport to get out of gales
and fogs.
We saw many yessels during our stay and were much pleased
with our ivisit- It seemed as if the wind was always going to
remain to the eastward and the fog to hover around, and I deter-
mined to beatinto Machias Bay anyhow, As we went out of the
reach we met a schooner that had preceded us coming back, and
T asked what was the matter. The captain said the wind was too
much to the eastward outside. This was ominous, but we kept on
close hauled. Mark [sland, justin the eastern month of the reach,
is one of the loveliest on the coast. It rises a hundred feet above
the water, has a bold, rocky shore, and is covered witha heayy
growth of large trees, mostly spruce, hemlock and pine. There
is a cove inthe northwest side where a boat can be hauled out,
and a little slope of grass abeve it npon which sheep were feeding,
but there was no evidence of a building anywhere, and we saw
all sides of it. Westof the island, inside an ugly chain of reefs,
is Kelly’s Point, upon which there isa very handsome modern
seashore Villa, belonging to a Bostonian, who spends his summers
there. He hasa steam launch, a sloop and several rowboats, and
evidently communes with nature and dallies with the sea unvexed
by thoughts of business at home. -
Frem Mark Island we ran for Pulpit Rock, clearing Hastern
Ledges to the south’ard, then sailed along by the Three Brothers
Islands and inside Libby Islands up into Machias Bay. This is a
broad, beautiful sheet of water with picturesque rocky shores
sparsely settled by fishermen. We made several tacks into the
bay, the wind changed to the northward alittle, and let us lay
close-hauled upon the port tack to the eastward, and we barely
got by Dog Rocks upon the north side of Cross Island at dark;
then we fanned, drifted and towed down into the Narrows, barely
missing an olitlying ledge, and anchored in the mouth of a cove
just west of Scotch Island, in the middleof the Narrows. We de-
cided to stay here because it Was such a long run up to Machias-
port, and darkness had caught us, and we would be ready for an
early start next day. The tide was running in four or five miles
an hour, though it was all ebb; the yacht sheered and cut and
pulled at her cable like a chained dug, and we had to keep an eye
upon her for fear of drifting; but the ground was muddy and we
did not drag. <A gale from the 8.9, set in ab midnight with strong
puffs and a cold drizzle, which vouled us out to look after things,
but we were shielded by the little island from the sea and wind
and rode it out safely, While Jerry was getting supper Meringue
took the boat and went ashore in the cove to a dimly seen house
to get Some information not on the chart, and some supplies as
well. He came back and reported the house vacant, the windows
and doors gone, and. uncanny beings in possession. We heard
next day that a murder had been committed there and it was
considered haunted. He had not reported any ghosts, but I
thought he was a little scared. Wesupped heartily, and were
well pleased with the progress we had nade against the wind.
Jerry and Meringue took the boat early next morning and
landed in the coye after partridges, and returned soon in hot
haste for buckshot cartridges, as they had seen a fine buck close
at hand upon the shore. I told them it was close season and they
must not kill it. They scoffed at that and went away, and re-
turned decidedly damp in an hour, not haying seen the deer or
any partridges. A fishing schooner, 45ft. over all, beat down and
anchored near us after breakfast, and gave us the information
we wanted. The captain said Cross Island was owned by two
Boston gentlemen, who had bought it on speculation fora game
preserve. There were many partridges and deer upon it; they
crossed and reerosscd the channel, and it was not unusual for
fishermen to meet a deer and kill him ashe was swimming across,
The island had only two buildings upon it, occupied by the life-
saving station men, and they acted as game keepers for the own-
ers. As they were just across the point outside of our anchorage,
if a gun had been fired they would soon haye been around to
catch the poacher. Jerry and Meringue concluded not to poach
any more, as the laws of Maine were very stringent, and besides,
it was raining and dismal in the bush.
The captain of the fisherman owned the vessel, worth about
$1,000. Her hull and gear were in a dilapidated condition. 1
could not understand how men could trust their lives to such a
hull and the rotting ropes and sails. The captain paid all ex-
enses out of each catch, paid his boy $10 a month and found, and
ivided the remainder with his principal man. In fair seasons
they make about $100 a month clear, but the summer had been
wet and cold, and the business had been unprofitable,
There were two abandoned and tumble-down houses upon the
mainland of the channel, and the whole region, while exceedingly
picturesque, was lonely and dismal. The absence of human
beings along the coast, the wild rocky shores, the treacherous
reefs of the channel, the great distance from any settlement, and
the rough weather, wave us the blues, and we determined to face
the sea and milder breeze of the afternoon and try to beat.on to
pie Riyer, where we conld get needed supplies and have a snug
or.
We got up anchor and left the little schooner to the mercy of
the spook of the haunted house, and went around the island and
the long reef of the southwestern side, because the strong tide in
the Narrows was difficult to stem, as the wind drew directly in
and I considered it unsafe to beat out. The sea was very heayy
outside, butin long, lazy rolls that were easily ridden, and we
carried the lower sails boldly in the dead beat up the coast, I’m
sure some fishermen bound in looked upon as foolhardy, going to
sea at 3 P.M, in a drizzle, with the wind ahead; but I knew we
could retrace our course rapidly and get in by Libby hight, in
case the fog did not shut down, and so risked if, though it was
evident we should not get up to Little River till some time after
dark. The tide rips were Very noisy and rapid along shore, but
the current was eastward and helped ns on by Old Man Island;
we kept the main shore beyond in sight until we passed Little
River Head and opened out the light and ran forit. The light is
on an island in the middle of the entrance, and I trusted to Mer-
ingue to pilot us, a3 he had been in several times. He got on the
bow and conned, while I steered. The wind hauled off the land
as we drew in and the yacht barely lay her course. When very
near the island, much nearer than Jerry thought advisable, we
lost the wind altogether, the sea hoye us round broadside, and
out of the darkness beneath the light appeared, not fifty feet
away, a long ledge, upon which eyery sea was rolling us. Mer-
ingue and Jerry shouted, and I teok a look under the boom and
was horrified to see how close we were to it and how inevitable
shipwreck seemed. i ,
“Get into the boat quick for God’s sake!” I shouted, as I untied
the painter and pulled her alongside. “Here Jerry, take the
helm!’ Meringue jumped into the boat, which we hauled to the
baw, I threw in the end of the jib halliards, Meringue took 4 turn
around the seat and fell over it backward, the yacht came down
with her bobstay across the boat and nearly capsized her, as M,
grabbed the oars- then, while [ shouted, “Quick! Pull Meringue,
or we willbe upon the rocks!’ he gota few strokes, turned the
bow off shore, the helm was put hard to port and Orinda began.
to go ahead, Meringue pulled fearfully, we moved faster, there
was great need, for when we cleared the point of the ledge it
was but 20ft. away, It was a dreadful suspense for a few
tainutes and, after the danger had passed, there was a lump in
mny throat. Jerry was swearing and explaining how he had told
us we were too near, and Meringue was lying on his oars for
breath. I do not like these hairbreadth escapes. I don’t care to
record all that [ experience, because it may seem to some persons
that I exaggerate or invent them, but I do not. I've about con-
cluded there must be a Jon#h aboard nry boat, and he is myself,
It gave me real comfort to read about that yacht in Nova Scotia
and the terrible time the amateurs and old yachtsmen had. That
was something in my line and they mist have had a Jonah too.
[to BH GONTINUED.]
LORD DUNRAVEN’S SUGGESTIONS.
WN the letter in another column Lord Dunraven has made cer-
tain suggestions concerning the conduct of the races, which
the holders of the Cup will be called on to consider. The first
one is in regard to the number of races, five being suggested in
place of the usual three. The same requesh was made when
Thistle raced, and was not then granted, nor is it likely to be in
the present case. There are few Cases in which the merits of two
boats cannot be fairly well settled in three races with a time
limit, and while five ee be more conclusive at times, it is
asking too much of the holders to go to the trouble and expense
of so many. Our yachtsmen as a rule are business men, and can-
not spare the tine for so many races ina busy month like Sep-
tember, as even three races May cover a couple of weeks of
waiting and postponement. In none of the previous races would
the results have been different if two more races had been sailed,
and 2 Valkyrie is good enough to win three out of fiye she need
not fear.
The request for outside courses is a perfectly fair one, and is
apt to be granted, but the suggestions as to how the courses shall
be laid out and the starts made are hardly necessary tor the
guidance of the New York Y. C, regatta committee. They are
eyidently due to some wild newspaper talk by one of the Scotch
visitors, who was not able to bear defeat manfully, but wanted
many-sided courses. As far as the actual management of the last
three contests is concerned, there is no fault to be found with the
work of the regatta committee. Its task is nof always an easy
one, and if is often a matter of judgment whether to start. arace
at a certain time or to wait for wind when there is none, but we
recall no instance in all the races started or postponed in 1885-86
and ‘87 where any injustice was done to the challenger by the
action of the committee. The starf must be made 20 miles from
Wew York and from any good harnor, and it is a serious matter
to start a tace at 11 A. M.in a flat ealm, with almost a certainty
that tor two or three hours the yachts will not drift a mile, leay-
ing but 4 hours to sail 40 miles; when by waiting for the afternoon
breeze a. race may be had within the time limit.
Tn a matter which depends on such variable quantities as wind
and weather it is hard to set certain inviolable rules, and be-
sides the former races here proved that the interests of the chal
lenger in this respect are perfectly sate in the hands of a good
regatta committee. In stipulating for a 40-mile course itis to be
supposed that nautical miles are meant, though if is not so stated,
and on the other hand the letter mentions a time limit of six
hours instead of seven; certainly a very short time to sail 40
knots in September, especially if the challenger be 70ft. and ihe
defender 86ft. As to making out the courses two weeks in ad-
yanee, it is unnecessary, and would be a difficult matter: the tri-
angular courses are always arranged so as to secure one wind-
aed lez if possible, which can only be done on the morning of
e race.
The suggestion as to a mean of the allowances of jhe New York
Y¥. C, and the Y, R. A. is a fair one; but the case of Genestia shows
that itis not likely to be conceded, unless possibly Volunteer should
be selected, The stipulation in regard to repairs is only in accord~-
ance with usage in the preyious races, and is hardly necessary
now. On the whole, there is little that Lord Dunraven asks
which is apt to be granted, and it would perhaps have been better
if he had not made requests which at most would not alter the
probable result in any case, and which the experience of former
challenges has proved that the holders of the Cup will not accede
0.
SECRECY IN CLUB MATTERS.
HE New York Tyivune discourses as follows on the secrecy
which is often affected in regard to matters of public inter-
est. The writer, however, overlooks the fact that im some cases
there are very good reasons for the utmost secrecy; as in that of:
the last reyision of the deed of gift, in which the proposed change
would have been yoted down by a large majority of the cluh had
its nature been known in advance, and which was only passed by
being sprung suddenly on the club without notice or preparation.
The Tribune says:
‘The receipt of a challenge for the America’s Cup has thrown
all prominent yachtsmen, pre-eminently the members of the New
York ¥. 0., into a great flurry. The discussion of the Dunraven
offer has been general and broad among those who follow the
sport for the love of it and not for the glory which an office
among yachtsmen might bestow upon them, There are many
elib men who consider it a part of their ‘fad’ tobelong to a yacht
club, and whose ‘popularity,’ based purely upon what might be
termed ‘club qualities,’ has caused their colleagues to hoom and
insome way or other to elect them to positions of prominence in
the interior of the respective yacht clubs, although of no import-
ance on the outside. It is by the self-esteem of such persons that
the general yachting public, the sportsmen indeed, are deprived of x
free and open consideration cf sporting occurrences of real
national importance. The secrecy which has marked the opera-
tions of foreign ee eee in preparing a challenger has been
frequently decried by American yachtsmen and yachting writers.
Yet that secrecy has at least the promise of a beneficial result for
those who indulge in it, wiile, on the other hand, when one of the
social club yachting officials bides important news he can only
experience the one selfish satisfaction of having kept to himself
and his fellows news upon which others were more able toformu-
late valuable views.”
WHO WILL SAIL VOLUNTZER?
Or course the whole foundation for the arzument in favor of a
Jaree boat against a small one is based on the assumption
that Volunter can hold the cup beyond any chance of failure, but
at the same time no one seems to have considered the question of
who willsail Volunteer. Gen. Paine has announced most posi-
tively that he will tale no part.in the season's races, and there is
no reason to suppose that he Willchange hismind. Volunteer is,
of course, at the disposal of the New York Y.C. by purchase, if
not by loam, butitis hardly to be supposed that the brains and
energy thal have made all of Gén. Paine’s boats win are on sale
with her. On the other hand, the brief but inglorious career of
ae eae since she changed hands shows whati may be expected
‘olunteer,
GRAYLING AND VALKYRIE,
‘a looking about for a fast yacht to defend the Cun, it will not
_ dotoomit Grayling. She has proved herself able to beat the
(Oft, class by a safe margin on even time, and if matched against
Valkyrie she could race at 85 per cent, of her measurement, bemg
a schooner, which would make her about 78ft, corrected length;
so that she would receive time from Valkyrie instead of giving it
APRIL 11, 1889.]
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FOREST AND STREAM.
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SUPPOSE VOLUNTEER DOES NOT WIN,
N_ view of the fact that the fastest of the 70ft. class fail tosave
their time off of Puritan, much less Volunteer, it is safe to say
that Valkyrie has absolutely no chance to win from the largest
boat; but it can do no harm to consider the result should she do
so by any Hasebthe chance. Not only would the Cup be lost, butin
place of having been beaten in a fair fight the New York Y. 0.
would be in the worst possible position, not only having to comply
with the orerous conditions of the last deed of gift, under which
the Cup must henceforth be raced for, hut having given a prece-
dent for pretty much anything in the way of juggling with the
terms and unfairness in interpreting them, which the future
holders may chose toindulgein. Smallas the chances are of &
loss of the Cup, the penalties attaching to ib make the risk a very
dangerous one,
THE ISSUES OF THE COMING MATCHES.
Te great question at the present moment is the size of yacht
with which the Cup will again be defended, and, in discus-
sing this, yaclitsmen haye lost sight of some important matters
connected with international racing. The condition to which
these great contests haye been brought by theaction of the New
York Y. C, is one byno means flattering to the pride of American
yachtsmen, and, though it attracts little attention now, it may
eae of great importance before the impending races are done
with,
Two years ago the club, with a challenge from a 70ft. yacht
before it, hurried through a so-called revision of the deed of gift,
under cover of the “surviving donor” farce, designed to shut out
Toft. yachts and limit the races to Voltnteer’s class, The recep-
tion which this deed met with from fair-minded yachtsmen in all
countries as well as at home, and the eee y that no challenges
would be received under it, caused the club last season to lay it
aside, and to throw out atempting bid for a challenge, This it
did by offering to accept one challenge under the same conditions
that governed the Genesta, Galatea and ‘Thistle races (the second
deed), with the proviso thai the Cup, if won by a foreign yacht,
should be held under the Jast deed of gift; and also that if chal-
lenged for and not won, it should be held by the New York Y. ©.
under the last deed of gift, the third-
In making such a proposal all questions as to the justice and
fairness of the last deed were ignored, and it was sought to sus-
tain it by an appeal to chance only, If a foreigner “challenged
and won the Cup he could hold it under such terms as would
make its recovery a very difficult matter; but if on the other
hand he challenged and lost, the Cup remained in the possession
of the New York ¥.0. under conditions which would prevent
any approach to a fair race for it. Of course the chances were,
and stillare, overwhelmingly in favor of the club holding the Cup,
against another British challenge, and the offer was a tolerably
safe one; but at the same time if has degraded the contests for
this great trophy to a simple question of pitch and tossas to
which side shall win it and hold it in safety. :
As we pointed out at the time, the only dignified course for
British yachtsmen was to ignore this bait, and to stand firmly
on the ground they had taken that the last deed was unfair and
unsportsmanlike. In such an event the result would have been
that in order to secure a challenge for the Cup the club must
ee withdrawn the obnoxious deed and have offered reasonably
air terms.
Unfortunately Lord Dunraven has not taken this view of the
matter, but has taken the bait set by the club last year, and in
doing this and entering into the implied bargain, he has effect-
ually barred all objection from British yachtsmen in the future.
Tf he should chance to win he can take the Cup and keepit for a
long time, but if, as is most likely, he should lose, the third deed
of gift stands in force, a perpetual bar to international vacing.
Should the Cup be lost as the result of such a deal, to be held
‘under such ternis as the last deed of gift, the New York Y. C. will
haye a very heavy responsibility to shoulder for its action asa
trustee of the original donors, und the realization of this fact
offers an extra inducement to keep the Cup by force rather than
risk it by fair play.
THE AMERICA’S CUP,
A SPECIAL meeting of the New York Y. C. was held on April)
at the club house with Com. Gerry in the chair, at which
the following communication trom Captain Grant, secratary of
the Royal Yaclit Squadron, was read by Secretary Oddie:
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON CASTER, |
Cowns, March 19, 1889. |
To the Secretary of the New York ¥. 0., New Yori:
Dear StR—In accordance with your cable of Dec. 12, 1888, to
Mr. W. York, secretary of the Royal Clyde Y. C., and your letter
confirming the same, stating that in the event of a challenge for
the America’s Oup the same terms would be accepted as in the
Volunteer and Thistle matches, I have nowon behalf of the
Royal Yacht &quadron and in the name of the Earl of Dunrayen,
a member of the squadron, to claim the right for sailing a match
for the America’s Cup with the yacht Valkyrie against any one
yacht or vessel constructed in the United States of America, and
f accordingly give you formal notice of challenge, and name
Monday, Sept. 30, 1889, for the commencement of fhe matches,
The Valkyrie has been constructed at Southampton. She is
cutter rigged and hermeasurement per the inclosed certified
official transcript from the Custom House register, is as follows,
yiz,; Length, per register, 85ft.; breadth, per register, 15", ,ft.;
depth, per register, 11%, ,ft,
send also a statement of her dimensions by Mr. G. L. Watson,
her designer, giving, althongh not required by the formalities of
the deed of gift, the approximate length on load waterline.
I shall feel obliged by your cabling me a receipt of this chal-
lenge, and by letting me have a reply by letter as soon as the
matter has been laid before your club. .
I beg also to inclose a copy of a letter I have received from the
Earl of Dunrayen, authorizing me to forward you this challenge.
I haye the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
RICHARD GRANT, Sec’y Royal Yacht Squadron.
The transcript of register is as follows: Official number of ship,
94,513; name of ship, Valkyrie; No. 6; date, March 18, 1889; port,
Southampton British built, sailing. ship, built at Southampton,
1389; name and addregs of builders, J. G. May & Co., Southampton;
number of decks, 1; number of masts, 1; rigged, cutter; stern,
semi-elliptic; build, carvel; galleries, none; fiead, scroll; frame-
work, composite (steel frames, wood skin); length from fore part
of stem under the bowsprit to the aft side of the head of the stern
post, 85ft.; main breadth to outside of plank, 15", oft,; depth
in hold from tonnage deck to ceiling at midships, 11°) ft.
Gross tonnage, under tonnage deck, 56.76; cubic metres, 160.63;
registered tonnage, 56.76, 160.68. Names, residence and description
of the owners and number of sixty-fourth shares held hy each—
Windham Thoms Wyndham-Quin, Earl of Dunraven, of Dun-
raven Castle, Bridgend, in the county of Glamorgan (sixty-four), 64.
I hereby certify that the aboye is a true copy of the particulars
of registry of the vessel Valkyrie,
3 3 Registrar, R. HanDERSON,
CustoM HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON, dated 18th March, 1889.
Mr. Oddie then read the following letters:
No. 108 Waist ReGen’ STREET, |
GLASGOW, March 13, 1889, _ {
1 beg to state that the cutter yacht Valkyrie, building b J. Ge
Fay & Co. at Southampton for the Karl of Dunraven, and detigned
by me, is intended to be 69ft. Sin. in length on the load water line,
and her actual sailing length will be within afew inches, more
or less, of that length, but in no event will exceed 7O0ft.
G. L. Watson, M.T. N. A.
No. 111 Procapruny, W., March 17, 1889,
Dear Captain Grant:
I have requested Messrs. Fay to obtain from the Customs and
forward to you a properly attested copy of the registry and cer-
tificate of ownership of Valkyrie, and [ shall be obliged if you will
send forward the challenge for America Cup to the New York
Yacht Club in due form and according to the terms of my former
communication. Yours yery truly, DUNRAVEN,
; No, 20 Sv. JAmns SQuaRe, London, W.
Ty the Secretary New York Yacht Club, New York;
_, DEAR Str—I have requesied Captain Grant, the secretary of the
Royal Yacht Squadron, to claim the right of sailing a match or
series of matches with my yacht, the Valkyrie, for the America
Cup.
The Valkyrie, though intended for racing here, is designed to
come within your 70ft. class. ries its busts
Captain Grant has, I understand, sent a formal challenge by
this mail, but lam writing myself to make some suggestions as
40 condition of sailing, and shall be obliged if in reply you will
communicate directly with me. ae
To eliminate, as far as possible, the element of Chance, I think
the eontest should be decided by the best out of fiye instead of
the best out of three races, and [strongly urge this point for the
consideration of your conmiitee,
; he dates to be, if three races, Sept. 80 and Oct. 2and4. If fiye
gaces I propose Sept. 30 and Out 1,3, 4and 5, but as regards the
four later dates I should be glad to consider any suggestions you
may make,
With regard to courses and length of courses. As a yery
general conclusion was arrived at on both ‘sides of the Atlantic in
respect to the last three matches that the inside course is unsuit-
able for a fair test of the vessels racing, J "ite a ota ah in this
proposition I understand I am supported by the opinion of the
officers and many members of your club—that all the races be
held outside, starting from the Scotland or the Sandy Hook
Lightship.
The length of the course to be 40 miles.
With the exception of the twenty miles to windward, or lee-
ward, and veturn race, the courses to be determined and the posi-
tion of the stakeboats marked off on the chart and the compass
bearings given to cach competitor a fortnight before each race.
The stakeboats to be put ont and anchored in position an hour
before the start. The courses to be triangular, square or in any
such varied directions as will try the vessels’ all around quali-
fies. Tf five races are fixed I am quite willing that one of the
extra two should be to windward and return.
The time of starting the races to be such as to meet the con-
yenience of the members of the New York Yacht Club, Thestax't
to be made at the precise time fixed, and under whatever condi-
tions of weather may prevail at the moment—a dense fog excepted.
‘The time for the completion of the matches will he the same as in
the other international matches, viz., six hours.
Tsuggest that amoan of the allowances, as found in your rule
and ours, would be a fair method of calculating time allowance
in the international contest, but Lam ready to “ccept the New
York Yacht Club rule.
In addition I should urge that, as in the Volunteer-Thistle
races, it be agreed that, in the event of an accident happenin® to
either of the competitors previous to the start, she is to have
suiicient time given her to effect repairs, Wurther, that should
& Serious accident happen during a race (that race not being the
deciding one) fair and tessonable time shall be given to either
yacht to effect repairs before she is called wpon to race again.
I shall be glad to hear from you as to these points, and also any
others which may occur to you a8 bearing on the matter, [
remain, yours faithfully,
DUNRAVEN,
The following resolution was offered; he a ;
“Resolved, That a special committee consisting of seven, with
the addition of the flag officers, ex officio, be appointed by the
Commodore, to whom shall be referred the whole subject of the
communication just received from the Earl of Dunraven, to re-
port without delay whether the same is in proper form and in ac-
cordance with the action heretofore taken by the club, and also
whether itis expédieut for the club to accept the same or what
action shall be taken thereto,”
This resolution was carried and the following committee was
appointed by the Commodore;
James D. Smith (chairman), Rutherford Stuyvesant, William
Krebs, Joseph KR. Busk, Ogden Goelet, J. Frederic Tams and Gou-
verneur Kortright.
The meeting was adjourned until April 11, at half-past eight
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NEW JERSEY Y. C.
HE annual meeting of the New Jersey Y. C. was held at their
club house foot of 10th street, Hoboken, on March 28. The
reports of the various officers were read, the most important being
that of the treasurer, Ex-Com. E. W. Ketcham, the club's present
efficient treasurer, had prepared an exhaustive report, in which
he set forth at length the condition of the club, past and present,
and made many valuable recommendations, which it would be
well for the club to adopt, The trustees,on whom the manage-
ment of the club devolves, reported through their chairman the
many improvements made in and about the club house the past
year, not the least of which was the re-decorating of the club
meeting room, and painting club house inside and out. They
contemplate improving the present facilities for hauling out
boats on the present two sets of ways, and suggested a scheme
which they thought advisable to adopt. They also recommend
building a fence around the club house. The anchorage facilities
for yachts of almost any draft will be greatly enlarged and im-
proved. A dock has been built on the north, running well out,
which is a protection against a northeaster, while on the south are
the Hoboken Paths, which are to be moved a little further south
this season, and will in consequence give more room,so that an
artificial basin will be created, second only to that of the Atlan-
tic Yacht Club. .
Among the new additions to the fleet the coming season will be
a doth, sloop, of good draft, recently purchased by Mr. Wim. Letts
and John Keller, formerly the owners of the Emma. Another is
a modern craft with outside lead of 38ft. 1.w.1,, the property of
Mr. John Curtin, Hstimates have been obtained for building a
sloop for 30ft, class, and an open 25ft. race boat, and work will
shortly be begun on both,
The date of the annual regatta has been fixed for Monday, June
10, and _it will be sailed over the club courses in the Upper and
Lower Bay, starting from Liberty Island. It is alsocontemplated
to sail pennant regattas every other Saturday over a iU-mile
course, Starting inthe afternoon asthe tidesuits, This, we think,
ig a good plan, and will create more interest in the club.
The club starts in tois season with very bright prospects, as the
election of the following officers will show: Com., Hdwin <A.
Stevens, cutter Isis; Vice-Com., Jas. B. Scott, sloop Hagle Wing;
Cor. Sec., Geo. f. Gartland; Rec. Sec., Wm. K. Kinzey: Fin, Sec.,
John D. Goetschius; Treas., Hdward W. Ketcham; Meas., John
Ortlieb; Regatta Committee—Kdward W. Ketcham, Theodore H.
Rogers and Wm. I. Salter; Trustees—Theophilus Butts, Jas, B.
Scott, Jas. Bell, Mdward W. Ketcham and Henry F. Ogden.
After the meeting the members and newly elected officers sat,
down to a stimptuous repast, and toasted each other to their
heart's content.
Cc, P. KUNHARDT.
Editor Forest and Stream: ; j
In accordance with the action of our club, at a meeting held
last evening, I inclose herewith a copyof the resolutions ad pted,
re Mr. OC. P, Kunhardt’s probable fate,
We will long mourn the loss of such a true friend to yachting,
and many will doubly regret the loss of so warm an advocate of
cutters and cutter principles. Yours very truly,
. _H. lL. CHISHOLM, Sec’y Buffalo Y, C,
Burrauno, N. ¥., April 5.
“The man who has sayed a human life ought to be more highly
honored than he who has slain thousands, and the man who has
sayed many lives should be recognized by all succeeding genera-
tions as a benefactor to the human race.”
These words, quoted from an old author, in substance, if not
verhatim, admirably serve to descrlbe one honored by us all, and
who contributed not a little to the welfare of the Buffalo Y. C.,
both by kindly thought and word and by al least three examples
of his professional skill. No man ever lived who better under-
stood the dangers that delight the yachtsman’s heart, or was
better able to defy them. Fortunately his good works live after
him, and his hook on “Small Yachts” will long be the guide of
Oorinthian sailors. Therefore, it is hereby
Resolved, That in the untimely death of Mr. C. P, Kunhardt this
club feels it has lost a true and valued friend, whose worth was
appreciated by every member of this organization, and whose
efforts on behalf of the sport we represent will serve to keep his
memory green in our hearts until we all anchor in the harbor of
eternal rest.
Resolved, That our secretary be requested to incorporate these
resolutions in the minutes of this meeting and send a copy of the
same to the ,PoRES? AND S@RDAM, to which Mr. Kunhardt was a
contributor. THE Burrano Y, C.
BUFFALO, N. Y., April 4,
THE DATE OF THE CHALLENGE.
A GOOD deal has been said about Lord Dunrayen’s action in.
withholding his challenge until the last of March and of
springing it upon the clnb at the last moment, and some areeven
using this as an argument for autmatching him at the start.
Under the letter and spirit of the second deed of gift, which the
New York Y. C, has reverted to for the time, a challenger hag no
option as to the length of notice, but is botind rigidly to a period
of not more than seven nor less than six months from the days of
the races, Had Lord Dunrayen challenged in December instead
of March for 4 race in September, the New York Y. C. would have
thrown out his‘challenge as not in accord with the terms of the
deed of gift. As for his choice of thé second rather than the last
deed, it 1: hardly to be expected that he would ¢hoose a deed which
has practically been abandoned by its framers owing to the gen-
eral condemnation it aroused.
WHO WON ?—Mz, J.C, Summers his sent to the Paris Dxhibi-
tion a case containing several handsomely-bound volumes of his
useful little hand-hook “Who Won?”
CLASSIFICATION BY CORRECTED LENGTH.
Hiditor Forest and Stream: ,
In your article on racing classification and measurement for
time allowance, published in your issue of March 21, you seem. to
suggest that the proper scope of a good plan would be to have it
so framed that it would penalize a certain class of boats that some
peaple deem an undesirable type to such an extent as to force the
building of other and different models of proportions more favored
by these same persons, ft :
This may be an extreme view of your position, but it seems to
me that any rule not as fair to one type as another is manifestly
an unjust rule. ior’ j
There certainly should beareasonable limit to which length
could be increased at a slight decrease in the sail area,
The whole difficulty with the present rule of length and sil
area must be apparent to any impartial observer, \
In the suggestion you make that the classification and the time
allowance should be both based upon the racing measurement can
be found the perfect remedy for the entire difficulty.
It has always been urged by me in the past that classification
should be fixed by the same figures as time allowance, Classifica-
tien by waterline length, when adopted hy the larger elubs, was
agreed to only as a measure thought advisable to effect the estah-
lishment of a common classification, and as a step toward the
final adoption of a common measurement, It was wrong in prin-
ciple where other measurements were in force for time allowance,
and should be set aside now that its objectionable features are
apparent.
While all you publish upon this branch of the subject must be
agreed to by most thinking persons, it seems to me very unywise
to advocate the penalizing of sail to the extent you do, which
might force a return to boats of great length in proportion to
beam, or to those of shoal draft, and unfairly discriminate against
the new boatis of this year and last, which should not be done
under any just rule, which to be a, good and equitable one should
give to every type an equal chance,
3
It seems to me that: the rule of L.W.L.+% Sail Area, if adopted
o '
for classification as well as time allowance, when figured out iv
the way you do the Enelish rule, will be found to afford the limit
of tax on sail area that would be fair, It would certainly admit
of varying proportions of length to sail area within reasonable
limits. Any ruje under which the waterline length of a boat in
what is how the 40ft. class could be increased 5ft., in the d5ft.
class 4ft., in the 80ft. class 3ft., and yet admit of proper canvassing
of such boats for racing purposes without increasing the racing
measurement over the boats now up to the limits of those classes,
eee to be as liberal to the longer boats as could be fairly asked
or.
It the figures of these classes are changed from 40, 35, 30 L,W.L.
to 48, 41 and 35 racing measurement under the rule above referred
to, we would find that the L.W-.L. and sail ares might be varied
within the following reasonable limitations:
48ft. class, racing measurement—
40ft. Li. WL, with 3,136 sq. ft. sail area.
45£¢. L,W.L, with 2,601 sq. ft. sail area.
41 ft. class, racing measurement—
a6ft. L.W.L. with 2.209 sq. ft. sail area,
Bett. b.W.L. with 1,849 sq. ft. sail area.
soft. class, racing measiwrement—
S0Ft. L.W,L. with 1,600 eq. ft. sail area.
38ft. LW.L, with 1,369 sq. ft. sail area,
The same plan for rating could be extended to the larger classes
of sloops, fixing the limits at 60 and 75 and over 75racing measure-
ment, or at other figures that might be determined upon. A plan
to make the measurement for classification and for time allow-
ance the Same upon the basis of measurements now in foree could
be carried where, it an extreme tax on sail were adyocated as a
part of the scheme, the present yested interests would without a
question defeat the whole project.
Let the change in the classification alone be adopted and the °
present measurements in use retained and it will be easy enough
-by degrees for the clubs to arrive at a proper and just estimate of
the relative advantages of length and sail area and modify their
rules in accordance therewith. FORDY-FOOTER.
{Our position in regard to the rights and duties of the yacht
clubs may be briefly stated as follows:
First—The good and bad qualities of yachts are dependent om
the racing rules, modified to a certain extent by conditions of
weather, waters and Climate.
Second—No rule can be devised which will be absolutely fair to
all types; some will be fayored at the expense of others.
Third—It is the duty of the clubs to watch the rules carefully
(amending them at times, if necessary, to meet changes in design,
and building),and to Fo use them as to encourage the medium
types of yachts rather than any extreme type.
To apply these general principles: The old Y. R, A, rules en-
couraged a very undesirable type, long, narrow and deep: the
rules and conditions prevalent in America encouraged a’ still
worse type, broad and shallow; and in the opinion of many the
present rules encourage also an undesirable type, wide, deep,
heavily sparred, costly and fitted only for racing. Just how far
this is true cannot now be decided with certainty; the yachts of
last year were by no means bad boats, though not the best possi-
ble; but the probability is that they are already outclassed. This
season it is not likely that the most extreme willbe the success-
ful boats, but if they should, and it is proved that 2 man must
take 10ft. Gin. draft on 40ft, l.w.), to win races, then the time will
have come for prompt and summary action by the clubs.
When the time does come we believe that the remedy will be
found notin an excessive tax on sail with the present methods, but
in the direction pointed out by “‘Forty-footer,” of a sliding scale,
by which extra length may be taken hy giving up something in
sail, The important point now is the principle involved, whether
it is best to class by length and measure by length and sail area,
or whether to class yachts by length and sail area, allow-
ing the designer to select the proportion of each which he pre-
fers? With this question settled in the affirmative, it is an
easy matter to frame arule similar to the one mentioned above,
which will prescribe the proper allowance of gail for each length
of hull. If this be done, it will stillalow a man to build a 40-
footer to carry 50ft. of main boom, but at the same time it will
not compel the man who builds to beat him to take a Sift. boom,
but_will allow him to choosefrom several sizes of hull, say 42ft.
l.w.l., but with 48ft. hoom, “Vested itterests” as they now stand
need not be intertered with, but at the same time a wider fleld for
experiment will be thrown open than our designers have ever
enjoyed.]
ACCEPTING OR REJECTING THE CHALLENGE.
Ves yiew of the fact that theclub has no option in the matter it
is amusing to hear the discussion as to whether it will accept
or reject Lord Dunraven’s challenge; in fact Lhe committee ap-
pointed is to report on this same matter. Lord Eunraven has
notified the New York Y.C. that he is coming to sail for the
America’s Cup, and the club has nothing to do but accept this
notice, Jt can decide on what terms, fair or unfair, it will meet
him, butit can in no way accept or decline his challenge.
EOLEVELAND Y. C.—Officers 1889: Board of Directors, Henry
Khichter, J. G. White, Philip Wright, C. W. Kelly, G. W. Leut-
kemever, R. H. Mix, Perey W. Rice; Sec’y, Ernest Radder; Treas,,
William Kolbe; Meas,, Hd Overback; Ass’r. Meas., Wd Saxe; Sur-
yeyor, C. Krauss; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. C. Armes; Director Inter-
lake Yachting Association, Chas. W. Kelly; House Committee,
P. A, Mettling, Thos, Macbeth, J. N, Richardson, Chas. DeMcoy,
Geo. Wells; Regatta Committee, C. C. Gooding, Geo. W. Cleye-
land and Will Sly; Committee on Admission of Members, 0. G.
White, Philip Wright, W. P. Francis.
CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.—Crusader, schr., G. L. Haight,
has been sold to Chas. A. Cheever. Bonito, cutter, Judge C. FP.
Brown, has been sold to W. A. Abbe, of New Bedford. Judge
Brown will build another yacht from Mr, Burgess’s designs.
Cavalier, schr., George Duryea, has been sold to Com. Hogan,
BE ©. Glimpse, sehr., has been sold by Genoni Lockwood
to C. Platt.
HAMILTON Y.C.—At the annual meeting of above club on
pril 1 it was shown that (he club was in a flourishing condition,
with a membership of 282, 38 yachts and 5 steam yaclits, and $530
surplus tunds, The following officers were elected: Gom,, J. F.
Monck, Cyprus; Vice-Oom., Jno. Stewart; Capt., B. J arvis, White-
wings; Sec'y, J. . Fearnside; Treas., G. FP. Birrly, Stella; Meas.,
H. Lee. Committee, Messrs. Greening, Psyche: J lidd, Wave:
Seott. Messrs, Monck, Jarvis and Lee delegates to Lake Y. R, A.
SULTANA,—Mr. J, Beayor-Webb. has designed an auxiliary
steam yacht 187ft. bin. over all, for Mr. Trenor L. Park, owner of
the Meteor, schr. The new yacht will be 1b55ft. lw.L, 27tt. Gin.
beam, i4ft. 6in. draft, with engines of 500 I, H. P. and a Bevis
patent feathering screw. She willbe built of steel by Handren &
Robins, at the Erie Basin, and will be rigged as a three-masted,
* topsail yard schooner.
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FOREST AND STREAM.
rAprin 11, 1889,
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C.
QO* April 6°a musical entertainment was given at the club
house under the direction of Mr. J. Dunbar Wright, a large
company being present. , i '
A special meeting will be held on April 18, at 8:30, at which
action will be taken on the annexed report of the special com-
mittee on revision of Rules LX. and XII. of the racing rules. |
Rute 1X.—Crews—Sec. 1. In all classes and without exception,
sailing masters. if carried, shall remain below, and. shall not
direct or assist in any way the management or working of the
yacht. The term “crew” in the following section shall be con-
sidered as covering all other professionals on board.
Sec. 2. There shall be no restrictions whatever as to the number
of nature of crew in Class I. and the 90ft. class of schooners, and
the 80ft. and 70ft. classes of sloops, cutters and yawls.
Sec. 3. In the 75ft. and 63ft. classes of schooners, and the 61ft.
class of sloops, cutters and yawls, there shall be no restriction as
to total number of crew, one of which, for each 9ft. or fraction
thereof of load waterline length, may be a professional.
Sec. 4. In the 53ft., 46ft., 40ft., 3hft. and 30ft, classes of sloops,
cutters and yawls, crews shall be limited to one man for every
4ft. of loadwaterline length or fraction thereof. The helmsman
shall not be included in this number. Two of the crew in the
53tt. Sa and one in the 46ft. and 40ft. classes, may be profes-
sionals.
Sec. 5. Professionals in excess of the limit allowed, if carried,
shall remain below, and shall not direct or assist in any way in
the management or working of the yacht.
Sec. 6. Stewards and cooks, if they take no part in handling the
yacht, will not be counted as members of the crew.
Sec. 7. In any race, except the annual race, the race committee
shall have power to permit professional crews to be carried in all
classes, subject, however, to the provisions of section 1.
RvULE XIII.—Sails._Sec. 1. There shall be no restrictions as to
sails, except that in 75ft. and 63ft. classes of schooners, and in
the 61ft., 5dft., 46ft. and 40ft. classes of sloops, cutters and yawls,
topsails which extend above the track or beyond the gaff end
shall not be carried.
Sec. 2. No club or head yard on spinnakers shall exceed in
length one thirtieth of the load water line length of the yacht,
and no foot yard or club shall be carried.
The following amendments to Article [X. of the Constitution,
entitled ‘trace committee,’’ will be offered:
Sec. 1. Strike out the words “not haying sailing yachts in com-
mission.”?” Add a new Sec.2 as follows: ‘Any member of the
committee having an interest in any yacht entered for a rac shall
cease to be a member of the committee during such race, and the
committee shall have the power to fill such temporary vacancy.”’
Make the present Sec. 2, Sec. 3.
The following amendment to Chapter VIL. of the By-Laws, en-
titled Meetings,” will be offered: “‘The regular meetings shall
be held asfollows: First, the annual meeting, to be held on the
second Saturday in January; the second, on the last Saturday in
February; the third, on the first Saturday in April, the fourth, on
the second Saturday in May, and the fifth, on the second Satur-
day in November.” The appointment of a special committee will
be asked for to confer with other clubs on the subject of a re-
vision of the present ‘Yacht Routine” and “Club Signal Code.”
MOSQUITO FLEET Y.C, APRIL 4.—The usual Fast Day race
of the Mcsquito Fleet served to open the season at Boston. The
race was notable from the presence of several boats of a new type,
keel craft with a ‘“‘wineglass” section: the old boats being wider
and with centerboards. The wind was light from_N. HE. and did
not give a good test of the boats, The coarse was: From starting
line to red spar buoy No. 2, off Thompson’s Island, thence to
middle shaft, then to buoy off K street, thence to judge’s boat,
leaving everything on starboard, 5 miles. Prior to the start
Nellie capsized. The times were:
FIRST CLASS.
Start Finish. Elapsed
Skipper, Russell Tufts.............. 10 35 11 36 45 O1 45
Minnie, Bertram & Jackson........ 10 35 11 88 47 1 03 47
Lucy, W.'H. Ransom..............- 10 35 11 38 10 1 03 10
Pink, George Corbett............... 10 35 11 42 00 1 03 00
Sprites, A. ais Wells: .cicesceectinte 10 35 11 37 10 1 07 00
Lizzie, H. McDonough...,.,........ 10 85 id dot finish.
SECOND CLASS
Baby, J. W. Braggdon........--..++ 10 40 11 48 05 1 08 05
Bessie, W. C. Cherrington.......... 10 40 11 58 18 118 18
Bunty, J. VANGRNG. ~2 ssc.d4. ceca eel 40 11 55 40 115 40
Sadie, PF. W. Green.................. 10 40 11 57 12 117 12
Aly abas Wosbee VUMOiee ren acsa an 400-8 ..10 40 Did not finish.
Mascot, W. J. Condon..............,10 40 Did not finish.
Snag, Capt. Richardson....... ...-- 10 40 11 54 10 114 10
igttie HRA Ghee. yee. aa Oke oe 10 40 Il 55 20 1 15 20
_ Skipper wins $10, Sprite $5 and Lucy third prize, an oilskin suit.
In second class the prizes were: Baby $10, Snag $5 and Lottie pair
of oars. Pink, the new keel boat, parted her halliards early in
the race, but sailed the course.
NEW LAUNCHES.—Mr. R. W. Inman has ordered a 40ft.
launch from Thos. Fearon, of Yonkers, to have a Herreshoff en-
gine....At Newburg, N. Y., Marvel & Co. are building a 60ft.
launch for Mr. Bartlett, of the Newburg C. and B. Association.
. around
SAVIN HILL Y. C., APRIL 4.—A second race for mosquito
boats was sailed by the Savin Hill Y. C. in the afternoon, result-
ing as follows:
FIRST CLASS.
Length. Elapsed
Minnies GACKSOT. «: sk Ble eee eaes fee ae 14.11 49 15
Sibriesy WSL: jv. culr) « be caee SON, ME wenn eset 15.00 0 52
Skipper, Jk, Dutts le Oe Cen i ueee ateeee eet 14.11 0 53 00
Hoodoo, BE. Robinson. ......5-.-.5.-..0+-25 pees 14.06 0 56 30
Nellie, <O*lbeaty Mitel 1 Ee a ies Pe 14.11 0 56 50
Lucy Ranson e208: hs Bese Phe eee eee 14.11 0 57 00
Bink: Corbett. 1b % saices se een tetas re eee 14.10 Withdrew.
SECOND CLASS.
Baby eBlar dom. 22) 02)..028 SOP eee ane ee 12.11 1 O1 30
Bessie, Cherrington. ......0 -6.-.sissi0s eee SE : 12.00 1 O1 34
VOTO) Ficchll atom a hcl Tey FeO een PAR ENSen tS Mery rly pee mbreins a tet 12.06 1 O07 30
CRUISING.—Gitana, schr., W. F. Weld, arrived at Fayal from
Boston on Feb. 24, sailing for Gibraltar on Feb. 27....Brunhilde,
schr., J. J. Phelps, was last reported at Montevideo, about to start
Cape Horn.... Republic, schr., T. H. Hall, was at Barba-
does on March 18, having left St. Croix on March 8.
ea
Answeys to Correspondents.
r s. oF W., Sandy Spring, Md._We are not advised as to the rifle
or sale.
F.N.S., College Hill, Mass.—Write to E. M. Stilwell, Fish and
Gameé Commissioner, Bangor, Me.
Youne ENGUISHMAN.—Go to Lane’s Good Ground, Long Island,
but season will not open until July.
W.M.S., New York.—Can you furnish me with the names of a
few good placesin or around Sullivan county, where there is
good fishing in May and where board is moderate? Ans. Eldred,
Monticello and Ellenville.
_W. C. D.—1. You can get them at the bird stores. 2. The rifle
is adapted to small game, squirrels, hares, etc. 3. We cannot
give specific information about the streams in that town.
S. M. Y., New York.—Will you kindly advise me if a cocker
spaniel will answer the purpose of a duck dog, ana how they
compare with a water spaniel for this work? Ans. Do not rec-
ommend their use induck retrieving. They are too small and
light for such heavy work as this oftenis. A water spaniel or
Chesapeake Bay dog would be better.
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SPORTSMAN’S
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Flags, Burgees and covers of ail kinds. Oamp
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all kinds of fancy Tents, and in fact anything made
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Machts and Canoes Wanted,
j ANTED—STEAM YACHT, 20 TO 257.
long, oil burner preferred; all nearly good
as new. Give full particulars, lowest price.
lt M., Box 197, DeKalb, N. Y.
Hiuctts wd Canoes Lov Sale.
Cruising Yacht For Sale or Charter.
The owner of a well-known yacht, 47ft. long,
14ft. beam, 6ft. draft, perfectly fitted out for the
comfort and accommodation of four to six per-
sons in the cabin, and three men in forecastle, pat-
ent w. c. and all modern improvements, will sell
or charter her at a reasonable price on account
of important business engagements preventing
his leaving the port during the summer months.
The yacht is built upon a beautiful model, has
two rigs, can be sailed as a sloop, when she is very
fast, or as a yawl for cruising. She was built
during the winter of 1886, of best of material
under the personal supervision of the owner, and
is a staunch and excellent sea_boat, well suited
for cruising in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and has
been so employed, where capital sea trout and
other fishing can be enjoyed, and salmon may be
included, seal and white porpoise hunting, duck
and shore bird shooting. This is an opportunity
seldom offered. Address P. O. Box 1081, Qucbec
City. Can. Satisfactory references in New York
or elsewhere given and required.
OR SALE—EVESON’S COMFORT MODEL
eanoe, 15x3l}4, 6ft. cockpit; just built; never
used; fittings if wanted. COMFORT, this office.
hee STHAM LAUNCH, 21x44, 1H. P. SHIP-
4N man improved engine, at one-half'cost. Ad-
dress Box B., Schuylerville, N. Y¥.
OR SALE OHEAP.—RAMONA, WON TWO
of the sailing races at ’€8 meet.
FORD JONES, Box 324, Brockville, Can.
OR SALE.—FIRST-OLASS ABLE AND
fast_ compromise cutter MERLIN, 30’ 4’
over ali, ft, beam, three berths in cabin, ample
head toom, outsid- lead, warranted sound and
everything jin gond condition: four years old;
cost to build $3,400; offered at $1100, Only sold
becatiee owner has built a DATE Sr beat. For de-
seripiten address WM, WHITLOCK, 87 W. 28a
BU, Ne Xo
its line of manufacture. It now offers the above most complete list of Shotgun Ammunition.
money, send stamp to the manufac-
A FULL LINE OF CARTRIDGES.
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The Peters Cartridge Co, is induced by the success achieved the past season to greatly increase
TH Ei
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Are the most succéssful aver pro-
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least recoil and a clean gun,
Are loaded by the same machinery and with
the same materials (including the Inbricated
elastic felt wads) as the “Indented.” The
crimp is the best produced by machinery
and diminishes the recoil, They shoot strong
= and leave the gun clean, Price same as for
“Indented.”
Peters Blank Shotgun Cartridges
(Trade Mark and Patents applied for) are especially appreciated by the “far off” trade, he hunter,
farmer, etc. They saye freight and the danger of handling bulk ammunition, By their use car-
tridges for all varieties of game may be quickly produced without the necessity of carrying a full
and expensive line of the goods, :
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NORMAN BARBOUR, Bastern Agent, 61 New St, N.Y
Id Fowl Shooting.
By W. B. LEFFINGWELL.
Containing Scientific and Practical Descriptions of Wild Fowl, their Resorts, Habits, Flights,
and the most successful methods of hunting them.
CONTENTS.
Chapter I, Reveries. XIX, Dusky, or Black Duck,
If. Mallard Ducks. XX, American Coot—Mud Hen.
Ill. Wood Duck—Summer Duck, XXI. Buffle-Headed Duck—Butter Ball.
IV. Blue-Winged Teal. XXII. Redhead Duck.
V. Shooting Mallards from a Scull XXII. Science of Sculling Wild Fowl.
Boat on the Mississippi. XXIV. Pin Tail—Sprig Tail.
Vi. Cornfield Mallard Shooting. XXV. Two Sports; or Cut for a Lark,
VIL. Shooting Mallards in a Snow XVI. A Morning with Nature and an
Storm. Afternoon with Ducks.
VIII. Wilson Snipe—Jack Snipe. XXVIII. White-Fronted Goose.
IX. Mallard Timber Shooting. XXVIII, The Snow Goose.
X. Mallard Shooting at Ice Holes, X XTX, Brant, or Brant Goose,
XI. In the Marsh—Morning, Mid-day XXX. Trumpeter Swan.
and Evening Duck Shooting. XXXI, Canada Goose Shooting,
XII. Shoveler—Spoonbill. XXXIT. Boats.
XIII. Blue Bill—Scaup Duck. XXXII Outfits—Blinds—Deecoys— Duck
XIV. Canvasback Duck. Calls.
XV. Green-Winged Teal. XXXIV. The Shoteun and How to Use It.
-~ XVI. American Widgeon—Bald Pate. XXXV. Shot, Powder, Shells, Wads and
XVII. Gadwall Duck—Gray Duck. Loading,
XVII. Quail Shooting. XXXVI. Dogs and their Characteristics,
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Portrait of Author. Canvasback Duck,
Mallard Duck. Quail. .
Retriever Bringing Mallard {in Marsh). Redhead Duck.
Blue-Winged Teal. Shooting Redheads Over Decoys (in Marsh),
Sculling Mallards on Mississippi, Pin Tail Duck.
Canada Goose. ,
Snipe Shooting Over Dog. Shooting Geese Over Decoys (in Stubble.)
Elegantly bound in cloth, also in half morocco. Size of book, 8vo., 400 pages. Price $2.56
in cloth, and ‘$3.50 in half morocco. Sent postpaid by
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY,
ce.
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315 Broadway, New York.
HANDLIN
By C. B. VAUX (“DOT.’’) -
A complete manual for the management of a canoe, The author begins at the very
beginuing, describes and explains the rudiments in the simplest and plainest way possible.
Everything is made intelligible for beginners,- and besides this A BC teaching there are so
many hints and wrinkles that the oldest canoeist afloat will find pleasure and profit in the
study of these. The book is complete and concise—no useless duffle between its covers. The
subjects treated are the choice of a canoe, paddling, sailing, care of the canoe, recipes and
rules, The text is further elucidated by fiuimerous practical drawings, and the beauty of the
book is enhanced by the many ornamental vignettes. Pages 168; uniform with ‘‘Canos
Building,” Price, postpaid, $1.00,
NEW YORE: Forest AnD STREAM Pusiisnina Co,, 318 Broadway.
LONDON: Davzres & Co., 1 Finch Lane, Cornhill,
252
FOREST
AND STREAM.
[APRIL 11, 1889,
Portable
Camping
House.
Fishing and hunting parties may have com-
fortable quarters in the wilderness or by the sea
shore. These houses are light, well ventilated,
substantial, and yet easily put up and taken
down. They are handily transported, and have
every conyenience necessary toa camper. Send
for illustrated catalogue to 735 Broadway, New
York, which is the address of the
Ducker
Portable
House
Co.
Quick Sales.
Small Profits.
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FLIES,
Ah,
TROUT
36 Cts. Per Doz.
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318 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Send for Catalogue.
CHARMING NOVELTY. Lamp Shade in the
form of Toy Buildings. Landscapes with iNuminated
cottages. Price 12 cents each; 10 shades, $1; 25, $2; car-
riage free, payable inadvance in stamps or money orders
of any country. 100 shades, $4.50, including packing,
taken at factory. In 8 days more than 10,000 were sold.
H, KUMSS, Warmbrunn, Silesia, Germany.
Ligowsky C. P. No. 3
The only target having the patent
INTURNED EDGE.
© a
oe 9 CG
2,000 shots out of each 1,000 targets on acccunt
of non-breakage in shipping, trapping and fall-
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the INTURNED EDGE, Drodn cg, the surest break-
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hit. Our traps are sold for the sole purpose of
shooting our targets.
SURPRISE CART
=a For SPORTSMAN’S USE. Be-
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f}\) Zite \Road Speeding and Track Pur-_
oe posex, we manufacture the only cart
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Send direct to the manufacturers for
wholesale prices and cireulurs.
WINANS, PRATT & CO, x32. Sunde, hiten.
HILL ON THE DOG.
THE STANDARD WORK ON THEIR
MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES.
Frice 54.09,
FOREST AND STREAM PUBIASHING Of,
#18 Brondwaey, New York.
Sor Sale.
Shooting and Fishing in Canada,
The subscriber, who has had many years’ per-
sonal acquaintance as a surveyor with the for-
ests and streams of the Maritime Provinces of
Canada, as well as with those of part of Quebec,
is prepared to act as resident Canadian agent
or any association of sportsmen in the United
States, for the purpose of pointing out and direct-
ing parties to local:
=>
TROUT FISHING.
Two good natural trout ponds and stream sup-
plied by live springs, and connected by brook.
Suitable for parties wishing to propagate trout;
such parties can have exclusive privileges; situ-
ated ascan be easily protected. Can be leased
for a term of years. For full particulars address
JOHN 8. HICKS,
Roslyn, Queens Co, N. Y.
Restigouche Salmon Fishing,
Permits for salmon fishing for 4 or 5 rods for
the season of 1889 on the Restigouche River, New
Brunswick, may be had on moderate terms on
application to WILLIAM MURRAY, M.P.P.,
Campbleton, New Brunswick, Canada. apll,4t
N® GUNNERS.—A BARGAIN.
An English hammerless gun, 12-bore, for
sale; latest improvements; right barrel for ball;
food maker; sole leather case, ete. Apply Forest
and Stream office, lt
OR SALE.—MAYNARD RIFLE BARRELS.
watt 32 and .22, model 1882. Drawer 18, Ful yi
IVE QUAIL.—SEASON CLOSED. Re-opens
Sept. 1. Send orders early. Other special-
ties, live deer and English pheasants,
E. B. WOODWARD, Commission Merchant,
174 Chambers street, New York.
ROUT POND TO LEASH FOR A TERM OF
years, situated on_Cedar Creek, Merrick,
L. 1., 25 miles from New York, 1 mile from
depot. Ground for lodge if desired. Apply to
A. W. SEAMAN,
ap4,3t 63 Wall st., New York.
Common TYisgcoxs.
Strong flying common pigeons in lots to snit,
ABEL, HOOPER & CO.,
708 East Baltimore st., Baltimore, Md.
febl4,3mo
| Bots WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus)
captured and properly boxed and delivere
to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on
receipt of orders and remittances at $3 per pair.
J. G. RICH, Bethel,
Me. deci6,tf
Chester White, Berkshire
and Poland China Pigs,
fine setter dogs, Scotch
Collies, Foxhounds and
, Beagles, Sheep and oy,
= == bred and for sale by W.
GIBBONS & CO., West Chester, Chester Co., Pa.
Send stamp for circular and price list.
To Sportsmen!
For Sale.—Valuable trout fishing privilege in
Canada, with charter from Dominion Govern-
ment. Fine club house (furnished), canoes and
every requisite, and exclusive rights of fishing.
Apply to C. E. FOLSOM, 124 Purchase st., vee
MCDs45,6
Hn the Stud.
St. Bernards.
IN THE STUD.
Champion “RIGI.”
Young stock for sale sired by Rigi.
WENTWORTH KENNELS,
P. O. Box 264, Utica, N. Y.
St. Bernards and Pugs,
A few fine, high-bred pups of both yarieties
now on gale. Address with stamp,
CHEQUASSET KENNELS,
Lancaster, Mass.
Yorkshire Toy Terrier.
The English bench winner Bradford Harry,
Described in all show reports as “‘best Yorkshire
in America.” Photos50c. Pedigree and winnings
noe P. H. COOMBS, 1 Exchange Block, Bangor,
6.
IN THE STUD.
Liewellyn setter dog GUN (champion Gladstone
—Bay B.), grand field dog; also Young Gath, b
Dan (Rake—Phyllis) out of True Blue (Gath—
Gem). Price reasonable; address with stamp,
ee YORK, 9 and 11 Granite Block, Ban-
gor, Me,
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MIDDLESEX KENNELS.
Imported English beagle Blue Boy, sire of Belle
of Woodbrook and other ist prize winners, Mag-
nificent field dog. Fee $10. few choice puppies
for sale, Address GEO. ENGERT, 480 Broome
street, New York City. apl1,8mo
Medford Fancy Goods Co, New York City.
I. BREMER, Pres. & Treas.
Dog Collars and Furnishing, made
of Brass, Copper, Silver, Gold, Har-
ness Leather, Seal Skin, Alligator
Skin, Morocco, Calf Skin, Patent
Leather, and fifty other varieties of
f ieathers aud metals; any special
material, ind to us or through
your dealer in these foods, to have
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Ou the Stud.
AT STUD. FEE $50.
MICHIGAN’S
English Mastiff
CHAMPION
WACOUTA NAP.
(A.K.R. 5435).
Younger brother of the great Albert Victor,
and winner of the following prizes in 1887 and
1888: Ist. Buffalo, '87; 2d, Newark, 787; 24, Proy-
idence, ’87; Ist and special, Pittsburgh, "87; Ist
and special, Detroit, ’87; 1st, special and head of
winning kennel, St. Paul, '87; champion and head
of winning kennel, Milwaukee, °87; champion,
Toledo, ’88; Ist and special, London, ’88; cham-
pion, St. Paul, *88.
8T. JOH KENNELS,
Niles, Mich.
THE GRAND ST. BERNARD
MERCHANT PRINCE
IN THE STUD. Send for particulars.
Choice pups at reasonable prices. The Radia
Pedigree Blank, plain for writing or with
names of dogs printed to order; sample free.
0, @, WHEELOGK, Arlington Heights, Mass,
THE GORDON SETTER
Sru EB ersE,
Fee #25.
THE IRISH RED SETTER
SsPrPonR Tr,
(A.K.R. 6277.) Fee $10.
S
blood. Isa thoroughbred and field trained.
Kellogg, Ia.
Gath’s Joy.
Black, white and tan Llewellin setter, by cham-
pion Gath ex Gem, litter brother to field trial
winners Gath’s Mark and Hope. Joy was broken
by D. E. Rose, and is a magnificent field dog.
4
Fee $20. F. G. TAYLOR,
558 North 18th st., Philadelphia, Pa.
IN STUD.
THE CHAMPION GORDON SETTER
BEAUMONT,
Champion of England and America; a first-class
field dog. Will be allowed five approved bitches
this season. Fee $35. J. H. MEYER, 159 West
Tnirty-fourth street, New York City.
Ghe Benne,
Highly Bred Pointers
FOR SALE.
I offer for sale pointer dogs and brood bitches,
vroken and unbroken, by such sires as champion
Beaufort, champion Graphic, champion Nick of
Naso, champion Bravo and Bang Bang, out of
dams equally well bred. Iwill book three orders
for ptppies by bem pion Naso of Kippen out of
Bonanza, winner of Ist at Boston, 1888, by cham-
ion Beaufort, Also four puppies by champion
eaufort out of Katisha, by champion Graphic.
Also three pupy s by champion Beaufort out of
“Zitta (A.K.R. 8). This stock is as choice as
can be produced, and will be sold at the valuc o1
such breeding. I also offer the services o!
Mikado, by champion Graphic ex. Zitta, and
Slasher, by champion Beaufort ex Zuba in the
stud. Both well broken and good dogs in the
field. For further Information address
FRED. F. HARRIS,
Woodfords, Me
DOGS OF ALL KINDS.
If you want a good dog cheap, write and name
thekind youwant. QUAKER CITY KENNELS
1420 Penn Square, Philadelphia, Pa.
oo SS EE ee a eee EE eee
OR SALE.—RED IRISH SETTER BITCH,
by champion Gerald and Cushla, she by
champion Elcho and champion Firefly; this com-
bines the best blood in the world; whelped Nov.
15, 1887. Very fast in the field and staunch. The
gentleman’s reason for selling is lack of time,
and she will be sold cheap. Address F. E.
CLARK, Vanstone Pointer Kennels, Bridgeport,
Conn. ap4,2t
COCKER SPANIELS.
A number of yery fine black and red cocker
puppies and eis dogs for sale cheap.
ANDREW LAIDLAW, Woodstock, See.
jan24,t
OR SALE.—A FEW POINTERS AND SET-
ters, trained specially for private shooting;
also young stock. GHO. W. LOVELL, Middle-
boro, Mass.
RAINED DOGS ON BEAR, FOX, COON,
Rabbit, Squirrel, Partridge. H.C. GRAFF,
Kensington, Ohio.
ALE, TRAINING AND BOARDING KEN-
nel of sporting dogs. D. F. WILBUR, P.O.
Box 241, Middleboro, Mass. feb7,tf
OR SALE.—TWO HANDSOME FEMALE
Irish setter puppies, 5 mos. old, out, of re-
gistered parents, with goood pedigree; $15 each.
Also one dog pup, $25. Address
2t EH. WILLIAMS, Roslyn, L. I.
Irish Setter Puppies,
by Desmond II. out of Champion Moily Bawn.
This combination of blood should produce the
best. in the country, both on the bench and in
the field. We think these are the only puppies
sale. H
street, Philadelphia, Pa. ap4,3t
Fo SALE.—A NUMBER OF WELL BRED
and well broken pointers and setters}
a boarded and broken} satisfaction ‘aD~
toed, Address H, B RLOHMOND, Lakevile
She Reunel,
FOR SALE.
ST. BERNARD PUPS
BY THE CELEBRATED
Esen BzOormona
Out of a fine imported bitch.
“In the open rough-coated dog class he ad-
mirers of this noble breed had a rare treat offered
in viewing Mr. Moore’s recent importation Ben
Lomond, a very large, massively built dog, with
a grand head, beautiful expression, lengthy body
and excellent coat. He is very superior to any-
thing yet seen in prblic in America of his breed,
and had he the dark shadings around the eyes
would be scarcely inferior to Plinlimmon,
whom he excels in head to my thinking.’’—-Re-
pot of Richmond (Va.) Show, Am. Field, Oct. 20,
IN THE STUD.
BEN GOMONDyiee si. . cence esentieje cas va $50
CHAMPION MINTING, fee.................5.. 75
CHAMPION ILFORD CAUTION, fee........ 15
ATONZAOHEGE Yo are sen sleei ites eens ene $40
KH. H. MOORE, Melrose, Mass,
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Dog Diseases
Mailed to any address (gratis) by the author,
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Medford Fancy Goods Co.,
44 & 46 Duane St., N. Y.
I. BREMER, Pres. & Treas.
We manufacture all materials
4 into all styles of Dog Furnish-
ings. Over ten thousand styles.
Ask your dealer in these goods
for our make, and if they do not
<== keep them, write to us for cat-
alogue.
AMERICAN FOXRUUNTS,
_ We have had placed in our hands for sale over
fifty representative Pennsylvania foxhounds,
broken and unbroken dogs and bitches. For
practical work this strain has no superior in the
world. Send for printed descriptive list.
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS,
mch4, tf
237 S. 8th st., Philadelphia, Pa. —
Fox-Terrier Pups
FOR SALE.
By Celebrated Sires and Matrone.
HILLSIDE KENNELS,
Lancaster, Mass.
teen Ists, nine specials, threes 2dsand one dd. At
New York, 1884, seven Ists, six specials and one 3d.
BULLDOGS
CHAMPION MERRY MONARCH (7348), win-
ner of 22 prizes, kind, gentle and a good com-
panion, Price $100.
HARLEQUIN (11,564). winner of 3d, puppy
class, New_York and Troy; over distemper.
Price $35. For particulars address
_ R.B.SAWYER,
River View Kennels, Birmingham, Conn.
SELLING OUT.
Ulmer or Great Dane dogs very cheap; all out
of imported and prize winning stock. Address
WOLVERINE KENNEL CLUB,
apll,3t 442 Brush st., Detroit, Mich.
OCKER SPANIELS.—PUPS, ANY COLOR,
grown stock, bitches in whelp. Write for
low prices to HANDSOME BROOK KENNEL,
Franklin, N. Y. ,
ASSET HOUNDS.—MAUPRAT (dog) AND
VARENNE (bitch), 2 yrs. old, both by cham-
pion Nemours—Fleur de Lis. Both were worked
all last season, and are thoroughly broken on
rabbits. The dog won lst prize, Boston, 89. The
bitch has never been shown; she is heavy in
whelp. Price $50 each. ASSOCIATED FAN-
CIBRS, 237 S. 8th st.. Philadelphia, Pa. dt
OR SALE.—PAIR OF VIRGINIA FOX-
hounds, 20 mos. old, excellent hunters. Ad-
dress J. L. May, Olcott, Vermont. 1th
Pee SALE OR EXCHANGE.—_FOXHOUNDS
and puppies, warranted as represented. L.
M. WOODEN, Rochester, N. Y. mch28,3t
TALIAN GREYHOUNDS AND FINE ENG-
lish pugs from imported, registered and prize
winning stock, In Stud—Prize pug stud do
Cricket, weight 10lbs. HENRY C. BURDIC
160 Bridge street, Springfield, Mass. jyi,tt
K 9 Breaking Kennels.
Pointers and setters thoroughly broken for
field trials or private use. Reference given. W.
G. SMITH, Marydel, Ma.
PRIZE BRED COLLIES.
I have a few dogs and bitches to dispose of at
moderate prices. They are of the strains which
have produced more winners than any in the
Ss) and ate certain to breed prizes winners.
JAS, WATSON, 114 Seymot? sfy Germantown;
Philadelphia , | thectstt
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CONTENTS.
THE KENNEL.
Indiana Field Trials.
Worcester Dog Show.
The Chicago Show.
Philadelphia Dog Show.
Dog Talk.
EDITORIAL.
Fishing in New York.
Their Right to Roam.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Camps on the Menominee and
Brule. Kennel Notes.
NATURAL HiIsToRyY. Kennel were AA
Bird Notes. RIFLE AND OOTING.
Buffalo Cattle. Benes ay Gallery.
Game BaG anp GUN.
.22 Cartridges. The Albany. Tournament.
The Migration of the Ducks.
New Arkansas Game Law.
Butchery in Michigan.
SHA AND Kiver FISHING.
Fishing near New York.
North Carolina Sports.
The Inglewood Club Dinner.
A Party for Pennsylvania.
Loch Leven and Brown Trout.
Proposed New York Legisla-
tion.
FIsHCULTUR
Beeede Teleridl Fish Commis-
The eMenbadon Question. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
FISHING IN NEW YORK.
] usa anglers will be interested in a series of articles
begun in the FoREST AND STREAM of this week on
“Fishing Around New York.” These are from the pen
of that keen observer ‘‘Seneca,” and will be of interest to
many an angler who can sometimes get off for a single
day, but can seldom afford the time or the money for
more extended trips. In these articles the best places
for angling about New York and the easiest methods of
reaching them are given. Where to get bait and boats,
fares on the railroads and many other matters are dis-
cussed, the series being full of interest for every one who
lives near New York.
Anglers who live in the country know about the fish-
ing in their own neighborhood far more than any one
can tell them, but this is byno means true of the dwellers
in the city. These have a general notion that there must
be fishing in the stretch of waters that surround New
York, but of definite specific information about this fish-
ing there is very little, and this little is very difficult to
obtain. It is just this information that the present series
of articles supplies, and every salt-water angler who reads
them will learn something from these papers; something
that will be useful.
It is a curious fact that salt-water anglers should be
much less given to narrating their adventures than those
who ply their gentle craft on the inland brooks, rivers
and lakes. Why should this be so? The question has
been discussed in these columns in past years, but no
satisfactory conclusion was reached. The fact still exists
and still remains unexplained that salt-water anglers are
not given to narrating their exploits or discussing their
tackle. They write but little about their sport. There
are among our correspondents some notable exceptions
to this rule, but they are few.
It is difficult to believe that the sea fishermen have
really nothing to say about their favorite sport. If there
is nothing more to record, the stage of the tide at which
their fish are caught, the bait they use, the season at
which the different species are most readily taken should
certainly furnish texts on whieh many an entertaining
sermicn might be preached:
SUDDEN, Shooting Associa-
Onin Trap Notes.
YACHTING.
Cruise of the Ori
. ¥.C. and thee Ghatlenae.
Valkwrie and the Cup.
New 70-Foot. Yachts.
Who Made the Rule?
Which is It?
Rather Hard on the Chal-
lenger.
Another Revision Needed.
SNAP SHOTS.
HE Connecticut Association of Farmers and Sports-
men seems determined to keep things. moving in
the Nutmeg State. The officers of the society are cer-
tainly boiling over with energy and lose no opportunity
to prod the violators of the game and fish laws, Recently,
Detective Fielding, in the employ of this Association,
went to Glastonbury, where he found persons fishing
illegally. He presented a warrant for the arrest of these
persons to Grand Juror Risley, of that town, who re-
fused to sign it. Now the president of the Association,
Mr. A. C. Collins, has written Mr, Risley a letter, advising
him that if he does not sign the warrant, a writ of man-
damus will be issued to compel him to do his duty ac-
cording to his oath of office. The Connecticut Associa-
tion has found difficulty in a number of instances recently
in persuading local officers to enforce the laws. It is
doing good educational work.
After the thousand and one delays and interruptions
which mark the preparations of an enterprise where the
utmost accuracy is aimed at, the FOREST AND STREAM
shotgun tests have been opened, and now it will be possi-
ble, with the least amount of annoyance or delay, to get
at an exact knowledge of just what each and any gun
may do under all and every condition of loading. The
idea is to supplant in some measure the hazy and errone-
ous notions which many shotgun owners have of loading
their weapons with something like definite scientific
knowledge.
Mr. James M, Brown, who was recently elected Presi-
| dent of the New York 8. P. C, A, in place of Mr. Henry
Bergh, has resigned, and Mr. John P, Haines, of Toms
River, New Jersey, well known asa breeder of smooth-
coated St. Bernards, has been elected in his place.
Deer were killed by dogs in Sullivan county, this State,
last month. It is one of the evils of dogs in a deer
country that they hunt deer the year around.
THHIR RIGHT TO ROAM.
2 ey our last issue we presented a mass of evidence proy-
ing that great injury is done to the game and forests
of the Yellowstone Park by bands of Indians, which come
up to, if they do not encroach on, its borders. We
pointed out that these Indians ought not to be per-
mitted to leave their reservations except in charge of
a responsible white man, who can be held accountable
for their actions while absent from their homes, and that
under no circumstances should they be permitted to ap-
proach the borders of the National Park.
The question may fairly enough be asked, Why should
the rights of these Indians be abridged? Their treaties
with the Government provide that they shall be per-
mitted to hunt near the Park; why have they not the
same right to kill game there that the white hunter has?
We answer that they have precisely the same rights as
the white hunters and no others. White men and Indians
alike have the right to take game legally. The Indians
have the right to every head of game which they can
kill and use or carry away with them at the proper
season outside the limits of the Park, but they have no
right to kill game out of season, nor to fire the forests.
Forest fires almost invariably attend the advent of an
Indian hunting party in any region.
The theory on which the U, 8. Government has treated
the Indians—whether it is a wise one or not we need not
here discuss—is that they are wards. They are treated
like children, given no special voice, even in matters
which most nearly concern them, controlled and ordered
about, Generally they are directed to remain on their
reservations. White men who intrude on these reservya-
tions may be summarily expelled, ardent spirits are for-
bidden, and in a hundred ways it is shown that the Goy-
ernment does not consider the Indians capable of self-
command,
Now, the Revised Statutes of Idaho, Wyoming and
Montana provide for the enforcement of severe penalties
against all persons who may fire the forests. If a party
of white men go tothe southern border of the Park and
set fire to the forest, whether to help them in their hunt-
ing or for any other purpose, they stand in danger of being
captured by the officers of the law, and held to a strict
account in the courts. When Indfans fire the forest
for whatever purpose, they should theoretically be held
to the same accountability as the white men.
There is, however; this difference, that the white man’s
education and presumed knowledge of the statutes have
taught him that by firing thistimber he commits a crime,
while the education and traditions of the Indian lead him
to believe that he is performing a natural and praise-
worthy act when he starts a fire to drive or hold the
game which he pursues. While, legally, there is, per-
haps, no distinction between the criminality of the two
acts, it is quite evident that in morals there is a wide
difference. Though committed in ignorance, the Indian’s
offense is still a criminal one; and yet, considering his
past, no one with any proper feeling would advocate his
prosecution under the statute, if that can be avoided. It
is a wiser public policy to restrain the Indian and keep
him where there is no temptation to offend against the law.
To do this we must abridge his freedom by confining him on
the reservation, and so must deprivethim of the pleasure
of a summer hunt, and of the resulting meat and hides.
So far we injure him. On theother hand we protect him
from danger of a criminal prosecution, which might re-
sult in years of imprisonment, and at the same time we
guard against the danger of having our only forest pre-
serve swept away.
We hold that the inherent rights of an Indian are pre-
cisely those of a white man. When his action is against
the general good his liberty must be curtailed just as in
the case of a white man, A city park is open to the
public. All persons have an equal right to enter and
enjoy it; but if an individual who enters it breaks down
the shrubbery, he may be punished, and after repeated
offenses may even be prevented by the officers in charge
from again entering it. The public must be protected
from injury done by one individual to that which is the
property of all.
If the Indians were not prone to start forest fires, there
would be no excuse for ordering them away from the
neighborhood of the Park. The mere killing of game,
so long as it is done within the law, is something that no
one has the right to interfere with. But the forests of the
Yellowstone Park must be protected from danger. It
is to be remembered that on either side of the Rocky
Mountains there is an immense territory which depends
for its water on streams which head in the National Park..
Should these streams be dried up, or their volume materi-
ally lessened—as might readily result from extensive forest
fires in the Park—the interests which would suffer are
enormous. This danger to a large and growing agri-
cultural population in the West will be ever present so
long as the Indians are permitted to start fires in the
neighborhood of the Park.
If there were, in the territory adjacent to that in which
these Indians hunt and in which they start their fires,
some hundreds of settlers, whose cabins and crops might
be destroyed by fires carried to them from the Indians’
hunting grounds—if the horrors and the deaths which
have accompanied forest fires in Michigan were likely to be
repeated in these forests of the National Park—no one
would question the necessity of restraining these hunting
parties. Yet any extensive destruction of the Park forests
may work to thousands of settlers on the plains a ruin
just as certain and just as real as if their houses and their
grain had been devoured by actual flames.
When the Indian has been taught to comply with the law,
he will have as much right to hunt on the borders of the
Park as any one has. Until he has learned this lesson he
should be restrained.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Iam very glad to see the stand you have taken with
regard to the National Park and its surrounding territory,
and the interest if excites with all sportsmen, and I beg
to add my testimony to that you have already printed.
In September, 1887, while hunting on Pacific Creek, I
was daily in contact with Indian hunting parties, whose
lodges were within a few miles of my camp, and the
amount of elk they killed must have been large, as their
rifles could be heard in every direction, and I often
counted six and seven shots in quick succession, Indeed
such a nuisance did this shooting become that my com-
panion—Col. James H. Jones—and myself pulled out in
disgust. About twenty-five miles further up, we came
across another large and permanent camp of Indians, and
so completely had all game been killed or driven out that
we did not start a single elk. In camp at Two-Ocean
Pass, and near Bridge Lake, I met Indians with their
traps coming from the direction of the Park, the southern
line of which was not over a mile or two distant.
In 1888 ¥ passed down the west side of the Park and
' cessful,
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[Aprin 18, 1689.
along its southern border, coming into the Teton Range.
On the western slope for twenty miles we could see a
vast fire raging to the northward of Mount Moran, and it
showed no diminution during the several days I hunted
in this range, It undoubtedly worked immense destruc-
tion, as no rain had fallen for weeks, nor did any come
while I was in this vicinity. Crossing from here I struck
the west bank of Snake River, about fifteen miles north
of Jackson’s Lake, and here met alarge Indian camp,
and heard such shooting that I decided to pull out at
ouce. On the morning when we broke camp a fire,
which, judging from the smoke, must have been large,
was making strong headway in the mountains two or
three miles distant. On pushing up Pacific Creek, over
last year’s tracks, we found little game, but evidence of
there having recently been a considerable body of Indians
camped here. We made a break from here to try to
strike the head of Great Bull Creek by a due east course
over the Shoshone Mountains, but meeting impassable
cations we were forced off to the southward, and I hunted
all along the southern parts of the Shoshone and Owl
Creek Mountains, All through this section of the country
I met large Indian camps, all of which had been very suc-
In one case, the morning after a six-inch fall of
snow, three of the bucks of one camp killed five elk, and
two more of them secured three. As these Indians were
not going to return to the agency till driven in by the
weather, they undoubtedly killed a large number more.
Coming through Prior’s Gap in November, I think there
must have been from twenty-five to thirty lodges of
Crows in the two camps I visited. They told me their
success with blacktail was very great,
Iam not one of those who think the Indians should be
deprived of their hunting privileges, On the contrary,
these should be liberal; but these roving bands should be
held in check as tothe grounds they should hunt over, as
to the number of heads of the various fur-bearing animals
they should Kill, and, above all, the greatest watchful-
ness should be exercised as to the state in which they
leave their fires. This is one of the prolific causes of the
forest destruction in this timbered country. If these
fires are left without being extinguished by water or dug
round and covered with sod to prevent their eating their
way into the surrounding dead leaves and brush, great
and frequent damage must and doesensue. Onthissame
question, not only the Indians, but every person, hunter,
tourist, prospector or other should be urged to use the
greatest care. I think a severe fine should be visited on
any one caught neglecting this precaution.
I have no suggestion to make as to the means by which
the Indian shall be governed and directed in his annual
hunt. The person who enforces such regulations as may
be made in the future should be one who has the honesty
and also the nerve to carry them out in the strictest man-
ner. I have been favorably impressed by the Indians I
have so far met. They were a civil. obliging and happy-
go-lucky set, and as in one instance I was some three
weeks with the Shoshones, I had good opportunities to
observe them, One or twospoke very good English; they
were fair in their dealings. We purchased several horses
of them, and Iam free to say I parted with my interpre-
ter and daily visitor ‘‘Indian Jim” and his associates with
regret. They urged me to come again this fall, and said
would post me on the bear ranges they might come
across, BR. PENDLETON ROGERS.
Hyp PARK-oNn-Hupson, New York.
Che Sportsman Couvist,
CAMPS ON THE MENOMINEE AND BRULE
BY JOHN DEAN CATON,
i he the fall of 1878 I tired of the conventionalities of
civilization, and longed for the quiet solitude of the
deep forests, so [invited a couple of young friends to join
me in an excursion to the wilderness of Wisconsin, where
they might get a taste of camp life. These young gentle-
inen would now be called, a little west of here, ‘‘tender-
feet,” but were enthusiastic for the new experience
which my invitation held out to them.
We took the train on the Northwestern road in the
evening, our objective point being the Brule River, in
Wisconsin. At Marinette the next morning we were
joined by Jones, who was quite at home in the tent and
im the forest, and two Indian guides, who had been
previously engaged, and by noon reached Quinnesec,
which was then a terminal point of a branch on the
Northwestern road, leading into the mineral region of
the State. This town was then only just begun, and was
situated only four miles from the Brule River.
We engaged a team to take us to the river, and im-
mediately after dinner set out, The road was horrible,
as new roads through a dense forest are generally found
to be. In two hours we reached the river, where we
found our canoes had arrived a short time before, accord-
ing to previous appointment, and two guides, who had
been dispatched from Marinette the day before to bring
eng UP from a point below, where they had been en-
aged.
i Iwill say now, for our guides, that they were the
highest priced and the best that Ieyer had. The two
eldest, who joined us at Marinette, were middle-aged
men. They not only understood all the arts of wooderaft
thoroughly, but both were excellent cooks, indeed,
among the best I ever had in camp. The biscuits they
made were equal to any I have ever seen, either on a
private or pattie table. The two which we met at the
canoes were young, stalwart fellows, willing and indus-
trious, and understood their business thoroughly. They
never had to be told a thing which needed to be done.
but with a thoyghtful foresight anticipated every want
which could be felt in camp, They, too, were good
woodsmen, good canoemen, and good hunters, and all
spoke English fairly well.
About two weeks before a party of nine friends had
left Chicago for the same region of country on a hunting
and fishing excursion, This was called the Mayor’s party,
because it was headed by the then Mayor of Chicago,
with his wife and daughter. They, with two other mar-
ried couples anda young gentleman and a young lady,
constituted the party. As [had been previously informed
this party was camped four miles below where we struck
the main river, at the mouth of Pine River, where it
joins the Brule from the west. We determined to accept
their invitation to pay them a visit at their camp, and
as s00n as Our canoes were loaded we shot out into the
rapid current of the Menominee, which aided the power-
ful strokes of our Indians to an extent which seemed
to make the pine trees on the shore fly past us, As we
turned a point above our friends’ camp we opened a fusil-
ade, which awakened the echoes of the forest as they
have not often been awakened in that unsettled solitude.
In a very short time our salute was answered with a wel-
coming salvo from the shore, and we were very soon wel-
comed with outstretched hands and warm hearts, We
found the entire party present in camp, except John and
Robert and their wives, who had gone out early in the
day on a match hunt between the ladies, All had gone
up the Pine in canoes with a grim determination on the
part of each man not to return without a deer killed by
his wife, Knowing the determined characters of both
men and their ladies, I expressed fears that we might not
see them before we should be obliged to leave in execu-
tion of our purposes up the river.
I found our friends’ camp perfect in all its appoint-
ments, with one large dining tent, one cook's tent, one
large store tent, one large sleeping tent for the Indians,
and four sleeping tents for the party. They had ten In-
dians for their service, two of whom were now absent
with the hunters,
Our guides had pitched our tents a little to one side of
their encampment, having carefully cleared the ground
for the purpose, had improvised a table and seats around
it, and fixed everything in such complete order as seemed
to say that they intended to teach those other fellows
how to make a camp tidy and comfortable.
We spent the balance of the afternoon in visiting with
our friends, receiving accounts of their experiences, and
found the ladies especially enthusiastic in their love for
camp life. We accepted their invitation to supper that
evening, and found their table groaning with luxuries
brought from the city, besides the trout and venison
taken from the Pine River and the pine forest. There
was no ambition to boast of the great number of the slain,
as they only desired to kill what the camp required: but
to supply the nineteen mouths which had to be fed gave
ie few hunters of the party about as much sport as they
desired.
About 9 o'clock in the evening John and his wife came
sweeping around the point, and into the little cove where
the landing was, with a loud whoop from their Indian,
which told us of their coming, and that they were not
empty handed. This brought the whole camp down to
the landing with a rush; the Indians on shore holding
aloft blazing torches, which lit up the scene. John
sprang ashore with the agility of an acrobat, and grace-
fully helped his wife to land, and then we saw in the
bottom of the boat a fine buck, which we all knew had
fallen to her rifle. The chorus of whoops and yells
which went up from the throats of those twelve Indians
was truly astonishing, Her kindness to the natives of their
party no less than her genial bearing toward her own asso-
ciates had endeared her to them all, and they perhaps
were the most gratified of any at her success. Hach of
them seemed eager to have a hand in landing that deer,
and when he was laid out on the ground before us, a
chorus of whoops and yells again rent the air. It wasa
fine two year old buck, not over large, but large enough
to mark a great success. She had shot it from the canoe,
where the water was still, while the deer was standing
in the grass at the edge of the bank about 100yds. dis-
tant, She had shot it through the heart, and with one
high bound it fell all in a heap, never to rise again.
The buck was hung up in a conspicuous place, so
that Robert could see it when he came in, We sat
up late that night awaiting his arrival, but he did
not come, and when we turned out the next morn-
ing he was still absent. About 9. o’clock he swept
round the point, and a whoop from his Indian called all
hands to the bank of the river, where he was just land-
ing, and in the bottom of his canoe lay another buck,
when the whooping and yelling of the night before was
repeated, with a hand shaking and congratulations of us
all, as soon as we could get near enough to the brave
huntress to permit of that gratifying ceremony. Her
deer was larger and with finer antlers than the other, so
it was admitted by all that she was entitled to the prize.
Not having succeeded in getting a shot the day before,
Robert went on shore, and with the help of his Indian,
had improvised a comfortable lodge of boughs, where
they had slept very well during the night, but were astir
at the break of day the next morning, and while the
morning was still gray the long-looked-for chance came,
and her shot, not less fatal than the other, laid at her feet
her first trophy, of which she might justly be proud, and
with it they returned to camp as before stated. Both of
these ladies had had good trainers, and were naturally
cool and deliberate, and if either had been affected by the
buck fever she was restrained until it had passed away.
The day was pleasantly spent in camp visiting and
talking over the events of the three weeks during which
our friends had been in the wilderness, The ladies of the
party especially, enthusiastic about camp, manifested no
disposition to return to civilized life and surroundings.
That evening the mayor, his wife and daughter dined
with us. Our cooks had exerted themselves to make
their best spread, and the madam could not restrain her
compliments on their skill. After supper Robert and
John joined us, and as we sat round our camp fire, talk-
ing over sporting scenes, both past and present, Robert
remarked that stx years before, when camped on nearly
the same ground we then occupied, he was with his guide
a few miles back sitting on a log to rest on the edge of a
small prairie when a fawn came trotting along, and laid
down in the grass not more than thirty yards away. He
very soon gave signs of uneasiness and pricked up his
ears to a vertical position. They were exactly in line
with each other, and, as he did not wish to kill the fawn,
he thought he would try and mark him, so if he ever
met him again he might claim him as his own. Hetook
deliberate aim at the ears, one of which covered the
other a little above the head, and fired, when the fawn
jumped up, shook his head, and acted in a manner which
showed he was somewhat dazed, and then ran off.
Now,” said Robert, “I would give a little to know
whether I actually marked that fawn as I intended!”
Jones immediately spoke up and said, “‘You did,” and
went on to relate that four years before he had been
hunting with a party about forty miles. distant from
where we then were. One of the party, a doctor, whose
name he gave, had shot and brought into ail th two
year-old buck with a hole through each ear, about an
inch above the head, which had caused great speculation
in their camp as to how those holes could have been pro-
duced, as they were as nearly alike in position as pose le.
When we arriyed at this camp the mayor’s daughter
had shown me a red squirrel, which the Indians had
caught alive, and placed in a small cage which they
se pe and presented it to her, She was feeding
and petting it with great assiduity, and it was already
becoming somewhat tame and losing its fear, especially
of her, I suggested to her that she now had leisure and
opportunity of making observations of the habits of the
sprightly little animal, and especially suggested that it
would be interesting to know in what mode it drank its
water. The next day she told me that she had solved
that question, and that it drank by lapping like a dog,
and not by sucking the water into the mouth after the
manner of other large quadrupeds. She took me to her
tent, that I might observe the process. She was right,
but the lapping was so very rapid that it required the
closest observation to distinguish it. The young lady
had certainly succeeded in establishing one interesting
point in natural history, which was wholly new to me.
It might be interesting to study this subject in other
small quadrupeds,
The next morning after breakfast we bade our friends
good-by and left for the Brule, slowly stemming the
strong current of the Menominee. On the way up we
had to pass a very strong rapid, which was finally over-
come, and we landed at the east shore at Bad Water
Crossing, and went into camp for a late dinner. When
we unloaded our baggage we found a nice saddle of veni-
son stowed away in one of our canoes. After dinner two
of the party with their guides crossed the river, and went
out on the trail leading to Bad Water Lake, which was a
mile and a half away, after meat for the camp. They
returned in the evening with a two-year-old doe, which
was hung up to ripen a little until the venison in camp
should be consumed, It is not advisable, especially for
those whose stomachs are not accustomed to it, to eat the
flesh of a common deer immediately after it has been
killed, for it is very likely to produce a diarhcea, while,
if allowed to ripen for a day or two, no such result need
be anticipated,
This was a very pleasant camp close to the bank of the
river, and about five hundred yards from the large log
cabin of a Frenchman and his wife, who entertained
travelers and attended the ferry at that crossing. They
seemed to do a thriving business, for while we occupied
that camp many passed on their way ‘to the lumbering
camps from ten to twenty miles above.
While here it was arranged that two of our party should
take all the guides and go over to Bad Water Lake with
both canoes for an evening hunt, and if unsuccessful in
that they should try a night hunt on the lake, leaving
only Norman and myself to keep camp, A large supply
of wood had been brought in, and an abundance of cooked
provisions provided for our ep and the refreshment
of the party when they should return. After the party
had left we spent our time pleasantly, visiting the couple
at the cabin, making purchases of moccasins and arctic
socks of the vivacious little French lady, and reading and
lounging incamp, When the sun had descended pretty
near the horizon I observed Norman go over to the fire in
front of the Indians’ camp, where the cooking was done.
He pushed the brands together, put on new fuel, got
out some potatoes, peeled them, and sliced them into thin
flakes as he had seen the Indians do, which he put in a
frying pan with a little water and some fat. He then
went to the deer, which was hanging up near by, cut out
some choice bits, which he placed in another pan. Then
he seemed to hesitate a moment and finally hollowed out
tome: «
“Judge, do they make tea with cold water or hot
water?”
Tanswered him that I thought they usually used hot
water for making tea, whereupon he measured out about
two anda half cupfuls of water, which he put in the tea
kettle and set it on the fire, He then brought out the
tea chest, and when his water was boiling he dipped
his hand into the chest and grasped as much as he could
hold with one hand and called out to me if I thought
that was enough, and at the same time threw the whole
into the kettle. I told him I thought that would do. In
the meantime his other culinary operations had been
going on, and after he had set the table in the most artis-
tic way he called out to me that supper was ready—to
come and eat, The potatoes were cooked to a turn, and
were on the table; the frying-pan of venison was passed
(Lalways prefer to haye the venison passed directly from
the frying-pan to the table), when he inquired if I thought
that tea was done. I told him I thought it was.
A few minutes before this Jerome, an Indian guide,
who spoke English well, who was camped with his family
a mile or two above us, and who had yisited our camp
several times, came down in his canoe, which he tied up
and walked up tocamp. Hesaid he was going down the
river to try to get adeer, I asked him to sit down and
take supper with us, but he excused himself, saying he
had had his supper.
About this time Norman took off the tea kettle, and
filled a pint cup full of his tea, which he set before me,
with a can of condensed milk, saying, ‘Here, Judge, try
my tea.” Of course it was as black as soot and not less
bitter. I put in a liberal supply of condensed milk, took
a sip of the fluid, which fairly bit my tongue, when I
turned to Jerome, who was sitting a little way off, and
said, ‘‘Here, Jerome, if you won’t eat with us you will
surely take a cup of tea, This boy has made more than
we can drink, and it is pretty strong, too, and will help
to keep you awake in your hunt.” He took the tea gladly
and tackled it earnestly, and disposed of it fairly by the
time Norman had got seated at the table, and giving his
tea a slight sip, which was evidently enough for him,
Jerome having emptied his cup, Norman suggested he
had better take another as there was plenty of it, at the
same time handing it over to Jerome, who took it with-
out reiuctance, and swallowed it all, and, with his quart
of tea well stored within, he jumped into his canoe and
started on his hunt.
The next morning about nine o’clock he returned with-
out any meat. When I asked him if he had seen nodeer
he replied, ‘‘Oh, yes, 1 have seen about a thousand of
them, but they kept dancing about so that I could not get
a shot at one of them,” Still he was not afraid to take a
cup of coffee with us, which, if he did not enjoy as much
(as the tea, he seemed to take with a relish,
[To BE CONCLUDED.]
APRIL 18, 1889 |
Alatnyal History.
BIRD NOTES.
~ LOUCESTER, April 2.—I give below the arrival of
birds, migrant and resident, for 1888 and 1889, to
date: '
Arrived 1889. Arrived 1885.
RUB Geee iy wee peep eseaes=ss.5>--+-- MbLamoliad: Mareh %
Song sparrows....,-..,--.+<.:---++ March 16 March 9.
Pie lanukst etree eeel + sche crac March 19 March 14.
TAN a yd tpt fs ea Se eee March 23. March 20.
PUOSS-R PAULO W Si i4-p oy bers Maser eee March 29. April
PMN TLGUAZ EB EO) eelowe b disinse nije popes March 23, March 27
Frogs commenced to sing,... --.. March 29. April
SITE aa Hoe oe eres Sees ee March 17, March 28.
Hermit thrishes ......-..--+.-+-- April 1, April 3.
Yellowhammers........ . March 21. April 2.
This last bird (Colaptes auratus) is also a winter resi-
dent. Last spring I put a bird box in the top of a tall
oak, and a yellowhammer used it all summer for a signal
station, He returned from the south March 21, in the
night, About daylight he flew to the box and sent a
telegram to another bird on the hill beyond the swamp.
The answer was rapped on the dry limb of a dead oak,
and for half an hour these birds sent messages to and
fro. This tapping to each other is quite common with
the yellowhammer, I used to hear them in the logging
swaps of Maine, tapping on deserted log camps. Among
the memories of my boyhood days is one of being regu-
larly awakened at daylight by the birds’ reyeille, beat
upon the loose boards of an old sawmill, HERMIT,
BUFFALO CATTLE.
fl are experiments in buffalo breeding now being under-
. taken, and the attempt to engraft on our domestic
cattle the strong blood of this wild stock, has excited a
widespread interest not only in this country, but in Kurope
as well; not only among scientific men, but among farm-
ers and stock raisers. Although a good deal has been
printed and a good deal of theorizing done on this sub-
ject in the press.of this and other countries, the subject
has been intelligently discussed, as far we have observed,
only in ForEST AND STREAM. And this, because it has
been considered not in any one-sided way. We have
looked upon it from the standpoint of the old buffalo
hunter, who was familiar with this animal when its
countless hordes blackened the prairies from the Rio
Grande to the Saskatchewan, and from the Missouri
Riyer to beyond the Mountains; and to this experience
we have added that of the cattle man, whose memory
goes back to the early days of cow-punching in the
West, and who can recall the times when 30 to 40 per
cent, was the annual profit actually made on capital
invested.
FOREST AND STREAM appreciates the scientific interest
which attaches to these experiments. It comprehends as
well the possible economic value of a new breed of
domestic cattle which, at no greater cost of production,
shall be beef producers superior to those we now haye on
our tanges, which sha]l be exempt from the dangers of
cold and snow, to which our existing breeds of cattle are
exposed, and which, besides their beef, shall yield a hide
whose value alone shall be more than the price now
brought by a fat steer in the beef market. eee in
view these points, the FOREST AND STR+AM recently dis-
patched a competent staff correspondent who is an old
buffalo hunter and cattleman, to inspect the only herd of
buffalo and cross-bred cattle now in existence—that of
Hon. C. J. Jones, of Garden City, Kansas. Of this herd
we have often written, and portraits of individuals con
tained in it have been reproduced in these columns for
the benefit of our readers—yet after all nothing can give
so satisfactory an idea of the animals as an actual view
of them. This view has been had, and we are free tosay
that none of all the good things which we have heard of
these cattle has done justice to their superb appearance.
Tt will be remembered that Mr. Jones’s herd started
with a few calves which he captured in Texas and the
Indian Territory.
The method of capturing the buffalo calves was prac-
tically the same as that implied in the operations of cut-
ting out and roping for branding, as seen at a round-up
on the range; with this exception, that the pace set by
the buffalo was much hotter, so that usually the rope
could be thrown only at the close of a long and break-
neck race, into which neither man nor horse could enter.
with any surety of success or safety. It was always an
even chance for the buffalo calf, especially if it happened
that the calf was with its mother detached from the main
bunch. The little curly red fellows, not more than three
or four weeks old, would get over the hot plains ina
course so fast and long that even the best of the horses
were tried to the utmost. The pause necessitated in dis-
mounting and in hobbling the captured calf was usually
sufficient to allow the remainder of the herd to sweep on
so far as to make it nearly impossible for the rider to get
among them again on thatrun, It wasa good horse that
could take two calves on the same run, The bay Ken-
tucky mare Jennie once got into the herd three times on
one run, and three calves were roped from her. She was
a wonderfully game animal. She came into camp one
night apparently quite blind and barely able to stand,
after crossing probably one hundred miles of hot and
waterless desert. Every boy in the camp got out and
worked with her, and by dint of a pint of whisky, which
the mare drank out of a pail, and by long and patient
rubbings, she got through safely. Jennie was subse-
quently given by Mr. Jones to the range hunter, Lee
Howard, for services In the calf hunt of 1887. The other
horses used were of the best range stock, and for the most
part were speedy, plucky ag eer One black cow
pony proved himself yery good. Another, a gray brute,
was always afraid of the buffalo, and could hardly be
crowded in closer than 20 or 30yds. Mr. Jones himself
roped probably more than his proportion of the calves in
the earlier hunts. He had no aid in the calf hunt of 1885.
In 1886 he was assisted by Hz. Carter,a very handy young
cowboy. In 1887 Lee Howard, the Panhandle hunter,
was enlisted, and was found wonderfully skillful. In
1888 Howard and young De Cordova were on the hunt,
and these two repeatedly did what it had been claimed
no one could do; they roped, threw, tied and hobbled
full-grown buffalo cows. No stronger commentary on
the effectiveness of the cowboy’s rope and his skill in
using it could be made,
When the herd was sighted—although the ‘‘herd”
FOREST AND STREAM.
meant usually only a few scattered individuals—the
riders at once left the light wagon, where they usually
rode while on the search, and with all possible speed
loosed and mounted the saddled horses, which were led
behind the wagon. There might be pause enough to
draw a cinch a little tighter, but beyond that there was
no waiting, Usually the herd would sight the hunters
as soon as the latter did them, and then away they would
go. There was only one pace for the riders, and that the
very best the horses could do. Of course the light wagon
could not keep up with the herd or with the riders, and
these were very soon lost to sight. The driver of the
wagon, howeyer, lashed his horses into the best speed
they could make, and sent them on full jump after the
lessening cloud of dust, The wagon would sway and
bound over the rough hillocks, but so long as its inmates
could cling to it there was no thought of any danger,
There is an excitement to every feature of this kind of
buffalo hunting which is not paralleled in any other sport
of the field.
Each rider had on his saddle a number of rope hobbles,
made in asomewhat peculiar way. This rope was un-
— raveled, so that the strands
/, stood loose. It was tied in the
middle in a large loop, just
large enough to slip over the
calf’s head. A knot was tied
in the end of each free leg of
the hobble, so that the loose
strands were confined at the
endsand at the tight neck knot.
When a calf was roped the
rider sprang from his horse—
which stood without further
_» precaution than the usual plains
custom of throwing the bridle
reins down over his head—and
at once put the hobble on the
Ht calf’s neck; then one hindfoot
was forcibly drawn up, nearly to the calf’s jaw. A slip-
knot was quickly run into the loose leg of the hobble,
and the running strands were thus drawn tightly just
above the calf’s foot. A round rope would slip, but the
ingenious expedient of loosening the strands formed a
hobble which did not slipin a single instance, The sec-
ond hindleg was in the next instant treated in the same
way. It was determined beforehand just how long the
legs of the hobble should be, namely, just long enough
to pull the calf’s feet close up to its neck. If left too
long the calf could runaway. As really applied the calf
was left trussed up like a fowl and lay bobbing around
on the grass, a pretty fair object for discovery by the
ambulance corps in the light wagon. A short period of
vicious butting and tumbling, and the buffalo was taking
its first buggy ride, and the wagon was swaying on down
the trail after more calves in the midst of a struggle to
keep the calf somewhere on the bottom of the vehicle.
The light wagon followed on down the trail until it met
the riders coming back, when information was exchanged
as to the number of calves collected or to be collected.
After all the captives had been found the return to camp
was begun, with men and animals very nearly exhausted.
Tt might be fifty miles to water, and night settling down
over a country trackless in the daytime. Now came the
time for perfect knowledge of the plains; a time, too, if
blers could have found a place on such a hunt, to
reflect that buffalo calf hunting was arduous business.
There were no complaints, however, and the only con-
cern was lest the calyes should not live until water was
reached, The men denied themselves, and the scanty
water of the canteens was given to the calves, or used to
moisten the mouths of the horses which had run so well.
At camp the calves were tied on short ropes, fastened
trot-line fashion to a long rope staked securely in the
ground at each end. This assured a certain give and
swing, so that the little fellows could not injure them-
selves in their rushes and tumbles. At first they were ex-
ceedingly belligerent and showed ability to butt with
wonderful serenet and accuracy, but they grew tame
very rapidly, and at the end of a week or so could be ap-
proached and handled by their feeders. They were fed
upon the milk of domestic cows, the cows having been
driven down across the range to the home camp at the
expense of a great deal of toil and trouble. Condensed
milk was found to be unwholesome, and the calves sick-
ened and died upon it. With the best of care, some of
them were lost, as the heat and exhaustion of the chase
were too great for them.
After a week or so of rest at the home camp, the long
and tedious march to the settlements was begun. This
was made by slow and easy stages. The buffalo
calves were driven on foot. They stayed well with
the domestic cows, and the younger calves were
suckled by the domestic cows with mutual amity.
A beer bottle covered with a rag was a favorite
way of conyeying milk to some of the calves, and
one or two learned at once to drink milk from a
ail, One cow suckled three buffalo calve:, Tie’
httle fellows took well to their foster mothers.
Often their own mothers had fought savagely
against their captors.
It may be well seen that the herd was ac-
cumulated only as the vesult of skill and tireless
energy and at the expense of many hardships’
undergone.
To these calves Mr. Jones has added by pur- _
chase a few single buffalo, and last year he bought .
the Bedson herd of over eighty head, so that he is
now by far the largest owner of buffalo in the
Sou
Besides the pure buffalo, of which he has nearly ;
120, he has.a number of the? crossbred stock, and.
it is these which to the breeder of cattle are by
far the most interesting. Among these last are four
half-breed cows, of one of which a portrait was given in
POREeR AND STREAM of Dec, 20, 1888, and is to-day again
printed.
To the experienced eye it will at once be clear that this
animal is built on just the lines of a beef maker, and yet
the picture conveys only a faint idea of the excellence of
this superb creature, She is very tall, more so than an
old work ox, very thick through, with a gigantic frame
and short legs. It has been supposed, and the opinion
was advanced by old stockmen who have seen the picture,
that it was taken after the cow had been fed on corn, and
in this way ‘‘forced,” ¢. ¢., made as fat as possible. This
we are assured by Mr, Jones is not thecase, This cow
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has never had any corn. The photograph from which
this drawing was made was taken in the fall when the
cow had been for six months suckling a three-quarter-
blood calf, a calf, by the way, which at six months old
weighed six hundred and ten pounds. The cow was in
fair order but by no means fat,
When the ForREST AND STRHAM correspondent exam-
ined this cow in March last he was struck by the excel-
lence of the portrait of her which had appeared in the
paper some months before. The likeness was at once
recognizable, Points which will strike the stock raiser
are the general appearance of thickness and sturdiness of
this animal, the heavy shoulders, the almost entire
absence of hump, and thus the hindquarters nearly as
high as the fore, the great depth from above downward,
The animal is massive throughout, A front view would
show great thickness from side to side, These cows are
all alike in size, and convey the impression of more bulk
than large work oxen, When seen in March they were
rather thin in flesh and were shedding their coats, so that
they did not appear to advantage. They were estimated
to weigh about 1,4001bs. Mr. Jones expressed the opinion
that he could fatten one of them in the autumn so as to
weigh 1,800lbs, live weight, They are sired by buffalo
bulls and are out of common Indian cows.
A half-breed steer was castrated as a calf by Mr, Bed-
gon, and killed when he was past three years old, He
dressed 1,280lbs. clear meat, or nearly twice as much as
a fat four-year-old range steer.
As might be expected, the three-quarter bloods more
nearly resemble the buffalo. The hump is much more
pronounced, the head and horns more buffalo-like, while
the coat is much longer than that of the half-breeds and
more wavy. Animals of this breed attain a great size, as
indicated by the weight of the six months’ calf already
mentioned, A young three-quarter bred bull, past three
years old, pulled down the scales at 2,400lbs. when grass
fat in the autumn. Owing, however, to the lack of sym-
metry, due to the hump, they do not so much impress
the cattle man. They produce a robe, howeyer, which
in beauty and eyenness is superior to that of the buffalo.
The buffalo’s coat in winter on the hump, upper sides and
back is curly and matted, and soon bleaches out to a faded
tan color, while the coat of these three-quarter bloods is
even throughout, having little or no curl anywhere, and
is but little lighter on the back than on the belly, It is
every where a beautiful rich brown, and is as heavy asany
buffalo robe.
The robe of the half-breed is even in length on all parts
of the body and is without curl, more like a heavy bear
skin than anything else.
Mr. Jones hopes to have this spring about thirty buf-
falo calves and from thirty to thirty-five half-breeds,
Some of these are expected from ordinary domestic cows
and some from thoroughbred Galloway cows, of which
he has about fifty head on his place, These Galloway
cattle have themselves heavy long coats and a woolly under
coat, and this cross can hardly fail to produce an animal
which will yield a fine robe, besides being admirable beef
cattle. None of these animals had calved at the date of
our representative's visit to the farm, but a full account
of this year’s calf crop is promised us.
Besides the beef and robe-producing qualities derived
from the crossing of the buffalo on our domestic cattle, a
great advantage is the increased hardiness of this hybrid
stock, That cattle in severe storms turn tail to the wind
and drift before itis well known. The habits of the
buffalo are just the reverse of this. They face the storm
and either stand or work up against it. This character-
istic they transmit to their descendants. The cattle and
the buffalo may range together during the summer, but
in autumn or when the winter storms come on they sep-
arate, the cattle drifting and the buffalo remaining
stationary. The offspring of domestic cows by buffalo
bulls wean themselves at this time, and remain
with the buffalo herd. Often during a storm the buffalo
and the hybrid stock will lie down, turning their
broad shoulders to the wind and throwing their head
around behind the body so that it will be out of the
wind. Insucha position they may lie for hours, eyen
until quite covered up and concealed from view by the
snow which has drifted over them. Mr. Bedson is re-
ported to have said that often after a heavy storm he has
looked out over the prairie where these animals ranged
and been unable to see anything of them, the whole plain
being an unbroken expanse of glittering white, here and
there interrupted by little mounds of snow. One by one
these mounds would be broken up by the movement of
the buffalo, which would get up, shake themselves and
then begin to paw away the snow and go to feeding,
re
il ne
idle ad WALF-BREED BUFFALO COW.
The keen powers of scent possessed by the buffalo stand
it in good stead when the ground is covered with snow,
for by this means it discovers the best grass which is con-
cealed from view. It is said—we do not know how tuly
—that when Mr. Bedson had his herd in Manitoba, they
frequently in this way discovered the potato caches of
the farmers and pawed their way into them.
Aninteresting characteristic of the domesticated buffalo
and of the hybrids between them and the ordinary cattle
with which they associate is their gentleness. In this
they appear to differ in no respect from the domestic
stock, Our correspondent drove and walked within arm’s
length of them, and sometimes, when one was lying down,
it was necessary to touch it with the whip to make it rise
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to its feet. The meadow in which these animals fed was
surrounded by a light, three-wire fence which could
readily have been pushed down or walked through, butit
was not learned that any of the animals ever showed the
slightest disposition to go beyond the inclosure.
Ifa race of cattle having the characters of the Jones half-
breed cows can be established, there is no question as to its
great value. That such a race can be made permanent
we have little doubt. Further experiments are, of course,
needed to determine just what cross will be the most
desirable. It is possible that the three-eighths bred
animal may prove even more valuable than the half-
breed, and it will be interesting to see examples sired by
domestic bulls out of buffalo cows. Two or three such
exist to-day, we believe. When it shall have been deter-
mined what the best cross is, it will take some little time
to make it permanent. For afew generations there will
no doubt be a tendency to revert to one or the other of
the two ancestral stocks. This can be overcome by the
introduction of fresh blood from one side or the other,
and ultimately, as we firmly believe, there will result a
race of the buffalo cattle of which Mr. Jones will have
been the originator, and of which he may well feel proud.
SPRING IN THE ALLEGHENIES.— Editor Forest and
Stream: When I awoke from sleep this morning I was
somewhat surprised at the absence of the usual carol of
the bluebird and robin, which we have heard for some
time past. And no wonder, for when I arose I found we
had the heaviest snowstorm of the season; and had it
not been for the protection afforded by the evergreens
surrounding the house many of the birds must have per-
ished. When I went out a few moments later to shovel
the snow off the walks I took out my rule and measured
eleven inches of snow on thelevel. . picked up a robin
which seemed to be dead, but when I took him into the
warm room he soon recovered, and took a good feed of
crumbs. The evergreens were literally alive with robins,
bluebirds and blackbirds. I do not remember the time
when we have had so many birds so early in the season,
The woodcock and jacksnipe are among the late arrivals;
the common meadowlark and the yellowhammer have
been here for two weeks, while the robin, bluebird and
blackbird have been here since Feb. 22. Some of the
robins were building when this last storm caught us.
Haye seen quite a number of ducks on our little creek,
and a few have been killed on the town reservoir, The
quail wintered well, as we have had but little cold
weather, and many of my neighbors had corn standing
in the fields all winter.—E. C. C. (Mt. Pleasant, Pa.,
April 6).
H. H. Bowizs, who wrote us as to silver foxes, failed
to date his letter or to give his address.
RECENT ARRIVALS AT THE PHILADELPHIA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN.
—Purchased—One aoudad ¢ (Ovis tragelaphus), one yellow-winged
sugar bird (Coreba cyanea), five pairs mandarin ducks (Aix gale-
riculata), one black-faced ibis (Theristicus candatus), two undu-
lated grass parakeets (Melopsittacus undulatus), two common
boas (Boa constrictor), two stump-tailed lizards (Trachysaurus
rugosa), and one spotted monitor (Varanus yarius), Presented—
One gray ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), one mink (Putorius
vison), six raccoons (Procyon lotor), one green monkey (Cercopith-
ecus callitrichus), one kinkajou (Cercoleptes candivolvulus), one
bald eagle (Haliaétus leucocephalus), two undulated grass para-
keets (Melopsittacus undulatus), one red-tailed buzzard (Buteo
borealis), one common quail (Ortyx virginianus), one great-horned
owl (Bubo virginianus), fouralligators (Alligator mississippiensis),
one pine snake (Pityophis melanoleucus), one
catesbiana), and five sirens (Siren lacertina).
(Bos indicus).
Game Bag and Guy.
.22 CARTRIDGES.
ss L. K.” asks experience with .22 long and .22 extra
e« long pistol cartridges for rifle shooting. In
answer I would say that for several years I fired thous-
ands of shots from .22 rifles, especially two Ballards, and
many Stevens rifles, and could never do accurate shoot-
ing with the long and extra long .22 cartridges in any of
them at short range, say within 150yds. I never worried
over any problem in rifle shooting more than I did this
one. I had one of the rifles very carefully chambered
forthe extra long .22, but it seemed to make no difference
the bullets would not ‘‘get there.”
Some one away back asked me through FOREST AND
STREAM why “I could do nothing with the .22cal. rifle
on wild geese and turkeys.” I answer simply for the
reason that if the bullet did not break neck, back or
wings, the feathers carried off my anticipated meat. The
little bullets are by no means immediately fatal. Shooting
for turkeys at 150yds., though we knew that our bullets
were getting there all right, we afterward learned that
we were not getting near all the meat that belonged to
us. The day was very cold and the turkeys very fat.
They were placed on a board or bench in front of a tree,
if the bullets struck the tree near the birds they would
splash the bark against the turkey and make him jump
and flutter just as if hit by the bullet. My partner shot
for an immense gobbler ne up with his breast facing
him, ‘The bird jumped off the bench and made a great
fluttering; he went up to claim his bird. After a most
eareful overlooking he could find no wound. While put-
ting the bird on the bench againitdied. They looked again
but could find no shot mark. He, while carrying it in by
the head looked down its breast and saw a cuf feather,
Looking beneath he found the bullet hole, which passed
directly through the bird, coming out over the base of the
tail. The bird was very fat, and the wounds did not bleed
a drop externally. A neighbor who got quite a bunch of
turkeys at that match, on cleaning found one of them with
three, another with two, and a third with one of our .22-
cal. bullet holes in them, showing plainly that Frank and
I, if we could have claimed our just dues, would haye
taken about all them turkeys, for we knew that we could
get there ‘‘every time sometimes.” Therefore I conclude
that the .22 is not a success on game larger than ducks.
I haye many times, I am sure, sent the little slugs through
the bodies of the great blue heron, and then bad them fly
great distances and die. Ducks when hit, as a rule,
keel right over, and quit living, One very cold day, as
an exception, I put three bullets through a large cotton
tail rabbit before he laid down. BYRNE.
San FRAwNcIsco, Cal.
Born—One zebu
bullfrog (Rana :
THE MIGRATION OF THE DUCKS.
HE four rivers of Nebraska, the Republican, Platte,
Loup and Niobrara are division stations in the migra-
tions of the Anatides. The line of flight of the ducks is
much more variable than that of geese or swans, but
certain rules may be considered reliable in the obserya-
tion of their autumnal and spring journeys. When
ducks in their southern flight strike a stream they drift
but little, either up or down, and when they make their
final flight to the next river they leave the spot where
they first arrived, In spring this is changed. Their
general direction is northwest. After reaching a river
they sail up stream a few miles each day, and thus while
resting accomplish a portion of their western flight.
Thus ducks will be found on the Platte opposite Grand
Island or Alda a day or two before they are noticed at
Kearney. This is especially to be observed in the late
arriving species. The first grand duck wave of the
season was on March 16. At this time geese and brant
were here in full force, and many of the Canada geese
had left for the north. Robins and meadowlarks were
abundant, and one pair of woodpeckers had been seen.
The latter were, I believe, rushing the season. Up to
March 14, our only ducks were pintails, with a few
mallards,
March 15.—Redheads come from the south in great
numbers, also a few green-winged teal.
March 16.—Redheads, green-winged teal, more teal than
redheads, some widgeon, The majority of teal did not
stop at the Platte, but went six miles further to Wood
River, a sluggish stveam about ten yards wide, with banks
heavily covered with brush of wild plums and willows.
Here they have since remained undisturbed, as gunners
confine their attentions to the Platte and to the over-
flowed marshes in its immediate vicinity. This freak of
the teal in taking to Wood River instead of to the Platte
isa mystery tome. All the morning the pintails were
very uneasy. They would ascend to a great height, fly a
mile or two away from the river, as though uncertain
what todo. Inthe afternoon most of them set out ata
rapid rate for the Loup. Vale, thou erratic Dajila acuta!
each flight now takes thee further from the haunts of
men. Sharp of sight and swift of motion must he be who
will now lay thee low; so, farewell until September. The
same day brought the bluebirds, I also saw afew widgeons.
March 17.—A warm and rainy day, the first of the
season. Ducks did not leave the river and very few
geese went to the cornfields. What a disappointment
this was to the scores of would-be hunters who had hired
their guns and laid in their ammunition on Saturday
afternoon. I should pity them did I not feel it to bea
just retribution. How many of us, snugly hidden in our
blinds, have had a day’s pleasure spoiled by these black-
coated, black-hatted fiends, who deliberately seat them-
selves in full view not more than fifty yards from the
blind, who fire at a flock 300yds. away and then jump u
and ram another charge intothe old muzzleloader? These
are the gun-shop fiends, who, when they go to the store,
protest that they know nothing about goose shooting and
want the same kind of shot and the same quantity of
powder that the dealer uses in his own gun. He genially
smiles and shows them No. 4 shot, which is just the size
for a strong and close-shooting gun. In spite of their
professed willingness to take the seller’s advice, they ask
to see something a “‘leetle bigger,” and finally, having
gone down the scale, they end the interview by purchas-
ing 00s. They would have taken bullets had they not
been informed that bullets are apt to get stuckin a choke-
bore. Nature is just,and when she gives us a rainy
Sunday, and that the 17th of March, she knows what
kind of sportsmen she is punishing.
March 18.—Weather clearing and clear, very warm, no
frost on the ground. The buds of maples are much swol-
len, and our song birds gave us the first matin concert of
the season. Bluebirds and sparrows are abundant in the
shrubbery. Many mallards arrived, and the flocks of red-
head and teal were augmented, Pintails seem to have
deserted the river, though a few may still be found at the
lakes, four miles west of Kearney. This was the first day
of good shooting at the upper lake, as both redhead and
mallard were to be found there, Teal are not wasting
much time on the Platte, but after resting a few hours
seek the solitude of Wood River. One gadwall (A. stre-
pera) and a shoveler (here called ‘‘spoonbill”) were shot on
the Platte. Sportsmen say that the shoveler indicates
settled spring weather, as well as the height of the ver-
nal shooting season. In spite of overflowed marshes, wet
roads and muddy cornfields, this was the red-letter day.
Redhead and mallard on the Platte, teal on Wood River,
with geese and brant by the thousand feeding in the up-
land cornfields that lie between the two streams. The
later ducks are’ beginning to appear. Thereareafew blue-
winged teal and several ‘butterballs. Redheads are com-
ing down well to the mallard decoys. They are doing
better than usual in this respect, as most of our local
sportsmen claim that they do not decoy ‘‘worth a cent.”
Sportsmen who went out the latter part of last week
returned to-day. One party had forty ducks and seven
geese, another thirty-seven ducks. From data furnished
by them I add to the report of March 16 the following
species, this being the date of their first appearance:
Blue-winged teal—one specimen shot on Wood River; a
pair of bluebills—female shot on the Platte—and a very
few cinnamon teal. The latter are a rare visitant in this
section. Comparing this date with the best of the spring
shooting season in 1888, I find that ducks are more
abundant, and sportsman are, as a rule, getting larger
bags. On the other hand, sport with geese and brant has
deteriorated, though there are enough of these, and more
than enough to satisfy any rational hunter.
March 19.—Very warm and clear in the morning with
indications of a storm in the afternoon. Many geese,
mallards and redheads go northward, though black-
winged brant have not yet begun to move. A letter just
received from “‘Sibylline” reports duck shooting in Colo-
rado as ‘below the average” this year. This may account
for the better than average sport which we are enjoying.
From this time until grass starts and the birds can get
green picking along the streams and ponds, there will be
little new to record. The arrivals and departures of mal-
lards, redheads and pintails will offset each other. Teal
will not fly much and there will be asprinkling of butter-
balls, widgeon and bluebills. It will be a month before
we can tell how many or what kind of ducks will stay
or, perhaps, Summer in the lagoons along the Platte,
marvelous, From one of to-day’s Omaha papers I quote:
“Mr. —, a most successful sportsman, has spent two days
on the Platte. He returned last evening with an im-
mense bag of canyasbacks.” I would like the names,
addresses and. description of the shooting grounds of any
one who has obtained three canvasbacks this season in
Nebraska. There might, of course, have been an errant
specimen or a pair that had lost their longitude, but even
this is doubtful.
Shooting over decoys is not in high favor with most of
our sportsmen, although those who resort to the artifice
are uniformly successful, J think that failures must, in
many instances, be attributed to the use of pintails instead
of mallards or redheads, It is true that the swift waters
of the Platte are not so well adapted tor the use of decoys
as are those of a landlocked lake.
Neither are retrievers employed to any extent. We
have some excellent ones in this section, but most of our
good dogs are pointers, and as they lie on the damp
ground in a blind they suffer more from cold than do
their masters. Setters on coming from the icy water do
not dry thoroughly, and soon become stiffened from the
exposure. The secret of the non-use of dogs in ducking
is due to the fact that men who cannot have a dog especi-
ally for this purpose prefer to keep their four-footed
friends in first-rate condition for quail and chicken shoot-
ing, SHOSHONE.
KEARNEY, Neb., March 20.
Kearney, Neb., March 25,—I find that i am in error
in the above statement concerning canvasbacks, although,
before writing the article, I consulted all of our local
sportsmen, and none of them had killed the bird west of
the Missouri River. Prof, Smith, of the State Industrial
School, has a blind on Seeond Lake, three miles west of
town. He uses canvasbacks as decoys and with good
success. On Friday last (March 22) a small flock of can-
vasbacks dropped among his ‘‘floaters” and he secured
eight, They are the genuine article, and I believe them
to be the first canvasbacks shot here in several years.
Duck shooting is improving every day. SHOSHONE,
NEW ARKANSAS GAME LAW.
Editor Forest and Stream:
T send you new law that has passed both houses of the
Legislature in regard to exporting fish and game. It isa
decided victory for us as it will stop pot-hunting for the
Memphis and St. Louis markets.
The game law was amended so as to make it unlawful
to kill deer between Feb. 1 and Aug. 1, with an oiit-
rageous proviso that they can be killed at any time on
one’s Own premises while destroying crops. The trouble
will be in proving that it was not killed on the prisonex’s
premises. There are some other measures pending and I
will advise you if the law is changed. The provisions of
P | the law are as follows:
Srctron 1. That all game and fish, except fish in private ponds,
found in the limits of this State, be and the same is hereby declared
to be the property of the State, and the hunting, killing and catch-
ing of same is declared to be a privilege.
nC. 2. Itshall be unlawful for any person to expor|, fish or game
from this State for the space of six years next after the passage
of this act, and any person violating the provisions of this act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined on conviction
to any sum not less than $25 nor more than $40.
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, steam-
boat, express company or any other common carrier to take for
carriage any fish or game consigned to points beyond the limits
of this State.
Suc. £ Any such common carrier may refuse to receive any
package which it may suppose contains fish or game designed for
export, or may cause said package to be opened or may satisfy
themselves in any other way that said package does not contain
fame or fish. ‘
Sec. 5. Any common carrier violating the provisions of this act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be
fined in any sum not less than $50 nor more than $200.
Sxc. 6. Any violation of this act shall be prosecuted in the name
of the State of Arkansas, and one half of the fine shall be paid
into the county treasury, as other fines are required to be paid,
and the other half shall go to the informer.
Sec. 7. Justices of the Peace shall have jurisdiction of prosecu-
tion under this act.
Sec. 8 All laws and parts of laws in conflict therewith are
hereby repealed, and this act shall be in force from and after its
passage.
Some other measures are pending, of which I will keep
you advised, Since this law was passed the railroad and
express companies have been busy sending out instruc- ~
tions to their agents regarding the bill, Col. J. A. Wood-
son, assistant general freight and passenger agent of the
Missouri Pacific lines, recently sent a copy of the bill to
each agent with instructions to see that it was complied
with. J. M. R.
Lirri® Rock, Ark., April 9.
BUTCHERY IN MICHIGAN.
ee following account, taken from the Menominee
Range, a newspaper published in Iron Mountain,
Michigan, is very suggestive:
"Tt will be remembered that Deputy Game Warden
Moriarity, of this city, made a great haul of contraband
deer which some miscreant had killed at Sawyer Lake,
about forty miles up the line, in criminal contravention
of the State law against killing game out of season. He
brought down with him no fewer than twenty-six dead
deer, many of them tender little fawns from one to two
months old, showing what heartless ruffians must have
done the butchery. The deer were piled in Mr. Moriar-
ity’s back room, where for a week the great heap of veni-
son formed one of the sights of the city, hundreds of
people visiting the tumbled mass of bucks, does, and
fawus, Not knowing what to do with his important
capture, Mr. Moriarity, we understand, wrote to Game
Warden Smith, ot Menominee for instructions. He knew
he could not sell the venison because it would be much
the same as selling property knowing it to have been
illegally come by, and of course all he could do under
the circumstances was to await the orders of his superior
officer. Mr. Smith promised that he would come up to
Iron Mountain and settle the matter. Five weeks, how-
ever, have passed since the deer were seized by Deputy
Game Warden Moriarity, and yet Mr. Smith, for some
unaccountable reason, has not arrived in Iron Mountain.
Not until ten days ago, when the deer were putrid, did
Mr. Moriarity receive definite instructions from his chief
as to their disposal. As the immense mass of rotten veni-
son, weighing over 2,400 pounds, was threatening to drive
out Mr. Moriarity by its stench, he had no alternative
but to order it to be removed and dumped as offal. It
seems to be adownright shame, with so many poor people
The ignorance of ducks displayed by some hunters is | living from hand to mouth in the city, that this great
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_be officially supplied beforehand with instructions as to
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rageous,
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- They have had their fill of the duck shooting, and now
unfit to be eaten by anybody, and then thrown out on
destruction of the venison was imminent, but we think
Apri 18, 1889.] FOREST AND STREAM.
amount of good food should be allowed to lie until it was] MassacHuseTTs FisH AND GAME PROTECTIVE ASSO-
OFATION.—The regular monthly meeting and dinner of the
Association was held on Thursday evening, April 11, 1889,
at The Thorndike,” ninety members being present and
President BE. A. Samuels presiding. The following gen-
tlemen were elected members: His Excellency Gov,
Oliver Ames, Lieut. Goy. J. Q, A. Brackett, Hon. Alex-
ander H. Rice, Hon, William Gaston, Hon, John F, An-
drew, Hon. H, J. Boardman, Hon, James F. Dwindell,
Mr. Frederick L. Brown, Mr, M. R. Leonard, Mr. Charles
A, Read, Dr. Calvin B, Platt, Mr. Charles R. Crane, Mr.
D. W. Butler, Mr, John S. Bartlett, Mr. John E, Hall,
Mr. Frank H. Mudge, Mr. Benjamin D. Sweet. There
were five eral ry for membership presented. It was
voted to offer a gold fish hook (in pee of a badge) asa
prize for the member obtaining the largest number of
new members.—A, W. R., Sec’y.
the dung heaps. Doubtless Mr, Smith has some good
reason for his non-appearance in Iron Mountain before the
that, in the absence of a game warden, deputies should
what they should do in such emergencies as the one
which has just cost Mr. Moriarity the loss of time, money,
and the opportunity of doing a great good to the poor of
Tron Mountain.”
SUGGESTIONS FOR TERRITORIAL LEGISLATION.—Hditor
Forest and Strean: As bearing on the subject of the
destruction of large game on the borders of the Yellow-
stone Park, permit me to suggest that among the regula-
tions required should be some to forbid indiscriminate
slaughter irrespective of sex and age. The number of
cow and calf eik that are annually destroyed is out-
In the season of the Indian hunting the cows
and their young congregate in bands of six to twelve and
more. When once the herd is located it is surrounded
and few, if any, escape. I think also that the sportsman
when he has secured the number of trophies he desires,
and has meat enough for the ‘‘pot,” should “let up.” It is
each year more apparent to me that the influences now at
work, joined with the asylum the Park affords, are in-
creasing the game (elk and deer), and as [ pass from
three to four months in my wanderings in the Rockies, I
am in position to see this, I do not exaggerate when I
say that last year, had I felt so inclined, I could have
killed between September 1 and October 15, 50 to 100
head of game instead of three head. We were at certain
points surrounded by elk. I have seen them fighting
within 200ft. of the outfit while packing. On one occa-
sion a big bull walked to within 10yds, of us while at
breakfast, and appeared rather to enjoy it. Woody and
myself frequently got within 20yds. of their family circle.
In camp of an evening I have seen three bulls in plain
sight feeding on the bluifs, and during the day band on
band of elk cows and blacktail deer, and have watched
their habits and actions with the greatest interest. Isin-
cerely trust your praiseworthy efforts will be crowned
with the success they deserve.—H, PENDLETON ROGERS
Sales Park-on-Hudson), [The limitations suggested by
r. Rogers, desirable as they are, would necessarily take
the Sem of statutes enacted by the Territorial Legisla-
tures.
New Yorx.—Leonardsville,Madison County, April 18.—
There is not much duck shooting at this point this spring.
A few small flocks alighted on the Unadilla River from
which a limited number of specimens were secured.
One enthusiastic local sportsman lost his rifle overboard
and did not recover it. Partridges are shy and cling to
the gloomiest forest recesses. During the open season
for these birds there is some fair partridge shooting here,
Minks seem to be on the increasealong the small creeks,
and, owing to the low price of their fur, have been
trapped but little the past winter.—BoxErR.
Burra.o, April 8,—The first English snipe of the sea-
son iu this locality was shot March 19 at West Seneca.
Several have been taken since then. The season here is
getting a good start. Redand white maples and spring
beauty were found in bloom at the local park yesterday.
—HBEN P. Dorr,
Proposrep Non-Sainine LAaw.—In the New York State
Assembly Mr. De Peyster has introduced a bill amending
the game law, by providing that no person shall sail for
any wildfowl or shoot at any wild goose, brant or duck
from any vessel propelled by steam or sails.
Fiorina GAME Notr.—There are plenty of quail here,
but the deer are scarce in this neighborhood. Still we
have plenty of venison to eat.—F. G, (Clearwater Harbor,
Fla).
Sea and River Hishing.
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK.
A heme are several hundred places within easy distance
of New York city to which the New York fisherman
may go with rod, reel, line and fish basket of a pleasant
morning. and return the same night with his basket com-
fortably filled with fish, And the New York fisherman
niay even fill a moderate-sized basket without leaving
the city at all if he wishes. To give an accurate and
comprehensive directory of the several hundred places
where fish may be caught by the man who can only get
one day off at a time, with a correct estimate of what a
day’s fishing at each place will cost, is the object of this
and the papers to follow under this heading. The first
article furnishes a fishing directory of the territory in-
cluded within the boundary lines of New York city, and
the articles to follow will in the same way cover Staten
Island, the New Jersey shore, the north and south shores
of Long Island, the north shore of the Sound, the Hudson
River, the Fishing Banks, and fresh-water fishing near
New York.
NEWFOUNDLAND GAME LICENSE.—Editor Forest and
Stream: It may be of interest to your readers, particu-
larly to those who anticipate visiting Newfoundland in
the near future im quest of our lordly caribou, which
presents such world renowned attraction to sportsmen
from almost every quarter of the globe, to understand
that a change has been made in the game laws during
the present session of the Legislature of this country, and
that in future alien sportsmen or any person not domi-
ciled in Newfoundland will be prohibited from shooting
caribou on the island without a license, which costs $100
fora season. The number of caribou to be shot is not to
exceed five, under a penalty of $500 for each and every
breach of the act. Hitherto Newfoundland has been
most liberal with regard to her game laws, In fact she
has been shamefully neglectful. Consequently Canadian
and English pleasure seekers, particularly the latter,
disguised in the garb of sportsmen and equipped with all
the latest improvements for the preseryation of hides
and heads, have on numerous occasions been guilty of
the most brutal acts in the way of caribou slaughter,
killing hundreds of these noble animals in the most
cowardly manner possible. and leaving their carcases to
rot on the best hunting grounds of the interior. Hence
the present action of the Newfoundland Government in
establishing a law to protect this valuable food animal
from extermination. It is to be hoped that the abund-
ance of small game, such as ducks, ptarmigan, etc., eic.,
will be sufficient inducement for sportsmen from the
United States, where small game is notusually found easy
of access, to visit Newfoundland annually and enjoy good
healthy sport without procuring a license to shoot caribou
for the enormous sum of $100,—W. (Little Bay Mine,
Newfoundland),
I. NEW YORE CITY,
The only fish of importance that may be caught with
hook and line in the waters which surround New York
city is the striped bass. Weakfish, bluefish and kingfish
have been und are even now occasionally caugbt in the
Bay and in the North and East rivers, but so are sharks
and sturgeons, for that matter. Possibly other fish are
taken by mere chance, but of the best known salt-water
fish the bass is the only one which may be depended
upon, Salt-water eels are very plenty in the North, the
East and the Harlem rivers nearly all the year around,
and just about now half the piers between Canal
Sr, Louis, Mo., April 13.—2Hditor Forest and Stream:
The past week has not been a satisfactory one for the
sportsmen of this city, because snipe have been very
scarce. Rain is wanted very much. The marshes are
drying up very fast, and the birds are giving this section
of the country the go-by. From reports gathered from
the game dealers there is every reason to believe that
there is still a large body of birds south. One dealer on
Broadway was in receipt of a large consignment of birds
from near Galveston, Texas, in the early part of the
week. Thesame dealer also received several dozen blue-
wing duck from the New Madrid country in the south-
east portion of this State. In this immediate vicinity
bluewing shooting has been fairly good and several very
respectable bags were made by parties who were out in
quest of them during the past week. But bluewing is
not what the sportsmen are hankering after just now.
between Roosevelt Ferry and 125th street in the other
river, are occupied by boys and pen engaged in catch-
ing the little tomcods, or “‘tommies,” as they are
called. Flounders will begin running in the Hast River
after the first straight week of warm sunshine, and in
the North River a few will then be caught. Up the
Sound as far as City Island and Pelham Bridge flounders
are already reported, and William Buehl, a skilled fisher-
man who keeps a German beer saloon at 1680 Avenue A,
made some fair catches of flounders in the Hast River
beyond Hell Gate on March 29 and April 5, .
“'Nommies” are the most accommodating little fish in
the world. They may be caught off any pier in the city,
and they are not very particular as to bait, although they
prefer sandworms. Use small hooks, two or three on a
tine, and a light sinker. ‘‘Tommies” rarely weigh over
three-quarters of a pound.
Flounders do not run much heavier in weight than the
‘tommies.” They are caught from docks and from boats
in the Hast River in 15 or 20ft, of water, the flood tide
being the most favorable one. Use sandworms or soft
clams for bait, small hooks and light tackle. They are
never plenty in the North River.
The first bass fishing occurs in the North River in the
spring abouta fortnight or three weeks after the shad season
opens. These are the ‘‘spring bass,” and are not so plenty
as in the fall, which is the proper bass season. A few
spring bass go through into the Harlem River near Ran-
all’s and Ward's Islands, and they are caught occasion-
ally about Hell Gate and at the Sunken Meadows or Mid-
dle Ground, between Ward’s Island and Port Morris.
From spring until the fall bass season opens bass are
occasionally caught, but their rarity makes it hardly
worth while to go after them until the fall run begins in
want snipe. Kidd Lake, which is located about 25 miles
south of this city, in Illinois, sent in a report yesterday
that a fair body of birds had made their appearance on
the marshes in the vicinity, and in consequence of this
report, Mr. Fred Huginin and Charles Budd packed up
and last evening left by steamer Emma C. Elliott for the
ground. They propose to remain several days. The
gentlemen have taken with them their fishing tackle,
and should the shooting prove slow, they will cast their
hooks for croppie and bass.—UNSER FRITZ.
GAME IN GUATEMALA.—Tumbador.—There are many
animals in this country, besides birds, which lam sure
are not known to science; any naturalist could make a
fine collection. Iam a great hunter myself, and keep a
fine pack of hounds and kill a great many deer, and wild
hogs, of which we have twokinds. I usea Daly 3-barrel
gun, which is just the thing for this country, as one never
knows what kind of game is going to turn up. This gun
Isent for through seeing the advertisement in FOREST
AND STREAM, Should any taxidermist care to come down
here, you can give him my address, and I would be happy
to see him here on my ranch, and will do all in my power
to help him.—GUATEMALA.
street and General Grant’s tomb in one river, and‘
August or early September. Sandworms, which may be
bought at most tackle stores and fishing resorts at ten
cents a dozen, are the favorite and almost the only bass
bait. The white sandworm is the best, the plain red
worm of large size following next in value as bait.
Shrimp, shedder crabs and shedder lobsters are some-
times used, but never with.much success. The spring
bass are generally taken in the North River by casting
from the rocks which line the shore from 108th street up.
There is seldom a bass caught in thé North River below
108th street. The best tide for fishing is the slack water,
the last of the ebb and first of the flood. The largest fish
are caught in shallow water, and the depth at which
catches are made varies from 2 to 15ft. Boats may be
used if desired, instead of casting from shore.
For fishing in the North River a handy place to obtain
bait is New’'s fishing tackle and cigar store, 337 Tenth
avenue, near Twenty-ninth street, where much useful
information may be picked up, too, from the proprietor.
Another good place is Dirke’s, 403 West Fiftieth street,
near Ninth avenue. Mr, A. H. Dirke is himself an expert
bass fisherman, and is never out of bait, as a score of
worm-diggers on Staten Island keep him always supplied.
The rig which Mr. Dirke uses for bass fishing is that most
affected by North River fishermen, His leader is 44 to
54ft. long, two small snell hooks being attached, one at
the end, the other about twenty inches above, and an
ounce sinker is looped on above the upper hook in such a
way that it can be made to slide up or down the leader,
as desired, The lower hook is allowed to fall nearly to
the bottom of the river,
At the foot of 108th street, North River, is McDonald-
son’s fishing resort, Take Sixth or Ninth avenue Elevated
to 104th street, from which station it is six or seven
blocks. McDonaldson has sixteen boats to rent to fishing
parties at one dollar a day. There are several favorite
fishing spots near. Malley’s Rock, five blocks above, is a
famous place, where, on May 21, 1888, a bass weighing
4#lbs, was caught by a deaf-mute who is one of McDon-
aldson’s regular patrons and an enthusiastic fisherman.
Another favorite place is Kerrigan’s Rock, at 118th street,
named in honor of Col, Kerrigan, who once caught a
70-pound bass there, according to the traditional history
of the ‘longshore residents. McDonaldson does not
always keep bait, so the fisherman had best bring his
own.
At the foot of 126th street, North River, is J. A. Tie-
mann’splace. “Tony” Tiemann is a well-known bass fish-
erman. Take west side Elevated to125th street, thence
cable car to foot of 125th street, from which it is a short
walk, Or, take the Thirtieth street branch of the N, Y.
C, & H. R. R. R. from Thirtieth street and Tenth avenue
to Manhattan Station, close by Tiemann’s. Fare, either
way, ten cents. Tiemann has six or seven boats (bateaux
and round-bottom) torent for a dollaraday. He fur-
nishes no bait. ‘Old Split Rock,” about 150yds. above
here, is a famous place for bass. It is about 50ft. from
shore, and bass bite there on the first of the ebb tide, but
seldom between that time and the last of the ebb and first —
of the flood, when they bite best. ‘‘Tony” says there is
a sort of slack water here at about half flood, when bass
bite well. Anchor in 10 or 12ft. of water and fish near
the bottom. Tiemann’s is also near Kerrigan’s Rock,
mentioned aboye. Tony advises the use of but one hook
for large bass, and a leader only 2 or oft. long, with an
ounce sinker, tied on either above or below the hook.
The bass, especially in the fall, run in schools, except the
largest fish, the ‘‘tide-runners,” which voyage in pairs.
Among the regular patrons of Tony’s place are George
-Trowbridge, of 689 Madison avenue; M. M. Backus, of 61
Kast Fifty-second street; A. Ornstein, of the Cunard
Steamship Conipany, Thomas Grant, of 580 Hudson
street, and Alfred N. Lawrence.
At the foot of 152d street, North River, is Uncle Billy
Cameron’s place, next to the house of the Knickerbocker
Canoe Club. Uncle Billy is now dead, but his widow and
son run the place and keep half a dozen rowboats to let.
Two blocks above. at the foot of 154th street, is Peter
Hunt's, where a dozen or more boats are kept for rent.
At both places prices for boats range from seventy-five
cents to a dollar a day, according to the style of craft.
To reach these resorts take N. Y.C. & H. R. R. R. trains
from Thirtieth street and Tenth avenue at 6:20, 7:15, 8:00,
9:35 A. M.; 12:50, 4:00, 5:00 P. M., to 152d street station,
fare twelve cents. Returning trains leave 152d street at
9:01, 10:21 A. M.: 1:46, 5:11, 6:11, 7:11, 9:56 P, M. Or go
by way of west side Elevated to 125th street, thence
Tenth avenue cable road to 152d street, and walk
down a steep hill three blocks to the river. The climb
back again at night is equivalent to about ten blocks’
walk for a tired fisherman. At the point of rocks above
the railroad cut at Fort Washington, about two miles
above 152d street, is one of the best spots anywhere in
the North River near New York for bass fishing. Two
springs ago, according to the local fishermen, a man sat
on the rocks between the eleventh and twelfth telegraph
pole above the mouth of the railroad cut, and caught
40lbs. of bass before he changed his position.
At Spuyten Duyvil, reached either from Thirtieth
street or the Grand Central Station by trains of the N. Y.
C. & H: R, R. R., there is good fishing on the seed oyster
beds. Fare from Thirtieth street twenty cents; from
Forty-second street twenty-two cents. More fish are
caught here than at the resorts further down stream, but
those caught at Spuyten Duyvil are smaller. Bass are
occasionally caught in Spuyten DuyvilCreek. At River-
dale, two miles above, is good bass fishing, perhaps the
best on the river from that place down to 108th street.
The draw tender at the railroad bridge crossing the creek
keeps fourteen boats for hire at from fifty cents to a dol-
lar a day, according to demand.
There is no fishing except for eels in the Harlem River
between Kingsbridge and Randall’s Island. The bass
have abandoned it, although at one time there was no
better place for bassing than Kingsbridge and the vicin-
ity of McComb’s Dam Bridge.
The Hell Gate fishing for bass is almost all trolling. A
rod, with reel holding plenty of line, a small hook and
small sinker tied 18in. above it, constitute the outfit, the
bait (sandworms) being allowed to trail from 60 tc 75ft.
behind the boat near the surface of the water. Some
fishermen troll with squid, but white sandworms are the
favorite. Still-fishing is also done with the same sort of
rig in 10 to 12ft. of water. And here, contrary to the
conditions in the North River, fishing is most successful
on the flood tide. Favorite places for trolling are Mill
Rock Reef, below Ward’s Island; Hallet’s Cove on the
258
Astoria shore} Little Hell Gate, between Ward’s and Ran-
dall’s islands; Big Hell Gate, the Harlem Kills north of
Randall’s Island, and about Coffin Rock in the Sunken
Meadows or Middle Ground, near Randall’s Island. There
is very little use fishing here for spring bass, I believe.
Some of the boatmen told me they would be very plenty
in the latter part of May and early June, but others said
that spring bass are rare; and the latter informants seemed
honest as well as experienced. All summer long bass
are occasionally caught, but the ‘‘season’”’ opens in late
August or early September, :
P. Fitzgerald, at the foot of Hast Highty-ninth street,
is a reliable man, who keeps 24 good boats for hire at $1
aday. If a man goes along to row the price will be a
dollar or somore, Fitzgerald’s place is reached from the
Third avenue Elevated station at Highty-ninth street or
the Second avenue Elevated station at Highty-sixth
street. Bass have been caught by his patrons, Fitzgerald
says, weighing as high as 8lbs. Mill Rock Reef and Hal-
let's Cove are only a short pull from Fitzgerald’s. Bait
cannot always be obtained here, but a supply is con-
stantly kept for sale a block away, at George Bellert’s,
1688 Avenue A,
At the foot of East Ninety-second street, close by the
Astoria ferry house, is the ‘‘Mill Rock Cottage,” kept by
Varian & O’Brien. John Byrnes, who has fished in these
waters for thirty years, has charge of the fishing depart-
ment, The place is reached by a ‘\jigger” horse car from
the Second avenue Elevated station at Highty-sixth street.
Twelve new boats will be for hire this season at fifty
cents week days and one dollar on Sundays, boatmen
extra. Bait of all kinds can always be obtained, and
famous clam roasts, Hell Gate lobsters and all sorts of
lunches are served. All the best resorts are near by, and
fishermen would do well to try the places recommended
by Byrnes. The latter tells some rare old fish stories
shoe the fishing years ago when he and Sandy Gibson,
a character now dead, used to haul in the big ones,
Byrnes says moonlight nights are the best times for catch-
ing bass and other fish. On Oct. 4, 1887, Byrnes says he
caught a bass weighing nineteen pounds, an account of
which was published in the Sun, I haven’t been able to
locate the article yet, although I have hunted through a
file of the Sun for the entire month of October, 1887, I
wanted very much to find this article, as Byrnes said it
was the best article on the Hell Gate fishing that was ever
pert Lockers are constructed at Mill Rock Cottage
or the convenience of patrons,
“Captain Bill’s place,” at the foot of Hast 110th street,
is just opposite Ward's Island and convenient to all the
best places, It is reached by the Second avenue Elevated
to 11lith street station. ‘Captain Bill,” or rather his
widow, has about fifty boats torent at fifty cents on week
days and one dollar on Sundays, boatmen extra. Little
Hell Gate and Big Hell Gate are about a quarter of amile
distant, both good places. Bait can always be procured
here, and so can something to refresh the inner man.
Last season one of the patrons of this placé, Mr. James
Marray, of Third avenue and 112th street, caught a bass
weighing over nine pounds, f
Edward Monaghan, at the foot of East 121st street,
keeps twenty-seven good boats at the same price as at
Captain Bill’s place, Reached from 120th street station,
Second avenue Elevated. Little Hell Gate is a few hun-
dred yards distant, and the Harlem Kills and Sunken
Meadows, famous places for bass, are less than a mile
away. Monaghan referred me to a man who could tell
“all about Hell Gate fishing,” recommending him as ‘a
good liar,” but modestly declining to say much himself.
J, H. Golding, a builder of handsome Whitehall skiffs
and other boats, is at the foot of Hast 124th street, Take
Third ayense Elevated to 125th street station, thence
cable car to foot of Hast 125th street. Golding has twenty-
five rowboats for hire at the prevailing price, and he also
has a sloop yacht to charter to parties who wish to take a
fishing cruise up the Sound. Golding’s place is the most
convenient of any to the Harlem Kills fishing ground,
and it is also within easy distance of the Middle Ground
or Sunken Meadows, The proprietor himself is an expert
fisherman, and his advice is worth following. Golding
cannot always supply bait.
At the Third avenue bridge across the Harlem River
boats may be hired at any of the three or four resorts on
both sides and either end of the bridge. The same prices
prevail as at other resorts, The Harlem Kills and Sunken
Meadows are less than a mile away, but for visiting Hell
Gate proper I would not recommend fishermen to hire
boats here, as it means a three mile row, and the tides
are stiff. The Jast (129th street) station of the Third
avenue Elevated is a block from the bridge. No bait.
Phillips & Cannon have twenty-four nice boats to let
at the foot of Hast 138th street (Port Morris), at the same
prices as those meéntioned above, Take Third avenue
Elevated to 129th street, thence the Port Morris “jigger”
car direct to Phillips & Cannon's place. Their house is
situated where the Hast River broadens out into a wide
bay. North Brother, South Brother and Riker’s Islands
are opposite. The good fishing spots in the Middle
Ground are within a short distance, and some famous
bass resorts like Ferry Point (mouth of Westchester
Creek) and the mouth of the Broux River, are within
rowing distance. There is also a hole near Riker’s Island,
ane by, where the fishing is good. Bring your own
alt.
There is no fresh-water fishing within the city limits.
A tradition exists that aman once caught a five-pound
- black bass in the reservoir at Central Park, but it is only
tradition. The Bronx River is fresh above West Farms,
but no fish except suckers and chubs swim in its shallows.
SENECA.
New York.—Leonardsville, Madison County, April 13.—
The pickerel are being slowly but surely thinned out from
the upper Unadilla and its tributaries, and more stringent
enforcement of law is necessary to assure and protect
their increase. Summit Lake, a smallland-locked body of
water among the hills southeast of here, is the lurking
place of some very large gamy pickerel. They can only
be secured witha troll, and are very difficult to allure
even with the fascinating spoon,—BoXmrR.
TH Ice In MAinn,—N, Bridgton, Me., April 10,—The
ice is out of Sebago Lake and the landlocked salmon fish-
ing is reported as unusually good. We hear of fourteen
being recently taken in one day, eight by one man.
While the best run of salmon fishing seems to occur soon
after the breaking up of the ice it remains fairly good
up to July,—BLACKSPOT,
FOREST AND STREAM.
NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS.
T Avoca there will be sounds of eloquence and sweet
singing, scenes of feasting and revelry on the occa-
sion of the opening of the season of field sports, April 23-
26. The address of welcome will be delivered by Hon.
W. D. Pruden, the response by the Governor, Hon, D, G.
Fowle, and the formal opening speech by Col. R. B,
Creecy. Other distinguished speakers whose names
appear on the programme are; Col. Marshall McDonald,
Gov. T. J. Jarvis, Col. Harry Skinner, Col, L. L. Polk,
Senator Vance, Auditor Sanderlin, Henry W. Grady,
Senator Ransom, Capt, 8. A. Ashe, Col. Julian Allen,
Josephus Daniels, 8. B. Alexander, and Gen. W. P.
Roberts. Trials of speed, skill and endurance will be af-
forded by the boat racing and sailing, horse racing and
trotting matches, fox chases, and by bag races fer boys.
The pangs of hunger are to be assuaged by means of clam
bakes, oyster roasts, fish suppers and stately banquets.
The pleasures of the imagination will be intensified by
means of illuminations, moonlight sailing, the im-
promptu dance, the formal ball and music’s charms,
Steamboats will carry excursionists to the Lighthouse,
and there will be expeditions to the various hunting and
fishing grounds.
One of the most striking of Avoca’s attractions is the
great fishery of the Capeharts with its three miles of
netting and eight steam engines to handle it, besides a
small army of men, women, boys and horses to pull and
haul and dispose of the catch. The great sturgeon will
flop, the shining myriads of shad and herring will shiver
and sparkle, the aldermanic rock, the wriggling eel, the
mailed gar, the flabby sucker and the pachydermatous
catfish will thump and squirm and stare the astonished
visitor out of countenance if they can, If the monstrous
but famous devil fish of the older *‘Carolina Sports” be
within hailing distance and not enervated by the refine-
ments of a modern diet, he may present his broad disk
as a mark for the swift javelin and tow its aceompany-
ing boat at perilous speed, to exercise his muscles and
round up the measure of excitement for the pleasure
seeker. For the advantage and encouragement of visitors
all the railroads and steamboat lines offer reduced rates
to Avoca from every section of the North and South.
THE INGLEWOOD CLUB DINNER.
Fr ers Inglewood Fish and Game Corporation had their
first annual dinner at Young’s Hotel, Boston, on
Wednesday evening, April10. There were about sixty
members present, and a number of guests, among whom
were Mr. W. H. H. Murray, of Adirondack fame, Hon.
L, G. Downs, of Calais, Me., Mr. Walter M. Brackett,
Mr. Myron P, Whitney, Mr. W, H. Fessenden and others,
The members and their guests sat down at half past six
toa most varied and bountiful supply of the good things
for which Young's is so famous, and for two hours all
were interested in gastronomic efforts. When hunger
had been appeased and the effervescent ‘‘Private Club”
began to warm the ‘“‘cockles” and loosen the tongues, a
series of toasts were proposed by the President Mr. John
D. Chipman, and appropriately responded to, Among
them were ‘The President of the United States” and
‘The Queen,” in drinking which the entire company
rese, There were speeches by W. H. H. Murray, Walter
M. Brackett, E. B. Hodge, Fish Commissioner of New
Hampshire, J. T. Whitlock, Col. J. W. Greene and
others, Many good points were made, droll stories of
interest to sportsmen were told, long yarns about the
‘big fish I lost” were spun and general jollity prevailed.
Messrs. Myron P, Whitney and W. H. Fessendon favored
the company with several songs, artistically rendered,
which were received with great applause.
clusion of the entertainment, ‘‘Auld Lang Syne” was
sung in chorus, with joined hands, and the company
separated with the hope of meeting under like conditions
next year,
As the Inglewood is practically a new organization,
having been formed but a little more than a year ago, a
few words about its plan, and what has already been
accomplished, will not be amiss. Jt is incorporated
under the laws of New Brunswick, with a capital stock
of $20,000 in 400 shares of $50 each, This will be the
limit of membership, and as the club now has 118 mem-
bers on the roll, it bids fair soon to rival any similar
organization. There is reason for this prognostication
when the extent of the club's domains, the abundance of
trout and landlocked salmon which their streams con-
tain and the ease and facility with which they are reached,
are known. The property leased is on the Musquash
River, in the counties of St. John and Kings, New Bruns-
wick, and contains 32,000 acres, in which are twenty
lakes and connecting streams; lakes from one-half to nine
miles in length, abounding in landlocked salmon and
brook trout of good size. The preserve is reached by the
Boston & Maine aifd New Brunswick railways, and the
journey from Boston direct to the club house can
be made in sixteen hours. The property has been
leased on very advantageous terms for ten years,
with a privilege of renewal for another ten, and chances
that it can be continued indefinitely. A commodious
two-story club house, 26>30ft., has been erected, fitted
with excellent beds and bedding and every requisite for
comfort. In addition to this a cook house, 12x 16ft,,
guide’s house, 16x 22ft., ice house and store room, 16x
22ft., and some other outbuildings are now completed.
There are also five lumber camps located at desirable
points, which the owners of the property kindly allow
parties to use when desired, There are boats in plenty
and guides enough for all. Good wide lumber roads
exist and there are no trails to cut. As an instance of
the abundance of fish, it is said that during the past sea-
son, from May 25 to Sept. 30, forty members killed 1,067
salmon and brook trout. In addition to this there are
quantities of ducks and partridges, with deer, bear and
small game. It is proposed to build a hatchery, and still
further stock the waters of the lakes and tributary streams
with both salmon and trout.
Visitors, non-members as well as members, who haye
traversed the section of country controlled by the club,
are loud in their praise of its value as a preserve and its
beautiful location and scenery. Col. J. W. Green, a
prominent railroad builder, now engaged in the construc-
tion of a road in that locality, whose experience is wide,
spoke at the dinner in the most glowing terms of the
natural beauties of the place, and every member pres-
ent mentally decided he had done well and wisely in
purchasing a share in the club. Its officersare: Pres,,
At the con-
' John D. Chipman, St, Stephen, N.B.; Vice-Pres,, Ande
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S. Marsh, Boston; Sec.-Treas., J.T. Whitlock, St. Steph
N, B.; Assist. Sec.-Treas., H. C. Litchfield, Bost
Directors, John D. Chipman, G. W, Ganong, St. Steph
Hon. J. E. Lynott, St. George, N.B.; Samuel Shaw,
drew S. Marsh, Henry P. Brigham and B. F. Nichi
Boston; Col, A. EK. Neill, Calais, Me., and J. T. Whitlock
Supt., Benj. D, Wyatt, 302 Washington street, Boston,
A PARTY FOR PENNSLYVANIA.
# ie the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns ta
thoughts of love’—and fontinalis, The tow-hea
farmer boy, with pole cut from the strongest ash he
find, goes to the creek and makes a big string of tr
that no grown man could equal, He knows but too w
where they are to be found. And older hands, the ¢
banker and broker, the merchant and professional m
have been for days awaiting the opening of the seas
Rods have been carefully looked over, flies assorted
leaders tested; this locality and that debated for the fi
onslaught.
Some have had their first tramps on Long Island among
the semi-domestic article. Others will soon be off for
further and wilder localities, Maine, the Adirondacks, 4 d
that vast, uninhabited region, the wilds of Pennsylvania,
Toward the latter a large number of your friends are turns
ing their fishy eyes. The opening day was the 15th, and
on the 20th a big party propose to start with all the paras
phernalia of war for Spruce Cabin, the home of the Price
boys, Canadensis, Pa, The following is a partial list:
There are Charles Bradford Blake, of the City Newa
Bureau and author of ‘‘Nimrod and the Gentle Art; Kj
Clarke, of ‘*Where the Trout Hides;” Geo. W, Lyon, eli
of the Supreme Court; EK. M. Rockwell, of the Stu
Our affable clerk has had phenomenal success on the
streams in that locality. He has lately been very mu
exercised laying in a complete new outfit of fine
chinery, rods, creels, reels, lines, leaders, grizzly-kin
coachmans, professors, abbies, duns, millers, ibis, ete,
He expects to supply the court house restaurant for the
next fortnight amply above what he uses himself and
gives to Judgés Lippincott, Douglas and Wanser, besides
other court officials, 4
He ought to be able toaccomplish thisand more, Ogils
vie through Hogkins furnished the split bamboo; Coun
sellor Seguine, of the J. OC. Bar, selected the reel; Fred!
Quimby the rubber boots and fishing jacket, and Jacobe
staff picked out the flies and leaders and hooks for bait—!
in case, you know—not to forget the creel. Do you res
member a pack-basket, the invention of friend Cheney,
of Glens Falls? Holds about a bushel or a bushel and a)
half, That is the creel the Doctor proposes to use an
fill repeatedly. He knows intimately seventeen of the
twenty-three trout streams and the Buckhills and the:
Bushkills of that neighborhood, and to know when to go!
and where to go gives a large percentage toward a big bag!
Later in the season we propose to take a trip up the rel
ourself. We had a grand time and good scores there
last season. JAOOBSTAFF, of N, J.
LOCH LEVEN AND BROWN TROUT, -
Editor Forest and Stream:
This week’s splendid number of your paper contains aml
illustration of the Loch Leven trout, and I desire to ask:
if the fish introduced in this country displays the square}
tail as seen in the engraving in FOREST AND STRHAM? T
have had some experience with this trout, having taken!
them in Loch Scone, Loch Lomond, Loch Leven and the
River Forth, In each of these waters, two years ago, DT)
took Salmo fario and the Loch Leven, and in the latter
invariably 1 found a forked tail, much like that in yo
illustration of Gairdner’s trout. The back of the Loch;
Leven is an olive green, and the lateral line is bordered:
with large dark, almost black, spots, some round, some
shaped like an Xandsome likea XX, These spots are very
irregular and quite pronounced. They have no red spots,
and the adipose fin has a few light brown spots, Tn
Salmo fario this fin is always tipped with vermilion.,
Your illustration gives the fish a clumsy “hind part.” 1
took nine of them, and all had a tapering, narrow ex-
tremity. In comparing the Loch Leven with fario I found
the maxillary in the latter almost twice as broad as im
the former. As askirmisher the Loch Leven is a spien-|
did fish. Recently a gentleman in New Hampshire asked |
of me the resemblance between the Loch Leven trout and
the wininnish of Lake St. John. In outline there is a)
close resemblance, as also in spots, The wininnish has a
dark brown back, the Loch Leven an olive green; the
former fights under the water, while the wininnish is out
of the water shaking himself like a tiger half of the time!
he is hooked. The flesh of both is a rich dark pink, and
real guod to eat. Kit CLARKE,
New Yor, April 6.
[The illustration of the Loch Leven trout was made
from a fresh specimen belonging to the U. 8. Fish Com-
mission, which had recently been forwarded from the]
Northville station. The tail was spread slightly more |
than that of the brown trout of Fig. 9, which was drawn
from a somewhat younger French example. We confess
to a good deal of difficulty in distinguishing the two
forms. Dr. Day considers the Loch Leven a variety of
the brown, and his illustration of the former agrees with
ours, the tail being truncate. The differences in the
strength of the maxilla and the teeth of the vomer used
by some authors in separating the two species are declared
to be not constant by Dr, Day. Weare of the opinion |
that the shape of the tail and the backward position of
the ventral fins will best serve to distinguish the winin-
nish from the Loch Leven trout. The most important
character is, of course, in the dentition; the wininnish
having a very small patch of teeth in the middle of the
roof of the mouth (vomerines) similar to those of the
brook trout, while the Loch Leven has both the head and |
the shaft of the vomer toothed in a long series. | ;
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Mirs., 34 Commercial st., Boston, or 199 Fulton st., N. Y.—Adv, |
Sse a
Names AND PORTRAT?S OF Breps, by Gurdon Trumbull, A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American game birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Forps®
AND STREAM, J :
Apna 18, 1889, FOREST AND STREAM. 259
Trout COLORS IN THE ALLEGHENIES,—Calling the other| Trour NEAR NOANK, CONNECTICUT.—A. correspondent
fy on a friend in town, 1 found him repairing his fish-| writes to ask whether or not trout can be caught around
rod and tackle, when he reminded me that the trout | Groton, or in the vicinity of Noank, Conn. Trout streams
ason wwas at hand. We have on the Laurelhill and | yielding fair creels are reported within ten or twelve
e Allegheny Mountains, within a few hours ride of | miles of Norwich, and a few localities are mentioned in
New Haven county, but the northern tier of counties—
Windham, Tolland, Hartford and Litchfield—contain
numerous trout streams, as would naturally be expected
from the hilly and mountainous nature of their surface,
A correspondent living in Noank has just written us that
the trout fishing in that vicinity amounts to very little.
A few trout are caught, besides pickerel and other fish.
The sea fishing is good; last June, July, August and
September bluefish were abundant in the Race,
LANDLOCKED SMELT.—From Cape Cod, Mass,, we
have received some specimens of a fish known there as a
fresh-water smelt, The examples are about bin, long, and
represent the average size of the adult fish. The species is
found in two or three large, perfectly landlocked ponds,
which have no visible outlet and are remote from salt water.
We are informed that no stream eyer has connected these
ponds with the ocean. The fish are never seen exeept for a
few nights during the first week in April, when they come
to the shore fo spawn. They can then readily be taken with
dip nets or landing nets, Under proper conditions bushels
of them can be taken in a single night, Few persons know
of their existence; unless the ponds are visited at just the
right time and with a light the fish cannot be seen. This
smelt is a very delicate and toothsome little species having
the flavor of asalt-water fish. The ponds contain perch and
pickerel, What a paradise these waters would he for the
black bass. Landlocked smelt are now pretty widely dis-
tributed, being recorded from numerous lakes and ponds in
Maine and New Hampshire, and forming one of the best of
the natural foods introduced by fisheulturists into waters
stocked with the larger Salmonidm. ‘The only changes that
we can observe as thé result of Jandlocking are a reduction,
in size and in the strength of the teeth. The specimens ob-
tained were caught on the night of April 3, bid spanned to
be spent females, Sea smelt spawn in March and April,
this place, some very good trout streams. The streams,
is also the fish, are forthe most part small, I have taken
eat numbers of trout, but never caught one better than
Gin, long, although I saw one taken that measured 22in.
| have been much interested in your salmon and trout
stipplement, and see by your description of the brook
Mirout that “the color variaticns in the brook trout are
astonishing.” This seems to be especially true of the
rout of the Allegheny Mountains, On the very top of
Mthese mountains, at Deider’s Gap, in Sometset county,
shere are two springs that give rise to two small streams
Mowing in exactly opposite directions; the one Deider's
Sun and the other Ware’s Run, I have cast a stone from
@one spring to the other, and have caught large numbers
Pdf trout in both streams and know that there is quite a
difference in the color of the fish of the two streams; so
much so that any one who was conversant with the mat-
Wer could tell from which stream the particular fish had
been taken. In Sandy Run in the Laurelhill Mountains,
in the same county, we haye the liglitest-colored trout I
have ever seen—almost a golden color. My trout fishing
has all been done with a worm. I know nothing about
casting a fly, and do not know whether it would be prac-
icable here, as the streams are so narrow and the sides
so grown with bush and laurel.—H, E. C. (Mt, Pleasant,
Pa., April 6).
Fish PROTECTION IN MINNESOTA.—We are indebted to
folonel John Gay, Inspector of United States Fish Com-
nission stations, for permission to publish the following
Mietter received by him from Mr. W. D. Tomlin, of Duluth:
“Tf you ever go fishing again up to Baptism River club
louse no more nets will be found across the rivers like
Scthe one we found at Split Rock. In a bill which I drew
lip during the winter for the protection of fish fry de-
Shosited by the United States fish hatchery at Lester Park,
introduced a clause making it a misdemeanor punish-
Mable by fines and imprisonment for any one to set or
Biocate any nets, seines, trap or device for catching fish
m the mouth of, or in any stream, or within 300ft. of
any stream on the north shores of Lake Superior. This
passed both House and Senate. Another bill has passed
the House providing for the protection of young white-
fish for fotir years at points where the fry are being de-
‘posited, Col. Graves is Speaker of the House, and fish-
ing interests all over the State are being well provided
for. All net fishing in interior lakes is made a misde-
Meanor and the nets are confiscated, “The only fishing
allowed is with hook and line. The net fishermen have
Bsupported me in both these bills and have promised to
Nseize every net they find set for brook trout.” We con-
Seratulate Mr, Tomlin and his supporters on their signal
Bvictory over the agents and emissaries of destructive
) fishing.
SLAUGHTER OF M4tnE Trour.—‘‘An Auburn (Me.) dele-
gation of fishermen recently returned from a pilgrim-
age to the-lakes above Katahdin Iron Works, loaded
down with trout. The party had rare sport, getting more
fish than they wanted. In one day fourteen of them
caught 700 fine lake trout, and it was about that way all
through the trip.” How is this for trout preservation in
Maine? How long can this last? It looks like pot fishing
and leaves not much of a chance for the summer visitors,
What a fat thing it would befor such fellows if they
could drain off the lakes and pick the fish up from the
bottom! Neither nature nor fish commissioners can
furnish the supply for Auburn fishermen at this rate.—
TROUT. :
RESTOCKING VERMONT: TROUT STREAMS,—Editor
Forest and Stream: It remains to be seen how our new
game law will work; but our present Commissioners seem
to mean business, and we hope to see some old-time trout
fishing in Vermont yet. Restocking the streams and mak-
ing the close season one month earlier, together with the
6in, law, are certainly moves in the right direction.—F, Hy
ATKINS (Waterbury, Vt.). [The Fish Commissioners will
distribute 300,000 trout this year, consisting of lake trout
from Plymouth, N. H., and bronk trout from the Pairhaven
hatcheries. Commissioner Brainerd has delivered a large
consignment to the Rutland Fish and Game Club... Com-
missioner rank Atherton took 60,000 brook trout from
Fairhaven to stock streams in Windham county. The small
tributaries of the Battenkill River at Manchester are soon
to receive 25,000 trout furnished by the State and 5.000 by
OC, F, Orvis, Thirty ponds in Rutland county were stocked
with wi last year, and twenty more will be stocked this
year.
Trout Skason AT BurarL, ConnEcTICUT.—The open-
ing of the trout season here was nearly a failure, I
know of only one trout caught on the first day; it was
104in. long and weighed over 41b. For two weeks the
weather had been fine and the brooks were running low
and free from snow water; then the storms of March 29
and 31 and April 1 roiled the water so that the fishing
has not been first-class, and only a few trout, averaging
four and five to the pound, have been taken.—H, T. J.
Fiy-FISHING FOR WHITEFISH.—Mr, Otto Gramm, Lara-
mie, Wyoming, is authority for the statement that Wil-
liamson’s whitefish (Coregonus williamsoni) rises to a fly
in the Snake River of Wyoming and Colorado. He says
it rises nicely during the evening, but not through the
day. ‘The residents know this species under the name of
prayling. Mr. Geo. Bird Grinnell has frequently taken
this whitefish on a fly in northern Montana. Inthreesuc-
cessive casts he has caught trout, grayling and whitefish.
HATCHING EGGS OF SHEEPSHEAD,—Reference was
made in ForEST AND STRHAM, April 4, to the successful
hatching of sheepshead hy Capt. Robert Platt, commanding
the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Fish Hawk. Capt.
Platt made every effort until March 19 to procure eggs of
mullet and other fish that could be found, bnt failed to find
any in proper condition. On the 19th of March he found
sheepsbead im the height of their spawning season. We
have already related the fact of his having planted several
millions of fry from the first hatching. Up to April 1 he
collected 19,500,000 eggs and deposited 9,775,000 young fish,
besides 4,000,000 good eggs that could not be accommodated
in the jars. :
PROPOSED NEW YORK LEGISLATION,
HE Senate has passed Senator Collins’s bill appropriating
$2,000 for the fish dam at Lackawaxen.
The supply bill contains appropriations of $5,000 for the Com-
missioners of Fisheries to map shell fish tracts and $2,000 for the
Forest Commission to deyelop the Catskill deer park.
In the Assembly Mr. Cronin has introduced a bill making it
unlawful to catch menhaden or other fish by any means except
with hook and line in the waters of Jamaica Bay. Any offender
against the act shall be liable to $100 fine or thirty days’ imprison-
ment, or both. .
The Assembly has killed Mr, Little's bill restricting the fishing
in Niagara River and Lake Ontario along the boundaries of
Niagara county to the hook and line. It seems that certain
parties have arrangements for fishing which do very well for
themselves, but they are enabled to muddy the siream in case any
body else fishes near them. The bill was in the interests of fair
play and it should have passed, but for some personal reasons the
members banded together and defeated it.
Hishculiure.
RHODE ISLAND FISH COMMISSION.
6 Dae annual report of the Commissioners of Inland Pish-
eries of Rhode Island for 1888 shows a very credit-
able amount of work done for the trifling sum of $114.98,
appropriated by the General Assembly of the State. Fifty
thousand salmon cess received from the U. 8, Fish Com-
mission were hatched with the loss of two per cent., and the
fry, with a small additional loss in transportation, were
placed in the headwaters of the Paweatuck River and War-
wick Brook in Warwick. .
Ten thousand landlocked salmon eggs obtained from the
U. S. Fish Commission in 1887 were hatched at Carolina by
Mr, C, A. Hoxie.
“The experiment of raising the fry artificially until they
were more than a year old proved decidedly successful, All
previous efforts to stock our ponds with this valuable fish
roving failures, we believe that our experience with this
Tot justifies us in the belief that we can succeed in atest
our largest and deepest ponds. They were putin Long an
White Ponds in South Kingston, and Carr’s Pond in West
Greenwich, these waters being, in the opinion of the Com-
missioners, best adapted to their habits.”
Thirty-seven thousand trout fry, purchased from Mr.
Hoxie, were distributed by the Commissioners and by par-
ties who applied for them in streams at Westerly, Wick-
ford, Newport, Pascoag and North, South and West Kings-
ton. Black bass have been very successfully introduced into
ponds, and are gradually growing in favor, “‘The many
objections advanced against the bass as a food fish and as
being destructive to our ordinary pond fish are being fast
dissipated.,”’
Increased catches of shad are reported, and application
has been made to the U. §. Fish Commission for another
consignment of shad fry for distribution in Rhode Island
waters.
Salt-water fishing was very fair during a portion of the
season. ‘Small bluefish and squeteague weighing from 1 to
4ibs. have been taken in the rivers between the Wilksbarre
Pier and Field’s Point, as well as below these points, show-
ing that it is not the sewage that drives fish out of the bay.’
The Commissioners modestly, and with eminent reason,
suggest that a more liberal appropriation would increase
their usefulness.
THE MENHADEN QUESTION.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Practical fishermen believe that man is not an agency to
be taken into account in explaining the great fluctuation
in the supply of sea fish, which is constantly coming
to the notice of all who are familiar with the subject,
The menhaden during 1888 came into line, and proved
that Mr. Martin and others of his way of thinking were
wrong when they argued that we were destroying them by
over-fishing, How could we catch during 1888 more than
twice as many menhaden as we did the year before by fish-
jing one-half the time with one-half as many men if Mr.
Martin and the rest of our adversaries were right? Weare
OYSTERS IN ALASKA.—Col. Marshall McDonald, U.S.
Commissioner of Fisheries, has received the following com-
munication from Mr. W. H. Woodcock, of Fort Wrangel,
Alaska: ‘Last summer a party fishing off the wharf at this
place hauled upa piece of bark on which were several small
oysters. There are no oysters in this portion of Alaska;
they were undoubtedly propagated here. The California
and Oregon steamers must havethrown overboard the shells
and a few small oysters. The bark to which they were
attached was from a pile, and had been abraded by some
steamer.”’
The Ziennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
April 16 to 19, 1889.—The Seventh Dog Show of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club. at Philadelpnia, Pa, Francis S. Brown, Secretary.
May 22 to 25._Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Oal.
Sept. 10 to 13—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont. C. A, Stone, Manager.
Feb. 18 to 21, 1890.—Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
FIELD TRIALS.
Nov. 4.—Third Annual Wield Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind,
Nov. 18,—Hleventh Annual Wield Trials of the EHastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W, A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y,
Dec. 2.—Inaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Club,
at Lexington, N. C, C, H. Odell, Secretary pro tem., Mill's Build-
ing, New York, N. Y.
INDIANA FIELD TRIALS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The Indiana Kennel Club will hold its third annual field
trials at Bicknell, Ind., beginning Monday, Nov. 4, when
the following programme will be carried out;
1, A Derby for setters.
2. A Derby for pointers.
8, An All-Aged Stake for setters.
4, An All-Aged Stake for pointers.
5, A Champion Stake for setters and pointers.
The grounds at Bicknell are the finest in America for
field trial purposes. There are birds in abundance—twenty-
five coyeys were found in one day while running our Derby
last year. The accommodations at Bicknell this year will
be ample, the citizens promising a cordial welcome to all.
These trials are conducted on the sweepstakes plan, only
the actual expenses being deducted from the stakes. Asthe
officers and judges work gratuitously, the expenses will be
merely nominal. Our Derby netted 535 last year, and we
eapee it will be more than double that amount this year,
he judges selected are Mr. D. C. Bergundthal, Mr. Royal
Robinson and Col. A, G. Sloa. The mere mention of these
names is a sufficient guarantee to the patrons of the trials
that they will receive fair and honorable treatment,
This club is the first in the cireuit to hold its trials, and
it is hoped thaf all the leading kennels of the country will
make entries, and thereby assist us in maintaining a first-
class field trial club in the West. The revised running
rules are now ready and should be read by every dog man
inthe country, I will be pleased to send running rules a
entry blanks to all who desire them, The entries for the
Derbies close June 1. P. T. MADISON, See’y.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
WHY DOGS TURN AROUND.—Brooklyn, N. ¥., March
18.—Hditor Forest and Stream: Some time since there was
a discussion as to the cause of adog’s turning around before
lying down to sleep. Ido not remember having read a true
explanation of the fact. The following will, | think, ex-
plain it in a physiological way: The dog turns around to
prepared to DE that one of the largest budies of men-| discover the direction of the wind, and lies down with his
baden even known was present on our coast last season. | back toward it. His feet are doubled up over his abdomen,
Since 1880 the striped bass, sea bass, porgies aud menhaden | keeping it warm and so drawing the blood from his brain
have given direct testimony that they can look out for them- which, becoming anzmic, loses control over the hody and
selves by coming back in great numbers after long periods the dog sleeps, and sleeps souridly, with the coldest and
of scarcity. D. T. CHurcH, | strongest wind blowing on his back.—B. L. L.
ADDRESS TO PENNSYLVANIA ANGLERS.—With a view of
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§ posed mainly of gentlemen prominent as scientists in the
_ TRovtT In GUATEMALA.—Hditor Forest and Stream: 1
am surprised to hear that there are no trout in Guatemala.
have seen too many trout in the mountains of North
arolina and California to be mistaken. I will send on
‘one in a week or so for you to identify.—GUATEMALA.
[We will await “Guatemala’s” trout with much interest,
“and in the meantime suspend judgment as to its identifi-
cation, The most southerly species of the salmon family
' in North America known at present is found in Chihua-
hua, Mexico, near the boundaries of Durango and Cinaloa,
‘is said by Prof. Cope to resemble the red-throated
trout shown in figure 12 of the FOREST AND STREAM
“supplement of April 4. We should be glad to have some
information about a mountain mullet which is found in
| Guatemala—a species resembling the marine mullet of
North Carolina, but usually banded on the sides. The
spawning habits and the modes of catching it will be par-
icularly interesting. ]
Buiack Bass CauGHr THROUGH THE IcE.—Rockland,
RB. 1.—We had an unusual catch of black bass through
the ice on March 2 at the Barden Reservoir, at Ponagan-
sett. Several parties were fishing for pickerel through
the ice. One party of two persons from 10 A. M. to5
P. M. caught forty-eight bass that weighed 70lbs. An-
other party caught twenty weighing 30lbs., and several
“parties got none. The 2d of March was the most spring-
ike day of the season. The wind was southerly and the
» first party got the right place. I have never known of
a more than two or three being taken through the ice at
; ‘any one time before, We have had a very warm winter,
and this may account for the bass taking the bait so well.
‘The water was from 28 to 30ft. deep.—Jounw H, BARDEN.
Nortu Sna TRAWL Fisaing.—Capt. J. W. Collins has
received from Mr, Edward Jex, a prominent dealer in
Billingsgate market. and owner of a fleet of smacks sail-
ing from Yarmouth, a letter dated London, England,
March 29, 1889, in which is made the following allusion
_ to the British beam trawl fishery: ‘The trawl] fishing in
the North Sea is and has been bad. I have just sent six
of my trawlers round to the Bristol Channel. They have
been getting some large catches of soles there; some of
the largest fish [ ever saw have been taken from the
and’s End to Milford in about forty fathoms of water,
ome of them weighing 8lbs. per pair,”
260
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Apri 18, 1889,
WORCESTER DOG SHOW.
fi inaugural dog show of the Worcester Kennel Club
was held at Worcester, Mass., last week. The club was
unforttmate in having to compete with Chicago, which
held its show on the same dates. Many prominent kennels
divided their strings, and were represented at both places,
consequently both shows suffered. Nevertheless Worcester
had a yery good show, and the club is to be congratulated
upon the success of its first attempt. The members of the
committee worked like heroes, and for a first show every-
thing ran quite smoothly. The club appears to be a live
one, and next year they will endeavor to secure a week to
themselves, and we have no doubt that they will give us a
rousing good show. The exhibitors this year will give the
club their hearty support at future shows, as one and all
were enthusiastic in praise of the treatment they received
and the open-handed hospitality that'was literally showered
upon them by members of the club, The skating rink in
which the show was held is a large and well ventilated
building, but it is not well-lighted, and it was a diffleult
matter to make a proper examination of the dogs on this
account. Judging began in good time,*and would have
been finished on the first day, but it had to be adjourned
long ‘before night, as it was so dark in the ring that it was
impossible to goon, The nextday judging was done out
of doors, which was a decided improvement, and much better
for the dogs, as they showed up much better on the ground
than on the sawdust.
There were 320 entries, of which number some 25 were
absent. The quality in many of the classes was very good,
as a glance at the list of awards will show. The manage-
ment throughout was excellent, and with the exception that
some indiscriminate benching was allowed, not much fault
could be found. It is but fair to the superintendent to state
that the numbers were mixed against his protest and the
fault must be laid to the desire of the management to please
the exhibitors, who, of course, like to have their kennel
together for the purpose of display and to save steps while
earing for their dogs. Much of the mixing, however, was
not done until after the judging, but still there was enough
of it to seriously hinder getting the dogs into the ring on
time. The weather during the show was simply perfect,
The attendance during a portion of the time was very good,
and it is to be hoped that the club will come out ahead,
Madam Nelson entertained the visitors afternoon and even-
ing with her trained dogs and pigeons, and on Thursday the
spectators were treated to a bit of a fight between the mas-
tiff Alonzo and the St. Bernard Count. The round wasa
short one, as they were soon parted, but it was quite inter-
esting while it lasted, as both evidently meant business, al-
though neither received much damage. Spratts Patent
benched and fed, and Wm. Tallman was superintendent,
performing his duties to the satisfaction of all. Mr. N.
Himore judged the beagles, foxhounds and dachshunde. Mr.
5S. R. Hemingway, spaniels, except toys, and Mr. Ff’, Gresham
the remaining classes. .
MASTIFFS—(MR. GRESHAM).
Ilford Caution was alone in the challenge class for mastifft
dogs, and there was no entry in the bitch class. Inthe open
dog class, Alonzo and Sears’ Monarch were placed in the
order named. Third went to Pedro, weak in head, long in
muzzle, light in eye and lacking in boue and substance.
He was outclassed in this company. In the bitch class, The
Lady Phyllis was placed over Countess of Dunsmore, re-
versing the New York decision. For reasons given, we pre-
ferred Cowntess for first notwithstanding her condition. The
Lady Beatrice, third, was awarded he by the same judge
at Boston the previous week, while Empress and Princess
Beatrice at both shows were respectively reserve and vhe,
We indorse the decision at Boston. The remaining speci-
men, Fannie, was unnoticed, She is very weak in head and
light in bone; a bad one. First was withheld in the dog
puppy class, and second was given to Sturdy. We failed to
find him in his stall, but if he is not decidedly better than
the other entry, he received more than he deserved. There
were no entries in the corresponding bitch class,
ST. BERNARDS—(MR. GRESHAM).
Tn St. Bernards the smooth-coated division was given the
pride of place in the catalogue, Hector and Daphne were
alone in their respective challenge classes. Inthe open dog
class Beauchamp, placed first, and Albert Plinlimmon sec-
ond, comprised the lot, In the bitch class first went to Bur-
ton Belle, the New York winner; second to Lolo, winner at
Albany, and third to Marvel, with Lady Bernard reserve and
Chequasset Chartreuse he, Rica, second at New York last
year, wasin bad condition and only secured a single letter.
One puppy only was shown, an indifferent specimen, with
bad head and ears, and wrongin coat. Otho, looking well,
was alone in the challenge class for rough-coated dogs. In
the bitch class Saffron scored her first win, beating Gemma
I,, the only other entry. The open dog class was not remark-
able for numbers or quality. Plinlimmon, Jr., had no
troublein defeating his competitors. Kastlehorn II. secured
second place, with Vindex third and Count and Alpine Chief
both yhe. The latter is a better dog than Vindex, but was
not in good condition. Monte Rosa was disqualified by the
veterinarian, Mr. Walton, who decided that he had mange.
We believe that Mr. Walton is not a “recognized veterinary
surgeon,’ and as the rules state that only such shall be
appointed, we must decline to accept his decision in view of
the fact that at Boston, the previous week, Dr. Lee, after a
yery careful examination, pronounced the dog free from this
disease. Show committees cannot be too careful in the
selection of the person who has charge of the health of the
animals exhibited, and no one should be Appa tse to so
meepengios 4& position unless he is thoroughly competent,
a
Chrysa aud Lady Teazel were given equalsecond. Theugly
disposition of the latter should have placed her behind
Chrysa, although both are far below the form usually
requisite to win second prize. Alpine Maid, the only other
entry present, was in wretched condition, and did not secure
notice. No puppies were entered.
NEWFOUNDLANDS—(MR, GRESHAM),
Only one Newfoundland was shown; a big dog not good
in head, sway-backed and all off in coat. He was given
second. all he deserved, ‘
GREAT DANES—(MR. GRESHAM),
Lady Bess was the only entry in this class.
beautiful condition and deserved her first.
GREYHOUNDS—(MR. GRESHAM).
The judge made a serious blunder in placing Balkis over
Cassandra, undoubtedly the best greyhound in this country.
There was nothing in the open class approaching these two
in form, aud there were no entries in the bitch or puppy
classes.
She was in
DEERHOUNDS—MR. GRESHAM).
There were fourteen entries in the deerhound classes, all
owned by Mr. Thayer. Chieftain was not entered, which
left the honors of the challenge class to be contested by
Wanda and Ramona. After a careful examination the
judge decided in favor of Ramona, These two are so nearly
together that but little fault can be found no matter how
they are placed. Highland Laddie and Clansman hada
little dispute a few days previous to the show, and in con-
sequence both were obliged to stay at home. The two pup-
ies shown at Boston occupied the same relative positions
peed A careful examination confirmed us in the opinion
that the bitch is much the better, and she should haye been
placed first.
y Wellington had an easy win in the bitch class,
POINTERS—(MR. GRESHAM).
Graphic and Meally were alone in the two challenge
classes for heavy weights. In the open dog class the order
was Brake, Pontiac and Sir Hector, with Beautort H. re-
serve and Telamon vhe. Both of the last-named are much
better than Sir Hector, Telamon is fair in muzzle and ear,
with good'chest, loin, legs and feet. He is too wide in skull,
stands badly in front, and is coarse in tail. In the bitch
class, Sally Brass II, transferred from the light-weight
class, was placed first, with Belle Randolph second and
Rosa Croxteth third, with Nell reserve. All are well known.
In the challenge classes for light weights, King of Kent and
Bloomo were unopposed, In the open dog class, Launcelot
was placed at the head of affairs, with Don Quixote second,
Hickory Staunch third and Dare-Go reserve. The latter
was about as good as any in the class, and is certainly better
than any outside the winner, and beats him in muzzle and
front legs. Trim, he., is Booed in chest, loin. legs and feet.
He is a trifle wide in skull, his ears seb too high, and he is
straight behind, Two or three others in the class showed
breeding, but there was nothing worthy of mention. Stella
was about the best of a poor lot in the bitch class, with
Devonshire Queen second and Daisy A. third. All are well
known. Nellie B., he, is rather pretty, but undersized.
She is weak in head, and was badly shown, In the puppy
classes, the Boston winners came to the front. ‘'elamon,
second in the dog class, was reserve in the open dog class.
Dick B., third, is a bad one, and the prize should have been
withheld. He is sway-backed, shallow in chest, long and
weak in loin, and stands badly in front. Belle Tell, second
in the bitch class, is good in loin, quarters, legs and feet,
She is too heavy in skul] and wide in front.
ENGLISH SETTERS—(MR. GRESHAM).
In the challenge class for dogs Royal Prince IT. was absent
and Foreman was not for competition. Rockingham there-
fore had a walkover. He will now retire from competition
except for specials, and give some of the others a chance,
Cora of Wetheral was the only entry in the corresponding
bitch class. In the open dog class the judge made no mis-
take in placing Count Howard at the head of affairs, but he
did err in judgment in ignoring Lindo, the next in order of
merit, and giving him only a commended card. It was also
a mistake to place Pride of Dixie If. over Kent IT. and
Royal Kent, although neither of the latter was in good con-
dition. There were several in this class, workmanlike fel-
lows, well put together, with good legs and feet, but asa
rule they were lacking in quality and notin bench show con-
dition. The judge guessed right in placing Princess
Beatrice II. first, but he handled the remainder of the class
almost as badly as hedidthedogs, Zona, unnoticed, should
have had second place. She has greatly improved, and is
now in fairly good condition. Blue Nell did not arrive until
after the Judging was over. Only one dog pu Ppy was shown,
He has good legs and feet, but is plain in head and lacks in
substance. The winning bitch puppy won third at New
York. Her only competitor is a heavily marked one that
may deyelop into just a fair specimen if she is lucky,
IRISH SETTERS—(MR. GRESHAM).
Only thirteen Irish setters were entered, and two of these
were absent. Tim and Laura B. were alone in the challenge
class, and Kenmore was also without a competitor in the
open dog class, In the bitch class the Boston winner was
again to the front, Second went to Daisy, not so good a
bitch as the third prize winner, Cora B., but the latter was
not in good condition, The winning dog puppy is rather
ROMSIDS and has a good head, but is not yet furnished.
he only bitch puppy entered was absent.
GORDON SETTERS—(MR, GRESHAM).
There were eighteen entries in the Gordon setter classes,
with one absentee. Beaumont had no trouble in beating
his only rival in the challenge class for dogs. The corres-
ponding bitch class had no entries. In the open dog class
first went to Dash L,, winner of second at Lynn. Malcolm
V,, placed second, is a very poor specimen, with but little to
recommend him, except good front legs and feet; weak
characterless head, with light eyes and ears set high, shal-
low chest, ribs not well sprung, not well ribbed, long in
loin, weak in quarters, straight in stifle, a bad tail badly
carried and a bad mover. He had on a fair collar, but the
chain was not first-class. Ranger B. peed third, is not
so bad a dog as Malcolm, as, in addition to good feet,
he has fair shoulders and chest, but he is a long way
removed from a good one. He is weak in head, over
at the knees and not good behind. Dan, reserve, is just
afair dog. He is well made, his most serious faults are a
weak head, small eyes and straight stifles. His tan mark-
ings are also poor. Duke, vhe., was the best in the class
except the winner. He should have been second, with those
behind him nowhere. His head is a trifle short and not
clean cut below the eyes, he is too cobby in build, but has
fair shoulders, good back, loin and quarters, capital legs
and feet, is good in color and markings, and the best mover
in the class; his curly coat detracts much from his appear-
ance, In the bitch class first went to Neva, rather a nice
bitch with a fair head, good chest with well-sprung ribs and
good legs and feet. Her ears are set too high and her tan is
not well-defined. Merle, placed second, has good legs and
feet, her head is not good and she is bad in expression. The
winning puppy was first at Boston. Taken as a whole the
Gordons were a very poor lot,
COLLIES—(MR, GRESHAM).
Only thirteen collies faced the judge, and of these nine
were entered by the Kilmarnock Collie Kennels. Olipper
was the only entry in the challenge classes. In the open dog
elass Kilmarnock Chief was placed first, with Kilmarnock
Kenmore second. They weré respectively second and third
at Lynn, Rutland Jock, placed third, was about as goodas
any 1n the class, notwithstanding his bad head and lack of
undercoat, He stands much better on his legs than Chief,
and moves much better than either, All that received men-
tion in the bitch class were at Lynn, with the exception of
Cora Belle, pines second. She is wide and heayy in skull,
and not good in coat, She has good legs and feet. No pup-
pies were shown. Asa whole the collies were a very poor lot.
BRAGLES—(MR. ELMORE).
Only nine beagles were shown, The well known Fitzhugh
Lee was alone in the challenge dog class. The correspond-
ing bitch class was not represented. The open dog class
contained the three winners at Lynn, and they occupied the
same relative positions here. In the bitch class Norah, the
winner at L , was again to the front, while her kennel
companion Cleopatra, that was second at Lynn, was placed
third, with the well known Banner Queen second. Only one
puppy was shown, a big fellow considerably over the
stan :
SPANIELS—(MR. HEMINGWAY).
All of the winning spaniels are well known, Glencairn
scored his first win in the challenge class, In the open class
for black field spaniel dogs, Newton Abbot Lord and Jersey
occupied the same relative positions as at Boston. The
other two entries were both at Lynn, the first prize winner
at that place received an he. card here, while Bo, second at
Lynn, was placed third. In the bitch class Bridford Gladys
and Lady Abbot were placed inthe order named. In the
“any other color” class for dogs the order at Boston was
reversed and Newton Abbot Don was placed oyer Newton
Abbot Skipper. Don was in much better condition than
when shown at Boston, and his coat showed that he had been
faithfully groomed. The winner at Lynn was the only one
to show up in the Clumber class, and the well known Patsey |
O'Connor was the only Irish water spaniel, Miss Obo again !
scored in the cocker challenge class. She had no competi-
tors, In the open black dog class Pippo was the only one to
show up, Giffee and Little Lad being absent. In the bitch
class Dolly Obo scored the first win which qualifies her for —
the challenge class. In the other than black the Boston
winners, Woodstock Clip and Goldie occupied the same
relative positions. No puppies were entered.
FOXHOUNDS—(MR, ELMORE).
Only two were shown in the English division, The well-
known Roseyille Rover scored an easy win. His only com-
petitor should have been transferred to the class for Ameri-
can dogs, as he is not of the Huglish type. The American
division was the best display of the kind that we have seen,
except perhaps at Philadelphia, and the average quality
was better even than there. There were eighteen in these
classes, and a workmanlike looking lot they were. If the
dogs shown are a fair sample of the pack followed by the
Worcester Fur Company, it is not to be wondered at that
they brag. of the fun they have. The judge had no little
difficulty in selecting the winners, and he informed us that
he had almost as soon be a fox with the whole pack after
him as to judge them. He finally selected for first place
Jack of Diamonds, a beautiful dog, very good in front, with
capital back, loin and quarters, and the best of naneate
gear, Drive, placed second, is also a very nice hound, an
with as good a loin as Jack would press him closely for first
place. Abel, third, is of heavier build than the two placed
over him, but every inch a hound. The remainder of the
class recelyed mention, and all were deserving.
Croquette, winner of second at Boston, was the only
dachshund shown,
PUGS-(MR. GRESHAM).
The pugs were a wretched lot, with only one decent one in
the four ciasses. The dogs were all too large, and the first
rize was withheld. We failed to find any plausible excuse
or not withbolding all the prizes in theclass, Polly, given
first in the bitch class, is a moderate specimen that cannot
win in good company.
BULLDOGS—(MR. GRESHAM).
Britomartis and Robinson Crusoe in the challenge and
Portswood Tiger in the open dog class comprised the entire
company in the bulldog classes.
BULL-TERRIEBRS—(MR. GRESHAM),
In the challenge class Jubilee was rightly placed over
Cairo. In the open class for large dogs, The Earl was alone,
In the bitch class, Enterprise was placed at the head of
affairs. We thought her a very good second to Starlight,
that was vhe. and should have been first. My Queen, placed
second, was first at Boston, Third was her proper place in
this company. We were disappointed in Kettering Maggie,
the winner of third, She has been a noted winner in Hng-
land, but she must have grown cheeky, throaty and wide in
front since those days, as at present she is too faultyin these
respects to repeat her wins even in ordinary company. She
should make a valuable brood bitch. In the light-weight
dog class the well-known Benjo was tie only representa-
tive. In the bitch class, Marguerite had an easy win oyer
Gretchen, a pretty little bitch, off color in nose and a bit
wide in front. She won first in puppies, second being with-
held, as the only other eutry is a ‘‘Boston terrier,” In the
“‘roundhead’’? division the judge was apparently stageered
for a noment, but he soon recovered his equanimity, and in
the dog class blandly gave the only bulldog tail first, some
terrier legs second and third tothe remaining entry, pre-
sumably to encourage the breed.
FOX-TERRIERS—(MR, GRESHAM),
The fox-terriers, although not strong in number, were of
capital quality. Lucifer had no trouble in disposing of Bel-
rave Primrose in the challenge class for dogs, and Rachel
beat Richmond Olive in the corresponding bitch class, In
the open dog class the judge rightly reversed his decision
at Boston by placing Raby Mixer over Blemton Trump.
Had he followed this by plering Hillside Dandy second,
instead of reserve, he would have been about on the mark,
The Boston decision was also reversed in the bitch class and
Rosa Canina, the Boston winner, was placed third to Rich-
mond Dazzle and Princess. Undoubtedly the judge had
more light at Worcester, as here the classes were judged
outdoors in the bright sunshine, . In the dog puppy class
the judge repeated the mistake at Boston in placing Blem-
ton Drum cover Hillside Dandy. Cotswold Jocko was the
only wire-hair shown. He was not considered to be good
enough for first and had to be content with second.
OTHER TERRIERS—(MR. GRESHAM).
Bedlingtons and Dandies were not represented, and Shef-
field Lass was the only black and tan to show up, while
Claymore and Kirkeila did battle for the Skyes. The only
Scotch terrier did not receive a card, as he evidently was in
doubt as to his parentage, as the place for the name of his
sire was adorned with a long blank. Yorkshires were
represented by Harry and Toons Royal, that were equal first
and third at Boston, and Dot IL, rather a pretty little bitch,
short in coat. Cupid was the only Italian greyhound shown,
TOY SPANIELS—(MR. GRESHAM).
All of the entries in these classes are well known, and
need lo description.
MISCHLLANEOUS—(MR, GRESHAM),
In theheavy-weight division Nobetch, the best Esquimaux
we have ever seen, won hands down. He is a big dog with
lots of character, and no doubt has aremarkbly good disposi-
tion. His coatis a bit soft, which is about his worst fault,
The only other entry was the bobtail sheepdog Agricola,
In the light-weights first went to a very nice little Irish ter-
rier puppy, that will make some of the oldsters take a back
seat if nothing befalls him. The only other entry in the
class was the terrier White Prince. .
Following are the corrections and additional awards:
In deerhound puppies Donallen was first and Nora second. In
Gordon setter dogs KE, W. Dodge’s Duke was very high com. In
American foxhound bitches H. J. Bates’s Beauty was first.
BULLDOGS.—CHALLENGE—J. E. Thayer's Britomartis.—OPEN
—Doys: ist, River View Kennels’ Portswood Tiger. Bitches: No
entries.
BULL-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGE—Ist, H. A. Harris’s Jubilee.—
OpEn—LARGE—Dogs: 1st. F.F. Dolé’s The Earl. Bitches: 1st, W.
F. Hobbie’s Enterprise; 2d, 3d and high com., H. A, Harris’s_M
eae Kettering Maggie and Queen Bess. Very high com., F, BP’.
ole’s Starlight.—_SMALL—Dogs: Ist, H, G. Vinals Benjo. Bitches:
dst, H. A. Harris’s Marguerite; 2d, HP, Hopkins’s Gretchen; 3d,
H. G. Vinal’s Nanno. Puppies: Ist, H. P. Hopkins’s Gretchen; 2d,
withheld.—Rounp-HnAaDED—Dogs: Ist, H. G. Vinal'’s Dan; 2d, i.
L. Brigham, Jr.’s Jake; 3d, J.B. Fuller’s ip. Bitches: 1st, W. F.
Gould’s Fly. :
TOX-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGE—Dog; Blemton Kennels’ Luci-
fer. Bitch: Blemton Kennels’ Rachel.—Orpmn—Dogs: 1st, reserve,
and very high com., J. KH. Thayer's Raby Mixer, Hillside Dandy
and Reckoner; 2d and 3d, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Trump and
Blemton Coronet. Bitches: 1st,2d and 3d, J. E. Thayer's Richmond
Dazzle, Princess, and Rosa Canina.—PupPiss—Dogs; Ist, Blemton
Kennels’ Blemton ‘Trump; 2d and reserve, J. HE. Thayer's Hillside
Dandy and Hillside Volunteer. Bitchés: Ist, 2d and 3d, J. Ey
Thayer’s Hillside Preda, Hillside Model and "Hillside Linden.—
Winre-HATRED.—Ist, withheld: 2d, F. F. Dole’s Cotswold Jocko.
eS AND TAN TERRIERS—ist, F, BF. Dole’s Sheffield
asa. ,
SKYE TERRIERS.—Dogs: 1st, Oldham & Willey’s Claymore.
Bitches; Ist, Oldham & Willey’s Kirkella.
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—Withheld.
YORKSHIRE THRRIERS.—1st and 2d, C. N.
and Toons Royal. Reserve, M. J. Quarry’s Dot
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—Iist, Miss Bdith Van Buren’s Cupid, —
Symonds’s Harry
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_ KING CHARLES SPANIELS.—ist and 2d, F. B. Fay’s Milwau-
kee Charley and Dolly.
BLENHEIM SPANIELS,.—1st and 2d, PF, B. Fay’s Exeter Beauty
and Hxeter Karl.
TAPANESH SPANIELS,—1st, F, P. Comstock’s Nanki Poo; 2d,
Mrs. M. L. Mitehell’s Tap,
MISCELLANHOUS,—LARGE-(st, J, E.\Bradley's Esquimaux No-
betch; 2d, W. T. 'Tebbutt’s bobtail sheepdog Agricola,—SMALL—
Ist, Winslow & Lewie's Ivish terrier Burnside; 2d, What Cheer
Kennels’ white Huglish terrier White Prince,
SPECIAL PRIZES.
Kennel mastifts, H. H. Moore; best, The Lady Phyllis; owned
in Worcester county, Sturdy; second best, H. A. Cowee’s Fannie:
uppy, Sturdy. Kennel smooth-coated St. Bernards, Hospice
Kennel; rough-coated, the same; best, Saffron; American-bred,
Vapbne; dog in Worcester county, Vindex; biteh, Chrysa; stud
dog, Otho; puppy, Alaric. Kenneldeerhounds, J, E. Thayer; stud
dog, Bran. Kennel pointers, Charles Heath; large stud dog,
Wm, Tell: in New England, the same; small, Don Quixote; in
Worcester, the same; dog in county, the same; best, Graphic;
bitch.Stella; litter puppies, Rosa Croxteth; brace puppies, Dare-zo
and May-zo; sired by Wm. Tell, Telamion. Kennel English set-
térs (2), F.. Windola; stud dog, Count Howard; puppy, Chester;
setter bred in county, E. W. Dodge’s Duke. Kennel Irish setters,
W. CG, Hudson; in county, Bijou; puppy, O’7Donoyan Kossa, Gor-
don setter dog that has never won a prize, Malcolm V,; bitch,
Neva; in county, Tom I1,; stud dog, thesame. Kennel collies (2),
Kilmarnock Collie Kennel; best, Clipper; bitch, Kilmarnock
Lelia. Kennel beagles, Olark & Rutter; best. Frank Forest; bitch,
Norah; that has never won first, Dandy. Kennel field spaniels,
Oldham & Willey; cocker, the same; best, Miss Obo. Pack fox-
hounds, J. M, White; pair, Jerry and Spunk; best, Jack of Dia-
qmonds, Pug, Polly; bitch (2), the same; stud dog, Doctor, Kennel
bull-terriers, A. A, Harris; best (2), Jubilee; in county, Gretehen,
Kennel fox-terriers, Blemton Kennel; best, Rachel; stud dog,
Reckoner; wire-haired, Cotswold Jocko. Best in miscellaneous
classes, Nobetch; Skye terrier, Kirkella; Italian greyhound, Cu-
pid: King Charles spaniel, Milwaukee Charlie; Yorkshire terrier,
Harry: mastiff that has not won fisst prize, Countess of Duns-
more} St. Bernard, Kastlehorn I1,; greyhound, Captain; deer-
hound, Nora; pointer, Beaufort H.; inglish setter, Kent L1.; Irish
setter, Daisy; Gordon setter, Dash L.; collie, Kilmarnock Ken-
miure; beagle, Dandy; coker spaniel, Pippo; pug, Polly; bull-ter-
rier, tnterprise; fox-terrier, Hillside Model; black and tan ter-
rier, Sheffield Lass; Newfoundland, Sambo; in miscellaneous
elasses, Burnside.
and muzzle; legeys light m bone; not massive im body; bad.
in ears; Tight behind; cow-hocked. Leo, he, by Jacob out
of Ruth, is not a show dog, as crooked as a dachshund in
front, out at elbows, bad in ears, light in body and bad be-
hind; he should not have been noticed, Leo (Ludlow’s) that
was given c., 1s a better spetimen than the other Leo, but
he is not a show dog. Defects: Long and light in muzzle;
not straight in front; knees rather weak. His body is fairly
good, Duke, unnoticed, is a decidedly better specimen than
either of the Leos, and he is as good as Ilford Caution III,,
that was given the reserve card. Defects: Muzzle and
skull lacking in volume; undersize; light in middle; wrong
in ears. Morgan, unnoticed, is bad at both ends, legey and
light in bone. Chevalier, unnoticed, is houndy, leggy and
bad in ears, in fact, he is not a show dog. Melrose Prince
was the only dog in the class of correct type. The hitch
class was weak in poitit of quality. Gladys, second prize,
beats Menglada, first prize, in muzzle, wrinkle and loin, but
is not so lengthy in body. We would have reversed the de-
cision. Adele, third prize, is pointed in muzzle and lacking
in volume of sicull. er ears are not right, she is light in
bone and coarse in stern. Body, legs and feet better than
average; has white breast and feet. Lady Isabelle, c,, should
not have been noticed. Head and ears wretchedly bad; very
light im bone; body wide but lacking in depth; bad in feet
and not strong in back, Plato, already described, was the
best of the dog puppies. John Bruce, second prize, lacks in
skull, muzzle, ears and massiveness, He will not develop
into a show dog. Patron, third prize, is only moderate in
head, has large ears, is not good in feet and is somewhat too
long in legs, His body is fairly good, but he will not be a
show dog. Norton, c., may have pleased his owner by taking
the card, but he is not a show dog; and the awarding of a
commendation card to such an animal is very misleading
and cannot Boss bly benefit an owner who thinking he owns
a fairly good dog may try to get another like him. Defects:
Very bad head and ears; light body; large ears; high tail;
lacks character and quality throughout. Jack, vhe., is
what a judge of mastiffs would call a mongrel; he should
not have heen noticed. Defects: Head and muzzle shal-
low; ribs flat; leggy; light in bone. Beech Groye Baron,
lic., while not a show dog, is a better specimen than Jack
and beats hint many poiuts in head and muzzle, Lady
Grant, the only biteh puppy shown, is a mastiff only in
name; she should not have been noticed. Defects: Head
altogether wrong in formation, set of ears bad; tioo straight
behind: light in bone; carriage of stern not correct: lacks
every particle of mastiff character,
row in front, rather plain 1m head and heavy in leather of
ears. She was, perhaps, the best of a poor lot. Monastery
Myrtle, not quite right at either end, was second, and .Jess,
amongrel, was giyen third, This prize should, of course,
have béen withheld. There were only four entries in the
four classes that were provided for puppies—a weak class.
BLOODHOUNDS—(MR, MORTIMER),
Tiere there were two classes and twodogs. Burniston,
well known, was in no condition for the show bench, and we
would have withheld the prize. Metchley Venns, a wreck
of her former self, wasin wretched condition, low in flesh,
mangy, and Jacking in muscle. She should haye been
ordered out of the ring; but in view of the fact that the
mangy bull-terrier Lady Tarquin and several other diseased
dogs were shown through the circuit, Boston and Troy of
course excopted, the judge could not consistently withhold
the prize,
NEWFOUNDLANDS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Three entries in the two classes. Pete, first in dogs, is
wrong in coat, bad behind, not very strong in middle and
only moderate in head. He has good bone and is of average
size, Don, unnoticed, is a large, black dog, but not a New-
foundland. Meadowthorpe Flora, first in her class, is not
good in head, but she has plenty of length, a good body, fair
limbs and average coat. She should do a lot more winning
if shown.
GREAT DANES—(MR. MORTIMER.)
The best class we haye seen in America. Cesar, first
prize, is fairly good in head, although the cheeks are too
full and he lacks in expression and character. Body strong
and good; hindquarters defective and causing him to move
badly; throaty; stands on good legs and feet; stands well
andis of good size. Taken allin all heis as good adog as
Don Ceasar, that was given the reserve card. Plnto, second
prize, was not entitled to the award. He is too fullin
cheeks and is not quite right in lips, very throaty, too wide
in chest and not right in set of legs—a mastiff front. He is
rather slack behind the shoulder, but has strong loin and is
good down to the hocks, which are too straight, He was
about fourth best in the class, Czesar, third prize, was des-
cribed in the St, Paul report. Marco, vhe., was placed over
several better specimens. He is pointed in muzzle, wrong
in lips, full in cheeks, light in eyes, too straight in hocks
and not long enough between the couplings. He is vicious
and was labeled dangerous. Wachtel, vhe., is a harlequin,
with only moderate head and expression and a bad tail. He
is also a bit throaty and has rather ungainly looking dew
ST. BERNARDS—(MR. MORTIMER), seis ree vi He ey soa arn Hea is 10 weeles a
‘ mh . _| front and is a bit off in neck and hindquarters. He is a bet-
Sane ec neve ae Ee yal ese RE sah Dan eaet Sam ter specimen than Marco that got vhe. Hector, he., is also
ion Folko II. The son of Barry has all the better of it in | 2 Eadie omc men phat pee bala ag Si bis ing he
. f ;_ | and neck not perfect; chest too wide: set of legs not jus
ee be San Ree recent aed mam 1 Astin May right; feet might be better; moves fairly well. A brindle
F aoe z ‘ r ak ao with good body and quarters and of more than average size.
in her present excellent form, and so the Melrose representa- Hide eeaihhlesilarhad airs :
tive had almost a walkover for the prize. In the open class Dein en tae ee Dee eR ahah eat atte ne geod y
ie aus h see aie etod ate Pe at Lael the Sultan, ¢., is a young dog with uncut ears, and is not good
New York report, Vallus, placed second, is a new one to ar NT The FeaR Eee Tee otek ee ee
us, Heisa big dog, standing over a lot of ground and sup- | © De Hare arose See seg tas ee tk dent gave) cere epee eg
ported by good, strong limbs, and Welltoemed but pur Hat Peaee Srekerwiacedt ie Bin, and shout ave pe vho,
small feet. He is a trifle coarse in muzzle and fullin cheeks, | ) 2°00 © Wile not just meht im muzzle, has a fairly good
and his eyes ate smaller than we like, in fact the whole head, He is rather light in eyes, a little slack behind the
head, while decidedly above average shows mastiff charac- shoulders, and not quite right, in-stifies and hocks, He-is
sat * : . , ;_ | quite as good a dog as the second prize winner and should
isi Scat are ane He a De ody would aa have had yhe, Don, c.,is another that was placed behind
proved by i St Semen id SEAS AS, J€ | his inferiors. He is a better dog than Marco, that was vhe.
can Reda va good coe ey ene ae oe nd Claseiz | Detects are in head, He has good bone, good feet, good
jing when /a eréme de la créme of the St. Bernard classin |4-77° 4 ay eae ara oe Ppa soya
this country are not shown. Sam, third prize, is of average body, pad. Fi pei fons ape SB ule : ave BUN BE: Ther val
size, and notwithstanding his many defects he shows some mt should. ever ad oF tt i af eed t Von ong a eae SBRLOES
uality. Muzzle rather fine; set of ears not just right; body | 1° ae Heke pd ere pthch dh atonemas whe ie pagh ee
a = ganas ena at eee 4 | noticed, has badly cut_ears, rather light eyes, straight hocks
pute pie Ub ae i a poo ae ete Ree eran tee and is undersized, Faust, unnoticed, is a light-loined
oo small. Hackney Monk, reserve, is defective in coat : * Stee ULI eae es Heel vente trae wie Orn cee wr aa
stop, cheeks, muzale, below the eyes, eyelids and in hind- | PUP PY Wat Stes Bey Tee ante AERECeLN vay iret Siam
quarters (slightly), He has good bone and a fairly massive | ee ee ea ae nas sary good
middle. Schamyl II., vhe., is not nearly so good a specimen eae priser a map ran ey Bera eed ae thee HHEEe
as The Baron, that was placed on equal terms with him. | noticed, has wretched head and eyes. Siegfried, unnoticed,
Defects: Skull round; muzzle not clearly cut; set of ears | - ¢ quite straight in front, and shows slizht weak }
f right; expression sour; Hight in thighs amd -in loin: | 18 DOY QUt0e SHPAIR A) Tn TOD hy ANG SHOWS BIg ae weakness pe-
eg ight behind: coat open, Homie Gig den aodiasecdt bind the shoulders. He should have been noticed, The
1écie. sane a fair amount of bone. The Herons a bit a8 judging of this class was pronounced a fatce by most of the
if cheeks and muzzle, and he would be improved by DiGhe pect psuare ene A present. lt bitches, Jonna leease, eee
2 : : was first at St. Paul, wasa rather easy winner. Nora, second °
lip and depth of stop, still he has a much better head than prize, is weak in foreface, wrong in expression, throaty and
Schamyl H. He carries his stern too high and is straight in| siands back at the knees. Theina, third prize, is a large
hocks mettre tah EN Bae Martigny, he., has eee en specimen, with tainly good head. She is not quite straight
ere omar bre THene Helinenc ae penta in front, shows some throatiness and does not move right
(lightly); a dog of average size and whose worst defects are behind, Bb Seat he ae oe ieht aia Ses sect Bue
in head. Czar, ¢.,is plain in head, large in ears, wrong in | Wi20°E:. Markesa, resery i leat Pe Soe and throaty; she
head markings, light in bone, not first-class in feet, and not pa ately ged nee ie SEL Na al, snk Se AE EHOD, a
i i tS 4 en rf + 5 j
all that could be desired in coat and hocks. Hero, un- shoulders. Cantella, he., has bad eyes and is not good in
noticed, is adog but nota St. Bernard. Rex T., unnoticed, head. Her legs are not well set, sheis not straicht in front
is bad at both ends, the ends commencing from the | /°8C: “6! (css are B des ce BE SOL Stee BE:
center, Leo, uimoticed, fs wastty in color, wrong in mark. | 8, #oud Pebind and lacks character, Fora Mas. bas
ings and plain in head. He has small ears and good coat. | jv. tog much maetiir character. Cine sei
ATeieaeeee II., unnoticed, is narrow in head, light in bone, eee anon Be ante eke pile Ry cee ity
slab-sided, and is bad in legs, eyes and hindquarters. Ozar- | Tady Belle, that was Sranticed Cosette eracnace fe tb
ovitch is defective in head and wrong in markings, and his | “20Y * Paes | ig.0l lice tht Saas; ebaclis
hindlegs are oe right. Denete uf body is his best point. Flaed oe: Hp OLA MS Are SPS COIN EUS Aaa aa
Lyon, unnoticed, is not a show dog. ector, In thesame |" >" *
catexory, is a brown mongrel that will do better in the
Chesapeake Bay class. Czar, unnoticed, is bad in markings,
fine in muzzle, light in bone and defective in pasterns and
feet. The show bench was not for him, Otto II. is a nice
yard dog, but nota St. Bernard. Alex, unnoticed, is bad at
both ends and undersized. Royal, unnoticed, is narrow in
head, fine in muzzle, light in bone, straight behind and not
right in head markings. His feet, too, are not well placed.
Oezar, unnoticed, is ight in eyes, straight in hocks and his
head markings are not correct. He should have had a card,
Miscabel was best in the bitch class. She was described in
the New York report. Noblelda, second prize, was described
jn the St. Paul report. She should have given way to Floss,
that wasthird, Both are defective in head and in head mark-
ings, but Floss is so much better behind the head that she
should have been second. Cleo Van, vhe., is spoiled by an
absence of facings, hercoat is too short and open, and her
head is only moderate. She would be improved with more
bone. Body lengthy and roomy. Torrie, he., has not im-
roved on her puppy form, and was rightly pegged back.
frail Hamilton, he.,is wrong in head, but good in body,
Queen Omphale, ¢,,is wrong below the eyes and bad in stern,
a trifie light in bone and not perfect in feet. She is better
than either Torrie or Gail Hamilton, and should haye had
not less than vyhe. Lady Kenwood, c.. is not the eqral of
Queen Omphale, being plain in head wrongin markings and
not good in coat, Narka, winoticed, is undersized, light in
eyes, bad in head and not first-rate in coat. Princess
Theroe, unnoticed, has a nasty, sour head and gooseberry
eyes. Victor Joseph, in elegant condition, was the only
smooth-coat of note. He was the only entry in the chal-
lenge classes. Monarch was best of the three moderate ex-
hibits in the openclass fordogs. Eyes not quite right; skull
large, not too full in cheeks; muzzle too wide in propertion
to depth, and rather too long—a big head, showing some
character, yet not typical; too much coat; light loim; hind-
quarters should be more massive; good legs and feet; high
tail; good ears, short loin, that should not only be longer,
but more arched. A dagof good size. Prince, second prize,
CHICAGO DOG SHOW.
i i has been said that Chicago was not able to give a good
dog show, anda number of reasons have been given to
show why this was the ease. Many argued that people were
not sufficiently interested in ‘man’s best friend’’ to give
substantial support toa dog show. Others stated that the
cause of failure m the first was due to the undesirable
features connected with the management. Men whose
names and crooked dealings had become distasteful to ex-
hibitors were paraded hefore the public as the managersand
main supporters of these shows, and the result proved that
the better class of exhibitors especially had no confidence in
shows that were not managed by gentlemen. Bogus medals,
crooked newspaper mén and unsavory management damped
every attempt that was madeto give a successful exhibition,
and, perhaps, the Mascoutah Kennel Club is justified in
publishing a catalogue which contains on its cover page
these words: ‘Hirst Annual Chicage Bench Show Cata-
logue.” It is, of course, quite evident that the present club
considers the one-horse shows of the past of so little import-
ance as to place them beneath the notice of a elub which is
largely composed of prominent and worthy citizens. The
show which opened on thé 9th and closed on the 12th inst.
proves that Chicago can not only hold a dog show, but it
also proves that her people will flock to the support of a
properly conducted enterprise,
When we reached the show on Wednesday morning the
first thing that oceurred to us was that there were probably
as many people in the building as were admitted during the
four days of the show held in 1883. Prom morning until
night a splendid attendance thronged the benches, and we
aré informed that nearly 5,000 people passed the gates on the
second day. The rougher element, instead of being in the
majority, as was the case at other shows, were in a decided
minority this time; and, if we leave Boston and New York
out of the question, we think we can safely say that no such
gathering has ever been seen at a dog show in this country.
In regard to the management, it was all that could be
desized, and much credit is due the superintendent, who is
almost as good a man at the business as Mr. Mortimer, and
very much like him in appearance. Spratts people looked
after the benching. Mr. Hartley, their manager, was as
busy as ever, and “Old Reliable” was as usual—'steady as
a top.”’ After looking over the benches and satisfying our-
selves that the show was by far the best that had been held
in the West, and after noting the excellent management, the
smooth conduct of affairs, and the courteous bearing of the
club members, we hoped to be able to write in favorable
terms of the judging, which we regret to say was the worst,
without exception, that we have ever seen in this country.
Never have we known awards to have been received with
more “kicking.” At one time it looked as if we would have
fo put out a notice asking exhibitors not to bother us until
we had completed our work. No sooner did we take a dog
from his bench for examination than we were taken by the
arm and asked what we thought of the peculiar decisions in
this, that and the other class, until we were compelled to
say that we found it impossible to answer any questions
until our work should be finished.
While the quality of the dogs was not what we find at the
Tiastern shows, many beautiful specimens were shown.
English setters and spaniels were a very disappointing lot,
ae it begins to look as if Americans had far more to learn
about breeding dogs than about sport and other things per-
taining thereto, There was a sad lot of rubbish, also, in
the pointer classes, but the Trish setters showed -some
uality. ‘Taken all in all the show wasa creditable one, and
if a large number of exhibitors do not become discouraged
and bewildered over the misleading awards that were made
in many classes it will bea means of awakening renewed
interest in dogs, which will lead te improvement and the
holding of many other shows on a large scale. Hverybody
connected with the show was courteous and obliging to us
and we left the great Western city with a pang of regret.
Now to the dogs.
MASTIFFS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Minting, the champion of champions, scored the easiest
possible win oyer Moses and Wacouta Nap in the challenge
class for dogs, and the Lady Coleus had no competitors in
the challenge class for bitches, In the open class for dogs,
Melrose Prince, a winner at New York, was here placed first
and was decidedly the pick of a rather ordinary lot. He was
not in the best of condition. Grover Cleyeland, second
rizé, has a skull siroilar to the old English champion, The
Bhah, that is to say, it is peaked instead of being flat between
the ears, and in addition to this serious drawback he pos-
sesses the following defects: Muzzle too long: ears rather
large; lacks wrinkle; is throaty: hindlegs very weak: cow-
hocked; bad stern; moves very badly. He is a big, lengthy
dog, with lots of bone, and the best of forelegs and feet, but
is nob what we want for a mastiff. Plato, placed third,
should have been second without doubt. He is much better
in skull, almost equally as good in muzzle, and decidedly
better in hindquarters and in stern. He is as good in fore-
legs and feet, and better in loin and is quite as large a dog:
Ilford Caution IIL., reserve, is wrong in head, light in bone
and not what he should be in set of ears. Heis also much
too lightin body. Duke of York, vhe., was not entitled to
the card. He is not only entirely lacking in mastiff char-
acter and quality, but he is withott a pedigree. Defects:
Long in foreface and Jacking in width and depth of head
DEHRHOUNDS—(MR, MORTIMER).
Mace was alone in the challenge class. He begins to show
age and was not in good coat. Fergus, first in the open
class for dogs, is well known. Robin Adair, second prize,
is rather weak before the eyes, not very well developed in
second thighs, a trifle flat in ribs, and not quite as hard in
coat as we like, He shonld have been a very easy winner.
Oscar II, third prize, is a coarse specimen, with wooly coat.
He is not of correct type. Phyllis, the ouly entry in the
bitch class, is on the undersize and is a bit weedy. For
reasons that are known to al) exhibitors, Mr. Thayer’s
splendid kennel was kept at home, and the breed was not
well represented.
GREYHOUNDS—(MR. MORTIMER),
The challenge class contained no entries, First in the
open class for dogs was given to Master Rich, a brindle and
white with good neck, average head and fairly good legs and
feet, His main power is at the wrong end, in front, and he
is straight behind, too short between the couplings and
rather high on legs. His breast and joints showed that he
had been recently treated for skin trouble and it could not
have heen on the score of condition that he was placed over
Douglas Meming, that was shown for the first time in this
country in good condition. Douglas is making a queer
record. At New York, when he was mangy and not in con-
dition for the show bench, he was given first; and now that
he is in good condition he is beaten by a dog thatis certainly
not his equal, Mr. Baillie must be getting a poor opinion of
dog shows as they are conducted in this country. Third
prize was given to Rich and Rare, a coarse but useful-lool-
ing dog, He lacks character and quality in head, is wide in
front, rather straight in shoulders, and he would be im-
royed by more depth of loin and by better feet. Heisa
huaeineenne customer, but not quite a showdog. He was
properly placed, Tex, he., is coarse in head, wide in front,
bad in shoulders and is not strong in knees, He was lucky.
Tip, unnoticed, isa weed. The bitch class brought out a
very seedy-looking lot of five, Catchily, first prize, is nota
show bitch. She is bad in head, light and stilty behind, flat
is houndy, wrong in ears, straight behind, light in loin and | in loin, light in bone (especially behind) and herforelegs are
a bit flat-sided. x Maximus, third prize, is full incheeks, | not well set. She is also wrong in carriage of tail—a minor
rather pointed in muzzle, not right in set of ears, under point—and hem in truecharacter, Shown in a good class,
sized, not good in set'of yes and teo coaty. The winnerin wndera greyhound judge, she would not be noticed. Min-
the bitch class carries too much coat, is light in bone, nar- nie, second prize, is better in head than the winner, but sha
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is undersize and possesses far too many defects for the show
bench, Chest tyice too wide, legs not well set, not quite
straight in front, light behind, Italian greyhound gait,
Ramona, third prize, is an unevenly balanced specimen with
fairly good head and neck, but. very light in thighs, under-
size, ald neither right in shoulders norribs, Lady, vhe., is
an Italian weed that must haye been entered by mistake,
Minnie, c., will neyer be noticed by a judge of this breed;
shé is a mongrel and a bad one at that. Bad in head, legs,
feet, pasterns and body and not showing the slightest parti-
cle of muscle or power behind. Minnie is actually the most
peculiar looking animal we baye ever seen exhibited in the
greyhound elass. Eyery exhibit in this class was noticed,
but there was not a show dog in the lot.
POINTERS—(MAJOR TAYLOR).
Lad and Lass of Bow were the exhibits in the challenge
classes for heavy weights. Of eleven shown in the open
elass for heavy-weight dogs two were absent and one not for
competition, Patterson, first prize, is nota good one, De-
fects; Croxteth skull; face a trifie dished and too deep in
stop; color of eyes too light; neck rather heavy and not quite
clean; hang of ears not perfect; ribs not carried well back;
loin strong, but not very well arched; Knees not perfect; too
short atid slanting from hips to stern; hocks too straight;
shoulders should be closer, A rather coarse, second-class
dog. Luck of Idstone, second prize, was sent home soon
after the judging, but for what reason we cannot say. Tory
White, third prize, is as good as the first prize winner. This
dog is well known, Trinket’s Cash, vhe., is heavy in skull,
bad in eyes, throaty, light and flat in loin, straight and
light bebind, slab-sided and Jacking’ in character and
quality. His legs are well set and he has good feet, shoul-
ders and stern, Duke, unnoticed, is quite as good a dog as
Trinket’s Cash. He was described in the St. Paul report,
Osborn Ale, not for competition, is rather plain in head, too
wide in front, not right 1n set of legs, straight behind and
throaty. Notwithstanding these defects he moves well and
has a workmanlike appearance. Kaiser, unnoticed, has a
long and rather coarse head, is legey, light in quarters,
wrong in feet, light in bone and was lame when we ex-
amined him. Joe, unnoticed, is a better specimen than
Trinket’s Cash, that was yvhe. Defects: Full below the eyes;
not true in front; shows coarseness; stern too long: lacks
character. There was little quality in this class.
First in the corresponding class for bitches was given ta
Pride of Idstone, a conspiciously unjust decision. In the
first place she is not a large size pointer, and in the second
she is nota show dog in any one point, She has a nasty,
plain head, with domed muzzle and houndy character. She
is very throaty, has badly carried ears and is flat-sided, flat
in loin, not good in feet: in fact, she isa bad one, Strange
stories were told of the way in which she was packed with
biscuits.to make her heavy enough to compete in the class,
and these stories may or may not be true. Oue thing, how-
ever, is certain, and that is that Pride of Idstone, under
weight or over weight, is one of the queerest-looking
pointers that has ever been decorated with a prize card.
Queen, second prize, should have been first. She is rather
weak in face, a trifle throaty, light in bone, coarse in stern,
a bit leggy, not right in set of legs and she would he im-
proved by depth in loin. Jingle, he., is all over a better
specimen than the first prize winner. She should have been
second. Detects; Tail docked, ears neither quite right in
sét nor carriage, feet not first-class, too much width through
the front. Berdie, third prize, is also a better specinien than
the first prize winuer, Defects; Rather shallow in lead and
weak in foretace, hang of ears not correct, throaty, rather
wide in front, legs not well set, light in bone, gait not cor-
rect, Fannie, yhe., is fairly good in head, but light in bone,
straight behind, coarse in stern and not first-class in feet.
She is as good as the third prize winner and better than the
first prize winner, Midnight, unnoticed, is a black bitch,
rather full in cheeks, not quite clean in muzzle, a bit low at
the shoulders, not clean in hocks and rather too wide
behind. She is as good as the third prize winner. West-
minister Sal was absent. This was a wretchedly poor class.
Naso of Kippen was alone in the challenge class for light-
weight dogs. Inthe bitch class Queen Fan was given first,
and second prize was withheld from Queen Bow; the last
named was too fat. Sheis a better bitch than the winner.
Duke of Hessen scored a very easy win in the open class for
dogs, Trinket’s Coin, second prize, is light in eyes, heavy
in skull, throaty, bad im feet, stands back at the knees, not
perfectly straight in front, fat in loin, high in stern and
not good in hocks. Chicago Wick, third prize, is rather
heavy in skull, not quite clean in muzale, too heavy in neck
and wide in front, and he falls away too much {rom the hips
to the stern, is too long in tail, and is neither right in stifles
nor im hocks. Sancho Panza, he., should have been second
to Duke of Hessen. Wefects: Slight fullness in forehead:
slight throatiness; legeiness; light in bone. He is all over a
better specimen than the second prize winner, Marko, he,,
is not neatly so good a dog as Sancho Panza. Defects:
Weak before the eyes, fold of ears not correct; neck heavy
and throaty; crooked in front; feet turning outward; weak
knees; coarse stern; straight hocks; short from hips to stern.
Van Guard, c.,is too heayy in skull, wrong in muzzle, bad
in neck, light in loin and quarters, straight behind and not
straight in front, light in bone, He is a merry, easy-moving
dog, with a nice coat and some style and thatis all. Black
Crook, ¢,,is light in loin, rather coarse in head, light in
eyes, throaty, a trifle out at the elbows, not perfect in feet
and he lacks true character, In chest and loin he will do.
Robert Spring, unnoticed, is throaty, ont at elbows, low at
shoulders, flat sided, light in eyes, bad in breast, lathy and
lacking in quality, Lad King Don, unnoticed, is not quite
right below the eyes, wrong in hang of ears, throaty for a
youngster, not perfectly straight in front and only fair in
feet. He moves badly behind, and the redeeming qualities
are fairly good head and good chest and loin.
First in bitches was easily won by the St. Paul winner,
Lady Price—multum in parvo—and the Idstone Kennels,
that had far more luck than dog, came second with Phan-
tom. Detects: Yellow eyes, wrong hang of ears, coarse
head, Croxteth loin, straight hocks, too wide behind, stern
not well carried, feet not first-class, body rather shallow.
Her best points are straight legs and lengthy neck. Flirt
third prize, ig a better specimen. Defects; Ni ot quite right
in muzzle; ears set high and not quite right in carriage;
rather wide in front; does not stand quite true in front; feet
might be better. Chicago Fawn, yhe., while not in the best
of coat, should have been third, Miss Idstone, vhe., is
throaty, not quite right in muzzle, wrong in shoulders and
set of legs, bad in feet, not straight in front, and a bit wrong
in stifles and hocks, Her head and body are the best points
inher, Frienzi, vhe. Defects: Stop not quite right: car-
riage of ears not perfect: a trifle throaty; wrong in set of
legs: light and straight behind; whip tail; rather lathy and
light throughout, The redeeming features are length of
neck, good feet and nice quality. Bodine’s Dell, he. De-
fects: Hang of ears not right; throaty; a bit fiat in body;
rather coarse in stern; feet not quite right; hocks and stifles
not quite the thing. Quite as good a specimen as Miss Id-
stone, that was given vhe. Top, c. Defects; Not clearly
cut below the eyes; stop not right; ears too high; set of legs
not perfect; light in bone. Meteor’s Dell, c., is wrong at
both ends. Fan, unnoticed, is light in eyes, bad in ears,
Tathy, light in bone and all wrong behind. Myrtie, unno-
ticed, lacks in head, ears, neck and hindparts. Sal IL,
unnoticed, should have been transferred to the heayy-weight
class. Barring Lass of Bow, she was decidedly the best
large pointer bitch im the show. We called Mr. T. Don-
oghue’s attention to this bitch and he had her bought in
quick time. Westminster Luna, vhe,, has many faults, yet
shows quality withal. Defects: Kippen eyes; throaty; not
straight in front; not quite right in muzzle or stop; stern
coarse and not well carried: not quite right behind. She
showed signs of having been dressed for the mange,
_The light-weight pointers, while not a level lot, were de-
cidedly better than the heavy-weights, The puppy classes
showed an absence of true pointer character and quality,
First in dogs went to Premier Hessen, a son of Duke of
Hessen and Peachstone. When fully developed he will not
be a show dog. Defects: Bad eyes, ears set to high: feet
not first-class and turning outward; 1eBRY stern rather
long; loin flat; color dirty. Graphic’s General, second
prize, is not deep enough in stop and his eyes are rather
light. He has a lengthy neck that is spoiled by throatiness,
is too hght and flat in loin, not very strong in knees (in this
respect he may improve), too long and coarse in stern and
light and narrow behind, Wonderful Lad, third prize, will
never be a show dog. Defects: Foreface shallow and not
clearly cut; feet not in good position; loin light and long;
tail too long and not nicely carried. First in bitch puppies
went to Lady Trinket, that is not a show bitch, Defects;
Coarse head; ears not right in fold: light in loin; straight
behind; legs not perfectly straight and feet not first-class.
Lady Wallace, second prize, has plain head and sour expres-
sion, is coarse in stern, flatim loin and straight in hocks,
She cannot possibly develop into a show bitch. Fern, third
rize, has these defects: Muzzle not of correct formation;
nang of ears not right; stern not straight; bad hindfeet;:
rather light in bone; legs and feet not of the best; too
straight behind. Clio, c., is light in eyes, coarse, straight
in hocks and lacking in character. She has good legs and
feet. Spot, unnoticed, has a long, weak head, is bad be-
hind, weedy and minus true pointer character,
ENGLISH SETTERS—(MAJOR TAYLOR).
There were no entries in the challenge classes, and the
quality of the open classes was not what we expected to find
where the setter takes precedence of all other breeds. Cin-
cinnatus, that was third at New York and fully describedin
these columns, was an easy winner of first. Although not
quite a good one, he stood out in bold relief from the rest
of the class. Toledo Blade, second prize, is a little, wear-
and-tear-luoking dog, that is not uptoshow form. Defects:
Color of eyes too light; stop too deep; muzzle not perfect;
not perfectly straight in front; feet turning outward,
shightly, and pasterns not sufficiently upright; rather too
wide through the shoulders; not well bent in hocks and with
stern too high. He would be nowhere near the money if
shown in a good class, and on this occasion should have
given way to Meadowthorpe Heather Jock, that got he.
Sportsman, third prize, is a strong, eset gmat ass but
as his owner right y put it, “not a show dog.” ere were
a dozen or more better dogs for the place. He has plain
head, rather straight behind and short in coat. King’s Dan,
vhe,, is not nearly so good a dog as Meadowthorpe Heather
Jock. Detects; Head heavy; out at elbows; bad feet; flat
loin; bad stern, ropy and carried high; straight behind:
wrong in gait; coat not right. Rey Roderigo, he.: Eyes not
quite right: not perfectly straight in front; pasterns not per-
fect; stifles too much in; body rather light; in other points
he will do. Duke Gladstone’s Boy. Defects: Plain head:
ears not correct; high stern; standing too high; coat not
first-class; set of legs might be better. Nebraska, c., is coarse
aud heayy*in head, yery throaty, coarse. The redeeming
points are good bone and feet, straight legs and strength
throughout, Marquis N.,¢., was exceedingly lucky in being
noticed. Leaving out of the question his numerous and
serious defects, he was not in fit condition for the show
bench, Loin very light; bad stern; light in bone; wrong in
carriage of ears; bad in feet; curly; nota show dog. Chip,
¢., was also out of condition, His head isa bit plain, but
the outline is not bad. Heisstraightin hocks and not quite
right in set of legs. His knees are not very strong, his eyes
are not quite right and his flagis not perfect. Heis also
leggy, stilty, light in bone and not rightin knees. We can-
not recognize him asa show dog. Zippo, unnoticed, is curly,
heavy in head (it is not badly formed), straight in hocks, not
uite right in setof legs. Heisa far better dog than Moxie,
Back N., unnoticed, is bad in coat, light and flat in loin,
coarse in head, high in stern, lathy and rather throaty. Rex,
unnoticed, 1s plain in head, heavy in neck, throaty, straight
behind and not quite straight in front, Drake, unnoticed,
lacks in head, eyes, position of hocks, and does not stand
quite true in front,
First in bitches was won by Bohemian Girl, a well-known
field trial winner, of entirely different type from Cincin-
natus and Toledo Blade, The judge has a perfect right to
insist that dogs like Goldstone, Keystone, Toledo Blade and
others of the like are the correct type and should win on the
bench; but he must not shift from Thunder to a Toledo
Blade and thence to’ Bohemian Girl. If Cincinnatus and
Toledo Blade were the best specimens in the dog class,
Liberty IL, vhe. in the biteh Glass, should have won over
Mr, J. Shelley Hudson’s brace. She is one of the razor-
blade type, flat in ribs, straight behind, leggy, short in coat
and feather, hard as iron, wiry as pin wire, and looks like
running a ten-minute race at a enced that would only be
eclipsed by greased lightning. e do not care which of. the
types a man holds to, so long as he is consistent; but there
was no consistency in placing Bohemian Girl first, although
we admit that she was the best setter in the class, We will
give a full description of this bitch: Stop not clearly cut;
rather full below the eyes; skull too wide—a head lacking
cleanness and which would look better on a dog; neck of
good length, yet not quite clean; set of forelegs not perfect
and the legs themselves not quite straight; good feet; body
somewhat cylindrical in formation; loin not nicely turned;
good behind; strong in bone; moves well, Texas Daisy,
second prize, is rather wide in skull and a bit shallow and
coarse in muzzle. She stands on fairly good pins, but lacks
the razor-blade bodies of the winners in the dog class. Set
of forelegs not perfect—a defect which causes the feet to
turn inward, slightly; feet not perfect, especially the hind
ones; is not quite right behind and would do with more
bone. Cambriana, third prize, was remoyed before we had
a chance to see her, Dixie, reserve, is not quite right in
lips, not perfectly straight in front, is throaty, and having
had puppies, was not in good condition. This is a useful-
looking one. Bess, he., has a niceish head, that is hardly
deep enough in stop and neither quite perfect below the
eyes nor in lips. She does not stand quite true in front, is
tooshort in coat at present, and was not wellshown. Polly,
unnoticed, is of [rish_ type and is wrong in feet, thighs,
hocks, ears and flag. Sue of Hatchie, unnoticed, was shown
too fat. She is weak in face, wrong in eyes, light in bone,
straight bebind, short and steep from hips to stern and has
not a catchy color to reeommend her. Knights Bell, un-
noticed, has white eyelids, is round in skull, not clean in
muzzle, a bit throaty and wrong from hips to stern, We
thought ber worth a ecard. Helen N., c., was not in show
condition. Defects: Set of legs not correct; feet only moder-
ate; not perfectly straight in front; tail ropy and carried
high. M’Liss ©,, unnoticed, is doggy in head and a bit
wrong in front. She appeared to be heavyin whelp, but was
worth a card. Lady Pearl, unnoticed, is a bit sheepish in
head, light in bone, heavy and wide in front and light and
narrow behind. Kena H., also unnoticed, is of Laverack
type. She is not quite right in stop, is out at elbows and too
wide in front. Her fairly good head, excellent body and:
strong hindquarters should have earned heracard. Countess
Amelia was absent, Puppies were not strong in quality,
Dad Wilson’s Boy, promising in head, legs, feet and coat
and with razor-blade body, was clearly the best in the class.
With a better stern, deeper body and better sprung ribs he
would be a good one. Blue Link, second prize, is rather
heavy in skull and throaty for a pup, He is not perfectly
straight in front, his feet are not of the best, is a trifle leggy,
long in stern, not good behind the hips and lacks quality.
We liked the third winner, Draco’s Mark, for the place,
Defects: Forehead rather too prominent; ears somewhat
short; too straight behind; knees not quite right. If he
does not develop coarseness in head he will be heard from
again, Sir Darnoc,c.,is handicapped on account of age.
Given a little more time he will beat two that were placed
ahead of him. Lady Harriet, second in the bitch class,
should haye won easily over Blue Fan, that is coarse in head
and muzzle, throaty, not quite straight in front, not good
in feet, cow-hocked, light in quarters and iesey. She beats
Blue Fan only in eyes and forelegs. We predict that if ever
these bitches come together again Lady Darriet will win
with many points to spare.
[RIBH SETTERS—(MAJOR TAYLOR).
In the absence of Elcho, Jr., from the challenge class for
Trish setter dogs, Blarney, in nice condition, took the prize.
In bitehes Nellie and Lou II., that have heen the round of
the shows, were first and second in the order named. Both
were looking well considering the knocking about they have
had of late. Mack N., first in the open class for dogs, is a
new one tous. Head rather heavy; neck not clean; eyes
rather light; coat not in the best of condition. A useful-
looking dog, with good hindquarters and standing on
proper lees and feef. Nelson, second prize, has rather
short, but well carried ears, a head that might be higher
hetween the ears and cleaner helow the eyes, He is rather
throaty, not quite straight in front, stunds back at the
pasterns, is not pene in feet, too flat in ribs, and falls too
abruptly from the hips. He is good in other points and has
beautiful color, Max, third prize; head too strong, throaty,
flat in ribs, feet not first-rate, coat a bit open, loin flat, fairly
good in other points and excellent in color. Mardo, reserve,
was first in the puppy class, and he had been sent home be-
fore we reached his stall, Meadowthorpe Rover,' yhe., is
defective in head, rather light in quarters, and not quite
right in hocks. He has good body, legs and feet, and nice
quality of coat. Dandy, he,, is rather wide in skull and not
uite right in muzzle. He is also too wide through the
shoulders and a trifle straight in hocks, Prince Rufus, c.,
is rather coarse in head, which is too wide and flat. Heis
also wide in front, rather light in bone and a bit short in
coat. He has good body, fine color, and is a merry and us¢c-
ful-looking one. Irish Pat, ¢., is coarse in head, light and
flat in loin, short from the hips back, straight bebind, high
in stern, wrong in ears and a bit throaty. Patsy, ¢.,
lacks in ears, muzzle below the eyes, stop, hindquarters,
and was shown short in coat and too fat. Donegal Boy,
unnoticed, was one of the best dogs in the eélass, He
moved a bit lame, owing to having recéived a slirht cut
on one of his forefeet. As it was easy to see that his
trouble was only temporary, he should not, we think, have
been pegged back, Tim Pepper, unnoticed, is fairly goodin
head, although he lacks a bit both in stop and in muzzle.
His feet are not of the best, he israther slack in loin and a
bit wrong in his quarters and in his hocks. He has a very
fme color. Gordon, unnoticed, is coarse in head, straight be-
hind and not rich in color. Mae, Jr., also unnoticed, lacks
in head, shoulders, set of legs aud carriage of hindquarters,
First in the bitch class was won by Kitty O’Brien, whose
color is simply superb, Defects: Brow a trifle too promi-
neut; stop and below eyes not clearly cut; feet not right;
falls away behind; would be improved by more bone.
Against these defects we find good ears, neck, chest. back,
loin and coat. This bitch camé near being a rattlins good
one. Second prize went to Bess. Defects: Stop and muzzle
just below the eyes not perfect; knees not very strong; limbs
rather light; loin flat and hardly strong enough; color not
quite first-class. A bitch showimg nice quality, but hard
ressed for the place by her kennel companions Megora aud
Lorraine, that were vhe. and he., respectively. ‘hese are
quality bitches that beat the third prize winners fifteen or
twenty points. What the judge was doing to get Nino into
third place is something we cannot explain. She is coarse
in head and muzzle, has high set ears, is light m bone, very
light “in hocks and hindfeet, curly on the quarters, has a
nasty, wiry coat and isall wrong in color. Irish Lass, vhe#
fails in stop, in muzzle below the eyes, in feet and their posi-
tion. Sheis alsoa bit thick through the shoulders and light
in feather. She is altogether a better Specimen than the
third prize winner. Belle of Monico, c., rather plain in head,
defective in hang of ears, too straight in hocks and not first-
class in color. She equals the third prize winner. Lone
Star Queen, unnoticed, is weak before the eyes, bad behind,
wide in front, light in bone and too chunky. Buckeye’s
Pride, unnoticed, has a stumpy head, is weedy, straight
behind and undersized. Puppies had been removed before
we reached them.
GORDON SETTERS—(MAJOR TAYLOR).
The challenge classes for Gordens were represented by
Little Boy, Don and Rose, There was a lot of fun over the
judging of the open class for dogs. Mr. “Scotch” Baillie,
who had charge ot Meadowthorpe Heather Harold, Meadow-
thorpe Heather Roy and Meadowthorpe Laddie, did not-wish
to win the prize with his best dog, because a win at this
show would have put him in the challenge class. Some-
body told him that Mr. “Ben” Lewis was particularly lucky
in winning prizes under Major Taylor’s judgment, On hear
ing this he decided to let ‘“Ben’’ show his second best dog,
Meadowthorpe Heather Roy, and he took bold of Meadow-
thorpe Heather Harold. “Ben's” good luck did not desert
him, and Meadowthorpe Heather Roy was placed over his
more typical kennel companion, Meadowthorpe Heather
Harold. There was a good deal of laughing and merry-
making, and we are in a position to state that it was not
done at Mr. “‘Scotch” Baillie’s expense. The third prize
winner is Hght in color, straight behind, throaty, too nar-
row through the thighs, open in coat, not first-class in stern
and a trifle coarse throughout. His head, bone and feet
pulled him through, Leaf, vhe., is coarse in head, heavy
in neck, wide in front, rather light in eyes, not first-rate in
stern, not perfectly straight in front, and is on the coarse
side. Bone and color are his,best points. Sancho, c., pos-
sesses many defects, Straight behind, bad in feet, not
straight in front, rather light in loin, a bit leggy, too short
in coatand a bit stilty. Stubble, unnoticed, must have been
entered by mistake. He may be a fair specimen of the
“6215 per cent, type,” but he 1s not a Gordon setter, and not
all the printer’s ink in America will make him one, Sir
Donald, unnoticed, has a heavy, coarse head, is wide in
front, loose in neck skin and straight behind, Mr. ‘“‘Ben’’
Lewis had his usual good luck in the open class for bitches,
It is hardly necessary to state that Meadowthorpe Belmont,
that was given second prize, is decidedly a better specimen
than the first Tze winner, Vie. Becky Sharp, well known,
was rightly placed third. Moss Rose, unnoticed, is plain in
head, throaty, wide in front and wrong in coat. Rose, also.
unnoticed, is bad in head, weedy and leggy, May, c., has a
head of English type and is throaty, not straight in front,
bad in feet, wrong 1n carriage of stern, and her forelegs are
not well set, Her hindquarters are good. Two puppies
were shown in the two classes provided. They were each
given a third prize. If Minnie, that was not im her stall
when we called, is no better than Thurman, it is as well
that we did not see her.
FOXHOUNDS—(MAJOR TAYLOR),
Here there were three entries in the dog class, bub none in
the bitch class. Parker, first-prize, had the best head, bone
and brush of the three, He is leggy, lightin loin, weak in
second thighs and poor in coat. Dan, Jr., second prize, is
plain in head, light in bone, off in feet, flat in middle, wrong —
short heads and some had long heads, 7
‘another had brown eyes, another had green eyes, and still,
another had yellow eyes. One stood well up at the shoulders
to take her place.
Apert 18, 1889.)
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in hocks, which are too straight and too far from the
sround, scanty in coat and brush, Prockey, third prize,
is better in head thau the second prize winner, and is also
better in legs, feet and body.
and he does not carry his brush in good style.
His hoeks are too straight
CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS—(MAJOR TAYLOR).
Five brown dogs were shown in these classes. Some had
One had black eyes
and slanted well to stern; another had a back like a saddle
and another was roached in the loin like a bulldog, It dic
not matter a fig which took the prizes, because all were the
best. If there had been among the lot one that was worse
than another, who would have ventured to explain why he
Was worse?
ENGLISH ROTRINVERS—(MR. WHITMAN).
Meadowthorpe Diamond, a well-known second-rater, was
tightly placed over Meadowthorpe Pearl, that is a plain-
headed puppy. There is a nice opening for somebody to
import 4 good specimen of this breed.
SPANIELS—(MR, WHITMAN),
The O'Donoghue had the challenge class for Irish water
dogs to himself, He is not in good coat, being far too wooly
and he begins to show age. Judy, from the same kennels,
won in the bitch class without competition, In her present
condition she would fail to receive notice in a fairly good
open class. She is out of coat, is bad in head, very wide in
front and wrong in carriage of stern. Barney O'Connor,
second prize in the open class for dogs, was many points
ahead of the rest of the class. Mallard Drake, first prize,
shows poodle character in head and topknot, and his coat is
all wrong. Auburn King, third prize, lacks in head, coat
and size. He should have been second, Diver, unnoticed,
has plain head and is wrong in color, leg-coat anc tail-coat,
Mollie Lever, first in bitches, is, barring her coat, of English
setter type. She has a setter head, body, legs, feet and car-
riage, and her les-coat is not right. Nellie Marsh and Lilly
Pad, second and third in this class, were hardly good enough
Both iack size and character and neither
is good in head. Bessie, vhe., was all out of condition and
was lucky in being noticed, Colleen, unnoticed, is defective
in head and is out of coat, Field spaniels were a weak lot,
Newton Abbot Laddie, the defender of the challenge class,
being the only good one. King, first in the open class for
dogs. is a liver dog with rather short body, wooly coat and
only moderate head. He is also too leggy and should have
changed places with Bird, that wassecond, Thelast named
is neither first-class in head, eyes, set of ears norin coat, and
he would be improved by more length of body and less
length im leg. Romp IL., third prize, is of cocker type in
head. He has light eyes, high set ears, curly coat, stern
carried high, is leggy, light in bone and not a show dog.
The prize Should have been withheld. The owner or person
in charge of him informed us that he is a corker on rats,
He looksit. Newton Abbot Lady and Woodstock Squaw,
the only entries in the bitch class. were absent.
Although there were only two entries in the challenge
class for cocker dogs and one of them sc vastly superior to
| the other that he outclassed him, the judge, who appeared
destined to go wrong, placed Mike, that was never anything
but a third-rater, over Jersey, Further comment in un-
necessary. The decision condemns itself. We will, how-
ever, add that Messrs. Oldham & Willey’s typical little dog
was shown in better form than he has been in this season.
Juno W. was placed over Chloe W. in the corresponding
class for bitches. Both are well-known and we need only
say that Chloe W. should have won. Guy was just the
better of the two dogs shown in the openclass. He was
described in the St, Paul report. Jack, second prize, lacks
in head, coat, loin, hindquarters and carriage of stern. Bes-
sie W., that was third at Boston, won easily enough in the
bitch class. Bonita, second prize, is a bit off in head, color
of eyes, length of leg and coat. Daughter, third prize, fails
in eyes, size, coat, carriage of stern, feetand muzzle. Sheeny,
vhe., is wrong in muzzle, but good in body. She was second
best in the class. My Lady, unnoticed, is snipy, not straight
in front, but good in body and better in coat than the
others. She should have been noticed. There was much
dissatisfaction and ill feeling over the judging of these
classes,
COLLIES—(MR. MORTIMER).
The placing of Dublin Scot over his son Scotilla in the
challenge class for collie dogs was generally condemned.
Scotilla was in excellent condition, and every judge of col-
lies knows that when heis in shape he isa vastly better
specimen than Dublin Scot. In_ bitches, Metchley Surprise
was absent, leaving the only other entry, Bonnie Brae, to
walk over for the prize. We thought her looking better
than at New York. The open class for dogs had sixteen
entries, five of which were absent. Maney Trefoil and Char-
leroi IL., the first and second prize winners at Boston, held
the same positions here, and Meadowthorpe Jura, that had
been around the cirenit, was third. Clifton Hero, reserve,
is not right in front, but there is much good in him, Tramp
II, vhe., is defective in head, round, full and light in eyes,
and could do with more coat. Hehas a good body and
limbs. Stanley, vhe., is short between the couplings and
has wretchedly bad ears, which are carried in correct fox-
terrier style. In competition for the specials he beat Jakyr
Dean, a bitch that outclassed him in nearly every essential
oint, and he won far more in prize money than he will ever
e worth. He was catalogugd “For Sale’? and his owner
had the good luck to get rid of him. Robin Adair, Jr., he.,
is wrong in coat; bis head is not good; he has a short, high:
carried brush and his feet are not of the best. Robin, c., is
only fairin head andisnot good in ears. He is decidedly
better than average in body, coat, legs and feet, and is quite
as good a specimen as Tramp II,, that took vhe. GlencoelIZI.,
c., is far inferior to Robin. Defects: Head moderate; ears
not correct; stern not well carried: coat open; light in hottie.
Flurry Lil. won as easily in the bitch class as her kennel
companion in the dog ¢lass. Meadowthorpe Parole, the
Buffalo winner, was second, and Jakyr Dean, the New York
winner, was third. Maritana, reserve, possesses a number
of good points, and is a nice, broody-looking bitch. Her
head is decidedly above average, but her ears are not suffi-
ciently erect, feet not quite right, coat rather soft, brush
carried too gaily and set of levs not all that could be desired,
Ailsa, vhe., lacks in head, carriage of ears, strength of body,
hocks and coat. Bonnie Bess, he,, has round, light eyes,
is wrong in ears, not first-class in head and hardly right in
forelegs. Puppies were a very ordinary lot, if we except
Wellsbourne Flurry, arather promising daughter of The
Squire and Active. The Chestnut Hill Kennels’ well-known
second-rater Spot was unopposed in the class for smooth-
coats.
POODLES—(MR. MORTIMER).
Berrie failed to put im an DR EeL AnD and the other entries
in the dog class, Jumbo and Serip, were given second and
third prize. Jumbo, a curly-coated specimen, is short in
ears and not closeincurl. Scrip, a corded one, is long in
tail and short in coat and ear, Bitches contained two mod-.
erate ones. Mona, short in ear, but better in coat than
Rosey, was rightly placed first.
BULLDOGS—(MR. MORTIMER).
In dogs it was the old story over again, Rabagas first and
Lion second. Old Romulus, looking splendidly for his age,
made a good third, and Guillermo, another well known one
was vhe., the pair being split by Remus, that is leggy and
light in body, not well back in face and hardly righf in Jip, j
Do Do, he., is wrong in foreface, which is altogether too
| long in foreface and her nose is nob set well back.
small for his skull, Czesar, c., is leggy and defective in head
properties, Dolores, although not in _ good condition, won
asi sence in the biteh class from Princess [da and Baby,
The Baby is leggy, long im face and has a, butterfly-nose.
Princess [da lacks in volume of skull and muzzle, a8 ae
JOKer,
first. in dog puppies, while not well broken in skull and only
moderate in lips, is a rather promising youngster. Liscard
Txile, second prize, is long in face and light in body and
legey. Murrax, unnoticed, is yery bad in head.
DACHSHUNDE—(MR, MORTIMER),
Kaiser, weak in foreface, rather leggy, a bit tight im skin,
and neither long nor low, was first. Fannie, second, is
rather weak in head, light in bone, wrong in crook, not good
in hindlegs, and rather tight in skin. Martha, third prize,
has high set ears, is rather weak in jaw, not very strong in
feet, bad behind, not very long in body and wrong in stern.
They were a poor lot, about equal in merit,
BEAGLES—(MAJOR TAYLOR).
Little Duke had no trouble in beating Twinkle for the
challenge prize, Racer, Jr., first in the open class for dogs,
need not be described. Stormy, second prize, is a puppy,
and was sent home before we got to his stall. Racket, Jr.,
third prize, is rather coarse and plain in head, and too long
in body. His legs and feet are the best parts of him, Cap-
tain, unnoticed, lacks in head and is neither first-class in
coat nor brush. He has good body. Flora, the only bitch
shown, is rather short in ears, not quite right in muzzle and
too long in body. These classes were not well represented,
TERRIERS—(MR. MORTIMER.)
Royal Rose was alone in the challenge class for bull-terrier
bitches, and challenge dogs were not represented. The
open class for dogs contained eight entries, and there was
far more quantity than quality. Trentham Baron, alluded
toin the Boston report, was wrongly pla: ed over Dinksey
that is spoiled by badly-carried ears, Both doys aré owne
by Mr. Dole, and as the mistake was ‘‘all im’ the family” no
harm*was done. Doc, third prize, was not on the bench
when we called. Ned, vhe., is not so good a dog as Losso,
that was unnoticed. Defects: Foreface yery weak and
dished; moderate body; bad stern. ILosso is wrong before
the eyes, long in tail and a bit cheeky. Major, c., is also
inferior to Losso, being very full in cheeks; wrong in muz-
zle, fullin eyes and out atelbows. Romeo, unnoticed, is a
pit dog. Dinah, first in bitches, is a bit cheeky, wrong
before and below the eyes, light in loin, coarse in stern and
not quite right in hindquarters. Her condition was not of
the best. Liady in White lacks in foreface, cheeky, position
of elbows. carriage of tail and is too wide between the hocks
and a trifle slack in back. Nell, third prize, is weak in fore-
face, light in bone, wide between the hocks, wrong in set of
legs and lacking in muscle. Nell Bright, vhe,, should have
been third. This bitch is well known. Dinksey, already
deseribed, was first in puppies, with Little Joe, very bad in
head, but fairly good in body, second.
Fox-terriers introduced us to Blemton Rubicon, that beat
all comers at the Saratoga fox-terrier show. We did not
expect to see a first-class dog, because nearly every fox-ter-
rier fancier with whom we are acquainted had told us that
Rubicon never deserved the prizes he had won; but we cer-
tainly did expect to find a much better specimen. He is not
first-class in head, rather full in cheeks, a trifle weak
before the eyes and round in foréhead. In middle he js at
present decidedly light, and if bis stern had not been docked
very short it would certainly have been over his back; but
in none of these points do we find his most serious defect.
When given the chain he stands neither better nor worse
thana bulldog. Hehas good feet, good legs from the elbows
down, well-carried ears and excellent coat. Weare quite
prepared to hear that he has grown the wrong way. The fact
is he was never right. Lucifer was absent, and Bacchanal,
second prize, should have won easily. Rachel was absent
from the bitch class, and her kennel companion, Marguerite,
had a walkover. Blemton Volunteer, Raby Signal and
Stableford Joe, first, second and third prize winners in the
open class for dogs, are well known. Nick, vhe., was
placed equal with Yalet at Hartford some time ago
by the same judge, therefore in his opinion Blemton Volun-
teer, Raby Signal and Stableford Joe are better dogs than
Mr. Hoey’s crack. If this sort of work is continued a little
longer We shall get mixed, evenif the judge does not. Jack
Vandal, that took the reserve card, has a long head, but it
lacks character. He is leggy, long-cast and scanty in coat.
Nick, already noticed, is a much betterspecimen, Bob Mix-
ture, he., is wide in front, cheeky and light in bone. Whip,
¢., got one letter more than he deserved. He is big, coarse,
wide in front, bad in head, short in coat, and lacking in true
character. In bitches it was Tiara first and the rest no-
where. Dinah, that was given second, is weak in muzzle,
wide in front, light in bone, and a bit off in shoulders and
set of legs. Jack Vandal was the best of a poor class of dog
uppies. Tough, second prize, is coarse in head, round and
arge in ears and lacking in character. He has good coat
and fairly good legs and feet. Floyd, third prize, is weak
before the eyes, wrong in set of legs, not quite right in
hocks, open in coat and too straight in shoulders. Troty
Veck, unnoticed, is all wrong in head properties. Bitch
puppies were a bad lot. Nancy Mixture, the only one men-
tioved, is too light in all points.
Billet, first in the wire-haired class, beats Capsicum in
head, style and character, but is not quite his equal in qual-
ity of coat. New Year’s Day, third prize, begins to show
age. Salt, vhe., has a short, stumpy head, is not right in
carriage of ears and is too soft im coat,
Dennis, Breda Jim and Breda Tiny, winners in the Irish
terrier classes, are all of them old faces, Paddy Linden,
third in the dog class, is marred by badly cut ears and bad
feet. He is also pounds too heavy, and, while very useful-
looking and good in coat, is not quite a show dog. Peggy,
second in the bitch class, is moderate in head, scanty in coat
and not first-class in legs and feet.
Rosie, the challenge Scotch terrier, is well known.
Meadowthorpe Donald, better before the eyes, shorter in
legs and better in ribs than Lowrie Dunbar, but not his
equal in ears, should, we think, have been first. he Dod er,
unnoticed, has drop-ears and wretchedly bad coat, len
Httle and Fannie Hern, first and second in the bitch class,
are both well known. Glen Ettle, heavy in pup and not in
first-rate condition, should have exchanged places with
Fannie Fern.
Pansy_and Bonnie Briton, winners in the challenge class
for Dandies, are well-known winners that may be passed.
Border Wang was obsent. Meadowthorpe Baillie, first in the
open class for dogs, is beaten all to pieces in head and coat by
eadowthorpe Rover. The last named should have won.
Vinewood King, third prize, is wrong in several points and
especially so before the eyes. Border Clinker, vhe., is too
shelly for us, Vinewood Dirk, he. is bad in head and not
right in coat. In bitches Meadowthorpe Wonder was a very
easy winner, Vinewood Nettle, second prize, is bad in head,
Meg Linden, third prizé, was not on the bench when we
called. Judy, unnoticed, is a Skye terrier,
The Bedlington class contained no entries,
Gladstone Boy and Meadowthorpe Coila were the only en-
tries in the three entries provided for Skyes.
Nanon, another well-known one, was practically unop-
posed in the black and tan terrier classes.
Dick, first in Yorkshire dogs, is too light in color for a,
blue and tan and too dark fora silver. He has nice quality
of coat and plenty of it. Fishpool Fred, second prize, is bad
in head and limbs, short in coat and moderate in quality of
coat. Damfikare, third prize, is a rather promising puppy
r
that may be heard from again. His. leg-color is excellent,
Billy, he., is light in color and short.in head and body-coat.
Dandy Dick, c., is neither a blue and tan nor a silver, being
too light for one and too dark for the other, WNadjy, first in
bitches, while better in coat, has the same defects in calor
as Dandy Dick. She was the only one shown, Tiny, the
only toy in the class, is suipy and only moderate in coat and
color, She shows age,
OTHER TOY DOGS—(MR. MORTIMER).
Dude, Kash, Bessie, Vic, Bob Ivy and Bo Peep II, are well
known winners. Lord Nelson, first in the open class for
dogs, is a well bred specimen that shows his good breeding, ©
He is smutty in color, shallow in muzzle and too big. He
has good wrinkle and good limbs, Bijou, second prize,
lacks in muzzle, trace, nail-color and is large enough, Cli-
max, third prize, is smutty in color and too long in foreface,
Bob Ivy, vhe., is better than Climax and as good as the
second prize winner. B. & O., vhe., is long and shallow in
muzzle, bad in ears and with white nails. He was oyer-
rated in this company, CoCo, he., was not in the pen.
Muffins, c., has good nails and skin, but lacks in head prop-
erties. J tiliet, second in the open class for bitehes, is plain
in head, smutty in color and has white nails. Lake City
Ronnie, vie., in the same class, lacks in size, eyes, color of
nose and in trace.
Ten King Charles spaniels of very ordinary quality were
entered and shown. Hylus, first in dogs, is just fair in muz-
zie, but he lacks in lay-back, chop, coat and hindquarters
and might be better in eyesaud ears. Rey, second prize, has
white markings, is long in muzzle, not well up in skull,
moderate in lez markings, not good in coat and wrong
behind. Milwaukee Prince, third prize, should have been
second. He is not first-class in skull, but he beats the
second class winner. He is also defective in muzzle, but
here again he beats the second prize winner, His mark-
ings are decidedly better, his coat is quite as good, and taken
all in all he should certainly haye had the pluce. Trouble,
c.,i8 a poor puppy, with white on breast. Billy, vhe.. is
shallow in muzzle, shows Japanese character and has no
leg-tan. Nell Gwynn IT., first in bitches, is rather small in
eyes, not quite right in lips and is long-cast, curly in coat
and on the large side, In color she beat the class. Mona,
second prize, was about the best in the class and was beaten
by the winner onlyin color and levelness of back, Milwau-
kee Gem, third prize, is long in face, short in ear and has too
much color, She is not nearly so good a bitch as Milwaukee
Belle, that took yhe.
Milwaukee Duke, first in Blenheims, is ratherdong in fore-
face, which is not well turned, and his skull to be first-class
should be higher. He lacks the orthodox dot, and would
be improved by more coat. Milwaukee Rose is bad in muz-
zle, which is too long and light, and to be first-class she
should have mush more feather. Her body is the best part
of her. Young King Victor, third prize, is better in head
than the second prize winner, but he lacks behind and is
not right in coat. Rowdy, vhe., has no dot and is wrong in
limbs, loin and coat. He beat the class in skull.
Two Italians, or so-called Italians, were shown. Dixie is
a big, coarse, red and white dog. Daisy, second prize, was
away ahead, and is about balf the size of the winner. We
would remind the judge that the Italian greyhound is a
small dog.
MISCELLANEOUS—(MR. MORTIMER).
The decisions in this class cannot be criticised too severely.
First prize was awarded to a little wire-haired whippet, with
straight hindlegs. Buby, second prize, is the best Maltese
terrier that we have ever seen in this country. She would
hold her own in any company and should have been a yery
easy winner. Sir Lucifer, although not in full coat, should
have been second, and the rest of the cards should have been
withheld for want of merit.
Following is a complete list of the
AWARDS.
MASTIFEFS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs; Ist, HE. H. Moore’s Minting;
2d, OC. C. Cook’s Moses. Very high com., St. Joe Kennels’ Wacouta
Nap. Bitches: let, H. A. Moore's The Lady Coleus.—Opmn— Dogs;
Qakhurst Kennels’ Melrose Prince; 2d and 3d, L. T. Kinnev’s
Grover Cleveland and Plato. Reserve, G. Jackson's Dford Cau-
tion III. Very high com... B. Straube’s Duke of York. High com.,
Miss Annah M. Peck’s Leo, Com., G. M. Ludloy's Leo. Bitches:
Ist and 24, C. C. Cook’s Menglada and Gladys; 8d, R. T. Perine’s
Adele. Com. J. H. Holcomh’s Lady Isabelle. —PupPrms—Dogs: 1st,
L. T. Kinney’s Plato; 2d, W.C. & M. Gunn’s John Bruce; 2d, C.
©, Cook's Patron. Very high com., W. Woodman's Jack. High
com., G. Ja*kson’s Beech Grove Baron. Com., F. OC. Parwell’s
Pe Bitches: Prizes withheld. Com., J. E. Holcomb’s Lady
aTtant,
ST. BERNARDS.—Rovueés-Coarep—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, E.
H. Moore’s Ben Lomond; 2d. Hiawatha Kennels’ FolkoIl. Bitcives:
lst, E. H. Moore’s Miranda; 2d, J. C, Anderson’s Lady Athol.—
OPrEN—Dogs; Ist, Oakhurst Kennels’ Burns; 2d, Acme Kennels’
Valens; 3d, H. Sherman’s Sam. Reserve, F. Trimmer’s Hackney
Monk. Very high com., L, C. Wachsmuth’s The Baron, and P.
Reitz’s Schamy! Il. High com., D. Bergman's Martigny. Com.,
A. Mackay’s Czar, Bitches: Ist, Oakhurst Kennels* Miscabel; 2d,
Cougheura Medicine Co.’s Noble Ida; 3d, R. J. Sawyer'’s Floss.
Very high com., Mohawk Kennels’ Cleo Van. High com., Hia-
watha Kennels’ Torrie and §. Brown, Jr,’s Gail Hamilton, Com.,
Mrs, J, B. Carson’s Queen Omphale and F, FPloyd’s Lady Ken-
wood.—PuPprizns—Dogs: Ist, A. Newburg’s Hero 1!,; 2d, F. S. Gor-
ton’s Rox. Bitches: 1st, Alta Kennels’? Miss Fortune—SMoorH-
COATED—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, Alta Kennels’ Victor Joseph.
Bitches: No entry —OPEN—Dogs; Ist, F. W. Le Sueur’s Monarch;
2d, J, C. Anderson’s Prince; 38d, W. F. Horn’s Rex Maximus.
Bitches: 1st, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Norah; 2d,
Monastery Kennels’ Monastery Myrtle; ad, E.5. Pinney’s Jess.—
boupprps—Dogs: Ist, Oakhurst Kennels’ St, Michael. Bitches; No
entry.
BLOODHOUNDS.—Dogs: Ist, H. Weyth’s Burniston.
ist, H. Weyth’s Metchley Venus.
NEW FOUNDLANDS.—Dogs: Ist. J. ¥. Dagley’s Pete; 2d. with-
held. Bitches: 1s, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Flora.
GREAT DANES.—Dogs; Ist, A. Schultz’s Czezar; 2d, O. Reivh-
ett’s Pluto; 3d, Elms Kennels’ Cesar. Reserve, Osceola Kennels’
Don Cesar. Very high com., W. E, Hagan’s Marco and R. Krue-
ger’s Wachtel, High com,, J, Zilligen’s Pluto, Jr., W- Pfeifer’s
Hector, J. J. Hoch’s Cwsar, Miss Mary Merker’s Major and Lapp
& Flershem’s Duke, Com,, H. A. Williams’s Sultan, P. Merker’s
Victor, E, R. Bacon’s Don and VW. Elser’s Theras. Bitches: 1st,
Osceola Kennels’ Donna Minka; 2d, W. Pfeifer’s Nora; 3d, W
Hlser’s Theina. Reserve, W. B, Hagan’s Markesa. Very high
con., P. Merker’s Mlsie. High com., Dr. G. M. Chamberlin’s
Cantella, Com., J. Zilligen’s Flora Marr and L. W. Flershem’s
Gypsy.
DEERHOUNDS.—CyHanuence—list, $. W, Skinner, Jr.’s Mac.—
Opnmn —Dogs: Ist, and 3d, S. W. Skinner, Jv.’s Fergus and Oscar IL;
2d, W. J. Starr’s Robin Adair. Bitches: Ist, 8. W. Skinner, Jr.’s
Phyllis.
GREY HOUNDS.—CHALLEnGe—No_ entries —OPpEN—Dogs: Ist
and 8d, Rookwood Landseer Kennels’ Master Rich and Rich and
Rare; 2d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meaclowthorpe Douglas Plem-
ing. High com., W. J. Bryson’s Rex. Bitches; lst and 2d, Rook-
wood Landseer Kennels’ Catchfiy and Minnie; 3d, A. McArthur’s
Romona. Very high com., F. T. Baker’s Lady. Com., Miss M. I.
Reis’s Minnie,
POINTERS,—LARGE — CHALLENGE — Dogs: Ist, Westminster
Kennels’ Lad of Bow. Bitches: Ist, Westminster Kennels’ Lass
of Bow.—OPren—Dogs: ist _and 2d, Idstone Kennels’ Patterson
and Luck of Idstone; 3d, F. BR. Hitchcock’s Tory White. Very
high com,, Dayton Kennel Clubs’ Trinket’s Cash. Com., J. 0.
Armour’s Jupiter. Bitches: Ist, Idstone Kennels’ Pride of Id-
stone; 2d, T. Donoghue’s Queen; ad, A. M, Grau’s Berdie. Very
high com., VY. P. Strasser’s Fannie. High com., Mount Airy Ken-
nel’s Jingle-—SMaALL—CHALLENGH—Dog: Ist, Westminster Ken-
nels Clubs’ Naso of Kippen. Bitch: 1-t, T. AH. Terry’s Queen Fan,
—Open—Dogs: 1st, F. R. Bitechcock’s luke of Hessen; 2d, Dayton
Kennel Clubs’ Trinket’s Coin; 38d, Chicago Pointer Kennels’
Chicago Wick. High enm., M. W. Gaylord’s Sancho Panza and
R. Griffith’s Mareo. Com., T, Donoghue’s Van Guard and Day-
ton Kennel Clabs’ Black Crook. Bitches: ist, Elms Kennels’
Lady Price; 2d, Id:tone Kennels’ Phanton; 8d, FE. R. Hitchcock's
Flirt. Wery high com., Chicago Pointer Kennels’ Chicago Fawn,
Bitches:
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H. Hardie*s Miss Idstone, Westminster Kennel Cluhs’ Westmin-
ster Luna, and T, Donoghue’s Frienzi, High com., C. I, Engle’s
Lady Trinket, and Dayton Kennel Clubs’ Bodine’s Dell. Com..
C. Carmichael’s Top, and A. W. Hitch's Meteor's Dell —PUPPIES
—Dogs: ist. Premier Kennels’ Premier Hessen; 2d, T. Donoghue's
Graphic General; 8d, Dowagiac Kennels’ Wonderful Lad. High
com., G. B. Stockbridge’s Dandy, _ Bitches; Ist. C. J. Engle’s
Lady Trinket: 2d, Dowagiac Kennels’ Lady Wallace; 3d, Mount
Airy Kennels’ Pern. Com. G. G. Cornelson’s Clio.
ENGLISH SETTERS.—CHaLtunge—No entries.—OPpEen—Dogs:
Ist_ and 2d, J. E, Dager’s Cincinnatus and_ Toledo Blade; 3d, J,
S. Hudson's Sportsman. Very high com,, G. W. Ewing's King’s
Don, High com., B, Crane’s Rey RKoderigo, T. Donoghue’s Duke
Gladstone’s Boy and Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe
Heather Jock. Com,,.J.W, Brooks, Jr,’3 Nebraska, Elmwood Ken-
nels’ Marquis N,, Dayton Kennel Club’s Chip, and W, E. Furlong’s
Moxie, Bitches; 1st, 2d, and reserve, J. 8, Hudson's Bohemian
Girl, Texas Daisy and Dixie; 3d, W. B, Wells’s Cambriana, Very
high com., A. W. Hitch’s Liberty Ul, High com,, J. H. Hodges's
Bess. Com., R. N. Sanderson's Gem's Dartand Elmwood Ken-
nels’ Helen N.—Purptres—Dojjs: 1st, J. 8. Hudson's Dad Wilson’s
Boy; 2d, 'C. Donoghue’s Blue Link; 3d, B. Crane's Draco’s Mark,
Com., Elms Kennels’ Sir Darnoc. Bitches: Ist, T. Donoghue’s Blue
Fan; 2d, Elms Kennels’ Lady Harriet.
IRISH SETTERS,—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, E. W. Clark, Jr.'s
Blarney. Bitches: lst, C. T. Thompsons’ Nellie; 2d, Columbus
Kennels’ Lou Ifl.—Oren—Dogs: Ist, W.N. Kuhn's Mack N,; 2d,
J.F. Nash’s Nelson; 3d, A, VY, Armour’s Max. Reserve, A. Car-
michael’s Mardo, Very high com,, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Mea-
dowthorpe Royer. High com,, Helen Newell’s Dane Elcho and
G. L. Dunlap’s Dandy, Com., J, T, Bowen’s Prince Rufus, T. Don-
oghue’s [rish Pat and R. A. Shaeler’s Patsy. Bitches: Ist, FV. An-
derson’s Kirty O'Brien; 2d, very high com.and high com., J. A. J.
Sprague’s Bessie, Megora and Lorraine; 3d. F. H. Perry's Nino.
Very high com., T. Donoghue's Irish Lass. Com., J. I. Phillips's
Belle of Monico.—Purrigs—Dogs; 1st,,A. Carmichael’s Mardo; 2d,
FP. A. Hubbard's Iowa Prince; 3d, J. A. J. Sprague’s Dash. Bitches:
ist, W. I, Carpenter's Kate.
GORDON SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, 8. G. Dixon’s
Little Boy; 2d, W. E. Rothermel’s Don. Bitches: ist, W. S. Ham-
mett’s Rose.— OPEN—Dogs; Ist, 2d and 8d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’
Meadowthorpe Heather Roy, Meadowthorpe Heather Harold and
Meadowthorve Laddie. Very high com. S. E. Davis's Leaf.
Com.. L. St. John’s Sancho. Bitches: 1st, W..S. Hammett’s Vic;
2d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Balmont; 3a, J. L.
Campbell's Becky Sharp. Com., Z, K. Pope’s May.—PuPrPrEs—
Dogs: 30, J. A. Durringer’s Thurman. Bitches; 3d, T. Flemming’s
Minnie.
FOXHOUNDS.—AmeERriIcAN—Isi, 2d and 3d, W. ©. Henry’s
Parker, Dan, Jr. and Prockey.
CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS.—Dogs: ist, J. W. Stevens's Dick:
2d, Osceola Kennels’ Drake; 34, H. D. Ford’s Neptune. Bitches:
lst, Osceola Kennels’ Dundee; 2d, withheld: 3d, 8. M. Smith’s
Bess.
RETRIEVEMS.—Ist and 2d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadow-
thorpe Diamond and Meadowthorpe Pearl.
IRISH WATER SPANIELS.—CHALLENGE—Dog: Ist, Excelsior
Irish Water Spaniel Kennels’ The O’Donoghue. Bitch: ist, Ex-
celsior Irish Water Spaniel Kennels’ Judy.—Opan—Dogs; Ist, J.
T, Anderson’s Mailard Drake; 2d, J.W. Considine’s Barney O’Con-
nor; 3d, A. Combs’s Auburn King. Bitches: 1lst-and very highcom.,
Excelsior Irish Water Spaniel Kennels’ Mollie Lever and Bessie;
2d, Rodes & Fitzsimmons’s Nellie Marsh; 3d, J, W. Considine’s
Lily Pad. High com., C. A. Blaisdell’s Sea Moss.
FIELD SPANIBLS.—Any CoLoR—CHALLENGE—Ist, Oldham &
Willey’s Newton Abbot Laddie.—OpEy—Doys: Ist, Woodstock
Spaniel Kennels’ King; 2d,W. Lawrence’s Bird; 3d, R. J.Withers’s
Romp Il. Bitches: Absent.
COCKER SPANIELS.—Any COLOR—CHALLENGE—Dnge: 1st,
O. M. Nelles’s Mike; 2d, Oldham & Willey’s Jersey. Bitches: 1st,
C, M. Nelles’s Juno W.; 2d. Oldham & Willey’s Chole W.—Orpnn—
Dogs: Ist, Osceola Kennels’ Guy; 2d, Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’
Jack. Bitches; lst, Oldham & Willey’s Bessie W.; 2d, C. M,
Nelles’s Bonita; 3d, Osceola Kennels’ Daughter. Very high com.,
Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’ Sheeny.
COLLIES —CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist and 2d, Chestnut Hill Ken-
nels’ Dublin Scot and Scotilla. Bitches: Ist, W. D. Hughes's Bon-
nie Brae.—OPen—Dogs; Ist and 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Maney
Trefoil and Charleroi I1.; 3d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadow-
thorpe Jura. Reserve, J, A. Long’s Clifton Hero, Very high
com., C, N. Baddeley’s Tramp IT. and MeEwen & Gibson’s Stan-
ley. High com., A.C, Armstrong’s Robin Adair, Jr.- Com.,S. R.
Taber’s Robin and P, R. Sears’s Glencoe Il. Bitches: lst and 3d,
Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Flurry IU, and Jakyr Dean; 2d Meadow-
thorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Parole. Reserve, J. L. Lincoln
Jr..s Maritana. Very high com. and high com., McEwen and
Gibson’s Ailsa and Bonnie Bess. —-PuPPTES—Dogs: Ist, McEwen &
Gibson’s Stanley; 2d, E, W, Cramer’s Jamie; 3d, J. M. Douglas,
Jr.’s, Earl Douglas. Com., Maplewood Kennels’ Hjalman and
Eraser, Bitches; ist, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Wellsbourne Flurry;
2d, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Gip;: 3d, L. Smith’s
Mistress Dabo, Very high com., McEwen & Gibson Bonnie Bess.
—SmooTH—ist, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Spot.
POODLES.—Dogqs: 1st. withheld; 2d, R. H. McCormick's Jumbo;
3d, L. St. John’s Scrip. Bitches: 1st, R. H, McCormick's Mona; 2d,
8S. Coulson’s Rosa.
BULLDOGS.—Dogs: 1st, G. Raper’s Rabagas; 2d, W. J. Com-
stock’s Lion; 3d, T. Patton’s Romulus. Reserve, Campbell &
Blake’s Remus. Very high com., T. W. Mills’s Guillermo. High
com., J. W. Heitz’s Do Do. Oom., T. W. Mills’s Caesar. Bitches:
Ist, A. F. Nash’s Dolores; 2d, withheld; 3d, T. W. Mills’s Princess
Ida, i ee ist J. Morehead's Joker; 2d, fF, Gorman’s Liscard
Exile. igh com., J. W. Wakem’s Baby. -
BULL-TERRIERS.—CHALLENGE—Dog: No entry. Bitch: F, F.
Dole’s Royal Rose.—Oprn—Dogs; Ist and 2d, PF. FY. Dole’s Trent-
ham Baron and Dinksey; 3d, H. Russell’s Doc, Very high com.,
J. Callahan’s Ned. Com., J, A. Beck’s Major. Bitehes: 1st, J. ¥.
D. Walker’s Dinah; 2d, J. Callahan’s Lady in Witite; 3d, G. Jack-
son’s Nell. Very high com., F. Ff. Dole's Nell Bright. Puppies:
Ist, F. F. Dole’s Dinksey; 2d, Elms Kennels’ Little Joe.
DACHSHUNDE.—Ist, Idstone Kennels’ Kaiser;
Schaase’s Fannie; 3d, J. S. Barnes’s Martha.
BEAGLES.—CHALLENGE—Ist and 2d, Ardsley Kennels’ Little
Duke and Twinkle—Orpn—Dogs; ist, Ardsley Kennels’ Racer,
Jr.: 2d, E, Marshall’s Stormy; 3d, 0. G. Stolz’s Racket, Jr.
Bitches: 1st, O, G. Stolz’s Flora. Puppies: Ist, E. Marshall’s
Stormy.
FOX-TERRIERS.—_CHALLENGE— Dogs: Ist and 2d, Blemton
Kennels’ Blemton Rubicon and Bacchanal]. Bitehes: Ist, Blemton
Kennels’ Marguerite.—OPpmn— Dogs: Ist, Blemton Kennels’ Blem.
ton Voluntecer; 2d, A. E. Pitt’s Raby Signal: dd, R. de Koven’s
Stableford Joe. Reserve, G. Douglas’s Jack Vandal. Very high
com., L. W. Hill's Nick. High com., J. Dunee's Bob Mixture.
Com., W. Neef's Whip and H. Taylor, Jr.’s Bones. Bitches: 1st,
Blemton Kennels’ Tiara; 2d. J. Dupee, Jrs Dinab—Puppres—
Dogs: 1st. G Douglas’s Jack Vandal; 2d, W. J. Hutchinson’s
Tough; 38d, H. G. Nichols’s Floyd. Bitches: 1st, J. Dupee’ Jr.'s
Nancy Mixture; 2d, withheld.—Wtrn-HArrep—ist-and 2d, Ox-
ford Kennels’ Billet and Capsicum; 5d and very high com., G. M.
Hendrie’s New Year’s Day and Salt.
IRISH TERRIERS.—Dogs; ist, J. F, McFadden’s Dennis; 24d,
Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Breda Jim; 84, Dr. J. W. Streeter’s Paddy
Linden. Bitches: 1st, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Breda Tiney; 2d,
Dr. J. §. Niven’s Peggy-
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—CrRAtitenee—tist, J. H. Naylor’s Rosie.
—OPpEN—Dogs; Ist, J, H. Naylor’s Lowrie Dunbar; 2d, Meadow-
thorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Donald. Bitches: 1st, Toledo Ken-
nel Club’s Glen Ettle: 2d, 6d, very high com., high com. and com.
J. H. Pye thee he Fanny Fern, Gypsy Belle, Jessie, Little Gem and
Snowflake.
2d, H. C.
DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS.—OnAcLence—tist and 2d, J. |
H. Naylor’s Pansy and Bonnie Briton.—OpEn—Dogs; Ist and 2d,
Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Meadowthorpe Baillie and Meadow-
thorpe Reiver; 3d and high com., J. H. Naylor’s Vinewood King
and Vinewood Dirk. Very high com., H. G. Nichols's Border
Clinker U1. Bitches: Ist, Meadowthorpe Kennels’ ear eNuuOnye
Wonder; 2d, J. H. Naylor’s Vinewood Nettle; 3d, Dr. J. W.
Streeter’s Meg Linden.
SKYH TERRIERS.—Dogs; 1st, Dr. M. H. Oryer’s Gladstone Boy.
Bitches: 1st, Meadowthorpe Kennels’s Meadowthorpe Coila.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.—Ist, Campbell & Blake’s
WNanon; 2d, withheld.
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.—Dogs: 1st, Mrs. fF. ¥. Wood’s Dick;
2d, Qakburst Kennels’ Fishpool Fred; 3d, A. M. Goldsmith’s Dam-
fikare. Reserve, 8. Coulson’s Dixey. High com., A. McGregor’s
Billy. Com., J, W. Merriam’s Dandy Dick, Bitches: 1st, J. W.
Merriam’s Nadjy.
TOY TERRIBRS.—1st, Campbell & Blake's Tiny.
PUGS.—-CHALLENGE—Dogs; 1st, Dr. M. H. Oryer’s Dude; 2d, A,
E, Pitts's Kash. Bitches; Ist and 2d, Dr. M. H. Oryer’s Bessie and
Vic.—OPEN—Dogs: Ist, Acme Kennels’ Lord Nelson; 2d, Miss I. 2,
Ryder’s Bijou; 3d and reserve, Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Climax and Bob
Ivy. Very high com., Mary W, Williams's B.& ©. High com.,
W. P. Paddon’s Coco, Com., R, W. Bates’s Muffins. Bitches: Ist,
Mohawk Kennels’ Bo Peep Il; 2d, Dr. M. H. Cryer’s Juliet: 3d,
W. P. Paddon's Chin Chin. Very high com,, Lake City Pug Ken-
nels Lake City Bonnie. Puppies; Ist, Dre M. H. Cryer’s Bob Ivy;
2d, Mrs. Sohl's Flora; 8d, Acme Kennels’ Tody.
KING CHARLES SPANIELS.—Dogs: 1st and $d, R.W. Holmes’s
Hylus and Milwaukee Prince; 2d, M. J. Nolan’s Rey. Very high
com., Mrs. J. 8. Buhrer’s Billy, Com., Mrs. F. 8. Plint’s Trouble,
Bitches: Ist, T. HE. Camp's Nell Gwynne IIL; 2d, C. W. Sander’s
Mona; 3d and very high com., R. W. Holmes’s Milwaukee Gem
and Milwaukee Belle. High com,, Mrs. F. 8. Flint’s Mischief.
BLENHEIM SPANIELS.—1st, Holmes & Kitzengen’s Milwau-
kee Duke: 2d and 3d, R. W, Holmes’s Milwankee Rose and Young
King Vietor. Very high com., M. Dallett's Rowdy. High com.,
Mrs, J. 8. Buhrer’s Rex, Jr.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—ist, C.'T. Merritt's Dixie; 2d, Mrs
Geo. B, Buchanan’s Daisy,
_MISCELLANEOUS.—Ist, Campbell & Blake’s Nellie Gray; 2d»
G. Tauscher’s Buby; 3d, C. Rosser’s Sir Lucifer.
CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The attention of the members of the Central Field Trial
Club having been called to Secretary Brumby’s communi-
cation in your issue of April 4, [am directed to say that
when we named our date we were not aware that the South-
ern had named a date, and we now find that circumstances
over which we have no control, prevent our complying with
the request of the Southern Field Trial Club, viz,, that the
Central Field Trial Club change its date of running, The
Indiana date is fixed for Nov. 4, and the Hastern for Nov, 18,
hence the Central cannot advance its date without running
in direct conflict with one or both of these clubs. Hvery
sportsman will see at a glance that the Cential cannot fix
their date prior to Noy. 4 or later than abont Dee. 2, as the
weather in North Carolina will not admit of it. Prior to
Nov. 4 it would be too warm and vegetation would be too
rank; after Dec, 2 the weather would be too cold and stormy,
We are informed that the Southern Field Trial Club has
no trial following it until February, The season in Missis-
sippi is very late, and when all the circumstances are con-
sidered it will be found that Jan, 1 or later would be more
favorable for holding trials in Mississippi; vegetation Would
not be so rank and the Northern and Western dogs would
have an opportunity to finish running at the Indiana, Hast-
ern and Central, go South and become acclimated, before
starting at the Southern.
The Central Field Trial Club has the very highest regard
for the Southern, and begs to assure them that they can
count on our hearty support and co-operation in all things
possible, but we cannot undertake the impossible. Our
stakes have been advertised, and the number of entries thus
far received surpass the club’s most sanguine expectations,
To change the conditions (except to increase the stakes)
would be to risk forfeiting eyery one of those entries, The
number is so large that the Central dare not take the risk
even if all other circumstances, instead of prohibiting,
favored the change.
Once more assuring the Southern of the deep interest we
take in the success of their trials, also of the strong desire
of many of our members to enter dogs for competition in
their trials, we beg them to arrange the date of their run-
ning to conform to the date of the Central, so that the dogs
can complete the entire circuit, but if they cannot or will
not change their date, we beg all sportsmen who originally
intended entering and running their dogs at the Southern
to carry out those intentions. If any of the numerous gen-
tlemen, who have been so prompt in pledging us support and
favoring us with entries, feel that they have made a mis-
take, or would send their entries to the Southern provided
the Central were not in existence, and will promptly advise
us, we will return their entry blanks and forfeit money. We
trust this action on our part is sufficiently broad to convince
every sportsman that the Central has no desire to weaken
or injure the Southern to the extent of one single entry,
We extend to each and every member of the Southern, as
well as to every sportsman throughout the country, the
heartiest invitation imaginable to be present at Lexington,
North Carolina, Dec. 2. They canrest assured that no pains
will be spared to make their visit a pleasant one, and we
will try to send them home so well filled with pleasant re-
collections as to insure their. regular attendance at every
field trial thereafter held by the Central Field Trial Club,
whose inaugural meeting will be held at Lexington, N, C
Dec, 2. Entries for the Derbies close May 15.
C. H. ODELL, See’y pro tem,
Central Field Trial Club.
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THE SEITNER CASE.
W E have received from the secretary of the Pointer Club
' a voluminous report, giving the reasons and the
reasoning by which the committee reached the decision to
acquit B. F. Seitner of guilty intent in writing the confiden-
tial letter to B. F’, Lewis in 1885, directing the latter to look
over the all-aged class in pointer bitches, and if the bitch
Carrie, entered by Seitner in the puppy class, stood a show
to win in the open class, to transfer her to that class, as she
was overage. We gave last week the substance of the pro-
ceedings at the committee’s meeting, and now print an
official copy of the resolution exonerating Seitner.
The following is taken from the minutes of the meeting of
the executive committee of the Pointer Club of America,
held April 9, 1889:
“The executive committee of the Pointer Clubof America
having this day assembled to investigate a charge of fraud
made in the FOREST AND STREAM newspaper of March 7,
1889, against B. I. Seitner, of Dayton, Ohio, claiming that
he won an award at the Philadelphia bench show in May,
1885, with a fraudulent entry of his pointer bitch Carrie, in
puppy class No. 38, when he knew that she was overage and
that her entry was consequently a fraud. After having
fully investigated the matter the following resolution was
unanimously adopted: ;
“ Resolved, That we are unauimously of the opinion, upon
the evidence submitted and for the reasons as stated in the
report accompanying this resolution, that B. F. Seitner is
not guilty, as charged, and that Mr. Seitner’s resignation
as an officer of the club be declined.” Giemed) obn 8.
Wise, Pres.; Jas. L. Anthony, Chas. Heath, J. P. Swain, Jr.,
G. Muss Arnolt, F. R. Hitchcock, Geo: W. La Rue, Sec’y
and Treas,
DOG TALK.
HE trouble in the American Pet Dog Club has been
settled in the courts. On Monday Judge Andrews
handed down his decision in Supreme Court, which finds
that Mrs. Sarah J. Wheatleigh, William J. Fryer, Jy., Mrs.
Mary E. Randolph, Charles B. Holmes, and Crump Ormsby
organized the club, and that the defendants, Dr, H. R.
Surles, Mrs. Hugene Clark, and others, without authority,
organized under the same name. They are restrained from
advertising meetings of the club and from claiming any
further right to the name,
Mr. Jas. Watson informs us that, as he cannot spare the
time to attend properly to the editorship of Reins and
Whip, he has resigned the position.
After the judge, Mr. Gresham, had departed from the
Woreester show 1t was found that some of the special prizes
had not been awarded. At the request of the managers,
Mr. H. M. Oldham consented to don the ermine, It is
scarcely necessary to add that his ardurous duties were per-
porEg in a praiseworthy manner and to the satisfaction
of all.
Worcester exhibitors that had to depend upon the Boston
and Albany Railroad for transpertation home fared badly
at the hands of that corporation. While dogs were allowed
in the baggage cars going to the show, they were compelled
to return in phaaee of the express company, and the ex-
hibitors submitted to the extortion with a very bad grace,
and much kicking.
The Hornell-Harmony Kennel is negotiating with Lady
Charles Innes-Ker, Uxbridge, Eng., for a Siberian wolf-
hound bitch to add to their kennel,
awe
Anew kennel club has been formed at Pittsburgh, Pa,
It is organized under the name of the Duquesne Kennel
Club, The officers are Mr. 8. L. Boggs, President; Mr, W.
Wade, Vice-President; Mr, J. M. Chaplin, Secretary and
Treasurer, A number of prominent dog men are members,
and we understand that it is the intention of the club to hold
a first-class dog show next season.
The German Mastiff or Great Dane Club of America was
organized at Chicago, Ill., Mareh 18. The officers elected are
Mr. W. F. Fox, President; Mr. J. J. Hoch, Vice-President;
Mr. W. E, Hagans, Secretary and Treasurer. The Board of
Directors consists of seven. Those chosen for one year are
Dr. G. M. Chamberlain and Dr. F. M. Wilder; two years,
Messrs. Henry Leeb and Paul Merker; three years, Messrs.
W. #. Hagans, J. J. Hoch and Joseph Ailligen,
Mr. F. R. Hitchcock sailed for- England in the Umbria,
last Saturday. He will have a look at some of the pointers
in that country, and if he finds a bitch or two that suits
him he will bring them home. Mr, F, Gresham also sailed
for home in the same steamer. We wish them a pleasant
voyage.
Hntries for the Eastern Feld Trials Club Derby close May
1. The address of the secretary is W, A, Coster, Saratoga
Springs, N. ¥.
PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW.
HILADELPHIA, April 16.—The show which opened at
Horticultural Hall, this morning, is unquestionably
the best that has ever been held in Philadelphia. The build-
ing has been crowded all day, and if the weather holds good
success is assured. We haye never seen so much interest
taken in a show in this city. The quality of the exhibits is
excellent, and after New York and Boston this is the best
show of the year. [Owing to the pressure of kennel news
upon our columns we are obliged to postpone GERURE the
awards till next week. They will be published then with
the critical report. ]
RUNNING WEIGHT OF GREYHOUNDS. — Editor
Forest and Stream: As many people have made inquiries
as to my greyhound Lord Neversetile’s weight, and as Mr.
M. HK. Allison in your paper of March 28 guesses his weight
at 1001bs., will you allow me space to say that I have just
had him weighed, and his exact weight is 72lbs., but the
dog at the present time is very full of flesh, his rnnning
weight would therefore be 641bs., nothing unusually large
for an English greyhound, Most of the dogs who have won
the Waterloo Cup will average from 60 to 65lbs. runnin
weight. ‘The largest greyhound we ever saw run was Roya
Stag. His running weight was about 72lbs., but he handled
his hare like a little one of 45lbs., and won the great Cham-
pion Stakes (64) dogs of all ages, at Kempton Park (an in-
closed meeting). A very light actioned dog is Lord Never-
settle, and he can turn with a jack rabbit quicker than
White Lips, who is only 5llbs. We may here state, that
when Dick’s Darling is all right that possibly the owners of
White aie and Dick’s Darling may make a friendly match
in the fall to decide which is the better greyhound, When
Mr. M. E. Allison will have his opportunity of laying those
considerable odds he speaks of in favor of Dick’s Darling
we think he will find some coursing men in the West who
will take the odds.—H. C, Lown.
THE ST. BERNARD CLUB.—At a meeting of the Board
of Governors of this club, held on April 8, 1889, the secretary
read the correspondence with the New England Kennel
Clib, relating to their classification and premiums for
smooth-coats at their April show, the N. EH. K. ©. declining
to consider their published premiums. The following reso-
lution was then unanimously passed: Whereas, The Board
of Governors at this meeting reviewing the action of the
bench show committee of the N. E. K. C. at their recent
show, hold that in discriminating between the rough and
smooth-coats, they have acted discourteously toward this
club. Whereas, The St. Bernard Club makes no distinction
in quality between rough and smooth-coats, be it Resolved,
That hereafter all special RES offered by this club and
accepted by any of the bench show elubs to be made subject
to the conditions that there be no difference or distinction
made in the premiim list of the show at which the prizes
are to be competed for, and that both rough and smooth-
coats be classified equally and on the same basis.—LORENZO
DANIELS, Secretary. 2
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 20 cents,
NAMES CLAIMED,
(2 Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Pierrot. By F.D. Folsom, Dover, Me., for black cocker spaniel
ie Sa fas Jan. 31, 1889, by Jim Crow (Nero—Slick) out of Jet
arl—Oulty).
Alpine Kennels. By H. W. and W. 8. Mack, Fairfield. Conn,,
and C. D; Bernheimer, New York, for their kennels of St. Ber-
nards.
BRED.
=" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka.
Dot—Clydesdale Hero, Curvy & Parks’s (Beason, Tl.) collie bitch
Dot (champion Rex—Jersey Lily) to their Clydesdale Hero (Clif-
ton Hero—Jean), March 13.
Berna U—Moartigney. D. Bergman’s (St, Paul, Minn.) St, Ber-
nara. cbstahs Berna If. (A,K.R, 6883) to his Martigney (A.K.R. 4275),
‘eb. 18.
Mona—Rockingham. KF, Windholz’s (New York) English setter
bitch Mona (Belthus—Princess Phoebus) to his Rockingham (Bel-
thus—Bess), March 26. . 7
Blitz—Kockingham. K, Windhoiz’s (New York) English setter
ack ee (Thunder—Peg) to his Rockingham (Belthus—Bess),
March 27, %
Princess Phebus—Count Howard. F. Windhola’s (New York)
‘English setter bitch Princess Pheebus (Prince Phcebus—Patch) to
his Count Howard (Sir Alister—Mena), March 13.
Fannie F.—Clyde Bondhu. EF. A. Frazer's (Lynn, Mass.) English
setter bitch Fannie F. (Cap—Peek-a-Boo) to W. H. Beede’s Clyde
Bondhu (Gus Bondhu—Lady Dixie), March 14,
Sandy—Olyde Bondhu, CO, 'T. Hilton’s (Lynn, Mass.) English set-
ter bitch Sandy (Currier’s Ned—Sue) to W. H. Beede’s Clyde
Bondhu (Gus Bondhu—Lady Dixie), Mareh 7,
Brownte—Obo-crit.. N, V. Ketchum’s (Savannah, Ga.) cocker
pies bitch Brownie (A,K.R. 3072) to his Obo-crit (A,K.R. 4100),
eb. 22.
Apri 18, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM;
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Phyllis D.—Little Red Rover, John_E, Weston’s (Utica, N. ¥,)
cocker spaniel bitch Phyllis D. (A,.K.R.#088) to Theo. J. Hool’s
champion Little Red Rover (champion Obo IT, (A.K.R, 432)—
Woodstock Dinah), April 8
Nellie—Black Duke. B. J. Rae’s (Woodstock, Ont.) cocker span-
jel bitch Nellie (Obo. Jr.—Belle) ta Jas. Luckweli’s Black Duke
(Obo Il.—Woodland Queen), April 8.
Tough—Obo, Jr. Corktown Kennels’ (Ottawa, Ont.) cocker span-
jel bitch Tough (Wildair—Belle) to Rideau Kennels’ Obo, Jr. (A,
K.R. 1481), April 3. .
Heslop Jess—Buffalo General. Wm, Mariner’s (Milwaukee, Wis.)
black and tan terrier bitch Hezlep Jess (Mahomet—Lady) to A.
W. Smith’s Buffalo General (Halifax General—Lady Lottie),
April 7.
WHELPS.
tS Notes must be sont on the Prepared Blanks.
Betsy. H.T. Wilson’s (Lynn, Mass.) English setter bitch Betsy
AGE ret te March 8, eight tout dogs), by W. H. Beede’s Clyde
ondbhu (Gus Bondhu—La ixie). 4
Ruby Buckellew. J. Ll. Breeze’s (Tuxedo Park, N. Y.) English
kes bitch Ruby Buekellew, Feb, 24, six (three dogs), by his
oster.
Moaesta. R.C. Cornell’s (New York) English setter bitch Mo-
desta, March 28, six (two dogs), by Jas, L. Breeze’s Gloster.
Allie James. P. Lorillard, Jr.’s (Tuxedo Park, N. Y.) English set-
ter bitch Allie James, April 2, six (two dogs), by Gath’s Mark.
Lavdlette. P. Lorillard, Jr.’s (Tuxedo Park, N. ¥.) English set-
ter bitch Lawvalette, April 6, five (two dogs), by champion Rod-
erigo, :
Beile of Stanton. P. Lorillard, Jr.’s (Tuxedo Park, N.Y.) English
setter bitch Belle of Stanton, April 10, five (one dog), by champicn
Pau] Gladstone. . , ;
Little Neil, P. Camblos’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) Trish setter bitch
Little Neil (champion Elcho—champion Rose), April 10, seven
Pe flogs), by his Dick Swiveller (champion Bruce—Leigh Doane
a SALES.
=" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
King Bannerman, White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped
Sept. 2, 1888, by Bannerman (A.K.R. 1709) ont of Blossom (A.K_R.
5711), by H. 5, Gilbert, Millersburg, Pa., to W. C. Crandall & Co.,
Springville, N. Y- ;
Laddie Collier. Collie dog, age and pedigree not given, by Henry
E. Alvord, Amherst, Mass., to Dr, Peter Collier, Geneva, N. Y.
Don. Louis. Collie dog, age and pedigree not given, by Henry E.
Alyord, Amherst, Mass., to Geo, P. Strong, St. Louis, Mo.
Joe Jeff. Collie dog, ago and pedigree not_given, by Henry E.
Alvord, erst, Mass., to Geo, P. Strong, St. Louis, Mo.
Jessie S. Collie bitch, age and pedigree not_given, by Henry E.
Alvord, Amherst, Mass., to Gece. P. Strong, St. Louis, Mo.
Superbus 17.—Katrina whelp. Red dachshund bitch, whelped
Sept. 24, 1888, by F. G. Stewart, Hoosick Falls, N. Y., to George A.
Rosa, Schenectady, N. Y.
Sailor—Bess eh: White, black and_tan foxhound_ bitch,
whelped July 24, 1888, by F.G. Stewart, Hoosick Falls, N. Y., to
Nelson Brownell, same place.
Prince Paul. Orange tawny St. Bernard dog, whelped Jan. 29,
1889, by Martigney (A.K.R. 4275) out of Fanny Hamilton, by D,
Been, St. Paul, Minn.. to M. Wittleshoefer, Grand Forks,
ak, P
Martigney IT. Orange brindle St. Bernard dog, whelped Jan,
29, 1889, by Martigney (A.K.R, 4275) out of Fanny Hamilton, by
Bergman, St. Paul, Minn., to M. Lewis, Aberdeen, Dak.
Governor Hill and Bessie King. Black and tan terrier dog and
biteh, whelped April 24, 1883, by King out of Gipsey Queen, by A.
W. Smith, Buffalo, N. Y., to John G. Burns, same place.
PRESENTATIONS.
Superbus I].—Katrina whelps. Red dachshunde, whelped Sept.
24, 1888, by F. G. Stewart, Hoosick Falls, N. Y., a dog and bitch to
Chas. L. Dick, Johnstown, Pa., and a bitch to Dr. John A. Hart-
mann, Latrobe, Pa,
Sailur—Bess whelp. White, black
bitch, whelped July 24, 1888, by F.
., to F, Dore, same place.
Se Black and tan foxhound dog, age not given, by Sport
out of Lady, by Chas. L. Dick, Johnstown, Pa., to E.G. Stewart,
Hoosick Falls, N. Y. :
Betiy. Black and tan_foxhound bitch, age not given, by Lead
outof Girl, by Chas. L. Dick, Johnstown, Pa., to F. G. Stewart,
Hoosick Falls, N. Y,
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
(= No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents.
tan and blue ticked foxhound
&. Stewart, Hoosick Falls, N.
J.u. D., Lockport._I haye an English setter puppy, about 3
months old, that has worms. WhatshallIldoforthem? Ans. A
teaspooniul of the fluid extract of spigelia and senna twice dai.y
will probably bring away the worms.
Pointer, Fitchburg, Mass.—My pointer bitch has a dry and
hot nose, and at times it seems to affect her scent; general health
good and seems to feel well. There are small scales on her nose
sometimes. She is fed from the table, but don’t give her much
meat. What canIdoforher? Ans. Give fiye grains of quinine
in out form concealed in bit of meat morning and evening for one
week.
A. EF. WALKER, Philadelphia, Pa.—Will you kindly prescribe
for my beagle bitch, one year old the Z2ist inst.2 About four weeks
ago she Game in season and was waided, and one week after her
right side seemed paralyzed; when she would walk she fell over.
At present she is a little better, but still twists her hindquarters
when she runs, and her tail hangs down. She does not suffer any
pain. Ans, Give ten drops of tincture of nux vomica night and
morning. Giye a Bland's iron pill three times daily concealed in
a bit of meat.
J. H., Lyme, Conn.—I have a cocker spaniel bitch, 18 months
old; she had eight pups on March 30, five days before the time
was up; since then she has been sick with the following symptoms:
Diarrhoea; choky cough, vomiting mucus, and Ranting for breath
as if choking; eyes full of white matter; nose dry; appetite poor;
very little milk for two pupsI kept. I can’t make out what ails
her. Can you? Whatcanidoforher? Have been using homeo-
pathic specifics for distemper and coughs. Ans. Itis not unlikely
that, she has a post partem or puerperal fever. If thereis a prc-
fuse vaginal discharge you had better douche the vagina with a
carbolized solution, one teaspoonful to pint of water. Give two
drops of aconite every hour if fever be present, and five grains of
quinine in pill form night and morning. You can conceal the
pills in a morsel of meat.
M, J. C., Pittsfield, Mass.—_l have a pointer dog, two years old,
that has some kind of a humor about his head. He seratches his
head a good dea). and shakes it continually after exercising and
getting heated. His head and ears seem to be hot and feverish
(his nose is cold at all time), He scratches his eyes until the lids
aré swollen and sore all the time. Think he is troubled with
worms, as he passés quite a number of them. His hea or ears
does not break out much except about theeyes. The inside of his
ears are not sore. Ans. Giye your dog a tablespoontul of castor
oil. Follow this in two hours with 40grs, of powdered areca nut
made into a large pill with lard. Keep the bowels freely oper-
ating for two days. After the second day give dgrs. of quinine
night and morning. Feed principally milk and soups; very little
meat. If the head does not improve, get some zinc oxide ointment
and rub a little in morning and evening.
THE following letter received by the United States Cartridge
Co., Lowell, Mass., from Mr. F. 8. Lindsley, Supt. American Wood
Powder Co., West Hoboken, N. J., speaks for itself: “I am per-
fectly willing that you should use my name to indorse your
shells, and especially your new primer for American wood pow-
der, and | heartily recommend your shells to wood powder shoot-
ers. Asa matter of fact have recommended your paper shells
for the last eighteen months, and have in that time shot thou-
sands of them, and given away thousands of them loaded with
wood powder.—Adw. :
Wew Yore, May 17, 1888—U. S. Cartridge Oo., Lowell, Mass.:
Gentlemen—It affords us much pleasure to report wpon your
latest Climax shells with strong primers received this morning.
We have tested them with Schultze powder, and find them simply
excellent in every particular, and practically equal to the best
adapted English primer. Two anda half drams to 314 drams of
Schultze powder in 12-bores and 84 to 4 drams in 10-gauge worked
to perfection in your shells, loaded simply like black powder and
without ramming. Very truly yours (Signed), Von LENGEREKE &
DermMoin.—Adv.
Atifle and Crap Shoating.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
OWENSVILLE, Ind,, April 9—The Owensville Ballard Rifie
Team. Four members made following scores to-day: Match at
Sue targets, 200yds, off-hand; J. Montgomery won gold
medal: :
U_ MOnmGFOMany 606 eke e coke aeeanene 967 61010 7 9 % 6-77
NM ry cites, ene ean 7 910 9 8 8 6 8 6-6
I MVOIPGE yes ce Aho hht ae). bapecde 610 9 6 8 8 8 9 7 5-72
dea pecien Tan Osa anoe Kee ee (PON ee eS Oe Yh 6 5 7 5 6 5 4 10-60
Rest Shooting.
STUVLONLUROMICTY:.cueweente Lup aevecte eee 910 &§ 9101010 810 9—98
EM VAMEREDLTERTICE), BREEN, oi NL eel 10101010 8 9 8 7 8 9-89
BOSTON, April 13,—The regular weekly shoot of the Massga-
chusetts Rifle Association, to-day, was well attended. <A strong
fishtail wind from 10 to 12 o’clock made high scores impossible.
Mr. Loring won the gold champicn medal_and Mr. Munroe won
the gold medal in the 20-shot rest match. D, Webster's telescopic
sights were handicapped 4 points. Following are the best scores:
Twenty-Shot Rest Match, 200yds.
J R Munroe “91111 § 9111211 9
9 9 §1112 910 811 9—194
TOR VAGDSTEP Sw els Peasy hth ois needs 9 81210 8 711 911 12
: § 9121010 81011 11 9—195
DP GAnGISe eer eee. Peale. Ue 6.98 $98 51112 9120.
911 $111112 Tl 9 7—186
SF EN SIUARTLOD Sve wreetle ee orinhy Seer end | Sil F 9 10: 9.99
99 9 8 910 9 9 9 TI—179
. Champion Medal Match, 200yvds.
PA GOLEM Den. aoe oem: ep yet trees. 967 8 6 9 6 610 7—T4
IBD G | See Pee eee ee oe cpr se OS 8 OO oy ie
CU GCIOIERKE Sys Seat bee wet vee 775 710 6 5 810 6—T2
W Gardner. .- STR EH 8 810 389 7 8 5 8 6—72
dele Fy THO GR ye Hct he: Rs ie ts 79 69 8 6 6 5 6 T—6HD
All-Comers’ Match, 200yds. ~
H Severance:..+..;,......... Rolie tee 7 8 810 8 610 8 5 10—8s0
IPE GG nese ste usceedl ia tee tia rereS. 10h. 8.58.8. [fe Sie tel E78
PAY TURP Ee ete! Mites twles hice le hte 976 9 7 6 61010 879
IB GOWaBPETI A: Gi 2.252 see. us vale 9 9 6 6 91010 7 8 7
IDE CHASS ieee ee csine ele Ue ree 949 610 0 6 6 ® F—
OT Moore...-.... 1 oobi 88% 66 6 8 9 8 #—70
TERE {orc RA eee ABBR E eon opaoe Re 977 6 4910 5 4 6—66
EPG Bakes ie caeeee cee ctr ss Goede 67385 79 8 4 6 863
PO awinv pepe iaanieiteh wcdecd care 10678 5 7 6 5 5 563
JAS HS i pe Re ner ae as al 572 49 8 6 6 5 830
TER AMEv er et oppure danas) Sees eae 669 %4 3 4 4 5 6-54
Victory Medal Match, 200yds.
He Bonddes see: fae SP ae, ecg naka bw > 4°57 7 SH 8 8-64
0-Yard Pistol Match.
Der, Retlgvawes ok, ee peed one Ge 1010 10° 810 98 8 8 8—89
Sree ChE Ohl: ie ri a ER o A be 7 7 910101010 810 7—88
PAP SUGVGT Ns atte cee oe See erik, 7 8 8 9 9 B 910 8 10—86
Rest Match,
let Wy Meu ctufe( Aha aah al, 1112 81012 1110 8 11 11—104
JeNablamtesos nye se ent Ues eee e PWM 7 % 911 10—98
eile OTe ieee Anon «tele 4110 9 71L 9 8 811 7 2981
BG. harkarweann (areas ce cit p 10 6 7 8 8 ¥121010 8— 86
WG Prescottas 2 a Or fe 8 6 8 612 911 9 8 8 86
eLGSE COUT ere Tata ef ath eecbetehedcbel pore] «| me 61012 % 8 7 6 8 9 7—80
W RThompson............ OMAR 86787967 8 I-78
S Mieusset............... Sage srae tw 43 8 56 8 7 6 410 8— 68
200-Yard Military Match.
MELT LENE peste ice aicle onion ettte cook 5454 4 6 £ &£ 5 5—45
DESuELOWeM Le bmeLnccnrrldestegennDe bd de Helden h 4 de BB
PST IG Bay PEABBPZACCEDE ORB OM MrT 2s) 44444 4 4 4 4—40
500-Yard Military Match.
Wabi erorkes sete eea . S thee 564 5 5 5) 5 4 4 447
ATSUBHS Cheer ae een eee rare ec cady £5 5 4 4 6 6 & 4 3—44
Wi Hanleneeod sb. ne oe eens le, $54 Te 5 Be Beeb: S) be 5—44
M Winthrop so. 2.0-. By, Lee 5563 £4 f93 #4 & Sd
‘ACS priligs sees. -9 ee SS ae ee Te 5444 44 5 4 4 4-2
SMG re 6 AN ee ae: 425 5 44 5 5 4. 38—41
NEWARK, N. J.—The 37th annual festival of the Newark
Shooting Society is announced at the Newark Shooting Park for
J py. 4,hand 6. Schuetzen rules to govern. The programme in-
cludes:
Ring Target.—This target is divided into 25 rings, three-quar-
ters of an inch apart, the center counting 25. The dollowing prizes
and premiums will be distributed. Open to all comers. The
shooter making the most points on one ticket shall be entitled to
first prize; the shooter making the second most points on one
ticket shall he entitled to second prize, etc. First prize $50; 30
prizes; total $310. Premium for best three tickets $5, second best
three tickets $3. Tickets for three shots: For the first ticket
purchased by each shooter $2, each following $1. Hach shooter
may obtain as many tickets as he pleases, but can obtain but one
prize and one premium,
Man Target.—This target represents the head and body of a
man, and is divided into half-inch vertical lines, center line
counting 20. Open to all comers. Prizes will be distributed on
this target as follows: The shooter making the most points on
one ticket to take first prize, and so on. First prize $30; 25
prizes; total $185. Tickets for three shots $1. Hach shooter may
purchase as many tickets as he pleases, but can obtain buf one
prize.
Builseye Target.—The bullseye proper is four inches in diame-
ter, placed in the center of a black of twelve inches. Open io all
comers. Best single bullseye to count. First prize $85; 30 prizes;
total $200. Tickets for ten shots $1. Each shooter can obtain but
one prize and one premium. The shooter making the best bulls-
eyes Will be entitled to first prize, etc. The most bullseyes made
hy one shooter during the festival, $10; second most bullseyes, $8;
third, $5; fourth, $3; fifth, $2; first and last bullseye each morn-
ing and afternoon, $1. ’
Champion Target.—Tickeis for five shots 50 cents. Open to any
rifle, without restriction as to weight, sight or trigger pull. 20
per cent. of receips will be deducted for expenses, balance to be
divided into prizes according to number of competitors. First
prize 25 per cent., balance divided pro rate among one-half of the
competitors. Best single ticket to take first prize, and so on.
Entries unlimited.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 13.—At the last regular weekly shoot of
the St. Louis Pistol Club Fodde and Bauer quit even with 6&2, but
on the shoot-off the former won easy with a score of 8&7. Mr.
Perret is still high on the general averages. Fodde has worked up
from third place to second and is crowding Perret for first honors.
The club uses a .22-cal. Stevens gallery pistol and a 20yds. standard
American target. Score:
1 thee edahoya Cs FeRAM AR Bat BERR Bor 910 59 9 7 810 6 9—82
AWAbaaiaeeel; otro LO Lutte lblyte. 8 6 9 710 7 610 9 10—82
WA Eee DIE EE ree een B 9 7 8 5 9 6 610 9 T—79
Tis (MOU EBUAN Ges. oe hese cuss see noel 998978 7 9 6 6
AWG ED baa fen ee ER REN aP 10710 4 7 8 8 7 8 8-7
O Wallace.....-.. SERRE Co eres oh i bud 78 Be Bo Bre
M Summertield...........0..2...000.. 8 9 7 6.8 9 8 9 6, 5—%
SPUN UOGIS oe TE EE RRR A ee Set 65969 689 7 72
FENG BES TICTE yao OPT SSP aS A 65 7 5 810 7 7 4 5—64
7705 49 7 6—56
Flan) Her’ C2, 1 et ath Sree eee a) A il & 5
; UNSER FRITZ.
OWEN SOUND, April 10.—The Owen Sound Rifle Association
haye held their annual meeting, and the association starts with
good prospects for another year. The membership list, when
completed, will include about 200 names. The president’s report
showed the association’s financial affairs to be in a flourishing
condition. The officers for the year are: President, Dr. C. M.
Lang; Vice-President, Lieut.-Col. Telford; Secretary-Treasnurer,
Charles C. Pearce. Range Officers—Charles Gordon, Charles K.
Grigg, James Oatt. Mxecutive Committee—The officers of the
association and Messrs. H. W. Jenkins, A. J. Creighton, A. J.
Cameron, W.J. Campbell, James Noble, James Beaton, James
Allen and Dr. C, P. Johnson. Finance Committee—Dr. CG. M.
Lang, C, O. Pearce, C, J. Grigg. Hiforts are being made 10 amal-
gamate the Rifle Association and the Owen Sound Gun Club.
A RECOIL REPEATER.—Two brothers, watchmakers in
Koenigsberg, have recently invented and perfected a rifle of the
repeater type, Which can deliver two aimed shots every second.
The force of the recoil is utilized in the action of the arm, which
is said to be the lighest of any type of the kind yet_known, and it
is now being examined by the Minister of War at Berlin.
ASTRAW POW DER.—The new Hengst gunpowder is prepared
from straw, which is pulverized, chemically treated. and finished
in granular form for use. [t is claimed for this powder that it is
smokeless, flameless, practically non-fouling and non-heating,
and that both the recoil and the report are less than those of
black powder, with superior penetrative power,
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blatike
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
seeretaries. Oorrespondents who favor us with cluh scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
April 24 and 2}.—Willimantic, Conn., Rod and Gun Club Tour-
nament. open to all.
April 30.—San Antonio, Tex., Tournament, Open to all comers.
May 21 to 23.—Minneapolis Gun Club Tournament, Minneapolis,
Minn. James Pye, Secretary.
South Side Gun Club Tournament, Milwaukee, Wis., May 29, 30
and 3l, OC. W. Milbraith, Secretary.
June.—Annual Tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Wash.
June 4 to '7.—New York State Association for the Protection of
Fish and Game, Convention and Tournament, Albany, N. Y.
June 10.—first Tournament of the American Shooting Asso-
ciation, at Cincinnati.
June.—EKansas City Tournament.
Aug, 20, 21, 22, 22.—Second Annual Tournament of the Keystone
Manufacturing Co,, of Corey, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new
electric apparatus,
SUBURBAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION,
LAREMONT, N. J., April 18.—Shoot No, 1, 10 bluerocks, Straps,
Keystone rules, Ties divided:
Lindsley............. 11111101019 Sanford.,....-...... .0110010000—3
Collins....... Laren! 0101000101—4 P Grip_-......,. -... 0111001110—6
UEC Hos inp Ae Gams aa orn 0100011010—4 Sundermann.., ..., 1100001011—5
Simpson............. 1010CLI10I—6.-—-Richards ...._.......11100110/0—6
Hathaway: ov... .-s 1001101111—7
BS eas No. 2, 25cts. ee oe
Simpson........ ...,. i I~ DSO ow Wer vst 0oo00000N00—0
Sandford............ 1OOIOODINII—6--King..-..--,..,0..... 1110111170—s§
ULE Dh Oe 4494 44 eee, IO1U001100—4 Collims..,,........... 11010101 —7
Sundermann........ ON1O1I0OINI—6._-—«C ~Richards.......... 1111111001—8
Hathaway..:....-.++ 1011U00100—4 Wheeler... .......,.1100011701—6
PAN GEE Yas FIR ins ne ,O100011011—5
Shoot No, 3, 25cts. entrance,
Su hea ee ed Cee 1101101111—8 Wheeler,........., -0110101100—5
lindsoy:.- 1.5.2.2... 111010111—8 Sundermann,,...... OUOLLIO1I—6
Gollinsperstst oo ee 10UNI—9 9 Richards... _...,.. 1001111110—7
PU GHIE ges «hide vty 1010010011—5. -“Winans...-...... ... 11111011 11—9
Sandford........-... 1010010111 6 Hathaway...,....... 0010100100—3
SLU SOIL: gs eee sore 1011111001—7_ Seeley.....-.......... 1LO001TI—F
Dobson......-.. ... ..0000101000—2
Sweep No, 4, same:
WeiND. og Oe eee 100H10110—6 Wheeler.............. 1000111110—4
Sandford,..., Bsc ee TLOMOIII—8 Coellins,.......2.00... 1110111101—8
We eo phativ el As BNR eee OLOMNI1911 —y ~Winans...... .,.....1110011110—7
(Sian sien ts BES Gees LIOIOLOII0—6 Richards.....,.......1110111101—8
Sunderman......... OUTOOTIOI—6_ “Seeley s.-.....-...... 1900111111—7
ART HY SED Ee ARR oeonn 11111001—9 Hathaway,... ......1111011/000-6
P Amateur Champion shoot for gold trophies, at 25 bluerocks, 5
raps:
(ORO; HALT Cagis sp eeay on ao Leng ee Sas 1110101110001111101010110—16
Hathaway Toate a pode got ee dasdeode saan 1110111100001111111110011—18
TPE Att cS OE ORE SRE ARLES fe 010101111110101100111110—17
PSH IRD Zl oo QSAR SR RHE JORMERHEE are: malty 0111100110010110111011011—16
STL EON ean Gobee Ee Aa ore es cera g 0111101011111117011111101—20
GRP t Lloe Sahel cL imeeiiets a: «bile 1100100311110100111011110- 16
HERD Eni a cere MEAD iia FAS GENE Beetotc adc 1010000100001101011101011—12
Borland BES ey SARE oo ulate gles dente 0111100001011111101110010—15
Whe elie ste see oe Se a 11001100111 11110101101101—17
Seeley...... SUCRE Se Hs ste sc Meena yee 0410117001100011011101001—14
The New York Suburban Shooting Grounds Association has
joined the New York State Sportsmen’s Association, and willsend
delegates to the State convention:to meetin June at Albany. It
will also send a number of members to contest for the prizes and
honors to be shot for at the State tournament. Itis the intention
to go and return in a body, establish a New York city headquar-
ters, and by consolidation of interests increase the enjoyment of
all. It is expected to have three contingents—New Jersey, New
York and Connecticut—members of the Association.
_ We wish to extend an invitation to any and all sportsmen vis-
iting this city during the Centennial celebration, to visit our
grounds at Claremont and participate in the shooting which will
th going on from 9:30 A. M. until sundown on April 27, 29, 40 and
Tay 1.
Sweepstakes and practice shooting will be in progress most of
the time. N. Y. SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS Ass'n,
; Chas. Richards, President. -
W. FRED QurmBy, CHAS. [TATHAM, W. R. Hosart, Reception
Committee.
TRAP CHAT.
fT HE Nebraska tournament will fix its dates as soon as it learns
those of the lowa State tournament, which it will immedij-
ately follow, and will announce dates as soon as determined.
Norfolk is favorably situated for such an event, and is easily ac-
cessible by, rail from all points.
WORCESTER, Mass.. April 12.—At this week’s meet of the
Worcester Sportsmen’s Club at Coal Mine Brook Range the men
were troubled with the wind, which made the targets duck and
diye somewhat. The classification series was the principal eyent.
The classification is made on the total of 5 events of 6 birds each,
Class A, all who break 22 or more, and Class B, all under 22 broken.
In each class there is a purse, A aggregate $15, and B $10; ties
Gilets The result of each man’s work at the meet this week
ollows:
Class A. Classif. Prize, Class B. Classif. Prize.
M D Gilman.. ..... 2% 9 CRB Claflin......2: i5 9
Gul Rugs 5 aaa 2 9 ES Knowles ,...,-., 20 8
Ei Jewett,,-........-- 24 9 Dr Bowers.....,.,... 17 fi
Chas Crompton .... .25 8 At Gilman ......... 20 6
Geo Sampson.....,..25 & LR Hudson..- .._..18 a
G W Russell...-..... 24 7 AB Franklin -._-...20 4
5 (0)\\ (eer) Hi] MEG olvatiee. een 16 4
EE’ Swan..-.........24 5 C Forehand.......... 15 3
F Forehand,......... 6 z
WATSON'’S PARK, Grand Crossing, Ill., April 11—Audubon
Club of Chicage. Handicap match at 15 live pigeons, 5 graund
Shot under Dlinois State
W_Mussey (80).110000111111100— § RK Wads’th (80),110101111101111—12
C Wilcox (29)..111001111101100—10 Chas Kern (80).111011010100011— 9
Shepard (80)...011111111010011—11 Kleinman wins the medal.
April 13.—Maich at 20 Peoria blackbirds, 3 traps, léyds. rise:
Hamiline..J1000110N0111110011—15 Stone ....01101111111110111111—17
Foss...... .01100011011111110100—12 Bustis....10000000111100011110— 9
Jd B Price.10110101010100111111—13 Willard. ..11100110110011110010—12
Donnald. .11101101101111110001—14 Perey &tone wins the medal.
Match at 10 live pigeons, 5 ground traps, 30yds. rise, 80yde.
boundary:
CE Willard......... 2210020212—7 Donnald.. .. .0212022002— 6
HSA Hes. aN sss: 1222011122—9 Stone..-. 1031111022—8
Hutchinson......... 11111021J1—9 Tustis......-.. ++ - + 0221612120—7
Da PTIGE. shes seee 1201012001—6 Hamline....,........ 2202100020—5
Ties: H. A. Foss 2, Hutchinson 5. Doc. Hutch wins the medal.
—RAVELRIGG.
EATON SPORTSMEN’S CLUB, Haton, N. Y., April 6.—Shoot
for badge, 15 birds, 3 angles:
Richardson. ...001101111101011—-10 _Hamlin........ 111000001110111— 9
Bellitsoystss:. ‘011011001101110—. 9 Curtis......... .1110111101111113
Briggs......... 100010101101100— ¥
CORRY, Pa., April 11.—The Corry Gun Club held its weekly
shoot to-day under unfavorable circumstances, as it rained almost
the entire afternoon. As Messrs. Penrose and Wetmore are
barred from shooting for the médals, Mr. Blydenburg won the
gold medal. Lewis, Laurie and Scott tied forthe silver medal,
and on the shoot-off Lewis won, and Norton won the leather
medal. Keystone targets, traps and rules were used: Penrose 25.
Wetmore 22, Blydenburg 22, Lewis 21, Laurie 21, Scott 21, Swift 1s*
Barker 18, Arnold 16, Swan 16, Edwards 16, Green 16, Howard 16,
Blair 15, Ward 15, Austin 15, Berliner 14, Waggoner 14, Kelaher 14,
Brown 13, Oliver 13, Smith 13, Wilson 12, Mead 11, Newman 10,
MacKenrie 10, Jacobson 9, Bentley 8, Wasson 8, Starbird 7, Norton
8. Pete gold medal, Lewis silyer medal, Norton leather
me : :
266
FOREST AND STREAM.
fAprin 18, 1889.
THE ALBANY TOURNAMENT.
LBANY. April 12,The two day's tournament at Albany,
April 11 and 12, under the auspices of the Elm Grove Gun
Club, was a most enjoyable affair. There was a large number of
visiling sportsmen in attendance, coming from Syracuse, Utica,
Saratoga, Troy, Cohoes, Hoosick Falls, Cazenovia, Johnstown,
Cambridge Oatskill, and Hoboken and Plainfield, N. J. The
tournament committee, Messrs. OC. A. Beckford, Holly Gardner
and “Gharlie Ross”? Gove, did everything in their power to make
it pleasant for the yisitors. Kingbirds were the targets used
throughout the shoot, Mr, Cruttenden had charge of the traps,
and they worked to perfection. Genial Horace B. Derby, of the
Albany Argus, was the official scorer and general ‘Peacemaker.”
Harry Ransom pulled the traps, and Mr. George Porter made an
impartial referee. On the first day the weather was most delight-
ful and the attendance very large, but on Friday it was disagreea-
ble, hght showers continued at intervals throughout the day, and
the light was very bad, making it very hard shooting, The com-
mittee are Making great preparations for the State shoot, A side
rogramme will be shot, open to all, so that non-residents of the
State whoa may attend, will be assured plenty of shooting and
liberal guaranteed purses.
First event, 9 singles:
(avANSR a. o, eke 11111111—9_J W Porter,.,..-.... 110111111—8
MIGAIOE) dear beware 110111—-8 LPSehult.. ......,, 011131110—7
Apgar .....-...-...-..11111—9 ~Stockwell..........., 010111001—5
© Ransom..--...-.... 111111101—8 +Levingston......... -111011111—8
S Goegin......-., . 101011III—7 “Gibbs... oc ev ccs. 101111110—7
Tee Kav...... .-....,0011/000—5 Ramsdell...... ....., 010101111—6
M Lindsley..- .---..-110101111—7 © A Johnston........ 111111101—8
PRbtGn, 6c ecrsy—eeese 100101N11—6 Cunningham........, Ww.
Pelton. 2. te TAG) = Bo oid. . hurett pee: 1111110]1—8
A McClure..-........ LIQ00L00I—# Pat. ce eset 1111111—7
OL Rarcathent, Wweekenss 000110011—5 ~Rockworth........,.. 111111101—8
Ed Collins. ....4.%,-,, 111101071—8 Gore............ ... ,.101110111—7
Apgar and Gardner first, Ransom and Felton second on shoot-
off, breaking’6, third and fourth divided.
Second event, 9 singles:
Goins ef eet TLIO — 3} Ruthie sien eek 001001111—5
IIGSHEM.. see eeces ences 1o111111—8 A McOlure........... 001001111—5
Gardner: ./.3..1..)5 1W1h11—9 Pattin..... --.101111100—6
Lindsley............-: OUIN1I—s Porter..... ..-110101110—6
APRA, yest ceseecs ds 111011—9_ Schult --.111111101—8
Leyingston....., ... OL11T101—¥_—- Gibbs... -L11111111 —9
RAMS OLN cee es 11110111—7 Partiss.. -111111110—8
Ramsdell...,......... 110011101I—6 ‘Stockwell . .110111101—7
CA Jobnston....,,.. 111101111I—8 Gore....... ...011111111—8
Wee liens es tet 111117111—9_Paul......... -111111011—8
Goggin.._.............111/10111—8 McCormick. -111111100—7
Cunningham......... 100001110—4 Lord.... . . -11001ti1—7
WOIDOW yes ete t ey ctea 11100110—6 Rockworth...... -111011711—8
Gardner, Apgar, Tee Kay and Gibbs divided first, Mosher,
Lindsley and Gore second on shoot-off, third and fourth divided.
Third event, 12 singles:
ardner.......... O11711710100j—10 Ramsdell.-......, 1111111112
nay et SG EES MWMM0NIN—N Goggin....,.......011111111101—-10
IMosher......--... 111110111110—10 Gibbs,...... . ...001120011711— 8
MWelGOM.. vi. ----6 111111101011—11__ Johnston,,........ 117911111111—12
Lindsley......-... 11101011170]—10 Gore ,... ........ 111111311101—11
Tee Kay ......... 111111101110—10 Potter ........_... 0011010,
Porter........---- WOM11INI—11 Pabtiss........_... 110010111111— 9
Stockwell. ........ 11140101071—i1 Panl...,...2.... --.110111111111—10
SGHiGt.cne..-) lee DMMIM—12 Ruth............-. 101111111101—10
MDa Se ate see 111110101711—10 Spinks......-. ord 10101111110— 9
Leomyster....... .111711011101—10 Lord,...,.._,......111110111100— 9
McCormic........ 011110101100— 8 Rockworth.. ....1110110111—-12
First divided, Schutt, Ramsdell, Johnston, Rockworth: second
to Apgar, Felton, Porter, Stockwell and Gove; third, Gardner,
Mosher and Collins on shoot-off; fourth, Pattiss, Spinks and Lord.
Fourth event, 9 singles:
1 Schwnthe swe eke! AT 9 PT ee ee Cea 111110111—8
Tage Aee dan esas 111091111—7 Ramoedell..,..........111100011—6
Tindsleyisstsceews ee 1WNwwI—9 Jobhnston,............. ¥11411111—7
Gard hers rates 11111111—9 MecCormic.... .... .. 111101711—8
PORT ect COS CLI eee PED VITEVI—9b Pea a eos ee hice salted 1111111119
Se) ee ee WOM11I—8 Felton ....-2.)-..23.., 1111114119
Liyingston.:.... ...011111111—9 Roekworth, .-,..._... 011111111—8
QUESTA ope leiee aos 55:5 PT CLOVEIA-8- Tondo a cays 101011101—6
Potten.) patery = Xen JTLLIO1I—8 Buesser........-...... 114110001—6
Rtogiowellk sects cosas 111111111—9 Sparks .. = esa .-.L01T0111—7
Gunningham......... JOTI UIDI— fe Gaioth se 5 woe sets ce 101111110—7
GlD BES eee ee 11101 ENI—S' ~Pattiss....-.:0:-..1.. 101110011—6
GOREINS: es os <ce ease 00101110w— Potter - --.+-+-.001110000—-8
QWGTIGNS£i oor cons enecen 111101111—8
Gardner and Lindsley first on shoot-off; Apgar, Collins and Por-
ter second; Tee Kay third; Ramsdell, Lord and Buesser fourth,
Fifth event, 6 singles, 3 pairs:
Lindsley...-.111111-6 111001410 Paul ....... 011011-4 11 10 10-4- 8
Goggin ...... 1i1i1i-6 1011 00-3-- 9 Apgar --111101-5 11 11 11-6-11
Schutt .-111111-6 1011 11-6-11 Lord .. --101111-5 11 11 1-611
Tee Kay. ....11010i-4 111110-5- 9 Rockworth..101111-5 11 11 11-6-11
Mosher . ...11/111-6 1011 13-5-11 Felton .....111101-5 1010 11-4- 9
Gardner ....011i11-5 1111 11-641 Spinks....,...111101-5 11 00 11-4- 9
Gore.... ...,011110-4 1) J111-6-10 Porter.......11011/1-5 11 10 11-5-10
Collins .....1/0111-5 11 1011-5-10 Greener..... 111001—-£ 10 11 11-5- 9
Apgar. Schutt and _Rockworth first on’ shoot-off; Collins and
Porter second; Tee Kay, Goggin, Felton, Spinks and Greener
third; Paul fourth.
Sixth event, 9 singles, $20 guaranteed:
PsEOGIONS otis sae chat TIMI — 9. rpearitiss.e ee, 111001111—7
Gora es ve P hs Saas 111111110—8 Cunningbam........- 001111110—6
Gardner vais ales WI1W—9 ~Schutt.....-......,2:. 111001111—7
Weeakiay. eeu. A, 111071J71—9 Mosher............... 1111111710—8
(CHOPRINS ease peaaet 10101111—7 Collins.......2.02)c.23 111111111—9
FAT eaten cheld-ot tated a fn Wi Wp a ETS fs eg ee 111011111—8
WPBILOP ha teelegn ee 100111111—7_Ruckworth........... 111111111—9
First_ on shoot-off, Lindsley, Tee Kay, Collins and Rockworth;
Gore, Mosher and Lord second; Schutt, Goggins, Porter and
Apgar third; Cunningham fourth.
ixtra No. 1, 9 singles: Cunningham 6, Tee Kay 5, Partiss 7,
Apgar 8, Mosher 6, Collins 7, Becker 6, Pane 8, Schutt 9, Gove 0,
Lindsley 7, Roth 0, Gibbs 6, Livingston 9, Ramsdell 4, Gardner 9,
McClure 6. All ties divided.
Extra No. 2,9 singles: Uindsley 9, Tee Kay 0, McClure 0, Felton
8, Becker 5, Paul 0. Grove 6, Schutt 9, Cunningham "7, Livingston 7,
Gibbs 6, Ramsdell 6, Partiss 6, Mosher8, Dunn 6, Stockwell 7,
Gardner 6, Collins 6, 4 Apgar 8, Lindsley, Schutt, first; Felton,
Mosher, Apgar, second; Cunningham, Livingston, Stockwell.
third; Partiss and Collins divide on shoot off.
Extra No.3, 9 singles: Mosher 9, Cunningham 6, Tee Kay 7,
Apgar 9, Lindsley 7, Lord 7, Collins 8, Becker 6, Spinks 8, Schuit 8,
Philton 8 Gore §, Gardner 9, Paul 6, Porter 7. Apgar and Gore
first on shoot off; Spinks Schutt, Felton, third; Tee Kay third on
shoot off; Cecker, Paul, Cunningham, fourth,
Extra No. 4. 6singles: Collins 5, Lindsley 4, Apgar 6, Schutt 6,
Cunningham 4, Goggin 5, Ransom 6, Paul 6, Gardner 6, Rock-
worth 5, Porter 4, McClure 2, Gore 6, Lord 4, Apgar and Gardner
first on shoot off, breaking 12 each, ollins, Cunningham and
Rockworth second; Porter and Lord third,
April 12,—The tournament of the Elm Grove Gun Club ended
to-day. Although the weather wes threatening, there was a
large attendance. Seven events on the programme were shot.
About 5,000 ring birds were broken during the two days.
First regular events at 9 singles:
AMPAE. .. wie msihdab OONNITII—7_ “Mattice............, -0100110w—3
Gardmer.........-,--. N11111—9 Stockwell....... .... 10111 1171—8
Relittine onsos cee. wi MUTI eG DEE tbo. ees eee ce 111110110—e
GORI eee a. ee eas TUTLUOI—7, “Porter... ...0 2200.2) ,4- 111101100—6
Cunoingham......... OU01I0 w.—l Ransom .,......... »017101010—6
Goings ae. nee J11101110—8 Rockworth........... N101111—8
Tee Kay.. ..........- 11101110—6 Mosher..........--....0111J1111—8
LSTA Be ei rs as 111113111—9
ADEA ee iiporce mtd dle AVATIO 8 Pa eee eat lees 111111111—9
GEE odep pret sew sie: 111011011—7' Mattice..........-.... 111011111—8
BenUbintenree yee os 111711111—9 Stockwell..... ....-. 11101011i—7
Gardner.......:..-..-. TAWWI—9 Porver 20-2... 10U111110—6
Collins,,...---+---- ++. J00111—7 Rockworth.-.....,. 111011111—8
Cunningham......... 10000 w.—1l Mosher.... .-...-....10101111—7
TBE SAY: ieee ers oc 00011J111—6 Gore.... .- Neyo 114111111—9
Schutt, Gardner, Paul and Gore diy. first, Apgar, Mattice and
Rock worth div. second, Goggin, Collins, Stockwell and Mosher
third, Tee Kay and Porter fourth. ‘
Third event, walking mel 9 singles, ties diy.:
ANDER Toe ene unslaeg li1olii—8 Stockwell........ y.+«-111010001—5
Sebitterry sss con 101101101—6 _Mattice......... wae O1LU11110—6
A Letom it: baa hes ERR eS 1101110—-% Collins............... .111111011—6
GarGner. 247,<--7-0.2 111111)1—9 1 Porter................ QOOLOW.
GOgRIN...-.es0+s ey e+ pL l110110—7 ~Roekworth, -.......+. 110011111—7
Mosher. .-. 2 ,e..0, 27 LLIDIIII—9 Gove... 0... estas 111111110—8
Paul..... ...-. ... ., J1v0L1011—6 ;
Fourth event, 12 singles, ties diy.:
ADRAT fi te ce eee 11111 1I—11 Schutt . .......,. IW 1—12
TeORK ays... g 0101U1011111— 9 Beach.,....... ... 11101011171—10
Gollimsino. en 1101111710110 _Rockworth... ... 1113 1011101—i1
Gardner... ....... WAMINT1—142 “Dunn............. 1011001110w.
Mosher........-...11J011111111—11 Mattice....... ... 1000L0101011— 6
biel 101111111010 Valentine ........111311011111—11
1OLN001100W. = Gove... esc ccc... T11110101110— 9
Fifth event, 9 singles:
ean eee we IW1101I—8_-«“Sehult....,..,.. . ...110101111—7
- .«++, 110111100—6 Gardner....... ert 111110111—8
oar ae 2 OY 111111111—9 Valilentine.... ........110100111—6
RSS he aes 110111001—7 Gove..... .....,....,-1011117711—8
Se arr one Ere or 110011111—8 Towsley........,.,.,.,010111001i—5
FP BGP B Te tcccmcmnecer a: 1ONWI0I—7_-—« Paul........ 0... 111010110—6
BOACH ITE Sires iesiy exe WI0—8 ~Rockworth..... ,....11011100]—6
Collins first, Beach and Gove diy. second, third divided,
Sixth event, 6 singles: ;
Gollins sine areadaasheee A OGHO Ree eee ee aeres bere 1OUU—5
Goggin........... Pe Bd 1111-6 ~Gardner...... of Ak 01110i—4
Pee Hai vee. s ved seem ens 11111—6 Rockworth.,.......,..., W1t1—6
Gehullty eo acise shaeeyeey 11111—6 YValentine................ 101100—4
QGunningham........ -.. 111100—4 "Towsley.,........-.-.-.6 110110—+4
BEACH. ous ews eae bes TOU —Sie Pathe ela ole 101101—4
ADEA iio tse eee ee Gavia ee -..111110—5
e
Goggin and Schult first, Collins and Gove second, third diy.,
Valentine fourth.
First sweep, 9 birds: Tee Kay 5, Apgar 9, Stockwell 6, Schutt 8,
Gardner 8. Ransom 8, Cunningham 4, Porter 6, Gove 8, Becker 6,
Goggin 8, Mattice 4, Collins 6, Rockworth 9, Paul 8 Apgar and
Rockworth first, Schutt and Goggin second, Porter and Collins
third, Tee Kay fourth.
Second sweep, 9 birds: Gove7, Tee Kay 7, Schutt 7, Collins 5,
Gardner 8, Cunningham 6, Rockworth 9, Becker 7. Stockwell 7.
Mosher 6, Apgar 9, Paul 8, Rockworth and Apgar first, Gardner
rete news second, Tee Kay third, Cunningham and Mosher
ourth.
Third sweep, 9 birds: Gove 7, Stockwell 7, Tee Kay 5, Gardner 7,
Schutt 7, Rockworth 7, Collins 7, Cunningham 4, Beach 6, Pail 6,
Becker 7, Apgar 8 Apgar first, Rockworth and Collins second,
Beach and Paul third, Tee Kay fourth,
Fourth sweep, 5 pairs: Apgar 10, Collins 9, Tee Kay 6, Goggin 9,
Beach 8, Valentine 7, Gardner 9, Schutt 8, Rockworth 6, Paul 8,
Gove 10. Apgar and Gove first, Collins, Goggin and Gardner
second, Beach, Schutt and Paul third. Tur Kay.
’
CANADIAN TRAP NOTES..
ONTREAL, April 6.—There was quite a crowd present at the
rod competition on the Montreal Gun Club grounds to-day,
but only seven contestants puf in an appearance. However, the
seven had their work cut out for them with the new birds and
traps, The Keystone and Hamilton traps were on trial, and they
both were a @eclared a decided improvement. Mr. Alexander
won the first Wen on the rod with a score of 10. It must be won
twice by any competitor before becoming his property, The
donor arranged the handicap,and the conditions called for 24
birds thrown from a Keystone trap, Following is thescore! Fish-
ing rod competition at 24 birds, A. G, Welsh scorer, A, Rudolf
referee:
Alaxanter: (1S) pe poeta seis yet: ho hae 110000110010001011010100—i0
VFAOSG OTD) ioe cs-. liteeieee came ese. cul, ee 011011010110011000010000— 5
DA Taha? Noe ABBE AH AG BAS e BASEBAND oui al 010110101 000000000000011— 7
Bare ra(spisd. adiccitieeiis -tasincnt cea a 001100000010010000110000— 6
BTAINELCI LS): chee cee mL eel ek cea +» »+L00011110111000000060010— 49
CUOWICUN(ZO tae voce Ueeronteraeneeek eek Cae y 001001100000001010011010— 8
ILS RAV ALG CC) Rae GRRARAAR EN GGA oh, 001001.000001000010011010— 7
Toroyro, April 12.—The Stanley and West Toronto Junction
Gun clubs’ return shooting match took place on McDowell &
Co.’s grounds this afternoon, in the presence of a large number
of sportsmen. The scores, as will be seen below, are not up to
the average, notwithstanding the remarkably fine day for shoot-
ing. This isthe second time the West Toronto Club has met
defeat at the hands of the young Stanley Club. The scores are:
Stanley, _ West Toronto Junction.
W Heatherington.,.,.--.. 16 # Dollery.......... 56 16
Gikcomipterr werk sss eel Bs W pore SR ata 14
W Felstead.....2..2.2.-.24 16 D Black 14
T Sawden, Sr...--;.:.-...- 16 D Walton 13
W McDowell. 15 A White. 18
Giiorleyor teen as atone 15 P Wakefield. .-12
J, Rices oe. 25 5 ss0s25 525222518 Bica wee -.12
HN Malletinies2. 2. 12 8 Crow... pall!
J Mitchellen ft. 2.1t. a. i W Smith 8
Sawdens i eta bes Use SEIntOyLs. Cees 7—120
Toronro, April 13.—The Stanley Gun Club shoot for the hand-
some gun presented by W. McDowall & Co., took place on the
latter’s grounds this afternoon. The men were handicapped and
the shooting in some instances was away down. Mr. F. Sawden,
Jr., the youngest member of the club, and who promises to de-
velop into a first-class shot,is the first to capture the trophy,
with the score of 22 out of 25. The scores were: Ff, Sawden, Jr. 22,
W. McDowell 20, 8. White 19, J. Mitchell 18, C. Kemp 17, J. Rice
li, W. Felstead 15, 8. MeClnre 14, T. Bennett 18, W. Emond 12, T.
8. Baylesll. Half a dozen sweepstakes were also shot.
Orrawa, April 12.—_In a cold, gusty north wind, which made
the clays travel like a streak, the match between Dr. Martin and
George White on one side, and A, H. Throop and J. Deslauriers
on the other, at 100 birds a side (50 each man), took place to-day
at the Rideau range. Some very tall shooting was expected, bu
tho weather conditions kept the score dawn and the result wast
Martin 38, White 40, total 78; Throop 36, Deslauriers 38, total 74.
OrraAwa, April 8.—The annual meeting of the Ottawa Rifle Club
was held here this evening. large number of members were
present, and the prospects for the coming season gratifying. The
main portion of business was left to a meeting of the managing
committee to be held shortly. The election of officers resulted as
follows: Pres., Major H, F. Perley; First. Vice-Pres,, Dr, Geo.
Hutchinson; Second Vice-Pres,, Capt. Maynard Rogers; Hon.
Sec’y-Treas., E. D, Sutherland: Auditors, J.D. Holbrook and L,
C. Gooding; Committee of Management, Major Wright, Capt.
Grey and J. P. Nutting, The opening matches will commence
about the 20th inst,
Woopstock, April 9.—Last night a gun club was formed under
the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Association. The officers
elected were: Pres., J. E. Thompson; Vice-Pres., 8. Woodroofe;
Sec., W. G. Clarke; Treas,, W. H. Martin; Capt.. Geo. Harwood;
Managing Committee, D.S. Kendall, A. L. Way and James A.
Sutherland. Everything points to a large and flourishing club,
which will be run in connection with the Woodstock Amateur
Te Association. The initiatory shoot will be held on Good
riday-
The Oil Springs Gun Club reorganized last week with the fol-
jowing omeerst Pres., J. Moore; Treas., R. Whittaker; Sec., L. A.
opeland,
BROOKLYN, April 12.- The regular monthly shoot of the Park-
way Rod and Gun Club took place to-day at the Old Mill Land-
ing. The contest was for the club badge, Good sbooting was the
order of the day, no Jess than six members killing their first five
birds straight. The tie was shot off at four birds each, W.-
Levens killing his four straight and won the medal. Score:
John Fensch........--.., SLOLT = chieale Cas ae leit ate aly <5 4 urn te 10111—4
D Van Wicklen..-.. -.... O0lw—1 H Brammell,.,,......... 01111—4
James Bennett .......,.. 10/11—4 H Van Wicklen.......... 11111—a
BE Helgans ..-.... -..--- Wii—b ~“E Bhrichs................ 10100—2
Jim Savage.............. AMM—5 Phillip Kohl.,., ........ 1111J—5
H Selover......-....-.--..10l01—8 G Schiellein... .......... 0L100—2
Emil Schiellein..........0011/—3 H G@ Steinheuser........ -11011—4
E Schiller.........-......1/01—5 EJ Steinheuser.......... 10100—2
August Lehman.......,- OMI “Weilbeyens, 7) hf ee 11111—5
R Phister .../:.-...2..-. UE al ee aa Cee ese ee ee 10110—3
BROOKLYN, April 12.—The attendance of members at the
oe monthly shoot of the Unknown Gun Club to-day was not
as large as usual, A pretty stiff breeze blowing across the ground
made the birds get away in a lively manner from the traps.
teen members competed for the club hadge and extra prizes, H.
Van Staden, 22yds,.and H. Knebel, Jr,, 27yds., killed 6 each and
tied for the first prize and medal. On the shoot-off H, Knebel,
Jr., won, killing 8 straight to his opponent's 2. G. Ellenhorst,
23yds., took the second prize and H. Vroome the third, Score:
Six-
H Lee PD. veseeee- es aeelOILON—5 Dr Hopkins (23) ....... QO011011—4
J Matthews (24)... 0010100—2 O Hillmer (25)..........0100101—3.
E Vroome (25)... 1000111—4 A Knebel, Jr (27), - O11 —6
W Skidmore (25). . 1000110—3 © Plate (25)....... .0900011—2
, H Ransom (23)..... 1001010—3 A Hass (2h). ... 10 v001—2
W Gilman (28).. 1011010—4 D Monsees (26).. -1101H110—5
H Van Staden (23) -OULU11—6 +~C Simmons (24)......... Q101T10—4
+O Ring (22).--. 0... .0001110—3 G Ellenhorst (23)... ...1111010—5
After the shoot a sweepstakes was shot off, with G. Ellenhorst
! the winner. :
MINNEAPOLIS, April 11.—The Minneapolis Gun Olub held its
usual weekly badge and® sweepstake shoot to-day out on its
grounds at Bloomington avenue and Thirty-eighth street. whers
they have decided to remain for the present, and not go to the
grounds midway between the cities as at first intended. The
street car strike, which both cities have on their hands, made the:
different shoofers “rustle,” especially those from St. Pan, but all
got there and had a splendid afternoon's sport. The wind was
strong and gusty, but some fine scores were made, Next Thurs-
day the club has its monthly all-day tournament, and they are
usually successful, Messrs. “Holt,” et “Chantler,” Forbes
and Skinner were present from St, Paul. The St, Paul Gun Clu
shoots each Saturday, and many Minneapolis sportsmien attend,
so all get plenty of practice for the coming tournament, Follow-
ing are the scores: .
First event, 10 single peorias, 18yds. rise, $1 entrance: Murphy
6, Dunn 5, Shott 5, Kennedy 7, Lawrence 6, Holt 7, Goosman 6,
Chantler 8, Forbes 7, Wiegand 8 Cutter 10, Dalton 7, Warwick 7,
Griffin 5, Fox 6, Cutter first, Chantler and Wiegand second, Holt,
Dalton and Warwick third, Murphy 4.
Second event, 6 single and 2 pairs peorias: Dunn 6, Shott 9,
Kennedy 6, Lawrence 8, Holt 7, Murphy 8, Goosman 6, Chantler
10, Forbes 4, Skinner 6, Brady 7, Dalton 7, Fox 6, Warwick '. Grif.
fin 4, Marshall 3, Boardman 5. Ensign 9, Cutter 8, Cummings 3,
Nicholson 7, Jacoby_0, Latz 5, Stokes 5. Chantler first, second
and third divided, Nicholson fourth.
Third event. 10 single and 5 pairs Peorias, 5 screened traps, en-
trance $1.50, club badge shoot:
SkINVErs ae etree eee 1111111101 = 10 11. «11 «10 10—16
Ta tOn: ewes assez incr. ic Seo es Luce 1111011111 11 11 10 10 11—17
eG auaksys omen ee ie GB roe As sey BMS ee 1100101111 0010 11 01 11-18
TOR tse era a ee eel 0001711710 =~: 10:00 10 10 19—11
phepperd Bue Seo ae SECS may 0011100100 =11 OL 01 10 1i—11
Marshall... 24..45... atts see veee eee llTIIII01 = 00:11. 10 10 10—15
LOE: Ue Era ayes os veers He ee ne Bone a lh W10111111_—Ss U1. «11 «10 11 11—18
SHoitspart peter he ce eee eee 1001001001 «=910 10 11 10 1i—11
NVWEDE WACK. poe ree tha caer ele 1101111111 11 11 11 00 01—16
NE GH OIRO typ ens Mitac niin oo ey 1301110111 += 00 10 10-00 10—11
Morse... ... .. acral) ee eT. aan, OWT 111011 il 10—17
SITE DHE Pp inpenee see ir ime ae, ».. 1001117111 = 11 11:11:10 01-16
13 Oh eerie ee Pe Pry arco es WS CURIM TNE Tuan k nal cee sy,
Cummings.....,--..-. --.:.-..--...-. 0001101110 10 11 10 10 10-11
(irili7 Sites 2. even ea pee ere O1OU111T1 = 11 « 10 10 11 1116
Stpkes pb Bana arenp ace stienets eos: ee OUIION = 1111 11 01 1-417
TWHORCAL.. esse open pasteue elt eee Ot Tone ea
Osmer,:...::. hoe Set. 6 eae es 0110111101 1010 11 10 00—12
TOUR cre tapers caer qerigie te) rer ped 0111100110 11 10 11 11 10—14
Cnpiter be eee abe cade UES Hane ee 0011111111 11 10 10 00 10—14
AB po ee ne eh reac rea horses! 1110171111 = 1: 30 D1 11 1178 |
Ro udelineeEP eA clr hye ee PE pa bsg a 1110111110 = 1:10: 10 10 10=15
Vat Sa itissits sn te :,-....1011000101 11 11 10 11 10-43
Goosman......., .-...-.:0111101110 ~=— 01:10:10 10 10—13
Holt first, Ensign second and badge (senior) on shoot-off, fies on
17 and 16 diyided, Warwick wins junior bange. r-
“Tribune” badge shoot, 9 singles and 3 pair Peorias, IS8and l5yds.;
1.50 entrance: Dunn 11, Brady 11, Ensign 8. Dalton 12, Lawrence
8, Shott 9, Skinner 12, Latz 10, Chantler 18, Forbes 10, Morse 13,
Griffin 8, Kennedy 14, Warwick 9, Pratt 9. Marshall 10, Cummings
18, Stokes 14, Holt 11, Cutter 15, Murphy 8, Gooseman 11. Ctitter
Wins badge and first monéy.. _ j
Fifth event, sweepstake, 10 single Peorias: Murphy 7, Dalton 8,
Brady 6, Skinner 6, Lawrence 5, Dunn 3, Fox 4, Baugs 9, Kennedy
7, Cutter 8, Ensign 8, Holt 9, Chantler 8, Forbes 7. All ties div.
NEWARK, N. J.—The winter season of ihe South Side Gun
Club, which has just closed, was one of the liveliest in the history
of the club, and the shooting was far above that of previous
years. On the first, second and third Saturday of each month
each member shot at 15 singles and 5 pairs ot bluerocks, the same
number of clay-pigeons and the same number of bats, making 45
singles and 15 pairs. The entry fee for bluerocks was 50 cents;
for clays 25 cents, to which the club added a like amount at the
end of the season; to bats 15 cents, with $25 added at the end of
the season. Each of these prizes was divided according to the
number of classes—one for those makin g 90 or better in their four
best scores of 25; one for those making 80 to 89; onefor those mak-
ing 70 to 79, and one for those making 60 to 69. The results, which
have just been figured up, are given in full, giving the class into
which each man landed and his four best scores at each of the
three targets:
Bluerocks, Clay Pigeons.
Class. Scores. Class. Scores.
RHBrientnall.90 22 23 2823-91 Brientnall...... 90 22 24 23°24 —94
JB Burnett ....80 2421 22 20—87 Hobart,......... 90 23 23 23 24—93
OVonLengerke 80 2221 2121—85 Beam......-....90 242223 22—91
W R Hobart... 80 2121 2121—84 White.,......... 90 2021 21 28—22
A White. ..:...- 80 2119 2021—S1 OVonLengerke80 2121 21 24—n7
Beams nesses. 2120 2119—81 Burnett ,.......80 2222 21 20—85
Bellman......-. 80 202020 21—81 Thomas., ._. -.. 80 20-21 21 22—84
Thomas......... 70 21191917—76 J HTerrill.. .. 70 182018 19—15
J H Terrill .-..- 70 182019 1%7—74 Orton......... 10 142017 21—72
DD Taylor,...,60 19161617—68 DD Taylor.....60 1916 16 18—69
Orton, 502.222: 60 151415 sees f ;
ats.
OVon Lengerke90 25 2526 25-100 Bollman...... +80 22 23 21 2889
Brientnall... ..90 2425 2425—98 White......... ..80 20:21 21 20—82
GAM eek sees 90: 2425 28 28—95 Orton....-......70 182119 19—77
Thomas...... 90 212224 25--92 D D Taylor.....60 151617 19—67
Hohart......... 80. 23 22 22 28—9)
The club also offered three premiums of $5 for the best consect-
tive 100 of each of the targets, and all of these preminms were
won ee H. Brientnall as follows;
luerocks. Olay-Pigeons. Bats.
21 23 23 20—87 22 24 22 28—O1 28 24 25 24—05
WOODSIDE, L. L., April 9.—The North Side Gun Club held its
first average shoot for the year, running from April, 1889 to March,
1890, at its grounds to-day. Live birds were shot from 5 ground
traps, 80vds houndary, no back boundary:
Eberhardt (27)......... 1011-6 ~Tapken (28),........... 0101111—5
Manning (27)....... ... OM —s Dyon(2b)r) 4.5 Se 1101111—6
Witholz (26)........... OUNN—6 Blanch (22).......... -. 0011011—4
ARO Web ice olds Fueranre OLU11—6 Chevallier (?4),......... hiin—7
IB TISROLIN CO) eee eaeas oe ON0II—5 Grau (25) 2.2... 1110001—4
Bohmeke (24)........... 1100100—8_ “Mayer (23)............. 1110011—5
Rinkbori(25) e007 1111110—6
April 12.—The Manhattan Gun Club held its regular shoot to-
day, 10 live birds, Manhattan Gun Club rules:
Lambreeht.......... 0001111010—6 Maisenholder....... 1101110000—5
Baeble wee tc. 1000001110—4 Gennerich.......... .1110010110—6
Hoffmann.,....-.....0011111911—6 Breitkopf...........: 0000100001—z2
Lichtenberger...... 1111110011-8
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylyania, April 6.—The following are the
individual scores made by 11 out of 20 members of the Bryn
Mawr Gun and Rifle Club at their first club shoot, 20 bluerocks
each, 18yds. rise: H. W. Barrett 3, M. M. Litzenburg 2, H. J.
McClellan 6, Joseph Hamilton 4, J. J. Kerrigan 7, F. H. Shank 12,
Chris. Moore 7, David Harmer, Jr., 7, Wm. Soley 5, H. A. Albert-
son 1, Wm. Hilyard 2.
BROOKLYN, N. Y., April 10.—The Coney Island Rod and Gun
Club held a shoot at live birds at Woodlawn Park, Gravesend,
this afternoon. The weather was very pleasant, and the club
house on the shooting grounds was consequently crowded with
marksmen and their friends. If the bir..s had been a good lot
the conditions could not have been better. Twenty-four shooters
took part in the Blattmacher medal and fiye extra prizes, Three
of the marksmen, FE. Sangum, H. P. Donelly and I. McKane killed
their 7 birds straight. In the shoot-off at three brids, Donelly
and MeKane each missing a bird. Wiye tied for second place on
six birds, F. Lanher winning the shoot-off on three dead birds.
Dr. Northridge took third money on eight out of a possible ten
birds against four competitors. Captain Meyer and W. A. Stuart
killed thirteen birds each before they could agree to divide the -
fourth prize, C. Detleffsen, who was tie with them, having missed.
H. Blattmacher won fifth prize. H. McLaughlin acted as referee
and ©. H. Dellar as scorer.
SQUIRES’S GUN SHOP FIRE—On Thursday morning last a fire
broke out in a shoe shop below the gun store of Henry C, Squires,
No. 176 Broadway. Two fire alarms brought a lot of engines rat-
tling down Broadway, and the firemen dashed into the basement
to fight the fire. But it had got too good a start, and shortly after
their arrival there was a big eg in Squires’s store, and the
big plate glass of the show winaows were blown into the street,
scattering the crowd of early workers who had gathered in front
of the building. In Squires’s store there wasa spring stock of
guns, fishing tackle and sporting goods, valued by Mr. Squires at
60,000. There were cartridges and packages of powder in flat tin
xes in the rear of the store. The cartridges went off like fire-
crackers, but the gunpowder in the caus withstood the heat. The
explosion was caused by the ignition of a volume of gas thai had
escaped from the hroken gas fixtures. Mr. Squires spent the whole
of the forenoon emptying water out of the barrels of his imported
guns. He is insured for $50.000, but he says that that will hardly
cover his loss, which it is difficult to estimate. *
| EATON, N, ¥.—There isa club here which is busy at practice,
| put as yet quite a few of the birds get away.
Aprit 18, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
WHLOINGTON, Mass,, April 10—Thete wasa big attendance
of shotgun experts at the grounds of the Boston Club to-day.
The wind was strong and variable, but notwithstanding this some
excellent scoring was made in the sixteen events at ligowskys,
Peoriasandmacombers. The thirteenth and fourteenth events
comprised the team mateh for the Boston Gun Club prizes. The
Boston Gun Club team, No, 1, took first with a score of 41, the
Wellington second with do the Independent, No. 1, third, with 87,
the East Boston Gun Club fourth with ab. The tenth, eleventh
and twelfth matches weve for the individual Bangs prizes: W.
Kirkwood first, Jones second, North and Thomas third, Rh. Eb.
Whittle, D, Kirkwood and Adams fourth, Whitcomb, Field and
Johnson fifth, Stone sixth, Leon, Piper, West, Hdward, Newton,
Gay and Wild seventh, Hart eighth.
NOTICE TO SPORTSMEN OF NEW JERSEY.—A meeting of
delegates [rom all phe gun clubs of New Jersey will be held in
Newark, N.J., April 24, 062 P.M,,atG. Munjer’s, 842 Broad street,
for the purpose of reorganizing the New Jersey State Sportsmen's
Assoviation, to fix date and place to hold the State shoot, and to
transact any other business of importance that may be brought
before the meeting. It is earnestly hoped that a full attendance
will be present and that all elubs will consider this a notice to
attetid, as the secretary may not have the address of all clubs.
By order of the President.
DUNELLEN, N, J.—T he Middlesex Gun Club will give a grand
day’s entertainment on their grounds here on Centennial Day,
April 80. There will be opan sweepstakes all day at liye and in-
animate targets. In the afternoon a guaranteed purse of $150 is
Bees a 15 liye birds each, $15 entrance, which no doubt will
0 $300.
WELLINGTON, Mass,, April 13.—There was good attendance
at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day, and seyeral good
scores were Made in the several matches, In the match for the
filyer pitcher Stanton was first with14. Fifteen sweepstakcs
were shot. The team match between the Harvards and the Wel-
lingtons resulted in the latter winning by a score of 104 to 56,
INDIANA.—The third annual tournament of the Crown Point
Gun Club, at Crown Point, Indiana, will be held Thursday and
Friday, April 15 and 19, 18880, Bluerock and Keystone targets
will be used. Professionals barred, Loyd’s system of dividing
purses will be introduced, and, it satisfactory, will be adopted,
BERLIN, N. J.—At the annual meeting of the Berlin Rod and
Gun Club the following gentlement were elected officers for the
ensuing yeaT: Chas. 1. Wooster, President, reélected; Wm, H.
Woreross, Vice-President; J. Wright, Secretary, reélected; B. VW.
Bennett, ‘Treasurer, reélected; J. Wright Captain, reélected;
Board of Directors—Capt, Leyi Collins, L. Kammer, A. Wright,
OAKLEY.—Amnnie Oakley took a flying trip from Pine Brook to
Reading, Pa., on Thursday last,and on Priday, April 12, shot a
live-bird match with Frank Kleintz, of that place, at 50 birds
each, Hurlingham rules,and ?4yds. rise and 25yds. boundary.
Hach killed 45 birds, and they were lively birds, too. Counting
the birds falling dead within the usual bounds of 80yds., they
would have tied again on 47 birds. The match was for $100,
DEXTER PARK, L. L., April11.—The Acme Gun Club assem-
bled at Dexter Park, on the Jamaica {sland road, and the mem-
bers tried their skill at breaking bluerocks, J, Short and C,
Wissel managed to break 15 out of 20, making the highest scores,
Short won the shoot-oif, breaking 8 aeranehs Wissel missing his
eighth target, The second prize tell to M. Sehlotter, who broke
14 and misged §.
A TEAM MATOH,.—Dnuring the Him Grove Gun Club shoot at
Albany last week a match was made, to be shot the latter part of
June, between Gore and Gardner of Albany, and Apgar and Tee
Kay of New Jersey, 50 kingbirds each man, for $50 a side,
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-
lication in the currentissue,. It is particularly re-
quested that scores be sent us as early as possible.
Hachting.
CRUISE OF THE ORINDA.
BY W. H. WINSLOW, M.D.
[Oontinued fron. Page 248.)
Ww. towed in and anchored off the little village of Cutler about
8 P. M., gladdened by the sounds of voices and music and
the many lights ashore, and we were nof long getting things to
rights and supper over, The fog horn upon the island began to
blow soon and, when we looked out, the fog had shut down so
thick that we could not see the shore. If we were always getting
jnto scrapes we somehow got out of them, and “fortune fayors
the brave.” The crew went ashore while I wrote up my login the
warm and well lighted cabin, and nota ripple sounded around.
We dried clothing and sails next day, rowed around the harbor,
took BEpiee ry hic views of ship and shore, rambled over the hills
and enjoyed the bright sunny day and beautiful scenery. A sar-
dine factory, surrounded by grime, grease and nastiness, occupies
the middle shore of the village, and itis about the only industry
of the place, employing nearly all of the inhabitants in its vari-
ous departments. The sardines are taken in weirs all along the
coast, and are collected and carried to the different canning
places by smart little sloops. Some of these craft are of fine
model and very fast, and we often hada brush with them when
unloaded, Sardines are packed in cottonseed oil, but a few cans
for samples and visitors have olive oil of the best quality. I
wished a can direct trom a lot that was cooking, but was per-
suaded to také one from the office. he reason was plain, the
office supply was supplied with good olive oiled ones. any
herring are salted and smoked also, and we investigated the
whole fish business,
Little Riyertuns into the head of the harbor between high
wooded hills, and the harbor is surrounded by pigmy mountains
of great wildness and beauty; from their tops lovely views are
obtainable in every direction, and past the island that guards the
entrance Grand Menan is plainly visible. A s;ndicate of Western
capitalists own nearly all the available building sites around
Cutler; they have built a pretty hotel upon a hill overlooking the
sea, aud are engaged in erecting cottages and selling shares in the
stock company dia Wall street. This is the last good harbor
until Eastport is reached; it is sixteen miles away from the rail-
Toad, there is but oue mail by stage a day, and there is no regular
steamer. [L doubt if Cutler can ever become of any importance
either as a commercial center or summer resort, but that’s one
of those things no feliow can find out.’ Here one is a slave to the
tide, which runs between Maine and Grand Menan at the rate of
three or four knots an hour. Vessels go and come with it and
rarely start to stem it unless forced by fate or driven by a gale.
We hoped to leave next day, but were disgusted to find the wind
northeast and a heavy fog at6 A.M. The wind was stil! ahead
the next morning, but it was clear, and I determined to try to beat
up onthe flood and run back it necessary, rather than to spend
the whole fall trying to get to the eastward. It was necessary to
reach Lubec Narrows, twenty miles to windward, before the tide
turned, and we got under way at 6A, M., savage with the weather.
We crowded all sail, stood well over under the cliffs of Grand
Menan, got the full strength of the tide and had near pictures of
that wonderful island that stands guard over the Bay of Fundy,
surrounded by dense fogs, wild currents and treacherous reeis
that wreck so many vessels annually along its almost harborless
shores. It rises several hundred feet almost perpendicularly from
the bold northern shore and is covered by trees that seem like a
lion's mane upon its hoary crest. Its southern end flattens a little
tor Southwest Head Lighthouse and Seal Harbor, and a shelf
below its northern head is just large enough for the keever’s
house and the Bishop Head Light. West Quoddy Head and light-
house stand opposite upon the main, and the famous and danger-
ous Lubec Narrows separates Maine from the lower and fairer
land of Campo Bello. pis
We had several contests with sloops and schooners along Grand
Menan, and followed their courses within a stone’s throw of shore
several times. getting fine views of the palisade-like bluffs and
cliffs that towered aboye us as we went in stays for the off-shore
jeg. One smart little sloop held us a long race in and out, but we
gained on her steadily and should haye soon passed her had she
not suddenly kept off and ran through a little gap in the island
and came to anchor inside a breakwater of logs and sand that
helped to make Dark Harbor. Thisis a singularly interestiag
little dunk hole, the only place of refuge upon the western side
of the island. A little way of the shore the breakwater seems
to be like all the rest off the shore line, but close observation
shows a ttle depression in the wall of the cliffs and a few build-
ings at their feet, On nearer view an opening like the mouth of
a tamal is seen just east of a fish house, having cobwork filled
with stones upon each side to keep the channel from filling up.
This entrance hasa bar which can only be crossed after two-
THE
; long,
thirds flood and not in a henv
sea, 80 that time, tide and weather
must be carefully calculate
if one wishes to cross at al), and
once in, though there is a safe snug harbor, good water and bean-
tiful scenery all atound, one must remain a prisoner until eyvery-
thing is favorable for going out. Of course no stranger should
try this difficult navigation, but I felt the daredevil spirit rise im
me and almost yielded to an impulse to follow my leader in, but,
Meringue would not second me and my anxiety to get on checked.
ay rashness. :
‘he eastern shore of Grand Menan is low and irregular; there
are several islands Yather near, forming channels and roadsteads
of tolerablé safety for large vessels with plenty of ground tackle,
and between and outside the islands aye lines of reefs and sharp
isolated rocks that make one cringe to look at them on the chart.
Lhad desired to circumnavigate Grand Menan, and held many
conversations with sailormen and pilots from the east side of the
island, They were unanimous in their statements of the many
dangers of coasting those shores; the discomforts, miseries and
perils of small craft tn the poor harbors; the treachery of currents,
winds and fogs, and the general undesirableness of such a cruise
in September except in a stexmer. I[ believed them, took advice
for once and gave up my pe noleied project.
The “Coast Pilot’ says; “Many dangerous ledges and shoals lie
in the entrance to this bay (Mundy) off Great Menan, and render
& hearer approach to that island, especially in thick weather,
very dangerous to strangers. The tidal current runs with great
velocity, and toe frequent changes of weather, the set and changes
of currents and the thick and long-continued fogs are apt to con-
found the seaman, however experienced he may be or however
good his judgment,”
So we turned away from Grand Menace and our next leg took
us by Sail Rock, where we were abje to pay off sheets and fly
past West Quoddy Head and light and Liberty Point, off Campo
Bello, N.B., fairly into Lubee Narrows two hours before the time
for high water, and saw in the west the clustered houses of
Lubec. We had beaten upon the flood and knew that the tide
began to run out of the Narrows about two hours before the ebb
teally began in Passamaquoddy Bay. The wind was now abeam
and we made a rapid run in, guided by the buoys and fish weirs
which extend to both edges of the channel upon the flats. Several
small craft passed out and, as we approached the town, we hailed
a boatman and asked about the tide. He said it had been running
out about half an hour. This made us anxious, because it is next
to impossible to pass the Narrows after the tide has gained full
foree. Indeed, as we looked, a large lumber-loaded schooner that
had been hovering inside, payed off sheets and went back into
Friar’s Roads to go out the eastern way, afraid to trust her un-
gainly hulk to the ever strengthening tide with the light wind
blowing. Meringue was at home here, having fished in Qnoddy
many a year, and he directed my steering and said he thought he
could make it because of our sharp body and fair wind, “If we
fail,” said he, “we will be forced ont into the lower roads and be
obliged to anchor for the night.” We knew the roads weré terri-
ble in easterly gales, the wind was northeast still and the sky
looked unpromising. We kept on, struck the tide end on in the
Narrows proper and almost stopped, but, by favorable pufl's and
careful steering fo prevent cutting and sheering, we gathered
momentum and steadily forced the yacht, against the rushing,
rippling tide until we passed a buoy above Lubec, where the
Narrows widened out into Friars Roads and the broader Passa-
maquoddy. : ; , er
“The entrance is a mile wide and diminishes gradually until at
the Narrows, two miles and a half above, it is only about an
eighth of a mile wide. Itis full of shoals, and ‘strangers should
not attempt it without a pilot.”
“The Narrows are formed by a narrow passage about 900yds.
which leads between Lubee Neck on the west and the shore
of Campo Bello on the east, and thence between Pope's Folly and
Dudley Island and Treat’s Island and Friar’s Head into Priar’s
Road and Quoddy Bay. The whole distance from the entrance
to Hastport 18 five miles,”
We got in by a close shave, and were the last craft that entered
that tide, and went flying along before a heavier breeze to see the
beautiful shores and to inspect the great fleet of Quoddy fishin
boats that were fishing on therip tothe east of Hastport. “At
last,’’ I cried, *we are here! Now we will do up this region and
start homeward.” I remember coming to Hastportfrom the east-
ward once in the magnificent steamer State of Maine, and being
ereatly surprised, as we came through the islands and entered the
great bay, av a fleet of boats that reminded me of a great flock of
birds bunched together and flitting around in a lively manner. I
supposed they were pleasure boats then, because they were all
under way and I knew Campo Bello was near. Now, we knew
they were the famous Quoddy fishing boats and were going to take
a leisurely look at them. ’
We were really in Hastport Harbor, having come in by the
southern entrance, the main entrance being further to the east.
ward between East Quoddy and Deer Island, and in the southern
end of Passamaquoddy Bay, This body of water lies between
New Brunswick and Maine, is long, deep and irregular in shape,
includes trib tary bays,-harbors and coves, and receives the
waters of Cobscook, Pembroke, St. Croix and other smaller rivers.
The lovely town of Lubec covers a rounded hill, and its houses
and gardens rise one above the other until they surround a pretty
church with steeple perched upon the very top. Pope’s Folly and
Dudley and Treat Islands lie to the northwest, and are rocky,
precipitous, slightly wooded and partly cultivated, and look very
pretty from all sides. A little U.S. battery, called Fort Sullivan,
with barracks and quarters, is located upon the southeastern
point of Treat’s Island among the trees and does not lessen its at-
tractions. A channel runs between them and Lubec, and opens
to the south into Johnson’s Bay, which is about amileand a quar-
ter broad, has good holding ground in three to seyen fathoms of
wuter and is much used as a rendezvous for vessels waiting for a
favorable wind to go out the Narrows. The entrances to Cobs-
cook Bay and Pembroke River are seen north of this, and, a little
eastward, ate Broad Cove, which is the only sate harbor of Hast-
ort, and the city of Eastport covering the hills of Moose Island.
Pevoud Pastport, one sees far up the St. Croix River; then come
Indian, Deer anda a number of other islands beyond to the east-
ward, presenting many charming bits of scenery, and boulders,
cliffs, trees, huts, boats and fishing paraphernalia in artistic yet
unstudied juxtapositions. ‘ .
The whole eastern shore of this bay is Campo Bello, extending
from Lubec to East Quoddy. A lighthouse and Mehollan Point
guard the see eet of the entrance to Lubec Narrows, then a
little cove with shingle beach makes in to give greater prominence
and grandeur to Friar’s Head, which stands out to the north, a
great perpendicular cliff crowned with verdure, trees, and a sum-
mer-house for the observation of the magnificent views in every
direction. An isolated, rocky column, bearing some resemblance
to a headless man, stands in the water at the base of the cliff, and
is called the Friar, It once had a head, but the canoneers of Fort
Sullivan knocked it off in target practice years ago, which ought
to have been a subject of international grievance. The stony
head is lost, but the Friar lives in the name of the grand cliff
that casts a shadow over the broken image far below. Once by
the Flead we were in Friar’s Bay, a great crescent-shaped cove a
mile long, terminated by Deer Point, which is covered by eyer-
green trees. The land rises quickly from the shore line and
Merges into a fine rolling agricultural country beyond. The shore
is one of the finest shingle beaches in the world. ound stones of
every size, from a pea toa cobbie, roll and rattle as the waves rush
shoreward and then recede, making peculiar music. The western
part of the shore is occupied by two fine buildings united by a
covered walk, and called Tyn-y-coed—house in the woods. It bas
a tennis court, billiard, ten pin and card rooms, andall the appur-
fenances of a first-class caravansary. The yiews trom its capa-
cioug piazzas are extraordinarily fine, and the driyes around this
island are said to be unsurpassed anywhere in America. Several
fine villas are located south of the hotel; several yachts were
hauled up behind the Head, and some pleasure boats were beat-
ing against the long wharf at the foot of the winding road that
led down from the hotel bank. :
A number of fish-curing houses and wharves are in the middle
of the cove, while at the eastern end there is quite a settlement,
including Owen’s -Hotel, the Canadian custom house, the U. 8.
Consul’s office,a few stores and a church. Steamers run from
Eastport, touching at the Tyn-y-coed landmg and Lubec every
hourin summer. Beyond Deer Island is Dunn’s Beach, ascattered
settlement of farms, fishermen’s houses and smoke houses upon
the shore. The rocky, rolling country extends over a mileto Bald
Head, a high rocky head with a few scragely firs upon its rough
scalp. Then a great indentation of the island between Bald Mead
and Windmill Point leads into Harbor-de-Lute, which is com-
pletely landlocked, very attractive and pretty around its shores,
and is much used by coasting vessels. East Quoddy, the great
landmark in entering Quoddy Bay trom the eastward, having a
good lighthouse upon its extreme point, lies two miles and a half
E.N.6. from Windmill Point, and the coast between is high,
rocky, well wooded, and has deep water closein. Campo Bello is
fair to look upon; its eastern shores are high and rocky; its
western, sloping, low and grassy, features which are seen in very
many of the islands along the coast, .
We fiew along down the shore, inspecting its many pointa of |
interest, until strengthening tide, stronger wind, heavier sea |
aud lower sun warned us to turn backward if we wished to see
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the fishermen and obtain a good anchorage before dark. ‘Tha
sail was one of the most enjoyable | had ever experienced, and
the pleasure was not lessened by what wesoon witnessed. We
hauled on the wind and tan toward the mainlaud below the flect
of boats, ihen ran past them slowly on the other tack and went
completely around them, sogering along with sheets off to see all
we could of the famous Quoddy fishermen. There were over fifty
boats tipon the rips, somé drifting with sails down, some head to
wind with sheets off, some trimmed flat and steered close fo the
wind, some broadside to wind with sheets off, some with main-
sheet flat and jib to windward, some beating up, some reaching
and some running rapidly down the flood, Some men were satis-
fied with theiv places and were baiting hooks, casting lines and
pulling them in; some were moving to keep away trom their
neighbors, and others were seeking more fuyorable ground. The
boats had two to five men each; one looked after the boat and the
others were busy with lines and fish. Meringue said they were
fishing on the rip,
“What is that?"
“Wishing on the drift.”
“What is that?” — Wi
“Hishing in the tide rips,” ;
This, I concluded, was fishing in the ripples formed by a strong
tide meeting another current at an angle, thus causing some agi-
tation of the waterand masking a sort of coneccntration of food
and a slower current, in which the fish could find more food and
Swim easier than in the fierce tide of other parts of the bay. This
reemied probable, because the great current of the St. Croix here
met the main current of the Roads just suuth of Deer Island, and
both went rushing onward to the ocean.
“That fellow is pulling in to look at his bait; he takes it easily.
That one next to bim has a fish, See howfast and steadily he
pulls; now he lifts him up; no, he haslost him. Did you sée the
limmer of his scales and the splash as he brokeaway? That
ellow in the stern has a rouger, See how he pulls, and he don't
get much line in, either, It's a pollock, They are bard pullers; a
haddock pulls easier, but a cod makes things lively and your
hands warm. Yes, there he lifts him in, a yard long, weighir
201bs, if an ounce. That's about as large as one gets here now; ti.
average is much smaller. AJ] Provincial boats; no Americans
allowed to fish here now. D—n shame! Right in front of Wast-
port, too, The line runs where you see that Wnelish cutter fast-
ened to that Government mooring, Didn’t used to be so when I
was down here. These boats are hummers; stand any weather,
and carry all theirrags ina gale of wind. Big cockpit, deck up
to a man’s chin; stand up in them and steer, Mighty gond to get
out of the spray and wind. Would fill, of course, but the sea has
ot to be humpy to get aboard, sartain. Never saw one filled.
Kinder V-shaped cross sections, too, but very beamy for length,
and sharp at both ends. Knock spots ont of many a yacht.
Could beat us all to pieces if they only had the wind. Want a
regular howler or they won't race. Always hunting fancy craft
like ours when they can.” ,
We watched and enjoyed the fishing greatly and saw a score or
more of fish caught, then payed off sheets for the run to anchor-
age off Eastport, ,
“Well, Meringue, I'll give your Quoddy boats a chance any
time. [know thése are stiff, able sea boats, but I believe a craft
built for speed like Orinda can outsai!l fhem.”’
“Better not; you'll get beaten. Vve had a good deal of ex-
perience with them and know they ave the fastest boats on the
coast,
“Well, we'll sae sometime,” said I.
There was a rakish looking sardine boat with heavy rig, a kind
renowned for speed above the Quoddy fishing boats, 100yds. ahead
of us; but she was well loaded with fish and sailing before the
wind. We caught up to her and passed upon the weather side,
and were rather amused to see the skipper and boy trim sheets
and try to get the most they could out of her to keep us from
passing. When we arrived within talking distance the skipper
eos *“T wish [ had this load out of her, ’d show you a thing or
bwo,
“Oh, no, [guess not. Iam not racing a loaded boat; only hap-
pened to be going the same way you are.”
This mortitied the fellow and he kept off for a landing, and we
ran further west and anchored in the cove beyond the steamboat
wharf. The “Coast Pilot” Baye of Hastport: “This commodious
and excellent harbor, ete.” Now there is only a broad roadstead
between Moose Island and Campo Bello, called Friar’s Roads.
The water is very deep, the tide is strong, and holding ground
poor. There are wharves with great slips between for vessels to
lie in when handling cargo, as they cannot lie at the heads of the
wharyes, or even in the roads, in N. 8. gales. The sea comes
right in from outside and has a full sweep alongshore, and vessels
at anchor or exposed must make sail and seek shelter at Weleh
Pool opposite, orin Broad Coye upon the south side of Moose
Island, which is the real harbor of Eastport. It is a deep, com-
modious, safe inlet, having excellent holding ground, and is easily
entered by strangers.
(TO BH CONTINUED.]
A COWARDLY PLEA.
hae New York Times puts into few words the whole argumént
in favor of the selection of Volunteer, ingenuously bringing
into full view those ugly points which others are trying to gloss
over by a plea of duty. It does not seem to occur to the Times
that Lord Dunrayen has takenit for granted that he will be fairly
treated as a matter of course by the N.Y.Y.C. If he had challenged
with a 90ft. yacht, knowing Volunteer to be 86tt., he would have
been accused of sharp practice and a desire to overreach the New
York Y, O., and now that he has challenged with a smaller yacht,
but in an active and vigorous class rather than one which is
obsolete he is called a fool for his pains. The Times says:
“At present the Thistle remains the champion British yacht,
and the Volunteer the champion American yacht. It is therefore
likely that the latter will agai be chosen to defend the Cup. It
is agreed among yachtsmen that any Lime allowance that is en-
forced anywhere does not really equalize a boat of the size of the
Volunteer and a boat of the size of the Valkyrie. The power of
the larger will give her an adyantage, differing according to the
conditions of weather, that cannot be fairly compensated by a
handicap. This, however, is not our affair. The owner and
designer of the Valkyrie were aware that they might have to
meet the Volunteer under the time allowances of the New York
club, If they preferred taking their chances with a smaller hoat
to building one of the same size they have no reason to complain.
“Tt does not appear, however, upon what their expectation of
winning the Cup can be based. The Volunteer will have to allow
the Valkyrie some thirteen minutes over a forty-mile course, and
the Volunteer will be her antagonist unless a. faster American
yacht appears in the meantime, Now, the Volunteer beat the
Thistle in one race 19m, 2334s., and in the other 11m. 4834s. The
average of the two detexats was thus something over fifteen
minutes. That is to say, the Volunteer would have had an even
Chance of retaining the Cup if she had allowed the Thistle
thirteen minutes in forty miles. Of the two races actually sailed
the Volunteer would have won one and the Thistle the other
under that allowance. Jn order to have a fair prospect of win-
ning the Cup the Valkytie should, therefore, be able to sail on
eyen terms with the Thistle, a boat léft. Jonger on the water line,
and, moreoyer, the fastest British yacht that has ever been built,
“Tt seems very extrayagant to expect that the Valkyrie will
have any chance with the Volunteer. This is rather to be re-
gretted so far as our own yachting activity is concerned, since it
is unlikely that many American yacbtsmen will take the trouble
of attempting to build 70ft. yachts to which the Volunteer cannot
give a minute in three miles. The task is difficult, and, so far as
the defense of the Cup is concerned, will appear to be useless
unless the trials of the Valkyrie indicate that she is a 70ft, yacht
of that character.”
ANOTHER REVISION NEEDED.
1 he: is a wonder that no comment has_been made on the thought-
less and inconsiderate conduct of Lord Dunraven in troubling
the New York Y. ©. with sucha trivial matter as a challenge for
the America’s Cup at a season like this, when Com, Gerry's time
is so fully taken up with the coming Centennial celebration, in
which he will play a prominent part afloat and ashore, nde
snch circumstances the least the challenger could do would be ta
hold his challenge until the ceremonies were over, if not to post-
pone it for another year. We would suggest that the Cup he im-
Mediately returned to the “suryiying donor” and that he be
instructed to redonate it to the New York Y, OC. under a fourth
final deed of gift,in which all challenges should be prohibited
at any times When the Commodore of the New York Y. C. shall
be engaged in important ceremonies like that over which New
York is now preparing to go wild.
SEAWANHAKA C. Y, C.—At the mecting on April 13 the
amendments published last week were adopted, with the exrep-
tion that one professional is allowed in the 35 and 80ft. classes,
aud that the length of head yard on spinakers is limited to one
twentieth of the loadline,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
{APRIL 18, 1889,
VALKYRIE AND THE CUP.
Ge name of Lord Dunraven's new cutter suggusts forcibly
the story of the Nibelnne’s Ring, about which Wagner has
woven his Marvelous poetry and music, and the lesson of the
Ting is one that yachtsmen will do well fo study to-day. The
legend in_brief relates the theft of the Rhinegold from the
nymphs that guard it, the working of the gold into a ring by
the thief, from whom it is m turn stolen, only to be the cause of
crime and misfortune to each who in succession wrongfully pos-
Sesses it. Under the fluence of the curse, the pure gold, applied
to improper ends, brings evil to all who strive to possess if un-
lawfully, wreaking a fearful yengeance, until restored to its
rightful owners. By the action of the New York Y.C.two years
since, confirmed again in the unfair decision of last week, the
Cup has been diverted from its high office as “a challenge cup
for friendly competition between foreign countries,” and already
the effect of this action is seen in the eagerness to keep the Cup
by any means, rafher than to risk itin a fair race.
When yachtsmen who are recognized as leaders openly declare
that the defense of the America’s Cup is not a matter of sport,
but of business, and, in accordance with this view, advise a course
which they admit is unfair, it looks as though the avaricious
spirit of the last deed was bearing fruit of its own kind, and
preparing the Way for 4 national disgrace. Ti present counsels
prevail, and the Cup be held by force rather than fair sailing, it
many be depended on to work a curse as certain and sure as that
of the ring.
WHO MADE THE RULE?
HE adherents of Volunteer are pointing to the first clause of
Rule L. of the New York Y, C, in support of their claim that
the regular racing Classes of the club shall not be recognized in
the America’s Cup contests. The clause in question precedes the
list of classes, and reads: ‘Yor club races yachts shall be diyided
into classes as_ follows, but this classification shall not apply to
races for any challenge cups held_by or belonging to the clib.”
There might be some weight in this if it were an old rule of the
club, made without regard to the present case; but the fact is,
that it was but recently passed, and isa parf_ and parcel of the
general scheme to revise the deed of gift and limit all cup races
to a special class, Nothing of the kind was found in the rules
until the last two years. Its force, too, is impaired by the intro-
ductory article of the racing rnles, which says: “The following
racing rules shall govern all the races of the club, and any race
sailed under its auspices, unless otherwise specified belween the
parties making lherace.” Im view of the clear and explicit word-
ing of this clause,and the fact that it applies to all the rules
which follow it, the first quoted clause of Rule I. is evidently an
afterthought, and it would be a very nice point to prove that it
is not invalidated by the preceding section.
1870—1i1889.
ez proper study of mankind is man, and those who would
study the man of to-day cannot do so more thoroughly than
by looking back at the actions of his predecessor of a generation
ago; times change and men may change with them, but human
nature is pretty much the same to-day as yesterday where self-
interest is concerned, We are moved to these remarks by a look
into some old papers of 1870, in which the doings of the New York
Y. C. at the time of the first challenge for the Cup are set forth in
bold type, and where is found a striking parallel between the
situation at that time and that which prevails to-day. Then as
now yachtsmen were divided over a question of fair play on the
one hand and the certain retention of the Cup on the other; then,
as now, the New York ¥Y. C., through its officers and as a body
was trying to do a mean and unsportsmanlike action, knowing i
to be so, and was looking everywhere for something to help it out.
Then, as now, men were impelled solely by a strong sense of duty,
ag trustees of the Cup, and attempts to discuss the matter openly
were stopped by the Gilberhan chorus:
“Tor duty, duty must be done,
The fact is plain to every one;
And painful though the task may be,
To shirk it, would be fiddle-dee-dee.”?
Then too the temporary holders of the Cup labored under the
delusion that they had a mortgage on it, that it was given solely
for the glorification of the New York Y, ©., and they were dis-
posed io make a faver of what they were compelled to grant asa
right. Then as now, there were some who were opposed to the
popular will, but, like to-day, only too few who had the backbone
to stand up aud say so in the face of general opposition, True
that comprehensive and mgenious fiction of the “surviving
donor” had not been invented in those dark ages, but there were
sea-lawyers then as well as now, and they did not all sail on the
Cambria either, " ’
It would be hard to find an intelligent yachtsmen in this en-
lightened day who would seriously contend that Valkyrie should
be compelled to sail one race over the club course against the en-
tire fleet, but such was the question oyet which opinion was
diyided in 1870, when it was proposed to race Cambria, the one
challenger, against as many yachts as desired to enter, and she
was actually compelled to sail against a fleet of twelve,
Some of the opinions then expressed would almost fit the case
to-day. “Deyoted Yachtsman,” presumably the late Mr, Edgar EK.
Holly, wrote as follows: “The America’s Cup, as it is called, is the
property of the New York Y. C,, they are the custodians of it. It
is undér the protection of the squadron [fastest yacht], and the
club should not be deprived of the possession of it except on the
defeat of the evitire squadron. [peerless Volunteer] by the foreign
yacht contending for it; then, and not until then, should the New
York Y. C. lose their title to the ownership of the trophy. I do
not think that the New York Yacht Club has the right io hazard
the loss of that Cup onthe performance of any single [70ft,] yacht.”
By replacing the words in italics by those afterthem in brackets,
the areument becomes identical with that advanced to-day,
In April, 1870, the eloquent Col, Stuart M. Taylor waved the
starry banner in “friendly rivalry” over the red ensign of Britain,
und expressed himself as follows: “There ave many who agree
with ‘Devated Yachtsman’ in his very sensible views over the
Queen’s Cup, and the yery heavy vote, 18 to 1, ayainst selecting
any single schooner [70tt. yacht] to contend with the British cham-
pion when she makes her appearance in our waters to do battle
for the America’s prize, recorded at the recent meeting of the
New York Club, speaks Goqhenty of the sentiment of the mem-
bers (the boat owners only voting), concerning our possession of
that valued trophy. It is looked upon justly, as those who
donated it intended it should be, as the property of the club, to
be defended against all comers by the entire fleet of schooners
[fastest yacht in the world]. fis future pepeeeron is not to be
hazarded to the switthess of any single Llike-sized] American
champion, and Mr. Ashbury [Lord Dunraven] has no right to
assume that it should be otherwise. The club has now very
properly decidedly that the guardianship of our Cup shall be lett
to the merits of the entire jleet of schooners[queen of the American
fleet] on the day that Mr. Ashbury (Lord Dunrayen] may be ready
to enter the Udmbria [Valkyrie] to compete for it. And how
much greater will be his rejoicing, and that of all Kneland, if
from the little squadron [8btt. Volunteer] he ean bear away single-
handed the laurels our own yachts snatched from fifteen British
vessels. Our terms are certainly not so very difficult, and as far
as precedent goes exceedingty fair,”
Tt is positively touching to see the same tender sodlicitude for
the feelings of Mr. Ashbury that many are expressing te-day for
Lord Dunraven, whojy ould not enjoy winning the Cup from
yachts of his class while Volunteer is in existence. Both of these
gentlemen knew at the time that what they termed a match was
simply a foregone conclusion, that by no possibility could GCam-
bria win over the New York course against twelve other yachts;
and in the same way every yachtsman knows to-day that what is
proposed is nota match buta certain retention of the Cup. In
addition to such opinions from yachtsmen the law was called on
to add its sanction, as in the case of the last deed of gift, and Mr.
William Peet favored the club with a letter showing that it. was
their bounden duty to make a match which every one realized
gave no more chance to the challenger than Valkyrie would haye
against Volunteer to-day, !
{t is interesting to know, however, that there was one man at
least in the New York Y. C. in 1870 who knew what was right and
was not afraid tosay so, At the meeting of the club when it was
finally decided to sail the whole fleet against the one Hnglish
yacht, when no dissenting Voice was raised, the Commodore, Mr.
Henry G. Stebbins, of the schooner Phantom, forced the question
to a vote, and put himself on record as the one man in the ¢lub
who favored fair play. The names of the eighteen who voted
against him are buried in the musty records of the club, and it
is not worth while to dig them up, bui braye Commodore Steb-
bins’s name remains, while the others are forgotten. The world
has grown better,, “she do move,” and in this day of grace not
one but two men have dared to speak out for fair play in the New
York Y.C. Though in a hopeless minority at the time, Commo-
dore Stebbins had to wait but one year before he found a full
vindication of his position 1n the consent of the elub to sail but
one yacht in any race against a challenger for {he Cup, and Messrs,
, hurrying
d’Oremieulx and Center may not have to wait even that long if
the many other members of the club who think with them in this
matter will only stiffen up their backbones a little and say out
real loud what they think, There were many who wanted to tio
years since when the new deed was put before the club, but only
one, whose voice is now silent forever, dared to question the
arbitrary methods of the executive,
The question of the fleet against one was not a whit more unfair
twenty years ago than that of Volunteer against Valkyrie is now;
and just as to-day no one would think of defending the former,
by to-morrow men will wonéer that they could ever have been so
unfair as to insist on a so-called match which they know can end in
but one way. There was a time, far back in the past of yachting.
when of necessity yachts of all sizes and rigs raced together.
The fleet was comparatively small in numbers, the vessels of all
sizes With 50 tew of one size that it would have been impossible
to establish fixed classes, and all must race together or not at all,
A rough sort of compensation was found, however, in the fact
that the smaller crait were often superior in model and equip-
ment to the larger, and thus through quality were enabled to
make up the disadvantage due to size. Such a state of affairs has
long since ceased to exist, the yachts of any one class willcompare
favorably with those of the others in quality, and the sole differ-
ence lies insizée. Thus far, however, the most successful attempts
to equalize this size by time allowance have proved very faulty.
and only of use when applied to yachts differing not more than £
or6ft. in length. This factis recognized as clearly by the New
York Y. OG. as by any yachting body in the world; and when the
club attempts to take advantage of such an accident (which it
proposes to remedy before next season if possible) to retain pos-
session of an international trophy intrusted temporarily to its
care, the time has come for every fair-mined American, in or out
of the club, to protest against such rank injustice, The task is a
thankless one at the time, men must incur a good deel of ill will
and gain no material advantage im return, and while there are
many in the New York Y, C. who have no better opinion of the last
deed of gift and the conduct of the present races than we have,
there are few who care to go into sucha battle for a principle.
By way of reassuring these doubting ones we would remind them
that the whole clumsy fabric, built up sinee the Thistle races, to
keep the America's Cup, is based on a shaky foundation, which
could be overturned in a moment by process of law, if such a
course was desirable; and that in any case if must collapse sooner
or later under that sense of fair play which we believe Lo be still
inherent in the American people.
TWO WEEKS WASTED.
W marked contrast to the delay which has characterized the
action of the New York Y.C. over Lord Dunrayen's challenge
is the very prompt manner in which the club shut off Mr. Sweet’s
challenge nearly two years since, In the present case, with a
challenge received at the end of March, there was. not a moment
to loge, and yet three weeks have been wasted and the club has
not yet come out openly with a declaration of what it proposes to
do. Im the case of Mr. Sweet’s challenge a whole year intervened
before a race could be sailed, and yet not a moment was lost in
through the illegal deed. of gift which prevented him
trom building. On Friday, Sept. 30, Mr. Sweet’s challenge was
written, and on Monday, Oct.3, a special meeting of the New
York Y, C. was held, nominally to arrange for a reception to Vice-
Com, Bell and a dinner to Messrs. Paine and Burgess, but actu-
ally to alter entirely the conditions governing the America’s Cup.
We have never been able to obtain a copyof the call for this
meeting, and cannot say whether or no the chief business for
which it was called—the alteration of the deed of gift—was men-
tioned in it, in accordance with Rule IIf, of the by-lays; but in
any case the legal limit of three days’notice (which does not
usually include Sunday) was pushed very hard in order to call a
meeting between Saturday morning and Monday night, Be this
as it may, the fact remains that the whole business of changing
the deed of sift was smuggled into the three days between Wriday
night, when Mr. Sweet’s challenge was written, and the follow-
ing Monday night. ‘ :
Tn Lord Dunraven’s case the challenge was received_on Friday,
March 29, and a meeting could have been called on Tuesday, at
which all preliminaries might haye been arranged, A simple in-
spection of the documents would show any intelligent man that
they were in pronse form, aformal challenge on behalf of the
Royal Yacht Squadron, represented by Lord Dunraven, and an
informal letter from that gentleman proposing a mutual agree-
ment of certain terms. There was not the slightest question of
accepting or declining the challenge, as the club had no option
but to accept it. Ifthe whole matter had been thrown open to
discussion at one meeting the main points could have been quickly
decided and the details left to a committees as in pravious cases;
but the management of the club did not care to risk such a course.
A week elapsed before a meeting was held, giving time to arrange
the necessary preliminaries, then the members were treated to
the reading of the challenge and accompanying documents, and
also to a ready-made resolution appointing an unnecessarycommnit-
tee, after which they were sent home. Another week was wasted,
nominally, in deciding whether the club would accept a challenge
which it had na power to reject, and then the members came
together to be told what every one knew, that the challenge was
perfectly legal and the club had accepted if. As to the great
question, the size of the defender, all discussion was prevented by,
Com, Gerry’s prompt ruling, and the matter wasnot suifered Lo go
betore the club, but was turned over to a committee which could
be trusted, P 3
Had it been so disposed the New York Y.C. could have for-
mally accepted Lord Dunrayen’s challenge on April 3, deciding
at the same time to mect him in a fair match, in which case it is
safe to say that at least four new yachts would be well under way
to-day, with six months’ time to complete and try them in.
The reason for the delay is only too plain. In order to keep the
G@up beyond hazard Volunteer is to be putagainst Valkyrie, whether
or no such a course is in accordance with the wishes of the
majority of the club, and in order to prevent any contretemps
witiels might spoil this plan it was necessary to arrange matters
yery caretully betore submitting it to an open meeting of the
club.
WHICH {8S IT?
re practical selection of Volunteer by the New York Y. CO, is
based on tle assumption that she is the fastest yacht in the
world. There is no doubt that she is a very fast yacht, but at the
same time there is room for doubt as to whether she is really
faster for her size than any 70-footer that could be built to beat
her, True she has beaten all the 70ft, class much more than her
allowance, but this of itself no more proves that she is very fast
than it does that the allowance is much too small, which latter is
known to be true, Judged from her sailing with all classes it is
probable that Volunteer is, as claimed, the fastest yacht in
America; but now she stands alone, with nothing of her class to
try her speed by or to improve her. If as might easily be the
case, half a dozen new seventies were built at once by Burgess,
Smith, Gardner and some of the “dark horses,” it is more than
likely that out, of the fleet of nine or ten boats, old and new, in-
cluding, Bedouin, Katrina, Shamrock and Titania, a far better
yacht than Volunteer would befound. Thechoice of Volunteer
Means a cessation of all efforts toward improvement, an ignoble
contentment with what we have, and stagnation in yacht build-
ing and racing, ending with a contest whose result is known in
adyance. The selection of the 70ft. class means work for design-
ers, builders, skippers and sailors, More racing, good sport, plenty
of money in yachting, and an ‘honorable race inthe end. The
gentlemen who kindly conduct the destinies of the New York Y.
CG, have decided for the former; will American yachtsmen indorse
their decision?
RATHER HARD ON THE CHALLENGER.
| Te Lord Dunraven had built a yacht of Volunteer's length he
would have been at once outbuilt by the defenders of the Cup;
if he had built a larger yacht he would have been accused of dis-
honesty and an attempt to oyerreach; and now that he has built
a yacht for the only live class of American singlestickers above
40ft., the men who propose to out-match him are calling him a
foo) for trusting in the honor and fairness of the New York Y.C.
Verily, the lot of a challenger for the America’s Cup is not a
happy one.
NEW 70O-FOOT YACHTS.
M& A. BE. BATEMAN, owner of Meteor, steam yacht, and Mx.
P. 8. Pearsall, owner of Banshee, cutter, have offered to
build a Y0ft. yacht intime for the trialvaces, heir offer was
made to the New York Y, 0. at its last meeting. The Seawan-
haka C. Y. C. had also under way a plan to build a 70-footer im-
mediately. In view of the last action of the New York Y.C.
neither pear is likely to be built, as there could be no hope of
beating Volunteer with the present time allowance,
THE NEW YORK Y.C. AND THE CHALLENGE.
ae meeting of the New York Y. C. on April 11 was but a
_ repetition of the farce of the previous Friday, the business
being transacted in the peculiar and arbitrary manner which
characterizes the present management of the club. At the pre-
yious meeting a committee, including Messrs. James D. Smith
(Cheirae Rutherford Stuyyesant, William Krebs, Joseph FR.
Busk, Ogden Goelet, J. Wrederic Tams and Gouverneur Kortright,
was appomted under the following resolution:
“Resowed, Thala special committee consisting of séven, with
the addition of the flag officers, ex officio, be appointed by the
Commodore, to whom shall be referred the whole subject of the
communication just received from the Earl of Dunraven, to re-
port without delay whether the same is in proper form and in ac-
cordance with the action heretofore taken by the club, and also
whether it is expedient for the club to accept the same or what
action shall be taken thereto.” ;
This committee presented a brief written report to the effect
that the challenge was in due form, which report was accepted
and a molion made and carried to accept the report and Meeere
the committce with thanks. A motion was next made by Mr. J.
D. Smith to appoint a committee to have charge of all arrange-
meuts for the races, and being carried jhe same committee was
reappointed, including the flag officers ex officio, Mr. Ogden Goelet,
who withdrew, being replaced by Mr. Philip L, Schuyler. Mr. Li
I. d’Gremieulx then offered the following resolution:
“Resolved, That itis the sense of this meeting that the selection
of a vessel to defend the America’s Cup in the coming match with
the Earl of Dunraven's cutter Valkyrie be confined to Class 3 of
sivops, cutters and yawls, to wit: All over 6ift. and not over 7Oft.
load water line length.”
Mr. Robert Center spoke very strongly for the afte a
the club to make a fair race, but on motion of Treasurer I’. W. J.
Huret the commodore ruled that’ Mr. d’Oremieulx’s resolution
was out of order, and all debate on the question was promptly
shut off. Thus for a second time within a week the members
has been called together to listen to a report or resolution already
cut and dried, on which a vote has heen (aken without a fair op-
portunity being given for discussion, The same methods were
employed two years since in revising the deed of gift, and many
members are repeating the remark then made, “What are we
here for?” While opinion in the club is still strong in favor of
putting Volunteer against Valkyrie, at the same time the advo-
cates of this scheme were not ready to risk a fair discussion and
vote on Mr, d’Oremieulx’s resolution. On the following day a
meeting of the committee was held at which it was decided to sail
all races outside the Hook, and also to grant Lord Dunraven’s re-
Gust for five races instead of three, bub all to be sailed under the
ew vrs Y. C.’3 measurement, The following circular was also
prepared: ,
New York, April 18,1689.—The America’s Cup Committee request
those owners who are desirous that-their yachts should represent
the New York Y. C. in the coming contest with the Valky-
rie for the possession of the America’s Cup and those who propose
to build yessels with that intention, to so notify the committee at
once—the sole condition being that any vessel entered on the list
Shall be subject to selection by the committee as the repre-
sentative of the New York Y. C., the committee reserving to
themselves the right of forming their own judgment as to fitness.
for the purpose in view, irrespective of the result of races.
For the purposes of this contest ithas been deemed advisable
by the committee to confine the selection to single-masted vessels,
and also to vessels that would be included in classes 1, 2 and 3,
New York Y. C, classification—namely, all oyer 61ft. long on the
load water line. -
Any yacht or other yessel, propelled by sails only, coming within
the foregoing requirements, will be_considered eligible, whether
belonging to a member of the New York Y. C. or otherwise.
For the purpose of forming a judgment the committee will
ayail itself of the result of races during the summer and will
arrange for such further trial races as they may deem desirable,
due notice of which will be given.
Entries and all other communications should be addressed to
the chairman of the committee, Mr. James D, Smith, 23 Broad
street, New York city.
JAMES D. Surry, Chairman.
RUTHERFORD STUYVESANT,
J. R, BusK
WintdaAmM KREBS,
J. EREDERIC TAMS,
PsILie SHUYLER,
GOUVERNEUR KORDRIGHD, Secretary,
OOMMODORE GERRY
VicE-COMMODORE Wosu, Ex-Officio.
REAR-COMMODORE ROGERS,
The plain English of the above is that after taking two weeks
to reach a decision the New York Y. C, declines to bind itself to
make a fair and equal match, but reserves the right to select the
largest yacht ayaidable. If any ambitious sportsman is fool
enough to hope that he can build a 70-footer that can saye her
time off of Volunteer, under the present rules, he is at liberty to
try, and if he succeeds his boat may possibly be chosen. eyond
this the club declines to do anything to encourage the building of
new yachts, in spite of the fact that at a word from it at least
four new keels would be laid inside of three weeks. Messrs.
Bateman and Pearsall are ready to begin a 70-footerimmediately,
the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. will start another, Boston will have a
boat in the class and othere are ready to built. Mr. Burgess has
4 design partly completed, Mr. Borden has one ready, also Mr. D,
J, Lawlor, while Mr. Smith and Mr. Gardner have begun designs
of their own. Never before was there such a boom right at hand,
yet the great yachting bocy of the world, the rich, the powerful,
the spirited New York Yacht Club bars the way by its present
action. Its duty,as the club sees it, is nut to promote designing,
building or international racing, but to keep the cup by the surest
method in its possession. The tollowing message has been sent
by cable, and letters will be mailed this week:
Secretary Royal Yacht Squadron: Please notify Dunrayen chal-
lenge accepted. Details referred to committee. ODDIE.
OUR POSITION.
ee question of 86 or 70ft. has by no means been decided by the
negative action of the New York Y. C., but promises to be-
come a very important issue before the first trial races are sailed.
In taking its present position in the matter the Forms: AND
STREAM has sought to advocate only fair play and sportsmanlike
conduct, apart from any outside issues, and to be guided only by
the customs of sport among gentlemen. We have no desire to
aid Lord Dunraven to capture the America’s Cup, nor to con-
tribute to the defeat of the New York Y. C.; but we have at beart
the honor of American yachting and the reputation of American
yachtsmen as fair-minded, liberal and chivalrous sportsmen. As
we look at the question it should be discussed solely in the light
of what is considered fair among yachtsmen, and without regard
to such questions as the probable loss of the Cup; or of the con-
duct of British yachtsmen on various occasions, __
It is by no means certain that Valkyrie can outsail the present
70tt. feet and the new yachts that might be built to beat her, but
even if if were we hold that such a consideration should not be
entertained in deciding what is fair or unfair in itself. ’
The whole foundation of yacht racing rests on the assumption
that speed is not absolute but relative, that tt varies In a certain
ratio with the size, and the efforts of yachtsmen for thie years
have been directed to the discovery of a correct method of equal-
izing this differeuce by an allowance of time. Yachtsmen every-
where have recognized that size means speed, that the largest
yacht is of necessity faster, and that it is no discredit for a yacht
in one Class to be beaten by one in a-class above her. If this were
not true there would be no racing, the largest yacht, unless of
yery defective model, would always win, and no one would enter
against her. Recognizing this fact, there is not a yachting or-
ganization in the world which has not divided ita fleet into
classes, with allowances for difference of size within those classes,
As a matter of necessity inter-class racing is found at times, but
the result is always unsatisfactory, as under all existing systems
of allowance the large boat must win. The Goelet Cup race each
year is open to all yachts, but no one eyer expects a 70-footer to
win, or thinks the worse of her because she loses, .
Tf it could be claimed that the present time allowance in any
way compensated for the difference in size between Volunteer,
66ft., and Valkyrie, 70ft., there would beless objection to such a
race; but that if does not is fully conceded by those who insist
on the choice of Volunteer. The first trial race proved that Puri-
tan, $0it. long, could more than give her time to the 70ft. class,
and in four years of continuous racing nothing has been shown
to the contrary in the many races which the 90 and 70ft. classes,
have sailed side by side. The most emphatic statement of the
fact yetmade was in the report of the committee on a revision of
the rules of the New York Y. C., read at the meeting of March 28,
one day before Valkyxie’s challenge was received. In this same
report, the committee, made up of such able men as Gen. Paine,
Vice-Com. Fish, Messrs. John Hyslop, A. Cary Smith and BH. A.
Willard, laid special emphasis on the fact that the present system
of time allowance of the New York ¥, Cis entirely inadequate to
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compensate for any difference im size between yachts in different
classes, and giving notice of an intention to revise the rules at the
end of the season. é e : , '
With the words of this report still hot in their ears the mem-
bers of the New York Y. C. propose to go through the hollow farce
of a race between Volunteer and Valkyrie, knowing that, while
it may decide the possession of the America’s Cup, it can prove
absolutely fhothing as to the relative merits of the two yachts.
Such a course, we say, is cowardly, unfair and a distinct perver-
sion of the uses to which the great international trophy was
dedicated by its original winners.
Yacht racing, net oplyin America but the world over, is goy-
erned by certain recognized principles and precedents, the result
of many years of hard racing, and in no way can these be con-
strued into a justification of such an unequal race. ;
We realize fully the opposition which we must encounter in
claiming perfectly fair terms for the challenger. Against us are
Gen. Paine, Mr. Burgess, Mr. J. Malcolm Forbes, Com. Gertyand
many of the New York Y. C., in. addition to a large part of the
press, and also public opinion, but we are willing to go on record
in favor of what we helieve to be the only fair, honorable and
sportsmanlike course, and to trust to the future for our justifica-
tion. We haye in the past been almost alone in the opposition to
the New York Y, C.in regard to the Cup in such matters as the
choice of a single competitor in advance, and the retention of the
inside course, and time will prove the correctness of our position
inthe present case as fully asin both of these. The great ques-
tion is the honorable defense of the "Cup by fail means and
those only. The New York Y.C. can afford to lose the Cup, but
not its honor.
FAIR PLAY IN 1881.
Wee the trial races were held in 1881 to select a defender for
the Cup the choice lay between Gracie, 72ft. and Mischief 61ft.;
the challenger being 64ft. In making the selection the committee
of the New York Y. C. was guided in a somewhat difficult choice
between two fast boats by the fact that Mischief was more
nearly of the size of the challenger than Gracie. They evidently
did not look at the Cup races in a proper light, as purely business
minatters, but took the obsolete standpoint of sport and fair play.
“ALL attempts to win a race by other means than fair sailing and supe-
rior speed and skill are to be discouraged.”
So reads the introductory section of the racing rules of the
New York Y, GC. There can be no claim of fair sailing, superior
Speed or skill in a race between a large and a small yacht under a
time allowance which the club acknowledges is entirely in favor
of the larger yacht. Perhaps, however, this clause, like the club
classification, does not apply to races for challenge cups, in which
the club makes terms to suit itself, but only to club races in
which a member would promptly object to any rules which were
manifestly framed to prevent his yacht from winning.
ATLANTIC Y. C.—As a general thing we do not care to com-
ment on the private affairs of yacht clubs, but the action of the
Atlantic Y. C. atits meeting last week is so contrary to what is
considered generous and sportsmanlike in yacht clubs, that we
cannot pass it by without notice. A. proposal was made at the
meeting to open the annual regatta of the club to the visiting 30
and 40-footers from Boston, asis done in other clubs. This pro-
osal was opposed and yoted down, ex-Com, F. ©. Swan, saying
in debate that if any yachtsmen wished to enter the races of the
Atlantic ¥.C. they could pay the initiation feeand dues first. It
would appear from this that the New York Y. C. isnot the only
American yacht club which looks at yacht racing as a matter of
business and not of sport. By these remarks, coupled with some
others derogatory to sister clubs which we do not care to quote,
My. Swan has shown himself worthy of a place on the Cup com-
mittee of the New York Y.C.
a a er ES __C
THE PROPOSED SYNDICATE CUP.—A proposal has lately
been made by Gen. Paine and some Boston yachtsmen to Lord
Dunraven, through Mr, Beavor Webb, looking to a series of in-
ternational races, the first, probably, to be sailed off Newport,
for # cup, to be a perpetual challenge trophy. The races will be
limited to yachts not over 7Oft., and the eup will, probably, take
its name from the first winner.
GALATEA.—Lieut. Henn will not visit America this summer
but will fit out in the fallfor a cruise to the West Indies. Gala-
tea has been at, Dartmouth during the winter, but will go to Ire-
land and Scotland for the summer. Sam, the Florida, coon, is
still an honored member of the crew.
CLARA, cutter, is now fitting out at the Corinthian Basin.
Captain Barr arrived last week from Scotland and will sail her
this summer, : :
ULIDIA, entter, has been sold to Mr. R. W. Weston, Corinthian
Y.C. Mr. Padelford will fit out his brotber’s cutter Ileen this
season.
MAGGIE, cutter, has been sold to Mr. W. I. Van Wart.
Small Yachts. By OC. P. Kunhardt. Price $7. Steam Yachts and
Launches. By 0. P. Kunhardt. Price $3. Yachts, Boats and
Canoes, By C. Stansfield-Hicks. Price $3.50. Steam Machinery. Bo,
Donaldson, Price $1.50. .
A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.—Atlantie Division: F. A. Phillips, Jr.,
of Brooklyn. Northern Division: Thomas G. Elgie, William C.
Lee, Toronto; Harry I. Dise, Montreal. Eastern Division: Clin-
ton S$. Bissell, Litchfield, Conn.; Geo. P. Butters, Wm. H. Butters,
Boston, Mass.
Auswers ta Correspondents,
(es No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents.
Many Inguremrs.—A large bundle of letters of inquiry from
correspondents got mislaid some time ago. It has now been
found, and we will endeavor to furnish answers to all of these
inquiries next week.
SHootHR, Montreal,—A is entitled to shoot out under
original conditions of the match.
M.S. G., Philadelphia, Pa.—The canoes are made by the Ontario
Canoe Co., of Peterborough, Can.
W.R. P., Lawrence, Mass.—The usual officers of a canoe club
are commodore, vice-commodore and purser.
J,D. P., 7. J. H. AnD OTHERS.—We cannot give addresses of
correspondents. Letters sent in our care will be forwarded.
EH. R. W., New York.—The longer canoe would be the stiifer, but
both are too short for two persons, See answer to “OC. W. W.”
W. A. S., Haddonfield, N. J.—We cannot advise in favor of
certain makes of guns, but can say that we have heard both
guus spoken of in the highest terms.
C. W. W., Detroit.—l4ft.X30in. is small enough for a double
eanoe, an: toosmallfor any but light-weights; 1630 is the usual
size. The least depth should be 10in.
J.L. M., Natick, Mass.—We have made inquiries in New York
and cannot find that there is any osage orange wood in the mar-
ket. You can advertise in our columns for 80 cents per line of
seven words.
the
YACHTING MAN, Ottawa.—The Wona, illustrated in the Forusr
AND SrRHAM of March 22, 1888, is probably as good as model as
you willfind. Ifmecessary, the plans can be reduced to make a
smaller boat.
J. KH. C., Bolivar, N. Y.—Can you give me the address of some
one that | can get an eel skin from, and the probable cost of the
same? Ans. You can buy an eelin any fish market, and get the
fishmonger to skin it for you,
J. §. 8., Stratford,—Can you inform me where I can get col-
ored plates of North American birds’ eggs with key, and price.
Ans. From Dr. C. M. Jones, Circleville, Ohio; published in
about forty parts, price $5 per part.
W. A. McL., Passadumkeag, Me.— Will you please inform me
through the columns of your paper where I can procure a taxi-
dermist’s guide, tools, ete.? Ans. Works on taxidermy are kept
by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. All necessary implements
can be obtained at the hardware or medical instrument stores.
LifcHrieLD, Ohio.—Does a hunter have to pay a $20 license fee.
togoto Michigan a hunting or not? Ans. No license fee is re-
quired for hunting deer in Michigan, but no venison may be
taken away from the State. Open season ist Nov, to lst Dec. in
lower peninsula, ist Oct. to 15th Nov. in upper peninsula.
Lonpon, Ontario.—Will you please lef me know through your
correspondent column the address of the English stock journal
on dogs; also some of the kennel papers. Ans. London Feld, 346
Strand, London; W.C ; Stock Keeper.140 Fleet street, London,E.C.,
Hng.; Fanciers’ Gazette, 9 New Bridge street, Ludgate Circus,
Lendon, E. C.. Eng,
H.C. F., Groverton, Mich,—I have a fine spaniel bitcl, about 10
months old. that I eannot keep home, although she has the best
of treatment. As soon as she is left off the chain she will go with
any one that calls her. How canI break her of it? Ans. Hire
people to call her and give her the switch when she comes within
reach. This will make her shy of strangers.
Azvrc.—is there an authoritative work on Mexican zodlogy and
ornithology, especially the latter? Ans, Salvin and Goodman’s
Biologia Centrali Americana Aves is being published very slowly
in parts, but probably Aves could not be obtained without the
other parts. It will be a very costly work. The Reports of the
Explorations and Surveys for Pacific R. R,, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. C., contain information on this head.
W. A. W,, Burlington, Carroll county, Ind.—Will you please
answer the following questions and oblige: What part of
Southern California contains the mostlarge game? Ans. Western
portion among the mountains. What part of Southern California
contains the most ranches and stockmen? Ans. Southwestern.
Is this business carried on there as extensively as in Texas and
Colorado? Ans. No. In what part of the latter two States or
Wyoming could I find plenty of elk, deer, bear and other game in
close proximity to the ranches? Ans. No elk in Texas, North-
western Colorado and Western Wyoming.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Will some brother sportsman kindly advise me where wild
celery bulbs or roots can be procured, if they can be transplanted
and what season of the year is the best time to plant, muddy or
sandy soil?—F. S. W.
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FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,882, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Leffingwell’s book, ‘*Wild Fowl] Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by ““Nanit,” ““Gloan,” ‘‘Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
CURSE aoe DEEN authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant.
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Sold by Druggisis; or Sent Prepaid anywhere
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IV A SS.
TO BUY YOUR TACKLE IN BROOKLYN.
The fastenings are iron bolts and
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Are the very best fishing grounds in the State of
Wisconsin. These lakes are located in Oneida
county, along the newly completed line of the
Wisconsin Valley Division of the Chicago, Mil-
waykee & St. Paul Railway, and the whereabouts
is just being made public. Muscallonge, bass
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SEND STAMPS FOR CATALOGUE.
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backing against the frame. Wow will motice if you TRY THE ARM that it works WONDER-
FULLY SMOOTH AND SLICK, that it is finished superior to any other magazine arm, and wou will
motice if you SHOOT IT that the accuracy exceeds all other repeating rifles. Weight 63lbs. Same
_ retail list, same dealer’s discount as the Winchester. Sizes made: 24, 26, 28in. barrel. Calibers made: .32
.38 and .44, using Winchester cartridges. Ask your dealer to show it.
Send for Catalogue of Marlin of Marlin and Ballard Rifles.
A RIFLE AND A SHOTGUN IN ONE WEAPON
Is a consummation devoutly to be wished for.
‘Charlies Daly 3-BARREI. GON.
iaj-Gauge, SSB5. 1L0-«GaugsZe, $95.
PERFECTION OF MODEL, WORKMANSHIP AND SHOOTING.
Charles Daly Hammerless Guns.
ORDINARY AND AUTOMATIC EJECTING.
_ They are better and cheaper than any other. Catalogues furnished on application.
SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES,
302 BROADWAY aa 84 DUANE ST., NEW YORK.
Fishing Tackle, Wright & Ditson’s Lawn Tennis,
, A. J: Reach & Co.’s Base Ball Goods.
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AND STREAM.
[Apri 18, 1889,
Muchting Guosls,
Mclntyre Patent Skylight.
ROUND OR SQUARE,
This is the only skylight made that is technic-
ally correct. Made with tubular bar sash, lifts
or screw satety lock which can be elevated as
desired from the cabin floor. In use on the Puri-
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leading yachts. Also manufacturer of the
Improved Tubular QOompanion-Way Slide,
Which is perfectly watertight. It will not stick,
is neat and durable. Address
JAS. ‘McINTYRE, Gity Point Works,
Or $44 Broadway, South Boston, Mass.
Atwood’s Patent Center-Board
FOR SMALL BOATS AND CANOES,
A 20-lacb bosrd In a 3-inch well, Other sisex :ia1
ufactured. Descriptive circulars mailed froe,
ATWOOD EBROS., Mayten ¥ VY.
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STEAM YACHTS, 19 t
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137 & 1389 Wabash Avenue,
Chicago, I
RALPH B. HILL,
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stock used. Write for prices. For reference or
particulars inquire of Lawrence B, Valk, Archi-
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Estimates and contracts made for all kinds of
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HOLLOW SPARS
For all kinds of Sailing Craft. Send for reduced
price list to manufacturer and patentee. Hollow
canoe masts, 25¢e. per foot. J. W. MANSFIELD,
598 East Seventh st., South Boston, Mass.
Yacht Designing.
HENRY J. GIELOW,
Destgner of Steam and Sailin
And Steam Yacht Machiner
239 BROADWAY, Room 18,
Yachts,
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EW YORE.
Hachts and Canoes for Sale.
Cruising Yacht For Sale or Charter.
The owner of a well-known yacht, 47ft. long,
14ft, beam, 6f5. draft, perfectly fitted out for the
comfort and accommodation of four to six per-
sons in the cabin, and three men in forecastle, pat-
ent w, c, and all modern improvements, will sell
or charter her at a reasonable price on account
of important business seenoorde ts preventing
his leaving the port during the summer months.
The yacht is built upon a beautiful model, has
two rigs, can be sailed-as a sloop, when she is very
fast, or as a yawl for cruising. She was built
during the winter of 1886, of best of material,
under the personal supervision of the owner, and
is a stuunch and excellent sea boat, well suited
for cruising in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and has
been so employed, where capital sea trout and
, Quebec
Canoes For Sale,
Two very fast sailing canoes, one single, one
double: also a yery light paddling canoe.
. O. Box 387, Hartford, Conn.
Machts and Canoes Writer.
ANTED.— CEDAR SAILING
CANOE,
with or without sails.
] Address stating
price and full particulars, STARTLE, care For-
est and Stream office.
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Thousands of all kinds of wild duck. For further
particulars address CAPT. JNO. W. STILHS,
Exmore P. O., Northampton Co., Va.
OPIES WANTED.—JAN. 6. 1881; MAY 22,
June 5, 19, 1884; Oct. 1, 8, 15, Dec. 31, 1885; May
24,1888. We are short of these issues and wi
pay 10 cents each for them. FOREST AND
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Sov Tule.
NOR SALE,—A LEVISON FLY BOOK CON-
taining thirty first quality flies tied on No. 5
hooks. Both hooks and flies are new and unused.
Cost $11; will sell for $6. H. H
peuter st., Providence, R. I.
GAN, 84 Car-
1t
POR SALE.—REMINGTON TOP LEVER D.B.
12-30-8lbs , Damascus barrels, P. G. 3in. drop,
1444in. English walnut stock, close, hard and eyen
shonter; .a beauty; loading tools and 25 brass
shells for $45; never shot ten times. Address W
H, TAYLOR, 70 Genesee st., Utica, N.Y, li
Common Fiscons,
Strong flying common pigeons in lots to suit.
ABEL, HOOPER & CO.,
708 East Baltimore st., Baltimore, Md.
feb14,3mo
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captured and ployer! i
to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on
receipt of orders and pe nLen Cre at aad pair.
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Shooting and Fishing in Canada,
The subscriber, who has had many, years’ pera
sonal acquaintance asasuryeyor with the for-
ests and streams of the Maritime Provinces of
Canada, as well as with those of part of Quebec,
is prepared to act as resident Canadian agent
for any association of sportsmen in the United
States, for the purpose of pointing out and direct-
ing parties to localities for fishing as well as for
hunting moose, caribou, bear and other game;
also for procuring canoes, guides and hunters,
and the securing of all supplies required for a
camping outfit—the guides engaged would be
such as are personally known to him. Proper
reference given on anplication. EDWARD
JACK, Fredericton, N. B., Canada.
TROUT FISHING.
Two good natural trout ponds and stream sup-
ie by live springs, and connected by brook,
uitable for parties wishing to propagate trout;
such parties can have exclusive privileges; situ-
ated ascan be easily protected. Can be leased
for a termof years. For at parila address
JO ° Ss,
Roslyn, Queens Co, N. Y.
Restigouche Salmon Fishing.
Permits for salmon fishing for 4 or 5 rods for
the season of 1889 on the Restigouche River, New
Brunswick, may be had on moderate terms on
application to WILLIAM MURRAY, M,P.P.,
Campbleton, New Brunswick, Canada. apll,4t
IVE QUAIL.-SEASON CLOSED. Re-opens
4 Sept. 1. Send orders early. Other special-
ties, live deer and English pheasants.
EK. B. WOODWARD, Commission Merchant,
174 Chambers street, New York.
ROUT POND TO LEASE FOR A TERM OF
years, situated on Cedar Creek, Merrick,
L, 25 miles from New York, 1 mile from
depot. Ground for lodge if desired, Apply to
A. W. SHAMAN,
63 Wall st., New York.
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Chester White, Berkshire
and Poland China _ Pigs,
fine setter dogs, Scotch
Collies, Foxhounds and
Beagles, Sheep and Poultry,
bred and for sale by W.
GIBBONS & CO., West Chester, Chester Co., Pa,
Send stamp for circular and price list.
Hu the Sind.
THE GRAND ST. BERNARD
MERCHANT PRINCE
IN THE STUD. Send for particulars.
Choice pups at reasonable prices, The Radia
Pedigree Blank, plain for writing or with
names of dogs printed to order; sample free.
0. G. WHEELOCK, Arlington Heights, Mass.
ROVER.
FINEST BLACK IRISH WATER SPANIEL
EVER IMPORTED,
And the best bred in the United States, will be
allowed to serve a few good bitches.
STUD FEE, 825.00,
THEODORE PREDMORE’S KENNEL,
Forked River, N. J.
Photograph can be seen at 111 B*way, Room 85,
Gath’s Joy.
Black, white and tan Llewellin setter, by cham-
pion Gath ex Gem, litter bother to field trial
winners Gath’s Mark and Hope. Joy was broken
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CONTENTS.
EDITORIAL.
Progressive California.
An Outlet for Cooke City.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Camps on the Menominee and
rule,
NATURAL History.
The Insectivora.—n.
GAmBp BAG AND GUN.
Shooting near St. Louis.
Notes on the Yellowstone Park
Chicago and the West.
A, Sportsman’s Comment.
Game Legislation at Albany.
Game Notes.
SEA AND RiIveR FISHING.
Fishing near New York.
Chicago and the West.
Sawdust in Streams.
Trout and Salmon in Maine.
Open Fish Seasons.
Fish Legislation at Albany.
FISHCULTURE.
Georgia Fish Commission.
THE KeNNED.
Philadelphia Dog Show.
The Chicago Show.
Otiawa Dog Show.
Field Trial Dates.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
RiIrce AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Range and Gallery.
The Trap.
The Norwich Tournament.
Crown Point Tournament.
New York Subnrban Grounds.
YACHTING.
Montgomery Sailing Club.
Time Allowance in the Cup
Races.
Valkyrie’s Challenge.
Gen, Paine’s Position.
Podgers and the Dream.
Lake Ontario.
| CANOEING.
The St. Lawrence River Skiff.
Changes in the A. C. A. Rules.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
PROGRESSIVE CALIFORNIA.
Aes when first attempted it was laughed to
scorn, fishculture in this country has proved a
grand success. It has put money into the pockets of
thousands of people, has cheapened the food which mil-
lions use, and yet they tellus that the work of the fishcul-
turistshas hardly begun, and that ultimately, by cultiva-
tion, the seas will exceed in productiveness our wildest
dreams. We have often wondered, as no doubt others
have, whether a day would come when the Federal or
the State governments would attempt in the line of game
production what they have so successfully done for fish.
The conditions which control these two products are so
utterly different and the earlier attempts at introducing
and rearing game birds and mammals have been so futile,
that we have seen but little to encourage the hope that
the Government would take hold of this matter.
Recently, however, a number of encouraging facts
bearing on this subject have been recorded in these
columns. Prominent among these are the naturalization
of Chinese pheasants on the northwest coast, from Oregon
to British Columbia, the success attained with the same
birds at Jekyl Island; the apparently successful acclim-
atization of black game in Newfoundland, and the results
of Mr. Cory’s experiments with native game in Massa-
- chusetts. These are matters to which we have more than
once called the attention of sportsmen.
We had not looked for so prompt an appreciation of the
bearing of these facts by any government, as comes to us
from California. By an act of the Legislature of that
State, approved March 16, 1889, the State Board of Fish
Commissioners is authorized to purchase for purposes of
propagation, to import and to distribute to such places
within the State as may in their judgment be most suitable
for the same, such game birds as they may be able to
secure. In the list given in the act are specified wild
turkeys, prairie chickens, bob white quail, pheasants,
grouse and skylarks. For the purpose of carrying out
__ the provisions of this act, thesum of two thousand dollars:
is appropriated, to be expended in the discretion of the
Fish Commissioners, who are authorized to draw cut the
_ whole or any part of this.money from the State Treasury,
Provision is made for rigidly protecting these birds for a
term of five years, until January, 1895.
The wisdom of such a law as this, when exercised judi-
ciously, will not be questioned by any one who has given
thought to the subject. The possible results of Cali-
fornia’s action are far-reaching, and the wisdom of her
Legislature in this particular cannot be too highly com-
mended, A step so radical, so important and so praise-
worthy could never have been taken anywhere in this
country save in the grand West, where people are not
bound down by the trammels of ancient prejudice and
are still able to think for themselves.
It will be acknowledged on all hands that the condi-
tions in the Hast are widely different from those in the
West; yet even here much might be done to increase our
stock of game, were the work to be undertaken systemati-
cally and under the authority of the State. It is, how-
ever, difficult to conceive of the Legislature of an East-
ern State taking a step like the one initiated by California.
The East has still a great deal to learn from the free
West, and we fear that it may be many a long day before
we shall see followed on the Atlantic coast the good ex-
ample that. has been set us on the Pacific,
AN OUTLET FOR COOKE CITY.
Roe years the philanthropists of a certain section of
the West have been saddened because the mining
camp of Cooke City had no rail communication with the
outer world. This grieved them so much that they
offered—if the Government would give them a right of
way through the Yellowstone Park—to build a railway
through that reservation, and thus supply the iron link
which should connect the mountain-clasped mining
hamlet with the bustling world of commerce.
When they proposed this, some people, who had long
been trying to have the National Park protected, said
that while it might be very desirable to have an outlet
for Cooke City, the easiest and most natural one was down
the eastern slope of the, mountains by way of Clark's
Fork Cafion to Billings or some point near it on the
Northern Pacific R. R., and not through the rough canons
of the Yellowstone Reservation. They showed that a
railway through the Park would be likely to utterly
ruin it, by burning the forests, by driving off the game
and by introducing settlers into a land which the law
has specially set aside as belonging to the whole people,
and not open to settlement, and irreverently hinted
that the philanthropists were mere railroad speculators,
who wanted to get a foothold for a railway in the Park,
so that they could control the passenger traffic which
would come to such a railroad.
So far, through the public spirit and zeal for the general
welfare exhibited by a few good men in Congress, fore-
most among whom are Senators Vest and Manderson and
Hon. S. 8. Cox, railways have been kept out of the Park,
and now, if what we hear is true, Cooke City is to have
its outlet without encroachment on the reservation.
Years ago we called attention to the fact that a practi-
cal route to Cooke had been surveyed by the Billings and
Clark’s Fork R. R. Co., and it appears that this corpora_
tion is about to begin the construction of its line from
Billings to Cooke. The money for the line has been pro-
vided by the sale of its bonds, which found a ready mar-
ket on this side of the water, although English capitalists
in London would have been glad of, and indeed made of-
fers for, them. The Montana Coal and Iron Co.,, a sub-
sidiary corporation controlled by the same parties who
own the railroad, has paid for its coal lands, which are
extremely valuable, and will no doubt in themselves go
far to maintain the road. The mine owners of Cooke
have given the Billings and Clark’s Fork road a subsidy
in the shape of 30,600 tons of ore, which is guaranteed
not to run less than $80 to the ton.
The work of construction is to begin May 1, and willbe
pushed forward rapidly. It is expected that the road
will be completed to the coal mines this autumn, and
to Cooke City in about a year. Aside from the traffic
naturally falling to this corporation from its coal mines,
its transportation of ore from the minesin the mountains,
and its local traffic, it is pushing into an important
stock country and toward the oil regions of Wyoming, a
section as yet untapped by any,railway, andone in which
thousands on thousands of barrels of petroleum are each
day wasted. This valuable product the Billings and
Clark's Fork road will bring to a market. Having all
these resources to draw on, and with such favorable
prospects before it, it would seem as if there could be
little doubt about the speedy completion of the B. & C.
F. R. R., at least as far as Cooke City. Whenit has been
built so far, there can be no further possible excuse for
advocating a railway through, or even along the borders
of, the Yellowstone Park. Then Cooke will have her
natural outlet.
SNAP SHOTS.
\CHOOL superintendents and others interested in Arbor
Day, and wanting instructions on the selection of
trees and the proper manner of planting them, should
apply to the U. 8. Department of Agriculture at Wash-
ington for copy of Circular No. 5, prepared by B. EH. Fer-
now, Chief of the Forestry Division. Mr. Fernow is a prae-
tical forester, and we can commend his prescribed methods
with confidence. In his selection of kinds of trees for
plantmg out, he gives three kinds for planting where
nothing else will grow, four trees for street and lawn, five
for lawn and yard, and six for special positions; and to
these are added two foreigners, the horse chestnut and
the Paulownia. Mr. Fernow excludes conifers as present-
ing-greater difficulties, but if the methods prescribed in
the articles on practical forestry in our last month’s issues
be attended to, conifers may be grown asreadily as decid-
uous trees,
The question of legislating against the indiscriminate
slaughter of game animals, irrespective of sex or age,
which was raised by our correspondent H, Pendleton
Rogers last week in his reference to the game conditions
of the National Park and surrounding region, is one
deserving the most thoughtful consideration of all sports-
men. Among all the horned ruminants one male suffices
for a considerable number of females, and, as the births
of males and females are approximately equal, it follows
that quite a considerable number of males may be killed
off annually without lowering the productive powers of
the herd, while every female shot in a diminishing herd
will result in a considerable decrease in the number of
the herd ten years later. From the standpoint of
economy the practice of killing females is a suicidal
policy, which should be opposed by every one feeling an |
interest in the perpetuation of our big game.
slaughter of a buck represents just his own weight of
venison withdrawn from the national supply, while the
slaughter of a doe represents the annual reduction of the
national supply by at least her own weight in perpetuity,
The
Officer Leonard and a party of law abiding citizens
recently captured thirteen nets in Goose Bay, and after-
ward, with an increased force, raided Hel Bay, where he
secured twenty-five additional nets, in spite of the threats
of the law-breakers, Game Constable Gladd and Daniel
Staring had a serious encounter in Swan Bay with Joseph
Longton and Joseph Denny, of Clayton, who demanded
the return of four nets which they had set across the
mouth of a creek emptying into the bay. They threat-
ened and assaulted the officers, but probably wish they
had not, since Longton loses his nets and was fined $30,
while Denny is held for the Grand Jury.
Next Tuesday being a legal holiday in New York it
will be necessary for the FOREST AND STREAM to close
its forms one day earlier than usual. Correspondents are
therefore notified that all reports and news notes intended
for our issue of next week must reach us by Monday
next, April 29.
On Tuesday last Mr. Eugene Schieffelin set at liberty
in Central Park, this city, seventy-two Huropean starlings
(Sturnus vulgaris). They at once adapted themselves to
their new surroundings, and after taking a bath in the
stream flew off to the lawns in search of food.
Sea lions have given the fishermen on some parts of the
coast of California much trouble recently. Sixteen sal-
mon were caught in a net and fourteen of them were
eaten by the lions before they could be secured and the
net was torn to pieces.
Reports from Newfoundland indicate that the number
of seals already landed is 200,000, which exceeds the en-
tire catch of last year. If this continues we will have
to revise our recently expressed views as to the decrease
of seals.
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Che Sportsman Tourist.
CAMPS ON THE MENOMINEEAND BRULE
BY JOHN DEAN CATON,
[Concluded from Page #251).
FTER spending three days in this camp we started
up the river for the Brule and reached the falls
where it empties into the Menominee a little after noon.
Here we landed, and after dinner started on foot to go
around the falls and rapids above to The Farm, a large
logging camp, four miles away, leaving the Indians to
bring up the canoes and baggage. Soon after we started
a drizzling rain set in, which made the trail slippery and
very hard walking.
I stopped behind with Jake, while he killed a mesa of
ruffed grouse, while Jones and Norman went ahead.
At length we came tothe banks of the river, where
there was a ford, but no house in sight, We had not ex-
pected this, and not wishing to wade the river, which ap-
peared to be twoor three feet deep, we set up a Iusty
hallooing, which after some time brought a man with a
canoe down the river who set us over, when a tramp of
less than half a mile brought us to the Farm. The cook
in charge was very Civil, offered us seats, and very kindly
invited us to occupy bunks in the cabin, which at first [
was rather inclined to do, but in the course of conversa-
tion I learned that the bunks were infested with bed-
bugs, which led to a discussion on the subject of ento-
mology, during which I advised him to get a few pounds
of sulphur, set fire to a pan of it under each bunk, close
up every crack possible, let the bugs have the benefit of it
for ten hours, when I thought they would be less trouble-
some than they had been. He promised to suggest the
remedy to the boss when he should come in.
In the meantime the canoes had passed up the river.
We started on and in half a mile further came to where
they were making camp, and here we spent the night
comfortably.
It was six miles to the dam, in the neighborhood of
which we intended to go into camp, and the water was
understood to be strong all the way, so the boys shoul-
dered their guns, and started on the trail leading to the
dam, while I took my seat in one of the canoes, and with
the four Indians commenced poling up the river, which
was slow work. At noon we stopped and cooked dinner;
and by the middle of the afternoon reached the dam,
where we found the boys, who had arrived some time
before us, and were engaged in fishing for trout in a deep
pool just below the dam, and with fair success. a
This ride up the Brule had been a charming one, al-
though we had been about nine hours in making six
miles. All of the rivers in Northern Wisconsin are of
colored water, except two, One of these is the Brule,
the waters of which are cold and as clear as crystal, so
that one can see the bottom at a great depth. It is the
natural home of the trout. So soon as we landed at the
bridge, I got out my fishing tackle and joined in the
sport, while the Indians took the canoes, and went on up
the river to make camp nearly opposite Boot Lake, and
then came down and took us up. -
Here we spent a week, abundantly supplied with both
fish and venison, If I could not go on the hunt I could
fish as well as ever, and so my occupation was not limited
to keeping camp, I did my share to supply its larder
with speckled trout. We opened the gates at the dam,
when we wished to fish in the pool below it, and then
closed them when done, and in ten or twelve hours it
would so fill up that the water would rise 6ft. at our
camp, and once it rose up so high as to come pretty close
to us.
One day Norman chose to remain in camp, while I took
an excursion down the river, and the other two were in
the woods with their guides. I returned with a fine
string of fish, and when I rather triumphantly showed it
to Norman, he stepped down to the edge of the water and
pulled out a string of fish still kicking, which were so
much larger than mine in number and size that I gave up
at once. The pond was full, when merely for occupation
he got out his fishing tackle, and baiting his hook with
fresh venison threw it out into the water, where when
the pond was.down the land was dry, and immediately
landed a half-pound trout, and repeated this many times,
The string which he exhibited was by far the finest lot
of trout seen during that excursion. He afterward
claimed the pond as his preserve, but he graciously
allowed me to fish in it, of which permission I sometimes
availed myself.
One day all the boys and all the guides went over with
the canoes to Boot Lake to explore that body of water,
The lake is about a mile south of the Brule, with rather
marshy ground intervening between. Jake and Norman
took one of the canoes and two of the Indians, and started
‘out on the lake to explore a distant bay. When nearly
a mile away they observed a speck upon the water which
seemed to be moving slowly about, following the shore,
and no great distance from it. As they proceeded they
soon discovered it to be the head of a large buck, with
very large antlers, swimming leisurely in the same
direction they were going. The Indians silently but
vigorously applied their paddles, and rapidly gamed
upon the deer, and when they had got pretty close fo him
he had crossed the bay and quietly walked up the bank,
not having seen them, and there he stood about 70yds,
away gazing into the forest beyond, as if for a mate. Of
course, all had become greatly excited during the silent
chase. They had taken but one Winchester with them,
which Jake was holding. The Indian at the stern, near
whom he sat, whispered, ‘‘Shoot,” which he did three
times in rapid succession, as fast as he could pump up
the cartridges; but there the deer stood gazing right
away from them into the forest. Then he relinquished
the to Norman, who fired three shots with like suc-
cess, when he handed the gun to the younger guide, who
fired one shot at the deer, who still stood looking the
other way, whence the echoes of the reports caused him
to look for the danger point, He then quietly walked
away into the bush, which was close by, without seeing
his enemies or suspecting they were in the waters behind
him, This was one of the most striking (or rather miss-
ing) instances of buck fever I ever remember to have
heard of, It seemed to have utterly paralyzed the whole
crew, without regard to their previous experience in deer
hunting, and when they got back to camp at evening
they still appeared to be affected with the snakes,
doubt the long and silent chase and gradual approach,
and the fear every moment that they would be discovered
by the quarry, was calculated to unstring their nerves,
and so 1 endeavored to quiet them as best I could. The
hurrah and laugh in the Indians’ tent was abundant
proof that they, too, were enjoying themselves at the
expense of their companion who had become so shaken
up that he probably shot over the tops of the trees,
although he was a good hunter, and had lived in a deer
country from boyhood. As for the boys I think they were
excusable if they looked one way and shot another, which
was no doubt the case.
That day’s observation convinced the party that Boot
Lake was full of black bass, so one afternoon they went
over to try it, and returned with as many bass as they
could bring. I saw at once that there were more than
we could consume, and as many of them were still kick-
ing on the string I directed the cook to put all in the
river, except what we needed for supper and breakfast.
This he did. Some went off at once and nearly allrevived
after a short time, and went into the stream, However,
justly thinking that the liveliest would be the best for
the table he made his own selection, and went to work to
scale them in the edge of the water, and like the boy at
a barrel of apples, he selected the best first. Just as he
had got it well scaled, holding it by the tail, it slipped
out of his fingers, and swan: out into the stream ata
lively rate. Now I did not see this myself, but it was
immediately reported at our camp-fire, when all rushed
to the place, but only scales were there to verify the
report, but we had no reason to doubt its truth.
1 could prolong this article indefinitely by giving a de-
tailed account of each day’s incidents, but that would be
unprofitable, so I confine myself principally to special
occurrences a little out of the way of the ordinary course
of camp life,
After spending a week in this camp we started on our
return. Soon after we left the dam our canoe began to
leak, and as the pitch was in the other canoe, which had
started ahead of us, and was already out of sight, we
commenced hallooing, and the way those Indians made
the woods resound was truly edifying. At thesametime
the Indians put on a spurt with their paddles, but the
leak increased so rapidly that we had to run ashore and
unload the canoe as quickly as possible, Our friends in
the first canoe heard our calls, but thinking it was only a
fit of hilarity upon the part of our Indians, they kept on
in jolly mood, but so soon as they found that our noise
seemed to recede they thought there was trouble and
turned and laboriously pulled back to where we were.
Our canoe had been hauled out, turned over and dried
and a fire made, before which the pitch and the rent in
the cance were soon heated and the leak repaired, when
we all embarked and shot down the current with great
speed, When the rapids were reached above the month
of the Brule we shot them safely till within a quarter of
a mile of the vertical fall at the mouth of theriver, where
we landed and made the portage around the falls and
got dinner. We then re-embarked, and in an hour’s time
were in our old camp at Bad Water Crossing. The hay
which had constituted our beds formerly, by repeated
shakings and turnings was well dried, and all was nice
and comfortable again.
This time we spent two days at that camp with an
abundance of healthy exercise, and all the succéss in
hunting which we needed. On the afternoon of the
second day we again packed up and sped down the river
to the old camp of the Mayor’s party at the mouth of the
Pine, which they had left on their return home a few
days before, Their large party of nineteen had occupied
that camp for more than two weeks, and the relics of its
former occupancy were scattered about in great profusion,
but the lively and animated scenes which reigned there
when we left them two weeks before were wanting, and
a solitude which was almost oppressive now pervaded
their old camp ground. ‘All the bluejays of the country
had appeared to be collected there to hunt for gleanings,
and the nimble red squirrelin great abundance was found
chasing around on eyery tree. The bottles (I mean cat-
sup bottles and the like) lay about in numbers, and the
boys amused themselves with pistol practice, using those
bottles as targets, and made many successful shots at
long range, much better than they could have made before
their nerves had been quieted and their muscles strength-
ened by the free air and exercise of this excursion.
We found this camp and its surroundings so pleasant
that the young gentlemen desired to spend another day
there, though game in the vicinity was rather scarce,
owing, no doubt, to the long stay and industrious habits
of the Mayor’s party at that place.
On the second morning after our arrival in that camp
we took to our canoes, and leisurely passed down to the
head of the great falls of the Menominee, where we
landed and took dinner, and then commenced the four-
mile portage around the falls,
All the guides started with their heavy loads of lug-
gage on the trail and we followed in a very leisurely walk,
which occupied. two hours before we reached the foot of
the falls, Long before we got there we met the guides
returning for the canoes and what baggage had been
left.
Two hours after our arrival one of the guides returned
with a canoe on his head and shoulders, which he had
brought oyer without once stopping on the way, and an
hour later the other three guides arrived with the other
canoe, which they had brought down by water nomi-
nally, for they had made many portages around falls
which they could not descend in the canoe.
In the meantime I had been engaged in cutting some
cedar boughs for our beds, while some of the boys had
been scouting about in the hope of finding a deer, but
thep came in empty-handed. Our tents were now
pitched for the last time on a little peninsula which
jyutted out into the waters just below the falls, whose roar
was rather soothing than disturbing.
The next morning we packed up our baggage for the
last time, went down the river for a few miles, where we
landed, and bade farewell to the Menominee, and took the
trail which led up to the village of Quinnesec, where we
arrived in time for dinner,
During the afternoon we took the train for Chicago,
which place we reached next morning early, and thus
ended my last excursion in the woods and my last experi-
ence of camp life. Its incidents constitute a pleasing
memory, a retrospect of which affords me only less
pleasure than did the actual experience. The young gen-
No! tlemen who went with me, and who had never before
slept under a tent, and had never seen large game in the
forest, or thrown a fly for Salmo fontinalis, had learned
much of woodcraft and camp life, and almost considered
themselves veterans. They had enjoyed the excursion to
the full, and would have been glad to stay a couple of
weeks longer, but that could not be, so we had reluctantly
turned our faces homeward, they hoping again to repeat
their experience many times, while I appreciated that
my failing vision must make it my last.
dlatuyal History.
THE INSECTIVORA,.—II.
BY R. W. SHUFELDT, M.D,, C.M.Z.S.
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W E have in this country some half a dozen species of
moles or mole-like animals, distributed among four
genera; of these, perhaps, the best known are the common
mole (S. a, aquaticews) and the star-nosed mole (C. eris-
tata). It is hardly necessary to say here that our conmmon
mole is not the same species as the mole of Europe, which
belongs to the genus Talpa; in their habits, however, they
are much alike, as they are in general appearance, At
different times I have kept in confinement specimens of
both our common species and the star-nosed mole, and
there are few people, probably, of the country districts of
the Atlantic slope, but are familiar with the first-men-
tioned animal, while many have seen specimens of the
latter in the regions where it is found. Then, too, in
these days of profusely illustrated school books, and the
far wider attention that is being given to such matters in
our schemes of education, nearly every school boy has
seen a good figure of the habitation of a mole, with its
small upper circular tunnel connecting with a similar and
larger lower one by means of five or six slanting cylin-
drical passages, the central citadel having a number of
tunnels leading from it in a variety of directions to open
at various points on the surface of the ground, sometimes
at four or five yards distant from the aforesaid habitation.
So, too, are well known its dense and flossy coat of fur
of silky softness, its minute eyes, its broad forefeet, and
its smaller hinder pair, and indeed, any one who has ever
paid the slightest attention to its form and structure
must appreciate in a moment that its entire organization
has come to be most perfectly adapted to its fossorial
habits and peculiar mode of life.
These ‘“‘shrew-moles” of ours well deserve their generic
name, Scalops, from the Latin sculpo, I scrape, but for
the aquaticus, the name is not so well earned, as they
are by no means aquatic in habit, although it is said that
our moles are fine swimmers when occasion demands it.
In nature their principal food is composed of earthworms,
which they obtain by digging, making frequent branches
to their tunnels to secure them, They are among the
most voracious of animals, and in confinement will
rayenously deyour flesh of almost any kind, but will
starve rather than eat a toad. Pugnacious to the last
degree, they fight in a state of nature for their favorite
females, and will kill, yes, eat, each other in confine-
ment. Twenty-four hours time is sufficient to kill one
by starvation unless he be amply furnished with fresh
earth worms, or meat of some kind, and they drink no
little amount of water. In their personal habits they are
cleanly, and take one when we may, his coat is always
well kept and the earth rarely adheres to their pretty
fiesh-colored little feet. When a female mole is ready to
bring forth her five or six young, she makes a soft nest
of grass and other similar material in the main gallery.
Young moles, although comparatively helpless when first
born, soon attain their full size and are able to shift for
themselves. The period of gestation is said to be about
six weeks, Our moles are probably more beneficial
than injurious to the farmer, and as they never consume
any kind of vegetable matter, they never can do any
very serious damage to plants; they may, to be sure, up-
root afew when their tunnels run under them, but they
should be pardoned for this. When out upon the ground
one of our moles can run with very great agility, and
no doubt during the night time such exercise is often in-
dulged in; indeed, I have even during the daytime seen
a mole take a scamper over the grass from one burrow
to another
With respect to the hibernating habits of the common
and star-nosed moles in winter, Dr, C, C: Abbott’s obser-
vations have led him to record the following facts: He
says that the common mole “ burrows deeply into dry
soils, keeping just beyond the frost line; and there it re-
mains, without a nest of any kind, until the warmth of
the spring sunshine melts the frost, loosens the soil, and
sets the subterranean prisoner free. If, as sometimes
happens, the cold is unusually intense and sudden, the
ground freezes below the resting places of the hibernating
moles, and then they are frozen to death. This, I judge,
does not often occur; but the approaching frost rouses
them sufficiently to place them on their cuard, and forth-
with they burrow a little deeper. It is very different
with the meadow-haunting, star-nosed mole (Condylura
cristata). This mammal has more complicated burrows
than those of the preceding, and often one or more open-
Ings to them are beneath the surface of the water. At
some point in these tangled tunnelings these moles form
commodious nests, placing a good deal of fine grassinthem.
Here, indifferent to freshets, they remain all winter,
and, as they can lay up no food, sleep, I suppose, through
the entire season. The fact that these moles are un-
aifected by being submerged during the spring freshets
is interesting. So far as I have examined their nests
there was nothing to show that they were water-tight;
and I think that the animals must have been thoroughly
soaked for from forty-eight to seventy-two hours, the
ordinary duration of the high water. If through any
cause the period of submergence was prolonged, it is
probable that it would prove fatal to the moles.” Com-
mon moles while burrowing often throw out the surplus
earth from their burrows, These constitute the well-
known “mole hills,” but they are not the central, circular
galleries of their subterranean habitations as many are
led to suppose, although this latter may be constructed in.
a hillock,
In a former paragraph I alluded. to the ‘‘golden moles”
of South Africa (Chrysochloride), animals almost as emi-
fac fossorial as is Scalops or Talpa, and yet, as has
been clearly shown by Dobson, to meet this kind of life,
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ent, although equally effective, way.
Points of interest in the structure of our moles are seen
the falciform bone (radial sesamoid) of the hand to aug-
ment its strength and general effectiveness as a laterally
applied shovel or digging instrument; in the delicate, tac-
tile appendages forming the star (Fig. 1) which ornaments
the end of the snout in Condylura, and many other
features.
All the star-nosed moles that I have ever seen or
captured were in some marshy tract of land, and
their burrows were deeper than those of the common
moles, although the galleries are quite similarly dis-
posed. This animal can be quite easily kept in confine-
ment by giving it a large box, containing plenty of moss,
moist earth and some fine dry grass, and feeding it with
plenty of raw meat and earth worms. It is an exceed-
ingly interesting little creature to watch and study,
_Talpa and Scalops differ markedly in their dentition,
the former having a formula i $ or %, ¢+, pm 4, m §, and
the latter 7 3, ¢ 4, pm 4, m 4.
Viewing the Jnsectivora as a whole then, the following
are some of the more important features, structural and
otherwise, which may be said to characterize them:
In habitat they are nearly cosmopolitan, South Amer-
ica and Australia being the only two continents wherein
they are not represented in the fauna; in habit they
may be cursorial, fossorial, natatorial, arboreal or volant
(Galeopithicus); most all are insectivorous, but Galeo-
pithicus is also phytophagous, the Talpidw may almost
be said to be carnivorous, and Potamogale. an African
insectivore, also eats fish.
As a rule they are small placental mammals with a
diphydont, heterodont dentition, and with a plantigrade
or semi-plantigrade locomotion, their feet usually pos-
sessing clawed toes, and are as a rule pentadactyle.
With the exception of Petamogale, collar bones (clavicles)
are always present, while the remainder of the skeleton
is widely modified in the several families to meet their
peculiar modes of life. The coatin the vast majority
of species is of a soft fur, though in the exception this
may give way to a spiny armor as in the hedgehogs.
In color the hair varies from black, all through the vari-
ous shades of brown and dun, to the extraordinary
metallic tints in the African golden moles, With respect
to their dentition we always find more than two incisors
in the Jower jaw, while the well-rooted molars have
tuberculated crowns and are well encased in an enamel
coating, Typically the dental formula is 7 #, c+, pm 4,
m 3; total 44 teeth.
In the central nervous system it is to be noted that the
smooth, unconvoluted cerebral hemispheres do not pro-
ject posteriorly over the cerebellum. Many species
possess special glands which secrete fluids of various con-
sistencies, but always odoriferous, and situated in various
localities having reference to the superficial topography
of the body. In the females, both the position and num-
ber of the mammary teats may vary greatly in the differ-
ent families, while a vast array of important and highly
interesting variations in the other structures of the
economy are far too numerous for the space we have al-
lotted here to attempt even to allude to them.
From eocene to recent, the several geological strata
have yielded many forms of insectivorous animals, sev-
eral of which are undoubtedly the stock from which ex-
isting families and species have been derived, and we
may reasonably expect to meet with much more such
material, and it will probably throw considerable light
upon the question of the affinities of the Insectivora in
time.
portant works of reference in studying this order: Peters, ‘Reise
nach Mossambique,”' Siiugeth, 1852; Id., “Ueber die Classification
der Insectivora,” Monatsb. d, Wissensch., Berlin, 1865, and
other papers. Parker, W, K,, “Structure and Development of the
Shoulder-Girdle and the Sternum,” Ray Society, 1868. Huxley,
T. W.. “The Characters of the Pelvis in the Mammalia,” Proc.
Roy. Soc., Vol, XXVIII, 1879; also his ‘‘Hlements of Comparative
Anatomy,” and “Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals,” and many
special monographs and memoirs touching upon the order.
Leche, . “Zur Anatomie der Beckenregion bei Inseetivoren,
ete.,” K, Schwedische Acad. d. Wissenschaften, Bd. XX., 1882.
_ Mivart, ‘On the Osteology of the Insectivora,” Jowr. Anat. and
Phiys., 1867, 1868, Proc, Zod), Soc., 1871. Gill, “Synopsis of Insecti-
vorous Mammals,’ and his ‘Arrangement of the Families and
Subfamilies of Mammals." Cope’s series of paleontological and
other papers referring to the Insectivora, published in Amer, Nat.
und elsewhere, giving a masterly classification of the order
in time. Dobson, ‘Monograph of the Insectivora, Systematic and
Anatomical,” London, 1882, and his articlesin the 9th Hd. Encyclo.
Brit, as the order Insectivora in art. ‘‘Mammalia,” and arts.
“Mole” and “Shrew,” and many other contributions from the
Same author, W. H. Flower, “Ositeology of the Mammalia,” and
other works and memoirs. Sir Richard Owen, “Anat. and
Phys. of Verts,” and many special memoirs. Camerano,
L., “Ricerche intorno alle specie Italiane del Genere Talpa.”
Linn. Mem. della Reale <Accad. delle Scienze di Torino,
Ser, 11, Tom. XX XVIL., 1885. Gervais, P., “Hist, Nat. des Mam-
miféres,” Vol. 1., p. 356-259, Paris, 1854. Blasius, “Fauna Deut.
ugeth,” p. 109-116, 1857, Fatio, “Faune des Vertébrés de la
Suisse,” Vol. I. Mamm., p. 111-116. Fitzinger, “Die Nattirliche
Familie der Maulwiirte (Talpz) und ihre Arten, nach critischen
Untersuchungen.” Sitzungsb, “Akad. Wiss. Wien, LIX. v., 1869,
p. 393-407. Merriam, C. H., “A new Genus and Species of the
_Sorecide.” (A. bendireti,Merr.) Trans. Linn. Soc. N, Y., Vol IL.,
1884; also ‘Mammals of the Adirondack Region.” Coues, E.,
“Precursory Notes on American Insectivorous Mammals,” Bull.
U.S. Geol. and Geog. Sury., Vol. IIL, No.3, 1877, pp. 631-653, and
several other important works by the same author. Ciaccio, ‘“De-
scrizione Anatomica dell’ occhio della Talpa Huropea,”’ Mem. Acc.
Istituto di Bologna, Ser. III., Vol. V.,1885. Bronn, “Klassen und
Ordnungen des Thierreichs,”” VI., Mammalia, 1884, tay. ix., fig. 1,
2, 3 (giving figures of theskull of the European mole, 7. europa@a).
Baird, S. F,, “Pacific Railroad Reports, Vol. VIIL., 1857, p. 18.
(Diag. of genus Weosorex, etc.). Giimther, “Description of a new
‘Species of Chrysochloris from So. Africa.” P.4Z.8., April 6, 1875,
(An account of Trevelyan’s Golden Mole); also ‘Notes on Some
Japanese Mammalia.” P.Z.S., June 1, 1880 (importants notes on
LV, gibbsti, with colored figure, U. talpoides, etc.), and many other
well-known contributions to the order by the same author.
' SoweprRBy’s WHALE.—The little whale referred to in
FOREST AND STREAM April 11, was made the subject of a
paper read by Mr. F, W. True before the Biological Society
of yraahwisicn at its last meeting. It was found to be a
male. The genus to which it belongs has one species in
the North Atlantic, four in the South Pacific, and one in
the North Pacific. This is the second specimen known
from our coast: the Museum of Comparative Zoology has
one and the one recently obtained is in the National
“Museum. The stomach of Sowerby’s whale has about
ten compartments, adapted to the assimilation of cuttle
fish and other cephalopods. The intestines contained
- numerous parasites representing five species. Other rare
cetaceans obtained from the Life Saving Service are the
‘pigmy whale and a Ziphius.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE INSEOTIVORA.—The following are im-|
FOREST AND STREAM.
their organization has become modified in a very differ- CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIN.—The annual report of the
menagerie recently made by Dr. Conklin to the Depart-
ment of Public Works, shows that during 1888 1,018 ani-
in the power they have to protrude their eyes when it mals were exhibited, of which 384 were mammals, 560
‘becomes necessary to use them outside their tunnels; in | birds and 74 reptiles. These represented 248 species, 173
genera and 75 families. The additions to the collection
during the year were 258 in number, as follows: Mam-
mals 99, birds 111, reptiles 48. The more notable are the
hippopotamus, now eight years old, a leather-back turtle
and an American crocodile (Nicaragua), two Argentine
tortoises (Venezuela), a pair of Sardinian moutffons, a
pair of Japanese deer and an elephant, presented by
Adam Forepaugh. The most serious loss of the year was
the death of the chimpanzee ‘Mr, Crowley.” A table of
weights of this interesting animal shows that at the time
of his arrival at the Park, June 25, 1884,he weighed
L5lbs., while in June, 1888, his weight was 110lbs. His
death, which occurred in August, 1888, was due to chronic
tubercular phthisis. During the year there were born in
the garden lions, tigers, puma, agoute, zebu, bison, Cape
buffalo, goats, deer, black swans, geese and peafowl.
The number of visitors to the menagerie is very large,
sometimes on Sundays reaching 100,000 persons. The
report closes with a classified list of the animals exhibited
during the year.
EFFECT OF RAIN ON EARTHWORMS.—At the meeting of
the Biological Society of Washington, April 20, Prof.
Joseph F. James called attention to the extraordinary
abundance of earthworms after rains, and the excessive
mortality among them, owing to crushing, drowning and
exposure. In walking a distance of 425 feet he counted
380 worms, fully three-fourths of which were dead. At
another time, in going 200 feet, he saw 340 worms, about
12 of which were alive. Darwin estimated the number
of earthworms to the acre in England to be 53,767. Tt is
supposed that rain forces out the worms by filling up
their burrows. The asphalt pavements seem to be the
great centers of mortality, —
A New Vouie.—At the meeting of the Biological Society
of Washington, April 20, Dr. C. Hart Merriam made
some remarks on a new vole from the Gulf of St, Law-
rence, This remarkable little animal belongs to a genus
discovered in British Columbia by Dr. Geo, Dawson, It
is intermediate between the true mice and the so-called
meadow mice. The form differs from the meadow mice
externally in having a sixth tubercle well developed on
the hind foot and in its longer and stiffer whiskers. The
important difference, however, is found in the shape of
the hindermost molar tooth.
NEW HAMPSHIRE BirD ARRIVALS.—Hditor Forest and
Stream: Since my last letter the following birds have
been seen: On Aprild, a winter wren; 6th, a fox sparrow;
th, white-bellied swallow, wood thrush, black and white
creeper, and herring gull; 8th, a bobolink; 9th, a purple
finch; 10th, a flicker; 12th, red-eyed vireo and blue heron;
13th, bay-winged buntings. The herring gull was seen
after a hard southerly gale, which may have blown him
inland.—P. C, (St. Paul’s School, Concord, N. H., April 15),
Game Bag and Guy.
SHOOTING NEAR ST. LOUIS.
T. LOUIS, Mo., April 20.—Editor Forest and Stream:
The sportsmen of this locality have no reason to
complain of the sport had on snipe during the past week.
Tt has not been of a nature to set them wild by any
means; still taking all things into consideration, birds
have been fairly plentiful, and a number of very good
bags are reported. The prairies are becoming yery dry,
and wet places are few and far between, but when one
of these wet places is found, the nimrod is generally re-
warded with a good rise of birds, and the number that
he bags is of course measured by his skill in handling a
shotgun.
During the past week the Cuivre Shooting Club’s pre-
serve took the lead in the number of snipe bagged by its
members. Mr, H. Clay Pierce made the banner bag of
the season last Monday. In one day he counted up sixty-
six, which beat all previous records this season for this
locality, At the same grounds, one day later, Mr. Ike
Morton, after a hard days tramp, bagged forty-three.
The birds were in magnificent condition, because they
had not been disturbed for several days. Bluewing
ducks were quite plentiful, and the gentleman spent the
morning and evening hours in bagging afew of them.
These grounds were visited later in the week by several
other members of the club, but they, as a rule, only suc-
ceeded in finding few birds,
Next in point of birds bagged comes the Dameron Club,
which is located several miles above the Cuivre Club, but
in the same stretch of prairie. Here the ground is also
dry and the birds are bunched, A party of five, com-
eget M. ©. Billmeyer, E. Mohrstadt, W. Hettel, W.
lark and M. Mayhew, spent one day up at the Dameron
preserve in the early part of the week, and on their re-
turn to the city produced 126 snipe and 42 bluewing
ducks. They report having seen quite a good many
mallards in the distance flying over the timber. They
bagged none because they never went into the timber to
hunt them,
Some fair snipe shooting has also been enjoyed by the
Dardenne Club people. The Grand Pass (Lll.) Shooting
Club have so far not had any snipe shooting atall. Its
grounds are only about eighty-three miles north of here,
and why no snipe have made their appearance up there
is a puzzler to the club members. The marshes in the
club’s preserve are said to be in prime condition for birds,
better, in fact, than any other in this vicinity, Almost
the same state of affairs took place last season. When
there were plenty of birds twenty and thirty miles south
of the Grand Pass Club’s grounds there were none to speak
of on its marshes, This kept up until about the first
week in May, Then the birds began coming on its
grounds, and for the following two weeks the club’s
members were favored with the grandest kind of
shooting. Perhaps this season may turn out in
the same manner, at least all the members are |
hoping that it may. If it does they will be perfectly
satisfied. So it may be said they are patiently waiting
the turn of the tide, There are no more famous snipe
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marshes in this country than those controlled by the
Grand Pass Club, and it would be a very unusual thing
to have a season go by without its members haying had
some splendid sport on the longbills,
King’s Lake reports birds exceedingly scarce, and the
same may be said of the Kidd Lake grounds. The mem-
bers of the above two clubs haying resolved to abstain
from any further effort to bag any snipe.
UNSER FRITZ,
NOTES ON THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
ELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, April
Editor Forest and Stream: The Government
Scout Ed. Wilson and Corp. Wm. L. Boyce have returned
from a snowshoe scouting trip on the east side of the
Yellowstone Canon and Alum Creek country. From
the hotel at the Grand Cafion they made their way to the
Nez Percé ford at the Mud Geysers, where they waded
the Yellowstone on a riffle. They found no ice in the
river anywhere, and only from three to four feet of snow,
except in drifts, The Alum Creek country was full of
game. Elk in great numbers were seen on the east side
of the river, the sage brush hills there being free from
snow. Ducks, geese and swans were very plentiful in
the rivers and on the bars.
From the Nez Percé ford they traveled east through
timber, meadows and warm spring basins, visiting the
Pelican Creek basins, Broad Créek and Mirror Plateau,
They then worked their way northwest along the plateau
and Amethyst Mountain to Specimen Ridge, down that
to Baronette’s Bridge and Yanceys, They were out from
the hotel seven nights, camping by fires which were kept
up all night. They saw thousands of elk, and followed
many buffalo trails made through the snow where they
have wandered around during the winter. Some of
their bedding places were like cattle corrals. Owing to
the nature of the country they were unable to count the
buffalo in this section, as they spend much of the day-
time in timber.
At Junction Butte they saw a large band of antelope,
a bunch of mountain sheep, and hundreds of elk in the
Kast Fork Valley. From all indications most of the buf-
falo are on the same range where they spent the summer,
there not being enough snow to drive them out of the
country. That is, they have wintered on the east side of
the Yellowstone Cafion and in the Alum Creek and Nez,
Perce Creek basins, also in the vicinity of the Upper and
Lower Geyser basins. Mr. Wilson and Corp, Boyce were
out from the Mammoth Hot Springs nineteen days, every
day of which was spent in sight of game, They found
the deepest snow in the heavy fir timber between Broad
Oreek and Yellowstone Lake. There it was 5ft. deep.
Asarule it would be but 1 to 2ft. on the south sides of
hills and 3 to 5ft. on the north slopes. There is so little
snow in the Park that game of all kinds have been able
to travel about with very little difficulty.
Work on the roads of the Park commenced this year in
March. The first crew of twenty-eight men were put to
work on the road between the Mammoth Hot Springs and
Gardiner; this has been put in thorough repair. A new
piece, shortening the distance. and giving a gradual
grade from the first to the second terrace, is almost com-
pleted. On the first instant another crew of men were
put to work on the Golden Gate road, clearing it of rocks,
repairing broken places and washes made by the melting
snow. On the third there was a team of four mules and
a wagon driven almost to the Gardiner Bridge, there
being so little snow through the Swan Lake Basin, As
soon as possible a crew of men and teams will be put to
work to finish the road there, build a new bridge across
the Gardiner, and clear the roads of timber. Another
crew will be at work on a new road down the Gibbon
Cafion. This will follow down the river past the falls,
avoiding the hill there and at Cation Creek, There will
be a neW road most of the way from the Gibbon Falls to
the Lower Basin. It is intended that most of this work,
and some new road at the Grand Cafion, will be finished
before the first of July, at which date the $25,000 appro-
priated late last fall will cease to be available. Part of
this money will be expended on a portable sawmill and a
building at the Mammoth Hot Springs for offices, stor-
age and other purposes. ~
On July 1, 140 men and 35 teams, divided into four
crews, will be put to work on the new road from the
Upper Basin to the outlet of the Yellowstone Lake via
Shoshone Lake, and men and teams will extend the road
along the Grand Cafion to Inspiration Point. Most of the
$50,000 appropriated for this season’s work will be ex-
pended upon new roads; about $10.000 will be saved to
commence work on in the spring of 1890. Theroad from
the Upper Basin to Shoshone Lake will open up some
very interesting country, the Shoshone Geyser Basin
being next in interest to the Lower Basin. The road will
follow the Lake from the Geyser Basin to some distance
ast the outlet, where it crosses the Lewis Fork of Snake
iver. This will be one of the most enjoyable rides on
the whole trip. No one will be able to tell when the
cross the Continental Divide between Shoshone and Yel-
lowstone lakes; the highest point on the road will bea
little over 400ft. above the lakes, and that in rather a
level country. The difference in altitude in the two
lakes is but one foot, Yellowstone Lake being 7,741ft.
and Shoshone Lake 7,740ft. The road will strike the
Yellowstone Lake at the west arm, near the Warm Spring
camp and Lake Shore Geysers; from there the road will
follow the shore most of the way to the outlet. Mr, La-
martine, the overseer appointed by Major Charles J.
Allen, the engineer in charge of improvements in the
Park, has had several years’ experience in building roads
in the Park under the engineers who have been detailed
for this work.
Since the administration of Col. P. W. Norris as super-
intendent of the Park no part of the annual appropria-
tions has been spent on improving the trail or bridle paths
to the various objects of interest not reached by wagon
roads. Those built by Col. Norris have be@n neglected
until they are badly blockaded by fallen timber. What
work was done on them was done by parties riding
through, and only removing a tree where it was impossi-
ble to ride around it. ‘There ought to be a good bridle
path made to the summit of Mt. Washburn, and all the
trails cleared of fallen timber, This would cost but a
few hundred dollars. H.
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[APRIL 25, 1889.
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, Ill., April 18—On the 15th of April the
Chicago men and other shooters who visit the Kan-
kakee country oiled theic duck guns and put them away
for a while, and the ducks will now have a little chance
torest. Illinois holds on for two weeks longer, and may
offer some good shooting in the Fox Lake country, where
the bluebill and redhead flight usually is best Jate in this
month, The slaughter of ducks has been enormous, and
Tam sure I do not see what more any shooter could ask
than has been offered this spring. Hardly any one has
gone out who did not get a good bag, and some scores
have stood very high. As stated in earlier letters, the
best of the shooting has been on the Kankakee. The
Cumberland marsh has sent in more birds than any other
club ground; English Lake perhaps second. Mak-saw-ba
has been unfortunate for some unknown reason. The
Illinois River country has been unaccountably barren
also. One of the very best localities this season has been
that part of the Kankakee above the Diana Club, near
Water Valley on the Monon road, The largest bag I
have heard reported, that of Mx. Fred Ehlers, 134 ducks,
killed after 11 A.M. of one day, was made on the big
marsh above the Diana Club, This marsh seems to have
held the bulk of the game in that section, and the closer
the Cumberland boys got over toward it the better shoot-
ing they had. Messrs, Gammon and McFarland got their
big week’s shooting over in that direction, going up the
main marsh ditch about eight miles from the club house.
‘This ‘‘North Marsh,” which lies just across the river from
the grounds of the Kankakee Lard and Cattle Co., has
been swarming wilh game, including numbers of wild
geese. The falling water cut off the entrance to this
marsh for boats two weeks ago, and few hunters have
had the hardihood to wade the two miles of swamp
which lie between the outer world and its hidden pene-
tralia. One market hunter by the name of Ainsworth,
who has been camped at the lower Red Oak cabin, week
before last shipped ninety geese, the product of one
week's shooting, wading and dragging on the North
Marsh. He does not use decays, but calls the geese by
honking, without a call, in which art he is an adept. He
has three pits dug, and alternates them,
Some of these facts I learned on my last week's trip in
pursuance of the Kleinmann tip, which Lafter ward learned
was indeed steering me straight for the country where
the game was. However, when I told Mr. E. C. Cook
where I was going, he said he knew a surer and pleas-
anter trip than that, and after a moment’s thought he
gave me what very few men get, a letter to the keeper of
the Kankakee Land and Cattle Co, Club, usually called
*De Golyer Club” for short, and privilege to shoot on
their marsh, known all through this country as the
sanctum sanctorum of wildfowl, I had made some little
mention of this club in an earlier article, but had never
seen the grounds, which I was delighted now to visit, I
had, therefore, the Kieinmann tip and Mr. Cook’s tip to
struggle with when I boarded the train for Water Valley;
and when I had done that, almost the first persons I saw
were Messrs. McFarland and Gammon, going down to the
Cumberland for another carload of ducks. They gave
me a tip that I was a chump if I didn’t come right along
with them, and go where the ducks really and actually
were. Of course, I couldn’t resist a good tip, and was
just about to get off at Lowell with them, when I met
Mr, Kreutzberg, secretary of the Diana Club, and he gaye
me a tip that if it was ducks I was after, I would better
come right along with him. I now had four tips on my
hands, and I really hardly knew what to do. With a
modesty which I sometimes think nearly amounts to
genius, [rapidly made my decision. I decided to accept
them all. Therefore,I went on to Thayer, instead of
Shelby or Water Valley or Lowell, and spent that night
at the Diana Club with a pleasant lot of fellows whagvere
down.
In the morning, by virtue of courtesy, I was offered the
services of the best pusher on that marsh, old McDowell,
and before daybreak we were gliding silently but swiftly
through the wide submerged timberland of the Kanka-
kee, Oars are not used on the Kankakee, the pusher’s
pole replacing them, much to the good of speed and
ease. McDowell was astonishingly able at the pole,
and owing to this and to his thorough knowledge
of all the cut-offs, we arrived at the De Golyer club
house by ten o’clock, We must have traveled up stream
at the rate of four miles an hour for fully fifteen miles by
the river, Wesaw a great deal of game, and put out the
decoys once, getting but three birds, Wefound Mr, Fred
Cook and a friend, Mr. Springer, just going home, They
said the shooting had been poor, as the ducks were not
moving; but I noticed they had two sacks full of ducks,
The De Golyer marsh is in a country naturally wild,
Ié is only three years or so since the last deer was killed
near the lower end of the marsh, and ten years ago there
were a good many in that vicinity. A year ago five tim-
ber wolves, black and gray, frightened the women about
the club house nearly to death by making a dress parade
in the door yard. Hven as we looked out we could see
great numbers of wildfowl, and it seemed not strange to
know they nested very often in the marsh even to-day.
I was astonished at the great numbers of mallards on
the De Golyer marsh, as lsaw so few elsewhere. I was
told that this club did not shoot mallards in the spring.
That accounted for it. It was avery pretty and very
conclusive lesson on the subject of game preservation.
Lam willing to go upon record that I saw more mallards
on four miles of the De Golyer marsh than I did on all
the rest of the country I visited, which I should think to
be forty miles or more. The club feeds the mallards and
reserves them. The mallards go there and stay and
reed. It might look strange, but it is really as simple
as a, b, c, Protection protects, and the birds know it if
the hunters don’t. This little club—there are only eight
members—certainly deserves mention for its liberality
and forbearanca with the game. The marsh is admirable
and admirably stocked. No one is allowed to kill a
muskrat on the marsh, as that animal keeps open ponds
and channels, The mink are killed, as being: destructive
to the birds, No shooting is allowed after sundown, and
none upon any Sunday. Could anything be finer than
thist And could any confirmation or comment be stronger
than the circling flocks of birds and the merry quack
of the exultant mallard coming cheerily up out of the reed-?
My stay atthe De Golyer marsh was short, and the trip
down the river rapid and delightful. On the way down
I shot among other ducks a magnificent specimen of the
wood drake, The skin was wonderfully beautiful, and
one could feel little less than remorse at having killed
the bird. Had I not shot so wretchedly the string that
we took to the Diana Club might have been twenty birds
instead of ten; but I explained that—the way shooters
usually do,
Finding it difficult to get into the North Marsh country,
I now started for the Cumberland Club, via the noon
train to Lowell, At hospitable Cumberland lodge I found
Messrs. McFarland, Gammon, Stevens, Gillette, Freeman,
Grey, Farmer, Harmeyer and others, No great bags
had been made, twenty being about the limit, except Mr,
McFarland’s bag of 32. Mr, Gammon and I went out in
front of the house and killed a couple of jacksnipe, start-
ing two or three dozen, very wild and out of reach. The
marsh was pronounced to be in excellent shape for snipe,
and great shooting at them was expected within a week
Or 80,
I had always longed for one good day at the ducks, so
that I could see just how these big bags were made which.
are so often scored to our Chicago men, I got just such
a day at the Cumberland, Alf, Dodd, perhaps the best
pusher on that marsh, was directed to take the longing
aspirant out, and he did so, We put out our decoys once,
and I got three ducks while Alf, explored a little. He
came back, told me he had “found where they were,”
and we pulled up, moving nearly a mile, and making a
little portage, getting into the open marsh south of the
South Islands. We drove out a great body of birds, and
a little before noon put out our decoys, crawled into the
grass, and were soon in the middle of a ‘‘big day.” I
stopped early in the evening at forty birds, and we had
an easy and pleasant trip down the ditch to the club
house, unloading 40 ducks, and also 14 snipe which we
had acquired on the way up in the morning. When I
counted up my game after I got home, I found 59 ducks
and 17 snipe, and I’m sure that one hunt is enough for
my share.
One can always learn something, and on this little trip
Tlearned something about a 12-gauge gun. The birds
were coming in very fast about noon, and we couldn't
get time to eat, Alf. Dodd told me to goahead and eat,
and he would take my gun (a 12-gauge hammerless) and
keep the ducks ont of the blind. He killed three shots
straight with it, and they happened to be very long and
difficult, I bantered him to get more difficult shots, and
he killed six straight at ranges I had never dreamed were
possible for any gun. The birds were killed dead, struck
with the center of the charge every time. The man
would Jxall practically every duck he shot at, and ina
style that seemed to me very wonderful, I always load
my own shells, and shoot at ducks 3%drs. of powder and
1toz. of shot, No, 6, this being the load shot in this case,
After this lrealized that it is with a gun much as it is
with a violin. There is music in the violin which only
a master can bring out. I know very well now that I
am not master of my own gun, and that it has capabilities
which it takes an old marsh shooter to get out. The gun
shoots infinitely better than I do, and hereafter I could
not conscientiously blame it for any miss. As for the
man who says a 10-gauge is necessary for duck shooting
he doesn’t know what he is talking about, and moreover,
he doesn’t know how to shoot. He can’t get the music
out of the instrument, He wants a bull fidddle,
There was another pleasant episode in this trip. I was
in a blind about 200yds, from Mr, John Grey, who had
very cleverly got his decoys out where they cut off all
the flight from my blind, although he didn’t mean to do
that especially, I watched the birds draw down to his
fleet, and hardly a flock passed that he did not strike.
Very often I would see two birds wilt, one after another,
and I must say Ineyer saw such double shooting at ducks,
Mr. Grey fired twenty-four shots and bagged twenty-two
ducks, never killing more than one bird ata shot. That
was the best duck shooting I ever happened to see, and I
did see that. Mr. Grey says, ‘‘In shooting doubles out of
a blind you always want to figure where the second bird
is going to be when you want topullon him, If the
birds are going away you always shoot the furthest first.
If they are incomers you shoot the closest first, The
second bird is carried- on by its momentum, and as it
starts to climb isan easy shot. You must becareful with
your first barrel, as if it were your only chance, Be sure
you kill your first bird, but never stop to see whether you
do or not, Pull your gun right on to the place where you
have figured the second bird ought to be, and let him
haye it. You can always kill the second bird easier than
you can the first, if you remember this, because the
second bird will begin to check up and climb at the
report of the gun. I often kill the second bird before the
first strikes the ground, and when I don’t know whether
I have killed the first one or not. I always suppose I
have. In that way I don’t allow myself any loose shoot-
ing on the ground that I can kill a bird with the second
barrel if I miss it with the first.” As to the efficiency of
Mr. Grey’s system, there can not be any doubt. Ina set
of shooters such as he travels with, Ishouldn’t like to call
him, or anybody else, the best shot of the lot; but if I
could shoot ducks the way he can I would cease this
mad struggle for riches and go into the market-hunting
business. i
Jacksnipe got here April 14, and are now pretty much
all over the country out here, and this bids fair to be an
exceptionally good season for them, The rapidly falling
waters of the marshes have left better working ground
for them than has been the case for a number of years.
There have been five of great trumpeter swans on
Calumet Lake, just at the edge of the city, for the past
week or so. Mr. HE. C, J. Cleaver, secretary of the Grand
Calumet Heights Club, a few days ago killed a trumpeter
on the river, and it is thought to be one of these fiye. The
swan was a fine specimen, and will be mounted. It was
killed with No. 5 shot.
Our shooters are now turning their attention to Fox
Lake, and big bags of bluebills are soon to be expected.
Lake George, in the Calumet region, was covered with
bluebills a week ago. It isa great place for them. Dick
Turtle killed forty-one in two half-days, evening and
morning,
The duck season may now be said to be over, Snipe
shooting will occupy the boys till the fishing season
begins, Some of our shooters will go down to ths Crown
Point trap tournament Thursday and Friday of this week.
The town has been crowded the past week with sports-
men attendant upon the Mascoutah Kennels’ bench show,
which but just rolled its muttering thunders away,
Mr. G. W. Williams, of Lexington, Ky., who was here
with the winning greyhounds in the late show, is a brother
of Roger D, Williams, one of the judges in last fall's
American coursing meet, Mr. Williams says that he isa
member of a club which shoots ducks every fall on the
New Madrid marsh, over the line in Arkansas. The
shooting is usually magnificent there in the fall. Reel-
foot Lake, in Tennessee, says this gentleman, is no
longer of much value as a duck ground. Lexington
shooters have a few quail and rabbits in their own coun-
try. A club of the young anglers of Lexington has been
formed, most of whose fishing is done in the Reservoir,
three miles or so from town. The artificial fly is almost
the only lure used, and very good strings of croppies—
locally called ‘‘New Lights”’—and bass are being taken
now. Warm invitations come up to FOREST AND STREAM
to visit the land which is proudly declared to have the
best whisky, the most beautiful women and the fastest
horses on earth. It would be hard to imagine a more
pleasant trip than one into the royal Blue Grass country.
Mr. Rollo M. Heikes, a well-known shooter of Dayton,
Ohio, was in town April 16, on*his way to the Omaha
tournament,
Dr, Baxter has been absent two weeks, duck shooting
in Dakota, Nothing has been heard from him, but he
must have had good sport.
Mr, John Gillespie killed 34 ducks on Fox Lake on 13th,
The flight went north, then settled back, and he caught it.
Mr. Wm. Payson bagged 40 jacksnipe at Harvard, II,
April 13, Mr. R. B. Organ got 26 jacks and 2 ducks on
the Kankakee the same day; also a good wetting in a
muskrat hole. Messrs. J. A. Sharp and Al Carlyle got
70 snipe one day week before last, at Water Valley.
Messrs, Stevens and Street got 24 snipe and a number of
ducks on their late Cumberland trip. Messrs. W. H.
Lees and John Matter had good snipe shooting at the
“Sag” week before last, the latter getting 10 jacks and 10
yellow plover one day,
The Grand Calumet Heights Club, a very active young
organization, has appropriated $50 as a donation to the
State Sportsmen’s Association. If other clubs would
follow this commendable course it would help the meet
out wonderfully in the way of prizes. ete.
The ninth annual tournament of the Southern Illinois
Sportsmen’s Association will be held at Belleville, lll.,
June 6, 7 and 8,
Will some one please tell why a State like Indiana, so
large, so intelhgent, so wonderfully well supplied with
game and game resorts, and yet so persistently robbed
and threatened by a lawless element which has no. re-
spect whatever for even such loose laws as Indiana has,
cannot claim a State sportsmen’s association? Time the
Indiana boys got together. It will not bea very expensive
or a very troublesome matter to organize, and the work
thus made possible might be productive of the greatest
good, Certainly there is a wide field for such work, If
there is any State organization of this nature I owe it an
apology, for I never heard of it. If it is too bashful. let
it get over that; and if it does not exist let it summon
itself together out of chaos. It is time.
The date claimed for our State tournament is Tuesday,
June 4 and the remainder of that week. John Watson,
of Grand Crossing, will furnish the birds, and the trap
shoot will be at his grounds, Committee on programme
consists of R. B. Organ, W. P, Mussey and Alex T. Loyd.
They meet this week, The Loyd system of trap shooting,
first presented in these columns April 4, has been laid
before the association. It has already met the approval
of most of our leading shooters here, and will donbtless
be used at the State meet, EK. HouaeH,
No, 175 MoNnROoO® STREET.
A SPORTSMAN’S COMMENT.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
By means of the excelJent articles from the pen of Mr.
EK. Hough, that have appeared in the pages of FoREST
AND STREAM during the past winter, sporting and shoot-
ing matters in and about Chicago have been placed prom-
inently before the sportsmen of the whole country. No
doubt every reader of this paper who is interested in the
subject, has studied closely the exposition of the question
of pane protection as it exists in the States of Illinois
and Indiana, and waited anxiously to see what would be
the outcome of the efforts of sportsmen before the legis-
latures of these States.
So far as I have been able to understand the situation,
there has been a woeful lack of concerted action among
the sportsmen; powerful influences in an opposite direc-
tion have been brought to bear, and the results have been
practically nil. The influence of those great and wealthy
shooting clubs. described by Mr. Hough, should be suf-
ficient, if exerted in the proper manner and direction, to
accomplish almost anything in the shape of necessary
legislation for the proper protection of game, But, that
no effort with wise and unselfish ends in view will be
made, is evident from the following paragraph clipped
from an article of Mr. Hough’s in Forast aND STREAM
of Aprilil: ‘‘Messrs. McFarland and Gammon in their
week at the Cumberland bagged 520 ducks, besides their-
geese, cranes and snipe mentioned earlier. * * *
Mr. C. D. Gammon has put up a gold medal for the
Cumberland Club, the man killing the most ducks this
season to win it.” Mr. C, D, Gammon eyidently intends
to keep that medal for himself,
On the same page with the paragraph quoted above
appears the following: ‘The Michigan Leyislature has
passed a bill to repeal the law prohibiting spring duck
shooting,” and small wonder might have been very ap-
propiately added.
After reading such statements as the above in regard
to the exploits of Messrs. Gammon and McFarland, the
sportsmen of adjoining States would be very foolish if
flies continued to allow themselves to be used as the pole
with which the thrifty Illinois shooter gathers the spring
duck persimmon. The shooting clubs of Chicago need
never expect that public sentiment will be anything but
hostile toward their organizations, nor that depredations
on their territory by pot-hunters, market-shooters and
others of that class will not be winked at by local courts,
so long as they permit within their precincts and by their
members such wholesile slaughter of the game birds
that belong to the people of the whole United States.
The idea of a uniform inter-State game law advanced
by Mr. Hough is goed, and such a law offers the only
satisfactory solution of the problem of game protection,
I think, however, that Mr. H, is too modest in erediting
Aprit 25, 1889,]
| the idea to a game dealer. Read between the lines, it has
the ring of true, unselfish sportsmanship, which no one
would ever expect to emanate from a game dealer. I
Suspect the facts in regard to sportsmen quoted by Mr. lH,
have been observed by him in his intercourse with the
Chicago article.
In the meantime, until a uniform game law for the
whole country can be adopted, the best course for sports-
men to follow will be the advocacy of as wise and effec-
tive game laws for each State as it is possible to pass
and enforce, coupled with an iron-clad non-export law,
to prevent game being shipped out of their States,
Vrororra, Tex., April 17. GUADALUPE.
Sr, CATHARINES.—The regular meeting of the Penin-
sular Gun and Game Club was held in the office of James
A, Keyes on April 8, and was largely attended. Five
applications for membership were received and accepted.
The report of the scouts showed that the members of the
elub in the vicinity of the Twenty and other ponds were
doing splendid work, with the result that not a single
duek had been shot there this spring, while along the
Niagara River, from Fort Hrie to Lake Ontario, ducks
were being shot in large numbers by men who know the
law, and could have no possible excuse for violating it,
Tt was decided to notify ihe executive committee of the
Dominion Gun Alliance of the violations, and the names
of the parties so far found out, and render them every
assistance in the prosecution of the parties. The com-
mittee on game reported that they had secured 150 Indian
Territory quail, which would be turned outin different
parts of the country. The club is now in a flourishing
condition.
Aw OHIO SPORTSMAN,—A correspondent referring to
the Sunset Club papers and to the portrait of Judge
Potter, of Toledo, which appeared in a recent issue of
FOREST AND STREAM, says of Judge Potter: ‘‘He was once
judge over nine counties in northwest Ohio; has shot
deer in every ward in Toledo; smoked (when in Congress)
with Gen. Jackson; fished on the Potomac with Daniel
Webster; played whist with John C. Calhoun, Thomas
H, Benton, Silas Wright and others; was with Henry
‘Clay when he died, and on board the Princeton at the
time of the bursting of the big gun, And now at 84 past,
is still hale and hearty, quick of sight and hearing, clear
of mind and memory, entertaining and companionable.
These are a few of the facts concerning Judge E, D, Potter,
| of whom no one will speak ill.”
Micuic.an Duck Law.—‘‘Ttshall be lawful to hunt and
kill jacksnipe, redhead, bluebill, canvasback, widgeon
‘and pintail ducks and wild geese, between the first day
of September in each year and the first day of May next
following.” Approved, March 28,1889. Unless you have
already published the above, it will be of interest to many,
as being the substance of the recent Michigan legislation
with regard to spring shooting.—KELPIz (Central Lake,
April 15).
Cross SHOOoTING.—Mechaniecville, N. Y., April 12.—
Editor Forest and Stream: In the FOREST AND STREAM,
April 4, ‘‘Sinkboat” gives his experience in cross shooting.
Will some others please give us points under the same
‘head. This is just what has bothered me many a time,
|how to hold on a fast-moving duck or other bird when
/we are nearly always obliged to take them on cross shots,
Will the old gunners take a hand in educating a—Novicer.
New Jersey.—The Chatham Fish and Game Pro-
tective Association was organized at Chatham, New Jer-
isey, on April17. The objects of the association are, as its
title signifies, the protection of fish and game under the
laws of the State; also trap-shooting. Its officers are as
follows: Pres,, Geo. Shepard Page; Vice-Pres., W. W.
Ogden; Sec’y-Treas., Wim. Elder.
GAME LEGISLATION AT ALBANY.
| A LBANY, N. Y., April 19,—The Assembly has ordered to a third
reading the bill creating a game commission Lo modify the
game lawe. 1
Mr. Mead’s concurrent resolution against the squatters in the
Adirondack forests has been favorably reported im the Assembly.
Sea and Liver SHishing.
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK.
YW.—STATEN ISLAND.
ee favorite fishing waters for New Yorkers are those
which wash the shores of Staten Island. In the height
of the season New York anglers go to Staten Island by
thousands every Saturday night and Sunday morning, Mr.
R, W. Pollock, the general traffic agent of the Staten
Tsland Railway, was unable to give me exact figures of
the number of fishermen who use the company’s ferry
boats and trains during the summer and fall months, but
‘he says there are so many anglers carried to the island
and back again thatit is a matter of wonder to him that
‘there is a fish of any kind left to catch between St.George
iand Tottenyille.
| The east shore of Staten Island is the fishing ground.
The north shore, from St. George to Elm Park, is bounded
by the Killvon Kull, and the Standard Oil docks, the
Chemical Works and other nuisances on the New Jersey
shore fill this stream so full of “sludge acid,” petroleum
and other nasty compounds that fish can scarcely live
there, and it they can be caught they can scarcely he fit
to eat. Where the Kill von Kuil ends, at Newark Bay,
there is sometimes good fishing for striped bass, but as
this is in Jersey waters it will be considered in another
article. At Buckwheat Island on the Arthur Kill, near
(the new drawbridge, there is also good fishing at times,
but this te is as yet practically inaccessible by way
‘of Staten Island and will be mentioned under New Jersey
fishing. In Staten Island Sound, which separates Staten
I-land from New Jersey below Elizabethport, there is
very good fishing for weakfish in season. Rossville, on
Staten Island, is near the best grounds, but it can onl
be reached by the steamer pin between New Yor
nd New Brunswick, N. J,, which leaves its city
ier at the foot of Vesey street in the afternoon, so
that the fisherman would have to stay over night. He
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can reach the same or better grounds in the Sound, how-
ever, by taking the C. R, R. of N. J. ta Sewaren,
The Staten Island Railway is par excellence the angler’s
road, It carries, for its short distance, more fishermen
in one season than any other New York railroad does in
three, Throughout its length, from St. George, where
the Staten Island ferry boats land, to Totienville, at the
south end of the island, it passes within easy distance of
the whole eastern shore, and at every station below Gar-
retson’s, stages connect with each train to carry anglers
tothe beach. At present, bothon week days and Sundays,
trains run in both directions almost every hour, and in
the suinmer and fall they run much oftener. The route
is by way of Staten Island ferry from the foet of White-
hall street to St, George, 8, I., where the trains are wait-
ing.
The king of Staten Island waters is the striped bass,
He comes in small numbers in the spring, is caught in
late April, May and June, but the best striped bass fishing
is in the fall, September and October being the best
months. The Staten Island fishermen are just beginning
to troll for striped bass as the Hell Gate fishermen do (see
first article of this series), but they prefer still-Sshing,
which is done inside the sandbar that follows the eastern
shore for a good portion of its extent, in water from 2 to
10ft. deep, and they find the best bait to be the white sand
worm. The red sandworm ranks next, and after this
shedder crabs and shrimp. The last of the ebb tide and
first quarter of the flood is the favorite time, giving six
hours for fishing.
Weaktfish begin to bite as soon as the fireflies show them-
selves, say from May 25 to June 10, and the southern part
of the island is the best ground for catching them, al-
though there are many caught in the Great Kills. They
Tun in weight from 4b, to 2lbs, and sometimes larger.
Shedder crab is the best bait, and the same conditions of
tide hold good as for bass; indeed, the same may be said
for all fish caught in these waters.
Kingfish make their appearance in the neighborhood of
the Great Kills about Aug. 1, Use shedder crabs or
shrimp for bait, and fish close to the bottom. These fish
may be “chummed” for, in the same manner as bluefish
or sea bass, but the Staten Islanders haven’t yet tried it.
In Raritan Bay I have found it a very successful way.
Collect at low tide a big basketful of the little mussels
that cling to the muddy banks of a creek; break their
shells and cast them overboard freely, shells and all,
when anchored for fishing. Then bait your hooks with
mussel, if large enough, or with a piece of shedder crab
the same color as the mussel.
Bluefish, or ‘‘snappers,” are caught after the middle of
May, principally at the southern end of the island. Fish
for them as for weakfish, except that hooks must be tied
on gimp instead of gut snells. Strips of white flesh and
skin cut from the belly of a porgie or other fish are good
bait.
Large plaice or ‘‘flukes” are sometimes caught along the
island's shores, and so are flounders, an occasional drum,
a ee (tautog) now and then, and sometimes sheeps-
head.
The nearest fishing resort of consequence is at Elm Tree
Beacon or Cedar Grove Beach. Fare to New Dorp and
return, 40 cents; stage to the beach, 10 cents each way.
Tt is about a mile from each station tothe beach all along
the railroad. Excursion tickets are good three days. J.
C, Swaim is the keeper of the Elm Tree Light, and has
ten boats for hire at $laday. He cannot furnish bait,
but it can always be had at Peteler’s Hotel, near by.
Last autumn a Mr. Dill, who lives in the vicinity, caught
a striped bass here weighing 64lbs. Swaim and a com-
panion set fyke nets, and they claim to have caught bass
in them running as high as 241lbs. in weight,
Cedar Grove Beach is just below the Beacon, and is
reached from New Dorp station. At this place is Petel-
er’s Hotel, a large house with a reputation for good cook-
ery and excellent accommodations for families. Board
at the hotel can be had (including room) for from $2.50
to $3 aday. Fifteen boats are for hire at $1 a day, and
bait is always to be had.
The Great Kills is a fayorite fishing ground for weak-
fish in the summer and bassinthe fall. Get off at Gif-
ford’s station (round trip fare 50 cents) and take stage to
any of the three resorts (fare 10 cents), Boats can be
hired at any of the resomts for $1 a day.
At Fitzgerald’s Excelsior Hotel here there are sixty
boats for hire, and shrimp and crab bait is always kept
on hand, but no sandworms. Tackle can be hired if de-
sired, and a boatman at $1 a day. Lodgings 50 cents.
Fitzgerald says last year the weakfishing began May 17,
and kingfishing about three weeks later. Plenty of
flounders may be caught now.
At Collins’s Hotel there are forty boats, and shrimp and
crab bait canalwaysbe had. Meals may behad dla carte. ‘
The Bay View House (Charles M. Wolff, proprietor)
will open May 1 forthe season. There are eight boats
for hire, and rooms and meals (Huropean plan) may be
had. None of the Great Kills hotels are family resorts
like the Captain’s Villa at Eltingville and Peteler’s Hotel
at Cedar Grove Beach,
At Eltingville station (round trip fare 50 cents) stage
may be taken for ‘“The Captain’s Villa,” a resort kept by
Capt. H. Lowenstein, who has fifteen nice Whitehail
boats to hire at $laday. Bait must be brought from
New York, as the captain isn’t always supplied. This is
one of the famous fishing grounds along the shore,
especially for bass. There are a number of rocks
scattered about which are uncovered at low tide, and if
the fisherman trolls among and just outside of these
during the young flood with 50ft, of line and a fat white
sandworm on the hook he is pretty sure of success.
Dinner may be had at 75 cents, other meals 50
cents at the ‘‘Villa,” if desired, and lodging at 50
cents, Board by the day, $2; by the week, $9. The
house and grounds are very pretty, and this is one of the
most charming spots on the island. The “tough” ele-
ment is discouraged by the Captain.
At Annadale, the next station south of Eltingyille
(round trip fare 50 cents), stage may be taken to
Smith’s or Pollion’s, where boats may be hired at the
regular rate. Bring yourown bait. Weakfish are caught
here, the natives say, earlier than at any place along the
shore. No hotel accommodations.
There are two places where boats may be hired
at Huguenot station (fare, round trip, 55 cents), and
stages connect with all trains, Andrew Beasley’s ‘'Fish-
ermen’s Retreat” is one of the best known places on the
beach, He has twenty-five good boats for hire at $1 a
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day, and if one wishes to stay over night Andrew will
let him have a cot for 25 cents, or a whole room
to himself for #1. Meals can be had at reasonable rates.
The other resort is kept by Charles Neumann, who_has
good boats to let at the prevailing rate, Bait may be had
at Beasley’s, but in all cases it is best for the fisherman
to bring his own bait if possible,
Between Beasley’s and Neumann’s are the houses and
etounds of the Columbia Fishing Club, one of the most
prosperous of the several clubs on the island. It has
thirty members, most of them New York business men,
who bring their families down for a summer stay. Most
of the fishing clubs are “stag” affairs, but bachelorhood is
frowned upon in the Columbia Club, They own exten-
sive grounds and haye a large club house with dining-
room, bedrooms, etc., and a two-story boat house nicely
fitted with lockers, cots, etc., and containing many fine
boats. Just at the rear of their club house isa large
fresh-water pond which the club stocked two or three
years ago with black bass, but up to date no fish except
catfish have been taken in it. The officers of the club
are: Jacob Hatzel, President; Albert Lorey, Correspond-
ing Secretary; Charles Eppleur, kinaneial Secretary: and
Frederick Moore, Treasurer. The members are all enthu-
siastic fishermen, and what they do not know about
Staten Island fishing is hardly worth learning. The fish-
ing here for weakfish and bass isexcellent, and the angler
who goes to Huguenot will probably do as well as he can
anywhere on the island,
The oldest fishing club on Staten Island is reached from
Huguenot station. This is the Excelsior Fishing Club,
which was founded twenty-two years ago, and which has
a fine house and stable and thirty-eight acres of land,
situated on the old Aspinwall estate, the house, set back
from the shore, commanding a magnificent view of the
bay. The New York Fishing Club at Richmond Valley
and the Columbia Club at Huguenot are both offshoots
of the old Excelsiors, and two other clubs have been
founded by its members which haye since become ex-
tinct. The officers of the club at present are: Leonard
R. Kerr, President; Daniel Kuhn, Jr., Vice-President;
William Glaser, Secretary; Charles McK. Loeser, Treas-
urer; Daniel Kuhn, Jr,, William Glaser, George Hatzel,
William D. Bruns, Jr., Otto Burkart, Charles C, Heydt,
G. Mundorf, Trustees.
At Prince’s Bay station (fare, round trip, 60 cents)
the stage will take you for a dime to Isaac B. Smith's
place. Prince’s Bay is the great resort for weakfish, and
they are said to run Jarger here than elsewhere along the
shore. Smith has thirty-two first-class boats for hire at
$1 a day, and he always keeps bait. He can also accom-
modate fi-hermen with meals and lodging at reasonable
rates, His post office address is Richmond Valley, 8. I.
Carl Schopp also rents boats here, and can give valua-
ble information as to the best places for weakfishing,
Half a mile south from Smith’s place, but reached from
Prince’s Bay station, is the Manhattan Fishing Club.
There are seventy-two members, who occupy a comfort-
able house set back some distance from shore, overlook-
ing the bay. They own a considerable tragt of ground
and are building a new house. The officers are: H. Mc-
Fadden, President; Edward Coppers, Vice-President;
John Conlan, Secretary. .
The last of the east and south shore fishing resorts are
reached from Richmond Valley station @ound trip, 60
cents). J. J. Butler’s stages, fare 15 cents each way,
connect with the shore. Henry Laforge has 25 good
boats for hire at the prevailing rate, and Fred Bradell
has about the same number. The latter says he will have
bait thisseason, From this place it is only a short pull to
the famous weakfish grounds at Buoy 10 and on the
en Bay oyster beds. Pust office address, Tottenville,
The New York Fishing Club, the largest club on the
island, has its houses here. It has a large membership,
well cared for houses and grounds, and many handsome
boats. Nicholas W. Morrell, of 253 East Fifty-second
street, Is president, and Conrad Platte, of Second avenue
and Forty-fifth street, is secretary. SENECA,
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
C HICAGO, April 19.—A convention of the fishing
/ elubs of Chicago has been calied to meet in Chicago
at the same time as the State Sportsmen’s Association,
in view of codperation between the State organizations
in the matter of general fish and game protection. This
is a move in the right direction. Mention has already
been made in these columns of the work of the Fox River
Fish and Game Protective Association, and of the back-
ing it had received among other fishing clubs. Itis to be
hoped that the Fox River Association will show up in
full force and bring other clubs in withit. Now is a good
time for a gathering of the clans. E. Hougs,
CARP FisHine.—Oblige a couple of anglers by telling
them whereabouts in the Passaic River in New Jersey
we can fish for carp, what bait to use; what trains to
take and whether it is necessary to havea boat. Also if
a float or sinker is needed, also what kind of hooks is
required, and what time of the year is the proper time to
go. Having read so much about carp recently, we haye
decided to ask you to give us a day’s sport at them as far
as your information goes,—H. H. R. [We advise you
not to catch carp at this time of the year, because it is
their spawning season and they are not fit to be eaten.
In the months of September and October they will be in
good condition, and you will have a better return for
your trouble. Use comparatively small hooks, about
such as you would take for black bass, The carp ought
to be pretty generally distributed in the Passaic by this
time and you might take the New York, Lake Erie and
Western road to Garfield or Singac, or the Delaware,
Lackawana and Western to Lyndhurst. Any of these
places will furnish good fishing for bass and other fishes
from June to September. Read FOREST AND STREAM of
Aug. 19, 1886, for description of carp fishing with a
fluttering fly, and the number for Sept. 23, 1886, will tell
you that grasshoppers have been successfully used on the
surface, while the usual bait is cornbread or wheat bread
crumbs, Sometimes bread dough is mixed with cotton
for carp bait. In the winter of 1887-88 a gentleman in
Troup county, Georgia, caught 100 pounds of carp with
hook and line in a hole baited for suckers. |
PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 1888.—United States Cartridge Co., Low-=
ell, Mass.: Your new Climax paper sheils with strong primera
are the best shells made yet. (Signed) ANNIZ UAKLMY (Little
Sure Shot).—Adpv. ;
278
FOREST AND STREAM.
[AprRin, 25, 1889.
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SAWDUST IN STREAMS.
UFFALO, N. Y., April 12.— Editor Forest and Stream:
Noticing the discussion in your paper in regard to
sawdust in streams, I beg to say that I have known it
to have the effect of either killing or driving trout away
in a number of streams, several of which I remember.
The Shohola stream above Shohola Glen, Pike county,
Pa,, one of the prettiest stréams in the country for fishing
with ample room to cast the fly, once had plenty of trout
in it; now from the Shohola Glen up to the sawmill, 10
miles, you will not catch half a dozen trout in a day.
Before the mill was there you could catch 150, many of
them quite large. Another is below Judge Dobbins’
eabin, some 15 miles back of Oakland, Md. Another in
Sullivan county, Pa., northeast from Lackawaxen.
Another in the same county, northeast of Hancock.
Another, Lycoming Creek in Lycoming County, oF -
Editor Forest and Stream:
I note that immense slaughter of trout which ‘‘Sports-
man” tells took place on that New Brunswick river with
the jaw-cracking name, and as I happen to know some-
thing of the stream myself, I know it does not supply
the conditions I asked for, because an impassable mill
dam near the head of the tide completely blocks the
stream, so that fish cannot reach their spawning’ grounds;
hence their scarcity. It goes without saying that such a
sight as described, as the result of sawdust, never was
seen or occurred on any river on this planet; somebody
has been fooling your correspondent, and I protest that
this is not the sort of evidence that counts in this discus-
sion,
I would refer “Sportsman” to the eloquent denunci-
ation of sawdust, with repeated assertions, in the reports
of the New Brunswick Inspector of Fisheries, to be found
in the Blue Books from 1875 to 1878, in which he tells the
Minister of Fisheries that unless the sawdust law is at once
enforced with vigor the speedy destruction of the fisher-
ies of the St. John is certain. The law has not been en-
forced. On the contrary, the numerous mills, big and
small, have continued to throw all sawdust and other
refuse into the water. And now, after some twelve to
fourteen years have passed away, let me refer him to
the catch of fish on that same river as given by the same
officer, and let him explain how and why this large in-
crease, if sawdust is so deadly to fish, and let me particu-
larly invite his attention to the trout column.
The opinions of men on this subject are not worth “a
row of pins” in the absence of facts such as the follow-
ing:
Year, ess righ pL pl Seater +
TGV G Se. abe 173,1 2,363 ~ 2,36 Ball
1871 Poe Aas os 1st. aie 4464 1,500
NOTRE Fk has ae ad 2495’ 42 3.771 :
tpTO eI: $28'313 BL 10,360 2,100
vt ey Dae 225,424 613 11,170 1,000
Saat Tse 20 040 tat
286,612 ere): 20,94
121,586 L728 16,769 13,300
rivals riers a cate 225.572 2,420 19,942 29,400
ER AS te 255,200 2,189 17,882 25,450
bebe teil aetey 3 139,498 2,716 1,567, 21,100
254, 3,950 12,633 * 27,600
The first period of six years produced of salmon 1,283,200, and
the second period 1,282,958, or an increase of 49,769. The catch of
shad the first six years was 7,983 barrels, the second 14,885 barrels,
or an increase of 6,902 barrels, neariy double. Alewives yielded
the first period 60,122 barrels, the second $9,733 barrels, an increase
of 39,611 barrels. Trout the first period 9,350, the second 99,783, an
increase of over 90,000,
The logic of this is, open the dams and let the fish up to
their spawning beds, and protect them during the spawn-
ing season, and let all the sawdust run you please, you
will have plenty of river fish. This is proved in every
instance where the dams have been opened for any length
of time. PISCATOR.
TROUT AND SALMON IN MAINE.
ae weather and the season in Massachusetts and
States further south would indicate an early open-
ing of the Maine trout lakes. The streams in that State
are generally open, and this a fortnight earlier than in
many a season. There is also much less snow in the
woods, and in the southern part of the State it is all
gone, or rather there has been little or none for the
winter. The roads are in some cases dry, and ‘‘mud
time” is over, though this is not true of the celebrated
trout regions. Still the indications are in the direction
of an early opening of the lakes, Already the Boston
rod and reel sportsman is looking over his tackle, and re-
pairs are being made. The tackle trade is good for so
early. But after all the opening in Maine, so far as the
trout lakes are concerned, may be alate one. The weather
has been cold down there, A recent letter from Rangeley
says that the ice in Rangeley Lake’ is yet as solid as at
any time for the winter. <A party just returned from a
sleighing trip on the ice down Rangeley Lake and across
the carry to Mooseluckmaguntic reports the ice still thick
and strong and the sleighing good. One gentleman who
has lived a long time at Rangeley suggests that the ice
may not go out before the last of May. At the Richard-
son end of the lakes the feeling is that the ice will get
out by the first of May; possibly before April is gone. It
all depends on the weather.
The trout show has been taken out of Appleton’s
window, having been in fourteen days. The brook trout
appeared to be doing fairly well, but the water was
evidently getting too warm for them. A curious feature
has been noted in this display this year, The male trout
have been, three or four of them, engaged in terrible
battles. In one or two cases they have foughtso severely
that they had to be moved to other tanks. They would
dart at each other with open jaws, biting and tearing
savagely. They would seize each other by the fins, often
tearing the fin severely. They seemed determined to
fight to death, and evidently would have destroyed each
other if they had not been separated. The worst battle
fought was between a couple of brook trout, weighing
somewhere about a pound each. The 24-inch landlocked
salmon grew very “‘loggy” and slow toward the end of
the confinement, and the story is that he has eaten noth-
ing since he was put in the tank. At least no one has
seen him take food. He is transferred toa fish pond,
where the accommodations are better for his salmonship,
and the experiment will be tried of restoring him to
health, This is the first time the keeping of a landlocked
salmon so large in a show window has been tried.
The salmon season has opened at Bangor, two weeks
earlier than last year. Mr, Fred Ayer took with a fly,
on Friday the 12th, the first salmon of the season. He
THE FISHERY LAWS OF CANADA.
TABLE OF CLOSE SEASONS IN
FORCE ON IST JANUARY, 1889. |
Kinds of Fish Ontari Queb Nova Scoti aoe P. E. Island age
inds of Fish, ntario. uebec, ova Scotia. | - - E. Island. al
Brunswick. N.-W. Ter
Salmon (net fishing)....,.. 202.222) .20) 2202 ¢ccaasiess Aug. 1-May 1,,..| Aug. 15-March 1|Aug. 15-March 1)... 0.0... 02...5.2..|ec.cceneccocececusn
Salmoritanglink). Geiss. or, ver a3 selene aterm ete Aug. 15-Feb. 1..|Aug, 15—-eb, I. .| Aug. 15-Feb. 1..|.0 0... ccssccce cose leses cease Eee
Speckled trout (S. fontinalis)....| Sept. 15-May 1..|Oct. 1—Jan. 1...|Oct:. April 1.,./Oct. 1-April 1,../Oct. 1-Dec. 1....|Oct. L-dJan. 1.
Large gray trout, lunge, winnin-
ish and landlocked salmon....|...........::...-s Oct. KE Dead ect, JOA pri elOGt: I-Agrilatyer |) yaar, dye SUE cues aye lee ene
Pickers Gore) ete es |cecansese eo April 15-May 15.) April 15-May 15, ..|April 15-May 15.
Bass and Maskinongé........,.. April 15-June 15] April 15—June 15 Snaps I FE. 0 a
Whitetsivand salmon trofit.....) Novel=Noy, B0n |e us. casera tore eee cae Deh deck aiecta ores] Sh omine tein Oates: ok ae einem a
Whitefish. Noy. 10-Dec. 1.. Oct. 5-Noy, 10.
ANS Nada dase fe : Marcil Orie ies} ied an Nase eee el |e nee em enren Lae
April 1-July 1...|April 1-July 1...|April 1July 1...|April DSN REE Seal ibe et Ss
July 15-Dee, 31..|July 1-Dec. 314, .|July 1Dec. 31+... July 15-Dec. 31..|......... ie ot A
Sturgeon bape catheree re cstas reas neOie eee ee ren ny un ee ee ee Actes SISMia 9 lee) aire ee meee red May 1-June 14,
WY BLOTS 2) oe tee epee eee eae ul June 1-Sept. 15..) June 1-Sept. 15..|June 1-Sept. 15 .|June i=Sept, 15._|so-s +s eee antes
* Bag net fishing prohibited. except under license.
+On Atlantic coast, from
New Brunswick.
Norts.—The following regulations are applicable to the Province of British Columbia;
#. Salmon nets to have meshes of at least 6in. extension measure.
one-third of any river. Fishing to be discontinued from 6 A. M.S
March 15.
\ J c aturday to 6 A.
eries to determine number of boats, seines or nets to be used on each
—
Cape Canso to boundary line, United States, July 15-Dec. 31, in remaining waters of Nova Scotia and
3 1, Net fishing allowed only under licenses.
3. Drift nets confined to tidal waters. No nets to bar more than
M. Monday. 4. The Minister of Marine and Fish-
stream, 5. The close season for trout is fixed from Oct. 15 to
SYNOPSIS OF FisHERY LAWS.—Net fishing of any kind is prohibited in public waters, except under leases or licenses. The size
of nets is regulated so as to prevent the killing of young fish.
Ing or killing fish is illegal. Mill dams must be
a ee on application. The above enactments and
Fisheries act, by a total prohibition of fishing for stated periods.
provided with efficient fish passes.
: , 1 ; 1 Nets cannot be set or seines used so as to bar channels or bays. A
general weekly close time is provided, in addition to special close seasons,
The use of explosives or poisonous substances for catch-
odels or drawings will be furnished by the
close seasons are supplemented in special cases, under authority of the
All communications relating to fisheries should be addressed to the Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries, Ottawa, Ont.
landed that day two; one weighing 8 and the other 21]bs.
A big run is expected. This early opening was expected,
for salmon had been taken at the mouths of the rivers,
both in Maine and in the Provinces, much earlier than
usual, It is suggested by the Maine commissioners, and
others well posted on the habits of the salmon, that as
the number increases arrivals may be expected earlier
each year.
But the trump card of the whole pack has been turned
up. The superintendent of the Maine Central Railroad
has issued some ironclad orders to his subordinates in re-
gard to the transportation of fish and game in close time,
and contrary to law, even in the open season, The order
absolutely forbids station agents receiving the laree game
for transportation between the first day of October and
the first day of January, the only open season of the
year; and at any other season nobody would care to offer
it for transportation, because it would be illegal, and the
possessor would surely be asked to pay fines and costs for
every moose, caribou or deer he had in possession. The
Maine game laws are certainly strong under the manage-
ment of such a railroad as that. It reaches, with its
branches, as near as any railroad, about all the regions
worth hunting in that State. If the Legislatures of Maine
have for some years been controlled by politicians and
lumbermen, who have defeated wholesome game laws,
her great railroad management evidently understands
what is conducive to the best interests of the State, and
appreciates the value of her fisheries and game,
Some things are true blue, and the management of the
Maine Central is on that list. But how about the man-
ager of the Fulton Market, first-of-April trout show? Is
everything true blue there? It is in your own New York
city, dear FOREST AND STREAM. Now did Mr. Blackford
know, or did he not know, that baby lobsters, illegal in
the State from which they came—doubtless Maine—were
opened there on more mornings than one? A gentleman,
well known to the Forrst anp STREAM, called on Mr.
Blackford on one of the mornings early in April, but Mr.
Blackford was not in. He saw the little lobsters being
opened and taken from the barrels, Some of them were
hardly more than siX inches in length. Did Mr, Black-
ford know of this? True, there is no law to hinder these
little lobsters from being sold in New York, but how
about the State from which they came? SPECIAL..
TROUT OPENING IN PENNSYLVANIA.—The trout season
opened at Newville, Pa., April 15, with a large number
of fly-fishermen from Eastern cities and towns, whose
ageregaté catch in the Big Spring exceeded 2,500 fish.
The day was admirably adapted in every way to the
sport, and the trout as a rule were fairly large. Cow-
dung, stone-fiy, willow-fly and crown-ant were the favor-
ite flies. Among the good catches were those made by
Frederick Jones, Jean Laizeane and J. F. Parker, of New
York; W. W. Abbott, of Philadelphia; John U. Adams,
of the Hagerstown, Md., News; J. M. Keedy, Hagerstown,
Md.; A. Z. Hode, Charles Murdock and R. W. Short, of
Mechanicsburg, Pa.; B. M, Nead, editor of Morning Call;
Dr, Vallerchomp, Dr. Moffitt, Dr. Peddicord, Dr. Holl-
ingshead and Jacob Hess, of Harrisburg, Pa.; Hdward
Hutton, of Carlisle, Pa.; and A, C. Lay, of Newville.
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOcltETY.—The eighteenth annual
meeting of the American Fisheries Society will be held
in Philadelphia at the rooms of the Anglers’ Association
of Eastern Pennsylvania, No. 1020 Arch street, on Wed-
nesday and Thursday, May 15 and 16, at 11 o’clock A. M.
On the afternoon of the 16th the Society will be the guests
of the Anglers’ Association of Eastern Pennsylvania and
will have an opportunity to observe the artificial hatching
of shad upon the U.S, Fish Commission steamer Fish
Hawk, which has been placed at the service of the
Anglers’ Association for the occasion. This will be fol-
lowed by a planked shad dinner at Gloucester City, N, J.
FLY-CasTiInG TOURNAMENT,—Indianapolis, Ind., April
20.—The Fly-Fishermen’s Club, of Indianapolis, will hold
its second annual fly-casting tournament on Friday, May
31, near this city, Our club is the first in the West to
hold an anglers’ tournament, which it does for the pur-
pose of encouraging others in the art of fly-fishing, It is
hoped ere long to build up a sentiment in this State suf+
ficient to enforce our fish laws, but it is uphill work at
present, The club is arranging to go into camp during
the summer about twenty miles above the city, on White
River, which stream is becoming noted for its bass.—
JESSE H, Buair, Sec’y (864 Hast Washington street).
First SALMON IN THE HupDsoN.—The first North River
salmon of the season was to be seen on Monday of last
week in Fulton Market. It was caught off Coney Island
in a shad net by Joseph Denyse, It weighed 114lbs., and
was in fine condition.
SHAD AND SALMON MiGRATION.—The first shad of the
season in the Connecticut River was taken April 11, nine
days earlier than last year. The first salmon of the season
at Bangor was taken April 12, two weeks earlier than
last year and five weeks earlier than any record previous
to last year.—Gloucester Daily Times.
OPEN FISH SEASONS.
Maine.
Salmon, April 1 to Sept. 15. Between April 1 and July 15
there is a weekly close time from sunrise Saturday to sun-
rise the following Monday, during which no salmon, shad,
alewives or bass may be taken, Wandiocked salmon, trout
or togue, May 1 to Oct. 1; in the St. Croix River, May1 to
pee 15; certain streams around Rangeley Lakes, May 1 to
July 1. Black bass, Oswego bass, white perch, July 1 to
April 1 following, except that citizens of the State may fish
and take landlocked salmon, trout and togue during Feb-
ruary, March and April, and convey the same to their own
homes, but not in Rangeley Lakes.
Massachusetts.
Black bass, July 1 to Dec. 1. Trout, lake trout, and land-
locked salmon (except in Berkshire county), April 1 to Sept.
1. Salmon, May 1 to Aug. 1.
Missouri.
No close season.
Michigan.
Speckled trout or landlocked salmon, May 1 to Sept. 1.
California trout, grayling, June1to Nov, 1. Black, straw-
berry, green or white bass, muskallonge, no close season for
rod and line,
Mississippi.
No fishing laws.
Montana.
No close season.
New Hampshire.
Landlocked or fresh-water salmon, lake trout, brook or
speckled trout, May1to Sept. 30. Pike-perch or white
perch, July 1to May 1 following. Black bass, June 15 to
April 30 following. Muskallonge, pickerel, pike, grayling,
June 1 to April 1.
New York.
Salmon, March 1 to Aug, 15. Trout (speckled, brook,
brown, California), April 1 to Sept.1. In forest preserve,
May 1 to Sept 15; salmon trout and landlocked salmon, May
1 to Oct, 1, Steuben county: Trout (speckled trout, brook,
California), May 1to Aug. 1. Dutchess county: Speckled
and brook trout, April 15 to Aug. 1; salmon trout, April 1
to Oct. 1; pike and pickerel, June 1 to Feb. 1; black bass,
July 1to Jan.1. Lake Champlain and tributaries: Muscal-
fouee, black or Oswego bass, pike or pickerel, June 15 to
ce. 31,
Pennsylvania.
Speckled trout, April 15 to July 15. Black bass, green
bass, yellow bass, willow bass, rock bass, Lake Erie or grass
bass, pike or pickerel, or wall-eyed pike, commonly known
as Susquehanna salmon, June 1 to Jan. 1.
Ohio.
Black bass, rock bass or goggle-eye, June 15 to May 1 fol-
Towing, Streams Howing into Lake Erie open all year below
first dam aboye lake. No prescribed season for trout.
FISH LEGISLATION AT ALBANY.
jf BEAM Y, N. ¥., April 19.—Attorney-General Tabor has ren-
dered an opinion that, according to the provisions of law, no
trout can be caught in Washington county in April.
Assemblyman Pearsall has introdcced a bill making an appro-
priation for fishways in the Chenango River at Chenango Forks,
The Chittenango Creek fishway bill has become a law. .
Hishculture,
GEORGIA FISH COMMISSION.
Care fifth bi-ennial report, for 1887 and 1888, of Dr. H. H.
Cary, Superintendent of Fisheries,was submitted to the
Commissioner of Agriculture Oct. 20, 1888. At the outset of
his report, Dr. Cary regrets the limitation and embarrass-
ment of his work by reason of the small appropriation, He
describes at some length the experiments of Messrs. Ellis
and Page of the U.S. Fish Commission, by which it was
established ‘‘(1) that the artesian water at Atlanta, when
fresh from the well, will destroy shad eggs, but if time be
allowed forthe sulphuretted hydrogen gas to escape, the
water would answer the purpose of hatching: and (2) that
the minimum quantity of alum used in the filtering of the
city water would also be harmless.”” When the fire pressure
is put on the distributing pipes an excess of alum sufficient
to kill eggs and young fish is carried over.
‘During the last two years, by the aid of the United States
Fish Commission, we haye been able to plant many millions
of shad fry in the rivers of Georgia; and there is now no
difficulty im getting abundance of milters and spawners for
the purpose of artificial propagation.” Dr. Cary wishes to:
plant 20,000,000 of shad fry annually, and urges an appro-
priation for building a commodious hatchery in some part
of the State.
Great interest is felt in the German carp, and during
November, 1887, a shipment of between 15,000 and 18,000
young carp was sent by the U, 8. Fish Commission to be
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paihaae in the open waters of Georgia, under direction of the
sovernor and the State Fish Commission, The Savannah
and Chattahoochee rivers and all the tivers within the State
received their quota of carp. This species was discovered to
be present already in most of the streams, having escaped
from ponds scattered all over the State. ‘It was found that
carp were being caught with hook and line, of all sizes from,
a fryling wp to sixteen pounds, and the universal testimony
seemed to be that these wild carp were of excellent table
qualities, One genleman in this county [Troup] reported
to me that in a hole baited for suckers in one of our adja-
cent streams he had caught, with hook and line, during the
winter, one hundred pounds of carp.” .
The superintendent describes and figures a simple appar-
atus devised by himself for draining ponds. Attention is
called to the possibilities of oyster culture along the coast,
and the plan adopted by some of the Northern States is
recommended for the State of Georgia. One hundred and
sixty thousand fry of the California salmon were planted
several years ago in the headwaters of Savannah River, but
no emit have followed the experiment, As a measure of
fish protection, Dr, Cary notes the desirability of building
fishways around dams which obstruct the ascent of fishes to
their spawning grounds. Heacknowledges his indebtedness
to the U.S. Fish Commission, the railroads and the press
for many favors to the Georgia Fish Commission, as well as
to FOREST AND STREAM for the list of Fish Commissioners
which follows his report. The amount appropriated by the
Georgia Legislature for the use of the Board of Fish Com-
missioners, which includes the Commissioner of Agriculture,
Hon. J. T. Henderson, and the Superintendent of Fisheries,
Dr, H. H. Cary, was $500 a year.
THH FISH COMMISSION SCHOONER GRAMPUS.—
After spending two days at the Tortugas investigating the
fisheries and making collections, the Grampus arriyed at
Key West April 10, where she remained several Greve in pre-
paration for the return voyage to New York. Dr, Henshall
will make the voyage with her, During the coming summer
the Grampus will be engaged in making soundings and
taking serial temperatures between Block Island and the
Gulf Stream, in depths ranging to 1,000 or more fathoms.
For this service she will be furnished with steam apparatus
and special appliances for sounding, and will be accom-
panied by a specialist eminent in physical researches. The
region to be investigated is in the track of the migratory
fishes, including mackerel, bluefish, shad, alewives and
menhaden, and it is expected that by means of these studies
we may arrive at a knowledge of the conditions determining
their routes of travel.
PLANTING OF WHITEFISH.—The Pennsylvania Fish
Commission has recently liberated fifteen millions of young
white fish in Lake Krie. The eggs were collected on this
lake by the U. 5, Fish Commission and hatched at Erie, Pa.
The unusually large number of 215,000,000 eggs was gathered
last winter and distributed by the United States to hatcheries
at Duluth, Northville, Alpena, Erie and Sandusky, The
eriod of incubation lasted about fiye months. The hatch-
ing was done in McDonald jars, holding 180,000 eggs each.
The fry were deposited a few miles from the shore, at suit-
able distances between the various lots. Fishermen of Lake
Erie realize the great benefit arising from the hatching
operations, asthe fish have become more abundant since 1886,
Che Kennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
May 22 to 26.—Pacifie Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
Sept, 10 to 138.—_Sizth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont. C, A. Stone, Manager.
Feb. 18 to 21, 1890.—Pourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
FIELD TRIALS,
Noy. 4,—Third Annual Wield Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, In
; Noy, 18—Eleventh Annual Wield Trials of the Eastern Field
rials Club, at High Point, N.C. W, A, Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N.Y. ‘ : :
Bec. 2,_Ivaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Tria] Club,
at Lexington, N.C. C, H, Odell, Secretary pro tem., Mill’s Buila-
ing, New York, N.Y. ;
PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW.
| TPNH seventh annual exhibition of the Philadelphia Ken-
nel Club will go on record as the best ever held in the
Quaker City. This year the club was fortunate enough to
secure Horticultural Hall, which, although not very well
adapted for a large show, is well located and infinitely
preferable to the old musty rink which seemed to be boy-
cotted by the better class of people, The change resulted as
was anticipated; there was a larger attendance than at any
Other show given by the club, and many of the most promi-
nent people of the town passed the ticket office.
Mr. H. J, Jreland—a new mau at the business, but not a
new dog man—was superintendent, and he conducted the
show on a different system than has hitherto been attempted.
He worked the wires from a comfortable seat in his office,
and as the smoke of asweet Havana hovered around him he
was practically obscured from the gaze of idle questioners.
When he wished anything done he waved his hand, and
what appeared to be an incomprehensible order was imme-
diately attended to, but how, or by whom, nobody knew.
At the close ofthe show he was given the well-earned title
of Hlectric Manager,
The entertaining of the visitors was left to one of the most
popular members of the club and one of the best dog men
in this country—Mr, J, H. Winslow. His lavish generosity,
amiability and open-hearted hospitality were not forgotten
when the last sounds of ‘‘For he’s a jolly good fellow” had
been waited from the comfortable rooms of the Art Chibto
the starry firmament. No. It will be many along day be-
fore the visitors at this show forget the countless courtesies
that were extended te them by J. H. Winslow.
The catalogue showed that there were 615 entries. Absen-
tees were lessnumerous than one would have supposed, and
the quality, taken as a whole, was better than has been seen
at any show, save Boston and New York. Several judges
made theirdebut. Some of these acquitted themselves in a
creditable manner, while the others, either from neryous-
ness or lack of experience, got things bad ly mixed. In only
one instance did a ‘kicker’ allow bad blood and ill feeling
to shelter where common sense and gentlemanly instinct
should have reigned. This Philadelphian clearly proved
that his lack of knowledge of Gordon setters was at least
equalled by his ignorance of the law which allows a man,
even if he bea judge of dogs, to think and have an opinien
of his own.
_ The judging was completed the first day and a neat cata-
logue with a full list of awards was for sale by noon of the
next day, For this catalogue much eredit was due Mr. Jas.
Watson, whose energy, foresight and good judgment would
haye been sadly missed, on the first day of the show espe-
eially. The judges and the classes they handled were as
follows: Mastiffs, St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, Great
Danes, deerhounds, greyhounds, whippets, Italian grey-
hounds, poodles and miscellaneous, Jas. Watson; English,
Trish and Gordon setters, Percy C, Ohl; pointers, J, H. Phelan;
spaniels, S. R, Hemingway; collies, Dr. J. P, Gray: basset
hounds and dachshunde, C,. Stevenson; fox-terriers, W.
Rutherfurd, bull-terriers, black and tan terriers, toy ter-
riers and bulldogs, J. Deville; Skye, Irish, Scotch, York-
shire and any other variety terriers, Dr. W. P. Sanderson;
ugs and toy spaniels, Dr. M. H. Cryer; beagles, F, D, Hal-
et; foxhounds, W. T. Boyer,
MASTIFFS—(MR. WATSON),
Minting and The Lady Coleus were the entries in the
challenge classes and both were as usual in grand condition.
In the absence of Sears’ Monarch from the open class for
dogs, Clement, that is well-known, was properly placed at
the head of affairs, and Brother, another well-known one,
was second. Both are getting very gray. Sir, third prize,
is not quite a show dog. Defects: Sieull very small; muz-
“le neither wide, deep nor blunt; ears too large: feet not
first-class; rather legey. His fairly good body and limbs
are spoiled by a head that will not do for the show bench.
Pasteur, he,, while far from being first-class in head, haying
yellow eyes and not being perfect behind, shows decidedly
more trues mastiff character than Sir, and we would have
placed him third. Brutus, he., is long and light in muzzle,
small in skull, undersize and not nearly so good a dog as
Pasteur, Thane, ¢., is long and houndy in head, large in
ears, light in loin, weak in middle. wrong in feet and
wretchedly bad behind. He is not a show dog, Duke of
Bethlehem, c., is wrong in muzzle, light in ears, shows ex-
cessive dewlap, is tucked-up and light in loin, bad behind,
not good in feet, in fact, nota show dog. Napoleon, ¢., isa
puppy that had been removed when we reached the stall,
he class was weak im point of character. First in the
bitch class was, on this occasion, nightly awarded to the
now well-known Boss Lady Clare, closely pressed by the
highly commended Countess that, notwithstanding her
many defects and the wide margin that is seen between her
form and that of a good one, should certainly have been
second, This bitch was second in the novice class at New
York, Her claim to notice consists in none of her defects
being very pronounced. Forinstance, she is too long before
the eyes, but the muzzle is cut off square and her lips are.
well nigh perfect in hang; her ears are rather large and
they lie as if she had little control over them; she lacks in
wrinkle, but without a sacrifice of much character; her
chest, while not bad is too narrow, and the ribs are not well
sprung; her loin, while not had, is too light; while she can-
not be called cow-hocked, she is neither correct in formation
nor movement of hindparts. Lady Caution, third prize, is
not well marked, Herskullis wide, but not deep, and the
Same may be said of her muzzle, and this formation gives
to her a froggy appearance, which is very undesirable ina
dog of this breed. Her ears are not well carried, eyes are
too light, legs too long, hocks light and she does not stand
tight in front, Mai, second prize, is a rather promising
puppy by Minting, At present her ears are her worst de-
fects, She took first in the class for bitch puppies, her ken-
nel companion and litter brother, Czar, being first in the
class for dog puppies. The bitch has the better of him in
head and massiveness of frame. They were points ahead of
the other puppies that were shown and both may be heard
from again.
ST. BERNARDS—(MR. WATSON).
Otho and Ben Lomond here met for the first time in the
challenge class. Otho in skull, muzzle, expression and
forelegs is a good winner, but the Melrose crack is so very
much better in length of body, strength of hindquarters,
tail, coat and hind action, that he was fairly entitled to the
award. In bitches it was Gemma I. first and Miranda
second, It is a close thing between these bitches, but we
must say that equal in condition we prefer Gemma I.
Prince, first in the open class for dogs, is a white and orange
tawny with black facings, ears and orbits, Defects: Fore-
face small in proportion to size of skull and lacking more
especially in depth; expression not good; stop hardly deep
enough, and eyebrows not sufficiently prominent; forelegs
not perfectly straight, but better than average; back and
loin should be longer; thighs should be deeper; coat not in
good condition; rather undersize; does not move very well
behind. Marquis of Stafford, second prize, is a white dog,
with bad tail, moderate head and short body. He never
would have won the place if Alpine Chief, third prize, had
been in show condition. The last named is of decidedly
better type: in fact, he was the best St. Bernard in the class.
Montezuma, vhe., is wrong in markings, bad in ears, pointed
in muzzle, ight in eyes, wrong in expression, small in feet,
open in coat. His good body and hindquarters cannot over-
come these defects, most of which are very pronounced.
Mac, he., was not on the bench when we called. Faust, he.,
is undersize, wrong in set of ears, expression, stop, and was
not in good condition, Leo, he., isa red deg, wrong in coat
and character. First in bitches was given to the orange and
white Rose, thatis hardly deep enough in muzzle, not quite
tight in set and carriage of ears, hardly typical im eyes or
expression, a bit over at the knees and not just right in
position of feet, somewhat short in loin, inclined to be
open in coat and undersized, She is a useful second-rater.
Betsey Bobbet, second prize, is not quite right in head
markings. Muzzle too pointed and wrong in lips; color of
eyes too light; head too round; ears not carried close; ver
light in bone; feet too small. She has good body and hind-
arts, and average coat, but her bad head and very light
imbs will always prevent her from finishing in the first flizht
if the class is fairly good. Jessie, third prize, is very light
and pointed in muzzle, wrong in ears and their formation,
nob perfectly straight in front, rather too small in feet,
wrong in stern and its carriage, and undersize. To sum up
she is a little bad-headed one, but not a weed. Lady Well-
ington and Alpine Maid were absent from this class. We
shall be surprised if any of the puppies shown hold a prom-
inent position next year.
Hector, that is coming back to his old form, defended the
challenge class for smooth-coated dogs, and his kennel mate,
Daphne, was on this occasion rightly placed over Plora IT.
Nevis, first in the open class for dogs, was second in New
York and fully described in our report of thatshow. Nigel,
second prize, was vhe. at New York. Hehasimproyed some
in head. These dogs area credit to their sire, Victor Joseph,
who is making quite a name for himself in the stud. Lord
Hector, another well-known one, was third, with Ivan
yhe. and Trojan Hector he. These dogsare well known and
we thought the class was well judged. Apollona, looking
well considering that she has been the circuit, was placed at
the head of the bitch class, with Grimsel second and Reka
third. We would have disqualified Grimsel and put Monas-
tery Mercedes, he., either firstorsecond. These bitches need
not be described again. Belle, vhe.. is defective in head,
carriage of ears, coat, and strength of bone, and is not on a
largescale. Lady Bernard, he., is lightin bone, cow-hocked,
light and weak in quarters and not good in feet. Her fairly
good head and body won her the card, Kara, c., is narrow
and houndy in head and light in bone. Trojan Hector, first
in the puppy class at New York, was first here in a class of
two entries, his brother, Trojan Knight, getting second
money.
NEWFOUNDLANDS—(MR. WATSON).
Tiis class, as usual, brought out a nice lot of mongrels.
Frank H., first prize: Muzzle too pointed; eyes rather too
prominent and a shade light in color; rather light in bone;
coat and stern should be longer; carriage of stern not cor-
rech; coat on neck very curly; lacks true character; under-
sized. Bess, second prize: Muzzle too long and shallow;
skull not truly formed; eyes and expression not correct:
cartilage of ears not right; does not stand well in front;
light in bone; coat should be longer; feet not right; under-
sized, Don, unnoticed, is bad in head, tail, coat and limbs.
Duke, also unnoticed, is plainin headand badin coat. Bru-
nette, unnoticed, lacksin head and expression and is very
weedy. Fido, unnoticed, is alarge mongrel black animal,
that must haye been entered by mistake,
GREAT DANES—(MR, WATSON),
Marco, first prize, islightin eyes, wrong in lips and ex-
pression, straight behind, weak in back and too flat in ribs.
Notwithstanding these defects he was the best in the class.
Flora, second prize, is wrong in lips, throaty, hollow in
back, not perfect in feet, rather light in bone and a bit weak
in knees. We liked the weak-headed Lady Bess, that took
¢., about as well as the second prize winner,
DEERHOUNDS—(MR. WATSON).
Highland Laddie, the only entry in the challenge class
for dogs, was absent, and his kennel companion Wanda
represented the ladies. The open class for dogs was strong
in point of quality, Mr, Thayer supplying the first and sec-
ond prize winner with his well known exhibits Clansman.
and Robber Chieftain. Wor reasons that were given in the
New York report we would have reversed the decision, Sir
Kenneth, vhe., is wrong in front, and being all out of coat,
had no earthly chance of beating the winners. Bevis, un-
noticed, is small, plain and light in loin. Mr. Thayer's
Heatherbelle was absent from the bitch class, which left
his strong kennel to be represented by the undersized, but
stout and good-limbed Thora, that was beaten by a useful-
looking specimen, Lady Strike. Head might be stronger,
loin flat, set of legs not just right, would be improyed by
depth in loin, tail defective, feet inclined to turn outward,
shoulders too upward, undersized.
GREYHOUNDS—(MR, WATSON),
Lancashire Witch, that has been on the shelf for some
time, made her appearance in the challenge class and won
without opposition. The winner in the open class for dogs
turned up in Molech, a dog showing good breeding and
many defects, Among them may be noted: Very weak
foreface; coarse neck—it is arched on the under side and the
wrong way, chest should show more depth; loin also would
be improved by depth; shoulders and set of legs not perfect:
hocks too straight; stifles too much out. A dog of handy
size. Hazelhurst, second prize, notwithstanding his bad
hindquarters, was well placed. Harper, Jy., third prize, is
atank bad one and the prize should have been withheld.
Defects: Weak muzzle; prick-ears; very wide chest; shoul-
ders altogether wrong; very crooked in front; wretchedly
bad feet, which turn outward; flat ribs; light loin; bad
stifles; straight hocks. An under-sized and tucked-up
weed. Skip, unnoticed, is a large, leggy, coarse, flat, stilty
bow-wow, “‘breeder and pedigree unknown.” Captain, un-
noticed, has great length before the eyes, in fact, more
length than strength, and he is flat-sided and light in bone.
Scipio, unnoticed, isa funny-looking little weed. Tim, un-
noticed, is a terror for the sreyhound class. His one grand
point is that. there is very little of him. Dora, Lady Olivia
and Queen in Black, winners in the corresponding class for
bitches, ave well known to allyrreyhound fanciers. The best
of them might take the he. cardina good class. Purity,
vhe., is plain in head, light in bone, and defective behind
the hips. Zoe, he., is plain in head, light in bone and flat-
sided, Saturday Night, unnoticed, looks like a rake. The
greyhound class is not for her. Highland Guard, first in
puppies, should develop into a better specimen than any-
thing in the open classes. Wanguard, second prize in this
class, was out when we ealled,
POINTERS—(MR. PHELAN),
King of Kent and Lad of Bow, two well known good ones,
were the competitors in the challengeclass for heavy weight
dogs. Lad of Bow is of better type for the heavy weight
class and was rightly placed first. ass of Bow was unop-
posed in the bitch class. T'he open class for dogs was well
judged. Brake had no trouble in beating Pontiac; and we
are glad to find that the judge considered him a very easy
winner. A review of the performances of these two dogs
during the past few weeks will be interesting to many.
Pontiac was placed second at New York and Brake fourth,
Mr, John Davidson being the judge. Our eriticism of Pon-
tiac concluded as follows: ‘We thought the judge gave
him more than he was entitled toin this company. Our
choice for the place would have been the fourth prize win-
ner, Brake.” At Troy, the week following, Mr. Davidson
again placed Pontiac ahead and we criticised the award as
follows: ‘‘Here we think Mr. Davidson made a mistake.
Pontiac beats Brake in hindquarters, but in other points Mr.
Pentz’s dogis well ahead and was clearly entitled to second.”
A. week later Mr, Tallman indorsed Mr, Davidson’s opinion,
at Albany, Here is our TEnOEE: “Pontiac and Brake, in the
open class for dogs, held the same position as at Tray. The
more we look at these dogs the more positively certain are
we that Brake is the better, and more than that, very de-
cidedly better.” The next time that the dogs met in com-
petition was at Lynn, where Mr. Mortimer was the judge.
This judge indorsed Mr. Tallman and here is our report;
“In the open class for heayy-weight dogs Pontiac, Brake and
Beaufort If. are well known. Pontiac, that was wrongly
placed over Brake at New York, Troy and Albany, was, of
course, placed oyer him again. Brake is decidedly the better
dog, as time will show.’’ A -week later the dogs met at
Boston, where Mr. Winslow was judge. Brake won and he
was not hard pressed either. The next week the dogs came
under Mr, Gresham at Worcester. Brake won. Just because
Mr. Davidson did what any man is liable to do, make a mis-
take, the owner of Brake was deprived of four prizes which
any man who has a knowledge of pomters must have seen he
was fairly entitled to. ‘Follow the leader,’’ seems to be the
motto of several judges in this country. Mr. Davidson had
very large and strong classes to judge at New York, and it
Was the easiest thing in the world for him or for any other
man in a similar position to make an error of judgment.
Tory White, in fairly good condition, was entitled to third
place, but if “Old Bang”’ had been in his usual good form he
would have been our choice forthe place. He carried his tail
badly when under judgment and lacked the vigor of move-
ment that he usually displays. If the old dog has good food
and necessary attention during the hot spell we shall ex-
ect him to come to time in the fall and take another rib-
bon. Sachem and Victor the Blue Stocking, that got yhe.
cards, are well known. Lebanon and Dick of Delphos;that
also got vhe., are no match for ‘Old Bang,” when the last
is fit, and if they meet again our prediction will be: “Old
Bang” first and the rest nowhere. Bing Bang, c., is plain in
head, houndy in ears, wrong in feet, leggy and rather shal-
low in middle, Lady Snow, Belle Randolph and Devon
Nell were the winners in the bitch class. All are well
known. Asa large size pointer Devon Nell was clearly the
best, Devonshire Countess and Ruby, the vhc. winners,
need not again be described. A person, whose name we were
unable to ascertain, tried to protest the decision in favor of
Devon Nell on the ground that she was mangy. This pro-
test was probably the outcome of our comments on several
of the Bryn Mawr exhibits at Albany. The owners of the
kennels had unwittingly intrusted their exhibits to the care
of an inexperienced and indolent fellow who was wholly in-
capable ot caring forthem. Several of the dogs were in a.
mangy condition, and it was not until they had been placed
in other hands that they were cured. Devon Nellis a recent
addition to the Bryn Mawr Kennels, and the individual who
was anxious to have her disqualified must have laughed at
his own ignorance when somebody told him that Devon
Nell’s skin was as clean as a healthy babe’s.
Naso of Kippen added another to his long string of win-
nings by taking the prize in the challenge class for light-
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weight dogs, This good little dog is still in bad condition
as regards coat, Queen Fan, that is not a show bitch, had
the corresponding class to herself. What a farceit seems to
allow a specimen like this to walk away with a prize of #20.
Why not withhold the prize for want of merit? Duke of
Hessen distanced his competitors in the ha class for dogs,
Next came Vanderbilt, that has already been described in
these columns, and then on equal terms followed Ned B.
and Fashion, two well-known fates. No fauit could have
been found had Ned B. changed places with Vanderbilt.
Spot Sting, vhe., is throaty, wide in front, wrong in shoul-
ders, not straight in front, moderate in feet and only just
fair in other points. Hecertainlygotall hedeseryed. Bang
Soy, vhe., lacks in head, stifles and set of forelegs. Gambol,
vhe., is throaty, plaiu in head, not quite right in hang of
ears, carriage of tail is not correct, color of eyes too light,
fiat in loimand light hehind. We did not think him worth
avhe, ecard, Bruce Beaufort, c., lacks in head, neck, loin
and set of legs. The Strand, unnoticed, is a tan dog.
Stratford Joe, unnoticed, has good legs and feet, an average
head and by no means a bad body. He should have had
a eard, Luck of Donald, unnoticed, was not in good
condition. First in bitches was won by Lady Tam-
many, a puppy of some merit, She is light im eyes,
rather too wide in skull. slightly dished in muzzle,
not quite right in carriage of tarsand isa bit leggy. In
other points she is promising. She also won io the puppy
class and took the special for the best puppy of both classes,
Plirt, second prize, was described in the Chieago report.
Mayfiower, third prize, is an oldtimer that is well known.
Mollie Beaufort, c., is a better specimen than Penelope,
be., Carolina, vhe., Alameda II., be,, or Princess Bang, ec.
She was first at Buffalo and need not be deseribed. Caro-
lina is very bad. in head, wrong in color, light in bone, flat
in ribs, bid in feet. Alameda IL has wide skull, yellow
eyes, bad hocks and is lightin bone and shelly. Penelope
is well known. Princess ang is washy in color, dark in
nose, plain jn head, wrong in shoulders and set of legs, not
quite straight in front and Jacking in character, Tory Tan-
ner, first in dog puppies, is a coarsish youngster that stands
on good legs aud feet, He iscoarse in skull, throaty, not
quite right in set of legs and has Kippen eyes, est-
minster Cato, second prize. is well known, The Beau,
third prize, is all off in eyes, neck and loin, Sport D., un-
noticed, is very plainin head. lass of Beau, second in the
bitch puppy class, is ight in eyes, not quite right in stop, a
bit off in set of legs and is not of great quality. ‘Tempta-
tion IT. lacks in brow, eyes, knees and true pointer forma-
tion, The judge, who made his debut at this show, made a
fairly good impression,
SETTERS—(MR, OHL),
Rockingham and Count Howard were the entries in the
challenge class for Hnglish setter dogs, As the son of Bel-
thus and Bess was only te compete for specials, his kennel
companion, that was in fine condition, had a walkover for
the prize. In the next class for the tender sex the beautiful
Cora of Wetheral, with her lovely quality, was unopposed.
The open class for dogs brought out anew one in Sir Tatton,
that has been a well known winner over the water. Heisa
blue belton, with left ear and an inch around it black, and
right ear black, with white on the fore edge, his body being
beautifully flecked and legs ticked. Heis sired by the prince
of stud dogs—Sir Alister, and his dam is Belle of Furness.
He has a really good head that could only be improved by
being a bit cleaner below the eyes, a trifle deeper in stop and
a little more pronounced in eyebrows. Hiseyes area couple
of shades too light, but barring these failings. none of which
are of a pronounced character, it is a beautiful front, and
the elegant formation and set of his ears lends a further
charm to it, He has a neck that is well turned, showing
plenty of length from occiput to withers, but it is unfortu-
nately marred by excessive throatiness. We heard exception
taken to bis shoulders, which are long, clean, beautifully
placed, fine in the points and well up at the withers. They
lay on a most superbly formed chest, which is little super-
ior to his back and loin, The set of his torelegs, which by
the uninitiated is mistaken for a wrong formation of the
shoulders, is not just right. His quarters and second thighs
are well nigh all that could be desired, but his hocks would
be improved by more bend, While his forelegs are not per-
fectly straight they are decidedly better than nverage; in
fact, they are good legs and are supported by the very best
of feet. An almost perfectly formed and beautifully carried
atern is another poimt in his favor. He has plenty of
strength and bone for a dog of his inches, and while his coat
is not at present in good condition, wé are quite sure it is of
first quality. His worse defects are lack of size, throatiness
and a rather shuffling gait. Taken all in all, he is a
grand little dag—one of the very best ever seen in this
country, and a dog that should largely contribute toward the
improvement of the very ordinary-looking setters that are
raised in America. Heis not quite a Royal [V., but when
he shall be in tu]! coat and hard fiesh, only the very best of
setters will haye any chance alongside of him, In compe-
tition for the special prize for best English setter dog he
was placed over Count Howard. This decision we cannot
indorse. Dogs should be judged as they are; and a judge
goes out of his way when he says that one specimen will be
better than another when his condition shall have im-
proved. Lindo was second, as usual, and Clipper W. was
as good as anything for the third place. é is a white,
black and tan, good in color and with these defects: Stop
nob very clearly defined; forehead rather too prominent;
lips not guite right in hang; eyes and expression not all
that mind could wish; ears weil set, but rather short.
Taken all in all this is not a bad head, although it isa
rather bitchy one, Set.of legs not just right; does not stand
erfectly straight in front; shoulders not bad, vad not per-
ect; loin would be improved by more arch; tail somewhat
long; quarters rather light; hocks showing slight weakness
and rather close when in movement; coat should be longer,
A dog that would have made a better bitch, He shows
quality. Wayne Buckellew, vhe.: Lightin loin; not quite
straight in tront; feet only moderate; head only fair;
throaty; Moves wrong in front: shows some character.
Blue Be le, vhe.; Coarse in head; rather short in neck;
light and flat in loi; light behind; strong in bone, but not
quite right in front. A dog that will look much better
when he is Shown in good condition. Rocket IT., he.: Coarse
in head; levs not well set; flat-sided; narrow behind and
straight in hocks; coat not right, Cloud, he: Nasty, sour
head; light ¢yes; not good in ears; short in coat; shoulders
not right; plain in hocks. His body the best part of him,
Princess Béatrice Il. was away ahead of everything: in the
bitch class, and Zona and Chautauqua Belle came next in
order, properly placed. Foreman’s Pride, vhe.: Not quite
right below the eyes; feet not perfect; ears and lips not first
class; throaty; bedy and stern the best partof her. Cornelia
G., vie.: Defective in stop and below the eyes; rather
cheeky; muzzle not clearly cut; ears only fair; not quite
straight in front; light in hock bone; tail not just right;
shortin feather; undersize. Puppies were a weak class of
rents a Taken altogether we thougbt these classes well
adged. ‘
The judge clearly proved by his decisions in the Irish set-
ter classes that he was not at home with the breed. He
commenced proceedings by placing Desmond II, over
Biaroey in the challenge class for dogs, Admitting that
Desmond IL is the better in shoulders, set of legs and in
feet, we fail to ses how any judge that has even a smatter
ing knowledge of the breed could have permitted these
oints to outweigh Blarney’s better head, better bone, bet-
er size, better body, better hindquarters, better hocks
batter coat, batter-color and better moyement. In the bitch
class Mr. Thompson had again the pleasure or pee ue
of seeing his Nellie placed over a specimen that can beat her
all to pieces. We refer to Laura B, The decision is too
ridiculous for us to condemn, We will leave it to condemn
itself. The judge guessed Larry S. for first in the next
elass, and his splendid back and loin, good body, excellent
coat and color, and fine condition fairly entitled him to the
place. Dick Swiveller, thatis fur more typical in head than
aarry 5., but weak in his hindparts, was about as good as
anything for second place. Judge, third prize, got more
than he deserved. Defects: A shade coarse in skull and
not just right in stop or below the eyes, muzzle too wide
and neither deep nor clean, hang of eats not perfect, neck
clean, but rather short, stands too close in front and would
be improved by more spring in ribs, slants too much from
the hips back, thighs light, only fair in stifle movement,
light jn hock bone, stands too high behind, knees showing
slight weakness, back a trifle hollow, should have more
feather, stern carriage not merry, A specimen showing
little symmetry, Redstone, vhe., is well known. We
would have placed him third. Gem., vhe.: Not good
in loin, too flat in ribs, fairly good in head, wrong
in front. Head and tail are the best parts of
him. Don IL, he,; Moderate head, bad eyes, short,
Jeggy, not good in color; wrong type. Lance, he.:
Head only moderate; straight behind; shows age, Jack
Malone, c,, is a better dog than Don TI., that washe. First
in bitches went to Chipeta, a new one so far as we remember.
She created a bit of furore, which we think will soon die
out, Defects: Not clearly cut below the eyes; eyebrows not
nicely defined; muzzle should have a cleaner cut and neater
appearance; color of eyes a shade light; just a fair head:
average ears; loin scarcely sufficiently arched; shoulders
should slant more and be set further back; feet not perfect,
but not bad—the left is better than the right; legs might be
better set; hocks should be more bent. A handy-looking,
second-class bitch of useful size. Bessie Glencho, tucked-up,
light in bone and all gone on her forelegs, should have given
way to Cora B, and Kate, that were given equal third prizes.
We would have placed Cora B. second. Kate has these de-
fects; Muzzle very weak; forehead too prominent; eyes too
light and with a rather wild expression; light behind; hocks
too close; set of legs not quite right; hocks should be lower;
light in bone, shows slight weakness in knees and stands
back at pasterns; feet not right and inclined to turn out-
ward; color a shade too light; stern not well carried; a
specimen whose body is entirely too heavy for her limbs,
Jessie, vhe., has, we think, been described before. Belle
Ida, vhe., lacks in head, ears and position of forelegs. Her
body is the best part of her. Leda Glencho, he., is coarse in
head, knees are not quite right, shoulders are only fair, coat
not in good condition. Is rather doggy. Luray IIL, ¢., is
undersized, weak before the eyes, feet inclined to turn out-
ward and forelegs not in good position. Puppies were a
very weak class. j
In the challenge class for Gordon -setter dogs, Beaumont
was rightly placed over Little Boy. It has always been a
mystery to us how Little Boy ever beat Beaumont, and we
have maintained since the first time they have met that
Beaumont is a decidedly better specimen. Little Boy took
his defeat as little boys usually do. He barked, he snapped,
he pnawed at his chain, refused to take his food, upset his
drinks, looked daggers at the management, growled at the
judge, bared his teeth at Beaumont, showed all the white of
is cock-e; es, and was finally taken home, as we suppose, to
be locked up inthe nursery, In bitches, Roxie fairly out-
classed Rose. The open class for dogs contained a couple of
rank bad ones in Dixon and Dom Pedro. Dixon, first, is
light in color, has black toes—we do not mean by this that
the toes are penciled as they should be, but that the black
spreads down the sides of the toes, which is wrong. No
thumb marks; skull much too heavy for his muzzle; goose-
berry eyes; throaty; flat ribs; light loin; light quarters;
straight hocks; nice stern; light in hock bone; wretehedly
bad in feet—they are too small by half; coat of good color,
but too open; feathered below the hocks and scanty in
feather of forelegs; short between the couplings; lacks true
character. ‘he prize should have been withheld. Dom
Pedro, second, is a black, tan and white dog. Head coarse
all through; ears too high; throaty; chest should be deeper;
falls a little behind the shoulders; flat in loin; elbows out;
not perfectly straight in front: straight in hocks; hocks
should be lower: coat on quarters rather curly; moves very
gingerly behind; better than the first prize winner, buta bad
one. In bitches, Vic was properly placed first. Becky peat
vhe., should have been second. The placing of Katie B.
over this bitch was a farce. BeckySharpis worth as many
bitches like Katie B. as would reach from New York to
Philadelphia. One is a show bitch, the otheris not. Becky
Sharp is well Known. Katie B.’s defects are as follows:
Color too light; thumb marks not clearly defined; stop not
right; coarse below the eyes; round in skull; has nasty yel-
low eyes; muzzle weak; hang of ears not correct; shallow in
chest; flat in loin; shoulders too forward; stands over at the
knees; light in bone; light in second thighs; weak in hock
bone; weedy; coat open and wavy, Weshall be very much
surprised if any of the puppies that were shown are heard
of next year.
FOXHOUNDS—(MR. BOYER).
Here there was a very large entry of very ordinary look
ing animals. Browser, first in dogs, is good in head and
ears, throaty, badly sprung in ribs, light in loin and quar-
ters, cow-hocked, wrong in carriage of stern, legs not well
set and feet turning outward, feet of defective formation; a
dog whose head and ears are his only good points. Rattler,
second prize, is good 1n head and ears, but is throaty, splay-
footed, flat-sided, light in Join, straight in hocks, weak 10
thighs; light in bone, weak in pasterus and wrong in set of
legs. First in bitches was given to May, that is not nearly
so good a specimen as Music, that got vhe.; Sheis pig jawed,
light in bone and very weedy throughout. Fannie, second
prize, is plain in head, short 1 ears, wrong in eyes and ex-
ression, not good in hang of ears, hght and flat in loin,
ight behind, stands low in front, is slightly hollow in back
and not right in coat or brush. We could not follow the
judge in his awards in these classes.
SPANIELS—(MR. HEMINGWAY).
Patsey O’Connor, Duchess III, and Captain Muldoon,
first, second and third in the Irish water class, were the only
entries, Patsey outclassed his competitors in head, ears and
expression,
There was only one white and lemon dog in the Clumber
ele! In a class of Clumbers proper it might take a he.
card.
Among the field spaniels Glencairn, Newton Abbot Lad-
die, Bridford Gladys, Miss Newton Obo, Newton Abbot
Lord, Lady Abbot, Newton Abbot Skipper, Newton Abbot
Don, Bridford Ru % and Bridford Lady need not be des-
cribed, Rochester Prince, that was second in the open class
for black dogs, is rather coarse in muzzle and his head is
more of cocker than of field Urpe: He is badly uuderbung,
is too light in eyes, throaty, a bit down in back, throws his
feet outward and is very curly in coat. Miss Bend Or, that
was second in the open class for black bitches, was fairly
outclassed by Newton Abbot Lady Il, She is too wide and
flat in skull, weak and pointed in muzzle and has nasty yel-
low eyes. She stands down a bit behind the shoulder, car-
ries her stern too high when in motion, is not quite rightin
knees, is a bit woolly in coat and appeared to be lame in one
ip. :
The challenge class for cecker dogs brought out those old
competitors Doc, Horaell Silk, Brant and Jersey. Brant is
blind, or nearly so, in one eye and was soon out of the race.
Doe proved the winner, 6 thought his curly coat and
rather slack back should have put him behind Jersey, that
is hardly bis equalin head. iss Obo II, and Chloe W.
were worthy representatives of the softer sex and the open
class for dogs was made conspicuous by the absence of good
ones. Dick was rightly placed first. Muzzle not right below
the eyes and not square enough in profile; body wide, but
not deep enough; cut up in loin; rather light in thighs; tail
too high; texture of coat not quite the thing; body rather
too long for a cocker; throat too heavy; hocks too: straight.
A rather oversized dog that is decidedly straighter in front
than most of the prominent winners. King Bee, second
peize; was not on the bench. Black Dan, he., is defective in
ead and coat. In the bitch class Hornet, Bessie W-. and
Hornell Martha, first, second and third prize winners, are
well-known. Jt was a close thing between the first two.
Smug, vhe., is a bit off in muzzle and is not just right
in elbows. She is also too longin body, We were unable
to find Miss Topsy, that wasvhe. Little Dan and Robin,
first and second prize winuvers in the class for cocker dogs of
any other color than black, need not be described. There
was very little quality in this class. Hornell Velda. first in
bitches, held the same position at Utica, La Tosca, second
Cra: is a nicish puppy, barring her undershot jaw. Pansy
., third prize, is not right before the ES and is longer in
body than we like. Puppies were uot a brilliant lot. Pansy
W., that was placed behind La Tosea in the open class, was
put over her in the puppy class. While this sort of thing is
all wrong we have a profound respect for a man who, when
he finds that he has made a mistake, has the courage to
correct it. Brant’s Girl, third prize in this class, lacks in
muzzle and loin. She is also too leggy, Smut II., vhe.,
pp not right in muzzle is a better specimen than Brant’s
url.
GOLLIES—(DR. GRAY).
Scotilla, Dublin Scot and Clipper represented challenge
dogs. Scotilla, that is vastly better than either of his com-
petitors, won very easily. In bitches Bonnie Brae was out-
classed by the typical Flurry Ill. Jn the open class for dogs
the Boston awards were repeated, Maney T'refoil taking first,
Charleroi II, second and Roslyn Sensation third. Fordhook
Squire, vhe., pricks one of his ears and gets the other too
high. He has no undercoat, and his top coat, although of
good quality, is too open. His legs all around might be bet-
ter. Taken all in all, he isa dog that shows quality and
good breeding, but isnot a show dog. Bevis, vhe., lacks in
expression and carries his ears carelessly. H
open. Lochgarry, he., has drop ears. is rather coarse in
head, straight and heavy in shoulders, widein front, straight
in hocks and not first class in coat. Glencairn, he., is off in
parse This was a fairly good class. Jakyr Dean, first in
itehes
is a little bit plain in head, her ears are rather Jarge and are
not sufficiently erect. She is astrong, useful-]ooking speci-
men of fairly good type. Wild Rose o’ the Thorpe, third
pare, is decidedly better than average iu head and muzzle,
ut is much too straight in stifles and hocks, and her coat,
while hard, is too open, the undercoat being scanty. Welles-
bourne Flurry, he,, may yet prove the best collie in tlie lot.
Elsie Seot, vhe., lacks in ears, coat, set of Jegs and in back.
Lady Mall, vhe,, is defective in coat, ears, formation of eves
and would be improved by more boneand undercoat. Adila
Doon, vhe., is wrongin ears. Nellie Scot, unnoticed, was
worth a card. Puppies were noi strong in point of quality.
The special for best collie of all classes was awarded to Sco-
tilla. We would have given it to Many Trefoil.
POODLES—(MR. WATSON).
Pierrot, first In this class, is a fairly good specimen of
the corded variety. He has not the length of coat that is
seen in his sire, Styx. There is no reason why he should
not do some winning when the cracks are absent. Athos,
second prize, is light in bone, fiat m loin, leggy and wrong
in coat; it is too short for a corded and tceo long fora curly,
and, instead of being densely biack, is intermixed wit
grey. lady, he., is neither corded nor curly, and General
Boulanger, that was also hc., is likewise off in coat.
BULLDOGS—(MR. DEVILLE),
Britomartis and Robinson Crusoe accounted for the chal-
lenge prizes and the bitch took the special for the best of all
classes, In the open class for dogs Monarch VI. was wrong-
ly placed over Lion; both are well known. Prince, wnno-
ticed, is bad in stop, not well up in face and is also long-
cast. Thespian proved an eesy winner in the bitch class.
Gypsey Girl, second, is rather long in foreface, which 1s,
however, fairly well turned up, She is also rather long-cast,
stands too high, carries superfiuous flesh behind, and would
be improved by more boue. Columbine took the puppy
prize without competition.
BASSET HOUNDS—(MR. STEVENSON),
Babette, a well-known second-rater, was first in a ver
weak class. The second prize should have been withhel
Ned, that fook second, is one of the queerest lookin
mals we have ever seenin a dogshow. Hehasa tail like an
English setter, coat ike an Irish te:rier, and head—well, like
a crocodile.
NDACHSHUNDE—(MR, STEVENSON).
Here there was very little quality, Croquette, first prize,
while not first-class in head, all wrong in crook and only
moderate in coat, was the best of thelot. Waldman, second
Tize, is weak i
igh on the legs, moderate in coat and not loose enough in
skin. Waldine, he., is bad in head and is leggy. Mermaid,
vhe., is not a show bitch.
BEAGLES—(MR. HALLET).
The winners in the challenge classes, Little Duke, Myrtle —
and T'winkle, are well known, and the same may be said of
Royal Krueger, Racer, Jr., and Tony Weller, the winners in
the open class for dogs. Plunger, vhe. in this class, is
neither first-class in head nor in ears. His legs are not put
on right. Roland, unnoticed, is far too large and coarse for
a show dog, and the same may be said
also unnoticed. In the open class for bitches Una, that took
frst, must have been crowded by Elf, that was placed
second. The winner is rather flat in skull, pointed in muz-
ale, not quite first-class in ears, hardly straight in front and
the set of her forelegs might be better. She shows some
quality and is fairly good in coat and brush, Hlf is well
known. We liked her for first place. Blanch, third prize,
is weak in foreface, not quite right in hang of ears, rather
fiat in skull, not perfect in feet, a trifle a in bone and
might be better both in’ coat and brush. Flora V., yhe., is
undersize, soft in coat and throaty; she stands on good legs
and feet, Stella, he.. is throaty, long in body and not right
between the eyes. Her tail, too, might be better. Little
Duchess, c., fails in muzzle, which is snipy, and in ears.
She is too large and coarse throughout,
head, coat, neck, ears and width of chest. Oakview Dinah,
first m puppies, was sent home before we called at her stall.
Tonnie W., that was second, has already donesome winning
and has been described in these columns.
- FOX-TERRIERS—(MR, RUTHERFURD),
Valet, Lucifer and Bacchanal made a creditable showin
in the challenge class for dogs, the son of Splinter an
Kohinoor standin out in bold relief from Valet, that was
second. The peerless Rachel represented the ladies, and in
the open class for dogs Haby Mixer, far ahead of his com-—
petitors, won easily enough. Veronese, second prize, was
described in the Uticareport. Blemton Ravager, the chump=-
headed wonder, that won the Apollo stakes at Albany, and
yas criticised on his merits in one paper, was rather jue
in getting third, because Reckoner, vhc,, and Blemton Vo
unteer, vhe., are quite his equals, and if his age is considered —
ani-
in jaw, light in bone, not good in crook, too —
of Nero, that was
Maud, c., lacks in |
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is coat is too |
is well known. Countess of Dalkeith, second prize, —
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‘they are his superiors, General Grant, that was a_niceish
puppy, bas gone wane in front, and got all he deserved
‘with the he, card. Hillside Flash, he., lacks more especially
in head and coat. Rowdy and Teddy, unnoticed, are not
show dogs. First in bitches was given to Blemton Verity,
that was sent home the first day of the show on the ground
that she was sick. We regret yery much that we did not
see fhis hitch, as we are informed by one of the best judges
of terriers in this country that she was neither the best nor
second-best in the class, A protest was lodged against
her on the ground of deafness, and her owner, Mr.
Belmont, was requested to return her to the show
for veterinary inspection. He telegraphed back, asking
he club to send the yeterinary surgeon to his kennels,
and offering to pay all expenses, and expressed an opinion
that it was not nice to protest in such acase. The club te-
fused to pay the prize money, and the case will come up be
‘fore the American Kennel Club, of which Mr, Belmont
i; president, Blemton Consequence and Rosa Canina, second
and third prize winners, need not be described again. Trixi
B., vhe., is only fair in head, ue set of legs, not first-
class in feet, but good in coat and body. Lottery, be., is
light in loin, and although she hasa long head, it is not of
the right type and Jacks character. The placing of Blemton
Verity over Raby Mixer in the special for best fox-terrier
in the open Glasses caused intense ill feeling and dissatis-
faction, and the decision was pronounced to be wrong by
everybody. Blemton Ravager, first in the class for dog pup-
Pies, should have given way to Hillside Dandy, that is a de-
cidedly better specimen. _ox-terrier men present at the
show said that Blemton Verity had no business to win in
jo the bitch puppy class. The decision in this class gave
her the Tom Boy Stakes. Tt is to be hoped that when the
question of her deafness is brought hefore the American
Kennel Club the proceedings will be characterized by jus-
tice rather than good fellowship, as in the Seitnher case.
Cotswold Joeko, in the wire-haired class, had no trouble in
beating Pussie, thatis wrong at both ends,
BULL-TERRIERS—(MR, DEVILLE).
Cairo, Bonnie Princess and Grabber being absent from the
challenge class for dogs and bitches, left Jubilee and Royal
Rose to fight out the battle. Jubilee won. Our opinion in
regard to their merits has often been expressed. Trentham
Baron, first in the open class for heavy weight dogs, should
have given way to Dinksey, an unnoticed dog that is vastly
better in head. Nitchie, second prize, is wrong in muzzle,
which lacks in squeezing power, and is not of correct forma-
tion, his eyes are too large and full, heis not straight in
front, carries bis tail too high, and would be improved by
more depthin body, Rocky, unnoticed, has a tan ear and is
defective in cheeks and before the eyes; he should have been
vhe. in this company. Burt, unnoticed, is a mongrel. In
hitehes My Queen, with her very weak muzzle, should have
been second to Starlight. Kettering Maggie, unnoticed,
while not now good in head, should have been vhe, Duchess
of York, that is well known, was worth a commended card.
In the light-weight class Nell Bright was wrongly placed
over Marguerite. These bitches are well known. Dinksey
and Rocky, first and second in puppies, have already been
alluded to. We cannot leave these classes without a word
of remonstrance to the scoundrel who poisoned Mr, Harris’s
good bitch, Queen Bess, and attempted to poison the others.
Lynching 1s too easy a death for the yillain that will stoop
to such work as this, and we hope that Mr, Harris will spare
no trouble to lay hands on him.
IRISH TERRIERS—(DR. SANDERSON).
The challenge class for dogs and bitches contained two
entries, Dennis and Greda Tiny. Dennis has been overrated
to such an extent that Bie le are actually beginning to be-
lieve hin a wonder, Breda Tiny, although again placed
second to him, is a decidedly better bitch than he is a dog;
she should have won. The open class for dogs brought out
a new ove in Benedict IL, a dog with nice, small, natural
ears, but on the large sice and a bit plainin head. He
should have exckanged places with Breda Jim, that was
yhe. This dog, while not so good in coat, shows decidedly
more time character and has a vastly better expression.
Burnside, second prize, lacks in head. Bitches were weak
in point of quality. The winner has badly cut ears, wrong
expression, and is neifhber good in legs, bone, knees por in
feet, Rags, second prize, was at Boston, Roslyn Nora,
yhe., is only a third-rater. In puppies Benedict II. and
Burnside, that were winners in the open class for dogs,
repeated.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS—(MR. DEVILLE),
Buitalo General was tightly placed first in the dog class,
and Lever, thatis wrong before the eyes, rather light in
color of eyes and full in cheeks, was second. In bitches
Shefiield Lass, that is rather better before the eyes than
Meersbrook Girl and a little stronger in hone, was placed
first. Meersbrook Girl has decidedly the better of it in loin
and hindquarters and shows much quality throughout.
TOY TERRIERS—(MR. DEVILLE),
Fairy Queen, first in this class, is a black and tan with
fairly good color. She is apple-headed, weak in muzzle, not
first-class In hindlegs, open in coat, and would not be noticed
in good company. Prince Henry, second prize, is a plain-
headed black and tan with badly cut ears. He is light in
color; weal in loin and very fullin eyes. Therest were a
bad lot.
OTHER TERRIERS—(DR. SANDERSON).
Dandies were a very weak class, as may be imagined when
we say that Border Wang and M eg of the Mill were far
ahead of the others, Sheila, second prize in the bitch class,
is weak in head, wrong in muzzle aud body-coat, light in
bone and showing Bedlington character. KHppie, vhe., lacks
in muzzle, coat and expression. ,
Loyet, tha New York winner and an excellent specimen,
_ was first here in a very strong class of Skyes, and Sir Staf-
ford, long and Jow and with better than average head and
coat, made an excellent second, with Gladstone Boy, an old
face, vhe. Sir Roger, that was also vhe., does not get his
ears up. Charlie, unuoticed, is a nice mongrel. Kirkella,
first in bitches, while still out of coat, was the best in the
class, Skye, second prize, does not get her ears up. Daisy,
vhe., is not first-class in coat.
Mr, Shinn had matters all his own way in the classes for
Clydesdales. His exhibits, Clydesdale Loris and Clydesdale
Lady, won at New York,
Dr. Sanderson made a terrible blunder in placing Actor
over Blackburn Teddy, The last named is simply better all
over, and in coat and color there is no comparison. These-
were the ouly Yorkshires shown,
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS—(MR. WATSON).
Tiny and Lilly, first and second prize winners in this class.
are well known. Gypsey, vhc., lacks in head, color of nose,
depth of body and general symmetry. Jolly, vhe., is an un-
symmetrical puppy. Little Phil, vhe., is little in name and
true character. Cupid, he., was much the best in the class.
OTHER TOY DOGS—(DR. CRYER).
The judge showed a splendid kennel of eleven pugs, “not
for competition,” Kash, Bradford Ruby’s best son, was
alone in the challenge class for pugs. First in the open
class for dogs was rightly awarded to Guess, that lacks in
muzzle, ithe ears, carriage of ears, loin, carriage of tail and
wrinkle, his dog is entered as being sired by Max, but
Dr. Cryer says that he is not by his champion Max. J uimbo,
< pia and coarse dog that would surely
Jr., second prize, is :
have been beaten by the third prize winner had he been in
good condition. This dog is not rizht in ears, his face is
rather long, eyes not of the best, nails not quite black, body
color rather smutty, stands rather high and would be im-
proved by more wrinkle. Bismarck and Bradford Rowdy
are defective in head properties. Judge, vhe., is too long in
fuce, He has white nails and is too large. Capers, vhe.
lacks in foreface, has light nails, is not perfect in tail and
mie be better in ears. The puppy classes contained no
entries,
Romeo, winner of first prize in the class for King Charles
spaniels, dogs and bitches, is very short in foreface; in fact,
in this respect hé is about the best specimen we have seen in
America, Hyes rather small, ears set too high, bad tail, coat
showing curliness, lightin loin. What asmasher he would
he if he were all over as good as his muzzle. Philadelphia
Charlie, second prize, is legezy and light in body, not good
in color, curly in coat, too long in front of the eyes and not
good in flag. Flossie, he,, has white markings on hindfeet,
is too long in face, shows too much tan, and is going wrong
in eyes, Sweet Violet, probably the best Prince Charles
spanicl in the country, was first in the class for Blenheims,
Rubys and Prince Charles. Prince, second prize, is a Blen-
heim, He is too long in face, has no dot, is rather short in
feather, not very good in ears, in fact, is a bit plain through-
out, The Japanese spaniels Yum Yum and Mikado are
very ordinary specimens,
MISOHLLANEOUS—(MR. WATSON),
Beauty, first in the heayy-weight class, is a smooth-coated
sheepdog, plain in head and bad in ears. It has too much
coat, Spot, that was third, is, we think, a better specimen
of the breed, This dog is well known. Queen Coffee, second
prize, while by no means a crack, is one of the best Hnoglish
retrievers in the country, She lacks in eyes, muzzle, knees
and in tail, andis rather leggy. Othello, a Schipperke, and
Beauty Yaders, a Chinese crested dog, were given equal
first in the light-weight class, We are willing to wager
that we know as little about these dogs as the owners
themselves, Prince of Malta, third prize, while hardly
clear in color,is nota bad Maltese terrier. White Wings,
vhe., cannot be a good Mexican hairless dog if his sire, Me
oo, was the wonder he was represented. As Mr. Watson
gave several prizes to Me Too he was consistent in pegging
back White Wings.
Following is a list of the
AWARDS.
MASTIFPS.—CHALLenae—Dogs; Ist, E, H. Moore’s Minting,
Bitches; Ist, EH. H. Moore’s Tae Lady Coleus.—OPen—Dogs: Ist and
2d, Kensington Kennels’ Clement and Brother; 3d. 8. Anderson’s
Sir. Reserve, M. Smith’s Brutus. High com., Mrs, C. R. Grubb’s
Pasteur. Com., Mrs. G. B. Bryan’s Napoleon, [tem Kennels’ Duke
of Bethlehem and R. Shoemaker, Jr.’3 Thane. Bitches: Ist, Ken-
sington Kennels’ Boss’s Lady Clare; 2d, R. G. Le Conte’s Mai; 3d,
D. Woodson’s Lady Caution. High com., £. D. Hayes’s Countess,
—PuPPirs—Dujs: ist, R, G. Le Conte’s Czar; 2d, W. A. Dick's
Gurth. High com., Miss J. C, Foster’s Leo the Brave. Bilehes:
ist R. G. Le Conte’s Mai; 2d, ‘TI. J. Tyrrell’s Media.
ST. BERNARDS.—RouGH-coATEep—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, BE.
H. Moovre’s Ben Lomond; 2d, Hospice Kennels’ Otho. Bitches:
Ist, Hospice Kennels’ Gemma 1,; 2d, H, A, Monre’s Miranda.—
OPEN— fas J. A. Munday’s Prince; 2d, J, Ff. Hall’s Marquis of
Staiford; 3d, Hospice Kennels’ Alpine Chief. Very high com.,
Mors. F. smyth’s Montezuma. High com., A, Gratz’s Mac, Miss
Alice E. Walbanm’s Faust and M. Gamben’s Leo. Bitches: Ist, F.
P. Kirby’s Rose; 2d, Mrs F, Smyth’s Betsey Bobbet; 3d, C. L.
Warren's Jessie.—Puppres—Dogs: Ist, withheld: 2d and high com.,
Mrs. F. Smyti’s Pasha and Sultan, Bitches: ist, W. Pierson’s
Vesta.—SMOOTH-COATED—CHALLENGH—Dogs: Ist, Hospice Ken-
nels’ Heetor. Bitches: 1st, Hospice Kennels’ Daphne; 2d, L. Dan-
iels’ Flora !1.—OpEn—Dogs: 1st and 2d, C. T, Barney's Nevis and
Nigel; 3d, W,. 8. Diffenderffer’s Lord Hector, Very high com.,
W, Pierson’s Ivan. High com., W. H. Weiss’s Trojan Hector.
Bitches: 1st, J. Keyan’s Apollona; 2d, C. Schedler’s Grimsel; 3d,
Hospice Kennels’ Reka. Very high conm,, Dr, R, 8. Huidekaper’s
Belle, High com., P. H. Hurley’s Lady Bernard and W. H.
Joeckel, Jr.s Monastery Mercedes. Com., W.S. Diffenderfer’s
Kara.—PuPprus—Doys: Ist, W. H. Weiss’s Trojan Hector. Bitches:
No entries.
N#WFOUNDLANDS.—Ist, F. Hope’s Frank H.; 2d, K. John-
son’s Bess.
GREAT DANES.—ist and 2d, Weisbrod & Hess’s Morce and
Flora. High com., I. H. Wleer’s Barry, Com., F. W., Jr. & M.
FPonda’s Lady Bess.
DEBRHOUNDS.—OnALLENGE—Dogs: Absent. Bitches: 1st, J. EH.
Thayer's Wanda.—Oprn—Dogs: Ist and 2d, J, HW. 'Thayer’s Olans-
Tan and Hobber Chieftain. Very high com , J. C, Harfison’s Sir
Kenneth, Bitches: Ist, E, KR. Coleman's Lady Strike; 2d, J. H.
Thayer's Flora. ‘
GREYHOUNDS, CHALLENGE—Dogs: No entries. Bitches: ist,
Mrs. 8. L, Hmory’s Lancashire Witch—Oren—Dogs: Ist, J, F.
Simons’s Moloch; 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Hazelhurst; 30,
Mrs. L. Mortimer Thorn, Jr.'s, Harper, Jr. Bitches: ist, Mrs. S. L,
Emory’s Dora; 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Lady Olivia; 3d,
EK. H. Pyott’s Queen in Black. Very high com., W. F. Thomas's
Purity. High com., W. B. Growtage’s Zoe. Puppies: 1st, J. F,
Simons’s Highland Guard; 2d, P. Corcoran’s Vanguard.
POINTERS.—LARGH—CHADLLENGE— Dogs: ist, Westminster Ken-
nel Club’s Lad of Bow: 2d, E. Dexter's King of Kent. Bitches: Ist,
Westminster Kennel Club’s Lass of Bow.—OPmn—Dugs: Ist, 8.
Pent2z’s Brake; 2d, H. Dexter’s Pontiac; 3d, F. R. Hitchcock’s Tory
White. Very high com., Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Bang and Victor
the Blue Stocking, J. W.M. Cardeza’s Dick of Delphos, Lebanon
Kennels’ Lebanon and Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Sachem. High
com., H, fH. Anderson’s Gem Beaufort. Com., H. M. Sill’s Bing
Bang. Bitches: Ist, Vail & Wilms’s Lady Snow; 2d. Fleet View &
Reading Kennels’ Belle Randolph; $d, Bryn Mawr Kennels’ Devan
Well. Reserve, Barnes Bros.’ Devonshire Countess. Very high
com., S. D. Riddle’s Ruby. —SMALL—CHALLENGE—Doge: Ist, West-
minster Kennel Club’s Naso of Kippen. Bitches: Ist... Terry's
Queen Pan.—OUPpen—Dogs; Ist, P'. R. Hitchcock's Duke of Hessen;
2d,'T, M. Aldrich’s Vanderbilt; 3d, E.C. Mann’s Ned B. Very high
com,, Item Kenneis* Gambol, #, T. L. Lane’s Bang Roy and Foun-
tain City Kennels’ Spot Sting, Com.,Myrtlewood Kennels’ Bruce
Beautort. Bitches; Ist, F, #. Lewis's Lady Tammany; 2d, F. RB.
Bitehcock’s Wirt; 3d, G, Li. Wilms’s Mayflower. Very high com.,
Lebanon iKennels’ Carolina and Westminster Kennel Club's
Westminster Luna. High com., Item Kennels’? Alameda II. and
Lebanon Kennels’ Penelope. Com., Myrtlewood kennels’ Mollie
Beautort and G. WH 'Tindell, Jr.’s, Princess Bang.—PuPprrus—Dogs:
Ist, F. R. Hitchcock's Tory Tanner; 2d,Westminster Kennel Club’s
Westminster Cato: 3d, 8. D. Riddle’s The Beau. Bitches: 1st, F. E.
Lewis's Lady Tammany; #d, S. D. Riddle’s Lass of Beau; 3d, J. N.
Lewis’s Temptation If. Very high com., R. H. Good’s Miss Nan.
Com,, Dr. G. C. McNiti’s Naja. :
ENGLISH SETTERS.—CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, Frank Wind-
holz’s Count Howard. Bitches: Ist, Frank Windholz’s Cora of
Weiheral.—Opan—Dogs: Ist, Item Kennels’ Sir Tatton; 2d, Mt.
Washington Kennels’ Lindo; 3d, B. Ridgwav’s Clipper W. Re-
serve, W. B. Palmer’s Blue Hagle. Very high com., M. M. Mac-
Millan’s Wayne Buckellew. High com., F. Johnson’s Itovket II.
and C. P. Fox’s Roderigo’s Claud. Com., ©. Cobbe’s Hector II.
Bitches: 1st, F', Windholz’s Princess Beatrice I[.; 2d, Mt. Wash-
ington Kennels’ Zona; 3d, Peet & Lyon’s Chautauqua Belle. Very
high com., B. Ridgway’s Foreman’s Pride and lL. Shuster, Jr.'s
Cornelia G, High com., E, Maher’s Countess Blitz and Dr. J. B.
Whiteside’s Vic. Com., B. Ridgway’s Alphonsine,—Purrims—
Dogs: 1st, EH. Parker’s Don Carlos; 2d, BR. W. Brown’s Glen Beiton,
Bitches: No entries. ;
IRISH SHTTERS,—CHatnencn—D-gs: Ist, OC. T. Thompson’s
Desmond I.; 2d, BE. W. Clark, Jr.'s Blarney. Bitches: Ist, C. T.
Thompson’s ‘Nellie: ad, Kildare Kennels’ Laura B.—OPpEN—Dogs:
Ist, H. Maher's Larry S.; 2d, P. Camblos’s Dick Swiveller:
3d, T. HF. Rose’s Judge, Reserve, 1. Shimm’s Cute. Very
high com., high com. and com,, 4. W. Pearsall’s Redstone,
Don Ii. and Jack Malone. Very high com., W. W. Keudall’s
Gem, High com, B. L. Clement's Lance. Com., T. M. Hil-
lard, Jr.’s Ulster Chief. Bitches: 1st, H. G. Bryant's Chipeta;
2d, St. Cloud Kernels’ Bessie Glencho; equal 3d, J. McKenney’s
Kate and W.C. Hudson’s Hudson's Cora B. Very high com,, D,
O’Connor's Jessie and A. W-. Pearsall’s Belio Ida. High com., W.
W, Kendall’s Leda Glencho. Ojm., Item Kennels’ Luray Ili. and
S. Barr’s Lady Flora.—Puppres—Dogs: 1st, 2d and 3d withneld.
Very high com., C. A. Lane’s Price. High com., G. Medd's
Prince. Ditehes: ist, H. Reynold’s Jennie R.; 2d, withheld: 3d,
Oakview Kennels’ Oakyiew Kate D,
GORDON SETTERS.—CHaLLencu—Dogs: Ist, Dr. J. H. Meyer's
Roxie; 2d, Tioga Kennels’ Rose—Opsn—Dogs: Ist, T. B. Ashmead's
Dixon; 2d, J. W. Baker’s Dom Pedro. Bitclirs: 1st, Tioga Kennels’
Vie: 2, J. Barnes’s Katie B.; ad, W. A. Witehell’s Vie. Reserve,
J, L. Campbell's Becky Sharp—Puppres—Dogs: let, Hf. I. Smith's
King Item; 2d, B. A. Reardon’s Rex Pilot. High com., W. C.
Towen’s Marquis de Lafayetie and Prof. L. P. Braive’s Richard
Il, Bitches: Ist, H. F. Smith's Countess Roxie.
FORHOUNDS.—AmMertoan—Dogs: Ist and 2d, Bradford Hunt's
Browser and Rattler, Very high com., Radnor Hiuni’s Dick.
Bitches; 1st, 2d and very high rom, Owen McClure’s May, Fannie
and Music,—Puppres—Doys: Ist, Bradford Hunt's Jov. Bitches:
Ist, Bradford Hunt’s Daisy; 2d, J, C. Thomas’s Nelly Grant.
TRISH WATER SPANIELS.—Ist, J. K. Daniels’s Patsey O'~
Connor; 20, A. G. Cassidy’s Duchess I11.; 3d, Hornell-Harmony
Kennels’ Captain Muldoon.
Seen SPANIBDLS.—lst, Wilmerding & Iitchell’s New-
castle.
FIULD SPANIELS.—CHALLENGE—Dous; Ist and 2d, Oldham &
Willey’s Glencairn and Newton Abhot Laddie, Bitches; Oldham
& Willey’s Miss Newton Oho. Opmn—BLACK—Dugs; 1st, Oldham
& Willey’s Newton Abbot Lord: 2d, MW. P. 8. South worith’s Rovhes-
ter Prince. Bitches: Ist and 8d, Oldham & Willey’s Newton Ab-
bot Lady IT. and Lady Abbot; 2d, Wilmerdine & Kitchell’4s Miss
Bend’or. Very high com.. W. H. Smith’s Lady Daffodi]—Orasr
THAN BLACK—Dogs: 1st, Oldham & Willey’s Newton Abbot Dow;
2d, W. T. Payne’s Newton Abbot Skipper. Aitches: lst and 2d,
Bridford Kennéls’ Bridtord Ruby and Bridford Lady.
COCKER SPANIELS.—OnAtiLENGE—Digs: Ist, American Cnc-
ker Kennels’ Doe; 2d } Oldham & Willey’s Jersey. Bitches: Istaud
20, Oldham & Willey’s Miss Obo [1. and Chloe W.—OPmn—BLAck—
Dogs: Ist, J. M. Sullender’s Dick; 24, Woudstock Spaniel Kenneis’
King Bee; 3d, withheld, High com,. American Cocker Kennels’
Black Dan. Bitches: Ist, American Cocker Kennels’ Hornet; 2d,
Oldham & Willey's Bessie W.; 3d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’
Hornell Martha. Very high com., C, H, Stouffer’s Smug and R.F,
Irwin’s Miss Topsy.—OTHER THAN BuACK—Dads: Ist, Oldham &
Willey’s Little. Dan; 2d, Brant Cocker Kennels’ Robin; 3d, G. E.
Whitehead’s Robin Hood, Very high com., Hornell-Harmony
Kennels’ Hornell Dick and Weodstock Spaniel Kennels* So So.
Bitches: Ist and very high com., Hornell-Harniony Kennels’ Hor-
nell Velda and Hornell Fancy; 2d, T. A. Whitehead’s La Tosca;
8d, Oldbam & Willey’s Pansy W. Very high com., Mrs. C. H,
Stouffer’s Peggie Bovley. High com., Woodstock Spamel Ken-
nels’? Woodstock Clip.—Purrins—Dogs: Ist, Oldbam & Willey’s
Little Dan; 2d, Barnes & Rumney'’s Red Doc; 8d, Brant_Cockar
Kennels’ Brant il. Very high com., Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’
So So and King Bee and G, H. Wiutebead’s Robin Hood. High
com., American Cocker IXennels’ Red Harry and Black Dan.
Bitches: 1st, Oldham & Willey’s Pansy W.; 2d, G. H. Whitehead’s
La Tosca; 8d, Brant Cocker Kennels’ Brant’s Gitl. Very high
com., Woodstock Spaniel Kennels’ Woodstock Birdie and C, A.
Stouffer’s Smut If. High com,, J. B. Rige’s Néwton Abbot
Dinah and C. H. Stouffer's Smug.
COLLIES.—_CHALLENGE— Dogs: Ist and 2d, Chestnut Hill Ken-
nels’ Scotilla and Dublin Scot. Bitches: 1st, Chestuut Hill Ken-
nel Flurry IIL; 2d, W. D. Hughes’s Bonnie Brae.—Opan—Dags:
Ist, 2d and 3d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Manev Trefoil, Charleroi
il. and Roslyn Sensation, Reserve, MR. Oarsweli’s Bevis. Very
high com,, W. A, Burpee & Oo.’s Fordhook Squire, J. Lindsay's
Eugene and J. Watson's Ienilworth. High com., J. W. Lippin-
cott’s Lochgarry and Scotsman and J. Watson’s Glen Cairn.
Com,, W. Turner's Scotia. Bitches: lst and high com., Chestnut
Hill Kennels’ Jakyr Dean and Wellesbourne Flurry; 24, Mrs. 8.
VW. Lewis's Countess of Dalkeith; 8d. W. Turner’s Wild Bose o!
the Thorpe. Reserve, A, R, Kyle's Adila Doon. Very high com.,
J. W, Lippincott’s Elsie Scott and FP. R. Carswell’s Lady Mall,
Com,, J, Van Sehaick’s Lauva IIl.—Porerus—Dogs: ist, Chestnut
Hill Kennels’ Colonel Scot; 2d, J. Watson’s Rufus; 8d and very
high com,, A, R. Kyle’s Robin Hood and Roderick. Bitches: Ist,
Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Wellesbourne Plarry; 2d. J. Van Schaick’s
Laura IL; 5d, J. Watson’s Hera. Very high com., W. A, Burpee
& Co.’s Fordhook Mashion.
POODLES.—Ist, Miss A. P. Stevenson's Pierrot; 2d, I. M, Long-
head's Athos. High com., Ff. N, Bailey’s Lady and Mrs, J. C,
Meacham’s General Boulanger,
BULLDOGS.—CHathincEe—ist and 2), J, E. Thayer’s Brito-
martis and Robinson Orusoe.—Opan—Dogs; Ist, T. L. Park's
Monarch VI; 2d, W. H. Comsiock’s Lion. Bitches: Ist, BH. S
Porter’s Thespian; 2d, T. O. Guyert’s Gypsey Girl. Pupyies: 1st
B.S. Porter’s Columbine.
BULL-TERRIERS.—CHAtmanes—Ist. AH. A. Harris's Jubilee:
2d, &. FB. Dole’s oval Rose,—_Ornn—LarGgu—Dogs: 1st, f. F, Dole’s
Trentham Baron; 2d, J, McShane’s Niichie. Bilclies: ist, H. A.
Harris’s My Queen; 2d, I, F. Dole’s Starlight.—Smant—Dogs:
Prizes withheld, Bitcles: Ist, H. A. Harris’s Marguerite; 2d, W. 2.
Dole’s Nell Bright, Puppies: 1st, F. &. Dole’s Dinksey; 2d, H, I.
Keen’s Rocky.
BASSET HOUNDS.—1st, Kensington Kennels’ Babette; 2d, M.
Litz's Ned.
DACHSHUNDE,—Ist, J. EF, Thayer’s Croquette; 2d_and high
com., Weisbrod é& Hess’s Waldman and Waldine. Very high
com., J. L. Boardman’s Mermaid.
BEAGILES,—_CHALLENGH-Dogs: lst,Ardsley Kennels’ Little Duke.
Bitches: 1st, Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ Myrtle; 2d, Ardsley Ken-
nels’ Twinkle.—OpEN—Dogs: Ist, Wornell-Harmony Kennels’
Royal Krueger; 2d, Ardsley Kennels’ Racer, Jr.; 8d, Oakview Ken-
pels’ Tony Weller. Very high com,, J. H. Shepherd’s Plunger.
Bitches: 1st, Hornell-Hasmony Kennels’ Una; 2d, G. Collingwood’s
Hit; sd, BP. A. Bond’s Blanche, Very high conm., EH. Volmer’s
Plora V. High com., Dr. J. 5. Ward's Stella. Com., G, Steiger
Jr.’s Little Duchess and C. Wood’s Mund, Puppies: Ist, Oakview
Kennels’ Oakview Dinah; 2d. Hornell-Harmony IKennels’ Tonnie
W.; 3d, Middlesex Kennels’ Dimple.
FOX-TERRIERS.—_CHALLENGE—Dogs: Ist, Blemton Kennels’
Lucifer; 2d, W. Hoey’s Valet. Bitches: Ist, Blemton Kennels’
Rachel,—Open—Dnys: Ist and reserve, J. E. Thayer’s Raby Mixer
and Reckoner; 2d, F. Hoey’s Veronese; 3d and very high com.,
Blemton Kennels’ B'emton Rayager and RBlemton Volunteer.
High com., J, B. Nelson, Jr.’s General Grant and Chestnut Hill
Kennels’ Hillside Flash. Com., J.D. Abel’s Spider, Bitches: ist
and 2d, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Verity and Blemton Gonse-
quence; 3d, J. EH. Tnayer’s Rosa Canina, Reserve, J.D. Abel's
Trixi B. High com,, H. P. Frothingham’s Lottery.—Purrims—
Dogs: 1st, Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Ravager; 2d and reserve, J.
Hi. Tnayer’s Hillside Dandy and Hillside Volunteer. Bitches: 1s\
and very high com., Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Verity and Blem-
ton Bloom; 2d, 3d and reserye, J. E. "lt hayer’s Hillside Model, Hill-
side Freda and Hillside Linden.—Wirn-HArREp—Ist, W. FP. Dole’s
Cotswold Jocke; 2d withheld.
IRISH THRRIBDRS.—CHAtnence—Ist, J. McFadden’s Dennis;
2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ Breda 'Tinev.—Ormn—Jiogs: 1st, C. T.
Thompson’s Benedict LI.; 2d, Winslow & Lewis’s Burnside. Very
high ¢om., Ohestnut Hill Kennels? Breda Jim. Bilches: 1st and
2d, EP. Wise, Jr.'s, Gypsey Maid and Rags, Very high com., Chest-
put Hill Kennels’ Roslyn Norah. Puppies: 1st, 0, LT. Thompson's
Benedict I1.; 2d, Winslow & Lewis’s Burnside,
BLACK AND TAN TERRIBRS.—Doge: Ist, A. W. Smith's Buf-
falo General; 2d. J.H. Winslow's Lever. Bitches: 1st, A, K. Smith’s
Sheffield Lass; 2d, Rochelle Kennels’ Mcersbrook Girl.
DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS.—Dogs: ist, F. R. Hitecheock’s
Border Wang. Bitches: Ist, PF. R. Hitcock’s Meg ot the Mill; 2d,
Mrs. FP. Smyth's Sheila. Very high com., E. Field’s Eppie,
SKYE TERRIERS.—Dogs: 1st, C. Stevenson's Lovet; 2d, W. W.
Silvey’s Sir Stafford. Reserve, Dr. M, H. Cryer's Gladstone’s
Boy. Very high com., W.8, Lieber’s Sir Roger. Bitches; ist, Old-
ham d& Willey’s Kirkella; 2d, J. Howard’s Skye. Very high com.,
8. Barr’s Daisy.
CLYDESDALE TERRIERS.—Dogs: Ist, C, A, Shinn’s Clydes-
dale Loris. Very high com., H. Uhapman’s Clydesdale Tory,
Bitches: 1st, C. A. Shinn’s Clydesdale Lady,
YORKSHIRE TERRIBRS.—Dogs: ist, Mrs.
Actor; 2d, Mrs. FP. Sinn’s Blackburn Tedcy.
TOY TERKIDRS.—\st, C. F. Stafford’s Fairy Queen; 2d, Mrs,
Lena E. Balbian’s Prince Henry.
PUGS.—Cu ALuEnce—Dogs: Ist, A. EB. Pitt's Kash. Bitches: No
entry.—OPEN—Dogs: Mrs. Geo. Burgelin’s Guess; 23, Marion B.
Bannister’s Jumbo, Jr.; 3d, G@ W- Wishei’s Rustic King, Reserve,
Mrs. J. F. Sinnoitt’s Capers. Very high com., Miss Jessie C. Wos-
ter’s Judge. High com., J, Brombach’s Bismarck. Com., A, P.
Wetherill’s Don. Bitches: No entries.
KING CHARLES SPANLELS.—Ist, F. Sinn’s Romeo; 24, R.
Crissy’s Philadelphia Charlie, High com,, 1.8. Conner’s Flossy.
BLENHEIM AND PRINCE CHARLES SPANIBLS.—Ist, Miss
E. R. Catlimn’s Sweet Violet; 2d, @. Maly’s Pr.nce.
JAPANESE SPASIEUS.—ist and 2d, F. Sinn’s Yum Yum and
Mikado.
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.—ist, A. L. Belleville’s aneys 2d
and
,
James Foster's
Beaumont; 2d, 8. G. Dixon’s Little Boy. Bitches: H, F. Smith’s ! and very high com., Mrs. A. M, Kramer’s Lillie, Little Phi
282 FOREST AND STREAM.
[APRID 25, 1889,:
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FIELD TRIAL DATES.
PHOMASVILEE, N. C., April 8,—Editor Forest and
Stream: Isee there is a clash of dates between the
Central and Southern Field Trial Clubs, and I presume it
will not be considered out of place for me to suggest what I
believe to be the most equitable adjustment of the difficulty.
I want all the field trial clubs to stay, therefore I hope the
order of their meetings will be so arranged as to leave it
possible for me to attend all if I desire todoso, Very prop-
erly the circuit commences at High Point. Lexington
naturally comes next in order, for who wants to jump clean
from High Point, N. C., to Amory, Miss, , then back to Lex-
ington, and immediately another jump to West Point, Miss.,
again? The Central trials could not possibly take place
before the Eastern and leave any time at all to prepare our
dogs, neither could they take place after the conclusion of
the Southern trials, for North Carolina is too far north to
hold trials at that time of the year, whereas I think trials
could be better conducted in Mississippi or Tennessee late
in December or early in January than at any other time. I
cannot see how the Central club can hold a successful meet-
ing in North Carolina ifit changes its date; it would be
simply impossible to do so, Therefore let us hope that the
Southern gentlemen will decide to postpone their trials and
leave it possible for Eastern handlers and dogs to attend
them. I trust no change will be made by the Central club,
as the only one possible to make would be to declare the
trials off. I, for one handler, would seriously object to this.
I want a pluck at that “rich plum,’’ I want to see pointer
vs. pointer and setter ys, setter, and the best of the two
breeds compete under experienced and impartial judges for
highest honors, and aboye all, | want to see the best dog
win, be he pointer or setter. T want to see all the good ones
in the second series, and to take my leave of the bad ones in
the first series, even though I produce the rankest of all
myself. It will be refreshing to run dogs under judges who
have *‘been there’ themselves, They know where and how
the shoe pinches, and will be likely to give good-fitting ones,
not too troublesome to the understandings. Candidly, the
new club deserves great credit for the wise reforms it pro-
poses to put in practice, as well as for the bold step they
have taken by selecting for judges men who have trained
and bandled dogs themselves; also for the magnificent in-
ducements in the way of prizes they hold out to pointer and
setter breeders. If I said the Derby prizes were handsome I
would be giving but slight expression of the fact; they are
noble and generous in the extreme, I trust there will be no
clash of dates, but clash or no clash, [hope nothing will
interfere with the meeting of the Central club at Lexington
Dec. 22. I hope to see everybody there. Let the hatchets
be buried forever, let us smoke the pipe of peace and good
will, commencing at High Point, continuing to Lexington,
and again renewing the pleasure away down in Mississippi.
LUKE W, WHITE.
Jolly. Very high com., Mrs, ©. Stoey’s Gipsey. High com., Miss
Edith Van Buren’s Cupid and Olive K. Reed’s 0. K.
MISCELLANEOUS.—Large—Ist, F. R. Garswell's smooth-
coated collie Beauty; 2d, Mrs. Geo, Medd’s retriever Queen Coffee;
3d, Chestnut Hill Kennels’ smooth-coated collie Spot,—SmaLo—
Equal Ist, Chestnut Hill Kennel's Othello and Henrietta Vader's
Chinese-crested doz Beauty Vaders; 3d, Mrs. Emma Leach’s
Maltese terrier Prince of Malta. Very high com,, Rochelle Ken-
nels’ Mexican terrier White Wings.
SPECIAL PRIZES. =
Best mastiff bitch, the Lady Coleus; dog or biteh in open classes,
Clement; puppy, Max. Kennel St. Bernards, Hospice Kennels;
rough-coated in open classes, Prince; smooth-coated, Nevis;
smooth-coated puppy stakes, absent. Best Newfoundland bitch,
Bess; Great Dane, Morce; deerhound in open classes, Clansman;
kennel, J. E. Thayer. Best greyhound, Lancashire Witch; in open
classes, Dora; kennel pointers, Westminster Kennel Club; dog in
open classes, Duke of essen; bitch, Lady Snow; large, the same;
puppy, Lady Tammany. Best kennel English setters, F. Wind-
holz; dog, Sir Tatton; bitch, Cora of Wetheral; puppy, Don Car-
los. Kennel Irish setters, A. W.Pearsall; dog in open class, Larry
S.: bitch, Ohipeta; best bitch, Nellie; puppy (2) Cute. Kennel
Gordon setters, H. F. Smith; best dog, Beaumont; bitch, Roxie;
stud dog, Little Boy; brood bitch, Roxie; puppy, King Item. Best
pack foxhounds, Owen_H. McClure; dog, Browser; bitch, May;
couple, O. H. McClure’s Dock and Fannie. Kennel field spaniels,
Oldham & Willey; cocker, the same; brace field spaniels, Glen-
cairn and Newton Abbot Lady IIL; Sussex, Bridford Ruby and
Bridford_ Lady: bitch (other than black), Bridford Ruby; in open
classes, Newton Abbot Lord; cocker, Miss Obo Il.: owned in
Philadelphia, Doc; other than black, Hornell Velda; bitch in open
and puppy class, the same; stud dog, Doc; dog sired by Doc, Red
Doe; bitch, La Tosca. Spaniel Club special, Miss Oho IL;
aweepstakes, Ist, Hornet; 2d, Red Doc; 3d, Pansy W. Kennel
collies, Chestnut Hill Kennel; dog in open class, Maney
Tretoil; bitch, Jakyr Dean; dog bred by owner, J. Watson's
Clipper; puppy, Colonel Scott; Collie Club’s President’s Cup,
Scotilla; American bred, Clipper: Stud Dog Stakes, ist,
Dublin Seot with Colonel Scott and Scotsman; 2d, the same with
Laura Il.and Elsie Scot. Third collie sweepstakes: Ist, Jakyr
Dean; 2d, Bugene; 34, Scotsman; 4th, Elsie Scot, Best poodle,
Pierrot; bulldog, Britomartis; bitch in open class, Thespian. Ken-
nel bull-terriers, F. F. Dole; best, Jubilee; in open class, My
Queen; basset hound dog, Ned; bitch, Babette. Dachshund dog,
Waldman; bitch (2),Croquette. Kennel heagles, Hornell-Harmony
Kennels; owned by member Beagle Cluh, Little Duke; owned in
Philadelphia, Tony Weller; puppy, Oakview Dinah, sired by Tony
Weller, Diana. Kennel fox-terriers, Blemton Kennels; in open
class, Blemton Veracity; bitch, the same: dog, Raby Mixer:
puppy, Blemton Veracity; owned in Philadelphia, General Grant,
Tomboy Stakes, Blemton Veracity. Best Irish terriers (2), Den-
nis; black and tan terrier, Sheffield Lass; Dandie Dinmont,
Border Wang; Skye dog, Lovet; 2d, Sir Stafford; Yorkshire,Actor;
toy, Fairy Queen. e
1 Best pug (2), Kash; in open classes, Guess,
owned by Philadelphia lady, Capers; Breeders’ Challenge Cup,
Bismark. Toy spaniel, Romeo. Italian greyhound, Tiney.
CHICAGO DOG SHOW.
OLLOWING is the list of specials at the Chicago dog
4 show:
Kennel mastiffs, C. C. Cook; American-bred, Melrose Prince.
Mastiff Club specials: American-bred, Melrose Prince; best doy,
Minting; bitch, The Lady Coleus; owned by member, Minting.
Best St. Bernard, Ben Lomond; pupyy, Miss Fortune. St, Ber-
nard Club specials: Best rough-coated, Ben Lomond; smooth-
coated, Victor Joseph; American-bred owned by member, Mon-
astery Mertie; rough-coated, Floss. Best Great Dane, A. Schultz's
Cesar. Great Dane Club specials: Dog puppy owned by member,
Don; 2d, F. M. Wilder’s Ben Harrison; bitch puppy, Queen of
Sheba. Kennel deerhounds, 8. W. Skinner, Jr. Kennel grey-
hounds, Rockwood Landseer Kennels. Kennel pointers, West-
minster Kennel Club; best, Lad of Bow; dog that has been placed
ata field trial, the same; bitch, C. C. Cole’s Zetta King Don.
Kennel English setters, J. S. Hudson; dog that has been placed at
a field trial, Cincinnatus; bitch, Bohemian Girl. Kennel [rish
setters, Meadowthorpe Kennels; dog sired by Sarsfield, Iowa
Prince. Kennel Gordon setters, Meadowthorpe Kennels. Kennel
collies, Chestnut Hill Kennels; American-bred, Stanley. Collie
Olnb specials: Bred and owned by member, Stanley; puppy, the
same; in open class, Maney Trefoi.. Best bulldoz, Rabagas.
Kennel bull-terriers, F. F. Dole; best uncropped, Ned. Beagle
Club special for best beagle owned by member, Little Duke.
Kennel fox-terriers, Blemton Kennels; American-bred, Blemton
Rubicon; Fox-Terrier Club special, the same. Kennel pugs, Dr.
ue a Cryer. Best Irish terrier, Dennis. King Charles spaniel,
ylus.
DOG TALK.
M®: G, H. COVERT, Chicago, Ill., has purchased from
_Mr. J, J. Giltrap, Dundrum, Ireland, the Irish setter
dog Garryowen IV. ¢ is a young dog by Avondale (Garry-
owen—Moll Roe) and out of Dora (Frisco—Cora).
It appears that when the black and tan terrier bitches
Meersbrook Maiden and Meersbrook Girl were delivered to
Dr. oote, their owner, somehow the right name was given
to the wrong girl, and the consequent muddle suggests the
conundrum: “Why should the Girl and the Maiden be
alike? Answer next week. On second thought, as this is
really a hard one, the answer is appended: Both should be
spotless. To put it more plainly, Meersbrook Maiden, who
has taken so many prizes, was supposed to be Meersbrook
Girl, and the other bitch, marked on the breast with a white
spot, was called Meersbrook Maiden. Hence the heartburn-
ings and bickerings that have arisen over the black and tan
terrier judging.
Philadelphia’s claim to be city of brotherly love will be
disputed nevermore, At the dog show last week several
prominent dog men, who for some time have been on only
growling terms, became imbued with the peaceful spirit
that pervades the Quaker City, and with mutual protesta-
tions of respect, admiration and esteem, cordially shook
hands over the bloody chasm, buried the gory hatchet and
smoked the pipe of peace. It is sincerely hoped that the
glorious edifice of friendship here reared may ever endure,
and that the mortar may ever cling to the masonry, and
that no glove or other gage of battle may ever be thrown in
the now peaceful sawdust ring. -
At the Philadelphia show. Enthusiastic cheering and
loud clapping of hands when Scotilla beat Maney Trefoil.
Warm friend to Scotilla claps Mason on the shoulder and
remarks, ‘‘The public appears to indorse that decision.’’
““Yes,’’ said Mason, ‘‘but the worst of it is the public is
generally wrong.’’ With a twinkle in his eye the friend to
Scotilla whispered back, ‘How about the applause for Beau-
fort at Newark ??’ Exit Mason and friend to Scotilla at the
double quick, in search of refreshments.
The Omaha Herald is down on the dog show held at
Omaha last week, calls it a fake and says ‘'The affair is the
creation of a person whose sole object is to rake in as much
gate money and expend as little ofit for prizes as he possibly
.can. Itis to the interest of breeders of blooded dogs to pro-
tect the public as well as themselves from imposition of
this kind,”
OTTAWA DOG SHOW.
Badibor Forest and Stream:
We have much pleasure in notifying you that a bench
show of dogs will be held in Ottawa on the 11th, 12th and
13th of September next in connection with the Central
Canada Exhibition Association’s second annual exhibition.
We deplore the fact that our dates conflict with those al-
ready claimed by the London Kennel Club, but as it is im-
peratiye that the dog show should be held during the con-
tinuance of the general exhibition, we must either conflict
with London or have no showthis year. The entry fee to be
charged is only one dollar; therefore, as will be seen, the
prize list is a liberal one. Many valuable specials will be
given aud announced later. It will be to the advantage of
the exhibitors to show here, as it is a new territory and
many of the breeds of dogs are utterly unknown to the mass
of our people, It is estimated that upward of fifty thousand
people will visit the exhibition. The prize list is as follows:
astiffs, Newfoundlands, greyhounds, foxhounds, beagles,
bull-terriers, Scotch terriers, Skye terriers, Dandie Dinmont
terriers, Irish terriers, Bedlington terriers, Airedale terriers,
black and tan terriers and Pomeranians have one class each,
87 and $3. Smooth St. Bernards have two classes, dogs and
bitches. Pointers, bulldogs, toy terriers, the same. Gordon
setters, Irish water spaniels and miscellaneous have two
classes each, open and puppy, $7 and $3 in the former and $5
for the latter. Rough St. Bernards have three classes, open
dog, bitch and puppy, (this includes smooth puppies) also
English and Irish setters, Clumber, field, cocker, (black)
cecker, (any other color) spaniels, collies, fox-terriers. Al]
communications should be addressed to Capt. R. C. W. Mac
Cuaig, Central Canada Exhibition Association, Ottawa,
Canada. BENCH SHOW COMMITTED.
RUNNING WEIGHT OF GREYHOUNDS.—In referring
to the article headed as above in this weeks issue of Forpst
AND STREAM, 1 trust Mr. H. C. Lowe will pardon me if I
take exception to his statement. that the average weight of
the Waterloo winners is from 60 to 65lbs. I have gone back
for many years both in Waterloo and other great courses
and find that it will barely reach an average of 56lbs. Some
great dogs have run at 641bs., but they are the exception
rather than the rule. The most phenomenal bursts of speed
as well as cleverness at the turn are found in dogs of the
lighter weights, though there are many large dogs whose
names will never be forgotten which ran at weights beyond
any mentioned by Mr. Lowe. Tipsey Cake, a fine red dog
by Master Mockingbird, ran at 89lbs., while Caralradzo,
brother to Coodareena, a marvelously handsome and exceed-
ingly stylish and flashy looking blue dog, divided the
Douglass cup ran at 741bs., and this was the lowest weight
at which he ever went out of the slips. He was as tough as
iron, and exercising, grooming and walking only served to
add to his flesh, while he did not seem to lose either vigor or
heart by running at heavier weights. Black Cloud, too,
was a bad one to reduce in flesh, and if the weight could be
reduced to 72lbs., the slipper thought him drawn very fine,
The great Priam, which won the Waterlootin 1842, was an-
other top weight greyhound, and when put in the slips for
the Waterloo he weighed 74lbs. (full) and he did not have
one ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones. He was a most
clever dog, a tirst-class worker, quick and nimble as a cat
on his feet and possessed the exceeding good sense as one of
the famous old coursers said of ‘‘never giving a chance
away.” He was regarded as one of the greatest dogs of his
day and it is very doubtful if there has ever been so big a
dog since that was his equal in all respects.—-H, W. HuntT-
INGTON,
The Collie Stud Dog Stakes as announced in the catalogue
ot the Philadelphia show will be decided at a ‘‘show in the
spring of 18889.”’ As the entries closed last July it is very
BECney y added, “The death of a stud dog not to disqualify
is get.
A correspondent from Charleston, W. Va., writes that a
terrier bitch, owned by a gentleman of that place, whelped
March 31 two puppies, and ten days later she gave birth to
another, and that all are alive.
Mr. Frank F Dole has recently received from England
pe an addition to his kennel of bull-terriers, consisting of
tinks (formerly Professor) and the two bitches Miss Bendigo
and White Daisy.
We are pleased to learn that one of our prominent dog
show judges is opposed to the cruel practice of cropping,
The English Toy Spaniel and Pug Olub will holds their
annual show at the Aquarium, May 14 to 16.
The London terrier show held at the Westminster Aquar-
ium, April 3 to 4, had 1160 entries.
COLLIE CLUB MEETING.—At the annual meeting of
the Collie Club held in Philadelphia, April 16, 1889, the old
board of officers and members of the executive committee
were re-elected to serve forthe ensuing year. Thesecretary’s
and treasurer’s report showed the club to be in a flourishing
condition financially, and a flattering increase of members.
—J. D. SHOTWELL, Sac'y.
MEERSBROOK MAIDEN .—Editor Forest and Stream:
I was quite surprised when looking through the report of
the Utica dog showto see that the American judges still
Stream:
not enter my pugs at the late Boston show was that C, H.
Mason, Hsq., was to judge the classes. Never was there a
ereaiee mistake. There were three sufficient reasons for my
give prizes to the black and tan terrier bitch Meersbrook
Maiden. If such a thing is tolerated in America it would
not be here, and ifit is not put a stop to it is useless for
fanciers to import
after the remarks 0
judges will disqualify
bench. The owner of Buffalo General should most certainly
have lodged a protest against her, As they are a pure Eng-
lish dog, they must or at least ought to be judged by the
English club standard, and any signs of white is a certain
disqualification. It-is whispered over here by a select few
that they knew about Meersbrook Maiden while she was in
England, but I have strong faith in the straightforward
dealings of her late owners, and cannot but think they
thought her all right when shipped.-W. Simpson (Bagles-
cliffe Kennels, Yarmouth, England).
peEteck animals. I should fancy that
your reporter at the aboye show, the
her when she next appears on the
DR. CRYER ON PUG JUDGING.— Editor Forest and.
It has been intimated to me that the reason I did
ogs not going, and ati the last moment, knowing that Mr.
Mason was to judge, I came very near sending them. There
is no judge I
Mason.—M. H.
would rather show pugs under than Mr,
. CRYER (Philadelphia, Pa., April 16),
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
oished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 centa.
NAMES CLAIMED,
f=" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Racket Jil. By A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., for white,
black and tan beagle dog,whelped July, 1885, by Cameron’s Racket
(Rally—Louise) out of Maggie (Sport—Fannie).
Eadbold, Ebissa, Edyar, Eadturga, Haglesford, Hriant and Hnid.
By W. Wade, Hulton, Pa.. for Tawn mastitfs, three dogs and four
bitches, whelped March 15, 1889, by Baldur (A.K.R, 6617) out of
Elgiva (A.K.R. 4221), ~_
Sir Warwick and. Warwick Edward. By Warwick Kennels,
Bridgeport, Conn.,for blue belton English setter dogs, whelped
March 1, 1889, by Warwick Albert (Royal Albert—Majida) out of
Daisy Druid (Ted Liewellin—Trusty Gladstone).
Warwick Snowball and Warwick Panzy. By Warwick Kennels,
Bridgeport, Conn,, for blue belton English setter bitches, whelped
March 1, 1889, by Warwick Albert (Royal Alhert—Maida) out of
Daisy Druid (Ted Liewellin—Trusty Gladstone).
Aurore and Banshee. By St, Cloud Kennels, Mott Haven, New
York, for red Irish setter bitches,whelped March 25, 1889, by Royal
Ruby (champion Glencho—Lady Edith) out of Zylla (St, Cloud—
Princess Ida). : r
Hoosier and Indierne. By Jas. E. Unks, Muncie, Ind., for white,
Nlack and tan fox-terrier dog and bitch, whelped Feb. 28, 1889, by
Beverwyck Trap (Dusky Trap—Daze) out of Lillie Belmont (Earl
Leycester—Coquette), _ ;
Sandycroft Comrade, Sundycroft Grit and Sandycroft Clipper.
By V. M. Haldeman, Milford, Del., for red Irish terrier dogs,
whelped March 26, 1889. by Dennis (Bachelor—Jilt) out of Sandy-
croft Yim (Benedict—Geesala). _ .
Sandycroft Fearless, Sandycroft Shona, Sandycroft Ruth and
Sandyeroft Restless. By V. M. Haldeman, Milford, Del., for red
Trish terrier bitches, whelped March 26, 1889, by Dennis (Bachelor
—Jilt) out of Sandycroft Vim (Benedict—Geesala).
The Elm Kennels. By Panl Gotzian, Forest Lake, Minn., for his
kennels of English setters, pointers, Irish water spaniels, Great
Danes and St. Bernards. z
Great Eastern Beagle Kennels. By Jas. & D, A, Williams, Lynn,
Mass., for their kennels of beagles.
BRED.
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Trinket—Trailer. H. ¥. Schellhass’s (Brooklyn, N, Y,) beagle
bitch Trinket (Flute—Queen) to his champion Trailer (A.K\R.
6610), March 29, i .
Goodwoad Musie—Racket ITT. T. W. Hemphill’s (Glen Mills, Pa.)
beagle bitch Goodwood Music (Flute—Victress) to A.C. Krueger's
Racket ILI, (Cameron’s Racket—Maggie), April 4.
Ruby—Bamnerman. T. W. Hemphill’s (Glen Mills, Pa.) beagle
biteh Ruby (Krueger’s Racket—Belle IL.) to A. ©. Krueger’s Ban-
nerman (A.1.R. 1709), April 3. :
Dora—Laick’s Rattler. Geo, Laick’s (Tarrytown, N. Y,) beagle
bitch Dora (Ring wood—Birdie) to his Laick’s Rattler (Chancellor
—Careless). March 15.
Beauly—Laick's Rattler. Geo, Laick’s (Tarrytown, N. ¥.) heagle
bitch Beauty (Hero—Snap) to his Laick’s Rattler (Chancellor—
Careless), March 17, .
Lill—Bannerman. FW. Kibel’s (Lancaster, Pa.) beagle bitch Lill
(Cameron’s Racket—June) to A, C, Krueger’s champion Banner-
man (champion Marchboy—Dewdrop), March 11,
Duisy—Glen. IF, Wibel’s (Lancaster, Pa.) beasle bitch Daisy
(Perbereus Racket—June) to A. C, Krueger’s Glen (Cornet—Solo),
arch 8,
Belle IT.— Bannerman. J, G. Messner’s (Pittsburgh, Pa.) beagle
bitch Belle LU. (Bradlaugh—Belle) to A, C. Krueger’s champion
Bannerman (champion Marchboy—Dewdrop), March 30.
Taal eee eae UN Ut ff. F, Davison’s (Allegheny, Pa.) beagle
bitch Maggie (Mark Anthony—Flora) to A. C. Krueger’s cham-
pion Bannerman (champion Marchboy—Dewdrop), Feb. 9.
Letter—Bannerman. Dallett Bros.’ beagle bitch Letter to A. CU,
eee Hees champion Bannerman (champion Marchboy—Dewdrop),
eb, 23,
Rena—Bannerman. A.C. Krueger’s (Wrightsyille, Pa.) beagle
bitch Rena (Cameron’s Racket—Vickey) to his champion Banner-
man (champion ACCU aatage as Feb. 8. 7 r
Maybelle 17.—Bannerman. A, O. Krueger's (Wrightsville, Pa.)
beagle bitch Maybelle IL, (Lee—Maybelle) to his champion Ban-
nerman (champion Marchboy—Dewdrop), Feb. 21, 5
Sunrise—Bonnic Dunkeld. W.S. Powers's (St. Louis, Mo,) collie
bitch Sunrise (champion Scotilla—bkuella) to McEwen & Gibson's
Bonnie Dunkeld (Highlander—Electric), April 18.
Holly—Maney Trefoil. McKwen & Gibson's (Byron, Ont.) collie
bitch Holly (Fitz Charlie—Pattie) to EH. H. White’s Maney Trefoil
(champion The Squire—Scotch Pearl), Feb. 23.
Merry—Bonnie Dunkeld. McHwen & Gibson’s (Byron, Ont.) col-
lie bitch Merry (Scotson—Madge) to their Bonnie Dunkeld (High-
lander—Wlectric), April 16, . ‘
Nydia—Hdwy. Hamilton & Shugart’s (Council Binffs, Ia.) mas-
tiff bitch Nydia (King of Ashmont—Ashmont Queen) ta Dr. Geo.
Wa & ae Edwy (champion Orlando—Countess of Woodlands),
pril 16.
Dot Noble—Warwick Albert. D. Eldert's (Bridgeport, Conn.)
English setter bitch Dot Noble eee Noble—Bess Belton) io
SBEWseks Kennels’ Warwick Albert (Royal Albert—Maida),
pril 1.
Belle—Warwick Albert. F. Weller’s (Bridgeport, Conn,) native
setter bitch Belle (Lee Dash—Scott’s Belle) to Warwick Kennels
Warwick Albert (Royal Albert—Maida), April 8. ;
Warwick Countess—Warwick Albert. Warwick Kennels’ (Bridge-
port, Conn.) English setter bitch Warwick Conntess (Prince
Phcebus—Rose) to their Warwick Albert (champion Royal Albert
—Maida), April 22. ,
Rose [1.—Warwick Albert. Henry Dant’s (Bridgeport, Conn.)
English setter bitch Rose IT. (Nayle’s Dash—Rose) to
Kennels’ Warwick Albert (Royal Albert—Maida), April 15, ,
Polly—Clan Warusck, The Elms Kennels’ (Forest Lake, Minn.)
English setter bitch Poily (Temple Bar—Flora) to their Clan War-
wick (A. K.R, 6646).
Beverwyck Nelly—Beverwyck Dusky. C. Rathbone’s.(Albany, N-
Y.) fox-terrier bitch Beverwyck Nelly (Regent VYox—Blemton
Lilly) to his Beverwyck Dusky (Dusky Trap—Daze), April 5. ;
Romach—Donaid. L. Timpson’s (Red Hook, N. Y.) Skye terrier
as AROMECR (Singston Koy—Zulu) to his Donald (Jim—Queen
ab), April 5.
Lady Bradford Harry. J. ¥.Campbell’s (Montreal, Can.) York-
shire terrier bitch Lady to P. H. Coombs’s Bradford Harry (Craw-
shaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), April 6, J
WHELPS.
= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Polly. A, C. Krueger’s (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch Polly
epee eile March 1, three (one dog), by his Rover (Thom—
ucy Hinton). : : ie
Blemton Lilly. O, Rathbone’s (Albany, N. Y.) fox-terrier bitch
arwick
Ans 25 1880) FOREST AND STREAM. 288
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 20,—There were eleven members present | first day, the programme was shot with the rain falling in torrents,
at the last shoot of the St. Louis Pistol Club, and Mr. Summer | and twenty-five of the most hardy shooters faced the traps. On
field made 85 and won the medal: Thursday the conditions were better, and there was a large num-
Blemton Lilly ig—Norah), March 19, six (three dogs), by his
Beverwyck Dusky (Dusky Trap—Daze),
Daze. ©. Rathbone’s (Albany, N. Y.) fox-terrier bitch Daze
(Deacon Pincher—Diamond Dust), March 15, four one dog), by L. | Mr. Summerfield.......-....... hae ay 810 8 710 8 710 ¥ 10—85| ber of spectators present, including many ladies. The programme
& W. Rutherfurd’s Warren Discord (Warren Jim—Cornwall | E Mohbrstadt......-..-..-...)....--...9 7 8 910 5 8 9 §& 10-83] was an attractive one, and with but two exceptions on the first
Duchess). AOU E Sayesenbacsanckeaen, Sat ret 979 99 7 4 9 9 Y—79} day it was shot through.
Blemton Arrow, C. Rathbone’s (Albany, N. Y,)fox-terrier bitch | LV D Perret................0..6..-55. 1010 6 8 § 610 8 6 5—T| April 17.—Event No. 1,10 Ligowskys:
Blemton Arrow SE eta Dart), March 31, two (one dog), | W Hettel.........-.. 2... .ek ee eee - 7 9 6 710 % 7 7 8 875) BH Miller.......... 1111111111—10 Manley...,..-.-.-.. 1111111111—10
by A. Belmont, Jr.’s, Dusky Trap (Dusky Splinter—Spider). _ USL ONC leas a su bceefeoe Sop nb el 91010 6 6 6 8 5 6 8—T4 111111111110 Sterry-....-.....--- 1111001011— 7
Lillie Belmont. Jas. EH. Unks’s (Muncie, Ind.) fox-terrier bitch | M Billmeyer ........................ 89 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 10—74 .1110011010— 6 Tee Kay............ 0111101001— &
Lillie Belmont (Har! Leycester—Coquette), Feb, 28, two (one dog), | W Bauer........--- .........--.-.--5- 878 4 9T 7 8 9 6-74 1111111001— 8 _Harvey..........-.. 1011110010— 6
by his Beverwyck Trap (Dusky Trap—Daze), ; MOBY COA Suter i's s,s Yuouett es coat 59 8 7 6 810 5 8 1-7 ..011131111— 9 Lindsley.......-..-- 1114111111—10
Blemton. Glitter. Moses Taylor’s (New York) fox-terrier bitch | W Mackwitz. —....................0. 9959 7 6449 8 4-70 1111010119 Tinker.............. 0101111110— 4%
Blemton Glitter (Dusky Trap—Blemton Brilliant), April 21, four | A EZ Bengel....-..-............0y.0005 865 5 6 6 4 8B 8 10-66 1101001411— 7% Bowdish............ 001111171— 8
( tS dogs), by a oe. Reever Raby mae CUE Ede Loos k UNSER FRITz, 0100010 ie 4 cicugnean ooo pelt 6
osste. A.H.Thaxter’s (Bangor, Me.) Yorkshire terrier bite ‘ 2 : : P TO0LOIHI0= B. Jones ene la ee. i ore
Flossie, April 15, three (two dogs), by b. H. Coombs’s Bradford | MEUM Moan itifle Hathae: Wintel ae ronaance at the shooting | Strong, sissiscss.. H01100111— 7 Mitchell... 101101 1101— 7
; ri si ; rth ‘ " “7 ; =< ic — 2 “ — §
Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), increased by the addition of Old Boreas, who renewed his tam- eres nope ba eee : nanite Be sees 11100L0011— 6
SALNHS.
t= Notes muat be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Silk. White and tan beagle bitch, whelped May 4, 1888, by Trifle
out of Old Silk, by E. P. Eastman, Lancaster, N. H., to Geo. Laick,
page of a week ago and with still greater vigor. He swept across
he range from a 10 o’clock quarier during the entire afternoon,
and not only exacted a windage of from three to five points, but
insolently flew in the taces of fhe marksmen too; ;
Revolver Match—h0yds,
Event No. 2, 9 bluerocks:
Miller... ANMNM-9 Manley........-.
E J Darlington............. +8 7 7 7 810 9 T T 8—79| Apgar... .11001101—7 _ Sterry......-. 1111111i—9
Tarrytown, N. Y. IB f =
; ; anole MAMES Maes enenp, FRESE 8 8 710 0 9 g—77| Albee.... 1111010016 ‘Tee Kay.. :001111011—6
AE Pee nerrae NO Ane bon Deas avons weno Dea Maret ede| WW Jagkeouc. sc, vet t F101) 6 8 6 oT fois | Yeringtoa. COMO? Harvey.) 2 1101001015
ESCGEEREL TCI i ss er Ahr Revolver Match—80yds.—100-30 S. A. Target. Sigler....... AMM11TWI—8 Lindsley... 0.00002: n1101011—7
PARRA EIGET: eal eod i aten HOALIE ittoh .wheloed Sept, adel LEAOHNSON Ys... 02 suits cand eooaere even 826438 9 5 8 8 6—54| Stanton. ............, 1011111—8 Mitchell 2.12200... 1100111 11—7
14 be Hero out of Snap, by Dr. C_E, Nichole, Troy, NeW. te |S Philips....20000 IT 8 410 4 3 7 6 0 410—51| Collins................ W11—9 “Humter../00..00. 20. 100111110—6
GOMIGhE MuOKGLL Er aries MBE ATS UREN SE rares ce A Cea Tey ot Syewe ck 4596245 2 3 4-44] Smith..........-....., 1110101016. Tinker.... .........., LO 0—7
*Fcll Tart. Meltese gad white beagle dog. whelped Mayoh 6 Record Practice—200yds, Brand......0.....0+- 1010111016 _Houghton.........2..: 10111011—7
Fe er eT ee ee Eee BESIDES sete cress snees veenen 710 5 8 49 9 6 4 B7O| Ames................ {O1101011—6. Jones ............ 00+ 111000011—5
TEENS. toc. Coe Darev Raye Blakes he at aomel WWD ("10 /1-) <a 8 % 8 510 5 5 4 6 10—68| Strong................ W1W1—9 Rutus........ 101010101—5
acer Tit. White, leon a CFRehrenbach. 12.00! 925 6 8 4 4 810 864] Dickey................ MOM111--8 Barnes..............., 011011001—5
Racket 11I- White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped July, i dabheon "345 47 % 6 % Y—B7| Olcott..........---+s-- 111001110—6
Per emer runa aa seven et Maoetey By Ee Mori Wy TAnas”.| cy ginith cote ce cece Pane 78 8 210 8 4 5 8 6 5—54| _ Miller, Collins, Strong, Terry divided first, Sigler, Stanton,
Dots. WI ite, bl aR ai tet eacle bitch. whelped Junie 3, 1884 At 100yds,—Special Practice. Dickey,’ Manley divided second. Apgar, Lindsley, Houghton
by Cornet Arete ote by A. O oKadewan! Wrightsville, Pa,, to | LP Taylor................-..4. eeely SEE 710 710 810 9 8 ¥ 9-85] third on shoot-off. Smith, Olcott, Tee Key fourth on shoot-off.
Mississippi Kennels: Morrison, Il ‘ ia ‘iba Wh a heey 4 itor er oe ee 8 9 71010 9 8 G6 8 8-8 Event No. 3,7 straightaway Keystones, 2lyds. rise:
Glen. White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped Aug. 5, 1884, by Wes Dadineton beter seee eter nenees Se ert ciutiieae ere es Millers... 0..:-..0--- +3 WOUIN—B Dee Kay........+.0. 2.4. 1110001—4
r, Wri i te aS CSIR oF EN ICIN a aot» fh z : M1 DATE bey at. eres: ara re hs ted —t APRLG Laat t- ev ecere nies
Thome ae Looe Mo. Seep eg een EI AY PabranbaGhyawssbae mini ree 768765 7 9 6 10-71 Dickey | Aaa O0ODITI—-B. Rufus ..............eee 1000111—4
Rigo Paaoise ts eer BUTT Te SIM avis, ja ere fle setae 0017011—4
Yerrington: ....-......:. 1711010—5 Collins...) ............. 111110—6
ILA EUL tl eet etre eee WM111—7 Houghton.............., 1000111—4
TaN SG ye sie oe ee 1011010—4 Tinker........,........, 1111111—7
Mitchel J. 532257 ..-1111—7_—Albee..... Aastnrde eee 1010110—4
Apgar, Stanton, Sigler, Mitchell and Tinker diy. first, Miller
and Collins diy. second, Yerrington third, Tee Kay, Rufus, Man-
ley and Houghton fourth on shoot-off breaking 6,
Event No. 4, 15 Ligowskys:
NEW YORK CITY,.—The Barry Rifle Club, which has heretofore
been a gallery organization, has now an open-air corps and will
hold its first annual shooting festival on Monday and Tuesday,
May 20 and 21, at Washington Park. All shooting on 200yds,
ranges. The club offers $600 in prizes and premiums on targets
open to all comers. Target of honor.—Prizes on this target sent
By elubs, judges or individuals will be competed for by members
of the club only. Ring target—Open to all comers, $265 in 20
prizes, tickets, 4 shots, $1, 3 best tickets to count, re-entries
Rover. White, black and tan arate: dog, whelped Aug. 1, 1886,
by Thom out of Lucy Hinton, by A, C, Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa.,
to Louis Smith, East Saginaw, Mich.
paeeeel Black and tan collie bitch, whelped Feb. 23, 1889, by
Bonnie Dunkeld out of Madge, by McEwen & Gibson, Byron, Ont.,
to Mrs. Fairbanks, Petrolea, Ont, __.
Stanley. Black, white and tan collie dog, ;whelpod June 22, 1888,
by Red Gauntlet out of Gwynne, by McHwen & Gibson, Byron,
Ont., to Miss Armour. Chicago, 1
Gilderoy. Black, white and tan collie dog, age not given, by | allowed. Bullseye target—Open to all comers, for the best bulls-| wfiller.,........ 111110111111011—18 Collins......... 110131111111110—13
champion Charlemagne out of Hasty, by McEwen & Gibson, By- | eye according to measurement, $200 in 20 prizes. Twelve pre- Houghton....., 100100001100110— 6 Rufus.......... 11111010171 1111—13
ron, Ont., to GC. C. Abbe, Springfield, Mass, - miums, aggrezating $122, for the most bullseyes during the festi- | Sisler....__..,. 11011100101111]—11 Manley........ 101911111701111—14
Holly. Sable and white collie bitch, whelped February, 1888, by | val. Wor the first bullseye each day $5, last $2. Tickets on bulls- |] Ajbee.......... 000110111111101—10 _Dickey......... 11111011111111—14
Fitz Charlie out of Pattie, by F. Wake Walker, Watford, Herts, | eye target, 5 shots, $1, re-entries allowed, any rifle and any trig- Apgar........-. 011111101111111—15_Mitchell.......091010110001110— 8
Eng., to McHwen & Gibson, Byton, Ont. _ ger pull and sights (except magnifying) are allowed. Lindsley....... 101011101110111—11 Stanton........ 11J110011111111—13
SalTl. Pointer bitch, whelped Aug, Lt, 1885, by Bob out of Sal,| GONLIN’S REVOLVER MATCH.—During the past month | Tinker......... 111010111111111—18_Strong...._... .110101011111101—11
by H. B. Jeffrey, Chicago, M1., to I’, Donoghue, La Salle, Il. some of the most remarkable reyolyer shooting on record has | Tee Kay....... 0O1101011111111—11 Gould.......... 111011001111111—12
Daisy Druid, Blue belton English setter bitch, whelped Jan. | heen witnessed at Conlin’s Broadway gallery, New York city, | Harvey........ 101110101111111—12 Root..-.... ... 011111011111711—13
20, 1888, by ed Lilewellin out of Trusty Gladstone, by Warwick | and a very spirited and evenly-contested series of matches have | Hunter... .-- 100111111000111—10 Osgood.._...... 010101010111011— 9
Yerrington....111011111111000—11
Dickey and Manley first, Apgar, Stanton, Root and Tinker sec-
ond on shoot-off, breaking 9 each, Harvey and Gould third, Sigler
and Yerrington fourth.
Event, No. 7, 10 Ligowsky s:
Kennels, Bridgeport, Conn,, to V, L, Bossa, New Canaan, Conn,
San Roy, Jr—Dot Noble whelp. Black, white and tan English
setter dog, whelped Sept. 19, 1888, by G. L. V. Tyler, West Newton,
Mass.,,to U, E. Patridge, Waltham, Mass.
Guy Tl. or Bardwells Guy. Black and tan Gordon setter dog,
just been completed, The past records of target shooting with
the revolver have been broken, and the gentlemen who have won
honors in the competition have earned for themselves a position
in the very front rank of the crack amateur pistol shots of the
world. To illustrate the skill brought into service a silver 2h
whelped July 7, 1887, by Monroe's Dash out of Sears’s Fan, by C. | cent piece would cover the 18 shots of each of the winners of first | 7; {
: } ne : nt pie j ie, ae ae 1111111110 _Stanton............. 1111111101— ¢
E. Bardwell, Holyoke, Mass, to Jas, I. Abbe, Springfield, Mass. | prizes in the three events contested. The number of entries was | tinddley 2.20, O11111111— 9 Yerrington......... TOMI g
Warwiel Obo~ Flossie T. whelps. Cocker spaniels, whelped Dec. | very large, and over 10,000 shots were fired in the last of theseries | Gould... O11111T111— 9 Osgood.........-.... 1010100000 3
Bee eS, by Ge ke Ve tyler, West Newton, Mass., a black, white | of contests. She first match, open to beginners with the revolver, | Apgare.............. 1000100111— 5 Strong........0..... 111111111—10
Trill, fan markings, bitch each to Chas. L, Upham. same place, | began March 1. The second contest of the series was open to | Tee Kay... 2... JOLIN “Rootes... T11f10111— 9
and A. M, Gerry, South Paris, Me.; a black, white uae eee mark-| amateurs only, and the third trial of skill was open to allcomers, | Miller...... ree I11111111—10 _Dickey.............- 0010101111— 6
ings, dog to A. A. Savage, New tonville, Mass., ang ab ack, white | and was entitled the “expert match,’ and ended on Tuesday | Houghton .......... 1100101101— 6 Sterry.............. 0114111111— 9
AoE Entel each es ea W. Chase, Linden, Mass., and A. A.| night, April 16. For the three contests the general conditions | Mitchell........ ... 111110000I— 6 Manley.......0.0... 1111111111—10
SON ECAC CN a aL ELE ee : 4 were: Each match to continue for ten days, the number of en-| Sjoler............... 1001010w. 2 ONT cen 1011110010— 6
Kok e —Eyuyltts D-achelps. Vocker spaniels, whelped Oct. 25, 1888, | tries to be unlimited, the best three targets of a competitor tocount, | Robbins ............ 000. _ Collins... oni— 9
hy J.B. Weston, Utica, N. ¥., a black dog to C.J. Lenahan and a} the shooting to be done with a Smith & Wesson .44cal. Russian | Fiunter.... 1000110100-— 4 Ames............... 1110100101— 6
liver dog to FB, M. Bullard, both of same place.
Nancy Lee, Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Noy, 1, 1888, by
Sir John out of Renah W., by J. HE. Weston, Utica, N. Y., to Thos.
J, Hook, Rome, N. ¥. -
model with improved sights, ammunition to be special cartridges
with round ball and Gers. of powder (this charge has given the
best results for indoor target shooting), 6 shots per target, the
standard decimal target, reduced in size so as to equal shooting
Tinker, Miller, Strong and Manley divided first; Lindsley,
Gould, Stanton and Collins second on shoot-off, breaking 5; Yer-
rington third, Tee Kay fourth.
Event No. 8, 12 Keystones:
Beverwyck Medium. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, : i i i
whelped “Aug, 2%, 188% by Dusky Trap out of Moonehine, by C. | 20 0yds. Tangs, was See eee cane Lanes BeVASE OES | Strong. ccthe- <4: 1OU110MI—10 Sigler............. qW11111011—11
Rathbone, Albany, N. ¥., to J. E, Thayer, Lancaster, Mass. Maieh for Leena open only to those who had never mad Pep psaars ei) o)ctele os 2's 110111111171—11_ Collins............ 111110011111—10
= Bp outiotiarnossible 60 on this target. Fi vi Osgood............ 001011011011— 7 Albee............. 111011111111—1%.
PRESENTATIONS. SETS EGR Le OS Oe Le ee ten] Minion, . fie) NOMMMIMI—-1 Dickey... W11101—11
prize won by O-Stage. score 167, ‘possible 180; second prizetwon'| +7 onion ........ 001101111101 8 Gould,.-..... 2... 111011111101—10
Pilot—Lady whelp. White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped | bY Major, W. R. Pryor, score 16, possible 180. | , RufGS:u..sesc0cs 1011011111110 Yerrington....... LOL 14
December, 1888, by A. U. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., to R. H.|, Match for amateurs, open only to those who had never made | vier... 12.2... 111111112, Manley...........110011101111— 9
Thomson, Crafton, Pa. : better than 56 out of a pone - . Mr. meee, whe in the be- | Gterry.--..ses--». 1110111111111 Tee Kay.......... 111101111011—10
Bess Comedy. Fawn, brown points, mastiff bitch,whelped March | inners’ class made a score of 57, was barred trom the amateur | Tindgley .....--l01011111101— 9 Sargent........... 111111)
24, 1889, by Bdwy out of Tford Comedy, by Dr, Geo. B. Ayres, | Class. The first prize in this contest was won by Albert A.| pomnes...0..., ‘W0111111111—11 Pattison........., O11110110101— 8
Omaha. Neb., to Chas. Southard, same place. Cohen, score 166, Bpee! eae rear el Major W. R. Pryor, | Root.... --.ses--. 011017101111— 9 ‘Hunter............ 101111111110—i0 «
pglndtenne, White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, whelped Feb. Snes al er aaa ea oe re oes His eanntait ilies aes MIMUII—12 ‘Mitchell... 1111 —12
23, 1889, by Beverwyck Trap out of Lillie Belmont, by Jas. E,Unks, Match for prcpente. oneit-ba, ellecomieres cist uprines “Alfred Tend ait Mee 011111 110011— 9
Bernon, 59, 59, 39, 177, possible 180; second prize, Major W. R. Pryor,
60, 58. 58, 176, possible 180; third prize, A, A. Cohen, 59, 58, 57, 174,
possible 180,
Muncie, Ind., to Reese Davis, Marion, Ind.
Hoosier. White, black and fan fox-terrier dog, whelped Feb.
28, 1889, by Beyerwyck Trap vut of Lillie Belmont, by James BH,
Unks, Muncie, Ind., to W.S8. Applegate, New Albany, Ind.
Major Pryor, of the Twenty-second Regiment N.G,S.N.Y., : Fe
DEATHS besides winning second prize in all three contests, has the honor pichey hens Unhgibek aS: SE Tae TL ERTEEC RE TERE oe
y of being the first man to make a full score of possible 60 on this Ribera ewes eis is 414111 111110111 14 T11011011011111—12 96
Maizeland Farrier Lass. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, | target. It is a noteworthy fact that Mr. Cohen, Major Pryor Aihe ae aie cs "099110110111110—12 111101100111011—11_»3
and Mr. Stagg have only recently taken up revolver shooting as
a pastime, and the contests just brought to a close haye really
been the means of bringing out their remarkable skill with this
whelped May 22, 1888 (Blemton Sentinel—Maizeland Lively), owned
by Lawrence Timpson, Red Hook, N. Y 111011100110110—10 =. 110011101111011—11—2}
2 Noe
Miller... - OLUILIIIIIIII—14 = 110701111111111-13—27
oe Bee ote CHMUMEDIOSH HAGUE Bo
i - = ' Rutus.... ne — 1 j —ll—22
we NEW ARK, N. J., April 18.—To-day was the Newark Shooting | Houghton.. ..101101101110011—10 —-011010001010101— 7-17
; al , h ti Society's “banner day” in the Park, the shooting house being oc- | Yerrington............-- 110160110110100— 8 — 111100111111101 1299
ATE Aya rap Riaanig. cupied by a larger representation of bona fide members than on | Gojlins.....-.- Tit: pit TMOOOLII—A2_~——-11011.1111100110 1193
- any one practice day since 1879. Five targets were kept in con-| Pinker..............-...« T11111111111110—14 §=——-417010111101101—11 25
stant use from half-past one tilldark, The infusion of new blood | Siegler ...........-..-.... PLOW 1—14 © 011111101110111—-12 95
into the society has given a fresh impetus to rifle shooting and as | Tee Kay.....-...-.----+-- 110011001011111—-10 — 110011011101101—10—30
soon as the recently elected members secure their new rifles the | Apgar..............-..... TOWINIII—14_ 01001 0110101111— 923
RANGE AND GALLERY, shooting house will be crowded on every practice day. Twelve of | Sargent.............--. 06 (1111011111110114 = 101111100111017 11-95
the new inembers were present to-day. The majority of those | Pattison................. 110111110101111—12 —-111111010010011—10—22
: present confined themselves to practice on the ring target, though | Sterry...................- POUIILOLNT1I—12 §—111111111110111 1496
BOSTON. April 20,—The usual crowd of riflemen were on hand | the expert match was well patronized and kept two targets in Mitchell........ ....0.00. O000LH1001100I— 6 ~SSs«0001111911001—10—16
to-day at the Massachusetts rifle range to compete in the regular | use- fifty-shot match on the ring target between George Plais- | Hunter....,.............. 041017101711101—11. 100001111000111— 8—19
matches, and some good scores were made. Mr, Frye won the| ted and A. Bertrand, both of the Zettler Rifie Club, was started | yordan..................2 00111001011101I— 9 101111001111101—11—20
champion gold medal, and Mr, Munroe won the gold medal in the | about 8 o’clock, but as Plaisted led his opponent 48 points at the Strong te. c od keene. 114111101011011—44 §=—-110111111111 110 —18—97
20-shot rest match. Following are to-day’s best scores: twentieth round, he decided that he had had enough. In the ex-| Adams................... 010001011100101I— 7 110011101010171—40—147
pert medal match some yery fine shooting was done all around
1 ss iller, Manley and Strong first, Stanton, Sigler and Sterr
and on the division of money for best single tickets nothing Mie Yi ar 2 : ee y
Champion Medal Match.
oT second, Tinker and Sargent third, Gould fourth, Apgar, Collins
A MAN AER ice ney nwa eirwree re . EP Ee tee bo MU 9—S7
OBE GE ale ee a ae yon - 9 6 6 9 9 7 9 710 9-83] below 63 was of any value. The winnersof the best single tickets ch, Rufus and Patterson sixth.
W, Gardner... veve-s-siers---- I 8 9 6 9 8 9 6 8 7—8)} were asfollows: H. Williams and B. Walther, 69 each, div. first aad Albee Reh 10 et bie
42 DUETS RAR yaa ae See W 5 7 8 9 8 910 7 6%] and second money; F.C, Watts 68, third; Ml. Dorrler and C.H,}| Adams.............. LOM — ot Goulds: 6.20. .208 0110100111— 6
20-shot Rest Match. Townsend, 67 each, diy. fourth and fifth; H. Holges 66, sixth; G.| Dickey.............. N111011111— 9 Manley............. 111111141—10
AL NSA WG Wr ia WHAT er ae Ae CASS eee ee HUW 911 9 910 Snellen 63, seventh. M. Dorrler won a bronze medal on his first | Jordan.............- TUMOM00I— Ne Ruts. ya. je 0111011011— 7
; Ui? § §10 911 9 10-205] ten entries, scoring 63, 62, 60, 67, 65, 58, 63, 64, 05, 60. H. Williams | Tee Kay............ 011110010I— 6 -Stanton............. 0111011111— 8
UL GH eG BREE Bh Conioonbey sob haere WWW 8 712 9 912 made a sufficient number of scores above 62 to secure a silver | Robbins......... ... W111111111—10 Sterry.............. 1110110111— §
\ 9 9 91011 9121011 0-199] medal, and F. C. Watts finished his winning scores for a bronze | Thomas............. 1011011111— 8 Yerrington. . .....0111011110— 7
Victory Medal Match, 200yds. medal. Other scores were: J. Coppersmith, 58, 58, 60; G. Snellen, | Pattison............ 110110100I— 6 ~Lindsley............ 11111010i1— 8
JA TOUTE) GAR as bh heel Ube ee Baagen 1010 710 910 6 810 7—87| 58, 58, 68; F. A. Freiensehner 52, H. Flocke 47, ©. Trefz5l. A QGollins..........2.+ W1WINII—10 “Sigler. ............. 11011111— 9
HL Lee..,-. .-.---.0-. ee, 910 8 7 7 8 91010 8—86 | number of the new members, made scores ranging from 175 to | Miller............... 1111111111—10 Houghton... ....... 11117 1111—10
PRAM Hleigaee pee Sty a mne ¢ ay SEE 7 710 910 9 ¥ 5 6 9-79] 209 on the ring target, and with a little practice some of them | Sargent.............1101110111-- 8 Harvey............. 010011010i— 4
IS Big Et OUWVCs seme ee tence Neen ene oe 8 8 5 6 8 8 9—%4] will make the “old timers” hustle to keep on the top of the list. Brand 1010110111— 7 Ames. . _. .0001111II— F
LTE RS Set Ss As BPE ee 10 ir Oh ee ———————— Albee. “AMi—10 “Tinker... Lo1onio11— 7
AB HUNG wees rr tr we ent Seeman 15 86 96 £5 710 9-69 Mitchell. y010101I— 7 Apgar... GOOLILLOTI— 6
All-Comers’ Match, 200vds. THE TRAP. Hunter. ....- O111111111— 9 ;
PAGO TUT Etsy wei b nos Sess; ree tet hee i 4 ‘ 40 i a in x yates ees and pecan diviged, 3 third on shoot-off, breaking 4;
TENET IU ees Pe SS PR See ° j 5—86 " re ’ inte mes fourth on shoot-off, with 5.
AUSpnBG Te. eee ccss ieee 5 5 § 41010 8 9 710-79] pronared By the Monet auld be made cut on the printed blanks | “event No. 11, 6 pairs blucrocks: __
Memes tr Riera | W671 71 8 tt 8 Gor | erelaries, | Correspondents who Favor us roith club scores are par- | BUmer--- 1) 10 1) 17 9) 11 4 Houghton. ct O 1 60 10 T= 9
x RT SSE wily bol ee rent ee eee ed ; - . } sargent.. ... — sas —
BG Barker... 987 9 p10 2 10 57 HMA EISELE AA ODTSLE OF 12, SAT SOERONOT OMY Mitchell... “00 1) 10 0) 10 U— 6 Sterry....... 1110 LLM OL 8
OC Davis.. — . i AMS...... 4 r ATNES...2-.. —
Grats sere ee eee Seba ke ok $4998.45 5.9 6 6-65 THE NORWICH TOURNAMENT. ‘Albee........ 1110 001111 11-8 Dickey....... 11 11 11 11 10 10-10
IR REE ee a Sel a re 9655 9 44 6 6 4—58 IN es Conn,, April 18.—The two days’ tournament of the | Harvey ..... 10 01 001011 11— 7 "inker....... 10 11 11 10 10 00— &
J K Edwards, -..,,. npr aoe ee ie, eel 4 fh 27h 7 57 | LN Shooting Association at Norwich, Conn,, April 17 and 18, was | Apgar......,.10 11 11 11 11 10—10 Ames,....:.. 11 10 11 11 11 10—10
Rest Match, 200yds. one of the most successful shoots ever held in Connecticut. The! Gould..... ..10 11 11 i0 11 10—9 Pattison.. vt 11 1) 00 11 10— 9
SI SEIVUGT TOPs. . pure 2 emus Biot 1 911 1012 1111 12 11 9—108 | management was perfect, and everything that could be done for] Rufus........ V0 10 10 10 00 10— 4 Tee Kay...., 10 11 10 10 10 01— 7
J Hurd..........--)ccessesseys se us B10 9 8101211 12 9 9— 98] the pleasure and comfort of the visitors was atlended to by the| Miller........ 1011101111 10—9 Collins....,,. 11 01 10 11 10 19— 8
A G Horne vue see . cy es, -d1 9 8 910 912 911 9— 97) committee, which consisted of the following gentlemen: WW, W.| Stanton......11 10 10 11 10 )— 8 4 .
H CCole .- I Ge, ee MA 91211 9 7 §111011 7 95] Yerrington, W. L. Sargent, J. E. Olcott, Chet Barnes and Fred L.| Apgar, Dickey, Ames, first; Sargent, Gould, Sterry, Pattison,
GG Olarke....; ey ay fas pS sAiltew 11 9 9 7 T 71010 9 9— 88} Osgood. Mr. Chas. R. Butt attended to the finance department in | Miller, second; Albee, Stanton. Tinker, Collins, third; Adams,
STH Howard..,....-..,- : ’ 81112 8 8 7 811 6 8 87] avery ablemanner, W, A. Breed and Wm. Walker were official | Harvey, Houghton, Tee Kay, fourth. .
A GeLG@niS See ee, ees seen ere oS 98 9 7 9 611 8 9 9— 85] scorers. Keystones, bluerocks and Ligowskys were the targets Extra No, 1, 10 Keystones.; Collins 10, Yerrington 10, Apgar 9,
PO Wise... .-. 0-2: .-5.55-.,-2.5,--.5 7 9 9 8 G 91010 T— 80] used, and 10,000 of them were thrown during the two days. The | Horton 9, Mitchell 9, Stanton 10,Tee Kay 6, Tinker 8, Houghton 8,
7 Mes ccitikt: emeene so A: oe ae 7 7 6 5 4 5 4 7 8 12— 68] Keystones and bluerocks were thrown by Keystone targets under | Dickey 9. Rufus 7, Ames 9, Harvey 5, Strong 8, Olcott 4, Manley 9,
Military Match, 200yds. that system, the clays under National rules. Mr. H. F. Penrose, | Miller 10, Barnes 7, Lindsley 9, Sterry 8, Pattison 10, Robins 6,
AC Gould........ ..9db4habh4b—47 W O Burnite....... 4455n0d445—45 | the representative of the Keystone Target Company, ran the| Sigler 7, Bidwell 8. Collins, Yerrington Stanton, Miller ana Pat-
J Thompson........ basddod455—15 A Sharp..........,.5444545444— 43 | events shot under that system, and the way he rattled them off | tison divided first; Apgar, Hunter and Manley se_ond on shoot-off,
y - a00 Yards. Was a revelation to the Hastern men. as this was the fifst time | breaking 5; Sterry third on shoot-off, breaking 5. A
EL Dorr, Jr....._.-f505555445—48 ¥ Carter. . -....45555553845—46 | many of them had seen this system worked. The attendance was Extra No. 2, 10 gras eats Lindsley 7, Miller 9, Osgood 7,
W Charles..-,...-.,d000d03io 47 AS Vield,..........5504454553—45 | large, althongh the weather was unfavorable. Wednesday, the | Sterry 10, Houghton 7, Rufus 10, Gould 8, Albee 6, Stanton 10, Sig-
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ler 7, Tinker 9, Ames 9, Collins 10, Hunter 10, Manley 10, Mitchell
10, Yerrington 9, Apgar 9, Tee Kay 9, Strong 7. Dickev 10, Brand 9,
Robbins 6, Harvey 6 Stanton, Collins and Mitchell divided first
on sboot-off, breaking 6; Apgar second on shoot-off, breaking 5:
Gould third; Sigler fourth on shoot-off, breaking 9.
April 13.—Event No, 1. 10 Ligowskys:
VES Wee ae al WTLOINI— 9 Ames...........00.. 1110110100— 6
SIgTeD i. he 1111110001— 7 Harvey............. 1111111110— 9
IMARISY. oases 1111111111—10 Root....... SE ee 1110:11110— 8
PAT Toe a Ae. Mee OLIW1II— 9 Mitchell............ 101101101 — 7
eis eee OLIUNIII— 8 Hunter.............8 11310101J1— 8
Honghton.......... 11010lWUII— 6» Sargent.... ........ 1111110911— 8
Rufus ... .. OATES NLO1OIW1i1— 7 Tee Kay... ....... 011111111— 9
MYON GOD A wh. 5.he 2s 1111011110— 8 Stanton............. 111111111 1—10
WONGAW ey kee o O1U0N10011I— § ~Dickey......... . 2. 1111111001— 8
RMI, We ae load 0 11111170111— 9 Lindsley............1111101111— 9
Manley end Stanton first, Miller, Albee, Sterry, Harvey, Linds-
ley and Tee Kay second, Gould and Root shot off, each breaking
§, cigler, tutus and Mitchell divided fourth.
Event No. 2, 12 Keystones:
AISHEE Ss pine yeaee WI11111111—12 Tee Kay..... .-- 101111110000— 7
FOULS ao elo ese 010111101 W0- 7 Hunter... + 101111111110—10
Houghbton........ ITLIOM0110I— 9 Sargent... . -LO1101111111—10
PIBGLIS sada ates OUI1LLII00I— 8 Mitchell... --111010111101— 8
MARDICGY.os.522 543 1111111 N—12 Olcott... +. -111110113011—10
Sifts [Fi ae ee 119111011101— 9 Albee .. . 1111010011 10—11
WOLPAANS apes otc OI11011011I— 9 Harvey. OLLI IUI1L— 8
Wolter wen sees: O11/11101111—10 Diekey. -11111011171—11
Longdon..... .... W19U11111—11 “Stanton 11111 1100111—11
ATPALE. steet aes W1U1101111—1—s Lindsley 011110000111— 7
‘BAUNGR s.0 ce see 010111100101— 7 Robbins.. 11177101711 1—11
LOL Uc: pee Sei 111110111G1]—10 Ames.............. 111111110101—10
shoot-off. breaking 5, Collins third on shoot-off, breaking 5, Hough-
fon and Siglerio rth on shoot-off, breaking 5.
Event No. 3, 10 Keystinnes:
Houguton... ..... OIILIIN— 9 Lindsley............ 1111101710— 8
MO nea | dccte|sem = «+2 IT0UITII— 9 Miller... 2.2)... 1111111111—10
Stern yen Eel ere) 1/1111011i— 9 ~-Longdon............ 1WwHi— $
TA rni} stb Ae Se ares eee 111011010I— 7 Stanton............. 111111101—19
ATBOC EE) ck e! swiee ss 0101100.01— 5 Dickey........ ..... OLIMLI11t— 9
Gontdi cn bee 2! 0110101011— 6 Robbins...........: 1111101111— 9
Mitchell............ TLiOLII— 9 Barnes.............. 1U01110010— 5
WMautitersiciscey css 111101010i— 7 Brand.......... ... 1111111110— 9
Marshon..........4 1OU1100I— 7 Oleott .... ......... 1170010101— 6
Wandey swe specs 1111111101— 9 Palmer... ...... .; LOVOLLOOVO— 3
BOIEAT Unies cores sire bts 11111}111—10: Sigler... 2... 00..... 1111171111—10
Tee Kay ...:.. .... 11:0101110— 7 Collins.............. 1111110101— 8
Event No. 4,15 Ligowskys:
WAT Ter es 412) as 11011110101111—12_ _Harvey........ 011111111111001—12
Manitey..,..... L111 0i—14_ Gould.... ..... 1111011 11011111 —13
Longdon ...... TiD1L10111111—14_ Alnee ........, 101111111101111—13
AUPRAT So .ass2-35 1)1110111011001I—11_Rufus.......... POV 111111 —15
Tee Kay....... OOLILITL01L110i—11_ Stanton........ 1191111141101 1—15
Lindsley....... OWNIOMIIM1N—18 ~Mitchell....... 111100211101101—11
Dicxey...,.. ..110111111111101—13 Humter...._... 111911 L011 i—18
PALE bishops aa 101010101111101—10 Kiobbms...,... 110011101101111—11
Sterry.........100011111101011—10
Rufus and Stunt m first, Manley and Longdon second, Dickey
TS 1111111111 1—12 Mitchell.......... 011111111011—10
Apgur.. .. -......00111111111—-1l Hunter........... 1011111 11011—10
Tee Kay . 2:2... 111141101119—10 Sterry ........... 111011110111—10
Dickey............1010010:1111— 8 Lindsley.......... 101W1101111— 9
Longdon.....:.... 10000111 111— 8 Houghton........ 111111101001— 9
iv NIN ss eee ee ee WA11111—12 -“Rufus............. 1110111 011—11
Gould........ »s LUIMINIONI—"9: “Root. ..ce. we. TLLODIII110— 9
SOFGGUs .c24..0..5. 1141110011110 GCarney.... ....... VU 111—11
Btantons; eres. as Lfii1—42 Adams,...........001110000111 — 6
Robbins.sesee3 13-2 111113110101—10 Albee............. 1011111111111
Moles eee fee 111111100001— & Webb............. 111111100111—10
MOPED A tae: 00.000011110— 5 Manley... .......1111011010.1— 9
Sigler, Miller, Stanton, first; Apgar, Rufus, Carney, Albee,
second; Mitchell, Sterry, Webb, third on shoot-off, breaking 5;
Houghton fourth on snoot-off, breaking 5.
Event No. 6, 10 Keystones:
QOsgood.......- .-«- }OLO0L'110— 6 Miller oe PAR. 1111171111—10
AVEAE Ri. ceeds. 4. 1111111— 9 ~Kobbins............ 1011011001— 6
Braud «+ +-L001L110— 7 Sigler....... .0..... 1i11111111—lu
Adaunis. .. AW ulI— 8 Houghton.........: 111110u1L— §
Lon¢gdon ».110U0L11110— ¥ Rufus............. -LL1111111—109
Carney.. -O10UTLI— 8 Olcott. ..0i.0. 2... 1OO1OVILL— 6
Tee Kay . -.J1y1000101— 5 Jordan.............. 1111101101— 8
Dickey... SATU ANGE: fit 110i110111— §
Mitchell. . --1U1111100— 8 Webb............... L110110111— 8
Hunter... - L111 111-10 James.............. 1LOLOLI111— 8
Lindsley --1110100101— 6 Collins. ..... ...... QOLIIIIII— 8
Goma iyiy ae tests the 1LIL01NI1I— 9 ‘Stanton............. Lillliviil— 9
Event No. 7, 10 Keystones:
Houghton .......... lwO0nI0lI— 7 Dickey...,.......... 1111111111—10
SPOT OR PU 99 ng 1011001110— 6 Stanton.,........... 1111101111— 9
Lindsley. .......2.4. 1OVUIWI— 7 Sterry .......:..... 1141111111—10)
Figs. bi eco te TOLO0IN1I— 7 Mitechell............ OLOOL— 7
MVE ean, ere 1111110111— 9 Hunter...... ewes 11i0111001— 7
Osgood... .....,....A1111U0I11I— 8 Tee Kay............ 1111011000— 6
Sigler voeeeeyeeeLLLOLUIII— 9 Mershon...: ...:... OOLOLUUOLI— 4
SACD IE:, ich ace kel O1M01111t— 8 Webb............... 1011111—10
Longdon.......,,... 1ON01NIII— 8 ~Adams.............. 0116111111— 8
PRD RAM niece a eae LiOdUITTI— 7
Dickey, Sterry and Webo first, Miller, Sigler and Stanton sec-
ond, Osgood, Albee, Longdon and Adams third, Apgar and Linds-
ley fourth on sho: t off with 5.
Event No. 8, 80 singles, 15 Ligowsky, 15 Keystones:
Stanton............1.. _-« OLLOUIIIITII—12 101001111101 -—-15—27
VIE Seer neee ei catia LILLLOLOIIONN1—12 111111111011 111—1426
APNGMSY {elses ckisas WAITOLONII—18 = 114011100111111—12 25
Open ee ery ee noe ee O1110110i110100— 9 —011110101110011—-10—19
VORA Wes caaes Be eer WTTLII011100I—-12,—— 1110111. 11110110 —-12—24
be) Peg FES I ee eet cee neg eee WOU 10—18 101.111.1111 1-152,
WEsond tesa tees jeans be 2 OUVOOLILOIIII—10—— 1111111100171 1113-28
TAU DCR ie Jeeta oa tiietenes oe WIHLI00IIII—14 11 1011191111111 18-25
MOUs HUGS. i 42443 hocks see (VITOLTTOLOLWI—3L 1190111111111 11526
DIGEOYs ys. 6326 denen et TILA —15 1110111111111 1—15—30
BEEBE ett. mics bere WIT TII—15 —111011001111111—-12—27
ORV SEIDID, peo Sate afePonns oa stecte -111,0010L001101— 8 0110110111111 1112-20
POPPIES ates ov so onl tinea OLLLITIONIII—-12,—0.11001111111101—1w@— 22
IMTON OM 27 42 sad enervocns T0101 10100010— 8 = YiN0V0T11111011— 9—17
ERRIDER: teal same ae e~ soe LIDIWIOLOVLLI—12— 1000111110110 —10 23
MPLS ek ees spans ace L11W1V01UT10LI—10 1001111111111 —13—23
INP ON a Sse erties sidase note a WUIUL10L1—14 = 111110111111110—-18—27
MEP CREMRO Ver Beaty sls ove spacers 2 110 1011103010J— 9 011010 11111111 —12—21
Parretecesiweeds 345 550 VOLT LO1—A3— | 11.111011011110—12-—.5
Adams....... fae es eke ate VLOLILIOIITLTI—10 4111111 01711101 -12—22
(Ouro nh Ses ee each eee veces O10L OLIIIITiI—+2 = 1.01110!10110111—11-+.3
MMPOG Yr es ck ss abe e cease LLTITILOI—48_— 1111011111011 -18—26
APBarit css: sass TR LOL 00111 010.1111011111 0—18—24
UD ate arisen ase eee assis ss ot OLLI LIOLULIO—1.-10111111111110i—-18—24
olanssfs pene soreness OLLOWIIITII10i—42,——«-101110110111111-12—24
TeGdiaVas se sueekereey -LiL01I001NI10—11._—S @1.11011001011.1 -17 22
Dickey first, Sigler second, Stanton, Sterry and Manley third,
Miller, Houghton and Carney fourth.
Event No. 9, 10 singles mixed:
Mickey fi. Jesse -L0INNI0LII— 8 Sterry.... ......... 1110111111 — 9
AUG eat assce eal «111110110i— 8 Lindsley.. . 1111110011— §
Sigler .. LUI01— 9 Osgood LMM IOLO— 7,
Miller....... .-LUDI110I— 9 ~Kufus..... .-1171111111—10
.OU1III1t—- 9 Tee Kay .. -O101011101— 6
otld....... 11UL10LlN1— 8 ~Apzar..... 11LOLi11I— 9
Longdon --WITLLI0iI— 8 ~Mitchell 1111211101— 9
Stanton . 1111-10 Hunter . 10110.0111— 7
Webb. 4 8422+. es Wi1M0l1— s Brand ALMIOIMII— 9
Stanton and Rutus diy, first, Miller and Apgar second on shoot-
off, breaking 10, Dickey, Longdon and Webb third on shoot-off,
breaking 5, Lindsley, Osgood and Hunter diy. fourth.
Event No. 10, 10 Keystoues: =
VEST Fey OY inn se. 111111110. Hunter......... » +. 01001NI— 7
GIG GH ae ve aaa ee 1111111101— 9 Mitechell....... «s+ LOLLLOINI— 7
Sigler..........+....l110111111— 9 Pattison......... -- LIMIG11— 9
Gould..........-. 5. :0100,0111]— 6 Webb............... 1010111111— 8
Manley ti... ..21...5 011110110I—. 7 Collins.............. WW1N—1)
Houghton ...-..... WW1N1i—10 ~Sterry........... ... CuOI1I1— 6
ASLO G svi hye.a.a, sd bs ae 1131111.01I— 9 Stamton.......,.... .1111111111—10
Adams..,.!........1111/1111—10 _Lindsley........ ... 1011011111— 8 |
pitas. penne roerkae 1W1I1101I— 8_~Longdon........... .1011010010— 5
Miller, Houghton, Collins, Adams and Stanton divided first;
Dickey, Si. Nee Atlas and Pattison second; Webb and Lindsley
third; Rufts fourth on shoot-off with 6.
.
Stanton......,. 01 11 11 1i— 9 Tindsley........ 01 11 11 11 10— #
Dickey’ -....,...11 1011 11 11— 9 Adams,.......: 10 11 11 10 01— 7
Golds rere: 1010 01 11 J1— 7 Sterry..........- 10 11 10 10 JJ— 7
Rufus vence tte 10 01 10 10 11—- 6 APP AT sc sees 11 11 11 11 09— 8
Pattison........ 11 111111 11-10 Tee Kay........ 11 10 11 11 1I— 9
Houghton....... 10 110111 10—7 Sigler.-......... 10 11 11 11 LI— 9
BOs... a, are 11 111010 11—8 (211) CRA BES a 11 11 01 11 00— 7
IES eee apa 11 11 11 1111-40 ~Collins.......... 11 10 11 11 1i— 9
Mitchell....... 10 11 1011 10—7 Carney........ -10 11 11 10 1iI— 8
FUNters.. snp P 11101111 11—9 Sargent...... ..O1 O1 11 01 11— 7
Miller and Pattison first; Dickey and Sigler second on shoot-off
with 3 pairs; Albee third on shoot-off with 3 pairs; Adams and
Sterry fourth, breaking 3 pairs,
No. 12, 5 pairs Keystones:
Dickey}. sa. 2.24. 11 10 00 00 11— 6 ~Pattison........11 10 10 10 10— 6
Lindsley.......41 11 11 11 1—10 Webb ~ --11 10 10 10 011— 6
Sigler... ....... 11 11 11 11 1i—10 Harvey -10 11 11 10 11I— 8
Stanton ........ JJ 11 11 11 11—10 Albee.... 10 11 11 11 11—9
Hunter.........10 11 11 01 11— 9 Longdon. -10 10 10 10 10— 5
Mitchell .... ..100011 11 11—% Miller.... ..11 1110 11 11— 9
Apgar... TT Li 01 tl OL10— 7 Gollins ......... 0010 11 11 W— 7
Hrestnpg tell OO A 1s
Lindsley, Sigler and Stanton first. Albee and Miller second,
nou Gould and Haryey third, Mitchell, Apgar and Collins
ourth,
Fivent No, 13, 10 Keystones:
MGI ss cineee suse ke 114111111—10 Lindsley,...... ....1010111101— 7
Hoh ld (clo erp gape 1111011011— 8 Webb...... .... ... W11111101— 9
Hele sie joy an 4 O1IN111011— 8 Barnes........ .... OO11lOLIL11— 7
IDIGKEY..Sh):sooense ce OOIIII— § “Tee Kay......... .-. 1101111— 9
Stamton.....c. 00.6.8 WOMWMII— 9 Apgar .............. 111310111— 9
Hunter. ....... Hoo 1OOLIWMII— 7 James....... ...... 1101010111— 7
Mitchell... 2,2 O01001111UI— 6 Pattison............ 1111111000— 7
Gomld 67. tae scene on 1111111010— 8 Longdon........,... 111101 11i— 9
LETTER dave te 1010111— 8 Harvey...., ..-.1111110110— 8
CROWN POINT TOURNAMENT.
HICAGO, 01., April 19.—The two days? tournament just closed
at Crown Point, Ind., has been a great success in every way
in spite of the rain of to-day and yesterday, which did little more
than freshen the air. The Pan Handle train from Chicago
brought down Messrs. F. A. Place, A. E, Young, I. Wells, Alex.
T. Loyd, R. Donnelley, C.8. Cleaver and J. KE. Newell, all of
whom were at once hospitably received and disposed of. The
C, & A. train discharged its passengers a few moments later, and
the youvger +hooters fairly gasped when they saw climbing into
the band wagon such old-timers as R. B. Wadsworth, J. E. Price,
and not less than three of the Kleinman family, John, George
and Henry. The rest of the Kleinmans could not come. Some
of the Hammond shooters also appeared with blood in their eyes,
Ed Irwin, lately back from the Corry (Pa.) shoot and fresh from
three weeks’ snipe shooting for the market, showed up, and in
I. W. Budd and J. A. Ruble, who came in time for all of the sec-
ond day, the crewd found iwo men who are practically profes-
sionals. On-top of all this it was well known that Messrs. Hart,
Wheeler, Hayward, Fehrman, Elliott, Maillet, and others, notor-
iously hard shooters of the hard-shooting Orown Point Club,
would be on hand for keeps, so that the fact was evident
that whoever got money in this particular tournament
would have toearnit. This is usually the case at the tourna-
ments of the Crown Point boys. which are held by shooters of
this vicinity as among the most interesting and important events
atthe trap. The quality of Crown Point shooting and Crown
Point hospitality is not strained, and these joint features haye
built up a reputation for the club which is flawless, and justly so.
As atrap club the Crown Points are nearly a model. hey lost
only two weeks from practice during the whole of last winter,
und in the course of the year, as has been stated elsewhere in
these columns, they broke nearly 40,009 inanimate targets. Not
s2 strong at live birds, it is probable that they could pick ten men
from their club who could beat any ten actusl members of any
club in the State. There is talk of a match between themand the
gun club of Chicago in the near future, The latter club isa
paralyzer at live birds,and an all-round match between these
clubs would be a prime event. t rer
The Loyd system of dividing prizes was tried in two of the
shoots of this tournament, and it is probably fair to say that it
was well received and proved satisfactory, even under the condi-
tions in hand. There were only 36 entries at most in any shoot,
and it is not claimed for the system that it is so applcable to
small shoots as to large ones. It is better when the entry is over
50 than when it is less, Eyen in this case, however, its advan-
tages in such a strong gathering of shooters were Boparens and
appreciated, and under 1t men won money who could not other-
wise have taken a cent, The vote of the club as to its adoption
hus not been passed at this writing, but should so strong and even-
shooting: a ¢lub as the Crown Points decide to use it, it would be
a practical indorsement from the shooting fraternity of this re-
gion. Some little delay, quite unnecessiry, was caused in the
Loyd shoots by the use, of dice. It is much shorter and better to
use balls or gun wads, numbered 1, 2, 8, etc., and have the draw-
ings on ties made at once and directly. In his hurry in figuring
the dues, also, Mr. Loyd forgot to dedurt the price of the birds in
one shoot, and so cost the club over $10, for which he had to sub-
mit to a lot of good-natured guying. ; ;
There was plenty of fun at the snoot, even after the irrepressi-
ble “Wadworth” and the great part of the Chicago boys had gone
home Thursday evening. Probably the heartiest laugh occurred
Friday evening. A big German farmer by the name of Kindberg,
a rank novice at the trap, was induced to try his hand. He shot
an 8-gauge gun and No, 4shot,and made nine beautil‘ul misses,
Kindherg’s yellow deg was running around in the field, trying to
retrieve something, and some one asked Kindberg why the dog
didn’t bring in some of the blackbirds he was shooting at. The
old German looked thougiatfully at the dog and at his gun, and re-
plied, “I guess he vas ackgvainded vith me!” This tribute to the
shrewduess of the dog brought down the house.
PorREST AND STREAM is indebted to Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Hart
for many courtesies. Sois Mr Loyd. It was here that Mr. Loyd,
while pondering over what to do with his money he was going to
wiu, got up Friday morning, and put his left shoe on his right
foot, and vice versa. It was kind of the family not to notice such
things, although it was apparent that Mr. Loyd’s face had an
absent and distant expression, as if he had forgotten something,
Allin all, Crown Point tournament for this spring was not only
successtul but truly enjoyable in every way. Following are the
Ores:
: Match No. 1, 6 singles, Bt cents entrance, Keystone system:
TAG ilyak Peay Op eee eee eee 11-6 JJ Kleinman.........,..011000—2
John Wheeler. . -LON0I—4 J WH Price........ 0.2.20, 111-6
Ed Irwin........ Ol1I—5 CS Cleaver,............. O11011—4
W oH Hayward. -O11111I—5 ~ RH Donnelley....--.... 111001—4
TS Caswell... Oillll—5 J 'T Newell..............011001—3
H Marble..... -1H01I—5 RPuceini,............... 010110—3
Geo I Maillet.. OES SVT arate rooms gine 100111—4
B Koutts...... GEO I =S8 ATES) hae eet eae esc 11!—6
FJ Place....... O.111I—5 ~T Bauks,............... -110001—8
RB Wadsworth. 1111-6 J BStoddard............ 111010—5
W C Nicholson. 111100—4 1} Hough....,........ 2.4 ULL i—4
H Green..... -01100U—2 A Fehrman............ . 111111—6
J BSmith TOU = 5 eh Wrelise ean ee 100101—3
G A Elliot MAI 6" Ge Bullozk. 0.4 +.. LU011 —4
T Hammond . o0l0lI—3 EPAmes........ 0.0.4... 010010—2
S E Young...... 110111—5 _J Rosenbauer.... .,. +.» AL1100—4
H H Kleinman. 10NI—5 Alex*T’Loyd..... ....... 111100—4
Geo Kleinman........... 101011—4
On the ties, KR. B. Wadsworth won first on 3, H. H. Kleinman
second on 8, Geo. Kleinman third on 6,
Match No, 2, 9 singles, $1.50 entrance, Loyd system, 50,30 and
20 per cent. and 4 moneys:
JJ Wheeler...., ...111111110—8 R Donnelley.......... 060100000—1
J) A Elliotts...9. ieee 111010010—5 J J Kleimmman. ..... 111110011—7
E Hough..,.,... --...0QULI00LUI—4_ _H Marble ............ 11101 1111—8
A Pehrman.......,..010011111-6 T Hammuond......... 110111011—7
Fg OM Te eee es er 11110101-7 Ed Irwin...... ....... 111111111—9
5 E Young ....... ,-.-000001000—1 H H Kleinman..,,...101111011—7
J BSmith........ =e AA B Kodtts: Se fis77.. a 0000. 01w.
W H Hayward..... . WWUNH0—-Y J BStoddard......... 101010017—4
FA Place........_. . OlUN110—-7 J Atkins........ .. . 1011 11001—6
J Rosenbauer..... .. 1011-7 ~ TSCaswell .........01011011J—6
TP OAMeRS) ose 111011001I—6 W Nicholson....,,..,100101110—5
OS Oleaver.......... 101000101—5 “Hf Green........... ...111101001—6
R B Wadsworth..... 1011N101—7_-~-R Puccini ....,,......111100100—5
ATH attra iias cota 10ULIG11—7 Geo J Maillet........ 111101110—7
Geo Kleinman....... 111100100 -5 T Banks.,...... . ... OLONUII—F
DEWgPrichviis peck. Ol0101lI—6 G Bullock......... ..110101110—6
‘Alex T Loyd ......... O1O1NN1ITI—7 -~I Wells............ ~ --001110010—4 |
J Newell. ............100110101—5 LL Reeder........... , 0C01000011—3
de: + GULOL
Smith and Irwin divided first pot, $10.85; Wheeler and Marble
divided second pot, $10.85; Place ‘won first in third pot, $6.80
Roseubauer second in third pot, $4.05; Hart, Kleinman and Wads
worth each won $2.70 in third pot; Price won first in fourth .pot,
$6.£0; Green won second in fourth pot. $4.05; Fehrman won thir
in fourth pot, $2.70. Loyd lost club $10 in figuring.
et No. 3, 6 singles and 3 pairs, $1.75 entrance, Keystone
system: : ‘
G Kleinman..011110 11 01 11— 9 H Marhle..... OLOIIT 10 10 10— 7
MT Hart . ..111011 0111 10—9 J BSmith..- 110111 11 11 1i—11
CS Cleaver..111111 101010—9 HP Ames,...011001 00 00 00— 3
A Coffin ..... Willi! 11 1010—10 W Hayward.0.0i01 17 11 10— 8
R Wadsworthii0011 1000 11—7 AT Loyd..... 111001 10 00 10— 6
W Nicholson.110!01 00 0010-5 JE Price.....101111 1011 U0—8
R Donnelley..011110 1110 10— 8 Md Irwin.....111001 11 10 10— 9
AE Young...000110 101010— 5 T Hammond.01011l 00 01 00— 5
A Fehrman..111111 1011 11-11 J J Wheeler..111111 00 00 10— 7
G A Elliott...100100 1010 11—6 H Green...... OO11U1 11 10 Ol— 7
J Rosenbauer011001 19 1010-6 JJ Kleinmanil0lil 10 10 0i— §
H Kleinman..111001 1010 10—7 J H Newell...011000 11 10 00— 5
I Wells......: 100800 01 11 1I— 6 Geo Maillet..010111 0010 10—6
FA Place,...100011 00 10 10— 5
Smith and Fehrman divided first, Coffin won second, Geo. Klein-
man won third in shoot-off, Hayward won fourth in shoot-off,
Match No. 4, 9 singles. $1 entrance, Loyd system:
1
RB Wadsworth...,..11111010
ft — Te eA Ga Cot te yee ee ee 111011110—7
FJ Place...... 111101111—8 A Fehrman.......... 110111 111—8
K S Cleaver . 01000,00I—3 J MW Price............. 111001011—6
Kd Twin..... O1111111—9 J J Kleinman... .... 111101101—7
J J Wheeler LOUININII—7% ~Hd Ames,.........-. LO1D000 0—3
SC Young,. ---00011011-5 A Sherman........... 100111100—5
Geo Elliot.. -» J11111—9 ON Banks, ...:.......-.1010100.0—4
J B Stoddard. +11111100—6 G:Bullock..,......... 0,0101111—6
J Rosen hauer.. --11)000010—4 M Halstead...... ... 000001010—2
JE Newell. ... . -011010000—3 J Atkins,.......... . 111110101—7
A. Donnelley. --1010/1000—4 JB Smith..00 00/0022. 101101010—5
TEEL Ale ane! - JOMIN1—8 T Hammond........ -V1OiCOlII—5
Alex T Loyd . 111111011—8 W C Nicholson....... 000111110—5
5 Caswell... 2c LDP 9S) oremey een ey ele 111060101—5
W F Hayward. -.111111110—8 JI Maillet....... ...11110l101—7
iMarhiels, 2 ueeeenee 11110111—8 A P Swartz........... 010900131—4
Heiireeng-5,. 2 ot. one 110110110—6 tou hy eee 110100110—5
Caswell and Elliott divided first pot evenly, Fehrman and Mar-
ble divided second, J. J. Kl
won second in third pot, Green won first in fourth pot, Stoddard
won second in fourth pob.
Match No.5, Consolation race.—Nine singles, $1.50 entrance,
Keystone system: " r
CGS Cleaver..:.....:. on1IT1N11—7_-~ EP Ames ...........100101110—5
PA OU eer 111011100—6 GI Maillet........... OTL01L110—6
ROEDER GL en ay ete A0L01I—7 THammond......... -O1LLL0910—5
J BNewhouse........ 000000101I—2 W C Nicholson...... 011011011—6
Match No. 6, miss and out, 50 cents entrance:
and Nicholson divided on 8 each.
ao No. 8,same conditions: Irwin and Coffin divided on 6
each,
April 19.—Match No. 7, 9 si pelos $1 entrance, Keystone system:
Irwin, Fehrman
WYiieeler a: eee aase TMOOMI—7 Caswell)... 22. 09011100.—8
TTWdte sks Casera pass TL hl — On NICO Orie ann 111411111—9
PEWALDZAL ocean cane nt ON01N1—7 Febrman............. IN 1Ww11—8
Plater ees epee eas 111101I11—8_-_- Goffin... se... 111111011—8
ELH tit scare aay lok W11111—9_-~Maillet...... ..... .. A001 L11—7
TSC eet ee ae leet ee O11011011I—6 Sherman.............. 11111011 8
WOLIRO ti eee seinen hae 111900001—4 Ames.. syeetsnr at 00) bd Gl——6
HAY Wards. ...c.e se. W1N111—9 Marble........ ....... 011111101—7
Match No. 8, 3 singles and 3 pairs, $1.50 entrance, Keystone sys-
tem:
Hayward......... 111-0010 11-6 Nicholson........ 110 10 10 00—4
TOTAL ta eae Tl 0110106 Webrman......... 110 10 11 00—5
VOT Hart. 584 11 0018 Trewin Ser 011 10 10 11—6
Dr Swartz........ 111i 00.00 10—4 Marble... O11 01 00 11-5
Plgcer th oe, Sos 101 10 Q1 11—6 Ames.............. L111 10 10 00-5
Etro biwene eee ee ODL 11 00 10-4 Mallet............ 11i 10 10 11—7
OVA tweens 10 1010 11—6 Rose............... 001 00 11 01—4
Min Hart: ,.0.23.1 O11 10 10 01-5
M. T. Hare won first, Maillet won second, Loyd won third on
shoot-off, Fehrman won fourth on shoot-off,
Match No. 9, 25 singles, $2.50 entrance, Kevstone avstem:
LOlvriinereee Ae Sed A eI ve dele SUR ia oe 411101111111111711.11011—23
AVERT Gs beers cach noe sheets wee bane gee 10011'01001011111111010010—14
DAVES Ss din a ste ele Pace eee a O11110111111111101111001 L—21
LORY Fens EOE CER ere re Arete 011410 011101000013111010—14
Tewari 8.1 o0)5- halls retain feet eee OUND 11111 I — 23
VE eer eas clea |e toons ater boy oe aces 41410191101111110011111010—18
Cadwell eiitrccaien fock Brea e er) 001L100120101000002000010— 8
LGUs 29 ge ee ae ee ee ae eae 011010001010011017101 1110—14
WUD Is ede teies/cieis okt Saeko eee -1110114010011311101100110-47
PIACOA Hibes Geiss fitnt rcneeneat aad eee 1011011110011 1111111110018
IND GHOION LE £seecite mm saat trite nae & LILITOLO1OLWOLTITLGO0 Ww.
LION Clint op abe beck poste tress pec 2k d OR EY 0111000110001110110111 11716
FLOW AVENUE tte eves Oushiee tit sem eras ome VL 1110119111190111 1110122
FAL bl Gye geet emer a emlegia y irae ho et 1 8 Pee 1141110191111110111111101—23
VIDE CL OT aye sien satan oils nee eaeteor tte Pete aa? 1111C01L1 01110'401 00-7.
ELOY thiol bine sito be re epee eterna. 0001011 10110000110101000—10
RGSG Fi tieae|s Fe late Ce) oleae eee ee een 1101(4)1110111191110110900—15
NES a hee ret, Pee ne mena 1OILOI111 11000101 w.
Coffin, Iywin and Ruble divided first, Hayward second, Budd
third, Place and M. T. Hart fourth.
Match No. 10,6 pairs, $2 entrances, Keystone system:
Hayward..... 00 1010 1011 10-6 Wehrman..... 1 10 01 00 10 10-5
Budde, rene 10 10 11 11:11 10-9 Rosenbauer...01 10 01 OU 10 10—5
Blliott. -.10 11 10 11 1010-8 Coffin,........ 01 00 11 10 00 00—4
Loyd... -01 11 60 10 10 00—5 Place... -10 00 10 11 00 10—5
Hart. -11 11 101100 11—9 Maillet....... 10 10 10 00 11 00—5
Irwin . . 00 11 10 11 10 11—8 Rouble ...... -1U 01 10 11. 10 10—7
Budd and Hart div. first, lrwin won second on ties, Ruble won
third, Hayward and Maillet div. fourth,
Match No 11, 9singles, sheer Keystone system:
WWihecleren) ase, aie eee 110171111—8 Cofffin............... -011101011—6
Hayward, .........,.1111/1010-7 Marble...............: 1111.17191—8
Liihs a here, Are re 111101100—6 Nicholson......... , +. 000000011—2
Ifo: en = eS eet JVIOLIIII—8 ~—-“Hart.............. +: 10L101010-—§
Rosenbauer.........- 001000011—8 Ruble............... 101171417
ERGOT oe dc = cat, oot O1I011011—6 Atkins................ 1000011 10—5
PTACE, ose ten ss Rode aeele WNMOMI—8 ~Swarte....i. eo... -111001111—7
PG Sasi eee en ee Aone 011100001—4 Sherman... ......... 111001111—7
qui stisne) SLeyena: Way 5! 10100100iI—4_ Maillet....... ....... 10011110U—5
Wehrman.. 11... 1... 110111111 —8
Place and Fehrman div. first, Sherman drew his per cent
second, and Ruble won balance on shoot-off, Irwin won thir (
Hart won fourth, ~
Match No. 12, consolation race, 6 singles, $1 entrance, Keystone
system:
Wiheclett fh stiew« soreeee LO 8 Males sy ees -011010—3
Rosenbauer....... vise esI000LI—2 Ellivit.......... Danes, 010111—4
Marlies oben cts se beth OLR Toye jee hone -100010—2
Reeder.....-.. ey et 110110—4 Caswell...... hithe fFewsy, . 010101I—3
Match No. 18, sweepstakes, 9
system:
Nicholson ...-..:....+ 101101011—6 Fehrman............. 110111111—8
Wheeler.....:...... , 0 0111—7 . --001000010—2
Rosenbauer.......... 111011101—7 .. M1119
Placet.3 3. esses: --0C110101—5 -000000000—0
LiiWdbeesrs arcs eres 110001101—5 117111001 —?7
REC Harts shen ene 00111010—5 -001011311—8
Hayward, .....:....5% 100111011—7 -100000w.
Reeder st) G50) Se sony O00011111—5 -101011110—6
Match No 14, 9 singles, $1 entrance, Keystone system:
Haywood. ..... ....: 10M1u— ehrman /..2.5. 50.2 -101011111—7
TD a Nif6 Ss Meeocostine Hien circ 101111110—7 J Gosch,..............000U09010—1
Harte. mec e hes sirens QN10NII—7 Place............ ae; 111111030—8
Hilliott..............+,10U11111—8 Rosenbauer..... ......101010100—4
Wheeler....... »++e++UOOLOITI0—4_ Sherman........ ees 2111110111—8
Odfhitt. es wires 11/010i0I—6 ~Reeder................0110101@u—4
Marhle..........5 + 100111—7 Jo Atkins., ..........010010111—5
Nicholson. ............ 101101010—5
Haywood and Elliott divided first,
and Coffin divided third,
Match No, 15, 9 singles, $1 entrance:
Marble won second, Place
Wheeler.....--...-... QOUNI—7 ~Rosenbauer...... ., ..100001117—5
Tay WOO) eons... t T11111111—9 Marble....... poses ee et IIII1IO-8
Fehrman........ Sonn bs WIITMIG—7 ~Loyd............. ,...110000101—4
Athos -..1100N11—7 Coffin........... os ese DLD1I01I—7
NIGH eee eee nee thice W11101]—8 Place.......... eevee + L10001010—4
Apri, 25, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
285
NEW YORK SUBURBAN GROUNDS.
LAREMONT, N. J., April 20.—There was a good company of
shooters on the range to-day, and the contesf was sharp. Ties
divided, Scores ran as follows:
Sweep No. 1,9 bluerocks, 5 traps: Lindsley 7, Jersev 4, Johnson
9, King 7, Scott 3, Hathaway 6, Simpson 9, DeForest 7, Squires 7,
Taylor 8, Winans 4. Sandford 5, é ;
Sweep No. 2.10 bluerocks: Johnson 9, Jersey 8, King 5, Lindsley
ih eaesor 7, Richards 5, Squires 8, Delovest 7, Taylor 7, Winans
ijler 10.
*Sweep No. 3, same: Johnson 9, Jersey 6, Lindsley 9, King 5,
Simpson 8, Miler 10, Taylor 7, Winans 9, Squires 4.
Sweep No. 4, same; Miller 10, Johnson 9, Jersey 7, Lindsley 7,
Winans 6, Tee Kay &, : :
Sweep No. 5, same: Miller9, Johnson 9, King 4, Jersey 5, Lindsley
7, Simpson 5, Hathaway 1, Tee Kay 9, Ment 2,
Amateur trophy matich, 25 bluerocks, 5 traps:
SG PIEUTIG sotto ee er idccs peas nae 1010111000100011001011000—1),
TERETE TAGES ey PPT ee ens eee OA 0111210111001010) 01011003—14 |
Mack ...+.2.:- SoeiaAerr want tusicte dite alter eit tn 1OLUO( COLOLOONN( T0001 00— 6
|b ae Ly ee ytana tas kb 4500S 00; VOOLTTU0LI LOOOOCLOODDI0— 6
De Porest.5 as. es eo 007011011110100101100101j—14
PS EEIEVING Ries ye ater ante seme notes feo 10110011 00010111031110000—13
BGOCte le (SRE, meek ., - - 00010000100011 00! 001100— 7
Hathaway.....--.. eae eae sss 0011100U1007.111000000011—10
ROTC eRe LWVOY fy rb veels atl eager 0010110110101101011101001—14.
Ties on 14, 6 birds:
Te Hee e eee ney cu eth MMO =o) UNESCO cee weet cfelgasicerns 10101—3
MomMonestr=.....5--<- 45 10010—2
Miss and out: Richards 10, Nixon il, Nixon wins.
Lefever trophy, 4 scoresshot to qualify, 25 bluerocks, 5 traps,
Keystone rules:
Tee Kay. 2... .....2- 25, eee e+e» 0100001101 100100011011011 -18
chard ee 92. eens e peas ee Cee eer 010011 1900000000100010101— 8
ELSE VEL Sie tas cies toe te ee vaewren! aco 0100111011011 10010101100—14
DOMMEDNOE eta saci n sya emeseyececrs ~» «Q010170111111110111111111—21
ESE fad Peta ir oer pane oe anne 1201190111101 :11011111111—22
PUNE E Vite loeees te bi rare nes Be te a 111111111101111010011 -101—20
Entry free, 25 bluerocks, 5 traps, Smith gun prize:
MET ey en Nee Geetha tele ed ae ee 10000 0100011011000000111— 9
BoulsgnGs. essen e Vp ientnet ck stor . ..1110100011000010000000101— 9
Ihre fs. a Ty aE eT ee eee oa we 0000; 0000011 601000010000— 5
Banitienrnetrrs se wtbevises see tA waueds ao 1101100010006001001011011—11
EGU ee bec ecs ec it etta wuts ceet UW.
COSINE ath away Se Puben einen Lon nine 0111000011011000100101000—10
Gs OLEATE, sent cet tccleemir ne Pe A Lon OLOLL1000:0111111101U0!10—14 |
LOU STs Det rate eR Wee See ge QOLLGOUCOACOTCGOVIL000100— 3 ,
eS DOES yin Var cite cin lome Ades yackichdinsis[s aerebes 001001 1000001700111011170—12
PNISOR era Ss bata iee wasn oes Beean iene 0L00706001010011001101011—13
SCH ATAM ee fees) ceed cole tee ee aks ..010!100010110111100010119—13
vole” onal eyo Bee POGRA GL Peele Miner gic 0001010000111 0,010L00U01—10
CINCINNATI, April 15,—The East End Gun Olub shot to-day,
each man firing at 100 Keystones from five traps, 1Syds. for 10-
gauge and l6yds, for 12-sauge guns. Kenney, 16-gauge Lefever,
67; Andrews, 10-gauge Parker hammerless, 69; Courtney, 10-gauge
Lefever, 75; Bandle 10-sauge Parker bammerless. 85: Richard,
12-gauge Parker, 46; Murpby, 10-gauge Smith, 32; F. Ferris, new
10-gauge Parker hammerless, 57; Cole, 10-gauge Lefever, 84.
April 18.—The East End Gun Club was out for the regular shoot
on the Columbia Grounds to-day, over 10 traps (2 sets), American
Association rules, None of the A class men were out, and two of
the Belass hardicapped themselves, Richard by shooting 12 in-
stead of his 10-gauge, and Ferris had not quile got the hang of
his new Parker hammerless,
Twenty Jarks, 4 i1aps: ;
Schatz’an01190111011111101101—-14_¥ Ferris. .19001111011110101111-14
Cole ...... M0101 L1i1—17_-—_ Powell. . ..0101.9011017011010116—11
Bie ee 2 .-00011130110101101010—10 Murphy...61000011101011001111—11
Willie. ...11111010101011110011I—15_-— Jarck...... 69110101101111111101—14
Shoot No, 2, 20 Kevstones, 5 traps, 15 and l6yds. rise:
Schatz’an11000111111111011000—15 IF Ferris. .11110001110010010101—11
Richard,..10111011110111111013-46 Powell....0111101000000110i1011—10
Gole ..,...1J10/110111111101011—17 _ Murphy...11110111117111111111-49
.91001000010T10101111—10 Jaek 11110101117011111101—16
+» eyeG1111190111111111101-48
Shoot No. 3, 20 larks:
Schatz’an01001101111111110111—15 Powell .. .11011111111001110111—-16
Richard. .11011101111011100110—14 Murphy...1111011!111011101111—17
2s seri 111111300101010101I—15_—s Jack... ..1211171101101111111—18
FE Ferris. .11.100100110111010100—41 4
Mixed shoot No. 4,10 single larks, bluerocks and Keystones, 5
traps. 18 and lfyds. rise:
Schatzman.......... 1130101001—6 Powell.............. .1310101001—6
Bouter...... ..O1CG00L111—5 ~Murphy......... . I11017110—7
Richard 1111110010—7 Jack....... .-... LLL 110—8
Cole....... eee ee ees LLITOILOII—8
N. J., April 10.—Southside Gun Club, Weather
WEW ARK,
fine, wind moderate, National rules, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent,
prizes, 5 traps, 18yds. vise. Ties divided:
No, 1, 10clays:
(Miter ol) su otp ease M110MII—10 Hunt............,, LILO — 7
Thomas ....--...... WOCMII— 8 Jay Bee...--....-... O11U1 10011 — 6
A White....--.., ,ALOUITI0— & W White....--...-.1/11110000— 6
Ten bats, 3 traps: :
Miller. 232, oc; 2. ,11T1111—10 1Goesser..........-.. 1111101110— 8
Jay Gees ss eer en MUIUMII—10 A White ...........110L/0lUuI1— 7
Hunt....-.... ..--,L10iU1— 9 IH Terrill.-.......,.11111100:0— 7
Brientnall......... 011)11i111— 9 Nevins............ . 1011001011— 6
EROMAS ee. es WW0111111I— 8 Kierstead....... .- 1001101 1-- 6
Burnetl to... se 1111010 — 8
Five pairs buts:
Miller-.-_...--- 111111 1111—10 Goesser.-..,.... 11 11 O01 Ui 1I— 9
Burnett....... , 1 11 11 11 11—10 Thomas......... 11 11.10 10 10— 7
OND bee eee rae 1111111110—9 Jay Bee......... 10 11 11 11 10— 7
Brientnall 11 11 O61 11 — 9
Fifteen bluerocks: Brientnal) 15, Hunt 12, Miller 12, Goesser 11,
Thomas9, Jay Bee 8, Winfield 8, W. White.
Twenty-five bluerocks:
A SATE Eee SN 94-5 3545 5495844 Sea See 14.9911191110111100111110—21
PifinrinnSeeeere osetia ise ee cela tue nt) ee 11110071109711311 111 11100—20
ESTPCTAIIEDILY SEN sek lyme end eyieelomlelerieiticuts ot le 1110007111011001111111101—18
ieeDU Teen 4th OR Ed RS AS nee 01.10101111111110011001101—27
(RSCHELOVae CI Mea’ deel cytes epee 171110/001100110011011111—17
SVVINITRHTIS Soe PRN Mle cpl Sites. he 1001100001111111101111110—-17
OAD ESS oR eueld O EA AOR Care See. Ee Acne ine 4 sea —16
MCHALUSG oy eee enero te merce nenesneyh sie 5! Bo nh A See se —10
Ten bats;
Jay Bee,<.-.--. 205. HHDI—10 Hunt............... 41131111110— 9
J Ho Derri)....-... AMIOLMIN— § Riehards........... 1OLM01LI— 8
Brmentnall...,...-..11111110— 9 Cuttwood........... QLITIITU— 8
Williams........... 1OWLI1— 9 A White .........4 1401101 01— 7
Goesser.. .... ..... W1011/T1— 9 Geoffrey...........4 OULLOTIII— 7
WOnOVer.........-.. 110111111— 9 Willhamson........101)101110— 7
WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa., April 19.—The Columbia Gun Club is in
a blooming condition after quite a lengthy term of -inacvivity.
The following officers were elected at our last meeting: Pres.,
W. G. Taylor; Vice-Pres., John Broom; Sec., A. C. Krueger;
Treas., T. Crownshield; Capt., A. C. Krueger. The club num oers
18, with several applications pending. To-day the first club shoot
of the seacon was held on our new grounds on Mifflin’s Island, in
the beautiful Susquehanna River. We are still at work on the
improvement of this island, and in a short time the elub ground
will compare favorably with anyin the State. The shoot was a
pleasant affair. The following are the scores.
Event No. 1,at 9 bluerocks, l8yds. rise, 6 traps, Chamberlin rules:
SUPE T ae eee ne WOMITI—s Heckel, ..-1..)-+.3--2 TLOLO1U10—5
TVG Sou ee eet ne 1)11vl10l—7 Fendrich ....... ,.--- LOUIIII1—8
Troom...........2...-11/1U0U0II—5 Stevens.... .-..-. ,. -» 10110010i—3
Franciscus.... ....... 010011011—5
In the ties, which were shot off in the next match, miss and out,
Krueger won first, Taylor second and Heckel third.
Event No. 2, same conditions:
YUGZEES. etn. 1. 1IT0INI—8 “Wayne............-+- -L10101101—6
Wak age.cor bit b uaaode 111001010—5 Heekle .......,-.-..,,1L1001011—6
TOOWE. Conese! A Day. OdI—F ~Fendrich.......:..... QMO —7
Franciscus........ .. LOOLOLIOI—S_—~“Steverns.............- ,OO1WI111I—6
Kiueger first, Fendrich second, Heckel third.
Event No. 3, same conditions, except 6 instead of 9 bluerocks:
Krueger 6, Taylor 4, Broom 4, Franciscus 6, Wayne 1, Heckel 5,
Fendrich 4, Stevens 3. Krueger first, Heckel second, Broom third,
—BANNERMAN,
DUNELLEN, N. J.—The Middlesex Gun Club will have a big
day’s sport on its grounds at Dunellen on Centennial Inaugura-
tion Day, at both live birds and inanimate targets. Five hun-
dred good live birds will be on hand, and the évent of the day
will be a 15-bird sweepstakes, with a guaranteed purse of $140.
‘The entrv will be $15, and Hurlingham rules will govern. Dele-
gates will be presen from all parts of the State, and from Nor-
wich, Conn., New Haven, Conn,, Philadelphia and other places.
Shooting will begin at 9 A. M.
NEW RULES —Von Lengerke and Detmold have copies of the
new American Association rules in a shape.suitable for framing,
Secretaries of clubs will be sent copies free on application,
’
MINNEAPOLIS, April 17.—Tha Minneapolis Gun Club held its
regular monthly tournament to-day at its grounds on Blooming-
ton avenue, and though it rained quite hard throughout the fore-
noon, and on account of street car strike no cars were running,
there was a fair attendance ani! the shooting was excellent,
There were four averages given of #10, $5, $2 and $2 respectively,
for first, second, third and fourth averages. Peorias were exclu-
sively used and Minneapolis rules, which the Keystone Company
have auopted with slight modifications, were also used. The best
shooting was done in a pouring rain, whe there were two 15
straights and six 143, which shows that the ‘told duck shooters”
can shoot at the trap, the market-hunters’ opinion to the con-
trary notwithstanding. One incident of the day was when “Mur-
phy’s” gun went off accidentally and broke a bird within 24ft. of
the irap, giving him straight 10. There were some visitors from
abroad and they captured a large shure of the purses and ayer-
ages. H, W. Jones and Lee, from Atwater, Minn,, the former
capturing first average; J. H. Balsom, Hudson, Wis., getting sec-
ond average; Cummings, Skinner, Howard, Burke and Chantler,
from St. Paul, the latter getting third average, while tourth was
divided. On_tbe whole, excellent sport was had and every otie
seemed satisfied, Several sweeps were also shot, and “straights”
Rods Faun n. Following is the score of the regular progra ame
events:
First regular event. 10 single Peorias:
PKINMEN} erste sd. 11110601101— 7 Balsom..-..--, --»--1101111011— 8
OLONeCedeevedsanct. O1L110111— 8 Stokes...., red 3eeree 11,0010101— 6
Ghantlereess ci ic ec 11101L/111— 9 Shott............,.. A1020u110— 45
Nicholson.......... OO0LO10III— § Cutter.....-........1111111001— 8
Liawrenece......... 111 T00i0— 6 Christensen -.-,.-. 1111111110— 9
Lee...... Teer ere: W1111111—10 Burke............... 1110111111— 9
Cinmings............ WOUTOLII— 8 Box...... eee eee 1101010001— 5
Mutya yn iceh is 1M11111—10
Ties on 10, 9 and 8 div., Skinuer fourth,
Second event, 6 fees) and 2 pairs:
1
Balsom.......... lil 11—10 Nicholson .-....100001 10 10— 4
Whitcomb...... O10N1L 00 10—5 Christensen...., 111110 10 10— 9
Skinner........., 11111] 11 10—9 Lawrence,.--... 001110 10 10— 5
RET ee ee eee O11111 11 00— 7% Wnsign.,.-..-....011111 10 10— 5
JONES. ........-24 110111 11 11—9 Murphy.,...-....111101 10 11— 8
Chantler......-. elOML JOJ1I—& Shott.,......_-.- 100111 10 10— 6
Burke....,..-.,+ 111141 10 1U— 8 Cutter........... 110011 11 10— 7
Stokes........, , 110100 11 11— 5
Balsom first, Skinner and Jones second, Chantler and Murphy
third, Lee fourth. ~
Third event, 15 sinzle Peorias:
Skinner.,,.,,.-J1111111111111—15
Christianson ...110111101111011—12
Whitcomb + 110111101011111—12
Lawrence..... 10111100100011]— 9
Lee... .,.....--J11110011111--14 Cummings -...1100171110111011—11
JONES........-. WIWMIIN1—15-Pratt......-... 011010110 00I— 8
Br aSOM pevene ce 111101111111111—14 Einsign....... .111110011111100—11
BNOLie sarees OLLIUAOIOLOI0I— 9 Murphy... ....110111111110111—13
Wg ee ar. ILONOML1N100101I—_ 8§_-~Chantler...... Q11111117111111—14
Stokes......... VALMO0NIII1—14 “~Burke.......... 1111111 111-74
Nicholson..-.. OOLLIOILOIOINI— 9 Cutier......... 011111111110111—13
Skinner and Jones lirst, Stokes and Burke second, Murphy and
Cutter third, Whitcom® fourth.
Fourth event, Titnestkd and 8 pairs Peorias:
Skinner.......... 0011-8 Lawrence ......- 1110 10 10 10—6
SOD eee ek 111), 1011 10—8 Ensign. , OlU1 10 01 11—6
Nicbolson........1010 10 10 10—4 Mourphy........., 111 01 11 00—7
Balsam.... ..... 1101 1010 10—6 Chantler....,.., 1111 00 11 11—8
IE SER Aer Be) SBE E O01] 11 00 10—5 Stolkes.......,... 1110 10 11 11—8
Whitcomb...... 1011 10101i—7 Pratt 1001 iv 11 10—6
JOUES... 2.5.6.5. 1111 11 10 11—9 Burke, .,..... + OL10 11 00 O1—5
eee aon Wee La. 0111. 00 10 10—5 Cutter OL 11 10 10—7
Fifth event, 10 single Peorias:
Bulsom,.,..,......+ 1111111111-10 Jones...,........ 4... 1017 LO111— 8
Gye) Seale nee OLMOMIIIO— 7 Hox... ........-... 1010M0LU— 7
Skiunew-.....7-. +4: 1111111 01— 9 Cummings.......... 110111111— 9
SHOGH nee yee se MIT TIO0I— 5 Pratt... s.c.2.5 0) 1111011111— 9
Chantler .-......... HOUWI0l10— 7 Lawrence ......... 1110100111— 7
WVihWconiby d4,. sce 1111111011— 9 Ensign,...,......... 1011111011— 8
Stokes,.._,.-..-..-.J11101010— 7 Murphy............1L/0010111— 7
Nicholson..-.......100010110I— 5“ Cutter.........2.... 1110111110— &
Balisowm first. Ties on § divide second, Ties on 8 divide third.
Chantler fourth,
Sixth eyent, club badge, 10 singles and 5 pairs Peorias:
Sy ih onats) Pee nie ene AALS CIE tLe Us ae 0011011101 11 11 10 00 10—12
LIDS See Le ee ees ee ee ee 1111111101 11 11 11 10 10—17
SISO Ler Pee ae sel agtet dd <td crs ach Oe TLIOVI01 11 11 11 01 10—16
BtObben.s taecrnere shel ohh citadicek 1010101110 10 10 10 00 11—11
Wi tteO misses seven tn dts tees. (111171110 01 10 10 11 11—15
WHET Glow as Res 5. eee 0111110111 10 11 10 11 10—15
EES RDO A Bers snOree 1OM011 11 10 11:00 11—15
(Cltitucnehileqse Din hon AAS ASSO Ae 1100119111 11 11 10 10 10—14
PATI TST Melee le aaa dd Pats. arene QULLOLOLIO 10 11 11 11 10—13
evel idlcnin, eM Pl AP EAA ARDR »-- -COLULI11IU 10 10 11 11 10-138
Wien nec ee Ae adel See, PRIS R Se eh Ahoy 7100010100 10 10 10 10 11—10
Stokes, 2033.22 ee ae Sagees eae 1411110111 11 10 11 10 10—16
Sunk nay toy Mega Ne agen ee tc See , 1111111010 10 WU 11 11 11-16
BES nt ee ely deere Roh IS a 11111011 10 10 11 00 11—15
MIs Vas esealeete Spee eus epouet - ULLOLOLITL 10 10 10 10 10—12
CALEREN ese crea iste ye mpe dane vately< sia _..- 100111111 11 00 10 00 11—15
re the Sete aoe, § Cee E oath oY 4101111310 WwW 00101019 11
(EDN ich tater awn ae a ek Anke em a, OOGIVOLL 11 10 11 10 10—12
Lawrence ............... Meee bebe ner’ 1101101117, 10 11 10 10 11—14
LOPE, tied enh hitchhc sass on 1W1n 11 00 11 01 11—16
Vey ti hme we Oy AAS? Bate CHAR ER MAC BREA OP 1101001111 10 11 11 10 10—14
(Cb a Oa Bere 6 ok ini me in Ae OOM 1 11 11 1! 11—17
Jones first, Stokes second, Whitcomb third, ties on 14 diy. fourth.
Stokes wins club badge. . ;
Seventh event. 9 singles and 3 pairs Peorias:
Hosign.....111111110 11 0012-12 Howard....101000101 10 10 11— 9
Lawrence..011101110 11 10 1i—11 Morse...... W111 «11 01 10-18
rady:2.... 110101011 10 10 11—10 QOhantler ..111111101 10 10 10—11
Q@utter..-.. 101001101 11 10 11—10 Lee....... OWL 11 00 11—12
Balsom....0011117111 11 10 10-11 & Kennedyi10011010 11 11 11—11
Stove.e st 111011111 1010 10—11 Griffin..... 100110010 11 11 10—10
Skinner....10U01111 11 00 10-11 Whitcomb 110111110 OL 10 11—11
Jones.......J1101i011 11 10 11—12 Murphy... 111111001 11 10 11—12
Stokes......J01111111 1011 11—i8 Osmer...... 111111111 00 10 11—12
Ox aie tt 111101011 1000 01—9 Pratt...... 114100110 11 00 01—10
Cumings...0011111 101011-11 Burke....,.,111011111 1011 11-48
Stokes and Burke first, ties on 12 divided second, Cutter third,
tits on 10 divided fourth. ‘
First average, Jones, $10; second, Balsom, $3; third, Chantler,
$3; fourth, Stokes and Skinner, $2.
LEONIA, N. J., April 12.—The Bergen Gun Club came over for
a shoot with the Leoma Gun Club to-day, and went home with a
victory to their credit. Tne scores stuod:
Leonia Gun Club.
SEE ASLAN red ees Sore oer Sealer 11011.100°0101011110101111—17
GUT Shah teh AB ng do Sidon ond sesdone 0011110110011 100101 1101—14
MIANceMIOGNE Wyn HARRORURCRECCMMRREIG 2 1117170000 1110001 }001u1—14
ARPES Sa scant cchel-cela jatar 10100001 0141100: 11000000—11.
SABES GG Lcd slits pret ovarcls Sia vor, eb tey he fof 0100U0010001100000001011— 7
IED MGOESBET Jailer telp = «aie feleie'siehatsl date 10011191194.11111101121101—22
JARS Tua eS doe tee nla a... 10 1111110 0.101100111011—18
GéoiW Gladwin ~.-.... ......2...2: 0101111110019111011910101—16
Fone eA WVVellny) sq.m cel. suka cence vi 1010111010111410110110101—17
Jacob Sebring,.............-..... =» -1010110100111100111111000—15—151
Bergen Gun Club.
UGE Hogs) res pa Ae ye As Ore 129117 1101111010111 1111 — 22
NV BD) At ey gah 5 544585 GaORad OOO OBO Ia 10011011 10001101901111001—14
VOU Eon: ALM crn aes one Anns AES 011017 10001710 LGO10170. 1115
JrdMELUITVel usec ee ele ee SR YG 110101: 0011000100111110.0—18
COPA OT TE AS Conder oor OLE AGaeeEey 1101001001001011010101110 — 13
Nine Re. Ann 2 ACObE EEE BEaEOpmer One 01111.10101110110U01110111—17
Ma VIO wy eye Ae ale es Lhasa. 111.1170109091111110111111—23
Hari, soeoeet 2 a wane. 1414111.011111111101010111—21
Mbveipeeres Ser aes sees terion eon 11001 011100000007110i1111—14
We mislaV el bsseices BORA A Me eeu Nes 0101000011110101101110100—13—165
by one bird. The average of both sides was 75 to 100.
Sell peels oo. sana a4 CAE TERY 9 Fs sp Heese fiver set 40
Richardson.........-..., 42 Ee Cty Gos sidaey, i Weeden
FSP TS a de taie eetinien ees 31 BACKOLE.. .. cers cece une wee BD
WLOLTGE «8. was SMe tee ee Nod 2S OPAST EMU LATI yocjale asia s aiasataevs diated 7—125
BRYN MAWR, Pa., April 20.—The following are the scores
made hy nine members of the Bryn Mawr Gun and Rifle Club,
25 bluerocks each, 16yds. rise: John J. Kerrigan 15, Wm. Soley 12,
Garis, Moore 18, H. J. McClellan 14, David Harmer, Jr. 20, George
- Soles 12, Hugh W. Barrett 17, F. Howard Shank 23, Wm. Hit
yard 13.—l'. HowaRD SHANK, Sec.
HAMILTON, Ont., April 19,—The Wildfowlers’ Gun Club shoot
on Good Friday, at 20 Hamilton blackbirds, resulted as follows, 5
traps, 18yds. tise, National rules, ties divided: Jas, Smyth 16, 0,
C. Hunt 13, W. Watson 18, G. Brant 13, H. Davis 12, J. Bowron 12,
T. Stephens 12, J. Hunter 11, H. Graham 10, B. McLeane 10, W.
Hamilton 10, H. Spencer 10, Jas. Pett 10, W. Paine 10, A, Smyth 9,
W. Cliff 9, Jas. Smith 7, J. Hamilton 6,,
8T. PAUL, Minn., April13.—The St. Paul Gun Club held its
usual weekly shoot yesterday, with a good atten?tance, many
Minneapolis “boys” being present. Vhe day was delightful and
many scores were good, _Slrong wind blew #cross the traps
from right to left, The individual challenge badge was shot for
first, in_ which members challenge the holder in alphabetical
order. Boyd wonit in the first contest, and as Chantler came
next he promptly challenged and depos.ted the $5 reqn‘red from
each contestant. As both parties made excellent scores, both
before and after this match, it looks as if bouh had a had attack
of buck fever. Following are the sc res:
Boy Gee ssehe le veter ets sodes 011010110010100 01 10 1 17 10—14
Chtantier.. 2.0... .- a..23- --~»-J100)100110 110 10 OL 11 11 01—15
First sweepstake, 10 Peorias, 18vd3. rise, Keystone rules, three
prizes: Chantler9, Pfister 10, Boyd 8, Bennett 7, Holt_9, Forbes 7,
isk 9, Stone 10, Max 8, Cummings 8, Kennedy ¢, Hill 6, E116,
Murphy 9, Burke 10, Fox 9. Pfister won first after a sharp fight,
in ; yong he shot at 12 birds, Murphy second on shoot-off, Max
third,
Second event, 5 singles and 3 pair Peorias:
11 10-9
Chantler.....11/01 ax ....,.11111 0001 10—7
Pfister...,-.. 10110 11 11 10— 8 Cumings....11101 1011 11—9
Bova) 2 sosss 1010. «= 11 11 Si— 9 -M Kennedy-11091 11 10 10— 8
Bennett ATT =I 10-10 All...) 2. e: OU0L JOILII—S&
(okie Dae eA dit 11 T1 11—21 Murphy .....11111 1011 11—i0
Foroes... ... lit 101!) 10-9 Burke,.-,,.,.10111 1010 1iI—8
rfsde eB en me O110L 1171 10—8 Wox,......... OliL = =11 11 00—8
Stone,.,....-11010 - 11 1110—8 Smith...... 11110 = 00 OL 10— 6
Lotte iia coe erer or Bebe ir er iore T11101111 11 11 10 11 10-17
PERS TOE; lens Seay, late ean acts TOM L101 11 11 11 OL 10—16
PRONG CoRR mem plete mee tiv states 1110191141. 11 1 10 09 11—16
BENT G Ut Asesinas bo ke cee O11 1111 1010 11 10 10—15
OL pe rete xncek ME eed on, 1141110111 10 10 10 10 10—14
WOPDGH aLewnii ee tesnas Aber ret OOOU LIL 10 11 10 01 1i—14
USE OY areieoet ines Peet atthe F oveais athe OLLOGOLITL 1 11 11 11 JO—15
BU EOTIGY arroyo very stiie viet ltta cite aistetee meets 1110100000 10 di 1 11 11—38
BUNS. Porc etante wa eiltld kek Fe Wms Spee 111100111 10 11 10 19 11-16
Ctimin gee iiens Westy bookie epee = 110/110. U1 10 11 19-47
NEICSUMEGA Yl 35,98 tere val Pena etees 1111110111 11-11 11 11 11-19
oe cor Uae en ne eee ee eee 10M 00 01 00 10 11—13
MTD AAW ecto est asineisrsn: aR 110110, 110 11 11 11 00 10—14
IB erat tae ee mn eet eae Ree Sy MOLI 11 1 It 01 11—17
HORA F Ss spent ace homenh ep seen ote W4110111 00 10 11 01 00—14
VISE DNE Cy oaa cede eeeetta.. cons aan 2 OLOLOL0100 00 11 10 10 11—11
IDIRDEC cockeneN tae iene yeenesunmeses 1111100100 00 10 10 10 11—11
M, I<ennedy first, Burk second on shoot-off, Pfister third on
shoot-off.
Fourth event. i ania and 3 pairs, Same conditions:
i L
PHStaLes eo. ey 1010 11— 9 Cumings....... 1l1iL 11 10 10—9
Chantler...,,..11111 11 10 11—10 Kennedy .... .0l111 11 11 1110
uyd..... 11110 111010—8 Hill....-....... T110L 11 1010—8
Bennett........ 01110 1011 1I— 8 Murphy....... O1OUL Ii OL 1I— 6
fal hep Abe oe Oe 10110 11 01 G@1— 7 Burke...,...... 01011. 11 11 11— 9
Forbes in tune .-1NTt It 01 11—10 Fox.,.,. ......10011 01 10 1i— 7
Rist ss. ace Ol10l 1119 11—8& RSKennedy..10001 01 01 10— 4
Stone..-..<-. 2. 11110 1110 10— 8 Smith.... ...., 01100 11 60 10— 5
Max aha 1 11 11 OD— 9
All ties were shot off, in which Chantler won first, Burke second
and Boyd third,
itth event, 1U singles and 5 pairs Peorias, same conditinne:
SEEDERS, catet aa? ccnice nate 0110101011 11 11 00 10 11—138
Cir er ketones cre eee eee eee ove 11170111111 10 11 11 10 11—18
SET iat Sen igat WA AEE Cems ae comet, 101011111 10 O01 10 11 11—15
IBBQHEUT retaliated cae dete sed hare 11011111 10 12 11 11 11—18
WL EE AS teh tote te gine ratio nee «L 111901110 0) 10 11 30 11—138
Forbes ee A ee HEP Ary s ApH W111 11 10 11 11 11—19
Nish es he ene eH ee hada eps LITO1I11I1 10 11 01 10 11—16
STOUC yee ae ations. beer: ».. -1101111110 10 10 11 10.10--14
Max, Oe. SF = Geet Gee ee by .100,101110 01 11 10 10 11—18
EMMINGS Sew ee eee dar ceed ioe) seen 0111113710 10 11 GL 00 WO—12
M Kennedy Hy GOB dO LO ReHse hah ey LO111110 16 00 11 10 10—14
1a NESS aeRO ABEND OGN aah ee een 101001 11 11 10 10 10—15
VENTE yy eictute leis sate cee ete ee een tae 100110111 10 11 10 11 11—15
BOISE Rte echt e oh ee en coe 1119114111 J1 10 11 O1 11—18
ENO IS Se Laste Rite ius cea ae: Pict | Pea fod ee 1011001000 01 10 11 01 10 13
PHLELLU Levelt set eee Wie nee 110:01)110 11 01 10 01 10—12
aAenned 7 ers ciel eee hs re 1109111011 10 00 11 OL 11—i3
Forbes first, Burke second, Fish uhird, Ties on 15 divided.
HARVARD MARKSMEN,—The Harvard Gun Club shot with
the Lexington Club at Lexington April 20. The teams consisted
of five wen each, 125 clays eauh.
score of 106
yS es The Lexington team won by a
to 68. Following is the score:
Harvard. Lexington.
Hutchinson .......,....-..20
ASiton Te S25 20
Reed... 19
TORE: Ae seen mise! 4.
OBB SVACKET Vn. | ok oc ae eptae LUG
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION—The
ninth »ynnual meeting and tournament of this assoviution, will
be held in Belleville, the first week in June. The programmes
for the tournament will be issued about Muy 1. The memhership
is very large, embracing all the prominent trap shots in the State
south of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, and also many who de-
vote a great deal of time each year in yu»st of the various kinds
of game that is to be tound in this and adjoining States.
DES MOINES, Ia., April 18—%. W. Budd, of this city, to-day
issued a challenge to Dr. Carver to shoot 100 live pigeons, club
rules, the match to be held in Chicago, St. Louis, Kausas City, or
Cincinnati, for the championship of the world and a purse of $200
aside, This is the outcome of a recent match in this city, when
Carver and Budd shot under untavorable conditions.
TORONTO, Apri] 19.—The following matches were shot on Mc-
Dowall’s grounds to-day:
Rhomas” scans vest eee ee 18
li FLALMIRGTiN she oeteseee nes kes 14
11 Bennethsts: vee Se oe li
10 DRAB Ye Seve bse eas .8
9—64. Mallett... ..-.cces. cee cueae 7-53
12 Walton..... 18
2 Phillips -8
mal Lervy.... at)
..10 Thornton ate
651 Best , 42
At the shoot of the Stanley Gun Olub for the gold watch pre=-
sented by the president. Mr. W. Felstead captured the trophy
with 28 out of 25, at 23yds. rise.
RED BANK. N. J., April 18.—The regular monthly shoot of
the Riverside Gun and Rifle Club was held this afternoon on the
club’s grounds in Middletown Township. Clay-pigeons were used.
Kdward M. Cooper did the best shooting. The first match was a
sweepstakes at. 9 birds, there were three entries, the scores wete:
Ed. Throckmorton 8, J. Cooper, Jr. 8, Asa Whymer 4. In the
shoot-off Throckmorton broke 8 birds sand Cooper4 <A shoot at3
live birds between Mr. Cornwell and Capt. W.L. Conover was
won by Cornwell. A sweepstakes shoot at 6 blierovks, ten en-
tries, followed. E. Cooper and J. Cooper tied ior first, breaking
all of their birds. EH, Throckmorton, W, G. Conover and J. B.
Bergen each broke 5,and Asa Whymer won third money. The
two Coopers diy. first money, and in the shoot-c ff for second
Throckmorton won. A shoot _at 6 birds, in which there were
eleven entries, was won by Chas. Grassenger, with Hd. Cooper
second, Ed. Bussell third, and J. Cooper, Jr, fourth. ‘The next
sweepstakes was a shoot at 4 doubles. This was won by Ed.
Cooper who broke 9, J. Cooper came next with 8, and Ed. Throck-
morton third with 7. The last and most amusing shoot of the
day was a walking match, Edward and John Cooper won first
money, each breaking 10 out of 11. Throvkmorton won second
with 6 out of 9, and Conoyer third with 3 out of6. The elub will
hold its live bird shoot Thursday, April 25.
NEWARK, N. J.—A big sweepstakes will be shot_at John Erb’s
on Thursday, April 25. chenenciae at 10A.M. The conditions
will be 25 live birds each, $25 entry, Hurlingham rules to govern.
It is likely that the entry hst will include at least twenty-five of
the most expert shots in this State, as well asa number of equally
good ones from New York and Pennsylvania.
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SAIL PLAN OF ST. LAWRENCE SKIFF.
ELM CITY GUN CLUB.—New Haven, Conn., April 19.—The
Elm City Gun Club held their first tournament to-day on their
new grounds, and also threw open the new club house for the
first time, The weather was all that could be desired, and the
crowd, though small, came there to shoot, as witness the number
of extras not down on the printed programmes. The new grounds
were voted by the visitors to be as good if not better than any
in this vicinity. The birds used were principally kingbirds
thrown from 3 traps. The following scores show that very good
shooting was done: First eyent, 10 birds, 50 cents entrance: Ort-
siefer 8, Carney 8, Tyler 5, Porter 7, Bailey 6, Albert 10, Hill 8,
Penn 5, Ridge 9, Stone 9, Potter 9. Albert first; Potter, Ridge and
Stone div. second; Ortsiefer, Hill and Carney diy. third; Porter
fourth.
Second event, same conditions: Ortsiefer 5, Carney 8, Tyler 6,
Porter 9, Bailey 5, Albert 7, Hill 10, Penn 7, Potter 9, Ridge 8,
Stone 10, Marlow 7, Smith 7, Savage 7, Webb5. Hill and Stone
diy. first; Porter and Potter div. second; Carney and Ridge div.
third, Smith and Savage diy. fourth on shoot-off.
Third event, 10 straightaways, 2lyds., 50cts. entrance: Ortsiefer
9, Carney 9, Tyler 6, Porter 7, Bailey 8, Albert 9, Hill 10, Penn
7, Potter 10, Ridge 9, Savage 8, Smith 8, Webb withdrew, Marlin
6. Stone 9, Hill and Potter divided first, Ortsiefer second on shoot-
off, Bailey, Savage and Smith divided third, Porter and Penn
divided fourth. ri Wy
Fourth event, 5 singles and 5 pairs, 7icts. entrance: Smith 11,
Penn 9, Savage 11, Ortsiefer 11, Albert 11, Ridge 6, Marlin 9, Tyler
8, Porter 10, Calahan 10, Potter 7, Stone 11, Bailey 11, Hill 12, Car-
ney 12, Tuttle 18. Tuttle first, Hill and Carney divided second;
ties on 11, 2 singles, 1 pair, Smith and Savage, 5 each, and divided
third, Porter and Calahan divided fourth. LM i
Fifth event, 10 singles, 50cts. entrance: Potter 9, Smith 6, Ridge
9, Savage 9, Hill 9, Webb withdrew, Albert 10, Marlin 6, Tyler 9,
Porter 6, Penn 5, Sandford 3, Tuttle 10, Bailey 4, Stone 8, Ortsiefer
6, Calahan 7, Widman 9. Albert and Tuttle first; ties on 9, Savage,
Tyler and Widman divided second on shoot-off; Stone third,
Calahan fourth.
Sixth eyent, ?men team, 10 birds each, entrance $1 per man:
Smith 7, Ortsiefer 6; total 13. Hill 8, Potter 7; totall5. Savage 9.
Albert 5: total 14, Tyler 6, Porter 8; total 14. Widman 9, Carney 9,
total 18. Tuttle 9, Penn 6; total 15. Ridge 10, Stone 6; total 16;
Widman and Carney first, Ridge and Stone second, Hill and Pot-
ter third, Tyler and Porter fourth.
Seventh event, 5 pairs, entrance 50 cents: Ortsiefer 6, Tyler 4,
Hill 5, Sherman 7, Porter 7, Widman 7, Savage 4, Smith 7, Cala-
han 6, Potter 6, Ridge 7, Tuttle 9, Penn 5, Bailey 7, Woods 4,
Hawley 5, Stone 8, Carney 8. Tuttle first, Stone and Carney sec-
ond, Porter third, Potter fourth, P
Highth event, 15 singles, entrance 75 cents: Savage 13. Ortsiefer
9, Albert 15, Widman 15, Stone 13, Bailey 10, Smith 13, Carney 14,
Hill 10, Potter 15, Sanford 5, Hawley 11, Porter 9, Ridge 12, Webb
9, Penn 11, Tyler 12, Tuttle 14, Coyne 8, Calahan 11, Marlin 14.
Potter, Widman and Albert first, Marlin, Tuttle and Carney
second, Smith, Stone and Savage third, Tyler and Ridge fourth.
Ninth event, 6 singles and 8 pairs, entry $1: Ortsieter 7, Savage
9, Smith 7, Bailey 6, Widman 11, Ridge 9, Porter 9,Albert 10, Stone
8, Potter 7, Hawly 7, Carney 10, Martin 6, Woods 4. Widman first,
Albert and Carney divided second, Porter third, Stone fourth.
Tenth event, 10 straightaways, 2lyds., 50 cents entry: Ortsiefer
5, Smith 5, Stone 7%, Porter 10, Widman 10, Savage 10, Albert 6,
Webb 2, Hawley 8, Martin 9, Mitchell 5, Bailey 6, Bartram 6, Hill
9, Potter 9, Ridge 8, Tuttle 9, Carney 8, ongdon 6, Coyne 5. Por-
ter, Widman and Savage divided first, Hill, Potter and Tuttle
divided second, Ridge and Oarney divided third, Stone fourth.
Eleventh event, 10 singles, entrance 50 cents: Hill 9, Widman 10,
Savage 10, Tuttle 9, Potter 9, Albert 9, Penn 8, Porter 7, Longdon
10, Bartram 4, Martin 8, Ridge 8, Smith 10, Hawle 8, Stone 8.
Smith, Sayage, Widman and Longdon divided first, Hill second,
Stone third, Porter fourth.
Twelfth event, extra, 6 singles, entrance 50 cents: Longdon 5,
Widman 5, Porter 4, Albert 5, Carnev 5, Savage 6, Hill 8, Tuttle 6,
Humphrey 2, Marlin 8, Hawley 6, Mitchel 2, Ridge 3. Savage,
uttle and Hawley diy. first, Widman, Albert and Carney div.
second, Porter third, Hill! and Ridge fourth.
Thirteenth event, extra, same: Widman 6, Savage 5, Hill 5,
Futile 5, Coyne 5, Longdon 6, Porter 4, Smith 4, Hawley 4, Sanford
3, Marlin 5, Mitchel 5, Albee 3, Carney 5, Albert 6. Widman,
Lenedon and Albert diy. first, Savage and Carney div. second,
Smith third, Albee and Santord div. fourth.
Fourteenth event, extra, 9 singles, entrance 50 cents: Albee 4p
Longdon 7, Widman 9, Coyne 4, Hill 7, 8
5, Tyler 5, Moran 4, Marl
first, Sauee second, Hill
Fifteenth event (extra), 6 birds, entrance 25 cents: Hill
h 5, Longdon 4, Widman 6, Ortsiefer
3, Savage 5, Albert 5, Carne
Hawley and Smith divided second, Longdon thi
Tyler divided fourth.
Sixteenth event (extra)
8, Widman 0, Longdon 2,
Seventeenth event (extra), 5 pairs, 50 cents:
Widman 7, Longmané6. §
Scrub race for amateurs only, 2U birds:
Cooper 12, Moran 8, E. E. Cooper 9, Pomeroy 6,
QUIMBY’S PRIZE.
been presented by
N. Y. Suburban §
and Jersey City Heights
and third Saturdays in e
have never made 70 o
charged for at three cents each to all.
rocks or Keystones, may be made,
rules in practice on these grounds
held on the N. Y. Suburban Grounds,
will close on Jan. 4, 1890, or when 18
Ties shall be shot off before Feb. 23, 1890, on either the N.Y.
ban Grounds or Jersey City Heights,
majority of the shooters, at 5 birds, miss-and
making the highest coun
be at least 10 entries.
the beginning,
scores at any time
times upon each g
ceptible to the ma,
sickness or unavoidabl
under same condition,
regular contests for th
CLEVELAND, April 18,—The regular badge shoot of the East
End Gun Club was held this afternoon,
being used. Captain Sweetman’s s
adge, and Auld won the second.
singles and 8 pair doubles was then held.
B. W, King 17, Sweetman 21, Auld 19,
erry 13, Maygo 15, Held 17, Brown 12. Visitors:
- King 10, Comstock 9, FE. Harbaugh 17. Team shoot:
Sweetman, .1010110110-6 10 10 11-4
. --1000111101-6 01 11 11-5
- .-1011111111-9 10 01 11-4
-.1010010110-5 01 11 10-4
1011010110-G 10 11 10-4
ley 5, Coyne 8, Albee 6, Smit
Porter 2, Tyler 6. Albee first,
rd, Coyne and
Savage 1, Hill
Albee 7, Savage 9,
avage first, Albee second on shoot-oft.
miss and out, 25 cents:
orter 0, Albee 2.
Chickeni 7, Y. A
Eddy 8.—ELm Crry
—An L. C. Smith hammerless shotgun has
W. Fred Quimby to be shot for a ternately on
g Grounds, at Claremont, Jerse
Club Grounds at Marion, N. J., the first
ach month, Open only to amateurs. who
ut of 100. Entry free. Targets will be
18 scores of 25 birds, blue-
the 12 highest to qualify, under
The first regular shoot was
April 20. This competition
regular matches have been
as preferred by the
-out. The contestant
t in 12 shoots wins the gun.
Any one who may not be able to enter at
may enter and shoot up the requisite number of
prior to July 6. Shooting an equal number of
round, under the supervision of two judges ac-
ent. Those who may be prevented by
e detention, may shoot up their scores
except that they must shoot in at least 12
25 single standards, at
core entitled him to the
team shoot, at 10
W. G. King 13, W
1111110111-9 10 10 11-4
B King... .0111011111-8 00 10 11-3
Harbaugh. .1011100011-6 00 10 10-2
Wherry. ...0001110001-4 10 00 01-2
The attendance w.
Kirtland Club to-d
20 single standard
35 16
as rather small at the badge shoot of the
and the scores were not up to the aver-
sat 18yds.; Prechtel 18
15, James 6, Tettelbach 18, Ward 14, Norton
LEFEVRE TROPHY.—The manufacturers of the Lefevre auto-
gun have presented to the N. Y. Suburban
Association a handsome gold badge for the
encouragement of amateur trap shooting, to be shot for upon the
grounds, where the protection of amateur interests is made a
y shooter is not compelled to compete
re expert. This trophy will be shot for
or every Saturday
ce for amateur trap
Open to any one whose record as an
amateur may be satisfactory to the classification committee. The
committee having the right to bar any one who,
ment, isnot within the intention as an amateur
won a championship trophy can enter. Entry fee,
Four entries may be made, 25 cents
, Turner 6, Hlworthy
matic. hammerless
Shooting Grounds
specialty, and the ordinar
on even terms with the mo
year ending April 1, 1890. Any,
under such rules as are in practi
these grounds.
in their judg-
who has ever
when 100 birds are shotat, $1.
each, af 25 birds, to be shot at div
y be made during the year, and the best 100 counted.
; be taken. The money from the
e divided intofourths, one for the 90 ciass (those
one for the 80 vlass; one for the 70 class; and
Should there be less than four classes, the
d accordingly. The trophy shall become the
fi est scores of 25 may
entries will b
making 90 or b
one for the 60 class.
money will be divide
[APRIL 25, 1889,
avage 8, Hawley 7, Porter
in 8, Smith 9, Mitchel 8, Albert 7%. Albee
and Hawley div. third, Porter and Tyler
property of the shooter who makes the highest score out of 100
shots: All entries paid in after qualifying shall be aspecial prize
fund tobe paid into the class in which such participant may be
placed, the others of his class to pay into the fund sufficient to
make their shares equal. The money in each class will be divided
into 50 per cent,, 30 per cent. and 20 per cent. All ties must be
shot off, no divides, at 50 singles, same rules, any Saturday in the
month of March, 1890. Scores shot for the N. Y. Suburban §, G,
Amateur Championship may be counted by paying the additional
entry fee. All day, from 9:30 A. M., tournaments April 27, May
25, June 22, July 27, August 24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Dec. 28,
and all holidays.
MONTREAL, April 17.—The third and what proved to be the
final competition for the fishing rod presented by Mr. N. P. Leach
took place this afternoon on the Montreal Gun Club grounds. It
will be remembered that the first match was won by Mr. Alexan-
der, the second by Mr. R. James, and the latter gentleman also
came out first best to-day, thus repning, the rod, the conditions
requiring two wins. He had a close callfor the prize, however,
and only won in shooting off the tie with Mr. J. Paton. The fol-
lowing is the score at 24 birds: R. James 14, J. Paton 14, H. Beck-
ham 13, W. Frew 10.
CORRY, Pa., April 18.—The Corry Gun Glub had their weekly
shoot this afternoon, Scott, Babcock, M, Arnold and Blydenburg
tied for the gold medal, and on shoot-off Babcock won. Mead
silver medal, and Jacobson leather medal. Following are the
scores at Keystone targets, Keystone rules: F. Babcock 20, Bly-
denburg 20, M. Arnold 20, Scott 20, Mead 18, Laurie 17, Waggoner
17, Nichols 17, Berliner 16, Wilson 16, Swan 16, Jones 16, Austin 15,
Gartner 14, H. Arnold 13, Edwards 13, Swift 18, Blair 13, Smith 12.
et ee a tee ee
Canoeing.
TORONTO CANOE CLUB.—During the past winter the dit-
ferent aquatic clubs of Toronto have amused themselves and
their friends by holding “smoking concerts”? which, as may be
supposed, are conducted in a very free and easy style. Not the
least enjoyable of these was the une lately given by the members
of the Toronto C. CO, The visitors and friends having fired up,
the ball was set rolling by Com. N. A. Powell calling for the
opening hymn by the chorus, which Was quickly followed by
songs, €tc., nearly all of which had rollicking choruses in which
every one joined: Several readings were also capitally rendered,
the whole being interspersed with stereopticon views of canoe and
camp life by Mr. Hugh Neilson. These were chiefly from photo-
graphs taken by himself of the club while on their different
‘cruises and meets and recalled many pleasant recollections to
those who had participated in them. On account of the lack of
space some very interesting bouts with gloves and foils had to be
‘ruled off, This also prevented their tug-of-war team from dis-
tinguishing themselves as they had done once before on a similar
occasion. ‘Thanks are due to several members of other clubs who
attended and assisted materially in making the evening pass so
pleasantly. The affair broke up about 11 o’clock by singing the
national anthem.
CANOEING AT OTTAWA.—A new canoe club has been formed
at Ottawa, Can., in connection with the 48d Battalion of Ottawa
and Carlton Rifles, though the membership is not confined to the
officers and men of the regiment. The following officers were
elected: Com., Major Sherwood; Capt., Captain M. S. Rogers;
Sec.-Treas., F. W. C. Cummings; Committee—John Ogilvy. E. A.
Grant, C. Abbott, Hd. Mills and A. W. Jones; Auditors—G. Spittal
and E. P. Dey. The club starts with about 50 members, and for
the present will make the Rideau Canal their cruising ground.
The colors of the club are cardinal and navy blue. The flag is
blue and has a cardinal bar and the letters R. C. C... At the an-
nual meeting of the Ottawa C. ©. the following officers were
elected: Com., E. King; Capt., F. H. Gisborne; Sec., Henri Roy;
Treas.,W. H. Cronk; Committee—W. McL. Maingy; A. O. Wheeier;
Auditors—R. W. Baldwin, J. S, Brough; Official Measurer, EK. A.
Black The club propose to hold their annual regatta on the
Deschenes Lake, an extension of the Ottawa River about 8 miles
above the city, and to hold a camp in connection with the regatta.
Several new sailing canoes have been added to the flect and quite
a number of paddling canoes. ‘The season was opened on April 5,
the ice having left the river unusually early this year. ;
‘LS
‘HEIs YHA AHONAUM VT
FOREST AND STREAM. B87
THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER SKIFF.
| ese the sneakbox, the ducker and the tuckup, the St. Law
rence River skiff, so highly praised by all who have used it, is
the outgrowth of certain conditions and local surroundings, and
like each of the others it is specially good for its destined use.
The exact origin of the boat is not quite clear; itis practically but
a large canoe, and so it might be considered as an enlargement of
the ordinary open canoe so common on the St. Lawrence; but as
the drawings show, it resembles much more closely the decked
canoe of the States in model and construction.
The boats are used everywhere about the Thousand Islands for
fishing, rowing and sailing, to the exclusion of all other small
boats. They are handled by professional boatmen, who show the
greatest skill in their handling. The accompanying design, for
which we are indebted to Dr. A. Bain, of the St. Lawrence River
Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch Co., was made to send to Switzer-
land, the boat being built there. Dr. Bain has used and studied
the St. Lawrence skiff for many years, and has probably done
more to improve and develop it than any one else.
But little explanation of the drawings is needed, the dimen
sions being given below. The ordinary size is 20 to 22ft. long and
aft. 6in. beam, but a scale is given for a 15ft. boat as well, which
would be a very good 15X3114 canoe. The boat is rowed in either
direction, and is provided with chair seats for the passengers.
In the center is the fish box, the top of which formsaseat. In
MIDSHIP SECTION.
addition to the rowlocks the gunwale is provided with a folding
metal hook on each side, with a socket on the opposite side of the
boat, to hold a trolling rod, as shown. The hull is lapstrake, with
timbers small and closely spaced, there being a small deck at
each end. A folding board and one sprit sail is used.
The chief peculiarity of the boat is the absence of a rudder,
even in sailing, the steering being done by trimming the sheet’
and changing the balance of the boat. The boatman brings her
up into the wind by moving into the bow, and causes her to fall
off by moving aft, handling her as perfectly as could be done by
arudder. The shifting position of the center of lateral resist-
ance is shown in the sail plan, the after center being when trim-
med by the stern for running, and the forward one when going to
windward. The measurements are as follows:
20ft. boat. 15ft. boat.
Length over all 15ft.
L. W. I... 14ft. 38in.
Beam, extreme . 3 2ft. T4in.
Wrak ito er oar é in. 6 in.
Least freeboard i ne
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Sheer SCRUM vers ee soe are 82in
Fore side ee stem te mast tube... a at 0%in
-_.j Fore end... in 2ft. 2%in
Coaming ) ‘ tter end. 12ft. 9 in
Rowlocks......... 94in 6ft. 74in
Slot) Hore end.... 10in dft. 14in
, | After end....... oe DT 7ft. O4in.
Mast, deck to yaar Re icp Ae clip z 7 in. 6ft. 5 in.
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Boomialenoth yess eee 4 Bale 12ft. 2 in. 9ft. 14in:
CiaMeTeT ARN eS 65 eae 1?in. 7 1 in.
BPHt Mensths ess wee ee ee. 10ft. 6 in. 7ft. 1lin,
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SAUL MLOGh tt ee ee eee ee ee ee lift. 10in. 8ft. 104in.
LEECH eee anes te ee (it. 1 in. 5ft. 4 in.
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LGC Chit See ere. Mee te! 12ft. 9 in. 9ft. 7 in.
tack topeak 0th. 12ft. 9ft.
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MOHICAN C. C.—The last camp-fire of the season was held on
the evening of April6at the Windsor. Plans for the summer
work were arranged, and there is every appearance of an active
and successful season. After the meeting we were entertained in
regal style with eating, drinking and smoking, interspersed with
delightful music, excellent singing and stories old and new. We
gathered around the bowl of glorious punch, determined to make
this the closing of our winter camp-fires a grand success.—PURSER,
288
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Aprin 26, 1889,
CHANGES IN THE A,
Editor Forest aid Stream:
In regard to the matiers under discussion by canoeists which
some think require chunges, the questions of standing rig and ex-
tension seat seem to be 1he most prominent. I shall be very sorry
to see the standing rig abolished, always beheving that in the
long run the hois"ing reefing rig will prove superior, though the
standing rig may be « trifle faster to windward on account of its
lightness and simplicity. It seems as though &@ man should have
the right to use any form of sail he pleases, especially when, asin
the case of the standing rig, the sail 1s so easily designed, made to
set well, and costs so little comparatively. It ts true 1t is called a
more dangerous sail, bul a canoeist who regards an upset as dan-
gerous shonld be careful about sailing at all.
The exsention seat has received rather more adverse criticism
than it deserves, and almost wholly from those who bave never
given it a fair trial. At the Lake George meet last year the only
Sliding seats were those used by the Lowell men, und I have seen
but one used by any others. It seems hardly fair to condemn the
use of an appliance which is devoutly believed in by those who
use it and whose advantaves are so httle knownin general. The
great complaint is that it adds to the effecrive | eam of the boat,
the fact is the additional amount of sail it, enables one to curry is
very small, if any, being less in proportion for a light or weak
man than for a heavy one,
The largest sails of last year were by no means those carried by
the owners of extension seats. |
The canyas a man can handle depends on his ability to carry it
before the wind, when the extension seat is of no advantage. By
the wind, with any seat, much more sailis often carried (or
rather lugged) than is of any benefit.
The great advantage of the slioing seat is the easy and com-
fortable position it admits of, to say nothing of the fact of being
s0 much higher the crew are less liable toa wetting than when on
deck, The weizht heing supported in a natural position, the legs
are less cramped and the musties of the whole body less strained
than when trying to hang out to windward with the} ead in the
water orsitting in 1f. [f a guce were long enough a man with a
sliding seut, other things heing equal, would win through the
exhaustion of his opponent. Beyona all vhis, there is as much
difference in the pleasure of sailing between the use of the exten-
sion seat and tlie deck seat as there was hetween the deck seat
and the old method of sitting on the fioor of the canoe.
I cannot believe thatany man who will give the seat a fair trial,
especially when he feels the canoe work under him in rough
water, as though on springs, will ever give it up unless compelled
to, PAUL BUTLER.
LOWELL, Mass., April 13.
Editor Forestand Stream:
Permit me to point out a possible interpretation of the amend-
ee suggested in the sailing regulations, which may lessen their
effect:
The amendment to Rule 1 would still allow a canoe, whose beam
was not of the full limit, to use a sliding seat extendimg up to the
limit. Is this the intention ot the committee? It ce: tainly is not
in accord with the report which declares that these things *should
not he retained.”
The amendment to Rule 14 will, if left in its present form, be the
subject of much contention. The standing rigs can be effectively
and Teadily raised and lowered when afloat, according to the
opin'on of some of those who use them.
At Lake George Jabberwock, even after capsizing in a squall,
Managed to raire his rig and go on with the race. SDonhind this
Was not done readily, but we have seen Licowsic take down and
stow, and take out and reset her sails ina way which the owner
could certainly c.aim wis readily done.
Is not this sufficient to show that while the intention and pur-
pose of these ameudments are good, yet the propered wording of
them is not sufficiently clear and definite. It is a deelarition of
principles rather than a strict set of rules, R, W. GIBson.
A.C. A, REGATTA COMMITTER.—We have received the pro-
gramme for the races of the meet, which will appear next week.
Machting.
VALKYRIE’S CHALLENGE.
se following letter has been sent to Lord Dunrayen on behalf
of the Cup Commitree of the New York Y. C.:
Nirw YorkK. April 15, 1689.—My Lord: The secretary of the New
York Y. O. has alreaay advised you of the appointment by that
elub of a committee, of which I am chairman, for the purpose of
“conducting negotiations with the owner of the Valkyrie, rep-
resenting tue Kiyal Yacht Squadron, for the challenge for the
America Cup, with power Loairange ull preliminaries and the
detuils of the races to be sailed, and to take charge of al) matters
pertaining thereto.”
The committee heg me to acknowledge receipt of your letter
und to state they have much pleasure as requested in communi-
eating with you directly regarding the details of the proposed
mate, but before entering upon the subject, and with reference
tothe second part of your letter, they desire to point out, lest
there should be any misapprehension on your part, that the classi-
ficationot yachts under the racing rules of the New York Y. ©.
does not “apply to races for any challenge cup held by or belong-
ing to the clun.” (Vide Racing liule I).
‘rhe committee are uf the opinion that three races are ample to
test the respective merits of the competing yacbts, but if yi 0 pre-
fer that the match shall be for five races they will concede this
point, subjcct to the couditions piven below in the clause referring
to courses,
In view of the fact Sept. 30 falls on Monday, which for many
reasons 1s an mconyenieut day, the committee would suggest that
the races be sailed on Tuesday, Oct. 1, Thursday, Oct. 3 and Satur-
day, Oct.5,aud should you adhere to your desire to have five
races, then that the other two shall be sailed on Tuesday, Oct. 8
and Tl-ursday, Oct. 10, respectively, nut in all cases one week day
to intervene betwen a completed race und the next one, The
comuittee would be quite willing to change these dates slightly
to suil your convenience. :
Wuil+ not admitting that the inside course is not of itself a per-
fectly 1air test of the racing vessels, the committee are willing to
accede to your request tha! the racesshall take place over outside
courses, Starling tiller from the Scotland or Sanay Hook Laght-
ship. In view of the tact that the windward work is universally
admitted to be the best test of a sailing yessel the committee pro-
pose the following courses:
First huce—To windward or leeward and return.
Second Kace—Equilateral triangle, one side (the first if possible)
to windward, .
Third Kace—To windward orleeward and return,
Should you elect to have five races, then
Fourth Kace—To be cquilateral triangle as in case of second
Cc. A. RULES.
race.
4ifth Race—To windward or leeward and return.
From experience, the committee believe that it would be desira-
ble to shorten the courses, and suggest that the windward races,
at_al events, should wot exceed thirty nautical miles, but are
willing 10 xccept a course of lorty nautical milesif youinsist. At
the time of year heretofore selectcd for these races by the chal-
lengers the winds ate so uncertain that a shorier race Inay fre-
quently be cailcd off in the specified time when it would be im-
possible, owing lo the falling wind, to finish a longer one.
The committee nyree lhat the race (over a forty-mile course)
shall be made 1n seven hours; should it be decided to shorten the
course, the time to be reduced proporwionately. Your letter reads
six hours, which, it is atsumed,is a Clerical error, seven hours
having been 1Le iimiit of the Genesta. Gulatea and Thistle races.
Lhe scm mittice regict that they cannot accede to your sugges-
tion that the basis tor ime allowance shall hé the mean between
your alloy auces and those of the New York Y.C.; but they accept
the al.ernutive you suggest—yiz., that the New York Yacht rule
shall zoveru. :
From the nature of the races which the committee propose you
will sce that your suggeslions im regard to making out courses
would be impracticable; at the same 1ime the committee beg me
to assure you that they will be mort ready to adopt anything you
may suggext which would, in their judgmeut, prevent either boat,
getting an unfair advantage over the other, ‘They think, however,
that these matters had better be dealt with after your arrival in
this country. f -
for the reasons given in the clause relating to length of courses,
the time of siarting must absolutely be lett to the discretion of
the Keyatta Committee of tke New York Y. C., who will have
charse of the races, It is useless starting a race in a culm or
even ima very beht air, when by waiting a short time there is a
chance of a brecze comiug up Which would enable the yacbts to
complete Lue cLulse Within the giventime. Itis, of course, under-
sbocd that should there, inthe judgment of ihe Regatta Com-
muttee, be wind enough or likely to be wind enough to make the
The committee agree that (he clause with regard to accidents,
adopted in the case of the Volunteer aud Thistle races, shall be
held to apply to the Valkyrie. They desire to draw yeur atten-
Lion to the latter portion of the clause alluded to. which provides
that no race shall be sailed after the close of the yachting sea-
son as prescribed hy the club rules”—namely 1st November.
The committee be ieve that all essential points are covered by
this communication, hut, should you haye anything further to
Suggert, they will give the matter their immediate attention.
Minor details. of course, had hetter he left tor settlement till
your arrival in this country, it being understood that such por-
tions of the by-laws and racing rules of the New York Yacht
Club as apply shall be the basis of settlement, and that generally
speaking the precedents of the three preceding contests for the
Cup shall be followed. for your guidance | send you a club book
for last year, There may be one or two minor changes in this
year’s book, which is not yet published, but nothing that will in
any way affect this mutch.
The committee also asked me to place their services at your
command, and to say that it will give them much pleasure to give
you any information pou ne need or to take charge of any
Iuatfers requiring attention before or after the arrival of Val-
kyrie, and they trust you will not hesitate to avail yourself of
this offer.
Lremain, my Lord, very sincerely yours, ;
‘ JAMgEs D, Surrs, Chairman.
To the Right Honorable, the Harl of Dunraven, K. P., No. 20 St,
— James Square, London,
PODGERS AND THE DREAM.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I sawin a recent uumber of Formst AND SiREAM a notice of
the capsizing of the eee Dream in Jekyl Creek, in which
it is particularly stated that she was a centerboard yacht. Now,
I am not going to let you have the doubt in your mind presum-
ably whether that centerbourd was not in some way responsible
for the catastrophe, and whether had she been a keel boatit would
have happened. L
The facts are simply, that the owner was not aboard. He lad
hired a couvle of irresponsible men to bring the yacht from below
to Brunswick, and to while away the monotony of the trip, they
bad recourse to a beverage tbat not only cheers, but does
inebriate. In plain English, they got yery drunk, and ran the
yacht out of the channel on to the edge of the c_ t just made by
the Government dredger, where they stuck; and when the tide
fell the bout fell over on to her beam ends into the deeper water
of the channel and filled. That was all there was about it. If
she had been a keel bout or any other kina it would have been all
the same, So just chalk off from your score of centerboards this
cuse us another “lamentable example.”
The centerboards generally stand up well enough for them-
selves, but occasionally, as in this case,need some one to stute
facts. There 1s no kind of a boat lever saw that could stand a
heavy pressure of old rye, and especially the kind they have down
in Georgia, and when the man af the wheel gets about four
fingers of it into him he is capable of capsizing the Eiffel Tower.
The yacht referred to, the Dream, was pumped out, raised and
taken up to town, and when washed up seemed none the worse
for ber mud bath,
Igrant you this would never have happened to a cutter for the
Teason she never could have got into the creek, There is only
about 18ft. at high water. Itis one of the pleasures of owning a
cutter that you never can get anywhere with them, and conse-
quently are neyer there to have anything happen to y u, a merit,
by the way, that Forest AND STREAM has omirted to mention.
The Lord knows they need all the virtues you canrake up in their
fayor. By the way, what is the market quotation per dozen for
them now? any more than it was? Hardly possible I imagine.
PODGHERS.
JEKYL ISLAND CLUB, Brunswick, Ga., April 6.
[Perhaps our friend Podgers” can tellus all about this one, too:
‘Dr. Gilbert EH, Palen’s vrark yacht Ariel capsized off Somers?
Point, N. J.. Wednesday afternoon, and those on board Darrawly
escaped drowning. The yacht was in charge of Captain John
Morris, of Somers’ Point, and he, in company with Lucian Cox, of
Ocean City, was bringing Porter C. Atwood, of 144 North
Kleventh street, around from May’s Landing to Somer’s Point,
where he waa to catch the train for Philadelphia. When off
Somers’ Point a squali struck the yacht and she went over before
those on board could get the sails trimmed. Mr, Atwood clung
to the side of the vessel, but the others were thrown into the
warer. Fortunately the accident was seen by some men on a
fishing schooner that was at anchor near by. A yawl was put out
and all hands were picked up and taken to. Somers’? Point. Mr.
Atwood reached home Wedoesday night and said that the Ariel
was righted and taken back to May’s Landing."]
LAKE ONTARIO.
S one of the older contributors to the yachting department of
A the FORBST AND STRBAM, i a*k the privilege of expressing my
sorrow at the untimeiy fate of the gentleman who, as editor of
that department, placed your journal at the head of all the pub-
lications 1n America devoted in whole or in part to yachting.
Your appreciative notice of his career leaves but one point nn-
Tonohen and that was his friendly regard for the contributors to
fis depirtment, as evidenced in my case at least, by many per-
sonal communications of a most pleasing character, and by the
gift of a pair of handsome oleographs takenirom Mr. Cary Sm th’s
spirited pictures of the Mischiet-Atalanta cup races. ‘Vhe sight
of these works of art will hereaft-r cause me 16 mingle with deep
regret for the mouraoful fate of the douor a feeling of pleasure
that I was thought worthy by such a man of a lasting token of
his friendship.
All our aaOntn are still in winter quarters, from which they wil
not be removed for some weeks Lo come, as the ice has not all
gone from our mland waters.
The only one of the fleet that has had any work done on her as yet
is Mr. Ellis B. Burnell's Argo (formerly the Peerless), which tas
been thoroughly overhauled and strengthened, and will have a
new suit of sails. Sheisa third class boat, but itis not probable
that she will do much, if any, racing. ; y
The Iolanthe will be given a new suit of sails, and in light
weather the Merle will find her even faster than before. If these
yachts make the entire circuit of the L, Y. K. A. matcnes it will
be quite interesting to note the result. :
Speaking of the L. Y. R. A.,it may not be out of place tosugeest
that they adopt the system of classification by corrected, instead
of waterline, length. Otherwise the result may prove highly un-
satisfactory. .
The Murray Canal, which connects the waters of the Bay of
Quinte with those of Lake Ontario, has been opened formally,
and will be formally opened on Dominion Day. it will be of great
benefit to yachtsmen wishing to visit Belleville, as it cuts off
abut 100 miles of the mast dangerous portion of Lake Ontario,
and shortens the distance between Toron.o ane other parts west
of the canal and Belleville by upward of same distance.
Por TAGE.
BELLEVILLE, Ont., April 10,
A NEW INTERNATIONAL CUP.
OR some time past a plan for establishing another inter-
national cup has been yonder consideration in Boston, and
overtures for aseries of races between Valkyrie and her Ameri-
can classmates haye been made through J. Beavor Webb to Lard
Dunraven. As a result the tollowing circular has been issued
by the Hastern Y. C.: .
el challenge cup for international matches between yachts
not exceeding 70ft. waterline measurement has been offered to
the Eastern Y. C. by one of its members. At the meeting held
to-day the council of the club, holding the opinion that the
America Cup represents the championship of the world, to he
raced for by the fastest yachts within tne prescribed Jimits,
voted to accept the offer. and now announces that a mart ch of
one or more races will be sailed for the above International
Challenge Cup aiter the races for the America Cup. Previous
to the offer of the cup assurance was obtained that the Valkyrie
would compete for 1t. Further particulars will be duly pub-
lished, By order of the counci’.—Kpwarp BureGess, Secretary.
Secretary’s office, 50 Sta estreet, Boston, April 17, 1889,7° ’
As far aa the Eastern Y. C. is concerned, euch a course is
perfectly right and proper, Boston yachismen have paid the hills
tor defending the Cup long enough, and if they want races of
their own no one can blame them. At the same time, taking the
proposal to establish a new cupin connection with the action of
the New York Y, C.in regard to the America’s Cup, iti would be
interesting to know what mght any persons have to set atide the
America’s Oup trom the purpose for which it was first given, the
encouragement of yacht racing in craftfrom 30 to 300 tons, and to
dedicate it practically to one size of yacht, suj planting it by
another cup in the class which must be the popular one here for
some time tocome. The 90[t. class is now dead as tar as interest
and competition go, and on the uther hand tre 70ft. class was
course al the time tixed for siarting the race, a start shail be | never as prosperous as itis to-day, The best uae the America’s
Faade, but undex no circumstances shall a Tace be startedinafog. | Cup could be put to would be to building up the 70Et. class,
MONTGOMERY SAILING CLUB.
GES recent election of officers resulted as follows: Com., Levi
G. Palmer; Vice-Com., Geo. Ritter; Sec.-Treus., E, A. Leo-
commencing in the
pold.
It was decided to hold races semi-monthly,
mnidde of April and closing the last week in September, 13 races
in all. A sttver cup will be awarded to the boat securing the
greatest number of points in the 18 races, Skiffs, canoes, duckers
and tuckups will rare together in one class, ag has been done dur-
ing the past two seasons. In former years the owners of tuckups
haye dose considerable kicking on account of being handicapped
in competition with smallercraft. This year notasingle objection
has heen made by any tuckupman against sailing in ihe same
class with duckers and canoes, and being handicapped 10 minutes
for the 5-mile course. With a fresh breeze and one-half the work
to windward, the tuckup will almost certainly win: but with a
beam wind, the canoe, small skiff or ducker stands a very good
Show of getting there first. As the latter conditions seldom pre-
vail on the course, the tuckups are supposed to have the best of
it, taking a whole season’s races into consideration.
(7 MAzn Straer, Norristown. Pa. EH. A, LEOPOLD, Sec.
First regatta, April 14; course, Norristown to Indian Greek and
returh; distunce, 5 miles; wind, fresh, northerly:
Length. Start. Finish. Corrected
Volunteer, tuckup....,.-. -..19.00 14000 249 50 119 50
J.h. Pxivh, tickup ,,:..-::..2: 14.00 14000 25959 119 a
Playford, tuckup,..... . ,....15.00 14009 30000 1200
Priscilla, tuckup..... fe ees 16.0) 14000 380002 12002
u. A bever, LoCknpirwe tal: 15.00 14000 30007 1 2007
Pennsylvania, biker ...... .. 16.00 14620 30012 1 2012
Starlight, euhoe......-. -. 4.16 138440 380014 1 2074
Fry: CUO RG >. etree tle 18.0) 13000 30653 1 2453
Flying Eagle, tuckup........; 1F.00 24000 31030 1 30 3)
Ieidious, tuekup...-...,.:: -:-13.09 14000 81257 132 67
MONT GLC, sbi UhL = Ok ie ope rpy es ee 12.00 13000 -81438) 1 84 35
Stranger, slarpie.....-....... 15.00 1 40 00 3.8000 1 60 60
Cockiail, tackup, 15.00 1 40 00 Withdrew.
Volunteer was sailed by Vice-Com. Geo. Ritter, owner of the
canoe Sadie. The tuckups carry 162ft, of sail, the duckers 110ft.:
the sharpie carried 110ft. in this race, but will earry 162ft. during
the balance of the season. The Starlight carried 10S8ft. and the
Gracie 731t. Judge, Wm. Alcorn.
GEN. PAINE’S POSITION.
ee an in discussing the probable action of the New York
, ©., Says:
“On the other hand we are informed that an entirely different
view is taken by some American yachtsmen, and among them,
we helieve. by Gen. Paine. They argue, we are told:
‘That if would be unsportsmanlike to sail an 85ft. boat against
a 70-footer. No representations, however eloquent, can conyinee
them that they are wrong on this point. They contend that first-
class sloops and third-class sloops are never sailed against each
olber in this country, and they ask why foreigners should not be
entitled to the same privileges which are accorded to American
yachtsmen, Of what valueis the Cup, they ask, if it cannot be
held against any class of yacht provided for by the deed of gift,
under which Lord Dunraven challenges? The honor of the New
York Y. C., they declare, is far above the possession of the trophy,
and they eyen go so far as to proclaim that if the Valkyrie is
beaten by the Volunteer the English will carry off all the honor
of the contest. English yachtsmen will always have it against
the New York Y. OC, that it was afraid to meet Valkyrie with a
vessel of about the same size,’
“It seems to us that many of the New York yachtsmen are too
much afraid of giving themselves away in selecting a defender of
the Cup; but it is at least satisfactory to learn that some of them
are meu of the world enough to regard the affair as true sports-
men. In other words, their instincts lead them to be influ nced
as much by the love of fair play as by the desire to defeat the
British yacht and retain the Cup.” _ 1
The Field is wrong in ils assumption. Gen. Paine believes in
keeping the America’s Cup by meams of the largest available
yacht avd an unfair table of allowances,
TIME ALLOWANCE IN THE CUP RACES.
DBditor Forest and Stream:
Wishing to thoroughly understand the subject, I take the
liberty of applyipg at headquarters for information regarding
the coming race tor the America’s Oup. Seeing by the dally
pupers that there was considerable difference of opinion 48 tO
whether we should meet the Valkyrie with a 90ft. boat or with
one about her own length, viz., 70it., 1 beeame quite interested,
and have been questioning my friends A and B, who each profess
to know it all. ? a
A explains asfo lows: “You see in yacht racing it is customary
for the larger boat to allow the smaller one a certain amount of
time, «+ handicap, so to speak, which allowance 1s 30 justly aud
satisfactorily computed that 1t sheds a benign and equalizing in-
fluence on all, like unto the millenium, ‘When tue wolf also
shall dwell with the lamb, etc.*” This sounded all right, but
B, whom I next consulted, says the trouble is, this race has
xot ta be sailed next fali, and he don’t expect the millenium
before Christmas. Under the present conditions the wolf gener-
ally dwells outside and all around the lamb, and in spite of the
all-saving time allowance of the N. Y- Y. (t., the large boat usu-
ally gets away with the small one. In support of this statement:
he informs me, that out of some 15 or 16 boats built this year to
race in the 88-40ft, class, not one measures less than 39£t. 6in., and
each owner is trying to out-do the other in rig,
Am I to infer from this that time allowance occupies the same
equaliz ng influence in yacht racing as did the buzzard in the ~
division of the day’s spoils, “White man take turkey ani Indian
take buzzard, or to be perfectly fairand nae RS ete the In tian
can have the buzzard and white man will take the turkey.” Now
will the members of the N. Y, Y.C, (whoso thoroughly appreciates
the “buzzard” time allowance that not one of them would think
of building a racer even 2ft, under the class limit) ask Lord Dun-
Tuyen to accept time allowance to the extent of from 16 to 20ft,?
Perhaps chey can convince him that the arrangement is perfectly
fair “because it is such a big buzzard.” ‘ xX.
P, S.—Do the N. Y. Y. GC. race their 70ft. boats against the Purl-
tan, Mayflower and Volunteer? Have they a separate 70it. class?
If so, why ? xX,
New Yor«,-April 15.
LAPSTRAKE OR CARVEL BUILD.—Editor Forest and Stream:
Oun any of your readers tell me of a cement or adlesive matenal
better than white lead in oil for attaching a triangular piece of
wood to the lands or streaks of a clinker-built boat, im ord:r to
approximate a smooth-built lapstrake. The boat 1s a smal jib
and mainsail, about 15 to 16ft, waterline, 1 find that in light
winds the resistance of the strakes against the water retards her
speed, or seems to, but in a strong breeze she goes about as well
as most boats of her length. The edges of her strakes are not
rounded. 1 would also like to ask among thcse who have had ex-
perience if the resistance spoken of is not mort apparent than
real, would like, in fact, to invite an expression of their opinion, —
RIcHMOND.
LAUNCH OF THE MERLIN.—On April 20 Col. W. H. Forbes’s
new schooner Merlin was successfully launched at Lawley’syard,
South Boston, a large number of spectators being present, ‘The
Merlin is a modern centerboard schooner of the same class as
Sachem, Gra; ling and Sea Fox, her dimensions being 11?ft. over
all, S9ft. bin. lLw-L, 28tt, 9in. beam, 9ft. din. draft. The bourd is of
the usual construction, the trunk extending up to the deck. In
model the new yacht is an improyement on Sachem, and she is
likely to prove faster and handsomer. She hasa clipper stem, a
long overhang, and a moderately high bulwark, and aliogether 18
a very handsome craft aboye water. Her topsides are painted
white. _
LAUNCH OF THE ELFRIDA.—A decided novelty in the wa
of launches was that ot the Elfrida, steam jacht, built for Dr. W.
S. Webb, by Harlan & Hollingsworth, of Wilmington, and
launched by moonhght on the night of April 13. She is built of
steel, 112ft. over all, 18ft. beam, and 12ft. 6m, hold, with triple ex-
pansion engines and Hazleton boiler. In order to permit of pass-
ave through the canals to Lake Champlain, where she will be
mostly used, the overhang at cach end is made detachable, so as
to he laid on deck, The yacht is flush decked with a bridge.
VERENA.—On April 16 the new Burgess cutter, Verena, built
by Lawley for J. A, Beebe cf Boston, was successfully launched
at South Boston, She is a centerboard boat, but with outside
Jead keel, and differs but little, save in draft, from the other
forties. Her dimensions are: 5tft. over all, 39ft, 8in. l.w-l,, lft.
5in. beam and 6ft. draft. She has a clippersitem and longover=
hang, and het topsides are white, Below she has yery good ac.
commodation under a cabin house,
Apri 25, 1889.]
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_ MIRAMICHI Y¥. C—At the annual meeting the following
officers were elected: Com., J.C. Miller, of Millerton; Vice-Com.,
J. L. Stewart, of Chatham; Reat-Com., Robt. Loggie, of Black
Brook; Sec.-Treas., Geo. Watt; Trustees, J. C. Miller, R. H. Gren-
ley, P. Wheeler and Jas, Miller; Membership Committee, BP, Cox,
_dr.,W. A. Park, Dr. Pedolin, R. A. Lawlor and Jas. Robinson;
Regatta Committee, CO, Sargeant, E, Hutchison, BE, Lee Street, L.
J. Tweedie and Frank Loggie,
_._ MICHIGAN Y. C —Officers 1889: Fred C. Whitney, Com.; Judge
Nicholas Longworth, Vice-Com.; C. B, Joslyn, Second Vice-Com.:
C,H, Brucker, St c.;'P. G, Langley, Treas.; Dr. Duff Stewart, Fleet
Surgeon; #. Brady Wendell, Meas.; Capt. John Ferguson, Fleet
Captain, and Messrs. Bruce Goodfellow, Joseph Nicholson, Chas.
Warren, Col. Fred EK, Farnsworth and 8. Dow Ellwood, Members
of the Board of Directors.
NEW BRITISH YACHTS,—The Field has taken a hint from us
and publishes a long list of new British yachts, similar to that in
the FOREST AND StReAM of Jan 24, but as none of the dimensions
are g1yen it is yery much like the play of Hamlet with the Prince
of Denmark left out. We hope to publish our list in a more cor-
rect form very soon.
FREDONIA.—On April 17 the Burgess fisherman Fredonia was
launched at Essex, Mass. She is 1l2ft, over all, 94ft. l.w.l., 23ft.
10in. beam and 12f. draft. She will be fitted out at Boston with
cabin and staterooms for temporary use as a yacht, Mr. J, Mal-
colm Horhbes, one of her owners, baying chartered her for a cruise
to the Azores,
HELEN.—On April 17 the new cutter Helen, designed by A. G.
McVey, of the Boston Herald, and built by A. J. Frisbee, of Salem,
was launched, being christened Helen. Her owners are Messrs.
Gordon and Chas. A. Prince, of Boston. She is 56rt. over all, 40ft.
Piven iit. Gin, beam, l0ft. 6in. draft, and wili carry a large sail
plan.
ATLANTIO Y. C.—We are informed that at the meeting of the
Atlantic Y. C., to which we alluded last week, Mr, Lawton's
motion was passed so as to admit of entries from beyond Cape
Cod, but_that part of the motion relating to clubs this side of
Cape Cod was killed.
KATHLEEN.—On April 15 the new Whitlock 30-footer, designed
by Wm. Gardner, was successfully launched at Ayres’s yard, Bay
Ridge. The hull has turned.out lighter than was expected, as the
yacht is considerabiy above her designed line.
WAMPANOAG, steam yacht, has been sold by A. Benjamin to
H. L. Willoughby, of Newport, who will use her about the Sound
this summer and in Florida waters next winter.
- MR. REEKS AND HIS CHALLENGE,.—The latest news from
New South Wales states that Mr. Reeks proposed to commence
his design for a challenger for the America’s Cup within two
weeks, and to have her ready within five months.
NEW _ 70-FOOTERS.—It now seems certain that no new yacht
will be built to defend the Cup, though Boston will possibly build
one to sail for the new syndicate cup. Mr. Jeff. Borden, r., has
completed a very handsome model of a new 10 with keel and board,
MAYFLOWER.—The new owner of Mayflower is Mr. F, Towns-
end Underhill, of the Seawanhaka C, Y.C., owner of Mischief.
Mayflower will bein New York this week, where she will be rigged
as a schooner. -
LARCHMONT Y. C.—Phe following appointments have been
made by Com. Lowery: Regatta Committee, Edward J. Greacen,
chairman, Chester C, Monroe, Otto Sarony; Fleet Surgeon, Chas.
Selover Allen, M.D.
A CHALLENGE TO NEW YORK CATS —The R. 8. Patter-
son Association, of Philadelphi, has challenged all catboats not
over 18fr. 2in, about New York to a race for $500 per side against
the cat K. 8. Patterson, of Philadelphia, 15ft. 2in, long,
TROUBADOUR—NOMA.—Lucius H. Smith, owner of Trouba-
| dour, sthr,, formerly the Marion Wentworth, has sold her to 0.
Ve: Whitten, of Boston; and has purchased Noma, schr., from the
estate of the late Townsend Smith.
GRAOIE, sloop, is hauled out at Poillon’s for a new keel and
trunk, the latter being shorter than the old one; while part of her
hallast will be cast on the keel. Mr. Smith has charge of the
alterations.
STEEL SHIP BUILDING IN BOSTON.—Boston is to have a
new yard fully equi pped for ship building iniron and steel, It
will he a part of the City Point Iron Works in South Boston.
48GIK, keel sloop, lias been sold by J, F. Lovejoy to Rey.
Roderick Terry. She is now hauled out at Poillon’s to receive a
Jonger overhang under the direction of A. Cary Smith.
MARGUERI’E.—The steam yacht Adelaide, sunk last fall and
Since rebuilt, was launched at Hawkins’s yard, City Island, on
April 18, being rechristened Marguerite,
MINERVA, culter. Admiral OC. H. Tweed, has been hauled out
at Salem to have 1,50U0lbs of lead taken from her keel. Lawley
Will make her a new mainboom.
_ Belmont 40 was launched at Lawley’s on
pril 23.
IRENTON Y, C,—Officers 1889: Com., J. H. Wilson;
Alfred Wilson; Rear-Com., Jos. Wilson.
ATLANTIC, sloop, has been towed to Port Jefferson to be
changed to a schooner.
FEARLESS, schr,, has been purchased by H. H. Hogins of the
_ Atlantie Y. C.
MAGIC, schr., has been sold by T. H. Motley to Mr. Power.
a ES
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Vice-Com.,
FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,882, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus-
trated cirenlars of W. B. Leffinzwell’s book, Wild Fowl] Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “Nanit,” “Gloan,” ‘Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
peer ee authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant. ¢ ’
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Answers to Correspondents.
fe" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Oorrespondentsa,
J. R., Brooklyn.—Deer mate usually in the late fall.
G.S.S., Naugatuck, Conn.—We do not know who keeps the gun,
W. P. W., Campello, Mass.—We do not give the names of our
Teporters.
M. A. M., Philadelphia. Pa.—Consult our catalogue of books in
back numbers of Forzst AND STREAM.
PRANK MOP., Medford, Ark.—Deseribe what you want to
American Dynamite Co., New York city.
C. V. Y. Appleton, Wis.—Cut off afew of the warts daily with
sharp scissors and they will soon disappear.
BE, W. W., Farmington, Me.—A well bred greyhound has plenty
of courage to tackle and strength to kill a fox.
_C, T. R., Indian Rock, Me,—Is it @ common practice for part-
ridges to drum in the mght? Ans. Yes, quite common,
S. R. L., Cleveland, O.—Write for a copy to W. W. Byington,
Secre‘ary Hastern New York Game and Fish Protective Associa_
tion of Albany, N. Y.
L, ©. F., Liberty Hill, Ga.—Will you please give me the name of
some relixble dealer in old coins? Ans. E. N. Torrey, corner Nas-
sau and Ann streets, New York.
A, C. J., Me thaniesville, N. ¥.—Ritches generally come first in
heat when between 9 and 12 months old. If held up the state
ordinarily recurs six montiis later, °
W. G. H. Ohekalis, Washington.—Deer, bear and mountain
Sheep are found in New Mexico. Please send the sketch, You
want a book on fly-fishing and tackle,
G. R,. Cleveland, O,—Hallock’s "Camp Life in Florida” gives a
great deal of information about that State, but it is out of print.
Consult back files of Formst AND STREAM.
KE. O. (., Montreal.—Kindly send me or rather write the address
of the best man to get a well-trained Chesapeake Bay dog from.
Ans, Chesapeake Kennels, Malvern, Iowa.
D. W. H., Hartford, Conn.—What is the most effective way of
removing lead from a .22-cal, rifle harrel without injury to the
rifling? Ans. Quicksilver, followed by a stiff brush.
H.E. D., Fall River, Mass.—You can fish with fly anywhere in
public waters in open season, Shad do not take the fly freely, but
will do so sometimes when they are crowded at the foot of a fall.
©. M. W., Providence, R. 1.—Will you kindly inform me if one
can get any duck and geese shooting during the summer mouths
at Labrador? Ans. Yes, ducks, but they ought not to be shot in
breeding time.
E, G. S., Wilkesbarre, Pa—tIs the angler for trout required to
take out a license in Nova Scotia, and if so, what is the amount
‘Tequired to be paid? Ans. There is no fishing license required in
Noya Scotia. but some of itsstreams are leased, and of course the
lessees close them to the public,
C, A. B,, Tallman. Mich.—Where can I get some wild rice, and
when should it be sown, and how much to the acre, also in: how
deep water it should be planted? Ans. Is advertised in our col-
umns every season, and methods have been frequently given in
full detail, See back numbers of ForEsT AND STREAM;
J. D., New York.—Could you or any of your numerous readers
give me the name of a nice quiet place to camp ont in summer,
not over 200 miles from New York? Ans. The Catskills in this
State, a score of nice places in Connecticut, Vermont or Massa-
chusetts. or along the Sound if you prefer the sea coast.
J. O., Charleston, W. Va.—Will a chokebore breechloading
shotgun shoot buckshot as well as a cylinder barrel, and does the
chokebore shoot closer or scatter more than the cylinder bore?
Ans. Buckshot in a chokehore may be dangerous and its use is
not recommended. The chokebore shoots closer with suitable
shot, but there must be no danger of jamming at the muzzle.
C. H. W., Buffalo.—I have concluded to buy a repeating rifle.
The regular size is 24 to 26in. barrel. Now, would I gain anything
by purchasing a 28 or ain. barrel in accurary or distance? What
length would you advise in .82-cal. Ans. The length of barrel is
not important so far as the shooting qualities of the gun go.
Choose that length which balances hest as you sight it. Your
beieht, weight, strength and length of aim should determine the
question.
R. G. H., Urbana, Tl1.—1. How can skins be cheaply and quickly
tanned for use as floor rugs or lav rones? 2. Where can a good
Caesaveake Bay dog be obtained? None are advertised in your
paper? Ans. 1. Clean the skins by washing with soap and water,
(ammonia tor wool) soak three days in » solution of alum, and
peg out on the ground to dry. Manipulation and scraping is next
wanted torenderit supple. 2 For Chesapeake Bay dogs apply to
Chesapeake Kennels, Malvern, Iowa.
A. H. Providence, R. I.—1. Lf buckshot he loaded in three layers
of three shots each, with a card wad hetween each layer, would
they shoot better at long range than if loaded loose? 2. What is
the open season for squirrels and rabbits in this State? 3. Are
woodcock found in the eastern and south eastern parts of Maine?
4. Isthere any show for pups from a setter bitch, 11 years old,
but in prime condition? 5. Where could [ get a bullet moule tor
a .50-cal. round ball? Ans. 1. No, notif they chambered loose.
2. Sept. 1 to Feb. 1. 3. Yes. 4. The chances aie against her bearing.
5. Any gunsmith.
J. L, R., Charleston, W. Va.—Will you kindly tell me what will
brown @ pair of gun barrels. Ans. Make a mixture of 1 oz. mu-
riated tincture of iron, 102. spirits of wine, 4 z. each of corrosive
sublimate and strong nitric acid, }49z. bluestene and a quart of
water. This mixture should stund three or four weeks before
using, as same chemical decompositions take place. Tne barrels
bemg thoroughly cleaned and freed from grease, the solution is
laid on lightly with a sponge every two hours, and scratched off
with a steel wire brush night and morning until the desired ap-
pearance is produced.
A.W.C., Weiss Bluff, Tex--1, Is not the reason that fine grained
powder is used in rifles that it “goes off all at once,” i, €., exert
115 Maximum force instantly? 2. Is not the reason that coarse
powder 18 used in shotguns that it may burn slowly, even to the
extent with some brands of having the charge nearly to the muz-
zle probably before the powder has exerted its maximum force ?
3. What are the average muzzle velocities of rifles and shotguns
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to 1800 for express rifles.
Ww. J.5., New York.—l. Please inform me what pattern a 12-
Fangs. 30iu., 8lbs. gun should make in a 30in. circle at 40yds.
oad 84, Ugoz. No. 8 chilled shot. 2. Gan I get such a gun of
Daly make? 3. Is the above weizht right for a 12-gauge trap gun
or would you advise more weight? 4. Can a gun have too much
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we shall commence to publish shortly. You can get sucha gun
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for a substantial 12-gunge gun and heayy enough for » man under
1501bs. weight tu handle allday. 4. Most certainly.
H. V.S., Dublin, N. H.—1. T want a rifle for close target shoot-
in and hunting. For safety, accuracy, strength and durability
is there any better riflethan the Winchester smgle shot? Jt 18
claimed by some that the Ballard is the best cun for close sLont-
ing. 2. Can a round ball be used with good effect in a Winchester
.40-cal. single shot straight shell with alight charge of powder
by forcing the bullet deep into the shell? 3. isthe inside of the
Ballard .40-cal, everlasting shell straight so that a round bullet
can be used witha light charge of powder? 4. Are the.40-cal.
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bullet? Ans. 1, Both Winchester and Ballard are good weapons.
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A. K. R., New York.—Would you kindly inform me in your next
issue where there is good trout fishing in the States of New Jersey
or Pennsylvania, near as possible to New York. Ans. In Passaic
county, N. J.. Midvale (New York, Lake Erie & Western); Oak
Ridge (New York, Susquehanna & Western) has many trout
streams. In Sussex county, N, J., Branchville Junction, Vernon
(Lehigh & Hudson River). In Warren county, NM. J., Buttsville
(Lehigh & Hudson River) has some triut; Townsoury (same Toad),
trout, bass, etc. Pike county, Pa., Dingman’s Ferry and Pond
Eddy (New York, Lake Erie & Western). Wayne county, Pa,
Cold Spring (Philadeiphia & Reading); Starucca (New York, Lake
Erie & Western). Monroe county. Pa., Delaware Water (yap
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August; Henryville and Pecono (Delaware, Lackawanna & West-
ern), April to June; both said to ve good; Stroudsbure and Toby-
hanna (same road). Susquehanna county, Pa., Montrose (Dela-
ware, Lackawana & Western), July to September: Thompson
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5., Montreal.—A gun club near this city gaye a prize to be shot
for by both active and honorary members of the club. The con-
ditions were that the person who made the highest aggregate in
three shots was to have the prize. A,an houorary member, at
the close of the second shoot stood in a fair position to win. ‘lhe
next and final shoot was postponed until afrer annual meeting uf
the club, when it was voted to cancel all honorary memberships,
When A tendered the amount of the entrance tee at the last shoot
for the prize it was refused, and he was informed that bis name
had been struck off from the club books, ete. A claimed thatthe
original conditions should be carried out, thut he bad paid two
entrance moneys, and that he should be slowed to shoot at the
deciding contest, though, of course, he would be debarred from
shooting for any prizes that the club might cfter in the future,
Will you kindly decide whether A had a right to shoot at the
last contest for that prize? Ans. A had a right to shoot through
the match, No change in the rules governing a contest is per-
missible without the consent of every contestant.
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Manual of North American Birds, Ridgway 7 60
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The only target having the patent
INTURNED EDGE,
2,000 shots out of each 1,000 targets on acecunt
of non-breakage in shipping, trapping and fall-
ing upon ground, The only target made with
the INTURNED HpGs, producing the surest break-
er when hit, and surest non-breaker when not
hit, Qur traps are sold for the sole purpose of
shooting our targéts.
THE SURPRISE GART
C>- For SPOBRTSMAN’S USE. Bee
SS sides our regular cart for
*|\Road Speeding and Track Pur-
hK_/ Peses, we manufacture the only cart
especially adapted for hunters’ use,
haying gun holder, amunition box, ete.
Send direct to the manufacturers for
wholesale prices and cireulirs.
WINANS, PRATT & 60, x2 SarkZioo, Sticn,
SAVE RIONEY. BEFORE YOU Buy
BIGYCLE®'GUN
Vy SendtoA. WL GUMP & C0,
C 25 DAYTON, OH/0, for Prices,
Over 400 shopworn and second hand Oyeles.
REPAIRING anv NICKELING.
Bicycles, Guns and Typewriters taken in trade.
291
Hotels wad Bouter tor Sportomen,
When planning your summer piscatorial tour
remember that this company controls over 4,100
miles of railway, equipped in the most approved
modern style, and passing through a marnificent
country, noted for its unsurpassed facilities for
sport.
A FEW OF THE PRINCIPAL RESORTS,
PORTLAND, M®.—¥or salt water fish.
RANGELEY LAKES (via Bryant’s Pond or Bethel, Me.j}—
For brook trout, pickerel, yellow perch, rock bass.
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS (via Gorham, N. H.}-For
pickerel, trout, bass, cusk.
THE SALMON RESORTS of Quebec, New Brunswick
and Noya Scotia (reached via. Quebec),
LAK ST. JOHN DISTRICT.—For Oulinaniche (reached
via Quebec).
THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE (in the neighborhood of
the line for 400 miles)—For mascalonge, pike, bass,
whiteiish, pickerel, perch.
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS (via Gananoque or Kings-
ton).—For pickerel, black bass, mascalonge, pike.
MUSKOKA LATHES (the best place on the continent for
fishing, shooting and camping, reached from various
points on Northern and Northwestern Division)—For
bres pao salmon ituut, black bass, mascalonge,
pickerel.
PARRY SOUND AND GEORGIAN BAY.—For pickerel,
mascdlonge, black bass.
LAKES ONTARIO, ERITH, HURON AND MICHIGAN,
(via sfations at all prin¢ipal ports).—For the varieties
_ of fish for which they are noted.
LAKE SUPERIOR (via Collingwood, Wiarton, Sarnia,
ae connection with steamship lines).—For lake trout,
etc.
The charges for hotels, guides, and camping at
many of the fishing waters named aboye, are ex-
tremely low. Full particulars of same, with
miiny valuable hints as to baits, best months and
feneral facilities are published in a pamphlet
entitled “Fishing and Hunting Resorts of
the Grand Trunk Railway.” which will be
| furnished gratuitously on application to any of
the company’s principal agents, or of the Gen-
eral Passenger Agent, Montreal, P. Q.
WM. EDGAR, JOSEPH HICKSON,
Gen. Pass. Agent, Gen. Manager,
The Tomahawk Lakes & Trout Lake
Are the very hest fishing grounds in the State of
Wisconsin. These lakes are located in Oneida
county, along the newly completed line of the
Wisconsin Valley Division of the Chicago, Mil-
waukee & St. Paul Railway, and the whereabouts
is just being made public. Muscallonge, bass
and trout in abundance,
During the season of 1859, necessary hotel and
camping facilities will be provided for all sports-
men who are looking for “‘gresner fields and
pastures ney.”’
Buy tickets to Minocqua, Wis., via the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St, Paul Railway.
For further information address A, VY H. Car-
penter, General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Bromfield House, Boston
2 GEE Be = . Ss
EUROPEAN PLAN,
MESSHNGER, Proprietor.
SPORTSMEN SMOKERS
SHOULD ALL SMOKE OUR CELEBRATED
Hand-Made Havana Cigars.
MADE IN TWO STYLES AND SIZES.
LONDRES PERFECTO, 5in. long @ $7.00 per 100
CONCHAS ESPECIALS, 44in. @ 6.00 ‘“
The favorite cigar of Rod and Gun Clubs generally.
These cigars ate made of the choicest tobaccos grown,
and selected with the greatest care. They cannot fail
to suit the taste of all lovers of the fragrant weed. Bach
cigar has the brand impressed on it, and every box has
a label, fac-simile of the title of the popular journal,
and our firm’s signature, without which none are genu-
ine. Weare the only authorized manufacturers of the
above brand, and to insure the smoker of the genuine
we would ask you to send us your orders direct. We
will deliver, free of express charges, either size, on re-
ceipt of price.
A. W. FOOTE & €9., Sole Manufacturers,
125 Maiden Lane, New York.
ABOUT GLOVES.
4 When you are buying gloves, kid or
dogskin, for driving or street wear, remem-
ber that there is such a thing as a price that
istoocheap, Itis best to pay a tair price
and get good gloves like Hiutehinson’s.
They are made from selected stock in the
best manner and are warranted fo bethe
mostservyiceable made. If you want to know
more about gloves in general and Hutchin-
son’s gloves Ih particular, enclose stamp for
the book *A BOUT GLOVES.*? Nomat-
ter where you live or what you do it will
«
interest you. It gives a history of gloyes and illustra-
tions of their use, prices of the different styles and quai-
ities, directions for measurement and ordering, also
testimonials from those who know the value of
Hutchinson’s gloves. Kstablished 1862.
JOHN C; HUTCHINSON, Johnstown; N. Vi
292
Huchting Guo,
Mcintyre Patent Skylight.
ROUND OR SQUARE,
os
This is the only skylight made that is technic-
ally correct. Made with tubular bar sash, lifts
or screw safety lock which can be elevated as
desired from the cabin floor. In use on the Puri-
tan, Mayflower, Volunteer. Priscilla and all the
leading yachts. Also manufacturer of the
Improved Tubular Companion-Way Slide,
Which is perfectly watertight. It will not stick,
is neat and durable. Address
JAS. McINTYRE, Gity Point Works,
Or $44 Broadway, South Bosten, Mass.
Aftwood'’s Patent Canter-Boaré
FOR SMALL BOATS AND CANOES,
& Other chess may
, Descriptive circelers tualied irae,
43WCOD BROS... Master, F 2.
SS
ou DoaFd ia 43-inch welt.
it
STEAM YACHTS, 19 to 50ft.in leneth. RA-
CINE AUTOMATIC MARINE BNGINES AND
BOILERS, O1L FUEL. Owner his own engineer.
Celebrated Racine Row Boats and Canoes.
Hunting and Fishing Boats a specialty, $20 and
upwards. Send stamps for separate catalogue,
specifying line of goods desired,
THOMAS KANE & CO.
137 & 139 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ili
SPORTSIMAN’sS
Camping or Fishing Tents
OF ST. KINDS, SHAPE AND SIZES,
Yacht and Canoe Sails cf mort approved styies
Also awnings for store fronts, windows, yacht bosts
bic. Now style of Cance Tents made at low figures
Slags, Burgaes and covers of ali kinds, Camp
Stoves, Camp Chairs, Sackine Bottoms, Hammocks,
all kinds of Fancy Tsnts, and in fact anything made
from canvas when an intelligent deseription is giver
of what may benceded. My beantifully illuctrated
cizeular now ready, Send stamp fer price list, Ad
dress 8. HEMMEN WwW AY, 60 South st., N. ¥. City.
- W AERD’S
Marine Boiler Works,
Charieston, Kanawha, W. Va.
“Best boiler for yachts.”—J. A. Bostwick, N.Y.
“The only boiler giving satisfaction.’—B. &.
Stokes, N. Y. “Increased our speed at least two
miles,’—Painter Bros., Pittsburgh. ‘Has given
the best possible vesults.”—Capt. Tozier, U.S. R.M.
Yacht Designing.
HENRY J. GIELOW,
Designer of SBtenm and Sxniling Yachts,
And Steam Yacht Machinery and Boilers,
239 BROADWAY, Room 18, Nuw YORK,
HOLLOW SPARS
For all kinds of Sailing Craft. Send for reduced
price list to manufacturer and patentee. Hollow
canoe masts, 25c. perfoot, J. W. MANSFIELD,
598 Hast Seventh st., South Boston, Mass.
Ee. Ee WEaLAaAnNsS,
Designer and builder of the noted cruising yachts
Pilgrim, Cooper and Velnette, also the celebrated
racing compromise cutter Prince Karl, Racing
craft from 20 to 40ft. loadline a specialty, and alJ
work guaranteed to be of the best.
or L, WILLIAMS Foot 9th st., S. Boston:
| Gity, Can.
FOREST AND STREAM.
-achting Goole,
W. K. Pryor. G@. FW. CLARE,
W. K. PRYOR & CO.,
Yacht and Soat Builders.
Shop and Railway foot of M st,. &. Boston,
Estimates and contracts made for all kinds ef
Yacht work. Yachts hauled out and stored for
the winter. First class work at reasonable rates,
Offies, 43 Milk Rtrest, Boston, Mans,
SS SO >
Boston Yacht Agency.
43 Milk Street, Boston, Mass,
Yacht Designers & Brokers.
Designers of the Mabel f. Swift. Sharon, Mar-
ouerite, Jester, Siren, Ariel, Hureka, Mermaid
Caribou and others. Agents for Mansfield’s
Hollow Spars. Cataloguis of yachts for sale
mailed on application.
G. EF. CLARK & CO.
+. F, CLARK. J RoRDEN,.
WHITE CEDAR BOARDS
—FOR—
Yachts, Boats and Canoes
HAQKMATAOK AND OAK KNEES.
6. F. HODSDGN, 742 Water $t., NY.
Machts wud Canoes For Sale.
Citising Yacht For Sale or Charter.
The owner of a well-known yacht, 47ft, long,
14ft. beam, 6ft. draft, perfectly fitted out for the
comfort_and accommodation of four to six per-
sons in the cabin, and three men in forecastle, pat-
ent w. c. and all modern improvements, will sell
or charter her at a reasonable price on account
of important business engagements preventing
his leaving the port during the summer months.
The yacht is built upon a beautiful model, has
two rigs, can be sailed as a sloop, when she is very
fast, oras a yawl for cruising. She was built
during the winter of 1886, of best of material,
under the personal supervision of the owner, and
is a staunch and excellent sea boat, well suited
for cruising in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and has
been so employed, where capital sea trout and
other fishing can be enjoyed, and salmon may he
included, seal and white porpoise hunting, duck
and shore bird shooting, This isan opportunity
seldom offered. Address P. O. Box 1081, Quebec
Satisfactory references in New York
or elsewhere given and required.
OR SALE.—COMPROMISE SLOOP YACHT,
six years old, 40%15%4x5, lead ballast, sound,
able, fast; designer, A. Cary Smith. SAMUEL
M, FOX, 244 South ‘Third st., Philadelphia.
SS
OR SALE.—_THE CELEBRATED SINGLE-
handed yawl Windward, Can be seen at
the foot of Spring st., Newport, R.1, Address
Q. F. L., 14 Walnut st,, Boston, Mass,
aw united.
ANTED—A TENANT FOR A FARM ON
St. Simons Island, Georgia. A Scotchman
and married man preferred. ‘Phe land is well
adapted for raising stock and crops of all sorts,
fruits and early vegetables. Delightful climate,
healthy and moderate all the vear round. Daily
communication by boat with Brunswick, Savan-
nah and other points on the coast. Comfortable
dwelling house and outbuildings. Terms mod-
erate. For further information address HENRY
C. ESLING, 402 Walnut st., Philadelphia, ee
ap25,
a SO EEE ee ee ee
OPIES WANTED.—JAN. 6, 1881; MAY 22,
June 5, 19, 1884; Oct. 1, 8, 15, Dec. 31, 1885; May
24, 1888, We are short of these issues and will
pay 10 cents each for them. FOREST AND
STREAM PUB. CO., 318 Broadway, N. Y.
Gor Faie,
FOR SALE.
A limited number of shares of the capital
stock of this Assoviation at #50 each. The busi-
ness of the Association for the last two months
has shown 4 net profit above running expenses of
about 30 per cent. on its entire capital of $5,000.
There 1s no doubt now that so soon as all our
stock is sold and our debts paid that our stock
will pay a handsome dividend.
There are several sources of income yet to be
developed, Sigh as gate receipts at’ exhibitions,
which 16 is intended to give, advertiséments on
our fences, etc.
Our entire income heretofore has been from
profit on sale of material, and as this shows such
a fine net profit we feel encouraged to predict a
grand financial success,
N. Y. SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS
ASSOCLATION,
291 Broadway, New York, 1
OLLAND PARADOX RIFLE TOR SALE.
Double-barrel, No. 12-bore, made to order
and never used, leather case, loading tools and
mold, 300 rounds ball cartridges, solid and express
bullets, extra pair bird barrels. Cost in London
£100. Address EH. P. ROGERS,
lt Hyde Park, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
(INE BEAGLE PUPPINS._BOX 7%, VAR-
mouthyille, Me. apz5,1t
Common Piscons.
Strong flying common aoe in lots to suit.
ABEL, HOOPER & CO.,
(08 East Baltimore st,, Baltimore, Md.
febl4,3mo
| uae WHITE HARES (Lepus Americans),
captured and properly boxed and delivered
to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on
receipt of orders and remittances at $3 per pair.
Refer to Hon, H. O. Stanley, Dixfield, Me., Fish
and Game Commissioner. J. G. RICH, Bethel,
Me. deci6,tf
| Pee QUATL.—SEASON CLOSED. Re-opens
Sept, 1. Send ordersearly. Other special-
ties, live deer and English pheasants.
HE, B. WOODWARD, Commission Merchant,
174 Chambers street, New York,
ct
Sov File.
Shooting and Fishing in Canada,
The subscriber, who has had many years’ per-
sonal acquaintance as asurveyor with the for-
ests and streams of the Maritime Provinces of
Canada, as well as with those of part of Quebec,
is prepared to act as resident Canadian agent
for any association of sportsmen in the United
States, for the purpose of pointing out and direct-
ing parties to localities for fishing as well as for
hunting moose, caribou, bear and other game;
also for procuring canoes, guides and hunters,
and the securing of all Supplies required for a
camping outfiti—the guides engaged would be
such as are personally known to him. Proper
reference given on application. HDWARD
JACK, Fredericton, N. B., Canada.
SE
Restigouche Salmon Fishing,
Permits for salmon fishing for 4 or 5 rods for
the season of 1889 on the Restigouche River, New
Brunswick, may be had on moderate terms on
application to WILLIAM MURRAY, M.P.-P.,
Campbleton, New Brunswick, Canada. apll,4t
a ee al
Chester White, Berkshire
and Poland China Pigs,
; fine setter dogs, Scotch
Collies, Foxhounds and
so Beagles, Sheep and Poultry,
bred and for sale by W.
GIBBONS & CO., West Chester, Chester Co., Pa.
Send stamp for circular and price list.
Sit the Stud.
AT STUD. FRE $50.
MICHIGAN’S
English Mastiff
CHAMPION
WACOUTA NAP.
(A, K,R. 5435), ;
Younger brother of the great Albert Victor,
and winner of the following prizes in 1887 and
1888; Ist, Buffalo, *87; 2d, Newark, ’87; 2d, Prov-
idence, ’87; Ist and special, Pittsburgh, "87; Ist
and special, Detroit, "87; Ist, special and head of
winning kennel, St. Paul, 87; champion and head
of winning kennel, Milwaukee, *87; champion,
Toledo, *88; Ist and special, London, °88; cham-
pion, St. Paul, *88. 5
tT, JOH KENNELS,
Niles, Mich.
THE GRAND ST. BERNARD
MERCHANT PRINCE
IN THE STUD. Send for particulars.
Choice pups at reasonable prices. The Radia
Pedigree lank, plain for writing or with
names of dogs printed to order; sample free.
0, G. WHEELOOK, Arlington Heights, Mass.
Gath’s Joy.
Black, white and tan Lilewellin setter, by cham-
pion Gath ex Gem, litter brother to field trial
winners Gath’s Mark and Hope. Joy was broken
by D. E. Rose, and _is a magnificent field dog.
Fee $20. F. G. TAYLOR.
458 North 18th st., Philadelphia, Pa.
Bernards and Pugs,
A few fine, high-bred pups of both varieties
now on sale. Address with stamp,
CHEQUASSET KENNELS,
Lancaster, Mass.
IN STUD.
THE CHAMPION GORDON SETTER
BEAUMONT,
Ohampion of Hreland and America; a first-class
field dog. Wull be allowed five approved bitches
this season. Pee $35, J. H. MEYER, 159 West
Tuirty-fourth street, New York City.
st. Bernards.
IN THE sTUD.
Champion “RIGI.”
Young stock for sale sired by Rigi.
WENTWORTH KENNELS,
P, O, Box 264, Utica, N. ¥.
Yorkshire Toy Terrier.
The English bench winner Bradford Harry,
Described in all show reports as *“‘best Yorkshire
in America.” Photosi0c. Pedigree and winnings
oe P. H. COOMBS, 1 Exchange Block, Bangor,
e.
IN THE STUD.
Llewellyn setter_.dog GUN (champion Gladstone
—Bay B.), grandffield dog; also Young Gath, by
Dan (Rake—Phyllis) out of 'True Blue (Gath—
Gem). Price reasonable; address with stamp,
one Bee YORK, 9 and 11 Granite Block, Ban-
gor, Me.
MIDDLESEX KENNELS.
aes English beagle Blue Boy, sire of Belle
of Woodbrook and other Ist prize winners. Mag-
nificent field dog. Fee $10. tew choice puppies
for sale. Address GEO. ENGERT, 480 Broome
street, New York City. apll,3mo
Medford Faucy Goods Co., New York City.
I. BREMER, Pres. & Treas,
Dog Collars and ee Made
of Brass, Copper, Silver, Go d, Har-
ness Leather, Seal Skin, Alligator |
‘Skin, Morocco, Calf Skin, Patent
Leather, and fifty other varieties of
5; any special
leathers and metals
sos Material, sent to us or through
your dealerin these goods, to have.
us make up.
[APRIL 205. 1889,
Ohe Rennes,
Mastiffs For Sale,
COURT (A.K.R. 2784), whelped Dec. 17, 1883;
weight 1701bs. Price $125, MAX Il. (A.K.R, 5229),
whelped Noy. 5, 1886, Price $65. Address MRS.
G. KERR, 100 Highland aye., Yonkers, N. Y.
OR SALE.—FIVE LONG HEAD BULL-
terrier puppies. Send stamp. Box 835. €.
T. BROWNELL, New Bedford, Mass., Proprie-
tor Mt. Pleasant Kennels,
FOR SALE.
RIZE MASTIFF BROOD BITCH IN WHELP,
$50. P. KASCHENBACH, bee at ate
ap25,26.
A GREAT CHANCE.—Show season over.
Offer over 30 highly bred field and cocker
spaniels, show stock. Prices reasonable. Write
for list. WOODSTOCK SPANIBNL KENNELS,
Woodstock, Ontario.
Medford Fancy Goods Co.,
44 & 46 Duane St., N. V.
I. BREMER, Pres, & Treas.
We manufacture all materials
into all styles of Dog Furnish-
ings, Over ten thousand styles.
Ask your dealer in these goods
for our make, and if they do not
Keep them, write to us for cat-
alogue.
Highly Bred Pointers
FOR. SALE.
FRED, EF. HARRIS.
Woodfords, Me
DOGS OF ALL KINDS.
f you want a good dog cheap, write and name
the kind you want. QUAKER CITY KENNELS
1420 Penn Square, Philadelphia, Pa.
RAINED DOGS ON BEAR, FOX, COON,
Rabbit, Squirrel, Partridge. H.C. GRATE,
Kensington, Obie.
ALE, TRAINING AND BOARDING KEN-
nel of sporting dogs. D. F. WILBUR, P. 0.
Box 241, Middleboro, Mass. teb7,tf
OCKER SPANIELS.—PUPS, ANY COLOR,
grown stock, bitches in whelp. Write for
low prices to HANDSOME BROOK KENNEL,
Franklin, N. Y.
DOGS FOR SALE,
Newfoundlands, St, Bernards, Mastiffs,
Setters, Pointers, Fox, Bull, Skye, Scotch,
and Black and Tan Terriers, Beagle and Sox.
Hounds, Dogs and Pups at low prices.
Write before purchasing,
BH. Hope, 464 N. oth, PHILAD’A., PA.
BULLDOGS
CHAMPION MERRY MONARCH (7348), win-
ner of 22 prizes, kind, gentle and a good com-
panion. Price A
HARLEQUIN (11,564), winner of 3d, puppy
class, New York and Troy; over distemper.
Price $35. For SEE address
.B. SAWYER,
River View Kennels, Birmingham, Conn.
SELLING OUT.
Ulmer or Great Dane dogs very cheap; all out
of imported and prize winning stock. Address
* WOLVERINE KENNEL CLUB;
apll,3t 442 Brush st., Detroit, Mich.
TALIAN GREYHOUNDS AND FINE ENG-
lish pugs from imported, registered and prize
winning stock, In Stud—Prize pug stud do
Cricket, weight 10/bs. HENRY C. BURDICK,
150 Bridge street, Springfield. Mass. iyi, tt
K 9 Breaking Kennels.
Pointers and setters thoroughly broken for
field trials or private use, Reference given. W.
G. SMITH, Marydel, Md,
PRIZE BRED COLLIS.
Ihave afew dogs and bitches to dispose of at
moderate prices. They are of the strains which
have produced more winners than any in the
country, and are certain to breed prize winners,
AS. WATSON, 114 Seymour st., Germantown,
Philadelphia. dooktt
OR SALEH.—A NUMBER OF WELL BRED.
and well broken pointers. and setters; also
dogs boarded and broken; satisfaction guaran-
teed. Address H. B RICHMOND, Lakeville.
Mass. sentastf
HILL ON THE DOG.
THE STANDARD WORK ON THEIR |
MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES.
Price $3.08.
FO. T AND STREAM PUBLISHING CG.
Be 318 Broadway, New York. —
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CONTENTS.
SEA AND RIVER FISHING..
Fishing on the West Coast of
Florida.
FISHCULTURE.
Virginia Fi-h Commission.
The Menhaden Industry.
THE KENNEL.
Dog Show Management.
American Fox Hunting.
More Calls for Jack Rabbits.
EDITORIAL. ;
A Sign of the Times,
Dogs in War,
Snap Shots.
TH SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Puget Sound Jottings,
Ranching in Texas.
Wolves and Other Things.
NatuRat Hisrory.
Five Days a Savage.—iyv,.
Scent of Caribou. ' Grit.
Questions about Chimney} Dog Talk.
Sovifts. Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery.
Bullard Rifle Match
The Tran.
Migration on the Plains.
Tbe Otter’s Habits.
Hahits of the Beaver.
| GAmwe BAG AND GUN.
A Pilea for the Ducks.
Chicago and the West. Omaha Tournament.
Tndians and the National Park More About the Loyd System.
California Sportsmen's Rights | YACHTING.
At» Bear’s Head. Valkyreand the America Cup
A 25-Bore Rifle Needed. Cruise of the Orinda,
Spa anp River FISHING, The Right of Luffing.
New England Trout, Classification by Corrected
Fishing near New York.—m. Leneth.
A Day a! the G.ouper Banks. New Yachts of the Year.
Chicago and the West. Antediluyian Fallacies.
- Current River Club New 45-Footers.
QGalifornia’s Fished Out] <A Novel Forty.
Sir ams. CANOEING.
Bie Trout and Pickerel. A.C. A Regatta Programme.
Salmon in Norwegian Seas. Puritan C. :
Maine Angling Prospects. ANSWERS TO CoRRESPONDENTS,
DOGS IN WAR.
ee spoke of the domestication of the dog as ‘‘the
completest, the most singular, and the most useful
conquest ever made by man.” Yet, when weconsider this
conqucst, its completeness, and the length of time it has
endured, itseems surprising that the uses to which the dog
has been put are so few, and that so little advantage has
been taken of his wonderful intelligence. We know him
chiefly as a guard, as an aid in hunting, as a help to the
farmer, and asa beast of burden, In whatever capacity he
is employed, his vigilance and his faithfulness stand him in
good stead, while his keen senses and his inherited feral
instincts make his use in the pursuits first mentioned
well nigh universal. Hunters and herdsmen, civilized
and savage, have used the dog from time immemorial to
secure their game or to guard their flocks,
The dog’s work as a beast of burden is chiefly among
wild races of men, though he is employed as a carrier by
smugglers on the frontiers of France and Belgium and
Spain. In this service it is said that the smugglers alone
employ 100,000 dogs, while the customs officers use a
much smaller number in endeavoring to capture les chiens
fraudeurs. The latter are trained to carry across the
frontier light packs of laces and tobacco, and so high is
their education and intelligence that, notwithstanding
all the efforts wade to intercept them, not more than one
in each hundred is captured. Moreover, in this service
there seems to have been made in the education of the
dog a step quite in advance of anything known hereto-
fore, Something like organization has been effected, and
the dogs have learned to obey a leader, The loaded
animals are sent out in companies, and a dog of presuma-
bly high intelligence and training has charge of them.
‘He is encumbered by no pack, his duty being to take the
‘train through in safety. To this end he goes ahead, scouts
over fhe country, and if danger appears, returns to the
loaded dogs and guides them away from or around it.
The others obey his instructions and follow his leadership.
At the present time the governments of Russia, Aus-
tria, Germany and France have training schools for dogs
to be used in warfare, Systematic attempts in this
direction have been made only recently, though it is true
that in this use of dogs there is nothing very new. The
old Greeks and Romans used the dog in war. A great
dog protected by a coat of mail is pictured on the walls
in the buried city of Herculaneum. Corinth is said to
have been saved from the enemy who had landed while
the soldiers slept, by a band of fifty dogs, which fought
until all but one had been killed and the garrison had
been roused, Vegecius speaks of the custom of haying
dogs sleep in the forts and says that their keen sense of
smell enabled them to detect the approach of the enemy,
when they would bark and put the garrison on their
guard. The historic dog Moustache is a familiar figure
in stories of the Napoleonic wars, The dogsin the Indian
camps of our own West often gave warning of the pres-
ence of horse stealing parties, and in the Arab skirmishes
in Algiers dogs did good service for the French troops in
finding out the hiding places of the enemy.
His keen senses, his vigilance, faithfulness and intelli-
gence make it certain that the dog could be employed to
great advantage in war. He would be efficient as a
scout, as a sentinel, as a courier and as a trailer in pur-
suit, Perhaps he might be employed as a pack animal,
to carry extra ammunition. He would prevent surprises
and ambuscades, and would give timely warning of
night attacks; would give notice of the presence of spies
in the camp. As a messenger he would be inva!uable,
traveling faster over almost any country than a man on
horseback, and easily able to surmount obstacles that
might stop both horse and man. Ancther use which has
been suggested is that of searching out and bringing aid
to the wounded after battle.
The different kinds of service required would of course
call for the employment of different breeds of dogs, and
probably, if the subject is carefully studied, it will be
found that some use can be made of a considerable num-
ber of the 189 varieties of domestic dogs which we are
told exist.
The subject is interesting and worthy of the attention
of the citizen soldiers of our own country, many of whom
would take delight in showing what services dogs can
perform in military operations. It would be practicable
to train these dogs so that their work might be exhibited
during the summer encampments of the regiments of the
National Guard, and the work of these intelligent ani-
mals would be hardly less interesting than the drill of
the troops themselves.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
Le week we spoke of the wise action of the Cali-
: fornia Legislature in authorizing the expenditure of
$2,000 in introducing exotic game into that State. We
mentioned then a number of successful experiments in
this field in the United States and Canada. But Ameri-
can enterprise in this direction has not been confined to
the continent. In Cuba, the Ever Faithful Isle, steps
have been taken toward preserving the native game and
introducing species from abroad; which deserve the
strongest words of praise, and ought certainly to be put
on record. Some five years ago the Field Sport Club of
Havana was organized. Until the present year it has
been a close corporation, its membership limited by its
constitution to twelve, Now this has been changed to
permit the membership to be extended to as many as may
be elected by a majority vote. The name of the club has
been altered to the Sociedad de Caza de la Habana.
Among the objects of the Association as laid down in
its constitution are game preservation, the introduction
into the Island of Cuba of new and useful species, and
the improvement of the breed of dogs by means of bench
shows and field trials, The Society possesses extensive
grounds in a beautiful country, and its preserves are well
stocked with game, but the game laws of Cuba are not
generally respected, and the club has found it uphill work
to protect itself from lawless poachers, who prowl around
the bordersof its grounds, seeking to destroy any unwary
and costly exotic that may venture into unprotected
territory.
The first importation of the club consisted of four hun-
dred Spanish partridges, of which but thirteen arrived
alive upon its grounds, Large fiocks of guinea fowl in-
habit the preserves, but the right to shoot them is limited
by the club rules to two each shooting day to each mem-
ber, Quail have increased wonderfully on the club
grounds, which also contain some very good snipe
marshes. It is intended to import certain species of game
birds from Mexico, and also to introduce the pinnated
grouse of the Southwestern States, where the climate is
not very different from that of Cuba. The shooting
season in the island is from Oct. 1 to March 1.
The Sociedad de Caza extends to kindred associations
in the United States its greeting, and wishes to establish
close relations with them. It is especially desirous of
exchanging copies of rules and regulations with other
clubs, and wishes to receive copies of the most generally
approved game laws.
‘This Society is making a gallant fight against lawless-
ness in Cuba, and it will receive the heartiest wishes for
success from every true sportsman.
SNAP SHOTS.
NE of the recommendations of the New York Forest
Commission is the passage of an act to enable the
State to receive gifts of land subject to the rights of the
grantor to go on cutting out all the valuable timber, after
the land shall have been assigned to the State. A more
flagrant and unblushing piece of jobbery in a small way
was perhaps never suggested by any public official, The
lands contemplated in the recommendation are lands
that would under any circumstances revert to the State
for non payment of taxes after the valuable timber shall
have been cut out, and the evident purpose of the bill is
to leave the timber with the would-be grantors, but trans-
fer the onus of taxation to the State. We have already
commented on the suggestions of the Forest Commission
that the men who jumped the islands in Lake George
and built on them should now be relieved ‘‘from their
somewhat unfortunate dilemma,” and the proposals to
allow the State to receive conditional grants of land is
evidently animated by the same philanthropic spirit.
Tourists who are promising themselves a trip this sum-
mer to the Yellowstone National Park will be interested
to learn that among the privileges granted by the Inter-
ior Department to one of the lessees is the right to put a
steamboat on the Yellowstone Lake. It cannot be denied
that the presence of a steamer on this lovely sheet of
water will add greatly to the charms of this spot, by many
thought to be the most attractive in the whole Park, It
will open up to the casual tourist a hundred beautiful
bays and interesting hot spring and geyser regions, which
he could never see except in this way, and will be an
especial boon to the women and children who may travel
as far as the lake. We have always felt that the beauties
of Yellowstone Lake were far too little known and appre-
ciated, and since improvements must come into the Park,
it is perhaps as well that a steamer should plow these
clear waters.
The gun with fool attachment has been heard from
again; this time in Arkansas. It appears that Mr. John
Gurley, a well known citizen, and formerly sheriff of St.
Francis county, went out to hunt wild turkeys, and,
hiding himself in a patch of tall grass and weeds, began
to call. To the call presently came up the gun with a
fool neighbor at the other end. Hoping to kill the sup-
posed turkey, the gun was fired into the grass, and the
ball from a Winchester rifle entered Mr. Gurley’s shoul-
der. He will lose his arm if not his life. It isa very old
story. No doubt we shall hear it many times again.
The legal sale of short lobsters in this city while they
are protected in certain neighboring States affords a
forcible illustration of the harm which is constantly
being done by the lack of uniformity in our game and
fish laws. It must be very discouraging to earnest and
energetic officials in New England, who may do their
utmost to enforce-the law in their own State, to feel that
all their efforts are being frustrated by evil doers, whose
infractions of the law are encouraged by an open market
for their spoils within easy reach.
It seems as if the anglers this year had made up their
minds that they were going to have all the fish. The
various tackle stores report an unusually heavy business,
and reports come to us of numbers of men who are spend-
ing the holidays of this week on the streams of Long
Island, Sullivan and Delaware counties, and of Pennsy!-
vania, We shall look for reports of their success later,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 2, 1889.
Che Sportsman Courist.
PUGET SOUND JOTTINGS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
An incident that occurred last April while I was circu-
lating one of the ForEsT AND STREAM petitions for the
preservation of the National Park, was brought to mind
a few days ago, and it struck me that it might interest
some of your readers.
Thad taken the petition into a jewelry store where
several friends had congregated, and, after they had all
signed it, we were engaged in a discussion of various
features of the National Park, when in came a settler
from Whidby Island, I recognized him, and knowing
he was fond of hunting, asked him to sign the petition.
I instantly saw by the expression of his face that the sub-
ject was entirely new to him, and that he had evidently
never even heard of the Yellowstone Park, sol explained
the situation to him at great length. He then refused to
sign the petition, and | asked him why, He replied;
‘*Because [ haye so much trouble with deer that I don’t
want them protected anywhere. They get into my
garden and eat everything up, making life a burden.”
This statement was the more surprising when I remem-
bered that during the previous season the hunters almost
invariably came home empty-handed, so I concluded to
investigate, The result was to convince me that rather
than decreasing the number of deer was on the increase
on this island, This is due to two causes: Firstly, the
extermination of cougars, which formerly preyed on the
deer. Secondly, the education of the deer to the white
man’s fatal modes of hunting and consequent change of
habits. They now hide away in the densethickets during
the day and can only be found by the use of dogs, which
is prohibited by law. At night they steal forth and make
raids on the truck patches of the settler. That is the
reason the deer, though as numerous on the islands as
ever, are not so frequently seen as formerly.
A good story is told on Joe Lynch, one of the best
known and most successful of the veteran hunters of
Puget Sound. It is a common report among the boys
that every deer on the islands know Joe. He formerly
lived at Deception, on the south end of Fidalgo Island,
but has been away all winter, returning for a visit a few
weeks ago, During his absence some blasting operations
on the other end of the island drove the deer all over
around Joe’s old home, and his former companions were
having great sport until Joe appeared on the scene. The
instant the deer heard of his return they all disappeared,
knowing it was certain death to remain in that vicinity,
and have not been seen since.
By the way, this same gentleman has the honor of hay-
ing killed the only bear ever seen on Fidalgo Island since
the advent of white men. This island is some fifteen
miles long and eight wide, and is only separated from the
mainland by a channel some 400 or 500yds. wide, How-
ever, though bears were found on the other island, the
hunters, with the exception of Mr, Lynch, always averred
that there were none on Fidalgo. Joe took exception to
the statement, and for years maintained that he had seen
signs of bruin and would yet bag his game. He finally
demonctrated the truth of his assertion by locating and
killing the “‘critter,” and as evidence of good faith brought
one of the claws to my office on June 23, 1887,
Owing to the open winter, extending as far north as
Alaska, ducks were not nearly so numerous on Puget
Sound as usual this year, Though not appearing in such
countless myriads, there were still enough to astonish the
average tenderfoot, but the continued fair weather has
spoiled the hunting, the ducks all flocking to the center
oft the bays, instead of seeking the slougbs and land-
locked waters. Hven the Indians, though frequently
bringing canoe loads to market, were not so successful as
usual, and ducks on the hotel tables were a rarity—some-
thing that was never before known to occur.
Indications now point to an early run of salmon this
year. The Indians are already bringing in many sal-
mon trout. We expect good trolling in July or August.
Last year it was much later, 1 believe, the best sport
being about the 10th or 15th of October. JUNE.
LA ConNER, W. T., April 15,
RANCHING IN TEXAS:
Editor Forest and Stream:
This country has, by legislative enactment, been laid
off into counties, or what are to be counties when they
become sufficiently populated to organize. It is now a
stock country, where ranches are ten, twenty and thirty
miles apart, and our grandfathers on the frontier knew
no more primitive style of living than at present obtains
in this country. After having trayeled all day without
seeing a ranch, the traveler unacquainted with our style
and knowing he was approaching a ranch where the
cattle are numbered by the thousands, might naturally
look for a neat and substantial house, with extensive and
- well-filled barn, stables, ete., all with strong pretentions
to architectural beauty. This is the imaginary part of
ranch life. When the imaginative traveler has found it
in reality, there is a pit or cellarlike excavation about
14x16ft., generally in the side of a hill, fronting south,
with poles laid over the excavation and about a foot of
earth thrown over the poles for aroof. Another similar
structure near at hand, if it be winter time, will be filled
with flour, bacon and other provisions, and a lot of sacked
corn or oats, all hauled long distances over nature’s roads
and often some of nature’s pretty rough work. These
“dugouts,” as the pits are called, serve to protect the
ranchmen from the snows and ‘‘northers” of winter, and
- occasional rains in spring, summer and fall,
Winter is the season when there is little work with
stock, and most of the ranchmen and many of the stock
hands leave for the towns and settlements where they
can enjoy some of the advantages of civilized life. It is
also the season for hunters from the towns and settle-
ments to come and kill the surplus game which has grown
during the year. One of these hunting parties has just
completed a ten days’ hunt and returned to their homes.
The results were, one bear, nine deer, ten antelopes, one
‘panther, forty-seven prairie wolves, two large gray
wolves, three catamounts, one fox, a few wild turkeys.
and some smaller game, They found the trails of two
other bears, but from the loss of some of their favorite
hounds the bears were not taken. Hunting parties are
always particularly welcomed by the stockmen, as large
.
numbers of calves and colts are destroyed by the carnivor-
ous classes of wild animals, and it is a great saving of
stock to have the beasts killed. A bounty law is in opera-
tion, but it is a local option matter with the county of-
ficisls, to which these unorganized counties are attached,
and is inefticient. The mountain lion is the most savage
animal with which we have to contend, and they are ugly
creatures, sometimes killing horses which are tied out to
graze, This was done some time since, not far from
where I now write. ,
I have been in camp through the winter. We have not
had ice exceeding a quarter of an inch in thickness, and
toward the end of January I heard wild turkey gobblers
for the first time. Birds begin their spring songs in that
month. The winter was unusually mild, but thunder
showers of warm rain have fallen at frequent intervals
all winter, with bright sunshine usually following. Stock
have done well.
Winter is now past, and the last hunting parties are
about closing their sports for the season. The number of
deer and turkeys killed is not as great as formerly, for
the reason that they are not as plentiful, The great
number of panthers and catamounts caused parties to
equip specially for them, and as a result many more than
usual have been killed. One man on the Double Moun-
tain Fork of the Brazos River killed ten panthers up to
the first of February. The number since has not been
learned. One of my shepherds a few days since came
across a large deer that had just been killed by a panther
or a mountain lion. It was yet fresh, but coyotes or
rairie wolves, as soon as the beast that had killed the
eer had left, at once pounced upon the carcass and com-
pletely tore it to pieces. The shepherds often find it diffi-
cult to keep these coyotes off of the flocks of sheep during
the day. Good wolf-proof corrals keep them off at night.
One of my shepherds is a new arrival from ‘‘the States,”
as we old Texans say when speaking of the older States
of the Union, This shepherd had never seen a wild tur-
key. I showed him some large trees about half a mle
from camp, and told him to go there after dark and he
would find them. He went, and soon came back puffing
and blowing with two large gobblers and a hen, Said he
would have taken more, but that was all he could carry.
The next day his shepherd dog treed a fox, which he
lailled. Then his dog bounced a catamount, butit bounced
off again, glad to let his catship alone. Great numbers of
calves, colts and sheep are annually killed by wild ani-
mals, and the Legislature of Texas, now about to adjourn,
have for some time been discussing a law with the object
of paying a sufficient bounty for the destruction of these
animals, to make it an object to hunt and destroy them.
It is to be hoped such a law will soon go into effect,
Great activity will soon prevail among stockmen, as
the annual roundups are soon to begin, when thousands
of cattle will be thrown together every day, the owner or
his representative being there to cut out and claim his
own.
I was driven from city and office life, where overwork
had ruined my health, to this rough life, and have gained
in health wonderfully by the change, while my purse is
not suffering, having cattle, horses and sheep, the 3,500
sheep demanding my attention and keeping me in win-
ter camps, STOCKMAN,
JAytron, Kent County, Texas.
WOLVES AND OTHER THINGS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Have just returned from a trip into Stonewall county,
about seventy-five miles west. There they have the big-
gest wolves in the world, I think. And their voices are
very great and sonorous; so that when a few of them let
fly in concert, they seem to shake the hills. They make
the atmosphere tremble very distinctly. It is worth one’s
while to go into that region and sleep a few nights in the
grizzly cafions to hear the music. In order that there
may be a large number in chorus, it would be well to
hang up the skinned carcass of a deer or antelope near
your couch; then retire to rest and the serenade will soon
begin. The more savory the carcass, so that it be not
spoiled, the more earnestly will the musicians perform.
They will usually end every song or role with a smart
smacking of their jaws, as if they were tasting in fancy
the rich meat. I daresay that while thus performing,
with all eyes gleaming on the savory carcass, their
mouths are watering copiously. One who has not heard
such a serenade is ignorant of one of the most interesting
things in nature. There is just enough of suspicion of
danger attending these concerts to keep the attention
keenly alive. There is not much probability that one
would fall asleep, and so miss some of the music, even
though the performances be kept up till good dawn of
day. Indeed, a good wolf concert, with the performers
a few yards off, is one of the most wakesome things in
the world. There are few people in Stonewall county,
but wolves are very numerous; gray wolves, black wolves
and coyotes.
T secured the skin of one which measures now 6ft. 6in.
from tip to tip, and 3ft. in width. It has been dry some
months, and is greatly shrunken. It was no doubt more
than a foot longer and a half-foot or more wider when
stripped from the animal. I shall dress it for a robe, and
under the treatment I expect it to reach its original size.
This wolf was a gray wolf. Atthe same time I obtained
two beautiful coyote skins. In fact all three of the skins
are very beautiful and rich. :
I met a cowboy who had a couple of skins of the black
wolf, which I ape tried to persuade him to part with.
They were not all black, but there were streaks of rich
brown, and the hair was very soft and silken. Their
ears are deep black; those of the gray wolf and coyote
are yellow, or in color precisely like what is often called
a ‘‘yaller dorg.” I wrote you some months ago about a
white wolf that had been seen near this place. They tell
me he has lately been seen again, I would his skin were
mine. But as this beautiful wolf’s life is probably as
dear to him as mine is to me, I will not put a price upon
him, lest some of the bad boys about here be tempted to
kill him.
I wish Fores? AND STREAM would publish a recipe for
dressing skins with the hair on, Iam ignorant of this
art and would like tolearnit. I find a strange fancy
rowing upon me to own many dressed skins of wild
easts,
On this trip I saw many blue quail (Callipepla squa-
mata). After crossing the 100th meridian they became
very numerous. On the east of that line I saw buta
single flock, and they were not far from it, About five
years ago I observed this bird closely, and never before
saw one further east than about twelve miles this side of
the 10ist meridian. Thus it appears that they are slowly
advancing eastward, becoming civilized probably. ;
On this trip I saw a most noble country, wonderful for
fertility and most lovable for beauty and climate. Has-
kell county, lying east of Stonewall, is for the most part
level like a billiard table; stoneless and almost treeless,
except hackberries, elms, cedars and plums along the |
streams. The latter grow in great abundance, and their
fruit is large and luscious. The algeretta, a sort of ber-
berry, is also abundant in places, yielding a berry delight-
ful for pies, and I think it would also make good wine.
Throckmorton, east of Haskell, is a region of rolling
prairies, underlaid Dy eos of the Permian or upper
carboniferous age. Haskell is Triassic, Stonewall has
also much fine country, but there are parts which are
fearfully rough and forbidding; ghoul-like, witch-like,
terrific, and full of snakes and skunks, The air is often
laden with the odor of these walking rosebuds, the most
impudent creatures that exist.
A peculiar feature of the country west of Haskell is
the mountainous peaks that usually stand solitary, some-
times two together, looking over a vast expanse of prairie,
many miles apart. Such are Double Mountains, Kiowa
Peak and Buzzard’s Peak, These mountains, as I am.
told, are capped with massive limestone, probably of |
Jurassic age, They are historians, venerable historians,
informing us of the elevation at which the surface of this
country once stood, and the vast erosion that has been
wrought by water.
In the western part of Haskell county the Brazos River -
divides into two nearly equal streams, one coming from —
southwest sweeping by the base of Double Mountains,
and hence called Double Mountain Fork; the other from
northwest, very salty, and hence called Salt Fork. The
Double Mountain Fork is good water.
As I gazed on the Double Mountains, which I had not
seen since thirty years ago, my mind filled up with remi- |
niscences and comparisons. Some of these we may tell
later on. N, A, T.
CARBONDALE, Tex.
Aatnyal History.
FIVE DAYS A SAVAGE,—IV.
NOTES OF A HUNTER-NATURALIST IN THE NORTHWEST.
ULF OF GEORGIA, British Columbia.—Early on the
morning of the fourth day I turn out and built up
my fire with some great logs, for it is very chilly here in
the early morning. Then sitting down, I skinned my birds
killed the day before, using an old barrel for a table. I
took breakfest with the fisherman, whose squaw was a
good cook. In fact,sofar I have found that these squaws
who have married white men are nearly all good cooks, |
and they say that one of the squaw-men would not ex-
change his squaw for the best white woman that ever
lived. Well, there is no accounting for tastes.
There was a little dinghy drawn up on the beach, which ~
the fisherman used to go out to his boat. His three chil-
dren (of whom the youngest was not three years old and |
the oldest about ten) would run to this little box of a boat,
pile in, and, the oldest taking the oars, they would dash -
out on the bay, the boy pulling as if his life depended on
it. Then turning, he would row ashore, and all would _
pile out into the water and pull up the boat, They
seemed perfectly at home on or in the water. When I.
told the squaw that I had shot some birds, and showed
her the cormorant as one, sbe seemed surprised, said they
were hard to kill and that they were good eating. This}
was news to me, as I supposed they would have about °
the flavor of a kerosene lamp wick. However, as I now
had more respect for the Indian’s taste in culinary mat-
ters, I resolved to try one for dinner. Talking with the
man about birds, he said there was a rock afew miles off
on the east side of this island where there were many
sea birds, and that with this tide I might just about
reach it. :
IT determined to try. But the fisherman was wrong,
for the tide turned and a head wind sprang up, and when
within half a mile of the island I was vexed to find I
could not gain another foot, As the wind and tide were
both fair for me to return to the rocks where I had spent
the day before, I put out for them and soon landed on
the larger of the two. Here I explored the rocky face
on the west side, and found in the crevices numbers of
the beautiful eggs of the pigeon guillemot. It seems
that this rock had on it a flock of sheep, which were con-
tinually climbing up and down. I suppose the birds
became so accustomed to this that they paid little atten-
tion to my presence. At any rate some of them sat so_
closely on their eggs that [caught them alive. I found
here a few of the black oyster catchers out on the reefs,
and crawling up carefully I shot a pair of them. Going
out on the edge of the reef to get them I looked for signs
of nesting and finally saw a nest and oneegg. As I do
not know that the nest of this bird has been described I
will give a description.
On these outer reefs there is here and there in a hollow
between two ridges around depression, saucer-shaped
and perhaps 6 to 10in. in diameter, which has been hol-
lowed out probably by the action of the wind, which has
for ages whirled thé sand and debris round and round.
The rock itself is a kind of conglomerate or pudding
stone and full of little pebbles, dark and mottled in color.
‘Some of these as they become loosened by various
causes, roll down into the cavities. Well, right in one
of these saucer-shaped depressions lay the egg, and it
seems that the bird had been arranging pebbles under-
neath it, for they were nicely laid in concentric circles
with the egg in the center. The dark mottled egg har-.
monized well with its surroundings, being almost exactly
the color of the vein in the rock and but litile lighter
than the pebbles. To say that I was pleased feebly ex-
presses my feelings, as I had been looking for this for)
two weeks. I hunted the island over, but although 1
found a few more birds and one or two nests, the crows
had been there before me, and not another egg did I see.
Climbing the sides of the clifis Ifound a few nests of
the glaucous-winged gulls with eggs, but no nests
the white-headed gull, though a number of them were
flying about. I found one gull’s nest containing a young
bird and two pipped eggs, I took the little downy young
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one, dried him and added his skin to my collection.
There were no puffins on this rock, so, with the turn of
the tide I sallied for the rock where I had seen so many
the day before. Here, indeed, I found them, but I also
found that the hour was at hand for my afternoon eal,
and now was the time to try the cormorant. First, L
climbed to the top of the rock, which was covered with
vegetation. I found growing here a plant called by the
Indians lJac-a mos, which has a bulb like the potatoe, and
which is gathered by the old Indians for food. Some of
these I dug up with a stick, I also found the wild onion,
and a sort of wild mustard, both of which I gathered,
Building a fire, the cormorant, which had been soaking
in the salt water, was roasted over the coals, after being
stuffed with the wild onions, and J will say that I never
tasted better game. Of course, I had the best sauce pos-
sible, 7, e. hunger, to go withit, The oyster catchers are
famous eating, and one of these helped to make outa
meal. Now 1 begin to feel sorry I had not saved the
young crows and tried them. While I was getting my
fire a flock of harlequin ducks paddled into the little cove
to be out of the tideway. 1 kept perfectly quiet, and they
came up within a few feet of me. How beautiful they
were, resting lightly on the water! They swam about
me awhile, and then, taking alarm from a screaming
gull, all rose and flew away. I could not have harmed
them if I would, as my gun was then in the boat.
As night came on it looked like rain, so I took the
mast and sail of my boat and made a shelter against a
niche in the rocks, gathered in some dry firewood, and,
building a good fire, rolled into my blankets in the fire-
light, But it was long before I slept. The gulls, dis-
turbed by the fire, kept up a wandering flight above me,
and their wild and plaintive cries sounded far into. the
night. These weird cries, with their sad cadence ming-
ling with the sound of the rising storm, and coming down.
to me through the rain and darkness in that lonely place,
filled my soul with sadness as I gazed into the embers of
the fire, and thought of the dear ones at home and the
vacant chair waiting for me. Thus, pondering on
thoughts of home I fell asleep. The storm Pept on, and
the sky cleared. The full moon came out an shone on
that far isle. The fire died out, the gulls ceased their
cries, and finally all nature was at rest.
EpwarpD How FORBUSH.
SCENT OF CARIBOU.
UMBER FOUR, New York.—Hditor Forest and
Stream: I noticed in your journal of Feb, 41 some
correspondence in relation tothe scent of the caribou,
and beg leave to relate my own experience with that in-
teresting animal. The morning of Oct. 28, in company
with Mr. Eugene Seitze, of Troy, we left our camp in
pursuit of caribou. It had snowed about four inches the
previous night, thus making good stalking. Weclimbed
the mountainsides, traveled through ravines and picked
our way through almost impassable windfalls in quest of
caribou tracks, but none could be found.
Thoroughly discouraged. wet and cold, as the water
from the melting snow was pouring from the trees, we
turned our course toward the camp. We nad not pro-
ceeded far when suddenly there appeared before us, not
five rods away, three caribou making off at a lively pace,
The fawn was ahead, the doe came next and the old
‘buck brought up the rear. They did not carry their tails
erect and stiff like the deer, but nearly in a line with the
body, and a constant rapid switching or rotary motion
was observed. We succeeded instopping the buck, when
one ball from the .88 Winchester brought him down.
‘As we followed on a few rods and found him stretched at
full length on the ground, a noble specimen with branch-
ing antlers, our joy could only be imagined by the sports-
man who has been as suddenly transported from dis-
couraging bad luck to such a glorious success. The
following day, accompanied by our guide, we went to
bring the meat and head tocamp. While skinning the
hindquarters, the guide remarked that there was a very
strong odor, which, on examination, we found to proceed
from the tail, This led us to examine the feet to see if,
like deer, they had any scent, We could not discover
the least bit of odor about the feet or legs, while the tail
gave off a very strong, pungent odor. I am inclined to
think that the sacks or glands which secrete the odor
peculiar to the caribou may, like the muskrat, the beaver
and most of the carnivorous animals, be located at the
base of the tail. CHARLES FENTON,
QUESTIONS ABOUT CHIMNEY SWIFTS.
~ Kditor Forest and Stream:
My record of observations on the chimney swift for
1886 are to me so peculiar that it may be worth space in
FOREST AND STREAM tostate them, thereby perhaps elicit-
ing information from others which will aid in the solution
of their mysterious appearances,
After their arrival in May, the swifts are numerous all
summer, my notes showing their departure to be about
Aug, 15. In 1886 they were observed on Aug. 19, and
though [ was not out again in August, by Sept. 22 I had
been in the country looking for birds ten times, and had
not once observed them, but my diary for that day bears
this record: “After haying seen no swallows or switfts
for some weeks, I saw about a dozen swifts about a hun-
dred yards up, moving south.” Though I kept a sharp
lookout for them during the rest of the month, I saw no
more; butin October I undertook a canoe voyage down the
Thames, which flows west from London to Lake St.
Clair, and though I spent the 8th, 9th and 10th entirely
in the open air, with the observance of birds constantly
in mind, I saw no swifts on these days, but on the 11th I
saw many, probably a hundred, at a considerable height,
flying around as they do in summer, and there Lleft them
circling, and saw no more until the following May.
The questions which naturally propound themselves are
these: Why did these birds appear on the days noted and
not on other equally fine days of the same weeks? Where
had they been and what had they been doing? By nature
incredulous, I take no stock in the hibernation of swal-
lows and have never seen the idea applied to swifts;
besides, the weather had not been hibernating weather,
particularly before the September observation. I had not
observed them coming north, but the September lot were
foing south, and from where? W. E. SAUNDERS.
Lonpbon, Ont.
[For suggestions as to the possible hibernation of swifts
see Coues’s ‘Birds of the Colorado Valley” p. 377. But
we do not know that Dr, Coues has ever published his
reasons,—HD. |
into the woods.
Haditor Forest and Stream:
While looking over some pine lands last September, in
MIGRATION ON THE PLAINS.
\ Fas observing the avifaunal migrations this spring, I
have learned to look for arrivals and departures im-
mediately after a storm. This seems to be the period
chosen by all our game birds for their long flights. Com-
parison of observations with the Report of Migration,
recently issued by the Department of Agriculture shows
that the migratory wave is about a week later on the
ninety-ninth meridian than it is in the level country im-
mediately adjacent to the Mississippi River.
The week ending April 6 was marked by the northern
d The weather was mild
but threatening, and the prevailing direction of the wind
1s 1 Teals ard widgeons did not migrate at
this time. On April 4 I secured a ruddy duck, being the
his is not a
flight of ducks in great waves.
was northeast.
first one of the species for the season.
common bird in this section.
With the departure of the ducks came the cranes and
One party on the 3d secured nine specimens of
the sandhill crane, and two of the white or whooping
Swans.
erane (G. americana), Another party on the same date
secured two trumpeter swans (Olor buccinator).
After the storm of April 7 the marsh birds began to
arrive, and on the 8th [I noticed the killdeer, Wilson’s
snipe and American golden plover, Two days later the
long-billed curlew was first seen.
On the 17th, while after ducks, my companion ex-
claimed, “‘What a curious white-breasted lark!” As he
had a few shells loaded with No. 8 shot I asked him to
‘secure it, but the bird was so tame that it seemed impos-
sible to get so far away that it would not be blown to
s. It proved tobe a horned lark (Otocoris alpestris
praticola), and served to convince several of the local
sportsmen that this bird is really found in Central Ne-
Those who have hunted over the country for
years told me that it was the first bird of the kind that
they had ever seen. Another comparatively rare visitant
that I saw to-day was the great blue heron (Ardea
T learn that
the first duck wave reached the Niobrara eight days after
pieces,
braska.
herodias). It was shot on Wood River.
it was chronicled on the Platte.
short rest on the Loups,
This would indicate a
This year an unusual proportion of the specimens that
are shot of the lesser snow goose (our white brant) are
Can this be a cross between Chen
carulescens and O, hyperborea? The two species may
be found together between Hudson’s Bay and the Rocky
gray or slaty above.
Mountains, upon the breeding grounds of the snow goose.
The ducks that nest in northern and western Nebraska
are already at their breeding grounds, and we begin to
ask ourselves about the prospects for fall shooting, They
never were better, The mild winter and early prairie
fires insure double the number of chickens and quail that
there were last year.
season. I have never seen the prairie sharp-tailed grouse
in Nebraska, but old settlers tell me that ten years ago
they were common in this section, while the pinnated
grouse were rare—another proof that civilization has its
disadvantages.
There will be no cooked eggs this
SHOSHONE.
KBARNEY, Neb., April 18,
[The gray or slaty ‘‘brant” may be young C. hyperborea. |
THE OTTER’S HABITS,
Hditor Forest and Stream:
I find, by reading your valuable paper, that one man
does not know everything about birds, animals and fish.
ane yery interesting article on the habits of the otter, by
Sheers Ue 27
especially attracted me.
in a recent issue of FOREST AND STREAM,
[commenced to trap otter in the fall of 1861, I was
lovated where they were very plenty, and I think I had
as good an opportunity as any one could have during the
winter, of learning their habits.
I noticed that at times they would start at the head of
a pond one mile long, and swim the entire distance under
the ice to the outlet.
kittens have traveled on ponds, but never saw _ the
I have seen where the mother and
tracks of more than two kittens with the mother, which
shows that we do not know for a certainty how many
young they haye ata litter. At one time I was guided to
the Seven Ponds by following an otter’s track, I have
seen them hunting for muskrats, also have known them
to go into a bank beaver’s hole. I think the otter killed
the beaver, as the latter did not come out after the otter
went in.
Otter commonly have a certain beat, and as near as I
could calculate travel over the same route as often as
every two weeks. They are not very particular about
their food. They will readily eat fish after it has com-
menced to decay. I never knew an otter to leave his
foot in a trap unless he staid with it,
kill themselves within twenty-four hours after being
If the otter is wounded or injured by being
taken in a trap he is likely to leave the water and wander
I knew of one that freed himself from a
trap and was found a mile from the stream on which he
was caught in a fisher trap.
had been wounded by a bullet, caught in a mink trap
within two days after he was shot.
is if one is fatally wounded by shot, they leave the water
and crawl on to ice to die.
soon as their habits are learned. -
caught.
Another peculiarity
They are very easy to trap as
C, J. BR,
Inpran Rock, Me.
HABITS OF THE BEAVER.
In your issue of Jan. 31 Tread an article on habits of
the beaver, which induces me to give my experience.
crossing a small creek, I saw fresh signs of beaver. In
a few weeks the White & Friant Lumber Company had
located a lumber camp and commenced making roads in
the same locality, one of which ran up this same creek.
Having to pass there often, I saw that the beaver had two
or three dams, and a house built, all in shape to spend
the winter. The man that carried lunch to the men
several times saw the beaver at work carrying birch and
alder.sticks into their winter store houses. He said he
watched them one day for an hour, and this was in the
middle of the day. In November, after it froze up, I set
two traps and caught one beaver, another broke the chain
to my trap and got away under the ice, Thinking he
might have got fast with the trap and drowned, I took
two boxes with me one day, and cut a number of holes
through the ice along their road, As the water in their
They ordinarily
I knew another which
dam was only 2 or 3ft. deep I could easily see. the bottom,
but could not find my trap or beaver. As a last resort I
eut a hole in the dam, so as to draw the water off. In
about an hour the pond had lowered a foot. The beaver
came out of their hiding places and made straight for the
hole in their dam. We saw three of them, and as they
swam past the holes we had cut in the ice we caught two
young ones, two-thirds grown, by the tail and pulled
them out. On the ice they were helpless. They showed
fight but did not make much effort to escape. The other
was an old fellow, and we tried to catch him in the same
way, and had hold of his tail several times, but he was
too strong. Just then a hunter happened along with a
gun and shot him for us. We were eight miles from
home and had no way to carry the two live beaver. so
we very foolishly killed them, and I have been sorry
many times since, as I think they might have beentamed,
or I could have sold them alive for double what I got for
their hides, $3 each. The old one weighed 30lbs. and his
hide brought me $6. Icaught one two years ago that
weighed 49lbs. They arenot very plenty and will soon be a
thing of the past. There have been twenty-seven caught in
this locality this:fall and winter, on the headwaters of
the Little Sturgeon. ESN
METROPOLITAN, Mich.
RANGE OF THE WILD TuRKErY.—Hartford, Mich,—
Editor Forest and Stream: I saw in your paper some
time ago an inquiry by Chas. F, Batchelder, of Cam-
bridge, Mass., in regard to wild turkeys, and being quite
a turkey hunter and fond of the gun, I write you, so if
you see fit you can publish it for the benefit of your
readers. I have hunted the wild turkey since I was a
boy, and have killed three fine turkeys before breakfast
with an old long-stocked Kentucky rifle. This was in
Medina county, Ohio. In 1851 I moved into Cass county,
Michigan, where turkeys were very plenty. In 1863 I
moved to Van Buren county, where I now reside. I
have killed twenty-five wild turkeys here in five days.
That was fifteen years ago; there are very few in this
county now. I have killed some old gobblers that dressed
241bs. Turkeys never were plenty in this State north of
Grand River. I suppose the deep snow and hard crust
starved them in the long winters, as I have hunted all
over this lower part of the State and have never seen
any north of about the Grand River Valley, I have
come to the conclusion that there are a few scattered all
over the southern part of the State, and they are very
dark-colored. If you want to see turkeys plenty and of
different colors go to Arkansas or Missouri or any of the
Southern States. SULLIVAN Cook,
LockED Horns.—Chicago, Ill,, April 22.—Fred Keemp-
fer shows in his taxidermist shop’s windows a pair of
mounted heads of bucks, the horns of which are so closely
interlocked that no amount of force could pull them
apart. One of the deer was still living when found, the
other dead. Interlocked deer antlers are not new, but I
fancy the two heads, full mounted as they are and found
as they were, will be a novelty. The heads are those of
full-grown bucks, and were found in the Indian Terri-
tory. —E. Hove,
WHISTLING SWAN IN Niagara County, N. Y.—On Sat-
urday, March 30, Mr. Charles Sharpstine, of Newfane,
brought to me aswan of the above-named species, that
was killed on the Kighteen-Mile Creek, about seven miles
from Lockport. I have seeu specimens that were secured
on Niagara River below the falls in a disabled condition,
probably by flying into the falls during stormy nights,
but have never known one to be taken so far from the
river or Lake Ontario before.—J. L. DAVISON,
Game Bag and Guy.
A PLEA FOR THE DUCKS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your issue of April 11, Tread the report of your
interesting correspondent, Mr. EK. Hough, on game pro-
tection, and I think that the idea that is expressed therein,
that of an inter-State law, is just what is wanted.
While this law would be the law par excellence, still,
if sportsmen would repress their slaughtering instincts
and not put up prizes for the champion duck destroyer,
as is done in one of our rapidly advancing cities, I think
that this would be a step in the right direction. Again,
if some of these gentlemen would look at the matter in
a common sense way, they might account for the disap-
pearance of some of the ducks, and thereby lessen the
weight of sins on the shoulders of the market-gunner,
who, in spite of his trade, has as much right to the game,
also to kill his 100 or more ducks a day, as that special
class called sportsmen.
Although I do not believe in a man being too carefulin
his shooting, stillI believe there is a certain limit to every-
thing, and that even in duck shooting, where the largest
bag is always bragged of, a man can overdo the thing,
and then he becomes a duck slaughterer, and not any
better, if even as good, as the pot-hunter.
Another thing which does not seem consistent with
game preservation is the awarding of a gold medal to the
champion duck killer, for in striving to win the medal,
men who would otherwise be moderate in their shooting
would be stimulated to kill ducks, not because they
wanted to use them nor because their friends wanted
them, but simply for the glory—if glory it is—of being
king slaughterer in his club. Therefore, while it is bad
enough for a man to go out and kill such a large number
of ducks (especially in the spring time), it is a thousand
times worse for any one to put upamedal to advance the
science of duck slaughtering, in’ which most modern
sportsmen, to judge by their tales of large bags, are al-
ready quite proficient enough. If most sportsmen would
notice these things and practice them, I think that one
step in game preservation would have been taken, and I
think that the old saying, ‘‘Be moderate in everything,”
could apply even in duck shooting, and that the ducks
would be greatly benefited thereby. R. A, Monks,
New YorK, April 21.
NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF Brros, by Gurdon Trumbull. A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American game birds which
they may kill, Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Formsr
AND STREAM.
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CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
Dieses April 23.—In response to letters lately sent
out to the keepers of the different clubs I have re-
ceived only meagre and unsatisfactory details as to the
amounts of game killed this spring. The record books at
the clubs do not’seem to have been very well kept. For
instance, Mr, Ira A. Pease writes for the Mak-saw-bas:
‘J. F, Whiting, March 18, 22 ducks; H. C, Burchner, 16
ducks, April 8, C. 8. Petrie, 32 snipe and 33 plover.
There have been numbers of good bags, but they were
not recorded,” I should think not! I have heard of and
reported a great deal more than that from Mals-saw-ba,
and do not suppose I get much of it. The only club to
send in anything like a full report so far has been the
Cumberland, Mr. Martin Driscoll, superintendent, writes
as follows under date of Aprili8: ‘“*W. W. McFarland
and ©, D. Gammon, total, 749 ducks, 22 geese, 2 cranes;
John Heiland 1 duck, Henry Stephens 133 ducks, 1 goose,
G. T. Farmer 146 ducks, James Gardiner 7 ducks, H. G.
Purington 1 duck, 1 brant, H, D. Nichols 17 ducks, 3
eese, W. N. Low 22 ducks, E. Hough 45 ducks, R. R.
Street 6 ducks, G, M. Davis 25 ducks, 2 geese, 1 swan,
John Gray 27 ducks, W. P. Freeman 82 ducks, E. W.
Gillett 24 ducks. There have been about 150 jacksnipe
killed to date. The natives keep them pounded out, so
the shooting will be rather poor,”
Word should be sent to Mr. W. A. Wheatly, secretary
of the Beaver Dam Duck Club, of Memphis, Teun., that
the experiments of this spring at duck feeding show that
buckwheat, planted on wet ground or thrown in shallow
water, makes a much-appreciated food. The De Golyer
Club found a “hole” so planted was always full of ducks,
The keeper of that club told me also that he found the
mallards had eaten three anda half bushels of corn in
two days out of one pond. Corn is good mallard feed.
The ‘‘jonquepins,” or lily seeds, are eaten by the ducks,
but it would hardly pay to seek after them as artificial
food. Celery is hard to get started, Wild rice is better.
Buckwheat and corn, or mill screenings, make the most
available feed for planting. The only rule for putting
down the feed is the general one to scatter near the bank
and in the edge of shallow waters. Mill refuse can be
thrown on top of lily pads or water plants. Corn partly
shelled or on broken cobs is best, Waters should be
planted in the summer if any ducks are staying about, or
just as early as the ducks begin to come in. Crops in-
tended to be raised and left standing, as buckwheat,
should be put in at the usual spring time of planting. I
hope the Beayer Dam boys will have good luck. There
is no doubt it pays to feed.
Mr, E. 8. Hart,a Chicago man, absent on a three-
months’ trip in Mississippi, writes his friend Mr. Van
Uxem that his stopping place, Way’s Bluff, Madison
county, is a great field for the sportsman, and he won-
ders why Northern men do not go there. He reports
turkeys, quail, grouse and rabbits very plentiful. Two
men have in season killed 300 quail in less than a week’s
shooting there.
Prairie chicken shooters will not have to go outside of
Illinois this year, thatis sure. The State is full of birds.
The three-years law has been a pronounced and unmis-
takable success. There are hundreds of coveys within
fifty miles of Chicago. The cocks can be heard booming
all over the marshes when one is out duck or snipe
shooting. This is pleasant. Upland shooting, shooting
of all sorts has fairly become a thing of the past in this
country, yet no more gentlemanly and sportsmanlike
form of sport ever existed.
Take it all around, the season on snipe has thus far
proved much above the average, and bags of twoor three
dozen have been common. To show how open even so
difficult a bird as the jacksnipe is to the gunner’s art, I
may cite the experience of a market-shooter, Ed. Irwin,
~ whom I met at the Crown Point tournament, This
shooter tells me that he has in the past three weeks
killed 650 jacksnipe. Last year he killed over 700, and
year before that he killed over 2,000. He does not hunt
ducks, for purely financial reasons: Jacksnipe have
brought much of the time from $2 to $2.50 a dozen, as
much as mixed ducks, while the expense of shipping is
much less. Irwin’s hunting has been done on the Kan-
kakee marsh, within five miles of Koutts, Indiana, on a
strip not over six miles long. He says the birds work
around over this ground, and often he finds them all ona
piece where there were none at all the day before. He
does not use any dog, and shoots a very close 12-gauge
gun. I presume he must be a very good snipe shot. He
told me to come with him to Koutts last Saturday, and
he thought if I did he could assure me at least seventy-
five snipe. I should have been glad to go had that been
possible, as I should like to see a professional snipe shot
at work, Rather deadly work on the game, I fear,
Golden-legged plover have been quite plentiful pretty
much all over that part of Illinois just below Chicago
during the past week, and large bags have been made,
Plover shooting is not so very difficult, but is a pleasant
sort of sport in its way, if there were not the temptation
to kill too many birds. Long before this the female birds
are with eggs, and it is a distinct shame to kill’ them
when that is the case. Would it not be well for our
shooters to stop now on the plover and snipe? It is too
warm now to shoot. It is time now to stop shooting and
to overhaul the tackle case for a fishing trip.
BK. Houas.
INDIANS AND THE NATIONAL PARK.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your discussion of the question of restraining the
bands of marauding Indians who are destroying the for-
ests and annihilating the game in all the country adjoin-
ing the Yellowstone National Park, it strikes me that
you are complicating the problem unnecessarily by sug-
gesting that Indians have inherent rights or any othér
rights, which need in any way hamper the Government
in dealing with the difficulty, on the grounds of public
expediency.
If the Indians ever had an inherent right, it was the
right to keep the white man from landing on the shores
of this continent, but that so-called right was trampled
under foot, and in the interests of humanity it was neces-
sary that it should be to provide for the devolpment of a
higher race, For us the first and highest consideration is
the well being of our own race, and to insure that we
" have not hesitated to deprive the Indian of his liberty to
roam at will over the continents and have shut him up in
reservations.
But you say the Indian has a right under treaty to hunt
in the neighborhood of the National Park. Very true;
but it does not follow that to deprive him of that right
would constitute a wrong. The Government of the
United States would be justified in withdrawing the
privilege, if experience demonstrate that its exercise
constitutes a source of annoyance or injury to the
community; still more if it were found that
the privilege operated injuriously to the Indians them-
selves, And I say most eniphatically that as long
as the Indians or any section of them can subsist by hunt-
ing there is no hope of raising them to the industrial
rank and rendering them fit for citizenship.
As a sportsman too and on behalf of my brother sports-
men I protest against the continuance of the privilege,
It is not that I object to the red men sharing in the sports
which we enjoy. What I do object to is to see the game
utterly exterminated by bands of men who make hunt-
ing the business of their life, who spare nothing and
have no thought for the future.
I do not want to see the Indians discriminated against,
and if the State Legislatures of Wyoming, Idaho and
Colorado would pass laws limiting the game which may
be taken In a season, to one or two head for each hunter,
by all means let the Indians go and get their taste of veni-
sion with the rest of us as long as they conform to the
law, but in the name of all the sportsmen of the United
States, and of unborn generations, I protest against the
Indians being privileged to extirpate the game of the
country, and 1 hope that your representations will move
the Government to the reflection that while it is com-
mendable to be Kind to one's dogs, it is not right to take
one’s children’s bread and cast it to them, C.F, A,
CALIFORNIA SPORTSMEN’S RIGHTS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your issue of Nov, 28 appears a well-written letter
from ‘‘Pacificator,” concerning a supposed impending
“row” between the so-called ‘*pot-hunters” and the club
menof this city. Now, Ido not for a moment suppose the
quarrels of a few duck hunters on this coast greatly con-
cern the majority of yourreaders, Still, as the members of
the duck clubs in this city claim to be at least as law-
abiding citizens, honorable gentlemen and fair-minded
sportsmen as the random bird shooter whose cause is
espoused by “Pacificator,” and as many of the statements
in his communication are misleading and place us in an
unjust light, I will respectfully request space for a reply,
I speak only as an individual.
righ: first and chiefly, to advert to the event which
‘*Pacificator” intimates caps the climax of infamy on the
part of the club men, viz., the securing of 7,000 acres of
the Sonoma marsh land. He states that sixty men for
$120 ‘‘pre-empted” this marsh land, inferentially by some
‘jobbery.” Now asto facts. This piece of marsh land
is the property of Hon. J. P. Jones, formerly U.S. Sen-
ator from Nevada and a member of our club (the Ala-
meda Sportsmen’s Club), Mr. Jones owns and pays taxes
upon this land, and presumably has the right to devote it
to such purposes as he sees fit. Our club, seeing its avail-
ability as a game preserve, secured from the owner a lease
of the property for a number of years. The cream of
the shooting on this preserve is a large piece of territory
which was some years ago under cultivation. This is
bordered on one side by a range of hills and on the other
two sides by a levee following the banks of the Sonoma
Creek, At one point there is a break in this levee, which
permits of the partial flooding of the farm at high tide.
Located near the north end of this property is the old
farmhouse, with outbuildings, which we now oceupy as
a club house. For a couple of years or more before we
took possession, this house was at the mercy of any wan-
derer, but was usually occupied by casual duck hunters.
We found the numerous windows all broken, the wooden
walkways destroyed, probably for firewood, and even
some of the ceiling planks torn away, presumably for the
same purpose. However, having taken possession, we
soon put things to rights, when a great hullabulloo was
raised. A certain class of shooters of which ‘‘Pacificator”
writes himself a member, began to assail the “selfish,”
“‘wealthy,” ‘*patrician” club shooters, who ‘‘wanted the
world,” who wanted to prevent outsiders from shooting
on the water highways, or on non-preserved ground, or
on Sundays for fear the ducks might be made wild and
scarce to the detriment of club shooters. This and simi-
lar bosh was and is frantically iterated and re-iterated;
and one might infer, from the frequent mention of
‘*bloodshed,” ‘‘war’ and similar expressions, that these
worthies contemplate going gunning in the future not
for the wary duck, but for the oppressor whose iron heel
has trodden the liberties of the free-for-all shooter into the
mud, Oh, ‘‘Pacificator,” why beliest thou thy peaceful
name? Or dost thou, indeed, contemplate making peace
with thy foe after the manner of the bold pioneer with
his little red Indian—by cutting his throat and then ex-
claiming, with bloody knife brandished aloft, ‘‘Let us
have peace!”
The amusing part of this ‘‘war” is that the random
hunter is doing all the fighting. He loudly toots his big:
war trumpet; he beats his mightiest tom-tom; he arrays
himself in his most awe-inspiring war paint, with his
medicine men (lawyers) sitting on their haunches in the
rear, urging on the braves and waiting forthe spoils. All
the while his enemy quietly pursues his daily ayocation,
for who are these ‘‘aristovrats” who go up to their club
houses during the week days, not having Spy une else
to do, shoot all day, and then at night lose such large
amounts at poker that their sense of charity and justice
becomes clouded to such a degree that they impudently
claim exclusive right to shoot on their own preserves? I
cannot speak for other clubs, but suppose they are in the
main composed of material somewhat similar to ours.
Outside of the owner of our Sonoma preserve I am not
aware that we have a single wealthy man on ourlist. On
the contrary, to my certain knowledge the large majority
have to look to their daily wages and salaries for their
daily bread. Their incomes are meager, but they do not
gamble, get drunk, or waste their substance in riotous
living. Thus they are enabled to expend a small sum
annually in the pursuit of health and sport. The greater
nuniber of the duck-shooting members take the Saturday
afternoon train for the club grounds, hunt on Sunday
and return early Monday morning to their daily labors.
Weare not ‘‘game hogs,” “aristocrats.” We claim to be
genuine sportsmen, observing all the laws of the land,
including the game laws, Can our opponents say as
much for themselyes? We even go further than the
statute law and prohibit spring shooting on our grounds,
Does the wandering shooter ever consult his almanac
when he goes in search of game? Is not every animate
object, irrespective of season, utility or other considera-
tion, the target for his aimless shooting? The accusation
that we attempt to exercise a surveillance over the water
highways and non-preserved ground is too absurd to take
any notice of.
In short, the matter stands thus: Ourclub, casting about
for a desirable shooting ee tise found this. We ap-
proached the owner and asked the lease of it for shooting
purposes. He replied that he had no present use for the
property and would let us have it. We agreed upon
terms, the details of which concern no one but the parties
interested. I will say, however, that we hold a written
lease of the property. We took possession and posted
conspicuous notices to that effect, warning outsiders not
to trespass. The dispossessed casual hunters naturally be-
came enraged and declared ‘‘war.” The reason is too
obvious to mention.
The opponents of the duck clubs in speaking of mem-
bers, I am informed, freely use the expressions “hogs,”
“selfish,” etc. Now let us look at the matter closely and
see who are the “hogs.” The club takes a preserve, of
course the best it can get. Its members for convenience
sake build a house, ark, or what-not, and hire a keeper
if they can afford it. hey are content to shoot on the
ground they pay for, and all they ask is that their rights
to their own ground be respected, a right they would
cheerfully concede to ‘*Pacificator” or any other sports-
man. They do not ‘‘want the world.” On the other
hand, what do their opponents ask? They explicitly ask
to be allowed to roam over everybody’s ground, wherever
the birds fy. They are not content with a fixed share of
the marsh, but “‘want the world” themselves. Now, who
is the ‘thog ?” :
I shall make no attempt to discuss the hair-splitting
legal technicalities dilated upon by “‘Pacificator,” for I
am not competent todo so; but 1 fearlessly assert that
neither ‘‘Pacificator” nor any other intelligent man will
for a moment deny in his heart the moral right of the
owner of a piece of marsh land to reserve the latter, ex-
cluding water highways, etc., for his own legitimate use;
and no high-minded man will, under cover of mere legal
technicalities, knowingly trespass upon such ground, for
he recognizes the validity of the axiom, ‘‘A man’s house
is his castle,” even if it is a wetone. ‘‘Moral bosh,” do
you exclaim? Now, let ussee, You, a stranger, go some
promising Sunday morning at 4 A, M. with ‘‘Pacificator,”
who, we will say, is familiar with some popular non-pre-
served duck shooting ground. Presently, while rowing
along the slough to your blind, you hear a great rush of
wings Overhead. Near by you descry a fine point of land
projecting into the slough, with a clump of weeds at its
extremity. Instinctively you say, ‘‘Let us run in here.”
“Oh, no,” says ‘‘Pacificator,” ‘that’s Jones’s blind;”
though, as you plainly see, it is not occupied. A little
further along you come to another blind, but that is
Smith's, also unoccupied; and soon, Presently you come
to ‘‘Pacificator’s” blind, but, lo! as your boat grounds at
the edge of it an unknown head pops up. Your com-
panion’s eyes flash fire. He exclaims, loudly and angrily,
that some folks are ‘*\d—d cheeky!” etc. The interloper
suddenly discovers that your friend is the owner (?) of this
blind, and accordingly vacates it, (Incidentally, this
supposed case, the facts of which are strictly in accord-
ance with custom, illustrates the ‘“‘first-come-first-served,
free-for-all” principle (1!) so strenuously adyocated by
**Pacilficator.”)
To continue, has Jones, Brown or Smith any legal right
to these choice locations? Not at all; but by yirtue of
long possession, work on the blinds, etc., they have ac-
quired a moral right, which even *‘Pacificator’” recog-
nizes to be as binding as if it werea legal one, Very
well, if Jones e¢ al, in addition to the foregoing rights,
owned the land on which these blinds were constructed,
would not their rights be by that much the stronger?
Does the possession of the legal right weaken the moral
one? I think not.
Again, one would suppose from reading ‘‘Pacificator’s”
article that all available shooting ground in this vicinity
is now in possession of the clubs, This is not true, On
the contrary, thousands of acres of accessible marsh land,
affording good shooting, are open to all on the borders of
San Francisco and San Pablo bays, and on the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers. If the shooting on these unoc-
cupied lands is not quite as good as on club grounds it is
partly because the clubs by thoughtfulness, care and the
judicious expenditure of a little money have made the
feeding grounds attractive for the birds, and partly be-
cause the club men, in looking for grounds, got the best
they could find. And is this so different from business
principles and procedures in other affairs? Does the
shrewd business man, when he finds a good investment,
wait for another man to take advantage of it, or does he
run to his neighbors asking them to join him in reaping
good profits? No. He acts on common sense principles
and reaps the reward of his sagacity. Nor is he blamed
by sensible men, though he is envied by others.
I wish my shooting friends who belong to no club dis-
tinctly to understand that we hurl no such epithets at
them as ‘*d—d pot-hunters” or other derogatory nomen-
clature; for very many thoroughly genuine sportsmen do
not hold membership in any club for various reasons;
but these are not the men to advocate vicious warfare
upon those who choose to club together for the sake of
economy. convenience and enjoyment to secure a pleas-
ant shooting home. I shall not caper to portray quite
another class of casual shooters. The species is well
known to every one who has occasion to pass to and fro
on Sundays. This fellow goes doubly armed, but his
pocket pistol is much more heavily loaded (in the morn-
ing) than his cartridge box. He is the terror of the far-
mer, whose cattle, horses, fences and crops bear only too
frequent testimony to the lawlessness of this so-called
sportsman. He is a stench in the nostrils of every true
sportsman, whether the latter be a club man or honorable
casual shooter. Isn’t it possible that ‘‘Pacificator” unwit-
tingly makes himself an advocate of these gentry?
Finally, I predict that ‘‘Pacificator” and his coadjutors
who are plunging so furiously into this aggressive ‘‘war”
will find their course ill-advised; for the clubs will event-
ually tind some means-of protecting their shooting rights.
Tf it is necessary to fence their grounds they will doit.
If some other course is more advisable they will take it;
nor will it be through “bulldozing” measures, but by
strictly legal procedures, Bear in mind that heretofore
May 2, 1889.)
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casual hunters very often shot undisturbed over preserved
eround. The lines were by no means drawn hard and
ast; but if our opponents invite a contest and are in the
end beaten, certainly this privilege, which otherwise they
would have continued to enjoy, will no longer be ex-
tended. Their latter end will be worse than their first. .
CLUB MAN,
Saw FRANCISCO, Cal., April 14.
AT A BEAR’S HEAD,
Hditor Forest and Stream:
‘““Kelpie’s” suggestion that a bear will not always stand
still while you shoot him in the head, strikes me as some-
what hypercritical. All my experience with bears,
whether brown or black, whether denizens of mountain
or of plain, isthat they advance to the attack very de-
liberately— provided that you stand and face them—and
afford a cool shot abundant opportunity to put in his bul-
let anywhere he likes, At the same time I should never
think of aiming at the head of a bear, as he rose to em-
brace me, the spot to aim at is the white bullseye in the
throat evidently painted by a kindly nature for the pur-
ase.
T have shot bear and other game in the head by a fluke,
but all my experience in that direction leads me to infer that
if the ball strike the skull box atan acuteangle, or indeed
at anything short of a right angle, the angle of reflection
is pretty nearly sure to be equal to the angle of the inci-
derice, as in billiards. ‘
If I were to narrate all my experiences in that direction,
extending over a period of thirty years, you would sinile
blandly and put them in your ‘“‘Camp-fire Flickerings,”
along with stories of doubtful veracity, so I will content
myself with a single bear story very much to the point.
I had got ten days’ leave and was making a hasty trip
from the Gurhwal forests to Naini Tal, and camped at
night in a gully on the confines of Gurhwal and kuma-
oun. About 10 o’clock one of my men reported that a
eer had crossed the gully, and another was following
Springing out of bed, I seized my rifle, stepped into
my slippers, and out into the moonlight. The bear was
about mid-gully, his black coat contrasting sharply with
the light gray sand of the dry ravine, and directly I ap-
peared he came to a stand, and although standing broad-
side on, turned his face full toward me. I aimed deliber-
ately at his head, and in the stillness of the night the
ball rattled on his skull with a note as lively as if it had
been not only hollow, but empty, and down went the
bear in a heap.
I could probably have run inand finished him with
the second barrel—distance about 70yds,—but as Ll never
give a bear any unnecessary chances I went into the tent
for another cartridge, came out again, and while I was in-
serting it the bear rose and had vanished into shadow
before Iwas ready to pull trigger on him, The next
morning I started at daylight, firstinstructing the ranger
to look for the careass in the morning and get the skin if
he could. Ten days later I was returning to duty and
camped at the samespot. The ranger came and reported
that he had found no blood nor sign of any kind, and
knowing the exact spot I went ont to look for myself.
After some search I found a strip of skin from the head
of the bear twisted likea corkscrew. It was about din,
wide and nearly 4in, long, and left no room to doubt that
the ball, striking close above the eye, had traversed the
skull to the back of the head without penetrating, prob-
ably even without cracking the bone. SHIKAREE,
CAmp DELHI, Punjaub, India, Feb. 26. .
A .25-BORE RIFLE NEEDED.
Editor Forest and Stream;
By his article in your issue of March 18, ‘‘Byrne” un-
covers a very vulnerable point in the advocacy of .22cal.
rifles, and affords an opportunity for profitable discussion
of that now popular size.
Of course it goes without saying that the small-bore
rifle is a great boon to all who have a fondness for rifle
shooting but who, from motives of choice, economy or
limited range, must abstain from using the larger sizes.
But it is a question in the minds of some whether the
matter was not somewhat overdone when such a diminu-
tive size as twenty-two-one hundredths of an inch was
adopted and used for the wide range of purposes to which
it is now sought to apply it.
While not acquainted with the ancient history of the
.22cal. rifle, I am of opinion that it was originally made
with special view to purposes of gallery shooting, and
regarded from the standpoint of caliber only, it has
rays seemed to me out of its proper sphere anywhere
else.
Tt may be said the excellent work which improved
forms of .22cal. cartridges have recently been made to
accomplish contradicts this, to which I would reply that
every form of .22cal. cartridges that has been used with
any marked success embodies modifications of the older
kinds which carried but little further in the same line,
would make the said new cartridges eminently suitable
for use in an increased caliber.
Now we have had from time totime vague and un-
certain glimpses of a .25cal. rifle, butapparently no great
amount of time, study or attention has ever been given
mistake.
True, we have the .32cal. m a variety of lengths,
weights, proportions and, we may also say, diameters,
for there is a most deplorable want of umformity as to
the actual measurement of rifles and bullets nominally
the same in cabiber. But while the .32 is a useful and
convenient size in many respects, there are objections
which may be reasonably urged against it when we
attempt to take it into the province belonging to the
small-bore proper, For example, there is some danger in
its use where the range is limited, and itis somewhat ex-
pensive to keep in ammunition when we come to use the
cartridges by hundreds or thousands,
Now there is an existing hiatus between the two cali-
bers, .22 and .32, that the .25, properly made and charged,
would fill most admirably. For target purposes its good
features compared with the .22 would be, notably, greater
steadiness and uniformity in the shooting, less manipulat-
ing of the wind-gauge, and longer range. It would also
be infinitely better as a hunting rifle for small game, as
it would be more likely to disable and prevent the escape
(to die lmgeringly) of such game as might not be struck '
to experiments with that caliber, which I believe to bea}
in vital parts, besides which it would, if properly gotten
up, have a much longer point-blank range than most of
the present .22 weapons. In short, it would prove a
“happy medium” between the ,22 and .32, and would
embrace most of the good features of both the old sizes.
In the light of the vast amount of experience and
knowledge which the last few years have brought
to the hands and heads of makers of rifles and their am-
munition, there should be but little time or trouble in-
volved in hitting upona suitable combination of such.
details as degree of twist, quantity and proportions of
powder and lead, etc,, as would bring out the best possi-
bilities of the new arm. Aside from the practical advan-
tages of .25 as compared with the smaller caliber, there
is a lack of fitness in equipping a full-grown man with a
weapon so trifling and toylike. It is too much like an
over-sized man driving an under-sized pony. As long,
however, as the manfacturers of arms and ammunition
find ready market for the old styles (or slight modifica-
tions of them) there is small hope of their running the
chances of success in introducing experimental innova-
tions, and the only way to induce such departures as that
outlined above is for sportsmen to express their wishes
and preferences through the medium of papev's like yours
in such terms and in such numbers as will show just
what the sentiment of sportsmen at large really is upon
the subject under consideration, and I hope to hear
from others upon the question of a .2dcal. rifle.
Norristown, Pa., April 20. W. D, ZIMMERMAN,
CLuB HEnEctions.—flornellsville, N, Y., April 23,—
Editor Forest and Stream; At a meeting of the Hornell
Gun and Game Protective Association, held April 10, the
following officers were elected for the ensuing year: John
Griffin, President; B. J. Luther, Vice-President; William
Rewalt, Jr., Treasurer: 8. H. Brown, Secretary. The
association neyer stood in better shape financially, nor
with better prospects of interest taken by its members
than this spring, We shall add a rifle range to the asso-
ciation grounds, and expect a large additional member-
ship, as much interest is taken in this. Our association
was organized for game and fish protection together with
trap shooting, but owing to want of good officers of the
law the violators escape in most cases, However, agreat
many have paid quite dearly for their fun. We are add-
ing honorary members to our association as fast as we
can, and hope in a short time to have all the game and
fish protective sportsmen in our county belong to us, and
by this means—when well united—we will carry astrong
influence and may succeed in getting officials who will
prosecute violators and get justice, too. Our laws are
severe enough, but what is hardest to fight is public
opinion and indifference. Game and fish protection is
not generally understood because people do not compre-
hend its purposes; but when it is understood they indorse
it, and will join in doing all they can to advance the in-
terests of true sportsmanship. Our neighbors at Canesteo
have organized a club with sixty members for a starter,
and I am told much interest is taken both at trap and
game protection. -Let the work go on,—8, H, BRown,
Secretary. ‘
Rep Hoox, N. Y.—At the annual meeting of the Red
Hook Gun Club, lately held, the following officers were
elected: President, Geo. W. Cramer; Treasurer, John
Bain; Secretary, Robert J. Carroll.
RAINED GEHSE IN TEXAS.—This is how the Gonzales
Inquirer tells the story: ‘‘During the rain and storm
Wednesday morning occurred within a quarter of a mile
of town perhaps one of the most wonderful and rare
atmospheric electrical demonstrations ever viewed by
most men and unprecedented in these parts. A very
large flock of wild geese, high up in the sky and out of
the reach of the unerring aim of the hunter were wing-
ing their flight to their far northern home, urged on by
the instinct of a happy nesting and feeding ground at
their long journey’s end, and not anticipating the immi-
nent and lurking danger that lay hidden in the angry and
‘threatening clouds, while peace and harmony prevailed
among the concourse that were marshaled in the shape of
a letter V by the experienced leader and commander.
While thus sailing serenely on, their course was being
watched by a few citizens and the size of the flock com-
mented on, when suddenly a bar of lightning froma cloud
seemed to strike the leader, and then scintillate and play
through the entire flock, causing terror, confusion and
death, and the immediate air seemed to be full of falling
and overcome birds, They fell just across the slough
from town in Joe Peck’s pasture, and Jack Hastings, a
negro, who was watching them from his door, walked
over the slough, and after killing afew crippled ones,
brought fifty-two into town which he sold at 10 cents
apiece.
it isnot known whether it was caused by the lightning or
the high fall. Some of the birds recovered and flew off
after having fallen nearly to the ground. It is estimated
that there were nearly 150 geese in the flock, and of these
at least seventy-five were-killed.” :
A Witp Smction.—There are quite a few wolves here
on the head of Little Sturgeon. I have caught three of
them, They are a large, strong, ugly looking brute, and
I would not care to have a pack of them attack mein the
woods. The ones I caught weighed eighty pounds. Mr.
Friant is having one of them stuffed and mounted, life
size. This has been, and is yet, quite a country for hunt-
ing, trapping and fishing, as | have caught some of the
finest speckled trout I ever saw in the east branch of the
Sturgeon River, some that weighed three and a quarter
pounds, and I may give you some more of my experiences
where I caught wolves by the pack, fish by the ton and
beaver by the tail.—H, N, (Metropolitan, Mich.),
SHOOTING PROSPECTS.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
Never before in the history of Lawrence county have
quail been so numerous in the spring as\they are at
present. Recently, while duck hunting along the west
bank of the Beaver River, I raised five coveys in about a
four-mile jaunt. Last season they were quite numerous,
and the large number that now exist will under favorable
circumstances multiply so rapidly that the coming season
will be by far the best for years.—T. BH, M. (Newcastle,
Pa., April 20).
Knoxuk, Jowa, March 12, 1888.—J. F. Breitenstein, Esq.. Keokuk
Ta; Dear Sir: The box of U.S. C.Co. paper shells that received
from you last fall I tried, and found them to be all that you
claimed, and better than any shell I ever used, not one of them
missing fire, Yourstruly, (Signed) 7, J, Lowrrm.—aAdv.
Some of them-were badly bruised and torn, but!
Sea and River Hishing.
NEW ENGLAND TROUT. '¥
Editor Forest and Stream:
The Trout supplement, of April 4, is admirable, and
the illustrations excellent, but | have some doubt as to
the correctness of one of the descriptions, that is of the
Dublin Pound trout, of which it is stated that ‘‘the back is
uniformly olive brown or gray, and not mottled like the
brook trout.” Now I have not seen a Dublin Pond trout
for more than 20 years, but py recollections is, that the
mottling was even more distinct than that of the brook
trout. Livingston Stone, who had a hatching station at
Dublin, for several years, can probably give exact infor-
mation on this point. Is it not possible that in specimens
sent to Washington in alcohol, the mottling may have
bleached or faded out? I only desire to have the infor-
mation correct, whatever it is.
It is not well ‘‘established,” that the Salmo sunapee was
well known before the introduction of the saibling; it
was just about the same time, my first knowledge of
Salmo sunapee having been in 1883, and I have some-
times queried whether by some mistake on the railroad
cars, and a change unintentionally of similar tin cans,
the saibling sent by Prof. Baird in 1881 had not found
their way to Sunapee, instead of Newfound Lake? They
have never been heard of in the latter water, where they
were supposed to have been planted,
If, as Mr. Hodge writes me, thelarge trout of Dan Hole
Pond, in Tuftonborough, have been pronounced by Prof.
Garman to be identical with the Sunapee variety, it goes
far to prove both aboriginal, but their difference in external
appearance from S. fontinalis is so great that it is very
strange to me that it should never haye been noticed as a
different variety before,
I am sorry to see ‘‘Awahsoose” pleading heresy on the
trout question! I think I could cure him of it, could he
be with me for a fortnight this summer, on the head-
waters of the Connecticut. The fact is simply, that his
early education was neglected!
When I was a youngster, my good mother was afraid
to trust me on the banks of the Connecticut, and I was
forced to take my early lessons inangling in some of the
small brooks I described the other day in my letter on
“Sawdust.” I shall never forget my first trout! I will
not attempt to describe his capture, Christopher North
has done that too well for meaner pen to follow, but then
his first ‘‘feesh” was nothing but a ‘‘baggy-mennow,”
while mine was a glorious spotted trout fully Gin, long!
I did not wait to catch another, but hurried home with
my beautiful prize.
A young man, since ‘‘gathered to the majority,” an
eminent physician in one of the Western States, was
then studying medicine with my father, and the sight of
the trout awakenéd his ardor, and he told me, if I would
go to his house and ask his mother to send him a fishline,
to be found in the corner of acertain cupboard, he would
go to the brook with me. I did so, and he then gave me
my first real instruction and showed me how to cast my
line so as to let the hook float down with the current, and
to be drawn naturally into the deep holes under the over-
hanging banks, He caught a fine string that afternoon,
and I got one or two more, but I was too busy watching
him and seeing how he did it, to fish much myself.
Sufficient to say, it made a trout fisherman of me for-
ever. No doubt,as‘‘Awahsoose” says,there ismuch in the
surroundings, in the birds and flowers, in the flicker of
the sun through the leaves, and the ripple of the water
over the stones, but I have caught all sorts of fish under ~
all sorts of conditions, and have had many a happy day
on the bosom of Massachusetts Bay, or at the ledges of
Rye Beach, or the Isles of Shoals; in trolling for pike and
bass in the Connecticut, or casting the fly on the North-
ern lakes; but for a real ‘‘red-letter day” give me a balmy
day in the last of May, on a mountain trout stream, now
foaming and plunging over the rocks, now sweeping
quietly in long curves throughsome grassy meadow to a
still mill pond, and then repeating its plunges and its
meadow meanderings, until a day spent along its banks,
with a good basket of trout from 6 to 12in, long at the
close, was one of unalloyed and unequalled enjoyment.
Verbum sap. ON W. .
OCHARLESTOWN, N. H., April 14, Ps
Unfortunately the descriptions of the Dublin Pond
trout were drawn up from specimens preserved in
alcohol; but mottlings or reticulations similar to those
of the brook trout usually are persistent in alcohol, and
traces at least should have been observed by Prof. Gar-
man and Dr, Bean if the fresh fish is mottled. The
original description contains no reference to such mark-
ings, but it does state that “the young are much darker
colored than the adults,” and that their ‘‘clouded parr-
marks or bands at once distinguish the young of S, agas-
sizii.” A good description of the colors of living individ-
uals is very much needed, and we hope ‘‘Von W.” will aid
us in obtaining information on this subject.
As to the Sunapee trout, we cannot recede from the
position taken in FOREST AND STREAM of April 4,and we
repeat our belief that the saibling introduced in New
Hampshire in 1881 have nothing to do with the ten-pound
trout forwarded by Col. Hodge in the fall of 1885 to
ichthyologistsin Cambridge and Washington. ‘‘Von W.”
had knowledge of the Sunapee trout in 1883, and proba-
bly it was a very large fish even as early as that. The
history of the introduction of saibling by Prof. Baird, as
published in his reports, is herewith stated:
Jan. 24, 1881. Mr. A. H, Powers, of Plymouth, N. H.,
received 55,000 saiblng eggs from the U.8. Fish Com-
mission. Myr. Powers was directed to hatch them and
place them in Newfound Lake, located seven miles from
Plymouth. The eggs were all hatched by Feb. 28, with
a loss in hatching of 6,515 eggs. Mr. Powers deposited
30,000 fry in Newfound Lake May 16. Dec. 8, 1883, about
600 eggs were taken by Com. Hodge. These will be trans-
ferred to another station, to be hatched and reared,
In October, 1885, and doubtless somewhat earlier, Col.
Hodge saw and had in his possession specimens weighing
10lbs., which is twice the maximum weight of the saib-
ling in its favorite localities in Europe. If we seriously
consider the possibility of identifying the Sunapee trout
with the saibling we must believe that the fry of May,
1882, gained 10lbs. in weight in about three years, This
was one of the first obstacles we met in attempting to
propose the same theory several years ago, and it will be
recognized as a grave obstacle, T, H, Bran,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 2, 1889,
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK.
Iii.—THE NEW JERSEY COAST,
qe coast of New Jersey, from Perth Amboy along
the shores of Raritan Bay and what is known as
Lower New York Bay to Sandy Hook and along the ocean
front from the Hook to Barnegat Bay, is a prolific fishing
ground, Barnegat Bay—at least the portion of the Bay
where the best fishing is to be had—is so far removed
from the city by distance that it will scarcely pay the
New York fisherman to attempt a battle with the denizens
of its shallow waters unless he goes for more than one
day. Toward the close of this series of papers it will
pethaps be well to give a directory of resorts that require
more than one day to visit on a fishing excursion, and in
that case a report of the angling at Barnegat Bay will be
given. By taking the ‘‘newspaper train” which leaves
New York at about four o'clock in the morning, Bay
Head, at the northernmost end of Barnegat Bay, can be
reached at about eight o’clock, but good fishing on Barne-
gat Bay is not to be had northof Tom’s River, eight miles
south of Bay Head, and the very best is at Beach Haven,
which is twenty-eight or thirty miles from the head of
the Bay. The fact remains that the most excellent
angling along the whole New Jersey shore is in the
waters of Barnegat Bay, and it will pay a New Yorker
who can spare a week or more in late summer or fall to
spend it at Beach Haven or among the islands at Little
Hgg Harbor.
The fishing resorts along the whole New Jersey coast
may be reached by the trains of the New York & Long
Branch Railroad. This road runs from Perth Amboy to
Point Pleasant, which is only one and one-half miles
from Bay Head on Barnegat Bay, trains connecting at
the former place for all points alone the bay as far south
as Tom’s River. The road runs no trains of its own, but
is operated jointly by the Central Railroad of New Jersey
(foot of Liberty street, New York) and the Pennsylvania
Railroad (foot of Desbrosses or Courtlandt streets, New
York), The Central Railroad of New Jersey runs the
most frequent way trains, und is therefore, as a general
rule, the most advantageous for the fisherman to take, A
new time table for the summer went into effect upon
both roads May 1, and trains run at short intervals until
late in the fall. To reach the resorts on Sandy Hook the
New Jersey Southern Railroad is taken. This road is
operated by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and runs
from the Sandy Hook pier to West End or Hollywood
station (Long Branch), and from Red Bank to Port Mon-
mouth and Atlantic Highlands. It also has a connecting
branch from Branchport (on the New York & Long
Branch Railroad) both north and south. Resorts on
Sandy Hook may be reached by taking either the steam-
boats from Pier 8, North River, to Sandy Hook Pier and
Atlantic Highlands, or the C. R. R. of N. J. from foot of
Liberty street to Branchport, and there changing to the
trains of the New Jersey Southern, running north along
the Hook. Steamboats also run from the city to many
of the resorts, and they will be mentioned in their proper
places.
Of what may be properly called coast fishing the nearest
is reached from Perth Amboy, which is at the mouth of
both Staten Island Sound and the Raritan River, and
overlooks Raritan Bay- between the south end of Staten
Island and the shores of Monmouth county, New Jersey.
However, there is excellent weakfishing in Staten Island
Sound only two miles north of Perth Amboy, near what
is know as Boynton Beach, a favorite resort for Sunday
school scholars during the picnicking season. To reach
Boynton Beach take the Central R, R, of New Jersey to
Sewaren station (round trip fare, 85 cents), and wall
southerly along the shore of the Sound a short quarter
of a mile to the Beach, It may also be reached via the
Pennsylvania R. R. to Woodbridge (round trip fare, 80
cents), and thence stage (fare 25 cents) direct to Boynton
Beach. Here Howard Tappen has forty or fifty excellent
boats, renting from 75 cents to $1 a day, and he can also
be relied on for bait during the season, Fish over toward
the Staten Island shore where the stakes in the water
mark oyster beds, or better still ask Howard where to go,
as on certain tides there are choice spots which are known
to few, but with which he is perfectly familiar. If you
bring your own bait get shedder crabs, I have known of
many catches of weakfish at this place running up in the
fifties and sixties for cne boat in one day’s fishing, and
the fish average over a pound in weight. Meals can
always be had at Boynton Beach (European plan), and at
Sewaren near the station is a large hotel where prices
range from $2 aday up. No liquors are sold at Boynton
Beach, and it isa good place to take one’s family for
a day’s outing, as there are swings, bathing houses, shade
trees and a dancing platform.
For Perth Amboy take either the Pennsylvania Rail-
road or Central Railroad of New Jersey (fare, round trip,
$1). From the station it is twenty minutes’ walk to the
shore of the Sound, or stages and hacks will carry you
for ten cents. Captain Woglom keeps boats to rent at $1
a day, but he has only a few rowboats. If you cannot
get boats from him inquire of Captam Thomas Liddle,
the oldest and most skilltul pilot of the port, whose house
is but afew yards from Captain Woglom’s, and he will
tell you where you can get a boat, Captain Woglom has
a good cabin sloop which may be chartered, and there are
several oystermen close by who rent boats, but none of
them makes a business of it. Bring your own bait (shed-
der crabs) from New York, as you cannot always be sure
of obtaining it here, Perth Amboy is near famous weak-
fish grounds, on the oyster beds of Raritan and Prince’s
Bays, A good place to fish is near Buoy 10, around the
point of Staten Island, or nearer shore about a mile
further in Prince’s Bay. Directly off Prince’s Bay Light
(not the Great Beds Light, which can be seen from Perth
Amboy) is a good place. Porgies and the exasperating
‘toadfish” are plenty here, and will consume enormous
quantities of bait, so it is best to bring a large supply.
The summer bluefish or snap mackerel will often take
the hook when fishing for weakfish, especially if the tide
is running smartly, and as they are apt to bite right
through a gut snell it is best to tie your hooks on gimp.
From Perth Amboy good striped bass grounds may be
reached in Raritan River, a little above the long draw-
bridge, for which sandworms should be used as_ bait.
The fishing in Raritan River will be treated of fully in
another article,
The next resort along the line of this route is at Cheese-
quake-Creek, Morgan station (fare, round trip, $1.15) is
at the drawbridge crossing the creek, and a hundred
yards up stream on the creek’s banks is a quaint old inn,
two hundred yeafs old, kept by Charles Applegate, known ;
all over New Jersey and by many prominent New
Yorkers as ‘‘Pop” Applegate or ‘‘Uncle Charley.” There
| are caught, row down stream about a half mile or a mile,
and fish on either side of the grassy island at the mouth
of the Shrewsbury River,
Surf fishing for striped bass along the ocean coast is
are only half a dozen boats for hire here, at from 50 cents | delightful sport, and I have known of bass being caught
to $1 a day, and for three out of the six boats there are
regular patrons every Sunday throughout the season.
There is good striped bass fishing in the creek, but like
most of the haunts of striped bass, very little success can
be expected on the first visit. An angler will require
several visits to learn the haunts of these fish at various
tides and under different conditions of weather and water.
When the bass run up the creek in huge schools, as I have
frequently known them to do, the veriest novice can
catch two score of them in a short time, but the bassing
at other times is uncertain for the ‘‘tenderfoot.” For
general directions I would say try the hollow of the first
bend above the inn close to shore, the ‘‘deep hole” at the
mouth of Stump Creek or under the railroad bridge. If
the water is muddy, go up the ereek for nearly or quite a
mile, No bait except shrimp can be had on the ground.
Kingfish are caught near the jetties at the mouth of the
creek, and so are weakfish. One day last fall Uncle
Charley brought in half a boat load of weakfish from
three hours’ tishing off the mouth of Margaret’s Creek,
only a short distance from Cheesequake. Meals and
lodging may be had at the inn fora small party at the
rate of $1.50 or $2 a day, and no better cooking or nicer
beds can be found, Only a few trains stop at Morgan
station, so it is best to make careful inquiries about trains
before planning a trip. The Central trains are the ones
to take in the morning, but trains of both roads stop for
the return trip at night,
The next placeis at Keyport. Take trains of the route
already mentioned to Matawan (round trip fare $1.25),
and horse car (fare 5 cents) to the Keyport steamboat
dock, where boats can be hired at 50cents to $1 aday. I
have fished a good deal around Keyport with very little
success, although I have known of many good catches.
There are striped bass in Matawan Creek, but I have fished
faithfully myself for three days in succession without
catching anything but toadfish and eels. Out in the bay
there are places where good catches of weakfish and snap
mackerel are made, to which the man who rents you the
boat will direct you. At James M. Butler's Mansion
House, near the water, good board may be had at $2a day
and upward, and any one who mentions ForEST AND
STREAM to the Mansion House proprietor will be weleome
to not only the bestin the house but to good, honest infor-
mation about the fishing in the vicinity. Keyport may
also be reached by steamer Minnie Cornell, from foot of
Vesey street (round trip fare 50 cents), at 3 P. M. every
week day and 8 A. M. every Sunday, making the run in
two hours.
From Red Bank (same rail route; fare, round trip,
1.50) several fishing resorts may be reached on the Nave-
sink or North Shrewsbury River, a beautiful stream.
There is excellent fishing for weakfish, flounders, sammer
bluefish (snap mackerel), and sometimes kingfish, striped
bass, eels and plaice below Red Bank about three miles,
at Fair Haven (four miles below) and ‘Oceanic (six miles
below). Plenty of flounders are caught now, the other
fish in summer. It is best to rent boats at Fair Haven or
Oceanic, for which place stages run from all trains (fare
25 cents), as these points are near the best fishing grounds;
but if you wish to row three or four miles along the lovely
banks of the river to the fishing groundsfrom Red Bank,
or. prefer to ‘“‘angle” with a chunk of meat for the fat
crabs which abound near the railroad bridge, walk back on
the track from the depot to the bridge and rent a good boat
for 50 cents a day from ‘‘Peter,” a German who has a
dozen boats here on the south side of the railroad tracks.
At Fair Haven and Oceanic boats can be rented at from
50 cents a day up, and bait (shedder crab) can be had if
you happen to run across one of the hundred ‘‘crab boys”
who make a business of ‘‘scapping” soft shell and shed-
der crabs, which are very abundant along shore at low
tide. The fishing grounds are well out in the stream, the
best near the north shore. I have fished these waters a
good deal, and never without success. Below Oceanic,
around the bend, where the tide runs briskly, the sum-
mer bluefish are caught by trolling with small bone
squid, an eel tail or anything almost that is bright and
will twirl. I have caught them by anchoring in the
swiftest current at the edge of the channel and allowing
the hook (no sinker) to play at the end of a long line, and
I caught my largest ones one summer evening with a
piece of lemon peel for squid. All these resorts may be
reached by steamboat from foot of Franklin street (round
trip fare, 80 cents). At present this boat leayes New
York afternoons, but in the summer and fall two boats
run, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.
Port Monmouth and Atlantic Highlands may be reached
by New Jersey Southern Railroad from Red Bank (fare
from New York, round trip, $1.50), or by boat from foot
of Rector street (fare, $1). The steamer William V.
Wilson also makes the run from foot of Canal street to
Port Monmouth (fare, round trip, 60 cents), but she does
not leave her pier at any set time. Bullinger’s weekly
Monitor Guide gives her time for the current week of
issue, At either of these resorts weakfish are caught,
and blackfish of good weight on the reefs and wherever
there is a sunken wreck. They appear first about May 15,
and bite near the bottom on shedder crabs or clam bait,
They weigh from 4lb. to 12lbs. Large sheepshead are
often taken here. Use strongest hooks bent on gimp or
piano wire, heavy sinker (resting on the bottom, with
hooks above it) and shedder or clam bait. Boats can be
rented at Ailantic Highlands at $1 a day at the hotel, and
for less at Port Monmouth, but at the latter place there
are few boats.
Highland Beach, on Sandy Hook, and the Navesink
Highlands, across the Shrewsbury River, are good points
from which to reach the fishing grounds opposite Sperm-
aceti Cove. Take trains from foot of Liberty street and
change at Branchport (fare, round trip, $1.55), or boats
from foot of Rector street to Sandy Hook pier, thence
New Jersey Southern railroad (fare, round trip, $1,20) to
Highland Beach. Boats can be rented at Highland
Beach pavilion, close by the ore at $laday. Nave-
sink Highlands, or the Highland Lights, connecting with
Highland Beach by a bridge across the Shrewsbury, can
be reached by the steamers Elberon at 9 A. M., or the
Sea Bird at 2 P. M., from foot of Franklin street (round
trip fare 60 cents), and boats may be hired at the steam-
boat dock at 75 cents a day. To reach the ASua grounds,
where weaktish, summer bluefish, blackfish and kingfish
by this method weighing over thirty pounds. September
and October are the best months, but I have heard of
good catches in late April and during May. The cast
must be made standing on the beach or in the surf up to
one’s waist, and it must be made 100ft. or more so as to
drop the bait just outside the line of breakers. Menhaden
or ‘*mossbunkers” are the best bait for this fishing, and
the reel should hold from 300 to 400ft. of line, The rod
should be about eight feet long, made of two bamboo
joints, and a leather thumbstall is necessary so that the
line will not cut when stopping the cast or playing the
fish. The best place I know of for this sport is the beach
above Long Branch, and a good plan is to make head-
quarters at Snyder’s ‘‘Old Homestead” at Branchport
(round trip fare, by rail $1.50; by steamboat Elberon
from foot of Franklin street 60 cents), and walk from
there over to the beach. Hotel rates are $2 a day and
upward. Ifthe fisherman goes to Lone Branch direct he
is no nearer the fishing ground and has to endure the
stares of the dudes and dudines of the swell hotels. Plat-
forms were erected on the beach here last fall for standing
on to cast, and I presume they will be there this season.
Another good place is Sandy Hook, reached from foot of
Rector street by boat to Sandy Hook pier (round trip $1),
thence a walk across the Hook to the beach, Other
famous places below Long Branch are Key East (round
trip, by rail, $2), and Ocean Beach (round trip, rail, $2),
On the public fishing piers at Long Branch and Asbury
Park there is fair fishing for striped bass and occasion-
ally sea bass and big porgies. Thereisa yearly prize
given by Mr, James H. Bradley, of Asbury Park, for the
biggest fish caught off that pier. From Asbury Park
and Long Branch there are daily excursions to the Little
Banks, where sea bass, striped bass, ling, bluefish, cod,
pollock and other varieties are caught. The Banks fish-
ing will be described in another article. SENECA,
Notr,—Since the last article was prepared the writer
has learned that there isa steamboat running to Ross-
ville, S. I., and Perth Amboy, N. J., from the foot of
Vesey street week days at 10 A. M. Fare, round trip, to
either place by the Meta, forty cents.
A DAY AT THE GROUPER BANKS.
Editor Forest and Stream: :
Looking over a late issue of the FOREST AnD STREAM
I noticed an interesting article on recent explorations in
the Gulf of Mexico, and it put me in mind of a pleasant
day spent on the Grouper Banks, which lie eight miles
due west from this place. We chartered a fine schooner,
the Asa Lowe, which is owned and sailed by Capt. Lowe,
an old fisherman. The party consisted of five gentle-
men, Messrs, Starr, Gentry, Phillips, Tate and the writer.
This expedition had been planned and attempted many
times, but on account of high sea outside or no wind we
never could catch any groupers; so when we announced
the evening before that we were going, every one laughed,
and some said, ‘‘I should really like to see a grouper.”
The morning broke, cloudless and as calm as could be,
but we went down to the Lowe, and waited until 8
o’clock before a ripple came on the water. Starr, who is,
a very enthusiastic fisherman, but had his doubts about:
grouper fishing, was for giving it up then and there; but-
as we saw a sloop waiting for a breeze half a mile frony
the wharf, and she had started at six o’clock, we thought;
we would stick to it a little while longer. Well, after -
many tacks, we managed to go out the little pass, beating:
the other boat, for the Lowe is a remarkably swift sailer
in all kinds of weather. The gulf lay like a lake, as blue
as the sky, with scarcely a ripple on the surface. As we
lazily rose and fell on the swell, we thought of the people
on shore watching and laughing at us, and determined
not to put back, even if we had to stay all night and
anchor behind the breaker bar. At noon we were not
more than four miles from shore or from the keys. The
shore lies two miles inside the keys. The lead showed
six fathoms of water and no groupers, as at this time of
the year the fish lie in deeper water, from:eight to ten
fathoms. We ate our dinner and whistled for a steady
breeze. At last the captain began to overhaul his sound-
ing line, and at once every one was on the qui vive.
No more sleeping, no more yarns, when we may be over
the banks. The old captain stood on the port bow and
threw the heavy lead directly aft for about 8ft., and then
with a forward swing sending it 30ft. ahead. The line
sang as the lead sunk and then stopped paying out. The
captain looked at the bottom of the lead, shook his head
and said: ‘‘Sand.” A groan went up from us all. He
east again. ‘Rock! Luff her!” The sails shivered and
the jib came down. In an instant, and before the
Lowe had lost her headway, every line was in the water.
The line used is a heavy cotton one, which has a heavy
sinker at the bottom and one or more hooks fastened
above. The fishermen never anchor, as the flukes
catch on the rocks and they are unable to recover the
anchor.
The manner of fishing was entirely new to me, so I
will describe it, for it may be the same to others. The.
hooks are baited with a large piece of cut fish and the.
sinker is allowed to strike bottom, Then it is lifted and!
dropped. This is kept up all the time while fishing, so,
as not to allow the sinker and hooks to catch on the
coral, The jerks made by the sinker sliding from one
piece of coral to another resemble bites, and Gentry had
a hard time, for he was constantly pulling up his 60ft.
of line, protesting that he had a fishon, but he got away.
Of course every one was eager to catch the first fish.
The luck was with me, for I felt a decided pull and after
some little play landed a large grunt. Another groan
went up, as we were not out after grunts. The captain
said: **'Where there are grunts of that size you will find
groupers,” and sure enough, for Phillips began to haul
in groupers as fast as he could, single and double catches,
while none of us caught anything except grunts. We
tried to explain it by saying the fish saw our white lines.
Phillips was using avery fine line, and consequently
was obliged to wear gloves, as the line cut his hands
badly. -
The writer caught a splendid 10lbs. grouper, and then
we drifted off the rocks, We filled away again, and
found another bed of rocks, and began fishing. Gentry,
who up to this time had net caught a single fish, sudden--
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ly pea tened gab fee eae the captain to help him | CALIFORNIA’S FISHED-OUT STREAMS.
Jand his fish. er pulling like a pair of oxen they man-| paitop Forest and Stream:
wae ae San rat ewe td aa of coral, peel alae As in many other States, the trout season opened this
ene pene) ae thes sitesi cers ¥ rine ‘ ist month in Galifornia; that is the legal season opened.
Beat tian & anches and in the roots; starlsh, | Very little attention is paid to game laws in this county,
queer little yellow fish with bright blue backs, etc. Gen-| 44° indeed, in all the other counties that I know any-
try a more pleased with his coral than if he had caught thing about, The first Saturday of the month, with a
i » of ea ee fa ae +a gi eg oo ee companion, I went up on Mark West Creek to investigate
Seay pullin, but the ish was too strong tor iv™, | the trout question. We went pretty well up the creek,
for he fell over on his back, but still holdmg on to the | spout eleven miles from town. We found the creek in
line. After considerable work, and exciting work, too, vood condition in every way except for fishing, A native would only blot all these pickerel out of existence, and
he pane ee eatch of the day, a 10lbs. red grouper, j\fo;med us that the creek was about fish ed oak So, | vben throw the bass and sticklebacks over inte the ocean,
and a s. black grouper. e re : ; . aa reves ‘| what trout waters we again might have! SPECIAL,
‘Ag the wind had almost died out, we started back, and somewhat discouraged, we went to work and at night we g &
A : had about one hundred trout. Now, in one respect, trout
perenniy coure ae On de ae coe : Deo ainene are like men, Some men are to be counted and some are ts = aa ne Sp b UN : pa ea a a pugs
Diett by Ocileck, with 2 sting of leh that anwbody | t¢ be weighed. So itis with trout, These trout were to ha ke a ede BURG UE fa Ie UeLery, 2 me
Peete accad che Stig Fats and 1 had tyentyeight| gone Site tv pudea Gite veeuon oF yeaa hers
: re nae es ent Reh, ailerd tied ecole a anil There is & creek about twelve miles east of town that I| XePuted to pass a large portion of the year ang | where;
Sauls Seiten the bhatt Go hedhctelan-amaiickeok 4 Y | have always heard was full of fish. I have been there however, there has been no record of its capture. Mon-
alee eee: aa ISIER Mach ate eda ore ese We many times, but until last Saturday had never fished it. ) °U" the Marquis of Ferronnays, has propounded a new
sent up to the hotel fealin ver aha satisfied with our- Itis called Sonoma Creek. Friday I made my prepara- yh eos rs Beer Oous boas suprect, ye csteama ye aN
Me th is ieee = tr ii Y q eh A ae ited tions to go next day, Saturday morning I got up at 5 well worthy of attention. Wealways have, heremarks,
selves. é€ ee rae spre at | opens , cee ef o'clock to start, but then the rain was just pouring down. |; Norwegian sailors in our ports, and they all fell us that
arr Sarees Syha envy; but ate grouper steak for break-|] went back to bed and slept till six. The rain had | @ their country, when they engage in fishing along the
ac jus S reo ea Rate 4 ee stopped then, so I got on my bicycle and started, It was shores, they take in their nets large, medium-sized and
Tees pean Phe anattter The aint ave: nine pete pretty muddy for a bicycle, and several times I had to g. 0. aire peer f a tices Wee Manet sou Boge 2
TaRearedan 8 Fe ie RENe Aisa Tre Late Beatin nt fete Butin an hour and a half Igotto the creek and started | * iene Sac ee oy degree of development, :
yea Peles Se Beane Daten © Tr aaieote weateate |e fish, I fished for about an hour and only got one bite, 7 oh PECD SE HLON: A ue presents ee. is a little vague
Beta ay a Seen with bbe nee cmmoedations, | 220: that was a sucker. That disgusted me and I quit, 1| 22d does not aid evidence of the careful observation
Mu 1 ue Ror he Bint H, fel is h qi on8, | then came back toward home, and stopped at Santa Rosa which one would c emand in considering a statement so
neg here, for the range Blu = (0) el is anus an ag &1 Creek, abont five milesfrom town. Here I fished all day novel; the question which it raises is always so interest-
good manager, RANCIS GOODHUE, JR. and caught only seventeen. Like all the other trout that | ™8 that I desired at once to have the opinion on this
OLEARWATER HARBOR, Fla. matter of the man best qualified to inform us—Mr. Rob-
———————————— abe peueno ou here they pec Y small. The trout ert Collett, professor of zodlogy in the University of
: =\ fem *, T ¥ o 7 7 is 5 ion ow A > ibe 2 ONS ~~ Bf J , 2. !
CHICAGO AND THE WEST. oe ‘darned a Tarai ic A ere toate al baler? Christiania, the well known ichthyologist, who has in
HIGAGO, April 22.—Messrs. D. P. Wilkinson, J. M. | a dam, which is abont fourteen miles from here, My in- recent years prosecuted a study of the Salmonide: of
Qlark, Frank Stone, Tom Waters and Kd. Van Ber- | formant said there are plenty of trout below the dam, [| northern Eur ope, with the intention of publishin g the
gen were out on the Fox River fishing last Saturday. | think I will wend my weary way out below the dam next results of his work. The following letter, dated Jan. 9,
They are all devotees to the art of casting. They caught Saturday. which my esteemed colleague has obligingly written me,
one crawfish and one mud-puppy, but say the air was| 1 was greatly interested in the ‘Mexican Notes” which | ™V01 sre eee SCL a ‘
very fine. appeared in the last issue. The gentleman who wrote As to the statement concerning the Norwegian fisher-
Considerable numbers of pickerel with some bass and | the article used to teach ina college here. I was one of | WON 1 they rolavion. shes tte salmon: Gsperys age Our
wall-eyed pike have already been picked up at Fox Lake, | his pupils. I hope he will give us some accounts of his shores, the case stands thus: During the summer thou-
but there has been: no regular sport at all. hunting trips, something about the turkeys, deer and sands of salmon are caught in nets along the coast, from
‘Attention should be drawn to the manner in which | bear which are in those mountains. BICYCLE. Lindesnzes to Finmark; most of them are young, but
wall-eyed pike and bass have been speared inthe Kanka-| Santa Rosa, Cal, April 16, Theres ap a ath eels eee: They ev ad eto we
CCE Ga A lO Cs Po aan AG thapeayn: Gelmon dertamuly weret apavn at eed, but only
pers eee Meas ear be GED ae 4 BIG TROUT AND PICKEREL. in the streams; at the end of autumn they descend again
that this spring he had often killed two to three dozen in [ IS evident that the giant trout are not all dead yet, | '°. Lhe: Sea tI Whe GeDEbss oF OnE phereraine
anight, The Kankakee is being cleaned out. Yet itisa if we are to believe the stories told of the ice fishing WANE) oe eee eae ee ‘ pes at ae Beason:
good angling stream if treated right. this spring. An Augusta, Maine, paper recently had Very rarely nay S ete ivi ual ME ae : a
April 27,—To-day is a warm and beautiful day, and|an account of a “square-tail trout” just caught in Snow the: sinter; ait ieee fe : aa foshie Ls snug it am Bhie fol-
there is moving a mysterious something in the air which | Pond, in the town of Belgrade, that weighed 112lbs, The lowing’ spring, ty 4s Tone: to be hee y ES vats because
has filled up all the sporting goods stores with crowds of | fish after it was dressed weighed over 91bs, In the same food is Maes mei oe all Biers abe abe ee =
men who are inspecting and buying fishing tackle. This | pond there was also caught recently two big trout, the sacar 1 dopraeatiaetent a 2 SE ee eee RL Une SOA,
is really the first day of the fishing season, because it is| united weight of which was over 14lbs, The town of during t ra sifeaa ; eal peas ey prt d a ie fiche HS
the first day when the gentle angling malady has really | Belgrade is noted for its ponds, there being several large animal, feeding on Meare leew aunce and ot en RS ie
elaimed its victims wholesale. It is in the air now, and | lakes within the town or partly in it, and these ponds The sine gh ar ee aa . Ey Pie s Dist spent Pe “a
all Chicago seems eager and good-natured, as the symp- | have always been noted for their fish. But of late years, | they reac i aoe aS Bie thi Veer otek ee
toms always run of this delightful ailment. or since the pickerel craze, which swept through the | M0r yaaa yy a ere wget ee aE) Hil es
Chicago never displayed a larger and more perfect line | entire State some thirty to thirty-five years ago, these fron 6§ to 7A. the wi ai ae he an eee ‘d ia ey ead
of angling goods than she does this spring. I presume | ponds have been more noted for pickerel than any other ready TAS IE aa aag ich t ae ta ascend 18 TOst Ete
few cities could equal the display. It shows clearly the | fish, unless, indeed, it be for white perch, which have quently the ea rp Gee eee aa ee Ete Noe
prowing interest in the pleasant and healthful sports of | afforded good sport in some of these ponds at iiniGes |e en ASRS litic cee t ei oe in CORRS ten,
the flood and. field, which are this year beginning to draw | Some twenty years ago there was in existence a white | WY tne y ke Pen aa app 'y 4 nde tt pate ae peicie
a large following from other popular but less rational | perch association, made up of Waterville, West Water-| 077 Sue Meo US ate waa Se se = f ity LEER of
sports. It shows also the fact, not yet fully known, that ville—it then was, now Oakland—and Belgrade gentle- the fis n anc Ae oe ac is as i e ae 0 ay A arte
Chicago is the natural center and starting point for as | men; and later their ladies were taken into the association. differences ‘w i : ee e satisfactorily explained by the
erand a fishing country as there is in the United States. | But the stocking of the ponds with black bass was of no difference in ¢ Ghd Wis ealmoa ta ne ae
T hope to do what I can toward definitely confirming this benefit to the white perch, and within a few years the To ser ee oat ( m4 : s ae ORNS, ee Hat one nt
statement this spring. There is a wealth of undiscovered | association died out. Ephraim Maxham, formerly one Of pee nom d 2 4 Seas w tak nth ai ae! te), ¥8 ke ae
fishing knowledge lying about here, and it ought to be the editors of the Waterville Mail, but now asleep in the youns, aa Aah 8 are ta Sor bey une re ao ept; (8)
looked up. t valley of the Kennebec, was a warm friend and sup- there is no fishery eee in summer when the fish at-
Among other gentlemen whom 1 saw outfitting at | porter of that White Perch Association. He had in his fempt to soeey fr esh se bene a Sort ’
Spalding’s this morning were Messrs. C. H. Adams of the | kind heart all the genuine love of an Izaak Walton for Tiresu ., ith Seay i tt . eal disposiion of the
Board of Trade and Mr. Theodore Gray. Both of these | the shinicg waters of the Belgrade ponds, the meetings question oat g pr. C il rhe a4 “all 3 au sea18 Un-
ventlemen are going Hast, Mr. Adams to fish in Maine|of the White Perch Association, the rods and lines, | Cettam, for phous h ae : t ett, = Dias ichthyologists,
waters. Mr, Gray will also visit Maine this summer, re-| the bait, even the chowders on the island. But there admit that this tis iS te persis ; eee ed its eggs in
turning here about July 1, in time to catch some fish. AIL finally came: to his creel one of those giant trout, which fresh RVALERS Satie i eee ba - are ier agra gzely.
nonsense, going to Maine. The Maine men would better | the pond was noted for before the deadly pickerel came. | 47 infer caine hic h tht ee : ut ee ng direct proof.
come out here, There are fish ag is fish in some places | Ephraim was ‘‘fishing over the side of the boat,” so he told The animals w Aol AS gdh lio} ions as constituting
not a thousand miles from here. E, Hove. the story, ‘‘witha worm and taking now and then a perch.” the food of the salmon i; hrow no light on the subject, as
) The creel was nearly full, and he fell to chatting with they are without doubt such as it captures when approach-
a friend, and his rod hung idly over the gunwale, A | ig the shores; the sand launce (Ammodytes) especially is
little minnow became impaled on the hook through vora-| # Shore species. , anaes 2
ciously snapping at the worm, ‘‘and just to punish him,” Tf, on the other hand, the salmon secretes itself in great
Ephraim remarked, ‘‘I thought I would let him dangle depths, how comes it that the numerous dredgings made
there for a while. Absorbed in talking with Mrs. ——, | this region haye not yet yielded any, or that a speci-
on our Sons of Temperance affairs, the’ hook dragged for | @e?- has not even been secured accidentally, like certain
some little distance with quite a longline out. All at other fishes from the same regions, after seyere storms?
once there came a great swirl in the neighborhood of the | The non-capture of the salmon seems the more extraord-
hook, The rod gave a bound and nearly went out of the | ™&ty since the rapid increase in the size of the fish in salt
boat. By mere chance I caught hold of it, and then I water indicates sufficiently that its life therein is a very
thought the hook was fast-to the bottom, but only for a active one.—Leon Vaillant, in Revue des Sciences Natur-
moment, for the bottom proved to be a very lively one, elles Appliquées, February, 1889,
to say the least, and I began to fear for the rigging—only
a dry juniper for a pole and a strong pickerel line, I
wasaware that I could not land the fish by main force.
as we had been doing with the white perch all day, but I
thought that I could tire him out and get him alongside
of the boat, where we could see him. The fish tugged
and pulled, and the old juniper threatened to break at
every extra swirl. But the line wasstrong, the hook was
large, and soon I drew him in till I caught hold of the
line and had him up to the boat. He was a monster, and
such colors! He was the biggest trout I had ever seen,
and land himT must! Collins, who was managing the
boat, suggested that we tip the boat down to the gunwale
and then I could jump the trout in. It was done, and in
a twinkle I had the biggest brook trout in that boat that
I had ever seen. It weighed over 6lbs. I was king of
the White Perch Association after that. I had caught
the biggest and the only spotted trout seen in that pond
for years.’ e
But the question in hand is that there are yet a few of
those giant trout left in many of the lakes and ponds in
Maine, where once they were about the only fish, except
the minnows on which they feed. ‘These lakes and ponds
are all of them natural trout waters, and but for the
pickerel and bass, they might again be trout waters.
The natural woodsy condition of the most of these ponds
still remains favorable to trout, but there are the pickerel.
The pickerel not only eat up all the food—the minnows—
on which the great trout could subsist, but they prey upon
the young trout. It is only occasionally that one reaches
such a size that the pickerel cannot master him, Then
he is left to grow, and when such a trout is caught, it is
one of the giants such as is mentioned at the beginning
of this article, The pickerel lakes and ponds of Maine
are all fed by streams, and these streams are all trout
streams, if. you go up far enough to find rapid water, and
above such rapids as the pickerel cannot stem. Here the
small trout continue to be hatched, and they would go
down, and doubtless do go down, only to be destroyed by
the pickerel, instead of growing up to be giant trout as
in days gone by. If great Jupiter with a thunderbolt
CURRENT RIVER CLUB.
|. LOUIS, Mo.—Hditor Forest and Stream: The Cur-
} rent River Hunting and Fishing Club has decided to
erect a handsome and suitable club house, and has there-
fore levied an assessment of $5 upon each member. It is
the intention of the club to erect the building on the
banks of Current River, in Ripley county, this State,
Current River is a beautiful stream with pebble bottom,
and abounds with pickerel, jack salmon, pike and black
bass, It is called Current River because the current in it
is very swift. At times, when the water is low, there are
a number of mean and dangerous rapids to be encoun-
tered in it, and an expert boatman is required to pilot
one over them in safety.
Deer are very plentiful in the vicinity, and quite a
number were shot and secured by the members of the
aboye club during the past season. Turkeys are also
quite numerous, Small game, such as quail, woodcock,
squirrels and rabbits, are also plentiful, and good sport
is to be had on them down there when in season.
There are now eighty names on the club’s membership
list, and the assessment. with what there is in its treas-
ury, will give it a sufficient amount to erect the club
house and furnish it, build boats and purchase whatever
else may be deemed necessary for a complete equipment
of the club.
The Missouri Lumber and Mining Company have
donated to the club forty acres (reserving the mining and
timber privileges), being the property surrounding the
site selected for the club house, while the ground on
which the club house will stand, including eight and one-
third acres, is given to thé club by §. Short of Northeast
Pennsylvania in fee simple, thus insuring the club a per-
manent location, free from any interference whatever.
The club house is to be neatly and substantially built
on a high point overlooking the river and at one of the
best fishing: pools on the entire river, Work will begin on
it immediately, and will, it is expected, be ready for oc-
cupancy inafew weeks. When completed it will be put in
charge of an experienced hunter and fisherman, who will
be found at the club house at all times to attend to and
furnish sport for the members. UNSER FRITZ.
Trout FisHine Notr.—Leonardsville, Madison county,
N. Y., April 27.—Trout fishing does not open up very pro-
pitiously in this section this spring, The fact is, there
are but few trout here in what are known as trout
streams. It seems a shame thatright here in the natural
retreat of the speckled beauties, where purling, splashing
brooks of limpid water abound, they should be almost
exterminated. The writer isfamiliar with the streams of
northern Michigan, and on the small tributaries of the
Upper Muskegon we have met with splendid trout fishing
in stocked waters, where it was very difficult to force a
passage through the jungle of cedar and evergreens that
fringed the banks of the log-clogged creeks. The water
was yellow and sluggish, and had scarcely supported
suckers prior to the introduction of these “mottled
gamesters. They are multiplying very rapidly up there,
while grayling are on the decrease, Fish for gray-
ling on the headwaters of the Manatee and Pine, and for
royal speckled trout on the upper tributaries of the Mus-
kegon. A State hatchery is located at Paris, near Reed
City, which is the savior.of the fishing interests in that
region.—BOXER.
SALMON IN THE Hupson.—A fine 2ilbs. salmon was
taken last Thursday in a shad net off Keyport, N. J., and
for a day or two after that was to be seen on the slab at
Blackford’s, in Fulton Market, Thisis the sixth large fish
of this kind reported this year. It has been suggested
that this year some might be taken with the fly below the
dam at Troy, but we have not learned that any successful
attempts to do this have been made.
300
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 2, 1889,
MAINE ANGLING PROSPECTS.
ay proniises for an early trout season at the Maine |
lakes are more favorable, The season is unusually
early, and though at the present writing the ice is not
yet out of the Androscoggin Lakes [the Rangeleys], yet
the indications are that they will be cleared earlier than
usual, The ice can hold in Umbagog but a few days
longer, so the reports say, and this lake is the first one of
the Androscoggins to clear. Capt. Farrar has gone down
to his place at Cambridge, N. H., in order to be there as
soon as the lakes are clear. He told me last evening that
he expected to hear that the ice had gone out of Umba-
gog. This is at least two weeks earlier than for many
years, this lake not usually clearing before the 12th of
May. He will start his steamers on their regular trips
up the lake to Sunday Cove, and the team will be put on
to the Middle Dam at once. Thus those desirous of
reaching the Narrows, Richardson Lake, for the early
fishing can do so. The Narrows are doubtless already
clear, as the ice is always very thin there, and goes out a
week or two before it does in the lake, either above or
below. The fishing at the Narrows, before the ice is out
of the rest of the lakes, is something about which big
stories are told.
A report last evening said that the ice was out of Moose-
head, but Iam not able to confirm the statement, though
doubtless the lake will be clear in afew days. There will
be a grand rush for the early fishing at the outlet as soon
as the iceis out. Weld Pond is clear of ice, but at last
accounts the landlocked salmon fishing had not been up
to expectations. It is evident that the smelts have not
kegun to run, as this event always marks the séason of
greatest success with the landlockers. There has
been considerable fishing in the streams of Maine, and
some full creels have been made, but after ail the water
has been unusually low in the southern part of the State
and trout fishing not much of a success, It is this season
that a curious feature of the Maine fish laws comes into
play. The statute provides for an annual close time be-
tween the first day of October and the first day of May,
but provides that inhabitants of the State may take trout
and landlocked salmon during February, March and
April and convey to their own homes, Usually this law
is operative only as to fishing through the ice, which
fishing has been pushed to a shameful excess this year,
for the streams are rarely open before the first of May.
But this year there has been a good deal of opportunity
for fishing through April, and the practical working of
the law is the same as it would be if the open season
begun on the first day of February, except that fishermen
from out of the State are debarred from fishing till the
first of May. There is a good deal of dissatisfaction con-
cerning this clause of the law, expressed by sportsmen
who have annually visited Maine for a number of years.
The feeling is that the lakes and streams are being
thoroughly stripped by this winter and spring fishing, and
the danger to Maine is that the attention of these sportsmen
will be turned to other waters. Indeed, the Inglewood
Club, with waters and leases in New Brunswick, is prom-
ising to be very popular with many Boston sportsmen
who have been in the habit of visiting Maine on former
seasons. A gentleman was saying to me the other day
that he was tired of hearing of ice fishing in Maine, and
now that streams were being stripped before the first day
of May, he had made up his mind to desert Maine alto-
gether and become a member of some New Brunswick
elub. But the latest report from the Maine trout fisher-
men, those who dwell in the State, indicate that they are
waiting anxiously for the ice to clear from the Andros-
coggin Lakes. At Lewiston, Paris and Norway the trout
fishermen have their tackle all ready for an early start
for Richardson Lake as soon as the ice gets out. But their
enthusiasm is not generally shared in by Boston sports-
men, Even among those who are usually waiting and
waiting for the ice to start from the great trout lakes, I
have scarcely heard the subject mentioned yet. It is too
early, and busy merchants, who annually expect to go
afishing the last days of May and early in June, can
hardly get ready to start the first of May.
Salmon fishing at Bangor has not proved to be much of
a success this year, though the opening was very early
and afew are being taken. Mr. Fred Ayer is keeping
some Boston sportsmen posted, and as soon as he tele-
graphs them that the salmon are rising rapidly, they will
take the next train for Bangor. SPECIAL.
FISHING ON THE WEST COAST.
'\ N E have had three winter trips of fishing and hunt-
ing on the west coast of Florida. The first, from
Cedar Keys to Sarasota Bay, was a failure, being too far
north for winter fishing, and there are so many inhabit-
ants along the coast that there is but very little game to
be got. The second irip we went south as far as Cape
Romano, and were quite successful in fishing. An ac-
count of this excursion was printed in your paper last
June, Last winter we extended our trip further south, to
Rogers River, the most southern part of the Ten Thou-
sand Islands, which was the place we had fixed upon to
begin our winter sports, and to cruise northward among
those islands, as would suit our convenience.
Rogers River empties into the Gulf through a cove or
bay of quite shoal water, interspersed with numerous
oyster reets and with plenty of feeding ground for the
vast number of fish that inhabit these waters. Mangrove
snappers, groupers, Gavallia, jew, redfish and catfish
fairly swarm along the coast, and sharks soon make
known their presence. There we found numerous tarpon,
which readily took the bait, as did the other fish. We
then worked our way by a very narrow, crooked and
shoal channel, through the oyster reefs that extend
entirely across the mouth, until we reached the river
proper. There we found water from ten to fifteen feet
deep. In some places we could not reach bottom with
our setting poles. We went inland some fifteen miles in
the hope of reaching the mainland, where we could find
game, but we were disappointed in this, as the river
heads in the open everglades, where we saw no signs of
either ducks or deer. Successful hunting is done on the
mInainland.
On the flats at the mouth of the river there were a
great many small blackhead ducks, of which the peopie
of the United States Coast Survey, who were located
there surveying, shot a great many; but there are no
large ducks or geese. The surveyors had also killed a
number of deer on the islands, This river seems to be
but a long, deep, narrow sink, and is fresh water, bor-
dered on hebth sides with mangrove, There are some
Key West, thence to New York in the winter.
wages amonnted 60 $3,185,923, Tn 187 the
hammocks of fertile land, which, we found to our sur-
prise, in_ that out-of-the-way place, are farmed. Toma-
toes and other truck crops are cultivated, shippped to
j The river
abounds in fresh-water fish, but I did not see one tarpon
in it, nor did I ever see one in fresh water,
From Rogers River we cruised among the islands, be-
ginning at Pavilion Keys. They are mostly low man-
grove islands, which are overflowed by the tide. Some
of them are larger and higher, and some have hammocks,
where deer may be found, Tt was too hot for us to do
much hunting, 75° to 90° in the shade, in the sun as
high as 116°. Hot as it was, strange to say, we kept some
venison for two weeks without any sign of being spoiled,
nor were we troubled much with mosquitoes or insects.
I saw but little apparent difference between these and
other clusters of islands and inner bays along the south-
ern coast, Ihave been informed that, some years ago,
these islands were the home of the plume birds of South
Florida, but the plume bird hunters have nearly destroyed
them. The flamingo is no longer seen there. There are
a very few game birds, and most of them are willet. In
all channels smail fish are abundant and readily take bait,
I call all fish small except tarpon. In the shoal bays that
have a lead of deep water from the main channels, tar-
pon are numerous at favorable tides, and can be caught
with hook and line. Thesame may be said of the islands,
bays and fishing from Gordon's Pass to Rogers River.
Gordon’s Pass bounds a point of mainland on the
south which extends to the Gulf, where the city of
Naples is being built, and where the Ten Thousand
Islands are said to begin, and ends at Rogers River, the
whole of which appears to be the winter home of the
tarpon. There are tarpon in the waters of Oyster and
Carlos bays. Quite a number were caught there last
winter, but I did not see one here to a hundred that I
saw south of Gordon’s Pass. jess
LATE SCHOOL OF SPAWNING Cop.—Capt. J, W. Col-
ins has just received a letter from Capt. Stephen J. Mar-
tin, of Gloucester, Mass., announcing the arrival off Cape
Ann about April 20, of a very extensive school of large
gravid cod, the two sexes being about equally divided,
and most of the females being ready to spawn. The
bulk of the catch bas been made about five miles to the
southeast of Norman’s Woe, at the entrance to Gloucester
Harbor. On Saturday, April 21, fifteen small open boats
with two men each and a trawl of 1,000 hooks took a
total of 27,000lbs. of cod; one boat caught 3,000Ibs., the
fish averaging 24lbs, each as they came from the water.
Some of the little vessels, of ten to fifteen tens, with six
or eight men in the crew, took as much as 8,000!bs. in a
single day. It is the opinion of the fishermen that this
school of cod has followed in a school of herring which
has recently appeared around Cape Ann and yielded
large catches in the trap at Kettle Island, near the mouth
of Gloucester Harbor. Two years ago a similar school
of cod came in off Gloucester about this time of the year
and remained until after the middle of May. some of the
boats making their best catches about May 10.
SAFETY-PIN FISH STRINGER.— Editor Forest and
Stream: Before reading Mr, Lilly’s article on the ‘fish
stringer,” IT had been experimenting with numerous de-
vices to secure a good stringer, and came to the conclu-
sion that the large safety-pin, usually used for fastening
shawls or blankets, would do; so procuring a couple of
dozen of the largest that I could find I knotted them on
a good strong cord a couple of inches apart and believe
that it will make a good stringer. They are easily pro-
cured, easily used and perfectly secure, as after the fish
is strung it serves tolock the pin. The pins I use are
34in. long. Let the brethren try and report.—KosHEE
(Gravenhurst, Ont,, April 16).
SEINES, Nets of every description. American Net & Twine Co.,
Mfrs., 34 Commercial st., Boston, or 199 Fulton st,, N. Yi—Adv.
Hisheulture,
VIRGINIA FISH COMMISSION,
HE annual report of the Superintendent of Fisheries
for the year ending Dec. 31, 1888, announces the com-
pletion and partial equipment of a new hatching station
for salt-water fishes on the eastern shore of Virginia.
State now has two permanent hatcheries, one of them de-
yoted to rearing salmon, trout, grayling, redeye, black bass
and other fresh-water fishes. This establishment is leased
tothe U.S. Fish Commission, which pays a yearly rental
and furnishes a certain supply of young fishes for Virginia
streams, The superintendent, Mr. John T. Wilkins, Jr.
has begun to investigate the fisheries in the tidal waters o
the commonwealth, He finds a perceptible decrease in the
average yield of traps and seines, and a falling off in the
size and weight of the fish caught, The aggregate yield of
the fisheries in 1888 slightly exceeded the product of preced-
ing years, but this was secured by a greatly increased num-
ber of traps, with a corresponding increase in the number
of men and the amount of capital employed. Pound-neis,
which were not used before 1875, now occupy most of the
available locations on both sides of Chesapeake Bay. In
1880 the number of pound-nets in Virginia waters was 162.
The value of the fish caught, including menhaden, was
$906,068. In 1883 the number of pound-nets had increased
to 412, and the catch, including menhaden, was valued at
$1,258,576, The number of pound-nets operated in 1888 was
about 550, and their product, including menhaden, was
worth about 31,265,000. This shows conclusively that the
Virginia fisheries are on the decline, and the superintendent
carefully studied the means of arresting this decline. He
would not restrict the number of fishermen, nor establish a
close season covering the spawning period, but reeommends
that the State encourage the artificial propagation of Sal-
monide and Cyprinideé in streams and ponds, and make
liberal appropriations for hatching and protecting the
marine ene anadromous fishes which constitute the chief
objects of the fishery in the tide water section,
— The menhaden TadOsiEy, though of comparatively recent
origin, has grown rapidly in the last decade. In 1880 the
business was carried on by 102 sailing vessels, and the total
yield was 88,213,800 pounds of fish which sold for $320,589.
The fleet in 1888 numbered 180 sailing vessels and 17 steam-
ers; the industry gave employment to over 6,000 persons, and
its product is estimated at a value of $450,000. ‘There seems
to be no limit to the supply of these ubiquitous fish, the
annual catch yarying year after year with conditions not
well understood,”
The oyster industry in Virginia is still very important
but is diminishing in value owing to illegal tonging and
dredging. In 1886 the business employed 18,064 persons, and
the capital invested was $1,361,106; the number of bushels of
oysters caught and sold was 6,837,320. The earnings and
The
must be protected by man against man.
capital invested |
as $1,400,000; the earnings and wages amounted to $2,968,-
Ww
| 840; the number of bushels obtained and sold was 5,400,000,
and 15,700 persons were employed. In a short time the Vir-
ginia people will be forced to cultivate the oyster according
to the system adopted and successfully applied by Connecti-
cut, Rhode Island and New York. At present the uncertain
poate of planting grounds prevents the development of the
industry.
The shipping of crabs and crab meat has become a valu-
able enterprise, in many localities assuming greater propor-
tions than the oyster trade. The products of the canneries
find their way now to markets beyond the Mississippi.
The new hatchery, known as the Glebe Hatchery, is on
the eastern shore, between Hungar’s and bgt ees
creeks, This location is conyenient to the pounds and traps
taking the largest lifts of Spanish mackerel, which is the
Species principally sought after for purposes of artificial
propagation. The spawning season of the Spanish mackerel
usually opensin Virginia waters about June 21 and lasts
until the end of August, or rarely as late as Sept. 10, the
greatest number of ripe fish arriving from July 1 to Aug, 15.
In 1888 the best run of fish passed up the bay from June 10
to 25 and as this was close season for pound nets the hatchery
could not secure the eggs until a later run of smaller fish
came along; 4,000,000 eg¢s were secured, but the percentage
of fertilized ova was smaller than was expected.
“It was observed that during the prevalence of east, north-
east and north winds the run of Spanish mackerel, bluefish,
pompano and trout (weakfish) materially decreased below
the average, while on the other hand, during west and south-
west winds, the catch was above the average. The largest
lifts were taken, however, immediately after a west or
northwest gale. Menhaden or alewives are obseryed by the
lookout yessels to be more abundant in moderately calm
weather, with southwest or westerly winds. Hasterly
winds do not seem to injuriously affect the in-shore catch of
menhaden.”’ =
Mr. Wilkins recommends that the prohibition of pound
net and fyke net fishing during the month of June be dis-
continued, as it entails a Joss to the fishermen of $50,000
annually,
THE MENHADEN
Hditor Forest and Stream:
I have noticed the communication by Mr. lL. Maddocks in
your issue of the 11th instant, and particularly the unwar-
ranted criticism therein of my aim with reference to the
menhaden question. Surely no word of mine is open to
such stricture. I have censured no one for defending the
menhaden fisheries. I have, however, deemed it in place to
publicly refer to certain contradictions and inconsistencies
in the statements of some writers on the subject, to the end
that a fair understanding of the matter might preyail. For
example, if I should contrast the statements in Mr, Mad-
docks’s present article that “neitheris menhaden the depend-
ence of the coast fisherman as a bait supply,” and ‘Herring
* * * are now considered a better bait and are used in
preference to menhaden,” with that attributed to him at
Augusta the past winter, and deemed reliable, that “as a
bait supply these menhaden are invaluable,” I certainly
ought not to be charged with censuring him,
On the other hand, when he remarks, with reference to
menhaden, that ‘‘we become fully convinced that the opera-
tions of man with all his appliances has not, cannot and
will not ever perceptibly diminish their numbers,” and then
states that ‘in support of the assertion we have the testi-
mony of the highest scientific authority,” I take issue with
him. Ichthyologists have contrasted the enormous quanti-
ties of menhaden consumed by predaceous fishes, ete., with
the comparatively limited number taken by man: but I ven-
ture to assert that they are not on record as stated by Mr.
Maddocks.
For my views as to the departure of the menhaden from
the region beyond Cape Cod ten years since, and their return
in 1885, I refer Mr. Maddocks to yourissue of Nov. 29 last.
Furthermore, I will put this prediction on record on this
point: If the menhaden steamers defer their operations this
year to the same date they did in 1888, the Maine coast will
abound with menhaden the coming June, J gofurther. It
is my belief that a conjoined time and distance limit applied
by law to seining menhaden, will be of inestimable benefit
to the fisheries of the Atlantic coast.
As to the sentiment expressed by your correspondent, that
there should be no restrictive fish laws, the view is utterly
repugn ant to the enlightened tendencies of the day.
refer with hesitancy to two statements made by Mr.
Maddocks which I quote in full: No, 1. ‘‘Another delusion
Mr. Martin is laboring under (which is common to many
writers) is that menhaden as they swim are food for an
food fish on our coast.” No. 2. ‘Investigation has prove
conclusively that few food fish haye the ability to prey upon
the menhaden or subsist upon it as a daily food.”? Tf Mr.
Maddocks will allow me I will make a correct application
of ‘‘scientific authority,’ and quote from Prof. Goode, with
whose statements I leave him to square hisown. Says the
Professor; ‘‘All the large carnivorous fishes feed upon
them, namely: The pollock, the whiting, the striped bass,
the cod, the squeteague and the garfish are savage foes. The
swordfish and the bayonet fish destroy many. The bluefish
and bonito are, however the most destructive enemies.”
Are the above enumerated fleet-finned fishes without ability
to prey on the defenseless menhaden?
Mr. Maddocks closes thus: ‘In view of all the facts the
unprejudiced mind must conclude that the only proper use
for the menhaden is to be converted into oil and guano,”
Let me state that high authority, in alluding to the char-
acteristics of the menhaden, states that its legitimate mis-
sion is to be eaten.
In conclusion let me assure Capt. D. T. Church, apropos
of his article In your issue of the 18th imst., that writers
favorable to the food fish interests do not argue that men-
haden are in process of extermination, but that the men-
haden steamers do either catch up almost entirely the in
shore schools, or drive them out to sea. Capt. Church’s re-
ference to the large run of menhaden in 1888 and the
profitable season of the menhaden men resulting therefrom
and his bold offer to prove the facts, were wholly anticipate
in my articlein FOREST AND STREAM Noy. 29 last. In his
last article he states that ‘‘since 1880 the striped bass * * *
have given direct testimony that they can look out for them-
selves by coming back in great numbers after long periods
of scarcity.” In an article of February, 1888, he states:
“Striped bass have been absent several years.” }
To the menhaden men in general it may not be ont of
Date to remark that the fishermen and anglers aspire to no
ominion, they seek no supremacy. They believe thatin the
interest of food fishes and of the whole people the menhaden
ARTHUR MARTIN.
INDUSTRY.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
FISH PROTECTION IN CALIFORNIA.—By an act of
the California Legislature approved March 4, 1889, section
635 of the Penal Code was amended to read as follows: 635.
Every person who places or allows to pass into any of the
waters of this State any lime, gas, tar, cocculus indicus, saw-
dust or any substance deleterious to fish, is guilty of a mis-
demeanor, Any person who shall catch, take or carry away
any trout or other fish from any stream, pond or reservoir,
belonging to any person or corporation, without the consent
of the owner thereof, which stream, pond or reservoir has
been stocked with fish by hatching therein eggs or spawn,
or by placing the same therein, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
Sec, 2, This act shall take effect on and after the first day of
September, 1889, ; ‘
May 2, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM,
3801
Che Zennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
May 22 to 25.—Pacitic Kennel Club Show, San Wrancisco, Cal.
- Sept. 10 to 13.—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
‘Club, at London, Ont. C. A. Stone, Manager.
Sept, 10 to 15.—Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As-
sociation, at Ottawa, Can. Capt. R. C. W, MacCuaig, Secretary.
ept. 11 to 13.—First Annual Deg Show of the Toledo Kennel
Club, Toledo, 0. T, B. Lee, Secretary.
Feb, 18 to 21, 1890.—Pourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent,
FIELD TRIALS. ;
Noy. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club,
P.T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind,
Noy, 18.—Hleventh Annual Field Trials of the Wastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N.Y. ‘
Dec. 2,—Inaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Club,
at Lexington, N.C. O. H. Odell, Secretary pro tem., Mill’s Build-
ing, New York, N. Y.
DOG SHOW MANAGEMENT,
Editor Forest and Stream;
As.one of the oldest of dog show habitués I offer these
suggestion, few and simple in themselves, yet overlooked by
nearly all of our bench show managers, The very succtess-
ful season just closed gives promise that future seasons will
be still more prosperous, and that dog shows huve come to
stay. As arule the shows of the past season have been well
managed, but at the same time there have been many little
things left undone that if attended to would have added to
the comfort of the exhibitors, and Cee eae ea Y to the suc-
cess of the show, As soon as it is decided to hold a show it
is of paramount importance that the committee should first
select a competent man, one well versed in dog lore, for
ieee ea and a local man is always to be preferred,
- as he will be more or less acquainted with parties in the city
or town that take an interest in dog matters, and will know
at once where to go to secure entries, his friends will take
an interest in the show’on his account, and this will add
greatly to its success; being thoroughly acquainted in the
city, he will be able to sive general information to visitors.
Persons coming to the show as a general thing wish to be
shown around the town, and ought to be placed in the hands
of responsible parties. Most handlers when they reach a
show wish to run out and buy a few trinkets, either for
their dogs or to take home with them, and the first party
they look up is the superintendent. It he replies, ‘‘Indeed,
T don’t know, I am a stranger here myself,” the visitor,
being strange, feels as if he were lost. On the other hand, if
the superintendent says, ‘“‘You ean get what you want right
down here, and Mr. So and So is going down that way now,”
and calls some one up and introduces him to the stranger,
the latter feels as if he had fallen in with old friends. The
new acquaintance will be able to inform, the stranger of the
principal attractions of the city, where he can get a good
Rotel at reasonable rates and the character of the same; in
fact he will find him a bureau of information on subjects
relating to his visit, and his kindly influence will have a
great deal to do with the success of the show.
When the person is once selected for the position of super-
intendent, he should have absolute control of everybody and
everything connected with the show, and such work as mak-
ing premium lists, contracts for building, painting, feeding,
ete., should be made by him, subject to the approval of the
board of managers. One of the greatest troubles at shows
is the lack of discipline, the superintendent being often
such in name only. He issues his orders and tries to
live up to the printed rules, but one of the exhibitors asks
him to do something contrary to them. Hereplies that itis
impossible, and refers to the rules governing the matter.
The exhibitor, not satisfied, meets one of the board of man-
agers and states his grievance. Mr. Manager swells out
with his importance and says; “ll fix that for you. You
go and tell the superintendent that Mr. So-and-so wants
that done, and that will beallright.’? This opensup a loop-
hole for every crank at the show; very soon there is some
one else with a grievance or wanting a favor; he applies to
the superintendent and is refused; goes away Se g,
meets the first exhibitor and tells the story, and gets for a
reply: “O, he has not got anything to say. I'll introduce
you to my friend, Mr. Manager, and he will fix it for you,”
and they go through the same performance. Yery soon the
superintendent finds there is no use issuing orders, and for
the rest of the week he tries to look pretty and lets the show
run itself. Now, if the manager had asked the first com-
plainant if he had spoken to the superintendent and had
received the reply that he had been refused, he then should
have said: “I can dono nothing for you, as we have given
him absolute control of the show. Ifyou haveany complaints
tomake against the management, please make them in writ-
ing and hand them to the secretary, and the executive
committee will investigate them at their meeting.” These
meetings, by the way, should be held at least once a day
during the show, to hear complaints and charges, Such a
course on the part of the managers would give the first les-
son in discipline, and would stop the grumbling that is
heard at nearly all the shows, and would at the same time
encourage the superintendent, who would feel ‘‘these people
Epepect me, and I must keep things moving along smoothly
to show the directors that 1am worthy of their respect and
understand my business.”
A source of great complaint is the class of men that are
picked up for attendants, that branch of the business being
generally left until the last hour, when there is so much of
a rush to prepare the building for the reception of entries,
that the superintendent takes up anything that has two
hands on it, and as a general thing picks the men up around
some gin-mill corner, where they put in most of their time.
They know nothing about work or dogs, and even if they
did, from their physical condition from idleness they are un-
equal to the task of remaining on their feet from twelve to
fifteen hours. A very good lot of men could be obtained by
applying to the heads of the fire department, as they have
alae a lot of applicants wanting to be placed on the regu-
lar list, and, as a rule, these are young men full of snap, and
the training they get by taking the place of regulars as sub-
stitutes makes them prompt in action, and they understand
the value of discipline; then, too, they must be men of nerve
and pluck or they could notstay in a fire department twenty-
four hours. As a rule, they are above the touting for ““quar-
ters’ for doing their proper duty, that is so disgustingly
common at shows, They should be young men and workers,
as they have plenty to do at a dog show. When they are
selected, they should be SeREn es with a cheap uniform, con-
sisting of cap, blouse and trousers. They should also be
numbered, and the show room be divided off into sections
according to the number of hands—the sections correspond-
ing with the number of the man in charge, Should any-
thing get out of order the exhibitors would know who has
the place in charge, and call his attention to it. If not re-
medied, a complaint to the superintendent would soon re-
medy it. There is nothing better to make a man tidy and
keep things tidy about him than a clean, neat suit of clothes,
Get uniforms; they will pay inthe general appearance of the
show, for what detracts more from the general appearance
of the show than a lot of fellows running around and going
into the judging ring, one with no coat on, but with a dirty
shirt with elbows out, and another with a erinald coat,
which he is afraid to take off as the remainder of nis apparel
Will nob stand inspection? a Pe
*
and the amount of
makes them yery iniammable, and every precaution should
be taken for the safety of the building and of the dogs.
the firemen attendants will come in; half a dozen of them
at Colunibus would haye prevented that sacrifice,
cheap device for freeing the dogs could be arranged by pass-
ing a gas pipe theentire length of stalls, with
pipe about the middle of each stall,
iron pin should be driven into the pipe and extending ont
about 2in.
rest on the stall floor, place a large ring around pins to
fasten the chain to, Now, by havin
tracting of diseasés among their stock,
lies chiefly with the exhibitors, as you will find them always
looking up something for their dogs to eat, and if the poor
dog is full and does not wish any more they think he must
be sick, and at once run out and get him some dainty and
almost force him to eat, the dom having no exercise and
lying around for
ple T have used successfully, as I never lost a dog from
disease contracted at a show, is that as the dogs have very
little to do, I give them very little food, and if the dog re-
fuses it I take it awayfrom him and don’t try him again
until the next feeding time. If he still refuses, take it away
again, and he will find his appetite about the next meal
time; at least [ have always found it the case.
T° put it mildly, it is exceedingly pase e raving
and tried to keep old Jerry back, but it was impossible.
made a bee line for the edge of the woods on the opposite
side, and while the Laverack was prancing around in great
style, but to little purpose, had a point.
that the country is very rough on dogs.
thicker than grass, and briers flourish like the proverbial
green bay tree. The next morning old Jerry was the same
Another source of complaint is the high benching. The
general custom is to have benches 3ft. high from floor for
setters and pointers, p
being chained, they have no chance to jump. Often the
handler has to pick up his dog in his arms and place him in
his stall and then crawl] in after him to make fast his chain.
I think a bench 2ft. high would give more satisfaction both
to exhibitor and yisitor.
without trouble, and visitors would be able to see the ani-
mals in full,
on his feet in his stall, one-half of the lady visitors can only
see him One-half the way along his ribs.
The stall being narrow and the dog
A dog could be placed in his stall
As itis at present, if a setter dog is standing
Bench shows are pone aly held in large, roomy buildings,
dry straw and lumber used for benching
Here
A very
hole in the
Into these holes an
Place the pipe so as to let the ends of the pins
a lever fastened to the
ipe at the ends of the stalls you could let loose all the dogs
1u the range of stalls in one motion, and with the right kind
of men for attendants, there should be no more Columbus
horrors,
Another source of complaint among exhibitors is the con-
I think the fault
a week stuffed like a sausage. The princi-
I think more dogs contract diseases at shows in the fol-
lowing manner than in any other way. When they are
taken into the exercising yard the handler thinks he is
doing them a
about. They
covered with droppings to smell and lick whenjreplaced in
their stalls,
know of any better way of inoculating a well one with it
than by filling his head and lungs with the fumes of it,
The evil could be obviated a great deal by having a man in
the yard whose duty should be to shake air-slacked lime
over the droppings and at once remove them. Another
essential to health is, after reaching home to give your dog
a thorough washing with carbolie soap or Little’s soluble
phenyle.
taints or mucus that may remain on their coats or skins.
After washing, dry them well and take them out for a run.
If a dog looks a little off give him a good run and it will do
him more good than any physic,
cine and nothing kills him quicker than to be tied up when
not well.
reat kindness by letting them loose to run
eep snuffing and smelling and get their feet
Now, if the previous dog has a disease [ don’t
By doing this you will remove at once all foul
That is his natural medi-
G. WASH, Moork,
PITTSBURGH, Pa,
GRIT.
to invest
$50 in a high bred setter or pointer pup, spend a hundred
dollars more on having him broken, and then on the open-
ing of the season have him beaten out of sight by some old
scrub of a native, built on the lines of a beef steer.
do not believe that I am alone in this sort of experience,
Yet I
There is one quality in dogs which bench shows do not
encourage at all (and field trials very little) that is more es-
sential in an all day hunting dog than all other points com-
bined, and thatis grit. How often do we see men
naturally brilliant talents, beaten in the race for money or
fame by men who are their inferiors in everything except
grit. And itis just the same with dogs.
having
T was first impressed by this fact as it appertains to dogs
some nine years ago, when I became possessed of just such a
setter as 1s described a few paragraphs above.
Laverack of the bluest blood, with magnificent chest, body
and legs, and he came from the breakers recommended as
‘tone of the best dogs he had ever handled.”’
shot, when the
dozens and half
IT went to Beasley’s Point, Cape May county, New Jersey,
where at that time very fair shooting could be had
He was a
As Lwas a fair
gage season opened, aiter promising some
ezens of birds to sundry intimate friends,
had.
The morning after arriving at the hotel I sauntered into
the barroom after my usual before breakfast ‘‘soda,’? The
landlord happened to be there and openec a conversation
with me.
“That’s a mighty arey dog of yourn, tied out in the barn.”
‘Yes,’ I answered, ‘‘rather a nice looker.”
“Any good on birds ?”
‘Supposed to be,” I replied.
“well, if I were you ’uns I’d take old Jerry along, he is
sorter acquainted with the fields, and ’pears as if he knows
just about where the birds is, and p’raps your dog ’ll hunt
better with company moe of them you city fellars bring
down does |’’ an
bar about the worst specimen of a dog I had ever seen (I had
never attended a bench show then).
with this he kicked out from behind the
He was a doublenose pointer, about eight or nine years
old, and solid liver in color; his*front legs were as much out
at the elbows as the bulldog Robinson Crusoe, and his
stifles as straight as those of the St. Bernard champion Otho;
and he was as Swaybacked as the cocker champion Doc.
But as my trainer had written me that my dog hunted
better in company than alone, after breakfast I took him
along (as the landlord said he would follow any one with a
gun).
Hificent
him under control.
Up the road he trotted at my heels, while my mag-
averack was so eager that I had hard work to keep
The first good looking field we struck I sent my dog fey
@
This sort of thing kept up all day, and when I returned to
the hotel I had to acknowledge that old Jerry had found
about 90 per cent. of the birds.
Every one who has hunted in this part of Jersey knows
Sand burrs are
as ever, only perhaps a little more fresh, yesterday’s hunt
having limbered up his old bones, while my youthful Laver-
ack resembled one of the pair of Kilkenney cats, that had
been hung together by their tails over a rope all night. His
pads were so sore that he could scarcely put them on the
ground, his ears all torn and his coat in a most ragged
condition. That day he worked until noon and then gave up.
Now, the point 1 want to get at is this: Here were two
dogs, one fitted by nature with a superb formation of shoul-
ders, legs, chest and body to do almost any amount of work,
and the other built for nothing except lying alongside of a
hot stove; yet the ill-fayored one by his “‘grit’’ entirely dis-
My dog was better
broken in every TEEDOOH: robably had a better nose and was
, a8 it was the hecinning of the season,
tanced the other in hunting qualities.
mouch harder in fe
pews Bay,
used to retrieve the ducks shot.
others had flat coats.
had killed the dog he was. matched with, after two
and thirty minutes’ fighting, and in that time there were
think of him.
watching their proceedings and listening to their remarks
and old Jerry had done nothing for six months except lie
around the bar-room.
Before I left I offered my dog and $50 for Jerry, but the
owner respecttully declined.
“You aint the fust man,” he said, “that has come down
here with a fine dog, and wouldn’t give a three-cent piece for
Jerry, that has offered to swop before he went home.”
The next time that I was forcibly impressed with the value
of “grit’??in dogs was on the eastern shore of the Chesa-
There were several Chesapeake Bay dogs owned
y the man on whose land I was shooting, and which were
Some were curly-haired and
“Which,” said I, ‘do you consider the better kind?”
“T dunno as it makes much difference; sometime it’s the
straights, and sometimes it’s the curlys—the kind as gets
the most ducks, and goes into the water when yer tell ’emto
is the best.’’
This was his reply, and I saw afterward he was right, be-
cause on a yery cold day one or two dogs with coats as close
as that of a seal refused to go into the water after a few
times, while a bitch, who was so mangy that she resembled
a Mexican hairless, went in every time she was ordered. It
is grit, not coat, that is required in a Chesapeake Bay dog.
I once had working for mea very mild-spoken Englishman
who, contrary to manners and looks, was quite a celebrate
trainer of fighting dogs. When I discovered the fact, he had
a buil-terrier that he was putting in condition for a battle.
Being interested in dogs of all kinds, I went to inspect the
pit fighter. This dog was anything but a vicious looking
dog, and had the mildest brown eyes I had ever seen in any
breed, excepting a toy spaniel, He was very loosely put
together, not suited in any way that I could see for the terri-
ble task before him.
Ee can you tell, l inquired, whether a dog is game or
not?
‘No one can,”’ he replied, ‘‘except by trying him, nothing
counts in bull-terriers but grit.”
I afterward learned that this mild-looking, ill-put-up dog
ours
only three scratches.
In closing I would cite as an argument in favor of “‘grit,’’
the breeds of game fowls; the exhibition games have been
improved in ‘“‘station,”’ closeness of feathering, wicked eyes
an
would say that a pit game had no show at all in a battle
with an exhibition game, but, in fact, the reverse is the case,
because in breeding for show points the chicken fancier has
snake-like heads. Any one not acquainted with fowls
neglected that most essential quality—grit. S. REICNAF.
DOG TALK.
HE Boston correspondent of the Providence Sunday
Journal is responsible for this: ‘“T'he price which Mr.
B. paid for a pug for his wife is one of the themes for the
jokers at a certain club here. He determined to make a
Christmas present to the lady of a little dog that she wanted,
and although the price asked, $50, seemed to him rather
large, he agreed to it, and arranged to have the pug deliy-
ered at his office the afternoon before Christmas. At the
time agreed upon Mr. B, was obliged to be in New York,
and he arranged to have the dog sent to the office of his
brother. When the dog came to Mr. B.’s office, his clerk
paid for it; when it was brought to the office of his brother,
the latter paid for it again; and the dog seller, finding the
trade so profitable, offered to take the pug on to Mr. B.’s
house. His offer was accepted, and he not only took the
dog home, but collected from Mrs. B., to whom he had a
note from Mr. B.’s brother, an additional $50, with which
he disappeared, not to be found since.”
When attending a dog show, it is always interesting and
often amusing to watch the handlers while the judging is
going on. As arule they are themselves excellent judges,
and itis nearly always an easy matter, by watching them
closely, for one to spot the dogs they fear will beat their
favorites, and the merest tyro can frequently by this means
select the dog that ought to win, whatever the judge may
We have often had no end of fun while .
derogatory to some competitor, ostensibly addressed to a
brother handler, but carefully aimed and discreetly mod-
ulated for the judge’s ear. Not many handlers venture this,
but some of them do, with what result the judge alone can
tell. Wedo know, however, that more than one judge has
caught on to the defect. of an animal, simply through the
painstaking care of the handler to cover it up. Some of
them are quite expert in putting the best part of their charge
forward, and the judge must understand his business if he
obtains more than a fleeting glimpse of any portion of the
dog’s anatomy except that which shows him up to the best
possible adyantage. All of these “tricks of the trade,”’ how-
ever, are generally of little avail with an experienced judge,
but nevertheless they serve a very useful purpose in relieving
the tedious monotony of the reporter’s task
The fall campaign will open the second week in September
with three dog shows, London and Ottawa. Canada, and
Toledo, Ohio. e are informed that several other shows
will be held during the fall, but the dates are not yet de-
cided upon. It seems a pity that the dates should clash
especially in places that are relatively neighbors, and it is to
be hoped that some arrangement will be made whereby this
may be avoided in future.
Mr. W. H, Joeckel, Jt., of Hoboken, N. J., has recently
received from Sydney W, Smith, Hsq., a letter dated April
16, in which he states his intention of visiting the United
States to benefit his health, and to observe how St. Bernard
interests are progressing. He will sail May 1 on the White
Star Line steamer Britannic, due in New York about May
9 or 10.
The St, Joe Kennels, of Niles, Mich., have sold for a long
rice their well-known mastiff dog Waconta Rte to Mr, HH.
eyder, of Chicago, Ill. We understand that the dog will
be withdrawn from the public stud.
Entries for the Derby of the Pacific Coast Field Trial
Club, to be held at Bakersfield, Cal., Jan. 20, 1890, close
May 1. The address of the secretary is H. H. Briggs, 313
Bush street, San Francisco, Cal.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. J. W. Dunlop, of Utica,
has had the misfortune to lose by death from distemper
several yaluable St. Bernards.
PROPOSED NEW YORK DOG LAW.—New York,
April 20,—Editor Forest and Stream: I wish to call your
attention to Bill 578, Assembly. introduced by Mr. Mase,
and now in Committee of the Whole. It provides for tax-
ation of dogs for sheep protection, but makes no exception
in favor of breeding kennels. It should be amended or de-
feated, as it would be aserious drawback to breeding inter-
ests if passed as at present.—H. T’. Footm, [We have not
seen a copy of this bill. Its provisions should be carefully
guarded, so as to work no injustice to breeders. |
TOLEDO DOG SHOW —Toledo, O., April 24.—Editor
Forest and Stream; The Toledo Kennel Co. claim Sept, 10
to 12, 1889, for theiy first annual bench show, which wil] be
held in conneotion with the Tri-State Fair at Toledo, O.—
TOLEDg KENNER CO,
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AMERICAN FOX HUNTING.
I.—VIRGINIA STYLE.
Editor Forest and Stream:
W hether deserved or not, ‘'Tallyho’’ has been handled with-
‘out gloves for his article on New England fox hunting. In
the discussion of the matter there was a conspicuous ab-
sence of what ‘‘Wells’” would term “the courtesies of a
newspaper correspondence.” Yet ‘“Tallyho” has but ex-
pressed the universal sentiment of sportsmen jn the section
where I dwell,
Belonging to a club for years which owns one of the best
packs oF foxhounds to be found in eastern Virginia, while
not competent to say that the methods of our New Hngland
friends are unsportsmanlike, when the @yidence of sports-
men and gentlemen who are in every way our peers proves
the contrary, yet | am entitled to speak for this part of Vir-
ginia; and if one should put hounds on reynard’s trail
here, and then lie in anybush and shoot him as he runs by,
the act would be considered that of a treacherous assassin,
of which no true sportsman would be guilty. When. how-
ever, the practice is restricted to mountainous and broken
districts, where it is difficult’ to ride to the hounds, custom
has made fox shooting legitimate sport, even in the South.
So, as appears from a communication in your issue of the
3lst ultimo, it is deemed legitimate sport In some localities
to surround reynard with a regiment of men, and after he
has been chased around by ladies, to ignominiously beat out
his brains with clubs. But the man who would pursue
either of these methods here would be drummed out of the
company of gentlemen sportsmen, and relegated to the
society of those whoshoot quail on the ground, catch trout
in a gill-net, snare grouse, et id omMne genus.
Of all recreations fox hunting as practiced here and else-
where in the Sonth is the most delightful, Itis indeed a
royal sport, brought to this country by our forefathers from
England, along with laws and institutions which have
made us a great and liberty-loving people: and while a
snobbish affectation of English tastes and manners is con-
temptible in the extreme, yet I confess to be one of those
who see in England much to admire. If sonie of our New
England sporting friends will pay me a visit in the fox
hunting season it will afford me great pleasure to entertain
them and show them the difference between the Northern
and Southern methods of fox hunting. I am sure they will
be pleased.
We have in eastern Virginia three kinds of foxes, 7. €., two
distinct varieties, the red and the gray, and two kinds of
the latter, which though classed as the same variety, have
marked differences in their running qualities. The red fox
is the largest, fleetest and most difficult to catch, or, in
huntsman’s parlance, to “kill.” The little swamp gray fox
is much niore easily caught than the common gray, while
the latter affords far more sport than either of the other
kinds. During the year just ended, from the commence-
ment of the season, viz,, from the full moon in July to the
first of January, we caught twenty-nine gray and two red
foxes in meets in which I participated. Our pack consisted
of seventeen hounds besides puppies, and all told we jumped
about forty foxes, not over one-fourth of which escaped, An
account of two of these hunts will serve to show the ditfer-
ence in mauner of running between the red and the gray
Tox,
There came a warm south wind with rain, which lasted
nearly all day, but cleared up toward evening, By break
of day next morning a friend and I were in the saddle, with
our pack in splendid trim, going where we had seen fox
signs the day previous to the rain. The dogs, as anxious for
the hunt as the huntsmen, disappeared in our front in the
twilight. We had gone two miles without hearing a note,
when as we reached a hilltop overlooking the James,
we heard a single yelp in the valley beyond. Then came the
deep-mouthed hay of Jahn, whose sobriquet is “Old Reli-
able.’ The rest of the pack, running from all directions,
soon joined in, and moved with such celerity as to indicate
that the trail was hot, and that they had come suddenly
upon reynard. My companion just then stopped, and re-
quested me to wait for him to fix his saddle, I chafed at
the delay, which was neyer more inopportune, for while he
was doing so the dogs, in full chase, got. a long start, and
van almost out of hearing. Supposing the quarry to be a
gray fox, and familiar with the ‘course it would probably
take, which would describe the arc of a circle, we attempted
to recover our ground and gain on the dogs by following its
chord at fullspeed. But when we reached the point where
we expected to intercept them all sounds from the pack had
died away in the distance. After vainly consuming precious
time in endeavoring to hear them by changing our positions
from one hilltop to another, we retraced our steps'supposing
they had gone some other course. After going a mile we
came upon the tracks of fox and dogs where they entered
the road, and TApUaY. followed on the trail for over a mile to
acreek. Here the fox had turned at right angles out of the
road and gone south, and from their tracks we saw that the
leading dogs had overrun the trail for a short distance, but
quickly returned to it. They then cressed a swamp, when
the fox again got in a road, which he seemed loathe to
leave, till forced to do so, when he would turn off into
the woods. where he would skillfully dodge, and
then veturn to the road. From all this we saw, after
going for somé miles, that it was a red fox, and that we
would hardly get in the chase again; so we reined up and
followed on more leisurely. AJ] along people were standing
out of doors, and would tell us that the dogs, close behind
the fox, were far in advance. We heard of a number of
persons who had joined in the chase. Among them was Joe
Martin, a4 poor but honest and industrious man, and an
ardent lover of the chase. He afterward told us that he was
ont of fuel, and while his wife was getting breakfast he
hitched his only horse to a wagon to haul some wood, As
he was about to start his ear caught the notes of the hounds.
Nearer and nearer they came, until he could distinguish
the notes of some of the dogs with which he was as familiar
as he was with the voices of his children. Onward they
came, making the hills and forests resound with their ex-
citing chorus, till finally the fox, a noble red, in all his
glory, with head erect and tail straight behind him, crossed
the field near Joe’s house, and not two hundred yards behind
him were the foremost dogs, while immediately in their
rear, so close that they might haye been covered by a blan-
ket, came the main pack. The scene was too much for Joe.
In a twinkling the harness was off the horse, and Hee a
look to his wife, ‘‘to mark he would return in haste,’ he
sped after the hounds. The horse was a well-bred animal,
and partook of his rider’s zest for the chase, and for over an
hour followed over fences and ditches, and through fields
ald forests, never once being thrown ont, until they reached
the banks of the North Anna River, where the fox was over-
taken and killed by the dogs, fully twelve miles from the
spot where he had been struck, ’
The distinguishing features of our red fox’s habits were
displayed in this chase, Its habitat is among the river
bluiis and bottoms, and it runs with great speed straight
forward, and to great distances, seldom doubling as the
gray fox, and pSteRene roads, It will frequently take to
earth, but will never climb a tree; while the gray fox fre-
quently climbs trees, but seldom takes to earth. ‘
On the full moon in the month of December the weather
was so warm that during the coolest part of the night the
thermometer did not indicate less than forty degrees above
zero. We took ade ntaee of the DODO u for a chase,
We had gone but a short distance when a trail was struck,
which proved to be that of a gray fox. But it was so far
ahead, that although the dogs worked assiduously at the
trail for two hours, we were, at the end of that time,
forced to take to a tree.
while others made the fox jump out, but although we gave
about as far from the fox as when we first struck
him, So we blew the dogs off, and started to re-
turn. The country in which we were hunting was
undulating, mostly grown mp in old field pines, and
destitute of fences or cultivated fields, but intersected
by numerous roads, the soil of which was sandy, making
them delightful for riding. The night was wonderfully
bright, and the acoustic properties of the atmosphere per-
fect. Two or three dogs were in front of us, while the rest
under the impression that the hunt was over, followe
behind. Suddenly those in front struck a hot trail and the
entire pack instantly joined them. For a long distance they
ran eastward and parallel with the road we were in, and
then doubled and ran for two miles or more in a westward
direction, through dense pine woods to an extensive swamp,
Here the fox dodged and doubled, until finding an o por-
tunity to get a start, he would leave the swamp and take to
the woods and fields again, But the dogs never lost his
scent, and time and again compelled him fo return to the
Swamp and pursue the same tactics. We were never out of
the roads, and neyer out of hearing of thedogs. Sometimes
they would run nearly in a cirele around us, and sometimes
would run for several miles in a straight course, but would
come back again. Many times the fox crossed the road near
us, always hard pressed by the yelling pack, and finally was
Some of the party held the dogs,
him several minutes the start, the wind had been completel
knocked out of him, and he was speedily overhauled an
killed. This chase lasted fully two hours.
The fox hunting season ends here on March 1, for in that
month the red fox brings forth its young, while the gray is
fully one month later, M.
NORTHSIDH, Va.
MORE CALLS FOR JACKRABBITS.
Jif interest in coursing seems to grow, and the desire
for inclosed meets seems to be hampered only by that
old question of how to obtain the jackrabbits. The man
who starts a jackrabbit farm will make a fortune. Mr.
Charles E. Ireson, of Toronto, writes our Chicago represen-
tative as follows:
“A number of gentlemen of this city have decided to start
a coursing club, providing they can secure the jackrabbit
which is a native of the Western States. Can you give me
information that would enable us to procure some? Do you
think that they would be able to stand the journey, and
what do you think it would cost to procure them? Tf you
would kindly answer the above questions you would greatly
oblige a number of sporting Sen eaen who wish to prac-
tice their greyhounds by holding coursing: meetings.”
There is hardly any reply which can be made to queries
like the aboye. There is no place in the United States
where jackrabbits can be had on demand. Doubtless a
small army of men with nets could capture quantities after
some experiment and great expense, on the plains of Colo-
rado, or in the California valleys, butit is very probable that
a thousand jackrabbits would cost a thousand dollars. Dr.
Van Hummel always insisted that he could catch plenty of
jackrabbits in Colorado, but his remarks were made before
and not after an actual attempt at it, Mr. Allison, of the
Hutchinson Grounds, has the key to the jackrabbit question.
His jackrabbit farm is stocking itself.
from Mr. Allison or somebody else, and then to start a farm,
waiting for the multiplication of the hares, which is rapid
A SEN SIBLE VIEW.—The Chicago /nter-Ocean, deserves
mention, It is the one journal of that city which gives field
sports any intelligent handling. Most of the other papers
are content to steal an occasional few columns from some
abler and broader paper which recognizes the growing im-
portance of such news, or to fill a number of columns with
slush about pugilism or the dry goods clerks’ amusement of
base ball; but the Inter-Occan is wise enough and broad
enough to do far more than this. Its issue of April 21 has
the following in an editorial upon the local dog question,
which is certainly more humane and more interesting than
the usual stereotyped editorial of the daily press: ‘Partly
as aresult of newspaper censure, partly in deference to
opular indignation because of the outrages perpetrated
ast summer, the local law has manacled the dog killers,
The new order requiring the impounding of estray and un-
licensed dogs for a length of time sufficient to allow owners
to reclaim them is both just and humane. It puts an effec-
tual stop to the brutalities of policemen and others who
delight in dog killing, and equally availed themselves of
the loose order two years ago to shoot down or poison all
sorts of dogs that chanced to get fora moment beyond the
guardianship of their owners. The warfare upon dogs is
due to popular ignorance and superstition, man’s best friend |
being by man pitifully misunderstood and wofully abused.
While it is, perhaps, propér enough that keepers of dogs
should be taxed, that each dog owned in a corporate town
or city should be licensed, or be subject to seizure and
drowning, a vast deal of needless cruelty, of downright bar-
barism is practiced, the sole justification of which is the
fallacious notion that dogs have an annual going mad
period, during which time they are a public danger,”
MISINFORMATION.—New York, April 22—Hditor For-
esl and Stream: I beg that you will allow me a small
sharein your columns to reply to certain statements that
have lately appeared in your paper, and have emanated I
believe from Mr. Chas. H. Mason. I do not know the
authority Mr, Mason has for stating that the greyhound
Lancashire Witch has been retired, and it seems rather
singular that he should follow up that assertion with the
statement in criticising the Worcester dog show, that Cas-
sandra is the finest greyhound iu America, Before I became
the owner of Lancashire Witch, and while she was yet the
property of Mr. H. W, Huntington, Mr. Mason was lavish
in his praises of Lancashire Witch, and I will say without
fear of contradition that she was never in better condition
than at the shows this year in New York and Philadelphia.
I wish, therefore, to contradict the statement concerning
her retirement, and to express my surprise that Mr, Mason
should go into print with criticisms so grossly at variance
with his former expressions, nor can I accept his fulsome
laudation of Mr. Huntington’s Cassandra as sincere or war-
ranted by the opinions of competent judges of the grey-
hound. In criticising greyhounds it seems to me that Mr,
Mason gives too free a play to personal bias.—SARAH LEG-
GETT Emory. [lt appears that we were misinformed about
the retirement of Lancashire Witch. It further appears
that our correspondent was also misinformed in relation to
the report of the Worcester dog show, as Mr. Mason did not
attend that show and did not write a word of that report. ]
CENTRAL FIHLD TRIAL CLUB.—EHditor Forest and
Stream: At a meeting of the Central Field Trial Club, held
ati Philadelphia April 10, the following officers were unani-
mously elected; President, Mr. E. R. Coleman, of Lebanon,
Pa.; Ist Vice-President, Mr. J. M, Tracy, of Ocean Springs,
Miss,; 2d Vice-President, Mr. Eugene W. Durkee, of New
York city; Secretary and Treasurer, ©, H. Odell, of New
York city, Lam directed by the club to again give public
notice that entries for our Derbies close May 15. Anyone
desiring further information can receive same by applying’
to C, H, ODELL, Sec’y and Treas. Central Field Trial Club,
Mills Building; New York city. 3
It is probable that
the best plan for would-be meets is to obtain a few pairs
THE DUQUESNE KENNEL CLUB.—At a meeting held
by our most prominent sportsmen, at the rooms of the
Sportsmen’s Association on April 23, the Duquesne Kennel
Club was formed with a capital stock of $3,000, with the
potowing Officers: S. L. Boggs, Pres.; J. O’H. Denny, Vice-
Tes.
The Directors are:
John M. Chaplin, Treas.; and W. EH. Littell, Sec’y.
S. L. Boxes, J. OH. Denny, William
Wade, Dr. J. 5S. Phillips, J. H. Lyle, Jas. McKnight and W.
K, Littell. The object of this club is to improve the different
breeds of dogs, the establishment of a kennel club, and to
hold bench shows,
the American Kennel Club, as soon as possible, and will
hold ashow next March, whieh will be run on a liberal
basis. The premium list will be liberal, about $2,500 in cash
prizes given, not including specials. Spratts will be secured
to do the benching and feeding, and Prof, Parker to amuse
The club will apply for admission to
the people with his trained dogs. Hverything will be done
that can be done to maketheshowa success, The Duquesne
Kennel Clubis an entirely new organization, and is inno way
connected with the Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society,
or any other society or association.—W. H. LitTELL, See’y
D, K. C, (Pittsburg, Pa )
ST. BERNARD PUPPY MEHASUREMENTS.—Editor
Forest and Stream: ast Christmas I was the recipient of a
grand present from Miss Anna H. Whitney in the shape of
the rough-coated St, Bernard PUPPY, Odacsep, by imported
Beauchamp and out of imported Lady Hanley. Odacsep
being six months old to-day, I took pains to measure him
accurately, the result being as follows: Weight, 103lbs.;
extreme length, 674gin.; height at shoulder, 26in.; spread of
ears, 19!gin,; girth of chest, 324in.; head, 193/in.; muzzle:
13'sin.; forearm, 1014in.; forefoot, 8igin. He is not fat, but
in good growing condition.—C. VAN W. FisH (Cleveland,
O., April 12).
CHICAGO DOG SHOW.—Chicago, April 22.—Hditor
Forest and Stream: Please accept sincere thanks for your
kindly criticisms of our late show. No one knows and ap-
preciates its many failings better than myself, nor can any
one appreciate your indulgence more fully than Ido. Jt was
a first effort, and I cam assure you that with some other at
the helm next year Mascoutah will steer clear of some at
least of the rocks upon which she struck this,_R. B. F.
DURKEE,
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which «re fur-
oished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
=" Notes muat be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Toledo Don ind Toledo Duke. By Toledo Kennels, Toledo, O., for
liver and white pointer dows, wheiped Aug. 21,1888, by Duke of
Hessen out of Polka (Bang Bang—Countess). : 1
Cavalier, Buff Beaufort and Belle Beaufort. By Geo, W. Lovell,
Middleboro, Mass., for liver and white pointer dog and lemon and
white and black and white bitches, whelped March 4, 1889, by
Beaufort H, out of Belle of Maine. f j
Lily of the Valley. By Hural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., for
white English setter bitch, whelped June, 16385, by Bolus’s Blue
Dick (Blue Dash—Jolly May) out of Bella Gladstone (Gladstone—
Jessamine).
Annie Lisle. Rosebud and Zylla Il. By St. Cloud Kennels, Mott
Haven, New York, for red Irish setter bitches, whelped March 25,
1889, by Royal Ruby (champion Glencho—Lady Edith) ontof Zylla
(St. Cloud—Princess Ida).
Marguerité_and May Blossom. By St. Cloud Kennels, Mott
Haven, New York, for red Irish setter bitches, whelped March 26,
1889, by Kelso (champion Glencho—Sweetheart) out of Zephyr (St.
Cloud—Princess Ida). : é
Sarsfiel@s Blaze, Towa Lad, Western Ohief, Nepawl and lash
Boy. By_F, H. Perry, Des Moines, ta., for red Irish setter dogs,
whelped Dec. 24, 1888, by Sarefield (Garryowen—Currer Bell IL)
out of Nino (Eleho--Noreen). | }
Prairie Rose, Nina and Corinne, Ry FF. H. Perry, Des Moines,
Ta., for red Trish setter bitches, whelped Det. 24, 1888, by Sarsfield
(Garryowen—Ourrer Bell 1.) out of Nino (Elcho—Noreen),
NAMES CHANGED,
Patsy to Claremont Patsy. By ¥. H. Perry, Des Moines, La., for
ved Irish setter dog, whelped Aug, 20, 1885, by Frisco ont of Nellie
BRED,
(= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Marguerite If.—Shrewsbury Spring. J. H. Day’s (Red Bank, N,
J.) pointer bitch Marguerite If. (A.1.R. 5155) to W. V. Bennett's
Shrewsbury Spring (Mainspring—Fly), April 19. :
Toodles—Macheth. Dr. G. W. Dixon's (Worcester, Mass.) pug
bitch Toodles (A.IK.R. 2147) 10 W. C. Wing’s Macbeth, April 29,
Young Topsy—Bradford Ruby 1. Geo. W. Hood's (Middletown,
QO.) pug bitch Young Topsy (Joe I1.—Topsy) to Hberhart Pug Ken-
nels’ Bradford Ruby IL. (champion Bradford Ruby—Puss B.),
April 20. ;
Frelpte—Ben Hill. E. O. Damon’s (Northampton, Mass.) English
setter bitch Kelpie (Doncaster—Princess Pearl) to J. S, Hudson’s
Ben Hill (Druid—Ruby), April 23. . ¢
Bess—Phil Warwick. My. Jewett’s (Lakeville, Mass.) English
setter bitch Bess to Geo. W. Lovell’s Phil Warwick (Cid—Victoria),
April 25,
Winnie IZ—Hicho, Jr, BE. O. Damon’s (Northampton, Mass.)
Irish setter bitch Winnie IL. (Frisco—Grouse IT.) to Dr, W. Jar-
vis’s Elcho, Jv., April 20. : f
Lady Hdith—Tim. J. H. Ackroyd’s (Saylerville, R. L) Irish set-
ter bitch Lady Edith (Rory O’More—hady Berkley) to Max Wen-
zel’s Tim (Biz—Hazel), April 21. : "
Belie—Tim. Nelson McIntosh’s (Providence, R. I.) Irish setter
i aieasse (Chief—Bizreena) to Max Wenzel’s Tim (Biz—Hazel),
March 17.
Sally—Tim. Geo. Langran’s (Yonkers, N. Y.) Irish setter bitch
soy She iearisns ae ige Alice) to Max Wenzel’s Tim (Biz—Hazel),
April 22.
Torsay Beauty 1.—Red_ Dash. Jas. Holt’s (Phillipsburg, N, J.)
Irish setter bitch Jersey Beanty Il. (Tim—Jersey Beauty) to J. M.
Fuchs's Red Dash (Arlington—Doe), April 21.
Yoube—Chief. Max Wenzel's (Hoboken, N. J.) Irish setter bitch
Yoube (Elcho—Rose) to his Chief (Berkley—Duck), Feb. 16.
Ready—Red Dash. Max Wenzel’s (Hoboken, N, J.) Irish setter
ee pend y pie ee ee to J. M. Fuchs's Red Dash (Arlington
—Doez), Feb. 10.
Rosie—Chief. Max Wenzel’s (Hoboken, N. J.) [rish setter bitch
Rosie (Tim—Yoube) to his Chief (Berkley—Duck), March 12.
Black Meg—Blick Pete. H.S. Reynolds's ( Bere as vey
cocker spaniel bitch Black Meg (Oba l1.- Darkie) to J. P. Willey’s
Black Pete (Obo, Jr.—Phonsie), March 19.
Venom—Trentham Baron. W. Holmes’s (New York) bull«ter-
rier bitch Venom (Grand Duke—Marguerite) to F. . Dole’s T'ren-
tham Bavon (Trentham Dutch—Trentham Belle), Heb. 27.
Royal Rose—Trentham Baron. FF. F. Dole’s (New Hayen, Conn.)
bull-terrier bitch Royal Rose (Randolph—Nell) to his Trentham
Baron (Trentham Dutch—Trentham Belle), April 2.
Bess—Trentham Baron. EH. B, Curtis’s (New York) bull-terrier
biteh Bess (Dutch, Jr.—Young Venom) to F. F. Dole's Trentham
Baron (Trentham Duch—Trentham Belle), March 28,
WHELPS.
=" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Rural Neva. Rural Kennels’ (Wakefield, Mass.) English setter
bitch Rural Neva (Pride of Dixie—Fairy Belle), April 20, six (three
dogs), by A. M. Tucker’s Gus Bondhu (Dashing Bondlu—Novel).
Lady. Ray Tompkine’s (Elmira, N. Y.) Irish setter bitch Lady
(Rory O’More—Gay), March 15, seven (five dogs). by Max Wenzel’s
Tim (Biz—Hazel). as
Yoube._ Max Wenzel’s (Hoboken, N-J.) Irish setter bitch Yoube
Lh eal April 20, seven (four dogs), by his Chief (Berkley—
wel),
Red Belle. J. OH. Hitchcock's (Sing Sing, N. Y.) Irish set-
ter bitch Hed Belle (Glencho—Tara), April 12, thirteen (seven
dogs), by Max Wenzel’s Tim (Biz—Hazel); all since dead.
SALES,
(2s Notes must ve sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Haricquin. White and ved bulldog, whelped Aug. 6, 1888, by Lion
out of Thespian, by lt. B, Sawyer, Birmingham, Conn,, to H, D,
Kendall, Lowell, Mass,
May 2, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM.
3038
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Monarch. Fawn bulldog, whelped April 27, 1884, by
Merry
B. Sawyer, Birmingham,
champion Monarch out of Penzie, by R.
Conn., to A. L. Day, Saybrook, Conn,
Wacouta Nap. Fawn, black points, mastiff dog, whelped Aug.
25, 1884, hy Lion out of Bess, by St. Joe Kennels, Niles, Mich,, to
Hi, Ryder, Chicago, Il.
Cavalier. Liver and_ white pointer dog, whelped March 4, 1889,
by Beaufort H. out of Belle of Maine, by Geo. W. Lovell. Middle-
boro, Mass., to H. D. Kendall, Lowell, Mass.
Ginger. Liver pointer dog, whelped June, 1885, by Ned out of
Brownie, by Geo. W. Lovell, Middleboro, Mass., to Dr, W. ©.
Woodward, Kingston, Mass.
Pearl of Pekin, Silver fawn pug bitch, whelped March 1, 1889,
by Boycott out of Hast Lake Virgie, by Eberhart Pug Kennels,
Oincinnati, O., to Hugh Kelly, Lexington, Ky.
Dash. Black, white and tan English setter doy, whelped Nov. 8,
1888, by Gloucester ont of Snowflake, by Geo. W. Lovell, Middle-
town, Mass., to Fred Harrison, Fall River, Mass.
Royal Ruby—Zylla whelp. Red Irish setter dog, whelped March
25, 1869, by St. Cloud Kennels, Mott Haven, New York, to Mr,
Smart, Rye, N. Y. ;
Topse: Brant. Fox-terrier bitch, age not given, by Rattler out
of Vic, by N. Hucker. Buffalo, N. Y., to A. W. Van Loghem, Kal-
amazoo, Mich.
DEATHS.
Blemton Cen reen, White, black and_tan fox-terrier bitch:
whelped Dec. 10, 1887 (champion Lucifer—Blemton Gingerbread),
owned by L. Timpson, Red Hook, N. Y.
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
ts" No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents.
M., Baltimore.—On Friday, about 4:30 P. M.,1I left my 2-year-
old setter bitch in perfect health, and about an hour after was
called home and found her purging blood. She did not seem to
be suffering any pain and was not tender to the touch, no hawk-
jng, nose cold and no desire to drink water. [was thrown off by
the blood and suspected some injury. Went to see a doctor, who
thought she was injured by a bone or sometbing. On reaching
home about § o'clock she had not moved out of her house. [
brought her in the house and laid her down; she laid this way
(passing blood a little every now and then) until about 10:30 P. M.,
when she ug a to ery and moan every little while, and draw up
and stretch her legs. I gaye two teaspoonfuls of laudanum in
whisky and water (her teeth were clinched then), and she died
about three or four minutes after lgave it. Thedoctorexamined
her the next morning and found her insides very much congested;
he said she was undoubtedly poisoned, he thought either by
arsenic or corrosive sublimate, as he did not have time to analyze.
Will you kindly give me your views? I don’t think there were
symptoms of arsenic. Would corrosive sublimate act like this
or any other poison? She had not been out of the house that day.
How soon does arsenic take effect? Ans. From description, should
think bitch was poisoned by some corrosive poison—arsenic,
corrosive sublimate, oxalic acid. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning:
Great pain over abdomen, vomiting of blood, purging blood, great
thirst, collapse. Corrosive sublimate yery similar, but less vom-
iting. Oxalic acid same, less thirst and vomiting.
Aifle and Crap Shoating.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
BULLARD RIFLE MATCH.
|e view of the many entries and interest taken in the first series
of our matches by the riflemen of the country, we desire to
call the attention of all rifle clubs and military companies to our
match No, 4, fifth series, an individual match, the highest in-
dividual score to win; number of shots, 50; prize, the Bullard
champion off-hand marksman’s badge, a valuable gold medal, to
be won by an individual three times before it becomes his private
roperty, to be contested for twice a year, in May and October.
¢t has now been won twice by Mat Gindele, of Cincinnati, Ohio;
once by George H. Wentworth, Dover, N. H., and once by J. A.
Huggins, Pittsburgh. Pa.
Rules governing the match are as follows: Notice of entries
and applications for targets should reach us before May ll, in
order that we may make the necessary arrangements to supply all
with targets in season for the match. Conditions as follows:
1. Open to all members of rifle clubs and military companies in
the United States and Canada.
2, Competitors to be active members of local rifle clubs, or of
any regularly organized military company-
3. Distance, 200yds., strictly off-hand; position, standing; the
elbow may rest against the body. i
_ 4, Target, American standard (Hinman).
5. Any officer or soldier of the National Guard or Regular Army
of the United States or Canada using the rifle furnished by the
state or government, and having the regulation 6lb. pull and
regular open sights, as furnished for said military rifles, shall be
allowed five points for each score of ten shots. No cleaning hbe-
tween shots. /
6 All practice shooting necessary allowed before matches.
v. Hach rifle club or military company may enter as Many men
a8 they see fit. Scoring shots, each man fifty, and fired on one
harget.
, 8, a be shot on any of the following days: May 20, 21, 22, 28,
24, 25.
9. Competitors may select which ever of the aboye dates is most
favorable for maxing their scores in the match.
10. The targets and score cards to be signed by the referee and
resident er secretary of the elub, and forwarded by mail to the
ullard Repeating Arms Co., Springfield, Mass,, U.S. A., not later
than twenty-four hours after completion of match.
ll. Practice shots must not be made on the scoring target.
12. No contestant will be permitted to shoot under an assumed
name.
13. Any contestant using a military rifle as issued by State or
government, 6lbs. trigger pull, with same sights as issued for said
rifles, will be allowed 5 points for each score of 10 shots.
j4. The referee will test the trigger pull of all rifies before the
matches commence. All the rifles must pull 3lbs., except mili-
tary, which will be 6lbs., maximum weight of target rifles, 10\bs.
A. ae will be shot offand dates fixed by the Bullard Repeating
rms Co. :
16. Any sights may be used for target rifles except telescope and
magnifying. Military rifles must use sights issued by the State or
government for military rifles.
17. The president of each rifie club, and commanding officer of
each military company, will appoint a referee, who shall see that
the above rules are adhered to throughout each competition. In
case of any dispute arising, the referee shall decide in accordance
with the above rules, and if still under protest, the referee and
the captain of the team shall submit the matter-to the Bullard
Repeating Arms Co., whose decision shall be final.
18. Targets will be furnished free by the Bullard Repeating
Arms Co. on application. t z
19. The individua) making the highest score will be awarded the
Bullard championship off-hand gold badge.
2). The Bullard Repeating Arms Co. will fix the dates in May
and October of each year for the competition for the champion-
ship badge until won three times by the same person, when it
becomes his private property. BuLLARD BR, A. Co.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 18.—The Minneapolis Rifle Club had its
usual weekly practice aly Epa yene oes off-hand:
adge Shoot.
WINE Ofaa hg pegaceeat sa coke eC Op Beto bue 78 6 610 7 7 % 9 tH
Marshall. 8 810 Tb S85 7 OY 6-73
ny fie 4b) 2b! 67's W—h9
.45466 7 5 4 410-56
89448 8 7 3 9 6—63
..8B 5 6 4 8 6 8 6 7 6—H4
Highest scores made during the day:
Weeks ... Ed ease o ce esoube 8 8 8 4 8 8 61010 77
Marshall 8 99 9 51010 9 9 5—83
Hoblit . 6 6 410 9 6 610 7 6—"0
Merrill .. 489 6 5 8 5 6 9 10—70
Morgan . 8 8 6 6 7 9 910 7 10—20
Maudlin........ . 4% 6 9 610 6 9 610-73
GUELPH, April 24.—The first practice of the Guelph Rifle Asso-
ciation took place on Tuesday, and notwithstanding the high
wind and early season, good scores were made. The two old
Wimbledon men, Messrs. Crowe and Ogg, topped the score with
86 and 84 points, respectively.
BOSTON, April 22—Amendment Day was celebrated by the
Massachusetts Rifle Association by a special rifle shoot at their
range to-day, and the bullseye hunters were very numerous. The
shooting conditions were bad, there being a high fish-tail wind
from 10 to 12 o’clock, and this caused low scores as a rule, though
some of the best shooters were on hand. Mr. Lee won the gold
champion medal and Mr, Munroe won the gold medal in the 20-
shot rest match. Following are the best scores finished to-day:
Champion Medal tee 200yds,
HL Lee.,... 6 eS ay a 7 8 810 7 5 6 9 8—T4
SRA GHO TG Mitac 2 oles, oN tte uae ote ba oa tee 10 5 8 6 810 9 4 6 6-—T1
CiC Clarke: 3... 2.5). See ey 674756 9 7 7 6 9-69
WHS LUE TGIo ee are tout On Sane Senge oe 810 8 76% 4 5 6 6-87
NAT eRree WiLL) oye wen te ho ee eee eee "7 9 8 610 6 38 6 5 464
WEIMAR. Songs Seasenr cen ert ytd 5 6 7 45 8 410 5 9-63
PORTIS HEL caetiein detent ban-peanecraa-te 84469 5 & 7 4 %—62
JN lbfoye hoya so ed iS eo ee 5878 669 7 5 56
4 , 20-Shot Rest; Match, 200yds,
UARANCIA. tose eter te repe ne wil? FIL 9 812 TL 7 7
91011 9 9 91210 11 10—198
RIV UT OCS Ght bo ba fect materets erate > ost W099 9 998 TF
1011 9 91011 9 810 9—187
DVR T0G TLE Wirgc. dots cote sree erecta lelemtee 11 9 9 812 8 912 8 9
§& 795 8 9 612 8 8—1%5
PUN MEGTUNME RM solaris or tcntetteetcscsen ccrr stan 8 8 7 6 91110 9 8 9
yu 8 9 7 7 911 51110 9-170
Victory Medal Match, 200yds.
Jay biel ha eR ee Beto oon iP 10510 69 769 7 {6
AOD E Vet rab Nan bandh Pensacamiegeogtht-cctiee fre 108% 5 910 7 5 % 4-72
Rest Match.
SPOR PAVING pee cate risa eters he tet citcee 121211 9101212 810 11107
IAGO MS EDO SA pepo tot tees henry 1210 912 910 910 ‘9 10—100
OPO p esadee ee Gente ee rag 9 911 81015 910 7 10— 99
W'O*Prescotte. See 910 8121211 811 8 8 M7
W HE Halladay. .......52-2en.es i279 8 8 8 11 10 12— 96
HLA Perkins..:.............:-+...-.. 1212 8 810 912 9 9 7— 96
UINABTaNGSE fs secs eee tee ae hates 121110 9 711 8 812 7—%
TAME HDT tee Sekee se eae acca ee eens 10 91010 8 9111110 *7— %
All-Comers Match.
Hels Lise. Pree eT Sees eg oe poet 310 ¥ 910 7 610 8 6 9—82
AMIR IKVERRECRRRERE ceiy Cheek ee chee acs 9898 7 9 8 6 6 6-76
TASISONAS cae RHO M) ONS RE OARWS slau t pees 710 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 5—%6
WIG Olan. cpio Towels tess eee 965 7 9 6 810 7 T—T4
DAT OHASe sod jedade cde at jostle 87 7 7 6 9 510 6 8-73
BiGAWarren. fits ee eres cut aes 75 6 9 710 510 8 6—
MaWiainthrop). miley eee 87 65109 7 5 8 8—3
COMA BUCK: Nou tS ho 0008 Pe oe gee edi eter 88694 7 510 9 4-70
H0Yds. Pistol Match.
R Greenwood...........0..2..--.00-ee 1010 7 8 ¥% 91010 9 10—90
FARSTevenssccosccr ene en usr adcueeNuire 8 &8 7 6 ¥ 8101010 8—82
AWS SET UITIG alsa tlaelel dca racial tcbelel ebelvi stele 7 7 67 8 9 9 8 10 10—81
PISTOL TARGETS.—Inclosed two targets were made with a
Stevens ‘Lord Model” pistol, by Mr. GC. L. Daily, of Altoona. Pa.,
Noy, 4, 1887, The targéts are regulation targets, “pistol” for 50ft.
They were made square off-hand under the rule, 50ft. range.—
L. G. INGERSOLL.
% 7 1W—107
mele: SB I oebo song oan ee A 98 9 € 9 8 910 §10 8 10—104
TORONTO, April 22.—A three-cornered match was fired on
Friday last, simultaneously over the Aurora range, between
Bradford, King Gity and the Toronto team. Aurora and Brad-
ford shot in the champion contest, while Bradford and King City
shot a friendly match. Aurora won by 82 points from Bradford,
while Bradford won by 57 points from King City. The following
is the score, at 100 and 200yds.: ;
Bradford. - King City.
00 200 100 200
J OB Johns...45 40-85)D Neilly.....- 45 43-88] Wm Ross. ....42 33-75
R Mosley..... 44 40-84| Jos Neilly....44 36-80/Geo Charley..43 26-69
W Machell...40 40-80/G Simmons...47 28-75|B Hollingsh’d.39 28-67
H Ross....... 44. 35-79|N A St Clair..42 30-72)/Dr Norman... .36 30-66
EB Branund.,... 44 29-73/P Matt........ 45 26-71/A Weir....... 44 19-63
M Fleury... .37 34-71|J Doolittle. ...35. 33-68|J W Crossley. 4 18-62
A Neilly.. ..36 838-69|J G Neilly....37 26-63/J H Ross...... 37 24-61
LD Eade..., ..34 32-G6/S Metealf..... 41 22-63\E J Davis..... 37 19-56
CA Petch....38 26-84|Jas Neilly ....35 25-60|J Hollingsh’d..38 17-55
A Love........ 34 22-56/R Neilly...... 34 21-55 =
727 695
This match left the two leading clubs a tie on winnings and
the president ordered that the tie be shot off at Holland Landing
Monday, April 22, which was done, and resulted in Bradford win-
ning the match by 22 points and championship by one match.
The shooting was first-class and exciting:
Bradtord. Aurora,
NPAC Sf @laiite cet ae ee 85 J HE BJones.....2.050.2545- 91
JG Neilhy..::t-,- S2:. .81 BUIDEI SDE THD KO LG Bee we OP eye) 87
Pete Matt.... :...-2..00. 80 bAS TOG tan file Moca Byte hds 6
WATE GUIS: aeeey aoe eens 79 OFA Petites, S244 ech
sam Metcalf ..,........-. 79 IMU ety. Ses se bb cre ous 74
Reb eLLIe WESTON, wo nua naa 17 TS Perea Eee eee de 74
GSimmons.....--.......-. 73 W Machell. 2:2 .-.....-.. "2
Jad Nelly (bi rccah b=. nhc, RMoseley......,,..-.,.--+ 63
SFO OLEEUNG tae are ees 67 7 fs) UC eae ,.. 63
Joe! Neilly...5-:-.---- sat Bd 7105) HUTORS fern erasers ame thes §3—731
The Bradford team is now the champion of the associated clubs.
On the first day of May, 1888, there was arifle association formed.
The meeting was held at Avrora and the association was named
the Ontario Smal] Bore Rif: As-ociation. There were eight clubs
inthe Associat'ou. Since that time the different clubs have been
competing for the championship. :
BOSTON, April 27.-The regular shoot of the Massachusetts
Rifle Association was held to-day, with a large number of rifle-
menu present, and some fine scores were made. The shooting con-
ditions were eu good, with a light wind from 1 to 3 o'clock, Mr.
Francis (Rabbeth) won the gold medal in the 20-shot match, and
Mr. Clark the gold champion medal, Next Tuesday this associa-
tion will celebrate inauguration day with a special rifle shoot,
with all the prize and practice matches open for rifle and pistol,
Wednesday the trap shooters will open a new series of matches.
Following are the scores made to-day:
é Champion Medal Matceh—200yds.
GFOIGIBEKE 21nd eerie dinate welt= Ort 7 810 910 9— B38
Tee aan tes Sage La enhesic. 810 7 610 % 510 6 10— %9
DONT Vereaioma toner ead jenets cosine} tot 49 9 77899 8%
WeGardnenenn cds: ercetrec vernal 9856895 79 1%
ACTIONID ES) a ae coats eo te cainendt nas 6796 74 7 9 Y— 69
Twenty-shot Rest Match—200yds.
MITA GIS ye ances basic) Pees Oke aoe RUWNMW111I2T 9
1 s911 911 12 10 12 12 12--218
HL ULee........ 910 9 9 910 9 10 10 10
1171 9 91l 8 12 12 10—198
WEN BEV Ole. Vjeeideen seflnedaenn eters 12 911 81112 91010 10
911 81010 8 9 9 9 9—194
DF cE VOID PING re nae ce easements 11 101112101211 711
ds 8 910 9 811 11 11 10 11—194
PWV a GOIN BUA bie wlete ebb eae terete tenet betaix 12 8121011 91110 7 8
911 911-1010 810 8 9—198
Victory Medal Mateh—200yds.
Ee einee Saas eon ens cwiae Mele ueel |e baeten 1010 8 9 910 7 9 7 Ge 88
4 fe? Ma cease ASS ACE RL BME BS ARE EBS Ber 81010 9 8 9 5 9 %10— 85
AWE 42) ote a es A SARA BO ASAASB Otol: 95 7% 8 9 8 & 6 T— 74
BP LONG a a iru e ofct chat shalerctal chrtedeh cl elec -4489 8 9 9 9 6 6—%
All-Comers’ Match, 200yds.
inl Del Bla A AAA AS AS ANA OLSAS MOS AMACOGL 5 7 610 910 9 9 9 10—84
PiSeyeramcees...) 1.5. cel keeeeeen 8 76 6 8 910 8 7 10—%9
Oia Seen peiaan eer dclebinytseisfaseteleles 9698 7 5 7 6 810 Y—V4
Pe Sae ofa) x op ie Ae BA CORE OCs 610 7 9 7 8 710! 5 6—74
Gaba HETOM oes UN Laer ek ap bee ct 5 67 810 9 7 7 % 6—72
ASRPED INTIS ee tee vised snes at = Bee 4548 799 5 8 5—64
YASH TI Ge pe teed ere Pei sb bab oouAbbe 05405 9 4 7 9 861
Fifty-yards Pistol Match. j
RAG TSEDWOOU s550~ 22524 dete ee tele) 10 910 71010 9 7 8 6—86
We ERE Eig elt AS ad SORA SAAAB EAD OS 89 7 9 710 6 8 9 6-79
AWS TAETI TAN Creve oa ine eaia nits «1-Ris ee ody 99 4710 9 9 8 5 8—7%8
Rest Match, 200yds.
FPANEUL OCs. e eee be cepa ta a eae s te 12 9 912 10 12 12 12 10 10—108
DIVE HSCS PIE: ile ese ais tet a hE aH enieng 10 9 9 9 i1 12 11 10 12 12—19
Dera ers. Wee ee Par ees lek 121210101212 9 9 9 9—10'
DEIN EYE? Seb eh et ota: oe 129 910 8 912 912 9— 94
AB Alara ee Nitin cet tee sehnc yedue 9 91L11 9 91210 9 10— 99
W P'Thompson.*.......s+---2s-- SSID AZ ED! ee Dining? ego -92
VYEGHIETESCOLEesed neue teen eiewr nee 8 8 9 9 8 9111012 9— 94
SeWablartitues, Gnostic tigi is echt 1112 8 8 911 8 9 8\9— 98
TAG) BAN ETs ete tle pte tete fd slong "9 7 91210 9 8 9 9— 88
TOGIE CUT Sees tee deel bce tere ais eee 1211 7 8 810 8 8 7 10—89
BAIS OT ee ene as. 2. eeaht ee TOSIOS Ge “BOS LG. a ee
GARDNER, Mass., April 24.—The Gardner Rifle Club are
now holding weekly meetings at their Hackmatack range. The
standara American target is used, the distance is 200yds. off-
hand, and each man has a possible 100. The results in detail of
the last meet follow:
Gal MI cwontiiee ss: sans sas eee 7 810 8 8 69 6 Tt T—T7
810 99% 6 6 8 9 9—82
a 91010 610101010 9 6—91—250
AST WM OW) bone oo ie crc pete es 9 9 8 8 8 71010 & 10—87
10 85 ¢ 9 6 7 6 9 G—i3
8998 6 8 T 5 8 B—76—236
CW Edgell .-..,.. Ps Sere aS, Qo 18° a) i Web (8) Ze S71
8 7 810 6 9 9 9 8 6—80
59 8 6 7 410 9 6 5—69—22
Rab sWameliligum a ietecn seer sn 48 810 8 9 8 8 9 877
5 8 5 710 6 9 8 8 9-%8
* Blank cartridge. 78 7 6 810 6 6 * 563218
WoGh Loveland 25 285..)ohs nssa sev 64957 9 4 4 9 7-6
109 710 7 8 8 8 6 6-49
89% 665 7 7 7 Y69—211
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 27.—A fair attendance was present at the
last shoot of the St. Louis Pistol Club. Summerfield again won
the medal. Only one more shoot remains of the present tourney
and Perret who is now high on the general average will no doubt
become the final winner of the medal. A .22cal. Stevens pistol
and a 20-yards standard American target is used for all shooting.
The scores are as follows:
M Summerfield... i. ccccs ee eee eee 8% 7 810 9 9 7 8 10-88
Tb De RT ae Mpeeer- tester) oe opaiee este 8 69 8 8 610 8 9 79
HWA Wind@Gristyerresa bes fcetee somes § 6 7 8 910 G6 710 5—79
QO Wallace......-:- eee ey criti oh eete 5799 699 % 5 10—%8
MeBtIme vera... f2is2ie. tig tee ee eee 7 9 6 8 810 6 9 6 8-7
AME Gaae yea scene rene leis Saat rertee es 7 79910 7 8 8 4 5-74.
NU og Pole By red le Sey erice no trae eee a YF BB hesbe-S i Jf -8-.9—73
AVY et ita ch 6 BAB Ueto se eel wine naererets a 9 7 6 6 8 510 7 5 10-7
ASHRBONME TL) hos Aacea ateae tensed 9810 5 9 7 5 6 5 4-68
te MDA Hes. hoteles nicac ote oet ter bs an be [07 6 6 7 4 6 5 755
UNSER FRITZ.
ANOTHER NEW CARTRIDGE.—A rifle cartridge has been
invented in France, and some surprising results have been ob-
tained with it at the Vincennes ranges. The new cartridge, which
is Similar in appearance, weight, and every other detail to the
Lebel cartridge, is claimed to possess considerable advantages.
In the first place, the metal jacket is entirely dispensed with, and
the cartridge can be instantly adapted to all military rifles, es-
pecially the Grass which is still borne by the French territorial
corps. Finally, the cartridge is said to be smokeless, and does
not foul or clog the barrel, while the cost is 70 per cent. below the
price of the ordinary cartridge.—Broad Arrow.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 24.—The Minneapolis Rifle Club held
their usual weekly shoot to-day, and the scores were good con-
sidering that the wind was strong and the light streaky. The
scores were as follows, Morgan winning the badge, being allowed
A points by using a military rifle. 200yds. off-band: Weeks 66,
Marshall 75, Maudlin 74, Merrill 73, Morgan 73. Highest score
during the day: Weeks 81, Marshall 82, Maudlin 75, Merrill 73,
Morgan 73. Total of 5 scores: Weeks 373, Marshall 381, Maudlin
355. Totalof 4 scores: Merrill 258, Morgan 289.
TIME MATCH.—Mr. F. Hoefle, of the Miller Rifle Club of H--
boken, and Mr. G. Zimmerman, of the Buli’s Head Rifle Club of
Harlem, will shoot a match at Morrisania Park for $500 a side on
May 7. The one making the greatest number of bullseyes in four
hours will be declared the winner. They will begin the match at
1 o'clock, and time will be called at 5 P. M.
LINDSAY, Ont., April 25.—At a meeting of the Victoria county
Rifle Association, held in the Council Chamber here last night, it
was decided to hold the spring match over the range here on May
a A liberal prize list is being published. All matches open to
all comers.
About a year ago the Globe called attention to and pub-
lished large extracts from a book entitled ‘‘Uncle Lisha’s
Shop,” written by Mr. Rowland EK. Robinson, and published
by the Forest and Stream Publishing Co. We described it as
perhaps the most original, fresh and pleasing contribution
made to American humorous literature for years. This
judgment was warmly echoed back to us by a number of
well-known Canadians who bought the book on the strength
of our recommendation. Several of them, including one of
our really meritorious poets, were so much delighted by
Uncle Lisha that they took the unusual course of writing to
thank us for praising it publicly. So far as we know, Mr,
Robinson’s remarkable talent has not been applauded at all
in his own country except by the readers of POREST AND
STREAM, in which the Uncle Lisha sketches first appeared.
He has now issued (Forest and Stream Publishing Co.) a
companion volume, ‘Sam Lovel’s Camps.” The highly
amusing and natural French Canadian ‘“‘Antwine,” who ap-
peared in ‘“‘The Shop” is to the fore again in these camps.
He is almost funnier than before. But we sadly miss
“Granther Hill’’—the voluble, toothless, inspiring old
blowhard who had been in the Revolutionary War, who
boasted that his advice had always made his commanders
victorious, and who bragzed most vivaciously on every
occasion. The sketches of Mr. Robinson, we may explain,
are dated away back to the time of the first steamboats.
Sam Lovel’s camps were on Lake Champlain and tributary
creeks. This book is rather less amusing than Uncle Lisha,
but still is incomparably more interesting and valuable in
any right literary sense than nine hundred and ninety-nine
noyels in a thousand.—Toronto Globe.
304
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 2, 1889.
—O.v6 eo. Se
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secretaries, Correspondents who fanor us with elub scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
May 7, 8.—Two days’ trap-shooting tournament held at Pitts-
burgh, Pa, Guaranteed purses of $200 offered. For programmes
of tournament, Elmer HE. Shaner, 122 Diamond Market, Pittsburgh,
May 7, 8,9.—Williamsport Rifle and Gun Club’s tournament,
Williamsport, Pa.
May 14, 15, 16.—Ohio Trap Shooter’s League tournament, Cleve-
land, O, : Latha
May 14, 15, 16, 17.—Iowa State Sportsman’s Association’s annual
tournament, Des Moines, Ia, A. C. Miller, Secretary, Des Moines,
Ta
May 16, 17.—Olean Sportsmen’s Association tournament, Olean,
May 21, 22, 28,—Minneapolis Gun Club tournament, Minneapolis,
Minn. James Pye, Secretary. ,
May 29, 30, 31.—South Side Gun Club tournament, Milwaukee,
Wis. ©. W. Milbraith, Secretary. me
May.—Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association’s fifteenth an-
nual tournament, Norfolk. B. B. Locke, Secretary.
June.—Annual tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Washington Territory. & he
June.—Ninth annual tournament Southern Illinois Sports-
men’s Association, Belleville. C,. P. Richards, Secretary,
June.—Kansas City tournament. ; ; ,
June 3, 4, 5. 6, 7.—New York State Association for the Protection
of Fish and Game tournament, Albany, N. Y. Horace B, Derby,
Secretary, Albany, N. Y. oz 1
June 6, 7 8.—Southern Illinois Sportsmen’s Association’s ninth
annual tournament, Belleville, [11], <
dune 10, 11, 12, 18, 14.—First tournament of the American Shoot-
ing Association, at Cincinnati, O, ‘ ;
June 18, 19, 20, 21.—Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association's
tournament, (Grand Crossing, Il]
Aug. 20, 21, 22, 23.—Second annual tournament of the Keystone
Manufacturing Co., of Corry, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new
électric apparatus. : 44
Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.—Central Illinois Sportsmen's Association’s
eleventh annual tournament, Jerseyville, ll. *
MORE ABOUT THE LOYD SYSTEM.
HICAGO, April 2.—In the comment on the Loyd system given
in an earlier article under the head ‘Have We Found It?” it
was stated that in the present article further examples would be
given to test the working of the system under wider conditions,
especially in the case of distributing the money when the number
of shooters in any one tie was less than the number of moneys in
the class. It will be easier to understand this by means of an
example, which may be worked out as follows:
BLACKBIRD MATCH.
Twenty-four birds, $5 entry, 100 entries:
100X Fh=F500 ; $500—$48 (cost of birds)=$452=Pot-money.
Divide pot-money into 10 moneys (which will give so many
chances to win that it may be called a fair return for the heavy
entrance fee of $5). We will then have 10 moneys of $45.20 each,
each of which will be divided into per cents as below:
( (1)..$18.08=40 per cent.
$45,920 2a 13.46=30 per cent.
woe) (8)... 9.04=20 per cent.
| (4)... 452=10 per cent.
The scores for place will be as many as the number of moneys.
Let us suppose that the ties stand as below:
No. hide killed, No. shooters killing.
ee ia bere cesses ences
One pot of $45.20 belongs to any four shooters killing 24 straight.
It happens that only two shooters broke 24 straight. What dis-—
position shall be made of the money? It may be seen that first
money is $18.08; and that is thought to be enough for first money;
also, $15,56 should content a winner for second money, when he
has bought 40 chances to win something with his $5, instead of
only three chances to win. Therefore, into the box put two halls,
- numbered land 2. The drawer of No. 1 wins $18.08, of No. 2 $13.56.
There remain to be carried on down to the lower shooters the
third and fourth pots of $9.04 and $4.52. We will call these two
sums credit moneys, and mark them thus:
Grodinnw (8). .$9.04,
“7 ) (4).. 4,52.
It is seen that there are four ties on 28; that is, there is a use
already for each pot of the money, $45.20, which belongs to the 23
class, Therefore, put into the box four balls, numbered 1], 2, 3, 4,
and let these four shooters draw. No.1 draws $18.08; No. 2, $13.56;
No. 3, $9.04; No. 4, $4.52. Nobody is left to whom we may give our
loose credit money. It therefore goes on further down.
In the 22 class we find three shooters. We put in the box balls
1,2, 3, which draw $18.08, $15.56, $9.04. We therefore have left to
add to our credit money $4.52. The a now stands:
§ @)..$9.04.
Credit..< (4).. 4,52.
1 (4). 452)
In the 21 class we have five shooters tying. We have, there-
fore, a chance to use one of our credit moneys, In using these
we always begin atthetop. The tiesin 2] may then be gaid to
win the following amounts:
( (1)... $18.08,
| (2).. 13.56,
21 class...4 (3).. 9.04.
(4).. 4,02.
(5)., 9,04.
The amount each man wins is determined by lot as before. It
will be seen that we have now wiped out one of our credit moneys,
which now stands thus;
§ (4)... 4.52,
Credit. | (4)""" 4'59°
Tn the 20 class there are seen to be seven ties. Balls 1, 2,3, 4will
win $18.08, $13.56, $9.04, $4.52, We then have left three shooters;
among these we have our two creditzmoneys to divide. The one
who draws a blank gets nothing; the two who draw balls 5 ana 6
win $4.52 each. Our credits are now wiped out for the time.
In the 19 class, however, we find only three shooters. When
these have drawn balls 1, 2 and 8, there remains pot (4), of $4.52,
which, therefore, is to be passed on as a credit money.
In the 18 class there are ten ties; quite enough to use up the four
pots and the additional credit of $4.52, still leaving five men dis-
consolate. f
The ties on 17, 16 and 15 are decided by lot. _In case of any class
holding more shooters than pots, the result is decided at once by
lot. In case of the number of tie shooters being less than the
number of pots, the pots thus left undrawn are passed on down as
above illustrated. The fewer the men in the upper ties the bet-
ter for the men in the lower ties. The system is devised in favor
of the men in the lower ties, The carrying on lower of the un-
drawn moneys in any potis, as may be seen by the above example,
' a thing so simple that no mistake can possibly be made. It may
be well, however, to tabulate the whole matter as below:
Winnings.
Birds Ties, - “4 oe,
7a ase Pe ees ee $18.08 $18.56 ; A ine
Baie ee habe 4, «3, kere: s 18.08 13.56 $9.04 $4.52 5494 RY ie
DD 8 Ay 3s Bite tsa aes 18.08 13.56 9.04 tat Hys at
Clone 1 go fess eee 18.08 15.56 9.04 4,52 ie he peat,
Anette ite utts wee 18.08 18.56 9.04 4.52 4.52 4,52
Toe en Se ctoole as 18.08 138.56 9.04 at tae Suk
is Eh aes eer. , 18.08 18,56 9.04 4,52 4,52 ess.
(Se, Oe. ih A a 18.08 13.56 9 04 4.52 ee r
ee Uren pee 18.08 13,56 9.04 4,52 oe
Ly eran eS CPA ky alteX Des STB 9.04 4.52 ts
In adding up the shooters who got into ties for place, we find
that 40 men got place on merit, Of these, 40 won money greater
or nearly equal to their entrance fee; only 20, therefore, were
iirned under by the dice, Qut of ‘these #0, the very great
majority would have won absolutely nothing under any other
system. Under this system they stood a chance to. win, and still
Bt nd a chance with next match. As for the 40 shooters below
15, they have nof yet learned to shoot well enough to win, but
they would be much further from Winning under any other sys-
tem than they are under this. The man who shot 14 in this
match may shoot 15 in the next, and ge, by adding one bird, win
back all or three times his entrance money; whereas under the
old system of first, second and third moneys, he would have to
add perhaps a dozen or two to his scoreto come in on the final
shooting off of the ties, and stand any chance to win against the
professionals who make tie shooting a scientific business, Nor is
he hampered by any past misdeeds on the home club grounds,
and thus bound down in a class arbitrarily established, He can
make his own class and establish his own rating in each shoot.
And if he finally lose by the turn of the tie, let him remember
that he stood also a chance of missing his very first bird in a tie
shoot-off, even though he might then ron ten straight. So he will
have chance wei hed against chance, and skill weighed against
commensurate skill; not chanceand moderate skill pitted against
chance and a skill acknowledgedly superior. Can anything be
more fair than this?
It is thought that at any tournament there should be a scorer
and a cashier, or, better yet, a scorer, a book-keeper and a cashier,
The scorer should do nothing but score, the book-keeper can figure
the amounts due each man after the drawing of the lots, the
cashier can pay the due-checks issued to the several winners by
the book-keeper. Thus much time and contusion may be saved,
and a match begun, paid out and wiped off the board in a prompt,
accurate and satisfactory manner.
There is yet another matter which Mr. Loyd suggests by way of
expediting the conduct of a match where the number of entries is
large, This is the arrangement of the traps. I am not aware that
in this there is anything especially new, but it all foes very well
with the rest of the system, and adds to the general smoothness.
The appended diagram will show the idea:
Traps.
Sale
es Of Bs,
ae | Obirds @ $150. >. \ /
— yey “o>, —
as @* cay ay
Ye KONG
Ss *
Score,
The traps are seen to he so arranged that the shooter need not
be troubled by the light at any time of the day usually devoted to
shooting, since out of the four batteries three can always be
chosen where the sun is not in the shooter's eyes.
Inder a system of traps as above, it is Mr. Loyd’s suggestion
thaf_ the shooters be divided into squads of 5. This will obviate
all figuring for place among shooters who would like to know
how much they “ought to make.” It will always permit the rapid
carrying on of two or three matches atthesame time. Thusa
shooter might enter a 9-birds match at $1 entry, in a 9-birds match
at $1.50 entry. and in a 12-birds match at $2entry. He steps to
battery No.1 with his squad. In a moment the hook-keeper has
their 45 shots recorded, and they are out of match No.1. At once
they step over ta No. 2 battery, and that book-keeper soon has
their record there. While still warm, and without any tedious
wait, they pass to No. 8 battery. At their heels follows the second
squad. The report of the gun is incessant, The scores fill out
rapidly. The system is applied; the ties are nof shot out; the
book-keeper calls out the names of those who are to throw dice for
winners. Their checks are passed to them, and they stand aside
for the next class. No errer is possible under the simple rules
given above. The men get their money at once, and the beginner
at the trap carries away something to induce him to go into the
next match. Two or three matthes are shot where only one
would be or could be under the old way. There is no waiting for
long-winded ties. Allis action,and general action. Twoor three
shooters shoot where only one shot before. Two or three targets
are broken (and therefore sold) where only one was before. Two
or three shells and loads of ammunition are used (and therefore
sold) to one nefore. The professional shooter steps back into line
and dresses to the amateur shooter who steps forward into line.
They are allin line. The amateur has more chance, and the pro-
fessional less, than before. It is the amateur who upholds sport,
not the professional. It is the amateur, patient but overloaded as
he is, who is upholding trap-shooting to-day, and not the profes-
sional. Sport was made for the amateur, and ceases to be genuine
sport when others enter it, This is the system of the amateur, I
trust it may bring to Mr. Loyd the credit which to me at least it
seems he deserves. ; : E. Hovan,
OMAHA TOURNAMENT.
MAHA, Neb., April 16.—The Hardin tournament commenced
this morning at the new grounds on the lowa: side of the
river. They are admirably chosen, being on ameadow about a
quarter of a milefrom the bridge, with a splendid background.
The day was pleasant and fine scores were made. Among those
present from abroad were Chas, W. Budd, Des Moines, Ia.: Geo.
Hughes, Ponda, Ia; J.J.Lesch, W. V. Cane, E. Hairgraye and
Geo. Nicoli, Seneca, Kan.; W. J. Legg and A. N. Atty. Sutton, Neb.;
Jake Crabill, Clarinda, [a.; FT, J. Palmer, S. B. Fleck, Steve Rey-
nard and W. H. Harrison, Grand Island, Neb.; E. M. Westbrooke,
Vail, Ia.; J. R. Elliott and Wrank Hamilton, Kansas City; J)
Schuneman and R. H. Larkin, Cheyenne, Wyo.: T. A. Lewis, St.
Louis; Rollo Heikes, Dayton, O.; T.R. Massey, J. Van Dusen and
8. J. King, Logan. The shooting began promptly at 9:30 witha
sweepstake shoot at 15 standard targets, 3 traps, 18yds,, $2 en-
trance. Following is the score:
pric a ay al QLIEI1II1191113—14_ Atty. ..,.... .0111110101111171—-13
Hughes,......- 001109101111001I— 8 Nicholi........ 111111101100171—12
Ketchem...... WIMMONNOII—18 ~~ Grabill... .... 1991111111111—15
Hardin .......- MIMI 101.14 Parmalee._....111111111111111—-15
Hairgrave..... 111111011110101—12._ Fleek-.. -.....110111011100111—11
Crabill, of Clarinda, Ta., and Parmelee, of Omaha, divided first
money, $28.50; Budd and Hardin second, $18.25; Ketchem and
Atty third, $12.50;.and Hairgrave and Nicholi fourth, $9.25.
Second event, & live pigeons, modified English rules, 30yds. rise
80yds, boundary, $7 entrance, 4 moneys:
Dako i-31:):p. the WIMTMNI—8s “Reynard. .........5... 11111110—7
joie Ve bw Pence eras ee 1111111—8 Nicholi........ Rieren. 11111011—7
UMD Ciba were perce eee: mk T1111—8 ~Bilis..-.-.....-.........11011101—7
STL Seevice wes eee TIT —8) Week, teysateictt.... OLOMI11—6
Ve lenital oly ops dys # eS A OMNII—7Y ~Hairgraye.......5...., 10011101—5
Parmalee.--..-....- 14 AIG — Fy rabies. 01170101—5
Schuneman........... 1M10N—f Ketchem,...,--.5..... 11010011—5
IP BVLGO FE eines carol HOWMIM—? Cave..... 2-6: i.. eee. 10011011-—5
Westbrooke........... 11110111—7_ Kennedy .--......._... 01101011—5
1
Hugbes, Hlliott, Budd and Smith divided first, $56; Hardin won
second in the shoot off, $48.50; Fleck third, $26, and Crabill fourth
in shoot off, $18.50. ; y
Third event, 10 single sparrows, 3 traps, National rules, 80yds.
boundary, both barrels, $7 entrance:
ghes. 2.02... TOLII00I1—8 Pawnee.............. 1111191110—9
PTULUP DL Soe beastie elise 11000110116 _Fleck.............. -1114101110—8
Budde ee ee 0001111011—6 Schuneman......... 1001010019—4
Heikes............... 101LI10I01I—8 Reynard ............ 11911000)1—6
Parmalee... ........! OWITTIII—9 ~Ketchem............ 1101110010—6
MSH aS L01010111—7F —- Hardin?:....... 4.5. 1011100101—6
Hote S & ae 1001011111—7
Parmalee and Pawnee divided first, $37.40; Heikes and Fleck
second, $27.20; Hllis third on shoot off, $22; Budd and Hardin fourth
on shoot off, $16. , E
Fourth event, 6 single and 3 pair standard targets, 18 and l5yds.
rise, entrance $4, four moneys:
Parmazlee,....111111 1110 01—10 Eljiott........ W1111 10 11 10—10
Ellis... ... .. 111111 10 10 11-10 Crabill........ 010111 11 10 10— 9
Budd.. .......11111 11 10 1i—1! Kennedy 101111 10 10 11—.9
Heikes.-. ,,..111101 111010—9 Hardin 00101 11 0) 1— 9
Weg). 20. O11 00:01 J1— 8 Jack......:.... 111111 10 11 11—11
Harrison......001011 01 10 10— 6 Mumma...... 110101 01 10 10— 7
Shields......-.100111 1011 11—10 Nicholi.......101111 10 11 1i—10
Ketchem.,....101111 10 11 1—10
Budd and Jack divided first, $80.40; second
Keltchem, on shoot-
i Nigabal third, Heikes, after shooting off,
‘
* be shot at 12:80
Fifth event, special shoot, 12
single standard targets, entrance
$5, four moneys;
D5} 0 0 (OLR AN 8 A 141111111111—12 Kennedy..........101111001111— 9
35 Kes 1.<:): a ee OMNI Jaek..... cone Sara 100M O01T111— 7
Shields, ....--..- ---10000111000I— 5 Smith............. 110111110101— 9
Harrison....::1:. WO00L1111011—_ 9 Biiott.-.......... 110111111 011—10
IBTEWON:- are eee 111011111100-- 9 Schuneman. .....111011111011—10
Mumma), ....2+2.4 011011111001— 9 BLE Ypres 2 cs are 110111111100— 9
Parmalee,. ......111111111111—12 Ketchem........ .-111101111011—10
Westbrooke...... 101100111012— 8 Hardin... ..._....111111111170—17
Billige a epee ..01L011011111— 9
Budd and Parmalee first, $40; Heikes and Hardin second, $30;
Kllis, Ketchem and Schuneman third, $22; Brewer, fourth, $15.
Sixth event for the first day was at live pigeons, 26yds. rise,
one barrel, American et a es) 4moneys:
Vena ek. CGo,ah. cae = Mlecks... ys ---1011110—5
LESSING OR ei haccler ive tg 0111110—5 101111 —6
BOGART. 35 ee, | ee 1010111—5 O011111—6
Hughes.................1111110—6 1111001—5
peu ht 1 ty ss asi be an, 1011011-—5 0111111—6
Westbiook.. ee...o 0a 1111100—5 -1110010—4
Parmalée. ...........:. 1110111—6 1110111—6
SH Tels ee ee 0110011—4 1111111—7
Musselman,............ 1000111—4 -1111111—7
PONV ELOO! Bice ta cite alot ld, 1110111—6 --1111001—5
‘Heikes, Hardin and Field divided first money, $90; Hug hes sec-
ond on shoot-off, $70.50; Schuneman and Reynolds third, $50.10;
April 17.—The second day broke damp, rainy and gloomy, and
shooting did not commence until after 10 o’clock, but was kept up
until nearly dark. The first shoot was a special sweepstake, 5
live birds, modified English rnies, entrance 25 cents, 2 moneys:
Packeh Rov Aes. eee T101I—4_-Nicholi.. 2.0... .. sce. ys. el111i—5
Mia litre aensak e208, Wor 1011J—4 Morgan..... ideo tnts 4A 11101—4
LON Ata ee mepeeen ale ee ee -00111—*
Nicholi first money. Ties on 4 divided second.
_ Second event same as aboye, entrance $3:
Siniithy tc eee eeiy accah ae MTHS Budde soc. aepasjcss vee vee ct n0111—3
Rardin yy joes ues W11—5 Harrison .........2..;-.,. 00111—3
Schuneman .... ........ WITI—h: Fughes... 635.115... .eee ce 1M11—5
GH OMY ee eras ene OMT Via tord yes... 0). lanes W1i1—5
Chralbilll es Artec bap aee ITT —h, Pawnes, .3).) Olio 1ilI—5
Wellington............... OVUM healer eek ee see O1011—4
Par Mmalee..6 oe sente ew wieyt OTM -Sackyas Sat nee eee: 11L1—5
TOUS ean ss Se, ee i oe W1l—
Wirst money shotaway in birds;
Vleck, $10.50,
Third event, 15 single standard targets,
entrance, three moneys:
Hardin ..._.-.. W1111111101—14_- Parmalee.... ..110111111111117—14
Orabill.. - HITT1—15 ~Harrison...... 001011110101110— 8
Brig ceca: 1111011000111 15
Crabill and Budd first money, $28; Hardin and Parmalee second
money, $18.40; Harrison third money, $10.25.
Fourth event, 6 singles and 3 pairs standards, $5 entrance, three
second divided by Parmalee and
3 traps, 18yds. rise, bits!
moneys;
Parmalee..... 111110 11 11 10—10 Elliott ....... 11111 11 11 00—10
Beer pairs M11 11 0110-10 Ketchem..._, 100001 OL 11 11— 7
isiaee ls ee peda Tit 11 1110-1] Hughes......_ 111110 01 01 11— 9
EFCLRGS se geen 1110 11 0110-9 Crabill..... ..111119 11 01 19— 9
ELGG gene Scar 101111 00 01 11— 8 Jack.......... 11111 11 01 10—10
Harrison ....001011 011010—6 Nicholi. ......110111 01 01 11— 9
Shields....... 111011 0011 1I—9 Hardin....... 111111 11 01 10—10
Fifth event, 10 English sparrows, 28yds. rise,
both barrels, $5
entrance, 3 moneys:
UIISed ee chi eaten INOL10010I— 5§_—s Pawnee..........2.. O111101111— 8
Heres cic. an. a ORTON T MET S30 Ea tehidees eetsrs wen aoe ta 111111111110
Hiughesige ine MUATUB LO Haire DU Fare le Set ee a O1L0011011— 6
Parmalet.......... AOOLIMOOlI— § Reynard...,........ 1100171110— ¥
BG LAR pit tine-tdss ee 0010110011— 5 Smith......... »+.-. O111011101— 7
INEST y CREO peo) bp Ba 1110091110— 6
Budd first, $20; Heikes second, $16; Pawnee third, $12.50.
Second event, 7 live birds, 30yds., modified English rules, 50 cents
entrance, 4 moneys:
We elk, Bee ae PSUR SHE OSS haagagas ean, coe 111111—7
Pe Esee poe rare W11—7 ~Field..........., vse 1111011—6
HOE CE eee, AT atdinicis - ete en ees 1111101—6
Hetkese iw Ps. aes WM11—TF_ ~Smith............ . ree -1111101—6
ELARTISOM Mestetia haere Pawnee: ce oe ~1111100—5
Wik Caiercy et ee Ee , J1U11—¥ Westbrooke....,....... 0111010—4
Parinalessjcaee eee ae 1111111—7 offmayer. ,,..,.. .,.0111000—3
Ties on 7 divided first, $35.50; ties on 6 divided second, $27: Pawnee
EAD TU Neette et ote 111111011101—10 Parmalee....--...111001110111— 9
ISS ee ees pe eer 1OMIONIIII—10 “Reynard......... 1111101071110
Harrison ......... 110110000100— 5 WNicholi. ......... HIO011101111— 9
eines pcsseeune OMAOMTMIINI—I0 Jack)... 22... 101010000000— 8
Pleck......., ....01101001110I— 7 Pawnee..,........ 110110101001— 7
Hardin............ 1M1NIM0—11 ~Schuneman ...... 411313011101—10
Buda tees S -H10N111I—11 “Nason............ 011010111011— §
Field... ....,.....111100011101— 8
Heikes and Hardin first, $28.30; Heikes, Reynard and Schune-
man divided second, $19; Parmelee and Nicholi third, $14; and
Field and Nason fourth, $7.50.
April 18.—First event, 7 live pigeons, modified
English rules,
s0yds., use both barrels, $7 entrance, four moneys:
B
LIES |G ey rare Eg »--- LNN01I—6-“Crabill...., 1100111—5
Harrall 2 pe 2S Uii—7 Beard . 1011110—5
Parmalee,-... 2.2... » UUMI—F Smith 1111110—6
PUSshes. es ee 111111—7 Nason. ...0101110 —4
DOL Rr yee yeeros wenrs er OO TW IE am ODT Senn JS an cee) EO ih ial
Heikes ee LO
First money ali shot away in ties: Smith won second, $15.40:
Crabill and Beard divided third, $10.25, and Nason won fourth,
$7.50.
Following this came a private match between Prince and Gris-
wold, 10 live birds, 30yds,, English rules, $20 a side:
PriInG@.. 2 e.y sp cea sae es O01111111—8 Griswold. meaetrsgeeent 0111111111—9
The eyent of the day was the shoot at 50 single standards, open
to Nebraska only, for the championship badge, donated by Max
Meyer & Bro.:
Wriellinre ean peck eeaiae ita ae 88 Kennedy............ es sata sane!
TRetGHEDI thts Olesya | ane CaITTE CEN ie ati Pp Ne aa et 42
S)inteiks ee se) SEERA hy cd HE eG T eae cee, wane ers ps cab SE 40
LSS Dae. Os eas ng hs sie ee eres BG. HEHE PINO He jeter. ee ee 38
Barriesleely.s utp eiein dle costae o dee ES LAV Olimar anegu anne te Gi »-- 46
Seabee A Ree ee ce o> NASOTL PGC ans et ne eee eae
Parmalee won badge.
Third event, 10 English sparrows, d0yds. rise, both barrels, $5
entrance, four moneys: 2
GIKES ....s eee. 111110111— 9 Parmalee........... 111117111110
BMiSste.). ee sostece: 1110111010— 7 Hughes............ 1in1—10
Budde: Sei eennse WN1111—10 “Nason........_..._.. 1010101111— %
Shields voreevee OOLIOIIII— 7 ~Warrall.... ........ -1111110111— 9
Pawnee. ict vee ete IWNNI—10 ~Crabill.........,.... 1101111101— 8
Smith pats 1111111110— 9
Budd, Pawnee, Parmalle and Hughes divided first, $38.50:
| Heikes, Smith and. Farrall divided second, $23.50; Crabill third,
915.40; Nason, Ellis and Shields, $7.60. There were a few other
events shot, but of not enough importance for publication. This
practically closed the tournament. SKINNER.
MASSACHUSETTS RIFE ASSOCIA TION.—On Wednesday
May 1,and succeeding alternate Wednesdays. viz.; May 15 and
29, June 12 and 26, July 10 and 24, Aug. 7 and 21, Sept. 4and_ 18,
Oct. 2, 16 and 30, Nov. 18 and 27, Dec. 11 and 25. The Massachu-
setts Ritle Association will in addition to the regular practice
and sweepstake matches offer for competition of all shotgun
shooters, the prizes named below, on the following conditions:
Competitions, 18, entrance 25 cents each day, score to consist of
16 clay-pigeons from 5 traps, and 15 standard targets, sweepstakes
optional. Prizes to be won on the aggregate of each competitor's
hest scores as follows: First prize on 16 scores, second on 15, third
on 14, fourth on 13, fifth on 12, sixth on 11, seventh on 10, eighth
on 9, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth on 8,
fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth on 7. After the first prize
has been awarded competitors in the 16-scoreclass will stand on
their first 15 scores as actually made,
score class, thus becoming eligible for the second prize, and so on
down the list. Ties to be shot off at 4 clay-pigeons and 5 stand-
ard targets, Competitors to have choice of prizes in the order of
the ranking of their scores. First prize is a Parker 10-gange
hammerless gun, fine Damascus barrels, extra fine shooting
(made expressly for this match), valued at $100, and other prizes,
valued at $175. All the above Coney ats will take place at
Walnut Hill range, and will come off at the designated time, re-
pordicrs of weather. Olass shooting in all matches. Shooting ta
egin at 9:30 eM gold coin and Merchandise match will
’ i
Birds 224 cents each tq no.members,
as competitors in the 15-
So
May 2, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 24.—To-day came out beautiful
and perfect for the trap-shooters, and as a consequence a large
crowd attended the Minneapolis Gun Club’s weekly badge shoot,
although the motor dosen't “mote” yet on accountof the street rail-
road strike, Private amd public conveyances were used. Theclub
will have two shoots per week from this time forth until the tour-
namenton May 21—Mondavsand Thursdays. Some good shooting
was done, as the sceres will show.
First event, 10 single Peovias,
y S11 entrance, four moneys, 5
sereened traps, Minneapolis rules:
Mautnliys..-)-:- ssc.ure WWON11—a Gniter....--........ J TOLOLT10—7
Whitcomb...... -...101011i11J—-8 Mike-.....-. .. .....1101100111—7
RONIMOG We siete ss ty vie AMON0II—& Brady.....-.........1101110011—7
Gtiffin....... ..... JOU 1II—9 ~Kimbhall -............ 11101111.11—9
All ties diy.
Second event, 6 singles and 2 pairs Peorias, 18 aud lbyds, rise,
#1 entrance, four moneys:
Skinner.... ......J11111 0110-8 Marshall ........ 11010, 10 11—7
Te hrsi6 erent cise See 110110 OL 10—6 Shott.............. O61111 1] 09—#
Whitcomb..,.....171100 11 1J—8 Murphy,.,...,.-.- WL to 10—7
Ghantiler..........011110 1010-6 Mike.........-.... 1101 «10 1i—8
Lawrence.........111001 11 10—7 Cutter...,,.....-. 101011 14 10—7
DTS 0) Ore oie peer 111101 10 11—8 Kimball,...,-.... 11001 10 10—6
Perking........... 01101 10 11— ~Ensign............J01111 1010-8
Kennedy......... 111011. 10 11—8 Stokes,,......... 11011 10 10--7
Ensign, Osmer and Skinaner first, Marshall second, third and
fourth div. a }
Second event, badge shoot, 10 single and 5 pairs Peorias, same
rules, entrance $1, four moneys:
SALTER Er aie aa ee VREBEDBRRE 11 1110 11 14—18
ONTETG RC TALL aks ee ete eka tebe ett 1101111110 10 10 10 11 10—14
RAR eT Tee fete Bh eibesrh by dekh & ices WWT1OLO1 11 11 10 10 11—16
RNStT NES TeaPe tee wri sckdal) birnersopte > dep lecear Wievoreb io apr 1111101111 00 10 10 11 00—15
1:0 U0) ae ee Be eee se se8 Saas 1211011110 11 00 10 10 00—138
SOMIY EC TIONG Ii partes: & ele a7 ei ein eros prareeey ates OOLOLIII1L 10 10 10 11 10—13
Rhee waters tte ptt) pads ~ OU10011111 00 11 10 11 10—135
Baten pards.wcrd ober eucr; ct ssidperes TOWLLLOL1L 10 10 01 10 10-12
Ri aisdtet osteo ee OOOUO1111. 11 0011 10 10-12
SHEN Iaral ieee Magee em a I OOOO 11 10 10 11 10-12
MVP EUTIATPEDL ose e yee soso elke ym slamiais we 101110101 17 11 11 10 10-16
RIC er heehee ernst nsageucwane ses f TOUOLII1110 00 11 11 8) 01-12
Letitia ees 1S eee EE - ALIOLO000 1i 11 10 00 10-12
LAST GG be eae - 0111100101 11 10 10 01 11-18
TUNEL enone eo ho hn noneReatn.s 1 LOLO10011 10 10 01 11 00O—11
Ligberd apt lee sa elses hal bal 1T1111110 di 11 10 01 11—17%
Brady. VUTTTTTO1L 10 10 10 10 1O—14
. Griffin.... 1IOTI0L 00 00 10 00 11—11
Warwitk 1Q0007 1111. 10 11 10 OL 10—12
MecClary. OLLIOLL101 OO 11 11 OL 10—18
Beekman 1111101110 00 10 10 10 11—18
Murphy-_- -O010117111 10 17 10 10 1oO—t4
Ensign . LTV 10 11 11 1) 1O—18
Gutter . 101100001 10 11 10 00 10—10
" LICOe eek 6 ee eee eds yee, eo AVUTIL 10 70 11 00. 10—15
money and senior badge; Skinner and Wnsign
SUOISGS ss naa 111111100 1001 10-10 Marshall, -..111111101 11 1011-18
Ensign....... 111110011 1111 11-18 Nicholson. ...011010001 00 01 10- 6
Lawrence....101011111 101010-11 Morse -- 110111011 01 10 10-10
DUD Dy sds. sts 100111111 1110 00-10 Thatz.........,100001011 1111 00- 8
Cutter......., 01711111 101110-18 Warwieck,....100L01101 11 11 11-11
Skinner...... 101101111 1111 10-12 Kimball «N11 1 1 11-15
Whitcomb...010011017 11 1010-9 Mike... 011111001 1010 00- 8
SEAL D Yee cps o's 111100101 0017 10-9 McClary......111110000 11 01 11-10
Shott... .....101101011 1101 10-10 Honper.......110001111 0010 11- 9
Boardman ...0101101)9 1111 00-9 Pratt......... 111301011 10 11 10-11
Griffin........ 001011170 11 1010-9 Kennedy..... 010111011 10 11 10-10
Osmer...- -. 111101110 101010-10 Murphy...... 111011000 11 11 11-41
Chantler..... 141111111 10 11 10-13
- Mr, Kimball, who won first money on a straight score, was for-
merly a member of the club, but three years ago he removed to
California, where he still resides. He has not forgotten how to
handle a gun, though he has not shot since he went away.
Tt was a hammertess, and though not, used to it, and being balked
nearly every time he tried to shoot, “he got there just the same.”
Ties on 18 diy. second money, but shot off for badge, /Hnsign win-
ning; Skinner third and Lawrence fourth.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20,—The San Francisco Gun Club held
its usual monthly shoot to-day at Adams Point, and despite yari-
ous counter attractions, had quite a pieasant reunion. The
grounds, which haye been renovated, were in fine condition,
and the birds were up to the usual standard. The shooting all
round was, however, hardly up to the usual average in the club
shoots. Only 70 per cent. were killed inside the boundary, and of
these quite a number were second barrel kills, though it must be
stated that several of the deaths were effected at a tremendous
range, 70 odd yards in one instance. Schultze powder was used in
nearly every case. The scores in the club shoot at 12 birds, 80yds.
boundary, Hurlingham rules, were as follows:
JW Jellett.......200010221201— 7 Williams......... 201001102000— 5
HM Swett........ 120011110122— 9 GE Sanborn...... 212221021121—11
RB Woodward. .112?12012122—11 CF Stone......... 010120210221— 8
Howard Black. ..211110121102—10 HOW Woodward.020202020001— 5
F Fisher....... .. 120002111100 - 7 JK Orr........... 112101111201—10
G Leviston....... 201110111210— 9 BH W Chapin..... 221101022201— 9
KS Butler........ 122011110112 9 Dr Shorb......... 010110102001— 6
H Hamilton ..... 102021111101— 9 f
In the team match, at 6 birds each, Hurlingham rules, the
scores were: 5
Orr (Captain)....... 111021—5 Jellett (Captain). ...221112—6
‘Biglerve lh. fi ee: 1112116 Blacks, Coe ee ee 011121—5
SWettit set icessebeoe 111111—& Leviston Pret en aie Oe ate 102201—4
Hamilton........... 0001 L0—2 @hapiney...6..5 0088 011010—3
Williams........ .. 000029—1 HG Woodward..... 200001—2
LOE Lit eee igh At ae 012122—5 Fisher.-.-...... .....200102—8
RB Woodward......121121—6—31 Moore...,... ....... .122112—6—29
WORCESTER, Mass., April 26.—The regular series of classifi-
cation prize shoots at Coal Mine Brook Range under the auspices of
the Worcester Sportsmen's Club were continued this week. In the
classification each man has a possible 30 in a total of five events
of six birds each. class A includes all of 22 or more and the purse
is $25, class B all below 22 and the purse is $15. The prizes are
50, 30 and 20:per cent, in each class, The result of this woek’s meet
follows: : ; baad
Class A. Classif’n, Prize. Olass A. Classiftn, Prize,
Dr Bowers........ 268 10 ES Knowles.......22 8
GN Wheeler..., :27 9 <A BR Bowdish.... ..22 7
@ HE Howe... ..:.425 S RIN Smith 6 22 6
BF Swan..........22 § MD Gilman.......26 5
GW Russell..,,,..28 2 GedRuge-...-.. 22 5
Dr. Bowers first, Wheeler, Howe and Swan diy. second, Russell
and Knowles div. third.
Class B. Classif’n. Prize. Class B. Classif’n, Prize.
Geo. Sampson..... 9 O Jewett... .... 0. 15 6
laflin......17 8 HA Colvin....1.....4 15 5
AL Gilman....... Pal f ULRHnudson....... 14 3
AB FPranklin..... 13 7 FF Forehand...... acd 3
C Crompton......- 21 6 CForehand........ 8
2
Sampson first, Olaflin second, Gilman and Franklin diy. third.
In the classification bluerocks and clay-pigeons were used and in,
fs
the prize score bluerocks only thrown from open traps.
PITTSBURGH TOURNAMENT.—An open tournament under
the management of H..H. Shaner and R. R. Davison, will be held
on the grounds of the Herron Hill Gun Club on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, May 7 and 8, $200 is guaranteed. The programme pro-
vides 16 matches at single birds as follows: May 7—Match No, 1,
10 bluerocks, 5 traps, entrance $1; Ne. 2,9 Keystones, 3 traps, en-
_ trance $1; No, 3, 20 bluerocks, 6 traps, $50 guaranteed, entrance
$3; No. 4,9 Keystones. 3 traps, entrance $1.50; No.5, 10 bluerocks,
5 traps, entrance $2; No, 6, 21 bluerocks, 3 traps, $00 euaranteed,
entrance $3; No. 7, 10 bluerocks, 5 traps, entrance $1.50; No. 8, 9
Keystones, 3 traps, entrance $1. May 8.—No. 9,10 bluerocks, 5
traps, entrance $1.50; No. 10, 9 Keystones, 5 traps, entrance $1.50;
Noa. 11, 20 bluerocks, 5 traps, #50 suaranteed, entrance $3: No. 12,9
Keystones, 3 traps, entrance $1; No. 13, 10 bluerocks, 5 traps, en-
trance $l; No, 14, 21 Keystones, 3 traps, $50 guaranteed, entrance
$3; No. 15, 10 bluerocks, 5 traps, entrance $1.50; No. 16, 9 keystones,
3 traps, entrance $1.50, :
ELIZABETH, N. J., Avril 23.—T wo pigeon shooting matches
took place to-day on the Elizabeth Gun Club grounds. The first
was between H. Stewart and H. Folsom for $10 a side, 10 birds
each. Stewart won, killing 6 to his opponent's 5, The second
Match was between John Authes and H. Schulthies. The loser
had to pay for a supper for 20 besides the $5 stake. Anthes won,
killing 3 birds to Schulthies’s none. Both matches were at 2lyds.
rise, 80yds, boundary, J
_ STATEN ISLAND.—At New Dorplast week thediamond medal!
donated by Samuel Burbank, was shot for by teams of 10 men for
the following clubs, The Jeanette, Algonquin, Clifton, Hmerald,
and First German Gun Clubs of New York, The conditions were
live birds each man, and was won for the secon by the
Rat : d time
Jeanette Club, they killing 45 out of the 60 birds eho
at,
ST, PAUL, April 20.—The St, Paul Gun Clubjhas its weekly
shoot each Saturday, The shooters face the north, and to-day a
yery hard northwesterly gale was blowing, which made good
seores very difficult. Ti was uext to impossible to find the left-
quartering bird in doubles, The following visiting sportsmen
were present: KR. M. Anderson, Stillwater, Minn.: J. H. Balsom,
Hudson, Wis.; H. W. Jones and Lee, of Atwater, Minn., and War-
wick, Lawrence and Dunn from Minneapolis. After the first
aweep of 10 single birds, the individual badge was shot for by
Ohantler, who won it last week, and Barnes, who challenged him
for it; fi entrance, 15 singles and 5 pains Peorias, screened traps,
18 and _lhyds;,:
pert letras: layne Vek etees 1111111111011 10 10 11 10 00—19
Barnes ....., .-. - 111101111 100111 11 11 11 10 10—20
Barnes won the badge and is challenged for next Saturday hy
Burke. Then followed the regular events.
Hirst event, $1 entrance, 16 Peorias, 6 screened traps, 18yds. rise,
Keystone rules, two prizes:
Dunn.... . -:.-.,-..1001111101—7 Lawrence ........., 0111101010— 6
MF Kennedy....... 1O00L00111—5 -~—«-Pfister,..,........... 1100011101— 6
Ba SGI oP. 27 Pe 1101011171—8 Richeson............ 00000L00II— 3
Chantler............. O1ITITI—9 Lee,.........,-....., 1141111111—10
ES ATHTGB Mie cdecjatet 1011001011—6 Cummings... ..... 1LLOLO0010— 5
Warwick.... .......1/11J10101—8
Lee first, Chantler second.
Second eyent, 10 single Peorias, 5 screened traps, Keystone
rules, entrance $1, three prizes:
(he Sree et ek ae pee 110011001— 6 Riecheson........... 0001100001— 3
Kennedy........... sLEOTOIIT— 85 Teer. peck weep atten al 0111100111— 7
Balsom..... -......1117111110— 9 Gummings.......... OQOLOLTIOI0— 5
Ohantler...... .,..0111111101I— 8 Boyd.... .. ......4, 0010110100— 4
BANS re. eee . 1U111001— 9 Bennett............. 11101011— 9
Warwick 20ie..; 1W1W010L00— 3 Fish,.........-....6 VOLOI 1. 00— 4
Lawrence..,. .....l011010100— 5 Burke....... ....... OMI111111— 8
Phebe see, WVUMIWI—10 ~Holt.............05. O101111101— 7
Une ses oes eet Bh LOWAI— 9 Pratt... ...2...2.., 1011000011— 5
8
Pfister first, Barnes and Bennett second, Burke third,
Third event, 5 singles and 2 pairs Peorias, 6 screened trans, 18
and 15yds, rise, Keystone rules, three prizes:
JOC RI eae eeeereT 11110 O01 W— 7 Richeson........, 10101 10 00— 4
Kennedy OI TOO 6, Deer oo A ALMOL 11 11I— 8
IBalsOny 2.2 fceieass 111 1 0l— 8 Cummings....... OIL OL 1— 7
Ghantler:.........d1011 11 11—9 Boyd....-..... 10110 OL 10— 4
Barnes. .-..--:+:: 1110 1011— 7 Bennett.... 11111 11 01—&
Warwick.-....:..11000 10 10—4 Fish.... 14M 11 16— 7
DWawrence ........ 01000 00 00—1 Burke 11101 00 01— 4
Pfister. ... ..-.0111 11 1i—8 Holt.. 10110 11 00— 4
Jones.....- peter 11100 11 10—6 Pratt.. O11 10 10— 6
Balsom first, Bennett second, ties on 7 div. _ ‘
Badge shoot, $2 entrance, 10singles and 5 pair Peorias, h screened
traps, 18 and lbyds. rise, Keystone rules, 4 prizes:
THs PIA Se te Poke tee 1011011101 10 11 10 OL 11—14
FOG TGU ys fond oes eee Fare see aye ererik ie 1111101100 11 11 10 11 11—16
TRESS (05 0 eee Bre Soe SPP rey wearers iran ~ LVTLOILII1 10 11 11 11 J1—18
Ghantlares re ees OIL. 10 11 10 10 11—16
Ove saree ein eeu eat ca O101L1011 11 11 11 OL 00—14
iri es): Alen be 2 eed Seay O1101111 O01 11 11 11 11—17
Warwick..-: -.-:-2., sas titettca $4, 0110101011 10 O1 21 OL 01—12
TIS WEEUGG stilts sbiostasclettae (aus 1111110110 OU 11 10 11 10—14
PASTORS S: oi Ss8 Seek cite tate sete ceerre LI LOrT Ji 11 11 11 GO—17
WOMGHHe o o8eks Spek. son seeessaaaaath 0011111 11 10 11 11 10—16
Richeson 1010001101 11 WW 00 01 11—11
WA 00 10 11 10 10—15
.., LIL1010011. 11 41 00 11 10—14
1111111110 10 10 11 10 11-16
1117000011
111717100
--OU1001101
. 1101000100
11 41 10 11 11—1I5
1 O01 10 11 10—15
1 ii OL 11 11—15
10 OL 10 10 Di— 9
10 00 10 00 UO— 4
10 11 OL 11 11—16
11 11 11 OL OI—14
Blakely...........- *
Balsom first. Ties on 17,3 singles and 1 pair, 18
Ties on 15, 3 singles and 1 pair, 2] and 18yds. rise: Lee 110 10, Fish 00,
Burke 00, Holt ’ f
Fifth event, 6 singles and 3 pair Peorias, 18 and l5yds. rise, 3
11 11 10—9 Cummings ....11110 00 01 b0— 5
10 11 11—10 Bennett... --11110 11 10 10— 8
11 1] 1J—8 Blake,.... ,...i1001 1001 11—7
11 10 00— 6 Holt.. -.-OO111 01 OL 11— 7
101110—7 Wish.. eee Lee L019
111011— 9 Kilby.......... 11110 00 10 11— 7
11 11 11—11
Lee first, Balsom second, ties on 9 divide third.
PINE TRON WORKS, Pennsylvania.—April 20.—The Pine
Gun Club shot to-day the eleventh badge match at 10 clays, but
with a disahied trap. The scores ran:
J N Boughton ..,... 101100101146. J T Romig........... 0011101011—6
S H Schaefer......, -IOLOILII1—8 J Dierolf............. 0001111001—5
RB Hagle........... 1000111100—5 M Romig.-........... 0000110000—2
CORRY, Pa., April 25.—The Corry Gun Club shot to-day with
the following scores:
LAM Ba) tefl es AW Ra ygeanaononebeaanagongas 4411911111111101111.111101 23
SuGunaeons eure sete tecreba cere bert. 1014.111101011111111111111—22
Biynenbiierer eee ceeberencin.-veeee at 1010011111111011111101111—20
PEST it Bei hai cl ee ER Ra A sity 111011111111001011111100!—19
MEWS so 4.5.7 14h snake ean ame Reba ne 1011100131101111011011101—18
Tees Or (els eat a Rm eR FS See BIE DS BEY H -1111110110100101001101111—17
She) to) | ep pda SA Ge & oe RAE OER Je Se) 0111111110100111611000111—17
MATL ee sais oat lc beken eee etd es 11001 01.001110111111100111—17
LOTS ED HO Ee hg OR Bae ee), eee ECHL oS 1011111111010011010000111—16
IMGHO AM eres css morte cette sinh ihn dati ae 1300011101111001611011110 —16
Waggoner........ RBM Aap mnie at lne ye 011.1011110110111100010101—16
LUV aaa nels AAR ABO SOA SARON MONS TA=544h00r 0011100101011111100101111—16
Berliner 15, Wilson 15, Kelleher 14, Blaiz13, Gartner 13, Jacobson
9, Starbird 7, Brown 6, Newman 5,Bentley 4, Dunbar4, Van Wert 2.
The gold medal was wou by Fred Babcock, silver medal by
Scott, and silver medal by T. J. Van Wert.
TORONTO, April 25.—The Stanley Gun Club’s second shoot
for the gun presented by Messrs. W. McDowall & Co. to the
elub, which took place this afternoon on the latter's grounds,
resulted in favor of W. Hmond, with a score of 23 out of 24, The
scores ate: W.Emond 23, F. Mallett 10, T. Sawden 19, C, Kemp
18, W. Felstead 15, J. Rice 14, T. 8. Bayles 18, 8. McClure 8. Sweep
No. 1, 15 birds: Emond 18, McDowall 12, paeoy 11, Andrews 8, Stone
8. Sweep No. 2, 5 doubles, 6 singles: Felstead 13, Casey 13, Emond.
12, McDowall 9.
WELLINGTON, Mass., April 27.—There was a fair attendance
at the grounds of the Wellington Gun Olub to-day, and several
clean scores were made in the sweepstake matches. In the silver
pitcher match, Lee won with a straight 15, while there were
several who scoreed 14, In the sweepstake match the winners
were as follows: Six bluerocks: Chase and Sanborn. TVive clay-
pigeons: Baxter. Six bluerocks: Sanborn. Five clay-pigeons:
Melcher and Sanborn. Six bluerocks: Bradbury, Choate and
Chase. Five clay-pigeons: Choate and Schaefer. Six bluerocks:
Melcher. Six bluerocks: Schaefer, Piper, Choate and Lee. Six
bluerocks: Sanborn, Field, Dilland Schaefer. Seven bluerocks;
Chase, Field and Lee. Six clay-pigeons: Schaefer. Six bluerocks:
Chase, Stanton and Lee. Six bluerocks: Choate and Sanborn.
The Wellington Club will hold a shoot next Tuesday, beginning
at 1 o’clock, when sweepstakes matches will be in order, :
NEWARK, N. J., April 25.—The open-to-all sweepstake at 25
live birds, that took place at Erb’s grounds to-day, drew a large
crowd of spectators, It was expected that the event would have
20 entries, but cay half that number were on hand with their
money. ‘Che weather conditions were good, and a stiff northeast
breeze blew across the traps. The birds furnished by Erb were
far above the aVerage; scarcely one of them lingered at the trap
after it had been pulled. W.'Tell Mitchell shot Mr. Freche’s score
as well as his own, but did not succeed in ge\ting a place for him.
The shooting of Captain Jones was a pretty piece of work, and he
should have had a clean score, his sixth bird, scored as lost, fall-
ing stone dead just out of bounds. Mr. Caperon, of Baltimore,
and Chas. Smith both lost two birds that were hit hard, but luck
Was against them and they got out of bounds. The conditions
were modified Hurlingham rules, 12- gauge guns, at 28yds. rise.
The purse was divided into four moneys. “South Paw” Heritage
was the referee and Jacob “Pointer” Pentz official scorer. Score:
ATES ChB(BO) enc sie tess cans ee tenes ie 1002200112111222111110010—18
© M Hedden (80)... 02.2... ae eae 0211221121102222112211222—23
Class (28)... 22... ..2s 2262545. lee eoe peter 211211110211 211211 212210922
ChasSimith(B0)yae ss see eee ee we +. ---2111012111112221110100011—20
Wid SIO Y (G0) eee sece ese sea un ek 2221211211011021112001112—21
WAT TUIVISEGHEL) (28)s tei eee ree, eed oe ak 1221101122110121122121111—23
Capt Jones (25)..-..- pire peedets Soin 1112202211211112112112212—24
S11 GT (28) eet ates etree Pek ee, 21101120122116012212100w.
GRPCTATI ZS) tam nnin semen eine One -11171.112101.21111121001100—20
S Cagtle (28)... ......c.0 ee IW VIOUW SERS + « - ,2011120212111111121101221—22
a Dead out of bounds, Gant. Jones first, W, T. {chet and ©,
M, Hedden divided second, F, Glass and §, Castle third, M, Linds.
: Jey fourth,~Teg Ray,
NEW JERSHY STATH SHOOT.—A meeting of the New Jersey
State Sportsmen’s Association for the Protection of Fish and
Game was heid in Newark, N. J., on April 24. The association had
held no meetings since 1884, and many of the clubs that were then
members had passed out of existence. Dr. W. N. Pendell the
president called the meeting to order; Secretary Hayes called the
roll, and the following clubs answered: The Essex of Newark was
represented by Dr, Pendell and W. Hayes, South Side of Newark
by W.H, Hobert and J.-H. Burnett, Forresters of Newark by
Jacoh Pentz, Midway of Mattewan by Jas. H, Bedle, Frank Hyer
and J. L, Terhune, Jersey City Heights of Marion by W. Fred
Quimby, Al. Heritage and Wm. Hughes. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved, and upon the call for new
members the following clubs were proposed, unanimously elected
and their delegates admitted: Middlesex of Dunellen, represented
by W..L. Force and T. H. Keller, New York Suburban represented
by Chas. Richards, and the Newark of Newark and the Mercer
clubs ot Trenton, who were not represented. The most important
business of the meeting was the adoption of shooting rules, and
caused % preat discussion. A committee eomposed of Messrs.
Penta, Hobart and Hughes was appointed by the chair to draft a
set of ruics, which it presented to the meeting. The American,
Association rules, with the following amendments were accepted:
Section 2, Rule 2, was eliminated entirely; Rule 10 was also done
away with, leaving the boundary to be decided by the managers
of the tournament. Rule 11 was amended by striking out the
weights of guns, handicapping the gauge only, 10-bores at 380yds.
and 12-bores at 28yds. rise. Rule 16, the position of the gun atthe
scores, Caused a lensthy debate, but it was finally carried thatthe
gun must be held below the armpit until the bird is on the wing.”’
Ruled? was changed making the penalty a lost bird for failure to
load the gun. Rule 28 was amended, making all ties to be shot
off ata birds. For double bird shooting the following changes
were made. Rule 5 was amended as follows: “If the miss fire
oecurs with second barrel the shooter shall fire at another pair of
birds.” Rule 8 makes ali tiesto be shot off at 3 pairs. For in-
animate targets the American Association rules were adopted
entire. The fixing of a date for a tournament was deferred nntil
the next meeting; also the election of officers. A committee was
appointed to revise the constitution and by-laws, and haye 500
copies of the shooting rules printed. The action of the State As-
sociation will do much toward booming pigeon shooting in New
Jersey, as they intend to s@e that the laws are enforced. Tha
Mmecting adjourned subject to the call of the president, and will
possibly meet agaid in May.—Ter Kay,
EMERALD GUN CLUB, April 15.—At Seaview Park, New Dorp,
Staten Island. Use of two barrels, 10 live birds, 5 ground tra ps,
21, 25 and 30yds, rise, Emerald Gun Club rules:
Dr @ V Hucson (80).2212111111—_10 George Remsen (30).0002122111— %
John Measel Jv (30).0111111201— 8 TP MacKenna, (25).1101110020— 6
T J Chrystal (25), ...1021210021— * R Regan (25)........2100021111— 7
WN Measel (80)...... 0222201120— 7 LC Gehering (80) ..2221011111— 9
H Rubino (25) .....0102001001— 4_ Thos Codey (30) ....1111210010— 7
John J Ryan (21) .,.1100101101— & John McAdams (21)1010100000— 3
John Merrill (21)... .000L010110— 4 M W Murphy (21)..1110200101I— 6
Charles Horth (21).1009101011— 6 S MeMahon (24)....12112)1600— 7
Col J H Voss (82)...1101102110— 7 PJ Keenan (25)....1211000100— 5
Philip Butz (80) ....1111112111—10
On shooting off ties Butz wins first prize, Chrystal second and
J.J. Ryan third. Referee, Col. John H. Voss; scorer, John Mer-
rill.—THos. P. MACKenna, Rec. Sec.
WELLINGTON. Mass., April 22,—To-day’s tournament was
largely attended by sportsmen from the various clubs of all the
Wew England States and of New York. The first prize winners
were as follows: Five Piece aang: Moore and Chapin, Six
bluerocks—Stanton, Sanborn and Ingersoll. Five pigeons—Schae-
fer. Six liuerocks-~Wheeler, Five pigeons—Lee, Dan and Brad -
street. Six bluerocks—Choate and Stanton. Six blnerocks—San-
horn, Bradbury and Schaefer. Six pigeons—Wheeler and Nichols.
Six bluerocks—Dill. Five pigeons—Melcher, Rockworth, Moore
and Wheeler. Six bluerocks—Field and Schaefer. Six bluerocks
—Bradbury. Five pigeons—Dodge, Schaefer. Choate, Stanton
and Bradbury. Ten bluerocks—Schaefer. Ten pigeonus—Swift
and Schaefer. Six bluerocks—Warren and Schaefer. Six blue-
rocks—Dodge. Five pigeons—Lee, Schaefer Warren and Stanton.
Six pigeons—Stanton, Wheeler and Schaefer, 'Three pair pigeons
—Baxter, Six hlnerocks—Stanton, Sanborn and Bradbury. Six
pigeons—W heeler, Warren, Stanton and Schaefer. Six bluerocks
—Moore and Lee. Six bluerocks—Stanton, Rockworth and Swan.
Three pair doubles, pigeons—Stone and Wheeler,
RED BANK, N. J., April 25,—A live pigeon shoot, under the
auspices of the Riverside Gun and Rifle Club, took place this
afternoon. The first event wasasweepstake match at 7 birds,
and there were eleven entries. MWollowing are the scores: Wim. 'T.
Cooper 7, John Cooper 7, E. M. Cooper 6, J, B. Bergen 6, Ed Throck-
morton 6, W. H. Knapp 6, James Cooper 6, Dr. Ed Field 6, Mel,
Cornwell 4, Edward Bussell 4, Chas. Grassinger 3. John Cooper
and Conover divided first money. In the shoot-off for second
money Hd Cooper, Throckmorton and Knapp tied on 8 birds and
div. Cornwell and Bissell divided third money, and Grassinger
received fourth money. An interesting match at 14 live pigeons
atterward took place between Mel. Cornwell and Com. Bussell.
The match was arranged some time ago, but no opportunity to
shootit had been offered until yesterday. The person who lost the
match was to pay fora club banquet, Cornwell will stand the
treat, as he killed but eight birds, while his opponent scored 10,
OAKLEY.—Miss Annie Oakley, the lady wing shot, accom-
panied by her husband and saa aN Mr. Frank Butler, sailed
or Europe on the 27th, to be gone three years, under engagemet
to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show.
READING, Mass., April 22.—A large attendance from Lawrence,
Stoneham, Wellington, Reading and Boston was at hand at the
shoot to-day, and abont 5,000 birds were demolished. The prin-
cipal events of the day were the individual and team scores for
the Boston Gun Club prizes. In the individual match at 10 clay-
pigeons, 10 Peorias and 45 bluerocks. W. Green was first, Jones
second, Conant third, North and Payson fourth, W. Kirkwood,
West and R. HB. Whittle fifth, Willis and Dayis sixth. Russell,
Brookes and D. Krikwood seventh. Hdwards, Archibald and
Blanchard eighth, Witham ninth, Bancroft tenth. In the team
match, 3 men, 10 Peorias and 10 clays each, the Boston Gun Club
team No. 2 took first place with 44, the Reading Gun Olub second
with 42, Boston Gun Olub team No. | third with 41, Reading Gun
Club No. 2 fourth with 40, Wellington team fifth with 37.
NEWARK, April 25.—There were 400 sportsmen at Erb’s Shoot-
ing Park to-day to witness the sweepstake shooting. The
feature of the day Was a 25-bird sweepstake, open to the world, $25
entrance fee, under Hurlingham rules. Ten well-known experts
entered. Capt. Jones, of Jersey City, killed 24 out of the 25 birds,
and won first money, 40 percent. of the $250 purse. C. M. Hed-
den, of Newark, and W. Tell Mitchell, of Lynchburg, Va., killed
28 each, and divided second money, 30 per cent. Frank Class, of
Pine Brooks, and Sam Castles, of Newark, scored 22, and divided
thire »rize, 20 per cent. Milt Lindsley, of Hoboken, kigled 21 of
bis Lirds and won fourth prize, 10 per cent. The following were
unpluved: Chas. Smith, of Plainfield, N. J., with a score of 20
kills; H. Caperon, of Baltimore, with 20; A. Freche, of Newark, 18,
and. Henry Sigler, of Montclair, 17, The birds were of the highest
class, all strong flyers and quick to get away.
BROOKLYN, April 27.—A pigeon shoot had been arranged to
take place to-day at Dexter’s Park, Jamaica Plank Road, Ly a
number of well known wing shots who reside in the vicinity of
the Hill and have recently organized a gun club, but owing to
the heavy rainstorm the shoot was postponed. Several got as far
asthe Twenty-sixth Ward, but only two reached the shooting
ground, and these, not to be balked of their afternoon’s sport,
shot off a long pending match that had been made between them
at_ the Unknown Gun Club shoot. L. Hopkins challenged W.
Gilman to shoot a match at 25 birds each, 2hyds. rise, for a prize
yalued at $100. 1. Hopkins led on the tenth round by one bird,
was tied on the sixteenth, and finally won by one hird. The
heavy rain made the shooting difficult, most of the birds being
fast incomers. The score:
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Referee and scorer, C. Dellar., The new organization will be
known as the Crescent Gun Club and the officers will be elected
at the next meeting. It has not yet been decided on what grounds
the club will shoot, as Saturdays are the best available days for
the majority of the members and Dexter Park will be engaged
for haseball on that day during the season,
AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION.—The programmes for
the American Shooting Association’s touinament, to be held in
Cincinnati, Ohio, the week of June 11, are in the hands of the
printer, and the classification blanks are now ready. Both wiil
be mailed on application at the office, room 184, Stewart building,
New York city. The classification blanks will be mailed, with-
se further notice, to the many that have already applied for
em.
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-
lication in the Gurrent [saue. It is particularly re«
quested that scores bs sent us as early as nossibla,
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JERSEYVILLE, April 25.—The Jerseyville Gun Club gave an
all-day shoot at their shooting park in this city to-day. It was
an ideal day for shooting, except a little too much wind at times.
There were here from a distance Dr. N. L. Spencer, Bunker Hill,
Til.; J. EK, Haggerty, Jule Simenski, J. Longworth and Kd Meyer,
of St. Louis; c
rollton, Ill., and members of the Kane (Ill) Gun Clnb, who shot
the Jerseyvilles a team match during the day. Some very good
scores were made. Following were the scores:
Shoot No, 1, at 5 American clays, entrance 25 cents: Simenski
5, Tack 4, “Roy” 5, Robley 5, Burleigh 4, Dr, Spencer 5, H, Spencer
4, McAninch 3, All ties divided.
Shoot, No. 2, 7 American clays, entrance 50 cents, three moneys:
Simenski 7, Tack 7, K. Spencer 7, Robley 4, Burleigh 6, Dr, Spencer
7, McAninch 6, ‘‘Roy’?5, Chappell 6. All ties divided.
Shoot No.3, 9 American clays, entrance 50 cents, 3 moneys:
Simenski 8, Tack 9, Hansell 8, Felter 6, Robley 3, Chappell 6, Dr.
Spencer 7, “Roy” 9, Gibbons 2, BE. Spencer 7, Mc Aninch 8, All ties
divided.
Shoot No. 4, 8 American clays, entrance $1,8 moneys: ‘'Roy”
8, Rodley 8, Hansell 8, Gibbous 5, Simenski 9, Allen 5, Tack 6,
Hagerty 7, Hutchison 9, H, Spencer 7, Dr. Spencer 9, McAninch 8,
Felter 5, Hodges 6, Kight 5, Chappell 8, Longworth 6. All ties
divided.
Shoot No. 5,6 American clays, $1 entrance, 3 moneys: BE. Spen-
cer 6, Simenski 5, Robley 5, Hagerty 6, Longworth 5, MeAninch 6,
Warren 4, ‘““Roy” 6, Dr. Spencer 6, Hansell 6, Chappell 6, Ander-
son 5, Hutchinson 6. Dr. Spencer, Hagerty, McAninch and Hut-
chinson first; ties on second div., Warren third.
Shoot No, 6, 9 American clays, $1 entrance, 8 moneys: Simenski
7, “Roy” 9, Hutchinson 9, Kight 9, Hagerty 7, Hodges 6, B. Spen-
cer 8, Hansell 8, Chappell 8, McAninch 9 Felter 6, Allen 7, Long-
worth 6, Gibbons 6, Parker 7, Robley 6, All ties div. as usual,
Shoot No.7, 6 American clays, 50 cents entrance, 8 moneys:
“Roy” 5, Longworth 6, Hagerty 6, Tack 5, Chappell ), Kight 4,
Gibbons 5, Green 1, Hodges 8, Hansell 6, Hutchison 6, Simenski 5,
Dr, Spencer 6, Burleigh 5, McAninch 5, Pelter 5, Anderson 6, Par-
ker 5, Allen 5, Ties on first divided, Simenski, Gibbons and Bur-
leigh second, Kight third. s
Shoot No. 8,6 American clavs, 50 cents entrance, 3 moneys:
Simenski 6, Gibbons 4, Felter3, Hodges 5, Kight 3, Warren 3, Long-
worth 3, Chappell 3, "Roy" 4, Hutchison 6, Cockrell 3, Tack 4,
Stoeckel 5, Allen 3, E. Spencer 5, MeAninch 3, Dr. Spencer 4.
Anderson 5, Hagerty 4, Green 3, Robley 4, Hansell 6, Roberts 3,
Parker 2, McClure 8. Ties on first and second divided, Gibbons,
Hagerty and “Roy” third.
Shoot No, , 6 standards, “walk-around,” 40 cents entrance, 2
moneys: Tack 6, Roberts 4, Beatty 6, Spencer 4, McAninch a3
Green 5, Robley 4, Felter3, Anderson 4, Warren 6, Hansell 5,
Stoeckel 4, Hutchison 6, Allen 5. All ties divided.
Team shoot, # men on aside, at 25 American clays, 3 traps, un-
known angles, between Kane Club and Jerseyville, losing side to
pay for the birds: E i
Kane Team.
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Shoot No, 10, 6 American clays, 50 cents entrance, 8 moneys:
Warren 5, Hansel 6, Ed. Spencer 6, Tack 6, Burleigh 6, Green 5,
Bowman 0, Stoeckel 4, Hutchinson 5, Roberts 2, Felter 4, Robley
5, Anderson 2, Allen 6, Green 2, Parker 4, Beatty 5, Hodges 0, ATl
ties divided.
Shoot No, 11, 6 standards, “walk-around:”
Longworth 5, Dr. Spencer6, Hutchinson 4,
Hagerty 5, McAninehb 4, E.
Roberts 2. Ties divided.
Shoot No, 12,6 American clays, 50 cents entry, three moneys:
Hutchinson 6, Burleigh 3, Tack 6. Robley 5, Anderson 5, Beatty 5,
Felter 4, Hansell 3, E. Spencer 6, McAninch 5, Stoeckel 6, Ties div.
Shoot No, 13, 6 standards, “Walkaround,” 50 cents entry: Hag-
gerty 3, “Roy” 6, H. Spencer 6, Chappell 5, McAninch 5, Stoeckel
6, Dr. Spencer 4, Longworth 3, Robley 4, Simenski 6, Anderson 5
Beatty 5, Ties divided.
Extra shoot, 50 cents, 1 money, won by Tack.
Shoot No. 14, 6 standards, ‘walk-around,” 50 cents entrance:
Simenski 3, McAninch 6, Longworth 4, Dr. Spencer 5, Robley 3,
Hagerty 6, "Roy" 6, E. Spencer 5, Finke 4, Beatty 5. Ties div.
Match at 25 standard targets for purse of $20 between J. Hag-
erty of St. Louis and Fred Chappell of Jerseyville:
“Roy” 6, Simenskid,
t Anderson 6, Beatty 6,
Spencer 6, Robley 5, Chappell 6,
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Spencer won by a clean score. Mr. Hagerty then offered to
shoot either of the gentlemen a match for $100 at 100 live pigeons,
but they could not get it up for some reason or other—HAMMER-
LESS.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—The sixth annual tournament of Min-
neapolis Gun Club will be held May 21, 22 and 23. Open to the
Western States and Manitoba, Professionals barred. With
$100 in guaranteed purses and many special cash prizes. The
officers of the club are: President, L. Harrison; Vice-President
M. Whitcomb; Secretary. Jas. Pye; Treasurer, J. 8, Cutter; Field
Captain, F. C. Lawrence. The Minneapolis Gun Club rules,
which have been in use for the past five years in the tournaments,
will govern in all cases. These rules are nearly identical with
the rules of the Keystone Target Co. The committee reserves
the right to equalize the shooting by handicapping.
The programme includes Tuesday, May 21: Shoot No. 1. Peoria
blackbirds.—Ten single ri-es, entrance $1.50, birds included, four
moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent.
Shoot No. 2 at 6 singles and 2 pairs, entrance $3, birds included;
$100 guaranteed. ;
$1.50, birds included, four
Shoot No. 3, at 10 singles, entrance
moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent,
Shoot No. 4, at 9 singles and 8 pairs, entrance $4, birds included;
$150 guaranteed. . ;
Wednesday, May 22.—Shoot No. 5. Peoria blackbirds.—At 10
single rises, entrance $1.50, birds included, four moneys, 40, 30, 20
and 10 per cent. , ‘
Shoot No. 6, at 6 singles and 2 pairs, entrance $3, birds included;
$100 guaranteed. — x
Shoot No, 7, at 4singles and 3 pairs, entrance $1.50, birds included,
four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. ; ;
Shoot No. 8, at 15 single rises, entrance $4, birds included, $100
guaranteed.
Thursday, May 23.—Shoot No, 9.
singles, entrance
10 per cent. f 5
hoot No. 10, at 6 singles and 2-pairs, entrance $3, birds included;
$100 guaranteed. ' : .
Shoot No. 11, at 10 singles, entrance $1.50, birds included, four
moneys, 40, 80, 20 and 10 per cent. ee:
Shoot No. 12, at 9 singles and 3 pairs, entrance $4, birds included:
$150 guaranteed.
Special shoot for those who have shot in all the matches and
have not made an average suflicient to. win or tice on any of the 25
average prizes, at 7 singles, each shooter to pay for his birds,
First prize $20 in cash, presented by the elub, and to the one
making the poorest score in this match a pair of crutches.
_ SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.—The California Wing Club held
its usual monthly shoot to-day at San Bruno. Had the weather
been more suitable the club would have had a very successful day.
The birds were the best lot that have ever been sent down to San
Bruno. In the club shoot thirteen members and three invited
guests faced the traps. Messrs. ay, Haas and Slade will for a
month, if not longer, have the club medals in their possession.
Club shoot at 12 birds, Hurlingham rules, handica according to
gauge of gun, 80yds, boundary: Fay 11. “Slade” §, ‘Hood’ 8, Haas
10, Sperry 5, Cross 7, Smith 6, Mally 8, Heeth 3, Lewis 6, D Vaull-6,
“Randle” 6, Liddie 6, “dohns” 11, MeMurchy 11, Schraeder 7.
Peoria blackbirds.—At 10
$1.50, birds included, four moneys, 40, 30, 2 and
Hd Spencer, Ed Robley and Chas. McAninch, Car- }
FOREST AND STREAM.
| THE BIG CANADIAN SHOOT,—The St. Hubert Gun Club, of
Ottawa, Ont., holds its second annual tournament on May 24 and
25, and all the shooters of the Dominion will be there to measure
scores. The programme provides: Friday, May 24—Open Sweep-
stakes—Entvance #2, 15 single Peoria blackbirds, 18yds, rise, 5
traps, birds 8 cents each; four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent, of
entries if not more than 25 entries; if more than 25 entries and
less than 40 entries, five moneys; if more than 40 entries, six
moneys. Team Mateh—Open to teams of 5 men from any recog-
nized gun club in Canada, 5 traps, 15 single Peoria blackbirds to
each man, 18yds, rise, entrance $5 per feam, birds 3 cents each;
entries close 18th May next, post entries 25 per cent. extra. First
rize, Lansdowne challenge cup, presented by Lord Lansdowne.
ate Governor-General of Canada. and $50 cash, and merchandise
prizes. Mriday, May 25—Individual Match—Open to members of
all recognized gun clubs in Qanada, 25 single Peoria blackbirds,
18yds, rise, 5 traps, entrance $2, birds 3 cents each; entries close
18th May next, post entries 25 percent, extra; $150 in fifteen prizes.
Fourth Match—Open to teams of three men from any recognized
gun club in Canada, 16 single Peoria blackbirds to each man, 5
traps, 18yds. rise, entrance $5 per team, birds 3 cents each; four
moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. of entries; any club may enter
asmany different teams as it sees fit in this match; conditions as
to qualification of team members same as in first team match,
Merchandise Match—In addition to the aboye matches there will
be three traps set apart at which shooting will be carried on
throughout the tournament for a number of valuable prizes pre-
sented by friends of the club; entries unlimited; 50 cents each en-
try, including birds—9 matchless blackbirds: only one score to
count for any one competitor; the ‘Stark Matchless Blackbird”
will be used in this match.
SAN FRANOISCO, April 13,—The Blue Rock Club held its
monthly shoot at Adams Point to-day, and, despite the unfavor-
able weather, seventeen members turned out and two friends
joined in as guests. The scores were spoiled by the wind, which
blew directly across the traps and made the left-hand disks very
puzzling. The guests differed widely, for while Mr. Hay (Michi-
gan) is a very good field shot, he requires more practice at the
trap, and should recollect that “itis the pace that kills,?? and get
on to his bird quicker. Mr. MceMurchy is a well-known sports-
man, a winner in many tournaments, and a good representative
of the Scott gun for this coast. The score for the handicap (ac-
cording to gauge of gun), for members, 10 singles, modified Ameri-
can rules, was as follows: Adams 10, Sanborn 6, 8. B, Knowles 5,
Stone 8, Mahew 8 C. W. Kelloge 7, Tubbs 9, Beck 9, Putzman 8,
S. I. Kellogg 8, White 4, Abbott 5, W. J. Golcher8, Noyes 5, Norton
9, MeMurchy 8, W. G. Hay 8. In the handicap formembers under
same rules and conditions, at 10 pairs, double rise, the score was
as follows; Adams 15, Sandborn 12, 8. E. Knowles 15, Stone 12, W..
Mahew 12, C, W. Kellogg 12, Tubbs 16, Beck 10, Putzman 11,8. 8.
Kellogg 13, White 7, Abbott 10, Hawks 10, McMurchy 15, F. R.
Noyes 13, Golcher 8, Norton 12. Horace Briggs officiated as judge
and gave general satisfaction.
CAPT. BREWER.—Capt. John D. Brewer, the famous Ameri-
can trap shot, returned to Philadelphia on the 27th ult., after a
propneed stay in London. He asserts that he is done with
ngland, as the sportsmen there have handicapped him to such
an extent that it is impossible for him to win anything. Itis the
highest compliment that could be paid to him, but Brewer
says he wanis dollars, not doughnuts. Brewer is in fine health
and spirits, and isanxious for a match with Dr. Carver, at any
kind of rules, any number of birds and any gauge of gun, for any
amount from $1,000 up.
Ganoging.
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to ForEst AND
STREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of
their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and
report of the same. Oanoeists and all interested in canoeing are
requested to forward to ForREstT AND STRHAM their addresses, with
logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local
waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS, 1887-88.
Commodore: H.C, ROGERS............
t Peterborough, Can,
Secretary-Treasurer: Gro. W. HATTon
Fice-Com. Near-Com, Purser.
Central Div..W. k. Huntington.B. W. Masten.,.,....,.T. H. Stryker,
Rome, N. ¥
Atlantic Div. W. P. Stephens.,..,L. B. Palmer.....,..... F, L. Dunnell,
186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn.
Eastern Div..H. BH. Rice, M. D....Maxton Holmes........H. D, Marsh
Springfiela, Mass.
N'thern Div, .Robert Tyson........ 8.5. Robinson..,.,..Colin Fraser, Toronto,
(HO)
Pe livery member attending
the general A. 0. A, camp shall pay $1.00 for cae expenses, Application
sent to the Sec’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division.
Persons residing in any Division and wishing to become members of
the 4. C. A., will be fur eda with printed forms of application by address-
ing the Purser.
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D. H. Crane, Chicago, Tl.
Rear-Commodore—-C. J, Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O. H. Root, Cleveland, Ohio. Net.
Executive Committee—c, J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich,; T. P. Gaddis, Day
ton, O,; T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0.
FIXTURES.
MAY,
May 27 to June 1. Delaware River Meet, Delanco.
May 30 to June 2. Passaic River Cruise,
JUNE,
16-17. South Boston, Local Meet,
Petticks Island.
Puritan, Reeord Races, No.3.
22, N. Y.C. ©. Annual, Staten
fsland.
8. lanthe. Spring. Newark.
15-17. Puritan, Annual Meet,
Nantasket.
15. Brooklyn Annual.
16. Puritan, Record Races, No, 2.
JULY.
4, Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22. Atlantic Division Meet,
13-29. W,C.A, Meet, Ballast I'd.
AUGUST.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands. 7
7-23. A. C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River.
SEPTEMBER,
8. Puritan, Record Races, No.5. 14. lanthe, Annual, Newark.
A. C. A. REGATTA PROGRAMME,
HE regatta committee has announced the following pro-
gramme for the races at the coming meet at Sugar Island in
August:
RECORD HVENTS.
1. Paddling—Classes I. and III., decked, 4 mile.
2. Paddling—Olass IV., decked, 44 mile. :
3. Paddling—Classes IL. and IIL, are ¥% mile.
4. Paddling—Olass IV., open, % mile. :
5. Combined—Paddling and sailing, 4% mile alternately, total 3
miles, Classes IT. IIL, [V., A and B.
6. Sailing—Classes A and B, 44% miles.
_ WROPHY.
7. Trophy—Sailing, 7 miles.
OTHER EVENTS.
8. Paddling—Classes Il., IIT. and IV., open or decked, 1 mile, B.
9, Paddlinge—Tandem, Class LY.
10. Paddling—Club, any canoe not over 16ft. ]
Jl, Paddling—Upset, open canoes to have 14 minute Start, but
must be emptied, 150 yards.
12. Hurry scurry.
18. Sailing upset. —
14. Sailing—Cruising race.
15. Gymnastics and tournament.
16, Kit competition.
Canoes noted as decked to enter events 1, 2and 8. must be decked
one-half their length, have effective keel or centerboard, and two
watertight tanks or bulkheads; in other words, be properly
equipped cruising Sailing canoes. ;
Open canoes in events 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 to use single-blade pad-
dies. Inall other cases any paddle may be used,
RED DRAGON C. C.—This club has now a membership of 27.
A series of monthly record races has been arranged for the com-
ing season, and a cruise down the Delaware from Port Jervis is
planned. The club has now anew canoefrom the lines of the
Guenn, aid also + new Fly, besides a canoe designed and built by
her owner, Mr, Wiser, Jr.
[May 2, 1889,
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PURITAN C. GC.
(ees season, never haying really closed this winter, has practi-
cally closed now fora few weeks. This lullisa necessity, as
boats must be put in order before the new season is inaugurated,
The Puritans are busy embellishing their property by putting a
lawn about their club house; new lockers have been huilt and
other features added. Com. Baxter now has his new canoe,
chistened Puritan, in the house. She measures 153034, is smooth
as a gooseberry, and has every feature requisite for success. She
was built by Robertson, of Auburndale, who has also built a
14.625, 30-pound paddling canoe for the secretary. The member-
ship of the club now comprises twenty-three active and ten asso-
ciate members. The fleet consists of twenty-five canoes, five of
the number being canvas, An interesting eyening was passed
last week, at which lunch was served and the reading of last
summer's logs listened fo.
The spring crop of noyices about Boston are now calling atten-
tion to canoeing by their capsizes. On April 16 two boys aged 15
and 18 years, went out on the Charles River in a canoe. The boat,
“turned turtle,” and one of the boys, in attempting to swim
ashore in rubber boots, was drowned, These are the accidents
which give canoeing the reputation of danger, which it bears to a
certain extent. Moral, in the words of Lawrence: “Don't give up
the ship’”—stick to your boat.
The Harvard C, C, opened one of their paddling races to the P.
C. C. on April 23, but owing to.sickness the Puritan crew did not
turn up at the starting line. At the last meeting of the club four
PapRCn Eons for membership were considered. The Razzle-Daz-
ale, a St, Lawrence skiff turned into a cruiser, is the latest addi-
tion to the fleet. She is 18.6£t.<42in.,
and is decked, except an 8ft. cockpit;
ean sleep under the- deck,
house at City Point,
has a 601bs. iron centerboard
it; her owner, Mr. Huntington,
Canoeists are welcome at the club
and A, C. A. men are doubly welcome.
JAMES WELD CARTWRIGHT, JR., Secretary.
MONTRBAL G, 0.—A general pueens DE this club was held in
the M. A, A. A. rooms on April 26, Mr. W. J. White in the chair,
The election of officers was the chief business transacted, Mr.
White being elected Com. and Mr. H. Molson Purser. The lieu.
tenants will be elected by the different districts so soon as the
local meetings can be held. It was decided to leave the programme
for the Queen’s birthday to the decision of the officers, Several
suggestions were made; one that the club should attend the races
at Pointe Claire on May 24, and cruise around Ie Perrot on the
25th being largely favored. Other cruises suggested were the
Chanteaugay, Yamask and North rivers, but July i was mentioned
as a More suitable holiday for alone cruise. The memhership
is rapidly increasing, and the success of the club is how assured,
HARTFORD CG. C.—The adjourned annual its es the Hart-
ford Canoe Club was held at the residence of John D, Parker, on
Sigourney street on April 25. Several new Members were ad-
mitted, and it was voted to make a reduction in the membership
fee. The minutes of the annual meeting showed the re-election
of the followiug officers: Dr. George L. Parmele, Pres.; John
D, Parker, Sec.; W. B. Dayidson, Treas.; Lewis Q. Jones, Com.;
W..G. Abbott, Member Hx. Com, The club house is in good con-
dition, and there is coming promise of an excellent season’s sport.
The annual meeting of the Eastern Division of the American
Canoe Association will be held July 4 at Calla Shasta,
Nachting.
FIXTURES,
May.
24, Miramichi, Opening Cruise. 30.
24. Hamilton, 20, 25, 80 and 35ft. 30.
30. Yorkyille, Opening, Oak Pt. 430.
30-June 2, Portland, Cruise.
Brooklyn, Open, Gravesend.
Oape Cod, Cape Cod Bay.
Detroit, lst Pennant.
JUNE. -
1, Quincy, Cash Prizes. 15 Hamilton, 30 and 35ft. Class.
1, Larchmont, Spring, lj, Chelsea, Club.
1. Great Head, Pennant. 16, Detroit.
1. Hamilton, 20. Class. 17. Cape Cod, Orleans,
3-5-7. Katrinu-Shamrock, N. Y,
6. Dorchester, Open, Club.
6. Monatiquot, Opening, 1't, Pt,
8. Buffalo, Pennant, Buffalo,
8
17. American, Annual Pennant,
17. Seawanhaka, 40ft. Class, N.Y
17. Quiney, First Cham.
if. Dorchester, Open, Nahant.
. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 18-20-22. Kairina-Titania, N. Y.
New York Bay. 20. Monatiquot, Pennant, Ft.Pt,
10. New Jersey, Aunual, N.Y. 20. Quaker City Annual, Phila,
11. Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 22. Buffalo, Sweep, Classes 2 & 3.
11. Atlantic, Annual, N. ¥. 22. Beverly,Marbleh’d,ist Cham.
13. New York, Annual, N. Y. 22, Hull, First Cham.
18, Miramichi, Miller and Oall 22. Columbia, Annual, N. Y.
Oups
i 24. Pavonia, Annual, J ersey City
13. Portland Annual, Portland.
26. Pleon, Club,
15. Corinthian, Marblehead. 29. Corinthian, Marblehead.
1). Seawanhaka, Annual, N. Y. 29. Beverly,Mon,Beach,ist Open
15. Lynn, Club, Lynn. 29, Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
15. Brooklyn, Annual, 29. Hull, Club Cruise.
15. Great Head, Open. 29. Yonkers Cor., Yonkers.
JULY.
1-2. Miramichi, Annual Cruise. 13, Buffalo Handicap, 10 Point
4, Larchmont, Annual. bino.
4, Beverly, Mon Beach, Ist Buz. 18. Cape Cod, Dennis.
Bay. 17. Pleon, Club Cruise.
4, Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup. 17. Great Head, 24 Cham.
4, Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago, 18. Quincy, Second Gham.
. Buffalo, Open, Buffalo, 20. Chelsea, Club.
. Detroit, Cruise, St. Clair, 20. Hull, Ladies’ Riace.
Dorchester, Open, Club. 20. Beverly,Marblehead, 2d Cup.
Huu, 76th Regatta.
20. Hamilton, Cruise.
Beverly, Marbleh’d,2d Cham 20. American, 2d Cham.
Sippican, Annual, Marion. 24. Pleon, Club.
Great Head, Ist Cham, 25, Miramichi, Miller and Call
. Hamilton, 20ft. Class. Cups.
. Inter-Lake Y. R, A. Meet, 27. Corinthian, Marblehead.
Lake Erie. ry i eave Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
8 American, lst Cham. ays
—. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft, 27. Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point.
Bi. Batata, Sweep, to Point Col-
PARIS ROR
Ocean Race.
—, Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise urn.
10. Pleon Club, 1st Cham. _ 2%. Cape Cod,
10. Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 27. Hamilton, 25ft. Class.
18. Lynn. Club, Lynn. 29. Detroit, 2d Pennant,
18. Beverly, Mon.Beach,2a Open 31. Pleon, Open.
18 Corinthian, Marblehead, 31, Hull, Ladies’ Day.
18. Monatiquot, ist Cham,, ft, Pt
AUGUST.
17. Quiney, Ladies’ Day.
17. Beverly,Marbleh’d, 3d Cham
17. Hull, Special Outside Race,
Quincey, Open Race.
Buffalo, Club, Buffalo.
Sippican, Club, Marion.
SA gag gogo gos
Beverly, Marbleh’d, ist Cup. 30 and 40Ft.
Lynn, Club, Lynn, 17, American, Around Plum Is-
Gape Cod. land, go as you please.
. American, 31 Cham.
6. Dorchester, Open, Club.
7. Pleon, 2d Cham. ;
i Great Head, Moonlight Sail.
10.
10.
10.
17, Chelsea, Ladies’ Day,
19, American, Upen.
19, Detroit, 3d Pennant.
V 21, Pleon, 8d Cham.
Miramichi, Vice-Com. Stew- 24. Lynn, Excursion, Lynn.
art’s Pennant. 24. Beyerly,Mon.Beach,ad Open.
Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn. 24. Larchmont, Oyster Boats.
Corinthian, Marblehead. 24. Corinthian, Marblehead.
Monatiguot, 2d Cham.,Wt.Pt. 24, Hamilton, 20, 25, 30 and 35ft.
10. Buffalo, Annual Cruise, Class, Whitewings Oup.
10. Hull, 2d Cham. 28. Pleon, Sail off.
10. Cape Cod. 31. Beverly, Marbleh’d, ist Open
18, Detroit. J Bl. SED Club, Marion.
16. Monatiquot, Ladies’ Day, 381. Hull, Cham. Sail-Off,
Fort Point. aL. Gnees 8d,Cham, ~
16. Great Head, Cham. Sail off. 23],
helsea, Club.
SEPTEMBER, ‘
14, Monatiquot, Open, Ft, Point
14. Corinthian, Marblehead.
14. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
17. Great Head, Open.
2. Lynn, Open, Lynn.
2, Bever! 7 Mon, Beach,2a Open
2. Corinthian, Marblehead.
2. New York Y.R. A., Open. 14, Hamilton. 20ft. Class.
2. Dorchester, Open, Clb, 14. American, Open to all boats
4, Buffalo, 3d Ciass, Buffalo. on Merrimac River.
. Hull, 9th Open. : 14, Chelsea, Club,
7. Beverly, Marblehead, 3d Cup 16. Dorchester, Open, Club.
7. Larchmont, Fall Annual. . Hamilton, 25ft. Class.
7. Hamilton, Cruise. #1. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Sail Off.
7. Miramichi, Miller and Call 28. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
8. Clu
Cups, 28. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo,
12. Bevgnly Mon, Beach, 3d Buz, 29, Detroit, '
ay.
May 2, 1889.] FOREST AND STREAM. 807
YACHTS BUILT OR BUILDING SINCE OCTOBER, 1888.
SAIL.
Yachts marked with an asterisk (*) have metal keels with centerboards.
This does not include a very large fleet of the naphtha launches;
to say nothing of the many small steam craft. The number of
sailing craft is 62, of which 35 are cabin craft with accommoda-
tions for cruising. The list includes 18 racing yachts, 9 of them
being in the 40ft. class and 3in the 45ft. Besides these many of
the smaller craft are intended for local racing. The showing is
; ow on the whole.a most encouraging one, and gives hopes of a perman-
Name. Owner. Designer. Builder. Rig. oe Material,| & = = y Yard Bit Sto Web Uist poste email lobalities.
Keel P| | = ot
= ———_ — Fi —_— = ANTEDILUVIAN FALLACIES,
Montecito...) Ronald Thomas.| A. Cary Smith,| H. Piepgrass.........| Yawl...| IK. Steel ...| 65.00) 53:06) 14.10} 9.00] City Island, Sea ry ae aly written 10 the Riad i teeta | oar
Allapatta....) C, K. Munroe....| Builder:..... »..| A.C. Brown, . 2.0.4. Schr....| C.B. | Wood... 85,00).5-...[......]-..., || Tottenville, | Te2sons tor Pie Be AeSets Be ce rt. %
Nethla -._..- Thos. J, Hine....| Builder.......-.) A.C, Brown. ...... Schr....) C.B. | Wood,.,| 52.00)....-.)......).0.06, Totten ville. dos, Thad ia with the Sailing masier. ‘of Volunteers tn gave
Nicketti.....-| J, d7Hedouville.-| Builder......-.. A.C. Brown... . 22... Sharpie] C.B. | Wood...) 33,00)......)....--)...... Tottenyille, ates Sea ra mean pe ee een pee a Oat See
@hispa..s:.... WN. D. Lawton.... | EB, Burgess.....| J. Mumm.....,...... Cutter..| K. Wood...| 55.00} 39.09) 18.04) 9.03) Bay Ridge. PO er OE Serre ae Sed eit feare yeu pu tage
Gypsy... -..-, To. Walis....... Builders........| Wallin & Gorman...) Sloop...) C.B. | Wood..,.| 83.02) 28.06) 12.08) 1.07) Bay Ridge. Peron brag Urata sca te Be. ah eae eee give eae
Nydia........ W.G.Sage...... Owner ......... seas & Gorman,..| Cat..... *C.B. | Wood...| 26.00) 22.09) 8.02) 2.06) Bay Ridge, Hae Die Gah ay $4 Felt astisk betind aot alta EIE Ua oe
Tomahawk..| 1. D,Morgan...,| EH, Burgess. ...| H. Piepgras. .....- Cutter.. K. Steel ...| 55.€0) 39.06) 12.00) 10.00) S'th Boston piven ton pt oud Rte Were Peg ta eras ation pane fee,
Maraguita...| A, Belmont, Jr..| H, Burgess..... Lawley d& Son......- tatter..| KK. Wood.,.| 52.00) 39.06) 18.08} 9.00) 8’th Boston E SE ee te een on pee ae my M Nec ae
Biypalia.... | JaWeiry,.cec..cs. Builder..,...... OMMIATINAT aod s us sre Sloop...| #C. B. | Wood...) 42,09) 84.09) 13.06 5.03! Bay Ridge. Torin teen Hetty Splasemont ante Naga ESSE nee Wiad ea
Nepenthe....| T. R. Richardson) H. Burgess..... Lawley & Son....... Cutter...) *C.B. | Wood...| 58,00} 45.00) 17.00) 4,09) S*th Boston her COR, ON by a fs PE ts peter oe pa ee en ies
Nanon..-...- ©. E. Ellis....... KE. Burgess. ..,| Lawley & Son....,.. Cutter, .)| *C.B. | Wood...| 58.00) 45.00) 16.06) 6.06) S’th Boston See h eat nT tr Tee nite tad oe aa eee.
Merlin. .... | W. H. Forbes....| B. Burgess.....| Lawley & Son.. .... Schr....| *O.B. | Wood.../112.00) 89.06) 23.09} 9.03) S’th Boston | consider it a fair race to race acenterboard with a keel boat, And
it is not, and you can never beat us at that kind of racing. You
sae seas Batson] Wench <p Outen) | Wood. 2) Ol). 10.00) tl) Marblehead | SS, Se itina eonterieand. have mean avanicitcoed gone
Quickstep....| Fred’k Grinnell.| E. Burgess..... H. Piepgrass,........ Schr....| #0. B. | Steel...) 83.00) 61.00) 20.00) 6.10) City Island. ae SSI Pe utp be MC Lien een mae ne Legale
Kathleen ....| Wm. Whitlock..) Wm. Gardner.| S. Ayres.. ........-.. Cutter..| K. Wood...| 42.00) 30.00) 10.00) 7 :00 Bay Ridge, ae Oe dant UCIACE atooarde Tinick PET, pea ee Boat een:
Be dts tenie\ een <= aA)8 Builder........| L. N. Tonns..........| Sloop...| ©. B, | Wood,..| 44.00] 39 06) 12.00) 4.09) Staten As HTS boalise amd ae STL aE The ee ed prunes
Constellation) ©. D. Morgan....| KE. Burgess..... H, Piepgrass.......-- Schr....| *C. B. | Steel .../181.00/106.00| 24.09) 11.00) City Island. ee. af ppacthone ees an een gre te ney eee BG
Gorilla....... R. P. Carroll.. .| A, Cary Smith.| Poillon Bros..... --- Cutter..| *C. B. | Wood,..| 54.00) 89.09) 14.03) 7.00) 8. Brooklyn esa eae gn rye es ree ins Det aUTE: blogs ae
Verena ....-. J. A. Beebe .....| Ei. Burgess..... Lawley & Son....--- Cutter..| *C.B. | Wood...| 56.00) 39.08) 14.05) 6.00) S’th Boston para ute Haruietd ae pe ne OEE DONS: Mies: ye poland
Minis... 5 CG. W. Wetmore.| Wm. Gardner..| S. Ayres.........---: Cutter..| K. Comp ..| 57.00} 39.11) 18.06) 9,06) Bay Ridge. ET bans H. POdi (Consulting Naval Constructor 1.8, Navy)”
Adice......... P, D. Wheatland) A, G. McVey...| John L. Frisbie.. aoe Cutter..| K. Wood...| 55.00) 39.08) 12.08} 9.06] E. Boston. Tiwill bemewe to Amerivats who know hovwell all of General
Guide........ Benj, Aborn.....| H.C.Wint’gh’m| J. Mumm.... ...---. Cutter..| *C.B, | Wood...| 88.00) 29.09] 11.10) 4.07| Bay Ridge. |-Paine’s yachts Fe eee aE VG Tatoos Ut ones
——_ Fraley, Jr., et al.| G.W.Fraley,Jr) G. W. Fraley, Sr...-. Cutter..| K. | Wood...| 28.00] 25.00] 8.00) 5.06} Rochester. Bena Mie re pea he creN eaonee a Agro ore on iis
Louise .......| Caulkins et al...| C.P,Kunhardt| W. Hingston & Son.| Cutter..| 1. | Wood...| 28.00) 21.00} 6.00 4.06] Buffalo, | Mz. Foo willl nd ns te neato crews nee bette” in a
Helen........| Prince Bros......| A. G.McVey...| A, J. Frisbie... ..... Cutter..| K. | Wood...| 56.00 39.06] 12.06) 10.06) Salem. Sg echt mich ta peer wen peed fed Betis pega ty aad
Chrystal....,] BJ. Andrews. .| AG. MeVey..| A.J. Peisbie.........| Cutter] J. | Wood...] 42.00] 29.00) 10.08) 7.08) Salem. | Sentementa Det Danorcais Sac Nan Pecans toe naire cone
C.D. Owens... ..| E. Burgess.....] Lawley & Son....... Cutter..| #0. 8. | Wood...) 57.00} 44.06) 16.06} 6.06 S'th Boston | fain to Tace the oe) aes ener Where Tae Me ee es
Lotowana....| M. @. Foster.....| B. Burgess.....| Lawley & Son... ...| Cutter..| K, | Wood,..} 54.00] 39.06) 14.00} 8.06] S'th Boston | uring all the years that Panny, Gracie, Hildegarde and the rest
Hasbrouck, et al) E, Burgcss.. . | Lawley & Son..... .. Cutter..| ©. B. | Wood...) 54.00) 39.06] 15.03} 6.00) S’th Boston pare ae an Phe watt eeee eae fone gansta oe
== F.Overbeckeetal Builder...... «.-| McCormick...... ... Sloop...] G.B. | Wood...|...... 29.00} 12.06] 5.00) Cleveland. Fe Nee hoceed Hatgon and Rolmeeti all Poor Goats tee
—- | Wm. Sly. ....... Cie GI ya ||.ceb aN uate! ia Cutter..| K. | Wood...|...... 24.06) 8.00) 5.00] Cleveland. as te iesue of Keel and board fs concerned it ha eon Lon es nee
—— Macbeth & Kelly] ©, W. Kelly....|..... +. s-ssseeesssteees Cutter..| K. | Wood...|...... 19,00] 6.04} 8.09 Cleveland, | finally occ soment ceaterboard,in favor of the formar: cea we
B,J. Henley all B,J. Henley,..| J. Henley & Sons...| Cutter... ¥. | Wood... 25.0] 2.01] 1.02} 8.1] spzncuse, | hls question Inf unsolved te-aby i het sel boat of lage
Minx,.... ... N. Longworth...| Builder.......-- Craig & Sons........ Sloop...| #C@. B. | Wood...| 72.00] 57.00) 17.00) 6.06 Trenton, mente tenon tamonts marge have quoted Soke Benes
wee sseeeeessee:| T. A. Irving.. | A. D. Story & Co..../ Schr....| K. | Wood...) 48.00] 40.00] 15.00) 7.06) Essex. oe aA ae ee a pest A sare ertarea ieee eo the
ass) | hEe Bea ee ty Builders ....... D. W. Belcher... .. Cat..... ©. B. | Wood...| 25.00|....+. 11.00} 8.00| Winthrop, | Perpetuation of error and false theories.
— H. Gerlach.... -- Builders. —_. 45 H. Gerlach........... Cutter,.| *C, B. | Wood...|...... 29.00| 9,00) 4.06) Cleveland.
—— W. J. Munson...) Builder........ W.dJ. Munson........ Cutter..| EK. | Wood...| 22.00| 20.00) 6.08) 4.00) Cleveland. R. BURGESS Mele cope Bc Gee comets
FB. HE. Ward....-- CO. P. Kunhardt| Hingston & Son..... Cutter..| K. | Wood...| 33.00) 24.00) 8-00) 4.00) Buffalo. ereiee ee a Lemie oe Shape wane ileal i tite
Kiowa...... | W.. Jeffries....) F. Ll. Dunn.... | F. L. Dunn........... Cat..... GC. B. | Wood... |24,214| 19.11)9.1034) 2 02 Mon. Beach aes Erato gre et ee ae aaa alleen ee to- ;
Bassett Bros.....| Builder.....-.. (PGRU YG bee here ns @ate...s GC; B. | Wood...) 24.04)...-2.]....--|..5... Osterville. Couele, me New ene oe ge rs ore en TA,
—- FE. Bloomer...... Builder ........ OFTEN De, eee an ea Gatos. C, B. | Wood.:.| 22/05)....:.|..---+ ..... | Osterville. ne wall, SSP seater te Bits be ey oe ities Wenines eee
——. A. Mayo...... +... Builder ........ @Posby...-.0--1+4--+- Cat..... C.B. | Wood...| 23.06)...2-.|ss.--]-.+- ..| Osterville. ears sen nD Me toate, witt eotralent Sect hee Ung is
—— B. fF, Eldridge...| Builder........ WVORDY 1. ote eres Catv. C. B. | Wood...| 238.10)......)..<22-|...... Osterville. SRC ihe Bad ED OUI S Bae Hee ee ape eamn
—— F.W, Nickerson.| Builder. ...... Crosby.....-. bee eS Cat..... @. By | Wo0d..5} 21:00)... 045) -ancis leer. oe Osterville. ost Ee Te cuetnaney wick Ate ane eee stem and the
M. Barton....... Builder ........ Crosby......... naan Cath... ©. B. | Wood...) 21.00]-..14.)-0.000) 2.00 Osterville. ister bontaie Fie Peas aia eines Hebe ay
B. Harrison.) Albert Nickel....) Builder........ J. TiHutson, . 24.0: Cutter..|........ Wood...| 27.08) 22.06 8.00} 5.00) Baltimore. | room aru hess: Sieaeet epenndey ee Tera ape
Vexer........| P. J, Lowell......| Builder........ W. B. Bowen......-- Sloop...| C. B. | Wood...) 23.04; 19.10) 9.06] 2.06) N’wburyp’t beime sue ced soins mae ne FES Ee BBOuE ae btn se
R. K. Neff, Jr....| Builder........ ED OP Fora’ .0 5.5/8 Cutter..| K. | Wood...) 31.06] 26.06) 10,00) 4.00) Bordent'n. PU eed Zaha : ite Sth ze eis a very hand.
— A. B. Ogden......| Builder........ S. Ayres..........55 .| Sloop...| ©. B. | Wood...| 83.00] 28.00) 12.00} 8.06) Bay Ridge. RR eth oak aee Ati tte seats eae mela Gy eae
— J. H. Fearnside..| Builder....... .| A. Cuthbert.......... Sloop,..| ©. B. | Wood...|...... 25.00) 10.00)... .. Trenton. TAR OSG a he APES. end Peycistiber a pccclaaes Ogi ce wats
STEAM, Pe ee oh iinain cxeanmor dc tec miinesres inl
- ~ = w. ¢. to starboard and a stateroom to port; while the galley con-
Elfrida ...... J.S. Webb....... H. & H. Co.....| H. & HW. Co........ Schr....| K, | Steel,..|112.00)...... 18.00|...... Wilmingtin | ae eee ooe ag eee hich Go Dinnund ceonee 2nd lofty.
Jathniel......| Daniel Ford.....| E, Burgess.....| Atlantic Works.....| Schr....| K. | Steel.,,125.00|100.00) 18.00 7.06] Bast Boston | oi h¢ Secon? Pittanetphia, lauboned on April 25 4 of whe eee
WB ester W.B. Hayden...| C.D, Miller. ..| Wilber & Malone....| Schr....| K. «| Wood...| 87.06] 7.06] 12.08) 4.06 Athens. | length, bat Gin. nar oee. a te pabbot hte: teen
—— Laney Bros...... C.P.Kunhardt).....--. .---2..s12ee 21 Schr....| K Wood...) 53.00) 40.00 7.08 4.04 Rochester. pct te 8 ey: wath: piniee pears poy clipper. eee ee
—— _| Robert Mayfield.| Builder......... SAE ecko ima ce K. | Wood...| 50.00] 50.00] 7.09] 3.04] Bay Ridge. | Seo Re aoe re ae Cabin houses White tec ener oF
Coryell...... .| J. M. Morbes..... HK. Burgess..... PAS IVER DETT SS <P oe ele ale (nln |mie 2 epi eee Rr MOGs cle rears] 400 ceeriaiiaee pena Hast Boston ane Seen eee raat phe Sep eranee Aceh eee
Augusta.....| I. H. Elwood... | Builders........ Herreshoff M. Oc....| Sehr....| K. | Steel .../180.(0]...... W7.(6)...... Haste @ Ua eect areoginic Ge AG chon The eee
T. H. Newbury..| Builders........ Herreshotf M. Oo....|.....-.-, K,. Wood...} 48.00)...,..].,.: | —— Bristol. Sa mena a oe et ee Both oe ageere ted oe wel
‘Sultana... T. 1. Park....... || S.Beavor Webb| Handren é& Robine..| B'k’t'ne| K. | Steel....{187.09]155.00) 27.08) 14.06/Erie Basin, | CORPER roNZe Donte ne ag will nail from Providenos aig
E. P. Boggs.... .| H. Burgess..... Lawley & Son.......|-.+....... K, Wood...|..-..- 6500 |0 os pao 8’th Boston Se Eee a ama NaReniih deniensione aid dewils.
GC. D. Mosher....| Owner. ....... WW? Be Pryor). .co1..+ pe biegra a arty K, Wood...|... .. 60.00)...... tos eal City Point. A NOVEL FORTY.
Wautilus..... HRP StAbrs ye -o3 E. Burgess. ...| Wood Bros.......-. Jess... sll) Ks Wood...|...... A506)... ...).-sas East Boston A VERY decided novelty yin the way, of a racing forty is how
W.-H. Rider... . Builder .......| Geo. Wheeler........|----++.++ ; % Wood...| 31.06) 28.00) 6.06) 2.09 PE Sr land Pacis) shop of Captain Louis N. Tonns, who has designed her.
—— | BK, Neff, Jr....| Builder...,....| H.C. Ford.........0.))..005 | K. | Wood...|...... 30.00] 7.00)... Boren mel be pa ioe ole Getae on Uniciitas erected thar nianie nae
—— | J.H.Longstreet.| Builder........ Fapaward, ye... ener K. | Wood...|...... 30.00] 7.00)... Bordent’n, | Will bein the toriside Mech and is Lift. over ail ont the bone
= J. Aspinwall. vee meodldercs. 5. S. AYLes...--¢ --. 11. efee reese eee K, Wood...) 60.00)......|......)...... Bay Ridge. yey Meee Bus Beier AE A Ae Hocapbatn fo the
Ab aa srare te J. Lorillard..... Owner.......... Sabine. 5 pes s- Sebr:...) K. | Wood.../100.00) .....)......]....5. Greenpoint Ree an rapten Baer io eet
—— | 0.8. Booth, ....| Builder........ Rept eolies Hep.) ah) nscA tes K. | Wood ..|95.00)......)..00..|.2.00. Po'keepsie. FE ee ae nadeaderninaieniin RE uae
—— | J.Bartlett....... Owner......4--. Wf. 8. Marvel & Co. |......05. Ke MeWondme oa ewe ee keel Nenymumedh:. | Seen, yea Neer erl ype pans yaad Meno oe fie etre
Mia dndey slow cabin house. ‘The eanvervoard trunk ts focned
NEW YACHTS OF THE YEAR. all cases. Some of the yachts mentioned in our list of Jan. 24 do | of two cast-iron girders by way of bedpieces, with flanges on to
not appear, the designs haying been made, but no orders given for
HIS list of new yachts includes all built since the close of last | the boats. One or two new forties or thirties are still talked of,
Season, and is complete, so far as sailing eraft above 30ft. and | but it is too late now for much building for this season. There is : d a 2 j ‘
steamers above 50ft. are concerned. A number of catboats and | but little likelihood of any 70 footers being built, and the building | wasted in weight. The sail plan is very sioall, being but little
small craft, as wellas some of the smaller steam launches are | for the present season may be considered at an end. The value | more that the square of the load line, so that she will receive a
| not included, but we believe that the record is complete as to the | of the sailing fleet may be estimated at about $300,000, and the . large allowance from the rest of the class, Itis intended to enter
* decked yachts, and that the dimensions are practically correct in ’ steam fleet, though smaller in numbers, will cost about as much, ! the yacht in all the races of the season,
and bottom, to which the lower plank of the casing and the kee
are bolted with screw bolts. The frame is of sawn hackmatack,
of light scantling, the plank of white cedar, and nothing has been
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 2, 1889,
THE CRUISE OF THE ORINDA.
BY W. 4H, WINSLOW, M.D,
[Continued from Page 267.)
PASTPORT is built upon the shores and gently wndulating hills
of Moose Island, which is connected by a bridge upon the
west side withthe mainland. Its business is done upon & main
stteet running parallel with the shore and the few short streets
running down to the wharves. There are a few stores of consider-
able size and architectural style, bub many of them and most of
the dwellings are cheap, common and cramped. Quite an exten-
sive business in done is furnishing vessels with supplies, outfitting
fishermen, and forwarding interior traffic, but the place bas a
poor look. A man said to me, We are all poor down here and
must work hard. No one can afford the time to sail a yacht,
much less to build one.” n
We strolled over the city and were much pleased with the
pretty cottages and well cultivated gardens surrounding them,
In this climate so bleak atid dismal six months of the year, the
summer is made the most of, and every one has his house sur-
rounded by the homelier flowers so dear to boyhood: the lilac,
sweet william, daisy, bachelor’s button, geranium, hollyhock,
snowball, tiger lily, morning glory and sunflower. How many
sweet reminiscences these awaken of careless years and happy
scenes now fading from memory and seeming like dreams in the
busy minds of these hustling times.
We thought of taking a six o’clock dinner ashore, but got some
steak, pies and fruit and voted unanimously to have it aboard
our little craft. [t was dark when we had finished; we hoped to
go ashore, but the yacht had begun to pitch considerably, the
wind had increased from the N,E, and rain began to fall. Merin-
fue and I knew what these signs meant; a diagnosis of a north-
easter was made and treatment ordered: Welch Pool behind
Deer Point, two anchors down with plenty of cable, topmast
housed and tarpaulin over the companion way. We made sail
and got out quickly; the tide was running swiftly in and we were
obliged to make several tacks before we reached the other shore.
Then it was yery dificult to make out land and vessels and the
proper place to anchor because of the darkness, but the water
was bold, we kept on as long as we dared and succeeding in drop-
ing anchor in asafe place near the shore, helped in the matter
iy the bell of a little English church that waa calling to evening
service. If was none too soon, as the wind was hard and the sex
rough outside the point. Hyerything was snugged down and top-
mast housed and we went tu sleep early, but many times during
the night Meringue and I were out tosurvey the wildness and
- gloom of an ugly night, ‘
The next day was Saturday and I let Meringue go to his home
at Pembroke, to return Monday morning.
it was shocking weather, a dismal, rainy day, and after dinner,
when tived with reading and smoking in our cosy cabin, [ chal-
lenged Jerry tor a visit to the hotel. The sea was rather lumpy,
the wind blowing a mild gale, and we concluded we had better go
in our wrinkled, salty, well-worn sea togs, because of the likeh-
hood of swamping, or in finding only seryants in charge at the
hotel, the glasses showing few persons ashore. So we had a hard
pull to the wharf, and tied up head and stern to keep the boat
from chafing. We went up the walk, looked into the windows of
the office and some of the lower rooms and saw no one; then we
walked down along the blu! and looked at the billiard room and
ten-pin alley, and came back past the windows of a sitting-room,
where a glimpse of pretty girls’ heads and a dudish youth was
taken rapidly, The hotel was occupied. We rang the hell, a ser-
vant ushered us into the spacious hall, and the landlady welcomed
us cordially. The landlord was away, but she showed wus the
hotel, said we could correspond for terms and offered us lincheon.
Then we spoke of guests, and learned there was over a dozen still
lingering, mostly hay fever patients and their friends, Who were
they? Two ladies from Pittsburgh and, alas, one was @ patient
of mine. Would I see her? I glanced at my muddy shoes and
trowsers, my slept-in coat, my flannel shirt and nunshaved face in
a hall mirrow, and hesitated. Then I looked at Jerry’s trousers,
thin in legs and three inches short, his wrinkled coat, faded blue
flannel shirt, red tie and red peeling nose, and shuddered.
“What do you say, Jerry 2” :
“We ought to leave our cards, at least. What would your
patient think if she Knew you had been here and not called upon
her?’
“| only saw the lady once; probably she has forgotten me, and
will take us for a couple of tramps, but your mother is well khown
by everybody in society, and that may help us out. Anyway, [’m
suffering to see some one from old Pittsburgh, and believe I
would call on the Duke of Allezheny, the Count of Monongahela,
or Penitentiary Conyict No. 4293, if he hailed from that place, so
let’s sail in.”
We approached Madame and handed our cards, which fortu-
nately we were able to write out from an office supply. Madame
knew me after acurious penetration of my disguise, and intro-
duced her niece; then I introduced Jerry, remarking solto voce,
“the son of Mrs. Judge .’ LIfelt like a steer; Jerry was as
red as his necktie, It was very awkward for a moment; then the
ladies made us remember we were gentlemen, aid we spent a very
pleasant half hour talking over Pittsburgh news and our wild
cruise. We were glad to say adieu and to get out in the rain,
however, for Jerry kept rubbing his chin—he kept a razor aboard
—and looking at my stubbles, and I could hardly keep my eyes off
of his trousers. When we gotfar away from the hotel—we dared
not stay to luncheon—e laughed aloud, and swore we would
neyer, no never, visit a good hotel again in sea togs and cruising
rig.
The hotel did a large business in 7&8, and Mrs. lL. said it was
never dull there in the season. She had been so Occupied with
walks, drives, tennis and other pleasures that she was really glad
of a rainy day to get rested. Mrs, L. said many hay fever victims
found perfect relief there, and there had been numerous sufferers
from all parts of the country. I knew her to be a great sufferer
from this annual misery, and few of the usual resorts afforded her
relief. Here she had passed the season in perfect health, and she
was enthusiastic in her praise of the hotel and the climate. Taking
her experience in connection with the statement of Lieut, Greely,
‘that Hastport just opposite is as dry as Minnesota,” I formed a
favorable opinion of the place, but 1 saw many points to criticise
in. the locality, and shall present them at some tuture time,
We had a hard pull aboard and got there just in time, as 1 had
let Meringue go to his home at Pembroke for two days and the
yacht was left alone. It began to rain heavily, the wind had been
hard from the southeast, but, sheltered by Deer Point, we had
laid to our two anchors comfortably in a fleet of a dozen vessels.
The wind hauled suddenly to the southwest, came with a cold
blast along shore, then burst into a furious gale, turned all the
yessels around, tripped their ancbors and set nearly all of them
dragging toward the rocky shore. In a moment we were across
one bow and barely escaped another yessel’s stern, and with lots
of cable out, walking right away toward the rocks. Men half
dressed, dressed and in oilskins were running over the vesseis,
shouting, pulling, veering, pushing and taking lines to moorings,
wharves and the few vessels that still held to the bottom. Some
narrow escapes from collision were made, some vessels pot too
near the rocky shore for comfort, and I was terribly anxious, but
fortunately the wind ceased as suddenly as it had begun, hauled
around into the northeast and all ceased dragging, Such a
tumult and snarl had rarely been seen in Welch's Pool, and this
was the best anchorage around there. Ifthe blow had lasted five
minutes longer most of the craft would have been ashore and
badly battered. I got a fisherman to aid us, took in our fouled
anchors, had him put us in better holding ground nearer the
wharves, let go both anchors and took out a line toa mooring as
an extra precaution. Then we had 4 “smoky sou’westur? of
Jerry's make, changed our wet clothes, cooked a square meal and
slept with one eye open till nine o'clock the next morning.
There was stilla strong breeze and sullen sky next morning,
but the rain had ceased, and we spent the afternoon rambling
oyer the village of Welch Pool and along the adjacent shore roads,
There are about two dozen houses and stores clustered upon the
shore near the two excellent wharves, which are just inside of
Deer Point and sheltered from easterly gales. The point sepa-
rates Dunn's Beach trom Friar’s Bay; it bas high rocky shores,
but is nearly leyel and covered with grassy spots and a line groye,
in the midst of which is 4 modern wooden summer hotel, with.
fine piazzas and most magnificent marine views east, west and
north. A porter’s lodgeat the grand gateway toward the vilage—
tor the property belongs to the same oom, as Tyn-y-coed and
is fenced in from common people—had the U.S. arms and “Ameri-
can Consul’s Office” upon its front, but was closed. The hotel
was not opened in °88, we believe, because the other hotel wassut-
ficient for all comers and is generally preferred, but our guide
informed us that there was a stronger ‘reason, A portion of the
point behind the building was laid off in grass for a tennis court
and play ground upon ihe very site of the cemetery, all the re-
mains possible being removed toa new one beyond the village,
To make a play ground in such a spot above the mouldering
remains of their ancestors excited indignation amd enmity among
the islanders, and if was common talk that summer yisitors sym-
pathized with them, and were, also, a little afraid that ghosts
might scud among the trees and play tennis in the small hours of
the night, A keeper lived in a latticed cottage near the gate, who
gave us permission to enter the grounds, and we were glad to
avail ourselves of the opportunity. The hotel had the dilapidated
look of a house in chancery, but with guests, furnishing and fur-
bishing, would be preferred by me for a season’s rest, glosts or no
ghosts.
The next morning I went to Eastport by the steamer for stores,
and returning with a box of edibles, Lasked the captain if lwould
have to pay any duty upon them. @ answered; ‘‘You’d better
ask the Customs officer at your elbow." I was fairly caught, but
the handsome representative of the Canadian Government smiled
and assured me I could pass without inspection. He was a very
intelligent man about 35 years of age, and Had lived and trayele
much in the United States. He thought the common people of
Oanada were in fayor of commercial union with us, but that
While 4 political union had many points in its favor, it would be a
long time before it came.
_ It was dead calm and we dried up everything, took in our moor-
ing rope and one anchor, and began to think of moving. T hid in-
tended to do considerable exploring around Quoddy Bay, but it
was the last week in September, we had had almost a constant
hattle with cold, rainy weather and head winds, and thonght
anxiously of the run to the westward, the near approach of the
end of vacation, and the necessity of getting into winter quarters,
Where should we go? Up the St, Croix toSt, Andrews and Calais,
up Cobseook Bay and tributaries, or into Johnson’s Bay. The
Coast Pilot is very strong in its advice to strangers not to venture
into the first two without a pilot or a tug boat, The tide rises and
falls about 23ft. Itis impossible to sail against the full flood or
ebb, At certain points and channels it causes such whirls, eddies
and rushes as to render sailing vessels almost powerless.
Only an experienced pilot who knows how to take advantage
of these and to avoid the rocks and shoals upon which they tend
can guide a, vessel with safefy. One must get anchored or aground
before the ebb or he will be swept down riyer again. The great
bluffs along the rivers often deprive a vessel of wind and she
must go where the current drives her. Circumstances were not
propitious for venturing up river, because there was not time
enough for us to get up on the aternoon flood to am anchorage
before dark, nor could we start long before daylight and begin
such difficult navigation. I have had a dread of tidal river
currents eyer since the Pilgrim was turned completely around by
one off Pull-and-be-damned Point in the Piscataqua below Ports-
mouth, and it makes me ugly to feel that my movements must ba
regulated by tides. Itis bad enough to be the Boe of the winds,
I know now why the great flood waves of the Bay of Wundy are
called bores. All the tides beyond Machias Bay are bores of the
most annoying and dangerous character, and I decline their
ucquaintance forever, ever will I venture into their foggy,
rainy, windy, billowy, deceitful, treacherous, spiteful region
again. :
So we were content with a near view of the mouths of the St.
Croix and Cobscook and a sail around Johnson's Bay. We got
underway at3 P. M, and ran down Friar’s Bay; there was a large
Quoddy sloop ahead of usand a large schooner beyond her, A
light south wind was coming over the land and we all had to beat
down. We overhauled both vessels rapidly, and had them fairly.
outsailed, when the schooner set a large maintopmast staysail
that caught much wind above the hills and she drew away from
us. The sloop, our fairer game. put up helm, payed off sheets and
started for the Pool. I hailed the skipper and asked him to come
on and try it and not give up so, but he growled he was not golng
to lose his supper, and we put him down beaten. We anchore
far up Lhe bay near a half dozen lumber yessels, waiting for a
favorable wind for getting out the narrows, and spent a pleasant
night; but the tide runs at the rate of three miles an hour eyen
here, and we gave plenty of scope to ayoid dragging into the great
Jobscook, just north of us, :
The day dawned finely with the wind strong southwest, and we
ventured into Lubec Narrows at 11 o’clock, homeward bound.
The tide was running out gently, but the wind was ahead and we
had to beat all the way down. I[t was quick and exeiting work in
so narrow a channel, but Meringue was at home; he piloted, I
steered, and the sharp turns and close shaves we madeé caused tin-
glesalongmyspine. There was ashingle beach at one place on the
west side with some large boulders out in deep water. We ran
pretty close to them, and a family on shore yelled and gesticu-
lated wildly for us to go about, which we did promptly, A Qunddy
fisherman was bebind us,and two others leading us by « mile.
When we passed West Qucddy we had gained considerably upon
the er get astern. When we reached Grand Menanand went about,
one of the leading vessels was on our port beam a half mile tp
leeward, and the other wasahundred yards ahead of us, We
kept steadily after her and would have caught her soon but she
dodged into Dark Harbor, !
“You see now what we can do with Quoddy fishermen,” said I
to Meringue. ‘‘Yes, we have beaten them fairly, that's a fact,”
he replied. We hugged the Grand Menan shore to gat the full
force of the ebb, struck across to the Maine shore, the wind fell,
mist began to gather, and we reached anchorage in Little River
by towing, about 8P. M. This harbor is much like Camden, the
high hills kill the shore breezes and the tide has its own sweet
will of a craft. 4
We were off at 6 A, M. next morning with a breeze from the
northeast. We set the spinaker for the first time and ran rapid)y
across Machias Bay, shaping our course to go outside of Moos-a-
bec. When abreast of Mark Island, with the Mead Lizhthouse
in sight, a wild squall came out of the bay and forced us to take
in the gafflopsail and spinaker in double quick time, and we had
only got them smothered and down below, when we were obliged
to haul down the staysail and come by the wind preparatory to
reefing. The squall was soon over, but a steady strong breeze set
in, the seud flew fast and furious, dushes of rain came, and I de-
cided it would be dangerous to attempt unknown waters and the
course outside Great Wass and the other island in such threat-
ening weather, So we hauled up for Mark Island and managed
to run into the eastern end of Moos-a-be¢e Reach, Meringue said
it was going to be thick outside and we had better stop at Jones-
port, but | was so anxious to get’ to the westward, here was just
the breeze we had wished for, and we fairly flew through the
Reach, expecting torun into Cape Split. Once outside, the weather
was no worse, and I determined to try to pass Petit Menan Point
and make Winter Harbor that day, Ohl fatal error of judgment.
Would I had taken my good sailor’s advice. We had passed Nash
Island about two miles, running along rapidly under whole main-
sail and jib, when the gale burst suddenly upon us in all its fury.
The sea rose in a few minutes as high ag housetops and came
eurling after us in huge volumes, causing the yacht to plunge
and roll and yaw threateningly, while the fierce blasts against
the mainsail threw the yacht 4roundand upon her side every
few moments in spite of my great exertions with the tiller.
During one of these rolls my handsome binnacle broke adrift
and went over the lee rail. .
“Shall we go after it?” asked Meringue. j
“No,’? [ shouted, looking at him with astonishment, and getting
one glimpse o!' the brass and glass 48 if sank beneath the waves.
We were in a desperate strait just then, and it required
prompt and courageous action to get outsafely, Cape Split was
far behind 1s; the islands to port were surrounded by reefs, shel.
terless and dangerous; Petit Menan’s long reef stretched clear
across our bow, lashed by mad seas and shrouded in foam and
mist; Bois Bubert Harbor, or Pigeon Hill Bay, was upon the
weather bow, its entrance te eS to approach on account of
the Petit Menan Bars and the ledges and shoals which obstruct
the passage from the eastward; TATE ae Bay was upon the
starboard beam—too broad and unsheltered for any small vessel
to ride out a gale in—but leading to a little narrow, flais-bordered
river of the same name and the town of Millbridge, about eight
iniles away; Harrington iver and Pleasant Bay east of this to
windward, and so thickly crowded with shoals and unbuoyed
ledges as to be. out-of the question, The wind would permit us a
good elase hauled full upon the starboard tack into Narraguagus,
and it promised a safe vetreat if we could once get in. Meringue
had never been there. We had no time to study the Coast Pilot;
a good chart wet and torn lay under my feet in the cockpit, and
we made out Ship Stern Island dead to windward and Pond
Island and its lighthouse ahead. The yacht was brought to the
wind and sheets trimmed in, not too flat, and we began to plunge
through the water, throw the spray all over us, and point just to
windward of Trafton Island, It was now blowing a heavy gale,
we could not reduce sail, because we needed every foot of it to
drive us against the sea to make the weather of the island, and
we did not dare to lose the time and our weatherly position in
reefing, It would have been a difficult, undertuking, because
Jerry was shivering, frightened and useless in the companion-
way, and my man and ! would haye had eyerything to
do, So we kept on, Meringue held the main sheet and
eased a little during fierce puifs, when we heeled till the water
was nearly up to the steering well,and I held the jib sheet by a
single turn, steering with the other hand and legs, watching the
chart and the shore anxiously, It was a question fora while
whether Trafton Island was an island or the western shore, there
were 50 many islands to look after; then, as we passed Ship Stern
and Dyer’s Island, a small island appeared not on the ch: an
island surrounded by foaming breakers, with rocky shores and
trees—represented by only a few dots upon the chart, but block-
ing our way. Horrors! What should we do? Which side of it
should We go When every side looked frightful? Give it 2 good
berth to Windward and look out for breakers ahead. Aftera while
we came toa red buoy off its northern side, and knew we could
pass between if and Trafton, which we were now sure of by its
northern spindle. Then we opened up the river and the human
habitations far up its banks, and began 1o breathe easier, though
the gale was Wilder and the rain was cutting like hail. It was
fortunate for us that the tide was nearly up and still flood, as it
helped us on and enabled us to run across the fats and pay little
attention to the narrow river channel, Ou we sped like a gull
before the gale, easing the staunch and beantiful craft into the
eye of the wind by tiller and sheets during wilder gusts, and
giving a good full as soon as the wind was steadier, Up the little
river, past the warehouses and the wharves, into the narrow
stream as far as the chart Showed a channel, we shot like an
arrow, came head to wind, hauled down the jib and dropped the
heayy anchor and mainsail, Saved! Again a cutter had saved
us,
We went below as soon as all was snug on deck, put on dry
togs and began to feel comfortable, keeping an eye upon the
shore marks to see if the yacht was drifting. Whe gale had
steadily increased in yiolence and hauled to the southeast, cou-.
siderable sea had risen eyen in this sheltered place, and, during
astrong blast, we started shoreward. We had to go up inthe
belting rain and let go the other anchor, but even this did not
hold us against the terrific wind. The yachtdrifted still and was
soon out of the channel, over the flats, where she would thunip
and be high and dry at low tide, There was no rest for the weary
aud wel. The workers at the sardine factory shouted and pointed
out our danger, but we heard nota word. What could we do?
We must move into the channel, We were used up and almost
disheartened, I felf Thad had scrapes enough for one season
and longed for all nightin. While we were discussing the poor
anchors and poor, soft holding ground, the schooner Honest Abe,
Capt. C, D. Strout, lumber loaded, came in from sea and anchored
just outside of us. Meringue went in the tender tovet permission
to tie to her, which was readily granted. Then I got the sardine
boat to put us alongside, and we made fast—line after line and
fenders galore, They were necessary, the sea threw us against
the schooner as if to crack us like an egg shell, but Mevingiie was
Vigilant, and only # little paint was rubbed otf, About dark the
schooner began to drag with two heavy anchors down, and the
captain said we would have to east off and had better get along-
side the wharf just twenty feet away at herstern, Just think of
it, a schooner with two extra heavy anchors and cables, away up
in the land in this narrow river dragging from the force of the
wind across the river—the chop did not affect her much. We
could not haye reached and secured the yacht to lie aground
against that woarf without seriously damaging her. I was com-
pletely iagged out and in despair, and now wet throughfor the
third time. I went below in no enviable frame of mind and told
Jerry whut must be done, while Meringue went aboard the
schooner and had a long talk with the captain. I stuck my hand
in the wind and rain occasionally to observe things, and pretty
soon Meringue shouted the glad_ tidings that the captain said we
could hold on a little longer, as he thought the worst of the rale
was over. The lulls were longer than the puffs now, and by 19
o’eclock the wind had diminished to a moderate gale and we
turned in happy. e . ‘
Millbridge once had a mill upon the river and still has a bridge
above navigation. It is a village of pretty, well-kept cottages,
straggling along both sides of the river for a mile or two, and, as
every one has plenty of lawn and garden, these homes of many
active and relired sea captains are fair to look upon. Seafaring
and sardine packing are the industries of the place, and distance
from the railroad insures quiet, peace and monotony. A sardine
factory is a slimy, dirty, unmifigated nuisance to the attracrive-
ness of a pretty seacoast settlement, and, as they aré found in
most places from Schoodie Peninsula tothe Bay of Fundy, I’ve no
further use for that part of the coast.
The next day was blowy and foggy, and a steamer came in and
reported the wreck and abandonment of the schooner Herald upon
Petit Menan, and great disasters to the shipping, This gale of
Sept. 26 took the Signal Service unawares, and did a heap of mis-
chief from New York to Cape Race.
The small anchors supplied to yachts are of the worst possible
shape. There is too much iron in the stock and shank and not
enough in the flukes; the flukes aré not long enough, their radius
of curyature is too short, and the palms are too smail, thick and
blunt, I compared my anchors with those used by fishermen
which never drag, and I had the opinions of many seafaring men
upon them, and their defects were apparent; yet, mine represent
the stock kept by most ship chandlers in New Wngland. Softoozy
mud, sand and hard bottoms require straighter and longer flukes
and broader, sharper palms. These elements are seen in most
fishermen’s anchors, and such are just as valuable for other kinds
of holding ground. We dragged several times when it was very
unfortunate, if uot dangerous. I hope yacliismen will force
anchor makers to do better, by refusing to buy those showing
radical defects in shape. It would be interesting and profitable
it come one would five usa lable of proper dimensions for all
weights of anchors to guide amateurs in selection,
Jerry went hunting for grouse, but did not get any after trayel-
ing half a dozen miles. They are scarce along the seacoast be-
cause every boy has a gun. It was not until the fourth day that
the wind came out W.N.W., and we started out at5 A. M,, near
the top of the flood, in company with the Honest Abe and some
other schooners, which We soon distanced, We ran out west of
'Trafton Island, left Pond’s Island and Jordan’s Delizht to star-
board, and gota survey of the rough ledges and dangerous ap-
proaches to Bois Buber't Harbor, which we would have tried to
make in the gale had we not got into Millpridge. | was glad
there was no necessity, for a more forbidding entrance is notseen
upon the coast. Wetfound the wind fresh outside and were soon
close-hauled under jib and mainsail tor the buoy, which marks
the passage across the reef inside Petit Menam Island. There was
a heavy sea and rough, noisy tide upon the bar, and the sea was
breaking heavily upon the gap, making us feel a little fearful of
consequences, but we had been assuved it was safe to cross, and
the C, P. said so, 80 across we went just north of the buoy without
mishap, and were glad to leave it behind us. Away we went,
dashing the spray in our faces and heading more and more in
shore until we were obliged to go about, the wind hauled until it
was southwest, and we had a hard beat and rough sea all the way
to Southwest Harbor, Mt. Desert, wiere we dropped anchor at
§ P.M. It was cold, but glorious pleasure.
Southwest Harbor is continuous with Somes’ Sound, a beautiful
sea lake, which stretches north several miles between lovely
mountains that dip their feet in its waters and are covered with
most exquisitely tinted shvubs and forest trees, and with the
broad bay that extends between Cranberry Island and the bold
foothills, dark ravines and magnificent south shore of Mt. Desert.
These fine reaches of protected water, surrounded by some of
the fest scenery inthe world,are admirable for boating and
sailing and would be perfect were it no. for the calms, fittul winds
and squalls consequent upon their proximity to the mountains.
However, many pleasure craft are found there in the season, and
pleasure, health and comfort are found by multitudes of people,
iu ho reside in the cute cottages and tasty villas around the
shores,
We made all sail at 5 A. M, with a fine north wind, ran quickly
out of the harbor, past Bass Harbor, across Union Hill Bay and
into Eggemoggin Reach, The breeze lessened, the sun became
Warmer and our hearts lighter as we praceeded, Many vessels
were seeu in misty mirage apparently sesking aerial ports, loons
sported around us at tantalizing distances, long strings and com-
pact flocks of black ducks kept just out of our gun shot, and we
kept up a fusilade with our rifles without hitting anything. We
nearly caught a smart little sloop that had been before us all day,
as we Came out of the western end of the Reach, but, as she made
yery long tacks off shore, and we kept closer in, I concluded she
was bound south. Somehow, we did not get ahead fast, and, aa
we approached Cape Rosier, {I noticed a heavy tide setting east.
Then the little craft had gone about away off shore, and was
heading up the bay. They had cleared the tide, and flew across
our bow as we started for a long leg off to escape the tide of the
cape. It was mortifying to have victory thus snatched from our
grasp, but superior knowledge must have its reward. We gor
around «tier a while, and kept off for Belfast, and had the satis-
faction of getting our opponent abeam as’she passed into Castine.
Dr. Davis gave us a gun as we dipped our colorsin the shadows of
Turtle Head, Steel's Ledge Beacon loomed warningly through
the darkness, the lights of Belfast came out one by one like be-
lated stars to guide us home, and we dropped anchor at last upon
familiar flats, where in youth Thad lured the shadowy flounder
and the sportive tommycod, Our great cruise was ended safely,
and we celebrated with a gun,a bottle, and all the fireworks in
the Ordnance Department.
8ST. LAWRENCE Y, 0—The St. Lawrence Y. C., of Montreal,
has lately elected the following officers: Com., G. BH. Duggan;
Vice-Gom., C. H. Lerin; Rear-Com,, T. LL, Paton; ‘Meas., BF.
J. ¥. Gibson; Sec'y, W. J, Wallace; Treas,, John Aird. Commit-
tee, J, G, Monk, Geo. Gabler, M. Perrault, W. 8. Clouston, J. Iva
ing, J, Simmons, he headquarters of the club haye been
changed from Valois to Point Claire,
Scott,
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NEW ENGLAND YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.
4 annual meeting of the New Hngland Y, R. A. was held on
April 24 in Boston, with Pres, J.B. Rhodesin the chair. The
following clubs were represented: Dorchester, Beverly, Hull,
Jeffries, Lynn, Quincy, Salem Bay, South Boston, West Lynn,
Cape Ann, Corinthian, Great Head, Chelsea, Sayin Hill, Monati-
quot, American, The treasurer’s report showed a balance of
eg on hand. The following officers were elected: Pres., W.
-oyd Jeffries, Beverly; Vice-Pres., Arthur Fuller, South Boston;
Sec. and Treas.,G. W, Mansfield, Salem Bay; Executive Com,,
L. M, Clark, Dorchester, B. B. Growningshield, Beverly, J. Pred
Brown, American, the president and vice-president: ea-officio. P, |
M. Bond of the Hull Y. G. presented the following amendments te
the rules and regulations: Rule 4, measurement, page 15, fourth
line: strike out the word “aft.” Rule 11, crew, page 17, second
line of Rule 11, amend by changing the woril “five” to “four?
which amendments were indefinitely postponed.
The association now includes 17 clubs. Since its formation there
has been a constant struggle between the unlimited sandbag
sailors, who navigate and fioat about City Point and Dorchester;
and the clubs situated on deeper water, who wish to encourage a
safe and serviceable type of yacht. The two parties have heen
thus far evenly balanced, and promise to continue so for some
time, the result being that a compromise, in the form of a pro-
hibition on shifting Dallast and a rule of length +1 overhang,
has been in force for some time. This has proyed satisfactory to
neither side, and efforts have heen made by one party to remove
the restriction on shifting ballast, and by the other to pass a
length and sail aréa rule. The result has been to hinder creatly
the work of the association, and now the Boston Globe goes so far
as to recommend that the two parties should separate entirely.
Tt seems impossible that fora long time at least the open hoats
will consent to a rule including sail, and there is no likelihood
that a club which has once fairly tried: a length and sail aren
rule will go back to any form of length rule, so the deadlock is
likely to Gontinue or else to break up the association. Before
matters are allowed to reach this extreme it might be worth
while to try a compromise, such as we suggested to the New York
Y. ih. A., making one set_of rules for open boats and another for
decked yachts, This would probably be acceptable to all parties,
and would be far better than to give up the organization entirely
atiter so much has been done,
THE VALKYRIE AND THE AMERICA CUP.
TR: In “Topics of the Week,” under the heading “Yachting,”
in your issue of the 13th inst., you comment upon certain re-
ported opinions of Mr. Fish and Mr. Malcolm Forbes, giyen, as
you say, “in reference to Lord Dunrayen’s desire to have a 70-
footer matched against Ne ies Permit me tosay that I have
expressed no such desite. In addition to the dimensions re-
quired under the deed of gift, I gave the New York Yacht Club
’ Valkyrie’s length on the |-w.1., and stated, for their information,
that she would come within their 70ft. class, but 1 made no ecom-
ment whatever upon the fact. ;
Whatever his private views on the sportsmanlike aspect of the
case may be, it would, I think, be most unbecoming on the part of
a challenger to express any wish as to the class of vessel to he
selected to meet him. I have not done so, and am quite ready to
sail against anything that may be brought out against me.
As to what class of vessels should compete for the Cup, there is,
no doubt, much to be said on both sides of the question. he con-
ditions of thedeed of gift, requiring that a challenging yacht
Shall exceed 30 tons Custom House méasurement, and shall cross
the ocean on her own bottom, are sufficient security for the qual-
ity of the vessel. Considering the importance of length as an ele-
ment of speed, the argument that the Cup should be held by the
fastest yacht afloat might tend, as it appears to me, to result in
the supremacy of the longest purse, or in the suppression of inter-
national racing, The merits, therefore, of the argument against
yachts of comparatively small size sailing for the America Cup
are not very clear. A %0-footer under ordinary circumstances
stands a poor chance against a vessel of 86ft. length, like Volun-
teer, and no one will deny that a match between vessels of the
Same class is more interesting, as a race, than one in which any
reat disparity of size on the part of the competitors exists. But
defending an international cup is an exceptional case, and no
reasonable objection can be taken to Volunteer if they choose to
bring her out.
The other day one of your correspondents expressed an opinion
with which I am inclined to agree, nameiy, that in order to win
back the America Cup we ought to build for that express purpose.
If I fail I trust that British yachtsmen will develop that idea,
My ship is acompromise. I cannot afford the luxury of a yessel
built mainly for the purpose of crossing the ocean and competin:
for the Cup. Valkyrie was designed for racing here in the 6
raling class; but as there appeared to be no other prospect of a
challenge, I departed from my original intention as little as pos-
sible, but to the extent of constructing her to sail in the 70ft.
American class. ; . :
What she may have to sail against remains to be seen. The
challenged enjoy certain advantages, and very properly so. They
know their opponent's dimensions for six months before the race;
they can build fer the special purpose of beating that particular
vessel if they think fit; and they can try their whole fleet and
Select the bes{—great advantages, no doubt. But the challenged if
always conceded an advantage over the challenger will make use
of it, and it would be ridiculous to complain of their doing so.
ADARE, Ireland, April 17. DUNRAVEN.
‘ —Field, April 20.
CLASSIFICATION BY CORRECTED LENGTH.
Hditor Forest and Stream: ’ .
Isee by the newspapers that Gen. Paine has presented the Hast-
ern Yacht Club with acup to be held as an international challenge
cup in the ‘0ft. class, and he thereby adds to the debt of gratitude
which all American yachtsman owe him for what he has done for
the sport. As I understand the terms of the gilt the competition
is to be limited to yachts 70ft, and under on the waterline, and it
will no doubt do much to develop building in the 70ft. class.
Itis very unfortunate, however, that Gen. Paine does not take
the opportunity this gives him of checking the tendency to enor-
mous sail area which our unfortunate system of classification
encourages. He is understood to be in favor of keeping sail area
within reasonable limits, and in giying this cup he has it in his
power to do much to prevent the present extravagances.
If competition in the 70ft, class becomes active through inter-
national racing we shall have the experience which we have had
in the 40ft. class repeated, where area of lower sail has already
reached upward of 2,500 are feet. Under this new stimulus
we shall no doubt soon see 70ft. boats approaching nearly the pres-
ent figures of the Volunteer class. It is only a question of giving
them more power. and from present appearances it looks as if the
advantages morethan offset the penalty paid through present
time allowance, p
No doubt the measurement for time allowance will be changed
80 as to bear more heavily on sail, but it is very doubtful if that
the sailin
will acgomplish the desired end, The most sensible way of deal-
ing with the problem is to change the classification and clagsif
by corrected length, in that way the class limit would be a, chec
on ex(tavagances in sail, which could only be indulged in by
decreasing length of hull, The limits of the yarious classes
would be built up to, and in a short time there would be no ques-
tion of time allowance between most of the boats, and improye-
ment would be sought, in more careful design and in improvement
in details, which are lost sight of under the present system, where
increase of power and sail are the prime requisites.
The system of classing by corrected measurement is now in use
in England, where I am glad to say they have adopted substanti-
ally the rule of measurement in use here to arrive at their ratin g
for time allowance, but they differ from us in that they use that
rating tor classification also. I know of no valid objection to the
plan, and I wonder that our clubs do not adopt it, particularly as
by so doing there would be substantially but one system of meas-
urement and classification the world over.
The way would then be comparatively clear to an arrangement
between our leading clubs and those enrolled in the Yacht Racing
Association in England for such mutual changes in details as
would bring the leading classes in both countries into conformity.
The modifications necessary to accomplish this end would be
fewer and of less importance itlan is generally supposed, and it
would nof be Rec eRseay. to change the present system of time
allowances, which in fhis country are based on measurement in
feet, and in England on tons. It would only he necessary to agree
upon a common system of measuring sails, and such a mutual
change in the class limits as would bring one or two of the lead-
ing Hinglish classes into agreement with corresponding classes
here. There is great danger that Gen, Paine’s cup will atter the
first race be of no interest to any one, for while we may, under the
encouragement given by our rules, build hoats of 70ft. waterline
with enormous power and corresponding sails, it is not to be ex-
pected that the honor of winning that cup willinduce Englishmen
to build boats useless to them for any other purpose.
We no doubt will have a large fleet of these boats, extravagant
in cost and maintenance and wanting in all good qualities, but
which can easily defeat Bedouin, Shamrock, Titania," Katrina,
or any 70ft. boat now afloat, but which rightly should be racing in
a higher class. QUARTER Linn,
New Yore, April 23,
THE RIGHT OF LUFFING.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Would you be good enough to allow me the use of your yachting
columns to bring prominently before yachtsmen the question of
luffing to extremity, a practice authorized by yacht clubs gener-
ally, but one which seems to require attention.
In 1882 this subject was seriously reviewed in Great Britain, but
the Y. RK. A. allowed the matter to lapse, instead of using their
influence and weight to govern and guide the many existing
clubs. I therefore put the question to your experts:
Is it advisable to alter, amend, or sweep away the lufling rule,
which, though avery old yachting regulation, may be bad in
principle and lead to disaster in these days of keen competition
and national rivalry? .
The rule of the road at sea says, in accordance with obvious
reason and common sense, that when one vessel is overtaking an-
other she shall keep out of the way of the overtaken vessel, and
that the later shall keep her course, , :
The rule of all yacht clubs and associations says that ‘ta vessel
may lwit as she pleases to prevent another yacht passing to wind-
ward” of her. Ys" ;
This latter rule, it will be obseryed, isnot merely at variance
with the law, but is diametrically opposed to the law. The rule
of the road says that the overtaken vessel is to keep her course:
the rule says she may get in the way of the overtaking vessel if
the latter attempts to pass her to windward. It is just possible
that in civil proceedings, arising from a collision due to this regu-
lation, a judge might hold that the owners had by implication
agreed to sail under yachting rules, but the law does not recog-
nize agreements, express or implied, to risk or sacrifice life, and
if a sailing master by recklessly lufiing across another vessel’s
bows brought about an accident which caused death, it would be
useless to plead in a criminal court that he was right according
to all yee re rules. : }
We have then this marvellous state of things, that a man might
be sentenced to penal servitude or-imprisonment for doing what
the rules of our yacht ¢lubs especially authorizes him to do. Such
a dangerous anomaly ought not to be allowed or continued, and it
is further observed that there are good grounds for contending
that, besides being opposed to the law the rule is bad in itself. The
object of a yacht race is that the best yacht should win, not that
masters should be permitted to indulge in petty man-
euvers. IJfone yacht can pass another to windward it is because
she sails the better of the two; if there is one principle in yachting
worth contending for, itis the development ‘of the best class or
type of vessel, and not the sharp practices of Sailing masters.
ence, 1t appears that yacht clubs are propagating rules in oppo-
sition to the civil laws of the country, and that they are dog
something to prevent the development of the best type of vessels.
If an overtaken vessel on the wind has a monopoly of the course,
and may luif to extremity in all cases,why should not an overtaken
boat before the wind be permitted to yaw about from port to star-
board, or starboard to port, to prevent another yacht from passing
her. There seems to be a want of fairness and equity in this
matter. REVIEW-
MoNtREAL, April 19.
CORONET.—On April 20, aiter an absence of over a year, the
schooner Coronet, Mr. R. T. Bush, arrived at New York with her
owner and party on board. The Coronet sailed from New York in
charge of Capt. Christopher T. Crosby on March 22, 1888, for San
Diego, Col, where Mr. and Mrs. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Dens-
low, and Messrs. Irving Bush and John Martin joined her. She
sailed for Honolulu, then on to Yokamama, and on around the
globe, Mr. Bush and his friends Visiting all places of note by the
way. Shereached Gibraltar on March 18, sailing for New York on
March #5. The weather was calm and pleasant and the trip OCy
cupied thirty-two days,
A NEW YACHT GUN.—Messrs. R. H. Brown & Co., New
Haven, Conn., have lately introduced a new yacht gun possessing
some excellent features. The gun isa solid bronze casting, with
a breech block revolving on a strong pivot, locking itself closely
when thrown into place. The ejector is strong and reliable. The
gun is fitted to take the standard shot shells, paper*or brass, and
does notrequire a special shell of its own. Itis made in sizes from
12to 40in. long, mounted in various styles of carriage.
MORE CAPSIZES FOR “PODGERS."—The centerboard sloop
Mischief, of Boston, capsized on April 23 off Thompson’s Island in
Boston Harbor. The two men on board saved their liyes by swim-
ming. The yacht was found bottom up. On April 21 two yachts
of the Pavonia Y. C. capsized in New York Harbor. Both were
shoal centerboard craft.
VOLUNTEER AND VALKYRIE.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
If an international trophy existed for rowing matches and the
deed of gift stated thatthe challenger must challenge with a
boat propelled by at least four carsmen, and if a challenge were
received by the holders of such trophy from a proper authority,
stating that he would build an eight-oar and train a crew to race
her for the trophy, what would be the opinion of all true sports-
men if the challenge were oeeece buta twelve-oar pitied against
her? This is practically what Mr Fish Mr. Malcolm Forbes and
some American yachtsmen are alleged to advocate in the case
of Lord Dunrayen’s challenge.—TmALassa (Southampton,April 4).
MINX.—On April 134 new sloop yacht was launched at Tren-
ton, Mich., where she was built by Craig & Son for Hon, Nicholas
Longworth, of Cincinnalii. She is a compromise craft with cen-
terboard and also 7 tons of lead in the keel; her dimensions being:
Length over all, 72ft.; lew.1,, 57ft.; beam, 17ft.; draft, 6ft. 6in. She
will carry the rig of the old Cora, purchased by Judge Long-
worth last fall} she is flush decked, with owner’s staterooms,
toilet voom and four berths in main cabin, besides a room for the
sailing master and large forecastle and galley. Her moorings
will be off the Cleveland Y¥, C. house, and she will sail in all the
regattas on Lake Erie,
THE PATTERSON’S CHALLENGE,—Vice-Com. Hdmund W.
Throckmorton, of the North Shrewsbury Y. C. has accepted the
challenge of the owner of the Philadelphia catboat Robert 8.
Patterson to sail a match for $500 a side with any boat not exceed-
ing 18ft. 2in. in length, The Patterson measures 15ft, 2in. and the
Jersey boat 18ft. Tin,
PLEON Y. C.—The new 16ft. cutter which Williams is building
for a member of the Pleon Y.0.is named Oswa. She is now
nearly planked, Wood Bros, are also building a 16ft. boat for
Mr. 5. W. Sleeper, of the P. Y.C.,to be called Edith. She will
be sloop rigged. Williams has planted the 26ft. cat he is build-
ing,
PRINCE KARL—MALVENA.—Mr, A. J. Lovett, the owner of
the cutter Prince Karl, has changed her name to Malvena.
ELFIN, schr., has been sold by M. O, Jones to David I. Jackson
for $10,500.
Small Yachts. By C..P. Kunhardt:_ Price $7. Steam Fachts and
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Wading boots are useful in English snipe shooting, and decoys
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a trifle larger; head and neck bluish slate color; back, wingsand
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Wyashe and Mysshynee....---..-..-.--+2+-+--+
Home Fishing and Home Waters, 8. Green
Modern Practical Angler, a Guide to Fly
Fishing, Pennell ... ts see
More About the Black Bass, Henshall,.....
brime’s 1 Go a-Fishing... .. ........ 93 3302-70
Rod and Line in Colorado Waters........ 6
Scientific Angler, Foster......-...,---.-+1++:
Superior Fishing, or the Striped Bass, Trout,
etc., by Roosevelt ...... .ceeseee scene renee
Trolling for Pike, Salmon and Trout........
The ishing Tourist, Hallock........-..-.. an
The Game Fish of the Northern States and
British Provinces, by Roosevelt.........-..
The Sea Fisherman, Wilcocks, illus..-.... 4,
Trout Culture, Slack ....... etebaernet Bi
Where the Trout Hide, Kit Clarke, illus-
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Canoe and Boat Building for Amateurs, new
edition, W. P. Stephens,....cces-+. sree eens
Qanoe Handling, C. B, Vaux......-...-....+5
Canoeing in Kanuckia, Norton & Halberton
Canoe and Camera, Steele..-. ...--....+60-+ *
Canoe, Voyage of the Pa‘ r, Bishop’s.......
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Knots, Ties and Splices.....:..-.-+--+-+.e0e0s
Inland Voyage, Stevenson...._-... -..++. +++ 1 50
Manual of Naval Architecture, White...... 9
Masting and Rigging of Ships, Kipping.....
Marine Engines and Steam Vessels, Murray
Model Yachts, Grosvenor,.....-..-.+-+-+ ees
Modern Ships of War.-.._...-.. oh epee 2
Music of the Waters, or Working Songs of
PHOPSCAe ues delias a aeaas Pee pee rhn es scer tt date 3
Paddle and Portage, Steele..+...,..020+ -+s0s
Practical Boat Building Neison,.....s.+;<+:
Practical Boat Sailing, Davies... metre
Riggers’ Guide and Seamens’ Assistant.....
Sails and Sailmaking, illus., Kipping, N.A.
Sailor’s Language, W. Clark Russell, illus.
Sailor's Manualand Handy Book,Qualtrough
Sailor's Sea Book, Rosser...,.-. ---.---.-++
Steam Machinery, Donaldson................
Steam Yachts and Launches, Kunhardt....
The Canoe Aurora, Dr. C. A. Neidé
The Sailing Boat, Folkard......... ..-.-.---
The Steam Hngine, Holmes, 212 wood cuts..
The Engineer’s Handy Book, Loundes .....
The Marine Steam Hngine, Sennett, 244 ills.
Vacation Cruising, Rothrick........ sti
' Who Won?” <A Record of Winning Amer-
ican Yachts, Jas. C, Summiers..-..........
Yacht Architecture, Dixon Kemp ___. .....
Yacht Building for Amateurs, Biddle......
Yacht and Boat Sailing, Kemp...............
Vacht Designing, Biddle.....................
Yacht Sailor, Vanderdecken.,.....-..........
Yachts and Yachting, 1385 illus........... Were
Yachts, Boats and Canoes, Stansfeld-Hicks
Yachts. Small C, P, Kunhardt. ae iwnestiy
Yachtsman's Guide, Patterson. New edition
Yachisman’s Handy Book, Rules of the
Road, Signals, Seamanship, etc........ eon
Yachtsman’s Souvenir, 200 illustrations
from photographs, Stebbins... .....-..... 4 00
YACHT PICTURES—In Coors.
Puritan and Genesta on the home stretch, 25X46,
$1.50, Mayflower saluted by the fleet, 28x40, $2.
Volunteer, 2636, $2. Thistle, Royal Harwich
Regatta, 2x19, $a.
GUIDE BOOKS AND MAPS.
Black Hills of Dakota, Ludlow, quarto, cloth
vernment renort As
Cemplete Guide Book to Southern Califor-
nia. Mavs and illustrations, cloth........
Guide to Moosenead Lake, Marte... paper...
Guide to Richardson and Rangeley Lake,
Blair thn ce sae ee tie Se pote tate atlas Bhan 1
Guide Book and Map of Dead River Region $
Guide to Adirondack Region, Stoddard....,
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Map of the Indian River, Florida, Le Baron,
strong linen paper..........
Map of the Adirondacks, Stoddard.........;
Map of the Thousand Islands.......... Banat ie
Mountain Trails aid Parks in Colorado ...
Muskoka and Northern Lakes of Canada...
Old St. Augustine, lus, ..........-2) veal
Our New Alaska, by Charles Hallock.......
ocket Man of Moesehead Lake Parrar.....
oecket Map of Rangeley Lake R’g'n, Farrar.
Southern California, by T.S. Van Dyke....
St, Lawrence River Chart, U. 8. Survey....
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Adirondack Tales, Murray, illus., 300 p
Adventures in the Wilderness; or, nag
Life in the Adirondacks, Murray, new ed,
Amateur Bhp ie aper 50c.; cloth....... /
Camp Life in the Wilderness................
Oamps and Tramps in the Adirondacks,
Northrup....--
Daylight Land, 150 illustrations in colors,
Murray; paper boards, $2.50; cloth........
Three in Norway, or Rifle, Rod and Gun in
NOIWAYy..--. 0... eee eee aS Serta ed folate) sha ay
Oamps in the Rockies, Grohman,.......,....
Oamping and Cruising in Florida, Henshall
Canoe and Camp Uoekery, by “Seneca”...,.
Jomplete American Trapper, Gibson...,....
Hints on Camping, Henderson,,...........,,
How to Camp Out, Gould....... aoe
Hunter and Trapper, Thrasher...... aoe
The Adirondacks, or Life in the Woods,
HeaUu eye) Sepoeee pie s ee ee rl Sts ,
The Shaybacks in Camp,...............--....
Trappers’ (tuide, Newhouse, new edition...
Woodcraf:, ““Nessmuk"......-..-- ee aL
HORSE.
Diseases of Horses, Dalziel, paper.,,.., --..
Horses Famous American Race.....-.......
Horses. Famous American Trotting.........
Horses. Famous, of America....._
Horse Training Made Easy, Jennings....,..
fiorses and Roads, Freelance... ...........
Horgemanship for Women, Mead, illus. by
APA ORE hh eee ae :
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GBASON cpm Cheeni seins Roe khss ere
Lessons in Horse Judging; Guide for Horse
Dealers and Buyersy................2 cseeee
Mayhew's Horse Doctor, 400 illus............
Mayhew's Horse Management ...... dais Atos
McClure's Stable Guide.................-25.
Melville Whyte’s Riding Recollections.....
Practical Horse Keeper... — « _-....-...-00>
Saddle Horse and Guide to Riding..........
Stonehenge on the Horse, English edit’n, 8vo
Stonehenge on the Horse, Amer. ed., i2mo..
The Horse and His Diseases, Kendall,......
Woodruff’s Trotting Horses of America....
Youatt and Spooner on the Horse...........
HUNTING—SHOOTING,
A. Lost, Opportunity; Stopping an Incomer:
A Side Shot. Three pictures in colors, by
Zimmerman; the set.......... (eae eel Cpe ye
Adventures on the Great Hunting Grounds
of the World, 22 illus.
American Sportsman, The, Lewis....
Antelope and Deer of America, Caton
Bear Hunters, Bowman................-
Down the West Branch, by Capt. Farrar,...
Field, Cover and Trap Shooting, Bogardus..
Fifty Years with Gun and Rod, €
Frank Forester’s Field Sports; 2 vols., each
Frank YFores.er’s Sporting Scenes and
Sketches, 2 vol., cloth,... ... ee ERED ei:
F. Forester’s Manual for Young Sportsmen.
Gunsmiths’ Manual, illus,, 876 pp.... . 2
How I Became a Crack Shot, Farrow,
Hunter and Trapper, Thrasher
Hunter's Hand Book
Hunting, Beautort and Morr
Hunting in the Great West............ me AS
Hunting Sports in the West, numerous illus
Hunting Trips of a Rauchman, Roosevelt. .
Tustructions in Rifle Firing. by Capt. Blunt,
Mountain Trails and Parks in Colorado. ..
Rifle Practice, Wingate.............-
Rod and Gun in California, Van Dyke
Shooting, Blakey...... .. ie le
Shooting on the Wing........... .....-2.,-.
Shore Birds; a pamphlet for those who gun
along the SHOVC....4 ccs eccecsececcscsepeese
Sport, Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, illus..
Sport with Gun and Rod, cloth......,._.,.-..
Sport with Gun and Rod new, plain edition.
Sporting Adventures in the Par West. -....
Sportsman’s Paradise, or the Lakelands of
Canada, illus., by Beard........ ocut ae
Still-Hunter, Van Dyke....
The Breech-Loader, Gloan,.......,....
The Crack Shot, or Rifleman’s Guide. .
The Dead Shot, or Sportsman’s Guide.
The Gun and Its Development, Greener.....
The Modern American Pistol and Revolyer,
HMIBLraAbEGrcce poy cece rc ea seh Jececiee ee A
ThePistol).........0.000
The Wild-Fowler, Folkard.
Three in Norway, or Rifle, Rod and Gun in
NOUN EVs le ave en en bbloetn ABEeCaE selcle lary
Trajectory Test... - at A eee hc
Wild Fow! Shooting, Lefingwell, in cloth,
$250: in half moroceo....0..2...5.00 Lee.
eine og Glass Ball Shooting with a Rifle,
by H.C. B
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With Pack and Rifle in the So. West Daunt
KENNEL,
American Kennel, Burges..-........- .....-.
Book of the Dog, Vero Shaw.................
Breeders’ Kennel Record and Acc’t Book...
Collie Dog, History, Points, etc., colored
POPUP EN ra eee eeke ere bes ees meee ge
Diseases of the Deg, Dalziel..................
Doz, Diseases of, Hill..-..........-..6c02 sees
Dog Breaking, Ployd...........-.+.--..+.2++-.
Dog Breaking, Hutchinson........-..........
Dog in Health, Habits and Diseases, illus.,
TANGBECr ee eeesye see ee oe Fe estrigtttet et care nite
Dogs of the British Isles, Stonehenge.......
Dog, the Dinks, Mayhew and Hutchinson, .
Dog Training ys. Breaking, Hammond......
Dog Training, First Lessons and Points of
Judging: new and enlarged edition: Ham-
mond..... . eth tad Sh oe gtk
Dogs, Management of. Mayhew, lémo.......
Dogs, Their Management.iand Treatment in
Disease, by Ashmont.............:. mer cosets
Englishs Dogges Reprint of 1576,..... witha siete
English K. C. 8, Book, Voll......... ........
English K. C. S. Book, Vols, IIT, to.LX., each
English K. G.S. Book, Vols. XI. to XIII, each
Glover’s Album. Treatise on Canine Diseases
Our Friend the Dog. Stables........ ........
Pedigree Record Book, 200 pages, fifth gen-
GUAIOMLS - sel dete tase estate an A
Pocket Kennel Record, fullleather.........
Points of Judging, new edition, correct to
RS ee ee eee Carers
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The Dog, by Idstone .:.-......--..-.. -...--.
The Fox-Terrier Breeding and Rearing,
Dalziel, colored portrait.....-.-...... 1...
The Greyhound, Dalziel, colored portrait..
The Greyhound, Stonehenge, 25 portraits...
The Mastiff, the History of, M. B. Wynn....
BVOTAGK lits.. weee'ss tT eins
Training Trick. Dogs, ilus..-.---2-++...+-... if
Youatt on the Dog........-- nt
. NATURAL HISTORY.
A Naturalist’s Rambles About Home, Abbott
A. O. U. Check List of N..A. Birds..........-
American Bird Wancier................... An bop
American Game Birds, Trumbull, 90 illus.
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Antelope and Deer of America, Gaton...... 2 50
Audubon Magazine, ims...... .. ue dae LOD
Baird’s Birds of North America: Land Birds,
8 vols., $30: colored, $40; Water Birds, 2
arate es palotees Morya Meat ene : a n
atty’s Taxidermy, new edition.,.........--
Bird Notes........ pistes haat ha 7h
Birds Nesting. Ingersoll..-..-. ..2. nee ene ee 1 25
Rirds and Their Haunts, Lancille.....-.-... 8 O00
Cage and Singing Birds, Adams. ........ .. 50
Canaries and Cage Birds, 3/5 pages, colored
plates and engrayings.,...--..-..----s)y-+n 2 00
Common Objects of the Seashore........ -.. 50
Cones’ Check List of North American Birds 3 00
Coues’ Key to North American Birds....... 7 60
Diseases of Cage Birds, Greene............. : 50
Entomology for Beginners, illus., Packard. 1 75
Game Water Birds of the Atlantic Coast,
Roosevelt. - POA PP eh eke 2%
Guide to the Study of Insects. Packard..... 500
Half Hours with a Naturalist, Wood....... 1 50
Handbook on Field Botany, Manton ... .. i
Holden’s Rook of Birds, pa.......-...-0-.000> 2h
(Wetvy'feisualatetll tbh eate) eer Lara we itsc gfe ke 1%
Insect World, Figuier...............--+6+ tere on
nsects, How to Mount. Manton..........-.. 50
Intelligence of Animals. 54illus.. Menaut.. 1 00
Life of JohnJ. Audubon, with steel portrait 2 00
Life on the Sea Shore, or Animals of our
Hastern QGoast, Wmerton... ...........06-5 1 50
Manual of North American Birds, Ridgway 7 50
Manual of Taxidermy, Maynard....... Aric ee
Manual of Vertebrates, Jordan ....-........ 2 10
Maynard’s Butterflies, colored plates........ 5 of
Naturalists’ Guide; Maynard......-..--...-0+ 2 00
Nests and Bees of Birds of the U.S. Gentry,
eolored lit ographic plate. Large dto.... 15 C0
Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists... 4 00
BHOre BiTdsy-e eee ee ee cet ted sereeeee 15
Taxidermy Without a Teacher. Manton..... 60
Taxidermists’ Manual, illus., Brown, $1; pa. _ 50
The Kingdom of Nature, 400 pp, cloth, illus 3 60
Treasury of Natural History, 900 ihis....... 175
Wild Animals of the Tropics, Harting ....
Wilson’s Noctes Ambrosianss; by Prof. Wil-
son, J. G. Lockhardt, James Hoge and Dr,
Magus 6 vols., crown $yo., cloth, $9.00;
half calt..... eS ee ee ere ‘
SPORTS AND GAMES.
American Boy’s Own Book Sportsand Games 2
Art of Boxing, Edwards, illus., b’ds 50c.; clo.
Athletic Sports for Boys, Wood... -...-.-.
Boy’s Book of Sports and Pastimes....- ...-
Cassell’s Book of Sports and Pastimes..-,..
Encyclopedia of Rural Sports, Stonehenge,
History of Base Ball, illustrated....... ....
Tnsiructions in Indian Clubs....,.......+.+..
SR GuuNT ee seen eeu ee, aca tsar Deb cess deoata
The Law of Field Sports... ..0.++. Ph endeaees
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Antelope and Deer of America, Caton.. ....
Adventures on the Great Hunting Grounds
of the World, 22 illus... ...... se eke
Aneroid Barometer: Construction and Use,
Black Hills of Dakota, Ludlow, quarte, cloth
Government report .....-.-. ..--.-- oe $3
Daylight Land, 150 illustrations in colors,
Murray; paper boards, $2.50; cluth........ &
Ferrets, Their Breeding and Working.....,
Rive Acres Too Much,.... eae
Fin, Fur and Weather, a Complete List of
the Game Laws of ail the Staties.........-.
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Growth of the Steam Engine, Thurston..... 2 60
Historical and Biographical Atlas of New
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Historic Waterways, or Six Hundred Miles
of Canoeing, Thwaite,.......... - cence eee 1 25
Indian Sign Language, W, P. Clark........ 3 50
Keeping One Cowes... 20. cccec seer ee eee eens 1 00
Life and Writings of Frank Forester, 2 vols,
PGT es ew rene sre = . 160
Mountain Trails and Parks in Colorado. ta TRO
Music of the Waters, or Working Songs of
(lela bie fe A or lepaeer ei atoey engan we ante bre oot e 3 50
Nessmuk’s Poems....... ase. see mop ao eeseo pa TU 4 of
Old St. Augustine, Fla,, illus.,.........-- --: 1 60
Orange Culture... cc... cee s eee eee eee Stine sEX0,t)
Our Arctic Province, Alaska, Elliott........ 4 50
Poems of the Rod and Gun, McLellan...... 1 2
Practical Forestry, by Fuller........... raven 1 50
Practical Pigeon Keeping, Wright.....0..4. 1 50
Profitable Ponitry Meeping, Beale,...... cone 180
Southern California Yan Dyke............ Pe last)
Sportsman’s Paradise, or the lakelands of
Canada, illus., by Beard,...........--.-...: 3 50
Text Book on Steam and Steam Angines.... 3 OF
The Art of Training Animals, paper, illus.. 50
The Forest Waters the Farm, pa. 50cts.; cl. 76
Ligowsky C. P. No. 3
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When planning your summer piscatorial tour
remember that this company controls over 4,100
miles of railway, equipped in the most approved
modern style,and passing through a magnificent
country, noted for its unsurpassed facilities for
sport, :
A FEW OF THE PRINCIPAL RESORTS.
PORTLAND, ME.—¥For salt water fish.
RANGELEY LAERSS (via Bryant’s Pond or Bethel, Me.)—
For brook trout, pickerel, Jalew erch, rock base.
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS (yia Gorham, N. H.)—For
ickerel, trout, bass, ousk.
THE SALMON RESORIS of Quebec, New Brunswiel
aud Nova Scotia (reached via Quebec).
LAKE ST, JOHN DISTRICT.—Por Ouihnaniche (reached
via x dase
THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE (in the neighborhood of
the line for 400 miles).—For masealonge, pike, hass,
whitefish, pickerel, perch.
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS (via Gananoque or Kings-
ton).—For pickerel, black bass, mascalor ge, pike.
MUSKOKA LAKES (the best ee on the continent for
fishing, shooting and camping, reached from v#rious
ooints on Northern and Northwestern Division)! or
Pee nou salmon trout, black bass, mascalonge,
pickerel.
PARRY SOUND AND GEORGIAN BAY.—For pickerel,
mascalonge, black bass. ~ :
LAKES ONTARIO, ERIE, HURON AND MICHIGAN,
(via stations at all principal ports),—Fox the varieties
of fish for which they are noted,
LAKE SUPERIOR (via Collingwood, Wiarton, Sarnia,
im connection with steamship lines),—For Jake trout,
ete,
The charges for hotels, guides, and camping at;
many of the fishing waters named above, are ex-
tremely Jow. Full particulars of same, with
many valuable hints as to baits, best months and
general facilities are published in a pamphlet,
entitled “Bishing and Hunting Resorts of
the Grand Trunk Kajilway.’’ which will be
furnished gratuitously on application to any of
the company’s principal agents, or of the Gen-
eral Passenger Agent, Montreal, P. Q.
WM. EDGAR, JOSEPH HICKSON,
Gen. Pass. Agent, Gen, Manager.
Only 33 hours from New York, 29 hours from
Boston to Roberval, Lake St. John,
AN Gin E Fr !:
Did you ever catch a fresh-water salmon? If
not, try Lake St. John; sr, if you want the
largest of brook trout, try Lake HRdward. Bring
your families at the same time, to enjoy some of
the most delightful scenerv in America. Com-
fortable hotels at Roberval and at Metabetch-
ouan. Lake St. John, 190 miles, and at Lake Hd-
ward, 115 miles, from Quebec. Express trains
each way daily.
For particulars of lakes and fishing, read ,
“Adirondack” Murray's “Doom of Mamelons,”
or Kit Clarke's ‘‘Where the Tront Hide.” For
folders and other information address, ALEX.
HAKDY, Gen’l Pass; Agent, Quebec, or G.
LEVH, 315 Madison avenue, New York.
J. G. SCOTT. Sec'’y and Manager.
General offices, 92 St. Peter st., Quebec, Can.
The Tomahawk Lakes & Trout Lake
Are the very best fishing grounds in the State of
Wisconsin. These lakes are located in Oneida
county, along the newly completed line of the
Wisconsin Valley Division of the Chicago, Wil-
waukee & St. Paul Railway, and the whereabouts
is just being made public. Muscallonge, bass
and trout in abundance.
During the season of 1889, necessary hotel and
camping facilities will be provided for all sports-
men who are looking for ‘“‘ereener fields and
pastures new.”
Buy tickets to Minocqua, Wis., via the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
For further information address A. Y H. Car-
penter, General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee,
Wis,
Bromfield House, Boston.
mee
KUROPEAN PLAN,
MESSENGER. Proprietor.
Salmon Fishing in Canada.
We have now received our entire stock of
Forrert & Son’s Salmon Flies, Rods. Keela,
Casting Lines, etc., etc. We haye éverything in
Fishing Tackle for the successful capture of
Salmon and Treutin Can»dian waters. Ameri-
can aluglers can obtain Outfits from us far belew
New York prices We make a specialty of sal-
mon tackle. We have salmon flies from No, 3-0
single to No. 8double. Wealso have a large as-
sortment of Hexvy single gut satmon «ante.
A complete stock of firearms and every variety
of Sporting Guods. Send for illustrated cata-
T. W. BOYD & SON, :
1641 Notre Dame St., Montreal; Qua,
S12
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May %, 1889,
Machting Goods,
Mcintyre Patent Skylight.
ROUND OR SQUARE.
This is the only skylight made that is technic-
ally correct. Made with tubular bar sash, lifts
or serew safety lock which can be elevated as
desired from the cabin floor. In use on the Puri-
tan. Mayfiewer, Volunteer. Priscilla and all the
leading yachts. Also manufacturer of the
Slide,
Improved Tubular Companion-Way
Which is perfectly watertight. It will not stick,
is neat and durable. Address
JAS. McINTYRE, City Point Works,
Or 844 Broadway. South Boston, Mass,
Atwood’s Patent Center-Board
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A 20-Inch board in a 3-inch well. Othersizes maz
ufactured. Descriptive circulars mailed free,
ATWOOD BROS., Clayton, WB. Y,
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Celehrated Racine Row Boats and Canoes.
Hauntings and Fishing Boats a specialty, $20 ano
upwards. Send stamps for separate catalogue,
specifying line of goods desired,
THOMAS KANE & CO.
137 & 1389 Wabash Avenue Chicago, Tl
BPORTSMAN’S
Camping or Fishing Tents
or ALL KINDS, SHAPES AND SIZES,
New style of Canoe Tents made at low figures
Flags, Burgees and covers of all kinds. Camr
Stoves, Camp Chairs, Sacking Bottoms, Hammocka
all kinds of Fancy Tents, and in fact anything made
from canvas when an intelligent description is giver
of what may be needed. Me beautifully ilustratec
circular now ready. Send stamp fir price ligt, Ad
dress 8. HR MMENW AY. 60 South st,. N. Y. City.
Yacht Designing.
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toner of Stenm and “ailing Yachts
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Machts wand Canoes Lor Sate.
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sons in the cabin. and three men in coreraa pat-
ent w. c. and all modern improvements, will sell
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of important business Eneageurents preventing
his leaving the port during the summer months.
The yacht is built upon a beautiful model, has
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fast, or as a yaw! for cruising. She was built
during the winter of 1886, of best of material
under the personal supervision of the owner, an
ig a stuunch and excellent sea_ boat, well suited
for cruising in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and has
been so employed. where capital sea trout and
other fishing can be enjoyed, and salmon may he
included, seal and white porpoise bunting, duck
and shore bird shooting. This is an opportunity
seldom offered. Address P, O. Box 1081, Quebec
City. Can, Satistactery references in New York
or elsewhere given and required.
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all, water line 25ft., beam 8ft. 6in. Five
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OONTENTS.
EDITORIAL. SpA AND River FIsHina,
Superintendency of the Na- Wishing near Chicago,
se one Sunapee Lake Trout.
Arbor D: Fishing near St. Louis.
The Remedneated Buffalo. Crossing of Salmon and Trout.
Snap Shots. | FISHCULTURE.
Canadian Fisheries.
Fishculture in Ohio,
Visheulture in Wyoming.
THE KENNEL.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
A Nova Scotia Reminiscence.
Bowels of Compassion.
NaturAL History.
Five Days a Savage.—v.
- Domesticated Wild Geese.
Odd Habits of Animals.
Nests of the Great Horned Owl
Our Every-Day Friends.
Racing the Youngsters.
The English National Field
Trials.
Russian - Siberian - Circassian
Wolfhounds or Greyhounds.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery.
The ‘Trap.
The Middlesex Tournament.
St. Paul Gun Club.
GAME BAG AND GUN.
With the Crested Quail.
A Huntin Arkansas.
Rifles for Small Game.
Last Season in Kentucky.
What You're Used To. |
Shooting, Public and Private.
Smoky Fireplaces.
Ten Days in Camp.
The Season Near Si nist Trap Around Chicago.
Chicago and the Wes YACHTING.
SRA AND RIVER Ferene The New York Yacht Racing
Fishing near New York.—ty. Association.
Early Wishing in Maine. Lord Dunraven’ es Challguge:
The Rangeley Lakes. The Lake Y. R. A
Ozark Mountain Trout. Building N otes.
How to Catch Trout. CANOEING.
California Fish Laws. The Atlantis and her Cruise. 11
Winter Fishing at Point Bar- | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS,
row. BoOKS RECEIVED.
SUPERINTENDENCY OF THE NATIONAL PARK.
Cc is reported that Captain Moses Harris and his troop
of cavalry are to be transferred from the National
Park, and that another officer is to be ordered there to
take his place. This ought not to be done. Captain
Harris has been stationed in the Park for several years,
and has made a faithful, energetic and efficient Superin-
tendent. He and the men under him have learned the
needs of the reservation and must of necessity be more
competent to carry on the work of protecting and caring
for it than any one who has not had this experience can
be, Another officer sent there would be hampered for a
long time by his ignorance of the region and its needs,
and while he was learning his duties great damage to the
reservation might result. The position of Superintendent
of the National Park is one which calls for hard work,
the exercise of great judgment and great firmness. It
is not an easy position, even during the height of the
season of travel, while for six or eight months the post is
almost altogether cut off from the world.
By his management of the Park, Captain Harris has
made the rules and regulations established by the Secre-
tary of the Interior respected, Visitors to the Park know
what to expect there under his management, and under-
stand that the regulations must be obeyed. It will be a
great misfortune if by the transfer of Captain Harris all
this should have to be gone over again, and the public
should be obliged to adapt itself to the idiosyncracies of
anew Superintendent.
If there were any law in existence for the Government
of the Park, the matter would be one of less importance,
but there is no law, and everything depends on the com-
petence of the Superintendent.
Captain Harris has conducted the affairs of the Park
with exceptional ability and he should now be allowed
to remain there and to receive the ¢redit for the organi:
zation which he has completed. We earnestly trust that
no change will be made,
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THE DOMESTICATED BUFFALO.
ie will be remembered that last year when the Bedson
herd of domesticated buffalo was purchased by Hon,
C. J. Jones, of Kansas, a feeling of keen regret was ex-
pressed by the residents of Manitoba that the herd should
have passed out of the hands of a resident of the Province
to be taken to the United States. This sentiment, which
was very general, found strong expression in a letter of
a correspondent printed in this journal in January last.
Since that time we understand that the feeling has taken
a definite shape, and that the Province of Manitoba has
offered Mr, Jones all the land he may desire for a buffalo
ranch on a lease to run ninety-nine years and at a nomi-
nal rent of a dollar. The Manitobans took great interest
in the herd of buffalo, feeling, and rightly so, that the
location in the Province of the only considerable herd of
domesticated buffalo in the world was a great advantage
to them and a cause for just pride,
The action of the provincial government of Manitoba. is
not without interest for the dwellersin the United States.
The buffalo has always been regarded as distinctly an
animal belonging to our country. While its range ex-
tended beyond our territorial borders’ on the north and
on the south, the true home of the buffalo lay almost
wholly within our borders. At present the only domesti-
cated buffalo known are owned in the United States, and
by our own citizens, some of whom are expending time,
effort and money to demonstrate the practicability of es-
tablishing a new race of domestic cattle, which will be
more useful than those we have at present.
It would be a pity, it would almost be a national mis-
fortune, to have the only considerable herd of these ani-
mals moved out of the United States into our sister
country, Canada. We should feel pride in retaining
within our borders the few survivors of this otherwise
vanished race, But aside from any question of national
pride, is the one of pecuniary advantage to the agricul-
turisis and stock raisers of the West. If, as now seems
probable, the buffalo is in the near future to prove an
important factor in the beef-raising industry in the West,
the proper place for a breeding herd is in the central
West, not far from where Mr. Jones’s herd is now located.
This location is adjacent to the great stock ranges of the
West, and is perfectly accessible.
We understand that Mr. Jones is seriously contemplat-
ing the acceptance of the offer of the Manitoba govern-
ment, and may remove the part of hisherd now in Kansas
back to Manitoba, where a large number of his pure bred
buffalo still remain. Asa citizen of the United States,
and a typical Western man, he would naturally prefer to
retain the herd in his own country, but we take it that
Mr. Jones desires to carry on these experiments at as little
cost as possible, and that his patriotic pride will not be
allowed to interfere with the integrity of his pocket.
Therefore we think it likely that he may move his buffalo
into Canada.
To carry on the experiments in buffalo crossing on a
large scale a considerable tract of land is needed, and
this land must be fenced. The cattle can be turned loose
on the prairie, but the buffalo cannot. Not because these
latter will run away, but because the average pilgrim or
settler from the States would, on seeing these tame buf
falo, promptly kill all of them that he could. A town
ship of land properly fenced would afford ample room
for this herd, but the United States land laws do not
allow any individual to acquire so large a body of land
from the general Government.
Tt would seem that it might be worth the while of the
State of Kansas to make to Mr. Jones a long lease of a
large tract of State land within its borders, or, if this is
impracticable, a long lease of a township in some unoccu-
pied portion of the Indian Territory or in No Man’s Land
might be made by the general Government. It is not an
unusual thing for a town to give a large manufactur-
ing establishment land on which to erect its buildings
providing the corporation will move its works to its bor-
ders. It is a common practice for towns in the West to
offer the railway companies which pass through them
free building sites, if they will move their shops and
round houses to them. The present case is not very dif-
ferent from such an one.
There is good reason to believe that a new and valuable
face of Cattle will be established through Mr. Jones’s ex-
periments. That a definite advantage will accrue to the
people of these United States by the establishment of this
new breed of cattle in their limits can not be doubted. Is °
not the matter of sufficient importance and is the adyan-
tage to the country not sufficiently promising to make it
worth while for the State or the Federal Government to
depart from its rules and lease Mr. Jones a tract of land
which he can use for a ranch for buffalo breeding?
ARBOR DAY.
WAS first Arbor Day was celebrated with more or less
ceremony in every county in the State of New York.
The object of setting aside a day to be observed as
Arbor Day was to encourage the planting of trees in
groves, arbors and waste places, to familiarize the people,
more especially the young, with the methods of tree
planting, to afford experimental evidence that it is at-
tended with no difficulties but such as can be readily
guarded against; and to surround the important labor
of tree planting with pleasant associations.
Full effect was not, and indeed could not have been
given to these objects in the city of New York. Like
Hamlet with the ghost left out; there was no tree planting.
In almost every other county of the State a number of
trees were planted; in some cases several hundred, and
even in New York where from lack of available land, or
it may be from lack of ideas on the part of the direction,
the practical task of tree planting was set aside for an
imposing and interesting ceremonial intended to symbol”
ize it, the observance of the day as a holiday will inevit-
ably bear practical results by and by. The difficulties
of finding land and trees to plant is purely imaginary»
even in this city of New York. The Park Commissioners
cause numbers of trees and shrubs to be planted every
year, and this work might well be done by the school
children under proper direction on Arbor Day. The holi-
day appears to have taken hold and promises to bear
good fruit, but an important matter not to be overlooked
is to afford the children opportunities of noting the pro-
gress made by their trees. ‘
SNAP SHOTS.
a FE announcement that the President has appointed
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt of this city a member of
the Civil Service Commission will be received with gen-
eral satisfaction, To the readers of FORESTAND STREAM
Mr. Roosevelt is known as an ardent sportsman, a pro-
lific writer on sport in current literature and author of two
very charming books on outdoor life. The friends of civil
service reform will rejoice at this appointment, for Mr,
Roosevelt’s record in politics is that of a man of great
energy, of uncompromising integrity and of unswerving
devotion to reform. We need in our political places
more men of this type, and it is an encouraging sign of
the times when such appointments as this one are made,
In the discussion of George Washington and his times
there has been much comparing of the old order of things
with the new in the political and material phases of the
country’s development, and the comparison might be
carried further into the domain of nature and the game
supply. What more suggestive, for instance, than the
record-of one of Washington’s hunts when he killed five
buffalo on the Little Kanawha River in West Virginia ?
This reads like fiction in these days, when for generations
the buffalo has been unknown in the Hast, and the bleached
bones of the bisons of the West are gathered on the
plains and shipped by car loads to mingle with the ship
loads of bones of Egyptians in the mills of fertilizer fac-
tories.
During the spring months most of the gun and fishing
clubs and game protective associations hold their annual
meetings for the election of officers and for other busi-
ness, for the spring months either close up the shooting
or open the fishing season. Club secretaries should send
in to us reports of these meetings as speedily as possible
that their results and the officers for the ensuing year
miay be announced in these columns.
The season has thus far been a most favorable one for
the woodcock. The mildness of March and April, un-
broken by severe cold snaps, furnished excellent condi-
tions for the nesting, and next autumn’s supply should
show the effectin increased abundance, Thenew law just
adopted by New Jersey retains July woodcock shooting;
814° FOREST AND STREAM. [May 9, 1689,
Che Sportsman Tawrist.
A NOVA SCOTIA REMINISCENCE.
AS® the true angler grows older he cares less and less
for large baskets of fish, and more for associations
connected with the fishing. Ido not mean by this that
there are any of us who do not like to have our efforts
well rewarde d—else we might as well fish in a bathtub—
bit what Ido mean is that much enjoyment is to be de -
rived from pitting your skill against the sagacity of some
old mossback, whom years of experience have taught
that the flies which drop so alluringly over his resting
place have stings in their tails,
I well remember one such encounter with an old trout,
whose home was the deep clear pool of a New Brunswick
brook,
When I first caught a glimpse of him, he was sur-
rounded by a number of his kin possessed of less body
and intellect. Well concealed by the bushes, I succeeded
in hooking him at the first cast, but so lightly that I lost
him. For weeks afterward, as I passed up and down the
brook, he lay in the same pool moving his fins and ap-
parently engaged in deep refiection, from which no wile
of mine could awaken in him the desire to rise again. In
vain I tempted him with all the changes that my fly-book
offered; there he lay in full view, fanning away with his
pectorals so sullenly that I almost yielded to the tempta-
tion to jig him. That trout got to haunt me, his capture
seemed beyond my skill, and as I looked at him from day
to day his size increased.
Just at dusk on the last afternoon of my stay, I crept
up to the pool where my old fish lay; the white-miller
dropped within 6in, of his nose—a swirl, and I had him
well hooked, and three minutes later he was flopping in
my creel, I need not add that I was more proud of that
one trout than I would have heen of twenty that had not
cost me the effort,
This brings me back to my subject, a trip that I made
last August with my friend Harry S., one of the keenest
and most successful sportsmen in the Province, to one of
the sea trout rivers on the Atlantic coast of Noya Scotia:
Out of courtesy to those who so kindly invited us to share
their sport, I must refrain from mentioning the name of
the stream. Harry and I did not much enjoy our long
journey by stage to reach the village where our friends
ived, but one Saturday afternoon found us at our desti-
nation, and before evening we had met the various mem-
bers of the Inland Fishing Company (Limited), as they
have facetiously named their club. That night, in spite
of the heavy rain, the club gathered in large numbers
about the stove in the office of the genial president, better
known to the elub as the Colonel, or for short '*Kern.”
Pipes and fish stories were the order of the evening. It
-was arranged that on Monday the Colonel and Mr. Aus-
ten were to accompany us to their favorite pool and
camping ground, and that the start was to be made in
time to enable us to have the evening fishing. Enos,
with his ox team, was to be at the mouth of the river to
convey the boats anddunnage tothe pool, It was planned
that on Monday morning we should fish a large lake that
lay close to the road leading to the river,
We spent Sunday in quiet chat and in walks about the
pretty town, along the beach and upon the cliffs,
Monday morning bright and early we were on our way
to the lake. Mr, Johnson, one of the club, acted as our
pilot and showed us where all the good spots for fishing
were, Noone could have been more eager for our suc-
cess than he, nor more delighted when we hooked a good
trout, ‘You have him and he’s a posy,” Johnson would
exclaim. We had fine sport fishing from the boat and
killed twenty sea trout, weighing from ?to 2lbs. each. This
lake has connection with the sea and the trout work their
way up to it to fatten on the young herring that swarm
in the waters of the lake; some of those that we caught
were fairly crammed with them. These lake fish differed
in many respects from those we caught later in Nameless
River, They had short blunt noses that kept their width
to the end; in color, though much lighter than the ordin-
ary run of brook trout, they did not present the silvery
appearance of the Nameless River trout. In fact the
latter had the form and color of salmon in miniature and
seemed to take the fly in much the same way—just beneath
the surface. The high water in the river, however, may
have had something to do with that circumstance. The
fiesh of both lake and river fish was of a bright salmon
color.
About three o’clock shouts from the shore announced
the presence of the Colonel and Austen; so, leaving J. to
complete the string, we were soon ashore, and on our
way. Enos was on hand at the mouth of the river; so,
leaving him to follow with the boats and traps, we
ushed on with rods and landing nets. A five-mile walk
bronaht us to our camping ground, and a more lovely
spot could not well be imagined. The pool is about
300yds. in length, and from 25 to ‘yds. in width, with
quite a heavy fall pouring into it at the upper end; the
banks on either side are well wooded to the water’s edge.
We were not long in getting our rods together. Unfor-
fortunately, recent rains had swollen the river very much,
and the outlook for good fishing was not very promising.
However, H.'and I were soon at it, but only succeeded in
raising one or two little fellows; but we smothered our
disappointment, and, trusting that luck would change in
the morning, all set to work to fix up camp for the night.
Austen prides himself on his camp cookery, and I doubt
if many people in Nova Scotia sat down to a better meal,
with better appetites, than we did that night, When the
time came for pipes Hnos washed the dishes and enter-
tained us with quaint recitals of personal adventures, I
should like to tell the story just as he did, of how he hap-
ened to become a prohibitionist; but the tale would lose
its pungent flavor if related by another.
Tuesday morning we were awakened by the patter of
rain upon the tent. How it poured! Once in a while
between showers we crept out into the cold drizzle, baled
the boats, paddled out upon the stream and tried a cast
or two. Harry insisted that there must be grilse in such
ariver. Once, during a lull in the downpour, he stole
out by himself and we saw nothing more of him for
sometime. At last, however, back he came, fairly pale
with excitement. ‘‘You say there ain’t any grilse in that
ool; I know better. I hooked one in the eddy under the
quail crossing before me, as my finger pressed the trigger
was the acme of delight, and the jerking of my creel
against my side as a 10in. trout flapped frantically therein
filed my piscatorial soul with ecstatic tittilations. I
gauged my pleasures afield by the number of birds,
beasts or fishes added to my score, never once consider-
ing the possibility of any of my victims having as good a
right to live as I.
Suddenly a change came over me. While my love for
field sports was just as strong in me as ever, I began to
find that my sympathies were gradually going over to the
side of the innocents, and when in pursuing some par-
ticular bird or animal that same bird or animal eluded
me, instead of a feeling of disappointment pervading my
mind I found rather a sense of relief and comfort. T
don’t wish it understood by this that my heart has be-
come softened to that degree supposed to prevail in the
central organ of the barnyard fowl, or that I have joined
that noble order recognizing the late Henry Bergh as its
founder. Notso, Ionly know that while still a keen
and eager sportsman I haye somehow passed from
that sanguinary state of boyhood and early manhood, to a
condition in which I recognize myself as only one of God’s
least creatures, with no more rights in the premises than
his meanest animate creation.
Now all this is involuntary. Ididnot court it. Itcame
upon me gradually, and like oil upon troubled waters it
has left me sympathetic and calm. Were I an old man .
it might be said, ‘‘He has passed through the bustle of
life and now in his declining years he sees the folly and
injustice of wantonly sacrificing God’s creatures;” but I
aim not an oid man, not even a middle-aged man, so that
can’t be the trouble. Were 1 a rich man, oppressed with
the cares of fortune to that extent that perforce I was
deprived of the joys of the field, and by lack of contact
with natural objects lost all interest in matters sporting,
and so for an excuse would say, “It is wrong,” that
might offer a solution, But I am nota rich man, and
every year finds me at my accustomed haunts along the
covers and beside the streams.
fs there in the ethics of the field such a thing as a
sportsman’s change of heart? Something akin to the
great change that takes place in man when he turns from
the follies of this world to something higher and better?
I think so and believe that to this is due my present con-
dition. Now what brought it about and what will be its
results touching my future?
In communing with nature through the instrumen-
tality of my gun and rod I have learned to love her for
herself alone. Ihave found infinitely more pleasure and
solid comfort in admiring her wonders, and studying
her beauties than in shearing her of those beautiful crea-
tures that go so far toward enhancing her delichts.
Still I always take a shot when I can get it and never
pass a favorable pool unwhipped. I take what I can get
thankfully, knowing that no matter how much or how
little of game or fish I may get I still have left the whole
broad realm of nature to draw from, and the result is I am
never tinsuccessful,
Now I would respectfully ask brother sportsmen if this
isn’t a proper condition to be in? No more anxiety re-
garding possible failures. No horrible regrets born of
unaccountable misses and broken leaders. Best of all, no
necessity of lying to increase the measure of small success
to the alleged proper standard. All these are done away
with in this new-found condition, and the sportsman over
whom this change comes becomes a sportsman indeed,
It is possible I may stand alone in this great reforma-
tory act, but I don’t believe it, and if there are other
sportsmen who find after years of practice that they still
have bowels of compassion linked to a devoted love for
field sports, I would like to hear from them.
H, W. D. L.
glatuyal History.
FIVE DAYS A SAVAGE,.—V.
NOTES OF A HUNTER-NATURALIST IN THE NORTHWEST.
A ULF OF GHORGIA, British Columbia,—At the first
break of dawn lawoke. The gulls had commenced
their cries once more. Now, I had been trying for two
days to get some more cormorants, but could not get
even a shot at them, they weresoshy, Iknew they must
be roosting on the north end of the rock furthest from
me, and that they would start at the first alarm. As
they roost on the top of a wall of rock directly over ihe
water, it is impossible to shoot one and preyent its falling
into the water, I knew that after the shooting IT had
done, it would be useless for me to try to approach them
in the boat; so I concluded to crawl within shot over the
top of the rock. Carefully I climbed the rock and crept
along the ledge on its very edge. Finally I could see one
of the birds and hear others flying, as the gulls warned
them of my approach, Taking a snap shot at the one in
sight, I sprang to the top of the rock as my bird whirled
down, heels over head, and as the others made the sheer
plunge over the edge, I shot another, and then putting in
another shell, I dropped one more. I quickly climbed
down to my boat and pulled out into the current. I
found the first and second birds lying on the water,
secured the first and started for the second, when he sud-
denly disappeared and I never saw himagain. The third
was still on the water, but well able to swim, having
somewhat recovered from the effects of the shot, He
was oul of gunshot, and I had to let him go or give up
landing again on that rock.
Well, I had one fine old female, and now for the puffins’
nests. -At the top of the rock in the light soil and above
the edge of the cliff I found plenty of their burrows. I
commenced to dig at one with a three-cornered hoe,
which I had brought along for the purpose, and soon
found I had abirdinside. After going in some four
feet I put in my arm to its full length and drew out the
bird and then a white egg covered with red earth. I
continued digging for two or three hours. Talk about
dogs digging out woodchucks! It wasn’t acircumstance,
I_ chopped roots, dug out stones, went in head first, got
all covered with red earth, got my hair, mouth and shoes
full, It wasn’t much trouble to get rid of the dirt, for as
fast as I shovelled out it went over the rocks and straight
was just slipping the net under him when that beastly
old boat swung round, and I’ll be blamed if he didn’t run
away with fly casting line and all.”
“Oh,” said the Colonel, ‘he’s only one of Johnson's
posies. If we only had some decent weather we would
carry home six or seven dozen such.” In the afternoon
we caught quite a number of fish, mostly river trout,
which we had Enos fry for supper. Both of our friends
thought that the fish had gone further up stream, and
that we would find a nohoo! of sea trout in a pond five
miles further up. It was determined that next morning
early we should pack our traps and go up to it.
We had a long and very wet walk, passing through a
number of swamps. One who has never traversed a
Nova Scotia bog can have little idea of it. The ones we
crossed that day were covered with moss, with here and
there clumps of hardhack and an occasional stunted hack-
matack. Near the latter one will always find the deepest
slough; the neighborhood of these trees, therefore, must
be studiously avoided. In walking you sink half way to
your knee at every step, and feel the whole mass of moss
beneath your feet yield, and see it wave im front of you,
reminding you of the time when as a boy you used to
play ‘‘tickly-bender” on the ice. If you break through
this fibrous float it is uncertain how far you will go before
reaching bottom, but you can safely reckon on getting
wet to your waist, The oxen broke through a number of
times but succeeded finally in getting across alive.
The upper pool looked promising, but the fish weren’t
there. Enos suggested that we should float down in the
boats next morning fishing as we went, and in this way
be sure to meet the fish somewhere, The plan seemed
good, so arranging with Enos to pack up and meet us
four miles below, we started on our journey. All went
well until we had accomplished about half of the distance,
when we came to a rapid, the looks of which neither
Harry nor I liked; but the Colonel and A. led the way
while we stopped at the head of the rapid to watch them,
Both boats were light, flat-bottomed punts. After
going down about 30yds. both of our friends dropped
their paddles and clutched frantically the overhanging
bushes, at the same instant the current rushed over the
stern and the men tumbled out on the bank pretty
thoroughly soaked. The rushing waters caught the
abandoned skiff, whirled it around like a straw and left
it bottom up on a rock in mid stream. I shall never for-
get the comical pat Pree of the Colonel’s face, as with
bulging eyes he clung to that bush, though they said I
duplicated it a few minutes later, In our boat there was
an anchor fastened 10 some cod line, but unfortunately
the latter was not made fast, so that when Harry seeing
the catastrophe ahead and wishing to avoid a similar
one, dropped his oars and jumped ashore with the mud-
hook, there was nothing left for me to do but to sit in the
bottom of the boat holding my much-loved rod and to
float down stream in as dignified a manner as possible,
amid the jeers and laughter of the three on the bank. I
soon brought up standing ona rock, whence I was rescued
by the united efforts of my friends.
To make a long story short,Enos was headed off, brought
in his team and took us back to our first camping ground,
Here we had the best fortune of the trip. In alittlecove
of the pool we struck and brought to net some heavy fish.
It was great sport to see our fyiends watch the action of
our light rods; they had prophesied disaster to them from
the first should large fish be encountered, for the Inland
Fishing Club is, or rather was, wedded to the English
idea of a heavy 14ft. rod for sea trout, and my 8oz. split-
bamboo, Imbrie, was a revelation to them.
“T tell you, Kern,” said Johnson, ‘‘Vail’srod is a beauty,
but just wait until he hooks one of those posies, you see
if it doesn’t buckle and break.”
That last afternoon I think I did some missionary work
in the rod line, for, while our companions were quite
near to us, a large sea trout took my stretcher, and just
as I struck another rose to my dropper, and I hooked
them both, The Colonel and Mr. Austen watched the
fight with great interest, but the bamboo conquered at
last, and Harry skillfully netted them for me. The
larger fish measured 22in., and the smaller 18in,
A fly known (locally, probably) as the Jeremy-Diddler
we found most killing. As it is unknown to tackle
dealers in New York, I will describe it: Body, bright
green mohair or wool, wrapped with gold tinsel; legs,
bright orange hackle; tail, brown turkey; wings, the same,
with cherry-red shoulders.
It was evident that the trout were just coming into
the pool, and that by remaining a few days longer we
eonld have great sport; but the business engagements of
our friends, and the fact that our provisions were begin-
ning to run low, compelled us to return. Considering
the condition of the stream, which Enos said was quite
as high as during the spring freshets, we did not do badly,
and what we lacked in fish we made up in jollity. On
reaching the road we found the carriage in waiting and
were soon on our way to town.
Neither Harry nor I will soon forget the kindness we
received at the hands of the Inland Fishing Company,
and we hope next summer to have the pleasure of seeing
Austen’s long legs leading the way through the bush, and
to hear the Colonel’s short fat ones plumping through the
puddles behind us, Prescott B, Vain.
BOWELS OF COMPASSION.
I WONDER if man’s sympathy for God’s creatures in-
creases as he grows older? J am led to ask this ques-
tion through my own experience, going back twenty-five
years to the time when J, a boy of 12, came into proud
possession of my first gun. How well lremember when
my father decreed that I had become sufficiently expert
to be trusted in the woods alone with it, and with what
pride I exhibited the three red squirrels brought down by
my own hand on that never-to-be-forgotten first hunt. It
is needless to say that armed with that trusty cap lock
the thought furthest from my mind, while tramping
through the woods, was any possible pain I might inflict
on such stray squirrels or rabbits as might cross my path.
I wanted blood, good rich red blood, and my only regret
upon returning home at night was that so little gore was
upon my infantile hands.
So for years this insatiable longing to destroy possessed
me. I could gloat over the dying agonies of a pray : c
squirrel as he tore and bit at the twigs and leaves af the | down, in some places 150ft. or so. I noticed a few holes,
all, and an old whale he was,too, He made three rushes, | foot of his home tree from which I had just brought him into which I could put my arm and reach the egg. These,
and Ireeled himin. I saw his whole length, and if he ! down with my gun: Led I think, were the holes of birds nesting for the first time,
didn't weigh 6Jbs, I don’t know anything about fish, I| The puff of feathers and limp cringing of the grouse ot! as they had » very new; fresh loek, while sonee of the
May 9, 1889.]
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holes which went in and diagonally downward for 6 or
8ft. appeared to have been used for more than ome sea-
son. 1 continued to dig untill struck an old colony,
Here I would follow one hole in for 8ft, or so, and then
it would branch out in three or four ramifications, which
in turn connected with others, In fact there seemed to
be a perfect labyrinth of tunnels and the bank was honey-
combed in all directions, Then I gave itup. There 1s a
queer thing about the eggs of the puffin. Although they
appear a dirty white when taken from the hole, on
account of the earth which stains them, when thor-
oughly washed they are a beautiful clear color with faint
spots showing through. These spots appear to be on the
inside, or at least under the surface, as they show very
plainly on the inside of the egg. The tufted puffin makes
no nest here, but laysits single egg near the termination
of the burrow and on the bare earth, _
Having now gotten plenty of specimens, I prepared
another meal, I had patched up my pail at the tisher-
man’s, and had some water left, so made a stew of birds,
flavoring it with wild onionand mustard, and this, witha
small fish I managed to spear with my sharp stick, and
some mussels roasted, made me quite a lunch.
As I had started out to be gone only three days, IL
thought it was time to turn toward camp. Piling all the
things on board the boat, I made a start for the Sucia
Islands, intending to stop there over night and go on to
Lummi the next day. But the wind left me to the full
foree of the tide, and I was carried to Matia Island, two
miles west of the Sucias. Here I found a Scandinavian
fisherman, with whom I stayed that night. John Penson
made me very welcome, And here ends my five days.
On the next day John said there would be no wind and
a@ storm was brewing. He thought the tide would turn
about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, and advised me to start
about three, so as to get the advantage of slack water. I
had to row eight miles directly across the channel to.get
under lee of Lummi Island, And through here the tide
sets very strongly both ways. John said the flow would
take me up toward the Gulf, and the ebb would bring me
back. And so they did. But, oh, John! you missed your
calculations on the turn, I rowed away for the point,
and the tide bore me further up the Gulf, and still farther,
and finally the sun went down and left me way out in the
Gulf, and about as far from the island as frem the shore,
And now the tide was turning, Away along the Gulf
came a long ripple; then the waves rose and the waters
reared themselves pra Soon my boat was caught in
the whirlpools at the meeting of the tides. Pulling
stoutly through this tumult, I was soon in the ebbing
current.
Now the air grew dark and aroar came up from the
west. Black clouds obscure the sunset light in the west-
ernsky. I knew this meant the storm, I quickly make
everything fast, put on my oil clothes, put up my mast
and sail and then glanced around. I heard that sullen
roar coming louder and louder, and through the darkness
of the storm the white waves gleamed as they came rush-
ing on. As the storm approached I felt a shiver and
wondered how my littleskift would stand the gale and sea.
And now itisuponus. I have the sheet in my right
hand, the steering oar grasped firmly in my left. The
little boat heels over under the fury of the blast, and I
lean far out over the weather rail, bracing myself with
all my might to hold the line and steering oar, Now,
now she gathers way, and springing like a thing of life,
she rushes through the hissing sea, rolling the foam high
from her bows. Higher and higher roll the great seas,
and still the gale rises. The rain drives against my cheek.
But I see the boat is making very little water and rides
hike aseabird. I have no fear. Jexult in the mighty
tumult and the chaos of the elements. ‘‘Blow, ye winds!”
I shout through my set teeth, And so in the night, the
darkness and the storm, miles from the shore on the
heaving: Gulf, we drive on—my boat and I—toward the
long black mass that looms in the distance.
But now there isa change. The firstsquallis past, and
the wind dies away. The sail flaps idly, and the boat
rolls in a sickening way as she climbs the crests uf the
great seas, or lies like alog in the hollows between. I
seized the oars, and steering by the intermittent flashes
of a lighthouse on one of the British Islands some twenty
miles away, I tried to row toward the point of Lummi
Jsland. The wind had been ahead, and as I had taken
it abeam, it had been taking me toward the American
shore, and so into the shore current which sets down
toward Lummi Island. I know that there will be more
wind, but the tide is with me, and I hope to gain the lee
of the island. I row and row, It is hard, tiring, dis-
couraging work, and finally completely worn out, I take
in my oars and lie down in the bottom of the boat. She
falls now into the trough of the sea and rolls fearfully.
But I knew she would ride it out, and the tide was bear-
ing me now in the right direction. Soon I drop to sleep,
How long I slept I do not know, but was awakened by a
shower of salt spray in my face, and got up to find that
the storm was coming again. Slowly and wearily I
unfurl the sail. The wind camedeadahead. We'seemed
to be much nearer shore. Sailing as close to the wind as
was possible with a flat boat, I steered for the shore and
trusted to the tide, JI soon found that the tide dragged so
on the boat’s stern that it kept her head off the wind, so
she would steer herself. J trimmed her carefully and lay
down with the sheetinmyhand. Then I slept. and wind
and tide drove us on! Mechanically I held the sheet, and
when the boat heeled too much I woke and eased the
sheet, and then dozed off again. Thus I got a long rest,
and when at last the sea began to abate, I found I was
getting under the lee of the island. i
T arose feeling much refreshed; took my oars, and in
an hour more I had my boat fast to the steamer’s stern
as she rode at anchor at the beach. As I climbed over
the rail Joe stuck his head out of thecabin door, “Hullo,
Professor!” he exclaimed, ‘“‘we thought you had gone to
Alaska in the skiff. We thought it would be just like
you.” ‘‘What time is it?’ said I. ‘Two o’clock in the
morning,” said he. Just then the storm howled louder
than ever, and the rain poured down in torrents, I
turned in in the cabin, thankful to be sheltered from the
fury of the elements, and fell asleep, lulled by the rain-
drops beating on the deck.
I have now given a little of my experience of savage
life. Lestsome enthusiastic young friend should wish to
imitate me, and strike out for some desolate island to de-
pend on his own resources, I will say, “Don’t doit.” You
will make a mistake, A meat diet is not apt to fatten a
jaan in a warm climate, and it is not always best for ~
those who have been brought up among all the comforts
of civilization and tenderly nurtured in pleasant homes
to try to inure themselves to hardship. It is well to be
near nature, but have all the creature comforts you can
carry, and above all, plenty of provisions. Health and
comfort will then walk hand in hand, and your ways will
be the ways of pleasantness and your paths the paths of
peace, , EDWARD trowes FORBUSH.
NESTS OF THE GREAT HORNED OWL.
N February 23, 1887, a friend of mine went to the
mountain to hunt for the great horned owl (Bubo
virgimianus), in the hope of getting their eggs. He
looked carefully nearly all day, without any success, and
was just about leaying for home when he heard the
crows making a tremendous racket not far off. On going
to where the crows were he could see no owls, but found
an old dilapidated nest, and imagined he could see a
bird’s tail extending over the nest. He pounded the tree,
but no bird flew off, so he decided to climb up to the
nest, a distance of about fifty feet. When he was about
half way up the owl left the nest, which contained two
fresh eges, which he took. On April 8 he went there
again, thinking that perhaps the owl might have laid a
second time, To his surprise he found that the redtail
hawk had taken possession of the nest and had deposited
two eggs init. I never heard of the redtail hawk laying
its eggs in an old nest, and so far as 1 know these are the
first redtail eges taken in this locality, although some
five or six years ago I found yery near the same place a
nest with one young one, This nest was a new one built
by the hawks, and fully twice as large as a crow’s nest,
On February 22, 1888, my friend went to look for the
owls again, and found that they were occupying the
same old nest, This time the bird left the nest before he
could get anywhere near it, He climbed the tree, and
found that she had laid only one egg, so he decided to
leave it alone, and take the young when about two weeks
old and have them stuffed and mounted together with a
pair of old ones.
On April 8, just forty-six days after the first egg was
laid, we went there together expecting to come home
with two half-grown owls. When we arrived at the tree
we saw that the old bird was sitting on the nest. I
pounded against the tree and she eyed us but did not fly.
The moment my friend commenced to climb she flew
from the nest, and in leaving it a young one fell out. Of
course, falling from such a height, we expected to pick
itup dead, butitseemed unhurt, The nest still contained
one picked egg ready to break, so that one could hear the
little one inside make a noise. We hid for at least half
an hour and watched for the old ones to come and give us
a shot, but their eyes must be better than ours, and they
would not come, As the little one had not yet died and
seemed strong and lively, and was not the size he wanted,
my friend decided to climb the tree again and take it and
the egg back to the nest. This he did and on the edge of
the nest he found the head and front legs of a rabbit.
Under the trees near by we found bones of animals, a
dead field mouse and feathers of the ruffed grouse. We
shall probably go there again in the course of afew
weeks, and hope by that time the young will be the size
desired, and that we will be able to shoot the old ones, as
they surely are the sportsman’s worst enemy. I am
anxious to see whether the little one that fell from such
a height is still living, Did any of the readers of Forzst
AND STREAM ever hear that it takes a great-horned owl
forty-six days to hatch her eggs? During our day's
ramble we saw one live grouse and signs where several
had been killed. probably by owls or foxes. We also
found several new nests which we took for those of the
Cooper’s hawk, but none contained eggs. We also saw a
red tox, another game murderer, B. H.
BETHLEHEM, Pa., April 10.
ODD HABITS OF ANIMALS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I made, recently, at a meeting of the New York
Academy of Sciences, some remarks on the habits of
animals and send the following memoranda;
In’an early Colonial book, ‘A New Voyage to Carolina,”
London, 1709, by John Lawson, Surveyer General, he
records p. 125, “The fox of Carolina is gray with reddish
hairs about their ears. They make a sorry chase because
they run up trees when pursued.” I cited a recent inci-
dent of a fox being shot in Pennsylvania in a tree, 30ft.
from the ground, where he had taken refuge from the
hounds, <A clipping from the Sun, March 7, 1888, gives
an account of a meet at Whitfield, near Dover, England,
where ‘‘three foxes were seen to ascend a tree a short
distance off. They were dislodged, one byone, The first
made a ringing run and escaped; the second was taken
on reaching the ground; the third with a good start led
a ringing run and was eventually run into,”
Dr, E, Percival Wright, Prof. University, Dublin, in his
‘Lectures on Animal Life” says, ‘‘The woodchuck of
America (Aréctomys monax) burrows in the earth, but
ascends bushes and trees, probably, insearch of buds and
other productions on which hefeeds.” I have seen no such
record in any American work on natural history.
Prof. C. H. Pettee of Dartmouth College has seen this
animal repeatedly in trees, and 1 have other well authen-
ticated cases. He is freyuently found lying on the lower
extended branches sleeping or sunning himself.
Fifty years ago the advocates of total abstinence argued
that “no animal would taste alcoholic liquors,” and the
man who did so became ipso facto lower than the brutes.
This has no basis in fact; Lawson says Dp. 121, ‘The
raccoon is the drunkenest creature living if he can get
any liquor that is sweet and strong.” I observed Sept. 11,
1827 (with a large number of passengers returning from
the Yale Commencement on the night steamboat to New
York) a party of sailors just discharged in Boston from
the frigate Constitution with a dog, the companion of
their three years’ cruise, who spent the night on the for-
warddeck. They had a gallon jug of rum, and drank fre
quently of it. At each draft one pulled off his shoe and
poured a liberal dram into the heel, which the dog
lapped with a good appetite,
Twenty years ago it was common in central New York
for the merchants to prepare hogsheads of black cherry
brandy, rum and whisky, and the next summer to throw
out the cherries in by places and even the road, The
wandering swine of a village in Oneida county gathered
around one of these heaps and gorged themselves, and
were soon prostrate and disabled for a good while, This '
agrees with the account published in Howe's “Historica !
Collections of Virginia,” p. 314, that when ‘‘Gen, Arnold
captured Richmond, Va,, in 1781, he poured out all the
liquors found in the shops into the gutters, and the cows
and hogs drunk them and went staggering about the
streets,”
A friend has recently related to me an incident that he
saw several years ago in New Hampshire. <A cow got
into a cider mill, and drank so much new fermenting
cider that she lost her equilibrium and fell upon her side
as if she had taken champagne more humane,
The fondness of sheep for “kill-lamb” or wilted leaves
of the kalmia or laurel, and of cows for those of the wild
cherry are examples of peculiar or perverted tastes for
injurious substances,
There is obviously a wide field for observation and
study of the habits of animals, which would bring out
interesting results and a new page in natural history.
New Yore, OLIVER P. HUBBARD.
DOMESTICATED WILD GEESE,
FEW years since I wrote you that Mr. Norman
Pomroy, living about three miles from this city,
captured a flock of wild geese (Branta canadensis) by
their entering his barn during a severe storm, To-day I
was out for a tramp, and learning that I was within
half a mile of Mr. Pomroy’s residence, I concluded to
male a personal observation of these birds. The young
sons of Mr, Pomroy, seeing me on the premises with my
gun, thought they would interview me, and when I made
known niy errand they commenced looking up the geese,
a part of which were found in a shed under the farm im-
pliments. They seemed to be more restless and pugna-
cious than the domestic bird, After watching them for
some time, the boys took me down through the orchard,
and, pointing into the stubble field adjoining, said there
was a goose sitting on the snow, and proposed that we go
out and see it, As we came near it I noticed that it was
within an inelosure of wire netting, and was used as a
decoy, to attract geese flying over. Pointing to tracks in
the snow, one of the boys told me that yesterday three
geese had alighted and stayed for some time. (Perhaps
they were the same mentioned by **‘Cayuga” in the land—
Jord story in your issue of March 21). I had been told by
parties before reaching Mr, Pomroy’s that they had seen
three geese flying about the day before, and they were,
probably, the same the boys had seen about the decoy.
Ir, Pomroy does not decoy them for the purpose of shoot-
ing them, but in the hope that they may be led into the
barn by his domesticated wild geese, as these were by his
domestic geese during the storm.
Mr. Pomroy’s wild and domestic geese breed together,
but he generally kills off the hybrids, and sells the sur-
plus of the wild species for $10 a pair. At present he has
sixteen of the Branta, and a few of the hybrids, They
are now breeding, and on our return from the stubble
field through the quince orchard I was shown the nests,
on one of which was a bybrid laying her eggs. Iwas
given a half-breed egg as a specimen for my collection,
and promised one of the Branta eggs later in the season,
the young man remarking that ‘after the wild birds
commenced sitting there would be eggs that would not
hatch.” J wonder if this is so in the wild state?
After leaving Mr. Pomroy’s, and about fifty rods from
the house, I found two of his wild geese in the water by
the roadside. I passed within ten feet of them, and they
were no more disturbed than domestic birds generally
are. They were beauties, and, had I not known that they
were domesticated, I think that I would have been
tempted to fire into them. :
The first wild geese of the season wereseen on March 13,
Lockport, N. Y., J. Li, DAVISON.
TROPICAL FRUITS AT LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA.—Dr. H.
E. Van Deman addressed the Biological Society of Wash-
ington at its last meeting on the subject of tropical fruits
introduced into the Lake Worth region, in Florida. After
explaining the mildness of the climate because of the
proximity of the Gulf Stream and mentioning the poverty
of the locality in native fruits, which were limited to the
papaw and the wild melon papaw, Dr. Van Deman traced
the history and progress of the principal fruits which
have been added to the flora. The cocoanut dates from
1860 (other accounts say about six years earlier). and ten
or twelve trees of this age are now living; the tallest of
them are 40ft. high. The ripening season is continual,
and a tree will ripen from 200 to 300 nuts yearly, The
principal supply for planting came from a wreck. There
are now about 500,000 cocoanut trees from Lake Worth
to the southern end of the State. The pineapple flourishes.
Of the bananas the dwarf banana is the only successful
one. The mango is said to bear well; sometimes the
early blooms are all blasted for several years, but another
set comes out the same season and the yield is good.
The sapadillo resembles a russet apple and becomes a
delicious fruit. The soursop and the sugar apple do very
well, The guava, famous for the jelly made from it, has
etown since 1860 and bears all the year. The tamarind
thrives and produces fruit abundantly, Avocado pears
give great satisfaction. The citrus family, including
oranges and lemons, amounts to very little at Lake
Worth, as the soil has become too valuable for such
industry,
ANNUAL RING GRowtTH.—At the last meeting of the
Biological Society of Washington, Mr. B, HE. Fernow,
chief of the Forestry Division of the Department of Agvri-
culture, read a valuable paper on annual ring growth in
trees. Mr. Fernow stated that in a climate like onrs,
characterized by an alternation of seasons, including
winter and summer, the annual ring is readily recognized
and enables one to determine the exact age of the tree,
Secondary rings are sometimes produced by an arrest of
the regular progress of growth, but these do not mislead
the close observer. The ring shows a notable demarca-
tion into spring wood and summer wood, two elements
differing in color and density, and contributing, when
suitably combined, to beautiful effects in the arts. The
density of the wood increases as the season advances, and
growth ceases about Sept. 15. The width of the annual
ting’ decreases with the age of the tree. It is quite prac-
ticable to count sometimes as many as 500 or 600 rings.
THE revised and abridged edition of the A, O. U. Check List of
North American Birds, including the additions and changes made
in the supplement, will be sent post free on receipt of 50cts,—4dv,
316
FOREST AND STREAM.
(May 9, 1889,
A CAPTIVE RoBIN.—Editor Forest and Stream: When
out after English snipe at Flushing, L. 1., on April 19,
my attention was attracted by a bird fluttering at the end
of a branch of a maple tree ahead of me. Upon a close
examination I found it was a robin which was attached
by one leg to the small twigs at the end of the branch,
Calling a small boy, who with several companions was
chasing the wily polywog in the neighboring pond, I got
him to climb the tree and cut off the branch, which I
caught as it fell, The robin had found somewhere a long
piece of shoemaker’s thread and had appropriated it for
its nest. In some way this thread had become wrapped
around the bird’s leg, forming a single hitch above the
foot and another around the longest toe. The long
streaming thread had become entangled around the end
of the branch and the struggles of the poor bird had only
served to fasten it moresecurely, I found the thread had
cut the toe to the bone and the bird had in its struggles
so strained its leg, that it hung uselessly down when I
released it. The bird’s wings, however, were not injured,
and the bone of the leg not being fractured, it probably
recovered from the strain. What a meal a hawk would
have had, had he happened along and seen the captive.
—Rost. B. LAWRENCE (New York, April 27.)
Brrp NEsTInG Boys.—Il wish that we had a game war-
den as energetic as Mr. Hague, our fish warden, one that
would stop the killing of all kinds of game out of season
as practiced throughout this and neighboring counties,
the useof ferrets, and last, butnotleast, would put achek
on the small-boy-with-a-gun, who kills all kinds of birdsin
sight, and those young scamps who make it a business to
gather birds’ eggs, One of the latter, whose fond father
looks upon him as a coming naturalist, boastingly told
me he had gathered fourteen sets of the eggs of the flicker
(Colaptes auratus), and that he had discovered two more
nests to-day, but was so busy he could not attend to them
before next Saturday. The flicker commonly lays'six eggs,
sometimes more. We will call a set in this case six.
Multiply by fourteen and you will have some idea of the
work our young naturalist (?) is doing. How ean this be
atopped? Our birds are almost all here, the Baltimore
oriole being our latest arrival—G. A. Scrocas (Beaver,
Pa., April 29).
FLORIDA BIRDS OF PLUME.—We learn from Dr. J. A.
Henshall, who has just returned from Florida on the
Fish Commission schooner Grampus, that all the plume
birds were excessively scarce during the months of
February, March and April and that they are permanently
decimated by the slaughter for the market, He coasted
along from the lower end of Biscayne Bay, through Card
Sound, Barnes’ Sound, around Cape Sable, the Florida
Keys, and up the west coast to Tampa, everywhere ob-
serving the scarcity of birds. An occasional white egret
was seen where he formerly met with thousands, Only
two roseate spoonbills were noticed. White egret plumes
that once sold for 10 cents each now bring a dollar, so
rare have they become. Merchants have placarded the
whole of Florida with directions for making, preserving,
and shipping skins, Even alligators were uncommon,
but this may have been due to the exceptionally cool
weather,
BRANT IN Micnican.—Editor Forest and Stream; On
Noy. 8, 1888, John Boyse, a local gunner, killed at Mon-
roe, Mich., a pair of brant, which were sent on to New
York to be mounted by John Wallace, The said brant
were examined by Mr. Geo. N. Lawrence, and pro-
nounced to be the common eastern species (Branta berni-
cla), In a letter, dated April 12, 1889, Mr. Lawrence
states: ‘I consider the brant to be, undoubtedly, the
eastern species, which has been but rarely obtained in the
interior.” I believe in Herbert’s (Frank Forester) time it
was quite a subject of discussion whether the eastern
brant was ever found on the Great Lakes, and, if I have
been rightly informed, a wager was made that they never
occurred so far away from the seaboard. Whether said
wager was won or lost I never heard, however.—Rost, B,
LAWRENCE (New York, April 27).
WHALE AND KILLER FicuTinc.—On April 19, when
Mr. W. A. Wilcox was returning by steamer from Hum-
boldt Bay to San Francisco, he witnessed a lively fight
between a California gray whale and a pair of supposed
thrasher sharks. “‘We first noticed them a mile away,
dead ahead, and passed within 15ft. of them. The whale
was having a hard time to ‘come to the scratch.’” It is
probable that the opponents of the whale were killers, a
species of Orca, whose high and narrow dorsal fins would
naturally be mistaken for the long tail of the thrasher,
This shark is nuch too small and insignificant to combat
with a whale, but the killer is fearless, aggressive and
powerful in conflict.
Foop oF THE BULLFROG.—Editor Forest and Stream:
April 20, while shooting bullfrogs for a mess of their
hindlegs, we found in the stomachs of two of them a
partly digested pickerel frog, at least a quarter the size
of the bullfrogs, one of which was quite a large one, the
other a medium-sized one. I considered it an unusual
thing for the bullfrog to practice cannibalism, as I have
always been told they were insect eaters only, and write
this thinking perhaps it would bring out other notes on
the subject.—H, T. J, (Bethel, Conn.),
ALBINO SQUIRREL.—Our correspondent ‘‘Mac,” writing
from Glasgow, Ky., under date of April 30, says: ‘On
April 25 Mr. Morgan Brents, a Louisville sportsman,
killed a male albino squirrel. The specimen has been
forwarded to a taxidermist and will be mounted. This
is the first albino squirrel killed here since 1848.” We
should be glad to know what kind of a squirrel it was.
Bird Notns,—LHditor Forest and Stream: Since my last
letter the following birds have been seen; April 15, Wil-
son’s snipe; 18th, kinefisher; 19th, black-throated green
warbler; 20th, chipping sparrow; 21st, field sparrow; 22d,
barn swallow, chimney swallow, bank swallow, hermit
thrush and summer yellowbird; 25th, nighthawk—P. C.
(Concord, N, H.). '
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book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American game birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. Wor sale by Forrsr
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WITH THE CRESTED QUAIL.
I USED to think that the population of Arizona con-
sisted principally of rattlesnakes and scorpions, centi-
pedes and tarantulas; while its climate was well described
by that old chestnut of the Yama soldier, who died, was
gathered in below, and the next morning was obliged to
telegraph back for his camp blankets, After being here
for six months I find that quail should be substituted for
snakes, and ducks for the rest of the varmints; while the
climate is as far superior to that of southern California
as my new hanimerless is to a revolutionary musket.
Tam a member of what the inhabitants designate “the
one lung brigade,” and whom they treat with the greatest
consideration, there bemg hardly a day but lam taken
by some one for a shoot or a drive. Last New Years I
had my first try at the crested quail, having been invited
by a Mr. Elder to join himself and afew friends. The
programme included a lunch at his ranch, about two
miles from town, after which we were to hitch up four-
in-hand to his big wagon and spend the afternoon in the
sage brush on thedesert. The lunch was a grand success,
especially to one like myself, who had been living in a
Chinese restaurant at two bits a meal and where the
choice of napkins was limited to the corner of the table-
cloth or the back of one’s hand, From my seat at the
table I had a full view of the barn and the man hitching
up our rig, Suddenly Isaw him go flying about six feet
through the air, while the right wheeler, who had been
the propelling lees attempted a back somersault, land-
ing both himself and mate on their backs, breaking the
pole short off, and making things generally pleasant all
around, These native ponies are not always to be relied
upon, The others rushed to the assistance of the man,
and peace and order were soon restored, but I stayed to
protect the ladies and the lunch,
Of course this knocked our four-in-hand in the head,
but Mr, E, hitched up one pair to his buggy and taking
me in that and leaying the others to come in the farm
wagon, we were soon in the brush with quail on every
side. Dogs are absolutely useless, except as retrievers,
the birds refusing to Jie at all. He hitched the team to a
mesquite stump and then for an hour we had a fine time;
we crawled up ditches on our hands and knees, dodged
from bush to btish in the most approved Indian style, and
at the end of that time [hada lame back, my clothes
covered with dirt and one quail, This was aggravating,
as we could see and hear hundreds of them, but their
lungs were better than mine, and they could run two
yards to my one. Wewent back to the wagon, and after
driving some minutes in silence Mr, E. remarked, ‘The
last time we shot over this team they cleared the traces,
but if you wish to try it, bang away.” It was his team,
not mine, and if he could stand it I rather euessed that I
could, and so slipping in a couple of shells and praying
that I would land in a sand heap and not in a cactus bush,
[I waited my chance. Mr. E., who is a man of great
strength, took a fresh grip of the reins and nodded to
my left, where I saw about twenty quail some forty
yards away, making tracks at a rate that would have
done credit to a fox-terrier chasing a Hempstead rabbit,
Tlet them have it right and left, getting two with the
first; and one with the other, and was greatly surprised to
find myself still sitting in the buggy. The horses had
given one grand plunge, tried to stand on their heads and
then gave in beaten. After a few more rounds they
really seemed to enter into the spirit of the thing them-
selves and would stop short at the report. For the next
hour we took turns driving and shooting, and such sport
I had never seen before, the birds being as thick as the
sparrows in Central Park, At the end of that time we
counted up thirty dead birds, including a few doves, and
started for home, arriving tired and hungry and just in
time for the hest dinner I had seen in weeks, Some of
you may think that this is pot hunting, but you will find
that hitting a running quail from a moving wagon is not
so easy as it looks. In my next I will tell you of my first
attempt at duck shooting by moonlight. PHOINIX.
A HUNT IN ARKANSAS.
[ HAD made up my mind that I must kill a deer, and
on my return from duck hunting on the Illinois River,
in the spring of 1887, I proposed to S., one of our party,
that we build a boat, and float down the IlJinois and Mis-
sissippi Rivers to Arkansas. There we might have a
chance at something larger than snipe and ducks. S. re-
marked that he always had had a desire to take a trip of
that kind, but could never find any one to go with him,
So it was settled that we go the following fall.
We at once began to get our duffleready, as we had but
seven months of time before we intended to start. Both
of us being what the world calls poor, we had to contrive
to make our limited means go as far as possible. We
built a boat of weather boards, 16ft.x54in., to carry us
and our outfit. "We had two of the things most despised
by ‘‘Nessmuk,” namely, a wall tent and camp stove. I
neyer want to go Into camp for a week or more without
the stove. Ours was 14x24in. on top, 10in, deep, with
oven 1014in,, which, with-four joints of telescopic pipe,
made a very complete stove for four or five persons.
Besides the tent and stove we had the usual cooking
utensils, an axe, hatchet, saw, pliers, a bag of nails, tacks,
rivets and wire, needles and thread, buttons, fishing
tackle, two double-barrel shotguns, one .22cal, rifle and
ammunition, and four dozen steel traps, which, by the
way, | was not in favor of taking; then there was our
bedding and extra clothing, gum boots, and about 2001bs.
of provisions. We started from here at 4 o’clock on the
morning of Oct, 5, going by wagon to Frederick, a small
town on the Illinois River. Arriving there that after-
noon, we pitched our tent, and got everything ready for
an early start down the river next morning.
Daylight found us packing our outfit in the boat, and
we had a large load when we got everything in and took
our seats at the oars, We had one set of bow-facing and
one of common oars. At 11 o’clock that day we camped
atthe mouth of Crooked Creek, five miles below Beards-
town. Wecamped here a day, but as the weather was
very warm we concluded to strike out down the river at
once. For the next ten days we rowed each day until
tired, then camped on shore, rested and ate, especially
eat. Arriving at St. Louis, Mo,, at 11 A. M, on the 13th,
we concluded we had enough rowing, and secured pass-
O’Bryanand Mr. Paul Cain.
age on the City of Vicksburg for the mouth of the river
we were bound for, in Arkansas. Leaving St. Louis at
9:30 P. M. of the 15th, we arrived at our destination about
4 o'clock on the morning of the 2ist, it having taken us
five days and six nights to make the trip on account of
the low stage of water, Tired of steamboat life and
ready to again ‘‘paddle our own canoe,” we started up
river, but only succeeded in getting eleven miles up it
that day, the river being very swift here. On the follow-
ing day we succeeded in getting up river about thirty-
five miles to our permanent camping ground. Here we
camped on the bank of the river and about half a mile
from a series of lakes, around which we saw plenty of
fresh bear and deer signs. Several days were now spent
in fixing up camp, setting traps and trot lines and enjoy-
ing a free woods life.
We had plenty of ducks and squirrels, but had seen no
deer, until one morning IT went to the upper end of the
lakes. I had walked up the dry bed of a slough about a
quarter of a mile, when I heard something running in
the brush, which was here quite thick. I stepped behind
a tree, slipped two shells loaded with buckshot into my
gun, and waited what seemed to me a half hour, but was
perhaps a minute or so, when a young buck emerged
from the brush and stopped and looked at me, I gave
him a load of No. 7 buck im the head and neck, and he
dropped in his tracks. I ran to him—or rather stepped,
for 1 think I covered the 25yds, at about two steps—put
my foot on his shoulder and bled him. As the knife en-
tered his neck, he rolled his pitiful-looking eyes to mine,
and I was sorry that I had shot him. But only for a
moment; then the instinct of the hunter made me rejoice
in my triumph. After admiring him as he lay for ten or
fifteen minutes, I shouldered him as he was and carried
him about two miles to camp, arriving there covered
with glory and blood,
After that I hunted but little, but saw plenty of sien of
both deer and bear, and some six or seven deer,
My partner 8. getting tired and wanting to see wife
and baby, we only stayed about a week longer, living
on the fat of the land, venison, duck, snipe, catfish and
squirrel. As to the latter I differ with ‘‘Nessmuk” as to
how to skin a squirrel easily. My way is to eut through
tail from under side close up to the body, leaving only
the hide on top side, then put my foot on tail, take him
by hindlegs and pull, when the hide will part on belly,
take this by point and pull and the skin will come off in
two parts, leaving the body free from hair. Try it.
On the morning of Nov. 3 we broke camp, pulled to the
mouth of river, and took passage home. Iwas homesick
for the camp before I got on board the steamer, and
promised myself that I would go again next fall and stay
longer, Tam going again next fall if I can get a stayer
or two to go with me. I think Iecan get more than one
deer and perhaps a bear.
A word in regard to best gun. After two trips south,
missing several good shots and crippling one or two deer
with a shotgun, I have decided to use a rifle for large
game, as being surer to kill and giving much more satis-
faction to the user when he does kill. Ew AMI,
Macome, Dl.
LAST SEASON
Hditor Forest and Stream:
More attention has been given to hunting and fishing
matters in the ‘dark and bloody ground” during the past
year than perhaps ever before, and it is now quite the
proper thing to have a gun and a dog orarod, and be well
up in the laws of both sports. Gun clubs are being or-
ganized all over the State, and Capt. G, G. Berry, right
hand man of Griffith & Semple, dealers in all manner of
sporting goods, says that a great deal of hunting is being
done all over the State, and small game is to be found in
abundance.
In eastern Kentucky and in the Green River region
birds were very plentiful, and great sport was had, A
party consisting of Capt. G. G. Berry, his brother, Lieut,
Com, R. M, Berry of the United States Navy; Mr. James
O'Bryan, and Mr. R. W. Crabb of Uniontown, Ky,, shot
last winter about Alligator Lake, Miss, Alligator Lake is
eighty-seven miles below Memphis on the Newport News
& Mississippi Valley Railroad, and is a favorite hunting
ground with Louisville hunters, who are old enough in
the business to be known as professionals. Capt. Berry,
who is, perhaps, at the head of the lovers of the gun in
the Falls City, goes to this famous hunting ground each
year in search of bear, but last year he was kept so busy
selling guns and gunning paraphernalia to hunters that
he was unable to get away in time to meet bruin. The
party came back home, however, triumphant with
eight handsome deer, a number of wild turkeys, and a
great load of ducks and squirrels, They had much
trouble with their dogs, or the results would have been
even better. :
Dr, Dudley 8, Reynolds and Dr, Allen Kelch, who are
as handy at the trigger as they are with a patient, were
out on the new Louisville, St, Louis & Texas Railrcad,
about fifty miles from Louisville, and had great sport.
The country is new and is fuil of the small game go
eagerly sought by Louisville nimrods, and Judge W. B.
Fleming, Kentucky Railroad Commissioner, averaged.
thirty-six birds a day for the five days he gunned. Mr,
M, J. Burke, of the Louisville, St. Louis & Texas road,
and Dr, Austin B, Alexander, were also out on the line
of the road, and brought in some handsome birds. About
Pineville, Beattyville, Winchester, Uniontown, Rich-
mond, Nicholasville and other Kentuckey towns. the
sport was finer than for a dozen years, and hunters were
not slow to take advantage of the fact.
The extremely light winter has made fishing very good
for the season, and on the Falls here, along Green River,
and at and near Pineville, some good catches are being
made. Sporting goods dealers anticipate an unusually
good season, and are making preparations to handle an
increased stock. The Uniontown, Ky., Hunting Club
has now one of the best club houses in the South, and it
is the pride of all who are fortunate enough to be inter-
ested in it. The members are Capt. G. G. Berry, Dr. C.
W, Kelly, Judge W. B, Fleming, Mr. John G. Roach,
Dr, Arthur Peter, Mr. Joseph W, Davis, Mr, James
he club house is very hand-
somely and conveniently equipped, and is about two miles
by land and three miles by water from Uniontown. It is
situated on Hovey’s Lake, which is owned by and named for
the present governor-elect of Indiana. In high water the
lake may be reached by boat, but in low water only by
land, The location is the very best, and the duck shoof-
IN KENTUCKY.
May 9, 1889,]
me in the vicinity in season is said to be fine. Small
there is always plentiful, and when the members
own each year for a two-weeks’ stay they have a
time. There are other clubs of the kind in the
, but none on quite so elaborate a scale. Among
m are the clubs at Winchester, Georgetown, Owens-
, Lexington, Pineville and Mt. Sterling.
Good dogs are in great demand here now, and those
who own them guard their animals as if they were made
ld. There are many hunters who would buy a good
ter or setter, and pay a good figure for the right kind
imal, but prevalent ideas here are that sue, are very
2, esEPy
Loursvinim, Ky.
SHOOTING, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
itor Forest and Stream:
have been much interested in reading the articles in
four paper descriptive of the shooting clubs of Chicago
‘the resources for sport at theircommand. The more
ead up these matters, however, the more I become
inced that not many years hence the average sports-
will have mighty little use for a gun, except possibly
It away at clay targets or other inanimate objects.
? Beeuuse.ali the available shooting territory will
possession of the city shooting clubs. Now, there
‘hundreds of the best sportsmen in our land who live
Mutside the limits of the cities, and who are the peers of
ny that live in any land under the sun, and who would
Born to do an injury to the property of any man while
it for a day’s sport with the gun or rod; yet let one of
men set foot upon the marsh owned by some duck-
ne club, and straightway a game constable is after him
i though he were a villain of the deepest dye. Now,
his may be all right from the club men’s standpoint, but
the rest of the world outside it looks a little
fish, I will admit that if a party of gentle-
en should club together to restock some certain
act Of land with game birds, such as quail or grouse,
uld be a gross injustice for other parties to shoot
ir birds; buf with the duck, snipe and woodcock, who
here to-day and yonder to-morrow, it is different.
d created the game birds for the use of mankind, and
y afew should get them all and the majority none isa
tion not easily answered. If club men see fit to pur-
ase land, and erect a club house for their accommoda-
m im a game country, why, that is perfectly proper,
t they ought to be willing to take their chances with
rest of the boys while out among the marshes. No
ent man would think of invading the immediate
ands of the club house without invitation, but a mile
y among the reeds and rice one man is, or should be,
her, as good as another. Take for example the St.
ir flats, when one gets up above the line of club houses
mg the channel the lake is covered in every direction
h patches of rushes, and every little ways you will see
jotice posted on a stake forbidding any shooting, Now,
10 put up these notices? Why, the club men, of course,
you say. Well, who do the club men derive their
authority from, pray tell? The Canadian clubs lease from
e Indians on Walpole Island, but on our side of the
anuel the clibs have taken things into theirown hands
d posted notices just where they please, and they will
keep you off, too.
Now perhaps this is justice and all right, but I fail to
discover wherein. As to the protection part of the matter,
m unable to see what the difference is between ten
killing a hundred ducks each, or a hundred men
ling ten ducks each. There is a difference, but it is
Mot apparent to the ducks probably; my experience has
en that the more shooters on a ducking ground the
er the ducks. One thing I do believe, and wish I
ght see it come to pass, that no man should be allowed
ll or barter away any of the game birds of which he
become possessed, If there was no market for
me, men would know when they had killed enough.
ave done such a thing in years gone by as to hunt a
tle for market, but the teachings of FormsT AND
STREAM, and the fear of soon becoming a “bloated bond-
holder,” have shown me the error of my ways, and Lam
mtented now it I get enough game for a good square
éal. CHIPPEWA.
| SEVILLE, O.
TEN DAYS IN CAMP.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Last fall I spent three days out .in my shooting terri-
tory. Icallit mine because I go there every season. I
d a great abundance of game left. I flushed four
coveys of quail, containing at least eighty birds in all.
The dog treed twenty or thirty squirrels, and jumped a
number of rabbits. I look forward to good fall shooting.
There are two bunches of wild turkeys there, one of
even, the other thirteen. They were seen early in Heb-
ary and. looked fine and bid fair to furnish a goodly
umber of young for the fall shooting. They will in-
erease in spite of the gunner, as they know how to take
are of themselves in the wood, and it takes a man who
understands his business to get one. There is plenty of
mast in the wood, especially among the back timber.
On Oct. 15, 1888, Jim and Frank packed tent, guns and
provisions on Jim’s buckboard, to which was hitched his
mustang pony, Frank took the train and metJim at the
ation, ten miles distant from town. <A drive of eight
jles more took them to Basil’s, where George put in his
pearance, and, exchanging the pony and buckboard for
ules and heavy wagon, we started for the old camp
ground. On the way enough game was killed for supper,
but we had pork for breakfast,
_ What pen can describe the beauties of the woods in
lovely October, and alter a year of close attention to
iness I am sure we all enjoyed it to the fullest extent,
king in great draughts of the life-giving pure air far
y from the strife and turmoil of city life, and the
in and vexations of business, We killed enough
ne so that we always had meatin camp, fish and game,
1d a good many of our friends at home had game on
ir tables, where game is usually very scarce. Ten
sof that kind of enjoyment brought us both home
gain with a new lease of life, and better morally, men-
lly and physically for haying had a closer communion
with mother nature.
We killed 157 head of game, caught some nice fish, no
accident occured, and on the whole had a splendid time.
Tk ONTON, 0. a D,
mM
Sst
a
Marlin.
hunting deer in the fall, came upon four bears.
only seven cartridges in his Marlin, but he succeeded in
FOREST AND STREAM.
RIFLES FOR SMALL GAME.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I read with much interest in a recent issue of your
valuable paper of ‘‘Byrne’s” luck shooting game with a
.22cal. rifle. My experience has been very nich like his,
both in northern Maine and in Hillsboro county, Fla, In
the latter country rice birds, mourning doves and quail
were the only birds IT was sure of with the .22cal.
several occasions I shot at wild pigeons, and saw them
fly away, apparently unharmed, but found them after-
ward with a bullet hole completely through the body, I
killed four alligators (one of them something over six
feet in length) while there, the first shot being placed in
the eye, and with the short cartridge.
than nine bullets through a gray squirrel in the top of a
tall pine before bringing him down,
very well for my shooting, but I did not seee his head at
any time long enough for a shot,
shoot at hetons and buzzards.
On
I have put no less
This does not speak
It was no use at all to
IT used a 15in. Stevens bicycle rifle, chambered for the
‘long rifle” cartridge; which, by the way, gave meno
better satisfaction than the ordinary long. In most cases
where I took the ‘‘long rifle’ from the gun, I left the
bullet sticking in the chamber.
of the ,22 center-fire cartridges,
for target purposes, but unless one is good shot enough to
take heads at all distances, I don’t think them much good
at even small game.
I have never used either
They must be very good
Lhave now a Stevens .52-40 range rifle, rigged fore and
aft with Lyman sights, and though I do not pretend to be
much of a shot and never but once tried my hand at the
Creedmoor 200y ds. target, ona regular range, [have never
been beaten at long or short distance since I owned it.
But I lay about as much to the Lyman sight as I doto the
excellence of the rifle.
hunting match here in the Dead River country, and I had
a chance to test the merits of the sights in wood and field,
in light and in shade, and I like them so well that a man
couldn’t give me the best rifle made, for my own use,
with the ordinary crotch-sight on.
the .32-40 on-deer, or in fact on anything larger than
foxes, but I find it very satisfactory, except that it tears
small game pretty badly if shot in the body. I mean to
try a light powder charge and round bullet, at short
range, on grouse and squirrels. Perhaps some of the
readers of the FOREST AND STREAM can give me their
experience with round bullets in a .32-40 through your
columns,
Last fall we had a three days’
I have never tried
The favorite hunting rifle here seems to be the .38-55
A guide here at Eustis named Emery, while
He had
killing three of them and badly wounding the fourth.
Tt being late in the afternoon was all that prevented him
from gathering the last one. But for killing power on
big game I think there is no cartridge equal to the Gov-
ernment .45-70-405. LYMAN SIGHT,
Eustis, Maine, April 29.
SMOKY FIREPLACES.
ILL some kind reader of FOREST AND STREAM give
ine the dimensions of an open-hearth fireplace that
will burn cordwood and not allow the smoke to escape
into the room? At our club house we built an open-
hearth fireplace that smoked so badly that we tore it
down. We rebuilt it, and the second smoked as badly
as the first. We then built a new hearth on the west
side, the first and second were on the south side of the
house. The third smoked so badly that we tore it down
and rebuilt it, and that one is but little improvement on
the other three. It will smoke. Will some one who
knows how tell me how to build an open-hearth fireplace
that will take all the smoke up the chimney? Kroux,
[It is assumed that Keouk’s inquiry refers to a one-
story house. This being so, let him build his chimney
five or six feet square on the inside, carry it up square
to the spring of his gable, leave the opening into the
club house five feet high, arching the open side if he
likes. At this height the opening at top may be contracted
eighteen inches each way, and the chimney sloped
upward from that to the top of the roof, ab which height
the opening may be reduced to a foot square. Then raise
the chimney another four or five feet without reduction.
The hearth should be raised six inches in front, sloping
back to nine or ten inches bebind, and if a piece of grat-
ing or a few iron bars are available, it is better to havea
portion of the hearth for an ashpit and draft, laying the
grating or bars across the vacant strip, which may extend
from the front to three or four feet back, Finally a
curtain is wanted to contract the square opening into
the room by reducing its height. This curtain may be of
tin or sheet iron, the- width of the fireplace, and from!
eighteen inches to two feet deep, and should be tacked
or nailed to the top of the opening. If this opening is
arched, the curtain is simply required to'span the upper
arc of the arch. Perhaps a curtain to his present fire-
place and a flour barrel on top of the chimney for draft
would do it. |
WHAT YOU’RE USED TO.
sy Gheeeteona has been more or less discussion in your journal
as to the relative merits of rifles, as to weight of
lead, the amount of powder to be used to propel it, size
ot bore, height of trajectory, etc. This discussion has
been going on to my personal knowledge for twenty
years, and ardent sportsmen are still unsatisfied. Now,
is there not another side to this question? We, of course,
know that a good workman with good tools can do
marvelous things, but can an indifferent mechanic work
with the good man’s tools? May he not be able to do
better work with the tools that he is used to?
A long-range globe-sighted rifle in the hands of a
marksman can be made to run upascore of bullseyes
down a firing range, but will it in the timber do better
work on deer than a bored out musket loaded with nine
buckshot? The size of your game bag, or rather bag of
game, depends a great deal on the knowledge of the fire-
arms you're used to, An estimable English ludy who
came to Canada some twenty-five years ago was one day
deeply interested in getting out the family washing. She
had sheets and tablecloths out drying, when to her horror
she saw the line go down and her spotless clothes
trampled in the dirt. A large buck caught by the
antlers was the cause of the trouble. There was
not a man within five miles of her—they had
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all gone to a neighbor’s for the day. She screamed,
and the deer, the more he plunged the tighter he
got wound up, and the louder she yelled. Something
had to be done and done at once. She had a fine gun in
the house, loaded, but she would not approach it, as fire-
arms were her special dread. Among her many posses-
sions she had a large pair of tongs—fire tongs—that she
had brought over with her, She thoroughly understood
this firearm, and with all her housewifely instincts out-
raged, grabbed them and sailed in. She had her cloth-
ing slightly torn, but within five minutes they had veni-
son; she literally pounded the buck’s skull toa jelly,
after which she told me she sat down and had a good
ery, Itall depends on what you're used to,
Her nephew, aged 14, within a week killed a doe with
a charge of No, 8 shot, fired from a converted flintlock
musket, certainly as ugly alooking weapon as I ever saw,
but it answered all the purposes of a modern repeater,
The boy was used to it.
Game is growing scarcer and the means of destroying it
improving day by day, and I want to say to my fellow
sportsmen if you want to get any game while it is going,
stick to the gun that you are used to. TEALY,
THE SEASON NEAR ST, LOUIS.
1T. LOUIS. Mo., May 1.—Wditor Forest and Stream:
The closing scenes in the dvama of field shooting
were witnessed in this locality last week, All the ducks,
with the exception of a few wood ducks, have skipped for
their northern breeding haunts. Wood ducks in good
numbers breed in this locality, and about August splendid
sport may be had on them.
Sniping has been slow and of very little interest during
the week. Quite a number of the sportsmen have been
out in quest of them, but as a rule the bags made were
small, and many of them vow they shall not make an-
other effort this season to bag any more, It was hoped
that the past season would be an exceptiorally favoralile
one for the birds, but it proved just the contrary. The
marshes were,-with the exception of a week, in most ex-
cellent conclition, and before the birds began to make
their appearance the sportsmen were in high glee over
the prospects of the sport in store for them. Why the
birds failed to come this way is a question very difficult
to answer. Old sportsmen who were seen and questioned
regarding it, simply shook their heads and said nothing.
Large shipments of birds were received by the game deal-
ers in this city from points south of here, and there was
every reason to feel certain that they would come through
here and also tarry long enough to furnish a little sport
to the anxious sportsmen. A few fair bags were made
during the season, but the amount does nof compare with
what was customary for this locality. What birds are
coming to this market now are from points several hun-
dred miles north. UNSER FRITZ,
PENNSYLVANIA GAM® EXTERMINATION.—Hditor forest
and Stream: A few instances of the way game is being
destroyed in this neighborhood have come under my
observation since Januaty 1, in conversation with a
young man who lived near. Isaw four boys with adog,
going into a piece of woods where in season I had shot at
quail, grouse and rabbits, Seeing something that resem-
bled a gun barrel in one of their handsI said: ‘*Are those
boys hunting?’ ‘‘Yes,” said the young man, ‘‘that dog
will run rabbits, and when they are holed they dig them
out with that hoe or crowbar, that you imagine is a gun,
and in this way they furnish meat for the family as long
as they can find rabbit, coon or woodchuck. Not many
years since a number of unprincipled sportsmen residing
here kept and made use of ferrets, which, when under
control, will clear out rabbits faster than all the breech-
loaders in existence, and when allowed to escape and
roam at large work incalculable destruction among our
game, both fur and feathered. One year ago a neigh-
boring farmer shot a ferret near his barn. Passing
through his woods a few days since, under a ledge of
rocks he discovered the half-devoured body of a ruffed
grouse. A few inches off a crevice in the rocks showed
the den of the slayer, a fox, as he supposed. Procuring
a dynamite cartridge he tried to dislodge the occupant,
but rending asunder the rock disturbed him not, <A steel
trap was next tried. For twonights 1f was pushee aside,
but on the third night the trapper was successful and the
murderer was caught. ‘*What do you suppose it was?”
said my farmer friend. ‘‘A fox, of course,” was my
reply. ‘‘Nosir,” said he, “it was another of those mis-
erable ferrets that was left or got away from its owner
last fall, and has probably killed most all the birds and
rabbits my woods harbor, as I haye not seen nearly as
many recently as at the end of the shooting season.”
Our game warden has been looking for some of these
ferreters the past antumn, but failed to make a case so far.
One ease that has come to my knowledge illustrates what
can be done with ferrets. Three miles from this town
there lies as fair a little valley for game as a sportsman
could wish for. Five years ago its timber and brush
piles were alive with cottontails. Every brush fence
was a nursery and every other brush heap contained a
rabbit. In this valley lived a farmer having a son who
was unable to Keep up his end at hard work, being partly
crippled. They procured a ferret, and the boy brought
rabbits tothe game dealers here by the hundred. many
being kittens or only half grown. To-day not a cotton-
tail is to be found in the neighborhood for a radius of
some miles. They have been completely cleaned out by
ferrets, A few ruffed grouse are left, but by importing
a Connecticut bird snarer the work of extermination
would be complete.—W. P. D. (Towanda, Pa.).
SpriInc in New Brunswick.—Mr. Orr informs me
that the flight of wild geese over the country between the
Nashwalk and Miramichi rivers has been very large this
spring, and that these birds alighted and fed much more
than usual on the high lands, Two were caught there in
steel traps set for them in the fields; one of these, which
turned out to be a bird im good condition, had its leg
broken by the trap and consequently had to be killed, the
other is now a captive and is walking about with its
wings cut as contentedly as one could expect to see a wild
goose in captivity.—EDWARD JACK (Fredericton, Can.).
FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,882, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Leflinzwell’s book, “Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “Nanit,” “Gloan,” "Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and.
ouneE CSE OReL authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant.
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CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, May 1.—Three weeks ago, when Mr, L. R,
Brown was out on Mak-saw-ba marsh, he jumped a
mallard hen which appeared to be crippled, and which
fluttered off over the reeds not very far in advance of
him. Mr. Brown fired at the bird with snipe shot, but
says that the instant he pulled the trigger he knew she
had a nest and was trying to lead him away from it.
Fortunately he did not kill her and a few moments’
search discovered the nest, which contained twelve eggs.
These eggs were taken to the house and are now under a
domestic hen.
Mr. R. B. Organ says that he lately saw a female blue-
bill in the same marsh which was acting very much as
Brown’s duck did, and he is satisfied she had anest, I
have never heard of the actual discovery of a bluebill
nest in this country, although many other ducks nest
on the Kankakee, especially the mallard. Mr, Henry
Sloan tells me that he once, by means of his hunting dog,
discovered four ducks’ nests on this marsh in one day,
for a friend who wanted to raise some young wild ducks,
The dog pointed the nest just as he would a bird.
Snipe shooting goes on unabatedly, and nearly every-
body is getting plenty. Mr. J. A. Sharp and a friend got
seventy in a day near Winter Valley. Mr, Joel A. Kin-
ney got thirty-two at Mak-saw-ba, and other bags of like
size have been so common that I forget them, Plover
and snipe have been very plentiful west of Morgan Park,
beyond the Sag. The birds are in wonderfully good con-
dition.
We are all getting tired of shooting out here for this
spring, and talk turns toward the trap and the coming
State meets. Hishermen are growing impatient. The
ice is reported nearly out of Eagle Waters, and the sea-
son will begin up there a month earlier this year than it
did last.
I was talking the other day with afew friends prom-
inent in sporting circles here, and we fell upon the sub-
ject of an inter-State game law. All agreed that some
such measure was the only thing which would ever really
and practically solve the question of game protection.
“It might be called visionary,” said one, ‘‘but so has
nearly everything else been called visionary which has
ranked high in the field of actual accomplishment, For
myself Ido not see anything impossible in some such
project for keeping the great game markets closed at the
same season. Of course, an iron-clad law establishing
the same season throughout all the United States wouid
be impossible and undesirable; but suppose we had a
sort of Congress of sportsmen, delegates from the differ-
ent States or State associations; and suppose this Congress
should draft a wise and conservative measure which
should promise the greatest good to the greatest number;
suppose the close season should be established for any
given bird to run not between any rigid parallels, but
between lines which would vary as the isothermal! lines
do, running north or south to cover the needs of any
certain State, but preserving a general regularity; sup-
pose the whole country were to be thus mapped off, and
each State to accept the decision of the Assembly as to
the game law which would be best tor it and all
the other States, as applied to any given bird or
animal. Then let the other birds and animals be
taken up in the same way. For instance, let duck
shooting be sought to be stopped clear across the
country between the arbitrary nes above mentioned,
between certain dates. Then, after the general idea was
mapped out, and the definite law for each State suggested,
let the delegates return and let each lay before the sports-
men of his State the measures thought desirable. It
would then be left.a question of local work; and if sports-
men can accomplish anything at securing game legisla-
tion, Iam sure I do not see why they could not ultimately
accomplish the success of such a measure, founded as it
would be in a general good sense. If we could do some-
thing like this we might be satisfied. Then we would
have really protected the game, and would no longer
hear the old selfish cry, ‘If we don’t kill the game some
other State will,’ I am tired of hearing that—and of
feeling the truth of it.”
There is enough in the above words to offer food for
thought, if not for action. For the truth of the main
redication, that we will lose our game or form a general
aw of this sort, nothing will speakso plainly and so rapidly
as the events of the next few years. It is too plain already
that the game is going, everywhere, rapidly, unmistaka-
bly. He may be visionary who expects to see these States
forget selfishness and join in a general measure to protect
the game, he is far more visionary who expects to see the
game last under the present measures of so-called protec-
tion.
The jacksnipe and plover have been giving our folks a
mighty good lot of fun for the past week or two, and
have brought into temporary vogue, at least, a. little of
the decadent sport of upland shooting. The birds seem
to be pretty much all over the country, and are found by
nearly every party that goes out. Water Valley reports
numerous big bags, and the shoo’ing at jacks must have
been good there thisspring. Mak-saw-ba marsh also looms
when it come to jacksnipe this spring, and nearly all the
shooters who have been there lately have soms account
to give of themselves. Mr. Wm. Mussey last Saturday
bagged a dozen golden plover in a desultory sort of way,
while Messrs, R. B. Organ, J. A, Sharp, J. C. Hayde,
John Walson and another gentleman, who took the club
wagon and went out for plover, had a lot of fun. Mr.
Watson got a nice bag of snipe, Mr. Organ brought in
forty odd birds, golden plover, upland plover and snipe,
The other gentlemen of the party also did well,
Mr. George Airey got 15 jacksnipe along the Sag last
Friday, and earlier in the week Mr. Charles Iglehart and
a friend got 42 sand snipe (gray plover) and a few golden
plover over in the same direction. On last Saturday I
made a flying trip over in that country, which is but four
or five miles west of my home, and got 10 snipe and
plover. Itfound the jacksnipe so fat they could hardly
fly. When they did get up, they flapped along slowly,
unable to utter more than an apoplectic squeak, quite
unlike their usual detiant note. Piound it no trouble to
kill ten straight. On the table the birds were the best I
ever tasted, The skin was underlaid with a layer of fat
a quarter of an inch thick,
Mr. Wm. Payson, alias Billy Payson, started last Mon-
day night for Joliet, Il,, for a whirl at the golden plover.
The prairies around Joliet are fairly alive with these !
FOREST AND STREAM.
birds, and two guns have made bags of 200 and 300, _ The
method of hunting is with a team, and the shooting is
done largely from the wagon. The birds will not often
allow the shooter to approach close enough on foot. No.
7 or No, 6 shot is usually found to be best, as the flacks
This bird—known
often start at 50 and 60yds. distance,
as ‘‘bullhead” in the South—is a big and beautiful bird,
the breast being black and the back shot full of little
golden scales. It is by odds the best of the plover family,
and is usually preferred here to the jacksnipe.
The jacksnipe had not at this writing made their
|
,
That all laws now existing, relative to the vreservation of gamely,
treated of in this act, be and the same are, so far as the same are
inconsistent wiih this act, hereby repealed. yy
That this act shall be taken to be a.publie act, and shall te 5)
(May 9, 1889,
effect immediately.
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ALBANY GAME LEGISLATION.
LBANY, April 29.—The Assembly Committee on Game Law:
bas veportea My, Hamilton's bill preventing net fishin
the 5t. Lawr n:e Liver; uls> De Peyster’s bill proutbidag
runring down and shooting of bids from steam yaclits;
tevens’s bill amending the forestry laws so that uny one can
upon the forest preserve to fish and bunt.
The Assembly has passed McAdams’s bill proh*biting the springs
appearance to any great extent about Fox Lake, but they
are leaving the lower marshes very rapidly, Letthem go.
We have ail had fun enough out here this spring, and
ought to think of seasons yet to follow.
May 2.—The wiseacres may once have been right who
pictured the sportsman as a lazy, ne’er-do-weel with no
love or energy for the ordinary work of life; but the pic-
tures they once drew are in sad lack of accuracy now.
Our best men are proud to be held sportsmen to-day. I
am started on this reflection by the morning paper, which
announces the confirmation of Col. Jas, Sexton as post-
master of Chicago, ‘‘Col, Jim” Sexton is one of the best
and heartiest sportsmen of this city, and ever since his
name was suggested for the place, the boys have hoped
he would get it. Indeed among the boys there may have
been some who could he!p a little, for Chicago draws her
shooters from the best business classes. Col, Sexton is a
member of the Cumberland Duck Club, and it is 10 be
hoped that he will hang out at his new office a recular
bulletin, announcing the condition of the fight, He can
draw trade in that way.
I have been interested of late in that always interesting
study of tracing the circulation of a big paper. I never
could help wondering where a big paper goes, who takes
it, what each subscriber Jooks like, what he does for a
living, and what is the prevailing color of the hair in bis
family. Ihave been unable to learn the color of the hair
of all the readers of the FOREST AND STREAM, but I £nd
that the paper goes pretty much all over this city in its
weekly tide, There are, however, certain whirls and
eddies in this tide, wherein lurk numbers of the largest
and most sagacious of oursportsmen, For instance, I
learn that large numbers of Formst AND STREAM go into
our City and County building. Toe Sheriff’s office, the
Probate Court, the Coroner’s otiice, the Fire Department,
the Comptroller’s office, and I doubt not many others un-
visited, all show goodly numbers of the paper with the
niist-colored back, and there seems to be a sort of con-
tagion about the thing, The great Board of Trade build-
ing is another hive of sportsmen, Run a net through
there and you will catch a lot of shoote:s and fishers, and
many who have seen sport at its best in a | corners of the
world, FOREST AND STREAM is as much a necessity in
there as the daily market report. Our big wholesale
houses make the next best showing.
Such comment is apropos of nothing in particular ex-
cept to the bygone notions of the back-number wiseacres.
who will, I hope, all note it. I wish to say that if you see
a tall, hearty-looking man, whose clothes fit him, and
who tells the newsgirl on a cold day to keep the change,
you mostly see a mist-colored paper in his pocket; while,
on the other hand, if you note a man bent and crabbed,
with a paralyzed umbrella, and who loses a train waiting
for a cent in change, you don’t see any such paper in his
pocket. I calls no names, and I draws no lines. AIJII
haye to say is, that it is plain that all good sportsmen
finally become happy and prosperous, while all who are
not such are destined to sink into a peevish, obscure and
unhonored future, The moral is too plain to need any
further pointing than that. E. Hovagu,
shooting of ducks and geese through ibe State; also Mr. Stevens's
bill for the protection of shad aud ¢taer tish in the Delawarem
River; also Mr, Tread way’s amendments to the game lawe,
Sea and River Sishing,
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK.
IV.—THE FISHING BANKS,
LL along’ the Atlantic coast there are stretches of
shallow water several miles out into the ocean
which are called “banks,” and on these hanks must of thie
big sea fish are caught which aresold in the city markets
Off the New Jersey coast from Seabright south these
banks are comparatively near the mainland, and the
shallow water is dotted every day during the open sea
son with the boats of the professional fishermen whosup
ply the New York market. If the New Yorker wants t&
fish on these New Jer-ey banks he can often get the Sea
bright fishermen to permit him to accompany them. Te
reach Seabright take the Sandy Hook boats from Pier ®
North River, foot of Rector street, and from Sandy Hook
pier the trains of the New Jersey Southern Railroae
(round trip iare $1.85) to Seabright. Another way o
reaching the New Jersey banks i3 to go to Asbury Pai
via Central R. R, of New Jersey, or Pennsylvania R
(round trip fare $1.50). From the fishing pier at Asbi
Park there are during the summer several sloops whi
make daily trips to the fishing banks, charging pass
engers fifty cents apiece, bait not included. y!
From New York there are two steamers which m
regular trips to the New Jersey banks and those off
Island, on the southern shore of Long Island. Th
latter ure about twelve miles distant from the mail
land, and the mean depth of the water oyer them ispy
fourteen fathoms, or 84ft. The Angler, Capt. Al Foster) f
is a double iron and steel hulled steamer, whose pier is ate
the foot of Hast Twenty-first street, Hast River; and 1
other Fishing Banks steamer is the famous old fisherman
J. B. Schuyler, Hancox captain, Henry Beebe pilog,
whose pier is at the foot of East Twenty-third street, Ea
Riyer. These boats begin running to the banks early
May each year, and continue until the weather is so e
that no fisherman is brave enough to sit out on deck ai
dangle a line,
The principal fish caught now on the Cholera Ban
are codfish, which run up to 20lbs. and over in weig
The average will weigh perhaps 10 or 12lbs. Oae
last week the Angler's passengers took 139 codfish and had
deck, another day they took 80, and on Sunday of this ;
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It Gors EVERYWHERE.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
My hatchet, a sketch of which you kindly published Nov.
22, 1888, seems to be the “‘long felt want” of a goodly
number of brother sportsmen, if I may judge by the
number ordered from all parts of the United States, in-
cluding the four new sisters and the two Canadas. Per-
July, and averages 10ibs, Sea bass begin biting in la
June or early Jury, They weigh from #lb, to 12lbs., an
are excellent for boiling and for chowders. They posse
a very large mouth, so that by the time one of then
hauled trum the bottom to the surface of the water h
generally almost drowned, Big porgies, weighing 2 ¢
albs., are also taken on the banks in summer, and larg
sending a hatchet such as you use yourself,
the sketch I am of the opinion that it would be a most
useful article for camp life in India, * *
Major Calcutta Vol. Rifles.”
good missionary will leave our town for his post, Allaha-
bad, India, with the Major's little hatchet in his grip, I
find I will have to patent the hatchet to protect myself.—
G. A. Scroces (Beaver, Pa., April 29).
THE NEW JERSEY GAME LAW.
HE ae game law of New Jersey, just signed by the Governor,
sroyides;
Phat hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person or persons
to capture, kill, or have unlawfully in possession atter the same
has been tuken or killed, any qhail, commorly called partridge,
or any ruffed grouse, commonly called pheasants, or any rabbit,
except only between the last day of October and the sixteenth day
of December in any year, under @ penaity of $20 for each quail,
-vrouse or rabbit so taken, killed, or had unlawfully in possession.
That no person or persons shail take, kill, or have unlawfully
in possession afier We same has been taken or killed, any wood-
cock, except only during the moath cf July, and also between the
last day ot September and the sixteenth day of December in any
year, under a renalty of $20 for each bird so taken, killed or had
unlawfully in posse-sion. :
That no person or persons shall take, kill or have unlawfally in
possession after the same has been taken and killed, any upland
or grass plover, except only between the last duy of July and the
sixteenth day of December in any year; or any Wil on enipe,
commonly called English or gray snipe, except only during tne
months of March and April, aid also between the last day of
September and the sixteenth day of December in any year, wader
a penalty of $20 for each bird so taken, killed of had unlawiully
In possession,
VLat 1t shall be unlawful to take, kill or have unlawfully in
possession any reed bird, rail bird or any marsh hea, except only
between the last day of August and the sixteenth day of Decem-=
ber in any year, under a Danalty of $5 for éach and every bird so
taken, killed, or had unlawfully in possession,
That nothing in this act shall prevent any one, duly authorized
by an incorporated game protective society in this S.ate, from
capturing alive any quailfor the sole purpose of protecting and
preserving them aliye durmg the winter months; provided tite
birds so tuken ure released within the borders of the state.
That nothing in this set thall prevent any licensed or estab-
lished dealer in game to dispose of such game mentioned in this
act fen days atter the periods there mentioned; provided that
such game was killed within the pericd allowed by this act or
was killed and purchased outside the limits of this States
Signed, ——
Our postal union allows
but 4oz., but fortune favors the brave, and in August a
bluefish and weakfish are caught from small bo
anchored at a distance from the steamer. The fish m
caught of all, perhaps, is the bergall, or cunner, He ig
bold biter and a fine table fish, but is a small fellow,
dom weighing over a pound. He also possesses a num
of sharp spines, which inflict painful wounds to
hands if caution is not used.
The line for banks fishing must be a long one, and
angler carrying his own tackle with him had best
prepared with a number of assorted sizes of hooks an
sinkers. Most of the fishermen use a handline, but
best sport is obtained with a rod and reel. The sinkeri
tied on the end of the line, and is allowed to rest near
bottom while fishing, three and sometimes four hooks
wire snells being tied at intervals of 8in. apart above
Clams are the bait most used for fishing on the bin
except for blackfish, the latter being caught with
dlers, Bait and tackle are always kept for hire on
fishing steamers and meals can be procured on boa
There are also staterooms for tho-e who are seasick, am
on rough days they are nearly all occupied.
The steamer J. B. Schuyler runs now to the Chol
Banks every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Duri
the summer her days of sailing may be changed, but
trips are always advertised in the daily newspapers,
leaves her pier at East Twenty-third street at 7:30 A.
Peck Slip at 8 A. M., and foot of Franklin street, No:
River, at 8:30 A. M. The time for returning varics, |
she is expected at her uptown pier at 6 P. M. or so
after. The fare for the round trip is 60 cents, or
party of five is made up a “club rate” of 50 cents
charged. The latter is also the fare for ladies, C
bait is sold aboard the Schuyler at 5 cents a ‘“bune
bunch being five toseven clams hung on a, string.
sorts of eatables can be bought on board, and there i
“erill room” where anglers ean haye their fish broile
soon as they are caught. Tackle ean be hired at area
able rate, or purchased outright at the ruling city re
prices. The Schuyler cirries, besides her two life-b
two rowboats for the accommodation of those who w
to “chum” for bluetish or catch weakfish. One of th
boats holds twelve, the other eight, and seats are sold
$1 each aboaid them. The fishing aLoard the stea
done irom the rails on both decks. As there is s
crowd of fishermen aboard, especially on Sundays, lin
sometimes become tangled and many cuss words ar
The best point of vantage from which to cast your lix
-
ql e middle of the boat +s possible,
much of the information below, has sailed with ‘*Captain
|” for many seasons, and is not at all behind the latter
liability as an authority-on banks fishing. Mr, Fred
er says the point on ithe Cholera Banks to which the
er takes her parties is about eleven miles off Point
out (Long Beach, L.I.), and bearings are determined
he range formed by the Point Lookout Hotel and the
@ Beach Hotel. The Angler goes to many other
cs be-ides the Cholera Banks, however, and Captain
ster is said to be the only pilot who can reach desirahie
srounds by steering according to ranges instead of feeling
is way by soundings, Sometimes the Angler goes totke
hwe-t Cholera Banks (fourteen fathoms), two miles
the Ch Jera Banks proper, and sometimes to the
le Ground (twelve fathoms), a short distance north-
of the Cholera Banks. In bad weather the anchor is
sometimes the boat only goes as far as the banks off
kaway Beach, about four miles distant from the big
kaway Hotel. At this time of year the best fishing
siound on the Farms Banks, which lie twelve miles to
he southeastward of the New Jersey Highlands and
{ ten miles off shore, or at the Rocky Spot south of
lightship in seventeen fathoms of water. Mr. Fred
er says that neither the Rocky Spot, the Farms Banks
|e England Binks, six miles off Elberon, are put d »wn
the charts of the coast survey. and there are many
which have heen discovered by Cuptain Al Foster,
h are iznored in the charts. To ihe presence of these
arked reefs Mr. Foster attributes the wreck of
merique, the French vessel that went to pieces off the
ersey shore some time ago.
Mhe Angler at present leaves her pier at the foot of
Bast. Twenty-first street every Sunday, Tuesday and
mursday mornings at 6;30, touching at Beekman street,
River, at 7 A, M., and at Pier 6, North River, at 7:30
M. During the summer she will probably run every
, and she continues her trips just as long as fishermen
Wi go. Last winter her last trip was made Dee. 1h, and
ain Fo-ter guarantees that his patrons wll catch fish
day in the year all the year round. Fare for round
is 75 cents for gentlemen, 50 cents for ladies. Din-
is served on board for 50 cents, and the seasick angler
have a stateroom all to himself for $1. Bait and
le can be purcha<ed on board at city prices.
r. Bred Foster gave me information wore in detail
erning the banks fishing than I had been able to ob-
in elsewhere, The conger eels, which are the most
dy biters now, run from 2 to 12lbs. this season, and
ides the cod spoken of near the beginning of this arti-
, Mr. Foster mentioned many of the cod’s near rela-
es which are caught now, including the haddock, hate
d ling Lobsters are hauled im freely weighing as
as 12lbs. The blickfishing now is done in chal-
water, The sea bass fishing begins about May 15,
Foster says, and a month later the big porgies, the
iefish, the Jarge wealktish (10 to lolbs, and cauglit on
sbunker bait), and skates (Lib. to 7ilbs. in weight) will
ntorun. Besides these fish bonitos averaging 6lbs.
ce are sometimes common, great sunfish are occa-
ally met with, and once in a while some fisherman
nds ashark. Mr. Foster says that just now there are a
peculiar fish cilled “horn fi-h” or “horn hound’
ight, which 1un from 38 to i0lbs, in weight, and he
ris that these fish are vivipurous, in the fall many
g¢ taken which contain in a sort of womb or sack
om three io seven young ones each.*
a Goz. sinker; from 10 to 20 fathoms a 12oz. one, with
hooks sufficiently apart to clear each other, one he-
and the otlier above the lead. Having touched bot-
with your sinker, raise the line about 2 or 3ft, and
keep it there.
When fishing for sea bass or cod, bait with shedder
ab, lobster, squid, sea clam or skimmers, hard clam,
ssbunkers, dolphins, smoked, salt or fresh herrings,
8 or any other scaled fresh fish. Sea bass or cod are
ore certainly hooked if the hooks are left a little ex-
posed, For blackfish and sheepshead use mussels out of
é shell, hermit, shedder, hard or fiddler crabs, sea bugs,
mp, periwinkles or soft clams, also out of the shell,
blackfish or Virginia hooks, letting your sinker lie on
he bottom. For porgies have as light a sinker as pos-
ible, and fish from 6 to 12ft. off bottom in shoal water,
or With your bait just out of sigbt in deep water. Use
t small Virginia or blackfish hooks and bait with soft
a, hard or vazor clams, or the lips of the scollops, all
e->h from the shell. For weakfish use No 7 Kirby cr
6. 5° Kirby Limerick hooks, and a 1 or 2o0z. sinker.
ait with crab, shrimp, bunker, snappers or herring, If
1 have a pearl or bright tin squid on your hook (using
one in this instance) you cen, by constantly bobbing
and down this unbaited decoy hook, catch many weak-
. For fluke or plaice use a Kirby Limerick 7° hook
bait with bunkers, herring, killies, bergalls, or other
all fish, though the better way is to use tin or pearl
uid hooks baited with a piece of fish and genily raise
d lower it at 1 or 2ft. from ihe bottom.. This will cause
es, aud sometimes large bluefish, weakfish and cod to
snap at it. '
In chumming for bluefish use 3 or 4ft. of No. 138 music
wire for the sneli, tirst taking the precaution to darken
or remove the polish by immersing the wire in strong
fee or teas or, Letter :till, in a solution of tannic acid.
4 the wire through the ring of a No. 7° Kirby Lim-
rick hook, twist or overlay it, then make a loop at the
other end with pliers for fastening on the line. Wind
the overly of the line with thread of an olive’color. For
“chum” cut or chop up fine fresh mossbunkers, and
ow a little on the water at intervals, ferming an oily
ck” that attracts the fish. Cover your hook well with
ice of the fleshy back of the bunker and cast it among
he floating chum. If the water is not too elrar, so that
fish are not shy of the baited hook, bluefish (and often
nus Mustelus, velated to the shark and dogfish.
about three miles soulhwest of Long Beach Hote’, |
FOREST AND STREAM.
SENECA.
[On May 6 Thos. J. Murrey caught a 741bs, striped bass
in the Hudson River, above the Furt Washington depot. ]
THE RANGELEY LAKES.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
My friend Stebbins, proprietor of the Journal and
Courier of this place, made me very envious when he got
bacx last fall from his periodical hay fever trip, by his
angling tales, and the, furor which, the big fish he had
brought home from the Rangeleys had created in the
village. In this one grand cowp he had beaten my entire
record, He told me where he caught them, and warmed
me up with the how,
A. few days ago, I having bought, read and enjoyed
“Where the Trout Hide,” loaned it to him, and asked
him to give me the data as to his trip to the Rangeleys,
This he has done and handed the result to me. with per-
mis-ion to use the material for a letter to Formst AND
STREAM, but finding that I could in no way improve the
paper, I forward it intact, accompanied by a photograph
of the fi-~h.
I think the interests of fair play demand that facts
shall be freely given when a question which affects many
worthy men, such as John Danforth, Fred Barker and
others, is raised, 4
I myself spent a week at the Rangeleys four years ago,
and in company with Mr, Charles Mallory, Mr. Adon
Smith, Mr, Lazelle and others of the Oquassoc Angling
Association worked very hard with but slight results.
My time being up, I returned to New York via the Upper
Dam, and there met a number of anglers who up to that
day had been very poorly rewarded; but on that day the
fun had begun, and a dozen or more large fish had been
caught that morning. IJ afterward met the three gentle-
men J have named. and they told me that directly after
my departure the fishing became excellent, and Mr, Mal-
lory caught a very large fish—I believe that they told me
a nine-pounder, PIsnco,
Lirrug PAauus, N, ¥., April 29.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
My friend Capt. L, A. Beardslee has called my-atten-
tion to the following passages in Kit Clarke’s interesting
little book ‘‘ Where the Trout Hide:”
The luster of the Androscoggin, more familiarly known as the
Reungeley Lakes. has flown, their glory has departed and the big
trout whose ra‘nbow-lihned matnilicence hus given them univer-
sal fume areafond memory. * * * Now a fish is rarely taken
from among their luge boulders and deep pinls. * *
fish for well-known reasons have nearly ail disappeared.
After a very pleasant perusal of Kit Clarke’s book I
* The
am foreed to the conclusion that he not only hasa grudge
against Rangeley butthat he has some peculiar partiality
for the St. John’s Lake boom in the interests of which
the book is evidently written. I was never at Rangeley
Lakes until la-t season, when I spent two weeks in Sep-
tember at Upper Dam and at Camp Bemis. Ihave no
interest in anything connected with hotel or transporta-
tion company and was only led to make the visit from
the White Mountains in the hope of combining fishing
with immunity from hay fever. I may add here in pass-
ing, that for hay fever sufferers I do not believe there is
a better place in the United States.
Those who remgmber the last two weeks of last Sep-
tember will recall the fact that in that region there was
rain and wind almost every day. My diary says there
was but one bright sunny day. It was very poor weather
for fiy-fishing, and late in the season at that. But at the
Upper Dam some large fish were caught nearly every
day. lam not expert with the fly rod and my catch was
not among the largest. But I inclose to you a photo-
eraph taken by my son after my return nome, showing
five brook trout weighing respectively 4, 44, 44, 54 and
6lbs., being the largest fish taken by me in the pool at the
Upper Dam during the last week of my stay there, Dur-
ing the Same time each of some six or eight men showed.
a better record than this, Of the one sunny day we had
I spent four or five hours upon a mountain stream with
very good success, the number taken being forty-eight,
of which the largest weighed 111bs.
Sept. 28 and 24 I spent at Camp Bemis, one of the love-
liest spots in the world. My brother, who had never be-
fore cast a fly, was with me. The first forenoon we caught
thirty-three fine trout, weighing 27lbs.; the next fore-
noon twenty-nine trout weighing 23ibs. At each of
several casts we took a #2lb, trout on each fly, with as
lively sport as I have ever known, even when bass are
‘ton the bite.”
I append the record at Upper Dam of the large fish
caught by Mr. Wm. H. Fullerton, of Windsor, Vt. I saw
many of these fish and know that the record is correct:
Aug, 24, 64, 6, 3; 25th, 34, 24, 2.5, $; 27th, 8.1, 1; 28th,
et, 145 29th, 24, 1. 8h. 64, 7; 80th, 24, 3%, 3}; 31st, 14.
Sept. 38, 5, 14, 72; 4th, 64, 62, before breakfast; 5th, 34;
Gih, 63; 7th, 34, 34; Sth, 3; 11th, 52; 141h, 44.
This was the best record of the sea-on, but several
others had good ones, though I have neither the number
nor weight, Mr, R M. Parish, of Montville, Ct., on Sept.
21 captured two beauties at the same time with a 640z.
rod, the one on the tail fly weighing in my presence 6lbs.
140z,, the other weighing 241bs, He saved both without
assistance.
Kit Clarke, I believe, is right in saying that the fishing
in the Rangeley Lakes is not so good as it used to be (and
I have yet to find a place where it is); but the assertions
that ‘‘a fish is rarely taken,” that ‘the fish have nearly
all disappeared,” the big trout ‘tare only afond memory,”
elc., etc.—these assertions show that the writer is either
very prejudiced, very ignorant or very mad at something
that may huve happened to him at the lakes. Perhaps a |
jaave trout shook his tail in his,face!
I may add that Captain Barker at Bemis and Landlord
Pickens at Upper Dam take the best of care of fishermen |
tlemen, and that there are many charms of lake and '
tiver here which can be enjoyed without the discomforts
which Kit endured in the wilds of Canada.
JHAN R. STEBBINS.
Orrice Journal and Courier, Little Falls, WN. ¥., April 26.
and their friends, whether these friends are ladies or gen- |
319
EARLY FISHING IN MAINE.
A CURIOUS feature of the trout. season is that the very
early opening has put sportsmen completely off their
reckoning. Last year the ice was very late about getting
out of the Maine lakes, and a number of fishermen, annu-
al visilors to these waters, were ready and waiting. In-
deed, the telegraph was anxiously watched for the signal
to start. This year the ice is out the earliest on record—
or nearly so, there being an old record, back in the for-
ties, which sys that the ice went out of the Rangeleys
on the 25th of April—this year it went out on the 29th.
But the sportsmen are not ready, and some of them will
not go at all, for the reason that they are not ready to
start as usual—at the opening of the season—and they
fear that the best of the fishing will be over before they
can get away. Still some merchants and professional
men of Boston, and other cities, are about starting for
Maine. The Tuttle party went on Tuesday, but it misses
someé of the familiar faces of former seasons. Mr. Fare-
well, with three or four friends, also started on Wednes-
day. Mr. Stevens, of Camp Vive Vale at the Narrows,
Richardson Lake, cannot be the first to start, as usual,
this year. He is detained by a case in court, which case
would probably have been finished had the ice staid in
the lakes as late as usual. Under the circumstances, Mr.
Stevens will probably make the trip late in the spring sea-
son, in spite of the black flies. Still he has a friend in
Philadelphia waiting for the signal to start. Mr. Shat-
tuck and Mr. Smart, both of the Vive Vale Camp, will
probably start about Saturday. The trains are not loaded
with sportsmen, as is usually the case, for a week after
the ice is out of the Maine lakes—the ice has played them
a trick, and with this trick there is considerable dissatis-
faction.
Maine sportsmen are on the alert, and several have
already reached the fishing grounds. Mr. Freeland
Howe, of Norway, with Capt. W. W. Whitmarsh and F.
W. Sanborn, editor of the Oxford County Advertiser,
were off as soon as the ice had left the lakes. They went
at once to the Upper Dam, where J, A, French, of the
French’s Hotel at Andover, has charge, instead of the
Union Waterpower Co., as formerly, A letter from Mr.
French, written Saturday, says that Mr. Howe and his
party have struck excellent fishing. The day before, Mr.
Howe had landed some twenty trout, and some of them
of good size, At the Rangeley end of these lakes the
sportsmen are not arriving very freely. They come
“dragging along;” the season being so early as to be
ahead of everybody’s calculations. Reports also speak of
cold weather, though the ice is out. One early arrival
was seen fishing with mittens on his hands, and occasion-
ally he would throw down his rod to warm his fingers by
thrashing them against his sides. There are still no re-
ports of good fishing at Bangor, though the run is daily
expected. There have been heavy rains in that part of
Maine, and the river at Bangor has been very high, But
there is no snow left in the woods, and the water is likely
to fall very rapidly. Indeed such is the case with all the
trout waters of the State. and unless the weather is very
cold and rainy for a couple of weeks hence, fly-fishing,
all over Maine, will be unusually early. :
After all there is something very curious about this
early fishing for trout. The theory is that the first on
the ground are sure of a majority of the fish, but such is
not always the case. Mr. Steyens, mentioned above,
went down to his camp on the Narrows last year long
before the ice left the lakes. Indeed, he was at the Nar-
rows in season to troll over the best trout ground in that
section a part of every day from the 16th to the 25th day
of May. before catching a single trout. He was there
with his guide, Adana Brooks, and they desired trout
about as much as ever sportsman did, for they were get-
ting short of provisions, They had taken in what they
supposed was food enough to last them till the steamers
came up, but they had not calculated on more three or
four days atthe most. The ice left the Narrows by the
16th, but it did not leave the lake below, so that the
steamer could not get up with safety till about the 24th.
They trolled and trolled in the Narrows, but still no
trout. Both are expert at trout fishing. Each day they
made a record of the temperature of the air and of the
water, which record they have in camp, and they noted
particularly that the trout did not take hold till the temper-
ature of the water was nearly up to that of the air in the
morning. Then the fun began, and on the 25th one of
dibs. was taken, and for days after—till the fishing
stopped—there were probably hundreds of pounds of
trout taken from the Narrows. When the temperature
of the water gets too high, as every sportsman knows, the
trolling season for trout is done, and trout are only taken
at nightfall and early in the morning at the mouths of
the streams and in the rapid water. After all, the troll-
ing season is only a couple of weeks in length, and it is
well that it is so; for the drain is too great upon the trout
supply.
Moosehead Lake cleared of ice very early, but the usual
spring visitors to those waters are all demoralized in the
matter of time. The Thomas party, or the Kineo Club,
made up extensively of Boston merchants, will not start
at present, but will wait for fly-fishing. One or two gen-
tlemen left Boston by train on Tuesday for Moosehead,
and they will try the trout, but they left with the feeling
that the season is altogether too early. Cold weather in
the trout region is yet expected. SPECIAL..
MAY 6,
STUNG BY A Trout Fuy.—Newton Bigorey and Geo.
W. Blake have a colored servant-name Lizzie. Chas.
Barker Bradford took dinner with the above named gen-
tlemen the other evening. While they were sitting at
the table after the meal, smoking and looking over a
catalogue, Lizzie, in clearing the table, caught sight of a
page illustration of small trout flies, ‘Excuse me, sah,”
said the girl, pointing to one of the flies, ‘“dat’s de nasty
leetle ting dat played de debel wid one o’ my fingers de
oder ebening.” Bradford asked the girl what she meant,
and she said: ‘*Wel!, sah, I war clearin’ up Meester
Blake’s top burean dra ver an’ I seed what I ‘spected war
two or tree leeile feathers a sticking to a silk umbrella
case, an’ I jus’ grabbed hol ob dem and yanked dem jus’
as any one would who wanted to clear away any bit 0’
dirt from a gemman’s tings, and would yo’ believe it,
sah, de nasty leetle ting stung me jus’ lke a bug, TI
didn’t wait to see what it were, T jus’ shook it of my
finger an’ out ob de winder,” Like a great many other
persons, Lizzie had never seen a trout fly,—J. CHARLES
DAVIS.
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OZARK MOUNTAIN TROUT.
[ee opinion is pretty widespread among ichthyolo-
gists that there is no native trout in the Ozark
Mountain region of Missouri, Arkansas and Indian Terri-
tory. It must be remembered, however, that a species of
Salmo has been described from Kansas River, a tributary
of the Missouri, emptying into the latter stream not far
from the mouth of the Gasconade, It may be that this
species, Salmo stomias, did not really come from Kansas
River, but from some locality further west. The fact
that no additional specimens have been obtained since
the types were collected would seem to warrant this be-
lief, There is another side to this question, and we
desire to bring it forward, in order that the truth may be
discovered. Some of the anglers’ guide books refer to
several localties in Missouri, Arkansas and Indian Terri-
tory, at which trout may be caught. In many cases it is
certain that they donot mean black bass, which is gen-
erally called trout in the Southern States, but a fish of
the salmon family. In the Smithsonian report for 1864
will be found a *‘Journal of an Exploration of Western
Missouri in 1854,” under the auspices of the Smithsonian
Institution, by P. R. Hoy, M.D. This is dated April 4 to
June 4, 1854. Under date of May 14 Dr. Hoy says:
“Rained all night, which puts an end to our fishing here;
this I greatly regret, for there are several species of fish
Iam exceedingly anxious to obtain, especially one species
of Salmo (?) called here salmon trout. * * *” Mr. L,
M, Turner, who gave me this extract from Dr. Hoy’s
journal, also wrote out for me his own experience with
trout in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri in 1872, Mr.
Turner has caught thousands of trout in Alaska, Labra-
dor and elsewhere, and his statement should receive due
consideration:
‘During the latter part of July, 1872, I had occasion to
travel nearly the entire extent of the Ozark Mountains of
Missouri. * Tn one of the small streams tributary
to the Gasconade River, near Waynesville, we stopped to
allow the horses to drink, We observed a number of
trout in the deeper portions of the gravelly-bedded
stream. Following the course we came to a place where
the water ran rippling over a bed of small stones. We
frightened some of the trout on to the shallow place and
killed several by throwing stones at them. Two of the
fish were fully a foot in length, the remainder smaller.
We fried them for our supper. They * * * had the
coloration as follows: Back and upper sides dark lead
with faint greenish shade. The middle sides lighter and
the lower sides much lighter. The middle sides were
flecked with rounded black spots, most numerous about
and immediately below the median line, I do not now
recollect that the larger individuals had any spots on the
back, but do remember that the smaller spots were on
the posterior portions of the fish,” ,
I have been informed recently by Mr. Slosson, of Wash-
ington, D. C., that he caught black-spotted trout in
mountain streamlets in Crawford county, northwestern
Arkansas, about ten years ago, He says they were not
black bass, but real trout, and that they are caught also
in the Ozark Mountain region of Indian Territory, I
hope that some of the numerous correspondents of FOREST
AND STREAM, who are familiar with the region in ques-
tion, will be able to throw some light on this subject.
Rainbow trout were planted in 1880 by the U.S. Fish
Commission in the headwaters of the Gasconade and
Osage rivers, and 3,000 were deposited in Spring River, a
tributary of the Arkansas. In 1885 the Missouri Commis-
sioner found at least three generations of trout in Spring
River. The Commissioner stated that no native species
of trout is found in any of the streams that rise in the
Ozark range. T. H. BEAN,
HOW TO CATCH TROUT.
N Mr. Mershon’s account of his trip on the Flying
Pezgy I observe that, like hundreds of other anglers,
he falls into the common error of believing that the man
who goes first is the one who catches the most trout. I
think I am justified in saying this is an error. When I
am fishing for trout, and observe “two or three natives
sneaking in ahead of us,” I just let them sneak; and, in-
stead of taking a short cut to head them off, I will fill my
pipe, sit down onastone beside the cool stream, watch
the tumbling torrent as it bounds from rock to rock,
listen to the birds chattering around me, and anon stretch
myself on my back, and between watching the curling
wreaths of smoke, observing the grand old oaks and
pines nodding and bowing so graciously to each other,
and contemplating nature in general, a very pleasant and
profitable half hour goes speedily by. Taking up my rod
and examining the flies, 1 slip quietly along to yonder
pool, cast the bait behind that rock or log, when splash!
a fine fellow jumps out of the water, seizes the hook,
executes a somersault, and down he goes! The rod bends
and twists as the trout rushes hither and thither, I play
him for a moment or two, then gently elevate him and he
isin my hands. Wiggle, wigglety-wig—ah, what a sen-
sation—and I drop him in the basket. So ib continues.
In the meantime what are the natives doing? In their
greed they rush pell mell over the crackling brush,
bounding over rocks, falling into pools and frightening
the trout out of a year’s growth. Occasionally they hook
afingerling, but more frequently they don’t, and I tell
you, gentle reader, a fish of any decent size is rarely seen
on their stringers.
Is this usually the case? By no means, I am sorry to
say. It is usually reversed. The average sportsman,
after spending a year at his desk, rigs up his tackle about
the first of April, gazes lovingly upon his split-bamboo
rod all mounted with German silver, pats it on the back,
and exclaims, ‘‘Ah, there! What a royal time we will
have next week!” He hies him away, and two days are
consumed in reaching the grounds, He stops ata village
or a house three miles from the best fishing, and when he
casts his line it is about 9 A. M., just the time he should
stop and take a snooze for a few hours, Suddenly he ob-
serves some one ahead of him, ‘‘Ah! this won’tdo, I
must get ahead of that yawp,” he says. And he does,
after skirmishing over rocks, through green briers, under
laurel, over logs, etc.,and when in half an hour he
reaches the stream breathless, exhausted, clothes torn,
shins peeled, tip broken, flies gone, he looks back and ob-
serves the other fellow a hundred yards below, calmly
smiling upon him, yanking out the fish, with a string of
fine big fellows dangling at his side. It is enouyh to
make a fellow cuss. In fact I have cussed under such
circumstances, and so have you.
FOREST AND STREAM.
The moral is plain: Don’t go trout fishing if you have
but two or three days to spare. Take two or three weeks
and take a small tent and outfit. Camp near the stream,
fish early in the morning and late in the evening. Don’t
be in a hurry.
matter. Let them go, only don’t follow them too closely,
and my word for it, you will haye more fish ae they.
ACIFIC,
WINTER FISHING AT POINT BARROW.
Tha natives of Point Barrow, Alaska, fish very little
with hooks, their fish being taken with gill nets
both summer and winter; they are very expert in the use
of nets for taking both fish and seals; they will set a net
under 5 or 6 feet of ice on the rivers where they go to
hunt in winter for reindeer. Their manner of doing it is
by drilling holes through the ice as indicated in Fig. 1.
They drill usually three holes; then, by putting a line
on the end of one long pole and a hook on another pole,
they get the hook on the line and pull it through the
second hole, and so to the third hole, Communication
being thus established, it is easy to set the nets under the
ice as shown in Fig. 2. The holes are small at the top
and enlarged at the bottom; the middle one through
which they draw the nets and fish the largest,
Fre. 2.
In making these holes they first drill a hole about 6 or
Zin, in diameter through the ice to the water, then they
enlarge the hole at the bottom. The hole now being filled
with water, the ice broken off by the ice pick floats to the
surface, and is removed by a scoop made open on the
bottom, as represented in Fig. 8. With this scoop they
also remove the ice from the hole while sinking to the.
water,
Fie, 8.
The fish taken are mostly whitefish. In these nets I
have seen taken from 40 to 601bs. of fish at one setting of
twenty-four hours, The size of the nets is 15ft, long by
4ft, deep.-
When I think of poor DeLong sitting.down and staty-
ing on the banks of the Lena River, which, like all large
rivers emptying into the Arctic Ocean, teems with fish,
just for the want of the knowledge possessed by the in-
habitants of these northern regions, it makes me feel sad.
I have always felt that if he had with his party a couple
of Esquimaux, most of their lives might have been saved.
T was told by the natives that trout are to be found in
the large rivers, and I have seen what we call the salmon
trout. BH. P, HERENDEEN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
CALIFORNIA FISH LAWS.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
I wish to call your attention to the provisions of the
California fish law headed, ‘‘Permanent Contrivances in
Fishing; Punishment for Violation of Provisions of Penal
Code:”
Every person who shall set, use, or continue, or who shall as-
sist in setting, using, or continuing any pound, weir, set net, trap,
or any other fixed or permanent contrivance for catching fish in
the waters of this State, is guilty of a misdemeanor, Hvyery per-
son who shall cast, extend, or set any seine, or net of any kind,
for the catching of, in any river, siream, or slough ot this State,
which shall extend more than one-third across the width of the
said river, stream or slough, at the time and place of such fishing,
is guilty of a misdemeanor. Hyery person who shall cast, extend,
set, use. or continue, or who shall assist in casting, extending,
using or continuing “Chinese sturgeon lines,” or “Chinese shrimp
or bag nets,” or lines or nets of similar character, for the catch-
ing of fish in the waters of this State, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Hivery person who, by seine or any other means, shall catch the
young fish of any species, and who shall not return the same to
the water immediately and alive, or who shall sell, or offer for
sale, any such fish, fresh or dried, 1s guilty of a misdemeanor.
Every person conyicted of a violation of any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be punished by fine of not less than fifty dol-
lars, aud not more than three hundred dollars, or imprisonment
in the county jail, of the county where the offense was commited,
for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment. One-third of all moneys col-
lected for fines for violation of the provisions of this chapter to
be paid to informer, one-third to District Attorney of the county
in which the action is prosecuted, and one-third to the Fish Com-
missioners. of the State of Caliiornia. * * * Tit shall not be
lawful for any person to buy o1 sell, or offer or expose for sale,
within this State, any kind of trout (except brook trout) less than
Sin. In length, any person violating any of the provisions.of this
section is guilty of 4 misdemeanor.
Of course this does not apply to the Fish Commission-
ers. This is only a small part of the law, but it covers
what I shall allude to,
Now, as will have been seen, the law strictly prohibits
any permanent contrivance for catching fish, That being
the case, why were not the parties that built a trap across
the San Joaquin River last fall to shut the salmon off
from coming up the Tuolumne River arrested? A dam
was also built across the mouth of the Tuolumne River,
and persons speared as manyas forty salmon in one night,
and kept their traps there for over a week. Some of
those same parties have since made their brags to me that
it was election times and the officers would not notice
Tf there are half a dozen ahead of you no |
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them, for-they were afraid they would lose a few votes,
I mention no names, but will call attention to the fish
ilaws of this State, and perhaps through FoREST AND
StRHAM the attention of the Fish Commissioners of this
State may be drawn to this matter.
The warden that was last here in this district was no
good, He would arrest Chinamen, Frenchmen and
Italians for violating the above laws, but citizens of the
State he never arrested, and you can form an opinion why.
[have no especial love for Chinamen, but when
comes to a question of law and order, arrest one man for
violating the laws as well as another, R.
Mopxsro, Cal.
FISHING NEAR CHICAGO.
Cea April 29.—A little of the fishing news got
away last week, It seems that the season has
already opened at Fox Lake, and in right good earnest,
too, A week ago yesterday a large number of good fish
were taken in Fox, Petite and Nippersink lakes, includ
ing bass, pickerel and wall-eyed pike. One pickerel of
Zlbs. was killed, and two bass of over 4ibs. each. Mr
Wm. White, better known as Billy White, had twenty-)
seven bass, pike and walleyes. That was a pretty good
showing for one day, surely. It will not be long now
till we begin to hear of fun all along the fishing line.
The following item, taken from a daily paper here
may be an old “rounder” for all I know, but it is of some
interest: ;
“The largest pair of black bass ever caught in Missouri
waters or in any other waters of the United States, int
fact, were caught by J. W. Pevers and son, of St. Louis,
in Peter’s Lake, Pemiscot county, Missouri, on March 3
last, They weighed 1ilbs. and 120z., and 11lbs, and 1002.)
respectively, seven days after they were taken from the
water, The larger fish was 28}in. in length from thé
lower lip to the extreme end of the tail, and 18%in, in cits
cumference at the largest portion of the body. It was at
least 3lbs. heavier than any one specimen of black bass
ever caught in the United States before. The heads of
these monsters of the black bass school have been beauti-
fully mounted in elegant frames and were given to Capt
H, ©. West, the Fish Commissioner of Missouri, who in
tur will present one to President Harrison, and
other to ex President Cleveland, They will be exhibited
in a Broadway show window for three weeks,”
The above is a fair sample of what the average daily
paper does not know aboutsporting matters, Personally,
I never saw a bass that weighed over 7lbs., but I do nog
believe that the bass above mentioned weighed 3lbs. more!
than any bass ever taken in the United States, nor do
believe that these oass are the largest ever taken, beca
Tam very credibly informed that they have been taken
on the St. Clair flats weighing over 12lbs., and I hay e
heard on pretty fair authority that 12lbs. bass have been:
taken in Florida. At any rate, I should like to hear fro1
the bass record as understood by FoREST AND STREA
pci or better still, by fish dealers who handle nette d
sh,
May 2.—The maskallonge season has opened, and J
wish some one would tellus how tospell it. Atleast one
good fish has come down from Hagle Waters. Its weigh b
is 42lbs., and if is very thick and stocky. It is on ex
hibition at one of the fish markets, and I do not know)
who caught it, The ice should by this time all be out of:
the Wisconsin and Michigan lakes, and the much-spelled®
fish will soon be in his glory, Doubtless it is general y
known that May and early June-is the best time to catch
this fish unless one waits until after frost. In midsum=>
met the ‘‘bloom” of the lakes kills the fishing. Eastern
fishers who monkey with trout at $4 an inch will do well
to come out here this spring and just go fishing for once,
One or two 40-pound fingerling maskallonge, or maski-
nonge, or muscallonge, will convince them that Gilead,
lies just north of Chicago.
May 4.—Additional reports show the fishing season nowy
well begun, and the end of the week will see northboun d:
trains crowded with anglers en route for Silver Lakeyy
Lake Maria, Twin Lakes, Wauconda and other accessib le.
waters near by. Messrs. David Oliphant and Geo. Ha zm
litt start to-day for Wauconda Lake, pursuant to the
advice of Geo. Pratt, a resident of- the lake, who writes:
that the fishing is good. Mr, Pratt has sent down a very
fine pickerel. Wauconda is worthy the attention of our!
anglers this season, The lake has been high and the out-
let full, and fish have been running up from Fox River
in great numbers. itis said of this lake that one ca
always take a string of fish there, no matter what the!
weather. The fishing is better there early in the season,
as its waters are quite full of vegetation in the summer,
Everybody looks very happy here now. E, Houcr. |
FISHING NEAR ST. LOUIS.
Editor Forest and Stream; j
St. Louis, Mo., May 4—Croppie fishing is most excel
lent in this part of the country. Reports to hand from all
the lakes, sloughs and small rivers are to the effect that th
sport was never better. Bass have asyet not begun ope
tions, for very few have been caught. Croppie, though
are taking the minnow in a most ravenous way, a
large strings have been brought in by parties who w
out. Creve Coeur Lake, which is situated twenty mile
west of here, is furnishing splendid sport to the discip
of Izaak Walton. Two gentlemen from this city spen
day out there the past week and returned with nea
200, averaging about three-quarters of a pound each, an
yesterday another gentleman showed up seventy-t
croppie as the result of a day’s angling on his part. Ju
P.S, Langham and a friend came back from Murd
Lake, which is located twenty-two milessouth of here
Illinois, and they had over 250 fish on their string,
caught ina day and a half. Among the number wi
a few bass, one of which weighed a little less than 41b
Murdock Lake is one of the oldest fishing places in th
vicinity, and, usually, more bass are caught there t
croppie. This season, though, just the opposite is the
A telegram was received from the superintendent of
Kings Lake Chub stating that the fishing was exceedin.
fine up there, and several of the members have started.
there to take advantage of the sport, UNsuR FRIivz.
THE Fuy-Casting TOURNAMENT will be held in Central
Park, this city, May 23-24. The secretary is Mr. G. Po
P. O. Box 3049, New York. }
in FOREST AND STREAM Jan. 17, 1889.
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May 9, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM.
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CROSSING OF SALMON AND TROUT.
Editor Forest and Stream:
FINED FOR ILLEGAL Fisuine.— ditor Forest and
Stream; Our fish are enjoying a rest, the first in many
years. This rest, unexpected alike to both fish and fish-
Will brook and salmon trout cross? There is a pond in | ermen, was brought about by the sudden appearance of
Madison county, N.Y.,which contained speckled trout, and | our fish warden, John W. Hague, Esq., of Pittsburgh,
which some years ago was stocked with salmon.
Now! who has been hard at work for months gathering evi-
many claim that the trout is a cross, Certainly the trout dence against our illegal fishers. On Monday, the 15th
LAKE AND BROOK TROUT HYBRID.
are lighter than most brook trout and the red spots not so
clearly defined. , j ;
Not many trout have been taken thus far this spring,
but all the followers of Sir Izaak are waiting for a warm
rain, and then they expect to have some sport. WING.
[There is no evidence that any of owr salmon and trout
erdss naturally, but many crosses have been produced by
artificial fertilization. A cross between the salmon trout
(namaycush) and the brook trout (fontinalis) was described |
Since this deserip-
tion was published we have examined specimens of the
hybrid in alcohol and are now able to complete the account
of the teeth and the pyloric coeca, Theteeth on the vomer
poiddie of roof of mouth) are as in the lake trout, and
hee is a well developed band of teeth on the root of the
tongue. The stomach is very large, siphon-shaped, and
the coeca number about sixty, being more numerous than
in the brook trout, but not nearly so abundant as in the
lake trout. In allcharacters of great importance, as in the
shape of the tail, size of the scales, and the dentition, the
cross has received its impression from the lake trout, while
in coloration, general form, and number of coecal append-
ages the impression came from the brook trout. In other
words, in matters most subject to variation, fontinalis has
left its impress, but in characters of greater permanence
namaycush has left its unmistakable mark. The figure
herewith published will give a perfect knowledge of the
proportions of the cross as well as of the distribution of
color areas: for a description of the fresh fish the reader is
referred to the article above mentioned. The specimen
was an undeveloped male about 20in. long.]
SUNAPEE LAKE TROUT,
Editor Forest and Stream:
I began fishing in Sunapee Lake in 1857, at North
Point, aledge on the northwestern shore of Sunapee. We
used to catch only the speckled native trout, but they
were plenty and we caught hundreds of them weighing
from 1 to 6lbs. each. Jacob R. Hutchinson and I have
been fishing together all these years. The St. John’s
River trout have been put into the lake since that time,
so haye the landlocked salmon and black bass. Trout
fishing is now best carried on in depths of 40 to 80ft.,
black bass are near the shore. Trout fishing is what we
old fishermen care most for, and we have pulled out some
big ones in deep water. Mr. Amos Woodbury a few years
ago caught a trout that weighed down pretty well, but I
guess I took the biggest prize last July. I started from
home early in the morning and got on to the water be-
fore sunrise; it was so fogzy that I hardly Inew where
LI went, but rowed for Hedgehog fishing ground. I
anchored and put out my line, in a few minutes some-
thing nibbled at my bait. I took the line in hand and
found a big trout had the hook. For thirty or forty
minutes I pulled and he pulled, it was a hard pullanda
long pull, but I hauled himin and steered for the nearest
cottage to weigh him. Mr, Cheney weighed the fish im-
' mediately upon taking it out of the water, and his weight
was 15lbs.; after being out of the water a few hours he
was somewhat lighter in weight, but was pronounced
the largest trout that had ever been taken out of Sunapee
Lake. The length of the fish was about 30in. Until this
catch, my friend Mr. Woodbury rejoiced in being the
champion fisherman of Sunapee Lake; but I understand
that the people of Sunapee now record Sullivan Marston
as the man who won the day and the biggest trout. I
expect to get his mate the coming summer. If I do I will
write again, SULLIVAN MARSTON,
NEWPORT, New Hampshire.
THE FIRST STRIPED BAss.—Editor Forest and Stream:
LT ecaught two striped bass in the surf yesterday, fishing
with rod and reel and using white worms for bait. These
are the first taken on this coast this season in the above
manner, and, as far as I have been able to learn, the
earliest on record. My eldest boy caught a Southern
sculpin (Cottus octodecim spinosus) to-day. Are they
common se far north or at this early date?—Bic Raern
(Ocean Beach, N. J., May 1). [Mx. V. N. Edwards, of
Woods Holl, Mass., has obtained striped bass in his vicinity
on the following early dates: April 24, 1877, Falmouth,
Mass., 1; April 23, 1880, Martha’s Vineyard, 1; April 27,
1880, Martha’s Vineyard, 156; April 25, 1883, New Bed-
ford, Mass., 1, The eighteen-spined senlpin is a winter
resident on the New Jersey coast, seldom arriving there
before the month of November; it ismuch more abundant
oorthward, extending at least to Labrador, ]
FISHING PROSPECTS IN Nw BRUNSWICK,—The present
season in New Brunswick is one of the earliest on record,
and no one can remember ever having seen nature
arrayed so soon in its garbof green. Mr. Robert Orr,
fishery warden for the Upper Miramichi, informs me that
upward of 125 saimon (spent fish) have lately been taken |
with the fly in that river at distances varying from six to
eight miles above Boiestown. a circumstance never before
known,—EDWARD JACK (Fredericton, N. B., May 1),
MACKEREL AT PROVINCETOWN.—A mackerel was caught
_ at Provincetown, Mass., May 1.
_
inst,, he exploded his bomb, and shocked our quiet com-
munity by arresting Bernard (better known as ‘‘Ike”)
Lazarus, Rochester’s Chief of Police and county detective,
taking him before A. R. Moore, J. P., whe fined him $50
and costs for fishing with a seine within a quarter of a
mile of the dam, at Bridgewater. Then came Thomas
Lukens, who plead yuilty and was fined $50 and costs for
like offense, He was followed by Jacob Stahl, a profes-
sional fisherman, in whose possession the warden found
a complete outfit, which he ordered the sheriff to destroy,
Stahl’s fish box contained many fine fish, which were at
once returned to the Big Beaver, from whence they had
been foreed. Stahl said ‘‘Guilty,” and the Justice of the
Peace said ‘$50 and costs.” Geo, B. Hoyt, “for seining,”
efc., 00 and costs, followed by ‘‘Col,” Joseph Reed, Sr.,
fined $25 and costs for having nets in possession; and the
last to date, Joseph Reed. Jr., $10 and costs for taking
black bass with rod and line, Mr. Hague says the work
has only commenced, and that he is determined that ille-
yal fishing shall be stopped in his district.—G. A. Scroaes
(Beaver, Pa,., April 29).
A GREAT CATCH oF Bass.—On April 1 Mr. C. A, Ham-
let, of this city, took 56 black bass, running from 1 to
42lbs,, the total catch weighing 85lbs, He used a Goz, fly-
rod and ‘‘chub” minnows. This is the largest catch of
bass on record here. Last season Mr. G. H, Asper, of
Chicago, Ill., captured the largest black bass ever taken
in our waters with a rod; the gamy fellow weighed 6lbs.—
MAc (Glasgow, Ky., April 30),
Prick OF SHAD.—In the markets of Washington, D. C,,
shad were sold at retail, May 4, for five cents per pound.
Roe shad are offered at an equally low price.
Hisheulture.
FISHCULTURE IN OHIO.
AYTON, Ohio, May 6. The protection that the State
has given the fish in the rivers, and the regular plant-
ing of fry in the streams has given Ohio as fine fishing
waters as can be found anywhere. The close season begins
May 1 and continues until June 15, and the bass are now
spawning. The rivers are full of bass, goggle eyes, rock
bass and channel catfish, and anglers will have greater sport
this summer than ever before, if there is a good stage of
water.
President Osborn, of the Ohio Fish Commission, reports
that the 150 jars of pickerel spawn in the State establish-
ment at Sandusky are hatching out rapidly, and that al-
ready a large quantity of the fry have been planted in the
streams of Michigan, and that within the next ten days
many millions will be deposited in the inland rivers of Ohio,
One half acre of land on Peach Point, Put-in-Bay Island,
in Lake Hrie, has been deeded to the Government as a site
for the fish hatchery, and John Brown, Jr.,a son of old
Ossawatomie Brown, is making the survey. The shores of
Peach Point are a wild stone bluif, and very picturesque,
niched and caverned. The heavy growths of cedar and
forest trees, wild vines and shrubery must be cleared away
before the building can begin. *
CANADIAN FISHERIES.*
Be report on the fisheries of Canada for the year 1888 is
made up of the following elements: <A brief introduc-
tion containing a general survey of the whole subject by the
Deputy Minister of Fisheries, a series of eight appendices
giving a statement of fishing bounties and the fishery
statistics of the inspectors and overseers of the various
proyinées, areport on fish breeding, and a report on the
fisheries protection service.
The yield of the fisheries in 1888 was as follows:
DT ONES SCOUR : Citeulels Aaie-« sipeinies puted ected; #7817, 0380, 42
New Brunswick.....-5.0....-..c0s005 2,941, 863.05
IBTLiISH ORM bay Siete eke ake cies 1,902,195.50
MaieheG. tcc ne cme as ee lata Wieser eittae sar okt 1,860,012: 96
LORTE RHR tee WU Bele Gace ar ses aaeea tc 1,839,869, 09
Prince Hdward Island..,......-.:... 876,862.74
Manitoba and Northwest Territories 180,677.00
TO CAM Feith tany 4 Seat te Pu ne at whee $17,418,510.76
There has been a decrease of $967,592.99 as compared with
the returns for 1887. The greatest falling off has occurred in
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, while Ontario bas shown
a large increase. The fisheries that have declined most
markedly are mackerel, sardines, lobsters, smelts, cod and
salmon, named in the order of their diminution. A notable
improvement is recorded in the catch of whitefish, hake,
eels and “‘pickerel’’ (wall-eyed pike). The cod yields nearly
one-fourth of the whole catch of the fisheries of Canada.
The decline in the mackerel fishery amounted to nearly half
a million dollars, or about one-third of the yield of this
species in 1887. In Nova Scotia ‘‘herring were plentiful and
prices fair. Shad and alewives appear to be on the increase,
while a slight shortage is noticeable in cod, undoubtedly
due to stormy and unfavorable weather for boatefishing,
Herring fishing was, on the whole, remunerative, while
mackerel utterly failed. The assistant inspector lays great
stress on the damage occasioned to this fishery by the use of
urse seines, and he urgently recommends the utter pro-
ibition of this mode of fishing,”
In New Brunswick the returns show a decrease of over
*Annual Report of the Department of Wisheries, Domini
Canada, for the year 1888, Grae: 1889, Pp. ¥xx--9B5L69-4-24, af
a half million dollars from the yield in 1887, and of more
than a taillion dollars from the catch of 1886, The decline
was almost entirely in salmon, smelt and lobsters, and is
attributed to over-fishing.
The fisheries of British Columbia show a decrease of
$76,691.50, due chiefly to the failure of the Fraser River sal-
mon fishing, By an order in Council, passed Nov. 26, 1888,
certain regulations were established for the protection of
this fishery, Nets, boats and other apparatus cannot be
used without a license from the Minister of Marine and
Fisheries. The minimum size of the meshes of salmon nets
is fixed at 6in, Drift nets are confined to tidal waters and
must not obstruct more than one-third of any river, No
salmon nets of any kind shall be used for salmon in fresh
waters, Fishing for salmon and the use of apparatus shall
be discontinued from 6 o’clock on Saturday morning to 6
o’clock on the following Monday morning.
The value of the fisheries of Ontario was $1,839,869, being
an increase of $308,019 over the amount of 1887, This result
arose from judicious protection and a strict enforcement of
the fishery laws.
In Prince Edward Island there was a decided falling off in
the catch of mackerel and lobsters. The decline of the lob-
ster fishery is attributed to over-fishing and constant oppo-
sition to all restrictive measures. Itistound also that the
oyster industry is being ruined for the want of an adequate
close time. The present close season of three months and a
half is insufficient to protect the oyster.
In Manitoba and the Northwest Territories the value of
the fisheries showed a considerable increase, the catch of
whitefish being nearly double what it was in 1887. Great
destruction of fish during the breeding season is wrought by
Indians, who, under pretense of fishing for their own use,
catch large quantities of fish at a time when others are pro-
hibited from doing so, conceal them and afterward sell
them to traders.
Six new fishways of the Rogers model were built in
streams in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Eleven
hatcheries were operated by the Dominion Government.
These are located at Newcastle and Sandwich in the Pro-
vince of Ontario; Miramichi and St, John River, New Bruns-
wrek; Fraser River, British Columbia; Magog, Tadoussac,
Gaspé and Ristigouche, Quebec; and ati Bedford and Sydney
in Nova Scotia. 98,214,000 eggs were placed in the hatching
houses, and the number of young fish distributed during the
season of 1888 was 88,109,000. The kinds of fish deposited
were Atlantic salmon, two species of Pacific salmon—the
quinnat and the blueback—lake trout, brook trout, white-
fish, wall-eyed pike and small-mouthed black bass,
In the following table are shown the values of the fish-
eries exceeding $200,000 in amount, arranged in the order of
their importance;
Odea meat ad eich owele bere wala ers eae ae $4,203,508.00
PEGI eae ee pe edge Pe bs nehcnreer t 2,354,234,90
SHIITLOMS de ates tes eee Soe a 1,907,400.00
AL OUSUOLR Geeitin bist aly be odehes aa eer ane 1,483,388. 56
EWE Ke) ea el be eae toe CL fe eee ibs atten a: He 981,659.01
(El? OTA Ue oiget anne Ee en ar meeks 948,732.00
MPNILOMa KS th aaia oat ever e tee ce ees 702,324.28
ETS Neale setete ae wet odes ees ies soy 510,061.00
IVR CL aed state es We Paw eile. Cea aekede 486,540.00
VE COUN Kay) = gh Sa A a eh EA 484,284.00
ES OLE . See 2 OU ae” ae 390,650.90
PG IHS ote sy oem t 2 aU panera ere 321,848.70
te SCAM ERIS. Cote rg bac bsfentialtia oe oe 279,830, 00
Bash eCoreynme se 2, cere pee iee.c cape est 231,586.50
SMELit cease wet Seana o- 222,674.66
Coarse and mixed fish........,..0...; 208,851, 63
The number of persons engaged in the fishery service of
Canada was 910, of whom twenty-five were special fishery
guardians employed for short periods during the close
seasons.
In the Province of Ontario, Parry Sound and Muskoka
divisions, Overseer A. H. Smith, in charge of Lakes Joseph,
Rosseau, Muskoka and other waters in the District of Parry
Sound, reported as follows; The season opened early. With
the exception of bass, which were scarce, fishing proved
highly successful to anglers and trollers. Pickerel were -
clean, bright and of a good size. The species referred to
under this name is evidently our wall-eyed pike. At the
head of Lake Rosseau 10 to 16lbs. pickerel were common;
while a 20lb. lunge [lake trout] was landed from Sparrow
Lake. Tourists were not quite so numerous during last
summer, but the influx of hunters, including foreigners,
was larger. Game is more attractive than fish. Spearing
is almost completely stamped out. A most difficult question
to manage is the sawdust nuisance. Mill owners seem well
disposed to comply with the statute, but the burners erected
to dispose of the sawdust proved defective.
Overseer J. G. Rumsey, of Huntsville, who has charge of
the inland waters of twelve townships in Parry Sound and
Muskoka, reports that speckled trout appear to be getting
scarcer, notwithstanding the fact that the only fishing is
done by sportsmen and a few settlers for local use. The
decline of fish is accompanied by a falling off in the num-
her of tourists. The overseer attributes the scarcity of
trout to the want of fishways in the dam at Burk’s Falls.
Overseer Fred Webber reports a steady improvementin all
kinds of fish, except speckled trout, in Lake Couchiching
and the Severn River. This is especially true of the black
bass, and is due to the extension of the close season and the
more general observance of the fishing laws, Muskellunge
are scarce in Lake Couchiching, but it is believed that
the prevention of spearing in the spring will soon restore
their numbers. The Severn River is reported by anglers
and tourists from the States to be better than ever. Scarcity
of speckled trout is ascribed to extreme low water during
the winter, causing the death of many young fish, A
number of trout fry were placed in Coldwater River by a
gentleman last year, and other parties have promised to con-
tinue the work. A large school of whitefish was seen last
summer in Lake Couchiching as the result, it is believed, of
fisheulture, some fry having been sent to this lake a few
years ago from the Newcastle hatchery. The principal fish
of Lake Couchiching and the Severn River are bass, pick-
erel (wall-eyed pike) and muskellunge. At Moose Deer
Point, Georgian Bay, whitefish and lake trout began spawn-
ing Oct. 14, Capt. Alfred F. Holmes, commanding the
steamer Cruiser, reports the spawning time for whitefish
and lake trout to extend from Oct. 15 to Dec. 1, and for black
bass from April 1to June 15, with slight variations due to
temperature.
Mr. F. C. Gilchrist, fishery overseer of the Qu’Appelle
River and adjoining lakes, in his very interesting report
for the year 1888 gives notes on several of the important
species of his district. His comparison of the two kinds of
black bass deserves the careful attention of the readers of
FOREST AND STRBAM. ‘It has been recommended that the
large-mouthed black bass be used for stocking our waters.
There are many lakes where they would be a valuable ad-
dition to the list of fishes. * * * Ivwould, however, pro-
test against putting them into waters that are connected
with lakes where there are whitefish or which are suited to
stocking with the Coregon?. In shallow lakes with muddy
bottoms and weeds, and where there are only the predaceous
varieties, they would do well, but my examination of the
stomachs of hundreds I have caught in the Otonabee, Trent
and other rivers in Ontario, led me tothe conclusion that
they were almost entirely piscivorous, preying very largely
upon the young of other fish that had taken to the weeds for
shelter. Unlike the small-mouthed black bass, which ap-
pears to hibernate in the winter, they are voracious the
entire year. * * * The large-month are much inferior to
the small-mouth in thepan, andinfinitely so upon the hook,
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[May 9, 1889,
but I believe they are better suited to the stocking of cer-
tain classes of our lakes than carp, because they are a better
pan fish and can be caught at any time of the year by the
most inexperienced person; they can be placed in a lake in
company with the most predaceous species of fish and will
thrive, * * * My experience with the small-mouthed
black bass in Rice Lake, Stony Lake, the Muskoka
Lakes and other places in the Hast, where I have
caught thousands of them and examined the stom-
achs of many, led me to believe that * * * fully
one-half of its food was composed of crayfish and the bal-
ance of insects and their larvee, frogs, minnows, perch and
the young of other fish. They breed and grow apace in
clear water with clear, stony or gravelly bottom and where
there is an abundance of crayfish, all ofwhich can be found
in many of the lakes of Assiniboia.” ) J
The report on the fisheries of British Columbia contains a
great deal of valuable material, and deserves more attention
than our space will allow. The pack of salmon in Alaska
during the season of 1888 is thus stated;
Cutting Packing Co., Cook’s Inlet,......,........ 25,000 cases
Alaska Commercial Co., Cook’s Inlet....-.... ...15,000 cases
Arctic Packing Co.. Cook’s Inlet....-............ 18,000 cases
D, L. Beck & Son, Chileat River,.................20,000 eases
B, A. Seaburg, Stikine River........-..,.-..-,-.. 15,000 cases
Fishing & Trading Co,, Klawack Inlet........... 10,600 cases
Bradford & Co., Bristol Bay.........-............25,000 cases
Alaska Packing Co., Bristol Bay........-......,. 28,000 cases.
Arctic Packing Co., Bristol Bay.....-............ 25,000 cases
Alaska Commercial Co., Bristol Bay............. 18,000 cases
Karluk Packing Co,, Karluk River.............. 72,000 cases
Charles Thomas & Co., Karluk River..........., 30,000 cases
Kadiak Fishing & Mining Co,, Karluk River....20,000 cases
Cutting Packing Co,, Wah Bay.....2:-..s...0... 17,000 cases
Boston Fishing & Trading Co., Jass Bay... ..... 6,000 cases
Cape Lees Packing Co., Borough’s Bay.......... 6,000 cases
Taylor, Young & Co,, Tongass Inlet.,...,......,. 13,000 cases
358,000 Gases
Cases contain 48 oue-pound cans each.
“Skil is a native name for the beshowe” on the west
coast of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands. In the
books this fish is known as Anoplopoma flmbria, and the
species has attracted favorable attention because of its
adaptability for smoking like the halibut. The salt fish
commands the handsome price of S18 per barrel. In eight
days’ fishing two vessels caught 314 barrels of these fish.
The depths in which they were taken varied from 200 tio 2320
fathoms, and the apparatus used were hand lines and trawls.
A trawl of 300 hooks set two or three hours brought wp 100
to 150 fish, averaging about 104glbs. each. The skil is very
rich and oily; a 25-Ib. fish yields a quart of oil, which the
natives use as a substitute for butter. The flesh has a deli-
cate flavor and is very digestible.
The report of Max Mowat, tishery officer in charge of the
Fraser River hatchery, on the kinds of fishes found in the
lakes and tributaries of the Fraser River, their abundance,
Spawning season, ete,, is full of interest for the angler and
the fishculturist. We are not yuite sure that we know the
“aguassa, Silver and speckled trout,” but we know that the
dolly varden (alia), the red-throated (purpuratus) and the
lake tront (n@mayecush) are found in this region. Gaird-
ner’s trout occurs there also. The lakes are said to be fairly
alive with trout and salmon, while the surrounding country
is covered with herds of large game. The only drawbacks
are the lack of facilities for travel and the difficulty of
securing board and lodging even at high rates; but to these
conditions is die the preservation of the fish and game.
FISHCULTURE IN WYOMING.—We are indebted to
Mr, Louis Miller, Commissioner of Fisheries, for the follow-
ing account of the Wyoming fish hatchery. abridged trom
the columns of the Laramie Boomerang. The large supply
of breeding fish kept in this establishment was noticed in
FOREST AND STREAM, Feb. 7. The hatchery is located on a
forty-acre tract of land five and a half miles southeast of
Laramie and is under the charge of the Commissioner and
Mr, W. D. Tanner, superintendent, As soon as a title to
the land can be obtained, which is looked for during the
coming summer, the hatchery will be enlarged so that its
capacity will be 1,500,000 fish every winter. Money has been
appropriated ter this improvement. A large number of
black bass have recently been secured for stocking lakes,
and 200 have been placed in Hutton’s Lake, one of the best
fishing resorts in the Territory. Sunfish, carp and catfish
will be added to the inbradacea species. Brook trout, lake
trout, rainbow trout and California salmon have been ac-
climated for the most part with gratifying success, So
does the young West add line upon line to its policy of ag:
gressive fishculture, and it will Ai advantageous to some of
the older sections of our country if they heed the lesson.
TROUT DISTRIBUTED IN PENNSYLVANIA.—The
demand for brook trout in Pennsylvania has been unparal-
leled, Mr. J. P. Creveliug, superintendent of the station at
Allentown, has sent out more than one million fry from his
hatchery alone, and the number will probably be brought
up to eleyen or twelve hundred thousand, These go to
natural brook trout streams of the eastern slope of the
Alleghenies, ‘The station at Corry will probably supply an
equal number to streams on the western slope of the Alleg-
henies. Allentown station has furnished twice as many fry
as its intended capacity called for, If appropriations are
forthcoming the facilities of both hatcheries will be largely
inereased. There has been very little demand for rainbow
tront.
WOSEK OF THE GRAMPUS,—Dr. Henshall, who has
recently returned from Florida on the Fish Commission
schooner Grainpus, reports that Barnes Sound was two feet
shallower than ever before, uotwithstanding the excessive
rains, The work in fresh water was very unsatisfactory on
account of the presence of myriads of mosquitoes. So per-
sistent and painful were the attacks of these pests that the
men were literally forced to relinquish the attempt to collect
in certain inland waters. he party sailed 500 miles in a
thirty-foot seine boat, making the bulk of their large col-
lection in salt waters. On the voyage north to New York,
Capt. Adams of the Grampus kept a sharp lookout for
mackerel and other schooling fish. but saw none, and whales
and sea birds were absent,
TROUT HATCHING IN COLORADO.—Dr. John Laws
received 35,000 eggs of brook trout from Wisconsin and suc-
ceeded in hatching 95 per cent. of them in his establishment
at Hyerglade Lakes, Colorado.
WaAsuincron, D. C,, Aug. 24, 1888.—The U. S. Cartridge (o,,
Lowell, Mass: Gentlemen—t have used about 16,000 of your Cli-
Mux paper shells this year, and not a single bursted head. AS
long asyou keep them up to their present high standard I will
continue to use them in preference to all other makes. Very re-
specttully (Signed) JAMES M. Grepn, of Green & Cunningham.u*
LaArayerrn, Ind., Aug. 21, 1888.—U. 8. Cartridge Co., Lowell,
: ue =
Mars: Dear Sir—l am pleased to be able to give you a most sat-
isfactory account of the paper shells you seu me, I have used
Schuttze powder altogether for the last seven years, with Bley’s
shel me youreare he first Ber een Saati I ee pone and
ake care to recommen: e1r use, igne , GRAHAM
Ohampion Shot of England.—Adv. ae ;
Che Hennel,
FIXTURES,
DOG SHOWS.
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, Sav Francisco, Cal,
Sept. 10: to 13.—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont. ©, A, Stone, Manager.
Sept, 10 to 13.—Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As-
sociation, at Ottawa, Can. Capt. R, C, W. MacCunic, Secretary,
Sept. 1] to13,—First Annual Dog Show of the Toledo Kennel
Club, Toledo, O. 1. B. Lee, Secretary.
Feb. 18 to 21, 1890,—Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
FIELD TRIALS,
Noy. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Nov. 18.—Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Hastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W. A, Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y.
Nec. 2.—lvaugural Field Trials of the Central Wield Trial Clnb,
oe Terie rons N.C. GC, H, Odell, Secretary, Mill’s Building, New
York, N. Y.
OUR EVERY-DAY FRIENDS,
Rs eae a Jate issue of FOREST AND STREAM I was at-
| tracted by the heading of an article, ‘The Super-
Sense of Animals,” or something to that effect. At the end
I found the name of Mr. Hallock, who has a delightful way
of putting things; besides the subject interested me, He
would have it that there is someting beyond mere instinct
in the faculties of animals; that they do not always act
from impulse or necessity merely. He does not stand alone
in this regard, especially among the lovers of woodcraft,
Those who have a fondness for out of doors seem also to
possess a leaning toward admitting an equality between
themselves and their pets.
“Puir Bufie” was poisoned because a nervous neighbor
Was annoyed by his barking at night. His owner, who had
lost not only Buffie, but others by
“The murd’rous and unumianly play,”
was not vindictive, and gave utterance to his sorrow and
the hope of a future reunion in yerse, concluding;
“Where thou an' Nig, wi' twa three more
Wha hae been murdered lang hefore
Maun hae yer huntin’ frolics o'er
In shadowy zvace,
Whyles a’ thae murderers hing out ower
Anither place.”
The poet bad no dread of offending the sensibilities of
the literal believers in the dominion of man ‘over the fish
of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth,”
The sentiment expressed in the stanza appeals to me and
1likeit. The editor of one of our monthly magazines kept
standing for some time this sentence: ‘'The editor is not
responsible for the opinions of contributors.” A very fair
legend when properly interpreted and one inviting liberty
of expression, I take it for granted that you admit the
cogency as well as the propriety of the rule, and though
not advertised, itis understood. Therefore I, not being an
editor, am free to say what I like. With this privilege, I
like children, snakes, butterflies, flowers, dogs, cats, or
whatever by its beauty, innocence or helplessness solicits
my regard. Iam afraid to assume the superiority author-
ized by the Bible as commonly interpreted, having lived
long enough to know that it is easier to be mistaken than to
be right. Hence a reverence rather than a feeling of author-
ity impresses me when I am addressed by—my dog for in-
stance.
You and I have been taught to believe that, having domin-
ion vyer all the earth, we possess souls; that we are made
after Hisimage. It is very pleasant to believe so, and as
we acknowledge to ourselves our superiority it behooves us
to be superior. Butare we? A man will not kick a child
out of his way, but sometimes he may forget himself and
kick a dog. I have been puzzled many times to understand
why men will make such distinctions,
bad dogs, but to babies and dogs in general,
distinction because the dog has no father or big brother to
resent the indignity, but they do so rather through the in-
fluence of a vicious education; they prefer to adhere to the
letter instead of searching for the spirit of the dominion ex-
pressed in the first book of Moses; it is so much easier,
We are tanght to believe that many things are right, and
experience demonstrates that they are radically wrong, both
in inception and accomplishment, The truth fairly skins
us alive sometimes with its satire,
in the right of wrong-doing; the knowledge of or mental
infirmities is a sealed book to us,
It has been and is still believed by some that to break a
broncho he must be roped, thrown, beaten, conquered before
he can be utilized, I believed so once, but the method hus
Were the breaker of as
fine intellect as the broncho, Im many instances he might
always struck me as a dead failure,
gracefully submit to a reyersal of situations and allow the
broncho to train him, for out of the brains of bronchos we
may learn wisdom, as well as out of the months.of babes
and sucklings.
T had a friend once, as brave a man as ever graced a sad-
dle, leveled a Winchester or loyed a child, and he d6wned a
broncho. If he would saddle the animal once or three times
a day the pony must be roped, thrown and blinded on each
occasion. My friend said it was ‘tthe nature of the brute,”
I knew he could not be wantonly unkind to anything. It
never occurred to me that it might be education, and that
nature had nothing to do with it,
Several years later the madam and I were camped near an
old log road in the mountains in the yicinity of a friend’s
ranch. One morning, as I was about building the fire for
coffee, the ranchman’s son, a lad of eighteen, came up the
road with a bridle on his arm. He stopped near us and
began to whistle, as one would for a dog. After he had
whistled a few times I heard a whinnie, and in a few
moments the rapid beat of a horse’s hoofs broxe upon the
sweet peacefulness of the summer morning, Looking in
the direction of the sound, I presently saw a pony coming
down the old road on a keenrun, <A dappled gray pony,
with ears erect and mane flying; his neck was outstretched
and his eyes seemed to flash with exquisite pleasure; he
came leaping on as if moved by thoughts of love, absolutely
free, beautiful in form, graceful in his liberty and in every
movement. Within a few rods of the lad the reckless gallo
resolved itself into a swinging trot until he reached his
friend, when he came to a halt and rubbed his nose against
the boy’s shoulder. The loud whinnie was softened and the
arched neck pressed against the lad for the expected caress,
Ji is a food twenty years since that bright morning, and
yet the memory of it is as fresh asif I saw it now; [can taste
again the very sweetness of the balsam-laden air, can see
the tender blue mist that lingered about the distant hills,
and see the pony’s head resting against the boy’s shoulder;
and it seemed to me then as it does now, that if there had
been hands instead of hoofs, he would have hugged the boy
and would have kissed him on the lips, instead of on the
hand, had he known how. :
Is it becanse they
believe that the child has a soul and the dog none? Wither
will respond to a caress or shrink at a blow, and they have
memories, As Mr. Spencer might quality his statements, I
wish it to be understood that I do not refer to bad babies or
I cannot think
so meanly of my fellows as to believe that they male the
Still we go on believing
“Where did you get that horse, Harry?”
“Out of —’s band.”
‘You don’t mean to say he’s a broncho—he’s too kind and
handsome ?” :
“That’s what he is,”’
“How long have you owned him 2?”
‘A bout three months,”’
“But how did you break him? I supposed that they had
to be roped and beaten and—”’
“Now don’t you believe a word of it, T hayen’t even
spoken cross to him, have I, Dick ?”’
The pony corroborated the statement beyond cavil. The
madam went out and shook hands with the boy and hugged
the horse, and I should not bave blamed her had she hugged
the boy, as | looked down into his honest, laughing gray
eyes,
Patience and its attendant genius, kindness, without any
exhibition of man’s ‘‘domitivun,”’ a simple endeavor to bring
himself up to the horse’s standard of intellect, and the result
was two loving friends. That they could not talk Greek,
Latin or English to each other dignified the situation: the
understanding between then was quite perfect and beauti-
ful in its eloquence,
The next morning the clouds were settled about us, and
my horse had pulled up his picket pin and strayed into the
timber. I could not see twenty feet in any direction, but I
could follow the trail of the iron pin and the rope through
the pines, and the trees looked ghostly. When I reached
the horse the spirit of ‘‘\dominion” entered me, I gathered
up the lariat and undertook to lead the way back to camp.
I was as familiar with the mountainside as with my own
yard, but the trail doubled on itself in some way, or J missed
it, and it took me about five minutes to get lost. Wor half
an hour I plodded around, taking a dozen different starts
from as many familiar points in the way of rocks, dead
trees and other certain monuments, knowing each time that
J was going in the vight direction. Iinally I became dis-
gusted—with the stupidity of the horse—his straying was
iniquitous, the rope was a burden to mé and I was hungry.
As long as I led the way he followed passively, though I
have no doubt he was wondering all the time at my enthu-
Siastic morning pedestrianism and trying to ascertain my
motive. JI threw down the rope and said:
“Boh, will yan find the way to camp?”
He only lookedat me. Inever had the same look bestowed
on me but once before. I was talking with an Arapahoe
brave, with another red gentleman standing by. I expressed
my admiration, in a fluént way, of Left Hand, a chief of the
Atapahoes, and the bystander looked all through the con-
versation Just as Bob did, Winally I said;
“T should like to see Left Hand; he is a brave Indian.”
“This is Left Hand,’ said my red brother pointing to the
bystander, and the bystander smiled broadly,
“Glad to see you. How??? T inquired.
“Very well.” said Left Hand, profiering his dexter, mak-
ing me feel glad 1 had refrained from saying anything that
might be construed into a discourtesy. _
Bob, as I have said,looked just as did Left Hand,though he
did not understand Hnglish so well; but my experience with
fueft Hand and his brother hadtaughtmealesson. Idid not
admit to the horse otherwise than that | was dependent upon
him, nor but that I recognized his power of discriminating
between politeness and its opposite. ‘
Will you please find the way to camp? Go on!’?”
He started and I followed. It did not take him five min-
utes to tind the bag of oats under the buck board,
Had I condescended in the first place the madam would
not have bee uneasy and “waiting breakfast” for me.
When I explained to her the cause of my delay, my dilemma
and how I had been velieved, she said:
‘Had you let him alone he would have come home.”
“T presume so—bringing his tail bebind him?”
“Tm proud to know that you admit the philosophy of the
nursery,”
When you teach a dog to perform what you call tricks you
feel proud of the dog as he displays his accomplishments
successfully betore admiring friends; you take a great deal
of credit to yourself and consider yourself not the smallest
part of the show. Certainly there is pleasure in it, and
sometimes you are generous enough to love the dog for his
intelligenve and obedience, But how is it when the dog
learns without your bestowing an effort on him? In such
instance, if you are not wholly given over to arrogance, a
touch of humility because of your own frailty, and a new
respect for the intelligence of the dog, must come oyer you,
When he educates himself, as it were, even in what you con-
sider trivial matters, by what authority dare you say he
may not he gifted with reasoning faculties as well as your-
self? They may not be, perhaps, of as high order, considered
from the human standpoint, but the possession of an im-
perfect faculty promises what? A capacity for development,
certainly, and more, the possibility of perfection,
I sat reading a few nights since, alone except for Toney,
the Maltese, and Frankie, the French poodle. I gave up
my chair to Toney some time since, because he seemed .to
think it the most comfortable chair in the house; I deferred
to his judgment, nay, I am ready to make oath that his
judgment is absolutely without fault in this particular.
My experience corroborates his to the division of a hair; sus-
taining each other my statement touching the chair is en-
titled to credit. en Loney desires to come into the
house, or to go out, for that matter, he does not mew nor
wait for the chazice opportunity of some one coming to the
door, He has ascertained that the knob is in some way con-
nected with the mystery of opening a door, so he reaches up
and rattles the knob, lf the summons is not attended to he
rattles again, and as often as politeness and a due respect
for others will warrant. He seems to be aware that the in-
mates may be busy with more important matters, he is
willing to concede the fact, trusting to receive attention as
soon as his want is ascertained and it is convenient. This
habit came near costing him his life on one occasion, But
to return to Frankie. She was lying on the rug before the
stove on the evening in question; she got up and went into
the kitchen, in afew moments she came back, and sitting
down by me placed her chin on my hand, which, rested on
the arm of the chair. Sheis but little over a year old, has
beautiful brown eyes that I can only see when I put back
from them the long, silky, black hair.
“What do you want, Frankie???’ She got up and went to
the door leading to the kitchen. I did not follow, and she
returned, assuming her old position. I patted her on the
head, and my hand rested there while I continued my read-
ing. Turning over the paee required the use of the hand,
and, that service done, | rested it on the chair arm again.
She put her chin upon it, giving vent to a low guttural
sound, as if she were clearing her throat to say something,
“What is it, old lady?” She went to the door again, and
stood there until I followed. She then led me into the
kitchen, to the sink, placed her foot into the empty bowl
upon the floor, tipped it over and locked up into my face.
The children had gone to bed neglecting to put water in the
bowl, and she was thirsty. In like circumstances a year old
baby would have cried, and the party in charge would have
investigated for a loose diaper pin, and, not finding the
offending article, or the article offending, would have ad-
ministered various untidotes for colic without success, be-
cause a baby always has the colic when it eries; if it fails to
respond to treatment for colic then it is not an ordinary
baby, Tf the babies could only talk or use a club—but no
matter,
i had another dog (I have had a great many) a number of
ears ago, isaw him grow up from a puppy brought home
ss my arms until he weighed quite 150lbs. Broad between —
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the eyes, widle-chested, black-haired save for a white strip
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May 9, 1889.)
between his arms; wonderfully kind, except to other dogs,
He seemed to understand at ap early age that it was his
business to take care of the house. If a tramp came into
the yard he never treated the intruder otherwise than with
courtesy, The tramp would never come in if he caught
sight of the dog, but once ip the dog attended him to a door
or the gate as the trap inclined, The tramp must touch
nothing; he could knock at the door, if it were opened Duke
entered, faced round and stood there; when the tramp went
away he escorted him off the premises. If a tramp offered
him apart of his meal he declined. He could distinguish
between a hungry man and a peddler, and drew the line ati
the latter: this was one of his virtues that won the heart of
his mistress. One of this gentry came on a Summer day to
the front gate, Duke met him there. The foot-trader hesi-
tated, but the dog looked so friendly that he ventured to put
bis band on the latch: the dog growled. The peddler tried
flattery and called him pet names; then, feeling elucouraged,
he reached over and patted the guardian on the head. Cer-
tainly that must settle the business, and he placed his hand
on the latch again, but took it off immediately. The ped-
dler was puzzled, but with characteristic persistence ven-
tured on further caresses, which the dog received in digni-
fied silence. Thefellow’s band alternated between the dog’s
head and the gate latch for ten minutes, while the madam,
looking through the closed blinds, enjoyed the exhibition,
The peddler did not come in,
One would imagine that a dog in grateful remembrance
of a bone of a refuse scrap from the family butcher would
accord fo that individual privileges not allowed to others
not members of the household. But the butcher came one
day and Duke met him and escorted him to the back door,
both romping by the way; the butcher knocked, there was
no response. Now, let him tell itin his own way:
“Nobody answered my second knock and J knocked agin;
still nobody come, and Duke, he stood there Jookin’ up at
me waggin’ his tail and sayin’ as well as he could he was
lad to see me, But I had to leave the meat; the door was
ocked; then I thought I would raise the kitchen winder
and lay it on the silljnside. Good enough. I put my hand
on the sasb, raised it about an inch. and Duke stepped right
in front of me and growled. Teouldn’t think what he meant
and spoke to him. But he give me to understand right
there that I must not raise that winder, What did I do?
Why, I just put my arm round bis neck and hugged him,
and weut and left the meat next door and ast ’em to tell
your wife when she come home. Talk about dogs not
knowin'—go way! As well as he knowed me he knowed [
hadn’t no business goin’ in that winder, I tell you, Squire,
I love that dog!”’
So did I, and to this day itis a pleasure to acknowledge
my faithin him. When T was away from home I knew the
loved ones were as safe as if guarded by men with muskets;
safer, because love prompted him to duty, and where that
is. even in a dog, nothing will be lacking,
Duke’s good traits were many and he taught himself; his
vice was fighting and that was taught him by a neighbor’s
boy, and I taught the boy something—but that did not
break the dog of the habit. He was accustomed to take a
run around the neighborhood in the morning if he missed
getting into the house the night before. He always waited
for me to open the gate for him, greeting me pleasantly as
Tecame out, He could open the gate as well as I, but he es-
tablished the custom and it was my province to fall in with
it and we both enjoyed it. One morning when I opened the
door I saw him lying in front of the gate, he did not move
when I stepped out, and my heart felt for a second like a
lump of lead in my bresst. I made the few steps between
us With an popresey weighing upon me that I could not
five minutes before, have believed pasate As I looked
down upon him, convinced of my loss, I wanted to know
who was the cause of it and then IJ felt it were better that I
did not. And that same want haunts me now, atter four-
teen years, with the soberer feeling attending like a shadow
appealing against the bitter purpose. I thought then:
“is the murd’rous an’ unmanly play
That gives the pang.”
though ‘‘Puir Buiiie’ was not then known to me.
My friend Duke could have throttled the animal made in
His image, if in a fair field, The poet was a better Christian
than J; he knew the poisoner of his pet and harmed him
not, though perhaps he withheld his forgiveness. I can
only have hope in the fulfillment of the last stanza, believ-
ing that the supersense of animals deserves more considera-
tion than it receives. We dare not avow that it may not
prove to be something even more exalted. L, B. FRANCE.
RACING THE YOUNGSTERS,
WwW BE had a matinee at the coursing park yesterday after-
noon for the purpose of further testing our plans and
the practicability of coursing on inclosed grounds. We
made an eight-dog stake tor pups under 15 months old, ali
of Sandy Jim’s offspring, and owned by eight different
parties. D. OC. Luse, of Great Bend, judge. A week previous
to the races we drove 15 good buck jacks into the ruuning
grounds and trained them by chasing them through the
course three times during the week with cur dogs and
muzzled greyhounds, so that they were familiar with the
escapes. e had some very fine courses as the dogs had all
been raised in the country and been used to running jacks
and if anything above the average of pups of that age. We
slipped them closer to the jacks than the rules call for as
they had never been in slips before, and out of the eight
races they only caught three and some of them they never
turned. What they did catch led the dogs at least halfa
mile to the first turn. The day was beautiful, a good turn-
out and everybody enjoyed the sport. Mr, Luse makes a
good judge and gave general satisfaction. In driving ouv
grounds we had no trouble in getting in all the jacks we
needed and could have secured 48 Many More as we did get,
They have increased beyond our most sanguine anticipa-
tions. I think without exaggeration there are 75 old ones
and perhaps 200 young onesin the park. I haye bought and
ut in 52 young ones up to date, Wesaw young ones in the
rive that were almost grown. This was only an experi-
mental meeting and settles the practicability of the scheme
in favor of success. The next meeting we think we will
hold in Chicago the last ot September if we can get a suit-
able park. There will be a committee appointed toga there
soon to make all necessary arrangements.
M, 8, ALLISON.
Hurcsison, Kas,, April 29.
PONTIAC AND BRAKE.—Hditor Forest and Stream:
In reviewing the performances of the two heavy-weight
pointers Pontiac and Brake at the recent shows, your re-
porter assumes that Messrs. Davidson, Tallman and Mor-
timer were wrong in their judgment, and that the other
judges who agreed with him were right. Now considering
that two at least of the judges are exceptionally experienced
sportsmen, is it not more probable that their preference for
Pontiae was due to his having the best points for a field dog;
than that they made all the errors that he accuses them of ?
Your reporter admits that Pontiac has better hindquarters
than Brake, and every one who has seen him in the field
must know that his shoulders, chest, etc., correspond with
them or he could not have the free gait and great endurance
that he has, and as to his being coarse, Tean only say that
if he were any finer, he would be so much the Jess it for the
aon OE that a field trialer has to perform.—O. B, Mc-
MURDO: - r
FOREST AND STREAM.
THE ENGLISH NATIONAL FIELD TRIALS.
A Weece trials began near Newport, Shropshire, Eng.,
April 28, In the Puppy Stakes there were 83 starters,
90 setters and 18 pointers. The winning setters were:
First, Pride of Salop (G. Shaw), lemon and white bitch,
11 months (Little Billey—Bess).
Second, Rosa (A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale), liver and white
bitch, i4 months (Ross—Pitti Sing).
Third, Ranger (A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale), black, white
and tan dog, 14 months (Dick Wind’em—Peep Bo).
Fourth, Trip of Kippen (fF, C. Lowe), liver and white dog,
15 months (Tutsham, Trip—Dido).
POINTERS.
First, Banco of Brussels (A, Morren), orange and white
dog, 15 months (Master Bang Bang—Lorna Doone of Kip-
pen).
Second, Gem of Kippen (F. C. Lowe), lemon and white
bitch, 14 month (Kent Cob—Magpie).
Third, Toil (LT. Statter), lemon and white dog, 14 months
(Naso of Upton—Titi4),
Absolute winner, Banco of Brussels.
AOTON REYNALD STAKES.
Yor pointers or setters (limited to12). There were 8 point-
ers and 4 setters. The winning pointers were:
First, Woolton Game (G. Pilkington), liver and white
bitch, 2 years, 2 months (Gougbh—Larkspur),.
Second, Belle des Bordes (P. Caillard), liver and white
bitch, 6 years (Young Bang—Pollie).
: SETTERS,
First, Bonny Daisy (J, Bishop), black, white and tan bitch,
28 months (Sailor—Ilora).
Second, Randolph (F. ae white and liver ticked dog,
3 years (Tory [l.—Border Nell).
Absolute winner, Woolton Game.
CLOVERLY STAKES,
For pointer and setter braces. There were five braces en-
tered and the winners were:
First, R. Ll. Purcell-Llewellin’s English setter bitches
Coquet B., black and white, 3 years 1 month (Dashing Bon-
dhu—Duchess. Primrose), and Belle Bondhu, black and
white, 8 years (Dashing Bondhu—Duchess Placid).
Second, R. J. Lloyd Price’s liver and white pointer.dog and
bitch, Sir Watkin, 2 years (Jasper—Mink), and Miss Six-
pence, 3 years 3 months (Lucky Sixpence—Golden Slippers).
RUSSIAN - SIBERIAN - CIRCASSIAN WOLF-
HOUNDS OR GREYHOUNDS.
Haditor Forest and Stream:
J am tempted to set up as an “‘authority.’’ I used to fight
very shy of that reputation, but | know of half a dozen or
more who don’t know half the little that [ do, setting up as
wiseacres and good lack, as “‘judges;”” and I don’t see why
my small candle shouldn’t ape a “Brush” light as well as
theirs; certainly it can’t flicker any more, and I don’t think
T will let it smell as badly of ‘‘smokiness,’’ like to that of
Lima oil, as some of the light that has been lately shed on
us does, To the point: I propose to ‘setup’? on the above
breed, breeds or imitation of breeds, principally because
they are new, and nobody knows what is the “right thing;’’
and, further, because I would like to “‘boom’’ the breed, I
am not circumstaneced so that I can breed them myself, or I
would gointo them at once, for they are the loveliest dogs
T have ever seen, and the chien de lure.
Like other of our recent ‘authorities’? I bank on what I
can pick out of books, and following Mr. Potts, I take Vero
Shaw, skillfully mix Dalziel’s new edition of “British Dogs,”’
flayor the hash with the three dogs of the breed I have seen,
and am an object to be looked up to. The beauty of Vero
Shaw’s pictures will be admitted at once, but what is faulty
in the dogs, asmembers of the greybound family, is lack of
length of body; heads, legs, chests and coats are very good;
the fault of Domovoy in ‘British Dogs” is principally rough-
ness or wiriness of coat. This should not be: the coat should
be just what we should look for in a cross of setter and grey-
hound, shorter than the setter’s, perfectly flat, fringed about
as shown in Domoyoy (thunder! the “authority” said
“fringed’’? when it should be “feathered”’).
The faults of the dog shown at New York were that he
is very much too short in body and badly carried and feath-
ered tail. Compare him with a greyhound and the lack of
length is obvious at a glance, while the tail is all wrong;
this dog’s tail is a setter one, pure and simple, both in car-
riage and feather. Whoever saw a greyhound with a sickle
tail, carried up above the back like the boom of a derrick?
Tt should be carried between the legs with just the tip stick-
ing out, like the picture of Lauderdale in Vero Shaw.
Then it should not be brushed from the root to point, it
needn't be bunched with rags at the end like a Persian’s, but
free from feather at the root and moderately fringed from
about half way to the tip. (Oh, yes, like a ‘‘pure’’ Gor-
don’s.) Mr, Hacke’s dog, Czar, shown at Pittsburgh, was
too much of the deerhound in type, with a curly, somewhat
soft or wooly coat, not the sleek, shiny one of his son or of
the New York dog; his face had the rudiment of a beard
and was not as finely drawn as it should be. His son, shown
atthe same show, was about perfection: Very large with
great length, réached like a cat, with tremendous quarters,
fucked up flank, coat just right, and exquisite head, tail
nicely tucked in and feathered on only about three-quarters
of its length. I constantly thought as I looked at this dog,
“What a dog to follow a handsome span of horses or a lady
on horséback.’? What a dash ‘“‘Flora Mc limsey’’ would cut
with a pair of these dogs ‘‘to wear,’ and what a hole she
would make in papa’s pocket to carry out her ambition to
be ahead of her dear rival!
We really have no breed of dogs thoroughly suited for
this purpose. As a companion-guard amastiff is perfection,
but he is quite too heayy and ponderous for following a
horse. The same as to St. Bernards, and as I see them, too
many are faulty in hindquarters. Neither have the elegance
of outline that accords well with a thoroughbred horse or
dame of fashion. A greyhound has the elegance but lacks
the appearance of power, and a deerhound would be con-
sidered an ugly dog by ninety-nine out of a hundred non-
dog show habitués. The mere appearance of a boarhound
is terrifying, and few beaux would have the courage to ap-
proach Miss Flora when she was so attended. No other dog
comes near the requirements of size. Now the Czarish
greyhound (be he in either of the above divisions) has every
desired hata raat beauty, size, power and speed, and I
should think their dispositions were excellent. Their ex-
pression is yery amiable and pleasing, and they seem as fond
of attention as most dogs.
_ So many Americans of wealth and leisure “oo into dogs”
just to be in the swim, and ten chances to one pitch on to
mastitis, St. Bernards, fox-terriers or collies, that are well
taken up now, and where they either have to dip repeated]
in their pockets to keep up or be rated second fiddlers, wit
ninety-nine out of a hundred chances against their ever
making a name except as liberal buyers; now why don’t
some of them take up this lovely breed, almost unknown
bere and but little fancied in England? They are no more
in the shade than St. Bernards were when Macdona took
them up, and they are now at the top of the tree.
To be honest with you, I haye tried to forestall the market
by Bending an order te England, and this is in the nature of
a free ad,
know a good fellow who will take care of that end of the
' string, Whoever follows my example should be sure to
| require the greyhound type, not the deerhound one, From
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the fact of Mr. Hacke’s old dog being of the latter type and
his son of the former, I am convinced that there is little
exact uniformity of type in them, particularly as Mv, Hacke
selected his pair at the Jardin d’Acc’imatation at Paris.
The greyhound is very much the handsomer type of dog.
W. WADE.
Huron, Pa.
DOG TALK.
ie quoting the remarks of the Omaha Flerald last week in
relation to the dog show held in that city being a fake, we
should have noted that the Herald is owned and managed
by Mr. R, A, Craig. The average daily paper generally
mixes up dog matters in a manner wonderful to behold, but
Mr. Craig, as our readers well know, is very apt to get hold
of the right end of the stick. Weare informed that a num-
ber of prominent dog men in Omaha have decided to form
a kennel club, and we have no doubt that the show they
propose holding next season will receive the hearty support
of exhibitors as well as the public,
Mr, Wm. Graham, or as he is better known, the Irish
Ambassador, does not often get a rise taken out of him in
the line of dogs, but the following little tale, if true, shows
that complications may arise that are notcontemplited even
in the best laid plans: It appears, so the story #oes. that in
some unexplained manner the Ambassador bheeame the
owner of a dog that in commou parlance was a “‘oad un,”’
and how to get rid of him without any strain upon his con-
science became an absorbing question. Finally the doz was
given to a person who was about to exhibit at a distant
show with instructions to enter him for sale at £20, and to
accept the best offer obtainable, one-half the proceeds to be
retained for the service. Now it happens that the Ambass-
ador had @ friend to whom he had given a roving commis-
sion to purchase any dog that was good and cheap, and the
friend happened to attend this show, and seeing the dog—a
veritable 'flat-catcher’’—was so well pleased with it that he
at once secured it, paid the price and shipped it forthwith
to the Ambassador, who is still trying to figure up the
profit and loss in the transaction.
At the meeting of the Associate Members of the American
Kennel Club held during the Boston dog show tor the pur-
pose of organization there were 11 members present and 23
were represented by proxy. Dr. J. F, Perry was unani-
mously elected President, Mr. H. H. Moore, Vice-President;
and Mr. H, W. Huntington, Secretary. The above named
officers were also appointed as delegates to the American
Kennel Club.
Mr. Wm. Graham, of Belfast, Ireland, arrived in this city
last Saturday. We were favored with a visit from him on
Monday and were pleased to see him looking sowell. He
Jeaves to-day for San Francisco to judge at the show of the
Pacific Kennel Club, to be held May 22 to 25. As an all
round judge Mr. Graham has few equals and the fanciers of
the Pacific coast are to be congratulated upon securing his
services,
The National Poultry and Bench Show Association of
Atlanta, Ga,, has been dropped from membership by the
American Kennel Club for non-payment of dues, and the
officers of the association, Messrs. H. W. Grady, T, O. Hall
and W, B. Henderson, have been disqualified from showing
under A, K. C. rules, for non-payment of prize money won
at their show in January, 188%.
There was a dog fight at Winsted, Conn., recently, between
a Newfoundland and a foxhound. After a short scrimmage
the Newfoundland seized his antagonist and dragging him
into some water held his head under until he was dead.
Nhe owner of the foxhound we understand will bring suit
for the value of his dog against the owner of the victor.
Mr. BE. B, Goldsmith, forwarding agent of 58 Wall street,
this city, has just received per steamer State of Nebraska,
the red Irish setter dog Garryowen IV., from the kennels of
Mr, Jas. J. Giltrap, Dublin, Ireland, The dogis owned by.
Mr. George H. Covert, of Chicago, to whom he was for
warded,
We have received a letter from Mr. A. G. Eberhart, Cin-
cinnati, O.,in which he states that a person named Jobu
Davis is advertising and selling pug puppies that are said
to be by Mr, Eberhart’s Bradford Ruby IL, which is not
true, as Mr, Davis has never had the use of the dog.
Mr. E. O, Damon, Northampton, Mass., has recently im-
orted the red Ivish setter dog Darby II., winner of first in
ocal and second in open class at Cork, 1888. Darby IT. was
whelned April 22, 1886, and is by Chieftain (Palmerston—
Quail) and out of Nellie X. (Cocksure—Nellie). -
Lord Neversettle, Mr. H, C. Lowe’s recently imported grey-
hound, is reported to have broken a foreleg in pursuing a
jack rabbit, The accident occured near Hutchinson, Kas.
Batries for the first annual Derby of the Central Field
Trial Club close on Wednesday, May 15.
Mr. R. F, Maybew will judge the non-sporting classes at
the Toledo dog show, Sept. 7.
BLEMTON VERITY.—Hempstead, N. Y¥., April 30,—
Editor Forest and Stream: I notice in your report on fox-
terriers at Philadelphia you state that the winning bitch
Blemton Verity was sent home on the first day on the
ground that she was sick. This is false. Did your cor-
respondent or any one else see the veterinary’s certificate
necessary in sich cases? The true version is this. Being a
young bitch in whelp, and not having had distemper, it was
my intention to remove her from the building at night, vide
regulation 13, On application to the superintendent I was
informed all puppies could be removed on the first night if
so wished. e at once signed me an order to remove Blera-
ton Ravager, Bloom and Verity, which arrangement suited
me admirably, as our kennel man was returning to the ken-
nels that night. No question of sickness arose and being
unaware that a protest was to be made against Verity. your
intimation that any jockeying was contemplated by the
Blemton Kennels through me has no more foundation than
your correspondent’s narration of invented facts. Verity
was by Mr. Belmont’s orders taken by me to Philadelphia,
on Thursday last the 25th inst., and submitted to the Phil-
adelphia Kennel Club officers and veterinary. Tt was proved
mpon test that the bitch heard and the pretest was not sus-
tained._GERMAN Hopkins, Manager.
RUNNING WEIGHT OF GREYHOUNDS, — Hditor
Forest and Siream: Mr, H. W. Huntington did not read
my remarks on the running weight of greyhounds in your
paper of April 18 quite correctly. I stated the average
weight of dogs who had won the Waterloo cup was from 60
to 65lbs, This remark was not intended to include bitches
who have won Waterloo cups. Their average weight we
all know would not exceed 55lbs. Mr, Huntington, in bis
‘ ‘ yemarks on certain greyhounds in FOREST AND STRHAM of
I den’t intend to keep the dogs myself, but T'
April 25, only confirms my opinion, thata bie greyhonnd
can be equally as handy with his hare asa little one. My
experience has always been that 4 good big one will gener-
ally beat a good little one.—H. C. Lowen,
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NEW FOX HUNTING CLUB.—A hunt club is being
organized near Hyde Park. N. Y., under the name of the
Dutchess County Hunt Club. Among the gentlemen who
are interested and are active in the organization are Messrs,
Archy Rogers, E. P. Rogers, N. P. Rogers, John A. Roose-
velt, James Roosevelt, Walter Langdon, F. Yelverton and
Rives, of New Hamburg. Mr. E. P. Rogers has purchased
forty beagles for the elub, and they will be shipped to his
place this summer, Hurdles are to be put up on Mr. ecchy
Rogers’s place for training horses. The objects of the clu
are to encourage the enjoyable and health-giving practice of
riding; to enable those desiring to ride cross country to do
so by keeping a pack, and to appoint certain days of the
week during the months of October and November for
meets, one day to be devoted to drag hunt and one day to
fox hunting, so that all can enjoy which they prefer.
BEAGLE AWARDS AT PHILADELPHIA.—Philadel-
phia, May 5.—Editor Forest and Stream: Please correct a
statement in report you made of Philadelphia dog show in
regard to third prize in open bitch class for beagles. Blanche
owned by Mr. Bond did not receive any prize, Mr, Hallett,
the judge, awarded my bitch Diana third prize, he handed
me the yellow ribbon, but made a mistake in marking his
book. J afterward called the attention of the Philadelphia
Kennel Club to the mistake and they and 1 wrote the judge
and he replied that be made the award tomy bitch. Please
correct the mistake in your next issue and oblizge—W. H.
ASHBURNER.
EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB,—There will he a
meeting of the Board of Governors of the Eastern Field
Trials Club at 44 Broadway, New York, on Tuesday, May 14,
at 3:30 P. M. The president specially requests the attend-
ance of members of the board as he will lay before the meet-
ing the suggestion that the club relinquish its champion
stake and subscribe the same amount to a National Cham-
pion Stake to be run next January under the joint manage-
ment of delegates appointed by each club.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIER SPECIAL AT PHITL-
ADELPHIA, —Buffalo, April 29.— Editor Forest and
Stream: In_your report of the Philadelphia bench show you
state that Sheffield Lass won the special prize for the best
black and tan terrier dog or bitch. This is an error, as my
does Buffalo General was awarded the special prize.—A. W.
MITH.
LANCASHIRE WITCH.—New York, May 5.—Hditor
Forest and Stream: In attributing the report of the
Worcester dog show to Mr, Chas, H. Mason, it appears I did
that gentleman an injustice, for which I beg through your
columns to offer amends.-SARAH LEGGETT EMORY.
KENNEL NOTES.
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nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 0f any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
(= Notes mast be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Rustic George, Rustic Kate and Rustic Anna. By G. W. Fisher:
Catawissa, Pa., for golden fawn. pugs, one dog and two bitches,
whelped April 6, 1889, by Rustic King (Rustic—What’s That) out
of Tra-la-la (Young Toby—Tantrums).
Cassia. By G. W. Wisher. Catawissa, Pa,, for pug bitch, age not
given, by champion Max out of Ollie,
BRED.
(2" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Wacouta Donna—Edwy. ©. N. Powell’s (Omaha, Neb.) mastiff
bitch Wacouta Donna (champion Uford Chancellor—Llford Com-
edy) to Dr. G. B. Ayres’s Edwy (champion Orlando—Countess of
Woodlands), April 30. ‘ ; ,
Say—Graphic. Fleet View & Reading Pointer Kennels’ (Lynn,
Mass.) pointer bitch Say to C. Heath’s champion Graphic, March
29,
Timferna—Brock. EK. M. Crouch’s (Thomaston, Conn.) pointer
bitch Timferna (Tim—Guiferna) to his Brock (Dash—Zoe), April 25.
Lady Pricc—Duke of Hessen, The Elms Kennels’ (Forest Lake,
Minn,) pointer bitch Lady Price to F. R. Hitchcock's Duke of
Hessen, April 24. . ;
Dot—Lord Nelson. A. BE. Pitts’s (Columbus, 0.) pug bitch Dot
(Ellis’s Jim—Cute) to Acme Kennels’ Lord Nelson (champion
Toby—champion Queen Mary), March 5,
Minnie—Lord Nelson. A. E. Pitts's (Columbus, 0.) pug bitch
Mianie (Cricke|—Pansy ®lossom) to Acme Kennels’ Lord Nelson
(champion Toby—champion Queen Mary), April 12.
Judy—Lord Nelson. H. L. Woodman’s (Chicago, Tl.) pug bitch
Judy to Aeme Kennels’ Lord Nelson (champion Toby—champion
Queen Mary), March 13.
Judy—Rustice King. J. L. Camdbell’s spires Oan,) pug bitch
Judy to G, W. Fisber’s Rustic King, Feb. 4,
Tra-la-la—Rustie King. G. W. Fisher's (Catawissa, Pa.) pug
bitch Tra-la-la to his Rustic King, Feb. 6,
Mirlge—Rustic King. G. W. Betoch’s (Bloomsburg, Pa.) pug
bitch Midge to G. W. Fisher's Rustic King, March 28.
Dollie—Rustic King. G.W.Wambach’s (Baltimore, Md.) pug
bitch Dollie to G. W. Fisher's Rustic King, April:23,
Rose—Rustic King. G. W. Fisher's (Catawissa, Pa.) pug bitch
Rose to his Rustic King, May 6.
Bessie—Valens. O. H. White’s (Wauwatosa, Wis.) St. Bernard
bitch Bessie to Acme Kennels’ Valens (champion Valentine—
Suzeraine), A \pril 23. j . _—.
Empress—Vadlens. C,. OC. Sidler’s (Milwaukee, Wis.) St. Bernard
bitch Empress (Tell—Noma) to Acme Kennels’ Valens (champion
Valentine—Suzeraine), Web. 14.
Jiil—Valens. ©. W. White's (Milwaukee, Wis.) St. Bernard bitch
fis Aa sy Kennels’ Valens (champion Valentine—Suzeraine),
arch 26.
Lady Nel—Olun Warwick. The Elms Kennels’ (Forest Lake,
Minn.) English setter bitch Lady Nell (A.K.R. 6646) to their Clan
Warwick (A-K.H. 6645), April 18.
Lady Edith—Tim. J. H. Ackroyd’s (Saylesville, R. 1.) Irish set-
ter bitch Lady Edith (champion Rory O’More—Lady Berkely) to
Max Wenzel’s champion Tim (Biz—Haze+l), April 19.
Black Mcey—Black Pete. H.S. Reynolds’s (Poughkeepsie, N. Y.)
cocker spaniel bitch Black Meg (Oho II.—Darkie) to J. P.Willey’s
Black Pete (Obo, Jr.—Phonsie), March 19.
BHlora Tatters—Blemton Truiwp. H. P. Thompson's (Toronto,
Gan.) fox-terrier bitch Elora Tatters to Mr. Macdonald’s Blemton
Trump (Bacchanal— ———), May 2. ;
Biddy—Bradford Harry. A.M. Goldsmith’s (Chicago, Il.) York-
shire terrier bitch Biddy (Bonnie Britton—Lassie) to P. H.CGoombs’s
Bradford Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), April 9.
Tiny—Brodford Harry. Geo. £. Richards’s (Bangor, Me.) York-
shire terrier biteh Tiny (Tug—Mistress Mary) to P. H. Cocmbs's
Bradford Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), March 30,
WHELPS.
(G3" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Well. Dr. B. C. Russell’s (Keene, N. H.) pointer bitch Nell (Sam
sae p), April 27, nine (five dogs), by W. M. Williams’s Judge (Ned
—HF loss).
Judy. J. L. cones (Montreal, Can.) pug bitch Judy, April
4, eight, by G. W. Fisher’s Rustic King. ;
Tra-la-la. G. W. Wisher’s (Catawissa, Pa.) pug biteh Tra-la-la,
April 6, three (one dog), by his Rustic King.
Berna IT, The Elms Kennels’ (Forest Lake, Minn.) St. Bernard
urieh Berna IL., April 18, eight (four dogs), by D, Bergman’s
Martigny. '
insiices. Acme Kennels’ (Milwaukee, Wis.) St. Bernard bitch
Empress (Tell—Noma), April 17, ten (five dogs), by their Valens
(champion Valentine—Suzeraine). ‘
Belle Ward. W.McKennan’s (Washington, Pa.) English setter
bitch Belle Ward, April 26, nine (three dogs), by Mt. Washington
Kennels’ champion. Paul Gladstone.
Jennie Il. Louis Parisette, Jr.'s (South Brooklyn, N. Y.) Gordon
setter bitch Jenuie IL. (Buck—Jennie), Aged 25, six (three dogs),
by W.S. Hammett’s Royal Duke (Bob—Nell),
Starlight. John J. Hooley’s (Troy, N.Y.) Yorkshire terrier bitch
FOREST AND STREAM.
Starlight (Howland’s Dingo—Bess), April 20, three (two dogs),
by PF Coombs's Bradford Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s
SALHS,
Ss" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
St. Joe Patty. Fawn, black points, mastif! bitch, he Aug.
17, 1887. by champion Ilford Caution out of Juno, by St. Joe Ken-
nels, Niles, Mich., to H. M. Wood, Jeffersontown, Ky.
Kithte Comedy. Fawn, black points, mastiff hitch, whelped
March 24, 1889, by aed out of Ilford Comedy, by Dr. G. B, Ayres,
Ce eps ee mn ia te pene piace. r
ainspring—Hly whelp. Lemon and while pointer dog, whelped
Feb. 25, 1889, by ea P. Swain, Jr., Bronxville, N. Y., oe Stephen
T. Barker. New York.
Judge—Ruby whelp. White and liver pointer bitch, whelped
Heb. 10, 1889, by Jas. P. Swain, Jr., Bronxville, N. ¥.,to F. 7,
Hurless, Jr., Windsor Locks, Conn.
Bello—Empress. whelips. se dpe ss and white St. Bernard dogs,
whelped Oct, 15, 1888, by Acme Kennels, Milwaukee, Wis., three
to D. P. Redd and one each to Dr, J. Senti and A. Cramer, all of
same place. .
Owsur. Orange and white St. Bernard dog, whelped Oct. 15, 1888,
by Bello out of Empress, by Acme Kennels, Milwaukee, Wis., to
O. Leihammer, same place.
Chautauqua Prince. Lemon and white English setter dog,
Whelped May 11, 1888 (A.K.R. 6484), by F. T. Weatherill, Jones-
ville, N. ¥., to J. R. Bancker, Urbana, O.
Bridget. Dark red, small white star on breast. Irish setter
bitch, whelped Aug. 6, 1888, by Reo out of Juliet (A.K.R. 6414), by
i ean eatherill, Jonesville, N. Y,, to Dr. M. E. Daughtry, Frank-
in, Va.
EKlora Tatters. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, age and
yedngeres not given, by G. Bell, Taronto, Can., to H. P. Thompson,
same place,
Atifle and Trap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
BOSTON, May 4.—The regular rifle shoot of the Massachusetts
Rifle Association was held at their range to-day. The shooting
conditions were yery good, and some fine seores were made, A
large number of riflemen were present, and much shooting done
in all the matches. Mr. Francis won the gold medal in the 20-shot
rest match, and Mr. Loring won the gold champion medal. + ol-
lowing are the best scores finished to-day:
Champion Medal Match.
ASEori Dg ny wcyta ier -le = hee deen ae waite 8 7 41010 6 9 610 7 4%
CWillsird Gnile nurse erees ce uh eae 8 5 710 9 710 7 6 6—%5
WeGardrion Ggees sere tae ee Pia, Fer Bb 8610 8 — oe
COL Olapkes; CORPORA eee eee ws 1767748 9 7 769
20-shot Rest Match, 200yds.
a) LLATUCTO, i Mente ete leees cae ee en 2 127112 912127112 911
1112121121111 9 11 11 12—222
TR AVR BOG, A S55e. elie Ee 10°11 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 11°
12121012 9 9101011 7—207
SavVitld@tore.--.. sansa. BG re anttt 91112 912 9 91012 9
122.911 911 9111010 S22
Wer GO Way naar: oe ered ee Oren 5121211 10121112 9 9
101110 8 911 8 810 9—97
DEN PRIBATUCR ys annlegt ou oR Seeee on in 9 810 9 8 912 91010
; 9 8 9 9 8 ¥ 910 10 11-135
Victory Medal Match, 200yds.
CM GRNS sea ca en eee -- 9 7 910 9 8 810 910— $9
een hon) ee ee ot ee en Se 10 8 8 8 8 7 9 910 9— 88
AD Brackets. .24. 0.50.00. -. bd 710 910 710 810 6— 82
Ovid. 5 ¢... 10678 8 6 9 7 6 B— 45
W OlPrescotty.. noi ie. 7 7 4 69 410 5 5 9—65
AV SSE breccia bube dite aes atewite uae o 4.0.7 6) 8° % -4 6: 459)
Medal and Badge Match,
AL Brackett..... nto epee A ot 810 8 8 7 8101010 9— 88
GB WV. purelie ns way ananpaeees baie ote 997 OF Be TPE 8 9 vans
Cl Williams (mil). ,,....5....4....... -9 8 9 67 8 49 8 6 74
Members’ Match, 200yds.
BL BSevier nee oci,5 550 dew Pictan 04 pe ee 7 71010 5 8 7 8 ¥ 10-49
Gr BeyVa Re eliinnweshospes boty csppnen eet «8 9 6 7 9 41010 8 8—19
GBs es easter doe oad oak ieee ie Dd, fy 106, 6 18 S72
NAG SB 20 POE RAR RAR? o lade Sofetalatstela eee 9 8% 6 8-7 9 5. bo 4—72
Weer Beene hie Bad Cote 3) Z : 2 Z : 3 6 2 Sat
ANP STC pees Join Od ne bes a igs vi 6—5'
All-Comers’ Match, 200yds.
(Gia se yes] 20h: ieee he nw 2 Ween 1 810 9 9 8 5 810 8—80
WiBellayenh. 2. era eee) Seyse swans 108 5 7 5 410 610 8—%8
SVE ELO Went haa fun BIata) san cacti Cre Ot i S86 6868
HeGSS EE SUT > shbalele’s Sahel fos welt we, caer siple 6% 67 6 86 % 6 5—63
AWing..,,..--.05-.0. eee FD 6 8 G6 510 5 1 7-62
WRatle ys. cu es ony ie pnt bee ole 75 4464 9 6 8 6—A59
Rest Match, 200yds,.
TER ean roe 0-05 700 be Bea. ee 12 912 11 11 11 10 12 11 17—110
Trap cisw) s,0ay | Me ce eee 111111 1211 9 12 11 11 10—109
SLANPAIDB IASG EEA Oaks cee scene 912 910 911 12 911 12-104
A BIBT Sy gultteiete habe rer tnes pile 111110 91012111011 9—104
SEW GO lee aes cee tact ce eines 210172 9 9121012 9 8—103
Ciiittamlo vray eortce eects 2 eee os iti ll 7 912 8 11 10 12—102
A GPRS oo Wee nied okeen age ees 111010 911 9 9 10 12 11—102
SAWORRAT as 500. So ackuns eck ets on 7 81012 812 81010 8— 92
} ® 910 81110 8 12— 91
6 T1101 912 9 8— 86
7 8 8 8 8 9 8 10—85
WILMINGTON, Del., April 29.—When the riflemen faced the
butts at Healdmoor Range, Wilmington, Del., to-day, and saw
the coquettish character of the wind, as indicated hy the flags,
they forsaw that it would require the sharpest kind of watching
to come out with respectable much less high scores. With a grim
determination to celebrate such a glorious event as the centennial
of Washington’s inauguration with a regular“‘John Adams” kind
of a time, and in spite of all unfavorable conditions, the riflemen
good humoredly ‘‘went in” to enjoy the afternoon. Following are
the scores in detail, off-hand, standard American target:
Record Practice—200yds. *
GO, Heinel Sr. 222: scree amas th ieblnd 105 710 6 48 7 B $—1
PS SISMDROU emer pes <kathis setnueden (tte 8 710 710 ¥ 5 38 4 4-65
Pek hb) eateetodeneyg gue Jo68Rohae 45 9 810 6 6 6 3 6—58
CARS PORT ee ooo. alee Baleares delat tee 0478 5 56 4 2 6 10—Al
PWV ALM aM Se oh a eee 76 5 5 5 8 4 4 Y B51
Revolver Match—30yds.—100-30 8, A. Target.
BekDarlin ston Pen Bike oh baie cies 9109.8 7 9 & & 5 AE
POPU gos i) WRB aRReY ee Seen Ober ci 776 4 710 9 8 8 §-%4
IB) RCRAOHs yee acre ceetae lenahte 265 6969 38 6 7 6—60
Tee Caleb e 4 hye hee es acon, Ase -8 2 64839 5 8 B 6—54
Revolver Match—é0yds.
ER Risnpson hes ae ee 587 7 8 8 710 7 6-68
S Howard... 37458 647 5 7256
E Jackson... .3 3B 78 7 B 4 6 6 8—55
Pe AWGTEIA AMAR fel-toseeiasate inlp'e nteepeictele) wetaieniceste 46473 4 6 8 3 7a?
ONTARIO RIFLEMEN.—The annual meeting of the Ontario
Small-Bore Association was held at Oridia on May 1, There was
a large gathering of delegates of the different clubs. The presi-
dent, Mr. J, W. Crossley, was in the chair, There were two ses-
sions lasting up to-midnight. The president addressed those
present on the success which attended the organization. The
name of the association was changed from the Ontario Smajl-
Bore Rifle Association to the Off-Hand Rifle Association of On-
tario, Mr. Crossley was re-elected President; Geo. E. Whitten,
First Vice-President; John Dooliftle, Second Vice-President, and
J. H. Ross, King City, Seeretary-Treasurer, An executive com-
mittee was appointed to arrange mattersand attend to all matters
not provided tor in the rules. Theassociation commences its sec-
ond year under most favorable circumstances. Any sportsman
can have a copy of the rules free by sending card to J. W- Cross-
ley, King City. Before the meeting the delegates shot a mateh
for two cash prizes, the first being given by the president and the
other by the Orillia Asseciaiion. The prizes were given for the
best two delegates from aay oe making the highest score, and
the first nee was won by J. W. Crossley and J. H. Ross, of King
City, and the second by Simpson Rannie and J. Davidson, of
Scarboro’. The following is the score:
King City—J W Crossley.82 Aurora—Eli Braund....,.79
H Ross..., ..89—171 oil CB Jobns..... 82—161
Scarboro’—S Ramnie.....,82 Orillia—Wm Paine.....-.
J Davidson... i Geo EF Whilen...
Bradford—Dan Neiliy,.,.78 Alliston—A Graham......86
Jos Neilly..,, .90—l63 Dr Sutherland.50—186
OTTAWA, April 2%—The Rifle Club to-day had their second
spoon shoot, 200, 500 and 600yds., and three classes. Dr. J. E,
utchinson again wins first with a score of 8i—should have been
92—he making an error by shooting at the wrong target and
scoring a bull. Capt. C. F. Cox took second with 79, and for third
Scott and Lightfoot tied at 77,
[May 9, 1889.
'
5T. LOUIS, Mo., May 4.—The sixth tourney of the St, Louis
Pistol Club came to an end last Wednesday night, and Mr. L, V.
D, Perret becomes the final winner of the medal, having finished
with the very good average of 81°.) for the twenty shoots he con-
tested in. Hodde «
having taken part in sixteen shoots. Mr. M. Summerfield takes
the first handicap prize and Mr, Race second, At the last shoot
only nine members were present, and Fodde carried off the
honors by making #7, and will in consequences retain the medal
for one week, when it will be turned over to Mr. Perret. A 20yds,
standard American target and Steyens .22-cal. pistols are used
forall shooting. The scores are as follows:
DASHA id ialesiiaree oth Ben eee -- 91010 810 6 8 9 ¥ 10—87
M Summerfield. ............2,....... 9 610 910 8 9 9 6 8—BS4t
RVcHeHetiak. Quy, ceveerwrenseenre peer 9 8 710 8 7 6 610 9—79
Ayah Dice he nO tes Mobh toh Soe Hea oat TAS FLT Nie ih
AV MBensel) Aes Ce 4 9 810 8 510 6 9 6—T5
VRP SOT ta ye clclcl aces ac) Seal ae en 998 47 5 8 710 8-5
Waltas loveitzrecwe yt tnt ben ace Ser eocgee o 699 ob FT 70 sb oat (BAe
Wibilmevendte) coves we Nese einen 86 5) 80 5 % 7s
UNSER FRITZ.
NEWARK, April 30.—To-day was a lively day at the Shooting
Park, sixteen members of the shooting society and two New
Yorkers being on hand. Ten ot the party were recently elected
members. The main attraction was a dinner match between
Barney Walther and M. Dorrier, of the Zettler Rifle Club, on one
team, and the “Two Ohediahs,” of the Newark Shooting Society.
on the ether, The match was 59 shots each on the German ring
target. The “Two Obediahs” had to settle for the dinner, the
scores being as follows: :
MOINEY eet tok caterer a --222 210 211 216 228—1,087 a
Wraltheiee: (icc la: Sete ee cee. 200 215 210 206 224—1,055—2,142
Young Obediah.................--. 219 125 227 211 222—1,094
Ola Obediah,..; ...-.223..,:..-2.2. 209 195 179 184 i187— %54—2,048
2)
A. 50-shot match was also shot between Theo. Babcock and A,
Begerow, the former winning by the following score:
Baibcookieis sie. o.4 oye Ree awn eens 207 206 207 197 204—1.020
BeR@LOwy 552255002 iescenseneceestesnees -198 209 198: 208 210—1,018
In a 10-shot match hetween Camptell and Halsey, the former
won by 211 to 194. Two matches were also shot between Begerow,
Babcock and Campbell, the first being wou by Babcock and the
second by Begerow.
THE TEAM ABROAD.—Subseriptions to defray the expenses
of the Massachusetts Rifle Team’s visit to England are coming in
most satisfactorily, and Treacurer A. P. Potter makes his third
aero cuement of sums paid in upto noon Saturday, April 27,
Of $3,025,
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blatka
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only,
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
May 14, 15, 16.—Ohio Trap Shooter's League tournament, Cleve-
lan hk acs
‘May 14, 15, 16, 17.—Iowa State Sportsman’s Association’s annual
tournament, Des Moines, Ia. A. C. Miller, Secretary, Des Moines,
Ta. [
rae 16, 17.—Olean Sportsmen’s Association tournament, Olean,
May 21, 22, 24.—Minneapolis Gun Club tournament, Minneapolis,
Minn. James Pye, Secretary.
May 27 to June 1,—Missouri State shoot.
May 29, 30, 31.—South Side Gun Club tournament, Milwankee,
Wis. ©. W. Milbraith, Secretary, Loe
May.—Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association’s fifteenth an-
nual tournament, Norfolk. B. B, Locke, Secretary.
June.—Annual tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Washington Territory. :
June.—Ninth annual tournament Southern Illinois Sports-
men’s Association, Belleville. C. P. Richards, Secretary.
June.—Kansas City tournament. ras
June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.—New York State Association for the Protection
of Fish and Game tournament, Albany, N, Y. Horace B. Derby,
Seeretary, Albany, N.Y. f Soe ,
June 6, 7 8.—Southern Mlinois Sportsmen’s Association’s ninth
annual tournament, Belleville, 111. d
June 10, 11, 12, 15, 14.—First tournament of the American Shoot-
ing Association, at Cincinnati, O.
June 18, 19, 20, 21.—Dlinois State Sportsmen’s Association’s
tournament, Grand Crossing, Il]
Aug. 20, 21, 22, 28,—Second annual tournament of the Keystone
Manufacturing Co., of Corry, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new
electric apparatus. ~ i gala ~
Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.—Central Dlinois Sportsmen’s Association’s
eleventh annual tournament, Jerseyville, TL.
THE MIDDLESEX TOURNAMENT.
Dea N. J., April 30.—The Middlesex Gun Club cele-.
brated Centennial Day by holding-one of their popular tour-
naments. As usual, they were favored with a large attendance
and pleasant weather. Shooting began at 10 A. M., and the bang-
ing of the guns did not cease until darkness had setin. Sweep-
stakes at artificial targets were shot all the forenoon from the
five center traps, under Keystone rules, and while the live-bird
shoot was going on targets were shot from a side set of three
traps, under Chamberlin rules. The big live-bird sweep was
called promptly at 1o’clock. The clubhad gnaranteed $150 for
this event, and it more than filled, no less than ?5 of the cracks of
the East entered, making a grand sweepstakes of $875 divided into
four moneys. The birds, unfortunately, were only an average lot
of spring birds, occasionally a hard driver, then a duffer. They
puzzled the experts, as the scores show. W. Fred Quimby was
referee and Jacob Pentz scorer. The Tournament Committee,
headed by President Smith, ‘kept the events moving lively, and
| there was sport enough for all. The work of Mr. Voorhees was
remarkable for aman of hisage. He is probably one of the old-
est shooters facing the traps to-day, but he keeps the young fel-
lows busy all the time. Among the visitors from a distance was
Mr. H. 5. Mills, of Washington, D. ©.; he dropped in accidentally,
and, shooting a strange gun and shells, he entered the sweep. He
ex pressed himself as much pleased. The scores ran: :
Event No. 1, 10 bluerocks, Keystone rules, $1 entry:
Miller............... DTI — 10 Lirford: ses. 1100001010— 4
SGSmith/. ....... 1101101100— 6 “Tee Kay”..........1110111100— 7
F Mablon....... ... TWNWGI—10 Apgar........:...... 0011111111— §
Porrest.--.-.......4 QOO0LTLOI0O— 4 Van Camp.......,. 1101100111— 7
Williams........... OUTOLOOlI— 6 Riggott.-........0.. 1111111111—10
Zwerlein............ TOW — 7 Class 0.2... IOLO1T1001— 6
BP ShMiilig. Jo) soe ond 0110010011— 5 C Smith... ........ 0101101111— 7
First divided, Apgar second, C. Smith third
ing 9, fourth divided.
Event No. 2, 10 Keystones, Keystone rules, $1 entry:
on shoot-off, break-
Bad Miller.........-.101T101/11— 9 "Tee Kay”.......... IGN11001— ¥
§'G Sniith, ......... 110L001N1I— ¥ Apgar,...... seat ess 11010H— 8
F Mablon..........-110101/10I— 7 Van Camp.......... 1000111110— 6
Forrest............,1101101J— 8 Riggott............. 1111111111—i0
Williams......,,-> 1M17I—10" FB Class... 1.2.20... 1111111711—10
AWerlein..... sarees 001011110I— 6 ~ GC Smith ............ 1111111011— 9
ES Mills...,.... ...1010110010— 5 C Hedden......,... .0111110111— §
D Terry. ...-......,JJN11111—10 “Jersey”.... 0.0.2... 1111711111—10
Ties all divided.
WW Niaes emctecct ees NN E—10 Tee Kay............0111001011— 6
SG Smith.......... 110101110— 7 Apgar. ............ -1111171111—10
Mahlon... ......... 1101011100— 6 Wan Camp......... 1011010011— 6
Forrest ....... soi tee N1I1011011— 8 Riggott............. 1110101111— §-
Williams.... .. +4. LOHOLOMI— 7 dersey 22.2.2. ie A111 100101— 7
ZAwerlein........... 1011000100— 4 C Smith,........... 1001010010— 4
MAIS EE ets sartenorbe ah 10010101J1— 6 Greener............. 11100/1011— 7
OUTS L Darcie kek AIMMOMI— 9 Clarke... .....0..... T1MII0110— 8
Miller and, spear first, D. Terry second, Forrest, Riggott and
Clark third, 8. G. Smith, Williams, Jersey and Greener fourth.
Hyent No. 4, 10 bluerocks, Keystone rules, $1 entrance: :
UG eae se ereee- ts OLLI —o) Appears. es 1111111110—9
Williams............ 1111101001—7_Buckwalter..........1111001000—5
FE Mablon...... Reena Wi111011—9_ Jersey................1011011110—7
Forrest......... v..-011010001J—5 OC Smith..............1011100111—7
Zwerlein.....,-......0101101011—6 SG Smith ,........,1010111111—9
DUT OPT VA 3 sae clan aoe -lOLODLINII—7_ -Greener......... ...101101111—8
Tee Kay.. « ..ALOILO0IGI—6 ~Clark........... .,...1110001010—5
Mills aie oe lal, 6 S5.88 44454 T101011101—7 Ww Squix CBA poyaaten@ 11000171101 —#
Ties divided.
i
® came in second with an average of 801°,5, he
May 9, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM.
325
Event No. 6,10 Keystones, Keystone rules, $1 entrance:
JOLBOY) «+. +e eee eee we ll1111—10 “J Richards..,.... .0001100101— 4
Mills....... ---.--. JI 101— 9 Quimby... ....... UL011TI1— 9
Zwerlein , .,.....-.11H0100100— 6 SG Smith ......... 1100101110— 6
Mahlon,,....-,..-..J11101101j— 8 Professor, ,.........001010111— 7
AUB ATT 1 wows whey LLOLI1I010— 7 Manning......,,-.,.(000110011— 4
Buckwalter......,..l0L11011— 8 Williams .,,....-..1101010011— 6
MEG DEAN ev ela F W1111101J— 9 ~Sauites.,.. .....,,.1011010011— 6
Van Camp....... ..0110111000— 6 Brantingham...... 011 —1)
Porrest............«1011101100— 6 D Terry........ ..,/ 0101111011— 7
UGS a Sa ALININIO11.— 9 Sigler........ .-.... 1111111111-—10
ChSmitheyn ee) HO1011111— 8 W Terry, ...,-----1001010111— 6
Greener ...........5 1OMTI1I0I— & ~Lindsley._.,........1011111011— 8
Ties divided.
Event No. 9, 10 Keystones, Keystone rules, $1 entrance:
Jersey....--.... .., LIMIMNMII— 9 Manning,.-...,...-.L010001010— 4
Miller....... _11111101— 9 Mahlon..... ,,..,..111111011—10
Apgar ,... .. 111000111— ¥ Brantingham 011111111— 9
Professor. . O100001100— 3. Tee Kay..... W111 11111—10
D Terry ..,-111100010/— 6 8G Smith.. .-1L10101110— 7
W Terry + L1011111— 9 Awerlein..- » eALOOUITA— 1
Mills... .- ...1111110011— 8 ~“C Smith .....,. .... 100TL01— 7
Forrest... ». LOMO 1I—F J Richards,... ..-.10001000— 5
Sota Cees eee 1191111171—19 _Lindsley..........., WL111001—- 8
Greener,....-.....-- OMONI11I— 8 Squires......... . «- 1101010110— 6
All ties divided,
Byent No. 7,15 live birds, modified Hurlingham rules, $15 en-
trance, four prizes:
Oapt Jones (25).111112112112212—15
Wr Sigler(80),11211112 12210121
F Mahlon (80).222122212222112—15
JF Kleinz(28).212212110121121—14.
F Class (28)....,111111012112112—14
J Brewer (28)-.222227102112221—14
Lindsley (80). ..122112021221222—14
Van Camp(3i)),01111111222211—14
Williams (30) ..120112121222211—14
Eb Francis (28)121211111210112—14.
RB E Irwin (28).221011212101112—13
8 Castles (28). .221120221211120—13
Hedden (86).... 120121 121112102—12
ED Miller (28).111112120022112—12
Buck walter(28)021101122212012—12
@ Smith (30). ..01H02122111202—12
E'S Mills (80). .121100111211101—12
SG Smith (28).111122100112120—12
W_>S Ganon(a0)11002221220120w -11
“Greener” (A0).200011220002222— 9
Williams (a0)..1211o101011202w -10
Jobn Erb (28)..20112001111120w -10
| Fifth event, 6
Voorhees (80),.111111017112102—13 W Forrest (80).0220010212210w— 8
J Rigort (28). ..121110221022111—13
Jones of Jersey Vity, Sigler of Montelair and '*Mahlon” of 'lT'ren-
ton divided first money, $150; Kleinz and Brewer of Philadelphia,
Class of Pine Brook, Lindsley of Hoboken, Van Camp of Trenton,
Williams of Blizabeth and Francis of Newark divided second,
$112.50; Irwin of Philadelphia, Voorbees of Bound Brook, Riggott
of Rockaway and Castles of Newark divided third, $75; Hedden
of Newark, Miller of Springtield, Buckwalter of Philadelphia,
Mills of Washington, D. C,, and Charles and 8. G. Smith of Plain-
field divided fourth, $37.60,
Hvent No. 8,9 Keystones, Chamberlin rules, $1 entry:
WeHDOD ER eer cmece ol OLUI010I0—5 Apgar.... ..111101710—7
Manning.. .... LLOUIII—7 ~=Squires... 11 10101—7
Jersey .--. .-- 1110010—7 -D Terry A10110100—5
GYCCDET 2.546 ee reece QN101110—6 Soper se ren cee LOTS
ED Miller. -...-..... O1MI1I00—6 ~M Meeker............ 011111110—7
Richards: ......e0c 4 OLO00000—2 Tee Kay...... 22.0... J11100110—6
Meeker...., poeceee LOMIIOUNI—5 Leigh... ....i 2c eee OLOVOLIO] —4
Brantingham......... 171011011—7
Soper first, Brantinvham second on shoot-otl, breaking 7,
reptet Miller and Tee Kay third,W. Terry, Meeker and I); Terry
fourth.
Event No, 9, 9 Keystones, Chamberlin rules, $1 entry:
1101110
TP APUG casero stoke d-evetac 1 FSS Ut Wop el a ge 011110010—5
WMesikbt ite 5 tiaetdegaes JOLIONIII—5. «sSoper....... wee. IW L—s
INGA sas) pees bes 1 64 LOOWOIII—68. - Oyrup........4. see O11L0L010—5
WOUbepless siataeee os W11011001I—6 -Tungley.............. 000010001 —2
Manning: .-,.....-5+ 00 OOMLOO0U—2 ‘Squires... .......0.05 001100171—5
Leigh....,....... .-:.100111101—6 -M Meeker...........: 111011010—4
Brantingham ........ 101111101—7 DD Terry........ 22.24. 101111001—6
Greener. -.---- .. .. L00L11L00—5
Soper first, Tee Kay and Brantingham second, Jersey third on
_ shoot-off, breaking 3, Greener and Squires fourth on shcot-off.
Event No, 10,9 Keystones, Chamberlin rules, #1 entrance:
WETSOY cide cy ges e sees TAAOLOII—F Paper... ee eee 110111011—7
BOLIRELY. 5; pctate ste tiers soe OIONDIMII—5: Darby.......,.......22 00U00000—L
gta Wald OC gee nna ane J11111110—8 Robinson.....,...,... 111000111—6
H Meeker .,.......08 O1OIOILIO—H )»=FPrentz..........-.,....00110000w.
Wiwerlein... .:.-:...- OL111010—6 M Meeker.......,....10110100—5
Manning:..-.......... LOOINNILO—4 Leigh,.....- ..--,....,U111—7
ADEA oo ness eeccas = 1)44110101—7 _Brantingham ,......; 1111-0011 —7
D Terry. eeee, sy -LILII010—7 J Richards........,.. OOLILLOOU—5
Soper and Brantingham second, Robinson and
Tee Kay fourth on shoot-off with ns The Kay,
ST. PAUL GUN CLUB.
T. PAUL, Minn., May 4.—Yesterday the weather report called
for “strong southerly winds and local storms."? The storms
did not ts in an appearance, but the wind was on deck. It was
_ impossible to tell where to hold, and as a consequence the mem-
bers of the St. Paul Gun Clib and their visiting friends made
Some “rocky” scores. First some one would make a straight, and
perhaps the next event would not get a place at all. Every one
was out for fun, however, and evidently had it, for all seemed to
enjoy themselves. The entrances were light, so that no one lost
much. Mr. Hanson, a visiting sportsman from Litchfield, Minn.,
and one of the best shotsin the State, got his full share, as he
Was very successful in shooting off the ties. The Challenge Badge
shoot caused considerabie interest because the contestants are
the large gun dealers here, and are sharp rivals in business ag
well as at the trap. Although the scores are low they are good
considering the furious gale that was blowing from the rear and
rolling over the club house would make the birds dodge in a most,
bewildering way.
The club badge was won by Piister on the splendid score of 9
out of 10 single and 5 pairs Peorias, which is a hard score to beat
on 2 fine day, and simply wonderful on a day like yesterday,
First event, 15 single Peorias, 1$yds, rise, 5 screened traps, 3
Mae (ts _. +» e11111111111100—12 Browning... ..-000000011011111— 7
Bennett..,.... .011000101001111— 8 Pfister...,..... 010110171111100—10
Kennedy ...... 111011111111001—12 Burke......., «-111100311111110—12
Hanson........ 113110101311110—12 Holt........... -111111101111001—12
aries ea wer 000111101110001— 9 Skinner..._.,..101110001110111—10
Ghantler ...... 111101111 10111—18- Porhbes.......,.101011111111101 42
OChantler first money, Hanson second after breaking 6 straight
on tie, Pfister and Kennedy third.
Second ye hee and 3 pairs Peorias, Rati eae tions:
Tiere Q11—8 Pfister..... 10 01 10—6
Bennett...... A111 1110 10—9 Burke........ 10111 10 11 11—9
Kennedy 11101 10-11 10—8 Holt........., O11 10 10 10—7
Hanson....... 111) = 40 11 10—9 ‘Skinner... .. A101 = =10 11 10—8
Mishite ist , 00011. 1041 11-7 Forbes.... . 01010 11 11 11-8
Chantler...... 10010) = 11 10 11—8 Cummings...01001 11 00 1O—5
Browning....0/111 06 11 10—7
Hanson first on shoot-off, Forbes and Skinner second ou shoot-
off, ties on 7 divided third,
Challenge badge, 15 singles and 5 pairs Peorias, American rules,
entrance fa:
Deny FLTC 6 lite OB OORT aREE oc cor O1111 0110011111 10 10 00 11 11—17
Kennedy......... --...-. -..-... 101011011001000 10 11 10 11 11—15
Burkhard wins badge for the second time and is challenged for
next Satnrday by Holt.
Third event, 10 single Peorias, same conditions:
NV pe eee eo O111L01100—6 + Pfister........... --- A LI01100—7
Bennett.) soe TLOOMIII—8 Burke............... 1111110111—9
Wennedy....,--.-++- AITTIIORI—9_ Ol te a. ls 1110100110—6
SEL HSOMM deep s ox eee ts 0O1110HBI—6 ~Pants...............; 0011 100110—5
Wisk...,,-...--.,-- ,1001001100—4 Forbés............... 1111110111—9
Chantler..,..., --10101110—7 ~Cummings...,....... 0110111001—6
Browning... .,.-,-..0111011100—6
Forbes first on shoot-off, Bennett second, Chantlerand Pfister
WIE | 2 Capa QHVNII 7 “Bark... .ec..22s cau 1111010101— 7
Bennett............ AUOION— 8 Holt. ......0..000... 1110101111— 8&
Kennedy............ 1111011010— 7 Forbes,............. 1911111111 —10
1111100110— 7 Cummings ...... .: OLLO1I0111— 7
1111747111—J0 Blakely. -...0....... 0011111011— 7
Chantiler............J11010100— 6 Kilby............ »-.-0100111010— §
LO11010100— 5 ~Pants ..........7 .. .0111100110— 6
11 10 11 10 10—15
iii iT 11 11-16
1111001017» 11-11-10 10 147
we -- 1111710011 =: 10 11 00 11 11—15
ECR reas Set staan ete hoe) ea ae WUMNOUL J) 11 1 10 01-16
Sa Pee or. (shanti os «111010011110 11 11 11 10-17
NV PUG Seas ceeds | oye na ene 1010111001 1 00 10 10 00— 9
MASCOT ML Pera eeay cased Coop ET TOE —19
BUTE Ua sce == tans roc ThOCU Oebooct 1701100100 11 10 11 10 7i—14
WOYDES 6.2 see tise seeeseaseteceee. -. --AUETIIONT © 11 1010 10 —16
Oummings) 20.22.65. -sc-2........- . O1T10011T1 ~—-0000: 10 10: 10—10
Pfister wins badge and first, Chantlerand Holt second on shaot-
off, Forbes third on shoot-off,
pairs thrown, Chamberlin rules, $1 entrance:
Max.........4011 1011 11 110 Pfister....,. 10 11 11 10 OL 11— 9
Bennett... . .1071 1011 1011—9 Burke,...... -11 10 01 10 11 1— 9
Kennedy ....00 21 1111 1@11—9 Holt.......... 10 10 11 11 1 11-10
Hanson......10 00 10 if 10 10— 6 TForbes....,..11 10 01 10 10 11— 8
Fish .........11 10 11 0010 11— 8 Cummings...10 11 10 00 11 11— 8
Chantler ...11 11 10 11 12 10—10 Blakely,,....11 11 00 10 11 11-- 9
Browning. ...11 1010 00 11 10—7 Kilby.........10 11 01 10 10 10— 7
Chantler wins first on shoot-off; Pfister wins second, Forbes
Wins third. ‘
Sixth event, 10 gat Paortas, $1:
Tike et etish-ae ¢ yoan *w , OLOTLIO10I— 6 ~“Burk.... .. ........ O1UOLOTLOO— 4
Bennetit.....-....... pli bilaialy Gh BE ESS Ly ie oc, | oa 10001ITI11— 7
Kennedy . .....,.. 1100011111— 7 Forbes....... Eh i 1111117111—10
bs eh at=(000 Lee OL0010111— 7 Cummings .........0000110000— 2
RGAE. ee Pe, nae! OOLUINII10— 7 Blake......-..s. ea 1111011001— 7
Chantler.... .. ae OMTIOIG— "Ry eee ee O11L0T1001— 6
Browning..........4 OOOLONTIO— 3 Pants...... ......0, 1IW10110001— 6
Pfister... .... .... JV01111— 7
Bennett and Forbes first money, Fish second money on shoot-
off, Max and Kilby third.
Seventh event, same match:
Bi arene. sei bekey isu 1111010101— 7 ONION — 7
Bennetii......:..... LIIIII111—10 Holt .... 22. 0111101101— 7
Kennedy....... .., QOOL1I101I— 6-“Worbes........... .. 011101001— 7
Hanson:.... 2)...), 0110111111— 8 GCummings......... OOO0ITI111— 6
Wish Beet yl fey 1101011011— 7_—“«~Blake ............. 0111011000— 5
Ghantler.....-....-. 1910N1— 9 Kilby.....-......... 1L00101000— 4
Browning.......... 101011000I— 6 -—~Pants..............5 1111100110— 7
Pfister...,..... ...,L1010L0011— 6
Bennett first, Chantler second, Hamson third,
TRAP AROUND CHICAGO.
HICAGO, IIL, April 20.—Preparations for the great tourna-
ment of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association are going
on. and it certainly looks as if the fifteenth annual meet of the
association would be the best and most notable of any yet. The
date is June 4 and the week following, Special interest attaches
to this year’s meet from the fact that the several recent attempts
at equalization of trap shooters—the Loyd, Keystone and Tucker
systems—will be given serious and thorough trial, and all that
can be done for the young shooter will be dene then. The fact is
accepted that something should be done, for the young shooter
is holding back from the trap entirely too much, and thus is felt
to be a marked difficulty at a meet of this sort. Large numbers
of shooters are wanted. And since these provisions, new and
careful, have been made in justice to all classes, it is to be hoped
that all classes will come and shoot, The men of Chicago are
one in sending out this invitation, and no shooter who comes to
this the best meet of the greatest sporting city of the country,
will regret his trip, whether he loses or wins.
The executive committee of the association met last Wednesday
evening, and their programme is announced as follows:
Shoot No. 1. The diamond badge, emblematic of the indiyid-
ual State championship, 10live birds from 5 ground traps, en-
trance $10, the winner of the badge this year to receive the re-
ceipts of next year’s tournament,
_ Shoot No. 2.—The L. C. Smith cup, representing the individual
State champiouship at inanimate targets, 20 targets per man
from 3 traps; the winner of the cup this year to receive 60 per
cent. and the club of which be is a member 40 per cent. of next
year’s receipts, entrance $5.
Shoot No. 3.—The clubteam championship, for teams of four
men from any club which is a member of the State Association,
entrance, price of birds only.
Shoot No. 4.—Fifteen inanimate targets, to be shot under the
Loyd system, six equal moneys, divided into three parts each, 50,
50 and 20 per cent., entrance $3.
Shoot No. 9.—Ten live birds from ground traps, four moneys,
a bra 20 and 10 per cent., Keystone system on ties, entrance
4.0U.
Shoot No. 6.—Highteen inanimate targets, Tucker system, ties
decided on last 6 birds, five moneys, 30, 25, 20,15 and 10 per cent.,
entrance $4. ,
Shoot No. 7.—Twenty live birds from 5 pround traps, four
moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. entrance $20.
Shoot No, 3.—Team shoot, any two shooters to constitute a team,
9 inanimate targets per man, four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per
vent., entrance $5 per team.
Shoot No. 9.—Team shoot, any two shooters to constitute a
team, 10 live birds per man, four moneys, entrance $15 per team.
Shoot No, 10.—At inanimate targets, ? singles and 3 pairs, four
moneys, entrance $a.
Shoot No. 11.—Nine inanimate targets, three moneys, 50, 30 and
20 per cent,, entrance $2. ’
Shoot No. 12.—Twenty-one inanimate targets, eight equal
moneys under the Loyd system, three divisions in each, 50, 30 and
20 per cent., entrance $b,
Shoot No, 13.—Twelve inanimate targets, four moneys under
the Keystone system, entrance $3.
Tio batteries of traps tor artificial target shooting will be used,
and extra shoots at-both live birds and artificials will be arranged
after the programme has been completed. Several guaranteed
purses will be offered and numerous valuable prizes will be shot
for in the State shoots.
The following sums have already heen presented to the asso-
ciation; Audubon Club of Chicago $50, Gun Club of Chicago $50,
Grand Calumet Heights Club $50, Mussey’s Billiard Hall $25. The
Chicago Shooting Club offers four gold medals for competition in
the club team championship, Other clubs or individuals wishing
to contribute should address W. L. Shepard, secretary, 164 La
Salle street, Chicago. Back dues should be sent to same address,
This is essential.
On May ithe Lake George Sportsmen's Association and the
Gun Cluib.of Chicago will shoot their third match, this time at
the grounds of the Lake George Club. Wach club has a victory to
its credit, and neither is going to win the next victory without a
struggle. The matches are for ten men on a side, ten birds each.
It is hoped and believed that last year’s series of inter-club
matches will be resumed and extended this summer. The Mak-
saw-ba, Cumberland and Grand Calumet Heights Clubs were in
the fight last season, and it is thought that the Lake George boys
will join this year, Why could not others of the clubs join also?
The more the merrier.
Social shoots at our different club grounds are now of almost
daily occurrence, and although the game season is ahout closed,
there will be little difference in the sale of the munitions of war.
Mr. George Dieter, a not very big railroad conductor, who shot
anot very big gun, only a 16-gauge, did the gun club boys up last
Saturday. winning both the live bird and the blackbird medals.
He must be the coming man. EK. Hoven.
TORONTO, May 4.—McDowall & Co.’s grounds this afternoon
presented a lively and exciting scene, the events being the shoot-
ing of the Stanley Club for the president's zold watch, which was
won by T, Sawden, Jr., after an exciting chase, also an open com-
petition for a beautiful gold ring, set with a carbuncle, donated
by Mr. G, ¥'. Oakley, to be shot for under very puzzling circum-
stances, each shooter being compelled to lay his gun on a table,
ull the rap himself, and then shoot at the bird. It was won by
Jr. C. B. Harrison with 4 score of 18 out of 25. The weather was
all that could be desired, and a thoroughly good day’s sport was
spent. The scores_are as follows. Shoot for watch at 25 birds;
T. Sawden, Jr., 22, W. McDowall 22, F. Emond_ 19, T. Sawden, Sr.,
19, J. Rice 18, T. Bennett 17, T. S. Bayles 15, F. Moffatt 14, W. Fel-
stead 14, McDowall and Sawden both tied at 22 birds, They then
went back to the 3yds, mark, where Sawden finally won with 5
out of 6 to McDowall’s 4 outof 6. ‘
Shoot for ring, at 25 birds: Harrison 18, Sawden, J; 18, Mc-
Dowall 18, Moffatt 16, 2mond 12, Pigeons 12, Wright 11, Draisey 10,
J. Crow 9, While 9, #. Johnson 9, Cusack 5. Bayles 5. Ties at; six
birds between the first three at 18 resulted in the order name.
Pirst sweepstake, at 10 birds: Felstead 9, McDowall 7, Crow 6,
Andrews 6, Bennett 6, Draisey 5.
Second sweepstake, at 10 birds: Bennett 9, Crow 8, Felstead 8,
Andrews 4. :
Third sweepstake, at 10 birds: White 9, Bennett 8, Pelstead 8,
MeDowall 7, Crow 6, Andrews 6.
Fourth sweepstake, at5 birds; White 10, Felstead 8, McDowall
7, Bennett 7; Crow 4.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May #.—This city now has three gun
clubs in active operation. The.lint Hill Gun Club held a shoot
this afternoon. In the first slioot Charles Weaver was tha win-
ner, breaking 24 out of 25 bluerocks, and in the second shoot
Richard Harry broke them all. The third shoot at 10 birds was
won by Will Smith, who hit the entire number.
MEADVILLE, Pa., May 2—At the Corry gun shoot to-day Pred
Babcock, of this city, aged 16 years, won the gold medal for the
third time, breaking 24 clavs out of a possible 24, There were 25
contestants. Babcock isa son ot Trainmaster John W. Babcock,
of ah Nypano, this city, known as one of the finest shots in the
country,
| MINNEAPOLIS, May 3,—The weekly badge and sweepstake
shoot of the Minneapolis Gun Club was held to-day with a large at-
tendance. It seems as hone the wind always blows a gale when
either the Minneapolis or St. Paul Gun Olubs have their shoots.
To-day, by the way of yariety, the wind blew just opposite its
usual direction and went from left to right with force enough to
drift a left-quarterer back, and making it hard to find the second
bird in doubles. St. Paul was represented by Forbes, Fish, Burke,
Bennett, Holt, Cummings and Skinner. Shooting was fast and
furious until dark. Good scores were made by some and very
poor ones by others. One curious incident to-day was that the
winner of the “junior” badge got first money, while the tough old
seniors only got 14 and were content todivyide fourth. The sparrow
match, Monaco boundary, that was to be shot between Bradley
and Skinner, is off, as Bradley refuses to come to time as per
his challenge, although he has had two opportunities. Following
are the scores:
Virst avent, 5 screened traps, $1 entrance, match at 5 singles and
2 pairs Peorias, 18 ao 1liyds. Tise:
Jacoby......-.... ol 1110—5 Marshall.,.....- Ui 11 1—9
INS Poe 111011 10 10— 7 Cummings...... 011710 11 1i— 8
Bennetit.....-..08 LATOIO A 8) Burke. 322) Hit 10 t— 9g
Murphy......-...4 011111 11 U— 9 Skinner......... 011111 10 17— 8
Worbes........... M11 11 11—10 Warwick ....... 101012 «10 10— 6
Hanmson.......... QOLIT 111i—8 Bangs............ 101110 10 11— ¥
Brad yicccscece sce 111110 10 10—7 Pratt............1001]1 0010— 5
Nicholson....-...110100 1010—5 Dunn....... .... 100001 11 10— 4
Lawrence........ OO1LLO 11 11— 7 Untter .---111110 00 10— 6
VF a) gia pall aires 1111 11: 11—1)
Holt and Worbes first, Burke and Murphy second, Bennett and
Hanson third, Cutter fourth, —
Second event, 6 singles and 2 pairs Peorias, $1 entrance, 4
screened traps, 18 a tee rise:
Christenson .....-. 1 —6 Banegs............:. 11001 10 11—#
Jacoby..--..- ... 10010 1110-5 Porhes..2000.,.00.,. Hii 10 11—8
Marshall... ..... ..11011 11 11—8 Skinner....,,...... W140 11 11—s§
Cummiings..-...... 14111 10 1)—8 Brady............,, 10110 10 10—6
IWGTSRs oeiwecne ie /ent 01010 10 JJ—f Pratt... 0... Ol111 11 10—7
Warwick.....-...- 13101 10 01—t Murphy............ 110/0 00 10—4
Parker 2-25. .40 00110. 11 10—6 ~Dunn............., 11001 11 11—F
Nicholson,....-- «».U1110 11 11—7 Burke,.-.....,2...-. 10111 11 0—&
Griffin,......--r1-- 11.00 10. 00—8 Cutter 22000250507) 1111 00 011—6
& 11017 01 10—6
Burdiya He Aas OOLLO 11 Ou—«
tte ta 10010 00 10—3
Li 01711 10 11—7
Badge shoot, 10 single and 5 pairs Peorias, 4 screened traps, 18
11 00 11 10 01-13
11 01 10 10 01—11
11 10 01 10 WO— 8
10 11 10 10 71—10
10 11 11 10: 70—14
11 10 11 10 10-13
10 01 11 10 01—12
APTOS OTE ii atepeiclerene sates trereere sue dfecarterese 111001010 10 10:10 11 10-11
Paitermy cy: +. cee thy ale cde LONLLOLL 10 10 10 10 QO—11
Marshallese ns iosshess. csteesyms 1110111011 11 11 11 10 11-17
RIGWHEAE:S dials tue. .escnegome ded tats orp W1L110111 10 10 11 11 147
"Bete eye eotbey a Hania aac Sater ar Bt W11101111 OL 10 01 11 11—16
lato tes te eee et oe Ah Sec See acae ot 1011011100 11 10 10 10 16—12
GTIBtETSON,. 02.0.2 ese eee tees e en 0110111010 10 11 11 11 10—14
WWATIGGOEEO see bate cet tue fiecieiege clecienys 1010000010 60 10 01 10 6O—
TO hale nH MA ne haga 1OLOOLUTEL 11 10 11 10 11—14
GRCPTAA TELE Rett ery tena ele ale Ltysertiohs lot eaient 1111010111 11 10 10 10 11—14
Brady.....- Sook SEs sl Se 0114010101 Wy 11 10 11 145
[PETS al boots MESS Hee bE eae 111001111 10 11 10 11 10—15
Tek) G00 70 DEp UU eReARAMe hse sene tee 4100111014 41 10 10 10 11—44
Teqeha te eee bb Ge eee eg patente wale {101013111 11 10 11 11 10- 16
(ER) Ore ee AERA Eee ee mena noe OL1001NAL O1 11 10 11 11—15
MUTORV lsu. o ad seat-teeeoce gs: es carn 0101011011 1i 10 11 11 10—14
DA WEeNGespents associ. oe se serene 1101100001 10 10 11 10 1-11
Gutter........ Te Nts dao 74100 -. L001 1111 11 11 00 11 10—15
OT ESN Aaa aaod dg osebe cond aonb toe 1111119011 J 11 11 10 (0—14
ANePPOLAs ..p ele ndcacserees cease» de L011 001 11 10 10 10 11—14
Marshall and Worbes first money, Burke and Fish second, ties
on 1idiy., Pratt fourth on sheot-off, Ensign senior badge, Mar-
shall junior badge. , | nt.
“Tribune” badge, 9 singles and 3 pairs Peorias, 5 screened traps,
18 and l6yds, rise, four prizes, $1 entrance;
Ensign.....111101110 0010 10— 9 Holt..,..,.. WAIOIL «11 12 11—14
Lawrence..l01101011 1010 11—10 Wish._....,,010137110 10 12 11-411
Brady.....- 1000011 «11 11 1I—11 Bennett....010111017 11 11 10-11
Cutter..... 101101011 10 01 1I—10 Nichoison..1011011C! 01 10 19— 9
Skinner....012110111 10 10 11I—1l1 Warwick..0101)0311 11 11 13—12
Forbes.....111111111 1010 11—18 Hanson....01111111 11 11 11—13
Cummings101111101 1010 10—10 Marshall ..010111101 10 11 11—12
Rand’; -a<- 001110011 10 10 10— 8 Murphy....110101110 11 11 11—12
Shepperd..110111000 1010 00—7 Pratt...... QU10UI111 11 10 10—11
acoby ....000000001 00 11 00—% Dunn...... W11101101 11 11 11—13
Bangs. ....101111010 1011 10—10 Whitcomb110001111 11 10 10—10
Morse,.....11110110 11 11 10-12 Burke......J10121111 11 10 10—12
Griffin .110101001 00 11 10— 8
Holt first, ties on 13 divided
Skinner fourth.
TRENTON, May 2.—The new grounds of the Mercer Gun Club
at Trenton, N.J., were opened yesterday and to-day in a bighly
successful manner. The grounds are level, well-situated, fenced
in and contain a comfortable club house. Appended are the
shooting events: d
Mercer Gun Club Grounds, Tr:nton, N.J., May 1._Sweepstakes,
$1 entrance, 10 Keystone targets, Keystone rules;
second, Burke third, Fish and
[SARA ES OSEL ow gree ates atta ce pct ates Oo SEGbamt 5 G2shane sac ae 6
TNLLE {aos oes eeeeen eet eee hata g oa & -OoVansGattip: me: 5-252 ener 6
MEST hs 42 a ea es Bearer ets 6 P Buclkwalter... 02... 6.0... yb
MUGS HS 2010 ls Hester eee geared rere ee G. Di Prarie Ruleit as, oi os.) elelepe ies 8
HM Gvewveain, eee ee eeheet te tp 2 John L Brewer............-0 ws &
BN NB Wa n= 05 verre eee Ge OSAWENMCI Sema poe cent ine:
MUEMORER bee Cadkeheee ss bce ee bts 5 A Leigh........ SLES EE CREO Bere 8
WVAMIS Ales rey tote ks gar okt feecgl) Ce Rh mMpsiT yess! ds ests 5
Same day—Match at live pigeons, modified Hurlingham rules;
5 birds, $3 entrance. All the shooters stood at dUyds. Ties divided:
J Sampson.....--,.,- ++ -J2021—4 OC Zwerlein.-............ 200-8
FP WON Gr seceres sates ote ead MN2u—5 ~J Dumont............... 10220—8
GO’ Simfth.: 2.22..0% bpiseeee 22111—5 ~T Jones.-......,....-..... 1201-4
© Van Oamp...... -.-....J1121—5 OC Borrest,................ 02210—3
D Williams: ..-....-..-. 02110—8 T Ralston... ......... ...31210—4
JL Brewer...: .......,.5 12221—5 T Thompson............ .21120—4
H Goeke.....-. «.. OOS = LNG Me nats ee ek 21021—4
J EF Kileinzg...... .:-..5.-. 12120—4 F Apgar. .............. 2. 1i201—4
GPHystone- 2s. 2. 2111]—s M Jobnson................ Wn—5
TIM R Moar ee esos. cisiok ctesea ees 21202—4 F Thomas....--...--..te.. 1LO0U—2
J Sampson..........
TE VAG sae ens 11100—8 L Grant....... 11221—5
G:sSmith...:,.2..... 0221-4 T Thompson -00001—1
CG Van Camp.....:-.. 10110—3 MJohnson.... 11110—4
JL Brewerss. = .:ss2..aee 12241-5 TThomas..... ... 10120—8
Hae Oho) 1) el eee eee ee W210—4 T Ralston...... 20.00.24. 21201—4
CBDBTONG cigs jaque stars 1liz—5 —EUpdegrove............. 21010-—3
NY OTS Pee Aen DAS Terres OL10—3 C Zwerlein............... 02210—38
BV AGEAD os sigan eels TORI 4 DT SHTEVES 2 eo ese nee 12210-—4
Same day, live birds, miss and out, #1 entrance, ties divided:
GSMTBB ass. sas Sr ene eines saul rs een eel eee 210
J Prank Kleintz.............. 222 © Van Camp . .............,
Dir Brewer. .lelec lity. 8 Q &Buckwalter...... /.2..2220
MD WATIB te claire ean ot QO) | CIR ek eee pels 112
TEMHONTPRONE cc sua duelsele ae Ce Ue inGD sera re eee 0
WTREMSE DT pees a pia fon jes ciyole 20, TDOCROTHAR Re ene eee 0
Werte eens een | SPE Sa 0 SW Vei brea se), ee en 10
WWAWEPIEITI Uk cd eae kee sten Lh Cy Morreatae.s Fo are gy ee 120
WELLINGTON, Mass., May 4.—There was a good attendance
at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day, and the weather
conditions were favorable for good scores. Chase won in the
pitcher match, with a score of 13 out of a possible 15. The win-
ners in the sweepstake matches were as follows: Five clay-pig-
eons, Schaefer, Dan and Chase; six bluerocks, Choate; six blue-
rocks, Choate; six bluerocks, Bradstreet; five clay-pigeons, Brad-
bury, Schaefer and Choate; six bluerocks, Choate, Chase and
Bradstreet; six bluerocks, Bradstreet; three pairs clay-pigeons,
Schaefer and Bradstreet; six bluerocks, Baxter and Chase; six
bluerocks, Ross, Lee and Webster; six clay-pigeons, Dan and
Chase; eight clay-pigeons, Chase, Sanborn, Swift and Perry; six
clay-pigeons, Dill ana Chase; six bluerocks, Dill and Allerton.
THE JAMAICA PLAIN GUN CLUB will give a tournament
at Clarendon Hills, Mass., May 16, at which time the amateur
Challenge Gold Badge of the Massachusetts State Shooting Asso-
tion will be contested for. The club elected on Tuesday, April 30,
r.H. #. Amsden and Dr. H. A, Baker delegates to the Mass.
State Shooting Association,
326
ST. PAUL, April 2/—The St. Paul Gun @!ub "held its weekly
badge shoot to-day at the jair prounds, The wind, as usual,
blew a gale in the shooters’ faces, and with the cold made shooting
difficult and very disazreeable. Only a small number were pres-
ent, but very good and very bad scores were made; 1% out of 10
singles and 6 pairs, or li straight out of 9 sinvles and 8 pairs, are
very bard to get aliany time, and in such a wind is simply aston-
ishing, but both were done to-day. The club will soon have new
grounds within two blocks of Hamlin station, 4 miles from the
city, and the Jong and tedious ride in wagonos will be avoided. As
trains piss each way every hour the attendance will be better.
Followme is the score ot the firstevent. First sweep, 10 single
Peorias, £0 cents entrance. three moneys:
Pristine a eee 1011101110— 7 Sa#inner-...... caved’ 0111171110— 8
Chantlen, sostsu0 11J1111111—10 Balsom....... ..:... 1111010111— 8
BG PISGI has vcs sane tie 1U1110001— 7 Barnes..-........0.4: 11111110'1— 9
BEG ROBES. pncrens nn: LU11NW11—-10 Kennedy............ 111111111—10
pS ks ab teow eset nate Wi1Wi— 9 Browning ~,.---....0001011000—- 3
Holt woes se LOUTINO— 8 Cum. ings.........- 100 LiI— 7
Bennett _first, alter breaking 9 straight on the tie; ties on 9
divided: Skinaer third,
The nex? event. was the individual challenge badge shoot,
entrance $5. 15 singles and 6 pairs Peorias, 18 and loydz.,5 screened
traps, American rules:
Bree: SES ie eh -L10101111101110 = 11: 17: 11:10 11—20
Ate ise. 28 thee ee, Addis ieee 01120110111 1111 1i 11 10.11 00—19
Bale Wils purse and badge, and is challenged for next week
by Holt.
Sevond sweep, 10 single Peorias, 18yds,, 60 cents entrance, three
moneys:
Piister.. ...........0001/0i1— 9 Balsom «se sses-...011001101I— 6
Ohantleri. ict III —9) Bindeia eck ake 1IGOLOLODI— 5
Barke.. ............1110101001— 6 ~Jvennedy.....---.... 10111 11111— 9
Beietti ces ce ees »W1UT110 — 7 Browning .........: OLIN 1OLI— 7
Us} 1) eee ee eee eyo Oill1u11.0— 7 Cumomings.....,-.. OUI 1000— 4
FEOF Sorrel ache gin 11110.1000— 6 Forbes. ..1..5...2.:. 11111141,1—10
SAehitsts ge et eee oe O11Ti011i0— 7 Campbell.......... 010I110010— 4
Forbes first money, Piister second on shoot-off, Beunett third
after shooting oif.
Third event. 5singie and $ pairs Peorias, same conditions, en-
trance 50 cents, two mone: s:
10 00 0iI— 6
BW TES LET scietan ase O1L1 Kennedy .... 11110 1011 11— 9
Chantler.... ..; 110i 1112 11—10 Browning......0u100 Ov 10 10— 3
Bie: seid sc 10001 10 01 00— 4 CGummings....11011 11 11 10—9
Rennett........ 1110L 1111 CO— 8 Forbes .......1011 10 (00 10—6
Wish eee crt cet: Wiiii 10 OU 1I—8 Cympbell..... QUU0L 1011 10—5
Siinher.......- OIL GO1010-5 Barnes......... W110 10 10 10— 6
Balsom.........0i111 11 10 U—¥4
Chantler tirst money, Balsom and Kennedy divided second.
Fourth event, 5 single and 3 pairs Peorias, $1 entrance, three
moneys, Same conditinns:
PSE tee Fes O11 1111 10—10 Balsom........ 1110 11 11 11—10
QGhantiler....... 11137 1271 121 =~Barnes.........1101l 11 10 11— 9
Burke..... ...-J0i11 101111—9 Kennedy....... Lil 1111 —1
Bennett.......J11-1 0000 10—6 Browning...... N11) 00 11 11— 8
Rishs.ce ah 4 111i 10 0 10— 7 Cummings.,... 11110 10 11 11— 9
Holt.... ..--41111 1110 11—10 Forbes......... lvl 1111 10— 9
Chantler first money on a straight score, Holtsecond and Burke
third money. ,
Badge shoot, 10 single and 5 pair Peorias, same conditions, $1
entrance, three moueys:
FAG aT) a ee Se ers i ead 1101911111 10 11 10 11 11—18
Piister.... on a eae aa 11110/1910 11 10 00 10 11—12
Ghantlerys-.255.42 che wag ben 11 10 10 10 10—16
git 7: eee ee MM cout pu 11 11 10 11 11-17
Teter 121) ey ee CE OF EERE 1010110191 11 11 60 10 1—13
MUG 8 Sia tae ~ <o yea nid Ji 10 11 11 11—19
ioltnn emis aee st. coh See ekyeel lh Ww 31 10 31 11 11—19
Balsom..... Fi dovetes aliel ek wokstae bs aioe -- L011 di 11 11 10 10-17
AGN TOM Was 0s oes wg ee ed ee ere 1111111111 11 00 10 Jv 11—i6
EASE, are ee ip reees aN 1101011001 11 10 01 11 10—18
OMA S i oe si ee 1000110111 00 10 01 10 10—10
HUrbes? Ofek Sc...) See Cate, Hit 11 00.10 10 10—15
Ties on 19 for badge and first money: Fish, 00; Holt, 11011—4;
Hoit wins badge. Burke second money, Chantler third money.
Fifth event, 9singles and 3 pairs Peorias, same conditions, $1
entrance:
Barnes..... 011110111 0011 1I—11 Holt......., 111101001 11 11 01—11-
Pfister ...--I01111111 10 01 11--1L Balsom....10u/11001 11 01 10— 8
Chantler...101111110 1011 11—11 Kennedy...11J011011 1010 11—1
Burke.....J1011/111 11 11 N—1l5 ) ~Brownineg..0l1011010 11 11 00—10
Bennett,...111011011 11 10 11-12 Oummings 111111011 11 00 11—18
Fish,.,.....110110i1 11 11 01—12 Porbes... .111111111 10 00 11—12
Burke first, Bennett and Forbes second, Chantler third on
shoot-off.
Last event, same match and conditions:
Pfister..... 114101711 Il WW 11—14 Holt.....:.. 111111111 10 10 10—12
Chantler...700017] 1010 11—11 Balsom....111110111 10 11 10—12
Burke.....i1ui11111 1111 10—14 Kennedy ..l10011111 11 11 10—11
Bennett....1uUiL1i1¢1 1110 10-11 Cummings.110111111 11 11 00-12
Fish....,.,.000110111 0010 11— 9 Forbes..... OUUI1011 10 11 10—11
Ptister and Burke tivst, Holt and Balsom second, Chantl+r third.
SKINNER,
GRAND OROSSING. I., April 27.—The Gun Club of Chicago.
Mateh at 20 Peorias, 3 traps, léyds. mse, National rules, medal
Prizes;
Dieter ....11111011111111111110—18 Wells. ... .11101111101101111110—16
Wadsw'"th010111111117 1011111 1—17
Hutch, Price, Place, Donald, Stone, Hustis, Rocky, Thomas and
Willard withdrew,
Match at 10 live pigeons, 5 ground traps, 30yds, rise, Illinois
State rules, medial:
ERAT EE psa nels a S.0-2o-t etext U201101200-—- 5 FEustis...........,.. -1010121011— 7
Pe bette ss hk 1127122172—10° Fuller..:. 2: 000,.0., 2WUZU12111— 7
VETO | nine nec med W21G0221]1— 7 Plaee............... 2112121001— 8
DV GS o.o2...5 Seeded do 21010010-0— 6 Wiillard............ .1111001210— 7
DWorreatds, soo... 8s POZIUII—.8 Rocky .........23.. 2120112210— §
Stiles pes cnt eee 2122212112—10 Buechner.....,,..:.2200101022— 3
Prices isk the 111010i1220— 7 Waudsworth... ,,2222112111—10
Ties on 10 at S0yds., Won by Dieter, killing 12, Stone 10,
match May 11.—KAVELRIGG.
DAYTON, Ohio, May 6.—The new Kennel Gun Cluh had their
initi#! Ehoot ot the season for club prizes. All used 10 gange guns
except Van Ausdal. ‘Thre¢ traps were set, 30 sinyle standard tar-
gals each, new American Association rules, David McCutcheon
aud Wd Kike judges:
Next
ARGU OTSOM oop pales cere yet . --0160100010001100010110111 9011114
Whitney Brown.........c.e-.s0 ees 1110100001190170001110101001U1—15
Chas Van Ausdal, ....--...s.00000-- 1111400170100111110010110 0011—14
Quarles Hanituh.....,..20. 0-056 5. 01000010 1001001111001110101110—15
Guarles Whealen........s.ccscsecsee 111111006001011110101100001111—18
“Charles Sunder. ......0.0.... 00.00 1111110111111111111101 1000111126
Gharles G Stoddard ...,.....,.....5 01110141101 0111011111010119,0—21
HG Oarnell....... mt _ 0000001 1011111111 10.101010001—14
G.o Mukley.. . O14. 1141011000001 (0100711111018
Adoli h Sander........ 0.2.2.2...) . +. TLITL0T10111 1011000; U01010101—19
Kolla Heikes, though nop shooting for prizes, scored 29, losing
only his séventh bird.
CLAREMONT, N, J.. May 4.—The N. ¥. Suburban Shooting
G.ounds Association trophy was shot fur to-day with the tollaw-
ing record:
PAINTUOB OLD. (belo haste sd eeaecerpepee her pepes ig atl 0101100010°00300010001101— 9
Map ATES ale tha Meth ee cuts creer eis it -01100911010101191 01001) 0i—18
Lh pe BRS tee eres gell Be ee San ee oe 10030 (000.1000 .0000100100— 7
Hathaway... vege ah eee - 0:015011101010110011 1 0010—14
WY Thew. «Jenene tee tecite eur Rauarseel oates .101001101010011100:000010—11
PR VICHANES. uty vt. oc hky meeps 1011100101111100101361111—17
On April 29 aud on May 1] there were Dumerous sweepstakes on
the grounds, aud three days of very enjoyable shooting were
spent,
BROOKLYN, May 48.—The Glenmore Kod and Gun Club held
their regular mouthly shoct at Dexter’s Park, Woodhaven. to-
day, iu addition to the club diamond badge, Mr, John Y, Van
Wrycklen offered a valuable prize, to ne chosen after the match.
The contest was at 7 birds, at 29yds, rise. ‘There were fifteen con-
testants, aud the shonting was exceptionally good. J, Bennet and
W. se.over shot their 7 birds straight, The followimg was the
score:
W Lewis (26)......+,+..1111001—5 ~T Helgans (29). ..-; .-.1111110—6
W Selover (29)... cs... WWN—t AH Schuelle (438) .2...... OL/1010-—4
J Bennet (79)....,..5-.- 1111-7 9=Miaeuire (29),..5-.....2 1:11011—6
mL OY cl ton C21) ee pec OWUII0-5 =H Reid (?6)..2.... -.LN1i0i1—5
PAPC pate) mane d. Spies 1LUI—3 WW Sehicllem (26) -...,.11/1011—6
BE Sitthen ous. pests wuliuli—4 W Linington (24)....... 1111001—4
© WMeyer(25):2.3...0. 00. T1Wi—+ HH Aaums (24) ...... ...1010000—2
H Bookman (29)... ..2 iMu011—5
S Joyer and Benase shotof the tie. Bennet won killing 6 out
of 7 birds, to Selover's 6,
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-—
lication in the current issue. itis particularly re-~
quested that scores be sent us as early as possible.
‘each,
FOREST AND STREAM.
CLEVELAND, 0., May 2.—The regular badge shoot of the Mast
End Gun Club was held to-day, and the shooting was first-class,
Paul North won the first badge with 25 straight, and W. Kimg won
the second in the shont-off; 25 standards, ut 18yds,, were used,
Follow'ng are the scores:
Sweetman wil... covteaeeheres +yysngre 1110011091011001111001111—16
T Held 4s we eich agen Ais 1101010111 111111111111011—22
© WOOL Le i Se pete: ene 110 1011100011 11001311011 —17
ELTA PRs Serle ete Lirrmotiesa eine aid 1114.1101111011110,0110101—19
TSS TTS hell bod Sete tice here ref) eae 11.0101111191111007119.1011—20
DY BLOT ees atest lcs rat Piolo poms 8 01100) 10}0J10801101011001—12
We ete Bint. Cee h ere eed Eee athe 101111011 1111111111011111—22
Silesia ut bt iecire sy Lessa QecOeere ne 111000011111 (000010111116
PLUG cw eae oes see dr nece ae hh aee OLOLOLIIT WTI 111111 L—22
PNoritiviges 20h ott pt ner re PR AS: 1401100011111 125
Me SSUES bie foes trace ee Poorer ee 11111101011111101111 111122
PAY LGN eles footer errr rrr nna 1011010111101001 01111101117
i t - 001001101011 011100111111—16
birds, 25yds. rise, d0yds, PPM SEBEL
W F Dittrich........ 0211110010—6 Sawtelle........ 1220111111—9
F Montanye:...-.... 0112011011—-8 _ J W Sny er.......... 1100100902—4
ON: WEL ieteewss aan 10000LII1I—6 HA Streeter........... 1014010\01—6
RONDBANU, Ont., May 5.—At a meeting of Jocal sportsm: n beld
at the store of J, B. Reynolds, Rondeau, Out., tne Rondean shoot-
ing Club was_organized with the following officers: Pres., Wm,
Montgomery; Vice-Pres,, Wm. R. Steering; Sec., J. B, Reynolds;
'reas., Caivin Monk; Gapt., Samuel Hartford.
OTTAW \.—Following is the official programme of the tourna-
ment to_ be given by the St. Hubert Gun Club on May 24 and 25:
Friday, May 24.—irst match, open sweepstakes—Entrance $2;
15 single Peoria blackbirds, 18yds. rise, 5 traps, birds 3 cents eavh.
Four moneys, 40. 30, 20 and 10 per cent. of entries, if not mi rea Whan
25 entries. If move than 25 entries, and less than 40 entries, five
moneys. It more than 40 emries six moneys,
Second match, team match—Open to teams of five men from any
recognized pas club ia Canada; 5 traps, 15 single Peoria black-
birds to each man, L8yds. rise, entrance $5 per tem, birds 6 cents
Entries close May 18 next. Post entries 25 per cent. extra.
First prize, Lansdowne challenge cup, presented by Lord Lans-
i downe, late Governor General of Canada, and $50 cash; second
prize, silver cup, presented hy the Ottawa and St. Hubert Gun
Clubs, and $30 cash; third prize, 25lbs. powder and $20 cash; fourth
prize, 2,000 cartridge cases; fitth prize, five bugs Montreal Rolling
Mills Company’s chilled shot. ‘
Saturday, May 2).—Tbird match, individual—Open to members
of all recognized gun clubsin Canada; 25 single Peoria blackbirds,
18yds. rise, 6 traps, entrance $2, birds 3 cents each. Wntries close
May iSnext. Post entries 2) per cent. extra. First prize $30, sec-
ond $20, third $14, fourth $12, tifth $01, sixth $10, seventh $9,e1zhth
$8, ninth $7, tenth $6. eleveuth $5, twelfth $9, thirteenth $4, four-
veenth $4; fifteenth $4; total $150.
Fourth match—Open to teams -f three men from any recognized
gun clubin Canada; 14 single Peoria. blackbirds to each man, 5
traps, l8yds, rise, entrance $5 per team, birds 3 cents each. Four
moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. of entries. Any club may enter
as many different teams asit sees fitin thismatch. Conditions as
to qualification of team members same as in first team match,
Merchandise match—In addition to the above match there will
be 5 traps set apart at which shooting will be carried on through-
out the tournament for a number ot valuable ee presented
by friends of the cluh, Entries unlimited. Fifty cents each
entry, including birds, 9 matchless blackbirds. Oniy one score to
couut for any one competitor. The“stark matchless blackbird”
will be used in this match.
Should time permit the club will add a sweep same as No. 1.
Rules and conditions—National rules to govern, with the excep-
tiou that no bandicap will be allowed for guns, There shalJl be no
class shooting in any match, Shooting will commence au 9_A.M.,
sharp, at Rideau Rifle Range.
OTTAWA, April 26—The executive committee of the Sr,
Hubert’s held a special session to-day. Reports from workers in-
dicate the tournument a success. A resolution was passed re-
questing the secretary to correspond with Mr. Keys, the secre-
tary of the Dominion Gun Club Alliance. and endeaver to have a
full meeting of the executive thereof in this city on the 24th, for
the ninth and last day for March and April prizes it was threat-
ening for rain, with a stiff east wind across the range. Tirst call
a sweep atls birds was called: J. Deslaurier 13, Edward White
12, W. J. Johnston 11, A. H. Throop 11, treo. White 10, S. White 10,
Dr, A. Martin 9, R. G. Dalton § For the close up of the monthly
shoot for club prizes, the five average winning scores are:
1, Ed White .. 20 17 17 17 18—89 4, Geo, White...17 17 17 16 14—8]
2 8 White......19 17 17 15 14-82 5. WJ Johnstoni7 16 15 15 14—77
38. A H 'Chroop..17 17 16 16 16-82 5. J Deslaurier,18 16 15 14 14—17
Jn shooting off ties, 5 birds each, for ihe second and third. 8.
White broke 4, Throop 3. A toss up for the tie between Johnston
and Deslaurier gave the former first choice.
THE NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIAT'ON,—Hditor Forest and
Stream; The fiscal year of the National Gun As-cciation comes to
a close to-day, For the past two years the association has had
practically no support except from a limited number of local
members, and possibly a score outside of the State of Georgia.
The reasons for this are too many for the scope of a letter like
this, It is enough to sav that the managers, seeing no encourage-
ment for the future. have decided to let 1 pass quietly into
oblivion. The property of the association is not of suflicient
value to pay the indebtedness, so we can declare no dividend on
steck, Thanking you for uniform courtesy through the existence
of association under our management.—T. C, ETHERIDGE, Sec’y,
(Macon, Ga., April 30.)
TRENTON, N. J.—The Mercer Gun Club of Trenton,N, J.. are
to open their new grounds with a two days’ tourniment on May
15 and 14. Onthe opening day there willbe a guarateed purse or
$150 at 10 live birds and a $74 sweenstake at 25 Keystone targets.
The second day they guarantee $250.
Machting.
FIXTURES,
May.
24. Miramichi, Opening Cruise. 80, Brooklyn, Open, Gravesend,
24. Hamilton, 20, 25,20 and Soft. 30. Cape Cad, Cape Cod Bay,
3U. Yorkville, Opening, Oak Pt. 20. Detroit, Ist Pennant.
80-June 2. Portland, Cruise.
JUNE.
1. Quincy. Cash Prizes. 15 Hamilton, 30 and 85ft. Class.
1. Larchmont, Spring. 15, Chelsea, Club.
1. (reat Head, Pennant, 16. Detroit
1. Hamilton, 20ft. Class. If. Cape Cod, Orleans.
3-5-7. Katrinu-Shamrock, N, Y. 17. American, Annual Pennant.
5. Dorchester, Open, Club, 17, Seawanhaka, 40ft,. Class, N.Y
. Monatiquot, Opening, ¥'t, Pt. 17. Quincy, First Cham.
. Buffale, Pennant, Buffalo. 1%. Dorciiester. Open, Nahant.
. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 18-20-22. Kairina-Titania, N. Y.
New York Bay. 20, Monatiqnot, Pennant, Ft.Pt.
reac:
10. New Jersey, Aunnal, N, Y. 20, eer ity Annual, Phila.
11. Great Head, Moonhght Sail, 22. Buffalo, Sweep, Classes 2 & 3.
11. Atlantic, Annual, N.Y. 22, Beverly,Marhbleh’d,lst Cham,
13. New York, Annual, N, Y. 22, Hull, First Cham.
. Miramichi, Miler and Call
Cups.
3. Portland Annual, Portland,
22. Columbia, Annual, N. Y.
24, Pavonia, Annual, J ersey City
13 26. Pleon, Club,
15, Corinthian, Marblehead. 24, Corinthian, Marblehead.
15, Seawanhaka, Annual, N.Y. 29, Beverly,Mon. Beéach,lst Open
15, Lyon, Club, Lynn, 29, Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
14. Brooklyn, Annual, * 29. Hull, Club Cruise.
15, Great Head, Open, 29. Yonkers Cor., Yonkers.
JULY.
1-2. Miramichi, Annual Cruise. 18, Buffalo Handicap, to Point
4, Larchmont, Annual. Albino.
. Cape Cod, Dennis.
4, Beverly, Mon Beach, Ist Buz.
- Pleon, Club Cruise,
Bay.
4, Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup. . Great Head, 24 Cham.
4. Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago, . Quincey, Second Cham,
4. Buffalo, Open, Buffalo. 20. Chelsea, Olub.
4, Detroit, Cruise, St. Clair, . Hull, Ladies’? Race.
5. Dorchester, Open, Club. . Beverly,Marblehead, 2d Cup,
8. Hull, 76th Regatta. 20, Hamilton, Cruise.
&, Beverly, Marbleh’d,2d Cham 20. American, 2d Cham.
v. Sippican, Annual, Marion. 24, Pleon, Club.
6. Great Head, 1st Chain, 25, Miramichi, Miller and Call
6. Hamilton, 20ft. lass. Cuns.
8. Inter-Lake Y, R. A. Meet, 27. Corinthian, Marblehead,
_ Lake Hrie. 27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz,
8 American, Ist Cham. Bay.
—. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft,
Ocean Race.
—, Seawanhaka, Annual Ornise
10. Pleon Club, lst Cham.
10. Great Head, Moonlight Sail.
13. Lynn. Chib, Lynn.
18. Beverly. Mon. Bench,2d Open
18 Corinthian, Marblehead.
13. Monatiquot, lst Cham.,/t.Pt
[May 9, 1889.
ee
ai. Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point,
2. Buffalo, Sweep, to Point Col-
burn.
27. Cape Cod,
27. Hamilton, 25ft. Class.
29, Detroit. 2d Pennant,
31, Pleon, Open, f
31, Hull, Gatien? Day.
AUGUST.
. Quincy, Open Race.
Buifalo, Club, Buffalo.
. Sippican, “lub, Marion.
. Beverly. Marbleh’d, lst Cup.
» Lynn. Club, Lynn,
. Cape Cod.
. American, 31 Cham.
. Dorchester, Open, Club.
7. Pleon, 2d Onam.
8, Great Head, Moonlight Sail.
8. Miramichi, Vice-Com. Stew-
art’s Pennant,
10, Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn.
10, Corinthian, Marblehead.
10. Monatiguut, 2d Cham,, Ft. Pt.
10. Buffalo, Annual Cruise.
10. Hull, 2d Cham.
10. Cape Cod.
13. Detroit.
16, Monatiquot, Ladies’ Day,
Fort Point.
16, Great Head, Cham. Suil off.
17, Great Head, Open.
FO 6909 09 C9 89
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ot
17, Quincy, Ladies’ Day.
lj. Beverly,Marbleh’d. 3d Cham
17. Hull, Special Outside Race,
30 and 40ft.
17. Bene ane Plum Is-
and, go as you please,
17. Chelsea, Ladies’ Die
19. erican, pen,
19. Derroit, 3d Pennant.
21. Pleon. 3d Cham,
24. Lynn, Excursion, Lynn.
24. Beverly,Mon, Beach,3d Open.
24, Larchmont, Oyster Boats,
#4, Corinthian, Marblehead.
24, Hamilton, 20, 25, 30 and 35ft.
Class, Whitewings Cup.
28. Pleon, Sail off,
81. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Open
31. Sippican, Cluh, Marion,
31. Hull, Cham. Sail-Of,
31, Quincy, 3d, Cham,
21. Chelsea, Club,
SEPTEMBER.
14, Monatiquot, Open, Ft. Point
14. Corinthian, Marblehead.
i4. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
14. Hamilton, 20/r. Cliss.
14, American, Open to all beats
on Merrimac ltiver,
14. Chelsea, Club,
2. Lynn, Open, Lynn.
% Beverly, Mon, Beach,2d Open
2% Corinthian, Marblehead.
2, New York Y¥. R.A, Open.
2. Dorchester, Open, Club,
4, Buffalo, 8d Ciass, Buffalo,
7. Hull, §9uh Open.
7. Beverly, b_arblehead, 3d Oup
16. Dorchester, Open, Club.
7. Larchmont, Fall Annual.
7. Hamilton, Urnise.
We Sg eg Miller and Call g ~ es
ups. 28. Buffalo, Cluo, Buffalo.
12. Beyeuias Mon. Beach, 3d Buz. 29. Detroit:
ay.
21. Hamilton. 25ft. Class,
21. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Sail Off,
28. Lynn, 0 Lynn. :
LORD DUNRAVEN’S CHALLENGE.
ALKYRIE, Lord Dunraven’s new cutter, was sucesssfully
y launched at. Ret eed Ua on May 1, being christened hy Miss
Diaper, daughter of her skipper. The latest news in regard to the
challenge js that Lord Dunraven is dissatisfied with the reply of
the committee of the New York Y. C., and will withdrawit, The
cabled reports aré yery meagre and obviously mcorrect in im-
portant particulars, and nothing definite will be kno n nntil
after the meeting of the New York Y. C. on May 16. Lord Dun-
raven's reply to the letter of the committee was mailed on May 4,
and will probably be received by Monday, but, of course, the con-
tents will be keptsecret until after the club meeting: The rumor
says that Lord Dunraven is dissatisfied with the refusal ot the
club to accept a mean of the New York and Y. R. A, time allow-
ance. This is absurd on the face of it, as from the clesest caleu-
Jst\ons possible the Lime allowance between Volunteer jnd Val-
kyrie would be practically the same under both rules. Ther-isno
occasion for a disagreement here, but the real reason for the
hitch is shown by the following extracts from the Ficld of April
20 and April 27:
“It appears to be taken for granted by the majority of Ameri-
cans who are interested in yacht racing that the Volunteer will
be selected to defend the America Cup, that is, unless she should
he beaten in the trial races by some other yacht. It should, how-
ever, be said that the practical yachtsmen, who form the min-
ority, haye the greater portion of the New York press at their
back, and it is possible that this minority will get them views
adopted. One eficct of the rather ostentatious exuberance of
atrictic pride with which the Americans have already sailed
olunteer round Valkyrie is this: We on this side of the Atlantic
have commenced to regard the resultof the encounters as a
foregone conclusion, and that at the very best Valkyrie could do
nothiag better than win one race out of the series of five if the
wind should be very paltry on either day. In a breeze Valkyrie
might as well race a torpedo boat.
“There is ove very strong reason why we anxiously (es‘re to sea
the opinion of the fair-minded yacitsmen and spor smen in Amer-
iva deferied to. Some timeagothe committee:f the New York
¥. C, announced thut, although achalienge under the old deed,
which governed the Genesta, Galatea and Thistle contests, would
be accepted, vet would the comnuttce impose a condition that tha
challenger and challenging club should make a binding compact
that the winning club should adopt the objectionable and con-
demned ‘new deed’ to govern future challenges. It would bea
very cheap way of carrying this sinister design into effect by
securing arace between the Volunteer and Vallyrie, and thus
making the Harl of Dunraven unwittingly the means of zratify-
ing the vanity of afew members who, by the aid of some attor-
ney, concocted the document which goes by the name of the
‘new deed of gilt.’ We will not again traverse the conditions of
this strange document; but we unhesitatingly say that no Eng-
lishman should persist in a challenge for the Cup if the compact
we have referred to forms part of the bargain, Better that
the America Cup should sink into oblivion than that any one,
by accepting an Uueqoal coatest—such asa Volunteer and Val-
kyrie race would be—should enable the committee of the New
York Y. C. to say that achallenger had confirmed a deed which
has been condemned as unsportemanlike, almost without excep-
tion, both iu America and in tiis country.”
“OF course there is a difficulty ahout the new deed, But that
really is more a mutter for the Royal Yacht Squadron to decide,
and thereis the ugly fact that the New York Yacht Club makes
the condition that an undertaking shall be given before the
matches are sailed that the winniig clih adopt the deed, They
argue that their proposal is fair, and that there cannot he any-
thing unreasonable in the deed or they would not propose that
the wiuning club must adopt it. In face of the fact thit they
may lose the custody of the Cup by the victory of the Valkyrie,
this is magnanimity of a transatlantic type. it is true. But we
at least ten to one that the Valkyrie does not win the Cup if the
Volunteer is matched against her. Then why should the Royal
Yacht Squadron enter into an arrrangement which, so far as can
be foreseen, will confirm the Cup iu the possession of the New
York Yacht Club forever? If the New York Yacht Club wishes
by tiese means to keep the Cup, and to boast of beating British
yachts under it, theycan doso. Bufitis a very differrnt matter
ee the Itoyal Yacht Squadron to be a paity to the transac-
100.
The truth of the matter is that British yachtsmen are at last
beginning to realize how completely they have played into the
hands of the New York Y. C., and that the proposed match
would be nothing buta case of )eads TI win, tails you lose.” When,
as a concession io the strong feeling at home and abread araiust
the new deed, the New York Y.C. bit upon the ingenious plan of
offering the Cup once more under the second deed, with the pro-
yiso that all races in the future must be under the new and ob-
Jeqhnnanke document, the best that was hoped for was that a
0fr. cutter, possibly Thistle With alterations, would challenge,
ahd be defeated. Instead of this, however, they have actually
found a chalienger who is willing to carry the farce still further
by coming here to race a 70ft. boat against one 86ft. long, thus
going through the bare formality of a contest: confirming the
new deed without the slightest risk of the loss of the Cup.
It seems almost incredible that Lord Dunraven, the Royal Yacht
Squadron and Mr, Watson haye been blind to this aspect of the
case. They must understand now, if they have not done it before,
that in Reverting. for the America’s Cup they agree if _ they win
it, to hold it under the new deen; butif they lose it, the New York
-Y. 0. continues to hold it under the new deed, and British yachts-
men have waived allright ot protesting against ils unjust terme,
Asthere is confessedly no chance of Valkyrie defeating Volun-
teer. the chances ot a lossof the Cup by its present holders are
etir: lyeliminated, Acccrding to the New Y ork Herald Ex-Com-
modore James D. Smith expre:ses himselfasfollous. Mr.5mih s
the ex-chairman of the Committee to De'rmine whether the
Caallenze isin Due Form, and whether the Ciub should Accepta
Challenge whirh it Quuld not Decline. He is also chairmau of the
Hreseuy “Plan and Scope Committee,” haying entire uharge of
the race:
“Do you think that Lord Dunraven is afraid to meet the
Volunteer?” P
“f don’t see why he should be. In the first place the Volunteer
has not yet been chosen. She may notbe. There js no ntccssity
for us to name any bont until a week before the actnelrace. We
have arranged for very elaborate trial races, and Mr. Archibald
cannot very well biind ourselves to the fact that the chances are °
al
May 8, 1889]
Rogers has already entered his 70-footer Bedouin, The owners of
the Katrina, Titania and Shamrock hayv- also intimated that they
will enter, but as yet have not officially entered their yachts. 80
it appears that the owners of the 70-footers do not despair of their
chance of being c)\osen to meet Valkyrie."
“What do you think is the true measurement over all of the
Valkyrie?” ;
Our committee has reason to believe that she is 94ft. over all.
Mr. George f.. Watson is one of the shrewdest of naval architects.
He came over here and studied all our best boats. If the Valky-
rie is really $4ft over all, she will probably be as able a boat as
the Puritan under certain conditions, We bave no boat in our
(0ft. class which can compare with her. if we are correctly in-
formed as to her Jength over all, The Titania is 81ft. 6in, over all,
the Shamrock 7ft. din,, the Katrina 85tt, Yin, and the Bedouin
in 831t, In astrong breeze, with the wind abeam, or even close
hauled on a wind, the Valkyrie would have considerable adyant-
age over any one of the four.” 4 :
‘Has not Lord Dunvayven pledged himself to bring over the
Valkyrie to take part in the contest of 70-footers for the interna-
ional cup which Genera] Paine has arranged for?”
“He has and he willcome, J consider him too much of a sport-
ing gentleman to take sucii a positinn as that attributed to him.
Our committee has done all in its power tomeet himina fair and
courteous way, and I cannot believe that he does nat appreciate
it. By the bye, such rumors as these will be sure to deter our
yachtsmen from building a 70-footer. I hear that two or three
Bre prodected, and each, if built, is to be from 91ft. to 94ft. over
a
The aboye statements in regard to the trial races and new
yachts are entirely misleading, as it is recognized by all yachts-
men that the announcement lately mnde by the con;mittee, in
connection with the refusal to risk a vote of the club on the ques-
tion of the 7ft, class, amoun’s to the sel. ction of Volunteer and
nothing else. Of course the trial races are open to the 70-footers,
and any yachtsman 18 at liverty to build a new yacht to enter,
but no existing boat can nearly save her time off of Volunteer,
nor will any one build a boat to race under such conditions.
What Mr, Smith says way be nominally correct, but the resolution
jntroduced by him at the ‘ast meeting is generally understood as
equivalent to the selection of Volunteer. He knows very well,
too, that the time has gone by for building, and that it is too lute
now to begin a boat for the trial races with any prospect of suc-
cess. The over-all length of Valkyrie is a matter of conjecture,
but in these days of long ends there is nothimeg formidable in a
length of $4ft. The new 40-footers have almost reached a length
of 60ft. over all, and in the same proportion a 70-tooter would
measure 105ft. Katrina, measured by British methods, would be
nearly 94ft., and there is no reason thus far for assuming that
valve is larger or more powerful than she through excess of
eneti.
NEW YORK YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.
Editor Forest and Stream: ‘
Under the title the “New York Vacht Racing Association,” in
your issue of March 21, you do the infant organization an injury
by announcing in the first sentence its untimely demise before it
had well begun to live, The cause of its early taking off you im-
properly set down to he that ancient disorder—mean lengt h. The
casé has been wrongly diagnosed. As a fuet, the organization
merely gave expression to those infint squeaks that proclaim the
advent of a lusty youngster destined to weather squalls, to skim
shoals and avoid the sandpits of mean or other length,
TheN. Y. Y. R.A ,hasvome to stay. Like a skillful practitioner,
later on in the article commen ed on, you deem it prudent to
hedge by bespeaking for it a gruesome, lingering existence, ‘as
ap insignificant loval union of sandbag clubs.” Take heart of
grace Mr, Editor, the club may not have entered on its existence
in accord with your pre-conceived notions of propriety, yet may
thrive fora’that. The majonty ruled for mean length—mean
lengthit is. The majority 1s alwaysinfallible. The association
wus influenced largely in its determination by the advice of a
practical student of yachting of world wide fame—bearing a
name to conjure with and sail safely by Scylla or Charybdis.
At the meeting of the committee several systems of meusure-
ment were submitted for their consideration, two of them were
innovations, being measurements by sail avea alone; taking a
certain number of square yards, say 2,000, as a standard, and cal-
culating the allowance from that; another was sail area and bull
measurement, and then length measurement, When the com-
mittee took upthe latter measurement, the only question was
whether they should tax the overhang, and if so, how much? The
committee, in drafting these rules, pecan zed. that they had to
do with the present; that is, make rules that would suit the pres-
ent members of the Association. On canvassing, not a club using
sail area was discovered. Allused a ineasurement of length alone;
some taxed overhang more, some less. In such a contingency it
was imperative for-the committee to make some rule of Jength
measurement. After considerable discussion, it was agreed to
report Lue Measurement, which was adopted by the Association,
t is manifestly necessary in starting the Association that it
must have some rules on which to work. Experience and more
mature deliberation may result in the adoption of some other
standard than mean length. The by-laws admit of amendment.
At present no question so agitates the yachting community as
that of measurement. Both the New York and Seawanhaka clubs
have appointed committees to report seme new Tule, and I believe.
the Larchmont Club 1s moying iv. the same direction. No matter
what measurement is adopted, there will always he fault-finders,
and hcats will be built to get the best of it. Besides, everything
else being equal—l mean models—the larger boat is bound to win;
as, for jinstance, what chance would Valkyrie have against Vol-
unteer?
The two associations now in existence in this country—the Lake
Yacht and the New England—both have entirely different systems
of measurement. The Lake Y. R.A. has the Sexwanhaka rule,
the New Enzland is waterline length with one-fifth of the over-
hang aftadded. The latter measurement seems to hold water,
while the former, from the discussion going on for some time past
in your columns, I should judge they were not satisfied with.
The Seawanhaka Y, C. and the New York Y. ©. have different
rules. Tne Corinthian Y, C. of New York leaves it to their sailing
committee. Ihaye not the Mastern or Larchmont club bonks
before me, but the former used to be a lenyth and beam measure-
ment. The South Boston Ciub is similar to the N. B. Y. R.A.
The Beverly is two-thirés length on ].w_l. + extreme beam. The
New Rochelle formula is length of yacht’s hull measured at the
distance of two per cent, of her length on the actual wl. ahove
and parallel to the said w,l. I haye given you the above examples
in order that I might illustrate the great dissimilarity of measure-
ment even among the larger clubs. It can be seen how important
itis to have some standard measurement, which the N.Y.Y, R, A.
has secured by at least aiopting a uniform one for the clubs now
in the association. The association has also adopted the Herr: s-
hoff table of time allowances, and abt a recent meeting of the
association a classification was adopted to conform to this time
allowance. Al schooners over 4U0ft, are classed together, as 1t
was found that there were only three or four in the association,
so for the present tuis will stand; when others (schooners) come
in more classes will beformed. The classes for sloopsand cutters
are as follows:
Class B, 53ft. and under 62ft.
Class C, 45ft. and under daft.
Class D, 38ft, and under 45ft.
Class K, 82ft. and under 88ft.
Class F, 27it. and under 32f£t.
Class G, all under 27ft.
Classes above 62£t. l.w.]. were nat made, for the same reason
that none for schooners were, yiz.. there are no larger sloops or
cutters m the Association. This classification, I think, is the best
I have yet seen, and will stand the test of time; only a difference
of 9,8,7 and 61t. respectively, In the classes for open jib and
maiusa‘l boats: ;
Class 1, 27ft. and under 32ft.
Class 2, 25ft. and under 27ft.
Class 3, 20ft, and under 23ft.
Class 4, all under 20ft,
Tn the classes fer eats:
Class 6, 27ft. and under 82£t.
Class 7, 23£t. aud under 27¢t,
Class 8, 20ft. and under 23ft.
Olass 9, all under 20ft.
There is also a class for cabin cats, These classifications are as
fair as they can be made, and meet a long-felt want.
A word about ballast. While Bos ccbnng: stationary ballast,
and while the committee reported for such to the Association,
still I think in time 1t will all come around. As it is, cabin yachts
are restricted to piptonsiey ballast, and for crew are allowed one
man for every 4:t. of l.w.l. or fraction, with a sailing master.
While shifting ballast was allowed to open boats, the crew haye
deen restricted to one man for every dit. or fraction, with sailing
Taster, This is an allowance of nine men fora boat under 25ft.
The Larchmont club rule for open boate allowed shifting weight
FOREST. AND STREAM,
and five men and a captain: now they allow eight men amd cap-
tain, the same as the Association. DELAGAICE,
Nuw York, May 2,
(The early withdrawal of the Brooklyn Y.C. from the association
on account of the rule bears out our prediction ofthe probable re-
cult. Itis true that the N, Y, Y. R, A. is composed only of clubs
racing on length rule, but itis also true that other clubs, which
should and probably would haye taken an active part in the
movement, were scared off by the certainty, as shown in the first
discussions, that nothing but a mean length rule would be
adopted. The interests of the open-boat men might haye been
protected, and at the same time the co-operation of a large num-
her of yachtsmen might baye been secured by the adoption of
different rules for open and cabin boats, as we suggested at the
time. The length rule has practically disappeared, save in the
smaller clubs on very shoal water, and while there is still some
uncertainty as to the best form of a length and sail area rule,
nearly all the large yachting organizations of the world are
agreed on the correctness of the principle. The Seawanhaka CO.
Y. C. rule, as it is generally known, is now used by the Seawan-
haka C. Y. C., the Hastern Y. C., Lake Y. R. A. (some eight elihs),
Knickerbocker Y. C., Quaker City Y. C., and some smaller clubs,
It is very similar to the rule now in use by the Y. R. A. of Great
Britain and the Royal Nova Scotia Squadron, besides some other
The New York Y. C. also uses a similar rule, while
the Corinthian, of Marblehead, and the Beverly, both large racmg
fore‘gnu clubs.
clubs, use another form or rule, giving about the same results in
practice, ‘om. 1
correctness of the principle, and the association would have been
perfevtly safe in adopting the Seawanhaka rule for its cabin
boats, subject to amendmnt in the future.
hindrance to ifs growth.
Jength rule in any form is a drag onall but sandbag boats,
shown by the following from the Loadon Field: “It will be
remembered rhat some me ago we reported that the members
of the New York Y.
that is, the length over all is added to the
They have now got it ‘ ;
line, and the sum divided by 2, Thia is the
length on thes water
‘mean length’ which the «aptain just referred to so earnestly
desired, and probably it will foster a style of architecture of the
The Field's comparison to a Munx cat only coy-
The other may be compared lo a pug
Manx cat type.”
ers one end of the case. ‘ :
dog. What sort of a‘ morfydite” the resulting structure would
be 18 shown by boats builtin other places under the same rule, in
which the bow tumbles in aloft and the sternpost rakes forward
onthe head. We have a modelof such a craft before us as we
Length on deck 25ft. 6in., l.wl 28ft. 6in., “mean length”
27ft. The lines of this boat are at the disposal of any one who wishes
write.
to build in time for the regatrva of Sep.. 2. If it bad been desired
to establish # representative body that should include all the
smaller clubs, a very brief inspection of existing yachts and rac-
log rules would have shown the absurdity of a rule which
bars out modern boats and is directly opposed to the most ad-
vanced ideas of yachtsmen in all parts of the yachting world,
We believethat tuere 18a wide field for an organizavion suchas the
New York Y, R, A. assumes to be, and we are willing to help in
every way toward its permanent establishment; and it is for these
very reasons that we have opposed the effort to run the associa-
tion ina narrow rut that all active yachtsmen ave trying tu get
away from.]
THE LAKE Y. R. A.
N Saturday next the annual meeting of the Lake Y. R. A. of
Lake Ontario will be held at Rochester, delegates being pres-
ent frum all the clubs interested. Among other changes in the
constitution and sailmg rules it is proposed to replace the present
Seawauhaka rule, adopted 1m 1884 on the formation of the Asso-
ciation, by a formula that will tax sail more heavily, as follows:
L+6V8, A. The Lake Y, R. A., incommon with most other large
clubs, has felt very strongly the necessity for some action in the
direction of restricting sail, and the question has been discussed
for some tim, with the result that an effort will be made to pass
While there is no coubt as to the need of further
the above ru'e.
legislation in this direction, the stiliject is far too important 10 be
dealt with hastily, or m such a manner that another change will
ke needed in # year or two.
term of years, if possible, In order that men may build under it
with some degree of contidence. ete 3 in the rules, though in-
evitable, must always have a bad effect fora time, and conse-
qently should be as few as possible.
While yachtsmen in many other clubs, asin the L. Y, R. A., are
agreed as to theneed of a change, thus far there has been no
agreement as to the details, and by common consent the matter
has been laid over for the present, but with the distinct under-
standing taat it should be taken up vigorously next full, and a
change made in good season to permit of building. Several clubs
haye appointed committees specialiy to consider this matter dur-
ing the racing season, and to report at its close; by which time,
there is httle doubt, a great deal of valuable data will be added
by the mauy promised races,
The L. Y. R, A. cannot do better than to adopt the same course,
announcing its intention to chamge the rule in the fall, and ap-
pointing a live committee which shall work through the summer
and report as soon as the season closes. One object of an imme-
diate change is to prevent the addition of yachts with still larger
rigs than any now on the lake, several of which have been talked
of. This object can be attained by the course proposed, as itis
not likely that such boats would be purchased now for one season
only, knowing that they would be at a disadvantage under a new
rule, as the disposition to tax sail is very evident. Sudden
changes in a rule, especially when the season is practically open,
are always undesirable and makea yery bad precedent, and in the
present case would be objectionable even if a really good rule
were proposed, much less when a crnde and hastily made rule is
offered. The first efforts toward a change in the rule on the Ar-
lantic coast took the sume form as that given above, merely a
heavier tax on sail, the classes being as before. Had the matter
been pushed a couple of months ago such a change might haye
been carried through, but the continued dissension has broueht
io the front the other method, to which we have several times
alluded, of classification by corrected length, and it is atleast
possible that a rule of this kind will be adopted in the fall. The
following tables will show howsuch a rule would apply to the
Lake Y. R. A. fleet, keeping the same formula as now. he
arrangement of classes may not be the best possible, but serves as
an illustration:
25ft, Class.
AOft. Class.
L.Ww.L. Sail. Sail.
20 90 1936
2L 4¢
22
23
24
2a
26
27
28
29
30
oe
88
Bt :
OAs 1226 50
The fleet would thus he classed as follows:
80ft, Class.
Moly Orenaces Laer cere eee Peraligiet .) 1} ett yes 28.21
Welitetbessa:c. meee crane Pear aei esos Stennis. ee reise lee Pte oe 26.50
. s8jt. Class,
Cricket... ues, 1 lS RatieGray...:.2. ac.-.... 83.35
Qypris ieee ee wero Coquette. i2.cttaess) 34,41
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Judging from this there is no room for doubt as to the
As to the instance
quoted, the New England Y. R. A., we commented last week as to
the m schieyous result of a length rulé in 163 case, in the way of a
The lesson that it teaches is that a
That
we are not alone in our opinion of tne mean lengvh rule 1s
R, A., including Captain Joe Ellsworth,
refused to be satisfied unless they had a ‘mean length’ rule,
2 1 The great point in a measurement
rule is stability; that it shall when adopted be established for a
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Ti would require a careful study of the fleet by men familiar
wWibh it to say what the classes and the allowanee of sail for each
length of loadiine should be, but the principle is fully ilustra:ed
above, ‘The probahilifies are that it would prove a far better
solution of the trouble than the propose | new rule, but we hope
that neither will be adopted at tlie present meeting, nor on the
other hand that the matter be permitted to eo hy default, but
that the L Y, R, A, will decide to amend its rules, but to do it
deliberately, thoroughly and in the proper time for such work, at
the end of the yachting season.
BUILDING NOTES.
T Lawiley’s yard the works being pushed in all departments,
and yachts ave leaving the yard and new keels being laid in
their places every few days. Nanon and Nepenthe will probably
leave this week, the former for Philadelphia and the latter for
New Ovleans. Maraquita, the Belmont 40, is nearly ready and
will leave for New York in a few days. Merlin, the Forbes
schooner, had her masts stepped on Saturday, Verena is nearly
completed inside, the Foster 40, Lotowana, is iu frame, the Owens
45 is ready foriraming, while the lead keel of the Hasbrouck 40 has
been cast. There is also plenty of old work. Pappoose has had
more lead, alonger boom and bowsprit, and Wilson is making
new sails. The sloop Mystery has had 3 tons of lead added ta her
keel in addition to 8 tons already there. A numberof yachts are
fitting out, ineluding Zigeuner, Gundred, Alga, Chiquita and Ad-
rienne. Sapphire, sieam yacht, will haye 3 tous of lead adaed to
her keel, ..At East Boston the new 4, Alice, is partly planked .
A part, at least, of Boston’s yachting fraternity is freatly exer-
eised over the question as to whether this yacht will he finished
as per contract by Junel, The designer, Mr. A.G, McVey, of the
Boston Herdld, hs made a bet with the owner of the hesn suit of
clothes that can be made, that the yacht will be ready on time.
The celebrated “P. R. pants” are expressly barred by the terms
of the bef.... Af Salem the Helen, 40, will take a trial trip in afew
days, and the Chrystal, 30, will be launched in about a week.
Minerva, the Fife 40, was launched from Frisbie’s ways on May 2,
eine 1,400Lbs. of lead removed trom her kee), leaving
26, SB.
NEW YORE Y, (,—The next meeting will be held on May 16,
The new club house at Newport is des¢ribed as follows in the
Sun: “The structure will be compact, canacious and of wond.
The dimensions of the building will be 83ft, square, and it will
have three stories and a cupola. Itis notexelusively a New York
affair, for the members of the Hostern Club as well as those of the
Atlantic will find the doors wide open for themselves and their
lady friends. Nearly the whole of the first s'ory is to be nccup'ed
as a ladies’ saloon or waiting room, from which will open elegantly
appointed toilet chamners, One of the mort attractive features
et this een is the large open fireplace, which during the
season will frequently be utilized to drive away the ill effect of
Newporw’s heavy fogs and mists. The mantel is superbly carved
by skillful artists. From this saloon one reaches the piazza, 60x
10ft., which lnoks out upon the harbor, and ftom which 1he men
and women of fashion can watch the white-winged sajler: as they
drop anchor during the summer months. Thetfrontof this prom-
enade piazza runs out to the water fave of the dock, Toe second
story gives a definite idea thut it is the purpose to separate the
sheep from the geats. This story is exclusively for men, A
chimney-place ana its adoruments are the attractive features of
this hall Over the fireplace is a large shield on which rest the
various signal flags usted by theclub. The surroundinys brick
work is tastefully tinished. The third s ory is reserved for apart-
meuts for the janitor. All the fiso1sand staircases will he of hard
wood. Over toe frontof the building will be a 10:t. square cupola
to be used for a lookout and signal station by the fleet officers.
Surmounting the cupola will be a lantern, octagonal iu shape,
measuring 3xX2sft., und this will huve above ib a weather vane, to
be connected with the men’s tiall by a rol to a dial plate on the
wall, Tue body of the building is to be stained and the trimmings
painted white.”
AMATEUR DESIGNING —We have received from Mr. Chas.
Livingston, of Liverpool, a design fol a 20ft. racer for Lake
Windermere, which he has lately completed, the boat pow build-
ing by John Shaw, of Bowness, on the lake. The desivn, by huly-
ing tue scale, w ould make a very promisiug 40-footer. of the ex
treme type, the dimensions being: Gength over all (with clipper
stem added), 55ft. Gin.; l.w.1., S9t. 6in.j beam, extreme, Litt.+ 1w.1.,
13ft. Sin.; draft, J0it. Bin. Her displacement would be #6 long
tons, with about 14 tons on keel. Vie design goes further than
any of the new American boats in the direction of extreme beam
and light bilge, her displacement being about the same as the
American cratt. Mr. Livingston, who is known to our readers,
especially the canovists, as an amuteur designer and skillful boat .
Sailer, has given considerable time to designing this winter, and
has furned out three other designs, from which yachts are now
building. One of these is a 10-tater, but rather small for her class,
being d5x9ft., with 6ft. Gin. draft, Git. headroom, and a j-tun lead
Keel, Another is a centerooard cruiser, 23:1, 1,w.l., 31ft. over all,
8ft. beam, 4ft. 2in. headroom under 8in. cabin trunk, and 2ft. Jin.
draft, with 144 tons of iron on keel. The third boat, for himself
and u friend, 1s an 18fb. sloop for the New Brighton Sailing Club.
COLUMBIA Y. C.—At the annual meeting of the Columbia Y.
O., held on April 22, the officers were elected for 1889 as follows:
Com., Chas. T.wWills; Vice-Com,, Wm. H. Rowe; Sec., Geo. Park-
hill; Preas., IG. A. Weaver; Meas., Henry C. Rosemond; Sieward
Theunis Spear; Fleet Surgeon, Chas. B. White, M.D.; Board of
Trustees—li. P. H, Abell, Chas. H. Knubel, Chas. 1. Simms, Jr,
Abner B. Inglee, C. M, Armstrong, W. J. Greacen; Regatta Com-
nuitee—Lemutl H. Withey, A. M. Kverett, C. H. Kruse, A. F, Gre,
Geo. Parkhill. The secretary reported 140 active members now
on the roll, and the treasurer presented a tinancial report show-
ing a het surplus in the treasury of $1,600 The anuual regatta of
the club will be held on June 18, over the straightaway course to
Yonkers and return,and the iron steamboat Cygnus has been
chartered to carry the guests over the course.
CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.—Clytie, schr., has been sold by
G, H. Gaither, of Baltimore, to Messrs. Savage and Batchellor, of
the Dorchester ¥. CG. This is not the old New York Clytie, but a
centerboard schooner 64ft. over all, b5ft. 1.w.L, Ift. Gin, heam, and
6ft. draft, built in 1878.....Bantam, cutter, has been so'd by Dr,
W. B. Jameson to W. #, Gurdon, of the Lynn Y. C. Bantam isa
eurEdsy boats but not the one owned by Mr. Woodbury Kane of
ewport.
BOUND FOREIGN.—The steel schooner Yampa, Mr. Chester
W. Chapin, sailed last week from New York on a long cruise, har
first port bemg the Azores. From here she will sail for Cowes,
and later fo the Mediterranean. The Yampa will ba the first
specimen of the latest results of American yacht building to be
seen in European waters, and no hetter example of the larce
cruiser can be found afloat. She is 134ft. over all, 110ft. Lw.l., 27f¢.
beam and i3it. Gin, draft,
STELLA, steam yacht, H. E. Abbey, was in collision with the
Long Branch steamer Monmouth on April 29 off 224 street, North
River, New York. The yacht was somewhat damaged, Mr. and
Mrs. Abbey, Mr. W. H. Grane and Mr, Marcus Meyer were on
board at the time.
‘CAPSIZED CENTERBOARDS,—On May 1 a catboat owned by
Chas. Danhart of Greenville, N. J. capsized in New York Ray,
drowning herowner. A companion, Charles Fisher, clung to the
bottom of the boat for a time, finally swimming for shore, which
he reached in an exhausted condition.
CONDOR —The largest of the yawl vies afloat, the famous old
Condor, built by Wife in 18%, is now sailed under the Stars and
Stripes, being owned by Mr. MeDonnugh, a member ofjthe Seawan-
haka Corinthian Y. C., residing in England.
RAMBULER.—This old schooner, which sailed last fall for the
Tstbmus with a cargo of dynamite, and was afterward reported
lost, turned up at Aspinwall on April 25, having been repaired,
ALERT.—Mr. Byrant’s schooner has had her white pine masts
replaced by Oregon pine, besides other alterations and improve-
ments,
LADY EVELYN, sehr., Sir Roderick Cameron, sailed r
2 from Cowes for hew York. , ef one
REPUBLIG, schr., T. H, Hall, was at Ponce,
Port al
April 16. to Rico, on
i
BOOKS RECEIVED.
FPaRRAR’s Mlustrated Guide to the Androscoggin Lakes, and
theheadwaters of the Connecticut, Magalloway and Androscoggin
rivers, Dixville Notch, Gratton Notco and Andover, Maine, and
vicinity, with a new and «orrect map of the Lake Region, drawn
aud printed expressly for this book. Also contains a yaluable
treutice on camping out, and the game and fish laws of Maine and
New Hampshire (as revised by the last Legislature), Railroad,
steamboat and stage routes, etc., etc. By Capt, Chas, J, A, Par-
rar, Boston: Lee & Shepard,
3828
FOREST AND .STREAM.
[May 9, 1889,
Canaging.
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Formst Ann
ScREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of
ir clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and
report of the same, Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are
requested to forward to FOREST AND SPREAM their addresses, with
logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local
waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS, 1887-88.
Commodore: H.C. ROGERS..........-.
Secretary-Treasurer: Gro. W. HATTON
{ Peterborongh, Can,
Fice-Com. Rear-Com. Purser.
Central Diy..W. R. Huntington.E. W. Masten.......... T. H. Stryker,
Rome, N, Y.
Atlantic Div. W. P. Stephens.....L. B, Palmer......,.... FB. L. Dunneil,
186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn.
Eastern Div..H. E, Rice, M. D....Maxton Holmes........H. D. weet
. Springfield. Mass.
N’thern Div. ,Robert Tyson........5.S8. Robinson.......Colin Sora een
eau tle gael for membership must be made to division pursers, accom-
anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00
for entrance fee and dues for current year, Every member attending
the general A, C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application
sent to the See’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division,
Persons residing in st Division and wishing to become members of
ane a ee will be furnished with printed forms of application by address-
ng the Purser.
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D. H. Crane, Chicago, Il.
Rear-Commodore—-C, J. Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O. H. Root, Cleveland, Ohio.
Executive Committee—C. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich.; T. P. Gaddis, Day
ton, O.; T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0.
FIXTURES.
May.
May 27 to Junel. Delaware River Meet, Delanco.
May'30 to June 2. Passaic River Cruise.
2 JUNE.
8. Ianthe. Spring. Newark. 16-17. South Boston, Local Meet,
15-17. Puritan, Annual Meet, Petticks Island.
+ Nantasket. 1fv. Puritan, Record Races, No.3.
15. Brooklyn Annual. 22. N. ¥.C. C. Annual, Staten
16. Puritan, Record Races, No. 2. {sland.
JULY.
4, Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22. Atlantic Division Meet.
13-29. W.C.A. Meet, Ballast I'd.
AUGUST.
—, Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
7-23. A. C., A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River,
SEPTEMBER.
8. Puritan, Record Races, No.5. 14. Ianthe, Annual, Newark.
THE ATLANTIS AND HER CRUISE,—II.
THE NEW ATLANTIS SATLS.
At once the mast we rear, at once unbind
The spacious sheet and stretch it to the wind.
—Odyssey XI., 4 and 5.
JT is an interesting fact that Mr. Stoddard has preceded the fast
sailers of canoes by at least a year in each of the two import-
apt advances made in arriving at the present form of racing
sails.
Canoeists generally are aware that it was he who first used the
combined form of the lateen and the balance lug, afterward per-
fected and employed so successfully by the Albany men as to be
generally adopted for a time and known as the Mohican sail.
A year before that part of the sail which is forward of the mast
began to disappear at the meets, Mr. Stoddard was using the sail
herein described, and it was used in the cruise of 1885, It is some-
what similar in principle, though different in detail, from the
best canoe sails now used, The difference is due principally to
the fact that the usual method would require too long a yard for
handiness in asailso large as that of the Atlantis; whereas a
sharpie or gaff sail would necessitate too tall a mast.
The old Atlantis or Stoddard sails are too well known to need
description here. Suchas are not already familiar with the Stod-
dard sails should refer to Mr. Stephens’s and Mr. Vaux’s excellent
ae entitled respectively “Canoe Building” and “Canoe Hand-
ing.
It will be remembered that in his original sails Mr, Stoddard
solved the problem of combining the advantages of the lateen,
doing away with its long yard ,and those of the balance lug, retain-
ing its advantages of flatness and adaptability to reefing gears.
The plan of that sail is shown in the first articlg, of this series
on page 225, April 4. ,
The original sails, while good in plan, were unfortunate in
material, the substance being so light as tostretch and hopelessly
ruin the set of the sails. They were lost in our shipwreck off
Portsmouth and were not deeply regretted.
In the sails subsequently used all the qualities of the former
sails were retained in a form in which all the cloth was placed
aft of the masts.
Within the last two or three years Messrs. Butler, Gibson, C. J,
Stevens, Vau~ and other experts have made wonderfully ingeni-
ous and effective racing sails, embodying all the above mentioned
desirable points, and their work is well-known. Mr. Stoddard’s
rig differs from theirs in its adaptability to sails larger than
those used on racing canoes.
He employs two halliards but compensates for the complication
involved by combining all the following advantages:
1. Short mast when sail is furled.
2. Length of mast adjusted to height of sail when reefed.
3. No sail forward of must.
4, A simple, effectual reefing gear, with no loose ends to cord-
age, and with no halliards to snar] in the cockpit.
5. No lines leading into cockpit, a great advantage when sailing
with storm apron.
6. Boom can be elevated when running free,
7. When reefed the sail is in best possible shape for a storm sail,
viz., a “leg of mutton,” tack close to deck and end of boom well
raised; reef close and snug.
Mr. Stoddard’s drawings, which are here given, display the sail
plan and general features. The dimensions are:
MAINSATL.
MiASHiMOVe. Cock iyi tanh seks ecient ee 10ft.
ADC ovens EE ot He baht ih: ee ce ee A lift
IB Garay. ON, ee ce ee eae tL ene eee Te ane lift.
MESA GT Pas arp terstaccteeess pees lis IMT | OM Waaae yt nT eee lift.
hut tramtack tompeaks chp ukeknet koe oye 16ft,
(160.90) 21 eee ABE GS tA po pee 5ft.
Leach, from peak to end of batten............. 12ft.
end ot batten to clew.............. 5ft.
MIZEN.
Mast above deck.........2. see. seeecsescseaeees Tift.
TNA Gs See en ee ee, nen a NO, i ae ee (ft. 3in.
OPERATION OF THE LINES.
To hoist the sail, a haul on the peak halliard raises the yard
against the mast, and the upper triangle or the reefed sail is set.
The slack of the halliard runs through block 2, Fig, 1, and is
taken up as the topping lift. Another haul on the throat and
peak halliards together shakes out the reef and the full sail is
unfurled, as shown in Fig. 1, The slack of the throat halliard is
taken up as the reef line, after passing through block 3, Fig. 1.
After the sail is set the halliards are held taut bya little piece ' the boom at L and ascen
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of line spliced into the halliard as at 4, Fig. 1, and belayed to
spring cleat 5, on the cockpit coaming.
To reef, the above operation is reversed; the halliards are let
slack by casting off line at 5, but not at 6 (Hig. 1). and the halliards
are run through their blocks? and 3. The batten comes down
evenly as a curtain stick, and rests upon the boom. It is bound
cow ent by a pull on the reef line, the slack being taken up on
cleat 6,
To top up the boom while running free a pull is given on the
downhaul without releasing the peak, the slack of downhaul being
made fast on deck. The end of the boom may thus be brought to
the end of the batten, or the whole sail brailed up, as far as de-
sirable. This is one of the strong points of the gear, as it is cer-
tainly a great advantage to have the end of the boom under im-
mediate control when rolling in a big sea.
To lower away in haste without fetting the end of the boom
overboard, the halliards are let go from cleats 6 to port and star-—
board, the sheet is hauled in and the sail comes down with a run. |
and is caught by the topping-lifts.
DETAIL.
A, Fig. 1, is a block running freely upon a salvenicen wire,
which is seized tothe yard Band B. The peak halliard is made
fast to the eye of this block, and leads through a sheave, R,in
the masthead, through a block on deck forward and to port of
the mast, and through block 2, Wig. 1, on deck aft. Thence it |
returns forward as downhaul and divides into two, port and star-
board, strands at T with an eye-splice and loop as in Fig. 1, and
not tied as is shown in the enlarged Grawing. :
The two parts lead through boxwood blocks, made fast under
each side of the jaw of the boom, are sunk into deep grooves cut
in either side of the boom, and are protected by brass plates; they
are so led under all other rigging for about two-thirds ot the length
of the boom. Then they turn i a sheaves on either side of
as topping-lifts, to their origin at A,
The throat halliardis made fast to the center of the jaw of the
batten at D, reeves through the block which is seized to the mast
at S, about 2ft. from the masthead; leads through a block on
deck forward of the mast and to starboard; thence along the star-
board deck and through the block 3. It then returns forward as
the reef line which at the tack divides into two parts, U, U. One
part leads through a hole bored through the boom, upward
through rings-along the luff of the sail to the batten, where it is
made fast. The other part leads through a_ block under the jaw
of the boom and terminates in an eye-splice at K. The after
reef line begins at the end of the batten, leads through rings on
the leach of the sail, through a sheave in the end of the boom,
forward through rings under the boom through the eye-splice, K,
where it divides into two parts which ascend on either side of the
sail to the batten, .
The mizen is rigged in exactly the same way as the mainsail.
The lines, however, with the exception of the sheet, do not lead
to the deck, The peak halliard is made fast to the cleat, F, Fig. 2,
at the foot of the mast; the throat halliard to a cleat, G, on the
upper side of the boom. The forward reef line leads around a.
sheave sunk into the boom. The operation is the same as that of
the mainsail, and the detail is clearly shown in Mr. Stoddard’s ex-
cellent drawings.
If you bave followed thus far you have taken in every rope
in the ship’s rigging, and if you are familiar with canoe
sails you need no further explanation of how the gear works.
MINOR, POINTS.
The wire B, B, is stretched very tightly, just allowing the block,
A,to run, but not allowing the sail to fall away too far from the
mast. The sail is cut with considerable roach.
Three rings hold the luff of the sail to the mast.
The boom is made fast tothe mast by a shackle joint,asshown
in the enlarged drawing, but it may be brailed up against the
mast for stowing, ee i :
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-FOREST AND STREAM.
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(FIG. 2 ENLARGED.)
The three blocks under the boom do not interfere, the two for
he downhaul being under the jaws, and the one for the reef line
being under the boom itself.
The hole through the boom for the forward reef line is counter
sunk and smoothed, so that the line does not bind.
The system of loeps and eye splices at T, U and K take up any
Slack made by unequal shrinking of the divided lines.
_ The main halliard blocks on deck can be removed from deck
and the entire sail and rigging removed and furled.
_ The rings under the boom do not turn sidewise so as to jam the
line, but may be turned up against the boom so as to be out of the
way in stowing. ; {
_ The blocks, 2 and 8, on either side of the cockpit, are made fast
by a short bight of heavy line, cleated to half a Tredwen spring
cleat; they are not belayed, and may both be cast off in an instant,
letting the sail fall on deck or into the topping-lifts. All the spars
may be then raised above the sea by hauling the topping-lift, and
swung inboard by the sheet.
A bight of small line is made fast just forward of each of the
blocks 2.and 3, to set the sail up flat after it has been raised.
The enlarged drawing shows the knot at 4. This would haye beena
splice had Silver Lake line not been used. The end thus formed
is made fast to a cleat on the coaming. R. B. BURCHARD.
A. C. A, MEMBERSHIP.—Hastern Division: Theo. A. Walter,
Hyde Park, Mass. Nortbern Division: W. H. Cronk, Ottawa;
Chas. Archbald, Montreal.
Answeys to Correspondents.
("No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents,
P,, Louisa county, Va.—We have asked C, J. R, to give youa
wrinkle,
C. M. W., Providence, R. I.—The Forusr AnD SrREAM targets
are open for testing any guns that owners or mukers may submit
for the purpose.
C. L., New York.—Can you advise me what bait to use for mink
traps and how to baitit? Ans. Fish or a chicken’s head. In the
case of an animal so small asa mink the bait may be tied to the
' pan of the trap.
J. A., Jr., Caledonia, N. Y.—I have a kennel of beagles, The
dog tax in our town is $2 each (dog or bitch). I sometimes have
Horlé. Is there any New York State dog law giving exemption
to breeders? Ans. No.
H. L. F., Tarrytown, N. Y.—1. A setter dog three years old is not
too old to be taught to retrieve. 2. For method of instruction
study Hammond’s “Training vs. Breaking.” 3. The setter indi-
cates the location of the bird by pointing it.
P Keokuk, lowa.—l. Coarse and fine shot weigh the same bulk for
bulk, because the ratio of solid metal to interstitial space 1s the
same in both cases. An equal bulk of mixed large and small shot
will weigh heavier because the ratio of interstitial space to
metal is reduced. 2. We cannot identify the bird from your
meager description. 3. The price of the abridged A. O. U. Check
List is fitty cents.
Ep, WARD, Brunswick.—Will you kindly inform me as to the
dog law in the State of Maine. Forinstance: If a man should
shoot my dog, can I recover damages in any way, and if so what
course should I pursue? Ans. It is a legal axiom that the law pro-
vides a remedy for every injury, but your legal status in the
matter would depend on whether the dog was killed wantonly or
in self-defense. Your proper course is to consult a lawyer.
Y.S. MeN., Potecasi, N. C.—Will you oblige me by giving min-
utely and plainly the modus operandi of using quicksilver in the
removal of lead from rifle barrel? Ans. The modus operandt is to
stop one end of the barrel, pour in a. little quicksilver, stop the
other end, and then keep the quicksilver in motion over the
whole inner surface of the barrels until all the lead is amalga-
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A. C, R., New York.—Could you kindly inform me through your
esteemed paper where 1 could get good trout fishing during the
two last weeks of May, within 150 miles of New York? Do you
know of any better place than Rockland, Sullivan county, N.Y.,
Lackawaxen, Pike county, Pa., or Stroudsburg, Monroe county.
Pa.? If not, which of the three is the best? Ans. Rockland and
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Oak Ridge, Passaic county, N.J.(New York, Susquetianna &
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for which they are designed. 3. A bottle neck holds a larger
charge in a smaller length. They are not favored in fine rifles, 4,
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increase weight. Hence it should hit harder, though the shock to
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E. F. J., Morgantown, W. Va.—I write you for information
about bass fishing. I have used alwaysa piain reed pole and
about 20ft. of line, but am now desirous of trying light tackle and
reel. Would like to know what length and weight of rod to buy;
also whetlrer to buy a plain or multiplying reel, click or drag,
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grizzly-king and the various hackles.
SUBSCRIBER, Bristol, R. l—Where can a friend and myself find
good inland trout and bass fishing, about May 5, within three or
four hours’ travel of Boston, Mass., and good accommodations?
We do not mind paying well for the fishing privilege. Ans. You
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In New Hampshire the season begins June 15, At Natick, Mass.
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brooks. Shelburne Falls, Franklin county (Fitchburg R.R.), has
several small brooks. The west branch of Swift River near its
headwaters is excellent but hard to reach from Enfield. Roarin
Brook, three miles from Stafford (Willimantic R.R.), furnished
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4 Natures lisi’s Rambles About Home, Abbatt
A, O. U. Check List of N. A. Birds,,,-.......
American Bird FPancier,,.......-.-... Pope
American Game Birds, Trumbuli, 00 4iica,
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Antelope and Deer of America, Caton...,. .
Audubon Magazine, illus...... 0... --:55
Baird's Birds of North America; Land Birds
8 yols., $30: colored, $60; Water Birds, 3
vols., $243 colored....
Batty’s Taxidermy, new edition..
Bird Notes,....--..-.....5 Pee sh cee es
Birds Nesting. Ingérsoll...... Fi
Rirdas and Their Haunts, Langille...... np
Cage and Singing Birds, Adams, .,...... «.
Canaries and Cage Birds, 375 pages, colored
plates and envravings... ...... Krvresitie sth
Check List of N. A, Birds, paper........-. Ly
Common Objects of the Seashore..-..--.. A
Coues’ Check List of North American Bird
Cowes’ Key to North American Birds.,.,.-..
Diseases of Cage Birds, Greene............ en
ntomology for Beginners, illus., Packard.
Gamé Water Birds of the Atlantic Coast,
Rioorevelt.. . eet | eee, SO
Guide to the Study of Insects. Packard.....
Half Hours with a Naturalist, Wood.....-..
Handbook on Field Botany Manton ‘
Holden's Rook of Birds, pa,.... .....::.--.4:
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Insect World, Figuier,................ ops
Insects, How to Mount. Manton. ....-,-..-..-
Intelligence of Animads. 54illus,, Menaut..
Life of John J. Auduhon, with steel portrait
Life on the Sea Shore, or Animals of our
Hastern Coast, Hmerton...-.... +. meee at
Manual of North American Birds, Ridgway
Manual of Taxidermy, Maynard.............
Manual of Vertebrates, Jordan.,.. ...,...-.
Maynard’s Butterflies. colored plates......-..
Naturalists’ Guide, Maynard......... Sons
Nests and Hggs of Birds of the U. 8. Gentry,
colored lithographic plate. Large 4to.... 15
Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists. - 4
Sliore Binds 6 Te dake de oat owe bamaus
Taxidermy Without a Teacher. Manton. .-..
Taxidermists’ Manual, ilus., Brown, $1; pa.
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Treasury of Natural History, 900 illus....... 1S
Wild Animals of the Tropics, Harting ..... 1 25
Wilson’s Noctes Ambrosianm, by Prof. Wil-
son, J. G. Lockhardt, James Hogg and Dr.
Maginn, 6 vols., crown 8vo., cloth, $9.90;
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SPORTS AND GAMES.
American Boy’s Own Book Sportsand Games 2 00
Art of Boxing, Edwards, illus., b’ds 50c.; clo. a
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Athletic Sports for Boys, Wood.. . .-...--.
Boy’s Book of Sports and Pastimes..... a
Cassell’s Book of Sports and Pastimes...... 3
History of Base Ball, illustrated....... ....
Instructions in Indian Clubs,..........2..2.+
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Encyclopedia of Rural Sports, Stonehenge. 4 a
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Skating........ * NS Ree et: 2h
The Law of Field Svorts...... Patty AHnAe. cece Ulat Y
MISCELLANEOUS.
Antelope and Deer of America, Caton... .... 2 50
Adventures on the Great Hunting Grounds
of the World, 22 illus... ....0).8.0-50..0.45 1 00
Aneroid Barometer: Construction and Use, 50
Black Hills of Dakota, Ludlow, quarto, cloth
Government report. ..... We ek oo . $2 50
Daylight Land, 150 illustrations in colors,
Murray; paper beards, $2.50; cloth........ 3 50
Ferrets, Their Breeding and Working...... 25
Five Acres Too Much,.... 8
Bin, Pur and Feather, a Complete List of
the Game Laws of ail the States...-,..--.. 60
Forest and Stream Fables......... . ... .... 10
Growth of the Steam Engine, Thurston. ... 2 50
Historical eae Biographical Atlas of New
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Indian Sign Language, W. P. Clark.... ... BAO
Keeping One! Oows:. 20% ..c5 seek... oeae 1 00
Life and Writings of Frank Forester, 2 vols,
MOTLVOL.. Ener. One: pee A ie 1 40
Mountain Trails and Parks in Colorado. 1 40
Music of the Waters, or Working Songs of
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Nessmuk’s Poems........ . .. Ta fees Fee AS 1 0
Our Arctic Province, Alaska, Elliott...
Poems of the Rod and Gun, McLellan.
Hotels wid Routes for Sportsmen,
Only 33 hours from New York, 29 hours from
Boston to Roberval, Lake St, John.
ALIN Gils Ei Fe
Did you ever catch a fresh-water salmon? If
not, try Lake St. John; or, if you want the
largest of brook trout, try Lake Edward. Bring
your families at the same time, to enjoy some of
the most delightful scenery in America, Com-
fortable hotels at Roberval and at Metabetch-
ouan, Lake St. John, 190 miles, and at Lake Ed-
ward, 115 miles, from Quebec. Express trains
each way daily.
For particulars of lakes and fishing, read
“Adirondack” Murray’s “Doom of Mamelons,”
or Kit Clarke’s ‘Where the Trout Hide.” For
folders and other information address, ALEX.
HARDY, Gen’l Pass. Agent, Quebec, or Gi
LEVH, 315 Madison avenue, New York,
; J. G. SCOTT. Sec’y and Manager.
General offices, 92 St. Peter st., Quebec, Can.
The Tomahawk Lakes & Trout Lake
Are the yery best fishing srounds in the State of
Wisconsin, These lakes are located in Oneida
county, along the newly completed line of the
Wisconsin Valley Division of the Chicago, Mil-
waukee & St. Paul Railway, and the whereabouts
is just being made public. Muscallonge, bass
and trout in abundance.
During the season of 1889, necessary hotel and
camping facilities will be provided for all sports-
men who are looking for ‘greener fields and
Pastures new."
Buy tickets to Minocqua, Wis., via the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
For further information address A. V H,. Gar-
penter, General Passenger Agent, Milwaukse,
Wis.
209
nNesesss
331
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When eng your summer piscatorial tour
rememher that this company controls over 4,100
thiles of railway, equipped in the most approved
modern style, and passing through a magnificent
country, noted for its unsurpassed facilities for
sport,
A FEW OF THE PRINCIPAL RESORTS.
PORTLAND, ME.—For salt water fish,
RANGELEY LAKES (via Bryant’s Pond or Bethel, Me.)—
For brook trout, aan yellow perch, rock bass.
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS (via Gorham, N, H.)—For
pickevel, trout, bass, cusk.
THE SALMON RESORTS of Quebec, New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia (reached via Quebec).
re oa maa DISTRICT.—For Ouinaniche (reached
Vit, Quebec),
THE River ST. LAWRENCE (in the neighborhood of
the line for 400 miles)—For mascalonge, pike, bass,
whitétish, Bee perch.
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS (yia Gananoque or Kings-
ton).—For Peeay black bass, mascalonge, pike.
MUSKOKA LAKES (the best place on the continent for
fishing, shooting and camping, reached from various
Pee ou Northern and. Northwestern Division),—For
Ha eh ae Salmon trout, black bass, mascalonge
pickerel.
PARRY SOUND AND GHORGIAN BAY.—For pickerel,
mascalonge, black bass.
LAKES ONTARIO, ERIE, HURON AND MICHIGAN,
(via stations at all principal ports),—For the varieties
of fish for which they are noted.
LAKE SUPERIOR (via Collingwood, Wiarton, Sarnia,
e connection with steamship lines),—lor lake trout,
ete.
The charges for hotels, guides, and camping at
many of the fishing waters named above, are ex-
tremely Jow. Full particilars of same, with
many valuable hints as to baits, best months and
general facilities are published in a pamphlet
entitled “Fishing and Hunting Kesorts of
the Grand Trunk Railway." which will be
furnished gratuitously on application to any of
the company’s principal agents, ar of the Gen-
eral Passenger Agent, Montreal, P,Q.
WM. EDGAR, JOSEPH HICKSON,
Gen. Pass. Agent. Gen. Manager.
TAKE THE
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad,
The “FISHING LINE,”
THH DIRECT ROUTH 'to
TRAVERSE CITY, PETOSK YY, MACKINAG,
MAROUNKTTH, and O-vher Delightful
Health and Summer Kesorts of
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
And the Celebrated Trout and Craylioe streams,
Beautitul Lakes and Grand Forests of
. this Famous Country.
The waters of Northern Michigan are unsur-
passed, if equalled, in the abundance and great
variety of fish contained,
BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMBPRICAN GRAYLING is found
only in these waters.
The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends
Perr 1, ’
ay aa Ne season opens June 1 and ends
Noy. 1.
BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUS-
CALONGE also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this Territory.
TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The
scenery of the North Woods and Lakes is yery
beautiful. The air is pure, dry and bracing.
THE CLIMATE is peculiarly beneficial to
those suffering with HAY FEVER and ASTH-
MATIC APRECTIONS.
New hotels with all modern improvements
have been erected, as well as many extensive
additions to the older ones, which will guarantee
ample ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ALL.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad in
connection with the Duluth, South Shore and
Atlantic Railway at Mackinaw City, forms the
most direct route to Marquette, Sanit Ste. Marie,
Negaunee, Houghton, Hancock, and all points in
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
During the season ROUND TRIP EXCURSION
TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT LUW RATES,
and attractive train facilities offered to tourists
and sportsmen,
Yor Tourist’s Guide, Time Cards and Folders,
giving full information, address
C. L, LOCKWOOD, Gen’l Pass’ Agent,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
THE ICE I$ OUT
—Or—
Moosehead, Rangeley, Megantic
AND CONNECTICUT
LAKES.
BOSTON & MAINE R.R.
Sportsmen’s Excursion Tickets, subject to the
Tunning of Stages aud Steamers, are now
on sale, as follows:
FROM BOSTON TO
Andover and’returao.... .-...,,...+. Pde 10 50
Middle Dam and return........ .........,.., 12 50
Andover, or vice versa............ 00. cy20; 5 a0
Eustis or Smith’s Farm and return..., .. yk:
Bemis enc sreniin cay we yeeueeelece ius ++» 14 50
Lake Megantic and returu..........2.. 006.05 16 50
Connecticut Lake and return,.... ...... ... 15 50
Mt. Kineo, Moosehead Lake and return... 15 00
Traing leave Boston at 9 A. M. and 7 P.M;
Parlor Cars on day trains and Sleeping Cars on
hight trains,
Boston City Haittee, 218 Washington street,
A Jd. PLANDERS,
JAS, T. FURBER, Gen, Passenger Agent
General Manager
3382
Machting Goolls,
Melntyre Patent Skylight.
ROUND OR SQUARE.
This is the only skylight made that is technic-
ally correct, Made with tubular bar sash, lifts
or screw safety lovk which can be elevated as
desired from the cabin floor. In use on the Puri-
tan, Mayflower, Volunteer, Priscilla and all the
leading yachts. Also manufacturer of the
Improved Tubular Oompanion-Way Slide,
Which is perfectly watertight. It will not stick,
is neat and durable. Address
JAS. McIATYRE, City Point Works,
Or 844 Broadway, South Boston, Mass.
Atwood’s Patent Center-Board.
FOR SMALL BOATS AND CANOES,
Ed
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A abizen board ine S-inch wsil. Othersizse soa:
nfachared. Descriptive circuisrs malies fres.
ATWOOD BUCE.. Olayton, ¥ ¥-
LAUNCHES AND PLEASURE BOATS
———————— Stee
STEAM YACHTS, 19 to 5Uft. in length.
ODNE AUTOMATIC MARINE ENGINES AND
BOILERS, OIL FUEL, Owner his own engineer.
RA.
Celebrated Racine Row Boats and Camoes.
Hunting and Fishing Boats a specialty, $20 and
upwards. Send stamps for peperere catalogue,
specifying line of goods desired.
THOMAS KANE & CO.
137 & 139 Wabash Avenue Chicago, Il
SPORTSMAN’S
Camping or Fishing Tents
Or AGL KINDS, SHAPES AND SIZER.
Yacht and Canoes Bails of most approved styles
Also awnings for store fronts, windows, yacht boats
etc. Now style of Canoes Tents made at low figures
Flags, Burgees and covers of ali kinds. Camry
Stoves, Camp Chairs, Sacking Bottoms, Rammocxe
ail Einds of Fancy Tents, and in fact anytiiing med:
from canvas when an intellizent Geseription if give:
of what may be needed, My beautifully fiustratec
circular now rsady. Send stamp fer price list. Ac
dress 8S. REMMENW AY, 60 South st.. N. ¥. City
WHITE CEDAR BOARDS
—FrorR—
Yechts. Boats and Cances
TACK MATAOK AHD OAK ENERE
C.F. HODSDON, 742 Water St. BLY.
HOLLOW SPARS
For all kinds of Sailing Craft. Send for reduced
price list to manufacturer and patentee, Hollow
canoe masts, 25c. per foot. J. W. MANSFIELD,
§98 Kast Seventh st., South Boston, Mass.
. Ze. CAL IalaA aes,
Designer and builder of the noted cruising yachts
Pilgrim. Cooper and Velnette, also the celebrated
racing compromise cutter Prince Karl. ee
eraft from 20 to 40ft. tuadline ze specialty, and
work guaranteed to be of the best.
Eh. lL. WILLIAMS Feot 9th st.. S. Reston
Yacht Designing.
HENRY J. GIELOW,
Designer of Atenm and wailing. Yachts,
Ana Steam Yacht Machinery and Bollers
abd i) BROADWAY} Room 19; New Yorr, ;
FOREST AND STREAM.
Muchting Gootls.
i WARD'S
Marine Boiler Works,
Oharleston, Kanawha, W. Va.
miles.”’—Painter Bros., Pittsburgh. iyen
the best possible results.”—Capt, Tozier, U,S.R,M.
Muchts and Canoes For Sale,
Ciaising Yacht For Sale or Charter.
The owner of a well-known yacht, 47ft. long,
14ft, beam, 6ft. draft, perfectly fitted out for the
comfort and accommodation of four to six per-
sons in the cabin, and three men in forecastle, pat-
ent w. c. and all modern improvements, will sell
or charter her at a reasonable price on account
of important business engagements preventing
his leaving the port during the summer months.
The yacht is built upon a beautiful model, has
two rigs, can be sailed as a sloop, when she is very
fast, or as a yawl for cruising. She was built
during the winter of 1886, of best of material,
under the personal supervision of the owner, and
is a stuunch and excellent sea boat, well suited
for cruising in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and has
been ¢0 employed, where capital sea trout and
other fishing can be enjoyed, and salmon may be
included, seal and white porpoise hunting, duck
and shore bird shooting. This is an opportunity
seldom offered, Address P. O. Box 1081, Quebec
City, Can, Satisfactory references in New York
or elsewhere given and required.
OR SALE.—THE CELEBRATED SINGLE-
handed yawl Windward. Can be seen at
the foot of Spring st., Newport, R. I. Address
C. F. L,, 14 Walnut st., Boston, Mass,
Fok SALE.—CUTTER YACHT 82FT. OVER
all, water line 25ft., beam 8ft. 6in. Five
tons lead on keel. Completely fitted for racing
or cruising. .Sound and a fast sailer. Inquire,
I, H. P., 214 Purchase street, Boston, Mass.
OR SALE._THE CAT YACHT VIKING,
length 80ft.. beam 11ft, 8in., Barnegat cabin
built for cruising and fishing, of hest selected
frames and timbers; finished in mahogany with
nickeltrimmings, Fast, staunch and an able boat.
Spars, sails and running rigging in first-class
order. Well fitted with apparel and furniture,
and ready for immediate use. Will be sold at a
sacrifice. Address Box 291,
Chester, Pa.
OR SALE.—FAST AND ABLE CUTTER
rigged keel sloop, 20ft. 4in. over all, 7ft. beam,
Sft. 3in. draft, 25ft. Gin. waterline, 5 tons of out-
side lead; iron floors on every frame; oak gar-
boards, cedar planking, mahogany cabin fittings,
ample head rocm, sleeping accommodations for
four, plush cushions, etc. Full suit cruising,
storm and racing sails in first-class order. New
yawl boat and fully fitted in every respect. Isa
wonderful sea boat, tight as a bottle, carries her
sail well and is in full commission ready for
racing. Rigging, etc., all new. Nothing todo
for her. Only four years old. Oost $3,400 to
build, and offered for only $1,100 to prompt pur-
chaser, as owner has built a larger boat, Ad-
dress WM, WHITLOOK, 37 W. 22d st., N, Y.
OR SALE._NEW SLOOP YACHT, 30FT.
ice box, etc.
STANTON, owner, Mills Building, N. Y
For Sale—Rushton Canoe
18ft., been used one season; mast tube for lateen
sail; sail and rudder; just been oiled; getting
larger boat. Sell for $35; cost $70. Speak quick.
GEO. H. WLLD, Red Bank, N. J.
ANOE YAWL FOR SALE—18x44 KEEL
canoe vawl, sails, ballast, ete; new; $100.
GEO, F, SECOR, 30 Pine st., N. Y-
- Machts and Canoes Wanted, —
ANTED.—A SECOND-HANDED CANOE
or catboat. Must be in good order, Ad-
dress with eae and price,
J. B. J., care Forest and Stream office,
ANTED.—OPEN ENGLISH PETERBORO
canoe, 16X30. W. UNDERWOOD, 2045
N. 12th st., Philadelphia, Pa.
we No Chemicals,
W. Baxer & Co.’
Breakfast
Cocoa
Is Absolutely Pure,
and it is Soluble,
‘To increase the solubility of the powdered cocoa, vari-
ous expedients are employed, most of them being based
upon the action of some alkali, potash, soda or even am-
monia, Cocoa which has been prepared by one of these
chemical processes, can usually be recognized at once by
the distinct allcaline reaction of the infusion in water,
W, Baker & Co.'s Breakfast Cocoa
is manufactured from the first stage to the last by per-
fect mechanical processes, n@ ¢hemical being
used in its preparation. By one of the most
ingenious of these mechanical processes the greatest de-
gree of fineness is secured without the sacrifice of the
attractive and beautiful red color which is characteristic
of an absolute'y pure and natural cocoa,
W, Baker & Co., Dorchester, Mass.
inney Bros.’
SPECIAL FAVOURS.
SWEET CAPORAL,
Recognized Standard of the World.
A handsome colored plate, 8x10in. of celebrated
English or American running horses, given on
receipt of 2) small cards, one of which is packed
in each box.
St
PITCH YOUR TENT
onthe Mountain, by the
Lake or Stream, and
have an enjoyable and
economical vacation.
Send x5 cts, for large
Willustrated Catalogue of
Tents and Sportsman’s
Goods; also, ‘*How to
Camp, Where to go,” etc,
E. C. COOK & BRO.,
40 DEARBORN ST.. CHICAGO, ILL.
Price’s Patent Tin Tackle Cases,
Pocket, 134X884X194in. ..c.c.0----+0-s $1.50
Gem, URESEIihi esse acct oe 4.00
AGM) LAX 82 OU GUN pees teeta eee sees an 6.00
THEY ARE 'THE BEst, Ba SURE TO SER THEM,
H. F. PRICE,
29 Murray 8t., New York,
a witenl.
Box 2308,
Daily
communication by boat with Brunswick, Savan-
nah and other points on the coast. Comfortable
dwelling house and outbuildings. Terms mod-
erate. For further information address HENRY
C. ESLING, 402 Walnut st., Philadelphia, a
ap25,4t
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ANTED.—GOOD AS NEW L. C. SMITH OR
j Parker D. B. shotgun, 12-g. Give full par-
ticulars: address C. H. BATES, Agent, Tallman,
Mason Co,, Michigan. it
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OPIES WANTED.—JAN. 6, 1881; MAY 22,
June 5, 19, 1884; Oct. 1, Dec. 31, 1885; May 24,
1888. We are short of these issues and will
par 10 cents each for them. FOREST AND
STRHAM PUB, CO., 318 Broadway. N. Y.
Sor Sate
Shooting and Fishing in Canada,
The subscriber, who has had many years’ per-
sonal acqnaintance as asur.eyor with the for-
ests and streams of the Maritime Provinces of
Canada, as well as with those of part of Quebec,
is prepared to act as resident Canadian agent
for any association of sportsmen in the United
States, for the purpose of pointing out and direct-
ing parties to localities for fishing as well as for
hunting moose, caribou, bear and other game;
also for procuring canoes, guides and hunters,
and the securing of all supplies required for a
camping outfit—the guides engaged would he
such as are personally known to him. Proper
reference given on application. EDWARD
JACK, Fredericton, N. B., Canada.
a a eee
FARMS FOR SALE.—THREE FARMS OF
about 140 acres each, situate in the Clove
Valley, 74 miles from New York. Good, healthy
location, near depot, stores, churches, ete. Good
trout and _bass streams and ponds; aleo good
hunting. Wor further information address W.
A. ROSS, Clove, Dutchess Co., N, Y. lt
OR SALE IN WESTPORT, MASS., GOOSE-
berry Neck, containing about 74acres of land,
between Horse Neck and Westport Harbor. An
excellent location for summer residences, hotels,
or club house; high and dry; superior fishing,
hathing and boating facilities; a noted resort for
shuvoting and sea bass fishing; almost entirely
surrounded by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean;
fine view of Vineyard Sound, Elizabeth Islands
apd Newport. The above will be sold ‘at private
sale. Apply to STET-ON & GREENE, 38 & 40
North Water st., New Bedford, Mass. may9,tf
Chester White, Berkshire
and Poland China Pigs,
fine setter dogs, Scotch
Colles Pests woe
— Beagles, Sheep and Poultr
Se TS pred and for sale by we
GIBBONS & CO., West Chester, Chester Co., Pa,
Send stamp for circular and price list.
} OLLAND PARADOX RIFLE FOR SALE.
Double-barrel, No. 12-bore, made to order
and never used, leather vase, loading tools and
mold, #00 rounds ball cartridges, solid and express
bullets, extra pair bird barrels. Cost in London
£100, Address _ E. P. ROGERS,
ap25,tf Hyde Park, Duteless Co., N. Y.
Common Yisseons.
Strong flying common pigeons in lots to suit.
ABEL, HOOPER & CO.,
708 East Baltimore st., Baltimore, Md.
febl4,3mo
IVE WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus)
captured and properly boxed and delivere
to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on
receipt of orders and remittances at $3 per air.
Refar to Hon. H, 0. Stanley, Dixfield, Me., Fish
and Game Commissioner. J. RICH, Fae
a. ecl6,
T IVE QUAIL. SEASON CLOSED. Re-opens
24 Sept.1. Send ordersearly. Other special-
ties, live deer and English pheasants. Also Eng-
lish partridge and pheasant eggs. _
£.B. WOODWARD. Commission Merchant,
174 Chambers street, New York.
0 FISHING CLUBS —FOR SALE, AN
T island of over 40 acres, in the Georgian Bay,
close to the best Bass and Maskinonge fishing; on
line of steatner from Penetanguishene and Mid-
land to Parry Sound. Wor price and further
particulars apply to MAOLAREN, MACDON:
D, MERRITT & SHEPLEY, 28 Toronto street,
sronte) tay aA
[May 9, 1889,
On the Stud.
THE GRAND ST. BERNARD
MERCHANT , PRINCE
IN THE STUD. Send for particulars.
Choice pups at reasonable prices. The Radia
Pedigree Blank, plain for writing or with
hames of dogs printed to order; sample free.
0, G, WHEELOCK, Arlington Heights, Mass,
The Typical Collie
CLIPPER, by Eclipse out of Nesta, winner of)
many prizes and specials. See press criticisms,
Clipper only served two bitches last year, and is,
the sire of Queechy, the giant puppy winner of
Ist at Troy, also Buttercup IJ.. Ist at Boston and
special for best bitch bred in 1887 or 1888. Fee $20;
members of Collie Club $15.
GLEN CAIRN, by Glenhurst ex Nellie Mc-
Gregor, $15.
PRINCE CHARLIB, by Sefton ex Mavis, $15.
JAS. WATSON
114 Seymour street, Germantown, Phila.
CHAMPION
KING OF KENT oe:
(By Priam—Kent Baby), winner of five Ists and
fwo 2ds this season. Fee $40,
PONTIAC cr
(By Milton Bang I!.—Climax), winner of two lsta
and six 2ds this season. Fee hs
Both are fine fielders. Apply to JOHN WN.
LEW AIS, Ramsey, Bergen Co., N. J. may 9,6t
St. Bernards and Pugs,
A few fine, high-bred pups of both varieties’
now on sale, Address with stamp,
CHEQUASSET KENNELS, |
Lancaster, Mass.
IN STUD.
THE CHAMPION GORDON SETTER
BEAUMONT,
Champion of Exgland and America; a first-class
field dog. Will be allowed five approved bitches:
this season. Fee $35. J. H. MEYER, 159 West
Tuirty-fourth street, New York City,
St. Bernards.
IN THE STUD.
Champion “RIGL”
Young stock for sale sired by Rigi.
WENTWORTH KENNELS,
P. O, Box 264, Utica, N. ¥.
AT STUD.
Fee S25.
Portswood Tiger!
(E.K,C,S8.B. 23,147). (A.K.C.8.B. 12,490).
Winner of 25 prizes in Hngland and America.:
Sire of winners.
Yorkshire Toy Terrier.’
The English bench winner Bradford 4H :
Described in all show reports as “best Yorkshire
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CONTENTS,
SrA AND RIVER FISHING.
“Where the Trout Hide.”
FISHCULTURE.
Massachusetts Trout Spawn-
ing.
Striped Bass in California.
CAamp-Firm FLICKERINGS.
THE KENNEL.
The Spotting System.
Some Noted Greyhounds.
Russian Wolfhounds.
The Hnglish Field Trials:
American Hox Hunting,
Eustern Field Trials Club
Derby.
Southern Fieid Trials.
Toledo Deg Show.
Dog Talk.
Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
REFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery.
The Trap.
Pittsburgh Tournament,
MWeClure-Glass Shoot,
Union Gun Club.
Minneapolis Gun Club.
EDITORIAL.
Liming Song Birds. =i
A Summer Camp for Boys.
Baggage Car Extortion.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Salmo Fontinalis.
The Voices of the Season.
The Magic Spell. |
NATURAL Hisrory.
Domesticated Wood Ducks.
The Carnivora,
A Natural History Camp.
Gamm BAG AND GouN.
dames River Tales.
A Huntin British Columbia.
The Joys of Roughing It.
Sebokegnet or Cross Island.
How a Buck Gave Me a Heart-
ache. ra
Deer Driving in Virginia.
SHA AND River FISHING.
The Angling Tournament.
The Sunset Club.—11.
Reminiscences of Trout Fish-
ing. a .
Angiers’ Association of EKast-
ern Pennsylvania, YACHTING.
The Rangeley Lakes. Valkyrie’s Challenge.
New England Trout. The L. Y. R, A. Meeting.
Lake Lamoka.
St, Louis Waters.
The Lumpfish. ;
Trout and Winninishe in Can-
ada.
Take What You Can.
The Norton System Again.
A Brief Statement of Facts.
CANOEING.
A New Steering Centerboard.
Flags for the A. C. A. Meet.
ANSWE5RS TO CORRESPONDENTS,
LIMING SONG BIRDS.
ITHIN the past few weeks great numbers of song
birds have been destroyed or captured within the
limits of this city. Men provided with bird ime and
decoys have this spring visited the upper sections of New
York Island, where there are still fields and woods, and
during the migration have made away with thousands of
the beautiful creatures which were making their journey
from the south toward their summer homes.
By Chapter 427 of the Laws of 1886 it is specifically
provided that no person shall catch with bird lime or any
similar substance any song bird or any wild bird other
than a game bird. The penalty for a violation of this act
is imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less
than five or more than thirty days, or a fine of not less
than ten or more than fifty dollars, or both fine and im-
prisonment, at the discretion of the court.
However difficult it may be in the country districts to
enforce this and similar laws, there should be no trouble
about doing it in the city, where it falls within the prov-
ince of the police to prevent infractions of the statutes.
The police who patrol the upper end of the island, or
some of them, appear to be ignorant of their duty in this
matter. and it will be well for the captains of the various
precincts to bring this subject to the attention of their
men.
We are informed that one of the favorite places for
this trapping of the birds is on the Ward property, which
is situated at about 170th street, in Captain Cortright’s
precinct. We learn that complaint has more than once
been made to the patrolmen whose beats cover this prop-
erty, but they have declined to take even the mild action
of warning away the offenders. The Ward property is,
we understand, leased as a shooting ground to the Wash-
ington Heights Gun Club, and complaints of these infrac-
NEW YORK, MAY 16, 1889.
tions of the law have been made to the presideut of this
club, but it is stated that he paid no attention to the mat-
ter. It would seem that a sportsman would take suf-
cient interest in an affair of this kind to try and put a stop
to it.
The provisions of the law are clear, and it is the plain
duty of the police to see that they are carried out. In-
spectors and captains controlling the suburban portions of
the city have the power to put an end to this destruction,
and now that the subject has been brought to their atten-
tion they probably will do so.
A SUMMER CAMP FOR BOYS.
N our Natural History columns we print a communi-
cation from Worcester, Mass., describing the sum-
mer camp for boys maintained by the Worcester Natural
History Society, at Wigwam Hill, on the shore of the.
beautiful Lake Quinsigamond. It must be confessed
that the account given might be thought to smack of
Utopianism, for the plan of the camp is one to be much
more readily projected than carried out. But the best
part of it is that the camp is an outgrowth of experience;
it has been gradually developed from a small beginning,
and the summer programme, as given by our correspond-
ent, is rather in the nature of areport than of a prospectus.
The camp is a natural growth; it has not been forced; and
it is established on what have been proved to be the right
lines.
The Worcester Natural History Society was founded
more than a generation ago for the special benefit of
young people who hada love of nature. Its usefulness
has consisted in the opportunities offered by which natu-
tal history study might be stimulated in the minds of the
young; and this branch of usefulness has been developed,
rather than those advanced scientific investigations which
make up so large a share of the work of ordinary scien-
tific societies. The ambition of the directors has been to
awaken and encourage in boys and girls an intelligent
interest in botany, entomology, mineralogy and other
such pursuits, and thus to equip them with tastes and
knowledge which should prove a value and a gratification
through life.
The Society has excellent collections of specimens.
From a study of these indoors, the next step was to
make field excursions for new specimens, then field
meetings for study; and these have now grown into
what has come to be a regular annual summer camp. .
The establishment at Wigwam Hill is in short a pleasure
or vacation camp where the pleasure is intelligently
directed and the vacation is profitably spent. It is camp
life with all the advantages of the ordinary camp and
added to them the influences of older persons who have
the faculty of imparting to the young something of
their own enthusiasm in the study of outdoor life,
BAGGAGE CAR EXTORTION,
f Nae extortion of baggage masters when it comes to
charging up transportation on a hunting dog is an
old cause of complaint; and a long-suffering public hails
with complacency the occasional instance when the biter
is bit. The report of such acase has just come to us from
Philadelphia. Two sportsmen of that city, one being
Mr. Joseph McKinney, of the Philadelphia Sportsmen’s
Club, not long ago went over the Norfolk & Western
Railroad from Lynchburg, Va., to Roanoke and thence to
Christiansburg. They were on a quail shooting expe-
dition, and had twodogs. For these dogs the baggage
master, one Duyerlie, charged them $4.25 to Roanoke, a
distance of fifty-three miles, and $2.50 for the rest of the
way, thirty-two miles. These charges they paid, but on
the return trip they learned that the rule of the rail-
road company was that one dog could be carried
free, and a fee of twenty-five cents only was
due on the extra one. Now Mr. McKinney is a man
of pluck, as was. amply demonstrated some years
since, when, having lost the sight of his right eye by a
charge of shot striking him, in a partridge cover, he set
to work and learned to shoot from the left shoulder.
Finding that he had been robbed, Mr. McKinney com-
municated the facts to General Passenger Agent W. B.
Bevill, who at once took the case up, paid the expenses
of the two Philadelphians to Lynchburg, took their tes-
timony and swore out a warrant for Baggage Master Duy-
erlie, He was arrested, prosecuted by the railroad. com-
pany’s attorney; convicted and sentenced to jail for three
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No 318 BrosapWAy, NEw YorK.
months for larceny. The ending of the case did credit to
all engaged in righting the wrong,
The same course of precedure ought to be followed by
every sportsman who is subjected to thievish extortion
by baggage masters. The officers of the roads are usually
more than ready to do their share in correcting these
abuses, and the individual who is robbed by an over
charge owes it to his fellows, to sportsmen as a class, to
report imposition, This sometimes inyolves one in added
trouble, but so long as the sportsman tourist is content to
pay the damage and give himself no further trouble, so
long will baggage car extortion flourish.
SNAP SHOTS.
[c is gratifying to learn that the sentiment for the pro-
tection of does in the North Woodsis on the increase.
However such a rule may be thought to be uncalled for
and needless in some other hunting districts of the coun-
try, it is recognized as most desirable for the Adiron-
dacks, This year’s Legislature has done nothing what-
ever toward enacting a law for the protection of does,
but the feeling in favor of such a rule is making headway,
and where this sentiment exists a law is not absolutely
necessary. The guides have such things largely in
their own hands, and they often refuse to put their
parties in the way of killing does. We have just learned
of a noteworthy instance of a North Woods guide’s stand
for his principles, There is a certain famous surgeon of
this city whose name, by reason of his excesses in hound-
ing deer, has come to stand for wanton slaughter. Year
after year he repaired to the Adirondacks in the summer
and killed for the sake of killmg. Last season, however,
when he set out upon his annual campaign, he found
himself blocked, because his guides would not be a party
to the business. They went with him only on condition
that only such deer should be Killed as could be used;
and for once in his life this man of eminence in his pro-
fession had to conduct himself in the woods with decency.
Messrs. Thos. B. Asten and F, L, Anthony have just
returned to this city from their winter cruise in the |
Awixa on the east and west coasts of Florida, The
yacht has a record of eleven tarpon to its credit for the
season. Theaverage weight of the fish was 115lbs. Com-
modore Asten is loud in his praises of the Florida waters
for winter cruising, and of the tarpon as a game fish.
‘“A] Fresco,” our Jacksonville, Fla., correspondent, has
not lost faith in the invincibility of the St. John’s River
tarpou. Years ago he contended that these fish could
not be taken with a rod and reel, and the success of tar-
pon fishermen on the west coast has in no wise shaken
him in his belief. The Charlotte Harbor tarpon caught
in winter are, according to ‘‘Al Fresco,” comparatively
only infants; the mature, developed, hard fighters, which
make their way up the east coast and reach the St. John’s
in June, July and August, are the glorious game crea-
tures sure to come out unsubdued from a battle-royal
matched against most perfect tackle and consummate
skill.
The National Gun Association, whose demise was re-
cently announced by Secretary Etheridge, was in purpose
closely allied to the existing American Shooting Associa-
tion; it hada like purpose; and thescheme of the present
association was outlined and proposed by the managers
of the National. The first attempt may have been pre-
mature, for trap interests had not then the magnitude
they have assumed within the last years. Whatever
may have been the causes for its failure, the National
served a useful purpose as a forerunner; and in its way
it certainly did advance the interest in trap-shooting,
There is no point on which the fond father expands
with more pride in talking of his son than when relating
the prowess of the youthful prodigy with gun or rod.
The skill of the youngster and his precocious sportsman-
ship—as told by the proud parent—would do credit to a
grown man; and the boast is always made that in wood-
eraft the son will be sure to prove himself a chip of the
old block. This is a healthy pride, and speaks well for
man and boy. The companionship and comradeship of
some fathers and their manly sons in their summer
woods life are altogether lovely.
The compendium of the New York game laws pub-
lished by the Commissioners of Fisheries, is indexed. ix
a very slovenly manner;
334 FOREST AND STREAM. [Max 16, 1880,
Che Sportsman Courist.
SALMO FONTINALIS.,
wee shall dare to sing thy praise,
Hanunter of cool waterways?
Who thy virtues may rehearse
In fhe manacles of verse?
Monarch of the forest brook
From Kootenai to Pemacook;
Royalin thy port and bearing,
Haughty, self-contained and daring,
Eye of the hawk, and speed of deer,
Palate of the connoisseur,
Leopard’s grace and lion’s heart—
All complete in every part—
Chaste as Dian, wise as Pallas,
Princely Salmo fontinatlis!
With the snow come great flocks of snow buntings, late some rougher forms of it than most campers for pleasura
familiars of the Esquimau and Lap, the white bearandthe would care to experience. This, however, had not sub-
reindeer, and all the animate and inanimate savagery of , dued the liking, only educated it, and by the time I first |
the frozen north, Their creaking twitter reminds one of | visited the North Woods I had formed a clear idea as to
the, creak and tinkle of moving ite, their voice a voice of | what would best please my taste in that line, I recog-
winter, unmistakable though faint, nized at once the rare combination of water and forest,
There are winter days, or hoursin winter days, when | so distributed as to make travel easy and delightful, and
one’s cars might make him believe that night was brood-| wooded glades that afforded an ideal playground for
ing over the earth, so hushed are all the voices of nature | those who loved to go a-camping.
ee silence deeper than pervades eV eR Ly night of Nor these alone, but every landscape fair {
spring, summer or fall, for the silence of such a night will Aauittor opety mcod of mind
now and then be broken by insect, reptile or nocturnal Dray, Urea ve on erenlee aheen WASH ordi
bird or nightly prowling beast, or be emphasized by the ae \ H [.
At first with guides I traversed the watery regions of
low murmur of a distant stream, But now, not a bird p
the Raquette, Fulton Chain, Long Lake, Tupper Lakes and —
note nor stir of withered leaf, nor smothered plaint of u A ! 2
ice-bound brook, no sound of anything, animate or inani- | the Saranacs, and was familiar with the regular routesin :
those sections, together with some byways and nooks -
mate, disturbs the deathlike quietude which as vnequivo- E )
that lay off the beaten tracks. My experience with
‘| cally if not as imperiously as his voices proclaim the ab- 4 e ,
solute sovereignty of winter, The sullen roar of the | guides had been various, and I had discovered that eyen
the best are not suited to every man’s taste, and that the
winds in leafless woods, the hiss of driving snow, the yb SUI i ! i
crack and shiver of ice may be heard in early spring and | personal peculiarities of your guide must harmonize with
your own. We all know what unexpected traits will
late fall, but this dead stillness isa sole prerogative of the v 1 :
reveal themselves when in camp in a friend, whom we
stern king's reign. In
When an unseasonable rain falls on the snow, freezing | thought we had known intimately for years, and what
as it falls, there is presently a hollow rattle of drops on | caution it is necessary, therefore, to exercise in selecting
the new-made crust, and every ice-sheathed branch and | 4 companion for the woods. [ x
twig creaks and tinkles in the wind till the trees drop} ‘Similar considerations have to be regarded in choosing
showers of gems that you can almost hear the glitter of. | a guide. The standard requisites are well known, and the
better class of guides study to please their employers, and
Sometimes when one sets foot on such a crust it seems as ! 1 i
if the whole surface of a great field sank slightly, with a | doubtless succeed in most cases, especially with novices,
The taste, however, in this, as in other matters, becomes
sudden resentful crash at the crunch of the first footfall, 16 vel
critical and fastidious. But I found one who suited me
One’s first a coo is that he has sprung some im- 1 :
mense natural trap, and he holds his breath for an| par excellence. He was an Indian half-breed. Born in
instant in dazed expectation of catastrophe. Another | Canada, I believe, most of his life had been passed in the
characteristic sound of winter is the settling of ‘shell | wilderness, and he knew little of cities or of city conyen-
ice,” when after a great thaw and flood, followed by | tionalities. In winter he earned his living by trapping
and lumbering. To education derived from books he
sudden cold weather, the new ice falls to the level of the : s 1
subsiding waters. It drops with startling suddenness, | could make little claim; but he was learned in woodcraft
and forest lore. He knew where fish were still to be
but with a prolonged musical ring very different from the vo f J
found, and was always willing to diverge from the direct
short, flat crack of snow erust, while splinters of the 15 L
broken edges slide down the sloped border and far across | road to visit some trout hole or hidden brook, and was
content to stay by it as long as there was any show of
the lowered level, jingling and clinking as they glide like bay, i
Inck, even if it entailed the abandonment of all attempts
scattered handfuls of silver coin. : y
In the neighborhood of great frozen lakes is often | to get back to camp and compelled a bivouac in the open
heard one of the wildest sounds of winter and the most | air for the night. His talk was of hunting, fishing, trap-
ping, boats and boating; and somehow it never grew
unearthly, the booming of the ice, caused by its cracking t : 3
or by its contracting and expanding, or assome maintain, | wearisome. He had at times a marvellous capacity for
by air beneath it. At first a thin, tortured cry arises, | silence, and could keep his tongue still for hours ata time,
faint and far away, growing louder in swift approach, | His crowning merit was a distaste for hotels, This dis-
rising at times almost to a yell, and mingled with hollow | tinguished him from all other guides I have known.
groans, now suddenly ceasing for an instant, now as| Why it was I don’t know, but he appeared to have little
suddenly bursting forth, then falling and dying away in | use for them except as stores where our stock could be re-
plenished. When on a trip whose terminus was a hotel,
such a wail as it began, far off in the direction opposite ) s
to that from whence it arose, It is as if tormented spirits | he often seemed to me to devise some occasion for delay
were fleeing through the air, fleeter than the wind, as in- | on the road—tempt me with a good fishing hole or what
visible, with voices as pervasive. not—so that we would tarry until too late, have to sleey
The sharp, clear, resonant crack of trees under stress | out in the woods and not reach our destination unt
of severest cold, like the breaking of an over-strained | morning. What little knowledge I possess of woodcraft
cord, and the duller snapping of house timbers, tell of still | I owe mainly to him, After employing him two seasons
starlit nights, when the whiskers of the wandering fox | I lost sight of him. He probably returned to Canada, as
are silvered with his breath, and in such nights the great | he used to say he wouldif the hotels continued to increase
horned ow! hoots a prophecy of storm, in number, .
Its fulfillment is heard in a gusty south wind driving a| Growing tired of wandering over the wilderness, I lat-
pelting slant of rain against weatherboards and windows | terly ceased hiring a guide and settled down on Raquette
and upon the snow till the rush of free brooks falls upon | Lake, rowing my own boat, and camping either on its
the ear once more. shores or those of neighboring waters, accompanied by a
The outlawed crow proclaims his return to such scant | friend or some chance companion, This lake offers
forage a3 the bare fields may yield. The great owl’s| attractions for such a mode of life which appear to me
superior in many respects. Itsshores are miles in extent,
least cousin sharpens his invisible saw in the softer- é
breathing evenings, Some morning the first robin pipes | the location is central, a number of streams empty into
his greeting, then from high overhead floats down the | it, opening communication in a variety of directions.
heavenly carol of the bluebird, the song sparrow sings | Many of the neighboring lakes and ponds are accessible
blithely again and phebe calls, and we know, though we | by short carries, and the bass, now so abundant, afford
only hear of it from them, that spring is here once | good fishing all the season through, So far as sport is
more, ROWLAND EF. ROBINSON. concerned, fly-fishing for bass with light tackle is not
FERRISBURGH, Vt. much inferior to that for trout, and a two-pound bass
— en a es affords, on a Yoz. rod, as much fun as any reasonable
THE MAGIC SPELL. man need want. The HOOUERY sound we jake ie a
: : ife attrac. | Strikingly picturesque, is at least beautiful, and the varie
W are us ee span wie an eR ene outline of the shore isan element that distinguishes it
youth; but the boy who has fallen in love with it, carries | #¢vantageously from many others. For a good camping
the passion unabated into maturer years and even down | Site I have always considered it an indispensable feature
into old age. The rich and the poor, those engrossed in to have a long stretch, of open waterinfront. This gives
business, in public life, in professional cares—men in all | SCP for that play of light and shadow caused by ane
yocations long to steal away for a few weeks’ holiday and | Shine and cloud which affords constant variety. One
sojourn in the woods, by the broad lakes and 1unning | B¢ver tires of such a place, where the landscape seems to
streams, to sleep in the open bark shanty over fragrant | Undergo constant transformation from hour to hour,
hemlock boughs, snuffing the smoke of camp fires, that Even in bad weather a site affording such a perspective is
delicious perfume which once enjoyed is never forgotten, | Tobbed of half the usual monotony. TRIS.
Is it a remnant of that old wild nature not yet eradicated
from the blood by the enervating influences of civiliza-
tion, and testifying to some former more intimate alliance
between man and the outer world than subsists to-day?
I do not allude here to the loye for fishing or shooting;
these are kindred pleasures, which, however, are not
necessarily associated with the liking for camp life, and
may exist apart from it. I have known men who cared
for neither of these, who were yet passionate enthusiasts
for the simple pleasures of the camp.
I recall a visit I once paid to a camp belonging to a
couple of old men, who had for many years been in the
habit of occupying it for a few weeks every season. It
was a plain bark structure built against a large rock, the
side of which answered for a fireplace. A bed of green
boughs covered with gray blankets was on one side.
Some rough benches, a birch bark table, cooking utensils,
cups and tin plates, with some fishing traps hung on the
wall, comprised the furniture. The shanty was open on
one side, and looked down on the waters of the lake,
‘across an open reach which extended for a mile or more
to the surrounding forest, and back of that appeared the
tops of some blue hills, The proprietors were absent, off
robably on some of their usual fishing excursions, and I
failed to see them, But that picture of plain, simple,
high living has dwelt in my memory, and I love to think
of the qld men preserving in declining years that youth-
ful passion unabated, that taste for the pleasure of out-
door life which doubtless helped to keep their hearts and
feelings young, despite gray hairs and failing strength—
a brotherhood of kindred minds cemented by the com-
panionship of many years, spent on these waters and by
the glow of that camp-fire,
It is several years since I was last in the Adirondacks,
Living rainbow of the stream,
Incarnated artist’s dream,
Animate jewel of the water,
Humming bird and butterfly’s daughter,
Flashing shaft from Phabus’ quiver,
Meteor of the lake and river,
Aqueous bird of Paradise,
Ruby, diamond, pearl of price—
Words, abashed, scarce do their duty
Charactering thy matchless beauty;
Gorgeous gem in Nature’s chalice,
Beauteous Salmo fontinalis!
When the blackbird weos his mate,
When hemlock aisles reverberate
To the pheasant’s booming drum
And the cicada’s shrill hum,
1, thy lover, seek thee still,
Track the thicket, breast the hill,
Thread the treacherous morass,
Climb the rugged mountain pass,
Brush the dew from brier and brake
Aj] toil endure, for thy sweet sake,
Till at last, O joy! I find thee
Where the water-fairies bind thee.
Enchanted in thy crystal palace,
Loveliest Salmo fontinalis! BOP.
THE VOICES OF THE SEASONS.
(ye threatened with the loss of sight very naturally
begins to reckon how far his other senses may be
depended upon to acquaint him of what may be going on
about him. [f he is a lover of nature, a close or only an
ordinary observer of it, he will be assured, as he recalls
its voices, that if he were deprived of all senses but that
of hearing, this one sense would inform him of the
presence of each season if it did not apprize him of its
coming,
The caw of returning crows, the swelling rush of un-
bound brooks, the nightly, monotonous, rasping note of
the Acadian owl, would tell him certainly of the coming
of spring. He would know by the crackling croak of the
frogs, the hyla’s sbrill chime, the diffusive ringing of the
toads, by the beat and roll of the ruffed grouse’s muffled
dram, and by the querulous whistle of the woodchuck
warmed to new vitality, that the soft breath of spring
was filling the earth with life, that the squirrel cups were
blossoming in sunny woodside nooks, buds of arbutus
beginning to blush under their rusty leaves on southern
slopes of woodland ledges, and willow catkins were yel-
lowing the swamps.
In sweetest fashion of all, the birds would tell the story,
Indeed, if he had ever noted their coming, he might now
almost name the day of the month when he heard the
twitter of the first swallow, the flicker’s heartening cackle,
the jingle of the bobolink’s song, the swell and fall of the
plovyer’s wail.
The wind would stir the new leaves to tell him they
were out, and the patter of the rain upon them would
strengthen their testimony with a sound unmistakably
different from its leaden pelting of naked boughs and
dead fields. The busy hum of bees overhead would tell
of the blossoming of fruit trees, when the pendulous
flowers of the locust were sweetest, and when, in July,
the tiny bells of the basswood knolled perfume to call all
the bees to the woods,
He would know when summer burned hottest by that
very voice of heat, the shrill ery of the cicada, and by
the troubled notes of parent birds, anxiously watching
the first adventures of their chirping young in a world
rimmed by a wider horizon than the brink of the nest,
and at nightfall by the crickets creaking in full chorus
with earnest, tireless monotony.
A little later would be heard the click of ripe apples
through the leaves and their rebounding thuds upon the
ground; at dusk, the screech ow! shivering out his grue-
some cry in the old orchard as if he, ‘‘for all his feathers
was acold” with the chill of the first autumnal evenings,
and from lonely woods would come the similarly quaver-
ing but more guttural, wilder and more lonesome call of
the raccoon.
The absence of the earlier migrants would as noticeably
mark the season as the hail and farewell of others passing
southward in the night time; the startled chuckle of the
plover, with hardly a hint in it of his springtime wail;
the scaipe of the snipe; the woodcock’s whistle: the bit-
tern’s squawk, voicing all his ungainliness; the quick,
sibilant beat of wild ducks’ wings and the note of many
a winged traveler whose identity can only be guessed at.
One may know when October days have come by the
gentle alighting of falling leaves, the incessant nut-
rasping of the squirrels, the busy stir and low, absorbed
notes of the jays in the beeches, the irregular patter of
dropping mast, the chipmunk’s clucking good-by to the
outer world, and an occasional clamor suddenly uprising
from a great army of crows on its winged retreat to more
hospitable climes.
Too soon one hears the scurry of wind-blown leaves
along the earth and the clash of naked branches, the pur
of the first snow falling on frozen grass and dry leaves
and its light beat on roof and pane. The latest migrat-
ing wild geese announce their passage with a musical
confusion of clarion notes, and jays, hairy and downy
woodpeckers, nuthatches and chickadees come from the
woods and abide near the habitations of men, each with
well-known note making one aware of his presence,
THE revised and abridged edition of the A. O. U. Check List of
North American Birds, including the additions and changes made
in tle supplement, will be sent post free on receipt of 50cts.— Adv,
Blatnyal History.
DOMESTICATED WOOD DUCKS,
AYTON, Ohio, May 14.—Mr, William Kiefaber of
this city has had very pleasant experience in raising:
wild ducks in his own yard, Early last year a friend sent
him a pair of California wood ducks hatched from a set-
ting of wild duck eggs that had been incubated under a
Brahma hen, The duck laid eggs that were hatched by a
hen in the fall, and shortly after the holidays Mr. Kie-
faber gave a dinner party to his friends with roast wild
duck as the chief dish.
The parent ducks are glossy black, with a tintof brown
on the drake’s breast, and they are as large as ordinary
mallards, They do not take kindly to confinement, there-
fore one wing of each is clipped, and their coop is made
of pickets 20ft. high, The eggs are clear white, but not
so large as ordinary duck eggs. Mr. Kiefaber has dis-
tributed the eggs this spring, and several broods will be
raised.
Four years ago Phil Wenz, a hunter who lives down
the river a few miles, received a pair of wild ducks from
a friend at Oswego, New York, and he also has been suc-
cessful in raising them, and finally has crossed the breed
with his common barnyard ducks. Last year he raised
150 of these half-breed wild ducks that would weigh 5lbs.
but at one time I used to spend some weeks every sum-| dressed. In the seasons before that he had a great deal
mer on its lakes and streams. From youth up a lover of! of trouble to keep the young ducks, and several entire
camp life, I have had in my time abundant opportanty | broods flew away with the wild ducks that fed along the’
te gratify my passion and haye made acquaintance with ! river, ——
4
MAY 16, 1889,] FOREST AND STREAM. 385
THE CARNIVORA., Lyne niieulatus (Vigors and Horsfield).
BY R. W. SHUPELDT, M,D., 0.M,Z.S,
f Spotted Lynx, Texas, | shore, which will linger in the memory for years. And
ihfornia and Northern Mexico,
[ EAVING behind us the diminutive shrews and moles,
Rad ine 80 the summer waxes and wanes and the late summer
“142 evenings come when the chorus of the katydids is swell-
ing in the trees and the whippoorwills are heard no more
upon the hill, The boys gather for the last time about
the camp-fire, happy if looking forward to another sum-
mer under the shadow of old Wigwam Hill.
Of course in an article like this we can give but a
limited sketch of the undertaking anditsscope, All who
care to follow it further or obtain more definite informa-
tion will be cheerfully accommodated by applying to the
president of the Worcester Natural History Society.
WORCESTER,;Mass., May 9. EDWARD How& ForRBUSH.
Southern
Calif
Lyne rufus (Glildenstadt), Rafinesque,
United States and Mexico. ;
A Obviously. it will be impossible to do anything like jus-
which we considered in our last contribution under ;
the order Jnsectivora, we now come toa group of mam-
mals, the Carnivora, which, in ages gone by, as well as
with the present fauna of the earth, stand among the
most formidable animals known to us, Im the fauna of
tice to this host of splendid species of animals in a single
chapter; the more especially since the vast majority of
our own territorial domains the Carnivora are well repre-
sented, and they are seen in the sea lions and seals,
them occur in our own fauna, Seeing then that we
shall be obliged to devote a number of chapters to the
several species of bears, a still greater number of rac-
coons, a long list of the Mustelidw, including otters,
consideration of this important order, I will in my next
contribution deal with the leading characteristics of the
_ skunks, badgers, weasels and their kind, and finally, an
interesting array of Canide and Felidae,
Carnivora asa whole, and next take up the sea lions,
seals and walruses,
[TO BE CONCLUDED. |
To present these to the mind of the reader, however,
more in detail, and grouped in orderly arrangement, we
will here continue the Provisional List of the U. 8.
National Museum, which disposes these forms in the fol-
lowing manner:
ORDER CARNIVORA. PLESH HATERS.
SuBveDER PINNIPEDIA, Tur Sea LIONS AND SEALS.
The Family OTARTIDA, Ihe Hared Seals.
Suloplius catifornicus (Lesson), Allen. California Sea Lion. Coast:
of California. é h
Kumetopias stelleri (Lesson), Peters. Steller’s Sea Lion. North
Pacific from Behing Straits to California, hs i,
Callorhinus ursinus (uinné), Gray. Northern Fur Seal, Sea Bear.
Shores of the North Pacific.
’ Family PHoctpa. The Seats.
Phoca vitulind, Linné, Harbor Seal. North Atlantic from. New
Jersey to the Arctic regions, Huropean coast, North Pacific
trom Southern California to Arctic regions. J
Phoca grenlundica, Fabricius. Harp Seal. North Atlantic from
Newfoundland to Arctic Seas, North Pacitic, ;
Phoca fetida, Fabricius. Ringed Seal. North Atlantic, North
Pacific and Arctic Seas. j '
Phoca fasciata, Zimmerman. Ribbon Seal. North Pacific. ¢
Hrignathus barhatus (Eubr.), Gil. Bearded Seal. North Atlantic,
North Pacific and Arctic Seas.
Halicherus grypus (Fabr.), Nilsson. Gray Seal. North Atlantic
from Newfoundland and Western islands northward, 4
Monachus tropicalis, Gray. West Indies seal. West Indies, Flor-
ida (7), Mexico (?), .
Oystophora eristata (Erxleben), Nilsson. Hooded Seal. North
Auvlantic and Arctic Seas. ae:
Macrorhinus augustirostris, Gill, California Sea Elephant. Coast
of Southern California and Western Mexico. |
Family OpoBaANIDa. The Watlruses-
Odohanus rosmarus (Malmgren), Atlantic Walrus. Labrador to
the Aretic Circle, Arctic Europe and Asia. if /
Odohcenus ohesus ({11.), Allen. Pacific Walrus, Behring Straits.
SUBORDER FISSIPEDIA. Taw TeRRESTRIAL CARNIVORES.
Family Urstpa, The Bears.
BULLFROGS AS Birp EatTers.—New York.—In your
issue of yesterday I noticed an item by HE, I. J., Bethel,
Conn., in which he states he thought that bullfrogs are
insect eaters only, but cites a case where they proved to
be of cannibalistic propensities as an unusual occurrence,
Once while out after snipe, not far from Montreal, Can.,
with Mr. Frank Livingston, a well-known sportsman of
Toronto, we suddenly came upon a spot where some
dozen birds or so were scattered about feeding. Motion-
ing to Frank to get ready, we both raised our guns and
fired simultaneously, Frank killing two and myself one.
My snipe was knocked over into the water, and what was
my surprise when on reaching the bank to secure him, to
see an enormous bullfrog shoot suddenly from the water,
seize my game and make off with it under my very nose.
To say I was “flabbergasted” or “‘thunderstruck” would
be a mild way of expressing my astonishment at the
audacity of this marine robber, but cee my gun and
taking rapid aim I let him have a charge of No. 8, which
effectually stopped him in his plundering career, He
had swallowed whole the legs, body and all but the head
of a snipe one-half the size of himself,—J. S. pz Casa-
NOVA. [While returning one summer afternoon from
beach bird shooting on the shores of Long Island, a com-
panion shot a bank swallow, which fell on the margin of
a pool on the salt meadows. On going to fish it up it
could not be found, but in the water at the edge of the
pool was seen the head of a huge bullfrog, and from its
mouth projected like two horns the tips of the swallow’s
SAaBEA
J A NATURAL HISTORY CAMP.
Editor Forest and Stream:
A long sheet of water, deep, clear and cool, fed by many
springs and gurgling trout brooks, stretching away to
the north among wooded hills, and southward to open.
meadows and flowed lands, the haunt of herons, where
the water lilies grow and the gaunt pickerel lie among
the water weeds watching for their prey. Here and
there a wooded ridge conceals some long bay or smaller
confluent lake or meadow deeply set, Spreading low be-
tween the pine-clad banks, Such is Quinsigamond, the
“long lake” of the Indians.
A high shore slopes down to the water's edge from a
reach of grassy, undulating plain, shaded by scattering
pines, This is the ancient summer camping ground of
the Nipmuck tribe. Here and there great Fools jut up,
a stone’s throw from the shore a long hill rises, on the
north with gentle slope, but south there is 2 mass of
sheer and broken ledges, Great rocks moss-grown and
weather-beaten rise tier on tier, home of the fox and
ground squirrel. Among these rocks, clinging and cleay-
ing with sturdy roots, the strong old trees bear up, defy-
ing winter storms, and in summer shutting out from
view with their green leaves: the rugged face of the
broken cliff, The hill above is covered to its crest witha
dense growth of vines, bushes, trees, and allthe mazy tan-
gle of the wildwood. Along the shore to Coalmine Brook
north from the ledges the woodland is unkempt and wild.
At the hillfoot, back from the Indian landing place, an
amphitheater of rocks rises high to an overhanging pulpit
rock, Here great vines swing their fantastic forms over
the place which in centuries past has tung with the
oratory of the red men of the forest. Such is the catnp-
ing ground on Wigwam Hill.
THE BLACK-FooTED FERRET.—At the last meeting of
the Biological Society, of Washington, Mr. W. T. Horna-
day exhibited a living black-footed ferret (Putorius
nigrtpes), one of the rare little mammals of the United
Ursus americanus. Pallas. Black Bear. North America from} How often in planning a summrer’s outing is the ques-| States. This is probably the first live example seen by
Mexico to Alaska, ’ % _,, | tion asked by anxious parents, ‘“What shall we do with| naturalists. The species was described by Audubon in
Ursus horribilis, Ord. Grizzly Bear, Western North America
our boys?” The natural history camp at Worcester
answers the question, for there they will be well cared
for, haye a good time, learn many manly accomplish-
ments, gain in health and strength, and come home with
their minds stored with that useful knowledge which
comes from communion with nature, and daily associa-
tion with enthusiastic students in her fields, their facul-
ties stimulated by observation and reflection, practiced
not in the light of work or study, but as recreation,
In 1885 Dr. W. H. Raymenton, president of the Wor-
cester Natural History Society, conceived the plan of ex-
tending the spring field meetings of the society and
making a camp where the members could live outdoors
and devote themselves, each for a longer or shorter
period, as his means or time would permit, to the study
ot nature out of doors. Accordingly, forty acres of land
were secured which have since been paid for, and an
annual camp established by the efforts of the president,
seconded by many of the liberal citizens of Worcester.
To-day there, is a fine array of tents, a large pavilion,
workshop and cook house, and much yaluable camp
property. Although originally intended for Worcester
boys, the fame of the undertaking has gone abroad until
it has been found necessary to admit boys from many of
the States of the Union, As the camp has come to the
notice of many of the most prominent educators, they
have without exception commended it to their friends,
so that now many boys travel jong distances to avail
themselves of its advantages. During the past season a
description of its work has occupied several pages of the
report of the Massachusetts Board of Hducation, in which
itis highly commended.
The boy’s summer vacation is generally given up to
comparative idleness or purposeless ill directed activity.
The plan and scope then of this summer camp are fo place
before the boy a great varisty of useful occupations,
hysical exercises, studies and recreations, and then to
Fired his energies without burdening him with irritating
discipline or restrictions. Each boy is allowed. to follow
his own peculiar bent, Is hea born mechanic, there is
the workshop stocked with tools and simple machines,
where he can build boats, traps, camp furniture, etc.,
with the advantage of haying skilled mechanies to assist
him; or he may spend hours in watching the boat build-
ing and other occupations. Does his youthful mind
aspire to excel as a hunter, trapper or angler, then he
from Mexico to Alaska, :
Ursus richardsoni, Audubon and Bachman. Barren-ground Bear.
Barren gryunds of Northwestern North America.
Thalassaretos maritimus (Linné), Gray. White or Polar Bear.
Northern America, Hurope and Asia.
Family PROCYONIDa®. The Raceoons.
Gercoleptes caudivoloutus (Pallas), Tomes. Mexico to Peru.
Naswa nariea (Linné), Allen. Texas to Panama.
Prucyon lotor (Linné), Storr, Raccoon. United States and Central
America. _ wm | ly
Procyon ecanerivorus (Cuvier) Sclater.
Panama to Guiana. é
Bassaris ee lachtenstein.
hio lo Mexico,
Bassaris sumichrasti, De Saussure. Southern Cacomistle, Mexico
_ to Costa Rica, ;
Bassaricyon gabbi, Allen, Costa Rica.
Faniy Mustevipaz., The Weasels,
Enhydris lutris (Linné), DeKay. Sea Otter. North Pacitic Ocean,
south to Lower California, ;
Luira canadensis (Turton), , Cuy. North American Otter. North
_ America generally.
mettre Les Molina.
aska. , ; ;
| Lara brasiliensis, FE. Cuvier, South American Otter, Central
and South America. :
Mephitis niephitica (Shaw), Baird. Common Skunk. Hudson's
Bay to Guatemala, ‘ ;
Mephitis putorius (Linné), Coues, Little Striped Skunk. Caro-
linas northwestward to British Columbia, southwestward to
Guatemala. ‘ 5 ;
Mepiitis macrurus, Licht. Long-tailed Mexican Skunk. Mexico.
Mephitis chilensis, F. Cuvier, Chilian Skunk. Costa Rica and
southward through South America. J
Gonepatus mapurite (Gmelin), Coues. White-hacked Skunk.
Southwestern border of the United States southward to Costa
Rica. a J
Pucided americana americana (Boddaert).
Hudson’s Bay to Mexico. : ;
Tavidea americana berlandiert (Baird), Gray. Mexican Badger
Southwestern border of the United States sonthward.
Gulo_tuscus (Linné), Sabine. Wolverine. Northern half of the
United States to the Arctic Ocean,
Golictis barbara (Linné), Franklin. Tayra. Mexico to La Plata.
Putorius vison (Schreber), Gapper. American Mink. All North
or Black-footed Ferret.
America, :
Putorius niyripes, A. and B. American 3
Central region east of the Rocky Mountains,
Putorius vulgaris, Linné, Least Weasel. Northern United States
northward, Kurope, Asia, a2 :
Putorius erminea (Linné), Griffith. Ermine, Stoat, United States,
except the Austroriparian and Sonoran regions, northward to
the Aretic coast. ‘ :
Putorius longicauda (Bp.), Rich. Long-tailed Weasel. Central
- and Sonoran regions, northward.
Putorius brasiliensis frenatus (Stewart), Coues. Bridled Weasel.
_ California and Sonoran regions and southern Texas to Gua_
temala. .
Putorius brasiliensis ocquatorialis (Stewart), Coues.
1852, but the type was lost and the ferret was not seen
again for so many years that the describer was supposed
to have dealt with an imaginary animal. In 1874 the
National Museum had only two skins, one of which was
imperfect, Now it possesses about twelve, and Dr. Mer-
rian has ten. These are the largest collections known.
Most of the specimens are from Kansas. In its native
haunts the black-footed ferret has a mission: its chief
aim in life is the destruction of the young prairie dogs,
which it forces into their burrows and then proceeds to
devour at its leisure. The specimen living in the
zoological collection is fed on rats, birds, and other fiesh,
which has greatly improved its physical condition, but
has not entirely sweetened its disposition.
New HAMPSHIRE Brrp ARRIVALS.—Cliff swallows ap-
peared on the 80th of last month; hairy woodpecker and
least flycatcher on the 4th inst.; whippoorwill on the 6th:
Baltimore oriole on the 8th; redstart, catbird and bittern
the 10th; yellow-rumped warbler, ovenbird and thrasher
the 1ith; chewink the 12th.—P. C. (Concord, N. H.),
Crab-eating Raccoon.
Common Cacomistle. Oregon,
Chinchimen. California to Chili; (2)
CENTRAL LAKE, Mich.—House wrens came May 5.—
KELPIE,
ARRIVALS AT THE PHILADELPAIA ZooLoGgicAL GARDEN Dur-
ING APRIL, 1880,—Purchased—Three wildcats (Lynx rufus), one
Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), two black-hacked jackals (Canis
mesomelas), two gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), four southern
fox squiprels (Sciurus niger), one flicker (Colaptes auratus), two
white-eated conures (Conurus leweotis), two St. Thomas conures
(Comuus contholoemus), one American swan (Cygnus american us),
one Canada goose (Bernicla canadensis), one Kuropean quail
(Ooturnia communis), one ground rattlesnake (Caudisonia muiliaria),
one blacksnake (Boscanion constrictor), two hog-nosed snakes
(Heterodon platyrhinos), one king snake (Ophibolus getulus), one
Brazilian tortoise (Testudo tabulata), two black tortoises (Testudo
carbonaria), and four tuberculated iguanas (Iguana tuberculata).
Presented—One prairie wolf (Oanis latrans), one raccoon (Procyon
lotor), two prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), one opossum and
four young (Didelphys virginiana), one marmoset (Hapate jaechus ;
one summer duck (Aix sponsa), one red and blue macaw (Ara
macdo), one golden eagle (Aquila chrysaélos), one American coot
(Fulicd americana), one broad-winged buzzard (Buten pennsylvani-
cum), one alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), one glass snake
(Opheosaurus ventralis), four gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum),
eighteen chameleons (Anolis principulis), and one blacksnake
(Bascanion constrictor). Born—One hog deer (Cervus porcinus), two
prairie gla (Canis latrans), and two Virginia deer (Cervus vir-
qginianas).
American Badger.
EE
AO quatorial
Weasel. Guatemala to Ecuador,
Mustela pennanti, Erxleben. Pekan, Pennant’s Marten. Eastern
and central and Pacific regions northward to the Arctic circle,
Musicla americana, Turton, American Sable or Marten. New
_ England eastward to the Pacific coast, northward to the
Arctic coast.
Family CANIDa. The Dogs.
Urocyon viryinianus virginianus (Schreber). Gray Fox. United
States northward to Costa Rica.
Urocyjun virginianus littoralis (Baird), Gill. Coast Gray Fox. Coast
| __of California. ; ; )
Vulpes velux (Say), Aud. and Bach. KitWoxorSwiftFox. United
States west of the Mississippi. _
Vulpes macrwrus, Baird. Prairie Fox. - Rocky Mountain region
of tiie United States. ‘
ulpes fulvus fuluus (Desmarest). Red Fox. Arctic America to
Northern United States.
Vuines fulvus argentatus (Shaw), Aud. and Bach.
_ Black Box. Arctic'America to Northern United
Vulpes fulous decussatus (Desm.), Cross Fox,
__ Northern United States, : :
Vulpes lagopus (Linné), Gray. Arctic Pox. Arctic regions of the
L globe south to f0° N, j ;
Oanis lupus griseo-albus (Linné), Sabine. Gray Wolf. North
| America.
Danis latrans, Say. Coyote, Saskatchewan to Costa Rica.
4 Family Feria. The Cats.
Melis concolor, Linné. Puma or Cougar. America generally,
‘is pardalis, Linné. Ocelot or Tiger Cat. Arkansas to’ Pata«
gonia. . f F
é 4 oncd, Linné. Jaguar. Louisiana to Patagonia,
Retis yiguarunai, Desmarest. Yaguarundi Oat. Texas to Para-
_suay.
aia, Wesmiarce Hyra Cat. Texas to Paraguay.
' ligrind, Erxleben, Margay Cat. Mexico to Paraguay.
yn borealis canadensis (Gray), Mivart, Canada Lynx. North-
ern North America,
Silver Fox,
States.
Arctic America to
will follow the steps of the camp hunter, watch the mak-
ing and setting of traps, the building of log camps, the
netting of bait and the tying of flies; he will learn the
use of the woodsman’s ax and the handling of boats and
canoes; he will learn the secrets of woodcratt or frequent
the shooting grounds. Should he have the instincts of a
naturalist, he will follow the ornithologist in his search
for birds, the entomologist in his excursions after bugs,
beetles and many-legged things, the botanist who gathers
wildflowers, or the geologist among the rocks: he may
spend hours with the taxidermist, learning the art of
preparing and mounting specimens, or in the laboratory
or by the shore, he may watch the curious forms under
the microscope. Should his taste be artistié, he will join
the roaming class in outdoor sketching, Should his in-
clination favor the military, he will have an opportunity
to exercise them by a daily drill with the cadets, and if
he proves efficient he may be made an officer. There are
gymnastic exercises and swimming lessons given by a
former student at West Point Military Academy. Caution
is taught when in and upon the water, and as every safe-
guard is put around both those who are experienced and
those who are not, there has never been an accident,
Many means of recreation are provided. Games and
sports are freely encouraged. Entertainments are given
in the pavilion. Illuminations or fireworks occasionally
fill out the evenings, and on special occasions, gathered
round the camp-fire, the veteran hunter, ornithologist,
woodsman, soldier and forester, will tell tales of adven-
tures in the wilderness, on the prairie, mountain or
SMOKY FIREPLACES,—Editor Forest and Stream: In
answer to ‘‘Keouk’s” request in your issue of May 9; if
he will build his fireplace in proper proportion with the
following dimensions he will get a non-smoking chimney:
Inside measurements of fireplace, depth at bottom from
jamb to back of hearth, 154in, Depth at top of fireplace,
from breast of chimney to back, a Franklin back, 10in.
Height from hearth to breast, 2ft. 32in. Width from
jamb to jamb, 2ft. 94in. Gradually after leaving the
Franklin back ‘‘draw in” till the funnel is reached, when
the inside dimensions should be two bricks long and one
brick wide, and this should be pursued till the desired
height of chimmey is reached. Before pulling down his
present chimney to rebuild, I would advise him to make
trial of this device: Bore or pick a hole through the
bricks from the center of the fireplace at the back of
hearth to the outside, insert, imbedded in mortar, a 14in.
iron pipe. Let the inside mouth of pipe be flush with
back of hearth, the hole to be at a slight depressed angle.
The other end of pipe may project one or two inches. In
this way he will get a “bully” draught from outside, a
draught sufficient to carry all his smoke up, and he will
most likely not have to tear down his chimney. I haye
used this device with wonderful success.—V. 8. Mac N
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identify without question all the American game birds which
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RAIL SHOOTING ON THE CHIPOAX,
S there any sport so satisfactory, Sur RY S and lasting
as that associated with the dog and gun? Ib fertilizes
the future with the richest of memories, Time and again
do we recall and live them over.
Last fall I shot a few partzidges in Saratoga county, this
State. It nad been several years since I followed Dan,
and the long fast had whetted my appetite, Besides I
wanted a few fresh memories, for my stock of old ones
was threadbare and bagged at the knees like a well-worn
pair of trousers. Dan was handicapped by age and a
superabundance of flesh, the latter accumulated through
idleness and high Jivinz, but he did fairly well and
evinced a+ much interest m his work as when we hunted
the turkey and guail of ‘Ole Virginny.” There was one
old ¢ ck partridge that fooled both of us several times,
and we regretfully left him to winter in Saratoga county.
Not long since J was on a suiface car late one night and
began to doze and dream of that bird. This time there
should be no mistake. Dan enters the small wale (the
Saratoga name for thicket, ravine or small piece of
woods), in which the bird has sought shelter after
several flights, while I hurry around to the other side.
Dan begins to go slow. I hear his tail beating faster and
faster against the bushes. Whii-rt-! Out comes the bird
and starts across the opening—a lovely shot and a sight
to gladden the heart. Up goes the gun, and the
conductor informs me Iam several blocks beyond my
street.
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“Hello, Jim! Justin time. Lovely day, isn’tit? This
east wind has backed the whole river into the creek.
Everything ready, and I'guess this lizht rain won't bother
us.
“Allright, old man,” was the response; ‘will be with
you in no time,”
The place was Claremont, Virginia, located on the
James River about midway between Norfolk and Rich-
mond, Jim was the chief engineer of a railroad survey-
ing party, and when he wasn’t runnimg an imaginary
line through some native’s peanut pitch he and the old
man were generally hunting, or making preparations for
a hunt, or swapping lies about a hunt they had made.
The old man was aiding in the mateérialization of a town
on the wild West plan. The town was booming, It had
a patent outside weekly paper and—the remainder of the
town was expected in course of time. This, so to speak,
was its incubating period. The town was a work of art
and imazination nicely blended, It possessed all the
modern improvements, built on papier-maché foundation
and after the India ink style of architecture. Jim built
the town all alone by himself. He wouid point with
pride to its clean, roomy streets, the absence of unsightly
telegraph poles, and other striking evidences of the mil-
lenial age. But those sora,
It was along the first of September, and Jim and the old
man were going up the Chijoax Creek after sora or rail
birds, This creek emptied mto the James River at Clare-
mont. It was patterned after the fashion of a rail fence,
and to say the least was a trifle erratic in the course it
pursued.
The day was all that could be desired, and the water
promised to be unusually high, thus leaving very little
shelter for the birds and making good poling. A short
walk brought us to the boat, a light flat-bottomed affair
kept at the mouth of the creek. The wind was fair, and
the objective point, a low piece of marsh on the left,
was soon reached. Jim was to take the first whack at
the birds, while I shoved the boat and gathered in the
dead, This being the fiest really good tide of the season
the sora were plenty. Tne boat had barely entered the
wild rice, before the birds began to rise on all sides. It
was bang, bang, right and left as fast as you could shove
in the shells. A few mi-ses at the start, and then Jim
settled duwn to business and dropped them with com-
mendable regularity. The birds were fat and lazy, sit-
ting about on the rice in twos and threes and oftefi per-
mitting the boat to alm»st run over them before they
took wing. We were using about two drams of pow-
der and half an cunce of No, 10 shot. It required very
little skill to knock them over, as they invariably flew
straightaway, and it was the rapid work with the gun
that gaye zest and excitement to an otherwise rather
mechanical sort of sport. The greatest difficulty was to
secure the dead birds. This is where the professional
pusner gets in his fine work, It mutters not how many
you have down at one time, he locates and recovers
every one, fur he is eae 80 much per bird.
In a comparatively short tithe the ammunition was
use| up, and taking stock of the dead we counted over a
hundred b.rds. In the meantime the wind had increased
in forev, and when we started for home the creek was
rough and dingerous for so light a boat, the ecoffee-
colored waves often coming in uponus. The water came
in faster than we could bail it out, and when within 30
or 40yds. of the shore the boat began to sink. We man-
aged to reach shallow water before a big wave struck us
and fi ished the job, leaving us standing in water up to
our armpits, making frantic efforts to secure our birds
and other loose contents of the boat, which were floating
about us. A provoking mishap but rather a ridiculous
situation, and one that seemed to atford considerable
amusement to several negroes ina big lighter on the
shore. Atter getting as much of our property as we
could we threw a rope to the negroes and asked them to
pull the boat ashore, They stood on the end of the
lighter, which, by the way, was half full of water, and
gave a mighty tug at the rope. Snap went the rope,
tumbling the negroes over backward into the water with
a great splash, Then the laugh shifted to the other side,
and we made merry at Sambo’s expense. Finally the
tangle was straightened out, the boat made fast, and we
started to finish our journey on foot. But our tribula-
tions were not over, for on Goming to a small stream that
made in from the creek the bridge was missing and we
had to take to the water once more. Hvuwever, this was
the last of our misfortunes, and after getting inside of
dry clothes and outside of a warm supper, we decided
‘that altogether the afternoon had been one of jolly good
sport. What matters a ducking when you bring home a
well filled game bay?
The sora always left with the first frost. One day the
marsh would be alive with them. If there was a frost
that night, the next day you could hardly find a bird.
The negroes kill them at night for the market, but they
waste no powder and shot in so doing. A fat-wood fire
in atin pan, elevated 4 or 5ft. above the bottom of the
boat, a light paddle, from 12 to 16ft. in length, and the
sora-amacker’s outfit is complete, One shoves the boat
while the other manipulates the paddle. The birds are
blinded by the light, and before they can get out of reach
down comes the death-dealing paddle. The smacker
rarely misses. Every swing of his long stick means a
dead sora, and so the slaughter continues while the tide
remains high enough to float the buat, Ten to fifteen
dozen is an average night’s work,
But there is other spurt to be had besides sora shooting
on the Chipoax Creek and its vicinity. Summer duck
mallard, black duck and geese are quite plenty in theif
respective seasons, Wild turkey, too, that prince of all
game birds, is to ba found there, and the deer afford ex-
cellent sport, I will tell you of these things later on.
OLD MAN.
A HUNT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Editor Forest and Stream:
We left Medicine Hat early in the morning for the
famous sand hills on the Red Deer, of which we had
heard glowing accounts as to the abundance of game,
We were a large party, haying been joined besides our
own people by six hunters from Hat. Captain Moodie
of the mounted police came with aspanking team hitched
to a buckboard, and a fine gray saddle horse ridden by
his servant that we were to use, and with the three four-
seated wagons, the baggage wagon, and half a dozen led
cayuse ponies, we made quite an imposing appearance
as we started.
It was a bright, crisp day, with a suspicion of snow in
the air, and we rattled along over the bare hills, covered
only with buffalo gras, at a spanking pace for about
seven miles, when we stopped at a little lake to wait for
the laggards—the half-breed guide who drove the bag-
gage wagon was always behind. There were plenty «of
avosets, snipe, plover and a few ducks, and some of the
party, especially the one who was supposed to be the dead
shot of the party (any way, to hear his stories one would
think so), had quite atime popping away at them but
with no great results. After we all got together we
made another start and kept on, over the same kind of
country. looking all the tine for the lake where we were
going to feed. About 2:30 P. M. we came in sight of it.
It was about one and one-half miles by one-half, and
was black with ducks which flew up and down all the
time,
Swallowing their lunch, four or five of the party went
after them and shot as fast as. they could for an hour or
so, In the meantime it began to snow in great wet flakes
and we decided to pitch our tents and camp for the night,
There was no wood. The snow fell very fast. We got
our tents pitched and satin tnem, Tried to make a fire
with bulrushes, of which a fringe a few feet wide grew
all around the lake, but they only smoked, Captain
Moodie, whom long life on the frontier had made fertile
in expedients, worked diligently, and after awhile, by
splitting up a box that held provisions, eked out with
bulrushes, managed to boilsome water and make tea,
and we who did not go out to shoot sat and shivered in
the tent. The hunters came straggling in very much
excited, They picked up that fell on the land, and that
was only a small portion, ab.uta hunored ducks, many
of them canvasbacks, besides geese. A colder, wetter,
hungrier crowd was seldom seen, and we all soon went
to bed to get warm. The alkaline water had made two
of us sick, and as soon as we would get a little warm we
had to get up and go out, coming back colder than ever,
A horse, wanting adry place to lie down, chose the side of
the tent and lay down on the head of one of us; so takmg
the whole thing together the night was not the most com-
fortable one, but the Mark Tapley of the party on waking
up said, ‘Oh! isn’t this jolly; [ never passed a better
night!” We did not drown him, but felt like it.
The snow was about Gin. deep and it was very cold, so
two of us concluded that we had had enough, and taking
two cayuse ponies we started back to Medicine Hat, 25
miles, with nothing but trackless hills to go over, as the
snow hud covered up our trails, The half-breed said
‘Ireep a little west of south,” and off we went. If any-
body has ever ridden a cayuse 25 miles when he did not
want to go (and he seldom does), he knows something
about what we went through. Pounding, kicking and
shouting we worked our passage on, hour after hour,
thinking every time we got to the top of a hill that we
would see something, but another hill just as high was be-
fore us, At last, as our courage had just about oozed
out, we came on an old trail that looked as if a wagon
had some time or other gone over it, After following
it about a mile we came in sight of the lake seven miles
from the Hat, and knew where we were, and if we ever
felt good, or a meal tasted good, it was when we got
back to our car, I will leave for some other time the
story of how we went out to shoot prairie chickens,
waited an hour for a ride home, and rode 100;ds,, when
the team ran away, throwing us about 30ft., breaking our
guns, and nearly breaking our necks,
The rest of the party went on for about twenty-five
miles and camped for the night in the snow, with no
wood or water, Four of the party were sick all night,
cold and alkal: being the cause, and found it the longest
and most uncomfortable night in their lives. The next
day we struck the river and followed it down to the Sand
Hulls, where we camped in comfort. : Two of the party
started off to kill all the game in the region, and got lost,
not haying seen anything. With nothing to eat, it snow-
ing a little, they walked and walked until even the sage
of the party had to admit he did not know the way. It
was a hard blow to him, as he had a fairly good opinion
of himself, but they kept on walking and firing their
guns, and after about an bour théy heard an answering
shot, Visions of supper, fire, etc., rushed over their
minds. and they hurried on, the answering ghots coming
nearer and nearer, but no signs of camp-fire, At last
they came on another tenderfoot of the party who hailed
them with, “Oh! Tam glad to see you, I have been lost
for two hours,” and even Mark Tapley, who was one of
them, almost said ‘‘What will become of us?” but caught
himself in time. They had to keep on or freeze, and
after walking until about 11 o’clock they at last found
the camp.
The next day we hunted, There were plenty of sharp-—
tailed grouse, but they were very wild. The moment
your head showed up over the hill, up with a whirr would
get all that were within 200yds. We followed them all
day and killed fifty or sixty, Our mighty hunter in
chaxing them around a sandhill came suddenly upon a
doe and gave her two barrels, She ran around the hill
and he followed her and after awhile came on her again,
giving her more, and kept it up until the poor thing was
so full of No, 8 shot that she could hardly carry them,
and Mark Tapley, meeting her face to face, finished her,
When we came to eat her there was as muth shot as
meat. We hunted another day, killing nothing, and
started back, reaching our car without any trouble,
traveling 150 miles and killing one deer, while the wagon
loads of antelope, bear, deer, ete. we expected to kill
were left in undisputed possession of the Sandhills of the
Red Deer,
It is astonishing how little game there is on those
great plains, Since the buffulo are extinct you travel
nile after mile and see nothing but an occasional coyote,
except prairie dogs, and even they are scarce, Around
the water courses there are some yrouse and a few lynx
and skunks, and in the season many ducks and geese,
but the hunter who expects much game will be greatly
disappointed. W.
THE JOYS OF ROUGHING IT.
Editor Forest and Stream:
When reading the descriptions of elahorate club houses
and the expensive paraphernalia employed in hunting,
I sometimes think that after all there is something
in the “advantages of poverty,” at least so far as the
enjoyment of woodcraft is concerned. My ideal of sport
with rod and gun is to get as close to nature as pos-
tible; for what is it that gives us enjoyment in this par-
ticular form of amusement but the sati-fying of the
yearnings of the untamed part of our nature? TI hold,
then, that the more we uncivilize ourselves the more en-
joyment we willreceive. Now, uncivilized men are indi-
vidualists in the highest degree; there is no division of
labor among them, exch one does almost everything for -
himself, catches his own fi h, shoots his own game, pad-
dies his own canoe, as is freyuently the case with sports-
‘men, J am too poor to employ much help in my hunting
excursions, and were [rich as Gould I would follow no
other method. Of course for a novize or tenderfoot this
would be impracticable, but if any one favored with a
good 5 aie” ig and some experience would try my
methods, Tam persuaded he would approve of them. He
would see, if he used his eyes and ¢ars, that he would
soon acquire agoud knowledge of woodcraft. He would,
even in a strange neighborhood, with Indian instinct find
trout pools and deer ruuways; he would find himself able
to tell by the sound of a hound’s tongue whether he was
running a deer or merely making a spurt after a rabbit
or porcupine, and he would tell at which point ducks
would be likely to fly near and where to set ous his decoys,
Every man who has hunted deer knows how much
mure satisfactory it is to kull one still-hunting than b
any other method, There he depends on his own skull,
not only his marksmunship, but his woodcraft as well,
To my mind there can be very little satisfaction in the
mere killing of a deer in the water by a sportsman who
has been paddled by his guide up to it after it was driven
there by dogs set ont by another guide, and who himself
could not zo into the woods alone for fear of lo-ing his
way. Tv my mind such sport is on a par with Eneli-h
pheasant shooting—a very tame affair. Should my ideas
be carried out, I admit there would be less game biought
home by sportsmen, but what they did get would be hon-
estly their own,
I well remember the first deer I killed. Two of us,
rather young men, secured the privilege of supplying
the provisions and accompanying a couple of professional
hunters on an excursion to the backwoods, My mind was
filled with visions of deer, bears and wildcat:; and not
being the possessor of any niore formidable weapon than
a 12-gauge shotgun, I was about sacrificing it ior a cheep
rifle, when I mentioned the matter to one of the hunters.
with whom I expected to take the wip. He asked me
what kind of a rifle shot [ was and how much practices I
had had. When I confessed that my practice consisted
of shouting about twenty rounds of Government ammniu-
Wtion yearly at fixed targets, he told me to keep my
shotgun or get the loan of u larger oneif possible, 1 bor-
rowed a nondescript engine of destruction, which the
owner Called a goure gun. (I found he spoke the truth
in regard to the name when I had carried it for some
miles through the woods.) It was originally a muzzle-
loader, but had been converted by a clever blacksmith,
The bore was 8-gauge, with barrels 40in. in length, and
weighed about 15lbs, I got with it eleven brass shells,
which I thought not half enough at the time; but as I
could not obtain any of the size in the town, I had to
make the best of it and take a good amount of ammuni-
tion for reloading.
Two days’ j urney by stage brought us to our destina-
tion; and on the followimg morning we went for a hunt.
I was placed on a runway with instructions to keep still.
My companion and one of the hunters watched the lake,
while the other hunter put out the dogs, I got myself
and most of the big gun secreted hehind a broken hem-
lick stump. In about an hour’s time I heard our hound
giving tongue, probably a mile away, toward the lake,
I thought the race was not coming my way, but soon the
bay of the hound sounded nearer, and this time it was
accompanied by the yelping of the cur, which constituted ©
the other part of our pack, It was evident the race was
coming my way and I became very nervous in Gonse-
quence. All my previous experience had been with
small game and the thought of a menster buck caused
me to tremble with excitement. I could, I fancied, hear
my heart beat. What if I should miss! The thought
brought me to my senses, soT steadied my nerves and
silently raised the hammers of my gun. Pyesently a
small spike-horned buck, which looked as large as an ox,
appeared on the edge of the small clearing in front of me.
He halted for a moment, as if undecided what to do,
but the loud voice of the hound seemed to canse him ta
make up his mind, and on hecame straight toward me and.
destruction. When he was about the distance a pitcher
stands from a batter on the baseball field, I gave a sharp
whistle, as I had been previously instructed. He stopped
and I covered his shoulder with the howitzer and pulled;
he leaped into the air and fell; raised his head and 1
pulled the other trigger, Fortunately for what was left
cs
all at once,
May 16, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
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of the carcass the primer failed to explode. The echoes
had not died away on the morning air tefore I was beside
he fallen game, He was scarcely breathing, the buck-
shot having made a hole large enough to let his wind out
To say I was proud poorly expresses my
feelings, In a few minutes the dogs came up, smelled
the dead game and laid down be-ide it, Presently the
man who started the dogs appeared on the scene and con-
gratulated me on my success, and between us we pro-
_ ceeded to drag the buck about a mile and a half to our
camp. It was the hardest work I ever did in my life,
and the big gun seemed to grow heavier every st’ p, but I
went through it cheerfully. In conversation that night
the discussion finally reached the point as to whether I
could have missed the deer or not under the circum-
Stances, It began to dawn on my mind that I had not
performed a very difficult feat, and that the shooting of a
single duck over my decoys was a far greater attainment
than the killing of the deer,
I learned something during that and subsequent trips,
and can now depend on myself, find my own way through
the woods without quarreling with my compass, paddle
my own canoe, and keep up my end in constructing a
shanty when necessary. Ww. BR. W,
TORONTO, Canada.
SEBOKEGNET OR CROSS ISLAND.
The advantages that an island presents are many. The game
does not leaveit. Poachers and pot-hunters can he kept off—the
banes of inland tracers where attempts have bren made to pre-
serve. Islands are the thing; but unfortunately they are scarce, —
Forest and Stream, March 21,
" ee above paragraph from your valued paper struck
my eye just after my friend and I had been discuss-
ing the same subject in reviewing our last summer’s
experience and considering our route for the coming
seascn We had visited Sebokegnet, or Cross Island, as
if is usually called, and were struck with the advantages
it offered to a gun club, or, what is still better, for the
_ shooting box of some wealthy sportsman,
Cross Island is situated near the eastern headland of
Machias Bay. It is about three miles in length by two
in breadth. It is densely wooded with spruce, hackma-
tack, fir and birch trees, some of which are enormous.
At either extremity is an ideal harbor, deep, capacious
and landlocked, affording anchorage for yachts and
larger vessels. Itis uninhabited except by the officer and
crew of the Life Saving +tation, who are on duty during
the winter months. In 1857 it was made the subject of
special legislation, by which “If any person shall hunt,
kill or chase any deer on Cross Island, so-called, without
the permission of the owner, he shall be punished by fine
or imprisonment.” Since then it has been scrupulously
preserved.
The i-land, beautiful in itself, is surrounded by some of
the most picturesque scenery on our coast. In front, on the
south, is the broad Atlantic, unbroken except by the Seal
Llands. Due east is the precipitous rock-bound coast of
Grand Menan. North is the beautiful bay of Machias,
dotted with islands and indented with peninsulas. On
_ the northeast is Little Machias Bay and Cutler Harbor,
where there is already a fine summer hotel, which we
make our objective point when in that region, which
affords within a radius of twenty miles every varlety of
wild + port.
This island is the most remaarkable game preserve on
the continent, and contains, according to the estimate of
him who is the best judge, Capt. Wright, the commander
of the Life-Saying station and game warden, not less than
300 deer. A :
We started from Hotel Cutler, which stands at: the
head of Cutler H rbor, at 7 o'clcek one fine morning in
- July, for a day on the water, a cruise along the western
shore. The wind was a light breeze from the northward,
| which waited us speedily along. We soon passed Light-
house Island, which stands like an angel of merey at the
entrance, beckoning the s!orm-tossed mariner to the safe
harbor within, We sailed down the western coast. pass-
_ ing a well-wooded, bold promontory on our right. Before
us lay Cross Is and. We next passed the entrance of
Little Machias Biy and entered Cross Island Narrows, a
fimous fishing ground, which we reached in about an
hour, just in time to witness the struggles of some fish-
ermen with an enormous halibut they had taken, while
around were numerous other dories, the occupants of
which had suspended their attention to their own lines
to witness the contest. After the monster was secured
we 1 ia on our way around Cross Island,
The stories we had heard at Cutler had led us to think
we would come on a deer at every turn, and we were
uite disappointed when we reached the western extrem-
ity without having espied a single pair of antlers. Nor
were our eyes greeted with the sight of a acer until we
had made the entire circuit of the i-land, and had landed
at the Life Saving stition, where we were warmly greeted
by Capt. Wright. Here feeding quietly was a dve aud
fawn. We were again disappomted to find that they
| were tame, and the mother not even a native of the
island, but had been brought there a fawn and given to
Mrs, Wright, who every morning and evening feeds it
a handful of grain, During the day it often strays into
the woods, but always returns at feeding time.
Lyman Wright, the captain of the Life-Saving station,
is unmistakably a gentleman well adapted to his respon-
sible position, and one whom it is a pleasure to meet. He
is every inch a sport-man, well versed in wooderaft, and
of course the topic of our conversation was deer. ‘Iam
somewhat surprised you saw none on your way around,”
| How many deer do
Capt, Wright?” I inquired,
he remarked. “Itisrarely the case. In fact, for the
last five years I seldom leave the station, either by land
or water, but I see one or more. We often see them from
our windows. They follow Fannie, the doe, to the edge
of the clearing, and if no one is in sight, for quite a way
into the opening, but at our slightest motion they are off
like a shot into the cover. Last year Fannie persuaded a
young buck, who was paying her attention, that we were
harmless, and. invited him to share the contents of her
feeding trough He became comparatively tame—never
like Fannie who liked to be fondled—but he would not
fiee at sight. One morning I found him in the inclosure,
| where he had evidently been all night, I fear Fannie is
| asad flirt «nd he fell a victim to jealou=y. One afternoon
while he was in the opening with Fannie he was attacked
; prieuey. by two old bucks and driven away, They prob-
ably killed him, for he was never seen after.”
you think there are on the island,
“T think it is safe to estimate there are at least three
hundred,” he replied.
“Why not estimate one thousand as well?” asked one
of our party incredulously.
“T do not feel sure that I would overestimate the num-
her if I did, and so I feel safe in putting them at three
hundred, You see, deer do not stand up to be counted.
Go where you will when snow is ou the ground and not
too deep and you will see it marked with deer tracks. I
seldom go anywhere on the island but I see one or more
deer, sometimes a large troop. I see more of them than
any one else. Perhaps they recognize me, and know
there is nothing to fear and don’trun from me, Then
again, the i-land is large, It has always been the natural
habitat of the deer, When I was young we used to put
dogs on the island and drive them towaru the narrows,
where we would shoot them while swimming. We
always got aS many as we wanted thaf way. It contains
2.500 acres, It is full of browse, their food, besides the
dulse on the shore, of which they are very fond, The
deer we see are very sleek, and evidently fiad ample pas:
turage, so I can see no reason o prevent a natural in-
crease. Now, the deer on this i-land have been protected
for twenty-one years, and I don’t believe there has been
a poacher on it all this time, They firmly believe I
would shoot them as I would a bear, and I don’t know
but what I would,” said the captain, while a smile stole
over his benevolent countenance. ‘‘Wild animals de-
structive to deer are unknown. ‘Tis true a bear swam on
the island a year ago, butas soon as we saw his tracks we
turned out and shot him.”
“Do you suppose he was the only one?”
“Yes, Bears always leave signs and we have not seen
any before or since. I don’t suppese a bear could get
away with a deer, anyway. Their scent is strong and a
deer’s nose is very keen,”
‘Well, you have hardly given evidence of their being
300 deer yet, let alone 1,000,”
“Tt is a safe e-timate that two will produce two more
in two years. If so, a little calculation will show that in
twenty-one years the natural increase from a single pair
in that time would be thousands, Well, the conditions
for this natural increase have been most favorable. They
have abundance of food and shelter. For twenty-one
years they have not been disturbed by dog or gun.
Does are often seen with two fawns. There is every
reason to believe that. there were a number on the island
instead of a single pair when they were first protected,
Three hundred is a yery moderate estimate.”
“What is to hinder them from swimming off the
island?”
“Nothing but inclination, Here they find sufficient
food, shelter and protection. No dogs to chase, no hunts-
men to kill and alarm, and why should they leave it?
In fact, though deer have been known to swim from the
mainland to the island, during the last twenty years
none have been known to leave it. When chased by
dogs on shore they instantly make for this island, ap-
pearing to know that here they will find a refuge.”
“I should think they would become crowded,” pursued
our questioner.
“At our estimate of 300, this island would allow 8}
acres for each deer.”
“Are there any other kinds of game?”
**Yes; there are several large colonies of raccoons, that
would afford coon hunting, so popular in Virginia. There
are, also, plenty of foxes, There is a large fresh-water
lake at the other end of the island, which wild geese and
other waterfowl make their stopping ground in spring
and fall. For several weeks in the spring and a week or
two in the fall geese abound, while brant, duck and
other waterfowl stop much longer. Shore birds are
innumerable, I have seen them in flocks'so large that
they would seem like a cloud. There are,as well, lots of
partridges.”
We took a short walk in the woods. Every spot cap-
Bute et receiving an impression was marked with deer
track. :
“Why do we not see any? They are evidently all
about.”
**You make too much noise. Step softly, do notspeak,
and I think [ean show yousome. Follow me.”
He led us down a path through the dense woods, and
by a warning finger uvlifted, halted us at the edge of a
hitle clearing. Availing ourselves of the cover the
bushes afforded us, we cautiously advanced. On the
further side, within the shade the trees afforded, was a
troop. There was the lordly buck, the fat doe and the
timid fawn, how many I know not, for before I thought
to count an incautious movement of some of our party
sired them, and they quickly disappeared into the
orest.
HOW A BUCK GAVE ME A HEARTACHE,
T was some years ago, when bacon was not so plenti-
ful as now in Arizona Territory, Meat was meat,
and there was no shooting game for fun, L[ was mining
at the head of Lynx Creek, twelve miles from Fort
Whipple, when one day finding our larder running low I
concluded it was time to go hunting. Shouldering my
old Spencer repeating rifle I took to the brush. TI pre-
sume some of the readers of FORMST AND STREAM have in
their time owned and sworn by their Spencer, but in
these days of good rifles the old style Spencer would be a
sort of a contrary “let her-go-Gallagher.” It may be che
would go, may be she would not, Mine was a good one
of the kind. J had re-sighted it until it was a nail-driver
at seventy-five yards—that is, when it went.
Thad tramped over the mountains for some six hours;
it was getting late in the afternoon and I had seen noth-
‘ing but a couple of wild turkeys, with no chance for
shot. Coming out upon an open hillside, with small
patehes of oak brush about two feet high, I saw a sight
which made my heart beat fast; and in a second I had
a bad case of the buck ague, For there below me, not
seventy-five yards, I could see the branching horns of an
old buck, at least six points to the side, Lkknew. How to
get him was the question. Isat down to quist my nerves
and think if over. I could not see the bodv, but only
about half the horns above the brush. I knew whin he
came up it would be flying; and meat was too scarce to
chance a wing shot, By studying the position of his horns
and straining my eyes into the brush I thought I could
make out the line of his back. Drawing a careful bead T
fired. The buck sprang up, then stumbled and went
down, T could see the blood on his shoulder. Up he
sorang again, and I pulled the trigger, but she didn’t go
Spencer. Away went the buck with a broken foreleg;
down went the lever of my old Spencer, and as might
have been expected, the knife-blade extractor sheared
the rim from the shell; and there L was left with a spiked
gun and no ramrod, until I had whittled down a young
oak sapling and made one, It was then near rundown;
and my noble buck, where was he? Even to-day the
memory of that big wuunded buck disappearing among
the pines makes me feel lonely, J, J. FULTON.
DEER DRIVING IN VIRGINIA,
fee aae in all the sporting papers of the United States
one always sees a preat deal about deer hunting In
its various forms, JT have noticed with some surprise that
seldom are there any articles explaining this particular
branch of deer hunting, namely deer driving. Of course
it differs very materially from stalking and other methods
of hunting deer, and many people con-ider other methods
more sportsmanlike, exciling und requiring more craft
and skill. I think, however, and many others share my
opinion, that if yu bave any really ood deer driving it
compares fayorably with, if it does not excel, any other
methods in excitement and pleasure. For this sport one
requires a pack of at least a dczen hounds, the best being
the ordinary black and tan hounds one meets witli so
often in the mountains of Virginia, Of course thev are
not much for looks or for blood, but for the rough ground
they have to traverse and for endurance they are far
better than any other breed used for the purpose, To
make this sport a success one requires about ten or twelve
men; more if possible, in fact the more men, the more
chances there are of baggine the game, ‘Iwo of these
are chosen for the *‘drivers,” those haying the best know-
ledge of the country ‘‘driven” being generally sel cted,
and the remainder are the ‘‘standers.” The standers are
then placed on their ‘‘-tands’” by the drivers, the best
ground being along the bank of a river or the ridge of a
mountain or any other convenient Jocalily, the stands
being certain runways, fords, or other likely places for
the deer torun through, which are generally about one
or two hundred yards from each other, and are generally
either in a ¢traight line ora semic'rcle as the case may be,
The driver then leave; the standers on their stands, hav-
ing arranged some signal he shall give at the end of the
drive to call together the ctandeis. He takes all the
hounds with him, having coupled them if possible, lest
striking the track of some deer or other animal, they
should leave the driver and follow it up on their own
hook before the proper time. He then goes by a round-
about way to some point directly opposite the line along
which he has placed the standersand walks toward them,
letting the dovs loo-e two ata time as he comes across
the fresh tracks or sign of deer soing in the direetion of
the standers, and thus it is very probable that the deer
will be driven by the dogs toward the standers, and pass-
ing through the stands some one is preity sure io get a
shot, possibly several. C. H.R
We returned to the Life-Saving station, inspected the, W1ycausrar, Hants, Eng,
apparatus and reémbarked for Machias Bay to see the
sculptured rocks and fossil footprints. The peninsula on
our right, which has been bought by Captain Ellicott, of
the Coast Survey, for some Baltimore people, is also full
of game, Deer are abundant and the marks of bear are
lenty, Jutting from it is Sprague’s Neck, a charming
ittle point of three hundred acres, an admirable site for
a country seat, We sail up the beautiful Bay of Machias,
inspect the fossil footprints and gaze on the hieroglyphic
sculptures on the rocks. We make the circuit of the bay
and again come out onthe Atlantic Ocean. As far as
the eye can reach is a succession of islands and points.
Tn the distance is Roche Island, the country seat of a
wealthy Boston gentleman. Just beyond is Loon Point,
the summer home of one of Boston’s millionaire bankers.
On our return we again sail past Cross Island, which we
reached just before the sun was setting. This time we
were rewarded by a sight of deer; first one, next a pair,
and on one of the points a group of reven.
We returned to Cutler well satisfied with our cruise
and visit, and rejsicing with the assurance that unless
certain contingencies arose, we would receive another
* seasonan invitation to assist in thinning the bucks, which
| is now considered advisable; and fully convineed that,
were we wealthy, we would buy Cross Island, and thus
| secure the best game preserve on the coast, if not in
America. FRITZ WALTERSON,
FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,822, N. Y. city, has descriptive ilus-
trated circulars of W. B. Leffinzwell’s book, ‘*Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “Nanit,”” “Gloan,” '*Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
other Poripetenk authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant. :
BEARS AND BEAR SHOOTING.~Haditor Forest und Stream:
I welcome the criticism of your Hast Indian correspon-
dent, *‘Shikaree.” He calls me “hypercritical,” but he is
always interesting, and may punch as many holes in my
articles as he chooses, Perhaps, were we to compare
notes, he would find that my opinions coincide very
nearly with his own, though his experience of bears is
widely different from mine. He says that they *‘advance
to the attack very deliberately,” In this country, as far
as 1 know, they seldom advance at all, unless wounded.
I do not believe even the grizzly isan exception. The
article. to which “Shikaree” reters consisted of a few
random ideas, thrown together for the benefit of inex-
perienced sportsmen, and was in no sense intended for
the instruction of experienced hunters. 16 was drawn
forth by the statement that a bullet of small caliber
planted in the brain of a bear, would kill him. To this I
agreed, but stated that the difficulty was to get it there.
Bob Herring, of Texas, said, “‘Never shoot at a bear's
head, even if your iron is in his ear—it’s onsartin.” So
think I, and so, I believe, does “‘Shikaree.” In my ex-
perience bearsalwaystry to get away by the shortest route,
and when they are plunging through the brush you can’t
hit the brain, One might as weil try to cut off a duck’s
head in aseaway. I still hold to the conelu-ion that for
the great majority of shooters it is very much safer to
shoot at a bear with a large caliber rifle than wilh any of
the smaller sizes, and would like to ask “Shikaree” how
it would suit him to hunt Hast Indian game with a .82.—
KSLPIE.
Outo.—tIronton, May 8.—The woods are full of young
squirrels; any amount of quail and rabbits also,—d. D.
FOREST AND STREAM.
dent shook his head, As the chair was favorably inclined
toward the Governor, he called a recess for ten minutes,
Sea and River Fishing, —
THE ANGLING TOURNAMENT.
npRE fiy-casting tournament will be held at Harlem
Mere in Central Park (the upper end), next week
Thursday and Friday, May 28 and 24, beginning promptly
ut 9 A. M, each day. We printed the rules in our isstie of
March 21. The programme will be as follows, the prizes
in each elass being gold, silver and bronze medals:
First Day.—Single-handed fly-casting by amateurs.
Judges: Rev, H, L, Ziegenfuss, Dr. A, Ferber: C, Van
Brunt, referee,
Salmon fy-casting, Judges: Jno. A, Roosevelt, J. 8.
Van Cleef; W. J. Cassard, referee.
Minnow casting for black bass. Judges: A, N. Cheney,
Jas, L. Valloton; Jno. A. Roosevelt, referee.
Single-handed fly-casting by experts. Judges: Fred
Mather, Dr. Geo. Trowbridge: A. P, Van Giesen, D.D.,
referee. 4
Second Day.—Singled-handed fly-casting by amateurs.
Judges: I, G. Blackford, Francis Endicott; Hon. Dan
O'Reilly, referee.
Single-handed fiy-casting, light rod contest. Judges:
W. H. Wood, Wm. J. Cassard; D. Chauncey, referee.
Heavy bass casting, Judges: Hon. H, P. McGown, Dr.
Geo, Trowbridge; Capt. Wm. Dunning, referee.
Fly-casting for black bass, Judges: A. P. Van Giesen,
D.D,, L. Dinwiddie Smith; Wim, C. Harris, referee,
The secretary’s address is G, Poey, 114 Wall street,
New York. !
THE SUNSET CLUB.—IIL.
T was an hour after sunset when the heavy footsteps
of the President had an echoing sound through the
deserted hall, The club rooms were dark. Standing on
tiptoe be took a large key from the casing above the door.
Unlocking, he walked in. After lighting the gas he
seated himself in front of the whitewashed stove; elevat-
ing his feet above the rim, he gave way to meditation
and revery as he watched the curling smoke from his
cigar slowly drifting from him, It was not long until a
noted worm-fisher from Chicago entered the room, quickly
followed by an expert fly-caster from Castalia. Then
came a black bass angler from Dayton, O.; a catfish jug-
ger from St. Louis; several enthusiastic yachtsmen, in-
chiding a noted commodore, and when the President
ealled the club to order the room was well filled.
“Keeper of the Keys,” said the chair, ‘‘are you satis-
fied that all present are entitled to seats in this chamber?”
“Mr, President,” replied the official, ‘‘as near as I can
judge, the brethren are true and worthy disciples of izaak
Walton and are qualified to wear the regalia,”
‘Tis well. Brethren, salute the chair.”
The secret signs were given, after which the minutes
of the last meeting were read and approved.
“T would like to make an announcement before we
proceed to the regular businéss, for fear that I might for-
yet if,’ said the President, holding in his hand a dozen
letters, “It is as to who are are eligible to become active
members of this club. I have here letters of inquiry from
different parts of the United States touching this subject,
and will say for their information and others, that all
lovers of outdoor exercise and sport who can satisfy us
they are truthfnl men and that they have never told a
he, or, if wanting in this respect, are willing to reform
by taking upon themselves an obligation, followed by
trying degrees and mysterious ordeals, as prescribed in
our rilmal, and paying to the treasury the initiation fee;
to all such we extend a hearty hand of fellowship.”
The regular business of the club was resumed, and
there being no committees ready to report, the members
entered into a discussion touching the instinct of birds of
passage, relative to their being good weather prophets.
The following is a synopsis of the arguments presented as
recorded on the secretary’s book: ‘‘It is instructive to
conipare with our modes of life those of the lower animals
whose actions and habits are directly prompted and regu-
lated by the Creator, by means of their instincts. That
birds have long been guides to sailors is well known. Mem-
bers of the guests who sailed on the schooner yacht Sper-
anza in her famous cruise from the Atlantic to Lake
Brie testified that when the cormorants flew landward,
wind was sure to follow; and when the gannets collected
in flocks and followed the yacht, rain was certain to fall
within a few hours, and when seagulls soared to lofty
heights, and, circling round, uttered shrill cries, a storm
was approaching, the smaller the gull thesurer the storm,
Hunters are close observers of the habits of birds.
“TP birds in autumn grow tame
The winter will be cold for game.
‘*A member from Michigan stated that he would never
leave the camp if he saw a solitary buzzard at a great al-
titude, for it indicated rain; butif they flew high together
far weather followed. A brother from Missouri said,
there would he no rain the day the crane flies down the
creek, Florida's representative said the direction the
loon flies in the morning the wind will follow the next
day. Dakota swears by the wild geese,
Cypronoid degree. This was unanimously agreed to,
“In conferring upon Governor Foster this degree,”
said the President, ‘it may be well toexplain to him that
that the novice is entering on a career that requires
study, perseverance and experience to become an expert—
we expect members to so pursue this profession as to add
honor to the club and the ancient and honorable art of
angling. This degree entitles him to all the privileges
and emoluments of this club, and confers upon the re-
cipient the right to fish with angle worms, which he can
spit on if he finds it necessary, and with such pole, line,
bobber and sinker as best suits his inclination. As he
advances in the art he may use his $85 outfit, and we
hope to hear a good report from the Governor by next
fall. Judge Cummings will instruct Governor Foster in
the secret works of the club, and will see that he does
not fish in pounds. We consider it a great honor to
place his name upon the roll of membership. Isthe name
recorded?”
‘It is,” replied the secretary.
**We will now listen to the report from the trout fish-
ing grounds at Castalia, as the season opened on the 15th
of March.”
Commodore George W. Bills, the most enthusiastic
and persevering member of the club, was called upon.
His reputation is known along the chain of lakes.
Good Inck is his. The speckled beauties rise
W bere’er he fishes, nor can he well surmise
Why the largest trout avoid his well-cast fies,
Save by the logic, age has made them wise.
‘Mr. President,” said the Commodore, ‘I shall be very
brief. The waters of Cold Creek, at Castalia, are literally
alive with young trout. In the shadows of the rafts
we have seen trout weighing upward of 4lbs. fanning
themselves and winking at our flies. We placed in the
stream this spring of our own hatching 70,000 young fish,
which are doing well. The Government put in 7,000
yearlings and they are allat home. The fishing season
opened on the 15th of last month. Ihave taken particu-
lar pains to give youa correct report of that day’s catch.
Col, John W, Oswald caught 18 trout, with a total
weight of 9ibs. 10oz. Mr. Baker, of Cleveland. 14, weight
8lbs, lloz. Mr. Zollinger, of Sandusky, O,, 9, weight 7lbs.
Mr, John Sweeney of Detroit, who walks on his toes along
the bank, caught the largest trout, 2i1bs,” A description
of how the fish took the fly and the trouble the angler
experienced in landing him, would fill several columns
ot any Michigan paper. Com, Geo, W. Bills caught 11
trout, weighing 10lbs. jloz. As this was 11oz. more than
the laws of the club permit in one day’s catch, his trial
will come off some time during the summer.
“Are there any other reports?” asked the chair.
“Mr, President,” said Major Wm. R. Leflet of Ohio,
‘‘you may talk of the pleasures experienced with the fly
at Castalia, and of going to some far away land from the
friendly influences of civilization, but I tell you, gentle-
men, the western end of Lake Hrie and her romantic
tributaries offer attractions to the sportsman seldom
found in any waters of the United States. Her rock-
bound, vine-clad islands, her lily-circled bays and inlets,
in the size, the great variety and gamy qualities of her
fishes, she may justly claim rare distinction. Amid the
marine forests and gardens of mosses of a hundred hues
of green, woven into unnumbered fantastic shapes of
beauty, grace and elegance, there in his pride and
strength sports the lordly black bass, the stately pike,
the matchless speckled bass, the sunfish and the perch.
But these are not alone. Here, there, glancing, darting
everywhere, are the sun-tinted golden shiners and min-
nows and other small fishes of all varieties and by the
millions; while near by, lurking in shades of deeper
waters, are the sauger or jack salmon, eager for the hook,
and one of the finest fish that ever graced the table of the
epicure; the pickerel, the rock bass and other varieties of
game fish common to the northern lakes. Who that hath
floated upon these transparent waters, inhaling the sweet
fragrance of the lovely water lily, charmed by the splen-
did beauty of the Egyptian lotus, and drank to his seul’s
content the health-giving, soul-inspiring, balmy breezes
of a summer morning, as they were watted across bloom-
laden marshes, gardens and fields, or still floating there in
autumn, after the hand of God had painted pictures upon
islands, forest, marsh, leaf and flower, grander, fairer
and more stately than artists’ touch ever gave to canvas,
and with a beauty more of heayen than earth, gently
cares:ing the souls of men from earth to heaven—who that
hath seen these pictures and drank of this beauty shall
fail to treasure their memories and the memory of these
radiant summer days while life lasts, and not be haunted
by them as we are haunted by the recollection of sweet
dreams? Can you wonder why President Harrison loved
to linger among these historic islands of Lake Erie, or
that Robert Lincoln, Goy. Foster, Major Bickham and a
score of lovers of the rod and line can spend weeks at a
time upon the reefs and shoals patiently waiting the
strike of a black bass? But, brethren, I arose to report
the result of my first fish this spring. Ohio fishermen
are familiar with Ottawa River, whose waters are often
so transparent that minute objects can be seen at the
depth of 10 or 15ft. This arm or bay o! Lake Erie is
teeming with life since the laws have been rigidly
enforced. Last fall thousands of bass and pike were
taken, and the anglers every afternoon were rewarded
with strings of from ten to forty, each string weighing
from 20 to 125lbs, On the afternoon of March 23 with a
truthful member of this club we caught seventy perch
and pike, Asthe sun was disappearing below the leafless
forest, and my friend had returned home, I had occasion
to go to the boat house. I put a large minnow upon the
hook and cast it into the incoming current and laid my
rod upon the float. Upon my return twenty minutes
after I found the rod gone, The thoughts of a large fish
first ran through my mind; for you know nothing sur-
prises an angler; looking up stream I saw the rod about a
quarter of a mile distant, and still gomg at a rate of
forty-two knots an hour. Leaping intoa boat I made the
quickest time on record, and found that every inch of
line was off the reel. 1 raised the rod. The line was
taut in amoment, My rod, the best bethabara, was tied
ina knot, Fearing to trust it too far and after straining
every nerve to turn the fish on a curye, for the sake of
“The weather it will spill
If they fly to the hill.
“Tf ducks and #eese fly to the south, the weather it will
he cold, if to the north, warm,”
After the subject was well discussed, the chair said that
the committee appointed relative to admitting Hon.
Charles Foster as an honorary member was ready to re-
ort.
‘ The committee stated that they had seen Hon. Joseph
W. Cummings, and that he admitted the fact as stated in
the last meeting, but he was proud to say that he knew
the Governor had cast aside his $2.85 fishing tackle and
now was the happy owner of as fine an outfit as ever was
manufactured, and to show that he is awakening to the
inspiration of the true angler, it is recorded at Middle
Bass Island, Lake Erie, that he caught last fall two large
black bass at one time.”
“Ves, Mr. President.” said a gentleman from Ken-
tucky, “I can testify that the Governor did some scien-
tific fishing. It is also true that he made two double
Catches on a spreader; but, my brethren,” and he low-
ered his voice to a whisper, ‘this line showed a little trace
of tar, conclusive evidence that he had been fishing in a
pound.”
This statement created quite a sensation, and the Presi-
[May 16, 1889.
my hands [ was compelled to loop the line over the oar-
lock; this was a mistake, the fish camé near upsetting
after which the committee concluded the report by , the boat. Slowly and noiselessly I rowed the boat towar
recommending his admission, without debate, in the | the monster, taking in the slack line; to my surprise he
lay perfectly quiet, like a summer evening just before a
storm, Without a word I gently got my hands around
his thick neck, behind the gills, and before he knew who
to become a bright member—for it must be remembered | had captured him he was in the bottom of the boat.”
‘Brother Leflet, what was the weight of this pike?”
‘As to its weight,” replied the Major without a smile,
‘it will suffice to say thatif placed in the balance against
a season’s catch at Castalia the scale would tip in my
favor.”
Some of the members of the Cold Creek Trout Club
made an attempt to reply to this reflection, but the chair
asked the secretary, ‘Are there any applications for mem-
bership?” The secretary read the following:
Curoago, Ml., April, 1889,—President of the Sunset Olub: Desiring
to become active members of your valuable organization and to
learn the arts of fishing, hunting and yachting, we i
E 4 y inclose here-
with the initiation fees. Wesolemuly promise a cheerful obedi-
ence to the requirements of your association and will readil
obey all mandates during our initiation or while connected wit
the club, so long as they do not conflict with the late amendment
to the Inter-State Commerce Law. Advise us, by railroad mail,
when wanted. Respectfully vour obedient servants,
A. G. SHEARMAN, T. P. A. U. P. R, R.
W.35. Brown, T. P. A... 5. &M.S. RK. RB.
R. McC. samira, T. P. A. C. B. & Q. BR. RR.
‘Brethren, what shall be done with the applications?”
“Mr. President, I move you that they be instructed to
appear in the ante room of this club at early candle light
next meeting.” The motion was unanimously carried.
‘The keeper of the goat will see that he is fed upon
ginger and other West India plants.”
The club adjourned, J. HK. GUNCKEEL,
REMINISCENCES OF TROUT FISHING,
[ DESIRE to express my gratitude for the salmon and
trout supplement in your issue of April 4. As yet, I
have not found time to give it much attention, but I can
see that if is destined to be in the future of great assist-
ance to many of us in determining species, and conse-
quently will be of much value to science. The article by
-*Penn,” on ‘*White Mountain Trout,” is interesting to
me, as that region was long ago one of my old ‘‘stamping
grounds,” and Lam glad to learn that some of the trout
are still there. J wish ‘‘Penn,” who seems to know that
country. well, would tell me if the trail from Waterville
to the Notch has been kept open. I was the first traveler
to pass that way, and at the time I went through (sum-
mer of 1860), the men had made a road as far as the forks
of Sawyer’s River (about six miles I think), where I left
them encamped, and went through on my own hook.
There was no child’s play about that performance, and
the caution of ‘‘Penn” to those who seek these forests is
not misgiven,
When 1 feel like writing, which is but seldom now-
adays, I may tell the story of that trip.
The funniest (that’s the proper word) thing in that
number of your paper was the note by ‘‘Awahsoose.” I
have a strong fellow-feeling for that gentleman, and sup-
posed that ike myself, he was a trout fisher from ’way
back in the forties. Until within the last ten years I
had never caught a bass, and seldom fished except for
trout, unless when on salt water. I am now somewhat
noted, I believe, as a local bass fisher, but what I know
of that art has been acquired without instruction, and as
my experience leads me to differ from some of the recog-
nized authorities on certain points, I am slow to say
much about it.
As to trout, bless °em, I have been their friend and ad-
mirer since the day when, a boy, I lifted six sparkling
gems of that species from a little brook, with the aid of
an appletree wand, I have since taken them in many
ways, aS dictated by preference or necessity. I have
speared, shot and ‘‘griddled” them in my time, but hope
to be forgiven, as it was but for food, and in such num-
bers only as justified my hunger, and the absence of all
Christian-like appliances. For food also, I have lifted on
a four-pound salmon trout at one end of a small clothes
line, till the stout smoke-dried juniper pole bent almost
double to the eis ae strain of the surging fish.
That was on Huss Pond, in Maine, and you fellows
know where that is, and if you don’t, the course is easy,
to a woodman, You just start from Kingsbery, and
strike east and by south till you hit the ola ‘New Eng-
land Road;” follow this about four miles, or till you see
two stumps and a big canoe birch with a good deal of
bear sign around, then hold north, watch the leaves for
last year’s moccasin tracks, follow your nose about three
miles and if you don’t get there I am sorry for you, as it
will indicate that you have, in Western parlance, bitten
off somewhat more than you can chaw; and those woods
are not good for tenderfeet to camp in without guides.
In Foss Pond and its outlet we were accustomed to
catch four kinds of trout—the little black fellows of the
brook, the Jarge speckled trout, the magnificent red
salmon trout, and the lakers, or ‘‘crotch-tails” as they
were called, There were likewise eels in the pond, but I
never caught any. :
As I was saying; J have caught trout with the roughest
tackle and with no tackle; with chunks of pork and
hunks of squirrel; with delicately scoured and carefully
disposed worms: with gaudy ibis or jay flies and stoutest
single leaders; with delicate midge or millerand gossamer
gut; and it saddens me to think that my prejudice
against fishing in a cedar swamp are strong enough to
prevent me for the most part from fishing for trout in
the waters of this region, There is too much pure cussed-
ness in a cedar swamp to accord with my ideas of trout
fishing. So, generally. when I fish, I fish for bass.
When I fished in the streams of Vermont (mostly be-
tween Woodstock and -‘old ’Cutney,” as Mount Ascutney
is often called), there was good fishing there. [am sorry
that the experience of ‘‘A wahsoose” is derived only from
depleted brooks. i :
But if I were ever to revisit his State, it would please
me to take him to a spot where I have reason to think
that a few two pounders are still left, and hear his opinion
of the sport when he had succeeded in capturing one of
them and was lost in contemplation of its beauty.
Perhaps, a3 I have admuted the taking of trout by
means which nothing but dire necessity will ever justify
to a true sportsmen, I ought in justice to myself to say
that you have the extent of my misdeeds. I never jig-
gered, poisoned or blew up the fish with explosives, And
there are other methods which I have learned from the
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Indians, but never practiced, scarce less deadly than
those which I have named. They are probably known to
the editor, but neither he nor I would like to see them
described in this paper, for even the fish-hog has been
known to read the FOREST AND STREAM. I suppose he
read it backward, as the devil is said to have done by the
Lord’s Prayer.
Unly. if I were lost, like Mr, Everts, in the Yellowstone
country, and if my fishing tackle had galloped away on
the pony: if I should see, as he did, a brook full of trout
and nothing apparent to catch them with, it would prob-
ably not be very long before I should have a few of
those trout stuck upon sage bush forks and sizzling over
the fire. KELPIO.
APRIL 9.
ANGLERS’ ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA.
A’ a recent meeting of the above association the presi-
dent, Hon. A, M. Spangler, delivered an address on
its inception, growth and work. The organization was
demanded by the deplorable violation of laws framed
for the protection of fi-hes, bringing to naught all efforts
at restocking depleted waters. At the preliminary meet-
ing, held in Philadelphia, Nov. 15, 1882, fourteen gentle-
men pledged themselves to promote the objects of the
proposed association, which were stated to be ‘‘the wel-
fare of the angling interests of this vicinity, * * * the
enforcement of the fishery laws of the State, and the
restocking of streams which have become depleted by
illegal fishing and other causes,” When a constitution
was framed the first section reversed the above order by
reciting that ‘‘the primary object of the association shall
be the preservation, protection and increase of edible fish
in the waters of Pennsylvania, the enfvurcement of the
laws cone rning the same, and to increase the interest
in angling.” Measures were at once taken to secure
permanent headquarters, a library, to promote corre-
spondence with similar organizations and with other per-
sons interested in this work. Provision was made for
discussions on fish and fishing topics, the reading of
essays and the delivery of lectures.
After the organization was completed there was an
immediate and large increase in the applications for
membership, The association entered into friendly rela-
tions with the Fish Commissioners of Pennsylvania, the
U. S, Commission and with angling associations in Penn-
sylvania and other States. The membeis then went to
work to obtain information about the state of the streams,
the quality of the fishing, violations of fishery laws, etc.
The advice of fishculturists was obtained in relation to
game fishes for stocking the waters of eastern Pennsyl-
vania, and a fish warden was secured for the vicinity of
Philadelphia. The State Fishery Board was urged to
revent the use of fish baskets in the Susquehanna and
Ridiaware Rivers, and to increase the stock of trout and
black bass. Violations of fishing laws were reported and
rewards offered for the arrests and conviction of the
offenders. By request of the association Mr. Spangler
was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Board of Fish
Commissioners. One of the many important actions of
the association was the preparation of a complete digest
of the State fishery laws, which will be incorporated in
the forthcoming report of the Pennsylvania Fish Com-
mission. Through the efforts of the Anglers two car-
loads of rainbow trout were obtained from the Govern-
ment supplies for Pennsylvania streams. The work of
distribution was accomplished by the members at their
own expense, but the results were unsatisfactory.
In the way indicated and by all other legitimate means
the gentlemen have labored to protect the fishing inter-
ests of the State and to increase the store of valuable
species. We look forward with hopefulness to the time
when the lessons which the Anglers’ Association are try-
ing to teach will result in an enlightened public senti-
ment in favor of protection and increase of edible fishes
in Pennsylvania streams. We cannot avoid expressing
the hope that our associates among the anglers, who
exert a powerful infiuence, aided and extended through
the agency of the press, will be especially careful to learn
all the facts involved in the discussion of fishery methods
with which they may have no personal acquaintance.
Let us investigate every disputed point, attacking noth-
ing until we are sure itis wrong, never descending to
the undignified practice of applying hard names to men
whose interests may appear to conflict with our own.
We have nothing to lose and everything to gain by
patient, intelligent study of problems which the best
methods of research have not yet solved.
THE RANGELEY LAKES.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Tam preparing for a long and I trust a lively campaign
among Salmo fontinalis up North, bub I cannot sail
away without dropping a few remarks versus Mr. Jean
R. Stebbins’s letter in this week’s issue of FOREST AND
STREAM. Lam glad he met with success at the Rangeley
Lakes last September. Few people are so fortunate now-
adays. and where one person catches trout in those
waters, a hundred are copiously “‘left.” I concede that
the records he quotes ave exceedingly good, and most
creditable to his ability as a fly-caster. Camp Bemis, too
is a lovely spot, and a sojourner there will not have
gone amiss. Iam also pleased that so eminent a gentle-
man found pleasure in reading my little book, ‘‘Where
the Trout Hide.” It may interest him to learn that the
contents of the volume have pleased others, for the pub-
lishers have paid me royalty on over 15,U0U copies, and it
is still going rapidly, although a mere infant of but three
months of age.
Mr. Stebbins says the book was evidently written in the
interests of the Lake St. John boom. In this Mr. Steb-
bins errs. It was written—if such a tractate deserves
the dignified accusation of ever having been written—
principally in the interests of the author, who found it
profitable, and to direct the fraternity of anglers to a
glorious fishing country, It will prove profitable to
them also,
Mr, Stebbins says I must be prejudiced against the
Rangeley Lakes, and here he again errs. Iam not pre-
judiced against the lakes, but the exceedingly poor suc-
cess I as well as many acquaintances have invariably
met there in recent years. | :
Probably, if I were to sit in a boat and freeze while I
trolled with ‘‘gang hooks” as the ice disappeared, I might
“catch on.” I know this course is pursued by some
‘*fishermen,” and they are welcome to it, but as for me,
well: . ‘
I want to be an angler,
And with the anglers stand,
No “jig” or ugly gang hook
Invades that honest band.
I will add that Mr. Stebbins does not known me else
he would not say that I must be mad at something that
has happened to me there. Irarely get mad, but on the
contrary, I havea nature assweet as a June lilac. When,
at very rare intervals, a real good A No. 1 first-class mad
comes upon me, I’m something awful.
Jam told that upon such occasions I tremble in the fins,
my gills turn pale, and for hours in succession I refuse
enticing luxuries of every description. When Mr, Steb-
bins concludes that I may possibly be ‘‘very ignorant” I
promptly plead guilty, My commission from the Medes
and Persians prohibits any reply to sueh an accusation,
and my most sincere prayer is that consillio et animis I
may live to overcome it, However, 1 freely forgive him,
and if he, with his friend ‘‘Piseco,” will permit me to
direct them to a little stretch of damp water during
September I will promise them more big tiout (from 1 to
4ibs, each) in three days than they will take at the
Rangeleys in three months, or even three years, Thirty
hours by railway from their rock-ribbed home will land
them on the spot. My knowledge of the Rangeley Lakes
has been deriyed from a personal experience extending
over many years, and possibly repeated disappointments
may have induced me to look upon them a little ‘nor’
nor’east, a little nor’;” yet still upon the subject of good
fishing my vision is decidedly clear—most emphatically
‘sou’ sou’ west, a little sow’.”
In the interests of a leading newspaper I shall visit the
Rangeley Lakes this season, as well as Patmachene, and
shall find pleasure in writing only the plain unpainted
truth. I have been told that I would meet “‘trouble” if I
went there, and hence J shall go fully prepared for any
emergency. On the contrary, | feel sure that nothing
wili occur of an unpleasant nature, and I anticipate an
enjoyable seaeys Should it appear that my views are
incorrect 1 promise not to abridge the excitement.
KIT CLAREE.
NEW ENGLAND TROUT.’
OSTON, Mass., May 13.—The opening of the trout
season was very early, but it is also proving to be
slow. The exodus tothe Maine trout waters is not yet
up to the advanced season, and the catch of trout is also
a good deal behindtheseason, A party of Boston sports-
men has been at; Moosehead for a week, under promise to
telegraph their friends here when the trout are biting,
but still the welcome news does notcome, Those friends
are waiting to be off, but they can spend but a few days
onthe loyed trout waters, and they are almost discour-
aged. The weather has been very warm, and the water
isas warm as need be, but the trout do not bite. The
same story is also true of other trout waters in that State.
Even the newspapers that usually have them do not yet
contain the big trout stories, though the ice has already
been out a couple of weeks. At the Upper Dam there
was fairly good fishing in the rapid water below the
dam at first, but trolling in the still water in the Range-
leys has not yet been good this season. Perhaps the
transportation and hotel people will not thank me for
writing this story, but the truth must be told, cost what
itmay. Itis possible that there is to be splendid trout
fishing later in the season—possibly at about the usual
time, and that all the early opening is to go for naught;
thatthe trout are not to bite till they get ready. Per-
haps it is the season, the time of the year, and not the
going out of the ice after all that signals the biting of
the trout. We will wait and see. At any rate there is
no news at present calculated to stimulate us to be on the
way.
The salmon at Bangor are also very tardy. The season
opened remarkably early with a few caught, but since
the first day or two the fishing has been very poor. The
waiters here, and there are several of them, watch for
the welcome of the dispatch from Mr, Fred Ayer in vain.
Letters come by mail every day or two, saying, ‘Do not
come yet. Wait till Ttelegraph.” A big run of salmon
is certainly expected, but it is very tardy thus far.
Reports from the trout streams in this State continue
good—better than usual. In fact it would seem that the
better protection which has been given these streams for
the past two or three years, through the influence of the
Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Aseociation, is
bringing forth good results. Some of the New Hamp-
shire trout streams are also ‘‘panning out” well this year.
In that State also protection has been better for a couple
of years. But in Maine the reverse is true. The law has
been enforced perhaps, but winter fishing was never
carried to a worse extent than during February, March
and even April, 188). This was all done under the law
that permits such work, by the inhabitants of the State,
Mr. Geo. B. Appleton, with Mr. Fuller, will go to Ban-
gor salmon fishing as soon as the telegraph informs them
that the run has begun. Harry Moor will start for the
Rangeleys about next week. The Kineo Club is still
determined to put off its trip to Moosehead till about the
first of June. W.D. Weld will join a fishing party to
Maine next week, Mr. Wardsworth, who has been at
Rangeley every season, for a number of years, is obliged
to give up his trip this year, from the fact that he is just
recovering from a severe carbuncle. SPECIAL,
Boston, May 14,—Some good trout scores from Range-
ley this morning. At Upper Dam Messrs. Clark and
Brackett, of Peabody, Mass., took on Saturday two of
T+lbs., one of Slbs,, two of 4ibs,, two of 3lbs., and a host
ol smaller.—SPRCIAL,
FOUR-BEARDED ROCKLING.—In one of the aquaria at
Wood's Holl, Mass., Mr. Vinal 8S. Edwards has placed a
four-bearded rockling (Onos cimbrius), an interesting little
member of the cod family. One peculiar feature of this
fish is the construction of its first dorsal fin, which is
composed of a long, detached anterior ray, followed
by a series of minute filaments which do not rise much
above the contour of the back. These filaments are
situated in a furrow, and Mr. Edwards states that they
are kept in rapid motion even when the fish is lying at
rest. The funetion of this rndimentary fin is unknown,
a\)
LAKE LAMOKA.'
Bi LMIRA, N. ¥.—&ditor Forest and Stream: Though
a reader of your valuable paper for many years I
have seen nothing in your angling columns describing
Lake Lamoka, in Schuyler county. this State. This beau-
tiful sheet of water 1s three miles Jong and about one
mile wide, situated between Seneca and Keuka lakes,
near the villave of Tyrone. Itis noted for the fine fish-
ing to be had there during the angling season. If abounds
with gamy bass, both large-mouth and small-mouth,
pickerel, yellow perch, bullheads, sunfish, ete, ‘The best
months for fishing are June, September and October.
There is good fishing through the ice during the winter
months also, There are some fine spots for camping
along the lake shore, and the neighboring farmers are
very hospitable, or if the angler prefers he can find ample
accommodations with Len. H, Storrs, who keeps a board-
ing house on the bank of the lake, close to the fishing
ground, Mr. Storrs also has a number of good boats and
has bait and tackle at all times. He sets a goad table
and has a good many fishermen to entertain during the
summer months. His charges are very reasonable, His
P, O. address is Tyrone, Schuyler county, N. Y. There
is good woodcock and grouse shooting in season, also
ducks and quail,
I have spent many happy days on the banks of old
Lamoka, and expect to pitch my tent there in June, and
I anticipate having a glorious time fly-fishing for bass.
Tf any of your readers want a quiet spot to go and while
away the summer days, a place where they can always
fill their creel with fish, this is the place. 1 have derived
a great deal of benefit from the information of shooting
and fishing grounds contributed to your columus by
members of the fraternity ard now feel like adding my
mite, and I feel that if any sportsman shonld go to Lake
Lamoka and have some of the sport I have been having
the last few years I shall be amply repaid for these lines.
H, A. 8.
ST. LOUIS WATERS.
T. LOUIS, Mo., May 11 —Ever since the- opening of
h the season Jarge catches of croppie bave heen re-
ported. Bass have been somewhat tcarce, This is to he
expected until about the latter part of next month. Mur-
dock Lake, in Illinois, a few miles south, has been fur-
nishing excellent croppie fishing to the members of the
Murdock Lake Fishing Club, Judge P. 8, Lanham spent
two days at the lake in the early part of the week and
returned with 245 croppie and 6 bass, the largest of which
weighed 4lbs. Another member returned after staying
one day, with 78 croppie that would average about 141hs,
Mr. I. V. Dutcher and a party of friends leave to-night
for the club house, to remain a few days. The Meramic
River has had its quota of fishermen, and with few ex-
ceplions they have enjoyed satistactory sport. Mr. W.
Mackwitz spent one day and caught a good string of fish,
among which was a jack salmon weighing 41)bs.
About twenty-three miles south of here, where this
stream empties into the Mississippi, a party last Tuesday
caught 23 large eels, 45 croppies and 3 bass,
At King’s Lake the fishmg has been only ordinary,
The Dameron Lake Club, a few miles above, report the
same state of affairs at its grounds. There has been no
rain for some time, the waters are perfectly clear and
fishing ought to be good.
The Grand Pass Fishing and Hunting Club, which has
a large preserve, seventy-two miles distunt in Illinois, is
fortunate in haviny a really favorable place for fishing
in connection with its hunting grounds. Major Cuon- .
ningham, in one day witha ily, took 35 bass, which would
average 43]bs. This catch by tar surpasses any other.
A. telegram from the superintendent of the Current
River Fishing and Hunting Club says that fishing at pres-
ent with live bait is good, but that itis a little early for
trolling. Mr. W. D. Groves is atthe club housenow, and
in a letter to a friend here says that he is haying splendid
sport. Next week a large party leave for the locality to
remain several days. UNSER Fritz.
THE LUMPFISH.
AC
the present time the lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumipus)
is very abundant at Wood’s Holl, Mass., and in-
dividuals of all sizes are found.
season of the species.
This is the spawning
Late in April Mr. Geo. A, Lewis
forwarded a female, measuring 20in,, to the National
Museum. By weighing the ovaries and countine the
eges in a portion, Mr. Barton A. Bean determined the
number to be about 172,800, The lumpfish, also known
as the lumpsucker, sea owland cockpaddle, ranges north-
ward to Greenland and Iceland. Southward it reaches
Virginia in cold weather. The most striking peculiarities
of this fish are the following; The male makes the nest
and takes care of the young, which cling to lis body by
means of sucking disks on the belly. The young are
found at the surface in summer in the midst of floating
rockweeds; they have an anterior dorsal fin, which be-
comes obsolete with age. The colors of the adults are
bright green, or blue, and red. It is claimed that the ved
ones are males and the others females, The specinen.
above mentioned was greenish. In some parts of Scot-
land and among the Greenlanders the lumpfish is eaten,
but Buckland thinks it about equal to a glue pudding,
indicating a difference of taste which we leave for the
Ichthyophagi to reconcile,
TROUT AND WINNINISHE IN CANADA,
RK. DAMON 8. COATS, of the Springtield Fishing:
and Game Club, tells us that as a tesult of the
notice of the club’s Canadian grounds, printed in these
columns, he has received numerous inqiiries for fishing
waters. Mr. Coats recommends anglers to go to thie es-
tablishment kept by Harry Poole, five miles from Cham-
bord, P. @. Mr. Poole has leased the old Hudson’s Bay
Company’s post at the mouth of the Metaheichouan,
where he furnishes board at the rate of $1 per day, andl
guide with canoe at $1.50 per day, guide to be found; he
can direct to excellent trout fishing, and there is goad
winninishe fishing at the post. These fish strike in there
from the 10th to the 15th of June, and remain for two
weeks, then they goto the Grand Discharge, where the
catch is great. Mr. Poole has teams to convey the angler
to different points. Chambord is on the Quebec and Lake
St. John Railway. The train leaves Quebee in the morn-
and it is to be hoped that the species may be kept under | ing and reaches Chambord at night of the same day,
! observation until more is learned about its habits.
Mr. Poole’s address is Chambord, Quebec,
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FOREST AND STREAM,
[May 16, 1980.
TAKE WHAT YOU CAN,
Editor Forest and Stream:
«A correspondent over the pen name ‘‘Pacific” in your
last week's i-sue advises again+t going trout fishing if one
only has two orthree days tospare, He says: “Take two
or three weeks ” Very poor advice, in my humble opin-
ion, He might just as well lay duwn the law, ‘catch
nothing but three-pound trout,” This would be desight-
ful if possible, and likewise three weeks’ fishing are better
than three days; but itis a ridiculous moral which he
draws. Now, I deem it my very good fortune to be able
to get away from the city for two or three days at
the most the litter part of May, taking advantage of
Decoration Day. and I hope to repeat my little vac tion
this year. 7f [hear of any place ‘*where the trout hide”
and are ina playful frame of mind, Three days! I will
not allow my three days to be langhed at, and then—but
thinking it over, it is not a three days’ trip I take; itis a
trip longer than “Pacific” advises. Here it is the 9th of
May, and I hive been planning and talking trout for two
weeks at least, andit wants three weeks to Decoration
Day, and about four weeks to talk the whole thing over,
so my trip this year will foot up to about nine weeks and
three days. Quite a respectable trip after all, so I won’t
attempt to ruiiie the smooth surface of the Pacific any
more, E'LIN,
CARP IN THE Passaic.—Paterson, N. J., May 6.—Your
reference in a recent issue to carp in the Passaic River
is slightly incorrect in that you assume that carp may
be found near Garfield. If there are any there, they
are so in very small number. The Passaic River above
Litile Falls—a station of the Greenwood Lake Railroad—
is alive with carp; the recent heavy rains carried a nutw-
ber of them over the falls at Little Falls, and yesterday
ITsaw aman with a string of tive caught a short distance
above Paterson, The carp he had would average dlbs.,
the heaviest weighing over 7lbs. I doubf whether many
carp would live in passing over the falls at this city and
the rapids below, and it would be only with difficulty
that they would get over the dam at Dundee, all of which
would be necessary for them to reach the river near
Garfield. Please do not tree any person not to catch
carp during the breeding season. Carp are worthless
as a game fish and are not fit toeat at any time, and they
are, l fear, spoiling our bass and pickerel fishing, which
is not as good as formerly in the upper Passaic.—CHAs,' A
SHRINER.. |Carp cannot possibly injure the fishing for
bass and pickerel, as their food is vegetable substances,
On the other hand, if carp become plentiful their young
will afford food for the game species. Opinions differ as
to the edibility of this fish; we recommended it on the
strength of personal experience and the corroborative
testimony of a large majority of correspondents who
have eaten it. ]
POSTED BROOKS IN CONNECTICUT.—Editor Forest and
Stream: I haye for the Jast week or ten days been on a
business trip into Berkshire county, Conn., and find on
inquiry that the new law was not working as satisfiac-
torily as was hoped it would, Cutting off from the oprn
season the months of April and August has taken from
the farmers their months, for the farmer’s time is too
fully occupied to think of fishing in May, June and July,
and he could fish a little in April and August. It seems
the farmers were not consulted in the matter at all, and
the law was sprung on them unawares, Feeling aggrieved
they are retaliating by posting the brooks; and when the
sportsmen get into the ceuntry they will find, instead of
the free and open fishing, that all of the best of it is
posted; and the farmers seem to be inclined to be rather
stringent in their restrictions as far as I was able to learn,
and I heard from every town in the county save one or
two. I gained my information throuzh sportsmen, so it
is liable to be correct, These are the facts in the case,
and the sermons which might be preached from the text
I will leave for others to do,—Nort.iks,
Trour PortTRaiIts.—Mr. Wakeman Holberton, of this
city, has just completed for the Smithsonian institution
oil portraits of the Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma),
female, anil the red-throated trout (Salmo purpuratus),
male and female. The painting is from life studies mad
by Mr. Holberton at Kanusku Lake, in northwest Idaho,
one of the headwaters of the Columbia. These fish are
most brilliantly colored and they are here set off by a
becoming background with gorgeous effect. The capture
of this particular Doliy Varden trout, by the way, has
never been heralded with much pride by Mr. Holberton,
I fact he did not take it, nor is he himself an adept at
the mode of fishing by whichit was killed. The cook
had excavated more deeply a natural spring hole in the
lake near camp as a depository for provisions which it
was desired to keep cool; and going duwn one morning,
Sept. 22, for the butter, he was startled by the sloshing
about of a 30in. trout, which he inc mtinently clubbed to
death, Tne fish had just been spawning.
Fish PROTECTION in Minnesota.—Twenty-three bills
for the preservation and protec icn of fish were passed
during tle late session uf the Minnesota Legislature. We
are indebted to Mr, W. D. Tomlm for a list of these
measures, which prescribe close times during the spawn-
ing period, limit the methods of catching fish and pro-
hibit fishing for sale, m all the counties having fishery
interests worthy of protection. *In the bill relating to
the protection of the whitefish in Like Superior the office
of fi-h warden is created, and the munificent sum of $200
is named as such fish warden’s salary,”
Tre First WEakFISH.—New York, May 13.—A weak-
fish was caught yesterday by G. W. Graham, at Great
Kills, Giffurds, Staten I-land, wind east, tide half ebb,
bait shrimp, ‘This is the earliest ever known in these
parts. Mr. Graham is a member of the Squeteague Club,
[esntanenge rs at Fitazgerald’s, at the above place.—G. C,
Mryur, Secretary.
FIsHING NEAR Nuw Yore.—Zditor Forest and Stream:
The cruiser Seneca is laid up on the stocks this weelk for
repairs, after a wreck in New York Bay. She will be in
commission again on Siturday, and will sail at once for
Jamaica Biy in pursuit of further information for salt-
water fishermen on ‘‘Fishing Near New York.”—SENECA
(New York, May 18),
A Bic SUNFISH.—Probably the largest sunfish on
record was the one captured at the Lite-Saving Station
at Morehead, N. C.. recently, and forwarded to the
National Museum. The length of the specimen was 6ft.
9in., and the distance from tip of dorsal to tip of anal 8ft.
|The eye, which is inclosed ina bony capsule, was 4iin.
long. The name of tins fish is Mola mola. The develop-
| ment of the species offers one of the most interesting
problems for the embryologist.
Bass In LAKE Erkte.—Dayton, Ohio, May 14.—The Day-
ton Club, Chicigo Club and about fitty other anglers from
various parts of the country are now enjoying bass fi-h-
ing in the waters around the Lake Erie Islands. The
Dayton Club, sixteen rods; Springfield Cluh, four rods;
Chicago Club, twelve rods, are on Pelee Island, Canada
waters. The Cincinnatians are at Kelley’s Island; Indian-
apolis and Columbus at Put-in-Bay; Toledo Club at
Middle Bass Island.
THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Is (SOMETIMES) HARD,
—The Connecticut Association has just caused the prose-
cution and fining of seven men at Salisbury, in Litchfield
county, for spearing black bass and pickerel in Twin
Lakes. Game Protector Kidd, of Newburgh, has secured
the punishment of John Garrison, of New Jersey, who
has been dynamiting trout in Warwick Creek, in Orange
county, N. Y. .
“LINES CAST IN PLEASANT PLACES” was the title of a
lecture delivered at a special meeting of the Massachu-
setts Fish and Game Protective Association last Tuesday
evening by Preeident Edward A. Samuels. The illustra-
tions embraced over one hundred beautiful stereoscopic
views of picturesque scenery and fishing incidents in
Canada, and the talk was of the most delightful char-
acter.
FISHERY INDUSTRIFS OF THE UNITED STATES.—We are
indebted to the U. 8. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries
for volumes II. to V. of the important work published by
the Commission, on ‘‘The Fishery Industries of the United
States.” These volumes complete the publication and we
shall have occasion to refer to them in detail in a subse-
quent number,
THe WARM WrATHER which came with such @ rush
last week started the fishing tackle trade with 3 vim,
It has been a great time for fish ta’k, and dealers report
that they have been hard pushed to fill orders.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 18.—Some fine strings of
week.
Sprneés, Nuvs of every description. American Net & Twine Co,,
Mfrs,, 34 Commercial st., Boston, or 199 Fulton st., N. Y.—4de,
“WHERE THE TROUT HIDE.” +*
aes little hook of 115 pages is printed on fine wondeut paper,
and contains some excellent illustrations, among them sey-
eral views ot celebrated northern lakes and waterfalls. The
writer treats the principal fishes of the angler’s fauna in a graphic
and rollicking style, not burdening himself with the requirements
of scientific nomenclature or a discussion of the hab:ts of the
species. Black bass fishing in Lake Gogebic furnishes the oppor-
tunity for a vivid description of the endurance and jinesse ot the
small-mouthed Micropterus, and for a comparison between the
bass and the brook trout, in which the former is damned with
faint praise m one breath and sland+red im vixorous Enghsh im-
mediately afterward. Similar treatment is bestowed upon the
-Ranveley Lakes for some reason unknown to us, and certainly
not indorsed by many other anglers, The musealonge of the
Eagle waters comes in for a glowing tribute because of his agility
and wonderiul heroism, ’
The enthusiasm of the author culmimates in his account of
Lake St. John and its famous landlocked salmon, b t while we
grant the marvelous beauty of the region and the admirable
qnalities of its salmon, ws cannot admirt that this is “the only
home of the peerless wininnish, the grandest game fish and the
m st prodigous warrior that plows tresh water.” The perfection
of angling and the intense gratification of taste and toucl: were
enjoyed in the royal waters of Lac des Grandes Des. Here the
number, size, brilliant coloration and fighting qualities of the
brook tront awaken another burst of enthusiasm. The charming
view of Lac des Grandes Iles, which accompanies this chapter,
is one of the most pleasing features of the book, fairly dividing
honors with the illustration of Lake St. Joseph embellishing the
account of Isle de Paradis, The trout fishing from this “island
elysium’”’ must. be of a kind long to he remembered. Brief men-
tion is made cf lake trout fishing m Like Sf. Joseph. In the clos-
ing chapter the sojourn in the wilderness will awaken the enthu-
Siusm of every one who has ever dropped a fly or pulled a trigger.
The accompanying extracts will give a fair idéa of the mu ter
and method of this series of sketches, The mixed m¢tapho:s
heaped upon the bass muy spo the author’s luck when next he
goes A-fishing. i
“The black bass is 2 nobleman among the finny nobility. He is
an aquatic terrier, tenacious as a bulldog, and a three-pounder on
a light red will fully compensate a man for a day’s y: xauon.
What a vicious break he makes when he rushes forthe fiy. * *
He is a patrician among his suecies; anaristccrat worthy of honor
and respect, and after the Salmonidce tie is the bravest inhabitant
of the waters. ; '
“There is no denying the fact that the black bass is a splendid
fish, but in the finny race for leadership he is outclassed at all
points by the trout. r ’
“for the brook trout is crowned with the ineffable ensign of
roy alty—the red and the gold—and it reflects his uobility in greatcr
magnificence than any living spectacle with which ihe Creator
has glaacdened the earth. * * * cs
“The black bass is a grand fish, an honor to the finny nation,
but he should never be compared to the brook treut. The one is
a thing of beauty and « joy forever, the other is a blackguard and
a tough torever.”’ 2
“The finny dwellers of the waters must possess a singular con-
ceit, conceding that they are ever encumbered with any sori of a
notion regarding the cyclopean phautoms living and moving up
there on top of the mud. ’ ye ;
“If a trout possestes meditative qualities—and if any fish does
it surely must be the brook trout—he will be struck with amaze-
ment as, enjoying a tranquil siesta in a cool and shady brook, he
observes an awkward, lumbering monument slowly approaching
the She: edge, vainly endeavering to be shrewd and sly
about it.
“Suddenly, with a huge missi'e long and stout enough to sweep
the wate1s of the brook aside, the monster projects the pond: rous
weapon upward and onward, as if endeavoring to close a vacuum
in the surrounding atmosphere, and continues 10 repeat the out-
landi=h proceeding ad infinitum.
_ “And the trout, having cayvefully observed these unique and
inexplicable gyrations, does 10t remain there any longer. He
knows a lovely shaded retreat some fourteen miles down the
brook, and he proceeds to seek it with dispatch, * * *
“There is no recreation in which aman can enguge that will
bring an equal reward in renewed health like a day or a week
wandering and wading along a woodland brook in quest of its
trout. The water is us sweet and bright and pure as if the Wood-
land Qneen had brought il direct from its source im a silver chal-
ice, Where the stream broadens the angler’s purpose broadens;
where it is shoal he is careless; he understands its every ripple,
its dark depths, its rocky undulations and its mad rushes; its lul-
laby haunts him forever.”
—*“Where the Trout Hide” by Kit Olarke, New York: Bren-
tano’s, 1889.
this subject we appealed to Mr
trout have been caught in this neighborhood the past
ishculture.
MASSACHUSETTS TROUT SPAWNING,
Ww" have long believed that the brook trout on Cape Cod
and vicinity extend their spawning sesson well into:
April and that the tishing shou d not begin as early as it
does, In order to obtain fresh and reliable information on
V. N. Edwards, of Wood’s
Holl, Mass., a resident observer for the U S. Fish Commiis-
sion, and have just received the communications given
below. These letters sufficiently indicate the necessity of
exhaustive investigations in the sume direction, and we
hope the Commissioners and others interested in the pro-
tection and preservation of this valuable species will inquire
to what extent vbis late spawning occurs and take measures
warranted by the circ'imstances.
Woon’s Hou. Mass., May 10,1889—Dear Sir: About two
weeks ago I went to the trout stream at Waquoit and saw
some large ones as well as small ones. A sreat many have
been caught there this spring and sent to New York market.
They never before were known to be so plentiful and so
large as this spring. The fishermen say they are full of
spawn until the middle of April. I wrote a letter to Henry
Bartlett, who used to keep large numbers of big trout m an
aquarium in his market. I had seen them spawning there,
but bad forgotten the time of the year. I inclose his letter.
Yours truly, WiINAL N. EDWARDS. ~
NEW BFDFORD, Mass., May 9, 1889.—Mr. Vinal N. Ed-
wards, Dear Sir? The trout I hadin my tank usually got
through spawning by the middle of December, but some of
the smaller ones were a little later. I dressed a trout three
years ago, which was caught in Westport River, as late as
the middle of April. This trout had a nice spawn and a
number of ripe eggs ready to be dropped. Respectfully
yours, H. BARTLETT.
It may be that this late spawning is limited to brook trout
which have the sea-zoing habit; at any rate the suoject
deserves careful investigation.
STRIPED BASS IN CALIFORNIA.—In 1885, when Mz.
B. B. Redding and Mr. S. R. Throckmorton were commis-
sioners of California tisheries, two lots of young rockfish ur
striped bass were brought over from New Jersey, the last
shipment arriving in August. A number of the fish of
various sizes have been caught every year since that time.
About April 1, Inguglia & Co., of Clay street market, San
Francisco, bad at their stall a bass weighing 17%ibs. besides
some smail ones weighing from 1 to 3lbs, A few days later
the same firm exhibited a specimen 39in. long and 25in. in
circumference, weighing 27lbs.: three smaller ones were
shown with this large one. ‘These fish were caught in nets
near Vallejo. This locality furnished many smaller ones
during part of March and April, It is estimated that the
total annual catch does not exceed 700, and the scarcity is
attributed to the Chinese methods of catching the young
fish migrating to the ocean and drying them with other
small fish for export to China, In Suisun and San Pablo
bays this mischieyous practice is said to flourish,
FOOD OF THE BULLFROG.—The large American bull-
frog, (Rana catesbiana) has a varied diet of insects, fishes,
batrachians, reptiles, birds, and even mammals. Professor
Sedgwick, of the Scbool of Technology, Boston, Mass., once
had a very large frog in captivity, which used to eat not
ouly frogs of other kinds, but also those of its own species.
It was often given mice and Hinglish Sparrows and would
swallow them alive, Ihave found in the stomach of a large
frog a young mud turtle, or painted tortoise, Chrysemys
picta, half digested, and have seen at other times snakes in
the stomachs of large specimens, I consider the bullfrog
the most voracious of the batrachians—S. T. Denton
(Washington, D. C.)
ENORMOUS YIELD OF SHAD.—On the 6th of May at
three stations of the U. 8. Fish Commission on the Potomac,
Susquehannah and Delaware rivers, sixteen and one-half
millions of shad eggs were taken, or about as many as were
collected during the entire season of 1881, The total nnm-
ber of eggs secured to May 8 will be about 80,000,000. The
distributing cars now carry 4,000,000 shad eggs at a time,
aie: with them when they ure within two or three days
of hatehing, The effect of this wholesale work is evident in
all the shad rivers. In 1879 the catch in the Potomac was
178,000; this season’s yield, from present appearances, will
be 500,000. Roe shad have been offered at retail in Washing-
ton as low as three or four cents per pound.
INTRODUCED SHAD IN GEORGIA.—Hon. H. G. Tur-
ner has forwarded to the U, S. Fish Conmission two shad
which were caught in a trap May 3, near Quitman, Georgia.
The Withlacoovhee River, from which they were obtained,
flows into the Suwannee, which empties into the Gulf
of Mexico about ten miles north of Cedar Keys. This
is one of the streams stocked by the U.S. Fish Commission,
and the shad gives promise of successful acclimatization
therein. Both of the examples were males, the smaller
8igin, long, the larger 14in., and with the spermaries mod-
erately developed. d
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCINTY.—The annual meet-
ing of this society now in session in Philadelphia will be
one of the most important in its history, From Mr. Henry
C. Ford, the secretary, we learn that “‘The meeting prom-
ises to be the lar est the American Fisheries Society has
ever had. Nearly all of the diffi rent State Fish Commissions
will be represented, with many prominent invited guests.’
This aiternoon the society wiil be the guests of the Anglers’
Association of Eastern Pennsylvania at a planked shad din-
uer at Gloucester, N, J.
“LA CARPE.’’—Under the above title M. Albert Le Play
has written a treatise on recent methodsin feeding and rear-
ing the carp. The work is well recommended.
Camp-Sire Slicheyings.
“That reminds me.”
266. -
THINK I can beat “M. E. N.” While out after part-
ridge one fall I heard the sharp yip, yip, of a cur,
and looking over my shoulder saw a partridge flying
toward and behind me about four feet from the ground, —
and the dog not more than four feet from. the bird, and
both were doing their level best. Raising my gun to the
shoulder, and whirling to face the bird I caught my feet
ina vine, which threw me to the ground, causing my
un to explode, and when I awoke to sober consciousness
saw the bird fluttering on the ground and the dog run-
ning in anopposite direction, evidently astonished, and I
know I was more than surprised. A,
:
May 16, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM.
oA1
The Fennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS, .
May. 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Franciseo, Oal,
Sept. 10 to 15—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the Loidon Kennel
Club, at Lindon, Ont, C. A. Stone, Manager, A
Sent. 10 to 13.—Nog Show of the Cen ral Canada Exbihition As-
sociation, at Ottawa, Can, Capt, R. 0. W. MacOnu is, Secretary.
Sept, 11 to 18,—Firet Annoal Dog Show of the Toledo Kennel
luo, Toledo, U. T, B. Lee, Se retary,
Veh, 18 to 21, 1890.—Vourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel (inh. New York. James Mortiny r. Superintendent
March 11 to 14, 1-90,—Second Annus] Dog Show of the Rochester
Kennel Clin, at Rochester, N.Y. Hurry Yates, Secretary.
PIBLD TRIALS.
Nov. 4.—Third Antual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
_ P.T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind, ,
f Novy, 18,—Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Hastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
togy Sprirgs, NY. i
lec. 2,—lLvuaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Clih,
| 2 Pesueren, N.C. G. H. Odell, Secretary, Mill’s Building, New
ork, N, Y, ;
Dec 16.—Second Annual Field Tiials of the Southern Field
aot Club, at Amory, Miss, T. M. Brumby, Secretary, Marietta,
a.
THE SPOTTING SYSTEM.
Edtior Foresi and Stream:
| Whether the spotting system, as sdopted hy the Southern
Field Trial Club, is right or wrong, time and experience
will, doubtless, prove. I believe that. with competent and
fair Judging (without which no system will do) this system,
eombined with the heat system and the time limit, consti-
_ tutes the very best plan that can he put into practice at
present. One thing, at least, is certain, viz.; That the heat
system alone, based On the theory of coustructive heatings,
is essentially wrong and inconsistent with fair play and com-
_ mon sense, This fact needs no further proof than merely
the application of the most ordinary reasoning faculties,
Two good dogsare drawn together (us, strange to say, they
generally are), and two poor ones also chance to come
together. Oneof these good ones must go out in the first
s‘ries, and one of the poorones must go up tothe next
round, where the same thing may, and often does, occur
again, That thisisan evil surely no one will attempt to
deny. That the Ceytral Field Trial Club leaves it, at least,
possible to remedy this evil, is certainly not out of the fry-
ang pap into the fire.
t may be said that although a good dog may be knocked
out in the first round by another good one, he still has a
chance of being spotted or selected to run for second or third
place under all of our field trial rules. This is only true
provided the dog by which the unlucky doz was beaten wins
first place, which makes his chances to get in again so
remote that experienced handlers whose dogs. good or bad
ones, gel beaten 1m the first series, always consider them out
of the race. The good one beaten in the first series becomes
dependent on his conqneror’s hehavior, condition and {last
but not least) ov his luck for a chance to get into the stake
again, This dog may have run a g-and heat in the first
series, and yet he may, and often does, go all to pieces or
misbehaye in the next or subsequent series, Is it fair,
then, to consign the one beaten by grand work to further
and hopeless defeat by inferior work? I think not. There-
fore, | approve of the wise provision in the rules of the Cen-
tral Club, which gives the judyes power to place dogs on
their merits, as shown by the work done, instead of obliging
them to be governed by chance, bad conduct of alueky com-
petitor, or other uufortunate circumstances.
The spotting system is how and has been in practice under
all the field trial rules that I am acquainted with, but only
in such &@ manner as to deprive it of its full value, The
judges of all the trials have been spotting or selecting dogs
to compete for second place or to receive the award of third
or fourth prizes. All huye, therefore sanctioned and by
using it, indorsed the spotting system, but it remained for
the Central Club to adyance to the appheation of the system
in the broader and more comprehensive sense in which if
proposed touseit. If the argument against this system ap-
plies to its use by the Central Club, then why shuuld it not
alsa apply to its use by other clubs. The fact that other
’ elubs use this system of spotting at the close of their stukes
jnstead of at the opening of them, does not, [ think, make
jis use essentially different except in this particular.
By spotting at the start the judges are given power to cor-
rect more than to create evil, whereas I think the spotting
at the end gives the same power to create and little, if any,
power to correct evil, ;
Cases are cited where dogs ran poor heatsinthe first series
and afterward proved themselyes good dogs by doing uni-
formly good work, and cases where good work was done in
the first heat by dogs that did indifferent work in subse-
quent heats.
value of the spotting system: properly applied, and of the
wisdom of the rule of the Central Club, which requires
their judges to consider a dog’s work in all his heats. [fa
oor dog does good work in the first series, and consequently
is overrated and passed into the next series, where he shows
up in his true ight, no harm is done by this error.
As the keen, expert judge will see and understand the
case, he will want positive proof of inferiority, and rather
than dismiss a good dog im the first series he will take
chances of putting au indifferent oné into the secoud series
of heats, At least itis not only possible to do so, but pro-
bable that such work will be done under the new rules. On
the other hand, under the old snd weather-beaten system of
_ constructive beatings, from beginning to end of a stake,
where two good ones were drawn together, judges were left
no other aiternative than to dismiss one or the other, no
matter whether the work done was good or indiffereut.
Now, do not all who hunt dogs and are familiar with their
work know full well that the mere brilliant a dog’s best
work 1s, generally the more remarkably bad his bad work is?
By this rule, is not the least meritorious of a good brace
almost certain to win a heat where both dogs are off and
doing taeir worst werk? It seems plain then that the sys-
tem which would surely put the best dog of a brace out of
the stuke is not as good as that which would leaveit possible
to keep either or both dogs in till tbe true winner 1s dis-
covered.
So far as the judges are concerued, I am satisfied that un-
fair or incompetent ones could do great wrong, despite any
and all rules. I think no one will deny that the Central
Club bas done the yery best that could be done to guard
aguinst trouble arising through their judges. They have
selected those who are generally believed to be thoroughly
competent, fair and impartial gentlemen; they announced
their names before an entry was asked for. If the public
do not approye of those judges they need not enter their
dogs to be judged by them. If sportsmen and breeders at
large do approve of those judges they will, no doubt, indorse
them by making entries liberally. Other trials have been
advertised, nominations have been made under the impres-
sion that so and so would judge, but when the fees were
paid, the dogson the ground and the owners absent, alto-
gether different judyes were sprung upon the handlers, who,
jgnorant of what their employers would have done under
the circumstances, started the dogs often to their sorrow, I
am uot now trying to stir up bad feelings between the old
clubs and the newone, Iam simply trying to call attention
his still marvelous breeding,
Most potent proof, | should say, of the great,
for no other purpose than for the good of the cause towhich,
no doubt, those who may differ with me are as much at-
tached and perhaps of far more consequence than J am,
T have little to say at eas about the new departure of
the. Central Field Trial Club regarding the running of set-
ters »nd pointers, alternating the days for each breed. T
have given this proposed feature of the running very little
study; but the argument aginst 1b, based on the point of
endurance as tested ati field trials, is no argument at all, to
my mind at least, for the reason that trials as now dbn-
ducted do not pretend to test endurance, and if they did pre-
tend to do so, such pretension would be ridiculed by sports-
men in general. :
lam pleased. with the prospects of a trial that will reason-
ably test endurance, althongh 1 am not a believer in the
doctrine of endurance testing to the extent of backing
brilliant performers. 1 believe, though, that a dog of en-
durance should hold his pave, unuslacked, for four or six
hours, and that how much he would slow down between a
short spin and a whole-day race should, with stayeys, alto-
gether depend on how they were fitted for the work.
Jommon sense shows that a dog that gots at the rate of
ten miles an bour should require greater power to run ten
hours than one that goes only two or three miles an hour.
Yet 1 know that any level-headed dog will reeculate bis
pace according to the length of time he is habitually re-
quired to work.
I believe, though, that some of the cracks will wisely
keep out of any trial that will test their endurance, or
rather expose their lack of it. Oo this subject, and in com-
plianee with Major Murnan’s kind request for my opinion,
more anon. LUKE W. WHITE.
SOME NOTED GREYHOUNDS.
OW that there seems to be every prospect of coursing
with greyhounds being introduced into the Hastern
States, [h«ve thouzht perbaps some of the readers of F'oR-
EST AND STREAM might like to know of some of those dogs
which have made great names for themselves, and that a
recital of some of their peculiarities and characteristics
might not be altogether uninteresting. During the past
ten years [ have been in frequent correspondence with some
of Hngland’s oldest coursers, and from their letters have
gleaned such incidents as have served to while away for me
most pleasantly many an hour.
In the present age of hurry-scurry, little attention has
been paid to those happenings which are fraught with great
interest to those who come after. A pleasing incident oc-
curred just before Mr. Campbell’s great Canaradzo, called
sometimes ‘'The King of the Whites,’’ won the Waterloo.
Just before the dog went into the slips, a gentleman ap-
proaching Mr. GOampbell. asked him the meaning of the
name, saying, “I don’t find it put down in Johnson’s
Dictionary,”’ “Isn't it??? replied the proud owner of the
dog and the inventor of the name, ‘‘Well, if Canaradzo wins
the cup to-day, youll find bis name in the next edition.”
He did in very truth win the ey and although the name
may never have appeared in the dictionary, it is so univers-
ally knewn among coursers that the absence is not felt. In
his Waterloo in 1861 Canaradzo showed remarkably fine
pace, fire and working form, commanded himself most beau-
tifully, and was particularly determined and cleyerin closing
with his hare. In this course he gave Faldenside (a rare
ous dog and brother to Crerer and Border Union) a terrible
d
ressing, and only let Gilbert (by Weapon) vet first turn by
fayor of the ground. His stock was inclined to be a bit
quarrelsome and required a great deal of work. If they
were bad of temper they were very bad, while if they were
the reverse they were like the boy in thenursery tale, ‘very,
very good.”
very game.
All his progeny showed fine pace and were
One of Mr. Campbell’s peculiarities was in the names he
invented for his dogs, all ot which began with the initial
letter of his name. é
of sockets to pronounce, as may be verified by suugeling
Some of them quite put one’s jaw out
with Colcorxardo, Cararundo, Calabarvono, Cliar
ona,
Coodareena, Ciotoga (pronounced Kiotoga), ete.
He was a
bit superstitious about naming his own dogs himself, and
without doubt was justified in it,-for the only ones he did }
not name were Orested Lochiel and Carn-ye-by-Athol, both
of which came toa bad end. It is greatly to be regretted
that Mr, Campbell’s advancing years caused him to retire
from active coursing and so content himself with a few of
*, His name will go down as
one of the shining ligsts of the greyhound world, coupled
with Scotiand Yet and Cataradzo, the latter one who,
besides his wonderful speed and cleverness, transmitted
these qualities, which are especially apparentin ns progeny
hoth of the first and second generation, among which are
found the notables: Spendthrift, Boanerges, B:tb-at-the-
Bowster, Contango, Litigation, Charmer, King Death
(Waterloo, 1864), Cock Robin (second to Master McGrath,
1868, for Waterloo), Charming May, Chameleon (Waterloo
purse, 1862), Wee Avon, and a score of other flyers,
Canaradzo was a beautifiui dog, especially well formed in
the ribs and outline of his back, and with his tail set on
perfectly. Mr. Nightingale, who judged twenty-nine meet-
ings iu succession, and eighteen out of twenty-one Water-
loos, in writing to a friend said of Canaradzo: ‘‘He had the
particular point which settles all disputes in my mind as to
au fast versus slow greyhound, viz., the proper description
of loin. A broad, thick, valgar loin denotes to a dead cer-
tainty a slow dog, that worst of all complaint in a grey-
hound. What is wanted is a well developed loin, not
heavy. nor too long or weak, but gry» wing finer and narrower
froin the middle to the couplings just as you see itin him.”
Of all the dogs that ever came under his Judgment, Charm-
ing May was bis especial delight, and he had her up’to his
bedside betore the Waterloo to pat her and as he said “give
her a piece of good advice. Sheis nearly as pretty as her
dam,” he said, “and with that same curious dip lehind the
chine.’ Of the stock of King Cob, it seemed asif he could
never speak enough praise, which he said “always ran so
short and kept their backs up and their heads so well down.”
As to peniegiion and true characteristic greyhound head,
that of Sunbeam realized all his ideas, and Sam quite cap-
tivated him with “his healthful style of running, so true, so
clever, that you might ride for miles and miles after him
and yet never see his nob.”’
The peculiar names given his dogs by Mr. Campbell had
no significance in themseives, but those given by other
coursers surely had, as evidenced in Mr, Jardine’s Ladylike,
whose whole deportment indicated the character she repre-
sented. She was a very smart one, and clever too with only
jist enough sense. If a hare chanced to go down hill she
would follow her just far enough so as to stop herself at
will, but if perchance she did miscaleulate, she rectified her
error by regaining lost ground at a pace that was simply
marvelous.
Studying Oscar seems to have come honestly by his odd
name and his actions in the field warranted his haying been
so-called. In one of his courses, which he won with much
credit, one of the great judges while watching his clever-
ness in working his hare said, “Studying Oscar is in very
truth studying coursing.” He had a habit of placing him-
self right in the hare’s line,thus verifying the old adage
that “a cunning dog will throw you over, but it takes some
sense to win a big cup.’’
British Lion was another worthy of his name both as to
coustitution and strength. His ability to stop or turn was
the admiration of all who saw him run, and it is said he
could stop on the side of a hillin two yards. His constitu-
to what many, others as well as I, believe to be facts, and , tion was such that he could run well about every day, and
whenever he was beaten he ran well and worked hard, this
Satna a adversary to do his very best.
Go and Glory, one rough and the other smooth, the prop-
erty of Mr, Geddes, were a rattling brace of greyhounds, in
fact considered the fastest dog and bitch brace in any kennel
in all Svotland, Go seemed to be a bit the faster of the two,
while Glory, with beautiful action and working of her hare,
gave a charming finish to the course.
{t is upon the killing that Dr. Richardson’s white and
black dog King Death’s tame principally rests, and some of
his cross kills were simply beautifnl to witness. He won
the Waterloo in 1864, beating Rebe in the final. It was
indeed death to any hare who felt his teeth, for when his
jaws closed the scene ended.
Capt. Speneer’s Sunbeam, @ beautiful red dog. was a
most charming dispositioned one,and fully realized the signi-
ficanee of his name. Jolin Irvine, the trainer, found him a
delicate doe to get into proper condition, as he was always 4
very light feeder. He had a soft, mild eve, and a head so
small and beautifully formed that it might well have
belonged to a bitch. A course over an open country suited
him exactly, as he had a great antipathy to feucing, and
would hardly face a gate. His speeil was good, though
nothing specially brilliant, but his work when he got well
into it was not only very even but bexutifal as well.
H. W. HUNTINGTON.
[TO BE CONCLUDED. |]
RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS.,
Aditor Forest and Stream:
Your indefatigable and always interesting correspondent
W. Wade in his article ‘‘Russian-Siherian-Cireassian Wolf-
hounds or Greyhonnds’’ claims that ‘‘we really have no
breed of dogs thoroughly suited for the purpose of follow-
ing a handsome span of horses or a lady on horselack,’’ and
he is of opinion that the Siberian wolfhound would fill this
want, {donot want to dispute this point with Mr. Wade,
hut on the contrary wish him luck and profit on his venture
Im importing some specimens of that breed, but merely
want to differ with him on his assertion that for the above
urpose there is no ofher suitable dog. To my taste the
3teat Dane is as stylish an aninial as any lady or cavalier
could wish to takealong on a ride or a drive, and he can out-
run any horse and jump as well. Besides, he is the largest
breed known, and this alone would make him fashionable
at a time when size is considered a main attraction. The
Great Dane is faithful to his master, indifferent, even un-
friendly, tostranger’s and a first-class watch and guard dog.
what more could be wished for?
The Great Dane travels in America under so many differ-
ent names that for the ubinitiated it is difficult to know
whichis which. Hven lin speaking of Great Dunes do not
correctly express what I mean, but I use the word in its ac-
cepted meaning inthe United States. What I mean is the
Ulmer dogge (also called Deutsche dogger), an animal simi-
lar to the Danische dogge, but larger and heavier than the
jatter, It would be well for American shows to have dis-
tinct classes fer the German and for the Danish breed, as it
is. an injustice that the smaller species should be compelled
to compete with the larger. Sone years ago a correspondent
in your columns proposed to have it settled in the above
manner, and do away with all the other misleading names
as: Siberian bloodhound, German mastiff, German boar-
bound, etc., but at the time his suggestion was not
favorably received; perhaps there was not sufficient interest
in this class of dogs. Now, however, they are rapidly gain-
ing favor in fashionable circles, and breeders are turning
their attention to them, and, therefore, I believe the time
has come to do away with all confusion and distinguish the
German dog from the Danish, and altogether drop the otber
erroneous names. Some of the daily papers have inaugu-
rated a new sport, so-called beauty contests; how would it
be for you to take votes on the popularity of the different
breeds of dogs de luwe? 1 vote for the English mastiff, on
account of his affectionate nature, reliable temper and his
companionable manner, coupled with the greatest strength
and highest courage, GEORGE H, ERETZ.
New YORK.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
Since writing the article on the above that appears in your
issue of the 9thinst. (which 1 wrote nearly two mouths since),
I have learned that 1 was mistaken in supposing that Mr,
Hacke’s two dogs were sire »nd son. So tne inference as to
umitormity of type in the breed is not as strong us I supposed,
W. WADE.
THE ENGLISH FIELD TRIALS.
rPHE fifteenth spring field trials of the English Kennel
Club wereran at Worksop, England, April 30 to May
2. There were 94 nominations for the Derby with 17 starters,
9 pointers and 8 setters, The winning pointers were:
First, Banco of Brussels (O. Morre:), orange and white
dog. Jan. 3, 1888 (Master Bang Bang—Lorna Doone of Kip-
eh)s -
a Second, Dodona (Duke of Portland), liver and white bitch,
Feb. 20, 1888 (Kent Cob—Magpie).
Third, Rene R. (Rev, W. J. Richardson), liver and white
dog, Feb, 10, 1888 (Byrsa—Regent of Milton).
SETTERS.
First, Trip of Kippen (1*. C. Lowe), liver and white dog,
Jan, 17, 1888 (Tutsham Trip—Dido),
Second, Blossom of Halesworth (0. Bishop), black and
white biteh, April 28, 1888 (Pride of the Hiliside—Hssex
Belle).
Third, Aldon Trip(F. Warde and ©, Gibbs), liver and white
dog, April 23, 1888 (Tutsham Trip—Penelope),
Absolute winner, Trip of Kippen.
, ALL-AGED STAKES.
For pointers or setters (limited to 16); the winners were:
First, Polities (Sir T. B. Lennard), liver and white pointer
dog (Priam—Ducbess).
Second, Drogheda (C. C. Hillis), red Irish setter dog (Prisco
—Grouse II.).
Third, Blue Maid of Cranfield (AH. Harter), black, white
and tan English setter bitch Maneie Aaron—Little Bess).
Fourth, Belle des Bordes (P. Gaillard), liver and white
pointer bitch (Young Bang—Polly).
DISTEMPER.—Hulton, Pa., May 9.—Hditor Forest and
Stream: I have a litter of two months old mastiffs with
distemper. They have never been out of the kennel yard,
jnfo which no other dogs are admitted. I can only account
for the disease by a distempered dog having heen put in the
same range of kennels in the latter part of February, After
this distemperrd dog’s removal, the kennels were thoroughly
cleaned out, but not disinfected, although all bedding was
burned up. I had no idea that the contagion could retain
its potency for nearly three months, Is thir usual? Is there
any more effective disinfectant than burning plenty of
Stet in the kennels while they are tightly closed 7—W.
WaApbzE, [The poison of distemper retains its vitality for a
long time; just bow long has never been satisfactorily deter-
juined, Itis claimed by many that the germs of the disease
can be conveyed through the air for quite a distance, and our
experience leads us te believe that this is true. A toorough
cleaning and fumigation with sulphur will undoubtedly
disinfect the kennel.)
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AMERICAN FOX HUNTING.
NEW HAMPSHIRE STYLE.
PPXHE morning was clear, cool and frosty; such an one as
comes only in the month of October, to the hunter the
pleasantest month in allthe year. All the necessary prepara-
tions had been made the evening before, when we had decided
to go to the Big Pasture, a large tract of rough hilly country,
partly cleared pasture land with several hemlock thickets,
where partridges made their homes and foxes had several
burrows and annually reared their families. We started
long before daylight, reached the desired locality just at
sunrise, and selecting our stands on old established run-
ways, let the dog loose, expecting every inoment to hear him
open ona fresh scent, as we seldom failed to start a fox
in those thickets. On this pecasion we were doomed to draw
a blank, for after about two hours’ of diligent hunting the
hound came back to his master, and with numerous wags
of his tail anda Rue aati look in his intelligent eye as
he gazed squarely in his master’s face, seemed to say; ‘I
have hunted diligently for two hours, but no trace of a fox
can I find,” It was then determined to go two miles further
to another locality, and try our Inck there. When we
reached the promised land it was 10 o’clock. Again we
gave the hound his liberty, and three minutes later he
opened on a rather cold trail, which he worked diligently
for nearly an hour, when he stopped barking, and we heard
ne more of him for a long time.
We had decided to start for home, when, hark! that is him
coming straight toward ns. He had jumped a fox at last,
and we felt sure of a shot. Notso, however. The fox when
within twenty rods of me, but not in sight, turned squarely.
to the right and started fer the mountain two miles away.
Of course we followed, and reached the summit just in time
to see reynard start for the next mountain, where he threw
the hound off: and the sun was not more than one hour high
when, having secured the hound, we in no very enviable
frame of mind started for home, six miles away. I arrived
there after dark, and rather sullenly ate supper and retired,
determined not to go fox hunting again that season.
We poor mortals sometimes change our minds, however.
It seemed as though IT had not been asleep more than half
an hour when I heard blood-curdling sounds. It is the
rebel yell, accompanied by the rapid firingof a ten-gun light
battery, and mingled with the roar are the clash of sabres
and the groans of the wounded, As I sprang from bed the
same sounds were repeated, but now very much changed.
The firing of the battery was only my friend H. thum ing
with his brawny fists on the side of the house near ia eee
room window, and the much-dreaded yell was his eacer
voice calling to me, “Git up, git up, quick! There is a fox
over in Squire Lane’s bushes and we want him.” The eager
whine of the anxious hound and clank of his chain was
what I at first thought to be the clash of sabres and groans
of wounded. :
“IT cannot go,”’ lanswered. ‘TI was out all day yesterday
and must attend ta business to-day.”
The answer came promptly, “I must be back by 8 A. M.,
sure; come on.”’
I dressed hastily, and without waiting for breakfast
caught up gun and shooting coat and joined EL. in the yard,
and we were soon on the way to Lane’s bushes, where we
arrived before daylight, and turning the dog loose awaited
developments. We had not long to wait, for we had hardly
reached the runway between two thickets, H. about six rods
ahead of me, when the hound opened on a fresh scent and
came directly toward me. It was not light enough to see
the fox, so I had to let him pass, but H. emptied his 10-
gauge in the general direction of the fox, but not a hair did
he touch, The chase led straight for a large hill a mile
away, and [put on all steam for a favorite stand, where a
stone wall crossed a rough ledge, hoping to get there before
the fox left the hill, where he usually circled several times,
I was within twenty rods of the coveted position, and in
plain sight, when reynard mounted the very stone behind
which I proposed to stand, and turning to look for his pur-
suers saw me, and with one switch of his big tail started for
the next hill a mile away, It was now sunrise, and a splen-
did morning with clear, cool, bracing air, and a heayy white
frost, equal to a light snow for tracking, and by some con-
sidered better than a snow for fox hunting.
Arriving near the summit of the hill, around which the
fox circled several times, we selected the most promising
stands, and here only a few minutes later, H. emptied his
gun at long range and scored another clean miss. I had
several good views of the fox. as he crossed open ground
just out of shotgun range, with those long graceful easy
bounds that I have never seen equalled in any other
animal.
When watching them I have often thonght that their
movements resembled the uncoiling of a spiral spring.
When about to make a bound, we see the body shortened to
its utmost capacity, nearly the wlfole weight thrown on the
hindfeet; then the fore parts rise gracefully, and then we
see the force of the spiral spring, which, commencing in the
forefeet, extends up through the muscular back and ends
with the hindfeet. The spring commencing to uncoil at the
shoulders and throws forward the whole body, the last and
strongest impulse being given with the hindfeet. The ani-
mal shoots forward, and striking on the forefeet the spring
is compressed for the next bound.
We followed on from hill to bill wutil nearly night with-
out getting another shot, the fox leading toward the rough
side of the mountain, where we would not care to follow.
He had led us quite near the foot of the mountain, when he
concluded to circle aud double seyeral timesin a large patch
of thick and tangled sprouts.
Taking advantage of the time spent by the fox in the
thicket, [ rushed for a well-known stand between the thicket
and the foot of the mountain, where two stone walls crossed
each other at right angles not forty rods from a large stand
ot farm buildings. I was too late, for when within about
twenty rods of the coveted stand and in plain sight, reynard,
with a light bound, landed lightly on the topmost stone,
and casting one hasty glance at his pursuer, who was push-
ing him hard, started up across the orchard toward the
mountain at a speed which would soon take him to a place
of safety. I watched him with that disappointed feeling
Known only to hunters when they see their prey just out of
reach. Then J wished for the old muzzleloading rifle that
had in former peers stopped many afox. The next moment
I heard a roar like that of a light field piece, and saw the
fox turn 4 somersault, give a few convulsive kicks, and his
chicken stealing days were over. I started for the fox to
claim him as my property, but the hound reached him first
and entered first claim, a moment later and on the run came
a short stout red-faced boy, perhaps 16 years old, and in his
right hand he held an old Queen’s arm still smoking from
the heavy charge that had made the still heavier report, but
when he saw the threatening attitude of the hound he con-
cluded not to enter his claim for the trophy but quietly
awaited my coming.
I soon settled the difficulty by giving two new quarters to
the boy, who, with a hearty ‘“T’hank you!” and a broad grin,
accepted them. With the long gun in his right hand and
the money in his left hand, he was soon out of sight in the
barn, not thirty rods away.
I had nearly tinished skinning the fox when H. came along
and commenced to ask questions and offer his congratula-
tions. In nearly the same breath he remarked that it
seemed yery extraordinary that my little light 20-gauge
could make such a report, and after looking at the half
dozen ugly-looking holes in the beautiful skin, he insisted
that I must be using much larger shot than I had claimed.
He would not be satisfied until I removed the shell from my
Forest and Stream: The protest entered against the Blem-
ton Kennels’ fox-terrier Verity by the Hillside Kennels was
not sustained after an examination by the club’s veterinary,
—FHRANCIS S. Brown, See’y.
FOREST AND STREAM. [May 16, 1809, .
gun and he with his pocket knife had lifted out the top wad
and seen %o0z. ot No. 2 shot, I have been not a little amused
since to have him tell to some rather skeptical listeners of
the deafening report of my little gun, and what horrid holes
No, 2 shot will sometimes make. BR, 5. i.
DOG TALK.
| Pees report of the Boston dog show in the London Fan-
J ciers’ Gazette, presumably written by the judge, Mr.
Gresham, has this to say of some of the breeds: “The
spaniels disappointed us. Messrs, Oldham and Willey’s lot
were decidedly the best, but Glencairn, who has lately been
imported by them, was quite the best. We could not help
noticing that most of the exhibits were short and stumpy
in head and that only a few had the correct texture of coat.
So far our neighbors across the water cannot compete with
us in spaniels. The cockers were the best classes, * * *
The beagles were good classes, superior as a lot to anything
we have in England, better in legs and feet, and showing
more hunting-like properties. Small ones, such as have
sometimes won prizes, were evidently not finding favor in
the United States. * * * Passing on to the collies, we
found one of the finest teams in the world, consi sting of Mr.
Mitchell Harrison’s lot. * * * The fox-terriers were a
feature of the show, some very good animals putting in an
appearance from the kennels of Mr. August Belmont, Jr.,
Mr, John H. Thayer, and the Messrs. Rutherford.”” The re-
port has a good word for the management which. it says, in
some respects is superior to that of English shows, parti-
cularly the arrangements for judging. . :
EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB DERBY.
HE entries for the annual Derby of the Hastern Field
Trials Club closed May 1 with 58 nominations, 40 set-
ters and 18 pointers. Aj] were whelped in 1888,
ENGLISH SETTERS.
ALcE (P, Lorillard, Jr., Tuxedo, N. Y.), lemon and white
dog, Aug, 7 (Cassio—Allie James).
AMORET (P. Lorillard, Jr., Tuxedo, N. Y.), black and
white bitch, Aug, 7 (Cassio—Allie James).
ANNIE F. (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis, ‘Tenn,),
black and white bitch, Jan. 6 (Roderigo—Juno <A.).
ARMADA (E. W. Durkee, East Patchogue, L. 1., black and
White bitch, July 22 (Roger—Chintz). H
BELMORE (John White, Bridgeport, Conn,), black, white
and tan biteh, June 16 (Regent—Belle of Bridgeport).
BLUE RipGH (E. Dexter, Boston, Mass.), blue belton dog,
April 22 (Count Noble—Belle of Piedmont).
ESSIE M. (0, KE. Metzger, Harrisburg. Pa.), liver, white
and tan bitch, May 11 (Count Noble—Fate Gladstone).
CLOCHETTE (P. Lorillard, Jr,, Tuxedo, N. Y-.), black,
white and tan bitch, Feb. 3 (Roderigo—Lavyalette),
Con (H. Merriam, Weston, Masz.), black, white and tan
dog, Sept. 25 (Pan—Nellie Noble).
CounTEss RvusH (R, V, Fox, Harrisburg, Pa.}, black,
ae and tan bitch, April 22 (Count Noble—Belle of Pied-
mont).
Count V. (J. I. Case, Racine, Wis.), blue belton, dog, May
15 (King Noble—Queen Vashti).
DATsY WIGTON (J. O'H, Denny, Pittsburgh, Pa.), lemon
and white bitch, February (Count Noble—Daisy Queen).
DAN GLADSTONE (W. T’, Coppedge, Stanton, Tenn.), black,
white and tan dog, March 14 (Gladstone’s Boy—Flame),
DEE (J. I. Case, Racine, Wis.), black, white and tan bitch,
July 18 (King Noble—Hlsie Belton).
DENVER (EH, F. Thomas, Denver, Col.), black, white and
tan dog, May 23 (Bridgeport—Miss Hlsie).
DRACO’s MARK (B, Crane, Chicago, I11.), black, white and
tan dog, April 30 (Roderigo—Princess Draco IL).
Fanny M. (Dr, J, N. Maclin, Mason, Tenn.), black, white
and tan bitch, Mareh 14 (Gladstone’s Boy—F lame),
HARry C. (Memphis and Ayent Kenneis, Memphis, Tenn.),
black, white and tan dog, June 10 (Roderigo—Countess
House).
Kine Leo’s LAp (EB. F, Vhomas, Denver, Col,), black,
white and tan dog, Aug. 24 (King Leo—Floy Gladstone).
LADY CATHERINE (EK. W. Durkee, Hast Patchogue, L. I.),
black, white and tan bitch, July 22 (Roger—Chintz),
LAbyY Novick (Jos, Lewis, Cannonsburg, Pa.), black, white
and tan biteh, April 30 (Paul Gladstone—Dashing Novice).
LATH (FE, R. Hitchcoek, New York), black, white and tan
dog; April 7, (Cassio—Allie James),
4ETTY LYNN (Memphis and Ayent Kennels, Memphis,
Tenn.), black, white and tan bitch, June 10 (Roderigo—
Conntess House).
LE&TTY BuRGES (G. N. Whiteley, Helena, Mont,), orange
and white bitch, June 29 (Gath’s Mark—Hsther).
MONTICELLO (KH. Dexter, Boston, Mass.), blue belton and
tan dog, April 22 (Count Noble—Belle of Piedmont).
NANNIE B. (J. I. Case, Racine, Wis.), lemon belton bitch,
May 15 (King Noble—Queen Vashti), :
NOBLE GLADSTONE (J. R, Henricks, Pittsburgh, Pa.),
black, white and tan dog, February (Count Noble—Countess
Gladstone),
NOBLESSE GLADSTONE (J. R, Henricks, Pittsburgh, Pa.),
black, white and tan bitch, February (Count Noble—Countess
Gladstone), ws) %
PARSON BROWNLOW (B. Crate, Chicago, I.), black, white
and tan dog, April 30 (Roderigo—Princess Draco II.),
PAUL DomMBEY (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis,
Tenn,), black, white and tan dog, Jan, 6 (Roderigo—Jnno A.).
PAvuL NAvis (J. O’H. Denny, Pittsburgh, Pa,), black,
white and tan dog, April 30 (Paul Gladstone—Dashmg
Novice). ;
QuADROON (P. Lorillard, Jr,, Tuxedo, N. Y.), liver and
white bitch, Feb, 3 (Roderigo—Lavalette).
Rop’s LApy (A. M. Hildebrandt, Chicago, I[1l.), black,
white and tan bitch, July 16 (Roderigo—Guy Gladstone).
Rowby Rop (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis,
Tenn.), black and white dog, Jan. 6 (Roderigo—Juno A.),
Royal C. (Memphis & Ayent Kennels, Memphis, Tenn.),
black, white and tan dog, June 10 (Roderigo—Countess
House). :
SAM (J. I. Case, Racine, Wis.). lemon and white dog, May
8 (King Noble—Cricket).
THEODOSIA (W. 'T. Townes, Danville, Va.), lemon and
white bitch, May 6 (Dick Gathmark—Dashing Lady).
U. $8. DAN (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis, Tenn.),
black, white and tan dog, Jan. 6 (Roderigo—Juno A.).
Zu (J. I. Case, Racine, Wis.), black, white and tan dog,
May 1 (King Noble—Nellie Belton).
IRISH SETTERS.
GARRYOWEN II, (G, H, Covert, Chicago, Ill.), red dog, Jan,
4 (Avondale—Dora).
Mr. F. R. Hitchcock, who is now in England, has pur-
chased the pointer bitch Gem of Kippen, winner of second
at the National field trials last month. ‘The Fanciers’
Gazette says: “Mr. Hitchcock will also take out with him
Mr. Fred Lowe’s English setter, Trip of Kippen, who won
the field trial Derby at Welbeck this week. This was a
great performance for the son of Tutsham Trip and Dido, as
he not only was first_in the trials for the best setter, but
beat Banco of Brussels, who was first among the “pointers,
and who has never before had his colors lowered at any field
trials, Trip of Kippen is to be run in the puppy stakes in
America as the joint property of Mr. Hitchcock and Mr.
Fred Lowe, and as he has plenty of time before him, the
trials taking place there in the fall of the year, he will have
become accustomed before then to American habits. We
shall be surprised to hear that he does not acquit himself
well, as he is descended from one of the best strains in this
country for getting field trial winners, which, after all, is of
much more importance than breeding pone dogs for
looks, which is too much the custom over here.”
A triend said recently: At a house where I often called,
they had a Caniche puppy of which they were both proud
and fond, The little creature took sick not long ago, and
on the occasion of one of my visits was reported to be very
low. When Iwas next at the house I inquired after the
puppy, and learned that it had died. On the evening before
its demise the whole household were anxious and sad, and
it was determined that the waiter man should sit up all
night with the puppy, He was accordingly called up and
received his instructions, As he was turning away, a
onset seemed to strike him and he turned back and
asked, “If she passes away during the night, ma’am, shall
I put her in the ash barrel ?”
We learn that an Ottawa Clumber man has lately pur-
chased in England the champion Clumber spaniel dog Boss
Iil,, and heis expected to arrive there shortly. The well-
Known winners Bromine and Snow may travel in the same
direction this summer also. The Ottawaites appear to be
bent upon maintaining their position at the head of Clum-
ber affairs. The Clumber classes at the coming Ottawa
show in September promise to surpass by far, both in the
number of entries and in general excellence, all that have
previously been got together in America,
We are pleased to note that the unfortunate clash of dates
of the Southern and Central Fleld Trial clubs has been ami-
cably arranged, as will be seen by the dispatch from Mr.
Brumby, the secretary of the Southern Field Trials Club.
The date for their meeting is fixed for Dec. 16. ‘Mhis will
give ample time for those who wish to attend both meetings,
Entries for the Southern Derby will close June i, The
address of the secretary is T. M. Brumby, Marietta, Ga.
The Southern California Kennel Club was organized at
Los Angeles, Cal., May1. Many of the prominent dog men
of southern California have alread y joined the association,
Following is _a list of its officers: President, Mr, H. T:
Payne; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. J, F. Holbrook and J. EH,
Preston; Secretary, Mr, J. J. Hanford; Treasurer, Mr. H, B,
Tufts. gees aun has been made for membership in the
American Kennel Club.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. H. W. Huntington intends
to retire upon his laurels and will dispose of his entire ken-
nel of greyhounds. Here is an opportunity for some fancier
of the breed to secure the finest leash of longtails in this
country. Champions Balkis and Cassandra and the young
dog Highland Chief have won some 75 prizes between them,
Mr. Huntington informs us that they are all in capital con-
dition.
There are 58 nominations for the Eastern Field Trials
Club Derby, two less than last year, The setters number 40,
ten more than last year, while the pointers only muster 18
as against 30 last year. This is quite a falling off in the
pointer division. Can it be true that the pointer breeders
are getting discouraged ?
POINTERS.
A. C, (Col. C. H. Odell, New York), orange and white dog,
April 5 (Bang Bang—Lalla Rookh). ‘
B. D. (Col, CO. H. Odell, New York), orange and white
bitch, April 5 (Bang Bang—Lalla Rookh). A
CONCAVE (Luke W. White, Thomasville,N. C.), lemon and
white bitch, Aug, 10 (Consclation—Graceful), —
Coyvex (Luke W. White, Thomasville, N, C.), liver and
white dog, Aug. 10 (Consolation—Graceful). }
Firrr (O. W, Donner, Boston, Mass.), liver and white
bitch, April 8}(Mainspring—Merry Legs), ‘
HockaNnuM (R. C. Cornell, New) York), lemon and white
dog, June 6 (Mateh—Lill). ;
KIPPANCLIFE (Lebanon Kennels, Lebanon, Pa.), liver and
white dog, Feb. 13 (Naso of Kippen—Virginia), ;
LAD oF BANG (J. B. Wallace, Ansonia, Conn.), liver and
white dog, August (Lad of Bow—lLady Belle), E '
JADY TAMMANY (BE. HE. Lewis, Tarrytown, N. Y,), liver
and white bitch, June 15 (Tanimany—Juno). , ‘
May (J. P. Swaine, Jr., Bronxville, N. Y.), liver and white
bitch, May 4 (Mainspring—F'ly).
MIKE (J. P. Swaine, Jr., Bronxville, N. Y,j, lenion and
white dog, May 4 (Mainspring—F ly), ‘ ]
NYE (Lebanon Kennels, Lebanon, Pa.), liver and white
dog, Feb, 13 (Naso of Kippen—Virginia).
Rie RAP (H. Dexter, Boston, Mass,), white and black
ticked dog, May 20 (King of Kent—Hops),
SAMOA (N. W. Simpkins, Danville, Va.), liver and white
dog, Feb, 28 (Randolph’s Guy—Rita Croxteth IT,),
Scour II (KH. tl. Haight, Allaire, N. J.), liver and white
dog, June 29 (Dexter—Volunteer),
Sine Srvc (i, Dexter, Boston, Mass.), white and blaak
ticked dog, May 20 (King of Kent—Hops).
Tory TANNER (I". R. Hitchcock, New York), liver and
white dog, May (Naso of Kippen—IKate VIL).
ToueH Nut (Col, C, H. Odell, New York), liver and white
dog, Aug, 10 (Consolaticn—Graceful),
BLEMTON VERITY.—Philadelphia, May 11,—Editor
The Keystone Kennels, Pittsburgh, Pa., have received from
Miss Anna H. Whitney, Lancaster, Mass., the St. Bernard
bitch ‘Warwick Abbess, recently imported from England,
she is by Duke of Wellington and out of Lady Eya.
Miss Anna H. Whitney, of Lancaster, Mass., has pur-
chased from Mr. J. W. Gould, Hull, Eng., the St. Bernard
dog Sir Herbert. He was whelped April 20, 1887, and is by
Plinlimmon and out of Queen Jura.
Entries for the third annual Derby of the Indiana Kennel
Club close June 1. The address of the secretary is P. T.
Madison, Lock Box 4, Indianapolis, Ind.
Miss Ida F, Warren, of Leicester, Mass., has recently re-
ceived from London, Ont., the fox-terrier dog Vassar, be-
lieved to be a future winner.
The summer show of the English Kennel Club will be
held at the Olympia, Kensington, London, July 9 to 13..
We are informed that Mr. E. M. Oldham intends to take a
team of spaniels to the San Francisco show.
The Rochester Kennel Club claim the dates March 11 to 14,
1890, for their second annual dog show. .
The Hnglish Bulldog Club will hold its annual show in
London, May 29 to 31.
THE SOUTHERN FIELD TRIALS.
[Special to Forest and Stream.]
N | aero atte Ga., May 14.—The Southern Field Trial Club
have decided to change their date of running and will
run their trials at Amory, Miss., commencing Monday, Dec.
16. Entries will close June 1. P
T. M. BRUMBY, Sec. and Treas,
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ST, LOUIS, Mo., Mav 8—A meeting was held by the St. Louis
Pistol Club ‘o-day and a programme for ifs next tournament ar-
ranged. Two medals and one prize will be contested for by the
clubmembers. The20rds. Standard American target was adhered
to for the coming affair. Fifteen shoots, cone each week. A mem-
ber will be alluwed to,shoot three | cores on a regular meeting
night. from which he may select the best for publi:stion, Lut all
are ta count in the general aver ge for the medal. Then a medal
is to he awarded to the member whose average shows the most
improvement at the end of the shoot. To the member having the
largest handicap average in 8shootsa handsome prize will be
given —UNsER FRITZ.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 9,—The Minneapolis Rifle Club held its
usual weekly practice shoot yesterday in spite of cyclones, hurri-
canes, lightning, fain and the fearful dust that preceded the
rain, The bad weather accotnts for small attendance. Badge
shoot, 200yds. off-hand: Weeks 62. Marshall 68, Snider 58, Joh. -
son 61. Merville 71, Morgan_61, Brooks 60, The highest scores
made during the day were: Weeks 75, Morzan 74 Snider 63, Aus-
tin £9, Merville 75, Marshall 68, Brooks 72, Johnson 61.—SKINNER.
ST. LOUIS, May 11.—A friendly match between our pistol club
and the Cincinnati Pistel Club is on the tanis, to take place in
the near future. If arrang:d the teams will be composed of 10
men and a Stundard American target will be used.—Unsnr Fritz.
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished eratis to club
secretaries, Correspondents who favor us with cluh scores are par-
ticularly requested to write an one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
May 14, 15. 16.—Ohio Tran Shooter’s League tournament, Gleve-
land, O. ;
‘May 14. 15, 16, 17.—Towa State Sportsman's Association's annual
tournament, Des Moines, Ia. A. C. Miller, Secretary, Des Moines,
a. i
May 16, 17.—Olean Sportsmen's Association tournament, Olean,
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May 21, 22, 25.—Minveapolis Gun Club tournament, Minneapolis,
Minn. -lames Pye. Secretary.
May 27 to June 1.— Missouri State shoot.
May 28 and 29.—Norwich, Conn., Tournament. E. W, Yerring-
ton, President. ‘ 4 J
May 29, 30, 31.—South Side Gun Club tournament, Milwaukee,
Wis. ©. W. Milbraith, Secretary. .
May.—Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association’s fifteenth «n-
nual tournament, Norfolk. RB. B. Locke. Secre ary.
June.—Anunual tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacomas, Washimgton Territory.
June.—Ninth annual teurnament Southern Hlinois Sports-
men’s Association, Belleville. C. P. Richards, Secretary.
dune.—Kansas City tournament. nel
June 3, 4, 5. 6, 7.—New York State Association for the Protection
of Fish and Game tournament, Alban y, N. Y. Horace B. Derby,
Secretary, Albany, N. Y. ’ hi.
June 6, 78.—Southern Illinois Sportsmen’s Association’s ninth
annua) lonrnament, Re lleville, 11.
June 10. 11, 12, 138, 14.—Firsr tournament of the American Shoot-
ing Association, at Cinemnati, O. ;
June 18, 19, 20, 21.—Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association’s
tournament, Grand Crossing. Ill.
Aug. 20, 21, 22. 22.—Second annual tournament of the Keystone
Manutacturing Co., of Corry, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new
electric apparatus. ign 7.
Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.—Central Illinois Sportsmen’s Association's
eleventh annual tournament, Jerseyville, Tl.
THE PITTSBURGH TOURNAMENT.
ITTSBURGH, May 7.—The tournament under the auspices of
E. Kk. Shaner and F. ¥. Davison. which opened to-day, prom-
ises to bea big sucve-s,and the two enthusiasts deserve great
praise for their endeavors in behalf of fellow sportsmen, ‘The
weather was splendid, and just the kind any sheoter could wish,
There was no wiud, and the sun’s rays were toned down to com-
fort. The opening day of thre grand shooting tournament found
a goodly crowd on Brunot's Island, and the roar of the double-
barreJs was mingled with many acheer. Everybody was feeling
in first-class shape and consequently the affair was one of ihe
happiest -ver witnessed here, Ten matches were shot, including
a pr’clice shoot and two extra sweepstakes. E. lM. Shaner was in
great form and made excelient runs, P. Kelsey won the most
money io the affair, his winnings amounting to almost $100. Two
thousand five hundred birds were thrown. The best shoot was
for the guarantee purse, at 21 Keystones. Al, Bandle and Rolla
Heikes did not show up; neiter did Penrose, the well-known
wing shot. The winners of the different matche; are given below.
Where two or more won first prize the money, by mutual consent,
was divided among them, i .
Practice shoot, 4 birds, entrance $1, 14 entries—First, D. §.
Allen, E. E. Shaner, C. f, Verses, 5 ea h; second, C. Richardson,
H. J. Levis, P. Kelsey, 4 each; third, Paul North, A. O. Krueger,
8 each. :
First match, 10 single bluerocks, 5 traps, entrance #1, 16 entries
—First, Paul North, 10; second, C. Richardson, B. 8. Shaner, 9
each; third, P. Kelsey, John Downs, 8 each; fourth, A. C. Krueger,
6; fifth, H. W. Nair, 5. ;
Second ma'ch, 9saingle Keystones, 3 traps, entrance #1. 14 entries
—First, GC. Richardson, A. C. Krueger, 9 each; seeond, H.W. Nair,
P. Kelsey, HE. E. Shaner, 8 each; third, C. H. Verges, 7, fourth, F.
¥. Davidson, J. O. Hanlon, 6; Suanlon 5, E
Third match, 20 single bluerocks, 5 traps, $50 guaranteed, en-
trance $3, total purse $96. 31 entries—First, G. E, Snyder, Q. A.
McClure. C. Richardson, 17 each; second. P, Kelsey, 16; third, J.
Williams, J. O. Hanlon, 15 each; fourth, F, F, Davison, 14; fitth,
E. EK. Shaner, P. North, 13 each.
Fourth mateh.9 single Keystones,3 traps, entrance $1.50, 40
entries—First, H. J. Levis, &, HE. Shaner, 9 each; second, J. 0.
Hanlon, W. 8. King, Q. A. McClure, H, Ww. Nair, 8 each; third, C.
EB. Verges, F. F. Davison, 7 each; fourth, W, M, Pierce, J. F.
- Donnelly, Dr. Cundall, T. F. Cummings, G. Cocnrun, M. Scanlon,
J. P. Dean, 6 each; fifth, P, North, 5, C over, 5 each. ;
Fifth match, 10 single hluerccks, 5 traps, entrance $2, 386 entries
—First, W. §. King, P. Kelsey, 9 each: second, Dr, Cundali, Q. A.
McClure, 8 each; third, Chas, Richardson, J. G, Hoffman. A. C,
Kruger, J. P. Bean, W.S, Bell, F. F. Davison, 7 each; fourth, 8.
Clover, 6; fifth, J. Hanlon, P. North, 6 each. "
Sixth match, 21 single bluerucke, 3 traps, $50 guaranteed, en-
trance $3, total purse $108, 36 entries—First. W. 5. King, W. 38.
Bell, Q. A. McClure, 21 each; second, P. Kelsey, 20; third, d. Hy
Williams, 19; fourth, J. P. Andrews, George Cochran, 18 each;
ft 8. Clover
~ Seventh match, 10 single bluerocks, 5 traps, entrance $1.50, 29
entries—First, KE, EH. thaner, C. E. Verges, 10 each; second, Q. A.
Me'lure, P. Kelsey, F. F. Davison, P. North, 8. Clover, 9 each;
third, C. M. Hostetter, C. Richardson, G. E, Snyder, 8 each; fourth,
J. O. Hanlan, 7; fifth, G. W. Lowen, A. C, Krueger, J. Peters, ti}
eavh. ,
Extra sweepstake No, 1,10 bluerocks, entrance $1, 23 entries—
First, BE. E. Shaner A, ©. Krueger, P. Kelsey, Q. A McClure, 9
each; second, (+. H. Snydpr, P North, J. Brown, 8 each; third, C.
Richards un, G. Cochran, 7 eavh; fourth, J. P. Andrews (withdrew,
having made 6), J. 8. McPherson won fourth money in the shoot-
off: fifth. M, Hos eter, W. J, McCrickart. .
Extra sweep take No. 2, 9 single Keystoues, entrance $1. 15
eniries—First, P. Kelsey, E, E. Shaner, 9 each; second, F. P.
Davison, George Snyaer, C. Richardson, b. Nerth, C. W. Vergés,
8 eaca; third. T. F. Cummings, H. J. Levis, 7 each.
May & —T: e two-day tournament at Brunot Island was brought
toa close to-day. Taking it all through it was the most success-
ful shoot ever held in this cifv, Messrs. Shaner and Davison
certainly deserve the palm for being gnod hustlers and manages,
Over 9.000 bluerscks and Keystones were used, All of these were
thrown trom two sets of traps. This is exceedingly go0d work.
Especially so in this case, as one set contained but turee traps.
Tone management will realize at least $200 from their venture
outside ot their personal winniogs from the sweepstakes It was
an off day for the crack shots. The young boods had their
shooting clothes on and took all the plums. Paul North, of
Cleveland; Seth Clover, of Hrie, and C.E. Verges, of Lowell, O.,
all old-time wing shots, had to take down their colors before
Suaner, Richardson, Hanlon, McClure and others. P. Kelsey,
who had such good luck Tuescay, was out of pocket when balanc-
ing-up time came. Charles Richardson was shooting in excellent
form. Jf there is any luck in a rabbit’s foot he had it. Every
FOREST AND STREAM.
time he went to the score he would get the “Colonel” to rub bis
‘Tabbit’s foot ucross his hack, and he got there eyery time. Elmer
Shaner and Capt. McClure were about the heaviest winners,
Davison being a close second. The weather was excessively warm
and had a bad effect on the sportsmen. Those who made poor
srores had a good excuse to offer in this. Paul North went to
Cleveland after ihe tournament. He and Shaner sre makin
arrangements for the 20-man team race between Cleveland an
Pittsburgh clubs, It will hkely take place some1ime next month,
B, Michels had a narrow escape from being injured, ie had a
loaded shell in his pantaloous poeket, Not thinking of it, he
dropped a silver dollar in the sume pocket. The dollar struck
the primer and the shell exploded. Michels was burnt a little
about fhe leg and on the wrist in taking the shell out. Tbe affair
caused considerabie excitement, many thinking that he was
seriously burt.
After the regular matches had been finished several small
sweepstik(s Were shot, the last 2un being fired aL6P,M. The
scorer were as follows;
Practice shoot No. 1,4 birds, entrance $1: Virst, Kelsey, Rich-
aeons 5; second, Cochran, McPherson, 4; third, Shaner, Hoft-
man, 3.
Practice short No. 2, 6 birds, entrance $1: First, Hanlon, Dayid-
zon 5; para Richardson, 4, won in shoot-off; third, Shaner,
offman, 3,
Match No. 8,10 single bluerocks, 5 traps, entrance $1.50 21 en-
tres: First, E. Shaner, W. 8. King, Cammings, 8; serond, Verges,
Kelsey, Hanlon, Hoffman, McClure, 7 third, Richardson, 6, won
in shoot-off with Davison, Snyder and Clover, ltichardson break-
ing Sout of a possible 5; fourth, Williams, 5; tifuh, Nerth, Mc-
Poerson, Krieger, Laueringe, 4.
Match No, 10, 9single Keystones, 8 traps, entrance $1.59, 25 en-
tries: , First, Cochran. McClure, 9; second. Davidson, W. §,
King, Richardson, P, Kelsey, 8; third, A. 4. King, Michels, Han-
lon, 7; fourth, EB. Shaner, Holsman, Clover, Williams, 6; fitth,
Krueger, 5. Krueger set the pins with three straight breaks
against Rambaugh, Snvder, Wampler and Verges in the shoot-off.
Hoffman was 1n the tie with 6 and withdrew.
Mitel No. 11, 20 single hlnerocks, 5 trans, $50 guaranteed, en-
trance $3, 20 entries, total money $60—First, E. BE. Shaner, Mc-
OClure, 18; second, J. Hanlon, Krueger, 17; third, Davidson 16;
fourth, W, 8. King, Snyder, A. H, King, 15; fifth, Cochran 14,
Match No. 12, 9 single Keystones, 8 traps, oe trance $1, 29 entries
—Virst, Wampler, Dayison, J. B. Holsinger, 9; second, Richard-
son. Cochran 8; third, A. H. King, Clover, McClure, 7. This was
divided after the shoot-off, all three men making six straight
breaks. Fourth. North, Shaner, 6. Both broke three straight in
shoot-off, with Williams, Kelsey, Laniger and Simpson; fifth,
Krueger, 6. This was also wou in the shoot off. ;
Mateh No. 13, 10 single bluerocks, entrance $1, 29 entries—Irirst,
Snyder, 19; second, E, Shaner, McClure, W.S. King, Richardson,
Hanlon 9; third, North, Krueger, Cochran, 8 fourth, Michel,
Kelsey, Davison, Verges, 7; fifth, Hostetter, Clover, Williams,
Bell. Hoffman, 6.
Match No, 14, 2l single Keystones, 3 traps, £50 suaranteed, en-
tranre $3, 27 entries, total n.oney #81: First. McClure, Holsinger,
A. H. Kine, W, 8. Bell, 17; second, War.pler, Davison, 18; third,
North.: Krueger, Kelsey, W.8. King, 17; fourth, Clover, Hanlon,
16; fifth, Messner, McKnight,-Cochran, Richardson. 15, }
Match No, 15, 10 smgle blnerocks, entrance $1.50, 24 entries, 5
traps: First, W. 8, King, 10; second, Herron, North, 9; third,
Hanlon, Davison, 8; fourth, McClure 7. Won in shoot-off, break-
ing Sstraight, with Shaner, Verges, Michels and Krueger; fifth,
Richardson, Snyder, McKnight, Lewis, 6. 4
Match 16,9 single Keystones, 3 traps. entrance $1.50, 22 entries:
First, Shaner, 9; second, Cloyer, McClure, & both broke 3 in shoot-
off azainst Richardson, Leyes, Hanlon and Gist; third, Herron,
Verges, North, 7; fourth, Snyder, Davison, Kelsey, Krueger, 6:
fifth, Neal, 4. 4
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THE M’CLURE—GLASS SHOOT.
ITTSBURGH, Pa., May 6.—Hdit r Forest and Stream: To attend
the Shaner and Davison two days’ tournament on the 7th and
8th inst. and witness the live-bird shoot between Capi. Q. A.
MeOlure. of McKeesport, Pa.. a member of the Herron Hill Gun
_ Clon, of Pittsburgh, and Chas. Glass, of New Castle, Pa., 1 man-
aged to reach Pittshurgh thismorningintime tojoinM Olure and
his partv when boarding the train for New Castle. Messrs, H. E.
and S. Shaner, J. 0°A. Denny, Ghas, Richar son, W. J. Mc@rick-
art and the undersigned were among those who aceompamed the
Captain, T e mutch was $100 a side. Rosardus rules, 25 birds
each, Each side furnished half of the birds, which were a splen-
did lot, especially those furnished by the Captain, among which
there were a number of corkiny gond birds.
The match commenced about 1:30 P, M. in an oven field outside
of New Castle, and well adapted forthe purpose, Mr. Mc®arland
was aupointed stakeholder, W. J. MeUrickart. judge for MeClure
and Welsh for Glass,and Mr. Wm, Alexander acted as referee:
and very satisfactorily to both parties did these gentlemen per-
form their duties,
The two contestants and their styles of shooting are entirely
different. McClure is quiet and dignified at ali times and a most
eool and deliberate shot, and in his vluck attire und sedate man-=
nvr is offentimes mistakin for a preacher. Glass, on the con-
trary, 18 quick, nerveus in his a tions ad way of shoosing.
Although there were a number of magnificent shots mide by
boih, \et the scores of hoth men are below ther geueral average,
and were rather a disappoiutment to their friends. The quality
of the birds had a good d-al todo with this, The condition of
the weather was all that could be desired.
McClure was the must unfortunate, for with the exception of
the 18th and 25th birds, which were clean misses, he hit every bird;
but the 2d bird,a right-quarterer out of frap 5, the 7tn bird, a
driver out of trap 3, the 16h, a towering bird out of trap 5, and
the 21st bird, a tailer ont of trap 4, failed to stop in bounds; the
igth bird, a hard driver out of trap 4, fell dead 8yds. out
of bounas; the 3d bird, a right-quarterer out of trap 5, and the
22d, also a vight-quarterer out of trap.3, were both hard hit, but
went at leas, 60) ds, from traps before fallins dead: the 1st hird, a
lef -quarterer from trap 3, the 4th. a towering bird from trap 1,
and the sth. a like bird from trap 5, were quick, clean kills, as
wite also the 8th and 10th, ) oth right-quarter rs from traps dand J,
the lith and 12th both dvivers from trap 3, the 231, a driver from
trap 5, and the “4th, a left-quarterer from trap 2! Only fair Kills
were ma’e on tbe toh, am incomer frem trap 1, and the 14th,a
driyertrom trap.1. Difficult and magnificent shots were made
on the 9th, a rattling muler from trap 1, the 17th, a Jeft-quarterer
from trap 5, and the 19:h and 20, hotu elipp ng drivers from rap 1.
Glass started in with three straight misses, the Ist,aright-
quarterer from irav 1, 21 and 31 both drivers from traps 8 and 1,
also missing hisl4th, a driver from irap 1; he Sth, 8th, 13th, 22. ard
25th, all drivers from trap 2,4, 4,3and 4 respectively, were hit
hard, but faijed to stopin biuna-: the 6th. 7th, 23d and 24th. all
incomers from traps 3,1,4and 1 respectively, und the 1lth, a
right-quarterer from trap 4. were easy, quick #nd clean iilis; the
16th, aw mmeomer from trap 1. was merely knocked down, nothing
more; on the 9th, 10th, loth. 17th J{19.b and 20th, all rattling drivers
from traps 3, 5, 4,2, 1and 3 respectively, such magnificent shots —
were made as to put Mr. Glass among the best of them; the 18th,
an incomer from trap 1, and the Zlst, a hard driver from the same
trap, were also cut down in elegant style.
McClure shot a 10-gauge hammierless, full choke, with 5drs. of |
Dupont’s djamond grain No, 4, and 1402, Tatham’s No, 8 chilled
shot. Glass sbot a 10-gauge Parker hammer gun, with 44dys, uf
Austin’s powder and 13402. of Bailey, Parrell & Co.’s chilled shot _
No.8. No disputes of any kind arose, and though Mr. Glass took
his defeat good-naturedly, he is not satisfied with the result of |
this match, and another will very likely be arranged in the near
future between these same gentlemen. The following are the ;
scores:
Jant Q A McClure,,..- eas Oy, ean 1011110111110110101101110—18
CHAS GHISE os Ode seta to 0001011011110011017110110—16
|
UNION GUN CLUB.
Miller.....----- error
esa A poe See eee el 1000009100001 —80
@onover..--.-2--5. PubanG dees Segiee 101101101112111111011011110111—25
MAISTO ELON Gace ge ao LMI eee Peed. 191091119119191111111111101111—28
PTI E MIT wefan Td 11901112010, 1110011 11700111100—28
Sopher ..-.- +e eves ee LOTT1T101111010111101101100101—21 7
AS aNd. agen UU cies pee een O11 OOL001 10.1: 1001119711 110111 —23
Williams, .....-2..-. seceyee 2-20 -L1T/010. O110111111111110 1 01— 25
Betts Stes Se ROR EE ee saan ae 4(00110111011010911011014170' 1—19
Mer iryte, be, HAS ms, ghee hee DEG e »~- 010161191 17091101140111 1000010—18
GPHGNGY, 225552 ges dose cero eens Q10£0010014100011 1 QU0UTUUT0110—13
Tinian ee. ss oa ee ee O11 101010) 100111100191 1110111—21
La gitlpese meee. «Teenage.
atch at 10 Keystones, 3 traps, lSyds. rise, shot under N, G. A.
R., 50 cents entrance, 4 moneys:
Williams........- -. JIOMI0N1I—8 ~Wade................ 1011110111—8
Roll 7 Rebeca owen J110\L010I—-7_ A Sayre.............. 1111111101—9
Conover. ..q.... 2.15; WM1OMIMI—9 Sopher...........,-- ALU1011I—9_
A Sickley...--.,,-..J01111100—8 Lightipe............. ;
rece , .-10011000—5_ Johnston ..........,.1110111111—9
12-BorE.
MINNEAPOLIS GUN CLUB,
MN NEAPOLIS, May 10,—Yesterday, for once this year, the |
Minneapolis Gun Club bad a good day to shoot—when
didn’t rajn—and the result can he sven in the straight scores, ;
straight and 19 out of a possible 20, 10 singles and 5 pairs Peorias
are very scarce here, and [ judge are elsewhere hy the scores sent
to FOREST AND S@PREAM. The day was still, warm and cloudy,
and the smoke hung heayy in front. Those who had wood powder
for their double shooting had a decided advantage, as the second
bird was wholly obscured by smoke.
Among the visitors present were Wish, Bennett, Chantler, Pfis-
ter, Ponsonby and Skinner, St. Paul, and 1, Clagget, Montevedio,
Minn., representing the new Macomber metal target, which has
been greatly improved by himself and is now as perfect as any ai
the breakable targets, both as to fight and indicating qualities, —
Next Thursday is the regular monthly one-day tournament and |
a large crowd aud good time can surely be looked for, and in two
weeks, tne 2lat, our great tournament with 25 average prizes of |
$1,100 guaranteed money takes place. eS |
It is universally acknowledged that Minneapolis gives the hest
tournaments and has the largest attendance of any point in the
Northwest, not excepiing Chicago. Wollowing is the score:
First event, 7 single Peorias, 5 screened traps, 18yds. rise, |
cents entrance, three moneys: j
Skinner, ...:e+-s-s- ys. LIE) Shott........- ee rr | 11 00001.
Tia Was iaeckitete. oe eben Mae Wawrence, ..ycssy lees
Marshall ,.............. 1011111—6 Christenson,....... . “of
Chantlers oe obiel coke TIOHII—6. Gutters. .2,,,2.1.5
Warwick............... W0100I—4 —- Rangs..........
Murphy. rrrc-|-- OLIII—6 ~Claggett...... eure atte 101101
lieilly. Pe COs ALIUII—S Whiteomih..... . T3130 101101,
Skinuer ».... 111101 00 11—7 Christenson ..... 1011]1 1610 7
Miits pane -J1111 1011-9 Gutter...,........d1LL11 00 10
Marshall......... l1i1i1 00 11—8 -Bangs.... .. a-esellJI11 11 00
Cnhantler « 1001 11 10—8 Clagzett.,........110101 1 1
Warwick.... .... 10110 1i 1—8 Whrtcomb.....,..111 00 001
Mushy Sse eg a ge. OT 01 TOF) WR ec es oe LOELE
Reil y Heth pa 1111 11 01I—9 Binaett....... . A
Shott......,...,..0i0000 411 00-8 Kivsch,.....
Lawrence..... ...011001 11 11—7 eS sare
and Ch
Claggett first, Warwick second
shoot-off. 4
Chantler second and Lawrenve
*
May 16, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM.
845
conditions, entrance $1.50, 4 moneys:
Thire event, badge ehcot. 10 singles and 4 pairs Peorias, same | M
i both barrel; ties, 3 birds at 80yds.
Filth event, 12 single Peorias, entrance $1:
SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS.—Claremont, N. J., May
WX... -c-ecere- O11 “Reed....... ris’ 111710111110—10 © 11 —Lefevre Trophy, 25 birds, 25 cents entry:
Fish,.., .. . +:+001111T11111—10 Skinner....... feege OLIMUITTT ed Te A ETISOT years FOL. soe neicie sel leberemy aeey 62 V00.1911111111.111111.0111 0 —28
Bennett.,...:.,...11101)11111I—1L “Burke............ 01111110 1—12,, Simpson .,. .-.......54- freee rperercece 0) 10101 110010001111 11100—15
Chantler,.,.... . OWININIMN—I10 ~Pfistér,.........., 1111111111;0—11 | Orr eaye eeu aes lyr une raerres oo. CULO EMI OLU LOONIE kl a(t,
Kennedy... ., .-.11100111101J— 9 Holt ............. OLIOOIIGNI— 8 Jersey,......... Raine iy ass aoe pi BPs ip setnd WIDGUL W111 01111111 —22
BaJsom...,.,.:,---A111JIM11110—11 Blake........,.... 101111101111—10:, Collins.......,. peepee. Th. Se es 1017 011111 11100011 141—27
Burke first, Max and Bennett second, Chantler third. OMGR Maries nas Aol Co erate cor aed £010 0019010011001100101 L—11
WHOILLTA MS. RITE GUN Sigel Gk, baht nage bi diliste licens 11.0019111711011101111110—21
; Te. nm Pe Tf LAP MUAY ED Vouk 14) aw eben eb 'es Stee bEy heb . LOOLO1 000011 O11) 1011'01—15
KANSAS CITY, May 11.—The Missouri State tournamene will | Quimby... .... Beads hid ete ridjeictortoe dep .11110010111110.1111110111— 20
he held here, opening on May 27 and running days. Liberal
prize lists have been prepared and the prospects are for a rich,
food time, The programme provides:
First sheot, open te the world, 10 live birds, 26yds. rise, use of
both barrel-; ties, 3 birds at 30yvds. Hntrance 5, including birds.
Divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. , ’ ;
Second shoot, open to the world, 10 live birds, 830yds. rise, use of
Eutranece $7.50. Including
, birds, with $76 added. Divided 40, 80, 20 and 10 per cent.
BSIOMNEN sy sereye were gener + ALOU Wi di 11 11—19
Nir De oC Seneca Satie THON ETRE 10 10 10 11 11—16
Beearsballs jig wey copper cree css. A JOUIION 11:00 10 11 10-14
STATS CPs pe Soe ree Sra DEEL LL Ti Hi il 11 10—19
DOV Srwick.... sia ieee eee wees seer atl O1OLIO Ti 10 11:10 1!1—14
BOP feNs9W pov. ese cece sce e eee QOL OLIOL 10 (0 10 11 11—12
— Whitcomb... 0.666 cence OLLETTTOOL U1 1L 11 10 10—15
SE ESALU eu IE A Hyper e aaa «iy a ere LIED. 11 il 10 11 01—17
Wieholson ..... LO ab cck ase 10010; 0101 10 1110 10 10—10
SAE TE a ee ee eg eels. 100017011 140 11 11 10—13
OE RTO Ss a ae 0111001100 10 11 10 00 10—10
HEC) TR Ss ete ee ea 0777000110 10 10 10 10 10—10
Osmer ..... TRE Se ee es 1010111111 10 :0 10 11 10—14
Fy GSAT dcr kead ite te pepe ts 1/11 110000 01 11 10 10 10—12
Bhi ty ets eben ise ritakSes eee LIGLILOTL 11 10 10 10 0018
PEERTE Ube pur pert sina bes ethic ob eee re AIO oP 11 01111010 16 !
Hofflin..-... Me, tert tated vascee eee 20001009000 (0 00 10 00 Gu— 2
EON Metis eiaehtchr esas ce . «L101 1 TL 11 10 11) 10—17
Aten Satie peries Chas Sere UOLOULLOTO IL 10 11 10 11—12
BUSH kites SP eietrds hehe eae 1100111111 Tl 10 10 (0 11-15
ST Ey a Se Peer eee Teen ay 1111111111 11 11 11 1! 11—20
Tiere. Aver thL cae Seeuree ravers OLIN 11 1! 11 11 11—19
WASNT EMC Sash as? kee. Uclener's e LOIMIIL 10 1 11:11: 11—17
BBL UMTGIS A witaBh esa Vests cede) alee ctpie's 001110, 001 10 60 10 10 10— 9
BPN UPS Miiirace cus enue tact see 1011110101 11 10 01 11 10—14
cyoeee ULIOLATL 10 11 10 10 11—15
tire 119000701 10 10 10 00 11—10
cov se ALOLIOVOLO 10 00 11 00 GO— 9
. = OULLILLOL0 10 11 10 10 (0-12
..++-1110000101 00 11 11 11 10—12
es 0)1 1001101 00 09 10 00 10— 8
Fourth event, “Tribune” badge shoot, 9 singles and 38 pairs
Peorias, same conditions, $1 entrance, 4 moneys, previous winners
pane ed:
Ensigr ¢ Nout 01 00 00O— 9 Claggett...101101111 1) OL 10—9
| Brady (25)..1iG01011 1! 00 00O— 9 Goasman,.110101110 11 10 11—11
Liw?ne (21).001 171111 11 01 1i—12 Bennett....10U111U1 11 10 0U—11
Cutter (21).710100111 1000 1—9 Fish......, 11l012011 10 11 11-12
Stokes (21). s1/111111 11 10 10—18 Murphy....111110011 11 10 10—17
Skinner .,.J1111111 11 1010-15 Pratt .... 011011011 10 11 10—10
Morse.,....010010110 11 1010—8 WFox........ O1TU.1111 00 11 01—10
- Marshall..11u01011) 10 10 61— 9 Dodge... ..111101001 10 10 11—11
— Dub...,,.-.010011110 1010 10— 8 Winsen....110111111 10 10 10—11
Ruby,......0101)1111 10 10 11—11 Thompson.i01111011 10 10 10-11
Shott,,... QUWW0W1001 10 i9 1— 7 Geneva....11101000l 10 1010-8
THOR Ys seven 111110101 09 0010—7 Havermail000100000 10 10 C0— 3
Chantler..J11j1U11 11 10 11—i4 Reilly .....111100111 10 10 10-11
Daily ...,.11011]111 10 11 10-12 Baugs...... LOOLUIL 00 00 10— 7
’ Hofflin... 001001001 00 16 U0— 4 Walker....111110010 10 11 11—11
Latz...,,.-.001091001 11 11 lu— 8 Nicholson.101010000 yw.
Chantler first, Warwick badge, snd divides second with Skinner
and Stokes, Fish third on shoot-oif, and Murphy fourth,
Fifth event, 10 single Peorias, $1 entrance, 4 moneys:
ISKINNEL a. ocean I11U1111—10 Glaggzett .......... 11010N11— 8
Lawrence,......... AOU ILOI— _&_-—-Shott.....--......... L0L101u000— 4.
TOES. 24 it...) 1110101111— 8 Murphy........... LO1ON1OII— 6
“SET ee 1,0/11i1i— 8 Walker..-.-........ 114141 1011— 9
Marshall............J]1111111I—10 Bangs..........0...8 O1L01101010— 5
TEE IUIIi—10. Havermail.......... 0000000000—
Ohantler,. 2.6... +! OLLIIT0— 8 ~Brady...............1111101010—
MVEATSO cere sec ng « oni TOOL LWWI— 7 Geneva............. 01 LOLO0000— 8
yt eee Sele einen 4 ON0OM0GI—_S_—s Emsiien............., 1111110111— 9
LE WWOUIIII— 9 Cutter... .........., 1111111011— 9
Whitcomb... .....,0uULL42110— % Dub,...... ee 11.1111100— 7
; Skinner and Riley first, Gutter aud Ensign second on shoot-off,
OChantler third on shoot-off.
Sixth event, 5 pairs Peorias, entrance 50 cents, 3 moneys:
» Skinner,..-..... ‘117 11 IL 11—10 Dodfe.,.........11 01 11 11 10O— 8
A ee 10 01 11 10 10— 6
01010—7 Ensign, .....2.. 10 00 11 00 10— 4
Marshall...-... 1111010 11—8 Cubtter.......... 10 WO 10 11 10— 4
Oban ier....,..11 101011 1JI— 8 Dub............. 10 00 10 0 10— 3
' Skinner first, ties ou 8B second, Stokes third. WitLrams.
ST. PAUL GUN CLUB.
T. PAUL, May 11.—For a wonder the St. Paul Gun Club had a
stil] day to-day for their regular weekly badge and practice
shoot, ihe first one since the season opened. As a result good
peores were made,and the Detege who won any money had to
Bhoot forit. Peorias, us usual, were used, and 5 screened traps
Keysto.e rules, except in individual badge shoot when the sinvles
are thrown accorling to the American rules,and the doubles
from one set of traps. Holt, who challenged Burkhard, the win-
ner twice of badge, failed to arrive in time, only a few minntes
Jate, however, and Forbes challenged. Burkhard was sick and
would not have shot at all had he not been the holder of the badge
which accounts for his poor score. Pfister has challenged Forbes
for nex: Saturday, and an interesting match is expecied, as they
} are the best shots in the club, and the equals of any in the North-
owest., Following is the score, 15 singles and 5 pairs Peorias, 18and
ibyds,. $d entrance, purse and badge 10 go to the winner:
TERUG 9) 047 1s Perreleae gr Me eS ag Se 110010110010011 Ol 11 11 10 11-46
“Tad Le ieee Bre ec teat pee eran LIGU111171 11111 10 11 10 10 11—20
First event, 10 single Peorias, entrance 75 cents:
SE Lint se Stvcpetone TITIOMI— 9 Reed.-...........2.. 0111011 1— 8
DISH Sion = £2 pied AMNJONINI— 9 Skinner,..........- -1111111111—10
) aBennett, ....1.--. OK0OLUI— 6 ~Rurke..,............1001010i01— 5
Wharitler.... i... cea WOMTMIO— 8 Pfister,....c.. 0.22). T1111 1171 - 10
peor iak 2s bs WH Sey Tate he Bh ag! Q9110— 4
; Sunedy....... 201 255 — WOEDESe ek ata one 1101 a,
teem. say Knees te 1141117111—i0 ee ead
Balsom, Skinner and rlister divided first, Max and Wish divided
second, Reed third.
Second event, 5 singles and 2pairs Peorias, conditions same,
entrance 75 cents: :
Max...... aa hin (Pes 6 tert [> Sam rear 110 10 11-7
Liisa PR EAE EA ARS: 11111 1071 8 Skinner........ » 10101 11 10-6
Rennett....,.,- eel lO OP 1V—F Burke. i, +1101 11 10—7
SHanblert ceo ld! Wie—9 Pfister. cess 1011L 10 00—5
RAT WIE siren OTL ut HT Dot cr emitedipesnis duill 1110 7
ENNECY 564-5 xs = DED GS nwraaet teewts O11 —
Brlsom)..- 5-..., 140 di 16—s sy
Ties on _§ for second; Fish 2. Kennedy 3, Balsom 2%. Kennedy
second. Ties on 7 tor third; Wadwick Zand 2, Reed 2
aad 2. Burke and Warwick third. ’ arhs-6
Badge shoot, 10 singles and 5 pairs Peorias, $1 entrance:
UE ree a GD ee eee ea oes 1741110111 09 10 1 OL 11—14
US ee Sere ee Sa juRies yee 1010001910 10 1 10 12 10-11
EAE bt ee. kid seaaiette sae tee sla UM h 01 10 11 11 11-47
hantler...... rey aie ain Met n W017. 11 10 11 OL 00—16
Warwick......-... Rots d- Seid etre 1101111010 60 00 1i 10 1041
Tena bart hg op ee Se ea T11/G101 1 00 10 11 01 10—13
Balsom,........... MoO bolnitis-pe sate Wi10Wwi1 ll 11 11 11 G1—14
Beer e tse yh ee Pk ie cee ieee 0111011101 1 O01 11 00 11-44
Skinner .......... eae tes bee ae T1011 11 0 11 11 10-17
Bac rie Aye eo! 1111, 11100 i 11 11 11 11-18
entree tN oie. 4 Foe Sattccn, ane 1 WILL 11 10 11 10 11—18
ULE a ey ey Perk en | iticy aebstats LILOLOJLI4 10 10 11 1@ 10-13
LSet ae teed a er eraPe oh het do Geet he WWW 10°11 10 11 W— 7
DAN Sp ragp4 sanodeseroBoanseh tise 1OONOLIIIL 1 11 10 00 11-13
FLT) ess poor Peter ides tpt te wheres 144011311 11 11 11 10 W—16
lil 71) A ones oarsmen orotate ee 0100111170 10 10 11 00 J#—11
SOT VNT IT ete ee ee eee eeu 1011111001 li 11:11 11 10-16
Pfister and Burke divide first, hut shoot tor badge, Burke win-
niog, Bennett second, Holt thnd, Max fourth.
Third event, 15 single Peorias:
Max. -.....----.LJNOMM0I1I—18 Burke......... 111111013111011—13
PS a a g-ttds- sore .10,101741111110—-12 Dox.......-.... O01 1101-10
Bennett ...,..-111111111101010—12_ Forbes......... 100101511110111—)2
Chantler. -> ee LMOIUIIILOLN10—12 Kilby.......... 114 0111110in—13
Warwick ....,10001101111110— 8 Holt............ 1011111101711
<ennedy. .....01771110101J110—-12 Smitn.......... 600000100001100— 3
Balsom.......,JUTIN10)1N1I—-14 Blake .........000110/U111110U— 8
Reed.-.:.-.-.,: OiJ10111111,011—12 Pfister......... 113111001117111—18
Skinner .,.....110111i111i1111— 14
| Balsom and Skinner divided first, Pfister second, Chantler
third after shooting 12 times on tie, aud Dox fourth.
Fourth event, 4 singles ard 3 pairs, entrance $1:
"UL 10 01 00-6 Skt :
EEX. n-ne baie Skinner). .....,. 11 10 10—8
SIS... ee 0171 1010 11-7 Burke.... .......7110 11 11 11-9
Bennetts..... iO ADA II—F —Prister....00 .. 0k TL I 40—9
Ohaniler........ 1101 1i 1110—8 Holt..............0111 01 1 11-7
| Warwicks.......1/11 11 00 11—8 Forbes.,.........1111 11 10 00-7
Ke nedy........0111 11 01 71—8 Dox. ,..,........1000 1 1 10-5
Balsom:.........1011 10 U0 11-8 Smith’ .20.)2.../40 10 00 W—4
Reed.......:....1010 1) 1011-7 Blake. .,....,..1110 11 10 11—8
Bennett first, Kennedy second, Fish third, Max fourth.
Third shoot, open to any number of teams of two from clubs
that are members of the Association, 5 live birds at 26yds. and 5
at 30yds.. use of both harrels; ties, 3 birds each mau at d0yds.
Entrance $15 each team, including birds. Divided 40, 30,20 aud 10
per cent., with #75 added,
Fourth shoot, open to the world, 6 live birds at 26yds., use of
one barrel only; ties. 2 birdsat 30yds, Entrance $7.50, including
birds. Divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cerit., with $75 added.
Fifth shoot, State Association medal, open only to on team of
four from. ach club belonging to the assoviation, 15 live birds
each man, d0yds. rise, use of both vurrels, entrance $20 each team,
birds extra; Nes, 3 birds each man at d0vds. rise. One hundred
dollars to go to the club last holding the medal, and the balance
to be diyided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. of purse.
sixth shoot, St. Louis Gun Club medal, valued at $500, open to
all members of the State Association, conditions and rules of the
above club to govern; 10 live birds, 2)ds. rise, use of one barrel
only, entrance $10, including birds; ties, 3 birds at #0yds, First
prize the gold medal. All the entrance money to go to the last
club holding the medal. In this shoot there will be many hand-
some and yaluable special prizes. .
Seventh shoot, open to the world; 10 live birds, 26yds, rise, use
of one barrel only, entrance $7.50, including birds; ties, 3 birds
at 80vyds. Divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., with $75 added.
Bigoth short, open to the world; 4 pairs live birds, 2lyds, rise,
entrance $7.50 including birds; fies, 2 pairs at 24yds. Divided 40,
20, 20 and 10 per cent. of purse, with S7i added. —*
Ninth shoot, open tu the world; 10 live birds at d0vcs rise. use of
one barrel. Vies, 8 birds at d0yds, Entrance $7.50, including
birds. Divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. of purse,
Tenth shoot, open to members of the State association only; 10
liye birds at 30yds. rise, use of both barrels. Ties,3 live birds at
a0vds. Entrance $2.50, the price of liye birds only. The Inde-
pendence and Kans1s City Gun Clubs donate each $75 to this
shoot, whicn will be divided 49, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. of purse.
Eleventh shoot, opvn fo the world; 25 live birds, 80vds. rise, use
of both barrels. Ties, 5 birds at d3vds. Entrance $25, including
birds. Divided 35, 2744, 20, 1244 and 5 per cent, of purse.
2 ae UNSER F'Rrvz.
THE CORRY GUN CLUB held their monthly meeting May 1
and elected 15 new members. The club will shoot on new ground
next week and house and grounds are almost completed. Follow-
ing are scores of last shoot:
MAD CAGES pectone ECLREUELOR Gina) ..cemaed 1101101119911 1011111111 — 24
VAG Ha toy ee oY a peg Sold Geek 1100119119911 0111 11111—28
Scott, ---.,. Pestle ect rere nd ely weet a 0,11.1019107111101199.11011—20
PEMTOS eee ye eh toate Dee ive hai eos -1101710101111119110:11110—20
Kelleher .,-.,----+-- eee cence ee ees ve ee y-411011110110191010111111—19
EDA dt otya lover ack ntt ner eialrtin ons Eisai 111111110101 1011116101101i—19
Ger ee oie a eae Gn ee Kk 3 Sub 1-14110110111010110011111—19
WE CODSOM ese nd ots ve ee eee cy Pet 0100111101111111111001111—19
TSUNA 1 pl) eee eee a re. eee + --1010111001101111110111911-18
WSBT ae gels ot atscarcridatcw ec ons ieee oe ++» «0110110101011 111111101101—18
dBA ER (Sed ap cars reek RES CN PS 1111101! 11010101171010111—18
ST pet coat Ceti d one i ote eedet awe LOLLIT10100 OOUINIT11111—18
MATE fetta ce titted: ane eee « tebe Phe 0111 11101011100 .101111010—17
IBIVCEn DUG etre ecae cutee ee tee a 111101 111010(0114011 0110—17
Dinwbars) Sse ans A hoa 3 Baa S85 e 1111109101000110011000111—15
WAG Poe ene ee Dc Bae ae, 107 10110010000110001 11 117—14
Howard........ ede erter ate tte cane ete tne 1101000111110311001101000—14
NEO WAR Teor spore ect te trees sees Neer e reer mart 101110171001010)U11100,.00—13
Bdwards...... - cope cee wee eee ccee ey eee +e L101100010100100010101111—13
Tt epee aN AR oe ict acess Neer es |e 110011.1011000101001100110—13
Oy Lh eo Oe Soon WANS Warbcois Stew als 000;,010110100010100110111—12
WAGON wkd pet oo cliat peide Sie tch fee 11 101000011 1 001100U0011—12
NWVAIS GTI sea seeter oan rE PP Oe LOE UC01010211100109001601 111—12
WWVELE as Coles ad ns Ado hah: toto ee Atos 001 1010011100061110101010—12
POLAT an. ete kag) bat rinleeiw gs pee aay oe 110001101000110110110:000—12
DESY we eT Bor eer eas ey ee eae 10/0000) 00121110101000101—1
BATTLETI A Sy Rats Be oe Ne tes Oe ee 00111U0101C000; 0110011001—11.
WASTE Ue ete ete clethn Seas Ae a att dln te 0000001 0UD0L0000000000000— 1
Fred Babcock won the gold medal, 144. Arnold the silyer and
Van Wert the leather medal.
LONG BRANCH, May 11.—An interesting pigeon shoot took
pee near Newman Springs, Long Branch, this afternoon between
rooklyn and New Jersey crack marksmen, The match has for
a long time been on the tap s,axnd was for $100 a side, the man
making the highest score to be presenved with a handsome Parker
pigeon gun. The contestants were William Graham, of Brooklyn,
and Tabor Parker, of Flatbush, L. I., shooting as a texm against
Edwar.i Price, of the Soutu Shiewsbury Gun Clun, and Thomas
Stone, of the Long Branch Shootiug Club. The conditions of the
match were: Twenty-five birds each, s0yds. boundsry, 6 ground
traps 5yds. apart, Hurhnshbam rules. Graham and Parker, of the
Brooklyn team, stood at 28yds., Price, of Shrewsbury, stood al
a0yds.,, and Stone, of Long Branch, steod at 25yds. behind the
traps. Use of both barrels was allowed.
The day could not have been better could the marksmen have
made if to o1der, a gentile breeze blowing the gun smoke away,
leaving the flying target in clear sight should a second harrel be
necessary to stop its career. The men faced the traps shortly
after luncheon atl o'clock. A number of viritors trom Brooklyn,
New York and Long Branch came to the grounds to witness the
shoot, among whont was quite a bevy of ladies, The poorest
shooting of the lot was done by Parker, of Flatbush, who was re-
garded by many as the best marksmen of the lot, but, unfortun-
ately, nearly every hard bird in the coop came to hisirap. The
fine form and steady shoouing of Graham, the other Brooklyn
man, won applause from the spectators, be bringing victory to
the Brooklyn side, besides personaliy captitring the handsome
Parker gun presented to the man making the highest score. The
following is the summary of the shoot:
4 Brooklyn.
Graham....-....... ne ee See orcs Be LITILION AA .1110111 1— 28,
NES hn eth Das 7 SMR WAN RANE ASE os , ~~~ ~~~ 60119111001101..0011111101 7 9—42
New Jersey.
SQOUST ab eee wn pe esgeers praca oteele Seo ef Peele -1111111011.101111171001011 —29
Brice eee oe ei ee + 2011111101111111111007110—<0—40
Afier the team match a dinner was seryed’ at a nelhboving
cottage to the friends of the marksmen who were invited to wit-
ness the match, while a number of gentlemen present, vho came
down with their guns, staid on the ground and engaged in swrep-
stakes, shooting clay and wild pigeons until train time for New
York, A match was made on the grounds to shoot a match of
sinilar conditions, between the same parties on Decoration Day,
at Middletown.
BELFAST GUN CLUB, Belfast, May 8.—The Belfast Gun Club
Was organized May 30 with 13 members, and John Healey, Pres.;
Herbert Morrisou. Vice-Pres.; Charles R. Coombs, Sec.-Treas. We
have a club shoot every Wednesday afternoon, and the score in-
glosed es of our second shoot. Weareall green hands at this kind
of shooting,
Aes at 15 bluerocks, 3 traps, 16 and 18yds. rise, Chamberlin
rules:
ray..........-010100011000011I— 6 Morrison...... 010000000000001— 2
Stearns...,.,,.10UU010010000'11— 5 Sanborn...,... 009110009101101— 6
Hardy...-.....011001100100000— 5 Wilson........ 101191101000000— 6
Coombs.....-_ -1011000/101101I— 9 Healey......... 00111111700110i—10
Decrow:.-.....- G0ONOOGOIIULIOOL— +
MANHATTAN GUN CLUB, New York.—The Manhattan Gun
Club held its regular monthly shoot at Woodside May 8 Club
rules, 7 live birds:
J A Hoffmann .....,... 0111111—6 L Roth........ ee ened 1010100—8
M Lichtenberger,...... 111110—6 J Geunerich.... ...... 1011101—5
F J Lambrecht.........1010110—4 H Schmid............... 10110,0—4
SV UESANICTSO «a cede westhioee 1010110—4
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The Norwood Gun Club of Florence,
Mass., has adopid the rules of the American Shooting Associa~
tion. The club have fine shooting grounds on the track of the
horse railroad. The Northampton Gun Club have changed their
name to the Little Mountain Shooting Olub and have fixed up
their grounds, The Whitney Gun Co. are busy at work on the
tools and fixtures for turning out guns; they expect to have afew
on the market for the fall trade. A large gun firm of Birming-
pates Eng. has written asking to work the English and French
nis.
Kight sweeps followed at 10 birds each, Keystone rules, 60 cents
entry. The scores stood:
Sweep No. 1: Johnson 8, Ferris 8, King 8. De Forrest 9, Jersey 8,
Collins 4, Simpson 7, Smith 6. Hataaway 5, Jones 6.
Sweep No.2: Johnson 9, Merris 7, De Forest 10, Jersey 8, Collins
8, Simpson 4, Jones 5, 8mith 7, Kirg 6. Third divided.
Sweep No. 3: Johnson 9, Jersey 7, Collins 7, Perris 8, De Forest
5, Kang 7, Smith 7. Third divided. :
Sweep No, 4: Johnson 9. Jersey 9. Collins 4, De Forest 7, Simp-
5, Ferris 5, Smith 7, Wirst and third divided,
Sweep No 5: Johnson 8 Jersey 6, DeForest 8, Ferris 7, Cullins?.
First and serond diyide. '
Sweep No.6: Johnson 7, De Forest &, Jersey 10. Collins 8, Ferris
8, Lindsley 6, Second divide. .
Sweep No. 7: Johnson 9, Jersey 9, De Forest 8, Ferris 8, Smith 6,
Lindsl y 8 Wirst and secoud divide.
Sweep No, & Jobnson 10 De Forest 8, Jersey 10, Ferris 9, Col-
lins 7, Lindsley 7, Smith 7, Jones 6. Hirst divide.
ALTOONA, Pa., May 13.—Mr. Chal. L. Dick, of Johnstown, came
over Saturday morning Lo shoot a pigeon match with Dr. Thorn-
ton, of this city. Two matches were shot and ended ina victory
for Johustown. The contest was for $100 a side, Hurlinghum—
rules. In the first match 12-gatge guns were used, andin tiie
second 10-gauge, d0yds, rise und 80yds. boundary, 5 trans. The
contest lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes. G. G. Zeth was the referee
and Frank Copely and J. M. Dodson acted as judges. One of
Thornoton’s pigeons fell outside of boundary. The Johnstowners
were much elated over the victory, huv neither of the contesiants
did any-remarkable shooting. Im the first mateh Thornton +hot
6 birds with the second barrel and Dick shot 5, while in the second
Thornton shot 4 and Dick 2 with the second barrel. In the score
below the fizure 2 means second barre);
First Match,
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Di ctoennes Mie Lee Lin didsa ate cad! nent 12212120011 11100011201 (1—19
Second Match.
Thornton... .,111012010202010—11 Dick......... 11122101171111101—15
C. FH.
LAKEWOOD, O,, May 1l.—The Locksley Gun Club beld their
regular shoot for the club badge to-day on their range, which is
situated opposite the Cleveland Nursery, on Madison avenue,
The day was remarkably fair and a fine 1ime was had. A number
of spectators were present to witness the shooting. John H. Byer
won the badge, without anv close competitors, breaking 24 out of
a possible 25, The conditions were 25 single standard targets,
thrown from 3 traps. lsyds, 1ise. The following are the scores:
AU Hall 1. eo Yee tee Sales he eS 100101019 11011100' 01111)0—16
re pa re wre are ~~ + <11,110171110011111061i 110—18
Hip Honle yids ted. oaeenwerresrcccs ies veers 01101011 100100001111100 1—14
O Sanford (visitor)........,....- Etre 0713091 111115111102171111—¥t
JEGMAMCTeWS2es> .-.24+ ann ee0-2sme e+e. 61110101 010111011110111111—19
ADORNS abe Ea ee a rice eta VV1101)7111001919110111— 24
HG: PeasGvia) stsceite Aether! eis 1101001010111101117010001—15
In the sweepstake hoot which followed the club shont, there
were 5 entries of 24 cents each,in which Ryer won first money
and Sanford second.
BALTIMORE, May 8.—The shoot between the Baltimore Gun
Olub, of Baltimore, and the Norta Evd Gun Club, of Frankford,
Philadelphia, cume off to-day. The contest was at 25 Keystone
targets per man. The Baltimore Club won in brilliant style by a
score of 228 to #15, beating the Philadelphians hy 8 birds. Tie
day was all that could be desired, and the Baltimore boys met
the North End team atthe statisn and escorted them to the
grounds in fine style. After the first squad had shot the Balti-
more Club invited the contestants to a first-cluss dinner. In the
near future the shoot will be repeated on the North End Gun
Club grounds, One special feature of the shoot (outside of the
first-class scores made by Messrs. W. H. Wolstener*ft. M. Hies)le
and Capron) wasthat W, M. Pack made his score of #1 breaks out
of 24 with one hand, having met with an accident to his left hand,
which Do him from using it: ;
North End Gun Club Team. Baltimore Gun Club Team.
W H Wolstencroft........ 24 GSStlow MEE eh oie 24
JPA Penne! Gokianeemeened 14 CaAprOUw ees p54 ae ee 24:
W Garvin.......--........ 19 Wallerde sys iie 20
AS Hub chide vt: sey ASPs aaah 14 Eber ile geese ore pans
WioMePaGE. 2/0002 ati. 21 Cantler . = NA sy ae 18
Jos Thurman.............. 19 Cleveland... 22. ...¢cs. a8!
Jas Wolstencroft......... 20 renin es Oe ees, 19
HERO ge Olea ee tye 17 IBTGyWyer nnkcissces ss ..18
EAR Weap DMA Ec eat asg ed alarzist ye lake 23 WERT er cece sob izurpang tek
BBC HaTdS 2s nec s e ae 20 BOGS es i ee a 17
Wam-Hy Pack. s.y sy. nce 23 — Als Wrote). 2. opeca ae 18—223
WILMINGTON, May 1il.—At the grounds of the Wawaset Gun
Olub, Wilmington, Del., there was a match between the Wawaset
and the hiamensi teams. The torm#r had an easy victory, de-
feating the Kiamensi by a score of 218 to 151. The shooting was
at 15 singles und 5 pairs of doubles, Appended is the score:
Wawaset. Kiamensi.
. S'gls. D*his. S'gls, D’bls.
Beiter esse ese + AOD YY ZAlileris en ecseeney ll 8
G Huber..--. agnor 12 9 doles cvstese 9 8
W MeKendrick.,.. 12 8 9 8
Qo Witieet esau. 2a. 0 9 i) 5
D Buckmaster,..... 14 5 10 gs
G Miller ...1......... 1z 5 FW Gray.... 9 3
H Buckmaster..... IL 7 W _Deighton.. 7 4
W Buckmaster..... 12 6 G Lancaster.... 7 4
PA elit thee etm pare ail 6 OC Hurhert... 6 4
C Buckmasted...... 10 7 G Mann... . fi} 4
ACStOlbe et et eee 10 4 J Pvle i... 6 3
W Smuith,......-.... i pe WAG TapepeiW Rie yu. * ki ee 5 8
140 78 yt by
CHICAGO, May 10.—The regular weekly shoot of the Sherman
Gun Club was well attended to-day, but on account of the wind
the poorest scores of the season were made. Sprig won Olass A -
badge and Flowers Chkits Bbadge. Following is the senre-
Woiltiams.......... PPC CE See 0O0'11 11010 10101 1110 1611-17
fs) hte eee Sa bre Sa Peres ae LOLLL 1UC1 11011 21111 WIN1—2e
EMC UE UN aus cent reu scones 1010 10170 10111 010 10117
(Chi AS aS ons bace $4Otd oekeo a 01-10 11100 QUi1L O1111 1171G—18
A OHNHS yy 85 644k ea See +6117 20001 0.011 11001 1(1001—14
ViAITEnSeery luebecl ential: & 11101 GO1vO 10011 GOUT uilin—72
(SIGHTS, CREWE Supa OalSsacca ae W110) 21101 10111 11010 G0110—17
Ifdirp byes 8 Gags tas Ss ee Aes »OOTLE W001 GU100 10111 7;001—12
WIOWErs e750 eve oe eas vlIOLL 11111 0101) O111L 0:001—18
TRUDE Raa OE AR Ae ae Bee 10150 011,0 010.0 11001 01171—14
BENE tie te. ce boven eee eee 9001 10010 IUOIO 10011 10110 11
WVU OIE te yg te nares y yin eee ee 01011 10000 O1010 11301 100,0—12
Isles” me pep LEV S eu 10/11 01100 00131 10171 10011—16
GTOSSUA ATS Cort atte heres QO OL 01100 T19it GO112 10000—12
phephard (visitor), .-., FECT ER doy! O1OIL O11 11101 101 1tiW—-17
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 9.—West Knd Social Gun Club.
Match at live pigeons, 10 ground traps, 21\ds. rise, 80yds. bound-
sland ru es, gold medal prize:
Nevin eee Cy eae eens 1111010011—7 MH Brensinger..... 010101111 1—7
EMSA ee ba meptesesy 011/000011—5 Wm EF Wade.... ..101(1101i—4
AVDNINTI Ae y epee 0000100110—38 H Roat............... 001000001 1—3
© Sellers... 2.2.0... .1110010111—7_ 1 PH Hummel....... £0/01011010—5
POU DY soe tu ieee 1UOUOIOIO—4 M Owens ............ 01011110:0—6
HIOSHOOD Geese 2-28 O1110000UI—4._ G Marshall.......... 1010100009 —3
J Whiteman ....... LOM 9
' The Wee hate Te Be agen Gon HuD ys were very
avorable and a ad_a good time, The medal was won b >
Jacob Whiteman.—H. M. B. a
SAN FRANOISCO, May 5.—Owing to the threatening aepect of
the weather this morning yery few members of the Caijifornia
Wing Shooting Club assembled at the San Bruno traps to par-
ticipate in the monthly pr-ze shoot of the club The score of the
day was made by kd Fay, who grassed his cozen iu fine torm, all
with the first barrel. This is a feat which wes neyer berore ac-
,omplished on the San Bruno ground and very seldom on any
ground. Wrank Day, a Los Angeles wing-shot, enjoyed the cour:
tesies of the club and shot with them, but, for want of practice,
was not in first-class form. The score:
WY a irax statin eo «-.. TTI 1-12 De Vanll..... ..- 000011101111— 7
Slade........ .. -1Li01N011I—-10 Lewis........ + 001000. 11000— i
Oia ee ee O1W111I01— 8 Day...... _ ~.++.0111001111190— 8
Liddle..........,.1111101111.0—10
A pool shoot at 6 birds, with 5 entries,
resulted as follows: Slade 6,
rain prevented further sporp.
was_then made up and
Fay 5, Coffin 6, Liddle 5, Day £ The
346
PHILADELPHIA, May 11.—A contest at_bluerock pigeons be
members of the University Gun Olub to decide which class in the
University is entitled to the bine ls iti and shall have the
right to enter the inter-collegiate championship match during
June, took place to-day near the College grounds. It was ex-
pected that teams from three classes would participate in the
event, but only two teams faced the traps—"9) and "91. Class ’89
had two representatives present, but the contest was for teams
of four men, 25 bluerocks per man, they could not shoot, ihe
famous amateur live pineon shot, H. Yale Dolan, who will go
abroad during 1£91, was at the beed of the "90 team, and his supe-
vior skill as a trap shot, practically insured a win; the teams
were otherwise about equal in point of scoring strength.
Class °9), Class "91,
TRV ALD GEL) sjete we scele o's sp ove iotw 23 LANES .055-p.5 3% Mo eben eee a
MGESOWREEL Yoo la atia'et hatd ores bartiOonty 9 AGVOU DES tchc pe peepee nts ty 15
NEG URY Sula wv: so Some ine 16 OMDSOUAS beayarer-ocieasreted 6
een vOn Ie. ce besser es.sas AS=62) Therahigy Sov etslerssactacl as 9—45
BROOKLYN, May &—The Fountain Gun Clnb of Brooklyn held
its monthly shoot at Woodlawn Park, Gravesend, this afternoon,
The attendance was larger than usual, and the weather was fine,
The splendid birds supplied contributed their share to make the
shoot asnecess. The club medal was won by J. H. Lake, 27yds.,
who was tied, on 10 birds straight, with A. Eddy a0vds., and I,
Kane 30yds. Lake and Eddy shot off, the former winning on 3
killed to his adversary’s 2. Dr. Shields 30yds., R. Graves 25yds,,
H McLaughlin 25yds.,J Shevlin 2tyds. and Wheeler 25yds., all
killed 6 birds out of a possible7. Of two sweepstakes at 3 birds
each, three miss and out, the first one was won by McKane, first
on 10 straizht, Conover second on 11 out of 12, and P. Donnelly
third, McKane also won the second match on 8 straight, with
Conover second with 10 out of ll, Referee, Mr. Goodwin; scorer,
Cc, H. Dollar.
1011111 00111110111710010-—17
Eee ee Suck OL orecee HEEB EeS 0111110110010011010111101—16
ee ere ee ee ee ee
Pel Gates «Pen yes re oe tice eae PUrE oeeb ete 1111111101111.000101010011—17
riage hel ey 2521 eee Seep ao 343555 544 44994545-.4" 1(01110111111911111101110—21
WIESE DOG Bap cry si-ls-eldlaacian elder eicieimedt b 0101111103101 10110111 1111—19
Brucker apy a -arte-ferel si . ~--1100110001110010101110111—15
Seles bees ees 504-oosd ead adds ood 1013110101111010111111111—20
BAPINCG: te ov vye teased ee de Seen eeeeE THpennes 10014114110111111111 1111 — 23
Ty eed Soe oe tee ee oe aR oa SS Sb or V1100101 1111110111111 0— 23
PART Gite ee as soo da505do55455544 ba 111001911011100110110010!—16
ipLGtiweweceen=- are -PeherePererreer ~. ».-1011111111010110111600111—18
GEA en vim pei o- sake et emt ete of ci ementt 1111001111101110110111111—20
Following this event came a match for $25 a side hetween J, J,
Hardin and John §. Prince, which was won by Prince by the fol-
lowing score:
TATIUIGE, oceans Cech CALECe SEL CORE CLBORSERs 4 00111.11111110111111101010—19
Hardin, .,, 00010111111111111111000u00—17
WORCESTER, Mass., May 9.—At the meet this week of the
Worcester Sportsmen’s Club at Coal Mine Brook range the «lassi-
fication contest was resumed. All who broke 22 or more out of a
possible 30 were in Class <A, all others in Class B. The work in
detail follows:
Class A. Olassif‘n, Prize. Class A. OClassif’n. Prize.
Dr Bowers...-... Rd 10 CRB Claflin, ..22 4
G J_Ruge......-« 24 1 CH Howe ,. .,.27 8
M D Giiman.....26 9 HT Smith....... 24 8
Geo Sampson. ...25 9 ES Knowles....26 7
B Franklin. ,....23 9 CW Burbank.. .23 6
Cla-s Classifn, Prize Class B. _ Classif’n. Prize,
CORI... cnn. rAl 9 AK Bowdish....20 q
E FP pswan........ 19 9 H Edwards...... iat 6
W_ Henry........ 20 8 EF FWorehome..... 7 2
© Johmson....... 16 &
WATSON’S PARK.—Grand Crossing, Ill., May 9—The Gun
Club of Chicago, Match at 10 tame p'geons, 5 eround traps, 30; ds.
rise, SOyds. boundary, Illinois State rules, medal prizes:
2
BROGKS rons peers 2111122112—10 Miller... =. 1201210012— 7
Wadsworth..., 1101211222— 9 Barlow.. 2121112111—10
AGG. cecnw vids se etivere luo fy Yoong eee arent 2112112)21—10
Thompson.....--...l11/MW2210— 7 Price... ......c)4 »2112211101— 9
Hinwlisters.. cos. sce 1111112211—10 Hamlinue............ 2011n11102— 7
Rowe...-- cae ceteee ee OtQULIIOL— 8 Kent..........5..,.-211210711—10
IG” ok ee-eeewals .. 1020112121— 8 Stanley.......... ...2011010810— 5
Burchner.....s24 s+ 2122220201— 8
Ties on medal for first at 5 birds, 3lyds.: Rock 220, Hollister
2120, baa 2220, Young 21211, 01111, Kent 12111, 20220, Young wins
inedal,
Match at 20 Peoria b'ackbirds, 3 traps, 18yds. rise, Illinois State
rules, medal prize: Miller 6, Wadsworth 16, Rock 15, Smith 14,
Thompson 9, Young 16, Price 6, Place 12, Hamline 15, Kent 4, Bar-
Jow 14. Holiister 18, wins: Stanley 2.—HAVELRIGG.
TORONTO, May 9.—The third shoot for the McDowall & Co.
gun of the Stanley Gun Club took place on the grounds this after-
noon. t. White was the winner, with 21 out of 25 at 19yds. rise:
G White (19Vd5). .. 265 .... kei ees tives -1141110110171110111101113—21
SB Wieilsy Jite(PL)i.-; tsivecsewse ae 1010111 1001011011111 L111—19
F Kmond (24)...... eeeee esse s-+ 460111101111110100100101111—17
J Mitehell (18) -- 1101111001111110010110101—17
W Felstead (23) . 0111011101110100101019111—16
Taw G Git, tale (LO). vee. eee on gare eeeekene UILO0L (000710011111101110—15
TMI AEE (LD)t ie eckiens Roos. e2) Paes Gene 1OILOLOLI11 160011010011 10—14.
C Harrison (19) 110U0L01100L00retived.
Several sweepstakes followed,
WELLINGTON, Mass., May 11.—More than a score of shooters
faced the traps at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day, and
several good scores were made in the silver pitcher and merchan-
dise matches. Jn the pitcher match Field was tied with four
others, With 14 out of 15 each, but in the shoot-off Field won, In
the merchandise match the following scores were made: Schaefer
and Stanton 14, Snow, Sanborn, Chase, Black, Perry and Dill
second with 18; White, Dan, Warren and Melcher third, with 12;
Hammond and Chase fourth, with 11. Schaefer and Alierton
shol two 25 clay-bird matches, Schaefer winning the first on a
shoot-off, and Allerton the second. There was also two ¥%5 bird
matches between Stanton, Choare and Perry. In the first Stanton
and Perry divided, and in the second match, with Schaefer added,
the scores were: Stanton 25, Choate 24, Perry 24, Schaeter 23, out
of 25 birds. Following are the winners in the several sweepstake
muaiches: Five pigeons, Stanton, Choate, Melchert; 6 bluerocks,
Stun on; 5 pigeons, Stanton; 6 bluerocks, Choate; 6 pigeons, White;
6 pigeons, Allerton, Chase and Stanton; 7 bluerocks, Choate and
Bradstreet; 8 pigeons, Stanton, Field and Perry; 6 pigeons, Dill,
Choate and Stanton; 5 pigeons, White, Choate and Schaefer; 6
bluerocks, Schaefer, Dill aud Stanton; 6 pigeons, Stanton; 6 blue-
recks, Choate, Sianton, Dill and Schaefer; 6 bluerocks, Choate
ns Snow and Melcher; 5 pigeons, Stanton, Choate and
Schaefer.
NEW JERSEY MARKSMEN.—A prominent New York sports-
man proposes to match a team of 10 New Jersey live-bird shots
against any similar team from any State in the Union. He will
back tke Jerseymen for any amount, and suggests a race of 250
birds, 25 birds each man, under any popular rules. A match of
this character would create a furore in shooting circles, and if
held on any accessible grounds would draw an immense crowd of
spectators. In the last two or three years New York has become
the trap shooting center of the country. There is to-day within
ee
a radius of fifty miles of the metropolis no less than 150 active
fun clubs whieh hold weekly or monthly tournaments. Since the
advent of artificial targets as a partial substitute for liye birds,
the colleges and athletic Clubs throughout the country haye
added trip shooting as a prominent feature of sport. ...The Essex
Gun Club, at a meeting held in Newark ou May 8, decided not to
i ew Jersey State
soot. It will be held under the auspices of the Middlesex Club
at Dunellen, providing the date does not conflict with the annual
national tournament of that club; otherwise it will go tothe New
assume the responsibility of managing the
York Suburban Club,
NORWICH, Conn., May 18.—The Norwich Shooting Club will
hold a tournament on its grounds in Norwich, Conn., on May 28
and 24, Tuesday and Wednesday. <A $50 guaranteed purse will be
shot for on each day. Mr. H. A. Penrose will have full conirol
and munagement of the traps, which he will run on the Keystone
system.—E. W. YERRINGTON, Pres.
TORONTO. May 11.—The third shoot of the Toronto Gun Club
for prizes presented by the club was held at the Woodbine this
The following are the scores at 15 artificial birds:
Felsted 13, McDowall 12, Townson 11, Sawdon 9, Phillips 13, Crow
affernoon.
jl, Downe 11, Bayles 8, Felsted first, McDowall third,
DETROIT, May 11.—At the annual meeting of the West Hnd
(un-Club the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, John Archer; Vice-President, Chas. Smith; Secretary
Wm. Garrison; Captain, EH, R. Wendt, The
American Shooting Association rules were adopted, and it was
decided to send a team to the Richmond tournament to compete
and Treasurer, J.
for the club championship of Michigan and team trophy.
the club grounds at
and a cosy little cottage, fo be parily used by gunners and partly
by the lawn tennis element, will be erected. Matches will be shot
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N. J. ATHLETIC CLUB.—The Board of Trustees of the New
qereey Athletic Club have agreed to the proposition of Messrs T.
tee of the organization, to make clay-pigeon shooting a permanent
arker, A, C. Wilmerding and E. E.,.Bigoney, the gun commit-
feature of the sports patronized by the elub. <A large section of
Bergen Point will be arranged as a range,
every Thursday during the summer season.
BROOKLYN, May 9.—The Unknown Gun Club of Brooklyn
held a shoot at Dexter Park, on the Jamaica Plank Road, this
afternoon. Twenty members contested in squads of ten each for
the handsome badge andtwoextra prizes, The rules of the club
demand thatthe marksman hold the gun helow the elhow until
the bird is on the wing, and use one barrel only, M, Van Staden
and Chichester were tried on 7 straight, the former winning on
fhe shoot-oft by killing 2 to his adversary’s one. J. Vroom, W,8,
Cahill, G. Knebel, Sr., and J. Rattjen killed 6 each out of a possible
7, Rattjen winning second money after a long contest with!Vroom,
by killing 6 and missing 3 birds. G. Haase. J. Rankin, W. 8. Skid-
more, G. Knebel, Jr., R. Monsees and Capt. Balzer kilied 5 and
missed 2 birds each. Dick Monsees won third prize on shoot-off.
CLEVELAND, O., May 7.—The Canfield Gun Club held their
first shoot on the fairgrounds Saturday. The following scores
were made: M. L, Edwards 15, H. Thoman_ 14, Frank Hole 14, J,
R. Taber 13, W. K. Osborn 13, Ge rge Strock 12, J. W. Harroff' 10,
J. Delfe 10, F, 5. Osborn 10, H. Huxsaw 9,8. B. Parshall 5, C, W,
Twiss 4.
COLLEGE SHOTS.—The 791 Gun Cluh, of Princeton, will shoot
a match with the Penn Charter Gun Club, of Philadelphia, on
Col. Stockton’s grounds late in May. The class teams of the
University of Pennsylvania willshortly enter into a contest which
will divide the composition of the ’Varsity team. Classes 789, '90,
49] are represented by from four to six men each; the freshmen
will] not shoot, as there are no marksmen in the class. A team of
four from each class will compose the ?Varsity team. Mr. Devlin,
of the medical school, manages the teams and reserves.
WILLIMANTIC, Conn,, May 7.— Willimantic Rod and Gun
Club's third merchandise shoot. Match at 15 pnluerocks, 5 traps
and 10 clays, 3 traps, 16 and Lyds, rise; national rules: J. W.
Webb 18, C. W. Smith 17. J. H. Ross 15, J, B. Baldwin 18, C. J.
Alpaugh 12, J. Macfarlane 17, C. M. Thompson 11, A. W. Dunham
24.7. L. Clark 8, H. R. Alford 9,8. L, Johnson 17, F, Larrabee 13,
I. A. Culverhouse 11, W. 8, Crane 18, Geo. Taft 13.
NEW YORK TOURNAMENT,—Alhbany, N. Y., May 13.—Hditor
Forest and Stream: After many unayoiduble delays the pro-
grammes of the tournament of the New York State Association
tor the Preservation of Fish and Game have been completed and
will be issued this week. The executive tommittee of the state
Association has secured nearly $1,500 in cash, and merchandise
prizes to the value of $1,000, to be contended for in the various
events. Sportsmen desiring programmes should send their
names to Charles L. Gove, Secretary of the Elm Grove Gun
Club of Albany, N. Y. The following named clubs have applied
for membership mm the Association: Trojan Gun Club, Troy; In-
dependent Gun Club, Hoosic Falls; New York Suburban Shooting
Grounds Association; Catskill Gun Club; North Side Gun Club,
Long Island; Ked Hook Gun Club; Union Gun Club, Brunswick;
Waterville Gun Club; Little Falls Gun Club; Lakeside Gun Club,
Geneya; New Berlin Gun Club; Olean Sportsmen’s Association;
Saratoga Gun Club, Sarotoga Springs; Gloversville Shooting
Club; Homer and Courtland Gun Club, Courtland.—H. B. DerBy,
Secretary.
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-
lication in the current issue. It is particularly re-
quested that scores be sent us as early as possible.
Ganaging.
A NEW STEERING CENTERBOARD.
pee accompanying illustration shows a new form of double
centerboard for canoes, in which the board or boards take
the place of the ordinary rudder, steering the boat in addition to
furnishing the necessary lateral resistance. The boards. shonw
at A A, are each fitted to a shaft, B B, which rises or falls in the
sleeve, S'S, within the trunk,@Q. The boards are raised and
lowered, either together or independently by the lines ZL, The
after board is steered by the deck tiller, J, und yoke, K, while the
forward board is operated by a second yoke and a pair of half
pears, Dand OC. By raising the forward board 1}4in. the gear Cis
disengaged, tlhe board being locked in the trunk in a fore and ath
direction, the after board alone being used for steering. This
arrangement permits the trunk to be placed well in the ends of
the boat, leaving a very large space for sleeping and stowage,
while there is no rudder, and the boat can be maneuvered with
the greatest accuracy and delicacy. It has been tested by the in-
ventor on the St. Lawrence River, and will be shown at the A. C.
A, meet in August.
FLAGS FOR THE A. C. A. MEET.
HE regatta committee has issued the following circular; “In
fulfilling one of the duties imposed upon them, that of obtain-
ing suitable flags for prizes, the regatta committee for 1889 adopt
the plan inaugurated last year of asking contributions from
clubs, Butin doing so they desire to point out that. to accom-
plish the object of having distinctive prizes, the flags themselves,
and not merely a cash contribution, must come direct from the
donors. Will you therefore please interest your club, and your
club’s lady friends, in this matter, and send us this year some-
thing that shall have a special value, not necessarily in the way
of being costly. but in bearing the impress of the club and the
locality from which it comes. In order to know what they
may count on, the committee would be glad to hear from you
if possible, by June 1, py letter addressed fo BH. L. French (224
Jersey street, Buffalo, N.Y.), who takes charge of this department,
and be seloRy the flags should be sent, if possible, not later than
July 15.
“Those on the Canadian side may. to ayoid questions of duties,
etc., send flags to either of the other members of the committee.
E. L. French, D. B. Jacques, H. B. Edwards, Regatta Committee.”
SHUH SHUH GAH C. 0.—This club gaye last week a very in-
pore Sune: aramatic entertainment in the town hall of Winchester,
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STANDING OR LOWERING RIGS,—Editor Forest and Stream:
In my opinion the standing rig is both dangerous and invonveni-
ent. Mven if Lacowsic’s crew could lower her small suit, could it
be set again, or could it be lowered or set in any other way hy
luffing upin the wind? Even if Mr. Barney cou'd accomplish
these three seeming impossibilities, can others? The Dimple had
five different sized standing sails and could perform none of the
above maneuyers, Did not staunch helievers in hoisting rigs
adopt the standing just to keep up with the times? Would not
the racing portion be on the same equality with hoisting and reef
ing sails as with standing? The only loss would he that of a
dangerous and inconvenient sail toa few who do not use it for
cru sing. Besides. canoeing may as well be as sate as possible.
Every one acknowledges the advantages of the hoisting and reef=
ing sail, but. who upholds the standing?7—Gno. C. FORREST.
THE HUMBER YAWL CLUB.—We have received a copy of
the club hook of the Humber Yawl Club for 1889, an interesting
little pamphlet. enlivened by some clever sketches, and contain-
ing considerable information about the club. Its headquarrers
are on the Humber about Hull, with an annex at Hornsea Mere,
where the mate, Mr. Geo. F. Holmes, resides. The club has a
membership of thirty-four. including two ladies, M*ss Holmesand —
Mr-. Tredwen, while Mr. W.G. MacKendrick of Toronto is the
sole honorary member. The fleet includes thirty little ships of
12 to 22ft. length and 2ft. 6'n. to 8ft. 9in, beam, canoes and canoe
yawls. Asthe larger boats are used of necessity on very rough
water they ate mostly fine, able little cruisers. A summary of the
club’s work in ‘8 includes a, very pleasant cruise of five canoe
vaivls in Holland, The officers are: Capt., J. M. Hamilton, Jr.;
Mates, W. Gray and G. F. Holmes.
CANOBING IN THE FRATERNITIBS.—During the winter a
number of members of the D. K. E. and Psi U. clubs of New York
have taken an interest in canoeing, and in order to bring the
sport into notice Com. Burchard and Vice-Com. Curtis of the
New York C. QO. arranged for an entertainment before each of
the twoclubs. The first was given on May 10, under Com. Burch-
chard'’s management, at the club house of the D. K. E. Club, of
which he is # member, and the second on the following evenin
by Vice-Com. Curtis hefore the Psi U, (lub, The entertainment |
consisted of an explanatory talk on canoeing, illustrated by ste-
reopticon views, including a number of new ones by Stoddard, of
the A. CG, A, meet of 1888, and_also some excellent yiews of the
cruising grounds about New York.
A SPRING MERT ON THE DELAWARE.—The Red Dragon
C. G, invites canoeists, whether club members or unattached, to
attend the meet at Delanco on the Delaware Rive r, from May 27
to Junel. A series of races has been arranged and nearly thirty |
prizes will be given, the races commencing on Decoration Day.
A yery fine site has been selected, and the camp will offer every
inducement for cruising and racing. The meet is thusfar an °
experiment, but the committee is determined to make a suc-
cess of it. The new canoe ve mentioned last week as building by /
Wiser, is not for his own use, but for Mr. Alex. Arnois, of the Re
Dragon C. C
THE RADIX FOLDING CENTERBOARD.—This board, which
is now in general use for canoes and other small cruising craft of
all kinds, is now made by the W, R. Baker Mfe. Co., of Water-
town, N, Y., the maker of canoe fittings and brass work. °
DEATH OF MR. MOLLOY.—Canoeists on the Passaic will re- :
gret to hear of the death of Mr. A. C. Molloy, a well-known mem-
er of the Arlington C. C., which occurred lately. He was also a
member of the A. C. A, :
CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.—A _ regatta will be sailed
on June 8, off Larchmont, instead ef in New York Bay, as first
intended. A special canoe race will be sailed on June 29.
Hachting.
VALKYRIE’S SIZE.
i ere following extracts, the former from the Telegram and the
latter from the Comniercial Advertiser. are samples of articles
that are found lately in thedaily press, founded on the statements
of ex-Com. Smith, to which we alluded last week:
“The Vulkyrie furnishes the principal theme for yachtsmen at
the present time. There is much discussion relative to her
dimensions. There are rumors that the new Hneglish yachtis
more than 8hft. over all,as reported by cable, and that she is
really 94ft. over all, having a 24ft. overhang. If such proves to be
the case she will be the same length over all as the Puritan, 2ft.
shorter than the Priscilla and Atlantic, and 6ft. shorter than the
Mayflower. The Volunteer’s overhang is 21ft.”
‘Don't let us deceive ourselves as to the brolable ability of the
Valkyrie by underrating her. She will undoubtedly be the most
able boat with 70ft. waterline of any yet built. She represents |
the latest in the science of vacht building, and let me tell you
that means a big advance in the last few years. Compared to her
the Bedouin, Gracie and eyen the Titania or Katrina are out of
date just as much as the 40-footers of last year are a long way be=-
hind the development of that class as seen in the fleet now build-
ing. The Valkyrie’s waterline measurement just admits her /
within the 70ft. class. But consider her length over all; whereas
the Bedouin’s length oyer allisalttle more than 80ft,. the Val-
kyrie’sis about 10ft. greater. That telisthestory. Herhighfree-.
board and great overhang give her immensely increased power ]
by admitting of a much larger spar plan and sail area. You will |
see that tle Valkyrie will bring to this country a duplicate rig. )
She will have one for the race with the Volunteer much larger
than that she will race under in England. With her great over-_
hang she has extraordinary power compared to her waterline j
length for working a great sail plan. When she settles down
upder the pressure of canvas she will undoubtedly carry in this
country, she will be nearer 85 than 70ft. on the waterline. Don’t |
let us American yachtsmen fool ourselves with the idea that the
Volunteer wiil have a walkover, or Englishmen complain that the |
selection of the Volunteer to defend uhe Cup is unfair and un-
sportsmanlike. The Valkyrie, lam certain, will make our eyes,
open when she shows her paces on thisside. Watson, who de- |
signed her, is nobody’s fool, and knowing perfectly well that the’
Volunteer was the most eligible yacht in America to defend the |
Cup he would nut_ have advised challenging unless he thought
the Valkyrie stood a fair chance of heating her.” 7
Such simple nonsense would be unworthy of notice if it were §
not for the fact that it is given out with intention of deceiving
the average reader into the idea that Mr. Watsen is trying ~
overreach the New York Y, C. by building a larger boat than th
rules allow; consequently, and here is fhe point, the committe
is justified in putting Volunteer or Puritan against him. To t
MAY 16, 1889.] FOREST AND STREAM. 347
Tninitiated the talk of a 70ft. yacht that is nearly 100ft. long over
all, and that will gain in reallength when under way. is all well
enough, but practical yachtsmen know that beyond a certain
| point, which has been reached m Katrina and Thistle, the long
ends are a positive disadvantage, It is vet an open question with
experts whether the modern clipper stem is on the wiiole superior
fo the old plumb stem of the cutters, and some contend that the
increase of area at the extreme end, where Its leverave is Eereatest,
is a serious hindrance m windward work. As to the afier over-
hang, it is good, in so far as it gives increased deck room and a
longer purchise for the mainsheet, but what is added heyond is a
loss, Save in appearance. [18 quite probable that Valkyrie may
' Hieasure 94ft. over all, hut there is nothing to apprehend trom it,
and she is likely fo loss more than she gains. Her waterline is
i0ft and the official measurement is S5ft. Katrina measures 92ft.
in.
The official measurement is taken from the foreside of the stem
under the bowsprit to the atterside of the sternpostat deck, he
(tea cannot rake over 45°, ALE it would overhang
e after end of the loadhne a distance equal toits height above
the water. This would be a little greater than the freeboard,
owing to round of deck, and may be estimated at about. sft. Yin, to
4tt., thus leaving Sift. to be accounted for. Of this 70ft, is the
loaaline, leaving a forward overhang of lift. This sounds very
long, but it must be consjdered that whiie the U. §, rule only
Measures to the “wood enus” or rabbet of stem, Lloyd's rule meas-
ures to the extreme foreside of the figurehead. Thus, in Katrina’s
case, by the former rule her overhang at bow is Gfi,, and by the
latter 10ft. Gin., or some 9in. less than Valkyrie’s. i
As to atter overhang nothing is yet known, but it is unlikely
that it will be longer than Katrina’s, and if it is, 80 far from being
an advantage, it means only an excess of weigiit in a very bad
place. The advantages of extreme overhanging ends, apart from
appearance, are as follows:
bought it. Second—The racing of a fleet of yachts of all sizes, with THE NORTON SYSTEM AGAIN.
or without time allowance, which was often a matter of necessity " ee :
forty years ago, has long since passed out of date, and it is uni- es oH ton Be abeny. Whose Spee See Bis Be abeee iy
versally admitted that such a contest iSin no sense arace, Wilh ute. 2 ORES ee cit SH SALRHYIERT dice kote
the closély matched fleets of to-day, where races are won by two | Rew Revere eats ut caer hh DAPELS AS Wy it BN kin fs SSB apn
or three minutes, or even by seconds, it would be an absolute im- | #8 complete Immunity Lrom naval es WER OE il ge ves te
possibility for one boat to win from 4 Meet of twelve ur fifteen, | teatispeed. Mr. Wiener's ambitious cruise has fallen through,
most of which would be as large or larger. Were such a position | but another equally foolhardy navigator cer FeeR y sare am fe
maintained to-day, as the World practically claims it should be, | person OO ak SOL AG sue EOP a i ah rare Ne : vi
the only result would be that nu one would challenge. designer und builder, of Chelsea, Mass, A new craft, fad Mae
Just what the conditions governing the Cup should be is a very | Sik, has been built for exhibition this year at Paris, and on May
difficult matter to dérermine, but all must agree that when cer- | 1! she sailed trom Ney York for that place, going through the
tain principles and laws are recognized as {air in governing the | Sound with the tntention of calling at Boston, She is a keel pais
regular races hetween home yuchts, they cannot be far wrong | 3ott. as all, a Ae a a Itt, Mee erate EIR ES Bar ee
When applied to international races of infinitely greater import- | Stem anda yawlrig. As a mai HEF 0 ete Va BTee aa 3 L is
ance, The conditions mutually agreed on in such private matches | Infernal space is ziven up to the water ballast tanks, but she is
as those between Katrina and her class may be accepted as a very | S2id to carry stores for a0 Sore Her pte att ont Captain ge
fair standard, out these ave very different from the ones now laid | lor, Hans Hansen, “ear Bc urd ageing ab Be ay vie
down for the America’s Cup, Ip spite of the comparatively in- | Weasurer of the Norton Co, Captain Lawlor, though only thirty-
significant size of t e boats,the great feature of the present | five years old, has followed the sea for twenty-three Pore, and is
season will be the 40ft, racing, simply because the boats are so Pac OE aea, as an expert and peilral gat fen 4 pred ee pnip
well matched and sail under such equal conditions that the best | Wrecks and narrow escapes without number, but he will have
boat is apt to win a majority of races. The contrary effect 18 added considerable to his experience befbre he reaches Paris in
already seen in the lack of ail interest in the international race | 8¥ch a craft,
since if is a foregone conclusion that only Volunteer can be
chosen, The America’s Cup is offered, not onlyio English yachts-
men, but to the world; uot for this year or the next, but as long
as yachting shall exist, and Americans cannot afford to sacrifice
permanently their reputation for fair play before \he world to
the grattlication of private grudges and quarrels, which, itis to be
hop: d, will be forgotten long before the America’s Cup ceases to
be recognized as the great yachting trophy of the world.
POILLON’S YARD.—The new wood keel has been putin the
Gracie at Poillon’s yard, and beneath it has been run 14 tons of
lead, making a keel about lsin. deep. The frame has teen stiffened
by the addition of new floors. The mast has been removed, as
the step, as well as the centerboard trunk, were replaced. At the
same yard the new stern on the Avgir is nearly completed, and
promises to look yery well, though if is a difficult matter to put a
long overhang on so Wide a boat, The Carroll 40 is planked,
decked and the joiner work 15 well under way, so she.will soon be
afloat, but like many of the others she will not be ready in time
Shorter pene aind more foot Longer hold anlage boom BER STATEMENT: OF arACTS. for good work in the June races, Mayflower has had her mast
to stiysail- > Increased deck room, , HE New York Zimes of May 10 speaks as follows concerning | removed and the partners moved forward about 3ft., a hatch
the new deed of gilt: “Dt may be said that nime-tenths of the
members of the New York Yacht Club are opposed to the new
deed of gift, and, a5 stated by a prominent member yesterday, it
was railroaded through the club by a star-chamber proceeding,
and never passed upon by a yote of the club,”
‘This fits the Gase exactly, tiie last revision was neyer submitted
to @ vote of the club, nor were its contents Known save to a Select
lew prior to its tinal adoption, Tue gentlemen who stood as
Sponsors to the new decd no more dared to risk an open vote on it
Luan Luey did the question of the 70-footers at the last meeting of
the club.
taking their place. The mainmast will come against the after
end of the trunk. The inside chainplates were hard to get at,
being between the frimes and the planking, bul they have been
cut off just below the planksheer. Tne new chainplates will be
outside, The dimensions of her spars wi!l be as follows: Main-
mast, l7in. at partners, bin, at hounds, 834in. at upper cap, 63ft.
deck to under side of trestle irees, 10ti. head, and about ft.
housing; foremast of Oregon pine, f6ft, Bin. from deck to under
side of trestles, head 8tt., diam. at head l7in., at hounds 1hin., at
cap 6l4in.; the main boom will be made frum the old boom, and
will be 66ft. from shackle for tack of sail to extreme end, diam. at
slings 13in., at inner end $in,, ouver end 6!sin.; mainyzatt will be
made from the old gaff, and will be 39ft. Gi. from shackle to end,
of oval section 8% x734in.; from shackle to end of foreboom Will
be 20ft. 6in,, diam. 844m,; length of foregzaff from shackle to end
S0ft., diam, 7xhlin.; the main topmast will be made of the old
stick, and from ud to hounds will be 38ft., pole 6ft., diam. S44in.,
reduced to 6gin. at hounds; foretopmast J4tt. from fid to hounds,
pole 4ft., diam, same as mamtopmasl; spimaker boom will be 4ft,
Jong by 8in, diam.; clubtopsail yard 49it.x6lin; club 33ft.<5lgm,;
the Gistance between the center of the masts will be 32ft.; the
bowsprit will remain unchanged. She will soon be ready to join
her sister who has goue before into the two-stick division of toe
fleet. Clara also lies at the dock, nearly ready tor work. Captain
Barr and his crew haye been busy tor a month, and she is now in
fine condition with new wire rigging througiout. The steam
yachts Isoline, Lagonda and Meteor are also at the yard.
ST. LAWRENCE Y. C,—The headquarters of the St. Lawrence
Y. CO. have been removed to a very goud lucation at Pointe Claire,
where courses haye been laid out. The season promises to be the
liveliest yet known, The following tixtures have been arranged:
May 24, 10 A. M.—Race for skif's, two classes. First of series for
Kear-Commodore’s cup, 1 P. M.—Yacht race; first prize Commo-
dore’s cup, entrance fee divided between second andl third yacnts.
May 28,3 ?. M.-First race of series for Vice-Commodore’s cup, June
ee, 3 P. M.—Secont race for Vice-Commodore’s cup; second skiff
race for Rear-Commodore’s cup, two classes. June 29,3 P. M.—
Third race for Vice-Commodore’s cup. Tuird skiff race ot series,
two classes, June 30—July 31—Olub cruise, July #—IFourth yacht
race and fourth skilt race of series. July 20—Hifth race of series
for skiffs, The entrance fee to each race-is fixed at $1. The
prizes tor the yachts are: Vice-Commodore’s cup, for best in the
series, and in addition the first boat in each rave will receive $10,
the second $6 and the third $4. Wor skiffs of the tirst class ihere
is the Rear-Commodore’s cup for the best in the series of five
Taces, in addition to which the first skiff receives $5 and second
$3 in each race, The prizes for second class skiifs are $5 for first
and $3 for second, and they may aiso compete in first class for
the Kear-Commodore’s cup, It is also proposed to hold another
race in September. The club cruise will start from Pointe Claire
after the race on June 24, returning in the afternoon of July 1.
The destination has not yet been decided on, and will be an-
nounced later,
MONTGOMERY SAILING GLUB.—Second regatta, May 5.
Course, Norristown to Indian Ordek and return; distance, 5 miles.
Wind fresh, westerly:
Tnereased deck room.
Aganst these nist be offset the disadvantages of weight in the
extreme ends, aud of a long tail that may be dangerous in areal
Sea, points Which must serve to limit the designer, The two ad-
Vanlages named may be had with an overhang of about Sft. for-
ward in a 70it. boat, any extra length beyond the pomt where the
Zamicn itn can be placed with advantage, must solely pe in the
shape of ornamental work, and a hindrauce to speed. At the
) Stern the advantages, so far as mere 1orm and buoyancy are con-
cerned, are realized aS fully in some of the old sionps, with short
but powerful counters, as in the modern cutter with along tail
high out of water, as Bedouin or Clara. Any great excess of dis-
Placement avout or abait the sternpost must so alter uhe trim of
the yacht as she heels that her speed will suffer. The only ad-
Vantaves to be gained, the two mi ntioned above, can be had by
an overhang ot about J6ft,, all beyond this is but dead weight.
Valkyrie has probably under 95ft. over all length, or, measured by
our rule, about 90ft., and she will be smaller, less powerful and
tarry some 800ft. less sail than Katrina. It would no doubt be
gratifying to the advocates ot Volunteer to prove that Mr. Watson
was endeavoring fo trick them, and that they had good grounds
for putting tue big bout against his 70-footer, but the figures do
ot pear them out.
RELUCTANT CONCESSIONS.
N an article to which we allude elsewhere the New York Worl
sets out to prove at some length that the action of the New
York Y. C., from the time of the original race for the Cup in 1851,
has been a series of generous concessions to the unjustitiable de-
mands of Ghallengers. There ig no doubt but that the present
position of the ¢lubis very different from that which it took in
is70, when the first challenge came, but how this change came
about is anotuer matter. he original position of the cluh, and
the “concessions”? wmch it has made areas follows: The club
claimed the right to sail as Many vessels, of allsizes, as it chose
to muster, aguiust wv single challenger, granting him but one race
oyer anarrow, tortuous course in smooth water tor which its
yachts were specially built, while the challenger was obhged to
cross the Atlantic. In the course of thirty yearsit has come
down from this independent and unsportsmanilike position to one
more nearly in accordance withfuir play and racing usage, not
through a series of free concessions, but by means of a series of
eraw1s from one untenable position to 4 slightly better one, each
time following, nob leading, tae adyunce of public opinion and
tne develupment and perfection of match sailing, The various
Steps are as follows: .
ls7l. The agreement to sail a series of matches, boat for boat,
in place of one match against the fleet; but at the same time re-
talmiog che right to select the defender tor each race from the
fleet on the morning of the race; also the granting of some out-
side races. The ciub was foreéd to abandon the idea of sailing
the whole ficet, asim the preyious year, by a very strong letter
from Mr. Geo. L, Schuyler condemning such a proceeding.
1876. The agreement to select one yacht in aavance as the sole
detender, to meet the one challenger: This coneession was the
result ot lengthy correspondence and negotiations. As late us
1881 the club veserved the right to select a derender on the morn-
ing of each race, but since then has abandoned it,
[ssi, One subject of discussion 1m all races was uhe inside course
ot the New York Y, C., over which oue race at least of each series
has always been saved, and, though Lhe club has not formally
abandoned the right to.aces over this course,it is practically
done away with, aud in all tuture races the chances are that out-
side courses wili be selected.
‘hus, in place of one race against a fleet over the inside course
the clud has tinally come to a series of matches, With ons boat
chosen in advance as a defender, and over outside courses, So
far trom _ these concessions being made ireely, each has been the
THE L. Y. R. A. MEETING,
THE annual meeting of the delegates of various clubs compos-
arte Lake Y. KR, A. of Lake Ontario was held at Roches-
ter, N. Y., on May 11, the tollowing gentlemen being present im
addition to Pres. Newell and Sec’y Hivans: Mr, Biggar, Buy of
Quinte Y. O., Belleville; Messrs. Carruthers and Stewart, Kings-
ton Y. C.; Messrs. Jarvis, Monk and Stewart, Hamilton Y. Gs
Messrs. Jonn 'l’, Mott, E, B. Mott.and Allen Ames, Oswego Y. Cy;
Messrs. Robertson and Dick, Royal Canadian Y-. C., Yoronto;
Messrs, Walbridgeand Jeary, Rochester Y, C,
The meeting was called to order about 8 P. M.in the rooms of
the Rochester Y, ©. The treasurer's report was read, showing a
balance of $60. It was decided to reduce the circuit races to 5
each year, 'loronto, Hamilton, Rochester and Oswego, with Bellie-
) ville and Kingston alternating, Tie Kingston Y, C. nad already
| announced its determination t » hold no regatta this year, but one
will take place at Belleville. Some minor amendments were
Passed, but the proposal to base the representation on the mem-
betshiv of each club was lost, being opposed by Oswego, Roches-
ter, Belleville and Kingston, The daté of the annual meeting was
also changed from the second Saturday in May to a correspond-
ing date in November, thus allowing the changes in the rules
| te be made at the end ofthe season. Some discussion occured
over the rule relating to thé postponement of races, the final de-
cision being that no race should be postponed where any one boat
succeeded in sailing one round in one haJf the allowed time, and
that the second and third places should be determined by the
order in which the competing yachts should pass the home buoy
in the last completed course.
An amendment providing that every yacht competing in a re-
gatta should carry her sailmg number conspicuously displayed
On both sides of her peak, and tnat the results of any mistake
subject of long and often heated controversy between the officers Volunt tuck zi ; ay Patan aut Carre Sb a
: 3 j 1 ; : ; se P DUCK 0M citss ses 5. i 8 05 2 2b 2
SE ea taaaian tis Tule should he suffered by a negti- | of tne New York Y. C. on the one hand, and the challenger, Mateiscge sican css ee eee 18.00 14000 80635 t4R59
SSN Fem aap ake a h h backed by independent Americau yachcsmen, and to a certain | Nellie, tuckup,....... 00001. 15.00 14090 80650 126 50
ie te whieh wee dinded | renee Oe pn Ee Smeasurement | extent by a tardy puvlic opinion on the other, Kven now there Pennsylyania, hiker... ...... 16,00 14620 81185 123135
BF thle Following ooumtttee ty Weck: Tesulted in the appointment | are points im dispute, such. as the matching of a small boat by 4 Playford, tuckup......2.2°1/115.00 13000 81222 132 2
of &. re z owing committee Chaie, ane tbe Hon and report | jaree one, the demand for all the important dimensions nearly @| Stranger, sharpie... /........ 15,00 14000 842-45 1 39 45-
Bt Hsereae: deioneiet Bal aioe Gumeninead of Hamilton; Ames, | year in advance, and the practical prombition of any changes of Tola, duckers:.........0.0c, 005 15.00 13000 81600 13600
bridge, of Hocusater: Dick, of the te Ge aa ee eesion; Wal- | trim and ballast by the challenger; wnich are disputed as hotly Priscilla, tuckup.... 1.10... 15,00 14000 381705 187 05
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a \olficto. A SEM class, om - ed un an wage SEDO aud the | inust end as surely in the saline way as that, by the ueteat of the J.S. Lever, tuckup.., ... ...- 16.00 14000 81806 £1 8808
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vans, of the Royal Canadian. Hxecutive Committec: Com. Meo- puol of ink that has settled for sv many years, or it might be Starlight, cunoe................ 16.00 — 1 84 40 Withdrew.
shown that however captious, quarrelsome and complaining Mr.
Ashbury was, De more tian met his match im the persons opposed
10 him, Eyen thouga he may be as blavk as he is painted, it is
only tair to give tue deyil his due, and the statement of the World,
that Mr, Asubury proposed to sail his yacht in twelve races, wud
to claim the Oup if ne won asingle race, 1s as talse now as it was
wlienu lrst naa@e by the New York papers in 1871, "Ine proposal,
according to his challenge, was to sail twelve races, only claim-
ing the Cup in the event of winning 4 majority of the twelve,
AS Interesting reading, and an abdstiact study of ancient his-
tory, the records of preyious Cup races have a certain value,
but they have little beating on the question of what terms
should govern the races of the future, ln the period from 1850 ro
1885 yacht racing developed from infancy to sturdy manhood,
the old squadron races aled out and modern match sailing took
thei place, a system of rules for measurement, classilication,
sailing, wad all pertaining to match racing has grown up on both
sides of the Atlantic, differimg less and less each year, until now
Lue Tules and customs Oo: Britain aud Americ are Pravtivally the
same. Match sailing between the yachts of the various classes of
each home flect has reacheu a degree of refinement aod perfection
hever dreamed ot at toe time when the America started in. phat
eventiul race, and 1b 1s full time that the conditions governiug
the great international races should be made to conform, not to
the musty traditions of the past, but to whe most enlightened
ideas of racing yachtsmen.
it was a beat dead to windward to Indian Creek and arun home.
Murrich, Uswego Y. C.; Oapt. Bigger, Bay ot Quite Y.C.; Mr. Volunteer, sailed by Vice-Com, George Ritter, has won both races
Carrutoers, of Kingston, Matt. Cartwright, of Rochester.
Capt. B.gger moved a vote of thanks to Secretary Kvans, and
als.) that the surplus in the treasury, be expended in purchasing a
testimonial for him, and a committees was appointed to do so.
The meeting adjourned to meet at Hamilton on Nov. 9. In the
evening a dinner Was given at the Livingston, and on Sunday the
Visitors were taken for @ trip to the Lake and Irondequoit Bay.
Mr. Ames started from Uswego fur lochester im tne Merle, but
Was compelled to return by calm weather. He will not deliver
the yacht to her new owners until June 1.
GITANA’S CRUISE.—Writing from Naples, under date of
April 25, Captam Sherlock of the Gituna Says: “We have had
very bad weatner here this winter, but it is fetting fine now.
There have veen lous of mishaps. One Boglish schooner got a
bad shaking upin March. She lost two boats, jibboom and fore-
suil, and her ballast cume up through her cabin floor, We were
out in the same blow, but Game out all right. On the 20th of
| March we lost one boat and one of our poor sailors was kuovked
Overboard and lost, “ney were tying up the foresail and the gait
got loose und swung him overhourd. 1t was blowing a gale and
we did all we could to get him, but it was no use, we could do
nothing tor Him, Lf signalled to a steamer and she run Tight dowa
in the place where Ke tell, but L don’t think they gon him, We
Were running before the gale under square sail at the time, I tell
you it was a hard sight for me, but I could do nothing, We hauled
to as quicl us possible aud lay im the trough of the sea, and it was
dangerous, too, but it was no use, We were driven away tiom
phim. It was blowing a hurricane, Itell youl felt bad. We will
be s00n comiimg home again and I won't be sorry, for it has been
4 hard cruise, and if the old Gitana had not been a food one, she
would not have stoud 1t.”—Bustow Globe, May 12.
CHANGES AT MUMM’S YARD.—Mr, John F, Mumm has
lately leased his building yard at Bay Ridge to Mr. H. C.Wintring-
ham, for a term of hve years; being obiiged to give up the busi-
ness 0D account of ill health. Mr. Mumin began in a small way
Thany years az0 near the old hamwe ot the Brovklyn and Atlantic
clubs, at Gowanus, When the Atlantic Y. ©. moved to Bay
Ridge he accompanied them, leasing a part of their eTounds, and
atterward building » basin and Ways of his own just Above them,
where he has carried on a Successful business, Mr. Wintringham
has long been known as a most enthusiastic Corinthian, a
thorough yachtsman, and an amateur designer of no mean skill.
He has been engagea in mercantile pursuits in New York until
the p st year or sy, but his spare time has been given to Salling
and designing. In connection with desiguing and building he nas
had intimate business relutions with Mr. Mumm for a long time,
and knowing the latter’s desire to retire hus taken the yard from
him. Mr. Wintrngham is well fitted to make a success of hia
new experiment, ald 1b will be a decided gain to have «good yard
near New York cunducted by # man of His integrity ana ability.
WORK IN THE YARDS.—At Lawley’s Merlin is nearly ready
for a trial trip; Nanun, Nepentie, Verena and Marguerite are
about completed but have not lefl the yard, Gocowana is
plunked, tue Hasbrouck 4Uis in frame, as is Mr. Owens’s 45-
fovtcr, Wv.imnerya has received her new boom and sailed for New
York where she will make her headquaiters this summer as flaz-
suip ofthe Covnthian Y.C, The MeVey 40 Helen is about com-
pleted, but the 30 Helen 1s not yet launched. The other 40, Alive,
is Dlanked and the deck frame is partly completed. At all the
yards the work of launching and fitting out is goilg on rapidly.
CAPSIZED CENTERBOARDS.—The sloop Muy flower of Lynn,
Mass., lately capsized, nearly drowning her owner and two
friends, She was towed in by Swampscott fishermen, who
demanded $40 salyage before delivering her up,
RETALIATION OR “FRIENDLY COMPETITION.”
eee of the New York papers, which are seeking to defend
J the action ot the New York ¥.C., have lately advanced a
proposition, which, if admitted, must open up a very wide tield
‘Tor discussion wand tend to further complicate and degrade the
question of international competition, According to what the
Lribuie .erms the “doctrine of reciprocation,” the conditions on
Which Britisn yachtsmen may he allowed to race for the Amer-
icw’s Cup should be based, not on the commonly accepted princi-
ples of fair play which govern gentlemen Sportsmen, bub on such
instances ot unfair dealing, real or alleged, as British yachtsmen
haye been guilty of inthe past. In accord with the saine reagon-
ing the Herald instances Sappho and Wortuna’s failure to fet a
Tace, while the W0rld devotes more than a column to an inilam-
mutory review of past races, 1m which the baseuess of British
yachtsmen is offset by repeated instances of generosity and mag-
nanimity on the part of Americans in general and the New Yori
¥.C.in particular. If this view of the case 18 a correct one there
is no reason why the question of retaliation should be limited by
mere yacoting precedents, but the terms governing the America’s
Oup may be made 10 cover various other international episudes,
ch as the Stamp act. the searching uf American yessels prior
to i812, the Heenan-Sayres prize fight, the Alabama claims and
the various squabbles of Huglish and American oarsmen, It is
Ue euvusp boat there are ulany Instances on record im which a
total Jack of tair play and a sportsmanhke 8.1TIt has interfered
in an mternativnal race from the time when America could find
nothing tu Meet her atter her yoyage across the Atlantic dowu to
Une last Conspicuous instance offered by Mr, Chamberlayne’s eva-
$10ns8 and lnal witi drawal of his challenge, buu though there may
be a sort of rough justice in the ides of retaliation on future chal-
bneers, It 18 evident that such 4 course, eyen though well de-
Served by their opponents, would be disgraceful to American
Vachtsmen, .
Tue Amer'ca’s Cup is the greatest international trophy in the
Whole world of spurt, and in jusuce to themselves American
yachismen cannoc xiford to defend it under any conuitions which
are nov perfectly fair to the challengers, as well as the detenders,
question of how it was first won, which is advanced asa lead-
ig Diva in the argument tor retyliation, is utterly foreign to the
Subject for two reasons. First—Because the owners, after holding
ititor some years, gave it Woder express conditions, for « specified
purpose, and how 10 came into their possession had no connection
With this purpose; it would haye been the same if they had
VALKYRIE’S CHALLENGE.
Tes expected letter from the Harl of Dunraven arrived in New
York on Monday by the steamer Servia, but until the con-
tents, which are thus far known only to Hx-Com, James D. Smith,
are made public, it 18 impossible to say how mavters stand, In
addition to a vablegram correvting the lisure 6, mentioned as the
time limitin place of 7 hours in Lord Danraven’s first letter,
Scctetary Oduie received the followimy on Muay 11:
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON CAsrin,
COWES, April 24, 1889,
My Dear Sir—I beg to acknowledge a reveipt of your cable of
April 11, accepling wuconuinonally Lord Dunravyen’s challenge
fur the Ameriva’s Cup, of whien | duly iniormed them. J huye
also ts ackuowledge che receipe of your letter of April 12, con-
firming your cableyram, but containing «a coudinion not preyi-
ously ulluded to, Wulch wili be Jaid be.vure the members of the
Koyx)] Yacht Squadron at the annual general meeting Lo be held
May ll. Believe ine, my dear sur, yours very ivuly,
KIGHARD GLAND, secretary Huyal Yxeat Squadron,
To J. V. 8S. Opts, H8q., setcetary New York Yache Ulub.
According to the cabled reports of the meeting of the R. Y.S8.
on May 11, Lue Questioa.of Valxyrie's coallenze was wut discussed,
out the h. Y. Sis evidently aware, at last, of the terms, ex-
pressed aud implisea, uuder whieh the challenge 1s made, and
Lhut itis by Roe means ready to accede to these terms, A letter
in the Wield ot May 4, signed C.8., contains a plain statement of
The case as it how stands, aud gives some good adyice to British
la te and prospective Challengers, A meeting of the Naw
York ¥. C. will be held to-night,
348
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 16, 1889,
THE JET PROPELLER EVOLUTION.—This new craft is now
neatly completed at Lonnox’s yard, South Brooklyn. where she
has heeen built for Dr. Jacksou, inventor of tue machinery and
owner of the experimental boat‘Prima Vista. The new boat is
ll0ft over all and 22:t. beam, nutlt with three skins and no frames
proper, the outer skin being mthogany. The motive power in-
cludes a very powerful pump, built by the Worthington Hydraulic
Works, comnected to two Sin. suction pipes and 1wo ejection pipes
of but 34in. in diameter. The water will be taken in through the
large pipes and expelled under very heavy pressure from the
small ones. There will be two systems of pipes, one for driv-
ing ahead and one for reversing and going astern. The steering
is done by changing the direction of the nozzles, there being no
wheel nor rudder. The steam for the pumps will be furnished by
coil boiler-. The cabin is very elaborately fitted in mahogany,
with berths for six persons, with quarters for the crew abaft the
machinery.
A NEW OFELDT LAUNCH.—The beautiful little steam launch
Marie, built for Mr. Wilbnr Hawkes, of Brooklyn, was delivered
to him on May 12. The bu'lders, Messrs. Frank Ofeldt & Sons, of
Fifiy-sixth street, Brooklyn, declare she is one of the most com-
pact aud easy running bouts that was ever turned out of their
shop. She was taken from Bay Ridge to Jamaica Bay, and made
the run in less than three hours, without wetting a hair. Prank
Oteldt, Jz., had coarge of the engine, and Mr. Ernest Ofeldt
superinteuded things in general. Mr. Howard Newberry looked
after the inner man, and Mr. Hawkes and his guest, Mr, Robert
Sm.th, looked oo in wonderment at the grand success of the
Marie ani ber crew. On arriving at Canarsie Mr. John Cavanagh
saluted the trim httle craft and crew, and after invitation from
Mr. Hawkes took several friends out for a sail around the bay.
The boat was much admired by the many thousands on the piers
as she scudded along to a 10-mile gait.
A TRICK ON THE NEW YORK Y. C.—A young Englishman,
calling himself Albert C. Sutton of the Royal Navy and claimmeg
to be a brother of Sir Richard Sutton, has succeeded in guining
the entrée of several New York elubs, including the Uniou, Man-
haitan and New York Y, C., as well as the Tux: do Club. After a
brief but brilliant career he has vanished, leaving mementoes in
the shape of bills and I. 0. Us among his new acquaintances, as
well as at the Heffman House. It is needless to say that he 1s not
a brother of Sir Richard Sutton.
AN AMATEUR’S STEAM YACHT.—Mr. David M. Little, the
Boston phozographer, 1s now at work ona steam yacht for his
Own use, most of the work seing done by himself. She is nuild-
ing in the studio of Mr. Ross Turner, at Salem, and is 85ft. 6441.
over all, 28ft. l.w.L, Tit. 4in. beam and 3ft. draft. Her frame is of
white oak, natural crooks, with waite cedar planking, fastened
with bras- screws. The engine, a 5&7X7, compound, was made by
Whitney & Crowther, of Boston, and the boiler, 351n. diameter
and S4in. nigh, with 160 tuoas, LY%in., by the Rochester Boiler
Works. The yacht will be launched tois month,
CAV ALIER.—Th'‘s schooner, built last year at a part of Long
Island wh re the news of the invention of lead keels had not
penetrated, vas ballasted by a deep wood keel of heavy yellow
Dine and some insile metal. One season’s use has seen her hauled
up for the addition of a lead keel, at considerable expense. She
Was out last week at Wintringham’s yar , where 914 tons of lead
were cast in the keel, the wood being cut away. Of course the
yacht will be improved by the change, but the defect of useless
weight in all parts 1s one that can never be remedied.
A NEW CUP DI. FENDER.—Mr. Nathaniel C. Moore, a builder
of working craft in Baltinsore, proposes to ouild a 70ft. cratt to
enter the trial races next fall. She will be modeled atter an old
centerboard working sloop, the Baltimore, of allege: d phenomenal
speed, and will be but 72f:. over all, 70ft. l.w.L., 23ft. beam, 4ft. 61n.
draft forward and 8ft. uft.
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QUAKER CITY Y, C.—The events for the season are as fol-
lows: May 30, opening cruise, rendezvous at Cooper’s Point 9
A. M., sail up the river to Delunco, and return; June 21, annual
regatta, Gloucester to Marcus Hook and return; July 4, Corin-
thian regatta, from Marcus Hook, 10 miles, and return; July 27,
Corinthian rega tta, from Riverton, 5 miles, xnd return; Aug. 16-31,
annual cruise, Chesapeake Bay; Sept. 16, open regatta; Sept. 30,
closing cruise and review.
LARCHMONT Y, C.—On May 11 the season was formally opened
at Larchmont, the club pennant being broken out at 4.25 P. M.
with a selute. Dinner was afterward served in the club house,
Among the yachts on station were the Dauntless, Portia, Nymph,
Brenda and Richmond. Nearly 200 mempers were present.
CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.—Lorelei, schr., has been sold by
W. P. Longfellow to A. B. Emmons, of Newport. fie May,
sloop, has been sold by B. B. Crowninshield to Sturgis Lathrop,
who will name her Effie. Madelon, cat, has been sold by W. A.
Tucker to E.S. Hesseltine.
PACIFIC YACHTING,—A challenge has been made by Mr.
Hancock Banniug, owner of the slonp La Paloma, for an ocean
race over a triangulir course, for a trophy of any value up to
$-00. The challenge is open to the 47ft. class until July 18.
KINGSTON Y. C, OFFICERS.—Com., T. McK _ Robertson;
Vice-“om., Dr. Clark; Rear-Com., J. G. Campb 1); Sec’y-Treas.,
J. Galloway, Jr; J. H. Carruthers, James Stewart and Maror
Wilson delegates to the Lake Y. R. A.
YACHT FITTINGS.—We have received from L. W. Ferdinand
& Co., of Boston, their new and complete catalogue of yacht and
canoe fittings of _all kind. a neat octayo book of 130 pages. The
firm is agent for Jeffries marine glue, now lurgely used here for
yachts’ decks.
THE PATTERSON’S CHALLENGE.—The owners of the Robert
8. Pal erion write us that their challenge has not yet been
aecepted,
MAGIC,—The new owners of the schooner Magic are Messrs.
T. K. D. Powers and A. W. Mott. The price she was sold for is
said to be $6,500,
DEATH OF CAPT. STRYKER.—Capt. Chas. Stryker, of the
steam yacht Radha, died on May 2 of paralysis, at the age of 35.
SEAWANHAKA ©. Y. C.—The fourth regular meeting of tle
Seuwwanhaka C, Y. C. will be held on May 18, at the club house.
Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $7. Steam Yachts ana
Launches. By C, P. Kwnhardt. Price $3. Yachts, Boats and
Canoes. By C. Stansjield-Hicks. Price $3.50. Steam Machinery. By,
Donaldson. Price $1.50.
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From the Montreal Daily Witness.
* * * There is another third class boat on Lake St, Louis, Dr.
Andre’s beautiful Rushton eruiser, the Bessie, which would, if
raced, make a most interesting match for these two new boats.
The Bessie is a 17ft. by 5ft., and is the most besutiful specimen of
the boat builder’s art that bas, perhaps, eyer floated on Canadian
waters. She is at present fitted only for cruising purposes, but 1s
fast to a high degree, and if fined down and put into racing trim,
would make things interesting for less stable boats.
Note.—This hoat is not the regular cruiser model, but is from
a special design by a Montrea! expert. She can be duplie: ted for
| $300.—Ad». :
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Answers ta Correspondents.
"No Notice Taken of Anonymous Oorrespondents. ~
H. W.S., Tom's River, N. J.—For instructions in preparing bird
Sice read Batty’s “Taxidermy,” price $1.50, supplied from this
office,
W.C. C., Mount Vernon.—Your plan of arranging traps appears
to be a good one, but the same principle nas been adopted al-
ready. The plan is not patentable, in our opinion, and if it were
there would be no profit to pay the expenses of patenting.
G. R.—Will you piease give me information about a bird
resembling a gouse, but not quite so large, und dark in color?
They are numerous in winter in all the bays and lochs of Eng-
land, Ireland and Scotland, There they are called barnacles.
Ans. ‘This is the baraacle or bernicle goose (Bernicla lewcopsis).
W. KH. B., Worcester, Mass.—How often is it best to feed a dog?
I have an English setter pup a out four months old and nearly
every one I have asked about this matter of feeding gives differ~
ent advice. Some say feed three times a day, some twice and
some only once. Ans. Three times a day now, falling to twice a
day when the dog is six months old. Atter a dog is nine or ten
months old, once a day is often enough.
J.G. Q., Jamestown.—A states a cathoat to be a boat having
one mast stepped in the eyes of the boat, without standing 1iz-
ging, fitted to wnich is one gaff and boom mainsail. He does not
limit the build of boat. I\ may be a flat-bottomed or round-bot-
tomed boat, fitted with ke+l or centerboard. B on the other
hand says the rigging of boat is correct, but that a catboat must
have centerboard. In other words a centerboard is an essential
part of a catboat. We agree toleaveit to you. Hammersly’s
Naval Encyclopedia says a catboat isa broad, shallow boat, fitted
with a centerboaad and rigged as we both described it. You witl
greatly oblige me by deciding this. At Newport here all the old
boatmen agree that a centerboard isnot an essential f ature of
the boat. This is the home of catboats. Ans. A centerboard is
not au essential feature of the catboat, which is distinguished
solely by its rig. Consult ‘Small Yachis,” by C. P. Kunhardt.
¥. D. B., New York.—I see in your issue of April 25 that the
open season for bass on Lake Champ!lain begins June 15. Is this
so? Mr. Coandler and [ intended to visit St. Albans on Decoraticn
Day for a little fishing, but we are ‘‘let off’ if the law is as it
reads. Do you know of any place in the Adirondacks or Penusyl-
vania where we could get a tew respectanole trout the last of this
month? We are willing to travel twenty-four hours if necessary,
and pay a reasonable price for privilege if necessary. Last year
we went to State Dam, near Malone, and had good luck as far as
numbers went, but they were small. Ans, Open season for bass
on Lake Champlain is as staird. We have reiable mforma!ion
about the fishing at Swift Water, Monroe coun y. Pa. Brook
trout fry have been introduced into the streams in large numbers
and the result has bern gratifying. Arthur Maginnis has a sum-
mer resort in the midst ef trout streams, and wul give anglers all
the information desired. At Egypt Milis, Pike county. Pa., there
are tront, and here the fishing for black bass,in the headwaters
of the Delaware, is said to be superb
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O. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Pass’r Agent,
Grand Rapids, Mich,
SESS
The Tomahawk Lakes & Trout Lake
Are the very best fishing grounds in the State of
Wisconsin, These lakes are located in Oneida
county, along the newly completed line of the
Wiscousin Valley Division of the Chicago, Mil-
waulee & St. Paul Railway, and the whereabouts
is just being made public. Museallonge, bass
and trout in abundance.
During the season of 1889, necessary hotel and
camping facilities will be provided for all sports-
men who are looking for “sreener fields and
pastures new.”
Buy tickets to Minocqua, Wis., via the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
For further information address A. V H. Car-
penter, General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Bromfield House, Boston.
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[May i6, 1889,
Machting Goods.
Mcintyre Patent Skylight.
ROUND OR
SQUARE.
This is the only skylight made that is technic-
ally correct. Made with tubular bar sash, lifts
or screw safety lock which can be elevated as
desired from the cabin floor, In use on the Puri-
tan, Mayflower, Volunteer, Priscilla and all the
leading yachts. Also manufacturer of the
Improved Tubular Oompanion-Way Slide,
Which is perfectly watertight. It will not stick,
is neat and durable. Address
JAS. McINTYRE, City Point Works,
Or $44 Broadway, South Boston, Mass,
Atwoed'’s Patent Center-Board
FOR SMALL BOATS AND CANOES,
A a4-tacn board ina 3-inch well, Other sixes oa:
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Celebrated Racine Row Boats and Canoes.
Hunting and Fishing Boats a specialty, $20 and
upwards. Send stamps for peparave catalogue,
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SPORTSMAN’S
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Yacht and Cance Bzils of most approved styles
Also awnings for store fronts, windows, yacht boats
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Flags, Burgees and covers of all kinds. Camp
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598 Hast Seventh st., South Boston, Mass.
BH. ke. CW i TrAMS,
Designer and builder of the noted cruising yachts
Pilgrim, Cooper and Velnette, also the celebratec
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Estimates and contracts made for all kinds ei
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fanufacture to order Yachie, Rowboate, Yaw:
{xcalsior Life Boats and Seine Boats. Two medai
awarded at the London Exhibition. 4,000 bos:
-ullt the last thirteen years.
Send for New Ostalogue for 1887.
A. WILSON,
Sail Maker,
No. 4146 ATLANTIC AVE., BOSTON, MASS.
Wacht Sails and Flags a Specialty.
_ Hachts and Canoes For Sale.
Cruising Yacht For Sale or Charter.
The owner of a well-known yacht, 47ft. long,
14ft. beam, 6ft. draft, perfectly fitted out for the
comfort and accommodation of four to six per-
sons in the cabin, and three men in forecastle, pat-
ent w. c. and all modern improvements, will sell
or charter her at a reasonable price on account
of important business engagements preventing
his leaving the port during the summer months
The yacht is built upon a beautiful model, has
two Tigs, can be sailed asa sloop, when she is very
fast, or as a yawl for cruising. She was built
during the winter of 1886, of best of material,
under the personal supervision of the owner, and
is a stuunch and excellent sea boat, well suited
for cruising in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and has
been £0 employed, where capital sea trout and
other fishing can be enjoyed, and salmon may be
included, seal and white porpoise hunting, duck
and shore bird shooting. This is an opportunity
seldom offered. Address P. O. Box 1081, Quebec
Oity, Can. Satisfactory references in New York
or elsewhere given and required.
OR SALE.—THE CELEBRATED SINGLE-
handed yawl Windward. Can be seen at
the foot of Spring st., Newport, R. 1. Address
Cc. F, L,, 14 Walnut st., Boston, Mass.
FOR SALE.
Two story floating boat house on oak scow,
"5x27, built for the Empire Boat Club on
Harlem River last season. Size 2050; high ceil-
ings, windows, gangway, verandah with lockers,
Cost $2,800; will sell for $1,500. Apply to
WM. SIMPSON,
91 Park Row, New York.
CRUISING CANOE,
581, made by Rushton; complete outfit; in first
class condition; ey
WILBURTON, Spring Lake, N. J.
| Stee CANOE CHEAP. OR WILL EX-
change for sneakbox. F, KITCHEL, Perth
Amboy, N. J.
OR SALE CHEAP.—_KEEL SLOOP, 21FT.
load water line, three years old, with nearly
new suit of sails. Address CLARKSON COWL,
New York Produce Exchange.
AINSAIL AND JIB OF 40FT. SLOOP
yacht, in good condition, for 45ft. boom,
bonnet in jib. SLOOP, care Forest and Stream.
_ Mactits and Canoes Wanted.
ANTED.—A SECOND-HANDED NAPH-
tha launch, about 21ft. State price, etc.
Cc. S. BALL, Syracuse, N. Y. lt
ANTED.—_FOR ONE MONTH WITH
privilege of two, from June 1, a cruising
canoe, Shadow, Class A, preferred; lateen sail,
Goodrich centerboard. Address stating price,
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No. 1represents the frame unfolded and expanded,
ready for use. Can be unfolded and expanded with the
net on the ring (in 30 seconds) by the same motion that
is used to open an umbrella. The ring is 12in. in diame-
ter, made of steel, broad and strong where it joins the
staff, and narrow and light at the outer side. The other
working parts are made of brass, nickel plated. Nos. 2
and 3 represent the frame collapsed and folded, staff un-
jointed ready to pack. Can be carried in tackle box,
trout basket, grip sack or pocket.
PRICE COMPLETE, $4.00.
J. N. DODGE, 278 Division St., Detroit, Mich.
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«ees nse TENANT FOR A FARM ON
St. Simons Island, Georgia. A Scotchman
and married man preferred, The land is well
adapted for raising stock and crops of all sorts,
fruits and early vegetables. Delightful climate,
healthy and moderate all the vear round. Daily
communication by boat with Brunswick, Savan-
nah and other points on the coast. Comfortable
dwelling house and outbuildings. Terms mod-
erate. Mor further information address HENRY
C. ESLING, 402 Walnut st., Philadelphia, ain
ap25,
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1888. We are short of these issues and will
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TROUT STREAM.
For Sale—1000 acres of land within four miles
of the city of Cheboygan, Mich., on which there
is five miles/of the best stocked trout stream in
Michigan; hatching house, two dwellings, ice
house, barn, stables, etc., which cost over $3000,
and forty acres of cleared land, all for $10,000;
$3000 in cash, balance in five or eight years at 7
per cent. Ill health is the owner’s only reason
for selling. ee to WM, ELLIOT, Box 204,
Cheboygan, Mich. may16,3mo
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O FISHING CLUBS —FOR_ SALE, AN
island of over 40 acres, in the Georgian Bay,
Close to the best Bass and Maskinonge fishing: on
line of steamer from Penetanguishene and Mid-
land to Parry Sound, For price and further
particulars apply to MACLAREN, MACDON-
LD, MERRITT & SHEPLBY} 28 Toronto street,
Faronto: : ; te. ey it
joe,
der File,
Shooting and Fishing in Canada,
The subscriber, who has had many years’ per- |
sonal acquaintance as asurveyor with the for- ©
ests and streams of the Maritime Provinces of ©
Canada, as well as with those of part of Quebec,
is prepared to act as resident Canadian agent |
for any association of sportsmen in the United ~
States, for the purpose of pointing out and direct- |
ing parties to localities for fishing as well as for :
hanting moose, caribou, bear and other game;
also for procuring canoes, guides and hunters,
and the securing of all supplies required for a
camping outfit—the guides engaged would be
such as are personally known to him. Proper
reference given on application. EDWARD
JACK, Fredericton, N., B., Canada.
Chester White, Berkshire
and Poland China _ Pigs,
fine setter dogs, Scotch
Collies, Foxhounds and
bred, a Sheep ane
for sale by W.
ester, Chester Co., Pa. —
bred. and
GIBBONS & CO., West
Send stamp for cireular and price list.
5000 Acres of Land
That would make one of the best hunting and —
fishing grounds for a club in America. Particu-
lars P, OG. Box 16, Norfolk, Va. lt
ST EN RE I EI a a
OLLAND PARADOX RIFLE FOR SALE.
Double-barrel, No. 12-bore, made to order
and never used, leather case, loading tools and
mold, 300 rounds ball cartridges, solid and express
bullets, extra pair bird barrels. Cost in London
£100. Address E. P. ROGERS, ,
ap25,tf Hyde Park, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
| ERE WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus),
captured and properly boxed and delivered
to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on
receipt of orders and remittances at $3 per pair.
Refer to Hon. H. O. Stanley, Dixfield, i
ane Game Commissioner. J. G. RICH ia
Me. ecl6,
IVE QUAIL.-SEASON CLOSED. Re-opens |
Sept.1. Send orders early. Other special-
ties, live deer and English pheasants. Also Eng-
lish partridge and pheasant eggs.
8. B. WOODWARD. Commission Merchant, ©
174 Chambers street, New York.
Hu the Stud.
Field Trial Winner:
In the Stud. Fee $25.
DE x TEE, }
Winner of E. F. T. C. Pointer Stake last year.
Will serve ten approved bitches.
Yor particularsaddress E.H,. HAIGHT,
mayl6,4t Allaire, N. J.
CHAMPION
KING OF KENT zs
(By Priam—Kent Baby), winner of five Ists and
two 2ds this season. Hee $40,
PONTIAC (6270)
(By Milton Bang II.—Climax), winner of two Ists
and six 2ds this season. Fee $30.
Both are fine fielders. Apply to JOHN N.
LEWIS, Ramsey, Bergen Co., N. J. may9,6t
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IN STUD.
THE CHAMPION GORDON SETTER
BEAUMONT,
Champion of England and America; a first-class:
field dog. Will be allowed five approved bitches:
this season. Fee $35. J, H. MEYER, 159 West:
Tuirty-fourth street, New York City.
St. Bernards.
IN THE STUD.
Champion “RIGI.”
Young stock for sale sired by Rigi.
WENTWORTH KENNELS,
P, O. Box 264, Utica, N. ¥.
AT STUD.
Fee $25.
Portswood Tiger
(B.K.0.8.B. 23,147). (A.K.C.8,B.12,490).
Winner of 25 prizes in England and America.
Sire of winners. ddress,
R. B. SAW YER,
River View Kennels, Birmingham, Ct. °
Yorkshire Toy Terrier.
The English bench winner Bradford Harry.
Described in all show reports as “*best Yorkshire)
in America.”’? Photos50c. Pedigree and winnings
free. P.H. COOMBS, 1 Exchange Block. Bangor
Mea.
IN THE STUD.
Llewellyn setter dog GUN (champion Gladstone
—Bay B.), grand field dog; also Young Gath, by
Dan (Rake—Phyllis) out of True Blue (Gath—
Gem). Price reasonable; address with stamp, |
eee YORK, 9 and 11 Granite Block, Ban4
gor, Me.
MIDDLESEX KENNELS.
Imported Fnglish beagle Blue Boy, sire of Belle
of Woodbrook and other Ist prize winners. Magy
nificent field dog. Fee $10. few choice puppier
for sale. Address GHO, ENGERT, 480 Broome
street, New York City. - apll.3gmo
Medford Fancy Goods Co,, New York city
I. BREMER, Pres. & Treas.
= Dog Collars and Furnishing, made
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No. 318 BROADWAY. New Yor«K Crry,
CONTENTS,
Tan KENNEL.
English Pointer Club Trials.
Eastern Field Trials Derby.
Dog Talk,
Ikennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
RIFLD AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery.
Partello’s Adyice %6 Shooters,
The Trap,
lowa State Shoot, -
The Trenton Shoot.
Minneapolis Gun Club.
New York Suburban Shooting
EDITORIAL.
Camping and Campers.
On the Stream.
Taxing the Dog.
Snap Shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
Sport in Cape Breton.
British Columbia Notes.
Reminiscences of the
Raquette.
NATURAL History.
Woodcehucks in Trees.
Massachusetts Bird Notes.
GAME BAG AND GUN
Game Law Mill at Albany.. Grounds.
Cumberland Club Medal. American Association Tour-
SEA AND RIVER FISHING. nament.
Fly-Fishing for Trout. Obio Trap-Shooting League.
The Maine Waters, CANOEING.
Angling Association of A. C. A. Meet.
Eastern Pennsylvania. A Passaic River Cruise.
Use ot the German Carp, YACHTING.
Small Catch ot Tarpum. Lord Dunraven and the Deed
Potomac liems, of Gift.
FISHCULTURE. Kathleen.
_ _American Fisheries Society. Tomahawk.
THE KENNEL. Lord Dunraven’s Letters.
Some Noted Greyhounds. The International Marine
Reducing the Surplus Dog Conference, ee A)
Supply Cooper's Point Corinthian
Smut.
Krank Francis. Valkyrie’ 5 Size.
New England ys. Southern Beverly Y.C.
Fox US UES Unoeth aes TO COpsrOnpEney
CAMPING AND CAMPERS.
UR contributor ‘‘Ibis,” who writes his recollections
of the Raquette, relates a very common experience
when he tells of his disappointment when he found that
the companion who had gone into the woods with him
could not see things through his spectacles. Every one
who has much experience in the field and camp can re-
call the occasions when the full enjoyment of his outing
was marred by a similar lack of congenial tastes in his
companion,
There are two classes of campers: One is made up of
those who plunge into the woods, cross the plains, climb
the mountains or seek the shore, because impelled by the
fascination such a life has for them; and the other is of
those who, without any special taste in that direction, go
on an outing because it is the fashion to do so, or because
hearing others tell of the joys of camp life they imagine
that they too can find in it satisfaction and blessing. The
methods and the moods of these two classes are widely
different. Your born woods lover, no matter what may
may be his every day mode of life, plain or juxurious,
when he goes into camp goes light, as ‘“Nesmuk” would
say. His dufile is selected with a view to absolute neces-
sity. His clothing issimple; his outfit includes only what
experience has taught him are the absolute necessities for
comfort.
On the contrary the novice, who is following fashion,
follows it with a vengeance and to the bitter end. He
studies the sporting goods dealers’ catalogues as a woman
studies a fashion paper. To demonstrate to the world
that he is an old-timer at the business—and it becomes a
yery serious business with him—he rigs himself out with
all the toggery he finds put down in the catalogues, and
converts himself as nearly as may be into one of the ideal
creatures he sees therein pictured, with boots and leg-
pings, corduroy breeches, bhundred-poeketed huziting
soot, helmet; aud & battery of assorted firgarmei
The old hand politely conceals his amusement when
he encounters such apparitions in the woods, and, thank
heaven, they are never found very far away from the
well-traveled trails of the Adirondacks or the Maine
woods. These tailor-made sportsmen are they who find
no rewards in woods life. To journey is to labor as the
knights of old in their burdens of mail; to remain in
camp is a bore, because their eyes cannot see the mani-
fold beauties of shade and sunshine, their ears are not
attuned to catch the illusive harmony of wood and open;
they never learn the secrets nature refuses to impart
save to her true and loving children. And they come
back from the outing either full of honest disgust or
bragging about the huge buck killed by their guide and
credited to themselves at the expense of their pockets.
These novices, fashion-impelled imitators of sportsmen,
go in pairs and in bands; they have a notion that the
more there are in a party in the woods the better they
can enjoy it. They may be right, for their way of
camping; but the woodsman understands perfectly well
that a single tried companion is enough; and as an
Ogdensburg veteran put it the other day, if we could
only teach our dog to talk, we would need no other
comrade in camp.
——
TAXING THE DOG.
M* MASE’S dog tax bill having passed the New York
Legislature has gone to the Governor. It provides
for the taxation of dogs over four months old at the rates
of $3 for one bitch and $5 for each additional one owned
by the same person, and $1 for each dog with $2 for each
additional one owned by the same person. It is provided,
however, that nothing in the act shall apply ‘“‘to any dog,
bitch or puppy, while same is owned or possessed by any
person or persons, association or associations, corporation
or corporations in the State engaged in the business of
breeding or rearing pedigreed or registered dog stock for
the purpose of exhibition under the rules and regula-
tions governing the American Kennel Club,” This
exemption practically gives immuvity for the entire
race of dogs, for the dog law will doubtless be construed
with the latitude of that tariff clause which admits free
of duty animals imported for breeding purposes, a clause
so elastic that the prodigious Jumbo came in free under
it. The effect of the law—if it shall become one—will be
no doubt to multiply county fair dog shows, held under
American Kennel Club rule, to reduce the multiplicity of
the animal designated by the critics as ‘‘not a show dog;”
and to blazon the name of the American Kennel Club in
every remote hamlet over whose barking wards shall be
extended the zgis of its benevolent protection.
The intent of the law is to protect the sheep raisers,
and the funds accruing from the taxes are to be devoted
to paying for sheep killed by dogs. We hear a great deal
said about sheep farmers being compelled to give up
their industry because of the depredations of dogs; but
there is a very solid basis for doubt whether any one who
cared to raise sheep was actually compelled to abandon
the business because the dogs could not be controlled.
BY THE STREAM,
Ts is the angler’s best season. Yes,now. Itis very
well to start out on the opening day when perhaps
a couple of inches of snow covers the ground, when the
brooks are full of melting ice, and the cold east wind
drives the pelting rain through even waterproof cloth-
ing, and when your line freezes in the guides, It is
pleasant to get the early fish, but it is by no means cer-
tain that he who goes out on the opening day will receive
for his labors any recompense more welcome than an
attack of bronchitis or even pneumonia.
Tt has been said that to fish is not all of fishing, yet he
who in the first days of the season braves the elements,
goes for fish andfor fishalone. At this later date itis quite
different. Now the winter is past, the flowers have ap-
peared on the earth, the time of singing birds is come.
Before him who goes at this season, prodigal Nature
spreads out her fairest scenes, summons her sweetest
choruses, scatters her choicest perfumes, that he may
feel her charms through all his senses.
Tf the trout bite well he has a double pleasure; if they
refuse his lure he yet goes home with joy in his heartand
a memory of his outing which will not soon pass away.
For years he will look back to this day, and if he can
tecall the taking of uo great Heli, the thought ef the soft
ness of the air, of the fragrance of the flowers, of the
mellow whistle of the oriole in the elm and the rollicking
jingle of the bobolink in the meadow, will stir his heart
to faster beating for many aday. Now, if the fish refuse
to bite, if the stream is one of the many that were once
trout streams, but are so no longer, the angler can stop
his fishing, and setting aside his rod, can strive to pry into
some of nature’s secrets, and to learn the ways of the shy
creatures that have their homes along the brookside.
Itis an old tale, but one that is ever new, this story that
the bees and the birds and the beasts and the plants tell to
the lover of nature. And it is the only story that never
tires, never bores one. We can never feel weary when
we are Close to the heart of our great mother,
SNAP SHOTS.
O* the thirty odd fish and game bills introduced into
the New York Legislature, less than a baker’s dozen
found their way beyond the committee rooms. It is just
as well that the majority of these measures died where
they did, but there were some which should have passed,
and might have donesoin a less indecent body than the last
New York Legislature. One of these measures was the
bill creating a special commission to codify all the game
and fish laws of the State, reduce them to order and sub-
mit to a future legislaturea sensible, intelligible, effectual
code, It has for years been understood that such a codi-
fication was needed; the bill was very wisely drawn, the
appointment of such a commission and the accomplish-
ing of its labors would put us ten years ahead in game
protection, and yet with their jobs and counter jobs the
members left it to die in committee. Another bill which
failed to pass was that providing for fishways in the
upper Hudson, by which the salmon might ascend to
their spawning beds. This measure, according to a
reported statement by Commissioner Burden, was choked
off simply because of party spite; it happened to have
been introduced by a member whose party was in the
minority, and the faction in power refused to sanction
it for that reason alone. It is a lasting shame that party
bigotry and mulishness should demand for its gratification
the sacrifice of the Hudson’s magnificent promise as a
salmon stream.
All who are interested in dogs, but especially those
who know anything about greyhounds and coursing,
will read with interest the delightful papers now appear-
ing in our columns from the pen of Mr, H. W. Hunting-
ton. There is, perhaps, no one in this country who has
done so much to attract public attention to the grey-
hound, and no one who has owned better dogs, and it is
only because he resides in the East, where coursing is
impracticable, that this gentleman has not run some of the
excellent specimens of this breed that he has shown,
Now that this noble sport has taken a firm hold in the
West, where there are hares and open plains where they
can be run, we may look to see a constant development
of and an increasing interest in coursing, and with this
will come an improvement in our greyhounds. It is
quite within the range of possibility that within a few
years we may hear of an American-bred dog competing
for the Waterloo Cup—perhaps even winning it.
The stray dog is a recognized factor in most communi-
ties, and the recognition usually consists of some scheme
to reduce the surplus, There is a variety of modes which
have been adopted by different cities for destroying their
-ownerless dogs; many of these modes have in them much
of brutality. The subject has been thought worthy of
special investigation; and having collected information
respecting the dog laws of towns and cities in several
States we shall at once publish them.
The meeting of the American Fisheries Society at
Philadelphia last week was one of the most noteworthy
ever held because of the active interest shown by the mem-
bers. Taken as an index of the growth of fishculture in
popular appreciation the Philadelphia meeting was full
of encouragement.
The hotels in the Yellowstone National Park opened on
the 15th instant. The roads are in good condition and a
large influx of visitors is expected early in the season.
Ferrst anp STEEAM will go te press next Tuesday on
-aecounmt ef Degoration Day.
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FOREST AND STREAM.
(May 23, 1889.
The Sportsman Conrist.
SPORT IN CAPE BRETON.
OW many of the American readers of the Formst
AND STREAM know anything about the Island of
Cape Breton, its magnificent scenery of mount, river and
glen, its cool, saline airs, delightful autumns, and, above
all, its grand salt lakes where the’Bras d’Or winds its
way through sloping hills, quiet farms, forests and mead-
ows? Many of them have doubtless read Mr. Warner's
“‘Baddeck and that Sort of Thing,” and laughed heartily
over his ‘‘hand-mixed coffee” and ‘‘double-barreled
sermons,” but few indeed, I venture to say, know Cape
Breton as it should be Inown—one of the most delightful
spots on earth for sport. True, it cannot give the tourist
the hotel accommodations he finds at his own summer
resorts, but for bathing, fishing, shooting, few places
excel this favored land.
I have caught trout here weighing seven pounds, and I
have seen a fisherman of Fourchie in Richmond county
catch in an evening with an ordinary cod hook baited
with herring gills a dozen bass, some of which weighed
over twenty pounds each. I have seen as many as eighty
caribou in a herd on our northern barrens, and have shot
two moose on my first day in.
Probably the best place on the island for sport is near
the village of Ingonish, a small fishing settlement on the
northern coast of the Island containing about five hundred
souls. The interior of this part of the country consists
chiefly of immense barrens, hemmed in by mountains,
many of which rise to a height of one thousand feet from
the sea. Here and there are long stretches of forest,
steep ravines, rivers and lakes. At one time, a little over
a century ago, moose were so numerous in these forests
that over seven thousand hides were exported from the
village of Ingonish alone in one year; and to this day the
natives are frequently reminded of the wholesale slaugh-
ter of these animals indulged in by their forefathers by
excavating from their farms antlers, hoofs and other
relics of what might properly be termed the butcher
period.
Ihave never hunted this part of the country in the
fall, but have gone there the past four winters for caribou
and moose, and with one exception have always been
successful,
In the winter of 1885 my brother and I, accompanied
by three hands, spent six days inland after caribou.
Meeting with very severe weather we were unable to
hunt the barrens for four days, On the fifth day we fell
in with a party of five men from Ingonish, going to a
favorite haunt of caribou called Chetticamp Lake, and
on being invited to join them we gladly consented,
After a tramp of seven miles on snowshoes we made our
camp in a tongue of woods a mile or a mile and a half
from the barren, known as the Great Western Barren,
and here we stopped the remainder of that day and the
following night, as a strong wind suddenly sprang up,
blowing such dense masses of snow over the barrens that
one could not see an object 30yds, away, let alone do any
hunting.
The next morning being fine and clear we strapped on
our snowshoes at §:20 and went out to reconnoitre. No
sooner had we got to the edge of the woods than we saw
at about three miles from us on a gentle rising of the
barren a herd of fully eighty caribou, some of which
were lying down, some feeding, some gamboling over
the hard crust. The whole herd being directly to wind-
ward we felt quite sure of our game, and having placed
six guns in ambush on the side of a pass leading to an-
other barren, our guide sent three men to drive. In less
than an hour they had circled to windward and given
their scent, when the whole herd came tearing down
toward the guns at a speed swifter than that.of the fleet-
esb dogs. From the time we saw them start it seemed
but a moment, when we heard their loud breathing on
the clear morning air, and the next moment they were
upon us, Crack! bang! went the rifles, and every cari-
bou stood perfectly still, Then with a bound they sprang
through the pass and were out of sight in a moment,
except five that lay bleeding on-the snow,
There being six guns among us and only five caribou
down, the question arose among some of the men as to
who missed his mark, but.somehow or other it was never
satisfactorily answered. I may say. however, that it was
a fortunate event, as the laws of the Game Society of Nova
Scotia limit the number of caribou to be taken by a party
during any one season to five; and although we did not
exceed the limit, I felt confident that few, if any, of us
thought at the moment of civilized laws or anything else
other than the panting, flying things, speeding by us for
life and liberty.
In the winter of 1886 we went in again, but out of six-
teen days we could only hunt two, when we got on the
track of three running moose, and after following them
forty miles on snowshoes, over barrens, through woods
and down rivers, we wound up in a rainstorm which left
not a particle of snow on the ground, and returned home
empty handed, ;
Our third trip, in the following winter, yielded us four
caribou, an account of which has already appeared in the
FOREST AND STREAM.
Our fourth and last trip was in the winter of 1888,
Leaving Ingonish at 4:30 on a cold, calm morning in Jan-
uary, we drove four miles over the ice of the “lake”—a
basin of salt water about five miles long, surrounded by
mountains, ab whose feet the village is situated—and hid-
ding adieu to the comforts of civilization, proceeded to
make the ascent of the mountains, Two hours’ hard
toiling brought us over this difficulty, and after a tramp
of eleven miles more on snowshoes we reached our camp.
There were eleven men of us in all, and after a dinner of
cold meat, bread and tea, we decided to try our luck,
Just here let me say, that I doubt if Delmonico ever fur-
nished a repast to tickle the epicurian palate as our
dinner tickled ours that day.
Tt was decided that four of us including the writer
should go down stream after moose, while five went to
the barrens for caribou, leaving two in camp to cut wood
and prepare for night.
Proceeding down the river —called Chetticamp River—
four or five miles, our guide finally found some ‘‘work”
consisting of the top of a small ‘‘dogwood” nipped off in
that clumsy manner peculiar to moose, and in a few
moments more he had discovered the tracks Oy. digging
ji the snow: After scooping the light snow from these
and carefully examining them he assured us that the \ life which perhaps might haye been totally different
moose had gone down. the stream. There were but two
guns with us, J., one of the hands, carrying a single-bar-
rel muzzleloader, while I had a double-barreled rifie. The
snow wasnot more than a foot deep, so the greatest cau-
tion was necessary, as the slightest move might start the
moose, and they who have followed a startled moose know
what it means. Having had this experience myself two
winters before, it is needless to say that I drew my very
breath as softly as possible. Proceeding in Indian file
for a mile or more we finally came to a bend in the river,
and there not more than 40yds, from us on the same side
of the stream we were on and about 5yds. from the bank
was a huge bull moose lying down, facing us, and star-
ing at us with the most puzzled expression imaginable.
I raised my rifle and at the same instant the bull sprang
to his feet. In doing so he turned side on. This was
my opportunity, and quick as lightning I took aim and
fired the right barrel. With athud the monster fell to
the ground, the bullet, as we subsequently discovered,
having passed through his heart.
“Took! look!” exclaimed the guide, and there, not
more than ten yards from where the bull fell, I saw an
old cow rushing up the side of the hill, and firing my left
barrel sent the bullet through her, while at the same
moment snap went J.’s muzzleloader, and refused to go
off, Quick as a flash the cow turned in her tracks and
charged toward us with the speed of an infuriated Span-
ish bull. So quickly did she do this that by the time I
had put another cartridge in my riffle I had te fire at her
point-blank, without putting the gun to my shoulder, but
the ball luckily crashed through her skull, and she fell
dead not more than six feet from where I stood, my hair
at the time being in a state of elevation similar to that
described by the ghost in Hamlet,
it was 10 o'clock that night before we had skinned the
two moose, buried the meat in the snow and got back to
camp, where we found the rest of our party not a little
anxious about our long absence. They who had gone
after caribou had not been successful in shooting any,
although they saw many tracks, some of which were
quite fresh.
As L-write I can see from my window overlooking the
ocean myriads of glittering-winged sea ducks speeding
toward their summer havens in the far-off Labrador,
while the reports of the:fishermen’s guns tell what havoc
is being done to these wanderers of the-sea and air.
Enough! The bumps behind my ears begin to tingle;
the kaleidoscope of memory closes on past winters’ pic-
tures of frozen solitudes and silent hills, and I must out
to the rocks and waves with my gun, for it is April now,
and each month yields its own unrivaled sport to Cape
Breton, H, H, BAKER,
Fourcut, C, B,
REMINISCENCES OF THE RAQUETTE.
N Y memory is stored with reminiscences of many
happy days passed on these waters, and the follow-
ing sketch is an attempt to embody some of them, but
which I fear only inadequately conveys the attractive
feature of the picture as it exists in my mind. Those
who have had experience can perhaps fill it out from
their own recollection.
With a friend I had rowed down from Blue Mountain
Lake in our own boat, intending to spend a few weeks on
the Raquette and its nearby waters. Being provided
with a tent, camp kit and blankets, we purposed to select
a station on the Lake as a sort of headquarters and make
excursions of a few days’ length at atime to different
points on its shore, up the various streams that empty
into it and to nearby ponds that were accessible by easy
carries. We expected to fish some of the time, but for
the most part to float at random on the water, inhale the
balmy odors of spruce and hemlock, snuff the bracing
mountain air, harden our muscles by exercise at the oars
and paddle, and in short enjoy our holiday as if we were
schoolboys again.
On our way down the weather had been somewhat
stormy, the wind high and accompanied by gusts of rain,
Our boat also had developed some defects, and in addition
had sprung a leak when we were half-way down Uto-
wana Lake, which compelled us to pull ashore and make
temporary repairs. On the carry at the foot of that lake
we stopped at Fred Bassitt’s cabin and procured some
white lead and other necessaries to make the patch on our
bark secure, This, and a bite we had there, delayed us
considerably, and by the time we had threaded the long,
monctonous pull of four miles down the Marion River, it
was pretty late in the afternoon, The showers of the
previous part of the day had given place to a heavy rain
storm, and when we issued from the stream into the open
waters of the Raquette we found a pretty lively sea run-
ning,
My friend, who was making his first acquaintance with
the lakes, had not expected to find such a capacity for
developing rough water, and the rain did not contribute
to heighten the favorable character of his first impres-
sions. Lt is notorious that these are the most lasting, and
are frequently not to be overcome by any subsequent
more agreeable experiences.
Though amply provided with India rubbers we could
not entirely keep out the wet, and when we had got
down as far as Kenwell’s, my friend hailed with delight
the appearance of human habitation and shelter, de-
clared himself emphatically. opposed to beginning his
experiment of tent life in such weather, and in favor of
stopping then and there, where fortune offered us a warm
fire ready made, shelter from the storm, something to in-
vigorate the inner man and a dry bed.
To him who understands how to catch the fieeting
pleasure as it flies, and make the most of it, a better op-
portunity is seldom offered than when one arrives on a
stormy night ata comfortable inn, A bright, crackling
wood fire toate brighter at such a time than under ordi-
nary circumstances. The contrast of comfort with pre-
vious misery, of cozy security and congenial warmth,
is seducing. Few occasions in life afford such a concur-
rence of elements calculated to heighten enjoyment; and
an appetite whetted by a hard day’s work in the fresh air
gave special zest to a bountiful supper of lake trout, cof-
fee and hot biscuits which the cook soon prepared,
The comforts of civilization under such conditions
formed a contrast with the roughness and hardships to
be expected in camp, which, I fear, did not fail to strike
perience at the start decided his opinion of a mode of
under fayorable auspices,
After supper we seated ourselves by the blazing fire,
smoked our pipes and listened to the wind and driving
rain, and to the dash of the waves, as they rolled in on
the shore.
I knew my friend had some acquaintance with camp
life in former years, and though he made no pretensions
to care for fishing, he liked rowing and being in the
open air, and was physically in need of a change,
When we awoke the following morning the sun was
shining brightly, the waters of the lake lay placid and
sparkling in the sunbeams; all nature had that feeling of
freshness which makes mere existence a delight, and like
an invigorating draught nerves the courage to brave
endeavors. The aspect of things was so completely dif-
ferent from that of the previous night that I thought it
must obliterate all bad impressions then made and deck
the future prospect in bright and attractive colors,
After breakfast we started to make a survey of the
lake and see where we could.find an eligible place to
pitch our tent. My friend proposed to row, while I was
to tempt the bass with rod and line. Who that has ever
tried it, needs to be told how the heart leaps with joy
at setting out on such a glorious morning, of the pleasure
of pushing your cedar bark out upon the buoyant waters,
hearing the splash of the waves as they break on its prow
and sweep the sides, while it goes bounding like a thing
of lite, light as a feather, yet obedient as a well-trained
steed? Of all boats give me the flat-bottomed, light-
built, graceful Adirondack, With a little practice you
learn to guide it instinctively, as a bird uses its wings,
It obeys the prompting of every impulse, and is so easily
propelled in smooth water you need never tire. Talk
about the glory of motion! For us men here it is em-
bodied. i
Of the number of fish caught on that morning I have
no recollection, and it is immaterial. I was more occu-
pied in pointing out the features of the landscape that I
hoped would favorably impress my friend—the project-
ing headlands, the deep bays, the rocky islands, the tempt-
ing nooks, the far-off glimpses of mountain and hilltop.
I tried to impart to him something of the enthusiasm I
felt for this splendid sheet of water. I narrated incidents
in my previous acquaintance with certain parts. Showed
him where I had on former occasions camped, the loca-
tion of streams, where streams emptied their cold waters
and at whose mouths trout were to be caught, For hours
we rowed, we floated idly, we watched the fleecy couds
floating in the sky, we smoked and talked, we breathed
the blessed air of heayen and basked in the glorious sun-
shine, Was there any existence more luxurious? What
one man want, in the shape of enjoyment. more than
this?
There were, however, some drawbacks. Had my friend
not remarked them they might have entirely sligped my
recollection, That side of the picture! oweto him. The
unusual exercise of rowing blistered his hands, and they
became very sore. His face and neck were inflamed by
the sun. There were rocks, at many places, so close to
the surface that we sometimes struck, and once or twice
fairly groundedonthem. At localities where we touched
mosquitoes abounded, and they followed us even out into
the open water. Moreover, at the different camping
places, which we inspected, there was a great lack of
green grass, no place to stretch out comfortably and
take a nap, and none of them seemed to fill the bill of
requirements necessary for our purpose.
I was desirous that my friend’s taste should be suited
in the selection of a locality, but the morning passed
without finding one. We returned to Kenwell’s to din-
ner, and repeated our explorations in other directions all
the afternoon; but with no better results, In despair, it
was finally decided to move over to Hathorn’s and try one
of his open bark camps, where everything was fixed ready
to hand: we could get our meals without the trouble of
preparing them ourselves—and could find some society!
My friend’s visit to the Raquette lasted nearly a week.
He managed to pass the time in various ways, but if could
never be said that he actuaily enjoyed himself. The an-
noyances did not diminish. Black flies and midgets were
added to the list of his tormentors, and he pined for some
indispensable comforts of city life, which could not be
rocured here. Despairing of ever being able to see ob-
jects through my spectacles, he finally determined to
return home; and making arrangements with a guide
who was going up with his boat to Blue Mountain, he
departed, leaving in his retreat a collection of canned
goods and delicacies, which he had purchased in New
York for consumption during his stay and-had brought
up at considerable expense.
those whom he left behind, and served to keep the mem-
ory of the donor fresh in their recollections long after he
had gone. TRIs.
i
Blatnyal Historg.
IN TREES.
WOODCHUCKS
Editor Forest and Stream:
In the article by Mr. Oliver P. Hubbard, in your issue
of May 9, reference is made to a foreign statement,
that American woodchucks will sometimes climb bushes
and trees. I have several times seen similar statements
in years past, and have noticed that many persons ex-
pressed doubts as to the accuracy of these statements.
When a Jad about fifteen years of age, I lived in Ash-
tabula county, in this State. I had a little dog, a mixture
of terrier and spaniel, and the best little all-around hunt-
ing dog lever saw. He weighed avout 12Ibs.,and would
kill woodchucks weighing 15 or more pounds, never
hesitating to tackle them under any and all circum-
stances. Ashtabula Creek, passing through a heavy, vir-
gin forest, was the boundary of a portion of the farm on
which I lived, At this point there was about 50 yards of
bottom land, from which rose a steep bluff some 20 feet
and then a stretch of tableland covered bya heavy forest.
In those days, this forest was alive with game; occasion-
ally a bear, deer, some wolves, wildcats, wild turkeys in
droves; and, I believe, the only forest in which I ever saw
woodchucks, I rarely ever went into this forest, in warm
weather, that my little dog did not run woodchucks into
hollow logs or hollow trees. One day I was passing along
my friend. To how many another man has a similar ex- / the edge of the wooded bluff before referred to, when I
suddenly heard an unusually loud commotion on the part
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of the little dog a short distance ahead, and a moment
Tater his familiar ‘up a tree” bark, Hastening forward,
I found little Fido with his forefeet against a slightly
leaning tree, and about fifteen feet up the tree a wood-
chuck about the size of Fido, clinging to the body of
the tree, and evidently in an agitated state of mind,
while Fido was even more excited thar the woodchuck.
Finding a handy club, I threw it, striking the woodchuck
aslight blow. He did not stand on the order of his go-
ing, but sprang as far as possible toward the brink of the
bluff, to tind his neck in the firm grip of Fido’s jaws,
After Fido had given him a satisfactory shaking up, J
- gave him a few finishing touches with a club, His bur-
row was but a few feet over the brink of the bluff. Fido
had surprised him on a foraging expedition and being
closely pressed, he had taken to the tree for safety. I
have seen woodchucks sunning themselves upon stumps,
logs and rocks, but this was the only time I saw one up a
tree. Mitton P. PEIRCE,
Conumnts, Ohio.
BRITISH COLUMBIA NOTES.
Oe aeges ISLAND, B. C., May 4.—The prospects
for good shooting here during the coming autumn
are excellent. The mild winter and freedom from spring
shooting have been favorable for the feathered game,
_ The short harsh crow of the cock pheasant can be heard
at all hours of the day almost within the limits of the
_ city of Victoria, and we are happy to say that this year
will be here a close season for this game bird, Quailand
grouse are abundant. While driving near the city with
the yeteran shot, R. Maynard, we saw a pair of blue
grouse quite near the trail, and the cock bird gave usa
most entertaining exhibition of the charms that he dis-
plays in wooing his mate. Likeaturkey cock he strutted
about with his wings trailing on the ground, his tail
feathers erect and spread out fanlike to their fullest ex-
tent, his neck distended, and on each side of his neck the
feathers were turned out so as to resemble a pair of round
white rosettes, nearly three inches in diameter, with an
_ oblong red spot in their center where the skin of theneck
was exposed. His head seemed to be crowned with a
fiery red comb. Excepting the rosettes he was in appear-
_ ance a miniature turkey gobbler. Every few seconds he
, would strut up to his demure but sleek-looking mate, puff
eut his neck, and with a jerky movement of his head,
utter his boom or hoot, Boom, boom, boom. As he grew
more and more demonstrative in his actions, his modest
mate flew up to an overhanging limb to escape his famil-
jarities, and we drove away, leaving him still strutting
on the ground underneath the’ tree where his mate sat
perched. The comb, I should judge, was produced by
_ the spots over the eyes becoming enlarged and inflamed
with passion,
Deer are seen every day quite near the city. A panther
was recently shot within a few miles of the city.
The well-known writer and naturalist, John Fannin,
will soon formally open the new Provincial Museum at
ithe Government Buildings here. He is rapidly getting
things into shape, and has among his specimens by far
the finest male caribou and also mountain goat that we
have ever seen. With the assistance of Mr. A. H. May-
nard his collection of song and game birds of the north-
ern Pacific slope will be quite complete. All persons
who are at all interested in natural history should not
fail when in the cily to pay Mr. Fannin a, visit.
STANSTEAD.
MassacHuseTts Birp NotEs.—Hditor Forest and
Stream: On May 12 that skilled observer, Mr. H. A.
Purdie, of Boston, and myself made an observation tour
in the woods and fields of this vicinity, and recognized
the presence of fifty species, most of them migrants.
‘There were, of course, quite a number of species previ-
ously noted as arrived which did not happen to fall under
our observation. Thespecies starred are rare here at any
time. The following birds were seen:
Spotted sandpiper,
Vesper sparrow, Maryland warbler,
Green heron,
Grasshopper sparrow Chestnut-sided war-
Night heron, Chipping sparrow, ler,
Downy woodpecker, Field sparrow, Washville warbler,
Flicker, Song sbarrow, - Parula warbler,
Black-hilled cuckoo, Towhee, Black-throated green
Whippoorwill, Rose- breasted gros- warbler,
Switt, beak, Yellow warbler,
Least flycatcher, Scarlet tanager, Redstart,
lnejayy Barn swallow, Ovenbird,
Crow, Tree swallow, Cathird,
Cowhbird, Cedar waxwing, Brown thrasher,
Redwing blackbird, Red-eyed vireo, Whitebr’st nuthatch,
Bronzed grackie, Black and white war- Chickadee,
Lark. bler, Wood thrush,
Baltimore oriole, Myrtie warbler, Robin,
Purple finch, Golden wing warbler* Bluebird,
Goldfinch, Tennessee warbler,* Bob White,
The above list shows the tide of migration to be rather
early this season. For instance, in comparison with 1884
the presence of several of the above (on the same ground)
‘was not observed until the 17th to the 21st of May. The
- dates of 1888, however, do not differ much.—F, C,
BROWNE (Framingham, Mass., May 15).
FLORIDA BIRDS OF PLUME—I have been in Florida
nearly every winter for the past ten years. Where I saw
a hundred plume birds in 1879, I saw less than a tenth of
that numher on my last visit. During February and
“March it is estimated that there are a hundred thousand
visitors in Florida, among them many sportsmen tour-
ists, each of whom wishes to bring home some trophy
from the land of fiowers, plumes being especially sought
‘for, being at their best in the spring. The result is what
might be expected, to say nothing of the evil effect of
such slaughter at that time of the year. If any State
needs rigid game laws, it is Florida, and I am glad to see
that some of the representative citizens are taking steps
‘to secure such,—ORMOND.
ALBINO SQUIRREL.— Glasgow, Ky.—The albino squirrel
killed near this place on April 23, mention of which was
made in your issue of May 9, turns out to have been an
albino gray squirrel, and was of usual size and form of
our common gray squirrel. The coat was pure white,
the eyes red, while the skin about mouth and nostrils
qwas a delicate pink.—MAc.
THE revised and abridged edition of the A. O. U. Check List of
“North American Birds, including the additions and changes made
in the supplement, will be sent post free on receipt of 50cts.—Adv,
jand July 1, no pickerel between Feb. ldand July 1.
Game Bag and Guy.
THE GAME LAW MILL AT ALBANY.
[From our Special Correspondent.)
LBANY, May 18.—The various game bills introduced at the
session just closed were disposed of asfollows, Where a com-
mittee is named it is ta be understood that the bill was not re-
ported by that committee, and hence could noi be acted on. Bills
sent to the Governor will become.laws if he shall sign them:
SENATH RILTS.
87, 82. Coggeshall—Amending seetion 640 of the Penal Code so
as to make more difficult the fishing in private ponds. To the
Governor.
165, 200, Coggeshall—Making a uniform Jaw and sborter seasons
for woodeock and partridge throughout the State. In the
Assembly. _ '
15. Bawkins—For the protection of oyster beds, A law, Chap. 9,
193. Sloan—Amending the act creating the Morest Commission so
as to include Oneida county in the Forest Preserve. A law, Chap. 24.
222. Collins—Providing fishways in the Hudson River at
se laa and Northumberland. In the Committee of the
V hole.
228, 560, Collins—For the construction of fishways on all dams
to be built hereafter. In the Senate. ; é.
224, 661. Collins—Amending the Hudson River Shad Law of 188%
so that Westchester county shall not be exempt from fhe pro-
vision that there shall be no fishing on Sunday between March 15
and June 15, In the Committee of the Whole. ‘
225, 662, Cullins—Amending the Salmon Act of 1837 so that fish of
less than 3lbs, shall not be taken. In Committee of the Whole,
205, 206. Coggeshall—Same as Hamilton A, 481, 381, for the pro-
tection of fishin the St. Lawrence River. In the Commities on
Game Laws.
Sh), 668. Collins—Forbidding the taking of partridge or quail
with netsor traps. In the Committee of the Whole,
361, 547. Collins—For the building of a fishway in Delaware
River, To the Governor, +
430, 462. Coggeshall—Same as Kimball A. 1072, 1058, providing
that a Deputy Attorney-General, a Commissioner of Fisheries
and a Member of the New York State Society for the Protection
of Game shall codify the game laws at an expense of $5,000. In
the Committee on Finance.
492, 463. Walker—Same as Little A. 607, 623,
ing of fish except by hook and Hine in Lake
River adjacent to Niagara county.
rohibiting the tak-
ntario or Niagara
In the Committee on Game
Laws.
50. Raines—Same as Fitts A. 618, 965, forbidding the taking of
fish in Owasco Lake except by hook and line. In the Committee
on Game Laws.
626, 510. Kellogg—Same as Barton A. 840, 887, prohibiting the
taking of fish in Glen Lake except by hook and ine—no black bass
to be taken between Jan. 1 and July 10, no bullheads between April
In the Com-
mittee on Game Laws.
627, 511. Kellogg—VWorbidding the taking of fish in Queensburg,
Warren county, except by hook and line. In the Committee on
Game Laws. .
628, 512, Kellogg—Repealing Chapter 623 of the Laws of 1887 re-
lating to private parks for fishing and hunting, In the Commit-
tee on Game Laws. ’
651, 522. Hawkins—Allowing any five or more citizens of fhe
U. 8., of full age and upon the approyal of the Commissioners of
Fisheries, to file a certificate with the Secretary of State that
they have formed an ichthyologicol society for the purpose of
scientific research. In the Assembly.
ASSEMBLY BILLS.
54, 225. Mc Adam—Prohibiting the shooting of duck in the spring
between Feb. Land Sept.1. In the Senate.
55, 864. A. B. Baker—Relating to the preservation of forest trees
and timber. A law, Chap. 256. ,
214, 858. Cronin—Forbidding the use of nets, etc., for menhaden
in Jamaica Bay. In the Committee on Game Laws.
229, 270. Savery—Relating to fishways in the State dam across
the Oswego and Seneca rivers, To the Governor.
270, 88. Maynard—Relating to fishways across the State dam in
Chittenango Creek. <A law, Chap, 166.
286, 231. Lane—Excepting Ellisburgh from the anti-net law of
1886 for Jefferson county, In the Committee on Game Lays,
295, 282. McAdam—Prohibiting the shipping of partridge, wood-
wae oa quail, killed in Oneida county, out of that county.
etoed.
803, 238. Savery—Prohibiting devices for fishing in Lake Ontario
in Cayuga county. To the Governor.
308, 197. Stevens—Amending the laws relating to fishing in Dela-
ware River. To the Governor.
333, 142. Flaherty—Preventing the obstruction of the east and
west branches of the St. Regis River. To the Governor.
344, 372. Little—Extending for 6 years the provisionsof Chapter
395 of the Laws of 1886, forbidding the killing of partridge and
quailin Niagara county. In the Senate,
481, 381. Hamilton—Same as Coggeshall 8. 305, 206, for the
protection of fish in the St. Lawrence River. In the Committee
of the Whole.- f
499, 319. Hughes—Reducing the hounding season from forty-
five days to ten days._ In the Committee on Game Laws,
564, 354. McAdam—Prohibiting the sale of speckled trout in
Oneida county. In the Senate.
618, 429. Fitts—Same as Raines 8. 550, prohibiting devices for
fishing in Owasco Lake. To the Governor.
742, 1122. Townsend—Ferbidding the Land Commissioners to
grant lands under water in Queens and suffolk counties without
the consent of the supervisors of those counties respectively. On
third reading. a:
764. A, H. Baker—Providing fishways in Cattaraugus Creek. To
the Governor.
807, 625. Little—Same as Walker S. 493, 463, for the protection
of fish in Niagara county. Lost in the Senate. .
&85, H. Baker—Providing that the open season for deer shall
begin two weeks later and end two weeks later, In the Committee
on Game Laws,
840, 837. Barton—Same as Kalloge S. 62, 510, for
tion of fish in Glen Lake. To the Governor.
965, 979. Tefftt—Providing that whoever finds unlawful devices
for catching fish shall report. to the Town Clerk, who shall destroy
them and pay the finder $10. On third reading.
993, 1232. Steyens—Amending the laws relating to fishing in
private grounds. On third reading.
894, 165. Treadway—Making the close season for salmon trout,
etc., on Lake George from October to January inclusive, and for
the rest of the State, October to March inclusive. Tothe Governor.
1001. McCann—Transferring the oyster lands from the Shellfish
Commissioner to the Land Commissioners. In the Committee on
Waysand Means. __
1042. Tefft—Providing fishways in the Champlain Canal. In the
Committee on Canals.
1072, 1058. Kimball—Same as Coggeshall 8, 480, 462, for a commis-
sion to codify the game laws. On third reading.
1087, 867. De Peyster—Making the close season for ducks May 1
to September 1, and one month Jonger on Long Island.. To the
Governor.
1159, 1283. De Peyster—Prohibiting the shooting of ducks from
steam yessels. In Committee of the Whole.
1189, 1121. Walters—Prohibiting the use of nets, etc., in Em-
bogceht Bay, Green county. In the Senate.
1210, 1161. Pearsall—Providing fora fishway in Chenango River,
at Chenango Forks. To the Governor.
the protec-
SMOKY CHIMNEYS.—May 17.—I should suggest to
“Keouk,” in reply to his inquiry regarding smoky fire-
places, that all new chimneys being damp or green are
more or less liable to smoke, and before he tears down
another chnmney let him have a little patience and make
a few hot fires, using plenty of good dry wood that will
burn with little or no smoke, using if necessary a little of
Bridget’s ‘“fire-persuader” to start them, so as to get a
quick, She blaze and an upward draft at once. In the
case of club houses, which are generally built near water,
and are unoccupied the larger part of the year, the chim-
neys are very liable to be damp and smoky. Sometimes
a little powder touched off in the fireplace before making
a fire will prove beneficial in clearing the chimney of
damp, heavy air. The upper part of the fireplace should
be closed in, so that the powder will blow up instead of
out,—ORMOND,
other breeding grounds further north.
Jekyl Island Club, under date of May 15:
port that 125 young pheasants have been hatched out up
to this morning, and that we have now 957 pheasants
eggs under hens, all from the 50 hen pheasants imported
in March, The percentage in hatching out has so far
been 89 per cent. against 88, the highest record hereto-
fore known.
until April 12, so the above is the record of 33 days.
the last two weeks,
two geese and two ducks. A barber here in town was in
THE CUMBERLAND CrhuB Mrpat.—Chicago, May 10.—
Editor Forest and Stream: In your issue of April 25, I
noticed an article ‘A Sportsman’s Comment,” by “Guad-
alupe,” in regard to the legislation for the proper pro-
tection of game, etc., and goes on to say: ‘‘But that no
effort, with wise and unselfish ends in yiew, will be made
is evident from the following paragraph clipped from an
article of Mr, Hough’s in Formst AND STREAM of April 11.
‘Messrs. MeFarland and Gammon in their week at the
Cumberland, bagged 520 ducks, besides their geese, cranes
and snipe mentioned earlier. *~ * * Mr. C, D. Gam-
mon has put up a gold medal for the Cumberland Club,
the man killing the most ducks this season to win it.’
Mr. Gammon evidently intends to keep that medal for
himself,” JI, as the winner of the medal, desire to correct
the erroneous impression conveyed by said article, by
stating the facts, yiz.: On Sept. 1, 1888, Mr, Gammon pro-
eured a beautiful gold medal on which is inscribed,
“Gammon medal, for largest bag, one day’s shooting,
1888,” The medal was to go to any member securing the
largest number of ducks in any one day's shoot, during
the fall of 1888, barring Mr, McFarland and Mr. Gammon,
Owing tio the extreme dryness of the Cumberland marshes
last fall, there was no shooting, consequently, by the re-
quest of a number of the members of the club, Mr. Gam-
mon consented to let the medal go until the following
season, when it was won by the small score of thirty-nine
ducks—‘‘one day’s shoot,” By publishing the above
facts you will be doing justice to Mr, C, D, Gammon,
who is a thorough sportsman, and at the same time con-
fer a favor on ILENRY STEPHENS, Vice-Pres, Cumberland
Gun Chib, Chicago,
Reains, N, W. T., April 24.—There will be a marked
decrease in the number of wild waterfowl bred in the
Northwest Territory this season as compared with former
years, There are two reasons for this state of things.
The drought has been very severe and many of the small
lakes and sloughs are destitute of water, merely whitened
sepulchres of alkali deposit,
Again the early spring
brought the ducks and geese into the country early in
March, and as the open season does not close until the
15th of May, it has given the settlers, who are rapidly
filling up the territory, a full two months of spring shoot-
ing, and they have slaughtered the geese and ducks by
the wholesale and have driven many of the survivors to
We trust that
the N. W. T, Council will abolish spring shooting alto-
gether, and unless this is done at once, the feathered
game will go the way that the buffalo and antelope have
gone—to the land of shades.—STANSTHAD.
ADIRONDACK PRESERVE ASSOCIATION.—New. York,
May 16. At the annual meeting of the members of the
Adirondack Preserve Association, held May 6, the follow-
ing were made officers for the ensuing year: L. M. Law-
son, President; EH. W. Adams, Vice-President; James
Yalden, Treasurer; J, G. Case, Secretary. Trustees: H. C.
Squires, G. W. Shiebler, A. L. Griffin, F, W. Kitching.
The association has 65 members and is in flourishing
condition. Resolutions were adopted thanking the Forest
Commission for its ‘‘untiring exertions and attentions
given to the preservation of the forests,” and declaring
the association to be in accord with the suggestion made
to the Legislature for the enactment of laws tending to
the preservation of forests; also thanking the State Senate ~
and Assembly for their assistance in the enactment of
game and other laws bearing on forest preservation.
JEKYL ISLAND PHEASANTS,—Acting Superintendent E.
G. Grob writes to Mr. N.S. Finney, Secretary of the
“T have to re-
These pheasants did not commence laying
Ex-
perts is pheasant raising say that our showing so far has
been remarkable and without precedent.”
CHARLESTON, Il., May 15.—Wildfowl shooting has
been the poorest here since the country was settled, It
has been one of the dryest springs for forty years, so the
old settlers say, and nearly all the ponds in this county
have been drained in the last few years. Very little snow
fell during the winter, and it was a blessing for the quail,
only a few were killed when the ground was covered
with snow,
and forests that the quail wintered well and are hatching
out large flocks lately. The fall shooting will be just
splendid for pinnated grouse and quail if reports are true,
I have heard several reports from the prairie
—OFFICE Boy.
HUTCHINSON, Kan:, May 5.—There have been lots of
ducks killed on Brandy Lake and the smaller ponds in
IT have only been out once and got
the store bragging about killing eighty-three ducks in one
day pot-shooting, Itold him he had better take some
poison along and poison them, as he might kill more; but
he did not seem to take the hint, The boys are killing
lots of plover and curlew.—SHADY,
PHILADELPHIA, May 14.—The inclosed was cut from
this morning’s Record, Can Mr, Hough tell us if it is
true? ‘‘A dealer says Chicago ships game to this State all
the year round, regardless of seasons.”—ROBIN.
NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF Brrps, by Gurdon Trumbull. A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American game birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Forms?
AND STREAM.
FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,832, N. Y. city, has deseriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Lefiingwell’s book, ““Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by ‘‘Nanit,” “Gloan,” “Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
pues a a authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant,
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FLY-FISHING FOR TROUT.
i looking over my writing table I find a number of
unanswered letters which have been laid a-ide for a
more convenient season to answer them till I find quite a
pile, and among them I find a goodly number inquir-
ingin regard to fly-fishing, rods, reels, flies to use, how
to vse them, etc,, etc. With your permission I will use
a little space in your much valued paper upon this sub-
ject; not that Iam able or intend to write an exhaustive
treatise on that almost boundless subject, but finding a
growing interest among those who fish for trout with
bait to know more about the methods of the fly-fisher, I
thought it might interest a Jarge class of your readers to
give a little superficial knowledge of the art and the
paraphernalia pertaining thereto. More particularly as
I see a noted want in that direction,
There are books upon that subject, but only a few of
the great mass of trout fishers have them, and the bal-
ance either do not know where to procure them or have
not the means to spare to get them, and many would not
buy them, preferring to go witl.out the knowledge or get
such as might be offered by papers they may read.
I have in mind in this description the needs of those
who fish in southern New England, and although what I
may say may not be applicable to larger waters and large
trout, still the reader will find the theory good in many
another locality, and with slight change to suit the par-
ticular pond or stream these rules willapply to any water
where trout live.
The successful fiy-fisher needs the following articles:
rod, reel, line, flies, leader, fly-book, creel, landing net
and fishing boots, Armed with these he can go forth
with reasonable hopes of ultimate success. :
The rod should be a good one. Split bamboo of the
better grades are preferable, but cost more than some like
to pay; but don’t take the cheap split bamboo, it is a
snare and a delusion. If you cannot afford a good split
bamboo buy a good all lancewood, or one with an ash
butt and lancewood joimt.and tips. It should have solid
reel seat below the hand, should be from 94 to 10Ht. long,
made of three pieces with cap and welt ferrules, and
have a hand grip bound with cord or cane, and should
have two tips. In using them never use a tip two days
in succession, except when obliged to do so by breakage.
Tf split bamboo, the rod should weigh from 6 to Soz., and
if lancewood, from 7 to 90z., with: what is termed a very
‘limber back,” that is, it should bend evenly and easily
back to the hand grip, and when swung by the hand back
and forth the tip should be able to describe an are of a
circle, the cord of which should be equal to the entire
length of the rod. There is an erroneous idea among
some bait fishers that by having a light tip fitted to a bait-
rod it would make a fly-rod of it, A bait-red is and will
remain such to the end of its existence, while a fly-rod is
of an entirely different make up.
The angler in buying his first fly-rod should get as lim-
ber and pliable a rod as he can find; avoid stiffmess and
rigidity of action as a defect, not that it. is an actual
fault, but in learning to cast a fly the soft, pliable rod is
the better of the two, and when he has learned to cast
well then he can buy such a rod as pleases him best.
The reel should be a plain click reel with safety bands,
or flash handle, and should be fitted to the rod in exactly
the opposite direetion from what you would fit it to fish
with bait; that is, it should have the handle on the right
side of the rod when the rod had its rings on the under
side, It should be of what is termed in trade as an 80yd,
size, and the angler can suit his taste both in this and in
the rod, also as to whether he will buy brass, nickle or
German silver; but whichever you buy, have rod and reel
match, if only for the beauty of it.
The line should be a tapered 40yds. enamelled, braided
silk line. If this seems a trifle too high in price, a good
level, oiled silk braided line will do. In either case the
size should be for the 60z, split-bamboo or the Yoz. lance-
wood rod, what is termed G or No, 5, and for the heavier
rods F' or No. 4.
I advise the use of 40 to 50yds. of line, not that one
ever uses so much, but it is continually wearing off and
growing shorter, till in a few years a shorter line becomes
entirely useless, and has to be thrown away and a new
one bought. Use the smaller end of the tapered line to
cast with,
The flies one needs can hardly be enumerated, and I
shall only give some general directions for the angler to
follow. Flies are of such wonderful variety and size that
it is almost useless to give names, and it will be several
years before he will be familiar with the names of more
than a limited number. Trout rarely rise to the fly in
the month of April, but when they do it is generally at a
brown or red hackle or a dun, more often a blue dun.
Sometimes a cinnamon will take well: but black, white,
yellow, red or green seem to be of little account.
In May the hackles and some of the duns are good; in
fact, any fly whose color is slate, buff, brown, or a mix-
ture of these colors, or in which any of these colors are
shaded, with yellow, black or red, seems to be taking.
June brings a greater variety; in fact, almost anything
that is a fly, excepting the very brilliant ones—which are
the most attractive to the amateur angler—are at one time
or another good flies. These gaudy flies, that look so
very beautiful to an uneducated eye, are very doubtful
flies to try. When trout do take them, they take them
well; buc it is discouraging work to find the right day,
till finally the angler comes to see less and less beauty in
them, and the little bunch of brown fuzz we call a brown-
hackle begins to have a very handsome appearance to
him. Thi3 brings to mind a No, 5 salmon-jungle of very
showy appearance, that I tried several times each year
for three years in succession and only found one day
when it took trout; that day it and its mate, a similar
fiy, took twenty trout m about an hour.
June is the month when the gray and black flies come
into use, July gives a chance to use astill largei variety,
and admits some of the showy ones, The same can be
said of August, and all summed up in a few words of an
old sp srtsman, ‘‘A few well-selected flies are better than
a book full of them selected hit or miss” The angler
must find out almost wholly what those few are; but a
good rule to follow is this: For the first of the season
“use browns or slates, and only add colors as the season
advances, ending in August with the brightest flies in the
book. A word as to quality. For a season’s fishing six
FOREST AND STREAM.
dozen is not a large quantity, neither is it a small allow-
ance. There will be many left at the end of the season,
but a good assortment comes handy on one of those mean
days when trout seem to be particular as to the fly they
want and that very fly gets hung on a bush just out of
reach and it is lost, and ib was the last of its kind in the
hook; then I have seen the time when I would gladly give
the price of the whole six dozen for a few of that par-
ticular fly,
For leaders use only heavy 6ft. with loops and have
them made with two loops for dropper flies, about 2ft,
apart, thus enabling the angler to use three flies, A
half dozen more or less of these leaders is sufficient,
Any fly-book that the angler may choose, from the old
farhioned pocketbook to the most elaborate and newest
styles, according to taste, is proper; this 1s merely a re-
ceptacle tor carrying flies, leaders, etc., and it matters
not what it is, excepting that it should be conveniently
arranged and sufficiently large.
A word is sufficient in regard to the creel, landing net
and boots. Do not get the basket and net too small, or
the boots too large,
Tie a strong cord to the net, ‘or a strap with a small
snap at its end is better, fasten it to the front of your
fishing coat, and when not in use throw it over your
shoulder, allowing strap enough to let it hang easily upon
your back.
Now a word as to the arrangement of the flies upon
the leader. Use only three on a gang, or cast,-as they
are Called. and arrange them something after this fashion:
The day before the angler goes fishing he should take
down his book and arrange six or eight different gangs
of flies, beginning with the three most likely flies in his
judgment, and placing them upon the leader, the heaviest
tly for the stretcher, or end fly, the next in size for the
first dropper, and a small fly for the top or second dropper.
This arrangement is for swift water. If arranging for
absolutely still water the order of size should be re-
versed, placing the small fly at the end for the stretcher,
and a large fly for the top dropper. The reason for this
arrangement will be explained la er.
After having arranged the six or eight different casts,
having them all provided with different flies, coil them
up carefully and place them in the book, not forgetting
to put in a small piece of chamois skin or a large rubber
band, the first being preferable.
The old method of soaking leaders over night is utter
folly. for a more excellent way is described below.
Having said this mueh as descriptive of the tackle
necessary, and supposing that the angler has fully
equipped himself according to directions, and that he is
fully acquainted with the methods of fishing with bait,
he is now ready to take his first initiatory steps in fly-
fishing, A word before he starts about casting and then
he may go to the brook and try for himself, He has
probably read of the phenomenal casts at the tourna-
ments and heard of the guides in the woods, who all
cast 100ft., no one ever hearing of a guide who casts less
than that figure. He has doubtless come to think that
in order to be successful as a fiy-fisher he must be able to
make a long cast. This is entirely erroneous; it is said
by an old woodsman that ‘‘it is impossible to take a
trout on a cast of over 75ft.” Although this is probably
not absolutely correct, yet every one who has tried it
finds, first, that it is next to impossible to cast over 75ft.,
and second, that having made an extremely long cast, it
is well nigh impossible to hook a trout, if one should
rise. This is the third improbability, and so we find that
it is highly improbable, if not impossible, that trout
should be taken by long casting.
Twenty-five or thirty feet is about as much as any fly-
caster usually uses, particularly on mountain brooks, and
this distance can be readily attained to by a very small
amount of practice; and when the amateur angler has
become acquainted with the motions of the cast suffici-
ently to be able to cast 25ft. fairly well, he should then
practice for accuracy, for this is the more essential
feature, and one that must be acquired with more or less
proficiency in order to be successful.
We may suppose that by this time the angler with his
outfit has arrived at the brook and is “‘rigging up.” When
he gets out his gang of flies he finds they assume the form
of a spiral spring, so having his friend, ‘‘for certainly he
has taken his friend with him,” hold the end of the
leader, he takes the chamois, and with afew rapid rubs
between his finger and thumb straightens the leader so
that it hangs perfectly.
Standing in the middle of the stream at the head or
upper part of a long, deep pool, where he always expects
to find a trout when bait-fishing, and grasping the grip of
his rod with his right hand, haying the reel on the under
side, he unreels. perhaps 15ft, of line, and with a sharp
upward and backward stroke followed by a correspond-
ingly sharp forward stroke, he lands his flies upon the
still water of the pool below, and by a tremulous motion
of the wrist begins to draw them slowly toward him,
always keeping the little top dropper fly hopping and
jumping from ripple to ripple till he has made them cross
the rapid water at the entrance to the pool, He must
watch his flies very closely all this time, and will not
have to be told when he has a rise, as he will doubtless be
as much surprised as the trout he hooks, if indeed he
hooks him, At the first appearance of a break or rise he
must learn to strike instantaneously. This is done by a
quick upward twist of the wrist, and this is where most
beginners fail. While in bait-fishing he lets the trout
have the line and go where he likes, the fly-fisher seems
to try to snatch the fly away from the trout; but the
trout is very rapid, and the angler must be correspond-
ingly quick or the trout will drop the little bunch of
feathers, finding that it is not the insect or fly that he
thought it to. be, and the angler loses his fish.
Having hooked the fish he quickly transfers the rod to
the left hand and reels him up to him till he is almost at
his teet; then grasping his landing net he slips it under
him with a deft motion and the trout is his. The art is
nearly his also, for with his first trout taken squarely and
honestly on a fly comes the enthusiasm of fly-fishing
which carries him on to-perfection, - :
And thus having led the angler to a successful capture
T have finished what I proposed to write. Still I might
continue and tell you that not aJl brooks afford good fly-
fishing. In some brooks trout never seem to rise to a fly
at all, while in others they come out with a slash that
surprises even an old hand at it, and the next brook he
tries they may take the fly well, but make no noise about
it, seeming to come up and suck itin quietly, as though
[May 23, 1889,
it was the most natural thing in the world to do. Then
again brooks differ as to the fly one should use, and it is
J
no sure sign because they take a certain fly on one brook —
that they take that particular fly on all brooks. Nor is it
a certain sign that they will take a certain fly to-morrow
because they have to-day; for to-morrow they may take —
another very different fly, or none at all. Hence the
advantage of having the six or eight gangs ready rigged
beforehand, so that if one cast fails to bring a rise an-
other may be tried, and so on till the right cast or gang
is found; then note the particular fly or flies they take,
and he will find them taking one fly or possibly two, and
scarcely a day in the season will they take all sorts of
flies as well as some particular one, although T have
found them at times when I thought they would take
almost any fly offered them.
The reason for the arrangement of the flies on the
leader as described above is that the large fly at the end
catches more water and therefore offers more resistance,
and helps to hold up the two droppers and make them
appear more lifelike,
The beauties of the art will gradually unfold them-
selves to the angler till he will come to say that “one
trout taken on a fly gave me more pleasure than a basket
full taken with bait, and I shall use bait no more.”
NOTLIKs,
THE MAINE WATERS.
Rescee: Me., May 12—£ditor Forest and Stream
Most of the Rangeleys were clear of ice April 30,
something very unusual. Last year I crossed both the
Rangeley and Mooselucmeguntic lakes on the ice May 19.
Now the trees are green and the weather is warm enough
for midsummer.
and some of them are on their way out with their box
oi fish. I think that so far the fishing has been very
good at all points on the lakes, Below I give you some
of the catches made this spring, and I wish it understood
that I do not impose upon the readers of the Forrst AND
STREAM by giving a record of a catch of fish which I have
not first assured myself is correct.
Mr. EK. L. Simpson, of Brunswick, Maine, has been at
Camp Bemis a week; in this time without the assistance
of a guide he has taken one hundred trout; most of these
were taken from the wharf, His record runs as follows;
One 5lbs., one 44,.one 4, one 34, and a great many between
2 and 8lbs. Mr, W. P. Clark, of Peabody, Mass., and Mr.
W. D. Brockett, of Stoneham, Mass., with John and
James,Collins for guides, have been fishing in the vicinity
of the Upper Dam for the past week. Their record is
two 74lbs., two 5, two 4, twelve in the vicinity of 3lbs,,
and many about 2lbs, The guesis at the Mooselucme-
guntic House report good success also at Indian Rock
and Mountain View House, Mr. E. L. Bird and Mr. Geo.
Whittier took at the ‘‘Hddy” on Rangeley Stream in one
day’s fishing 45 trout, the net weight of which was 40lbs.
F. C. BARKER,
Boston, May 20,—The trout season in Maine is picking
up. Reports begin to indicate a good catch, and after
all there area good many prominent business and pro-
fessional men on the grounds or have just returned, The
early season disturbed the starting a good deal, but the
finest of weather of late has started off even those who
were in doubt about going at all. Again the salmon sea-
son at Bangor has been a failure thus far, and several
parties intending to go there have tired of waiting for
the salmon to rise and have gone to either Rangeley or
Moosehead. From Moosehead the reports are good.
Some fine trout were shown at the Boston Chamber of
Commerce the other day. Messrs. L. E. Pierce, M. J.
Conant, 5. R. Ellis and Jas. H. Davis had just returned
from a few days’ fishing at Moosehead. Their catch of
trout included 225 in all, among which they showed at
the Chamber of Commerce a lake trout that they claimed
to weigh 11#lbs., with five other lake trout of good size.
Their largest brook trout weighed 5lbs., with others of
good size. The catch of trout excited a good deal of in-
terest among their brother merchants, The Kineo Club
will start for Moosehead May 81.
The catch of trout at Rangeley is proving rather re-
markable for numbers this spring, though the monsters
have not yet responded. Five pounds for a brook trout
is the largest record [have yet heard of that could be
authenticated. But the catch is proving remarkable in
the number of landlocked salmon that are being taken
in Rangeley and Mooselucmaguntic lakes. Already the
record runs up into the dozens of these fish caught, but
the range in size is not large. In fact a 4lb. landlocked
salmon is considered a large one for these waters this
spring. But the number is rather gratifying to those
who have been instrumental in stocking these lakes with
these fish, It seems that they are taken in trolling, with
the minnow bait, the same as trout; or rather they are
generally taken when fishing for trout, and I have yet to
learn of any peculiarities in either bait, tackle or manner
of fishing that brings them, otherwise than that practiced
in trolling for trout. None of them are on record this
year as having risen to the fly. Possibly they may later
in the season, though they are not yet noted for rising to
the fly in any of the Maine waters.
Ladies are counted in to the Rangeley fishing trips more
than usual this spring, and they are making some fine
records with rod and line. There have been registered
at the Elmwood, Phillips, Maine, N. N. Thayer and wife,
Boston; W. F, Sturtevant and wife, Springfield; F, A.
Magee and wife, Thos. Cunningham and wife, and
Weston Lewis and wife, of Boston, Mr. F. A, Magee is
the principal of the Magee Furnace Company, of this
city, and a regular visitor to the Maine trout waters.
Mrs, Magee is a novice with rod and reel, but her record
is rather satisfactory. She haslanded an &lb. landlocked
salmon, the largest of the season thus far. Senator
P. Frye is at his camp on Mooseluemaguntic. The story
is that considerable fishing has been done off the rocks in
front of his camp this spring, and a great many trout
caught. This was all done before the worthy Senator
got there, The Allerton Lodge people, of Boston, quite
a crowd of them, are at the same lak
There is a mystery about the salmon at Bangor, Still
they do not‘rise. The theory is that the water is too
roily. It is said that a great dam above has been carried
away, and hence the roil. But it is also true that the
run into the nets at Bucksport and other towns down the
river all the way to the ocean has been very small. The —
trade in Boston which handles these salmon from these
netters have not yet received half the usual number, It
The fishermen are coming in quite fast
May 28, 1889.) FOREST AND STREAM.
in the full sense of the term gamy, they are sufficiently
80 to afford real enjoyable angling, a.3 or 4-pound carp
taken with light bass tackle is far from being despicable
game. Strongly built and thoroughly finned, those
who have captured such an one will bear me
out in this assertion that they found it a fairly
good fighter, contesting for supremacy to the last.
Those who cannot descend below the level of the salmon,
the trout and the black bass will, of course, laugh at this;
but such people should remember that all others have
neither their refined tastes in the matter of sporting nor
yet their opportunities for indulging in such high-toned
recreation, Where one man can spare the time to go
a-salmoning or a-trouting, there are a thousand who can-
not, and who are content to avail themselves of the in
is plain that if it is the roil that is preventing the run of
salmon, then it is stopping them all the way to the sea,
But there is still time for a good run, and sportsmen who
ve intended trying the salmon at Bangor should not be
couraged. There was a run way into June last year.
ey should wait calmly at home, with the understand-
> that the telegraph is to inform them the moment the
run begins, It is hardly good policy to start off, as one or
two Boston parties have done already. They got tired of
aiting for the welcome news, and went to Bangor.
There they were at heavy hotel expenses, with a cost of
$2.50 to $8 for a man and boat, only to become one of
twenty-five or thirty other boats on the river, where the
whole cutch was hardly a salmon a day for all the boats,
‘They have returned, and they wish that they had waited.
Brook fishing has been good this season, or good up to
the time the streams began to lack water. The season
has been dry of late, with the weather hot, and I have
reports from streams in Maine, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts which say that trout fishing is very poor,
with the mosquitoes as thick as they should be in June,
One letter suggests that the mosquitoes and black flies
are a month earlier than last year. SPECIAL,
the carp abotind. (7) Lastly, because, although the Ger-
man carp is not what may be called a first-class fish for
the table, there are worse in our waters. Everybody
knows, or should know, that with the exception of the
shad and a few others, no fish is fit to be eaten—or, at
least, is not nearly at its best estate—during the spawn-
ing season. This is the spawning season of the carp, and
possibly Mr. Shriner has recently heen testing their edi-
ble qualities,
Tt is well-known that among the ancients—and to-day
among the Germans—the carp was and is regarded as a
fine table fish. This may be due to the fact that the lat-
ter respects the spawning seasons, or it may be that they
understand more fully than we Americans appear to
have thus far, how the carp can be most toothsomely
served. There is a particular way in which every known
fish can be cooked, which is the best way. Perhaps we
have not yet found out that way, but we evidently shall
one of these days, or American culinary skill and in-
genuity will have lost its cunning.
But, admitting that there shall be no improvement
upon the present method of cooking carp, we must not
forget that all are not as fastidious in their tastes as
your correspondent appears to be, and that there are very
many who will gladly welcome the German carp to
their tables, even though it be less delicate and well
flavored than our choicer kinds of fishes,
Tt may interest some of your readers to learn that no
less than twelve millions of wall-eyed pike, or as we
know them, Susquehanna salmon, have been planted in
the Delaware, Schuylkill, Lehigh and Susquehanna riv-
ers, and that our State Fishery Commissioners have made
up their minds to try what can be done with the big-
mouth bass in the same.waters. Encouraged by the
marked success which has attended the introduction of
the black bass, the wall-eye, the rock bass and the Ger-
man carp, they know no reason why the big-mouth bass
should not thrive and multiply as well in the waters of
the Atlantic slope as beyond the Alleghanies and as far
north as Manitoba.
When I took pencil in hand
ANGLERS’ ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA.
PY HE association held a business meeting at their rooms,
1020 Arch street, Philadelphia, on the evening of
May 14. After the usual routine, arrangements were
‘announced for the entertainment, on Thursday, of the
American Fisheries Society, by an excursion in the U. 5,
‘steamer Fish Hawk to Gloucester, N. J., to partake of a
‘shad dinner and witness the hauling of the great seine.
There were twenty-nine members of the association
present, besides Fish Commissioners C. V, Osborne, of
Ohio, and W. L. May, of Nebraska. Mr. H. C, Ford,
president of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, related
his recent successful introduction of twelve millions of
young pike-perch (Stizostedion vitrewm) into streams of
eastern Pennsylvania. These fry were obtained from the
U. S. Fish Commission, and were liberated in the Dela-
ware, Perkiomen, Schuylkill, Juniata and Susquehanna
mivers, The average period of incubation of this species
was fifteen days, and the fry were in a very healthy con-
dition. The president of the association, Mr. A
Spangler, had purchased the fine salmon recently caught
in the Delaware and brought it before the Fisheries So-
ciety. He told the circumstances of its capture and
referred to the long interval since the planting of the
species in this river. Mr, Osborne, upon invitation,
sketched the condition of fishculture in Ohio, and the
atifying results apparent from artificial propagation.
Asa consequence of the work with pike-perch, or wall-
eyed pike, he mentioned some extraordinary catches of
this fish in the waters of West Virginia, where unre-
stricted fishing robs Ohio of the rewards of honest labor.
Thirteen thousand pounds of pike.perch were taken at
one haul of a seine about forty miles below Bellaire.
One of the most satisfactory pieces of protective legis-
lation recently secured in Ohiois the measure giving magis-
trates final jurisdiction in prosecutions for violation of the
fishing Jaws. This has done more good than any other
| single measure in force, and the friends of the fishes are
rejoiced. -Mr. May was called upon to tell what Nebraska
is doing for fishculture, and he responded in detail.
| Brook trout and pike-perch have received considerable
attention and both have caught on in fine style. The
former thrives wonderfully in some parts of the State,
Mr. May was one of the pioneers in wholesale hatching
of pike-perch.
Many of the fishes which were introduced intothe Elk-
horn in 1878 by the wreck of a bridge and. the falling
through of a Fish Commission aquarium car on its way
to California, have become acclimated and multiplied.
The bass were especially plentiful until over-fishing re-
duced their numbers and they are’ still to be found by the
initiated. Dr. T. H, Bean, of the U.S, Fish Commission,
was asked numerous questions about the desirability of
importing fishes from abroad, and he expressed the belief
that we have an abundance of native species far superior
to most of the exotics and do not need to look to Europe
and Asia for our supply. The Anglers” Association has
about 200 members, and is very active in all measures
for the increase and protection of valuable fishes,
Excuse this hasty screed.
about an hour since, I did not think of inditing more
than a dozen lines, but becoming interested in my subject
I have scribbled away until my paper is all used up, and
I have nothing more to write about, except to say that on
Monday last a fine 124/b. salmon was caught in the Dela-
ware a few miles below this city. It was purchased by
the Anglers’ Association of Eastern Pennsylvation, sub-
mitted to the examination of the members of the Ameri-
can Fisheries Society, pronounced a regular Maine salmon,
and afterward seryed up in admirable style at the great
planked shad dinner given at Gloucester on Thursday last.
We felt very proud of that salmon, though it was not by
any means the first taken in our river,
A. M, SPANGLER.
PHILADELPHIA, May 18.
SMALL CATCH OF TARPUM,
ARPUM fishermen on the Florida coast say that the
extraordinary rainfall there, making river entrances
brackish or fresh, interfered with the catch of tarpum.
We doubt this, because the fish runs up the Homosassa
River in Florida and several fresh water rivers in Texas
long distances in pursuit of its food, The unusually cold
winter probably prevented the incoming of the fishes on
which the tarpum feeds, as it did many other species
belonging to the winter fauna of the Gulf of Mexico,
Total catch of tarpum to and inclusive of April 26, at
Punta Rassa, Florida:
Ht. ‘In. Lbs,
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Editor Forest and Stream: STR EE ES PPINIGE LS, athe, aS Re ig tte
I was somewhat surprised to note in looking over the 8 Thomas Hy Dripler.....:.2..05./0500.05 8 10544
contents of the last number of your paper the following 9, Thomas J.Walls......-...--eee eee Sa wl 16
words in acommunication from Mr, Shriner, of Paterson, i eS > pee Nag CER SU et) $e fi ifs
N. Y., on the subject of “Carp in the Passaic:” ‘Please 21, Thomas B. Tripler. ..200/ 208 137
do not urge any person not to catch carp during the #1. George A. JS casio Bob aneeaapisea ela 6 2B 14
breeding season. Carp are worthless as a game fish and “i ate Seg eget aoiant Fone tp app Dp eS ee nt ao
J i 28, SUMAN R eres ec ela. pele areas 125
are not fit to eat at any time and they are, I fear, spoil- 26, Thomas EB. Tripler................0...55. 5 866 20
ing our bass and pickerel fishing, which is not as good as 97. Mhomas Je Malls. ...s.-.00,cecneeecnenenead 8 99
formerly in the upper Passaic.” Your half dozen lines a IT A migmratpante se hate cece me We
of reply were sufficiently conclusive, but possibly afew | apr “8: OA. Wyeatt. 0 2
words in confirmation of them may not be out of place. = TAD BASIE joes yees eee n ees cessed | 70
Eyer since the U. 8, Fishery Commission commenced 8 A cat bY ESRGEEE TERE CC ES COREE L Ie ae ae iy
the distribution of the German carp I have felt great in- SYR ACT STS Ws ae 8 r i
terest in the results, and they have so far been developed fd BWaCTLUHREnGe Siete sites tani ctl 69
as to leave no doubt on my mind as to the value of the rae Oe ee ee a ea 5 8 85
carp. Itis, I believe, the only Kuropean food fish suc- 1s: Tap nt eias ee (BR Se NY wall a if 8 a8
cessfully introduced into the Middle States, and that its PLAOMAMANY RATER: A005 CN Gii uae nsser (DB 90
introduction has been a success there cannot be a ques- 15, Ru K. Wygatt...-.-sy-s0.v-seeeeeeeereeeeed OT 95
tion, Those who have had better opportunities for a ee eee bene o oD vo ober ras : ue aa
knowing than myself state that the German carp, which 17. Krank L, Anthony.......c..0. csc. 8 95
includes the three leading varieties, appear to have found 19. RK. Wygatt...-.-.-..2-- cseeeeereeeeeeD 8 61
the American waters more congenial to their nature than SOS URS Vhs SSPE a ONT hy Unariea te Fan te mes tte
those from which our present stock was taken. omnia Meas ee ee TT
However that may be, it needs not the saying that their |. 2. Brank L. Anthony. jcc. ccc BI 110
multiplication has been simply marvelous. They are es aeree iS iy SA albanien gi e : ie
rapidly becoming the most numerous of all the large 93, Frank L., Anthony .......c:csec. wecseud ive 55
fishes in the waters in this yicinity—I mean of those that 23. Frank L. Anthony...... ey Se eye 3) 3 ras
are not of the anadromous order, and I for one feel that a eat ipamon Rect aT ERS z e ion
the fact should be hailed with much satisfaction by every 24. Thomas B, Asten.............s0scceseelBe OB 145
one, and for several reasons (1), because they are not pre-
_dacous, (2) because of their wonderful fecundity, (8) be-
cause of the extraordinary rapidity of their growth, (4)
y poate they are wholly harmless, (5) because, as a result
of their fecundity, and their peculiar adaptation to all of
our streams save the most rapid ones, their constantly in-
creasing progeny will furnish food for our black bass,
wall-eyed pike, rock bass, perch and pike, a most im-
‘portant consideration, (6) because, although they are not
Brook TROUT STREAMS.—From reliable sources we
learn that the fly-fishermen are doing well in Monroe
and Pike counties, Pennsylvania, A very prominent
member of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, who
uses only the fly, caught 20 beautiful trout a few days
ago in the vicinity of Egypt Mills, The number of trout
fry planted in Monroe county last year was 200,000, while
ike county received 150,000,
ducements for a day’s outing along the streams where |
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POTOMAC ITEMS.
\ N ASHINGTON, May 7,—The opening of the angling
season was never looked forward to more hope-
fully than this spring, but so far very little has been
done, The water has been muddy with the exception of
a few days in April, at which time a good many black
bass were taken at Great Falls and other points, There
will be fine fishing when the water clears, as it is now
doing rapidly, The Evening Star here daily reports the
condition of the water at Great Falls, and anglers are
thus kept advised. Clear water is 36, and 1 is mud;
therefore one can readily determine whether to go fish-
ing or not. Tt will do to fish at 25 if one is after black
bass, but less than that only catfish and eels will take
hold, To-day it is reported at 24,
One of the favorite places near this city for moderate
sport is at the Navy Yard bridge, The fishing is best at
night on account of the electric lights, which seem to
attract the fishes to a small radius, One evening last
week two young men caught 115, including 60 striped
bass; the rest were channel catfish and eels. The striped
bass were from 41b, to 1lb. in weight.
The catch of shad and herring this season is reported
as unusually large, and the shad are very fine. Theysold
yesterday at $10 a hundred, herring $3 a thousand, The
Fish Commission people claim that the increase is marked
and steady during the past five years, and in proportion
to the increase of planting the fry, In 1857 a half mil-
lion of shad were taken from one shore on the Potomac,
more than the whole river yielded twenty years after. In
that year 400,000 barrels of herring were taken. Now the
Fish Commission hope to get the prodtct of the river up
to the old figures, and are confident. If they do they will
have to overcome the effect of innumerable nets of all
kinds that fill the river from Washington Monument to
the sea. At one point a company has a seine eight miles
long, which gathers up every living thing, and leayese
rane quantities of small fry and spawn to be killed on the
shore,
I can testify to the good quality of the shad this season,
having dined upon it almost every day, once at Marshall
Hall, nearly opposite Mount Vernon, where planked shad
was the piéce de resistance—and very few resisted it.
You know a shad that has been roasted on a plank is
something for the gods, in comparison with which white
bait, pompano, Spanish mackerel and the like are very
ordinary provender, Come over some day soon, and with
Capt. Blake of the steamer Corcoran and Col, McKibben
of Marshall Hall, we will cause your eyes to gleam with
solid satisfaction. JEROME BURNETT,
PROBABLE ADVANCE IN FisHiInc Gut. — Redditch,
April 24.—Hditor Forest and Stream: We send you
herewith a translation of an article in a Spanish paper on
fishing gut, which gives a fair representation of the
position of the trade there. There is no doubt that gut
has been sold during the last two years at less than the
cost of production. We have received from our manager
of our gut factory at Murcia a letter reporting a failure
in this year’s crop, and that ib is calculated that not more
than half the usual quantity will be made this year, This
will make gut dearer, He reports that the country people
who breed the worms will turn their attention to sulk
making, which will pay them better than killing the
worms and drawing the gut. The result of this will be
to restore the trade to a healthy position, so that those
who breed the worms and those who make the gut may
look forward to obtaining fairly renumerative prices.—S,
ALLcocK & Co. [The translation referred to states that
large stocks of gut are held in England, which is the princi-
pal market for the Murcia product, and the demand will
necessarily be smaller than in previous years. This
would result in low prices to the producers, who are
already discouraged by the foolish competition among
the “hijueleros,” and are going into other business. ]
Trour IN DELAWARE County, N. Y,—New York,
May 20.—Just returned from De Silva’s, Grant’s Mills,
Delaware county, N. Y. Found streams much lower
than usual this time of year and trout quite plenty. I
had the pleasure of bringing home my first 2lbs. trout, a
beauty. I have fished in Delaware county for the past
ten years, and you can imagine my delight when this
one fell to my lot. It seemed a pity, indeed, to take such
a beautiful trout from his home. You can say to the
boys I had no trouble in passing the ever-watchful game
warden with this fine fellow that measured over 6in.
Mr. Wm. Reed, of Liberty street, assisted in landing the
fish, Mr. Thomas Lawrence, an old trout fisherman
from New York, caught during the week six 12in. trout.
With a little more care and consideration on the part of
_ residents in this locality (whom, 1 am sorry to say, are
trout hogs) this stream would be one of the best in New
York State, Ithink all will agree with me that most
trout caught are taken from streams by inhabitants, who
go for number and not size.—H, C. W.
FisH WEALTH IN GREAT LAKES.—Mr. C, V. Osborne,
President of the Ohio Fish Commission, informs us that
yellow perch were so common during the last fishing
season that they were given away. Lake herring (Oore-
gonus artedi) were bringing only a half cent a pound on
the United States shores,and the Canadians could not
afford to ship them because the duty was equal to the
value of the fish. 700 tons of fish were left in the freez-
ers- at the opening of this season’s fishing, This year’s
oe weer show a falling off because of the over supply
in | *
Fiy-Casting TouRNAMENTS.—The tournament at the
Harlem Mere, in Central Park, this city, opens this morn-
ing and will continue through to-day and to-morrow.
There will be a tournament of the Fly-fishermen’s Club
of Indianapolis, May 31, at Broadeut on the canal. The
several contests will be open to all competitors and the
prizes will consist of reels, rods, fly-books, wading boots,
etc, The secretary is Mr, Jesse H. Blair, Hon. Byron
K. Elliott, Dr. P. G. D. Hunt and Capt. Dewitt Wallace
will judge,
ABUNDANCE OF SHAD.—We have referred to the general
large yield of shad this season and now find that parties
are salting this species on the Delaware for the first time
in many years. The catch in this river is the greatest
for 15 to 20 years. The price now is $12 per 100 fish; the
lowest wholesale price in former years was $25 per 100,
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SUCCESS with BLACK Bass.—Mr. H. ©. Ford, president | sion one ps
of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, informs us that | of a large-scaled species with a small-scaled one producesa |
the Delaware and Susquehanna now are two of the finest
bass rivers in the Fast. This gratifying condition is the
result of planting 200 adult fish in each of these streams,
the Delawars receiving them in 1870 and the Susquehanna
in 1871 or 1872. The oldtime fisherman who lamented
the introduction of black bass because they might kill all
the chubs, is enjoying bass fishing now and using the
chubs for bait. Ithas-been feared by some persons that
vhe bass would desttoy many young shad; but Mr. Ford
has examined thousands of stomachs of black bass and
found only two shad; the bulk of the food has been in-
sects and crustaceans. The bass, Mr, Ford observed, feed
along shore, but the young shad descend mainly in the
deeper waters of the channels and escape the bass almost
entirely, Black bass are larger in the Delaware than in
the Susquehanna; a recent catch of seven fish averaging
over 5lbs. each will give an idea of the size. The head-
waters of the Delaware cannot be excelled for bass
fishing.
Waite Mountain Trout StTREAMS.—In answer to ‘‘Kel-
pie’s” inquiry I can inform him that there is an open trail
from Waterville to the Sawyer River, and down to the
settlements, The writer has only been over that part
which lies between Mad River Notch and Waterville.
His trip was from North Woodstock up the east branch
of the Pemigiwasset, by good trail, to the Hancock branch;
up this toward the southeast by the stream bed (although
there is said to be q ‘spotted trail” through the woods) to
the forks of the Hancock, and thence by an excellent
path to Waterville, Near the Mad River Notch the Saw-
yer River trail joined our track. The beginning of it was
well marked. and the guide books say thatit is passable,
The trail up the East Branch, four miles of which we trav-
*“eled, rums on some four or five miles further, but doeg not
reach the road through the Great Notch. The passage,
however, can readily be made by an experienced woods-
man,—PENN.
BLUEFISH ON THE JERSEY Coast.—Qcean Beach, N. J.,
May 17.—On May 14 I caught six bluefish, on the 15th
twenty-seven, and on the 16th fifteen. Average weight
2lbs, These were caught by me with rod and reel and
metal squid, in the surf at this place on the dates men-
tioned, They were the first on this coast this season in
any manner, I believe, and certainly the first by the above
method. Seven bass from 24 to Tlbs. were also caught
this week.— Bic REBEL,
THE KINGYISHERS.—This is to- give notice, to all whom
it may please, that the Kingfishers have applied for pas-
sage, and have been assigned a position in these columns,
the date being not very far ahead.
POSTED BROOKS IN BERKSHIRE,—The item in our last
issue relating to posted brooks in Berkshire county was
by a slip of the pen made toreferto Connecticut, whereas
it should have been to Berkshire county, Massachusetts.
Kisheulture.
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY.
WN the morning of May 15the American Fisheries Society
O assembled, by invitation, in the rooms of the Anglers’
Association of Eastern Pennsylvania at 1020 Arch street,
Philadelphia, Owing to the absence ofthe president, Mr. J.
H, Bissell, of Detroit, and the vice-president, Mr. 8, G.
Worth, of Washington, D. C., Dr. W. M. Hudson, of the
Connecticut Fish Commission, and a member of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Fisheries Society, was nominated and
elected’ as chairman for the meeting. After a brief address
from Dr. Hudson, Mr. A. M. Spangler, on behalf of the
Anglers’ Association, weleomed the society and explained
the objects of the association, whose name is scarcely an
index of its functions. He called attention to the beauti-
fully preserved specimen of Kennebec, or Atlantic, salmon
recently caught in the Delaware and exhibited at this meet-
ing. The salmon is 4 fine sea-run fish with only a few large
black spots, and is intended to be discussed more intimately
by the members of the Fisheries Society and their hosts at
the field meeting at Gloucester. Dr. Hudson responded for
the Fisheries Society, and then business opened. At this
juncture Mr. fred Mather, superintendent of the Cold
spring Harbor station of the New York Fish Commission,
was elected recording secretary pro tem. Next followed the
reading of an address forwarded by the president of the
Society, Mr. J. H. Bissell. Im this address the president
advised the selection of some members of the executive
committee from the city in which the subsequent meeting is
to occur. Inthe appointment of State fish commissioners
he recommends that persons and societies interested in fish-
culture and preservation use their influence to procure the
selection of men who have an intelligent knowledge of the
subject, and a willingness to work in behalf of their inter-
ests. In the organization of fish commissions, after a wise
selection of men, he would provide for frequent meetings for
consultation and concerted action; the labor should be so
divided as to require an equitable share from each indi-
vidual, and all should combine to shape legislation by in-
sisting on the application of sound principles and placing
responsibility with trustworthy agents. The wonderful in-
crease of whitefish resulting from artificial propagation in
Lake Erie was referred to; the catch of 1888 was the larvest
for fifteen years, and fishermen realize that this is the return
from intelligent work in fishculture. The annual report of
the transactions was so well attended to that Mr. Bissell
urges the continuance of the same committee who had the
Subject in charge in 1888. For honorary membership he
recommends that the Anglers’ Association of Hastern Penn-
sylvania, because of their aggressive and valuable action in
all matters pertaining to fishculture and CH: _be
elected by the Fisheries Society. At 11:40 A, M., on motion
of Mr. W. L. May, the Society adjourned until 2 P. M.
At 2:35 P. M, the afternoon session was opened, Mr. H.
G. Blackford nominated for membership Mr. Henry Burden
and Mr. H. P. Doyle, of the New York Commission, and Mr.
Harry Miner, all of whom were elected. Dr. B, W. James
and Mr. Hoyt Post were admitted to membership later, On
motion of Mr. W. L. May the chairman appointed a com-
mittee consisting of Mr. May, Mr. W. A. Butler, Jr., and
Dr, T. H. Bean, to prepare nominations for the officers of
the Society during the coming year. Dr. Bean read a paper
on “Hybrids in Salmonide,’’ showing original drawings of
three crosses whose history is known. These are the result
of artificially uniting brown trout and saibling, rainbow
and brook trout, and lake and brook trout. In all of these
hybrids the coloration differs remarkably from that of both
parents, the shape is modified, the variable characters of the
parents continue to be variable in their progeny, and in cer-
tain important features, which were mentioned, the impres-
FOREST AND STREAM.
is stronger from one parent than the other, The union
large-scaled cross in all specimens studied, Hybrids be- |
tween members of distinct genera are sterile as a rule. In
the discussion which followed the reading of this paper Mr.
‘Fred Mather, Dr, Kingsbury, Mr. Henry C. Ford and Dr.
Hudson took part. Mr, Ford found the flesh, of the hybrid
between lake and brook trout better than lake but inferior
to brook trout. This cross appears to be more hardy than
either of the parent species, resembling in this respect, as
Dr. Hudson remarked, the mule, and the hybrid between the
buffalo and the common cow,
Prof. John A, Ryder delivered a very instructive lecture
on the lateral line system of the shad, He described min-
utely the structure of the series of tubes which make up this
important apparatus, showed the See che for avoiding in-
terference with the sight of the fish, and discussed the prob-
able function of this system, which he considered to be
supplemental to the sense of hearing, reaching the conclusion
that it may be intended to aid the shad in determining the
approach of masses of matter, whether in the form of food,
enemies, or some other element affecting the welfare of the
species. This system is not developed in the larval shad, and
consequently the embryo is deficient in its apparatus of
sense. The development of this contrivance takes place in
the post larval stage and progresses by an infolding of the
epidermis. Fishes are the most interesting class of animals
to the biologist because of the perfection in this supplemen-
tal poses of hearing. Dr. James and Dr. Kingsbury
asked some questions concerning détails of this subject at
the close of Prof, Ryder’s address.
Mr, W. L. May brought up the question of a place for the
next meeting, Mr. Blackford and Dr, Kingsbury urged the
claims of Washington, while Mr. Osborne, Mr. May and
others preferred Put-in-Bay Island, Michigan: The matter
was decided by ballot, and Put-in-Bay was the place fixed
upon.
At 4:35 P. M. Mr. H, C, Ford moved an adjournment until
8 P. M., which, after much reluctance on the part of some
members, was finally agreed to.
At the evening session the following gentlemen were
elected to membership: A. M. Spangler, R. M. Hartley, J.
Penrose Collins, Thos, B, Harper, Collins W, Walton, Kd-
win Hagert, H, O. Wilbur, Fred W. Brown and William §.
Hergesheimer, all of Philadelphia.
AS no papers were ready for the eyening meeting, the time
was devoted to a series of talks on numerous subjects of
interest to fishculturists. Mr. Blackford mentioned the
gratifying returns from planting salmon in the upper Hud-
sou; in 24 hours ten salmon ranging in weight from 10Ibs, to
22lbs. were caught in New York harbor within five miles of
the Battery. Dr. Hudson recounted the experiences of the
Connecticut Commission with salmon in the Connecticut
River, and stated the obstacles in the way of success. Mr.
Spangler recalled captures of salmon in the Delaware in
recent years, and a notable yield in 1878, Mr, Mather’s work
in planting salmon several years ago in the headwaters of
the Delaware was referred to. A lively discussion of the
effects of sawdust and other foreign substances in streams
was entered into by Mr. Mather, Mr. Spangler, Mr. Osborne,
Dr. Kingsbury and others, with the usual and inevitable dif-
ference of opinion which such subjects always involve. Mr.
Osborne found straw pulp in the Scioto River very destruc-
tive to certain kinds of fish, and attributes its action to the
poison of fermentation. Coal oil does not seem to do any
especial harm except to the flavor of fish. The failure of
the attempt to introduce California salmon in the Kast was
talked over by Dr. Cary, Mr. G. Brown Goode and Mr.
Mather. The only distinguished success in acclimatizing
this species is in ponds of the Hastern States and Ger-
many. Changesin the migratory or non-migratory habits
with locality in the brook trout and rainbow were noted by
Mr. Mather and Dr. Bean. Mr. Spangler and Dr. Hudson
mentioned some of the serious difficulties in the way of
establishing shad in the Connecticut and Susquehanna,
caused by injurious fishing appliances and want of con-
certed action between States. :
4 At 10 P, M, the Society adjourned until 9 A. M. on Thurs-
ay-
On Thursday the morning session opened at ten, The
committee on nominations for officers, through its chair-
man, Mr, W, L. May, ere ee the following names:
President, KE, G. Blackford, New York; Vice-President,
Herschei Whitaker, Detroit; Treasurer, Henry C. Ford,
Philadelphia; Recording Secretary, Fred W. Brown, Phila-
delphia; Corresponding Secretary, C. V. Osborne, Dayton.
Executive Committee—Dr. W. M. Hudson, Hartford, Conn.;
Hoyt Post, Detroit, Mich.; Philo Dunning, Madison, Wis.;
Dr. H. H. Cary, Atlanta, Ga.; J. V. Long, Pittsburgh, Pa.;
Dr. 5. P. Bartlett, Quincey, I1l.; Henry Burden, Troy, N. Y.
The report was accepted and, on motion of Mr. Spangler,
the secretary cast the vote of the society in fayor of the
nominees. i
Mr, May and Dr. Hudson referred to the faithful and
efficient work of Mr. Mather as the recording secretary from
the organization of the society to the present time. On
motion of Mr, May the dates for the next meetings were
fixed for May 14 and 15, 1890.
Mr. Fred Mather read a paper on ‘Salmon in Hudson
River.’? After reminding the audience of the successiul in-
troduction of shad into Pacific streams and its restoration
in Atlantic rivers, as also the good results from planting
brown trout, he entered upon details of recent captures of
salmon in the North River. In 1880 the possibility of mak-
ing the Hudson a salmon river was again brought forward
by Mr. Mather, and in 1882 a few salmon fry were planted
in Warren county as a first experiment, Later in the year
25,000 fry were liberated, The number was increased grad-
ually until in 1888 the output was 440,000, and the total to
this time is more than 2,000,000 fry, besides some year-
lings. In 1887 numerous salmon were taken in the Hudson.
In 1888, between New York and Troy, 134 salmon were
caught, 26 of them near the dam at Troy, Gravesend Bay
and ‘Troy offer the best, facilities for collecting ones of the
salmon. ‘There is.no place below eaLy, cool enough to allow
penning of salmon, The ordinary house sewage does no
harm to fishes. The injury from-chemicals is greatly les-
sened since the paper mills use wood pulp. The worst ob-
struction to the ascent of salmon in the Hudson is Palmer’s
fall and dam at Jessup’s Landing, where a drop of 25ft.
into a shallow pool shuts.out the fish. This paper was dis-
cussed by Mr. Burden, Dr. Hudson and Mr. Spangler,
Mr. G. Brown Goode read an account of the “Colors in
Fishes.’’ He explained the structure of the skin and its
varying thickness in species whose habits differ, the dispo- |
sition of the seales and their strength of attachment. The
colors are due generally to the presence of pigment cells or
cromatophores, but in some cases, to a physical condition of
the surface of the scales owing to the existence of iridocites,
or rainbow plates. The combination of pigment cells and
scale surface gives varying results. Plates of embryo fishes
described by Alexunder Avassiz were shown by way of illus-
tration. Albinism is due to the absence of pigment cells;
golden colors are due to incipient albinism, The adaptive
coloration with reference to surroundings must be related
to a special supply of cromatophores, in all probability, de-
rived from the food. Color is influenced by the supply of
blood. Whenever a mass of food withdraws the blood from
the surface, the fish becomes pale. Loss of color follows
death, but placing the fish in the sun may restore the color,
There is no doubt of the ability of fishes to change their
culors at will and almost instantly. Flounders, which meta-
morphose from a vertical to a horizontal position with age
bringing the organs of vision on one side, lose the color o
(May 28, 1889.
tke blind side, as a rule, The discussion of this very in-
teresting address was entered into by Col. McDonald, Dr,
Kingsbury and Prof. Ryder. Col. McDonald does not be-
lieve that blindness invariably produces blackness, for
there is no relation between the two in a lot of rainbow
trout now kept at Wytheville, Va,, which haye become
blind probably through the influence of asphalt. Prof.
Ryder eplsiaed the structure of pigment cells, their de-
velopment and arrangement, which latter varies with the
species and is useful in diagnosis. The pigment cells dif-
ferentiate in color and have the power of selecting their
position, Their function may be to shade the blood, thereby
changing the appearance of the fish and deceiving its ene-
mies; they are under the control of the nervous System.
These cells have also a respiratory function.
r, W. L. Powell, of Harrisburg, made some inquiries
about the fresh-water terrapins of Juniata River, the means
of propagating and protecting them, which were answered
by other members, Terrapin culture is stillin the same
place with frog culture, At 11:45 A.M. the Society adjourned
to meet on the U. S, Fish Commission steamer Fish Hawk,
at 1 P. M., for a trip to Gloucester, N. J.,where the members
were invited as the guests of the Anglers’ Association of
Hastern Pennsylvania toa plank shad dinner, A meeting
was called in the wardroom of the steamer at 1:37 P, M.,
Mr. Blackford presiding. On motion of Dr. Cary a vote of
thanks was tendered to the retiring officers, The following
new members were elected: EH. H. Frishmuth, Robert Mac-
kay, Jacob F. Miles, John Gay, Amos R. Little, Richard
Rathbun and Capt. i . W. Collins. As corresponding mem-
bers Prof. F. A. Smitt and Dr. Filip Trybom of Stockholm,
O. T. Olsen of Grimsby, England, and Prof. A. J, Malmgren
of Helsingfors were elected. The report of the treasurer,
Mr, Blackford, was read and adopted. A resolution express-.
ing sorrow for the death of the famous fishculturist, Seth
Green, was offered by Mr. Doyle and favorably acted upon.
At2 P. M, the Society adjourned subject to the call of its
president, 2 =
About 200 gentlemen assembled at Gloucester in response
to the invitation of the Anglers’ Association, and the din-
her was greatly enjoyed under the genial guidance of Mr. A.
M. Spangler. After’ the feast several eminent men made
brief -addresses: Dr. Hudson, Mr. Blackford, Dr. Leidy,
Fred Mather and Dr. Levick.
The hauling of the great seine was disappointing because
of the very small catch, but the Delaware has already
receiyed a tremendous share of the yield, and shad are re-
markably cheap, .
With the return to Philadelphia ended one of the most
enjoyable and prosperous meetings of the American Fish-
eries Society, signalized by the addition of twenty-one lew |
members, mostly members of the Auglers’ Association, giv-.
ing point to the remark of Mr, Blackford that it is fortunate
the Society is departing else it might absorb the entire
body of the Anglers. . |
. RAINBOW TROUT IN PENNSYLVANIA.—The expert.
ment of introducing rainbow trout into Pennsylvania
streams has been unsatisfactory, and many thoughtful |
members of the anglers’ associations recommended the dis-:
continuance of the attempt to stock waters with this spe-:
cies. Recently, however, the friends of the rainbow have,
been delighted with the reports of this trout in the Harris
burg market. Insome portions of the State, probably where- |
ever the conditions were fayorableand escape was prevented,
the fish has shown up well. |
Che Hennel.
FIXTURES.
a DOG SHOWS.
May 22 to 25.—Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal.
Sept. 10 to 13.—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel :
Club, at London, Ont. OC, A. Stone, Manager,
Sept. 10 to 13,—Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As- |
sociation, at. Ottawa,Can. Capt. R. ©. W. MacQuaig, Secretary. ,
Sept. 11 to 13.—First Annual Dog Show of the Toledo Kennel :
Club, Toledo, 0, T. B. Lee, Secretary,
Feb. 18 to 21, 1890,—Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster -
Kennel Club. New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
. March 11 to 14, 1890.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Rochester
Kennel Club, at Roehester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
FIELD TRIALS.
Noy. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club, |
P, T, Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Noy. 18.Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field ,
Trials Club, at High Point, N. C. . A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N.Y. .
Dec. 2.— Danae Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Glnb,
Penuetens .C, C. H. Odell, Secretary, Mill’s Building, New
ork, N, Y. ‘
Dec. 16.—Second Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field
ee Club, at Amory, Miss. T. M, Brumby, Secretary, Marietta,
Fae
SOME NOTED GREYHOUNDS.
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A VERY noted dog for working over all sorts of courses -
was the great Barrator. The most severe and trying
one probably he ever ran was Mr, Patterson’s black and
white Sweetbrier, by Baron out of Mr. Jardine’s Tallwife.
It was close to a village, through foldyards, over high stone —
walls, through gateways, across the road and up the road :
as well, and ended finally up over a high hill over some
very deep heavy ground, _ ‘It was Just the course for him,” |
the judge said, “for heis the cleverest dog in England.’’
As to his appearance itis doubtful if there ever was whelped
a more serious, sober, sedate looking dog than he, while his
head was abnormally large—“‘large eno’ for a whole litter.”’ |
He was under perfect control at all times and in all places, —
and while he would respond to his master’s invitation to a —
frolie by playing with a ball as does a kitten, or at veritable |
leap frog with his owner, yet he would walk through a field —
alive with hares jumping up on every side, yet never cast
as much as a ‘“‘sheep’s eye” at one of them. He considered —
himself a “man of business” in all respects, and when the |
time came to perform his work he convinced the hare of his —
ultimate intentions. So well was he under control that his
owner used to delight in bringing him up to his well laden
table, where he would stand as indifferent to what was
placed near him as if he was stone blind, a trait rarely seen —
in a greyhound, according to my own experience and that of }
others, gained by the purloining of many a chop, roast, —
and even a big fat turkey. So great was Mr, Nightingale’s
admiration of “the Acrobat,” as he called Barrator, that he
never went to Lytham without going to see the spot where the |
black pressed his hare to a gate, went round and round as
if on a pivot, turned her back and killed her on his second |
jJunmip. ,
The bulldog tenacity of purpose was perhaps never better —
illustrated than when Waterloo ran his terrible course with ;
Lord Douglass’s Driver, up and down over the large field at
Cambuslang. Driver was beaten out and out in this course, —
and was only too glad to be picked up. Waterloo was
thoroughly exhausted to0; he had enough strength left, ©
however, to stumble into the next field after the hare, and
then he laid down, utterly unable to move a muscle, This
was in the fourth tie, and so exhausting was it that neither
dog eyer recovered from the effects. He was a very pecul-~
iarly-marked dog, and was variously entered as white
brindle, fawn and white, white blue and white dun,
May 23, 1889,]
So many accounts of the wonderful Master McGrath have
peared in print that it is hardly worth while to repeat
hem here, The only one which I do not remember having
geen was an account of his course with Lobelia (43lbs,), when
1@ made his remarkable kill. As is well known his pace,
cleverness and tact were almost supernatural, He jumped
1 ditch into the road, Lobelia side by side, neck and neck
with him; the hare fairly shot back over the hare bridge,
the dog juniping back like a flash and nailing her as she
ame over. Mr, Warwick said in all his experience in cours-
mg he had never seen a kill so clever and masterful, it
“being “just like a cat pouncing on a mouse.” }
hat greyhounds with short, thick necks may still be
ood killers is especially illustrated in the great fawn dog
liver Twist, who was considered when he ran to be the
very best of killers. He won the 64dog stake at Lytham
without being even once challenged, and in addition
to this victory killed every hare himself in grand style.
Thouch he had great strength of body, still these kills were
considered all the more remarkable since he went at a rat-
tiling pace and had an abuormally thick and short neck,
Mr. Sharpe’s Hughie Graham (brother to Bonnie Scotland
and Bell the Cat) won the Waterloo in 1851. In his final
course with Haymaker he got away very badly from the
slips, and so gave his competitor a fine chance to lead ina
Jong racing stretch. Hughie, however, crawled up inch by
qnch only it seemed, and finally, after a long punishing
course, headed his opponent enity 60yds. from the hare. He
gave the hare three or four good wrenches, and ended the
‘course by turning her into Haymaker’s mouth. His. finest
trial both of speed and endurance was with Mockingbird, by
Figaro, in the last but one round for the Waterloo. Mock-
inghird’s great characteristic was her particularly fine eye
to the hare, for she seemed, and a resumé of her work
verifies it, to be able to locate the exact spot where a hare
would reappear after it had aren tHe ae over a hill or ina
pround hollow. This peculiar ability enabled her to score
many a wit against a better dog, By this clever calculation
| she was always able to gain a few lengths on her opponent,
This was illustrated well on the course in question with
Hughie, The hare aieappearet in a hollow, and by thetime
Hughie had again sighted her his adversary was many
lengths ahead of him. Settling himself down to earnest
work he rapidly rezained his lost ground, and finally turned
the hare into the bitch’s mouth, Mockingbird showed to
the best advantage with a very fast BOD hare, as she was
far from a good worker, but finally met her match in this
: regard in Mr. Etwall’s Ebb, by Westward, who gave her a
reat drubbing at Amesbury. The remark of Mr. Nightin-
gale best describes this quality when he says: ‘She throws
herself at her hare further off than any greyhound I ever
saw.”’
T have in several instances referred to Mr. Nightingale
from which the reader no doubt appreciates the fact that he
was not only held in great esteem as an honorable judge at
all great meetings, but was a true gentleman. His eye for
a properly formed greyhound was a most correct one and he
rarely failed in his estimate either as to the speed of the
' dog or his ability to stand aJong and exhaustive course.
The Roman Camp near Dalkeith was a great meeting of the
Midlothian Club (now defunct), an exceedingly aristocratic
tlub which prided itself greatly upon its meets as well as its
erand dinners. To the dinner after the meet I refer to, the
Duke of Buccleuch sent venison, Sir G, Montgomery black-
face mutton, Lord Melville pork, Mr. Geo. Wanchape. peri-
- pord pie, ete,. etc. Many members kept no dogs at all and
only attended the meets, and later on appeared at the dinner.
After having accepted the invitation to judge at this meet-
ing, Mr. Nightingale found to his disappointment that it
Clashed with the Waterloo. The Waterloo card, however,
was sent down to him, and of course the many friends of
the Chief Justice requested him to adyise uponit. It wasa
difficult task at the very best. He, however, ran over the
card very carefully and gave the subsequent result perfectly
correct, save that of the course between the brother and
sister War Hagle and Wicked Hye, on which he said he
dared not hazard a guess. His summing up of the entire
meet was something remarkable, almost beyond belief. His
final remark was “the ground shuuld suit Cerito and Neville
best,’’ and the result verified the prediction, as they were
yespectively first and second. It is doubtful if there ever
lived a courser who could repeat such successful predictions.
Scotland Yet, the dam of some of the greatest greyhounds
the coursing world ever saw, was, according to John Wilson,
alias Jack o’ Dalzeg, her trainer, not only ‘‘very fast_and of
a very jumping sort, but a grand bitch withal.” She divided
a 64-dog stake at the Caledonian meeting with Baron, and
the next year ran up for the Waterloo to Judge. Mr, Camp-
bell was very much dissatisfied with this course, for he said,
‘Tt is no course at all, The hare weighs but 4Ibs.”’ The
judge said, “She kilied her hare too soon, Judge went off
at a tremendous pace, went round and turned the hare right
into the bitch’s mouth, who killed her before she could get
in any real solid work, which was her great forte.”
Mr. Lister's Chloe, winner of the Waterloo, 1883, was con-
sidered a little short of fire from the slips, but had good
pace, always greater than Rebe’s in her stretches, smooth in
her work and very clever with her teeth. As to her thighs
hocks and ribs, they were said to be perfection. If she ha
a structural fault, it laid in her forelegs, which by many
judges were cousidered at least a half inch toolong. In
point of bench show qualities, it is doubtful if there is a
mtch now on exhibition that could surpass her. She had a
beautiful coat, and her color. white and black, made her
partivularly atcractige to look at.
Gerito and Master McGrath were the only greyhounds
that ever won the Waterloo’ Cup three times, the former
achieving this wonderful feat in 1850, 1852 and 1853, the lat-
in 1868, 1869 and 1871. The former was most beautifully
bred, being by Lingo out of Wanton, which was pure Lan-
eashire blood. She had fine pace and sense to correspond.
Though a most successful bitch she received a heavy beat-
ing at Altcar where she met for thestakes the great Dalton,
a dog noted for his ability of putting in the greatest
amount of work possible in the shortest space of time. As
a killer it is chronicled that there was nothing to compare
with her perfect safety and truly scientific work. Her out-
lines were perfect, being in all parts the accepted measure-
ments. She seemed to abhor a flying kill and never was
known to make one, waiting fora later opportunity when
she could effect it either just on the bend or the broadside,
aud for this effort she would draw herself a little back and
then plunge. Though she ran well over any sort of a course
her forte was grass. As Cerito was pert in her killing
abilities so was Lord Hglintars’s celebrated Waterloo (by
Dusty Miller) equally bad in this regard. He was simply a
rank bad killer. His great forte lay in working his hare,
and when he came to heavy ground or a plowed field he
flew over it just as lightasacork. He was.a great dog and
aif any of my readers has a copy of the Caledonian Coursing
eicunte he will find him in the foreground with his tongue
out.
For thorough work, pace and fencing, all combined, it
seems as if Riot never had a peer, though she failed at
Waterloo, after having essayed to win it on two occasions.
Still she has to her credit the remarkable score of winnin
74 out of 84 public courses. Maid of the Mill, whose bloo
we find in many of the great dogs of to-day, was a fine big
_ racy-looking red biteb, by Judge, and won the Waterloo in
_ grand style in 1860. The beauty of her outline was marred
by having too much arch in her back, and being very short
between the couplings gave her action a very stilty and
rather awkward appearance, yet for all this she was very
‘elever and fast, and in her course for the Waterloo with the |
FOREST AND STREAM.
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little Irish dog Blue Hat (by Legar Hill) she fairly ran
round him. Im the next course she beat Jord Sefton’s
Sampler in fine style. Though the former course was
rather a short one the latter made up for the deficiency, as
it was not only a He long, but a very severe one.
In speaking of the length of courses it is said that Regan
(by Barrator) led Wood Pigeon further than any other grey-
ound was known to lead his antagonist.
Though there were many dogs that performed remarkable
feats, both as to courage, speed and cleverness, not one per-
haps surpassed Beacon, who had such sterling qualities as
enabled him to win in good form the Caledonian, Altcar
and Irish challenge cups, all within about three weeks.
These events were not second-rate ones, but such as brought
together the best dogs of the land.
Those gentlemen who have any greyhounds from the stock
of those I haye made mention may be able to account for
the peculiarities they have noticed in their fayorites, as cer-
tain traits are without doubt hereditary where sire and dam
are of a very positive character, Hence, it is a subject of
vital importance what dog should be selected as a sire in
order that the deficient qualities of the dam may be over-
come by the stronger character. There are innumerable
instances where second-rate bitches have been bred to a
high-class and positiye-charactered dog, and great results
have been achieved by such crossing.
H. W. HUNTINGTON,
REDUCING THE SURPLUS DOG SUPPLY.
apes dog is a noble animal, and beyond all ethers the
friend of man, serving him with a faithfulness, a deyo-
tion and a zeal that has no parallel; but when we bear testi-
mony to the excellent characteristics of the dog we do so
intending it to apply in a general way only, We all recog-
nize that under certain circumstances dogs, that is some
dogs, may become a very grave nuisance and a danger.
very breed of dogs has some special characteristics which
render it valuable, and every breeder of dogs aims by a
judicious selection of stock to perpetuate in the progeny the
best characteristics of the selected breed or breeds, and the
fact that dogs thus carefully bred are valuable and always
in demand results ordinarily in their being well cared for,
and to a greater or less extent, in their faculties being culti-
vated by exercise. Such dogs thus carefully educated and
treated with consideration are very properly characterized
as well bred, gentiemanly dogs, whether Eept as companions
or for the chase.
Any mongrel similarly treated might develop as high
Saati and moral qualities, but we have to deal with the
fact that mongrels very rarely enjoy these advantages; the
very fact that mongrels exist is in itself evidence that their
parents were not carefully looked after, and mongrels,
having nothing tocommend them to dog fanciers of taste,
and consequently of no value, are forthe most part ill fed, ill-
cared for, uneducated and left to promiscuous intercourse
with all the vagabond dogs of their neighborhood... The fact
that such dogs are obtainable without money results in
great numbers of them being reared and harbored by people
who think it a fine thing to havea dog, but who do not
trouble themselves with their responsibilities as dog owners,
The dogs are allowed to roam at large, are ill-fed and have
to forage for themselves. Every village and city in the
country is infested by such neglected worthless dogs, a
nuisance to the community and a danger to lite and prop-
erty. Some of these neglected curs are bold, powerful dogs,
which subsist in great part like the wolf, by ravaging the
farmers’ flocks, others prowl among the garbage heaps of
cities, subsisting on carrion, diseased carcasses and other
putrid and unwholesome food, which renders them so unclean
that their bite is always apt to be followed by blood poison-
ing, whether man or beast is the victim.
Accustomed too to ill treatment, their morale is low, and
their temper often savage, which renders them dangerous,
especially to children. he presence of few or many such
dogs in almost every community, necessitates lezal measures
for restricting their increase, and guarding against the
danger to life and property attendant on their presence; but
at the very outset 1t is recognized that a crusade cannot be
waged against curs and mongrels especially; the danger to
be apprehended from dogs of this class is due primarily to
their not being kept under proper restraint nor properly
cared for, and if dogs or their owners are to be rendered
liable to penalties, the penal laws must be based on evi-
dences of want of proper care on the part of owners.
Dogs are in some States the subject of State legislation
and taxation, but this fact does not debar the cities from
imposing further taxation, from requiring that special pre-
cautions be taken, nor from proceeding against either the
dog or his owner for violation of the requirements of the
local law. ¢ é,
We have been at the pains to communicate with the local
authorities in eyery city of any importance in the Union,
with the object of ascertaining in how far the imposition ot
a dog tax or license is general, how the difficulty of un-
license@ or stray dogs is met, whether such dogs are killed,
and if so by what methods. This has brought us a mass of
interesting correspondence, which we have prepared for
ublication, and from which it will be gathered that the
asis of all legislation on this subject is compulsory regis-
tration of dogs, the imposition of a license or dog tax, and
the requiring that every dog thus registered and licensed,
shall bear the evidence of it on his person.
_ Beyond this elementary requirement the procedure varies
widely in different localities. In some localities dogs are
eee
left unmolested at all times and seasons, but their owners
are prosecuted and fined if they neglect to take out licenses.
In other localities the owner is left unmolested, and the un-
lineensed dog is shot on sight or impounded and otherwise
disposed of. In some localities a dog is at all times safe
from the minions of the law if duly provided with collar
and registered tag; in others he may not he at large without
the addition of a muzzle, or he must be held by ashort chain,
while in one place at least, the roaming of a dog at night is
held so objectionable that collar, tag and muzzle conjoined
afford no security from the murderous constable. In some
places unlicensed and stray dogs, or dogs without evidence
on their persons of their owners’ names and of registration,
may be shot on sight; in others they are first impounded and
held for periods yarying from one to three days for redemp-
tion. Nor is there any lack of variety in the modes in which
dogs are done'to death—they are shot, drowned, poisoned,
knocked on the head, or asphyxiated by carbonic acid or
other gas, according to the temper and moral culture of the
society whose laws their owners have violated or neglected
to comply with,
In several States the fees derived from the dog taxes and
fines are very logically appropriated to compensate for dam-
ages done by dogs in the State, and thousands of dollars are
in this way recovered by farmers whose sheep have been
killed or worried by unknown dogs. In some States the im-
post of the tax and code of rezulations are instigated mainly
as a protection against hydrophobia; in some States the dogs
are taxed as personal property, and in still others they are
regarded as respectable citizens, free to go and come un-
taxed, and left alone as Jong as they leave others alone.
Our own interest in the matter is confined mainly to the
mode in which dogs are put to death under the law. Itisa
recognized fact that dogs without value and owned or har-
bored by people who care so little for them that they will
not take ordinary precautions for their safety, are a nuis-
ance, and more or less dangerous to life and property. The
readiness of an Owner to pay taxes is the best evidence he
can afford as to his concern for the safety of his dogs, and .
there is a general concurrence of opinion that dogs whose
owners will not pay tax for them must be put to death; but
inthe name of humanity it is desirable that the dogs be
killed in the least painful and objectionable manner, and
that the best method or methods in force in one place be
held up for general imitation.
We purpose following this paper with the letters we have
received on the subject from mayors and other officials,
reserving the most important cities to the last, following
this with eriticisms on the measures in yogue, and closing
with suggestions for future legislation.
W®* give this week a picture of the black setter bitch
Smut, who died May 10. She was whelped Feb. 25,
1876, and was by Copeland’s Pete (Hill’s Trim—Scranton’s
Smut) and out of Thompson’s Queen Bess (Brains—Thayer's
Tib). She was owned by Mr. Newton Harle, of Providence,
R.1. It is sufficient to say she was a good dog.
SMUT.
I have just received a note from Mr. T. M. Aldrich saying
that the well-known black setter bitch Smut died May 10
at the ripe age of 13 years and 24g months. The history o
Smut is well-known to the older readers of FOREST AND
STREAM, as the reports of the field trials of the Hastern
Field Trials Club, when they were run at Robins Island,
contained full accounts of her performances; In 1879 at the
inaugural trials of the club, Smut ran with Grousedale in
the Brace stake and the pair won second place. In 1880 she
ran in the All-Aged stake, and although she was not placed,
there was a feeling among many of the spectators that the
little lady was about as good as the best. I well remember
every important phase of that notable meeting. I was
handling Sensation and had carefully and anxiously watched
the performances of the dogs in each heat. and at no time
during the running of the stake did I have the least fear
that the grand old pointer would be defeated until near the
finish of his heat with Smut, then J] must own that I was
scared, as the little bitch had gotten in some very fine work
and was, to my mind, ahead, but the judges thought other-
wise, however, much to my relief, as 1 considered her a very
dangerous competitor.
Although Smut has always been described as a native
setter, there is imported blood in her veins and good blood
too. For more than forty years I have owned and shot over
her ancestors and relatives and have ever found them to be
the yery best dogs for New England shooting that it has
been my good fortune to find, hardy and enduring, with lots
of hunting sense and very companionable withal; they are,
for the sportsman who keeps but one dog, as good as the
best, SHADOW.
PERVERTED TASTH,—Hditor Forest and Stream, Per-
haps you or some of your readers can tell me why two blue-
blooded, well trained, daily groomed Grapbic pointers, that
won't touch raw meat, and were brought up in a neat and
pious family, should take every available opportunity to roll
themselves on.a decayed bird or stinking piece of meat, If
these can be found near by, they will go off a mile or two
to find some field covered with stinking phosphate, and rob
the poor farmer of all that will stick to their coats. [have
talked with the dogs about it a good deal, but they don’t
explain why they they do it. They have come home con-
scious of offense, and penitent, but do it over again, all the
same. Is it perverted taste or is it instink 7—A. P. C.
360
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 28, 1889,
FRANK FRANGIS.
Swe srow older, and our hunting and fishing days he-
come fewer and fewer, till they are not much more
than a memory, we are apt to recall oftenest the particular
days of which we have the fondest remembrance, both of
incident and prowess, and in dwelling on them we cannot
fail to call to mind the friends and companions who con-
tributed to our success. One of my companions in the past,
and the chief figure in many a happy recollection of my
hunting trips in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, was
old Frank. He is just dead, aged 12 years. In behalf of his
admirers I want to pay a word of tribute to his memory.
Dear old Frank; he was a perfect pointer of his class—
under rather than over the heavy weight, correct in form
and style,
fen and on rocky hillside, in splashing autumn shower and
on the sunny edges of the alder cover, his bearin
giving one the feeling, that no matter how far o
that he was entitled to one’s fullest confidence in the results.
On many aday he made success of impending failure, and
ointed birds where mere men said they could not be found.
ear old fellow! the best house companion in the world, the
watchdog who never barked at a friend nor failed to be first
at the gate to meet a tramp, a contented foot-warmer in the
bottom of the buggy or wagonet, an appreciative and patient
listener at the day’s recounting by the evening fire. The best
retriever any of us ever saw, he never bit a live bird nor
inched a dead one. He would bring in a duck from its icy
eathbed far out in the lake, or a broken-winged plover
from its hiding place in the cart rut, a grouse from the
rocky hillside, a woodcock from its falling place on the
massed blossoms of the golden rod, or a snipe from a lily-
pad—all with equal certainty, and with a dignified nonchal-
ance that was simply royal.
How well I remember my last hunt with him. We were
out with my pointer puppy, who was taking his first lesson
withold Frank, Thelatter’s young master, my cousin Cliff,
had shot at a grouse far down on the edge of the cover, and
the bird had flown on so far that we thought it lost.
beating about through a wide spread of young alders and
birches for nearly half an hour, old Frank came to a point.
His master started in to flush the bird forme. I asked him
to let me flush it, and at the same time seeif the puppy
would back up Frank.- I worked along and around some-
what to flush the bird toward my cousin, with my slim and
eager little dog at heel, The bird did not rise. The puppy
came to a stop on astaunch point toward the side of old
Frank, who had stood with his nosein the air for several
minutes. Down by old Frank’s side lay the grouse, dead,
and almost cold. The dog had not seen the bird, yet, great
old hunter that he was, nearly
gone and his step feeble, he still had his peerless power of
smell, and had caught the scent of the bird as it was wafted
across his path. I put my hand on my dog’s head, with the
command, ‘‘To ho!’ Cousin Cliff called ont, ‘‘Dead bird!
Fetch him in, old fellow!” and old Frank turned, took up
I quite
agree with the tearful and mournful words of one of Frank’s
masters, that ‘‘we shall never hunt over ase isha oe like
JP,
the grouse and carried it to his master’s hand.
old Frank.”
HARTFORD, Conn.
NEW ENGLAND VS. SOUTHERN FOX HUNTING.
Hdttor Forest and Stream:
Having been a devoted fox hunter, both in Virginia and
New England, for the last twenty years, I beg leave to give
the result of my observations upon the two methods of
hunting the fox, which have given rise to so much contro-
versy.
Virginia was my home during boyhood and early man-
hood, and as soon as I could sit a horse, a passion for fox
hunting took possession of me, and still holds with old time
Of course, I hunted, or rather chased, foxes then as
my neighbors did, with a large pack of hounds, and they
were considered as good as any in those parts; but in point
of fact, two or three crack dogs did all the work and were
generally called lead hounds, while the remainder simply
force.
packed to them,
The foxes hunted were gray or red, which were equally
killed in from four to
abundant. The grays, as arule, were
six hours, while the reds were good for an all day chase,
only about one in six being killed by the hounds.
frosts, damp ground, or light snows.
In 1875 I came to New oousttagepyis Voc some time afterward
was invited to go fox hunting in the New England manner,
An educated prejudice against shooting foxes at first caused
me to hesitate, but I finally concluded to go and judge from
eepereue.
on
was exactly as the natives did it. I have traveled much in
many parts of the world, and experience has shown me that
natives of any country or climate generally find out the
best method of doing things in their own locality.
The physical aspect of the New England States is quite
sufficient to explain the great difficulty encountered in run-
ning foxes. ‘The country is rugged, with much barren land,
and broken by ledges and swamps in all parts.
foxes are all red, much larger than the Southern congener,
and possessed of more speed and bottom than any Southern
fox it has been my experience to chase. When started, they
run most of the time in thick alder swamps and under-
growth, or play on the dry ledges; and in winter stick to
all the ice they can find, so it isa hard task to keep them
oing.
. The hounds of New England have been greatly improved
by the many bench shows, and are therefore finer bred dogs
than those of the South, and have far better field qualities,
Many are crosses between English and native hounds, or
English and Byrons, and are unquestionably the best all
round dogs I have ever seen,
I now own hounds of both of the above strains, which are
as fast, true and indefatigable runners as any in the country.
They will wind a fox as far, start him as quickly, and drive
him as long as any dogs [ have ever seen run, a sixteen hour
chase being no Uncommon one, yet they can’t kill one out of
fifty driven, without the aid of a gun.
I state boldly, and every fox hunter in New England will
support me, that no pack of bounds either in England or
America, given the same chances, can kill any more foxes
than oursdo, To test the question more fully, I had five
gray foxes shipped to mefrom Virginia, and turned them
loose in our woods. They were frequently started by m
dogs, and driven hard and close all day, and by all day
mean from seven in the morning till past dark, and yet not
one gray has been killed, The climate has greatly increased
the endurance of the gray fox, and the hard country to run
over still further aids him, so that he can keep ahead of the
best hounds.
If a fox were never shot here, the dogs would rarely have
a shake, and every fox hunter knows what a benefit it is to
the dogs to have an occasional taste of reynard’s fur. °
“Tallyho” and others lament that the fox in New Eng-
land has no chance because he is waylaid from behind trees
and stone walls. They simply waste their sympathy, as
reynard is quits able to take care of himself, for the most |
experienced hunter, with the truest of dogs, will not average
one fox shot out of six driven, and will then have had to
tramp three score miles. The man who hunts foxes during a
New England winter, must be a thorough hunter, with grit
to tramp miles through snow and swamps, and face the
bitterest cold,
Ive seen his chocolate-ticked sides gleaming in
always
he had
ranged, his business there was the business of hunting, and
After
sightless, his hearing almost
This
chasing was done in good weather, 7.¢., either on heavy
The first day’s hunt convinced me that the
nly practicable method of hunting the fox in New England
The native
In conclusion let me state that { enjoy a brisk gallop
across country after a fleet pack of hounds as much as any
man, for it is royal sport; but New England fox hunting is
also an exhilarating pastime, and is sport in the truest
sense, for it demands the best qualities of an inherent
sportsman.
PortTsMouTH, N. H.
PISGATAQUA.
Hditer Forest and Stream:
Lam learning something about fox hunting. ‘Bulger’
sayS in FOREST AND STREAM of Feb, 21, “if foxes become
over plentiful, by running them a few weeks they will
emigrate.
litt
our fox hunters we have named him St. John, and I will
warrant he has been run at least three days in a week for
the last five weeks and he has not emigrated yet either, and
“Tallyho” can’t ride to the hounds over his trail, he can bet.
We have twenty-six pelts down to our crowd's credit last
fall and winter, and if we have a good sale are thinking
about buying a broncho for the crowd—four of us—to learn
to ride, as it will be so much easier to ride up a mountain
ledge than to pull one’s self up by his fingers. G. I. R
Barton, Vt.
DOG TALK.
W E have received a letter from Dr, Q. Van Hummel, of
Kansas City, Mo., in which he takes exception to the
statement of Mr, Allison in our issne of March 28, that he
told Mr. Huntington that jack rabbits could be procured at
fifty cents apiece, The Doctor writes that the price stated
was $3 apiece if taken in February, and adds as inclosed
coursing meetings the world over are simply money-making
affairs, he will agree, whenever he can see any money for
himself, to turnish all the jacks wanted. Open meets the
Doctor further says will, in the future as in the past, receive
his hearty support without money consideration.
Mr. T. C. Bate, of Ottawa, Can., has just received from
England the well-known Clumber spaniel champion Boss
ILI, winner of 18 first, 8 special, 4 champion prizes and the
challenge prize at Barn Elms last July. He was whelped
May 28, 1883, and is by Damper (Bob II,—Flush) and out of
Trinket (Tromp IJ.—Lotus). We understand that it is the
intention of Mr. Bate to exhibit the dog at the principal
shows in Canada and the States.
The Contoocook Kennel, Peterborough, N. H., have re-
cently imported from the kennel of Mr. H, [. Betterton
Burton-on Trent, England, the smooth-coated St. Bernard
bitch Regina (champion Sirius—Hilda Josepha),
ners she should prove a valuable acquisition to her owner,
We are pleased to learn from the Hrminie Kennels, Mt.
Vernon, N. Y., that their rough-coated St. Bernard dog Ly-
sander has fully recovered from his recent illness, and is now
in vood condition, weighing 186lbs.
We learn that the celebrated English setter dog champion
Monk of Furness will soon leave England, his destination
being Forest Lake, Minn.
There is some talk of an inclosed coursing meeting in
Chicago some time in September if plenty of jack rabbits
can be secured.
Mr. J. Otis Fellows will judge all classes at the Ottawa
dog showin September. Mr. Alfred Geddes has been ap-
pointed superintendent,
THE ENGLISH POINTER CLUB TRIALS.
ee second annual field trials of the English Pointer
Club were run near Wrexham, May and 8. There
were 16 starters in the Puppy and 23 in the All-Aged stakes,
The winning puppies were;
First, Pax of
(Perdix—Nancy of Upton).
Second, Toil (IT. Statter), lemon and white bitch (Naso of
Upton—Titia),
hird, Quail of Upton (C. H. Beck), liver and white bitch
(Earl of Groxteth—Bromfield Dolly).
Fourth, Kelat (KH, C. Norrish), liver and white bitch (Teign
—Dagmar).
ALL-AGED STAKE.
First, Belle des Bordes (P. Caillard), liver and white bitch
(Young Bang—Polly).
Second, Crab (A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale), liver and white
dog (Plum—Myvrtle),
hird, Quits’ Baby (C. H. Beck), lemon and white bitch
(Prior—Quits II).
Fourth, Miss Sixpence (R. J, Lioyd=Price), liver and white
bitch (Lucky Sixpence—Golden Slipper).
EASTERN FIELD TRIALS DERBY.
WO additional entries for the Hastern Field Trials Club
Derby have been received from England:
TRIP OF KIPPEN (IY, C. Lowe, London, Hngland, and F. R.
Hitchcock, New York), liver and white Wnglish setter dog,
Jan. 17, 1888 (Tutsham Trip—Dido).
GEM OF KIPPEN (F. R. Hitchcock, New York), lemon and
white pointer bitch, Feb. 20, 1888 (Kent Cob—Magpie).
INBREEDING.—Hulton, Pa., May 1%,—Hditor Forest and
Stream: A single swallow does not make a summer, but
all the same it indicates it. is near. Here is a case of in-
breeding for you which amounts to at least one swallow.
The bobtail sheepdog Fred was by Maverick out of Daisy,
litter brother and sister by Bob out of Dame Judith,
Neither were natural bobs, Fred is, and no matter what
kind of a bitch is bred to him, bobtail, collie or cur, the
pups are bobtailed. Now Fred was bred to his double grand-
dam, Dame Judith, and all the pups were bobtailed, and are
by all odds the strongest, largest and most active pups she
ever had, free from the slightest taint of weakness of any
kind whatever. The only evidence of inbreeding is the pre-
ponderance of white in them, over half of them being nearly
solid in that color, a very rare one in bobtails. The experi-
ment will be tried further, by breeding a bitch of this litter
to her sire.—W. WAD#£,
THE COLLIE CLUB.—Rabway, N. J., May 17,—_Members
of the Collie Club are hereby notified that at the meeting of
the executive committee, held May 16, it was decided that
the fall section of the Produce, Futurity and Sweepstakes
should be competed for at the bench show of the Long
Island Live Stock and Fair Association, at Huntington,
L, L., in September next. And in consequence of the in-
tended absence of the secretary of the club till Aug. 1, all
entries and nominations either for these stakes or for those
of 1890 will be accepted if made between the 1st and 10th of
August. Ample notice will be furnished through the sport-
ing papers as tothe Huntington bench show,—J, D, SHort-
J WELL, Secretary. ay = § ;
_ Well, that is too thin, at least for our Vermont
foxes. Within a circle of three miles from my place are
owned ten as good hounds as ever broke up a school meet-
ing, They are at large the year through and I don’t think
pad ever caused many foxes to emigrate unless helped by a
e cold lead. One fox in particular we have run more or
less for the last five years, and his track is so well known by
Regina
we believe has not been shown, but as she is the dam of win-
pton (C, H. Beck), liver and white dog
' Willey’s
WHY DOGS TURN AROUND,—Editor Forest and
Stream; In my journeyings hither and thither I am unable
to obtain FoREST AND STREAM regularly, although strenuous
efforts are made to do so, hence f
cussion as to the cause of a dog’s turning around before
lying down, referred to by “B. L, L.,” in the issue of April
18. The deductions of ‘*B, L. Li.” will not “hold water;” at
least they do not agree with my conclusions, which are the
result of observations made from a natural standpoint.
Take the dog, the wolf, the hyena, or any of the species in
the wild state,
and *round, scraping together grass, leaves, etc., for a bed.
After generations of domestication this natural habit as-
serts itself, and no matter how cozy and warm the’ room
may be, nor how soft the carpet or downy the couch, pre-
vious to lying down the dog will invariably turn ’round and
‘round exactly as he does in his wild state. Throw a Turk
ish rug before a blazing fire, and your dog will not only
turn around, but will endeavor to scrape the rough surface
of the fabric into a heap as his wild cousin scrapes up the
leaves and grass before lying down.—PActric.
A LARGE LITTER.—Philadelphia, Pa., May 16.—Editor
Forest and Stream: The bull-terrier bitch White Violet
whelped on April 29 eleven, seven dogs and four bitches,
How is this for a litter of bull-terriers? She is doing well
and raising them all comfortably without any foster mother.
They are by Napoleon, a full brother to the grand bitch
Duchess of York. Have you heard of any such bull-terrier
litters before ?* "The breeders of this city think it is great.—
FRED P. KIRBY. - y
LORD NEVERSETTLE.—Editor Forest and Stream: 1
see it mentioned in your paper of May 9 that it was reported
my greyhound Lord Nevyersettle had broken his leg in run-
ning a jack rabbit. He met with an accident in runuing a
jack rabbit, by putting his leg into a prairie dog hole, and
fractured his shoulder bone, but. with the skillfnl assistance
of Mr. EF. Cook, veterinary surgeon, of Hutchinson, the dog
is nearly sound again, and doing well.—H, C. Lowe.
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressod envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents,
NAMES CLAIMED.
=" Notes maat be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Lou Pape. By Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., for iC
pointer bitch, whelped March 10,'189, by Broncho. Jb. (Haris
Phil—Harrop’s Dinah) out of Rie (Joe Pape—Nellie Pape),
Rosa’s Joy. By Anthracite Kennels, Mahanoy City, Pa., tor
black, white and tan English setter bitch, age notgiyen, by Gath's
Joy out of Old Dominion’s Rosa.
Lady Don. By Anthracite Kennels, Mahanoy City, Pa., for
black and white English setter bitch, whelped March i7, 1889, by
Dr. Thompson’s Donald out of Predora,
Tasso B. By Brown’s Cocker Kennels, Waterbury, Vt., for solid
black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Feb, 24, 18:9, by Black Harry
(Black Pete—Althea) out of Jet Obo (Obo II.—Critic). aa
Rex Obo. By H. F. Pearce, Philadelphia, Pa., for black cocker
spaniel doz, whelped Dec. 19, 1888, by Dick McBride out of im-
age SRY H. FP Philadelphia, Pa.,
ie y oO. t. Pearce, adelpnia, Pa., for black cocker
spaniel bitch, whelped June 11, 1888, by Harry Obo (Obo, Jr.—
Phonsie) out of Blackie (Kiddlewink—Rita), POG ho
BRED,
(@F- Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Daisy Queen—Scotiti, Martin Dennis’s (Newark, N, J.) colli
bitch Los ee Queen (Brack—Dora) to Chestnut Hill Kennels
champion Scotilla (champion Dublin Scot—champion Flurry IT.),
May 4.
Hthel—Dublin. Seot. J. Van Schaick’s ew York) collie bi
Ethel (Trevor—Hasty) to Chestnut Hill Roane champion Dube
lin Seot (The Colonel—Jessie), March 31,
Flurry 117.—Dublin Scot. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia,
Pa.) collie bitch Flurry II. (Blue Sky—Flurry IL) to their Dublin’
Scot (The Colonel—Jessie), April 9. E
Verona—Bang. Bryn Mawr Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) pointer
bitch Verona (Day’s Prince—Vandalia) to their Bang (champion
sok repel She) as April a AAR - Fini
Vanity—Duke of Vernon. Dayton Kennel Club’s (Dayton, 0:
foinven titan Vanity (Bang—Pride) to L. Gardner’s aed of ve ?
nan (Chendale-sencilest april Hee oe js
addle_ Bags—Royal Monarch, Nahmke Kennels’ (East Patch-
ogue, L. I.) English setter bitch Saddle Bags (Foreman— Belle of
Allendale), to Capt. C, C. Gray’s Royal Monarch (Dashing Mon-
arch—List), April 5.
Calico—Count Howard. Nahmke Kennels’ (Hast Patchogue, L.
I.) English setter bitch Calico (Foreman—Belle of Allendale) to F.
Windholz’s Count Howard (Sir Alister—Mena), May 2.
Woodstock Dinah—Jumho. Nahmke Icennels’ (Hast Patchogue,
L. L.) cocker spaniel bitch Woodstock Norah (Obo Ii.—Dinah) to
their Jumbo (Hornell Dandy—Hernell Dinah), May 12.
Phyllis—Black Pete. Brown's Cocker Kennels’ (Waterbury, Vt.)
cocker spaniel bitch Phyllis(Obo Il.—Darkie) to J. P, Willey’s
Black Pete (Obo, Jr.—Phonsie), March 11. .
Lady Madge—Lad. Brown’s Cocker Kennels’ (Waterbury, Vt.)
cocker spaniel bitch Lady Madge (Black Pete—Ehyllis) to J. P.
ad, March 9,
Bessie O.—Black Pete. Grown’s Cocker Kennels* (Waterbury,
Yt.) cocker spaniel bitch Bessie C, (Obo. II.—Darkie) to J. P. Wil-
ley’s Black Pete (Obo, Jr.—Phonsie), March 8.
—— —Hiliside Flash. Louisa Biddle’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) fox-
terrier bitch ——— (General Grant—Wreshness) to Chestnut Hill
Kennels’ Hillside Flash (Reckoner—Richmond Dazzle), March 26,
Roslyn Norah—Breda Jim. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia,
Pa.) Irish terrier bitch Roslyn Norah (Roslyn Dennis—Roslyn
Hileen) to their Breda Jim (Breda Ben—Graceful), April 22,
Trivie—Bradford Harry, BR. J. Mclaughlin’s (Cleveland, 0.)
Yorkshire terrier bitch Trixie (Tiny—Flossie) to P. H. Goombs’s
Bradford Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), April 19.
WHELPS.
cS Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka,
Juno, 1. McKie Thayer's (Colorado Springs, Col.) beagle biteh
Juno (Gen, Rowett’s Lee—Dorsey’s Flight), May 10, five (three
dogs), by his toxhound Adam.
Flurry Tl. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) collie
bitch Flurry UW. (champion HWelipse—Flurry), April 19, six (three
‘dogs), by their Dublin Scot (The Colonel—Jessie).
Pitch Dark. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) collie
bitch Pitch Dark (champion Eclipse—Matchless), March 30, nine
(three dogs), by their Strephon (champion Eclipse—Flurry),
Spoiled Miss. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) collie
hitch Spoiled Miss (Charlatan—Ada), April 15, four (one dog), by
their Dublin Scot (fhe Colonel—Jessie).
Metchley Surprise. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.)
collie bitch Metchley Surprise (Sefton—Lady Rutland), April 9,
three pee dogs); by their champion Scotilla (champion Dublin
Sceot—Flurry II.).
Vandalia. Bryn Mawr Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) pointer
bitch Vandalia (Bang Bang—Zanetta), Aplil 15, five (one dog), by
their Bang (champion Bang—Salter’s Luna).
Golden Rod. Bryn Mawr Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) pointer
bitch Golden Rod (champion Beaufort—Zuba), April 15, eight
(three dogs), by Chas. Heath’s champion Graphic (Bonnie Sancho
—Fursdon Juno); one bitch since dead.
Royal Cute. L. Gardner’s (Mt. Vernon, N. Y.) pointer bitch |
payee Cute (Duke Royal—Gala Day), May 2, twelve (six dogs),
by his Duke of Vernon (Glendale—Spotless),
Lillian. Nahmke Kennels’ (Hast Patchogue, L. 1.) St, Bernard
bitch Lillian (Lee-—Fan), April 25, ten (five dogs), by their Barry
(Monarque-—Juliet).
Chintz, Nahmke Kennels’ (Kast Patchogue, L. I.) English set-
ter bitch Chintz (Foreman—Belle of Allendalé), March 31, nine
(five dogs), by L. Gardner’s Roger (Count Noble—Queen Meg),
Belle of Piedmont. E. Dexter’s (Charlottesville, Va.) English
setter bitch Belle of Piedmont (Dashing Rover—Ranee), May 9,
seyen (three dogs), by Memphis & Avent’s Roderigo (Count No
SSiean Medal ted a do ees ee
ser hata athe Gea (ea raha da
Setter bite Ta) ia) ogo—UCalico), May 10, seven (three
by T. M. Aldrich’s Gone (Druid— Ruby), = Paty
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FOREST AND STREAM. 361
Rifle agd Crap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY,
PARTELLO'S ADVICE TO SHOOTERS.
IHUT. J. M, 'T. PARTELLO, who will be remembered as one of
the most brilliant young shots brought to the front at the
time that Creedmoor was doing so much in stirring up enthusi-
asm in rifle shooting, has written from his station at Fort Davis,
Pewxas, amost interesting letter on the importance of good marks-
manship in a soldier, and while talking of the way of teaching
marksmanship in the army #ives a great deal of good advice to
shooters in general. The Cléveland Leader, always well informed
and alert on matters of interest to Ohio marksmen, gives his let-
ter in full, and from the columns of our Cleveland contemporary
we quote of Lieut, Partéllo’s letter: d
Shooting to hit is the objective point of military art. All other
drills and studies are for the purpose of placing the soldier in a
osition to do this effectively. As a preliminary to target firing,
e must know how to ann, and he cannot aim correctly unless he
can see straight. The most common defect in the recruit is in-
ability fo see straight, bad aiming, bad holding of the piece, con-
strained position of the body, canting the piece—that is, inclining
the rear sight to the right or \eft—and fear of recoil. All these
defects mastered, the recruit is bound to be a good shot in spite of
himself, and possibly a fine marksman. Color blindness is
another important drawback, and one mich more common in the
average mortal than most peopleimagine, Practicing at vision
tests soon oyercomes any tendency to crooked sighting; holding
the piece properly and with ease cancels bad aiming, unsteadiness
of body, constrained position, etc., and a proper grip hold as well
as butt position against the shoulder will render the heaviest re-
coil of no Moment,
There is a system of preliminary drills adopted in the United
States army which it would be well for the militia of jhe seyeral
States to pattern after.
We get raw, green, verdant material, genuine numbskulls, who
really do not kuow which is the dangerous end of a gun, and out
of this stuff it is a fact that fine, accurate marksmen are devyel-
oped, and even the highest grade of all, Sharpshooters.
The difference between our regular army and the State militia
is that the former makes all duty, work and labor, subhserye the
end of target practice. With the regulars, the most inyportant of
all drills and exercises is to perfect the soldier into a shooting
machine, while on the other hand the time of the militia is occu-
pied in fancy drills, parades, reviews, and other show work. The
United States has to-day an army of marksmen. The officers
thoroughly understand their business, and the soldiers take pride
in becoming fine shots.
The service rifie is a good gun, provided with excellent, durable
sights, and the mechanism is so simple and easily understood that
it is equal in every respect and superior in some to the best re-
peating rifle yet invented. Our government is right in not adopt-
ing amagazine gun until it finds one that is better than the
Springfield service now inuse. This arm has a notch near the
muzzle on the bayonet stub that answers for a front sight, and a
buck horn or V-shaped crotch near the breach for a rear sight.
The latter is mounted on a movable leaf that can be used in three
positions at once. Lying flatalong the barrel the piece is then
ready for the blank range or any distance within 200yds. Raise
the leaf quickly, and, according to the position of the buck horn,
which combines a peep sight and an op-n sight, two other dis-
fances are at command. Now look through the notch at the ex-
{treme top and the mfle is ready for long range work. This leaf
has a movable screw by which the sight can be set either to the
right or to the left, to overcome drift in the twist of the barrel
and cross winds, and also a slice to raise ov lower the elevation.
Allowing that all minor difficulties have been mastered, and
that the recruit sees straight, holds correctly, has a good position,
does not cant the piece, and does not fear the recoil, why isit then
that when he fires—each shoot with the same elevation and under
the same conditions—his bullets scatter and a bad score is made?
The answer is very simple, and next to pulling off, the defect is
the most common of all and the most easily remedied. I once
stood beside a militiaman who was shooting at 500yds., conditions
perfect, ammunition without fault, his nerves steady and his
piece carefully handled, and yet in spite of all he could do his
bullets would fly first up, then down, and not infrequently from
the target altogether. He could not understand the cause, and
was much proyoked at himselt; yet the reason was plainly ap-
parent to me, and a few words of caution served to overcome the
difficulty and enabled him to finish his score with fair results,
The whole fault !ay in drawing an imperfect bead euch time.
The front sight may beso arranged to the eye that it falls into
the buekhorn at the rear, either as a large, medium or small bead,
and it is this little drawback that: auses nine-tenths of the misses
at long rauge. lf, for instance, the marksman is shooting at
600y;ds., and the gun is so sighted (all other conditions being favor-
able) that the medium bead will place the lead on the builseye; if
he should now by accident or otherwise substitute a coarser or
finer bead, the chances are that the bullet would fly clean over
the target or fall short of the same. Tt is this fault that causes
such irregular grouping by amateur marksmen. Which one of
all who try is absolutely sure that he draws twice in succession
the game size of bead? Very iew,if any, can truthfully assert
they are perfect in this respect. Then it is not the gun which
does such poor. shooting, but rather the man behind the gun. A.
little careful practice will overcome defective holding, fear of
recoil and canting; but it requires long, faithful, steady and
watchful work, the utmost care and attention to aim truly and
successively the same way.
My own company attained a percentage last year at fixed dis-
tances of more than 90 per cent. This excellent showing was
mainly due from a system of preliminary practice faithfully fol-
lowed indoors during the cold months, so that when the time
came for open-range work the men were ready to begin scoring at
once, without the usual waste of ammunition. Thisis the scheme,
May 28, 1889,]
Belle. of Allendale. Nahmke Kennels’ (Mast Patchogue, L, L.)
Bnuglish setter bitch Belle of Allendale (Lava Rock—Liddesdale),
Feb. 25, eight (four dogs), by T. M. Aldrich’s Gene {Drdig aby):
Daisy Foreman. Geo. W. Neal’s (Westville, Conn,) English set-
es bitch Daisy Foreman (champion Woreman—Jolly Nell), May
14, seven (five dose) by J. EH. Han’s Warwick Albert (champion
oyal Albert—Maida). : ;
Mieke. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) Schipperke
‘bitch Mieke, May 10, three (two dogs), by Geo, Krehl's Drieske,
and 40 would be far better, A happy medium, say 42cal., would
fill the bill completely as to a general service rifle for both short
and long range,
Trajectory has a great deal to do with the effleieney of a rifle.
Not every one understands the full significance and importance
of (his adjunct, and as itis an element which enters largely into
the possibility of fine shooting ,f will give a few explanations
for the benefit of those who do not understand trajectories.
The trajectory is the path of the bullet through the air, A
bullet fired from a rifle is acted upon by five different forces.
Virgt, the projectile force; second, the resistance of the air; third
the force of eravity; fourth, the resistance of the sides of
the grooves; fifth, friction against the surface of the bore. A
variation in the intensity of any of these forces will effect a cor-
responding change in the path described by the bullet. Geog-
raphy has also something to do with the matter, as both altitude
and the condition of the atmosphere work a variation in the ele-
vation, The above forces, in whatever latitude, are seldom or
never the same atany two different times, so that two bullets
will rarely strike in the same place, even though the piece be held
pertectly or placed ina vise when fired. The resistance of the air
and gravity are the main forees which affect a bullet after it
passes the muzzle. The former decreases in proportion as the
speed of the projectile lessens, while the latter acts always alike,
no matter at what speed thelead is flying, Therefore, a ball,m
its flight does not, as is generally supposed, describe a perfect arc
inthe air, but rather a curvesomewhat sharper at its ending than
its beginning halt. The gun which has the correct length of bore.
the right nuniber of twists in the grooving. the proper charge of
powder for the size of the chamber and length of the barrel, and a
bullet of a weight in proportion to the amount of powder hehind
ii, is apt to give the best results, HEqualize the fiye forces as
neatly as possible, and such a gun approaches nearest perfection.
Gun makérs are constantly striving to do this, and the result is
the fine rifles now turned out by the first-class factories.
Tn casting elevations on a strange range always remember that,
damp, moist days requive less elevation than hot, dry ones. Also,
wabeh the bullet as it filles through the air, and observe where it
drops, Some marksmen areutterly at a loss to know just where
that ‘confounded bullet did go.” I say watch it, and then you
can tell. I know this caution appears to be a strange one, but let
me say thatitis strictly true, and not the least bit diflicult to ac-
comolish. I have watched thousands of bullets, from the time
they left the muzzle of the gun until they struck, and have called
the shots accurately and truly. Let any one stand behind a
shooter, and train his eye to quick perception. Do not look at
the muzzle, but about 20ft. beyond, or rather, just beyond the
point wiiere the puff of smoke reaches, and after a littie practice
he will be able to distinguish the little leaden pellet asit darts out,
and to foliow it, too, every foot of its journey through space,
Don’t give up in disgust after the firstfew trials, but try again.
Tt isa very easy thing to do, and no trick at all fora sharp-sighted
erson.
F The last and most important point of allis ‘pulling off.” Of all
the misses made by anybody when firing at_an object, charge
hetter than 50 per cent. of them to defective pulling of the trigger.
Nearly every rifleman in the world, be he « greenhorn or an ex-
pert, deranges his aim to a more or less degree when he pulls off
the piece. First-class riflemen will, as a general rule, flarly deny
any such imputation against their superior marksmaziship, and.
will claim that they haye, long ago, mustered the defective pull-
ing of the trigger; but the real expert (who is one or two grades
above the first-class rifleman) knows better than this, and that,
asa matter of fact, not one rilleman in a thousand pulls off his
piece perfectly. Now, if our best shots cannot always thoroughly
overcome this one drawback to fine sheolng after years of hard
practive. how difficult must it be Jor the crdimary soldier or
militiaman to master it? Hence itis that pointing and siming
drills are continuously practiced in the army, so as to give the
soldier, whether standing, kneeling, or lying down, a pertuct com-
mand ot his rifle, as well as to teach him steadiness of both p.rson
and piece,and to est«ublish between the hand and eye sucha
prompt and intimate connection as will insure the finger acting
upon t 6 trigger at the proper moment without causing any
derangemett ul the a*m,
The hest riflemen at Creedmoor and elsewhere, before entering
a mateh, spend the half hour previous tothe contest in pointing,
aiming and snapping the trigger at asmall spot on the wall or
tent, so as to have their nerves and trigger finger in training be-
fore commencing the competing scores The pointing and aiming
drills are the most important parts of the training necessary to
make “a man with a gun” a good sbot.
Pull off perfectly at the sput on the wall, and the real bullseye
becomes 2 much easier matter to hit. One®f the best riflemen I
ever Knew was amoderate drinker, and an inveterate smoker,
Before entering’a very important competition he suddenly cut
suort bis drinking and smoking habits, and in conseque ce thereof
went utterly to piecesin the match. The change was too great
for him. Next time he kept up his regular habits, drank mod-
erately, and smoke: all he wanted to, and won the match. Smok- .
ing and drinking by no means aid marksmanship, but regularity
of habits, whether good or bad, should always be observed by the
embryo medal winner. Last of all, remember that rflemen are
made and not born. Practice makes the marksman, not inheii-
tance. It is within the province of every one to become at least
fair shots, and if the student will observe at least a few of the
above rules, which are calculated to transform the greenest of
raw recruits into something better, he will find before very long
that his labor has not been im vain. J. M. T, PARTELLO,
Phajlis, Brown's Cocker ennels'(Wiabet payee) cocker span-
jel bitch Peele (Obo 11—Darkie), May 12, six (four dogs), by J.
> Willey’s Black Pete (Obo, Jr.—Pbonsie).
Bessie ©. Brown's Cocker Kennels’ (Waterbury, Vt.) cocker
spaniel bitch Bessie C, (Obo Il.—Darkie). May 11, nine (eight dogs),
by J, P. Willey’s Black pete (ORG, Jr,—Phonsie), )
Roslyn Kileen. Chestnut Hill Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) Lrish
ferrier bitch Roslyn Hileen (Gilford—Girl), April 3, seven (three
ogs), by their Breda Jim (Breda Ben—Graceful). sah be.
Vhisper. M. H. Daley’s (Bangor, Mc.) Yorkshire terrier bitch
Whisper (Bradford Harry—Belya), May 14, two (one dog), by P,
H. Coombs’s Bradford Harry (Crawshaw's Bruce—Beale’s Lady).
SALES,
(2- Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka.
‘Cotton Tail Jack, Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped
March 3, 1889, by Little Duke, Jr. out of Rural Dot, by Rural Ken-
nels, Wakefield, Mass., toC, E, Whelden, Hinsdale, N, H.
Roslyn Belle. Sable and white collie bitch, whelped July 12,
1888, by Bonnie Dunkeld out of Bonnie Knowe, by Chestnut Hill
Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to A. Folmer, Shenandoah, Pa, 4
‘Bonnie Dunkeld—Boinie Knowe whelp. Sable_and white collie
pitch, whelped July 12, 1888, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadel-
phi, Pa,, to J. A. Haskell, Walston, Pa.
~ Caractacus—Jenny Lind whelps. Collies, whelped Noy. 2, 1888,
by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., a black and tan dog
to Dr. J. P. Gray, Rochester, N. Y.; a black and tan bitch to H.
Furey, New York, and two sable and white bitches to F. Tall-
madge, Columbus, O. ?
: Scatilla—Cora IT. whelps. Collies,whelped Novy. 19, 1888, by Chest-
- nut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa,, a sable dog to CG, Henry,
same place; a black and tan bitch to W. 1, Webster, Milwaukee,
Wis., and a black, tan and white dog to B. H. Grundy, Richmond,
a, r
Leonard Drumlin Moss whelp. Sable collie bitch, whelped Oct.
30, 1888, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to Dr, J. P.
Gray, Rochester, N, Y. ya!
Jakyr Dean. Sable and white collie bitch, whelped March, 1888,
by Bendigo out of Effie Dean, hy Dr. J. P, Gray, Rochester, N. Y.,
to Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa, ;
Welleshowne Flurry. Sable and white collie bitch, whelped
April 25, 1888, by The Squire out of Active, by J. & W, B. Charles,
Warwick, Eng.. to Shestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Maney Trefoil. Sable and white collie dog, whelped July 25,
1887, by The Squire oul of Scotch Pearl, by J. & W. HB. Charles,
Warwick, Ene.. to Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelhia, Pa.
Drumlin. Moss. Sable collie bitch, whelped October, 1886, by
Kintore out of Duchess, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia,
Pa., to Dr. J. P. Gray, Rochester, N. Y.
Gem, Sable and white collie bitch, whelped July. 1884, by Brack
out of Fairy, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa,, to Dr.
J. P. Gray, Rochester, N.Y. vale
Jeuny Lind. Sable aud white collie bitch, whelped October,
7883. hy Rutland out of Blinkbonny, by Chestnut Hill Kennels,
Philadelphia, Pa,, to Dr. J. P. Gray, lkochester, INE Ys
Roslyn Bruin. Sable collie dog. whelped January, 1888, by Dub-
- lin Scot out of Di Vernon, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadel-
phia, Pa.. to J. W., Leevy, San Francisco, Cal.
King Bruce—Piper’s Girl Pe Collie bitch, whelped Beb, 1,
1887, by Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., toC.W-. Stoddard,
West Point, Ja. ;
King Bruce—Norah whelp. Collie dog, whelped Jan. 3, 1886, by
Besncitert eS grkhatey Philadelphia, Pa., to H. J. Heitbrink, Lo-
an port, Ind. ’
e Donald Miss Herd whelps. Wawn mastift dogs, whelped Jan. 13,
1889, hy Assoriated Fanciers. Philadelphia, Pa., one each to Mrs.
J.C. Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich., and A. L. Pfau, North Balti-
are, QO. F
mou Pape. Black pointer bitch, whelped March 10, 1889, by
Bronchn, Jr.,ont of Rie, by Mcseth Kennels, Massilion, O., to
Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass. ‘ ,
Beaufort—Jessiewnhelps. Liver and white pointer dog and bitch,
whelped July 7, 1688, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Paks
to Ostiroff Bros.,same place, aw
Rural Oho. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Feb, 16. 1888, by
Pete Obo out of Floss B., by Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., to
Bradford Norman, Newport, R. 1, y ;
Diek Oho. Black and white cocker spaniel dog, whelped Feb. 16,
1889, by Pete Obo ott of Floss B., by Rural Kennels, Wakefield,
Mass.. to H. L. Richardson. Lynnfield, Mass. ;
Low Obo. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Feb. 16, 1889, by
Pete Obo out of Floss B., hy Rural Kennels, Wakefield, Mass., to
_C, B. Wheldon, Hinsdale, N. H.
.. Rex Obo. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped Dee. 19, 1838, by
Dick McBride out of Nellie. by Quaker City Kennels, Philadel-
phia,-Pa., to H. F. Pearce, same place. i ;
Topsy. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped June ll, 1888, by
Harry Obo out of Blackie, by A- W. Pancoast, Jackson, Mich., to
H. I. Pearce, Philadelphia, Pa. ;
Rackei—Jess whelp. Cocker spaniel dog, whelped Jan, 18, 1889,
by oe aie Wanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., to W. W. Berry, Den-
mark, Pa. ‘
Lady Madge. Black cocker spaniel bitch ,whelped June 25, 1887,
by champion Black Pete out of Phyllis, by Brown's Cocker Ken-
nels, Waterbury, Vi., to D. Darling, Rochester, Minn.
Bessie C, Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Oct. 7, 1884, by
Obo LI. ont of Darkie, by P. Cullen, Salmon Falls, N. H., to
Brown's Cocker Kennels, Waterbury, Vt. :
Black Harry—Jet Obo whelps. Two black cocker spaniel dogs,
whelped Feb. 24, 1889, by Brown’s Cocker Kennels, Waterbury,
Vi, to Geo, H, Carr, Hartford, Conn.
BOSTON, May 18.—The regular shont of the Massachusetts
Rifle Association was held at their range to-day. The extreme
heat and a bad fish-tail wind from 6 o’clock, caused the scores to
run low. The champion gold medal was won_by Mz. Frye, and
3 SAA : Be reales al meyer et ele LU ofet b teda ee 6 8 =
Othello and Mieke. Schipperke dog and_bitch, age not given, | aud it would do the militia a vast amount of good, besides saving aa Eres Wie Sec hat ery Ante ‘ 5 3 an if 8 % uy a ie ih
by Geo. Krehl, London, Hng., toChestuut Hill Kennels, Philadel- | them a lot of ammunition money, if they first adopt this course | 4 Fy 2d Fe hey Me Boe ans ae 6 81010 8 7 7 6 6 B— 7%;
_phia, Pa. a for the preliminary training of their raw material before com- Ww Ceawdqien ‘yb PRP aS APE OR OEE OPE 95h 9 6 7 T 4 7 S0-7
Nell Bright. White bull-terrier bitch, whelped May, 1887 by mencing range shooting out of doors. <A sheet of white blotting Ato ae LO eee See verte prea Stare aN AEN 3
Bendigo out of Daisy, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., t M. G. | paper, say 2 or heft. square, is placed against a wall. and 30 or Bag eae wenty-Shot Rest Match, >
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Rusher out of Bertha, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., to W.N. | bullseye, black, with a hole punctured in the center large enough | * i cat aioe A RChaiae'g Tae” * 1010 9 91011 9 911 S298
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by Reckoner out of Richmond Dazzle é bullseye is exactly in range (precisely as
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(A.K.R, 4620), owned by Armstead M. Webb, Baltimore, Md., May truly astonishing to see how wide of the mark some of them do 7 .N Eames.
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DOE TPL ar notte netter biteh, whelped Fab, 2. 1876.(Cone- Considering the first dot to be a hit, were the others sighted at a | J HMuntoe......-.---------0.75 07 mer hidenalih ircmeceoreee
land’s Pete—Queen Bess), May 10, owned by Newton Harle, Proyi- | target or a deer they would haye been clear misses. The fault Beer ie oes 10 911 9 8 9 91241 11-99
dunce. Hel. i a“ E was in not taking the same bead three times in succession. A ee ef <5 20 iy oe ae cee 1169 811211 82 9— 97
Jip.’ White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped July 25,1882 | | ‘The importance of this apparent trifling point cannot be over- AE Se ila gl AR ee 9 8 91011 9 8 911 9_ 93
_ (Ringwood—Roxy), owned by Mrs. Bradford S. Turpin, West | estimated, Large scores are not composed of scattered bulls- Ww ie tHe: BAS] Osh Sl aa af 9118 8 6 8 911 9 9_ 88
Yarmouth, Mass. eyes, but of consecutive bullseyes in which each succeeding shot | KE Tu tim Vig ies Be nana Se 92 810 8 7128 8 7-88
H reaches nearly the same spot struck by the others, and to get a | © O Martin.........---.-- Military Match 7 =
succession of shots that are regular and not scattering, it is neces- Carth al aime Poe a CN Role i ag
AGEM sary to sight successively in precisely the same manner. A McCarthy... ..-s+2rrerss re: sonyds Ras
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rawing always the Same sizé of bead. ET Gem ECA UB NE TWO TC CeM L Oo it a aatan Br Peat Bf 4 7
tS" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents, Cage of the Blotier gon fined bisa ektee HH the ue pecan 7A Frye All-Comers Maien, Le
aT insti or large bead, the chances are that the pencil would have scored |v ChYG.--+7.-1-85 cuss test ese esses eee ey
wide Be Bath Me nave a mnstt pup (one yon od) hat has | nae na ee eau eeviteetes | Dab ee ca citeeeraea:
He feéls good all the time, but has a cough, and yellow matter | their rifle shooting try the above seheme and they will be as- ay pres SURO ADU cua Ah ‘9108566767 BOB
passes from his nose and eyes; he coughs so at some times it | tomished at the benefit gained, It will give evenness of sighting | BG Warron...-.r0srsr sss sesees: 175859 74 10 813
seems as if he would strangle. Ans. Keep bowels easy by giving | before very long and probably explain, too, some of the unac- it ee Sa ES. cs cles OL Veseee 5 9 810459 6 8 82
io or tutes sompound entero pills aia dose indden inva biv of | countable misses a former twine, The ealiber and riding Of 8 | % G Bawors sss. eg BM BE 8B oo
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meat; give 5-grain quinine pill night and morning. piece. Heretofore the inclination has been toward large bores. LT Bayley... --2++--aerseieees> sees GF é : : 5 A g 4 a ah
J. D. G., Pittston, Pa.—My dog has warts all over his mouth; | Some foreign governments still cling to b0cal. and in one case I H gan Se ea 177 4 Shee = 55
they look like seed warts. If you think they would have to be | think 56is the standard adopted by a power. So it is with our | 4 8 Hun 2
burned out I would like to know what to use? Ans. They can be | militia, Some are now using 50cal., old pattern rifles, and fondly
burned off by means of lunar caustic (silver nitrate) or nitric acid | imagine they can do good work with these miniature out-of-date
applied by méans of a pine stick or match. Apply twice daily, | cannons. hy, the recoil of such a piece is sufficient to frighten
acid is used, limit its action by rubbing a bit of soapoyer the | any beginner, and the execution is virtually nil, compared to
spot after applying. The dog must be firmly held. smaller bores. Forty-five is the standard of our government,
NEWARK, N.J., May 14.—The Warren Rifle Club re-organized
to-night at 193 Warren street, with the following members: W.
EH. Ryan, President; Col. Moriarty, Secretary; B, D, Vinnigan,
Geo. J. Honlahan, ©. 8. Moriarty, Wm. Nunley, Thos, Nunley, J.
J. Walsh, E. Prier, J. Blakeman, James Donnelly, J, Langan,
362 FOREST AND STREAM. [May 23,1889,
GARDNER, Mass., May 18—At the last regular meet of the NEWARK RIFLEMEN,—The Newark Shooting Society mem-
Gardner Rifle Club, at Hackmatack Range, the standard target | bers will be well represented at all the important shoots in this
was used. The shooting was off-hand, distance 200yds, The work | and New York State during the season. iarly this week a strong
rangements and suroundings, has not been what was, wished and
expected. Marshalltown has no representative here, Charlie
Hinsdale of Newton is not here, and a number of other old lows
of each man follows: : delegation went to Jones’s Woods to take part in the first annual | shooters are derelict in what should be their first duty this week:
WG; Doveland. mee ysis 6 7 9 6 7 61010 6 9—%6 shoot of the Barry Rifle Club, which offers twenty prizes ranging | The first shoot filled with entries, and the Smith Cup race did not
8 9 7 9 810 9 5 7% 7—80 , | from #40 down to $3 for the best three tickets on the ring target; | fillas was hoped. Itis thought that to-morrow will show a latger
’ 7 7 5 9 910 8 9 9 9—82 288 | twenty prizes ranging from $40 down to $1 for best bullseyes, be- | attendance, and this is devoutly to be wished, for those who stay
GH BAM sworthic. ...ccecsesee as 5910 7 99 8 7 ¥ 9-80 sides twelve premiums ranging from $30 down to $2 for most away will miss a most enjoyable tournament, and by all odds the
8 710 9% 7 7 % 5 8—80 bullseyes. On the 28th they will attend the. Miller Rifle Ulub’s | best ever held by, the Towa Association: / ‘
61010 8 7 810 6 A 9—79—-235 | shoot at Union Hill, This club offers fifteen prizes of from $30 The shooting of to-day, although the Gonditions were extremely
A # Knowlton,......5........... 5 8101010 7 8 8 6 &—80 down to $1 for the best single tickets on the ring target and on favorable, was not phenomenal at all and thelive bird shooting
107 9 9% 6h FY % FO the bullseye target; offers premiums of from $10 to $8 for most | was at times exceptivunally bad. The liglit was Clear and mild, the
1010109 6 8 B&B % 810 &—80—234 bullseyes, besides which the receipts on the bullseye target will temperature hovering to 80°, and a very light hreeze blew from
OD Cra btmee 1. ov iye vere vanseswiee 8.6. fob9909 4 oy yor be divided pro rata—after expenses are SgAU Ghote Sune those | the score at the blackbird traps. The latter traps were five in
6% 668 410 9 % 10—7 making bullseyes. On July 4,5 and 6 the members will be kept | number, and squads of six shot atthem, A. similar arrangement
8 5 6 5 8 7 9 810 9—75—220 | busy by their own annual festival, which bids fair to be a grand | was preserved at the live bird traps, and the shooting proeressed
EE MOAT WACOM, 0. 9591) francs vo0ne 997 8 510 710 8 6—Y9 sticcess. On July 14and 15 the Williamsburgh Shooting Society | rapidly. The traps were Jin good order, and next to none of the
610 0 6 6 610 6 7 5-62 will hold its twenty-fifth annual prize shoot at Cypress Hills, | birds were broken in trapping. The live birds were at first above
¢ 8 4 81010 6 5 6 7—T1—212 Long Island, and this will catch a large number. Besides these | an average lot, but in the evening there was the too-fr: quent
BB BAZ OlhS ey i 01.6.6 4hth-on's 6965 665 6 6 863 the Independent Germanias will have a shoot in the Newark spectacle of cloth-flapping in the effort to get the birds to fly: The
9 7 6 6 410 7 9 5 7—89 Shooting Park on June 10, and the Our Own Rifle Club, German- | man will confer a benefit who will do away with this.
' 109 68.57 8 7 4 8 774-200 | American Bullsheads, Zettlers and Marion Rifle Clubs will also| Mr, Al, Miller, the secretary of the association, ke pi the records
J H Jenkins...... vedest hae totgas 4 6 6 9 610 9 ¥ 6 720 hold prize shoots during the summer, though the dates have not | of the squad scorers, and with Treasurer Zwart proved efficient,
810 8 7 5 § 6 6 5 4—67 yet been fixed. It is probable that one or more of these organiza- | and popular atthe desk. The details of the shoot, barring the
Gat maanl 4 78 " 6 9 , 4 5 10—69—206 | tions will hold their shoots in the Newark Shooting Park, usual unavoidable individual delays, progressed admirably. The
JAN MGSO seserss ete eiriate 6% & 6 45 q 5—67 4 + : F Bcore:
: 664977 5 & & B89 CARD SPLITTING.—Some very interesting reyolver shootin ee ; ae aren:
95 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 G-G8-19g | Was Witnessed at Conlin’s gallery the other night when Mr. Pi J si buble 1, 10 Sem areR ction ees git me eA ee
Practice Scores. Donahue, of San Francisco, Cal., with a party of friends, came in. GE Conyerse......,0011001000—-3 Adama...” 1010110001»
JH Jenkins «2.0.2.0... eee 9 8 8 81010 7 7 10 10-87 Doni cane ro je ith the sill and after afew sounds Mr. | Gb Conyorse::-.-. 000010003" Ad; Moore.. ....... OOOILIOLIL—@
76 8 810 69 9 7 9-7~165 | Donahue called tor the “Ghost,” which is a ,82-44val., 9in, barrel W W Burnett. T110111110—8 Carl Leopold.:... -.1101111101—8
OY INIGGI Suse casa sawed 10.8 6 71010 5 7 7 g—78 Smith & Wesson revolver, and after doing some fine target shoot- W Reed.............0110110009—4 WM Maycens... | 10001117
88 8B 8 FRA Soe te | a iatohs i thet nut on phat Pho ney Cena Ut int the eplit-erad of | WY Reet -272-- eA WM Miryeont. 7). 0100001100—3
Epa ZO) A aes ae pice eee 896 6 8 $ 7 910 B79 & match, is then put so that the edge and the shadaw can only be FMMitehell...../ 310101118 JP Minard, “10101001116
Fe ee ree oe BBO a0 |! A URS ne EU ese tae 0 pena Spliitive shee: | LA Butler... J010000H0I—4 H-Daranees 22, ag Ogle
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. May 15.—¥irst shoot of the re-entry tourney | half iheccaci inthis way. This is the most cards split by at one | C Hobson............ 10100N—T WE Smith... -.1101111101—8
of the St. Louis Pistol Club. The scheme has proved very popu- AN Runge::.2 i222. JMNAN—9 J RStice.......
man atone session, It is announced on the blackboards in this --.1111111110—9
lar with the members. The scores are as follows 20yds. standard ‘vy that a rifle and revolver te lc 2 EE Gannam::.::.::. 10010100104 F Delmege..,., .. 10101010104
American targets and 22cal. pistols: ; ; galt Eh thea ae bevel ver match ee Sierra eae ie FS Parmalee........1110 10111—9 GA Elbwell ......... 0100011000—3
M Summerfield .......22.2..05..,..., WW 5 810 7 910 9 10-88 | shot at 16 meters, or 5246ft.. on the standard decimal target, A | J A Ruble,,...... -+ LOM1—9 AA Olock.... ss... 1110111) 00—7
5 510 9 8 6 8 7 9 8-8 | handsome gold medal will be awarded as first prize. The rifle | 1 F Georgson........ OONWOLIN—6 8 Sessions. ..,.... 01011010116
FA Fodde : ab v4 pany 3 ie match will be at the swingitg man target at 12yds. io gold medal pee een CO Emo, tate ioloniiehoe
ESN 88 8-6 7 9-7 Bou | BRO Offered as first prize mm this competition. AN are invited J Pederson....-..../1111000100—5 A G Courtney...) 1011 10110—4
699 910 5-9 710 Bo 7 Fy ? 1 eeu * B he bhai Se aS ells nA oF 18 ea St
BiVabsrertetec.: ost. Mea): SEBO ah §10 6 9 7—84 vochele rt sci12..2 DOI=) PWiedks rye Lees 016 2
1798799 85 B—i7 THE TRAP. KS Oole..:..:s.0s0. 1MOMNI—8 NS Young....0..01, 1400011C01—5
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Sah epee bee ered as cae Boe yo 210 5 8 BRT Scores for publleution should be made out on the rinted blanks Scott. cs...) Se US Gate y eo ah! 11001—
ATCC ne eee epee e eesti tes 8a 87 7 71 8 B 880 Mieats # by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club | GJ Young.........- erat ie ade ba vo STR
M Mohrstadt 10 adh a Her 4 Sf a a secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are pan ea eels ge 7 M101? AT C Milles ne OMOIOMeee
te AR BET let ay ane) Pegg ty 8 7B OE a7, | lecularly requested to write on one side of the paper only. Ww ¥ Hammond. une ts ‘land nS
W H Hettel... 1. oc 9 89987 7 510 tor Secretaries-of club: tour vA . n shooting off the ties, Rnnge, Parmalee, Ruble, Sco ars
886105 6 8 6 TF 71 to een ua sndinised Of “the Rhee ot there Sune ae ihatodeenoy tin, Durant and Stice divided first, $23.25. They were all afraid.
610 6 6 7 f 5 7 8 B70 give due notice in our column of fixtures. " | Leopold, Smith and Davis finally divided second, $17.45, after |
J Albach.,..---...cc.-ceee-esccssy. 10 510 8B 7 8 6 6 OY 778 . breaking 4eavh. Hobson, Ebner and Sweeny remained in for 3 |
5 8 TS 86, 8 neon straight and divided third, $11.60. Van Saun shot out and won
984 010 9 4 4% 9 5-65 FIXTURES. fourth, $5.10, |
AE Bengel....0....-..0seeseccs. 1010 9 010 9 8 6 6B 778 . <a Shoot No. 2, L. C. Smith trophy, open to members of the State _
; 67 8 6 8 6 7 8 7 6-89] May 27 10 June 1.—Missouri State shoot. F Association, 20 single Keystone (argety, entrance $3.50, birds extras
8479 6 5 0 5 6-58 May #8 and #9.—Norwich, Conn., Tournament, E. W. Yerring- $2 of entrance money divided according to conditiona under
Weal nee take re-3fetgete o-. 5 8 8 7 6 8 6 8B 5 5-66] ton, President. , , , F which the cup is shot for, and $1.40 of entrance money divided into |
7 7 0 6 6 6 4 610 45—fe May 29, 30, 81.—South Side Guu Club tournament, Milwaukee, | two prizes of 60 and 49 per cent.; cup to best score, 50 per cent. fo —
: , UNSER FRivz, Wis. O. W. Milbraith, Secretary. F San
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 16.—Menibers of the Bridgeport May.—Nebraska_State Sportsmen‘s Association's fifteenth an-
Rifle Club, and also of the Park City Gun Club, took advantage of | nual fournament, Norfolk. B. B: Locke, Secretary.
second and 40 per cent. to third: |
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the fine weather yesterday and went over to Readmoor. where June.—Annual tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the SMa bel Ree CRA ee Meee ere a teen 0100 1 n1—46
matches were shot, with the following result: Northwest, Tacoma, Washington Territory. i TST aris yo cs eee Lee ies 1COLLOTII1 011010114
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wie 7 7 9 810 9 10—94—J92 men’s Association, Belleville. C. P, Richards, Secretary. Covad, weer. eee neem HM si 1190991191114111149
WY HOGI A. iNanl et sees 98 7 911 8 8 710 12—89 June.—Kansas City tournament, dae TM Yearnshaw .. .................... ah at 1101411711011111111017
7 9111 8 9 9 7 9—90-179—871 June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-—New York State Association tor the Protection W F Hammond veeese 2,2 00-0... ..00001719711101010011 12
CyuEPARanber:... acide kb oe 8 9 9 8 Fi111 F920 of Fish and Game tournament, Albany, N.Y. Horace B. Derby, | #6 Davis.. . , vey eta pee eins coe ee LOTTO TIO — 1%
6 Ti 9 912 7 WW —-94-I1834 Secretary, Albany, N. Y. ee ; | AM pines SC 4_ lyin Ok ctare iar aes ane QUOOLOTITLOLODOLOL00O— 8
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5 9 710 FIO 810 9—90—-183—s87 | annual tournament, Belleville, 01.
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Same conditions: B. E. George 98. Off-hand, 200yds.: Reardsley June 10, 11, 12, 18, 14.—First tournament of the American Shoot-
33, 88, 86, J. W. Brown 82, W, B. Wheeler 82, B. EB. George 80, ing Association, at Cincinnati, 0. L : i ae
WILMINGTON, Del., May 13.—'The regular weekly shooting at |, June 18, 19, 20, 21.—Ilinois State Sportsmen's Association's
calc ‘range took place this afternoon. F' 4 ‘e the | tournament, Grand Crossing, Ill, \ ‘ CURLGUSOI eeepc, ee cere ee ea ae oe eee ea 1110011111711 60 -17
Ferven th oka ata he Hipliowing-ave-the Aug. 20, 21, 22, 28.—Second annual tournament of the Keystone | jw SCM CA eens Gomme kb. Se oni i OLOMITOLOTIT0NIII—15
“ q Revolver Match, 5Uyds. Manufacturing Oo., of Corry, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new G Howard.. ; ya ee . LOL000000000) 0000000— 4
BS JACK SOM, ss oe =tigiiwe 0-0 .0e 797 5W 9 6 FY 6 T9R] electricapparatus. ad | ay f Geo Brewer. aaa tbh 1 er LS, OLOMONIIIINNNONIOI—17
Tope varel-G, 0) eeatts tabs ee 86 7 67 6 Flo 8B 5-7} Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.— Central Ilinois Sportsmen's Association’s | NS Young.........0. oc. 1111010141 1001000011—18
Big) ee Petes ast cece Sate eta te 69 8 7 9 8 6 6 6 56 | eleventh annual tournament, Jerseyville, Tl. OV IE Stith sere Preece pe ae ee 1101110100 OL110—14
Special Practice, 100yas. > AT RMN PEA aa) vier tete aL ee Lee ane eee OUI. 79
UP UAT. 2 55k, Bameea ees noe a ae LO 7 910 71010 8 & 9—BR Oarl Wieopold.. it... eee veeeeee A TOOUIITII I I—18
EJ Darlington...;......---.ccsc cts 07 8 9 71010 7 9-87 IOWA STATE SHOOT. D Swaney. Ware. en aaa Shock ont OP oL oT Ig |
< ao up tahaim ad yl. n 12 (0 5 (oe ein 40 9) 7 § 8 % 9 8g A WMOINRS 5 Eee pe een. Ae udd and hinge agreed not to shoot off the 19 tie, but to ho
hE Bade SP; a me odepp, yada 8 8 10 10 4 " ? 10 4 = De MOINES, Ia., ae ae 1! Be ee at hea convention | the L. C. Smith cup in common, each keeping it for six months, |
Ds DO 69 91010 9 7 7 7 g-Re east he as aes es a Sel De SOS 2h the P TO- | agreeing also to divide next year’s entrance money, 4s per the
WS Darlington...,,,.. 1008 88 679 8 9 $8] tection of Fish and Bene ry ten deli Aten. the oe under favor- conditions. Carl Leopold, holder of the cup for the past year,
Darlington......., ef” ae OS § 95 710 8 able auspices. The weather was delightful, the city was in good received $48 of this year’s entrance money. ‘Ties on 18 divided,
7 8 i 9 8 10—80) sonditi ; :
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A short time ago a series of three 50-shot telegraph matches at the average. The grounds of the meet are located at Central
. t : Place, on # flat encircled by a wooded arm of the placid Des
eOUyds. was arranged between 8, H. Thomas, of Wyoming, W, T., Moines River, and in a spot better adapted for a shooting tourna-
and H. Simpson, of Wilmington, Del. The first watch was con- | ment than for anything else. The grounds are not inclosed and
eluded and resulted in a victory for Mr. Thomas by 8 points, 298 no admission fee is Shared) which fact, coupled with the fact
to 295. that the Belt Railway takes the visitors direct tothe spot in a few
OWENSVILLE, Ind,, May 14.-The Owensville Ballard Rifle Cl ub, | minutes’ ride, brought out to-day a very fair little crowd of spec-
200vds., off-hand, standard target. J. Montgomery made his first | tators. Six tents are erected, and although there are no stands
full score of 10 bulls in regular match, having a rin of 11 bulls in | or buildings of any kind, the roofage provided would doubtless
Succession. W. T. Roberts, making the most tens, Wears medal | proye ample in case of rain. The absence of park facilities is
for coming week. Our two new members shot with us to-day and | more than compensated by the fresh and dustless turf and the
Van Saun, Burnett and Leopold se the first TOMey BRIE;
570.60, 60 per cent. Ties on 17 shot out, Yearnshaw and Hobson
dividing $13.25, second money, 40 per cent,
Shoot No, 3.—Team shoot tor State trophy, open 10 members of
the Iowa State Sportsmen’s Association, two men to constitute a
team. Any number of teams from any organized club belonging
to the State Association; 16 single live birds per team, 30yds, rise,
both barrels. Entrance $4 per team, birds extra. First prize,
State trophy; second prize, $80; third prize, $20; and fourth prize,
Des Moines Rod and Gun Club.
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rolled up some nice scores; generally green and refreshing look of things. For those who | ‘TA Yearnshaw.......10101U11—6 © W Budd......... nowi11—7-18
J Montgomery... .... 2-2. ee y.es0 Say ete: Ot eh Otay, 75 are not sufficiently refreshed by looking at the grass and leayes, Burlington Shooting Club.
y 929 9 8 9 910 8 9—89-164 | there is good water in the restaurant tents. ’ : J ; eee
Dr DBVGimore 5) -+-= 22s e2s eee 18 7 8 8% 8 910 Y 79 The local committees have been active and efficient in their f Algona Spobiane ab. ieee
8 710 7 8 9 610 6 10—81—760 preliminary work, and everything possible has been done to ad- | J G Smith,........ «-- 107 seats 230% U—7—14.
iW AGb Reports. ccsif2--.-,-.. 046, 910 9 4 8 7 ¥ 6 6 10—76 vance interest in the sport, Tasty badges have been provided / Des Moines Rod Feet tub. “tithe ek
1010 5 610 6 7 7 5 9-74-4150 | for shooters and visitors. The trophies for the Coma aetons have |.G E Conyerse,......... 11011 L11—; Piel Woe pire I—6—13
De TE DSB ea OL Oy | Ome a aie 807 8) Sb 7 a8 Se beers. been for some time exhibited at Hason’s, on alnut street: Algona Shooter ub. etude
8 5 7 4 9 % 8 710 469-143] among these are the grand L. C, Smith cup, held last year by | H A Clock........... - OOQU0L00—1 e s oe ee ee 110—4—
RPE O WG 2033S eee ohn Gece tice 8 410 7 7 7 6 6 YT 8-70 Carl Leopold, of Burlington, Ia.; the championship of America ‘ y Hampton bate ; * . ate
4 78 8 % 810 9 672-149 cup, won by Charlie Budd; the individual championship badge; |S A Van Saun......... 10111011—6 EL z Peropescere = —i—13
_ J. Montgomery, Sec’y, | the State team trophy; the American clay-bird badge; the Hotel ECO) see elias eae naa wan Piha
CAMDEN t eee 13.—The following scores were made by eee rae at ey FT ae gun, both PL Colesus: eked ace EN Gein ee :
Seas: ara ad A ah Re oo ae ign HOON Soule Grog wards has convinced a great Many ponenoea ee Des Moinites | L M Parks........,,... Pee nee rate a ches 30 WN —8—14
At 200 Yards, that there is something in this sporting business after all, “ “itERtinees es es Tee CGE ean
PE MeM boris. sets aot eee 4797 7 6 7 5 9 7-67] Des Moines can hardly be called a good sporting town, although | Geo Young ...... Dos Maiesnd and Cami eee
A RAW: ON nee ae -6 5 6.310 6 6 910 566 | Sporting interests are yearly growing here, and are Sey aot Geo Huches ML 8 oo Beetigee... itlitl$ th
8 H Thomas..........., 45 34 5 4 6 8 5 5-49} prominent than they ee Lh five EpEEUBEG, Bt mane bh ime it | Ge g gS enna ry Yee aen eek
Ji PaPAIG, 00, nt ke tek 4 6 3 6 7.5.8 8 5 8-45 | Was my fortune to be resldioe blige tat Re hie. t Pye aed Will Burnett 1M0l1—7 G Howard.........01010100—3—10
At 100 Yards, Reduced Target, ee tol here casts a heavy pore Sots aha is very Hocus set A Ee ee ee celts rad
a RNY ea PEE a} Be od og Bk 810-88 | Aioieen ted ands Gane CONTE. roar oer enene Dos W Reed IU1U—8 Geo Brewer,......01000101—3 11
J W Evans........- 59 64 7 5 6 6 7 66 | Moines Rod and oe Pah my ted oo pee Comprises and EGC pele ne hie Ae Tt cate ee eet Eta
SH Thomas.......... 26 5 4 3 8 7 5 3 6—49 | includes both the East § lee one eee Eckl and contains Stay eed ci RE TE Maat ere et eM ET floes
JA Purdiet 2s asscee 8426 2 5 2 4 6 7-46] the bulk of the shooting fraternity of the city, has of late been ammiond....... Saab wink
*+Holders of team trophy last year, / /
Hughes and Hastings wou State trophy, ‘his trephy was held
last year by Messrs. Cole and Mitchell, of Hampton, who received
this year.$26 of the entrance money in the above shoot. Cole ana
Mitchell won second, $30. Smith and Durant and Park and Can-
managed third, $20. Hammond and Griffey shot out and won
fourth, $10, :
Shoot No. 4, American ¢clay-bird medal winner to Eeep; entrance
2; 10 single Keystone targets, $50 guaranteed,
doing some very good work at the trap, breaking on an averages
about 2,000 inanimates a week. The result of this work may be
seen in to-day’s scores, which show Messrs. Hughes and Hastings,
of the aboye club, to have won the State trophy shoot.
The State Association is officered as follows: J. G. Smith,
Algona, Pres.; Wm. Butler, Clariuda, First Vice-Pres N. &
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.—The thirteenth May festival and
annual shoot of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein was held at
Shell Mound Park to-day, The shooting commenced at 10 o'clock
in the morning at both company and public targets, and lasted
until 6 pielnes in Ae eyene. All fase pled for ee bee! {ateet 5
consisted of jewelry and silyerware. For the second target the g, Burlington, Second Vice-Pres.; Al, C. Miller, Sec'y.: A. J.
sum of $257 was set apart for prizes. The following are the scores eo WK earoGtors: C. W. Budd, Des Moines, J. Grabill,
of the principal winners on the company’s target, for which only Clarinda, H. Cragin, Colfax, 8. A. Van Saun, Greene. Law
members of the Verein were allowed to enter. Hach member was |. ittee: | * lgona, P, H. Cragi lt .| ES Parmalee....., DwNIe— 9 EE Cannam........ (101011010) —5
aif Gpuoatann i enon, enced Mea | PRR NAMIE Ea sve eroan tend st areca en [AE etiaes LS, Sakata
on . Schuemann, 66; third, M. Zecher, 63; four . Tietjen, arias ‘ he ab wi hand att - | AG Courtney...... —6 + Smith. .)....2.. 21 =
62; fifth, Wm. Ehrenpfort, 61; sixth, J. H, Seyden, 61;'seventhi, J. Pian Hasty look at thetbetat yoeisters Sriowetl Panel J Crabill,........., 11011110— § H Durant... ........ 11110101118
C. Waller, 59; eighth, H. Kurlfinke, 57; ninth, . Freese, 56; tenth, ing uames of shooters attending: H. Durant, 8, Sessions, H. C. | Chas Dbner...,,.,..110111111I— 9 CW Budd...,.. _.....111101111—9
Louis Bendel, 56; eleventh, John Horstman, 55; twelfth, J. C. Brit- |‘Gjark. W. J. Bronsom, W. A, Haugh, Algona; J. E. Weaver, In- | H W Scott..... ....11111101i0— 8 WG Hammond..... 1ii110111—9
terman, 53: thirteenth, Chas. Tierbach, 53; fourteenth, Chris Nob- dianolu; W. F, Smith, Webster City; H. Proctor. Lockwood Beed, | C Moore....,-..,.,.101/111110— 8 Will Burnett....-_.D10L11111—8
man, 52. For the public target, where all comers were allowed, | L. mM. Parks, W.¥. Weeks, F. M. Mitchell, K. 8. Cole, Hampton; | Dan’l Harris.,..... 191110110i— 7 EK Emerson, ... ...1019101111—7
the following scores were made; $380 were taken in on tickets; |-Gq c . Shar nion: C. ¥. np, D. Twi Geo Hughes..... .. 1OONII— 9 WS Porter ...,,.... 0110117110—7
cach holder'was allowed 4 shots for a possible 100: Wirst, F. A. | @itumceoRe ‘abit Fayette aT Gal: Hobe Thavindss aoe |S Gemma eaauGlOHTE 8 SP Selby...//0.0// 710 11118
Freese, 94; second, Dr. Rodgers, 93; third, A. Johnson, 93; fourth, Young, Burlington; Frank Delmage, J. E, Corime, Matt Dye, A; | Gus Griffey .,. ....00111(/0010— 4 Sweeney............. 12011101.11—8
T. Dornbur, 925 fifth, F. Bockmann, 90; sixth, Philo Jacoby, 89: J. Stephens. Dorimer. EL Sinsey...,,..--O001000011— 38 Jenks.,,..,..-...... 01100011176
seventh, T. H. Browning, 88; eighth, A, Browning, 86; ninth} P. | ©" shea examination of the grounds disclosed Charlie Budd, | C Hobson... ..., .. MOUN— 9 KS Cole..,.......-. JM1U0n1—9
Rahwler, 8; tenth, OC, Thurbach, 8; eleventh, 1. H. Winter, 81; ubiquitousand smiling on hisnative heath; Capt, Jim Stice limping | Al Gilson........ » DUTMOII— 7 Nelson Royal... .....0000111011—7
twelfth, J. B. McOutchan, 80. ‘The first bullseye of the morning | 9 jittle still from that rheumatism; J. A. Ruble, looking as inno- | Al Rochelle...,...-.100101/1— 7 FO Dayis...........3 011119 11—8
was taade by Schuman, and the last by F. A. i'reese, The first | Gent as he did the day he drifted in on the boys at Crown Point, | WF Smith..:.. ... 101 11000— 6 FM Mitebell........0!0000110—8
bullseye of the afternoon was made by J. B. McOutchan, and the and drifted off again with their money; F. 8. Parmalee, of the | NS Young..,....,..1001U1111i— 7 SS Sessions......... 1010111000—5
last by F. A. Freese. Oollins Gun Company of Omaha, with blood in his eye, and A. G, | LM Parks.......... AGTLONULIO— & W W Maycent.-.... -1110111101—8
ent Tae ror Te aie eee gt fhe erip of Cpreeaeyy the gitrter gun ether way seeerH va vhotee ae nao Gy eopeld. wrdeyaa SRT : inane aaah ThccReethiae
the Massachusetss volunteer’ militia rifle’ team to Wneland nex ined and was therefore not afraid to die. essrs, Smith am terres UL— 2 “fae s- Hii
month are nearly completed. The team will leave Basten on the | Durant of Algona, Van Saun of Greene, Hughes of Fonda, Young | J A Ruble.....,....1:0001011— 7 Searight,.,.:......-. T111110101—8
AlRunge, 43029 10110UTI1— 7 ;
J.R,Stice won first money, $20, on 10 straight, and also won
American clay bird medal to keep; F.S, Parmalee won second,
$14, on the shoot-off; Maycent, Crabill, Leopold and Durant
divided third, $2.50, after Shoot-off in 8 tie; Harris, Young, Ruble
and Runge divided fourth, $5, on shoot-off in 7 tie.
afternoon of June 18, after receiving an official farewell from | of Burlington, and Hammond of Des Moines, were also to be
Gov. Ames and paying its respects to Mayor Hart at City Hall, | counted among those sure to run hard. These are nearly all
Treasurer Potter at the Maverick Bank and- President Spear at | men of calm blue eye and aS stomach. This outfit would
- the Chamber of Commerce. Treasurer Potter makes his fourth | seem to be required for successful s oolting at the trap. Nearly
acknowledgment of contributions paid in, making the grand total | all the circuit men asked where Frank Mason was.
» $4,015, The attendance to-day, in spite of the pleasantness of all ar-!
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FOREST AND STREAM.
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Extra shoot No, 1.7% live birds, entrance $4, There were. 2h
Bntries in this sweep, J. A. Ruble, Al. Runge and Gus Griffey
divided first, $21.40, shooting off tics on 7 straight; Kk. 8. Cole, C.
/, Budd and W. W. Maycent divided second, $16.05, after shoot
off in 6 tie; J. H. Young won third, $10.70, in shoot-off in 5 tie; G.
pea Tceney and H. W. Scott divided fourth, $5.30, in shoot-off in
ie.
Extra shoot No, 2,8 live birds, entrance $5— There were 16
entries in this sweep: Smith, Budd and Hughes divided first,
$1825; Minard and Hastings second. $13.70; Montgomery and
Davis third, $2.85; Howard fourth, $4.55,
Extra shoot No. ¢, 7 live birds, entrance $5.—There were 18 en-
tries m this sweep: Cannam and Kbner divided first, $21.60;
Huzhes. Gilson and Leopold second, $16.20; Parmales third on
shoot-off, $8.30; Runge, Howard, Moore and N. 8. Young fourth,
Extra shoot, No, 4,10 Keystones, entrance $2.—There were 34
entries in this sweep: Parmalee and Budd divided first, 623.10;
OCrabili, Ruble, Moore, Gilson and Hughes second, $17.80; Ebner,
Mitchell, Hastings and Runge third, $11.05; Butler and Whinnery
fourth, $5.78,
Extra shoot No, 5, 10 Keystones, entrance $2.—There were 16
entries in thissweep: Budd, Gilson and Sweeney divided first,
$10.25; Ebner and Parmalee second, $7.70; Butler third, $4.80;
Orabill and Moore fourth, $2.55.
Second Day, Wednesday, May 15.
The threatened rain of Thursday fell in the night, accompanied
by a very creditable little thunderstorm. Wednesday remained
coo) and cloudy throughout and was an enjoyahle one at the trap.
The shooting was better on the day previous, the flying of the
liye birds not being especially strong, The grounds, situated as
they are in a timbered bend of the river, and not near any barns
or buildings, do not show 50 many tailers as grounds where the
birds have their route mapped out, and there were consequently
plenty of easy qiuarterers. None of the birds, however, could be
called squabs or duffers, and the boys had plenty to do.
Several additions to the lists were made during the day. Mr.
Abhott, ex-president of the Association, came over from Mar-
shalltown, although he left his shooting irons at home. Mr.
Abbott says the interest in trap matters at Marshalltown is in a
fairly flourishing condition. Mr. J. H. Block, of St. Peter, Minn,,
and Mr. K, W, Bird, of Fairmount, Minn., were also present. <A
very notable feature of the shooting was the work of young Gil-
fon, of Honda, lowa, Gilson is onl\ 20 yearsold, hut he was raised
up in the duck country and takes to the trap naturally,
The programme shoots were easily run off, and a nunihber of
extras were shot, Considerable amusement was created at the
finish of the regular shuot No. 5, which aiso carried the Hotel
Duncan, Burlington, championship gold medal; Budd and Ruble,
after a long shoot, shot out all the others who entered for the
medal with their #1 entrance, but when they faced each other at
the Keore they both began to think what a pity it would be for
eithet one to Jose the medal, and so agreed fo divide it, d la Budd
and Ringe on the L, C, Smith cup. The crowd bantered them to
shoot it out, and each declared himself willing to do as the other
liked, but sach knowing that the other didn’t want to shoot, the
matter was leftso. It would appear to be more sportsmanlike to
shoot these cup and medal races to afinish, and such a proceeding
would certainly please the populace better.
Mr. A. G,. Courtney, the Lefever man, was attacked with an
ugly indisposition during the day and stopped shooting. Mr.
Chan. Smith, alias “C, Moore.’ bantered an innocent sporting
press representative io a 5-bird race, Mr. Smith to use but one
hand. Mr. Courtney offered his gun to the challenged, saying,
“If you break straight I'll give you the gun.” This the news-
paper man proceeded to do, the score being 5 to 3 in his favor,
“Take the gun,” said Mr. Couttney; “you'll find the case oyer in
the tent, and here’s an old glove that goes with it. Idon*t want
the old gun, anyhow; I’m going to die.’ Then everybody laughed.
The business meeting of the association to-night at the Aborn
House parlors, reported elsewhere, was an importanione. Fol-
lowing are the day's scores;
Bxtra shoot No, 6, 10 Keystones, entrance $1.25:
ef 'Orabilh... 6. elMMI—10 ~P Bloek........ -... AI WI— 9
7 GS8mith..........70010100— 5 Al Rochelle........ 1110111100— 7
Van Vleck. .. .....0011111101— 7 BW W_ Bird.......,.. 1191190111— 9
J Butler... ieee 11M101111— & AJ Searight....,.. 1011 100111— 4
(SSELODSON... 2. 55 a6 WU0— 9 J Hastings:..,...... 1111111100— 8
J Georgson....,.... 1011100100— 5 C Moore............ 1111101111— 9
SP Selby. ..........011010iI— 7 OC WBudd.......... 1111111 11—10
Budd and Crabill divided first, $4; Mobson, Block, Bird and
Moore second, $3 70; J. Butler and Hastings third, $2.50; Van Vleck
Selby, Rochelle and Searight fourth, $1.25.
Shoot No. 5, 15 single Keystone targets. entrance $4, $100 guar-
anteed. This shoot also carries the Hotel Duncan championship
fold medal, value $150, donated by Geo. A. Duncan, Burlington,
Ta,, to go to best score in Shoot No. 6: $1 extra to enter:
J Grabill.,..... W1111111101011—14 “W Burnett)....1710111111111n—15
J H Block..... WON IMIG —-12 «=A GL Gilson ....110011110110131—11
L M Parks... ..110111101011010—10 G D Sweeney. .110100101111101—10
Dan Harris...,11101100110111—11 J Hastings.....111011111111111—14
# Butler,...... OO1LMOIIIINIWII—11 «KS Cole... ... 0O1TI1100001111— 9
© Moore..,,... 1111113111011 111—14_ _F O Davis..... 011111101111010—11
AL Lehman, .001000111101110— & ...101011011101170—10
OF Ebner. .. ,101101110011111—11
H Durant..,. ,.011110011111111—12
FS Parmalee.1111111111111i—15
JR Stice...... <109101111110011—11
A Rubdle..... 111111171171 —15 i
LET Ge ibis oases 0901131111111111—13
Gari Leopold -.111101111111110—13
Al Runge 3 a ae 111101110111111—13
A J Searight, .001010010101111— 8
W Hammond.1010010101011:0— 7
H NS Young. ....011010001110111— 9
HO Shadbolt..011111100101110— 9 F M Mitchell. .001111110101111—11
OW Budd... 111111111111111-15 G JeYoung....,111111001111101-12
L Van Vieck. .100110000101000— 5 GusGriffey....010111101000010— 7
Parmalee, Ruble, Hughes, Budd and Burnett div. first, 10;
Crabill, Moore and Hastings diy. second, $30; Van Saun, Lafiin,
Leopold and Runge diy. third, $20; Block, Durant, Bird and G, J,
Young div. fourth, $10. Ofthe cup entries, Budd and Ruble re-
mained in and agreed todivide the honors and emoluments of
the Duncan cup.
Shoot No. 6, at 10 single birds, entrance f7, guarantee $150:
J-G Smith.,..:...,,..J1101111— 9 HE Cannam.......... 0111111110— 8
F Parmalee.., ..-101711111—10 S Cole....... .» OLOL00IL11— 6
W F Smith....... -1111117111—10 S§ Sessions. . 0111100111— 7
JH Bloek.-........ WW01I— 9 GA Ruble......... 1011111111 —. 9
GJ Young....... , 1111101101— 8 - FO Vavis........, -1101111010— 7
C¥ Ebner....... . 111111111—1.0 Dan Harris.... .... 110111111— 9
AL Lebman,...... 11111101— 9 ~NS Young........ , LOUTIONI— 8
L M Parks....::..:- 1111101111— 9 Al Gilson........... 14911111j1—10
wR Stice..... -..,.10111— 9 CW Budd.,........ 111111411411—10
H Durant.....-... ,1111111110— 9 Gus Griffey .... ... 1110010111— 7
HO Shadbolt.,....- 111101717110 A Laflin ...... .... 1111011101— 8
H J Wilson,...... -. 01O1I00NI— 6 HW Bird........... 1110110110— 7
L Van Vleck..,.... 110021111— 9 Carl Leopold....... 1011101110— 7
Geo Hughes........ HUNUMNIUI—10 J Georgson ........ 101101 1101— §
H Proctor.......,,.1100lN11— 8 TA Yearnshaw....0111109111— 7
AlRunge...-.-.:.)- 1012101111— §
Parmalee, Ebner, W. F, Smith, Shadbolt, Hughes, Gilson and
‘Budd divided first. $60. J. G, Smith, Block, Lehman, Parks,
Stice, Durant, Van Vleck, Ruble and Harris diy. second, $45,
afiin and Georgson shot out.and div. third, $30, Sessions, Davis,
Griffey. Bird, Yearnsbaw and Leopold div fourth, $15.
Shoot No. 7,5 pair Keystone tarrets, entrance $1.50:
10.11 1111 di— J A uble......, ii 00 11 11 1i—8
10 1) 11 11 10-8 - JA Dennis...,., 10 10 O1 11 10—6
0 10 11 00 11—6 . .-», 10 12 11 10 11—8
A011 11 11 00O—7 Al Runge... ... 11 10 10 11 10—7
.00 10 00 00 10—2 E BMmerson... ,; 01 OL 11 10 10-6
cree erelO 1110 10 10-6 Sweeney......., 41 11 10 10 11-8
-.,,.40 11 1111 10—§ J EK Hastings... ..10 11 10 10 10—6
».2e.e10 1110 11 00—6 NS Yonng...., 01 11 10 10 11—7
01110 1019—6 Al Gilson.... .,
ohson .,,.,..,10
Burnett,.,...
Crabill. -....,2
HW Scott: .....11 0011 0011-6 JP Minard....., 11 10 10 10 10—6
HJ Wilson.,,.,.11 00 4 WT Porter.. ,,,11 00 11 11 11—8
“S P'Selby........ Ti 1011 10 00-6 D Harris...... il
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J Georgson....., 1
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WL
E W Bird........
d .01 11 10 11 11—8 A O Garher_.....J0 10 10 10 11-6
‘Geo Hughes.....10 11 1011 10—7 J H Block -__.. !0 11 11-11 10-8
Parmilee, Crahill and Budd divided first, $20.70; Stice, Block,
uurnett and Ruble won shoot off and divided second. $15.40; Van
wun, Hughes, Runge, N. §.Young and Gilson third, $10.39; Ebner
ind Hustings won shoot off and divided fourth, $5.20.
xtr 5 . i ntra $l: SETI Pectals ncalels lew dicte enh 10111101I—6 -~Shadbolt..., ......-.., 01001100—%
Hare sho: , pi % Se Ae oul’ panes | ae eee 10 Miible, Ce ae 11011310—6 Budd .... ...... 4..,.U011111+8
UPI HDS LE eT TeenT rue 11111_ FS Parmalee’.............. ATO ibhere ele W1111—8_ Georgson,...--..-...- .J1111011—7
ARE Aeissyrea' il eae meee eeesters pe ae eee AU Worn Block / :..:....... seo LLMMMD | DRM ese ee ee ee 0101111 —6 JW Howard,,,......,010nI—7
SP Selby ....:.:.........- 100010 G@A Van Sann.-..... ...2. VIATOR GUS OR eo 2p Ee spe cones 111101016 Yearnshaw,.. .....-.. 11101111—7
AVM bitva]-7. hg Pee eee ee eI TOtOy “CSvWernddiewun. cyan TADATIODEMIS shen ee. et W017) Parks. .-.625.....¢0+-4: 1111 011—6
A Grlenies Lees eens. ITO EieVVaseativ se... cys ccc e ERTIES Wert ais re aine att WTIITI—8 Wilsons. c..52 2 sr sas. 11010101—5
Chas Homer is) ie) fot VALET Mea ke (ci A nea aa aa 110 Harris -..-...-- eps k ene OOL01I—s Lehman ....- Coos TA 0—¥
HG Shadbolt.....,.......5 W110 A G Dennis.-.....,.-....... 111110} | Parmalee, Hughes, Sbner, Runge and Budd diy- first, $40; Davis,
GO Wome casa aie ee Lehman....... SRA ad een are iil | Converse, Leopold, Georgson, Howard, Yearnshaw and Jeliman
TWildoths casi css dgidcanees 0 Oarl Leopold....,..........d110 | div. second, $30; Block and Laflin woushoot-off and diy. third,
Lehman, Budd and Block divided $20.
Extra shoot No. 8, 10 Keystones, entrance $2:,
GMnnrey fe. 1111001110— * Van Sann .,. OUULNO1— 8
Badd,... .0111111411— 9 ‘Brewer... .0000010101— 3
Crabill AN01II— 9 Means... . 1111010011— 7
Parmalee. ..1111110110— 8 Chnnam . OOMIIMI— 8
Ruoge . LOL1111— 9 Wilson.-.. O1L10001101— 6
Stice,.... . 1111111121—10 Parks .... . OOTL0I01L0I— 5
Bloekitnk IAIONTI— 8 Porter...........-,, 0111101110— 7
Butler. .......,..,.,1111101210— 8 Shadbolt..... teens, OLOLIIITIO— 7
FM Moore..;,... , 1ONIII— & Bbner............. AMILIII— 8
Selitivic ce taisenset. 0001111101— @ Yearnshaw........ ML11i11— 9
Gilsom — pa.cskess T- 1111111100— 8 Miller’ .............. OLLOOIOLOO— 4
Burnett... -.-....--OULI1111— 9-—~“Young..........-..- QHONDTOUNO— 1
Miran 22: 8s: 0110011111 — 8 Hastings,........... 11010111 01— 7
Lehman.........., .0011111001I— 6 ~Minard..... ....... 1111011100— 7
15m FGede 5) oe oe 1111110110— 8 Leopold,............ 1Q11111110— 8
Bird.. .... ... . .s1111012101I—'8' Dennis...........05 0011110011— 6
EMIErson. ssc. s 1117111110— 9 Smith...,...,...... 1110001110— 6
MU tsleyn fad uke ofs"s" 1111110111— 9 Searight....,....... 1110011 11— 8
AGDSOTE LR Tk). con 1110111101— 8
Stice won first, $238.70; Budd, Crabill, Runge, Burnett, Emerson,
Ruble and Yearnshaw divided second, $17,75; Gilson and Hobson
won in shoot-off and divide | third, $11.85; Shadbolt and Hastings
won shoot-off and divided fourth, 3.90,
Extra shoot No, 9, 5 live birds, entrance $3:
PAPATMIE A Su, | dorssetltbeare detess stalk W0lN—3 Burnett,......-.........-- 10100—2
PHAGDGH nar ele Leta cnete ue O110I—8: © Moore.....-......-...+. 01011—3
Walsonaee et eres VOTH 2 UES te oo tea eeene 11i11—a
ant 1 ey NOE oro eee TWO —4 Gilson .... 22.2. pe eee eee 111d1—6
GLO Ye leet tass bane tee aitelh pe 10001—2 Lehman..... re er aoll1—3
PUD Grace tetas iste cressct tenets WS TBE eves ote) ose sss cey oy o0n1-—3
FIMI@PBOT 444 4¢204 sees OMS We WIS. ive eres er tscrc bees 10001—2
Rochelle..-_..-......-.... LOOLO— 2) Vitti Vase eens syne eres 11110—4
Sessions..,,....-.....-., SOOT 2e TE ests ssp ee ret 1111—5.
elockwoees 2: 2522s, Nui—} Hammond...... ......... 11100—8
GreGrgson sees esetse2, tt UCR S87 TELTICE sree cctctata enn, beet a Lc .Ld0—4
MeClain..... ..-. OUiDi—4> Wives ss ia cats 011 —4
DE WIGHHT he AAs Anna} eusics OOOTO—) (able Seat pie jn es 11100—3
HU Tory he Be ere »--:00100—1 Mayeent......:.5.,-.. 00s 11101—4
delrreder\=fe Ce eee rape WWI a Browit ccc cl eee. aka 11101—4
Parmpalee .2..p-02,--21+3: W1I—5_- Leopold,............ 4005. 11011—4
Yearnshaw..,--.:.-...-...l101]—4 Searight................ ,-O001L0—1
Garber..-.-. 1101J—4
Runge, Block, Parmalee, Budd, Gilson and Laflin divided frst,
$28: Smith, Garber, Means and Maycent divided second after
shoot-off, and each cleared 70 cents; Georgson and Ebner won in
shoot-off and divided third, clearing $3.35 each,
Extra shoot No, 10,10 Keystones, entrance §2:
Crabilie ses a, 1111111111—10 Buitler............... 101111111— 9
IBTAgan errs. =. = Fee. 1110i01111— 8 Emerson............ 00110011 11I— 6
Ritce: wenn: a5-1 _.. O1110I011— 7 ~Shadboit..........., 10M IILI0— 7
VDC SIRey we oe ays 1101111101— 8 ~Gilson............... 1131111111—10
Hobson .......- .-..11]0011110— 7 Hughes......... ... 1111111171—10
Parmalee,......,... 1111111111—10 Ruble............,.. 1111111011— 9
WFEGh ONS eg ae a 1010111101— 7 Yearnshaw......... 1111010110— 7
Waleony foe en. , L00001010I— 4 _Benmnett............, 11111711111—10
Q Moore............ MOLI — 8 Davis..............,.1100101110— 6
Tis wise eee, 8. es 1110111101— 8 _—Ebner.,-.,........... 1111111110— 9
(Bird Bet mai oreo. 1111001100— 6 Porter..,.......-..,. 1901000101— 4
Raine 5 eee. 1011111011— 8 Leopold........... 1171111011— 9
After shoot-off Orabill, Parmalee and Gilson divided first, each
clearing $495. Butler, Ruble, Hbner and Leopold divided second,
$11.50. After shoot-off Lewis won third, $6.85. Stice won fourth
in shoot-olf, $3.85. A number of unrecorded shoots for the birds,
etc., now followed, and the day closed pleasantly at dark.
The business meeting of the Association was held at the Aborn
House parlors, Wednesday evening, with a large attendance.
The following clubs were represented: Rod and Gun Club of Des
Moines, Shooting Club of Burlington, Forester Gun Club of
Davenport, Gun Club of Hampton, Shooting Club of Clarinda,
Shooting Club of Algona.
Reports of the president and secretary were read and adopted.
President Smith, of Algona, delivered the following brief and per-
tinent address, which was well received: :
Gentlemen.of the State Association: This is the twelfth annual
meeting of our State Association. I am much pleased to see so
large an attendance and also pleased at the great interest. taken
in our meetings. Our finances are in good condition and we hope
to keep them so. The game laws of the State have been fairly
well enforced except in four or five counties in the northwestern
part, There game is killed and fish are caught without regard to
law. There is bit little attempt made to enforce the law in those
counties. Wild geese, ducks and prairie chickens are shot at all
seasons and put into freezers for the New York market. The
great lakes and breeding g ounds of the State are located in those
counties, and if we wish to preserve the game and fish some effort
will have to be made to enforce the law. I hope our next Legisla-
ture will take the matter in hand.
I wish to call your attention to the law as it now stands in re-
gard to wild geese and ducks. I think the season should open
Sept. 1 instead of Aug. 15. Very fewducks and geese are fit to
kill by Aug. 16. In fact many of them cannot flyand many prairie
chickens are killed by shooters who claim they are after ducks.
Within the past few years great interest has been taken in field
sports. Our country begins to realize that our men must be men
of good physical development to hold their own with the nations
of the Old World. With healtn and strength we have a clear
brain and an active mind. If we would have good health, we
must obey “nature's laws.” We must breathe the pure air of
heayen, which can only be obtained away from the busy haunts
ofman, The mountain and valley, forest and stream are the
places where we find health and contentment. Do not be afraid,
imy friends, to spend a few days away irom your business, Those
tew days may add years to your life, may save you from sickness
and pain, and be a great blessing to you.
At the incidental mention of the words *‘FoRES?T AND STREAM”
there were loud cries of ‘Hear! Hear!” with applause.
The treasurer’s annual report was also read and adopted, and
balloting was then begun for choice of next year’s location of the
meet. The informal ballot stood: Clarinda 6, Des Moines 5, Burl-
ington 3, Davenport 4. Tie balloting followed, amid some interest,
until on the fifth formal ballot Davenport was chosen by a
majority of 12, and will accordingly have next year’s tournament.
Dayenport is 4 good town, and the trapis a great feature there.
She will give a rousing welcome to the boys next year, and the
meet will be a success then, as it has been always in the past.
Hlection of officers then followed, with the following results:
Pres., J. G. Smith, Algona; First Vice-Pres., N. S. Young, Bur-
lington; Second Vice-Pres., H. Proctor, Hampton; Sec., J. W.
Howard, Davenport; Treas., KE. Emerson, Dayenport; Directors,
C, M. Leonard, F. O. Davis, Davenport; J. Butler, Clarinda; K, S.
Cole, Hampton; Gus Griffey, Des Moines. Law Committee, G. EB.
Glarke. Algona; Nelson Royal, Des Moines.
On motion of Mr. Leopold of Burlington the American Shooting
Association rules were adopted, vice the Iowa State rules. No in-
terpreter for the same was elevted. On motion of Mr. Budd a
committes was appointed by the chair to confer with the presi-
dent on the matter of recommendation of laws for the protection
ot fish and game, Mr. C. W. Budd of Des Moines and Mr.S.Yo ng
of Burlington being so Buppiuted: It is to be hoped that this com-
mittee will do some good hard thirking, as doubtless they will,
before going through the old ineffective form of recommendin
the old ineffective “‘proposed bill for the protection of fish an
game.” Allour States haye got these bills, but who has got the
game? It is to be hoped also that one young shooter who has re-
cerved favorable mention in this report will cast his eye upon
President Smith’s address and go and sell, clear out and burn up
tne game freezer which heisrunning at Fonda, Jowa.. Then he
eat Gore uae a State protective association meet like this with
clean Lands. - ;
Third Day's Shoot, Thursday, May 16.
_. The weather was cloudy and sultry throughout theday, Rain
fell atd P. M. and continued into the night. There was a falling
off in the attendance of prominent shooters of the day before,
although a few others came in to-day for the first time, Live
birds about an average lot. A strong wind Liew fora part of the
day, and this perhaps lowered the average of the’shooters. The
Scores:
Shoot No. 8, § single live birds, entrance $6, $100 guaranteed:
Parmalee..:.......-.,.111111—8 Converse...:......,...- 1101-7
Block= itit:s es raceess OLLLOLLI—6 ~Leopold....,..,......,.11111110—-7
Hughes...,........2..LL11—8 Leonard.....-2....6:., d0111010—5
ye
$20; Harris, Leonard and Wilson diy. fourth, $10. _
Shoot No. 9, 10 singles and 3 pair Keystone target, entrance $3;
Perens Bib: ,
oek,. ..0110111100 10 1010—9 Gilson .., 0101110111 10 11 11—18
Parmalee, 01111 11 11 11—15 Leonard. .0011000010 11 10 Li— 8
Stice... .. W001 11 11 dI—14 Young....0111100111 00 10 00— 7
Ruble..... 1111110011 11 Ol 10—12 Wilson,...1100000001 11 10 i1— 4
Bird...... HO0110111 1010 10—11 Huaghes...17110101L 17 11 11—16
Ronge.... 1111111111 11 01 10—14 Pullerton.J00N00100 10 00 10— 6
Burnett...1111110101 1011 10-12 Budd..... ANDI = 1 11 11—16
© Moore...1110111101 10 11 10—12 Leopold...1J010017111 10 w.
Laflin..... 1110100101 00171 10—9 HKbner..... TLOWIIL «10 11 10—12
Davis...... 1011111111 if 00 11—18 Shadbolt..0101111101 1011 10—9
Mitchell. 1117101011 1010 00—10 Howard,..11010G0110 10 10 11— 9
Hastings..1111110111 11 11 10—14 Harris....1111111010 00 11 01—11
Budd and Hughes divided first, $30; Parmalee won Second, 22.50;
Stice, Runge and Hastings divided third, $15; Davis and Gilson
divided fourth, $7.50.
Shoot No. 10, 7 live birds, 25yds,, use one barrel, entrance $5,
guarantee $75:
GEOTRSON. + yop ernnpens 1111101—6 Gibson,...............,, 01011—5
Rg WOR Sesh ea cep dtecse TINE ete Btlwesn eee creer ete W11111—7
Parmales..is. ou. we 101110—5 Lehman.,...........,.. W1i—F
PLOW DO teen seis sas ae AIUN—6 Stite--...-..,,.....,--- 1111101—6
BIDCK: font THLGI—7 “bner;.... 20) 2 a or—4
A IIR ae rary bee: secret OMI100—4 Runge.....,.--.-........ 110110i—5
ME OUAEG creatic estrone DUTTA. UR ble 2S ae 1111011—6
DYAWAVRT at bas pean uno 11010—f “Wilson,.....-..---.--..4. O110101—4
HWmerson......-,--..5005 100111—5 ~Shadbolt.. -.1110111—6
1ESSP igh epee riety Rae err it toa) 111111—7 Holmdatle. ..,. 011111 -6
Comverse, .:-csss se ceeece 1OM1I—6 O Moore ... ...,...-.. 1110110—5
Te
Biock, Laflin, Budd and Lebman diy. first, $30; Howard, Stice
and Ruble shot out and diy. second, $22.60; Davis and Runge shot
and diy. third, §15; Harris and Wilson div. fourth, $7.50.
Extra shoot No. 12,10 Keystones, entrance $1.50:
C Moore.... .......,. JOUOLOII0O—6 Ruble .-..-..........- 11000111—9
TOG Be cer eaticees tee 1WO111I—6 ~Minard...,..._.... s. .0101101000—4
Parmalee....,....-.. 1011N11i-—9 Rochelle...-......... 1001101160—5
A Lig Lg aap | Se aS 0111111100—7 Leopold.............. 1101111111—9
WYER S 0 rcosis 1101001100—5 Shadbolt.-.......... 0111010000 —4
UNA t ea, ean ates 1111117110—9 Budd.......... .. 1111011101—8
PGB, hoop eae taalaiat 0001111111—7 Tughes. MU11111—98
BOLO vas neind, ce eRe 110 01U001--8 Davis 101101 1111—8
Hmerson......... MONNI—9 Royal 0101101111—7
Leonard . JO10111011—7 Cole..... -0010100101—4
Burnett .1011110001—6 Lehman 11101111 —9
Gilson. ~111111110|—9_ Young -O1000' 0111 —4
Hbner .1111110010—7_ Parks......... . 01107 10001—5
Hastings 1111101119 FM Moore.......... 1101001011—6
Laflin...... ..1010101110—6 Mitchell... ......... 1101101131—8
Gilson, Hastings, Ruble and Lehman shot out and diy. first,
$13.95; Selby, Budd, Davis and Mitchell div, second, $10.45; Bird,
Stice, Leonard. Ebner and Royal, div, third, $7; Burnett shot ort
and won fourth, $3.50.
entrance $1:
Shadbolt...... ...-1110111100— 7
Lehman...... -- L101 111— 9
. .L010010100— 4 Georgson. . O1I01I1— §
..0111111101— 8_—-Bl . OOUIIIIN— 8
Wel ti, ae ep et cae W11101111— 9
.. O11I010IGII— % Hbner...... . 2.1.55. TLOM110lI— 8
..0011001110— 5 Yearnshaw....,.... 0O001LG1010— 4
.. OOLLUIN1I— 8 Leopold............. 1110111011— 8
Burnett............. 1ui111010iI— 8&_—«s#BBundd............. ., 1N10111011— 8
Wihintiery. 5/22... 1101010U01— f Minard .........:.. 100000100N— 2
UTS OT es Cant. See ed 11/0010010— 4 Searight,........... 10V0N01110— 4
Harris. 2.65 2255... 1000110110— 6 Conyerse...,....... 0011001111— 6
IRAE. Sey, 111/01110— 8 FM Moore,.....,-.1110010100— 5
Parmalee........... 1111111 11—10.
Hughes and Parmalee diy. first, $8; Lehman and Bird diy.
second, $5.25; Runge and Hbner shot out and diy. third, $3.50.
Extra shoot No. 14, miss and out, live birds, entrance $2:
Gasonitn Re ee dete IMAG Sadie 75.88 Soka say
Fees. Se ee ep AT eS eed. daar no mee 11110
PATI AIOE. tea e, etek Grn eae 10 TES. os one eee ee 0
Block f..e AROS 11111
Block won first, $14.
Extra shoot No. 15, 5 live birds, entrance $5:
Parmalee...:- .: evel de OTe hs. sot st 10110—3
ughes,.... 1011—5 ~Budd...... . LI—5
Laflin,...:. 11011—4 Georgson.. 1un—h
Block.. 011—4 Lehman... .. 10111—4
Jonverse. jae eer OOl—s wGilson....,.. ..10101—3
NUNS: Yaveseccheris vane oudi—4
Hughes, Budd and Georgson divided first, $19.25; Parmalee and
Block shot out and divided second, $11.55; Gilson shot out and
won third, $7.70.
Extra shoot No. 16, 10 Ng aS) entrance 2:
ClMGare. Fy ced wt 101i100111— 7 Martin.............. 1010000001—
Lewis.......... .. .01UL000000— 2 Tibbles...... ---..-L0Q00010111— 4
Stice.. .... -1110101011— 7 Donavon.... ..0910-19110— 5
Burnett 111111111—10 Smith - -LL0000110J— 5
Hastings. 1110/01011— 7 Ebner LOIN1OlI— 8
Bird...... 1101L000101— 5 Ruble... -111101L1i— 9
House... A1N0N11I— § Buda.... -O111111I11— 9
Parmalee.......... AMN1M0IN— 9 ~Searight............ 10110001 10— 5
Hughes ....... .., O111110111— 8 Gilson....... .....,. 1010J01111— 6
Runge, - 0.0.65... 1111001111— §
Burnett first, $12.15; Parmalee and Ruble shot out and divided
second, $9.10; Hughes, Runge and HKbner third, $6.10; Stice shot
out and won fourth $3,085, :
Extra shoot No. 17, 10 Keystones, entrance $2:
Parwalee...... ., LIOLOINNII— 8 Stice...... -.+.+-1111101101— 8
Howard...... .. O100110110— 5 Ruage.. . OUIN111— 9
House.... ...001100110I— 5 Wilson... «1111110101— 8 -
Block.. 111111010l— 8 C Moore... -1J01010111— 7
Converse ...... ...0001110IJ1— 6 Gilson .--..-........ 11111711171—10
Burnett.... ... ..1111111111—10 Shadbolt Ase st: hte 1011101100— 6
(Eererr Caria eae: 1001101110— 6 Hastings............ 1011111111— 9
PINT GEE e eo eck cee ae QO000L00L0— 2 Leopold ae Ah a 1001411111— 8
(POLO es foe copie deems 1OM10N— 8 L Smith....... .... 0111010011— 6
ES Tad eet sie noeeelc ee 111101i0/}1— 8 Budd................ 1111411111—10
FIDMORs 0. see cles ees 1101710100— 6 Lehman............ 0100110111— 6
ing hes. aot 1111111111—10 ,
Burnett, Hughes, Gilson and Budd diy, first, $14.70; Runge and
Hastings diy. second, $11; Bird shot out and won third, $7.20; U,
Moore won fourth, $3.70.
Extra shoot No, 18, 5 live birds, entrance fb:
Ex eet gir cles er fate 111—5 ~Parmaleée.,..,. - Lio—4
Converse ...........5.-.5. LOT Bluenihiyie ee See vad 01011—3
ish rotate) cen ky eee en eee 10l1—4 Howard......- - 1O111—4
(Ralls. he Sanne eerie od (10LI—8 Shadbolt....-.....,....-..00101—2
BiTGOUle vetted sinsssnedss WOU —£ WiaiS0te yee ey itnaeedans O1100—2
DOME: ao reale ier ot-nety See) 5 M001l—3 Gileon.... .....i..-2..48 A111—5
EGMAC eth dda) «tne 10100—2 Ruble...-...-.-.,...05..e5 11110—4
Georgson.... ....... a--.-eLlOL1—4
Budd and Gilson div. tirst, $26.25; Stice and Parmales shot out
oe second, $15.75; Hughes, Block and Laflin diy. third,
Hxtra shoot No. 19, 10 Keystones, entrance $1:
O Moore.....,. pees 110111J000—6 Georgson..., ....... 1111101011—8
WEI BOM, On ois ws ow vee 110101011—7 Shadbolt. .. ........1011111171—9
Bennett... ..,.-.,..A110N1—9 Gilson........-.....,. 1101111111—9
DiGWISS peer eras Ay oe DOLL —9) Cea hest. 735, a 1110101111—8
Miller...,.,.. .. .--.4111011110—8 Searight....... ..-,. -1111111000—7
Howard........ eae 1610110111—7
Lewis shot out and won first, $2.85; Georgson shot out and won
second, $2.15; Howard shot out and won third, $1.40; C. Moore won
fourth, 75 cents, : ;
This closed the shootingfor theday. During the day Buda
and Ruble came to an understanding about thé Hotel Duncan
medal. Ruble bought out Budd’s interest and wili thus retain
e cup. ay f ’
The Iowa State Association championship gold medal, value
$50, going to the best average individual score made in shoots
os. 4 and 6, was tied and shot out by Hughes, Budd and Ebner.
The latter dropped out, and Budd and Hughes again pertormed
the difficult feat of dividing a gold medal forindividual score. -
Friday, May i0.—The rain of the night previous'continued all
Friday morning, and indeed all day, with scarce an intermission.
Numbers of shonters had left on the evening before, and those
remaining did not go out tothe grounds. The tents'and traps
were removed and the tournament was declarcdatanend. ~ -
364
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 23, 1889,
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During the day the averages were made up for the delivery of
prizes for best scoresin the guaranteed shoots of the meet, the
surplus over the guarantees to be divided into seyen prizes. These
were distributed as follows: C. W_ Budd, of Des Moines, first, 56
birds straight; Geo. Hurhes, of Fonda, second, 55 birds; F. 8.
Parmalee, of Omaha, third, 53; J. A. Ruble. of Albert Lea, and Al.
Runge, of Burlington, tis for fourth, 48 each; A. L, Lehman, of
Milwaukee, and Chas. F. Ebner. of Burlington, tie for fifth, 47
each; J. R, Stice. of Jacksonville, Tl, sixth,4: Al. Gilson, of
Fonda, seventh, 45. Total! amount of money so distributed was
only $16.40. .
Mash interest had centered in the 100 Keystones race, at $25 en-
tranee, which was to haye been shot to-day, it being reported that
Stice, Budd and Parmalee would shoot. if Ruble could be induced
to enter; butit isa question whether this match would have been
shot even had the weather been fair. A team shoot, Budd and
Ruble vs. Stice and Parmalee, 25 live birds, $50 a side, was also
arranged, but fell through by reason of the rain. At this writing,
Friday afternoon, everybody is wet and cross, and all are getting
out of town fast as possible. Stice will drag his rheumatism, and
Parmalee his diamonds,to the Nebraska State shoot, beginning
Tuestay next. Ruble and his red shirt are headed for Minnesota
State shoot, at Minneapolis, on the same day.
In comment on the'shoot, the first thing to notice is the rapid
tapering off in the number of shooters from first to last. 1t very
soon became apparent that a few men were safe to win the bulk
of the money, and the weaker shooters gradually fell out. Itis
noticeably true here to-day, and never more so, that some svstem
must be devised to equalize the experi and the amateur, if trap
shoots are to he made a success.
The association figured well and came out slightly ahead on the
shoct, the guarantee shoots all filling well enough to save them.
It may be said that the officers of the association did all in their
power te make the shoot a pleasant and successful affair. To this
Charlie Budd, always active and sood-natured. contributed more
than anybody. Chatlie is worth the price of admission.
For Des Moines as a place for a meet of this kind not very much
can be said favorably,’'and the remarks of the departing shooters
to-dav are far from complimentary to this city. There are a
great many nice people living here, hut the whole 60,000 of them
have not got the enterprise of many a little place of 8,000 or 10,000.
Des Moines can turn out a pretty fair crowd of dry goods clerks,
book-keepers and school girls to see a fame of base ball, but for a,
State meet like this, when men are here who could do good talk-
ing for the citv somewhere else. she cannot turn a hand. There
were not fifty home visitors at the grounds on any day, and if any
admission fee had been charged there would not bave heen two.
The location of the next meet at Davenport was wise. This is not
the place for it. for Des Moines don’t want it. She is sleepy, and
only wants to be let alone.
SUMMARY IOWA STATE SHOOT.
L. GC. Smith cup, won by Budd and Runge.
State team trophy. won by Hughes and Hastings of Des Moines.
American clay bird medal, won hy Stice to keep.
Hotel Duncan medal, won by Budd and Ruble, Ruble buying
out Budd.
Towa individual championship medal,won by Budd and Hughes;
tie mav be shot out in future.
Three best shoot averages, Budd, Hughes and Parmalee in
order. Houags.
OHIO TRAP SHOOTERS’ LEAGUE.
HE second annual tonrnament of the Ohio Trap Shooters’
Leagne was held on the grounds of the Cleveland Gun Clnb
at Blue Rock Springs, Cleveland, Ohio, on Mav 14, 15 and 16.
Tuesday, the opening day, was accompanied with heavy rain in
the forenoon, which bad a depressing effect on the shooters and
made the attendance very slim, but toward noon the sky cleared
and the Jatter part of the dav was purticularly pleasant for the
sport of trap shooting. The League was formed by the efforts of
afew prominent shooters in the State. for the purpose of increas-
ing zoodtellowship among Ohio snortsmen, and for the advance-
ment of trap-shooting interests throuchont the State.
Although the present toutnament did not draw so large a crowd
as exnected, still those who were there certainly enjoved a pleas-
ant three days and will be on deck for the shoot of 1890.
On Tuesday evening a meetine of the League was held af the
offices of the Chamberlin Cartridge Co and the following officers
elected for 1888: President. T. A. Cloose. Cleveland: Vice-Presi-
dent. Perey WW. Leavitt, Akron: Secretary and_Treasurer, Ed.
Tavlor, Cincinnati; Executive Committee—Al Randle, Cinrin-
nati: D. F. Margan. Akron; G. BE. Osborne, Toledo; R. Valentine,
Monroeville; R. E. Sheldon. Cleveland, Mr. Clonse was taken by
surprise.but.7eknowled¢ed the honor in afew well-chosen remarks,
and then took the chair. The League adopted the rnles of the
American Shooting Association. and decided to hold the next
tonrnament at Toledo in May. {890.
The attendance on Wednesday and Thursday was somewhat
larger than on Thesday, and the scores af the “red birds” were
hetter as the bovs got more practice af them. This is the new
hird made by the Bandle Arms Co., and seems to require more
skill to hreak than the others. On Thursday the race for the L. C.
Smith enp was shot with 26 entries. The former holder of the
cup. Rolla O. Heikes. of Dayton, O.. was sick and in no condition
to shoot, hut he gamelv stepped to. the seore and made an effort
te reach his old-time form, but withont avail. The race was a
elose and excitine one between the half dozen leaders, and when
Nerth retired with 47 out of 40, leaving Paul with a chance for 48
by breaking his last 5 straight, {he general impression was that
Paul would win with ease: he dropped one, however, which made
hima tie with North. This was immediately shot off at 2h birds
each, Paul winning with ease by 24 to 19, Below are the scores in
(iG:
au Tuesday, May 1%.
Eyent No. 1, at 9 bluerocks, entrance $1.50, Match shot in
two classes. A and B; money divided into two equal parts, and
each part divided into three moneys. Open to members of Ohio
State L ague only:
Benscotten..........- 1111110119 CaThoun.............. 01011111—7
Tie hg fr tec ae oer WWIN—9 Morgan... 203. 1101010116
LE eae eel So ey WWII—9 ~Leavitt............-... 111010011—6
Paul North...... -».-LIMMII—8 Haveox.........-..... 101101101—6
Bheldonis fetal un f11111111—8 Hoffman.............. 111011100—6
trAgiecrs llonot. hl kon AOU KS" ele a iy eli tye 111700010—4
PAOURAHS te. hae 43 WM1111—Ss. Woson...... 4. Ll O01 100011I—5
Hangin. Snid ens psc? ATION —B8" “Ricttare se te 110001101—fA
GIA Hit Fes ae 1111110118 Hendershot...........110001101—5
Valentine............+ WIWWIM—8 Eiferd..............., 101011001—5
Coreiter, aii bi ages 111110111—8 Alexander............ 010001171—5
LOT la 01 Feed OMIgMTIA=8° Relipo ee el 11.1000001—4
Prechtel. ..........-. WATT O=8> Fe ee, as vc os O10T01001—4
TMIGHBISt So. cost elews as 1111-8 Andrews....... ......101010100—4
FAR PUL OE coke fa scrsontce TOUUUTIO— 7. * UT Ol Ge eee bs ol inass 001101000—3
Uplist. = ier cin 011011111—7
All ties divided except on § and 5, which were shot off. North,
Sheldon, Hopkins, Bandle and Oshorn divided the 8 money, and
Heal, Hendershot and Alexander the 5 money.
Event No. 2, at 12 standard targets, entrance $2, money div. as
in event No, 1, open to Leaene only:
Osborn ah epee eines AWMIWI1III1—12- -Held.............. 111011110111—10
RTE ey nice ad dae 111111101711—12 Bell... ..2......... 1011111011171—10
Benscotten....... 111011111111—12 Cole...,...........111171100110— 9
Alexander........ 111117111111—12 Andrews.......... 110100111113— 9
Paul North.....-. 119111110111—12- «sHeal.... 222.2... 111910111110— 9
datatep a SRA 111194111191—12 Holt........ 0.00. 1M1011110111— 9
Hendershot........J101111111—11 Dayton...........2 111011011010— 8
IRavdors el. 8 1110171111111 _Bandle............ 1110110M1011— 8
Morgan....,....-+ JUIMIINI1—11 “Hilford............ 100100111111— §
PA oo. OUI Cee eae ees 101100017111— 8
Prechtel.......... 1110101111111 Leavitt....... ... 011117100001— 7
Tpsen........... 101713110111—10 Riehard.......... 011701011001— 7
BaveGoxK, 2...) 111111110110—10 Sheldon.......... 110000011101— 6
Cajhoun.......... 110110117711—10 Hoffman.......... 101011100100— 6
Hopkins.......... 11111016 ~Tettlebach....... 00011.0000100— 3
Valentine . ......011111110111—10
ies Giv. excent on 11 and 10 which were shot off. Taylor
Paul and Prechtel div. the 11 money, and Hopkins and Heal the
10 money.
Pvent No. 3, at 15 Cincinnati clay birds, entrance $2.50, money
divided as before:
Pater estos 111113101101171—18 Calhoun....... 601011001001111— 8
Prechtel....... 111111101011110—12 Cole,........... 110110001000111-— 8
Paul North....111101010111111—-12 Benscotten... 001011110110100— 8
Bandle......... 400110111101110—10 Alexander ....001101011110100— 8
Taylor ........11010!001111011—10 Hendershot. .,.061111001011100— 8
Cishartie: 0) 001601111111110—10 Holt.... ....... 101011010110100— 8
Motfan ....... 0N010011T117711—10 JTC....... ... 011000001111100— 7
fot ieee ee 110011001311110—10 Hopkins... . .101101001100016— 7
Hoffman...... 11000110101011I— 9 ~Green......... .011100100011010— 7
Sheldon........111000111010111I— 9 _Dayton........ 010100011101000— 6
Andrews.......101111990111100— 9 Leavitt........ 1000001111 N0010— 6
UAE Seg tr ectyae 100101001101111— 9 Heal........... 000170011100010— 6
Valentine...... 113113100011000— 9 Tettlebach. .-.0000100001001L00— 3
All ties divided except on 10 and 8 which were shot off. Ford
won the 10 money and Alexander the 8 money.
Event No, 4, at 9 bluerocks, entrance $1.50, money divided as
before, open to all:
Benscotten............11]11111—9 Paul.......... 011101111—7
WGK Sets ne or dee ee 111111111—9 Paul North. .111910110—6
SHOEI oo Scan 4AMM1111—-9 Cole.... ... 110011110—6
Cala Sate snees eee 111/11111-—9 Bandle..... -LUL0LI01I—6
Alexander.... ....... WNiwI—9 AT Smith 111100011—6
Opies fun e tia te te J1—9 1 Morgan... -111111000—6
Haycox. Sah coe fy sh W11N10—8 Held... ..110191101—6
Dr, Hibbard. ........ 11011111—8 Andrew . 1100111 10—6
BLOF ee eel ..10111101—8 Elford ..011111001—6
Valentine ..... 1111110—8 ~Dayton T11010010—5
Johnson......... 10011111—8 - ~Hoffman... . -LOLOLIOLO—5
SheldGt espe: 111N11101—8 Sweetman. . ..011100101—5
UCL stares tes oh eae 1911110117 Holt.... . .001011001—4
Oalhdan. i. woo 111011011—7 Bell. .- 010101 T00—4
Leavitt i PP esi as .. 0111110017 -~Green ..117100000—4
Nichols.:...45.:. -111101101—7 JH T..... - 001100100—38
Hendershot, ..........1010111J1—7 W Dick..!..........., 00001000—1
First, fifth and sixth divided. Other ties shot off. Haycox,
Hibbard, Valentine and Sheldon divide the 8, Rudolph and Leay-
itt the 7,and North, Paul, Smith, Morgam and Heal the 6.
Morgan... -- -101111011100— 8 Sheldon........... 110111011010— 8
Hopkins,.... ..... OOIMILIT1O01—= 8 Cole............... 011011110001— 7
heavatteh en. 5.. 111111112100— 9 Dr Hibbard...... 111110011111—10
Osborne .... ..... NUW1INIII—A2- Paul.............. 0111 111001—11
Benscotten....... GUT td: BIG er 111001117110— 9
Hendershot .....111111010101— 9 Dayton............ OLA I— 9
JUNE. ... e.g secs 1111111101111 Nichols........... WOM —11
Haycox...........011111111010— 9 Green....... ..... 1311.00001110— 7
Heo] Ginel abs Base 1ONONINI— § Alexander.... ...111011110i171—10
POY tlt trie alee -11110110111—12 - Elford............ 00111 111110i— 9
Bad les sets test en 1110]1111111—11 Galhoun.........- 111101111111—11
All ties divided except 11 and 9, which were shot off. Paul and
Calhoun divided the 11 money, and Holt, J.1.C. and Dayton
divided the 9 money.
Uxtra event No. 1, at 9 single bluerocks, entrance $1.50, tour
moneys, open to all:
SUGIOT o ee tee te 111111111—9 Paul North........... 110111111—8
STOPS Eile eds WHT) AT Smith.......0.... 1101 11011—7
Galnoan ss ose bere A 11111111—9 Hendershot........... 110011111—7
FER POUEST Seesmic: os Sonclcted ob 1WM11111—9 Alexander... ........ 1011 —7
ISUGRTGs! Hes TTT 8) VERDI a etc oe 5b 011101110—6
Benseotten....... te OU EERE “Weayatthsicteewnrri cc: OLOLL1110—6
EUS, «0: binsisn dS hae 111111910—§ Rudolph..:..c.056.4.. ViNLIIL10—6
eee cena eae OUUINIII—8 Green. ... ese. ees 101101011—6
Batrehiecik 6 See ae OTIMEITI—8. “Hawees eerie ecs elk 110001 101—5
Marean.23454 S54 220, 1101111—8 Dr Hubbard.......... 011100110—5
Pa tose Se W111101—8_“Nichols..........5..... 101010101—A
First, third and fourth divided; second shot off and divided by
Bandle, Morgan and Paul.
Extra event No. 2, at 9single bluerocks, entrance $1.50, money
divided as in other matches, Gpen to all:
US) ih if peek Sere Se SE T1101l000—6 HE Smith........., . .111110001—6
HAVGOR.... suleeeoeee TIM1101—8 «~-W Dick........._..... 000001000—1
Benscotten........... W1MN1i—9 Holman... +. «---101011010—5
Ash el= Rew EER M KS oe TIM 1—9 “Morgan... ........... 111111000—6
Cole ees pac. set 111001110—6 Leavitt...... See Pad) ac O11111011—7
Hendershot........... 101011111—¢ Sweetman.......... -O11100101—4
Ktdalphe so a... LOH 7, BAe ere. 110161101—6
Dr Hibbard......-..!. N1OMI1M1—8 Johnson............... 101711111—8
Osborne,.........-.... 110317111—9 Andrews.............. 110011110—6
Bad 22 3) gh a RAT aS WOMTWMIII—8 Alfred. ....... 011111001—6
Calhoun.... .. ......111011011—7 Nichols....... .00.... 1101014
Epesylees eee Ls. ace TSO 9 A SM SLD ew Wome ee eae 00110010U—3
PE Pei b tieedes owt eas RA 001011001—4_ J Bell ..............., 010101100—4
Alexander, .......... WILI1111—9 ~Sheldon............... 111111101—8
Dayrow peo ons THON —S “Pam cs ie 011101111—7
Bandlest as, vee 1O1OMOU—6 Green................. 111100000—4,
Valentine............. WSs: sloping 70. eee 111111111—9
Ties on 9, 5 and 4 div. Tie on 8shot off and div. by Haycox,
Hibbard, Valentine and Sheldon. Ties on 7 shot off and div. by
Randolph and Leavitt. Ties on 6 shot off and div. by Cole, Smith,
Morgan and Hill.
Extra event No. 3, at 9 standards, entrance $1.50, money div. as
before, open to all:
OsBomneHE Sais? ses) W111T0—8 ~Morgan..... 2.2.0... 111011111—8
Benscotten............ 01110111—8 Hopkins.,........... 111111111 - 9
Ps) aioe ee arenes 11000ITWI—h ~=Leavitt,.............. 010111110—6
Dr Hibbard.......... O11100110-5 Rudolph ...........4. (010113110—6
rei LeI Sha 2 fae ie Scream, 11111111—9 OCalhoun.....,........11111111.—9
COVG heey: setae alta thet WOWMIOM— HY, (Paatls s as. 111111101—8
MLAS TTR eds ree he otmes ols 101010101—5 Dayton ............... 111311111—9
ATIGTOWS. +. - 60.2 e ee oe 111111116—8 Hendershot......... 110011111—7
[Eth (nee dre enone 011101110—6 North .. ............. 101111111—8
(US) ee eet eee oe W1W1OLN—8 Green ..........,.,... 101011101—6
Bangle) avsak lees O1N111111—8 Alexander...,........ 111001 11—7
All ties div. except on 8 which was shot off and diy. by Bandle,
Morgan and Paul.
Extra event No. 4, at 9 standards, entrance $1, four moneys,
open to all:
Belarc enon eee 1OM0NII—7F Upson... . 0... 111117101—8
ZN Gr Mais toerysend aoe 101111110—7 Aulbach....... ... =. L10001000—3
Osborne. ..-..........: TITTY Alexisg2 SS ee 1U101010—6
Benscotten........... TEP 9) Baise eee aes 01171111} —8
NOTH eee. Uae 10111111—9 Hopkins... .......... 100 1111—7
IMLOPOADL wheres taree © 11101111J—8 Brown..............., 111011111—8
Weawibipomiee ce tect 101111001—6 “Sheldon... .........., 11010101—7
Dr Hibbard... . .....101010111—6 Andrews.............. 110011011—6
Pichi eee ce et ores er TUNITONI00=5) Pamiee 1k eel es 111711.111—9
Valentine...........45 WOWTT1I—-8_-—- Smith.........0..0... -111011001—6
(OlG-teee eae sana 101010101—5 _ Preefhitel...... 22... ... 111101000—5
His Wabi Cea ang aqada 1111111018 _- W Dick ............. 011111100—6
FOF ANNE Yh Sat be TAD, ead ae 11111111—9 Hendershot......., ..101131011—4
TDSVTOn Speeches wines 111101001—6
First diy., second shot off and div. by Morgan, Valentine and
Haycox. third shotioff and won by Hopkins, fourth shot off and
diy. by Leavitt, Alexis, Andrews and Dayton.
Wednesday, May 14.
Event No. 1, at 9 bluerocks, entrance $1.50, classes A and B,
purse divided in half and each half into three moneys. Open to
Ohio State League:
QOahorneGe: - estes os ss 111101110—7 Andrews.............. 1100-4
Hendershot.:......-..1/111111—9 Hoffman...._....... - 1010101114
Benscotten........... 111010111—7 Paimer....... ........ 111011001—6
Wightman........ ..-.001110101—5_—Daytion........ . ....001111110—6
Wight, sates oe OTM Basse one oe 110010010—4.
Tei) 20 Bede a ee 100N11T1—7 Paul... .......:. -..- 11000711—8
Wehwtttes Statec us ecw ans 101011101—6 Aléxander............ 01111111 i—8
AT GHC eee te Le aoe LONI TI—S- Tes, Sects ea: 111111011—8
BAS a Dis pee Soa Ne 101011101—6- Roach............ ..-. JO0T00L0w.
IE ee ee 111110610—6 Elworthy............. 111011110—7
SHEMMDTIS | ainins at but 111111011—8 Prechtel....,..:...... 111111011—8
Pantaleo bat aot PUIG iE ere 5 (225 Sr OA Sere too 111010110—6
IRCA nt ton tacs + 111171110—-8 Wendort...,..,.......110011101—6
Morten ser etate sed 111610111—7
First won by Hendershot alone, other ties shot off. second div.
| by Paul, Lee and Prechtel, Benscotten won third, fourth diy. by
‘Taylor, Palmer. Dayton and Heal.
Byent No. 2, at 15 standards, entrance $2.50, money divided asin
Prechtel....... WIMITI111—15-Nichols........ 111101111000131—11
Martin... .... 1OLI110110111—12 _Bandle......... 1119111111111 11—14
Farmer , 1WOINON—12 Valentine... ..011111011110101—-11
Qole... ,-010111101101011—10 Cogswell...... 001101101111100— 9
Sheehan ..100111001110010— & Sheldon....... 011101111111101—12
Dayton .101111111000001— 9 Panl........... 1111011111111 —14
Hendershot... Benscotten.. ..111111111001111—13
Berger..... 4 Alexander. ....101111111111110—13
Wendorf...... 114101111110010—11
ee ee 111011111611111—13
Ri curated 111111110011111—18
111101101001110—10
fies 11010) 0111 1111-12
-1111911110111—14
ed Tae 3) fo 2 uate 111301113101101—12
Williams...... ith..... “+ ALI M101 111100118
First, second and fifth divided, Other ties shot off and third
divided by Alexander and Green; fourth divided by Martin,
Palmer, Lee and Sheldon; sixth divided by Cole and Hendershot,
Event No. 3, at 12 Cincinnati clay birds, entrance $2; money
divided as in previous events, open to League only: ; ;
Elwoethy..
Bandle.....5...... 111011111011—10 Martin............ 01011011 1101— 8
Sheldon........... 101111111110--10 Wowle. ........... 1101 11000161— 7
JOR... . 2... ...101101101101— 8 Green ............ 011110100111— 9
Hendershot....... 110011111101— 9 Wendorf .........001017100001— 5
Osborn-...--...-. .111011191110—10 Coggswell......... 11 L11001110— 9
Cote ree io. -111111100101— 9 Valentine ..... ... 0111010011 — 8
Prechtel..........110110111001— 8 Dayton......... ..-011011111101—10
‘Roaeh. ..-.....--111111110101I—10 (Nichols .......... L10011110010— 7
North.....- « eee TISITI— Morgan...- 2... OLO110111100— %
P
A Baal reat 455, ANM1M11011111—-11_~“Hopkins.......... 110110101000— 6
Taylor.-...-..--.- 101001111101— 8 Wherry ..........100001011101— 6
Benscotten.......111110101111—10 Alexander...... --111101111710—10
Andrews.........,LON1110010— 8 Heal ..... 2.2.2... 11101111011 1—4.
Event No. 4. at 9 bluerocks, entrance $1.50, money divided as in
previous matches, open to all: :
BTN Bs tie eee eeed W1141—9 | Leéavitt....2...... ... .110110110—6
He AON. we. -111111011—8 Hopkins ..-.110111101—7
Martin......... ..» 100U11010—5 Morgan... . -101017110—6
Hendershot,........... 11111110i—8 _ Valentine. . -110011110—6
Giline ede Spe scctas tos 111111110—§ Benscotten. 011111111—8
INTGIOIS | tga orice es T0NTI1W—7 ~Bass......-. 011110000—4
Hibbard.... . .,....,101111111—9 001111,000—4
Osborne.....,...2.. 2. Ti 11—9 111001001—5
Hiworthivi: S220) ee 101111001—6 -100111101—6
Bergen. stiri os 101111011—7 011011 100—5
Oogswell.. .2..:..5... 011711111—8 110711111—8
WayvEOnes wh ik ous see 101111110—7 111110100—6
Williams.,........5.: 111101101—7 . LOLI LI—8
Hatmer..,6-si.4c2 sO MiI—s Eb . .011111100—6
Paul..... soba ctor gees 111101111—8 101111101—7
HUGS ke ee 111101109—6 1w11—9
Wendupis.t.. foal e.ets 110101111—7
First, fifth and sixth div, Other ties shot off. Second div. by-
Paul, Benscotten, North and Prechtel; third won by Wall; fourth
div. by Valentine, Ford and Heal.
Eyent No. 5, at 15 standards, entrance $2.50, money divided as
as in other matches, open to all:
Bandle........ 111111011111111—14 Hendershot. ...111111001101111—12
Sheldon........1111J1111101011—13, Hopkims....... 111011111111110—18
Bruswien......11]017111101110—12 Morgan....... eLIILOIN11111111—14
Varmer...,...5 JUVUIVATIATII 1h «= bee,... cs 1111100 111100—12
Osborne....... AMIION1I00I1I—12. Hoffman....... 141116111110010—11
Dayton......... 111141101011110—12 Panl,....... .-LLIOV11 1101 11—14
Andrews...... J11001111111000— 9 _Richard....... 111121110110010—11
OATHO ere oe 1010L00T1001111—10 = North..........111111001101101—41
Sweetman.....111101101111100—11 Roach......... 1011101000101N0— 7
Taylor: ..... .. UI 1—15 Elworthy...... OL1111111001110—12
Gols. ann ites 111111111011010—12_-—- AJexander.....101111117100111—12
Leavitté........ 11101110101111—12 Niebol.........171111111101111—14
All ties divided, except on 12, which was shot off and divided
by Dayton, Lee, Elworthy and Alexander. :
Event No. 6, at 12 Cincinnati
clay-birds, entrance $2, money
divided as before, open to all: 4
Bandle............ T1119111111—11 Williams.... .... 001101010010— 5
Sheldonse: 3: 5; 111100171111—10 Prechtel.......... THOM 1—10——"
Mayans ee OOLIT1I0LI00— 7 Dean........... 2. 110011100100— 6
Manton; one 1O1101101101I— 8 Andrews........ --110111110000— 7%
Osborne ......-... I101111001—10 Benscotten....... 111010011— 9
Morgan......-..- AOUIII110001I— 8_-—“North............. T1011100111— 9
}Lopansr--. OOLOLIOIOINN— 7 Nichols........... 101101110101— 8
Gale oe ber ee ke 1011101U1001I— 7 Paul.... ......... OLLOLNIO1NI— 9
All ties div. except on 9 and 7, which were shot off and 9s div.
by North and Paul, and 7s won by Hopkins.
Pxtra event No. 1, at 9 bluerocks, entrance $1.50, six moneys, as
in programme events;
All ties div. except 6 and 5. Tie on 6 shot off and diy. by Mar-
tin, Alexander and Nichols. Tie on 5 shot off and won-by Wen-
dort. |
:
G@rGeteqis anes foelage 111110100-6 ~Farmer.... .......... 101101110—6_—
Redolph.2 says AR: O10V10011—4_- Valentine. ........... OO111110—6
Worthiness 1101N1I1I—8 |~Alexander............ IOLLOLO—5
ROB Pegereiots- len ee OO00TTO Ma. Panis oh savy aa peeeeie 141411111—9 ;
Hendershot.......... Wi11N11—8, Nichols,,............. 11001:1
Benscotten..... ...... VW I=9 Wherry............... OUO0L
Bandle, ,.-+--06. f. css OMII—8 Hopkins ............. li De .
Rartimy qaks inal 1OlO0INII—6 ~Morgan........,..... OL00 1OJI—-5
Se Ro Slt pe ay SELES HA a to Se a PIA DUOMO |
Syeitchayreel) eee eae 110101111—7_~—Heal : - LU Hi—9
Chrtes eee ee os Lae TAOLOUG—G. Mord.) 25 awe niet L101 0-7 |
Wendortf.....-.. Rada & 100011110—5 |
(Oy oinet: ys 01111111— ORR aie en) ten .-- LUIII001—F
Benscotten........... W101111—8 Sweetman........ ... W1i0n—7
Wapmepe eee ok 1100111016 _ Alexander...........11111011—8
Dr Hibbard........... ORGPOE—b. “Aria ees,
F 1ndi1—9 ~Andrews........... + -O101101—6
bh) State § TLL.) Prechtelior i. e,:
+ Sew QOMMLI—§ ~ Dayton... ............
1110111:1—8 Hendershot
WIIU—9 Lee...........2..2... ONO 6 }
101000w. BASS.) ealehih toy oien Oe 111111100—7_ 3
Hopkins....-+. --2+. 1111010117 _Heal...... Sat ee ewe 101111100—6
irst and second div., third shot off and div. by Morgan, Prech- -
tel and Bass, fourth shot off and won by Heal.
Extra event No, 3, at 9 hluerocks, entrance $1, four moneys:
Mortttats | oon. kes eee T10v0N—7 North... ........2.... 1100001115
AOS ee ace ee THOWNI—7Y Elford........ 3 ES: 111101111—8
OSDORME IS lle ere Psi. 0s 111101011—7 Taylor........... -- 1111111) —9
Galtiowtme y=) kc. tes OMMIWII—8 Valentine -...... .... 111111111—9
THOpkatsttes ones ek eehe 110111118 -~Teulbach.... -...... .112011010—6§ |
Shoeldom eres tte 101i11011—7_ Alexander............ TOW FF
Daven, -peeee ce: ea OL001101I0—4 Brown-............... 1141010117
Leavitt......... 4 Stee WM10110—7_- - Hagzard.............. 100000011—3
Dr Hibbard..... OTIS. Bawls. Se Oni
Hendershot...........111010111—-7 Haycox.... .......... 11101700—6§ ©
Benscotten........... 1M111111—9 Andrews.............. 11:110101—7 |
Holes Pe t OOUMIIII—6 Hale.................. 101010111—6
Dy psuneeerrlie nile wives 1101101117 Bandle................ 1111911119 |
Bande” 2" 2 eb oe 11111101—8 Alexander,........... 111101101 —7
Claes cerns ae 000101101—4. Windhoff............. 171001011—6
Wier] i] 67 ee W119 Paml................-. 11 i—9
Hendershot.......... TINTIOM 8 “Green. ee ears -010111111—7
SH eldGL ye faeces hes earns 110011117 Dean..............-... 4010010110—4
Benscotten......+.... VVMIN—9 ~ North... ..2..2.....-..0M11171 =4
TRO DEES cane es te 10ers 111011100—6. _EHNworthy............111111111—9
Morgan....... ...-... 1110110017 Valentine,............ 110111111—8
COE eF wits eer Seer ear ys MT 10—6" ordi 2. 00010L0w. ©
UWA Vc lobocncre areas 1ITIOOION—6-— Heal ..2.,2...... 40.2. 110101111—6
NIGHONB A sidnga se: .. LOOLILIO—6
First diy., second shot off and div. by Bandle, Hendershot and
North; third shot off and diy. by Morgan, Alexander and Green;
fourth shot off and div. by Hopkins and Heal. +
Thursday, May 16.
Event No. 1, at 9 bluerocks, entrance $1.50, six moneys, as in
other programme events, open to League only:
Benscotten ........... 1MiI—7 ~Wendorf. .......... --100110001—4 +
Hendershot.......... O10111101—6 Morgan ...... ....... 011141113—8
Litre Wee... eee THOM Y Hopkine. sy... .7., <0! 1010110116 |
SHLEPEROTIN Sete ssn: se a 2 ote PUAITI—9 heayitt..4../.... 0.08 011000171—5
IVESUT UTI pts + rata + 001010000—2 WNorth...., ........... 111111111—9
Bandle + osece LIMLIGIIR—8) PAeIIGesaN icin Seen, one 111111111—9
(6)0) (2s a 011011110—F Rudolph ............. 011111100—6
SE5d4 eee eeee noe 101010111—6 Alexander....,....... 011101170—8
ICCTA Sy iene sale ta 101101117 Dayton............... 101011111—7
PPO sess 5 Peas OLO0LII0I—5 -- Osborn............-... 101111101—7 °
Mid tonnage err Src 111011110—7 Prechtel.......... ... d1—9.
Pam, de. eM gawense . 10NT10N—7 Calhoun.............. 111010011—6
Ties on 9, 8and 5diyided. Tie on 6 shot off and divided by Paul
Dayton and Osborn, killing 12 more straight. Tie on 6 shot off -
and divided by Hart and Calhoun. i
Extra event No. 1, at 9 bluerocks; entrance $1, four moneys;
OTT) iat eit el 011111101—?_ _ Sheldon.............. 111711011—8
Hendershot.......... 110111111—8 Calhoun . .... . -0C1111011—6
PAN Le aya ent e .. .10101111—7 Alexander... 111130000—5
Meatti fe oo =) 2t) yen 1111J1010-7 Morgan,..... M111i1—9
Osborn.....2...005..-. 111111110—8 Leavitt....... U11701011—6 |
TPAD CUPE Wisse meteees are JM111—9 ~Prechtel.... .. -1D01111—8 |
Benscotten........ .. LLMII—9 ~North...... J ATM —9 |
BAAS tne sere selina .110010011—5 + Wendort... 000711110—5
PERE b ts Git: Weeteterece siettcs t N01N111—8 Fish........ .. - 11110 <7
GOT Sess. eee ous 116011111—7 i
First and fourth divided, second shot off and divided by Hen-
dees ‘aia and Sheldon; third shot off and divided by June
and Paul. f }
Extra event No. 2, at 9 standards, entrance $1, four moneys:
Batidhe £4 ees oe 111111101—8 Henadershot...... .--. 1ONT111—8
Galhaums....55.---... 1il1u1—9_-Sheldon....... wae ---LT101001—7
Gole..... sereesessey+-L10010101—5 Osborne........ ..-- 011111101
IMATHID Sve niewek es -n aAHII—9 JTC ......1.... +e. +-411110011—7
LUIS tyr Si eek ice ule .-.010110111—6 Benscotten...........11101110i—7
Morgan... .-.....00 44 OMU1I—8 ~North................. 0
Hopkins ..........-.. 11101K10—7 Valentine........ .... 101110
Leavitt -....,.........106001001— UNUAR AS RY A ePAPer eC ERNE
First and fourth div., second shot off and div. by Morgan an
fT Pee oa 1 oun,...........-.1011=8 -
Hendershot........... WMI—9 Hart... .-o0 ese TWA011—8
SLE SR RS a eh TO01NI—7_—-Wendorf.... ......... 110111100—6
owl ay 7 ee a 1101100015 -~Alegatha ... ...,... -111011011—7
MORPAOLTIC) oo pines ons os AMII—9 North................. W11111—9
MUNG, ...-.,.--- 202+. --L0LIOI—7- Morgan..............- 110101101—T
Le ee a8 eerie eames ovens Pte tee eee
SNBCOLED,.. .-J.s-- MISS on Sorel tata see tn ==
= ie ol veoes-- OIOTTINI—7 Heikes,..,-.,......-+- 101101111--7
Sheldon..,........... ANTII1- 9
'
:
FOREST AND STREAM.
865
‘Extra event No. 3, at 9 standards, entrance $1, four moneys:
.....J111100H—8 Calh
Event No. 2, at 50 bluerocks, for. the championship of Ohio and
he L, CG, Smith §500 cup, entrance $5, 40 per cent. of entrance
money to go to former holder of cup, and 60 per cent. divided into
hree moneys:
endershot. . . ..110101111129111110111010.10 100100 111) 11001117110101—45
JUNC... + eee cee hVLOUVLITAOVI 119101111001 0101001119111 10101111101, — 4
Heikes...-.....+. OULOLOLOITAFATL 1110101111100. T10.1111111101 11 —45
Lefever..-.....-. 401910100101 0001001011119.1111110111 1001011110111 11—41.
Sheldon.......... VATDD VOLTA TL011001 111.001.1010. 11010107 1111101—4.2
Bandle....:...-.. VN90100909190.10 110.101.1011. 110101111111111 111 —46
(ECZIE Soiree 5 101010110101110010100001 w-
SINEsaAiaiTiely's sethol dia’ OUTTA T0100 LTA TI TOUT OOL ITAA 1.1 —42
Dayton....-.-.-.. 171111111011 01011 101111011 107011 1101 w.
Coley cece th Q01140101011111111111011 100001011101 1011111111 111—37
Benscotten....... VAD 1900091001000... 109110. 110.1011.1101111101—-45
Williams....-.... AL TDAV TATE 1111100019 11111119 011100011 01011101 111—42z
kins.....-.... 001001 1100111001111 10100 yw.
Deters VDT LOLILTTAOLILOTOL VII. —-46
wee ee ey ee ee AIOUUAVTDGTIIGII 1119119011001 1101011011111 11—4F
rl
~ QVO11101111010117011101111 11 1001111101100111101111—38
~O110109011111.11004 10111 100111001.101 0119111111011 1—39
, --01101111410000101177 1011000711110 001111111.100111—84.
~- 1011011016001 01L011101111101.001100001 1011111111 110—83
. .. 410111001100111001111100w.
10011011111111091011101000011111111191101111111111—37
(oir Ea ae tae LE te ee ine a. 1100111111119 011—24.
deta rl stay ee ee ee Leaiaee poe Gale 0111101111311111011001011—19
Paul is therefore the present champion of Obio and holds the
eup. This event was not finished until nearly 6 o’clock, and
wound up the day’s sport and the tournament.
FRANK MASON,
THE TRENTON SHOOT.
HE two-days’ tournament of the Mercer Gun Club of Trenton,
N. J., held on May 15 and 16, proyed to be one of the most
successful shoots every held in Jersey. Although this club was
enly organize: in December last, it is already one of the largest
and most active clubs in the State, and has on their membership
list 75 of the most prominent citizens of the city. The board of
officers Consists of the following gentlemen; Pres., Edwarf G,
Updegrove; Vice-Prest., Isaac Shreeve; Treas., A, Kuser; Sec., A.
«Moore. The prounds are situated on the Kuser estate, about
two miles from the heart of the city, They areinclosed by a high
board fence, that constitutes the boundary, being just 8lyds. from
the traps on all sides except the rear, The club house is a large
and substantial structure, and is supplied with all conveniences,
Kuser, Mahlon Wox,
labored faithfully to
The scores rau:
Event No. 1, at 10 Keystone targets, $1 entrance, Keystone rules,
four prizes:
Mahlon..--......... 1111111110—:9 Cubberley Se eee 1011001111— 7
Williams........... 1001101111— 7 CSmith........... 411101131141)
Manley.--.......--.. 1111111011— 9 Tee Kay............ 1ILIG1L001— 6
5 0) Fe oe 11111111J1—10 Capt Jones.,....-.. O11 — 9
Lindsley -.,........1101011711— 9 W Sigler.... ...... .0101011101— &
Quimby.-....-...-- 111011311— 9 J Brewer........... 1111111111—10
“Ties all div,
Pyvent No. 2, conditions same as No. 1:
aPiien te: 22a ccc 11111111—10 Tee Kay....... .... 1111111111—10
Camp. _...2.-e11O1000110— 5 C Smith............ 1111111110— 9
Williams ...-...-... 11997171111—10' Mahlon. .........., 0010101711— 6
Minniiay sess. 55a 11111101— 9 Brewer. ...:....... 111117111—10
Cubberley.........- 10NG1OI— *¥ Quimby............. 011111110]— §
Sigler.........-.-... OMWIM1NI— 9 ZAwirlein............ 1111111101— 9
HIG TO Shoe oad sete os 111110110I— 8 Ties all div.
Event No. 3, same conditions:
Tete ene « 1 ii), Mee. Way...) 5 O101111101— 4
© Smith........ .... 0LU0LI0— 7% Quimby..-.......... 1111111110
Manley. -..- 1.2.00 OUUTIII— § ‘Brewer .........., 111111111—10
Cubberley......-...11101101-- 8 Mahlon,,. ,.-..-.. 1111111111—10
Ep yas pe ae cece LL 11—10 Zwirlein.... -.-- --eL011111011— 8
Wiliams.......-...111010111— 8 ‘Ties divided.
Event No. 4, same conditions: J
ubberley. .......- O011111111— 9 Mahlon........... -1111111010-— §
Smith. ...... .... LU1OLH— 8 Zwirlein........ ... O0LLO1i00I— 5
Wi Ser epee Theo 1111110111- 9 Van Camp....-..... 1101110011— 7
1.) Fi ier eee eae 1111011111— 9 Wilhams........... 1101111110— 8
RUT LGTs lc eiidlain ee se 1111111110— 9 Jones........... ... LOOIM1101— 7
WSTOWET | wees cvs ve HVWM111—10 Miles Johnson...,.. 1111110011— 8
Wee Kay....-.:.--.- HUMOMN- ¥ Quimby............. J1111111—10
Ties divided. :
Event No. 5, 10 live birds, #10 entrance, $150 guaranteed, four
moneys: ;
Frank Class (28)....1211111212—10 A Huser (80)....... 2221200211— 8
Win Sigler (80) ....111121211—10 Sam Castles (28)_. .1211021021— 8
Joe Camp (a0)_.-... 2121222112—10 J D Voorhees (30), ..1110012110— 7
) Mack (a0).........1101112121-10 Chas Zwirlein (80) ..1222220010— 7
‘G Cubberley (28)... .1201212111— 9 urford (80)..._...,1001210212— 7
Capt Jones (28). .. .022112111i— 9 OB Mamley (28)....0202012111 — 7
F Mahion (a0).,..... 1122021711— 9 W_F Quimby (30).,.1lo01120112— 7
ED Miller (28)...... 20211)H11— 9 D Williams (80)....J011111010— 7
R Irwin (28) ...-...-. 011211121— 9 Huston (80).......... O1OH21100— 6
J ¥ Kleing (28).....- 2102112lol— 8 Chas Smith (80)....2020210llo— §
© M Hedden (80)...1012111102— 8 Tee Kay (80)........ o001211202— 6
Hugh Leddy (28).. .2201222110— 8 t
C Van Camp (30)...0211112022— 5 T M Pierson (80)....100100Ww-
Ties on 8 for third money, miss and out: Kleinz 3. Hedden 4,
Leddy 3, Van Camp 4, Kuser 4, Castles 2. Ties on 7 for fourth:
Voorhees 1, Zwirlein 2, Turford 2, Manley 2, Quimby 1, Williams 1.
Class, of Pine Brook, Sigler, of Montclair, Camp ot Trenton, and
Mack, of Haston, first; Cubberly,of Long Branch, Jones, of Jersey
City, Mahlon, of Trenton, Miller, of Springfield, Irwin, of Phila-
deJphia, second; Hedden, of Newark, Van Camp and Kuser, of
ee third; Zwirlein and Turford, of Trenton, and Manley, of
anbury, fourth.
Grant (28)............11001102Uu0— 5
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tex
; down with the sécond barrel.
iniss, Smelt did likewise, killing a twisting straightaway fully
f0vds. away. Sigler killed his fourth bird cleverly, but held his
fun above the armpit and had to shoot another. Miller made a
beautiful shot on his third, a fast straightaway, bringing him
‘1. Irwin's gun was challenged on his
fourth bird and he had te kill another to score. Manley did not
fare so well on his fitth bird; he killed it, with the first barrel,
but the gun was challenged and he missed the substitute. Castle's
error in not using his second barrel on his fifth bird was an in-
excusable one for a yeleran like him, and cost him 4, bird that
could have been scored. Zwirleiti’s seventh was gathered in
bounds, but was challenged for shot marks and declared lost.
Huston's third was anh incomer that left No, 5 trap like a streak
of lightning and was over the boundsry before he could use his
second barrel. user had hard luck on his sixth, it falling dead
just:out of bounds, Smith’s tenth and Grant’s seventh were both
good ones, and carried the shot out and fell dead,
Event No. 6, 25 Keystones, Keystone rules, $5 entrance, $5
guaranteed:
{SUES Aces Wh atin: Saeed ieee eas pee eee ee LUDO 1111911111 — 24.
Sigler: <....-.. Yee Hk ieee cto tag V11011119191.0111111110— 28
Brewer,...... Pee eA Eee Pe Lg ~ VUVN TAIT 101111111 1 25
Mahlon...:. peeattebe sn ieess nee thee tka (01119... 101110111011—2L
Wire ws yetaans cscccreetacwe, (tearatdioaiet 101011.0110111011111111111—20
Mee Wavy ynesceeSorsss2ssc2 e200 WTR TT, 01.111010111,01101110111)01—18
IY Rae Wed ee ae pees Wee ety bar: Laitisisedie 1110000111101101010111110—17
@ubberley yaa, Ji-ettene st ee hbon boa stnain 1101011111000111111011111—19
Cy Smith Wis aes o> peer ee rn rett # were Re 11010100110111119 11110110—18
Awirlein..... ..... Age hoes He Satta 1111.1001.1.1101000101 00011 —15
§ Castles..... EPs dtm e anne omiyet kerries 101.1 100171110101110000000—13
QO DY eee ee Lt eRe Abehanereas LLLOD00L01 w.
Lindsley..--.... Nila Ihc, fectgt eee an sa ders 111010107 110111101111111—23
Chi ucnemer erie cso tee toot ewe nae LLELLWITL0101T L001 w,
CHaseVRORTMDU.. colleen nee seeks LOLOVOITTI 11110110 yw,
DEW ee Ser) Vale en eka kieae aks aaa 100371111110110w,
J. L. Brewer first, ©. D, Miller second, Wm. Sigler third, Milt,
Lindsley fourth,
Event No. 7, miss andl out, entrance $1, Hurlingham rules:
Van Camp 3, Kuser 2, Ralston. 1, Manley 4, Pierson 1, Camp 5,
Castles 4, Class 0, Quimby 5, Awirlein 5, Moore 0, Moore (re-entry)
0, Mahlon 0, Lindsley 3, Grant 0, Baumgartner 0, Shreeve ‘5.
Camp, Quimby, “wirlein and Shreeve divided.
_ May 16.—Byent No. 1,6 live birds, entrance $o, Hurlingham
rules, 3 moneys:
Sigler... seuneeenyive wre T12I—5” Castlesy, 6.08. ese wees 21111—5
ROUGH oot. eee feelin 21110—4 Turford...,.. Ae in kee 1110--3
CUASS. oe. cee thmks jaca ,02110—8 Van Camp... ..........., 11102--4
GRIND Acces pth Le Peepers} 2iNi2—5 UO smith.-.. ........... wlliii—p
mMbbEerley,, cto =o seen Ute LU WAM parecer see eee ene L1110—4
QUILT DY, ooo ewes aac se Theo, MPM Zs ee sys tclein ce 20111—4
Mier | 2. . cect cts UG LP SG 13:7 See 10111—4
Lindsley........-+. Po cradebeee mth: OCIS. shoe suey ee 11010—8
Miles Johnson............l]110—4 Zwirlein....... ......... 00101—8
IBTEW OL. oy seas dues Reed 14 PE a oir >| re 01111—4
Nes divided,
Event No, 2, 20 live birds, $20 entrance, modified Hurlingham
yules; o dead out of bounds:
Frank Class Gy A ee ee ee, Se 21211121112222222112—20
BMablon HO) var..ccbosescleusascla weeuen 11111221212221121120—19
CB) Manley (28) 220009. SUN eR se 11112222121111121021—19
P PranleWeiny (Ba)e. «. 220) eee ee eh. 21111121111212022011—18
WV EMT (BO )shics th cee See te vibes ceeetie Me ts -12122212110212110111—18
MPU IPL SiN Clad ee i Oe ea, SCT a rn 1112101121111110221]—18
UFEO EUS DALIOY (20) ives cca coy «poets eee ny em 11111111211011111011—18
Toe" Camp BOs es wees Sees ees 1022222011 2222222220--17
MW keBrewer (SUN ee TT pad 11221011 200122221222—17
Sato! Gastles (Gaye. stir tate a ees 10112121102112102122—17
Up ananh | on) 0 Tt Cee ae eORRR es Saaetan t haee ee 02121012111211012121—17
WHI tHLimesleyial). 2. ae oe eed rete awe dials oles 22012202222022222022=16
eVisit PHP (GO) fea pests fos et et ase ks nets 11201201122 122210001—15
Chas! Smittht (olor spot reece oh tis iteine eles 1111120200211low, —11
Gapt Jones (28) essay) 2s Lea sas ee VII1O0TLONN10w. + —11
(OATES UCU) en NS a dip BRpr rape n trccoe asec 2202012210110w,. —
HHSweNApsone(BO)s MOI eo a ehes Leen keel, 222212001200w. —8§
John D! Voorhees (80)... si ei seek cet eis Oo2001211111w. —8
Ghas Fewinleimi(BO)\.. seen. enka e etka edemiced 21201011 200w. —"
Miles Jiohnsort (BOs)... aa soca e eee tees aeies 01110100221 w. — i
DPMS CUNO Ss sakes keen) paeee cues stare 3 11200222000w. — 6
Fram kee Vers (28) suet ta~ cfale Bate bse ek tye etiags 120002010w. — 4
Ties divided.
Frank Qlass scored his 20 straight but had a very close call on
his 16th, the bird falling dead hardly 4in. within bounds, Wox
lost his last bird yery conveniently, he went to the score and for-
got to push his safety up. Manley shot in yery good luck and
was lucky in getting good birds, the only bird he missed was a
rattling tailer, that could have been missed by any one. Kleinz
apparently had killed his 15th bird, but in order to make sure, he
fired his second, when to the surprise of every one, the bird rose
and slowly flew out of bounds; his 18th was an ordinary right
quarterer that was missed clean. Sigler’s two misses were
creditable ones, his 10th was alightning straightaway that twisted
out of the charge, his other miss was a fast towerer. Miller lost
his 6th and 16th, both fast driyers. Cubberley’s 12th was an easy
one killed on the ground, he was given another bird, and got the
hottest. kind of a driver that got away; his 18th was one of the
same kind and was misse] with both barrels. Camp missed his
2d and 8th, both right quartering drivers; his 20th might have
been killed if he had held right. Brewer was apparently not in
good form as many of his kills were anything but clean; his 6th,
a fast driver, was hit but got away; his 10th fell dead just out of
bounds; the next one was a twister and got away with a clean
skin. Castles lost his 2d, 10th and 16th, all hard drivers. [rwin’s
first bird was an easy incomer but was missed clean, his 6thahard
driver and the 15th a towering left-quarter feli dead outside the
fence. Lindsley lost his 8d the fastest kind of an incomer, th
and 12th both tailers, the 18th a towerer was hit with the second
barrel and twisted in the air but got out and away. Smith’s 7th
fell dead over the fence as did his 15th; his 9th and 10th were dan-
dies and both sailed away with considerable shot for ballast.
Vun Camp shot in great form in the early part of the race, but
went to pieces on the home stretch; some of his kills were re-
markable. Capt. Jones's 5th bird had to be put up by the trapper,
and although he was balked he foolishly accepted the bird and
scored a miss. M4Zwirlein’s llth was shot on the ground, the
referee gaye another bird and he proved to be a good one, as he
Was away as soon as the trap was pulled,
Johnson ..11011111000110110001—12
Sigler. ...11011111011100110011—-14 Brewer..... 1170110991111 141—19
Tee Cay ..11111111111110101110—17 Lindsley. .00171011111001111011—14
Ruple,--..11011101110101100111—14 Granr..... 100001171101 17011711—414.
Jones...... 11111131711111001111—18 Updegrove 0100107 00000L000100— 5
Mahlon., .41010121110111111111—18 Williams .11001111001111111001—14
Smith... .. 01411111011101011111—16
Van Camp11110010001101111060—1.1.
Brewer first, Jones and Mahlon second, Tee Kay third, Miller
and Smith fourth.
Zwirlein. .00110110011111100110—12
Event No. 4, 5 pairs Keystones, $1 entry, 4 prizes:
Weller........-..11 00 10 11 10—6 (rwin............ 10 10 10 10 10—5
Mahlon ........ 10 01 10 11 10-6 Sweet........ ... 11 10 11 10 11—8
SIGHES IS 020s wa oe 10 10 10 11 10—6 Lindsley......... 11 11 OL GO 10—6
Brewer... -.:+ +. 11 011111 10—8 Williams........10 11 00 00 10—4
Tee Kay -11 00 10 01 11-6 Ruple..........-. 10 10 11 10 10—6
Wan Camp.. .,.-11 10 11 00 00—5 Quimby.......... 11 01 11 10 11—8
Kleinz...........10 10 00 10 00—3
vent No. 5, live birds miss and out, $1 entry: Mahlon 4, D.
Williams 0, A. Kuser 2, KE. Ralston 0, Turtord 0, D, Smith 0, Camp
2, Jones 4, B. Kuser 2, Van Camp 5, Zwirlein 4, Updegrove 1, Gil-
kyson 1, N. Williams 1, R, Williams 5, Tee Kay 0, Irwin 1, Kleinzg
1, GC. Smith 3, Brewer 8, Quimby 5. Van Camp, R. Williams and
Quimby divided. TEE Kay.
CORRY, Pa., May 16—The Corry Guu Club held their weekly
shoot this afternoon on their new grounds; this with the good
weather that prevailed helped the boys to make some yery good
scores for beginners. Austin won the gold medal, Lewis silver,
and McCray leather. Following are the scores: Lewis 19, Barker
10, Ward 19, Austin 22, Swan 18, Arnold 19, F. Babcock 21, Ellis 17,
Waggoner 13, Mead 18, Gallup 12, Scott 16, Starbird 14, McCray 9,
Tyler 8, Edwards 13, Kelleher 16, Nichols 10, Hammond 10, Oliver
13, Duffy 10, Wilson 20, Blair 13, Blydenburgh, Jr,, 13.
WORCESTER, Mass., May 16.—At the meet this week of the
Worcester Sportsmen’s Club at Coal Mine Brook Range, the
principa]l event was the contest for the'cup recently presented to
weeks. Wach man has a pevsik’s.Véd, and th
open traps: J _D.-rinem. At the meeting on J,
C. Kh. B. Clatlin 26, commodore, the Prince of Waed. C. Crompton
22, H.W, Webherlarquis of Ormonde, was appy 21, W-R. Dean
21, Wo. . D. Jourdan
, V. FE, Prentice
8s, thrown from
E. T. Smith 26,
; W.L, Davis 21, + , H
20, C, B, Holden 19, sus challenges, the present o
14, Dr, Bowers 14. the most important, in ev
neing: at all under the ter
.o future, The second issue,
of paces, etc,, is merely a
toe club, anc, it is_to be continued for, He every two:
MINNEAPOLIS GUN CLUB.
MY NEAPOLIS, May 17.—Yesterday,-the day set apart for the
monthly one-day tournament of the Minneapolis Gun Club,
opened with heayy thunder and asevere hail and tain storm,
which lasted until nearly 9 o'clock. The rest of the day was
loomy, sour and yery windy, making good scores nearly impassi-
le. There was a small attendance, about sixteen during the fore-
noon, which was increased to twenty-four during the afternoon,
The Minneapolis Gun Club has distinguished itself by being the
first, and so far as the writer knows, the only gun club to have
electrical trap pullers. They were tried yesterday for the first
time, and of course needed some adjusting, but they worked very
nicely, and with a little more experience and a few minor changes
will be perfection itself, They work so smoothly and quietly that
every one was enthusiastic in their praise,and I think the in-
ventor, Mr, Vernon Bell, of Minneapolis, will haye his hands full
supplying clubs that will want them as soon as their many merits
are known. President Harrison, of the Minneapolis elub, will
give any sportsman any desired information concerning them, as
itis chiefly through his exertions and enterprise that the club
possesses them,
There were present yesterday J. H. Balsom, Hudson, Wia.;
Pfister, Hamlin, Benneti, Chantler and Skinner, from St. Paul:
I. Claggett, Montevedio, Minn., and others, ;
Following are the various scores, all from 5 screened traps, 18
and 15yds. rise, Keystone system, all purses divided in 40, 30, 20
and LO Par Meer mare mae
irat sweeepstake, 7 singles, 50 centsentrance: Pratt 3, Murphy
7, Skillet 3, Shott 4, Skinner 7, Osmer 6, Cutter 7, Skinner feat,
rt penanGs i winisl ae 8
Second sweep, 4 singles and 3 pairs, 75 cents entrance: Pratt 7.
Murphy 7, Skillet 6, Shott 9, Skinner 9, Osmer 9, Cutter 7. Osmer
ne Snot ote CunLeS pesos
inst event, 10 single Peorias, $1 entrance: Murphy 6, Marsha
8, Skinner 9, Lawrence 6, Shortt 9, Christenson 8, Hamlin 10 a
nett 10, Cutter 7, Osmer 8, Pratt 5, Balsom 8, Daly 10, Pye 3, Dunn
6. Hamlin, Bennett and Daly divided first, Skinner and Shott
second, Marshall, Christenson and Osmer third, Cutter and Bal-
ae ae ee aint ay $1 k
econd event, 6 singles and 2 pairs, $1: Skinner 9, Marshall 6,
Balsom 9, Pye 7, Lawrence 4, Bhott 7, Osmer 8, Christenson 8,
Hamlin 10, Bennett 7. Daly §, Dunn 8, Murphy 5, Cutter 7, Pratt 7:
Hamlin first, Skinner and Salsam divided second, Dunn 3, Ben-
Li ay pe t, 15 singles, $1.50 ent Sk
ir event, 15 singles, $1.50 entrance: Skinner 14, Marshall 11
Daly 13, Lawrence 12, Pye 11, Shott 10, Pratt 13, Murphy 10, Ham-
lin 18, Bennett 14, Christenson 11, Balsom 15, Cutter 11, Dunn 13,
Balsom first, Skinner and Bennett divided second, Dunn third,
Lawrence fourth, | ;
_ Fourth event, 4 singles and 3 pairs, $1 entrance; Ci#ristenson 8,
Skinner 9, Osmer 9, Dunn 8, Balsom 9, Daly 8, Pye 8, Marshall 6,
Lawrence 8, Pratt 7, Shott 6, Hamlin 8 Bennett 7, Cutter 7, Mur-
phy 6, Skinner, Balsom and Osmer first, Dunn second, Bennett
third, Marshall fourth,
Fifth event, 10 singles: Marshall 10, Daly 8, Skinner 9, Osmer 9,
Catamaran 9, Nicholson 6, Stokes 9, Chantler 9, Balsom 10, Dalton
#, Pye 6, Kennedy 8, Hamlin 10, Bennett 7, Whitcomb 8, Lawrence
8, Prati 6, Shott 5, Christenson 8, Cutter 8, Murphy 6, Dunn 7,
Ensign 10, Morse 8,
Badge shoot, 10 singles and 5 pairs, $2 entrance:
SMeTMeIn eebae ss iblnee te hk eric O11 00 11 10 10 10—13
Catamaran .. i - .QU01119111 JZ 11 it 11 11—17
Pyeiteoe aces --- 1100110111 10 10 10 11 10-13
Balsom - II 10 11 11 11: 10—18
Whitcomb 0011111001 10 00 10 11 10—11
abyss: - -OLUDIATAT 10 00 11 11 11—16
Chamntler,.....0.0....es. eee. 1711101111 19 11 00.10 11—15
Hambley. ssc heaacey ens 1111700111 11 10 10 10 10—14
Bieainichtvagds: eee eieets.ckeetaas amok OULOO01010 10 01 10 10 O1— 8
(SAMO HES hee miee et escvaeh satst ce ee binky OL 00010 11 11 10 11 H1—18
Iptelaratistond ee Ban Scien merece 001101010 10 01 OL 00.41—10
Silotheice potas ee den Sere 8s eee ts 0101110100 10 10 10 10 11—10
MOrae\..-i as.» rea aaah cathe hese ucwn O11 00 12 01 O01 11—14
WES TS sce cate ade Cees +4 75 116101110 10 11 11 11 11—15
Mis PRerROO Vos oe ease ee seer os 1111110111 01 10 01 10 11-15
MAVLETACE peas sereanne Oe meres ate rere 1110110110 11 00 10 11 117—i4
WWE WI fone ts ots sing taste seats x -s+.-.1011111110 11 10 11 11 11-17
QRGRET NS =: stare, etree: +». 1100111111 OL 10 11 01 10-6
TPETIT le Weed tenes nates mt ct fet st rane 1111111 11 11 10 10 117—18
Dodge......2...)) cesses ceeey sees ‘oe OL11111000 10 10 00 00 10—10
@WTISfEMBOH co snes ceaes aes fonees en 1101100101 10 10 11 10 00—12
Stokes.....-..,--. Sera eye =» LONVU11111 11 10 10 11 10—15
BMAST EEL) een. 2eia-netaus cane a0 92k 1111120110 11 11 16 11 11—17
[STi edo. buct a aan amen et rgee 110311101 10 00 01 11 10—18
Winey yee.” out (eee tree hs ay Soo 23a 1001001100 10 00 17 11 Vi—11
GOORTOATIS yh on oe ietns eis er oe 1OIOU 11111 00 10 10 10 11—138
SWrarinisities: sec fckk ice © vac se etl. 0100110001 11 G0 40 00 0O— 6
Lg ME OHTLC EY: a. tie -sotwctale ein) Sel fete Oey al O11110011 10 11 01 00 10—12
TPE SME LSA te el cee tees ee a ne ns. 1111111110 10 11 11 11 11-18 ©
Sah" tee Bp petne pe boc! aMbebe Hsadce 0110101000 i it 11 10 10—11
Balsom and Pratt divide first, Catamaran, Warwick and Bn-
sign second, Daly third, Stokes fourth. Dunn wins senior badge,
Pye wins junior badge, Pratt wins amateur badge.
“Tribune” badge shoot, 9 singles and 5 pairs, $1.50 entrance:
Hnsien... 100111011 1010 11—10 Skinner....01U11111 10 11 11—13
Warwick..100101100 0011 10— 7 Hamlin....111111110-11 10 01—12
Dunn...... 110010010 1110 11— 9 Bennett...JU1011 10 11 11—14
Dalton..-.. 411111111 10 1010-12 WNicholson..011011010 10 10 10— 8
Stokes...., W110101 001010—9 Kennedy ..111101111 41 11 10-18
Quitier....- T11111110 1001 10—11 Parker ....011101001 0010 01—s
Lawrence..111100000 0011 11— 8 Marshall ..111011110 10 10 01—10
Shatt .-..-- 011917110 10.11 11—12 Jacoby..... 011110100 11 11 01—10
Catamarani01111101 1010 11—11 Pratt..... 100011111 10 00 10— 8
Chantler ..111011101 00 1010—9 Dodge......111000110 11 10 011— 9
Pye ot 101101011 11 10 10—10 Ls KRennedv011111001 10 10 10— 9
Whitcomb 101111111 00 10 10—10 Monte...... TIOTL1011 11 1 11—18
Balsom....J11111111 OL 01 11—18 Murphy...,00U111111 11 11 17—12
Daly -..-.-111101011 11 11 00—12
Bennett first, Kennedy second, ties on 12
amaran tourth. Murphy wins badge.
Last event, 7 singles, Glentrance: Pratt 6, Stokes 7, Balsom 7,
L. Kennedy 3, Parker 3, Nicholson 4, Swanman 3, Skinner 7, Law-
rence 6, Dodge 6, Ensign 6, Cutter 4, Bonte 6, Murphy 6, M. Ken-
nedy 5, Whitcomb’. Stokes, Balsom, Skinner and Whitcomb
first, Ensign and Bonte second, Kennedy third. WiILLTAMs.
third, Cutter and Cat-
NEW YORK SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS.
NEw. YORK, May 20.—There will bean all-day shoot at our
grounds on May 80, Decoration Day, at_bluerocks and Key-
stones. It Was our intention to inaugurate live pigeon shooting
at this date, but owing to the scarcity of birds and the difficulty
in getting then in sufficient numbers, we are unable at present
to announce any live bird programme. It is, however, our inten-
tion fo give a good live pigeon shoot as soon as possible, Next
Saturday, the 25th, being the fourth Saturday in the month,
shooting Will commence at 9:30 A.M. and continue all day. Any
noe who is interested in shootingis invited.—CHaAs. RICHARDS,
res,
The seores of May 18 were: Trophy match, at 25 Keystones, 25
cents entry:
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Nisa eae eo deticebs dtodd So ORO LP aoe ecrcr! 0010111110001 110011110110—15
Pe VUER PUNT epectee th sartorial fcyct aipcainn dartrr a al Bate 1001100700111111111111113—_19
Sweep No. 1, 50 cents entry, Keystone rules: Jersey 4, Pumphrey
6, Way 4, Collins 2, hichards 8, Tatham 4. Jersey second on
shoot off,
Sweep No. 2, 25 cents entry: Richards ?, Way 2. Jersey 7, Pum-
phrey ie Bolles 2, Tatham 6. First divided, Richards third on
shoot off,
Sweep No. 3, same: Jersey 8, Winans 4, Pumphrey 8, Richards
4, Fox 3, Tatham 5, Way 0, Bolles2. First and third div.
Sweep No. 4, same: Jersey 9, Pumphrey 9, Tatham 4, Rose5
aes 8, Richards 4, Collins 6, Hathaway 6. First and second
iv.
Sweep No. 5, same: _ Jersey 4, Mey oe es 9, Richards 6, Tatham
10, Collins 8, Bose 5, Way 5, Seeley 8, Winans 5.
Sweep No. 6, same: Tatham 9, Pumphrey 9, Collins 9, Jersey 9,
REE, 8, Winans 5, Seeley 5. Jersey first on shoot off, third
iv.
OLASS AGAINST RIGGOTT.—On Saturday, June 1, Frank
Class of Pine Brook, N. J., and John Riggott of Rockaway, N. J.,
will shoot a match at 50 live birds each under Hurlingham rules,
with the exception of boundary, which will be 50yds. instead of
80, for $100 a side and the champiouship of New Jersey. The
event is to take place on the base ball grounds at Dover, N. J., at
2P.M. Sweepstake shooting before and after the match.
NEBRASKA ASSOCTATION.—The fifteenth annual tourna-
ment of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association is now in
prourese at Norfolk, Neb,, haying begun May 21 and to finish
May 84,
3866
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 28, 1889.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. TOURNAMENT,
Editor Forest and Stream:
Will you please publish that the trap-shooting rules, pro-
grammes of the Cincinnati tournament, registry blanks for mem-
berships of clubs, and classification blanks can be had at the
following business houses in the different sections of ihe country,
[ would Jike to add, that the shooters may thoroughly understand
it, that any one intending 10 shoot al any tournament given by
the association must firsi quahty by filling out a classification
blank and mailing it to the association’s office, receiving a card
inveturn. ‘ihe card should be of much advantage to any shooter
holding one, as if will not only serve as an introduction, but it
will get him properly placed at any shoot he may attend, Penn-
sylvania and Massachusetts now lead in the number of classifica-
tions sent th. J. M, TAYLOR, General Manager,
Boston, J. P. Lovell & Sons, Wm. Keau & Sons, D. Kirkwood,
W., R. Schaefer & Son. New Haven, N. D. Folsom, New York,
Hartley & Graham, Winchester R, Arms Co., Schoverling, Daly
& Gules, Von Lengerke & Detmold, Cornwall & Smock, Atlan-
tic Ammunition Co., W., ©. Hodgkins, G, J. Godfrey, H.C.
Squires, Merwin & Hurlbut, C, lL, Ritzman, Conlin’s Shooting
Gallery. Worcester, A. BG. F. Kinney, B.S, Knowles. Norwich,
BR. W. Yerrington. New London, J. lL. Raub, Albany, H, B.
Derby,’ Paddock & Vine. Syrucuse, Kendrick & Prettie, J. H.
Mann & Sons. Rochester, Jas, McCulloch. Buffalo, Salem G.
Le Valley. Cleveland, Chamberlin Cartridge Co. Toledo, H. C.
Rushmore. Detroit, Fletcher, Jenks & Co,, J. B. Field & Co.
Chicago. Western Arms & Cartridge Co,, Jenny & Graham Gun
Go, St. Panl, G, W. Hackett Hardware Co., Keunedy Brothers,
Wim. Burkharat, St. Louis, E. ©, Meacham Arms Co. Kansas
City, J. F. Schmelzer & Son, Omaba, Isaac Walker Hardware
Co, Memphis, A. J, Vienna & Co. Nashyille, Gray, Fall & Co.,
Dudley Bros. & Lipscomh, Chattanooga, Carter, Magill &
Hwing. Atlanta, Thos, M. Clarke & Co,, Heing & Berke e. Macon,
Johnson & Lane. Savannah, Geo, 8, McAlpin, Palmer Brothers,
Selma, J, K. Robbins & Son, H. P. Tissier Arms Co. Mobile,
James McDonald, I. Bender. New Orleans, Stauffer, Eshelman
& Co., Folsom Arms Co. Jacksonyille, S. B. Huhhard & Co.
Charleston, 8. R. Marshall & Co. Richmond, T. W.Tignor. Bal-
timore, Alexander McComas, Albert Meyer, W. H. Linthicum.
Washington, E. L., Mills, M. A. Tappan. Philadelphia, EH. K.
Tryon, Jr.. & Co. Trenton, West, Clarke & Oase, J. W- Allen.
Newark, Von Lengerka & ‘Detmola. Brooklyn, A. H, Kiffe, J.
F, Masters. Pittsburgh, Jas. Bown & Sons. Allegheny City, F.
F. Davicon. Indianapolis, Van Camp Hurdware Co, Louisville,
Griffith & Semple. Hart Hardware Co, Columbus, Park & Irwin.
Oimcinnati, Bandle Arms Co., B. Kittredge & Co., Powell &
Clement. San Francisco, Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Portland,
Buell Lam erson. Seattle, A. W. Du Bray.
The following is the programme of the first tournament of the
American $ gee ee oy to be held at Cincinnati, June 11,
12, 18 and 14, oa the grounds of the Old Avenue Base Ball Park,
$15°0 cash in guaranteed purses.
Preliminary Shooting, Monday, June 10.—Match 1, 9 targets,
free for all, eutrance $2; match 2, 9 targets, free for all. entrance
2; match 8,10 targets, free for all, entrance $3; match 4, 10 tar-
kets, free for all, entrance $5: match 5, 9 targets, open to classes
Band C, entrance $2; match 5,9 targets, open to class C, entrance
$2. Sweepstake matches to suit to nll out the day.
Regular Programme, Tuesday, June 1l.—Match 1, 9 targets, free
for all, entrance $2; match 2,9 targets, open to classes B and C,
$2; match 3, 9 targets, open to class C, entrance $2; match 4, class
A, 12 targets, open to classes B and C, $150 guaranteed, entrance
5; match 5, class GB, 12 targets, open to-class GC, class A barred,
$150 guaranteed, entrance $5; match 6, class.O, 12 targets. classes
A and B barred, $150 guaranteed, entrance $5; match 7, 10 targets,
free for all, entrance $2; match 8,10 targets, open to classes A
and B, entrance $2; match 9, 10 targets, open to class C, entrance
$2; match 10, 6 pairs targets, tree for all, entrance $2.
Wednesday, June 12,—Match 1, 9 targets, free. for all, entrance
2; match 2, 9 targets, open to classes B and OC, entrance $2; match
3, 9 targets, open to class C, entrance $2; match 4, class A, 12 tar-
ets, open to classes B and OC, $150 guaranteed, entrance $5; match
5, class B, 12 targets, open to class C, clas: A barred, $150 guaran-
teed, entrance $5; match 7, live birds, free for all, entrance $5;
match 8,6 pairs targets, open to classes B and QO, entrance $2;
match 9, 9 targets, open to class C, entrance $2.
Thursday. June 13.—Match 1,9 targets, free for all, entrance
$2; match 2, 9 targets, open to Classes. B and C, entrance $2;
match 3, 9 targets, open to Class C, entrance $2; match 4, Cluss
A, 12 targets, open to classes B and OC, $150 guaranteed, entrance
$5: match 5, Class B, 12 targets, open to Class C, Class A barred,
$150 eualanteed, entrance $5; match 6, Class C, 12 targets, Classes
A and B barred, $150 guaranteed, entrance $5; match 7, 7 live
birds, free for all, entrance $5; match 4, 9. targets, open to Classes
B and OC, entrance $2; match 9, 9 targets, open to Class C, en-
trance $2. . ;
Friday, June 14—Match 1, 10 targets, free for al], entrance $2;
match 2, 6 pairs targets, free for all, entrance $2; match 2, 10 tar-
gets, open to Classes B and C, entrance $2; match 4,9 targets, open
to Class G, entrance $2; match 45, grand free for all, 10 targets, each
entry to shoot one match with every other entry; if 16 or more
entries money divides 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent: if under 15 entries
divided 4), 30 and 20 per cent., first money to winner of most
matches and so on, entrance #10. Sweepstake mitches on targets
and live birds will fill out the day. Shooting will be continued
on Saturday, if desired. _
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 18.—The Elm City Gun Club held
their regular shoot this afternoon with a fair attendance. The
principal events being a team race of 30 birds between a team
from Yale Gun Club and a team from Elm City Club, in which
the Elm City came out victorious with a scors of 189 in a possible
150, Yale’s score being but 98, a very low one for them. We will
hold a tournament Memorial Day, May 30, on our grounds, to
which eyerv one is cordially invited. Thirty-bird race hetween
team from Yale College and teams from EHlm City Gun Club, un-
known angles:
Yale Team,
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Paddock. ..101000110100111— &
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Morrison... 00L000L10171— 8
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Rockwell. .01L1000100U0100— 5
10111111}001110—11—16
Elm City Club Team No. 1.
Albee. ....011111110111111—18
; 1111117121111171—1 528
Or(seifer. ,.J1111111111111—15
111111100110111—12—27
Porter..-,, 11111 10010111118
111 101010111111—13—26
Gould.....- T1101 111111111—15
111111111111111—15—30
Locke....:.10L101110710111—1 1 Rossiter,. ..111111111111101—14
11111010011111—1 228 10111111111111—14—28
95 189
Elm City Gun Club No. 3.
Dean...... ADVTIITLO1I1111—14.
111 10711111171 —14—28
Pilkington011171100000100— 7
10)110031109110— 9—16
Cooper..... 11001001/010001— 7
JILOUINIOILN0U0D— 7—14.
Moran.....1210p011100T110— 9
110100110011011— 9—18
Pomeroy ..011/000000011010— 6
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106 88
First event, 6 birds; Gould 5, Porter 5, Wolsom 2, Graham 5,
Rossiter 5, Ortseifer 5, Tyler 5, Pomeroy 1, Albee 5. Gould and
Tyler fist. Wolsom second, Pomeroy third.
Second event, Same as first; Gould 3, Porter 5, Folsom 5, Graham
4, Rossiter 5, Ortseifer 6, Tyler 4, Albee 6, Cooper 2. Ortsciter and.
Albee first, Porter second, Graham and Dyler third,
Thiyd event, 3 singles and 4 pairs; Albee 6, Gould 5, Ortseifer 7,
Tyler 5, Porter 7, Rossiter 7, Volsom 7, Rossiter first, Albee and
Gould second, Tvler third,
Fourth event, 12 birds, both barrels: Albee 11, Gould 10, Folsom
11, Rossiter 11, Ortseifer 11, Tyler 11, Porter 10, Graham 10. Ort-
seifer, Rossiter and Tyler first, Gould and Graham second. _
Fifth event, / straightaways: Ortseifer 6, Rossiter 7, Gould 7,
Albee 7, Folsom 6, T\ ler 5, Porter'7, Graham 5, Cooper 4, Dean 4,
Pilkington 2, Widman 7. Rossiter, Porter and Widman first,
Ortseifer and Volsom second, Graham and Tyler third.
Sixth event, 3 singles and 2 pairs: Widman 5, Orlseifer 2, Albee
5. Porter 4, Gould 6, Tyler 7, Folsom 4, Dean 7, Graham 6, Pilking-
ton 4, Pike 5, Locke 4. Rockwell 2, Paddock 6, Morrison 4. Tyler
and Dean first, Gould second, Widman, Albse and Pike third.
COLLHGE MARKSMIN.—All college teams of trap marksmen
are invited to participate in the intercollegiate shooting tournua-
ment at Wa ertown, Mass., under th- an pices of the Harvard
Gun Club, Prizes are to be given to the first, second and third
trams, and a special prize for the best score. The shoot takes
Elm City Gun Club No. 2.
Widman. ..111110110111111—14
WAAL 11 1 — 1b — 20
Tyler....... 101011110110101—10
GO0OLOTLOLOQUOU— 4—14
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111101101010791—10—2
Woods..--.. IO101901 11111 10—10
001001111201010— 8—18
Folsom.,..1101G17/10/1L4—12
110110171 110111 —138—25
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 17.—live bird match for $100 a side
between J. H. Hagerty and J. L. Winston, The weather was
most fayorable and the birds were aboye an average lot. Winston
shot well, whereas Hagerty did not do as well as many of his
friends had hoped for. A decision of the referee on Hagerty’s
fourth bird caused him to “rattle” slightly and is mainly the
cause of his poor showing. He had by far the worst of the birds,
besines having a number of his birds which were hard hit, drop
dead just out of bounds. Hurlingham rules, modified to use 10-
Rauge guns:
JS Winston. . -..20211201122111012111211011121112122211111021011101
11111212021110221210212110221122102111011111010110—84
JH Hagerty, . ,.02o(o2120222120021222010210011200001222020090221 11
000121221101 222? 1102220222120210101101100011111211—69
o Dead out of bounds.
The initial medal shoot of the Excelsior Gun Club took place
lash Thursday afternoon. The birds were a strong ae several
good scores Were made. Medal shoot, 15 live birds, Hurlingham
rules:
J H Hagerty..221211012121212—14 FW Fink ........ 001121210011121—11
J G Sehaaf.. ..011210212222212-138 T Rick..:. ... -.020220210212020— 9
Dr J G Parrish211210116211022—12 F Friseher. ...221022220020010— 9
J Wilber. ..... 202221122221120—18 J Selzer;..-.;.202021221211011—12
H Dick .....,..20011121#122211—412 : :
Hagerty first, medal; Dick second and Selzer third. Arrange-
ments haye been made with the St, Louis Gun Olub, whereby the
ahove club is to have the use of Compton Avenue Park every
Wednesday and Saturday mornings:for holding shoots.
WOODSIDE, N. Y., May 14—North Side Gun Club of Long
Island. Second average shoot, The fine weather brought out a
good attendance of the members, so that Mr. Bonden who fur-
nished the birds, ran short of them, and the match will have to
be finished at the next regular shoot, Jone 11. Match al 7 live
pigeons, 5 King’s patent ground traps, handicap rise, 80yds. bound-
ary, shut under club rules, 6 moneys:
Chevallier (24)._.. 1101101—7_ Wahlen (26) ...-- rer. 11710011—5
Eberhardt (27) - -AVITINI—7 = Gram @5) .,-...-....--.2 0100110—3
Manning (27) ... .-0111T11—-6 Blamech (22) ey. .e tI 1111—7
Winhola (24)... -. L1OUI—# ~Kvers (23),... .2...-.4.- 110000*—2
Barlow (26).. scue MUVIRI—3 Aad f23)l 2. 222522: ,-.. -101101*—4
Lyon, (25)........ ---l11010—6 ~TWelmken (26)........... 101100*—3
Duryea (80)._-.. -1111119—6 Bohmde (24)............ 101101*—3
Chr Meyer (24) -. -O110001—8 Tapken (?8)........ ... .101100*—3
Siems (26)..._.-.-..--.+= 1111001—5 ~Terrett (25)......... 04.4 111+ 3
*Short of birds,
WALNUT HILL, May 15.—In addition to the asual competition
some strong shots from out of town appeared, among them Mr.
Tinker, of Providence. The sast wind was just strong enough to
carry away the smoke without disturbing the fight of the birds.
The newly adopted Keystone see of squad firing proved very
satisfactory, Gold coin match, 15 clay birds amd 15 Standard
targets, 5 traps, Keystone squad system:
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Stanton. sc. oicts. tee VDA ION 7—14 411111111111 11014 28
VARI ree eet etoe OUUIIIIIIIIITI—14 1111111110111 1114 - 28
Hosmert 2k, 011001111111017—11 1011111. 11111111 —14—25
Knowles,.........--.. -- AMAOLIANII—14 = 011111011101101—11— 25
Tinker:initjo. hs ae eee er HOMMIIIII0I—13—111111011911011—12—25
SAA EO ety Ceo TOWNOLOLMON—1L = Q1111011 1111111824
Wheelers iis.) ctsasaas sALOLOOOLNITL—12 101111111 01111 1—13—2.4
Wichols. -.,...... ,.....1l0HIM1101100—12 ~——:101101010111/11—-11—28
WATT, 25205 s nett ae! L1101110011113—42—— 110011011100110— 9—21
SMV thes 2 os secd ese ses 11011011100010'— 9 —_101000111110101— 9—18
Climax diamond badge match, 20 clays and 20 Standard targets,
12th competition;
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Stanton ..,,... TLUVTAIAAI AT I— 20 = 111.11101101110011111 —i6é—36
Iknowles....... WAIONTIVAT I I—19 —1.1.111111111001111101—17—26
Wheeler... .. ,111011110111111011 11—15 111111.1111.1111111101—19—84
Perry.-.-..-- +», 11111111101110110101—16 =. 1111011011101 1783
Wines ens) 1111107100017 100101718) 11119111111011111001-17—30
Warren.... ... 00171111910100001011—12 =—-01111011111111001100—1729
Swift...22 22.0: 11011110111111001100—14 = 11100110111111101100—13—27
Nichols ....-.., 11001760111001101111—14——:1011001111111010w,.
Tinker...< ..,.11110011001111101011—14 1010111111 G001w.
The next shotgun meeting will be held May 29, when the regu-
lar series of ma.uches will be continued.
JERSEYVILLE, Ills., May 14.—Only a few of the boys were out
to compete for the medals this afternoon, Both the badges were
shot for at singles, owing-to a little dispute among the shooters,
Usually one of the medals are shot for at doubles. Ten single
American clays:
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Burleigh.... ....... 1110111111—9 ~Hutehison...........101l01N11—8
Cadwallader......... 11110001016 _Perrings.............11110]011i—§
Shri: SS aero espe 1010110111—6
Ten single American clavs, gold medal:
Burleigh,......... 1110111110110 Perrings.......... 141111011101 —10
Cadwailader... .001011131111— 9 Hutehison........ AVF 1111—12
Skelly.....----... 1OONUNIOII— 8 Tack......-.,..-.5 101000 vw.
Shire See eee OOMTIIOLI— 9 HAMMERLESS.
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 19.—Yesterday the St. Paul Gun Club
had another good day for their weekly badge and sweepstake
shooting, although it rained for a short time. It was cool, still
and-cloudy. The individual badge contes created great interest,
the contestants being the best shots in the club, but as the score
shows both were badly “rattled.” Three times did they try be-
fore it was finally settled, and as each one paid $5 for each con-
test there was the respectable sum of $30 in the parse when the
75 birds each were shotat. Max has challenged Forbes for badge
for next Saturday’s contest, Among the visitors present yester-
day was Mr. W. H. Fisk, of the Helena (Mont.) Herald, who is
one of the best shots in that whole country, and who is here tio
take in the big tournament in Minneapolis this week. Mr, Eh. W.
Stone, af Larimore, Dak., is here for the same purpose. Indiyid-
ual badge shoot, 15 single and 5 pairs Peorias, 18 and l5yds, rise,
singles thrown wild and doubles from one set of traps. First
contest;
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Second contest:
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Third contest:
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First event, 10 single Peorias, 5 screened traps, lSyds., 3 prizes,
all matches same conditions, entrance 50 cents: Max 5, Bennett
10, Stone 5, Wisk 9, Cummings 7, Pfister 8, Hamline 10, Chantler
10, Durant. 8, Kennedy 8, Burk 6. Chantler first on shoot-off,
Fisk second, Durant and Kennedy third. :
Second event, fh singles and # pairs: Max 6, Benneth,.9. Stone 8,
Fisk 6, Cumings 4, Pfister 6,Chantler 5, Hamline 9, Durant 7,
Kennedy 7, Burk 7, Forbes 9%, Bennett and Hamline divide first
after shoot off, Stone second and Burke third after shoot off,
Third event, 15 simgles: Max 15, Bennett 12, Stone 13, Fiske 10,
Cumings 10, Pfister 11, Hamline 15, Chantler 13, Durant 6, Kennedy
14, Burd 12, Kilby 12. Bennett and Hamline divide first, Kennedy
second, Stone and Chantler fourth. F
Club badge match, 10 singles and 5 pairs: Max 18, Bennett 15,
Stone 18, Wisk 14, Cumings 17, Pfister 14, Mamlin 17, Chantler 13,
Kennedy 12, Burk 17, Forbes 17, Kilby 13. Max and Stone divide
first but shoot for the badge; Max wins badge. Hamline wins
second after breaking 6 straight; Bennett third. : ‘
Fifth event, 10 singles: Max 6, Bennett 10, Stone 6, Fisk 7,
Cummings 10, Pfister 10, Hamline 10, Chantler9, Kennedy 8, Burke
9, Fortes 10, Kilby 7, Durant 7, Holt 9. Pfister first on shoot off,
Burke second, Kennedy third.
Sixth eyent, 6 pairs, Chamberlin rules: Max6, Bennett 9, Stone
8, Fisk SN 10, Pfister 10, Hamline 11, Chantler 7, Kennedy
1i, Burke 10, Holt 7, ’ Ties divided. :
Seventh event, 10 singles; Max 10, Bennett 10, Stone $, Fisk 8,
Cumings 6, Pfister 9, Hamline 9, Chantler 9, Kennedy 9, Burke 7,
Holt 8 Max first on shoot off, Chantler second, Holt and Fisk
third. '
Highth event, 10 singles; Max 8, Bennett 10. Stone 8 Wisk 8,
QGumings 9, Pfister 10, Hamline 7, Chantler 9, Kennedy 9, Burke 8,
Holt 8. Bennett first on shoot off, Chantler second, Stone third.
WILLIAMS,
NEW CASTLE, Pa., May 16.—The long talked of maten b-tween
©, J. Glass, of New Castle, Pa., and Captain McClure, of_Pitus-
hurgh, at 2h live birds each, for a ee of $50, came off to-day on
the West Side Shooting Grounds, New Castle, Pa, Glass used a
10lbs. 10-gauge Parker, and McClure a 9)bs. 10-gauge i. C. Smith
hammiecrless. A large crowd was present, and co:.siderable money
changed hands, The birds were a mixed lot, most of them being
laggards, winle a few got away from the traps in a style that
tried the skili.of the shooters. Glass lost the match in the start
lace Saturday, May 25, the sme day as the intercollegiate | by missing as}? wviiliits ean do much better shéoting, and his
Btletic pWoine at the Berkeley Oval. The principal colleges of | backers. “pee Binion g a again in match at $50 a
the country have been asked to compete, and efforts will be made | side, sox" oD Ott aah bi is scant ae
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CLASS AGAINST JONES.—On Tuesday, the 21st inst.,a match
at 50 live birds eath was shot at Erb’s Park, Newark, between
Frank Class, of Pine Brook, N. J.,and Capt. Jones, of Jersey City.
The race was for $50 a side and the championship of New J ersey,
and was shot under strict Hurlingham rules, The men went to
the score at a rather early hour, 1 P. M., and at that time but few
spectators were present. Among those few we noticed Chas. Van
Camp, ©. Turford, Mahlon Fox and , Updegrove, of Trenton,
N.J., who, not haying had shooting enough at their home touma-
ment, had come on here to participate in the open sweeps which
it was announced would take place in addition to the match,
These events did not come off, however, owing to the scarcity of
birds, of which thera were barely enough necessary to decide the
title of “champion.” The few birds that were secured were only
an average Jot, and in justice to Capt. Jones itis but fair to say
that he received the worst Ones. Whethera reversal of luck in
birds would have made any difference in the score it is impossible
to say, but Class was shooting in good form, as the score, 46 to 42,
shows. The Captain says he is going to have another go with the
champion before long, when he will try fo chamge the result.
Along toward 2 o’clock the shooters commenced to come in ons
by one with guns and shells for an afternoon's sport at the traps,
and great was their disgust when they found the birds were
gone, The score, indicating birds lost and kills with second bar-
rel was as follows. Class’s hest run wus 22 and Jones’s 17.
Match at 50 hirds, Hurlingham rules, for $50 aside and the
championship of New Jersey; Mahlon Fox, referee; John Rig-
gott, scorer:
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11022213.02111222122111112—46
Capt. Jones (30ydS.)..-. 0.0.2.2. 222.2206, 6101114111122010201111710
2912211121121111212011111—42
ALTOONA, Pa., May 16.—Mr., Chas. L, Dick, of Johnstown, Pa.,
visited Altoona, Pa., to-day to shoot a majch with Dr. Thornton,
of Allentown. Two matches were shot and ended in a victory for
Johnstown, The contest was for $100 a side, Nurlingham tules,
In the first match 12-g¢.uge guns were used, and in the Second 10-
gauge, s0yds- rise and 8Uyds, boundary, 5 traps. The contest lasted
2hours and 1} minutes. G. G. Zeth was the referee and Frank
Copely and J. M, Dodson acted as judges, One of Thornton’s
pigeons fell dead on the outside of the boundary. Neither of the
contestants did any remarkable shooting. In the’ first match
Thornton shot 6 birds with the second barrel and Dick shot 5,
while in the second Thornton shot 4, and Dick 2 with the second
barrel,
First Match,
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BIG Seles «+» --£221211200111110001120111—19
Second Match.
Thornton,...,.111012010201201—11 Dick ....... .11122101111.111101—15
EAST BUFIALO, May 14.—Friendly shoot at Murphy’s Park,
West Seneca, between members of the Independent Gun Club, of
this city. The score, 10 Penrias, for a valuable smoking set,
donated by Vice-President M. Duggant
apt T Wletcher . -.1100011111—7
FD Kinney ........ W111 10
J Murphy.... .....010011111— 9 J Dugean..........., 1100111011?
J Parker.... .......1101111110— 8 J Wubhers........ .. 01101010116
W Elliott........... 1U1110M0— 8 LG Tripp .......,,..0111011010—8
M Wasson.......... OND11110— 8
Prize awarded to Kinney. Messrs. Murphy and Parker heing
tie in having won the club’a medal the same number of times,
concluded to see who the champion was. It resulted in a victory
for Mr. Parker by the following secre af 15 Peorins:
Parker, .:42t% 111131011010111—18 Murphy... .. .01411111010111—12
A few sweeps were then shot and every one was satisfied with
his record, particularly Mr. Eliott, who missed but one bird out
of 18 shot at.—K. D. F.
BROOKLYN, May 13.—The Coney Island Rod and Gun Club
held its annual business meétirg and election of officers at the
elub rooms, 155 Lawrence street. to-night. Mr. H. McLaughlin
presided, and the secretary, Mr. G. L. Ayres, recorded. The sec-
retary’s repnrt showed that there were 94 active and 7 honorar
members. The club held twelve regular shoots and three sprcia
contests af Woodlawn Park, Gravesend, L,I. The Blattmacher
medalis the most desirable prize contested for at the regular
monthly shoots, It was won bya New York member, FP. W.
Quimby, who made the highest scores in July, November, Decem-
ber and January. The other eight mouthly shoots were won by
C. 8. Kimballin May; Justus von Lengerke, June; ©. Plate, Au-
gust; O. Detlefsen, the little Jumbo of the club, September and
October; P. Ward, February; E. Magnus, March and April, Be-
sides the Blattmacher medal, thirty-six club and twety-six indi-
vidual prizes were shot for. The three special shoots were a club
team match, a team match with the Glenmore Rod and Gun Club,
won by the Coney Island Clnh with 7 birds, and the return match,
which resulted in a draw. The two fishing prizes. a rod for the
heaviest bass and a reel for the heaviest weakfish caught in
Gravesend waters, were won by Post Van Pelt. The treasurer’s
report showed the club to bein good financial condition, with a
surplus on hand. The Woodlawn Park Shooting Ground will be
retained for another year, and H, Blattmacher will again supply
the birds. ‘The following officers were elected: H. McLaughlin,
Pres.; P. Kerrigan, Vice-Pres.; John Schliemaun. Treas.; G. 1.
Ayres, Sec.; Robert Furey and Post Van Pelt, Trustees. The
handicap committee consists of Messrs, H, Blattmacher, C. Plate
and F. Lanser. The club will shoot under its old rules, giving one
yard penalty for every winner.
WATSON’S PARK, IL, May 17.—Quriberland Club of Chicago,
match at live birds, 4 each, 6 traps, d0yds, tise, 80yds. bound, lit
nois State rules, entrance $2: Farmer 5, Hutchinson 5, Stevéns
2, Shepard 4, Hanson 4, Hoffman 5, Thompson 4, Mussey 5, Lowe
fi, Abe Kleinman 5, Norton 4, Griffin 4, Gammon 5. Ties on first,
miss and out: Farmer 0, Hutchinson 4, Hotfman 5, Mussey 7,liowe
7, Keinman 6, Gammon 4, Ties on second, miss and out; Hanson
5, Thompson 4, Norton 4, Griffin 0. Sreyens wins third,
Match at live pigeons, 10 each, 5 trans, d0yds. rise, 80yds. bound,
Illinois State rules: Farmer & Hutcainson 8, Hotfman 7, Gam-
mon 8, Griffin 6, Stevens 5, Hanson 7, Shepard 8, Lowe 10, Mussey
10, Thompson 8, Abe Kleinman 10. :
May 18.—Luke Cor ncy Club of Chicago. Match at 5 liye pigeons,
Straps, dvds; rise, 80yds. boundary, shot under Illinois State rules, —
entrance $1.75; Bond 8, Gowe bh, Weis 4, Koehler 4, Lewis 3, Kd-
brook 5, Smith 4, Reed 4. Hrlbrook first, second and third diy.
Match at 10 Jive pigeons, 6 traps, 30yds. tise, @0yds. boundary,
shot under Tilinois State rules, entrance $3.50: Bond 8, owe 7,
Weis 5, Koehler 6, Lewis 5, Hd brook 9, Smith 6.
Match at 10 live pigeons, 5 traps, 30yds. Vise, 80vds. boundary,
shot under Illinois State rules, first and second medal prizes: A.
Boud 7, C. Cave 10, A. Weis 8, Koehler 7, Nick Lewis8, A, L Smith
8, Edbrook 7. C. Cave wins first medal._RAVELRIGG.
DEATH OF FRANK TRUAX. —Albany, N. Y., May 19.—Fvancis
H. Truax, the finest wing-shot, with the exception of Captain Boe
gardus, that Albany county ever produced, died at his residence
inthis city on Thursday last. Frank, as he was best known by
his acquaintances, was a famous covers shodter.and few men in
this region haye killed more game than he during a lite that
had nearly reached the allotted three seore and ten. Besides his
ability as a skillful covert shot, he was a pigeon shooter of con=
siderable local renown, and was a familiay figure at the New
York State tournaments many years ago. In 1875 Truax at-
tracted the attention of Purker Brothersof West Meriden, Conn.,
who appointed him their agent, and it was through his influ-
ence, more than any other, that ihe Parker gun became a prime
favorite in this section. The cause of Truax’s death was con-
sumption, which has been his insidious and constant enemy for
many years; and it was only his out-of-door life, supplemented by
a strong will, that so long delayed the fatal summons. Truax’s
rich and varied experiences in shooting wild game. and his per.
fect bac ie of the breecliloading shotgun made his companion-
ship and adyive much sousht for by the younger generation of
sportsmen. But by the “ald sports’ as well he was held in high
esteem, and the sporting fraternity, generally, will sincerely
regret his death,—H. B. Darsy.
NORWICH, Conn.—The Norwich Shooting Club, of Norwich,
Conn., will hold a two days’ tournament, Tuesday and Wednes-
day May 28 and 29. Events are open to all, with cash prize of $50
Buaranteed each day. Mz. H A. Penrose, of the Keystone Man-
ufacturing Company will have full wanagement of the traps and
targets, which is ronsidered by the club olficers a sufficient gnar-
antee to all shooters that the birds will be thrown in the best
possible manner, with unprecedented rapidity, and all decisions
made promptly and fairly, withont distinction of person. This
tournament is gotten upin order to satisfy the very urgent re-
uests of many of the shooters who participated in our April
shoot, and also t» try and make amends for the foul weather we
were favored with at thettime, The management will use every
endeavor in their power to make this the grand sho t of New ©
Bugland for 1889; and the comfort and enjoyment of all the par-
ticipants will be specially cared for... N. YERRINGTON, Pres.
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-
lication in the current issue. It is particularly re-
guested that scores be sent us as early as possible, —
May 28, 1889.7]
FOREST AND STREAM.
867
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WELLINGTON, Mass., May 18.—There was a fair attendance
at the grounds of the Weilington Club to-day. The followin,
scores were made in the merchandise match; Snow first with 1
Schaefer and Bradstreet second with 14, Perry and Bond third
with 13, Dill, Baxter and Allerton fourth with 12, Stanton and
Melcher fifth with 11, Webster, Warren, White, Chase and San-
born sixth with 10, .Perry and Lee tied with 14 each out of 15 and
Lee won in the shoot off, The winnrrs in the sweepstake matches
were; Five clay-pigeons, Melcher and Schaefer; 5 clay-pigeons,
Schaefer; 5 clay-pigeons, Smith; 4 clay-pigeons, Schaefer; 5 clay-
pigeons, Schaeter; 6 bluerocks, Dill and Schaefer; 6 clay-pigeons,
verett, Baxter, Stanton and Snow; 8 clay-pigeons, Bond, Wood,
Perry and Chase; 6 bluerocks, Schaefer and Short; 7 bluerocks,
Stanton, Wood, Perry and Robinson; 6 clay-pigeons, Schaefer,
Perry. Melcher and Field; 5 clay-pigeons, Perry, Chapin and
Snow; 6 blueroeks, Stanton, Bradstreet and Schaefer,
LANSING ROD AND GUN CLUB.—Lansing, Mich., May 17.—
TI hand you below list of officers of the Lansing Kod and Gun Club,
recently organized: Pres., H. W. Sparrow; Vice-Pres., Oharles J,
Davis; Sec., W. J. Rainey; Treas,, Jason H. Nichols; Directors, 8.
L, Smith; A. H. Whitehead, BH, . Cooley; Gapvain, Launt homp-
son; Lieutenant, Jason E. Nichols. The club bas a membership
of forty-five, meets every Wednesday at 4 o’clock, and uses five
Standard tvaps.—W. J. RAINEY. Secretary.
NEWARK, N, J., May 16.—A 10-bird match for $50_a side was
shot at John Erb’s on hey ae afternoon between Henry Bur-
pesser and William Erb. The latter killed 8 and Burgesser killed
7. A 60-bird match was then made for $109 a side, between John
and William Erb on one side and Henry Burgesser and James KH.
Ree on the other, to be shot on Hrb’s ground on Wednesday,
y 22.
MATAWAN, May 18—The May shoot of the Midway Shooting
Association took place to-day, The first prize was won by Chas.
Miuirhead, who killed 8 straight. William Perrin won second
prize by killing 19 outof 20, and Dr. Edward F, Tayler secured
third prize by killing out of 7, James Glynn and Frank Worrell
Shot a match at 4 birds, Glenn killing 2 and Worrell 1.
_ ST, LOUIS, Mo., May 18,—Riverside Gun Club medal shoot, 20
Peoria blackbirds thrown from 3 traps, American Association
rules goyesned: Hespos 13, Maune 14, Seltzer 13, Kling 15, Poh)-
tban 14, Hikhoff 14, Haggarty 18. Rosier 11, Grassum 13, Pancok
12, Schomburg 11, Aildebiand 12, Milfiel 12, Bright 15, Langen-
bacher 16, Meusch 18, Horstmanshoff 18. Meusch first medal on
shoot-off; Langenbacher second medal.—Unsir FRITZ.
BUDD ys, KLEINZ.—The date of the live pigeon shoot between
J,Wrank Kleiz, champion of Pennsylvania, and C, W, Budd,
champion of America, has been changed to Monday, June 10.
Ganaving.
Secretaries of canoe cluhs are requested to send to FOREST AND
S@RnAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, ete., ot
their clubs, and also notices in adyance of meetings and races, and
report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are
requested to forward to FOREST AND SERHAM their addresses, with
logs of crnises, maps, and information concerning their local
waters, drawings or descriptions ofoats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS, 1887-58.
Commodore: B.0,. ROGERS........ saat
{ Peterborough, Can.
: Secretary-Treasnurer: Gro, W. Harron
Fice-Com, Rear-Com. Purser.
Central Diy.,.W. K. Huntington.E. W. Masten...,.,.,.. 1S be mes
ome N. Y.
Atlantic Div, W. P, Stephens,,.,.L, B., Palmer........... ¥, L, Dunnell,
; ' 186 Jerolemon 3t., Brooklyn.
Hastern Div, ,.H. EB. Rice, M. D..,.Maxton Holmes........H. D. Marsh
Springfield. Mass.
N’thern Div, .Robert Tyson.....,..8.3: Robingon.,......Colin Fraser, Toronto.
Applications for membership must be made to division pursers, accom-
pamictt by the recommendation of ap active member and the sum of $2.00
‘or entrance fee and dues for current for. Every member attending
the general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for cam
expenses. Application
sent to the Sec*y-l'reas. will be forwarded by him ne :
; e the proper Division.
Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of
the a.C. A,, will be furnishea with printed forms of application by address-
ing the Purser.
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J. R.. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D. H. Crane, Chicago, I.
- Rear-Commodore--C_ J. Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O. H. Root, Cleveland, Ohio.
Executive Commitice—c. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich,; T, P. Gaddis, Day
ton, Oy T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0.
FIXTURES.
MAY.
_ May 27 to June i. Delaware River Meet, Delanco.
May 30 to June 2. Passaic River Cruise,
JUNE.
16. Purifan, Record Races, No. 2.
17. Puritan, Record Races, No.3.
22, N. ¥.C. C. Annual, Staten
' 8, Tanthe. Spring. Newark.
15-17. Puritan, Annual Meet,
. Nantasket,
15, Brooklyn Annual,
16-17. South Boston, Local Meet,
eG ae 2 ar
49. Corluthian Mosauito Fleet
Petticks Island, . :
Larehmont.
JULY.
4, Puritan, Record Races, 'No,4, 10-22. Atlantic Division Meet,
16-29. W,.C.A, Meet, Ballast 'd, 27. Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers,
AUGUST.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
7-28, A.C, A. Méet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence Biver.
J SEPTEMBER,
8, Puritan, Record Races, No.5. 14 Ianthe, Annual, Newark,
PASSAIC RIVER DECORATION DAY CRUISE.—Canoeists on
the Passaic are actively engaged in making preparations for the
spring cruise around Staten Island, which promises to be more
successiul than anything yet attempted As the early spring:
meets on the Hudson are no longer held it is thought that man
ot the New York, Brocklyn and Hudson River canveists, as well
as those from Red Bank and vicimity, will be abie to join the
cruise at some point, and all go in camp on May 30 at or near
Oheesequake Creek opposite Amboy. In 67, it will be remem-
bered, (ae Passaic canoeists held a very successful meet at Dun-
dee Luke. Last year large numbers were in camp Fourth of July
week on the shores of Newark Bay, and this year, with the desire
ot inducing all canoeists to jom with them, the Staten Island
eruise has been chosen. The Passaic canoeists will go in campon
Newark Bay on the night of May 29, and leave camp on the first
lof tue ebb tide, about ¥ o'clock tie following morning (Decoration
Day), putting in at Perth Amboy about 2 P. M, for dinner, after
which atew races may be held. Priday and Saturday morning
will be spent cruising about the Lower Bay, and the run up to
New York will be made on the Saturday afternoon flood tide, the
return to the Passaic or up the Hudson being made the following
day. Those who cannot leave business on Friday and Saturday
morning will not be prevented from joining the cruise, as they
can return by irain from Amboy on Thursday evening or Friday
morhing, and by taking the Saturday noon train from New York
_ oyertake the main body during the afternoon, and all make the
run together with the tide to New York. Mr. Irving V. Dorland,
Arlington C. C., is chairman of the Passaic Committee, and Mr.
Richard Hobart, lanthe €.C., 59 Halsey street, Newark, N. J..
Secretary. Members of other clubs about New York and on the
Hudson River are invited te join the cruise, and will receive a
cordial welcome.
_OWANUX CANOE ASSOCIATION.—At a meeting h i
Bridgepoit, Conn., on May 14, the Owanux Canoe FOL arene
‘organized. ‘lhe object of the association is to unite the canoeists
' of Long Island Sound and adjacent waters. The association
sturts uff with nineteen charier members, two of them being
_ A.C.A. men. The officers are: Oommodore, Jos. H. Rowland
Bridgeport; Vice-Commudore, H, L. Orters, Bridgeport; Secretary-
‘Treasurer, Chas, T. Gilbert, Derby. The boats are in bwo classes,
Clazs B corresponding to classes A and B, A, OG, A., class © ontside
these limits but unger 20tt, All boats must be canoe-shaped.
The Association will hold a meet, BORN Y, at Woodmont, on
Ang, 8 to 10—O.'H, GILBERT, Sec’y O.C. A. (Derby, Conn., May 15.
A, C, A, MEMBERSHIP,—Eastern Diyision—Pred P. Cam
Oleott, Vtsy L, 1. Miller, C. O. Buttrick, H, C. Sackett and Ww. 0!
Billings, Springfield, Mass. Central Division—H, D. MeVean,
Ne V, Novinein Division J, Wilton Mors, Wo eee a:
»¥. Northern Division—J. Wilton Morse, W, Armot >
©, Matheson, Toronto, - ERS a
A, 0, A. MEET.—On May 16-1? party, ineluding Com. H.C.
Rogers, Col. J. Z. Rogers and Messrs. kh, M, Dennistown, G, W.
Hatton and E. R, Edwards, of Peterboro, and Messrs, J. G.
Edwards, K, Hopkins, T. B. ‘Dean and E, Pitt, of Lindsay, vis-
ited the St, Lawrence and decided to locate the camp on Stave
Island instead of Sugar Island, as at first proposed. Arrange-
ments for the store, mess tent, efc., were made. The vote of the
committee on the question of standing sails and sliding seats
was not favorable to a change, and the rules will remain as they
are this year.
ANTHE C, C.—At the annual meeting of the Ianthe C. C., held
May 6, the following officers were elected; Captain, Lincoln B,
Palmer, Mate, Wm, J. Stewart; Purser, Wm. P. Dodge, 37 Burnet
street, Newark, N. J.; Hxecutive Committee—Ofiicers ce-officio,
Geo. W. Baxter aud Barron Fredericks; Regatta Committee—
Geo. P. Douglass, chairman; Richard Hobart and Barron Fred-
ericks; House Committee--Geo, EK. Comyns, chairman; Geo, W.
Baxter and Jos. Stewart, :
BROOKLYN CG. C.—The first race_for the Brooklyn C. C, chal-
Jenge cup was sailed on May 18, Mr. M. VY. Brokaw winning in his
new Ruggles canoe Brooklyn, with Mr. Percy Hogan in the Wind,
second, The spring regatta will be held on Jyne 15.
Machting.
FIXTURES,
MAY,
24, Miramichi, Opening Cruise. 30, Detroit, Ist Pennant.
24, Hamilton, 20, 25,30 and 3ift, 80. Larchmont, 70ft, Class.
24, St. Lawrence, Skiffs, Mont’l, 80, King Philip B. C., Fall River
30. Yorkville, Opening, Oak Pt. 80. Cedar Point, Opening.
28. St. Lawrence, Vice-Com,.Cup, 30. Newark, Ladies’ Day.
Montreal. 30 New Haven, Opening.
80-June 2, Portland, Cruise. 30. New Jersey, Opening,
30. Brooklyn, Open, Gravesend. 30. Quaker City, Opening, Phila.
30. Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay.
JUNE.
1. Quincy. Cash Prizes. 16. Detroit.
1, Larchmont, Spring. WW. Cape Cod, Orleans.
17. American, Annual Pennant.
1%. Seawanhaka, 40ft. Class, N.Y
17. Quiney, First Cham.
1%. Dorchester, Open, Nahant.
1%. Southwark, Annual, Phila,
18-20-22, Kairina-Titania, N. Y.
20. Monatiquot, Pennant, Pt.Pt.
21. Quaker City, Annual, Glouc.
22. But¥alo, Sweep, Classes 2 & 3.
. Beyerly,Marbleh’d,lst Cham.
. Hull, First Cham.
22, Columbia, Annual, N. Y.
22. St. Lawrence, Montreal.
1. Great Head, Pennant,
1, Hamilton, 2bft. Class.
3-5-7. Katrinu-Shamrock, N. Y.
5, Dorchester, Open, Club.
6, Monatiquot, Opening, Wt. Pt.
%. New Haven, Ladies’ Day.
8. Buffalo, Pennant, Buffalo.
8, Corinthian Mosquito Fleet,
Larchmont.
10. New Jersey, Annual, N.Y.
11, Great Head, Moonlight Sail.
11, Atlantic, Annual, N. Y.
12, New Haven, Annual,
18, New York, Annual, N.Y, 24, Pavonia, Annual, Jersey City
13. Miramichi, Miller and Call 24. Newark, Open, Newark.
Cups. 26, Pleon, Club,
18, Portland Annual, Portland. 29, Corinthian, Marblehead.
15. Corinthian, Marbiehead. 29. Beverly,Mon. Beach,ist Open
1h. 29. Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
Seawanhaka, Annual, N. Y.
Lynn, Club, Lynn.
Brooklyn, Annual,
29,
20),
1b,
16.
Hull, Club Cruise,
Yonkers Cor., Yonkers.
15. Great Head, Open, 29, St. Lawrence, Montreal.
1h. Hamilton, 30 and 35ft. Class. 30-J uly 1. St. Lawrence, Cruise,
15. Chelsea, Club. Moutreal.
JULY.
1-2. Miramichi, Annual Cruise. 18 Corinthian, Marblehead.
4, Larchmont, Annual, 13. Monatiquot, lst Cham.,#t,Pt
4. Beverly, Mon Beach, 1st Buz. 18. Buffalo Handicap, to Point
ay, Albino.
4, Beverly, Marbleh’d, 1st Cup.
t 18. Cape Cod, Dennis.
4, Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago. 17. Pleon, Club Cruise.
4, Buffalo, Open, Buffalo, 17. Great Head, 2d Cham.
4, Detroit, Cruise, St. Clair. 18. Quincy, Second Cham.
4. Cedar Pt., Special, ee a 20, Chelsea, Club.
4, Quaker CityCor.,MarcusH’k 20, Hull, Ladies’ Race.
5. Dorchester, Open, Club. 20, Beverly,Marblehead, 2d Cup,
§. Hull, 76th Regatta. 20. Hamilton, Cruise.
&, Beverly, Marbleh’d, 2d Cham 20. American, ?d Cham.
6. Sippican, Annual, Marion. 20. St. Lawrence, Montreal,
6. Great Head, lst Cham. . Pleon, Club.
6. Humilton, 20ft. Class.
6. Larchmont, 40ft. Class,
6. St. Lawrence, Montreal.
8, Inter-Lake Y, R. A. Meet,
Lake Erie.
. Miramichi, Miller and Call
Cups.
. Corinthian. Marblehead.
: EVENLY, Mon, Beach, 2d Buz,
ay-
& American, lst Cham. 27. Monatiquot, Club, Ft, Point.
9, New Haven, Annual. “21. Buffalo, Sweep, to Point Col-
—, Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft, burn.
Ocean Race. 27. Cape Cod.
27
oT,
29,
—. Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise
10, Pleon Club, Ist Cham.
10, Great Head, Moonlight Sail.
Hamilton, 25ft. Class.
Quaker ene Cor,, Riverton,
Detroit, 24 Pennant.
routine in every case, and of itself would probably be arranged
in a manner fairly satisfactory to the challenger by a little cor-
respondence; in tact it has practically been thus arranged al-
reaty, Asevyery-one at all conversant with international yacht-
jing kiiows, the main question involved is a most serious one, and
must take precedence of all other matters. After the last race
the terms on which the Cup was held, which had already been
once altered in the past, were materially changed, in a manner
at varialice with both the letter and the spirit of the written
document drawn up by the owners and donors of the Cup. This
change was made hurriedly by a tew men in the face of a chal-
lenge practically in hand, which chullenge was thereby excluded,
Apart from the manner in which the deed was altered, the new
terms themselyes were such us to provoke general and hostile
criticism among yachtamen at home as well as abroad, as being
unfair, liberal and ungsportsmanlike, It being evident after a
year that no foreign club was desirous of challenging under such
terms, the following resolution was passed by the New York ¥.
C. on May 17, 1888: :
Whereas, The secretary of this club has received letters dated
Noy. 26. 1887, from the Royal London Y, C., and trom the Yacht
Racing Association, representing the principal yacht clibs of
Europe, and dated Feb, 22, 1848, regretting that the terms of the
new deed of gift of the America Cup presented by Geo. L. Suhuy-
ler, and dated Oct, 28, 1887, are such that foreign vessels are unable
to challenge; and, : Pb .
Whereas, In this deed of gitt, by which the Cupis now held by
this club, any mutual agreement may be taadé between the chal-
lenged and the challenging party; therefore,
Resolved, That the terms under which the races between the
Genesta and Puritan, Galates and Mayflower and Thistle and
Volunteer were sailed are satisfactory to this club and a chal-
lenge under these terms would be accepted, but with the positive
understanding that if the Cupis won by tne club challenging it
shall be held under and subject to the full terms of the new deed,
dated Oct. 28, 1857, inasmuch as this club believes it to be in the
interest of all parties, and the terms of which are distinct, fair
and sportsmanlike, d ’
As we pointed out at the time, this offer in no way affected the
meiits of the case, or disposed of the charge of unfairness; it
simply proposed to leave thedevisinn to chance, with the odds
yery materially in favor of the New York Y. C.,, as after Thistle’s
pe there was little prospect of the success of a new chal-
enger-
With such an important matter as the whole future of the Cup
at stake, aud in view of the general coudemnation of the new
deed by British yachtsmen, it would seem that no one with any
apirit or national pride would accept such terms and compromise
the chances of his fellow yachtsmen in all future competitions,
but from Lord Dunraven’s letter if appears that this is precisely
what he has done and persists in doing, in spite of the club in
whose name he challenges. His statement ot the case in his let-
ter to Secretary Oddie 1s entirely erroneous; if the New York Y.C,
retains the Cup it wiil by no means,be in the same position as
now, but in afar better one, while British yachismen will be
placed, by their rash representative, in a very bad position for
obtaining fair terms in future races. The terms of the deal
under which Lord Dunraven offers his challenge are that, if he
wins, the cup shall be held under the new deed, while it he loses
British yachtsmen withdraw all the ohjections they have made
to the obnoxious document and accept its terms to govern all
future races, practically giving the present holders a perpetual
mortgage on the Cup. Whether or no Lord Dunraven and the
R. Y. 8. understood the matter in this way, it is certain that
Com. Gerry and his associates do, and that this race, if sailed,
will be a test case, dee!ding on what terms the Cup shall be held
until the New York Y, C. finds it desirable to alter them again.
The present positim of the New York Y.C.is that 1t has been,
for the first time m four years, without a challenge, and under
serious imputations of unfair dealing, and barring Lord Dun-
raven’s kindly help, it is likely to stay in the same position for
some time. After it has given him the coveted five raves, how-
ever, it will be ina very different pusition, still holding the Cup,
but with its action indorsed by the highestauthority, As for tke
contingeuvy of the shoe being on the other foot and the Cup
going abroad, it is, all things considered, too remote to he seri-
ously entertained for a moment.
Tue questions in dispute are well within the grasp of any intel-
ligent yachtsman aided by a little legal advice. Has the New
York Y. C. any right, as a trustee, to change the conditions of a
trust, especially without the consent of ali the donors, or of the
heirs of ,hose deceased? This question has been submitted in the
past to high legal authorities, and has been decided in the néga-
tive. Com. Gerry knows that the action of the club im 18+2 and
1887 would not stand in law, and Lord Dunrayen’s legal adyiser
will probably tell him the same thing. Hven if such a change
were lawiul, it needs but a slight famiharity with yachting usage ©
to ;e that the terms of the last deed are entirely one-siued and.
in ,,tvor of the holder, while at thesame time they are absurd,
Inj, acticaple, and designed to hinder and not encoursge in.er-
Ny j@aal comperition of a friendly vaaracter, After readi.g Lord
Dia;geven’s letters we are inclined to agree witu him 1aat he is
Ty yoMpetent to discuss such important matters, but it seems
Ger, Dt that if this 1s the case he should not imperil recklessly
y noyehts of his fellow yachtsmen who may some day desire to
{r-fispuse. A great deal was sald on Lhe other side about the
13, Lynn. Club, Lynn. 31, Pleon, Open. ot Lient. Henn to represen. British yachtsmen with Ga:
18. Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open 31. Hull, Ladies’ Day, PAUL nt in this case there was abs luvely no principle at wire
Auaust. LREAM 8 stood alone, With no influence on the conditions of future
3. Quincy, Open Race. 17. Quincey, Ladies’ Day. he hea, - AS w Imutter of fact, Lieut. Henn, through his conduct
3. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo. 17. Beverly,Marbleh’d. 3d Challe, Rilid more to promote a friendly feeling on the part of Ameri-
3: Sippican, Club, Marion. 17. Hull, Special Ontside Rac Boval Sachtsmen than any one else has eyer done, und in spite of
3. Beverly. Marbleh‘d, Ist Cup. 30 and 40Ft. hoval Riteats the old “tin frigate” wus liked and welcomed oy ail.
3. Linn, Club, Lynn. 17, American, Around Plum ey Attempt such as his, which wus at least bold and sportsman-
3. Gape Cod. land, go as you please. at l towever ill-j udged, was repudiated by Britisn yachismen,
3. West Lynn, lst Cham., Lynn 17%. Chelsea, Ladies’ Day. !| PUPPY Ri be strange if they sympathize with the present wild and
3. New Havea, Annual Cruise. 19. American, Open. wonld liss venture.
5. American, 3d Cham. 19. Detroit, ad Pennant, mistake.) previous instances the challengers have been fairly confi-
5. Dorchester, Open, Club, 19. L. Y. R, A. Hamilton). | D2Med St success, and with some show of reason, but looking at
t. Pleon, 2d Cham. 21. Pleon. 3d Cham. —jiling ter as Urie’s chances we can see no possible grounds for predicung
8. Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 21. L. ¥. R. A., Toronte buisg | “tS! 48 fory for ner. In the first place, taking the most favorable
8. Miramichi, Vice-Com. Stew- 24. Lynn, Excursion Giyen— | T-Z.,, sould she be met with # boat in her class, there is very
art’s Pennant. 24, Beyerly,Mon.Be ¢. holq | 84nd vé prospect that sne could outsail the victor of the summer's
10, Lypn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn. 24. Larchmont, Oyjiags intro- | founding. Leaving eut the question of superiority of model, which
10. Corinthian, Marblehead. 24. Corinthian, Miter” and of | the best rest on a very small margm when such craft as Katrina
10. Monatiquot, 2d Cham.,Wt.Pt, 24, Hamilton, 2% yachtsmen, | Ploodd Titania are concerned, Valkyrie is a new boat, she wil! be
10. Bufialo, Annual Cruise. Class, Whew! >Verice “| Tipuied in a tew races af home with cratt of various sizes, but none
10, Hull, 2d Cham. 26) L. YR. A. Sao, apt quite her own length, and then she will be stripped fur a long
10. Cape Cod. 28. Pleon, Sail Ges ay ~ sea yovage, being rigged again atits end with anew and larger
13. Detroit. 1 Sa gh cea oe WOT Tig, in all probability, than sue has carried at home, After a tew
15. L. ¥. R. A.. Rochester. BL. Beverly, Mp. sy weeko of rial she will be called on to meet a yacht fully as large
. Monatiquot, Ladies?
Fort Point.
16. Great Head, Cham, Sail off.
16-31. Quaker City, Cruise,Ches-
apeake Bay.
17. Great Head, Open,
Day,
81. Sippican, @
Bl.
81.
a1.
31. West Lynn, 2d Ch,
-
Hall, Chan.
C
wincy, 3d, ©.
helsea, Club.
‘
SEPTEMBER.
2. Lynu, Open, Lynn, 14. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
2, Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open 14. Hamilton, 20ft, Class.
2. Corinthian, Marblehead.
2. New York Y. R. A., Open.
2. Dorchester, Open, Club.
14. Chelsea, Club,
4, Buffalo, 3d Class, Buffalo. 14. West Lynn, Sail-off, Lynn.
_4: New Haven, Ladies’ Day. 16. Dorchester, Open, Club.
~i Hull, 9th Open. 16. Quaker City, Open.
v. Beverly, Marblehead,3d Cup 21. Hamilton, 25ft. Class.
7. Larchmont, Pall Annual. 21, Beverly, Marbieh’d, Sail Off,
7. Hamilton, Cruise. 28. Lynn, Club, Lynn.
7. Miramichi, Miller and Call 28. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo.
28. West Lynn, Sweeps, Lynn.
Cups.
12. Beverly, Mon, Beach, 3d Buz.
ays
14, Monatiquot, Open, Ft, Point
14. Corinth an Marblehead.
LORD DUNRAVEN AND THE DEED OF GIFT.
will be seen from the letters published elsewhere, the difti-
culties in the way of an international race appear to be en-
the Earl of Dunraven is concerned. That
gentleman accepts the conditions of the New York Y. C
one or two minor suggestions, and mentioning the nai
AS
tirely removed so far as
Paine as a referee. So far
now what the result may be.
the matter.
Unlike all previous challenges, the present one involves two in-
the most important, in every way, being the
terms on which the Cup
the arrangement of
part of the regular
dependent issues;
propriety of challe
14.
AmMerican, Open to all boats
2 ing at all under the
taust be held in the future. he second issue,
courses, Dumber of raves, ete,, is merely a
on Merrimac River.
Detroit.
Quaker City, Review and
Cruise.
a 3 ae ee call say
“ rom what is thus far known it
appears that the R. Y.§8. is at last fully aware of the terms on
which its challenge will be received,
opposed to accepting them. At the mee
tee, including the commodore, the Prin
commodore, the Marquis of Ormonde, was appointed to consider
and thatitis very much
ting on May 1) a commit-
ce of Wales, and the yvice-
Dn.
+ Making
is satisfactory to the N weve ate
‘ f Y tothe New York Y.
C., but there still remaines the Royal Yacht Squadron, in whose
hame the challenge comes, to be heard from,
4 and powertul, designed, not toe cross the Atlantic but to win races
olf Sandy Hook, and im perfect trim after a season of hard and
constant racing with others nearly as good of her ownsize, Under
such conditions the advantages moust all be on tue side of the
home craft, and it is not necessary that the challenger shall be
inferior in model, equipment or handling, in order that she shall
be badly beaten, Im spite, however, of the reiterated declarations
that Volunteer is not yet chosen, and that the trial races are open
40 the 70ft, Class, every one kiiows that 16 is a foregone conclusion
that the big boat will be selected, and that she must win, Of
course there is always a stray Dussioility thay may turn up; Val-
kyrie may make such @ poor showing at home, and on the other
hand Katrina, Shamrock or Titania way show upso much above
the rest here that the committee may feel perfectiy sate in select-
ing a 70-footer; while at the same time Valkyrie may be faster
than seems probable, and be able to win.
Again, it 18 certain that Gen, Paine will not race Volunteer
and should she fall into the hands of a syndicate, or should the
New York Y. ©, buy or borrow ber and put her in the hands of 4
committee of experts, she may be made to go s0 slowly that Val-
kyrie can beat her. In the case of Genesta, Galatea and Dhistle
there have peen some grounds tor the belief that each was as fast
or faster than her adversary, but with far better srounds for
comparison than in the past we fail to see that Valkyrie hag the
least chance of saving her time from Volunteer, or that she is by
any means likely to beat a 7U0-footer, should she be so rortunate as
to have one opposed to her. 1t may be that Lord Dunrayena has
been misled, as experts have been before, by a comparison of
home boats, vhat he finds grounds in the perrormance of Yarana
against lrex for supposing that Valkyrie can defeat Volunteer,
but if such is the case He 1s likely to be greatly disappointed, All
the circumstances of the case would indicate that he has rushed
blindly into a mad venture, and that ali he desires is the notoriety
of arace for the Cup. ‘the question of winning it, or of the
injury which he does to Britisu )achtsmen, seems to concern him
but litule. He boldiy handles the questions of the size of flags on
the turniug buoys, and the metuod of stariny tne races, but
declines to consider the great and important issues dependent on
his challenge, dodging them wivh the remark that he 1s not com-
petent to discuss them. It the Koyal Yavut Squadron, as well as
the Yacht Racing Associalion and the gréeas boay of British
yachismen, are content to be represented in this way there 4s
nothing more to be said, but the friends of fair sailing and yacht
racing of all kinds have good reason to regret that such a trophy
as the America’s Oup was intended by its owners to become, must
be lost oy won in sueh a manner,
868
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 28, 1889,
KATHLEEN.
Se present interest in the smaller classes about New York is
ap} to result in the formation of a sirong and numerous
class of 30-fouters, a size thal is m many respects a desirable one
to encouraze in the connection with the present 40f6. class.
Without entering into 4 discussion as to the exucl merits and
defects of each size, 30, 85, 40 and 46, the fact must be recognized
that the 40ft. class is now more firmly established than any class
has been in the past; and such beiny the case, the 30ft. class is a
more desirable size than 35ff., a8 long as both ave not called for,
It has been urged that 46ft. hae better aceommodations in pro-
ortion to cost than 40; and similarly that while building » 30-
ooter a man might as well take 5ft. more length; but until there
are men enourh interested to keep at least half a dozen boats in
each class, the interests of the sport will be best served by
encouraging each alternate class, or 30, 40 and 453ft. When good
racing is permanently established in these, it will be time to
think of the 35 and 46ft, classes,
Though there are a number of yachts of ahout 30ft. l.wl. in the
New York clubs, many of them are too large,and others too
amall for the 80tt. class, and there are only one or two boats that
are good enough to race and of the proper size. This season, how-
ever, will see two modern boats added to the New York fleet,
while the spring races will be enlivened by a visit from three of
the Boston cracks, Saracen, Marguerite and Rosalind. Of thenew
boats one, the Tom Boy, a Burgess craft, owned by Mr, Archibald
Rogers of the Bedouin, bas already been described in the Forust
AND STREAM. Her home has been at Hyde Park, well up the Hud-
son, but her owner is identified with the leading New York ciubs,
and is likety to enter her in all races,
The other, the new Kathleen, made her trial trip early last
week, showing very promising indications of speed. She was
designed by Mr. Wm. Gardner for Mr. William Whitlock, owner
of the cutter Merlin, and famous among canoe sailors as a plucky
and persistent racer. Mr, Gardner ia an American, a graduate of
Cormell, who spent several years after his graduation in a
thorough course of study under the leading British mstructors,
and who bas lately settled in New York asa designer, This year
for the first time his work will be brought in competition with
that of cther designers in both the 30 and 40ft classes, as in addi-
tion to the Kathleen he has a. still more ambitious effort afloat in
the 40ft, class in the new Liris.
The Kathleen was designed for cruising and racing, as her
owner will live on board much of the time, besides entering her
in the regular regattas. In order to xecure the greatest possible
amount of room a large displacement has been taken, but at the
same time tv has been se disposed of as to give a very fair form.
The length on deck is 42i1., lew.l. 30ft., beam 10ft. 6in., and
draft 7it, The hoat is of the modern type, clipper stem, very
long counter, moderate rake to sternpost, with greatest dratt near
heel of post, and reduced forefoot. In both of Mr, Gardner’s boats
the keel rises sharply fram its deepest point until just below the
water, where the stem meets it at an obtuse angle, instead of
curving into it with asweep. The midship section is similar to
the new keel forties, a continuous curve from hottom of keel to
plankaheer, with an easy vilge just below the water. The keel is
12im. wide on bottom, a marked difference from the latestideas of
Mr. Burgess, who has but a 5in. keel in the 40ft. Tomahawk. The
construction has been very carefully planned in order to secure a
light hull, and as a result the keel is very heavy,
The oak keel and stem are shaped so as to leave the least possi-
ble amount of deadwood, the stem in particular being a very neat
piece of work, The frame has ovcasioned much comment through
the small size of some of its parts, but there seems no reason to
apprehend that the boat will be weulcer than others of her class.
The main timbers are of sawn oak, double, sided 134, molded 215
to 144, and spaced 3ft. centers. The seven forward timbers are t
single, spaced 9in. Midway between each pair of sawn frames is |
a steamed oak frame 144x146, while the remaining intervals are
again divided by other steamed frames 14 xXU4in, The planking
is fastened to the double sawn frames by valvanized nails, but on
all the bent frames it is copper riveted. Thus there is a frame
every Sin. for the length of the boat, giving thorough support to
the planking, while uhe sawn frames and larger bent timbers,
each with an iron floor knee, make avery strong skeleton. The
keel bolts set ap on an inner keelson of oak, The clamp is of
yellow pine, 6x1/4in., with a bilge clamp 4x144in, Both of these
run the entire length and are well fastened, but the addition of a
second bilze clamp and a shelf running the fulllength would have
heen an improvement. ‘the deck irume, of yellow pine, with
heams 244™2}s, 1s brace diagonally in the wake of the mast. The
deck is very 1tghi, bemg only ?4in. total thickness, and is double;
an ipner skin of 3gin. cedar, aud an upper one of in. white pine,
laid in white lead, the two layers being further fastened by small
brass screws between the beams, putin trom below. This makes
a strong and light deck, the only question being whether it is
quite thick enough. The planking is of Im. cedar, with oak ear-
boards and braces. The planksheer is of oak, 5144, and the,dul-
wark is of pine, solid, with a neat oak rail. The height is a,gut
éin,, tapering to nothing at the tailrail. The coamings and qyrck
fittings are of mahogany. The partner beams are fitted wi thin gat
iron bracket knees, with other knees for the runners, Whitceaie
strain of the chain plates is distributed by am iron strap dy ¢18
fouctrumes, There are no chanuels. ' %
The accommodations below are better than those of many: B
of much greater length. The companion leads into the afté 11d
of the maiu cabin, in which are two comfortable sofa berth + he
cushioned backs being fitted to be shifted so as to form f
when used usabed. Thejoiner work of both cabins is in
pine, the effect being very pleasing, There are lockers,
and vacke averbead in the main cabin, The after cabin h
fixed berths, with dressing table, etc , and though the floor
is limited, the room is very comfortably arranged.
topped skylight gives ample headroom, There is not quite
ing room ior wn oydinary man under the deck in the main:
but under the skylight there is plenty of headroom. Thj,, 1
castle is large and bas very good headroom for a 30tt. craft: 13
than many centerboard sloops of 45ft. could show. If hig 59g
hammock berths, ice chest, pantry and naphtha stove. 55 >
The sail plan is large, the mast being 80ft,, deck to houne 2-97
the spars are hollow, being made on the “cheese sandwich" 3 rs
The jib balliards and outhaul are of flexible wire rope. The): 26
sprit is 29it. extreme length, fitted to house, with legs in thee — -
stuy and shrouds, A pump-brake windlass, by the American {_.
Windlass Co., is fitted to the butts. The boatis one of the ha
somest of the fleet, with white topsides, graceful clipper stem aj
a specially long and well moulded counter. ‘The tails of both t@
30 vod 40 are distinctively different from any other America
craft, beg longer and finer at the end, and in connection with <
rather quick sheer att they will serve to identify Mr. Gardner's
handiwork as far off as itcan be seen. The yacht was built by
Me, Samuel Ayres, at his Bay Ridge yard, and though the con-
struction is not s0 expensive and elaborate as the sister ship,
Livis, it will compare favorably with its class of work anywhere,
The sails were made by Mx. Wilson, of Port Jefferson.
TOMAHAWK.
HH new Tomahawk, designed for Mr. EH, D, Morgan by Mr.
Burgess, and launched at Piepgrass’s yard on May 17, isin
some respects one of the most notable of the new craft, as she is
not only different in model, but her hull is of steel instead of
wood, making her the smallest steel yacht yet built on this side
of the Atlantic, She is both narrower and deeper than most of
her class, being 12ft. wide by 10ft. drait, the loadline of course
being just under 40ft. She bas the fashionable amount of over-
hang at each end, being about 46ff. over all, In this boat Mr,
Burgess has gone to al extreme in the way of a deep, narrow
keel, the breadth on bottom being but din. The midship section
is a fair and easy 8 curve from the bottom of the keel to the rail,
with an easy bilge and a strong hollow tothe floor, The sheer
plan shows a sternpost raking anout 45 degrees, trom the heel of
which the kee] curves down, making the greatest draft several
feet forward of the post, then it rounds up into the clipper stem,
Taking together the clipper stem, deep keel, rudder and counter,
the outline in a general way approaches a segment of a circle, or
halt a barrel head. As in mospt of the Burgess boats the sheer is
more or less a circular sweep, and quite different from the Wat-
son and Gardner evaft. The construction of the boat is very sim-
ple, the keel being a flat bar din. wide and 2in. deep, tapering into
the siding of stem and sternpost and running out to the extreme
point of the stem, Whe frames are of steel angles, each
single and in oné piece irom keel to deck, being 184x184 BY ay
spaced 20in, The steel plating is of No. 8 and No. 10 gage,
with ‘in. rivets spaced 5in. Vhe garboards lie flat against the
sides of the keel and are fastened by long rivets passing
through if. The heels of the frames are not connected
directly to the keel, but on each pair there is a floor plate of
of Yin. steel, 34in, deep. The bewms for the cabin floor are
of the same size as the frames, with gusset plates where they join
the latter, while at the end of each irame 4 similar gusset plate
nnites it to the deck beam, The deck is of 146x144in. white pine,
fasted by screws trom beneath, The rudder trunk is a steel tube
fastened by bunds to the head of the sternpost, The fittings below
are simple and of light wood, pine and cherry, .A wide combina-
tion skylight and companion gives light as well as access to the.
main cabin, which is amidships, with a good after cabin in ad-
dition, Above the sofas in the main cabin are folding berths,
while forward is a toilet room, There is ample headroom for the
entire length of the boat, and the steel construction gives a great
deal of intemal Euaye everywhere, The deck is fitted with a long
steering Well, just forward of which is a coaming, shaped like a
horseshoe, oh Which the cleats for the headsail sheets are fast-
ened, the coils of the lmes being kept inside the cnaming, out of
the way on deck. The yacht steers with a tiller and is fitted with
a housing bowsprit. She has no hawsepipes, but the chain leads
over sheayes on the sides of the gammon iron to a Providence
Windlass on the bitts, ‘Che deck arrangements are very neat and
convenient. The bovwsprit and mast are solid, of Oregon pine,
the former d4ft. Gin, over all and 8in. diameter, the latter a Min.
stick, 55ft. over all. The main boom is hollow, of spruce, 49fr. x
$in., and the gaff is 29ft.x5l¢in. The topsail yards are 35 and 26ft.
and the topmast 33ft.x6l¢in.
LORD DUNRAVEN’S LETTERS.
HE regular meeting of the New York Y. ©; was held on May
16, the principal business being in relation to the proposed
international races. The following letters from the Karl of Dun-
rayen, received on May 18, were read:
Lonpbon, May 3, 1889.—Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowl-
édge tne receipt of your letter of the 15th ult., and desire to tender
my sincere thanks to the committee for their kind offer.of assist-
ance, also for their courtesy in acceding in many respects to my
suggestions as to conditions of sailing. As regards the second
paragraph in my former letter, alluded to in yours, I thank the
committee for pointing out that the classitication of yachts under
the racing rules of the New York Y. C. does not apply to races for
challenge cups held by or belonging to the club, I amaware, also,
that while the various deeds of zift evidently contemplate a con-
siderable difference in the size of vessels, no special rule is laid
down for classifying them. [ was, hawever, under no misappre-
hension us to the question involved. I fully recognized and recog-
nize the perfect right of the New York Y. C. to meet me with any
vessel that comes within the limits laid down in the deed of gift
under which my challenge was made and accepted, My reasons
for sending Valkyrie’s length on the load water line were: First,
asa matter of courtesy observed, | helieve, by all recent chal-
lengers. Second, because all challenging yachts of late years
have been met by yachts of practically the same length on the
load water line, and third, because IL thought it would be a con-
venience to the New York Y. C. to know that Valkyrie came
within their third or sevents-foot class, should they think fit to
class the competing vessels, and thus complete the application of
the principle of sailing international matches underrules govern-
ing ordinary local races—a principle in force in all other im-
portant points, such as measurement of hull and sail area, time
allowance and method of starting. Those are my reasons, and I
trust the committee will clearly understand that in stating that
Valkyrie was designed to come within your third class | had no
intention of Conveying any opinion as to the length ordescription
of vessel against which I should have to sail. 1 am quite willing
to accede to the request of the committee that the first race be
sailed on Tuesday, Oct.1, But, as for many reasonsit is desirable
that the matches should notextend oyer a long period of time, I
suggest for their consideration that the dates be Tuesday, Oct. 1;
Thursday, Oct. 3; Friday, Oct. 4; Saturday, Oct, 5 and Monday,
Oct. 6, ar, if Monday is an inconvenient day, Tuesday, Oct. 8.
With regard to courses Iam glad that the committee have agreed
that the races shall be sailed outside. On my part I willingly
accept, theiz proposition as to direction of courses; First race to
windward or leeward and return; second race, equilateral tri-
angle, one side, the first if possible, to windward; third race, to
windward or leeward and return; fourth race, equilateral tri-
angle as in case of second race; fifth race, to windward or Jee-
ward and return, } ’ .
T have pleasure ulso in agreeing to the committee’s proposal
that the courses be 30 nautical miles in length instead of 40, the
time for making the race to be reduced proportionately. As the
committee do not see their way to adopt my suggestion as to lime
allowance, L accept the New York Yacht Club rule. Having
agreed to the conmiittee’s proposition as to direction of courses,
my suggestion in paragraph 8 of my former letter becomes im-
practicable, I am anxious only that the compass bearings be
given as long a lime as possible before the start, and that the
stakeboats carry a Jarge and easily-distinguishable flag, but all
these details may conveniently be leit until after my arrival in
America, I cannot concur with the opinion expressed by the
committee as to time of starting. Whatever force there may be
in the objections urged to my proposal, that the races be started
at the specified time, I submit that the same apply equally to both
parties, and cannot be the cause, and cannot be imagined to be
the cause of any unfairness, I suggest that the time of starting
be fixed by the race committee, and that it should take place at
the specified time should either of the competing yachts desire it,
In my former letter lomitted to mention the question of unypire,
Wo doubt any gentleman suggésted by the New York Yacht Club
would ba acceptable to me, but I may say that if, as reported in
the pavers, Gen. Paine will not be bimself afloat, I should not
only be satisfied but complimented if he would consent to act. L
thank you for sending me yourclub book for last year, and again
wish to express my Warm appreciation of the most kind and
courteous offer of assistance from yourself and the other members
of the committee. f DUNRAVEN.
To James Smith, Chairman of Cup Committee, New York
| Yacht Club.
6 Lonpon, May 4, 1889.—Dear Sir: [have the pleasure toacknowl-
tice the receipt of your letter of the 11th inst., and would ask
Sta to convey my sincere thanks to the New York Yacht Club for
Uasir sind offer of hospitality, of which I hope to ayail myself,
singh regard to the second paragraph of your Jetter I certainly
con, under the impression that by your cablegram of April, in re-
Forlso Mr. Richard Grant’s letter of March 1%, my challenge had
Pfisteaccepted on the conditions governing the Volunteer-Thistle
Seco. and I trust there is no misunderstanding on the point that
Porbes. -Jbly give rise to any complications. [Lam not competent
Pfister...) the conditions under which the Cup should be held and
Mhird col tor in the future, but would point out if the New York
Forbes,..,,.vetain the Cup their position will be the same as be-
. Tf, however, [am fortunate enough to win,
is afterward to be held could then
all matches cit acht Squadron, The inconvenience
ae Boh tod between the New York Yacht Club and the
i
Tow.
20 Sf. JAMES SQUARE, LONDON, 8. W., May 31, 1889, Sir—I re-
gret to haye kept you 80 long without an answer to your letter of
the 15th inst., but haye been away in Ireland during the recess
and haye only just returned to town. I trust the delay has
caused you no inconvenience, Yours faithfully, DUNRAYVEN. .
To James D. Smith, Chairman of Committee,
A meeting of the committee to prepare an answer to the letters
will be held next week.
CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO. FLEET.—The first annual regatta
will he held on June 8, off Horseshoe Cove, Lar¢hmont-on-the-
Sound, the start to be at 1 o’clock. The mosquito eraft belonging
to the following yacht and canoe clubs are invited to participate;
Larchmont, New Rochelle and New Haven yacht clubs; New
York Athletic Club; New York, Knickerbocker and Brooklyn
canoe clubs, and Pequot Canoe Association. Hntrics must be
ynatle in writing and sent to the regatta committee twenty-four
hours prior to noon of day set for regatta, specifying the correct
Inad waterline measurement, rig and model. All kinds of ri
will be admitted. Cups will be offered in each class, and a specia
prize to the boat making the fastest time over the course...
Classes —Rule LY, of By-Laws.—'‘A pleasure boat of any model or
vig shall be cligible to enrollment, if said boat be not longer than
20ft. at load waterline,” Boats will be classified according to (heir
rig and load waterline measurement. Class I. boats measuring
20rt. and over 17tt. Gin. Class IL. boats measuring 17ft, 6in, and
over 15ft, Olass IIT, boats measuring 15ft. and over 12ft, bin.
Glass [V,. boats measuring 12fp. bin. and under. Rule VIII, of
Sailing Rules.—“Boats entered for a rezatta shall carry not more
than two persons.” Rule IX, After the preparatory signal no
ballast or dead Weight of any kind shall be taken on board or put
out. No ballast shall be shifted during arace.” The Regatta
Committee includes Messrs. Frank B. Jones, 40 Wall street, N. Y..
Room 68, F, L, Dunnell, Thomas 'T, Taber. A meeting was held on
May 20 at which the sailing rules were gonad and five new mem-
bers were admitted. The Larchmont Y.C, has offered two cups
+o be raced for by the fleet on June $, ‘The canoe regatta is post-
poned to June 2.
SOUTHWARK Y. C.—The fitth annual eae of this club will
be sailed on Junely/. The steamer John A,
guests over the course,
arner will carry the | justlay their course. This destroyed the advantage of
THE INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONFERENCE,
ee following prey of subjects for discussion by the In-
ternational Marine Gonference, which meets at Washington
on Oct, 16, has been prepared by the American delegates, Rear
Admiral 8. RK, Franklin, U. 8. N.; Commander W. P. Sampson, U.
8. N.; 8. 1. Kimball, Gen. Supt., Life Saving Service; J. W. Nor-
cross, Master Mariner; Jno. W. Shackford, Master, Merchant
Marine; W. W. Goodrich, Counsellor-at-Law, and C. A. Griscom,
Pres. International’ Navigation Go. ‘The programme covers a
very wide range of subjects connected with the safety of life and
property at sea, the discussion of which will doubtless result in
great improvements in the rules of the road and in legislation in
regard to shipping- P :
_ General Division 1. Marine signals or other means of plainly
indicating the direction in which vessels are moying in fog, mist,
falling snow, and thick weather, and at night, Rules for the Pre-
vention of Collisiousand Rules of the Road.—1. Visibility, number,
and position of lights to be carried by yessels—(a) Steamers under
way. (6b) Steamers towing. (¢) Vessels under way, but not under
command, including steamers laying cable, (d) Sailing vessels
under way. (e) Sen vessels towing. (f) Vessels af anchor,
(g) Pilot vessels. (fi) Fishing vessels. 2. Sound signals; their
character, number, range, and position of instruments—(a) For use
in for, mist, falling snow, and thick weather, as position signals.
For steamers under way; for steamers fowing; for sailing vessels
under way; fur sailing vessels towing, (These signals to show
the approximate course steered if possible.) For vessels at anchor;
For yessels under way, but non under command, including
steamers laying cable, (b) Worusein all weathers as helm signals
only; for steamers meeting or crossing; for steamers overtaking;
for steamers backing. (¢) Whether helm signals shall be made
compulsory or remain optional, 2. Steering and sailing rules—(a)
Sailing vessels meeting, crossing, overtaking, or being overtaken
by each other, (6b) Steamers meeting, crossing, overtaking, or
being oyertaken by each other. (c) Sailing vessels meeting, cross-
ing, overtaking, or being overtaken by steamers. (d) Steamers
Meeting, crossing, overtaking, or being overtaken by sailing ves-
sels. (¢) Special rules for channels and 1ideways, where no local
rules exist, (f) Conflict of international and local rules. (g) Uni-
form system of commands to the helm. (i) Speed of vessels in
thick weather. _ ; . .
General Division 2. Regulations to Determine the Sea-worthi-
ness of Vessels--(@) Construction of vessels. (b) Hanipment of
vessels. (c) Discipline of crew. (d) Sufficieney of crew. (e) In-
spection of vessels. (/) Uniform certificates of inspection. —
General Division 3, Draft to which Vessels should be Restricted
when Loaded.—Unitorm maximum load mark. 3
Geueral Division 4. Uniform Regulations Regarding the Desig-
nating and Marking of Vessels.—(a) Position of name on vessels.
(hb) Position of name of port of registry on vessels. (c) Size of
lettering, (d) Uniform system of draft marks.
General Division 5. Saving Life and Property from Shipwreck.
—1, Saving of life and PEBperty from shipwreck at sea—(a) Duties
of vessels after collision, (b) Apparatus for life-saving to be
carried on board ship. (Life-boats, life-preservers, lite rafts,
pumps and fire-extingnishing apparatus.) (¢) The use of oil and
the necessary apparatus forils use. (d) Uniform inspections as to
(b) and (¢). 2. Saving of life and property from shipwreck by
operations from shore—(a) Organization. of, and methods em-
pleyed, by life-saving institutions. (b) The employment of drilled
and disciplined crews at life-saving stations, (c) The maintenance
of a patrol upon dangerous coasts by night, and during thick
weather by day, for warning @f vessels standing into danger, and
for the early discovery of wrecks, (d) Uniform means of trans-
mitting information between stranded vessels and the shore. (e)
Life-boats, life-saving apparatus and appliances. 38. Official in-
quiries into causes and circumstances of shipwrecks and other
casualties.
Genera] Division 6, Necessary Qualifications for Officers and
Seamen, including Tests for Sight and Color Blindness,—(a) A
uniform system of examination for the different grades, (b)
Uniform tests for yisual power and color blindness. (c) General
knowledge of methods employed at life-saving stations. (d) Uni-
form certificates of qualification.
General Division 7. Lanes for Steamers on Frequented Routes,
—(a) With regard to the avoidance of steamer collisions. (h)
With regard to the safety of fishermen.
General Division 8. Night Signals for Communicating Informa-
tion at Sea.—(a) A code to be used in connection with the Inter-
national Code Signal Book, (b) Or a supplementary code of
limited scope to conyey information of special importance to
passing vessels, (c) Distress signals. ;
General Division 9. Warnings ot Approaching Storms. —(a) The
rants of warnings. (b) The unitormity of signals em-
loved.
F General Division 10. Reporting, Marking and Removing Dan-
gerous Wrecks or Obstruction to Navigation.—(a) A uniform
method of reporting and marking dangerous wrecks and derelicts.
(b) The division of the labor, cost and responsibility among the
several maritime nations, either by geographical apportionment
or otherwise: of the removal of dangerous derelicts; and of search-
ing for doubttul dangers with a view of removing them from the
charts.
General Division 11, Notice of Dangers to Navigation, Notice
of Changes in Lights, Buoys and Other Day and Night Marks, —
(a) A uniferm method of taking bearings, of designating them
(whether true or magnetic), and of reporting them. (b) A uni-
form method of reporting, indicating and exchanging information
by the several maritime nations, to include the form of notices to
mariners, (¢) A uniform method of distributing this informa-
tion.
General Division 12. A Uniform System of Buoys and Beacons.
—(a) Uniformity in color of buoys. (b) Uniformity in numbering
of buoys.
General Division 13, The Establishment of a Permanent Inter-
national Maritime Commission.—(a) The composition of the com-
mission. (b) Its powers and authority.
Proposed Grouping of Subjects for Consideration by Commit-
tees of the International Marme Conference.—l. Rules of the road
and signals—General Divisions 1 and 8 2. Saving of life and
property from shipwreck by operations from shore—General
Division 5, subdiyision No.2. 3. Construction and equipment of
vessels, and saying of life and property irom shipwreck at sea—
General Divisions 2, 3 and 4,and subdivision No.1of5. 4 Quali.
fications of officers and seamen—General Division 6. 5. Steam
lanes—General Division 7. 6. Official inguinigs Into shipwrecks
and other casualties—General Division 5, subdivision No. 3. 7.
Transmission of warnings and information, buoys, etc.—feneral
Divisions 9, 10, ll and 12. 8. Permanent Maritime Commission—
General Division 13. z ald.
BEVERLY Y.
see racing among the club boats was opened on May 15 and 16
with the closest series of matches ever sailed in Buzzard's
Bay. Last fall Mr. Parkinson, of the Eleanor, ordered a new boat,
Eina, from Hanley, the builder of Surprise, Mucilage, etc. She
was intended to beat the whole third class. At the sametime Mr.
Jetiries ordered a boat, Kiowa, of exactly the same length, viz.,
19.1014ft. waterline, from Dunn, of Monument Beach, and a series
of matches was arranged for the spring. Since the boats haye
been launched both have sailed exceedingly well, beating every-
thing they met of their size and many larger boats. Great inter-
est was felt in the match all along the shore, and the races were
accompanied by nearly all the crack boats of the neighborhood.
The first match was sailed on the morning of May 15, wind very
light $.8., course from Tobey Island Buoy around Bird Island
Ligh sBuoy and return, 10 nautical miles. It was a dead run to
the light anda dead beat back, The starting signal was given at
11:26. t
Kiowa got off with the lead, but Eina getting puffs first soon
caught up; and the boats ran down very evenly, Kiowa getting a
trifle the best of it, rounding buoy a little ahead. Then followed
one of the closest Taces eyer seen; Hina was a trifle ahead, but
Kiowa was further to windward; they staid in the same position
lil within a rifle shot of the judge’s boat; here Kina Baced pie
Nashua and stood toward Vobey Island, from which a short
hitch would carry her home; Kiowa crossed her bow, but tacked
a few seconds too late, so that she was in a position to be orca
keted when they reached the island and tacked; there was noth-
Cc.
ing to do but to break tacks, which was done; but a flaw headed —
her oft, allowing Eima to head up, the latter winning by 10sec.
Time of race, Wina 1:44:40; Kiowa 1:44:50, By.
The second match was started at 3:330n the same day, same
gourse and wind, Kiowa again getting a short lead at start, but
Eina soon closing it and trying ior Kiowa’s weather; this the
latter objected to, and the boats sailed a wide half circle going to
tha light; Kiowa rounding just ahead, Here she found an ou
side hoat right inher way ane was obliged to make a hitch
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starboard, which was so much time wasted; Kina crossing her
bow und tacking on her weather when they met. It looked as if
she would keep her there, but in the long tack over to Scraggy
Neck, Kiowa reached ahead, and when they tacked again was
5Oft. to windward and exactly abreast. For a long distance the
‘yan in this position, the wind gradually hauling till the could
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Windward position, and as neither seemed. to “gam, the race bee
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| came very exciting. Off Wing's Neck, however, Kiowa began to
gain and kept doing so steadily, winning by 22 seconds. Time of
Tace, Kiowa 1:59:42, Hina 2:0:2,
_ The 16th opened very calm, and the third race was postponed
; a 1 P. M. in hopes of a breeze, At that time there was a very
| light southeast air, and Kiowa cot rid of three-fourths of her bal-
Jast; Kino, on the other hand, replaced the ballast she had taken
‘out the day before, The course was round Dry Ledge buoy and
‘Ser agey Neck buoy, about 104 miles, but only one leg was a beat.
_ The boats got off neck and neck, with Kiowa to windward. Dry
Ledge was rounded by Kiowa with Bina almost touching her; and
just bere a strong breeze struck in. Hina did beautifully, but
_ Kiowa was too light, she needed ballast, and Bina took the lead,
rounding Scraggy Neck buoy witha lead of 50 seconds. On the
tun home one was as good as the other; neither gone. at all: but
just as Kina reached the line ihe wind, whieh had been failing,
died out almost entirely, spinning out Kina’s lead to 1:35. ‘Time
of race: Hina, 1:54:29: Kiowa, 1:56:04. '
Both boats sailed wonderfully well for their size in Comparison
with the best boats in the bay of the class above them, carrying
their sail yery well. '
Racing in the second class promises to be lively this season, as
Crawl and Mollie are now in good hands, and will be raced for all
puey aze worth, while Dunn is building three new boats for the
class.
X.Y. A.
VALKYRIE’S SIZE.
W those yachtsmen who are so anxious over Valkyrie’s tonnage
dimensions will take a trip to Staten Island they may see a
yacht that is still larger in proportion than Valkyrie, The new
40¢t. cutter Minera, cesigned hy Wm. Wife, Jr., israted in Lioyd’s
Register as 48.7it. tonnage length. Her loadline is under 40ft., so
that a 70ft. yacht of the same proportions would be 85.23ft. ton-
nage length, or longer than Valkyrie. Those who have seen both
) Minerva and the new Gorilla will he able to forma preity correct
idea from the two as to whether Valk)rie. can possibly be as
fowerful, or carry as much sail as Katrina. Katrina’s beam is
20ft.4in., while Valkyrie’s is but 16, and at the same time the former
is a very powerful boat of 911. din. draft, Hersailarea measured
by the Y. R, A. rule is 7,200ft., while Valkyrie is not likely to
carry over 6,300ft. im her races here. A comparison of their
measurements is also interesting,
Valkyrie.
Tonnage length..............e.22-. § 85
Fore overhang.............205 He
Rake of sternpost aft of l.w
After overhang............. 12.33
Over all length.. 2.60
MPT ETENY IEA CLE se reed ie eh tip besen eee 3.25
Bedouin is very nearly of Valkyrie’s beam and probably about
the same displacement, and her after overhang is 13.25ft.; but as
she has a plumb stem she is but 83.25ff. overall, Valkyrie prob-
ably has a little longer stern than Katrina, or say lift., which
added to Bedouin’s length would giveover ft. for a clipper-stem
Bedouin. In Katrina the sternpost has a moderate rake, only lft.
Zin. beyond the loadline, but Valkyrie has about the same as
Thistle, or 45°, and with as high aside as Bedouin, or over 4tt.,
the oyerhang of the sternpost would be 4ft. or more. The only
dimensions yet known are the loadline and length for tonnage,
70 and 85ft.. and it is probable that the latter includes 11 ft. of fore
overhang, 70ft. loadline and 4ft. overhang of sternpost. If
this is the case, her bow will be no more powerful than
Katrina’s nor her stern more powerful than Bedouin’s. The
tonnage length is a measurement almost devoid of meaning
when applied to a comparison of clipper and plumb-stemmed
yachts. It depends on two dimensions, which have absolutely
nothing to do with the size or power of the boat; the length of
the figurehead and the rake of the sternpost, the length of the
counter is not included inany way. Valkyrie, as we know, has
a more elaborate figurehead than is usual, representing one of
the Valkyries after whom she is named, but as to the length cf
her counter, nothing is known,
COOPER’S POINT CORINTHIAN Y. ¢c.
fe second annual race of the Cooper’s Point Corinthians, to
Reedy Island and return, 100 miles, was sailed on May 14,
Com. H, King getting the fleet together early in the morning in a
drizzling rain, The cabin boats Luzetta, Hesperus and Kioseta,
of the Quaker City Y.C., had not come down to the starting
point, and the commodore put in the time with a very interesting
reyiew of the following boats: Allmond, Capt. C. Ghegan; Wilk.
ins, Capt, James Bagly, literary editor of the Call; Kinsey, Capt.
Will Kinsey; Item, Capt. Walter Humphries; Cook, Capt. Will
Cook; Anderson, Capt. F. Lorimer. The hoats got off on the
young ebb af 1:45, wind fresh from S.W. The cabin beats soon
| Cook the lead, and it was observed that the Luzetta, Capt. Charles
Simonds, one of the judges’ boats, Was drawing rapidly ahead of
her cabin sisters. In the meantime the Keystone, Capt. R. G.
Wilkins, had secured a lead ahead of the racing boats favorable
to notice the sailing of the cabin and open boats. The wind kept
freshening and the big fellows had their decks awash, the Luzetta
sradually opening the gap. After a good deal of skirmishing be-
tween the Kinsey and Item the former boat finally shook off her
wily opponent and left the balance of the fleet in the rear, At
5:50 P. M. a heavy squall from the N.W. struck the boats, The
‘Kinsey came to at the Hook, the Item passing her under full sail,
Which she carried through thesquall. Working vessels and cabin
yachts anchored save the Luzetta, she went through with reefed
‘mainsail and jib stowed. The Keystone passed Hesperus anchored
below Old Man’s Point at 12:40 A. M., reported that none of the
racers had passed her, at least as far as they knew. The Allmond
and Wilkins came toat Upper Chester in the squall and went out
of the race. The Cook took refuge in Perch Creek on the Jersey
shore. The Kinsey got under way after the squall, but. returned
to the Hook and went out of the race. The Luzetta anchored off
Reedy Island Light at 2:50 A.M. on the 15th, the Item passed
around her at 4:20 A, M., Keystone 5:14 A.M. Wind was §.W.,
dead on end from the start to the island, except during thesquall,
which lasted about 45 minutes.
The wind shifted to northeast shortly after the Keystone turned
the stakeboat, and ii was 4 dead beat home. The Luzetta, after
waiting till flood tide at 7:25, left for home, leaying the lighlhouse
Keeper to report the other boats should they come down. Key-
stone passed Item above New Castle, meeting the Cook at Deep
Water Point bound down. She hauled her wind with the Item
and went out of the race, The Anderson failed to get off with the
ace, and being handicapped returned to her mooring early in the
ace. Luzetta anchored off League Island with Keystone at 2:30
*. M., ebb tide and adead calm. A breeze eventually sprung up
from southeast and the Keystone got under way, atrivine at
Cooper's Point at 10 P. M. The Item arrived at 1 o’clock and wins
Silyer pitcher. All credil to young Humphries, who with a
6en crew saved the race, she being the only boat that went over
the course. While I admire courage I like to see it tempered
With discretion. It was a desperate, daring feat, and the young-
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ster turned up on top. Probably in after years—as he is full of
vim and pluck—experience will have toned him down, and the
reckless young sailor will develop into a first-class yachtsman,
At any rate le succeeded this time. and I hope he ever may im the
future, R. G. Winns,
OBSERVATIONS OF OCHAN CURRENTS.—The Coast Survey
steamer Blake, Lieut. J. H. Pillsbury, U.S. N., compas ndite has
been ordered to make observations of the currents of the Atlantic
Ocean in different places. During the remainder of the month of
May, as well as June and July, the Blake will anchor in the fol-
lowing localities: Southeast of Cape Hatteras, south of Nantucket
Shoals and south of George’s Shoals. When at anchor the Blake
will display during the day three balls or shapes at the foretopmast
head; during the night tbree lights—red, white, red—one above
the other. Masters of vessels navizating these Waters ale re-
quested to keep clear of her. In connection with this current
wok, Lieut, Pillsbury will set adrift a number of subsurface
curren floats, ench consisting of a U4in. square whitepainted
pine staff, about 8ft. long, projecting from 1 to 2tt, above fhe sur-
face, surmounted hy a simple tin wind vane, and with four gal-
yanized sheet iron wings at the. lower end to receive the impulse
of the ocean currents af a depth of 6 or Vft. below the surface, and
cause it fo drift with the subsurface currents and he substan-
tially exempt from the influence of winds or surface currents.
‘The staf? carmes five glass water-tight tubes, each held in a mor-
tise by easily uutastened copper wire. Hach tube incloses an
envelope, addressed to “The Superintendent Coast and Geodetic
Survev, Washingt on, D. C.,” containing a leaflet printed in Eng-
lish, German, Spanish and French, showing the date and locality
of the first lannching of the float, and giving instructions ta the
finder as to filling the blanks with’ the date and locality at which
be found it. Any person finding one of the floats is respectfully
and earnestly requested to remove trom it one of the glass tubes
and immediately set the float adrift again, so that it may con-
tinue to float with currents until intercepted again and another
tube removed by some other finder, and so on until it is finally
lost or all its tuhes removed. Each finder should break or open
the tube carefully, read, and foliow the directions of the printed
leaflet, by writing in the proper blank spaces the date and locality
at which he tound it, either afloat or ashore, appending his own
signature and address, inclosing it in the accompanying envelope,
and forwarding it to the nearest United States Consul, or mailing
it to the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, as ad-
dressed. In view of the importance to safety of nayigation of all
items of information as to the direction and velccity of ocean
currents, all mariners and people along shore are urgently re-
quested to contribute to the success of this feature of their inves-
ligation by intercepting and relaunching a float wherever.seen,
and carefully complying with the foregoing sugeestions.—Hx.
THE AMERICAN SHIP WINDLASSES.—The large shops of
the American Ship Windlass Co., at Providence, R, [., have been
busy this. spring with a great deal of yacht work, in addition to
the large line of steam capstans and windlasses for the merchant
marine, the navy and the fishing fleet, The line of yacht wind-
lasses includes the Providence Noiseless Pamp Brake Windlass,
with Grater’s friction locking gear; a simpler form of the same
Windlass fitted for wooden bitts, and a ratchet gypsey Windlass,
also for wooden bitts. The former is fitted to the deck on cast
iron brackets, instead of bitts, and isa very compact and powerful
piece of mechanism. Among the new yachts fitted out this year
are the schooners Merlin, Constellation and Quickstep, and the
steamer Jathniel, the latter haying also the patent Emery &
Cheney chain stoppers. The same windlass has also been fitted to
the Smith yawl Montecito, and the Burgess boats Verena, Nanon,
Nepenthe, Maraquita, Nymph, and the Hasbrouck and Owens
boats, Tomahawk is fitted with a vertical windlass, Gorilla will
haye a pump brake windlass, Kathleen, the new Gardner 30, has
a pump brake friction windlass, The newjet propeller Evolution
will have the large windlass and locking gear, while one of the
same has lately been placed on the schooner Montank.
CORINTHIAN Y. C. OF NEW YORK.—The Corinthian Y. C.
of New York has arranged a sweepstake sail, professional crews
allowed, for 40-footers, at $100 each for starters, $20 if declared
out by June 80, $50 if declared, out by July 31, 10 per cent. to the
sweepstake fund; to be sailed at Newport over a 25-mile trianzu-
lar course, one leg of which must be dead to windward. The
date for the race will be shortly after the New York Y. C,’s cruise
date; date, time, place and course to be announced by Aug. 3:
No limit of time for race. If more than two and less than six
start, the winner shall receive 70 per cent: of the sweepstake in
silver plate and the second shall receive 20 percent. If more
than six starf. the winner shall receive 60 per cent. of the value
of the sweepstake in silver plate, the second 18 per cent. and the
third 12 per cent. in silver plate. Entries close June 10, and may
be addressed to M. RoosryeLr ScHuymmR, Sec’y Corinthian Y. C.
of N. Y., 55 Beaver street, New York,
LARCHMONT Y, C.—The racing season for the large classes
will be opened by the Larchmont Y. ©, with two important races
next week, the first being on Decoration Day, when a match will
be sailed over the 27 knot course of the club between Shamrock
and Titania, for a cup costing $750. The club offers to make the
prize $1,000, if Katrina or Bedouin will enter, and it will be a dis-
appointment to many if neither of the two turn up, On June]
the regular spring regatta, open to members of the New York,
Hastern, Seawanhaka Corinthian, Atlantic, New York Corin.
thian, Oyster Bay Corinthian, New Haven, New Rochelle and New
Bedford yacht ¢lubs, will be sailed over the regular club courses.
Pull particulars as to courses, entries, ete,, may be obtained of
theregatta committee, E. J. Greacen, Potter building, Park Row,
Y., Otto Sarony, Larchmont N. ¥., Chester C, Munroe, {7 Wil-
liam street, N. Y.
LLOYD'S YACHT REGISTER.—The last volume of this valu-
able work, just issued, is somewhat smaller than that of last year,
as, In consequence of the yearly growth, it has been found adyis-
able to omit the building rules, which will be published sepa-
rately. The “Register” now ineludes a total of 5,783 yachts. Of
the 4,598 that are measured by Lioyd’s rule, there are 1,066 steam-
ers and 3,582 sailing craft, Of new yachts 22 steam and 21 sailing
axe noted as built in Great Britain thisyear, of which 18 are built
to class. Valkyrie is listed, but very meager details are given—
Thames tonnage 94ft., length for tonnage Shft., beam 16ft., hold
iLGft, The convenient and attractive arrangement of flags intro-
duced last. year iscontinued. The value of the Registe:” and of
Lloyd's classification is how generally recognized by yachtsmen,
and it is time that a similar scheme was instituted in America.
MEAN LENGTH.—The New York Y. R. A. should at once elect
Mr, Nathaniel ©. Moore, of Baltimore, an honorary member.
Mr, Moore has designed a 70-footer Cup defender with but 2ft.
total overhang. Mr. Moore’s greatest success thus far was the
sloop Baltimore, built in 1851. She was 42ft. over all, 41ft. l.w.,
16ft. beam, 3ft. draft aft, 1ft. 4in. forward. Unfortunately this
flyer was burned many years since by jealous rivals, or she might
teach something tothe new forties. Mr. Moore is evidently in
accord with the new association in the matter of shifting ballast,
as be announces that outside lead isa drag, comparing a lead
keel to a pair of lead soles on a man’s shoes,
3869
EREDONTA.—The new Burgess fisherman left Boston on May
14 on her trial trip, returning on May 18 after a trip to Nausbon.
She will be docked and painted this week, sailing about Saturday
for Fayal, with the following party on board: Mrs. Edward M.
Cary, Miss Hester Cunningham, Mrs. H. B. Stone. Miss Alice
Stone, Miss A. H. Jones, Miss EK. EF Russell, Miss Alice Dabney,
Miss Margaret, Forbes, Messrs. F. H. Stone, Charles Dabney,
Edward Cunningham, Jr.,and I. Malcolm Forbes, Capt. Harty
Will command her, with a crew of twelve, and she will sail under
the EH. Y. 0. fag, being now enrolled in the club.
CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP,—Beetle, cutter, has heen sold by
C, A, Prince to Mt. Guild....Berma, cutter, has heen sold by J- H.
Hubbard to George Gannon, who in turn has sold his sloop Wan-
dato J. H, Brookings....The Boston schr. Dorothy Q, has been
sold by Edward Quincy to Portland, Me., owners, ... Royal, schr.,
has been sold by King Upton to G. Waliace....Lurline, steam
yacht, has been sold by J. M. Waterbury to W. B, Wetmore....
Merlin, cutter, has been sold by Wm. Whitlock, and Nomad,
sloop, has been sold by H.C, Wintvingham.
NEPENTAE.—On May 18, the compromise SR opE NUReniNS
sailed trom Boston to New Orleans, her owner, Mr. ichardson,
of the Southern Y. ©., with a friend, being on board. Her racing
spars were shipped by steamer and she will make the voyage
unier a small rig,
ANEW STHEL YACHT.—M7?. Piepgrass has lately laid down
a steel steam yacht, designed by Mr, J. F. Tams, for Gen. Butter-
field, to be used for shooting in Southern waters. She will be a
side-wheeler, 78, over all, l4ft. 6in. beam and but 2ft. Sin. draft.
TORONTO Y. C.—The season was opened on May 18 by a race
between thefourskiffs Puritan, Shamrock, Ruby and Uneasy; two
rounds of a triangular courses in the Bay, with afresh east wind.
Ruby won with Puritan second.
VERVE.— The second Verve, owned in Chieago for several
years, has been sold to Com. Boswell, of the R. C, Y. C,, and with
her namesake and predecessor, Verve No. 1, will henceforth hail
from Taronto,
NEVERSINK.—The Norton yawl Neyersink reac hed Boston
safely, has started to cross the Atlantic.
HELEN, the McVey 40, has had her spruce mast
; ; replaced by
Oregon pine, as it proved too weak on trial.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
F. D. B., who inquired for good trout fishing, will please send
address to this office.
W.C. H., New York.—Will you please advise me which is the
best reel to use for trout fishing, a click ora plain one without any
stops? Ans. Use a click reel by all means.
J.S. L., Ottawa.—Will a slight bruise on a gun barrel make it
liable to bulge or burst? Bruise shows on inside of barrel. Ans.
No, not if the metal is good; it can be taken out by a gunsmith.
F. B., East Hampton, Conn.—Can some of the Fornpsr AND
S@REAM readers give me some information in regard to the trout
fishing in the neighborhood of Gorham, N. H., also best time for
‘same? Ans. ‘There are small trout in the waters nearhy, and
June and July are the best montlis.
FP. &. W., South Manchester, Conn.—Can you tell me how to
transplant oak, maple or chestnut trees that are 6 to 8in, in
diameter? Ans. Trees of this size growing in a forest will prob-
ably bave long, straggling lateral roots, and in raising them from
their beds the important point is to avoid injury to the roots and
rootlets. Having raised the tree trim or prune away the small
branches, leaving very few leayes, and transplant in holes about
4or 5ft. diameter and 3{t, deep, If any of the roots cannot be
bent to accommodate themselves to the space, cut them off with a
clean cut. Bury the trunk to the same level as it stood at hefore
transplanting,
5. G., Gildersleeve, Conn.—Will a brook running through a
meadow irom small, but constant springs freeze so as to kill
trout? Would ponds alongside of this brook, if you increase
volume of them by sinking artesian wells, be good and suitable
water? The land is boggy and springy. Ans. 1. It the stream
flowing out from the springs is shallow it will always. be liable to
freeze in winter and kill the trout. 2. We advise you to dig a
pond, about eight feet deep in the deepest part, and Jet it fill trom
the springs, making suitable provision to prevent the escape of
the trout at the overflow. Artesian wells will be unnecessary if
your springs are cold enough and it is impossible to tell what the
qualities of the water would be until you try it with fish.
H.R. 8., Hudson, N. ¥.—Fishing for weakfish I have used a 1li-
thread bass line, and find when it gets wet it sticks to the rod
and will not render readily. Would a grass line render readily?
Would it, if the spoon overruns, spring off and snarl the same as
a fly line when the spool overruns? What would its durability be
in salt water? Ans. We do not know a better line for bait-fishing
than a small-size, hard-braided raw silk line; if the weakfish are
notabove the average size,use an H or No.6l]ine, The relaid
Japanese grass line kinks badly, and yetit is preferred by most
anglersin the South aud West. If you dry your line thoroughly
aiter using if there should be no decrease of durability in salt
water. We prefer a waterproof line for such fishing. You will
find now also a cable-laid line of boiled silk—a very good line for
bait-fishing. giving very little trouble on account of kinking,
PauL Pryor, New York.—In the May-2 number of Forest AnD
Srrram I met asnag which I ask you to kindly answer. Under
the head Kennel Notes and Names Olaimad, there appears: Annie
Lisle, Rosebud and Zylla Il. By St. Cloud Kennel, Mott Haven,
N. Y., for red Irish setter bitches, whelped March 25, 1889, by
Royal Kuby out of Zylia; then, under head Sales, appears: foyal
Ruby—4ylla whelp. Red Irish setter dog, whelped March 25, 1889.
What I would like to know, are there two Royal Rubys or is the
puppy Royal Ruby the father of his sisters? As I am interested
would like to be set aright as there appears to have been some
mistake. Ans, There is no mistake, the sale recorded is of an un-
named whelp by Royal Ruby and out of Zylla from the same lit-
ter as those for which names were claimed. The address you
wish is Mott Hayen, N, Y.
T..4., New York.—What is the difference between blood worms,
sand worms and white worms? In what lcealities are each to he
found, and where can they be bought in New York? Which is
the best bait fo1 striped bass surf fishing during June? Ans. The
blood worm is the larva of Chironomus, belonging to the family
Tipulidce, or crane flies. It is found in rain water in cisterns The
name is probably also applied to some of the annelids fonnd under
stones along the seashore, Sand worm is a name used for various
species of annelids, or marine worms. White worms are prob-
ably sand fleas and other erustaceans found on the shore; the
name would be appropriate for the large Tipp, so mich liked by
sheepshead fishermen, See “Seneca’s” articles in late issues for
places in New York where these baits can be procured. For surf
fishing for striped bass in June we prefer shedder crabs, shrimp
and clams in the order named.
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[May 28, 1889,
Hachting Goons,
Mclntyre Patent Skylight.
This is the only skylight made that is technic-
ally correct. Made with tubular bar sash, lifts
or serew safety lock whith van be elevated as
desired from the cabin floor, In use on the Puri-
tan, Mayflower, Volunteer, Priscilla and all the
leading yachts. Also manufacturer of the
Improved Tubular Oompanion-Way Slide,
Which is perfectly watertight, It will not stick,
is neat and durable. Address
JAS. McINTYRE, Gity Point Works,
Or 344 Broadway, South Boston, Mass.
Atwood’s Patent Center-Board.
FOR SMALL BOATS AND CANOES,
A 2-incn board in a $-inch well. Othersizes ia:
ufactursd. Descriptive circulars mailed free,
ATWOOD EROS., Olayton, W ¥.
SPORTSMAN’S
Camping or Fishing Tents
CF ALL KINDS. SHAPES AND SIZES,
Yacht and Canoe Bails of most approved styles
Also awnings for store fronts, windows, yacht boats
ste. New style of Canoes Tents made at low figures
Flags, Burgees and covers of all kinds. Camp
Stoves, Camp Chairs, Sacking Bottoms, Hammocks.
all kinds of Hancy Tents, and in fact anything made
from canvas when an intelligent description is giver
of what may be nesded, My beautifully illustrated
circular now ready. Send stamp for price list. Ad
dress 8. HHMMHNW AY, 60 South st., N. ¥. City,
WHITE CEDAR BOARDS
—FOR—
Yachts, Boats and Canoes.
HAOKMATAOK AND OAK KNEES
C. F. HODSOON, 742 Water St., RLY.
HIGGINS & GIFFORD,
GLOUCESTER, MASE,
Manufacture to order Yachts, Rowhboats, Yawle
Excelsior Life Boats and Sains Boats, Two medals
awarded st the London Exhibition. 3,000 baat:
built the Isst thirteen years.
Send for New Catalogue for 1887.
WW ARD’S
Marine Boiler Works,
Charleston, Kanawha, W. Va.
“Best boiler. for yachts.”’—J. A. Bostwick, N.Y,
“The only boiler giving satisfaction,”—K. 8.
Stokes, N.Y. ‘Increased our speed at least two
miles,”’—Painter Bros., Pittsburgh. | pet ae
the best possible results.” —Capt. Tozier, U.S.R.M.
HOLLOW SPARS
For all kinds of Sailing Craft. Send for reduced
price list to manufacturer and patentee. Hollow
canoe masts, 25c. perfoot. J. W. MANSFIELD,
698 East Seventh st., South Boston, Mass.
=. Ee. WIT A MS,
Designer and builder of the noted cruising yachts
Pilgrim. Cooper and Velnette, also the celebrated
racing compromise cutter Prince Karl. Racin
eraft from 20 to apt loadiae ) specialty, and a
uaranteed to be of the best,
wore ao L. WILLIAMS Foot 9th st.. S. Boston
Yacht Designing.
HENRY J. GIELOW,
Destzner of Steam end Sill
oh te,
'
Machting Goole,
W. K. Pryor, G. F. CLARE.
W. K. PRYOR & CO.,
Yacht and Boat Builders
Shop and Railway foot of M st.. §. Boston,
Estimates and contracts made for all kinds of
Yacht work. Yachts hauled ont and stored fox
the winter. First class work at reasonable rates,
Office, £3 Milk Street, Boston, Mare.
A. WILSON,
Sail Maker,
No, 16 ATLANTIC AVE, BOSTON, MASS,
Yacht Sails and Flags a Specialty.
Machis wd Canoes Lor Sate.
Cruising Yacht For Sale or Charter.
The owner of a well-known yacht, 47ft. long,
14ft. beam, 6ft. draft, perfectly fitted out for the
comfort and accommodation of four to six per-
sons in the cabin, and three men in forecastle, pat-
his leaving the port during the summer months
The yacht is built upon a beautiful model, has
two rigs, can be sailed as a sloop, when she is very
fast, or as a yawl for cruising. She was built
during the winter of 1886, of best of material,
under the personal supervision of the owner, and
is a stuunch and excellent sea boat, well suited
for cruising in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and has
been so employed, where capital sea trout and
other fishing can be enjoyed, and salmon may he
inelnded, seal and white porpoise hunting, duck
and shore bird shooting. This isan opportunity
City, Can. Satisfactory references in New York
or elsewhere given and required.
SO00, ATALANTA. SGO0.
The very fast sloop yacht Ataianta, winner of
over forty first prizes in the last four years, is
for sale till June 1 at the above low figure. She
is perfectly sound and in good order, has two
suits of sails and over two hundred ($200) dollars
worth of lead ballast. Atalanta is 80ft. over all,
2ift. 3igin, waterline, draws 38ft, 6in. of water,
and has 1?ft. beam. Is a remarkably safe, fast
and able yacht. Has been around Cape Cod eight
times, and hove to for six hours in a southeast
She isa great bargain at this figure, and
is sold only because the owneris going away,
For further particulars address j
ISAAC R. THOMAS,
60 State st., Boston, Mass,
OR SALE.—THE JIB AND MAINSATL
open boat Professional, length 21ft. Gin. Ad-
drees FRANCIS BURRITI, So. Norwalk, Conn.
OR SALE.—CRUISING STEAM LAUNCH
Electra, 25x23X5! 6"x2/ 6", 2 H. P. Shipman
engine, all piping brass, good cabin for two: an-
chor, com+”ss, cushions, ete. Apply to BOSTON
YACHT je INCY, 48 Milk st., Boston, Mass.
OR *-.,-—THE CELEBRATED SINGLE-
hae&"*, yawl Windward. Can_be seen at
the foot ot Spring st., Newport, R.I. Address
C. F. L., 14 Walnut st., Boston, Mass.
OR SALE CAHAP.—KEEL SLOOP, 21FT,
load water line, three years old, with nearly
new suit of sails. Address CLARKSON COWL,
New York Produce Exchange.
AINSAIL AND JIB OF 40FT. SLOOP
yacht, in good condition, for 45ft. boom,
honnetin jib, SLOOP, care Forest and Stream.
(Oreoe FOR SALE.
Address W. B. DAVIDSON, Hartford, Ct,
OR SALE—BARK CANOE, NEW, NEVER
been used; extra good quality bark and
gage. A bargain.
tream, New York.
APSTREAK SATLING AND PADDLING
canoe, all complete, $40.
W. R. TOBIAS, Perth Amboy, N. J.
SPORTSMEN SMOKERS
sav
Hand-Made Havana Cigars.
MADE IN TWO STYLES AND SIZES.
LONDRES PERFECTO, 5in, long @ $7.00 per 100
CONCHAS ESPECIALS, 444in, @ 600 “
The favorite cigar of Rod and Gun Clubs generally.
These cigars are made of the choicest _tobaccos grown.
and selected with the greatest care. They cannot fail
to suit the taste of all lovers of the fragrant weed, Each
cigar has the brand impressed on it, and every box has
a label, fac-simile of the title of the Ponies journal,
aud our firm’s signature, without which none are genu-
ine, Weare the only authorized manufacturers of the
above brand, and to insure the smoker of the genuine
we would ask you to send us your orders direct, We
will deliver; free of express eharges; either size, on re-
céipt of prise:
A, W. FOOTE & 86., Scle Manufacturers,
126 Matden Lane, New Fork:
w= No Chemicals, 2
W. Baxer & Cos
Breakfast
Cocoa
Is Absolutely Pure,
and it is Soluble,
To increase the solubility of the powdered cocoa, vari-
ous expedients are employed, most of them being based
upon the action of some alkali, potash, soda or even am-
monia, Cocoa which has been prepared by one of these
chemical processes, can usually be recognized at once by
the distinct alkaline reaction of the infusion in water,
W. Baker & Co.’s Breakfast Gocoa
is manufactured from the first stage to the last by per-
fect mechanical processes, n@ chemital being
used inits preparation. By one of the most
ingenious of these mechanical processes the greatest de-
gree of fineness is secured without the sacrifice of the
attractive and beautiful red color which is characteristic
of an absolute'y pure and natural cocoa,
W. Baker & Ga., Dorchester, Mass, |
PITCH YOUR TENT
ee OD the Mountain, by the
Mee Lake or Stream, and
Shave an enjoyable and
economical yacation.
Send rs cts, for large
Illustrated Catalogue of
Tents and Sportsman’s
Goods; also, “‘How to
Camp, Where to go,” etc,
& BRO.,
CHICAGO, ILL,
E. C. COOK
40 DEARBORN ST.,
DODGE’S PATENT
Collapsing, Folding, Landing and
Minnow
=
Length 30 inches, |
——
(\ Length 104 mches.
No. lrepresents the frame unfolded and expanded,
ready for use. Can be unfolded and expanded with the
net on the ring (in 30 seconds) ay the same motion that
is used to open an umbrella. The ring is 12in. in diame-
ter, made of steel, broad and strong where it joins the
staff, and narrow and light at the outer sijie. The other
working parts are made of brass, nickel plated. Nos. 2
and 3 represent the frame collapsed and folded, staff un-
jointed ready topack. Can be carried in tackle box,
trout basket, grip sack or pocket,
PRICE COMPLETE, $4.00,
J. N. DODGE, 278 Division St., Detroit, Mich.
Salmon Fishing in Canada.
We have now received our entire stock of
Forrest & Son’s Salmon Flies, Rods, Reels,
Casting Lines, etc., etc. We haveeverything in
Fishing Tackle for the successful capture of
Salmon and ‘Troutin Canadian waters. Ameri-
can anglers can obtain Outfits from us far below
New Work prices We make a specialty of sal-
mon tackle. We have salmon flies from No, 3-0
single to No. 8double. Wealso havea large as-
sortment of Heavy single gut Salmon Uasts.
A complete stock of firearms and every variety
of Sporting Geeds, Send for illustrated catar
logues. T. W. BOYD & SON,
1641 Notre Dame St., Montreal, Que.
ABOUT GLOVES.
When you are buying gloves, kid or
dogskin, for driving or street wear, remem-
4 ber that there is such a thing as a price that
istoochenp. Itis best to pay a fair price
and get good gloves like Huichinson’s.
They are made from selected stock in the
best manner and are warranted tobe the
mostserviceable made. Ifyou want to know
more about gloves in general and Hutchin-
son’s gloves in particular, enclose stamp for
the book **A BUD@T GLOVES.’ Nomat-
JOUW CC. HUTCITINSON, Johnstown, N.Y.
THE SURPRISE CART
For SPORTSMAN’S USE. Be-
———— sides our regular cart for
Koad Speeding and Track
Pur-
especially adapted for hunters’ use,
having gun holder, amunition box, etc.
Send direct to the manufacturers for
wholesale prices and circulars.
WINANS, PRATT & C0, xStaari6o, atten.
The Diseases of Horses:
Their Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment. To
which is added a complete dictionary o%
equine materia medica. By HuGH DALzrEr,
A very complete, concise and intelligible trea-
‘ise, Cor jently arranged, Eryery horse owner
shir hete mati book. Paper, 102 pages. "De.
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING 40.,
Breadsray Mew York:
poses, we manufacture the onlycart ~
Einney Bros,’
SPECIAL FAVOURS.
SWEET CAPORAL,
Recognized Standard of the World,
A handsome colored plate, 8x10in. of celebrated
English or American running horses, given on
receipt of 25 small cards, one of which is packed
in each box.
Wanted.
OPIES WANTED.—JAN. 6, 1881; MAY 22,
June 5, 19, 1884; Oct. 1, Dec. 31, 1885} Maiy 24;
1888, We are short of these issues and will
pay 10 cents each for them. FOREST AND
STREAM PUB, CO., 318 Broadway, N.Y.
Sov File.
Rangeley Lakes--" BIRCH LODGE,”--For Sale.
This well-known camp, formerly the propery
of J. A. L. Whittier, Msq., situated at the bead
of the Upper Richardson Lake, is offered for sale.
The buildings comprise a house of eight rooms,
kitchen, guides’ house, billiard house, boat houge
ice house and other smaller buildings, all wel
built and in excellent order. The camp is weil.
furnished, including beds, bedding, crockery, ctc.,
billiard table, a steam launch, numerous royw-
boats, and everything necessary for immediate
occupancy. This is a particularly favorable op-
portunity for any fishing club wishing to estab-
lish permanent headquarters. For terms and
other particulars apply to or address
WM, C, CODMAN & J.G. FREEMAN,
40 Kilby street, Boston, Mass.
TROUT STREAM.
For Sale—1000 acres of land within four miles
of the city of Cheboygan, Mich., on which there
is five miles of the best stocked trout stream in
Michigan; hatching house, two dwellings, ice
house, barn, stables, ete., which cost over $3000,
and forty acres of cleared land, all for $10,000:
$3000 in cash, balance in five or eight years at 7
per cent. Ill health is the owner's only reason
for selling. Apply to WM. HLLIOT, Box 204, |
Cheboygan, Mich. mInayl16,3mo
OR SALE.—ONE SHARE IN THE ONEIDA
Fishing Club. Fine trout fishing over five
miles of stream. Apply ONEIDA,
Mt Office Forest and Stream.
= Chester White, Berkshire -
~ and Poland China Pigs,
i fine setter dogs, Scotch |
ey Collies, Foxhounds and |
@— Beagles, Sheep and Fouls
a 5 bred and for sale by W.
GIBBONS & CC., West Chester, Chester Co., Pa, |
Send stamp for circular and price List.
IVE WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus), |
captured and properly boxed and delivered
to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on »
receipt of orders and remittances at Me er pair,
Refer to Hon. H. O. Stanley, Dixiiel é., Fish
and Game Commissioner. J. G. RICH Bethel, .
Me. ecl6,tf
IVE QUAIL.—_SEASON CLOSED. fe-opens
Sept. 1, Send ordersearly. Other special-
Pars live eee es aaa pheasants, Also Hng-
lish partridge and pheasant eggs.
it. B. WOODWARD. Commission Merchant, |
174 Chambers street, New York.
Hu the Stud. |
IN STUD.
THE CHAMPION GORDON SETTER
BEAUMONT,
Champion of Exgland and America; a first-class |
field dog. Will be allowed five approved bitches
this season. Fee $30. J. H. MEYER, 159 West |
Tnirty-fourth street, New York City. ‘
St. Bernards.
IN THE STUD. .
Champion “RIGI.”
Young stock for sale sired by Rigi.
WENTWORTH KENNELS,
P. O, Box 264, Utica, N. ¥.
AT STUD.
Fee $25. r
Portswood Tiger
L
(E.E.C.S.B, 23,147). (A.K.C.S.B. 12,490).
Winner of 25 prizes in England and America. ;
i f wi F ddress,
pe eee R. B. SAWYER,
River View Kennels, Birmingham, Ct. ’
Si, Bernards and Pugs,
A few fine, high-bred pups of both varieties
now onsale. Address with stamp, +7
CHEQUASSEL KENNELS,
Lancaster, Mass.
Yorkshire Toy Terrier.
The English bench winner Bradford Harry,
Described in all show reports as “best Yorkshire
in America.” Photos50c. Pedigree and winnings
free. P, H. COOMBS, 1 Exchange Block, Bangor,
Me. ;
Medford Fancy Goods Co., New York City.
I. BREMER, Pres. & Treas.
Se) Dog Collars and Furnishin:
of Brass, Copper, Silver,
S ness Leather, Seal Skin
Skin, Morocco, Calf Skin,
Leather, and fifty other varieties
leathers and metals} any spe
z : ge oF throu
Terms, $4 aA Year. 10 Crs, A Copy. !
Six Monvas, $2. f
*
NEW YORK, MAY 380, 1889,
OREST AND STREAM.
A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN.
j VOL. XXXII.—No. 19,
(No 318 BroaDwaAy, NEw YORE.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
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igsue in which they are to be inserted. Transient advertisements
must invariably be accompanied by the money or they will not be
inserted. Reading notices $1.00 per line.
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months; to a club of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10:
"five copies for $16. Remit by express money-order, regi stered letter,
money-order, or draft, payable to the Forestand Stream Publishing
Company. The paper may be obtained of newsdealers throughout
the United States, Canadas and Great Britain. For sale by Davies
| & Co., No.1 Finch Lane, Cornhill, and Brentano's, 430 Strand,
London. General subscription agents fer Great Britain, Messrs.
Davies & Co., Messrs. Sampson Low, Marston, Searles and Riving-
ton, 188 Fleet street, and Brentano’s, 430 Strand, London, Eng.
_ Brentano’s, 17 Avenue de Opera, Paris, France, sole Paris agent
for sales and subscriptions, Woreign subseription price, $5 per
year: $2.50 for six months.
Address all communications
Worest and Stream Publishing Co,
New Yor« Crry.
No. 318 BROADWAY.
CONTENTS.
FISHOULTURE. ot,
Wotes on Fish Comniissions.
THE KENNEL.
E\pIroRIAL.
“Recollections of an Angler.”
Secretary Noble and the Ia-
dians. Coursing in Kentucky.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. American Kennel Club Meet-
The Ranch of the Palms. ing.
The Beautiful Ozarks. Grit.
NATURAL History, Dog Talk.
lennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
Rirus AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Range and Gallery.
The Trap. ;
Dhnois Shoot Announcement.
the Dominion Tournament.
he Minnesota Tournament.
Trap Notes.
CANOEING.
Philadelphia C. C. Regatia.
A Prehistoric Canse,
The Carnivora.
Game BAG AND GUN.
Brant Shooting at Cape Cod.
Hollow Bullets.
Deer Hunts in British Colum-
bia.
The “Forest and Stream” Gun
est.
Choice of Rifles.
A Good Day with the Ducks.
Incidents in my Hunting Life.
Notes from Ohio.
Chicago and tne West. YACHTING. ,
Minuesoia Game Law. Spring Fashions.
CAMP-EIRB FPLICKERINGS. | Beverly Y.C.
Sea AND KIVER HISHING. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C.
The Angler's Tournament. Gorilla.
Kentucky Waiers. Lord Dunraven’s Challenge.
For Trout. New York Y.C. and the Y-. R.
Fishing near New York. A. Rules.
The Rangeley Trout Supply. Valk) rie’s First Races.
Chicago and the West, Yachting Notes.
Large Florida Bass. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A NEW PARK SUPERINTENDENT.
RDERS have been issued by the Commander of the
Department of Dakota, directing the following
changes: Troop K, of the First Cavalry, is relieved from
duty at Fort Custer, and will march to Camp Sheridan
and take station for service in the Yellowstone National
Park, while Troop M, of the same regiment, will proceed
to Fort Custer and take station. Tne result of these
changes is to return Captain Moses Harris to garrison
duty at Fort Ouster, and to make Capt. F, A. Boutelle
the Superintendent of the National Park.
The reasons which governed the Secretary of War in
issuing this order have not been announced, but it may
safely be concluded that they were of a purely military
character, It is very probable that it was thought that
Troop M had been long enough stationed in the Park,
and that discipline required its return to the regiment;
that too long absence would make them lose their organ-
ization, and that from being soldiers they would become
mere police. While under so excellent an officer as
Captain Harris there was little danger of such a change,
it is readily conceivable that these and similar reasons
might appeal with great force to the military mind.
All who are interested in the National Park will sin-
cerely regret that the exigencies of the service have
required that Captain Harris should be ordered back to
Custer. He has made a most excellent Superintendent,
and under his rule the Park has been cared for as it never
was before. He has been mild but energetic, wise but in-
flexible. He has ruthlessly turned outof the Park the bad
characters that at one time infested it, and has made his
command a terror to evil-doers. He has been gentle with
those who have offended through ignorance, and severe
with such as have intentionally violated the regula-
tions. In his superintendency of the Park he has served
the public well, and all who have known him in this
capacity will feel a genuine sorrow that duty has called
him elsewhere,
Captain F. A. Boutelle, who now takes command of
the National Park, will find matters there in smooth run
ning order, and although it may take him some little
time to become familiar with all the needs of the region
and the details of its management, our inquiries about
him lead us to believe thet he will be a very efficient
Superintendent:
Captain Boutelle is said to be a splendid officer, a good
sportsman, and in all respects very capable. Such a
man cannot fail to feel in the Park a lively interest,
which will carry him far beyond what might he his
purely official duties, and there is every reason to think
that in the new Superintendent the friends of the Park
will find a most efficient coadjutor, It seems likely that
under his rule the natural wonders, the game and the
forests will receive the same continuous and intelligent
care and protection that they have had for the past three
years under Captain Harris.
It ig earnestly hoped that the Secretary of War will see
fit to authorize Captain Beutelle to employ a number of
additional scouts. This is especially necessary just at this
time, when the force guarding the reservation is being
changed. The new troops, who are ignorant of the region
will find themselves unable to cope with mountaineers
familiar with almost every foot of the ground in the Park,
and unless the different scouting parties are furnished
with efficient guides, much destruction of forests and
game may result. We have no doubt that the necessity
for an addition to his force of scouts will already have
suggested itself to Captain Boutelle, and we hope that
they may be allowed him.
“RECOLLECTIONS OF AN ANGLER.”
ERODOTUS tells us that in their writings the ancient
Egyptians employed two sets of characters; one
which was used for ordinary subjects, and another for
those things which were sacred, If in these later times
there were a particular form of writing reserved for
recording recollections the most cherished, that surely
would be the one chosen as best suited for the chronicle
of our angling days. Something of this feeling at least is
manifested by those fishermen who prepare elaborate
memorials of their outmgs, beautifying them with all
that skill of artist, printer and binder can do, and mak-
ing them veritable triumphs of the bookmatker’s art.
One of the most luxurious of these volumes, which has
recently come under our notice, is that in which Mr.
Dean Sage, of Albany, has recorded the incidents, pleas-
ures and mishaps of his Canadian salmon fishing.
We have had the pleasure of looking over an anglirg
book altogether unique. It isthe work of Mr, Wakeman
Holberton, of this city; and isa masterpiece of pencraft.
The style of the book is that of the old manuscripts; it is
done with India ink on artificial vellum, and upon it has
been lavished a prodigious amount of labor. Begun in
1883 it has taken for its completion the leisure time of
the years since then, as one may readily enough compre-
hend upon an examination of the beautiful text and illus-
trations. There are five full-page water color sketches,
thirty-two illuminated initials, forty-eight water-colors,
and 130 pen and sepia drawings, making a total of 215.
The illustrations comprise portraits of the several varie-
ties of game fish, and sketches of angling hauntsin many
States, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
westward to Idaho; with Lake Genevaand other Kuropean
waters, which have been fished by the artist-author.
Many old and classic taverns are here pictured, Jim
Henry's on Broadhead’s Creek, Widow Darby’s on the
Beaverkill, and others, whose familiar scenes awaken a
flood of memories as the leaves of the book are turned;
but which have now passed away or been altered, ‘“‘modi-
fied and improved” past recognition. The text is made
up of extracts from Mr. Holberton’s fishing notebook;
there are in it, as there must be in the recollections of
every angler who has come to middle life, descriptions
of once favorite waters now no longer rewarding one’s
most patient fishing, and mention of many an angling
companion who has gone over to the great majority.
The volume will be bound in some suitable material,
probably a fish skin, when the right one can be found.
It is, as we have said, a book unique in angling literature
and one which is likely long to preserve individual dis-
tinction, for in these days there are few indeed blessed
with patience and diligence to perform so prodigious a task
of pen work as this. The possessor, if he have anything
of the spiritof the book collector, may rest content in the
fond satisfaction that his bibliographical treasure cannot be
matched nor duplicated; he’ may take a joy in its posses-
gion more perhaps than that of the American collector
who paid £180 the other day for a copy of the first edition
of Walton’s ‘“Angler;” for there are other copies of the
first edition of the “Angler,” but of the ‘‘Recollections of
an Angler” only this one,
SECRETARY NOBLE AND THE INDIANS.
T the commencement exercises of the Indian Indus-
trial School at Carlisle, Pa,, held May 22, a notable
address was delivered by the Secretary of the Interior,
Hon, John W. Noble. It was a speech remarkable for its
deep feeling and its eloquence; a speech that stirred those
who heard it and encouraged those to whom it was
especially addressed, It promises much for the progress
and development of the Indian during the next four
years.
When Mr. Noble spoke of the importance of sobriety,
truthfulness, justice and decency among agents, inspec-
tors, traders and their subordinates, he showed a clear
comprehension of one of the main difficulties of the In.
dian question as it stands to-day, At the present time it
may safely be said that the great majority of the Indians
desire to improve their material condition, and that as a’
race they accept the bitter conclusion that the only means
by which this condition can be improved is by work-
ing as the white man works. They are then willing to
work, and many of them do work, but in the case of the
so-called wild tribes their efforts are feeble and desultory.
Such people, still barbarians, haying acquired from civill-
zation new vices, but as yet no new virtues, are wholly
dependent on the white men who are placed over them
cn the reservation. No matter how excellent the inten-
tions of the Government, no matter how liberal the
appropriations of food and clothing, and stock and farm.
ing implements, there is little hope of advancement for
the Indians unless the man who is in charge of the
agency is honest, competent and interested. During his
term of office he holds in his hands the fate of the tribe
that has been committed 1o his care.
In our dealings with the Indians no subject requires
more judgment than the selection of those employees of
the Indian Bureau who are brought into immediate con-
tact with these people in their homes. That Secretary
Noble understands the importance of purifying this
branch of the Indian service is shown not only by his
speech at Carlisle, but also by his recent action in
promptly supplanting a dishonest agent against whom
charges had been brought by a staff correspondent of the .
FoREST AND STREAM. These charges, made more than
six months ago, received little attention until Secretary
Noble took hold of them.
We believe that Mr. Noble, besides being genuinely
interested in the Indians, has a keen scent for rascals,
and it is to be hoped that the whole Indian service may
be overhauled and purged of its dishonest and incompe-
tent employees. There are certainly agents and. inspec-
tors who need looking after, and we trust they will get it.
The Secretary’s ringing address, which we give below,
will afford encouragement to all who hope for the im-
provement of the Iudians. He said:
Mr. Superintendent, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am to-day here as
a representative of the Government. Personally Lhave no claim
to the distinction vf addressing you or delivering diplomas to
these scholars, but as the Secretary of the Interior I may be wel-
come to announce a policy on which men of all parties will agree.
On behalf of our good President Isay that he takes a great interest
in the Indian schools, and that he proposes fo secure justice to the
Indians. He would have those who are appointed Indian agents,
Indian inspectors, Indian teachers, or licensed Indian tradets to
understand that in the discharge of their duties under any com-
mission that he has signed, they must practice and secure sobri-
efy, truthfulness, morality, justice and decency within their com-
mands. It will not be sufficient to allow Indian affairs to remain
as they are; improvement is demanded and will be insisted upon.
S> much [ am authorized to speak forhim. You will allow me
a few words on my own behalf, to which I commit no man, other
thin myself. I believe that the practice of justice is essential not
only to the welfare of each individual, but that it is necessary for
the security of any government. The idea that many men
possess, that we should avoid injustice chiefly because of its
effect upon another, is a narrow view. The truth is, as human
experience develops, injustice finds its chief victim in the author
of it, It is the rule of human conduct that the deeds done
return to the doer either in the way of reward or as punishment.
Tfé you will look upon the career of one who has had charity inthe
heart, and justice, tempered with mercy, in the conduct of life,
you will find it even as exhibited in yonder picture on the wall
[indicating the portrait of Susan Longstreth, of Philadelphia], or
in its liviag original sitting with us to-day, that a long life of
goodness on earth already beams from the countenance with an
almost heavenly radiance; but where avarice and fraud, greed,
inhumanity and licentiousness are practiced, even the counten-
ance is affected, and the individual bears the mark oz his character
on hisform. But in either case the ryesult is left in the soul, and
the reward of punishment is daily felt. Ib was remarked to me
hy your eminent governor [Governor Beaver] to-day, that in the
faces of those who have come to this institution most rec ently the
rudeness of the wild life was visible, but in each class preceding
the expression had been changed into softer outlines: Gradually;
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 30, 1889,
thinks I, they will dismount and fight it out; but no,
as these scholars are educated they are indeed refined. The say-
age disappears, and the man stands redeemed, regenerated and
disenthralled, touched by the magic influences of mercy, humanity
and justice.
These considerations have led me to-day to feel that here I am
no longer, as I haye been for many weeks past, to represent the
Government as an appointing officer; but in the superintendent
of this Indian Industrial School I may recognize, on behalf of the
United States, one conferring upon all the people a great and
mighty gift; a magnificent result that his tact and management
has achieved and displayed in elevating these Indian pupils
from the forlorn position they have held to that great equality
with others, in which, indeed, they may have been born, but
which can be maintained only by educated intelligence.
It has been a considerable part of my occupation lately to in-
spect the letters and commendations of my fellow citizens, where-
I cannot but admire him
who can present fo a government such credentials of excellence
as your superintendent exhibits to-day, and yet claims only your
by they may secure certain offices.
sympathy and encouragement.
Ladies and gentlemen of the graduating class, [am called upon
by your superintendent to present to each of you one of these cer-
tificates of your attainments acquired in this school. I have pre.
pared nu speech, but even if I had I should ere this have become
utterly disconcerted by the results I have seen, so far beyond
anything I could have anticipated. Your readiness of expression
in the English tongue, your general demeanor so courteous and
pleasant, your habitation so clean, your rooms so well ordered,
your classes so well disciplined; your own appearance so elevated
and bright and cheerfnl, your quickness of apprehension, your
scholarship so high, your industrial products so varied and so
good, your general fitness to compete with the most intelligent of
Sefior Chanon Gilbert, one of those genial, warm-hearted,
genuine old Castilians—a Spanish gentleman, bred and
born—a very few of whom yet survive, Three weeks ago,
in January that was, I proposed toa Mexican friend that
we visit the Ranch of the Palms, and we started forth-
with. At Tia Juana, the border town, and the end of the
railroad, we procured a pair of ponies and a buggy, and
started on a forty-mile drive. The sun was hot, and I
doffed my coat,
suspenders, cocked my Panama hat over my starboard
eye to protect it and that side of my face from the sun.
Still it was hot. My companion, Antonio Something—I
cannot remember his name a moment—in the meantime
was lolling lazily, sleepily in the buggy, smoking cigar-
efte after cigarette, and apparently very comfortable, and
the ponies jogged along with nary a wet hair. They were’
acclimated, probably; at least that is what Antonio said,
adding the assurance thatif I remained there long enough
I would “get used to it,” also. Our road follows the Tia
Juana River, a bit of a stream, by the way, which has
a peculiar knack of suddenly disappearing in the sand
and remaining hidden for several miles, and just as sud-
denly it reappears in all its glory, as if nothing had hap-
pened; but in summer it disappears for several months,
and does not show up again until the rainy season—
I remarked to Antonio that the river
had the bulge on us, as it were, insasmuch as when its
waters became so hot from the infernal rays of this tropi-
about December,
cal sun it ‘‘took a header” and down it went to cool off,
appearing again at the surface when it had accomplished
I said other funny
things, and when the usually jolly Antonio refused or
the object of its subterranean visit.
in a few moments my vest followed the
coat. I unbuttoned my blue flannel shirt, dropped
they are laughing. Then Antonio
ounds his left hand
with the right and vice versa, and then the old gent has.
his innings, Waltzing down the middle, figuratively
speaking, he executes a series of fandangoes, salutes his
partner, swings corners, chasse all, right hand to your
partner, and grand change. They jabber incessantly, I
light another Mexican cigar, of which I had laid in a
stock before leaving Tia Juana, pick up the lines and
drive on, with Antonio jabbering over his shoulder until
the old fellow disappears around a curve in the road.
°K eez a fine fellow,” says Antonio. ‘‘Yes, I like him
very much,” I replied, ‘‘and his conversation is especially
edifying.” And I understood not a word of what they
had said.
Five o'clock and we sight the magnificent Valley of the
Palms, and what a place! Think of a farm six miles
wide and thirty-three miles long. That is the size of El
Rancho de los Palmas—the Ranch of the Palms. Here
grow to perfection all the most delicate tropical fruits.
Bananas, figs, cocoanuts, oranges, lemons, almonds,
nectarines, raisins, etc., can be excelled nowhere,
to this the magnificent grazing lands over which for
‘
on
-
Add —
miles and miles roam the hundreds of fine horses, —
thousands of cattle, sheep, and the beautiful Angora
goats; farming lands upon which can be raised every-
thing known to man, from garden truck to the magnifi-
cent date palm, and we have a veritable Vale of Cash-
mere,
Weare heartily welcomed to the hospitable mansion by
our old friend Chanon, surrounded by a family of gallant
sons and handsome, blushing sefioritas, and as I shake
the warm, soft hand of each, acknowledging the kind
any of our people, lead me to say that I am not only pleased, but
that lam amazed at such magnificent results.
If Imay say a word more, it is to recall some of the features of
your forefathers. I would not have you for one instant forget
that the men who preceded you were men of exalted character in
their day and generation. I would beg you never to forget, either
as menor women, thefact that it was Logan who, on the one
hand, would not turn upon his heel to save his life, and on the
other knew not how totella lie. I would have you remember,
too, that grand independence of character that Tecumseh had,
and exhibited on a memorable occasion when once approaching
a general of the United States Government in camp, in order to
hold a council, and surrounded by many of his chiefs he was
allowed to wait in front of the tent unnoticed. At last an aid-
de-camp came and brought Tecumseh a chair, Saying: “Your
father sends you a chair.” The chieftain drew himself up, and
pointing to the sky said: “My father! The sun is my father, and
the earth is my mother; I will repose upon her bosom,” and threw
himself upon the ground, and there remained throughout the
consultation. I do not wish you to imitate all Tecumseh did. I
do not wish you to return to the days of Logan, but I do wish you
to bear in your hearts, both menand women, that sterling quality
of independent personal liberty that brooks no oppression, and
around which alone can cluster the virtues that will support you
men to attain the best purposes of life, and will enable you women
in your homes to be true helpmates and the benefactors of your
race.
Blessed with a native love of liberty, and endowed with educa-
tion, be manly, you men, and womanly, you women, and there are
no heights to which you may not ascend in this free land, your
country, my country, the common country of all who are free,
who are intelligent and worthy of its protection.
I give you, on behalf of the institution these certificates. I hope
for cach of you that all that this certifies to may be a hundred-
fold increased as you go on your career: that you will maintain
your integrity; that you will maintain your independence, and
gather around it new virtues, until this will be to you merely the
A, B, C, of that great lesson of life you will ultimately conquer
and practice. With these words I bid you, on behalf of the Gov-
ernment, God-speed, and to you, my friends, I bid farewell,”
words of welcome spoken in their low, sweet Spanish ac-
cent, I feel that I have just now begun to live. For
remember that these people are not Mexicans. They are
thoroughbred Spaniards on their mother’s side, while the
usual dark hue characteristic of their race is toned down
by marriage, two generations ago, with a celebrated Eng-
lish lord. Thus we have by this intermarriage a pleasing
contrast. On one side we observe instantly the dark,
neglected to laugh it not only surprised me, but I was
absolutely burt.
The sun still came straight down, red hot, the ponies
jogged along noiselessly in the sand and all was quiet—
and hot. I yawned, took out a cigar, lighted it and
offered Antonio one. He was asleep, sound asleep, with
a half-burned cigarette protruding from his brown lips.
I quietly placed the fire end of my cigar to the bit of
brown paper in his lips, saw it ignite and slowly burn,
wondered whether or no it would burn off his moustache
or just singe it a little, and finally the thought of how he
would jump and howl when the fire reached his lips be-
came so funny that it was with great difficulty I con-
trolled my merriment, I laughed inwardly until my
sides ached. Suddenly a lazy yawn, a mechanical puff
at the cigarette, and my dusky friend leisurely straight-
ened himself up and continued to smoke as if nothing
had happened. Not a word was spoken. The burial of
Sir John Moore was pandemonium compared with the
oppressive silence that reigned for a few minutes in that
buggy. I said not a word about the lighting of his
cigarette and he was too lazy to ask questions, Anyhow,
Thad a good laugh, but it was like the Irishman and the
bull. We drove on, and the sun came down red hot,
“Antonio,” said I, a happy thought striking me, ‘do
you know what the Governor of North Carolina said to
the Governor of South Carolina on a certain auspicious
occasion ?”
“No, seflor, no comprendo el Gubenor,” he replied,
“Oh, I see. You don’t sayvy the Governor, Well, sir,
on a certain auspicious occasion, too well known to every
American citizen to justify me in entering upon a detailed
explanation as to time and place, the Governor of North
Carolina said to the Governor of South Carolina, ‘It is a
long time between drinks.*”
“So?” he murmured. That was all. Not a smile,
Casting a withering, scornful glance upon this inanimate
piece of humanity, I reached into my grip and drew forth
a bottle of “‘Monogram.” Handing it to my companion
I said, ‘‘Here, take a snifter of this. It is good for what
ails you.”
‘What eez zis?’ he inqnired.
“What is it? Why, man, it is whisky, What's the
matter with you? Take a drink,”
“Zere is nodings ze matter wiz me, but I drink ze
mescal,” 7
*“Mus-kell? And whatin the name of Mexico is mus-
kell? I know all about pulque, but don’t savvy the mus-
kell,”
‘‘Mescal eez ze fine Spanish drink. Eet iz made from
ze cactus—ze century plant. I have some here,” saying
which he brought forth from beneath the buggy seat a
quart beer bottle filled with a liquid resembling water, I
took a good-sized swallow of the stuff, and before my
breath returned I was certain I was agoner, After a
dozen or two spasmodic gasps for fresh air I finally suc-
ceeded in securing a limited supply, and felt that I was
safe, But the horror_and agony of the moment! I can
compare it to nothing but swallowing a porcupine, head
foremost, and having some one pull it out by the tail. My
ears tingle yet when I think of it. Antonio watched my
gyrations and evolutions, which I know would have
caused the Majiltons to turn green with envy had they
witnessed them, and without even a sympathetic glance
at my pitiful condition he turned up the bottle and
guzzled the vile stuff as if it were soda water.
During all this time the sun had not neglected its busi-
ness, but came straight for us. We are now fifteen
miles from Tia Juana (pronounced Tee-ah Whana) spin-
ning along at a lively gait up and down caiions, over
mesas (table lands) across fertile valleys, sending rabbits
scooting hither and thither, while covey after covey of
quail darts in and out of the bushes, and an occasional
coyote is seen scampering away over the hills, Thus the
of the Spaniard, while English blood tones down the
dark-hued skin to a beautiful, smooth velvety olive. T
have sat by the hour in El Pravo, the fashionable thor-
oughfare of Madrid, Spain, and watched the dark-eyed
beauties of that celebrated city in all their loveliness, but
they were always associated in my mind with treachery
and deceit, While thus sitting one beautiful evening,
the thoroughfare thronged with its usual gaiety, I saw
two splendidly dressed ladies meet and embrace with
great enthusiasm, when, with a chill of horror, I saw one
of them stealthily draw a stiletto and plunge it deep into
the back of the other, A shriek, a fall, a sudden rustling
of dresses as the murderess quickly mingled with the
crowd, and all was over. I sat stupefied for a few mo-
ments, when the body was carried away. Since that
Spaniards, stilettoes and treachery are associated together
in my mind,
In this old house of Las Palmas I often find myself
gazing vacantly at the magnificent faces of the sefioritas
of the establishment as they flit hitherand thither, while
my thoughts are faraway among the scenes of that
memorable night in Madrid, and [ask myself, ‘Can it be
possible that these innocent, beautiful girls— but no,
What nonsense! They are perfection itself, in whom
there is no deceit.” I cannot now remember whether or
no, in speaking of our visit to New Orleans in a steam
launch, I mentioned the Creole ladies, If I did not, it
was an oversight, and the only excuse I can offer con-
sists of the fact that my education and pursuits have not
fitted me to discuss the characteristics of the various
nationalities and incidents in general which a person of
traveling propensities necessarily encounters in several
years’ wandering, The Creole impressed me very forci-
bly, and I must confess that, like the other boys, I was
loth to leave New Orleans. Thus it is with these Spanish
girls, and although I have been here three weeks the
time seems but a day. Each night brings something
new—a dance, in which all the dons and sefioritas for
miles and miles around participate, and on which occa:
sion wine flows ‘like water; or a trip to a neighboring
ranch to revel in the same sport, which sometimes con-
tinues two days. The strum, strum of the guitar or
mandolin is indeed music under such circumstances, and
of such sport these pecple never weary.
We have done some aes but not much, There is
too much work about that to please the average Mexican.
They prefer to sit in the shade and leisurely smoke cig-
arettes, watching the curling smoke ascend through the
green foliage, and think—well, I don’t know what they
think, but they do keep up a terrible thinking, And T?
Well, I think, too. Ah, me! I must soon leave this
country, as the weather is becoming rather oppressive,
and again resume my flight. Whataworld! For twelve
long years I have followed the wild geese from north to
south and back again. From the everglades of Florida,
up through the pines of the Carolinas, the mountains of
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and so on
to the White Mountains, I haye wandered along the
shores of that tideless sea, the Mediterranean; have spent
weeks and weeks on the Nile, in Egypt, ancient Egypt,
the truly wondrous land, where Isaiah prophesied, and
whose shady palms gave shelter to the Holy Family when
fleeing from the wrath of Herod, and whose extent is
dotted over with the ruins of many cities, tombs of a
buried civilization. Away north of the Arabian Sea,
Che Sportsman Tourist.
THE RANCH OF THE PALMS,
ANCHO DE LAS PALMAS, Mexico.—Six weeks at
the Hotel del Coronada, Coronado Beach, Cal, with
almost daily excursions into the interior, with an occa-
sional day’s shooting on the numerous bays with which
San Diego county is favored, the quack, quack of the
ducks and the whir-r-r of the quail still resound in my
ears. This southern California is certainly a great. grand
country, and the lover of the forest and stream and rod
and gun who fails to visit it in the near future, before
civilization encroaches upon its eastern boundary, misses
sport, pleasure and healthful recreation, the like of which
there is not on this continent. From the small smeltand
herring in the bay, taken with “grab hooks,” we catch
flounder, mackerel, halibut and various kinds of bottom
fishes, tiring of which we jump aboard one of the numer-
ous sailboats, and after an hour's gail down one of the
most magnificent bays in the world, we round Point
Lorna and the lighthouse, and cast our line for Spanish
mackerel, barracuda or other game fishes, We may be
in Mr, Babcock’s famous catboat Teaser, or in another of
the numerous boats belonging to the hotel or its manage-
ment; but whatever we are in, we go spinning along
before a rattling breeze, and—there! There is one on
your hook! Pull him in hand over hand. Be careful,
and don’t give him any slack line. See him jump 10ft.
out of the water! Ah, isn’t hea beauty! A 10-pounder,
sure. You had better hit him a bifter over the head,
So it goes on all day; and please remember that this is a
land of perpetual summer—no winter, no frost—and out-
door sports are the order of the day. From fishing we
change to hunting, and in all the cafions and on all the
mesa lands can be had quail and rabbits till you can’t
rest—all within five miles of San Diego. I never saw
game so plentiful, Further up in the mountains, say
thirty-five miles from town, we find deer—the magnificent
black-tailed monarch—bear, and now and then a moun-
tain lion, with an abundance of coyotes and small game.
Of course, this cannot last forever, as civilization is even
now tnaking a marked impression upon the game of the
country, But of this I shall speak again. At present I
am in the ee of Mexico, and it is of Mexico that I
want to speak,
During a sojourn of three months in southern Califor-
nia, twelve years ago, it was my good fortune to meet |! gq
day passes on, and I begin to wonder how much further
we must go ere the Valley of the Palms is reached, Ah,
here comes a sleepy old Mexican, perched away up on the
seat of a rickety old wagon, driving six sleepy-looking
ponies, I will not disturb Antonio, who is again in the
arms of Morpheus, but will inquire of the old gentleman
myself,
Adios, sefior, Can you tell me how far itis to the
Ranch of the Palms?”
‘‘No comprendo el Inglis,”
“Oh, you don’t understand English? Well, that’s too
bad; but it seems to me anybody ought to know how far
it is to the Palms.”
‘Si, si, pero no comprendo usted,” he expostulated,
“Yes, 1 know, That’s all right. But—how—far—is—
it—to—the—Rancho—de—las— Palmas?” raising my voice
to such a pitch that Antonio almost jumped from the
buggy.
Taking in the situation, he instituted a series of in- |
beyond the Ganges and Bramapootra, hidden away mid
hill and dale in that remote and dreamy land, I have
witnessed sufferings similar to my own, but intensified
ten thousandfold by lack of proper sanitary surroundings
and proper care. Well might Jeremiah ery out, ‘‘Is there
no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there?’ Re-
turning to our own country, I stood on theshoresof Lake
Minnetonka one pleasant morning, and thanked God for
this glorious, health-giving America.
“Breathes there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said
This is my own, my native land?”
This is a rambling letter, and is not what I intended it
should be. I wanted to talk of Mexico and Mexican man-
ners, but these thoughts kept crowding in upon me, and,
like Banquo’s ghost, they would not down, I shall leave
here in another week (perhaps), and after a week or two
more at Coronado Beach, will hie me eastward. The time
uiries, and the way they jabbered wasacaution. Now, ! is near at hand when my naphtha launch will be finished
keen, piercing eye, the handsome mouth and pearly teeth
May 30, 1899.)
a
and I anticipate an unusually pleasant time this summer,
T have traveled thousands and thousands of miles, butam
sorry tosay I never kept a note-book, Inow regret itex-
ceedingly, and hereafter I intend to jot down everything
of interest, that it may benefit those of my fellow sports-
men who are so situated that they can not spare the time
to wander all over the earth. 4 PACIFIC.
THE BEAUTIFUL OZARKS.
| Ae! SAS CITY, Mo.—Where shall I go? This ques-
tion presents itself to our Hastern friends with
more weight and gravity than to us Westerners. Dis-
tance, requiring necessarily time and expense, cuts 4 very
considerable figure, A half day or one night's ride from
our city and we are in some of the finest game regions in
the United States. It is not to be inferred by this that
numbers alone should be considered, for the true sports-
_ men dislike to bring in game or fish simply to seeit spoil,
[ enjoy having and getting plenty of game, but how much
more is this enhanced when one knows it is not killed in
wantoness.,
Friends have told me this past summer of the hundreds
of bass taken by parties fishing in some of the far north-
ern lakes where they had camped or stopped at some
farm, and that their party could not eat half there were
caught. ‘“‘What did you do with them?” was asked.
“Threw them away.”
The expense to get there is large, the accommodations
in these frontier sections poor, in the North the mosquitos
are simply terrible, and after summing it all up see very
little pleasure as compared with another section, and that
| the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri and northern
: Arkansas.
’ My favorite spots are the streams and country con-
ticuous to Cahool, Mountain Grove, Thayer, Mammoth
Springs in Missouri, and Afton in Arkansas and Mam-
moth Springs on the line, or in both States. The Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railway gives easy access, and
ence upon the ground a yariety of amusement can be ob-
tained from Mountain Grove to Black River, Such bass,
pickerel, salmon (jack), channel catfish and croppie; and
one never knows what the next fish will be, Some of our
fly anglers may smile at catfish being a game fish, but of
the gamiest fights I have ever had some have been with a
five or six pound channel catfish. The most beautiful
natural fishing ground in every respect that it has been
my fortune to try, however, is Spring River, below Mam-
moth Springs, Afton being a convenient point and only
' ten miles from Thayer, Mo. This stream is as clear and
cold during the seasons for angling as can be desired, and
at every half mile or so are natural reefs or dams running
diagonally across the stream, just enough water so one
can wade with hip boots, fishing below and above the
falls, a convenient log caught on the edge will afford a
place to tie the minnow bucket, as well as the live net,
and plenty of fish will be found in working the falls back
and forth. Thayer is the best place to stop, there being a
nice hotel there. One day can be spent looking the ground.
over and catching minnows. The next morning the
early train will land you at Afton in season for good fish-
ing, and you can return to Thayer or Mammoth Springs
that night, and so on, for a couple of weeks. March,
April and May are the best spring seasons, and any time
after August for fall. And the fall go prepared to hunt
and fish all to your heart’s content.
The Gasconade is not far, and Black River and White
River, all game fish rivers, Then there are bear and deer
in the woods, and turkey, chickens and quail, coon, pos-
sum and squirrels until you can’t rest.
The scenery is grand, those mountains just high
enough, the valleys just deep enough. The natives as a
tule are somewhat rude, but very hospitable, and will do
all in their power to make it pleasant.
The only bad feature is that sometimes when hunting
for deer you will run across one of those animals that has
no place in or among mammalia as far as any researches
of mine own, ‘‘the Arkansaw razorback,” lank, lean, long-
legged, with a snout hulf the length of his body, and
bristles 6in. high standing straight up, My, my! but how
theyeanrun. One is liable to meet them miles and miles
from the farm, and it is a puzzle to me how they ever
catch them to butcher.
Let some of our Eastern friends try this section for
game and I will guarantee them a good time.
fished and hunted in New England, Colorado and Minne-
sota, and yet have to find better sportand as large variety,
together with the magnificent scenery, the conveniences
and every thing desirable that I haye found in the beau-
tiful Ozarks. TILE.
Blatuyal History.
THE CARNIVORA.
BY RB, W, SHUFELDT, M.D., 0.M.Z.S.
(Concluded from Page 335.)
be treating these pinnipeds, it was my intention to
present views of skulls of the leading genera, but
while thinking this matter over, and still adhering to the
idea, I came to the conclusion that it would be far better
to submit all such illustrations in one paper, for then
their value is at once much enhanced from the fact that
. they appear side by side for comparison. I selected the
present contribution as the most fitting article for these
illustrations, and very instructive figures they are, as
will be appreciated by a glance at the plate, As we
would naturally expect, the skull of the walrus is widely
different from that of any of the seals, aside even from
its prodigiously elongated canine teeth (Fig. 5); while
the skull of the ordmary harbor seal (Phoca vitulina,
Fig. 9) is seen to be quite different from either that of a
sea bear (C. wrsinus), or even others of its own family, as,
for instance, the hooded seal (QO. eristata) or the Cali-
fornia sea elephant (Macrorhainus). ‘
When we come to study the forms of the individual
species of many of the land Carnivores, I hope to present
other figures of their skulls, and then the reader will be
enabled to appreciate, better than by any other method,
the real kinship which exists among these marine and
terrestrial representations of the order.
Regarded as a whole and as at present restricted, the
Carnivora constitutes a group quite sharply defined
among the class to which it belongs, Adopting the class-
ification of such an eminent authority as Prof, Flower,
IT have’
FOREST AND STREAM.
the following scheme will present the reader with a very
good idea of the Carnivora in their entirety:
Family. Examples.
Felide, Lions, Tigers, Cats, ete.
Viverrida, Civets, Genets, etc.
Hiyanida, Hyena.
Order. Suborder Section.
Bluroided. ;
Hissipedta, . | Guynnideds ics caer apes Dogs, ete.
{ Mustetidce, Otters, Weasels, Skunks,
etc,
Procyonideé, Raccoons.
Ailuridea, Panda.
| Ursidee, Bears,
_
| Aretoided..
ARNIVORA
| Otariide, Sea Bears,
PUAN AOR ness share Boe ~ Trichechidce, Walrus.
| Phocidce, Common Seal.
>
C.
By comparing this scheme with the list given above, it
can easily be ascertained which families we have repre-
sented in our own United States fauna, The land Car-
nivora may be either strictly terrestrial, as the dogs,
foxes, etc., or arbo-terrestrial, as bears, raccoons and
others, or marine, as the seals and walruses, which latter
frequently come ashore for certain purposes, but only for
very limited distances. None of the order have less than
four well-developed toes on each foot, which in the vast
majority of species support sharp and curved claws, but
the inner toes are never opposable to any of the other
digits. All have teeth of three kinds, viz., incisors, ca-
nines and molars; the first usually numbering six in either
jaw, while the canines are conical and pointed, and the
tuberculated molars vary considerably, though they are
generally broad, with pointed cusps, and are well formed
for the uses to which they are put, the cutting of flesh,
Among many species the mechanism of the jaw and
associated parts, so constructed as to enable the ani-
mal to hold on with the greatest possible tenacity, is a
subject of great interest. This is well exemplified in the
skull of an old badger (Taxidea americana), which I have
in my hand. ;
Here we find a powerfully constructed skull, roughly
conical in form, with its base the occiput, and its apex
the muzzle. The baseis notably broad, and is roughened
for the insertion of those great muscles, by whose aid
the necessary strength is imparted to the remainder of
the mechanism.
Passing beyond this, anteriorly, we next note the ex-
tensive lateral surfaces devoted to the origin of the tem-
poral muscles, the power of which inthe present instance
must be enormous, and capable of closing the jaw likea
vise. But this is not all, for turning to the joint com-
posing the ‘‘hinge” of the jaw, a most remarkable struc-
ture is presented tous. We find the “sockets” (glenoid
cavities) to be transverse, deep, and, measured on their
transverse diameters, 2.2 centimeters long (about { of an
inch), while the outer half of the anterior lip of either
one is curled backward, and the inner haives of the pos-
terior lips are curled forward. When the lower jaw,
now, is articulated in such cavities as these, with its own
transverse condyles, its retention there is eminently in-
sured, for I find in the dry skull before me, it cannot be
“unlocked” without moying the jaw from right to left,
when it may be detached from the cranium. But by
opening the jaws, as the animal in life opens its
mouth, I find that it cannot be detached by means of a
direct pull, whatever the angle of opening may be; and
this could only be accomplished by applying sufficient
force to break off the lips or edges of the suckets
(glenoid cavities), described above. Supplementing such
a structure as this, we find the badger possessing a
powerful armature of teeth, where the incisors fit closely
together, the long canines cross each other, and the cusps
of the rear upper molars fit into depressions of the teeth
below, one upper molar, the next to the last one, even
engaging, in this way, two of the lower molars, thus
doubling the strength of the lock. No wonder a badger
can hold on, when his teeth are once wellin! Others of
the larger and more powerful Carnivora show much the
same arrangement of these parts, and the mechanism in
the jaw of an old African Jion is a subject worthy of
study.
Another yery interesting and well-known structure is
the retractile claws of the cats (/elide), and of that as
yet little-known animal of Madagascar, the largest carni-
vore of her fauna, the Cryptoprocta ferox, This arrange-
ment, which is evidently intended to prevent the points
of the claws from becoming blunted, is thus tersely
described by an authority at my hand: ‘The last or
claw joint of each toe is drawn back by ligaments
attached to the penultimate joint until it assumes a per-
pendicular position, when the claw, which it supports, is
completely retracted within a sort of sheath, and is
entirely concealed by the fur. This is ehected by the
elasticity of the ligaments, and without any exertion on
the part of the animal. But, when a cat is about to strike
its prey, the claw joint is pulled down by the flexor mus-
cles, and the formidable talons are then protruded. ready
to be buried in the flesh of the victim.”
As to their method of loeomotion, Carnivora may be
digitigrade, or the toes alone coming in contact with the
grouud; plantigrade, or where the entire anatomical foot
is applied; and finally semi-plantigrade, or where only a
portion of the foot, or rather the sole of it, is applied to
the ground. Then of course there are the seals, which in
their waddling means of progression while on shore may
possibly at times combine all three of these modes of
locomotion, but these last animals are more naturally
swimmers, and but poorly adapted to terrestrial move-
ment. The seals have been designated as the Pinni-
grada by some anthorities. Members of this order
possess abdominal mamme, which vary considerably in
the several families, and as interesting points in their
osteology, we are to note that the bony orbits in the skull
are neyer complete, and the collar bones are frequently
absent, and when present are but feebly aavoloped,
Most of the Carnivora are typical flesh eaters, but Pro-
fessor Flower speaking of this says that ‘The large
majority of the species comprising this order subsist
chiefly upon some variety of animal food, though many
are omnivorous, and some few chiefly, though not entire-
ly, vegetable eaters, The more typical forms live alto-
gether on recently-killed warm-blooded animals, and
their whole organization is thoroughly adapted to a pre-
daceous mode of lifé. In conformity with this manner of
obtaining their subsistence, they are generally bold and
savage in disposition, though some species are capable of
being domesticated, and when placed under favorable
circumstances for the development of such qualities, ex-
hibit a very high degree of intelligence and fidelity.”
3875
In studying the Fissipedia one must pay especial regard.
to the teeth, as they constitute highly important charac-
ters} for instance, it is an interesting thing to know that
the dental formula, or the number of teeth in the jaws of
an adult European badger (Meles) is different from that
in our own species (Tamidea).
Carnivora, agreeing with the vast majority of existing
mammals, are with respect to their teeth, diphyodont, or
they develop and shed a “‘milk set.” Now, taking the
jaws of this American badger before me, a thoroughly
matured animal, and consequently in possession of its
full set of permanent teeth, we find in the upper jaw in
front a row of six small teeth, the larger ones being at
either outer end of the row. They are the “‘upper in-
cisors,” and in writing a dental formula are designated by
the letter 7 (in italics). Passing around this upper jaw
on either side, we find next quite a considerable inter-
yal wherein there is no tooth, and into which fits, when
the jaws are closed, the canine of the lower jaw. This
interval is called a diastema. Next come, on either side,
the long curved and pointed canines or ‘‘laniary” tooth
of the Carnivora, which in the dental formula is desig-
nated by the letter ¢, Immediately behind this canine
tooth in the upper jaw, is a small pointed tooth, the first
premolar, followed by another one behind it, about
double its size and much the same in form—the second
premolar, Glancing at the lower jaw we find two sim-
ilar teeth there also. Now, behind these in the upper
jaw, on either side, we find a third premolar, consisting
of a very large tooth with its crown raised into two inner
points and a broad outer double point. The third pre-
molar of the lower jaw is a very much smaller tooth and
is raised into only two fairly well defined points on its
crown, These points are termed cusps, and the ridge
encircling them at their bases, the cingulwm,. In the
dental formula, the premolars are designated by the let-
ters pm., and in our Misstped Carnivora these last pre-
molar teeth are known as “sectorial” or ‘‘carnassial”
teeth, being the last teeth in the jaw which have pre-
decessors in the milk set, As they differ markedly in the
different families and genera, much study has been given
them, Now, the last tooth in the upper jaw of this
badger, is a great broad tuberculated molar tooth, while
we find two smaller molar teeth on either side in the
lower jaw. This completes the dental armature of an
adult American badger. But it becomes very convenient
for us to write out these teeth for the various species of
animals, in order that we may appreciate them at a
glance; such abbreviations are known as dental formule,
and the dental formula in our badger would stand thus:
= Ca = pm. es ain total.
Here the upper line of figures give the number of teeth
in the upper Jaw, and the lower the lower, and adding
these together we find 16 in the upper jaw and 18 in the
lower, or a total of 34 teeth in the skull of the animal
under consideration,
Sometimes such formule are simplified by writing
them thus: 7. 4, ¢.+, pm. 4, m. 4=§, and } x2—}3—64 total.
Written in this way, of course, only one side of the jaw
is given, and we must multiply by two to get our total,
It is hardly necessary to say that the teeth of either jaw
are the same for either side of the jaw,
In properly studying the number of teeth in mammals,
and formulating them in this way, we should have before
us skulls of the very youngest specimens, and the series
complete to include the skulls of adult males and fe-
males.
The hints I have been enabled to give above briefly in-
dicate some of the more salient structural features of our
Carnivora; and in future papers, upon seals, walruses,
sea lions, bears, raccoons, the weasels and their congeners, .
the dozs and the cats, I hope to be able to enlarge a little
upon such important matters,
As for fossil Carnivora, we find inrecent geological for-
mations the remains of forms which are the immediate
ancestors of existing types, and the array of species is a
large one, taking into consideration all these countries
where the geology has been looked into. Passing still
deeper, and into the older strata, these types soon begin
to show in their fossil remains the evidences of generali-
zation, so that typical Carnivores begin to disappear by
insensibly shading into such groups as the Jnsectivora,
and, no doubt, certain marsupial forms and others. Cope
has grouped the entire lot, including our modern Jnsecti-
vora, into his one order Bunotheria, a suborder of which,
the OCreodonta, seems to be most nearly related to our
modern Carnivora. Fossil seals have also come to light
from both the Miocene and Pliocene formations of this
country and Europe; but thus far the types are only such
as are closely connected with modern species, and aid us
very little in ascertaining the origin of the suborder,
What we hope for in this line is soon to meet, as some
day we undoubtedly will, with those generalized phocine
types which were the connecting forms standing between
the ancestors of our existing eared seals, and those gen-
eralized carnivorous extinct types, from which the seals
and walruses arose. No such remains have as yet re-
warded our researches, and the forms that we have met
with have a closer kinship with the true seals (Phocide)
than. with the eared seals (Otariide). It was probably
from some time in the Tertiary age that these marine
Carnivores date their birth.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE CARNIVORA.—The bibliography of this
order is very large, and it will be impossible here to more than
allude to a few works which the student will find of great advan-
tage to peruse ina general reading upon the subject. I present
them without any special arrangement as to subject matter, or
date of publication. Fuller, D., *Keport on the Period ot Gesta-
tion of the Puma (Felis concolor),” P. Z. 8., 1832, p.62. Martin, W.
Cc. L,, pumerous papers on Carnivora m P. Z. 5., 1530-42. Ovilvy,
W., numerous papers in P, Z. S. on carnivorous mammals, 1830-45,
Owen, R., numerous list of memoirs in P. Z. S. touching upon the
anatomy of Carnivora, 1830-1846, also “‘Anat. and Phys. of Verts.,”
Vols. L-IIl., and many other works by the same authority.
Waterhouse, G. R., memoirs on the order in P. Z. 8., 1836-46, such
for example as “On the Skull and Dentition of the American
Badger,” P. Z. S., 1888, p. 153. White, A., “Dissection of Felis leo,”
P. Z. 8. 1844, p. 54. Gray, J. E., Mem. in P. ZS. on Carnivora,
1848-70, pp. 21-480. Turner, H.N., Jr., ‘Obs. on Some Foramina
at the base of the Skullin Mamm,, and on the Classification of
the Order Carnivora,” P.Z. S. 1848, p. 63. Abbott, Captain ©.
C., “On the Seals of the Falkland Islands,” P. Z. S. 1868, p. 189.
Murie, James, “Notice of a Memoir on the Anatomy of the Wal-
rus,” P, Z. 8. 1870, p. 544, and “On Phoca groenlandica, Mull.; its
Modes of Progression and Anatomy, op. cit., p. i4. Huxley, T,
H , “On the Cranial and Dental Characters of the Canidsw, P. 4,8.
1880,p. 238. Straus-Duckheim, Anat, descrip. du Chat,” 4to, 2vols.,
Paris. Flower, W.H., “On the Value of the Characters of the
Base of the Cranium in the Classification of the Order Carnivora,”
P.Z. 5S. 1869, p.4. Mivart, St. Geo,, “On the Classification and
Distribution of the Atluroidea,” ibid, 1882, p. 135; also his **Cat.’’
Oope, BE. D., “On the Extinct Oats of America,” Amer. Nat., 1880,
and other papers by sumeauthor. Allen,J.A., “History of North
m.
376 FOREST AND STREAM. = [May 20, 1888,
4 r : i a
\ i i J., Oss g - tropicalis), Smithsonian Rep.. 1884, pt. II., p. 831. True, F. W., | Alaska,” 1882: also by same author parts treating of seals an
aoe ae sere eae wir) Geshe eae Hh ean aan (On the Shelstos of Phoca feaviatas Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.. 1884, walruses. in “The Wisheries and Fishery Industries of the United
1877. True, F. W. and ‘Lueas, F. A., “On the West Indian Seal” p. 417. Elhott, H. W., “A Mon«graph of tue Seal Islands of | States,’ 1884, 2 vols,
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PROFILE AND OTHER VIEWS OF THE SKULL OF NORTH AMERICAN PINNIPEDIA.—DRAWN BY THE AUTHOR. |
Fig. 1.—Lett lateral view of the skull of the Northern fur seal Fig. 4 —Same view of the skull of the California seal-elephant
or sea bear (Odllorhinus ursinus); ¢, rather young, about 84 natu- (Macrorhinus angustirostris); 44 natural size; after Allen,
ral size; after Alian.
_ Fig. 7.—The same view of the skull of the Pacific walrus (0.
obesus); similarly reduced; after Allen, Figs. 2and7 go te sho
Fig. 5 —Same view of the skull of the Pacific walrus (Odobenus Rater ; Meecha fe a, é Sit Via of these two wal.nscs,, th
Fig. 2 —Same view of the skull of the West Indian seal (Mon- ¢8s), considerably reduced; after Allen. .
Eee : ,om af Fig 8.—Shows form of tooth in the common harbor seal (Phoes
achus tropicalis); 34 natural size; after True and Lucas. Fig, 6.—Direct anterior view of the skull of the Atlantic walrus vitulina); afer Flower. ;
Fig. 3.—Same view of the skull of the hooded seal (Oystophora ‘Q-708marus); very much reduced; after Allen, Fig. 9.—Left lateral view of the skull of the harbor seal (P._
cristata); +4 natural size; after Allen. P uitulina); very much reduced: after Flower,
May 80, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
877
Game Bag and Gin.
BRANT SHOOTING AT CAPE COD.
| AB past winter in New England wasa very mild one,
and migratory birds were seen earlier in the spring
than ueual, Brant made their appearance on the Massa-
_ chusetts coast abont March 1. The first one was shot at
Monomoy March 12. About one-third of those killed later
on were young ones, which gave promise of a good sea-
son’s sport, The work of putting down boxes and build-
ing bars progressed finely, and before the middle of the
month each of the four was in its proper place. It must
be understood that boxes and bars are each a part of the
same Contrivas ce, the one being of no value without the
other. Then came ihe great storm of March 16, that
strewed our sh res with wrecks, cast down trees and tele-
graph pc les, devastated sandbars and beaches, and also
uttezly rumed our brant works, which sent dismay into
the hearts of the branters. They struggled on, however,
from day to day with a diligence known only to the busy
bee and the bar builders. A box is planted in the flats to-
day, wheelbarrows and shovels are indu-triously plied
through the whole of low tide and a neat bar constructed
around it. To-night the easterly gale continues and
forces the tide high up over the box, and the big waves
dash against the bar, and lo! in the morning not a ves-
tige of itis left. It again simply forms a part of the
great flais. The second day is merely a repetition of the
first, with the same result, ‘Certainly,’ the men say,
“to-morrow will end the strite—the storm must cease,” but
“To-morrow and te-morrow and to-morrow,
Creeps in its petty pace from day to day,”
and for six wearisome days did the local members of the
club with lusty sinews buffet the flood, each day losing
ground, tll at last all the boxes—except the mud hole—
were out of the flats and had to be filled with sand to pre-
vent their going ashore or to sea, as wind and tide might
favor, Sv strong was the current that rushed through
“Uncle Sol’s drain”: that the south box had to be anchored
to save it.
The great Nauset high beach, which for generations
has stood as warder of the channel, is now removed by
the huge waves, and for more than a mile up and down,
east of the club hou-es, each high tide makes a clean
breach over the entire distance. From day to day the
tide moves more er less of the sand westward, as the tide
runs from ea-t to west, Agaim, our heaviest of gales,
which produce the highest tides, are from the east, and it
is these sweeping tides that break up and move these
immense sandbars and dunes. Nor can we predict where
the end will be. If sand, like “the star of empire west-
ward holds its way,” then, wherever those powerful
moving agents—wind and water—are found, all the sand
and sult on the eastern purtion must drift westward till it
reaches some permanent island or continent. Any one
familiar with the seaboard of our Southern States knows
very well that all the land between the Bine Ridge and
the sea has been formed in this way, and that the accre-
tions are much preater on the eastern than on the western
side of a continent.
But the sand is not destroyed. It hasonly been moved
further westwald, and being deposited in the channel
has ruined that fine feeding ground, which is now graded
nearly ona level with the great flats. The fishing ground,
which extended from nearly abreast the club house to
Chatham Light, a distance of about three miles, proved
so attractive to the brant that every day they would be
drawn across the flats to the rich repast. All these miles
of eel grass are now buried under this same sand, and the
brant haye no place to feed, except in the bay or on the
common flats, more than a mile to the westward of the
boxes, A patch ot feeding ground is still left to the
northward of the flats, and in passing from the bay to
this the birds are hable to come within sight of the de-
coys, giving some hopes of a continuance of a portion of
the sport hitherto so liberally vouchsafed when the brant
have to cross the flats to reach the channel, And then
the brant, finding their feeding ground destroyed, have
sought others at Nantucket, Muskeget and elsewhere,
which have drawn away many of the birds that formerly
fed here. Still, about the usual number have passed this
point, and many of them have stopped in a friendly way
to inspect their old haunts,
As soon as the storm ceased the hummock box was
replaced and a bar thrown around it. On the 27th of
March, eight men with wheelbarrows and shovels were
employed to put in piace the north box and build the bar,
which was covered with heavy canvas. This is supposed
to hold the boxin place against ordinary tides and winds,
Still we doubt if a canvas cover has so winsome a way,
so easily beguiles the birds, as a natural or artificial sand
bar. They seem to view it with suspicion, nor do they
ever fraternize with our live decoys in that degree of con-
fidence they would on a natural bar. On the 29th the
south bar was planted and sand wheeled around it to
form the bar, ‘his completes the placing of boxes. Not
so the work of keeping in repair the boxes. Every high
tide and wind cuts them away more or less, which dam-
age must be repaired before they can be used. The mud-
hole alone suryived the great gale.
The Manchester, Providence and Monomoy clubs have
_ this season, as for several years past, united as one club,
each assuming control of the property and privileges for
a definile pervod. By this plan we have avoided uvpleas-
. antantagonisms. The records of the three clubs are kept
on the journal of the Monomoy Branting Club just the
same as if 1b were one club, and this may stimulate a lit-
a pleasant rivalry to see which of the parties is the best
short. ;
We may indulge possibly in a just degree of pride at
having been one of the orizinators and organizers of the
M. B, C,, that we believe we have the most perfect club
journal in the United States. Here are two volumes and
part of a third, contaming about 800 !oho pages in manu-
script, covering a period of more than a quarter of a cen-
tury, embracing minute details of the doings of the club,
with all the names of the persons present at the club
house, with portraits of many of them, the box each lay
in, the number of birds kilied at cach box, the condi-
lion of the weather, winds, tides, mercury, prospects
and probabilities, together with any remarkable incident
that occurred, such as wrecks or vessels ashore, great
flight or scarcity of birds, or any other item that was
brought forward and discussed. The endeavor has been
to keep so perfect a record of the doings of the club that
our successors may be able to compare the shooting of
their day with that of ours—the results of the past with
those of the future. We should be very glad if any per-
son or club haying a more perfect journal than ours, or
one covering a longer period of time, would kindly inform
the editor of ForESsT AnD STREAM, *
The first reguiar weekly party went to the club house
March 20, Previous to that date 23 brant had been killed,
As the hayoe of the great storm had not been repaired,
only two boxes being available, the party killed only a
dozen brant, The second party, March 27, found the
south box still anchored on the flats, Although there
were a goodly number of birds in the bay, they did not
shore well, and the week footed up only 22 brant. The
third party was more successful, bagging 61,
The Providence Club came in Aprildas the fourth
party with a bag of 51, The last regular party was the
Manchester Club, which had the good fortune to beat
the Providence 8 birds, Between the departure of the
fourth and arrival of the fifth the local members killed
22 brant and made two decoys.
This matter of keeping up the supply of live decoys
requires skill and tact. The club wants about fifteen live
decoys, in addition to some hundreds of wooden ones,
But in the course of events each year, many of the live
decoys sicken and die, To make good this loss, care
must be taken to save any brant that is wounded in the
wing near the carpus, and a portion of the wing is am-
putated; then, if it survives, it will be counted as a decoy.
Sometimes such a wounded bird gives his pursuer a long
chase, especially when wind and tide are in his favor.
Before breechloaders were so common such cripples must
be captured alive or Jost, Notsonow. As soon as ashot
is made, the occupants of the box rush out, breechloader
in hand, and if it is found the cripple can keep pace with
his pursuer he is shot and lost as a decoy, Particularly
is this done where the pursuit is long and the water on
the flats grows deeper. But with proper pains we have
ele able to keep our stock of decoys fairly up to our
needs.
Our season for shooting usually ends about the 25th
or 26th of April, There are many people whose business
cares weigh heavily upon them as the warm weather
approaches who are glad of an opportunity to escape for
a week’s rest or recuperation. We know of no place
where this can be accomplished more rapidly than in the
pure air of Cape Cod. Forty years ago one could find
fair shooting almost anywhere along our shores in spring,
Not so to-day, The brant shooting is about all that is
left for the sportsman, There was a TEM gt party
made up of such individuals for April 24, but we do not
presume this will materially change the results of the
season’s work, which foots up 250 brant, This is a little
less than the average for the past twenty-five years, but
when we consider the rapid decrease of all sorts of game,
it may be regarded as quite satisfactory. Then again
these birds for several years have been shot in winter on
their feeding grounds at Hatteras Inlet and Pamlico
Sound, One man from Chatham last year killed over
1,300. The birds before they arrive at Cape Cod have
been educated to keep clear of all suspicious objects. If
a Northerner can go down there and make a few hun-
dred dollars each winter it will set the natives, who are
not a wealthy class, all crazy. As they are all good gun-
ners, they will not be likely to let the opportunity slip to
take a hand at that game. iy Hapcoop,
Boston, Mass.
HOLLOW BULLETS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Absence from home has prevented my writing sooner,
with reference to a letter by Mr, Stark in your paper for
Feb, 28, respecting the behavior of hollow bullets in his
Winchester rifle.
_Ttis evident, from his description, that the hollow is
too small for the charge of powder and hardness of the
bullets, Any required degree of either smashing of
penetration can be obtained by modifying the hardness
of lead. the depth and diameter of the hollow or the pro-
portion of powder, always remembering that penetration
decreases as smashing increases.
Mr. Stark might find his bullets act more satisfac-
torily if the hollows were filled with beeswax instead of
copper tubes, and no doubt making them of pure lead
would have a still greater effect; but perhaps the accuracy
would be slightly decreased, as the proportion of tin
which he mentions is that recommended by the Winchester
Company for their rifles. Their 300g7s8. hollow bullet is
made for 12grs. of powder, and if 1t act properly with
that charge, the size of the hollow ought to be increased
when only 109grs. are used, in order to obtain the same
degree of expansion,
The .45 express bullets used with British rifles generally
weigh from 260 to 280grs., and are hardened with 54; to
+s of tin. The hollow is of sucha size that with 110 to
125grs. of powder the fore part of the bullet, shoutly after
passing through the skin of an animal, breaks into pieces
which tear a terrible wound, the base, in shots behind
the shoulder, generally penetrating to the opposite side
of the chest. For side shots at that part nothing can well
be more deadly, but as it is often necessary to fire at the
point of the shoulder, or at the space between the hind-
quarters when animals are running straight away, it is
better to have the hollow of such a size that the bullet,
instead of breaking up, will expand into a mushroom
shape. It will thus give great striking surface, and at
the same time penetrate deeply.
With the Jarge hollow generally used I have had a
bullet from my own rifle tear out a great mass of flesh
from the inner side of both hindquarters of even a small-
sized deer, and not penetrate any further. Of course in
such a case the game is unable to pet away, but a second
shot is necessary to put it out of misery; and besides
spoiling the meat, a disgusting smash of that kind is not
satisfactory to a true sportsman, I once shot a spoonbill
duck at 120yds , and the bullet carried clean away the
whole of the chest and abdumen with the skin which
covered them, __
_ The hollow in bullets is generally reduced by diminish-
ing its depth; but for rifles with a slow twist it is better
to diminish the diameter and leave the depth unchanged.
The accuracy is thus maintained for long shots, because
the proportion of weight at the base of the bullet is not
increased, When the old English rifles of the British
army were converted into Schneider breechloaders, bul-
lets with a hollow in the center were substituted for the
| direction I had come,
‘came a doe, and directly towards me.
solid kind previously used, These were found to give
greatly increased accuracy at long ranges, doubtless
through keeping up their spin on the principle of the
flywheel. The grooves of the rifle had only one turn in
6ft. 6in., which was not enough for the solid bullets.
Mr. Stark speaks of trying the expanzion of his bullets
in wood or sand, but this will not give a correct idea of
their behavior upon game, There is, I believe, no way of
testing if except firing into the carcass of some animal,
The 100grs, which he uses are quito sufficient for an
express charge, Mr. Selons, the celebrated African
hunter and explorer, uses .45 rifles with only 90grs. of
powder and bullets of Si0grs. As hestates that these are
perfectly satisfactory Se yarious large animals, includ-
ing lions, there is no doubt but that the bullets expand
properly. J, J. MEYRICK,
DuBitIy, April 6.
DEER HUNTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
ACHE CREERE, British Columbia.—We were blessed
with an abundance of game through the season,
and with exceptionally fine weather for hunting it in.
The rifles in general use here for deer and other large
ame are the Martini-Henry, and the .45-90 and .40-82
inchester, model ‘86. They are all good rifles for the
business, the timber being open, and long-distance shoot-
ing having frequently to be adopted. I use a Martini-
Henry, and I find it more difficult to hit the broadside of
a deer, at a distance of 100yds., than to knock over a
grouse at the same distance, There is a glorious uncer-
tainty about that ridge of furze along a deer’s back, that
makes him appear taller than he really is, sometimes,
and causes the hunter to feel sick as he notices that his
bullet has ranged too high, and instead of penetrating: the
animal’s heart has torn a tremendous hole in the snow at
some distance beyond,
On Thanksgiving Day I secured a cayuse, and shoulder-
ing my rifle, started off for a mountain, the base of which
is about two miles from here. The ascent was easily
made, and scarcely had I reached the first bench when
certain sounds indicated the presence of deer, a little to
the north of me, Steering in that direction I had the
pleasure of seeing a fine buck standing on the side of a
gentle rise tbat led to anotber bench a short distance
above me. I judged him to be 20yds. away, and getting
off the horse I adjusted the sight, and was about to call
him when I noticed a still larger one standing to the right
of me, under a large fir tree, whose branches nearly
touched the ground. The background wus so dark that
I could scarcely make him out, but from some cause or
other I turned and blazed away at him, Nota move did
he make, and after blessing myself for shooting ata lump
of mud when a real deer was in sight, I remounted,
when what was my surprise, to find the supposed lump
of mud bounding gaily out of sight over the ridge, I
pushed on up the hill and had nearly reached the bench,
when a great snort caused me to look up, and there stood
my friend, looking straight at me, not 50yds, away. The
cayuse was blowing so with climbing that the rifle was
carried from one side to the other, and in spite of all my
efforts to pull at the right time I scored a clean miss.
Seeing that this would not do, I threw the bridle over
the horse’s head and started to follow up the deer on foot,
T had not gone far when [ saw a doe standing on the top
of a rock about 100yds. in front of me. Taking aim at
her shoulder, T had the satisfaction of seeing her fall back-
ward off the rock, but the next minute over the rock
A snapshot failed
to connect, and the deer sped down the hill in the
Going up to the rock to investi-’
gate, [found the snow painted red in all directions, and
that the deer that had passed me was tle very one I had
wounded. Following down the mountain, on her trail,
it led into some thick undergrowth, in which I found her,
but ehe hustled off so lively, at sight of me, that I failed
to get a shot. Seeing open ground a little way ahead, I
hurried alony, and reaching it, the next snapshot proved
successful, and the doe was my victim.
Hastily bleeding her, I started back for my horse, and
as I was about to hitch the deer to the pommel of my
saddle, I saw a buck coming down a small gully toward
me. My gun was standing about 10ft. away, and while
I-was getting it. he saw me and stepped behind a tree,
from the side of which [ could see one eye and about half
his head as he watched me. I mention this, as I fre-
quently have seen deer doing it, and have not noticed any
of your correspondents mention it. They glide from tree
to tree so quietly, and show so little of their heads past
the side, that they may easily be gone by without bein
seen. Fortunately for me, the next tree was smaller, ahd
his ribs were in sight on both sides of it. Taking aim, I
blazed away. At the crack of my rifle he ran up the
+ brush, apparently unhurt, but I afterward found that the
bullet had passed under three of his ribs. Hurrying
along, I soon came to an opening, where a good view
could be had. Sitting down, I fixed my rifle sight for
200yds., and had got a breath or two to steady me, when
out came my deer and turned broadside tome. Laymg
the gun over my knee, I succeeded in planting the bullet
through both his front shoulders, thus completely dis-
abling him,
I had now secured plenty of meat, but the next thing
was how to-getit home. The cayuse is a very uncertain
animal, and mine proved no exception to the rule. He
refused either to draw the deer or come without them,
in spite of my persuasive powers (a spur and a fine
switch). Finding that I could neither ride nor lead him,
I got him backed up to a tree, where I tied and left him,
going home on foot. There I secured a better animal,
and a friend coming along, we succeeded in getting
the cayuse, as well as the deer, safely home before dark,
On other occasions, which I may write of again, I have
made better shooting, and got larger deer, but the sport
and exercise combined on that occasion were about the
best I have experienced during the season. No very
large antlers have fallen to my rifle, though other hunters
in the neighborhood have secured some fine specimens,
hut there is no kick coming to me, for all my deer have
been very fat, and their meat very tender. C. OC.
Oxnto.—Ironton, May 20 —I was out on the old camp
ground this week and found game in the greatest plenty;
never saw the like of quail, rabbits and squirrels. We
look forward to a splendid hunt next fall. Wild turkeys
are plenty; Lsaw five gobblers in one bunch; the hens
were out on business—laying eggs.—J. D,
878
FOREST AND STREAM.
(tax 80, 1889,
THE “FOREST AND STREAM” GUN TEST. ! be easy to generalize upon the first exhibit of a gun in
PATTERN AND PENETRATION,
No. 1 Remington 16-Gauge Hammer Gun.
6 Theat test of the various makes of guns now on the
American market, which has been undertaken by
FOREST AND STKEAM, has made sufticient progress 10
show that just such a trial is greatly needed. It is not to
be a grand tournament test, in which each manufacturer
will bring out his crack gun carefully made and bored
for fine targeting, but it is to be a continuous trial, with
appliances ready at any time to be utilized in trying one
or another of the myriad questions which are popping up
in gun practice.
Already several weapons have made their mark, and
the makers of the more popular styles of arms are
specially anxious to have their wares put through the trial.
The fashion of testing is very simple. At Claremont,
on the convenient range of the Suburban Shooting
Grounds Association, FOREST AND STREAM had erected
REM. 16-GAUGE, SCHULTZE POWDER, RIGHT BARREL, 2% PELLETS.
for its use a stout screen. It is not put up fora day or a
season, but for many seasons, and is ready to withstand
the peppering which the testing of a thousand guns would
subject it to. The gun to be tested has its pedigree taken,
what its shop number is, what length of barrel, what
weight, what make, etc., ete. Then the conditions of
the weather are noted, and then with five shots from each
barrel taken at once for pattern at a fixed 30-inch circle,
and for penetration at a pad of Dennison paper, a good
average may be reached. To get the maximum effort of
the gun, three shots at large sheets are taken with each
barrel, and the 30-inch cirele struck where the pellets lie
thickest. All this is done at 40yds. and again at 60yds.,
and then with three cartridges for examination at the
office the performances of the gun in its entirety may be
very well judged.
This is the programme for each and every gun, and it
was this which a neat Remington, gauge 16, of the origi-
nal Ilion output, went through on May 17. EH. A. Sum-
mers was the owner of the handy little weapon. and he
fired it himself over the fixed rests provided. He knew
the gun was a long and hard hitter, for in company with
Mr, Lorillard he had enjoyed capital sport with it. He
was particularly desirous of trying it with his favorite
Schultze powder as against the best black powder, and so
the double trial was made under the same weather con-
ditions, giving not only a basis for judging the gun, but
the comparative merits of the two powders as well. The
Schultze cartridges were loaded by Mr. Summers, while |’
the black powder charges were made up by Von Lengerke
& Detmold, without any knowledge that they were to be
used in any formal test.
The trial passed off without incident, and the detailed
formal report annexed will show just what the two vary-
ing charges of powder did under the careful aiming of
the gun owner. In estimating for pattern performance,
attention should be paid to the analysis of the cartridge,
REM, 16-GAUGH, SCHULTZE POWDER, LEFT BARREL, 326 PELLETS.
since this shows the average charge of shot used, and of
course the percentage reaching the 30-inch circle is the
proper criterion of performance. In the same way the
sort of shot used in connection with the kind and quan-
tity of powder must be regarded in judging of the pene-
tration showing.
The cuts show the distribution of the pellets on the
circle, A being the point of aim and C the center of the
struck circle. In one case the best showing of one of
the barrels was upon one of the fixed circles, It would '
the FoREST AND STREAM series, but it will be safer and
more satisfactory to draw conclusions after a hundred or
more weapons have been tested, and this we hope soon to
make, The present published report is interesting as
showing what a small-gauge gun can do, and in this
time of tendency toward smaller caliber in rifles it is
only fair to ask whether there is not too much heft of
metal carried and too heavy charges used in the great
REM. 16-GAUGE, DEAD SHOT POWDER, RIGHT BARREL 268, PELLETS.
bulk of shotgun work. In taking the centers for the
maximum effort circles, the distances between the cen-
ters fired at and the centers used in striking the circles
are carefully noted, as they go to show what may be
termed the average aberration of the weapon. In this
test they ran as follows:
Black Powder. Schultze Powder.
YDs. 60 Y. 40 YpDs. 60 YDs
DS DS.
ae ee S- san , Ca Ra TAE age, Sa a ———-
Right ft Right Lett Right Left Right
Barre]. Barrel. Barrel. Barrel. Barrel. Barrel. Barrel. Barrel.
1...8. in. lgin, % in. 4 an, riety 6 in. 8 in. Téin.
ie, SeetTs, o . | -Oo SED ao IT. sin. 4 in, 44in. 7 in.
3.. Sein. 38 in. VT in. 64in. 6 in. 44in. 5 in. 8éin.
Av.4iéin. 434in. T4in. 6 in. Av. din. 5 in. 6 in. TWMin.
The figures of the Remington test stand:
CLAREMONT, N. J., May 17, 1889,
TEST MADE AT FOREST AND STREAM GUN-TESTING SCREEN,
Gun—Remington, Damascus steel barrels. Cost, $60.00.
No. of gun, 22,354, Weight, 724]bs. Length of barrels,
82in. Gauge, 16. Right barrel, full choke. Left barrel,
full choke.
Weather—Clear. Direction of wind, 11 o0’clock. Force of
wind, 4 miles per hour. Thermometer, dry, 72°. Do.,
wet, 65°. Humidity, 65°. Barometer, 30.02in.
Charge, as given by holder of gun:
BOTH BARRELS.
Shell—U. 8. Co.
Powder, Brand—Schultze.
Powder, Quantity—3 drs.
( Make—Sott.
Shot< Quantity—1 oz.
Size—8.
REM. 16-GAUGH, DEAD SHOT POWDER, LEFT BARREL, 232 PELLETS.
CARTRIDGE ANALYSIS,
Three Cartridges Taken at Random.
ROTH BARRELS.
Loading. |. Powder. Shot.
Card and two pink- j 1... 40grs. 508grs. 4502 pellets.
edge wads over pow-+ 2... 385grs. *47lers. 465 pellets,
der; card over shot. ag gers. 507 grs. 502 pellets.
Average 37 grs. 492 ers. 489 pellets.
* Three wads in,
TEST AT 40 YARDS.
Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed 30-inch Circle,
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
Pattern. Penetration, # pellets. Pattern, Penetration, 3 pellets.
1, 265 pellets. 8 sheets. . 212 pellets. 10 sheets.
2. 173 pellets. 10 sheets. 2. 233 pellets. 14 sheets.
8. 185 pellets. 10 sheets. 5, 240 pellets. 10 sheets.
4, 220 pellets. 10 sheets. 4. 278 pellets, 8 sheets.
5, 251 peliets, 10 sheets. 5. 234 pellets. 12 sheets.
. 219 pellets. 10 sheets. Av. 239 pellets. 11 sheets,
Three shots at 4-foot ans Hy inch Circle selected from
est pattern.
RIGHT BARREN, LEFT BARREL.
Lirias ee 270 pellets. fern aie 175 pellets. I:
Leis 271 pellets. eine 326 pellets,
= Son 293 pellets. Desi toe 303 pellets.
Average 278 pellets, Average 268 pellets.
THST AT 60 YARDS.
Five Shets per Barrel from rest at fixed 80-inch Circle.
RIGHT BARREL, LEFT BARREL.
Pattern. Penetration, 7 pellet. Pattern. Penetration, 7 pellet.
1. 87% pellets. “ sheets. 1. 108 pellets, 4 sheets.
% 74 pellets. 3 sheets. 2 683 pellets. 4 sheets.
3, 101 pellets. 8 sheets. 3. 155 pellets. 5 sheets.
4, 115 pellets. d sheets. 4. 58 pellets. .. sheets.
5. 89 pellets. . sheets. 5. 41 pellets. 3 sheets,
Avy. 83 pellets. 4 sheets, Av. 85 pellets. 4 sheets.
Three shots at 4-foot square; 30-inch Circle selected from
ést patiern,
RIGHT BARREL, LEFT BARREL.
D Efe (a 32 pellets ea . 68 pellets.
a eats 67 pellets ears 129 pellets,
Sip ect 108 pellets Boe ene 104 pellets.
Average 100 pellets.
CLAREMONT, N. J., May 17, 1889,
TEST MADE AT FOREST AND STREAM GUN-TESTING SCREEN.
Gun—Remington, Damascus steel barrels. Cost, $60.00.
No. of gun, 22,354. Weight, 73lbs. Length of barrels,
32in. Gauge,16. Right barrel, full choke. Left barrel,
full choke.
Weather—Clear. Direction of Wind, 11 o’clock. Force of
wind, 4 miles per hour. Thermometer, dry, 72°. Do.,
wet, 65°. Humidity, 65°, Barometer, 30.02in.
Charge, as given by holder of gun:
BOTH BARRELS.
Shetl—U,, M. C. ‘*Club.”’
Powder, Brand—Dead Shot.
Powder, Quantity—21¢ drs.
> j Make—UeRoy Chilled.
Shot< Quantity—1 oz.
pize—8.
CARTRIDGE ANALYSIS.
Three Cartridges Taken at Random.
BOTH BARRELS.
Loading. , Powder. Shot.
1 black and 1 pink-edge(1... Yigrs. 415 grs. 362 pellets.
and card over pow-+2... 72grs. 42lgers. 364 pellets.
der, 1 card over shot. i 3... Tlgrs. 482 grs. 376 pellets.
Average Tlgrs. 423 grs. 367 pellets.
TEST AT 40 YARDS.
Five Shots per Barret from rest at fixed 30-inch Cirele.
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
Pattern. Penetration, ¢ pellets. Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets.
‘1. 209 pellets. 25 sheets. 1. 252 pellets. 27 sheets. —
2. 225 pellets. 19 sheets. 2. 169 pellets. 18 sheets.
3. 206 pellets. 23 sheets. 3. 188 pellets. 16 sheets.
4. 189 pellets, 382 sheets. 4. 169 pellets. 15 sheets.
5. 140 pellets. 12 sheets, 5. 134 pellets. 17 sheets,
Av. 194 pellets. 22 sheets. Avy. 178 pellets. 19 sheets.
Three Shots at 4-foot square; 30inch Circle selected from
best pattern.
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
enti 212 pellets. 1...... 208 pellets.
Daley ass 242 pellets. Pe 197 pellets.
Sah seee 268 pellets. ier 211 pellets.
Average 240 pellets. Average 205 pellets,
TEST AT 60 YARDS.
Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed 30-inch Circle.
RIGHT BARREL. + LEFT BARREL.
Pattern. Penetration, 7 pellet. Pattern. Penetration, 7 pellet.
1, 70 pellets. 8 sheets. 1. 67 pellets, 2 sheets.
2. 76 pellets, 6 sheets, 2. 85 pellets. 4 sheets.
3. 91 pellets. 8 sheets. 3. 97 pellets. 11 sheets,
4. 85 pellets. . 8 sheets. 4. 80 pellets. & sheets.
5. 89 pellets. 9 sheets. 5. 89 pellets. T sheets.
Av, 82 pellets. 8 sheets. Av. 84 pellets. 7 sheets.
Three Shots at 4-foot square; 30-inch Cirele selected. from
best. pattern.
|
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RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL. |
Late lisspellets.” hve 106 pellets.
eae or 94 pellets, Os ene 98 pellets. /
Os eee 110 pellets. OP ae 79 pellets. .
Average 105 pellets. Average 94 pellets.
CHOICE OF RIFLES. ;
Editor Forest and Stream:
The .25cal. rifle is called for. I rise to second the |
motion, Iam now ‘“‘on the fence” between getting a rifle
of .22cal. or one of .82. Neither exactly suits me. The
.22 gets foul easily and is so difficult to clean, and worse
still, allows so much well-hit game to escape to a linger- —
ing death, that its most ardent admirers must admit its |
defects: The last is a serious matter here, where one |
may find unexpectedly a deer, coyote or turkey. But |
the .32cal. tears a destructive hole in birds, and sends a |
dangerously large slug of lead through pastures and |
fields where may be people or stock. Now thatthe small- |
bore agitation is lively, let some enterprising firm bring |
out a .25cal. Why not? AZTEO.
Mexico, May 15.
Editor Forest and Stream: E
*‘Happie Go Luckie,” a letter from whom appears in
your issue of Feb. 7, has been my chosen companion in —
many a shooting expedition in which the amount of
game bagged has been small, very small, in comparison
with the amount of work done. But what would you?
We had a good as well as fast rowing boat under us, the
to me unequalled beauties and glories of Long Island |
Sound, ever changing but always attractive to look upon, ~
a multiplicity of old wives, etc., to cause consumption of ©
a great quantity of ammunition, a pleasant home to |
return to when tired, and I think we were fortunate.
in my opinion the Winchester single-shot rifle, with its —
.22-15-45 cartridge, seems to be slightly ahead of the
many other .22cal, rifles [have seen used. Of course, if
you have more than one barrel you practically have more ©
than one rifle. Iam speaking entirely of outdoor shoot-
ing, most of mine having been done upon the water, or —
at least at objects upon the water. The distances were
in many instances, in fact generally, bevond what would |
be considered possible with the ‘‘short,” which we gen-
erally used at that time. Then came the U. M. C. long
rifle cartridge, and though there was an increase in pene- —
tration and range, there was also an increase in the re-
port; and there is much to be said in favor of the short —
cartridge on that account. :
If you are shooting on the water, as a rule, the less
noise you make the better, and if youcan also reduce the —
_ May 80, 1889.)
report of your riffle, you will in all probability obtain con-
siderably more chances than you would otherwise, As
to length of barrel, l think the 26in. to be an advantage
over the 24. There can be no doubt that a rifle made
with a stock similar to that of your favorite shotgun
would be an improvement upon the ordinary stock such
as you see upon the majority of rifles, There can be no
reason why your rifie should not come to the shoulder as
smartly as your gun,
In the last catalogue of the Winchester Co, mailed me,
they advertise the fact that they will put “shotgun
stocks” upon rifles purchased from them, if desired.
This seems to me a step in the right direction, HAL.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
The very able article by W. D. Zimmerman in your
issue of May 2, meets my most hearty indorsement,
Every one fond of rifle shooting at small game has
doubtless felt the need and necessity of a, little larger
caliber than .22 and one not so large as .32,
The improvement of late years both in make of rifles
and in ammunition have made the .22 a most desirable
gun, but really it is out of its sphere outside of a shoot-
ing gallery, and the objections to it are many.
T use the Frank Wesson rifle, anda few years ago I
had him make mea .26cal. barrel. It was just what I
wanted and had been wanting for a long time, but the
only cartridges I could obtain for it were so unsatifactory
thet E had to abandon it, and Thad my barrel rebored
to BR,
As Mr. Zimmerman suggests, [ would be glad to hear
from others on this subject, and I think there will soon
be made such a general demand for .25cal, rifles that
the manufacturers will readily turn out ammunition
with the improvements of both the .22 and ,32 to meet the
demand. '
And further, I predict that the .25cal. rifle, ‘‘a happy
medium between the ,22 and,82,” will meet with a won-
derful sale. MacN,
A GOOD DAY WITH THE DUCKS.
HAVE been very much interested in the articles in
your good paper from the pen of Mr. Hough, of Chi-
cago. Ihave read accounts from Mr. H. in other papers,
and he always seems to master what he undertakes. In
his deeriptions of the different clubs in and around Chi-
cago, their grounds, houses, boats, he proves very dis-
tinctly what money can do. A man geisin his boat with
a pusher, has his decoys, goes to a goo’ place, gets into a
blind with his decoys in shooting distance; the ducks
come, and the man shoots until his gun burns his fingers,
unless he takes time to cool it, After shooting this way
all day, and loading his boat, he is rowed back to the club
house, and says he has had tolerable good luck. If he
has been ont half a day and killed 25 ducks he kicks and
says there is no game,
This is very different from my experience in duck shoot-
ing, which has been confined to central Missouri. There
is a place in Charito county, where, when the season is
good, ducks come in great numbers, and I have spent
many a happy day in this place. We had no boats, no
decoys. no blinds, '
There are three or four lakes, some of them half a mile
wide, and a small river runs through this bottom, When
the birds are not on the lakes they are on the river, when
some good sport is had; a good gun will kill a duck across
this river, but it is very essential to have a dog that will
retrieve.
On one bright November morning in 1882 a friend and
myself at an early hour started for this bottom, I was
armed with a No. 12 Parker,and he had a No. 10 muzzle-
Joader. I had fifty shells and he had a pound of powder
and three pounds of shot. It was 8 o’clock when we
reached the ridge on the south of the bottom, and such a
sight I have never beheld before nor since. The ducks
were flying south in great swarms of 25 to 300. My heart
sank as they passed over us too high to shoot. We hur-
ried to the bottom, hoping to get a few shots before they
all left, As we entered the timber my companion dis-
covered that he had lost his shot. Hadn’t enough to load
one barrel. We drove on to a little horseshoe-shaped
lake. I got out and left him to mind the team, and as I
crept up and peeped over the bank I found the lake per-
fectly alive with mallards and teal. With each barrel I
got a duck.
We had an old setter that a friend in town had insisted
on our taking. He was very old and almost deaf, but he
was a good one. Heretrieved both of these and I moved
on a short distance to the river, which was also full of
the birds. It was no trouble to kill them in the river if
we could see them before they saw us, in which case we
would locate the place by a tree or log, and go around
and come up te the river at this point: this would most
always bring us within forty yards of the game, That
day is one that I will never forget, as it was the biggest
duck day Il ever had. At about 4 P. M. I was standing
by a lake when a mallard came along about thirty yards
from me over the lake. I let her down and the old dog
started after her. As he reached to pick her up she flew
and went diagonally across the lake, struck a tree on the
opposite side and fell. The dog, instead of coming back
to me, started ucross the lake after her. He had been in
the water twenty times that day, sometimes breaking the
thin ice around the edges. When he reached the center
of the lake he stopped and lay down in the water with
only his head visibie, some 200yds. from the shore. I
walked around, picked up the dead duck, and for the
next hour tried to call the dog out, but he wouldn’t budge.
-I shot three or four ducks as they flew over, but he still
remained, There was one thing sure, I couldn’t go back
without that dog, so I built a big fire close to the bank,
got a pole, broke the ice at the edge of the water, and
began to undress, By the time my feet touched the cold
ground, to my great delight, Isaw the doe start, he wig-
gled along slowly, and I met him at the water’s edge,
took him in my arms and carried him up the bank to the
fire, wrapped him in my overcoat, and in twenty minutes
he was shaking like an aspen leaf. In about an hour he
was ready to get in the buggy. It was then dark and we
had eight miles to drive. We counted seventeen ducks
after we got back to town, before we had given away any;
four of these I took home. I was more than satisfied
with this day’s hunt, and have never had another one as
~ good. = MissouRt,
SEDALIA Mo.
FOREST AND STREAM.
INCIDENTS IN MY HUNTING LIFE.—I.
N 1863, the first week in May, my brother, home from
Australia on a visit, and myself, visited my traps
over a line, out and in, of sixty miles, about the Rangeley
Lakes. We had secured some fur pelts, gathered some
nice spruce gum and caught some fine trout; also had
shot some ducks and other birds, all of which we had
loaded into our birch canoe at the headwaters of the
Cambridge River, which empties into the Umbagog Lake
in the town of Upton, in Oxford county. As we floated
down the river in our frail shell, we natually felt proud
oe our week’s hunt among the lakes and mountains of old
aine.
The river had just opened after a hard winter, and ice
was running freely, and the banks were full, as is usual
when the ice first goes out. We took turns steering and
paddling the canoe, so we occasionally changed seats, the
one in the bow sitting on his knees with gun in hand,
ready to shoot any game that might present itself, and as
we swiftly turned sharp bends in the river, we often got
a shot at a duck or a muskrat or mink or other game.
Toward night of our last day, and when we were within
a few miles of the lake, as I sat in the bow with gun in
hand, and my brother was paddling, as we shot through
a, straight open space in the woods, I saw three wild geese
very near and almost directly over my head, I drew ap
instantly and snapped. The cap did not explode.
cocked the gun again, keeping my aim on the geese as
they passed over me, and bending backward over the
edge of the canoe I pulled again,
did not hear the report of the gun, but Isaw the fire
issue from the muzzle, as we were soused into the icy
water, and the canoe, bottom up, went swiftly down
around a sharp point into a large eddy out of sight. So
suddenly were we capsized that I took in a whole mouth-
ful of water, which strangled meso 1 could not speak,
but made a hoarse gurgling noise trying to get a breath,
Istruck out at once on coming to the top, and soon
reached the shore and got hold of the bushes anddragged
myself ont and ran across the point, and way down in
the center of the eddy saw my brother swimming away
for dear life, which was hard work, he having his over-
coat on, The canoe came ashore on the side we were on,
but we had lost most of our plunder. :
My broiler declared the gun did not go off, as he did
not hear it, but i knew it did, for I saw the fire, prob-
ably the water was between my eyes and ears when I
saw the fire but did not hear the report.
“Did you kill the geese?” Well, everybody asks that.
My brother went back to Australia soon after; but first
made me promise to write him after I had found the
gun, if it was empty or not. That summier after the
river got down to low water mark I went up and fished
up my gun and sometraps. I found the gun empty and
so wrote to him. It was a curious sight to see the fire
belch forth from the muzzle of that gun and not hear a
sound, J. G. Rion.
NOTES FROM OHIO.
1 EVILLE, Ohio.—Editor Forest and Stream: Iam of
the opinion that spring shooting ought to stop, in
fact should have stopped years ago; but unless adopted
by other States north and west such a law will make
little difference here, Thesupply of ducks in this section
has decreased rapidly in the last ten years, What causes
are at the bottom I am unable to say; probably the con-
stant clearing up of the country and the consequent dry-
ing up of the marshes have much to do with it, but more
than all else, the merciless slaughter wrought by im-
proved arms and appliances in the hands of the host of
shooters from Maine to California, I do not believe that
there is one duck in existence to-day where there were a
hundred ten years ago. In some localities the difference
in numbers then and now may not be so noticeable, but
taking the country over, one will find that the rule holds
good. Fifteen years ago the green-winged teal was very
plenty in this section, then suddenly they disappeared
and the blue-winged took their place; what the cause
was I never knew, all I know is that greenwings are
among the rare ducks with us now, while the bluewings
are as plenty as any that visit us, with the exception of
the ruddy ducks perhaps.
I understand that the different varieties have been
quite plentiful this spring at the lake, and I have noticed
quite a number of pintails, mallards and other marsh
ducks on the overflowed fields along the outlet; no one
seems inclined to violate the law to any extent, so the
ducks quack and grow fat in places where in former
years they had to keep a sharp lookout. I suppose it is
all right, but it is a little hard to read of such good shoot-
ing as the boys are enjoying in other States and not have
any yourself, even if the game comes right into your
back yard. '
Quail and ruffed grouse wintered well, and prospects
for next fall are first-class, as but few birds, compara-
tively, were killed last season. CHIPPEWA.
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, Ill., May 21.—Mr. W. B. Leffingwell, author
of the widely-known book, ‘‘Wild Fowl Shooting,”
is in town to-day visiting with his many friends. He re-
turns to his home at Clinton, Iowa, soon.
The Western Arms and Cartridge Co.'s doors were
closed last Saturday by the sheriff. At this writing it is
hard to speak definilely, but it is thought that arrange-
ments will be made for a continuation of the business.
This is sincerely to be hoped.
Barring any laudable and legitimate game shooting at
this date, our boys are shooting inanimates now, and in
a most singular place. They have a set of traps arranged
out on the Goyernment pier, on the lake front of the city,
an‘ therefore accessible by a few minutes’ tug vide. The
birds are thrown so they fall in the lake. Theboys seem
to think it is a lot of fun to go out there and shoot, and
the only wonder is that no one has thought of this before.
The adjourned special meeting of the Grand Calumet
SS Gun Club will be held at Grand Pacific Hotel,
Wednesday, May 22, at 1 P. M., to ratify action of the
board of directors in making purchase of twenty acres of
additional land, and to consult upon further improve-
ments in the matter of buildings and grounds,
Friends from Omaha say that sporting matters never
had more interest in that wonderfully live and growing
town than to-day. The trap especially is booming.
Nebraska remains one of the best game States in the
Union, a E, Hovan,
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Buckspor Loapina AGAIn.—Mexico, May 15,—Two
queries in your issue for April 25, show that others be-
sides myself are interested in this question. In W. W.
Greener's interesting little volume, “Modern Shotguns,”
p. 147, is the following: ‘‘To select buckshot which will
suit a particular gun, put a wad in the muzzle of the gun
about +in. down, and fit the shot in perfect layers. There
ig no need to try them in the case, as it is immaterial
how they may fit there. Buckshot which will average
9 pellets to the 14oz. will generally fit a full chokebored
No. 12 gun, 8 shot to the layer.” Now as I have just
such a gun I should gladly try the experiment but can’t
get the shot in this country. Will some one more for-
tunately situated try it and report? The hunting here is
of such a character thatitis of the utmost importance
to have a few cartridges loaded for large game. Mr.
Greener says also that good vesults may be had from firing
a ball from chokebored guns, provided the ball fits the
muzzle, This I hope to try.—Aztne.
MARYLAND.—Sandy Springs, May 17.—We have had
a very superior winter for all sorts of game, and will
have an abundant supply next full.—J. C. B.
MINNESOTA GAME LAW.
Chapter 443, An art to amend chapter 374, of the laws of 1887,
entitled, an act to secure the better preservation of game.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill or have in
possession when killed or taken, any woodcock, between the
fifteenth day ot December and the succeeding first day of Angust,
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill or haye in pos-
session when killed or taken, any quail, partridge, pheasant or
ruffed grouse, prairie hen or prairie chicken, sharp-tailed grouse
or grouse of any other variety, snipe, plover or wild duck of any
variety. or wild goose or brant of any variety, or any aquatic fowl
whatever, or any squirrel of any kind whatever, between the
fifteenth day of December and the succeeding first day of August.
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful to kill or take by any means. ron-
trivuance or device whatever, or pursue with intent to kill or take
or worry, any deer or buck, doe or fawn, between the first day of
December and the succeeding fifteenh day of October, or to hunt
deer, buck, doe or fawn with dog er dogs at any time, And if
shall elso be unlawful for any person or persons to sell or expose
for sale, or have in possession for the purpose of exposing for sale,
any o! the kind of game. birds, animals or yemiton protected hy
this act after the expiration of eight days next succeeding the
time limited and prescribed for the killing of any such birds or
animals.
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful at any time to take, catch or kill, or
attempt to take, catch or kill, any of the animals or birds men-
tioned in the first three sections of thisact, by means of any snare,
net, trap or spring-gun or any other contrivance; and it shali he
unlawful for any person or persons to place, spread or set any-
where, or permit to be placed, spread or set, any net, trap or srare
for the purpose of catching, taking or killing any of the animals
or birds mentioned in the first three sections of thisact; and any
ame warden, deputy game warden, sheriff, coroner or constable
faving reasons to believe that any violation against the provisions
of anv of the sections of this act has been, or is abotit to be com-
mitted, may enter upon any land in search of evidence thereof
and shall seize, contiscate and remove any net, trapor snare,
which shall be found so placed, spread or set as to indicate the
purpose of taking, catching or killing of any of ths animals or
irds mentioned aforesaid, and take the same before any justice
of the peace. police court or magistrate of the county, and if if
shall be established on the trial .o the satisfaction of such mag-
istrate that such net, trap or snaré was so placed, spread cr set
with the design to make use of the same for catching, taking or
killing any of the animals or birds mentioned aforesain, contrary
to the provisions of this act, such magistrate shall enter as part
of his judgment a finding to that effect, and shall order and cause
such net, trap or snare or device to be destroyed by the game War-
den, his deputy or sheriif, or any other official; and it shall also
be unlawful at any time to use in pursuit of any such animal or
bird any pivot or swivel gun, or any other tireaym not habitually
held at arm’s length and discharged from the shoulder,
Sec. 6, Section 5, of chapter 374, of the laws of I&87,is hereby
amended by inserting after the words “wild pigeon,” where the
same may oceur in the third line of said section, the words “king-
bird, rohin, thrush, bluebird, swallow, catbird, woodpecker,
flicker, pigeon, dove, wren, finch, lark, plover, oriole, humming-
bird, bunting, erackle, grosbeak, warbler, flycatcher, swift, wax-
wing, creeper, chickadee, goatsucker, tanager, or whippoorwul.”
or to wantonly disturb or molest the nesting place of any such
bird or pigeon, or to kill, wound or take any wild pigeon within
three miles of the pigeon roost, ;
Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful to use in the pursuit of any duck,
goose. brant or other aquatic bird, any snealkboat or scullboat, or
any boat impelled by scull oars, sail hoat, steamboat, or floating
raft or box, or any similar device, and it shall also be unlawful to
construct or use any blind in the open water outside the natural
growth of grass or rushes then and there projecting above the
water.
Sec. 7. Is hereby amended by adding at the end of Sec. 6 a new
section, to be known as Sec. 6a, which shall read as follows: Sec.
6a. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to use or em-
ploy, or cause to be used or employed, in the pursuit, taking, hunt-
ing or killing or worrying hare or rabbits of any kind, any ferret
or ferrets, nets, traps, snares, sticks, dogs or clubs. or any other
means or contrivance whatever, except a firearm habituaily held
at arm’s length and discharged from the shoulder.
Sec. 8. Section 11, of chapter 874, of the laws of 1587, is herehy
amended * * * s0 that said section when amended shall read
as follows: Sec. 11. Any person who shall violate any provision of
Sec. 1, Sec. 2, Sec. 4, Sec. 5, Sec. 6, Sec. 6a, Sec. 7, See. 8. Sec. 9, Sec,
10, of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemenor, amd shall be pun-
ished by a fine of not less than $5 and not exceeding $25, or by 1m-
prisonment in the county jail not more than sixty days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment; and any person who shall vinlate
anv provision of Sec. 3 of this act shall be guilty of amisdeme anor
and shall be punisoed by fine not less than $25 and not more than
$100, or by imprisonment in the counry jail not less than sixty
days nor more than s1x monihs, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved April 16, 1889.
FISH AND GAME WARDENS.
Chapter 414. An act to amend Chapter 455 of the laws of 1887,
relating to game and fish.
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Governor, upon the pass-
age of this act, to appoint four persons to be known as game
wardens, whose duty it shall be to secure the enforcement of all
statutes of this State for the preservation of fish and game; to
bring or cause to be brought actions and proceedings in the name
of the State of Wisconsin, to recoyer any and all finesnnd penal-
ties, and to punish all yiolations of said statutes. Such game
wardens shall hold their office for the term of two years irom the
date of such appointment and until their successors shall be ap-
potnted and qualified, and any yavancy during such term shall be
filled by the Governor. Such game wardens May appoint one or
more deputies for each county, who shall have all the authority
of the game wardens, except a8 herein otherwise provided. Such
deputies shall receive no salary, but shall be entitled to the same
fees as constables nowreceivein criminal cases for like servicesand
paid in like munner.. Such deputies may be removed at any time
and their places filled by the game warden who appointed them.
One-half of the fines collected for any violation of any law of this
State relating to the preservation of fish, game or birds, shall be
paid to the county treasurer of the county in which said fines
may be collected, and such treasurer shall pay the same into the
school fund. The remaining one-half of such fines shall be paid
to the informer,
Sec. 2. Any such game warden or any such deputy shall have
full power and authority to serve and execute all warrants and
process of law 1-sued by the justices of the pene police magis-
irate or any court, under the provisions of this chapter or any
other luw velating to the preservation of game, fish or birds in
this State, in the Same Manner as any sheriff or constable might
serve and execute such process, and may arrest any person or
persons by them detected in actually violating any provisions of
the laws of this State relating to the protection of fiso or game or
birds, and may take such person or persons so offending before a
j eace, meee justice or other magistrate having
ustice of the (
jurisdiction, who shall proceed with such cause in manner and
380
FOREST AND STREAM. [aay 20, 1890,
form as provided bylaw. Ii shall further be the duty of such
game wardens, or one of them, upon receiving information that
any such law has been violaten, to immediately cause a thorough
investigation to be made of such compiaint and to cause proceed-
ings to be instituted if the proof at hand will warrant a convic-
tion. For which puEDOse and for all purposes of this chapter as
aforesaid, and in the apprehending or securing of aty person or
persons for the violation of any of the vame. fish or bird laws of
this State, and for the purpose of confisvating any nets, snares,
traps or oflier contrivances of any kind, or of any dog or ferret
used in violation of any of the game, fish or bird laws of this
State, they and every sheriff, coroner and constable may call to
their aid such persons or power of the county as they may deem
necessary, and it shall be the duty of every sheriff, coroner or
constable of uny county of this State, whenever required by such
game wardens or any of their deputies to forthwith assist them
in the execution ee eia e and the confiscation of any contriv-
ance or animal used in the violation of said law. Said game war-
dens and the said deputy gam+ wardens shall have the power,
and it shall he their duty, to take and confiscate any and all nets,
snares, traps, t-rrets, dog or dogs and every other means and
contrivance whatsoever, used in the violation of any of the game,
fish or bird laws of this Siate. Any and all such property, means
or contrivance or animals taken and confiscated as aforesaid,
shall, upon the conviction of the offender, be destroyed or killed
by such game warcen or his deputies or the sheriff, coroner or
constable of any county, by and under the direction of such jus-
tice of the peace, nolice magistrate or court before whom or in
which the conviction may be had.
Sec. 3. See. 4, of Chapter 456, of the laws of 1887, is hereby
amended * *- * so that said section, when amended, shall read
as follows: See.4. Such game wardens shall have an annual
salary of $609 each, payable monthly ont of the State treasury,
and actual disbursements while ineveling in the line of duty;
such disbursements :o be andited py the Secretary of State an
paid out of the Stute treasury as other salaries and disbursements
are paid, upon sworn vouchers and receipts as other accounts are
audited, and also necessary printing and stationery and postage;
and in no case shall a game warden appointed under this act re-
ceive a sum in excess of $250 per year for disbursements, while
travel’ng in the line of duty and for printing, stationery and
postage
See. 4, Any justice of the peace or other magistrate upon re-
ceiying prooi of the probable cause for the believing in the con-
cealment of any game, fish or bird during any of the periods pro-
hibited by avy of the laws of this State, shall issue his search
warrant and cause search to be made in any house, market, boat,
car or other building and for that end may cause any apartment,
chest, box, locker, crate, barrel or other device to be broken open
and the contents examined.
Sec, 5, This act shail take effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved April 16, 1889,
Camyp-Sire Slicherings.
“That reminds me.”
268.
OT long since that genial sportsman and expert
angler Dan D. of Newton Falls, O., was made the
victim of a practical joke that afforded much amusement
to those in the secret, and an allusion thereto was a
corker on Dan whenever he got off a good one, as is his
custom, on some one else. Dan is an inveterate joker
and enthusiastic fisherman, and during the season his
leisure time is spent in angling for bass in the waters of
the Mahoning River, or in convenient lakes and ponds
not too fur removed from his place of business, and fre-
quently he goes into camp for a week or two during hot
weather fur a more thorough enjoyment of outdocr
sport, and like a true sportsman he takes his wife and
daughter along on such occasions,
When bass were ‘‘off their feed” or taking bait gin-
gerly, in order to have a nice fresh fish for breakfast,
Dan would occasionally put on an extra large and lively
minnow just at the close of day, and with long bamboo
rod equipped with reel and float, make a cast at some
favorable spot on the river, and then securely fastening
his rod, but in a position to allow the line to run off the
reel under pressure of the drag, retire to his peaceful
slumbers; and not infrequently in the early morning he
would thus secure a prize. A friend, unknown to Dan,
saw him thus set his trap one evening, and, after Dan had
withdrawn to the shades of private life, reeled up the
line, and taking off the minnow, fastened the hook into
the ring at the larger end of a large tin funnel, and then
taking it down into the current let out the full extent of
line, and adjusted the rod in position as Dan had left it.
A select few were on the lookout for Dan’s début next
morning, and followed him to witness operations. As
Dan approached the locality of the rod his spirits were
bouyant on observing the twitching of the line and the
springing of the rod, that indicated the action of a bass
of some pretensions. He took up the rod and commenced
carefully to reel in, when one of the conspirators ap-
nee and then another, and another, and congratu-
ated him on having hooked something worth handlin
carefully. Dan asserted that he had at least a four patna
bass in tow, and proceeded to show the group how an
expert would handle such in a strong current. He did so
slallfully, notwithstandimg the fact that frequently the
current would send the funnel at full speed transversely
across and down with such force that Dan was fain to
“give him a little more rope,” and then again ‘work him
up,” until fully a half hour had passed and the catch was
within 20ft., and Dan had directed one of the party to be
in readiness with the landing net, when suddenly it took
a turn and arise; and he discovered ‘‘what kind of a beast
the fish was,” and the laugh was of course on Dan. It
was too good to keep, but néver would have got into print
had not Dan in a moment of facetiousness given away the
facts in regard to the manner in which he and a friend
caught, with silver bait, from a more successful fisher-
man, the best string of bass that was brought into a camp
last year, and forgetting through Japse of time that he
was “‘in the same boat,” figuratively and literally, and a
arty to the transaction, gave the friend full credit. The
riend, on being rallied in regard thereto, owned up, and
related to us the foregoing. GREY EaGur.
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aea and River Sishing.
THE ANGLERS’ TOURNAMENT. ae of ues ae
HE seventh annual anglers’ tournament of the Na- itis, Chg COMUTCTE A riceis' ipetidne se. oen, Soe 18.90 BT igh
[tional Rod and Reel Association was held at Haslem |Je°Hevitesccse socio BQ} fF
Mere in the Central Park, New York, on Thursday and Sai bald Mitchell 5eeeee tee ae 1800) bY Hy
Fri i PBS 65) SAF oa Be einiheaes os 1S.
Friday last. On both days the sun was toiling away a Wiis bea Heg-yy WR Arn AA AA Pe a Gb 15.09 32 86
long way to the south of southeast before the first fly
tua bubbles upon the surface of the wind-rippled
ere,
Perhaps city life is not conducive to early rising, or the
fishermen had to tramp in many a weary mile from the
remote woodsy rivulets and sequestered lakes where the
trout love to hide; but be that as it may, the only meet-
ing which took place on the grounds at 9 o’clock was
between your reporter and the secretary of the Associ-
ation, who until then had the field to himself and his
henchman, who was assisting him in laying out the line
of floats, '
The position of the platform on the east shore of the
Mere admitted of the line being laid out nearly due north
and south, but with very little variation from that course,
and if the wind had been blowing anywhere north or
south of west, the line might have been so laid out as to
insure a favorable wind for extending the casting lines,
but the wind was due west, and was blowing pretty
In this event Leonard took the Jead, distinguishing
himself by the address with which he husbanded the
strength of his sinewy arm for the critical point of the
cast, instead of distributing it over the whole action.
Eggert was outclassed. The other contestants all got in
some very good work, in spite of baffling winds, but the
average of the casts was very low. Hardly one of them
came within 10ft. of his maximum half a dozen times in
the course of his allotted ten minutes,
MINNOW-CaASTING FOR Buack Bass.—Judges: A. N.
Cheney, Jas. L. Vallotton; John A. Roosevelt, referee.
Open to all. (See Rule 15.) Scores—Average distance
cast in feet, Accuracy 40 points. Casts for accuracy to
be made at a stake or mark, distant 60ft, A stand 1in.
high in front, 9in. in rear, and of suitable size was pro-
vided to be used at the option of the caster. The sinker
used weighed 4oz.: . ,
Length Weight
Distance.
strong too; still it came in puffs succeeded by momentary oe ainek of ed, 5 Accu- Total
lulls, leaving each contestant to hope that if he did his c et : ni mt TACy- _8core.
best fortune might favor him with a propitious wind 148 03
eddy at the right moment, 144 05
About half past nine the contestants and officers of the eae
Association began to put in an appearance, and after the :
first cordial greetings had been exchanged, each in turn | R. C. Leonard........ 8 8 Av. 181%) 40 17145
proceeded to anathematize the wind, but it was all done 78 03
very genially and philosophically, as becomes the brother- ‘4 eB
hood of the angle, This word genial is very properly 87 OL
applicable to fishermen. One found evidences of it on all 91 01
hands as one after the other reached the ground and saw GP ie SE ;
the gladness of his own heart reflected in the beaming Be ste : a sae = 15%»
countenances of his friends, In the younger men the 83 OL
geniality of expression was sufficiently characteristic, al- 81 O4
though its more pronounced phases were evanescent; but Ay te
with the older fellows the genial look had become stereo- a!
typed; with use it had become second nature; the counte- WIS: Miller 065 Dap 8 Av. 9054, 20 1108,
nances were but the reflection of the souls within, per- 88 OY
fected by lopg culture of the angler’s many virtues. Why, 89 02
there were two or three old boys at the tournament whom sae
we delicately forbear to name, whose faces fairly beamed 66 04 Dia
with geniality. Perhaps if we could penetrate the secret — not
of this sublime content with themselves and with things | P: C. Hewitt....... 9 BA Av. 741 cast. TH 10
as they are, we should find that not a little of it is due to os i
the simple faith with which the chronicles of their won- 70 06
derful fish stories has been received by all but a few con- 44 00
stitutionally incredulous people. Nature has her com- 7) OF
pensations, and every man who reaches 60 years bears Ha, Bgeerter esses ss. yy ee ee 9 64445
on his countenance the stamp of the emotions he has
most indulged,
There was a goodly but no‘ a numerous gathering—the
kind and courteous president of the Association, Henry P.
Wells, with a score or more of vice-presidents and mem-
bersof committees, all decorated with ribbons of the As-
ssociation, and Mr, Poey being the most noticeable. As
the wind could not possibly be more unfavorable than it
was for the direction in which the measured line was ex-
Leonard was the only one of the contestants who made
any good show, whether for distance or direction.
best cast was 149ft.
all unpracticed.
SINGLE-HANDED FLY-CasTING—Hxpert.—Judges: Fred
Mather, Dr. Geo. Trowbridge. Referee, Dr. 8S. M. Nash.
Open to all. Distance only to count. Rods not to exceed
114ft. in length.
Excepting Poey the others appeared
tended from the platform south, the only course open to Length Weight Distance.
the committee was to extend the line to the north, This ort ny aie sa
was done, and although it made matters no better, it left | p, ©. Hewitt...0cc0..0-.00eceec cece cen, 11 63 — 1034 a3.
the officers of the Association in the enjoyment of the Ta Ua ORs Heras: 9s Eee ere ary ax MMC eh 11 05 Ws 82
satisfaction that they had done all that mortal could do, | T. B. Mills »...-..-..0... 2 ...2....2--11 00 10 ip)
A ste ATOR PGE ene greece renee tenet 11 00 10 67
in and about the premises. Rds Baeenticeecsied 3 Ra cae 11 06 104 68
By 10 o'clock most of the competitors were on the |G. Poey... ............ lee! 11 00 84 6446
ground, but it was 10:30 before the entries were closed
for the first event, the single-handed fly-casting for
amateurs,
The prizes were in each event: First, gold medal; second
and third, silver medals; fourth and fifth, bronze medals;
sixth, subscription to FormstT AND STREAM or other
journal,
SINGLE-HANDED FLy-Castine—Class A (Amateur),—
Judges: C. H, Mauri, Rey. H. L. Ziegenfuss; referee,
Capt. Wm. Dunning. Open to amateurs, under Rule 2.
Rods not to exceed 1ift. Gin. in length. Scale of points—
Distance actually cast, and accuracy, 40 points, (If a con-
testant cast 60ft. and is awarded 15 for accuracy, his
score will be 75:
The wind was very strong and puffy during this con-
test, so that the performance offered no fair criterion of
the relative merits of the contestants. This ended tae
programme for the first day.
The second day was all that the contestants could wish
for as regards the weather. It was almost a dead calm
at 9 o’clock, and throughout the day it never exceeded a
west as on the preceding day. There was some delay in
getting to work as on the previous day, a delay in this
case partly due to time lost in the effort to draw out
amateurs for the opening event. The jousts of the first
day’s event had disqualified most of the performers for
further appearance as amateurs, and there being but one
Length Weight Distance entry the worthy president, anxicus to provide for the
Tein, pot east. Accur| | | greatest enjoyment of the greatest number, took counsel
es Hotiit Or 10 05 B34 3 yy “8% | with his officers and substituted an open-for-all contest,
A ee TAM COGSG... Ts take ee : 0 Ht 104 i ! $4 | as in the following programme:
W. E. Blackford 1.000.07041 OL 10% 7 10 a SineLE-HANDED FLy-CastinG,—Open to all. Judges:
“kK. B. Lawrence..........5 1100, Ww a4 + 541. G. Blackford, Hon. H. P. McGown; referee, Hon.
Lawrence withdrew before his time was up. Daniel O'Reilly. Rods not to exceed 11 dft.:
The wind was blowing strong and tolerably steady, but
not without occasional variation of a few points. At one Length Weight Distance
moment it would veer a little to the south, and afford an ee pele pee
opportunity to the contestant to extend his casting line, | R.C. Leonard. ........c...ce0ece eset ae 10 11 934 v7l4
the next minute it would veer to the northward, and RIAA NDR vaew ke oN ee tees a
catching the half extended line, would cause it to fall in| FasL, Breese 7 10 11 10 90
a great circle with the tail fly within perhaps thirty feet | %. B. Lawrence.................. cen 11 00 10 89
of the caster. The difficulty of recovering the line after | W. E. Blackford... ..0......:0cteeeeree es a ne a a
such a cast, and extending it backward to secure proper RR ME SE LMP SEN Br Ma io
vantage oe the at is fositine i the nite It ARIEL 10 UL Ais is
was a mishap that fell not once, but frequently to each \ zs : «Ll 08, 4
contestant in turn, in this and subsequent contests, and in sere eee Pe See RE fuaee: Eggert and Poey
their several modes of meeting the ditticulty they afforded
fair tests of the measure of their experience. The least
experienced, recognizing that time was short, made
strenuous but vain efforts to recover their line, wasting
both time and effort without effect, while the more ex-
perienced either recovered their lines by a dexterous
This event brought out ten competitors, six of whom
made a very creditable exhibition of theirskill, Of these
Breese and Mills tied at 90ft., and in throwing off Breese
reached 96ft. and Mills 100{t. A better test of skill would
have been afforded by limiting the leaders to 9ft,
With the light breeze on the quarter it was only rarely
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light breath. The direction was still nearly from due |
twist, or failing, drew in the slack, and crept upward
again de novo. But on the whole the casting was very
good, The style of most of the contestants was high for
amateurs, P. C. Hewitt especially handled his rod with
skill and address.
The casting for accuracy was little better than a farce,
the wind occasionally catching a dropping tail fly and
whirling it from 5 to 10ft. aside, even to the extent of
baffling the eyes of the judges, who, losing sight of the
fly, would excitedly ask each other, ‘“Where’s that?”
But in spite of all this, and the element of chance in cast-
ing due to variations of the wind, the results reached
afforded a pretty fair test of their best work under favora-
ble conditions. '
SALMON FLy-CasTiIna.—Judges, John A, Roosevelt, A,
- ‘AND
and by chance that the 18ft. leaders could be extended.
Early in this contest Judge Blackford’s heart was
warmed and his eye kindled by the very creditable per-
formance of his son, who showed himself a worihy chip —
of the old block, standing fourth in the order of casting.
He laid down his rod with a very respectable lead, but
there were strong casters to follow, and one by one the
judge saw the five medals disappear, but the more prac-
tically valuable prize of a year’s subscription to FOREST
fe TREAM was saved from the general wreck of his
opes. \
Sineie-Hanpep Fiy-Castivc—Light. Rod Contest.—
Judges: R. F. Mayhew, W. J. Cassard; C, H. Mauri,
referee. Opentoall. Rods nob exceeding doz, in weight
“May 86, 1889,]
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| norii#ft. inlength, Allrods with solid reel seats allowed
toz. Wistance only to count:
Length Weight Distance
of tod; ofiroad. catt. |}
Ft. In, Oz, eet,
R. G. Leonard Ay ae ..+. 9 09 h 90
SURE VTATS YG, bei elu eh Atebatitee treat 10 00 B 86
SENSI MSTECH@ ie eee ecOusa cel Lot jb settee ov 5 86
PIMOS PHOWHUL core tenet ne meme eens At 8 10 00 5 8516
AR, MUAWWEEMGES diet de ec wee wee Le 10 00 5 85
GO sting off ti: Mills 8244ft.. Breeze 80ft.
Hravy Bass CAstinc.—Judges: Hon. H, P. McGown,
W. H. Word; Capt. Wm. Dunnimg, referee. Open to all,
as per Rule 16. A stand 12:n, high in front and Qin, in
rear was provided, to be used at the option of the con-
testant;
Length Weight Distance Average
ofrod, of rod. cast.
¥t. In, Oz. Mt .Jn. Ft.
John A. Rocsevelt......... ... 705 20 1888, 5
John Warneck..... eect 71
124 176715
155 02
183 U6
DPR EP RTD Bie o alretre yoeny etre > setts ce 1591),
W L Andrews...:.-..-..-....- 7 O04 pest 627 05 125515
This event was contested on the Polo Grounds while the
light rod contest was in progresson the Mere, an arrange-
ment which limited the competitors to four.
FLy-CASTING ror BLACK BAss.—Judges: L. Dinwiddie
Smith, A. P. Van G.eson, D.D., Dr. James A. Henshall;
Wm. C. Hurris, referee, Open to amateurs under Rule
2. Sngle-handed rod, not to exceed 114ft, in length.
Only one fly required, to be furnished by the committee,
and to be tied on a No.-2 sproat hook; distance only to
count:
Length We'ght Distance
of tod. of Rod. ast.
™, In. Oz. Ft.
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SUELO alas eves aoe ene asa aes tas 11 00 1034 87
He BS Uawrence.... 0)... .seeweaaair 11 U0 10 83
TEES Ui tical ns) ¢ ae, Rese Ore 10 VL 934 81
Oct bod Olegeqt ey oe eee eee Eee 11 06 1 80
SS LOR Ve oes eee «cebu beaters ioe tan 11 v0 214 rir
NG he eels INES. OF weil. sienna sd tated = 71 02 1% vi
This ended the seventh tournament of the Association,
which as a social gathering was eminently successful,
The cflicers were untiring im their efforts to make the
meeting a success, and the contert-nts were cordially ap-
pre ciative of these efforts, and animated by a spirit of
generous rivalry toward each other, such as is rarely ex-
hibited other than by theangling fraternity when engaged
in contests of skill. F
The public evinced no unusual interest in the meet.
Hundreds perhaps had seen the announcement and let
memory fondly conjure up the features of some bygone
outing, including a mental photograph of the reader in
apprupriate fishing costume with bask«t at back and rod in
hand, but the business of life claimed them and they went
on their several ways to the haunts of Mammon. But the
Mere was not wholly deserted of all save the members of
the Astociaticn; before the first day was well advanced a
crowd of men and boys had assembled sufficient at any
tate to block the water front, and in the afternoon a
number of nurse maids with their charges endeavored to
thread their way through the throng.
The crowd appeared very deeply interested in the pro-
ceedings, although by no means well informed as to the
objects of the meeting. One thing appeared evident to
them, that the men who severally weut on the platform
and commenced whipping the waters, were very much in
earnest about the work in hand, whatever it was, and
gradually it was whispered, and spread from mouth to
mouth, that they were trying to hook the measuring
floats with the highest numbers on them. .
Perhaps the general public was nob much benefited by
the meeting—who knows? but for the contestants, at
least, it was a period of unalloyed enjoyment. To the
president and secretary, and other officers of the Assocta-
tion, although the proceedings may have been wearisome,
they were followed by a comforting sense of duty done,
and of the achievement of the desired ends without
friction or shadow.
WINNERS AT PREVIOUS TOURNAMENTS.
LIGHT ROD CONTESTS, 1682.
oe A Rods to be 5!140z, or less—H. W. Hawes, rod 44402., dis-
tance 82ft.
; Cla: net Rods not to exceed 41402.—H. W. Hawes, rod 4440z., dis-
ance (8it.
1885—Rods not to exceed boz.—_. C, Leonard, rod 50z., distance
t. d
Pon not to exceed 5oz.—R. C. Leonard, rod 502., distance
Le
B. F. NICHOLS CONTEST, 1882.
All contestants to use the same rod, 10ft,, 6g0z,—H. W. Hawes,
disiance 71ft.
SINGLE-HANDED FLY-CASTING, AMATEUR.
Class A, 1882—H W. Hawes, rod 11ft., 93492., 81ft. (R.C. Leonard
east 85ft., but failed in delicacy and accuracy).
Class B, 1882—R. OC. Leonard, ro 1144ft., 100z., 85ft.
Glass A, 1888—H. C. Thorne, rod 1114ft., 8i40z., 80ft.
Class B, 18:5—W. E. Hendrix, rod 1144fr., 1002 . 781t. :
Class G, 1888—Thomas Pritchard, rod |0ft.. 4492., 80ft. sin.
Qlass A, 1844—C,. A, Rauch, rod i14tt., 1052., Svit.
Clause B, 18-4 Ed. Eggert, rod iLft., Tgoz., 75ft.
Oluss A, 185 Samuel Volbemux, rod 11gtr., 902., 74,6ft. (W. HF.
Goodwin cast '6ft. but fatled in delicacy and accuracy),
G.ass A, 1887—Gonzalo Pocy, rod 10ft. 1lin., 8)4oz.. 77ft. (Dr. Geo.
Trowbridge cast $lft., but failed in delicacy and accuracy).
Class B—C, G. Le vison, rod lift. Igin., 10nz., 83ft. (Dr. George
Tro ybridge ast Sdft., but failed in accuracy),
Class A, 18 R. B. Lawrei ce, rod 1itt., 10oz., 5f6t.
Ciass B, 1¢88—Prof. J. P. Silvernil, 80ft.
SWIICH FLY-CaSLING, DISTANCE ONLY TO COUNT,
1s87—H. W. Hawes, 102£t.
1888—H. W. Hawes, 94°.
SINGLE-HANDED FLY-CASTING, EXPERT,
Class C. 189°2—Harry Pritchard, red 10}éft., 8oz., 91ft.
_ QJass B, 1#883—H. W., Hi “Ze, SOE
. W. Hawes, rod 10%4it., 44% A
Class B, 1883—R. C. Leonard. rod 1/46[t., 12oz., 87ft
_ Glass D, 1:84—H. W: Hawes, rod 1W4tt., 5oz., 76rt. (R. C. Leonard
east T8it. with a doz. rod, but failed in delicacy and accuracy),
FOREST AND STREAM.
Class B, 1884—R. C, Leonard, 8aft.
Class BH, 1485—R, C, Leonard, rod 11tt., 90z,, 92ft.
18k/—lk. C. Leunard, rod 11ft., 9oz. 97 ft,
1848—R, C, Leonard, rod 115,, ft., 10340z., 10746ft.
SALMON CASTING.
1882, open to all—H. W. Hawes, rod 20ft., cast 116ft,
1883, amateur—Ira Wood, rod I84ft., cast 98ft.
1888, exper —R. (. Leonard, rod 1%ft., 2lbs. 120z., cast 124ft.
1884, open to all—H. W. Huwes, rod Isft., 3402., cast 13ift.
18:5, open to all—R. C. Leonard, rod 18ft., 8702 , cast 125ft.
Class A, 1887—R. C, Leonar |, tod 18ft., 3702 , 13?ft.
lass B, rods not tn exceed 16ft. m lengt! —Harty Pritchard, rod
1514Ft., 261g0z., cast 113.4ft.
1888—H., W. Hawes, rod 18ft., 870z., 138ft.
MINNOW CASTING FOR BLACK BASS.
1884, open to all—Prof. A. M,. Maver, rod 8ft. 9!4in., 8igoz., 97ft.
1885, open to all—A. FP. Dresel, I27ft.
18-7. open to all—A. F. Dresel, average of 5 casts. 111ft. Hay-
den’s contest, 5 casts, longest to count. G. Poey, 1264sft.
1488—A, F. Dresel, average of 5casts, 137ft. (Sidney Fry made
an average of 1454,ft., but failed in accuracy).
STRIPDD BASS CASTING (LIGHT).
1882—J. EF, Will‘amson, 2 casts, in lane 20ft. wide, averaged 335,it,
1883—H. W, Hawes. 4 casts, in lane 25ft. wide, averaged 1004, fb.
188i—H. W. Hawes, 6 casts, in lane 35ft. wide, averaged 129°, ft,
STRIPHSD BASS CASTING (HEAVY).
1852—J. A. Roosevelt, 4 casts, in lane 20ft. wide, averaged 127', ft.
1883—J. A. Roosevelt, 5 casts, in lane 25ft. wide, averaged 157?;ft,
1884—J. A, Roosevelt, 5 casts, in lane sdft. wide, averaged 20114(¢t,
1885 —W. Hl. Wood, 5 casts. averaged 204%, ft. (no lane).
1887—W. H Wood, 5 casts (no lane), average 246°, ft.
188:—A. F. Dresel. 5 casts (no lane), average 1515)9ft.
STRIPED BASS CASTING (HEAVY).—DISPANGE ONLY TO COUNT.
1884— John A, Roosevelt, longest cast 21444 ft.
1885—W. H. Wood, longest cast 250Ft.
ELY-CASTING FOR BLACK BASS.
188°—C. G. Levison, rod lift. 144in., 100%., cast, 80ft.
1888—Jas, L. Breese, rod Iift,, 10}40z., cast 79ft.
KENTUCKY WATERS.
HICAGO, May 21.—A little while ago I had occasion
to comment on the fact that Indiana has no State
sportsmen’s organization. After returning from a visit
at the annual shoot of the very strong and efficient State
organization of sportsmen in Iowa, I am sorrier than
ever for Indiana, and wish she would move further away
from Lilinois, or else reform her ways, which would he
easier and pleasanter. And now comes Kentucky. Indi-
ana’s neighbor on the south, and on Wednesday, May 15,
organizes at Louisville the Kentucky Sportsmen's Asso-
ciation. a union of some of the strongest business and
professional men of the State. Following is the call.
Indiana please copy:
‘“Byvery fisherman and hunter in the State, who takes
an interest in the prot<ction of fish and game, is earnestly
requested to be present, take part in the proceedings,
offer suggestions and join the organization, The prime
object of the formation of the body will be to take steps
for the rigid enforcement of the existing laws, and the
enactment of such measures as will afford a better pro-
tection in Kentucky for the long-neglected inhabitants
of the forests, fields and streams. It is propo-ed to es-
tablish a permanent fund, to be used as rewards for the
prosecution of persons who violate the game and fish
laws, and to select a good man to take charge of the
money. It will also be suggested that game wardens
should be appointed by the Governor, to the number of
four or five, each to have his district and be a man who
is so interested in the prevention of the wanton destruc-
tion, which has heretofore been so universal, that he will
see that the laws are enforced. It is understood that the
Association will urge this step, and a proposition will
probably be made that a small remuveration be paid each
warden out of the fundsof the organization. Other mat-
ters of great interest to sportsmen, and the citizens gen-
erally, will be taken up by the Association from time to
time.”
From notes made on my trip of a week ago to Ken-
iucky and from Kentucky papers I discovered, too late
to classify, that fishing is now good pretty much all over
that State, except in the once noted waters about the
Cumberland gap, which have been ruinously dynamited
by railway hands. Fishing at Spottsville, on the Green
River, has been good. Sinking Creek, near Stephens-
port, is so much visited by Louisville fishers that the
railway makes a special train toaccommodate thena.
Barbourville and Worthville report good fishing. Lost
River is being well patronized. A whole carload of
Louisville fishers got off at Fisherville the day I went
through there, and they said the ‘‘bachelors” were biting
well. Silver Creek gives a good account of itself.
Beach Fork, although a beautiful and much visited spot,
has lately disappointed the anglers. The Highland
Camping and Fishing Club, of Loutsville, will pitch
camp June 1 on the Ohio River, near Goose Creek.
Squirrel shooting near Fairfield is good, if one keeps
along the running branches. The dryness of the season
has driven the squirrels out of their most accustomed
haunts. Sunrise along the water catches them, Three
squirrels were killed lately near Fairfield, Ky., which
were singular. They were all young fox squirrels and
had tails of unspotted white, being normal otherwise.
This is a freak of albinism which would interest our
Chicago albino collector, Mr. Deane. I presume their
tails turned white in asingle night from sudden fear
or grief.
Out in Iowa the fishing is only ordinary. The Des
Moines River is very low, but rose a foot last Saturday.
Skunk River has not been out of its banks for three
years. and it always takes high water to make good fish-
ing there. A few Newton fishermen are taking some
bass and catfish, but not many. They are having a wet
spring in Towa, and may have a good “June rise,” in
which case the fi-hing will be good for bass, pike, cat-
fish, croppies and gogele-eyes as soon as the waters settle.
Numbers of ducks are reported breeding in northern
Towa this year. The wet weather is not favoiable to the
breeding of the prairie chickens. Nothing is more de-
structive, indeed, to the pinnated grouse than just such a
wet spring. _ , Houes,
BLACK Bass IN VERMONT.—In your answers to corres-
pond«nts you have made a mistake in the time of the
opening of the black bass season in Vermont, The open-
ing season begins June1. You were no doubt niisled hy
an error in the printing of the laws of 1884, since which
time no change has been made in the time. If this comes
to the eye of F. D. B. in season 1t may save him a disap-
pointment. You may also tell C. L., of New York, with
confidence, that there is no better bait for mink than a
bit of muskrat.—A WAHSOOSE.
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mie oom
FOR TROUT.
FIXHEY have been out twice—Uncle Kellup and Old
Tom, The first trip was too early, There were
signs of spring, indeed, but mostly in shop windows.
They did meet one pedestrian in spring overcoat, accented
with flowering buttonhole, but he wore a belligerent ex-
pression, as if defying expectedcriticism, In the suburbs
there were boys with tops and marbles, and an urchin
with distended cheeks, blowing sounds from a coarse
grass blade: there were more of them in the exposed
fence corners. Butoutside everything was still brown and
cheerless, and in a sheltered valley they discovered the
soiled, decaying remains of a great snowdrift. ‘Skeleton
of winter,” said Kellup.
‘This time, however, all was propitious, and Kellup
drove round at half-past six, and found his friend waiting
with all the paraphernalia, a pair of high rubber boots
and a very bad hat,
‘Where's your tackle, K,?”
“Oh, I’m going to let you play the trout this time. I’ve
got the gun under the seat.”
‘What for? You hayen’t got the law repealed, have
‘No; but they say the law’s off crows and hen hawks
and targets on trees.”
Then Tom discovered the dog under the seat, and this
was like to make a rupture. He ‘‘knew that dog—knew
him well. He’d gallop up and down that brook from
source to mouth. He’d wallow in it and shake all over
everybody and bark. Talk about trout!”
And Dodger under the seat simply wriggled and
thumped and whacked his tail against the boards and
looked amiable—and stayed.
The first two or three miles passed along in silence,
possibly because both were smoking, but by and by, get-
ting out into the ‘‘real country,” they thawed out and
joined their voices in maligning the man who had stripped
the wood lot they were passing. They told each other how
they would do if they had a farm; how they would only
thin out the woods from year to year and yank out the
rocks. And they said they would plant trees. Tom
wondered if anybody ever loaded up, on the quiet, from
the stacks of cord-wood along the road, and Kellup
wouldn’t blame them if they did, and entered on a disser-
tation on the habits of trees, how felled wood was fol-
lowed by a growth of another variety; the evergreens of
northern New England, for instance, being succeeded by
the supar maple, and how firing a wood lot brought up
the blueberries, but he became entangled when Tom in-
quired what came after the sugar maple, and pointed
out a growth of chestnut, springing from the ancient
stumps. Kellup said he would get FOREST AND STREAM
to write it up some time.
Shortly after this, while Tom was berating the folly of
driving a narrow track wagon over a wide-gauge road,
his companion suddenly reached for the gun and pointed
at a hawk, poising far above, with the slightest motion
gained from leaning gently now on this, then on the
other pinion.
‘Hold up, Kellup,” said Tom, shaking the reins, ‘‘till
I put you underneath and you can drop him into the
wagon,” ;
When the smoke had cleared away—and the hawk—
Kellup said the gun wouldn’t carry so far. They reached
the farm about 10 o’clock and the brook shortly after,
but Tom looked so truculently at the dog, while he was
tackling up- that Kellup called him off, and they went
on till they found a nice, lonesome spot in a sunny inter-
vale, with scattered clumps of bushes and the woods just
far enough for a background. The brook came along
with its monotone, just like other brooks, now lurching
into this bank then gliding under the other, where it has
scooped a well and comes out with a reeling motion, to
joggle over some rocks and make a little uproar among
the rotten logs. where a bridge might have been. A little
further on it strikes a point and separates among a para-
dise of little boggy islands, green with skunk cabbage,
blue with violet-, and white with stars of Bethlehem,
‘There are paths worn smooth to the water by some small
animals, and an empty turtle shell brought in by Dodger
suggests a possible connection between the two.
Long before they come up with Tom, they can tell by
the tense, serious expression that he has no fish; but just
as they approach he promptly lands one, and looks on
with disgust as Kellup carefully unhangs the little fellow
and contemplates him in the palm of his hand,
‘‘Well, Tom, the strawberry marks are all there. He's
a ‘speckled beauty,’ if that’s what you want.”
“Oh, throw him back.”
After Dodger has had a smell Kellup quietly drops him
in, but he fluats away, keel up, with a little wake of
blood,
‘Ah, Tommy my boy, you played him too hard.
You've tired him all out,”
T» change the subject Tom remarked, *‘What did you
9?
“Oh, I just sat there and listened to a quail on a fence.
Did you ever notice what a full, rich, wild melody it is,
with a sort of contralto flavor?”
Tom said he had, but he hadn’t, He cared no more
for birds than Sidney Smith for dogs.
They figured on getting into town quietly after dark,
and avoided all but two acquaintances who fired the
salutation, ‘‘What did you get?” They drove on fast.
When Kellup and Dodger had setiJed themselves, the
one on the hearthstone and the other in the armchair, to
see what Susan would produce for supper, the good
woman, by way of saying something pleasant inquired,
“Well, what did you get?”
“Oh, ‘what did I get! ‘What did I get!) Why will
you always ask that question whenever I take a quiet
ride in the country?”
This was said with a petulant tone and a frown, but he
thought better of it and changed to a benevolent smile.
«Well, Pl tell you what] got. I got a hawk, that is,
I got a shot at him and he went off to die, or to get
another chicken, I don’t know which. Let me see, what
else did I get? Well, Il got mad with Tom; and I got
acquainted with a charming brook; and got the rheuma-
tism lying on the bank; and got wet washing the dog; and
got a turtle shell, and I’ve got it now, and a bunch of
violets, they’re withered, . And I got sunburnt and tired,
JEFFERSON SCRIBB.
CATALOGUES OF FisHinG TACKLE have been received
from C. F. Orvis, Manchester, Vt., and A, B. Shipley &
Son, Philadelphia.
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 30, 1889,
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK.
VY.—LONG ISLAND SOUND.
) ree ISLAND SOUND in the vicinity of New York
is a favorite fishing erone for many city anglers,
although for sport with rod and reel it can hardly be said
to rank with Staten Island and New Jersey waters, or the
Days on the south shore of Long Island. A great point
in favor of Long Island Sound, however, is the fact that
its resorts are within easy reach of the city, and the cost
of a day’s fishing is comparatively small. The Harlem
River Division of the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad, starting from the Harlem River station just
across the Harlem from the northern terminus of the
Second Avenue Elevated Railroad, runs along the shore
of the Sound to New Rochelle, where it connects with
the main line of the same road (Grand Central Station at
Forty-second street) and runs near the shore through
Mamaroneck and Port Chester, N. Y., and Greenwich,
Cos Cob, Riverside, Sound Beach and Stamford, Conn.
On Long Island the trains on the Long Island Railroad
(orth shore division) run from Long Island City to Col-
ege Point, Whitestone Landing and Great Neck. Take
ferries from James slip (foot of New Chambers street)
and from foot of East Thirty-fourth street, There are
also several steamboats which make regular trips to
points on the north shore of Long Island, but as most of
these boats run for the convenience of dwellers in the
Long Island towns rather than the denizensof New York
city, they leave their city piers in the afternoon, so that
a New York city passenger would be compelled to pass a
night at any of their ports in order to enjoy a day’s fish-
ing.
Long Island Sound, especially between Hell Gate and
Mamaroneck, is the flounder fisherman’s paradise, These
little fish are caught earlier in these waters than in any
other about New York; they run larger in weight, are
more numerous, and the season lasts longer, Striped
bass are also caught in considerable numbers in the same
waters, and in the fall they are of large size. Blackfish
are very plenty, and some big ones are caught on the
reefs and over sunken wrecks, a blackfish weighing &lbs,
or a little over being about the heaviest of which any
record can be obtained. The blackfishing has begun now
near New Rochelle and in Pelham Bay, and last week
there were some large catches of these fish at City Island
bridge and on the rocky shoalsin the vicinity, weight run-
ning from #lb. to dibs. ‘‘Fiddlers” are the best bait for
blackfish, and after fiddlers hard clams (“rock clams”
they call them at City Island) are most generally used.
Kish for them near the bottom, with sinker below the
hooks, Weakfish are caught in Pelham Bay after July 1,
on shedder crab, shrimp and sandworm bait. They are
not so plenty here, however, as at Prince’s Bay, S. I.,
Jamaica Bay, L. I., and Perth Amboy or Boynton Beach
(Sewaren), N, J. Bluefish do not run in the Sound any
nearer New York than Stamford, Conn,, and those caught
there are small, Bergalls, tomcods or frostfish, bonitos
and porgies are also caught in the Sound,
The trains of the Harlem River Division of the N. Y.,
N. H, & H. RK, R. leave Harlem River station week days
at 12:10, 6:40, 7:50, 9 and 10 A. M., and on Sundays at 7
and 9 A. M. and 12:01 P. M. Take the Second Avenue
Elevated road to the Harlem end of the route, then walk
across the bridge over the Harlem River to the station.
The first stopping place for the angler is West Farms
(fare, round trip, 20 cent-), or West Farms may be
reached by horse car from Third Avenue and 130th street
for five cents. If the train is taken it is best to get off
when the legally required stop is made just south of the
Bronx River drawbridge, as West Farms station is several
hundred yards north of the drawbridge, and it is at the
bridge where boats must be hired. There is little fishing
here, however, except for eels, tommies and an occasional
striped bass in the river, but at the mouth of the Bronx,
a two-mile row from the drawbridge, there is good
striped bass fishing in season.
At Van Nest station, the next stop (round trip fare 24
cents), stage may be taken for the ‘‘Iron Bridge” on West-
chester Creek, where some heavy and not particularly
substantial boats may be hired at 50 cents a day. (Stage
fare, both ways, 40 cents.) In the spring, if there are
striped bass anywhere, they may be found near the
mouth of this creek, but it is a two or three-mile row from
the iron drawbridge, and a nasty sort of a creek withal,
as I know from bitter experience, having been hung up
on its mud flats for hours waiting for a flood tide. There
are also flounders, eels and tommies in the creek,
The best place of all for the angler to go along the
Sound is at Bartow (round trip fare 40 cents), from
which station all the fishing grounds of Pelham Bay can
be reached. Just before the train gets to Bartow station
it crosses Eastchester Creek, an arm of Pelham Bay,
which is an excellent spot for striped bass. Here for forty
years old Captain Lawrence has kept a fisherman's re-
sort. He has hoats to rent at fifty cents a day on week
days and a dollar a day on Sundays (the prevailing rate
all along this shore), and the visiting anglers would do
well to take the Captain’s advice as to the best spot to drop
aline. The Grand View Hotel here (J. Elliott proprietor)
also lets boats, and meals and lodgings can be obtained
at TEpRue ae rates. Both places always have bait on
hand.
At Bartow station a line of horse cars connects with
City Island (fare 10 cents). About half way to City
Island on this route is M. Secor’s place, where a dozen
boats are for hire. It is a long row from Secor’s to the
best blackfish grounds, although striped bass are caught
within easy distance.
At the western end of the bridge which connects City
Island with the mainland is Philip Flynn’s place, which
has been running for eighteen years and is well known
to all Pelham Bay fishermen. Flynn has seventy boats
for hire, he says, and when I visited him one recent Sun-
day every one of them was out. Meals can be obtained-
here, and bait.
Atthe City Island end of the same bridge, which is
dotted for its whole length with anglers on Sunday, is
the well kept resort of the Stringham Brothers. The
principal hotel of the place (rates $2 a day and upward)
is close by Stringham’s, and offers good accommodations
for lodgers or boarders. The Stringham Brothers have
forty good boats, always keep bait, and their cook knows
how to get up the right sort of clambakes and clam
chowder.
A little beyond the bridge is the boat house of Pell &
May, Fifteen well-cared-for rowboats are kept here for |
hire, and a staunch and pretty catboat, the Maybe, can
be hired by sailing parties. Pell & May always have bait
on hand, and from them much valuable information can
be had about the fishing. Locust or Rodman’s Point,
just opposite their boat house, is good ground for striped
bass and weakfish in season,
Paul Sell, just beyond Pell & May’s, has ten good boats
to rent and is building more. He keeps bait on hand, and
serves a good clam chowder lunch.
A little further along shore H, Walthers and J. Gruse
have thirteen boats, and keep bait.
I believe blackfish anglers would do well to bring with
them ‘‘fiddlers” for bait, as they are better than either
sandworms or clams, the baits supplied by the resorts at
City Island. The best places to go for blackfish are well
outin theSound. The vicinity of Hart’s Island is a good
place, or Rat Island, between City Island and Hart’s Island,
opposite City Island Point. Tom’s Reef Rock and the
“Chimney Sweeps” are other good places, and thére is
always a chance to do well at the Four Rocks, the Hog’s
Back, Hoyt’s Point (Twin Islands), and other places which
the boatmen will point out.
On Sundays the Pelham Bay fishing grounds may be
reached by the steamers Baltimore or Philadelphia from
New York to City Island bridge (round trip fare 40 cents).
They leave Pier 27, East River (foot of Dover street), at
7 A. M.; Thirty-first street, E, R., at 7:25 A. M., and Mor-
risania steamboat dock, 138d street and Southern Boule-
vard, at 8:30 A, M,
A striped bass weighing 133lbs. was said to have been
taken by one Hop Heddy recently along the Eastchester
snore, but a thorough investigation which I made into the
matter proved that the fish was caught ina fyke and sold
to Mr, Heddy, Its weight was over-estimated, too, ac-
cording to those who *‘hefted” it.
At New Rochelle, the terminus of the Harlem River
branch of the N. Y,, N. H, & H. R, R. (round trip fare 50
cents), horse cars (fare 10 cents) may be taken for the
shore of the Sound opposite Glen Island. The fishing in
these waters is like that at Pelham Bay, and there are
many favorite points for blacktish, strined bass, weaktish,
etc,, which will be pointed out by either Thomas Odell,
who lets boats at the lower harbor, close by the Glen
Island ferry, or by Theodore Kissam, who keeps a fisher-
man's resort at the Upper Harbor. Bait may be had at
both places, New Rochelle may also be reached by the
main line of the same railroad from the Grand Central
Station at Forty-second street (fare, round trip, 70 cents),
Trains runs every hour,
It is not worth the angler’s time to go further up the
Sound than Bartow or New Rochelle. The fishing is no
better, and accommodations and conveniences are not so
easily attainable,
From the shores of Long Island there are few places
which the angler can reach in the Sound proper, because
the Long Island Railroad does not touch the north shore
except at rare intervals. If we may consider all the
waters beyond Hell Gate as Long Island Sonnd, however,
there are several place where a visit will pay, although
most of the Long Island fishermen cross to the other side
of the Sound to do their fishing,
The bass fishing in the waters of Hell Gate and vicinity
was fully described in the first of this series of papers, so
it will be sufficient here to give a directory to resorts near
Hell Gate on the Long Island shore where boats may be
hired,
The only place at Astoria where boats may be hired is
Dennis Hayes’s, one block south of the ferry landing.
Take Second Avenue Elevated to Highty-sixth street,
thence horse car to ferry at foot of East Ninety-second
street. Or steamer Morrisania from foot of Fulton street
at 11:30 A. M., fare 10 cents,
Bowery Bay is near the bass grounds about Riker’s and
Berrian’s islands and Lawrence Point. There is also good
flounder fishing here. Take steamboat from Harlem
River Bridge at Third avenue every hour during the
summer for the excursion resort, Bowery Bay Beach,
where boats muy be hired at sladay. It may also be
reached from East Ninety-second street ferry to Astoria,
thence horse cars to the beach. Round trip fare, either
route. 25 cents, Bring your own bait.
In Flushing Creek there are flounders, tommies, eels,
and now and then a bass. And if the angler can find the
little fresh-water creek that empties into Flushing Creek
near its head, in the direction of Harry Hill’s pavilion,
he will be able to catch good-sized striped bass off its
mouth or just within the ‘‘gut” at high water slack,
Take trains of the Long Island Railroad at Long Island
City for Bridge street, Flushing (round trip fare, 35 cents),
Captain Bill Sands rents boats at the bridge near the
station at 50 cents and $1 a day, and will give valuable
ae to his patrons. Captain Bill always keeps bait on
and,
Another good place to go is Whitestone Landing, reached
by the same route (round trip fare, 60 cents). Blackfish
are now being caught near there, Sunday’s haul being a
good one. Row to Fort Schuyler or to the “Stepping
Stones” beyond Fort Schuyler, or to the reef of rocks off
College Point. C. Watts has 11 nice boats for hire at his
boat house and restaurant, which is three minutes’ walk
from the station, for 50centsa day. Further along shore
boats may be hired at the same rate from Frank Boerum
or William Reilly. Bring your own bait. 1
Weakfish are caught in Flushing Bay and all along
shore, but they are never numerous,
I have understood that a law is in existence to prevent
the dumping of oil and other refuse into the East River,
but I am sure the law is not enforced, asthe water on the
Long Island side of the Sound from Hell Gate to Little
Neck has been thick with greasy filth for the past week,
and all the ‘longshore people I interviewed attribute the
scarcity of fish to the condition of the water, SENECA.
Drum FISHING ON THE VIRGINIA Co4sT.—Hxmore, Va.,
May 31.—Kditor Forest and Stream: The steamer Man-
atee with Col. Quay’s party arrived at Chincoteague
Island May 14, and on the 15th went to the point of As-
satigue beach, where the party caught sixteen drumfish,
some weighing as high as 55lbs., the Colonel catching
two ata time, The next morning being the 16th the Man-
atee started for Exmore station, where we took on board
Mr. Hamilton Disston, Thomas South and Sheriff Leeds,
of Philadelphia. I then took the steamer to the north
end of Hog Island beach, where the party had excellent
drum fishing and snipe shooting. If any of your yachts-
men want an elegant trip they can have it at this point.
—Oart, I. W, STILEs, Pilot of the trip,
THE RANGELEY TROUT SUPPLY.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I was greatly pleased to see in your issue of May 9
an answer to the remarkably unfair statements in refer-
ence to the Rangeley Lakes which appeared in that other-
wise pleasant little book, ‘‘Where the Trout Hide.” I
wish to add my protest. It has been my custom to make
a yearly pilgrimage to the Rangeley region for the past
eight years, and though I have never fished on the big
lakes myself, I have met many an angler who has, I
have yet to meet one, though, whose experience does not
condemn Kit Clarke’s absurd assertions, Why he should
misrepresent, as he most certainly does, this delightful
region, does not satisfactorily appear in his reply to your
correspondent which is contained in the last issue of your
paper. On the contrary, his ill-natured remarks about
“‘gang-hooks” only strengthens the impression that he is
endeavoring to boom a region in which he has an interest
of some kind, at the expense of one which anglers have
hitherto at least preferred.
One can spend a very pleasant hour reading his little
book about the Lake St, John country and finish it with
the impression that I did, that he has been reading about
a virgin country, a fisherman's paradise, and where the
skillful angler with his alluring fly is as yet almost un-
known. To such a person ‘The Land of the Winanishe,”
Seribner’s Magazine for May, isarevelation. ‘Where
| the Trout Hide” is conspicuously lacking in detail, but in
this article the authors give us a plain account of their
experiences at Lake St. John, before which, with their
statements of old-established fishing clibs and preserves,
our pleasant allusions of an angler’s paradise painfully
fade away,
Kit Clarke also paints in his book the charuis of Lac de
Grand Iles, and well he may, as I see by the papers that,
a well-known fishing club, of which he is a member, has
either completed or is building at this lake an elaborate
club house for the use of its members, I venture to pre-
dict that the little inns of the Rangeley Lake repion, so
dear to many a fisherman, will continue to be his aceus-
tomed haunts from year to year, until the trout have as
nearly disappeared from Kit Clarke’s Canadian paradise
as he alleges they have from the Rangeley Lakes.
D. Ives MAcrig.
New York, May 20.
EKditor Forest and Stream:
The Rangeley Lakes are right here in the same place
they have been for years, and in spite of the misrepre-
sentations in regard to the fishing that have been quite
freely published in the Forast AND STREAM for two years,
the good old fishing of our boyhood days is here too.
Those who have been here up to the present time have
had good fishing, catching more small trout than they
cared for, I mean fish running from 1 to 2libs. and not
your 6 or 8o0z, fingerlings of the brooks,
Among the visitors to this camp since its opening have
been L, A. Derby, Will Lamson, §. H. Jones. KE, A. Smith,
5. L. Sawtelle and E. Ws Lovejoy of Lowell, Mass, Mr,
Smith while here caught one trout weighing S8lbs., one
of 4lbs., and numerous smaller ones. Mr, Derby caught
one of $lbs,, ‘besides numerous others of fair size. Mr,
Jones caught one of 6lbs.. one 44]bs.. and one 441bs., be-
sides a lot of smaller ones. Mr, Lovejoy caught one
weighing S4lbs., and one weighing 4}1bs., besides plenty
of smaller size. Mr, Sawtelle caught three trout weigh-
41, 44 and 8tlbs., a landlocked salmon weighing 6%1bs.,
one of the handsomest fish I ever saw, and plenty of
sinall ones. Sid speaks very contemptuously of 1lb. and
1#lb. trout, and says he throws the most of that weight
back into the water. only keeping a few of them to eat.
This party left for home yesterday, going out across Um-
bagog Lake. |
Mr. Thorndike aud wife of Boston, Messrs. W, Coburn
and F. Wellman of Lowell, B. B. Mitchell, W. C. Rowley
and A. King of Detroit, Mich., and T. A. King of Port-
land, Me., have been stopping at this house a few days,
D. B, Hempstead and Dr. Farosworth of New London,
Conn., J, Flemming, A, Flemming’ and Geo, 8, Clark of
Portland, Me., are among the more recent arrivals,
Mr. Hempsted is notonly one of the best fishermen who
come here, but is one of the veterans. This is his thir-
tieth year, having made his first trip in 1859, and he has
only missed one year during that long period, this being
his twenty-ninth annual trip, He has fished almost every-
where in this country, and in many places in Canada,
including Lake Edward and Lake St, John, and he says
that there is no place that he has ever visited that fur-
Dishes as good fishing as the Androscoggin waters, or
that has given him the same satisfaction. <A great many
of your readers are personally acquainted with Mr.
Hempsted and know that his statements may be rehed
on, I give his opinion with his permission, and call the
attention of fishermen who are looking for an easily ac-
cessible place for good sport to it. His opinion is cer-
tainly more worthy of credence and respect than that of
the Bombastes Furioso, who takes every opportunity to
tilt his broken lance at the Rangeley Lakes, and who has
recently been unhorsed by W. G. Stebbins in a late num-
ber of your paper, Mr, Hempsted has celebrated his
twenty-ninth visit to the Middle Dam, in a modest way,
by capturing on his second day of fishing a trout weigh-
ing 63lbs.,and he will no doubt leave his usnal good
record behind him, as he takes many trout each trip.
Dr. Farnsworth, his companion, has taken one trout of
oslbs, since his arrival, but intends doing better before he
leaves.
A well known angler of New York city who has fished.
about all the waters that are worth fishing in New Bng-
land and Canada, including ths over-puffed Lake St.
John and Lake Edward, whom I met within a year at
Young's Hotel, in Boston, told me that no place he had
ever visited for trout fishing would compare with the
Middle and Upper Dams of the Androscoggin waters,
At this writing we are having a cold rainstorm, which
the boys say will stir up the trout, and I shall probabiy
be able to send you a record of more “big uns” next
week, As Kit Clarke hasasserted that allthe large trout
that have been captured inthe Androscoggin waters were
taken somewhere back in the middle ages, and that there
are no large trout in these waters now, I give you a list
of trout whose pictures adorn the walls of the office in
the camp, all taken within the past three years:
trout caught by C. F. Chaney, June 1, 1886, weight 6ibs.;
three trout caught by BE, H. Foote, Aug. 17, 1886, weight
dfibs., Tlbs. and 74lbs.; two trout caught by E. W. Curtis
first, Sept, 6, 1887, weight 8ilbs,; second, Sept. 11, 1887
One —
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weight 74lbs.; one trout caught by G. 8. Whittaker, May
29, 1887, weight 7lbs.; one trout caught by C. M. Stark,
June 2, 1888, weight 8lbs.; one trout caught by L. A.
' Derby, June 4; 1888, weight 8lbs., one landlocked salmon
caught by R, N. Parish, July 6, 1888, weight 5lbs. These
are only a few of the larger ones that have been taken,
no complete record of a season’s fishing having ever been
kept here,
very desirable piece of information to many fisher-
men is that Mr. John B. Straw is no longer the agent of
the Union Water Power Company, and that this season,
and in future seasons, there will be no more fooling with
the gates of the Middle Dam, but that a sufficient stream
of water to insure good fishing will constantly flow
through the dam. CAPT, FARRAR.
ANGLpRS’ RETREAT, Middle Dam, Maine, May 1.
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, Ill, May 24.—Should the question of the
weight of the small-mouthed black bass ever come
up, there is interesting evidence now on exhibition at
Spaldings’, in this city, in the form of a stuffed small-
mouth black bass which weighed when caught 10ibs, 302.
This fish isa marvel. Itwas taken on a light rod, with a
live frog, by Mr. Isaac Hendershott, of this city, at Gun
Lake, Barry county, Mich., May 11, 1889. Witnesses to
the weighing of the fish are Wm. T. Brown, E, C, Band,
and R. A. Turtle. The measurements on the stuffed
specimen are length 26in,, half-girth, belly to back fin,
10in. I presume the full girth would be 2lin. Skeptics
can easily convince themselves about the size of this fish,
for it is here, in all its big and ragged ugliness.
Mr. L. T. Moore has gone to Northonie, Minn., for a
fishing trip, He is just back from successful tarpon fish-
ing in Florida, There are few more ardent anglers,
Mr, Fred Taylor and friends are back from a lucky
Wisconsin trout trip. Dr. Buechner has also been in our
North Woods, and got 186 trout, scoring also the largest
fish of the stream he fishedin. There are numbers of ovr
anglers absent now in Wisconsin and Michigan. Indeed
it is quite impossible to keep track of them, for they go
in flocks. Many are going into Wisconsin after maseal-
longe. Now is the time for that, and the fish are rising.
Several good ones have come down, but none larger than
that of 45lbs., mentioned earlier.
Twin Lakes, near at home, are looming, One angler
took 65 black bass there one day last week, weighing
125lbs., one of over 4lbs.
Lake Maria is showing up well also, and parties there
are censtant. Fox Lake too has been generous, and
plenty of the boys have had fun there. John Gillespie
laid aside his shell loading last week long enough to catch
a good *‘mess,”
Mr. J. M. Clark, of the Wilkinson Co., Mr. C. Owen,
of Owen & Co., Mr. Chas. Porter, and perhaps other
friends, start to-morrow for Channel Lake, These are
bait-casting anglers. That feature of the sport is grow-
ing here,
Now is the best time to go out fishing, The water is
still cold, and the fish have more life. Besides, now is
always the best time to go fishing. It may rain if one
does not go. Those who do go now can hardly go amiss
at any of the localities above named, while up beyond,
the teeming waters of Wisconsin are fairly in an agony
to be fished.
Col. O, Lippincott is requested to come to the front
with a good Fox Lake mascallonge story as soon as poss-
ible. E. Houga.
LaRGE FLORIDA Bass.—Indianapolis, Ind., May 17.—In
connection with Mr. Hough’s mention in last week’s For-
EST AND STREAM of a newspaper account of two large
bass said to have been caught ina Missouri lake, I notice
that he refers to 12lbs. bass having been caught on 8t,
Clair Flats, and to haying pretty fair authority for some
of that weight taken in Florida, I can assure him that
his authority as to. the latter was correct, for I have seen
bass of that weight in that State. Inthe month of Decem-
ber, five years ago, I saw one that weighed a little over
12lbs,, caught in the Upper St. John’s River, a few miles
from Sanford. I have also seen two bass that weighed a
little less than 10lbs. each caught in the same locality.
These were, of course, the large-mouth black bass, and
weights were determined by scales. They were caught
with spoon hooks, trolling with rod and line, and were
the largest I have seen, though, no doubt, others of equal
weight have been caught in the many interior lakes of
that State. In the portions of succeeding winters, since
then, spent in the State, I have preferred the Gulf and
the Atlantic coasts for fishing, as giving better sport,
with more gamy fish than the bass, which are dull and
sluggish, especially those of large size, in the warmer
inland waters.—D. L. W.
FISHES OF THE LOWER POTOMAC.—We are indebted to
Mr. Thomas Lee for recent notes on fishes observed by
him in brackish water of the Lower Potomac River. At
Point Lookout very few weaktish, shad and herring were
taken in the pounds. Top minnows(Gambusia patruelis)
were nearly ready to bring forth their young. A small
species of anchovy (Stolephorus) was present in large
numbers and almest ripe. The same anchovy was noticed
also in the Big Wicomico. Silversides (Wenidia) were
abundant and gravid at both places. One sea horse
ee Rear) was caught at Point Lookout, In the
Big Wicomico young striped bass, from three inches to
six inches long, were very common. One of the pounds
at Cornfield Harbor had two river catfish, a species which
"is never caught except when the Chesapeake becomes
largely fresh; the water at the time was reported to be
1.005, whereas its ordinary specific gravity is 1,022.
_ Fabius or Tur PoToMAc.,—Sandy Spring, Md,, May 17,
—Fishing at the beautiful falls of the Potomac is better
than for years for bass. Some fine strings have been
caught; and several weighing 5lbs. haye been taken.
There being no fish ladder at the falls all sorts of large
fish stop there, and carp weighing 20lbs. are taken with
the common fishing worm. Upon my last trip I saw a
man take some beautiful shad with a dip net of not over
hree feet in width. His companion puta rope around
ea body and he stood on the slippery rocks in the rapids
selow the falls and dipped down stream. Only the very
dargest fish can climb the lower falls six miles below.—
:
_ A New Inprana Association —New Albany, Ind., May
18.—At a meeting of those interested in the gentle art of
angling, held Friday night, an association was formed on
a permanent basis, It is designed to include the counties
adjacent to Floyd and to take supervision of the principal
streams in this part of the State, An initiation fee of 1
and annual dues of $2, payable quarterly, were fixed to
cover the expenses of the club. The following persons
were chosen as oflicers for the ensuing year: Pres., J, P.
Applegate; Vice Pres, for Floyd county, Henry Terstegge;
Sec. and Treas., J, O, Endris: Executive Committee, N.
T. DePauw, R, F. Fuller, R, M. Boardman, R. EB, Burk
and Dr. G. H. Cannon. The treasurer was authorized to
prepare card posters offering rewards for conviction of
violators of the fish laws, al distribute abstracts of said
laws. Vice-presidents are to be elected for the surround-
ing counties at as early a day as practicable. It 1s ex-
pected that an all-day meeting will be held at some
central point during the summer or fall, at which all
persons interested in the association will be invited to be
resent, Persons desiring to become members can do so
y calling at the store of Mr. Endris, in New Albany, and
signing the articles of association,
THe Heretic ExpLAins.—Ferrisburgh, Vt., May 18,—
Let me assure my friends ‘‘Von W.” and “Kelpie” that
T am quite aware that my heretical views concerning
trout fishing are due to ignorance and lack of opportunity
for gaining personal knowledge of the sport, and that no
doubt if I had been favored as they have been, I would
now be as devoted to it as they are. In my day there
have been no trout in this part of the Champlain Valley,
though according to old men’s tales they once abounded
in the upper waters of Little Otter and in Lewis Creek,
which was a famous salmon stream one hundred years
ago, So my first fishing was not in clear, swift streams
for trout, but in the sluggish waters of the “Slang,” for
bullheads, perch and pumpkin seeds, for the trout brooks
of the hill country were too many miles away for a boy’s
short legs to compass the distance, and when the boy’s
legs had grown long enough the big trout were all gone,
—A WAHSOOSE,
SA»MON Nis IN CANADA,—Fredericton, N, B,. May 18.
—I have just received from the Minister of Marine and
Fisheries of the Dominion of Canada the inclosed copy of
an act passed at the recent session of Parliament: ‘‘1.
Subsection 5 of section 8 of ‘The Fisheries Act,’ is hereby
repealed and the following substituted therefor: 5. The
use of nets or other apparatus for the capture of salmon
shall be confined to tidal waters, and any fishery officer
may determine the length and place of each net or other
apparatus used in any of the waters of Canada: provided,
that no one shall fish for or cateh salmon with swing
nets in any of the waters of Canada.” As this act has a
most important bearing upon the salmon angling on our
rivers it will doubtless be welcome news to many of your
readers.—J. HENRY PHAIR,
A CHANNEL CAT OBSTRUCTIONIST,— Charleston, TLl.—
At the water works, three miles east at the Embarras
River, the other day the water supply stopped very sud-
denly, and the engineer, Cooney Scheytt, was frightened.
A channel catfish weighing 14lbs. entered the water pipe,
thought it had struck a hollow log, and went to the
plunger in the suction pipe and had to halt.—OFFIcr Boy.
THE ELGIn WALTONIAN CLUB, of Elgin, Ill,, will hold
its fifteenth annual meeting the first week in June, begin-
ning June 4,-at the club grounds, Fox Lake.
SAYBROOK PornT, Conn., May 16.—Four salmon were
caught here the last week in the traps,
Ipswich, Mass.—John A, Blake caught a trout. weigh-
ing 1b. in Egypt River.
OHICAGO, May, 21.—Everybody has gone fishing,—H.
HLougeH,
SEINES, Nurs of every description. American Net & Twine Co.,
Mfrs., 34 Commercial st., Boston, or 199 Fulton st., N. Y.—ddv.
Hisheulture.
NOTES ON FISH COMMISSIONS.
i Wisse appropriation for the Nebraska Commission for 1889
and 1890 is $16,000. For the same years New York has
$30,000 for fish, hatching, $20,500 for protection of fish and
game, %5,000 for engineer, #4,000 for clerk, and $1,750 for
work in connection with oysters. A violent opposition to
this commission was developed among certain associations,
some of whose members were fined for violation of the game
laws nothwithstanding their activity in demanding the
punishment of offenders against the laws relating to the
preservation ot fish. :
Ohio is to expend $11,500 during the current year.
Pennsylvania has $35,000 for two years. Opposition to
fish protection in this State now comes almost wholly from
city members; country members have almost without excep-
tion favored it. :
In Pennsylvania the fish wardens are now vested with
police powers and when they make arrests the magistrates
must hear the cases at once. New York has the same pro-
vision.
SAWDUST IN STREAMS.—“'Piscator’’ still sticks to
his figures, but they do not prove that sawdust is not in-
jurious to fish. He states that the evidence I gave in my
ast is not the kind that counts in this discussion, but
nevertheless it clearly proves that sawdust does not kill
fish. He further states that it goes without saying that
such a sight as described as the result of sawdust never was
seen or occurred in any river on this planet. Now what I
described in my last actually occurred, not only once, but
several times on the river, and to verify what I have writ-
ten, I can bring as proof several of the leading men of this
county. I haveno doubt there are others of your readers
who could produce evidence similar to that written hy J.
M. D.—SPORTSMAN.
OYSTER CULTURE IN FLORIDA.—Rose Hill, Fla.—
Editor Forest and Stream: Are there any works or reports
obtainable covering the culture of theoyster? Citrus county
has fine oyster fields and desires to take such steps as will
develop the industry and get it under control, in order that
' it may be carried on with some system rather than as ib is
now—every one for himself. We propose to organize a com-
pany +0 control some of the best waters, and want to be
posted as much as poe and to take advantage of the
experience of those who have gone before us in these mat-
ters, We want all the information wecan get. Can you
give us the address of the American Fisheries Society?
Anything you can do for us will be appreciated.—CHas, G,
Witson. [The corresponding secretary of the American
Fisheries Society is Pred. W. Brown, 1020 Arch street, Phil-
adelphia, Pa. The president is E. G. Blackford, 80 Fulton
Market, New York, who can furnish reports on oyster cul-
ture. Numerous papers on this subject have been published
within the Jast few years, chieflyin the reports and other
publications of the U. 5. Fish Commission and the reports
of Maryland, New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut
Fish Commissions. Address Col. Marshall MeDonald, U-
§S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, Washingtqn, D. C.;
G. W. Delawder, Oakland, Md.; John H. Barden, Rockland,
R.1.; Dr. W. M. Hudson, Hartford, Conn. Dr, A. Oemler
read an address on the oyster before the Georgia Historical
Society; price, 26 cents, from J, Gardner, 303 Bull street,
Savannah, Ga. The above reports will give you references
to other works.
FROG CULTURE —Quarryville, Conn.—Hditor Forest
and stream; I intend to experiment on bullfrog culture
to the extent of satisfying myself asto whether the business
can be made to produce satisfactory results or not. Ihave
one piece or plot of eighty acres of finely located meadow-
land, which is a very natural place for frogs to breed, and I
think that by flowing this to a suitable depth for breeding
purposes and at the same time not so deep but that it will
allow the bogs and bunches of grass to remain above water,
it will afford the frogs a suitable place to sit upon and ob-
tain their insect food. If tlowed too deep it will drive the
frogs to the shore and thus reduce the capacity of the pond.
As the enterprise progresses I will inform you of its success.
I did not intend to have anything concerning the “bull
frog plant” published in the papers until I had achieved
success or it had proved an entire failure—NATHAN §.
Maine. [Mr. Maine will find it advantageous to follow the
suggestions given in FOREST AND STREAM of Feb, 14. A
place must be provided for the winter hibernation or the
frogs will leave <A central pond with a good spring are
absolutely required, The system of ditches works admir-
ably, for the insects collect on the strips of land between
them and then fall or jump off into the water, where the
frogs secure them, The necessary elements of a successful
frog farm are a shallow pond for the tadpoles, a deep pond
for the frogs to hibernate in, a good spring and a series of
ditches, |
FISH FOR NEW JERSEY WATERS,—The Passaic
Water Company stovked the reservoirs several years ago
with perch, pickerel and other fishes; additional supplies
baye been added also by pumping fry into the reservoirs,
The object in keeping fish there was to maintain the purity
of the water; but the number became much greater than
was necessary for this purpose and the surplus fish were of
no use to any one except a few persons who had permits to
fish. Mr. Chas. A. Shriner, the fish warden of Passaic
county, obtained permission to remove some of the fish for
stocking other waters, At asingle haul of a seine about
00 or 800 perch, pickerel and other fish were obtained and
transferred to Little Falls and Haledon. Greenwood Lake
received a considerable number of small bass and some
perch, This Jake is already stocked with the species, but
the introduction of fresh blood will probably improye the
breeds now inthelake. Withthis object in view young
nickerel will be transferred from the lake to waters nearer
aterson. -
Che Kennel.
FIXTURES.
' DOG SHOWS.
Sept. 10 to 18—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Olub, at London, Ont. C. A. Stone, Manager. .
Sept. 10 to 18.—Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As-
sociation, at Ottawa, Can. Capt. R. C. W, MacCusiz, Secretary.
Sept. 11 1013.—First Annual Dog Show of the Toledo Kennel
Club, Toledo, O. T. B. Lee, Secretary.
Peb. 18 to 21, 1890.— Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club. New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
March 11 to 14, 1390.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Rochester
Kennel Chih, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
FIELD TRIALS.
Nov. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club,
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind,
Nov. 18.—Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y- ;
Dec. 2.—Ivaugural Field Trials of the Central Wield Trial Club,
at Lexington, N.C. C. H. Odell, Secretary, Mill’s Building, New
York, N. ¥
Dec. 16.—Second Annual Field ‘Trials of the Southern Field
een Club, at Amory, Miss. T. M. Brumby, Secretary, Marietta,
7a,
COURSING IN KENTUCKY.
{HICAGO, I1]., May 22.—Hditor Forcsi and Stream: My
/ visit of a week ago to Lexington, Ky., was something
of a surprise to me,in that it showed that the sport of
coursing is rapidly becoming known and being largely prac-
ticed in that part of Kentucky at least. I presume no one
is to be credited with this more than my host, Mr. Roger D.
Williams, resident owner of the Rookwood-Landseer Ken-
nels, which, it will be remembered, took about all there was
hung up for greyhounds at the Mascoutah Kennel Cluh’s
show here. Mr. Williams will be further remembered as
one of the judges in the American Coursing Club meét at
Great Bend last fall, in which position he achieved the diifi-
cult feat of making no enemies. He seems to have grafted
his own enthusiasm upou the natural Kentucky love for a
fast race, and has accomplished so much, in connection with
his younger brother, Mr. G. W. Williams, that Kentucky is
now fairly to be classed as one of the coursing States, and
one which will send a delegation to Great Bend next fall,
There are no hares in Kentucky, and thereis hardly a
level place big enough for a mile race track anywhere about
Lexington, yet in spite of this, and in spite of the fact that
the country is fenced and walled to the last degree, the Lex-
ington men manage to get a lot of fun out of coursing.
They haye a good-sized *“‘woods rabbit,’ besides the ordinary:
cottontail, and these are often found out in the middle of
the big blue grass pastures. They are started up by the
ladies and gentlemen both riding upon these hunts, in good
numbers. The rabbits have room for quite a little run
before they get to the first fence, and then the fun begins.
If a dog is nota good fencer he neyer would catch one of
these rabbits, for they turn in and out so fast that a grey-
hound can hardly pick one upon open ground, As itis,
about one rabbit out of every two orthreeis caught, most of
them getting away into the woods. This is not rabbit-bait-
ing by any means, and the rider who follows the greyhounds
across country, taking fences and walls in approved Ken-
BUSY style, does not need complain of the tameness of this
novel sort of sport. It is gaod exercise for the dogs, and
as 4 sport it seems to be held in good favor at Lexington.
Old Snewflight—known as Dandy at Lexington—is now
turned out to grass on one of the big farms in the country,
He is getting tat, but still shows his vast frame and muss
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FOREST AND STREAM,
cular development. It is said of this dog that it was unsafe
to train him hard for a racer, as he got muscle-bound from
over-development. Snowflight has whipped- about all the
dogs in Payette county, and has retired on bis laurels,
Rich and Rare,a grevhound about 12ft. long, at whom
Thuve had ashot orsoin these columns on account of his
inability to turn around in a forty-acre field, was lately the
eause of a most unfortunate affair on one of the horse-breed-
ing farms near Lexington, Some five yearling colts were in
paddock, and their owner hallooed at them and clapped his
hands to start them off. Rieh and Rare thought it a signal
for him, He ran in, caught and killed one of the colts, a
fine young Longfellow yearling, and yery valuable.
Mester Rich and Minnie were alive and wageing when I
saw them, and so was Oatchflv. of whom Mr. Geo. Williams
thinks more than the FOREST AND STREAM reporter did at
the Chicago show. Will Parsley I did not see, and Mercedes
was also out in the country. Black Bess had twenty or
thirty puppies, and Jooked more like a snakethan anything
T ever saw thef wasn’t asnake. Miss Rare and Minnehaha
are with Dr. Van Hummel in the West, but I saw White
Socks—the dog which a slip of the type in the programme
made us all call “Locks” last fall at the coursing meet,
Speed. a Balkus puppy out of Bonfanti. and Tuxedo, were
roperty of this kennel; the latter dog has been sold toa
See show troupe asa trained high jumper. Josephine JI.
has heen sold to Vr. John L. Lincoln for theignoble purpose
of heing bred toacollie; Mr Lincoln wants a lurcher it
seems, I don’t know anything about Allie Hunt, but in
Gracie, a light two-year-old, they have a hitch which ought
to he a speedy tnrner. By far the purest greyhound type in
these kennels, however, and I believe as good a greyhound
bitch as I have seen, was Creole Belle, who will make trouble
at Great Bend next O2atober as sure as she is run, if in con-
dition. She has wonderful quality in head. neck, forelegs
and feet, is above serious fault in hindlegs, and barring too
Jong a coupling, which is bad for her, would be well nigh a
model. She oughttorun. Shewas troubled with a horrible
ease of mange when I saw her, but even throuch that she
showed her style. I hope she will run next meet,
Mr, Williams just bad news from New York of the arrival
of two new greyhound importations from England. I am
not at liberty to give the names, but the dogs are good ones,
a pair of rare good blood. Tfthey show ont well they will
be entered st the American meet next October, There is
going to be fun at that meet if it don’t rain.
I sw the beautiful stock farm and extensive kennels of
Mr. Chepu, owner of Meadowthorpe Kennels, about four or
five miles out from Lexington. Itis a lovely spot, and a
dog which cou!dn’t grow up sleek and good-looking there
would be a poor sort, Mr. Chepu was absent at Louisville
races, and Mr. Boillie, his kennel manager, was called away
to New York by atelegram bearing news of bis wife’s ill-
ness. We went through the Kennels and passed the time of
day with all the dogs. Meadowthorpe is not strong, on
greyhounds, Douglas Fleming being about all we saw of
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1887, and it was voted to allow the elub thirty days to show
cause why the prize had not been paid, and that the matter
be then referred to a committee.
Mr, Wm. Graham, of Belfast, Ireland, through Mr. R. F.
Mayhew, preferred charges against Mr, Lorenzo Daniels in
regard to accounting for the sale of the St. Bernard dog
Visp I.. which Mr, Graham sent to this country for sale in
1887. The complaint states that Mr. Daniels sold the dog
for #150, and several months after wrote Mr. Graham to this
effect and sent a statement of account showing a balance
due Mr, Graham of $50.10; and that still later he wrote
another letter, stating that two weeks after the sale he had
been obliged to take the dog back, and that he again sold
him for $89, and that Mr. Graham owed him a balance of
$54.80. Mr, Daniels, in reply, said that everything could be
satisfactorily explained, and the matter was referred to the
Advisory Committee.
The iy of Miss Anna H.Whitney, of Lancaster, Mass.,
against the Worcester Kennel Club for disqualifying her
St. Bernard dog Monte Rosa for mange was enetnea: and
the decision of the Worcester Kennel Club was reversed,
The bench show rule regarding the admission of dogs with
contagions diseases was amenided by providing that a duly
qualified veterinary shall examine the dogs, and that any
animal suffering from any contagious disease shall be re-
moved from the show before 6 o’clock P. M, of the first day.
It was yoted that a ‘‘duly qualified”? veterinary is ove who
has a diploma granted by an institntion entitled to bestow
it, or one who has had five years of experience.
It was also yoted to add to Rule XXVIII.; ‘The date of
closing of entries shall not be changed or extende@. Any
eluh receiving an entry after the original date of closing
shall be expelled.”
The Advisory Committee reported that in their opinion the
rule allowing tree registration to all dogs registered in the
A. K. R. previous to Jan. 1, 1888, should be rescinded, as
owners had had plenty of time to avail themselves of it.
Upon motion the rule was rescinded.
The secretary was instructed to notify the Rensselaer Ken-
nel Club that 1f they did not pay the balance due for regis-
tration fees within 30 days, the club would be dropped from
membership,
Major J. M. Taylor requested that action be taken in
regard to the reports of the committee on standards. The
matter was laid on the table until the next meeting.
Mr. James Watson brought up the matter of the protest
lodged by him against his collie dog Clipper winning a prize
for an American-bred dog at Philadelphia. Mr. Watson
stated that he entered the dog as he considered him eligible,
but learning that the secretary of the Collie Club thought
otherwise, upon the ground that the dam of the dog was
sent to England to be bred, he decided to witndraw him: hut
as he had already been awarded the prize, Mr. Watson pro-
tested the award in order to haye the matter officially de-
cided, and by mutual consent of him and the Philadelphia
Club it was brought before the A. K.C. After a. brief dis-
cussion it was decided that the dog was American-bred, and
ate.
I left Kentucky feeling as though that were the early | the protest was not sustained. The meeting then adjourned,
bome, star.ing point and breeding place of fine animals of
all kinds. Kentucky has set the pace for all sorts of horse
ei ntests at speed, andif wedo not watch, she will make
trouble in the dog records too. :
I would like to add, for the benefit of Mr Geo. Bird Grin-
nell, who once was asking for authentic information of a
single ereyhound catching a single uninjured antelope, that
Mr, Williams told me that early in the seventies, when he
was in the West, old California Joe had a greyhound of the
Custer stock which he, Mr. Williams, frequently saw catch
and kill antelopes under the above conditions. California
Joe always starved the dog two or three days before such a
chase. If he was not so sturved, he could not catch the an-
telope, but when gaunt and hunery he could, nearly every
mun. The name of this dog ignot known. E, HouGH.
GRIT. .
Hiitor Forest and, Stream,
The article recently published in Forms’ ann STREAM
over the signature of S. Reicnaf entitled *‘Grit,’’? caused my
thoughts to revert to the past and call up some of the dogs
IT haye known that carries out the idea advanced in the
article.
I suppose there are very few sportsmen who ean not recall
instances where dogs of inferior looks and sometimes breed-
ing. have proven themselves crack dogs in the field.
One of the most notable ones was Burriss' Troop, who
seemed to be the embodiment of all the bad points (judged
by the bench show standard) that foxhounds are subject to,
yet that same old dog was the leader in one of, if not the
best, pack of foxbounds in the State. He was about the
last dog a hunter would have chosen as having a good
tongue, nose or staying qualities, yet he had each of these
requisites in a marked degree,
is scenting powers were remarkable. He would give
tongue on a trail so cold that few dogs could findit. And
such avoice! It was long and tremulous and gathered force
as it neared the finish, reminding one of the lust tremulous
wail of a lost spirit, But how that tremulous, despairiog
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MEETING,
HE regular quarterly meeting of the executive commit-
tee of the American Kennel Club was held at theo fice
of the club May 23, In the ahsence of the president the
vice-president, Mr. Thomas H. Terry, called the meeting to
order at 1:35 P. M.
Following is a list of the members represented; Associate
Members, Dr. J Frank Perry, E. H. Moore and H. W.
Huntington. Beagle Cluh, A. N. Lewis. Collie Club, | wail thrilled the heart of the fox hunter as it sounded out
Thomas H, Terry. Cincinnati Sportsman’s Club, P. C, | on the crisp morning air, telling as it did in unmistakable
Ohl. Michigan Kennel Cluh, Major J. M. Taylor, New | tones that sly reynard had been passing that way.
England Kennel Club, F. Blackwood Fay. New Jersey
Kennel Club, A. Clinton Wilmerding. Philadelphia Ken-
nel Club, J H,. Winslow. St. Paul and Minnesota Kennel
Club. H F.Schellhass, Soutbern Field Trials Club, J. .L
Anthony. Virginia Field Sports Association, Hon. John S,
Wise.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
The report of the secretary was accepted and ordered placed
on file. The treasurer’s report showing a credit balance of
$965.8) was accepted. The report of the advisory committee
was approv‘d, The committee appointed to investigate the
charges of the Michigan Kennel Club in relation to the St.
Paul and Minnesota Kennel Club employing Mr, Chas.
Weil as superintendent after his expulsion from the former
cluh reported that in their opinion the .\, K. C. had no
jurisdiction. Report accepted and ordered placed on file.
The complaint that the catalogue of the St. Paul Club
contained A.K.R. instead of A. K.C, registration numbers was
referd to the Advisory Committee,
Tbe Panter Club of America, German Mastiff or Great
Dane Club and the Long Island Fair Association were ad-
mitted to membership.
The application of the Southern California Kennel Club
was laid over, under the rules, until the next meeting, and
the secretary was instructed to advise the club that when
admitted, wins at their show to be held next month would
be recognized. ,
It was yoted to grant the request of the Canadian Kennel
Club that wins ab the London, Ont., show of 1888 be recog-
nized,
A letter was read from Mr. T. O. Hall, Atlanta, Ga., in
which he states that his disqualification by the A. K. C, was
unjust, inasmuch as he was never the treasurer of the Na-
tional Poultry and Bench Show Association, ag stated.
Referred to the Advisory Committee. .
Charzes were preferred by Mr. J. 8. Isgrig against Mr. P.
T, Madison, of Indianapolis, Ind,, for wrongfully claiming
in ab advertisement that his dog Rush Gladstone was a
champion and for publishing aficticious podizree. Referred
to the Stud Book Committee.
The charg: of Mr, J. S. Hudson against Mr. Geo. W.
Hwing, for exhibiting the English setter bitch M’liss C. at
the Chicago show with wrong pedigree, was also referred to |
the Stud Book Committee. ‘
The request of the Great Dane or German Mastiff Club,
that the registration rule mecgizing. authenticated pedigree
be modified, was not granted. ey
The appeal of Mr. James Watson against the decision of
the Rochester Kennel Clu », upon his protest that the collie
bitch Metchley Surprise was not eligible to compete in the
challenge class at their show, as her fonrfh win in the open
class was not made until after the advertised time of the
closing of the entries was sustained, and the decision of the
Rochester Kennel Club was reversed.
Mr. J. L Anthony charged the Board of Control of the
American Fieid Trials Cheb with witholding prize money
won. by his pointer dog Lad of Bow, at their field trials of
Troop was a great dog for independent hunts, It was no
uncommon thing for him to gather the pack two or three
times a week and get up a fox race on his own responsibil-
ity, thus leading the pack to the kill in many a hard con-
tested chase.
His speed was not marvelous, but he conld be counted on
to be “in at the death.” Faster dogs might lead the race
for a while at the start, but that long wail could always be
heard as it rose in swelling cadences as the pack topped a
hill or circled through the vaileys.
Troop bad the shortest ears | ever saw ona hound and
looked very much like the proverbial “yaller dorg,’’ but
many a finer looking dog was distanced in the general round
up by this bad-looking dog,
Not long since I received a letter from an ardent fox hunter
ili an adjoining county, asking me if I could furnish him
with dogs that could kill red foxes. He said his dogs run
fast enough, but could not hold out long enough to catch a
red fox. (Foxes are caught and not shot in this country. A
hunter considers it a grave offense to shoot foxes).
it appears to my mind that some valuable characteristics
of the hound have been sacrificed to speed, and this is show-
ing itself in the production of dogs deficient in bottom or
staying powers, While I would not lay discredit on the
standard for judging, or on bench shows, still the real value
of a sporting dog lies in his ability and determination to do
work,
A dog combining bench show and field qualities is to be
desired, but is there not danger of depending too much on a
dog’s show record to the overlooking of field qualities?
Especially is this likely to be the case with foxhounds and
beagles. The chinipions of greyhounds and bird dogs seem
to me to be ahead of the others in regard to field trials,
A few instances are recorded of field trials for foxhounds
where points were given forthe most desirable qualities in
the field, but I do not call to mind an instance of such trials
being held with beagles, noram J aware that a “standard”
for Judging field work has ever been formulated for beag]+s.
May we not hope at no distant day to have field trials for
beagles, where the proper value shall be given for nose,
tongue, hunting, speed, bottom, etc.?
I notice with pleasure the account in last Forest AND
STREAM of the formation of the New York Pox Huuting
Club, where they have purchased forty beagles to be used
in the sport. Thisis a move in the right direction,
Wishing them and Forrst AND STREAM much success I
will close. BLUE RIDGE.
DENV£R, 8. C. |
PHILADELPHIA SHOW.—May 24.—Editor Worest and
Stream: In the marked esatalogue of the Philadelphia show-
the Wyoming Kennels’ St. Bernard dog Plinlimmon, Jr.,
was through an oversight not recorded absent, and there-
fore appears to have been there and not to haye taken a
prize. As this is an injustice it is right that the true facts
of the case should be stated,—H, I. IRELAND, Supt.
(May 86, 1980,
DOG TALK.
Ww are constantly in teceipt of letters contaiming in-
quiries in relation to dogs of all breeds. In many —
cases we xre unable to furnish the information desired owing —
to the Vague manner in which the inquiries are made, Com
respondents will serve their own interests and save us valn-
able time if they will plainly state all the facts in their pos-
session that bear on the casein question, ‘My dog is sick,
what shall I give him?” is too much of a tax upon the skill
of our yeteriniry. ‘Please give the pedi¢ree of my dog
Jack?” is a little b-tter, as there is something to start from,
but as there are over 20,000 dogs registered in this country |
and among them are many Jacks, even this is a hard one,
If you wish us to prescribe for a sick dos, write a full de- |
scription of all the spmptoms. If you wish a pedigree, or
any information, give all the facts that will enable us. to
identify the animal, and we will cheerfully do the best we
can to answer your inquiries,
Fanciers’ Gazette has this to say of some of our recent im-
portations: ‘American buyers have been again busy among —
the English setters, Only afew lays ago Sir Tatton fol-
lowed Count Howard out, and now Mr. Cockerton’s cele-
brated Monk of Furness, who is probably the best English
setter we have had in England for some time, has journeyed
across the Atlantic, The drain upon English setters will —
most probably stop now, as the three above mentioned are
about the best we had, and, until a new one is found, they
are not iikely to be beaten.”
Mr. A. C. Wilmerding has had the misfortune to lose by
death the well-known field spaniel hitch champion Newton
Abbot Lady. She died April 7, from what cause we are not
advised, Sbe was well known to the public as she has won
upward of 20 prizes on the show bench. In addition to her
show qualities she was an excellent brood bitch and among
ie GHISpRING are a number of well-known winners on the
ench,
Mr. Jacob Pentz’s well-known white and liver ticked —
pointer dog Fashion has strayed or been stolen from his
home near Newark, N. J, He is about3 yesrs old with liver
colored head and ears with white blaze, body white and
thickly ticked with small liver spots. He can be readily
identified as he has no eye lashes. Any information that
will lead to his recovery will be thankfully received by his
owner, Mr. Jacob Pentz, Fanwood, N. J.
We clip the following from the Stock-Keeper: Jones (an
exhibitor): “Well. Brown, bang it all, | thought you would
bave given me more than ‘second prize.’ and a pal, too”?
Brown (the judge, apparently surprised); ‘Well, that is
good, What more could I do for you? The dog I gave first
to is my own !??
We learn that Mr J. ¥, Campbell, of Montreal, Can., will
dispose of bis entire kennel of black and tan terriers and |
that in future he will devote his time exclusively to York-
shire terriers, ; bs
The secretary of the Indiana Kennel Club writes that
judging from present indications, there will be over 100 |
entries for their third annual Derby.
We are pleased to learn that the New England Kennel
Club can show balance on the right side of the books for
their last show.
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- |
aished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope |
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are seut for 30 cents,
NAMES CLAIMED.
cS" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Lad of Kent ane Lass of Kent. By Geo. Jarvis, New York, for
liver and white pointer dog ani bite, whelped M ureh 28, 1889, by
champion Bracket (champion Graphic—champion Bloomo) out of :
Renie (Tammany—Hrie). f¥ s . .
Golden Wedding. By Eberhart Pug Kennels. Cincinnati, O,, for '
apricot fawn pug dog, woelpnad Pes. 26, 1889, by Joel, (champian
Joe—Pudgie) «wt of Mandie I. (Ellis’s Jim—impor'ed Cute).
Brush Bondhu and Beau Bondiu. By G. A- Coiman, Charles-
town, Mass., for blark, white snd tan Hog] sh setter dog and:
bitch. wheloed March 29, 1889, by Gus Bondhu (Dashing Bondhu—
Novel) out sf Bo-Peep (Rake—Claradale), ;
Roy Bondhu. Gus Bondhu, Jr.. and Bub While. By Rural Ken-
nels, Wakefield, Mass., for one nlue belfon, one black. white and.
ticked and one lemon and white English setter dog.whelped April |
2), 1889, by Gus Bondhu (Dashing Bondhu—Novel) ont of Rural :
Neya (Pride of Dixie—Fairy Belle).
Rena Bondhu, Rural Lulu and Buttercup. By Rural Kennels,
Wakefield, Mass., for one blue he.ton aud two lemen and white
Bnglish setter bitecbes, whelped April 20, 1889, ny Gus Bondhu
(Dashing | Rane hu—Novel) out of Rural Neva (Pride of Dixie—
airy Belle).
Lulu IV. By Michael Flynn, Jr., Bristol, R. 1,, for red Irish set-
ter bitch,age not given, by Shay’s Lick (Von—champion Floss) ¢
out of Scanlon’s Lulu II. (Moore's champion Berkley—Lestor’s
Lulu).
Dixie. By Markus Ford, Madison. Wis., for red lrish setter dog,
whelped Jan, 21, 1889, by Kenmore (champion Glencho—Red Las-
sie) out of Plnff, nie ,
Larry. By Warner & Hamilfon, Canaan Nour Corners. N. Y¥.,
for red Irish setter dog, wi.elped Jan. 21, 1839, by Kenmore (cham=
pion tjlencho—Red Lassie) out of = luff,
BRED.
fe" Notes must be aent on the Prepared Blanks.
Queen of Secots—Gueiph, Warner & Hamilton’s (Canaan Four
Corn-rs, N. Y) collie bitrh Queen of Svots (Ciition Hero—Picture)
to H. A. Furgason’s Guelph, May 2. ‘
Bloomo—WNaso of Ikippen. Chas. Heath’s (Newark, N.J.) pointer”
Ree seroshig to Westminster Kennel Olub’s Naso of Kippen,
pril 23.
Blanche May—Naso of Kippen. J. O. Schuyler's (Berrvville, Va.)
ointer bitch Blanche May to Westminster Kenuel Olub’s Naso of
ippen, Mares 2%. '
Westminster Gladtola—Lad of Bow. W.G, Austin's (Fort Sill, ;
T.) pointer birch Westminster Gladiola (Naso of Kippen—Glauca)
to Westmins'er Kennel Cluu’s Lad of Bow. March 14. ;
Patti of Naso—Neso of Kipren. J, R. Deniel’s (Meveland, 0.)
pointer bitch Pitti or Naso (lick of Naso— Patti M.) to Westmim-
ster Kennel Oiuh’s Naso of hippen. F+b. 28, q
Poiiki—WNaso of Kippen. Toledo Kennel Oc.’s (Toledn, 0.) pointer
biteh Polka (Bing Rar g—Countes:) to Westminster ienuel Club's!
Naso of Kippen, Fr b.9. psaat F :
Boski—Bang Bang. C. WW. Winsbip’s (Bar Harbor, Me.) pointer
bitch Boski to Westminster Kenne! Club’s Bang Bang, Jan. 20.
Sal—Bang Bang. G..W. Amory’s (Boston, Mass.) pointer bite
Sal to Westminster Kennel Club’s Bae Bang, Dec. 26.
Sass— Bang Bang. J. KR. Daniel’s (Cleveland, 0.) pointer bitch!
Lass to W- stminsver Kennel Olub’s bang Rang, Dec. 23. ;
Kate VITI.—Lad uf Bow. Westminster Kennel Club's (Sabylon,
L. L) point. r bitch Kate VIIL 10 their Lad of Bow, May 11.
Lass of Bow—Nuse of Kipp n. Westminst+y Kennel Club's
iy a L. L) pointer bitea Lass of Bow to their Nuso of Kippen
pril 17,
Westminster Sal Lad of Bow. Westminster Kennel Club's
ter Sal (Naso of Kippex:-
(Babylon, L. 1.) pointer bitch Westmins
iadstom ) to th-1r Lad of Bow, Feh. 24, : ‘
Weim ‘nster Gladys—Ladiuf Bow. Westminster Kennel Clulv’s
(Babylon, L. 1.) pointer bitch Westminster Gladys (Naso of Kipper
—Gilatci) Lo cheit Lad ot Bow, Jas. 1%, '
Madstone—Naso of Et nee Westminster Ken el Chih’s (Baby-
Jon, L. I) pomter bitch Madstone to their Nuso of Kippen, Jan.
Duckystone—Lad of Baw. Westminster Kennel Cluh’s (Babylon
L. 1.) pointer bitch Luckvstone to uheir Lad of Bow. Jan. 12.
_ Glauca—Lad vf Bow. Westminsier Kennel Club’s (Babylon, L
ya perntet bitch Glauca to their Lad ar Bow, Dec, 24. —e
razy Jané—Tom Thumb. Warner & Hamilton’s (Canaan Four
Corners. N. Y.) pug bitch Crazy Jane (Cricket—Trinket) to By aD
Parnell’s Tom Thumb, April 1, -
May $0, 1889.)
FOREST AND STREAM.
3&5
ew York) Eng-
Trus mé—Roehk Belton. Geo. Jarvis’s ‘
they ehteh trusts lus) to his Rock
dish setter titch Trusty Gladstone (Gun—Pearl
Belton (Vale Belto’—Prineess Lilly), May 21.
~ Lwuriia Bondhu—Con Gladstone. Acushnet Kennels’ (anushasts
Mise.) Enelish setter bitch Luella Bondhu (aie Bond hu— Bessie
Tk) 10 A. H. Bessett’s Con Gladstone (champion Paul Gladstone—
Carrie J.). May 9- :
Brown Betty—Black Prince. C. RNaymend’s (New York) spaniel
bitch Brown Betty to A.C. Wilmerding’s champion Black Prince,
ril 21.
ANT Lady Bett Black Prince. Dr, F. W. Kitchel’s (New York)
gpaniel hitch My Lady Betty to A. C. Wilmerding’s champion
Black Prince, Avril [4.
Miss Bend Or—Newton Abbot Lord. A, OC, Wilmerdive and Dr.
FF. W. Kitchel’s ew York) spaniel bitch Miss Bend Or to Old-
ham & Willey’s Newton Abbot Lord, Anrilll.
Bradford Lili—Bradford Harry. P. H. Coombs’s (Rangor, Me)
Yorkshire terrier_bitch Bradford Lill (Tickle’em—Judy) to his
Bradford Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), April 23.
WHELPS.
(Ss Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Nellic S. W. HH. Smith's (Jersey City,N, J ) pointer bitch Nellie
Wy ys y 19, seven (six dogs), by C. J, Peshall’s Jimmie (Start—
qd).
W estminster Sal. Westminster Kennel Club's (Babylon, L. L)
pointer hitch Westminster Sal (Naso of Kippen~Madstone), April
59. eleven (eight dongs), bv their Lad of Bow.
Westminster Gladys. Westminster Kennel Club’s (Babylon, L,I.)
pointer bitch Westminster Gladys, March 21, nine (four dogs), by
their Lad of Bow, . = ‘
Luckystone. Westminster Kennel Club's (Rahyion, L. I.) pointer
sues Luckystone, March 14, five (three dogs), by their Lad of
OW, :
Madstone. Westminster Kennel Club’s (Babylon, L. [.) pointer
bitch Madstone, March 18, eight (two dogs), by their Naso of Kip-
er,
P Glaven. Westminster Kennel Club's (Babylon, L. 1.) poimter
bitch Glauca, Feb. 27. sx (four dogs). by their Lad of Bow. _.
Ledy Thora_ Eberhart Pug Kennels’ (Cincinnati, O.) pug bitch
Lady hora (Santa Glans—Almah), May 28, eight (seven dogs), by
A. EB. Pitts’s champion Kash (Bradford Ruby—Lady Cloudy).
Queen Miranda, A. 8, Pitkin’s (Hartford, Conn.) St. Bernard
birch Qneen Miranda ee oon Apolli oadmnpion. Miranda),
May 5, nine (six dogs), by his Prince Barry (champion Merchant
Prince—Brrnie Y ). ’ ‘
Onota Belle. N. MeIntosh's (Providence, R, I.) Irish setter bitch
Oncta Belle (champion Chief—Bizreena), May 16, nine (five dogs),
by M. Wenzel’s champion Tim (champion Biz—Hazel). |
Dusky Doli. F. F. Carey's (New York) spaniel bitch Dusky
‘Dolly. April 17, six (three dogs), by A. C. Wilmerding’s champion
Black Ponce. Y ’
Suffolk Syren. Jas. Mortimer’s (Babylon. L. I.) fox-terrier bitch
Suffolk Syren (Splaueer—Pigeon), Feb. 15, four (two dogs), by
Messrs. Rutherfurd’s Raffle. | :
Suffolk Spinster. Jas. Mortimer’s (Babylon, L. I.) fox-terrier
bitch Suffolk Spingter (Splauger—Pigeon), May 8, four (two dogs),
by Blemton Kennels’ Blemton Rubicon (Regent—Rachel).
Richmond Jewel. Jas Mortimer’s (Babylon, L. L.) fox-terrier
pitch Richmond Jewel (Corinthian—Jess), Feb, 22, four (one dog),
by F, B, Burnham’s Jack.
SALES,
C=" Notes must be sent cn the Prepared Blanks.
Rovalty, Sable and white collie dog, whelped Dec. 6, 1888, by
Chieffsin II, ent of Sunbeam, by L. H. Boughton, Lancaster, Wis.,
to Warner & Hamilton, Canaan Four Corners. N. Y.
Bracke(—Renie whelps. Pointers, whelped March 28, 1889, by
Go. Jarvis, New York, a liver and white dog to Fugene Halpin,
Whiie Plains, N. Y., and a liyer and white and lemon and white
bitch to Jobn H. Hitchenek. Sing Sing, N. Y. ;
Miss Graphie ind Miss Tammany, Liver and white bitches,
whelped March 28. 1£89, by champion Bracket out of Renie, by
Geo. Jarvis, New York, to 8. B, Dilley, Rosendale, Wis.
Pearl of Pekin. Silver fawn pug bitch, whelped March 1, 1889,
by Boyeott out of East Lake Virgie, by Eberhart. Pug Kennels,
Cincinnati. O., to Wm. Rowan, Pittsburgh, Pa. G
Golden Wedding. Apricot fawn png dog, whelped Heh, 27, 1889,
by Joe If. out of Mandie I., hy Bberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati,
O,. to Benj. Nicklaus, Pittshurgh, Pa.
Kenmore—Fluff whelps. Three red Irish setter dogs, whelned
Jan, 21, 1889. by Warner & Hamilton, Canaan Four Corners, N.Y.,
to Associated Fanciers, pg ae a Par. :
Lulu IV. Red Ivich setter bitch. age not given, by Shay’s Dick
out of Scanlan’s Lulu Il, by John J. Scanlan, Fall River, Mass.,
to Michael Flynn, Jr., Bristol, R. I.
DEATHS,
Newton Abbot Lady. Liver and tan field spaniel bitch,whelped
pays eo (A.K,R, 2691), owned by A. C. Wilmerding, New York,
April 7.
—
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
=" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents.
C. V. ¥,. Appleton, Wis.—A cocker spaniel bitch has seme kind
of skin disease, 4 spot ou each cheek ahout as large as a nickle.
The skin thickens and exudes a gummy substance with constant
itchi g. The hair does not fall out as yet; has heen troubling her
abent three weeks. What can I do for her? Ans. Wash the
affected parts twice deily with warm water and soap; dry, and
tub in gently the following:
R Ung diachylon.
im Une. zine oxid aa Fi,
- Mix. Sig, External, -
Feed low diet if the bitch is yery fat. Keep the bowels free by
teaspoonful doses of syrup of buckthorn morning and evening.
Aifle and Crap Shooting.
f RANGE AND GALLERY.
SYRACUSE, May 23.—The fourth shootifor the Everson & Co.
medals took place at the Onondaga Rifle Club’s range at the Val-
Jey. Wedresday. There wasafairattendance. 200yds., off hand,
standard American target. ©. J. Dudley won the gold medal
with a score of 7h against A. O. Zischoneg’s 53. CO. H, Re mer still
linids the silver meda'. Having wonit three consecutiye times
he aut be handicapped at the next shoot. Following is the score
in full:
IeertyIPENMOPAGUEEE? tpveessteciieses abe ha46 8 & 710 5 6—hA
PAN PAS RN ONE: coe. 2454 taps, tae chk 6410 7 7 6 7 6 A 5-68
PCCM AO APS ae pics sew ive alesse ess ont PG Mod Ge Gees oh
CJ Dalley nae re tee 1010 8 6 6 9 8 8 5 t—%5
SDs DARMODE eerste swap beet tenes 645 263 4 1 6 1—88
W B Bucklin...,.:....--. Petite tae: A aeieee. ‘9 sate dea
DESMEVS TIADINTN «oa testce ta sieterste! GG) MS ok ee Os pe UT Se eas
PNOIDUTENI ss j2gsayiernierertaide ee 2 Le D4 Oy e—14
DOM RMADD net sash eel oe eee OY Hath 387%t7 648 9 f 9 9-69
MB Wairchilds.... ........ 1... astra 546543 3 6 3 6—45
In the rest match A. A. Stillman made the highest, his score
heing 100° Following is the full score: :
»)C Hi Remer....... See eR ea ee oe 911 811 9 8 8 9 9 9-91
Ay OF Fiechan gees oc.4sue ie. Naat eteal 612 910 81011 9 911-95
1 @Tabor, .-. «.-, Rigo ne errs site ce: 8 911 6 9 Y 8 G11 12— 8%
OG SET DEES sem! a aod yh ae 10 6 8 9 9 8 7 911 1G— 8%
ee DUS GAO, . preter ao tc apie 611965 8 7 4 6—48
Wisk>, HOKE cera sete ears cledb- he dteee eg ee 8. 8 OSD Be. Pky
LER G AY) 9) hres Leen mace er 04 8 6 6 6 8 812 4 64
) WC Durgan..............2- [ore nc i 6 Git 7 9°38 7 9 6— 75
AIGA Dac bila) oR eee ee ers een 29 211 9 69 5 5 2—60
M B Fairchild........... Petes tet 679 8 9 911 9 8 8 &
BALA Stillman. 23-5 feces eS 9 910 911 8 1210 12 10—100
*Off-nand.
The next contest for the medals orcurs Wednesday, June 4.
TACONY, Pa.—At the Tacony Driving Park, Wm. H. Wolsten-
croft will to-day give an exhibition of fancy shcoting with the
rile and shotgun, He will use 1 Winchester rifle and a 12-cauge
shotgun, and the shots attempted will he asfollows: First, Shoot-
ing atl hall; seoond, shooting at 2 balls; third, shooting at2 halls,
holding the gun with one hand; fourth, shooting at double blue-
rocks; nifth, shooting at 3 bluerocks sprung at one time; sixth,
shooting at 5 single balls thrown with the right hand; seventh,
‘shooting at five single balls with. the left hand; eighth, shooting
“single balls, holding the gan im the right, changing it and shooting
from left shoulder; ninth, shooting at 10 pennies thrown in the air;
Tenth. shooting at single balls thrown in air with back turned to
hrower; eleventh, shooting at single birds, rolled on the ground;
twelfth, using .42cal. Winchester shooting a solid ball, and cut.
ting a piece of common sewing thread ata distance of 30ft.
BOSTON, May 26.—At the regular rifle shoot of the Massachu-
setts Rifle Association to-day the shooting conditions were un-
favorable, there being a had fishtail wind from 12 o'clock, Mr.
Olarke won the champion gold medal, and Mr. Monroe won the
gold medal in the 20-shot rest match. Mr. Howe won the bronze
victory medal, Following are the best scores made to-day:
Twenty-shot Rest Match—200\ ds.
el 4I212 12° 9 111212 11
LOVEE OE) barber ents conEEe
W911 7 912 9 9 10 12—27
JINFrye... .-. eet en Aros uty th Th rom ld OT 7 812 812412 8
ll 711 8 9 10 10 12 10 12—202
SMOEMP SIT Peenstet tis on Paste kee ease Rates Th 11 12 91012 10 11 11 11 10
811 9 9 81011 9 & 9—199
So Wtlders. cos. sesee: Stuaspritecl. ines FeO BD Ge 88 9 OS
9 911 811 81012 8 9-178
W P Conway....... a «9121011 9 612 7 8 7
’ 710 610 8 9 811 9 9-177
BS GaBarkers ecaecc be STi ieee ..-2l10 % 8B 912 8 6 710 8
8101110 8 9 7 9 7 91%
Champion Medal Match.
TLACLND [TUB Gad Peete rae jsu tas tae ed bao na 10 6 7 610 7 7 8 T10— 7
1S RD sl pe lay 878 6 6 % 810 9 8-7%5
POTS opine tlee mune hey Canin Ole 10 8 oe8 17 7 7 6
eh.
J 7 6101010 9 ¥ % 8—8L
A 71010 6 810 9 % 4—%7
E 9 6 A 9 610 8 5 h— 68
4h 410 7 667 % 7 5—68
Military Mateh—200yds.
O'T Prescott.,.......+5- Me el cntchrw vinitbateun she 4g (a iF, eka et:
NV SMA cnr sccpeday- see reprekentcket: “Os hatin hk od A t= BO
b00yds
TV VMS ECSE area ct an, veerre ents gees is 4456 4 5 5 5— 46
600yds.
I BPBetrGlaeewy).qaids wee sasecsee ea abba Oo & ok A Eee
Rest Match, 200vds.
Ta CHAGG we tideartdeaiets sees 912 9 12 10 12 11 12 10 12—108
DI EVES Pon oa. 91112 1011 9 10 12 12 10—106
RO VVaL LCR loth a2 a eeialleche ta ta Pree re kam 1211 8 8121210 8 9 12—103
Alel vada ercr Gp ye se en a en 1211 9 9 9 § 1212 8 12—102
SO TUAVETEN TOG ein ctaas acess korida oe 121011 911 9 9 812 9—100
PAG, TEC ahs pay Caen Dar el Te 12 910 91112 811 9 8—99
IAS Ballard iain. Tone eae 1 712 O11 Y1111 $— 7
W C Prescott........ wee sea 1110 9 9 6 912 911 10— 96
SO SETI bivab sacs tebe rece keto. cutee 1010101110 § 911 9 8— 9
VRE AT tannin heer a } cased da troceeneiey 1 8 810 912101010 9— 96
AWS) teats hea ett tes arecmachocty (athens top §9 912 7 §1011 8 9 10— 98
HHPOEAVOOd i darpresdns és-coate Rte tarot "121110 8 7 911 7 9— 91
We ASNoOnthi, 22etin ensue a edgar ster .6 9 9 7 810 912 5 10— 85
SCE OULES Serie eles LO titi aerate 8 7Tl1 495 7 910 6—"%6
All-Comers’ Match. ‘
PALO Rasey metas eee 79 8 81019 910 9 8-88
BGA BOS ae oi etre ney aber eh eae 108’ 7 9 % 6-8 9 9 7—80
WERE Gy reset hott seep vice Lbenteacdess 6 6 $1010 9 5 810 6—78
Bo barker cbr te teeter cai. .7 8 6 610 910 5 8 10—"7
ASS BUM cc pees sge ces yap ecaze geen: -710 8 9 710 6 Y 6 474
RA RCRTT ER ok career Wet ew erersctres ins 65 469 8 6 7 6 6—63B
MBA VICVA\ I heerieter ieee srt al eee wt fh 265 5 6 6 7 9-6
Ww GAVart in res yar te ohana: oe oo 7 1 9 8 6 8.6 6 756
The bronze victory medal was won on the tollowing 10 scores of
75 or better by J. S. Howe; - 78, 75, 78, 76. 81, 81, 7, 77, 80, Sl.
WILMINGTON, Del.. Muay 40,—Owing to the unpromising
weuther there was a small attendance at Pisetenonr tange. The
wind made a complete revolution and blew alternately from all
potats of the compass with yariable force from a zephyr up to a
urricane. The weather changed with amusing capriciousness
frm mild sunshine to a thundering storm, then to a “norther”
with hail, and back again, to wirm showers and sunshine, Tne
purpose of the day was to take part in the Bullard champion tele-
graph match, which is being shot by individualrifiemen through-
out the Umited States and Canada this week. Three local rifle-
men competed in the match, Dr. Knight stopped over between
trains fo meet old friends and enjoy the fascination of his favor-
ite. The match requires scores of 50 shots for each competitur,
aoa Ae made areas follows, standard American target, at
200yds.:
IDISHERAVOH Grant sexes sete newae Dts Send ae Geet- vai
a] 5.8 74643 5 4 5—5L
6106699 7 &@ 5 TT
5 3 3 210 9 4 910 5—f0 |
; 106435 5 7 6 6 5—AT—255
PACA DIIGO ue be la sfussite ser stat ae 4556 2 65 8 3 6 8—&l
7763 78 6 8 9 3-64
455747 0% V7 6-60
6 6 6 5 810 6 5 6 5—58
’ 8 67 7 2 3 510 6 8—62—295
ESinipSON ees: Pees: oda 1075 5447 3 7 6-58
35 766 4 7 5 8 853
6 4 5 6 810 6 5 8 6—f4
26977 7 7 6 2 862
105 5 5 45 5 5 8 3—50—287
Revolver Match—50yas., S. A. Tareet.
1s Usb herhalsaily Reba be pane ne Ch Deeb bone 66 5 4 6 6 710 4 4—58
KAWovdwarder., or. lo, W339 4445 4 6 4 4-58
WV EOE AMULOVIGS. cfel. ce pee crc eyen eens b 8 8 210 4 2 8 7 8—53
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ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 25.—The St. Louis Pistol Club won the
first of «series of three frieudly telegraph team matches with
the Cincinnati Club last Tuesday night. This club has a lead of
85 points, and is confident of ultimate victory, Teams of 10,10
shots at 12M¢yds., standard American targets, any .22val. pistol
with 3lb. trigger pull: ;
PWMohTstad iene. ..ccrenske * §1010 61010 9 ¥ 9—838
M Summerfield................... 910 710 7 9 8 910 8—87
TieVieDSPerreteny | o). nl mckiect teeta 99 810 % 9 8 8 9 9-86
CEST VUTUTION ee res to len ee eee .6 9 910 8 8 9 8 Y 10—86
GoATOR AM AGI cla. ce ajo oe aeefalgy % 8 81010 9 & 7 8 9-84
TANCES GY, Se eee ae 8 incline 7 9 810 6 910 810 7—s84
IMBES TPL YG S. O82(,/, 20 spit ton rexbiy mikes 51010 5 810 8 910 6—81
(CO iit eA AN BOOME BRE BEAL BER rie 8 7 8 9799 7 9-80
WIM AUEIEEL SLL tos LUE het taint. 6 51010 8 7 9 9 6 8—"9
A acl Lay iG yp REED NRCP PA loan 8 9 7 8 6 6 9 9 7 T—T6—S831
Wednesday night the medal was captured by Summerfield. He
made 95, which is the highest score ever made by any one in this
SUE, A 20yds. standard American target and Stevens .22cal.
istols:
Summerfield...... ieefeabeel ley +---s---1010 8120 9 9 10 10 13 10—96
WEAN OG tem... +e see eee, ee 1088978 9 9 9 9—86
EY Mobrstadt... 32,20. cers eee enecness wy 101010 8 9 8 6 8 9—85
LAV PUTB OS (021. oi 10's vlol bmiyl Gin +s. 5 6 7 91010 8 10 10 10—85
LODAS (Ecru 00S P ee Beak SS Se ee ne 098668 9 8 9 9-82
W J Lord..... entice bast meohchies tele 8 9 8 6 81010 8 8 7—s2
WebleMettell con 200 ke ee .---8 910 610 9 610 7 6—80
tC Sy Ni fee: cir 01 61) Greene GN + 9 % 9 8 510 & 9 6 10—%8
(CPN (ita Nite ee ate CORA | cy Sr eee 8 8 8 710 69 8 % 778
EAMES od r,s (ao Weles-s pivees eae ANE re f {f @ 8 8 8 % 58 976
AL GHEP S.-i siete Ese ey .6 79 49 810 9 8 4-44
AE Bengel.......,... - pins se i neal) i. ASO) Ae sara
CONNELL EN, eee Wan mainly ieee §9 410 777 7 4 7 7-69
L Dening......... nie eistelet shai Paste 8 1.9 9 6 410 4 5 9 6 0—£2
: : UNSER FRITZ.
MASSACHUSETTS SPRING MEETING.—The spring meeting
of the Massachusetts Rifle Association will be held at Walnut
Hill, May 80, 31 and June 1. Five matches will be shot, as follows:
Off-hand Match. —Standard American target, open to all
comers. Conditions; Distance 200yds., position standing, rounds
seven, rifle, any within the rules, five scores to count, entries un-
limited at 50 cents each, Members of the M. V. M, usinga Spring-
field rifie, as issued by the State, throughout the match, will be
allowed a handicap of five points on each score. Military rifles
must be shot without cleaning througheach score. In this match
there are forty prizes, ranging from a Maynard rifle valued at, $50,
down to a quarter keg of powder valued at $1.50.
Rest Match.—Stanudard American target, rest, bullseye, open to
all comers. Conditions; 200yds., rounds seven, mfle without re-
striction in regard to weight, sight or trigger pull, except that
hair triggers must be provided with safety lock, and rifles with
telescopic sights and weighing over 12lbs. will be handicapped
seyen points on the aggregate of five scores. Any position or rest
allowed, provided the rifle be shotfrom theshoulder. Fivescores
to count. For thismatch there are twenty prizes, from a cash
first prize of $20 down to a cush prize of $1.
Revolyer and Pistol Match.—S.andard American target, 200yds.,
open to all comers. Conditions: 50yds., rounds seven, rules of the
M. hi, A. to govern, except that revolvers and pistols will be ad-
mitted on equal terms, and blowing,into the barrel, and any am-
munition will be allowed, Hutries unlimited at 25 cenls each.
Prizes will be 65 per cent. of envy fees, divided into four cash
prizes. ‘3:
Muitary Match.—s00yds., open to members of the M. V. M. Con-
ditions: Rounds seven, rific, any used by the State of Massa-
chusetts, trigger pull 6lbs., to be tested, cleaning only between
scores, “prone” position. ye scores tocount. Hntries unlimited
at 60 cents each. For this match there are eight prizes. The tirst
five are silver medals, and the last three steamer chairs.
A directors’ match will also be shot, These matches will be
shot under the usual rules, -
NEWARE, N, J., May 22.—The Shooting Park was well patron-
ized to-day, upward of a score of snviety members being present,
along with a number of visitors. The wind was blowing at the
tate of twenty-five miles an hour durmng the entire aftern on
making good scores hard to gt, but, nevertheless, some succeeded
in rolling up big ones, Inthe fourth trophy match H. Williams
was the victor, with a score of 224 Other scores were: Otto
Krauss 220, John Coppersmith 214, F, W, Camph 11 207, F. A, Prei-
énsehner 205, J. A. Bovken 157, G.D. Weigman 155, Ferd Wrei n-
seliner 178, J. H, nuegel 174,00. H. Townsend 170, PF, A. Schmitt
170, CG. E. Derivaus 170, f. Welshery 155. In the expert mateh #,
W. Camphell cantured a silver medal with scores of 61. 62, (4, 05,
65, 64, G6, 66, 62, 63. J. A. Boyken also won a silver medal, his
scores being 62, 64, 63, 63, 65, 62, 63, 62, 62,68, BR. Waltoer made two
gold medal scores of 68 ana 69, the latter also giving him first
money forthe day. Seeond money went to J, A. Boyken on 68,
third to Williams on 67, fourth to Coppersmith on 66, fif.h to F.
A. Freiensehner on 64, sixth to Campbell on 63, and seventh to
Weigman on fv. I. A, Freiensehner has one more 57 to make to
win the bronze medal. The only one to win a gold medal thus
faris Williams. Walther has five scores to make io get his gold
one,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19—The members of Company BE,
Second Artillery Regiment, N. G. C., held their regular monthly
shoot to-day at Shell Mound Shooting Range. A match was shot
between two teams for a dinner, with the following resuit; (.reed-
moor target, ten shots per man:
Capt JH Plynn......,.... A) Sergt J O’Connor.......... B2
Sergt T J Cunningliam...37 Pyviaw Bonneyase 12.063 2
Pvt J Solomon... ....... Pye Pytae aubingoees) be nee i 20
Pyt G Davidoff..... ......25 PUY PIN cee ben ee ,
Pyt J Heilmann. ... ..... 85—1460 Corp W Gerkin .......,., 29—144
REDUCED CALISERS,—The regulations for the Wimbledon
meeting of 1889 provide that the minimnum, bore of sporting rifles
ki teduced from .4 to .36, and the minimum charge of powder be
grains.
DOLAN Vs. WAULTHER.—A 300-shot match is shortly to be
shot between T. J. Dolan and B. Walther. It will come off at the
Newark Shooting Park.
THE TRAP.
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanirs
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished e@ratis to club
seeretaries. Oorrespondents who favor us with club scores are par=
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
May 29, 30,31.—South Side Gun Club tournament, Milwaukee,
Wis. C. W. Milbraith, Secretary.
May.—Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association's fifteenth an-
nual tournament, Norfolk. B. BR. Locke. Secre ary.
June—Annual tournament Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest, Tacoma, Washington Territory.
June.—Ninth annual tournament Southern Dlinois Sports-~
men’s Association, Belleville, C. P. Richards, Secretary.
June.—Kansas City tournament.
June 3, 4, 5. 6, 7.—New York State Association for the Protection
a Fish and Game tournament, Albany, N, Y. Horace B, Derby,
Secretary, Albany, N. Y.
June 6, 78.—Southern Illinois Sportsmen’s Association’s ninth
annual tournament, Belleville, 11.
June 10. 11, 12, 13, 14.—First tournament of the American Shoot-
ing Association, at Cincmnati, O, ‘
June 12. 18 —Springfield (Mass ) Gun Club, M, W, Bull, Sec’y.
June 18, 19, 20, 21-—Dlinois State Sportsmen's Association's
tournament, (4rand Crossing. Ill,
Aug. 13, 14, 15 —Secord Tournament of the American Shooting
Association, Boston, Mars.
Aug, 20, 21, 22, 28.—Second annual tournament of the Keystone
Manutacturing Co., of Corry, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new
electric apparatus. _
Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.—Central Illinois Sportsmen’s Association's
eleventh annual tournament, Jerseyvyille, Tl.
Oct. 8, 9, 10.—Middlesex Gun ‘ lub Tournament, Dunellen, N, J.
W. F. Force, Secretary, Plainsield, N. J.
THE DOMINION TOURNAMENT.
TTAWA, May 24.—To-day’s celebration of the Queen's Birth-
day by the St. Huhert Gun Cluo brought out the finest repre-
sentation of shooters which the Dominion has ever witnessed.
The day, which at first Inoked threatening, cleared off and was
strongly favorable. The number of shooters was large and came
from Toronto, Montreal, Cote St. Paul and Carleton Place. The
judges were Messrs, Morton and BE, O. Ghompagne; ref-ree. A. H.
©. Walpole, 9nd official scorer, Alex. Jat ques. First came a
sweep at 15 birds each, Isyds. rise, 5 traps, 28 cntries:
See 0 UNO sep ene dec. 2 id Dee Lip SN OMGT Sx. Asko SORES 14
LD Dito) ce nae ee nee et lds PE CHO VEINS Ae A a 2 eae ee 14
Wee OLMIS sl iiedessssmesaas HAT TTC a Steg ce seee .-18
OG Geel ns Ga ele Mesrrselsol ay NUON cae sages fea a hie ee 12
ChB WEOUBGGH | Situs sade hneetse 12 J Deslauriers ....-..... 12
V Henrishon.....-. Be eet, wll WM: Dynald .. ts Pals)
RY GIGV.Gr Gta a tctine doth ens aL OOS eT ESZS tee ait 10
CG Harrison............--008 10 UC Trotter....... 10
De ICSE pa ccepnee facy arr er ees Lr 10 Dr Martin , s eat atid)
EG BIROTIS. yee eloess ese rete TO) SOR OUGI ee, ee heen ee dee 10
WY Sa AMOLON) pean ese ere ee oes 10
Several others aiso shot. In shooting off ties at 14, they finished
in the order in which they arv placed.
For the champion team match, 5 men each, 15 birds, 18yds. rise,
there were 6 clubs entered. The Mississippians, of (‘arleton
Place, with fine feather weights, made a bold dash. The Domin-
ions, of Montreal. who held the Lord Launsdowne’s cup and gold
badges in 1888 for 56, did not catch on as wellas last Season. The
Stanleys, of Toronto, fell off, while the Cote St. Poul. of Montreal
were below regulation standard, as al o the No. 2 Clun, of St.
Hubert. No. | Club led the way to victory, and now holds the
cup and the champions’ tille for 1885:
St. Huhert No. 1. Stantey, of Toronto.
J Deslaurier... -. gare Siele eat 14 W: MeDowall...- .......-.. 2
Mae Wihities 224 275 fee Pee! 12 TT 8 oe) See Seu §
WJ Johnson. 4.5022 -0e..4) 14 ¥ Emond....-.... te AT 3 et 2
Geo White..... sc. cas cen B CHEMI ges. ass ev eeo.ce 10
A A Throop,.......--...... 14—67 W Harrison. ......... .... 10-80
Mississippi, Carleton Place. St. Huvert No, 2.
BOs re es0 lies seks eke 15 GG el horises vas! eee 13
ARS SSS LOUNGE TY ek hace tre awe cra: ani ane Ty AEA ATO. 4 5 /isae ee eee 10
SAG HP ON ein 3S NSBR bobbin 14 WV SLB E mere aa datas
ESTAR Gi ele ttestons onttins oe cues IL Se WBC seit ad so enade. 12
TE GAVE eticteis cans eneese 13-64 P Trudean............ Oe ee —
Dominion, of Montreal. Cote St. Paul, Montreal.
ye TNOLTEL, wee o's plese ecaleelery 10 ANTOLIN Capes dk ee tne nie 12
HOChampagne........,... 12 HUETCNPISNOD es stad seen cle
TORS OA) Vouk Fevers aero cee bin ae 1 PUT rNesdaleee s,s. sas ces T
T W Lesage.......... eat ve POSHGUGK. Gy Geass ea cea 9
rAd ess Sse Uat sda sess F i AT HT SR LCHS Hea ceca tell eee one [—44
For the prize sweepstake, 15 birds, 18yds. rise, $1 entrance and
$1 added for sweep, birds included, there were 28 entries with 15
prizes: J. Locke 16, first; W. McDowall 15,:econd; fouriies at 14,
nd after a three-tie shoot Hd White got taird, S, Glover fourth,
I. Glover fifth, J. Emond sixth: three tied at 18, and on the shrot-
off R. G. Dalton gent seventh, J. Allan eighth, A, Throop ninth,
three tied af 12; the shoot oft gave tenth money to T. Glover, Dr.
A. Martin eleventh, C. 3. Wallacetwelith, Geo. White thirteenth,
J. De laurier fourteenth. and L. T. Trotier fifteenth.
May 25 —The tournament closed with big scores and a trinmph
forhemeteamforsecosdday, ‘
First match, individual, 23 entries, 15 prizes, 25 birds, 18yds. rise,
Saints captured for 22 eavh, first’,sixth, fourteer tb aud fifteenth,
SPissiestp pias 2 at 21, the Stanley 2 at 21 and the Dominion 3 at
each. -
Tbe shooting off of the ties d'd not close until 24yd. limit was
reached. aie
The 3 men team, 5 clubs, Mississippians won first with 42 out of
45, Nos. 1 and 3 te:ms of the Saints got second and fourvh for 39
and 38. The Stanlevs tied at 88 and outshot on tie by 8 birds, The
wind-up match, 6 singles and 6 doubles, 18 entries, 6 moneys: Tom
Glovi rand P. Truceau tied at 14, Glover won the tie. |, H. Riggs
and A. H. Throop tied at 13 and had three ries off before closing,
the captain of the Stanleys yon. W. J. Jobnson aud &. Gloyer
tied at 1%, and after exhausting ammunition in ties, divided.
The mercantile mayeh, 9 virds each, 39 entries, 25 prizes~
Huberts got ten,
3886 FOREST AND STREAM. [May 80, 1869,
[2 eee
THE MINNEAPOLIS TOURNAMENT. third jitter shoot-off; Jones No, 1, Ohantler and Van Ess divided Fox agi lon i 7 Thomas.......... O11 1011-8 |
"i 5 7 24. Welttor Forest and Stream: hh. é arshall,,...,,,011101 1000—4 Beck.......... ... 110110 10 10—
ap lcs Arana Pe Lea eye AE Mah eo at ey ey ae k Third event, 10 singles, $1.50; Burke..,.,...,...J11110 1010—% Murphy........:.. O10 it 8 7
EOUSuCoeea ANIM auteur timed wala carom |e Eunos eects Inoii— 9 Huston.,.... voor sel 100101~ 7 | Wood. .....-....-111110 00 10— 6 ; ;
paid and the club has a handsome surplus, thanks to President Panes rth e a — Ns Ww " PRT i ceeseee ---101011111— / Block and Jones No. 2 first, Kennedy and Cutter second, Van
Harrison, Treasurer Outter and Field Captain Fretl Lawrence. | Dalton...) at Ee SHOE: esis ANLIONU— 7 | Sain third, Skinner, Catamaran and Newton fourth,
Rverything passed pleasantly, not a hitch nor anunpleasant word | Newton... UM0— 8 Benson... .,, W11011— 9) ‘Third event, at 4 singles and 3 pairs, $1.50: '
during those three days of pleasure. Every one is pleased and OPN ae he tk ae ae LUC — 8 Smith -1001010100— 5 Murphy 1001 1011 01—6 M Kennedy 1111 10 10 10— 7
satisfied except with their own poor shooting The wind howled Bratt steer tase eeee HMWO0— § CW... -1100010000— 3 | Block... ls. O110 10 11 11— 7 Cutamaran.....1101 10 11 ti 8
a hurricane for the whole time, including a rainstorm the first Chantler.......,. +d T1110— 9 Bremer - WOMONOI— 6 | stone... 1001 110000—4 Burke...,....,.. 1001 1110 10—6
day The shooters faced to the east; a strong northwest wind | peokGser tes HOt — 8 Durant. OTOL 7) Buble.........- 1010 1110 11— 7 Wing... -, 1000 10 10 10— 4
blew the first day; the second a little stronger wind blew from the Hem oro core THM —10 Tuttle. “HOM 9.) Sicinner. i. 3.) he 1110 1111 11— 9 Brewer .:.../:70011 01 11 10—6
BES Haak dation | to SUCRE ER EEE RE et Reheat hea Bennett i. eye .a 1011111011— 8 Tull... AMOMNN— 8] irq TT cat abet intnds ees pean ea eS 4
po Arora bere d a adit Ce Rete tite aoeoge name Mn yee ar GEM ay 1110111— 9 See... ANOMI— 9 | Marshall 1101 10 0010—% Dunlap... 0010 Of 11 00— 4
frost the first night, and the whole time was so chilly that it was pinot ke aa? at HPI—W Balsom. HUITIT10— 9 | Gove... 1010 10 10 00— 4 Cutter.......... 1101 10 10 10— 6
uncomfortably cold in the shade, even with a winter overcoat, | Breyten sno TTL —I0 SY Renseller. .....1110 10 00 01— & Cummings. /..11101 10 11 30— 7
: rf 4) a a a Oe ee ee i ee eos Loi, oe De 4 Loe | a ’ — “ —l rt
ST tohiintuomras larder panning from seventy-five to fifty, wares Pile Nor tah a 1001U1111— 7 -OL1TOD0L0— 5 | 5 une Noe: ‘O10 it ii i 8 Hehait nc “D000 0 0 oo Fi
Many prominent sportsmen were present from abroad, among | Wot Seuss see SNe EAE okie ERSAERI INS ck aioe 11 1011 11— 9 Wood...2020202, 1010 10 10 ie 6
whom were A. E. Fisk of the Herald, Helena, Mont., 8. H. Young, | yeeesom---+- CnOnION— 7 AMON 6 | Bennett.......1101 11 11 11-10 Steele........... 1001 11 10 11—
Hutchinson, Kas.; W. A, Van Saun’ Greene, az J. H. Balsom’ | Waly tte TREC Rc eS Se aS i 1000 10 11 10— 5 ‘Tuttle. .......01. 1001 11 10 00 5
Hudson, Wis.; I. Benson and J. H. Rensler, Fargo, Dak.; Capt, | page ooo Tete OOOO 6) StOKes..- UML OL OL 11 § Mleteber.///) Hol 1 1-8
Mayne, Devil's Lake, Dak. W.E. Bremer. Baraboo, Wiss H. J. | WOveeD3)--c esos aT ee COTO 6 I Paine’ < os 25 “1101 10.00 10—5 Dalton....1.217. 101. 01 OL 10— 6
ras Page es ges a a Sta Sr cal ca Dt eee HEA I aa HTD 1111111001— 8 11110111110 | Steward ‘11 1070 00—6 Giimn 10ll 1011 Ube G
lowing from out of town in our own State: J. H. Block, St. Peter, | BoVesaes TONE OL & | Abistrom .¢.¢. 1011 UL OL 00— 5 Kountz.......71111 1010 10— 7
H. W. Jones and “Lee,” Atwater; P. E. Hanson, Litchfield: J, A’ | Renseller.... -. ...1 MeO gH100LL— * | Stearns,....... 1010 10 10 — 4 Newton........: 1011 11 1 — 9
Ruble, Albert Lea; “Wing” and Stearns, Wabasha; Tuttle, “New. | eOley vo ses--+ nes MOH 9} Daly...-..---.-100L 1011 30— 6 Noreen... 0010 1010 10— 4
ton,” ‘Westerson and Noreen, Hastings; “Barnes,” Stillwater: | SounedY <5 ---- Satie HOU — 9) Parker,l.c.c20. 1110 11 10 10— 7 ‘Westerson,.;..1100 11 00 10— 3
“Dunlap” and “Huston,” Crookston: "Stone," Dale! "Ohantlocal | SUCATMS. 0+ ee. ee ene THOTM101— 8 TOM 9! Chantieér.....,:1101 1010 1—% Ensign,.,.... 1111 0010 10—6
“Catamaran” Kenedy, Skinner, “Bennett.” “Hanilin.’ “Holt | sones Nod... .. . .11111—10 ‘UNTUT—10 | Webley,....-.- 0110 10 01 00— 4 Holt-........... 011 1010 10— 6
“Benke,” "Bonte,”” "Forbes," St. Paul; E,W. Bird, the great rifle | FONes No.2......... ES eae | Beck.c.----- ---0010 OL 11 M— 6 Dunn........1.1100 00 10 11— 5
Re ae ohana emp hr Di tamun nian hep re ea ecgiar a8 te GNOME OL — ¥ o FOLMOW-—S5beeanees ra Ay ah ee ee a Oe
J. H, Balsom (**Parker” who shoots a splendid Parker ) Ww Bird.--. ............11001110— 7 Ensign... AOU — 94 Wisk 0100 OL 00 11— 4 Fox. piveer 0101 ot 01 do= i
first average, $60, and first, money. $60, under peculiar circum. | HOURS *-16+---+ + Ti—10 Ahlstrom. HTT 7 | Uawrence......1110 1110 10—7 Ruby... /:011L 10 10 10— 6
SAUER, HA had User Bhoonitee rele ak Fie Uicea eee eee ol eke upatalinaiee se A1011111— 9 Dunn......- 1101101011— 7 | Young... 0111 1010 0lI—6 Geneve "1000 10 11 00
Sholhut ith tes} Once he fell to third place, but on the tase Foor Stee ere cg hy ‘ neers ag Ys : Se er Davis..-....,.0110 1001 10— 4 Frost... Sees 00L 10 11 7
Hye ora a ae Sei Coane gale only, massed ous bird | ies on i’ div: ft; Ruble wins second, Stearns wine tnina, | MANS i. MOL 1000 6 Monel 1110.01 10— 7
and 8 pair, he got his 9 singles straight, and Shea yes Galyithwed Anns HOU pUiE ; ’ 8 div. third, Block and Bird div. forth. 4" oad al
in the forty-five who did, Great interest was manifested in his | _.Pourth event, 9 singles and 3 pairs, $4, $150 guaranteed, $60, $45, Fourth event, 15 singles, $4, guaranteed purse $150;
doubles as he was now two in the lead for first ayerage. He had | $30 and $15: f ; Pratt ; iniowwontiid Wood R WT 10101111-—-14
the misfortune a few years ago while at the trap to be the yictim | Block...... MOMEL 1010 10—1L Van Saun..00l0111 11 11 10-11 | Jones No. 1... /001101100110110— 8 Webley...) O01TT101I101001-~ 9
of a. “didn’t-know-it-was-loaded” feol who picked up a gun to ex- | Ruble... .. W1111100 11 11 M13. Young .....110111i1 11 11 10-13 | Tones No.2... 191011111118 -M Kennedy. MOLMITL Ae
amine it (which the owner had carelessly left loaded), and point- | Catamaranul0s111111 11 10 11-138 Renseller..100110110 00 10 10— 7 Witihas Lp 110011111101101—11 Stokes Eee 411111111110 rae
ing it fairly at Balsom's leg trom the rear it was discharged, cut- | Wing-......M1111011 11 19 T1—13 Balsom....O0U11111 11 11 118} Van Saun... 1T111110111100_12 Gutter... TOIOLIL Olde
ting the leg off just below the knee as cleanly as if done with an | Jones Nol.Q11U11 10 10 11 10-12 Lawrence..111010101_ 11 10 4—41 | Daiton 211010110. Tuttle. 2/72 7. 110100011 101101— 9 °
WES ; . Jones No2.111i1 10 10 1113 Ahlstrom. 11011111 11 10 10-42 | Marshall.) "<"O11111101001010— 9 Fite 00002 *=1001UI 4111001 10
As he limped to the score with his wooden substitute, the other | Whiteomb.011000011 11 10 1i—9 Warwick..100001111 11 00 I— 9] Fyost. 11010010000101I—_7_Hanson.,.... “TOOT HOLT Ae
day, nearly every one ceased talking and watched every motion. | Bonte. ....111011111 1110 10-12 Benson ...011001010 11 10 00— 7% | Fit. W010 1111111113 Bnsign... ... . 11111101111001112
He smashed thé three pairs swraight amid the applause of the | Stearns....01110010 1 10 111 Tyler... WU01001 10 1 11—1 | Bennett... 212. LI1110110111100—11 ‘Benson....... {11000110 Ow,
large crowd of shooters and spectators, and captured $120 at the | Noveem..-. 111111 10 10 (12, Morse... ..100011009 11 10 10— 7 | Famiin....., "0OM0011111111—11 ‘Bremer... ‘Oo1o1O10001110—
same time. J. H. Block, of St. Peter, sheritt of Necollet county; | Newton. ...011101011 10 00 10—8 Westerson.111011111 11 11 10-13] Dunlap...” HO110100WWI— 7 Stone...0../ 2. THOLMOTLELON
second, $50; H. W. Jones, Atwater Minn., third, $45; B. F, Schur- | Dunlap....11111111 00 11 00-11 Pyle....,..-111001111_ 10 01 10-40 | Piumb........, L1O01I11011010110 Westerson |. LLTLTOH011 12
meier (“Hamlin”), St. Paul, fourth, $40; W.H. Skinner, St. Pay), | Paine...... 111100111 1010 10-10 Brewer....011111110 10 00 19— 9 Noreen ....... “111111111110100—12 phe aaa .100111010110011 —
fifth, $35; Charles Thompson (“Bennett”), sixth, $30; “Catama- | Dalton ..,.111101001 10 11 10-10 Bird..... ..1011111 10 10 0-10 | Young... ADIWIMTHNI—2 Dann. tOLLtol0oLO,0— &
ran” (H.C, Lawrence), seventh, $25; Ruble, Joslyn and Kennedy, | Marshall ..011011110 11 11 10-11 Lee......... 11001011 10 10 00—~ 8 | Chantler... ./111111111110010—12 _Barnes....,. ..1110¢0011111010— 9
eighth, $20. Others scattered through, so every one got something. | Fisk... .. 1010101 10 00 10— 8. Hull........111110001 11 00 10— 9) Daly.....-..... ‘O1OTIONTONN—I2 Fletcher /.”: 11101,0191101111—11
There was no claimant for $25 average or the $20 gold or pair of | Barnes.....11011111 01 11 D—13 Cutter.....110111100 10 10 10— 9 | wing 1111011100}0111—11_Newton......., LOLI 01012
crutches in the consolation shoot. The crutches were putin a | Skinner....U11111 10 11 L—14 Walker...001011111 10 10 11-10] Skinner. ....... 111011110111111—13 _Howe........ ..01000110U110101 — 7
special shoot for poorest score, which were won by Henry Elliott, | Plumb .....0U111100 10 10 01— 9 M Kenn’dyl10111110 11 11 11-13 | Block. 222 W011111111111—-14 Burke... 1HOTLLI1 0111118
of Indianapolis. Peoria blackbirds were used, 18 and J5yds, rise, | Hamlin....1010111 10 11 10-11. Hanson. ...011111010 11. 10 10-40 | Bird... 22. ao1t1ui1111101—12_ Catamaran. 11101010) 141001111
Minneapolis rules (now called **Keystone” by some), governed, | Beunett....MI1M010 11 10 10-11 Bosign....0iU011 11-11 10-12 | Ruble...) WUIL112001110—12 “Parker .....11W0U11111111—14
Traps 5yds. apart. Two sweepstakes were shot each day, Ajj | Chantler...U11111 10 11 10-13 Stokes.....111111110 10 10 10-11] Fawrence. .. 1111111111115 Steele...... 27 110101 10—11
purses divided, 40, 30, 20 and 10, The following are the scores made | Holt_.....-. 11111110 11 11 10-13 Steele .....111110111 Ty 11 10-13 Hills ~7%001100011110011— 8 Thomas....... "0111101111000 10 |
Penh as ; ~~ | Webley... 011000110 11 10 4i— 9 Wood........101011001 09 10 102— 8 | Van Rss. 77: 111110011100011I— 9 Murphy....... O11 110111110112 |
% : First Day. Waly ss oxt 110111100 11 10 10-10 L Kennedy01ooli1 00 10 1— 8 ethane ; saga ORY a een one ae
; Forbes, ..,001011101 0110 10—8 Van Ess...101101110 01 10 11— 9 | pisce ana Bolan ences Second div. by Kennedy. Wood, Stokes,
First sweep, $1.50 entrance, 7 single Peorias: Stone...,..-011010111 0010 00—7 Pratt....., OLLL1001 11 10 1111. | oor ne Fe som; Jones, Holt, Skinner and Burke div. tuird:
Skinner,....-
aA M101I—6 Dunn............. .....100a—@ | Fox... 1001101 11 10 10-10 _Burke...-111111111 11 oL 14. | YOUPS fourth after shooting 6 straight on tie.
.. .1J11011I—6 Brewer .. -..--0011110—4 | Dunn.......171010110 10 00 OV— 8 ~Murphy....100101011_ 11 01 10— 9 Last sweep, 6 singles and 2 pairs, $1.50:
...l001j1—5 Hanson... Me iibrrt ma: Skinner and Burke diy, 1st, Ruble. Catamaran. Jones No. 2, cle ose SLUDTLL 00 110 Stokes <2 22: HM 10.11— 9
---10001—5 Murphy... ........-....1J0110—5 | Ghantler, Holt and Steele div. 2d, Jones No. 1, Tuttle, Noreen, | Van Saun.. UW It 10 Wesierson.......110111 11 10— 8
..101011—5 , Paine....... ... + wlN111—7 | Ahlstrom and Ensign div, 3d, Dunlap, Hamlin and Lawrence | Lawrence 10 arnes....5-.++.-1011U0 11 10— 6
ce OOO” Moran... IIL 11011116 | diy. 4th. ea peas “OHO py ite
mp Be STR OO tr ea ape 101 1 —A er de ht x andes pairs. 15 BAR ansor orern - 3 o9 U—
2 Zootoo 8 Cutter 1, “Se ATIGTIN =a] Speer Conse singles andy patts, eLek-Aamoneyes | a joan ea os Newion “100111 10 10— 6
as WiU11I—6 Chantler... - L0111—6 Sry ol vereeved101 1010 00— 5 Whitcomb.....,0101 10 10 ant Young.. Murpny- -.......1001]0 11 Ww—6
..0101011I—4_ Onatamaran. . OL Fianilay tae oth 1101 1010 1i—7% Hanson... 411 10 11 Gs 5} Dunlap. .. Parker .-0i1111 11 10— 8
111-7 -Westerson, r+ sLISS0IN— 6H] epherade, Meee: ile LOCI ee aladaaes oe Hi 446 4g— 8 | Ahlstrom. .-... Fletcher...,.....001 00 10 00— 2
11011—6 ~Anhlstrom... ROSE Le Ta Beae ae or aa Ste LT Ae ee eee Fi ETE Poi ences 410111 11 1i—9 Burke -, .11 11 00— 8
11111J—7 Boyland... +. 1011001—4)| Sinner co il.s. 101 20 10-11 % Pearson O1OL 10 19 spe 7 | yones No z....... lit 1010—8 Skinner, -l1 10 10—8
1010001—8° Hatnlin.,.. + 110015 | "Ruble... MD 11 110 “Young. Tet ay ay a0= By dongs Nod. ... 100101 1010-4 Gutter... 100110 11 00— 5
Van east ay Bs 1101001 —4 Bennett. i. RaW a a2 T1111—7 Pit 4 cette et ene 7100 10 00 10— 4 Hitt ae meee er ne Wi 10 10 10— 8 Ruble ane pines eke dhe 11101 11 10— 9 Griffin._. e+e 001101 00 10— 4
Ties on 7 div. first, Lawrence, Noreen and Westerson div y baa NO "2.01111 1011 10—8 Lawrence...”, 0010 Hy 10 i | Van Ess -........ OIL 00 — 4 Catamaran. 111 11 N—¥g
second, Newton and Hamlin diy. third, Benson wins fourth. z ante 2 A101 10 GO— 6 Kennedy eet rs 11 10 ae : Steele... _..- aa Il 1I— 9 Hamlin ..........111001 Tl 10— 7
First event, 10 singles, $1.50: ; Dunlap.........1111 1010 0—7% Qutter.!.. 20... 0111 11 10 11— 8 Hed Wamcsain “11010 1D 10— 3 Rais a eNrane LoD il do— 8
Catamaran... ... .J0l0i11111— & Kelly........ 2. 2... 0010001000— 2 | Fisk.-....-. »---1M0 Tt It Ol— § Walker..... ...1111 1010 11— 8] ‘Van Saun first; Block, Ruble and Bonnett second: Jones N.
Skinner... ....-.-- 100L1011I— 7 “Noreen........ ...., 11111111 11—10 | Dalton... -...-.1011 11 0010—6 Murphy......... 1110 11 1 11~ 9] parker and Skinner third: Hanson and Ahlstrom fourth, %
TEA akan ie Q101N01I— 7 Dalton......... 00. 1111111111—10 | Holt .....-.....- 110 101011—7 Pratt.....000..) 00! 1110 0—5| 7 ** ae aaa the pee
Marshall.....,....+. O11I— 9 Warwick. ......... 0111101101— 7 | Burke .........0011 11.10 11— 7 Third Day,
inet act epee tr teers 1011100010— 6 Lawrence,... . .... 1100}11011.— 7 Marshall, Ruble and Fox diy. lst, Murphy 2d, Thomas, Kennedy ae :
BLOG. ey 55 wee LTO 1— § ~Cummings.......... Ol01101171— 7 | and Cutter 3d, Chantler 4th. First event, 10 singles, $1.50; ,
Paine ...,...,.,--,-QLIM1IN101l— 8 ~Ensign.............. 1111111110— 9 Second Da farshall............ fi 110100— 7 Ensign. ...., 2.1...
Chantler...,-. eel I0— 9 Griffin... lle, OU NOLWI— 7 na Sie cote lock. ..-.....-..... TUM001I— 8 Ruble............
TONES. mle. f.kie, eee 11111111110 _Burke............... 111111111110 | _ Firstisweep, 7 singles, Rano ees Burke... 052.000. - PLEO se Stale. te.. eee eee
Stearns.....,..... J111010111— §_ «Lb Kennedy......... WOIT10101— § | Bisk.....-+-------.--++-- QOMO0L0O—8 Thomas..... ....... -.-, 1101110—5 | Parker..... .--.....1111111111—-10 Gatamaran..,...
ThE at ag a 1WOW1II— 9 Cutter.-...._.......10111 ll0I— § IVOOG los seed pes ees 1101111—6 Jones No. 2........... SSA Skinners Sols taT) “WWieond s,s eee eee.
Nicholson....... .. 1000000100— 2 Morse .....,-,. ....011010100i— 5 | Marshall..... -...---+.. 101010—4 Outter....222...0......- 11OLL11—6 | Lawrence.......... ALONTIONN— 7% Barneés../. .........
hay eae _,. 11100111— 9 Whitcomb 2... 17 101111 0101— 7 | Gemey...- +--+. -+eeer as OUIM0—5 Dunn.......-. 1. eee eee 1101101—5 | Wing... ....... 2... 1011111111— 9 Watson..,.......... 1
CEG May i.e ead 111111111110 Stone.,-......-......1111111119— 9 | Dalton....-.-.--.....+.- 1111000—4 Frost... 0... ees 1110101—h | Jones No.1......... 1110111— 9 Christenson........
Tuttle...... .......11111101— 9 M Kennedy,........ 1111101011— § | Paine... ...-.+.-..2..-- 1OM0—5 “Willman............... 1111011—6 | Jones No. 2......... 1001111101— 7 Stone. .......... -- 11110111 01—
Big ot es todd 111110111— 9 Van Saun,..,.... 1.) TLITUL00— § | Pratt... :ses secs. cs ene 111011—6-Hanson...............y. 10000012 | Hamlin.... ........ M1111111—10 “Webley........... ON —
Tolts, m1. Oe 1100111100— 6 Ruble -..,..........0111101170— 7 | Skimmer-.--..---.. -++..-1101111—6 Ciekiv aur ante ee 0100110-—3 | Bennett............. COBURG Wai a soup il ae Saas Oo 0100111011—
7 ea 1110110111- 8 Balsom........ 7 AMI11111—10 | Holts... cess e cer eee eee WuiNi—7T Stokes... 1011101—5 | Stokes............ LOU =8 © Krol e eas eee 1010110111—
Benson ......----- 111100011I— 7 Unly....:c0ssser cee 110111111— 9 | D nlap.....--. »---.-.+ OUM10—h Barnes.....-.... .-..-.- O11111—6 | Jackson.......-.... OOONNOLTIO— 4 Daly..........-2000. 1111101011—
Renseller.. ........011]111011— 8 Jones No.2...... .. 111111111110 Wo0vigee: oo¢-s25eee terse 1OLl01I—6 ~Lawrence.... .......... Q010011—8 | Noreei........ ..... 1111011110— 8 Danlapes ey wee ~---0111111111—
Forbes... ..0ss.. 1111011101— 8 ‘Tyler...,..., 2.2.0... 1010110010— 5 | Kennedy....-...-...0--. 1000111 —4 Newton... -.--...... 5. O1O110—4 | Cutter............%. ol1i1011— 8 M Kennedy......... 1111010111—
OTITIS. ee pee MAT OUTLET = he Miva seen Wain 1111110011— g | Parker.:+--..-........: 1101J11—7_ Westerson..... ........ 011111—6 | Van Saun........... 1111010101— 7 Ohamntler...........
Ahlstrom -.:....... 1011011111— 8 Hoffman... ... .... OOM 1U01I— & | POX... . 2) e-nn eee e ee ee _. . 0000LL0—2 SAE DRLY, SEAS SHEP. 1010001--§ | Young .... ......... J 111—10 Perkins. :-.52.. fa.
ae Rann ee we 0011001010 4 Green... ........... 0011000101 — 4 Holt and Parker div. 1st. Skinner 2d. stokes 8d. Newton.......... ..1101010111— 8 Wilder............ . -010110000]—
Bennett .......-..-. 1111001111 8 Rome.............0) 1110110100— 5] First event, 10 singles, $1.50: Pratt... .---- 2+ seas OUMIONI— § Plimb............-.
Hamlin........-...- HIMM1—19 “Wilson. 0101111100— & | Westerson..........1101111011— 8 Benson........-..... LELIITIOI—- 9g] Stewar.... 4-5. ONO 7 Griffin. ... 6...
Boyland..... ...... 1010001010— 4 Wing.--.. ee ., 1110110111— 8 | Skinner........ 0... 1N111i—10 Dunlap........--...t10n9— § | Van Hes............ LL00T0— 7 Kunseb... ...
Westerson.......... OLOLOWII— 6 Shott ...2.20 2 1100001111— 6 | Pratt....... 0... cea 0101011110— 6 Young.,..,... +++ LOUMI01011— 7 | Hamson...........+- M1011— 9 Chamberlain... ...
Searles..........-++: OlU010II— ¥ Barnes..........0.4. 1011111111— 9 | Lawrence.......... 101011111— & Newton............. 1101001110— | BiEd....--.-.--..-- 1011110100— 6 Murphy......... = 7 0101
Woot tii eep cal Ol0lNOIIa— 6 Hull... 222 110111 1111— 9.| Holt .......2....00-: 111101011I— 8 Cutter... 000227 0111101100— 5 | Ruble, Barnes and Onristenson diy. Ist, Block 2d, Wing, Jones
Brewer.......... 0.0 10010LII— ¥ Kuntze OOLMOLNI— 7 | Stearns........... L0011II— 8 Griffin .........100110100— 5 | No- 1 and Watson 3d, Jones No. 2, Stewart and Van Saun 4th.
Steele.) oo ae eh. 11M110it— 9 Walkers wesd ce. 1101017101— § | Bird .........-....., UILOL0I101— 6“ Stokes.... .,..__,.,,01N111110— 3 | _ Second event, 6 singles and 2 pairs, $8, $100 guaranteed:
Newton...-......... 10GITTIOI— Pyle aie es pee LIDIO00I— Fi | Woods... eee eneke: 1117111 10— 9. Ensign... -. 2.22. 1011111101— § | Lawrence........ 111011 10 10— 7 Gutter... .. ve-2- OLN
tert pete sey ee 1111/11011— 9 Huston ...,......,. 110101010I— & | Block............-.. 1ON11i— 9 ~Wetcher............ 1111110101— § | Parker........ »-111 11 11—10 ~Griffin........ + -- O11
Van WSs... cll. 01011 10010— i Dunlap...... ......J11011171— 9 | Gatamarv‘an......-. LIOUNIIITI— 9 Lee.......5...0...0: 1010110110— | | Burke,........... 110100 00 11— 5 Hanson.......... nn
BOOS eee iets stents 110011101— 7 Murphy ..... Sree 11100L0111— 7 | Renseller........... WOA0LOTINN— 4 Stone... ........... 00101101/0— 5 | Catamaran. ..... 111 10 10—8 M Kennedy... 000101
Tiesonl0diy Block, Chantler, Fox, Steele,,Wood, Ensign and | Jones No.1 ........ 111117111—10 Daly.........-. .... WN10N0MI— §}] Block ........ -111171 1110—8 Webley-......... 101101
Stone diy. 2d, after shooting 12 rounds of 3 birds each. Renseller, | Jones No. 2..-...... 111011N1— 9 Webley............. 0110001011 — 5 | Marshall........ 010110 10 10— 5 Newton.......... 01111
Forbes, Ahlstrom and Kennedy diy. 3d, after shoot off, and | Bryant............. 101000100I— 4 La Kennedy ........ 1111100110— 7 | Skinner.......... lull 11 1I—9 Steele...... Pech Abt
Brewer and Lawrence diy, 4th. soesle As eet a Kee Pay crise a ls 8 Been We eg reiniia, mt 10— 8 ty ones wees
Sac vent, ranteed purse of $100, 6single i 2 pairs, #3. | Dalton............5. l |O1— Jhantler........., ALO — 7 Chualb bitte sAne ll— 9 ambets...,...0110U1
oe ee ee : Steg Ali e PAME Von aawatiallt lees a ob (U1 9 M Kennedy... "11U1111111—10 ] Chantler..-...... T100M 11 11—8 Noreen........-- Out
Marshall....-.-.. 110111 1011—8 Griffin... ...... 110110 00 00— 4 | Noreen............ w1MIN0I— 9 Steele... 02.00... -1111111110— 9 | Daly... ....-.... 1111 11 11-10 Ruble............ n0111
Whitcomb....... 011000 1011— 5 Ahlstrom........ OOMOL 11 11— 7 | Bremer............. 111011I— § Van Bas... . ......0111010111— 6 | Wing,..-...--... 101111 11 10— 8 Li Kennedy.......11001
Catamaran.....- THO SDR Rubies, 111111 11 11-10 | Buble...............1211100101— 8 Newhall......, .-.. OOOMOLNlI— 5 | Stokes.....-...., 11 1010- 8 Guion...,.. .....00110
Van Saun.......-111011 11 0l—8 Lawrence........ AGA a rey | ESS CEE are eae 10011: 011I— 6 Paine............... 1111119111— 8 | Jones No.1..... J10110 10 11— 7 ‘Barnes, - TL
Stearns.......... TIO AOTI—HS. aie ee eee 111011 10 90— ¢ | Barnes..-...-....-.. 0101011111— 7 Raymond ..... .... 10001Uu0000— 2 | Jones No. 2...... 111011 11 W—9 Stone....,... ... 111101
Westerson,.....- 111010 Ol 1i— 7 Plumb .......... OOOL0L OO 10— 3 | Hamson..... -.....- 1010010111— 7 Whitcomb.....-.... OOUDLIOITI— 5 | Young..-.-....-- ji) 10 Gi— 8 Duniap.........-. 1111
Barnes... .....5-. O11. JO 10—7 Shott............. 000111 10 O1— 5 | Parker.....-. .. sLMONMTIMI— 9 Van Saun.......... 1011 11— 9 | Bird ..,...-..-... O1111 0010—6 Plumb........ . J
Jones Nol....... 1111 1010—7 Hoffman........- 1010/0 10 O1— 5 | Burke........--..... O11101010— 6 Dunn... ... ...,....011/1111M— 8 | Van Saun....... 101110 10 11— 7 Mnsign........... 11
AG rieeeass- aaa 117111 1010—§& Reed ...... ..... W111 10 69— 7 | Hamlin...... ......4U0U11T1— 9 Kountz.... .. .--..0101111111— 3} Genevey.... .... 101100 11 10—6 Watson.......... 111011
Forbes ...-......110111 1110—8 Noreen..... .... AMON 310 1j— 7 | Benmett...-........ TUOMAMI—-9 Gove: ..3t yee yeek 1110010017— 6 | Holt....... -.... Hil 0010—7% Pratt... ....,.-0111
BSIOCK eee yes). a 011111 1111—9 Hamson...........101001 10 11— 6 | FOX -.----..--- --.1101001000— 4 Morgan.........., .0lU10INI— 7 | Van Ess. _..... W110 00— 7 Murphy. .....,..001
HOxae so ae aben 111010 1010—6 Lee............5., 101101 10 10— 6 | Abletrom - ...... OLIO1LO10I— 6 Parker, Daly and Dunlap 1st, Skinner, Hamlin, Jones, Han-|
BuSaceect ce ote ..101010 01 10—5 Boylan........-.. 100100. 01 00— 3 | Skinner, Jones and Kennedy div. Ist, Noreen and Benson 2d, | son, Barnes and Murphy 2d, Catamaran, Wing and Noreen 3d,
Hiinthonee er ME ark 011101 0110—6 Searles... .......011100 10 00— 4 | Daly and Dunn 3d, Chantler 4th. ‘ Holt, Newton and Westerson 4th.
Wuttles:. 2 vay... 110111 1110—8 Wrost,...-;....... 011100 1010-5] Second eyent, 6 singles and 2 pairs, $100 guaranteed, $3: Third event, 10 singles, $1.50; )
Stokes........... A111 11 10—4 Bain....... ~ -...010110 00 10— 4} Block........ .-- 11111 11 11—10 Steele....... 10... 001101 11 11—7 | Marshall............ OOLONIO1II— 6 Webley. ........... 0111101011—
Cummings....... 11110 11 UlI— 8 BSteele............ Wilt 11 10O— 9 | Skinner,-,.-..... M1011 10 10—7 Van Hss.......... 110111 00 01—6 | Jones No.1......... 1110111111— 9 Newton... ii0— §
Cliantler........- O1lU1d 10 11— 7 Wan Ess.......... 11011 01 10— 7 | Van Saun......- 111101 10 1I— 8 Webley. . .......100190 10 G1- 4] Jones No. 2....... -1100111110— 7 Chantler.. T1111100— &
Jones No2....... 101111 It 1I—$ Wood......--....111011 01 10—§ } Stone.........-- W111 J110— 8 DBunlap........... 111110 00 00—5 | Block........ PaneAnc NUNnN—10 Lawrence.
Pratt .........- 011111 11 10—8 M Kennedy. ..-.111110 10 11-8 | Westerson,. -...011011 10 00— 5 Young............. 001111 10 10—6 | Ruble...........-..-1N1111111—_10 Weston. -.
Bennett.......... TVA “10 10— Wiig ee. 111011 11 10— 8 | Jones, No. 1-..... 111010 JL 11—8 Gove.............. 110100 10 10—5. | Skinner....,........ 1101110101I— 7 Steele...
FiGliy eels) an bes 10/011 1010—6 Paine. .......... 11111 01 1i— 9} Jones, No,2 ..,..J1/111 12 11—10 Dunn ............. O111)1 70 13-8 | Plumb... ..-.--.,-.0110110010— 5 Van Hss
Dunlap...........l01010 11 1J—8 Cntter............ 110111 10 10— 7 | Lawrence....... 010110 1110— 6 Griffin.... ...-111001 10 O1—6 |} Hamlin -. .-.. -...- 1100011111— 7 Wood...
Stone ............ Lidd1l 11 11—10 Huston.... ...... 0011 0 11 10— 5 | Paine............ 10111 1010— 7 Wenson........... 001010 00 17—4 | Bennett..,..,...- ..J11011111— 9 Holi..
Durant.... ...... 101101 OF 10— 5 Dalton........... 101101 10 10— 6 | Bird ..,,.-..._..,1/1100 10 01—6 Parker... ...... .111011 10 00—6 | Young..,..,.,......1101111111— 9 Gutter
Walsow. <0. 2 Soa 111000 10]1—6 MTyler............. 11,\101 11 10— 8} Barnes ...,...... 100ltT 10170—6 Kennedy....... .. TMI TOat—s> | Paekeroe. fo 2h. : JI111101 - § HKnsign ...
LUD aR Sosa Apert OOLN1 1100-6 Kennedy, L......100110 10 01— 5) Fisk_....,, ....,101110 1010--6 Ahlstrom ........11110 10 00-6] Wing.... ....,......10100011— 7 Catamaran.
Webley.....--... (1010 IL Ol—5 Ensign.........., 110111 10 1I— 8] Stearns........ ,.101110 10 00— 4 Catamaran....... 11010 00 11=7 | Bird .......... ..:2 1001N1111— 8 Noreen .....
Young..... ... ..111001 11 00—6. Renseller........ OUD, TO Wane. es LOL 10 — ~ Cutter... 12.0... 1 1 01-9} Daly.....,..........Mi10l1— 9 Ba ae
Skinner........- O1T101 10 10—6 Newton.......... Wnt 11 10— 9} Bennett . 11111 1010—8 Brewer........... 110111 16 11—8~} Dalton........... .. 0110111011— ¥
Balsom A107] 11 W—9 Brewer........... 111 «10 1— 9 | aye te tee eee 110111 1W19— 7 Ensign..... ...... 111111 01 10-8 | Stewart........ ... 0101101011 — 6
Biuwkes oe. «a 111100 1011— 7 Sport............. 100101 10 11— 6 ; Hamlin ..,......110111 10 11— 8 ‘Puttle............. 017101 01 10—6 | Yan Saun..... eres 7
Hamlin.......... 101110 1010—6 Walker.......... 100011 10 10— 5 | L Kennedy...... 100111 10 71— 8 Newton....... ...111011 00 11—7 | Geneva..... ....... 4 00010. —F
Warwick .. .... T1001 11 ti—§ Murphy.......... 11111 11 10— 9 | Stokes........... ANNO 1110-8 Ruble............ 111001 00 1i—6 | Christenson ... 9 O1ONI0NI— 7
Stone, Ruble and Lawrence divided first; Block, Stokes, Jones | Holt ,.-.......... Oil 1010— 7 Noreen.,.....,-. 011111 10 10—% } Kennedy... ...... 1110101001
No. 2, Balsom, Steele, Paine, Benson, Brewer and Murphy divided | Chantler........ 011117 1110—8 Pratt. ,......-...,100110 11 1)—7 | Guion...... heb
i 000110110— 5:
- O10010111— 6 Murphy.. ay
second; Catamaran, Tuttle, Bennett, Dunlap and Wing divided Dalton..,....,...11110 00 0l—7% Hanson,.,...-,,.-101111 11 10—8 * Perkins,., ....
May 30, 1889,]
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Be edeny +: +--+-s) AOIINI— § Li Kennedy.... ... »1011011101— 7
ROWG tivities +vss--1111017110— 8 Warwick...... .... 0010111100— 5
_ Bloc
Dunlap......-.... ..001111/100— 6 Gooseman.......... 11007 1011— &
and Ruble div, lst, Young and Newton 2d, Steele, Cutter,
Ensign and Pratt 3d, Jones, Pratt and Dalton 4th.
Last event, 9 singles and 3 pair, a #1450 cuaranteed:
Bolt.......17110111 11 OL 10—1, utter..,..11)1J1011 11 10 11-13
Wing. ...,J00010010 1011 10— 7 Van Ess..,.101010i111 10 00 10— 8
Lawrence..J11111001 11 10 WI—11 Wayrwick,.111011111 11 00 10—i1
ROWE «=: 001000000, 10 71 OlI— & «Pratt. ....010111111 10 10 10—11
Bennett..,.J0111111 10 01 10-11 Plumb...,.110001000 w.
Gnion.,. -,111010101 1112 10—11 Wood,...,.1011120110 11 10 10—10
amilin....111111011 10 10 01I—11 Skinner ...010111111 O01 11 10—11
farshall 11011011 10 01 1J—11 Stone. ....110001011 10 00 10— 7
Geneva. ...101010000 11 10 (1— 7 Webley....011100011 11 10 c0O— 8
Daly.......011111111 10 11 11-13 MKennedyl10100111 11 10 10-10
Parker .-..117111111 2111 11—15 Ruble....: AM0N100 10 11 11—11
Jones No1111011110 1010 00— § Watson....111101010 10 10 10— 9
ivd...,....10101101L 10.10 01— 9 Newton.,..011011001 10 10 00— 8
Burke... 111111111 11 11 00-13 Van Saun..0110U1111 10 00 01i— 8
altion.....011011101 01 11 O1—10 Dunlap....111119110 00.00 0I— 9
Steele,.....001110110 11 11 0l—10 Catamarandli111111 10 01 10—11
Baroes....-11/111101 1010 11-12 Noreen... 111110101 10 11 00—10
Stokes.... 1100011 11 10 11-12 L Kennedy110111010 10 10 10— 9
Geko! 111111111 11 Y1 M1—14 Murphy....111101111 11 0) 10-12
Ensign ....10/101111 00 10 11—10 Jones No?.111110111 11 11 00—12
Hanson....101000000 1011 1I—% Chantler..10111.0110 10 10 11— 9
WILLIAMS,
ILLINOIS SHOOT ANNOUNCEMENT.
HICAGO, Til., May 22.—The programme for the fifteenth an-
_/ nual tournament of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s Associa-
tion, June 4, is out to-day, and 1s a yery creditable piece of work,
of which the publisher, Mr. Al. W, Knox, need not be ashamed,
Besides the ust of shoots and prizes, it contains the MNlinois State
rules, the new American Association rules, the English rules, and
brief explanations of the Keystone, Loyd and Tucker systems,
The list of prizes, abbreviated below, should be enough to inter-
est almost any shooter:
Shoot No.1. Board of Trade diamond badge, individnal State
championship, value $600; second prize, 12-gauge Parker hammer-
less, 100 fine cigars added; third prize, Vouglass boat, silk hat and
Mas-kintosh added; fourth prizé, $25 cash from Mussey’s, Win-
chester shotgun, hunting shirt and subscription to ForRmSsST AND
STREAM, best sporting paper on earth, added,
Shoot No.2. L. C. Smith cup, value $500; second prize, cash $60,
split-bamboo rod, 200 cartridges and subscription to Inter-Ocean
added; third prize, cash $40, one corduroy suit, suhscription to a
Western paper and 2) cartridges added; fourth prize, cash $2h,
eee hin and box, 20) cartridges, subscription to sporting journal
added.
Shoot No, 3. Team shoot for elnb teams of four, non-members
Of association barred, one diamond ring, yalue $100: four diamond
rings, one to each member added; second prize, cash $50, wall tent
ee C. Cook & Bros. added; third prize, cash $30, 20 cartridges
added.
Special Prizes. For best average in shoots Nos. 1,5and 7,a
Lefever hammerless, value $100; same conditions, Chicago Herald
medal for State championship; same conditions, adding shoot No.
9, a Colts hehtning rifle, offered by Spaldings; for second best
acore in tie birds for diamond badge an elegant shooting trunk,
offered by Haskell Bros; for best team score in team shoot, 100
fine cigars, offered by M W., Diffley.
The open tournament holds 1% shoots, live birds and Keystones,
entrance $2 to $5; two-men team shoot, $15. Any number of
sweepstakes. _ ;
The convention will be held at the Palmer House, Tuesday
evening, June 4, at 8 o'’«lack.
The grounds are at Watson’s Park, Grand Crossing, Shooting
will begin at 9 A. M., June 4, and the tournament will continue
thronghoutthe week, ;
The Chicago and Mlinois shooters want to see every shooter,
East or West, North or South,on hand for the week. This is
going to be a shoot to talk about, and everybody wants to bear
that in mind and come to it. -E. Houaen.
NEW YORK SUBURBAN.—New York Suburban Shooting
Grounds, Claremont, Jersey City, May. 25,.—Lefever trophy, 25
birds, 25 cents entry:
JPR CaS i deaae Ose ens cadld ace
© Wictards........... -9011.011010110011110001100 13
Johnson... ~104919111110111101110111—20
Conover .- -(011000110111101000010110—12
- (110101001.0100010101010000— 9
maeiaia 0111 010001 L01000101001111—13
Runt? . 1011014111110111111010100—18
Feathaway -11110001001.10111101100110—15
RBonland .00101010011 11000010110000—10
Tore Shit Kk, ve+ 001710101010 :111100110100—15
Mrotitirrisae, CRcGRe Lheedeteas ska aw). 1011100110101111011110011—17
Lindsley_...-....... 2+. -1101111011000001111100111—16
ersey . OONIMOLI O0LOIOTOL—47
Collins -. HANOI 22
Rigidr 0110110110101 0101111111—19
QVAans, -. _ --10001111014.10011000; 00001 12
MOTEL) .verser a2) Pe Oe eo ¢ 11011.11.101000100011101101—15
Amateur championship trophy sboot, 25 birds, 25 cents entry.
Fox, Kichards, Tatham, Hathaway, Medona, same scores as above,
Matches at 10 singles, 50 cents entry, ties diy. No. 1:
Hunt...-..--..-,;-.-.0011101110— 6 Brientnall.......... L101111— 9
RD eS at ese AOI TI— 8 Jay Bee.:-........_, MALIOLIOI— 6
MICTCH, sees e: tae TWOONI— 8 Richards........... 0101101003 — 5
Lindsley ...:.. jee» OWIOININ— & Ferris........-..... ALL01NI00— 6
OUONIes. 5 yee. se eee OMMMIIIISI— 5 Sandford............101110l— 7
Event No. 2: ;
TET Te ee Ol egy 1111001010— 6 Brientnall....-.. ..1000101011— 5
EIS eae ae Se Ini0— 9 Jay Bee,.....,...-.. (01110101 — 6
Sandford........., OOOLOONMI— 8 HMerris........... 0. -1110100000— 4
WINGER ON aes a airs IOUIIIII— 8 Jones.... .......55.5 IOTIIOLIO— %
De i eo ei 1110111111— 8
Event No. 3:
is Dehn ge Saeee ee eee 1111011101— 8 Jay Bee............. OOULNIIII— 7
Nery s aek! ea IIIMNNU— § Ferris,,........... .0101Id111— 8
Sandford........... O101N10001— 5 ~~ Jones .............., 0110111010— 6
RTs gre epee cre bat ears 0111111100— 7 ~Conoyer.._......... WAIT 1u— 8
Lindsley............ 1WU10IN100— 6 Jersey... ......... INNINIT1I— 9
Brientnall ......... 0011111101— 7
No. 4:
UTES EB Eb Oe 6 bdrm Rs ITINII—10 Jay Bee,.,, .....,: 11101011 — 7
Sanford........-.... HHNOMIN— § Tatham.,_,,........01G00101N1— 4
Jersey -.+-+-slO1110/111— 8 Conover... -...,.... IOLOLOLTI— 7
een Lae pes aed OWNO000— 6 Dukes.,.............1111101010— 8
SS ee eats IW1001N11I— 8 Ferris.,............. ONIII0100— 6
BACHE a retye nes caret O1ONITOI— 7“ Hathaway....... .. 0010101011— 4
Brientnall.......... Wi1110111— 9 Jones ...:....... +. VJIT0111110— 7
indsley.........-.. 0111111— 9 Medona.,.,......... ILLOOLO10I— 6
Baer gt ee: «1011111110— 8 Richards. ., ., ....111110n1I— 9
0. &:
AVIMMeT oe ace) bee oie 1111101111— 9 Brientnall,........ OOW111001—. &
SLOHMSO Merete... O1IT11111I— 9 Apgar..........,. »-- LOOM 1— 7
ISIE eee cents 111117110I— 9 Dukes...., Pre gecesi aM An a(iylesay’
Conover....-.....-. 1110110130— 7 Mort....... ........ 100L011001— 5
Lindsley.... ....... W11W1111I—400 Jones..., .._...... LO11010000— 4
ay Bee........--.. OLLTIOOIT00— 6 Sanford.....-.. ....1111100101I— 7
HBT ARe lI he = load O1N1IONNIO— 6 Jersey. .......,-...J0IOLMIM— 7
Hunt...........-....1011/001110— 6
No.6: Miller 10, Johnson 7, Sigler_7, Conover 8, Lindsley 7, J.
Bee 8. Brientnall 7, Apgar 6, Dukes 3, Jones 9, Santord 7, Jersey 9,
unt 4.
_ No.7: Miller 10, Johnson 9, Jay Bee 8, Conover 4, Sigler 8, Apgar
i Benin y f, Jersey 7, Sanford 7, Dukes 4, Lindsley 8, Collins
, LOnes d,
No, 8 Miller9, Apgar 10, Jay Bee 7, Dukes 7, Collins 9, Sigler 7,
“Sanford 6.
_ No, 9: Miller 7, Johnson 8 Jay Bee 7, Apgar 8, Dukes 7, Collins
10, Conover 8, Hunt 9, Jones 6, Jersey 9, Lindsley 6.
No. 10: Miler 7, Johnson 6, Jay Bee 8, Conover 9, Lindsley 6,
Jersey 8, Hunt 9, Apgar 9, Dukes 6, Collins 6, Sigler 9,
_ No, ll: Miiler 8, Hunt 8, Johnson 10, Conover 7, Dukes %, Linds-
ley 5, Jersey 9, Collins 9.
NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CLUB.—Arrangements have been
completed hy the Gun Committee of the New Jersey Athletic
_ Club for holding a summer tournament at clay-pigeon shooting
for prize medals costing over $100, on the organization’s grounds
at Bergen Point, The tourney will only be open to members of
the cluh, 1t will include six matches,in each of which each
entry will shoot at 20 birds. The events will be shot at intervals
of a fortnight, the first contest being selected for Thursday after-
1 noon, June 6. The privilege of selecting the scores of the best five
of bis six matches to place in competition for a prize for the best
‘Score at 100 birds will be accorded each entry,
FOREST AND STREAM.
BROOKLYN, May 2.—Hillside Gun Club third monthly shoot,
Dexier Park. We had three sweepstakes after the shoot for
medal, MH. Quinn and Geo, Koeh dividing first in the first sweep,
i. Bergen second. Second sweep, Geo, Koch first, H. Kuebel, Jr.,
second, Third sweep, H. Knehel, Jr. first, John Kessler second.
Match at 26 bluerocks, l6yds,. Chamberlin rules, for gold medal:
US RAIS. ot ace ke ike ee 1001111011010110011010110—16
CrAOMCOG Shei cas Ls CHES Aen 0140111011011 011011001117
JOS SCH] yo eee cece cece «vee es 6 1001101101011 0101010110115
PRONVGIBETON, 210.00) Len iPe., See RC 091010101..0010011001.100010—1.
A. Weisser........ - 1... Py AE TEE SePn A ON, (000000001010000101101000— 6
[ECA Lycian) | Ao SN RS Sr O101011101111111011011110—20
gta ae, rns sen Ena aM, | JOU111011111 1111 10110111 — 21
ACHIFINIS VET... reo i: Senne Gecneny XTi 1110101100110911101011011—16
PROMI RGLEGN Ur eRe/ Eee CRMOEROOE. .ctuunh U101010100010000000700000 — 6
Weir elanlerey seen ees eee eee ele 1100007011111001011011111—16
Peter Reiss,....... Ce a ek ey 1101100000010011110111000—12
Chris Dethloff.... 2 24 1001000101 000000000000100— 5
JH Watteh ~~... esse ee eee yee ---11110000001000101100100100— 9
WELLINGTON, May 25,—There was a large attendance at the
srounds of the Wellington Club to-day, and the weather condi-
tions Were favorable for good scores, Perry won in the pitcher
match with a score of 14 out of lo birds, In this match the fol-
lowing scores were made: Wood 11, Bond 13, Field 11, Dill 12, Perry
14, Sanborn 11, Melcher 11. In merchandise match Warren and
Sanborn tied with a clean score of 15, and in the shoot-oif War-
ren won the first prize, a gold badge. The winners in the several
sweepstake matches were as follows: Five clay-pigeons, Sanborn
and Melcher; 6 bluerocks, Smith; 6bluerccks, Robinson and Brad-
bury; 6 bluerocks, Smith, Baxter and Wield; 5 clay-pigeons, Bond
and Robinson; & Sey aeons Melcher; 7 bluerocks, Bond and
Perry; 5 clay-pigeons, Warren, Bradstreet, Jilland Perry; 6 blue-
rocks, Warren, Schaefer, Robinson, Bradstreet and Sanborn; 5
Luan IU) Stanton, Dill and Wood; 5 clay-pigeons, Warren and
ood.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2,—A practice shoot of the Wawaset
Gun Olub was held on their grounds. The shooting was at hlue-
rock targets, and the following scores were made:
W_H Hartlove,.. oy eccye- 411110101111011—11 11 11 11 10 11—9
G H Huber,,.,,...- ++ +~A11000101111001—10 00 10 00. 10 G0—2
A H Stout... _....,-...,,.-..101011000111111--10 00 00 11 11 10—6
W Buckmaster... ..., ..--.011011111100111—11 10 OL 00 10 10—4
PSY FL ees eee eae 01007 L00LOLO001— 6 10 01 00 OL 00—3
HG Buckmaster............ 001111100101001— 8 11 10-12 10 11s
D Buckmaster. .-.. ceveee ss LUITIOMILIOUII—-1M 10 11 00 11 11—7
MIDDLESEX GUN CLUB— Plainfield, N. J,, May 27.—At a
meeting of the Middlesex Gun Club, Saturday evening, May 25, it
was decided to hold the club's annual tournament at Dunellen,
Oct. 8,9, 10 and 11 next, Among other interesting eyents a guar-
antee purse of $1,000, 50 live birds each, $112.50 entrance fee, will
be offered..—W, F. Foros, Secretary.
CLEVELAND, O., May 24.— There was the usual large at-
tendunce at the regular weekly shoot of the Sherman Gun Club
this afternoon, but the shooting was not up to the average. The
only fair score made by the class A shooters was that of Hugo.
who won the badge on a score of 20. Walters made a good score
for a new beginner, and won class B badge. The cloudy weather
and high wind was accountable for most of the poor shooting.
The club have arranged for # special shoot on Decoration Day.
Score;
Jetitespied® Pra aprtecti rat rs teibpoes ieee ees Se 111.1019119101111111010101—20
(GE labret Ieee shh ea nnosroreninee ea ete Ieee tI 11100111.11001101011110111—18
Vise een cieee eee abe ss stcee coma saa TOLITLOLO1001 100010) 11011 =15
Ne sac ree te tb a te Eee ated 0011101010011011011111111—17
Te RD Prk Seppe seterecySieag ger sre eater errraeeat pee res 1011000100071110111111011—16
Walters see gtk aes bre sams = By ee saci: 0111111000101101100010011—18
11) CUES YS AA SEE OP A Snare 1101.011001011101100010011 —14
10 UTTAR eaters ore eee eee ene Tames (11001100101101001111110—15
LO) 7 | eee in See Se ge ye Seen eer 1001110011010101101111000—14
GUO CE ITE Nt Chee, ese —epet Cewee Se aR ES Ee hs .1111011.001100001.001010011—13
TAHITI ag Cape teh Bc cheap Mae PRBS En wan 100000901101101100101011—11
VG WOES pepe tert tcl obelisk _. -1111000110111001001000001—12
Cee tes setae ann Pare Rr veteninid kp 11101111.00007000000111009—11
CHICAGO.—Trap shooting at Cumberland Lodge, May 11; 30Tive
birds, 20yds. rise, English rules:
Geo Wharton: iras.s. 207 ree 22 sen 0011 01101116101919110 1011 11111—25
MS Miche aera ss 111.016111110010010111111110110—21.
WL Shepard..-..--.,---... NPL EAE 111101011011001110111101011011—21
Henry Stephens.::.. .¢:-..::7.0.8 121011101001001110110101011011—19
ES Gs GCircitiim err ee eee ar: 011111110111011001161001101000—18
The birds were strong fivers, and wind blowing hard across the
traps.
NEW YORK CITY, May 22.—Emerald Gun Club, regular club
shoot at Sea View Park, New Dorp, Staten Island; 10 live birds, 5
Fround traps, 21, 25 and 30yds, rise, 80yds. boundary, Shot under
HW. G, C. rules; three prizes. ay
Di Hudson (30)... ...0020111022— 6 TJ Orystal (25).,.... 2111000100—5
J Bade (25)..... ....2000212201— § MW Rubino (24) ...... 0120000012—4
CG Horth (25) ... ...1221022210— 8 Dr hiveridge (25)... 1110111101—8
W_Glaceum (380)... .101202001— 6 T P MaeKenna. (25).1212202221—9
J Measel, Jr (80)... .1222222001— § S McMahone (25).., ,0202022111—7
P J Keenan (25)....0120211102— 7 J McConnell (21)... .2002060010—3
: F Shrader (30)...,.. .20200)2021—5
R, Regan (25)........ PIVIOIIN2Z0— 6 FF
P Butz (30) O22212111— 9 M McMunn (30). ...0120122110—7
C Grainger (80)..... 111111)211—10 A McHale (21) ..... Ouw,
Schermerhorn (80). 1120010019— 5 JJ H Voss (82)......... 1111121200—8
G Kemsen (80). ..-. TOOi12U110— 6 T Codey (80)......... 0100120000—3
Je) EU Y CL) eee 2100LG000I— 4 MW Murphy (25), . .2201221010—7
LC Gehering (30). .2121101211—10
Use of both barreis allowed; 2 means used second barrel, In
the ties second barrel counts halfa bird, Ties on first prize,
20yds.; C, Grainger 0, L.C. Gehering 2, wins first prize second time.
T. P. MacKenna wins second prize for first time. John J. Ryan
wins third prize for third time and now owns it. The club will
hold its annual excursion on Tues ay, June 25.—T. P. MAGK aNNA,
Recording Secretary,
SAN FRANOISCO, May 18.—A few members of the Blueroek
Gun Club assembled at Alameda Point to-day to shoot up back
scores and have a little practice at the artificials. The traps were
strong and » breeze blew from the marksmen to the traps, so that
the birds gained good headway the resulb beipg poor scores.
Messrs. H. Golcher, Fenno and Campbell shot as guests of the
cluh, The first match was at 20 singles, and resujted as follows:
Sip lOramientaeciee steer 5. Bc Ne A ee PO .-01000001100011001011— 8
PCE HO ELEY Sy Leer aay ee gs ee ae ak a 01011000010001010000— 6
FN AD ote be See a ee en 110(30000111011001101—10
LEIQerOM che (2): 2s. Sea eerie eee ed 1111101.1101011011001—14
WCE Cet re eee A ARE We, 11001010701101001110—11
Ganiwbelll ys cc ecsse teste SMiprs wer eV fins 11100101000311.111101 413
The second match was at 5 pairs and resulted as follows:
Writtle ..... ....10 10 0110 11—6 Hf @olcher....... 10 10 10 11 11—7
S Golcher.,.... +00 10 00 00 10—2 Fenno............ 10 11 11 O01 10—7
Abbott......-: :.-11 10 10 10 10—6 Campbell........ 10 10 10 10 10—5 |
Several pool shots followed, in
what improved.
NHWARK, N. J.—The South Side Gun Club, of Newark, N. J.,
will hold the second shool of the summer season on Wednesday,
June 5, at 9:30 o'clock, The programme includes: 1. Ten clays.
2 Wive pairs cluys. 3. Ten bats, 4. Five pairs bats, 5. Fifteen
bluerocks. 6. Fivepairs biuerocks, 7. Ten bluerocks. 8, Twenty
bluerocks. 9. Ten clays. 10. Tenclays. All will be class shooting
under club rules. Prizes divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Tar-
sets three cents each. Rain or shine. Au extra set of traps will
be provided where novices will not be compelled to compete with
the more expert.
_ BROOKLYN, May 23:—The New York German Gun Club held
its annual shoot at Dexter Park, on the Jamaica Plank road, yes-
terday afternoon, Ii was the ladies’ day of the club, and the fair
sex was Well represented. Sheoting hegan at 1] A. M. and lasted
until late in the afternoon. The first event was a sweepstakes at
5 bluerocks each, in which Messrs. Schlicht, Sauter, Bonden,
Hassinger and Carwein carried off the honors. The next contest
was at 10 live birds for the club medal, in which J. Baesnecker,
25yds,, and J. Carwein, 2lyds., tied for first place on 9 birds each;
A, Lucas and Dr, Cartrell on 8 birds for second place; J. Schlicht
P, Hassinger, P. Garmes, Jr., for third place, on 7 killed, and P,
Garmes, Sr., f. Sauter, M. Border, Dr, Von Loemer and J, Dunne-
felser on 6 birds for fourth place. The team captain, Mr, Sauter,
congratulated Mr. Carwein, who won the shoot-off ana is a new.
member of the ciub, and presented him with tie club medal. Mr,
R, Spregrade, who made the lowest score, 5 killed and 5 missed,
received a special medal of a pasteboard dish. The score of the
shoot-off for the wlub medal was as follows:
J Garweib..-.....-5. 10—1—y_~“J Baesnecker......,.101—11110—8
Another sweepstakes at 10 bluerocks finished the tournament,
A. Duryea, of the North Side Gun Club, acted as referee, and EB,
H, Dellar as scorer.
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub
lication in the currentissue, It is particularly re-
quested that scores be sent us as early as possible,
which the shooting was some-
387
NEXT WEEK'S SHOOTS,—The coming week will see a great
smashing of clays and slaughter of live birds, The [Mlinois and
New York State shoots wiil each gather a, brilliant company of
shots. The Western men holding the 15th State shoot at Grand
Crossing, 1l]., and the astern men the 3ist State shoot under the
auspices of the Hlm Grove Club, of Albany. Besides these large
shoots dozens of clubs announce attractive programmes,
TORONTO, May 18.—The fifth competition of the Stanley Gun
Club forthe President's gold waich took place on McDowall &
Co.’s grounds this afternoon. The day was magnificent—a better
trap day could not be desired. HF. Mallet won the Wateh this
time with a score of 2] outof 25, at l0yds. rise. Four different
members haye also aclaimonit. They are: W,. McDowall, 19
out of 25: J. Rice, 20 out of 25; W. Felstead, 23 out of 25: 1. Saw-
den, Jr.,22 out of 25. In asweepat i0 birds for three prizes,
Beatty broke 7, M:Dowall 5, Draisey 4, T. Taylor 4,
Canaving.
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to PoREs? AWD
STREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., ot
their clubs, and also notices in advance of es and races, and
report of the same, Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are
requested fo forward to FoRAST AND STREAM their addresses, with
logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local
waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Ernest aoa
ommodore: H, C. ROGHRS............ : a
Secretary-Treasurer: Gro, W. HATTON i Peterborough, Can,
Vice-Com. rear-Com. Purser,
Central Diy..W. RK. Huntington. E, W. Masten.......... T. H. Stryker,
Rome, N. ¥.
Atlantic Div, W. P, Stephens...,.L. B. Palmer.,......... F, L. Dunnell, S
186 Jerolemon 3t., Brooklyi.
Eastern Div, ,H, E, Rice, M. D....Maxton Holmes.....,..H. D. Marsh
Springfield. Mass,
N’thern Diy..Robert Tyson,,.,.... 8.8. Robinson.......Colin Fraser, Toronto.
Applications tor mempership must be made to division pursers, accom-
anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00
or entrance fee and dues for current peer very member attending
the general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application
sent to the Sec’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division,
Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of
the A. ©, A., will be furnishea with printed forms of application by address-
ing the Purser.
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J, R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D. H. Crane, Chicago, Il.
Rear-Commodore—-C, J, Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O,. H, Root, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hxecutive Committee—O, J, Bousfield, Bay City, Mich,; T. P, Gaddis, Day
ton, O.; T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0,
FIXTURES.
MAY.
May 27 to June 1. Delaware River Meet, Delanco.
May 30 to June 2. Passaic River Cruise.
JUNE,
16, Puritan, Record Races, No. 2.
lf. Puritan, Record Races, No.3.
22. N.Y. C. O. Annual, Staten
8. Ianthe. Spring. Newark.
15-17. Puritan, Annual Meet,
Nantasket.
15. Brooklyn Annual. , fsland,
16-17, South Boston, Local Meet, 29. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet,
Petticks Island. Larchmont.
JULY,
4, Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22, Atlantic Division Meet.
13-29, W.C.A. Meet, Ballast ’'d. 27, Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers,
AUGUS®.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
7-23, A. ©, A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River.
SEPTEMBER.
8, Puritan, Record Races,No.5, 14, lanthe, Annual, Newark.
PHILADELPHIA C, C. SPRING REGATTA.
Muriel, J, A. Inglis and §. H. Kirkpatrick, ..._. uve oe eee Le wa 1
Pappoose, W. 8. Grant, Jr.,and H. R. Wray ........... ... ey ey
Water Witch, J. P. Warr, Jr., and Lightner Witmer.........._.. 8
IPADOSE se Us SPAT Wt tale cd esters orapsnsiit e deeee ati gene 1
ADAG SPREE SVVabIMeL 6. seo eee, anew les EP
ourmoosha, 8. H. Kirkpatrick......,.. .........0. cee, oe
MUIPTO LS Au hie ee, Peete. Semele | eMedia aie 4
Wiater Wil chs ie Reav amie draws 8 Sere ae oh
Midge, Russell G. Hubbard.......,.............,...; . 6
Paddling upset race, with turn:
VITTIG IStA SINS LIS REP ee LCE C ERC Chahw iter: clociit LtPaeeoeee ]
Nourmoosha, 8. H. Kirkpatrick........................... 2
Bay Ver ie AOE Tray LIC e ae Conte kt cee nani adele olen De Us 3
STIG IW 20s bel ad enc Cen eee es, ey ere eee AEE 2 naan 4
A PREHISTORIC CANOE.
A DISCOVERY of extreme archmological interest has been
made upon the Barton section of the Manchester Ship Canal.
While the excavators were at work in what is known as the “Salt
Eye” cutting, the steam nayvy brought to light a prehistoric
canoe. It was imbedded in the sand abont 25ft. below the surface.
With some diificulty the canoe was remoyed toashed in the
vicinity of the engineer's office and examined, It was found to
consist of a portion of an oak tree rou hewn and fashioned.
In length this relic of a long past age is 13ft. 8in. from end to end,
with a width cf 2ft. Gin. Notwithstanding the lapse of centuries
the marks of the axe are distinctly visible in the interior of the
canoe, the width of the blade of the implement used—whether of
flint or iton—being apparently about 3in. Unfortunately the
vessel sustained some damage in the ruthless grip of the “navvy.”"
the bottom having been cut through at the baw end, while a por-
tion of one side is broken in. But for this mishap the canoe would
have been recovered practically intact. The bow is shaped so as
to leave a projecting block, through which » hole is driven, evi-
dently for the purpose of fastening it by means of a rope. At this
oint the grain of the wood indicates that the ancient workmen
ad cut through the heart of the tree, and that a portion had
broken away. Another piece of wood appears to have heen fitted
into its place and fastened with two stout wooden pins, The
piece itself is gone, but it is easy to pass the finger into the holes
left by the pins. At the opposite end the canoe has heen strength-
ened by the fixing to it of a species of gunwale, consisting of the
naturally bent arm of a tree, also held in position with pegs or
pins of wood.
Ut is impossible to fix the precise period of the canoe, but the
circumstance that it bears no trace of a nail or any other iron.
work May perhaps aid the formation of an opinion apon this
point. The wood, particularly of the bottom, is for the most part
quite sound, A portion of one side, however, which has appars
ently been at some period more exposed than the rest, has com-=-
menced to crack, and to preyent the spread of this process of
decay, now that the relic has been brought into contact with the
tur, Measures will at once be taken. The canoe rested in a bed of
sand and leaves, among which hazelnuts were found. In the
immediate vicinity several large trees have been discovered,
leading to the conclusion that the bed of the canal is being cut
through what was once a forest. The ultimate disposition of this
interesting link with the remote past has not been decided upon;
but it is hoped that it will be added to the archwologic treasures
in BES, apn seya at Owens Colleze, Manchester.—Manchester, Hing.,
G Ul ‘)
38s
FOREST AND STREAM.
[May 80, 1889.
: « ~ —i aye
PADDLING RACES AT THE MEET.—2Zditor Forest and
Stream: It is a pity that the regatta committee baye decided to
have no special race for the paddling championship. We have
had a sailing championship race now for several years; then why
not have one for the paddlers, ton? Last year ip was tuought that
such a race ought to op in fair sailing canoes, and also subject to
the one man one cancerule. The result was as might have neen
exsected, Two canoes, Narka and Mavgie, were built. specially
for the race, and were only sailing canoes in name (Narka weighed
5Zibs.). Even such a canoe as Kelipse, the best all-round boatever
built, did not think it worth while to enter. Tt would be absurd
to call such a race as No. § this yenr a championshiprace. It re-
minds me forcibly of Lhe menugerie vace they have at military
Sports: Ouw Man mity enter in a 16/28 cunoe Weighing 20)bs,, witha
single paddle, while the double men can enter in any kind of
decked canoe from a Natku down, What is ruch a race as this
going to prove? One might as well pit a running horse in a road
Wagon against a trotter in a sulky and calli, a horse champion-
ship race, Why not have two fair outand out paddling races, one
for the single, the other for the double paddle championship, both
races excepted from the ohne min one exnoe rule, which merely
prevents a Sailor fram competing in paddling races because fair
Sailing canoe cannot be built to compete against boats of the
Narku class. 1 wiuld suggest two raves such as the following: I.
Double paddle championship: any cane 16X48, one mile, doub e
paddle, fi, Single paddle championsaip: auy canoe 16 <28, single
paddies, 16%28 is merely suggisted as the best size for paddling
yaces and the must popular ra ang sizein whe pst. If we bad
these two classes we would definitely know who our paddling
champions were, It has bees admitted for a long time thar the
double is faster than the single; then why make them compete
against one another agam? We would also not see the ridiculous
sight of men itting light paddling cauoes with all the necessary
4, pliauces Tor sailing at a large cost. ‘lhe one man, one canve”
rile is all well euough tor the record and sailing races, but if ap-
plied to The races iur the padiling championship it merely pre-
yeuts sallurs from competing for the paddling championship.—
W. A. Litys (Toronto, May 23),
A CANOE MEET AT BOSTON—The first canoe meet in’ the
vicinity oT Boston will be held by the South Boston and Sagamore
clubs at Pettick’s Island, near Hull, in Boston Harbor, on June
15, 16 and 1%. aud an inuvitativun is extended to all canocists,
tlub members or unvitached, ro be present, On June 16 a cruise
will be made to tue Weymouth River, and on June 17 the fotlow-
ing races will be sailed under A.C. A, rules: Sailing, 3 miles,
triangular course; sailng and paddling, half mile sides alter-
nately, 3-mile curse: Salling upset; paddling, Class 1; paddling,
Olass 2. Canpeists wid cluos intending to be present are requested
to send their names to Jolin J. Martin, Sec. South Boston C. C.,
Box 1767, Bostou, Mass.
IANTEE C.C.—The spring regatta of the Ianthe C, C. will be
held ou June 8, at Woodsice, N.J., xt 2:30 P.M, The programme
inciudes 11 events, and the :aces, under A.C. A. 1ules, are open
to all canceists. Tie lanthe OC, C.is now in a yery flourishing
condition, with 25 wetive and 3 assoviate memopers,
NEW JERSEY ATHLETIT CLUB, CANOEING ANNEX.—
The Canoeing Commitice of the New Jersey Atuiletic Club, at
Bergen roiut, will hold uu open regatta on July 6& Mr. W. H,
Mitchell, Bergen Point, is chaimman uf Lone commiitee.
EASTERN DIVISION A. C. A—A meet will be held on June
§-l8 at Gulla Shasta Grove, bear Springtield.
Pachting.
FIXTURES,
May.
30, Yorkville, Opening, Oak Pi, 20, Detroit, ist Pennant,
Montreal. : 80. Larechmunt, 7Uft, Class.
30-June 2, Purtiand, Cruise, BU. Sing Pholip B. C., Fall River
8U. Brooklyn, Open, Gravesend, 4, Cedar Puint, Opening,
BU, Cape Cid, Cape Cod Bay, du, Newark, Ladies’ Day,
30. New Jersey, Opening, ’ 30. New Haven, Opening.
3U. Quaker City, Upeuing, Phila.
‘ JUNE.
1. Quincy. Cash Prizes, it, Detroit,
17, Cape Vod, Orleans.
17. Ameritas, Anoual Pennant.
li. seawanbaka, 40ft. Class, N.Y
17. Quiney, Hirst Obam.
17. Dorcuester, Open, Nahant,
17. 8 uthwark, Annual, Phila,
16-20-22. Kawiinu-Titauia, N.Y,
aU, MO.aluuquot, Pennant, bt. Pt.
Quaker U.ty, Annual, Glouc.
- buttalo, Sweep, Olasses 2 & 3,
Beverly, Marbiel’djist Cham,
v2. HU, First Cham,
lL. uarelliidiit, Spring.
1. trreat Heau, Fenaant.
1. Hu . itull, ZULE. Ulass.
8-5-7. KaclMa-sudiurees, N.Y.
5. Dorchester, Open, Club.
6. Modatigucl, Upeuiny, ob. Pt.
7. btew Haven, Lauies’? Day.
%. Bulfal., tenuant, Buitalin.
& Uvriothian Mosquito ff lcet,
Lareumoul.
10. New versey, Annual, N. Y.
Li. Great Menu, Movoulipht sail.
VW. Aliantic, annual. VY. 22. Uolumbia, Annual, N, Y-
1% New Ha, el, AnuUe. 42. Bt. Lawieuce, Moutreal.
18. New York, ammuut, N.Y. #4, Pavoula,s. nual, Jersey City
1%. Miramichi, Miner and Call #4 Newark, Open, Newark.
Cups. 26. Pleon, Clu,
13. Portinud Annual, Portland. 2. Corinthian, Marblehead.
1b. Corio cian, oJ arolelicad, 4 BY. Beverly,Mon, Beach,ist Open
15. Beawaunaka, Annual, N.Y. 29. Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larth.
15.
1b.
15.
1a.
1p.
Lyun, Clib, Lynu. ue
bi0voklyo, Auiual
Great eau, Oven.
Hamiuliun, 6 and d35ft, Class,
Ulielsea, Club.
Hull, Club Cruise.
. Yonkers Cor,, Yonkers,
29, St. Lawrence, Montreal,
du-July 1. St, Lawrence, Cruise,
Moutreal,
SPRING FASHIONS.
E lately saw at a wharf in Boston a vessel of nearly 100ft,
luadiine that trom us close in-pection would not only be
pronouuced 4 yacht, bUL a bandsome and well equipped yacht
AD Tildt, 8UMuLiuluy su tar alead of the sc¢hoouers of The great
Schouter period, :vom 1805 fo 188, tlie no one would think of
classiny tiem, Lhe iodel was a handsome one, clean lined and
well Proporiimed froin sie ty talirau, saowing speed and power,
ADU iu be Way vetltay ilies why rolal0uSsDLp to che great codshead
Or Waster Famuy, With mivdern Clipper stem, fair sheer, and a
comnver loli eloosh tor tie deuliuds Jf beauty abd not too long
Hhrteal Use aooed, LUG spars were tall slicks Of clean brighy
Orezon pine, the iron work was ligut ald well proportioned, the
PTigelug Was of steel wire thronghuul, ard hnished in the neatest’
Style, While the locks, of amuratity und Iie woods, were the
best tbat could be idaue, ea_h with the uame of the vessel on a
Meta, plat. Vue deck uvtiugs, such as cleats, oivts, cavels, ete,,
Were all OF Deat design, nNOCMiIng heavy wud clumsy, but ac the
RAINES LUNe Stroug duu eVidenuly luceided tor use. Had such a
Calo raved Up wivugside the Leet of schooners that raced for the
Atucrita’s Ulp in Loi, or eyeo half a dozen years later, she would
have aulracied general attention by her superior sryle ano finish
beluw and alot. Wile yavnt-luke im form and finish, the deck
Alranvements bore &Vidence tuat sue Was Intended for other pur-
PUSes lua were pleasure, Aud 4s a MYtier Of Tach she was nota
Yacht, DULonLy au ishing smack, one of the new Burgess craft
that have lately done so wud to improye the fishing craft of
Gloucester anu Goston. : ?
Wen mere working crajt,in which the question of dollars and
cents muse always take precedence, are Utivd out in this manner,
Ole Woulu eapees to linia pruporlidnate improyement im the
pleasure fleet, aud atrip chrougbyhe New York aud Hastern yards
Will show Ltuat such is Bue Gabe, ‘Viie tiie when a@ small yacht
eouwlu be buLlt wilh Oily a brunt axe and # maul, and titted out
from ay lougsoore slip chandlery; when atquare balk of tim-
Der Was Wiaue Into uw Lowsprit by chamfering off the edges, and
Then Wwisicned by & big DOlt into Lhe stein head, and When a bit of
rough scuntling was spiked dswu and planed off to torm a rail,
has passed wyay Tureyel; and to-day nusbiug is too costly and
Sluburate fOr tus Walits Of toe yachisman, Awoog the many new
Geyices thee lay be Suide which baVur Of over reotiemen. or
Hiisu, vd. Wilhuut disvussiug bug sp Clal merits Of each we pro-
Pst WW rUd UVeEr fie dist oF suds or Lo.bies wich are at present
Bellatine Che Minds oT Wiany uwuels uf pruspeutive “hull-down-
@Fo” buls scuSoun.
W llc tue tavdels of the new craft are based mainly on sound
Patil. ¢ wud acGepted Thcorics, wt The same Tlie Lashion 18 an
TUportant actor, ald WeVer so much as now. ‘The detree bas
Buue lolita tab clipper sveuis anu correspoudingly long counters
are toe Pruper tuluy, aud ley will be worn by ali yach s which
Aspire LU be rated amuug the leaders of tue dun, No one would
TMHE lw-day of belny seven, in guud society in a plumb-stemmed
b_av, unless she were built at least two years since, How muh
Teal gouw there isin these long ends remains to be seep; there is
gain yO ceck room und also in strucwural details, but as far as
—
model goes the EES are likely to be overrated. The ab-
surd claims now made that a 70ft. can be desipned so ag to sail at,
a length of 80ft. or more must be laid either to ignorance or dis-
honesty, as the result of the races at home will show. Noone
supposes that, her long overhang alone will enable Katrina to beat
Titania, or that the longest of the new forties has a certainty of
winning on that account. The contrary is proven by the races of
Jast year, in which, to say nothing of Xara, little Pappoose, with
® plumb stem and 8ft. less length than the newer boats, held her
Own very ¢reditably. The advantage on the score of appearance
is obyious; in. fact, with the huge sail plans now in vogue, 90ft,
from bowsprit end to boom end, compared with 40ft. waterline,
the length on deck is a necessity, The most extreme crattin this
respect are the tivo Gardner boats, Liris and Kathleen, in both
the ends being the longest yet seen. The fore overhang of
Liris is Tit. and the after overhang nearly 12ft., making an over
all length of b9ft. The rest of the class, Chispa, Maraquita, Tom-
whawk, Helen and Gorilla, run from 54 to 66ft, The excess is
made by carrying both ends out to a fine point, far beyond the
length where any gain may be bud in sailing; but the only disad-
vantage is a little weight in the ends, and this is reduced by a
very light but well braced stern of hackmatack and spruce, the
vee forward being only in the formof a white pine figure-
ead. :
Another point in the sheer plan in which fashion holds sway is
the ontline below water, the whole fleet, shows the influence of
Thistle in the absence or any indication of forefoot. The rake ot
sternpost 1s mutch Jess than in that notable craft, being perhaps
hearer to 25d grees than 44 in most cases, but the depth is held
well aft, near the heel of the post, in all Gases; the keel then
rising sharply to the loadline at the stem, with very ttle or no
indication ot a forefoot. In most cases the keel preserves a fair
sweep from the sterapost up into the stem and so on to the trail
board, but in both of the Gardner boats this line is broken by an
elbow cr angle just below the water, It is notapparent, however,
that any special benefit is derived trom this form, as the lateral
pline is much the same,in atea and outline, as in boats like
Chispa, \ bere the angle 1s rounded into a curye.
If There is one point more than another in which fashion has
greatly changed, itis that of draft. It isnot so many yeurs since
men were wout to boast of the few inches that them yachts drew,
and three or four feet was considered enough for almost any
length. As the crinoline and bustle have piven way to the trimly
rigged tigure of the tailor-mude girl, s0 the sterner sex has carried
its vagaries from one extreme to the other, and where men at one
time could not get head room sufficient to stand erect on a cruising
yacht, even with a huge barn on deck, they are not content now
with anything less than flush decks, high ceilings in tue cabin,
and a basement and cellar underneath. We have preached the
advantages of depth and dratt longer than any one else, but when
a draft of nearly Ltt. on 40 is reached it is time to call a halt,
Nine teet 1s a good deal to carry in the waters wuere mot of our
yachting is done, butit is necessary to the success of 4 keel boat, |
as well for speed as for suitable accommodation, and its disad-
vantayes can be borne with at times for the sake ofa staunch,
roomy aud safe little ship that can do any sort of coasting work
in safety. More draft than this, however, is likely not only to
prove of little benetit, but to bring its own penaltyin the shape of
inj reased difficulty in navigation, However, it will be well tried
this year, and pei haps by the end of the season the own+rs of even
the Nore Moderate boats, like Chispa, Maraquita and Liris, may
be able to furnish valuable notes on tie obstacles to naviration in
Long island Sound, while Messrs. Morgan and Prince will be per-
ae pale encyclopedias of nautical information up to 11¢t. of
raft.
Whatever their draft, whether 7 or 10ft., the new boats are
much alike in midship section, While the beam varies from 12
to I4it., the favorite igure being about 18ft. 6in., the sections all
show the same high bilge, hollow fiour, and the absence of any
visible rabbet or junction of keel and huli proper. In some cases
the deep Keel is chopped off tomakea centerboard boat, as in
Verena and Gorilla, but at the same time all of the new craft
show a strong leaning toward one type, the wineglass Section,
with wide, shoal body and high bilge and very deep tin.
This year 1s a notable one io the matter of constrnetion, as in
addition to the great improvements made in this direction m
wooden craft of the usual build, two methods have been tried for
the first time in small craft, the steel and the composite. The
improvement made is simply wonderful, the amount of material
has been reduced, its quality improved, a yery much better dis-
tribution of the various parts of the frame has been introwuced.
while the methods of fastening would surprise any of the old build-
ers. ‘the finish throughout is far better, especially in the fittings
about the deck, including rail and hatches, The origin of much
of this change may.be traced directly to the imported cutters,
and the same may be said of the many changes in iron worse and
ngeing, ‘ihe vew Burgess boats, of which Lawley has turned out
so Muny, are very good specimens of the regular wooden con-
struction, yastly better than the old craft, ‘I'hey are strong
rather than light, from a racing standpoint, but are all honest
and surviceable ciatt, The best specimen of the wooden boat
we haye yet seen is the new Gorilla, designed and planned
by Mr. aA. Cary Smith, and built at Poillon’s yard,
under the direction of Mr. John Driscoll. Sne is a
single-skin boat, with wooden frames, and by no means
an expensive craft, but the material has been carefuliy
selected, the parts are well arranged, and all details very care-
fully planned. Sne promises to be very light,and at the same
lime strong and havdsome In appearance, ‘he two Gardner
craft at Ayei’s yard, Bay Ridge, can hardly be compared with the
other new boats, as their construction is very different, especially
in Lhe case of the larger, ‘he smaller, Kathleen, described last
week, is a single-skin buat, but the deck 1s double. Her construc-
tion has been specially planned with a view to lightness, and her
itim shows thatit has been done successtully, but at the same
time she is a costly boat, with a large amount of lead, and copper
fastening. The 40-footer, Liris, is the most elaborate pieve of
yacht wurk yet attempted here, and the planning and execution
do credit both to the designer and builder, The frames are of
angle steel ad steamed oak, while the bottom and deck are both
double, the former with an inner skin of cedarand an outer one
of mahogany, the latter all of white pine. The two skins are
thoroughiy fastened with screw bolts of yellow metal through
the frames and copper rivets elsewhere, The workmanship is as
fine and neat as on a canoe or sheli boat, every part being per-
fceutly fitted. Of course such work is very costly, but whether
it pays or net cannot be known uniil the boat has been well tried
beside her fellows, both as to speed, strength and durability. The
composite build is not entirely new here; the Herreshoffs have
used 1b successfully for some years in steam craft, nor is the
double skin a novelty; life-boats and nayy launches have been
built ior a long time; Mr. John Harvey has designed several very
fine double-skin craft which Piepgrass built, aud vow and then a
suiling yacht, as the Smith schooner Harbinger, has # doubleskin,
At fie same Ume the Liris is the tirst light racing craft of com-
posite build and with double skin that has yet been built in
America, and her success or failure will be a matter of more than
ordinury mterest. ee
Though steel has become a common material for large yachts,
it is outy this season that it has been tried on small craft m the
two tuat Piepyrass has turned out, Montecitoand Tomahawk, In
the case of the former, a cruising craft 58ft. long, it is likely to
prove successful, but with the 40 1t is yetan experiment, How
she will compare with the ordinary construction in respect to
weight, strength, durability aud speed remains to be seen, but it
is certain that, while there is a gain in room over the wooden
craft, sue isa very expensive boat. It goes without saying that
Myr, Piepgrass bas dove excellent work On both, and the hittle fel-
low especially, the more difficult job of the two, is finished like a
piece of jewelry, = i .
The stroller about the yards will notice various steaming pots of
a black substance, with a not unpleasant odor. This is the Eng-
lish marine glue, used every where this season for paying decks.
No yachtsman with any regard for the proprieties would think of
haying wnything else to walk on, One point is worthy of notice
in looking over the interiors of all the yachts of the Jast two or
three years, the cretonnes, plushes, hangings and lmecrustra-
walton that were onve vonsidered a mark of taste on even the
smaller boats, have disappeared, giving place to plain finish in
hight woods, pine, cherry, and a little mahogany. Tins change is
# good one on the score of weight, cleanliness and general com-
tort, and may be credited in a great part to the cutters, in which
w# plain, serviceable finish is the rule. Some of the new ecrat't,
nutably Chiquita and Nymph, are very handsomely fitted out
below, out gaudy fittings and superfluous upholstery have given
place to better things. Chispa and Baboon are very plainly fit,ed,
Yomahawk has a neat and handsome cabin of cherry, Kathleen 1s
finished yery comfortably and cosily in California redwood, Liris
will nave the ligntest of mahogany joiner work below, but of yery
neat desigu, Montecito is finished in very good taste, pine and
mahogany moulding and a lieht tint on the panels, with white
deck, Ofcourse the large crait, Constellation and Merlin, will
come in for more elaborate fittings and furnishings, but the pre-
vailing styles, for large as well as small urafi, are based. on good
taste rather than mere showy effects, ; .
{i fasion reigns beneath the water and below decks she will be
none the lesa pmnipotent aloft, and some of her latest vagaries
would startle the ghost of any old-time skipper whoshould wander
around a crowded anchorage. Not only would he find Orezon
pine everywhere, but hollow at that. No racing owner with any
regard for the finer feelings of his skipper and crew would ask
them to go shipmates with a solid mast or bowsxprit, In every
spar yard of New York and Boston one is remmded of Bunthorne’s
lament, “Hollow, hollow, hollow,” as the whip saw or hand saw
cuts its way from end to end of clean bright sticks of spruce and
Oregon pine, and the adze and gouge aré kept busily at work
scooping out the centers of the divided sticks. There are various
methods of making a hollow spar, but perhaps the most fasliou-
able just now is the “cheese sandwich” plan. The spar is roughed
out from end to end, leaving it in two halves, and the heart or
core 18 then cut out with adze and gouge. The size of the hollow
depends on the diameter of the spar, Titania’s new boom, of
Oregon pine, is 14in. in diameter at the slings, and the hollow in
the center is 8in., leaving Sin. walls. For the first 4ff. next the
mast it 1s solid, to take the jaws of the gooseneck, and it is also
solid at the slings. Other solid spots, termed bulkheads, are
generally left at intervals of 5 or 6ft. After 4 spar is hollowed
the two halves are united by a cement made by mixing
lime with pot cheese, the mixture hardening very rapidly
inLo an insoluble mass. The great point is to bring every part of
the ‘Coupeiie surfaces into contact assoon as the Gement is lxid on,
a difficult matter with a mast or boom of f0ft or mare. If this
is not done the union is not perfect, and the owner will ve able to
sympathize with one pabappy yachtsman who could not sleep at
night because, though his boat was all that a bout should be in
eyery other re-pect, the builder had not put enough cheese in his
sandwich und there were open places in the joints of the mast.
Bolts are sometimes used to remforce the cemunt, but if the joint
is properly made this should not be necessary. Mr, Piepzrass
made a “cheese sandwich” powarrit for Cinderella in 1887, and so
fur it has stood perfectly, Liris and Kathleen will have all their
spars, mast, bowsprit and spinaker boom included, made in this
way, Insome cases, 48 in Chispa, the sparsare bullow and merely
bolted together without cement, Many yachis will try this year
the Manstield spars, especially for topmasts, top-ail }ards and
spinaker booms, The spar is tirst sawn and hollowed, then glued
together with a special glue, after which it is wrapped with two
spiral layers of strong burlaps, one wound right hand and the
other left, laid in glue. Over these two layel's of specially made —
manilla paper are glued, making a strong light spar. Of the
many newtads in rigging the latest is flex1bie steel wire rope,
which is used for quarter lifts, jib hattiards and outhauls, heel
rope for topmast and similar gear. Chispa 1s fitted wich an elab-
orate arrange ment of jibstay, it being set flying by meuwns of fiex-
ible wire halliards. The intention isto use tl.e jib on thé movable
stay in cruising, but to set it flying in racing. 5
There is no detail of the modern yacht which has received more
attention, or been brought to greater perfection, than the blocks,
Year by year sinve the first outfit was made for Puritan the size
and weight have been reduced, the strength has been increased
by the introduction of better metal for pins and sheaves, the |
power has been increased by improved bearings, while an intin-
ite number of new attachments und fitlines have been Introduced. —
Each block of the entire ouvfit is now specialiy made tor ita pare |
ticular duty, the shape and proportion are matters of carer] —
study, costly woods and elaborate nickel plate ave used toimproye
the appearance, and the modern yacnt blockis 4 work of art that
will bar the closest insp_ction. ¥
Rumur says that, following the fashion set by Bosten last year,
spinaker bvoms will be worn very long und ent with an extension |
'
joint, by which they may be shut up like a jack knite when not
needed. Grayling already has one, and otlier cratt among ile
seventies will he fitted with them. Headyards will also be worn
ou spinakers this year, and one club, the Seawanhaka, has alrexdy
tuken steps to restrain a probable extreme in this respect by |
limiting tne length to 1-20 of the loadline. What we could tell of
surprises in the way of sails and new fads of all sorts in gear and
riggings, of silk sails, of huge spinakers with gaffs, like the old
“shadow” sails that preceded the modern spinaker, and of
similar deyices, would make a most interesting chapter, but we
do not dare to reyeal such deep secrets, the penalty would be too
great, and our readers must wait atew weeks more, by that time |
there will be plenty of surprises, some of them On the part of the
owners of various canny devices, as Well as the spectators,
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C., JUNE 15-17.
yas two days racing of the Seawanhaka ©. Y. G., on June 165 }
and 17, promises to be the mostimportant ot tha spring re-
gattas, as special inducements are offered to the 40-fonters, which |
will be sailed on Lhe first day by Corinthian crews and on the
Sond by their regular paid crews. The full programme is as 4
follows:
First Day, Saturday, 19th Annual Corinthian Race,—Open to
yachts of the Atlantic, Beverly, Corinthian of Marblehead, Cor-
inthian of New York, Dorchester, Eastern, Knickerbocker, Larch-
mont, New Bedford. New Haven, New Rotnelle, New York and
Oyster Bay yacht clubs, to ve governed by the racing roles and 1
time allowances and under the direction of the race committee of
the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C-
CLASSIFICATION AND VALUE OF PRIZES,
Schooners.—90ft. class.—All over 75ft. and nat over 90£t. lw.)., |
$175. 75tt. class—Al over 63£1. and not over 7Aft. Lw.l., R100. 6afi,
class.—AlL of 63£t. low.], and under, $75, j
Sloops, Cutters and Yawls.—7vUft. class.—All over flft. and not |
over 70ft. lw.l., $150; if four start, $200. 61fo. class.— All over Haft,
and not over 61ft. Lw.L, $100. 58ft. class—Ali over 46fr. and not
over 53ft. l.w.l., $100. 40ft. class.—Ali over 40ft. and not over
46ft. low.l., $100. 40rt. class.—All over 3dft. and not over 40ft. |
Lawl, $100; second prize, if six start, fa). 35ft. class.—All over
30ft. and not over 8aft. lew.l., $50. 80ft. class.—All of B0Ft. Iew.L
and under, $50. Any yacht which shall haye been launched prior
to June 1, 1888, exceeding the higher limit in any class by not over
the fraction of afoot, will be included in that class. In case of a
walkover in any class, the value of the prize will pe reduced one-
half. Personal prizes will be given lo the members of the winning |
Corinthian crews. ey
Special Prizes.—The Leland Corinthian Challenge Cup, open for |
competition to members of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y, 0.
only, for this season is pub up tor contest in the 40ft. class, The
following special conditions attachiug to toe said cup atcoumpany
this programme: ; We
Sec. 1. The contests for the possession of this cup shall be open
to members of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y, C. only, and shall
be confined to yachts in the 45aft., 45f0., 40£0., d5ft. and aUtt. classes
of sloops, cutters and yawls, : 1
Sec. 2. All contests shall be governed by the racing rules and
time allowanees, and shall be under the direction ana control of
the race committes of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C.
Sec. 3. The race commitiee shall announce at the beginning
of each season the class to which contests shill be confined during
thaf geasun, and the first contest in éach season shall take place |
in the annual Corinthian race in June.
See, 4. The race commi.tes shall have power to name the course
to be sailed over in every contest subsequent to the first one in
exch season, and all such subsequent courses shall be of the same
length as the club course for the class, but the holder aud thal-
lenger may mutually agree upon any course of not less than the
stated length, subject to {ne approval of a flag officer or any twa
members of the ruce committee,
Sec, 5. If a contest is arranged to take place a\yay from the
waters of New York during the club squadron cruise, the flag”
officer in command shall, in the avsence of any members of the
race committee, appoint one or more judges to conduct the con-
test.
Sec. 6. The holder of the cup shail be subject to challenge dur-
ing the season ending October 15 in each year by any yacht in the
same class, and not more than ten day’s Dotice of challenge shall
be required by the holder. f ; . ;
Sec. 7. The challenger shall give due notice to the chairman of
the race committee of the day agr-ed upon for the contest.
Sec. 8. The winner of three succéssive contests in the same
season shall have the privilege of declining any further challenge
during the remainder of that seasen,
Sec. 9. A prize, recording the names of the competitors, will be
given hy the club to the wimner in each contest.
Sec. 10, The holder of the cup at the end of each season shall re-
tain possession until the opening of the following season. when
the cup shall be returned to the club \hrough the chairman of:
the race commivtee, aud the bolder shall be responsible for the)
sate keeping of the cup while it remains in his poss-ssion. .
Sec. 11. The trusiees of the club xnull have power to modify the
specta conditions atraching to the cup, excepting bet\een May
15 and October 15 of each year, ; j
A prize of the value of $100 is offered by Wm. Whitlock, Esq., i
the s0rt. class, on condition that three yachts start and that the!
start be from “One Gun,” In consequence, the yachts in thie
class wil] recerye no time at the start ror this prize, but will be
timed in the usual way for the club prize. A prize of Lhe value c E
$50 is ed by Vice-Commodore eared Center, “o the eee
an of the schooner, sloop or cytter, irrespective of class, making
he best correated time over the Bandy Hook Lightship course:
May 80, 188).]
FOREST AND STREAM.
3889
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schooners to receive their allowance for rig, Entries must be
ade in writing, and filed with the chairman of the race ¢om-
ttee, J. Brayit-Webh, Esq,, 45 Broadway, N Y., by 12 o’clock
oon on June 13, Accom anied by the the 8. C. Y,. C, measiirement
2 the yacht, certified to by her owner or hy the measurer of the
elub fram which shei entered, together with a list of the pro-
posed Corinthian members of the crew, their several o-Gupations
And addresses. Plank forms of entry, with ths club rules for
measurement, will be furnish: d on application to the secretary.
A register of Corinthians is kept at the club house. Yachtowners
may complete their Corinthian crews by =pplyiug to J. F. Tams,
Bsq., 48 Exchauge Place, or T. ©, Zerega, Bsq., at the club house,
7 Hast Phirty-second street, of the committee on Corinthian crews.
All protests must be made in writing, and filed with the chairman
of the race committee, before 6 o’rluck P, M., on the second day
of the race. Tue owner of each winning yacht must deposit wit
tbe seéretary of this club her limes aceuratelly taken off and
drawn upon paper by the meacurer of this club, or approved by
him and their correctness duly certified. This drawimy will re«
main the property of the club, Prigesrannot be delivered until
this rule is cumplied with, No copies of these lines will ne allowed
Without the written permission 6f the owner of the vaclit. Hach
yacht must he si ered by a member of this club or by ssme other
amateur. Crews must ve co iipused of amateurs except as hete-
inafter provided: In all clagses anid without exception, sailing
Matiers, 7f carried, must remam below and mus not direct
OT assist in any way in the management or working of the
yacht. The term “erew” in the following paragraphs in-
cludes ali others on board excep, that stewirds and cooks, it
they Take no part in handlmg the yacht, will not be counted as
_ Members of the crew. There are no restrictions, whatever as to
umber or nature of crew in the S0ft. class of schooners and the
T0ft. class of sloop:, cutters and yawls. In the 75 and 63ft, classes
of schooners, and im the 61ft. class of sloops, cutters and yawls,
there are no restrictions as 0 total number ut crew, but the pro-
fessionals must be limited to oné man for each 9/t. or fraction
fhersof of 1,w.i, In the 43, 46, 40. 35 and s0ft. classes of sloops,
culters and yawls, crews must he limited to one man ior each 4ft,
of J.w.1. or frattion thereof. Thehelmsman is nol included mm this
Tumber, Two of the crew in the 53ft. class. ahd one in the 46, 40,
85 and a0ft. classes may be protessionals, Kach yueht must bave
on board, dures the race, a m+ mber of this club, or of the club
from which sheisentered. before the owuer of a winning yacht
tan receive any prize, he, or in his absence, the club member
representing him oa the yacht, must sign a declaration, stating
that all the racing rales were complied with during tne race.
There are no restrictions as to sails, except that in whe 75 and 63ft,
Classes of schoovers, aid in the 61, 53, 46 and 40ft, classes of sloops,
cutters and yawls, topsails which extend above the truck or
beyond the gaff eno shall not be carried, No club or head yard on
spinaker shal! exceed 14 length 1 20h of the ],wJ, ofthe yacht, and
mo foot yard or club shall he carried. In the 90.4 Glass of
schoone)'s a serviceable round-bottomed boat wiih ours and thole
—eETTrt”ti‘OCOCSOa
Must be carried. In the 7i and 68ft. class s of schooners and the
7 wud 61ff. classes uf sloops, cuttcrs aud yawls, a buat atleast 12¢t.
in lengih. and in tre 53fr class of slaops, cutters and yawile a boat
atleast 10ft. in length must be'carried. Hach yaeht must carr
Ou derk two serviceable iite-buoys ready for immedia'e use, Buc
| yxeht must fly her owver’s private Syual at the main peak, and
_ must ne distinguished by a number, to be securely fastened on both
sides of the miainsiil About the middle of the sail and above the
treet points, Numbers will besent by mail to the owners of yachts
entered, or may ve had onapplieation to tue chairman of the trace
committees, These numbers niust be returned by mail to the club
house, 7 Bast Thirty-secono street, after the race, A flying start
Will be made as near 11 o’tlock a. IM, as placticable, and jue tune
of ach yacht will be taken as s'e passes between the committee
Steamer and Buoy |, off Bay Kiidge in tie Upper Bay. Signuls
will be given fvom the commitice steamer us follows: ist. Pre-
Paratory, First whistle(long blas’), The club signal will be low-
éred on the steamer, (Vuere wij) be an intervar ot fiye minutes
between the rst and se-ond whistles.) 2). Start for all classes of
Schoouers aud for the ufo, class of sloops, cuuters und yawls.
Second whistle (iong clas). A woite ball will be hoisted on the
Steamer. (There wil he ad mrerval of five minutes between the
second and third waistle ). 3d. Start for ail ocher classes. 'lhird
whistle (long blast), A red ball will pe hoisted under the white
balion the steam-r. Amy )acht failin¢ to Gross the line within
five minutes a!ter the starting sigual tor ler class, will be timed
as if she had passed at the expiration of thit time, A short blast
of the wlnsule will be given, 1 possible, as the time of esch yaeht
istaken. In the suc. class Lue Lime of each yacht as she crosses
the line will be taxen, and the five minutes limit will be allowed
in starting for the club prize, but not for the speci prize of $100,
the start dor which will be a“‘one-gun start’ (iamely, from tlie
starting waistle tor the class).
Courses.—Wor all classes of schooners, and for the 70, 61, and
53ft, classes of sloups, cutters and yawls, 110m an iMaginary lime
berween the committee steapir and buoy 18,10 buoy 10 bn the
B.W. Spit, keeping it on the port anu; thence to and around
buoy 64, keeping 10 on the port Nand; thence to and around Sandy
Hook bightship, keeving iv on the statoourd hand, and return
Over jhe same Course to buoy 14, Keeping to toe eastward of nuovs
9,111,183 and 1, on the West Bank, anu outside of bawy Son the
_ pomt of Sandy Hook, gome and returuing. Por the 46 and 40ft,
Glasses of sloops, Cutters and yawls, lrom the same starting line
to buoy 10, on the S.W. Spit, keeping it on the puri hands thence
fo and around buoy o44, keeping it on the port hand; thence to
and around the Scotland Lightship, keeping it on the starboard
hand, and return over toe sume couse 10 buoy 14, keepme to the
eastward of buoys 9, 1, 18 and If, on the West Bank, and outside
of buoy 6 on the poine of Sandy Hook, going and returning. Wor
the 36 a..d 40/1. clas_es ot sioops, cutters und yawls, from the same
Abarting line to buoy 10, on the 5.W, Spit, Keeping 1b on the port
hand; thence to and around buoy 8%, keeping 11 on the port hand:
thence 10 aud arouna buoy 4 on the point of Bandy Hook, keeping
if on the starboard hand, and return over the same course to buoy
15, keeping to tue eastward of buoys 9, 11,13 aud 15 on the West
Bank, poing and returning.
The finish must be mute across an imaginary line between the
committee steamer, or station boat, and buoy 15. A station boat,
Witha competent persou.on board, will be anchored to the east-
ward of buoy 15, to take the time of each yacht at the finish, in
the absense of the committee steamer, : :
Second day, Monday, special race tor the 40ft., 35ft. and 30ft.
Classes of sloops, cutters und yawls, The race will be open to the
same clubs and will be governed by the same racing rules, time
allowanves wnd special regulations specitied for the first day's
face, with the fullowing excepuions: ull professional crews may
be curried and No resii1_tivd is plated on their number, but the
helmsman must bean amuttur, as provided in the rule for tlie
first day’s rave. Sailing masters may we carried as mates. Club
topsails may be carried. i
Olassuicaiion and value of prizes: 40ft. Class: All over Sift. and
not over 40ft. | w.l., $10); if ove suart, $150; 1£ seven Start, p2003 if
nine start, $200. Secouu prize icseven start, 675, Bhi. Class: All
over 80ft. and not over 55.t. Liw.l., $75. B0it. O'ass; All uuder BUft.
Lw L. 975; if fi,e stare, $100. Im vase of 4 Walk-over in any class
no prize will te given in tuat class.
A ilying start will be madeas near 11 o’¢lock A.M. as practicable,
and tue time of exch yacht will be titken as sne Passes between
the committee steamer and buoy 18, olf Bay Kidge, im the Upper
Bay Signa.s will be given trom tue committee stenmer as tol-
lows: First. Preparatory. First whistle (long blast), the clun
Signal will be lowered on the stuumer. (Phere will be an ioterval
of tive minutes between the first and second whistles.) Second.
Startfor the 40't. class, Second woistle (long blas:), a white bali
Will be hoisted on the steamer, (There will be au interval of five
minutes between the second aid whird whistles,) Whird, Start
for the 3h and it. classes. Third whistle (long blast), a red ball
_ will be hoisted under the white bal] on the steamer. Any yacht
failing to cross tue ne within tive minutes after the starting
signal tor her class, will be med asif sue crossed at the expira-
tion of that time. A short blast of the whistie will be given, if
Possible, as the time of each yacht is taken. Tue courses will be
_ the same as for the tirst day’s race, namely, Scotland Lightship
_ course ior the 40ft. class,and buoy Son Point of Sandy Hook
for the 35 and 30fb. vlasses,
, phe race committee consists of J. Beayor-Webb, Chairman, 45
Broadway, N. Y.; trancis J. de Luze, M. Morris Howland, Juies
A. Montant and George P. Upham, Jr.
ee
LORD DUNRAVEN'’S CHALLENGE.
O answer has yet been sent to the letters received by the New
a: York Y.C, on May 13, uur has anything further been heard
fiom tne Royal Yacht Squadron in régard to its onjecuious, Vhe
Sub-committee of the plaid aid scope committee has drawn up a
reply, which will be made publi¢ shortly.
Aida MOSQUITO FLEET.—Proposals for member=
ip by GG.
rooklyn, L.J. By D,&. M, Wilson; C. M, Foster,
Bridgeport
‘Conn, Seport,
pins or rowlocks lasbea in, measuring at least 14ft. in length, |
Clapham: Harold Goodwin and Geo. Eastman,
THE NEW YORK Y.C, AND THE Y. R. A. RULES,
HOUGH at mort it is probably but a matter of seconds, Lord
Duraven’s proposal that a mean of the allowances of the
New York Y. C.and the ¥. RB. A. be taken to govern the races
with Valkyrie has given rise to a great déal of intricate figuring,
in one case af least with an amusing result. One zealous vyolun-
teer who started out to defend the New York Y. ©. by proving
that such a proposition was actually to Lord Dunraven’s digad—
vantage, and that the club acted most generously im declining it,
has fallen outside the breastworks, where he now lies buried
under the rules and allowance tables of the two purties,
Lord Dunrayen’s suggestion, as generally understond here, was
the same as that previously made by Mr. Webb in the case of
Genesta, that the allowance in minutes and seconds he camputed
separately by the New York and the Y. R, A. rales, and that an
average of the two results be taken; thus if one allows the other
say dmin, by New York rule and bmin. by ¥. R.A. rule, the mean
of the two allowances, or dmin. be adopted. The proposition is a
very fair one, and certainly is simple enough, but the ambitious
expounder alluded to above is not satisfied to accept it, but inter-
prets it to mean that instead of the final results;being taken the
two rules themselves are to be combined in one incomprehensible
formula. Hethengoesinto some absurd calculations in which Val-
Kyrie is compared with an imaginary Katrina, with the result
that the latter would aliow tae former some min. more under
the New York than under the ¥, R. A. rule, which assumptions
and calculations are entirely false and erroneous, as was shown
by the Field of Mav 11. The attempt to answer the Field's eriti-
cism is 4 most laughable failure, and results in an “astonishing
display of ignorance, The rating of Volunteer by the Y, R.A.
rule, 146 apnroximately, is taken; and an attempt is made to cal-
culate her time by applying the New York table of allowances to
a Yating rule, in absolute innocence of the fact that corrected
length in feet is a different quantity from the imaginary unit of
rating. This is frustrated, however: by the discovery that while
the rating is 146, the New York able only goes to 130/'t,
The following table will show very closely the comparison of
Revere representative yachts under the New York and ¥ R.A.
rules,
mated; the others are official.
ured by Y, RK. A rules, but Thistle has been officially measured
by both New York and Y. R.A. ruie.
nection with her designer, we measured Katrina’s sail plan very
carefully according to \he Y. R. A. rule, making it 7.205sq. ft , or
210.t. greater than
the New York rule, so that her actual rat-
lg would be 83,21.
6,089tt. by Y. R. A
poses of the fiction that she is
Kafrima.
COMPARISON OF NEW YORK ¥. Cc. AND Y. RB, A. RULES.
*Figures marked thus are not official. Allowances for 40-knot course.
larger than, or even as large as,
SAIL AREA. MEASUREMENT. ALLOWANCE.
YACHTS. ra 4 - 3
N.Y, |¥.R.A, rays wera, r Aver-
L.W.L.! sie, | rule, lenecth. Rating | N- ¥- /¥.RA.| “yoo.
- “ mM, 8€C./Ml, s6c.)m. sec.
Volunteer....) 85.88 | 9271 )*10200 CUBS t14Be00 || beet] om, | ae
histle.. 86.46 | 8964 OY 5) 89.20 | 143,37 06 18 be)
Katrina....... G.s0 | 6995 7203 T4.00 | 88,21 Bt} 10 27) 11 OO
Valkyrie......) *70.00 | *6490 | #6686 | *73.82 78.00} 12 48] 11 47] 11 45
Yarana....,..| 66.08 | *5300 544 *63.52 | 60.00 | 16 47 | 17 16) 17 O1
Katrina allows Valkyrie 9sec. by N, Y. rule, im. 20sec. by Y. R. Au; average
d$sec, Volunteer allows Valkyrie 11m. 48sec. by N, Y. rule, lim, 47sec. by
Y. KR. A.; averare lim. 45sec.
Lord Dunrayen’s proposal, if carried out in a match between
Katrina and Valkyrie, would benetit the latter to the extent of
44s. The tull official measurements of Valkyrie in addition to
her ravines will soon be Known, when an exact calculation can he
made.
"The proposal to use a mean of two systems of time allowance in
Cup races is a far better solution of the vexed question of time
allowance than the adoption ot a length rule, as provided by the
last deed of gift. Every change in the methods of measurement
of late years has tended to briug the large cluos of Arnerica and
England mote closely together, and as shown in the above table
the differences, now are redu ed to 4 matter of seconds. The
probavililies ure that in the future they will coincide still more
closely, It would hardly be possible to-day for a club Winning the
America’s Cup to crates ifs rules so as to favor the retention of
11; for instance, for the Y. R. A. toabandon its present rule and
resurrect the dead tonnage rule for the purpose of keeping out
Wiue yachts. The present rule must stand as it is until 1891 at
least, Unless changed by a two-thirds majority, and if it were
changed in such a Manner it would shut out Varana and Valky-
rie, as Wellas Volunteer and Katrina.
GORILLA,
Wate the keel will be well represented in the 40ft. clasa b M2
such new boats as Chispa, Liris, Tomahawk and Maraquita,
fo say Nothing of the older craft, the centerpoard-keel branch ot
the family will, though smaller in numbers, be represented by
three very fine new craft, to aid Chiquita, Banshee and Nymph
to wrest the honors from the keels pure aud simple, Two ot
these were designed by Mr. Burgess, Verena for Mr. Beebe, of
Boston, and one unnamed tor Mr. Hasprouck, of Providence, and
the third was designed by Mr. A. Cary Smith for Mr, Royal
Phelps Carroll, of New York. The Gorilla, asthe latter boat is
named, was launched from Poillon’s yard, South Brooklyn, on
May 25, and will shortly be in commission, though hardly in
goud shape for the early races; soe enjoys the distiuction ot being
ube first flush-deck centerboard boat im the 40ft. class. Two years
since Mr, Smith designed the Banshee, a cruising bouu of 40ft.
l.w.l, & present from a New York gentleman to his two young
sons, i. 1
'Dne new 40ft. class was not then dreamed of, and Banshee was
designed and built without any thought of racing; but when, in
the Same season, the new Pappovse began to atlrach attention,
Banshee’s owner became inoculated with the racing fever and
was seized with # desire to try conclusions with tlie new and suc-
cesstul keel, ‘Do this end the sail aud spar plans were éularged,
more lead added to the keel, and last year the Banshee entered
the lists asa racer. By this time the 49it. class had grown to a
lair size, with such boats as Bavoon, Xara, Chiquita and N ymph,
all built for racing. Banshee made a yery good showing in the
rather 1uconciusive races that were sailed, sutliciently so to en-
courage her designer to sticz to the same general type, which ne
has dune in the new 40 that will represent him,1m company with
Banshee, in the seuson’s races. We may say im passing that
Baushee, with some improvements, iucluding more lead on her
keel, made Jast_ winter, will be in the races this year, being
hanoled by Mr, Bryan Alley and some others of the old Oviyats
crew.
in dimensions and general form the new boat does not differ
greatly from Banshee, exceptin the possession of a clipper stem,
but as In this case speed was the main consideration, the model
lias been caretully revised, while great attention has veen ciyen
to the vonstruction in order to save weight. Her leading dimen-
sions are: Lengih over all 54ft., Lw.l. a9ft. 9in., beam Mfc, ain.,
dratt Tft., with 11 tons of lead in keel, The sneer plan shows a
clipper stem of medium length and a shapely but by ho Means
extravagant overhang aft, with a modern sheer, rather straight,
especially forward. The sternpostiakes about 30°, the keel round.
ing Upa@ very litle att, with ils greatest dratt a couple of feet
forward of the heel of post. The forefoot is rather more marked
tuan in other of the new boats, while there is more Gepth just
under tue mast, the keel not rismg quite so quickly from its
deepest point to the waterlme at bow asin some of the others,
The midship section has a heht bilge and great hollow in the
floor, the depth being greater tuan in the Burgess boats of the
sane type. The wood keel is 2ft. wide on hottom, and the lead
keel, about 18m. deep, is lhin. wide on bottom and well strung out
fore and aft.
‘he huliis of wood throughout, single skin and deck, builtin the
ordiuary taanner, but the details are so. far superior to this Glass of
work aouut ew York tnat tuey deserve caretul notise, especially
in v.ew of the fuct that the cost of the boat has been epi w.thin
moderate limits. ‘he keel is of oak, sided 26in. ana moulded
Win, with a 4in ploo fur the board, Tae stem is sided 46m and
tue sternpost bin. at tuck, tapering to ueel. Whe iranies are Part
double sawn wiid part beni, the former, witn the $ single sawn
irames in bow aud all the tames trom the transom aft, bemeg of
hackmatack, the latter of ouk., The sawn timbers are sided 3 n,
and mouided 24g at heel anu 2in, at heads, each pair bolted
together with 44. galyaniz-d screw bolts, the spacing being 4ft.
Between each pair of double frames are 3 single bent timbers,
leach sided #in, and moulded 44 to 2in.: the apacing being J2in.
The figures marked * are not official, but carefully esti-
Volunteer has neyer been meas-
Some time since, in con-
b
Valley rie’s tating is 7&8; the measurements are
not yet known, but her lengih cannot exceed 70ft , which vives
- Tale, or 200ft. less by New York rule, depend-
ent somewhat Upon the proportions of the sail plans. This dis-
The floor knees are also of hackmatack, sided 214in,. two to each
Baie frame, one to port and one to starboard; no iron floors being
used,
This method was used with success hy Mr. Smith in the cutters
Wilful and Rajah and ihe schooner Carlotta. The clamp is 64x
1, tapering at the ends, with the shelt, 314x2in., set Inside of it,
with copper bolts through both and the wales, There are three
bilge clamps—one on the flat of the floor, one ahoye at the turn of
the bilge; and one helow along the hollow of the flcor over the
heads of the knees, each 6x19gin. Alb tue fore an! aft stringers,
clanrps, shelves and bilge clanips are of clear selected yellow pine
in single lengths, tapered at the ends, and through-fastene on
every frame. The deck frameis of hackmatack, beams sided Sin.,
moulded 2¥4in. and spaced 24in. The partner pieces are of hark-
matack, 20in, wide, with 14in, hole for mast, the beams between
which tuey are fitted being moulded 4in, and sided din, An iron
hanging knee, 2}4x¢in., 1s bolted to each beam, tour knées 10 all,
with a similar knee att under the runner plate on exch side, The
partners are further reinforced by hackmatack knees, sided 244in,,
worked under the deck, four in all.
The centerboard trunk is of 2in. white pine, with oak bedpieces
and headledges, the latter 3x 5in.; and the top of the rrunk is 4ft.
above the floor. The board is 2M4in. thick and 10ff. din. lone on
lower edge. The arrangement of bitts is peculiay; there are two
feta, one well lorward to tuke the beel of the bowsprit when run
out, and the other, 5ft. gin, further att, carrying the windlags
and also takiug the bowsprit when reefed, thus d ing away with
a fid hole near the gummoniron, Hach pairof bilis is made of
two oak knees sided div, the lower arm of whe knee reslung on
two deck beams, while the upper or verticul arm forms the
hitts proper. The upper arm also extends downward below
deck, where it is bolted toa4x& carlinor to the deck beam.
Under the forward bitts a pait of hanging knees are
worked, Strengthening the entire overhaug of the bow.
The chock, quarter timbers and archboard are all ot
white pine, for the suke of lightness, wlule the deadwood
about the stem is well trimmed away, the planking being curried
ouf to the gammoniron, The planking is of a very good quality
of yellow pine, with very few butts, the garboards being of ouk,
the planksheer is of white pine 114414, and the deck of while
pine 1}4* 2in., fastened with galvanized screws and paid with
marine glue, The rail is worked solid, of white pine, din. high at
atem and 246in. aft, with a piece of oak setin on tach side for ithe
jib sheets to lead througn. The chainplates are bolted out+ide
the plank, being set in flush, with po channels. There are tno
plares with lugs for the howsprit shrouds on each side, one being
used when the horn isrun out, and the other, about 45ft. further
aft, when it is housed, the turnbuckle on the shroud being suified.
As in all the modern boats, the bowsprit is vizged to take one reef
in bud weather, the bowsprit shroud and pobstay tuckles being
replaced by a bar bobstay and turnbuckles.
The presence of a centerhoard trunk above the floor interferes
somewhat with the room below, but the cabin plan, though in-
ferior to Chiquita's aud some of the new keel boats, gives very
fine accommodations for the jeu The forecastle is. 14ft, long
from the Langing knees under the bitts to-the after bulkhead,
with oft, 10in headroom for the whole length, The nest 3ft. is
taken up with a tuilet rvom to starboard aud un icebox to port,
the latter opening on the passage beside the trunk, Abaft these
is the owner's room on the starboard side and astateroom to port,
the length of each being 6ft. Sin. Tie main cubin is afr, Ofc. 3in.
long, with a wide sofa lock.r on exch side, back of which is a
permanent berth, thus sleeping four in the rabin and two m the
staterooms. ‘The headroont 1s 5ft. 10}4in. The inisn is of winte
pine, as light as possible but of next Gesign. The berths in the
staterooms ate large, the space buck of each heing divided in o
six small lockers. ‘The deck fittings are of mahoguny. Tbe Lop-
sides are painted black The rig will be a large one, designed for
racing. '! he work has been doe under a shed at some distance
from the water, the ooat peing built withoun the lead keel. The
lutter was cast near the water and the boat moyed on to1t, then
the holes, already bored through the wood keel, were continued
down through the lead by means of large ship augers, and the
bolts driven and setup. The work has ben ueatly and quickly
done and the hoat is probably the besc ever turned out at the yard.
VALKYRIE’S FIRST RACES.
FH season in England begins rather earlier that usual this
year, and up to the time when we go to press Valkyrie has
sailed six races, four of which she has won. The various races in
which she will take part in May and Juneare: May 22, New
Thames; “3, Royal London; 24, Koyal Thames, all from the Lower
Hope, around the Mouse Lightship, and back to Grayesend; 2h,
Junior Thames, Southend to Harwica} 27, Royal Harwico; 28,
fKoyal Harwich, Harwich to Southend; June 1, Royal ‘ames,
Nore to Dover; 8, Royal Cinque Ports, Dovrr. Valkyrie left
Southampton earlyon May 19, reaching Beachy Heud on the
morning of May #l, where a tow was taken, Gravesead being
reached in the afternoon aftér an unpleasant p wage, with heayy
fogs. The course and entries for ber lirst race in the New Tuames
¥.0., on May 24, were as toilows: ;
Mate for yachts of any riz or class exceeding 9 raticg; first
prize £40, second £25, third £15; course. trom the Lower Hope,
round the Mouse Lizntship and back tu Gravesend; Y, R._a, rutes
and time allowance for il-miles course:
Irex, cutter, Mr. J. Jameson.........2.. 6, een, cuceue Rating 98
Talkyrie, cutter, Harl of Dunraven... ..,.......... Q ufs)
Yarana, cutter, Mr. P. A. Rain....... 2... pie ft 60
Mohawk, cutter, Col. Villiers Bagot. -........- 000.08 f 40
Deerbound, cutter, Mr. @. A. Notiwage,,......,.....4. be 40
Foxglove, yawl, Mr. W.R. Paget........2... .e.e.eee = 40—32
Woxhound, cutter, Mr. H. North, ............2.4...2 x au
REL SMe PCB Is ween gen Gye ea ccc yee one sls zo ol le eice steers ne 20
Deerhound is a new Watson boat, about 63¢t. l.w.l. by 13ft. 5in.
beam, Yarana is. ¢6.08 lw.l. by lift. 8in. beam. Her outsiae bal-
last has been increased by 4tons sce last season, with a sail plan
tuat brings her up to 60 rating in place of 58. Ircx is 83ft, Lw.l by
lfc. beam. The allowante Yor a 50-knot course would ve [rex
allows Valkyrie 5m. 203ec., Yatana 12m. 19sec., Monawk and Deer.
hound 23m. 2%sec., Poxhound 3im. S7sec., Vreda 44m. 49sec, Dhe
weather wus very light all day, and the course was reduced to 36
knots, with allowanée in proportion, The cabled reports of the
race were as follows:
At the start, at 11:45 A. M., both Deerhound and Yarana led Val-
kyrie, the latter being in light air. lrex cut the wind out of
Valkyrie, but missed Yarana. When the yacits wereoft Thames
Haven whe breeze freshened upa bit, and Valkyrie passe: Yaraqa.
Yarana tacked to clear, hut Valkyrie followed ani Jafed ous un
the weatner of Yarana, which was unuble to pass Valkyrie atter-
ward; though she kept very close to her,
After passing Yarana, Valkyrie followed Deerhound and head-
reached and stayed across her, but wien the yachts were off
Lebigh Deerhound was still vauquished. Suddenly the breeze
veered from exst to boutheast, and Deerhound fluked at Med Way,
Valkyrie had dropped Deerhound astern, put tue wind hecame
lighter and Yarana began to close vp on Valkyrie again. At
suuthend she had reduced Valkyrie’s one mile iead to a quarter
of amiule, When the yachts rounded the club steamer anchored
off toe Nore for the turning point the wind was yery sott, aud
it began 10 look as th.ugh boun Yaranaand Deerhound were going
to pass Valkyrie.
The yachts went round the steamer as follows:
AUER ee a eal lin 1 66 44 Deerhound.....,,,........2 00 07
NERV Acetone he te aie UOTE Ay chives POPP ernment Ber} 2
It was a dead run home with spinakers set to Gravesend, Yar-
ana running on Valkyrie, but falling behind when tne wind grew
stronger. The times were:
Prize. Start. Finish. Elapsed.
Deerhound..., rae eee seit 11 45 00 4 47 48 5 02 42
WARE gee eis pnnetegernne ates 2 Il 43 00 5 Ud 24 5 19 Be
MAAUTELI he gs st tye Reet Bi} li 45 OJ 4 42 21 4.57 21
Ag, 4 Cn Re oe ae IL 45 0 437 85 4 52 L0
ST aye es a, state tet ee sae i 45 00 5 00 U9 5 15 09
The next day’s race was over the same course, shortened as be-
fore to 36 knots, in similar weather, but Valkyrie made a better
showing, beatiug Yarana by 25m. 203., lrex Withdrawing, The
times at the Nare were:
Valkyrie..... B ciples cheney pec. 20 shee a eas 2
UTAH ee, ovens reser ase 15 06
On May #4, in the Royal Taames race, the full course was sailed,
the yachts heating out to the Mouse aud Tunoive nome vuder
spinakers. Valkyrie won easily, tbe times at the Mouse being:
Wiley Rioris8 he haan tin 22 22 55 Trex,...... Le hy Laon eer aS 2 84 18
Wadenlisin, son nrsdeee h suet ee 20
The finish was limed:
Walk yrieions chan neers OGG TOK copes sven ee
Varan hi sa ion apie 6 14 20
The historic Southend to Harwich match of the New Thames
¥. C, was sailed ou May 25, with tue following eutries: Valkyrie,
Irex, Yarana, Decriound and Amphitrite, the latter being un old
schooner renovated this winter, with alead keel, and, it is said,
a centerborrd. Again the wind was light and variable, rex
390
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[May 30, 1889,
leading at the start, but finally being badly beaten by Valkyrie.
Yarana went on the wrong side of the mark boat at the finish,
and so was disqualified. The finish was timed:
VELEGITE.. ra Unesco te. 6 1112 Deerhound ............-.. 7 13 15
TOK ee aba boc estnuigt G38 121 Amphitrite.......... 00. 7 16 19
Waitara Stes oeehc ease 7 12 Ii
The Royal Harwich regatta was sailed on May 27, again in light
weather, the wind heing moderate from EB. Valkyrie led all day,
while Yarana led Irex fora good part of the race, The yachts
were timed at the Sunk Light: ~
STAINS hy yi eee 23110 Trex...... Ph Hebe ieee eee 2 42 20
Narana.... 2... 87 Ra te: 2 38 40 j
From here in a close reach of 8 miles Irex passed Yarana and
gained on Valkyrie. The finish was very slow and tedious, being
limed: ,
VRIECV IO. Fn Pn os te Seo eaten UN Fh. Rone oe 4 29 29
Pte. ee ed Le ee 4 22 55
Over the 35 mile course Irex allows Valkyrie 3min. 50sec. and
Yarana Smin, 37sec. This race in particular would indicate that
Valkyrie, with brand new canyas and untried gear. was in very
poor form in the first races, but is improving rapidly.
The return race to Southend was sailed on May 28, Irex beat-
ing Yarana hy 2lmin, 9sec., and Valkyrie by 22min. 8sec. No
particulars are yet to hand, but the times indicate that the race
was Sailed in a strong breeze. ;
While from such meagre reports cf fluky and light weather
races with larger and smaller boats it is impossible to form any
correct idea of Valkyrie’s speed; if would appear that she was
under the ordinary disadvantages incident to a new boat, and
that some of these are disappearing under trial, and also that she
is by no means a failure, but a yery fast yacht. How she will be
With the 70it. class here 1s another matter. Her sail plan, if her
Jength is not over 70ft. would be from the above rating, 6.686ft. or
520f1. jess than Katrina’s. Thisisa very large sail plan for so
harrow a craft, but still small compared with the American
yachts of her class.
BEVERLY Y. C., BUZZARD’S BAY.
HE owners of Hina and Kiowa, both dissatisfied with the light.
wind on which their races of May 15 and 16 were suiled, made
a mstch at that time to be sailed over the same course in the first
double reef southwester.
On May 22 it. was blowing a three reef southwester and the boats
The starting signal was given at 2:58, Kiowa leading off under
three reefs, Kina having in only two. Kiowa soon shook out one
reef and Hina got the lead while she was doing so; Kiowa began
to gain however and passed Kina off Pine’s Buoy. She kept on
gaining on the long tack to the Bird Island shore; she seemed to
her crew three minutes ahead; here Kina got a slant and gained
halfthe distance; as the wind was a little lighter here, both
shook out a reef, .
Kiowa rounded Bird Island Buoy with a lead of Imin. lisec.
shaking out her last reef as she did so; Hina in shaking out her
reef tore the sail at the reef cringle. From Bird Island the boats
were dead before it. Hina gained but could not catch Kiowa, who
won by 48sec. Course, 10 nautical miles, Sof them dead to wind-
ward. Time of race, Kiowa 2:03:04, Hina, 2:03:52. X.Y. Z.
PHOTOS OF NEW YORK YACHTS.—Mr. N. L. Stebbins has
met with such suecess in his useful little volume ‘'The Yachts-
man’s Souvenir,” that he proposes to publish a larger book, in-
cluding about 300 New York yachts. His plan is to visit New
York, the Sound and the Hudson in his yacht Galatea, about
June 10, remaining for several weeks, during which time he will
be glad of any opportunities to secure good views of yachts.
YONKERS CORINTHIAN Y. C.—This energetic young club
will soon be in possession of one of the handsomest houses about
New York. The opening reception in the new club house will be
held to-night, and to judge from the hustling the entertainment
committee has been doing for some time past the members and
their friends are bound to have a “bery large time, sah.”
Answers to Carrespondents.
te No Notice Taken of Anonymous Cerrespondents.
8.8, H., Creighton, Pa.—1. Deer shed their horns annually. 2.
C. R. Tinan.
L. F., Pasadena, Cal.—It cannot be done with good results by
C. F., Salem, Mass.—Pride of the Border was liver and white.
He won first at Springfield, Mass., and second at Watertown, N.
Y., in 1875. Diana IL. was black and white.
H. BE. M., Hazleton, Iowa.—Please give me the name of the bird
described below. Length from end of bill to tip of tail about 2ft.;
legs 1ft. long; bill din. long, black; legs yellow; eyes black with a
red ring around them; topof head and back green; a narrow white
band across base of bill forward of the eyes; throat and under
part of body nearly white, fading to a light drab on the back of
neck and wings; three narrow white feathers in. in length extend
from the back of the head; the middle toe nail is serrated like a
duck’s bill. It is evidently of the bittern or heron family. Ans.
The bird is a night heron, also called “‘quawk,” or qua bird. Its
scientific name is Nycticorax nycticorax noevius.
A READER, New York.—Kindly inform me of the nearest lake
in Canada where good fishing is to be had. Please state the route
on which it is located, the car fare and also the address of some
hotei closé by. Ans. A correspondent recommends Lake Sey-
mour, in Quebec, one of the lakes on the east branch of the
Mastigouche River. The trout fishing is said fo be of the best.
The route is by the Canada Pacific Railway from Montreal
(5 P. M) to St. Gabriel de Brandon (9 P. M. same night), stop there
over night, and leave for the lake (15 miles) next morning. The
Mastigouche House, on the lake, is kept by EH. M Copeland (P. O.
address, St. Gabriel de Brandon); board $1.50 per day, boats 50
cents, guides, when wanted, $1.50. —
L. P. N., Hast Randolph, N. Y.—We have a creek here with lots
of trout in its headwaters and the first mile of its length, but
there are seven ponds helow where the trout are in which they will
not stay on account of sawdust. Is there any way of stopping
their putting the dust in the ponds? Ifso, how, and whom shall
Isee? There are salmon and speckled trout here and lots of them,
but they are growing less every year. The owners of the ponds
would clean them out and make room for the fish if they can stop
their being filled up. If it can be stopped, how much will it cost?
Ans. According to the fish laws, sawdust cannot be thrown into
any of the waters of the State except in streams which form the
motive power of the machinery or manufaciuring establishments
when it is absolutelv necessary for the manufacturing purposes
carried on in such establishments to run the refuse matter and
material thereof into such stream. Write to S. A. Roberts, game
and fish protector, Buffalo, N. Y., stating the case tohim. If this
does not come under the exception mentioned you should have no
difficulty in stopping the deposit of sawdust without any cost to
anamateur. You should send the arm to a regular gunsmith.
yourself.
T, Z., New York-—l1. See issue of April 18 for ‘“‘Seneca’s” paper.
You can buy sandworms also at. the Catherine street market. 2.
Use shrimp, soft crab or clam.
prepared for the race; it was however late before they could meet
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than on the previous days.
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CONTENTS.
THE KENNEL.
Dog -
Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management,
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Range and Gallery. .
The Bullard Rifie Match.
Massachusetts State Shoot.
The Creedmoor Programme,
The Trap.
Norwich Tournament.
The Milwaukee Shoot.
ompton Hill,
Colt Gun Club Tournamént:
Western Penn. Matches.
Missouri State Tournament.
New York State Association.
CANOEING.
EDITORIAL.
Lake Conemaugh.
The Seal Fisheries.
'_ Summer Camps for Boys.
HE SPORTSMAN TOURIST,
James River Tales.—1.
A Berkshire Brook.
NATURAL HISTORY.
Wild Pets.
Game BAG AND Gun.
ontana Game Law,
neitéents in nly Hinting Life:
Cross Shooting.
A Weapon for the Vacation.
Sizes of Trap Shot,
The “Forest and Stream” Gun
Test. _
Spa AND River FYsHiIne.
The Sunset Club.—ry, Passaic River Cruise.
Saibling and Brown ‘Trout| Yonkers C. C.
Hybrid. YACHTING.
Fishing near New York.
“She Whipchions to the Deed of
wii t.
Chicago and the West,
Brief Notes from Anglesea. - Valkyrie.
| FISHOULTURE, Larchmont Y. C., Titania—
Results of Cod Hatching. _Shamrock,
Knickerbocker Y. C. Regatta,
South Boston ¥. C,
Yorkville Y. C. Regatta.
Cruise of the Saracen.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS,
Tar KENNEL.
San Francisco Dog Show,
Salisbury’s Pedigree.
' Central Field Trial Club
Derby Entries,
LAKE CONEMAUGH.,
B* the terrible calamity in a Pennsylvania valley the
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, of Pitts-
burgh, has been precipitated into such melancholy noto-
riety as no other sportsmen’s club has ever had, The
flood in the Conemaugh Valley was caused by the burst-
ing of the dam which held the club’s artificial lake.
The South Fork of the Conemaugh flowed through a
lovely vale, high up amid the mountains; the spot was
one specially favored by nature; its beauties had long
been known to artists and anglers, who resorted thither.
| More than fifty years ago, when the valley was daramed
to furnish a reservoir to supply the old South Pennsyl-
vania Canal, the trout stream was broadened into a lake.
| Then the Pennsylvania Railroad supplanted the canal;
there was no longer any use for the reservoir; the
mountain dam was practically demolished, and the
lake shrank again to the stream bed. In 1879 the
property was acyuired by a number of Pittsburgh sports-
men who formed the South Fork Fishing and Hunting
Club, rebuilt the dam on a grander scale than before, and
formed a vast artificial lake, three miles long, from one-
half to three-quarters of a mile broad, and in some parts
ninety feet deep. This was Lake Conemaugh; and with
generous expenditure of money, the club members, all of
whom were wealthy, converted the lake into a luxurious
pleasure home for themselves and families during the
summer season. A magnificent club house was erected;
with numerous costly cottages on the shores, and there
were steam yachts, sailing craft, canoes, and all the ap-
purtenances of outdoorlife. Our issue of March 1, 1882,
reported the stocking of the waters with six hundred
black bass transported from Sandusky Bay, a successful
enterprise which attracted much attention.
But all this time the tremendous volume of water,
held in place up on the mountains by its man-made bar-
f rier, was a menace to the valleys below with their vil-
lages and towns of tens of thousands of inhabitants.
There were constant forebodings and apprehensions, and
repeated warnings of peril and disaster. Capitalists who
had their millions invested here in steel and iron works,
and who were responsible for the safety of thousands of
employees, sought to have the peril removed; but legal
measures to that end only brought out a mass of testi-
mony from engireering experts certifying to the impreg-
nable character of the dam, and giving assurance of its
safety. More than this, if the reports be true, at the in-
| stance of the club the structure was regularly inspected
by the civil engineers of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
“by them pronounced to be safe. And in truth for those
who owned the lake it may have been difficult to see in
- its erystal waters any hint of its tremendous potency for |
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disaster. To them it was a pleasure lake, bright with the
glint of the sunlight, reflecting in its pellucid depths the
fleecy clouds of heaven, its surface gay with fairy sail
and pennant and streamer; it was associated only with
feéollections of days of recreation and joyous pastime;
aiid so the warnings were unheeded; the menace was
unnoted.
Now that the end has come, the dam has given way,
the floods have devastated the valleys, obliterated vil-
lages and towns, overwhelmed in an hour with awful
death unnumbered thousands of human beings, and
filled the whole civilized world with horror at the mag-
nitude of the ruin and woe of last Friday—it is simple
enough now to pen paragraphs hot with indignation and
cutting with words of crimination of the owners of the
dam; and to turn a sentence with satire of the wealthy
Pittsburg sportsmen who maintained the Lake Cone-
maugh reservoir for their summer pleasure. And yet,
when sober reflection shall succeed the hasty com-
ments of the hour, it will be realized that the blame
for the disaster, wherever it may be laid, cam in no
wise be made more severe because of the purpose for
which the fatal dam was built. To spend one’s vacation
in otitdoor recreation is perfectly legitimate and honor-
able; to gather in families, as these Pittsburg people
did, on a mountain lake, is among the ideal modes of
summer life; to provide means and facilities for such
vacation outings is not less praiseworthy. To maintain a
dam to form a lake for pleasure purposes is an enterprise
no less legitimate than to build a dam for running a mill
wheel. If the construction be a sham, if the artificial
reservoir be a death trap, if ruin and horror ensue, the
builders and owners are culpable in an equal degree,
whether they are bass fishermen or cotton manufacturers,
Amid the great burst of sympathy which is to-day
awakened by the reports of the Pennsylvania calamity,
there should be no other feeling than of like compassion
for the members of the Sonth Fork Fishing and Hunting
Club, for we may be sure that their hearts have suffered
not the least among all the multitude upon whom the
shadow of the disaster has fallen.
SUMMER CAMPS FOR BOYS.
iG is not generally believed that the average boy studies
hard enough at school to do himself very much harm.
Perhaps he does not, but there are many boys, who,
whether above or below the average, spend too much
time over their books and far too little in active outdoor
exercise, This is especially true of the boy brought up
in the city, where there is little to interest or attract in
the streets, unless it be when with a number of his fel-
lows he can join in some active game. One character-
istic of the small boy is his perennial energy. His mind
is ever active. He insists on having something. to do.
If he cannot find an adequate vent for this energy in
action, he will resort to beoks; and reading of the adven-
tures of others, he will throw himself into their lives,
and work off his mental energy without physical action.
The habit of omnivorous and continuous reading is too
common among American boys. It is often formed at
just the age when the child’s physical rather than mental
development needs cultivation. It is likely to keep the
boy in the house when he ought to be out of doors, tear-
ing across fields, wading in the puddles, climbing trees,
and generally letting off steam. It results too often in
nearsightedness, in stooping shoulders, in hollow chests,
in exaggerated nervousness, in consumptive tendencies.
The perfect man must be physically complete, and in the
race for life the man with superb physique will be likely
to distance the physically weak even though the latter's
mind may be more fully furnished. The healthy mind
in the healthy body is what is needed, but we must first
take steps to secure the healthy body which is to contain
the mind.
Tn a recent examination held in this city by an Army
examining board, out of fourteen candidates for positions,
five—more than thirty-five and one-half per cent.—were
rejected for physical disability. These were professional
men and students. If it is true as indicated by this ex-
amination that one-third of the men belonging to the
educated classes in America’ are physically deficient,
there is small hope for the race of native Americans.
Probably it is not true, yet no one who looks over the
men that he meets day after day can doubt that the pro-
portion of men who would fail to pass a physical examin-
ation is far larger than it ought to be, Too often the
pride that parents take in their children and the ambition
that they feel for them lead to a mental forcing process
which not only destroys their physical health, but reacts
ou their brain, and a boy who at ten was a marvel of
precocity is found at eighteen to be hopelessly dull.
There must be a remedy for this tendency to an over-
development of brain and nerves in the American people,
and this remedy will be found in part in the physical
education of the young and growing boys. The move-
ment now being made toward the outdoor occupation and
education of boys during the summer vacation is a long
step in the right direction.
There are several summer camps for boys in New Eng-
land, one in Massachuseetts, one in New Hampshire,
and, we believe, one in Maine, and while their methods
all differ, their purposes are the same, keeping the boys
away from books. At some of these camps boys are
taught rowing, swimming and other outdoor exercises,
the use of arms, and certain mechanical trades, if they
have a bent that way, and are carefully looked after all
the time. In others the course is broader, and includes
woodcraft, observations in natural history, and such
other instruction as will best fit them to enjoy their
temporary camp life.
This is as it should be. Physical culture has been too
much neglected, and where not neglected has been un-
intelligently pursued by the bustling hurrying people of
America. A boy, if he exercised at all, has felt that he
must row in a four-mile race. Asa broad proposition it
is no doubt true that excess in anything is harmful. To
exercise too much may not have the same baneful effects
as to drink or to smoke too much, butit is harmful, So
is excessive study. So is excessivereading. In summer,
then, take the boys away from their books. Make them
spend their time in the openair. Teach them to fish, to
shoot, to ride, to row, to swim, and above all to study
nature. In teaching them all these things they will be
taught also something that no one can ever learn from
books, that is readiness, judgment, self-reliance, inde-
pendence, Théir health will be benefitted; the weak
and delicate ones will grow rugged, the stout ones will
become young giants. By cultivating their powers of
observation, they will be taught to see nature’s beauties
and so tolove her. Thus will their views be broadened,
their resources multiplied, and the possibilities for the
happiness of their lives infinitely increased.
THE SHAL FISHERIES.
ROM London, from Washington and from the North-
west coast comes the news that war vessels are be-
ing dispatched by the United States and the British gov-
ernments to the Behring Sea. These vessels are sent on
the one hand to prevent depredations on the seal fisheries
claimed by the United States; and on the other to pro-
tect the rights of the British Columbia sealers, who an-
nually destroy great numbers of seals and whose depre-
dations, if not checked, will unquestionably end in the
extermination of the fur seals and will render the only
important sealing grounds of the United States valueless,
The dispute over the fishery rights of North America
between Great Britain and the Uuited States seems no
nearer settlement now than when it first arose, but there
certainly must be some common ground on which an
amicable understanding might be reached, which should
be fair to both countries. The shouts for war which are
heard from some quarters are unworthy of attention.
With a view to securing accurate information on this
subject, the FOREST AND STREAM some time ago dis-
patched a staff correspondent to British Columbia with
instructions to investigate this killing of the fur seals in
the open sea. This he has done in a very thorough
manner.
We shall next week begin the publication of his report
jon this subject, and this paper will give our readers a
very clear idea of the methods employed in taking the
fur seal, whether in the legal way upon the land, or
illegally in the water, The question of the rights of
nations in the premises is one to be settled by inter-
national lawyers and diplomats. That it should be
settled promptly and peacefully all will agree.
The report of our correspondent will extend over
several numbers of the FOREST AND STREAM and will, we
are confident, have great interest not only because of its
timeliness, but by reason of the special advantages en-
joyed by our staff correspondent in gathering his in-
formation.
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Che Sportsman Tourist,
JAMES RIVER TALES.—Il.
TURKEY SHOOTING IN SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
‘“fXOME here, Dan, you old fatty, while I introduce
you tothe readers of FOREST AND STREAM. You
were with me at the death of many a noble Virginia tur-
key, and I think you deserve some recognition in print.
If, as Mr. Weller says, ‘Vidth and visdom alvays goes to-
gether, you should be a wise dog; but I fear if you keep
at it much longer, one or the other will be the death of
you. Lsometimes imagine when I see you asleep before
the fire, kicking out your legs and wagging your tail, that
you are dreaming of some turkey hunt in which you took
a prominent part. Am i not right, sir? I dream of such
scenes myself, and why should not you? You cannot
boast of the bluest of blue blood, even though your father
was a royal red Irishman, for these short ears indicate a
plebian strain; but you pessess whatis of far more value—a
tmostexcellent disposition. And whata time [had to teach
you even the rudimentary principles of your profession,
yet did you repay manifold all my trouble and patience.
At first how you would draw most. beautifully on every
cow and razorback hog that presented itself, laboring,
perhaps, under the laudable impression that I could not
hit anything smaller or wished to fill the game bag with-
out loss of time. Also that first duck. It was not quite
dead, you remember, and every time the thing would
give a kick back to the shore you would come, just as if
the duck was going to bite off an ear. In time you out-
grew all these weaknesses and mastered the art of find-
Ing game, You were quite as necessary as the gun when
I went for summer duck, for no dead bird fel! but that
you retrieved it, and no cripple could long remain hid-
den from your good nose, On quail you were fairly good,
though not a flyer, and as for turkeys, I think you knew
almost as much as the birds themselves. Now, sir, take
a nap while I spin a few yarns about Surry county tur-
keys.
The river front of Surry county for a mile or more back
is little less than a succession of ravines, some deep, some
shallow, some with a gentle slope, others with almost
perpendicular sides, and nearly all of them with a small
stream dancing down the center on its way to the James
River. Occasionally you might strike a cleared piece of
ground where some negro had built a hut of pine logs
plastered within and without with mud. and was en-
deayoring to raise a crop of peanuts and corn, or else an
old field that had been neglected for years; but for the
most part it was all woods on the high ground, oak,
hickory, beech and pine, the latter predominating to a
large extent, while the swamps were filled with cypress.
These ravines were excellent feeding grounds for turk-
eys, and aided materially in hunting them, as you could
approach from either side with little fear of alarming
them, The turkey makes a great noisein feeding, especi-
ally if the leaves are dry, and can be heard a long dis-
tance, provided there is no wind. But while he scratches
away at the leayes in search of juicy worms that dissolve
in his mouth and hard three-cornered beech nuts that
look as though they never would dissolve, he is constantly
raising his head to admire the scenery, so that if the
woods are open and level the odds are against you every
time, It is useless to follow a flock thus flushed, for the
chances are that every blessed turkey is watching for
you from the thick top of some fine tree, Now is the
time to put to practical use your knowledge of the hunt-
ing ground and the habits of the birds. Make a detour
foi a point in the direction you think they will take when
feeding is resumed, and station yourself behind a tree,
bush orlog. Itisnow a game of wait, and if you have
patience enough you are very apt to get a shot,
I shall never forgot my first turkey, I had been up the
creek after ducks and was returning through an old
field, when my dog flushed a flock of some ten or fifteen
and off they went for the woods. Whew! how the
sight of those birds did electrify me. I was soon after
them on the Jump, and more by good luck than skill
started a turkey at the mouth of a small ravine. Great
smoke! what a flopping of wings before that bird could
clear the bushes, and when he did come out heseemed to
fill the air and shut out the very sky from sight. TI don’t
know whether [I fired from my hip or shoulder, but
down came the turkey and I had my hands on him
almost the second he touched the ground, What a
beauty, and how ladmired him and executed a war dance
over his carcass while the dog capered around and barked
his delight.
I was using a No, 12 Parker and No. 4 shot. I know it
is more artistic to shoot a turkey through the head with
a rifle bullet, and besides if reads so pretty in print, but
fresh meat was too scarce in that section for me to prac-
tice on turkeys with arifle. I did invest in a Winches-
ter and tried it several times, but as it always happened
that I got nothing but wing or moving shots when I left
the Parker at home and the salt meat was growing salter
every day, I soon dropped the rifle for the shotgun.
Returning one morning from an unsuccessful still-hunt
after deer I entered the same old field mentioned above,
and while crossing it Dan began trailing and came to a
stand, Quail, says I, and having nothing smaller, my
beauties, I shall have to feed you a few No. 6’s, and up I
walked, Instead of the expected quail a big gobbler
came out of the weeds from under Dan’s very nose, and
dropped to the report of the gun. He was so close when
I pulled on him that I think he must have stopped the
entire load,
This was the first intimation I had that turkeys would
lie for dogs, One afternoon I started up the creek to get
a shot at some geese. I had rowed a short distance when
Isaw a turkey attempt to fly the creek, but it was one
_ too many for him, and into the water he went within a
few yards of the shore. I returned in a hurry, scrambled
up the bank and sent Dan after that turkey, knowing he
would come my way when the dog struck his trail, Ina
few minutes I heard a rustling in the bushes to my right,
and turning spied Mr. Turkey taking a birdseye view of
me through the leaves. Looking carefully for Dan, and
seeing no signs of him, 1 blazed away, Ovyer went the
turkey, and likewise Dan, who had been standing a few
yards behind him, I thought the poor dog was done for
that trip, and with a heavy heart lugged him home, In-
side of a week that dog was as good as ever, and stood
another turkey not 500yds. from that very spot.
FOREST AND STREAM.
Sometimes I found a turkey call very useful, a small
piece of reed about 6in. in length making the very best
kind of a call, although on one oceasion, having left my
callat home, I cleaned out myrifle and decoyed a hen
turkey to her death. But a hen turkey or a year-old
gobbler is a simpleton in comparison to the old gent of
the flock, who dangles a 10in. whisker from his glossy
front. No hollow reed or turkey bone, however artisti-
cally manufactured, will prevail with him, He will
cock his head to one side and thoughtfully listen and
then answer as polite as can be, with possibly a tinge of
Sarcasm in his note, which I took to mean, “Come and
see me if you want me,” He will answer just as often
as you call, but not a step will he move in your direction,
I wasted considerable time before I ‘‘tumbled to” this
irick, and after that I always started to hunt his royal
highness without indulging in any further duet business.
Keouk! Keouk! Keouk! How the music of that call
electrifies the whole body. Carefully now, the turkey
calling is not more than 200yds. off and a false move
may alarm him, A few minutes and I hear his step
quite distinctly. So does Dan. We started that turkey
some distance back and struck for the ravine to head
him off. Iam crouching behind a pine stump with Dan
at my side; the dog is all of a tremble with excitement.
Patter, patter, patter in the dry leaves, and out of the
bushes he comes down the side of the ravine. What a
noble specimen, and how magnificently his bronze coat
shines and glistens in the sunlight—40yds., if it’s a
foot, but he will never come nearer, and snap goes the
plunger into a faulty cap. Up he rises. The brown
barrels follow him for an instant, and then the other
shell speaks. He is limp and motionless when I pick
him up and heavy enough to show 18lbs. on the scales.
Once I had an opportunity of watching Dan after a
turkey on the marsh. To an uninterested party who did
not eat turkey doubtless the spectacle would have been
both instructive and amusing. To me it was galling, for
I was over a hundred yards off,and with no earthly show
of getting nearer, There he stalked through the grass,
not ten yards ahead of the dog, seemingly without fear
and as dignified and majestic as you please. Every few
steps he would halt. Dan would follow suit and turn his
head to look for me, as much as to say, ‘‘Come on with
that gun.” Oh! the pain that procession gaye me. It
was worse than watching the triumphant parade of your
opponent after the election returns were allin. Reach-
ing a stream the turkey flew off and Dan returned tome,
the most disgusted looking dog I ever saw.
After consoling myself over a pipe we started in again.
In a short while Dan began trailing, Thinking he was
after quail, for we had hunted that piece of ground not
half an hour before, and seeing him come to a stand on
the side of a hill where the bushes grew scattering, I
yelled at him to goon. Much to my surprise, up rose a
flock of turkeys, One chap bore around in my direction
and I gave him both barrels, just to let off some of the
mad, He appeared to shake as the shot struck him, but
kept straighton. I followed his line of flight and hunted
for him until it began to grow dark. At last, giving up
in despair, I whistled for Dan and turned my face home-
ward. Hearing a commotion behind me, I looked to
ascertain the cause, and, bless me! there was Dan with
the turkey in his mouth,
Turkeys emit a strong scent, and a dog with a good
nose can wind them further than he can a flock of quail.
I was out with a party of three one day looking for tur-
keys that we had never succeeded in running across.
We were all together, the dog at my side. I saw Dan
elevate his nose several times and sniff the air. We
stopped and listened. Notasound. Everything as quiet
as the grave. ‘‘Turkeys,” said I, and was laughed at by
my companions, The woods was very open and afforded
a Clear view, but not a sign of turkey. I was left to
follow the dog. He led me across a stretch of meadow
and up into the woods on the other side to the mouth of
a ravine, all the time in a slow walk. Then I heard the
birds feeding, and one of them went home with us.
After that Dan’s nose was a good enough turkey indica-
tor for any of that crowd. OLD MAN,
A BERKSHIRE BROOK.
T was a beautiful afternoon in July. <A soft, mild
breeze crept up from the southwest, Ever and anon
a bank of fleecy clouds swept over the sun; in the dis-
tance they seemed resting on the mountain tops, and the
shadows swept slowly down their distant blue-green
flanks, There was a softness, a freshness, an effect of
far distance and clearness in the atmosphere. The ver-
dure and the foliage under the genial sunlight, washed
and refreshed by the rain of the preyious day and night,
seemed soft and green as June. The voices of the hay-
makers and the lowing of distant cattle came faintly
from the fields, borne on the sweet, still country air, I
sat on the hotel piazza, smoking a post-prandial cigar, in
that satisfied, at-peace-with-all feeling that comes after a
good dinner, eaten with a healthy appetite. “The drowsy
peace of the country quiet swept over me and my un-
opened book dropped to the floor, I fell to watching the
cloud castles as they swept across the blue sky, column
after column, stately and sure,
Suddenly, asa hew thought struck me, I sat bolt up-
right. ‘Jove! what an afternoon to fish the Anthony
Brook; not a drop of rain before in three weeks; how the
old veterans of the stream will be dancing this after-
noon,” <A southeast wind it was and that decided it. I
looked at my watch; half past two, and I thought “If I
get ready now and start'I will be on the stream at half
past three.” Istarb at onee, quite forgetting Rider Hag-
gard and his tale of ‘‘Three Lions,” all resting on the floor,
In a few minutes I am in old clothes, a stout suit of a
red, gray, brown color, which had quite allured me at
the tailor’s by its possibilities as a fishing suit when old.
Heavy wading shoes well laced; and now for the tackle,
Split-bamboo drawn carefully from its ease, lovingly in-
spected and laid on the bed, Reelin one pocket, pipe
and tobacco bag in the other. Now for the fly-book,
open it and out with several leaders, which go into the
leader box, a dash of water from the pitcher on the felt
and the comforting thought of their softness when
needed. Before that wrinkle came I used to cram a
leacer into my mouth at the beginning of the last half*
mile before approaching “the stream and talk in a dis-
jointed fashion with an occasional gag for the next
quarter of an hour. Better that thous than a coiling
cerpent of gut falling on the stream with a plash ora bit
waiting by the brookside until it became pliable.
it once, and the long suspense was maddening),
for a few odds and ends, including the match box ant
alsc— ‘‘where the dickens is my creel? Ah! I know,
left it in the kitchen last time when I came home, an
according to custom, the cook has hung it to a nail oute
side_ the window to air.” I poke my head out of the
window aud look down, ‘Yes, there it is, sure enough,
and a precious good soaking it had last night, too,
Never mind, it will be clean and sweet.” So up rod, and
down and around the house for the creel. That on, and
then a moment’s pause while the mind takes a rapid in=
ventory of the duffle tosee that nothing is forgotten,
(It’s no joke to drive to a distant lake and find you hayé
forgotten your rod, as I did once.)
Everything is on board, and then I go down the pas
ture, into the road and down the hill tothe wood. Mow
sweet and fresh the air is! A woodchuck runs ont into
the road in front of me and then back again in a startled
way. A thrush glares at me as I pass from the bush by
the rail fence with a half startled, half saucy twist of his
head,
Now I pass the two spectral white birches that stand ag:
guardians of the wood, and am under its leafy canopy
through which the afternoon sun sends his lances of light,
making a quivering, dancing pattern of lacework on the
roadway. I hear the brook in the glen below, and I note
with satisfaction its voice deeper, fuller than the last time
I heard it. The brook, too, has gained by last nights
rain,
Where a little spring trickles down the bankside and
oozes into the brook below there is a spot of vivid greén,
and standing by it, erect and tall, a clump of mint, whose
fragrance scents the air, Isniff it, but hurry on, forT
am eager to reach the bridge where the brook crosses the
road, for there, just above in the wood, a mass of sprin og
gush into the brook, sweetening its water and making il
clear and cold as crystal; and at this point I always con
mence fishing. Soon I see its gray and lichen-cove
timbers in the green gold woodlight at the foot of the
tle knoll Tam standing on. I breathe a sigh of satisfac:
tion, and taking my rod from its bag I commence care
fully jointing it. Now, on with the reel, and laying it
handle up carefully on a grassy spot where no gravel will
get into its gear, 1 commence reeving the line through
the rings. What a satisfaction these enameled lines are}
How beautifully they cast, and how smoothly they sli p!
I note that latter particularly, for in my hurry I let the
end drop twice in reeving it, and it slips back each time}
through half a dozen rings. Ah! this impatience pisea-
torial, how it lurks in the blood! Nothing, not ev
age, can subdue it, Now fora leader. Our fish, though!
plenty, are shy and wary as hawks; and, according!
to custom, I will choose one of drawn gut, a strand
of gossamer web, fine as a lady’s hair, I tied this myself:
with one or two heavier strands at the top to make it casi
truer. Now for the flies. I glance at the pages of my;
book, then at the water and then at the sky. My mind ig
made up and I select a governor, one I tied during the
winter on a strand of drawn gut for just such an occasio: A.
I tie them with a slinmmer body and less hackle hnd wi ng
than the hackle makers, and I think them better so fot
these clear-water brooks where trout are shy, than é
more bulky ones we get in the shops. Hook, a No, 12
This fly is the same practically as Thad, Norris’s brown
hen, except for its little tag of red, which I think in
proves it. It is practically a winged brown-hackle, and
a pattern on which many good flies are made by varyin g
the wing. On with it fora stretcher. And now for m yi;
dropper, that old reliable killer, a brown-hackle on @
No, 14 hook; and now, after putting some of these ferns
in my creel to keep the fish from the basket, weare ready,
I step down carefully beside the bridge and glance down
the little glen. Ah! whata sight. The brook is bankful
and the water clear with a strong brown tint. It is rum
ning down rapidly, clearing all the while, and by to-mor
row will be too low. In the genial air I note a myriad of
dancing insects on the surface of the water. The stream
swirls down amid the mossy rocks, with here a pool and
there a rapid, overarched by tall trees, through which the
afternoon sunlight vainly struggles to reach the water.
1 creep down the bank and step into the stream, Ugh’
how cold the wateris where this spring comesin, Then,
with a glance over my shoulder to see that the back cast!
is clear, the line straightens out and. the flies light on the
dancing, rippling water where it pores into the first pool)
Ah, you little darling! A six-inch trout in his eagerness
had jumped clear out of water, and missing the flies in
his haste, goes down head first. I let out a little line ané
east still further down, where that patch of foam circles
round by the rock. Whew! a splash, a mad rush down
stream, a heavy ‘‘thug” on the flies, and, alas! he is gone,
and also six feet of my gossamer leader and both flies,
Tf that is the way they are feeding no need for drawr
gut. Why, I didn’t have time to strike before he had
carried off the whole affair. He must have weighed @
pound, at least.
So, on with a heavier leader and try again. The same
flies as before. Again they light on the pool and again J
have a rise, and this time strike my fish and in a momen!
itis mine. Alas, though, it isnot my friend of a momen
before, but a comparatively insignificant 8-inch tro at.
Never mind, he is the first, and is not the first better thar
the last! He has taken the brown-hackle. Again I try
but in vain, and then I wade through the edge of the
pool and east into the one below. Another here and it
the one below two more,and in the pool below that twe
more, and then in the rapids below still another, anc
when I come to the edge of the little glen and look ow
into the broad pasture beyond, through which the brook
winds a. devious way, I think with satisfaction that there
are eight trout in my basket.
Just where the brook pours out into the field from ht
woods under the fence is a large pool. In it are gooe
fish, portly and aldermanic in proportion, but eh! hoy
shy. Well dol recall how some years since, while ch
ing a hopper through the grass in the field beyond, I
startled by a yell of triumph from the Professor, ane
beheld him executing a war dance his students wouk
have traveled far to see, with rod in one hand and 2
1gin. trout in the other. He had just convicted one 0}
the aldermen of taking a bribe. Let us see if there
pur susconiaule ones now. Carefully I skirt the pool,
getting below it, I crawl under the big tree, standing al
——-
its foot and concealed by its shadow, ahd with its trunk
for a background, I slowly raise my head and study the
pool, Inspite of the volume of water running in the
brook its surface, as usual, is still and glassy. I never
chad much success in this pond until | began to use the
dry fly on it, and fished from below upward, After
noting the look of the pool and deciding where I will put
my fly—a serions consideration in this stilland somewhat
shallow water, for if the first cast is not properly made
and in the right spot, if is rare that arise comes to a
second one. I first see that the fly is dry and the hackle
well spread, and then crawling forward a little on hands
and Imees and keeping the hemlock between me and the
sky line until I come to a point where I haye room for
the back cast.
_ Italke a preliminary cast or two in the air to get my
line of the proper length, and then light asa feather I
drop it just at the edge of the little fall and let it float
into the pool as though it were an insect ae by the
water and floating with outspread wings unable to rise.
Tj has scarcely gone six inches before there is a tawny
flash and I strike with a quickness that makes the line
sing. Instantly there is a rush across the pool and a pull
that puts a good deal of a strain on my 6oz, split-
bamboo, but after a turn or two it slackens, and I
haul gently to the edge, not the alderman I had hoped
for, but still a respectable trout of some 6oz. in weight,
Aslvap his head sharply against the metal heel plate of
my rod to mercifully kill him and be able to extract my
fly at leisure without mangling it, I reflect he is not much,
50 far as size goes, like the monsters I have taken after
hard fought struggles from the icy flood of the rushing
Nepigon, while my sweating Indians held the canoe with
quivering poles against the arrowy flood; but after all I
think sport is not to be measured by mere size alone, and
these trout, with the delicate tackle required to kill them
and the extreme caution’ and skill required for success,
give the angler the highest phase of intellectual enjoy-
ment the art can afford. It is like a game of chess, the
pitting of brain against brain, You know the fish is
there, and provided you use enough skill and intelligent
planning to oyermatch his fishy cunning heis yours, And
‘this lapprehend is the greatest pleasure to be derived
from the exercise of our art. I venture to assert that the
angler who has received his education and becomes a
successful fiy-fisher on the well-fished brooks of Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts, will rank respectably on any Ameri-
can water and have little trouble in becoming an expert
on them, while repeatedly I have seen and fished with men
who have been very successful on the waters of the North
_ Woods, the Adirondacks, or of Canada, but who have
given up the fishing on such streams with disgust, declar-
ing that they contained no fish. Ihave been able on sey-
eral occasions to give an ocular demonstration of the
- falsity of this with great pleasure,
Well, the alderman’s heeler is in the basket and I saun-
ter on down the stream. Never before have I seen the
water in this meadow in better condition. The fish are
feeding strongly on the top, for insect life is in full swing.
Usually the meadow is not a fruitful place until sundown
and after, as the sun shines on the water and it is open
and clear. But the sport this afternoon is magnificent.
By fishing’ ‘‘fine and far off,” I'take them one and often
two from every pool, returning many fingerlings, which
must be handled carefully with a wet hand. In the mid-
die of the meadow I come on a small pond, clear and
shallow. Here we repeat the up stream, dry fly tactics,
and four fine fellows are basketed. In the old times
while a youngster, before I became a fly-fisherman, I took
many a trout from this pool by crawling on my knees
and elbows carefully to the bank and dropping a lusty
grasshopper over the edge, by the bush, _
The trout in the meadow are small, there are no large
pools save this; they run from 7 to 9in. in length, but
what they lack in size they make up in shyness and in
toothsomeness on the table. More delicious fish than
these fellows, told by their silvery sides and yivid spots
and coloring from their dark-lined brothers of the wood
above, cannot be imagined. Pat and lusty are they, fed
by the myriad insect life from the tall grasses of the
meadows around them, .
In places a bush growing beside the bank leans over
into the water. Under the shade are the haunts of fine
fish. However, one cannot cast for them; so, standing
back, I practice with the fly a plan every grasshopper
angler well knows. Shortening my line and keeping it
taut, I let the running stream carry it down, and strike
all unseen at the slightest touch. In this way I take sev-
eral; not as many as I would by the bait. for the fish does
not carry my fly, and the intervaliof striking the unseen
fish is of the shortest. Several times a flop in the water
and the straightening of my rod tells me of my non-suc-
cess; while at others I have to wade in and unfasten my
fly from a twig. However, by this plan I am able to fish
these spots with a fly, which otherwise I could not do
without bait.
Now I come to a place where the stream, broadening
out, flows downward over a long stretch of fine grayel.
It is remarkably even, and the water, though broad, but
afew inches indepth. At its bottom is along, clear, still
pool, and as I look downward I see with regret a fine fish
rush hastily down from the foot of the rapid, through the
pool to a secure hole under the bank. Had I done ag I
should, | would have made a wide detour, struck in at
the bottom, and fishing it carefully from the end upward,
as he lay with his head up stream, I might have had him.
In streams of this character both up and down and often
cross stream fishing must be employed, according to
locality. I find the best plan to be to fish in a general
direction downward, but.employ them all as needed,
Speaking of this rippling shallow and pool below, f re-
call an absurd adventure that happened to me once at
this spot, As 1 approached it I saw a fine trout nearly
at the head of the shallow and trying to gain the top.
The water was rather low, and he so large his back fin
and part of his back were out, while he was wriggling
and worming himself along, The sight was too much for
human nature, and into the stream I dashed and en-
deayored to bear him ashore vi et armis. Instantly he
turned and began to wriggle swiftly downward. I
dropped on hands and knees and hunted him all the way
down. Sometimes I had him and sometimes I did not;
my hands were wet and he so slippery I could not retain
him in my grasp. Finally, with one supreme effort he
aaah into the pool below, and in his haste and fright
egeribed literally one black line te his retreat at the
lower end, while lin my haste went souse at full |
route led me past my friend’s cabin,
ength | into the Iitchen at mea) times, in the
FOREST AND STREAM.
into the pool below—a very proper lesson for endeavoring
fo catch a trout in thati style.
Still on I wander, taking them by pairs from the clear
water, The streain runs straight against the sun and my
shadow falls in the water behind me, a very great adyan-
tage and quite offsettiny the fact that I have to cast
against the southwest wind. However, in this deep yal-
ley there is but little air, just enough at times to nicely
curl the still reaches and not enough to bother me in
putting my flies where I wish.
Now I come to a large, fine-looking pool, from which
in all the many times [ have fished this stream I have
never been able to take a fish, nor, indeed, have I ever
seen one in it, and I have finally come to the firm con-
clusion it is avoided by the trout, Perhaps it has a tishy
ghost and is uncaany, though it does not appear so to me.
At least, [can see no earthly reason why it should pot
hold trout or why they should not be seen and caught
like in the pool above and below. But so it is, and no
doubt every angler can recall some similar spot he has
wondered at.
Now as I fish downward I approach the rail fence that
divides the long meadow fromthe copse wood. I sit down
to take a drink of the sparkling water, and as I take my
creel off it feels heavy, and I pour the trout out on the
soft greensward to admire and count them, I have
three dozen, and I reflect I have enough and to spare. IJ
have enjoyed the finest sport I have ever had in the
meadow; the sun is just sinking beyond the trees on the
distant hill, a chill falls on the air, Why should I be a
pig when I haye had enough both of sport and fish?
nough, I pack my fish carefully in the creel, fill and
light my pipe, and wend my way homeward amid the
gathering twilight, hearing ever and anon the distant
sound of cowbells and the voice of the farm boy as the
herds gather to the farm yards. Many goodly pools and
stretches and some spots lie below me on the stream, in
its course of half a mile before it joins the river, but these
we will leave to some later day, and not soon will we for-
get our afternoon when we took thirty trout from the big
meadow. PERCYVAL,
Blatuyal History.
WILD PETS.
I.—A TAME MOUNTAIN SHEEP.
iG is yery seldom that the Rocky Mountain sheep, or
bighorn, is seen in captivity. Tame deer are com-
mon enough; tame elk are sometimes seen, and so are
tame antelope, but tame mountain sheep are very rare.
I think that I have heard of only half a dozen cases
where these animals were kept in a state of semi-domes-
tication. One of these was many years ago in Salt Lake
City, and I know nothing about it beyond the bare fact
of its existence. Another I learned of from my friend
Capt, Chas. E. Bendire. This was a young lamb, six
weeks or two months old when seen by Captain Bendire,
in the spring of 1876 or 1877 at the home of a ranchman
named Dayidson in Baker county, Oregon. The little
animal had been caught after its mother had been killed
in the lava beds on the head of Crooked Creek in Baker
county, and was perhaps a week old when captured.
Captain Bendire wrote me that “it ran loose about the
house and seemed to delight in getting on the kitchen
table, cooking stove or on shelves and running along the
edges of them, keeping as close to the edge as it could
without falling off. It was badly burned while running
on the hot kitchen stove once, and died shortly afterward
T was told.”
Another living specimen, and the only adult that I
have seen in confinement, is the one captured a number
of years ago by “‘Bony” Ernest in the mountains of
Wyoming, and which afterward passed into the hands of
“Buffalo Bill,” and for a year or two and pechaps lon
ger formed a part of the Wild West Show. This one,
was reared on a ewe in a flock of domestic sheep,
and he grew to bea large ram. When I saw himseveral
years ago, he was apparently five or six years old, and
was very tall with a fine heavy head of horns. He was
then miserably thin and in wretched condition. This
was explained to me as the ‘result of ill-usage, for it was
said that he was so cross that the only way .to handle
him when he escaped from his pen, as he often did, was
to rope him and drag him back again.
There were some years ago two of these animals for a
short time at the Cincinnati Zodlogical Gardens during
the period when Mr. Frank J. Thompson was its intelli-
gent and successfulsuperintendent, These did not belong
to the gardens, but to the traveling menagerie and circus
knewn as the Robinson Show. This show had made a
tour west of the Rocky Mountains, and in its wanderings
had picked up these two sheep. One of these animals
survived nearly two years confined in a close traveling
age.
No doubt there haye been other sheep in confinement,
but I have never heard of tifém. The last one that has
come under my notice is the one now at Washington,
D, C., in the collection of living animals belonging to the
National Museum, and in charge of Mr. W. T. Hornaday,
the well known taxidermist of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion. The history of that specimen is as follows:
Early last summer I learned that a Piegan Indian
named ‘*Took-Gun-in-the-Nighi” had in his possession a
young female mountain sheep, The little creature was
said to be very healthy, perfectly tame, growing finely
and likely to live and do well im captivity. From the
beginning, the collection of living animals now being got
together by the Smithsonian Institution has greatly in-
terested me, and as soon as I learned of the existence of
the little sheep, 1 communicated with Mr. G. Brown
Goode, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,
who expressed a strong desire to secure it for the national
collection, and urged me to obtain possession of it if
possible. It was not difficult to do this, ‘Took-Gun-in-
the-Night” is an old friend of mine, and when I sent him
a message that I desired to purchase the sheep, if he
wished to sell it, he replied that he would keep it tor me,
and that when I wanted it I could come or send for it,
Last. autumn I found myself in Montana, and my
‘ There I saw the
little sheep, sturdy, well-grown, healthy and fearless,
By day and night it cro ae the grass of the prairie near
the houge, loafing about the door, or even pushing its way
hope of getting a
crust of bread or a handful of potato skins, of which it
was veryfond. I had quite a long talk with Took-Gun-in-
the-Night—whose short name is John—aboutthe creature,
of which he seemed yery fond, but at which also he swore
with some bitterness on account of the amount of glass
which it had broken. With a sheep’s usual fondness for
lofty places and insecure footing, this little animal had
taken to jumping on to the ledges of the windows in
John’s house, which ledges are about five feet above the
ground, As they are extremely narrow, the animal each
time it Jumped up would strike the glass with its nose or
shoulder, and either crack or wholly break out the panes.
That the animal was in good condition except in one
point, was evident; that it was entirely tame was equally
so, At the call ‘Seep, seep, seep!” it would come delib-
erately toward me, and, walking up to my side, would
thrust its cold muzzle into my hand in search of a bit of
bread. If it did not find this, it would try to get a finger
into its mouth, and suck on this as long as was per-
mitted,
John told some amusing stories of the sheep’s doings.
One day in summer, while it was yeta little thing, it was
standing just outside the. door near the corner of the
house. Close to the door stood a large pan containing
dough, which had been set aside to rise before the bread
was baked. This pan was covered with a newspaper to
keep the flies out of the dough and the dust from blowing
into it. The sheep was standing near the pan half asleap,
when suddenly one of the dogs rushed around the corner
of the house close to it. The sheep, startled by the dog,
bounded high into the air and came down squarely on
the newspaper covering the bread pan, Of course its
feet went through, and it was fairly ‘mired down” in the
soft dough. Some one saw the absurd occurrence and
helped the animal out of the pan and on to terra firma,
and for the next day or two it lunched off the dry dough
which clung to its legs.
The sheep seemed to be on excellent terms with every
living creature about the house. The hens walked about
its legs without paying any attention to it, and the dogs
did not notice it, except now and then the puppies, which
constantly tried to play with it, chasing it about and nib-
bling its hind legs. It enjoyed its games with them
greatly, but when it got tired, or when they hurt it, it
would make an effort to stand them off with lowered
head and threatening gestures, The puppies, which were
perhaps about the same age as the sheep, were often,
when they became excited, very rough with it, and ocea-
sionally drew blood. On one occasion the animal was
made seriously lame by a bite high up on the inside of the
thigh.
The only point about the condition of the sheep which
was unsatisfactory was the excessive growth of its hoofs.
It is well known to most people that the mountain sheep
spends its life among the rocks on high mountains, and
as it is constantly running over these rough surfaces, its
feet are subjected to a constant and yery severe wearing,
which wearing is compensated for by a very rapid growth
of the hoof. The little sheep at John’s, however, had no
opportunity to wear down its hoofs. Its life was passed
on the prairie, and it had never trodden the rough rocks
of the mountains thirty miles away. So its feet grew
out so long that at times it became lame, and it had
several times been necessary to pare down the surplus
horn, a proceeding which the sheep did not at all relish,
The little animal seemed to realize that the life it was
leading was not altogether a natural one, and to long for
exercise. Although John,tried hard to keep it about the
house as much as possible, yet it would seize every oppor-
tunity to follow him on his hunting excursions or when
he was out looking up cattle, and although he was usually
able to drive it back or tie ib up, yet sometimes it would
circumyent him and not make its appearance in his wake ~
until he had got so far from home that he could not well
return. It would trot or gallop along behind his wagon
or his horse in most sedate and business-like fashion, and
even if its jaunt led it over twenty or thirty miles of
country, it was always fresh and ready to go further.
My journey led me on, and it was six weeks before I
again found myself at John’s, and had an opportunity to
talk with him further about the sheep. I then heard in
detail the story of the animal's capture.
It was in the month when they plaut potatoes (May)
that John and two other men drove their wagons up to
the mountains, to cut timber for fence posts and poles.
The prairie was bright and green and the young leaves of
willows and aspens were growing, but upon the range the
far-reaching fields of snow seemed scarcely to have begun
to grow smaller, and the nights were still cold, The men
worked hard, chopping and hauling, but one day John,
thinking that fresh meat was needed, left his axe in
camp, and taking his gun instead, started out to hunt,
Tt was still early in the day when he reached the foot
of the great buttress-like shoulder that juts out from the
range on the south side of the stream. As yet he had
seen no game, and no very fresh sign, but here he sud-
denly came on the tracks of two mountain sheep, which
had passed along late the day before, after the surface of
the snow, softened at midday by the rays of the sun, had,
as night drew on, begun to freeze again. He followed
these tracks for some little distance, and at length as he
looked over a low ridge, saw far ahead of him on the
upper edge of an extensive snow field two sheep, and at
their feet two liny dark objects, which he knew must be
two young ones. They were too far off to shoot at with
any reasonable prospect of hitting them, and over the
smooth white snow there was no possible means of
approaching nearer without their taking the alarm.
More in order to see what they would do than with any
idea of hitting them, he guessed at the distance and fired
a shot.
The two old ones ran off and were soon high up on
the rocky ledges, looking back anxiously now and then,
but always going higher and higher, but the very young
ones remained where they had first been seen, Then it
occurred to the hunter to see if he could catch one of
them. He toiled along over the snow and was soon close
to the little lambs, One of them was lying down, but
the other was on its feet, and seemed to regard the strange
object that was approaching with some fear, John had
no difficulty in placing his hands on the one that was
lying down, but all his endeavors to get hold of the other
were futile, It did not seem greatly alarmed, but was
too shy to be touched, After tying the feet of the cap-
tive with his neckcloth, John made up his mind to at-
tempt te run down the little tottering creature, hardly
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of his grasp, but run as fast as he might, the lamb
avoided him, and presently, when it got among the
rocks, it showed such activity that John in despair gave
up the pursuit, and returning to his starting point, took
up the captive lamb and started for camp.
John was sufficiently interested in the matter to go
back over the tracks of the sheep, and he satisfied him-
self that these lambs had been born either that morning
or the preceding night, On both the little ones the um-
bilical cord was soft and dragging. The tracks that he
had been following, and which had been made the night
before, were those of the two mother sheep, whose little
ones had not then been born,
The little sheep was reared on cow’s milk diluted with
water, and was weaned about Sept.1. In nature the
lambs suck up to Noy. 1, but not much after that. John
told me that the sheep ate ‘‘anything,” but on question-
ing him more closely I learned that after she was weaned
her main dependence was the dry prairie grass, although
she was fed with more or less regularity at the house on
bread, crackers, oats, the peelings of boiled potatoes, and
the uncooked serapings of dough from the pan in which
the bread was mixed.
I took her away with me shortly after this, and hauled
her by wagon nearly 150 miles before I could turn her
over to the express company to be shipped to Washing-
ton. She was an affectionate little thing, and before I
had had possession of her twenty-four hours quite won
my heart. Her journey was made in a crate partially
filled with hay, but the jolting of the ‘‘bad ax” wagon in
which she rode was so severe that she could not lie down,
but made the whole drive standing up, only lying down
at night. During the time she was in my hands I fed her
hay, boiled potatoes, bread, crackers and oats, all of
which she seemed to enjoy. Oddly enough, she seemed
not to know how to drink out of a vessel, and would only
do so when sucking a finger held in the liquid. One
night I gave her some milk. She enjoyed it immensely,
kneeling on the floor of the bar-room where I had her,
sucking my finger, butting vigorously with her head and
wiggling her short tail from side to side precisely after
the manner of a domestic lamb. She was a greedy
little thing, and her incisor teeth were so sharp that she
wore out several fingers before she got to the railroad,
Like domestic goats and sheep, and like tame antelope
and deer, she enjoyed picking up papers or rags and
chewing them, and this night spent in a bar-room was
rather an anxious one for me as long as she was at liberty,
for she wanted to eat the cigar and cigarette stumps and
the discarded playing cards with which the floor was
strewn,
Often at night, after the long day’s drive was over,
my good-natured comrades and I would take turns stand-
ing out in the cold wind under the clear moon so that
‘‘Seep” might have an opportunity to graze, and might
go to bed with a full belly. I did not dare to picket her
out on a rope, for I was not sure that she might not get
frightened and break her neck, and besides this, the coun-
try was full of coyotes and gray wolves, and a single
snap of a pair of savage jaws would have made an end of
little ‘‘Seep.” So we all of us took turns shivering out in
the darkness and listening to the howling of the wolves
while she fed. It made me feel quite miserable to part
with the little creature when at last I got her in; but at
the same time a great deal of anxiety was lifted from my
mind when I had delivered her over to the express com-
pany. If anything happened to her from this on, the re-
sponsibility would not be mine,
She reached Washington in admirable condition, and
when I learned of her arrival, I took the liberty of mak-
ing a number of suggestions to the authorities of the
National Museum as to her care.
The great need of any wild animal which is kept in
confinement is exercise. Therefore this sheep ought to
have as large a paddock as possible, and the greatest pos-
sible facilities and inducements to keep moving about.
Let any one familiar with the habits of the mountain
sheep think for a moment of the enormous amount of
climbing over the rocks that one of these animals does in
the mountains during a single twenty-four hours, and.he
will realize that the health of a sheep closely confined
will be very likely to suffer. Now that the collection of
live animals in charge of the National Museum are to have
room and suitable surroundings, which will be afforded
by the proposed Zoélogical Park at Rock Creek, I hope to
see little “Seep” live to be the mother of a considerable
band of mountain sheep, for I am not without an idea that
in the future I may be able to obtain for her a mate and
ossibly a number of additional specimens of her kind.
Tintil the collections at Washington have more room,_
however, she must get along in her present quarters. It:
is intended before long to give her a companion to play
with, either a domestie lamb or two or a young Angora,
goat. This society will undoubtedly be of great benafit
to her. Every convenience which the surroundin
admit of will be furnished her at Washington. Her pad-
dock of perhaps 20X15ft., is to be provided with a rock
pile for her to climb on, and Mr. Hornaday adopted my’
suggestion of making a path of rough broken stone all
around the fence on the inside, over which the animal
will naturally walk, and which will tend to keep her feet
worn down and in proper shape.
When this little sheep reached Washington its shoulder
height was 22uin., its length from nose to tail 3ft. 6in.,
and its weight Silks. On April 15 last it was found that
its height at shoulder was 30#in., its length from nose to
tail 4ft. 7in., and its weight 90lbs. In sending me these
measurements Mr. Hornaday writes: ‘Her appetite is
much better than during the first two months of her stay
here, and now she is as much at home as any domestic
sheep. She is very playful at times and fond of attention.
When visitors approach her she meets them half way
and immediately proceeds to investigate their buttons,
watch chains and other salient points, and if let alone
she would carry off many a trophy.”
For.a time it was found impracticable to keep her in
her paddock. The fence is 8ft, high, but when she was
put in the yard, she managed to go over it while the -
keeper was passing out through the barn, and to his in-
tense astonishment would meet him at the door. So
forthe most part she was tethered out on the lawn where
she picked away at the grass or fought with the rope, for
she does not like confinement,
_ Sonn 6, 1889.)
T visited ‘‘Seep” in Washington one day last’ winter
and was told about her constant escapes. Familiar as I
have been for years with the agility of the mountain
sheep, I could not believe that this little creature had
actually made a clear bound over an 6ft. fence. On
going inside and examining the wire fence her mode of
procedure was made plain. On one of the four sides of
Rex paddock and close to the corner of the fence is a gate
leading into an adjoining paddock. The gate is of wire
netting, but its frame is of 2in. pine and projects so far out
rom the wire in the sheep’s pen, A cross bar about 4ft.
from the ground joins the two uprights of the frame.
Here was the ladder by means of which the sheep had
scaled the fence. She jumped up 4ft. to the crossbar—
%in. wide mind you—and from there 4ft, further up on to
the top of the fence, which is 2in. wide, and from there
8ft. down to the ground. f
Although so impatient of confinement, this lamb has
not the slightest desire to run away, She wants to be
free but not to escape. She likes to be petted, to have
her head rubbed and scratched, but what she likes best
of all is to play, and this she cannot do in her present
cramped quarters. :
I nape with all my heart that she may live and do well
for many years, and I believe that there is every pros-
pect that she may survive in captivity. The mountain
sheep is a hardy creature, ‘Strong lived more than any
animal except the buffalo.” . BG.
Game Bag and Gay.
- MONTANA GAME LAw.
N act for the better protection of game and fish. Be it en-
A enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of
Montana: Sec,1. That any person who shall wilfully shoot or
otherwise kill, for the period of ten years from and after the pass-
age of this act, any bison, buifalo or quail, or who shall wilfully
“shoot or otherwise kill for the period of six years, from and after
the passage of this act, any moose, elk or beaver within this Ter-
ritory, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not
ess than two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars,
‘ense committed. '
See 3. That a fishing tackle consisting of arod or pole, line and
hook or spear shall be the only lawful way that fish can be taken
in any of the rivers, streams, lakes and ponds of this Territory.
That said hook shall not be baited with any poisonous drug or
Substance, and that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to make any dams or use any fish traps, grab-hooks or similar
means for catching fish,or to use any drugs or poison or giant
powder or other explosive compound, intending to catch, kill or
destroy fish of any species; but nothing herein contained shall
prevent the use of any seine or other catch net used to catch fish
Im any river or stream below 200 miles from the head of any such
Yiver or stream, provided that such seine or catch net shall have
@ mesh not less than one inch square. P ; ;
And any person or persons, company or corporations, offending
against this section shall bedeemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shail be fined in any sum not exceeding
$250 or shall be imprisoned for a period not more than six months
and shall pay the costs of prosecution. : i m,
Sec. 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed. :
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect on and after its passage.
APPROVED Feb. 28, 1489.
INCIDENTS IN MY HUNTING LIFE.—II.
WAS camping one night late in the fall of 1849, at
the head of Mollychunnkemunk Lake, near a stream
which runs from the ponds known as Richardson Ponds,
and within ten rods of the lake. It was a dark and
windy night, threatening astorm, so I put my night
wood inside my shed camp and _ reloaded my gun, stand-
ing it in a convenient place, built up a-cheerful fire out-
side, ate a hearty supper of broiled trout and other fix-
ings and lay down for the night, How long I slept I
cannot tell, but when I awoke I was on my knees peering
out into the darkness, the rain was pouring and the fire
was just about gone. And just then a tremendous yell
or screech saluted me in the direction of the lake, not
over a gunshot away. My hair stood onend. The situa-
tion was alarming and my nerves crystallized. ButI did
not lose my presence of mind. But holding on tomy
gun I at once set about kindling a fire, and of the few
coals in sight I soon got a blaze with my kindling wood
and birch bark. I consider a fire in a dark night the best
protection against wild beasts. I heard several more of
these fearful screeches, but the animal evidently did not
like my fire, for he steered eastward toward the moun-
tain, giving me a stunner of a good-bye yell,
There was no more sleep for me that night and as soon
as day broke I went to the lake, and there deep in the
sandy shore were the foot prints of a large panther,
with toe nails or claws full 2m. long, and the creeping
tracks near to each other when he passed my camp
showed that he was wicked. When he came to the
stream he leaped across some 20ft., sinking his feet deep
into the sand, showing that he was a heavy animal.
T have no doubt this was what hunters term the Indian
Devil, a creature with which a man in the woods alone
has no business. J have tracked a Creature like this
since, but never heard his voice and never want to.
After 1840 for neatly twenty years, moose were abun-
dant in Maine, and it was lawful to kill them with dogs
or at any time of the year; so almost evervbody laid in
a supply of moose meat each winter for the year, which
was saved by smoking, drying or salting. Those farmers
who did not care to hunt them, usually had enough given
them by their neighbors or bought it cheaply.
At one time four of us were chasing a moose on the
side of a mountain west of Rangeley Lake, when, on
coming out into an open place in the woods, the moose
stopped and ‘‘sulked” as we termed it. In our party was
a 16-year-old boy who was a brave lad and liked to show
off pretty well, so when the old bull stopped, this fellow,
Dan, ran into the open place near the moose to get a
better look at him. But no sooner had Dan showed him-
‘self to the moose than the moose started for him, There
was about 4ft. of snow and we all had on snowshoes,
Only one of the party carried a gun, and he was a few
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paces back, just coming up. We all sung out, ‘Bring
the gun! Bring the gun, quick!” So the gun soon got
there, but not so quick as the moose, for four or five good
strides brought the moose and boy too near together.
The boy was not idle for he turned and made for a big
knole or hillock of snow afew yards away, and seeing
the moose upon him he dove into the snow bank, out of
sight, but not until the moose had trampled a beat where
the lad was last seen, and in less time than I can write it
had a standing place as hard as frozen ground, and under
his feet we could see one of the boy’s snowshoes.
As soon as it was possible that moose was shot and fell
in his tracks, and we all ran to pull the dead body of the
boy out from under the moose, where we expected to
find him. We soon got the snowshoe, but the boy’s foot
was not in it; and while digging away the snow search-
ing for him we heard him cry out. e all looked in the
direction of the sound, and along the bank of snow about
100ft. the boy stuck up his head through the snow, The
bank of snow was formed by a tall tree, blown up by its
roots, the snow covering it out of sight, and under the
tree was an open space, as the tree lay up from the
ground, and under this the boy dove, as the moose reared
to crush him down, just coming down on his snowshoe,
which in the struggle broke loose from the boy’s foot.
That was a scared boy, but he was a wiser boy, Much
of his conceit had left him. J. G, RIcw,
BETHEL, Me.
CROSS SHOOTING,
Editor Forest and Stream:
“Novice” appeals to the ancients to take up the parable
formulated by ‘“Sinkbox” and expound it. ‘‘Sinkbox”
argued as a matter of demonstrated fact that a cross shot
may be secured first by covering the bird, holding on to
it in its flight, and pulling trigger while holding on, or
secondly, by covering the bird, throwing the muzzle of
the gun round some few feet ahead of it, and pulling
trigger, so that the charge aimed ahead will traverse a
line which the bird’s line of flight will intersect. His ex-
planation of the apparent irreconcilability of the two
assumed facts is. that im the first the barrel being in motion
at the time the trigger is pulled, the shot does not leave
the muzzle in a straight line, but in a slight curve, the de-
flection being due to the sweep of the barrels, while the
charge is traversing them.
This is an ingenious method of providing a theory to
B E
square with the assumed facts; the simplest and safest
way to meet it is to deny the facts. _ ;
A gun placed in a revolving machine and fired while
the machine is making a thousand revolutions a minute
would impart centrifugal force to the shot during its
passage through the barrels, but even assuming that a
gun in a man’s hands is fired while being swept round,
the deflection of the direction of the shot, if it can be
theoretically contended for, is so slight as to be inappre-
ciable.
**Sinkbox’s” mistake originated in the false assumption
that a bird crossing the sportsman ata given angle and
distance could be dropped both by throwing the muzzle
of the gun ahead of the object, holding it stationary and
firing, and by firing while holding on to the bird with the
gun in motion.
We have to deal with facts, and the first fact for con-
sideration is that a bird flying sixty miles an hour, as
some ducks do, will go two yards while a charge of shot
of fair initial velocity is traversing forty yards. That
tate of speed on the part of the bird must be allowed for
in every cross shot, to bring the bird into the center of
the charge, but as the charge may cover a surface of two
feet diameter with occasional stray shots beyond, the
gunner has to that extent an allowance for error.
Whether the gunner should hold much or little ahead
of a crossing bird depends both upon the angle at which
the bird is crossing him and the distance. In illustra-
tion, the gunner standing at A in the diagram sees a bird
rise at C (40yds. distant) and fly toward B, It will not
be necessary to hold much ahead to drop the bird on its
way, for along that course the width of the charge will
almost equal the distance the bird can cover while the
shot is en route. At the nearest point, C, the gunner
fires at right angles to the bird’s line of flight, and is
more apt to shoot behind; but the distance is short, and
the bird must fly sixty miles an hour to get half a yard
ahead. Nevertheless, at any point of this line the gun-
ner should aim a little ahead. The same rule applies if
the bird’s flight be from B to C, and in either direction
between D and #, bearing only in mind that right-shoul-
dered gunners are much more apt to fire behind a bird
crossing them from right to left than from left to right.
Tn this latter case, in trying to hold on to the bird in its
flight they hold ahead unconsciously when pulling the
trigger.
But if a bird cross the gunner along the line F Gat a
least distance of 30yds., it may traverse a yard and a half
or two yards while the shot is spanning the distance, and
would, of course, escape if the trigger were pulled while
the bird was in a direct line with the barrel. The gunner
who does not hold well ahead under these conditions will
get left, unless he have the luck to shoot at the drake and
kill the duck, ‘od
The rule for cross shooting is consequently always to
hold ahead of your bird, letting the distaries ahead be
regulated both by the distance of the bird and the angle
at which he is crossing you, The gunner who tells you
397
ee
a EF — EE = olla, 0) kit
that standing at Ain the diagram he can bring down a
bird crossing from G to F',a distance of 80 to 40yds,, with
the bird in line of fire while he pulls the trigger, asserts
what is practically impossible, although he may in that
ey make fair bags with birds traversing the lines B 0
and D E. ANCIENT,
A WEAPON FOR THE VACATION.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Tam moved to submit a hint for the benefit of those
whose inexperience might lead them to procure a heayy
shotgun, or large calibered rifle or revolver.
A young friend purchased an outfit recently, for a
three weeks trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia,
I have hunted all oyer the district where he expects to
camp, and never killed anything larger than an inquisi-
tive skunk. Yet he had bought a 10lbs, 100z. shotgun,
with 500 loaded shells, a .40-90 Winchester repeating
rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition, a Colt’s army reyol-
ver, and 100 rounds, and a 9in. sheath knife. He was
very proud of his armament, and allowed that he was
prepared for bear, deet or catamount. I mildly suggested
that-he would find none of these, but he smiled inno-
cently and remarked: “But supposing I did see one of
the other where would I be then?” Now, that young
man will pack his mule load of ammunition into camp,
and if I were a betting man, I would wager high that
nine-tenths of it will be wasted on trees, or kindred in-
animate targets, in all probability he will not enjoy him-
self, and on his return will swear camp life is an unmiti-
gated bore, Had he but used a little common sense, and
ordered his equipment to suit his surroundings, or better
yet, sought advice from an experienced woodsman, he
would have saved money, time, exertion, and gone pre-
pared to properly enjoy his camp life.
Do not, brother outers, burden yourselves with heavy
weapons of any kind, a shotgun when it is no trouble to
carry is useful; but unless certain to find large game
leave rifle and revolver of any larger caliber than .32
at home. Buy yourselves a Stevens pistol either for .22
short or .22 long rifle cartridge and be happy. You can
carry several thousand of these little cartridges in the
space of a few hundred of the longer caliber, their cost
is normal, their accuracy perfect, and they are deadly to
almost all small game you will be likely to find during
the close seasons. You will have choice of four models,
viz.; Lord, Conlin, Gould and Diamond. The first
named weighs 3lbs., the two next 2lbs. and a fraction
over, the last 120z. The accuracy of these dainty
weapons is simply wonderful, and choice of model is
simply a matter of preference; for my own liking the
Lord model, being the heaviest, is the king, with the
Gould a close second, The Diamond isa little gun, butit
“gets there just the same” if held straight, The writer
lives in the country, and has little time or inclination to
take a vacation beyond such incidental tramps as his
professional work allows, but during the season he rarely
leaves the house for an extended ramble without a
Stevens being with him, Ihave a broad leathern belt,
from which hangs on the right hip a specially made
holster containing the weapon, upon the other side, near
the buckle, hangs a pouch, such as were at one time
issued to the army to carry caps in, and this holds over
a hundred .22 shorts or about seventy-five of the long
rifle, In this way one’s hands are free and the weight is
hardly noticed, yet a weapon is handy which is very
nearly as deadly up to d0yds. asarifle. With the ,22long
rifle, fairly good target shooting can be done at 200yds,,
using the Gould model pistol, but I take it, few of us
desire a longer range at small game than 50yds., espe-
cially if the pot isempty. With both Lord and Gould
models I have killed ground hogs, squirrels, doves,
hawks, snakes, chickens (my own), rats, such living
objects as one naturally takes for targetsin lack of some-
thing better.
I remember several years ago being one of a crew of a
yacht which sailed down the Delaware River on a pleas-
ure trip, to be gone a week. Another member of that
jolly crew had with him a ‘*Lord,” which added as much
to. our enjoyment as almost anything in our equipment.
When nothing else could be done, or everything else
palled upon our hands, the pistol was produced, matches
were shot, the principal stakes being cartridges, At one
place we tied up for supplies; one genius of the party
procured about two bushels of empty yeast powder bot-
tles. These he corked, and when becalmed or at anchor
one would be thrown over the side and shot at as it
slowly dvifted with the tide; or, tied to a long string, a
bottle was thrown up in the air to be shot at, and retrieved
for another shot if missed.
Try the experiment, brothers, if you have not had the
experience I mention, Take a Stevens into your camp,
canoeing, bicycling, yachting or pedestrianizing; it costs
little for the vast amount of enjoyment you can get out
of it. Youcan, by expending a few thousand cartridges,
become a good shot, and will then, I trust. be one more
added to the ranks of the ever-increasing number of those
who enjoy the use of revolver or pistol at the target, a
sport second to none, with a weapon like the rifle to be
used by manly men, PICus.
SIZES OF TRAP SHOT.
eS G the catalogues of a majority of the shot-mak-
ing companies of the country as authority, there
would seem to be a wide variation in the number of
pellets to the ounce of the various sizes of trap shot, The
figures for the five sizes generally used at the trap stand
as follows:
ae ain ey Be. 9; a 10,
Jecew aches fa fiery 9 § Peete sy Bo z 58 6
Lae peONmVitses hee sane ass. ee 3a 473 698 1052
MoleyellgNeas meeeserercecas ¢ 218 291 399 568 848
Soarks, Phila). -..-.2:.-:-2.- 245 305 426 615 950
San Francisco Shot Co......, 215 303 420 592 874
Pittsburgh Shot Co.......... 2am aol 408 515 854
Chicago Shot Co.....--+.)-... 246 328 434. 596 854
Cincinnati Shot Co.-,,..;-... 241 318 445 690 820
According to this showing two shooters, each using the
American standard measure of 1t0z. on No. 8 shot, might
have a difference of 98 pellets in their cartridges; while
on No. 10 shot the variation might rise to 295 pellets ina
et i a) Ww.
Newton, Ga,, May 31,—Our bird hunting last season
was poor; very few birds; where we usually have thou-
sands only few; they pete killed off by the Texas flea or
some disease.—B, F,
FOREST AND STREAM.
THE “FOREST AND STREAM” GUN TEST. | genuine twist barrels of good quality, and the fine ones,
PATTERN AND PENETRATION. ranging in price from $75 up, have fine Damascus or
[Sunn 6, 1889,
careful test the atmosphere was hot and dry, and the
guns showed it in the hard ring of caked powder which
formed far up the barrel near the muzzle. When the
No. 2.—Parker Hammer and Hammerless Guns.
| he was entirely proper that the series of tests of shotguns
now on the American market which the FoREST AND
STREAM is engaged in conducting should open with such
a well known and typical arm as the Parker. The Parker
gun has been known well and widely for a quarter of a
century, and the aim of its makers has been from the
start to have it second to none and one entirely worthy
of the confidence of the American sportsman. There
are probably more Parkers out in the hands of the shoot-
ing men of this country to-day than of any other one
make of shotguns. The works at Meriden, Conn., are
among the most extensive and expensive of any of the
private armories of this country or in the world, and a
tour through the works will enable the visitor to see the
laminated steel barrels. Rebounding locks, so essential
to the safety and convenience of a breechloader, are
applied to all the guns,
At the suggestion of the FoREST AND STREAM that a
test of a good all-round gun of the Parker output would
be desirable, Mr. L. J. Gaines, an expert from the fac-
tory, came down with two guns, one a 10-gauge of the
readings on the wet and dry thermometers told that the
percentage of humidity was rising,
barrel found there a corroboration
pearance of the hard ring, and the appearance instead of
the uniformly mottled interior,
the barrels, right and left, were the same build, and they
were each of them tried with the same sort 6
and no trial was made of different cartridg
a look into the gun
of this in the disap-
In these two weapons
f cartridges,
es from the
same gun. At future dates other tests will be made
of the Parker gun, and under conditions which will
mit it to make a clearer exhibit of both its
penetration abilities.
The figures as
below do not do full justice to the ca
as thousands of shooters know it.
the very opening of this series of t
per-
pattern and
given in the reports —
pacity of the weapon
Yet now,
ests, we venture to ex- —
and here at —
whole process of manufacture, from the rolled rods of
steel used in bunching together for the laminated barrels
press this opinion, and expect to find it fully substanti-
ated in the returns as they are gathered, that shooters
need have no fear of buying any gun sent out froma
to the completely finished weapon all prettily carved and
engraved, The Parker gun now on the market is of the
top-action type and claims all the essential qualities
of a perfect gun, which are simplicity of construction,
excellence of workmanship, beauty of proportion, bal-
ance, shooting qualities and capacity to resist the strain
of long continued use. The greatest objection to breech-
loading shotguns in the past has been their getting loose,
caused by constant opening of the barrels, which fall
with their weight upon the hinge joint. This objection
PARKER 12-GAUGE, RIGHT BARREL, 40yps., 407 PELLETS.
is entirely overcome by means of an improved check
hook and pin, which sustains the weight of the barrels,
preventing any strain upon the hinge joint, and thus
adds many years of usefulness to the guns. The locking
bolt holds the barrels positively firm, and being of taper
shape, allows the locking of the gun, even when a little
dirt is in the way. This locking bolt is supplemented by
the top fastener upon the end of the extension rib, which
' prevents the springing of the breech from the barrels and
any lateral motion of the barrels at the time of discharge.
The fastener has its sides cut upon the arc of a circle,
with the hinge joint as a center, which gives a perfect
bearing along its entire surface when the gun is closed.
Tt is the result of experience, that in order to enable
sportsmen to use heavy charges, the hinge pin must be
removed from the breech a greater distance than form-
erly, The length of the frame therefore has been materi-
ally increased, The Parker gun was the first to use low
hammers, which admit of rapid sighting along the top
rib of the gun.
From the beginning a system of boring was followed
that aimed atthe best results in both pattern and penetra-
tion, and the Parker gun has made a remarkable record
PARKER 12-GAUGH, DEFT BARREL, 40yDs., 386 PELLETS.
for close, hard shooting. All guns are thoroughly tested,
and. each one bears a tag when it leaves the factory, giv-
ing its record at the target. ;
The Parker gun, as a distinctively American production,
has all the advantage of the American system of manu-
facturing, by producing an interchangeable gun, the
parts of which are all made to gauge, fit accurately, and
are readily duplicated, which is not the case with guns of
foreign manufacture, The different parts are made by
special machinery, and by workmen who makea specialty
of one part only. No metals but the best cast steel and
wrought iron are used in its construction, No decar-
bonized ‘or plain iron barrels in which the grain of the
metal runs lengthwise are used. The cheapest guns have
| Moss.
PARKER 10-GAUGE, LEFT BARREL, 40yDS., 442 PELLETS.
ordinary hammer type, and the other a 12-gauge of the
hammerless style. They were beauties of their class.
Ammunition came with the guns, and a short ride
brought Mr, Gaines and a representative of the FOREST
AND STREAM out to our testing screen on the range of the
Rubee Shooting Grounds Association, at Claremont,
The plan for testing was of the simplest. A table,
with a bag of soft earth upon it, formed the rest, and
was placed just 40yds. from thescreen, Seated in achair
behind the table, Mr. Gaines had no trouble in taking
deliberate aim at the conspicuous 30in. circles as they
were spread upon the shutters swung in by Range Supt.
It was not that calm, still sort of a day that one
would like for a careful trial. In range parlance the
wind came with varying force from the 9 o’clock quarter.
A few shots into the soft boggy soil and the 10 gauge was
warm and dirty for the trial. Fiveshots from each barrel
were fired at this range and each charge not only made a
pattern on the large sheet but such peilets as went into
the black center passed through the pattern paper into
the penetration pad, and made there a record for hardness
of hitting. With ten shots so made a record was secured
of the entire work of the gun under these conditions; but
perhaps the holding was not good, or the proper allow-
ance was not made for wind, or the sighting line on the
Weapon may not have been properly struck, or at any
PARKER 10-GAUGE, RIGHT BARREL, 40YDS8.. 433 PHLULETS.
rate shooting at a fixed circle is atest of both man and
arm, s0 in order to get the best possible exhibit of the
gun’s ability for pattern a large sheet of paper 4852in.
was put up and a mark fixed in the middle of it. This
was repeated until three shots from each barrel had been
taken, Now came the repetition of all this at 60yds., and
the trial of one gun was over. While the shooting was
going on and as Mr, Gaines took cartridge after cartridge
from the box containing them, the FoREST AND STREAM
also took five, and of these when brought to the labora-
tory in our office three were opened for weighing up and
counting, with the result shown in the test certificates.
How essential this is was shown in the very next gun,
for in giving the charge of the 12-gauge weapon Mr.
Gaines said he had 1joz. of shot in each cartridge, the
count, etc., of the opened cartridges shows that he had
but 140z. of the No. 8 shot he was using.
In selecting the circle for the best performance of the
guns when fired at the large sheets of paper, the distance
of the center of the circle taken marked Cin the diagram
from the center of the temporary bullseye fired at_4, was
taken and they go to show that the guns, especially the
10-gauge, were very closely sighted. The greatest varia-
tion between the two centers was 7din. in one of the 12
bore’s left barrel shots at 40yds., and the least distance
lin. from the same barrel at 60yds, The averages stand:
Bight bare iin, BE
+H. i BREGIO fetes wae .438in. in.
10 gauge | Left pee At tess acres 4 in. cae
ight barrel........... 5 im in.
12-gauge | ett barrel}... .-ss2: 5igimi 4in.
At the opening of the several hours consumed in the
PARKER 10-GAUGE HAMMER GUN.
reputable house, so far as shooting qualities are con-
cerned,
There are differences of result from various
guns and various charges, and these are interesting
enough to be worth searching for in careful tests, but
PARKER 12-GAUGE HAMMERLESS GUN,
this leaves the general fact remaining, that the gun in
accuracy is in advance of the shooter in ability in ninety-
nine cases out of a hundred.
PARKER HAMMER GUN, 10-Gauan.
CLAREMONT, N. J., April 11, 1889,
TEST MADE AT FOREST AND STREAM GUN-TESTING SCREEN,
Gun—Parker Hammer, Damascus steel barrels.
Cost, $85.
No, of gun, 55,254, Weight, 10}/lbs. Length of barrels,
82in. Gauge, 10. Right barrel, full choke.
full choke.
Weather—Clear.
wind, 12 miles per hour.
Humidity, 52°.
wet, 49°.
Charge, as given by holder
of gun:
BOTH BARRELS.
Shell—U. M. C. Paper.
Left barrel,
Direction of wind, 9 o’clock. Force of
Thermometer, dry, 59°. Do.,
Barometer, 29.95in.
Powder, Brand—Dupont Crystal Grain No. 1.
Powder, Quantity—4\4 drs.
Make—Cincinnati Chilled.
shor Quantity—14
Size—8.
OZ,
CARTRIDGE ANALYSIS.
Three Cartridges Taken. at Random.
BOTH BARRELS.
Loading. _ Powder. Shot.
Card and two pink-(1... 133 grs. 579 e1rs, 597 pellets.
edge wads over pow-+ 2... 182 ers. 572 grs. 592 pellets.
der; card over shot. (3... 182 grs. 579 grs. 597 pellets.
Average 132 grs. 576 gers. 595 pellets.
THST AT 40 YARDS.
Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed 30-inch Circle.
LEFT BARREL,
RIGHT BARREL,
Pattern.
Penetration, 2 pellets.
Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets.
1. 366 pellets. 24 sheets. 1. 330 pellets. 23 sheets,
2. 408 pellets. 18 sheets. 2. 357 pellets. 13 sheets,
3. 406 pellets. 15 sheets. 3, 295 pellets. 14 sheets.
4. 401 pellets. 15 sheets. 4, 312 pellets. 13 sheets,
5, 424 pellets, -19 sheets. 5. 303 pellets. 18 sheets.
Av, 401 pellets. 18 sheets. Av. 319 pellets. 16 sheets.
Three shots at 4-foot square; 30-ineh Circle selected from
best pattern.
RIGHT BARREL.
LEFT BARREL,
ADs svcisSee 433. pellets. Lea, 422 pellets,
ot eee 432 pellets. ha ok 442 pellets.
ae SRI 403 pellets. Dey tee 4138 pellets,
Average 422 pellets.
Average 426 pellets,
THST AT 60 YARDS, —
_ Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed 30-inch Cirele,
LEFT BARREL.
RIGHT BARREL.
Pattern, Penetration, 3 pellets.
: Pattern.
Penetration, 3 pellets.
1. 190 pellets, 16 sheets. 1. 213 pellets. 6 sheets,
2. 205 pellets. 8 sheets. 2. 161 pellets. 9 sheets.
8. 175 pellets. 6 sheets. 3. 191 pellets. .. sheets.
4, 178 pellets. 7 sheets. 4 227 pellets, 10 sheets.
5. 181 pellets. 9 sheets. 5. 198 pellets, 7 sheets.
Avy. 186 pellets. 9 sheets. Av. 197 pellets. 10 sheets:
Three shots at 4-foot square; 30-ine
ty Circle selected from
best pattern, —
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL,
if. Scio Asaspellets, 9) | lien, 223 pellets.
Ce 2 187 pellets. 2...... 221 pellets.
a oeteles Suis 223 pellets. 3...... 229 pellets,
Average 214 pellets.
Average 224 pellets,
| June 6, 1889.)
PARKER HAMMERLESS GUN, 12-GauGE.
. CLAREMONT, N. J., April 11, 1889.
_ TEST MADE AT FOREST AND STREAM GUN-TESTING SCREEN.
__ barrel, full choke.
Weather—Clear.
- wind, 12 miles per hour, Thermometer, dry, 59°.
wet, 49°. Humidity, 52°. Barometer, 29.95in.
Charge, as given by holder of gun:
BOTH BARRELS.
Shetl—U. M. C. Paper.
Powder, Brand—Dead Shot FFFG.
Powder, Quanttity—stg drs.
Make—Cincinnati Chilled.
Shot Quantity_1% oz.
Size—8.
CARTRIDGE ANALYSIS.
Three Cartridges Taken at Random.
BOTH BARRELS.
Do.,
j Loading. Powder. Shot.
Card and two pink-(1,.. 997s. 526grs. 543 pellets.
edge wads over pow-, 2... 100 grs. 531 g7rs. 546 pellets.
3... 98ers. 5382 grs. 548 pellets.
* der; card over shot.
) 529 ers.
THST AT 40 YARDS.
Five Shots per Barret from rest at fixed 30-inch Circle.
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
Average 99 grs. 546 pellets.
4 Patiern. Penetration, 3 pellets. Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets.
‘1. 327 pellets. 18 sheets. 1. 314 pellets. 7 sheets.
2, 352 pellets. 27% sheets. 2. 379 pellets. 19 sheets.
8, 367 pellets. 21 sheets. 3. 358 pellets. 21 sheets.
4, 340 pellets. 15 sheets. 4. 307 pellets. 19 sheets.
_ 5. 800 pellets. 17 sheets. 5, 361 pellets. 20 sheets.
Ay. 337 pellets. 20 sheets. Av. 342 pellets. 19 sheets.
Three Shots at foot square; 30-inch Circle selected from
A. best pattern.
' RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
a] ily epee 407 pellets. Hie Setar 317 pellets.
BMG 3) 346 pellets. ey ae 386. pellets.
Bik iar 361 pellets. Shawnee 366 pellets.
Average 371 pellets. Average 354 pellets.
TEST AT 60 YARDS.
Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed 30-inch Circle.
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets. Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets.
1, 174 pellets. 3 sheets. 1. 158 pellets. 1 sheets. .
2; 108 pellets. 7 sheets. 2. 171 pellets. 8 sheets.
3. *73 pellets. .. sheets. 3. 145 pellets. . sheets.
4, 133 pellets. .. sheets. 4. 163 pellets. 8 sheets.
5. 176 pellets. 9 sheets. 5. 188 pellets. 10 sheets.
Ay. 148 pellets. 10 sheets. Ay. 165 pellets. 9 sheets.
*Not averaged.
Three Shots at 4-foot square; 80-inch Circle selected from
best pattern,
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
Af ER 192 pellets. Eye, « 175 pellets.
Beer olen “129 pellets, 1 aes 214 pellets.
peers 161 pellets. ys eter 180 pellets,
Average 160 pellets. Average 189 pellets.
The second trial took place on May 30, and the early
morning gaye promise of a damp, misty day. Thefog at
10 o’clock, when the firing opened, was heavy enough to
give a very high percentage of humidity to the atmos-
phere, and the conditions were favorable to good results.
As the day went on the wind, which had been sluggish
from the 6 o’clock quarter, swung around to the 10 o’clock
point, and increased up to a sharp, spanking breeze, in
‘which it was necessary to hold over some to get any-
where near the point aimed at. The shooter was fully
competent, however, and how well the man and his
weapon worked together is shown in the fact that, in
selecting four targets showing the best pattern for arm |,
and barrel respectively, no less than three are at the tar-
gets whose outlines were fixed in advance of the shot
| being fired.
The test progressed without any special incident, and
the results are interesting asshowing what may be fairly
| PARKER HAMMER GUN, 10-GAUGH, RIGHT BARREL, 406 PELLETS.
termed a standard degree of excellence. In shotguns as
‘in other things it is not always safe to predict that the
best preparations will always bring the best results, and
old shooters may recall how on occasion a despised
bt of cheap gunnery has distanced the finer grade of
arms in pattern and penetration, yet it is safe for any
one purchasing a gun to go to a reliable maker, pay a fair
' price, and then having given the arm a FOREST ANDSTREAM
test so that they may be sure that they are not getting the
| occasional ‘‘duffer” gun which creeps into every large
| lot, go out to the field with the assurance that the arm is
| a good deal better than the marksman in the great ma-
| jority of cases.
| In taking the figures for the selected circles from the
arge sheets, the distances between the point aimed at
and the point taken asthe center of the struck circle
t
Gun—Parker hammerless, Damascus steel barrels. Cost,
$80, No. of gun, 56,141. Weight, 8iIbs. Length of
barrels, 32in. Gauge,12. Right barrel, full choke. Left
Direction of Wind, 9 o’clock. Force of }1.. 4 in. 4
FOREST AND STREAM.
.
were carefully noted,and show the mean aberration of
the gun or the marksman, as the case may be, to be very
slight. They stand as follows:
10-Gauge Gun. 12-Gauge Gun.
Ys. 60 YDs. 40 YDs. 60 YDS.
{TL —) ba A SY co —_— oF
Right Lef Right Left Right Left Right Left
vel. Barrel. Barrel. Barrel Barrel. Barrel. Barrel. Barrel.
Tia) 9) ace in. f in. 3 in. 10 in. aoa
Mogens ila HP din bodies 4 in. 8 in t14gin. 5iein.
24in, 24in. 5iin. 3i4in 6 in. 8 in. 5 in. Tin.
Av.4 in. 38 in, 6 in. 4 in. Av.6 in. 3 in. Wein. 5 in,
The formal record of the test stands:
PARKER HAMMER GUN, 10-GAuGE.
CLAREMONT, N. J., May 30, 1889,
TEST MADE AT FOREST AND STREAM GUN-TESTING SCREEN.
Gun—Parker Hammer, Damascus steel barrels. Cost 8d.
No, of gun, 55,254. Weight, 10%1bs. Length of barrels,
32in. Gauge, 10. Right barrel, full choke. Left barrel,
full choke.
Weather—Misty. Direction of wind, 10 o’clock. Force of
wind, 7 miles per hour, Thermometer, dry, 70°. Do.,
wet, 66°. Humidity, 81°. Barometer, 30.4in.
Charge, as given by holder of gun:
BOTH BARRELS.
Sheil— Winchester ‘‘Star.”’
Powder, Brand—Dupont Crystal Grain No. 1.
Powder, Quantity—44drs,
Make—Tatham’s Chilled.
Snot} Quantity—Lgoz.
Size—8.
CARTRIDGE ANALYSIS.
Three Cartridges Taken at Random.
BOTH BARRELS.
Powder.
1... 125 grs.
2.,. 125 ers.
3... 126 ers.
Average 125 grs,
Loading, ts
Card over shot; two 539 pellets.
531 pellets.
536 pellets.
535 pellets.
Sho
562 gYs.
bo? ers.
559 grs.
pink-edge wads and
card over powder.
Dog Ts.
PARKER HAMMER GUN, 10-GAUGH, LEFT BARREL, 414 PELLETS,
TEST AT 40 YARDS.
Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed 30-inch Cirele.
RIGHT BARREL,
Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets.
LEFT BARREL,
Patiern. Penetration, 3 pellets.
1. 406 pellets. . sheets. 1. 870 pellets. . Sheets,
2. 879 pellets. 13 sheets. 2 212 pellets. .. sheets.
3. 895 pellets. 183 sheets. 3. 414 pellets. . Sheets.
4, 369 pellets. 25 sheets.(?) 4. 339 pellets. 18 sheets,
5, 389 pellets. . Sheets. 5. 380 pellets. 15 sheets.
Ay. 389 pellets. 17 sheets. Av. 348 pellets. 14 sheets.
Three shots at 4-foot square; 30-inch Cirele selected from
best pattern. f
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
User Be 384 pellets. lun tise of 389 pellets.
OMe as 274 pellets. oer Jes 387 pellets.
ids Ae 320 pellets. Sicsharh bx: 390 pellets,
Average 326 pellets. Average 388 pellets,
TEST AT 60 YARDS.
Fiwe Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed 30 inch Circle.
RIGHT BARREL.
Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets. Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets.
1. 175 pellets. 8 sheets. 1. 192 peilets. 9 sheets.
2. 103 pellets. 11 sheets. 2. 169 pellets. 6 sheets,
3. 193 pellets. 10 sheets. 3. 218 pellets. 7 sheets.
4. 179 pellets. 9 sheets. 4. 190 pellets. 8 sheets.
5. 152 pellets. 8 sheets. 5. 204 pellets. 8 sheets.
Ay. 160 pellets. 9 sheets. Av. 195 pellets. 8 sheets.
Three shots at 4-foot square; 30-inch Cirele selected from
best pattern. :
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
LP 199 pellets. Weearteseeng! 160 peilets.
han ehe 153 pellets. We (he 201 pellets.
SiAda sae 190 pellets. ot aiesttons 173 pellets.
Average 181 pellets. Average 178 pellets,
PARKER HAMMERLESS GUN, 12-GauGE.
CLAREMONT, N. J., May 30, 1889.
TEST MADE AT FOREST AND STREAM GUN-TESTING SCREEN.
Gun—Parker Hammerless, Damascus steel barrels. Cost
$80. No. of gun, 56,141, Weight 8ilbs. Length of
barrels, 82in. Gauge, 12. Right barrel, full choke. Left
barrel, full choke. .
Weather—Damp, Direction of wind, 7 to 10 o’ciock. Force
of wind, 7 miles per hour. Thermometer, dry, 70°.
Do., wet, 66°. Humidity, 81°. Barometer, 30.4in,
Charge, as given by holder of gun:
BOTH BARRELS.
Shell—Winchester ‘‘Star.’’
Powder, Brand—Dupont Crystal Grain No. 2.
Powder, Quantity—3\gdrs. —
Make—Tatham’s Chilled,
Shot} Quantity—1 oz.
Size—8,
LHFT BARREL, y
399
CARTRIDGE ANALYSIS.
Three Cartridges Taken at Random,
; BOTH BARRELS.
Loading. Powder. Shot.
Card over shot; two i 1... 109 grs, 555 ¢rs. 585 pellets,
pink-edge wads and{ 2... 105 grs. 560 grs. 585 pellets.
card over powder. | 3... 108 e7s. 547 grs. 588 pellets.
Average 107 grs, 554 gers. 536 pellets.
Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fined 30-inch Cirele.
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets. Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets,
1. 340 pellets. 14 sheets. 1. 392 pellets. 15 sheets.
9, 815 pellets. 12 sheets, 2. 353 pellets. 23 sheets. (?)
3, 381 pellets. 16 sheets. 3. 380 pellets, 14 sheets,
4, 399 pellets, .. sheets. 4, 357 pellets. . sheets.
5. 327 pellets, 14 sheets. 5. 858 pellets. . sheets,
Av. 342 pellets. 14 sheets. Av. 368 pellets, 16 sheets,
on ete aie
‘
PARKER HAMMBERLESS, 12-GAUGH, RIGHT BARREL, 399 PELLETS.
Three shots at 4-foot square; 30-inch Circle selected from
best pattern.
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
Mec Swie 367 pellets. eRrevents 404 pellets.
Dix atigel ca 344 pellets. Pras 385 pellets.
SEC BES 380 pellets. aero 805 pellets,
Average 364 pellets. Average 365 pellets.
TEST AT 60 YARDS.
Five Shots per Barrel from rest at fixed 30-inch Circle.
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets. Pattern. Penetration, 3 pellets.
1. 126 pellets. 10 sheets, 1. 172 pellets. 8 sheets.
2, 150 pellets. .. sheets. 2. 205 pellets. 7 sheets.
3. 146 pellets. 9 sheets. 3. 197 pellets, 12 sheets.
4, 109 pellets. 9 sheets. 4. 171 pellets. @ sheels.
5. 179 pellets. 4% sheets. 5. 159 pellets. 8 sheets.
Ay, 142 pellets. 9 sheets, Av. 181 pellets, 8 sheets,
PARKER HAMMERLESS, 12-GAUGH, LEFT BARREL, 404 PHLLETS,
Three shots at £foot square; 30-inch Circle selected from
best pattern. ?
RIGHT BARREL. LEFT BARREL.
ithe Ae 189 pellets. diy our 162 pellets.
Qian 171 pellets, Pep are 183 pellets.
Bie oad 93 pellets. Sherer 184 pellets,
Average 151 pellets, Average 176 pellets.
SMOKING EFTREPLACES.—Gardiner, Me., May 25.—One
trouble with ‘‘Keouk’s” fireplace may be that he does not
give it time to get thoroughly hot. My experience has
been that when fireplaces are left for a long time with-
out use, especially if on the shore of a lake or pond where
there is much dampness, the best of them will smoke
until they get warmed up. I would advise him to give
his a good hot fire as an experiment before tearing this
one down. At the same time, I inclose a photograph
of the cottage containing this fireplace, and where the
FOREST AND STREAM is often read. It is owned bya party
of four and was built on the shores of Cobbossee Contu,
Lake, The lake is full of black bass; last year the fishing
was not up to the average, but we look for better results
this season, as they are now taking the fly readily, fully
three weeks earlier than I have ever known them to be=
fore,—W. B. N.
Dayton, O., June 1.—This is the first day of the open
season for squirrel, and the woods are full of them, but
the weather is so cold that the hunters met with only in-
different success. Captain L. K. Stroup is here to-day
from Anglaize county and says that there will be great
squirrel shooting this season,
400
FOREST AND STREAM.
(Jum 6, 1889,
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In ALBERTA.,— Hamilton, Ont.—Hditor Forest and
Stream: I have just read in your very interesting jour-
nal a letter signed *W.,” which amuses me. It is headed
‘A Hunt in British Columbia,” and yet it all took place
place in the Northwest Territories; in Alberta, in fact,
and not within two or three hundred miles of the proy-
ines named. ‘*W.” says he had an officer of the North-
west Mounted Police in his party. If so, it seems to me
extraordinary that they neglected to take some firewood
with them; no one who knows anything of that treeless
country ever goes out on the plains so unprovided; a small
sheet iron cooking stove and a few armfuls of chips or
small dry branches are always taken, Over hundreds of
square miles here there is not as much wood as would
make a match, and no water fit to drink except in a few
little springs, which ‘‘W." was not likely to find. Yet
they started without wood and without even a keg of
water! Ido not know anything much nastier than tea
made with alkaline water; but when Providence, over-
looking their improvidence, sent them plenty of good
water for tea making in the form of snow, why did they
not usesit? The fact is, if people without experience go
into the wilderness and through their own simplicity suf-
fer hardships, I think they deserve it; and I hope ‘W.”
will pardon me when I say that, for their own sakes, it
would be better to say nothing about it. I know the
scene of his adventure; in fact, I surveyed a great part of
that country for the Dominion Government. ‘W.” is
quite right about the ducks, but I do not think that he
can tell us much about prairie chickens there. A discon-
solate-looking jack rabbit was the only thing in the way
of game on land I eyer saw, excepting herds of antelope
in the sandhills; they are the real game of the country
now; but I was not there for sport and so cannot say
much about it, though I have seen them in great num-
bers. I never heard of canvasback ducks there, but as
““W.” says they shot them, I suppose we must have par-
taken of that delicacy unawares.—L. 8.
MARAUDING INDIANS AND THE PARK.—The evidence
regarding the Yellowstone National Park which has been
collected by the FoREST aND STREAM proves that the
forests of the Park are most seriously endangered by the
fires kindled by Indians. The magnitude of the evil will
be apparent upon a little consideration. The vast region
known as the Yellowstone Park contains the headwaters
or important tributaries of rivers which irrigate vast
tracts of country. It is the obvious remedy that these
marauding Indians should be kept away from the Park,
and this remedy might be applied if the miserable reserva-
tion life offered any inducements superior to those of
vagabondage, As a matter of fact, the danger of the
situation has been explained to the Indian Department
and the Indian Bureau, and it is just to say that a desire
has been shown to keep the Indians under control. But
that this is not done is plain even from the cautious re-
port of Captain Harris, Superintendent of the Park, and
from the reports of the Indian agents at Forts Lemhi and
Hall. The latter attempt to deny the depredations of the
Indians, but any denial is made impossible by the sworn
affidavits which FoREST AND STREAM has carefully col-
lected from reliable persons living near enough to the
Park to have personal knowledge of the unrestrained
wanderings of the Indians. Now that the attention of
the Indian Department has been directed to this danger,
we trust that agents may be promptly found who can
control the Indians, and that an adequate police or mili-
tary force may be furnished for the Park and for reser-
vation duty.—Christian Union, May 23.
THE BEAUTIFUL OzARKS,—Kansas City, Mo., May 31,—
Editor Forest and Stream: In issue of May 30, page 375,
“The Beautiful Ozarks,” is a very bad blunder either on
my part or the types. A correction is necessary, as you
will quickly see, Unless there is one made it would
never be safe for any one having a copy of FOREST AND
STREAM to sojourn there, “The natives,” say the types,
“as a rule are somewhat rude, but very hospitable.” I
think crude must be meant in copy. Do me the favor of
keeping those excellent friends in good nature by mak-
ing correction; they are far from being rude,—TILE.
FisH CREEK VALLEY.—Glacier House, B, C., May 14,—
In a former letter I mentioned the beauties and magnifi-
cent scenery of the Fish Creek Valley, which lies five or
six miles south of this house. A new and easy trail will
within a few weeks be opened into this valley, and a good
camp built for the accommodation of tourists. Plenty of
big game in that valley. In my last week’s letter I should
haye mentioned the fact that it is, during the open sea-
son, unlawful to kill the does or fawn of the blacktail
deer,—STANSTEAD,
Norts DAKOTA PRAIRIE CHICKENS.—Galesburg, Dak,—
This is going to be a great year for prairie chickens in
Dakota, e had a mild winter and very little mow.
Then the birds had plenty of feed, there being a great
deal of frosted wheat which was never cut. The prairie
is alive with them now, Reports say that they are even
more plentiful in South Dakota, I expect great sport
about Sept. 1.—J. P. W. i
a
A gun and awagon. Here is food for thought. Jim Long
sold a big road wagon and a single-barrel gun at auction
Monday. The gun was about six feet long and brought
three times as much as the wagon, the latter selling for
$1,—Conecord (N. 0.) Limes.
The cats, dogs and poll parrots of England haying been
properly provided for, a hospital for fish has now been estab-
lished, Fish are much exposed to dampness, and pulmona
diseases would naturally be most common.—Detroit Pree
Press.
THE reyised and abridged edition of the A. O. U. Check List of
North American Birds, including the additions and changes made
in the supplement, will be sent post free on receipt of 50cts.— Adv.
Names AND Porrrares OF Brrps, by Gurdon Trumbull. A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identity without question all the American game birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Formst
AND STREAM.
FOREST AND STRHAM, Box 2,882, N. Y. city, has deseriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Lefinswell’s book, ‘Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “Nanit,” “Gloan,” “Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
ouher. oronetent authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
ex ;
Sea and River Mishing,
THE SUNSET CLUB—IV.
gl ee quick raps with a bethabara mallet upon a solid
slab of live oak called the club to order, and after
the president was satisfied that those present were en-
titled to seats, the opening exercises were hastened, the
regular business followed in rapid succession. The usual
discussions touching scientific problems and outing ex-
periences were, with the reports of committees, post-
poned, The members understood the object, for upon the
rostrum, with the president, sat a gentleman whose face
was familiar, particularly among the yachtsmen.
“The Keeper of the Keys will see if the three candi-
dates—the passenger agents—are in waiting,” said the
president in a rapid semi-tone, The officer retired to the
ante-room, and after a few moments’ absence returned.
“The candidates—Sherman, Brown and Smith—are in
evening dress, and have been waiting since sunset.”
“The attendants will assist the Grand Conductor in
properly preparing them for initiation, See that they are
supplied with copies of the Inter-State Commerce Law,
and a Burlington Route Directory, that they may beable
to decipher the law in accordance with public opinion,
and to inform us whether there is a clause that could be
construed, technically, to debar them from landing’ fish
by way of the long haul, if it is accomplished according
to te art, as quickly as by the short haul. Am I under-
stood?”
‘“Your orders are ‘fully understood,’” replied the con-
ductor, bowing low and bringing his hands together over
his head. In this position he backed out of the room.
“Brethren,” said the president, facing the members,
‘We will omit the regular order of business. I take
great pleasure in stating that we have with us to-night a
true yachtsman, a friend to all lovers of outdoor sport
and recreation and whose name is familiar to the fra-
ternity all around the great chain of lakes, [Continued
applause, during which the gentleman rose and grace-
fully bowed]. Way back in 18%4 the good people of
the then beautiful town of Cleveland, Ohio, were
awakened by a ‘squall’ which continued to increase to a
——
——————
eee ——
COMMODORE GEORGE W. GARDNER.
moderate breeze as the years rolled round, until to-day
we are in the center of the storm, and the great Forest
City, teeming with original life and activity. honors her
distinguished son by placing him upon the highest seat
within the gift of a generous public.” Hear! Hear! came
from every quarter of the well-smoked room, The clap-
ping of hands and the stamping of feet became loud and
deafening, It was the greatest speech the president
ever attempted; his face became red, then pale, and he
nervously took a drink from the water pitcher instead of
the glass, and when the noise died down to a whisperin
breeze he again resumed, ‘“‘As I said, in a metaphorica
sense, he was born in 1834, His early education was not
neglected, he was a boy like the rest of us, but he loved
to hear
‘The rush of wind, the romp and roar,
Of great waves climbing a rocky shore,’
“And every pleasant afternoon he ran away from
school to play upon the beach or climb to the masthead
of some vessel anchored in the harbor. He graduated
with honors and mastered the classics as taught in those
days, but the love of the sea continued, and when he ar-
rived at that age when he was an unhappy land rover, he
made application among the vessels for a position, For-
tune favored him; he was employed by a healthy-looking
skipper of a small schooner in the honored position of
cook. Little cared he how the wind blew, for faithfully
below he did his duty, and so well did he meet the wants
of his fellow sailors and his employer that he was pro-
moted to the office of assistant clerk, and then to clerk,
which position he filled with honor to himself and credit
Ty | to the vessel until he had saved enough money to start a
bank in the town of Cleveland. In the interest of yacht-
ing and canoeing we find him entering the field as charter
member of the Ivanhoe Boat Club, and with their
36ft. ten-oar barge he considered it a pleasant pastime
to row to Rocky River, some eight miles away, and
return, for an evening’s exercise. Among the first move-
ments to introduce yachting on the lakes was his pur-
chase of the sloop yacht Ravenna, from New Haven,
Conn., which won every race she entered in the
Canadian waters, then quickly followed numerous clubs
with winning yachts, and the interest began in earnest.
Ballast hae Lake Erie, one of the jewels of the Put-
in-Bay group, he purchased, and exciting regattas fol-
lowed, bringing together yachtsmen from
alo, Erie,
Cleveland, Detroit and Toledo, and the best yachts that
Yacht Club and the Ohio Yacht Chib of Toledo.
mayor of Cleveland,
ever sailed on fresh water; in time from this sprung the
reat Inter-Lake Yachting Association, comprising the
ichigan Yacht Club, Toledo Yacht Club, Sar in-Eoy
The
gentleman I now take pleasure in introducing is the
commodore of this gi ay association, and the respected
hio.
id uproarous applause the gallant commodore arose
and stood expectant until the complimentary elamor had
sufficiently subsided for him to speak. _
“Fellow yachtsmen and anglers, from the earliest ages
we have records of men, and women too, enjoying out-
door recreation, whether in the untrampled forest or in
the busy streets of our chief cities. I am pleased to be
associated with men who are connected with an institu-
tion so widely renowned as the Sunset Club, the object of
which is to promote the interest of outdoor amusements,
No one can doubt for an instant the utility and import-
ance of yachting and angling in promoting health, and
this alone ought to be sufficient to cause their encourage-
ment. In an age like the present, when in a struggle for
precedence in the halls of Congress, the bar, or the haunts
of commerce, time is considered as of equal value with
money, it can scarcely be wondered at that many of the
competitors in the race lose health, both of body and
mind, Nothing more enfeebles and lowers the bodily and
mental tone than an entire giving up of all the energies
to one single pursuit. The over-worked lawyer, or mer-
chant, however, has only to bestow an occasional day
upon any one of the various sports within reach, and he
speedily recovers himself, and instead of losing way in
the course which he is pursuing, he is enabled to do more
than make up the lost time which his absence has oc-
casioned by the increased vigor that his change of scene
and occupation have given him, Many of the happiest
hours: of my life I have spent upon the water, either
riding upon the surging billows or drifting with the
placid stream in a light canoe; memorable events come
thick and fast before me as I recall hundreds of incidents
connected therewith. In my younger days I sailed and
paddled a canoe, a boat 22ft, in length and 20in. in width,
embarking at Cincinnati, O., and sailing, drifting, pad-
dling down the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers, camping
upon the verdant shore during the nights, and arriving
in good time at New Orleans. In this same canoe I
paddled from my native city, following the steamboat
course, in mid-lake, to the islands of Lake Erie, arriving
just in time to cut a watermelon on board the sloop
yacht Marietta, which the boys had stowed away under
the cockpit seat. It is well understood in our American
cities that many of our first merchants make a regular
practice of devoting a day or two to some kind of ott-
door amusement. Some take to hunting, others to fish-
ing, while many of us love -~
“‘To hear the sea and the splash of rain
And the roar of the northeast huricane.’
‘‘All these act upon the principle of unbending the bow
to enable it to regain its spring, and are attended with the
same happy result in various degrees, As to angling, I
often recall what Walton says of a Dr, Nowell, Dean
of the Cathedral of St, Paul, and author of the present
church catechism, who lived in the reign of Henry VIII.
He is represented ‘as a good man, a constant practicer of
angling, and _ as employing the tenth part of his time in
that sport. In-an ancient picture he is represented as
leaning with one hand ona desk holding a Bible, while at
his side lie his lines, hooks and other tackle. Underneath
is written, ‘Died in 1601 at the age of 95 years; that age
had neither dimmed his eye nor weakened his memory,
and that angling and temperance were the causes of these
blessings.” Sir Henry Wotton, who lived about the same
time, says, ‘’Twas an employment for his idle time,
which was not thus idly spent, for angling was, after
tedious study, a rest to his mind, a cheerer to his spirits,
a calmer of unquiet thoughts and a moderator of pas-
sions.
“The occasional absence from the scene of toil and care,,
the breathing of the fresh and healthful air of the coun--
try, the lake. Ican truthfully state that I have been in-.
spired with the most devout and grateful emotions of the:
heart in contemplating the beauties of creation, my medi-.
tations of Divine goodness and grace have been exalted..
In conclusion, let all those who belong to the fraternity
having the great, the learned, and the good for example,,
follow in the footsteps of your illustrious predecessors,
may you enjoy many a day of delightful pleasure and
happiness. If you love the healthful art of angling may
your lines always fall in lucky places, and if yachting,
“ “When the dangerous rocks are passed,
And the thundering tempests cease,
May you rest in a silent port of peace.’”
— eee
Long and continued applause followed, after whieh the:
commodore was elected an honorary life member of the
club. The usual business was then resumed.
“Mr. President,” said a member from Put-in-Bay, ‘‘I
move you that Ernest Radder, the genial secretary of the
Cleveland Yachting Association, and, in honor of his
being a truthful angler, be elected by acclamation am
honorary member of this club.” The motion was unan-
imously carried.
“Are the passenger agent candidates still in the closet?”
asked the president, ‘‘and if so, have they separated into
component parts the Inter-State Law, thatin their exami-
nation they may be able to satisfactorily explain the
bearing upon worm fishing, the long and short haul?”
‘Mr. President,” said the grand conductor, witha pecu-
liar wave of the hands, “‘I regret to state that the candi-
dates cannot agree among themselves upon the law, and.
the last time I was at the door Mr, Shearman was enter-
taining the other candidates with a song entitled ‘The
Bulgarian Pin,’” ;
“As the hour is late, and itis as difficult to catch a
passenger agent as a muskalonge in an interior Kentucky
stream, you will keep the candidates in the closet until our
next regular meeting, when I hope tosee as many of you
present as can possibly attend.”
The club adjourned, J. HE. GUNCKEL,
GEORGIA.—Newton, May 31.—We are having some
sport now catching rockfish; eighteen have been captured —
weighing from 73 to 30lbs. I would like to see one killed
with a 100z. rod.—B. F.. H.
Matne JIGGING is not so popular as it used to be,
Jone 6, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM.
4.01
SAIBLING AND BROWN TROUT HYBRID.—3 rks. ofp. ABout % NATURAL LENGTH.
SAIBLING AND BROWN TROUT HYBRID. |
| ome finest and largest series of hybrid trout which we
have seen belongs to the United States National
Museum, and is the result of crosses between the saibling
‘and the brown trout of Norway, artificially produced at
one of the fishcultural stations in Norway some years
“previous to the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in
1876. These hybrids were exhibited in the Norwegian
section at the International Exhibition, and were pre-
j sented to the National Museum at the close of the Centen-
pial. The collection contains individuals ranging in age
from one year to six years, and includes the result of
crossing both ways between the two species.
_ Tn no instance does the hybrid resemble either parent
in general appearance. In shape there is a compromise
between the two parent forms. The saibling hasa forked
tail, while the brown trout has the tail nearly truncate
when expanded. In the hybrid, until five years old at
least, individuals all have the tail more forked than in
the brown trout, and less so than in the saibling. One of
the largest six-year-olds has the tail fin truncate, about as
itis in the brown trout.
The proportions of the hybrid have already been hinted
at above; the height of the body equals more than the
length of the head, and is contained four and two-thirds
times in the length of the fish measured to the end of the
seales. The head is one-fourth of this same length and
contains the diameter of the eye about six times, The
snout is half again as long as the eye and one-half as long
asthe upper jaw. The maxilla extends far behind the
eye, the length of the upper jaw being somewhat more
than one-half the length of the head. °
The yomerine teeth are invariably similar to those of
the brown trout, In all but six individuals of this large
series teeth are present and well developed on the base of
the tongue, their absence occurring in both crosses and in
specimens five and six years old, although it is more
common in yearlings.
The pedunele of the tail is one-third of the length of
the head. The first dorsal fin is somewhat in advance of
the middle of the total length, its anterior two-thirds
being in front of the belly fins, The base of the first
dorsal is nearly as long as its longest ray. The anal fin
is very long; its longest ray is much longer than the
length of its base and somewhat longer than the longest
ray of the dorsal fin. The short and stout adipose dorsal
fin is placed over the end of the anal. The belly fin
reaches almost, or quite, to the vent when laid backward.
Its appendage is one-third to two fifths as long as the fin.
The breast fin is about three-fourths as long as the head.
A six year old hybrid, produced by fertilizing saibling
eggs with milt of the brown trout, has the breast fin of
the right side produced into a long tip, Zin. Jonger than
its fellow of the opposite side. There are 142 scales in the
lateral line; of which 122 are tube-bearing. There are 14
rows of scales from the end of the anal fin obliquely up-
ward and backward to the lateral line; 16 rows from the
end of the adipose fin obliquely downward and backward
to the lateral line; 23 rows from the end of the dorsal ob-
liquely downward and backward to the lateral line.
The branchiostegal membrane is supported by 12 rays,
the dorsal fin has 10 divided rays, the anal 8, the breast
fin 12, and the belly fin 8, The number of gill-rakers is
21, of which 13 are below the angle: the longest raker is
nearly one-half as long as the eye. There are 58 pyloric
Goeca im one indiyidual and 60 in another example crossed
the opposite way, that is, by fertilizing saibling eggs with
milt of brown trout, The brown trout has 42 coeca and
the saibling 42 to 45 in specimens examined.
The general color is vandyke brown, the lower parts
lighter. The sides are profusely vermiculated with nar-
row, pale markings and with small blotches of the same
color, the vermiculations or blotches, and sometimes both,
extending on the head. The fins are usually pale; occa-
sionally the dorsal and anal have several faint, band-
like, brown markings, and the tail fin is inconspicuously
banded
Hybrids one year old, between female saibling and
male brown trout, are 4in. long; between female trout
and male saibling they are 34; to 44in. Two-year-olds
vary from 6%in, to 83in. Three-year-olds, produced by
fertilizing saibling eggs with brown trout milt, measure
91in.; the opposite cross of the same age varies from 10in.
to 103in. Four-year-olds (saibling mother and brown trout
father) range from 11} to 11%in.; those cro sed the other
way are 1lin. long. Five-year-old hybrids, betwecn male
saibling and female brown trout, run from 18in. to 14in.
in length. Six-year-olds, between male saibling and fe-
male brown trout, measure from 17 to 194in.; those
between male brown trout and female saibling are 17 to
8in.
The figure accompanying this description is from an
original drawing made for me by Mr, 8. F. Denton; it is
about two-thirds of the actual size of a three-year-old fish.
None of the specimens examined by me show any de-
velopment of the reproductive organs, and it is probable
that this hybrid, although a large and beautiful animal,
is uniformly sterile. T, H, BRAN,
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK.
VIL—NFW YORK BAY.
VERY kind of fish that anglers can catch in the salt
waters of bays in these latitudes can be taken in
New York Bay, but unfortunately not in lange numbers.
Striped bass are taken at Liberty Island, which is but a
short row from the Battery. Wealkfish, bluefish, black-
fish, sheepshead, plaice, sea bass and other varieties are
caught in and about the Narrows, and such small fry as
eels, tomcods and flounders may be taken almost any-
where in their respective seasons. For the larger and
most gamy fish, with the exception of the striped bass, it
is necessary to go some distance down the bay from the
city. On the Brooklyn or eastern side of the bay there
is little sport fishing anywhere above Bay Ridge, and
from this place a row of a mile or two is necessary to
reach remunerative fishing grounds,
Taking the eastern shore of New York Bay first, the
nearest place to rent boats for a day’s good fishing is
Fred, Wardell’s, along the shore just south of the steam-
boat landing at Bay Ridge. One can go from foot of
Whitehall street to Bay Ridge by boat for 20 cents the
round trip, and climb over a rocky road to Wardell’s
place. Boats leave 8:10, 9710, 10:10 A. M.; 1:10 P. M,
Sundays, 10:10, 11:10 A, M.;1:10 P. M. The better way
to reach this resort, however, is via ferry from foot of
Whitehall street to Thirty-ninth street, South Brooklyn,
thence a walk of two blocks to the dummy cars which
run to Fort Hamilton, and ride to Bay Ridge avenue,
from which itis six minutes’ walk to the beach. Round
trip 30 cents, or 10 cents may be saved by getting off the
dummy cars at the city line and walking three blocks
extra to Bay Ridge avenue. Wardell has fourteen boats,
at $1 week days, $1.50'Sundays. Boatman, 25 cents an
hour extra. Wardell always keeps clams and sandworms
for bait, and will direct fishermen to the best grounds in
the vicinity. Blackfish and eels are the only fish caught
there now, but there will be fair weakfishing during the
latter part of this month, In the fall bluetish (snappers)
are quite plenty, and take squid or shedder crabs with
avidity. eals can be obtained in a restaurant near
Wardell’s.
Ten minutes’ walk below Wardell’s place is Henry
Stillwell’s resort, at what is called Owl’s Head, ou the
shore road. Get off the dummy cars at Seventy-ninth
street and walk direct to the beach. Stillwell has a sloop
in which he takes out fishing parties, and he is generally
successful in securing good sport for his patrons.
At Fort Hamilton, the terminus of the dummy car route
(round tr p fare, 30 cents), there are three resorts within
a stone’s throw of each other. The one nearest New York
is kept by Robert H. Hegeman, who has twenty one boats
for hire at $1 a day both week days and Sundays; boat-
men, $2 a day extra or 50 cents an hour. Hegeman
keeps shrimp fresh caught every day, skimmers, clams
and sandworms, and he provides tackle for those who do
not bring their own. Paul Sieger, one of Hegeman’s
patrons. caught a six-pound blackfish on Tuesday of last
week off the *‘Wreck,’ a famous angling spot in the
vicinity, and the anglers have been very successful in
taking sea bass as well as blackfish. Weakfish will be
plenty in the vicinity after the middle of this month.
P. and M. Gates keep the fishing resort just below
Hegeman’s, They have fourteen boats for hire at $1
every day in the week; boatmen $2 a day or 25 cents an
hour, They keep bait for sale, fiddlers, skimmers, shrimp
andsandworms, Widdlers are 35 cents a hundred, shrimp
20 cents a half pint. Gates recommends the mussel. beds
or a point to the southeast of Fort Lafayette as the best
ground in the vicinity for weakfishing, His patrons
haye caught plenty of blackfish recently.
Just below Gates’s place the angler will find a resort
kept by the oldest fishermen in these parts. Adrian Still-
well, who has been forty years in the business of renting
boats to fishermen and giving them points about how to
fish. Mr. Stillwell is three score years and ten, but he
is as hearty asa man of half his age, and there isn't a,
man along these shores whose advice is of more value to
the angler. Mr. Stillwell says he has found that the best
all-round bait for these waters isshrimp. Every kind of
fish will take shrimp, and take them eagerly, if the bait,
is properly used. The old gentleman has forty-three
boats to let, and as he himself says, ‘‘Anybody can rent
*em any day for a dollar, except on the Fourth of July.”
On the day of Independence Mr. Stillwell celebrates it b
charging double. He will provide.a boatman, if desired,
at $2 a.day or 50 cents: an hour, and furnish bait, of all,
kinds except shedder crabs. and sandworms.at the.pre-.
vailing prices. On Sunday, May 19, Marcy Finney, one
of Mr. Stillwell’s customers, caught three sea bass and
‘sandworms) is always kept.on hand.
(Reef Light two weeks ago.
ninety pounds of blackfish, and used only one hundred
fiddler crabs for bait. Mr. Stillwell favors squid for
weakfishing,
To show what the fishing in these waters was some
years ago Mr. Stillwell points to the record he made on
July 17, 1856, when he caught 104 weakfish in seventy
minutes, just about as fast as he could bait his hooks,
throw them over and haul in.
At Connolly’s, Fort Hamilton, good board can be ob-
tained at reasonable rates.
Taking the western shore of New York Bay we get our
first fishing at the vicinity of Liberty Island, where large
striped bass are caught both in spring and fall. ‘The
Pot,” about half a mile south of the island, is a fayorite
place, and there is sometimes fair sport angling from the
shores of Liberty Island itself. To reach it take steam-
boat from the Barge Office, foot of Whitehall street,
every hour, from 9 A. M. to5 P. M. Round trip fare, 25
cents. The best way to fish these waters, however, is to
hire a boat at the foot of Montgomery street, Jersey City,
or take the Central Railroad of New Jersey from foot of
Liberty street, to Communipaw station (fare, round trip,
14 cents), A short walk from the station there are boats
‘which may be hired at $1a day. Bait should be brought
from New York. Near Communipaw in the Bay there
are also weakfish, bluefish and blackfish. Trains either
way every half hour.
The next point at which to stop on the western Bay
shore is Greenville, same route. round trip fare, 17 cents.
Walk over to the Idle Hour Hotel, on the banks of the
canal, W. H. Durkin, the hotel proprietor, has twelve
boats for hire at 50 cents a day; Sundays, $1. Boatman,
$2 a day extra. Durkin also has three jib and mainsail
centerboard skiffs for those who like to sail. Just now
fishermen are catching sea bass and blackfish in the
vicinity, but the catches are small in numbers. There is
good crabhing in front of the hotel in summer and fall,
The [dle Hour clambakes, served at 75 cents a head, are
famous. Fifty guests can be accommodated at the hotel,
and meals obtained at halfadollar. Bait (clams and
One of Durkin’s
customers caught a sea bass weighing 12lbs. off Robbin’s
This is on the authority of
My. Durkin,
There are no boats now to be hired at Pamrapo, the
next station along this route. At Bayonne, however,
Alexander Ledoux has twenty-four boats to let right op-
posite the station. He charges $1 a day, and does not
keep bait, so fishermen must bring their own. It is an
easy row from here to Robbin’s Reef Light fishing grounds,
where blackfish, weakfish and an occasional striped bass
may be caught now. Fish to the northward of the Light
above the nets set by market fishermen. Ledeux willbe
found a reliable man, who doesn’t exaggerate the size or
epee ne of fish caught near his place. Round trip fare
20 cents.
Some of the resorts in New York Bay can be reached to
advantage from Staten Island. The Staten Island Rapid
Transit Railroad on both north and east shores of the
Island runs through all the shore towns. The round trip
fare is 20 cents to any point, via boat from feot of White-
hall street to St. George, thence cars. At Clifton there
are several boatmen who make a business of taking: fish-
ermen out to the fishing grounds near the “‘“Monument”
in. the Lower Bay. John Fence of Clifton has an open
sloop carrying ten or twelve persons at $1 each. He will
not take outa party of less than five. Other owners of
sailboats here that carry anglers to the Lower Bay are
Dan, Mullan and Harry Nolan. John Sanford has eight
or ten boats for hire at $1 a day, and a propeller carrying
twenty-five people which he charters to fishing parties to
go to the Monument or to the Fishing Banks. Fence
keeps all kinds of bait, but Iam not sure that the others
do. The best fishing grounds, besides those at the Monu-
ment, are on the mussel beds in the Swash Channel, and
at the ‘‘Wreck.” They are catching sea bass at these
places now averaging over a pound in weight.
H. Hanson, at Clifton, has a catboat in which he takes
out parties-at the same rate-as charged by Fence.
Adam. Hemmes, 16 New York avenue, Clifton, has an
open catboat 2510.3, the Adele, in which he will take
out a party of ten or under for $6 a day, Sundays $8, this
price including bait, which he supplies. Adam generally
fishes the Sandy Hook wrecks, and has the reputation of
always bringing in fish, :
Edward Hemmes, 46 New York avenue, Clifton, takes
out fishermen in his 380ft. cabin centerboard sloop at the
same rate as charged by Adam Hemmes above. He also
fishes the Sandy Hook wrecks and goes out to the banks.
His parties have recently made good catches of sea bass
and, blackfish.
Michael Lynam, Clifton, has four or five boats to let.
When, 1, asked him what his charges were he said that
he charged a well-dressed dude $3 a day, and a poorly-
dressed honest man 50 cents a day. Those contemplating
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hiring ges of Michael should have a care as to their
apparel.
t Stapleton, next station north of Cliften, John Wah-
len has fifteen rowboats for hire at $1.50 a day. He also
has two catboats, one of 18 the other 20ft., and two cen-
terboard cabin sloops, one 28 the other 32ft. long. Price
for catboats $8 and $10 a day, and for sloops $10 and $12
aday, The large sloop will accommodate twenty people
very comfortably, Wahlen visits all the best places in
the lower bay, and furnishes lines and bait free. One of
his hosts caught thirteen wealkfish of small size last week,
Tuesday.
At Tompkinsville, next station north of Stapleton, Ex-
Sheriff Denyse rents seven rowboats at $1 a day week
days, $1.50 Sundays, boatmen 25 cents an hour or $2 a
day extra. He also has two catboatsfor hire at $5a day,
which includes a man to sail them. He also keeps bait
(clams). Denyse takes lodgers at $1 a night, and fur-
nishes meals @ /a carte.
At New Brighton, §.1., the first station below St.
George on the north shore railroad, Patrick Donovan
keeps a place convenient to the Robbin’s Reef fishing
grounds. Donovan has three rowboats for hire at 50
cents’ week days, $1 on Sundays.
Sundays. i
bluefish last week Sunday off Robbin’s Reef Light.
SENECA,
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
A bie: Fox Lake country is giving good account of itself,
Camp Lake last
of bass. Mr. J, M, Clark took six, one of 441bs.
Mr. F, P, Taylor says he and his party fished on the
Oconto, leaving the railway at Bllis Junction. Their
luck at the trout was all they could ask. Mr. Frank
Arrowsmith, of the C. & A, R. R., a Syracuse angler who
wears a medal won for fly-casting. took ninety-two trout
in one day with the fly. Mr, Arrowsmith can stand with
his back against a wall and cast a rolling cast straight
out in front of him to a good distance, and it was the
ability to do this which somuch increased his catch along
the brushy Wisconsin streams. Mr. Arrowsmith tied his
own flies and used on the day above mentioned nothing
but very small brown-hackles and black-gnats, some-
times using a small wing on the brown fly, For those
who contemplate going into Wisconsin woods for trout,
the above is worth remembering, It seems the con-
sensus of opinion of anglers who go in there that the
bulk of flies should be dark andsmall. I presume that if
one stuck to brown and black hackles, or brown hackle
and a small, dark-winged fly, he would do as well as
though he took a bookful, although he might strike a
capricious stream. But ninety-two trout is too many.
Dr. Buechner, also mentioned earlier as having had a
good trip, was at the Gaylord club house. He reports
that the fly was not being taken well in their vicinity,
although they had fair luck on the whole. He canght
his 241b, trout in a lake which is fairly alive with black
bass. This is a very common feature of Wisconsin
waters—to find trout and bass dwelling in harmony
together. I leave it to the imagination of Eastern read-
ers to picture what-sport these deep, cold lakes would
afford; and once more I say to all Eastern men who want
to go fishing and catch some fish, that they should send
their wives home, or bring them along, and start at once
for this place, right here, and then go north,
I was walking down Wabash avenue one evening last
week with a friend, when we saw aman stop a buggy
and take out from it a fish which he could hardly drag
clear of the ground, It needed only a look at the clean
yellow sides to show that the fish was a mascallonge in
prime order. We walked straight over to the buggy.
**Where on earth did you get that fish, and who are you,
anyhow?” I asked of the gentleman.
Well, I didn’t steal him,” said he, ‘‘but I caught him in
Lake Vieux Desert, above Eagle Waters. This is a little
one. It only weighs 3ilbs. We caught twenty-eight of
em altogether,”
Later I learned that this gentleman’s name is Mr.
Winans, of the Wabash Railway, and that his companion
was Mr, Cameron, of this city. They had royal sport, if
ever two men did, Mr. Winans killed one mascallonge
which weighed 37tlbs,, and which was subsequently
placed in banquet before certain Wabash railway mag-
nates. When Mr. Winans got back and began to tell the
boys about this fish, he got wild, and could hardly kee
down on the ground at all, He caught the big fish anc
killed him in worthy style, using a Clark 8}oz. lance mas-
callonge rod, a No. HE Mansfield raw silk line, and an
Abbey & Lnbrie double multiplier reel with the old Fos-
ter drag, He says that outfit suited him, and Jim Clark,
of the Wilkinson Co., who is the designer of this rod, is
consequently tickled pretty near as much as Mr. Winans.
The Eastern anglers who want to go fishing and catch
some fish had better come right ont here and start soon.
In a yery short time now the bloom will be on the lakes,
and then no more mascallonge till October. Wehave got
fish out here as is fish. The air is full of them. Two
fishers on Fourteenth street pier yesterday caught a string
of lake perch which dropped on the ground from a pole
between their shoulders. Sam Booth caught 25lbs, of
pike and bass in the Grand Calumet near the club house.
Another angler, whose name I forgot, caught twenty
black bass in the Little Calumet near Liverpool. Ira
Pease, keeper of Mak-saw-ba club house, writes up be-
seechingly for the boys to come down and catch some of
the bass out of the Kankakee, as they are biting so much
as to be fairly dangerous. There are fish anywhere
around Chicago, from the city building out. The atmos-
here here is gradually assuming a lurid, dark purple
ue, as the fishing season draws on apace and the anglers
come in with their creels full of lies, The stories I may
tell in the columns of Forust anp STREAM of these suc-
cesses will all be true, I would not tell any other kind.
But much as I should like to tell a real good fish lie, it
would be difficult to exaggerate the actual excellence of
the fishing lying—I mean the fishing which lies or is sit-
uated—in our new North Woods. This country is open
to gentlemen. I sincerely hope that any one who goes
in there and kills all the fish he can will fall out of his
boat and be drowned and devoured.
Speaking of that. The best hated man in all Wiscon-
sin lake country is Dr. Robert Hunter, of Chicago. Not
a guide, hotel keeper or woodsman who ever knew him
but execrates his name, and throughout that whole dise
He also keeps four
cat-rigged open boats at $4 for week days and $5 for
One of Donoyan’s customers caught. three
Saturday showed several fair strings
trict his reputation is anathema. Dr. Hunter is the man | PosTED BROOKS IN ConnecTicuT.—A case of peculiar
with the record, To acquire his record he had to stack
up fish on the shoreand let them rotinheaps. Toacquire
record and reputation Dr. Hunter invented a little
machine, consisting of a good stout spring coiled in a
box, to which he attached his trolling line. Whena
mascallonge struck the spoon, the worthy Doctor could
fold his hands and sit and watch the spring kill the fish.
He couldn’t catch them fast enough with rod and reel—
not so fast as was consistent with his idea of the size of
the pile of fish rotting on the shore. Dr, Hunter gained
his reputation this way some little time ago. He got his
reputation, He got into the railway guide books as the
man with the record. He got into the papers out here.
He has gotten into Formst AND STRHAM; and as quick as
I can get time to go up into that country and get some
more facts—which are not more facts than these alleged,
be sure—he is going to get into ForEsT AND STREAM a lot
more. He ought to get into every sporting paper in this
wide land, and be so held up in all the glory of his suc-
cess that when the final curtain shall be rung down
on his drama, his fellow countrymen shall not
say merely in grave reverence, ‘This was a man!”
but shall whisper with bated breath, “This was
a champion!” I don’t want to be told that Iam too severe
on such a man, for that is impossible. An example can-
not be made too quickly and too surely of any such man
and of all such men. Those fish are up there for all of
the round table of anglerdom. There is enough for all.
It is the business of any man fit to sit at the round table
to see that they are sent round inafair and square divide.
Moreover, I do not think that twenty-eight mascallonge
is too large a catch for two men, although this may be a
first offense. For those who hereafter come to my notice
with stories of boat loads of mascallonge I propose to do
all I can, in my feeble way, to make them wish it was a
first offense, or make them prove a h’alibi if it wasn't.
They say those waters can’t be fished out. That's all
nonsense. Go to the fish dealers of our great lakes. They
will tell you that our whole inland seas will be and fairly
have been fished out. No amount of game was ever s0
great it couldn't all be killed, and no amount of fish can
swim that cannot all be caught. The time to weep is
now, not after the ruin hasbeen wrought. E, Houan,
BRIEF NOTES FROM ANGLESEA.
NGLESBA, N. J., May 30.—Yesterday three fisher-
men here, from Philadelphia, bagged ten black
drum averaging 30lbs. apiece, The birds have been thick,
and Chas. W. Barnard, secretary of the West Jersey
Game Protective Society, bagged 100 yellowlegs in two
days’ hunting last week on Seven Mile Beach, which is
divided by Hereford Inlet from Fiye Mile Beach, where
four years ago the wild cattle monopolized the right of
way in the Holly Woods,
During all the month of June there will be fine fishing
for black drum for those who revel in big fish, caught
after a gamy fight in the deep sea. But the weakfish, too,
have come, and run larger than at any season before in
ten years. On the Fishing Banks Chris Ludlam reports
that *‘Holy Joe,” Ludlam’s boat—his name is familiar to
FOREST AND STREAM readers—caught last week 1150 black
bass, so called, in three hours, water 80ft. deep, and the
largest bass kicked the beam at 8lbs. and a fraction!
Good board can be had at the Hereford House, Andrew
Weeks, or J. J. Sturmer’s, $6 a week. A sportsman’s:
wife, who don’t cry for furbelows, or require paté de foie
gras at $1 a day board, can be happy here, You can hit
the Inlet with a stone from the Hereford Hotel porch,
and one can get out in the schooners, which go to the
banks every morning 6 A, M., when the wind is not
‘no’theast,” for $1 apiece, and the fisherman has all the
fish he can catch, ‘‘A ducat to the beggarly denier,” to
the sportsman who cannot be happy for a month or a
week at Anglesea; and I am unselfish enough to wish
that my fellow craftsmen with double-barreled Greeners,
or rod and reel, or unromantic handline, may enjoy as
much, and have as many happy days past, present and to
come as I have had and hope to have in angling down by
the sea at Anglesea. When a man gets to Philadelphia
he need only ask for the West Jersey R. R., and he is
within two hours of a sportsman’s paradise, J, M.S.
BLack Mosquito Nerrting.—Auburn, Maine.—I desire
to give my brother anglers a point, which, put in practice
during a recent brook-fishing trip, was of much comfort
to myself and friend, It was simply a bag of black
mosquito netting, I had used white and pink netting on
previous trips; but as all know who have tried the light
colors or even blue it is at times as imposible to. see
through as a thick cloth in the sunlight and in thick
bushes. The black netting offers no such objections, but
it is security against mosquitoes. The small black fly, or
“no-seeums,” would of course crawl through. The angler
must wear a moderately wide hat, with brim sufficiently
stiff to hold the netting away from his face and neck.
Take of the black netting a strip of sufficient length, so
that when stitched up on the short side the hat will pass
readily through it, Then with a darning or tape needle
run a string Thue the interstices of the netting below
the reinforced edge, so that the edge may be gathered
loosely around the crown of the hat at the band, and the
thing is complete and ready for use. When on the head
it should hang dow on the shoulders far enough to be
folded under the coat collar and upon the breast in front,
Tt may occasionally double in against the neck, but I had
no trouble whatever on that account, though fishing in
thick brush a part of the time. I am not claiming origin-
ality in this matter, except in the simplicity of the thing
and the use of black netting. All arrangements of this
sort [ haye ever seen use white netting or gauze, which
interferes very much with the vision, while the black
presents no such objection.—Nor’HAstT,
SALMON IN THR Hupson,—Recent captures of salmon in
the Hudson River were: By D. Perkins, in a net, near
Poughkeepsie, weight 2141bs.; one of 17lbs. by Charles
Harkins, off Hyde Park; one of 1221hs. by Wm. Albert-
son. of New Hamburg. ;
SAWDUST.—Hingston, N. B.—In my letter published in
your last issue, whereit reads, ‘‘Nevertheless it soaly
?
proves that sawdust does not kill fish,” it should rea
“Sawdust does kill fish.”—SPoRTSMAN,
| interest to sportsmen in Connecticut has
just been con-
cluded in Wallingford. Dr, Edwin Tabor was prosecuted
for trout fishing in Muddy River, which had been *‘posted”
by a Wallingford syndicate, in some cases with and in
others without the consent of the owners. It is said that.
there has been a great deal of this kind of posting of
streams in this State this season. The signs are bought
at any job printer’s for next to nothing, and it has been a
common thing for persons to place them along a brook,
sometimes with the assent of the owner, but more often
without, for the purpose of keeping other persons off
their brook. So common has this become, and the trick
so well known to Connecticut sportsmen, that the signs
are disregarded unless they bear the name of the land-
owners. In the Wallingford case Dr. Tabor fished on the —
land of a farmer named. Hall, who had given him per-
mission to do so, Hall had previously allowed the syndi-
cate to post his land, but claimed and exercised the right
to allow a personal friend to fish there, Consequently
the prosecution against Dr. Tabor failed, and he was dis-
charged, It is probable that some united action will be
taken against tricksters throughout the State who post
brooks without authority, and do not dare to affix a
name to their sign.— Waterbury American, May 31,
CARP IN OPEN WATEPS.—Rock Creek, a tributary of
the Potomac River, and boundary between Washington
and West Washington, or Georgetown, D. C., is one of
the streams which have received a supply of escaped carp
from the Government ponds. We are indebted to the
Commissioner of Fisheries, Col. Marshall McDonald, for
the accompaning letter of Mr. G. Brown Goode, assistant
secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, containing in-
formation about the number recently taken by a single
fisherman at one locality: ‘WaAsHINGTON, May 23, 1880
—Dear Colonel McDonald: 1 bought a lovely 12lbs. mir-
ror carp this morning, taken in Rock Creek by my neigh-
bor, Dennis Jones, It was one of seyen—all mirror carp
—caught last night in a dip net below the dam at Lyon’s
Mill, one weighing abont i4lbs. Jones tells me that he
has caught at least one hundred in this place, and that
they have been abundant there ever since the big freshet.
Yours truly, G. BRown Goopn.” Carp from open waters
have become a feature of the fish supply in Washington
markets and the demand for them is constantly increas-
ing,
HERE Is SOMETHING New about fishermen as truth
tellers, A Toledo, Ohio, man was recently stricken with
paralysis, and is just beginning to speak again, A re-
porter, calling on him, was talking about fishing, when
reference was made to our ‘‘Sunset Club” contributor,
Mr, John E, Gunckel, of whom the reporter ventured to
remark that he could catch more fish on paper than with
rod and line. Thereupon the paralysis-stricken man
rallied to the defense of his angling friend and, in a more
natural tone than he had yet used since his prostration,
retorted, “I'll just bet you $10 that John Gunckel can
take you out in his boat, do your baiting, take your fish
off the hook, and then catch three fish to your one.”
MorTALITY AMONG FIsHEs.—Another serious epidemic
among fishes is reported from Towa, and, as usual, the
cause is not ascertained, although pollution from gIucose
works is suspected to be at the bottom of the trouble.
The destruction from Marshalltown down has been whole-
sale, and the State Board of Health has begun to investi-
gate the matter. The water has been full of dead fish
and the banks and eddies are reeking with them. The
Musquakie Indians claim that the water has killed some
of their ponies, and other deaths of stock from drinking
the river water are reported, The poison must have been
in the river water alone, for fish transferred to pure
water quickly revived.
MICHIGAN TROUTING.—A correspondent writes that
there is capital trout fishing in Hlliott’s Creek, four miles
northeast of Cheboygan. Here William Hiliott has ex-
pended nearly $5,000 in cleaning out the stream and its
branches, in building dams and establishing a hatchery,
He owns the stream and having expended money gener-
ously in putting the stream in shape and keeping it
stocked with fish, charges a nominal fee for the privilege
of the stream, but when that has been paid the expense
is the least for the quality of the sport of any place in the
country.
PENOBSCOT SALMON.—Hditor Forest and Stream: A
gentleman quite recently from the Penobscot reports
salmon fishing at Bangor as very poor now and he and
some of his friends up there attribute this fact largely to
the existence of acid and pulp factories that were started
last year above the dam. What a pity that that fine
pool cannot be spared.—BiG REEL,
Hisheulture,
RESULTS OF COD HATCHING,
T is very gratifying to know that the patient and persist-
ent efforts of the U.S. Commission to sustain and im-
prove the supply of commercial fishes are likely to be crowned
with success in the case of the cod—the most valuable of the
marine fishes of the world—as will appear from the letter
given below. When thefirst attempts were made to hatch
the floating eggs of the cod, about a decade ago, it was soon
manifest that none of the abpatebus then in use would answer
for eggs of thal kind, and the ingenious members of the
Commission set to work to devise something suited to the
new requirements. The history of the experiments eulmi-
nating in the Chester-McDonald box and Jansen’s device for
preventing the accumulation of air bubbles, will be found in
the publications of the Commission, and we will not relate it
here. The anglers are profiting by the increase of cod along
the shores, and they well know how to appreciate a species
which is far superior in flavor to most of the other fishes
taken on their hooks. Capt. Martin particularly mentions
the color of these fish and identifies them as ocean cod, and
not the brilliantly colored, but somewhat insipid, algze fish
or rock cod of the New England shores. We are sure that
the captain’s claim to speak as an authority in this matter
will not be questioned.
U.S. COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES, Washington,
D, C., May 24.—Dr. T. H. Bean, Ichthyologist, U. S, Fish’
Commission: In a letter which I have just received from
Captain S$. J, Martin, dated at Gloucester, Mass., May 22,
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he makes substantially the following statements regarding
the occurrence of young codfish in Gloucester Harbor and
icinity: For some weeks past there has been an abundance
of young cod from 7 to 10in. in length in Gloucester Harbor
and yicinity. Captain Gill, a well known expert fisherman,
states that they are so plentiful on the shore grounds three
or four miles frem Eastern Point that they cause the band-
line fishermen considerable trouble, as these young fish
nibble the bait off the hooks almost as fast as it is put
down, sometimes compelling the fishermen to pull up anchor
and shift to other localities, Parties who have been fishing
for cunners from the rocks at Hastern Point and vicinity
have caught as many cod as other fish, Captain Martin had
seen nineteen young cod that were thus caught two or three
days before he wrote, He says that these were the true
ocean codfish, and not the darker colored variety commonly
called the rock cod, which are sometimes found near the
Shores feeding among the algw. Some bore have also
caught young codfish from the pier at Ten Pound Island,
It isthe general opinion that these young fish are some of
those which have been hatched at the Ten Pound Island
oe ams . W, COLLINS, Assistant, in charge of Division of
sheries,
LET HIM LEARN TO READ,—‘Livingston Stone, in
POREST AND STREAM, writing about fisheulture, makes creat
fains in the different food fish. He rates shad as weighing
31 pounds each, If Mr. Livingston Stone’s other figures are no
fhearer correct than his estimate of the weight of shad, they
are certainly not to be trusted, A 31-pound shad!’ So saysthe
Havre de Grace Republican of May 24, Weshould not refer
at all to this unwarranted sneer on one of our esteemed cor-
respondents were if not for the pernicious effect which a
false statement of this kind may have upon someintelligent
people who haye no means of detecting the error of the
would-be critic of Havre de Grace. The fact is, Mr. Stone
tated the shad at three pounds each, and in this journal, as
elsewhere, we express this quantity by the symbol &lbs. If
the Bepudlican does not know this we give it the informa-
tion cheerfully and without cost, but we cannot help think-
dng that it is ‘certainly not to be trusted” to write English
until if learns to read it.
STRIPED BASS IN CALIFORNIA.—Red Bank, N. J.
May 20.—In the Fisheulture columns of May 16, speaking of
striped bass in California, you mention two large bass being
baken, weighing 27lbs. and 17lbs. I think these fish are of
the plant of 1880, when the fish were shipped from here by
Livingston Stone, These fish may have been full of spawn,
and I would suggest to the Commissioners that a reward be
offered for females in spawn, and that when caught they be
returned to the water, and if taken by responsible parties
the reward be paid on receipt of a proper affidavit, I would
be pleased to receive from the Commissioners a record of the
Sites bass taken during the last five years, their sex and
weight, when caught and manner of capture. Having been
instrumental in the taking of the plant of 1885, 1 am inter-
ested as to the success.—Gro. H. WILD,
FISHWAY FOR THE CHITTENANGO,—A law enacted
by the last Legislature of New York provides for a fishway
inthe dam across Chittenango Creek, near Bridgeport, in
Madison county.
Che Zennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
Sept, 10 te 13—Sisth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont. ©, A, Stone, Manager.
Sept. 10 to 13.—Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As-
sociation, at Ottawa, Can, Capt. R, C. W. MacCuaig, Secretary.
Sept. 11 to 13.—First Annual Dog Show of the Toledo Kennel
Club, Toledo, O, T. B, Lee, Secretary,
Feb, 18 to 21, 1890.—Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club. New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
March 11 to 14, 1890,—Second Annual Dog Show of the Rochester
Kennel Club, at Rochester, N.Y. Harry Yates, Secretary. .
FIELD TRIALS.
Nov. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club.
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind,
Noy. 18.—Bleventh Annual Field Trials of the Bastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W, A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga SBMEe: ce ;
Dec. 2.—Inaugural Wield Trials of the Central Field Trial Club,
at Lexington, N.C. GC. H. Odell, Secretary, Mill’s Building, New
York, N. Y.
16.—Second Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field
Dec.
a Club, at Amory, Miss, T. M. Brumby, Secretary, Marietta,
a.
SAN FRANCISCO DOG SHOW.
HE second annual bench show of the Pacific Kennel Club
f was held on May 22, 23, 24 and 25 in the Mechanic’s
Pavilion, San Francisco, Cal. The total number of entries
amounted to 229. The show was in every wav very success-
ful, cere I believe, financially, The Pavilion is one of
the best buildings for holding a bench show I have seen,
with ample room to accommodate 2,000 dogs. The arrange-
ments were everything that could be wished for, and all the
members of the club seemed to work with an interest for
the success of the undertaking. It was one of the cleanest
dog shows I have ever seen, With reference to the dogs,
speaking generally, the sporting dogs were good, while the
non-sporting dogs were not up to what we see at English
shows. Dandie Dinmonts, Scotch terriers, Irish terriers,
bloodhounds, and bulldogs were conspicuous by their
_ absence.
The first class brought into the ring was mastifi dogs.
The winner, Dick, is a good upstanding dog with good feet
and legs, but is plainin head. Noble, second prize, is small,
has a short face, yellow eye and badly carried ears. Third
prize went to another dog called Noble, alarge dog, but with
no mastiff character. There was only one entry in bitches,
Actress, a good sized animal with good feet, legs and body.
This bitch, if possessed of more wrinkle, would be difficult
to beat in any company. In dog puppies first prize, Tim, is
agood, promising young dog—short in face, of good size,
good feet and legs; wants wrinkle and character; his color
of head was deficient. Bitch puppies were a poor lot. Gypsy
arrived too latefor competition. She is too large in ears,
but she is good in head, good in wrinkle and body, anda
very typical young bitch. She would certainly have won
had she been in time to be shown.
St, Bernards were a very indifferent lot. I only awarded
second prize im the open dog class to a very nice coated and
colored animal, but of small size. He was along way the
best of shy ts in the class.
Newfoundlands had only two entries and the prizes were
withheld. Second prize was awarded to a moderate young
black Newfoundland puppy, Mr. Schule’s Nero.
In Great Danes first went to Cesar, a good blue dog, not
so large as some I have seen. Second to Dora, a good me-
dium-sized brindle bitch. Lea, third prize, good in size,
body, feet and legs, but too weak in muzzle,
Only one deerhound was brought into the ring, I under-
stand one turned up afterward too late to be shown. Ossean
was given second prize, he is a very moderate animal, shown
in bad condition and walking very stiff. The first prize
puppy Vaughn is a nice puppy wanting in size and bone,
.
FOREST AND STREAM.
Greyhounds were a sued collection and competition was
keen, The winner, a black and white perhaps not so good
in neck as the second, but much the best in quarters with
grand well bent stifles, Second went to a white not so good
in stifles but a dog possessing a great deal of quality. Mon-
arch, third, is of the same type and color as the second, but
not so fine in neck and shoulders. Benelon II., another
white, isa good dog more loaded in shoulders than those
placed over him. In bitches Jennie June, a black, is a very
level made animal showing quality all through, she would
be better if possessed of more bone. Brunette, second, is
another black, she pressed the winner very closely, In dog
puppies Chronicle, first, is a level true well-proportioned
young dog perhaps too lightin bone. Hxaminer, second, is
the same stamp as the winner but moved with his elbows
furnedin. Rake, pierd third, isa stronger dog than the
winner but not so fine in shoulders. In bitch puppies Menlo
Maid, first, is a brindle in good condition. Second went to a
black and white very much out of condition,
No English foxhounds were shown. Im American fox-
hounds first went to Roy. He possesses good feet and legs,
good long folding ears with good wrinkle; heis a trifle short
in face. Nip, second, is a strong, powerful dog, broader in
head than the winner, with no wrinkle and ears not so long.
Tn bitches, Echo, a very handsome black and tan with long,
lean head, good peak, plenty of leather in her ears, good feet
and legs, with the best of long, sloping shoulders, possessing
at the same time bone and substance, ISate, second prize,
is the Same stamp as the winner only not so good in feet and
legs. Fleet, third prize, has bad feet and legs, is of small
size and out at elbows. Puppies had only one entry, Hlsie,
a good specimen of the same stamp as the first and second
prize bitches,
Pointers were a yery good collection, Pat P., lemon and
white, has good feet and legs, beautiful neck and shoulders,
with good body well ribbed up, but was shown a little out
of condition. Professor, second, a liver and white, is a good
mover, with good bone aud quarters, and is typical, but not
quite so good in neck and shoulders as the winner. Dick IT,
and Rush, are larger than those placed over them, and do
not possess the general quality of the winners. In bitches
over 50Ibs, first went to Blossom, a lemon and white of good
character, with good head and ears, neck, shoulders, feet
and legs; in fact, a very handsome animal, perhaps the
best pointer in the show. Donna Sensation, second, is
another of the same type, not quite so good in head
as Blossom, but yet an animal of more than usual quality.
Manzanita is a good bitch, but considerably behind
the winners. In small dogs first went to a liver and white,
Wade Hampton. He has a good head, is full of character
and is good in feet and legs, .He might be better ribbed
up and is rather leggy. Matchless and Climax, both small
liver and white dogs, are good in body but short in head,
the latter being rather dark in color of nose for a lemon and
white. Patti Croxteth 7, the winner in the next class, a
very typical liver and white, with good head, feet and legs,
and with plenty of bone, might be better in shoulders,
Sora and Wanda, both liver and white, are not so good in
bone as the winner. Ponto, the winning dog puppy, is a
level-made, well-matured puppy: Rob T. and Tennis are
good liver and whites, and both likely to furnish into dogs
of considerable merit, and will no doubt render a good ac-
count of themselves next year. In bitch puppies, Manzanita,
first, won third in open bitches. She wants character in
head, but possesses good feet, legsand body. Donna Blanca
is leggy, rather light in bone and carries her tail too high.
In English setler dogs the winner, Rover H,,is a grand,
level-made dog with good feet and legs, well ribbed up, and
his head is good and typical: he might be better in tail.
Bruiser and Rector are both good typical dogs; shown thin,
owing to which they appeared flat-sided and deficient in
body beside the winner. In bitches Florine, the winner, is
a very handsome animal; [ would prefer her a size larger.
She is a very truly formed animal and possesses quality and
moves well. Beezy is a long way behind the winner.
Ophelia is a strong, typical animal with a bad carriage of
tail, The winning puppies, Peerless and Gypsy Queen,
possessed considerable quality, but are rather light in bone
and short of feather.
In Irish setter dogs first went to Mike 1., a good strong-
bodied dog, good in coat, full dark enoughin color and plain
in head, Sport and Grouse are fine upstanding dogs, but
leggy and light in hone compared with the winner, In
bitches Lady Hlcho T,, the winner, is a large fine bitch,
possessing quality all through, good color and coat, Taken
altogether she is an animal fit for any company. She won
the special for the best setterin the show, neta: closel
pressed by the English setter bitch Florine. Lena I,, secon
prize winner, is a fair animal, a long way behind the win-
ner. Indog puppies Dash T., the winner, is a good dog, but
coarse. There was nothing striking in bitch puppies.
Black and tan setters were poor. Second prize went to
Dorr, the remains of a good type of Gordon setter. The
Trish water spaniel bitch Nora P. won first with no opposi-
tion. A good specimen not in the best of coat.
Jn cocker dogs first went to Giffie, a nice little black with
a wavy coat and tail too high. Woodstock Belle is a nice
typical cocker bitch, better in coat and tail than the winner
in the dog class. In cocker puppies the winner Budge is a
moderate liver, and likely to be oversized and leggy.
Retrievers and collies were very indifferent.
In beagles Bannerman, Jr., looks old and worn. He is
hollow behind the shoulder, and abad mover. Daisy II. is
a nice little bitch of correct type; perhaps, just legzy enough.
No bulldogs were shown, and the bull-terriers were a very
pose epiisctions none possessed any merit for the show
ench,
The fox-terrier dog Tromp, placed first, is a ver
specimen; good feet and legs, good style and good coat,
a little fullin eye. Second prize, Regent Jock, is a wonder-
fully compact, well made dog, too Tong and soft in coat.
Schneider, third prize, is also a good stamp, full in eye,
dropped below eye and lightin bone. Golden Gem, first in
bitches, is aboye ordinary merit and fitfor keen competition.
Biack and tan terriers were a very indifferent lot. Only
one Airedale was shown, Mr. Kingsley’s Nip, a very good
specimen fit to be shown successfully in any company.
Skyes were poor, and the same remark applies to pugs,
Yorkshires, poodles and the remaining classes.
WM. GRAHAM.
Mr. Graham judged all classes. Below is a list of the
AWARDS.
MASTIPFS.— Dogs: Ist, R. Scott’s Dick; 2d, J. Stutz’s Noble; 3d,
C. B. Polhemus’s Noble. Bitches: 1st, Mrs. EB. F. Preston’s Actress.
—Pupries—Dogs: Ist, P. Smith’s Capt. Sennett. Bitches: 1st,
withheld; 2d, C. B. Polhemus’s Flora; 3d, Jas. H. Watson's Nellie.
ST. BERNARDS.—RovexH-Coatnp—Dngs: Ist and 8d, withheld;
2d, A.W. Manning’sJudge. Bitches; Withheld._SmMooTs-CoAatEp
—No entries,
NEWFOUNDLANDS.—Dogs: Withheld. Bitches: No entries.
Puppies: 1st, withheld; 2d, PF. A. Schule’s Nero. ,
GREAT DANES,—Ist, 2d and 3d, P. W. Nahl’s Cesar, Dora and
Lea. Puppies: ist, Mrs. Annie J. Nahl’s Leda.
DEERHOUNDS.—Dogs: 1st, withheld; 2d, B. Wertheimer’s Os-
sean. Pwppies: ist, C. H. Jouett’s Vaughn.
GREYHOUNDS.—Dogs: Ist, J. FE, Watson’s Saturday Night;
2d, T. J. Cronin’s Snow Ball; 3d and-very high com., J. ¥. Carroll’s
Monarch and Benelon IU. Bitches: 1st, J. FE. Carroll’s Jennie
June; 2d, J. HB. Watson’s Brunette; 3d, C. Anerbach’s Uno.—Pur-
pres—Dogs: 1st and 2d, P. ¥. Canayan’s Chronicle and Hxaminer;
3d, J. F. Carroll’s Rake. Very high com., 2, O’Connell’s Tralee
Boy. Bitches: 1st, M. B. MeGowan’s Menlo Maid; 2d, BE. O’Con-
nell’s Maud 8. :
FPOXHOUNDS.—EnaursH—No entries.
good
Puppies: Withheld.—
AMBRICAN—Dogs; Ist, F, VY. Savage’s Roy; 2d, R. BH. Wilson's !
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Nip; 3d, J, Zammitt’s Music. Very high com,, A. L, Maass’s
Manco, Bitches: 1st, J.T. MeCarthy’s Hicho; 2d, GC, Roos’s Kate;
od, J. HB. Lucas’s Fleet. Puppies: Ist, W.S, Kittle’s lsie.
POINTHRS,—LARGE—Dogs: lst, B. F. Naphthaly’s Pat P.; 2d,
C. M. Osborn’s Professor; 3d,C. A. Haight’s Dick H. Reserve,
A. B. Truman’s Rush T. Highcom,, T.J. Pinder’s Scout Orox-
teth. Com., H. H. Briggs’s Laddie, Bitches: 1st, G. W. Bassford’s
Blossom; 2d and 3d, H. R. Brown's Donna Sensation sud Manza-
nita. High com., Mrs. FY. A. Fancher’s Queen Bess.—SmALL—
Dogs: 1st, B. Power's Wade Hampton; 24, H. Spencer's Maitichless;
8d, H. W. Briges’s Climax. Bitches; Ist, A. B. Truman’s Patti
Croxteth T.; 2d, G. P. Polhemus’s Cora; 3d, G@. H. 'T. Jackson's
Wanda. Reserve, G. W. Bassford’s Lottie B. Very high com.,
H. 0. Golchers’s Vera.—Purprras—Dogs: Ist, W. Lumbard’s Ponto,
2d, R. K. Gardiner’s Tennis; 3d, A. B. Truman's Rab T, Reserve;
W. P. Redington’s Elko. Very high com,, KR. Liddle’s Clover, 8.
8. Feliows's Timothy and T. J. Pinder’s Tom P. Bitches: Ist, H.
Rt, Brown’s Manzanita; 2d, G, A, Dickerson’s Donna Blanca; 3d,
A, V, Stubenranch's Diana. High com., 'T, J, Pinder’s Nell and
G. W, Bassford’s Lena B. and Lola B, Com.,J, Wisenden’s Kate,
ENGLISH SETTERS.—Dogs: 1st, T. Higes’s Rover H.; 2d, J. H.
Lucas’s Bruiser; 3d, H. B. Hosmers Rector. Reserve, i. C. De
Long’s Dick. Very high com., J. B. Barber’s Pilot. High com.,
G. Muller’s Rock and 'T. J. Watson’s Damlet W. Com., G, Mul-
ler’s Ben and H, Wisenden’s Actor, Bitches: lst, P. D. Linville's
Wlorine; 2d, H. 8. Wort's Beezy; 3d, G. Muller’s Ophelia. Reserve,
J. KH. Lucas’s Bessie, Very high com., C. J. Haas’s Countess,
High com., T. J, Wattson’s Miss Alice.—PuPpprms—Dogs: 1st, S. A.
Wattson’s Peerless. Bitches; Ist, G. A. Wattson’s Gypsy Queen.
IRISH SETTERS.— Dogs; ist, A. B. Truman’s Mike T.; 2d, J
Stack’s Grouse; 3d, W. D. Hudnall’s Sport. Bitches: 1st, A. B.
Truman's Lady Hicho T.; 2d, J. Stack’s Lena I.—Purpras—Dogs:
ist, A. B. Truman’s Dash T.;2d,S. Dusenbery’s Sport. Bitches:
ist_ and 2d withheld; 3d, H. Ff. Mann’s Pansy. Very high com.,
L. L. Campbell’s Lady Josie CO. High com., I. J. Roy’s Rosebelle.
GORDON SETTERS.—Dogs; 1st, withheld; 2d, F. A. Taft’s Dorr;
8d, J. Ferguson’s 8am, Bitches; 1st, withheld; 2d, W. BE. Detels’s
Nellie D—Purrres—Dogs: 1st, J. VY. Burke’s Ben Nevis. Bitches:
Absent.
IRISH WATER SPANIELS.—Dogs: No entry.
J. Pinder’s Nora P.
FIELD SPANIELS.—No entries.
COCKER SPANIBSLS.—Dogs: Ist, H. P. Rennie’s Giffie; 2d and
3d, withheld. Bitches: 1st, Mrs. BH. P. Rennie’s Woodstock Belle;
2d and 3d, withheld. High com., Mrs. B. Fr. Napthaly’s Julie and
J. W. Bourdett’sRosie Lee. Puppies: Ist, H. W. M. Sandbach’s
Budge.
OCLUMBER SPANIELS.—I1st, W. VY. Helfrich’s Maude.
RETRIEVERS.—Dogs: Withheld. Bitches: Withheld.
COLLIES—Dogs: Ist, W. J. Campbell's Tiny; 2d, Lucy M. Craig's
Sancho. Bitches: 1st, withheld; 2d, H. Sehwarta’s Collie; 8d. J.
B. Eliot’s Kiowilla Queen. Puppies: No entry.
DACHSHUNDE—I1st and 2d, H. D. Beylard’s Damio and Jani-
tor; 3d, £, Y. McMann’s Senator.
BEAGLES—Dogs: Ist, G. W. Bassford’s Bannerman, Jr, Bitches:
G, W. Bassford’s Daisy I]. Puppies: Ist, withheld; 2d, 8. W.M.
Sandbach’s Bobbie. Very high com., G.W. Bassford’s Dimple and
H, W. M. Sandbach’s Bessie.
BULLDOGS—Dogs: No entry. Bitches: Withheld.
BULL-TERRIERS—Dogs: Withheld. Bitches: 1st and 3d with-
held; 2d, J. Sparrow’s Olivette. Puppies: lst and 2d withheld;
3d, W. F. Wattson’s Joe.
FOX-TERRIERS.—Dogs: Ist, A. L. Langerman’s Tromp; 2d, J.
B. Martin’s Regent Jock; 3d and reserve, J. H. Wise'’s Schneider
and Dougal. Very high com., A. L. Creswell’s Fingal. Bitches:
Ist, J. B. Martin’s Golden Gem; 2d, Mrs. Vincent Neale’s Daisy;
3d, G. W. Debenham’s Yum Yum. High com., H, HB, Deane’s
Vixen, Puj pies: 1st. J.B. Martin’s Golden Gem; 2d and 3d with-
held, High com., W. D. Catton’s Dan. Wirn-HAtRED,—With-
held.
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.— Larce—tist, Miss Jennie
Napthaly’s Dandy Jim.— SMAuu—Ist, D. Hiseman’s Dixie; 2d,
Matty Kerr’s Major; 3d, Mrs. Joan Sparrow’s Beauty.
AIREDALE TERRIERS—Iist, C. H. Kingsley’s Nip,
SKYE TERRIERS.—Ist, Miss A. A. Pierce’s Phoebe,
SCOTCH TERRIERS.—Withheld.
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS,—Dogs: 1st, F. W. Sierp’s Mash: 2d,
D. H. Kyerett’s Mash, Jr.; 3d, withheld. Bitches: Ist, Mrs. C, BH,
Rankin’s Daisy; 2d, A. J. Martin's Jessie; 8d, withheld,
JAPANESE SPANIELS.—\st, Mrs. Alex McBean’s Frou Frou.
PUGS.—Doygs; Ist, Mrs. Jackson’s Buttsie, Bitches: No entries.
POODLES,—B1LACK—Dogs: 1st, P. W. Nahl’s Solo. Bitches: Ist,
P. W. Nahl’s Bella; 2d, A. Andruex’s Faunette.
ESQUIMAUX.—Ist, Mrs. J. Zammitt’s Wolf, Jr.
MISCELEANEOUS.—Ist, A. Roos’s Chihnahua dog Chihuahua.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
Best kennel of three, any breed, divided between A. B. Truman
and J. F. Carrol; kennel greyhounds (2), J. FY. Carroll; pointers (2),
A, B. Truman; English setters (3), G. Muller; Irish setter, A. B.
Truman; trick dog, H, A, Roasler’s English setter dog Tom; grey-
hound puppy (2), Chronicle; bull-terrier, Olivette; Yorkshire ter-
rier (2), Marsh; beagle, Daisy LI.; pair beagle puppies, Bobbie and
Bessie; greyhound (3), Saturday Night; mastiff (2), Actress; owned
by a lady, the same; pug, Buttsie; owned by a lady (2), the same:
cocker spaniel (2), Woodstock Belle; fox-terrier. Golden Gem;
bitch puppy, the same; dog puppy. Dan; bitch with litter (2), Daisy;
Great Dane, Cesar; owned by alady, Lena; toy terrier, Dixie;
owned by a lady (2) Major; deerhound, Vaughn; poodle, Solo;
rough-coated St. Bernard, Judge: setter, Lady Hlcho T.; bitch,
the same; Irish setter, the same; Hnglish setter dog (2), Rover H.;
bitch, Florine; American foxhound (2), Echo; Irish setter puppy,
Dash T.; Japamese spaniel, Frou Frou; Esquimaux, Wolt, Jr.;
ointer bitch, Blossom; with litter, Donna Sensation; greyhound.
itch with litter, P. G. Canayan’s Lady Emma; wire-haired fox-
terrier, J. E. Watson’s Antrim; black cocker spaniel dog, Giffie;
large black and tan terrier dog, Dandy Jim.
Bitches: 1st, T.
MR. ANTHONY’S CHARGES AGAINST THE AMBDRI
CAN FIELD TRIAL CLUB.—Cincinnati, 0., June 1.—
Hditor Forest and Stream; I hand you herewith copy of
letter addressed to the secretary of the A. K. C, which will
explain itself—W. B. SHATTUC, Pres. A. F, T. Club. Cin-
cinnati, O., May 27.—A, P. Vredenburgh, Esq., Secretary
American Kennel Club, 44 and 46 Broadway, New York.
Dear Sir; Ihave the honor to acknowledge receipt of your
fayor of the 25th inst., advising me that at the regular
quarterly meeting of the executive committee of the A. K,
C,, J. L. Anthony asked for the disqualification of myself
and others for reasons stated, and I also note the resolution
of the Hon. John S. Wise. I beg to inclose you herewith
correspondence between Anthony and myself on this sub-
ject, which fully explains the matter. The American Field
Trial Club has not yet acted on the matter and until it does
Lam unable to advise your club what its decision may be.
Anthony would make it appear that the American Field
Trial Club had declined to pay the prize. He knows such
to be false. A check for the amount he claims was offered
him and he declined to take it and said he never would take
apy money from the club and he has so since stated to
others. Anthony has changed his mind and now wants the
money. His wishes will be made known to the club at its
next meeting and Anthony will be advised of its decision.
You will note that the club is not at faultatall. Had
Anthony’s requests been declined, his actions in making
charges to your club might have been excused (though he
knows very well he relieved the club from payment), but in
view of the fact that the club had not considered his request,
his actions in making the charges he has are infamous. I
shall be glad to give you and your club any further inform-
ation concerning this matter. Yours truly, W- B. SHATTUG,
President American Field Trial Club.
EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB DERBY.—2Editor
Forest and Strewm: Isend you an additional entry for the
E, FE .T. C. Derby that was mailed April 29, but only reached
me May 26.—W. A. CosTER, Secretary.
Beppo IV. (BH. L. Mayer, Norfolk, Va.), liver and white
pointer dog, April 2, [888 (Beppo ITI.—lLass of Bow), :
404
FOREST AND STREAM.
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SALISBURY’S PEDIGREE.
I THINK I have waited long enough for an answer to my
challenge to show anything wrong in the above pedigree,
and now comes the live question, Who was it that put the
English correspondent, Mr. W. Huscroft, up to this piece of
rascality? This has a présent and permanent interest, for
none but a rascal or somebody criminally negligent could
have “‘stuffed”’ anovice with such a yarn, evidently with the
intention of having it published. Here are the facts: The pedi-
gree of sire and dam is given, ‘‘By Monarch ex Duchess.
Monarch by Dickenson’s Lion ex Empress; Duchess by
Victor ex Beldam (sister to champion Turk),” ete.. Dicken-
son’s Lion was then owned in Halifax, Mr. Robt. Exley, of
Bradford, owned Victor, Mr. F. Heinzman (then of Leeds)
owned Beldam and also bred the Victor—Beldam litter.
Mr. J. Anderton, of Bingley, owned one of the litter, Tiger,
2,442. Victor was then the crack stud dog of the North, as
his owner writes: ‘‘He was getting more bitches than all
other stud dogs in the north of Hngland.”’
Now, strictly for the sake of the argument, let us suppose
that Mr. Carr was anything that may be imagined, would
anybody with a grain of sense stick the names of the promi-
nent dogs of his district right in the beginning of a pedigree
he was forging? Would he not have selected dogs from a
distance to lessen the chances of detection? Furthermore,
Messrs. Exley, Dickenson, Heinzman and Swithenbank were
masters of mastiff pedigrees, and knew every dog of note in
their neighborhood. Mr, Heinzman was particularly care-
ful as to pedigrees, being more minute as to trifles than
even Mr. Wynn. Mr. Anderton owned the brother of
Duchess.
Exact on the merest trifies, would not some of these gen-
tlemen have picked up such afraud? Would Mr. Exley have
bred his choicest bitch, Venus, dam of Bosco, to Salisbury
if there had been a doubt of his pedigree? Would Mr.
Swithenbank haye submitted to having that crack, Bosco,
beaten by Salisbury had there been a suspicion of the pedi-
gree? Would Mr. Portier have pointed out the value of
Salisbury’s blood as a source of size and vigor if the pedi-
gree had been suspicious?
Do not all these things ‘‘authenticate” the pedigree?
Now, Mr. Huscroft has put himself in a most unenviable
position. A beginner as a public writer, he signalizes his
off-start by being made a tool of by somebody to ventilate
a base insinuation, and one that the promoter either must
have known was a lie, or could have so ascertained by the
most trifling investigation. The correspondent’s having
made a mistake is no serious matter; we are all liable to
that; but the serious part is that he admits he derived his
“information”? from what he considered a trustworthy
source; and I assert that facts, as I give them, clearly de-
monstrate either that his ‘“‘source” was criminally negligent
or viciously untruthful. No man has a moral right tomake
such charges public until he has used reasonable care to see
whether they are approximately true. While I do not wish
to set up as an example for anybody, I can say that I could
have made such charges four years since, when I was
bitterly hostile to Mr. Mason, but it stared me in the face
that I would be doing it on very insufficient grounds. Iam
not fighting Mr. Mason’s fight; he is able to take care of
himself, and in this matter he needs no defense; but it is a
matter of concern to all of us to Know who the cowardly
assassin was that did this dirty trick, and it is worth while to
point out to Mr. Huscroft that his personal innocence of
wrong intent will not save him from a share of the blame as
long as he conceals the identity of the guilty source of this
unclean stream, Again I say that it.is the duty of every-
body in doggy affairs to press the hunt for the author of any
such public shame as the publication of this cowardly lie,
that the paths of such offenders may be made so thorny that
future adventurers may be warned off.—W. Wade, in the
Stock-Keeper.
CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB DERBY ENTRIES.
HW YORK, June 1.—Editor Forest and Stream. The
total number of Derby nominations received by our
club was 131, 37 of which we were compelled to refuse,
owing to irregularities. Our club has been so fortunate as
to secure the services of Mr. N. Wallace, of Farmington,
Conn., for judge, to take the place of Mr. J, M. Tracy, who
will be unable to attend the trials this year.
As anumber of your readers appear not to have seen the
list of our judges as previously published, we take the
liberty of again announcing the complete list as follows:
The Pointer Derby and All-Aged Setter Stake will be judged
by Mr. John Davidson, Mr. William Tallman and Col.
Arthur Merriman. The Setter Derby and All-Aged Setter
Stake, deciding heat between winner of Pointer Derby and
winner of Setter Derby; also deciding heat between win-
ner of All-Aged Pointer Stakeand All-Aged Setter Stake
will be judged by Mr. John Davidson, Mr. William Tall-
man, and Mr, N. Wallace. C. H. ODELI, Sec. and Treas,
Following isa list of the nominations, 94in all, 52 pointers
and 42 setters. All were whelped in 1888:
POINTERS,
A. ©. (Bang Bang—Lalla Rookh), C. H. Odell,
B. D. (Bang Bang—Lalla Rookh), C. H. Odell. ;
BryN MAwk Mona (Bang—Vandalia), Bryn Mawr Ken-
nels,
Buck (Naso of Kippen—Virginia), Lebanon Kennels,
CARLGROVE (Lon—Neno), W.B. Meares, Jr. :
CHARLOTTE CoRDAY (Bang—Vandalia), Bryn Mawr Ken-
nels.
CONCAVE (Consolation—Graceful), Luke W. White.
CONTRAST (Consolation—Graceful), Luke W. White.
ConvVEX (Consolation—Graceful), Luke W. White.
CYCLONE (Shot—Virginia), W. C, Lindsay.
DEXTER II. (Dexter—Volunteer), E. H. Haight.
DUKE oF TAMMANY (Tammany—Juno), 8. S. Banks,
FANCY FRED (Donald—Lady Bow). W, Hoyt.
F. F. V. (Flockfinder—Ion), J. R, Purcell.
FLIRT (Mainspring—Merry Legs), 0. W. Donner.
GEM OF KIPPEN (Kent Cob—Magpie), F. R. Hitchcock,
GRAPHIC’S CLIP (Graphic—Lass), J. R. Daniels.
GRAPHIC’s TOPIC (Graphic—Lass), J, R. Daniels,
GROUSE (‘Tammany—Jennie), Adolph Dill. -
HEINEKEN (Flockfinder—Ion), J. R. Purcell.
Hock Anum (Match—Lill), R. C. Cornell,
JOLLY GIRL (Donald—Underhill’s Jane), Chas, Heath.
Joy, JR. (Flockfinder—Ion), W. B. Meares, Jr.
KIPPENCLIFF (Naso of Kippen—Virginia), Lebanon Ken-
nels.
KIPPENDALE (Naso of Kippen—Virginia), Lebanon Ken-
nels,
KIPPENLEL (Naso of Kippen—Virginia), Lebanon Kennels.
LAD oF BANG (Lad of Bow—Lady Belle), J. B. Wallace,
LADY Hessen (Duke of Hessen—Lemon), Thos, Bond.
LADY TAMMANY Sayeeda ot uno), F, ¥, Lewis.
LEBANON LAss (Lebanon—Virginia), Lebanon Kennels.
LEBANON LADY (Lebanon—Virginia), Lebanon Kennels.
MAAC BANG (Devonshire Sam—Nellie Bang), W. H. Hy-
land,
May (Mainspring—Fly), J. P. Swain, Jr.
Met (Lumbryer’s Phil—Tell), Cashman & Meeker,
MIKE (Mainspring—Fly), J. P, Swain, Jr.
Miss MBALLY (Graphic—Meally), H. P. Dortch.
MOONSHINE (King of Kent—Hops), Chas, Heath,
NAso PESHALL (Nick of Naso—Jipsy P.), Wm. Hepsley.
NAT H., (Springbok—Jennie), J. M. Hawley.
NYE (Naso of ADD Et eV Area) Lebanon Kennels,
RiP RAP (King of Kent—Hops), Edward Dexter,
ROMOLA (Graphic—Meally), Chas. Heath,
SALLY P. (Graphic—Meally), Chas. Heath.
SAMOA (Randolph’s Guy—Rita Croxteth), N. W. Lumpkin.
Scout (Dexter—Volunteer), H. H. Haight.
SING Srn@ (King of Kent—Hops), Edward Dexter.
SNOWFLAKE (Tammany—Juno), Miss H, Wooster.
SUSIE S. (Ajax—Warwick Rose), W. R. Stinett.
aon TANNER (Naso of Kippen—Kate VIII.), E.R. Hitch-
cock.
TovaH Nut (Consolation—Grace), C, H. Odell,
UNDERWRITER Fala maa , 5. 8. Banks.
UNNAMED (Mainspring— y), J. P. Swain, Jr.
ENGLISH SETTERS.
ALBERTA (Royal Albert—Diana), Lebanon Kennels.
ALICE (Cassio—Allie James), P. Lorillard, Jr.
AMORET (Cassio—Allie James), P. Lorillard, Jr.
ab F. (Roderigo—Juno A.), Memphis and Avent Ken-
nels,
ARMADA (Roger—Chintz), E. W. Durkee.
BELMORE (Regent--Belle of Brid erent, John White.
BEssIz M. (Count Noble--Fate Gladstone), C. E. Metzger,
BLUE RIDGE (Count Noble—Belle of Piedmont), h. Dexter.
BRAXTON BRAGG (Roderigo—Lufra), N. B. Nesbitt.
Buck N. (Count Noble—M’liss C.), G. W. Ewing.
CouUnTESs RusH (Count Noble—Belle of Piedmont), R. V.
Ox.
Count V. (King ee Vashti), J. I. Case, Jr.
DEE (King Noble—-Elsie a J. I, Case, Jr.
DASHING CAMBRIDGE (Dad Wi son—Dolly S.), C. P, Ran-
ney.
DENVER (Bridgeport—Miss Hlsie), E. F. Thomas.
DRACOo’s MARK (Roderigo—Princess Draco), B. Crane.
HRi® (Jean Val Jean—Shuna Van), N. B. Nesbitt,
Harry C. (Roderigo—Countess House), Memphis & Avent
Kennels.
JOLLY GATH (Young Gath—Jolly Flirt), C. P. Ranney,
KATE MILLER (Roderigo—Lufra), N. B. Nesbitt.
Kine LrEo’s LAD (King Leo—Flossie Gladstone), EB. F.
Thomas. ,
LADY JEAN (Jean Val Jean—Shuna Van), N. B. Nesbitt.
LADY KATHERINE (Roger—Chintz), E. W. Durkee.
LATH (Cassio—Allie James), F. R. Hitchcock.
Letty Lynw (Roderigo—Countess House), Memphis &
Avent Kennels.
LILLY BURGESS (Gath’s Mark—Esther), G. N, Whitely,
MARQUIS N. (King Noble—M’liss C.), G. W. Ewing.
MONTICELLO (Count Noble—Belle of Piedmont), E. Dexter.
NANNIE B. (King Noble—Queen Vashti), J, I. Case, Jr.
PATTI GLADSTONE II. (Jim Gladstone—Sparkle), A. Smith-
night.
ARSON BROWNLOW (Roderigo—Princess Draco), B, Crane.
PAUL DomBEY (Roderigo—Juno A.), Memphis & Avent
Kennels.
RODERICK Duu (Regent—Belle of Bridgeport), J. White.
Rop’s Lady (Roderigo—Gay Gladstone), A. M. Hilde-
brandt.
Rowpby Rop (Roderigo—Juno A.), Memphis & Avent Ken-
nels.
Roy At C, (Roderigo—Countess House), Memphis & Avent
Kennels, ,
Sam (King Noble—Cricket), J. I. Case, Jr,
THEODOSIA (Dick Gathmark—Dashing Lady), W. T.
Townes.
TRIP OF KIPPEN (Tutsham Trip—Dido), Hitchcock & Lowe.
U.S. DAN (Roderigo—Juno A.), Memphis & Avent Ken-
nels. '
ZULU (King Noble—Nellie Belton), J. I. Case, Jr,
IRISH SETTERS.
GARRYOWEN (Avondale—Dora), G. H. Covert.
DOG TALK.
Fi agen sae intending to hold dog shows should
make early announcement of dates in our column of
fixtures. In almost.every instance where a show is to be
held it is possible to give notice of the date in advance and
thus practically secure a claim for the week desired that
will be respected by other associations. New York and
Rochester have already announced the dates of their shows
for the spring of 1890, and other organizations would do well
to follow their example.
The well known greyhound bitch champion Lancashire
Witch died suddenly May 25, from rupture of the aorta.
She was imported in 1887 from Hngland where she had done
a lot of winning at some of the most important shows and
In this country she was also a
in the best of company,
noted winner, and had no less than 45 prizes to her credit in
all. She was owned by Mrs. Sarah Leggett Emory, of this
nown her will con-
cede that she was a rare creature, of fine intelligence, superb
strength and courage and of a disposition that was invari-
ably gentle and obedient, but the many prizes that she has
won in England and the United States will testify more
city, who writes of her, ‘All who have
forcibly to her worth than any words of praise that I can
utter, Hersudden taking off has caused me sincere sorrow.”’
Dr. M, H. Cryer has placed all of his stud pugs in the
hands of the Associated Fanciers, 237 South Highth street,
Philadelphia.
There is considerable talk of a deg show at Cleveland, O.,
next fall.
MASSACHUSETTS KENNEL CLUB.—Zditor Forest
and Stream: At the annual meeting of the Massachusetts
Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass., held May 6, the following officers
were elected for the current year: President, H. Y. Emery;
Vice-Presidents, C. S. Hilton and A. J. Hoitt;: Secretary, D.
A. Williams: Treasurer, Chas. H. Williams, Executive com-
mittee, H. Y. Emery, Benjamin Phillips, W. H. Beede, F.
A, Frazier and W. H. Walton. Membership committee, D,
A, Williams, W. H. Beede and H. A. Marks. Finance com-
mittee, W. B. Phinney, G. P. Berry and H. F. Caswell.
Delegate to A. K. C,, R._ Leslie. Veterinary, Warren H.
Beede.—D, A, WILLIAMS, See’y.
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
retaining dupHcates, are sent for 30 cents,
NAMES CLAIMED.
t= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Toby Vernon, Waldec Vernon and Gilderoy Vernon. By Vernon
Kennels, Mt. Vernon, N. Y., for one liver and two liver,white and
ticked pointer dogs, whelped March 17, 1889, by Duke of Vernon
(Glendale—Spotless) out of Fleet (Don Dell—Countess L.).
Little Nell Vernon, Glendora Vernon and Wapella Vernon. By
Vernon Kennels, Mt. Vernon, N. Y., for one liver and two liver,
white and ticked pointer bitches, whelped March 17, 1889, by Duke
Beeman (Glendale—Spotless) out of Fleet (Don Dell—Countess
‘Lady Don, By M. M. Macmillan, Mahanoy City, Pa., for black
and. wnt English setter dog, whelped March 17, 1889, by Don out
Hredora.
Rosa's Joy. By M. M. Macmillan, Mahanoy City, Pa., for black,
Mi, 1680, by
Plains (Roderick Dhu—
ton—Zora. §,).
_ Vixen. By R. B. Hamel, Bellport, L. I., for orange belton Eng-
lish setter bitch, whelped Dec. 30, 1888, by Pride of the Plains
eens Dhu—Whitney’s Rose) out of Minka (Yale Beiton—
ora §.).
pe eiby Tote By Fh, ae ieee stares Ta., for meu Trish
sg og, Whelped Dee. 24, y Sarsfie arryowen—Currer
a oe coe ce ing pelea Fee 2 th ‘
Buffalo Athert, Buffalo Anson. ifalo Alice and Buffalo Amy.
By A. W. Smith, Baten N. Y,, ‘for black and tan le twa
dogs and two bitches, whelped May 30, 1889, by Buffalo General
teeters General—Lady Lottie) out of Gipsey Queen (Vortigern—
‘ortune),
Vernon Kennels. By Vernon Kennels, Mt. Vernon, WN, ¥., for
their kennels of pointers and setters, oe
NAMES CHANGED.
Toney to Skippy, By Geo. W. Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass.,
for black, white and tan beagle bitch, age not given, by Riot
(champion Rattler—Spider) out of Skip (Hector—Shoo Fly),
BRED.
S~ Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Beauty—Spot Dash. O. J, Stoddard’s (Lynn, Maés.) pointer bitch
Beauty (Bonnie—Bess), to Fleet View & Reading Pointer Kens
nels’ Spot Dash, May 25.
Topsy—Don. Boyd Bros,’ (Hempstead, L. L.) pointer bitch Topsy
(Roger’s Dan—Roger’s Nellie) to Louis Eldridge’s Don (Fritz—
Virginia), May 17.
Miss Pug - Douglass II. Eberhart Pug Kennels’ (Cincinnati, 0.)
pug. inal Miss Pug to their Douglass II, (Douglass I.—June),
ay 31.
Abbess—Gruss Bayard. Wm, Housman’s (Boston, Mass.) St.
Bernard bitch Abbess to Weiner & Lincoln's Gruss Bayard (Bay-
ard I1I.—Cadess), March 31.
Maud—Gruss Bayard. C. Kammerer’s (South Boston, Mass.) St.
Bernard bitch Maud (Hector—Bernie VI.) to Weiner & Lincoln's
Gruss Bayard (Bayard III.—Cadess), April 30,
Hilda—Gruss_ Bayard._T. N. Vail’s (West
Bernard bitch Hilda to Weiner & Lincoln's
ard ITl.—Cadess), March 13.
Warwick Blonde—Belthus. Warwick Kennels’ (Bridgeport,
Conn.) English setter bitch Warwick Blonde (Yale Belton—-War.
wick Countess) to H. F. Schellhass’s Belthus (Rock—Meg), May 9.
Queen, Blue—Warwick Albert. J, F. Gorham’s (Leominster,
Mass,) English setter bitch Queen Blue (Gun—Pearl Blue) to War-
wick Kennels’ Warwick Albert ( Royal Albert—Maida), May 6,
Pebble—Warwick Albert. Warwick Kennels’ ( Bridgeport, Conn.)
English setter bitch Pebble (Count Noser—Manle) to their War-
wick Albert (Royal Albert—Maida), May 22.
Nino—Claremont Patsy. F. H. Perry’s (Des Moines, Ia.) Irish
setter bitch Nino (Eleho—Noreen) to his Claremont Patsy (Frisco
—Nellie [X.), May 20.
Bessie Glencho—Hicho, Jr. St. Cloud Kennels’ (Mott Haven, N.
Y.) Irish setter bitch Bessie Glencho (champion Glencho—Flame)
to Dr. Wm. Jaryis’s champion Elcho, Jr.) champion Elcho—
champion Noreen), May 19.
Young Venom—Hinks. F. F. Dole’s (New Haven, Conn.) bull-
terrier bitch Young Venom (Old Prince—Venom) to his Hinks
(White Fawn—Duchess III.), May 20,
Starlight—Hinks, FB. F. Dole’s (New Haven, Conn.) bull-terrier
bitch Starlight (champion Grand Duke—thampion Maggie May)
to his Hinks (White Fawn—Duchess I1L), May 30,
White Daisie—Hinks. F. F. Dole’s (New Haven, Conn.) bull-
terrier bitch White Daisie (Bendigo—Rose) to his Hinks (White
Fawn—Duchess ITI,), May 26.
WHELPS.
GS” Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Skippy. Geo, W, Proctor’s (West Gloucester, Mass.) beagle bitch
Skippy (Riot—Skip), March 8, five (two dogs), by his Tony (im-
ported Ringwood—Schellhass’s Trinket).
Spangle. Geo, W. Proctor’s (West Gloucester, Mass.) beagle
bitch Spangle (Spottie—Nina), March 24, six (two dogs), by his
Tony (imported Ringwood—Schellhass’s Trinket),
Uno. G. W. Proctor’s (West Gloucester, Mass.) beagle bitch
Uno (Little Ned—Spangle), May 6, eight (four dogs), by his Tony
(imported Ringwood—Schellhass’s Trinket),
Dick's Darling. D.C. Luce’s (Great. Bend, Kan.) greyhound
bitch Dick’s Darling, May 14, five (four dogs), by imported Trales.
Soy, Fleet View & Reading Pointer Kennels’ (Lynn, Mass.)
pointer bitch Say (Bang—Belle Rita), May 30, seven (five dogs), by
C, Heath’s champion Graphic, i
Polka, Toledo Kennel Club's (Toledo, 0.) pointer bitch Polka
(Bang Bang—Countess), April 13, five (two dogs), by Westminster
Kennel Club's Naso of Kippen.
Rosa II, Col, R, J. Hamilton’s (Springfield, Mass) pug bitch
Beas Tl, (Dot—Rosa), June 1, tive (four dogs), by his Toodles (Dot
—Judy).
Lady Thora. Eberhart Pug Kennels’ (Cincinnati, 0.) pug bitch
Lady Thora (Santa Claus—Almah), May 23, eight (seven dogs), by
A.E. Pitts’s Kash (Bradford Ruby—Lady Cloudy).
Maud. C, Kammerer (South Boston, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch
Maud (Hector—Bernie VI.), Dec. 19, seven (six dogs), by Weiner &
Lincoln’s Gruss Bayard (Bayard IL1.—Cadess), .
Hilda. N. Vail’s (West Roxbury, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch
Hilda, May 12, ten (eight dogs), by Weiner & Lincoln’s Gruss Bay-
ard (Bayard I11.—Cadess). ‘
aAbhess. Wm, Housman’s (Boston, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch Ab-
bess (Guard—Josephine), May 31, fourteen (seven dogs), by Weiner
& Lincoln's Gruss Bayard (Bayard III.—Cadess),
SALES,
Ss Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks,
Toney. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, aze net given, by
Riot out of Skip, by H, L. Hayden, Plymouth, Mass., to Geo, W.
Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass.
Little Dandy. Fawn pug dog, whelped Noy. 14, 1888, by Toodles
out of Rasa, by Col. R. J. Hamilton, Springfield, Mass:, to Mrs.
Wr. H, Brooks, Halyoks, Mee a Marcas. Geet as ;
Yale. Fawn pug dog, whelpe are , Pedigree no
iven, by Col. R. ie Hamilton, Springfield, Mass., to Mrs. Thos,
ark, Cheshire, Conn. ;
Pride of the Plains—Minka whelp. Orange belton English setter
bitch, whelped Dec. 30, 1885, by Jas. K. Boyd, Hempstead, L. I., io
R. B. Hamel, Bellport, L. I. ; .
Pride of the Plains—Minka whelps. White and black ticked Eng-
lish setter dog and orange belton bitch, whelped Dec. 30, 1888, by
ined Forsyth, Morristown, N.J., to Jas. K, Boyd, Hemp-
stead, L. I.
Pebble. Blue belton Laverack setter bitch, whelped December,
1881, by Count Noser out of Maple, by Warwick Kennels, Bridge-
port. Conn., to A. R. Cornell, Dorchester, Mass.
Czar, White bull-terrier dog, whelped January, 1889, by Grab-
ber out of Nell, by W. J. Henry, Jersey City, N. J., to A. F. Kelly,
New York.
DEATHS.
Donald. Blue Skye terrier dog, whelped May, 1885 (champion
Jim—Queen Mab), owned by L, T mpson, Red Hook, N. ¥.
Lancashire Witch, Wawn and white greyhound bitch, whelped
January, 1881 (Dresden China—Colleen Bawn), owned by Mrs,
Sarah Leggett Emory, New York, May 25, from rupture of an
artery.
Roxbury, Mass.) St.
Gruss Bayard (Bay-
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
Ee" No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents,
O. R.S., Rockland, Mass.—I have a female hound pup about 8
mos., and weighing 35-401bs., that is sick with what I call dog ail.
The first I noticed of it she couldn’t use her hindlegs well and
drooled at the mouth, and had spells of half a minute or so when
she would roll on the ground and kick; seemed like a fit. For
about ten days she didn’t get up, and had’nt any appetite, the next
ten days she has been ata standstill. She has a good appetite,
but if she starts to turn round quickly or run fast she tumbles
oyer. The trouble is in her hind paris, and she has been in this
condition for about a week. What had I better do for her and
what are the chances for her recovery? Ans. A sequel to dis-
temper, Givedgrains quinine in pill form night an 1 morning.
Give 10 drops tincture of nux vomica in a little water in the mid-
dle of the day. Gentle friction with some stimulating linament
morning and evening over the hind parts and legs. Hlectricity
would benefit.
“Sam Lovel’s Camps; Uncle Lisha’s Friends Under Bark
and Canvas.’? The present collection of sketches has the
same entertaining qualities, and carries most of the. odd
characters of its predecessor into interesting fishing an
camping excursions on river and lake. As before, also, the
Vermont and French: Canadian dialects are faithfully—
though sometimes a trifie too minutely—reproduced. There
is_a decidedly wholesome, outdoor air, and a kindly, Beapey
fun about these tales, which makes them eminently enter-
taining reading.—The Teacher and Hxaminer.
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ep Beep ee edeceuvee and managers of tournaments are requested Spencer... MOLI § Hock He PAtie gl stlingets oieictee esas = Reeves ors. elo acme
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: of | SRI ss 2 {010110001 8 ‘Weaver. ISTRY 4 | SNAG HOLE ccc ade oa ee cess Aa Cis TSS See RN 212-3
PLY pe JOTI & Meghyney covoonono—1 | FNichols 2. no. sean *Hagerdon .-...¢--sr-1.
ae, FIXTURES. Meyers) rey MMOLE DOV sess sesyets QQOOIOIOL—4 | »Porter ......esolul U2-8 Schnieder.. vo... vcs o3
ne 6, _—Southern j Tia sete pew ee ee J— 9 Hutchi \. +Hayson. A ae Wonevedtaded: aiger. Pees 4 igaae sleil—e
Ae *Hellevilie ik Association’s ninth Horner... and AE cate : MeAninch. fe ee, Tea H SCARS Sto Pee om
2 eddy Lay _— First tourn: elec care ai =. Ty Bes ) rim * Were not present
me i ns at Banc OR of the American Shoot. | Sieminskie......... rE Leia ty own gee he 3 NEE a 4| were declared out, when the shoot-off took place, and thereb
rE I LE A GL, Soa ae ca Sr Re Spencer... .. SAHOO t Othterbedke. 0000) Te Dey Bl ee gae ene Sante aia OP divided thi ‘i
ttle Northwest, Tacoma, W. NESS Sportsmen's ee Eee Tien nanclieeteceeae SAAT 7 Modine "Nee Cy totuisoLlo— aes aad 10 —1 Hibl ef
; PRA ich aaa A cNaughton, Secret G-Hunbhilesere As Hance eee Mls Anansi cies care cue ae Fy t= alge a Fr
HriscknaGoution: ond ment of the Massachusetts St ary. B hajectlonpprep aa 1110100100— 5 W FOG SS Fag OlIT0I0— 7 | Mumma..............006 eee STINT ERZT= CTS i cae A Mae Me Pale et 221—38
Hills, Mass ‘ amaica Plain Gun Club Ground ate Shoot- ye Seni nets 0111111111— 9 Flynt SS Pe eee: O100111101— 6 | Jefferson....-.....---+- eee 1-3 Wigeans...... ee ey oak ++ 1-3
June 18, 19, 20, 21.—linoi 8, Clarendon | PeUIng ahs Huns DILTON 4 | Rickotta.-.--.-ssceseen PE DEWestts cece nrc cols 2B i11—8
AEG Grand Cran Sportsmen’s Association’s Fe eae eonee: cng dives other ties div Western... ce ta kanes Hanes lee aN eT TA sate us *
- 5 4 a] , . . Pani) ed: TS Underwood ses eeec eee: all po Petey t oh Hien ce MR —,
Association, te Sete Tournament of the Ameri “ Lenbarth............ 0110111111—8 Sieminski xia ipa parte So Tia a cp ro Rs a ans 0-9
Aug. 20, 21, 22, 23.— Mass. ican Shooting RE ee: ..+ +. -0100001110—4 Seana ty BaD) See Soars TATUDLTy cg | Wessdeveont el, roe sond ae is nae SIC a a 22 —2
Mantfacturin 2 Gee one natal una ren of the Keystone Rawlings meta e asec O100101000—8 Brae Seve cee ete Ch A i 1101001 “i? become tes hs eee soo BLL —8 ee ee ae 10 —1
ric apparaths. hay ps will be pulled by RT Lak 11—4 Hutchison ........-. 0010—4 | Mumma, . va
Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.—C Nib Pye emen esse? Says 01000111615 CDISON «-- ++ 0.54 TE a es ae 0 —0 Rick
, 18, 19, 20.— ue se to) ve 8] 1—5 | Jefferson........ Gkeths.-. £3).i220%
slovenih sondal: foumnament HESS Sportsmen's eoertinee (Be ee pe ge iT eT Peel at Res Ra Basa Suan Erbe chet tram ery HL a “ree pehirtetaot Bag ANA ee gga oe
a I. ses dlesex G + z } s i enouee Ata re pan Hock a REM Ly L10 =e iggans ine. ae ott pire ce Sen cat ~
W. F. Force, Secretary, Sea Oa Fan Aoersamion; DeneleweN J Tack. iat a ee 1106001000 =3 Bere SARS ee EN weet thee Anderson won fourth. Sie ia =< aa 220—2
rea ae | oe oe RL a a 46 Harris....-.---s-sere A ar : May 25
MeGivney TLO\NOOI0—3 Horner. <...020- 1WOL110011—8 |_| Shoot, No.2, open to the world, 10 bird
chterback.. ~ = BHVEIS uch UT — bar : ‘os 3 hirds ; . irds at 30y ,
commas, go OMPTON HILL. pee cmtes Samal InN | entranée 1.50 including binds, 3. distance. as,ofiginal shoot
: &, Mo., May 23.—The C c encer ag Na 10010111. OP ONG R tag sans . 011110 —8 | o dead out of bounds: , 675 (added. Fig, 2 second b
ment was a grand suc ne Compton Hill Gun Club’s tour Ten Keystones, ties divid i—8 as 1110—7 | Borden. .... bane pe
gers and local shooters Kovet with a good attendane urna- | Meyer....... aapse Caves J Underwood...... 2 olzlii— 9 W C Beck
; S. sto ee of stran- | Siemi febsedocnbtic 1110111 110— : 3 wood ......2222211200— ..0011121110—
Beard rule for all shooting. Rone RES and the popular walk- Senne ates wey ee ee eee 011110111 = DONE a aswareces ely 01111101018 Bingham...... opi 10 . COVER oa pao -..0119111121— 9
e opening. day, was Plea ae weather, with the exception of Baer. .eerevens. 11010111118 pening ee, 1111111011—9 Halliwell... .0221210111— 8 Be aes lag 1111210111— 9
SE CREE Sle Pg aig aia LOWOUAN—8 Brown... see ay = pAelOL— 8 Ett ca omen METRE
Sus ete re sey 2 TOLML11—9 Edwards Bacacer ies seas THILO —8 ee pee Saas Or 11001001—8 Tinooort— 7 Sinith i 4d 2) 1Oe10S1t1— 8
RES ss aS TOUOLLI-8 Pugh ...000 ccs tmontto10—T | Lenhart... WINHHO=9 Hutchison... THUONDL ‘MOULN— 9 E Choutean .:....0. PTI10— 9
SER ae ck eae ene ate Fy agers teeseeeny i Sek fet ae bp cals ape 001—7 “111111110 _Staiger.............. 21221 110— 9
Smith. -...2.......-HHOHU—9 Wiehe et es 1tiotL!—9 aie age OINI0TIONI—6. Frey... 00 10011110016 UT101110— 8 eae 2S 1211211110— 9
ren Te Rae NaS 1010110 aa o> <e Mge 1111001—8 | Rawlings. ..2...2.0.2 HLOOLO000 —# Hoag OOO —7 -2122101210— a eerdens Mase: 2121011.— 9
jeminski....... * di — eT ee ee Ee. —i McGivney..... iia 0 1—8 "So90 —10 Kinmouth oT T 1792021215 r—10
PUB. 22 eco sve oe onn LHoW0LL10— 6 She ee EE ae iat Geiueteeee “OLBTaeR 8 Tithle Bucky: «~~~... 1i2e2H0le— 8
MRE ee Fe vt 3 ST ee sya al ; 1112101121— SNE OES un a Se 021
Bawards. 0. goiuoLi0n— 6 eke iene: WHO 8 Kass Sor STATE TOURNAMENT. etter Es ae ee OHOTT et 7
Ten Keystonetargets: Waller.,.-.--...:.005 100 =} of the Missot fo., June 1—The twelftl “9201121110— 8 Vories.............. JOM 2121— 9
eiiad eae ceteeenee 0110100—4 | hela Missouri Fish and Game P h annual tournament 2271220111— 9 Newson.... ...--+-: 1121011202— 8
VSB soe fesse sen 11011111—9 eld on May 27, 28, 29, 30, 3 e Protective Associati 21221 2120— CWSON.... ......5. 1102111222—
Smith... .... lil Edwards.. “J tion BaserBall, Parke © 1 and June 1, in this ci ciation was 212120— 8 Nicols rea— 9
Bias eaeaete ta" AL Sieminskie... ...., .1000001171—5 | hard th all Park. Barring Tuesday 1s city, at the Exposi- 610012200 5 Hibler....... ....... 011111?112— 9
pie aletcttee t= ceckae 1101110—6 Baldwin... ......... 10111111018 e greater part of the day, th ¥, on Which it rained ver “111211212210 Caldwell............ 0101212100— 6
Cee _...-. ---0010100010—3 Vi tee eeeeeees ADIIOLIOI— weather. Live birds wer y, the boys were fav v } 9122292 Caldwell............121111102
Puget ie. 11 Nactor. =. sf 8 | few excepti Ss were used principally. avored by the | Atkinso .2122200220— 7 Sthneider T1111102— 9
at a a OORT Kane, ate lar 7S oe the Pach AE really fine lot. Mabie Boake they were, with | Porter i: “Oo01zI201— 7 Kearn........-----.. 1021011210— 7
Reuss first, Victor HOMOS EGE petra, SY. ce) onoH—* TEAL of t the shoot, but finally the grekeed somewhat in | Dallmeyer “T111112201— 9 Baehr............... 1021022212— 8
Ten Ke ystone ree peek Heson Cadividedthind..- aicivanies Weis the fact that to handle a se legates awoke to a | G teen a1 -O110114021— veut Tid a 1101222111— 9
Sieminskie “Oli ; acquired k necessary. and they proceeded t of shooting cranks | Waggoner 212111122110 Kd Spencer........, lonely 8
SS er on se Reuss... 01 va rakes nowledge into practice. For all tf put. their suddenty- Voune ee “"4210120000— 5 Trescher.... ....... O101112111— 8
re aT Ne Ie PO Oh=8 Waller ce 11011110—7 | allowed ne ees and all had to be filled ian shooting five Kentuck. ‘1112201212— 9 Wilson..... Peete lsat
Viet aitven tite, Ge Baldwin... 1111111100—8 | son shot shoot. A trap-pulling indicat efore a person was | Frank “W1o81111— 9 Fink...........0.... 2211 21ol1— 8B
A Abe Pach ee 1011110101—7 at five birds before leavi ator was used, and i nke..., .1101111121— 9 EL Pe egg ier tee 1000102200—
lah her Aaya TOOLS Staten 2.2L Eri —e | A boundary somewhat inte dothe tne precoul ee EEE |e titton on lo atye URMOHTiO® & D Underwood...) EUOLLTIO— 7
Sieminskie first, Pasay Rien ten ee Toto =8 of S0yds. This poe ogee Association Wis Hittotcont Ry the rules Tes ee Syed first. : erwood....., 0101122111— 8
J r sec . ti Wate a at : = Ba se in rece, , 607 ad A 9 prove he : F ,
anes Keystone targets, ties On es on? divided third. : gtherwise have been leremana a be scored lost Tae Berend during the whole ep one Ste Le most interesting contests of a
Bauer ey ee iH 0 Reuss 110011 ane i rao et bird rE sesh eeeraine ire f Anes was in- i ate a “esses. 0 —0 Porter +
Roy, ze gor aeysser sp li—10 Waller OTe oe ] 110— 7 th os iT if shot on the 4 vO 9 e Tules. On Serene 2— Your
Seca AS 9 BRNO Bread Pease ree AUR erhiota, wath ts bane and | ey T§ Kentack
Cll ps eset reese ees iolo0i0l0— 8 Victor. 10001 — 7 | yore scored lost b _ the wing. Many birds th w the | McGee S franke
Hdwards.... aBBDL 0—5 Victor. ..-- ‘1011 1i— 7 | the gun was not ecause in the judgment of ther at were killed | Hagerty. 120—2 Reeves
Ten Keystones, tie W1LN0— 8 Yunge ....0.000. 0. rixtl Hili— 9} One year eran properly held. e referee or judge | Elliott 212-3 J Anderson. .....
Sieminek, Sure a aL ee 010300I— 5 | 4 rom now the tournam , . = G.. ees :
Siemfaskie 0.01... OO1LII111--8 Victor.... ; Mo. and. the officers for the peace be held in Cameron Brae sa ity pea
Brinctivd. ete doLLOL010—6 Reuss oe ean TOLOLL 8 President: Cow Behn fepideny: Paul Prank, of St. Joseon P. D. | Grabill : 211-3 Baehr
LS ag een Dot vil ito ae 1OMOIN— 8 | tary; J sh Sia nieder, of Cameron, Corres} oseph, Vice- | Nichols ... 120-2 Kinmouth....
sh Aa Ma "WO0LIT1111-8 Steffen. 2227007) MN10— 8 | 7-H. Riley, arks, of Cameron, T , Corresponding Se COINS or eee este sess sense 10 —1 New
Lee Nee? eel 0110110001— eMen,. 16... =, ONIN | |S: Bs Riley, of Kansas Ci , Treasurer. Board @ Secre-| Second ties 0 Newson
Bal i Ranipey a Dy sas City, W.Q. . of Directors: n 9:
Brae bapiee i tAat UUHOl—9 Boe pisses sees ae =19 ee Bate ae eas wade Q, Dailmeyer, ot Jefferson City, aS ee a ..111—3 Younge
mith poe ge TOU 8 : 58) aetna iis city acted as referee during t ~’ | Hag HET os entation Woneaae ok A1—3
vet Niel . ided: ng and Mr. J ‘ referee du : agerty .... 5 uck.
Boidwas EP. ue ovate Lunihoi-9 Steffen 1011 are as follows: ames Whitfield as scorer. The Ae cutire eee pee as Berane : Abe
Baldo, .00.-.-,Om0001000—2 Roy... 10111010117 May 27. ie Pal Siena as 211-3 Baehr. 3
JUMBO. esses ooo OLIOIOIOL- 6 Reuss. 0.2.00) Moi 0—7 | | Bae No. 1, open to the world, 10 birds, 26 Ione ath 113
Hawards yet ag Se Waller bee ee ce seis ous rels, ties, at 3 birds, 30yds, entrance gh iiclediat use of both bar- | Hagerty ......-. l-3 Guinotte ‘
aeons Se re Re eR aE = 4 j « tog [ Mes Poet . me: AeA Bin sn Qe tery Bee
epacnln eienas aot Minioing [FAR BUiot......gUaIH1) Ba Guinot He nae 87> O8eh | rao Te} bitote a
Bauer. 3 Saree ARO OT Reine Oradea _9 | L. Scott............ 210105 a ruinotte...... 20 Omen ee Oren asec tee 111—3 nleeloeetel- poet kia tee eats 121-3
Baers 2. och ae 10110— ae , .2210102110— 7 A Di ..2011101100— ¢ |. Fourth ties on 9:
Steffen.......... 8 Reuss ......... OVER. ..+-. 2s sees 1111211122— BS) ee 10110 ae Oty
rie eae M hp ro coe TOL B Deurer. Hino y TCole ee 1OHO110L— 6 | Fagerty |...-. 121-3 Guinotte. -
Hawards.<c0. 00s. GLUTWOgEL LAMY teh case AOL 8 | w Meyers. gt eS ee haa. eee g| Franke... ...... His bon ee
SLE re eee pe soos eee se1110101101—7 | HB Whey. 1 Ott | GF Frolmes. “Tonia Savage. ...-.eeeevereee oes FRB eet ReA I 49 Tee AM el oi
Stadgant hs Tet ties divided: ee ene Une 1100101110—6 | Paul Frank........ mete i CF Holmes....... Het 8} 5 Fifth ties on 9:
Bier . on SEE See PHC UER Urea“ 1111011 19 OW Budd. ..- ELIHOLOL— 8 Dw Willams... ‘Weenie 9 pea ee pr cae hy oe: o, 0 Hagerty... -.. 122-3
Wake earearrterieni toe Palaead 011 0—7|90I39 AP aN Cae EOE Ree oe WU that Mectnce nade one bee eo Bo— 2: Wrath. .0, --pnsarqcune tip ay
Junge... 01111 10 Baldwin 70 Ni WED... 22.00. 0202012002 Quarts 7-%: 1299010219 a Rea a eee CMA iieomener 5 a —0
Cte OES 111 10—8 Bailey.......... 10 11 11 11 | JC Combe........ PLOT & JE Hagerty........ Tone G agerty won second.
Vietor.....0--vndl 10 11 10 10— 7 Sieminskie....° 1101 11 — 9) 8 D Minze........ ie Go a a <1 Qoieziz001— ¢| Ties on.8: Halliwell 0 J
“ten Ke eee Pee wi 7 ba 11 10 u— 7 T Keipmnonais: Fe ie pee ST pre) Sete ents SL AESOL Orede Under Yeo bal Lanier ox dk Mumimieed
Ne ae a ' a swell...... PIL. 9 HP Wilson 22. 1121000111— 6 | S , Francis 3, F. J.'Smith 1, Kearns nderwood 3, Duke-
Bauer..... iii 00—4 Victor Kearns......... 3112100011 Wilson....... 011201011 § | Spencer 3, Wilson 3, Puck 2 , Kearns 8, G. W, Yeom e
amen ay oceans i Loi 10—8 Mean: Se a 10111111018 | J RStice... ........ 2121111022— fe Dalimoyer.....02P120Ne 5 | div. things tieson tdiw, fourth Watson 3, Vories2, All saat oe
Sieminskie “....... MOOMI-8 Junge. LOLOL 8 | Ae Cloud... 2100000111 8 JE Riley......220, QeER2O1L— 8 | _ Shoot No. 3 6 Bae acaeateees aE?
Baldwin... HOO TL-8. Somibh Anonreio| oW Se Oomg os AO aoe eer Wo1w2 - 9 | D Underwood. .. SEES eon ed panne Dale:
oad ey SER ae WUNH—-9 King... 11001000105 | R Rickett....... .., Itid2— 9 Wd Bachr....-.... denTL2211— 8] Geo Mock .......... SoH SRA SLOSS :
Vorenes reese cense SOUT) nay ees oeascat miiti-10 | J VB . 62011111017 _M M McDonald:."! 1ol1171— 9 | WB Cosby.............. WW1—6 Jones.....0... 0. cece one
i onngiaieened ashi 10 atehellor..... 0010121101 eDonald..., 0111111122 Cosby...2.2-:.. 110111—a (OMNES? abe wos ep eties 1111
Re ee ene ae gh third, Orn Baskett’ 2 Se tes 6 A f Thomas..... 0112121129 — 9| F Heim..............0-. ous Wotton leu, ie oe
; Ss divided: J Jefferson. f 0—6 GBOrr..........2.. 1122— 9| J Heim................-. Ten, ee ee ee O11 —s
Bailey. ie os D]OOOLI 5 Koy a. : J Jefferson... .... 20210101— 7 EH Git gir coe iLO — 1 | OW nsiienel tes 1010002 Mize... meeeieeeteeeneen 101001—3
Reuse coe QIIGIOL0~ 6 Westtis. 0. Peer. Wit ap O'R Samia, OuLORS—7 NERS eet Sosa seh a eile Sg ag roa BINS ae Ae paige ae
eaty....... ireerhtrs WMOMOLI— 8 Dick. ess. scsesses Wi nderwood. |: /1121111011— Schnieder. .. ; .0211121110— OBES... 5.2.2: vy MUTE “Hudson 00. .+. ss godt TI—
1s AN eee ne iN oN Zh Tii1i—10 | F E Rogers......... 0190001101 9 A Livenguth...... 1021100102— Sil Hlenvo wel) .. lye. otexs pea f Arata do EE iia 1—3
Longsworth........ 1 a CURA a, 11101011— 8 | Geo Mock......... 00121 —5 PD Watson........ 11 02— 6 | Hoover ........000020.002 M—3 Ashley.--.........ecesee. ol0—4
eee 0111— f ee eee cess -0011110101— ..0012100012— 5 JR - 1110112111 — i iio ees OHI — wee eses es ITI —
meee Keystones, ties vide ae BE WG TOL ade eet ioe : +H Mabbs ie a Vata be i ae Calaweil Hed SeRtRe Te i Dison ws BRS FH APIS unt Kentuek, areetb Fine tae us
Weber. .........08 . LT0N1—9 West... J Savage......... Ais = Porter............0: POip St Clouds. y2 5-22. cena O=5 Setticas. = oieyecevsann cae
Webet. 0.000000, tgoLtnod—3 trast ere ntrte—s 13 ne a perce ALETOL LL — 9 ‘ ye Binh Gio — 4 Maman y=. Ps serene ate Nichols... ereteaes HOLS
Bt eee. 10 = eee es ae ni 0000—4 paso atta 02021 om eck. .....2110002100— MH agerty ..----. essere ieee ateliel lareebbice acocn! a
‘EN ue enon eater eh REE: Barnum -........... 11111018 | W_ Wiggans...... 1011110 —8 JJ Owen......... a1 = 5|Williams.....:. ........ BW iMisitet sree ol—5
SCAG eet ere wee a 1110101 — ATTRUM -...-.+---- 011111001 CR nen “ 10210— 7 Ferd Hei oTiPatO all Noah kk eee: GUOGIQL. Maihizeslc, a ee 111111—6
Pmininiekide se sa -AOHOUI—7 King. eoe ees oes roLo100000—8 | D R Lockridge... .J0LJ00121— 7 F Deana) atthe O1LOI10— 7 | Jokneon.. wwe ie Se Oars os tale 1111116
: Second Da BR Puller... QUO 6 G Wascon 000 HOLS 4] Resine™ co SS iibi Ee Mish See Uv
1 Regafernes tes gilded Be plakine AU ay BEBO Honan 8 | Hie TS GO E Wigwani 0 S13
iy Se alee pain cen a5, Tiree MCS a RS U1 G Nice eee 8B Nolen. AM Mate—10 | Batnes ae eta Pie’ QUOli—£ C Gruinotite..........24.4 OuOLLt
Li aes Bee jee 9 Ochterbeck......... 111111110 | WL Francis... ...1101 2— 8 FJ Emlin...... 112 10 | Holmes............00.404! O—O Porter... 0... ccceserv en t1—4
MOMiacey anys oan 11 5 2) eer dono 1— is... ...MOLz1001— 7 © Gui ..--1120001/— 7| _ Kentuck and St poe sn OLDIE Ta Saas 110101—
B Spenc artes “10m oid — 5 OMe sy SEL sais OL Hs — ; a ae OU01— 8 F Bape terete 1210112212 — 4 ate and Stice first, Budd and Livenguth ‘
7 Baner Foe ere sco MILL —19 B Wea ee oe 1 91001001 — t| Ties on 46 ace” pels wee oe ee 0020220920— 5 . = & second, ties on 4.
guen Keystones, ties ne 9 A MoGivney .... DOOLIOTTOO— ; pe on 9: , ee No, 4, open to any eee of t
Drager BB aoe CA SB DN or rater ‘01-9 Watson soe neeeneenteas v-H0=2 Cogswell... 4. oa | US 3 ote Gistlie. State Assoalaniony binds ab 26d 2 from gun la be
DRONE et Ye ns he et a O001010010— 3 Me CDs eevee eens *)/Jon1101010— BIAEETs xsi nts44 che eon AE guetta ne heae, —1 | each team, including birds, $75 se of both barrels S45
pencer ... - McAninch, . 111101010—6 | McDonald..............2... SGentucki ee eee 121—3 ote g birds, $75 added f; barrels, entrance $16
ch Hu IR rene wearer sith J Le marth. pesepe OS Ba ne . oe File es ie Williams. ie FURIE SSR ERS ae eae Ht Bilghot.--.JobiOoaI~ 4 EF quortester Kansas City.
BAUEr....-.++ ey ee : ; Veaver........scse0A AAT MIDLIE Bets a4) ee atice Mtl, sete. wha Meee @SpOS........ aoe ES olmes.......2110210021— '
eae ee meen | ee oh Hey goon AS See are
pesseeesse -O11111— 9 _McGivyney... - ..«..1141111001—8 es Or ay Nath MMNGLEG |) chen nantes st pdt —E iley ......111220111o— 9 portemen’s, St. Joseph.
ney 2 211010000023 iD iindoraripdis pon Beene ote a? Sopa aags 0 vty 1—3 | J B McGee.... .220loilo% Paul Frank arte DUAN
- Jisglats geblb Soh Ravages uote eee voce 1li— 35 .220l01loz1— T— e..,.1110201121—
AJ] those scoring 3 on the ae rte a een oe “i202 Cc pero ies yy ae er Kansas City. Little en -- 1012010012 Eee 4
econd. WV Ri .--.ll22111011— 9 J Under nsas City.
ieger.._ .2111111101— 9: nderwood. .1022220022
18 D-Underwood. .1o2leol2i1— fy
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ee eS SS ee eee ee ee
Kansas City.
W S§ Halliwell..1121120112— 9
G W Yeoman...2020102120— 6—15
mt. Lonis.
J Ooles ....1.. slo21102220— 7
Kentuck........ 1110101003 — 6—18
Independent. Kansas Citiv.
Kd Bingham... .2111012111— 9
A EH Thomas... ..1120712121— 9—18
0. K., Kansas Oity.
Thompson. ...0220102120— 6
J Porter, ....... ZU22212}0— 9—1h
Gate City, Kansas City,
L Scotti... -.....2112200lol— 4
J A BR Elliott. ..2211122111—10—-17
Independent. Kansas “itv-
JM Anderson..2212110011— 8
W M Anderson.2111102110— 8—16
Snortsmen’s. St. Joseph.
J Bateheller, .-.112101110o— 7
J Combe.... ...1111010012— 7—14
Fxcelsior, St. Lonis.
Dr Pitts_...__,.1121112210— 9
J BE Hagertv....1111120012— 8—17
St. Lonis.
LD Dozier...-_..0111520111— 7
HP Wilsan.. ...1111022121— 9—16
“A. KK.) Kansas City.
P Corder, .... .. 010001920 —3
R Ricketts._.....00102120(1 —5— 8
Belt Line, Kansas City.
F Deuser .....-..1001112111—8
Wid Baehr...... 1110121001 —7—15
Keystone, Cameron.
JC Caldwell. ...2201211111—9
PD Watson.....1612112111—9—18
Gate City, Kanses Oity.
J Reeves. .....-..2002110200—6
W Kearns ..-..-.1211011220—8--14
Keystone, Cameron.
C W Schnieder. .022071Mol—4
J R Parks........2212202101—8—-12
Riverside, St. Louis.
F Pohlmann . ..200112220l— 7
A Laugenb’ek’r2011100121-- 7—14
Gate City, Kansas City-
J Savage... . ..1111212121—10
OR Mumma...ol91200112— f—16
Independent, Kansas City,
E C Borden ....1121212200— 8
LH Vories..... 1O01111111— 8—16
Oapital City, Jefferson City,
J Smith... -...1211111211—10
F P Dallmeyer.1220211211— 9—19
__. “O.K.,” Kansas City,
C #H Bassett. ...1111121112—10 ==
E Hickman ..... 01111001lI— 7-17
Butler, Missonri.
J Hayson. — .,..1712111012— 9
M MeDonald.. .0221012111— 8—17
Excelsior, St. Lonis.
JG Schaff_... ..0122120222— 8
F Pink.______...0200100001— 8—11
Capital City, Jefferson City.
H Waggoner. .0010120221— 6
W Dallmever-. 0120110001— 5—11
Gate City, Kansas City.
S Millett-.... -..2021711001— 8
OP Pairman, ..2000100010— 8—11
Kansas Cativ-
Fr GSmith.. .. .1021201100—f
D W_Williams. 1122022111 —9—-15
Beit Line, Kansas City.
W Mensing..--..1112101K)1—7
Al Munger... ,.1001010111—7 —14
Independente, Mo.
J J Qwens ......1210121212—9
O Cogswell...... 2122021002 —7—16
Moberly. Mon.
L Staiger... ...- 0111222101—7
S Daviny......-. 0000102010—8—10
Forrester, Kansas QGity.
CJ Schmelzer. .1010121102—7
D PDoak....._:. 1020200000—3—10
Smith and F.P. Dallmeyer, of the Capital City Gun Club. took
first and a Baker shotgun.
Ties on 18 divided the purge, but on
shoot off for acedar hunting boat Caldweil and Watson won.
Ties on 17 divided. Ties on 1f were shot off and divided by Riley
and McGee, J. M- Anderson and W. Anderson, Owens and Cogs-
Deuser......-.---.,.0001110111— 4
Doak peep cee 1010110111— 7
TA] ee ae as esr se 1000111111— 7
Mocks: j5 5.92, oe 1001010011— 5
West Seen inkeitei—ey
Hndson......--..-..WU01111— 9
Holmes... 2.014 1101001000— 4
LENE atthe sh) Se O111111101— 8
G@ Guinotte.. ...... OL11000101— 5
UBT N Gal» [ans | peepee IO 10nI— &
J Underwood.....-.1111111011— 9
IEA HoT. evn. aot 1110111110— 8
Batchellor... ...... 1111111111—10
well.
Shoot No. 6, 10 Peoria hlackhirds, entrance $2:
Lint fey ees, 1011111001 — 7
Johnson.........-4. 1001100011— 5
Holmes... 222.222. 1019911100— 6
““Tommie’’.......... 0111311190— 7
OCosvy-.-.--.- 2-204. TINLNL011N— 6
Mensing............4 1M01101D1— 6
McDonald ..-.... _.hoNAONLOV— 4
Waggoner......-.-. 1111111111—10
STAT ET KEL [alata 0111101111— §&
nH Gs se Se SAE ETT 9
ROSRIa pe. ---. . Ll 1) l— 6
Ja heaineeae _.... 101011111— &
MCN LE ys ena 11001711 — ¥
PES MNS eke te 1101111110— &
Waggoner and Batchellor first, ties on 9 div. second, Hayson
third, “Tommie” fourth.
Shoot No. 6, 10 Peorias; entrance $2; ties divided;
Smith ee ed WIMIAIE—B. Béla. ee 1011.000101— 5
Hespos .-....:.--:...0)011111— 98 Havson -.........., 1111111111—10
J Underwood, -....)1101/111— 9 MeDonald.......... 0001100100— 3
Mensing .. ......-. 1191111191140 Elliott. -_........., -1111111111—10
Wate vets seoess LIMO 9 LittleuPuric®. o>. 1O0TO000L1—' 4
Batchellor.....---. 11911111J0— 8 Newsomn--........... 0110011111— 7
@omi ber: tees: .-- ss 1111011000— 6 Moore.--.,--........0100111111— 7
Durkee..--.------..10117/1110— 8 Deuser..-...-_......9101110111— 8
ROPERS -222------: =; 110M1ON— 5 Younge..-..... ....1111111101— 9
Tommie -...-------- W11111111—10 “Dixon...,--..,-.....1111110011— 8
Hagerty. <<. ssssseus 10111 11—. 9--«s Cooger.. -_-. a meh 1101101111— §
Stacesto <-t) -. <=} 11010111I— & St Cloud............ 10M 11— 9
J Anderson,.... --. T110011101I— 7 WNicols.---..-..--.... 1I01611111— §
Wageoner..-..-....: 1101/1101— 9 C Guinotte-......... 1O11010100— 4
Gtaiverse = 2.12. 000LOE— if Gosh re ey 1WONILONII— 7
Wudson.:.:-.:.-+.-: 1111711111 —t0) Dentuck:.:.. ...... OMOIITI— 8
Soait @esersas++ 03. 1111101110— 9
May 30.
Shoot No7, State Association medal shoot, open only to one
team of four from one club belonging to the association, 15 birds
each mar. d0yds. rise, use of both barrels, ties 3 birds at 30yds -
entrance $20 each team, birds extra, $100 of entrance to go to the
club last holding the medal and the balance of purse divided
among te highest scores:
St. Louis. St. Lois.
LDDozier....- 491121121112111—15
HP Wilson__-_112!02210011110--11
J Coles ...... ,-101201022000211— 9
Kentuck....-. 1201111011 01222—12
4T
Excelsior, 5t, Lonis.
# Trescher. . . .001012001201210— 8
J ® Hagerty. ..101221012101711 —12
J G Schaaf. - ..200202002220121— 9
Dr. Pitts. ..--- Qolol21261100271— 9
38
Riverside, St. Lovis.
L Hespos... +011070100202022— 8
Bi Bichoff._--.. .200101220092001— 6
F Pohimann - .2020)000202”00— 4
Langenbacher ool)020200002002— 4
22
Keystone, Cameron, Mo.
J BR Parks... ...221111211111101—14
P D Watson.-.111210olol09010 — 8
OW Schniederl2olo0e(011c101— 7
J CG Caldwell , .211Mololl11161—12
Al
Forrester, Kansas City,
W A Anderson 00ode200102901— 5
O F Holmes, . .11112)111212112—15
CJ Smelzer.. .020110001100010— 6
D P Dook...... 1001U0201010110— 7
33
Moberly, Mo.
LA Staiger. ..10211011220101i—11
5 Clark ..... 002 120122102101—10
J MeGougin...o12101112212111—13
J Jones,..----. 211212201221010 15
46
Gate City, Kansas City.
R Mumma. .002010200121212— 9
C
J
L Scott........ 012220021020020— 8
H
Kansas Oity, Kansas City,
D A Williams. .112001090102120— 8
J Underwood. .102111001012110—10
D Underwood .1120021olollol2— 6
F Smith ,-_. .,.210911020021002— 8
- 201200161222202—10
© Quinotte....022o012200200211— 9
44.
“Q. K,,”? Kansas City.
E Hickman. ...111161111021121—-13
CE Bassett ...020020200N02100— 5
Je onfer, oe 00201 2021100000— 6
R Ricketts. --.022012021011000— 8
32
Sportsmen's, St. Joseph,
J N Batchellor000lo11121112711—11
d Combe 111110120110120—11
H Akhurst....111112122101122—14
Paul Franke. -200122212121121- 18
49
Blue Valley, Mo.
S West..-.. ~.o00100110201020— 6
Hudson........ 001010211101110— 9
EH Guinotte. ...210120012001000— 7
AreD. Relees 210011011010010— 9
Bil
Independence, Mo.
J J Owens. -.., .122011102112000 —10
J N Herson-.-.020101110012101— 9
O W Cogswell, 201100002200200— 6
GH Parker... ..101001101120210— 9
Independent, Kansas City.
E Bingham..-.11o010211211211—12
W Anderson-.111121011012110—12
A BH Thomas. ,.112210121121211 14
EC Borden... 002210112221222—12
38 50
Belt Line, Kansas City.
W R Killy. ..011000002010121— 7 W J Baebr...122111111210110 —13
¥ Deuser.,--. 111010100112011—10 W Meusing..210102021212101—11—41,
One hundred dollars was paid the Cameron Gun Club, which
won the medal last year.
The Independent Gun Club won medal
and first money, St. Joseph second, Moberly third, and St. Louis
Gun Clnb fourth.
Shoot No. 8, St. Louis Gan Club medal shoot; open to any mem-
bers of the Missouri State Association only.
To be shot for under
the rules of the St. Louis Gun Club; 10 live birds, ground traps,
a0yds. rise. use of both barrels;
trance $10, including birds;
lash holder of medal:
EW Western....... 2000100222 —5
. .0102002222—6
.1222011111—9
.22M ool l2—6
W <Axkinson... - O000011212—5
A EH Thomas.... -1220012201—7
W 5 Halliwell--. -2002202202—B
FP Dallmeyer. -1221211210—9
A A Bombeck -2220200110—6
J AR Elliott. ,0122112211—9
J Riley.--., - 2122220022—8
J EH Haggerty, .......1222022022—8
H Waggoner...... 111122000 —7
GJ Scehmelzer....,,.000010100 —2
all
ties 8 birds same conditions; en-
of the entrance Money to go to
C F Holmes. . .0122221202— 8
W Peters.... -0o0c02Z0000— 1
J Smith...... « .2121222110— 9
MRPs ona Be 0110201120— 6
J Robinson... ..... 1020122112— 8
W Tanner... . . 0000201200 — 3
M F Myers..........2101201010—
J CG Caldwell....
CR Mumma ......
A Akhurst..........
W Q Dallmeyer..-.
WV Rieger........
D Underwood. ...,..21
Schaaf
w esvaee
Paul Frank.....,.. ..1210120110—7 FJ Smith........,.,1210212202— 8
LH Vories......... 0111022102— 7 M M MecDonald..-..1101101112— 8
J W_ Batchellor.,..1111111122—10 J A Callahan,..... O0oNolof00— 1
W_Evringham......1111110022— 8 J M Anderson....,,1222olloll— 8
F Deuser...... ARTI212011— 9 W M Anderson .,..111111212i—10
EC Borden... _-0120111210— 7 J M Longsdale. -..,.1111201000— 6
W J Baehr.. .-1221110021— 8 JR Parks ....,....,2222lol111— 9
Sam Hill... .O220101122— 7 J HW McGee......... 1212222112—10
LG Clark reellQozlo— % O Cogswell... .... 2212121202— 9
J J Owen 210100220— 6 R J Holmes..,..... OL IollI— 8
Mock 1111212112—10 W Mensing .-. 2211121102— 9
Kentuck -1211121121—-10 G W Yeoman......2011201000— 5
J Bryan --0o2010002o— 8 PD Watson..-....,.1221020010— 6
J Boyd .2010102120— 6 WT Irwin.......... 2112101L11— 9
J Savace .. ol 12011— 8 C Sockhbridge......, 2220010012—
J Combe... -- 2212202 — 7 Th Scott..........<., 2001112210— 7
J Reeves... ...0120101000— 4 LL Staiger. .......... 0201210002— 5
Little Puck -0220111021— 7 F Frescher........,2000201000— 8
R Hayson.. 2102202102— 7 E Hickman.........2111022120-— 8
Ties on 10 agreed to divide the purse at the next shoot, to be
held at Cameron. The shoot-off for possession of medal resulted
as follows. The tie was shot at 15 birds, miss and out and wait:
J, G, Schaff 5, J. Batchellor 8, G. Mock 0, Kentuck 12, W. Ander-
son 12, J. H. McGee 14, }
Ties on 9 for $50, donated by W.M, Anderson, 3 birds, miss and
outand wait: Bingham 1, Dallmeyer 2, Elliott 1, J. Smith, Men-
sing and Irwin 9 each and divided.
Ties on 8 fora Colt’s hammerless shotgun: Riley and Savage
6 each and divided, C. Holmes 5, FP. G. Smith 3, Robinson 3,
Mumma 2, Akhurst 3, Rieger1, D. Underwood 2, McDonald 2,
mae ese 2 Hagerty 2, Anderson 0, R. J, Holmes not present when
called.
Ties on 7 for an Ithaca shotgun; Vories 12, Hayson 11, Hill 7,
Thomas 5, Franke 4, Clark 3, Borden 2, Waggoner 0, Combe 1,
Puck 1. Scott. 1.
Ties on 6 for a Winchester repeating shotgun: Lockridge 6,
Halliwell 5, Watson 4. Bombeck 2, Owen 2, C. Guinotte 1, Porter
1, W. Q. Dallmeyer 1, Boyd 1, Longsdale 0.
Ties on 5 fora corduroy hunting suit: Staiger 41, Atkinson 39,
Yeoman 7.
Owing to the non-appearanee of Peters, who was tied with
Callahan on the poorest score, the laiter killed 3 birds and was
awarded a corduroy hunting suit.
Shoot No. 9, 10 Peoria blackbirds, entrance $2: Batchellor 7,
Tracey 8, Kelly 7, Hespos 8, Tommy 10, Moore 6, N, Kelly 8, Chou-
teau 9, Foley 9, Lone Jack 8, Long 8, Hichoff 6, Hampton 9, Kickner
&, Beck 7, Evringham 8, J. Guinotte 4, Marshall 5, ©. Argo 9, Mer-
rill 7, Scott §, Callahan 7, Hudson 7, St. Cloud 9, Allison 5, Hayson
§, F. Smith 8, Hinze 7, Kaller 8, Dukeman 3, Scoville 6, Younge 8,
Holly 4, Mensing 10, Knay 6, Stice 10, Crabill 8, Hagerty 7, Budd 9,
Parks 8, McGougan 6, J. Underwood 7, Porter 6, West 7, Karl 7,
Head 7, Thomas 8. Ties on 10 divided first, ties on 9 divided
second, Younge and Crabill third, West fourth.
Shoot No, 10, 10 Peoria blackbirds, entrance $2; Alderson 8,
Holmes 5, Cooyer 6, Crabill 10, 8. Hill 8, Kaller 8, Beck 8, Coley 9,
Choutean 9, Tommy 10, Stice 9, Hespos 5, Hichoff 8, Long &, Crabill
6, Karl 6, Moore 5, Dukeman 10, Hampton 6, Hayson 9, Greneger 9,
Younge 8, Orange 7, Riley 9, Holly 8, Argo 7, Lone Jack 10, St.
Cloud 10, Elliott 8, Scott 6, Hudson 8, Marshall 3, Budd 9, Rickner
8, Head 7, Hinze 8, Mensing 10, Hagerty 8,J. Anderson 10, Tommy,
Dukeman and Anderson first; Chouteau, Greneger and Budd
second, Holly and Rickner third; Argo fourth.
Shoot No. Ji, 10 Peoria blackbirds, entrance $2: Stice 10, Cra-
bill 9, Dallmeyer 9, Hagerty 7, C, Guinotte 8, Waggoner 5, Budd
10, Lone Jack 8, St. Cloud 10, Hespos 8. Younge 4, Hickoff4, Holly
8, Mensing 8, Long 9, Tommie 9, West 9, Beck 9, heey Choutean
10, Rickner 9, Santa Claus 7, Riley 7, Bvringham 8, Scott 10, F.
Smith 8, Self 6, Wasson 7, Deuser 8, Doak 7.
Friday, May 31.
Shoot No. 12, open to the world, 6 single live birds at 26yds., one
barrel], and 2 pair live birds at 2lyds. rise; ties, 2 singles at 30yds..
one barrel, and 1 pair at 24yds.; entrance $7.50, including birds;
S75 adde
5 HR Stiee..... 0-20. 111011 10 11—8 CW Budd.... .. 1111 10 11—9
B Hickman....... Ollo§l 11 11—7 J W Wagstaff....0ol110 00 10—4
GeaeUete tele. - otc 1llli 1110-8 CF Holmes....-_.0001c0 10 00—2
Caldwell.......... lollit 10 10—7 C Guinotte...._., Qolol0 10 10—4
J BR Parks.......-. 111011 11 1I—9 Lockridge........ O1W00 11 10-5
A W Lucas....... o0000L 10 11—4 G BOrr........-.. wn 11 19—9
Peach yo.d 101100 10 00-4 J Reeves -........10loll 01 10—6
J E Riley...... ». 111100 1111-8 D Underwood ....0oo000 01 11—3
E Bingham.... .. 091011 11 11—T Sam Hill.-...... + 10ooll 10 00—4
WS Halliwell....111011 1010—7 P Franke......... 110u00 10. 01—4
W V Rieger...-... ollllJ1 1010—7 J Blliott.......... 1110 11 11—9
GCG RMumma..... 111001 00 0I—5 L Vories.......... H110 11 O1—8
G Yeoman........ 01 1000-2 Little Puck....._. 100101 00 00—3
ATI ees 110100 10 10—5 W Wiggins....... 011101 11 11—8
J M Anderson,-..110011 1011—7 J Robinson......, 110101 11 11—8
W M Anderson,.,111111 01 10-8 HO Bingham.....111011 11 10-8
RJ Holmes.......11001 10 01I—’ Jackson...........000000 11 00—2
Ti Scott. ecu sesct 1111 10 11—9_ JIS West ......... ililol 1011-8
E #8 Holly....-.--.10011 00 11—7 EJ Smith........ 110leo1_ 1] 11—8
W S Francis......111011 0110-7 WA Atasinson...001000 01 00—2
FW Denser.-....... ell1li1 00 10—7 JW Batehellor..011110 00 01—5
P D Watson..-...111011 10 11—8 RJ Ricketts..... (00001 00 00—1
CW Schneider...Nolol] 10 00—4 WJ Baehr........ 111100 10 11—7
Lone Jack........ 101011 01 01—6 J Dukeman....... 000010 09 00—1
E A Young..-----lolol0 1010—5 J Crabill.......... 111101 11 10—8
J Underwood,....111J11 1010—8 M Murphy........ 10111 10 10—7
EU Western, ----; O01 00 1I—6 CC Mardis....... o00010 11 11—5
J BE Hagerty.---.- 111101 10 0i—7 R Hayson........ Tol010 10 00—4
A Bombeck. ...«- 000110 10 00-8 G P Cobey ...-...-lo0101 00 11—5
W Mensing...-... Nijol] Ji 1i—9 Dr West.......... colo) 00 11—8
J Savage -.:.::... 1 00 10—6
Ties on 9, 8 and 7 divided; Caldwell and Anderson won fourth.
Shoot No. 13, open to the world, 10 live birds at 26yds. vise, use of
one barrel, ties 4 birds at d0yds., entrance $7.50 including birds,
75 added:
P Wranke....\..:.----lol0100111—6 Ed Bingham....... 0101171111— g§
W *T Wiggins.---....11/0110001—6 DP Watson........ IMo11111— 8
Holly.... --. ----.--Q010lollo0—4 W V Rieger........ 1117111110— 9
a. Ee Rileyiete ss .<2 M1019 RJ Ricketts....... Tool M1— &
M Murphy.....-...- A0MollI—§ RJ Holmes........ 1001101000— 4
CF Solmes..--..--..0001011017—5 J P Lucas.......... Olol111Nol— &
CBO ations. QoloDlotoI—2 J M Anderson..... 111111;111—19
F J Smith.------.,- wllliiile—9 Dick Miles. ........ M1001 I— 7
W M Anderson....,.01/1/11/Jo—8 W Mensing......... 1101101011— 7
Kentuck,.-....-....2 O1lol1I—7 EF Deuser............ 101011 1011— 7
O Guinotte........... 010ocll1—£ CG W Schneider..... 110110c11— 7
D Underwood..-....10/1/11100I—7_ GC W Budd.......... 117971111—10
E © Bingham..-.... MOM0lol—7 JH McGee. ........111ol0111— 8
J Underwaood..-..,...0000001000—1 J Robinson......... 1000101000— 3
CR Mumma...:.... MI1Oleo—7 ~LScott .............cWool)10I— 8
W 5S Halliwell... ..101000lo10—4 A E Thomas.......,011110101I— 7
J AR Blliott........ NONMNN—9 JC Caldwell....... 1111101100— 7
J W Batchellor...-. AlMolM0N—7 J A Parks.......... 10M ollo— 7
Ties on 10, 9 and § were divided.
No. 14,10 Peoria blackbirds: Dallmeyer 7, Dukeman §, Mensing
9, Scott 7, Chouteau 7, J. Anderson 9, Hagerty 7, Stice 7, St. Cloud
7, Budd 10, F, Holmes 2, Crabill 9, Deuser 8, F. Smith 6, Beck 8,
Younge 7, Cason 4, Koller 6, Waggoner 9, J. Smith 7, Holly 8, West
8, Knocker 5, Hudson 10, Hickman 6, Combe 4, Puck 9, Savage 9,
Budd and Hudson first, Puck and Waggoner second, Deuser
third, J. Smith fourth, =
No. 15,10 Peoria blackbirds, entrance $2: Keene 3, Mensing 9,
Scott 8, peer ey 10, Deuser 9, Koller 8, Waggoner 7%, Chouteau
8, Beck 8, Little Puck 6, Dukeman 6 Sutz 2, Crabill 9, Holmes 5,
Haggerty 6, Younge 9, Haygon 9, Elliott 8, Hynes 8, St. Cloud 9,
Siice 10, Anderson 8, Budd 10, Holly 6, Wiggins 6, Hudson 8. Ties
were divided. ; ’
No. 16, 10 Peoria blackbirds, entrance $2: Scott 8, Elliott 7, An-
derson 10, Hayson 8,:Holly 9, Little Puck 6, Schaaf 4. Mensing 9,
Dallmeyer 9, Budd 10, Deuser 9, Crabill 10, Cho aoteau 6, Waggoner
6, St. Cloud 9, Caldwell 10, Beck 10, Hudson 7, Hinze 7, Parks 8,
Stice 8, Batchellor 7, present 7. pid first, all balance divided.
une. 1.
No. 17, open to the world, 4 pair live birds, 2lyds. rise, plunge
traps; ties, 2 pair at 24yds., entrance $7.50 including birds, $75
added:
JAR Elliott...... 11 11 ol lo— 6 Rieger... ......... 10 00 00 10— 2
J Batehellor....... 00 lo 11 11— 5 Thomas............ 11 11 01 1— 7
F Deuser.... ..... 00 lo 11 JI— § Mock...... 10 00 00 1i— 3
Kentuck .. ......,00 10 10 1J0— 8 A W Lucas....... 11 lo Io 11— §
JC Caldwell....-. W1101iI—7 JSDeLong....... 10 lo 0U Ti— 4
J R Parks,...... -11 Jo 01 1I— 6 TD Underwood...,11 11 11 1i— 8
CW Schnieder....01 10 11 10O—5 J P Kinmouth.....11 00 11 11— 6
CR Mumma,.....00 1010 0_- 8 M Murphy........ ll 00 11 11— 6
JS West.... OO 11 11 o0—4 EE Bingham......... d1 11 of 1-6
Branke. . «11 10 ol OO—6 McGee..... -.......do 11 lo 00—
Budd. IPL Ws Wasstall. ime Sock 00.11 11 00—4
..01 11 ol 1I—6 Koller.......... +-+-01 10 10 11—5
-.Jo 0011 U—5 EC Bingham.......01 lo 11 11—6
01 11 11 lo—6 Hickman......... 00 11 ll oo 4
op) OA ee SCOEEy suas ua eetie tie 00 of 11 01—38
No. 18, open to members of the State Association only, $150
donated by the Kansas City and Independence (Mo.) gun ‘clibs,
10 birds, 30yds.. entrance $2.50, the price of birds only: Wiseans
6, Kentuck 10, FP. J. Smith 6, Ed, Bingham 10, Hickman 8, Reeyes
7, Caldwell 6, Parks 9, Kinmouth 7, J. S. DeLong 4, C. Guinotte 8,
Mumma 6, W, T. James 9, J. Guinotte 8, OC, F. Holmes 1, Mensing
8, Robinson , Riley 8, Hudson 8; Thomas 9, Watson'7, Schneider
J, Porter 7, Halliwell 4, Scott 9, West 4, Savage 8, Hlliott 9, L, Por-’
ter 7, Deuser 9, Mock 6, ©. Koller 5, Baehr 9, D. Underwood 6,
Chouteau 9, Orr 5, Longstadt 5, Franke 5, Bombeck 5, Frescher 7,
J. Anderson 8, W, Anderson 8, Rieger 8, Millett %, E. Bingham 7,
W. Stem 5, Yeoman 5, Johnson 6, 8S. Underwood 6, R. Proctor 8,
M, Courtney 5, W, Peters 5, McGee 8, McEKvans 1, Francis 4,-Bas-
sett +, J. Underwood 9, B. Holmes 6, Knarf 7, Owens 5, Cogswell 5,
Van Brent 7, Western 5. Four moneys and all ties were divided.
Shoot No, 19, open to the world, 10 live birds, 30yds., use of both
barrels, ties at 8 birds, 30yds., entrance $7.50, including birds,
with $50 added: WKnocher 5, C. Guinotte 9,8. Porter 7, Rieger 7,
J. Anderson 9, W. Anderson 8, F. Smith 6, Deuser 6, Baehr 6, BR.
Holmes 5, Riley 10, Halliwell 3, Wasson 10, C. Holmes 7, Murphy
6, D. Underwood 6, Orr 8, Kentuck 7, Dock 5, Thomas 6, ®)liott 7,
J. Underwood 6, Ed. Bingham 9, Reeves 6, J. E. Guinotte 8, Rob-
inson 9, Scott 6, James 8, Peters3 Chonteau 6, Hickman 4, Kin-
mouth 9, McGee 8, Wiggins 9, Baehr 7. West 6, Vories 7, Wil-
liams 5. Ties on 10,9 and 8 divided first, second and third re-
spectively. In shoot off, ties on 7, Elliott, Underwood and Porter
divided fourth,
, Shoot No. 20, 10 Peoria blackbirds, entrance $2: Orabill 8, Beck
8, Kentuck 6, Keene 6, Cally 8, Budd 10, Frank 5, C. Holmes 8,
Murphy 7, Deuser 8, Young 7, Savage 8, Hudson 9, Hinze 8, Men-
‘sing 9. Ties on 10 and 9 diy- first and second, Crabill third.
Shoot No. 21, 10 Peoria blackbirds, entrance $2: Rieger 5, Holly
7, Crabill 10, Colly 7, Beck 8, Kinmouth 8, Mensing 10, CG. Holmes
2, J. Anderson 10, Budd 9, Riley 8, Deuser 8, Murphy 6, Hudson 8,
FE. Holmes 8, Keene 7. Three moneys, all ties were div.
Shoot No, 22, 10 Peoria blackbirds, entrance $2: Deuser 8, Budd
9, W. Anderson 9, Meade 6, Kentuck 8, Mardis), Koller 7, Men-
sing $, Murphy 7, Riley 5, Kinmouth10, Kinmouth first, Budd
second, and Deuser third.
Summary of the winners of special average prizes: J. A. R.
Elliott won a handsome medal donated by Pollock Bros. of this
city. Ed. Bingham won a gold medal donated by James Whit-
field of the Referee. E, Bingham and Elliott tied for an L. CG.
Smith shotgun, They will settle the ownership at some future |
time. $25 for best average in the two double bird shoots was won
by D. Underwood. Basket champagne for the second best aver-
age in the two double bird shoots was tied for by Parks, Bh. Bing-
ham and Budd. Parks purchased the interest of the other two,
and took the wine home with him. A case of imported Rhine
wine for the third best average in the two double bird shoots was
tied for by Riley, Ed. Bingham, C. Guinotte, Lucas and Watson.
By the turn of the dice Watson became the owner. W. M. Ander-
son became the owner of a Parker shotgun by virtue of his hay-
ing made the highest average in certain specified shoots. Mr. C.
P. Fairman carried home a split-bamboo fishing rod for the low-
est scores in three specified events on the programme. A Blan-
chard loading machine was tied for by Holmes and Dozier, and
the ownership is still to be decided. Messrs. Franke, Hickman,
W. Anderson and Murphy broke even for a set of pearl handle
table knives, and the ownership is stillin doubt. UNser FRITZ.
The figure 2 denotes killed with second barrel, the o dead out of
bounds.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA MATCHES.
OLUMBIA, Pa.—The past three weeks were fortunate ones for
our small but prosperous club, Arrangements had been
made with the gun clubs of Marietta, Lancaster and Mountville,
in the order named, for team contests, the first of which took
place at Marietta on May 17. Shooting on this occasion was re-
markably poor owing toa yery high wind. _
The scores at. 15 birds each stood—Columbia Club: AG. Krue-
ger li, C. Franciscus 10, W. G. Taylor 7, J. Broom 7, F. Heckel 5,
S. Waynel, T Crownshield J; total 42. Marietta Club: H. Riale 3,
3,G. Buchanan 3, H. Musselman 4, R. King 3, G. Herbsi 4, F. Ruby
tu, Sergen 8; total 35. ;
Second match, at 5 pair doubles—Columbia: Krueger 5, Taylor
5, Franciscus 4, Broom 4, Heckel 3, Stevens 2, Crownshield 1;
total 24. Marietta: Riale 3, Buchanan 4, Musselman 2, King 5,
Herbst 5, Ruby 4, Sergen 3; total 26.
Third match, 11 singles—Columbia: Krueger 8, Broom 8, Taylor
7, Stevens 7, Franciscus 6, Heckel 6, Crownshield 2;total 44. Mari-
etta: ia? ee ae 3, Musselman 6, King 6, Herbst 3, Ruby 8,
Sergen 5; total 38.
The next match took place at Lancaster on the 24th of May.
Only two matches \ere here intended, but a third was necessa:
owing to there being atie. The following are the scores on this
occasion: First match, 12 singles—Columbia Club: A. C. Krueger
ji, C. Franciscus 9, Heckel 10, Taylor 7, Broom 7, Stevens 6,
Crownshield 6, Pendrich 45 total 60. Lancaster Club: W. Fieles
9, Snyder 9, Dr. Ilyus 8, Reynolds 8, Cummings 7, Anderson 6,
Miller 6, Wiley 5, total 58. — A
Second match, 3 pair doubles—Columbia: Franciscus 5, Fend-
rich 4, Heckel 4, Stevens 4, Krueger 3, Taylor 8, Broom 3, Crown-
shield 1; total 27, Lancaster: Anderson 5, Snyder 5, Fieles 5,
Ilyus 4, Cummings 3, Wiley 3, Reynolds 8, Miller 1; total 29.
Third match, 6 singles—Oolumbia: Krueger 6, Heckel 6, Pend-
rich 5. Taylor 4, Broom 4, Franciscus 3, Stevens 3, Crownshield 2
total 38. Lancaster: Miller 5, Wieles 4, Anderson 4, Snyder 4,
Wiley 4, Ilyus 3, Reynolds 3, Cummings 2; total 29.
On May 31 the Jast match was shot, namely, with the Mountain-
ville Club, A heavy rain was falling while the match was being
shot, which prevented a full attendance from either club. The
match was shot at Columbia, and resulted in a decided victory
for the home’club, and as the Mountainyille has of late claimed
the championship of Lancaster county, that title is now Colum-
bia’s.
First match, 15 singles—Columbia Club: A. ©. Krueger 14, G.
Franciscus 14, ¥. Stevens 13, W. G. Taylor 11, T. Crownshield 11,
Fendrich 7; total 70. Mountainville Cluh; isuuoy Leachey 12, J.
Pennypacker 12.'T. Crane 10, W. Yohn 9, H. Kauffman 8, E. B
Kready 6; total 57. :
Second match, 5 pairs doubles—Columbia: Franciscus 10
Krueger 8, Stevens 7, Fendrich 7, Taylor 6, Crownshield 3; total
41, Mountainville; Raufman 8, Pennypacker 7, Yohn 6, Kready
4, Leachey 4, Crane 2; total 31. BANNERMAN.
CLEVELAND, O., May 31.—The West End, Locksley, and Rock-
port gun clubs met on the Rockport grounds to-day to contest for
the badge offered by the Standard Target Company. The club
winning the badge at three successive shoots is entitled to keep
it, and as the Rockports were victorious at the last two shoots,
they naturally put orth every effort to win to-day. It isclaimed
that they took in three or four of the best shooters of the Berea
Club as “honorary” members to help them out. The West End
Club protested vigorously, but as there was no rule governing
the case, the Berea contingency were allowed to take part. The
controversy seemed to haye a salutary effect on the West Bnd,
however, for they shot better as a club than ever before, and when
the totals were added it was found that they were 13 birds ahead,
Everything considered, the scores made by all the clubs were
good, the rain came down in torrents part of the time and the
smoke hung like a curtain between the shooters and their targets
all day. The conditions were 25 single standard targets, at 18yds.:
West End Club. Rockport Olub. Locksley Club.
W Bennett ......20 M Haton.......... ral Seatac wine 13
Wi Bel ete wt 18 J Qurren........... 14 J Tegardine. .,,...1%7
N Ranney... ....,.22 A Brown...........20 E Pease ....-...... 15
J Prechtel..........21 O McMahon........ 16 J H Byer -.....5.. 20
F Prechtel.:... ...20 HT Smith.........22 AM Hall.....)...19
© Hebbard ........17 E Keyes..,..... «... 12 J Andrews...._.... 20
a Rekolitie). =. tele, puRense sp - syste dene: ell. Leer eens ald
D A Coulter........ 20 C@ Sanford......---.22. Mulally... 2... ity
© Coulter;.-,---:...20) H’Smith...:...2...1%7 A'Senks.........5...12
H-Basseb,-—)-0--- 118 JA Wairehild™= Fahe6. “Al Halll” 24.
188 175 1
SPRINGHIELD, Mass.—The Springfield Shooting Club will hold
a two days’ tournament on Gunn’s lot, on June 12 and 13. The
events both days will be open to all, and $150 will be offered in
prizes. There will be used eight new Keystone traps, and the
Keystone rules will govern the proceedings. The committee of
arrangements consists of M. W, Bull, secretary; Paul N, Demau,
F. Le Noir and H.L. Keyes. All eyents with 12 entries or more
eal be divided into ‘fours,’ and all under 12 will be divided into
‘threes. ;
TORONTO, June 1.—The watch and gun trophy shoot of the
Stanley Gun Club took place on McDowall & Co.’s grounds this
afternoon. The weather was not at all bad, but could not be
ceunted a good field day. The scores are in some instances not
ae to the aveeage. T. Sawden, Jr., the club's youngest shooter, in
all appearances proves himself the best, winning both watch and
Ties on 8 and 7 divided first and second respectively, Watson and | gun, with scores of 19 and 22 respectively, out of 0, at Zlyds,
TIbe. -
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Junn 6, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM——-SUPPLEMENT.
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THE MILWAUKEE SHOOT.
iy Ipptraeee: Wis., May 29.—The fourth annual tournament
Vi of the South Side Gun Olub, of Milwaukee, beran as per
ag irate to-day, some thirty shooters showing up at the scores
in spite of the forbidding and thoroughly dispiriting weather.
The day was cloudy, cold and gusty, and the cold wave which has
been prevalent in the Lake region tor the past few days seemed.
on the point of culminating in frost and snow,
The club grounds are located at National Parl, about three
miles out from the center of the city. This park is beantitnul and
beautifully situated, and is the prettiest place for a tournament
struck yet on the circuit, It is the recreation ground of the city,
and the races and ball games are also held there. The track is a
halt mile, and lies in anatural amphitheater, the slope back of
the stands being luxuriantly covered with trees and shrubbery,
There is a pretty little lake; and on the whole the spot would be
restful and inviting in any May but this one. The South Side
Club has leased the privilege of shooting on these grounds, and
has put up for itself a very tasty and commodious club house just
ingide the track, with proper walks, stands, trap covers, ete. The
traps are set facing from the club house door, the birds being
thrown toward the center of the track. Itis but astep from the
warm club house room to the scores,so nobody really suffered
yery much to-day, . y
South Side Club is eight years old, having been organized March
7, 1881, Th was incorporated in 1886, and of its ten charter mem-
hers five are still with it, Myr, W. GC. Holtz has been the president
from the first; Mr, C, W. Milbrath has been, secretary since 1882;
Mr, Henry Manegold is ireasurer. No wonder the club does not
change its officers often; the ones it has are surely good enough
to keep. The club now numbers 65, and includes the cream of the
Cream City, itself a very notable city of sportsmen, and lying in
one of the best sporting States of the Union, Not contented with
its admirable home facilities, the club is bent on acquiring
property further north, in the wilderness of the new North Woods,
and but this week a committee has returned from a prospecting
trip which will probably result in the purchase of acreage in the
upper portion of the lake region of Wisconsin. Milwatkee, like
Chicago, bas a vigorous club system, and like Chicago, is reaching
out after some untouched nature. Following is the full list of
the South Side Club: P, H, Archer, Geo, L. Anderson, F.C. G,
Brand, Hugo Broich, John Ff, Burnham, Chas. Cornillie, John
Cowley, P. H. Davern, Chas. Daumling, John Dickens, George L,
Dieter, Geo. Fachrmann, Chas. Fricker, A. W. Friese. T. A. Han-
son, Albert Hambach, W. C. Holtz, F, G. Holtz, Wm. Holtz, John
Graf, Frank Grant, Chas. H. J ohn, Henry Koenig, John B. Koet-
ting, Louis Kretschmar, Robt. Kretschmar, C. H. Kroeger, John
Kurtz, Henry Kelling, Edward J. Wagner, Wm. Hake, P. H.M c-
Carthy, Emil Ludwig, B. Leichendorf, C., W.Milbrath, Henry
Manegold, Lorenz Moschauer, John Meunier, Oscar Mohr, Geo.
2. Nash, James J. Ormsby, Robt. Pickhardt, L. G. Petit, Henry
Richter, Ed. W, Richter, Ed. Richards, Henry Rolfs, Julius Roehr,
H, F. Seefeld, F. F, Seefeld, R. Seidel, Wm. AH. Split, Robt. Stew-
art, John Strassburger, Fred Stuth, Robt. Tabert, H. J. Vam Ryn,
| Bd Voss, J. L. Williams, J. E, Warner, W. A. Haig, J. . Wagner,
N. P. Stannard, H. F, Bosworth, H, C. Apel.
The professionals ave not out in great force at this shoot, and
that is a]] the better for the shoot so far as a general happiness is
eoncerned. Such as may fairly be called professionals were held
mighty leyel by the home shooters, who arestrong. Low scoring
prevailed on account of the weather, not from lack of skill.
Stice, Budd and Parmalee are nothere. J. A. Ruble has blown
in from Minnesota in the red shirt. Mr. Tucker, of the Parker
Gun Co., as fine and gentlemanly man as walks, has arrived
to-night and will shoot to-morrow. CO. E, Cahoon and Dan Bur-
Tell, of Freeport, Dl., are hopin’. J. H. Brewer, of Fairbault, has
cause tohope, D. Starin, one of the best known duck hunters
about Lake Koshkenong, although heis deprived of all of both
legs below the knees, is none the less plucky and manly and shoots
well. Dick Mertz, of Gladstone, Mich.. is here for business, and
so is B. Anderson, of Bidorado, this State, Other visitors are
Ed Foster and J. Gault, of Waukesha: F. Bowe and A, Sharratt,
of Eldorado; K. Godfrey, of Whitewater; H.C. Sherwin, of Bran-
don; M, M. Anderson, of Fond du Lac; G. Anderson and J.C.
Lamb, of Waukesha; G. W. Sperbeck, of Chicago: J. H. Hutch-
ins, of Minneapolis. :
F, P. Stannard of the home clubisa trap shot far above the
ayerage. Geo, L. Dieters has been mentioned in these columns
as haying come down from Chicago and done the boys up for their
own medals two or three times. Lhey are a jolly lot ot fellows,
tor.
The bulk of the tournament will be devoted to inanimates. Of
these a local paper gravely speaks as follows: “Peoria blackbirds
be it understood. are inanimate birds—saucers in fact, fashione
out of a composition resembling tar,and are propelled upward
into the air by a trap constructed for the purpose. Two of the
traps are located a short distance in front of the club house, a hoy
being placed by each one to Joad it. A clothesline connects the
trigger of each trap with a contrivance in a small tent where a
man alternately springs one trap and then the other as the
shooters called out their commands.” With this description it
should be fairly clear to all shooters what was going on to-day.
There was but one live bird match, the birds a fairly good lot.
The first shoot of the day was an extra, a little sweep, ties not
shot out, but divided. The score: -
@ H Brewer..........:- ..1111—5 Jas Ormsby .............. 14101—4
EE Mertaes oi tee ec ces oes 1ll1—& B Anderson...,.......... 11101 —4.
H F Bosworth.... ....,..lJ111—5 H Seefeld................ 11110—4.
Deen reeer aero elle RUO-Ga Branmdhe.:.. 2 jsu. 11010 —3
G@ T Anderson,,.........- 1WI—5 HE Sharatt..-.-........0.5, 01110—3
MM Anderson... ,....-.J011J—4 E @Sherwin............. 01110—8
BD Poster.....,..-:-: 11110—4
Mateh No.1, 10 singie Peoria blackbirds, 5 traps, 18yds., entrance
$ including birds, 50, 30 and 20 per cent.:
C Sherwin........ 1001011101—6 D W Burrell....... 1110011111— 8
G EH Cahoon......... OO110111—7 E Foster............1100000111— 5
J H Brewer......--..1111111011—9 DStarin.... ....... 1LON0N1I— 7
TSE ae eee ens oie 1011111001—7_ _BAnderson........ -1111114117—10
RA Mertz.....--.... 1111111001—8 A W Friese....... -1190110101— 6
As) Cee 111110111—9 Robt Stewart....... 1010111111— §
FCG Brand......... 110001110I—6_—~«=R Godfrey.......... 01311.11000— &
A Sharratt........-- 1100111011—7 H Manegold.... ... 1001111101— 7
Jas Ormsby ......... 111710111—9 CW Milbrath...... 0001101111— 6
MM Anderson...... 1111111019 H F Seefeld........ 1101111111— 9
Geo T Anderson..... 1111111011—-9 S Meunier.......... gol ii— 8
H G Bosworth....... 1100111171—8 Chas John........., 1110111010— 7
B. Anderson won first, $21; Brewer, Ruble, Ormsby, M. M. and
G. T. Anderson and H. l. Seefeld diy. second, $12 50; Mertz, Bur-
rell and Stewart shot out and diy. third, $8.25,
Match No. 2,5 singles and 3 pairs blackbirds, l8yds. for singles
and loyds. for doubles, entrance $3, including birds, 40, 30, 20 and
10 per cent.: :
C # Cahoon....01101 0000 11— 5 S Meunier..... 00101 11 01 CO— 6
GW Sperbackidili 01 0111—8 Jas Ormsby....10011 10 11 1/— 8
RA Mertz.....0101 1011 00— 7 M Anderson...11111 11 11 1i—11
HE CSherwin...11111 11 1110—10 J A Ruble,_...11110 1011 11— 9
J HW Hutchins.10101 11 00 00— 5- Thos Hanson..01111 00 01 10— 6
J OH Brewer....41111 11 11 11—11 Robt Stewart,11000 10 10 0I— 5
- ASharratt....11011 0011 11— 8 A W Friese....11010 10°10 10— 6
HF Bosworth.0llli 01 11 00-7 R Godfrey.....11101 1010 11— 8
HF Seefeld....11110 0101 0I—7 DStarin.......10110 01 10 11— 8
DW Burrell..10111 1011 10—8 B Anderson...11011 11 10 11— 9
FC Brand..... 00101 1001 01I—5 CO W Milbrath.01001 11 11 11— 8
Brewer and M. M. Anderson div. first, $23.25; Sherwin second,
17.50; Ruble and B. Anderson div. third, $11.50; Ormsby shot and
won fourth, $6.
Match No. 3, 80yds., 5ground traps, entrance $10, including
birds, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., no restriction as to gauge of gun:
ANDI el sy. cree 11101N130— 8 H Bosworth...... .1110111— 9
© Cahoon......... 0101011111— 7 H Seefeld,........... 1011111111— 9
BH CSherwin........ 110110101J— 7 DW Burrell........ 1110111111— 9
re Ta Mette 7 .1111011011— 8 S Meunier.......... 1i11710111— y
W_C Holtz........ ,100101010i— 5 B Anderson.,...-.- 1001711101— 7
PR aM AON. wean cn. 0001111010— 5 G Anderson,... ...1011101011— 7
D-Starim. 2s 1010101111 7 JCLand,......... 01711 00111— 17
Dr Bli....-..........111001N01— 7 ET Stanard........1111111110— 9
Jas Ormsby......... 10911MII— 8 FGC Brand,.......1110110110— 7
“MM Anderson,....000111011i— §
Bosworth, H. Seeteld, Burrell, Meunier and Stanard divided
first, $66, Mertz, Ormsby and Ruble divided second, $49.50.
Cahoon, Sherwin, Starin, Eli, B. Anderson, G. Anderson, Land
and Brand divided third, $23. M. M. Anderson won fourth, $16.40.
A miss-and-out sweep at ab followed, and was shot down to six,
Starin, Bowe, Eli, Tucker, Cahoon and Ormsby,
Second Day, May 30.
A most abominable day, The wind was a gale, and whipped the
birds around so that there was no calculation possible for them.
It was very cold. Frost had blackened the leaves on the trees,
and crops to the north of here are by the morning despatches re-
ported frozen to the ground, ice forming on some waters an eighth
ofaninchthick. Im spite of all discomforts the sportsman fire
never flagged, and in the midst of as bad a day as ever blew over
f@ trap the crack of the gun kepton. The score; Match No. 4,10
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i rise, entrance $2.50, including
birds; 40. 30, 20 and 10 per cent.:
2 A Ruble. 7... cus 0110111011I— 7 B Anderson........ 1101111011— &
CE Cahoon..... -.-0111010011— 6 Chas John.......... 1171 100000— 5
E C Sherwin.......101111111— 9 DW Burrell........1111111110— 9
J Ormsby ore ues, 110011111— 8 GL Deiter.......... TLOLO1I1— 8
E RB Richter........ 101011/110— 7 H F Seefeld........ 1111111010— 8
John Brewer.....-.- 1111111111—10 HA Manegold........ 1101000011— &
John Strassburger.1001110110— 6 DStarin... ........ 1011101101— 7
M M Anderson..... 11011N111— 9 _R Godfrey.......... O110011111— 7
BH Mertz..........1110111110— 8 OSchmidt.......... 0101000001— 3
A Sharratt........ 0101000111— 5 J WOsrar.... .. ..1011101111— 8
JP Stannard.......11111111/1—10 FOGG Brand....... 1100110011— 6
A Ayer . .-0010011000— 38 Frank Zass.... .... 110111110— §
WEAR cei J 2 ce, 1010111001I— 6 «=F F Eli ............. 0111111101— 8
I A Hanson....... 10010011 10— 5
Brewer and Stannard divided first; Sherwin, M. M. Anderson
and Burrell divided second; Ormsby, Mertz, B. Anderson, Dieter,
SE ee Brae Seefeld and Eli divided third; Godfrey shot out and
won fourth,
_ Match No. 5, 5 pairs Peoria blackbirds, l5yds. rise, entrance $3,
including birds, 4 moneys. 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent.:
GB eee N1011110— § FP Stannard...... 111131 111—10
J Strassburger..... 0111100100— 5 CE Cahoon,:..,.... 1110101011— 7
GL Deiter.......... 110100]111— 7 H EF Bosworth...... 1000111110— 6
J Ormsbyt.-b1..ce:. 1100101110— 6 A Sharratt........- 1010101100— 5
RA Mertz.......... 11001U0iI— 7 ~CF Pord .......... 1000111100— 5
EF Richter........ 0111101011— 7 HF Seefeld....,.-. 0100011111— 6
D W Burrell....... 1111011010— 7 J W Osear.... ..... 1110110001— 6
AC Mayer......... 1010111010— 6 Chas John...-...... 0110101101— 6
J H Brewer........ 1110:010U— Fred Martin....... 0101000111— 5
EO Sherwin.......111001100iI— 6 D Starin............ 1101100010— 5
MM Anderson..... 1111001111— 8
Stannard won first, Eliand Anderson diy. second, Brewer shot
out and won third, ties on 6 all div.
Match No. 6, team shoot, 10 single Peoria blackbirds. 18yds., 5
traps, entrance $10 per team, including birds and 4 gold medals,
one for each man in winning team. Teams competing for aboye
medals to consist of four members in good standing of amy or-
ganized gun club in Wisconsin. Second prize $10, third prize $5:
South Side Gun Club No, 1. Whitewater Team.
VOSS ra oft sass 0001011111—4 R Godfrey....... 0000101110—4
W &E Haig........0000000010—1 D Starin,.... 52: 1011010111—7
GC M Milbrath.. .1011000001—4 Malcolm...... .. 1001110110—6
FCG Brand....0111111110—8—18 Sperbeck... ....1011000101—5—22
Eldorado Team.
A Sharratt.. 50: 1100111001—6
B Anderson...... 0100111011—6
M M Anderson..1001111101—7
C BE Sherwin.. ...0110010001—4—28
South Side Gun Club No. 3.
Dieter
J Strassburger. .1111101110—8
South Side Gun Club No. 2,
W C Boltz...... 1090000011—3
Robt Stewart. ...001111@100—5
Hy Manegold....1000110010—4
Chas Johns.. ...1001000000—2—14
__ South Side Gun Ulnub No. 4,
H F Bosworthy .0000101011—4
HF Seefeld,..,. 01111011118
Will BH. 1111100011—6 T P Stannard. ..1001110110—6
Ed Richter...... 0010001101427 J Ormsby......,.101011111J—8—26
Dieter, Strassburger, Hli and Richter, of South Side Gun Club
No. 3, won first, and each man therefore was soon wearing his
medal. The medals are very tasty and appropriate, and make
trophies of which the winners and wearers may well be proud.
Se oe team No. 4 won second, $10, Eldorado team won
third, $5.
A number of sweepstakes followed the programme shoot, some
of which were not recorded in such manner as to permit report in
full. Below are results of most important:
Sweep No. 1, entrance $2, 28 entries: Stannard, Brewer and
Burrell div. first, $14.25; Tucker won second, $10.70; Strassburger
third, $7.15, and Ruble fourth, $5.55.
Sweep No. 2, entrance $1, 19 entries: Seefeldt won first, $5; Bur-
rell and Schmidt div. second, $3.50; Brewer third, $2.50, and the
seats ae was divided between Hambach, Zass, Ruble and Strass-
urger. '
Sweep No. 3, entrance $1, 23 entries: Tucker, Brewer, Ruble and
Schmidt diy, first, $7.25; Cahoon won second, $5.50; ties on 7 diy,
$3.50; Deiter and Lewis diy. fourth, $2.
Sweep No. 4, entrance $1, 15 entries: Burrell won first, $5.85; |
Richter and Ruble div. second, $3.50, and F. C. G. Brand carried
off third, $2.35.
In a minor sweep Mr. F. C. G. Brand (known as Alphabet) shot :
and won first, to his own infinite delight. Mr. Brand is a gray-
haired gentleman, but by no means old, and is nothing if not
lively. Te is lessee of National Park, and a privileged character
with the boys.
Memorial Day had passed pleasantly, the weather, like most
other things, proying not bad when faced boldly, A discussion
on guns, which lasted an hour and fifteen minutes, closed theday,
and it was dark and drizzly when the shooters arrived in town.
Third Day, May 31,
Snow fell over northern Wisconsin to the depth of 4in. on this
morning, and melted ice and sleet_were visible on the sidewalks
of Milwaukee. The weather was fearful for the season. At the
grounds the outlook was dismal. The rain blew across the score
in sheets, and the birds fell with a seggy squash into the shallow
grassy sea which now represented the leyel turf. In spite of all
this, however, the club house was full all day, and the merry
crack of the gun never ceased, Waterproof, India rubber trap-
pers were secured, and the shooting progressed regularly. In the
citizens’ purse the use of the five traps was discarded, and only
two were employed. the screen being now erected. This saved:
the old delay of the trappers running out to load the traps. Squad
shooting was not followed during the tournament, and was hardly
possible in such weather, although it would have fired three shots
to one of the method used. Hverybody was good-natured all day
long, a pluckier or gamier crowd of shooters, or a better natured
one, never met at the trap. They deserve credit, for they mads a
happy and successful shoot where others would haye madea
failure. A glance at the number of entries will show that the
last day had a better showing than the Iowa State shoot, under a
rain far worse than that which knocked Des Moines out on the
last day of her shoot. The score:
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Match No. 7, 10 single Peoria blackbirds, 18yds., entrance $2.50,
including birds, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent.:
H C Sherwin.....-... T0MI1101I—8_ A C Mayer,.......... 0111111011—8
GyW_Atwell: x. 2... TLOON1011I—6 A W Friese .. ......10100101J1—6
EH # Richter......... NOM0TI0i—7._—Ss;D W Burrell,..... . 111101110I—9
B Anderson ......... OLU0TI10I1I—7_—-H F Seefeld.......... 1111010110—7
HF Bosworth....... Q100010111—5 EC G Brand......... 1111101101—8
SOM DEB ste (AREA cee 01110011016 _ J Ormsby............ LOM1111—9
JE Brewer... 2... e- TUTTO = Os (CER Lie wie eater. 1100010110—5
JA Ruble .......... 0101110111—7
Brewer and Burrell div. first, $17.60, Sherwin, Mayer and Brand
div. second, $13.20, Richter, B. Anderson, Ruble and Seefeld diy.
third . $8.40, Atwell, Land and Iriese diy, fourth, $4.40,
Match No. 8, a miss-and-out on Peoria blackbirds, entrance $1.
Each shooter to pay for his renasy 50, 30. and 20 per céent.:
DSW Burrelleese 3.22128 pel ASW Hries@.0 2). elses: 0
DNC) Tits otteleeace aueseee sl JK Warner 970.0, ones 110
RUB Riehtermer. See 2.8 11 HC Sherwin..-.......22.c... 110
Cre ETO OES aise Pas athe tino sa H Manegold......-.-.:..-...0
GAY CATWEIL eds). ra ee LAT. CASCSiViay6rne ops, cg. Sli oe 110
AP ASDNGE GI wa anened te lsewecs Ho Seefeld)... 3, te 1110
CHAMPA GCoH. ¢ Hee ase 110 d H Bréwer ....22-2.22-4.4:; 110
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Richter, Atwell and Strassburger divided.
Match No. 9, team shoot, any two members to constitute a team,
10 single Peoria blackbirds, I8yds., 5 traps, entrance $3 per team,
including birds, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent.:
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sibs ties were divided, the moneys being $12.30, $9.25, $6.15 and
The main interest of the day centered in the citizens’ purse,
holding 22 guaranteed prizes in cash and merchandise, and 49
men rapidly paid in their entrance fees for the chance of win-
ning something.
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Ruble’s score of 24 out of 25 was pretty good for an amateur,
and good enough to take first, $25, and a portrait of himself, life-
size, and wearing a pleasant smile. Stannard won second, the
rod and $20, and was a favorite for first. Heshot hard all through
the shoot. Mr. Stannard is late from Janesyille, Wis.. and is now
with the popular sporting goods house of A, W. Friese, in Mil-
waukee, where the boys go when they wish to soak themselves
full of sportsman lore and shooting news. Burrell, of Freeport,
Ill., won third, the reel and $15, He was one of the better shots
present. J. H. Brewer, of Faribault, won fourth, and left with
his medal and $15 cash for Madison. Prize 22, for lowest score, a
408
FOREST AND STREAM—SUPPLEMENT.
[June 6, 1889,
.
$2,000 Fidelity accident policy, value $15, was won by Apel, on the
ruly remarkable score of 2 out of 25,
The tournament now ended. The club deserves compliments
for its success under very trying conditions. Many of the shooters
prenent promised to be at Illinois State shoot, the following Tues-
ay. De
COLT GUN CLUB TOURNAMENT.
ARTFORD, May 31.—The Colt Gun Olub held a fine tourna-
ment here yesterday and to-day. The class of shooters
present was the best in New England,and included Streeter,
Perry and Dickey, of Boston; Lee, of Providence; Whitney. Sher-
man, Savage, Longdon, Widman, Bristol, Merriman and_ f. Fol-
som, of New Haven; Manley, of Danbury; Yerrington, of Norwich;
Brown and Avery, of Meriden; Thomas, of Springfield: Watkins,
of Manchester; Sterry, of South Windsor, and many of the best
known shots in the home club. °
The weather was against good shooting on both days, the wind
being strongand rain falling heayily during parts of both days.
Nevertheless the scores were very good, and it should be said to
the credit of the less prominent shooters that when such men as
Stanton, Perry, Dickey, Manley and Yerrington and others did not
make almost clean scores, that to be ‘in with them” means excep-
tionally good work. In fact, a number of dark horses made big
records, which class them way up among the big shooters.
The shoot was managed by President Burbridge, assisted by F.
A. Whittlesey, 8. B. Douglass, W. H, Nichols and Secretary
Willey, and was a financial success to the amount of over $200.
All the visiting trap-shots expressed themselves as highly pleased
with all the arrangements. On the first day Mr. H. A. Penrose,
of Corry, Pa., representing the Keystone traps and birds, con-
ducted the traps and managed the shooters. He did splendid
work, and every shooter was highly pleased with the system,
traps and birds. More birds can be shot on the Keystone system
than on any other and better satisfaction obtained. The results
of the two days’ shoot was-as follows;
First Day.
First event, 10 Keystones, 5 angles: Yerrington 10, Culver, Perr
Whitney, Merriam 9 each, Hill, Harvey, Gould, Lee, Ross, Brown,
Avery 8 each, : :
Second event, 10 kingbirds, 3 angles: Whitney, Sterry, Longdon,
Sherman 10 each, Stanton, Hill, Yerrington, Avery, Brown, Capen,
Saunders, Bristol, N. Folsom 9 each, Gould, Perry, Whittlesey,
Johnson, Webh, E. Folsom, Lee, Savage, Manley 8 each, Willey,
Wildman, Higby, Merriman, Ross 7 each,
Third event, 20 birds from 5 traps: Yerrington 20, Webh, Stan-
ton, Manley, Brown, Longdon, Whitney 19 each, Sherman, Saun-
ders, Dickey, Folsom 18 each, Melrose, Johnson, Savage, Widman,
Hill, Bristol 17 each, Ross, Thomas 16 each.
Fourth event, 4 pair clay-birds: Stanton, Perry,Whitney, Henry,
Longdon, Savage 8 each, Merriman, Hill, Avery 7 each, Webb,
Dickey, Alpaugh, Brown, Saunders, Sterry 6 each, Manley, Sher-
man, Folsom 5 each, Harvey, Thomas, Johnson, Widman.
Bristol 4 each.
Fifth event, 10 Keystones, 5angles: Yerrington, Stanton, Whit-
ney, Manley 10 each, Langdon, Saunders, Avery, Brown, Capen,
Henry, Perry, E. Folsom, Savage, Harvey, Widman, Bristol9 each,
Merriman, Thomas, Dickey, Lee, Willey, Sterry 8 each, Webb,
Joimson, Ross 7 each, Hill, Vibberts, Alpaugh 6 each.
Sixth event, 10 Keystones. 5 traps: Savage, Whitney, Brown 10
each, Perry, Sterry. Stanton, Dickey, Ames, Sherman, Willey 9
each, Burbridge, Brown 8 each, Longdon, Widman, Yerrington,
Merriman, Bristol, Webb, Watkins, Hill 7 each.
The great event of the first day was the $100 guarantee race at
40 birds, In this trace some of the best shots in New England
entered, and although a strong wind together with rain prevailed,
fair scores were made under rather harassing conditions. The
scores were: Whitney 49, Perry 48, Stanton, Savage, Longdon,
Sherman 47 each, Brown 46, Avery, Yerrington, Bristol, Widman
45 each, E. Folsom 44, Manlen 43, Dickey 42, Sterry, Webb, Henry,
Watkins 41 each, Merriman, Melrose 40 each, Wiley, Hooper 39
each, Thomas 32, Hill 28. P
The ninth event of the day was10 birds on 5traps: Savage,
Lougdon, Bristol, Stanton 10 each, Widman, Saunders, Webb,
Perry, Sherman, Merriman, Yerrington, Lee 9 each, Wiley, Har-
vey, Hooper, Ames, Dickey, Thomas 8 each, Manley, Watkins,
Hill, Whitney, Sterry 7, Johnson 6,
Seeond Day.
The weather for the second day was bright and clear in the
morning and the sweeps opened with all the ‘big ones” on hand.
The first event was a little sweep at 10 straightaways, resulting:
Sterry 9, Dickey, Stanton and Manley 8 each, Yerrington 7, Perry
and Whittlesey 5 each, Webb 4.
The second event was 12 standards from 5 traps: Savage, Dic-
key, Ridge and Stanton 12 each, Sterry, Albee, Perry, Longdon
and Yerrington 11 each, Porter 9, Stone 8, Manley, Folsom and
Carney 7 each,
The third event was at 20 standards, 5angles: Perry, Stanton
and Dickey 19 each, Ridge 18 each, Yerrington, Sterry and Carney
1% each, Longdon, Savage and Porter 16 each, E. Folsom and
Albee 15 each.
The fourth event was at 10 standards on 5 traps: Stanton and
Ridge 10 each, Yerrington, Dickey, Sterry, Albee, Savage, Long-
on and Stone 9 each, Perry 8, Manley, Porter and Carney 7 each,
ebb a.
The fifth event was at 30standards, the $50 guaranteed race of
the day, was next shot. The wind was high and the birds flew
with great uncertainty as is shown by the fact that some of the
best shots in New England dropped 3 and 4 birds out of 30, The
scores follow: Savage 28, Stanton and Diekey 27 each, Perry 26,
Longdon 25, Willey, Burbridge, Ridge and Risley 24,' Manley,
Thomas and Yerrington 23 each, Sterry 22, Melrose 21, Carney
and Whittlesy 19. .
The sixth event was the two-man team, 10 birds to each man
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Twelve clays was the seventh event. The result: Perry, Dickey,
Ridge 12 each, Willey, Stanton, Porter 11 each, Savage, Sterry,
aiey ensien 10 cach, Longdon, Yerrington, Burbridge 9 each,
solden 7,
The eighth event was 10 standards at jangles: Willey, Sterry,
Dickey 10 each. Stanton, Yerrington, Longdon, Savage, Perry,
Porter Ensign 9 each, Higby, Ridge, Carney § each, Golden 5.
The ninth event was the 20 standard race, first prize a fine Colt
repeating rifle presented by the Colt Fire Arms Company. This
was won by Mr. Manley on ascore of 19, Other scores: Willey,
Ridge, Dickey 18 each, Stanton, Perry, Risley 17 each, Sterry,
Yerrington, Burbridge, Savage 16 each, Longdon, Ensign 15 each,
Thomas 12. ?
The tenth event was 5 pair of clay birds: Dickey, Stanton,
Ridge, Savage, Carney 9 each, Golden 6, Longnon, Perry, Sterry,
Albee, Porter 7 each, Ensign 5.
The eleventh event wasl10 standards, 5 traps: Willey, Perry,
Risley 10 each, Dickey, Savage, Burbridge 9 each, Thomas, Long-
don, Sterry, Yerrington, Douglas 8 each, Stanton 7, Golden 6,
Melrose, Holt 5 each.
The same sweepstake repeated for the twelfth eyent: Dickey,
Thomas, Hooper 10 each, Burbridge, Perry, Sterry, Willey 9 each,
Stanton 8, Whittlesey 7, Risley 6, Lenoir 5. :
Another 10 bird sweep was shot for number 13; Burbridge,
Dickey, Stanton 10 each, Perry. Yerrington, Risley 9 each, Say-
ay ete ae Melrose 8 each, Thomas7, Whittlesey 6, Golden,
illey 5.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 31.—The Minneapolis Gun Club’s shoot at
the club grounds to-day was an enjoyable event, and the usual
number of sportsmen were present. The scores follow. Club
badge shoot at10 singles and 5pairs: Skinner 10, Lawrence 16,
Boardman 16, Marshall 16, Stokes 16, Pratt 14, Webley 12, Osmer
14, Griffin 14, Brady 12, Kennedy 15, Warwick 17, Shott 10, Swan-
man 16, Baegel 15, Whitcomb 11 Daniels 10, Whitcomb, Jr. 10,
Ensign 14, Cutter 14, Murphy 12, Sewall 10. Warwick wins senior
badge, Kennedy junior badge and Boardman the amateur badge.
Tribune badge shoot at 9singles and 8 pairs: Ensign 10, War-
wick $, Brady 10, Stokes 18, Lawrence 10, Murphy 12, Cutter 11,
Shott il, Marshall 13, Boardman 12, Skinner 9, Webley 10, Ken-
nedy 9, Swanman 7, Sewall 8, Pratt 9, Bader 8, Whitcomb 9, Cole-
man $, Osmer 8, Goosman 8. Marshall won the badge.
ERIE, Pa., May 31._The Presque Isle Gun Club was formed
about two months ago by several young gentlemen, and its growth
has been good, it now having about 20 members. All the mem-
bers are improving in wing-shooting since the first shoot, whick
was held April 30, and to-day proved that they were not afraid of
bluerocks thrown from either right, left or center traps. To-day’s
shoot was checked somewhat on account of rain, and the high
wind caused the birds to fly wild, The score was as follows: 4H,
Abell 5, F. Ball 8, J. D. Heydrick 8, R. Howell 6. W.S, Hunt 9,
Chas. Hirt 9, Chas, Siegel 9, Geo. Russell 9, Wm. Siegel 10. Wm.
atest! ak Chas. Siegel second, and James Heydrick third on
shoot-off.
NORWICH TOURNAMENT.
HE two-days’ tournament of the Norwich, Conn., Shooting
Association, held May 28 and 29, was not so largely attended
as the management had hoped for. The storm of Monday kept
many shooters from a distance at home, and the large number of
tournaments occurring about the same date was probably the
cause of keeping many more away. On the first day about 30
shooters were in attendance, and 18 events were rattled off. The
second day only a bare dozen faced the traps, but managed to
have a very enjoyable time; the programme was not finished and
the shooting ceased at noon. The weather throughout the shoot
was all that could be desired, but on the opening day a strong
wind made the shooting quite hard. Mr. H. A. Penrose, of Key-
stone target fame,had entire charge of the shoot, and he threw
about 8,000 Keystones during the tournament. The shooting was
done under Keystone rules from one set of 5 traps. The following
table of shooters, arms and charges shows the weapons and their
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Event No. 1, 10 Keystones, 75 cents entrance, four moneys:
Burbridge.....-.... 1111010101— 7 MeFarlane,...-.. 1011110011— 4
Whittlesey......... 0N0111I— 8 ~Tee Kay..,..--.---... O111101101— _7
Conner..-..... ..-. .0000011110— 4 Pattison... -- 101011U110— 6
0100100011I— 4_ Barnes, .... .«. 1011111100— 7
1100001010— 4 Baldwin... ...0110111100— 6
.111111171—10 ~Mershon.... . --1100011010— 5
111010101— 7 ~ James . . ..0100000110— 8
IPA EEISOD 1, by selenite ee 1L0LWD111— 7 Johnson......-..-...1000011010— 4
Yerrington.........JI1M111I—10 Smith............... 111011 1001— 7
ITVS OB nos cn cate 1010111010— 6 Whittlesy.... .-1100110011— 6
Houghton.,......... 1111111101— 9 Mershon....-.....-.- 1000000001.--. 2
CODNER pay. cee O110100111— 6 Albee........ mae Ss AMAL II—10
Tee Kay...........- O1N1111111—- 9 _Burbridge.......... 111101011— 8
ROS Baretiesd ecan scale 1111111111—10 Barnes .........-... 1111011100— 7
IWSUDAcsmeors ace ns « 1111111011— 9 MeFarlane. ...-...,1100011001I— 5
Bald wills. 2... nu... 0100110111— 6 Robbins............ 1 0111111— 9
Yerrington, Ross and Albee first, Houghton, Webb and Robbins
pecan e on shoot-off, Burbridge third, Pattison, Smith and Barnes
ourth.
Event No. 3, 4 singles and 3 pairs Keystones, $1.25 entrance:
Houghton ....1111-4 1011 01-48 Whi tlesy....0111-8 11 00 10-3-6
Pattison...... 1011-3 10 11 Ul-+7 Webb......... 11li-+t 00 1) [1-4-8
ENS Speyenrae ey 11-4 0010 00-1-5 Barnes... .... 1000-1 01 11 11-54
Albee......... 1011-3 6011 11-47 McFarlane. .1111-4 00 10 11-3-7
Yerrington...1111-4 00 11 00-2-6 Burbridge....0111-8 00 10 10-2-5
Tinker........ 1111-4 01 10 10-8-7 Tee Kay...... 1110-3 11 10 104-7
Baldwin...... 1011-8 10 10 11-47
Houghton and Webb first, Tinker second on shoot-off al 3 pairs
with 5, Yerrington, Whittlesy, Barnes and Tee Kay third, Ross
and Burbridge fourth.
Event No. 4, 10 singles, #1 entrance:
Yerrington......... T11101111—10 Tee Kay. .. -. 1 111101101— 8
EQ BY bee aa sre oat ee 1113111010— 8 Whittlesy . .1111101101— 8
McFarlane . . L110000L1I— 6 Pattison... HMO0100111i— 7
Burbridge. . ..111011011— 8 Webb...... .1111111111—10
Conners .... ..1001010010— 4 Barnes..... -1001011010— 5
Houghton .. ..11001111— 8 Baldwin.... ....... 11011100n— 7
Robbins .... . 1O1OL101— 7 Smith,....... be se0" 1011011111— 8
Bidwell............ ,1110111100— 7 Bristol...-..,......, 1011111 110— 8
Dinkeres 2c ee § 1111011001— 7 Folsom ............. 1010111100— 6
THMEs 2 SL Wee ser OLO000101I— 4 Gould............... 0111011011— 7
Allpem, :).527 222i te OOLNTTIIIO— 7 Hill... ..... ..... -1011010101I— 6
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Yerrington and Webb first, Honghton and Bristol second on
shoot-off with 5, Albee and Gould third on shoot-off with 5,
McFarlane and Folsom fourth.
Hvent No. 5, 20: singles, entrance $2:
Tinker... ..10010010111111111011—14 Watkins..11111101011011010000—12
Albie......11710011011171710011—-15 Hall....-. .11001110011111101111—15
Ross.......0010011011101711110J—13 Conner. ..,00110111011 10110110012
Webb..... 10111111011111111101-47 James.. ...10010000100100100101— 7
Baldwin. .11010111100111111110-—-15
Houghton 1110001101111 00101118
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Bristol first, Webb, Y
Pattison and Baldwin third, Tinker, Folsom and Osgood fourth.
Yerrington......... 1111111111—10_ Barnes.........:..:.000M01iTI— 5
Ospood.........: ...:1111001111— 8 MeFarlane...:.....1101016 -— 7
Harvey............O11101110— 7 Albee,.........:.3..01i10n— 38
Tinker i yay Een feces WNMATIGIOI— § Rioss........ 0.2.0.5 1111010101— 7
Houghton........-.. 1111111110— § Webb...... lainactoee 111N10ll— §
Gould..... .-.......1001111001-- 6 Baldwin.....-...... Hi — 9
BES hOl ne cretne eaten 111111011]— 9 James.... ........,101000010— 4
Burbridge........,. 111110111— § Pattison,........... JU0UTIOH 7
Qonner... LOMTITNI— 9 Hill. _.,,.<22..,,+: L110101110— 7
Folsom... 101L0TIII1— 8 Tee Kay......,...: .0101110110— 6
Watkime.....0.5 0030 101101111— 8 Whittlesy....... ,..1011110T10— 7
Tinker... . ,.....011101 10 10—6 Webh...... beriecrd 100111 10 00—6
Baldwin...,....... 011111 11 11—9 Whiltlesy........010111 11 10-7
Goulden. te 011171 11 11—9 Burbridge .......d11111 00 00—6
Polsam!_—7 SF 011011 O01 11—7 Alhee.,...... ee nO BRED suloties)
Bristolife =. <4 111110 01 01— Barnes......... ,,.1001]1 01 01—6
Watkins ......:- 111111 01 11—9 Oonner.......... ALM10 10 T—8
MeFarlan.,..,..., O11 Ji 1—9 Tee Kays... 1.235: 110111 11 10—8
Yerrington....... 111101 0101 % Bidwell .......... ONL O01 01-6
OBS wy. 22. ese. cLOI0: 10 01—8' “HAW fo synsc or: OOTY T0005
Hotehion es 01111 11 11—9 Sargent...,.-.. ,.. 111110 10 11—8
Houghton first on shoot off, breaking 10; Conner, Tee Kay and
SIL On second, Folsom, Bristol, Yerrington and Whittlesy third,
Tinker fourth on shoot-off with 5.
Event No. 8, 10 singles. entranc> $1.50:
Baldwin ..c2 yeeve 1000011110— 5 Webb............... 1111111010— 8
Cold) i, ee W101111— 9 ~Whittlesy. ...... » 1101111110— 9
WOM sess ete sors 1010111111— 9 Tinker............. 111171111—10
BESCGleie tet seeks 1111010011— 9 ATbee........... ... MONOITIII— 7
Watkins..,....1..25 11110111J1— 9 Barnes...,........ ,.1111010010— 6
ROSS. Peake pace 1010111011— 7 Conner........ ob he 0111111111— 9
Yerrington......... 11N0N1I— 9 ~Kee Kay ........ . 1101111110— 8
McParlan .......0 111111711—-10_Bidwell............ .1101010110— 6
Houghton... .:..... OMIIIIII— 9 Hill.-.... aed Ae 101111171— §
McFarlan and Tinker first, Watkins and Houghton second on
shoot-off with 4, Tee Kay and Webb third, Ross and Albee fourth.
Event No. 9, 30 singles, entrance $3.75:
VOurIMOLOMys. vessels wes enn eae 140111 00111910011110111111191—25
(yy ito aint Go spas en. ep hies 149141101111111011101111111110—27
Tee Kay -1410710110111711111109010110011—21
Watkins 110111.000111110110111110011110—21.
Houghton eee 411111111111.10911011011 0011.1 — 28
iinet sete Afresticep sa 1420710110101 11111101111 — 27
Bose Gaertn = neta een a celaece e --L11101110101111101101610111101—22
MOMROME Sl: ot pcteres vee ee eee eie 0011119111100110110111111 01111—22
(GOUMGh ne eevee ence eens 1911110191111 11100 1011110111125
BTESTG) sep jen sete P omen ee te ale taee 1411111110191. 27
WedD.. sunk ewe Ws omnes mor conrct. 010001100110011111111111010100—18
FT ONN WSIS = ap aews se arenas sree 000100011010011111011111101111—19
13 bls aR seR errr tte or oie 111111111011011010111011000101—21
ICL ER OY Bee 8 S86 Cock ote ace eee vars 110011111001101000010011013011—17
Ji} ve doy ONae ss oainG tonne eke Sioa eyo An 111110110111101011111.001011711— 28
Mula ah id GEA VSp BBB Me: Rio wscuormcr mor eas Q0111010119111111.1101111110011—28
PRUE deste ecu oe ys Peete area TTS OLNITIIOINITICOLL0NI 111 128
Tinker, Albee and Bristol first with 27, Houghton second with
26, Gould and Yerrington third with 25, Burbridge, Whittlesy and
Palmer fourth with 23.
Byent No. 10, 10 Bae
les, entrance $1.25:
NOO10I— 6
Ridwell.........-.. 10 McFarlane...... ..1111011110—8
WoOnDET I. shee 0101110000— 4 Mitchell....... .... 1110111101—8
Yerrington .... -.+ 1111101111— 9 Whittlesey..........1101101001—6
Baldwin.......-.--- T11011110— 8 ~‘Tee Kay ............ 1101111011—8
Houghton........ PDT ORIG ESS AS TIES My aie eee red 11. 10101101—7
ROTC eke. cs 1 2 ures Q0111111701I— 8 Albee............... ..1001111111—8
Folsom....... 2... 1100101001— 5 Johnson............. 0101001011—5
IRTISbtl sa ss.) es W111111111—10 Tinker............... 0111101111—8
Watkin:..........-LI11111111—10 Webb........... .. .1010110111—7
Burbidge.....-..-.++ 1111111101— 9
and Webb fourth.
Byent No. 11, 20
Yer’gton.. WOU1101111 111 1—18
Folsom... -10111101111110011011—15
M’Farlanel1101011010101111111—15
Albee, ....11111111111101313111—19
Houghton 1001011101101 L1G—14
Gould... .11117100111101110110—15
singles, entrance $2:
Mitchell. .01110111100001100001—16
Webb..... 101711117011131.10111—17
En ee 11111110110110000100—12
Burbidge..10111111111109001101—14
Tee Kay. .1111011i111011111001--17
Whittlesy11001111161111111101—16
Bristol. ...11111111010111100101—16 Watkins...101111110111110110]—16
Bald win..1111111011101101011116
Albee first, Yerrington second, Webb and Tee Kay third, Whit-
tlesey and Bristol fourth on shoot-off, breaking 9.
Event Ne. 12, 2-man team, 10 singles each, entrance $2 50:
MeFariane......1110111111— 9 Yee Kay ....... 1101011101— 7
Hill.,.......--.-L110111171— 9—18 Ross............ 1111110111— 9—16
Webb......-.-.- 1111117111—10 Watkins: ..... 1111110101— 8
Baldwin........ OMNIITIT— $—19 Albee. .2..-,., 0111110101— 8—16
Houghton .....- 1111111 100— 8 Burbidge....... ono01ii— 7
Yerrington.....1111111001— 8—I6 Whittlesy...... WLN01T1— 9—16
Hvent No. 13, 10 singles:
Yerrington........- W1111T110— 9 Hill............... -.1111111111—10
OTE leee stems cree ee I10N11NI— 9 Barnes.............. 1000110NI— 5
MeGubgiy......-2. -- W11111711—10 Penrose............. 1100111011— 7
GOT inte etree 111101111110 Rik r.............. 1011100001— 5
Houghton......-.-. AMWM11I—10 Albee weeeeee ae LITIIOIII— 9
b May 29. "
Event No. 1,10 Keystones, entrance 75 cents, 3 moneys:
Yerrington.....,..-- 01NN111111—9 Gould ..,.-.....-... 01117119
FUP es. Goes 8 1101100101—6 Barnes -...-...,.....1101001100—5
SPECIES. sn faseiges ebomriesaes 0011111110—7 James........ SEL cnie 0000010111—4
ATDGGR Ach tn hones 111)101101—8 Penrose.......,..,...1110011111—8§
Houghton....-.--.-. ,111101111i—9
All divided. 4
Event No. 2, 10 singles. entrance $1.25, 3 moneys; ;
Yerrington......... 1110110111— 8 Gould,,..:-:- ;-.--.. 1001100100— 4
Stronwecneee ries se 1W110N11I— 9 James.,.-...-...... -1110101001— 6
ae NUDE aoe peo es _1LN1I1i—10 ~Penrose....--.. »... 000NTNTI— 7
Sibeet)i etree aces OOUMOII— 7 Leslie.............4. 0011111011— 7
Houghtow......-. = 0111110101— 7
All divided. ; M
Event No. 3,4 singles and 2 pairs, entrance $1.25, 2 moneys:
Gould.....-...: O11 =: 10 00—6i. «~Penrose........0111 10 11 11—8
Yerrington....1111 10 060 01-6 James......... O10 =. 00 O8F 10—2
Houghton O10 1010 ¥1—5 Barnes.....,...0110 11 10 01—6
Albee.........- 1011 = =00 00 10—4
Divided.
Event No, 4,10 singles, entrance #1:
Yerrington.........101011111— 8 James........ ..... OLIOL00101— 5,
Penrose .... _.0101011711— & Hill............ ...-111010101— 7
Robbins .. NOLO — 6 Story): sso woke 0111001— 7
Houghton 11170111—10 Tee Kay............ O1L11C0LI— 7
-QO00LOLINI— 5 Gould............ -. OLW1110111— 7
Verret nlli11111110001-19 Strong... ..11110011110111110110—1
Ee ae « 01010101910111110101I—18_ Gould... ...110117111111110111111—-48
Houghton third.
Event No. 6, 10 singles, entrance $1:
Yerrington......- ., J11T11—10 ~Mershon..... ...-... 1011100101—6
Vil oe ees eos OLIOIIN110— 7 Leslie...............- 1011011001—6
SUTON@ fee ees OMIOITII— 8 Gould................ 1011110111—8
bebe en sys 1111111001— 8 Penrose..,........-.- O111111711—9
Houghton .......... 111111111110 _Brand....,...........0111110111 8
Robiinsi.cs.---3 O100L0110I— 5_-‘Tee Kay........ S.tbss 1101 11—
Event No. 7, 6 singles and 2 pairs, entrance $1.50:
Yerrington..,-..111111 If 11—10 Albee........-.. 1011 «11 1i— 9
SETOME ss 4 seen wel LL OOS e Taal er wees vo 10011 11 H— &
Barnes....---..-.101101 11 0lI— 7 Gould..-......... 111110 10 10— 7
Penrose.....,.---l01111 1010— 7 Tee Kay....-...- 101111 10 11— 8
Houghton.......011111 11 00— 7
Yerrington first, Albee second, Strong, Hill and Tee Kay third,
Event No. 8, 10 singles, entrance $1.50:
Yerrington......... lMitiu— 9 Houghton...,......0M10IT1I— 8
TA oe ose eee LOMMOTIU— 8 Beard.,...,.:..-....100U11110— 6
Penrose ...-- .. JO1MU111I— 8 Albee..........-....110M1p11I— 8-
SLPOUL see een « 110111i111— 9
Yerrington and Strong first, Penrose second on shoot off, Beard
third. Tue Kay,
MONTREAL.—The Montreal Gun Club are in luck again. The
competitions for the two Greeners gave rise to a good dealiot
enthusiasm and caused large turnouts of the members. Thereds-
another valuable prize now open for competition. Mr. David
Burke, the secretary of the club, has presented a fine D. B: Scott
gun for the members. to scramble after, and it is calculated the —
seramble will be a lively one.
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Mattice.
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convention was called to order by the president,
Jonn 6, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
409
NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR THE
PROTECTION OF FISH AND GAME.
TE thirty-first annual conyention of the N. Y. State Associa
tion for the Protection of Fish and Game was beld at the
Delavan House, Albany, N, ¥,,0n Monday evenin kar a The
os. N. Speer.
That interest in the State Association has revived was evidenced
by the attendance, which was unusually latge. The following
clubs were represented by delegates:
Audubon Club, Buffalo: John Meheshaer, Theo. Flack, Ph.
Stellwagen, Dr. H.C. Frost and Geo. R. Vine..
Lakeside Gun Club, Geneva; Henry B, Whitney, J. S. Barnes,
J. G. Stacey, E. H. Kniskern and O, J, Whitney.
Spencer Gun Oiuh, Lyons: W, 5, Gavitt, R. J. Marshall, J. W.
Putnam, J. B. Stoll and J. 0, Meyers,
Northern Wayne Gun Clib, Williamson: W.C, Hadley, E. K,
Barnum, E. C. Delano, Jas. Kirk and Will McIntyre.
Onondaga Gun Club, Syracuse: Geo. GC. Luther, H. MeMurchy,
E.J, Hudson, Dan Lefever and W. H, Cruttenden.
Paine STOW. Gun Olub: PF. W. Partiss, J. A, Banta and J. D.
>eirson.
Auburn Gun Club: §. H. Deyitt, J. A. Carr, J, E, Bridges, Hi. V.
Kipp and B. Doan.
ueen City Gun Olub, Buffalo; F, D. Kelsey, B. Falsama, B.
Atidrews, O. Besser and W, D. Moore.
Homer and Cortland Gun Club, Cortland: A.M, Schemerhorn
and E, C, Rinidge. ;
Oneida County Sportsmen's Association, Utica: W.H. Beck-
with, H. L. Gates, W. A. Elliott, A. §, Hunter and W. H. Booth.
Rome Gun_ Club: Thos, H. Stryker, Albert H. Golly, W. R.
Huntington, W. P, Rayland and L, Bb. Bertrand.
Steuben Sportsmen's Association, Pultiey: Alderman Baker.
im Grove Gun Club, Albany: W.G, Paddock, Geo. Knowles,
Holly Gardner, fF, K, Wood and Chas, L. Gove.
Twenty-four new clubs applied for membership and were
unabimously elected, The majority of them were represented
by delegates, but. few were not; we rive the list below: .
ochester Rifle Club: . ©. Hadley, H, B. Hooker, A. Rick-
man, Geo. W. Crouth, Jr., and A. D. McMaster.
eee Gun Club, East Aurora: FV. 1). Kelsey, W. B. Moore and
ews,
‘Lyons Wishand Game Protective Association, Lyons; Henry
ee Is ©. Myers, Burton Hammond, D. P. Chamberlin and
Geo. Kent,
Bradley Gun Club, Waldin: W. Herbert Dupree.
nion Gun Club, Brunswick: W. T. Ford,
South Side Gun Club, Watertown: O. M. Paddock.
Valley Falls Gun Club; John F. Cunningbam.
Trojan Gun Olub of Troy: A. Paul, G. Zuessen, Jolin Hancock,
H, Durffee and S. Goggin.
North Side Gun Club of Woodside, L. I.: Sam], Lyon.
Greenbush Gun Cinb: §, G. Williams, W. G. Paw, A. P. Cady,
J.T. Cappe and BE. BE. Williams,
New Berlin Gun Club; Wm. Armstrong, D. Carlton, J. P. Hill,
GC. P. Cushman and J. L, Dykes.
Catskill Gun Club: Louis P. Schutt, Thomas Beach and Wm.
Independent Gun Club, Hoosic Falls; N. Y, Suburban Shooting
Grounds Association, New York city, Red Hook Gun Club, Lit-
tle Falls Gun Club, Olean Sportsman’s Assn., Saratoga Gun Club,
Gloverdale Shooting Club, Chatham Gun Club, Clarksville Gun
Club, Lake Ontario Gun Club of Irondequoit, Fountain Gun
Club of Brooklyn and the Batavia Gun Club,
There was no new business to come before the convention, so
the question of a place to hold the next tournament was taken up.
ir. W.S. Garritt, of the Spencer Gun Club, spoke in favor of
Lyons. He mentioned the fact that Lyons had on three previous
occasions asked for the convention, and each time had been put
off with the promise that they should haye it the following year,
and now he thougnt they were justl; entitled toiz. He spoke of
Liyons's capabilities for giving a good shoor and properly entei-
taining the yisitors,and wound up with an eloquent appeal to the
Association to fulfil their promises and give Lyons the con-
vention, His associates, W. ©. Hadley and J. D. Meyers,
ably seconded his appeal. Syracuse put in a bid in
the person of Mr, Ed. Hudson, and Rome also advanced
, ©. Rayland and A. H. Golley as orators. in the
effort to secure the prize. After much discussion a ballot was
taken, which resulted in 38 votes for Lyons, 22 for Syracuse and 10
for Rome, This vote was then made a unanimous one for Lyons,
Where the convention for 189) will be held, The following officers
were then elected for 1890: President, Wm. S. Gairth, of Lyons;
Hirst, Vice-President, Geo. O. Luther, af Syracuse; Second Vice-
President. Thos. H. Greer, of Albany; Recording Secretary, John
B. Sage, of Buifalo; Corresponding Secretary, Ross Parshall of
Lyons; Treasurer, Dan Lefever, of Syracuse.
he King bird was adopted by the Association as the standard
target for all matehes, and the American Shooting Association
rules were also adopted. The convention then adjourned till
8 o'clock Tuesday evening.
Tuesday, June 5.- The first day of the tournament opened with
very uniayorable weather, frequent hard showers doing their
best to drown the enthusiasm, Tue shooting is done on the
grpunds of the Elm Grove Gun Club at the Fair Grounds on Troy
Road. The attendance was very good, about 75 or 80 shooters
taking an active part. Two events open to members of State As-
sociation only were shot. In both these events, the shooters
were classified into three classes, 90, 80 and 70.
The first event was at 9 kingbirds, entrance $4,4 moneys to 90
class, 4 moneys to 80 class and 6 moneys to 7 class. The winners
in 90 class were: Hirst, H. McMurchy, J.D. Kelsey, M. CG. Smith
and H. B, Whitney with nine straigiit; second won by Geo. OC.
Luther alone; third divided by H, Gardner and QO. Besser, Jr.:
fourth divided by J, E, Brigden and J. B. Webelhoer, The 80
class winners were: First, J. Koch aiter shoot-off; second, L, P,
Schutt, J. F. Cunningham, CU. A, Johnston, C. M. Pelton and
Ae OF Pierson; third, W, 8. Gavitt, C. L. Gove, J. P. Hill and J,
A, Kiliott; fourth, Dan Lefever, T. A. Peacock and G, Guinodde;
fifth, H. M. Candee and W.T. Lord. The 70 class were: first, J.
Hames after breaking 17 straight in shoot-off; second, J. T. Carr
and Geo, Mosher; thd, M, J, Kingsley; fourth, L. G. Carr:
fifth, A, Rickman and sixth E, H. Kruskeen.
Byent No, 2, at 9 kinghirds, entrance $4; four moneys to 90 class,
six to 80 class and six to 70 class. First in 90 class were T. D. Kel-
sey, J, Koch and H. Gardnez; second, H. MeMurchy, M. GC, Smith,
H. B. Whitney and O, Besser, Jr.; third, Brigden and Luther;
fourth not awarded in this class. In the &0 class the winners
were: Wirst, Dan Lefever, after shoot-off; second, J, Porter and
E. Hudson; third, L. P. Schutt, H. Candee and EK, M, Felton;
fourth. E. Andrews; fifth, J. D. Pierson; and sixth, W. D. Fora’
Seyenty class; Wirst, A. Baker; second, E. Hudson, Jr., and A,
Paul; third, 0. M. Paddock, Geo. Mosher, S. Lyons and W. Mat-
tice; fourth, Hames and Stacey, alter breaking 23 out of 24 in
shoot-off, fifth, G, Buesser; sixth not awarded.
Four events open to all were also shot. »No. 1, at 10 kingbirds
from 5 traps, Keystone rules, $1 entrance, four moneys, had for
the winners: Virst, C, W. Yerrimeton, WY. D. Kelsey, W, Collins,
Carr, Beach, Gardner, Hudson and Whitney; second, Tee Kay,
H. D. Miller, W. C. Smith, Mosher, Luther, Heikes and Bessin:
third, Quimby, Brigden and Stockwell; fourth, H. P, Kipp, Rich-
mond, Andrews and Albee. Second open event at 10 kinebirds,
same as No.1: Wirst, Miller, Albee, Lindsley. Brigden, Gayitt,
Yerrington, Heikes and Collins; second, Collins, MeMurchy and
Apgar; third and fourth not decided.
hird open event, at 5 kingbirds, 4 traps, entrance $1.50, three
moneys: Hirst, Heikes, Smith, MceMurchy, Collins and Choate,
aiter breaking 16 straight in shoot-off; second. Hudson, Baker,
Lefever, Schutt and Johnson; third, Devitt and Buesser.
Fourth open event, at 9 kingbirds from 3 traps, $1 entrance,
four moneys: First, Quimby, Miller and Luther; second, Choate,
Hill, Lindstey and Livingston; third wou by Carr on shoot-off;
fourth shot off and won by Buesser.
| Full scores of all events will be given in our next issue,
FRANK MAson,
SOUTH MANCHESTER, Ct.—The Manchester Gun and Game
Olub will hold a tournament June 20 with the following pro-
tammeé: 1. Hive clays, entry 25 cents. 2. Five standards, entry
cents. 3. Ten clays, (all divide), entry $1. 4. Five pairs stan-
dards, entry 60 cents. 5, Ten clays, (shoot to a finish), entry $1. 6.
Fifteen standards, (all divide), entry 75 cents. 7. Four pairs clays,
entry 60 cents, 8. Seven standards, (straightaway), entry 75 cents.
9, 15 clays, entry $1.50. 10. Three pairs standards, entry 50 cents.
Il. Ten clays, (straightaway), entry 75 cents. 12. Ten standards.
(shoot to a linish), entry fo cents. 13. Five pairs clays, eniry $1
vent 9, divided into halves, each half divided in two moneys of
60and 40 per cent. The rise on doubles will be l4yds, for 12-bores
and lfvds, for 10-bores. The rise on singles will be l6yds. for 12-
ores, and 18yds, for 10-bores. Straightaway matches will be at
_ 18yds, for 12-bores, and 20yds. for 10-bores,
7
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-—
lication in the current issue, It is particularly re-
_ quested that scores be sent us as early as possible.
THE CORRY GUN CLUB held their weekly shoot on May 23.
W. EF. Lewis won the gold medal, Dr. Waggoner the silver medal,
and Bentley the leather medal. Keystone targets:
Lewis—.. . af Deion Wy RAPE pee cee Peete 11 Tit VITA — 24
Waegoner.. 2c... ccce ee eevee eco epee ees LITTON III 128
VACHE rem, dew cy namaste ets + -1101119101011010 1914111 J—22
HT SL hee aS Guar AR Anes 1111101101101 701110111 —20
WeetMore <2. 66. cce seme ee eee ee ee ee sees -yLOL0UIIT11101100111111110—19
PV AROCES pase canacnice th: s een one 1110111010101101001111111—18
LATS) fae eRe Rat ae Peat 00121101107 £0111 111017701—18
Scott .-.:.. a OS OR ROAG Mat 4 aan 10011011101119.1110001101—17
Britt) tr Ae a a een he een tt, 0141011110011 1100011 10—17
TEATWESECLR: SP ees eee ae ree ee eet: 10111110011110010)0100010—14
TN LT Cts PS SR aS se nak care eR a oa 0110700001 111111011100001 —14
CUTENESS 5 a aay. MAAMP ety ete Shs MARRY ie Q00119101101711000100011 1 —14
SVAN iMCMM NS yc aerator mua £7 101012011010 1000010110110—13
PARIBOUTIND UPA rr EOE Cae way 1110010702111011000101000—13
EVV A ee re ten ne Fae ee _... ».1001,001100001110110101101—18
(ORDA ce ee yar ee Sol. rat oe _,. ,.00314110111001011010001001—13
Hellsharc co, . sud dee Fo eins A ewe 1100111010010011U9001001—11
JREODEOI SS. Lok. eet eee ee . GOO00LON1010091110000111— 9
cA bye eam ns Bale RAMP bp Rae Bares 0010010110010001100000011— 9
CUI IEE iyaetiee a i Giadoete ase, ER eee he e's See i tEROM ET 5
Biydenborg, dient, vabsse0btets «ltenreee 1011 —
BUD OBS oe Pack cheek eee 0101000001001010100000000— 6
ULL Y= wrath od lan STL hehe shits tLe (1011010000000L00000010000— 5
May 30.—T:he shoot to-day commenced in 4 driviug.wind, which
made very difficult shooting, but the cracks were equal to the
occasion, as the scores will show. The club shoot of 600 targets
was shot off in one hour and eight minutes, and with several new
men that had never beforeshot at the trap. Keystone rules and
targets were the order of the day, and sweepstakes closed the
afternoon’s sport: Lewis 24, Laurie 24, Blydenburg 18, Arnold 18,
Wetmore 17, Hdwards 16, Starbird 16, Wilson 15, Ward 14, Mead
14, Oliver 18, Austin 13. McCray 12, Duffy 11, Dunbar 11, Hammond
ll, Blair 10, Marsh 9, Newman 9, Blydenburg, Jr., Waggoner 9,
Jacobson 7, Hastman 5, Bilis 4. The gold medal was won by Will
Lewis, silver medal Blydenburg, leather medal Ellis.
BONE HOLLOW.—Beaver, Pa,, May 25.—The Bone Hollow
Shooting Club, of this Pate held its fourth weekly shoot to-day.
The reader is respectfully requested in his criticisms of our score
fo make due allowance for our youth (as a club) and inexperience,
none of the members haying shot at bluerocks before we organized,
and one at least has always shot the rifle. The attendance of
members was not what if should have been. The usual crowd of
spectators were on hand, and we had four visitors from Industry,
a. The day was dark. Match No, 1, 10 bluerocks, 3 traps, Key-
stone rules:
W Atkins............ 0001011000—8 W Humm...,........ 0000110100—3
Aughenbaugh.......1100011110—6 Doe Bwing*.. .....,1010011111—7
G A Seroggs......... WOMNN101I—-7-—-Knight*..........., .1000001100—8
Be SWValaone 2s, 2 ees 0000010100—2. Campbell*..-. ......1001000!101—4
Dr Wilson..........- OV010L001I0—8 Marker *,.-...-...-- -LO1G0001L00—3
Match No. 2, as above:
WeAtkingai< «sss 1000001000—2 GQ Wolf.,.......... 1010010101—5
Anghenbaugh ...... OLONII01I0I—5_~=SDoc Ewing. ......... LOOT —7
G A Seroggs ........ 110111101I—8_—“Knight............... 0071100011—5
WP eyialsony tans: deen. 1000101100—4 Campbell... ........ 1000110101—4
W H Humm....... . O00000L002—1 Marker..............5 es me ae
* Visitors.
ELMSFORD, N. Y., May 80.—Irvington Gun Club, 5 glass balls,
i8yds, rise:
Lefurgy <li ose» OO000—O COnkIIn.. we eeeres, cee ened 01010—2
13.7, Ty ee ee TM0OI—3- Rowley. sn cicsnsceeacsee 11011—4
Acker,.-.... PPL eee W0l—4 Lawton....+.-..62...00 00. 10000—1
Wit Det ee ee SP ee TOlI—4 Walseas... cy... cece cen 00110—2
JERUNVS Yeeeah ed freebie OOOLO—1
On shoot-off, Rowley first,-Menzies second, Conklin third,
Five glass balls:
Eigkesws. 0). Pe _«se.----O0000—0 Rowley....-.......-,00--35 00010—1
WT VA Te a eee 01101—8 1 Taylor.....-.0.0..5 2.0. .. 01100—2
PACHEMe. Meese heen seahy 1101I—4 Cameron. . ..._...,..... 00010—1
Omklinwen yee se 11010—3 pyc leah Abe ees =: 10110—3
Dhetirr seer, Rieke. cb OOOO) ~Strickland.... ........... 00110—2
Wiaseas on aie 1011 1-—4
Wilseas first, Menzies second, Taylor third,
ee bluerocks:
rd wo Cie ae Se Let QUI Gawtonec. 2-2 ..c- seen ne 01111—4
PACK Yat cies nicanee rele LOMI— "Conklin we ee 01011—3
Wilseas......... PS ta O1l0I—8.- Lefurgy................... 00000—0
Rowley ++ .00LL1—3
Maich at 5 bluerocks: Ward 3, Rawley 2, Lawton 2, Acker 3,
ea 2, Conklin 4, Lefurgy 2, Strickland 1. On shoot-off Ward
second,
Four of the club shot 5 live birds each for practice,
Acker 3, Menzies 3, Wilseas 1, Conklin 5.
Same as above: Wilseas 3, Menzies 2, Acker 3, Conklin 3.
Match at_5 bluerocks: Ward 3, Rawley 1, Lawton 2, Acker 2,
Wilseas 1, Lefurgy 3, Conklin 0.
5, Menzies 4, Acker 2, Wilseas 4,
Match at 5 bluerocks: Rawley
Ward 2, Taylor 1, Strickland 1. Onshoot-off Menzies 2a, Ward 3d.
Match at 5 bluerocks—Rowley 4, Acker 1, Ward 2, Menzies 2,
Lawton 2, Strickland 2.
Match at 5 bluerocks—Rowley 4, Menzies 2, Acker 2, Taylor 0,
Wilseas 0, Ward 3.
In a match at 5 bluerocks, Rowley and Menzies scored 3 each,
total 6, against Ward 2 and Strickland 1, total 3.
Match at 5 bluerocks—Rowley 5, Menzies 3, Ward 4, Lawton 2,
eee tt Wilseas 2, Taylor 1, Strickland 2, Conklin 2, Lefurgy 0,
ughes 1.
WARSAW, Ill., May 23.—The regular shoot of the Northwest-
ern Gun Association, representing prominent sportsmen from
Missouri, Nlinois and Iowa, was held at the fair grounds in this
city to-day. There was a good attendance. Clay and live pigeons
were used, with National and Illinois rules, respectively, to goy-
erm. Ties divided. The scores:
Shoot No. 1, 10 single lays. iSydg. rise:
25yds, rise:
WVOTbHGI 4 suas. eee WW0111I—9 Britenstein.......... 1101010111—7
DConover,.......... 110001111—7 John Conover....... 1110101111—9
No. 2, 10 singles, two moneys:
Worthen ............ 1100001110—5 John Conover....... 1114911110—9
Britenstein,......... OUNI0NII—7 LP Conoyer........ 0110110111—7
Hamaigey Te. a 1111100011—7
5 No. ee singles, ne acne Wath
ATHCN. ee cece eee —) orthen......... ..-1171011110—
Britenstein........., 1110011111—6 fO=F
No. 4, live birds, 2lyds, rise, 1Jinois rules:
1001
BarPent so...) ols. 0/42. 2c —£ John Conover.........-. 10111—4
Britenstein...... ....... J0O—3" Weorthien:. |... 2/6). .22s-.. 00111—3
No. 5, live birds, one money;
PIERO Te eeny Love eu nee 1110—4 Worthen ..
Britenstein.... 2.2.1.2... 1101i—4 Banfora..
i 11101—4 Feuhlin...
No. 6, 5 singles, one Pony, half birds, second barred:
Britenstein..... 0 0 JI— Crawford,...... Ho 8 16, I —4
Worthen ...... 11% 1 1—-#% John Conover..i 11% 1—
LP Conover....1 1 1% w%—4 Feuhlin......... iy Loris
No. 7, 5 singles:
Worthen......... Ate ee 01111—4 John Conover....._...... 10011—8
nie Conner. icc oe. O1N10—3 Feublin............-....,. 11110—4
(WOranvioud equ acne eee 01111—4
No. 3, 5 singles, two moneys:
Britenstein............ .-.11011—£ John Conover........,... 10011—3
WWionb iter ere da o,. 1U01—4 Feuhling........ ee Hi1—5
LP Conover.............. 01000—1
The wind was high and the bitds were too ta for good shoat-
ing. Heavy rainfall put an end to shooting at Grovclocte.
BROOKLYN, May 28. —The Diana Sportsman’s Club were well
represented to-day at their fifth monthly shoot of the season at
Koch’s Bay View Park, Highteen members went to the traps to
shoot for the gold medals of the club, nine in. Gach Glass, The
first shoot was at 6 glass balls, the highest average for six months
to win the special prizes given by the clu D. Sullivan, M.
Brown and A, Botty scored 5 each. The next competition was for
the first and second class club badges, each member to shoot at 10
bluerocks, club handicap. J. Scharff d2yds., M. Brown 18yds,, and
D. Robinson 18ydsz. tied with 8 each, and, on sooting off, Scharff
won with 3 straight, H. Lorey, léyds.. won. the second class
medal with 7 out of 10. The following is the score of the first
class:
D Froligh......-. \-0L01110100—6 IM Browm ...... ....11110107
J Scharif. .. -OOLUILII—8 J Koch......._....... OOM. eos
re Sete Tee Te Babmnsons Pee eae
ocen,... 7 IVES Pry, Soe =
H Brower: ..,-...-. -LO01011011—6 * init aaa
Pittion a 1011011000—5. J
amsky.,, . : om J Hartman. ........- 0010101111 —6
A Meyer... 11000110015 ~HBaden,... ........ 1101011001—6
H Grimm. OOLLON100—5 ~# Gutberlet....,....1001101010—5
CG Medler..,.... ....0111010110—6 PA Vis ooh Bee . -1010011931—7
C Ring....... -_. + 01010110UI=§
Referee, Mr. D, Froligh, Scorer, Mr, CO. Medler, After the
regular shoot some sweepstake shooting took place,
ST. PAUL, Minn,, May 2h—Mditer Forest and Stream: The &t.
Paul Gun Club had its usual badge and sweepstake shoot to-day
at the fair grounds for the last time. The new grounds close to
Hamlin station are nearly completed and will be ready for use
next week, The attendance was smaller than usual, as many
who shot through the Indianapolis tournament did not come out.
The day was perfect, bright, and little wind, just. enough to
yemoye the smoke. Peoria blackbirds, 5 screened traps, 18 and
layds, rise, 10 singles, 75 cents entrance, three moneys;
Bennetit............. VNNWII—10 “Worbes........-... - O10 — 8
DER PUIEELAT SS 1c. siete ¢ 040-010 LOT CUI PP GSTs ee ine pide @ 1171117111—10
SE Loreto TWUVOOWI— 8 Chantler,.........-. OLOLOLII— 7
IVA Fitet ee aes ses 1111111011-- 9 :
Industrial challenge badge, 15 singles and 5 pairs, entrance $b:
WOrbes..-cvcee:-ce -aseresees 2+ OOLNIUIIIINIATI 11 10 11 11 10—21
EGR. sss p40 RPE BL bis ee@eleet nts. 101111011171111
Forbes wins badge tlie second time,
Fifteen singles, $1 entrance:
10 10 11 10 11—20
Bennett:...... AMIIONUMIII—1l4-Pfister......... 111110111111 101—14
Hamilin.....-.. WIT 11—15 Chantler....... 011101111171110—12
Dandy. vi.....t OLOOIT1I001NNI— 9«*sSkinner..,..... 111111110171 1—15
Mamas e rit 1OLIOINITINONUI—11 Cumings,...... 111011011110111—12
Paul..... ..... 100100111711111 48. Johnston...... OOLMLTO0NULOOIU— 5
Ties diy, }
Five singles and 3 pairs. $l entrance;
Bennett......-, iii 0111 J1—10 Pfister....,,... 11101 10 10 10—7
Hamijin.,,..., - 141i] 11 11 10-10 Chantier...., 00111 10 11 1i— 8
Dandy..-..,---. 110i 1100 1I—8 Skinner....,. .11110 11 11 11—10
Maes, seuss 01101 0010 00—£ Cumings....... 10101 11 11 10— 8
Worhbes....... 1101 101010—7 Johnson,...... 10010 10 10 10— 5
Same conditions:
Bennett......, A110 011110—8 Pfister.,.,...., 11141 11 2) 10-10
Hamlin........ 11100 1011 11— 7 Ohantler. --10100 10 11 10— 8
Dandy......... 1011. 1110 11—9 Skinner.......11101 01 11 11—10
1a: aa, LN 01001 1016 1t— 6 QGumings....... 11111 1010 11—9
Forbes.......... Wil 11 11 W—il
Ten singles, #1 entrance:
Bennett.........-005 1/01111101— 8 Chantiler............ 1111 10101—10
Hamline. cite ve<cis OOINIOINO1— f Skinner........,.... ILI 10111— 9
Dane yi,stesedtns one HIW1111—10 ~Cumings............ 1011101110— 7
NCR. pepe ae nr ay WILM10— 9 Johnson............ 1101001000— 4
Forbes.. ....:::.. rl OUIITI— 9 Wield... cece ese 0111111101— 8
Pfister-svt eens: ..1111010011— 7
All ties shot off. Ohantler first, Skinner second, Field third,
Olub badge shoot, 10 singles and 5 pairs, $1 entrunce:
HSWHE UHL de denn lets sede oo ere Q1N1110111 11 11 10 11 1i—17
Hamlin .......... .. ALM 11 11 10 11 10-18
Wad ce ee ert, OLOLIIO114 01 10 11 11 G1—14
[ich ake I eal ML ell 101111111 11 11 10 10 10-16
Beat Wasa cane opie ed eeciteals 1111101011 10 10 OL 11 11—15
Pfister... Seer ee OOLOOLOLIT 10 10 10 10 11-11
Clinmhiptet pee Peart cer.) » . OLLLA01 11 10 11 OL 00—14
SUF tO eee a es 110111011 10 11 u—17
Gioniinenys rc veer. heretics pls 1101071111 10 01 10 11 10—15
Si PE RS Pe mine » le gts Ala 1111110104 10 10 10 10 11—14
RIS ee oe ie OOOLO0L111 10 10 00 10 01— 9
Hamlin takes badge and first, Bennett and Skinner diy. second,
Max wins third. |
Last event, 5 pairs;
Bennett.......,.. 11 11 1011 OI—8 Pfister... ......, di 00 11 11 10-7
Chamntiler,...... -l1 11 10 11 10—8 Pants.... .......10 10 00 10 1W—4
DAAC Y = ois setae 11 01 10 10 UI—6 ~Cummings....... 11 11 11 11 10—9
Hamlin. ..,..,... 11011 11 98 Meld... 11 Li W 11—8
Warts isthe aes 10 1011 11 10-7 Blake........... 00 11 11 10 10—6
Morbesse.+ee~ = o> 11 10 10 11 1i—8
Harlin winsfirst, Forbes second and Max and Pfister third.—
WILLIAMS.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.—The Lincoln Gun Club held its
second medal shoot for the present season at Alameda Point to-
day. This club is the oldest and largest in the State, It was
organized first in 1877, and commenced shooting at glass balls in
Colma. When the Ligowsky clay-pigeon was introduced the club
at once gave up the glass balls and adopted the clay discs. Four
years ago the grounds were changed to Alameda Point, as the
pious Colma folks objected to the noise on Sundays. Last season
the Lincoln Club kept pace with the times and took to the Uleve-
land bluerocks, which appear to give every satisfaction. The
match to-day was for the first and second class medals at 20 sinple
bluerocks, l8yds. rise, International rules to govern. In the first
class the scores were plentifully sprinkled with duck eggs, the
shooting on the whole being away below the usual average.
Scovyern won the first class medai, Richter took the leather
medal with?. C. Mellish won the medal last month with 15 breaks,
GC Cate.. .11001111010110101110—13 Richter. ..01110001110000GGn100— 7
Wentzel. .00110111111011000011I—-12_ J-Foster, .10101010001010111100—10
Karney...01011110101100000101—10 Bruns ....10111111001010101010—12
Campbell. 11100000010011111011—11 Scovern ..10011111111110011011_15
Potter.... 11011000011101010001—10_Parks..... 11011100000011111011—12
In the second class six men shot, the match ending ina tie be-
tween Venker and Quinton, They shot off at 8pairs, Venker win- -
ning for the second time with two breaks. The medal shoots
commenced at 10 A. M. sharp, all coming later being barred out
by the rules of the club:
Venker.. .1101000/101001100110—10 Bovyee... .11010010000001000010— 6
Holmes... .00001011110101000010—10 Gohen ....010U0000010001000000— 3
Quinton. .11010101001011000110—10 Horber... .00000006010110011001— 6
The Blue Rock Club has made arrangements with the Lincoln
to have the use of its grounds for three days in each week. The
grounds are hard to shoot on as the background is bad, and the
shiny dust, composed of broken shells, is very apt to dazzle the
eye. After the medal shoots had been decided, pool sl coting was
in order, and a 10 bird sweepstake, $2 entrance, was started with
11 shooters. Cate and Campbell divided firal and second money,
and Bruns and Scovern third, The day was extremely hot np fo
about 4 o’clock, when a light breeze sprung up and made things a
little more pleasant. The Lincoln Olub held an election of officers
last week, when the following were elected. Pres,, H. ©. Quinton:
Vice-Pres., 3, R. Holmes; Treas., R. Wentzel; Sec., F. J. Cohen,
and Sergt.-at-Arms, J. Karney.
SHARP THAM MATCH.—Great excitement has prevailed for
the past month or more among trap shooters of western Pennsyl-
yania, over aliye-bird match which was made between James
Clark, Francis Reinoehl, and Winfield Bock, all of Lebanon, Pa.,
against A. C. Krueger, of Wrighisyille, Pa.; Wm, PFieles, of Chiris-
tiana, Pa,, and Chas. Franciscus, of Columbia, Pa, The match
was made for $75 a side, and forfeits were posted a month ago,
The match came off on Decoration Day at Mount Gretna. The
entire match was shot and finished in two hours, and no dispute
occurred to mar the pleasantness of the affair. The match was
at 25 birds each, Rhode Island rules to govern with exception of
boundary. “There was no boundary, three minutes to gather
birds. The birds were an excellent Jot for this time of year, Mr,
Krueger used a 10-gauge L. C. hammmerless, and 24 of his 25 were
hard, clean kills; only one flew a thort distance after being shot.
Mr. Fieles commenced with his own gun and ammunition, a 12-
gauge Greener hammerless, and wood powder shells, and lost four
birds out of his first six, and then changed off and shot Mr,
Krueger’s $80 gun and ammunition, and killed his next19 straight.
The resulf cannot be attributed to any luck on the part of the
winners, for the losers were rather favored by a majority of
easy birds, incomers, etc. Difficult shots were made by all, but
especially fine shots were made by Krueger, Bock and Franciscus.
The following are the scores in total;
PAS CSIR ICL CI ite clusnie ep wets 25 James Clark.... ......,.... eal
Wi Bibielése se 5 2-cie- eanes 21 PeRemoehl......... see 20
GA TeMcisGus.. species 66 tee T9—65 W Boek. . 20s... oe. eee OHS
BANNERMAN.
WILMINGTON, Del., May 80:—The regular monihbty shoot of
the Wawaset Gun Clnb was held to-day on the grounds of the
club. The high wind interfered with the shooting, but some good
scores were made. The shooting was at standard targets. The
badge was won by R. Miller. The scores were as follows;
PRIVEE LE elsrsisseaateceyseisiy ies Poa WMWAIMTINIII—15 11. 1 i 10 11—9 24
LFox...... pee ATT 0—13— 11 11 11 01 10—R—2]
W_H Hartlove........ .... WHUIITOINI—14 ~~ 11 1 «00 10 01-620
GM Buckmaster.......... OLO0N0N1I—11—s 11: 1.:« 11:00 14. 839
P Ambold........ ...5....- 110001170101111—10 10 11: 11:10 11—8—j8
W_ Buckmaster............ O111010011I111—11— «10 00 10 11 O1—5—16
eGTeSw ses. kc... Sort -. ATOMI0LI11I—13 10 10 00 00 10—8—16
A H Stout OOLIOLOLOLI01NI— 9 ~=10:10 11: 00 11—e—15
D Buckmaster . 11010101010110— 9 10 01 10 10 10-514
INSAEDUUS Be thn 6 22 -. 110101001100101— 8-10 01 10 00 O1—4—1.8
ALG Sige) a0 pee Sen ee ei es, LOLLOLLOULOOLOI— 8 ~—-OL_:00 01 0D 17—4—12
Mia VWreldaMrieyicck: moka scent TLLONGOITOULMI— 9 00:00 10 00 19241
PD Colwell... loses 1OIOLOIOONWLI0O— 6 10 11. 00 10 G0—4—10
CAMDEN, N. J., May 30.—The Camden (tun Club had a tourna-
ment at their grounds at Stockton Park to-day. The first prize
in the first class was won by John F. Armstrong, who killed 27
birds out of 380. I. VY. Pancoast won second prize, killing 24 hirds,
In the second class Joseph Ridgway killed 22 and won the first
prize. J. W, Chalmer killed 2] and came in second. Henry War-
rington was the winner in the third class with 19 dead birds. A
J, Millette came in second, with 18. Geo, K,
and R, T, Miller, referee,
Cregian was judge
A160
FOREST AND STREAM.
[JuNE 6, 1889,
LEONTA, N, J., May 30.—The Euteka Gun Club of New York
city came out for a set-to with the Leonia Club on the ground
here and enjoyed a good time and a beating. The scores stood:
Leonia.
LOG eps Mele Crocs) (2-9 ie ea eee eae 01111011111111101100—15
Dr dl AVES. aes see meee reeds: tink £11111111101101110110—16
BEAN AIA Let) :1c1 11208 Se ee eye ee ae cae 11101111101111101110—16
ia Et hea lee Pa a ee 01111010111011110011—14
ASR CLE ONIS e tt en cies ita sears cndnseG eee 0101110011 0000001011— 9
CORDS APE Coie wey vas’ ces seas vearreh 00011011.601101011000— 9
SUM te 10} 46) | 22 ee i ee oer ee ere 11001011110110011001—18
epleE ise Vi ig ind it eh Rae mee eit 11111011010013101111—15—107
HKureka,
Wapiewi eb dolce, 2. ease eee 00000000101011001000— 5
L Shortmeyer..... CEPR A) Pan er EOS 000101100001001011]0— 8
MOESSSywannlellvs 520 shoe Pine ap ee eee 00000110011001101111—11
----.+--+--,11101001000001100001— 7
FP’ Circle..-.-........-2.0 22.2. ..,,..-...-10011001010010T11101—411
SCAR OG tees sees se eae nh eeen en ee 01101000010111010010— 9— 72
ONEIDA, N, Y¥,, May 30.—The Eaton marksmen came down to
Oneida to-day for a holiday shoot with the home team at king-
birds. The wind was yery strong across the line of fire. The
shooting stood;
Eaton.
gE Beasia ceed Grete eatin 1011011011101011109011110—16
BeekGtty cee: nies) one Ae 1011100001010101101016110—13
BG 8 ous 2e tae ees 4k 0010010010101111000010001—10
Shorty, Meee ekwashvseuolae Ave oun en 0111111000111000010100110—13
RAGA TSO Dv aa-ecns cco dens; Seeks ee 1111111111001110101010011—18
Ue te Se ean ee eee te eee eer 1111101111111110011011111—21
Tove ae 00 EE Tb 4 4 Skee 0111010100011100111000101—18
TMRERIS OY ON a oa ce eis a 1011111010101111011110110—18
USVIiPES os i sa-alt Sian ate Ee! ere 0002000010101111001010111—12—184
Oneida.
SVEGN Ee Soe ae ee re Sai 1010001101000111111110011—15
Heveratizeen, Sto ae enn eee 0110111711110111100110111—19
Fatletine er eakowsc. 6. Le lee iin... ae 1010100001111 11110101001—14.
IVT AAR ME UD casts voy. on rele ation ete te 1111411111110011100101111—20
10}977) 20) PAAR PEAR RD aE 0000000010000000000000001— 2
URC ECE eo aya ly 5 2 Ree x oa es 0110000101110100111100001—12
REEMA OOO OS Lan eto peters Cot 1111001011011111111000011-17
[ORC ye eel nearer ate mules olsen t 0111001100010100001111001 12
Marbibam. (5) . 2 at Se uo). ee ap 1011011000101011101111111— 17—128
WILMINGTON, Del., Junel.—The Wawaset Gun Club visited
Kiamensi to-day and shota return match with the Gun (lub of
that place, The Kiamensi haye good grounds and a suitable club
house. The club contains some good shots. The match proved
an easy victory for the Wilmington Club by a score of 209 to 144,
The shooting was at clay-pigeons from five traps at 18yds. rise,
15 singles and 5 pairs:
Wawaset Gun aus Kiamensi Gun eeu
5. 3 D.
C Buckmaster......-.18 10—23 W Allen.............. § 6—l4
AEE USCOUE sas ss 8 4—12° W_ Ruth! 2.12... .... 6 2— 8
OTSA ads < dele: ..---18 “T—20 G Lamnecaster......... 5 4— 9
GeMisilen e555 sr: 12 6—18 W Deighton........,. 9 4138
W Buckmaster...... 1 5—16 J HCrouch... _....,8 4—19
W Sillitoe.....-..-.-.10 4—14 HW Riley.............., A Sa
H G Buckmaster....13 9—22 FP TEC at eee 11 3—14
GH Huber... ..,.... 9 7—16 T Whamsley.....-.., 9 7—16
D Buekmaster--_-....11 Bir. VAN hs Stes ene 3—12
SPBTOWI see e ccc sass vi 2— 9 Evie ee po 9 7—16
W McKendrick...... 12 7—19 YT Gray,..:..:, eye 4—i]
MAST ese cca sb ce 43 13 10-28 F’Mann.:).....,. 8 4—12
209 44.
The match was shot in the presence of 300 spectators, many
being ladies.
BROOKLYN, May 30.—The members of the Fountain Gun Qlub
extended to the several shooting orgaizations in this vicinity the
Invitation to join them in a team shoot at Woodlawn’ Park,
Gravesend, to-day, but although there were a large number of
wing shots present they did not seem to care about shooting,
Sides were chosen by Captains Eddy and Wingert, seven on each
team. Following is the score 25yds.:
Eddy's Team, Wingeri’s Team.
A Bddy.....525.5 1110110011—7 CW Wingert ..,.1111110111—9
Dr Shields... .-... 11114011111—9 W_A Stuart..... 0011111101—7
O A Seddons. -..-.1110111101-§ H Thorpe........1111110111—9
A Nason...-...-- 0001411001—5 GL Ayers. . 1101111111—9
A Crooks. <:.:: 1111101111-9 J Beacham - -1011100010—5
E K Morris... -- .0000111101—f J A Varney.
H Blattmacher. 1001011101i—-6—49__~— Blitz
Referee and scorer, Mr. C. A, Dellar.
CHICAGO, May 28.—The trap shooting on the Government
pier was not very well attended to-day, probably on account of
the cold weather. Mr. Deiter was somewhat handicapped by
shooting a new Lefever gun which he had just purchased. Fol-
lowing are tlie scores made by Messrs. Sherman and Deiter at
two strings of 25 Keystones:
. -OLO0000000—1
oh 34441 1011011011—7—47
LEDUC elas ato! Geer ee BSS ps boas 1100119000111111101301110—16
SURO SEE OT) gee ee PERE AEE BABS 1011101110101100111111011—18
NET oe ange i a a 00111110101 10131110101111—18
PSVELeY Te ee See ee ay se S - 4011011991011 4
WORCESTER, Mass,, May 24.—At this week’s meet, at Coal
Mine Brook Range, of the Worcester Sportsmen’s Club, the
classification contest was renewed. There were six events in the
classification, with a possible 30 birds, and in the prize score a
possible 10, The work in detail follows:
Class A. Classification. Pre Classification. Prize
. 26 7
Geo Sampson..._- 2a 0 CH Howe........
M D Gilman. ey 9 A HK Bowdish..... pak 6
ET Smith ....... 26 9 Class B.
G J Ruge , 23 HW 6SASE Gilman: ate: PAL 10
EF Swan........, - 22 9 CRB Olafiin....- 19 Ve
Dr Bowers.,.-..., 24 8 HS Knowles...... 20 6
WD Dean..,. ... 22 8 ¥F Foreham....... 13 4
BROOKLYN, June 1.—The Crescent Gun Club, which has been
in existence but a short time, held its second shoot at Dexter's
Park, There was a large turnout of club members, of which five
only took part in the shoot, There were two contests, the first of
which was for the club badge at 28, 24,25 and 26yds. Each man
shot at 7 birds each. W. Gilman (28yds.) won the badge by killing
5 aut of 7 birds. H. Hubbell killed 4 birds. The following is the
score:
J Matfthews............. 0000001I—1L_-“-W Gilman.............- 1011011—5
Ty Hopleime.. sauces. cs 0110100—8 HH Hubbell.... -.-,1001101—4
H Skidmore........:.., 0010011—3
After the regular shoot a match for sweepstakes between the
same team took place, The match was at 3 birds each, witha
ebyds. rise, and resulted as follows; *
W Gilman. ..2....2.< 110 =«J—5 L Hopkins........... Ol 110-4
H Hubbell...........J11 Q01—4 J Matthews.. --..100 =110—8
Ti Skidmore........ 0) =6010—3
DAVENPORT, lowa, May 30.—The Forester Gun Club met on
Decoration Day for a holiday shoot. Owing to the cold and un-
pleasant weather the attendance was low. The following were
the two principal sheots, Shoot No. 1, at 10 Keystone targets:
Shidwesie wt 1111110101—8 Davyis......... ate SES 1110113100—7
Emerson... .,,.-...101J11101l0—7 Brannigan........... 00U1101111—6
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Bimerson...........3: OWIIIII—8 ~Culins...........,.... 0011011110—6
Davison 1111011011—8 ‘Shado................ 1001110001—5
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Howards. 2 0.00! OLOLIUOINI—6-«Grey.... ....,....... 1110110000—5
EATON SPORTSMEN’S CLUB.—Haion, N. ¥., May 25:
A. E Richardson,....1010110100—5 CL Hamlin.... .... 0100100001—3
S AGnrtien Sp day T1100101iI—-8._-“F Short... .......... 0011000100—3
Geo Fryer,..-....... OULIOIIII—7 GF Bell............. 0000100001—2
FRASER Tian, ect eaa ae 1Wi1101I—8 ~W Hall..............1010101116—7
EL Briggs,,-.,......0110011010—5
A ZIG-ZAG TARGET.—Speaking of trap matters reminds me
of another Chicago invention, which ought to be added to the
mention made earlier of sporting inventions and appliances
which have been the product of Chicago men. A South Chicago
young man has invented, and will soon have patented an arti-
ficial target which is said to be truly a corker, It has a paste-
board rim or wing molded into it at such an angle that it imparts
to the bird an erratic zig-zag, which discounts a jacksnipe, The
bird flies 80yds., and if the shooter doesn‘t break it at once and
promptly it is hable to come around and hit him the back of the
neck. This bird is calculated to remove from artificial target
shooting all imputation of its being a mechanical and monoton-
ous pursuit.—H. HouGH. .
COLLEGE SHOTS. —The Harvard Shooting Club defeated the
Yale Shooting Club at Cambridge, Mass., May 25, by a score of 121
to 98. The Harvard Gun Club has challenged the Columbia Rod.
and Gun Club to an inter-collegiate gun match at Watertown,
Mass. The Wuiversity of Pennsylyania will also be represented,
MONTREAL, May 30,—A 50 bird match was shot off on the
Dominion Gun Club's grounds this afternoon between two of the
club's riyals. There was nothing in the way of stakes up; it was
just a friendly match. The day was a bad one for good scores, a8
it was blowing a gale from the northeast, and from No. 1 and 4
traps the birds were beaten down to the ground before they went
20yds, while the other birds took all sorts of queer directions,
Mr. Hackland came off victorious with 37 broken out of 50, while
Mr. B. Gustay got 26 out of his 50.
WORCESTER, Mass., May 21.—This week at the regular meet
of the Worcester Sportsmen’s Club, at Coal Mine Brook Range,
the principal event was the second contest for the Norcross
trophy, which at the first contest was secured by M, D. Gilman,
he making a total of 28 out of a possible 30 clay-pigeons. The
birds are thrown from open traps. The wind was very strong and
the flight was very irregular and deceptive. The work in detail
follows: EH. T. Smith 27, G. J, Rugg 26, CO. R, B. Claflin 24, BH. EF,
Swan 24, M. D, Gilman 23, E. 8. Knowles 22, C. Crompton 22, H. D.
Jourdan. 21, E. B. Burbank 20, A. L, Gilman 20, OC. H. Howe 20, Dr.
Bowers 20, Geo, Sampson 19, F. Forehand 16, H. Colyin 16, 0. H.
Morse 15, C, Forehand 14.7
NORFOLK, Neb,, May 21.—The Nebraska State shoot, which
was to open here to-day, is a fizzle. Stice and Parmalee came up
and tbe local shooters got scared apparently, and a baker’s dozen
was all that could be got for the first few matches, and the pro-
gramme was not carmed out. Hverybody went home after the
first day, This is unfortunate and to be regretted, and we must
hope the Norfolk boys will have better luck next time. Do they
ae FOREST AND STREAM? Have they seen the Loyd system.—
MASSACHUSETTS STATE SHOOT,—The tenth annual tour-
nament of the Massachusetts State Shooting Assotiation on June
17 and 18 will probably attract the largest crowd of this year.
All the association badges will be contested for, and the Jamaica
Plain Gun Olub, on whose grounds the sport will take place, are
now making preparations for the event,
AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION,—As it does notseem
to be thoroughly understood that all persons attending and shoot-
ing in the tournament given by the American Shooting Associa-
tion must qualify by filling out one of their classification certifi-
cates and sending it to the association’s office in New York, and
get a card in return, ithas been determined that the manager
shall receive all certificates properly filled out and presented to
him at Cincinnati, the place selected for their first tournament,
where he will issue necessary cards. This action is taken that no
one who may attend will be deprived from spe in his proper
class. Itis further decided that any shooter may have a nom de
plume added to his nameon his card, which may be used in his
shooting.—J. M. TAYLOR, Gen’] Manager.
STOUGHTON, Mass., May 30,—'The Port Rosaway Gun Club had
a good day’s sport on their grounds at Stoughton to-day, in sweep-
stake shooting, and a close match between the youngsters and the
veterans, The winners in the sweepstakes were: Lamb, Harri-
son, Francis, Belcher, Francis, Gage, Belcher, Francis, Henry.
Loring and Francis, Henry, Loring, Morse, Gage and Bird, 16
eyents, The challenge match resulted in a victory for the young-
sters as follows: Youngsters—Henry 9, Morse 8, 0. Gage 7, F, Gay
6, H, Bird 7, total 37. Veterans—W. White 4, H. Loring 8, H.
Belcher 6, G. Lamb 9, H. Francis 9, total 36,
C. J. PENROSE of the Keystone Target Co. passed through the
city one day last week en route for home after the tournaments at
Norwich and Hartford. The Illinois shooters will have the plea-
sure of his company at their shoot next week. ‘Pen.’ says the
Keystone tournament to be held in August next will astonish
some people. Itis to be held on new grounds, which are being
fitted with several new wrinkles in the trap-shooting line, and it
is expected that, with their aid, the events can be run off even
more rapidly than before. We understand that the diamond ring,
which is annually put up for competition to become the property
of the winner, has been ordered.
ST. LOUIS, May 29.—The Orange Special Gun Club has organ-
ized with the following members, and they will shoot exclusively
at Peoria blackbirds and Keystone targets on every Sunday: G.
W. Steininger, President; C. Reddicker, Vice-President: Charles
Kunz, Secretary and Treasurer; Aug. Ruff, Field Captain; Chas.
Barton, A. H. Laflin, Theo. Runzle, C. H. Prior, H. Wolf, J.
Hunekler, J. Ruff, John Kern, Wm. Holtkamper, Wm. Lidder-
wirth, F. Pitz, J. Pfeiffer, G, B. Reid, Wm. Meler.
CONNECTICUT TRAP EVENTS.—The Manchester Gun and
Game Club will give a tournament on the 20th....The Parker
Club, of Meriden, hold a tournament on the 18th... It is the in-
tention of the Colt Gun Club, of Hartford, to give a two days’
tournament in September, and in every respect it will surpass the
one just held. From now out there will be only the ordinary
medal shoots until the next tournament.
TACONY, Pa., May 80.—William H. Wolstencroft, of the North
End Gun Club, gaye an exhibition of fancy shooting at the Driy-
ing Park to-day, Among other curious feats he broke 3 bluerocks
sprung at one from 3 traps, with a Winchester repeating shotgun.
MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION.—The annual tournament
of the Massachusetts State Shooting Association will be held
June 17 and 18 on the Jamaica Plains Gun Club grounds at Clar-
endon Hills.
AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION.—The American
Shooting Association makes no charge for its trap-shooting rules,
or any blanks that are sent out on application of any one. There
seems to be an impression that a chargeismade. Ourtrap-shoot-
ing rules, programmes for tournament, and all blanks for classifi-
cation and for registry of clubs will be mailed free to any one
making application for them.—J. M. TAynor, Gen’l Manager,
RANGE AND GALLERY.
MASSACHUSETTS STATE SHOOT.
OSTON, June 1.—The spring meeting of the Massachusetts
Rifle Association closed to-night after a yery successful three
days’ shoot, and the result shows that the members of this club
hold their ground well against all comers. Below will be found
the detailed scores and prize winners, each winning on his five
best scores in each match. All-comers’ off-hand match, 7 shots
per score, 200yds., possible score 70, possible aggregate 350, mili-
tary rifile allowed 25 points:
A C W hite(mil) 60 59 58 57 56-315 A H Knowlton.59 58 58 57 5y—289
W Charles(mil).62 61 58 5454314 A Edgerly. ..._f058 57 56 56287
OM Bill... .2.... 63 63 63 62 61—312
E F Richardson.65 63 63 61 60—312
O Burnite (m)68 57 57 56.56 309 W HE Smith
W M Farrow(m)61 56 55 55 55-307 F Damiels... ...57 57 56 h4 51-275
OM Jewell..... 63 62 61 61 59—306 J W Bean ...... 57 57 55 62 50-271
E T Stephens. . .62 62 60 60 60-804 Z C Talbot (mil)51 50 48 46 46—266
JS Howe....... 63 62 61 60 58—804 J H Jenkins. ...57 56 52 51 49-265
Johnston, Jr,(m)61 57 55 43 51—302 FB Hdgell...... 56 54 53 51 49262
B Walthers..... 62 61 6059 59-801 L Ames......... 52 52 52 50 50—256
H DUlee..:...2.. 62 61 6059 59—301 C J Orabtree....54 52 52 49 48 955
BGs. ee 61 61 60 59 59-300 JF Kelly....... 57 52 50 48 48255
G F Ellsworth, .60 60 60 60 59—299 I G@ Waldo (mil)il 49 41 41 402947
J A FPrye........ 61 59 59 59 58—296 J B Osborn..... 56 49 48 47 44 244
W Hayes....... 62 59 59 59 57—296 O H BPastman,..50 50 49 45 46243
E J Crapo....... 63 60.59 57 457-296 TB Lowe. 50 49 44 43240
T Warren....... 63 59 459 57 56-294 TD Barroll..... 53 47 47 46 45—238
D Newton...... 61 59 59 57 56—292 A Baker .....50 46 45 38 88216
G F Prevear....58 59 59 57 5j—289 IB Thomas(mil)3s8 87 33 31 30—194
All-comers’ Rest Match—7 shots per score, possible 84; possible
Be
aggregate 5 scores, 420, 200yd Ps
J Francis... .., 82 78 78 6 75-390 JN Frye....... 74 93°78 72 T1363
C H Davis..... 80 77 17 76 76—886 WO Prescott.72 72 69 69 68—350
F Daniels..... 80 77 76 75 765-883 J Hurd........
J R Munroe...78 77 75 (4 74-378
8: Wilder;...... 17 75 75 15 T4—376
T Bond ...... 31 81 30 Ss0—154
50Yds. Pistol Match—7 shots, decimal target:
HB Tuch......68 66 66 65 65-330 4% © Talbot..,..64 62 62 59 59—306
BELLEVILLE, Ont., May 29.—The Worest and Stream Club held
their second rifle match to-day under unfavorable circumstances,
there being a heavy wind atthe range, The following is the score
out of a possible 100, 10 shots at 100yds,:
J Score. Hdep. Score. Hdep.
W H Biggar...-.... 58 16—69 J Jenkins........... 17 25—42
WoMills. oc. 4 eee 50 W767 FE Bell vo... 0.0.0. 21 20—4]
JH Mills.......... DL 15-66 RS Bell... 20.20... 28 12—40
R_A. Davis......-..: 40 12—60'- EG Porter......... 19 17—36
(ReaD ve oa, ee ees 43 19—59 H Tammadge...... 17 18—38
TU SUG Lat ie ee 27 2o—52 JH Belli ....... . 1b—33
G Twining..,...... a7 (44 WP Clarke....... 10 20— 30
GF Thompson,....26 17—48 TODKIONN CI 17—29
THE BULLARD RIFLE MATCH.
nee ae Mass., June 8.—Inclosed please find scores in
Othe match shot May 20 to 25 last. The match is the fifth one
in the series. The prize a gold medal, to be won three times by
the same individual beforeit becomes his property. The match
has been won three times by Mat Gindele, Cincinnati, O., and he
is awarded the champion marksman’s badge. The first and second
matches were won by Mr. Gindele in 1887, Geo. H. Wentworth,
Dover, N. H., in May, 1888, and J. A. Huggins, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
October, 1868. Mr. Gindele third time in May last. The match
has brought out the leading marksmen, and as the match pro-
gressed the scores have heen increased until-the magnificent
score of 447 wins the prize. The score of Dr. A.J. Marling, Green-
ville, 0., 200yds, off-hand at American standard (Hinman) target,
is worthy of special mention, 95, possible 100
BULLARD EE ee oa Co.
Mat Gindele, Cincinnati, O..................-. 92 87 86 98 89—447
H Wentworth, Dover, N H......... 0........ 90 90 83 90 89—486
Dr AJ Marling, Greenville, O................. 75 82 95 86 85423
COL Cobb, Brattleboro, Vt........ ..........-. 83 84 79 85 8417
C M Hill, Lawrence, Mass.:....:..... .....--- 73 91 81 $38 88—416
Dr R'§ Dinsmore, Troy, Kan...............-..« 87 81 %9 88 8I—416
H H Niernan, Cincinnati, O.. ............. 2. 88 80 82 81 84415
A Gates, Baldwinville, .N Y.0..0 oe oie Sl ae
H W Hawes, Central Valley, N Y..........--. 80 86 69 87 89—411
ED Richardson, Lawrence, Mass....,.....-. 78 80 81 84 82—405
J A Huggins, Pittsburgh, Pa...... .......... Sl 86 82 72 84—405
A E Knowlton, Gardner, Mass..... .......... 73 TT 85 85 83—403
W_C Loyeland, Gardner, Mass...............- "6 85 7 84 80—402
J W Rothwell, Washington, Pa,..........., 19 7S 82 "7 85—401
Capt P A Chisholm. Oakland, Md (mil.al.26)..76 72 71 4% 80—d401
W H Beardsley, Bridgeport, Conn............ 84 Ts 82 76 S83—400
DB Wetherald, Sandy Spring, Md........... 69 70 72 69 59—839
Wablasenzahh, Cin Ort os eee ekeelpe.--n v0 ae ae eee ee Bd
E Brumbach, Cincinnati, Q-.-.....-.......... 82 72 1 64 T5—364
J B Copeland, Cin, O..--..21.-.2:.., ..68 70 T4 65 %5—B5e
J B Stevens, Jr, Dover, N H..:.....0.......... 80 87 80 78 69—394
Hee Wigeim Mover, NSH ee8. Fa is. ee 6 74 85 7 T6—388
HM Thomas, Camden, Del..-..-.-.-.. .......67 65 70 65 60—327
SH Thomas, Wyoming, Del.....-....-........ 65 4 68 68 60—315
Jas Montgomery, Owensyille. Ind............ T4 74 76 9 83—886
W_T Roberts, Owensville, Ind ...............76 76 75 'T4 S6—387
8 F Gilmore, Princeton, Tne eee eee: Tl 77 69 78 T1—3866
AN Wilson, Greenville, O...-..-..... 0.0.0... 75 64 67 59 78—338
J E Eberly, St Joseph, Mo.....:....: .222...01 75 80 82 76 ‘T5—8B8
W H Brown, St Joseph, Mo ........ taiee-.-. 9? 52. 60 5% 68—284
W_.A Michwel, St, Joseph, Mo......22......... 68 61 61 66 62—318
@ BE Burgess, Antrim, Pays: 6i5.5¢.,40-. eee 72 71 68 68 78—852
DriBakert 24 ee: az eel sesneen... G0 TS 62. 69 79—858
1B} On Ci Dich a eMC ene apoepeeeey Sey i) je miieh lit ovfay Aish. eee:
John, Penrose: .5.570 0. e.css eee eiee ree +48 7 66 55 58 65—314
QhiHs Oise sis et eee PERE Sie Lies peas 50 64 78 52 76—315
PILES EIS GO Ding ba ccceamrgecditt adetee mre cee ne .60 59 50 70 69—808
SVVMMMEStED: oA LPL Seed 69 62 5b 54 61—801
POH TAL WG caw !ps ore cree ean cee ee 70 71 59 66 65—33L
EF Payne, Central Valley, N Y.--. 2.222.212. 222... cas Dennneas —slT
L N Hawes, Central Valley, N Yo... :--ceceee cet ee cbse ete —3l4
A © Gates, Baldwinville, N'Y 2.000. oscccceeecseese ll —412
Alex Stackhonse, Johnstown, Pa....,.._.....67 63 55 62 65—312
Peter Litzell, Johnstown, Pa...........,----.. Tl 6 %3 Tl 8-855
Samuel Fry, Johnstown, Pa.........:--....... 61 74 70 64 65—334
Millard Johnson, Johnstown, Pa......-. TS 73 61 61 66 65—316
John W Leigh, Johnstown, Pa...............- 63 A8 60 65 64—810
G W Hamilton, Johnstown, Pa..... Pach ecer. 57 538 51 61 67—289_
Samuel Shay, Johnstown, Pa......... Tee et 46 58 49 66 47—256
J Hammond, Johnstown, Pa. ... ......:-.:.,.60 61 45 60 57—283
D Donaldson, Johnstown, Pa..........,.-)..+ 63 55 51 4h 60-254
GW Nippis, Johnstown, Pa............0...... 46 43 47 57-251
W Smith, Johnstown, Pa. i... ee ec ase 56 5b 54 44 454 —263
S Colbert, Johnstown, Pa...............,.--., 88 47 52 47 538—287
ON Edgell, Gardner, Mass. -...........2.,. 4. 74 69 81 76 86—886
H C Knowlton, Gardner, Mass.......,....... 73 67 75 T1 7-363
G C Goodale, Gardner, Mass................... 67 77 73 T7 68—362
¥F B Edgeli, Gardner, Mass............... 2... 72 75 77 75 81—380
J H Jenkins, Gardner, Mass...... ASG ricer 76 82 Sl 65 70—374
O J Crabtree, Gardner, Mass.....°............ 73 65 78 48 67—356
OM Jewell, Lawrence, Mass........... ...... 83 81 82 73 80—399
W Fisher, Lawrence, Mass,... .............-: 72 73 % 87 %78—386
J W Bean, Lawrence, Mass........,--.-....e0 83 75 82 70 77—3887
M Beal, Lawrence, Mass........ .. Pesce tr hee 68 69 73 86 77—873
Joseph S Lessner, Springfield, Ohio.......... 69 77 68 76 %8—368
H Croft, Jr., Springtield, Ohio....,........... 70 82 83 81 s0—396
J E Perrin, Springtield, Ohio................., 68 71 70 71 68—848
J B Rankin, Springtield, Ohio ............... 10 8f TO i? 83—887
J G Trimmer, Springfield, Ohio.........-..... 64 61 77 6 62-340
DS Trimmer, Springfield, O...............2.4: 73 67 68 76 7O—S354
A E Knight, Brattleboro, Vt.................- 76 72 89 78 §81—396
H CG French, Brattleboro, Vt................... 72 %6 77 72 80—377
H R Knight, Brattleboro, Vt.................. by 84 72 69 77—BED
J M Garratt, Buffalo, N Y (mil allowance 25).54 53 50 50 31263
Dr E L Gager, Buffalo, NY (mil allowance 25).36 22 36 17 8—1l44
H Simpson, Wilmington, DeL................. 58 538 64 62 5O0—287
Dr R Knight, Wilmington, Del........ ....... 55 51 73 60 56—296
A Carlisle, Wilmington, Del......... . sweet 51 64 60 58 62—295
_ Highest Single Scores. -
Mat Gindele, Cincinnati, O-......... 8 910 810 9 91010 9—92
10 810 9 91010 810 §$—98
J B Stevens, Jr, Dover, N H...-..... 9898 9 9 8 9 8 10—87
Dr A J Marling, Greenville, O,.......10 910 910 810 910 10—95
AE Knight, Brattleboro, Vt.....-.. 10 8 810 910 & 810 §—s9
THE CREEDMOOR PROGRAMME.
pee directors of the National Rifle Association will hold a 10-
days’ shooting during the three summer months with matches
especially for National Guardsmen according to the following
programme:
The Qualification Match of 1889.—Members of the N, G., 8. N.Y.
being in uniform, may count scores as qualifying them to shoot
for the N. Y. State marksman’s badge, 100 and 200yds., 5 shots at
each range, Remington rifle, .60cal, (N. Y. State model), standing
at 109yds., kneeling or sitting at 200yds., entrance fee 25 cents
each, competitors allowed re-entries in each competition at the
discretion of the executive officer.
The Marksman’s Badge Match,—Open to all members of the
N. G., 8. N, ¥,, 200 and 500yds., 5 shots at each range, Remington
Tifle, .b0cal, (N, Y. State model), standing at 200yds., lying prone
at 500yds,, entrance fee 25 cents cach. Membersof the N, G., 8.
N. Y. in uniform may record their scores in this match as quali-
fied for the N. Y. State marksman’s badge, provided that if
ordered they have attended (or do once during the season attend)
weneral practice, and provided they have previously qualified or
do Bel a RA a so qualify in the second class (100 and 200yds.).
See qualification match. *
The Sharpsheoter’s Match,—Conditions as to distance, weapon
and position same as in the marksman’s badge match, entrance
fee 3 cents each or three for $1, if taken at one time and in one
name, but only one score to count, open to members of the N. G.,
8. N. Y. and N. RK. A., members of the N. G..S, N. Y.in uniform
may Tecord their scores in this match as qualified for the N. Y.
State marksman’s badge, provided that if ordered they have at-
tended (or do once during the season attend) general practice, ©
and provided they have previously qualified or do subsequently
80 qualify in the second class (100 and 200yds.). See qualitication
match; first prize 10; second, 8; third, 6; fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh, 4 per cent. of entrance money. j
The competitor making the highest scorein each match will
be awarded a gold marksman’s badge for 1889, offered by the
National Rifle Association. to be held by him until the next suc-
ceeding match, the badge te finally become the property of the
competitor who shall win it the greatest number of times prior
to Noy, 5, 1889. In case of a tie it will be decided in favor of the
competitor haying the next highest total score (or scores) made
on a date other than that on which he was a winner, and only the
highest score made on any day to count. 4
Any prize winner making a score of 45 or over may, if he so
elects, receive a silver medal in lieu of cash, and a winner mak-
ing a score of 43 or better may receive a bronze badge in place of
a@ money prize, but any winner of a medal or badge cannot after-
ward compete for a money prize, _ ,
Extra Prizes,—Any winner accepting a cash prize may in any
subsequent match win a silver medal by making a score of 45 or
over, or a bronze badge by scoring 43 or over, and any winner of
a bronge badge may, in any match, by making a score of at
Jens ‘ii points, be entitled to exchange the same for a silver
medal. :
No competitor can win both a badge and a medal or more than
one cash prize, f
Winners of medals and badges of 1887 and 1888, who make scores
entitling them to again receive such prizes may, if they so prefer,
rereive a bar forthe year 1889,
Messrs. A. B. Van Heusen, Wm. Robertson, J. L. Price, C. H.
Eagle, T. J. Dolan and EF. T. Lockwood, winners of the champion
marksman’s badge for ee 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882,
1883, 1884 and 1885, and G. W. Munson, J. S, Shepherd, J. F. Klein,
S, C, Pirie and G: 8, Scott, Jr,, winners of the gold marksman’s
j
June 6, 1884.)!
FOREST AND STREAM.
Adi
badges of 7883, 1884, 1885, 1887 and 1889, also members of the |
National Rifle Association, are not eligible to win the principal
Brize in this match. 7 a]
The shooting days for the several matches are as follows:
June 8 and 16, July 4, 18 and 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17 and 24, and Sept. 2,
Peer ae at 9:30 A. M., except July 4, when shooting will begin
a i) eo
WILMINGTON, Del., May 30.—Healdmoor rifle range was open
all day to-day and riflemen were on the ground early prepared
for a full day’s sport. The threatening weather prevented many
from coming who were expected, but there was a food attend.
ance, and Decoration Day was pleasantly celebrated. In spite of
the blustery east wind, which blew directly in the faces of the
marksmen and made good holding difficult, Bome good scores
‘were made. Revolyer and pistol practice is steadily growing in
popularity, and with the rifle partakes of about an equal share
of the fascination of target shooting. Wollowing are the scores
in detail, standard American target, off-hand:
Revolyer feu pose:
TIDES Ciel 2 (0) | <r or 6 4 410 810 8 10—80
Hi Simpson........- tes ste ahr ete 10 48 8 6 8 7 6 & 873
FPPC K SOM ap reenetseeeksactasukkamauds y ff Po OG 6 8 870
MDabivsinites seamaaheasccks-cs idepdeeipse we ob dU a a a O b—=65
EO GHNSON 42. 42. ze. 4---2-- gees a 5665 6 68 5 6b 5 4—5t
Pistol Match, Lord Model, Slyds,
Hi Darlington.,.../-.j).-.--l..-.....6 99 8 7 BY 7 Y G—T4
fH) Darlington..........-.. beet hota. .8 6 67 8 9 7 810 6-75
SUSI PSO. ..-4 0... ceseats saeeessterit 295 79 5 9 9 8 70
© Webb....-.,.. te es eee eerie wea es Py Ole 8 8 -5—6?
CLBeinel Sr... s2b. a. ee Sree has -99 756565 7 7 5—65
PVT of Sewn tees cue etl ue 1-4 966648 5 6 T—61
Rifle Match, 200yds.
REVOLT eP hile nyyeaeced decd peice EBS "Or GSO “B10 °F, 8 — ha
Jesse [01 cd (a ee eo Se » 6 6 6 6 8 5 510 7 F—64
1ETENG Ts & 3-195 1a 5 OO Me eS ae 97655 8 5 7 5 562
en HGR Ths Py tc ee eh UNE ETN 4 1669 8 2446 5 4-538
12 LG hgVah sis! 6¥i (gis ta oly fae sa a ati es dey 228 1b S % 8 6 Yh
BUN PaBAV HED on elec eiclee odes elec eles meuriete 68289 6 4 8 4 3 6—&!
“LISI TEACH O20 es ee ee eee oes 44543 5 5 5 4 10—49
ERMA eee tL WOOL Een ena [557 &' 6 & & 8 1—49
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The St. Louis Pistol Club has again met the
enemy and againis the enemy ours, but by a much smaller mar-
gin than the first match. The Cincinnati Club pulled up wonder-
ally, making a gain of 54 points, The most noticeable gain was
that of Wicke, who in the first match was low with 51, and in the
-second was high with 87. It is rumored here that he did not sleep
at all during the week, but spent all of his time practicing, and in
consequence got there all O. K, For St, Louis, two of its best
shots were absent, but still they dropped only 8 points below the
first score. The last match of the season will take place next
Tuesday. but as the St. Louis Club has a lead of 118 points, it will
be easy to pick the winner. Below will be found the score on the
‘standard target, 12¥4yds,, Massachusetts Rifle Association rules
for pistol shooting governed the contest: ?
St, Louis Club,
HOY SLISPSLrobiestiiittis 8 81010 8 9 6 9 9 9—86
MM C Billmeyer....,.----,....---.9 8 % 710 6 61010 9—81
Neahibiethelcs.:2:,2e.2-c-bEes- ac Se P10) Be rs
ROeNPUlmIRS eee -.--8 81010 9 810 7 9 10-89
EO Mohrstadt sess--sce-.. 0 6 910 910 9 8 9 1U—99
Alexander, .....--..-. ae eo OD 9 6 8 8 8 7-79
AL obit settee. Pelee eee Pia 8968 7 7 7 710 8—V’%
DAVOS OU soe neh ces phere Each 10 8 7 9 8 5 71010 6—80
Bey Wiellace oo) 22.0. oe 8 ob bt 10h ib
M Summertield..... .... sa¥n he 10 1v101010 810 8 9 &—98—g28
‘ Cincinnati Club.
RE Goodman..2...:22.5.:--85) 2 74 HW Wilson... wins... eogss 75
Lakwyeters aout! yqaee rss tas rs 8st O Wellinger... ........... 87
SOME tl Ae nS ne ace i Copelands.jo, 340g bs 84
SED cinsten eases eee seta ..(4 BJ Robertson.........,...83
Gaia ntmigm. <2. fev less doe ss: 5 B22 Balser: oe Fein es: 82—800
Bad weather interfered with the attendance at the regular
weekly shoot of the St. Louis Pistol Club. Below will he found
the scores on the 80yds, standard target reduced to 20:
M Summerfield ............. hel trohae 710 9 910 8 810 7 10—88
O Wallace....:....:..25.. Boe AL ‘ 88 8 7 910 8 7 10—85
pv). Pérrets 22: 27.5 cee tenis 5 9 8 9 8 810 8 9 10—84
LOCO Ce] NUS] 5220 WP 98989 7 7 8 8 10-3
(Os Sua o( EER (cee ee er A098 8 be 810 80 es
RBA LURG ie tet, 9 4 81010 8 9 9 6 TSO
BuGe Dorman S2.220 ls. 910 610 8 6 7 6 9 87
WEEE Hiettels. 22028 82 Us eo Peet Ss p08 9 4 7 TO a=t6
VEO Mack with. 225.62... 2.2m 9 bP PF % 940-7 8 G7
PIR SAU beech oe retinas rips T-4 7 8 6-9 4 10 b—70
PAV Beprel.s.- a2 cicsac. ceqestee saan 6 448 8 0 6 7 4 47
Unser IPrrrz,
HARTFORD, May 30.—Opposing rifle teams from the Franklin
Rifle Club, selected by W. W. Tucker and D. Stuart, contested at
the range this afternoon for a supper. The shooting was yery
close and resulted in a victory for Mr. Stuart's team:
W. W. Tucker’s Team.
D. Stuart’s Team,
ERP EIe Barithoms seed be. by poe Wa
STH ished tered 70
IMAP OG 4 iyoi4 Ser Sy 61
| Rand i L Robertson....... <. 2.2, .46
48-294 Frank Govell.....2.....,.. 45§—297
is the score: T, H. Britton 74,8. J. Lyon 70, D ‘
Pahy 61, W. W. Tucker 61, H. M. Pope 61, F. Kk. Rand 56, LL. Robert-
WORCESTER, Mass., May 30.—Members of the Worcester Rifie
Association had a meet on Memorial Day at Broad Meadow
Range. The shooting was off-hand, distance 200yds. The work
of each man follows:
Sporting ner
Menor ea eees terete eens eed 10 8 8 8 810 8 10-88
VAL eS eee a a ee eS ee Pa ae. 9 6 910 9 9 6 8—s84F
TENT 0 n= Ree EP E ee shoe: 9 89478 8 7 8%
Panera So. Ve ey: Repack) pummel at? cy fal aT? ats tet
Military Rifles.
Ravn Thes a. ae. a snes Sy ae reat oe se eee Pee ey se peers eh A ir
(LiFe) oe aa ore eee ak 4564483 4465 5 5 4-4
Bh giitiee nase ina: Pacino eee ana 444445644 4 § 49
Perguson..-.:---..- ‘ »s4 44444544 4-41
i) 010 0 epee PRAAR ALIN. Acie ee 4534465 4 8 4 §—41
BRIDGHPORT, Conn., May 30.—The weather at Readmoor
was all that could be desired to-day for fine target practice and
Bome good scores were made. That of W. H, Beardsley was of
the highest order, surpassing his record of 21 consecutive bulls-
eyes made at Newark last summer, by making 25 consecutive.
An unfortunate bursting of a shell in the 26th shot broke the re-
cord. Continuing the scores for a 60 shot record tbe same fine
holding was continued and in the 60 shots 52 were bulls. As will
be seen by the shots there are two clean scores in success, second
and third:
7 7 8101010 71010 9—88 9 910 9 9 9 8 9 8 10—90
8 8 § 8 810 8 8 9 8—83- 8 8 7 8 8 9 910 9 10—86
7 8 810 6 9 9 810 8—83 9 910 8 9 9 7 7 10 10—88
LINDSAY, Ont., May 29.—The semi-annual spring match of
the County of Victoria Rifle Association was held over their range
here to-day, with the following participants securing prizes.
Wind continuous fishtail:
All-comers’ match, 200 and 500yds.,7 shots at each range: M.
Thompson 65, W. Gamble 63, Capt. HE. H. Hopkins 63, N.S. Young
61, J. H, Sand 60, Capt. Russell 60, Staif-Sergt. Williamson 60,
Capt. W. H. Hill 56, J. BH. Brandon 56, M owie 45, Major §.
Hughes 54, D. Sinclair 45, J. H. Oliver 58, Dr, Kenny 51, J. Black-
pywell 51, J. Goodall 50, Capt. Brown 50, Roht. Sylvester 49.
Association match, ranges 400 and 600yds., 7 shots at each range:
Wim, Gamble 57, W. H. Sand 54, Capt. W. H. Hill 52. Major 3.
Hughes 50, N. 8, Young 49, Robt, Sylvester 48, Capt. Russell 46,
Staif-Sergt. Williamson 46, Mr. Howie 44, D. Sinclair 42, Dr. Kenny
42, H, Austin 40, J. H, Oliver 40, J. Goodall 39, M. Thomson 89, W.
Paine 37, J. H. Brandon 86, J. H. Sootheran 35, :
Extra series, 200yds., 5 shots, two highest scares to count: R.
Strathern 48, Capt. Russell 48, Staff.-Sergt. Williamson 47, M.
homson 46, Wm, Gamble 46, J. H. Sand 46, N. S. Young 45, Capt.
V. H. Hill 45, Major S. Hughes 44.
Major S. Hughes, of Lindsay, won the County Council Cup,
while R. Strathern, of Orillia, won the silver cup, being first prize
n the extra series.
ARMY SHOOTING.—The competition of distinguished marks-
men in the army will take place this year at the Bellevue Rifle
Range, near Omaha, Neb., commencing Aug. 27, and will be con-
ducted by Major Guy VY. Henry, Ninth Cavalry, The commanding
cers of the different departments have been ordered to select
the participants, numbering 20 in all. ‘ The cavalry rifle competi-
ions will take place Aug. 12, at Fort Robinson, Neb., for the
departments of Dakota, the Platte and the Columbia; at Fort
perce wari oe wie Ps depart ments mY i ene Missourl
ond Dexas; at Por ngate, N., M., Aug. 20, for the departments
of Calitornia and Arizona, ner iri ree
by inereasin:
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.—To-day was the greatest day for
shooting and enthusiasm that Shell Mound ever saw, The weather
‘was almost. perfect, and the crowd was enormous—so great, in
fact, that the vange had to be partitioned in places to keep the
spectators from interfering with the shooters. The event of the
day was the twenty-men-a-side match for $100 between Com-
panies C of the Second Artillery and B, First Infantry. The
tmaatch was the oulgrowth of C’s defeat at B’s hands about a
month ago, when 10 men constituted the team. C thought that
i ing the teams to 20 men each it would he able to retrieve
its lost laurels. Therefore sh eek Huber issued a challenge, and
to make it an object put up $100, Hach set to work and practiced
assiduously for a month. The shooting was far better than could
be expected under the circumstances. A strange light played
about the targets and the haze and smoke hung lazily around the
butts. Throughout the score was very close, and each team took
the lead at times, only to lose it again in a moment. Company B,
‘however, retained four of its most steadfast shots until the end,
and C having exhausted its able men, was compelled to put inex-
perienced novices in the boxes and they broke down considerably.
Pprnraed rifles, with 6lb. pull of triggers, and regulation 8in,
yreedmoor targets were used. The distance was 200yds., off-hand,
Vollowing is B’s score: Burdick 45, Shula 44, Unger 48, Ramm 43°
Wesson 41, Cook 40, Goetjen 40, Smith 89, Lovett 39, Lundgnist 38,
Townsend 38, Burdick 88, Bloxome 38, Bone 37, Satzer 37, Cazes 36,
Buckbee 44, Sturdivant 31, Taylor 30, Nounan 28—759.
Company C—Capt. Huber 42, Boxton 33, Huber 40, Viebrock 42,
Koch 43, Petrie 41, J, Riugen 39, L, Ringen 38, Brooks 34, Tobin 36,
Woodall 40, Drieschmann #9, Hustedt 35, Siebe 31, Ruth 36, Re-
penn 82, Will 38, Menke 35, Wiegmann 40, John Smith 27—739,
The Bay City Rifle Club, which won the gold medal in the recent
mateh open to the different shooting teams of the country, shot
for the third time for individual ownership of the medal. Accord-
ing to the rules of the club, six contests will be held, and the
member winning it the most number of times will be entitled to
its perpetual ownership, Thus far, in two contests, Messrs, John-
son and Hovey have won. The distance was 200yds., each con-
testant fired 380 shots off-hand, and was permitted to use any kind
of a gun under 101bs,, telescopes barred, K.. Brown, who won
it after an animated struggle, deserves great credit for his re-
markable performance. Heisa young shot, and takes great pains
in his work. His score, according to the Creedmoor count, was
4§ 48, 45—189, in a possible 150. q
Then in order came F. Kuhnle 140, J. E, Klein 187, A. Johnson
180, EH. Hovey 188, H. Carr 137.
WESTERN RIFLE RANGHS.—The future Creedmoor of the
Northwest will be at Camp Douglas, Wis., where there is a mili-
tary reseryation of 600 acres. This little village is at the inter-
section of the two great railway systems, The State Legislature
has liberally recognized the present needs of the Wisconsin
National Guard by appropriations, and Goy, W. D. Hoard the
future needs. The Secretary of War was applied to 1o allow
Army “shoots” here. Mr. Proctor said yes, and Gens. Schofield
and Crook, who were present, warmly concurred, So the future
competitions of the Division of the Missouri may be looked for
here. Apprehension is felt that injunctions will be seryed on
Gen. Ruger preventing further shooting at Fort Snelling, The
Commanding General, Dept. Dakota, expects in such case to haye
his competition at Fort Keogh, M, T., 761 miles west of St. Paul,
on the old 5th Infantry rifie range. Lieut, Reade, who has been
there, condemns the individual ranges, ten in number, because
requiring ten separate targets and markers, shelter, and increas-
ing the dangers. A marker of the 5th Infantry was killed there,
and on Monday, May 13, a man of Capt, Mott Hooten’s company,
22d Infantry, was wounded at the butt during company practice
at fixed distances. Both casualties were due to the butt system,
which is unfit for use anywhere except at some little two com-
pany post, certainly unfit for Department competition. When the
money required to build a secure continuous pit ($400) is allotted,
Col, Peter T, Swaine will put Lieut, O, M. Smith, 22d Inf., former-
ly Inspector Small Arms Firing, Texas,in charge. Lieut. Reade
reports to Gens. Ruger and Crook against using Mort Keogh
range, Camp Douglas rifle range is only 183 miles from St. Paul.
Ii has good wells, magnificent natural bullet stop, perfect drain-
age, dry, level, sandy soil and salubrious climate. On this range
only the Service military rifles and ammunition will be used,
THE TEAM FOR ENGLAND.—The Massachusetts Rifle Team,
that starts for England June 10, had a full practice over the
ranges of Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, on Decoration Day. The
weather was oe unpleasant with rain and mist, the scoring, as
much as could be learned of it, was not up to the standard de-
sired. This can be accounted for, as the team had to shoot from
the tep of the fort across the main channel over to another island,
and with no flags for windage, it was impossible to keep in the
fourring. There is but little change from the Creedmoor team
ot last year. Tne shooting men will probably be Major Hinman,
Lieuts. Bumstead, Eads, Johnson and Hussey, Sergts. Merrill,
Bull and Doyle, Privates Huddleson, Farrow, Farnsworth, Bull,
Over $5,000 has been subscribed, and there is no doubt about the
balance. The first match of the team will be on July 2 with the
Berkshire County Team, with London Rifle Brigade on July 3
with South London Team July 4, Sussex County Team July 5, an
with the team of the Honorable Artillery Company on July 6,
This completes the series, the team then goes to the Wimbledon
meeting,
TORONTO, May 29.—The Off-Hand Rifle Association have ar-
ranged a series of ten matches. There are eleven clubs. On
Stated dates each club is supposed to fire over their own range or
face to face with some other club. Hach club competing can win
ten matches or lose ten matches. Any club neglecting to shoot
for three matches in succession is dropped from those competing
for the championship. The last and final match will be shot at
Aurora, Oct. 10/1889, when all clubs will meet face to face. In
recognition of the honor conferred on Aurora, the town has kindly
donated #100 in prizes. The first match of the series was shot
May 28, and resulted as follows: Orillia 761, Aurora 71%, Searboro
709, Newton Brook 701, King City 691, Tottenham 680, Alliston 620,
Point Hdward 591.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 31.—Two teams from the City
Guard contested in a shooting match yesterday, making a re-
markable score and giying a sharp contest. Following is the
Johnson --... Prete 454445430 Bowers .-.........5544445—31
Sterling. ..... .,.5444444—29 Merrclks a2,.22-..-5 444dd4d—28
W E Hosmer.... .4544443—28 WalGow ee ce es ness 44dd4dd 28
DEER SS en aaa 3485044— 26 (eaiiURs Bee: ase ane 3434343—34
SH Smith........ 83485)8—26 HJ Smith....... 3443848—24
I’ L Hosmer,..... 4433488—24 McDonald..., ... 4044344—23
Melinerny ...,,.. -2088444—20—183 Davis........,...6 4233352—22—180
WORCESTER, Mass., May 30,—Members of the Worcester City
Guards, Co, A, 2d Regiment M, V. M., went out to Peat Meadow
Range on Memorial Day. The shooting was with a military rifle,
it was off-hand, distance 200yds., and the result follows:
Lieut M H Tisdale 454544444442 Pyt MeIntosh ..... 4454454444 —49
Seret A Jefferson..5445454544—44 Pyt Bryden .._....,4444434452—38
Corpl W IE Wilkins4444348444—38 Pyt Thompson..... 54433—19
Ganaging.
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to ForREsST AND
STREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, étc., of
their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and
report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are
requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with
logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local
waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS, 1887-88.
Commodore; H. C, RoGwrs,..........- r]
Secretary-Treasurer: Guo. W. Harroy y+ eterborough, Can.
Fice-Com. Rear-Com. Purser.
Central Diy..W. K. Huntington.E. W. Masten.......... heel sityieer, x
ome, N.Y
Atlantic Div. W. P: Stephens.. ... ti. B. Palmer. ,. a Py Dunnell,
f Jerolemon 3t., Brooklyn.
Hastern Diy. .H. HE, Rice, M. D....Maxton Holmes........8. D. Marsh,
Springfield, Mass.
N’thern Diy. .Robert Tyson.,......8.S. Robinson.,..... Colin Fraser, Toronto.
Division.
Division and wishing to become members of
the A.C. A., will be furnished with printed forms of application by address-
ing the Purser. .
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J. RB. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D. H. Crane, Chicago, Til.
Rear-Commodore—-C. J, Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Boru Conmltioe"c. 3. Bovatela Ray tye itn, 1. P, ak
ixecutive Co , J. Boustie Cc vh,; T, P, Gaddis.
tou, 0,; TJ, Kirkpatrick, Springfield, 0, - Tis
FIXTURES,
JUNE,
16, Puritan, Record Races, No. 2.
17. Puritan, Record Races, No.3,
a2. NW. Y,C. C. Annual, Staten
(sland,
29. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet
Lavehmont,.
8. Ianthe. Spring, Newark.
15-17. Puritan, Annual Meet,
Nantasket.
15, Brooklyn Annual.
16-17, South Boston, Local Meet,
Pettic¢ks Island,
Juby,
4. Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22, Atlantic Division Meet.
18-29, W.C,A. Meet, Ballast ’'d. 27, Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers.
AUGUBT,
—, Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
i-23, A.C, A. Meet, Sugar [sland, St. Lawrence River.
SEPTEMBER,
8. Puritan, Record Races, No.5. 14. Ianthe, Annual, Newark,
THE PASSAIC RIVER CRUISE.
HE Passaic canoeists left the Tanthe ©. CG. at 10 P. M. on May
20, and by midnight were encamped on the old site in New-
ark Bay, where a sound sleep was enjoyed before the bugle call
at Go’elock. Breakfast was cooked on the beach, and the fleet
was under way by 8:30. At the New Jersey Athletic Club, mem-
bers of the Bayonne C. 0. and of the Pastime ©. C., of Red*Bank,
met the main hody, and witha fair breeze and all sail set the
canoes fairly flew across the bay to Klizabethport and through
Staten Island Sound to Amboy, which the first made by 2 o'clock.
The last were in betore dark, and all were royally entertained by
the members of the Ompoce C,C,, at whose club house the cruisers
remained until Sunday morning, wlien with «4 strong tide and fair
wind the Passaic was soon reached,
The regatta committee called the unlimited sailing race at 4
P.M. on Saturday, there were but four entries: Geo, P. Doug-
las, Ianthe GC, C., canoe Nenemooska; Mr. Peterson, Ompage OC.
©., Naiad; Winiield Scott, Essex C. C; L. B. Palmer, Ianthe €. C,
Idlemere.
There was a reefing breeze and wet, sea throughout the race,
Mr. Scott upset before the start and withdrew, ald Mr. Peterson
withdrew after the first round, the course being twice around a2
triangle. _Nenemooska led until the last beat to windward when
she was passed by Idlemere,"which was ruled out for fouling the
buoy at the finishing line. The prize was a beautiful releasing
anchor presented by the Ompage O. C., and was awarded to Mr.
Douglass.
YONKERS C, C.
HE annual spring regatta of the Yonkers 0. C. was held on
May 30. The paddling races were:
Single canoes 34 mile:
Ap hay Mun erett, MaSton ) 2: 2ie Wetec tds ire bbewenes tes desltedesen tell 1
Golden Rod. Bdgar Henriques. s. 6.2.4.2... 862 ccs cscs tase 2
Day Dream, LOWS Simpson . 3 ccyssses, cece tse et iecsscisitceeunes BI
Dark Horse, Gabriel Revs... ..-. cc. sess eee even cees) cape-bpeneees oe Tk
Mr. Reevs broke his paddle at the start.
Tandem canoes, 34 mile:
Evangeline, H. C. Quick and L. Simpson,........-... casks heel 1
Nesta, T. L. Oxholm and Talbot Simpson.,.....--. epente Cee 2
Woneda, A. B. Pattou and J, W. Simpson... 0.222.222.0220 .000 been 5
The final event was 3 fournamenut with Masten as spearman
and Reeys as paddler in Woneda, and T, Simpson and Henriques
in Lanark, the latter team being victorious. An “inelassified”
sailing race was won by Evangeline, H. L, Quick, and also the
maneuvering race. Inthe evening an illuminated parade to the
eo house of the Yonkers C, Y. C. took place, 30 canoes turning
out.
IRRAWADDI ©. C.--The Irrawaddi ©.'C. elected the following
officers recently for the ensuing year: Com., 8. B. Lafferty; Vice-
Com., E. 5. Hammatt; Sec. and Treas., Joel M. Parker. The club
was organized April 25, 1883, and ended the first year of its exist-
ence with 7members. They built a tasty club house in 1884 on the
bank of the Mississippi, just below the Government bridge be-
tween this city and Kock Island. The house cost $5,000. Putting
in improvements this spring amounted to nearly $100. When
first organized they devoted their time to races and cruising, but
lately they have given up racing and devote their spare time ex-
clusiyely to cruising about the Government Island and up and
down the Mississippi and its smaller tributaries. At present
there are only nine members: 8. B. Liaterty, cance Quaway; B.S.
Hammatt, Lotus; Joel M. Parker, Naiad; M. C. Smith, Isis; L. Bi.
Knocke, Lucille; M. Bunker, Ishkoodle; T. Q. Wilkinson, Soli-
taire; C. H. Copeland, M. N. Richardson.
TORONTO C. ©C., May 24.—The Queen’s birthday, May 24, was
duly celebrated by the Toronto C. C., a three days’ cruise to the
Etobicoke River being made by a party of 25, together with 15
members of the Tammany Hall Boat Club, of Torente, Camp
was reached about noon, the day being passed with a Hall match
and a tug of war. The contestants in the latter were Mason and
T. G. Elgie in one canoe and Shaw and R. B. Higie. The latter
gentleman carried a iong oar, which he drove into the mud un-
known to his opponents, securing a Victory for his craft. Thetwo
following days were spent pleasantly in camp, returning on the
evening of the 26th. The club has just received from the Ontario
Canoe Company a new canoe d0ft. long and 50in. wide, for 16 pad-
dlers. Mr. D. B. Jacques is captain, with first and second mates
and apurser. Her name is Unktahee, or “God of the waters,”
and she will be taken to the meet in August.
PEQUOT CANOE ASSOCIATION.—The Pequot C. A. held the
elosing camp-fire of the “out-of-commission” season at New
Haven, on May 27. The attendance was large and the evening
passed very pleasantly, The music was furnished by the Pequot
Glee and Banjo Clubs,and the programme included speeches,
toasts, yarn-spinning and discussions on rig, models, etc. The
coming meet in July is promising to be a very successtul one, A
large race schedule for canoes and_ cruisers, separate classes, has
been arranged, and prizes will be offered for races among all types
of boats comprising the club list, Nine members have been ad-
mitted since May 1.—F. P. Lrwss, Sec,-Treas.
MONTREAL C. C.—The first regatta of the new Montreal ©. 0.
was held at Pointe Olaire, on May 24, the following races heing
héld: 1, Single paddle, half mile with turn, for men who do not
own a canoe—Kntries: ©. Wairbanks, Lachine; Louis Gordon,
W. Harrison and Colin Drew, Pointe Claire. Won by Fairbanks:
prize, a canoe, presented by Mr. W. H. Cottingham. 2, Tandem
paddling, half mile with turn—First, K, A. Nash and &. A. Gris-
sett; second, I", Stewart and C, Fairbanks; third, L. Gordon and
W. Harrison. 3. Single paddle, half mile with turn—First, W, A.
Wash; second, E. A. Grisset; third, F’. W. Stewart.
CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.—Proposals for member-
ship: Harold Goodwin, Geo. Hastman, Roslyn; C. M. Foster,
canoe, Bridgeport; Levin Huntington, lift. centerboard yawl, New
Rochelle; Chas. Coughtry, 18ft. cutter; O. H. Chellborg,18ft. sloop;
John §. Harris, 18ft. cutter; C. J. Dunn, C. L. Weyard, lft. cen-
terboard yaw.
A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.—Atlantic Division: D. A. Nash, New
York; P. Halstead Scudder, Glen Head. Northern Division:
Wm, Maynard, Jr., Stratford, Ont.; A. Mekenzie, Gananoque,
Ont. Hastern Division: T. Erskin Hamilton, Paul R. Hawkins,
Springfield, Mass,
STORMBOUND CANOEISTS.—It is reported that four Wash-
ington Ganoeists who were camping on Analostar Island were
caught by the flood in the Potomat and made prisoners for forty-
eight hours, until rescued by their friends.
OurLines oF Lessons In Borany.—Yor the use of teachers, or
mothers studying with their children. By Jane H. Newell. L-
lustrated by H. P. Symmes. Boston: Ginn & Co. This thought-
ful little work is quite a new departure in the method of teaching
botany. Rudimentary works confine themselves mainly to in-
struction in classification, but Miss Newell, pursuing a more
logical method, begins with yegetable physiology, aiming to teach
the students what plants are, what their essential characteristics
and mode of growth, before entering on the study of specific dis-
tinctions which are the basis of classification. The instructions
conyeyed in this little work are rather for the teacher than for
the student, the author’s method being not so much to impart in-
formation to the pupil direct as to appeal to the wider intelligence
of the teacher to direct the pupils’ minds into channels of obser-
vation, and make them exert their faculties to discover for them-
selves. The methods employed are practical id est experimental.
Seedlings are raised in the school-room by teacher and pupils,
that the wonderful though common process of evolution from the
seed to the leaf becoming matter of daily observation may stimu-~
late the pupils’ faculties, arouse their interest, and thus bring
them into that receptive state of mind so favorable to the pursuit
of knowledge of the common things around them. We think
very favorably of the plan of the work, and of the author's treat-
ment of it, and have no hesitation in recommending it as a text
OOK,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Junu 6, 1889,
Nachting.
MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 80.
ré ae of a heavy fog about New York and the Sound, and
light airs about Boston, Memorial Day was generally observed
by the clubs as the formal opening of the season, either by a race
or review of the fleet, followed by an entertainment on shore in
the evening.
LARCHMONT Y. C.. TITANIA-SHAMROCK.
“T ARCHMONT LUCK” was rather at a discount up tonoon on
Thursday, an east wind, a dense, chilly fog, and a more or
less persistent drizzle made a melancholy outlook for a race, and
the club members and their guests wandered disconsolately about
the piazzas, speculating as to when the race would be sailed
in the future. About 1 o'clock, however, a shift of wind to the
southward changed the aspect of affairs, driving off the fog and
letting a bright sun through the clouds, at the same time promis-
ing plenty of wind for a quick race. Hvery good Larchmont man
at once declared thathe had known allalong just what would hap-
en, that fog and drizzle had not thrown a shade of doubt over
his mind, at least, and that te had been perfectly confident from
the first in ““Larchmont luck.” The occasion was one of more
than usual inierest, not only the first important match of the
year, but the rivalry between the two combatants, and the knowl-
edge that each was perfectly prepared for an extended series
of close matches, made this first meeting of specialinterest. The
racing of 1887, when both Titania and Shamrock were in their
first season, left the yachting world much in doubt as to the
superiority of either, each boat having some very strong partisans.
Last year, as Titania was not in commission, they did not meet,
but this season each is booked for a number of matches, both the
reeular club events and private matches with members of the 70ft.
class. The possibility of the class being called on to meet Val-
kyrie later in the season, for the Paine cup and in private
matches, if not the America’s Cup, has also done much to center
the attention of yachtsmen on the boats, The present match was
for a cup to cost $750, one-third being paid by each of the owners
and one-third by the Larchmont Y. ©, for these two boats, with
an offer by the club to make it $1,000 if either Bedouin or
Katrina entered too. Neither of these turned up, and the specta-
tors were treated to a most interesting and exciting duel, in which
the capabilities of the two yachts could he carefully studied.
Each has beenimproved greatly since the last meeting, Titania's
sail area being somewhat greater, her steel bottom in better con-
dition than during the first season, while with Capt. Haff and a
crew picked from Volunteer’s, she was far better handled than
ever before, Shamrock too had been improved in sail plan since
she first came out, besides being materially stiffer through alter-
ations in her ballast and a reduction of weight inside in the
cabins. She had also the benefit of last season's experience,
which counted for something, though few races were sailed. She
was sailed by her owner, Mr. J. Roger Maxwell. On board of
Titania were Mr. Iselin, her owner, and Mr, Burgess.
During the delay_ot the morning both yachts were towed into
quiet water inside Flagler’s Point, and accurately measured by
Mr, cithag tit When the clear weather finally came, the commit-
tee boat, the tug Dalzell, took her load of guests on board and
steamed out to the line, marked by two oyster sloops, each with
a large blue and white ball at the masthead, anchored just off the
harbor, Iti was blowing a pretty strong breeze over the Sound,
with very heavy puffs over the hills and down Hempstead Harbor
when the first signal was given. Both of the yachts carried lower
sail and working topsails, Titania showing a beautiful mainsail,
stretched nearly to the end of the huge boom, and without a
wrinkle or putker in its snowy expanse. Shamrock too had a new
sail, but by no means a good one, being badly wrinkled at the
start. A batten was run in the leech above the second reef
points, and before the start a hand was sent up the leech, and
after some difficulty he succeeded in putting a second batten in
a pocket lower down. Both were potleaded, with white topsides
from the water. ;
After tacking about for a time between the line and Pagoda
Point, neither in.a hurry to be first, Titania made for the line on
starboard tack, trimming in sheet asshe crossed for a close reach
over the 4 knots to the first mark, in the mouth of Hempstead
Harbor. Shamrock followed some 3U0yds. in her wake, the time
of the start being: ;
ELEMIS oe ee hehe 128 08 Shamrock..........., -sp-eek 29 IT
The wind at first was fairly steady, but strong enough to heel
bath boats pretty well. There was little difference apparent in
the angle, Shamrock standing up a trifle straighter. Soon, how-
ever, Titania began to feel the Hempstead zephyrs coming in
chunks, and down she went, rail out of sight, luffing up all right
without losing ground. She had gained trom the start on Sham-
Tock and continued to do so after the squalls struck her. The
latter soon began to catch them as well, and both were busy luff-
ing, A short hitch was necessary to clear the mark,and at 1:48
Titania went about, Shamrock following a couple of minutes
later. Titania made a very neat turn, tacking around the mark
at 1:53:50, setting a balloon jibtopsail and easing the boom off over
the port quarter for the reach across to Stamford Harbor mark,
about nine knots. Shamrock was timed at 1:55:14, after making a
yery wideturn. She, too, sent her LA a partly up, but think-
ing better of it, lowered it before breaking out and set asmal)
jibtopsail in its stead. ;
Shamrock had lost a couple of minutes, and it promised to be
more before the next mark was reached, as Titania steamed away
at a great pace, perhaps three-quarters of a mile ahead. Off
Greenwich at 2:30 Shamroek lowerea her topsail, soon after send-
ing down jibtopsail also. When near the mark Titania took in
her balloon jibtopsail, making a very neat turn, but just as she
came on the wind a puff struck her and heeled her further, it is
safe to say, than she has ever gone before. One of her crew, at
the lee runtier, was washed off the deck as the rail went down
under his feet; fortunately he had a firm grasp of the runner, and
though at first he swung some distance away fromthe boat he was
safely taken aboard. The times were:
Witwnddea: sends tac eae 245138 Shamrock................., 2 4915
When at the turn it was discovered that Shamrock had water
over her cabin floor, and she sailed home in this condition. The
accident was due to leaky ventilating plugs in the planksheer,
ten on each side, and as one rail was constantly in the water dur-
ing the race a great deal leaked in.
The next leg was back to Hempstead, a close jam to windward,
and as the race was practically settled, there was little to interest
the spectaturs except the manner in which the leading boat was
sailed. In spite of the strong wind, by this time tumbling up the
Sound into white caps, she carried her working topsail all the
way home, though it is doubtful whether she gained anything by
it, Withasure race,a rattling breeze and smooth water for a
boat of her size, Captain Haff was evidently making the most of
an excellent opportunity toiry the boat beiore the coming matches
outside Sandy Hook. He sailed her hard,the water at times
fairly up tothe companion, but she stood the test well, working
out to windward and going steadily ahead, even when heeled the
worst. Many times on the way over, especially wlien nearing
Hempstead, she lay down at an alarmingly sharp angle, but the
spars and gear stood the strain well, and the boat herself seems
amply able to carry her sail safely and effectively. As it proved,
however, she narrowly missed coming togrief at the height of
her victorious career, for just at the mark the end snapped off the
bowsprit, the cranse iron and bobstay going into the water. The
jib being lashed was held on the spar. By great luck she had
passed the mark so far as to be able to bear away instantly and to
ease the head sheets, thus saving a disastrous wreck,
The last leg was quickly run with the wind off the quarter, and
Mr, Burgess’s triumphal handspring was timed at exactly
4:17:453, as the mast cut the line. Shamrock had carried her top-
mast all the way home in expectation of the wind falling, though
she would have been far better off withoutit After she turned
the last mark she set her working topsail and hurried after her
rival, being timed at 4.25.50. The times at the Hempstead mark
were:
PETHHt sei sue eee ee 401 22 Shamrock...............-- 409 18
The fuli times were:
Start FHinish. Elapsed. Corrected.
Ua 72h 0 VC: rn Or -2 417 43 2 49 3b 2 49 35
Shamrock.............. 1 2918 4 26 50 2°58 32 2 5b 43
The time is the fastest ever made over the course.
After the race Titania was taken in tow by the Whisper steam
yacht for City Island, where she will have a new bowsprit. The
broken spar was a fine, clean piece of Oregon pine. Shamrock
took atug for Bay Ridge. The result isin a measure due to the
excellent handling of Captain Haff, and also to the difference in
the sails, Shamrock sufiering from a poor mainsail, but at the
same time the rate was a perfectly fair one, and Titania evidently
won on her merits.
On Friday there came a gale from the south, whieh blew all the
night and through Saturday morning, As #consequence no boats
were able to reach Larchmont, Clara came up on Thursday evye-
ning, making the run in three hours Irom Staten Island, Chispa
left the same night for Bay Ridge, not intending to enter, and
Nymph went-out on Piepgrass's ways to prepare for Saturday.
She was unable to pet off, the sea being too high: Kathleen did
not reach Larchmont, while nothing was seen of Maraquita, due
from Boston. On Saturday morning Clara, Banshee, and a lot of
smaller craft were putting their bowsprits under in Larchmont
Harbor, but there were not enough in_any_one class tomakea
race. The regatta committee, Messrs, E, J, Greacen, Otto Sarony,
and C. GC. Munroe, were ready with a tug, but the only thing to do
was to postpone the race, the date being June 8, Only one craft
was visible under sail, a fiat-bottomed skiff! with a spritsail,
manned by two boys of 15 or so, which put out from the other
shore, beat across to the club float, tacked and ran back, being
skillfully handled by her daring young crew, None of the wait-
ing yachtsmen were tempted by her example, but were content
with the shelter of the club house, ’
In the afternoon Madeap and Agnes were in danger of draggin
down on the steam yacht Narwhal, but the judges’ tug, Dalzell,
after some difficulty, took both in towfor Whitestone. Theagent
of a rubber bag for distributing oil was on hand, and with some
difficulty rowed out to the Clara with his apparatus, which was
finally attached to her bows. The oil calmed the seas perceptibly
and allowed the yachts astern to ride easier. .
SOUTH BOSTON Y. C.
HE opening regatta was sailed in poor weather, the wind being
light S. H. at the start, with rain, after which came a calm
and light N. wind. The followin official summary isnot com-
plete, as a number of yachts started and withdrew:
FIRST CLASS CENTERBOARDS.
Length. Elapsed. Corrected.
Shadow, John Bryant.....,-----.++. . od 3 29 48 2 68 48
SECOND GLASS CHNTERBOARDS.
White Fawn, W. Cherrington.......25.01 8 00 53 2 58 55
Black Cloud, Aaron Orown,. ..25.10 3 19 11 2 45 48
Moondyne, Shaw Bros........... ... 24.08 3 23 08 2 50 42
SECOND CLASS KEELS.
Veto, O2:Pe PiRG: -.2-scacere Har anne 26.02 3.23 22 2 62 32
Echo, Bunnell & [sham 24.05 305 15 2°52 a2
Judith. W, B. Pigeon..-....-. 23 04 3 27 17 2 53. 18
Annie Maud, F. O. Vegelahn . 28.08 3B 28 27 254-22
Brychid, W. I). Smith..........--.-..26.07 3 26 11 2 5b 46
Orna, W. I’. Merrill....-.......- .. 238,06 8 34 32 3 00 45
THIRD CLASS CENTERBO ARDS.
Eureka, E. B. Rogers. .- ..--- 21.00 2 46 31 213 14
Tom Cat, C, Lockhart. 19.00 2 57 22 2 21 26
Posy, R. G. Hunt....-. 2.02 2 54 12 2 22 19
King Pin, P. M. Bond 21.08 2 58 16 2 25 48
Mand 5,, T. A. Irving... 21.09 2 58 27 2 26 04
Good Luck, J, B. Farrel 00 3 00 40 2 28 85
Sea Bird, C, L. Joy..-..-- 08 3 O1 04 5 20 45
White Wings, J. fH. Perry 19.09 3 05 15 2 30 21
Lark, A. P. Parkhurst.... . 19.06 3 13 43 2 38 28
Sunshine, EH, W. Haskell..-...-,,---.20.01 3 14 09 2 89 2
THIRD CLASS KEBLS.
Thelga, B. T, Hall.... 3 01 04 2 29 05
Alice, R. C. Harding..... 3 02 43 3 29 32
Hard Times, W. E. Geyer...- 3 11 03 2 34 45
Bride of the Wind, F. J. Toby. 3 12 00 2 40 18
Minnie R., E. D. Dixon. ..--.-. .. 3 13 57 2 42 04
Flying Yankee, Sawyer & Rich 3 18 53 2 42 57
Cooper, Thomas Scannell...-. a 3817 li 2 44 5s
Cinderella, J, B. McDonough........ 3 3 28 13 2 50 27
FOURTH CLASS CENTERBOARDS.
Diadem, L. A. Heyward...... ~.18 02 156 11 1 81 24
Pocket, H. M. Faxon.....,.... 16,01 2 00 55 1 35 52
Flora Lee, Packard & Glover. -. 16.08 2 04 11 1 37 49
Mabel D., R. D. Ware .. 16.07 2 08 24 1 42 OL
Wildfire, H, A. Keith 17.03 2 09 07 1 48 23
Nora, G. B. Dennie, -... ..16.07 210 52 1 44 24
Wild Cat, W, S. Sawyer. .16.10 210 41 1 44 30
Corsair, W. 8. Millett..............--.18.10 2 1015 1 46 08
FIFTH CLASS.
Skipper, J. R, Tufts, Jr.-....-.. 14 1 56 86 1387 14
Minnie, Bertram and Jackson. 18. 1 58 29 1 38 20
Sprite, H. M. Wells. ....-. : 1 57 43 1 88 21
Enigma, J. F. Small ie 12. 2 00 57 1 39 51
Eva, J. £. Maxim.......... 18. 2 01 17 1 41 17
Nellie, John O’Leary....... 14. 2 01 17 1 42 04
Pink, George Corbett...... -14 04 2 02 03 1 42 32
Lucey, W. H. Ransom............... 14 2 03 a7 1 44 15
The judges were G. PF. Clark, J, P, Bullard, Thomas Christian,
Hubert Pope, William H. Godfrey, J. V. Young. The regatta
committee were Commodore Arthur Fuller, Vice-Commodore C,
F. Morrill (ex officio), A. Henry Hall (chairman), Henry L.
Roberts (secretary), J. W. Sherman, Jr,, Wrank N. Isham, F. G.
Cooley, Gecrge A. Crawford, Otis A, Ruggles.
Flora Lee was protested for fouling a mark, and Echo and Veto
will be remeasured.
KNICKERBOCKER Y. C. SPRING REGATTA.
N spite of the weather the Knickerbocker Y. C. sailed a very
] successful regatta on May 20 over the regular course, from
Port Morris around the Gangway Buoy, the return being against
a very strong breeze. The times were;
eLass I—CABIN SLOOPS AND CUTTERS, 32FT. AND OVER,
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected
DOvatiay acon. pees as 10 48 55 285 37 3 46 32 3 46 52
John Demarest...--.. 10 47 20 3 84 53. 4 47 35 4 39 40
Mascot ..-..-......---10 48 40 2 57 26 4 09 22 400 04
CLASs 2—CABIN SLOOPS AND ee UNDER 82FT. AND OVER
wo '*
OVENS tacsiedseae- tes 10 49 55 338i 3A 4 47 40 5 47 40
Tiion £75 Ee 10 49 18 3 51 00 5 Ol 40 5 01 39
Yolande,.--.+--....... 10 50 00 2 51 05 4 04 05 4 13 27
Black Hawk.......--- 10 60 00 Not timed.
Te hul fs epee) pee eens, 10 50 00 4 26 00 5 36 00 5 23 05
LASS 8—OCABLN SLOOPS, 25FT, AND UNDER.
Wine scsi tees ens 10 48 35 Not timed.
WVavenivegtitiatassas <4 10 50 00 Not timed.
FROMMER: seh aretsl ovens 10 48 22 Not timed.
INanitte <i pcisse eee ens 10 46 30 3.389 24 4.53 Od 4 47 B4
Marvel ..... Tie eee 10 50 00 Not timed.
Mabe. chav wees ort 10 48 45 Not timed.
CLASS 4—CABIN CAT-RIGGED YACHTS,
daility were waeaenceniens O 41 28 4.03 40 5 22 12 § 22 12
Rosetta A.s..-.c.--- 0s 10.31 40 2 Bd 838 4 12 538 4 11 10
Fannie..,-..----..-..-10 45 00 Not timed.
.CLASS 5—OPEN SLOOPS, 23FT. AND OVER.
Zena....---- igiee sheeted 10 42 12 No competitor; not timed.
CLASS 6—OPEN CAT-RIGGED YACHTS, 23FT. AND OVER.
Mrolig. /.28 s2e-42 Ab foals 10 42 50 Not timed.
Surprise 10 43 20 3 08 18 4 24 58 4 2418
Alien takes cates sobs f Not timed.
Roi .. Not timed.
Edna. 2 33 59 3 50 09 L Ad ee
Mayotta 318 05 4 34 37 4 82 09
YACHTS, UNDER 8FT.
Torino 10 Not timed.
Grimalkin...... fates 10 32 40 3 29 20 4 56 40 4 BB 25
Maggie. .....2..22 denn 10 41 06 8 36 40 4 55 86 4 49 06
ATLANTIC Y, C., OPENING SAIL.—The weather sadly dis-
arranged the programme of the Atlantic Y. C., as but few of the
fleet started in the scrub race arranged for Decoration Day. The
fleet saluted the flagship, Com. Hogan’s schooner Cavalier, and
then started down the Bay, the larger yachts around the 8.W.
Spit and the smaller around Buoy ll. The times were not ac-
curately taken and no prizes were oitered, but Clara disposed very
satisfactorily of Anaconda, while the little Wona did some re-
markable sailing. The catyawl Hmpress, though not starting with
the others, did good work to windward with the fleet in the strong
S.W. breeze. Fearless lost her maintopmast.
QUAKER OITY Y. 0.—The opening. cruise of the club to De-
Janco was a success. The yachts Consort, Juanita, Venitzia,
Rosita, Vesper, Osceola, Pearl, Lucetta, Arethusa, and the steam
yachts Lilly, Anita and Camera, following Com. Middleton’s flag-
ship Helen up the river, where the Anita, Minerva and Alexia of
Trenton joined them. The afternoon was spent in watching the
Pepe e races at the camp near Delanco, the fleet returning at
NEW JERSEY Y, C.—The fog and succeeding rough weather
discouraged the tars of the New Jersey Y, C., and the opening
pail did not take place.
YORKVILLE Y. C. OPENING REGATTA.
free spring regatta of the Yorkville Y. C. was sailed over a
course from Oak Point around the Gangway Buoy, 18 miles,
for Classes A, B and C, and arownd the Stepping Stones for the
simaller craft. The wind was moderate when the race started at
11 A, M., but was blowing a small gale from S.W. on the return,
The times were:
CLASS A—CABLIN ree OVER 30ET,
eet h Start. Finish. Corrected,
Emma & Alice, D. McGlynn.33.06 300-8 08 52
1107 30=— 8:00
CLASS B—UNDER 30F7. :
Forsyth, Alex Roe......--....29.08 110830 25900 3 5y 30
CLASS D—JIB. AND MAINSALL, — ;
Florence Tate, Robt ‘Tate....28.11 110200 30815 40615
CLASS G—CAT-RIGGED, 22FT. AND OVER,
Jessie, John O’Brien.......-.22.00 110400 25630 3 52 30
CLASS H—CAT-RIGGED, 18FT7. To 22FT.
Bessie R., J.B, Thompson...19.03 W115 22600 3814 45
; OLASS IJ—GAT-RIGGED, 16 To 18 PT,
Mollie McCarthy, McMann.,16.01 111100 22 3 00 30
CLASS J—CAT-RIGGED, UNDER 16¥F7,
Harry C., H. Porter..........144.10 111400 22300 380009
No boats finished in Class C, and Class f was not represented.
=The judges were Daniel Bell, of the Pastime Athletic Club, and
Com. Lalor, of the Harlem Y, C, err.
Twinkle capsized near Baretto’s Point, and the owner of the
Surprise walked overboard while trimming the main sheet, just
after the finish, but was fished out by his crew.
KING PHILLIP Y. C.—The annual regatta was sailed in Mount
Hope Bay, the first class sailing 18 miles, the others 13, The sum-
mary was:
FIRST OLASS.
Corrected.
Mignon, C. G. Bloomer, Pawtuxet............-. cay eine Cobh ale 2 12 56
Mabel #, Swift, C. W. Anthony, Fall River...
Kelpie, Charles F. Jaynes, Providence... ....
SECOND CLASS.
Climax, E. C. Stetson, Mattapoisett.-........... ot as 4 ee 2 23 56
Windward, D. J. Burdick, Pall River.......--..-......- i..02 25 BL
Madeline, George S. Fields, Fall River...-......--.....- sacun 28 58
Kickemut, disabled. Gluck Auf withdrawn,
THIRD CLASS.
Faust, Edward B. Wright, Fall River........... Bo nner Unt 1 54 14
Fleetwing, Mark Phillips, Taunton.....-.. .. wal 54 82
Barbara, Fred W. Macomber, Fall River... 1 53 31
Victoria, H. V. Bowen, Providence........ ..1 58 00
Greta, H. C. Root, Newport.-...-..:-.-.-.. ..1 55 23
Jessie withdrawn.
FOURTH CLASS,
Nora, A. S. Almy, Bristol............-. beat a) See eD - 2 03 34
Unknown, Eimer B. Young, Swansea. . .2 04 55
Ranisk, T. H, Shurtleff, Providence... .2 13 16
Hesper, T. Haggerly, Providence....,... ..2, 02 25
Florine, L. P. Davis, Somerset........-.. .2 03 87
Tola, John Dexter, Mattapoisett............ 2 08 03
Reba and Rena did not finish.
First class—First prize, silver cup, Mabel F. Swift; second, $25,
Kelpie. Second class—First prize, $40, Climax; second, $20,
Windward. Third class—First prize, $30, Barbara; secono, $15,
Greta. Fourth class—First prize, $20, Nora; second, $10, Florne.
CAPE COD Y. C.—A race of first class boats was sailed in a
strong south wind, the course being 63¢ miles, triangular. The
summary was:
Elapsed.
Ariel, Sears Bros....... na nate ep ap FRE Sst obthb bb, aby yeh poeta pleases
Madge, Cummings and Howes.... .-....-......25 cescceees 1 86 19
Nobscusett, F. Tobey.... .....- Cee Per bettls phe tht, enti 1 87 26
Puritan, J Ponies te 55 oak Sets Mies oe tse em ne eect vee ok 44-29
YONKERS CORINTHIAN Y. C.—The principal event of the
day was the reception and opening of the new $7,000 club house,
just completed, The fleet dressed ship in the morning, after
which the club house was opened for inspection, the reception
being held in the evening. The Yonkers Canoe Club fleet, thirty
canoes decorated with Chinese lanterns, paddled down in the
evening, and serenaded the new club,
CANARSIE Y. C.—The opening sail of the club_was held on
the afternoon of May 30, the yachts Orient, So Ho, Gelert, Ethel,
Edda, Gertrude, Nifty, Ajax, Amaranth, Clara, Aurora, Syren,
Growler, Wave and Jessie sailing over a triangular course of
10 miles. Im the evening a large number of guests was enter-
tained at King’s Hotel.
BROOKLYN Y. C,—A reception was held at the elub house at
Gravesend Bay in the afternoon of May 30, many ladies being
present. The Togey weather prevented a review ot the fleet, but
all hands enjoyed themselves ashore.
PAVONIA Y. C.—The only competitors for the Fulsome cup,
over a course from Communipaw around Fort Lafayette, were
ee fete and Aunt Jenny, the former winning, but being pro-
tested.
SING SING Y. C.—The pennant regatta of the Sing Sing C. C.
was postponed on account of the rough weather on the river. The
club’s new house was formally opened in the evening.
NEW HAVEN Y, C.—The spring race took place as per pro-
gramme, 1? yachts sailing to Brantford Point, where dinner ce
eaten on shore, followed by a scrub race home,
JERSEY CITY Y. C.—Fifteen yachts of the Jersey City Y, GC.
took part in the opening sail to the Narrows, a dinner being
served in the club house afterward.
DAUNTLHSS Y. C.—Only two yachts, Jessie L.
and Irene. ~
tured ever the course of the Dauntless Y. a een
C., the former winning.
THE OBJECTIONS TO THE DEED OF GIFT#
T was a singular circumstance that in 1887 the daily paper
J New York and Boston, which had for a year been pub eh
news of all kinds about international yachting Ly the column
should stop at once as soon as the reyision of the deed of gift was
made public, arpidin a ate criticism and diseussion, and content-
ing themselves with the stereotyped indorsement of the fair play
and liberality_of the New York Y,C. Whether from a fear of
offending the New York Y. C. or from the inability to discuss the
‘technical points at issue, there was but one paper except the
Forpst AND STRHAM which pretended to discuss carefully the
various conditions of the new deed,in spite of the great im-
portance of the subject. { ;
Now, however, that the question of the fairness of these condi-
tions has arisen, these same papers are to the fore as usual in
defense of the New York Y.C. The statement is made by them
that the objections to the deed of gift are but general, and that no
specific charges have been made against it.
In November, 1887, immediately upon the publication of the
document, the PoREST AND STREAM took jt up in detail, showing
the unfairness of many of its provisions, and again early in the
following year they were discussed by usin a controversy with
two leading dailies. The charges we then made against the deed
have neyer been disproved, and it is now in order for some of
these zealous partisans to take them up, No less a person than
Mr. Schuyler, the “surviving donor,” is lately quoted in an inter-
view as making the same statement, that no specific objections
had ever been presented, :
Leaving out the two very serious connts, that any change of
the original and enly deed made by the fiye donors was illegal,
and also that the last so-called revision, eyen if it had been legal,
was hurried through inasecret and uaderhand manner, and
never submitted to an open vote of the club; there were specific
objections made to the conditions themselyes. These briefly
summarized were asfollows: That they limited the competition
to but two sizes of yachts, and these of classes not in existence,
and in every way undesivable. That they demanded too long a
notice of challenge, which same was unnecessary. That they
compelled a designer practically to make known the lines of his
boat to his opponents nearly a year in advance, giving him no
information in return and no security that he would not be out-
built in size. That they limited the designer in a manner hitherto
unknown in legitimate changes of trim ordimension. That they
establish practically an obsolete rule, that of length, for the goy-
ernment ot the Cup races. That by means of the provision as
to no time allowance they enabled the holders to force almost —
any terms they might see fit to make on the challenger.
The above specific objections have been indorsed by both the —
Field and Land and Water, and yachtsmen who care to read the
deed of gift for themselves can easily form an opinion as fo their
correctness. : : sir 4 ‘
" It hag lately been stated that the sole objection of the Royal
Yacht Sele Uae and of British yachtsmen is to the clause which
ponpele he admission of centerboard vessels to the Cup races; —
but this very condition has been favorably con mented on inthe
' past by the Field, and is again mentioned in the last issue to hand ;
JUNE 6, 1889,]
a
as follows: “The only thing in connection with the new deed and
_ the Valkyrie’s challenge which has cropped up since last week
is the fact that the Jast plea for the new deed is that, if it is no
accepted, centerboards may be barred out by a foreign club, The
‘new deed’ has certainly a clause enjoining thati centerboard
yachts shall be allowed to compete; but then the original and
only authentic deed has no clause saying that they shall not be
allowed to compete; and no elub rules could interpolate such #
clause. Beyond this, the British Yacht Racing Association has
abolished the rule against centerboards, and did it with the ex-
press approval of practically the whole of the British yacht clubs,
hus we are afraid the New York Y.C, must find yet another
plea to justify the new deed. But no matter how it may be justi-
fied; it cannot be legalized,”
The Field also publishes the new deed, commenting severely
upon it, concluding as follows:
“So far as we can see, there is only one Way for the members of
the New York Y. ©. to extricate themselves from the disagree-
able difficulty they have created, and that is to burn the new
deed and revert to the Speke which, we repeat, is the only
document under which the Cup can be legally held. It would be
quite proper, and in accord with common. sense, if the club, pro-
fiting by the experience of the matches already sailed. drew wu
certain regulations or eee eda to be attached to the origina
deed; and this they could do in conjuncture with a challenging
elub or not as they pleased; but for obvious reasons these regia-
tions or interpretations should be agreed upon before the matchés
are sailed,”
Tt has heen plainly apparent that the small clique which has
constituted itself the chosen puardian and trustee of the Cup
(“We America’s Cup people,” to adapt an expression that has
jately become famous and just tits the case) has sadly blundered
in the revision of the deed of sift. To mention only one instance,
the clause relating to time allowance was inserted as a compro-
Mise in the belie? that the troublesome question of measurement
was entirely avoided. Instead of this, by laying down a length
limit, which, as Valkyrie’s case proves, must be built up to, the
committee has practically adopted a length rule, with all the bad
features accompanying it. There is one other way out of the di-
lemma besides that suggested by the Field, and that is through the
complaisance of the Reyal Yacht Squadron in ecnnection with
ord Dunraven's generous attempt to help the New York Y, C. at
_ the expense of his fellow yachtsmen,
: ——————————EEEeeeeee
LENGTH AND SIZE OF VESSELS.
, The readers of your paper might more generally appreciate
your efforts to bring it about that the English yacht challenging
for the Cup shall be met by a yacht of her class, rather than by
to the actual difference in the size of vessels, not varying ma-
terially astolength, To ordinary readers there may not appear
: to be a great difference in size between yachts 70 and §88i't. on the
their conception of this difference, would give it as 70 to 88. Now
_ the size, the carrying capacity, displacement of the smalleryacht
isto that of the larger oue, assuming that their models are not
the cube of 88, ihat is, as 343.000 is to 781,472, say 34 to 78. The
longer yacht is more than twice as large.as the smaller one. She
may carry more than fwice as much ballast and may bear a very
_ Further, to xppreciate the advantages which the larger boat
' possesses, it must be borne in wind that the relative resistance
offered by the water to these yachts may be said, with a near ap-
(immersed) midship sections. Now, the midship section of the
Smaller vessel is to that of the larger one, not 1s the cube of 70 is
tu the cube of 88, bub as the square of 70 is to the square of 88; not
Targer yacht is double that of the smaller one, dhe resistance she
meets with from the water is only, say, one and four-seventh times
as great.
plex vacht lines be discarded, aud let the principles set forth
above be applied.to a simple mathematical figure. instead of the
boats we will consider two rectangular blocks from which we
’ models of the yachts m question. In their length these blocks are
respeetively 88 and 70in. The breadth and thickness (beam and
depth) have also the relation one to the other of 88 to 70. Thus,
thin, depth 10in. Then the dimensions of the smaller one would
be (0 proportion of 68 to 70), length 70in., width 12in. (early),
depth 8in. (nearly). ‘Phe solidity (displacement) of these blocks in
Jength, breadth and thickness, The larger block then contains
§8><15x10=13,200 cubic inches; the smaller block contains 70x12%8
=6,720 Gubic inches, That is, the larger block is (about) twice the
Again: The resistance offered to the blocks dragged through the
water (fully submerged) may be represented with sufficient accu-
tracy by the relative areas of the sections against which the water
tion”) of the arget block, found by multiplying its width by its
_ thickness, is 14x10=150sq. in. The area of the smaller block is
128=96sq. in; that is, the resistance offered to the larger block
Baditor Forest and Stream;
the Volunteer, if attention should be called in a forcible manner
waterline. They provubly, if, requested to state mathematically
materially different, not as 10 is to 88, but as the cube of 70 is to
- much Jarger sail area.
proach 1to-accuracy, to be in proportion to the areas of their
- as 34is to 78, but as 49 is to 7%. Toat is, while the capacity of the
These statements may be made plain in this way: Let the com-
May suppose, for instance, that a designer contemplates cutting
for the larger block let the dimensions be, length 88im., width
cubic inches wul be determined by multiplying together their
size of (has twice the displacement of) the smaller one,
impinges. The area in square inches of the end (“midship sec-
is ta that offered by the smaller one as 150 is to 96. or say as 77 is
to 49.
While, then, the capacity of the larger model would be double
that of the smaller one, the resistance it would haye to overcome
would be to the resistance presented to the smaller model as 150 |-
to 96,
It may be seen then that a yacht 88ft. on the waterline may be
twice as large as one 70ft. on that line, and that it has physical
advantages over tlie smaller vessel which may be represented
roughly in figures as 77 to 49. B
THE CRUISE OF THE SARACEN.
“| ee Burgess 30, Saracen, owned by Mr. W. P. Fowle, Corin-
thian Y. C. of Marblehead, reached Whitestone on May l,
Bt 5:50 P. M., after a very rough passage around Cape Cod from
Marblehead, her sailing time being 50 hours 43 minutes, and the
distance 276 nautical miles; an average of 5.4 knots per hour. She
éomes here to race in tliree or four regattas, bringime al) her rac-
' ing outfit on board; spinaker boom, topsail yards, racing canvas
and tender. She sailed from Marblehead for Newport at 2:05
P. M, on May #4, with Messrs, W. P. Fowle, F. M. Wood, Geo. A.
Stewart, P. C, Newhall, and one paid hand, Martin Johnson. It
Was necessaary to leave her at Newport, returning to Boston for
business, resuming the cruise after a few days. Under lower
sails, with a moderate breeze, the Saracen crossed. Massachusetts
Bay, passing the Fredonia bound for Payal, and at 10 P. M, she
had the Highland Lights abeam. Off Chatham the wind came in
fresh from south, making a dead beat to Pollock’s kip, under
lower sails aud working topsail. The buoy off Pollock’s Rip was
passed at 6:15 A. M.on Saturday. From the Shevelful to Cross
ip Lightship the wind was fresh and dead ahead, but before the
Cross Hip was reached a heavy squall from N.N_E. struck in, and
the mainsail was stowed and reefed irysail set, and carried
through a heayy sea until the Hast Chop was reached, At2 P. M,
the anchor was dropped in Tarpaulin Cove. The run of 114 miles
had been made in less than 24 hours, the latter part showing 12
tmniles in 144 hours under trysail and jib.
The weary tars were glad of a night’s rest, but at 5:45 next morn-
ing all hands were on deck in brief and airy costumes, a S.W.
wind blowing hard into the anchorage and the yacht dragging on
to alee shore, The anchor was weighed, and under headsails and
the peak of the mainsail the staunch little ship made a sate offing,
then the trysail was once more set and she hammered away in a
half gale from N,H, with heavy rain for Newport. A heavy sea
Was met between the Vineyard and Brenton’s Reef, but under try-
sail and jib the Saracen went along easily, finally beating into
Newport and anchoring at 11;55 A. M.
been covered, under storm canvas, in six hours. The crew went
hy rail to Boston, returning on Wednesday evening, but with Mr.
Arthur D. Foss in place of Mr. Wood.
A start for New Haven was made at 4:25 A. M. on May 2%, the
wind being then mederate irom §.H., so the topmast was sent up
again and jibbeader and jibtopsail set. Point Judith was abeam
at 6:1 A, M,, and under spinaker the run was made to Watch
Hill very pleasantly. Cornfield Light was passed at 1 P, M., the
wind, now blowing quite fresh, shifting to south, the yacht being
under three lower sails. At 513 P, M. the yacht was inside the
New Haven breakwater, making the run of 76 miles in 12b, 48m.,
an average of 5.9 knols. :
_ On Friday morning there was a very strone breeze from §.S.H.,
but.at 9:55 Saracen wasclear of the Breakwater, under whole
mainsail und headsails, but with topmast housed, running across
to the Long Island-shore, and making good. weather for an hour
or so, when the Wind increased greatly, coming from the south,
peste irysail was again set and foresailstewed, The sea was yery
heavy and a moderate gale blowing, but the little ship was kept
en her way, until finally both topsail and jib were stowed and she
Thus the 26 miles had |
FOREST AND STREAM.
was run under bare poles, keeping as close as possible to the Long
Island shore. After a while the staysail was set and then the
veefed trysail, and she was headed more on her course, making
Eaton's Neck at'2 P.M. The worst of the trip was over, tlie wind
and sea were less yiolent under the lee of Long Island, and at
5:50 P. M. the hook was dropped at Whitestone near the Kathleen,
her classrival. The run of 50 miles had been made in 7 hours 35
min. The whole performance was a most creditable one for tha
little boat and her Corinthian crew. Saracenis 30ft. lowl., 10ft-
beam and 7ft, draft, built by Lawley last year.
VALKYRIE.
5 briefly noted last week, Valkyrie was beaten by both Trex
and Yarana on the return race from Harwich to Southend
on May 24, the first trace in a strong breeze, The course was fifty
miles, [rex allowing Valkyrie 5m, 29s., and Yarana 12m.19s. The
wind was strong from the west, making a reach out over the first
quarter of the course, and a beatfor the remainder, with a heavy
Sea in places. The start was made at 8 o’clock, the order over
the line being Deerhound, Yarana, Valkyrie, Irex, Amphitrite,
Mohawk and Vreda. Fora time Yarana and Valkyrie held the
lead, but before the Cork Lightship was passed [rex had caught
the two, going through their lee to first place. Coming on the
wind at the Lightship Trex gained steadily, being about 34 mile
ahead at the Cork Sand Buoy; Yarana being then on Valkyrie’s
lee quarter. A heavy sea was met in the Bast Swin, Irex being
reported as making much the best weather of the three.
When off Gunfleet Head the iron cross through the deck, to
which Valkyrie'’s jib halliard was belayed, drew out, the jib
oing over the side. She was hove to for some time while the
jib was reset, it of course being thoroughly soaked. Meanwhile
arana had left her astern. In addition 1o this mishap the main-
sail was badly stretched and the lanyards stretched, while the
eyes of the main rigging drew down on the masthead, so that the
boat had to be sailed very cautiously. Finding smoother water
when past the Swin Middle Lightship, the two smaller boats
came up a little on Irex, Valkyrie gaining considerably om Yarana
but neyer catching her. Over the last few miles there was more
Wind again, but the position of the three was not materially
altered, The times at Southend pier were:
Elapsed. Correeted,
Dest. fae oepetedt td dtea teas os Nin ev dew PatnteNly lesa 8.08. 44. a 03 44
VSO TGS 2© epee eee ares a eer ee Bo e0 oo 3 13 Of
Valkyrie,....2.,.... ESE Te SSS ee = 26 22 3 20 53
Irex wins £50, Yaranga £30, and Valkyrie £15,
others are not reported,
On June 1 the Nore to Dover match of the New Thames Y. C,,
‘ed miles, was Sailed in a strong wind and smooth water, the limes
eing:
The times of the
Elapsed. Corrected.
WSN TEE Ca. since wacieiss neck mas res bo BS be co 6 21 05 6 14 30
WARTS Cee eee nobel ne te bee yradtcts Sale i te lh ake 6 85 45 6 21 08
1h to om foe Se EO ee i el, Be Lek eee 6 25 50 6 25.50
Mohawk, Deerhound, Amphitrite and Vreda also sailed, but
their times are not given.
The Royal Cinque Ports Y. C. regatta, off Dover, was sailed on
June 3, the course being a triangular one of 22 knots, two rounds,
or 44knotsin all. Valkyrie, Irex and Yarana started at 10:30
A. M. 10 a strong W. wind with some sea, all carrying jibheaders,
lrex won easily with Yarana second. Valkyrie came to grief
aguin with her rigging. The times were: [rex 3:55:51, Yarana
4:08:07, Valkyrie 4:09:58, It is impossible to say from the brief
cabled reports just how fast Valkyrie really is with the oiher lwo,
and how much of her failure in strong winds is due to bad rig-
ging. Both Irex ahd Yarana have been altered since last year,
Srex being lightened as much as possible to suit the hull to her
present reduced sail area, while Yarana has had 4 tons of lead
moved from inside to the keel, with an increase of sail.
Ii is practically impossible for anyone who does hot see all the
taces and is not fully conversant with all the alterations in each
boat to form 4“ correct idea of tue relative speeds. Trex aloue is
sailing under such different conditions from those under which
she met Genesta and Thistle thatall estimates of Valkyrie’s speed
are but rough fuesses, and it is certain that little will be known
here until she is seen in American waters. Some rash critics have
already pronounced her a success or a failure, but they are not to
be depended on. From her performances thus far it would seem
that she is very badly rigged and was hurried into races without
proper preparation and crial; and that with sails and gear in good
Shape she will be at least as fast as Genestia, [rex and Thistle,
Lord Dunraven is reported as determined to come out and meet
the 70ft. class, even though his, challenge for the Cupis with-
drawn. Had he left the Cup alone in the first place and merely
come out here with an open challenge to all yachts of his size, he
would have stood much higher in the estimation of many fair-
minded yachtsmen on both sides of the water.
HAMILTON Y,. ©.—The first race of the series was sailed by
the Hamilton Y, ©, on May ?4,in alight wind, the summary
being:
20RR, GLASS,
Start Finish.
MQHSIOD Bicstcuacacho panties fos ttatead trite etrteas 10 30 00 1 27 30
ATEN HG: te ees seven pecedeee pie ee ceseree eee 10 30 WO 1 28 00
Comet...... POT IF call a 0 dabei a bese see eiee ae 5 teeaed 0. 301 OO 1 38 00
Adeline won by 4m, corrected time.
2hPT, CLASS.
SHSM A wee J: Oks Saddaee). poe toesy oats occte 18 365 00. i. wee
Greyhound.... .......... erin eee F eles epee 10 35 00 1 27 00
Behe hic ean OL acer) ae ret ers ya Ss hie arese i cers 10 35 00 2 11 00
The Greyhound won, but the Iapyx was not given second on
account of not rounding the finishing buoy properly, passing on
the wrong side. Stella capsized off Huckleberry Point.
30FT, CLASS,
RIOR 2B) pg ae ee nner PBC Ac Be Peer Peete Ft piri ales 10 45 00 1 15 00
PAT ALD. |. bls - bola tens a's pees pele Aste 5 ches anaes 10 45 abd
Echo... ., 10 45 00 1 22 09
Surge won, with Echo second. Alert was disqualified for put-
ting back and assisting the capsized Stella. The crew of the
Alert have put in a protest to the saling committee, asking that
the race under the circumstances be resailed.
MONTGOMERY SAILING CLUB—Third race, May 26.
Courge, Norristown to Indian Creek and return; distance 4 miles:
Length. Corrected.
Playford, tucKup................... EE eee - 58c 15.00 1 59 3
Garaclaae baer: ....) Bema. ee ed. 12.00 2°08 35
StU iceCHM OC kt ean ses moreiteun sealer psc tes as 16.00 2 04 08
MiGUTEET MG IED sacle seins a ceenatee acto an Sealy Ss 15.00 2 05 15
INfeilbeTegahte sao nS) Be: Gebeeeec coc odds loser bbs ee! Gout 2 06 05
Ay ep RINSING sob DOP Nimmo Petter be—theber tents 15.00 2 06 55
PONDAVE VAT Ta TET sin srilee elie ee ieye dajcloteremniajataete tienes 16.00 2 09 50
EXPEHH ANT Tes hoes dey seb ate neccanselbehe on feats sie = yoige 15.00 210 30
LoleeniCber Shans ick oot ecileesepageent se eteeen. 15.00 210 40
TEGATOUSH EGER alsee'aic cee fae cg ce rttea sa beeree kis é , 15,00 2 14 15
PRiBGiP a PUGH OD 0 2). a2. svete staan es Pen eater 16.00 2 21 00
Stranger, sharpie...... pear b ere able ety arene eed estes 15.00 2 23 3b
Vesuvius, tuckup......... petits Sree ges oie -. 16.00 Withdrew.
BOR rit: hs Opry i oer) ABD eerse nape eRe Loic eee eee 15.00 Withdrew,
The wind was light easterly, making it a run to the buoy and a
beat back. Timer, Wm. Alcorn,
ATHLETIC YACHTING.— We understand from reliable sources
that there are some novel surprises in store for yachtsmen of an
athletic turn of mind, contingent only on the success of the new
boats. Moyed bya laudable spirit of emulation excited by Mr.
Burgess’s world-famous handspring, one amateur designer is
now practicing daily ina Boston gymnasium, and promises a
\thrilingand exciting diversion on the gaff end in the event of
the possible success of hisracing yentures. Another designer has
been for some time assiduously engaged in practicing standing on
his head on the main boom, but has as yet not reached a sufficient
degree of proficiency, and will not undertake the feat in the early
races unless he can rig a safety net. Mr, Smith cannot be per-
suaded to say what he hasin contemplation in the eyent of Ka-
trin’s sucecss in the private matches this month, but it is safe to
say that he will rise to the occasion. Mr, Watson's-plans in this
respect are as usual enveloped in a most unjustifiable amount of
mystery, and it is confidently asserted by a prominent yachtsman
who does not desire his name to be mentioned, that the long
overhang ascribed to Valkyrie is buta blind to distract the vigi-
lauce of Hx-Com. Smith and the Plan and Scope Committee from
Mr. Watson personally.
ELIZABETH Y. C.—Thotigh Blizabeth, N. J., boasts but little
water she is not to be left astern in aquatic matters, and has
lately organized a-yacht clitb with the following officers: Com.,
Patrick Sheriean; Vice-Com., John P. Binzen; Admiral, Thos. F,
McOormick; Captain and Sailing Master, Capt. Cory: First Lieu-
tenant, John Driscoll; Second Lieutenant, Excise Commissioner
Drum; Sargon. Joseph H. Grier, M.D.; Chaplain, Peter O, Dyke;
Steward and Treasurer, John A. Staats, ;
ne aKa eM ee pathy Prats per ete pr Loe A.
. Gooderha : son, was launched at-Toronto on Ma
og, Sha is @lft, long and let, beam, ee eta
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taneous
GREAT. HEAD PENNANT REGATTA, JUNE 1,—The annual
pennant regatta was sailed on June 1 ina good &,VW. wind, the
eourses being: First and second classes—From judges’ boat to
Sculpin Ledge, red buoy No. 2, leaying it on starboard, to black
buoy No, 7, leaving it on starboard, tored buoy No.6, leaving it
on port, back to judges’ boat, 746 miles. Third clagss—From
judges’ boat to red spar buoy No. 2, leaying it on starboard. to
red spar buoy No. 8, leaving it on starboard, to Apple Island red
paar No. 6, east of Apple Island on port, then to judges’ boat, 5
miles:
FIRST CUASS-.
Length. Elapsed. Corrected.
y 1 59 00 Oa et
Clio, Goodwin & Merrill........... 23.00
SHCOND CLASES.
E, A, C., G. H.. Worcester...,......-- 21.04 1 59 39 1 36 29
Btta May, A. H. Lawrence.......,-.. 21.08 210.05 1 47 07
THIRD CLASS.
Modoc, B. W. Belcher... , Lb. UB Withdrew,
Seud, L. 8. Bestan....-.-- -- 1.02 Withdrew,
Evelyn, L. T. Harrington....... .... 14.03 1 12 30 § 01 55
The judges were: Messrs. J. S. Cushing, VY. H. Haley and Harry
Hutchinson,
QUINCY Y. C,, JUNE 1.—The opening regatta of the Quincy Y,
C., on June 1, was partly spoiled by a buoy in the course for sec-
ond and third classes going adrift, sothat the boats, Hester,
Hebe, Pet, Mabel, Diadem, Mirage, Racket and Psyche were
obliged to give up the race. The course for first class was from a
line between judges' yacht and flagboat, off cluh house, passing
between Sheep and Grape islands to ved buoy, hetween Bunkin
Island and Downer Landing, leaving it on port; thence leaying
Bunkin Island on starboard, to red buoy off Hull, leaving it on
ort; thence leaving Sheep Island on port to Channel Rock buoy,
eaying it on starboard; thence leaving birrel off Raccoon Island
on port, to judges’ yacht, passing between it and a flagboat; dis-
tance § miles, The summary wis:
FIRST CLASS,
Length, Elapsed. Corrected.
OSV eke RADU see sets a net ey aren tet 22.02 1 84 45 1 06.25
Moondyne, W. H. Shaw........ 21. £08 1 84 55 1 08 5a
Krin, John Cavanagh .,,...,........4 26.00 Disabled.
The wind was moderate south, Erim sprung her boom when
leading off Bunkin Island. Posy wins $10 and Moondyne $5,
MocINTYRE’S PATENT SKYLIGHT.—The skylights and com-
panions invented by Mr. Jas, Mclntyre. of South Boston, haye
met with well-deserved favor from yachtsmen and are now in
general use, The following new yachts haye been fitted with
thea: Montecito, Yawl, Chispa, Tomuhawk, Maraquita, WNepen-
the, Nanon, Merlin, Quickstep, Consteliation, Gorilla, Verena,
Alice, Chrystal, Lotowana, Elfrida, Jathniel, and the nnnamed
boats for Messrs. Owens, Hasbronck and Boggs. The U. 38.
Revenue bark, Chase, has tested the skylight lavely, and Capr-
D. B. Hodgson, her commander, has recommended its adoption
for other yessels of the department.
EASTERN Y. 0.—A meeting was held on May 28 at which 4
number of amendments to the sailing regulations and constitu-
tion were adopted, Rule 12 of the sailing regulations was changed
toread: “During a race, first class yachts shall carry a service-
able, non-fold ng boat, not less than 12ft, in length, Second class
schooners and second and third class sloops shall carry a similar
boat, not less than 10ft in length. These boats shall not be car-
ried below deck, Kach yacht shall also carry two serviceable
life-bnoys, ready for immediate use, within reach of the helms-
man,” July 15 has been set for the annual regatta.
LORD DUNRAVEN’S CHALLENGE.-There is nothing new
to chronicle on either side; the reply of the sub-committee of the
“Plan and Scope Committee” to Lord Dunraven, sent last week,
Was made public yesterday, and we will publish it next week,
and nothing has been heard from the Royal Yacht Squadron,
One very important detail has been settled, however, and ex-
Com. Smith has announced that the committee will view the
races from the bridge of the Hlectra, and will partake of the
plain and simple fare always found on the flagship, Such being
the case, it will be extremely unfortunate if any trifling questions
ot fair play and honest dealing should arise to interfere with the
enjoyment of the committee.
A CHALLENGE FOR AMERICAN YACHTSMEN.—Mr. P. A.
Ralli, owner of the Yarana, has expressed his BAlnEneas to sail
with that yacht the American champion 70-footer Shamrock, a
match for £5,000 a side, although giving away nearly 5ft. in length.
—Land and Water, May 25.
CAPSIZE OF A CHNTERBOARD YAOHT—The Malta, a daft,
cabin sloop owned in ae ea capsized off League Island in.
the Delaware River on May 30, and nearly drowned her crew of
seven. They were rescued by two boats from the navy yard.
Fiye of them. were in the cabin when the capsize took place, and
had a yery Narrow escape.
CORINTHIAN Y. C. OF NEW YORK.—The annual regatta of
this club will be sailed on June19. The following forties have
entered for the sweepstakes in August: Gorilla, Liris, Toma-
hawk, Maraquita, Minerva, Pappoose, Alice, Helen,
COMMODORE GEORGE W, GARDNER, of the Inter-Lake
Yachting Association, is the subject of the Sunset Club chapter
in our angling columns to-day.
LIBRIS, the new 40, built at Ayres’s yard for Messrs, Wetmore
& Hoyt, from Mr, Gardner’s design, was launched on June 2 with
great difficulty, owing to the shoal water in the Atlantic Basin.
Her sails and gear are all ready, and she will be fitted out im time
for the races next week if possible, though she will be heavily
handicapped by the lack of any trialin adva ‘ce,
RHODE ISLAND Y. 0.—The following dates have been selected
for the season’s traces; June 13, opening regatta; June 22, ladies?
Gass aley 16, cup regatta: Aug. 5, club cruise; Aug. 26, open
regatta. :
FREDONIA.—On May #4 the new fisherman Fredonia sailed for
Fayal with the following party on board: Mrs. Edward M. Gary,
Miss Hester Cunningham. Mrs. H. B. Stone, Miss Alice Stone,
Miss A. H. Jones, Miss EB. HW, Russell, Miss Alice Dabney, Migs
Margaret Forbes, Messrs, F. H. Stone, Charles Dabney, Edward
Onunningham, Jr., and J. Malcolin Forbes.
OYSTER BAY Y. ©,—Officers, 1889: Com., J. A. Weeks, Jeu:
WVice-Com., Alfred Roosevelt; See?y, K. M. Townsend, Jr.; Treas.,
Wm. Trotter, Jr,; Meas., R, C, Townsend, The commodore ap-
pointed Messrs, FP. 'T, Underhill, F. D, Weeks, and R.C. Townsend
to serve as regatta committee.
AUGUSTA, steam yacht, has been sold by her builders, the
Herreshoff Mfg. Co., to the State of Texas, to be used by the
quarantine officers of Galveston.
MONTECITO,—The new steel yawl, Montecito, designed by Mr.
A, Cary Smith for Mr. Ronald Thomas, was launched at Pieperas’s
yard on May 27. Wemust defer a description of her until after
the spring races, but she is good enough to have been giyena
more euphoneus and less cumbersome name.
NORMA,.—A new sloop by this name has been built by W. Rob-
inson, of Kingston, Ont., for J.C. Strange. She is 338ft. Sin. over
all, 25ft. Lw.L, 9ft. beam and 3ft. draft.
MYRA.—At Marvel’s yard, Newburg, a steel steam yacht 70ft.
long and beating the aboye name, has been built for Mr. W, H,
Bartlett, of Newburg. She will hayea triple expansion engine,
6, 10 and 16x10in., with a coil boiler.
A FATAL CAPSIZE.—Messrs. John A. Lyons, a reporter of
the Boston Globe, with his cousin, J. P. enneff, were capsized tn
a cathoat off Spectacle Island, Boston Harbor, on May 25 and
both were drowned,
QUICKSTEP.—Col. Grinnell’s new schooner was launched at
Piepgrass’s yard on June 3.
PLEON Y. G,—The race announced for May 30 did not come
off owing to a mistake,
oo eee
Mussrs. Ranp, McNauty & Oo., of Chicago, announce that
they have in press a book by the well-known author and magazine
writer, Mr. G. O. Shields (“Coquina”) entitled “Uruisings in the
Cascades.” Itisa record of an extended hunting tour made by
the author in the Cascade Mouniains in Oregon, Washington
Territory and British Columbia, and contains many thrilling
descriptions of adventures and incidents of travel encountered
by the anthor in his explorations. He carried with him a detec-
tive camera, and the work is handsomely illustrated from instan-
photog ragie and from drawings. The book contains also
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L. M. P., Mahanoy City, Pa.—The address is 280 Broadway, New
ork.
S. V. P., Providence, R. 1.—We should advise a 12-bore, mcdified
choke and cylinder barrels, and as light as your build will per-
mit you to use with comfort.
M. C., Middletown, Conn.—Does Trumbull’s new book “Names
and Portraits of Birds” describe all of the common species of this
section, or game birds only? Ans. Game birds only.
VENATOR.—Can the Springfield rifle be procured exce i for
army or militia use? if s0, of whom? Is it sighted for the 405grs,,
or the 500grs. bullet, or is it suited to both? Can the regular
Government ammunition be procured, and if so, by whom? Ans,
1. It can be had th¥ough any dealer. 2. Both, if of later mode).
3. Of any dealer. f
R. T., Vietoria Hotel.—Please let me know through the columns
of your paper where I can purchase the game laws of New York
and New Jersey. Ans. The New Jersey law was published in our
issue of May 9, which will probably answer your purpose, but a
full compendium of the laws revised to 1888 is for sale at this office,
price 25 cents; one of New York same price.
W. ©, L., Richmond, Va.—l am anxious to purchase a good gun,
but do notknow what weight and bore would suit me best. I want
a gun for hunting quail. I havea yery long neck and short arm
and weigh about 135lbs. Please advise me as to the weight, bore,
length and drop of stock, length of barrel. Ans. Choose a 12-
bore, 71b., with short stock, and much drop. To determine what
will best fit you go toa gunstore and experiment with different
arms.
G. N. R., Montclair, N. J.—Ans. 1. There are no reports of fish-
ing yet, but the water is low, the season early and indications
are favorable. 2. The upper Delaware offers as good black bass
fishing as you can find and there is no hetter place than Egypt
Mills, Pike county, Pa. Almost any point on the river, in Pike
and Wayne counties, will give you superb fishing, from Hancock
down to the lower boundary of Pike. Lake Hopatcong, N. J., is
noted for its black bass and pickerel. Reached by Philadelphia
and Reading R. R.
ConsTANT READER, Allentown, Pa.—l. Has a property holder
the privilege of granting certain parties the right of fishing a
stream that contains brook trout with a seine. This question re-
lates to persons or property holders that claim the stream whether
the fish are distributed by commission or not. 2. Has the prop-
erty owner himself the right to fish his stream which he claims
with a seine or seines. Ans. It is unlawful to net trout anywhere
save for the purpose of propagation, that is a person may only
catch trout with a net imwaters owned by himself to stock other
waters.
J. E.S., Brooklyn.—Please inform me what kind of fishing and
shooting are to be had in Hancock, Delaware vounty, N. Y., in
open season? Are there any public trout streams in the immedi-
ate vicinity? Are there any black squirrels in the State of New
York? Ifso, where? In what month do black bass bite on bait
the best? Ans. 1. Black bass, brook trout, ruffed grouse, wood-
cock, rabbits, etc., are to be had in the region. 2. Trout streams
at Colchester and Lordville. Northeastern part of county is said
to have bears and foxes and an occasional deer. 3. There are
some black squirrels in Lewis county, but they are more plentiful
along the south shore of Lake Ontario. Lockport is a favayite
locality for this game.
C, A. B., London, Ont.—Few of us have leased a trout pond,
about a quarter of an acre in extent. It is fairly stocked with
trout now. About what fry should we putin the pond each year
to keep it well stocked? We intend putting 5,000 in this fall that
were hatched in April, next year nothing, the following year 2,000,
and third year 1.000. We have an eight-year lease on the pond,
Do you think this proportion will keep it well stocked? Ans. The
number ought to be sufficient if your adults do not destroy the
fry. The usual way in‘keeping ponds stocked is to bzild a small
hatchery conveniently situated. and keep the fry in it until able
to take eare of themselves; 20,000 fry can be kent until three
months old, receiving food during the last two nmaonths, in a
trough 16ft. long, 18in. wide and 8in. deep, These are fed on beef
liver reduced to a fine pulp and sometimes varied with curds. «If
you cannot build hatchery get try three months old and fred them
morning and evening on liver. Feed adult» about every other
dav_or twice a week. If your pond contains plenty of natural
food your trout will require less care.
A. V.S., Dublin, N. H.—When shall we get a full report of your
shotgun test, and willit be printed in hook form? J notice an
article in the Supplement of April 4 in regard to Dublin pond
trout. The writer states that they inhabit other small lakes of
New Hampshire. Will he please tell us in what town and lake in
New Hampshire those trout can be found except Dublin? The
eople here claim there are no fish like them in this country.
he pond in many respects is different and the fish also. The
water of the lake is so clear that on looking down 10 or 15ft. you
would think it but 3 or 4ft. deep. Last May a trout was caught
that weighed 14lbs., and in the stomach was found a trout that
weighed almost lb. The hook was attached to the small trout
only. Some fine strings of trout haye been taken here this spring.
Ans. J. We begun the reports last week. They will be reprinted
in pamphlet form. 2 We have followed Prot. Garman, the de-
seriber of the Dubiin pond trout, in stating the distribution of the
species. He says “it is apparently restricted to the small lakes
in the neighborhood of Dublin, and names Center Pond as one of
the bodies of water in_which it occurs (see 19th Annual Report,
Commission on Inland Fisheries of Massachusetts).
lew Publications.
AUSTRALIA. NEW ZEALAND AND NEW GUINEA,*
GS is a highly entertaining book of travels, and we regret
that it is not more extensive; we should have been especially
delighted to learn more about New Guinea—a country whose
geography and natural history are so incompletely known. Mr.
enton went to Australia to assist his father in lecturing and in
makihg ecollectionsin various parts of the countries visited. Both
the lectures and the collecting were highly successful, but the
father unfortunately lost his lite through his desire to study the
unexplored interior of New Guinea.
The publishers have done their part to give the book a lasting
value, the paper and presswork being all that could be desired.
The illustrations are true to nature, the subjects interesting, and
their reproduction admirable. Many of the objects haye never
before been represented.
The author rapidly sketches the incidents of the overland jour-
ney to California, which involved an unusual share of adventure,
the long voyage to the antipodes broken only by a brief call at
Honolulu and a compulsory sojourn at Quarantine Island, near
New Zealand. The misery of seasickness was never more clearly
expressed than in the following soliloquy of one of Mr. Denton’s
shipmates: “I can’t see whatever put 1t into your head to go
away from home. You may do well enough in Honolulu, but oh!
you'll die before you get there. Charlie, you fool, if you ever get
home again you stay there.” Early in the narrative the author
introduces descriptions of plants and animals characteristic of
the countries visited—a charming feature which grows in inter-
est as the chapters progress. At Auckland the Maoris were first
met, and the opportunity utilized to secure some excellent por-
traits. At Oamaru was found the cream-colored limestone, which
can be cut from the quarry with a saw and chisel, but hardens on
*Incidents of a Collector’s Rambles in Australia, New Zealand
and New Guinea, by Sherman F.. Denton, Artist to the U.§8. Fish
Commission, Washington, D, C., with illustrations by the author.
Boston, 1889: Lee & Shepard. Pp. 272, pls. 15, figures in the text 40,
[Junz 6, 1889.
exposure like the coquina of Florida, so that a building made of
it becomes a slid mass of stone. Birds were so numerous ati
Motenau that very little time sufficed to collect more than
eould be cared tor. The Maori hens were such inveterate
thieves that they ran off with the tools whenever they had the
chance, Remains of the extinct Moa were obtained, and with
them were parts of a gigantic eagle which must have lived at.the
same period. Evidencé was not lacking tu prove that fire had
driyen these birds to the scene uf their destruction. Near Nelson
tne notorious flesh-eating parrot was obtained—a species which,
by some strange freak, has abandoned its natural foed of nuts
and fruits and now devours the flesh of living sheep. In the Col-
lingwood caves and at Takaka Moa bones were again discoy-
ered, at the latter place associated with skeletons of small
birds and parts of a large lizard, In Australia the naturalists
were soon busy with the gorgeous birds and insects, the opossums,
pouched cats, Australian bear and the duck-billed platypus. The
exquisite song of the lyre bird was often heard, and the difficulties
ot securing the songster were fully appreciated. The native
method of throwing the boomerang is graphically described. The
curious jumping fishes (Periophthalmus) were at first mistaken for
trogs. “They trequently leaped upon stones and even mangrove
roots, where they seemed to hang on by means of their pectoral
fins. In jumping they doubled the tail up and then suddenly
straightened it out, thus propelling themselves one or two feet
each time,” Colonies of migratory crabs were seen at MacKay,
tens of thousands marching in compact company.
The ravages of the white ant and the feeding habits of the ant
lion were investigated at Townsville, Australia. On Friday
Island we are introduced to the rich fauna of the coral reefs and
to the methods of diving for the pearl oyster. It is interesting to
note that in a depth of 3Uft. of very clear water Mr. Denton could
see the boat like a dark shadow overhead. The appearance of the
New Guinea natives is briefly, but clearly setforth. Their limited
wardrobe, implements and ornaments are described, and, in
many instances, figured. The natiye houses, both ordinary
dwellings and tree houses for defensive purposes, are beautifully
illustrated, The Papuans of the high tableland, occupying the
towns of Narinuma, Shugary and Gidiaruma, were found to be
very pleasant and agreeable companions, perfectly honest. upright
and industrious, Many interesting accounts of expeditions for
birds, kangaroos, wild pigs and other animals are recorded. Con-
versations with chiefs about foreign countries showed the wonder-
tul shrewdness of the Papuan leaders. Descriptions of scenery,
trees and their fruits, gorgeous birds of paradise and butterflies of
prodigious size alternate with accounts of native games, a
Savage battle, native methods of hunting, a burial cave, tribal
meetings, the personal characteristics of the people, and many
other interesting topics. The Coyaries first ask a stranger his
name, next whether he is hungry. They appear to have no idea
of a soul or a land of bliss after death, yet they are strict moral-
ists in the best sense of the word. New Guinea isa land of sur-
prises, and in no particular is this better demonstrated than with
regard to its fruits. “Someof them were exact representations of
fruits I had seen at home, and I was tempted to take the peaches,
oranges, apples, plums, pears, cherries, blueberries, grapes and
chestnuts that covered the ground in the greatest profusion. Red
peppers and cucunibers, too, grew on small bushes, and could
easily be mistaken for the genuine. But how different were the
insides of these fruits, both in- appearance and flavor! .The cu-
cumber was full of little nuts; the red pepper, looking ready to
blister one’s tongue, was a pleasant, juicy fruit, mild enough for a
baby; the chestnut was as hard as a stone}; the grapes, poisonous;
the blueberries, sour as limes; the cherries, tough, fibrous, bitter
and full of small seeds; the plums were plumsot some kind, I
think, but not very good; the apples, which closely resembled our
Baldwins, had alarge nutfor a core; the oranges had skins an
inch thick; and the peaches, though looking 1ipe and juicy, were
nearly as hard as billiard balls.” T. H. B.
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WRITER in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat presents
a strong, if not savage, indictment of the dog as a
factor in modern civilization. He concerns himself
chiefly with the hordes of worthless curs maintained by
the lower classes in his own State, and the figures quoted
certainly afford a satisfactory basis for the argument
that Missouri would take a decided step ahead if the
armies of her mongrels were wiped out. When ofticial
statistics show that in one county the inhabitants number
12,000 and the dogs 21,000, there is something so mani-
festly out of proportion that the citizen who preaches a
crusade against the canine surplus and rids the land of
the mongrels should have a place in the calendar along
with St. George and St. Patrick.
In his general indictment of all dogs and all dog
owners, however, the Missouri writer has permitted his
zeal to run away with his common sense. In casting
about for an adequate solution of man’s love for a dog
and the dog’s devotion to man, he claims to have dis-
covered it in that human weakness which finds delight
in flattery. The gist of his argument is this:
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THE KENNEL.
Dog Talk.
“Old English Mastifis.”
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Maney Trefoil.
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Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Range and Gallery.
Making Military Marksmen.
The Trap.
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BuITORIAL.
Protest Against Black Bass,
Bill Sykes and the Rest of Us.
__ Snap shots.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
« Fur Fisheries of the North-
West Seas.
A Mountain Muse.
In Blue Grass Land.—t.
| NatuRAL History.
Nesting Habits of Hawks.
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| Spa AND RIVER FrSHING.
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A Quarter with a Hole in It.
Indianapolis Fly-Casters.
New England Streams.
Chicago and the West.
“Trout” in Lower California.
HISHOULTURE.
Loss of Fish from Carp Ponds.
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PROTEST AGAINST BLACK BASS.
HE black bass must go. A combination of shad fish-
- ermen and amateur anglers along the banks of the
Upper Delaware has decided his fate, Redoubtable
warrior, faithful husband, devoted parent, he has been
weighed in the scales (perch-pickerel-suntish-and-other-
' choice-varieties scales) and found wanting—deficient in
flavor and sadly insensible to the rights and liberties of
his juvenile associates of every kindred. ‘Perhaps the
highest authority hereabouts on angling matters” has
said it, and now we must acknowledge that Micropterus,
the lion-hearted, has locally degenerated into ‘‘a tough
and a blackguard” forever. And all this because in the
season just passed shad were less plentiful in the Upper
Delaware than the above mentioned combination desired
they should be. It is, perhaps, a matter of no conse-
quence that the catch of shad in the lower Delaware was
the largest known for fifteen years—so large that the
price dropped to about one-half the lowest figure re-
corded in all that time. It may not be conclusive to the
average intellect when it is known that the president of
the Pennsylvania Fish Commission personally examined
thousands of stomachs of black bass taken from the Dela-
ware and found only two or three shad in the entire lot,
put observed almost exclusively insect larvae and crus-
taceans. Perhaps itis merely a coincidence that myriads
of shad and multitudes of black bass occupy the South-
ern rivers in common and without inconvenience from
the association.
If the shad fishermen and amateur anglers of the Upper
Delaware really wish to make outa case against the black
bass, let them watch the descent of the young shad in
July and August, and see whether or not the black bass
feed upon them. Find out also whether the perch and
pickerel forget their instincts and spare the defenseless
travelers. In short we invite them to study the whole
subject carefully before antagonizing the work of men
who are deeply interested in the successful and judicious
stocking of streams for the good of the entire commun-
ity. Their brethren along the Susquehanna joined in
this hue and cry against the bass when the fish first
showed their presence in that river because they feared
they would destroy all the chubs and suckers, but now
they look upon the conversion of a ten-cent sucker into
a fifty-cent bass with wonderful equanimity.
There is probably no human weakness so universally diffused
among all ranks and conditions of men * * * as love of skillfully
administered flattery. Never was there man born of woman to
whom cordial and spontaneous praise did not give a glow of sat-
isfaction and raise in his own esteem, nor one that did not think
the flatterer a most clever and far-seeing person. The difficulty
is to believe the flattering tale to be the expression of genu-
ine feeling, and absolutely free from selfish motives. If, how-
ever, dread of men’s motives embitters, especially with the eyni-
cal, the sweet morsel of man’s flattery, it isnot so with the dumb
flattery of the dog, nor did there ever exist a man, charm henever
so wisely, who could flatter as can the hound. It is true that
the dog has the nature of the ideal slave. He cares nothing
for his own species; to him his master is all in all, and
his master’s fancies the laws of his being. The more brutal
the master the more dcvoted the dog. The Bill Sykeses,
who caress their canine followers with cudgels, and take
pleasure in inflicting pain upon their dumb eompanions, are
better served by their dogs than are those who are kind to
them. For the brutal master, who has invariably kicked, beaten
and ill-used him, the dog will give his life. * * * For those
who are habitually thoughtful and kind to him the dog evidently
has a certain contempt, as for persons having power, but not
using it; to him the noble man and worthy master is he with
whom the lash and the bludgeon are in constant use: for him no
canine sacrifice is teo great. * * *
These conclusions must have been reached after sadly
limited opportunities of observation, The theory of flat-
tery may be left to be determined for himself by each
sportsman who has shared his lunch with his dumb
comrade by the spring’s side on the morning of a day
afield, It may with equal safety be left to the small
boy with the yellow dog: he would be a cynical philoso-
pher indeed who could find base motives in that com-
panionship. The truth is, as a moment's reflection will
show, that no single argument can be advanced to prove
gratified vanity to be the basis of man’s love for the
canine race, which could not with equal reason be put
forward in support of that weakness as the impelling mo-
tive of man’s love for man, and the sufficient bond of all
family and social ties.
Equally fallacious is the notion that those dogs which
are the most severely ill-treated are the most devoted. A
familiar spectacle in the police courts of our large cities
is the bruised and swollen-eyed wife, pleading with the
judge for the brute of a husband who has beaten her;
here is an example of the love which survives brutality
and clings to its object with utmost devotion. Yet no
one has ever seriously advanced the general proposition
that the best beloved husbands are they who cudgel and
kick their wives; nor has any one ever pretended to dis-
cover that a man who treats his wife and children kindly
is regarded by them with contempt. The wife-beaters of
the police reports enjoy no monopoly of woman’s love
and deyotion. What is true of mankind is true of man
and dog; the Bill Sykeses are not alone in winning and
holding the affections of their dumb companions; nor
is cudgeling the only efficient means of awakening a
dog’s love. That love will survive blows; it is not created
by blows. That the Bill Sykeses are beloved even unto
death in spite of their cruelty speaks volumes not for the
dog's servility, but for his noble character. It is only
another of those good traits with which he has been en_
dowed to fit him for human companionship.
An unfathomable mystery is this depth of the dog’s
devotion to his master. Who shall say that the capacity
NEW YORK, JUNE 138, 1889.
to love is not his by the merciful endowment of a Divine
dispensation, a mitigation of his dumb lot, an alleviation
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of that stern fate which has put him on the nether side
of the mysterious line between brute and human? What
other than an ignorant and presumptuous theorist, look-
ing into the upturned, wistful eye of a dog, can rail at
the comradeship of dog and man, and find in it none
other than ignoble motives?
SNAP SHOTS.
QouM HR travel in the National Park began May 1dth,
\ when from eight to sixteen people were going in every
day. The roads were good except that on the one from the
Norris Geyser Basin to the Falls there has been snow.
The Yellowstone River is up and- muddy, but not nearly
as high as usual. There is as yet but little activity in
any of the Geyser Basins. Road-building crews are at
work in the Gibbon Cafion, There seems every prospect
for a good season in the Park, and we hope that the vis-
itors to the region this year may be numbered by tens of
thousands. The greater the number of intelligent visitors
to this Wonderland, the more hope there will be of obtain-
ing from Congress the legislation for its protection and
enlargement which is so much needed.
An interesting report as to the action of the swallows
of Europe is announced from France. It is stated that
these birds have for some years been slain by wholesale
in spring as they land on the ceast of the Mediterranean
Sea on their journey northward from Africa. The De-
partment of the Bouches du Rhone is one of their great
landing places, and here machines for killing them in
great numbers have been laid along the coast. These
engines consist of wires connected with electric batteries.
The birds, fatigued by their long flight over the sea,
perch on these wires and drop to the ground dead,
This has been going on for some years, and it was noticed
last spring that the swallows no longer landed on this
point, but have gone further east or west, and seem dis-
posed to desert France for other and less dangerous parts
of Europe. The Zodlogical Society of France has ob-
served this fact, and has brought the subject to the
attention of the Government, warning it that there is
reason to think that the swallows will abandon France,
and that if this should take place, the loss to her agricul-
turists would be incalculable.
Now that the New York State Association for the Pro-
tection of Fish and Game is about te convene for its
regular yearly tournament at the trap, it is a fitting time
to repeat our annual suggestion, that the association
ought to drop its misleading title and adopt one more in
accordance with the truth. Trap-shooting is not game
protection. The two things may sometimes go together,
put as a rule the trap-shooting swallows the game protec-
tion. That was the way it went with the New York
Association ten years ago. The records of the yearly
meetings since 1878 are absolutely barren of anything
attempted or accomplished by the organization for the
good of the game or fish supply, The course of events has
been precistly what we then said they would be.
The only game protection character preserved by the
society is in its name, and that name is a misnomer. It
should be changed.
Some weeks ago we called the attention of the New
York police authorities to reported infractions of the
law protecting song birds, which were going on in the
upper part of the city. Since then the officials in control
of the districts referred to have taken all possible steps
to have the law enforced, and especially to watch the
particular piece of property mentioned as the scene of
the trapping. While danger to the song birds from this
source is practically over for this season, the police will
no doubt keep a sharp lookout for the trappers hereafter,
and will do all in their power to put an end to this nefar-
ious business.
California has appropriated $2,000 to be expended by
the Fish Commissioners for importing and putting out
“such game birds as they may be able to secure, includ-
ing wild turkeys, prairie chickens, bob-white quail,
pheasants, grouse, skylarks and others_valuable as game
birds.” The introduced species will be protected for a
period of years.
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THE FUR FISHERIES OF THE NORTH-
WEST SEAS.
[By a Sta? Correspondent.)
I.—THE SEALING GROUNDS.
F | tie profitable fur sealing grounds of the world to-day
are in the North Pacific Ocean. The fur seals have
their breeding ground in the Bering and Okhotsk seas,
and for eight or nine months of the year they are either
on these breeding grounds or are traveling to or from
them.
The range of the fur seal was not always thus limited.
During the latter part of the last and the earlier years of
the present century, these animals were found in great
numbers in the South Seas. More than two hundred
years ago, Dampier. who in 1683 spent afew days on the
Island of Juan Fernandez, or as he quaintly terms it,
‘John Fernando,” saw them there in great abundance,
He says: ‘“‘Seals swarm as thick about this Island as if
they had no other place in the World to live in; for there
is not a Bay nor Rock that one can get ashore on but is
full of them.” He goes on to say that they “have a fine,
thick, short Furr; the like I have not taken notice of any-
where but in these Seas. Here are always thousands, I
might possibly say millions of them, either sitting on the
Bays or going and coming in the Sea round the Island,
which is covered with them (as they lie at the top of the
Water playing and sunning themselves) for a mile or two
from the shore. When they come out of the Sea they
bleat like Sheep for their young; and though they pass
through hundreds of others’ young ones before they come
to their own, yet they will not suffer any of them tosuck.
The young ones are like Puppies, and lie much ashore;
but when beaten by any of us, they, as well as the old
ones, will make toward the Sea, and swim very swift and
nimble, though on shore they lie very sluggishly and
will not go out of our way unless we beat them, but
snap at us,”
The earlier history of fur realing has to do altogether
with these animals in the Southern Seas. They were
then found on both the east and west coasts of South
America, about its southern extremity,
and as Allen says, ‘“‘on all outlying
islands, including not only the Falk-
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seemed probable, therefore. that whoever should be first
on hand to begin the work of extermination might slay
and skin all that he could carry away, Theskins were
very valuable, and there were enough on the islands to
load many ships.
There were not wanting men who stood ready to take
advantage of such an opportunity as this, and one of
these was a Mr, Hutchinson, the private secretary of
General Rousseau, the United States Commissioner who
had gone to Alaska to receive from the Russian Governor
sie public property to be turned over to the United
States,
Hutchinson sueceeded in making the bargain with
Prince Matsukoff, by which all the property of the Rus-
sian Fur Company was to be turned over to him, and
under this bargain he proposed to take possession of the
seal islands and the Alaska fur trade. Accordingly, he
went to Victoria, British Columbia, and there entered
into partnership with a Mr. Kohl, who owned a British
steamship called the Fidelitor. On the plea that this
was a Russian vessel at the time of the session, she ob-
tained an American registry, and was thus enabled to
carry on the coasting trade. Up to the time of their
arrival at the islands in 1868, Hutchinson & Co. believed
that by virtue of the bargain with Prince Matsukoff they
ossessed the exclusive right to take seals on the Priby-
off Islands, but when they got there they found them
already occupied by a crew of Connecticut sealers under
Capt. Morgan, who also claimed them by the stronger
right of possession, For a time it looked as if the rival
claims would have to be decided hy a battle, but after
long wrangling an amicable arrangement was arrived
at, and it was agreed to divide the season's catch, which
amounted to 250,000 skins. About this time the Russian
vice-consul at Honolulu reached the islands, which he
supposed to be unozcupied. intending to take possession
of them, but his force was obliged to withdraw before
the combined crews of Hutchinson and Morgan. The
combination between these men continued, and ulti-
mately resulted in the formation of the Alaska Commer-
cial Company, which in 1870 obtained a twenty years’
lease of the Pribyloff Islands. By their lease this corpo-
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lished title to it, so to speak: if they did they could only :
regain the possession by fighting for it again. They’
remain on this little piece of ground without eating or '
drinking for three months, Their courage is something
extraordinary and admirable. They are ever ready to
defend their stations against all comers, whether brute or
human, but their tactics are purely defensive. and under”
no provocation do they pursue their enemy... -—:
By this time all the male seals except éi Seige
have reached the islands. As the bulls du not breed.
before they have attained the age of six years, there is a.
vast herd of young males which have no place in the
rookeries, but “‘haul up” on the beaches and rocks, where .
they spend the time in playing like puppies and in sleep-_
ing, Itis from these young males that the animals are |
selected for killing, those which are three years old
being chosen on account of the superior quality of their
s
When it is desired to secure them the natives carefully
approach one of these herds of ‘‘bachelors,” and getting
between the seals and the sea, drive the frightened ani-
mals from the beaches or rocks on to the upland, and
thence very slowly—in cold damp weather at the rate of’
half a mile an hour—to the “killing ground,” which may
be two or three miles from the point from which they
started. Ifthe weather isunfavorable, 7, e., warm and dry,
a good many die on the way, for though the seals can
travel quite rapidly on Jand for 100yds. or so, a longer
journey is very exhausting to thein. Mr. Elliott esti-
mates that the loss is as much as 3 or 4 per cent. on the
longer drives. When the killing ground is reached, the’
seals are allowed to cool and rest, and then a number—
from one to two hundred—are separated from the main
body, driven a short distance and then huddled up close
together, and the natives, armed with heavy clubs, Ikill
them by a single hard blow upon the head: They are
then separated and stretched on the ground to cool, Tf
the weather is damp and cool, perhaps a thou and are—
killed in this way before the work of skinning is begun, ©
but if it is warm, each “bunch” is skinned as soon as
killed.
In this way about 95,000 seals are kilied on St. Paul
between the middle of June and the:
last of July, the work usuaily occupy- ,
ing not more than forty days.
In the meantime the female seals
Georgian, but at other small islands
more to the eastward, at Prince Ed- |
wards, the Crozets, Kerguelen, St. Paul |
and Amsterdam, the southern and west- I)
ern shores of Australia, Tasmania, New
Zealand, and at the smaller islands south Ne
of the two last named. They have been js
found, in fact, at all the islands making
up the chain of pelagic islets stretching
some whatinterruptedly from Cape Horn a :.
and the Falkland Islands eastward to , aalvk« .
Australia and New Zealand, including * St Laerence 1
among others those south of the Cape of & >
Good Hope, so famous in the annals of
the seal fishery.” oh S
From 1800 to 1830 the seal fishery in S? Matthews I?
these seas was at its height, but sueh Oyen al SS ?)
vast numbers of ae animals were taken 4 Muniva Tt
that the fur market was glutted, and T
the pelts ceased to bring a price which a) Gr BANG Ba Seal ae
paid for their transportation. Besides it Sr St Gearge oA
this, the pursuit had been so relentless 9) Commander Ids. ee | On? * SKETCH MAP of ALASKA.
that the seals had been exterminated on Gigs we Aftes eae eae )
many of the islands, where once they PEE noe ay Showing the relative position of the
had been abundant, and even where
they still existed, their numbers were
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SEAL ISLANDS,
60 Ciminished that along voyage was
necessary to secure a cargo of their
skins. Before this time seals had been
discovered on the Aleutian Islands, and
were killed there for several seasons at the rate of
200,000 a year, There are still seal rookeries in the
South Pacific Ocean about Cape Horn, but the animals
are scarce and hard to find, and for many years the seal
fishery in these waters has been practiced only in a
desultory fashion.
Up to twenty years ago the principal sealing grounds
of the North Pacific were owned by the Russians, who
carefully guarded these valuable possessions. They
owned the Pribyloff and Komandorski Groups and Rob-
ben Island, as well as certain other Asiatic islands on
which the fur seals ‘‘haul.” With the sale in 1867 of
Alaska, the Pribyloff Islands, including St. Paul and St.
George, passed into the possession of the United States.
These islands have a history, and as they give shelter in
the height of the breeding season to a multitude of seals,
estimated at nearly five millions, it is worth while to de-
vote a few words to that -history and toa review of the
seal life on them.
The discovery of St. George in 1786 and St. Paul in 1787,
was at once followed by their occupation by sealers, and
a reckless and indiscriminate slaughter was carried on up
to the year 1805, which resulted in a corresponding dim-
inution in the number of seals which visited the island
each season. During the years 1806-7 no seals were
killed, but in 1808 the work of destruction again began,
and was continued without restriction up to 1822, In
this year orders were issued by the Russian Government
to spare enough young seals to keep up the breeding
stock. This was the beginning of a government super-
vision over the islands which has continued up to the
present time. The check put upon the killing of the
seals was followed by a great increase in their numbers,
and it is stated that in the four years following 1822 the
number of seals on St. Paul increased tenfold, Thegood
results which fo'lowed this supervision were so apparent
that the conditions which governed seal life on these
islands were each year more closely investigated, and the
killing was so regulated that there was a constant increase
in the number of seals which visited the island each year.
This increase continued from 1834 to 1857, when the
animals were as:numerous, or nearly so, as they are at
present.
Thus, when the Pribyloff Islands passed under the con-
trol of the United States, there was a large stock of seals
onthem, These seals were ferce natura, and would be-
long to whonisoever should succeed in reducing them to
possession, Heretofore they had belonged to a goyern-
ment which had carefully protected them, now they
would pass into the hands of a government which had
never been known to protect any wild creatures. It
ration alone has the right to take seals on the islands of
St. Paul and St. George and ‘‘in the waters adjacent
thereto.”
All the known rookeries in the North Pacific are leased
by the Alaska Commercial Company. These are the
Pribyloff Group: the Komandorski Group, consisting of
Bering and Copper islands and some small rocks; some
of the Kurile Islands, as Musir, Strednoy and Raikoke,
and Robben Island, which lies off the southeastern end of
the larger island of Saghalin. It is quite possible that
there may be rookeries as yet undiscovered on some of
the Aleutian Islands and on others of the Kuriles, but our
present information goes no further than I have men-
tioned. All of these rookeries are carefully guarded, but
they are deserted for a considerable portion of the year,
when the seals are in the open sea, and at this time the
animals are wholly without protection from man.
The seals are taken in two ways; (1) on the land when
they are at their breeding grounds, at which time the
legitimate killing is confined to the young non-breeding
males, which are always in excess of the females, and (2)
in the water, either during their migrations or while
journeying to and from their feeding grounds, when
they are killed indiscriminately, the number of females
slain being largely in excess of the males,
II —LAND SEALING.
To explain the method by which the fur seals
are taken while on their breeding ground, some brief
account must be given of their habits. Harly in May
the first old bull seals arrive at the islands, and take
up their stations on the rocks near the shore. Each
animal selects his position and endeavors to hold his ter-
ritory against all comers. At first this is an easy matter,
but after the shore line is filled up and as the arrivals
become more and more numerous, a constant warfare
goes on between those which are coming out of the sea
and those which haye taken up their positions. The
battles which take place all over the rookery are fierce
and long-continued, and terrible wounds are inflicted and
received by the combatants. The conqueror in the strife
drives his enemy only off his own territory, and the
weaker takes up another position further back from the
sea, Which he again endeavors to hold, Each bull is
master of a small piece of ground averaging over the
whole rookery perhaps a square rod. By the middle of
June all the breeding bulls have arrived, fought out their
battles, and for the most part established themselves,
though there is always a large number which fail to
secure an available station, and take up their positions
behind, or on the landward side of the rookery. Noneof
the bulls leave their own territory after they have estab-
Rass
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have reached the islands, have been
fought over by the bulls and passed
along from one to another, until they
are pretty well distributed over the |
rookery, those bulls nearest the water
having usually more females than those -
further back, but the average being |
about fifteen females to one male. The |
females give birth to a single young one |
soon after landing, and haying been im-
pregnated are free to come and go ag |
they please, The young soon get to-|
gether in swarms, paying no attention |
whatever to their mothers, who seek |
them out from time to time to let them |
nurse, Early in August, the pup for the |
first time ventures into the water, and °
at first makes awkward work of his |
attempts at swimming, but before long ;
he becomes very expert, :
By the early part of September, the |
breeding bulls, which for three months |
have so steadfastly held their position
on the breeding ground, have all retired
to the water in a condition of leanness |
and weakness which is truly pitiable;
the boundaries of the rookeries are :
broken up, and they are invaded by a
concourse of young bulls, cows and
pups. The seals begin to leave the
islands in October, and by the end of November by far
the greater number have gone. A few linger up te
December, January and, in mild seasons, even into
February.
This very briefly is the history of seal life and seal kill-
ing on the Pribyloff Islands,
he method of taking the seals described above is legit-
imate land sealing, as practiced by the lessees of the Seal
Islands. There is another form of sealing, which is in
fact a modified sort of piracy, and which is carried on to
some extent on the Asiatic coast, This is nothing less
than the stealing of seals off the “hauling grounds,” ard
is sometimes attempted under the very noses of the own-
ers or lessees. Formerly it was carried on quite success-
fully, and with only moderate risk, but it is more difficult
nowadays, and only four or five vessels, of which a part
hail from British Columbia ports, are now engaged in
the trade. The schooners set sail for Yokohama, Japan,
late in the winter, and there fit out for their cruise. The
crew usually consists of four white men, the captain and
three hunters, and of fifteen or sixteen Japanese, whoare
hired for from eight to ten dollars per month. These
Japanese are good sailors and fine men. active, willing,
obedient, never making any trouble, and ready to follow
a good leader anywhere.
The rookeries which have been most troubled by the
seal stealers are on Robben Island just south of Saghalin,
and those on some of the Kurile Islands, especially on
Musir, Strednoy and Raikoke. The latter isa rocky
pinnacle of considerable area, while Musir and Strednoy
are mere rocks, sticking up out of the sea, All these
ounds are leased by Russia to the Alaska Commercial
ompany.
The vessels leave Yokohama early in April, and pro-
ceed north, ostensibly to hunt sea otters among the Kurile
Islands. This they do for a part of the season, but they
are always ready to take advantage of an opportunity
to descznd_upon the seal islands and make a catch, Cop-
per and Bering islands, of the Komandorski Group,
where there are large rookeries, they rarely trouble, be-
cause there is always a considerable garrison of Cossacks
stationed on them, but until recently Robben Island has
not been well guarded, and this has been a favorite
ground for the operations of the seal stealers.
The seals here “‘haul” upon a fairly smooth beach, and
back of this the land rises in a precipitous wall. When
the crew lands, it “cuts out” from the seals on the beach
as large a bunch as it can conveniently handle, and drives:
them back against the bluff, up which they cannot climb,
The frightened animals in their efforts to escape their
pursuers hurry toward this wall, which stops those in
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‘advance, while the hindermost in their terror spring over
[hose beneath are soon smothered by the weight of those
above them, and such as do not die in this way are
ocked on the heads with clubs in the ordinary method
‘ond sealing, The animals are then spread
wise edind the skins quickly removed, carried on
hoard; saltewand stowed.
This is the method of procedure when all goes well
with the illicit sealer, but it isnot always so, Sometimes,
when all seems favorable for a catch, and they are just
about to land, the boats find themselves saluted by a
shower of balls from concealed Russian soldiery. In one
such ease, which occurred not long ago, one of the crew
was killed, another severely wounded, and there were
thirty-two bullet holes in the boat. A young man of my
acquaintance, mate of a sealing schooner, bas been taken
four times by the Russians while engaged in this busi-
ness, Robben Island is now guarded by a man-of-war,
which cruises in the vicinity, usually leaving a small
force of men on the island, which it visits at short inter-
vals. G. B. G,
Che Sportsman Courist.
A MOUNTAIN MUSE.
¥ AST June, while camping with a party of six on thé
Greenbrier River, inthe wilds of West Virginia,
my friend the Doctor proposed a trip to the “Sinks,” the
headwaters of the Greenbrier, a distance of some ten or
twelve miles,
Leaving Camp Uook about 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon,
the Doctor upon his roan steed and I mounted upon one
of our wagon horses, with a pack-saddle well padded
with straw and my overcoat thrown across for a seat, we
Started forthe house of our friend Armentrout. a worthy
mountaineer living in a cabin on the summit of Rich
Mountain. Aftera long pull up the mountain we reached
the top. slopping a short while at a beautiful spring to
refresh both man end teast, Then we journeyed onward
for several mile, enjoying the grand and magnificent
scenery peculiar to this country. arriving at Armen-
trout’s just before dusk.
Supper was served in a few minutes, and I assure you
we were not loth to respond, for the ride had sharpened
‘our appetites, Coffee sweetened with maple sugar, cold
bread, milk and ground-h 2 consti:uted the meal. Dear
reader, did you ever eat ground-hog? If not, I beg you
to beware. This was my first experience, and I trust it will
be my last. Iwas helped bountifully, twice, to this in-
sinuating dish, and after supper wa3 prepared to exclaim:
“Long live the ground-hog!” Alas for human foresight !
I knew not the end. It will come later.
Gathered in the family bedroom by a cheerful wood
fire—for even in June the nights on Rich Mountain are
very chilly—our host, his wife and three daughters enter-
tained us. I was not long in finding out that Miss Jessie,
a bright and comely lass of sixteen summers, was the
pride of the family, Living in the wild unsettled moun-
tain country, with no opportunities for mental culture,
‘Miss Jessie had developed a marked talent for expressing
her thoughts in verse. A remark from her father, “Jessie,
Can't you show the gentlemen your piece?” led me to ask
her for the paper she was busily engaged in copying.
Shyly and witha blush she handed me the paper; and
now, kind reader, if you wish to see how the spirit moves
some of these far off mountain girls, I will give you the
benefit of a copy I took of Miss Jessie's ‘‘piece”:
SINKS AND SINKS MOUNTAINEERS.
As a general thing, outside of the Sinks,
A person talks and also thinks
That the folks out here in this wooded land
Are not civilized, but a savage kind of band,
er otiens
Who care for nothing that's civil and good,
And get their living from the waters and the woods.
Out in Crab Bottom and down at Repose,
Where people are clever, as everybody knows,
You hear strange tales of deer and coons,
Of vamps, ground-hogs, and also muskrunes,
Upon which, they believe, we all subsist,
And seem surprised that we still exist.
Well, ‘tis true, we are singularly blessed,
And have more wild meat than some of the rest:
Of the folks who live in the wide fertile valleys,
Or some city people who shelter in the alleys,
But however wild our food may thus appear,
It imparts none of its nature to the common mountaineer,
Whose home is lifted high in the fresh, pure air,
Where the eagle builds its nest and the lion makes his lair,
The people of the valleys, the cities and the towns
Find it pleasant to be with us in our rich mountain grounds,
We treat them kindly to the best in our store,
And use them so well that they always come more.
But as for book learning and general education,
In styles, fashions, laws, and also legislation,
We're somewhat behind, or backward, they say,
And not quite up with the freaks of the day,
AS any one yery quickly may see,
By taking a synopsis of the other girls and me.
We work hard and labor and tugsle,
And have no time to fix on a fashionable bustle.
You may see, too, by the shape of our waist,
That we don’t use cords and splits and go tight-laced,
And thus destroy the beauty of form that nature has given,
Like she has to the forest "mong which we are living,
Our dresses are cheap but tolerable strong,
And not liable to tear as they’re not very long.
Among us, ‘tis true, are some a little mischievous,
They do some tricks, you know, that naturally grieve ug,
) And cast a reflection not upon one, but upon all,
Like in other communities when reflections fall.
But then as for that, I think it’s a mistake
To blame all for a step that a few people take,
Some may think that we don’t desire a peaceable school,
And care nothing for the teacher's harsh, rigid rule,
But for good schools we have a fond admiration,
And carefully obey orders without hesitation,
_pride of the inventor for his model, and to
There you are, just as I read it; now who can do hetter?
those in front, until there is a writhing mass of seals | Miss Jessie has the ideas, even though she does not clothe
eight or ten feet deep piled up at the foot of the rocks. | them in the language of Tennyson or Whittier.
At 10 o'clock, bidding good night to our worthy host
and his family, the Doctor and I clambered up the ladder
to our bedroom in the loft, he ‘‘to sleep the sleep of the
just” and I to dream of ground-hog. There is a song that
comes to ivy mind at this time:
“That night I shall never forget,
That night with its pleasure and palin.”
And so it was with me: I tossed and turned, vainly trying
to seek rest and finding none; nor was it until the ‘‘wee
sma’ hours” that I managed to drop into a semi-comatose
With the rising of the sun the voice of mine host
called us down, and we came out in the fresh, pure air to
i At
the well our morning ablutions were performed, and
The water tasted and had the
odor of ground-hog. At breakfast the coffee was ground-
hog; bread, butter and milk were ground-hog; every-
thing was ground-hoe; and I left the table a sadder but
The Doctor wanted me to stay and go ina
party to the famous “Sinks,” a stream that enters the
base of a mountain. going entirely through and coming
out on the other side, but my spirit was broken, and eall-
ing for my steed I slowly wended my way back to camp,
solitary and alone, musing upon the eyils of a misspent
life and the folly of attempting to make a meal upon
state,
see and enjoy one of the grandest of June mornings.
there my troubles began,
wiser man,
ground-hoe. OnAs. L. Cookn,
STAUNTON, Virginia.
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and indefinite,
try without having fitst formed some sort of an opinion
about it; and although it is impossible that such an
IN BLUE GRASS LAND.—I.
opinion should he just or intelligent, one can nearly
always prowl aroun: in his mentale ivities and find some
sort of reason for it. I always thought that the Indian
Territory should be a dark purple colored country; and
this notion I can trace to early reading in a Wild West
book about the purple haze of Indian summer; for nat-
urally there should be more Indian summer in the Indian
Territory than anywhere else. In somewhat the same
way the State of Maine will always appear to me, unless,
perhaps, I some day visit it, a cold, slate-colored country,
with edges fringed with pinking-iron ornamentation;
because so it appeared in the old geography over which
I eagerly hung when I was a boy. Kentucky, on the
map I studied, was a yellow, clay-colored country, with
the Ohio River making a great coasting slide from right
to left across the strong hill of its northern edge. This,
then, was my Kentucky; and for reasons no stronger, my
Blue Grass Region was always a country where the grass
was of a heavenly cerulean or azure hue, and where—so
I dreamed as the sleeper rolled southward last week—the
welcome extended to any stranger took the form of a
stately and beauteous dame who, mounted upon a fiery
thoroughbred with flowing mane and tail, rode out to
extend to the visitor the freedom of the country, offering
to him at the same time with one graceful hand a brim-
ming measure of the finest whisky ever seduced from
the golden corn. I beg to be allowed to show, in a hur-
ried article or so, how different the real Kentucky and
the actual Blue Grass country are from such inefticient
ideals, and how infinitely superior, passing mere descrip-
tion, are both from the common notions of the North. It
FOREST AND STREAM can do anything toward promoting
a general and just conception of this singularly happy
land, she will have done what no other journal, cértainly,
ever yet did in a way handsome enough to fit the merits
of the subject,
So much has been said about the Blue Grass country as
| being the home of the thoroughbred horse, that a notion
has gotten out that it is the home of nothing else, and
that only those used and fitted to the methods of the turf
should care to write about it or read aboutit. Nothing
could Le more inaccurate than this. I have nothing to
say against the horseman cf the North, except that he too
often is given over to wide checks, to diamonds with a
yellow luster, and to a general aroma of tips, odds and
strong tobacco; but I have to say, and am going to say it,
that the typical turfman is as different from the thorough-
bred Blue Grass breeder of fine horses asa beer glass
crystal is from a genuine diamond. The former does
not love a horse for itself; the latter does. The former
talks stable; the latter taiks horse. The former is not
necessarily a gentleman; the latter is necessarily and ab-
solutely so, The word ‘“‘turf” in Kentucky brings to
mind no idea of hot and dusty rings, of eager, vulgar
interest, of crowds, noise and confusion; but calls up the
thought of wide and cool fields, of calm and gentle
breezes, of broad perfumes, and of goodly creatures in-
stinet with the grace and beauty of vigorous life, and fit
for the scenes wherein they live. To guard and house
these creatures, to watch them play and grow, to lean
over the fence and note their natural grace and speed, to
stroke each silky nose with almost the bree ees Shs
nally send
them off into the world, the proudest, gentlest, gamest,
most gentlemanly creatures that tread the crust of earth,
and infinitely superior to many of the creatures who sub-
sequently use or abuse them—that is the cccupation of
the Blue Grass horseman.
Four millions of dollars come into this little Blue Grass
strip every year for Kentucky horses, nearly ail of which
are bought as untried yearlings. My friend with the
broad hat and plain clothes, who leans against the gate
and watches a groom polish up a horse, for which he has
tefused, perhaps. $25,000, has small care in life He
yearly sells fifty blue-blood yearlings at an average of
$1,000 each. He is a man of leisure, a horseman and not
aturfman, His traditions are not of the ring, but of his
class, his family, his State. He thinks first of you, then
of his horses, then of his traditions. Hebelongs to aclass
indisputably the aristocracy of this country, if this coun-
try could be ever said to have an uristucracy. I do not
like the word, but I mean by it only the aristocracy of
courage, of gentleness and generosity. I dare not say
that this is found nowhere else; but I know if I could
build a net about this little Blue Grass region I would
catch so few men whom all the world would not call gen-
tlemen! If I run my net about the same space in a city,
and gatch the so-called aristocracy, beside my 400” of
New York, or Chicago, or any other town, what elaa
UR notions of things, metaphysical and physical, are
often dependent upon premises singularly vague
For instance, one never sees a new coun-
must I expect?) Why, money-makers, hucksters, and all
the unpardonable dross of human life. These I must sift
out, to find my men of the angle and the gun, and to find
my gentlemen. [like Kentucky, because you do not have
to sift. You have your class already, even and consist-
ent, and as uniform as the race of their own thorough-
breds. I was impressed by this truth in the chance
remark of one of my new Kentucky friends, as we rode
home from a pleasant fishing trip at a club preserve,
which I shall presently write about; ‘There are about
200 members in our little club,” said he, contemplatively,
“and out of the number I don’t believe there is one you
would be afraid to ask home to dinner with you,”
In a class like this, men of wealth and leisure and with
sportsmanlike tendencies strengthened by long heredity
and constant opportunity, it might be expected that one
would find ardent lovers for every branch of manly out-
door sport. Ido not know where the notion arose that a
Blue Grass man cared for nothing but a horserace. A
good horse he dearly loves, and therefore loves a horse
race, wisely and with all his heart. But he who loves a
horse as a horse always should be loved, must also love a
dog; and when he has gone so far, his love for a gun is
certain, and since he must love a gun, so also is his love
forarodassured. There is some silken bond of sympa-
thy between all these, different as they are. I need not
discuss it, but only say briefly that Lexington, a city of
perhaps 30,000, the capital of the Blue Grass land and the
citadel of the equine heayen, is the strongest sporting
community I ever saw. _It has the strongest and most
admirable hunt club I ever met, and one which uses both
foxhounds and greyhounds. It has the largest fishin
club I eyer happened to fall in with. It has devotees and
experts at the trap. It has duck shooters and upland
shooters in plenty. It has the finest people under heaven,
and each of these, bar none, has the biggest and most
kindly heart on earth. There is but one question in re-
gard to the relations of FormsT anp STREAM and this
country, and that is the question of room to hold what
one ought to write about it. Iam puzzled to write at all.
In the North, if one calls you ‘‘dear friend,” he usually
wants your watch. It takes me quite a while to realize
that these people didn’t want my watch.
oS * + * * * #
The Blue Grass region proper, or at least its inner pene-
tralia, may be said to embrace only six counties, Fayette,
Bourbon, Scott, Woodford, Clark and Harrison. To
these the railway guides commonly add Boyle, Jessamine,
Mercer and Madison, with portions of Nicholas, Bath,
Pendleton, Franklin, Montgomery; Garrard and Lin-
eoln. At its largest estimate there is not very
much of it. Lexington is fairly to be called its cen-
ter, and a radius of 30 or 40 miles swept about that
point would cover all there is of the real Blue Glass
country. The line thus circumscribed isa charmed circle,
and outside of its circumference there is not in the whole
world to be found anything the counterpart or equal of
the country lying within it. No king on earth can boast
a realm like this, and yet this realm can boast hundreds
of kings, unsuspicious and innocent of their royalty. I
presume the flower of the South blooms in the Blue Grass
country. The war impoverished the planter magnates
of the lower South, and Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana have seen decadence in the old Southern life
since then, while Virginia, parent of Kentucky and home
of a population essentially the same, has known such
changes that she is hardly the ‘tole Virginny” she once
was. The war destroyed a principal source of reyenue in
many of the Southern States, and it has taken years to
set on a new order of things, and to inaugurate another
era of prosperity, Yet this little Blue Grass kingdom has
hardly flagged a moment. It has been prosperousall the
time, and satisfied and contented. It does not ask for
manufactories, and does not wish railroads. It lacks all
of what we in the North call energy, yet has what we fain
must call absolute prosperity. It toils not, neither does
it spin; yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like
it. Itis a lily country, and a land for lotus eaters,
The reason for this prosperity is almost whimsical in
its simplicity, and yet it will be as sufficient a hundred
years from now asit has been for the past century. It
lies in the natural grasslands of the region, whose like is
not to be found and cannot be produced elsewhere.
There are nourishing and strength-giving qualities in
this grass, and in the limestone water of the district,
which even the most skeptical will now admit are not
found elsewhere. Broken-down horses are sent to the
Blue Grass pasture lands to recover, and they do recover,
and grow strong. Kentucky stock bred and raised, say
in California, is not the stock of Kentucky. Owners of
large racing stables send their horses to the Blue Grass
lands during the idle season, knowing that they will
acquire vigor there they will not get elsewhere. The
buyer of a blue-blood colt-leaves him in the Blue Grass
paddock as long as possible, knowing if is there he -will
best gain the bone of ivory and the muscle of steel which
mark the winning thoroughbred. Horsemen do not now
stop to explain this, but merely accept it as a fact con-
firmed by experience. It is common to call the Blue
Grass country the ‘‘Heaven of horses,” and this title was
applied by no mistake. It rests upon the foundation of
the country’s natural peculiarities. It has qualities much
sought for and not found elsewhere; this demand brings
in money, and therefore comfort, ease, luxury are shed
upon this region in every ray of the golden sun; happi-
ness bubbles up out of every limestone spring, and dollars
grow, not upon the trees, but down among the grass.
The growth of the peculiar and admirable social life of
the country are therefore natural. All this seems to me
a very delightful lesson for the columns of ForEST AND
STREAM, for it shows how dependent we all really are
upon nature, and how cross, crabbed, imefiicient, un-
restful and unbeautiful is any man’s life removed cut of
direct touch with nature. If, therefore, we sound pean
for a class which deserves all of that, let the body-har-
mony of it be praise for the spirit of the sky, the stream,
the green fields and the growing trees, This is the spirit
of the calm restfulness which lies upon this land of the
lotus; and I suppose it mu: t besome vague idea connected
therewith which makes me feel that, when I have grown
old and can no longer sit a horse or sight a gun, and
when my fingers are too stiff fora pencil or a rod, I want
to go down to thatold townof Lexington and crawl
around its narrow, shaded, silent streets and finish up
this business in a place where I can comfortably think
back a hundred rears and know the grass was all right
then, and prebably will be for the thousand next te come,
420
The traveler on the railway which carried me into Lex-
ington is told that he has not yet seen much of the real
beauties of the Blue Grass country. This will astonish
him, for he has certainly passed through a landscape
whose alternating vistas of field and foliage have an un-
speakable charm, The country, different as I found it
from my vague schoolboy notions, was a great delight to
me, and I could not get enough of the céaseless rolling
hills, the wooded banks and the strangely blooming trees.
Perhaps I grew needlessly enthusiastic about these, for
my host—Mr. Roger D, Williams: I presume everybody
knows him who was at the Great Bend meet last fall, and
everybody else who doesn’t know him ought to—laughed
at me,and said Il had not yet made a beginning. We
got into a buggy behind a good square trotter and made
our beginning that afternoon.
“This,” said Mr, Williams, as we passed a large brick
building on one of the most important business streets of
the town, ‘‘is the spot where Daniel Booue built his first
stockade. There used to be a strong spring of water right
there, but that has long ago been choked up,” Then we
felltotalking about Daniel Boone. It appears that Daniel
also founded Bryan’s Station, Harrodsburg, Boonville,
and almost all the other towns in Kentucky. He was an
industrious old gentleman, and must have been quite
busy founding towns with one hand, while he killed
Indians with the other,
We passed the place where Henry Clay was married,
and visited the world-famous Ashland, his home. From
the lawn of Ashland—said to be the best kept and most
beautiful lawn in the world—the magnificent Clay me-
morial statue is visible, two miles distant, rising up above
the graves of Breckinridge, of handsome and gallant if
misguided Morgan, of the hundreds of Union and Con-
federate soldiers who have lain down to sleep peacefully
together. Lexington cemetery is the most beautiful
natural spot I ever saw, unless that were the headwaters
of the Rio Bonito, in New Mexico, The terraces and
trees are those of nature, and but little change has been
made in the natural appearance of the spotin any regard.
It is very quiet andimpressive, Squirrels and birds were
playing all through it when we were there,
This is one singular feature of Lexington and the coun-
try lying about it; there is nothing artificial about it.
The country seems scarcely to have been touched,
although this is really the oldest-settled point west of the
Alleghanies. Real estate bas not risen to any fanci-
ful value; in spite of the modern growth of the city,
and in spite of the fact that Northern men have
lately bought numbers of the larger farms. These
old families have great wide grounds, some of them
nearly little farnis, right in the middle of the city. The
forest trees among which Daniel Boone hunted deer are
still standing on the unbroken turf, so thickly that in
many cases the great, old-fashioned houses can hardly
be seen from the road, except as some tall white pillar of
the olden days may peep out through the waving walls
of green. These old houses are simply delightful, They
are precious, and I hope no Queen Anne, ginger-bread,
sky-rocket architectural craze will ever inyade this land
of good old beautiful homes. Commend me to Mr, D, D.
Bell, whose magnificent home we passed, A short time
ago his house, one of the old regime, was destroyed by
fire. Being aman of wealth, it was thought he would
rebuild in ‘‘modern style.” Notso; he was alsoa man
of taste, and he rebuilt the old house in perfect duplicate,
stone for stone, cornice for cornice, pillar for pillar, and
it stands there now, big and quaint and beautiful, a
house doubly of the past, and a good monument to a
commendable Kentucky pride.
We headed out of town on what is known as the old
military pike. This is an heirloom from General Jack-
son’s days. It is the longest turnpike in America, and
extends from Zanesville, Ohio, to Florence, Alabama.
Before we struck the pike we passed an. ancient-looking
cottage, which was the stoppmg place of the Scotch
traveler and historian Mellish, whose quaint old volume
on America is to be found in the quaint old library at
Lexington—the first library west of the Allezhanies, and
full of old, old books, Mellish speaks of Lexington as a
place of coming importance. He also speaks of Cincin-
nati as a piace of a few houses, but with fair prospects to
become a good settlement. Lexington, it seems, was in
those days the supply point for the great and unknown
Northwest, especially for the fur trade. Hvidences of
this are still met occasionally im the wilds of British
Columbia.
All these things we discussed as the pike whitened out
behind us, and until the beauty of the scene about us for-
bade discussion of anything else, As far as one could
see on either hand the country rolled on and on in a
wide sea of green waves, always about to break but never
breaking. Near at hand the prevalent tone of color was
green, but in the distance, eyen 50 early in the spring as
it was, the grass seemed to darken, to become bluish and
almost purple to the eye, It was impossible to say where
one color ceased and the other began. it is this peculiar-
ity which got for the country the name of the ‘Blue
Grass Region.” Until the grass is very tall—and it grows
knee-high, though still fresh and juicy—it looks dark
green near at hand, One could not help realizing the
aptness of Campbell’s figure:
‘Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,
And clothes yon mountain in its purple hue.”
The blue grass is said to have been brought to Ken-
tucky from England late in the last century. I do not
know as to that, but it is certain that it seems more at
home here than anywhere else in the world. It grows so
thickly that not a weed shows its head among its dense
stems. The turf is as soft and springy as rare velvet. It
grows so right under the great oaks and elms which are
seen all over that’ country, and nothing can be more
beautiful than one of the many great Blue Grass parks,
where, as I am told, the sod has never at any time been
touched with a plow. There are no signs up there of
‘Keep off the grass.” The grass can take care of itself,
It is grass, grass everywhere, astar as you can see. I did
not see a single plowed field, although we rode out sev-
eral miles. I am told, however, that the natural soil, in
such parts of this section as are farmed, is so strong that
even constant crops of hemp do not impoyerish it; and
the cob of the corn raised there is much heavier and
stronger than that of corn grown in adjacent counties,
Mr, Williams was positive about this, as the Lexington
factory, which makes most of the cob pipes in the mar-
ee finds it best to purchase its cobs only on Blue Grass |
ROU,
. FOREST AND STREAM.
We rode on and on, and the country simply got more
beautiful all the time. It is a much-fenced country,
divided into @ constant succession of pastures and pad-
docks, The fencing is often a neat and strong stone wall;
sometimes the “stake and rider” fence is used, and there
are miles and miles of cutious, crooked, narrow old coun- |
try lanes, leading nowhere in particular, and bordered on
either hand by whitewashed “post and rail” or board
fences. The division fences are nearly all whitewashed,
and these white fences, showing up against the strong
green or dark purple of the turf, give the country a very
clean and tidy look. It would take good riding to go
actoss this country after the hounds, yet there are plenty
of gentlemen and ladies there who do it, as presently we
may note.
On both sides of the road we saw horses in every field,
and little else. These were nearly all thoroughbreds (or
running horses; a “thoroughbred trotter” would be a
contradiction of terms), and it seemed to me that we
must have seen thousands of them, Mr. Williams said
we could ride on out for a good many miles, andit would
be the same way, We visited Elmendorf, Mr. Swigert’s
great breeding farm, and saw Glenelg, whose progeny
have won nearly $1,000,600 for their owners, and Tre-
mont, whose owner sold him for a few hundred dollars,
and bought him back later for $25,000. Then we drove
to Dixiana Farm, where King Ban and Himyah grew,
and where hospitable Major Thomas wanted us to stop
and live forever. Ido not know how many beautiful
horses we saw, but I know the type of the Blue Grass
runner is no more like a city horse or a Western pony
than adeer or antelope would be. Ihave dreamed of
those grand creatures evér since. They really do look
like the fiery steeds of the picture books, Ido not see
how anybody can admire a trotting horse, compared to a
thoroughbred, Still, there areas many trotters as run-
ners bred in the Blue Grass country. ;
In all the country we rode over there was scarcely level
ground enough for a mile track. Indeed, Lexington race
course—established in 1820, and the oldest track in the
United States—is not level by any means, but has a pro-
nounced hill at the three-quarters stretch. This is nota
detriment, but a benefit, and this track is known to he
the fastest of any in the circuit,
T could only say, as we rode back into town, that not
the half had ever been said or ever could be said about
the beauty of this strange region. You can not catch the
charm of it unless you are there in the Blue Grass atmos-
phere. It is not a wild country, or a new country, butit
is a most infatuating country to see and to write about;
and if something is not done to stop me. 1 am sure I shall
be writing about it for two or three years,
That night, when the moon came up, I was irresistibly
reminded of the old town of Chihuahua, in Mexico.
There were the same narrow, indeterminate little streets,
almost silent, away from the business part of the town;
there were the same little parks, bursts of air and moon-
light edged with flowering banks of shadow; there were
the old walls, the quiet houses; and here, down the silent
street, came the tinkle of the silver harness of a stately
pair of horses drawing a stately carriage, wherefrom
stepped a stately lady. A low strain of music was com-
ing from some serenade party: across the street was the
sound of some low negro melody; a boy walked down
the street picking a guitar, Everywhere broke out the
faint pulse of a quiet, easy, happy, semi-tropic life. I
thought I was in Mexico, till the moon rose over the city
and peered from behind a dark church tower—just as it
does in the poem and in pictures—and showed the wall
draped in heavy ivy. Then I thought I was in England.
maid by and by I didn’t know where I was, for I was fast
asleep in Blue Grass land, iH. Hoven,
Aatuyal History.
FROGS AND THEIR PREY.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I note in your issue of May 9, a communication from E.
T. J., of Bethel, Conn., stating that he had found pickerel
frogs in the stomachs of bullfrogs which he had killed,
and expressing some surprise at the find, My experience
is that bullfrogs will eat anything except fish which they
can take alive, if it is one size smaller than themselves,
Last fall, in a slough of the Mississippi River, opposite
Alton, Ill., 1 shot an extremely large bullfrog, Noting
that the stomach was peculiarly distended, I opened it,
and found therein a mud turtle fully as large in circum-
ference as a silver dollar. The head was turned around
to the side and closely pit up under the edge of the
shell, and was stiff and rigid in that position. There
were no signs of digestion having commenced on any
portion of the turtle, and I have often wondered if the
gastric juice would ever have proved equal to dissolving
and digesting the turtle shell, Ten days ago, while fish-
ing with live minnows for croppy, among some drift-
wood in this same slough, I saw a large bullfrog sitting
on a piece of light driftwood some feet to the left of my
line. Out of curiosity I drew my minnow up and dangled
it within an inch of his nose, but beyond lazily blinking
his big yellow eyes, he paid no attention toit. But when
T held my float, the top of which was a bright red, down
to the surface of the water near him, he made a vicious
lunge and snap atit. Acting on the hint, I cut a small
piece of red leather from the inside of my boot-top, and
putting it on my hook held it near his nose. He made
the same hungry gvab at it, and in a minute I landed him
high and dry on the bank. From this and other experi-
ences, I judge that a large bullfrog will eat anything that
comes within reach, if it has a bright color and seems to
be alive, excepting fish, which appear to have no at-
traction for them, BERT.
Sr. Louis, Mo.
[Red flannel is a common lure for frogs; ‘‘Nessmuk”
describes this method of ‘‘fishing” for them in his ‘*Wood-
craft.” | :
Editor Forest and Stream:
Last summer a friend and myself were frog hunting on
the Milwaukee River a few miles from this city. My
friend, a school teacher, was engaged in instructing a
class in anatomy, AE ape to enlighten me on the sub-
ject by becoming demonstrator of anatomy on the body
of a large bullfrog I had just shot. Imagine our pees
upon opening the stomach to discoyer—head, legs, feathers
‘| beech, about 100yds, from the first: this I also robb
{Jone 13, 1889,
M. FY
MiInwaAvUken, Wis., May 20.
NESTING HABITS OF HAWKS.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
In a recent article on the great horned owl the writer
says that a friend of his took two eggs of this owl,
upon visiting the nest again some time later foun
occupied by the red-tailed hawk, which greatly surpri
him, as he never heard of the redtail laying in old nests
In this locality the redtail never breeds, being only @
spring and fall straggler; but a friend who has spent th
last five collecting seasons in southern New York, where
this species is very abundant, says that, like the eagle, ¥
occupies the same nest year after year; and he reco
two instances where a nest was first occupied by Bubl
virginianus, and afterward, when the young had flow
by this hawk. He states also that when the nes
robbed, the bird will very often lay another clutch,
corresponds almost exactly with my observations of
cousin Buteo lineatus, which is the only common. la:
hawk we have here. It arrives in February and departs
in December.
majestic circles over the trees. al
he selects a mate and commences constructing his nes
repairing an old one, as the case may be, Thesite genet
ally chosen is the main fork of some tall monareh of the
forest, in deep, Swampy woods. The nest is large an
bulky, being cumposed of sticks and twigs, slightly He
lowed, and lined with cornhusks, cut blades of gr
moss, leaves and down. In this slight depression the
to five, and sometimes six, eggs arelaid. They area
14in, broad by 2in. long, and of a grayish white co
spotted and blotched with brown and umber of vary
shades. The following are a few notes on their nesting
habits: a Mh
On March 19, 1886, I found a nestof this species whi
I robbed of its contents, and while passing through
same woods, a month later, I struck my climbing-ir
into the tree, when to my surprise a red-shouldered hawk
lefithenest. Scarcely expecting another set, I climbed th
tree and had the pleasure of gazing upon as handsome &
set of two eggs as ever graced the cabinet of any cols
lector, and never since, out of the 176 eggs I have tak
have I found one that could rival them in richnes
color. They were profusely spotted and blotched wit
red and brown on a ground of light buff, and one had @
blood red blotch that completely covered the large en
LTagain visited this nest in 1887, and found it to con
two eggs. one of which I took, leaving the other f
nest egg. It so happenened that I did not go that-
for several weeks, but when I ati last climbed the t
three plump, downy little hawks met my gaze,
During the last two seasons] have taken two moré
sets of eggs from this nest. The nesting habits of amy
other pair of hawks, whose first nest I found the sa
year, are just the reverse of what. has been described:
This pair built a nest in an ash in a strip of low swampy
woods, The tree was very easily climbed, and I had
trouble in securing the eggs, The following year t
built another on a piece of hilly ground, covered w
‘
€
March 26, 1888, 1 found their third nest about 50yds
from the second, and this year they went back to th
first.
Darroit, Michigan.
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WALTER C, Woon, |
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SPRING NOTES ON MIGRATORY BIRDS
ee following observations were made at Laurel
The most abundant warblers were the yellow-rumped
black-throated blue, black-throated green and chestnut
sided, though the bay-breasted was fairly numerous
Cape Mays were few, blackburnian more common, Only
one each of Nashville and hooded, and none of th
golden-winged, Kentucky or yellow-throated were seem
Blue-winged yellow common in suitable localities. One
and perhaps two, prothonotaries were seen, but not obi
tained. Worm-eating scarce.
Of the smaller thrushes, first the hermit, then olive
backed and tawny were common. Up to May 14 ni
Bicknells and only one gray-cheeked were seen, (asi
year the former was common, two being collected Ma
14 and 17 respectively.) Two Traill’s flycatchers wen
obtained, also two of the Western form of the redpol
warbler (Dendrwca palmarum), the Wastern form (D, p
marum hypochrysea) having been gone for a wee
more.
Of sparrows,- Henslow’s was rare, but yellow-winget
common. . d
Rose-breasted grosbeaks not common: blue grosbeal
not seen at all. 4
Snipe were phenomenally scarce throughout the sea
son on grounds where ordinarily abundant. Solit
sandpiper very common, however. Woodcock yer
scarce; hardly any quail.” and only one ruffed grous
heard. ROBERT RIDGWAY,
SMITHSONIAN [NSTIMUTION,
pene in vast numbers, being driven south by the un
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June 138, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
ABI
Rurrep Grovse’s Nest with Firreen Ecos.—Misses
ez Budding, Winifred Hill, Iva Smith, Kate Smith and
Bessie Goddard, high school girls, were out in search of
‘wild flowers last Saturday. When near the old Marm
Baird place they frightened a partridge, or ruffed grouse
off her nest, The girls were almost as badly frightened
as the partridge, at the noise the bird made, but recov-
ered, and succeeded in finding the nest, carefully con-
- cealed though it was. Although the partridge was very
uneasy about the girls’ presence, they carefully examined
_ the nest and its contents, counting 15 of the pretty little
eges, all nicely stowed away. Without realizing what
they had found, but taking one egg as a sample, the girls
came home. They told of their find, as one of the pleas-
ant incidents of the trip, and, by good luck, the story
came to the ears of B. 8. Knowles, With his hearing of
the story steps were taken to establish its truth. For
some years Wim. §. Perry, who probably knows more
- about the habits of the ruffed grouse than any other man
in this vicinity, has been searching for a nest with a
dozen eggs, and made a standing offer of $10 reward for
one with over that number. Mr. Perry, as a result of
years of investigation, has never succeeded in finding
more than eleyen eggs in one nest. The records at the
Sniithsonian Institute, and Audubon, give the maximum.
number found in a nest as twelve, this being very rare.
Mr, Perry was sent for, and yesterday he accompanied
two of the young ladies to the locality. The nest was
found again, and in it were found fourteen eggs, just as
had been reported, which, with the one taken when the
discovery was made, filled out thenumber of fifteen. Mr.
Perry promptly paid the reward offered.—Worcester
| (Mass.) Spy, May 23. [Wilson gives 15 as the maximum
number of eggs,
-
: PoIsoNING FROM SPIDER Brres,—At the last meeting
_ of the Biological Society of Washington, Mr. L, O. How~
| ard read a paper on instances of poisoning by spider bites.
He cited the case of amanin North Carolina who was
killed by the bite of aspider. Dr, Carson, of Savannah,
had six cases of poisoning in his practice. In all of
them the mischief was charged to a black spider with a
red spot on its back. This description seems to indicate
_ the genus Latrodectus, which is known to be a poisonous
genus of wide distribution, Mr. Wright, of New Zea-
_ land, knew of a case of a fatal bite from a species locally
_ termed the catepo, The discussion of this paper was
taken up by several members of thesociety, Dr, Fletcher
stated that many cases of death from the bite of the
black spider are recorded, and he knew of one such
instance. Dr. Theobald Smith remarked that the spider
might introduce septic germs. Dr. Fox related a case of
poisoning from the bite of a jumping spider. Dr. Marx
observed that the statements of people as to the causes of
bites are apt to be questionable, Dr. Merriam was bitten
by a spider at one time with very serious results.
WooDCHUCKS IN TREES,—Smith’s Farm, Stratton, Me.,
May 29, —I have seen articles in your paper at different
times discussing the subject of woodchucks climbing
trees, I have just read the one by Milton P. Peirce, in
- your issue of May 23, in which he states that his dog run
one up a tree that was slightly leaning. The 17th of this
month, while driving across the plains between this place
and Flagstaff, with Mr. Julian K. Viles, we discovered a
full-grown woodchuck 10ft. up a Norway pine. The
tree stood erect, was about 6in. in diameter, and did not
have a limb of any description within 20ft. of the ground.
I got out of the buggy, picked up a club and killed him.
He was evidently sunning himself, and did not move
until T hit him with the club.—W. H. H....To Mr. Milton
P. Peirce’s testimony regarding the woodchuck’s climb-
ing powers, I will add that I once saw one of these
animals climb a large upright hickory to a distance of
several feet, He might have gone higher but that I
jumped high enough to reach him and pulled him down
y the tail.—KELPIE.
CuARLESTOWN, N, EH., May 25.—My neighbor, Sherman
Paris, sent forme yesterday morning to ask me what
time humming birds hatched out their eggs, He said he
had just caught an apparently young bird in his. hands
on a twine trellis fixed against his piazza, and after re-
leasing it, it fluttered up feebly into the lower branches
of a Norway spruce, whichstoodclose by. Could it have
been a young bird of this season’s hatching? or was it an
old one which had been chilled by the cold night? The
mercury only stood at 54°F. at 7 o’clock that morning,
but had been much higher for a week or two; and I had
seen huniming birds hovering over some geranium
flowers which had been moved out from the house for
several days. The unusual and long continued warm
weather this spring has brought our bird migration on
much earlier than usual, but it seams to me too soon for
this year’s hatching.—Von W. [it wasprobably afemale
- bird which had been chilled; the time was too early for
young birds. |
Towa Birrp Norres.—May 20,—WNearly all the birds have
returned to us, Humming and catbirds have reported;
but I have not heard the brown thrush, The goldfinches,
_in flocks, are here. I have not yet seen the green or the
purple finch. The bobolink is hardly due. Groshbeaks
are making a nest in the same tree where they nested
last year. They both sing, the female while on the nest
and her song is short and sweet, A wren broke up a
bluebird’s nest in one of my boxes. -We found a broken
bluebird’s eg2 on the ground. Then the wrens occupied
_ the other box. So there isa box within a box, for the
wren is a chatterbox. Now the bluebirds have taken
the wren’s box in the next garden. Maxtins and Hnelish
sparrows are building and fighting as usual about the
tops of high stores.—M. P. 5.
CARRIER PIGEON ASTRAY,—Hazel Hill, Fredericksburg,
Va., June 6,—There came to my place during the late
flood (it was seen here first on the 8d inst.) a carrier pigeon
with a ring on each leg, one blank, the other marked Z,
1889, One lez was broken. We set the leg and he is now
doing well. If any one having an interest in thestranger
will communicate ur can have him forwarded when he
¥ able to travel, by addressing Box 169, Fredericksburg,
ay ,
‘House amendment,
ARRIVALS AT 1H PHILADELPHIA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS TV
MaAy.—Purchased—One common paradoxure (Paradoxrurus typus),
two Mexican agontis (Dasyprocta mexicana), one aoudad (Ovis
ES ile two many-colored parrakeets (Psephotus mutiicalor),
one exandtine parrakeet (Palaornis alexundri), one yellow-
headed covure (Conwrus jendayda), one bald eagle (Haliaelus leucoee-
phalis), one red-eared bulbul (Pyeuonotus jocosus), one vose-hreasted
prosbeak (Goniaphea ludoviciana), one long-tailed weayer bird
(Chera progué), one short-crested quail (Odontophorus parvierista-
tus), two purple gallinules (Porphyria martiniea), one Cayenne rail
Arimides cayennensis), two Florida terrapins (Pseudemys cou-
cinna), one alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys lacertina), three
red-eared terrapins (Pseudemys elegans), two Trost’s terrapins
(Pseudemys troosti), one soft-shelled turtle (Aspidonectes ferox), one
yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys scabra), two painted terrapins
(Chrysemys picta), one pine snake (Pityophis melanoleucus), two
yuariegated teguixins (Tupinambis teguimin) and thirty-four bull-
frogs (Rana cateshiand). Presented —One gray fox (Vulpes cinereo-
argentatus), three prairie dogs ( Cunomys ludovicianus), one raccoon
(Procyon lotor), one gray equirrel (Scirus carolinensis), one opos-
sum (Didelphys virginiana), one black bear cub (Ursus americanus)
four great horned owls (Bubo virginianus), one mocking bird (Twrs
dus tae two purple gallinules (Pomphyrio martinica), one
dtieck hawk (Paleo communis), two ravens (Corvus carniverus), one
sereech owl (Scops asio), one horned lizard (Phryhesoma cornutd),
one regal horned lizard (Phryndsoma regalé),one alligator (Alli-
qclor nuississippiensis), one king snake (Uphibolus getulis), one gar-
ter shake (HMutania sirtatis), ove hog-nosed snake (Heterodon
plityrhines) and one black snake (Baseanion constrictor), Born—
une buitalo (Bison americanus), four prairie wolves (Canis latrans),
ten prairie dogs (Ounomys tudovicianus) and four Egyptian geese
(Chelanqpex cegyptiaca),
Game Bag and Guy.
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
‘Ghevars June 6.—I was a good deal pleased by the
/ note from Mr. Henry Stewens, in the FoREST AND
StrREAM of May 238, in regard to the C. D. Gammon medal
for largest score of ducks by a Cumberland Clubman. I
was wrong in the first announcement that the medal was
offered for the largest score for the season, Its terms
covered only the best score for one day, asl learned later.
JT am especially pleased with Mr. Steyens’s remark men-
tioning Mr. Gammon as 4 thorough sportsman. I don’t
blame our friend ‘‘Guadalupe” for hopping on to people
who killso many ducks. J always do myself when I am
not killing so many myself. But I would rather he would
not jump upon men whom I know personally so well for
generous and hearty sportsmen, As a matter of fact the
true inwardness of that medal has not yet been brought
out. It was not really so seriousanaffair. Jam inclined
to think the medal was offered just to disconcert a mem-
ber or two of that club who haye been passing around a
good deal on their shape more than on their record, but
who were claiming more glory than they deserved as the
‘best shots in the Cumberland Club.” WHenceforth let us
dwell in harmony together. Iam not going to have my
men abused, especially when I know “Guadalupe” and
Mr. Gammon would be warm friends if they knew each
other. As for the scores—well, the older I get the more
lenient I grow about human nature, If ‘‘Guadalupe”
and Mr. Gammon and I were all in one blind, or in ad-
jacent blinds, and that good old Cumberland flight were
on, now which do you suppose would have the emptiest
shell box?
By the way, Mr. Gammon has lately beensued in Indi-
ana for stealing a dog. He raised the dog, and had
always kept him, but the other man thought he ouglit to
have him, The costs have already run up to $220, and
the parties have changed venue to almost every county
in Indiana, Meantime the dog has died. I.don’t know
who will get possession. The boys are having a good deal
of fun about it.
Indiana has slipped a bill through and made it a law
prohibiting trap-shooting at live birds in that State.
This is nothing on earth but a slap in the face for our
club men, I don’t see why it is that some folks hate to
see anybody else have a good time; yet this is just the
attitude Indiana has maintained toward these clubs.
And still she is not happy. And still the clubs are,
Below is the full text of the law at date in the State of
Illinois, showing amendments made in the late session
of our Legislature. Mr, Low, in his annual address to
the State Sportsmen’s Association last Tuesday night,
spoke of a gain having been made of one month in short-
ening the spring season. My copy of the bill was handed
me by Mr. Reed, of the Hennepin Club, who was at the
legislative lobby before the committee from the Associ-
ation got to'Springfield, and who was certainly prominent
and effective in his work for this measure; and the
only change I can see inthe old law is in Section 2,
which now prohibits night-hunting entirely. It was
formerly prohibited only from January 15 to April 15.
The season on ducks opens April 15, asbefore. That this
is true is due largely to the efforts gf certain clubs, who
sent in petitions against abolishing spring shooting,
signed by 30,000 names. Here is commentary on-what
sportsmen can do, Let our sportsmen in the northern
part of the State work as effectually if they want to ac-
complish something. Better yet, let our sportsmen all
over the State unite, respecting each others’ opinions and
necessities. Then we might get a law. Better yet, let
the different States unite and frame a scale of laws of
some joint sympathy and intelligence. Nothing else will
do us any good. A little later I shall show that this is
not a new idea, and not due to myself. There is not
‘space to go into that now.
The night-hunting clause above referred to was a
There is also a Senate amendment,
in which the House concurred, which changes the open
data on prairie chickens from the 15th to the Ist of Sep-
tember. This is not a gain, but an absolute loss to the
sportsmen’s interests. The clause giving game wardens
police powers is not shown below, but it is safely through,
and is indeed almost the only glory of which we may
rightly boast in this session of the Legislature. So far it
keeping up a magnificent lot of talking.
THE ILLINOIS LAW.
SHOTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Itlinvis, rep-
resented in the General Assembly, Vhat sections one, two and six
of an act entitled “An Act to revise and consolidate the several
acts relating to the protection of game, and for the protection of
deer, wildfow! and birds,” appreved May 14, 1879, and in force
ay 1, 1879, be and the same are Wereby amended so as to read as
ollows: ‘
“Snorron 1, That if shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to hunt, pursue, kill, trap, net or ensnare, or otherwise destroy
any wild buck, doe or fawn or wild turkey, between the fifteenth
day of January and the fifteenth day of September of each and
éyery year, or any pinnated grouse or prairie chicken between
the first day of November and the first day of September of the
succeeding year, or any ruffed grouse, quail, pheasant or par-
tridge between the first day of Decem
er and the firat day |
of October of each succeeding year or any year; or any
woodcock between the fifteenth day of December and the
fifteenth day of July of each succeeding year or any year; or
any gray, red, fox or black squirrel between the fifteenth day of
December and the first day of June of each succeeding year or
any year, And it shal) be unlawful to kill, hunt, destroy, snare,
entrap or tojattempt to kill, hunt, snare, entrap or otherwise de-
stroy any wild goose, duek, brant or other waterfowl at any time
between the fifteenth day of April and the fifteenth day of Sup-
tember of any year. and it shall be uslawful to hunt, kill, trap,
ensnare or atlempt to hunt, kill, trap, énsnare or ofherwise de-
stroy any wild goose, brant, duck, rail ov other water fowl he-
tween sunset of any day and sunrise of the next su ceeding day
at any period of the year; and it shall further be unlawful at any
time io hunt, kill, trap or cnsnare, or to attempt to hunt, kill,
trap or ensnare or otherwise destroy any wild goose, brant, duck
or other water fowl from any fixed or artificial ambush beyond a
natural covering of reeds, canes, flags, wild rice or other vegeta-
tion aboye the water of any lake, river, bay or inlet or other
water course wholly within this State, or in such part of such
stream or water course wholly within this State, or with lhe aid
and use of any device commonly called sneak boat, sink box or
other device used for the, purpose of concealment ih the open
waters of this State. And itshall further be unlawful to shvot,
kill or destroy, or shoot at’any wild goose, brant, or other water-
fowl with a swivel gun, or from any sailboat or steamboat at any
time in any part of the water of any lake, river, bay or inlet, or
other water course wholly within this State. And any person so
offending shall for each and every offense be deemed guilty of a,
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined in any sum nat
less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars and costs
of suit, and shall stand committed to the county jail until sueh
fine and costs ate paid: Provided, That such imprisonment shall
not exceed ten days, and the killing of each bird or animal herein
specified shall be deemed ai separate offense.
“SHODTON #. It shall be unlawtul for any person to buy,
sell, or haye in possession, any of the animals, wildfowl,
or birds mentioned in section one of this act at any time when
the trapping, netting or ensnaring of such animals, wildfow!,
or birds stall be unlawful, whith shall haye been en-
trapped, netted or ensnared contrary to the provisions of this
act. Amd it shall further be unlawiul for any person or per-
sons at any time to sell or expose for sale, or to have in his or
their possession for the purpose of selling, any quasi, pinnated
grouse or prairie chicken, ruffed grouse or pheasant, gray, red,
fox, or black squirrel or wild turkey, that shall have been caught,
snared, trapped or killed within the limits of this State; and.
it shall further be unlawful for any person, corporation or carrier
to receive fortransportation, to transport, carry or couvey any ot
the aforesaid quail, pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, rnifed
grouse or pheasant, squirrel or wild turkey, that shall have veen
Caught, snared, trapped or killed within the limits of this State, ,
knowing the same to have been sold, or to transport, carry or von-
yey the same to any place where if is to be sold or offered for sule,
or to any place outside of this Statefor any purpose; and any per-
son guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section, shall
be deemed..guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereot,
shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25 for each and
every offense, and shall stand committed to the county jail not
exceeding ten days until such fine and costs are paid; Provided,
that the selling, exposing for sale, transporting or carrying and
conveying. contrary to the provisions of this section, of cach and
évery animal or bird forbidden herein, shall be deemed a separ-
ate offense.
“SkOTION 6. No person or persons shall sell, or expose for sale,
ov have in ~his or their possession for the purpose of selling, or
exposing for sale any of the animals, wild fowls or birds men-
tioned in section one,(1) of this act after the expiration of five (5)
days next succeeding the first day of the period in which it shall
be unlawful to kill, trap or ensnare such animals, wild lowls or
birds. Any person so offending shall, on conviction, be fined and
dealt with as Specified in section.one (1) of this act, and selling or
exposing for sale, or having the same im possession for the pur-
pose of selling or exposing for sale any of the animals or birds
méntioned in this section after the expiration of the time men-
tioned ia this section shall be prima facie evidence of the violation
of this av: Provided, that the provisions of this act shall not apply
to the killing. of birds by or for the use of taxidermists for pre-
servation either in public or private collections if so preserved:
Provided further, that nothing contained in this section shall pe
construed as modifying or being in conflict with section two of
this act, or authorizing or legalizing the sale or exposing for
sale, transportation or receiving for transportation, any of the
animals, birds or game as therein prohibited: And provided also,
that inhabitants of villages and cities may receive and ship zame
from other States, and expose and sell the same on the market in
said villages and cities, between Oct. 1 and Web. 1 of the follow-
ing year.”
In the last clause above quoted may be seen the fine
Italian hand of our South Water street game dealers,
They also had a committee at Springfield, once upon a
time. It may be seen that they cannot sell Ilinois illegal
game in Illinois, but they can sell other States’ game in
Illinois in Iimois’ close season. Of course there is grave
wisdom in this, Hyerybody knows that a mallard duck
killed in Missouri can readily be told from one killed in
Illinois. They don’t look alike at all. They have a dif-
ferent expression about the eyes. When our big Smith
case comes wp, in 1940, any sportsman or game warden
can go and pick up a duck out of the freezer and swear
that he knows by the color of its hair whether it is a
Dakota, Missouri, Iowa or Illinois duck. Oh, we haye
gota daisy law out here. We don’t need any inter State
law. We just look at a duck's physical configuration to
tell whether it isa legal or illegal duck, We are going
to protect the game, we are! The three-days-in-the-week
close season on wildfowl clause was lost, it seems, al+
though many thought it had carried.
This is about all the comment I care to make on the
following, which I notice in ForEst anp STREAM for
May 23: ‘‘PHILADELPHIA, May 14,—The inclosed was
eut from this morning's Record. Can Mr, Hough tell us
if itis true? ‘A dealer says Chicago ships game to this
State all the year round, regardless of seasons.’—RoOBIN,”
I think it almighty probable she does. Why shouldn’t
she? Do you think Chicago game market is run on sen-
timent? And what else but sentiment is there to govern
in this case? The lawisa joke. All these State laws
are only additional jokes, Why don’t we realize that?
What is the use in all our posing? Time to quit posing
and to frame a general law on. general common sense.
No. 175 Mowroe STREET. EH. Houer,
Tur Puicut or SNipE.—The Cedars, Oakdale, Long
Island, June 4.—The flight of snipe along the Long Island
coast, on their way to their northern breeding grounds,
‘has been unusually large this season, and lasting a week
longer than im previous seasons. A great many have
gone by to-day. Large bunches of yellowlegs and _yel-
pers stopped on the meadows, having been headed off by
so much easterly wind; and l regret to say they were
ly in ereat numbers (contrary to law) from Rock
is pretty much the same old story; but we are all bravely | chp es a Z iano
to the east of Shinnecock Bay. For every pair that was
bagged we lose just so much shooting next summer and
fall, as every pair would have visited us, bringing their
‘family with them.—ALFRED A. FRASER,
Nusts DESTROYED.—Towanda, Pa., June 21.— Hard
rains have filled swamps, brooks, erecks and river banks
‘full, destroying hundreds of nests und young of all
| deseriptions of game birds, especially those nesting on
low bottoms.—W. P. D.
Tue St, Lawrence District, N. Y., grme protector
just appointed is Daniel Staring, of Alexandria Bay,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[June 13, 1889,
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THE NATIONAL PARK,
ELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, June 1.—Editor
Forest and Stream: On Thursday, May 80, Capt.
F. A, Boutelle with K Troop, ist U.S. Cay,, arrived here
from Fort Custer. On the next day Capt. B. Bomus with
A Troop of the same regiment reached here from Fort
McGinnis. The two companies had been several days on
their journey, marching with wagon transportation.
Capt. Boutelle will be the Acting Superintendent of the
National Park, relieving Capt. Harris, who has fearlessly
and faithfully performed the duties required for nearly
three years. Capt, Harris with his troop will leave the
Park on Monday, the dd, to commence their long march
to Fort Custer, the regimental headquarters, from which
they have been absent longer than it is usual for a troop
to be away on detached service.
Capt, Bontelle is well posted in the duties he will have
to perform, and under his charge the Park will be care-
fully protected and preserved. He will have about 120
men at his command, a greater number than have ever
been at the disposal of any former superintendent.
Capt. Bomus with his Troop A will go into camp at
the Lower Geyser Basin; from there men will be detached
and stationed throughout the southern part of the Park
and Geyser basins.
Since the sale of the Cottage Hotel to the Yellowstone
Park Association, that syndicate now holds all the hotel
leases in the Park with the one exception of John Yan-
cey’s, at Pleasant Valley, on the Cooke City road.
Travel has been quite steady since the 15th of May,
from eight to sixteen daily, increasing toward the last of
the month, A _few camping parties traveling with
wagons have been making the rounds, The weather has
not been all one could wish for a pleasure trip; frequent
showers of rain and snow have fallen, though not enough
to make the roads heavy,
The game has been back from the line of travel for sev-
eral weeks. A few elk have been seen by tourists, Ante-
lope have returned to the Hayden, In the upper end of
the valley a large band of elk are camping, the cows just
beginning to drop their young,
Work on the Government wagon roads is being: pushed
vigorously. Large crews of men and teams are at work
in the Swan Lake Basin and the Gibbon Cafion, Lieut,
W. 4, Craighill, of the Engineer Corps, is ‘giving the
work his personal supervision. H,
THE HUNTING RIFLE.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In my younger years I never used a larger caliber
habitually than the old 90-to-the-pound round ball. With
this caliber I always had marked success, and upon most
kinds of game from squirrels to deer, and on one occa-
sion a large gray wolf, which I shot through the heart,
killing him instantly, I killed several deer, all I ever
fired at, and all with that caliber, and I never shot but
one the second time. I killed a large number of wild
turkeys, never failing but three times, wounding upon
each occasion, but not striking a vital part. Upon one
occasion I shot a black squirrel with that caliber of rifle.
He had run up the body of a tall tree without limbs for
at least 40ft., and stopped when about 30ft. from the
ground. It was upon the occasion of a squirrel hunt, and
I aimed for the heart as nearly as possible, in order not
to injure the scalp, Assoon asI fired the squirrel ran
up the tree, and the young man accompanying me re-
marked that I didn’t touch him, When the squirrel had
run up about 15ft. further he sprang into the air and fell
to the ground some 12 or 15ft, from the foot of the tree,
and as dead as a salt mackerel. An examination showed
- that the bullet had actually torn his heart out, the larger
portion of it hanging outside with parts of the liver.
Nearly thirty years ago, I bored the grooves out of a
Sharps carbine, and fitted to the enlarged bore what is
now called an ‘‘auxiliary” rifle barrel. The caliber of
the latter was somewhat less than the present .32, prob-
ably about .28. I prepared for this cartridges similar
to those then used in the Sharps rifle, and made and fitted
to the weapon a good telescopic sight. The length of
this little rifle was 214in. It proved to be one of the best
hunting rifles | ever used on small game up to 200yds.,
and that is about the limit that small game is often killed.
I have never found any game from deer to wolf, down to
squirrels, so hard to kill as woodchucks, but with this
little rifle I killed large numbers of them, but it was
necessary to strike a vital point of their anatomy, which
the telescope sight enabled me to do. I was several times
called to shoot vicious beeves, especially dangerous bulls,
and invariably dropped them the first shot with this little
rifle. Of course, this was at short range, and the bullet
was placed in the center of the brain. My experience
with this little weapon in particular, satisfied me of the
efficiency of small-caliber rifles for the generality of
small game, providing the projectiles are properly placed.
Of course, a rifle requires a good marksman to make it
effective. A telescopic sight is indispensable for the best
work, and is a wonderful aid to the new beginner, or any
indifferent marksmen, I do not say this because I some-
times make those sights, for I do not solicit the work, as
my physical condition renders it inadvisable for me to
attend toit. I have for many years owned a i5lbs. target
rifle, muzzleloader, haying the present .44 caliber, and
mounted with a telescopic sight. Of late years I have been
engaged in fishculture in New Jersey, and, in the absence
of a smaller rifle, have used this one for destroying
herons, minks, muskrats, snapping turtles, watersnakes
and other intruders upon the premises. Upon one occa-
sion I shot a large hen hawk with it, on the top of a tall
tree, more than 200yds. distant. The hawk flew with
violent movement of the wings nearly 300yds., and
dropped dead. Upon going to him I found that the
bullet had passed squarely through the center of his body
from right to left, just back of the butt of the wings,
neither of which had been injured beyond the cutting of
feathers, Taking him fo the house, I passed the smaller
end of an ordinary broom handle through the hole made
by the bullet, easily, to the extent of a foot or more. I
sent an account of the matter to the FoREST AND STREAM
at the time, and it was duly published. I recall the
matter now as relating to the matter of large and small
calibers, Ihave several times shot hawks in precisely
the same manner with the old 90-to-the-pound caliber,
and at least once with the little .28 caliber, instantly kill-
ing them in each instance.
IT hunted foxes several seasons in western Massachu-
setts in company with another man who used a shotgun,
-
On one occasion I saw him shoot a large fox at a distance
of about 130yds., firing both barrels. He dropped in-
stantly at the second shot, and was dead in a few moments.
Weskinned him on the spot. But one shot had struck
him, and that evidently pierced the heart. The size of
shot was BBB. Soon after this we were hunting the
large white hares common in those mountain swamps.
This man had heayy fox charges in his gun (BBB shot),
and fired one at a hare. At the same instant we heard
his hound give a piercing yell, some distance beyond the
hare, and in the thicket from which he had just been
started. I remarked that he had shot his dog, and, as we
heard no more from him, we passed around the thicket
and soon found him dying. In five minutes he was dead.
A single shot had struck him between the point of the
shoulder and the neck, probably cutting an artery. He
was a fine hound, and his owner would not have taken
$50 for him before his untimely taking off.
I think I have given some evidence of the deadliness
of even very small projectiles, as well as the occasional
unaccountable exceptions with large calibers. I have
merely sent you a little of my personal experience, hoping
it may interest your riflemen,
It may not be improper to say here that I am now
mounting a .32-40 Marlin witha telescopic sight, for a
gentleman in Arkansas, to be used on deer, antelope, etc.
I have made and mounted these sights upon several Mar-
lins and Winchesters of this caliber, for use on the plains,
and should mount many more of them if physically able
to doso. It seems to me that small calibers are coming
more into use of late, though perhaps not more than
thirty to forty years ago. Minton P. PEmcn.
CoLumsBus, Ohio.
Sea and River SHishing.
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK.
VIL—SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND.
ie most extensive fishing waters near New York are
those of the south shore of Long Island. Beginning
with Gravesend Bay at the island’s eastern end, and in-
cluding Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, Hempstead Bay
and the vast stretch of water known as Great South Bay,
these waters offer such a variety of fishing to the angler
as no other waters near by afford, Good catches of
striped bass, weakfish, kingfish, bluefish, snappers, sea
bass, blackfish and flounders may be made in the portion
of the south shore bays nearest New York, and the fisher-
man who can take the time and afford the journey
necessary to fish Great South Bay and the ocean outside
of the spit of sand which forms the bay’s southern bound-
ary, can be sure of sport that is truly royal.
GRAVESEND BAY.
The nearest of the south shore waters to New York is
Gravesend Bay, which reaches in behind the westerly
hook of Coney Island. The first stopping place'is at Bath
Beach, which is reached from the Battery via ferry to
Thirty-ninth street, South Brooklyn, thence Brooklyn,
Bath & West End Railroad to Bath Beach station. Round
trip fare from Battery, 35 cents. Leave on South Brook-
lyn ferry from foot of Whitehall street to connect with
trains at Thirty-ninth street at 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30,
11:50 A. M., 12:30 P. M., and every half hour to7 P, M.
The first two trains do not run on Sundays. Returning
trains leave Bath Beach every half hour in the after-
noon
Near the station at Bath Beach is the place kept by
Richard Green, who has twenty rowboats for hire at $1a
day or 25 cents an hour, No raise in prices Sundays, He
also has a 3dft. cabin centerboard sloop, which he will
hire at $8 a day for parties of ten or under; over ten per-
sons $1 each extra. Boatman, $2 a day extra. Green
keeps all kinds of tackle, and shrimp and clam bait. The
fishing in the bay near his place now is for blackfish,
tommies and flounders. Weakfish aren’t looked for be-
fore whan 1. Meals and lodgings can be had cheaply
near by.
The next station beyond Bath Beach is Bensonhurst
(Locust Grove). Fare, one way, from Battery, 20 cents;
no exeursion tickets. Here is Walter Meserole’s place.
Meserole has seven rowboats for hire at 75 cents a day,
weekdays, $1 Sundays, or 25 cents an hour. He also has
two open sailboats at 50 cents an hour, $2.50 a day, and
$l a day extra for skipper, if required. Locust Grove
dock here is a well known fishing resort, good catches
being made by the fishermen who fringe its edges every
fair day. The same yarieties are caught as at Bath
Beach. ‘The first h of the flood is considered the best
tide here. There is fine crabbing and lobstering in season
off the dock, Meserole serves meals 4 la carte at reason-
able prices, and will furnish lodging for 25 cents.
Two stations beyond Bensonhurst is Club House Station
(round trip fare, from Battery, 40 cents), from which it is
a short walk to Gravesend Beach, where Captain James
Stillwell, a cousin of the veteran Adrian Stillwell of
Fort Hamilton, has kept the Stillwell House for thirty-
seven years. He has thirty-fiverowboats. Flat-bottomed
skiffs may be hired for 50 cents a day, round-bottomed
boats for $1 a day, no advance in price being made Sun-
days. Captain Stillwell’s patrons are now catching a few
blackfish and flukes, and the fishermen expect the weak-
fish to take hold every succeeding day. The fishing here
is good, comparing favorably with that of the most
famous resorts on the south shore of Staten Island, and
the weakfish are large and gamy. Right off Coney
Island is a favorite spot, and Captain Stillwell will point
out the best shoals when fishing in shoal water is profit-
able. The Captain keeps all kinds of bait always on
hand, but no tackle.
At Gravesend Beach may also be found John Van
‘Wart, who has his mail sent in care of Captain Stillwell,
and who will take you out in his beautiful and weatherly
yacht the Loretta 8., 35ft. long, for $10 a day for a party
of ten or under. Van Wart sails outside and knows
where the big sea fish hide, so he is a good man to go
along with.
At Gravesend Beach is also the Torquay House, kept
by George Curnow. Curnow has twenty-five rowboats,
at 50 cents a day for flat-bottomed, $1 a day for round-
bottomed; boatmen $2 a day extra. He also has two cat-
boats and one cat-rigged skiff, at from $2 to $4 a day,
according to size, ow keeps all kinds of bait, sup-
plies tackle to those who forget their own, and furnishes
a bed for 50 cents or a square meal for 40 cents to fisher-
men,
Beyond Club House Station, and just before reaching”
Coney Island on this route, is the West End Fishing
Station, where there are twelve rowboats for hire, and ©, —
Riley’s, where there are sixteen rowboats. Prices per —
day at each 50 cents. Neither of these places is cele-
brated “for cleanliness or handiness, but they are men-
tioned that this record may be complete.
SHEEPSHHAD BAY.
Sheepshead Bay is reached by all trains that run to
Manhattan Beach, it being the last stopping place before
reaching that prominent pleasure resort. Ferry may be
taken from James Slip or Hast Thirty-fourth street to
Long Island City, where the trains of the Long Island
Railroad (Manhattan Beach Division) are taken. Or the
Bay Ridge ferry may be taken from foot of Whitehall
street, and Manhattan Beach trains from Bay Ridge. The
excursion fare is 40 cents from Long Island City, and the
same from foot of Whitehall street. The summer time
table goes into effect to-day (Thursday), and cannot there-
fore be giyen here. :
There are a number of fishing resorts near the railroad
station at Sheepshead Bay, all of which seem to be well
patronized. All fish that can be caught anywhere in the
land-locked bay of the south shore may be caught here,
although of course not in such numbers as further east-
ward in Hempstead and Great South bays.
Anton Hinsman’s place is a convenient one. He has
twenty-six rowboats, mostly of the flat-bottomed variety,
for hire at 50 cents a day every day in the week. The
few round-bottomed boats that he owns rent for $1 aday.
Boatman, $2 a day extra. Hinsman also has a 28ft.
cabin sloop in which he takes fishing parties outside at
$8aday. Bait and tackle can always be procured here
if desired, and lodgings and meals at 50 cents each. The
fish caught now by Hinsman’s patrons are blackfish, sea
bass, founders and fluke. Weakfish have just made their
appearance, a Mr. Connell of New York having caught
two good-sized ones on Friday of last week.
Near Hinsman’s place is that of George B. 9. Sickles,
who succeeded to the stand kept by J, C. Dick for a long
time. Sickles has thirty-two rowboats, nearly all flat-
bottomed, at the same prices as at Hinsman’s, except
that he only charges $1.50 a day extra if a boatman is
desired, Sickles keeps on hand all kinds of bait and
tackle.
W. Esmark, afew steps further along shore, has six-
teen boats, for which he charges a running seale of
prices. from 50 cents to $150 aday. Healsohas a 32ft.
centerboard cabin sloop yacht, nicely fitted up, in which
he takes parties outside for fishing at $6 a day week days
and $8 Sundays. This sloop fishes at the Monument, on
mussel beds, Swash Channel, East Channel and the mus-
sel beds off Gedney’s Channel, On Thursday of last week
the sloop’s party caught seventy blacktish, averaging
2lbs. in weight, and two bluefish, There is good fluke
fishing now inside the bay, Esmark says, and he says
there is no bait higher esteemed by flukes than the little
‘“killies.” He always keeps bait on hand, including
killies, clams and fiddlers. Esmark is an authority on
all the best spots in the bay to drop a line, and if he is
away from home it makes no difference, as his wife is
just as well posted as her husband.
J. Colwell charges 50 cents a day for his forty flat-bot-
tomed boats, and $1.50 a day for his four round-bottomed
ones, or from 25 to 50 cents an hour for a shorter time.
Off Colwell’s Dock on Friday of last week Colwell him-
self caught a sea bass weighing 5lbs. and a blackfish
weighing 1ilbs., the largest of which there is any record
in the vicinity. The FormsT AND STREAM man saw these:
fish, and will vouch for their being the largest of their
kind he had ever seen, Colwell always keeps bait and
tackle on hand,
Close by here is the Conger Hel Fishing Club, the mem-
bers of which are Messrs. C. M. Bomeisler, A, D, Hulbert,
W. H, Van Deventer, Horace Holden and G. $. Hanks.
The club owns the Rhoda C., a 84ft. sloop, in which they ,
sail outside to fish, On Saturday last they went out to
the banks with no other bait than clams, and caught
4801bs. of fish. Mr. Bomeisler, who lives at the Navarro
flats in New York, caught one blackfish that weighed
12lbs.,on the banks off Seabright, with rod and reel,
using a rod weighing ldoz. Mr. Bomeisler had quite a
tussle with the bie fellow, The club will make another
try of it in the Rhoda C. on Saturday, June 22. The
sloop can be hired on days when the club isn’t using it
(except Sunday) at $8 a day. She is not allowed to go
out on Sundays,
At Tappen’s Hotel, Sheepshead Bay, there are ten flat-
bottomed rowboats for hire at 50 cents a day, and ten
round-bottomed at $1 a day, or 25 cents an hour for all
kinds for less than a day, Tappen also has a 82ft. cabin
sloop for hire at $8 a day to go outside, and four cathoats
at $6 a day or $1an hour, He has baitand tackle always
on hand, can furnish lodgings at $1 a night and good
meals d la carte at reasonable rates. Tappen says the
fluke are very plenty now in the bay, and will biteeagerly
on killies or sandworms. Off Rich’s Point on Friday last
Stephen Williamson, of Gravesend, caught a striped bass
weighing 15lbs.,and another party caught one at the
same place on Monday of last week weighing 11lbs.
These are the current reports about Tappen’s Hotel. If
the fish were really taken with hook and line, it was a
catch to be recorded alongside the 19-pound bass taken
last fall in Hell Gate and the 20-pound bass taken about
the same time at the Great Kills.
|Hrratum.—tiIn last week’s article the foot of Jersey
avenue should have been printed as the place to hire
boats at Communipaw, instead of the foot of Montgomery
street, as it appeared, | SENECA.
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L
A SucKER AT EITHER END.— While visiting a resort in
the Adirondacks recently I was interested in examining
the tackle one gentleman used in capturing lake trout,
The rod was about oft. long and as stiff as a horse’s tail. —
A huge triple multiplying reel was suspended at one end, —
and at the other two deeply-grooved wheels revolved, —
keeping in place the 300yds. or so of line (?), made from —
good-sized copper wire, as it was alternately pulled out
by the fish and in by the fisher. A gang of a dozen —
hooks impaling a sucker of a pound or two completed —
this abominable contrivance. Why not add a galvanic
battery to stun the fish and a donkey engine to run the
reel? And this is called trout fishing!—F, D, :
' pected that not less tham 500 people would be present, as
———
_ most tempted to turn back when they reached the Cut,
stepped out on the barge.
Junn 18, 1889,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
A423
INDIANAPOLIS. FLY-CASTERS.
eS second annual fly-casting tournament of the Fly-
Fishermen’s Club of Indianapolis, Ind., was held at
Broad Cut on the canal May 31. Secretary J. D. Blair
writes:
“The weather was very disagreeable to say the least,
still there were seventeen entries. The card gives the
order in which they cast. The wind was strong all day,
making it very dificult to get the line out on the back
cast. Better records might have been made all around.
The inclosed taken from the Indianapolis Journal will
give further particulars’:
A stiff north wester that carried with it a cold rain was
blowing yesterday morning, but not strong enough to
prevent the members of the Fly-Fishermen’s Club from
holding their second annual tournament, Before 9 o’clock
the scientific anglers, wearing rubber boots, and coats of
like material, and with heads protected by proof hats,
began cathering along the banks of the canal at the St,
Claire street crossing, where the little steamer General
Morris was waiting to convey them to Broad Cut. Many
were late in reporting, and it was after 9 o’clock when
the start was begun, with about 100 members of the club
and their friends on board. The stars and stripes floated
from the little steamer, which, with the jolly crowd
aboard, attracted much attention as she steamed up the
narrow waterway. The bad weather was.a great disap-
pointment to those who had anticipated a day of such en-
joyment that only a fly-caster can appreciate. It was ex-
many fishermen from yarious parts of the State had sig-
nified their intention of witnessing the sport. Nearly all
the participants im the day’s sport had made arrange-
ments to bring their families with them, but the miser-
able weather defeated all their plans, Even the brave
fishermen, who are prone to expect bad weather when
they have planned to go out with rod and line, were al-
and postpone the contest until they were assured winter
was over, The success of their first tournament had been
marred by unfavorable weather, and it was fondly hoped
that the elements might be more favorable this year, It
was finally decided to go on with the contest, notwith-
standing the wind was blowing crosswise of the canal,
making it impcssible to attain the best results.
At 10 o'clock the judges, who were Judge Byron K.
Elliott, Dr. L. D. Waterman and Capt. DeWitt Wallace,
shielded from the rain by immense rubber coats and
umbrellas, took their place along the bank, ready to pass
upon the merits of each contestant’s skill. There were 17
entries for prizes, as follows: A, C. Jameson, G. A. Mil-
lard, A. B. Prather, Q. Brown, B. B. Dildine, M. D. But-
ler, Gen. Geo. F. McGinnis, Ed. H. Neumeyer, C. L.
Hanford, George McDougall, George Powell, B, G, Fisher,
F. T. Holliday, Dr. P. G, GC. Hunt, B. C. Wright, J. H.
Blair and James Isgrigs. All but Mr. Powell were mem-
bers of the club and residents of Indianapolis. Mr. Powell
is from Shelbyville. The rules allowed each one ten
minutes in which to cast for distance, and he then stood
aside until called in his turn to cast for accuracy and
delicacy. No single-handed fiy-rod exceeded 12ft. When
everything was ready Ray Williams, the time-keeper,
called the first contestant to come forward, and Alexan-
der C. Jameson, the oldest fy-fisherman in Marion county,
There was a drizzle of rain,
and a wind blew direcily across the direction in. which
the lines were cast.
Mr, Jameson used a slender rod 114ft. long and weigh-
ine 8ioz, The wind was so strong that it was several
minutes before he could make any headway with his
line, but after several attempts he laid the fly out 59ft,
Considering the wind he showed great skill. G, A. Mil-
lard came next with arod 9ift. long and weighing 72oz.
After fouling bis line several time he made a distance of
54ft. A. B. Prather, with a 104ft. rod, weighing 7toz.,
showed considerable skill and reached a distance of 5ift.
Tgnatius Brown handled a rod 10ft, lin. in length and
weighing $02. and made 56ft. B. B. Dildine used G. A.
Millard’s rod and cast for the first time. He displayed
the skill of an old-timer and made 57ft. M. D, Butler,
who tied with H. 8. New for first place in last
year’s contest, next came out on the barge. He
handled a rod 1itft. long, weighing 9Yoz. He dis-
played remarkable skill and outdid all those who had
preceded him by putting the fly out 62ft. 6in. Hedropped
the fly 60ft. out on the first throw he made. Gen. Geo.
F, McGinnis, another veteran fisherman, used a rod 114ft.
long, weighing 90z, The wind was blowing harder than
ever when he began casting, and when eight minutes of
ae pe was up it was raining so hard that time was
called.
After dinner General McGinnis used two minutes due
him, and succeeded in getting the fly out 58ft. Ed H.
Neumeyer followed General McGinnis, with a rod 104ft.
long, weighing 7oz. He reached a distance of 42ft. Then
came C. D. Hanford, who showed great skill. He had a
rod 11it. long, and weighing 930z. He outdid all the pre-
ceding contestants, except Mr. Butler, and made a record
of 60ft. George P. McDougall followed with a rod 11ft.
long, weighing 940z. He displayed skill, and succeeded
in getting the fly out53ft. George Powell, of Shelbyville,
came next. The members of the club were anxious to see
what an outsider could do, and they were greatly sur-
prised when Mr. Powell came close up to Mr. Butler by
dropping the fly out 61ft. He was applauded, B, G.
Fisher, with arod measuring lift. and weighing 94oz.,
reached 46}it., and F. T. Holliday, with a rod 124ft. in
length and 8toz. in weight, made a record of d6ft. When
Dr. P. G, C. Hunt came out to cast, the rain had ceased
and the wind was lighter. He used a 9oz. rod, 11ft. long.
He handled the line gracefully and made one of the best
records, 57ft. B.C. Wright made 55ft. with a rod 114ft.
long and weighing 9oz,, and J. H, Blair, with an 114ft.
rod, 9oz, in weight, made a distance of 50ft. The last
man to cast was James Isgrigg, who used a rod 104ft,
long, weighing 7oz. His distance was 5dft.
The contestants were then recalled in turn, and con-
tested for delicacy and accuracy, in the following man-
ner: Each contestant was allowed twenty casts at an
object in or on the water, 40ft. distant from him. He
who reached a point nearest the object was adjudged
superior in delicacy, He was judged to be the superior
in accuracy who, on an average of all his casts, placed
his stretcher-fly nearest the mark. This contest was fully
as interesting as the casting for distance. O, L. Hanford
made the best average, while that of M, D, Butler was
to suggest that it was a turtle.
not so good, which greatly reduced his general average,
The score of the contest tells the whole story, as follows:
——Rod-———_ Dis» Deli- Accu-
Length, Weight. tance. cacy. racy. Tot’l
Mt.In. Oz. Wt.In.
I Z,
A. C, Jameson 11.06 8 5900 16 Lie 92
Ge AS Millard’ : aa 9 08 7 5400 = 16 18 «BS
A. B, Prather...,.. 10 06 ve 4100 Did not cast.
DABTGWie~s fy cee teor seed 10 OL (34. 6600 16 14 Bb
B. B. Dildine,......-..... 9 07 84 57 00 10 9 6
My DiButler.::. 23.2 5a. 1 06 9 6206 17 15 944
Gen. G. F. McGinnis...-. 11 06 9 5800 18 18 «=f
Hd. WH. Neumeyer ....... 03 vi 42 0 q Be vo
©, Dfantords 0). 2s +e. 1 00 914 6000 18 9 9
Geo. P. McDougall... ... 11 00 914 5300 76 16 8bi4
ixé0. Powell. 0.0 -0s....:- 08 7 4100 15 19° 95
TRAC? os] Wee Aeripn abe hi 11 00 4 4600 Did not cast.
BT. Holliday.......... 44 1 06 84 56 00 18 16-90
Dr. P. G. C. Hunt........ Li 06 9 5700 13 16 = sl
Boe Witight..-.. 2... 02.0 1 06 9 5500 Did not cast.
Je a ET Ue eer 11 08 9 50 00 5 6© T61
Jas, Isgrigg.............. 10 08 rf ba 00) Ai as oT
strong breeze from the northwest was blowing during the
casting, with occasional rain. Inspector of tackle, G. H. Hull,
Lafayette, Ind; timer, M. R. Williams, Minneapolis.
In the consolation match there were four entries,
Casts were for distance only, Dr, P. G, C, Hunt scored
59ft., B. B, Dildine 54ft., Hd, H. Neumeyer 47ft., J. H.
Blair, 45ft. A strong wind prevailed all the time of this
casting. The trial ended at 38 o’clock.
The final scores of the contestants were determined by
adding to the distance in feet cast each had been adjudged
the score of points assigned for accuracy and delicacy.
The prizes were awarded in accordance with that aggre-
gate as follows:
First, C, L. Hanford. Record: Distance, G0ft.; accu-
racy, 18 points; delicacy, 19 points; total 97,
Second, George Powell, Shelbyville. Record: Distance,
6lft.; accuracy, 15 points; delicacy, 19 points; total 95,
Third, M, D. Butler, Record: Distance, 624ft.; ac-
curacy, 17 points; delicacy, 15 points; total 944.
Fourth, Gen. Geo. F, McGinnis, Record: Distance,
58tt.; accuracy, 18 points; delicacy, 18 points; total 94,
Fifth, Alexander C, Jameson. Record: Distance, 59ft.;
accuracy, 16 points; delicacy, 17 points; total 92,
Sixth, Frank T. Holliday. Record; Distance, 56ft.;
accuracy, 18 points, delicacy, 16 points; total 90.
Seventh, G. A. Millard. Record: Distance, 54ft.; ac-
curacy, 16 points; delicacy, 18 points; total 88,
Eighth, James A, Iserige. Record: Distance, 55ft.;
accuracy, 17 points; delicacy, 15 points; total 87.
The ninth prize was awarded to George P. McDouzall.
The consolation prizes were awarded to Dr, P. C. G, Hunt
and B, B. Dildine. Considering the extremely bad
weather, the records made were excellent, The club has
decided to hold a tournament in September or October.
But one prize will be offered, and that will be a medal
offered by Bingham & Walk, jewelers. Mr. Walk’s pro-
position is that when the medal has been won twice in
succession by a contestant it shall become absolutely his
property. The medal will be given to the person attain-
ing the highest points for all-around excellence, The
club also voted to admit to membership fly-fishermen of
the State not residents of Marion county, upon the pay-
ment of one-half the regular initiation fee, and annual
dues.
A QUARTER WITH A HOLE IN IT.
APPENING in the house of a friend a week or so
ago, I mentioned the fact that an acquaintance of
mine had just caught, by trolling. a 25-pound salmon
trout in Meacham Lake, and that the reports of fishing
there, taken altogether, were so promising that I had
determined to spend Decoration Day there und had per-
suaded three friends to go with me, all of us hoping for a
large trout. My expectations were laughed at by those
in the room, but they could not break down my enthu-
siasm. Just before leaving some one said, ‘I'll bet you a
quarter with a hole in it that you don’t catch a ten-pound
trout.” Another, fairer-minded, suggested five pounds
as the limit, In my recklessness i agreed to split the
difference, and 7dlbs. of good solid trout under one skin
and that quarter should be mine.
T shall not try to describe that ride up on the Hudson
to Rutland, St. Albans and Malone to Paul Smith’s station;
my mind was for trout, and the beauties of river, lake
and wood I enjoyed in but a half-conscious way. We
jumped into the wagon for our 13-mile drive to Fuller’s
on the lake, and how filled were we immediately by the
good luck that brought us to such a place. The sun now
seemed to glow with a kindlier welcome; the brooks
laughed loud and long as we asked how their bosom
friends the trout were; the trees nodded their bows to
ours, and the air, sensuous with pine and balsam, breathed
upon us from all sides,
Reaching the dam at the outlet of the lake, we found
boats and guides, and sending our luggage to the hotel
still 3 miles away, werigged our rods and then began
the search for the quarter with a hole init. The Doctor,
the guide I had selected, was just about getting in his
fine work with the ash at his end of the boat and I was
waiting to begin mine with a piece of Chubb’s bamboo in
the other, when thug! my line struck something. Ina
moment I realized that something had struck my line,
There I was, grasping an 8o0z. split-bamboo rod with a
light casting line, single snell and three small trout flies
on it, while at the other end was something of an un-
known weight. It neither rose nor dove, swam nor
darted, shook nor winked for full fifteen minutes. What
was it? The Doctor suggested a two-pound brook trout
as they are sometimes caught there, though later in the
season. Isat motionless. The Doctor eyed the curve of
the rod, and after taking a drink from the lake, ventured
I paid no attention to his
words of surmise; I just tried to look through the hole
ore imaginary quarter and calculate the size of that
So,
I had gotten him up to about 4ibs. when—well, for
about five minutes we had it. He shook and I held; he
ran and I let him; he gave way and I wound him in, and
just once he came up to see what and how large I was.
Imust have disappointed him for with a flip of his tail
(‘A laker,” remarked the Doctor) he rushed down again
and just sulked for another quarter of an hour, thinking
possibly that I would grow tired and let him go, For
long over an hour he kept up this see-saw of humor,
every rush making me tremble for my light tackle.
The one comforting thing about the whole performance
was that he kept growing so rapidly, When I hooked
him he weighed about 2lbs. Later he had grown at least
a pound with each rush, and his increased weight and
age were beginning to tell on him,
“Doctor, that trout with one more rush will weigh be-
tween 7 and 8lbs., and he has got te come in out of the
wet. He is just the rieht weight for my purpose.”
‘All right;” and the professional man grasped Iris
murderous gaff with a determined look. ‘The fish
tugged and sawed and circled and slowly came up to the
surface, his fat sides panting with his noble struggle and
his eyes facing into forgetfulness. A cruel stroke of the
vaft, and the fish was in the boat! We rowed the length
of the lake and were welcomed by Mr. Fuller, bis gnests
and a crowd of guides at the landing, How I tried to
look unconcerned as the Doctor told how that fish was
hooked, fought and captured, laying special enrphasis on
the fact that it was done with an 8oz. fly-rod and single
leader, and that I had thus broken the record.
When the seales were brought out I trembled. He
measured 264in, in length, and—‘‘Can those scales be in
good order?” { asked, for there were several ounces lack-
ing to make the required 74lbs. The Doctor set my fears
at rest by asserting that a fish of that size always loses
several ounces when exposed to the air. I sent that
trout home and claimed my reward. The gestion now
remains, do I deserve that quarter with a hole in Me
PY LIN.
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
(Dire June 6.—Messrs. C. D. Gammon, Wm.
Cribben, H. P. Thompson, H. D, Nichols and Mr.
Magoon, of the Rock Island Railway, starled last night
for a two weeks’ mascallonge camp on Lake Vieux Desert,
Wisconsin. They will meet great sport, and have more
fun than anybody.
June 8.—The extremely cold and wet weather of the
past three weeks has hurt our fishing season seriously.
The weather is too dispiriting for even the boldestanglers,
and the results are icccumietne to dealers in fishing .
tackle and the keepers of the summer hotels at our
northern lakes. It is to be hoped that June will square
around and be June before long,
Last week I spoke of the great bass now on exhibition
at Spalding’s, and called it a small-mouthed bass. It looks
to be one, and is so pronounced by many who should be
authorities. A denial of this, however, by one gentle-
man who has seen it leads me to think the assertion may
be a mistake, the more so after another examination of
the fish. The varnish of the taxidermist covers the skin,
and to some extent hides the ‘“‘median line” of the sides,
while the mouth is so arranged that it does not seem to
exceed the size permissible to a small-mouthed bass of
that size; but the pendulous abdomen and the general
ugliness of outline are those commonly seen in the large-
mouth, although these might be approached by so aged a
specimen of the small-mouth, Until I can findsome pro-
nounced authority who will decide this definitely, I can
at least claim the eredit of having gone on record with a
first-class Chicago fish story.
There are six changes in the new fish law from the text
of the old law. ‘The first change is in Sec. 1, which pro-
hibits fishing within half a mile below a dam; the lint
was formerly 400yds.
The second change is in Sec, 3, which demands a fish-
way which shall be approved and kept up in approval of
the Fish Commissioners: formerly a dam-owner could put
in a plain chute under his water wheel and evade the law
by claiming that he had putin a ‘‘fishway.”
The third change is the very important Improvement of
granting police powers to fish wardens.
The fourth change is the similar one conveying such
powers to the Fish Commissioners,
The fifth change is in Sec. 6, and extends the lawful .
seining season in navigable waters one month, or till the
first of April. Examination of the Illinois seining clause
will show that it practically prohibits seining all over the
State except below the Henry dam on the Illinois River,
and perhaps in a part of one or two other large streams
near the mouth. As seining is forbidden ‘‘aboye or below
any private or corporate dams,” even on “such rivers or
streams as are used for nayigalion wholly in the State,”
and forbids it also in the “bays and lakes connected with
such navigable streams” (which is as legitimate a con-
struction of Lhe text as that seining is permitted in such
bays and lakes), Iam sure I cannot see how the seining,
netting and trapping which have devastated Swan Lake
district and all of Lake Senachwine district can any
longer be safely carried on. In any construction of the
law, these waters lie above ‘‘a private or corporate dam,”
for doubtless the dam at Henry could so be shown to be,
and in that case the seining would be illegal at any season
there.
The last change is in the same section, and clinches the
matter by making it a misdemeanor to have in possession
fish taken contrary to the provisions of above seining
+ Clause.
I am indebted for the correct copy of the fish law to
Mr, Geo. E. Cole, ane of the committee present at Spring-
field from the Fox River Fish and Game Association, and
a gentleman prominent in such work. Ibelieve ForEST
AND STREAM to be the only paper which has this right,
The copy is correct, although I have not checked back on
the old law to see whether the changes noted are stated
in full or in excess. Mr. Reed, who gave me the copy of
the game law, states that it is correct, The revised
statutes are not yet out. E. HouGs.
FIisH PROTECTION IN CONNECTIOUT.—ditor Forest and
Stream: I inclose clipping from the Hartford Telegram-
Record, which will show that our association still oe-
cupies a position on this mundane sphere: ‘Detective
W. C. Fielding, of this city, who is employed by that
wide-awake, get-there game protective association called
the Connecticut Association of Farmers and Sportsmen
for the Protection of Game and Fish, secured evidence
enough to cause the arrest of Charles Morrison and Geo,
Soules, of Chapinville, for spearing in Twin Lakes. Last
week the parties were arrested by Sheriff W. B. Perry, of
Lakeville, and their fines amounted to $20 each. Presi-
dent A. C. Collins recently put Detective Fielding on the
trail of some miscreants who have been using dynamite
in a pond in a neighboring county. The parties will be
arrested this week, as the association means war on this
style of fishing. The dynamite fiends have killed barrels
of black bass and pickerel this season by the aid of dyna-
mite.” We have successfully prosecuted nine persons
for spearing in the Twin Lakes this season. We trust
that the Connecticut anglers will help us.—C, A. F. S, P,
+ 2
ADA
FOREST AND STREAM. [June 43, 1989,
“TROUT” IN LOWER CALIFORNIA.
N FOREST AND STREAM of Jan, 31 and April 18, 1889,
will be found answers to inquiries of ‘'Guatemala”
concerning a kind of ‘trout’? which he has observed in
mountain streams in Guatemala. We suggest that soure
member of the family of toothed minnows (Characinidee)
might have been mistaken for a fish of the salmon family;
indeed,a species of Characinide was described by a French
author in 1835 under the name of Coregonus niloticus,
supposing it to be a whitefish. Many writers of equal or
greater fame have referred species of Characins to the
genus Salmo, among them Linneé, Gmelin, Bloch, Schnei-
der, Forskal, Hasselquist, Kolreuter and Artedi, It
would not be strange, therefore, if a person unfamiliar
with the distinguishing characters of fishes should mis-
take a toothed minnow for a trout. Worse things than
that have happened; for example, one of the mullets
(Agonostomus nasutus) native to mountain streams in
Guatemala and Lower California is locally known in the
riyer at San José as trucha, or trout, and we have sus-
pected that this may be recognized under the same name
at Tumbador. This mountain mullet has the reputation
of being equal to the brook trout in firmness of fiesh, ex-
cellence of flavor, freedom from small bones, and in game
qualities. It is possible that an attempt will be made some
day to introduce into Georgia and North Carolina one or
more of the fine species found in mountain’ streams of
Jamaica, or the one known from the river of San Gero-
nimo, in Guatemala.
NEW ENGLAND STREAMS.
HE present is proving to be the season of big trout,
and best’of all quite a plenty of them. Massachu-
setts lakes, ponds and streams have given the anglers a
better chance than for many years. A gentleman who
has been acquainted with a certain pond in Plymouth
for fifty years was telling me the other day of a eatch of
a dozen trout he made there one afternoon, when on
former seasons one or two on a half day was considered
fairly good fishing. Another gentleman mentions a
brook running into an arm of the sea on the south shore,
where no trout had been seen for some years, though
they were formerly abundant. His boys came in the
other day with the story that they had seen a large trout.
The- gentleman could hardly believe the report, but the
boys went afishing the next afternoon, with the result
that they caught a trout weighing 241bs. The next day
the gentleman himself took rod and line and captured
two or three good trout. But we turn to Maine forthe
most gratifying results.
The trout stories from the Rangeleysare almost too good
to be believed, especially since the season started in so
early, and the first results were so very poor. Mooséhead
is also showing excellent results. The streams were
never so full of trout, and the fisher for numbers of the
little fingerlings is making his usual record up among the
hundreds—the record that is so very distressing to the
true angler. Where do all the trout come from? What
good spirit is fast bringing back the angling of former
days? It is evidently protection, though the laws of the
several States are poorly enforced. But public sentiment
is growing, and the poacher and law breaker is frowned
upon in such a marked degree that his life is being made
a burden, and he is staying out of the woods. It is a fact
that trout have greatly increased in both Maine and
Massachusetts waters during the past five or six years, in
spite of the fact that the increase in anglers and the love
of angling has been more than ten times as great.
SPECIAL.
MIDDLE DAM, Maine, June 7.—The fishing continues to
be very good, and both trout and landlocked salmon are
rising to a fly, furnishing fine sport to the enthusiastic
angler. Mr. Hempsted, who was mentioned in my last
letter, has taken one trout weighing 3}1bs, and another
of 8ibs. since I wrote you. Mr. Curtis, who made such
a splendid record last year, among many other fish
has taken two landlocked salmon weighing 5 and 84Jbs.,
on a fly, and a trout weighing 5ilbs. Mr. Curtis had rare
sport with his 51b. salmon, the fish breaking water no less
than six times, and he told me he had never felt‘more
leasure in capturing a fish than in bringing this land-
ocked salmon to net. Besides these large fish Mr, Cur-
tis hastaken abouta hundred trout. Messrs. Armstrong
and Miles have taken 125 trout, all of which would be
called large trout in almost any country but this. Mr,
Armstrong has taken a 34Ib. trout, and several running
between 2.and 3lbs, There was never better fly-fishing
than at present, and it will probably be good all through
this month, as the conditions are favorable. Messrs.
Shattuck and Smart, of Boston, who spent a few days at
their camp inthe Narrows, carried home a fine lot of
fish, among which were two trout weighing 8 and 84lbs.,
the largest of which was on exhibition for a few days in
Boston, in the window of a fishing tackle store.
The last five years, many of the fishermen visiting the
lakes have brought their wives with them, and some of
the ladies have developed a love for the sport, and can
talk ‘‘fish” as well as any man, and seem to enjoy it as
much, :
Coe & Pingree’s drive of logs which annually passes
through this chain of lakes, are all through the Middle
Dam, and by far the larger part have reached Umbagog
Lake, The drive this year was the largest ever known,
containing 17,000,000ft., and yet the large land owners
here tell me that the lumber is still growing faster than
it is cut, so that it will probably be many years yet be-
fore the timber is all cut off in this region, if it ever is,
for much of the land is worthless for any other purpose
than of growing a forest.
We have had rain here for several days past, and last
night was one of the coldest I have ever experienced in
this section at this season of the year. As I came up
Lake Umbagog this morning on the fleet little steamer
Parmachenee, the White Mountains presented a grand
sight. Our rain of yesterday must have been snow on. the
mountains, for the granite crown of Washington and its
attendant peaks were draped in spotless white, showing
finely against the unclouded blue of the sky. By far the
most satisfactory view of tle White Mountains to be
obtained anywhere in this region can be had from the
upper part of Lake Umbagog, a little above Moose Point.
Here they are in sight from summit half way to base, and
each grand peak stands out clearly from its fellows.
Mr, C:; P. Bevel! of Boston, who is usually one of the
earliest visitors here in the spring, has been detained at
not struck in as.yet.—8,
Mirs., 84 Commercial st., Boston, or 199 Fulton st,, N, Y.—Ad»,
home much against his wish by business, and has just
made his appearance at his neat little Vine Vale camp in
the Narrows. The Narrows is one of the most famous
fishing grounds in this region, and as Mr. Stevens is a
successful and persistent angler, he will no doubt leave a
record behind him when he returns home.
J. P. Whitney and family, of Boston, and a party of
friends have already been at their beautiful summer camp
on Lake Molechunkamunk for several weeks, and the
whole party, f understand, have enjoyed excellent fish-
in
Hisheulture.
LOSS OF FISH FROM CARP PONDS.
pee recent flood in the. Potomac River caused it to over-
flow the Government carp ponds at Washington and
disperse the carp and goid fish over the reservation almost
as far asthe Capitol. While the young carp as a rulé re—
mained on the reservation, many of the big ones of both
sexes were scattered over Pennsylvania avenue and other
prominent streets. One i1lbs. fish was captured at Mary-
Jand avenue and 41% street, southwest. Three aggregating
about 80lbs. in weight were taken at the doors of the Center
Market. Still another, weighing 614lbs., and measuring
25in., was captured at 12th street and Ohio avenue by a gen-
tleman who alightéd from his carriage and dispatched the
fish with the butt of his whip. We learn that there are
many old fish left in the ponds, and a large number of them
have not yet spawned. This is very fortunate, as thousands
of the young of last:spring’s spawning have left the ponds
and cannos be recovered. Dr, Hessel fortunately recaptured
a great many of the coraning young fish and returned them
to the ponds. Associated with the carp were seen gold fish,
spring minnows (Fundulus diaphanus), small sunfish
(Hnneacaunthus gloriosus), minnows (Hybognathus regis)
and young eels,
The results of this unprecedented flood will be seriously
felt for a long time to come.
x.
A few members of the Boston Club are at their camp,
a short distance below Upper Dam Landing, and report
fishing good.
One party of four anglers who were here recently and
stopped a few days, carried home 480 trout, all nice ones,
besides the small ones they ate and gave away and threw
back into the water. Every fisherman I have met says
he has never known the trout so plenty as they are this
spring. -As one fisherman told me, ‘‘You can catch more
small and medium-sized trout than you want, but it is
the big fellows I am after.”
Those of your readers who haye been detained from
making their annual fishing trip in May ean try it in
June this year, with a fair show of success, for there
Seems at the present time to be more fish than fishermen.
CAPT, FARRAR.
SALMON IN THE DELAWARE.—The U,. 8S. Commis-
sioner of Fish and Fisheries, Col. Marshall McDonald, has
received a letter from Mr, Wm. J. Thompson, of Gloucester,
N. J., stating that he caughta salmon weighing 14lbs: in
his shore net May 27. Mr. Thompson remarks that this is
the second one caught this season. The fish was sold for
ten dollars. ’
Che Zennel.
OZARK Mountain TROUT.—Kansas City, Mo.—Is it pos-
sible that, with our present magnificent variety of game
birds, fishes and other animals, we can add to them any
one of the great salmon family? The beautiful Ozark
Mountains are surely being opened, and are to become
famous, indeed, as a sporting section, easy of access and
good accommodations. Spring River, having its head
from one of the largest springs in the world at Mamimoth
Spring, just over the line in northern Arkansas, is cer-
tainly one of the most beautiful and natural angling
streams in the country. Those who have traveled over
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad to Memphis
will testify to the beauty of the Ozark Mountains and this
beautiful stream. It will be a pleasure to read the expe-
rience of those who have been in that country, and more
especially to hear from others as to whether there are
trout in the Ozark Mountains or not. Theoretically, it
would seem probable, as the Ozark watershed is the line
dividing the waters flowing north into the Missouri, whose
headwaters abound in trout, and the waters flowing south
into White River and that into the Arkansas, it also being
famous for trout’at its head. The Ozark streams are clear
and cold, with rocky beds, affording naturally a home for
trout. It is a question worthy of investigation, and it is
hoped the patrons of the FoREST AND STREAM will give it
attention and the readers the result of their experience,—
TILE,
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS.
Sept. 10 to 18—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kernel
Club, at. London, Ont. C. A. Stone, Manager.
Sept. 10 to 13.—Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As-
sociation, at Ottawa, Can. Capt. R. C. W. MacCuaig, Secretary.
Sept, 11 to 13.—First Annual Dog Show of the Toledo Kennel
Club, Toledo, O. T.B. Lee, Secretary.
Feb. 18 to 71, 1890.—Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Glub, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
March 11 to 14, 1890.—Second Annual Dog Show of the’ Rochester
Kennel Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
March 25 to 28, 1890.—Second Annnal Dog Show of the Mass.
Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary.
FIELD TRIALS,
Noy. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel @lub.
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Noy. 18.—Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Hastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y. ;
Dec. 2.—Inaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Club,
ay ees N.C. ©. H. Odell, Secretary, Mill’s Building, New
ork, N.Y.
Dec. 16.—Second Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field.
Trial Club, at Amory, Miss.- T. M. Brumby, Secretary, Marietta,,
A TARPON SCORE,—Mr. Edward Prime, of New York
city, recently returned from Florida with a record of tar-
pon fishing which is worth repeating. The fish were
caught at Punta Rassa, Charlotte Harbor, on the west
coast, and the detailed score is:
as
Lbs. Ft. In. bs. Ft. In. | 44
qatee i pis adae ue z 1 oe 6 ee
ji SE Ca ts er = f. oD
April 2 a ae ag 6d o” 6 ‘E DOG LICENSE LAWS.
DRILEB. + eer eee TS + EH begin to-day the publication of our reports on the
Aprils ter i "He W laws relating to dogs in towns, and the methods:
: 6 3 6 444 | adopted to reduce the number of vagrant curs, The in-
4 8 5 6 | formation has been secured by correspondence with the
5 10% 6 1 | mayors or presiding officers of the several places named, and.
: e 6 f the reports were all made in 1888:
t 7)
ey an Ds at Maine.
F 6 ay 18 : ve The State tax is $1 for dogs and $3 for bitches,
5 My) Bath.—We haye no unlicensed or stray dogsi—W™. B)
Brown, Pres.
Biddeford.—We have no dog law in force here whatever..
—Ii, A. HUBBARD, City Clerk.
Bangor.—The license for dogs is $1,20 for males, $2.20 for
females. Unlicensed and stray dogs ave destroyed, princi-
pally by shooting. No active measures have been taken for’
a strict enforcement of the law for a year or two, and conse--
quently I am unable to give any pound statistics.—C, F..
BRAGG, Mayor.
Fockland.—The tax imposed on dogs for this present year’
is $1. Dogs at large without collars with owner’s name:
thereon are subject to seizure by police or pound drivers,.
The fish were taken with an Abbey & Imbrie rod, and
gave hard fights.
BLACK Bass IN GEORGIA REFUSE THE FLY.—Macon,
Ga., June 3.—The season this year for black bass has been
unusually good, some superb catches having been made.
The fishing is done, however, with live bait or with a
bob. A number of our local amateurs have given flies a
faithful trial, but we have unanimously agreed that flies
are not adapted to our waters. The fishing grounds con-
tiguous to Macon-are mostly mill ponds from 25 acres to
200 acres in area. They are lined with shrubs and bushes
and underneath grow grasses and weedsin great pro-
fusion. I first tried fliesin midsummer and attributed
my failure to the fact that insects were then plentiful.
But after trying in early spring and Jate in‘the fall with
no better success I know not how to account for it, ~Per-
haps some of your readers can explain the matter for me.
J am told that in the streams and lakes in southern
Georgia a fly will induce a rise every time, but that is
easily accounted for—abundance of fishes,—MAcon
ANGLER.
license is issued. The clause in ordinance authorizing the:
seizure of dog is not operative, as little attention is paid to:
it, Most of the dogs are taxed to the owners by the assess-
ors.— W. 8. WHITE, Mayor,
Vermont.
St. Albans.—The license and police regulations in regard’
to dogs are not matters of municipal regulation, but are the:
subject of State regulation, and the provisions in respect
ive, Revised Laws of Vermont, as amended by several acts.
passed in 1882. The substance of the provisions is that:
each dog is required to be licensed on or befure April 1 each’
year, the fee being $1 for a male and #4forafemale, On:
‘failure to procure license by April 1, party may procure one:
by May 15, in that case the fee being $2 for male and $4 for’
female. The fees are paid to the town treasurer and are:
kept as a separate account by him. Damages done by the:
worrying, maiming or killing of sheep, lambs, fowts or other:
domestic animals by dogs in the town are required to be as-
certained and certified by the selectmen of each town in De=
cember each year, and on or before the first Wednesday im
January the treasurer is required to pay such allowances if
the dog fund is sufficient, otherwise he is required to pay the
same pro rata to the extent that the fund will allow. AIL
Late Trour SPAWNING.—Central Lake, Mich., May
23.— Editor Forest- and Stream: The articles under the
head ‘‘Massachusetts Trout Spawning,” in your issue of
May 16, lead me to send you the following facts: On the
14th of this month I caught one brook trout which con-
tained spawn, on the 28d two, and on the 27th five (out
of nine taken that day). I have little knowledge of
matters pertaining to fishculture, but Ishould say that
the spawn in no case, except perhaps the first, was ripe
or fully developed._KELPIE. [It would seem from the
above statement that late spawning is not limited to trout’
which have the sea-going habit, anditas important that
all persons interested in the preservation of this beautiful
species should use their opportunities to ascertain the
facts about the extent of the spawning season and govern
themselves accordingly, Brook trout are'‘not prolific and
can. easily be exterminated by killing the gravid females. |
killed. The chairman of the selectmen in each town
is charged with the duty to issue a warrant for such slaugh-
ter directed to any police officer or constable, and the police
officer or constable is required to execute the warrant at $1.
per dog-killed, to be paid by the town.—ALBERT P. Cross, _
Montpelier.—Dogs are taxed here $1 if paid before the 15th:
of May, if not until after that $2. The law here is if dogs:
‘are not licensed they are to be killed by one of the officers:
that has the warrant from the proper authorities to put the
same in force, Female dogs aré taxed $2. The law is not
very well executed, only as far as the tax is concerned. This:
part of itis done all right and according to law.—GLARK
KING. :
New Hampshire.
Keene.—The tax is $1 on males and $2 on females per year..
We intend to tax all dogs in the month of April in each:
year. No dogs are killed by city authorities unless found
committing some depredation or sick. So few are-killed:
Biack Bass In Lake CHAMPLAIN,—We have good re-
ports from ‘Samson’s,” Lake View House, St. Albans
Bay, Vt., of the black bass fishing, This isa resort where
visitors actually catch fish, as attested by numerous cor-
respondents who have been there,
KINGSTON.—New Brunswick, June 1.—Trout fishing
has commenced in this section, and although some good
catches have been made, the large fish (sea trout) have’
Srrnes, Nets of every description. American Net & Twine Co.,
as possible,—MILLERD BLAKE, City Clerk, -
and drowned unless owner claims them and pays tax, No:-
thereto may be found in Chap. 182, Secs. 4028 to 4052 inclus—
dogs not licensed as required by law on May 15 are required ~
to be i
thatnothing is done with them except to bury them'as soon —
June 18, 1889]
Massachusetts.
The State tax is $2 on males, $5 on females,
Brockion.—We have but very few unlicensed dogs, so that
we give it very little attention. We usually notify once and
that only, which usually has the desired effect. Thefew stray
dogs, or unlicensed ones, are shot’ by order of city marshal.
—ALBERT R. WADE, Mayor. :
New Bedford.—We do not impound stray dogs, as is the
custom in your city, but they are at the mercy of the police,
who have the power to shoot them,—D, B. LUNARD, City
Clerk, ' .
Lynn.—l think nearly every one here licenses their dog:
1,882 have been licensed here this year so far; 19 only have
peen killed,_Cuas. E, Parsons, City Clerk.
Lowell.—Unlicensed and stray dogs are supposed to be
shot, at any rate, such is the lay; but very rarely such hap-
pens, though frequently owners of unlicensed dogs are
arrested and fined. No pound is used,—CITY CLERK,
Lawrence.—Dogs are killed by police if owners refuse to
pay license. The number licensed during the current year
was 1,210, Amonnt of license fee collected to date, $2,758, —
N, E, Mack, Mayor.
Holyoke.—Unlicensed dogs are shot and the owners prose-
cuted. We have no dog pound in this city.—J. E, DELANEY,
Mayor. ! " 3
Hawerhilu.—All parties who own unlicensed dogs after
Sept. 15 each year are notified, and if they do not at once get
the dog licensed, he is shot by the police officer who attends
to that duty, one of the day police. We have no pound.
Almost all owners get the dogs licensed; only a very few are
killed. We have licensed 1,000 dogs since May 1, 1888. The
officer gets a fee of $1 each for all dogs killed.—J Ams M.
BAL, Mayor’s Clerk. xm be
‘Amesbury.—The license is given by the town clerk and
the fee paid by him to the treasurer of Essex county, who
in turn pays for all damages done by dogs out of the accu-
mulated fund, and the balance is divided pro rata among
the towns and cities of the county. By the 10th day of
* October the constable of the town, acting under a warrant
issued to him in July, which orders him to kill all unli-
censed dogs, is obiiged to make a return to the selectmen
and thecoumy of hisdoings—of the number of dogs licensed
and the number killed. The number of licensed dogs this
year is 335. The fee, $2 each. Number of dogs killed, 10,
- Damage reported, 9 dogs $100.—W. H. B. CURRIN. ae
Worcester.—The license fee collected on dogs by this city
is $8 for males and $6 for females. There is no system of
impounding dogs. Any person known to own or harbor an
unlicensed dog is complained of before the courts, and if
convicted, fined usually #15. Stray or unlicensed dogs that
are picked up and no owner found are usually killed, either
by echloroforming or shooting,—T. H, BARTLETT, Clerk for
Mayor. ‘
Grecnjield.—Our town imposes no license fee or tax on
dogs. This State imposes a license fee due May 1 each year,
or on the dog’s attaining the age of 3mos. July 1 a warrant
js issued to kill all unlicensed dogs. But the owner is still
permitted to pay the license and preserve the dog, and prac-
tically in this town only stray dogs are ever killed. Up to
date for current year $635 in license fees has been received.
‘his will doubtless be increased by May 1 to nearly $700,—
FrepHrick L. GREBNE, Town Clerk.
Westfield.Tax on_all dogs 32, on bitches from $5 to #25.
There is no impounding of dogs here, the constable is re-
quited to destroy unlicensed dogs and lodge a complaint
against their owners.—W- C. CLARK, Chairman. :
Mebi'ose.—Fee $2 for male, $3 for female dogs, to be paid
May 1. annually. July leach year the chairman of select-
men issues warrants to constable ordering him to ‘kill or
cause to be killed all dogs not licensed and collared with
its owner’s name and registered number,” Warrant re-
turnable Oct. 1. Complaint is also made against owners of
unlicensed dogs when known. Fine, $15 and costs of court.
Tn 1887 we licensed 394 males, 58 females and one breeder’s
license, $25; total receipts $1,012.40. [t will be about the
game this year.—Ley! L. GouLD, Chairman Selectmen.
Taunton.—Officers are detailed by the mayor once a year
to kill all unlicensed dogs, or dogs found outside of their
owner's premises without collars and registered numbers
and owner’s name thereon. The receipts for dog licenses for
the current year are not yet all in, but the sum will be not
‘far from $2,400, which is by the city appropriated for the
public library.—_EpwIn A. TETLOW, City Clerk.
Springfield.—Unlicensed dogs, if they are worth anything,
are given to farmers in the surrounding country; if worth-
less they are shot; 1,391 dogs were licensed the present year.
—J. H. CLUNE, City Marshal.
Last Sunday’s Springfield Republican had this about the dog
licensing in that city: : .
For some men to pay a dog license is a burdensome, unwelcome
duty; for others it is a happy privilege to secure the safety of a
heloved pet. The difference in the man’s appearance before the
city clerk depends, of course, on the ratio of the affection for the
animal, The distinction is apparent, however, the minute the
door is opened. Those who come through home influences or an
unéasy conscience open the door slowly, shuffle their shoes along
the marble ficor, their lips turned up as if about to take a dis-
agreeable dose of medicine. As they advance the necdful #2, with
which they part as if from a dear friend, they remark that they
have delay ed the payment as long as possible, “hoping the old dog
would die.” Not ¢o0 do the “willin’” onesenter. They come with
glee, remarking eagerly as soon as in sight, ‘Look here, I want to
license my dog; I wouldn’t take $150 for him,” Sometimes the
dog comes, too, and he generally watches the proceeding with
great interest; and E. A. Hall’s little spaniel always brings the §2
in his mouth, and presents the money bo the city clerk with due
deliberation. There is one young woman who always brings her
Skve terrier with her. It has long silky hair, pathetic eves, and a
ribbon tied in a bow over its head. While the city clerk is wriling
a the certificate the cute little fellow walks all over the book
following the tracings of the pen with its black diamond nose.
A few weeks after the city clerk had been elected a very stylish,
well-dressed woman entered the office and requested a dog
license. As he bent overthe big book, Mr: Newell, pursuing the
regular formula, asked: “What is the dog’s name?” “You know,”
was thereply. “‘Madam, what did yousay?” “You know” was
repeated again with emphasis. “No, madam,Idonot know,”
said the urbane official, looking inquiringly over his eye-glasses,
“Of course you don’t,” was the explanation; “my pug dog’sname
is You Know; U-N-O—now do yousee?” And soit was entered.
Equally puzzling is the answer when the owner says the name of
his pet is Ino, or Guess. But the clerk becomes accustomed to
these namesin time, andit would be hard now to find a dog’s
name that would suggest ambiguity to one who records1,150ina
year. Tiger, Tempest, Pill, Pompey, Spider, Jim Blaine (the name
of a pug), Darkey, Veto. Comet, Frisk, Cute, Koko, Bijou, Grover,
(Cussie, Wing. Flint, Ferji and Doctor, these are the names
most frequently appearing, although there are many time-hon-
ored Jacks, Rovers and Jips recorded on the leaves. Pugs.are by
far the most numerous in the city, while terriers and Newfounc-
lands come next. There are about a dozen St. Bernards owned
here, but comparatively few greyhounds.
The revenue from these licenses goes to the city library after
the damages the dogs may have done have been deducted by the
county commissioners. All the licenses are due May 1, but de-
linquents hang on amazingly, A time of settling comes, how-
ever, for about this time warrants are handed over to the police-
men, They visit all who are remiss in this respect, and if they con-
tinue to overlook or forget about the matter soon fhe owner is
summoned to police court, where he is fined $20 if found enilty.
Half this sum goes tothe man who makes the complaint. ‘ihe
record licenses show that the number of dogs has nearly doubled
in seven years, the number each year being asfollows: Last year,
1,899; 1887, 1,315; 1886, 1,215; 1885, 1,068; 1884, 9G4; 1883, 924; 1882, 741.
Fitchburg.—A special dog constable is appointed each
year, and after July 1 he ills all unlicensed canines and
Bepepouees the owners thereofmWALTER A, DAvyis, City
Slerk. :
Pramingham.—The fee for a dog is 22, for a bitch $15, with
special provision for dogs kept for breeding purpuses. All
ing. They are not impounded. Num
present year 56.—Hinry N, FISHER, Mayor.
by any officer. :
ees registered so far this year is 1,466.—CHARLES R.
LEWIS.
a license fee or tax for dogs,
Kivery unlicensed dog may be killed, The number are so
few they are usually shot.
WALSH, Mayor,
females.
the tax are destroyed and buried.—W. H). HART, Mayor.
andaigua.
lested.
regulation in regard to unlicensed or stray dogs. :
that are killed from any cause are generally thrown into the
St, Lawrence River.—GHO. HALL, Mayor.
cents, on bitches $2.
mitted to run at large, and are not destroyed. We have no
dog pound.—W. BooKsTAN, Mayor.
poun
tunmate as to be killed by the cars or otherwise lose his life,
FOREST AND STREAM.
dogs not licensed by July 1 are killed by constables under
warrant from selectmen. We do not impound,—W ALTER
CoLiLis, Chairman of Selectmen,
Northampton,—Unlicensed and stray dogs are shot when
found by the police on the mayor's warrant to do so.
Nearly 600 dogs licensed this year, and no returns of any
being killed made to this office.—H, I. CLAPP, City Clerk.
Salem.—This city has passed no regulations, but the
licenses are issued under provisions of the public statutes.
We have no dog pound. A constable is on duty from July
1 to Oct. 1., for the purpose of killing unlicensed dogs and
prosecuting their owners.—H. M. Mrex, City Clerk.
Waltham.—Unelaimed and stray dogs ay AS AN
er of doys killed the
Newpburyport.—w e have no pound for dogs. All dogs not
licensed are supposed to be killed by dog officers,—ALBERT
CO, TITCoMB,
Connecticut.
The State law requires a fee of $1.15 on dogs; 46.15 on
bitches.
Middletown.—All unregistered dogs are liable to be shot
We have no pound in the city. The whole
Hurtford.Stray or unlicensed dogs are impounded and
kept two or three days, when, if the owners do not call to
claim them they are shot and. buried.
disposal of them are under the supervision of the
department, which receives $1 from the town for each dog
so disposed of. Should the owner call and claim the dog, $1
must be paid to the said department before the property can
be taken away. If a dogremaius unclaimed for two or three
days, any person by paying the dollar fee can haye the same,
Number of dogsimpounded was 115; 123 were killed, 3 were
claimed by owners, and 2 were given to parties by paying
fee.—JouNn BH. HiGgerns, Town Clerk.
The impounding and
olice
Willimantie.—We have no pound.—Jonn M. ALPAUGH,
Warden. _
New Britain,.—This city does not require the payment of
The State has a statute,
We have no pound.—JoHN
New Lovdon,—The law requires that all dogs not licensed
shall be killed. “The law is a dead letter as far as killing is
concerned in this city,—_IsAac W. THompson, Town Clerk,
New York.
Rome.—The mayor of Rome reports the dog license in
that city as 50 cents on dogs and $2 on bitches, but the dogs
are not punished for the failure of their owners to comply
with the ordinance.
Watertown.—We impose a tax of $1 on dogs and $3 on
This we find works well, and all that do not pay
Peekskill. The tax on dogs is 50 cents, on females$1. We
do not bother much with unlicensed dogs unless called on
to do so.
We get what tax we can and let the rest go.
Poughkeepsic,—We have no license or tax on dogs in this
city, We direct that they shall be muzzled during July and
Aucust, and theoretically we impound unmuzzled dogs
caught in the streets.
some symptoms of rabies or other disease.
ee) and we may come to it some day.—HDWARD HLSWORTH,
ayor.
None are killed unless exhibiting
IT have urged a
Utiea.—Dogs ave neither licensed nor taxed in this city.
We have a city ordinance that all dogs running at large be-
tween April 1 and Noy. 1 shall be muzzled, otherwise to be
shot by the police, the ordinance, however, has not been en-
forced for many years.
vides for the burial of dead dogs found in the streets.—
HENRY MARTIN, Mayor.
We have no pound. The city pro-
Canandaigua.—There is no license or tax on dogs in Can-
There isno pound and dogs may roam unmo-
Tonawanda.—We haye no dog pound, neither do we im-
pose any tax on dogs—A. A. BELLINGER, Pres, of Village.
Binghamton.—The city does not license dogs. Between
June 20:and Sept. 20 no dog is allowed to go abroad in any
of the streets unless muzzled with a good and sufficient
wire muzzle, rendering it impossible for such dog to bite,
under the penalty of $10. And it is lawful for any person
to seize and kill any dog running at large, contrary to the
provisions of the ordinance.
police when the safety of the citizens require the vigorous
enforcement of this ordinance, to employ any number of
discreet persons he deems proper, to kill all dogs found run-
ning at large tomuzzled, or with defective muzzleés, pro-
vided the expense shall not exceed 50 cents,
howling dogs are prohibited outright, and those that bark
and bite, or howl] at night, may be killed by any person on
sight. We have no dog pound._TrAcy R. MorGAN, Mayor.
It is lawful for the chief of
Ferocious and
Buffalo.—No license is imposed on dogs in this city.
They are allowed to go at large if collared and muzzled, and
are liable to be impounded if not.
the ordinance is not enforced except during the summer
months).
a fie of $2 within 36 hours they are killed. The pound-
keeper gets a fee for kiljling.—H. 8. THAYER, Mayor’s Sec’y.
(Of course this part of
If not claimed and released by the payment of
Ogdensburg.—No license is charged on dogs. There is no
Dogs
Tthaca.—F or the current year we have done nothing with
dogs except to shoot a cur occasionally,—D, B. STEWART,
Mayor.
Dunkirk.—This city imposes a license fee on dogs of 50
Unlicensed and stray dogs are per-
Troy.—There is no license fee on dogs imposed in this
city, Our city ordinance provides that all unmuzzled dogs
Tunning at large shall be seized by the police and im-
pounded. The owner may claim the return of the dog with-
in one week by paying to the
Tf not claime
to kill the deg by shooting or drowning. All moneys col-
lected by the keeper belong to the city,—_DmNnNIs J. WHELAN.
E eae eet the sum of’ $2.
within one week the pound-keeper is directed
Penn Yan—Our village imposes no special tax on dogs.
The township collects 50 cents on dogs and $5 on bitches,
which includes the corporation.
pestered with enough to make them a nuisance, hence no
We fortunately are not
by-law or ordinance in force relating to dogs; no pound.—
G. C. SNow, President.
Schenectady. No tax is imposed on dogs in the city, The
county towns about tax each dog 50 cents. We have no
Hivery dog has a home, and should one be so unfor-
and in death lie'in state upon a thoroughfare, he or she is
buried at an expense of 50 cents to the city;—T', Low BaAr-
HyDT, Mayor.
Yonkers.—The city ordinance provides for a license fee of
$1 on dogs and $3 on bitches. Neither licensed nor un-
licensed dogs may roam the city at any time without muzzle
unless he is held on a chain not exceeding 4ft. long, and
dogs thus roaming unshackled are taken to the pound, and
if not claimed within twenty-four hours are disposed of by
killing or otherwise at the discretion of the pound-keeper.
Rhode Island.
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Providence.—All unlicensed or stray dogs found by the
dog officers are destroyed forthwith and buried, The city
| has no pound whatever.—MAyorR’s SECRETARY.
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Newport.—A. license is imposed by law on male dogs of
$1,15, on females of $5.15 per annum. Unlicensed dogs or
dogs without collars may be killed by any one outside of
the owner’s premises, All dogs must wear a collar marked
with owner's name and number of license. Stray dogs or
uucollared dogs are brought in by the policemen, held
twelve hours, and if wnélaimed in that time, are killed.
There is no regular dog pound, Skins or carcaases are not
utilized in any way, as the number is never large, A. dog
brought here can AG kept for thirty days before it must be
licensed. Any person keeping an unlicensed dog is liable to
a fine of $10, one-half to the complainant. Every person.
keeping or harboring or knowingly suffering the same to be
done is liable forall damages done by said dog as it he were
the owner. A fine of $20 imposed. for remoying the collar
from a licensed dog’s neck.— JOHN HARE Ponp, Mayor.
Westerly._—The license on a male dog is $1.15, and ona
female dog $5,15, payable in the month of April, Ifnot paid
in April $1is added, and aftet the last day of May if not
paid a fine of $10 is imposed, collected by complaint and
warrant, Wehave no dog pound. The doe is killed and
buried, and the person doing so recoyers +2 from the town,
and therefore no use is made of the skin. There are about
400 dogs in this town, the greater part of them pay the tax
very promptly, Ihave had the oversight of them for ten
years, and [ have had oceasion to sue but one, and have had
to kill only one dog during the present year.—GHORGH G.
WELLS, Town Sergeant.
DOG TALK.
At the dog show—an old campaigner gives us this; She
did not arrive until the judging was over and was evi-
dently ignorant that it,had taken place, as with graceful
steps and bewitching smiles she hastened to her pet and
fondly caressing the darling, sweetly prattled to him of the
lonesome hours she had passed away from his presence.
Raising her eyes she gaye a uervous start as she caught
sight of the commended card that adorned thz top of the
cage, then with a swift glance along the row, she proudly
drew herself to her full height and gazed with a look of
indignant scorn upon the coveted blue ribbon that adorned
the neck of the fortunate oceupant of the adjoining cage.
Soon, however, the dimpled chin began to quiver, the flash-
ing eyes were veiled with drooping lashes, then with a con-
vyulsive shudder and sigh that seemed to tear at her heart-
strings, she bowed her beautiful head upon the silky coat of
her pet and silently wept. We had been deeply interested
in watching the very entertaining performance, but tears,
Lord bless us! we couldn’t stand them from those gazelle-
like orbs: so catching my companion by the coat sleeve, I
led him up facing the stall, and as I gently crowded in front
of the almost broken-hearted beauty, exclaimed in a tone of
voice that expressed deep indignation, ‘This is the most
glaring outrage ever committed at a dog show; Just see
what the fool of a judge has done, here is this little darling
with only a commended card while that brute of a mongrel
has been given first prize.’ Alihough my back was toward
the maiden Lcould readily see by the changing expression
of my companion’s countenance that the charm had worked,
and when we had reached a safe distance he murmured with
a sigh, “I would give one-half my kingdom for the look she
bestowed on you.” :
We understand the advisory committee of the A. K.C.
have decided the matter in dispute between Messrs. Wm,
Graham and Lorenzo Daniels by exonerating Mr, Daniels,
providing he pays Mr. Graham the sum claimed hy the
latter, The committee have also decided that the American
Field Trial Club must pay Mr, Anthony the prize money
claimed by him,
Mr. Henry Miiller, of Stapleton, Staten Island, arrived in
the steamship Wieland, June 8, with three Russian wolf-
hounds and gix Great Danes, a dog and bitch and four
puppies. The wolfhounds are orange and white and have
wou prizesin Germany. The Great Danes are “tiger” marked
and are said to be a yery handsome lot. They can be seen
at the kennel of Mr. Miller.
Mx. BE. B. Goldsmith, forwarding agent, of 58 Wall street,
informs us that he received on the steamer Egypt, June 7,
five setter bitches from the kennel of Mr. George Cartmels,
Kendal, Eng. They were forwarded to their purchaser, Mr.
Charles Pharo, Bethlehem, Pa.
The Breeder and Sportsman publishes a very good por-
trait of Mr, Wm. Graham, who judged at the San Francisco
dog show last month. The paper speaks well of him as a
judge. We are sorry to learn that the show did not pay ex-
penses by nearly $500.
We learn from the Stock-Keeper that the bulldog biteh
Mischief, that was defeated in the recent celebrated bulldog
match between Messrs. Peace and Pybus-Sellon, has been
purchased for 75 guineas and that she will be sent to this
country.
We learn that the “poison fiend” is at work on Staten
Island, and that nearly 30 dogs have been killed. Some of
them were valuable animals and their owners will spare no
expense to find out the miscreant.
Several recent cases of rabies are reported to have occurred
in London, Eng., and the Stock-Keeper expresses grave
fears of an epidemic of the dread disease and recommends
that all dogs be muzzled until the danger is over.
Mr. F. F. Dole, of New Haven, Conn., has. just received
from England the black and tan terrier dog Kaiser, a litter
brother to Sheffield Lass recently imported by Mr. Dole.
The celebrated greyhound Misterton, winner of the
Waterloo cup ten years ago,is dead, His services in the
stud have been in great demand and his owner received
over $20,000 from this source.
Mr. D. Baillie, of Lexington, Ky., sails for Hngland to-day.
We understand that he will bring back quite a number of
dogs of different breeds.
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Messrs: Thos. A. Logan and BH. O. Hurd, of Cincinnati, O.,
contemplate importing some Griffons and starting a kennel
of this breed. :
The dates for the next Birmingham (Hnglanil) dog
show
are Nov. 30, Dec. 2, 3, 4 and 5.
ST. BERNARD CLUB SPECIALS.—New York, June 11.
—Hditor Forest and Stream: At an executive meeting of
the St, Bernard Club of America, last evening, the follow-
ing specials were offered for competition at the Toledo Ken-
nel Club show in September: Cup for hest American-bred
smooth dog or bitch; cup for best American-bred rough dog
or bitech.—_ LORENZO DANTELS, Sec’y.
LYNN DOG SHOW.—Lynn, Mass., June 8.—Hditor For-
est and Stream: The Massachusetts Kennel Club, Lynn,
Mass., claim the following dates for their second annual
bench show; March 25, 26, 27, 28; 1890.—D. A. WILLIAMS, Sec,
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“OLD ENGLISH MASTIFFS.”
Editor Forest and Stream:
The general tenor of Mr. Taunton’s articles on the above
recently published, accord so closely with mine, that I cor-
recta few errors in them, in no carping spirit, but that
readers may not be confused by them.
Mr. Wynn’s contradiction of Mr. Lukey’s statement in
“Stonehenge” (that he first used Couchez and then Pluto)
is sustained by the stud book, which shows that Yarrow
was bred to Couchez, and Mr, Wynn’s statement is so cir-
cumstantial, going into such minute details, that, coupled
with his intimacy with the widow and family of Mr,
Lukey, it can hardly be doubted, Mr, Lukey was said to
pay little attention to pedigrees, being a thoroughly prac-
tical breeder aiming only at results, He never kept account
of more than the right male line of a pedigree, He certainly
owned dogs that never appear in his pedigrees, as for in-
stance, that splendid specimen, Lukey’s Lion, that he im-
ported direct from Mt. St. Bernard, Mr, Hdward Nichols
ardly gets his due meed of praise from Mr. Taunton, as
yery much credit is due Mr, Nichols for animals of which
he does nof appear as the breeder. He was really the
breeder of both Old Champion Turk and Champion Beau,
as he bred Hilda, mated her with Old King and sold her, in
whelp, to Miss Aglionby, who appears as the breeder of
Turk, Wolf, ete, The same as to Bean, he bred Belle, mated
her with his Prince, and sold her, in whelp, to Mr. Beaufoy,
who thus appears as the breeder of that great crack, Beau.
Nor can I admit that Mr. Nichols owed his early successes
to Lyme Hall blood; the renowned Cautley’s Quaker was
the spring from which Mr. Nichols drew his best results,
and although Quaker only served one bitch, his name ap-
pears more frequently in pedigrees than that of any other
dog of hisdate. Mr, Nichols’s use of Donaldson’s Oscar must
also be taken into consideration.
Mr. Taunton repeats his ‘‘Lyme Hall’? mistake in his
mention of Hilda, dam of Turk; only one-eighth of her blood
was Lyme Hall, and it was certainly overcome by the blood
of Capt. Cautley’s Quaker, who was in the same degree of
relationship, and of Donaldson’s Oscar, who was one degree
nearer. As to Big Ben, Mr. Taunton somewhat misleads by
quoting his descent through Meg from the Duke of Devon-
shire’s Bendigo, as Big Ben is said to be by Turk, whom he
must have resembled very little. But it is very question-
able if Turk really was his sire. Mr. Nichols had the gigan-
tic Hercules at the time, and, withoutaspersing Mr, Nichols’s
truthfulness in the least, “accidents”? will happen, in ken-
nels as well asin ‘‘the best regulated families.”? Hercules
had a shocking ring tail, a fault that he transmitted very
strongly, and which appeared in both Big Ben and Cardinal,
(Parenthetically, let me say that I do not owe this piece of
scandal to Mr. Wynn.) Green’s Monarch was by this same
Hercules, who himself was by a pedigreeless watch dog of
Lord Marsham’s, out of Whynault, and he probably
derived all his merit from his dam, she being the dam of
Banford’s Wolf, etc. Monarch’s blood exists in plenty out-
side of the Cardinal strain, through Idalia and Brenda
Secunda, whose produce, Ilford Chancellor, Ilford Coroner,
Debonair, ete., are pretty well scattered through England
and America. Mr. Taunton emits Monarch’s best son in
Mr. Curtis’s Marquis, who was out of Duchess, 2366, litter
sister to Mrs. Rawlinson’s Countess, dam of The Emperor.
(From photos of the two, Duchess appears to have been much
the best.) Marquis was a most frightful savage, however; I
think that Mr, Aylmer of Darlington (to whom Mr, Curtis
sold the dog) had him killed on this account.
In mention of Colonel, Mr. Taunton omits Negress’s chief
produce in Crown Princess, who was eounted by “Billy”
Graham and Marsden as better than Cambrian Princess,
In the case of Queen, Mr. Taunton gets somewhat off the
track, Her usefulness in mastiffs does not lie through Wol-
sey. but through his brother, Nichol’s Prince, who, as sire of
Bean, etc. (uot by way of Young Prince), will not often be
found out of mastiff pedigrees; and there is an instance of
scientific breeding here that Mr. Taunton failed to note:
Queen was by the leggy, light-bodied Druid, but she was
out of that almost perfect bitch, Hanbury’s Phyllis, who
was by Banford’s (and Pemberton’s) Wolf and out of the
sister of Governor. To her dam Queen owed all her merits,
and J cannot agree with Mr. Taunton as to those, as her
head was most coarse and St. Bernardlike: but although
Druid was one-quarter deerhound in blood, the cross of
Rajah seems to have utterly extinguished it, as no animals
were freer from such appearancethan Prince, Wolsey, Creole,
ete. Note that Prince and Wolsey were inbred to Wolf,
2353, through Phyllis, dam of Rajah and Queen-
“Mr, J. G. Thompson’? puzzles me. I never met such a
name in mastiff pedigrees. Mr. James Wigglesworth’
‘hompson was a niost distinguished mastiff breeder, the
one to whom we probably owe more than any other. He
bred Saladin, Bill George’s Tiger, Lukey’s Duchess (dam of
Lukey’s Countess, through whom Mr, Lukey got his fawn
strain) and a hostof others. In this he was materially aided
by old John Crabtree, the head keeper of Sir George Armi-
tage. Mr. J. W. Thompson certainly did not get his dogs
from Bill George, for Sal, Bet, Nero, Waterton’s Tiger, etc.,
were either bred by himself, his father, John Crabtree, or,
as in Waterton’s Tiger, were imported. If I remember
aright, he did buy Cymba from Bill George, and he presented
George with his famous Tiger, 2,345. ‘he portraits of
Turk and Colonel are, as usual, very poor. These dogs are
the direct opposite of Governor in the faculty of reproducing
likenesses of them. I have seen several pictures of them,
and none preserve the peculiar dignity, power and majesty
that characterized the photographs from which they are
made. It must be entirely in the expressions, as the por-
traits of Governor, Rajah and Queen are fac-similes of the
photographs from which they are copied, while those of
Colonel and Turk are complete failures,
Mr. Taunton’s picture of Governor is most admirable (as
far as head). There is a peculiarity about this dog that
could be recognized at sight in every picture I ever saw of
him, including a drawing by Col, Garnier, showing his Lion,
Lukey’s Countess, and their sons, Harold and Governor,
Col, Garnier’s description of the dogs accords exactly with
his picture, Harold being a reproduction of his dam, short
and broad in head, of immence substance, but a bit light in
bone, a larger dog than Governor every way. Unfortunately
he left no produce; had he done so mastiffs might have been
very different, for he was the beau ideal of a mastiff, short-
muzzled and large-sknlled enough for anybody, yet immense
in size and thorougbdy sound everywhere.
The pictures of Bean, Cardinal and Crown Prince are also
unsatisfactory. I have several photos of Beau (including
the one from which this picture seems to have been made),
but none of them show the miserable, lanky hindquarters
of the picture. Nor does the picture of Cardinal do him
justice. I have a photo showing much less of dish face and
more depth of muzzle, while the picture of Crown Prince
entirely fails to show the horrors of his most detestable
hocks, the most wretched abortions I ever saw in a photo of
a dog.
The champion funny thing of the year is the editorial
note on these pictures, that ‘‘we have secured copyrights in
England of those of Governor, Turk, Queen and Crown
Prince, as we own the only portraits of those dogs in exist
ence, sofaras we have been able to ascertain,” This just
beats Jews and Gentiles! If anybody wants photographs,
from the life, of either of these dogs, let him write to S. M.
Robinson, photographer, No. 1 Sixth street, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
and be can get them, and I will make Mr. Robinson “divy”
with me on the proceeds, as I own the originals from which
those photos were made. If the inquirer happens to be in
England, let him eall at the office of the Stock-Keeper or the
Faneiers’ Gazette, where he can find most of them, with the
addition of Hanbury’s Prince, Field’s Nellie (by Cautley’s
Quaker), Phyllis, Wolf, King, Miss Hale’s Lion, etc. _ The
pictures of Governor, Turk and Colonel appearedin A. K, R.,
FOREST AND STREAM and the London Stock-Keeper about
two years since, and the idea of parading such chestnuts is
too utterly ridiculous. (Don’t you send Mr, Robinson a bill
for the above ‘‘ad.’’) a
In an article on “Pillars of the Stud Book,” it is an un-
fortunate mistake that the names of such pre-eminent
factors as Bill George’s Tiger, Cautley’s Quaker, Lukey’s
Rufus, Saladin, Pemberton’s Wolf, etc., should be omitted.
Bill George’s Tiger seems to have been the pivot at his time
on which the short head turned, Rufus entirely modified
the heads of Mr. [mkey’s strain by begetting King from the
daughter of Cautley’s Quaker. Wolf got Hanbury’s Phyllis,
with her beautiful head, from the slight and long-muzzled
Phoebe, and Phyllis produced Rajah and Queen. from whom
come Beau, The Shah, The Emperor, Crown Prince, Beau-
fort, King Canute, Cambrian Princess, Minting, ete., ad inf.
Mr. Taunton does not well state the inquiry into the
paternity of Crown Prince. It was ‘‘violently attacked”
because it found that there was ‘‘no evidence that the regis-
tered pedigree of Crown Prince is not correct,’’ while the
evidence pointed most unmistakably toward the conclusion
that, be the sire who he may, it was a hawk to a hen that it
was not Young Prince, To support the Young Prince sire-
age (so sapiently championed by our ‘American Kennel
Club, sir!’’) there was nothing but the word of Mr. Burnell,
who had repeatedly said to reputable gentlemen that The
Emperor was the sire, and against the statement in favor of
Young Prince was the express declaration of Burnell’s ken-
nelman (then in the employ of Mr, Sewall), that he had bred
Merlin to The Emperor by Burnell’s own direction, sup-
ported by the Dudley nose so common in the blood of the
litter, which was a common characteristic of the Sultan-
Flora litter’s offspring. Through The Hmperor, Stanley
and Marquis, sons of Mrs. Rawlinson’s Countess and Mr,
Curtis’s Duchess; my Gypsey, a daughter of Marquis, threw
ginger-faced pups to Mr. Hoskin’s The Monarch, son of
Marquis. Of course, when 1 refer to a dog’s appearance, I
mean his appearance in his photo. . WADE.
Hunton, Pa., May 27.
DOG TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS.
HIS new book, “Modern Training, Handling and Ken-
nel Management,” by B. Waters, is a work that should
bein the hands of every one who owns a pointer or setter,
Mr. Waters has had an Slee ane in the field that but few
men can boast, and in addition to this he has the happy
faculty of putting on paper the results of this experience in
a manner that will be readily comprehended by all, Although
an advocate of the force system, his methods of applying it
are such that the system is shorn of its worst features, and
we commend this portion of the work to those who, by ill
adyised or ill-tempered application of punishment to their
dogs have done so much to bring the system into disrepute.
We give place to no one, so far as love for the dog and our
interest in his humane treatment is concerned, and we have
ever championed his cause by opposing the application of
force while training him to become the fitting companion of
the sportsman, for the reason that a very large majority of
those who undertake the training of dogs are unreasonably
severe in their methods and in many cases brutal in their
treatment of the animals under their charge, the result of
their course of instruction being that instead of a loving
friend and cheerful companion their dog is an eye-serving
slave, ever in fear of the whip and consequently does not
perform his part nearly so well as he is capable of doing
when he has confidence in his master and is working for the
pleasure of both without fear that the cruel lash will, he
knows not when or what for, descend upon his cringing
form. Mr. Waters believes that dogs are endowed with
reasoning faculties, and his system of training is based
upon principles consistent with this belief, and he strenu-
ously urges the imperative necessity of the exercise of rea-
son while training them, Above all he insists upon kind
treatment and a close companionship that fosters 4 mutual
love, without which not much can be satisfactorily aceom-
plished in the way of training.
In addition to the training of the pointer and setter
there is a chapter devoted to the training of spaniels, one to
watch dogs and one to foxhounds, all containing valuable
information, Mr, Waters also has something to say about
guns, the habits of game birds in different sections, to-
gether with points to traveling sportsmen and a chapter on
field etiquette that is well worth a careful perusal. There
are also several chapters devoted to kenne management,
breeding, raising, kenneling, feeding, etc. Scattered all
through the work are bits of personal experience and words
of wisdom that cannot fail to be of benefit to the expert as
well as the amateur.
*“Modern Training, Handling and Kennel Management,” By
B. Waters (“Kingrail”), Chicago. Published by the author, 1889.
Cloth, 878 pages. Ilustrated. Price $2.50.
FOREST AND SrRHAM, Box 2,882, N. Y. city, has deseriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Leffinzwell’s book, “Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro-
nounced by “*Nanit,” “Gloan,” ‘Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
other competent authorities to he the best treatise on the subject
extant.
= HBTALLMAN
CHESTNUT HILL KENNELS’ MANEY TREFOIL.
MANEY TREFOIL.
Ww give this week a capital illustration of the Chestnut
fi Hill Kennels’ recently imported collie dog Maney 're-
foil. He made his first appearance in this country at the
eton show last April. Our report of that show said of
im:
“Maney Trefoil, that has caused such commotion in the
collie world, is a son of The Squire and Scotch Pearl,
whelped July 25, 1887; breeder, Mr. H. C. Wiile. The por-
trait which appeared in the Stoch-iK& ceper ot Feb. 22 isa
most excellent likeness, except that it shows him to have
plenty of bone and good feet, whereas it is here that Maney
refoil fails. He has a good head, that is not quite equal to
Scotilla’s, well-set and well-carried ears, good neck, short,
strong back, a loin that could only be improved by being a
little more arched, and hindquarters that, while uot perfect,
are decidedly better than can be found in a majority of
prominent winners. He has a profuse undercoat of the best
guality, and, with the exception that bis bodycoat is some-
what soft across the flanks and sides of chest, it is almost
perfection, and in mane and frill we have never seen any one
that surpassed him. He swings a lengthy stern that is per-
fectly coated, stands over lots of ground and moves in good
style. He is big enough for any kind of work, but, as we
have already stated, he is light in bone and not first class in
feet. He also shows a disposition to stand over at the knees,
While we do not think him the equal of old Charlemagne he
is ungated, a beautiful specimen, and hasno peer in this
country.
He was first shown in England at Barn Elms last July,
where he won second in the open class under two years,
first in the puppy class, the Collie Club Derby and £5 special.
At Darlington, three weeks later, he won a first and
second, and at Ecclesfield and Cambridge he also won first.
At Birmingham in December he won first in the open class,
and the Collie Club specials, These were the only times
that he was shown in England. His Winnings in this
country are first and specials ut Boston, Chicago and Phila-
delphia, The cut is from asketch by Harry PB. Tallman, and
is an excellent likeness.
KENNEL NOTES,
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are mr-
olshed free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelops
of large letter size. Sets of 200 ot any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 centa,
NAMES CLAIMED,
(" Notes mast be sont on the Prepared Bianka.
Koin. By A. K. Pitts, Columbus, 0., for silver fawn pug bitch,
age not given, by Kash (Bradford Ruby—Lady Cloud ) out of
Peggie II, (champion Joe—Pody).
berhart’s Cashier, Pitts, Whitney, Gillivan, Duke of Montrose,
Spokane and Prince Chartic. By Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cimcir -
nati, O., for silyer fawn pug dogs, whe:ped June 2, 1589, by cham-
pion Kash (Bradford Ruby—niady Cliudy) out of Lady Thora
(Santa Clans—A)mah),
Buffalo Prince. By H. W. Smith, Builelo, N. V., for + range and
white St, Bernard dog, Whelped March 7, 1889. hy Merchant Prince
IL. (champion Merchant Prince—Sequa) out cf Lady Snowdrift II.
(Prince—Lady Snuwadrift). ‘
Golden Boy. By J. B. Martin, San Francisco, Cal., for white,
black and tan fox-terrier dog, whelped Jan. 16. 1889, by Regent
Jock (Regent Vox—Blemion Saffron) out of Beatrice (champion
Bacchanal—Blemton Arrow).
Bridford Kenneis. By W.T. Payne, New York, for his kennels
of spaniels; also the prefix Bridford for all spaniels bred by him.
BRED.
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= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka.
Lass of Naso—King Don. Wm. New’s (Phili psburg, Mont.)
penter bitch Lass of Naso (Nick of Naso—Nelly) to King Don
Kennels’ King Don (Vandevort’s Don—Luck), May 29.
M'liss—Beaufort H. G. W. ovell’s (Middleboro, Mass.) pointer
bitch M’liss (Glenmark—Zanelta) to his Beaufort H. (Beaufort—
Zuba), May 28
May B.— Beaufort H. G,W.Loyell’s (Middleboro, Mass.) pointer
bitch May B. (Glen Graphic—Jeaneite) to his Beauforl H. (Beau-
tort—Zuba). May 24.
Lou Tell—Beaufort H. D. F.Wilbur’s (Middleboro, Mass.) pointer
bitch Lou Tell (Wm. Tell—Daisy A.) 10 G.-W. Lovell'’s Beaufort
H. (Beaufort—Zuba), May 21.
Miss Pastas erence UES Ruby TZ, R.L. Wayman’s (Cincinnati, 0.)
pug bitch Miss Daisy to Eberhart Pug Kennels’ Bradford Ruby
Il. (champion Bradford Ruby—Puss B.), June 2.
Fair Inez—Kash. F.C. Nims’s (Painesville, 0.) pug bitch Fair
Inez (Zango—Nellie) to A. E. Pitts’s Kash (Bradford Ruby—Lady
Cloudy), May 27. i }
Dottie—Kash, C. C. MeLean's (J. anesyille, Wis.) pug biteh
TE to A. E. Pitts’s Kash (Bradford Ruby—Lady Cloudy),
ay 21. :
Nun Nicer—Kash. A, E. Pitts's (Columbus, 0.) pug bitch Nun
Nicer (Douglas IJ.—Dof) to his Kash (Bradford ‘Ruby—Lady
Cloudy), May 10.
Cute—Kasn,_H, L, Goodman’s (Auburn Park, 11.) pug bitch
(bei ad A. HE. Pitts’s Kash (Bradford Ruby—Lady Cloudy),
ay 7.
Belle. Valentine—Beauchamp. Halfway Brook Kennels’ (Glens
Falls, N. Y.) St. Bernard bitch Belle Valentine (champion Rector
—Emmet’s Jura) to Teague & Tilton’s Beauchamp (Beauchief—
Berengaria), May 3, .
Schaiz—Herr Otho. Tracy Gould’s (Vineland, N. J.) St. Bernard
bitch Schatz (Merchant Prince—Bernice V.) to Haliway Brook
Kennels’ Herr Otho (champion Otho—Swiss EHbona), April 10.
Belle of jiedtaay) Brook—Herr Otho, Halfway Brook Kennels?
(Glens Falls, N.Y.) St. Bernard bitch Belle of Haliway Brook
(Cato—Belle Valentine) to their Herr Otho (champion Otho—Swiss
Rhona), May 3.
Medea—Herr Otho. Halfway Brook Kennels’ (Glens Falls, N,
Y.) St. Bernard bitch Medea (Merchant Prince—Bernice V.) ta
their Herr Otho (champion Otho—Swiss Rhona), March 29,
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JoNn 1, 1888) FOREST AND STREAM.
4.2.7
micen Valentine—Herr Otho. Halfway Brook Kennels’ (Glens
Falls, N. ¥.) St. Bernard bitch Queen Valentine (Cato—Belle Val-
to their Herr Otho (champion Oftho—Swiss Rhona),
April 15.
Toba Oorinne— Aldershot. F¥. E, Smith's (Groton, N.Y.) Trish
setter Hitch Forest Corinne (champion Bruce—Little Nell) to D,
Rhonds’s Aldershot (Chief—Bizreena), June 4.
Bridford Ruby—Newton Anbot Don. Bridford Kennels’ (New
York) Sussex spaniel bitch Bridford Ruby (champion Bridford
Dallian—Bridford Birdie) to E. M. Oldham’s Newton Abbot Don
{champion Newton Abbot Darkie—Newton Abbot Lassie), May 26,
Bridford Ladyj—Newton Abbot Skipper. Bridford Kennels’ (New
York) Sussex spaniel bitch Rridford Lady (champion Bridford
Taddie—Bridford Ruby) to W. 1. Payne’s Newton Abbot Skip-
per (champion Newton Abbot Darkie—Newton Abbot Blossom),
Aifle and Crap Shooting.
RANGE AND GALLERY.
MAKING MILITIA MARKSMEN.
Foe now these 16 years the State of New York has led the list
of Commonywealths in looking after the instruction of the
civilian marksmen in rifle practice. Gen. Robbins has just issued
his orders for the practice of 1889, which runs during the season
from May 15 to Nov. 9. Hach year the entire militia force of the
State is classified as shots into several groups.
The third class shall consist of all who do not appear on a range
for practice,
The second class consists of all present for practice, without
reference to qualification in previous years, and the practice in
this class will be at 100yds. standing, on a third class or No. 3 tar-
Ret, ad at -200yds. kneeling, or sitting, on a third class or No, 3
arget.
The first class consists of those who seéore 25 and upward in the
second class, and the practice in this class will be at 200yds, stand-
ing, No. 8 target, and at 500yds. lying prone, No, 2 target. A score
of 25 and upward in the first class constitutes a marksman, and
entitles the maker to receive the State decoration. <A score of 42
and upward in the first class constitutes a sharpshooter, and
entitles the maker to receive a silver bar,
All officers and enlisted men who practice must shoot through
the regular classes, except as otherwise hereinafter proyided, and
are prohibited from shooting for a second or higher seore in @
class in which they have already qualified. The record must
stand upon the first qualifying score made. But should any
markman, without expense to the State, on other than a practice
day, and under proper supervision, make a score qualifying as a,
sharpshooter, he will be credited with such score. No score by
officer or enlisted man will be recognized unless made at a target
to which he has been regularly assigned, and where his name has
been previously entered on a score blank. | :
At the first general practice (a) the practice will commence with
class firing in squads, under a competent non-commissioned officer,
or other duly designated instructor, at each firing point, and the
whole under the supervision of an inspector of rifle practice, sub-
ject to the orders of the commanding officer present.
Five consecutive shots will be fired at each distance.
This practice will he continued to the end by all present without
reference to the scores recorded, except that those who fail to
quality in the second class may be restricted to two shots for
practice at each of the higher ranges, and any officer or enlisted
man who bas won the marksman’‘s decoration for the five years
last past need not practice at the lower (i, ¢., 100yds. and 200yds.,
standing and kneeling) ranges.
The practice at 500yds. may be postponed until after the course
of firing in ranks. :
In regular class practice no officer or enlisted man will be per-
mitted to fire more than five consecutive shots at any one distance
on the same day, except the necessary sighting shots to ascertain
elevation, windage and the condition of pieces, which may be
fired by officers or well instructed men, under inspection or ap-
proyal of an inspector of rifle practice. Trial practice between
classes will not be permitted.
At the first distance of either class (i, ¢., at 100 0r 200yds.), 2 score
of 12 or upward is considered as qualifying, and second practice
may be allowed to such men as fail to qualify at either distance
(as above), provided time will permit; but third practice shall not
be allowed in any case. If, however, the entire tour of duty, in-
clouding volley and skirmish firing, has been performed, and time
still permits, such practice may be had as the inspector of rifle
practice deems proper. : <
Those who may have qualified at 200 and 500yds., and not at 100
and 200, may make their scores valid by practicing through the
second class without shooting in the first again.
In regular practice each enlisted man will shoot with the piece
issued by the State, and brought by him on the ground, unless the
same is declared imperfect by the inspector in charge. Im that
case the man may shoot with the nearest approved piece in the
ranks. . ae
(b) Volley Firing, Five Rounds.—Firing in ranks at 100yds, shall
then be taken up in the following order, the squad or company
being formed in single rank: Fire by squad Lor company], three
rounds. Fire by squad [or company], kneeling, two rounds.
(c) Firing as Skirmishers.—The troops shall be exercised as
skirmishers from 825 to 100yds. and return; firing, on the advance,
one round at 300yds., one at 200yds. and one at 100yds,, and on the
29.
Noll Jubilee. H. A. Harris's (North Wilmington, Mass.) bull-
terrier bitch Nell (champion Count—Bertha) to his champion Ju-
bilee (Bendigo—Queen), June 4.
WHELPS,
C= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Hops. B. Dexter’s (Charlottesville, Va.) pointer hitch Hops
(Mike—Romp), May 31, four (two dogs), by his King of Kent, _
Daisy A. Geo. W. Loyell’s (Middleboro, Mass.) pointer biteh
Daisy A. (Pete, Jr.—Daisy), May 28, ten (seyen dogs), by his Beau-
fort it (Beautert—Zuba). ; ;
Lass of Maine. H. 2, Farnham’s (Portland, Me.) pointer bitch
Lass of Maine (Graphic—Zitta), May 21, eight (four dogs), by his
Duke of Maine (Beppo III,—May Ir ). ;
Puss B. Geo. Gillivan’s (West Jefferson, 0.) pug bitch Puss B.
(Treasure—Peggie), June 4, six (three dogs), by A, fi, Pitts's Kash
(Bradford Ruby—Lady Cloudy), ‘ ,
Sulu C Toledo Kennel Club’s (Toledo, 0.) Wuglish setter bitch
Sulu C, (Count Noble—Dashing N ovice), May 24, six (two dogs), by
J. Dager’s Toledo Blade (Roderigo—Lillian). ‘
Bohemian Girl. J S. Hudson's (Covington, Ky.) En lish setter
bitch Bohemian Girl (Count Noble—Mollie Belton), une 5, nine
(six dogs), by 8. Boge’s champion Paul Gladstone,
Psyche. C. L. Griffith’s (New York) Gordon setter bitch Psyche
(Roy—Dott), June 6, eight (five dogs), by Dr. J. H. Meyer’s cham-
pion Beaumont (Ronald ILl —F loss), . f :
Topsy. H. T, Pearce’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) cocker spaniel bitch
Topsy (Harry Obo—Blackie H.), Mav 22, six (one dog), by A. Ww.
Pancoast’s Marmaduke (Bovique—Daisy Dean).
Daisy, Toledo Kenuel Cluh’s (Toledo, 0.) cocker spaniel bitch
Daisy (champion Brant—Bonita), March 13, five (thre> dogs), by
GC. M. Nelles’s Red Rover. ‘ . ;
Renah W. J. B. Weston’s (Utica, N. ¥.) cocker spaniel bitch
Renah W. (Black Pete, Jr.—Gilt), June 1, six (five dogs), by T. J.
Hook’s champion Little Red Rover (Oho II.—Woodst ock Dinah).
Bonnibel. Bridford Kennels’ (New York) spaniel bitch Bonni-
bel (Wallace Il.—Suzette), March 4, six (five dogs), by Dr, Beck’s
Jerry (Othello—Suzette); bitch and all the whelps since dead.
Cleopatra. Wr. FE. Murphy's (New Hayen, Conn.) cocker span-
jel bitch Cleopatra (champion Black Prince—Zona), June 5, six
dogs, by G, D. Gregory's Cubo (champi on Black Pete—Riette),
WMeersbrook Girt. Rochelle Kennels’ (New Rochelle, N.Y.) black
and tan terrier bitch Meersbrook Girl (Punch—Meersbrook Jes-
sey), May 28, six (four dogs), by E. Leyer’s Vortigern (Viper—
Gipsey).
a l sey Queen. A. W. Smith's (Buffalo, N. Y.) black and tan ter-
rier bitch Gipsev Queen (Vortigern—Fortune), May 30, four (two
dogs), by his Buffalo General (Halifax General—Lady Lottie).
Glen Bitle. Toledo Kennel Club’s (Toledo, O.) Scotch terrier
pitch Glen Ettle (Dundonald—Glen Linne), May 11, six (four dogs),
by Meadowthorpe Kennels’ Donald (Athold—Madge Wildfire).
SALES,
(= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Beaufort H.—Belle of Maine whelps. Black and white ticked
Se whelped March 4, 1889, by G. W. Lovell, Middleboro,
ass., a dog to W. W. Hurd, Bridgeport, Mass., and a bitch to C,
Russell, Jr.. New Haven, Conr.
Beaufort H.—Portland Lilly hele
whelped March 29, 1889, by G. W. Lo
T. Carruth, Boston, Mass. :
‘Kash—Daisy whelps, Silver fawn pug bitches, whelped May 4,
1889, by A. KE. Pitts, Columbus, O., one each to Eberhart Pug Ken-
nels, Cincinnati, O., and H. 8. Hume, Greenfield, Ind. :
Rovie, Orange tawny, correct white markings, rough St. Ber-
nard bitch, whelped June 17, 1888, by Brunswick out of Lady Mar-
jam, by Halfway Brook Kennels, Glens Falls, N. Y., to Mrs. B. H.
Kathe, Chillicothe, O.
Liver and white pointer dog,
yell, Middleboro, Mass., to C,
Pel, White and brindle, black facings, rough St. Bernard dog “ 1
whelped oil 28, 1888, by Cato out of Sues ie Halfway Brook | retreat, one round at 1a0yds. and one ai 250yds. As soon as the
last (fifth) shot is fired, assemble on the right (or left), thus leay-
ing the front uncovered, so that the second squad or company
may deploy; during this time the marking can be done.
At the second or third day’s practice those present will prac-
tice in the classes to which they respectively belong. In other
respects the tour of duty will be identical with that prescribed
for first general practice, including volley firing and firing as
skirmishers. ,
In ‘practice officers shall shoot first, then non-commissioned
officers, then privates, on such targets as may be assigned to
their companies. — q
The responsibility of officers on the range isgreat. Good officers
should be proficient in the use of the rifle and able to apply armory
instructions in the field. The men will be instructed as much as
possible while waiting their turns to shoot, and especially in aim-
ing and position dri; for which a competent instructor should
be detailed in each company. They should be taught how to
blacken their sights and how to fix the correct elevation and
windage before going to the firing points.
Wooden targets for volley and (where needed) for skirmish
firing should be erected without expense tothe State on each
range. A simple fence painted to represent the necessary lines
or divisions. or & frame covered with paper or muslin painted, if
backed bya mound sufficient for safety, will suffice. Iron tar-
rets, second class, may be used for skirmish drill, but must not
be used for volley firing. }
Front sight covers of such pattern as may be easily detached
will be allowed in practice for the marksman’s decoration, but
they must not be permanently attached to the rifle.
Kennels, Glen Falls, N. Y., to A. A, Schafer, Crescent, N. Y,
Schatz. Orange brindle and white, black facings, rough St. Ber-
nard bitch, whelpeda May 26, 1888, by Merchant Prince out of Ber-
nice V., by Halfway Brook Kennels, Glens Falls, N. Y., to Tracy
Gonld, Vineland, N. J. ,
Gun—Dora Gladstone whelp. Black, white and tan English set-
ter dog, whelned Junef4, 1888, by Chas. York, Bangor, Me., to H. H.
Kleber, New York. |
Fiash Boy. Red Irish setter dog, whelped Dec. 24, 1858, by Sars-
field out of Nino, by F, H. Perry, Des Moines, Ia,, to C. W. Sweet,
Wilsonia, W.Va. .
Nepaul. Red trish setter dog, whelped Dec. 24, 1888, by Sars-
field out of Nino, by F. H. Perry, Des Moines, la., to R. Robley,
Cathlamet, W. T. ;
Sarsfield’s Blaze, Red Irish setter dog, whelped Dec. 24, 1888, by
Sarsfield out of Nino, by F. H. Perry, Des Moines, Ia., to H. J.
Smith, Louisville, Ky.
Towd Lad. Red Irish setter dog, whelped Dec, 24, 1888, by Sars-
field out of Nino, by F. H, Perry, Des Moines, Ia,, to FP. W. Hub-
bard, Huron, Mich. r
Mina. Red Irish setter bitch, whelped Dec. 24, 1888, by Sarsfield
out of Nino, os F. H. Perry, Des Moines, Ia., to J. B, Charlton,
ashington, Pa. ;
esata: * Red Irish setter bitch, whelped Aug. 3, 1888, by Chief
out ot Nellie, by A. B. Tyrell, Haverhill, Mass., to F. Thurlo, New-
buryport, Mass. _ .
Corinne. Red Irish setter bitch, whelped Dec. 24, 1888, by Sars-
field out of Nino, by H. H. Perry, Des Moines, Ia,, toG, K. Everett,
Grand Island, Neb, ‘ :
Prairie Rose. Ted Trish setter bitch, whelped Dec. 24, 1888, by
Sarsfield out of Nino, by F.H. Perry, Des Moines, a., to J. C.
shots, 124yds., standard American target, strictly off-hand, any
.22cal. pistol, any number of sighting shots allowed, but shooter
musf announce score when rendy to shoot at marked target.
Scores made by the St. Louis Oliub;
LV D Perret....... petite kit 10 9 8 6 9101010 8—&89
IVSE UNTO VOR. fies iaee es ets: = tea 956 9 ¥ O01 % 7 10—8L
*BE Mohbrastaat...-...,-.4. tfc 1010 8 8 810 8 ¥Y 9 B—RD
ih. We ola dices aa eee aneee ine 710 8 8 8 9 9 910 9—8T
QoNe@UWDAA os sca ances ~S 9 9 910101010 98 10—94
G W Alexander ..-..- Seasastits .8 8 6 § 910 9 9 Y T—Al
AV USDC Oa aed ake bem 910 6 95 § 9 & & S—B
G Dunit.) i442. 25425 Jo sprees OO OW eRe Be Th BO TTB
M Summertield..........--...... 930 910 & 8 9 10 10 10—98
WE Bethel mtea. we. 2225.0 ieeaine 910 9 6 6 6 9 9 TF 10—81—853
jincinnati Pistol Club,
Be Goodimarmee.. ocd eeiian § 8 9 #8 9 7 810 7—80
CEL PG Irs) Datel dae eabehel ties nie te tad 8 71010 6 9 810 9 F—B84
TRG ep oedeener ce a oy oe ae 2910 910 910 % 6 10 10—80
NRIs labs (chet 9 8 RS Rte nc 6765 7 9 810 8 970
AL San Lempas soy dae sddaeat sass $467 6 5 10 6 7—66
CG Wellinger.-......-.--...2.e06.. Y@ 5 9 f10 5 @ 9 9-71
BIAVWWAIS ON» eae eee eee ald tee Boe & Bhs Be ie Ry
By dobeYUROLr) ale cee re 710 8 9 9 7 8 910 8—SH
WGK fo heel rere bee anes oie aeree 9 691010 7 9 $10 8—d7—778
Summary of the three matches:
’ St. Louis, Cincinnati.
First) match, May 20. .....-.,:-1ee<« m pelea 831 746
Second match, May 28..--..-...:......----...- 828 800
Thivd match, June 4.......-....e. ey seers eee EbS 778
2.512 2 G04
St. Louis won by 188.
The scores of the last shoot of the St. Louis Pistol Club are
appended, 20yds., standard American target and. .22cal. Stevens
pistols: ;
M Summerfield. .......... 0000-0000 81010 9 810 9 & 4 10—99
CUE etAERe ey yt ot ep wcassctse setae Feel 7 610 9 610101010 9—8/
saCad ala oebhl wen pelo ett ee reer bor +: che 7 91010 6 9 710 9 10—87
GAOL CLOT a ws flere est ce site csrincles 610 9 7 910 710 8 785
Wty ELST OSD Fo oa eantel ie wttln gra ca ateleletsle ee 1 7101010 9 7 € 8 I0—85
Er VoD Perretices: 22.-cba.cerseea see. A 6. Be “BOF WTO ee se
F A Podde...--.. taeecstratirs score tt 910 8 %7 8&8 8 8 9 & 9—&&4
OSWaACGE, 209 ar cee ert .§ 8 $10 8 810 9 & 5-83
Roohrstadh . 2. 22ess¢eteatsitet 8 8 T10 8 8&8 FT 5 10 10—SL
JEAMUGG Sc 8 anatros acieraeeersa tttes ts 510 810 6 9 710 T 6-7
Wal Torts 2)... ese eee situs Le Pek” SSE che es ee
JeAlbiolves ees xayaiekee enc! eee ER Gewlt -> Gece + ie Ory
WiMA Withee beste atanelGnueytetn. be 44910 7 6 6 % 6 6—65
PAS HOI OTIS Le ve eate Mee ee ac » #2€53F 96 879 5 08 8 969
ZIMMERMAN VS, HOMELE—There was a magnificent show-
ing of marksmanship at the Morrisania Sehtibzen Park on the
afternoon of June Il. It was at once a test of shooting and a
Ineasure of endurance. For three successive hours Gris Aimmer-
man of the Zettler Rifle Club and Pred W. Hofele, President of
the G. A. R. Rifle Association, stood up and blaved away with
hardly a moment’s cessation at a 12in. bullseye 20yds. distant.
The shooting was off-hand, and the conditions of the match were
that the competitor making the greatest number of bullseyes in
the three hours should be the winner. All shots not hitting the
bullseye were to be counted as misses,
The match grew out of a rivalry between Zimmerman and
Hofele, which sprung up at the German Hospital fair several
months ago. The first prize, a grand piano, which was to go to
the marksman making the greatest number of bullseyes, was
won by Zimmerman, who made over 2,500, defeating Hofele by
several hundred. Hofele, however, was not satisfied, and chal-
lenged Zimmerman to the match which finally came off yester-
day, Zimmerman wanted to shoot for $400 or $1,000 a side, but
$100 was the sum agreed upon.
Firing began at 2 o’clock, and kept up without a moment’s cess-
ation until 5. Zinimerman made only ten stops during the entire
three hours, and those were of only afew seconds to perhaps a
minute and a half in length. Hofele did not make a single pause,
Great drops of perspiration stood upon his brow, but still the
crack of his rifle kept sounding as though he were a part of the
mechanism which sent home the bullets, Ten minutes after the
befinning a violent rain fell and almost obscured the targets for
a time, but the marksmen fired right on,
Though Hofele’s firing was more constant, his rival’s was more
rapid. Zimmerman fired 846 shots, an average of 282 per hour, or
nearly 5 per minute. Hofele fired a total of 646, an average of
about 215 an hour, or a little more than 344 a minute. Zimmer-
man used three .38cal. Winchester rifles, Hofele used two .88cal.
Ballard rifies, At the conclusion of the match Zimmerman looked
remarkably fresh, and said he was good for three hours more,
Hofele appeared to be badly used up. Sergt. T. J. Dolan, of the
Tweltth Regiment, who acted as referee, announced the result:
No. fired. Bullseyes. Misses.
Alsi grito sien Cet een Dior or Glo fra 846 601 245
Teh Red hee oe aE ich nee. bnubo crore not 646 ah 321
WILMINGTON, Del., June 3.—As if to make amends for a long
line of rainy Mondays, to-day proved a perfect one for rifle shoot-
ing at our range. The wind was not strong enough to cause any -
trouble, and what little thera was made the air from the fields
both refreshing and bracing, The partially cloudy sky produced
a mellow, leaden light which a rifleman always gladly welcomes.
So, being favored with every favorable condition, the riflemen at
Healdmoor range commenced early for a good afternoon’s sport.
Following are the scores, standard American target, off-hand;
Record Sueeoey z0yds.
Sawyer, Oregon. , ; é ;
Marco. Black and tan, with white frill, cocker spaniel dog,
whelped Oct. 25, 1888, by Koko out of Phyllis D., by J. E. Weston,
Utica. N. ¥., to BR. G. Hoerlein, same place. : :
Golden Boy. White, black and tan tox-terrier dog, whelped
Jan. 16, 1889, by Regent Jock out of Beatrice, by J. B. Martin, San
Francisco, Cal., to Mrs. Sterrett, same place.
Golden Gem. White and tan fox-terrier bitch, whelned Aug. 25,
1888, by Dick out_of Norwich Belle, by J. B. Martin, San Fran-
BOSTON, June 8.—In the regular shoot of the Massachusetts
Rifle Association to-day, Mr. Francis won the gold medal in the
90-shot rest match, and Mr. Howard won the gold champion
medal. Following are the scores finished to-day:
20-shot Rest Match.
JEIPATICIS Peon. crores -o = sanne arama as 12 91211 9121112 912
10 81012 11 12 11 1) 9 12-215
J R Munroe.....-.; AAP OE OOS Bs utLoce 121010121110 7 111011
911 10 12 11 10 11 12 10 10-211
cisco, Cal., to C. H. Kobicke, same place. SWAT ere strict pret ater coe mans 1010 9 9 8121210 8 9
Regent Jock. White fox-terrier bitch, whelped April 10, 1887, by 8 910 12 $1012 1011 9—197
Regent Vox out of Blemton Saffron, by J. B. Martin, San Fran- WHI, CONWAY sc schseee sete sees sos enrt 7109 7 8 710 6 § 9
cisco, Cal., to C. H. Kobicke, same place. : : 6 810 910 8 8 10 10 10—172
: . Champion Eee eae i
QouMe Howard... ccrewtessess= poteese-- 9 9 8 6 10—85
KENNEL MANAGEMENT, HE Ls Le soc2 i eee Sool T7110 910 9 8 Tob
(=" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. } C Clarke. ...++..+---+,+-+-+-------. 7 6 %7—%8
ets es aaa eu We a Medal and Badge Match.
R. K. M,, Baltimore, Md.—I have a fox-terrier bitch pup about | A § Hunt ...-..-.--..-2+--- sees ees 9 8 868 8 4 5—70
6 months old who suddenly started to run violently about the Victory Medal Match.
hous?, barking sharply all the time; this lasted about 3 minutes, | H I, Lee.....-..-.6.-c0s seen eerste ees 810 9 9 9 810 7 10—86
after it was over she seemed very much frightened and cowed, | ® Kelley..-.....-.+.e:+s--se008+ tet Eas, 7 310 9 9 810 8 9 6-79
but knew me and answered to her name. She had been confined | W P Conway......-..+.-..+.++--+2-- + 7958565 4 7 7-68
in a small house until about 10 minutes before the paroxysm, and Rest Match.
was fed about 4 hours preyious on meat. What is the name of | J Wrancis........-......e0cers eee 12 9 12 11 10 11-10 12 12 10—109
these attacks and aremedy,ifany? Ans. You should never feed | § Wilder. ........... -+s.+e0+reerere ee ii 9101012 91212 9 12-106
a puppy on meat. The attack is due to digestive troubles, possibly | J R Momroe.......++-ss0esrerrerroe es 121112 912 911 8 9 11104
worms. Keep the bowels tree with teaspoonful doses of syrup of | A Ballard......-.......-+---- aot ace 21210 8 9 9 § 911 1100
buckthorn, once or twice daily. Feed light diet, bread and milk, | Par Maynard 10 9 810101010 8— 93
soups With bread and scraps from the table. Corn meal mush is | A G@ Howe 7 710 911 9 9 9— 9%
excellent. Exercise regularly. J Hurd....... 8 9 91010 9 7 742
G.H. C., Hartford, Conn.—l have a spaniel pup three months Match,
old. A month since small white particles of dandruff appeared | H L hee..--.,...--.-..-......0+- 0 98 8 8 8 4 710 TB
in his coat. Then he began scratching, became thin and had | DL Chase............-rsss++s) 799 10 8 8 4 10—"5
diarrhoea and what passed was streaked with blood. For two | B Kelley..-,.....-..+...see+rsse reese 5 6 810 9 6 8 7 8-3
weeks 1 gave Fowler’s solution of arsenic in three drop doses | C H Hastmam..........-...-..+--++-+: 9695 75 9 6 9 8%
twice daily, and fed cooked meat chopped fine. The bowels are | A Sharp (mil) 4567 8 5 8 7—63
now allright. To his coat I applied zinc oxide and diachlor in W P Conway. Pies ey ee 85 7 5 6 7 8 5-61
equal parts, also waslied him in Little’s sheep dip. His appetite | A Sl subs Yop sUbobe bp sab: niin ous eee 5 5 6 6 910 6 5 161
is good and bowels regular now. Yet the hair is off on his throat, . Military Match.
armpits and thighs. Will you kindly tell me what the trouble is, | F P Smith..... .... 444544d444—4]) FP Spring...,..... , .2a244hd4dd4 —37
and the proper treatment? Ans. Do not feed much meat. Give | 45 Mel dives cae pee 4444445344 38 O 'T Moore. ........84344205438—32
Fowler's solution, 4 drops night and morning in the food, for a
Fe Beene te ecantarlaeaeeaerniie paneta aay: ST. LOUIS PISTOL SHOTS.—St. Louis, Mo., June 8.—The last
8
of a series of three matches between the Cincinnati and St. Louis
Pistol Clubs was shot last Tuesday night, and, as before, it_re-
sulted in an easy victory for the localclub. Mr.O. Neuhaus of St,
Louis made the aye score, and a member of the Cincinnati
cluh (“Wick”) had the honor-of scoring the lowest, 10 men, 10
THD reyised and abridged edition of the*A. O, U. Check List of
North American Birds, including the additions and changes made
in the supplement, will be sent post free on receipt of S0cts.—Adv.
Tevehisrber tte Je paaniee peseerne ep ppnooe 9 7 610 7 9 8 6 S—78
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CREEDMOOR.—New York, June 10.—The first of the series of
marksmen’s badge matches of the N..R. A. was shot ali Creedmoor
on Saturday, June 8 The conditions were very good as to
weather, and the scores made were excellent. The attendance
was very large. The 7th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 22d, 28d, 47th and 69th
regets., lith separate company and Goyernor’s Stall were repre-
sented, and 140 succeeded in winning their badges. The following
qualified as sharpshooters; .
rOUvds, a00\ds. Total.
22 24 }
*J W Cochran... ....-. th Regt : 46
*Alex Stein..... se 7th Regt 24 22 46
#w J Underwood. ith Regt 21 24 4h
*Geo F Hamlin... 28d Regt 21 24 45
*W B'Thurston........ 22d Regt 21 24 45
*W H Palmer......-... 7th Regt 20 24 4
+0 A Jones...:...--..-- 7th Regt 20 24. Ad
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HM Wield.... ... ..--. a 28 Regt 21 28 A
W W Martin........-.- G ith Regt Re 22 Au
SW Merritt........-.. B Tth Regt 20 28 43
A.) Wmery.:......3-+-- G Tth Regt 20 23 43
RMchean ...1.-.-++- + iK Tth Regt aL 22 43
GS Scott. Jr... ...--. AC 2d Regt ral 22 43
Frank Stuarl...-..-... NaS 69th Regt 21 22 43
GL Hoffman... ..-... H jth Kegt 22 Pal 43
C F Robbins......--..- Staif NY 23 20 AS
DJ Murphy...-.-...... 3B 22d Reet 19 23 42
OB Uaeksons.....0-24 C 12th Rest 20 22 42
CO W Simmons.....---. A 23d Regt 20 | 22, 42
GS Towle,.--. ...----- D 7th Regt 22 20) 42
«Winners of the cash prizes. Next matchesJunel5 and July 4.
—J. Manz, Jr’, Assu Sec’y, N. BR, A.
JERSHY CITY, June 4.—Ait the shoot held by the Marion Club
of Jersey City this afternoon the following scores were made: L,
P, Hanson 201, Willam Weber 199, 1. Stiff 186, J. Speicher 176, H,
Hoersch 165, J. Diehle 161, J. Rebham 150, G, ©, Yarick 169,
:
FOREST AND STREAM.
SUPPLEMENT No. 5——TRap TouRNAMENTS.
THE TRAP,
Scores for publication should. he made out on the printed hlanks
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secretaries. Correspondents who favor ux with club scores are par
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper only,
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
fo keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may
give due notice in our column of fixtures,
FIXTURES.
June 17, 18, 19,—Tournament of the Sportsmen’s Association of
the Northwest, Tacoma, W.'T. A.W, McNaughton, Secretary.
_ June 17 and 18.—Tournament of the Massachusetts State Shoot-
ing Association, on Jamaica Plain Gun Club Grounds, Clarendon
Hills, Mass.
June 18, 19, 20, 21.—Dlinois State Sportsmen’s
tournament, Grand Crossing, I]
Aug. 13, 14, 15.—Second Tournament of the American Shooting
Association’s
Aug. 20, 21, 22, 23.—Second annual tournament of the Keystone
Manufacturing Co., of Corry, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new
electric apparatus,
Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.—Central Tinois Sportsmen's Association’s
eleventh annual tournament, Jerseyville, Ill.
Oct. 8, 9, 10.—Middlesex Gun. Club Tournamen t, Dunellen, N. J.
W. &. Force, Secretary, Plainfield, N. J
—— es LE,
ILLINOIS STATE SHOOT.
(ae AGe, Tl., June 4.—The day dawned fair and the weather
/ kindly continued favorable throughout this, the first day of
the fifteenth annual convention and tournament of the Lllinois
State Sportsmen’s Association. The assemblage at Watson's Park,
Grand Crossing, was jubilant at the prospect of gaod weather.
The.shooters are not yet all accounted for, ta-day being of interest
only to those resident in this State. MDlinois day proved fairly
prosperous, the Diamond Badge shoot showing 19 clubs and 61 en-
tries, aS may be seen by reference below. The entry was not so
large as was wished but was quite sufficient to make this one of
the most important trap contests of the country. The birds were
a fair lot only, and the scores ran high, phenomenally soin some
instances, Allappointments were perfect, and the shoot progressed
with a regular swing which was gratifying. James Watson as
referee was prompt and pushing, and allowed no time to be lost
atthe traps. Scores were recorded by the Secretary and by a
blackboard scorer also, and no crowding was permitted about the
books. The scorer at Watson's Park sits in a little wire cage, and
is thus afforded immunity. A set of blackbird traps at the right
of the gate kept a set of side sweepstakes foing, and the L. OC.
Smith cup match was shot from the shed and traps to the left of
the gate, The live bird traps were of course at their old place in
front of the grand stand, and here the main interest of the day
centered. The score:
Shoot No. 1, for the Board of Trade Diamond Badge, emblema-
tic of the individual championship of the State, the winner of
the badge this year to receive the proceeds of next year’s tourna-
ment. ‘en liye birds. Entrance, $10. First prize, the Diamond
Badge, value $500; second, cash and merchandise, $155; third, cash
and merchandise, $82; fourth, cash and merchandise, $59:
Club.
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Ties on 10, diamond badge:
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The tie shooting between Mr. W. E. Phillips and Mr. 0, E, Wil-
lard was the finest exhibition at the trap ever seen on these
grounds, or probably anywhere in this country, and was especially
notable tor the rare courtesy and gentlemanly observances shown
by esch shooter to the other. In the thirties Mr. Willard grassed
a bird which stoad for some moments with its head up, a fair
invitation for a chailenge. Mr, Phillips: declined to challenge
the bird. A few moments later Mr. Phillips landed a right
quarterer which stood even more strongly, butwhich was not
challenged by Mr. Willard, although some of his more: incon-
siderate triends were anxious to liaye him do so, The excite-
ment grew steadily, When Mr. Phillips missed his 24th tie
bird it seemed he had. lost, but the next instant a great shout
went up as Mr. Willard’s bird also got off over the fence.
From the 24th bird out, the contestants worked beautifully, and
every shot was greeted with full applause, there being no longer
any partisan feeling at all. Mr, Phillips is a mere smooth-faced
boy, and belonging to the Naperville Clab. had not been heard of
here before. Mr, Willard is well known at the trap, and last year
won the L. C. Smith cup. Before the shoot was over the friends
of either were the friends of both. Both did excellent work, Mr.
Willard being exceptionally good at long second shots, and Mr.
Phillips extremely good with his first. Thelatter gentleman does
not hold his gun so well downas Mr. Willard, but is a wonder-
fully clean killer. Mr, Willard shot a Smith and Mr. Phillips a
Lefever gun, both 10-gauge. It was anybody’s race until Mr,
Phillips’s 53d bird, a great red fellow, got away out of No. 5 trap
to the right and quartered sharply, carrying off the charge. Mr,
Willard killed his 58d hird with the first barrel, and so won the
thedal amid great hurrakhing and congratulations, which would
all have gone as freely to his plucky young opponent had the
result favored him,
By agreement of the 10-tie men, each man drew out $25 before
the tie-shooting began, conditional, of course, upon the next year's
entry amounting to. so much, In the 2hs, the others having fallen
out, Messrs. Willard and Phillips agreed to divide the remaining
money upon similar conditions. While Mr. Willard wins the
beautiful Board of Trade badge, therefore, Mr. Phillips also will
have substantial reward for his sturdy and gentlemanly contest.
[t was nearly dark at the close of the first shoot before ties on 9
were begun, Meantime there had been shot all but the ties of the
great 20 inanimates race,
Shoot No. 2., for the L. C. Smith cup, emblematic of theindivid-
ual State championship at inanimate targets, the winner of the
cup this year to receive 60 per cent., and the club of which he is
# member 40 per cent. of the proceeds of the shoot at next vear’s
tournament, the winner to execute bonds in the sum of $500 to
guarantee the production of the cup next year. Twenty Keystone
targets per man; entrance $5. First prize, the L. 0, Smith cup,
value $500; second, cash and mercbandise, $98; third, cash and
merehandise, $75; fourth, cash and merchandise, $40:
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H. Babcock, of Carmen, IIl., won the L. C. Smith cup with the
only straight score made. Mr. Babcock wore blue overalls, but
he got there just the same. G. L, Deiter, of the Gun Club, Chicago,
won second on 19. Tics deferred till Wednesday,
THE BUSINESS MEBTING,
The regular business meeting of the Association was held this
evening at the Palmer House parlors, the members assembling at
about 9 o’elock, Delegates or representatives were present from
the following clubs: Mak-saw-ba, Oumberland, Foresters, Grand
Calumet Heights, Lake George Sportmen’s Association, Audubon,
the Gun Club, Chicago Shooting and Prairie clubs, all of Chicago;
the American Gun Club, La Salle Rod and Gun Club, Geneseo
Sporting Club, Freeport Shouting Club, Prairie Shooting Club of
Evanston, Lake View Gun Club and Evanston Gun Club.
After roll call of delegates, which transpired amid some confu-
sion as to who were really delegates and why some delegates were
not on hand, Mr. Wolfred N. Law offered the president’s address,
Mr. Law said: f
“Gentlemen of the Association: There is little I care to say
or can say, except to glance briefly at the past and give you good
hope for the future. Any look at the past meets, first, that most
lamentable occurrence, the death a pauehoe accident of our
beloved friend and comrade, Harry I’. Orvis, first. vice-president
of this Association, a man noble and beautiful in every Way, and
whom we mourn as a fit model of what a true sportsman may and
should be, The committee who sent to the family of Mr, Orvis
the beautiful floral emblem and the engrossed resolutions of re-
spect, have thought that you in this convention would so choose
to ratify their action as to make it the offering of this central
body, and this will be duly brought before you, I trust.
“I wish to explain the appaintment by ihe president of only
Chicago men upon the executive committee. I did this for a
reason which the committee themselves could well explain to-
night. It was necessary to have some one right on hand to do
the work of preparation and of conduct. What that work has
been, we cannot overestimate, we owe our thanks to the gentle-
men who have so cheerfully and ably performed it.
“We have struggled with a whole menagerie of ineffective
ame laws. We sent a committee to the Legislature, and we
ortunately met there a committee from the Fox Riyer Fish and
Game Association. These gentlemen aided us largely, and lam
glad to say we secured important improvements in the
laws. We have cnt off two weeks of spring shooting, and have
the prairie chicken season now opening Sept. 1, materially better
than August. The billin full will soon be published in the sport-
ing journals, and you may there see fully for yourselves. A very
marked good feature is that we have secured police powers for
the fpme wardens. This State is the most backward and nig-
gardly in the Union in the matter of enforcing the game laws,
a cbnagls, appropriates $10,000 for that purpose. We do next to
nothing.
“In the absence of our Fish Commissioner, Mr. Bartlett, I shall
ask Mr, Qole, who represents him and his association here to-night
for that purpose, to lay before you the plan we discussed in united
committees af Springfield. We are going to ally the lovers of the
rod. with the lovers of the gun, and we are going to make it polit-
ically hot in Illinois for any member who will try, as our Chicago
representative has quietly tried this session, and will try again
next session, fo sneak a bill through prohibiting trap-shooting in
this State, This worthy legislator thou ht such a bill would be
popular. We will show him what popularity means. This bill
bad passed the Senate, and was only postponed in the House be-
cause it was learned we sportsmen had 5,000 men in Chicago who
controlled a little pop of their own. Weare going to add
to these numbers all over the State. If it means polities we are
going into politics, at least to the extent of going to the polls
against these idiotic legislators who belittle the harmless and
manly sports of the field.”
Applause met Mr. Low’s remarks. Mr, Cole was cal!ed for, Mr.
Cole said:
“In bebalf of the Fox River Association, and of the fishing men
of this State,
ame
I wish to say that the plan proposed is this: We,
would issue a call to the different and numerous fishing cluhs of
the State for a State convention similar to that of this honorable
body. We would encourage the founding of clubs in every legis-
lative district of this State. We would appoint a committee at
our State convention to confer with a committee from this body,
and in joint committee we would discuss the measures nesdful,
and the best way of gaining the political respect so numerous a,
following as ours jointly should command. We should defer to
you piganee matters, but would back you and would ask you to do
so with us."
It was moved by Col. C. B. Felton that.a committee be thus ap-
pointed to confer with the Wox River Association committee.
Discussion was asked. Mr, Harbaugh, of Geneseo, said: “Our
little club has kept the game laws enforced,, We would indorse
this joint action heartily.” Mr. Chas. Kern, of Myanston, said:
“This isa right moye. We and the fish men haye been too much
apart, Let us pull together.” Motion carried. — ,
Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Executive
committee submitted that they had no report io make, but simply
pointed to their work done. ‘The secretary’s report was read and
approved, and his resumé of 1889 work showed a small balance on
hand at date inthe treasury. The resolutions of regret upon the
death of Mr. Harry Ff, Orvis were read, and the action of the com-
mnittee in this regard made the action of the Association. A letter
of regret for absenes was read from Mr. H. H. Fabnstock and was
duly spread in minutes, res
Lively discussion followed the submission by Mr. R. B. Organ of
a resulution to change date of the annual tournament to Febeuary
of each year instead of June. Supporting the motion when
seconded, Mr. Organ said: t
“I think we ought to consider our country members. They can
not come here in corn-planting time, but they can come in Feb-
ruary. Besides, we will all be hungry for a shoot in fhat month.
More than that, we can get good birds then. Itisasbame to kill
birds when they are nesting, as they are now. Moreover, our
meeting would then fall when the Lezislature is in session, and we
could haye more influence then in stopping spring shooting and
making other reforms,” ‘ ‘
Mr. Geo. T. Farmer opposed the motion. He would shoot in the
spring so long as he could carry a gun,for that matter. But he
thought the February date a bad one at any rate.
Mr. Organ offered that the Davenport Webruary tournament
always filled well. ‘
Col. Welton thought Mr. Organ’s remarks just. He thought
Winter the proper season for trap-shooting. y }
Mr. Reed of Hyanston moyed to amend by substituting Noyem-
ber for Webruary. . 1 J :
Mr. Keon thought the wild pigeons might come back, and then
June would be best. Mr. Gillespie thought that the trap-shoot
should be a secondary and not the primary object of the Associa-
tion. Mr. A. Price thought either February or November rather
than June. Mr. Cunningham wasin fayor of February. There
would be at least twenty more country entries in February.
Mr. Colcord here rose to show that the Constitution had yet
the date for May or June, and would have to be amended by a
two-third yote. Mr, Reed’s Noyember amendment was called
for. The chair could not decide, The roll was called for, and the
chair ruled that delegates shonld yote each for himself and not
by majority of delegation. Confusion resulted. It was moved
to amend the Constitution, following the sense of Mr. Organ’s
resolution. a.
Tab CHAIR: “This motion can only
inal motion is withdrawn.”
The original motion and the November amendment were with-
drawn, and the motion to amend Constitution being then in
order, Mr. Reed moved to amend the same by changing February
to November. The chair advised that the matter be left largely
to the country members, who should be most consulted herein.
Several outside clubs declared themselyes for February, On roli
call Mr, Reed’s November amendment was lost, 29 fo 16. The
™motzon to amend UConstitution to February was carried, 29 fo 17,
THE CHAIR: There being no two-thirds vote of the Association,
the Constitution is not amended. The date therefore remains as
first provided, for May or June. : f
On motion of Mr. Colcord, a committee was appointed to revise
Constitution and By-laws. ,
On motion of Mr. Sheehan it was carried that no member should
be allowed to participate in any tournament after having been
convicted of an offensé against the game laws,
On motion of Mr. Organ, the place of Lhe next meet was set for
Chicago, and it was voted carried that the tournament for 1890
should be given under the auspices of the Gun Club of Chicago.
Election of officers being now in due order, Mr. John Gillespie,
in a neat speech, put in nomination Mr, Fred C. Dona!d for the
presidency. Mr. Cleaver placed in nomination the former able
incumbent, Mr, Wolfred N. Low. Mr. Low declined. One ballot
Was cust by the secretary for Mr. Donald.
One ballot was cast for Mr. Thos. P. Lattin, of Geneseo, for First
Vice-President. One ballot was cast for Dr. J.M, Hutchinson for
Second Vice-President. One ballot was cast for the former in-
cumbent, Mr. W. L. Shepard, for Secretary,
Thanks were heartily voted to the retiring officers. Mr. Low
has filled his part nobly and unselfishly. Thanks were voted also .
to the donors of cash and merchandise prizes, and to the Palmer
House for courtesies, The mecting then adjourned, :
Mr. FP. C. Donald, the gentleman who will fill the responsible
i aes of president of the State Assoviation, is a young man of
ine Bp peET abe and established record, added to the esteem in
which he is held by his modest and manly speech in acceptance.
Mr. Donald is general passenger agent of the C. & A. Railway.
He is the president also of the Gun Club of Chicage, Mr. Lafin-
and Dr, Hutchinson are two other well-known figures of the Ar-
sociation, and Mr. Shepard’s past term in office has familiarized
him with the secretary’s duties,
Wednesday, Second Day, Pune 5,
The day was bright throughout, though a trifle chilly. The
club team shoot was the event of the day, although much interest
centered in the ties for second, third and fourth in the diamond
badge shoot of yesterday. Following are the results: r
Ties on W. Reeves, W.P. Mussey, Henry Kleinman, W.
G. Payson and G. L. Deiter divided the $60 cash in second. Gon.
tinuing the shoot-off all dropped out in a long run except Payson
and Kleinman. Payson bought out Kleinman’s interest in the
bammerless Parker gun, and finally shot out Kleinman for the
100 cigars. Kleinman killed 33 out of 34in the tie, and Payson 34
straight, making in all 43 out of 44 birds shot at, Ties on 8—W.
L. Shepherd and ¥F. Thompson divided third, $82; Shepherd took
the boat, Thompson the hat and coat. Ties on 7—J.P. Card and
L. C. Willard divided fourth, cash and merchandise, Mr, Willard
choosing the most yaluable prize, the subscription to FOREST AND
STREAM, best sporting paper on earth.
the L. C. Smith
be in order when the orig-
The results of the ties for third and fourth in
cup race were announced: Ties on 18—L. C. Willard, W. Hi. Phil-
lips, Frank Mosher and P, E. Bradley were in 18. Willard and
Bradley divided cash, $40, Bradley won the coat in theshoot-off.
cash and tent, $70; third, cash and 200 Peters cartridges, $35;
fourth, cash and 209 Peters cartridges, $25:
Forrester Club of Chicago.
G Cunningham..... 0122001101—6 GC Mosher ...1222212122—10
Ed Price.,./...-...., 00211211006 Ab Price........ 0211921121— 9—31
Sumberland Chih.
IM Wiehe. . esac O01 22112—8 GT Farmer...... 2222121101—9 ~
Dr J M Hutchinson .2112112201—9 CD Gammon,...1111101012—8—34
Audubon Club. an ,
CE Felton.......... 1211011121—9 WW Foss... .. .2001121112—8
J # Price..........-,1201117120—8 J J Mieinman....2120112200—7 —32
_* Lake County Club. :
SS eRORG: 5c: tasecce 1011110121—8 F' Sarthers...... 1112211111—10
[dune 18, 1889,
‘Geneseo Sporting Club.
W Harbaugh...,....00/10I211—7 JR Stice......... 1011111212—9
Wm Hammer...,.--1120311212—9 WP Laflin, ....-. .0102111211—8— 33
-- Blue Island Clnb,
Geo Airey. .........11112202— 9 F Willard......1121210112—9
Willard....,......112212211110 Leuchtenmeyerl?211200111— 8—36
LaSalle Rod and Gun Club.
AF DeSteiger..... 1112100212— 8 CStrawt.... .. 1211211112—10
M K Anderson..... 1220011211— 8 AB Booth...... 1101221102— 8—34
‘The Gun Club,
GL Deiter.......... 1120101210— 8 OM Willard ..1110022112— 8
BP HEU Gesu ec... es 1111121201\— 9 H A Woss ...... 0121211202— 8—33
South Chicagea Gun Club. ~
Ed Marsh.......- ,-1201220281-—- 8B Mopli:...:.... 1021201211— & {
AW Reeves..... .,1221121111—10 E I Reeves..... 1121211111—10—36
Hvanston Gun Club,
TT Hollinger.....:2111111120— 9 WF Dileg ...,..... 2012 102211— 8
W 8B Blanchard -,.1021201120— 7 GW Franklin, .0210221101— 7—31
Lake George Sportsmen's Association.
J P@ard........: .,1021227111—9 RA Turtle ... .2221201112— 9
SS Booth..-. .... 0k .212221121]—10 FA Place..... ..1212112102— 9—37
Mak-saw-ba.
Jolin Watson,.... 1021111112— 9 W A Maskell.. .1020012111— 7
WP Mussey....... 1222110201— § GW Randall,, .2122210020— 7—31
Prairie Gun Club, of Chicago,
AM Hoffman...... 0N02121100— 5 T Clements... .. .1012220111— 8
Zohn Heiland...... 0212010121— % V Hoffman. ....,2012011121— 8—28
Austin Gun Olub.
Geo Dawis..........,
Rd Purvis.......... 0212110000— 5
Fred Babcock......2111012121— 9
member,
W N Low-_...
SE Young..,..
H Kleinman.....
THAN... --0..2212010221— 8
=~, L201 222110— 8
birds:
and won first.
turned to the city.
Baner..._..-........1212112112—10 J Gardner.-....1112111210— 9
2112011221— 9 W W MeDuff..1021012111— 8—36
Luke View Gun Club,
Frank Rittelle.....
PQ Bradley.....
Team withdrew, it being charged thal Mr. Bradley was not a
HKntrance fee refused.
Grand Calumet Heights.
---»+, O21110211— 9 O8 Cleaver..... 2102201110—
AT Lloyd...... 221221 2061— 8—82
Chicago Shooting Club,
...22]2111122—10 WG Payson....1112211711 —i0
A Kleinman.
The shoot-off was at 5 birds to each man.
men’s Association and the Chicago Shooting Club, ties on 37 went
to the score at once, Mr, Booth, of the former club, dropped 2
The Shooting Club got their 20 straight by hard knocks
-1221211102— 9—37
Lake George Sports-
It being now nearly dark, the FOREST AND S@PREAM reporter re-
It was said that ties on
Chicago and Blue Island clubs would divide the cash and appoint
oue man from each club to decide the tie for the remaining prizes.
This will be announced Thursday morning,
36, Austin, South
Lake County Shoot-
Sing Club won third on 35. Cumberland and La Salle Clubs, ties
tournament had begun.
and 20 per cent: :
-,-110111011111111—14
M T Hart. g
Pin ys. -2, -LO0JOINOLOLIONI— 8
© Powers . .001000171114111—10
J © Price.-.. ..110110101101101—10
H sBentham. ...110111111111011—138
W HW Howard..11111110101111—13
A T Coffin..... 111101011111111—138
R # Franklin.,100110011001011— 8
Royce... .-... .101011010111110—10
Gruber.. .001911000001011— 7
© W Budd 119111101101111—13
, 11111111 1011—14
.» .e2111101110110111—12
hy Welds... ..5: 031101101111000— 9
HH Babcock... 11110121111111—14
F A Place. ,-. .111001101111111 -12
HA Kleinman..111100001111011—14
WE Willard ...111110101111001 411
C BE Aiken.....000111011011000— 7
C E Strawn....111011111111101—-13
B Sherman. ...341111110011111—13
RA Turtle.....11101011110111i—12
GL Deiter 1100110111111 1—18
(1 Oahoon..... LOLOL —18
Bradley..,.....11111010100111—-18
TT Lailin... .101101011119111—12
Rirwin... 0011011 101010— 9
HO Scott... .. 031101101111000— 9
4 moneys in each
RJ Purvis..1010 111-17
MT Mart...11111100LL)1111111—16
A 'T Loyd...114111111111111101—18
B Marsh. .-.001100101110110111—11
™ Willard111111110011111111—46
W Hayward 11111001111 11111146
CS Gleaver.111111111110111111—17
A F Sehiek 1 0TL1101111110110—14
JR Stice. ...111410111111111111—-17
© Gahoon.111111100111011110—14
§ H Young..011011011110010011—11
on 34, were nearly agreed to divide.
Meantime the blackbird shed had not been idle,
The open
Shoot No. 4, at 15 Keystone targets, to be shot under the Loyd
System, éntrance $3, six moneys div- into three pots, each 50, 30
L Hansen . .,.011111110101111—11
LO Willard...131101111011011—12
J H Brewer....101410101111]1—12
HR Reeves... .-101011111111111—13
Alex T Loyd, ,.100110111110111—11
Gibson..... . 1110011711 11—14
© ® Willard. .111311111111111—-15
R Stice...... 1141111101000 11—13
H Stevens. .-. .111111100011109—10
BMoeglio......, 000111100010001— 6
S A Pucker. -,.111111111111101—14
T O'Neil -...-. 101101117 H11111—-13
Geo Beck .-101011001711111—11
J-Clinze.,......111010L11900001I— 8
Norton. ........ 111111111410111—14
Wadsworth. ...110110111111111—18
Wm Payson. ..111110111711111—-14
M J Bich...-.. 011111010111100—10
J J Kleinman 1100011001 1111—14
Hollingsworth111110111111010 12
© Daley....... 1111001177111 11—18
C Olements. ...11011111111111114
Dr Steiger... .100101111101001— 9
Anderson.....,111110110011011—11
Hoffman, . .110101101771411—12
Sheppard......100111101110111—11
Peterson..... ,.011110111101191—-12
This shoot being under the Loyd tystem, there were 6 pots and
pot. An equal pot Was won by'ties on 15, 14, 13,
12, 11 and 10, and in each pot the moneys were as helow: First,
$28.40; second, 11:70; third, $7; fourth, f4.65.
alone wilh 15 straight and won first, remaining ties divided. The
liye bird traps being occupied by the club team shoot, the pro-
gramme could not be followed hy shooting No. 4.
fore, as per programme, was shoot No, 6,18 Keystone targeis,
under the Tucker system, ties decided on lash 6 birds, entrance $4,
6 moneys, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent.:
C. E. Willard was
The next there-
AT Goffin. .11011111119 11111117
Wm. Gibson111001110011110011 12
J EK Price. . .000101111000110101— 9
Bob White..11011111111111 111117
J Brewer.. 10111111101 111117
C Cleveland 111111131110110111—16
CW _ Budd. .111111111111111111—18
Alf Dodd. .111011111111111110—16
T O'Neil... 1117111111011 -17
F Babeoek..1111111111111111 -18
Strawn .....101110110111111011—14
Budd, Babeock and Loyd divided first, Purvis, Stice, White and
Brewer divided second, Hart and T. H, Willard divided third,
Strawn shot out and won fourth.
Three or four impromptu sweepstakes were also shot at the
Blackbird traps, Budd, Stice, Ruble, Tucker and others of the
cracks figuring largely in them; but as the scorer did not see fit
to Jeaye any record of the results, ih will not be necessary to re-
port them. As for the scoring at this shed, it was for the most
part about as lopse and bad as it well could haye been. The re-
porters for the dailies were almost unable to get full results any-
where, and helpless as they usually are at such a meet, would
have fared badly except for representatives of the sporting press,
who were able to guess more intelligently, Press accommoda-
tions were poor in fhe extreme throughout the shoot,
Friday, Fourth Day, Juie 7.
Ti was raining in the morning, and the day promised to be
wet one, but by 10 o’clock the clouds had parily broken, and hey
I ee quite a respectable number of shooters on the grounds. It
as been a marked feature of this shoot that, while the numbers
-
“might have been gre
fully well, the entries even on such a day as to-day filling very
favorably as compared with those of the first day of the open
‘shoot, Phillips, the Naperville boy who ran the great race for ihe
badge with Charlie Willard, is employed in the city and could not
attend more than one day. Babcock, the other young shooter—he
is only a boy—who won the L. C, Smith cup, was also absent this
afternoon, The oldtimers were on hand, and as usual the chief
interest for them centered in the live bird shoots, the first of
which was a little sweep. The score:
Sweep, 5 live birds, entrance $5, two moneys, 40 and 40 per cent =
: 2101-4 ‘White....... meri
“Alt Say es 2
Budd.. .-11210—4 Brewer... i
Stice 1112—5 ~Bangs. -12011—4
Irwin. »21221—5 Thompson- 12121—5
Watson... .12111—5 H Kleinman....,........-21011—5
Stice and Irwin divided first, Budd and Kleiny shot? in ties
and divided second, Brewer and Bangs falling out.
The next shoot, No.7 of the programme, hung up.a good deal
of money and filled well. The score: {
_ Shoot No. 7, 20 live birds, entrance $20, four. moneys. 49,30, 20 and
Turtle, sc. pas --—2 eats eke cee ess 2 - LITZOOININIIII21310I—15
WIG) apetatrere) v35 is ap persone rep pasos os pkordalgereny 17121120
by
a>
.-4
reater, those that were:present stayed wonder-.
10. per cent.:
PW IDG TTT oe aoe ieee cal wee meee eae ow we TLE 2193911 2101 —17
TENGE To) hi cB ese OnE at Bobi Aasaaae 11101101101121122111—17
ENTIAL Ae a Pi ee acs rte Ageye se Ly 11941111201221112220—18
JR Stice jan! SSAABBPOSBE (AEB ee Ee GoerBee , « L11T1019211211122121—19+
(CI TRE Te BOA OE Ab Be OUu ent paces inp 11221112021711211211—19.
SRM HM PANISD Cee stat) ose ye AR es ae ,» 12172112111111212112—20:
Jack Brewer Pee eee ... NLT 2212222271110221 17
MSE ANV ESAT 2.).: joe Orde) ete acre eee een mens ie 12012020220221021221—15
Reis WaButde. So ciia. coos benk LOPE tee re 12122111411112212111—20
EI Reeves. .....0......--.4 WettuNa «Aa eOe 19102122102112112011—17
BB Wadworth 1.0.00... 0c. cvee econ e-- LAUT 219211911 232212—20
Abe Kleinman... ...-...... 026. .50--42..~.--.02120212111111211221—18
Bob WWUHitie wee herd perce pte ERO RI 21 ipeNaI2— 18
WED (GSE astorel: 2 yyy Sees ery are teeeee eeoce ve 2101241111100 11—18
Henr GTM ]lemat cess) esicieaels taiiee ers ee lT111172111011213111—19
WW Foss PRA Apr nr Sel lede svanseeee vy 2001221 22072 22010—15
Geo T Farmer. Jassie n= siainisici ee #9 4 Q1122110221110111101—16
Alex D GOV ose. o kes ka cas ota aescee pees vy 22102211 122102222) 1—18
W L Shepard. <Jndahacacariveed+ 21722120201022110121—15
W P Mussey-. DSRRP seeps ten secet 221111222021 11112110—18
Ler ar yi hy? hits A 55 6 4 Sores oud © band SEL 11211120212211 11110118
‘he ties were not divided by the Tucker system, as billed in
the programme. Laflin, Wadsworth, Budd and. Hich divided
first, $138; Stice, Powers and H. Kleinman divided second, $108.50,
Ties on 18,3 birds tickets: Irwin 12, A, Kleinman 3, White 15,
Payson 16, Loyd 12, Mussey 1, Willard 0, White and Payson
divided third, $69; Kleinz, Calhoun, Brewer and EB, I, Reeves
divided fourth, $34.50. It is a singular fact that every man in
this shoot who was a winner in any of the first three ties received
the same amount, $34.50. Thus the four men who killed 20 straight
divided $188, one-fourth of which is $934.50; the three 19 men
divided $103.40, one third of which is $34.50, and the two 1& men
divided $69, one-half of whichis $34.50. This would not often
happen, and is a commentary on the comparative merits of first
rate and second and third rate shooting. _ ,
Mr. Irwin, who bid very fair to stayin the 18 ties as long as
anybody, lost his thirteenth bird in a singular manner, The hird
did not take wing, and snapping at it, he overshot, He pulled on
it with second barrel, but the gun missed fire. The bird still
stood at the trap, apparently about to fly. “Try the shell again,”
called out somebody. “Kill the bird on the ground,” said the
referee, Mr. Watson. Without stopping to think very much, Mr.
Irwin cut away carelessly at the bird and knocked it over, but
did not kill it. Ii rese and fell dead out‘ofshounds, and the referee
declared it a ‘lost bird” and did not allow another birds He de-
cided that the bird must have been killed under the circum-
stances before a “no bird” could be decided, and since Mr. Irwin
accepted the chances he must abide by them. Mr. Inwin was
thus deprived of the privilege usually following upon a mise-fire.
Tt was obvious that he expected to shoot'at another bird, and
the puzzled look did not leave his face for: about four hours, It
was an incident no one remembered to have seen before at the
trap, and is still puzzling some of the shooters.
Special Prizes.—The Lefeyer Arms Company offered as a prize
for the best combined scores made in shoots Nos. 1, 5 and 7, a
Lefever hammerless gun with all improvements, value $100, made
especially to order, For the same contest and under the same
conditions the Chicayo Herald offered a valuable medal emble-
matic of the championship of the State of Dlinois. The gun and
medal won at the tournament to be subject to future competition
as follows: On the request of five persons, members of the State
Sportsmen’s Association, the president shall call shoots for these
trophies not oftener than once in three months, and shall give 30
days’ notice of the date of the shoot; the contests shall be
held at Chicago, and shall consist of 20 liye birds to each man;
the entrance fee shall be $20, including birds; from the purse $50
shall be awarded to the previous winner of the trophies; the re-
mainder shall be divided into four money, on the basis of 40, 80, 20
and 10 per cent. Ties for the trophies shall be decided at 5 birds,
The gun and medal shall become the personal property of any
contestant winning them three times. Enough had now been
done to show that Mr. Thos. Lafiin, of Geneseo, the first vice-
president of the Assotiation for the ensuing year, had won the
above special prizes. His score was 40 straight. Mr. R. B. Wads-
worth was chasing him with 89. Considering the scores in this
last shoot, and the long ties in this and former shoots, it is safe to
say that the record of this tournament is far above the average
of other late shooters elsewhere.
In the mean time not a great deal had been doing at the inani-
mates, barring a few sweeps in which the entry rarely exceeded
10 shooters. It was late in the evening and rain was again falling
when the only programme shoot at inanimates was run off. The
score: .
Shoot No, 14, 9 Keystones, entrance $2:
frie etree arses et nese pac + WiWNWI—10 “Buidd................ 1117111111—10
Willard . «ooo DLL LI— 9) "Rowers... eek 1111111111—10
WiGH see wane terar ea 1111017111—. 9 ~Cahoon............ «110111010i— 7
Straw: --2 1.435.146 1111111111—10
Ties on 10, Stice 10, Strawn 10, Budd 5, Powers 10. Stice, Strawn
and Powers div. first; Willard and Bich div, second and Cahoon
won third. There wasn’t anything very bigin that shoot. Every-
body went home, Kain began to fall steadily before the trains
had reached the city.
Thursday, Third Day, June 6.
The members of the Shooting Club of Chicago showed up
radiant in the diamond rings wrested from the Lake George men
late on the evening before in the tie shoot on 37. Ties on 36,
Austin, South Chicago and Blue Island clubs divided the cash, as
announced last night. Austin appointed Bangs, South Chicago
appointed Reeves and Blue Island chose Airey as champions for
their respective club teams, to decide which team should own the
tent. Bangs won for Austin. Lake County Club won third on 35,
a eet Cumberland and La Salle divided fourth without,
shoot-off.
The weather throughout the day was clear and fine, growing
warmer. Interest was unabated. Several new faces, were seen,
among others Mr. J.G. Smith of Algona, president of the last
lowa State meet. é
Secretary Shepard was much incensed ata little atfack which
an irate daily reporter had placed in a morning paper, to the
effect that Mr. Shepard refused the scores to the press. The
exact truth is that Mr. Shepard offered to the daily reporters the
same privileges extended to the sporting press; namely, that of
looking over Mr. Shepard’s shoulder at the scoring desk when
there happened to be room on the bench, or when he did not want
all the desk himself in the business of settling ties, The sheets
were not divided, and were not accessible otherwise, but there
was a short blackboard score on live birds which a reporter
could use if he had time to spend all day atit, or if he had some
one else to watch the scores at the other sheds. The pampered
daily press, not heing used tosuch hustling, grew angry at the
enforced delay, aud henée the tears of all concerned.
Henry Kleinman. .1112001121I— 8 W P Mussey....... 2122121010— 8
BR. B Wadsworth...211121012I— 9 R A Turtle......- -1011211111— 9
ae Bytes tse ee N11112412—10 I A Place...._.....2202122120— ¢
GA Bangs........-. 1111012111— 9 Wm Middleton ....2111110121— 9
Geo Thorn...-...... 2211110201I— 8 S& A Tueker...-..... 21111111 —1))
HI Reeves......... 212111211110 W Li Shepard..,,... 0311102101— 8
JM Smith:,-. 2... 10271211111— 9 Geo'T KHarmer...... 2121121111—10
OW Budd.......... 111111122210 W N Low........... 1112201121— 9
L Krauss -.. ....... 2110121110-- 8 _M I’ Hart.........,. TLU2010122— 7
M_A Spring........ .0020010010— 3 CA Crane......-..,. 220200?2201— 6
TT Tiptiitiveses sss. ANN—10 CE Aikens,....... 20122111 11— 9
Bob White ........ 212211112110 MJ Bich....,...... 1110 1i— 9
OM Powers........ 1111210111—10 C EH Cahoon......... 1220110010— 6
A W Reeves.......- 2110121111— 9 CH Strawn,... .... 0111212201— 8
Sam Dingee..- ..-. 2022121111— 9 J PCard.... ....--.. 2110111211— 9
E Thompson ....... 1111211112—10 W MeDuff........,. 2022111211— 9
Jack Brewer....... 2201222222— 9 G W Randall,...... 0111122211— 9
J RiStiee 21-234. .35 1112121022—10 L P Hausen... .... 1000122210— 6
deh sicals Be a ee 122211222110 WG Payson...... .0112122111— 9
Frank Wleinz......2221112111—10 Abe Kleinman..... 1121111121410
AWN O)1 ate were 110010122— 7 Chas Wilcox. .....2222211211—10
J J Kleinman...... 1121111101I— 9 CC KH Willard... .... 1171211101— 9
J GSmith ...... .,1211211210— 9 WH Colcord....... 1110020012— 5
A D. Deiter........, 2220111221— 9 HB Foss..........: 2@11210211— 9
WW Foss... ...2... 1210111112— 9
In the ties cn 10 Wilcox, Thompson and White drew out their
enirance money under the system, Other ties as below. Ties on
10, 3-bird tickets:
Mickeyiroec.. 2s: 222 10 WAT teres tee wll 221 212—9
Reeves.........05 li WW 0 Kleing........ .-. 211° 12 1H—9
leas hep ee ape es 121) A A— 9 PMG KOT cerca rs oe 210 i
Laflin ewe ell, Ti) 10 Farmer... ss.....6 221 111—9
IPOWOERS. ..) oe ose 111 112 112-9 Kleinman..,...... 72 11 Wi—9
Sticayc..--8.84,—.011,, 11. 222=9
$
Smith drew out their entrance fees; G. L. Deiter, W. W. Foss, M.
J. Eich and C. BE. Willard shot out and div. second, $90. In the
ties. on 8 there were eight men, each of these drew out $4 befora
the shoot off began; then in the second tie of the shoot off Mussey,
Dingee, Henry Kleinman and Shepard drew out $5 more; Klein-
man, Dingee and Mussey then shot out amd div. remainder, $13.50.
The above shoot began near noon and lasted all day. Meantime
shooting went on at inanimates.
Shoot No. 10, at 9 singles and 3 pairs of Keystone
trance $3, four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent:
Pinney ..--111110111 10 10 00—10 Stice.....-, 111110111
Budd....,..1111111 $1 10 11-18
Wranklin...11110111 11 11 10-18 Magruder..111111111
Deiter..-.-.101101011 10 11 11-11 Metealf.. ..011111110
Tueker....11/111700 10 10 10--10 Sprague....11111311! 11 10 11—14
Brewer.....J1J1110i! 10 00 11—11
Shepard....011111111 11 10 11-13
Powers....-111011011 10 11 10—11
i Budd and Franklin div. second,
Forbes and Magruder div. third, Brewer shet out and won fourth.
targets, en-
11 11 1i—14
10. 10 11—12
01 10 10—12
00 10 10—10
Sprague and Stice diy. first,
FOREST AND STREAM——SUPPLEMENT.
ADO
Shoot No. U1, at 10
Her eLeEe targets, entrance $2, four moneys:
1
ABUTS) neh pes en arn WOMI— & Metcalf, ............ 0101111110— 7
Forbes,....... exebie AITO 9) Byring.-. oer rez ve W1001IT11— &
Maeruder,.. ...... 1110110101I— ** ~=White,.....-,.,..,, (U1 1—10
MPTACue....--. essa WN0ntw— § Wadsworth,.....,-.1101111111— 9
AtSON,...+-- veee ALIONIIO— & Tneker..,.<-.-,,. -1117111111—10
SETA: uve-bes suey OOM 7 O'Neil .,.,--,-.-..-0U11111—-10
Smithii.. y22tetes IDITIIO— 8 Powers, 3.452020 0 1141.111111—10
1G 6 eee WU111—10 Sherman....-.-. yew I111111110.— 9
Tivatss,,..........-- O01110IlI— 7 Thorn............ 1101010011 — &§
H Kleinman...::--.0110011— 8 Babcock............ WU7IT111—10
Piney) + Mehran OOOLNLOOII= 4 Stite:.....-....-.... OIA — &
LWillard..._....: .,.0011110101— 6 Cleveland........,. 1110) £0111i— 8
W Willard...,.. --- LOOOJIOLOI— 5 “Places... tee OLLOLLOLOL— 6
Brewer ....-.-. ..-.@)11111111— 9 Cahoon....-.....-.. 1110110141— 8
Middleton. -.-LIMITI1—10 Bangs: sii... seee ses OLU110101— 7
Franklin... OUI 9
Middleton, White, Tucker, Powers and Babeoek shot out and
divided first, Sprague, Brewer, Franklin and Sherman divided
second, Watson, Spring and Stice shot out and divided third,
Hickey was absent from score and was not allowed toshoot in
the 8 ties, Metcalf shot out and won tourth.
out of 15 to do it.
Sweep, 720 Keyatones: _
Stiee. 1... 11001011110111101111—15
Hart.... ..101117110011.017710011—14
Brewer... 111111011111 10111101—19
Franklin. 1111111101101111011—18
He had to break 14
Smith... .,00120011001110011111—12
Krauss. ..11111011111117111111—19
Forbes... ..01L110701 11001111 111—17
Magruder 11101111101111101111—17
Price. ... ..10011000110011001101—10
Deiter.... 01101100011010101011—11
Babcock. .11111110011111101111—17
O'Neil... .011011001101011 0 11—15
Seller..... 10010090100U00101010— 6
» 111911111111 11 110—19
. .11100711910010111110—15
Budd...... 110091119111110111111—20
Hickey. ..11010170011001011111—18 Strawn.....11171111101111110111—19
Sprague,. 1L0INIII0111111011—17_ Metealf.. ..00010101171111171111—16
Budd won first, $37; Brewer, Krauss and Strawn div. second,
$27.40; Franklin won third, $18.45; Taylor, Sprague, Forbes, Ma-
gruderand Babeock diy, fourth, $9.25.
MT oy Gia eee ale oie 111011001I—_-% Krauss........... 2: 1011111111— 9
Mosher.............. 11011L001I— 7 Willet..............: O11 — 9
Franklin............10011JJ1I— 9 Gollims.............. LOLIOOLI1— 7
Cleveland........... OUINNII— ) Norton...........04 OMWOLII— 7
Spragne.,.,,.-.-.-.JMH2MN—10 Bart....... ........ 1OUL1110— 8
Ghrist,.. ..25---2., LIQM0NMOI—.5) Dettery.:....2... 25.4 WHOMNI— &
BLA vse SSE locke te JOOMIII1— & Strawn... .......... 111111111—10
L, Willard w...--.-: 1017011011— 7 Budd........,....., 1JU1111011— 9
Tillotsém: J Sl es VODLLI011— % Middleton.... ...., 1011111111—10
Wighan..2......- .1L01001111— 7 Stice....,...........00011111— 8
Brewers sbile wolaeve 1110111110— 9 Babeock,....... -.. VIMLU11— »
Taylor div. fourth, $2.64
Two or three other minor sweeps were shot, the programme not
being followed very closely, As some shooters were also in the
live-bird match, the ustial confusion existed when it} came to
shooting out the ties and dividing the money. It seems strange
that a more business-like system cannot be brought to bear tipon
these matters. Ij would make things run far more smoothly.
Everybody was good-natured, however, and the day closed
pleasantly, |
Saturday, Fifth Day, June 8,
Rain fell all the morning. Nothing was done at the inanimates.
There was only one event at live birds. Shoot No. 9—Two-men
team shoot, open to any two shooters te constitite a team, at. 10
live birds per man, entrance $15 per team, four moneys, 40,30, 20
and 10 per cent.:
H Kleinman, ...LU110i2101— 9 ALY Price... .. 1O0LLOOL2Z1— 6
A Kleinman,...112110112i— 9—18 Aiken. ....... - AN1011010— 7-12
.GL Deiter..... 2111110210— §
W G Payson... 1111111112 —-1)
R Wadsworth. 1221112122—10—20 Strawn .........112110101j— 8—16
SIMU Ih De vies abp 1112731110— 9 RA Purtle,.., 1110221211— 9
RK E Irwin.-.... 2122201200— 9—18 J PCard.....,., 0012221211— 8-17
OW Budd......11112271111—10 Geo “Thorn’’, ..1112022101— 8
UR Stice.. 228 2111212121—10—20 Hamilton....... 1111221110— 9—17
A W Reeves... 0111222110— 6 H “Calhoun”,.2211121211—10
E J Reeves.... ,0121202020— (14 GH ‘Bangs’. .0112110121— §8—18
C E Cahoon.--, 2111111120— 9 C M Powers, . -.1111111122—10
John Watson. .1101110210— 7-16 “‘Bob White’, ..2113220111— 9—19
Jack Brewer... .2111112221—10
Frank Kleinz. .211201111— 9-19
Ties on 20 and ties on 19 div, first and second. Ties on 18—H,
Kleinman 6, A. Kleinman 6, T. Laflin 4, Irwin 8, Calhoun 6, Bangs
a aie Kleinmans, Calhoun and Bangs diy. third, ties on 17 diy.
ourth,
Special Prizes —A. G. Spalding & Bros. donated a 44-caliber
Colt’s magazine rifle, value $38, for the best ayerage in shoots
Nos. 1,5,7 and 9, As Mr. Laflin had drepped a bird in shoot No.
9, he no longer preserved the Jead which had won for him the
State championship trophies, but was now tied by Mr. R. B.
Wadsworth, Shooting cif the tie at 5 birds, Mr. Laflin missed his
second and third birds, and Mr. Wadsworth killed 4straight, thus
winning the rifle. M, W, Diffley offered to the Chicago Jes%m
making the highest score in the club team championship, 100 fine
civars, valued at $20, This prize was won by the Shootme Cluh
ot Chicago, when they shot out Lake George Club. Haskell Bros.
donated an elegant shooting trunk, to be awarded to the shooter
who shall make the second hest record in the tie birds for the
diamond badge, This'prize was won by Mr. W~.E. Phillips, the
plucky Napierville boy who came so near winting the Board of
Trade diamond badge,
The tournament had now reached its wet but happy termina.
tion. It wasthe sentiment ofall that the meet had been a sue-
cess, and those who parted to-night could not help feeling that
the cause of sportsmanship had been advanced, and the tiss-of
good comradery more closely knit. Next year’s tournament,
under the augpices of the streng and able club which will have it
in charge, will be a yet larger and more widely known mect than
that of this year, although nothing whatever could he said by
the most ecaptious man to the disparagement of the tournament
just now closed, A carload of shooters willleave here next Mon-
day night for the great American Association shoot at Cincin-
nati. HE. Houes.
BUDD—KLEINZ.—Thoe match between GC, W. Budd, of Des
Moines, Ia., and J. Frank Kleinz, of Philadelphia, for the cham-
pionship and $100-a side, was shot at tlfe close of the State tour-
nament, at 100 live birds, Mr. Kleina being the challenger and
Mr, Budd the holder of tbe cup. The exhibition wasa fine one,
and it is doubtful i! a closer and prettier shoot was ever scen
under the circumstances, In spite of the wet and soggy wether,
the birds were a sereaming Jot, and as by the terms of the match
the guns were 1?-gauges under &lbs., the resultant score was phe-
nomenal, It is doubtless true that Mr. Budd has made the best
score eyer made with the light gun. Mr. H. A. Penrose, of the
Keystone Company, was chosen referee. John Watson, of course,
furnished the birds. There was no imputation of any unfairness,
and the match was one of perfect gentlemanliness throughout.
At the beginning of the match Mr. Kleinz’s cheek showed dis-
coloration from previous pounding of his gun; at the sixteenth
bird his cheek was open and bleeding, and at the close of the
match he was covered with blood. He was plucky throughout,
however, and never flinched on a bird, so far as any one could sce,
Two of his birds fell dead just out of bounds. Mr. Kleing had two
miss-fires and two “no birds,” the 8thand 99th. Frequent bursis
of applause greeted both shooters. They did some of the best
second barrel work ever seen bere. Mr. Budd isa trifle quicker
with his second, and he comes pretty near being a double ctoss-
bolted terror all around at the trap. The score:
di Prank Ween, Fs ay eee coe 2111021101111112121111121—23
1929921211112210132111121—25
1112141112002271121211121—24
‘ T1271122121211212111220211—34—94
SVs TPCT UN ebrrmrkewee sts eae ferrets ereie| stores olshe 2121122222211111021111211—24.
2121221221111211112211212—25)
1212121011211211111112121—25
i _ _: 1011121121111112111212— 2498
Budd retained cup.and championship. He shot an lL, C, Smith
under &lbs,, and his load for both barrels was 3l4drs, American
wood (trap) powder, and Lgvz2. chilled Chicago ts. Mr. Kleinz
shot a Greener 8lb, 140z., and used Schultze powder in both bar-
rels, 34drs. in the right and ddrs, in the left, with 7s in the right
barrel] and Gs. in the left.—E. Hoven. :
WILMINGTON, Del., June 3.—A practice shoot ati ¢ ay-pigeons
was held this afternoon by the Wawaset Gun Club at the grounds
of the club. The sport was witnessed by a lavge crowd of spec-
tators:
W 8H Hartlove........... 13101011119111—18 11 01.00 11. 11—7—20
FAMPSES TOR, wes us cl eitenestantate 017101911911101—12 QOL O01 11 11 11—8—20
TRH see ee FE ae 111011111110011—12 10 17 00.30 00—4—76
J K Woodward.......... OLN CF0100TI1— 9 11 10 01 11 11—8—17
J Hberhardt...20.....0 4 111901000111010— 8 10 11 11 10 11—8—_16
UtStattordict rls ag ee 1101104111101J0—11 00 00 11 00 11—4—15
PAmbold.,..... . ,.---.10L011010).10001— 8 00 00 IL 00 11—4—12
430 FOREST AND STREAM—SUPPLEMENT. [June 18, 1889.
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NEW YORK STATE SHOOT.
Class. Class, Contest No, 4, 5 kinghbirds, 5 traps, $1.50, three moneys:
HB thirty-first annual tournament of the New York State As- BB Dodie: re oe Oa S " A EE a ee Us
Miler ey eon eee cote 11—5 ~MeMurehy..........-..... 1i1—5
hirt t t rnament, N , A Pauls wads 70 111111110—8 HM Felton....... 80 011011111—7 | Lindsley.................. 1111—5 Peacock... ..- WA neta. 10101
sociation for the Protection of Fish and Game was given last | ‘A Rickman.......70 J11111100—7 ES Hunter.-.....70 1111101118 | Heike... )..0....ss es Eee Rtieeae ee Out
week on the 8d, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, at Albany, at ate the | JT Phair......... 7 111111111-9 FA Elliot ....... 80 111011111—8 | Goye-.-...--.2 22... OMI Welton. sii... 2.208) Jee 11115:
auspices of the Elm Grove Gun Oluh, The members of the va-| JD Pierson,...... 80 001011110—5 E Andrews.......80 111111000—6 | Hudson...._............ 1110—4 Lefever.............2.0.05 10111—4
flows gun clubs thronghout the Sate Began arriving om Monday | A Walrath..--../80 MOM B Lord 22-17. -a) IOLINM0 4 | Devitt. sje 2s. 1HO0—B Comninghaia 00001. / 04108
yan House on Monday evening, anda full report of which was Tp. Kelsey, J. Koch and H. Gardner div. first in the 90 class; | Mattice ---.-...0. ....+.. 11—) Collins........ sigh Sth + HILL—8
given in our last issue, It will not be amiss, however, lo repeat i ae Tce Dae ene tae al iaimer Ae Caer sheets
the fact that 24 new clubs applied for membership and were | in this class as no score to win it was made. Inthe 80 class first
unanimously elected. This uncommonly large accession to the | shor off and won by D. Lefever; Bécond shot-off and div by alin
ranks shows plainly the reviving interest in the Association, and | Porter and E. Hudson: third div, without a shoot by Schutt, Gan-
is an evidence of the boom in trap-shooting allover the country. | dee and Felton; fourth won by E. Andrews: fifth by J D; Pierson
At this meeting it was also decided to hold the 1840 convention at | and sixth by W.L. Ford. The 70 class moneys went as follows:
Lyons, N. Y., under the auspices of the Spencer Gun_ Club, and | First, after shoot off, to Baker; second div. by E. Hudson and A.
ae W.S, Gavitt of that club was elected president of the Asso-| Pani; third by Paddock. Mosher, Lyon and Mattice; fourth shot
ciation. 5 Pp « off and diy. by Eames and Stacey, after breaking 28 out of 24 each;
There was some talk about adopting a system of classification Sait 3
which would be fair to alland give the amateurs a more equal are WE, er as SASS NRG a SIN Re SIE sy Me
chance, and a committee was appointed to confer together and :
suggzesta plan. The meeting then adjourned till Tuesday evening First open event, 10 kinghirds, 5 traps, $1, four moneys:
HAL eY ics atten tai APOMDL eis tesa ih Sty eB Brea nach tapas O1u1—4
Bieler TSN. wes yea hee 11101—4
First divided between Heikes, Smith, McMurchy, Collins and
Choate, after breaking 15 straight; second diyided by Hudson,
Baker, Lefever, Schutt and Johnston after shoof-off. Third
divided by Devitt and Buesser,
Contest No. 4, 9 kingbirds. 3 traps, $1, 4 moneys:
Canteens seer rsss OO1I1I1I—7 ~Miller....... ......... 41111111—9
at 8o’clock to hear the report of this committee, and also one on | “Badger” Tee Kay.111011/111— 9 Eames.............. .1110100000— 4 | Quimby............... 111111111—9 TLindsley....,.. ...... U110—8
financial matters, The adjourned meeting was not held until | E D Miller..........1111111110— 9 Andrews............ O110110111— 7 | Choate.....-.. pees ser TOM MS: “Aoi Gm e Foes tee stains » LLTI1—9
Wednesday evening at theStanwix Hall. The classification com- | MC Smith..........1U011100— 9 Qarr.. ..............1111111111—10 | Collins ..,.,....-.....J11110011—7 _Buesser,...,.......... 001011111—6
mittee reported that they had been unable to hold a regular meet- | C W Yerrington,.,.11111111JJ—10 Beach..... ..,......1111111111—10 | Mattice....... .. W11—9 Peacock.............. 1J1111111—9
ing or to agree on any plan, and requested to be discharged, This | Steele..-,...- -...11111117/1—10 Gardner............ TUTTI — TO eebOniet ss sane aatee ace 111001100—5 Steele._.....-.,- z.---111011100—6
was done and another committee appointed, consisting of Messrs. | Dupree,-..,.-.. ....0010001101— 4 Hudson............. TU1W1111—10 | Roach.... ........... 110100100—4 Kingsley......-..... LLIOMI1I—8
Hoadley. Whitey and Gavitt. The commitiee on finance | Quimby............. 1111071110— & ~Luther.............. LL LSC —s es | metas races dete tar chs telneehattts VW111101—8_-—Stryker........... .~»-111111100—7
presented 2, report stating that in 18$1 the Association voted _a | Lindsley............1/11111011— 9 Whitney............ 1111111111—10 | Beach....... ......... LOUMITIO—Y Golley 52-24 ¢2204e: A1111001—7
salary of $300 a year to the recording secretary, Mr, Joln BR, | MeMurchy..........1111011111— 9 Brigden............. 0111111101— 8 | Skidmore............. 011000110—4 Livingston.......... .111101101—8
Sage, which had not been regularly paid, and they now owed him | Mosher......-. raisin W0111I— 9“ Devitt.............; (111101000— 5 | Charlton.............. 101011N101—6_-_Brigden.. ...-.... ...111111011—8
about $1,250. Owing tothe depleted condition of the treasury | Cunningham.,...... 1111001001— 6 Heikes.............. 1011111 11— _ 9 | Dupree... .........5. 11011110i—7_ Apgar.....-.. Lavaseten 111110011—7
Mr. Sage had now kindly offered to donate this amount to the | H P Kipp........... 1111110100— 7 McIntire.... ....... 111011111—_ 9. |] Dolley... -........2-..2 WI1I01l00—5 Albee .............-.111111110-8
Association, On motion, this was accepted with thanks, which | Richmond. ........ 1111010110— 7 Lindenfelter........1111/10111— 9 | Armstrong.......,... 100110111—6_ “Becker................ 111111116—8
were also extended to the cnmmittee for their services, FD Kelsey.-:.--. .11111111—10 Albee..-......... . .1110010111— 7 | CJ Armstrong....... ATVITQQUO Sb. VATE ete fae aee 2 11 1000100—4
On motion, adjourned. W D Moore.........01101I01N0—"6 Curtin. .......,......1100000010— 3] Cushman... .. . ..,.111011I-8 JBG......... ..... , 1111101718
Tuesday, Tune h. W Collins.:....:.... 1111114111—10 Apgar....... reeigas SLUT 0 el eek Pee ee 2 Win1—9 Hadley... . ........,,11011111—8
afc Qs yh i s ‘ Sigler. 2. veces. sees 1111131111—10 Stockwell.... ......J011111001— 8} Dumn................. 1/1111001—7 Robinson ............ 111111111—9
_ The tournament proper did not commence until Tuesday morn- | Judson, Jr........--O11101100— 6 Bessin..............J11110110— 9] Ties shot off and divided by Quimby, Miller and Luther. Ties
ing, and when at 9 o’clock the shooters commenced their journey ;
on 8shot off and divided by Choate, Hill, Lindsley and Living-
ston. Ties on 7 shot off and won by Carr. ‘Ties on 6 shot off and
won by Buesser.
Event No. 5, 5 pairs kingbirds, $1, four moneys:
Besser, Jr....... 11101111 01— 9 Kingsley........
...O1 00 11 11 0I— 6 Stryker........
toward the Fair Grounds, on the Troy road, which is one of the Ties on 10 were shot, off and divided by all but Steele, Sicler
shooting grounds of the Elm Grove Gun Club, everything looked | and Apgar, Ties on 9 shot off and divided by ali but Lindsley,
promising for a good day’s sport; but during the morning lowering | McMurchy, McIntyre and Lindenfelter. Third and fourth
clouds began gathering and finally burst in several hard showers; | moneys divided,
shooters, as a rule, however, do not mind a little rain, and a kalf -
Ho
S
hour's delay during the hardest shower was the only result. A
10 10
Beckwith... 40111 1-9 D i i110 OL 8
large number were in attendance, and the traps for events open eck W1 - a upree... —
to all. run under the Keystone system, were soon in brisk opera- Eames 1110101 11— 8 Hadley. 1 41 11 11 11—10
tion under the guidance of “Tee Kay,” who hustled the shooters Schemerhorn...10 101110 1— 7 Ryan. . 1 11 ii 10— 8
around in a lively manner; he linstled rather too much for his Albee... 225-1 1010 0111 01—6 Pani jl 0 10 01— 7
own comfort on tne second day, accidentally stepping into a hole Hunter. 111 01 11 00—7 Gardner 11 10 11 10— 8
and severely twisting his ankle, and during the balance of the McMarchy......11 11 U1 11 1i—10 cet 10 11 11 10— 8
shoot limped around with the aid of acrutch. This did not affect ; Lindsley... 1101011 10—7 Goye 30 00 10 11— 5
his unflagging spirits, however, nor his shoating form, as the | Felton.... 110 11 11 10—8 Buesser 01 11 11— 6
scores show. He appeared on the grounds with breast covered Peacock.. Na AGL ate Te 2 Livingston. 10 01 10— 6
with the badges of the various clubs which gained for him the Quimby, . AL 1011 1 1i— 9 uther...... 00 11 11— 6
sobriquet of “The Badger.” Heikes...2.7--4; 11 11 11 Ww— 9 Golley 10 10 11— 6
While th« open events were being shot at five traps, the Asso- Smith..-. ...... i Ut 11 11 tn aunties 10 11 10-6
ciation purses were run off at two other sets of three traps, and Miller.. -lW 11 10 10 10— : Jollins 3 00 11 00— 4
still another set of three traps was used for events open to all. Schutt. .O1 11 1 11 11— 3 m nitney 11 11 11— 9
With all these traps and the number of shooters present, many Beach «10 11 10 00 01— udson... 10 11 10— 8
more birds would have been thrown if the home club had had a Apgar. . rll 11 00 11 11— 8 Robinson....,..11 OL 11 11 11— 9
few more men to runthe traps. There were many visitors from Siglet.:-isiu-pe. 111 U1 10 1— 9 Choat....... 11 10 10 11 1i— 9
other States, notably New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Cunningham...11 10 11 00 1J1— 7 Paddock........ 11 11 11 11 11—10
Ohio, etc., who, not being eligible to shoot in the State events, Kelsey.-.-..-»-. V1 11 11 i 11—10
could only use the other traps,and some of them did not get Those making 10 straight diyided first.
shooting enough to satisfy them, and were compelled to carry Ties on 9 af 3 pairs: !
home ammunition they expected to use. However, it is no easy Achititee meray Gas, 1110 1i—5 Peacock ............ ...11 11 6
matter to run a four days’ tournament, with so large an attend- Robingon.,......-.--+- 1OSTOLOC SS: Snr e see ee eee IL 11 11—6
ance, and keep all shooting all thetime, Whitney....,..-...+- 11 10 11I—5. Heikes. 020... 10 00 00—1
A great many more events were on the programme than were Besser, Jr,...-...--+-- 00 11 11—5 Sigler... 0. 2.02.00... 1 10 10—4
shot, and of some that were run off it was impossible to get the Beckwith. .........- 11 10 10—4
scores, Enough are given, however, to show the size of the at- Peacock and Quimby divide.
tendance and as Aus of the Shecuna sane: or all ue ee Ties on 8
events except that for the Dean Richmond trophy, merchandise : x
prizes were given in addition to the money, and where two or Cees af ae A th hee Bea OO eee ps De “ i C=
more tied the money was usually divided and then the merchan- 88 Scapa eta os FTE, Lents ee 10 wo
dise shot for. Among the list of donations were pictures, cigars, ADEA He adit ete tat GL, oe a aa tee ie
pepe ures to ie Seon pete fourn ls, star a an eer ors poe “a8 Aer > be oO TY 10008 BOGh. + vee.2y cress 22h —h
deon, cartridges, fishing rods, reels, trousers, shot, decoy ducks, eee Crd pea tense Be soe tin pine :
rifles, guns, shoes, powder, candy, and even a ton of Goal, so it Apgar and Koch divide. Ties on 7 divided without a shoot-off.
will be seen the variety was great. Two State events and seven
open sweeps were shot as follows:
Contest No. 1, $340 in prizes, entrance #4, class shooting, 9 king-
birds, ties shot off on 6 siugle kinghirds. Ninety per cent. clase:
First $45, second $25, third $18, fourth $20, total $108. Eighty per
cent. class: First $40, second $25, third $25, fourth $15, fitth $18.50,
total $118.50. Seventy per cent. class: First $35, second $25, third
$23.50, fourth $10, fifth $10, sixth $10, total $1138.50.
Contest No. 6, 15 kingbirds, 5 traps, $3, $75 cuaranteed, four
moneys:
Albee..-..- ...10111011111011—18. EK Hudson...... 111110110171 111—14
Eames...... -.0LUI11111111111—14_ A Pani... --110110111141010—11
Lindsley..-...- HOLOUIIII1111—18 Candee... 0100011010100.
HB Whitney..111111111111111—15 - Robinson, ... -.010111011111011—1
Livingston ....101101111111011—12 Luther. --111111111111110—-14
J PH .. 1110100111111 _Kelsey - 0109110111114 —15.
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Clas orn Gar ARMA pp HOU OT
A ae _- aee % OVEG.....-- ac —14 aker.... ete 1—
A Baker......-.-. PPR We ncnay Luna MO Smith... TUMNNNN—15_G Mosher... “THITTOloL 13
1 agen ed 4) W1ilL-9 Arthur Rickman?0 OL0lidInce O M Paddock. .1011111101101/1—12_ Gardner. ......010111101111010—10
Buds On ee) FTO 8 Bo Lingentelten 70. Wd00lth oe E Hudson, Jr. 1115 Collins. .....2/ 70111114
LP Schutt --t) WlQ0ll0-6 Ti Patton 40 TWMioe MeMarchy ... W0TMM1N—15 Peacock...) \Jor1010N01—11
8 Lyon... ---+.-+- ay MOLTO Lad Peon WO OTT Apgar... ALOLOON—-12 Silkirk. .//221110000111101010— 8
SG SLAC EY ort entbo m amit) APPR on aaa Se aaa Choate . 1OLOLONII—12- Buesser.... ..,.111011011011101—11
Cee ee TNL at tee ee Lr Ue Heikes “WMI Hadtey |<.) 22101178
PD Kelsey iams0 WWIs JPHI ko At =? Brigden.....-. WIMMUNON—14 Tee Kay....... 01111110111 111—14
SURO) a ne A ee ee eh lag oC eats Miller U1001111111—13_ Sigler 111111011011110 12
WS Gayitt .....-80 111110110—7 Geo Mosher... .. 70 110111111—8 Yerrington SShaaeu vhs Me ;
JH be user ad aK: i Neen cw lags We Hy Oe First div., second shot off and div. by Heikes, ©. Hudson and
et ST ea, 111111100—7 ¥ Gurtin..........80 1010001104 PE EETGTh EDaTANG nerceeeOe aca Collins, third div., fourth shot off and diy. by Livingston, Pad-
‘A Schemerhorn-.70 1011100116 MB Kingsley....70 1111010—7 ae Ne - Dies dock, Sigler and Kipp.
W P Rayland....70 111011110—7 T A Peacock.... 80 111101010—6
Wednesday, June 5.
CG A Johnston....40 111111011—8 CH Palmer......70 111011011—7
“ l v About the same number of contestants were in attendance as
J See par siden a Seed Be ee a Bh ey fs", an Hern ee on Tuesday, and the ATE ADE STAGE ES were in somewhat better
G Buesser.... 70 10111107 OM Paddock....70 119 Oe eaapiphec ge Et dah eee acl Reg me! eee bee tall iee ti iieonaaae sah eee ies dndestss Sree
7 vi — 2 ini ee RG We ey i — DESSEr.....--+ ww aseee — - 4 7 : AUS
Fe eye) THTILOS “EBT erntnGy 40 Tutt | Btockwells..... TononoI— "8 Mattice. "7." .-<aoitoiti01— 7 | open to all, also two extra sweeps were shot with the followang
JT Phair ....:... 7 1N11I—9 FW Partiss......70 111110111—8 | Albee.....--. -UM11—10, MeMurchy, ‘THUN0— 9} *Aontest No. 3, $892 in prizes, entrance $4, class shoot, 12 ki
E Hudson, Jr.....70, MUM1—9 GE Tolley,.......70 1101011—7 | Hadley..... --M0NI0N0— 6 Felton... HOME 9) sada, tien shot off on6:sinele birds. Ninety. t olasee ince
EB Gulick........-10 11010001-5 CM Pelton... 80 118 | Schutt... AMM T—10, Gardner: LHL 9 | er egi0, second $25, third 20, fourth $15, fifth $0.50; ‘total $106.50,
JJ Oarr. yess 70 I0MI-8 G Guinodde.......80 O011110L—6 | Besser..... SL SE ne TILOLTLO0— 7 | Perey per cont. class: Hirst $40, second 9%, third oh fourth $18,
BAndrews...,...0 MMIU1—) WB Moore. ..-.70 Olitol—6 | Lindsley... A ADE ates HILL 9 | Fey gis sixth $14; total $137. - Seventy per ‘cent See ae
ington.7 — ; err - “4 - Bie aw, AUUUDT cord : wae | aes tor thi : :
WB Huntington) TOmOTIoe (A Welratin 780) Lilies | Brigden. 50.2202) 0MtI—10 Livingston 12...) oriio11110— 7 | second $26, third $20, fourth $20, Hfth $18, sixth $1o, seventin $15;
F Eames.......-.-70 WAL H M Livingston..80 1111111—9 Robison eee aN Tee EE hart poe LN yaa Class.
MC Smith...----7) THOM Ls Fe Cocleige, 8) LUT oy | Choate... SANM1111—10 _ Mosher... Bo er TTT ifTiFeRE Lae Die Ca Re Tae TRE TT
John Porter....-.80 I111111—9 TH Greer.-.....:70 011111010—6 | Yerrington.......,.1111—10 Goggins MLI11101— 9 | P Seer) UII? A Paul 40. TMOWL Tob
Geo GC Luther.....90 111111110-8 WT Lord......2. 80 111010100—5 | Cunningham .....-0101010110— 5 Ford .-...-. - 1O10010101— 5 | eG Smath....90 ULI OStockwell..70 lo10L10010L— 6
Dan Lefever......80 O1001111-6 TA Elliott 2 ...80 O011111110—7 | Parshall... -0100010101— 4 <i W Reach.. MO1O1UI0— 4) Sy Sieele......70 “M010101110— 8 A H Golley...70 11110111104
Saml Goggin.....70 1N111111—9 AS Hunter ......70 110111110—7 | Qoolidge SPADA. Menara a. AMULLO— 9 | ye ee riigs. 70 IMINO JBanta......70 {0L41011000— 7
ieee es a “0 110110100—5 JB Webelhoer....90 110110110- 6 | Heikes.-- -1111111111—10 Skidmore. -0010910001— 3 bP Schutt....80 WWi1lM1M11-12 MB Kingsley’ 1111101111011
Ties for first in $0 class div. by H. McMurehy, J. D. Kelsey, M, | McIntyre het ia Cats M1000 7 | & Ruesser...70 OOOO — 7 TH Stryker..70 OLUMOINO— 9
G. Smith and H.B. Whitney, Geo. C, Luther won second alone, | Putnam. See ae WMO 8) 8 Gogeing. 270 OUIMI—-10 D Letever....90 Itt 12
i i 7 ri sse 7 7 x +. = ~ =e — ay aa he =
tan) B Wobelheer div. fourth, net on 9-H Bridger | Conting.. -ALMMOLO— 8 Patton. Moon! 8) Oyrpaddeck70 UII HN Candee.8) IHi0T1HOL—0
“Tn the 8 class, all ties were div, but those on 9 which was shot | Oarr.-.-. SE area Ch fol HO1L00000— 4 | Q Ferg) UII AS Hunters70 HIM oe
f and won by d. Koch, breaking 12 straight Hunter.. 1111011100— 7 “Ryan. . Te Te ae ee CEE EU BOUL MPa Ea SRR Ree ae TTR REESE
- Th ™ class ties were all shot-off, First was won by F. Eames | Candee... -0101101011— 6 Campbell. ooN101LO10— 4 | 5 oe sore © “1 WWI OB bags ah W114 few
fter breaking 17 straight, second diy. by J.J. Carr and Geo, | Beckwith. SEL rc Tasos eee: Q1OOLOLLLL— 6 | TH Xeransec 20 TQM 9 HE Gardner...90 11110110001— 8
Mosher, third won by M. F.’ Kingsley, fourth won by L, G. Greer, | Kipp. ---. “TTT Been TOHO00LL— 6) tS Pekeock 80 UNO G Euther...2.90 TUL1000— 8
fifth Wa by Ai peel eba.yas won Dy i Eh Eolas ne Wate Ties for first money shot off and divided by all but Schutt, Kipp, Weaat eit SEERENTReE re e es eae one 8
°"Gontest No. 2, $800 in prizes, entrance $4, class shooting, 9 king- | Besser, Mosher and Smith. ‘Ties for second shot. of atter three | 7 ESE cor ty qiito1lldli—10 JP Hill... .-8) IILOLIML 1
birds, ties shot off on 6 kinghirds. Ninety per cent, class; First, | men bad drawn their entrance, and divided by Collins, McMurchy | ; 2AM ia sa ans is -it
Schemerhorn70 110111011000— 7 EH Andrews...80 110111101110— 9
J D Pierson...80 11011011111j—10 GA Mosher..70 111101111111-11
A Rickman...70 011711111110—10 MJ MelIntyre70 101111111111-1
$40, second $25, third $20, fourth $15; total $100. Eighty per cent. | 404 Apgar.
“lass: First $85, second $20, third $15, fourth $15, fifth $10, sixth est No. « + , \ .
$10; total $105. Seventy per cent. class: First $30, second §20, Cgniteat EGS, 10 in eeipdy Boat ADS pa MATAR cease Tae
2 ; = moneys: ROE aoe ae 70 1i111111111—12 SCA Ryan....... 7O 101131110010— 8
third $15, fourth $15, fifth $10, sixth $); total $9: Be Te oy OM111111I— 9 Whitney... ...... 11111111—10 | © Bowell, Jr..70 1111111111112 TH Greer....70 000111000111— 6
Olass. Class. Robinson. ....:--.. VII0LI— 9 «~Apgar.... . ......, 1111111111—10 | H Livingston.80 111111011110-10 Lingenfelter -70 111111111111— 12
H McMurchy... .90 111111101I—8 WM Richmond..70 111111111—9 | Baker.....-......... Q1J1111— 9 Kipp ............... 1)000L1111— 7 | J Betts........ 70 101011110011— 8 BTalsma.....70 111111111111—12
T A Peacock...... 80 11111l01I—8 LP Schutt ...... 80 111017110—7 | Albee..-......-..... 1011)1111—10 Felton ............., 11110111— 9} JD Kelsey...90 1111110111111 W TLord.....80 111111111101—11
E Hudson, Jr .. 70 101111111—-8 WC Hadley....,.70 111101111—8 | Choate...-..-_.....d111111111—10 Kelsey.............. 1111111111—10 |] J Koeh........90 111111111112 PM Kell ....,70 111111101TI—17
OM Paddock....70 010L11111—7 A Ryan....,-..-,.70 111111101—8 | Lefever.. ..........101101101I— % MceMurchy. .......,.1111111111—10 | W'S Gavitt...80 101001111100— 7 J McCormacky0 111111101111—11 |
TE Kelsey....... 90° D1 111—9; “De Greer. 213.22 70 O1I1111i—8 | Richmond.......... 1111111111—10 _Hunter........ bivase 111010111— 9} 1B Beach....80 111100110011— 8 G Osterhout,,.70 110111110111—10
¥F W Partiss...... 70 11111i-9 J HB Brigden...... a0 111101110—% | Yerrington ....... 110101011 7 “Badger Tee Kay”.1111101011— 8 | BH Whitney...90 1111/1111111-12 CHGove ....80 111111110011—10
G Mosher......... 70 1O10IIIII—7 W Mattice......- 70 OVNIL0I—T | Lindsley............ 1111011110— 8 Sehutt.. ........... 1111101011— 8 | G BR Vine..... 80 111110001010— 7 C Camptell...80 110111110110— 9
J Gptacey........ 70 LOOLUI0I—6 J F Cunningham.80 000010101—8 | Miller.......,....... HNNW—10 A Pawl....-......... 110111 1001— 7 | A Walrath...80 110111110111—10 i B Doane..,.70 111110111100— 9
M C Smith. ...90 11U11110—8 HN Candee,..-.-. 80 O0LUEI1—7 | Mosher.....-.. ALY? Heo LOMOM0N— 7 Smith.... ......... .1110111121— 9°} & Hudson....80 1111111111J1—12 J EH Coolidge.80 111110011011— 9
A Baker.......... 1) VW1i1—9 J Koch...,....;...90' 1111111—9 | Candee ........,..., QOLIOOIOUI— 6 Sigler............. + 11111111 11—10 | W Beckwith ,80 OLOL011111— 9 J Webelhoer.80 111111000110— 8
WB Moore ......70 0111111017 O Besser, Jr......90 111111110—8; Heikes. ............ 1111111111—10 Gardner............ 1111111111—10 | W Mattice....70 111101110011— 9 f
S Lyon............ 70 O11110N—/ HM Livingston..80 111111111—9 | Goggin,.-...... .... 11010111i— 8 Johnston....-.., ...-1111111111—10 |_Ties in 90 class for first divided by Brigden, McMurchy. Koch,
D Lefever.... ....80 1111111j—9 EH Kniskern....70 110110011—6 | Buesser,..-. Perereey. LOMMI010I— 7 Hudson....-... .... 1111111110— 9 |] Whitney and Lefever without a shoot off; second divided by
HB Whitney.....90 J11111)/10—8 A Schemerhorn..70 111111111—)| Bames............JUU1I011I— 9 Gove........ nes 1111110111— 9 | Smith, Kelsey and McCormack, and third won by O. Besser, Jr.,
John Porter.... . 80 11101111i—8 J Banta. ..--...-.70 1U111—9 | Campbell....,...... 1101101011— 7 Stockwell.,......... 1011111011— 8 | fourth by G. C. Luther and fifth by H, Gardner,
HM Eames......- (0 110100116 J, Lingenfelter....70 11110110I1—7 | Collins......... .... WUMI—10 Gavitt........... .. 1c010i11— 7| In the 80 class first money was shot off and won by L. P. Schutt,
HBKipp ..-.....70 11111111J—9 E Hndson........80 111111101—8 | Luther........ sta 111/111 —10 Steele......-....... .1001110011— 6 | second divided without a shoot by Baker, Peacock, Eames, Hill
CL Gove......... a) 11111111—9 JE Coolidge... ..80 101111111—8 | Rigden..........,... 1111111131—10 and Lord, third shot off and won hy Gove, fourth shot off and
MJ Melntyre....70 11111119 H Gardner .... .90 111U111—9 After a shoot-olf, first money div. by Albee, Miller, Heikes, Col- | divided by Andrews and Coolicge, fifth divided by Beach, Cun-
PM Keel......... 70 111131110-—8 G Buesser....,.-- 70 111101000—5 | lins, Luther, Apgar, McMurehy and Sigler; second after shoot-off | ningham, Felton and Webelhoer, sixth divided by Vine and
JJ Carrs... ..-. 4. 70 111110l0—7 TB Beach......-.80 119111111—8 | won by Smith, third diy., fourth shot off and diy, by Yerrington, | Gayitt. ie :
B Folsom..,,.,...70 110111010—6 J MH Hillabrant...70 111111110—8 | Mosher, Kipp, Paul and Baker. 4 In the 70 class first was divided by those making 12, second
Junn 12, 1889.]
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5,
E Hudson...., 80) 111111111111—12
NiNNI—12,- Lingenfelter,,70 011111111111—11
WMiiii—12_ «SG Felton....90 111111110101—10
OMNNIN—1i WS Gayitt...80 111111110110—10
171110011011I—. 9 © Campbell,..80 01)111171010— 9
O1111101111—10 FW Partiss..70 111111111110—11
010101071110— 7 011111011111—10
1714111111112 1141111110111
111141111111—12 Schemerhorn.70 111011111011—10
W0MMNII—11_ ~IGStacey...,70 011111001101— 8
110110011110— 8 EC Rudge. .,70 111011011111—10
WiOINW—i1 «CC Howell,Jr..70 110111010111— 9
111111110110--10 G © Luther...90 111111101110—10
WIOMIN1I—11_ «SJ. Banta... .70 111111011110— 10
0111117111111 “PM Keel..... 70 111111011011—11
1OM011IN— 9 O Besser, Jr..90 110111110111—10
001011011100— 6 B 'Tolsma..... 70 J11111111111—12
001111111000— 7
111411011010— 9 (
111111011101—10
011711011111—10
1M111111111—12 111111010100— 8
11111111101—11
MeMurehy-90
Kelsey.. .90
H Gardner., .90
MC Smith....90
Dan Lefever, .90
W N Irving..70
Geo Mosher. .70
© M Paddock.70
S Gorgin,....70
oJ) Carr, ,....70
J KH Brigden. .0
LP Sehutt...90
Bye enT lo eases). 70
T A Peacock .80
Huntington..70
TH Stryker..70
HW Candee. &0
A Baker ..... 80
W Beckwith..&80
010111111110— 9 H} Andrews. .80 111111011111—10
111117111100 —-12' M MelIntyre..70 011101111111—10
111111111111—12_-‘F Steele...... 70 111311111101—11
1110011111—10 WT Lord....80 11111111101]—11
OWW01011110— 8 W Steel...... 70 411111111111—12
EM Hames...80 O11110110101— 9 Willabrant,..-70 101010111110— 8
F Strange..... 70 IN011001110— 6 H Livingston.80 111111111110—-11
©M Felton...80 111111110110—10
Ties in the $0 class were decided as follows; First, H. MeMur-
chy, W. D, Kelsey and J, Koch; second, divided by H, B. Whitney,
H, Gardner and J. E. Brigden; third, divided by those breaking
10; fourth won by M. C, Smith alone, The 80 class moneys were
swon, first by Cunningham after a shoot-off; second by Peacock,
Beckwith, Lord and Livingston; third shot off and divided by
Gayitt and Gove; fourth shot off and won by Hames; fifth won by
HE, Andrews without a tie; sixth prize not awarded, no score being
gnuade fo winit. Ties in the 70 class, first shot off and won by Geo.
A. Mosher after breaking 18 straight; second money contained
$25, which was divided $3 to each of the seyen in the 11 hole, leay-
fing $4, which was shot for and divided by Hunter and Keel;
third money was divided, but on a shoot-off for the gun Schemer-
horn won atter breaking 15 out of 18; fourth money was divided
and then shot off for the rifle; it was a hot tie, requiring 30 birds
to decide, and was finally won by Howell; fifth diyided by J. J-
Carr, A. Rickman, Fred Strange, J, G. Stacey and J, H. Hilla-
brant; sixth diyided by N, W. Irving and T. H. Greer; seventh
won by Stryker alone.
Contest No. 1, 9 kinghirds, 5 traps, $1, four moneys:
ill TTi1 —9
1111 Sipanee res. eee JE 2g 111111110—8
ANNMWI—9 Livingston... ....... 111111110—8
TUEEEETTR9 SP al Were noes. 1H011111—8
-» + LILO0MN—6 ~Short...............0. 011111101—7
MP Rer ied co SLED AI — 9 tee aed al ey 111111110—8
Richards sto A LATENT Fo at ht a eles cette 111111011—8
BET OE GOs spats cicies cteceo 111111011—9 Yerrington........... 110011111—7
HBA SSeitote cle wees W111191—9 Alhbee..... 22... se 111111111—9
Robinson..-..... .... T11II1—9 =F Steele........... 4. 011111101—7
ROARTOME Bo tht hides TMIO111—-8 Peacock...:..,...... 141377121—9
W Steele ............. 111110110—7
Tie on 9 shot off and div. by Miller, Luther and Sigler: second
shot off and diy. by Keel and Carr: third shot off and div. by
-W. Steele; Stockwell won fourth.
Byent No.1, 9 ee traps, $1, four moneys:
I Miller......00c...0-.-. ALVES ty PRT. ee. ce ayes 1i0n111—8
USO]: [0 ce Mas AAS W1111111—9 F Steele .. .......... 0111171111—8
TUS TT ee ped ale AANIIIIRG Weeks. Se oes cae 101111111—8
Me Tees seed de ~..- DIIII1—9 9~Albee,....--.....0.... 110011111—7
atleip ey eal. ee nO Pa se 111110110—7
W Siteele............. TTT Oe EG) eee cg ees ae 101111011- 7
Yerrington........... W111NN—9 Livingston ...........111101100—6
@hoate—-....-, ee 111111011—8
First shot off and diy. by Miller, Robinson, Eames, Carr, Sigler
and W. Steele; second shot off and diy. by Choate and Hill; third
shot off and div, by Albee and Pau]; fourth won by Livingston.
Byent No. 2, 10 kingbirds, 5 traps, $1, 4 moneys:
McMureby..........711111111— SUPDs wes ent 2ea acne 1111110111— 9
“Beith chee ern ean re WNMNM—10 ~Partiss......-....... 1111101111— 9
MOORE. 2s on. hia oe 01111110 Quimby....... ... 1111101111— 9
Brigden ...<....0.-. W110 Stockwell........... 1111011111— 9
ORI BOM <5 op tboe-e ces 11111111110 Bames.........2.... W0N111— 9
Sigler... 0.7%. 1U11N—10 Melntyre:...-...5.. 1110111111— 9
HA GIGSihc 2 adnate ee L111111—1)_—~Peacock ......22.... 1111110110 -— 8
Smith,..............111101—10 Tolsma...-....2. 540. 4111711100— 8
Whitney. ..-..-..... 111111111110 Walrath....... 11111011 10— §
Hadley...... 2.2.2.0 111110 “Dupree... -1110111110— 8
(GES gre ne ae Ce Wi 111—10 ~Paddock....... ---1011110111— 8
BNET OT oe opts rca he AMIIINII—10 Gove... .2...--56: 65. 1110111101— 8
Robinson...- ...... 1111111110 _Beach...,..-.....,..1111101011— 8
Gardner... c...0... WMIIN—10 Albee......-. 2.1.55 1110101101— 7
letters eethoos sass LOTITII—-9 Greer sec... ce. .-0111001111— 7
SBI OT cote es wien a lbs M1N10— 9. Lyons.............., 1111000111— 7
Mosher... ..2..-..4: 1O1U111111— 9 Buesser........... . 11110111 00— 7
PSAs woe vasat tts 3 te WII1— 9 ~Gavitt.... ...... ,.- L111 00011— 7
aber, eek 33 ADNIITII1— 9 Mattice........ .... 1011010110— 6
Yerrington......... HIMUTI— 9 Smith... os 1100111100— 6
Richmond,.........J/011111ji— 9 WSteele............ -1011010101— 6
Moolidge. i... ..es. 0111111111— 9 Devitt..........._,,0011011110— 5
MAL VAMEACOM sos 3. eos 1111111101— 9 - Condit...........,.. 0000101111— 5
Tee Kay Badger... 11101UJi— 9 Richards............ 0901111010— 5
First shot off and diy, by MecMurchy, Collins, Choate, Brigden,
Kelsey, Sigler and Heikes; second shot off aud diy. by Schutt,
Baker and Mosher; third shot off and diy, by Peacock and Tolsma;
Atbee won fourth on a shoot, off.
Event No. 3, 4 singles and 5 pairs kingbirds, $1,50, divided 35, 26,
20, 12 and 8 per. per cent.:
Gardner...11111 1011 1111 11-14
Kelsey ....11111 1001 0111 00—11.
Tee Kay..11111 00001010 10— 8
Paddock...11111 11010111 11-413
Gavitt.....01010 11 11 1011 01—10
Gove.......J0111 01001001 11— 9
~Cun'gham.10111 111010117 10—11
Miller..... Wil 11 1110 10 10—12
Hunter....J1111 110111 1111-—14
Lindsley..01011 00.0001 10 00— 5
Peacock...01101 1111 00 11 10—10
Sehutr... 11111 1111 111001—18
Quimby...10011 101011 01 11—11
MeMurehy10111
10 11 00 11 10—10
Whitney..11111
Ui Ut 1111 11-15
10 11 11 11 10—i2
Heikes....11111 11101117 13-14
Jones...... OLE 1010 10 11 11—11
Lefever....11111 110111 01 11-13
Brigden...11111 1111 11 10 11-14
Steel.......11111 111117 10 10-13
Beckwith..11011 11 11 11 00 10—11
Paul....... 1110L 0011111010 10
Luther... 11111
Smith... .10101
10 10 10 10 00— 9
di ti 11 11 00—11
10 00 00 10 00— 5
H. B. Whitney won first, being the only one to make a straight;
all others divided.
Byent No, 5, 10 kinebirds, 5 traps, $1.50, four moneys:
Gardner............ AN1111111—10 Buesser,...,......... 1111111101 —9
(Git): eee SB Ap Sp AE 1111111111—10 Cunningham ....... 1011191111—9
Mosher......... .... 111111111110 Stockwell,...-....... 1111111101—9
BEST) ape isda es: 111111111110 Liyons........,....... 1111110111—9
oliins...9.c50... =. 11i111111—10 Felton..........-..... 1011111111—9
EG AT ease 1111111111 -10 Greer.......2....,... 1110111110—8
‘Peacock .. -.-...--, WNM1—i0 Schemerhorn....... .1011011111—8
Miller............... 11111311—10 “Tolsmax...........,. 1111100111—8
NDT a ao) Ae VIWITIII—10 Gove. ................ 1111011110—8
Apgar..............JMUN11—10 Baker...............- 1101111011 —8
STMh Elna eb HuO anes 1111111111—10 Livingston ........-. 11011 1101i—8
TENT a bagged 4- N11HI—10 Huntington....,..--1110111011—8
Goggins............. W111111—10 Hadley............... 1011110111—8
“Badger” Tee Kay.1110111111— 9 Keel ................. 1011111100—8
Wames.....-..--.... TM0NI1— 9 Gardner... ..,..... 1111011101—8
MeMurehy.......... NOWI— § Yerrington.....-..- .0111101111—8
Wither... . 22.628, 1111101111— 9 Sigler.. .............010L111111—8
Whitney...........5 1111111101— 9 _‘Dupree......... .. ,-e0101111111—8
uimby huss... 1i0U11111— 9 Osterhout............ 0011110111—7
MIGhlUib...4. ha.. dks. + L0— 9 Paddock...,. .. ... ,Q01U171111—7
Brigden....-....... 1N11n0— 9 A M Condit,......--.110101010i—6
PINUS OY.cele sede hiioi— 9 GULSmith.......... 0100101711—6
Frelsey........ ....-.1110101111— 9 Gampbell............ 01101111006
WetAVOr. iis 2 ile 1111111011— 9 HN Candee........ 1100011010—5
Robinson.,-..-.....10101111— 9 Stryker.............. 1000110010—4
Heikes ... .,,...,..L01171H01I— 9 Kmnowles............. 0001010000—2
__ First shot off and diy. by Gardner, Choate, Mosher, Kipp, Col-
lins, Gavitt and Peacock, second shot off and diy. by ‘Badger Tee
Kay, Eames, M
cMurchy, Luther. Whitney, Quimb: chutt
Pridgen and Lindsley, third shot off and diy. by Greer 3 :
chemer-
horn, Tolsma, Goye, Baker and Livingston, fourth diy,
FOREST AND STREAM—SUPPLEMENT.
Kvent No, 9, 10 kingbirds, 5 traps; $1.50; four moneys:
Ww1111
ELGHEGA Yi 14 vows eee sd J1—10 “Sigler... .- ys. 524 0117 11111—8
Whitnhey....,....-..111111/111—10 Buesser.....-.....,.- 111011111—9
IBTIRG GIN Joss s3. ed. AUWINI—10 Miller,...,.-.--.....JU01—8
PGaCOGK fe ccec. cree 1W1111—10 “Robinson ........... Hnni—9
Felton veee eeee LIMMIDI—W Goegins.-....-,,.2... T¥11111010—8
TaRPBY Oo ss cae dats VT111111—10 Lindsley ......-..--..1711110110—8
TES ee es eae W1111111—10 Hadley....-......... .1117111010—8
COTS iw wer-tieiten 4 ATTIDIIIII—10" ones.) -~ 4.28 nee Se se .1110111101—8
(Of) hin tte ee Cee WITTATI—10' RYans..-. 00... eas OWI I1—8
MeMurchy......... AMIMNMI—10 Tee Kay “Badger”. .1101101101—7
45 4)15, 4 eR Wye 3) tty 21111171111—10 uimby.....--. .-...1101111010—7
Yerrington......... WMNWI—i0 Cunningham....--..- 1110011100—8
Richmond.......... WM10111—10 MC Smith...... -... 11, 10010011—6
WoGUHer: ies lai. »— LI11111—10 Knowles............- 01 LO000010—3
Bakeries chris iris -L10110111— 9
First shot off and a very hot shoot at that; divided by Heikes,
Whitney, Brigden, Peacock, Felton and Lefever; other ties diy.
Extra event No, 1,6 street a) cents; three moneys:
LE ee eC Act ee eg <i 1 EDIE |) sacha hash Pda aese 111011—5
Sei Ae aes BEHELD ES ole ri peeBe Bao eC eBOn On 101101—4
LOTT IKE SAGA sae ASBeS 1WI—G ~-Mattise..............000. .111001—4
le ich Vode bal ee a Rew RS Be He EKER as lane ssavoerseslel-baite 110011—4.
BUD TS est eee tehs no nace Suiiniy O11111—5 Lingenfelter............ 111100—4
Byiedene seuss n= ssby Ni10—4 ~liyons.....--.......-..... 110101—4
SID De oe tae dl beeceabte 111110—45 ~Richmond........!...... Q1171—4
Belem teste ay oe Pe ees O1l111I—4h_—~Cunningham............ 011100—3
Strange. fw 111011—4
Extra eyent, open to 70 class only, 9 kingbirds, three traps, $1,
four moneys;
AS Hunter.........., WTW11I—9 Lyons.,............... 011111110—7
Betts....-,...-....:..111101—9 Schemerhorn,...... 011110111—7
Strange.--.,.-.,..:..JMLN—9 Rudge...... ....-... -11010/111—7
Weeelygos ;2-.c2.:c42-e ck 9. Stactyycie tees iat 111101010—6
McIntyre... .-...-..,010111U1-8 EF Steele............... 100011111—6
oan Shee tree LOI 8 Hadley. ....25..2..- ..011100111—6
Geabes fines es. Saetaaus QUIII11—8 Groesbeck....-........ 001110111—6
W Steele. .-.........8 OL1N1TI91="8 “Greer: .si.. 28 ceacnes 111011010—6
Paddock yn ji 44.2: 111111101—8 + Williams............. 010101110—5
TEE bai cor HOPS ere 10U11110i—7_~“Knowles........- »..L00110011—5
13S: 01504 be Co A W101NL1—7 _Banta................. 011010110—5
Osterhout............. 11010L1N1—7 Goodrich............. QLO000101—8
CERT 454455 naa He sere O10 1—T ~Haneox............... (01100001—3
first and second div., third shot-off and div. by Paul and Baker,
Stacey took fourth after a shoot-off.
Thursday, June 6.
The attendance still held good and quite a number of events
were run off. After dinner the wind blew very strong right
across the traps and made the flight of the birds somewhat erra-
tic. During the day an extra sweep was shot under the new
Tucker system, as a result of some talk between the classification
committee. It worked quite satisfactorily to most of the contest-
aunts, even to some who did not win. It certainly forces men to
shoot and in the long run the luck of winning would be as often
in favor of one man as against him.
Only one State event was shot to-day, but that was at 15 birds
With 58 entries and 24 prizes tothe various classes, of cash and
merchandise, so that it took some time to decide.
Contest No. 5, $681 in prizes, entrance $4, class shooting. 15 king-
birds, ties shot off on 6 birds, 9) per cent. class, first $100, second
$30, third $20, fourth $17.50, fifth $15, total $182.50; 80 per cent class,
first $100, second $40, third $15, fourth $15, fifth $10; sixth $11.50,
seventh $11.50, eighth $5, total $218; 70 per cent. class, first $100,
second $40, third $380, fourth $25, fifth $17, sixth $18, seventh $16,
eighth $14, ninth $12.50, tenth $8, eleventh $5, total $280.50.
Olass. Class.
Whitney...90 W T Lord.,.80
M © Smith 90 Hadley.....7U
McMurehy90 Paddock. ..70
Schutt. .; .90 Huntingtn70
Brigden ...90 TH Stryker70
I B Kelsey. Kingsley...70
J Koeh..... 99 S Goggins..70
Cunning’m9) G Buesser..70
D Lefever..90 § Lyons....70 110011100111100— 9
GC Luther 90 JF Smith..70 010111111111111—-13
Besser, Jr..90 Kniskern..70 010101011111100— 9
H Gardner.%0 J Banta....70 1101111101100T0—10
Peacock....80 PM Keel..70 110111011101117—12
A Backer, .80 Jd Carr....70 111111111111111—15
GA Moshers0 Stockwell..70 101110100111110—10
HV Kipp..80 F Strange..70 111111111111011—14
HE Andrews 80 Schemer’n,70 111111110111111—13
FE Hudson..s0 AS Hunter.70 111111111011111—14.
WC Aarris&80 B Tolsma..70- 101111010100100— 8
HW Candees0 J HPatten.70 110110111100111—11
W 8S Gavittao HT Hekler70 000011001010111— 5
Livingston.80 EB Doan..70 011101101010000— 7
Hookway..80 Rickman...70 111111111101111—14
C E Gove. .80 G Vincent..70 110111010001110— 9
F M Kamess0 J T Betts...70 111719010110000— 8
O M Felton&0 Beckwith..70 111101011011111—12
FE A Biliot..80 LH Devitt.70 100000010001100— 4
CS Ranson80 1011111110c0000— 8 TH Greer..70 101010011100101— 8
Johnston. .80 111011111100000— 9 Paddock...70 O00001011011011— 7
Ties in the 90 class: First won by Whitney without a tie, second
divided by J. Koch, D. Lefever and G. C. Luther without shooting
off, third divided, fourth shot off and won by H. Gardner; O. Bes-
ser, Jr., won fifth.
In the 80 class Peacock, Kipp and Andrews tied on 15 straight
and shot off, Peacock winning; second shot and divided by
Hookway, Gove and Felton; third taken by H, N. Candee, buying
the others out; fourth shot off and decided in fayor of Hudson
after breaktng 17 out of 18 in the tie; fifth prize fell to W. T. Lord
without a competitur; likewise the sixth to H. M. Livingston;
beventh shot-off and won by W. C. Harris; eighth went to C. S.
‘ansom.
Ties in the 70 class: First shot off and won by_S. Goggin, second
shot off and won by Strange, third divided by J. T. Smith and A.
M. Schemerhorn, fourth also divided without a shoot by G. H.
Stryker, P. M. Keel and C, A. Beckford, fifth divided by Paddock,
Kingsley and Patten, sixth won ona shoot-off by G. Buesser, he
being compelled to break 12 more straight in the tie; seventh
divided between 8, Lyon, E, H. Kniskern and G. HE. Vincent
without a shoot; eighth diyided and Betts took the merchandise
by consent; ninth divided by E&, W. Doan and W. G. Paddock;
tenth won hy W.S. Ecklerand eleventh by L, H. Deyitt.
Event No. 1, 10 kingbirds, 5 traps, $1, 4 moneys:
Albee 1113111111—10 Keel
W111111—15
110010101010w
101011 1T10111—18
4111110101 1711—15
1101100111111 —12
1114011111101
WI11110111111—14
011011110010110— 9
11101111111111—14
TID 1110—14
1111.00110111010—10
11101011 1110111—12
1191111.111111—15,
111110101111111—18
011117111111001—12
W110 11 111111—15
W111 15
110111310111011—12
OOLGOII1INIOINI— 9
111111101111011—18
110111111100111—12
101011111010010—10
011111111111111—14
1111011111110. —14
Q11101111011111—12
1111111101717 1—14
111111011011101—13
111111111011000—11
111111111711111—15
110110111001111—11
441111111010111—14
1111010111.0111—12
101111011110011—11
119110101111101—15
011011001011111—10
Yerrington ........ 1111111111—10 H1010111— 8
Schutt....... ..-1111111171—10 -1111110011— 8
Hippareboeoe: .-.1111111111—10 0191011110— 4
Apgar...... .-1111111111—10 -.0111111010— 7
Stranuge........ .. 11111711—10 -0111010110— 6
Coolidge -.1111111711—10 LOLLOIDIII— 7
Carr ..... .--1111111110— 9 -1011011110— 7
Greer --AIIIT0.— 9 0LLO01I11— 7
Stryker. cccreseve-s LOVIOIII1— 8 1000111 011— 6
Goggins. . +». L100111I— & Vincent 0110111100— 6
Gardner,.....-..-..0Q//10111I— 8 Baker LO00I0101I— §
Contest No. 1, 3 traps, 9 kinghirds, 4 moneys:
ditid G
Quimby............... —9 (GOVE. .... cc eeeeecee as 111110111—8
Vici] Fetrseeictatars al siclelaitels eae WiiNli—S Baker ....... .. ...,. 11111110i—8
Yervington............ Jii1i—9_-—Lefever... ........... 110111111—8
Cap hiats 6 79 plats W111i—9 Luther,............... 111110111—8
Strange...---...2....4 JI111I—9 Eames................ 111017 111—8
[fart sya bis aye) See are WNiN—9 Lindsley..........-... 0111110117
HaAdieye fer atsie oe MW11—9 MeCormack....,.,.-..100110111—7
ELIT LG Ts, 4 on au Wels) -oeheltn WIMIWI—-9 ~Gawvitt ...2e. ca eres 111101011 —7
Padilock.. 5.20.02... W11111—9_-‘Welton............ .., MMW0W10—7
Sigler........ it haniee WI1I—9_ —Andrews............. 110111110—7
PAROG Kean peace VENI 9) Smith ew Ses ce 011110110—6
42 F00 Ie ene ae esata aly ya MAITINI—S_ AViott. wd 011111010—6
Albee....-.220.2..4.- W11101111—8. Keel ......0.-2-. 2222s. 1100111 10—6
Carnal re Sens: ates O11 11—8 “Devitt ................ 110011010 —5
Midecikipy-sa a ve ees ats 1M10111—8 Moore... ............. 011101011—5
_First shot off at 6 birds and div. by Quimby, Miller, Collins,
Yerrington and Paul; second shot off and div. by Gore, Luther
ee Hames; third diy.; fourth shot off and div. by Smith and
pear.
Byent No. 2, 10 kingbirds, 5 traps, $1.50, four moneys:
Whitney............ V111111111—10 “Albee,.... ........ 11M1110111— 9
AANGLEWS.----2 2. eee HI1NII—10 Strange............. 1111111101— 9
Luther ...... BAe 1113111111—10 Hunter............, 1111110011— 8
Bae te, ae AMINII—10 ~Felton.....,........ 1011110111— 8
Heikes............-. T111111i—10 Schutt -... .. .....111001011— 8
pees tLITI—10“Stryker..--......... O111111101— 8
Maren: sercs
“Badger” Tee Kay JIUMIUI— 9 Gates ..,...,,...,,.,1101111110— 8
Wet, 2c doen asp a+ WIOIII— 9
Quimby... -.-,..-.d111111011— 9
Lietever,...2..6+. 10. TW1O11— 9
Kingsley... 1.2.6.6 }MoMi111— 9
Patil. fo... 22.4 .-...101111110— 9
Lindsley............ IM10111I— 9
Huntington. ....., WHW11101— 9
Mosher....-....-.. LU110111i— 9
Yerrington ........ 1N1)11011— 9
Gollinsiien 242s, JOMINILI— 9
Sifters. se: 3.221 1112101111— 9
Eames..-.- .--.-,.-Q111171011— §
Brigden yey arty 0131101101— 7
Goggins..- woe LOVIIOONI— F
yons ... .0011001111— 6
Hadley .........-. . LOTOLOIII0— 6
Tete Nish ase ae ML uaade OLLII10N10— 6
Greer... ........... 110100101— 6
Gavi. Vo eee. N00T001111— 5
IVORVSU PE ed ped veer caect bod 010011010I— 5
Las 1s eee Se ee 5s 1OONLOLNOI— 4
Vincent, ~ wiser. 1000100001 — 3
First shot off and diy, by Whitney, Andrews. Luther, Baker,
Heikes and Oarr; second shot off and div. hy Badger Tee Kay,
Miller, Quimby, Lefever, Kingsley and Paul; third and fourth
Event No. 8, 10 kingbirds, 5 traps; $2.50; guaranteed $50; four
divided.
moneys:
Hames .......... 0008 1111111111—10
Wine yh Bes Veen ty 111111111.1—10
Biplane, ate 1111111111 —10
PORT Oc selae dete 1111011111—10
“Badger Tee Kay”. 111111111—10
Hadley..... ........1)1111111—10
Peacock............4 1M111111—10
Ue eee eek 1111111111—10
Heikes....,........5 0111111111— 9
Whitney.... ......- W1101N111— 9
Mirchi yea tgs ary deaeyesies Bs W11111101— 9
CUM bhbetenet erect WOU I— 9
Mosher....-........- HN0111— 9
ISTIPdenasesert serie 1111710111—9
Buesser.............. 11.11111101—9
Livingston........... 171.0110111—8
Eater. tet eines LUILIONO1—§
Riehards............. 111.0011111—8
Hookway..........5. 1101111010—7
(Ofoibiiatcwe weer a eee a eere 0111100111—7
PDO Ap eile set 1001 171110—7
Hind slewitiiits M11 101110—7
Letever........-.++3: 0011010111—6
Yerrington ....... .0001101111—6
Stockwell. ......... 1011011011 —6
Albee...,..-,.... .-.1000010101—4
First divided; second tie on 9 was a hot one, and was shot down
to 10 birds and divided hy Heikes, Whitnev and Luther, Buesser
drawing out; toird divided; fourth shot off and divided by Hook-
way and Collins.
Event No, 3, 9 SE traps, 50 cts., four moneys:
Wuereyver hee. be al. das W1W11111—9 MelIntyre._........... 111111011—8
Chariton... 02-55-39 W111N111—_9_ Brigden...,....... ... 111111011—8
(OURO eee es WW1—9 Quimby. --... ....... 11010101 1—7
Wames . 22. ..2. cee ee ey WWIWWI—9 Steele.._.............. 111101101—7
AIBAEt a See Bae I11I1—9 Robinson .... ....... 011911110 —7
DORN ee cee eee re ee J11111—9 ~Heikes,,....-.......,.11100M1—7
AGE SA sce cae iene TMMI1—9 ~Peacock............4.. 111111010—7
EIGN Gite sronee cre Seal R= Oo Batre Po en. 111110110—7
Spllinis a, Beas WMMMWI—9 Livingston ........... 111011100—6
Baber. Themes cuba WATE Os Pe to a a OLLO1N111—6
Ma er ee iis. Lak 1U101NI—8 ~~ Adley... ..............5 111111000—6
Lindsley.............. TAT OUII—8" TANS eve a bee 111001011—fi
Bontenaych a aeuicen 111411911—8 + Choate................ 10017 1110—6
TUT ce trate ane ould 111110111—8
OA oh lee eee 1000001 L1—4
B
First shot off and div. by Albee, Apgar, Charlton, Schutt and
Collins, second shot off and diy, b
v MelIntyre, Brigden, Porter and
Miller, third shot off and diy. by Carr, Peacock and Heikes, fourth
shot off and div. by Choate and Livingston,
Seliaditesl guesses 1111111111—10
Whitney............ 1411111111—10
Peaeotk oven... 1111114111—10
Goggins............. 111111111—10
GTI Pe wale late 1111111111—10
Kelsey...,......-... 111111 11—10,
Yerrington....... -1110111111—10
Hookway........... 1111111111—10
1 PU Ne eae ee Ee 1111111110— 9
Buesser.......-...-- W11110111— 9
Lindsley........-... 1111111110— 9
Liyingston...-...... 1111011111— 9
Ouimbyee ee 1101111171— 9
EENHLEP SS Sree cee 1111011111— 9
FRI SOD rlpaaeeuee 1111111110— 9
Lefever...,..-..-...11111111— 9
TED EIS eet ees ie ace 1110111111— 9
Greer. ,...--..... -..-LI1111110—'9
Luther....- PRE ee 1101111111— 9
Richards... /. .. IW1110111— 9
Johmston..,.. ..,... LOOII1I11— &
SSIS TEI Hn cache te a 1110111310— 8
Gates............ «---1111001111— 8
Larceny Aen 1111110011— §
HIGIKEA ee. eee te 1011011111— 8
Doomer....,-.,... .O111110111— 8
Ley rd ee oy ee 1010111111— 8
BUIVIRET ec ewlasiens ames 1101111101— 8
Kingsley........... 1111100111— 8
SUNAN Gees ase eitee 1011011111— 8
RPS ene laer 1101111010— 7
MNeealie yk e, a OLOLLII01I— 7
EOUISENAS cones eet 1OLLONI10I— 7
Stockwell. ......... 0010171 191— 6
Of) bitg a= eae ee 1111010100— 6
G Knowles... ...... 1011 100101— 6
Candéen tein 1101010100— 5
First shot off and div. by Schutt, Whitney, Goggins and Kelsey;
second shot off and div. by Miller, Lindsley, Hunter and Luther;
third shot off and div. by Heikes and Johnson; fourth diy.
Hyent No. 6, 15 kingbirds, $4, $100 guaranteed, fonr moneys;
Heikes......... 111111111111111—15 Gavitt.....- L101 01 —18
Yerrington....111111111111111—15 Quimby........ 111111101111161—18
Peacock ...,.-.. 1111111111101J1—14 MeCormack.. .111111101101111—13
Tee Kay...,...111110111111J1J7—14 Mosher........ W1111101111110—18
Whitney .-..:. 111111111111101—14 Collins........ 111011111111 11—18
Lefever........ O11IN111111i—14 Baker.......... 111110110111101—12
Paddock... ...10J11111111171—14 Hames...._.... 111111011110101—12
Smith sse-:. ee 101171111111111—14 Buesser........ 110111111111010—12
Gardner ......111111111011111—14 Candee......... 110011310111071—-11
Panes oranda 101111111110111—13 Gogpins........19101011101/101—10
Livingston....111101111111011—-13 Hookway......110101011101011—40
Miller... 22.0. 10111110111111J—18 Brigden........ 0177111001100101— 9
Luther........ 117111117111100—18. Lindsley....... OO1TLOTLIOLIONL— 9
Sigler? 2 H-<3 11101101011111—18 Richards.... .. 011100000011 110— 7
JATHBGss. case sat 011111111011111—13 :
First and fourth diy., second shot off and won by Péacock, third
shot off and diy. by Livingston, Miller, Schutt and McCormack,
Extra event at 9 kingbirds, under Tucker system. in three
divisions of three birds each, the division which shall decide ties
to he determined by drawning a numbered wad froma hat. En-
trance $1,four moneys. This event was the result of some talk
between the members of the Committee on Classification, and
was tried to see how the system would work. It has been fully
explained in our columns, but for the benefit of those who are un-
acquainted with its provisions we repeat them. It was devised by
r. 5. A. Tucker as a means of making men shoot honestly, and
to prevent the dropping of birds and pooling against the poorer
shots. It provides that all matches shall he shot in specified divi-
sions containing an equal number of birds in each, all the birds in
all the divisions haying the value of tie bitds. The total score of
course classifies the shooters, but the division of the money is to
depend on a certain one of the tie divisions, which is to be deter-
mined by the drawing of numbered wads, of which as many as
there are tie divisions are placed in a hat by the referee. The
total scores being equal, the man or men who have killed the
greatest number ot birds in the tie division so designated are the
winners. In this event the wads determined that division num-
ber two should decide the second money, number three the
third money and number one the fourth money. Straight scores
of course took first money:
Paddock.......... 11 011 Ji—8 Richards.......... 111 101 O10—6
Lefever........... 10L D1) OW—, Elliott... °......) 1 W111 111—9
SMTT ere eos - ae enee 110° 111 1J1—8 Hadley... ........ O11 101 111—7
CG Vvibe sae cates ser Hit 011 10U-6 Brigden.... ...... 111 11 111-8
Stockwell......... 010 001 Q00—2 Gates............. 101 010 010—4
Mathias ......... 110 101 11N1—7 Radger Vee Kay.J1L 110 111—8
Lindsley.......... 111 11 01l0—7 Besser .. ...101 100 010—4
Beaeh.2..0258 22.5 1092 010 000—2 Alhee............. 101 101 O1i—6
Collins....:....... 1 AE SOS “ECatter! 2s... NO 111 i1—s
Hisikes ents: cates D1 TON ONL Se) earriss tet id dt lu—9
LL FU re A aae Romana nne 111 110 11—8 Sigler............. 111 110 411—8
Ha Dp iyasaeee tls tae 100 111 110—6 Felton............ Wi 111 010—7
Strange....... ... 101 101 111—7 Candee............ 110 O11 110—6
HII Be cerannesate 101 111 111-8 Hookway........ 101 O01 Q1L—5
Livingston....... 001 110 111-6 Banta .... ....... 101 110 11-7
Hillabrant......., 111 dit 101-8 C Beckwith. .....111 100 101—7
Beh iditne » oy .we wees 10 114i 1i—9 W H Beckwith...101 111 111—8
Luther....... .... 101 li NSP e Doane he eee OL 111 111—8
I _+ee101 110 111—7 Doan 10
Miller, Collins, Paul, Hillabrant, Hunter, W.H. Beckwith and
Friday, June 7.
This was the day in which most interest was centered, as the
two team contests for the championship trophy and the Dean
Richmond cup, the latter at 20 single live birds, were to be run
off, The first event for the championship was at 20 single king-
birds, four men to a team, and was hotly contested, each good
score receiving rounds of applause, and when the trophy finally
went to the Onondaga Sportsmen’s Club of Syracuse, the satis-
faction was quite general aiter the first sting of defeat had worn
off, As the time for the live bird race drew near, spectators, who
had not been present in large numbers at any time, now began to
arrive until when the event commenced there were over three
hundred present, thus proving that no matter what may be urged
against live bird shooting, it is what the average man likes to see.
The shooting was done trom three plunge traps under N. Y. State
Association rules, one barrel, 2lyds, risé, gun below the elbow till
bird is on the wing. There were but five teams entered for this
contest, and all other shooting was stopped while it progressed.
The birds were only an average lot, but_ some strong flyers were
among them, and some very long kills were made, eliciting
rounds of applause. The Onondaga Sportsmen’s Club of Syracuse
had held the trophy since last year and were looked upon as prob-
able winners bere, but as events proved they were not in the hunt.
Considerable money changed hands on the result, and the win-
aers, the Queen City Gun Club of Buffalo, were very jubilant
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over their victory. It was anarrow one, however, as the Elm
City Gun Olnb pressed them very hard and only fell one bird be-
low the winning scora.
Contest No. 6, $347 in prizes, class shooting, race for team
championship on inanimate targets for New York State, four
members to a team, #10 per team, $2.50 per man; each club can
enter one or more teams. 20 singles per man, 80 per team, ties
shot off on 12 single kingbirds per team. First, championship:
trophy, brovze French mantel clock, value $80, second $80, third |
$60, fourth $50, fifth $29, sixth $26, seventh 22; total $347:
Greenbush Gun Clnb, of Greenbush.
Var ty URN ee ee, eee ey > Mee 10110712011101110100—14
PAO on CoA Piss ashs cones ek Mee nie uties 17110111 011111000100—13
L G@ Williams....... ene ee ees 11017100111101101100—18
MEM WUT sien wt cee oy ae patois saws 00010011110101111100—L1—51
Auburn Gun Club, of Auburn.
FED Whiitney...--.-. --.s--6e-e eye ees. LIQUMIIININI10111—19
PSOE ee er ee ee ea - -«1110111111011111111—18
ISVGED fo 52 screce eH So reer enier meters 11111111111111111010—18
J E Brigden..-..... So Sate a Sabe goose 41111191111111011111—19—7'4
Queen City Club, of Buffalo.
TOADMIGBIRG YY c-biyyis ECoG Beene sqse tends 1110141911111111111—19
Tat Lares Poy een Ae 8 ee eee Cee ae 197119171191.191111111—20
---. -1V111901171011111111—18
~~. 111019191111011111111—19—76
Mage Mdirbw ele pak asc) ee eo Ae
O Besser, J1,-,-.--
Rome Gun Club, of Rome.
SUR Ear WIRED freee, Cee LS 00117101110011101111—14.
Wa CRU Gre tGIrs. CoC CSRS ee. ei at 11111101111011101111—17
VVSHSAELA VIEEGs o-oo et when nee ea 0001111171011101111111—16
W B Kingsley--.. ~~~» LOTTI 1 —19—_46
Elm Groye Gun Club, of Albany.
CE Gove...,..- OREN ER ere omene 11011111010111011111 —16
AP Sehwite\ esses ds sooo tare eels cee. el Neb OUTOR Bia ald e— he,
NGrardneriy, pot ee eR ee A 11191119191110111111—19
SP orter:. <4. Be gow aan eae ee ease 10111111111111101111—18— 71
Oneida Sportsmen’s Association. of Utica.
FASISUEEREN TION» cw aber ev ebere eran oe ~~ eet1111111171111111111—20
OM Felton........ See piel ME Ne $1111101017111111.11—19
W H Beckwith... ~.. -..-.---s-00-)-.-- JUII1011 1111119
atc O}8 i) 211 |- ser oe cess seeeu-ee- --1109011101101111 101-1. 7—75
Saratoga Gun Club. of Saratoga. Springs.
EP LGneiares boa fa ~~ «0111010111111. 1 —20
J M Ramsdell. -.. ...,..,.-....-.)-..-,-. .21211111011011111101—18
20s EAN ayiict #7 rr ee, 10111111.101101111001—15
MALLE ODKCR. occ crise de maerwene TERE 1101100111111101101—14 67
Trojan Gun Club, of Troy, N.Y.
VALE os ss Re Cae Seis ee 11191111111111011 19
Ae PHT 2... PE ir en ee 14911011111911111111—19
Seas 2s) 1 eee ee A Ice mee cota SRO 11111111111011111101—15
IPG yiale a. ata on ilo a usL EP eee Cer CEC SER Dee 09111110111111111010—16—72
Onondaga Sportsmen’s Club, of Syracuse.
ib EaTISOR,. -alesee tes Lukin A EARLS. 1191.111911111.1911111—20
Vie Mainch Mineo ae cE RAs ta ee 1911111111911911111—20
MMPCRSiniGhene A, Lok Peery oie Eoee 1011111110111 101—19
Geo CG iiather. 0 ellie a 1111.11011011119411111—18—77
Northern Wayne Gun Club, of Williamson.
siPuty epMhiGeGles etic eee Non pee 11090111711111111111—19
OY UNSER GG 25 LE es ee ee 1411.1099711911111110—19
W_S Gavitt......-- .. a Stet) BAe eae Be 01191021011111191111—16
PAVnRORI Sioa oes eo Oe Ae eee 11101111191011011110—16—70
Onondaga Sportsmen’s Association, Second Team, of Syracuse.
SP MOLMOtis Ve eee eevee oye LUTION OLI11—18
PP UIMMPISA TABS LuLu dent nce rue bene HOMO —18
Diherever...o [Ss [ples Seu Sees Sets 01019111 111011911111—18
ORV aRHIEM DO aay 55k oe lyetestodan gt) inl tae OH 11011011111 —17—71
Trojan Gun Club, Second Team, of Troy.
OUD MM ERCLS So oa kt pos aangriees Se nal cdete ANNO y.
ASTIN SOERSER eo ype Uncle eee ies 11110110w.
APM Or aib rte AS SAAB Se Oe OONODILI1T Tw,
PA-WAT METH eS a ee Oe ea eel ary ah nn 111001w,
This was won by the Onondaga Sportsmen’s Club with a score
of 77 out of 80, beating the Queeu City Gun Club one bird, with
the Oneida Sportsmen’s Association a close third with 75 out of
First event, 10 kingbirds, 5 traps, $1, 4 moneys:
TPAC CCr i eee nce 1111171111—10 Brigden Pheer 1111111110— 9
ANATEWS:...-2-6--s- 1111111111—10 Smith.... .-. ......1d00111011— 8&
Kelsey......+..---.- 1111111111—10 FE Williams......... LOI0I1111— 8
W hitney.....-.....-l111011—10 Hadley.............. 1011101111— 8
SOON URES R ADE BOE 111111 1—10 A BRyan,--...-...52 1011111110— 8
PORGGE oe bees bint et OUL11I— 9 & Goggins.... .....1011/011110— 7
Ufa} Fob 0s: a Oe ed Se OMI NI— 9 Catly.. ee. 0011010111— 6
Besser, Jt... 3: TNM111011— 9 Selkirk.............. 0101100111— 6
L Williams...... SSOTMITTTI—s0> OW Rarre 10011 10100— 5
Gardner....... YS e011 — 0G Borer re, 0.6 oe. 0001110000— 3
First diy., second shot off and won by Brigden, third shot out
and won by Hadley, fourth won by Goggin alone,
Contest No. 7, Dean Richmond Trophy, value §1.000, to be held
by the winning club eavh year in trust, to be accounted for to the
State Association to be shot for by three members of a club be-
longing to the Association, such members to be residents of the
county in which the clubis located. 20single live birds to each
contestant, entrance fee, $30 per leam, enfrance money to go to
the club making the highest score in this contest; Messrs, H. B.
Whitney and W. C. Hadley were the judges, and Wm. Sigler the
refevee:
Queen City Gun Club of Buffalo.
SE EMETSIES) CNY Se meree Ss ante ec s acest tea WALI 111 01—19
13 (ETS) ESV Ae Bebb eae rope enemeine ne ped 1100110171101 —18
© Besser, Jr....-. Big antidh fe er ee He 11410113.11010011111 —18—55
Elm Grove Gun Club of Albany.
Sif Ge] Se 10 (5001 65 cere el payh a Re eS eel, ue pe 1141411100110111111—19
(6) li eyo) i: amet on Band op PROM Rha eT an TOTO TAT 1—18
RUSE Tos ooh ner k aie e ae Ee pee 1191010110119110111 1—17—4
Onondaga Sportsmen's Club, of Syracuse.
WETS eh cae ee ey ih ae ee ytd ~ 1100911101101 — 20
LESTE ieee AST 0 10 e eey e ace EEA eBU 1119111111101 101—18
(GSA AGL Ly iid Sa eRe DOF nei ads 0000110111101 1000110—10 —48
Trojan Gun Club, of Troy.
VEC RUE PGU ig ts calidad Slee 11079111111001111111—-17
PR PUTS Oe aah at seen tne oat, none 1140101101111013 1110—15
Ge BOSEE Takeo pe eerea ier tt oo ot are 1017.01.1111.0110010110—13—45
Oneida County Sportsmen's Asssciation, of Utica,
UL iu dcoyige ey Stag hs Bie Oe ,--- -10111101101111100T10—14
WY TELAT ts, rete n Seta eres ae gra 11111100111011100710—14
W AH Beckwith................., pire pes 2 00111011010011110011—12—40
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WG. Paddocek......-.... 4 re 1 vi 2 3 19
CONTE GOVen cave sok, ‘ 8 2 1 hy 1 1 18
TEL. Greentente contr se 11 1 1 2 1 1 W
H. H. MeMurchy........ 10 8 1 3 1 2 20
HMhidsones oe et ee 6 ; . 8 2 2 18
Geo. C. Luther:......... 5 al i 3 ; 1 10
CO. W. Campbell.,........ 6 @ 1 4 4 : 17
B. Gogeing so eee: 8 4 : 7 ‘ ‘ 15
Ge Biessers: eS See 4 1 3 1 4 13
Ane PN Ts atte nee ees 4 1 2 4 1 2 14
We CoHawns, e208 5; 4 : 2 3 3 2 14
W. H. Beckwith........- 3 1 2 3 2 1 ae,
This eyent closed the day’s work and the tournament, of 1889
was over; guns were hurriedly packed up and preparations made
for an early departure, to meet again at Lyons in 1890.
FRANK MAson.
EVANSVILLE, Ind,, June 7,—The Leisure Club match dwindled
down into a blood-thirsty struggle hetween Mr. Henry Halswes,
who held the club medal, and Mr, F, M. Gilbert. Mr. Halwes was
handicapped by distance, having won the medal at the last shoot.
The high wind made the birds hard to hit, and the left quarterer
had a way of “ducking” when the wind caught it that made it
very uncertain to find” with agun. The match was regulation,
1) singles and 5 pair doubles: ,
PERSBlWies eu Oacket A patercn tenn V1111111110111 10 11 10 11 O1—21
GalWerta oc Ssetaaa eed ees ce VIII 11110. 10 10 11 dL 11—23 |
After this they shot a second match,7 rounds of the é traps,
pulled indiscriminately, making 21 birds each. Of these Gilbert |
broke 20, and Halwes 19, Oonsidering the wind, the shooting was
pretty fair indeed, - ;
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
BELLEVILLE, flL., June 8.—The eighth annual tournament of
the Southern Illinois State Sportemen’s Association was
held June 6,7 and 8. The weather was favorable with the excep-
tion of ye last day, when it rained almost continuously and in-
terfered Very much with the shoct. For three years more the
tournaments of the association are to be held in this city. The
officers for the year are: A, B. Fleischbein, President; W. 3.
Craig, of Coultersville, and J. W. Baker, of Bunker Hill, Vice-
‘Presidents; C, , Krebs, Treasurer, and GC, P. Richards, of Coulters-
ville, Secretary. The scores in detail areas follows:
First Day, Thursday, June 6.
Shoot No, 1, 5 bluerocks; entrance 1:
Chas Krebs.,..........+: .10100—2 -~J Raker.... .......... . ..0L01I—3
WiCIFOSD Ys, b. po-anen ke Bes GTO = oe Gi wheal ot ic ca pte 11111—5
Wawiraig piel shape IMI—5 Simpsons.s 457.53 10000—1
G;GTORDY AH oh): . ante ten 11100—3. OP Richards.... ...,... All1—A
B Baldwin ..........-....10010—2 EH Spencer..............,:,11001—3
PGA MAIC, coset ey ces atast 11111-5 T Bauer..... ey See ek 1111—5
W Baldwin..:...... 2.2... 0011-8 N Grosby ........... yA 11101—4
A TRGHEHE His ydacltnioutocee reel O l= HERO BLey. «Unesco. te paee 11001—8
Wo. 2, 10 bluerocks, entrance #1:
8351 (2h ponte see OMNIII1N— 9 NGrosby........... O110100101— 5
Labadie ... .....4-) OOO100I— 5 «~—-West............... 1111110111— 9
Vil GhOt aY sahara on wt 1ONN101l0— 7 Mack.... ....... ...1001011010— 5
Spencer. st 1111111111—10 Simpson............ 1101010100— 5
Ottis e Beier de »011000111— 6 Dr Spencer......... 0110011111— 4
@ Grosby....¢..=4.4: 1111011111— 9 WJ Baker......... 1111111131—10
R Baldwin . -..... -O1O001010iI— 4 E Robley........... 1111111101i— 9
EICRED Seca ote W001N00N— 6 J Jarvis............ T111101111— 9
W)Crosby.........-: NONN11— 9 A G Fleichbein...-.1101100101— 7
Pi kisise .aceeasss ste ,0110i01111—- 7 CP Richards...... 1111111111—10
Reuss ... ,-,,----.-O1111711— 9 M Heim ........... 10111 00011— 6
W Baldwin.......-. W0N110— 8 Brown .......:..... 1010101100— 5
EB. Spencer, Baker and Richa ds first, Bauer, G. Crosby, W.
Creavs Reuss, Robley, West and Jaryis sécond, W. Baldwin
third.
No, 3, 10 Bandle birds, entrance $1.40;
100001011
SGMLEDS ire chy cronies =F: HARRIS el G0 rh opling OL00110010— 4
Thabpdier. f. 905 jen... 0000L01000— 2 W Baldwin......... LOLOIL 011— 7
E Spencer.......... 1O01010111— 6 Baker............=.,1110001110— 6
Dr Spencer......... Q1L00101171— 6 Brown....... ete 000TTTA100— 4
VAGUOIn yes ata 4 ahs O111111110— 8 Kerebs........... 2. 1110100 — 7
REUSKI Ne {ITS SS I11M1110— 9 GCroshy. .. ...... 1101011110— 7
SAS as eos Seapenyree te 1OONOOLOII— 4 W Crosby....... .. 111101 1111—10
Craig 5.43 43555379e 1101010111— 7 Fleichbein.......... OOLIONLOLI— &
1h UCR Se abr SBOE GL -O100111100— 5 Robley.............. 1100110100— §
B Baldwin.........- 1111011000— 6 Mack.............., 0000001101— 3
M Heim...........08 0100110010— 4 :
W. Crosby first, Reeves second and Victor third.
No, 4,15 bluerocks, entrance $1:
Reuss ......---Ll0U1101011000— 9 Baker.......... 4100111 1011111—14
Wesat..--.--..-.Q0L0Q1191111011— 9 M Heim....... 110100101111101—10
GSE ma letateti oe 11111 01011110i—12_ G Crosby...... OUT 1111101—18
ESEEDSE oS -2- pee WAWI0NNITI—14 Richards.......110110110111111—12
NASW e. ous 111110111110010—11 Simpson..,.... 111911100111 100—11
W Crosby...-.. AOL I1—14 W Baldwin... ..010100111111111—41
WACHON. cn 10, seen T1001 1110—-12 BB Baldwin..... 101010011711411—11
N Crasby.,.... QLOLNII0111—12,_ Fleichbein.....100011010011111— 9
Ties on 1+ div, first, G. Crosby second, ties on 1? diy. third.
No. 5, 10 Bandle birds, entrance i:
SiGe ye las LOMOIITOI— 56 Reuss........ .-.... O1111111— 9
Krebs........ .-....1110010K10— 6 B Baldwin..,.. »+-+1111111001— 8
WVIOSb) oe Settee le coerce 1110010101— 7 Ed Spencer....... 10L0111111— §
Labadie,,....... -...0100011011I— 5 G Crosby...... ..- 1011011— §
Syst pe pee ey ach QOO10IWII0— 5 Oraig............... 1101100110— 6
Dr Speneer......... ATTLIOWMII—9 Maik 2. gee 0011010100— 3
W Baldwin........ OMIONNITI— 6 Jarvis.......... 2... 1111101110— 8
W Grosby....4..5.. LUTTUATION— f° ARO@ a oes sawn v eas 0101010000— 3
ROWSE See sis en «4-18 1M10N01I— 8 Baker....,........0: 1111100110— 8
Siitiee ere eee ee ee 111111111110 _Robley........ -.... 0101011100— 5
INLGPOSDY. cp eck tA LO01101111— 7 3 ;
ees first, ties on 9divided second, E. Spencer and Jarvis
third.
No. 6, 5 live birds, ground traps, entrance $2.50:
GED. Cae ee ML eS 11111—5. Fleisehbein.... .......... 11000—2
IRGUSR Eo pe saad © OOS. 7. eae LAGI Base ry. (hfs als i bele asl 11011—4
Sempron. yin nai OL — AO Sk bayer yee eee eee 11710—4
VW) OrOsSby. 0. ss. le LA darvisy ss c8 O1110—3
Cressi as nen CREEPER ie ect OLOM—S Babadie.. 5).25iies Phe 10110—3
CPORD Ye teace ss cle eas OllI—4 BE Speneer........ 2.22. 11101—4
Ge COPS otc Oe doce: tar LENG—8- Wigtors. Pye. vee 11110—4
Roplewy. oc. sens.. oLgc aye UOI—4 > Royer ss 6 2a ete Wii—5
Three moneys, all ties divided.
Shoot No. 7, 15 bluerocks, entrance #2, $25 added:
EB Spencer. .. OM10INIIIII1—18 Baker.......... 010011031011111—10
BAUEL..-.-- +o AMIMIII011N0—13 -B Baldwin..... V1 21011199111—14
Reuss....--. - T1011 111—-14 W Croshy..... WAI 11 —15
Oraie Doi cuiee WIOMIONI0—-12,— SG Grosby..--., 111011111011110—15
Krebe..... soe LOLUITIOINIOII—ITL Robley. -...- .101111100111—12
Livhadie ......: OOLOOOTLLOLOINI— 7 W Baldwin....101111111100111—12
WALI.) fesse oe VUI010101—44 WW Crosby..., ..1100111917111010—-11
fay MH Bales WO 1—14 “Richards ~. ,.111111110011111—13
Fleischbein....011110100101001— 8 Dr Spencer. ...011711111111101—14.
WactOR ec. ccssss OVWM1MI1III11—14 West,.......... 111110110111101—13
Pith oes ees 101101111011 101—11
Three moneys, all ties divided.
No. 8, 5 pairs hluerocks:
JAVISesosteass ..10 10 1111 11— 8 Fleischbein ....01 01 01 11 00-— 4
ii Spencer...... 10 di 1 id —9" Roy oe 11 11 10 11 11— 9
Reugs..-. 005 iss 10111111 11— 9 TKrebs.........., 00 01 11 11 i— 7
Simpson.--.,:.- 00 11 10 10 10— 4 W Baldwin..... 41 11 11 11 10— 9
Lahbadie.....+:-. 11 W 10 Ol 11— 4 Victor........,. 00 11 11 11 11— 8
G Crosby....--..1] 11 11 11 11-10 _Bauter.......... «11 10 10 01 10— 5
Wrest. .2 05.24 O1 1111 11 1J—9 Graig........... 11 00 10 10 10— 5
Dr Spencer....- 0010 19 11 11— 7 Mack,.-........11 10 11 10 00— 6
B Baldwin-....,.00 11 01 00 11— 5
G. Orosby first, Reuss won second after a shoot-off, tics on 8
diy. third.
Second Day, Friday, June 7.
No. 8,10 Bandle birds, entrance $1: F
CBB on bee ite cne oe OONNIO— 7 B Baldwin... .. 110101M0— 7
Bauer... os se ee W11101lG— 8 W Baldwin......... 1111101011— 8
GTEC. ek een 55s 1101000110— 5 § Baugh.....-. -... 0O100N1001— 5
SH McElroy...... 000010100I— 8. -Robley-............. 101111 0111— §
JD Smith. .:..:.- ,.1010010001I— #4 ‘Krebs.,...... +..... 1111101110— 8
KH. Spencer......-..: W11I0111— 9 Simpson......-. +--. 1100101010 — 5
Jarvis......-.+-.+.ILLI00110— 7 W Crosby..-...-..-1011110110— 7
© McAninch......- inNni— § DrSpencer......... 1101011111— 8
CLAD he es «sine 1111111111—10 Geo Crosby.,-.-.. .1111101017— 8
WAGEOMSSL TD. crraanspites 1111101110— 5 Baker..........2..., OMIN11111— 9
F Govro.-....--..--11L0000110— 5
Graig first, ties on 9 divided second, on shoot off for third Mc-
Aninch won.
Wo. 9, 5 pair bluerocks; entrance $2.50:
WHCLONL. etetecee 00 11 10 11 11—7 Melroy......... 10 10 10 10 10—&
Gooro..-......---l1 11 10 01 01—7 W Orosby....., 10 11 117 10 71-8
Craiz.....--.... .11 01:10 11 10-7 Baker............ 10 11 OL 10 10—6
E Spencer ...... 121011 11 01—8 Baugh.........- 10 10 11 01 01—6
Greene...,.-..-. 10 11 11 10 10-7 McAninch....... 10 11 11 10 10—7
Warvise-..tescestae 11 111071 10—8 Robley ......... 00 00 00 01 10—2
OUSS tens + ce ae 10:10 01 11 11—7 Gardner.......... 10 11 00 16 11—6
B Baldwin....... 10°10 01 &) 11—5 SCrosby......... 11 11 11 01 11—9
W Baldwin....-. 10 10 O01 10 11—6
S. Crosby first; ties on 8 divide second; Victor, Gooro and
MeAninch third.
No. 10, 7 bluerocks; entrance $1:. Craig 5, Bauer 4, McElroy 4,
Gooro 5, J.D. Smith 4, Baugh 4, West 6, E. Spencer 7, Jarvis 6,
Gardner 5, Franklin 3, Jackson 7, Reuss 5, MeAninch$, W, Crosby
7, CG. Spencer 4, Robley 6, Dr. Spencer 6, Richards 4, Three mon-
eys: all ties were divided.
No, 11, 10 Paragon birds, entrance $2: Greene 6, Bauer 10, Frank-
lin 4, Smith 8 Baugh 8, Victor 10, Bailey 8, McKIroy 7, Goore 8,
Craig 8, K, Spencer 7, West 9, Gardner 7, Jackson 8, Reuss 9, Me-
Aninch 8, B, Baldwin 8, Jarvis 9, Simpson 7, W Baldwin 9, htich-
ards 9, W. Crosby 10, Dr. Spencer 8, Robley 9, G, Crosby 9, Baker
8, Krebs 7, Fleischbein 5, Three moneys, all ties were divided.
No. 12, 10 Bandle birds, entrance $1: Jackson 9, W. Crosby 8.
Reuss 8, West 7, Greene %, Victor 9, Krebs 6, Bauer 7, Gooro 10,
Bailey 8, McAninech 5, Craig 8, E. Spencer 9. Gooro first, Jackson
second, West third.
Shoot No, 13, for association championship medal; 5 bluerocks,
5 Bandle birds, 5 Paragon and 4 liye birds; entrance $32:
Kfeixchhein..:. eh ene eens ee = 11041 01011 11100—10 12121—15
(GEES re pas Sern ces ck BoE an .---L1101 11001 11101—12 12111—17
STIIEOD ee aks) CE Mt eee hee 1011 01110 11700-10 = 1110—14
Cd SEO A AA i a a ‘11110 10000 110-9 11110—-13
Bakers. spa, eld ite Reade ect 11101 21tit 111l—14 =. 2121119
Reuss... .. ASnkéce. nay gw eesnapere - 01107 00010 100LI— 7 ~
[Jone 13, 1889,
Tt eee ey Soe REE 10111 11100 14110—11 =1211—18
Sih SoA oWli. Fouucea: eae eere tin O11 11111 O1100— 9 121411
DVL GSS Nica Y atart +o etey ee 1100 01770 11111 = 0111-15
ee ee een clings. 11110 11111 1101012 92121-17
BL aks es oN PEI he gn hs ake cobs f 10011 JOH0 11111—11 = 1191216
MEGEOE SE ofans nd taae retiree 00110 11101 414111—11 120-1hi
VO TOp niacin eres meres ee WI 1) W115 = 2i1—20
VW Bald witkurateer « emennytne a eal V0 W01—12 Bini 17
Gardner..... Wien ARABS 5 i ycevituell 1100) 10010 T1011 8 11201—12
GUONOSUY Amana atorolaenet vee lOI1L 01011 10NI—11 B24
Richards, ........ FP) erates. weer 1101 O11 11101I—12 = 201111
Jackson..... bre arr ndtadras 00101 11001 II—12— 0110115
medal and 50. ‘per cent. of purse; Baker second; :
No. 14, 10 bluerocks, entrance $1; Jackson 10, Bailey 7, Dr.
Spencer 8, Baugh 5, Robley 6, West 8, Mcilroy 4, Victor 9, Gooro
8, Krebs 10, Craig 7, Richards 6, EH. Spencer 6, Bauer 5, McAnimech ©
9, Greene 6, Brown 5, Baker 8. Three moneys, all ties were diy.
Third Day, Saturday, June 8.
No, 15, 10 bluerocks:
WACKRONs, 47.00. cah TWO1OL0— FS Rov..e, ne ees ees » TLO0L1011— 7
Krebs....... as EB le te 1110110100— 6 J Sieminskie...,., .01111001— 7
E Speneer.,........ Q1110)1111— 8 G Crosby...... +. veel TOLOUIIII— 8
AKI Pewee eee Ae OMI11101I—- §_-_~ Richards....,.... , LLTIL01— 8
GONEG@ et rsd es nat : LNIONMIII— 9 ~Baker.........,.:.,,../111111—10
WN Crosby,.......,., O10I1101— %- Bohley -.......... » 111 111111—10
(Raper ay. eee 110011 011— 7 MecAninch..,.... ,, 1110011111— 8
W_Crosby .......,; 101111711— 9 Victor,:......, », .,1110111110— 8
Three moneys, all ties were div.
No. 16, team contest, 10 Bandle birds each man:
Shilo Valley Gun Club.
W Crosby..--.- Apeng ION11TI— 9 Roy -........ .. M111111101— 8
PORGUSS poate oo hte 1011110010— 6 Victor.... .....1111110010— 7—30
Bunker Hill (I.) Gun Club,
GEOVTO Tract beard OUL011111— 8 Wopds....-..... 0111111710— 8
Bauer... . - JI01I0N— 8 Baker........... ALLIT0L010— T—sl
Independent Gun Club, of Belleville.
Graig....... sels Ss 1111110111— 9 G Crosby.......1111001010— 6
HE Spencer.......+5. 1111111111—10 _ Richards...... 0011110111— 732
Picked Team Wo. 1,
MeAninch......,.-. LOMITOI— 8 West:...... ... 1111111100— 8
Dr Spencer.... .... 1OM0MII— 8 CSnvencer...... 0100101111 — 6—3)
Picked Team No. 2.
N Orosby:. «....... 1110111101— 8 _B Baldwin...... 1160010111— 6
W Baldwia......... 1101100101— 6 Robley.......... 1111110001— 7—27
ee enaeny Club first, Bunker Hill second, Picked Team No. 1
‘ird,
Shoot No. 17,10 Bandle birds: J. Sieminskie 9, Bauer 4, Gooro
7, B. Baldwin 8, E. Spencer 9, W, Croshy 8, West 10, Victor 8, Craig
8. Richards 7, M. Crosby 8, Krebs 9, G: Crosby 10,’ W. Baldwin 8,
Roy & MecAninch 10, Robley 7, Dr. Spencer 10. Ties on 10 and 9
diy., B. Baldwin, W. Crosby, Victor and W. Baldwin third.
Shoot No, 18, 10 Bandle birds: West 8, Roy 8 Bauer 9, W. Bald-
win 7, N.Croshy 10, Victor 10, Krebs’, B. Baldwin 9, Graig 8,
Woods 6, G. Crosby 6, W. Crosby 9, E. Spencer 9, Three moneys,
all ties were div.
Shoot No, 19, 15 Bandte birds, $25 added: West 11, Krebs 12,
Craig 14, B. Baldwin 13, Reuss 18, N. Crosby 11, Victor 11, Richards
Il, W. Crosby 18, G. Crosby 18, W. Baldwin 11. Craig first, Baker
second, West third. UNSER PRITZ.
BREWER ON BRITISH SHOOTERS.
OHN L. BREWER, the famous American trap expert, and
-who has had a recent experience on the English trap ranges,
talks vigorously to the able gun editor of the Philadelphia Fem.
He says some very sharp things about his treatment in England,
and brings back some interesting notes of how matters are con-
ducted by the trap shooters abroad. He says:
Each State can produce a champion that ought to beat the best
man England can produce, if allowed to meet on equal terms,
And this is just where the English trap shots are cute. They
know that if an American visits helend e must be a first-class
man, or he would not travel such a diStance, The mere announce-
ment that he is an American puts a handicap on hins,.and this
handicap is increased until he has little or no show to win, This
is a high compliment to the skill of American trap shots, but itis
not fair play. Every man ought to haye a chance for his 7 oney
but in a country like England, where personal feeling is develop:
to a frightful degree by personal pride, outsiders must be beaten,
and if they cannot be beaten on thei merits, they must be pre-
yented from winning by excessive handicapping or other severe
conditions. I should like to have used an American gun while in
England, but it is probable that if [had done so, I might have
been asked to withdraw, If there is any article that is ridiculed
more heartily throughout England than the American gun, I
failed to hear of it. Manufacturers laugh at it, and the people
generally speak of it contemptuously as a “club”—that is, out of
balance, awkward, unfinished, and like a eluh.
You will see that I did not care to raise fecling against me, so
T said little or nothing about the American gun, Lam inelin
to the opinion, however, that the time is coming, when the
American gun will make its way not only in England, but on the
Continent. Hnelish makers will not turn out a good gun unless
they get a big stiff price for it, American makers not only turn
out a good serviceable gun at a moderate price, but they guaran-
tee its shooting qualities. Those are points that are bound to
haye effect, and if the English were not bound hand and foot to
their prejudices, and so easily deceived into believing everything
they are told by interested parties, the people as_a whole might
be struck with a regular American gun cyclone. I am positive in
my opinion that the English high grade guns are the best aud
only first-class guns made, and that American makers cannot
approach such guns any more than a pig can fly to the North
Pole; but there is also no doubtin my mind that Americans can
turn out a good gun at a much lower price than English makers,
and hence can undersell them in their own market. Of course
the profit on a high grade gun is proportionately high, but when
an Englishman is sure of getting the best results, he never hesi-
tates to pay liberally,
You ask me about the most important event in which I took
part. That is rather a hard question to answer, as I took part in
a large number of equally important events, while. I was con-
stantly shooting to break records and to test the killing range of
my gun. Probably the most important event in which Ll was a
part winher was an open-to-all shoot at best bluerocks for £300;
equal to almost $1,500 of our money. In this big event I was
placed at 35yds., while the next ne=rest handicap was 29yds. You
will see that I conceded 6yds. or 18ft. to my opponents, very much
more than any Bandicappen in an American event would dare to
penalize a contestant. I was assured that I was allowed to com=
pete at soyds, just to show that English trap-shots were not afraid
of me, You can bet a toothpick that I smiled, and that-I also
determined to get a share of the pot, as Hnglishmen call the stake
money. When a fellow is roasted over a pot he might as well
tumble in, and I fell in by killing 15 straight, and won one-thir
of the mouey, or #500. IT used a Purdey hammertless, 8lts. weight,
a2in, barrels, both full choke. This gun has an extra set of barrels,
i1bs., d0in., full choke, as a relief ina long shoot.
It may be interesting to know something about this gan. It was
shot by me in a rough or unfinished state for four months, at the
end of which time it was turned oyer to Purdey to be completed,
It was built specially for trap shooting, and 1 will back it against
any gun in the world. Inever saw a gun to equal it for hs
shooting atlong range. When I first got rhis gun, I was so well
satisfied with it, that I said it ought to Kill 60 ont of 100 best blne-
rocks, at doyds. rise. This bit of hoast was al once snapped up by
an English sportsmen, who laid £100 to £50 on the birds.
I finally agreed to make the attempt. All previous attempt
had been to kill only 50 out of 100, and every attempt bad been. a
failure, the men who backed the birds being heavy winners. The
birds in my race were specially picked out of « choice lot, and
were all ring-tried; that is, each bird was put through a ring, the
size of the ring being a standard for the very best birds, sich as
were noted for speed and courage. The boundary of this race
was G0yds, from the traps, and the wind was with the birds. The
betting was £5 to £1 on the birds, and there were not many
takers. I was so confident that Ll would accomplish the feat that
I put up all the money J had on it, and the walking was not very
ood, either. Itneverisin England. Well, | killed 41 out of the
first 00, and’ still the betting was against me. 1 clesed the race on
the 81st bird, having killed 19 out of 31, and scored a win. inal
score: Killed 60, missed 21. I thus established a new world’s fe-
cord at the distance and on the number of birds. I neyer shot m
better form or with more confidence, and although [ did not win
mich money, | did something tomake my countrymen feel proud
of me. In this race my loading was as follows: In each barrel
4drams Schultze wood powder, 13402. Neweastle chilled shot;
Hley’s improved paper shell, with specially Btrope prinen. The
kills were in hearly every case made with the first barrel,
although the second was occasionally used as a precaution,
rather than a necessity, , ‘ :
Inaljl English pigeon shooting matches the birds always have
_ dunn 13, 1889,]
The general tule that governs all the shooters in England is to
load not over 4drs. powcer and 14joz, shot, and to hold the gun
just as the shooter pleases. This is susceptible of explanation.
Nhe shooter goes to the traps, hasthe privilege of taking aim, and
is followed everywhere, and the idea of holdin
elbow until the bird is on the
sportsmen. The gauce
at the gun stores, woere | was told they were used for duck shoot-
ing. I told them that tens were used a great deal in the United
States, not only at the tran, but in the field, and that many sports-
mén thought that eighis, sixes and fours were the proper things
for ducks, at which much surprise and amazement were mani-
fested, and theexpression was made, “We would call that punt-
ing!” The punt gun is a big gun mounted on a swivel, and used
principally by sailors who hunt ducks, and want to get enoweh
game with one or two discharges to last for a week!
ualities; Riley of Oxford street stands very high, W. & ©. Scott
their trade is principally among Americans, with whom, it is
understood, their guns have t
London makers are considered far ahead of all others made in
tions, are not classed with anything but rubbish. This is prob-
ably a little too seyere, as Westley Richards, who is a Birming-
ham maker, undoubtedly turns out a good gun. I saw only one
Westley Richards gun in use during my shooting througho.t
England, and was told that most of their guns were made for
England with an American reputation. I could
might be interesting, but [do not want to be considered personal.
A number of prominent English gun makers are exceedingly
Glever mechanics of means in London, who have shops connected
with their residences, and employ from tén to fifteen workmen,
and only turn out guns to order, puiting any name on the gun
thatis desired. Thus thousands of guns are {urned out by these
expert mechanics, and named to suit the whim or wishes of the
purchaser. With the exception of the Colt Company (which has
-a store in London), the American guns are comparatively un-
known, not only in London but throughout Bneland. Our system
tive in nearly every respect.
Our guns aré called clubs. This
-mingham makers,
MASSACHUSETTS STATE SHOOT.
ES Massachusetts State Shooting Association will hold its
tenth annual summer tournament on the grounds of the Ja-
maica Plain Gun Club, Clarendon Hills, Mass., June 17 and 18,
Shooting on the regular programme will begin promptly at 9
O’olock A.M. on each day_as follows:
Monday. June 17.—1. Individual Subseription, 6
entrance 5() cents. 2. Individual Subscription, 6 bluerocks, en-
tYancei0cents. 38, Grand Championship, for the individual chal-
lenge gold badge of the Association, 15° bluerocks, entrance free,
optional sweepstakes. 4. IndividuaiSubseription, 6 ciay-pigeons.
simaightaway, entrance 60 cents. 5. Individual Subreription, 6
bluerocks, entrance 60 cents. 6. Grand Championship; for the
amateur itam gold badge of the Association, 6 clay-piceons and
5 bluerocks per man, open to any number of teams of 5 men from
.eaeh club eet to the Association, entrance free, optional
Sweepstakes. 7. Individual Subscription, pairs bluerocks, en-
entrance 50 cents. 8. Grand Championship, for the glass ball
team gold hadge of the Association, 10 bluerocks per man, open
to any number of teams of 4 men each belonging to the Associa-
tion, ‘entrance free, optional sweepstakes, 9. Individual Sub-
scription, 5 pairs clay-pigeons, entrance 50 cents.. 10. Individual
Subscription, bluerocks at 2lyds., miss and out, entrance 50 cents,
Tuesday, June 18.—11. Individual Subserintion, 6 clay-pigeons,
|) entrance 50 cents. 12. Individual Subseription, 6 bluerocks, en-
trance 50 cents. 13. Grand Championship for the Ligowsky gold
badge and the individual clay-pigeon championship of the Asso-
ciation, 15 single clay«pigeons per man, entrance free, optional
sweepstakes. 14. Individual Subscription, 3 pairs bluevocks, en-
trance 50cents. 15. Individual Subscription, 7 bluerocks, entrance
50 cents. 16. Grand Championship for the individual amateur
ehallenge gold badge ot the Association, § elay-pi geonsand 7 blue-
rocks, entrance frée, optional sweepstakes, 17. Individual Suh-
scription, 6 single and 2 pairs bluerocks, entrance 50 cents, 18.
Grand Championship at clay-pigeons, for the team gold bad ge of
the ‘Association, open to any number of teams of 5 men each from
each club belonging to the Association, 10 birds per man, entrance
free, option sweepstakes. 19, Individual Subscription, 6 blue-
rocks, entrances0cents. 20. Individual Subseription,clay-pigeons
at Yiyds., miss and out, entrance 4(-cents.
The Association will donate two valuable prizes, suitably in-
scribed, to the shooter in his respective class making the best
average for the two days in shooting at50 clay-pigeons and 50
binerocks each day. In case of ties, 10 hirds per man till won.
A meeting of the delegates will be held on the evening of the
1th. CHAs. HARTWELL, Seo’y, Gardner, Maas,
WN. ¥Y.SUBURBAN SHOOTING GROUNDS ASSOCIATION.—
Claremont, Jersey City,—June 8.—Lefever trophy, match at 25
Singles, 25 cents entry;
clay-pigeons,
Se a ee
Ang take
saws es wea hwee peas
arn es ee ee ee ee
10117140011 110111 171111021
ties div. No, 1:
Ws Ss GES eR Cee a ene |
Sweeps, 10 singles, 50 cents SHELY
all
Johnson....,,,-\.-. 1111-10 _—Richards..... -.-+++1100100010— 4
veesse-s « LIOINIONI— 8 Hathaway. -1010000010— 3
sesse-e----,O0000D1T101— 9 Allen...... +++, L101011001— 5
oA ase 1101111111— 9
aad dae ile ote IMNNI—10 Richards. ..1001110111— 7
‘ 1100110101— 6_Hathayway -.1111111101— 9
W111111—10 “Allen......-... ..,. -1111001100— 6
1111101011— 8
TAA RUS TUG eta ets SA oe ane 1000110000— 8
antares . JN0— 9 Richards...,........1011000100— 4
paw. ey O1MN0II1— & Hathaway..........1010111001I— 6
. OND 1— 9
. 111100111 0— 7
aes 01011 10111— 7
8, Jersey 8, Pringle 6, Collins 6, Hathaway 9,
yans 6, Dittmar 6, Alen 5. Collins won third on shoot off.
| HATON, N Y,, June 8—Eaton Gun Club. Match at 16 single
ichardson....0010/1110101111—10 Bell............ 111000000110100— 6
eee. ATITIIIIIIIII—15 Brigps.......... OOCOOLONUTIOOIO— 4
Hahah a QOOLOULOTOVONTI— 5 Stone.,...... + -L000000001L01110— 5
UItis.......... CULOMIOMIO-1i Short... .. ve 101111 001101111—11
Peet won badge on oS at Five pairs doubles:
Richardson......11 1110 11 11—9 Briggs.._._... .--10 01 10 10 00—3
Peet..... -.. ....10 0011 J0 10-5 Stone........ ... -10 10 10 09 10—4
oe S55 8KE 00 10 00.10 01—3 Short.._..........00 10 10 10 10-4
(Ayo) See Soe e ee
The most tun of the day was when Richardson and Curtis chose
sides, § pairs kingbirds: ;
Richardson..J1 00 11 10 10—6 (Olipets! 2 eur 00 00 01 10 GO—2
Hor Peet ........ 11 10 11 11 00-7
1 a eae 10 10 10 10 10—5
++» 00-10 10 0010-38 Bell .....2... 11 10 11 11 01—8
empties 09 10 00 G0 00—1—18
Every week we are obliged to defer to the next
week trap scores which come in too late for pub-
ication in the current issue. It is particularly re-
auested that scores be sent us as early as possible,
| the benefit of the wind, Indeed, a match with the wind against
the birds is seldom, if ever, allawed in Hneland, the traps being
changed promptly, in accordance with the ditection of the wind.
Gan hold the gun to his shoulder ov not, as he pleases, This rule
the gun below the
wing, is laughed at by English
of gun‘is limited toa 12, and any weight
notover lbs, Idid not seea 10-zauge gun in use, and only a few
_ You ask me which guns stand at the head in England? The
Purdey is fitst in workmanship, the Greener gun first in shooting
S00 are not recognized in London, and itis well known that
iven satisfaction. The guns of
tineland; Birmingham manufacturers, with one or two excep-
foreign trade. Olabrough is another one of the unknown guns in
say more that
of manufacture is laughed at as being rough, Clumsy and defec-
eriticism is'on a par with the wholesale condemnation of tue Bir-
FOREST AND STREAM.
POMPTON PLAINS, N, J.—The annual “shaking up” of the old
residenters, who quietly while away the time in solid enjoyment
oi the beauties with which nature has surrounded: their homes so
snugly located on the Plains, was celebrated by the Pequannocks,
the local gun club, on Thursday, May 80, By a little extra labor
and expense the event was announced through circulars, which
brought together young and old—shooters and lookers on—hy
wagon, on foot, cross lots and other unknown ways, until a hun-
dred people were enjoying the sport, and backing some favorite
shooter with a dime or quarter that had lain dormant since a year
It is amusing and as good as a ciretis to attend such an
event, and witness the jolly good feeling among al) present. But
woe be to that class whose ambition to “scoop the pile” and un-
Willingness to divide a small prize with a whole-souléd shooter
manifest themselves at such places—all such can get accommo-
dated on the spot, and generally return home wiser, but poorer,
The day opened with light rains, which prevented some from get-
ting out in the morning, but as the old hillsechoed hack thesound
of the guns at ten o’clock, and the mist cleared away, they began
to gather from far and from near. The puffy winds of the after-
noon made the bats very erratic, and, as many of the shooters had
never seen a hat thrown from the trap, they were. bothered some
in their efforts to find them. The following events and scores will
ago.
show the day's doings:
First event, 10 Lockport balls:
DAV IORE 2. fatote ps ae 101401111— &
S1i0h 4 Tee ee eee se 11110L011— 8 Word................ 11111117d1—W)
Clark... et aes OLOOONONIOU— 2 Oard...... ...-1149417711—10
CUTTS ae 1010000000— 2 Gormiey............0010011I— 6
All ties divided.
Second event, 10 bats:
Teylor. ass so vetrIQ0lI——"8 Gata... 09s... O010110111— 6
Sai PH ES ep oa 0101110011— 6 Kahart 1111111010— 8
Post, Gates y+. L00000100L— 3 Perry - 1100001011— 5
Kiersted.......... WHII— § Cook . -L111000001— 5
Wied foes ees O10000111— § Ford...,...... .. 111111 111—10
Gormley. ...5.-....: 0110010000— 8 Curtis-.... Ae Bark OL11O1101IN— 6
Demorest,--.......: QON0NLOIOD— 2 All ties divided.
Third event, 5 balls:
VAT Saute eee eee TOI 4h) Obrd... 5p tes142 seas tiene 11110—4
midpber LPP dosasanss sao! (M0G0—0.. Cook Oi M4 er
fourth event, 5 balls;
EGIBET Aes thLdedy. var ee Q0000—0. Perry. .......0 wiecg cen easy .A1001—8
Vani sauhey... olsun 00011—2
Fifth event, prize shoot No.
500 wads:
WOTMI NS eee, W111 M01I— 9 “Kiersted..........,. 1011111011— 8
Taylor vf ,.001111110I— 8_—Kahart....., -..-...0101110101— 7
Smith OMMINM— 9 Card.,...--.--.,.,..1111110111—10
Curtis... LJONN1ITON— 8 Cook:...:::4. 2005-2 111111141—10
(ERENGS 544 sce PP nan .O100110101I—. 6 - Gormley........,.... OLOLOLOTIO— 5
ty E1215 a » OOLIII00— 6 ~Perry--...-2........ OO0TITLI— 7
or +.010171111101100—10 Kahart........ O11110001001001— 7
Smith -1001100109011H1— 8 Card........... 000110111011110— 9
Taylor -OOLQ1TI11111101I—11_ Gormley....... 101 00L00D100LI— 7
Mead... ...110100001709111— 8 Demarest...... 1001000001011 11— 7
Kiersted -. OOUOTNIOIIDION— 7 Curtis.......... 1LONO0OLOLONWI— 7
OB... -..: - L11O010I1N00— 9 Cnok... ee... 100110101 1101711
Doremus.......10101001111101—12 Perry.......... 000111100171001— 8
HBP as wt 111000L00001001— G@_-— Stanley........ 010110100000101— 6
aR wes ely tt cre ote a OLIOIM 3: Cu ri 8 5.0.0.5 .ie)-)-) jeje enre esee 11101—4
Denidrests 6s. 25 TA MI DIR=SF* Wonks: /. sede ea ee: Iwiil—4
IIT this.a evens Tessas eet d 00000—0 Ties div.
Highth event, 5 pairs bats;
Taylor... ..-OL TOU 11 1— 8 Ford............ 11 171 11 11 11—10
Smith... ». 0L10 11 1b N— 8 Curtis... ....... 00 OL 11 00 11— 5
OClark..... .....11-10 10 OL = 7 Ties diy.
Ninth event, 5 balls:
CUTTS. ee Le O111—4 Van Vorhees............. 10111 —4
Targets used: Balls 282, broke 187,
A er cent 66%, 9.
broke 262, per cent 60—Forp, Newark,
Bats 440,
MONTGOMERY, Pa., June 6.—The second annual shoot and
barbecue of the Capital City Gun Club took place at Jackson’s
Lake to-day. A large number of visitors were present, from dif-
ferent sections of the State and the shooting was good all round.
The team match was as follows, 4 from each club, $20 entrance
double birds, 2lyds. rise:
Clanton Team. Montgomery Shooting Club.
S Westcott. .... li 11.10 11—7
W Gallen.......10 00,10 11—2 Dickerson ,..... TL 00 11 00—4
HCallen...-....10 01 10 10—4 Frazier...,......J1 00 10 10—4
Gallahern.......11 10 10 10—5—15 WH Taylov....11 10 10 10—5—20
Dallas Gun Club. Fort Deposit Gun Club.
Rields: io6: See ie 10 11 11 10-6 Rogers.......... 10 01 01 19—4
ONONTIS oF. 225 8i8 11-01 10 10—6 CBVEr: soi sss. OL 11 11 10—6
Pettus,--....,.. 00 10 00 11 -3 EYBODN Ses ley 00 00 1) 11—4
Hosker .........00 11 10 11—5—20 AUEGE Site ects 00 00 10 10—2—16
Loundes Gun Chih. Capital City Club.
Robinson. ...... 11 11 10 00—5 Abercrombie..,01 11 11 10-6
Russell........ «11 11.00 11—6 R Holte.....,... 10 11 10 11—6
Curtis...) 2.2.2.4 00 11 11 0—4 Roberts........ . 01 10 11 11=6
Haynes........,..00 11 00 10—8—18 B Holt.......... 11 01.01 11—6—24
Birmingham Team. Snoowdown Club.
Ceesly........... 10 11:11 00—5 Mastin..........10 11 11 10-6
Warren ....... £00 00 00 00—0 Deigh eel, «10 00 00 10—2
Enbank......... 01 01 10 10-5 SONGTIS. enn ihad tinct 11 10 10 10—5
Abbott,...... ..10 11 10 10—6—16 Randolph.......11 11 10 10—¢—18
haying to break 49 out of 50 before claiming the Keystone trophy.
But he got there allthe same. Following are the scores, 18yds.:
TG GUN MY CoP Remarc hare hedgers eit Paes eee 190100.101.191110111111011111111—28
DONTE Ti ee ie eres eek a 1101011019111111110111111—29
WonoMers 8 eee es aE ee ee 10901100111. 1111.11111101 29
AoA 3 eae Os eee ee 11001011111011111011110111111—27
AS PIGMIEVSEE: Files. conten tpeoene ~~~ 111710119111000011110117 11111125
EE SRV te trai canna piraveiens oes 111111111011110111011110111111—24
Wardens. |. 2 Ya ese se ey A1111011119111110991111111110—27
OL EV Grit Price esata) deer ewcsuctd 11.111111911011.1000119913111110—25
G Pudney.. 5... 2... ery ee ~. -@11011111001001101111111111011—22
DaMIGa Ns SPS) Ch aceneno eee ~~ 11001111001101110111911110i111—23
Hag eres eee is eres ao ~ » -L10013110111001111111011100110—22
RAR OELT Ni tal G seca rae ule! 11119111911011101211141011111— 27
Ties shot off on 29: Johnson missed his 19th and Conover won
with 20 straight. Miller 2d. On8d, até each, Roll 3, Williams
and Riggott 5 straight; Williams 4 and Riggott 5 and won al,
Sayre 4th. On 5th at 5 each, Sickley 4, Terry 3. Dunican 6th. On
ith at 5, Pudney and Kager4each, then Pudney 5 and Eager 4,
Next match July 1.—12-Bore.
Dunham............. 18 22 Thompson..... .... 6
MOREE A Saeed e. 10 10 20 Alpaugh:,........,., eee Ohl
Culverhouse......... I we 2 tm nek Ree A wedowis yes mae
epee ay) 1 ee 1 19° ‘Larrabee; 0.44: ould
Mirbnies Fat ee tue vey Ee UE Cla rete Ole hrs ye ie es
J Macfarlane....... Dis ie WS Aare ee oe os Py Pete i
Glia eee ES iee G8) Chohmsomiesisce 22, ees 9
Baldwin..........4.. lie te 36
BREWER’S CHALLENGE.—John L, Breweris out witha gen-
eral challenge to All shooters as follows: This fall, when the birds
get good, I will shoot any man in America or in the world a race
at 100 or 200 birds, 30 or 85yds. rise, London Gun Glub rules, for
$500 a, side, match to be shot under the auspices of the Mercer
Gun Club, Middlesex Gun Club or Suburban Shooting Associa-
tion, or any other organization of equal prominence. I want to
give every champion a chance to meet me, and I don’t bar any
one.
BROOKLYN, June 9.—The Fountain Gun Club is old in years
yet ever young in goed works and encouragement of shooting.
For the present year it has a rush of prizes, and at ihe meeting
of the club last week no less than six valuable prizes were offered.
The first prize for the best marksmen of the season was given by
Mr. Abel Crook, a Parker hammerless gun, especially designed for
the club members, being a No, 12 gauge and weighing only seven
and one-half pounds, costing about $100, The second prize is a
handsome hand-painted medallion scarf ‘pin by Bierstadt, the sub-
ject being a quail just found by the dog, It was presented by Mr
]
Demorest........... 1OLI101000— 5
1, 10 balls, entrance 2h cents; first
prize, 25]bs. shot; second, lbs. powder; third, 100 shells; fourth,
438
O. N. Wingert. Worthe third prize Mr, J, Beacham gave a piece
of solid silver of a design known to sportsmen. Mr, Augustus W.
Phelps, who has already donated a handsome club flag, gave a
championship medal for competition by the members of the elub,
the Winner of the most shoots at the end of the season to claim
the ownership. Mr. John H. Sawyer, the late president of the
club, who has just recovered froma severe aitavk of sickness,
presented to the club, as 4 special member’s prize for the July
shoot, a handsome solid silver Lankard by Tiffany & Co,, of New
York, with a wish that one of the old men would win it and keep
itasamemento of the Fountain Gun Club. Several other mem-
bers present signified their intention to donate prizes at each
shoot of the year, so that the members will have a strong induce-
ment to shoot for them. No one member will be permitted to
take a second prize. The Seddens medal, which has been com-
eted for during the past season, has not yet been awarded. he
ate secretary, Mr. O. Lange, and the present secretary, Mr, J obu
Carney, have the disposal of the emblem, and their decision will
be piven ati the next meeting.
WELLINGTON, Mass., June §.—Several clean scores were
made to-day in the sweepstake matches of the Wellington Gun
Club, and in the silver pitcher match at 8 clay-pigeons and 7
bluerocks Bond and Wield were tied with 14 each, and in the
shoot-off Bond won. In this match the following scores were
made; Roxton, Choate, Chase, Melcher, Schaefer.and Baxter 138
each, Snow and Swift 12 each, Bradbury, Stanton, Dill and
Chapin 11 each, Warren 10, Short and Snow 9 each, Wetherbee 7,
The scores in the merchandise match were as follows: Schaefer
and Field 15 each, Sanborn and Chapin 14 each, Bond, Chase and
Snow 13 each, Stone and Warren 1? each, Dill and Bradbury 11
each, Robinson and Coy 10 each, Melcher and Stanton 18, Swift
14, The winners in the sweepstake matches were as follows: Six
bluerocks: Chase. Five clay-pigeons: Bradbury. Five Clay-pigeons:
Bradbury, Baxter and Choate. Six bluerocks: Chase, Wivye Glay-
pigeons: Baxter and Perry. Six bluerocks: Choate. Seven blue-
recks: Bond. fight cluy-pigeonus: Chase and Swift, Five clay-
pigeons: Warren, Stanton and Snow. Six bluerocks: Warren
and Bowker. Five clay-pigeons: Stone, Chapin, Schaefer, Switt
and Warren. Six bluerogks: Bill. Ata meeting of the directors
of the Wellington Gun Club this afternoon, Messrs. Perrry aud
Snow were chosen delegates to attend the annual meeting of the
taper a State Shooting Association at Young’s Hotel,
June 17.
SMALL BORES AHEAD.—Kansas City, Mo., June 1.--The
great State shoot has drawn to a close, and some fine work has
been done. J. H. McGee of the Sixteen Club, Kansas City, won
the big medal with his little 16-gauge yesterday against sixty-four
competitors, killing 10 straight and 14 out of lion the tie shoot.
This is a great victory for small bores over the “spatter guns.”—
"TILb.
NEW HAVHN.—Pres, Chas. B. Bristol issues an order thus:
“Attention battalion! You are hereby warned to appear on the
New Haven Gun Club grounds, armed and equipped as the law
directs, to shoot in the several events on July 4; Keystones, shoot-
ing at 9.0’clock A. M.—CuaAs. B. Brisvon, President,”
THE TEAM FOR ENGLAND.—Within ten days the team
which is to go from Massachusetts to measure shooting skill with
the British riflemen will be on the ocean carrying trusty rifles
and lots of skill and hope with them. The team is a good one,
and it is understood to be practically the same which has repre-
sented the State at Creedmoor the past two years. Capt. Mildmay,
secretary of the National Rifle Association of Great Britain, has
notified Maj. Frost of the appointment of Quartermaster South-
wicke of Devonshire as honorary secretary of the team while in
England: The gentleman has a.splendid reputation, and will un-
doubtedly do the team full justice. The shooting engagements
are now complete, and comprise Berkshire on July 2, London
Rifle Brigade, July 3; South London, July 4; Sussex, July 5, and
either the Honorable Artillery Company or the Lincolnshire team
on July 6. The following two weeks will be deyoted to individual
work at Wimbledon, where the team will be in camp. Many
courtesies are being showered upon the team, a notable one being
the tendering of a handsome private car by the London & North-
western Railway from Liverpool to Lundon. Major Frost has
declined many offers of escort to the depot with thanks, prefer-
ring to slip away without demonstration. He has been a quiet
hard worker a]l along, and for some time past the team has been
rolling up rattling big scores in private practice.
Ganaeing.
FIXTURES.
JUNE.
15-17%. Puritan, Annual Meet, 17. Puritan, Record Races, No.3.
Nantasket. 22. N. ¥.C. C. Annual, Staten
15, Brooklyn Annual. fsland.
1617. South Boston, Local Meet, 29. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet
Petticks Island. Larehmont.
16. Puritan, Record;Races, No. 2,
' JULY.
4. Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22. Atlantic Division Meet.
13-29. W.C.A, Meet, Ballast ’'d. 27, Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers,
Av@ust.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
7-23, A. 0. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence Biver.
SEPTEMBER.
8, Puritan, Record Races, No.5, 14. lanthe, Annual, Newark,
THE EASTERN DIVISION MEET.
pat aunual meet of the Eastern Division of the A. ©, A. will
be held at Calla Shasta, 4 miles below Springiield, Mass., on
the Connecticut River, on June 15-18. the races beingon June 17.
Meals can be had at a farmhouse by those not prepared to cook,
and some extra tents. and straw for bedding will be provided. A
launch will make regular trips between Howard street, Spring-
field, and the camp. ‘The prizes will be small cups instead of flags.
The regatta programme is as follows: Sailing races—l. Classes
A and B. Sail area unlimited. 2. Classes A and B. Sail area lim-
ited to Toft. 3. Novice. Unlimited. 4, Combined sail and paddle.
Hach one mile. The above to be one mile to windward or leeward
and return.
Paddling races—l. Classes A and B, Decked, 1% mile straight-
away. 2. Class 1. Any canoe, 14 mile straightaway. 3. Tandem.
Open canoes, single blades, | mile withaturn. 4. Hand-padali ng,
Ic0yds. 5. Tandem, decked canoes, 1 mile. 6. Upset. 2h0yds. 7.
Standing paddling. 300yds. The order of races will be announced
as early as possible on race day,and will depend on wind and
weather. The usual rules will govern.
R. E, TowNsenD, Cras. P. NicHoxs, Joun FP, Spyr, JIr.,
Regatta Committee.
DELAWARE RIVER MEET.
qe camp of the Delaware River canoeists broke up on June 2,
and though the weather had been very unfavorable during
the wole week, it having rained every day of the camp, ahout 30
experienced canoeists remained in camp the most of the week
and others came and went. ,
Tt being too unpleasant for sailing and cruising a good part of
the time, a good many plans were concocted to keep the ball roll-
ing. Upon one day the boys disguised themselve$ in as many in-
Benious costumes as the camp could provide, astriking one being
the camp ghost, made up with a model of askull upon the bearer’s
head and draped artistically with one of the dude camper’s sheets,
This was a most appalling sight, as a good many of the natives
Will testify who saw it at nignt, illuminated by green lights,
parading the town, headed by buglers playing a most solemn air.
A good many of the races were cancelled, but the most important
were held. The unlimited was sailed in a little gale, asthe fole
lowing schedule will show. Mr. Bair, of the Mersey C. €., Eng-
land, viewed the races on Decoration Day.
The events were as follow:
Start 2 P, M., Unlimited Sailing, 8 miles —WPirst prize, silver
pitcher; second, silver cup;
i Hinish, — Actual,
Naomi, Wm. Roberts......-...Q, ©. 0. 6......... Swamped.
Fern, HP, Geizer......::.-:+. eel Dew Gey ree eS -Disabled,
Valesca, H, Kreamer..., ,,... UB RAS OS ee ware Upset.
Bubble, F. Seigler.......,.. ras PORDAS Pe Phys 2 53 00 0 53 00
Puzzle, J. A, Barten......... “@. 0.0.0, . ,...Swamped.
inate ie ays vee Hens oe A ik “ai C ere ee 2 0 43 00
alta, E, H, Barton. ......... WAC Ey Sy Oe ee a Withdrey,
‘Lassie, H. La Motte... 10... iD Cabinet ie
™ v8 e eh ae
* Lagsie stopped to help Naomi, who was sinking,
ABA
FOREST AND STREAM.
[June 13, 1889,
Start 2 P. M., 75ft. Limit, 8 miles.—First prize, silver cup; sec-
ond, silk flag:
Finish. Actual.
Puzzle, J. A. Barten..,....-... OnGH GLC. secess Broke rudder,
Bubble, F. Seieler......-...... PETONGONs,) os. 35 Withdrew,
Nalesca, H. Kreamer....... .. [ee BP DP Da 3 23 90 122
Pickhic, W. Norgrave...,..... Rise Wa Ofe 4 21 00 2 20 00
Pandora, £. Wood wood....,...Trenton. .......-.8 41 06 1 39 00
Malta, E. H. Barten........ -. i CACIC. yarvuns, Withdrew.
Naomi, Wm. Roberts.......... CHG. CLG irrerren 3 56 00 1 54 00
Wait, A. Fennimore ......... Bi DoGr Cilia Withdrew.
Thetis, D. M. Bond........ ... RDG. ere 3 19 30 1 16 30
*Cigarette, F. W. Noyes....... Ra DeGagiereiere 83 21 00 1 14 00
*Cigarette broke centerboard pennant just before crossing and
had to go ashore to fix it, losing 6m.
Novice Sailing—Prize, silver cup:
Pandora, . Woodwood........ MTesou one VR es POE, eke 1
Snail, C. H. Cunningham...... Q. O. C., did not finish.
—, Pleischman......... -.. «0. C, C., did not finish.
Class I,, Paddling—Prize, silk flag.
Valesca, H. Kresmer.....-.... REGROUP ROS. Mo sanel Mal tee. coc 1
Na tas Hs Ee eBarteny cack ves Glee Ua Lae eee nen enn? one ien one 2
PipA7le, deck, Shc COL ae Ozu ree: hah) lene enue nnn tee sr onan eee a
Thetis, D. M, Bond... ........, Ted gDraeon- Po redts ste ee, cee 4
Ripe, AOPETtO2. st cba nee VE LEAEPLINO LOL nee use eae ae nene h
Wave, Haley. 30.005 ...2. sss: Burlington.../..2f.8....01 ee = a 6
Naomi, Wm, Roberts.-..-..... Oe CrGa sas se eee ene soe, eee 7
Pandora, FP. Woodwood ...,..:Trenton....0 010i. 22. cece cateteee ee 8
Cigarette, F. W, Noyes.--..... 15a BK OE Oe oh a Aw oe Ree De 9
Lassie. H, La Motte............ Rh. D. ©. GC, did not finish,
Paddling Upset.— Prizes, first, silk flag; second, A, C. A. flag:
Cigarette, F, W. Noyes.......Red Dragon Peak
ned Dragon
-Red Dragon
Lassie, H. La Motte .... -Red Dragon, did not finish.
Pandora, F. Woodwood.......Trenton, did not finish,
1,000yds. Tandem Paddling.—Prizes, first, silk flag; second,
bunting flag:
{ H, Kreamer |
Valesea, 1D. M. Bond (°*-=" cmedsbragon GiCr eh. cern. ne 1
Malta; J.Ac and Hs. Barton: @. ©, iG. ee csc.2ce0- vegecsescsuev ss 2
Pandora, {F. Woodwood....Trenton }
1 F. W. Noyes..... R. D/C, C
Tournament.—Prize, silk flag:
) K', Wood wood
waiz JH, Woodwood........ Trenton
Wait, 7) A. Wennimore wes bl Ea D. Cc. Cc: t ey 1
Valesca, ; a ph lens t suet Renae ipso sala ted ee Pe
Hand Paddling:
Thetis, D. M. Bond............ Re UGH C, ae aes Ms aa ee Pe 1
Valesca, H. Kreamer.......... HAD, GG cs thom ton ttee Ue ee ene eee
Lassie, H. La Motte .......... Do ORG Ney A ee ee ee 3
Hurrry-Skurry.—Prizes, first, sulk flag; second, pocket lamp:
Malta, E, H. Barten........... ©5307 OO Seiki seat ea eee ass 1
Pandora, F, Woodwood...... PRETO = peys ch Ft eke Lae ceases y
Puzzle, L, A. Barten ......... Os Os GC Onda saeisade tanga ee
Thetis, D, M. Bond.... ...... Red CO eased hageuce st eeiidehee aitene
Snail, Wim. Roberts........... OQ, GG; Gamat caer iaaek pido Bek
Valesca, H. Kreamer......... fee Dike OA Olt or tet Reba yi
Tassie, H, La Motte......-... R, D, C, C., did not finish
Cigarette, F. W. Noyes....... R. D, C, C., did not finish
Wait, A, Fennimore... ....... R. D, C. C., did not finish.... ...... 3)
Record prizes, first, silk banner; second, bunting flag:
2 a Points,
1. Valesca, H. Kreamer..._... BRET ey Sele clsl do ate s apeiaely ergy nas 32
2. nets, WO, . bond... 5. 1 DTG at Cad Beet ether he APC era He feel)
HaAGifarettes iy WioINOVeSs. oh cs Os Ooowel,s sakuvdaa cine inlet 26
4. Pandora, F. Woodwood....Trenton..... ........2.6 2c. e0ee Eire eb
4, Malta, E. H. Barten........ Oe MENGE, ak neet ase eeaun oat 18
All other races had to be abandoned on account of rain.
The regatta committee included Dr. H. La Motte, R. D. C. C.;
Western Underwood, R. D. G. C., and J. A. Barten, Q. 0. G. G,
THE MBHET AT PETTICK’S ISLAND.—The final arrangements
have been made in regards to the meet to be held at Pettick’s
Island, Boston Harbor, on June1s, 16and17, The regatta com-
mittee’s headquarters wili he at the large cottage on the island.
The entire island will be for the exclusive use of canoeists.
AJjl the local clubs ahout Boston have announced their intention
to be represented and compete for prizes. In the paddling, Class
A, there will be one first prize, and in Class B, first and second
prizes, Sailing and paddling, first and second prizes. Sailing 3
miles, first and second prizes. Upset sailing race, one prize. All
the above prizes will be awarded with the honor of champion of
Massachusetts Gay, 1889. Arraneements have been made to con-
vey all parties attending the meet from Hull by means of a launch.
A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.—Atlantic Division: C. F. Hemmen-
way, New Jersey. Eastern Division; E. B. Hovey, Springfield,
Mass.; J. H, Fennessy, Springfield, Mass.
Pachting.
FIXTURES,
' ; JUNE. :
15. Corinthian, Marblehead. _—_ 22. Buffalo, Sweep, Classes 2 & 3.
1b, Seawanhaka, Annual, N, Y. 22. Beverly,Marbleh’d,lst Cham.
15. Lyon, Club, Lynn. 22, Hull, First Cham.
15. Brooklyn, Annual. 22. Columbia, Annual, N. Y.
15. Great Head, Open, 22. St. Lawrence, Montreal.
15, Hainilton, 30 and 35ft. Class. 22, Rhode Island, Ladies’ Day,
lb. Chelsea, Club. 22. 50. Boston, Mass, Ist Pen.,
16. Detroit. City Point,
17. Cape Cod, Orleans. 24. Pavonia, Annual, JerseyCity
ij. American, Annual Pennant, 24 Newark, Open, Newark.
17, Seawanhaka, 40ft.Class,N.Y 26. Pleon, Club.
li. Quincy, First Cham. 24. Corinthian, Marblehead.
Ii, Dorchester, .Open, Nahant. 29. Beverly,Mon.Beach,ist Open
lj, Southwark, Annual, Phila. 29. Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
17. So. Boston, Mass., Open, City 29. Hull, Club Cruise.
Poin, 29. Yonkers Cor., Yonkers.
18-20-22. Katrina-Titania, N. Y,
19, Corinthian, Annual), N. Y.
20, Monatiquot, Pennant, Ft.Pt.
21, Quaker City, Annual, tone,
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1-2. Miramichi, Annual Cruise.
4, Larchmont, Annual.
29, St, Lawrence, Montreal, —
30-July 1. St. Lawrence, Cruise,
Montreal.
LY.
13, Buffalo Handicap, to Point
bino, ;
4. Beverly, Mon Beach, lst Buz, 18. Cave Cod, Dennis. ‘
Bay, 18. Atlantic, Cruise, L. I. Sound.
4, Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup. 15, Wastern, Annual, Marbleh’d.
4, Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago. 16. Rhode Island, Cup.
4. Buffalo, Open, Buffalo. 17. Pleon, Club Cruise.
4. Detroit, Cruise, St, Clair. 17, Great Head, 2d Cham,
4. Cedar Pt., Special, eee 18, Quiney, Second Cham.
4, Quaker OityCor,,MarensH’k 20, Chelsea, Club.
5, Dorchester, Open, Club, 20, Hull, Ladies’? Race.
6, Hull, 76th Regatta, 20). Beverly,Marblehead, 2d Cup.
€. Beverly, Marbleh'd, 2d Cham 20. Hamilton, Cruise.
6. Sippican, Annual, Marion. 20, American, 2d Cham,
6. Great Head, Ist Cham. 20. St. Lawrence, Montreal.
6. Hamilton, 20ft. Class. 20. So, Boston, Mass., 2d Pen.,
6. Larchmont, 40ft. Class. City Point.
6. St. Lawrence, Montreal. 24. Pleon, Club.
6, So. Boston, Mass., Ist Cup, 25. Miramichi, Miller and Gall
City Point. Cups.
8. Inter-Lake Y. R. A. Meet, 27. Corinthian, Marblehead,
Lake Erie. 27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
8 American, Ist Cham. Bay.
9. New Haven, Annual, 27. Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point.
—. Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft, 2%. Buffalo, Sweep, to Point Col-
Ocean Race. urn.
—. Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise 27, Cape Cod.
10. Pleon Club, 1st Cham. 27. Hamilton, 25ft. Class.
. Great Head, Moonlight Sail.
. Lynn. Club, Lynn.
Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open 31. Pleon Open.
18. Corinthian, Marblehead. 31, Hull, Ladies’ Day.
Monatiquot, Ist Cham.,it.Pt
AUGUST.
27. Quaker City Cor., Riverton.
29. Detroit, 2d Pennant.
3. Quincy, Open Race. 17, Beyerlv,Marbleh’d, 8d Cham
3. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo. 17, Hull, Special Outside Race,
8. Sippican, Club, Marion. 30 and 40ft.
3, Beverly, Marbleh'd, Ist Cup. 17, American, Around Plum Is-
3. Lynn, Club, Lynn. land, go as you please.
3. Cape Cod. 17, Chelsea, Ladies’ Day.
3, West Lynn,ist Cham., Lynn 17, So. Boston, Mass., Pen. Sail
3. New Haven, Annual Cruise. off, City Point.
3. So. Boston, Mass., 2d Pen., 19, American, Open.
City Point. 19. Defroit, 3d Pennant.
5. American, 3d Cham. 19. L. ¥Y. R. A., Hamilton.
5. Dorchester, Open, Club. 21, Pleon. 8d Cham,
5. Rhode Island,Club Cruise. 21, Y, R. A., Toronto.
7. Pleon, 2d Cham. 24. Lynn, Excursion, Lynn.
8. Great Head. Moonlight Sail. 24. Beverly,Mon.Beach,8d Open.
8. Miramichi, Vice-Com. Stew- 24. Larchmont, Oyster Boats.
art’s Pennant. 24. Corinthian, Marblehead.
10. Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn. 24. Hamilton, 20, 24, 30 and 35ft,
10. Corinthian, Marblehead, : Class, Whitewings Cup.
10. Monatiquot, 2d Cham.,Ft.Pt. 26. L. Y. R. A., Belleville.
10. Buffalo, Annual Cruise, 26. Rhode Island, Open.
10. Hull, 2d Cham, 28. Pleon, Sail off,
10. Cape Cod. 29. L. ¥. R. A,, Oswego.
13. Detroit, dl. Beverly, Marbleh’d, ist Open
15, L. Y, R, A,, Rochester, al. Sippican, Club, Marion.
16, Monatiquot, Ladies’ Day, 31. Hull, Cham. Sail-Off.
Fort Point. 31. Quiney, 3d, Cham,
16. Great Head, Cham, Sail off. 31. Chelsea, Club.
16-31. Quaker Oity, Cruise,Ches- 31. West Lynn, 2d Cham., Lynn.
apeake Bay,
17. Great Head, Open, . So. Boston, Mass., Cham.
17. Quincy, Ladies’ Day. Sail off, City Point.
THE STEAM YACHT ‘“W. B.”
4 see new steam yacht herewith illustrated was launched on
May 28 at the yard of her designer, Dr. ©. D. Miller, at Pough-
keepsie, N, Y. She was built for Mr.W. B. Hayden, of Columbus,
O., for use on the St. Lawrence River, and is similar, though
larger, to Indienne, by the same designer, whose plans were
lately published in the Forgst AND SrREAM. The ‘*W. B.” is
87ft. over all, 79ft. bin, l.w.1., 13ft. beam and 4ft. 6in. draft, with a
triple expansion engine and Roberts's coil boiler. She is built
of wood and is very handsomely fitted below. All the work was
done under cover in Dr. Miller’s yard.
LARCHMONT Y. C. SPRING REGATTA, JUNE 8.
‘HE entry list in the postponed spring regatta of the Larch-
mont Y. ©., on June 8, was very little to the credit of yacht
owners about New York; in fact, it looks as though all the sport-
ing spirit was concentrated in the club as a body, and had pretty
well disappeared among the individual owners. A regatta with
good prizes, in the finest of June weather. was allowed to go beg-
ying with a total of but twelve starters. This lack of racing spirit
Was most conspicuous in the 40ft, class, where such boats as
Chispa, Tomahawk and Maraquita were sailing over the course
without entering, evidently sizing Sy the only two of their class
in the race, Nymph and Banshee. ith craft designed and built
specially for racing, ind after at least sufficient trial to put them
in fair form, it would naturally be supposed that they would take
the first good chance ofa trial, rather than merely knocking about
the course where their fellows were racing. and leaving to their
smaller sisters to represent the keel class, The result of the race
was hardly encouraging to the club or to the members who gave
their time to its management, and in view of the limited entries
and the fluky and tedious ending, the race can hardly be called a
success; but the yachtsmen on the judges’ tug were treated to two
very pretty and exciting duels during the greater part of the
day, und to some very fine bits of sailing at times.
Clara, looking in fine form this year under the blue and red
burgee of her new owner, Dr. Barron, and with Captain Barr
again at the stick, was booked to sail alone in her class. Of the
big fleet of forties only two of the older boats, Banshee and
Nymph, came to the line, though three of the new keel craft were
out in full feather to watch the battle of the two centerboards.
In the 35ft. class the only entries were Eurybia and Volusia; while
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in the 30ft. class there were Saracen, Kathleen and Amazon, The
latter, a centerboard boat, is an old resident about the wesfern
end of the Sound, and needs no description, but of the two new
comers, both keels, the former, built last year, was counted the
fastest of her class in Eastern waters, while her rival, Kathleen,
lately described in the ForEsT AND STREAM, is a new boat, this
being her maiden race. But little interest was attached to the
three cats, Orient, Punch and Giggle, while in the jib and main-
sail class the Coyote, lately brought from Boston, had no com-
petitor. Nymph was sailed by Mr. . A. Willard, Banshee by Mr.
A. Bryan Alley, Saracen by her owner, Mr. W. A. Fowle, and
Kathleen by Mr. Wm. Whitlock. The course for the cabin boats
was around the usual mark in Hempstead Bay, then around a
mark off Captain’s Island, and home over the same course, 20
knots; the open boats sailing around the red spar buoy on Scotch
Caps Reef, leaving it on starboard, thence to and around stake-
boat in Hempstead Harbor, passing it on starboard, thence to and
around red spar buoy on Scotch Caps Reef, passing it on port,
thence finish, 10 knots. ‘ ; F
The weather was cool and hazy in the morning, with alight S.
W. air, and the start was not made until 11:45. Clara went over
promptly, and the others were in position to do s0, too, but both
forties and thirties wasted valuable time in jockeying above the
line. Eurybia, Amazon and Volusia crossed, but Banshee came
for the line with a good full and then tacked, waiting for Nymph,
who came up and passed her, Banshee going under Nymph’s stern.
and out on her weather quarter. They went over the line on star-
board tack, but a few seconds apart, but Nymph was going fairly
fast, while Banshee had hardly gathered way after tacking. Just
astern of the pair came Saracen, leading Kathieen by a hundred
feet or so, the latter having a most uonecessary handicap of 24s.,
the start was timed:
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The four settled down, jammed well on the wind, for Hemp-
stead markboat, carrying jibtopsails and working topsails. The
two smaller boats were soon scuppers-to, in spite of the moderate
breeze, both heeling very readily. They weathered out at first,
owever, on the centerboard boats. Banshee was_outsailing
Nymph a little from the start; but when, near the middle of the
Sound, both eased sheets and reached for the mark, she gained
rapidly, and at 12:15 walked handsomely through Nymph’s
weather and took a good lead just in time for the turn. Saracen
and Kathleen held by the wina for a time longer, but when they,
too, eased off Kathleen had avery good place on Saracen’s lee
quarter, but the nearer to the mark, from which she reached
ahead, through Saracen’s lee, until she was well clear of her at
the turn.
Kathleen dropped her spinaker boom to port, Clara, now well
ahead, carrying a spinaker, but while setting the spinaker and
for a long time afterward, the jiblopsail sheet was left to mind
itself, to the serious detriment of speed. Kathleen had very
cleyerly passed her rival at the turn, and had a very good lead,
but she lost while manéuyering with the spinaker, and Saracen,
more carefully managed, soon ran through her lee under work-
ing canvas. Saracen set her balloon jibtopsail, sailing faster than
Kathleen, and soon set spinaker aJso. Banshee continted to lead
Nymph as long as they could be distinguished, but the fleet was
left astern for a time while the tug ran ahead to time Clara at
the Captain’s Island mark, Mayflower, for the first time under
schooner rig, was sailing about in company with Sachem, looking
very handsome in her new clothes. Clara of course turned alone,
and as the wind was quite light it was some time before the others
came up, Banshee leading Nymph by 14 mile. The two keels
Saracen and Kathleen had not only done well in hanging on to
the forties, but had overtaken the two 35ft. boats, all fovr, Ban-
shee, Nymph, Hurybia and Volusia, being centerboard craft. The
turn was timed:
(OUR Eh ee oa Pee Sein dian nc AST ar ORL TTS hier St reas neha tension: 1 36 24
BAMBHER aaloinelltitesvek se eine USOTOO Ke Heer. cet csniees ce tieae t 1 37 19
Datty co) 010 Wey See Gite ony a ge 1 88.12) Saracen... Soe eine one 1 37 ay
Huary Bia see enews eect L-Spula, Amazone eb ae eorteenn 1 35 50
The wind was blowing fresh by the time that all had turned,
and the two big schooners were having a quiet brush, fom which
Sachem finally came ont victorious. Banshee and Nymph held
over toward the New York shore, in spite of the chances of less
wind there. Kathleen and Saracen were near enough to make a
very exciting race, the latter at first doing much the better work
to windward, but aftera time Kathleen not only made up what
she lost just after, coming on the wind, but added more toit, A
little rain fell but did not hurt the wind, which was now blowing
uite fresh over the Long Island hills, though very light along
the opposite shore. Banshee stood in well, but finally came across,
jammed hard on the starboard tack, for Hempstead mark. Nymph
was some distance to leeward and also astern, but as they came
on she outfooted Banshee rapidly, though not heading so high,
until she was ahead when near the Long Island shore. How
much good this would have done her had the wind held was a
question, but she found it stronger wellin shore, and a little re
favorable as well, Banshee still had a safe lead, however, cross-
ing Nymph’s bows and tacking for the lasileg tothe turn. She
held her lead at the turnand seemed a certain winner on her
merits this time, but the wind was yery light before the pain were
far from the Long Island shore, Clara also lying almost becalmed.
‘When but a couple of miles from the finish a westerly breeze
suddenly broke off Banshee and then left her absolutely he-
calmed, while Nymph, afew hundred feet to windward, took a,
nice little breeze that soon placed her ahead and a little later
drifted her in, the winner by a minute. The thirties had been
visible at a distance when the others turned Hempstead mark,
first coming across the Sound on starboard tack and later on port:
tack for the turn, Kathleen with a long lead all the time. After
turning. l
after Nymph and Banshee that they crossed the line. In the
tedious drifting match across the Sound Saracen took the lead
and won by 22s., elapsed time, neither being measured. Kath-
leen was handicapped a little by a new and unstretched mainsail,
but she sailed very fast, and is apparently a very dangerous match
for Saracen. The latter, handled by her owner, three friemds and
a paid hand, was the better sailed of the two, taking the lead at
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speed at the first turn. The honors of the sailing, so long as the
wind held, certainly belonged to-Banshee and Kathleen, but the
luek landed the prizes in the lockers of Nymphand Saracen. The
times were:
CLASS 5, SLOOPS AND CUTTERS BETWEPN 47 AND 54FT.
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected,
MCS EMD A 4 det ote bac cto! ASA 11 46 27 B22 Bt 3 386 07 3 36 07
hy CLASS 7, SLOOPS AND CUTTERS BETWHEN 35 AND 4irT,
I VINDNME ree. sna e 11 54 08 3 35 03 3 30 55 3 30 49
Bamshee..........0.... 1) 54 22 8 26 21 8 31 59 3 31 59
CLASS 8, SLOOPS AND CUTTERS BETWEEN 30 AND 359P7r,
Huai a or es 11 81 82 5 06 38 5 15 06 b cds
NWOlIELA yo se Meee ele 11 53 09 5 10 84 5 17 25 eee va
CLASS 9, SLOOPS AND CUTTERS BOTWEEN 25 AND 30PT,
Kathleen....... yan ste 11 55 00 5 11 22 5 16 22 Not meas’d.
MN Navagen...i.:5si.c. des Tl 54 40 6 10 40 5 16 00 Not meas’d,
AliiaZOM Seen ere 8 5 5 ll 47 27 Did not finish,
¥ f CLASS 15, CATROATS UNDER 23K,
WMI Orient... asses aie, IL 52 37 219 15 2 26 38 2 26 38
TAN TTL Gl Rey an 2 ee 11 53 09 2 25 20 2 88 21 2 31 13
\\ Gigs las. Sane en ee. 11 49 3h 2 OF 50 2 18 19 1 Be
With CLASS 13, JIB AND MAINSAIL, 2391. AND UNDER.
in| WO Vote He vUe eoee ns 11 50 39 2 00 10 2 09 31 A eee
} Nymph beats Banshee lm. 10s. and Saracen beats Kathleen by
Hy 228.; Kurybia beats Volusia 2m. 19s. elapsed time.
\ THE REPLIES OF THE NEW YORK Y. C,
(ee following letters were made public last week as we were
going to press, but we give them now in full. As will be
seen in the two really important letters to the Royal Yacht
Squadron and Lord Dunraven the New York Y. C. reiterates its
position in standing by the last deed of gift, A great deal has
been made of the exact relations between the secretaries of the
Royal Clyde and the Royal Yacht Squadron, especially by the
papers, with a, view of proving that the latter was fully conyers-
ant from the first with the exact terms under which the challenge
musb come; and some elaborate arguments have been advanced
to show just how fully Mr. Grant was in the confidence of Mr.
Yorke, and that he must have known from the first that the new
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will it withdraw all objections to the last deed and consent to
challenge under it? It is certain that with Lord bunraven press-
terms, and with a boat that is too small to bea
feared, the New York Y. C. will not depart in the least from the
position it has taken since the so-called revision was made.
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ner of starting. The present method has one serious disadvant-
tage, in that it places a great responsibility on the regatta com-
mittee, and even a perfectly fair and impartial decision on their
part might, by a change of weather, give rise to a serious misun-
derstanding. This, however, seems less of anobjection than the
certainty of a great loss of time in the effort to start the races at
a fixed hour, wind or calm, especially with a time limit.
Nrw Yor«, May 27, 1889.
DEAR Str: Your letter of April 29, 1859, addressed to the Secre-
tary of the New York Yacht Clun, was duly reveived and was
referred by the club to the America’s Cup Committee. The com-
mittee has carefully considered the communication, and notes
especially that in acknowledging the receipt of tue letter of the
Secretary of the New York Yacht Club, dated April 12, you state
that it contains a condition in 1eference to the challenge of the
Royal Yacht Squadroa on behalf of the Earl of Dunraven not
previously referred to. The committee presumes that you refer
to the following provision: “But with the positive understanding
than.if the Cup is won by the club challengi: git shall be held
uidet aad subject to the full terms of the new deed, dated Oct.
a4 '
am instructed by the committee to point out to you that the
provision referred to was not a condition imposed by the club
upon the acceptance of the challenge now under consideration,
but it was the condition upon which the club consented to sail a
race under the rules which governed the contest between the Gen-
esta and Puritan, Galatea and Mayflower, Thistle and Volunteer,
and that such condition was ciearly stated in the letter of the
Secretary of the New York Yacht Club to Mr. York, Secretary of
the Roval Clyde Yacht Club, dated Dec. 14, 1888, as you will see by
the tollowing extract:
“And whereas, in the deed of gift by which the Cup is now held
by this club, any mutual agreement may be made between the
challenged and challenging party; therefore, be it
“Resolved, That the terms under which the races between the
Genesta and Puritan, Galatea and Mayflower, Thistle and Volun-
teer were sailed are satisfactory to this club, and a challenge
under these terms would be accepted, but with the positive under-
Standing that if the Cup is won by the club challenging it shall be
held under and subject to the full terms of the new deed, dated
Oct, 24, 1887, inasmuch as this club believes it to beim the inter-
est of all parties, and the terms of which are distinct, fair and
sportsmanlike.”’
in your communication of March 19, 1889, addressed to the Sec-
retary of the New York Y.C.. conveying the chalienge of the Karl
of Dunrayen, you make the following specified reference to that
letter: “in accordance with your cable of Dec. 12, 1888, to Mr. W.
York, secretary of the Royal Clyde Y. C., and your letter confirm-
ing the same, stating that in the event of a challenge for the
America’s Cup the same terms would he accepted as in the Vol-
unteerand [Thistle matches, 1 have now, on behalf of the Royal
Yacht Squadron and in the name of the Earlot Dunraven, a
member of the squadron, to claim the right of sailing a match for
the America’s Cup,” ete.
Thus the condition in question js a part of the terms of the chal-
lenge as submitted by the Royal Yacht Squadron and accepted
by the New York Y.C. In reterence to the mention of such pro-
vision in the letter addressed to you by the secretary of the New
York Y. C. under the date of April 12, 1 am instructed by the com-
mittee to say that such mention was in no Way intended as the
imposition of a new condition, but simply as ‘the reiteration of
terms already stated and to which you had not referred.
The committee has seized this early opportunity to lay the
facts of the case before you as they appear from the correspond-
could consent to no arrangement
faithfully,
any question open concerning the
should be held if won by the challenger. 1 remain, dear sir, yours
arrangements as to actual dates of
most conyenient. They fully agree
ence, tor the New York Y. C. could not waive this condition and
for a contest which would leave
conditions under which the Cup
James D. Surv, Chairman.
To Richard Grant, Esq., Secretary Royal Yacht Squadron.
Nrw YORK, May 28, 1889,
My Lorp: I have the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of yours
of May 3, and have submitted the same to the committee. They
request me to state in reply to your remarks under head of “Date
of Races,” that they will be glad after your arrival to make such
sailing as may then be deemed
with you as to the desirability
ot getting the races off within a reasonable time, but it must be
borne in mind that the starting point is about 25° miles from the
city, and that it is therefore questionable, on account of supplies,
etc., whether either party would care to race more than two days
consecutively at the most, This, however, can be arranged much
better by word of mouth than by letter, and if agreeable to you,
your arrival.
the committee will leave the question in the present shape till
As to time of starting, the committee, having had considerable
experience in this matter, state unhesitatingly that, in the inter-
| ests of both parties, and especially with a view of getting the
maten sailed «ff with as little delay as possible, the whole ques-
tion of starting ought, in accordance with their letter to you of
the 15th ult., to be lett eatirely in the hands of the regatta, com=
mittee, but tney are contident that this question can be readily
settled to the satisfaction of both parties on your arrival here,
and will therefore leave it open till that time—no Start, however,
to be made in afog. rf
Your wishes as to marking out courses shall of course be car-
ried out, and suitable stakeboats with easily distinguishable
marks will be provided. (
The appointment of Gen. Paine as umpire would, of course, be
entirely acceptable to the committee, but as it is. uncertain
whether that gentleman will be able to act, the committee would
like to suggest as an alternative name that of Capt. Lloyd
Pheenixs,ot the Intrepid.
The committee feel that all the more important details of the
races may be now Cousidered as settled and the match, subject,
of course, to the formal acceptance by the Royal Yacht Squadron
of the terms on which the Cup is to be held if won by your yacht.
On this point the committee will have the pleasure of addressing
you separately in reply to the remarks contained in yours of the ~
a rie to the pateaeuend of the wee ee C. Lremain, my
ord, very sincerely Yours, AMES D, SMITH, Chairman
To the Right Honorable the Harl of Dunrayen, ete, ’ /
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[June 13, 1889,
New Yorr«, May 29, 1889,
My Lorn—Your letter of the 4th inst., addressed to the secre-
tary of the New York Y. C., having been referred to the America
Cup Commamittee, lbave now the nleaeure of acknowledging re-
ceipt of same on their behalf. The club also received a letter
from Mr. Richard Grant, secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron,
upon the subject to which you refer, but I inclose herewith a copy
of the committee’s reply thereto. This reply calls the attention
of the Royal Yacht Squadron to the facts of the case as they ap-
pear from the correspondence, and you will see that the New
York Y. G. could consent to no arrangement for a contest which
would leave any questions open concerning the conditions under
which the Qup should be held if won by the challenger. The
matter now remains with the Royal Yucht Squadron, from whom
the committee await a reply.and they have no doubt that such
reply will show that no obstacle remains in the way of perfecting
the arrangements for a_mateh, which the members of our ehib
look forward to with the greatest interest and pleasure. I re-
main, my Lord, very sincerely yours, J
JaMeEs D. SmirH, Chairman.
To the Right Honorable the Earl of Dunraven, K. P.,20 St. James
square, London, W.
THE TEN-MONTHS’-NOTICE CLAUSE,
Be commenting on the objections to the last deed of gift the
Boston Herald says: “Ger. Paine knows better than any one
else the great difficulties and disadvantages under which Ameri-
can yachtsmen were put. Challenged at the last moment by an
owner with boat already built. the American was expected to
design and build a boat and get her in trim in six months, and
such an advantage taken was called sportsmanlike. ‘Ten months’
notice is fair, both parties have ample time in which to prepare,
and then the contest is placed where it should be best boat win,”
A we haye repeatedly shown, this plea for a longer notice is en-
tirely groundless in yiew of the action of all former challengers,
who have been_only too anxious to arrange all terms a year in
advance. The New York Y. C. had ample notice in October, 1888.
of a challenge from the Royal Clyde Y.C., butit flatly deelinea
all overtures for a friendly agreement as to size of boat, under
the plea that such an agreement would be informal and not a
challenge under the existing (second) deed of gift, The New
York Y.C. distinctly prohibited a challenger from giying more
than seyen months’ notice; in cases where a longer notice has been
given, as by Mr. Webb in 1884 and the Royal Clyde Y. C. and Mr.
Watson in 1886, it has brusquely declined to recornize such no-
tice, compelling the challenger to wait until March before send-
ing hischallenge. In the face of these facts it is absurd to talk
about being taken at a disadvantage and Lhe necessity for ten
months’ notice. The great point of a ten months’ notice is
not that the club shall! have fair warning to prepare for a
challenge, but that it shall have all the leading dimensions
of the challenging yacht, in order to be able to outbuild her.
Such a demand is so unfair and mean that it cannot be disposed
of by the general defense that Gen. Paine was on the Cup com-
mittee, and that he would not be a party to any unfairness. he
holder of the America’s Cup has a right to the measurement of the
challeuger by the method in yogue, but it has no right to inquire
into the specific dimensions which do not enter into that measure-
Ment, such as beam at two points and draft; nor has it any right
to limit the designer of a challenging yacht in the alterations of
her dimensions when the actual work of building commences
nor in altering the trim of his boat after trial. i
The whole ot the ten months clause is cleverly framed to limit
and hamper the designer oi a challenging yacht, and io giye the
greatest possible amount of information to his opponents m addi-
tion, they giving nothing inreturn. It is mora than likely that
no one, on either side, would object to the mere condition that
ten months’ notice must be given. Such a démand would be fair
enough, and no Challenger would be likely to object. The great
points, which are carefully avoided by the Herald and other
papers which have commented on this clause, are the demand for
intormation and the disadvantages under which it places the de-
signer of a challenger. His design must be completed and mailed
not later than the first week in December, in order that.a series of
races may besailed before Noy. 1. He must give the most impor-
tant details to his opponents thus far in advance, with no guaran-
tee from them as to the boat they will meet him with in nearly a
year’s time; and at the same time he is bound not to depart from
the dimensions thus put on record, or to change the ballast or
trim of his proposed boat after trial, 1t is not the demand for ten
months’ notice, or the clause admitting centerboards to race for
the Cup which have caused the strong’objections to the last deed
of gift, but it is such conditions as these mentioned, designed to
keep the Cup in the hands of its present possessers,
ATLANTIC Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 11.
HE Atlantic Y. C. was particularly unfortunate this year in
T the weather for its annual regatta, the day opening with
little wind, a heayy rain squall coming up at the hour ror thestart
10:30 A. M. About noon the sky cleared and alight wind from
the west came over the bay, so a start was made at 12:41, the tide
being then onthe last of theebb, The fleet went over on star-
board tack, Titania leading, with Grayling and Sea Fox after her,
Shamrock, Gracie and Katrina were together under Sea Fox's
lee, the tormer working clear of the pack, while Gracie and
Katrina were hampered by want of room. he starting line was
a particularly bad one, being located in the midst of a fleet of
yachts at anchor. The times were:
JD rl aay Ae eee ee 12-42-54 Banshee... ...2.......2.. 12 51 45
Grayling. 12.45 19 Ilderan os
Sea Fox... 12.44 OL Stella......
Gracie... ...... ..1% 44 33 Bijou...
KAtTiOg.... cs Sete ..12 44 54 Marjorie
BUSA ie i - enene Ae aO-o° JRaE DOH. sae eee eee 12 541
Anaconda 2428 MaMBeles ce oh 12 54 40
Claran sie iathe stn oe I2Ge Won, Pe OS eee 12 55 16
Daisyine ase) eee — 12 48 55 «~Arab. “42 51 35
RoamMeres =~) .\.))- je ene es Ue LU ts a RA ea eae 12 55 46
@Gavalier 2 0 12.4658 Katbleen....... .......,.. 12 56 38
Sy DAtIN. vee: se. eames 12 61 23. Mouette......... 12 56 45
her course,
near Buoy 8. : rel
lime any boats that might finish, but none succeeded in finish-
ing Witlrin 10 hours.
SING SING Y¥, C.—The pennant regatta‘of the Sing Sing Y. 0,
was sailed on June 7 over a 10-mile course on the Hudson; the
wind being strong southwest, The times were;
OLAss 1.
Alice, G. F. Secor, .....--
206 40 Lurline, J.T. Washburn.,.2 24 55
Aller, Sainstag Bros..,.,.1 4854 Cora, B. R. Smith...
CLASS 2.
: nase ee OO 22
Madge, Ralph Brandreth.t 49 19 Lotta, Washburn Bros.,,.2 09 26
Pauline, Jas. Smith.......1 56 27
CLASS 2,
Surprise, Osborn & Hoff,.2 37 U4 Seola, HE. S. Pelham ..,...2 37 88
MINNETONKA Y, C.—The first regatta of the Minnetonka Y.
O,, on Lake Minnetonka, near Minneapolis, Minn,, was aie on
May 30, the corrected times being:
AtdanEAss ote es Stee # 08 88 Catherine... ...........02 81 60
Ourlews.....----- i yediead- AMOK TIM GOBS ry seriecrih if, Ee 2 37 09
White Wing8....5.---+.- 1.8 BU BY
YAMPA.—Mr, Chapiu's schooner has:-reached the Azores, het
time from New York being 8 days, #1 hours, i
CORINTHIAN Y. C. OF NEW YORK.
G Ree ee annual regatta of the Corinthian Y. 0. of New York
will be sailed on June 19, being open to yachts of any recog-
nized yacht club; to be steered by amateurs. The crews are
limited to one man for each hit. of length on deck, and one pro-
fessional is allowed for each 10ft. of l.w.1., or fraction of 10ft.,
thus a 40-footer may haye a crew of 8 to 12, of whom but 4 can be
professionals. The yachts will be classed by corrected length;
sail area, measured as by the Seawanhaka rule, plus 1.w.L length,
divided by 2. The classes will be BOft. and less than 60, sailing
rating as aboye: 40ft. and less than 50., 30ft. and less than 40, 25ft.
chee Mee ea 80, and less than 25ft. A flying start will be made
a . M.
Course No, 1, 33 nautical miles, Starting from a line between
the club steamer and buoy 15 to buoy 10 on Southwest Spit, keep-
ing it on port; thence to and around buoy 814,keeping it on port;
thence to and around Sandy Hook Lightship, keeping it on star-
board, and returm over same course to buoy 15, keeping to east-
ward of buoys 9, 1] and 13 on West Bank, and outside of buoy 5'on
point of Sandy Hook, going and returning.
Course No. 2,26 nautical miles. Wrom starting line to huoy 10
Southwest Spit, keeping it on port; thence to and around buoy
#14, keeping it on port, thence to and around Scotland Lightship,
keeping it on starboard, and return over same course to buoy 15,
keeping to eastward of buoys 9, 11 and 13 on West Bank, and out-
side of buoy 5 on point of Sandy Hook, going and returning.
Course No. 3,19 nautical miles. From starting line to buoy 10,
keeping it on starboard; thence to and around buoy 1, off Point
Comfort, keeping it on starboard; thence to buoy 15, keeping to
-eastward of buoys 9, 11 and 138, going and returning,
a a stakeboat is anchored off buoy lit is to be rounded instead
of buoy.
Course No, 4, 15 nautical miles. Prom starting line to and
around buoy 160n East Bank, keeping it on starboard; thence to
and around buoy 10, keeping it on sturboard; thence to finish line,
buoy 15, keeping to eastward of buoys 9, 11 and 13, going and re-
turning.
The tirst class will sail course No. 1, the second No, 2, the third
No. 3, the fourth and fifth No. 4. The regatta committee
includes Messrs. E. B. Clarke, W. H. Plummer, W, Gardner and
J. W. Wilson.
ATLANTIC Y. C., LADIES’ DAY, JUNE 3.—The annual
“Jadies’ day” race of the Atlantic Y. fom was sailed on June 3,
after being once postponed. The weather was all that could be
desired, clear, warm, and with a fresh breeze. The course was 8
miles in the Upper Bay, off the Atlantic Basin. The times were:
CLASS 2—SCHOONERS.
Start. FWinish. Elapsed, Corrected.
@avalieD. oo cce eves oeres 3 31 20 4 47 00 1 15 40 115 40
CLASS 38—SCHOONBERS,
Avalegies. igre tantees oe 3 30 30 4 35 40 1 05 20 105 20
Fearless. ......0.:4s.«+: 3 32 00 4 45 00 118 00 111 00
CLASS 38—SLOOPS,
inldegards. 2o.. 2. ee an 3 30 50 452 55 1 02 05 1 02 05
OLASS 4—SLOOPS.
Anaconda.........-..-- 3 dd 05 3 34 55 1 OL 50 1 01 50
Toate. wOLCCun cone 3 34 10 8 45 03 1 10 53 1 09 35
OLASS 5—SLOOPS.
iellaiecuus yl won ceonud 3 35 05 4 51 55 1 16 50 1 16 50
CLASS 6—SLOOPS,
PDF sae tte chee 3 80 UT 4 52 50 117 45 117 48
$810 ee 1 13 52 1 12 33
Disa pacers tear -seas 3 2 bt 5s 29
Hypatia-_-.... See tids 3 38 30 4 51 45 1 13 15 113 15
GLASS 8—SLOOPS.
[eSrhreEPy SS pes errs Pa 3 38 10 4 58 00 1 19 50 119 50
CLASS $—SLOOPS
(igen jatee eee cl ney 339 55 6 09 50 1 29 55 1 29 30
Br Olig stereo tes.) ee 23940 50300 12320 12255
Mowette....~..-..--.554 3 37 05 5 06 60 1 29 45 1 28 17
Sap ey 115.00
Marjorie..-...-..-.-\-.- 3 38 3 : 1 115 00
Wott... Ue Dene ae te Ones Did not finish.
A prize, an oxidized silyer breastpin, was given to each lady on
board of a winning yacht, Roamer was protested, but the protest
was not decided. uring the afternoon a band was in attendance
on the grounds of the club,and the club house was opened to
visitors who did not eare to go afloat, a dinner being served after
the race,
MONATIQUOT Y. C.—The opening regatta was sailed on June
6, 0ff Weymouth, in a reefing breeze from the west, the times
being:
FIRST ee * ,
oo) alo apsed, Corrected.
Moondyne, A. J. Shaw............... 24.10 1 28 32 1 02 44
SECOND pate rate a
Posy, Bs. POND Gs oe esc c sees 22. 2 39
ratte E. B. Rogers. .-..---.---..55- 20.08 Disabled.
Gl na eke Ta: 110 54 0 45 21
Flora Lee, E. B. Glover.....---..--..17.05 9
Peri, Frank Driscoll...............-. 18.10 11850 04943
Hester, R. B. Blackmur............-. 19.11 1 18 59 0 50 52
Mand. He INSSI coo. enna au ale 19.02 1 14 40 0 50 52
Diadem, L. A. Hayward--.... 18.02 Disabled.
The judges were Henry Gardner, KE. P. Worster, G. H. Bicknell,
E. f. Jordan. In the evening a dance was held, with music by
Baldwin’s orchestra,
NEW JERSEY Y, C.—But seven yachts started in the 18th an-
nual regatta of the New Jersey Y. C. on June 10, the times, as
given out, being:
CLASS D—JIB AND MAINSAILS, OVER 2brT,
Start. Hinish. lapsed. Corrected.
Eagle Wing........--. 10 49 50 1 58 23 8 08 83 B08 88
ee a Pe a Boe ee TO tee
Sivene. .......+--s0008% : 40 8 08 40
Leader .. ......- -+:+- 10 50 35 1 58 06 3 07 31 3B 04 16
CLASS Geena Ean Fee cD EE
La Mascotte ........-. 2 28 00 2 27 00
Trankle fd Saal tp eee een 10 49 36 1 20 00 2 380 2. 2 30 e4
Waddie: or... ele aur. 10 49 05 1 19 00 2 29 55 228 10
MESH Goch celia ewes 10 51 20 1 57 45 3 06 25 3.01 55
Winners: Eagle Wing, Leader and La Mascotte,
SAVIN HILL Y. C.—The first race of the season was sailed on
June 8in alight §8,W. wind, the times being:
FIRST CLASS.
Length. Elapsed. Corrected,
1 86 45
White Fawn, W. C, Cherrington. ..23.01 1 12 52
Annie Maud, F. O. Vegelahn....... 23.038 1 58.00 1 24 2%
: ii SECOND ees fake ache
Peri, Frank Driscoll.....-....-...... , i 5
Nora, BE. M. Denny..-.,.....--... ...16.09 1 24 30 1 02 02
FASViGy ds toe OC@ DSc caiep ne nu sorte ees 18.09 1 39 00 1 10 32
The judges were Messrs. Lyman Spalding, Reuben K. Rice, L.
‘T, Howard.
DORCHESTER Y. C.—The first regular race for the season
was Sailed off the club house, Harrison Square, on June dh, start-
ing at 3 P. M., the wind at the start being light southwest, shift-
ing to southeast, The summary was:
FOURTH CLASS.
i Length. Elapsed. Corrected,
Vaustina, W. P. Whitmarsh.......-... .. 1 34 60 aN
FIFTH CLASS.
Peri, F. J. Driscoll,....--.-----+.2..-- fat 1 0 10 pan
Water Witch, M. J. Kiley...........- 20.06 1:58 30 =
SIXTH CLASS.
Rocket, H. M. Faxon..., ...-... on veal 1 46 16 117 04
Paradox, L. M. Clark.........--.,+-.+ 19.00 1 58 07 1 30 10
Psyche, Frank Gray.-... ae ere ica. 18.06 2 02 41 1 #410
Mirage, Jobn Dearborn.... ......... 18,08 2 06 45 1 38 2214
The judges were W. C. Gay, A. J. Clark and E. R, Tilton.
OBJECTIONS TO THE DEED OF GIFT.—“The centerboard
bogie is the last dying defense of the new deed. All the other
preposterous conditions have been thrown overboard by the
writers on the subject, and were never indorsed by any con-
siderable portion of American yachtsmen. This is, so far, satis-
factory, and wesee no objection to the New York Yacht Club and
Royal Yacht Squadron agreeing to adopt a by-law as to center-
boards; but, as we pointed out last week, there is nothing in the
original and only legal deed under which the Cup ean be held to
prevent centerboards being used, and no club holding the Cup
could interpolate any condition barring centerboards. We think
it very desirable that the New York Yacht Club, out of their ex-
perience with the Cup, should draw up certain by-laws to attach
to the original deed, but they should not part with the Cup under
any other deed but that bearing the signatures of the five donors.
Tne two deeds sigued by the surviving donor in point of law are
not worth the paper they are written on.”—Field, June 1.
PARADOX.—Mr. W. Leybourne Popham’s lugger, Paradox, de-
signed by Mr. W. C. Storey, was launched on June 7 at East-
bourne, Eng., where she was built by G, Gausden, She is 70ft,
| Lewaley 20ft, beam, with two large lug sails,
WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS CLAIMED.—In speaking of the
sale of the Volunteer the Boston Herald says: “The boat is of no
earthly use to aman as a pleasure boat, because she is too large to
handle as a sloop and too expensive torun, and would have to be
turned into a schooner.” This bears out the point that the For-
EST AND STREAM made in first commenting on the new deed of.
gift, that the 90ft. class was a most undesirable and unnecessary
one, and that it could not be permanently kept up. Mayflower
was afloat for the first time in public on Saturday under her new
schooner rig. and Volunteer must follow, sooner or later. The
Herald also hints that a scheme is on foot to buy her in order to
prevent her from contending for the Cup; but there is probably
no truth in the rumor.
VALKYRIE’S MEASUREMENTS.—The official measurements
of Valkyrie are given in the ield asfollows: L.W.L. 69.64ft.; sail
area 6588,1sq. ft.; rating 76.46. This, we helieve, is with a sprit
instead of a clubtopsail, so that with the latter, which she would
carry under New York Y.C. rules, she would measure about as we
estimated two weeks since, 6,684ft. The photos of Valkyrie have
just reached New York, and are being used as the basis for some
very absurd calculations, the Times giving her a sail area of
8,208ft, The aboye figures show, as we have contended from the
ter a she must be smaller than the American boats of her
ength.
SEA BIRDS AND O1L ON WATHR.—The English Army and
Navy Jowrnal prints a letter from a naval officer, who suggests
that the ancients, who knew the value of oiling troubled waters,
learned this habit from observing the sea birds. All the fish-eat-
ing birds, cape-pigeons, petrels and the like, eject oil from the
mouth when captured. Inthe South Atlantic and South Pacitie
the writer had witnessed sea-birds floating in spaces of compara-
tively quiet water when the sea around was rough. -The unusual
smoothness lof the water (was evidently due to considerable
quantities of oil deposited by the birds.
HUDSON RIVER Y. C.—The 17th annual regatta of the Hudson
Riyer .Y. C. was sailed on June 3, in a very light _N.B. wind, the,
courses being off Seyenty-fourth street, River. The winners in
each class were: Argo, H. F. Allen; Aggie, J, Kaufer; Cameron,
d. McCarthy; Gesine, W. Luther; Oliver, W, Arndt; Line Star,
J. Reis, and Ripple, C. EH. Mott. The judges were Frank Oliver,
Com. A. J. Prime, and Henry Andruss. The regatta committee
included E. R. Wilson, H. F. Allen, J, Kelly, J. R. Tucker and
John Reisenweber.
CEDAR POINT Y. C.—The first of a series of five monthly races
was sailed on June 4 over a 15-mile conrse, in a strong breeze and
some sea. The winners were: Class E, Garrie, Chas. Hill; Class
F, Teal, Frank Burrett; Class H, Roana, Joan FL. Jennings; Class
K, Rival, F, Hitchcock; Class L, Kit, Herbert Woodward.
STEAM YACHTS, BOATS AND CANOES.—We have received
from the St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch Co.
a very complete catalogue of small craft, including the St. Law-
rence skiff, of which they make a specialty, together with canoes
and steam launches. The illustrations of the various boats are
very good, showing both lines and details of fittings.
ANOTHER CUP FOR THE FORTIES.—Com. Henry S. Hovey,
ot the Hastern Y. C., has offered a handsome cup for the 40ft.
class in the regatta of the club on July 15, off Marblehead, and 8
entries haye already been made.
ARRIVAL OF THE LADY EVELYN.—The keel schooner
Lady Evelyn, lately purchased in England by Sir Roderick Cam-
eron, arrived off Staten Island on June §, after a somewhat stormy
passage, in which some damage was done to her bulwarks and
skylights. She left. Cowes on May 1, taking a southerly route
and meeting heavy 8S. W- winds.
LAKE CHAMPLAIN Y.C. OFFICERS, 1889.—Com., Colonel
W. Seward Webb, of New York: Vice-Com., W. A. Crombie;
Meas., A, ©, Tuttle, Burlington; Pres., John Gregory Smith, St.
Albans; Vice-Pres., Elias Lyman H. LeGrand Cannon; Treas.,
Horatio Hickok; Sec., Joseph Antel, Burlington,
ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C,—A lively race was sailed on June
1 for the following yachts, oyer 265ft. l,w,l.: Aggie, Marlatt &
Armstrong; Verve, N, B. Dick; Escape, I’. Nurner; Rivet, Hume
Blake; Whistlewing, E. C, Rutherford. The wind was strong
southwest; Verye won, with Aggie second and Rivet third,
KATRINA AND SHAMROCK.—A series of three matches yas
sailed last week between Katrina and Shamrock, under the
management ot the New York Y. C., Katrina winning every race.
CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.—Two successful races
were sailed at Larchmont on Jifne 8 and 10, but reports were re-
ceived too late for publication this week. L
ELF, Mr. Wilkinson’s 30ft. cutter, left Boston on June 6 for
New York, where she will enter the races this week. Her owner,
with three friends sails with her.
VOLUNTEER.— Gen, Paine has lately advertised Volunteer for
sale in a Boston paper.
Answers ta Correspondents,
E= No Notice Taken of Anonymous Oorrespondsxia.
M. D. R., Elmira, N. Y.—The A. K. R. number of the Yorkshire
terriet Lady Dido is 6928.
T. T. L.—_Maine is a good State,and you will do well to com-
municate with F, C. Barker, Rangeley, Me.
E, L. B., Fitchburg, Mass.—Would a Marlin .32-40 rifle be large
enough for deer? Ans, Yes, where the hunting is done in a tim-
pered country,
A, G., Ottawa, Can.—Dr, M. H. Cryer’s Max won first in the
open class for pug dogs at New York in 1884, and John Parker’s
Punch won first in 1885,
E. M. B., Lowell.—Please give date when entry of cocker spaniel
was sent, also name of dog. Wecannot trace anything from the
meager information given.
M. HE, A., New York.—Will you kindly settle an argument about
the plumage of the quail, A says the white-necked bird is the
male one, B says the brown-necked one is fhe male bird. Which
isright? Ans. <A.
L. S. G., Richmond, Va.—I have a yery fine gun, and would like
to ascertain the trigger pull; how shall Ido it? Ans. Set the trig-
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the pull to fire the gun. You can readily accustom yourself to
a light or heavy pull.
G., Negaunee, Mich.—While fishing last week in a small brook
for irout I caught 30 trout that weighed 20lbs., the largest; was
16\4in. long and weighed 3lbs., and was llin. around the thickest
art. Is this large for brook trout, or how large do they grow?
oe See reports of larger fish in our angling columns from week
to week.
oO. W.S., New York.—Will you kindly tell me the best locality
on the Delaware River for black bass fishing? Ans. The tribu-
taries of the upper Delaware abound with black bass. Oallicoon
.Y. & L. Brie R. R.) is a good place. Kgypt Mills, Pike county.
a., is noted at present. Go to Mr. Van Gordon’s; board about $1
per day; minnows and helgramites can be had for bait; boats can
probably be obtained at the house.
¥, P., Saugerties, N. ¥—It was stated in your paper several
weeks ago that the upper waters of the Delaware and the Susque-
hanna were teeming with black bass. Will you be kind enough
to furnish more specific information, especially in regard to the
Delaware, saying exactly at what point it would be best to strike
the river with a view to fishing with a fly, and whether the fish-
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(N. ¥., L. E. & Western R, R.). Between that place and the Hast
Branch of the Delaware you will find many good points for black
bags, among phony Lone Eddy, Lackawaxen, Cochecton and
Qallicoon, Boat fishing is preferable.
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CONTENTS.
EDITORIAL. THe KENNEL.
Maine Deer Doggers. Dog License Laws.
Dams. Rational Breeding.
Snap Shots. Glencairn.
Fur Fisheries of the North-| Indiana Kennel Club Derby,
West Seas. Texas Field Trials.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. Dog Talk.
In Blue Grass Land.—1.
The Veteran of Panther Leon
Island, ;
Maine Fish and Game.
NaTURAL HISTORY.
Long Island Birds,
The Lost River Sucker.
GaMe BAG AND GUN
Du king from a Catamaran.
The Arkansas Deer Law.
Camps on the Little South.
On the Sault Ste. Marie.
Rifles fur Small Game.
The Newfoundland Law.
Game Notes.
Sea AnD River Frsaima.
Fishing near New York.
Kennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
RIFLE AND TRAP SHUOTING.
The Team for Eneland.
Canadian Wimbledon Team.
Range and Gallery.
The Trap. ;
American Association Shoot.
Massachusetts Association.
Classification.
CANOEING.
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Corinthian Mosquito Fleet.
Toronto C. C. Notes.
YACHTING
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Seawanhaka C Y.C. Regatta.
Near-by Fi-hing. Give the Little Fellows a
Angling Notes, Chance,
FISHCULTURE, Now for a Sparmakers’ Trust
The Food _arp.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
DAMS.
[® it be remembered that only within a short period
has any considerable attention been pxid to the con-
serving of a food fish supply in the inland waters of this
country, we need look no further for an explanation of
the improvident and foolish methods of damniing rivers
and streams without making any provision whatever for
the ascent of fish to their spawning grounds. So eager
have the American people been to exploit the material
resources of the land, its forests, mines and ag'ricultural
capabilities, that they have gone ahead without vhought
of what a tremendous waste they were guilty of in re-
spect to the wealth of the waters. In this way it has
come about that one of the most important questions of
the day-in connection with our inland fisheries is the
provision and maintenance of suitable fishways in the
thousands of dams, which now constitute insurmountable
barriers to the ascent of fish.
The laws on our statute books governing this subject
are by no means satisfactory. Take New York. Here
before a necessary fishway can be constructed it must be
made a subject of special legislative enactment. When
the Hudson has been stocked with salmon, the next thing
in order is found to be the task of getting a bill through
the Legislature providing fishways, that the fish may
make their way to the spawning grounds. This is equiv-
alent to jeopardizing the whole project by the whims,
stubbornness and petty peanut trading of the professional
politicians who make up the legislative body. ‘There
should be no necessity of going to the Legislature for
individual fishways where the State is not an owner.
The law should be a general one compelling dam proprie-
tors to provide the ways whenever called upon to do so
by the Fish Commissioners.
The Wlinois law is more sensible than that of New |
York. I requires all owners of dams to erect suitable
fishways, and provides that in case the owners fail to
build the fishways after Que notice from the Fish Com-
missioners, the Commissioners may build and recover
from the owners double the ¢ost of so doing, The chief
drawback to this system, as found jn practice, is that the
Commissioners have no funds tg pay for the work as it.
progresses, and cannot therefore carry cut the intent of
the law without special legislation, or unless the funds
are guaranteed to them by outside sources.
at Chicago, for the special purpose of supporting the
Commissioners in the task of providing fishways in the
Fox River. This river was obstructed by twelve dams
impassable by fish; and when the owners refused to build
fishways the Commissioners were powerless for want of
funds. The Association therefore, as the most wise and
practicable step, pledged the necessary financial aid;
notice was served on the owners; and at last accounts the
evil in this particular case wasin a fair way to be righted.
So far, throughout the country at large, the fishway
problem is not settled; it is one to which the several
Legislatures may profitably give their attention. The
expenses of erecting these ascents should be borne by
dam owners; individuals should no longer be permitted
to practice this imposition on the community, As the
enormous value of our waters and the possibility of
largely augmenting that value become better under-
stood, fishways will multiply and rivers and creeks will
more nearly contribute their full share to the wealth of
the country.
MAINE DEER DOGGERS.
fiber: report which comes to us from an intelligent cor-
respondent, of lawlessness in the Nicatous Lake re-
gion of Maine, is not at allsurprising. Thatdistrict has
long been known as one where the law against dogging
deer was Systematically derided and set at naught. Deer
always have been driven into the lake there and killed in
the water, and in all probability they will be killed in
that way for years tocome. The root of the evil is this,
that there are in Boston, New York and other cities men
who find satisfaction in going ‘‘down to Maine” and de-
fying the game law in this particular respect. They
want deer, and they want them in the water, where
they can have a dead sure thing of it. In the Nicatous
Luke district hve men who are always ready to take
these city fellows’ money, if their mongrel hounds can
earn it for them by dogging the game into the lake,
They are always ready for a job of this sort, and just so
long as there are city tourists in Maine willing to pay
the natives for deer dogging, the practice will go on.
An end might be put to it perhaps if the suggestion of
our correspondent were acted upon and a warden or a
force of wardens were assigned to the region. ‘To arrest
and convict the offenders would be no child’s play, for
there are among them men who have vowed to shoot
down the wardens as wardens have been shot before.
The enforcement of the non-hounding law in the Nica-
tous Lake region is one of the grave problems for the
Maine Commissioners to solve; in it they haye to cope not
alone with the defiant spirit of the natives, but as well
with the rascality of Robin Hoods from the cities, who
seem to find in their hunting added zest if it be in viola-
tion of a wise law. —
SNAP SHOTS.
Ww. understand that Captain Boutelle, the new
Superintendent of the National Park, is about to
start out on a long trip with pack animals to visit remote
sections of the Park. It is expected that he will start
from the Mammoth Hot Springs, go through the moun-
tains to the western boundary line and follow that as
nearly as possible south to the Falls River Basin. He wil)
visit the summer range of the buffalo in the Park, This
indicates that Captain Boutelle understands that the first
thing necessary to an intelligent care of the Park isa
knowledge of the region. We have good reasons for
stating that Captain Boutelle will take all possible meas-
ures not only for the protection of game in the Park, but
also, when it is practicable, will lend his influence to as-
sist in enforcing the Territorial game laws. The public
is to be congratulated on the wisdom and intelligence
which seems to be directing affairs in the National Park,
The posting of trout streams goes on apace, and the
questions involved in the custom are coming year by
year to have more importance. In the last report of the
Wisconsin Commissioners of Fisheries they say that the
renting of streams in some parts of the State has become
Oo ccmmon as to Make virtnally a monopoly of the fish
Tood supply, and the Board will henceforth decline to
furnish fry for slocking such watets. In New York
meny are the bitter disputes over certain streams which
|
proper game laws and to promote their observance, writes
us: ‘To my mind, one fact is certain: that is, that all
fishing for the general public in this State, except in navi-
gable waters, is a thing of the past, all good streams and
ponds having been taken up by clubs or individuals. I
exceedingly regret this state of affairs; it is not right, but
cannot be helped, as far as Ican see. And what makes
it worse is, that it was just at a time when the general
public was beginning to appreciate the game laws and to
respect them,”
Human nature is much the same the wide world over,
The slave of business here in America, who cannot re-
sist the impulse to take tu the woods, when the fish are
biting, has his counterpart in far off Siberia. In Ken-
nan’s paper in the June Century describing the Kara
penal settlement is a paragraph relating how in early
summer, when the convicts of the free command hear
the notes of the cuckoo, they run away for a free life in
the forests. The Russian name of the cuckoo is Kuku-
shna; it is called by the convicts General Kukushna; its
first call in those northern wastes is a sign that summer
has come; and those who in response to that note run
away are said “to go to General Kukushna for orders.” It
is stated that no less than 80,000 of these free convicts
obey General Kukushna’s orders, and live the life of a
brodyag, or tramp. in the trackless Siberian wilds, Their
period of freedom is short; they are constantly pursued
and hunted down by the soldiers, and in the end are
compelled to return to their cenvict life; Lut in spite of
all this, it is related, they cannot resist the cuckoo’s
early summer summons,
In our issue of May 2 we spoke of the work of the
Sociedad de Caza, of Havana, Cuba, in introducing exotic
species of ganie birds into that island. The importation
of Spanish partridges which we then reported has been
followed by another one of chachalacas from Mexico,
These promise to constitute a valuabie accession to Cuba’s
game resources; they are strong, hardy birds, easily do»
mesticated, and will no doubt thrive in their new habitat:
The Sociedad has much to contend against, notably the
lawless spirit which prevails in Cuba; but a step in ad.
vance has already been gained, for the club has secured
an order from the Governor of the Province to the officers
of the law for the strict enforcement of the close season,
and although this will be resisted by all the instincts of
the race, the energetic club will no doubt succeed in a
comparative degree.
The flcods in Pennsylvania have played havoc with
many famous trout streams of the Susquehanna water-
shed. Drift and débris have effectually blotted out some
of the streams; come have been diverted from their old
courses; the channels of others have been scooped out
into ditches; and the banks of others are unsightly with
driftwood and that dismal desolation which always is
left in the path of a flood. Bridges have been swept
away, favorite pools filled up, and the ancient, familiar
loved scenes destroyed beyond recognition and enjoy-
ment, and beyond reward to the angler as well.
Our trap columns give evidence of the popularity of
this form of sport. The increased attendance at tourna-
ments, the frequency of club shoots and the multitudes of
new ciubs constantly springing up all testify to the growth
of trap-shooting of artificial targets. It is doubtful if
such popularity could ever have been attained for live
bird shooting at the trap, even were the supply of live
pigeons sufficient.
“For shooting, fishing and the enforcement of the game
laws.” That is the customary formula of a new club’s
purpose. As a matter of fact the shooting and fishing
programme is carried out, but there soon ceases to be any
fun in the rest of it; and all the game and fish protected
could be stuck into a small headed man’s hat, But the
formula has the dignity of age, and promoters of new
clubs will keep on using it.
In Australia recently a sale of thoroughbred horses
and greyhounds resulted in larger returns for the dogs
than the horses. We have not got so far as that yet in
this country, but euthusiastic greyhound fanciers aré
have been taken up by clubs to the exclusion of the pub- | looking forward to a time when America will be as adé
‘East year we xeported 2 movement set on foot by the | lic, The same holds true of Gotinecticut, whence a Gorre- | vanced as Austialia in these maitérs,
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FOREST AND STREAM.
5 [Jone 20, 1888. _
THE FUR FISHERIES OF THE NORTH-
WEST SEAS.
[By a Staff Correspondent.)
1.—WATER S@ALING.
W ITHIN the last few years an entirely different method
of taking fur seals has been. pursued on the North-
west coast and in the Bering Sea. Instead of killing the
seals upon their “hauling grounds,” thatis, upon the land,
the sealers look for them in the water; either as they are
on their way north in the spring, or when they have come
off their hauling grounds to feed, In other words, the
sealers have acovted the method of seal hunting which
has always been einployed by the Indians of the British
Columbia coast, who know the seals only as migrants
and not as residents.
The seals which pass the months of May, June, July,
August, September and October on their breeding
grounds, leave these islands at the approach of winter,
and passing southward disappear into the illimitable
waste of waters of the Pacific Ocean,
Just where they go, or what they do for the next two
months, is not certainly known, but it is more than prob-
able that they spend their time resting and feeding in the
open sea, recuperating from the exhausting cares of the
breeding season. However this may be, we know that
on their return journey for their summer home, the seals
reach the coast of California and British Columbia at
the same time, usually from Dec, 15 to Dec, 25, They are
always off these coasts by Jan, 1,
The sealing vessels usually leave Victoria, B. C,, in
December, and proceed south as far as the Farallone
Islands to meet the advancing droves. They spend the
months of January, February and March off the coasts
of California, Oregon, Washington Territory and British
Columbia, and in May return to port to refit for their
voyage to the Bering Sea. Each captain keeps a care-
ful record of the date and place where he finds seals
abundant, and the next year tries to be back at the same
spot at the same time, This does not always insure a
good catch, for the seals are somewhat irregular in their
movements, but usually they pass the same places at
about the same dates each year, When the seals have
been found, the vessels try to keep with them as long as
possible.
No seals are killed nearer the land than from fifteen to
twenty-five miles, and the animals are found and killed
up to 125 miles from the coast. The ‘‘fishing” is more
successiul at the greater distances. Near the shore the
animals are moving forward and backward, traveling
either to or from their feeding grounds, and so are always
awake and difficult of approach, while, after reaching
their feeding grounds and having a hearty meal they turn
over on their backs and go to sleep on the surface of the
water. It is at this time that the sealers take them.
Two methods of taking the seals are employed; (1) with
white crews and (2) with Indians, and the vessels used are
schooners of from 25 to 100 tons burden.
If the crew consists of white men, it usually numbers
trom 20 to 25. For acrewof thisnumber six boats would
be required, These sealing boats are double-ended, built
on the same principle asa whaleboat, and are sosma!! that
two men can pull a pair of sculls each. They are pro-
vided with a mast and sail, and when there is wind they
proceed under canvas, Each boat carries a compass and
a fog horn, and the vessel has always a fog horn and a
bomb gun or small cannon, for sometimes the boats get.
lost in a fog, though it is unusual for anything serious to
happen to them. Each boat is provided with a water
breaker, holding from three to five gallons, and with
enough cooked food for two or three meals, The sculls
are fitted with leather, so that progression shall be as
nearly noiseless as possible. The seal hunter carries a
repeating rifle and a double-barreled shotgun and an
ammunition box.
One day on board a sealing schooner is very like an-
other. If the vessel is on good sealing ground, and at
the approach of evening considerable numbers of the
animals are in sight, the captain endeavors to remain as
nearly as possible in the same position, If it is calm or
the wind is light, he heaves to, or if there is much wind,
he beats a little to windward, If he is not on good seal-
ing ground, sail is made for the next nearest known
round—some spot where seals have previously been
ound—so as to be there by daylight the next morning,
All hands are called a little before daylight, breakfast
is hastily eaten, and the boats are at once lowered, If
the weather is calm they row off, but if there is a breeze
the sail is raised. The boats take parallel courses, keep-
ing about half a mile apart, and if there is wind the
schooner follows, keeping near the leeward boat, If it is
still the boats must, of course, return to her. They
usually come on board at night about dark.
Hach boat has a crew of three men, who are known as
the ‘‘seal hunter,” the ‘‘ boat puller” and the “boat
steerer.” When seals are plenty the boat steerer remains
at the tiller, the boat puller handles the oars and the seal
hunter stands in the bows. When a boat sights a seal it
is carefully approached, and if asleep, there is usually no
difficulty in getting near enough to it to shootit, If itis
awake, however, the task may be much more difficult,
Sometimes the seal through curiosity will come quite
close to the boat, and in this way they sometimes swim
up to within fifteen or twenty yards. Others take the
alarm at once, move off and are hardly seenagain, With
a “wake” seal it is always a question whether it is best to
take a long shot at it with a rifie at the first opportunity
or to wait for a closer, and more certain, chance with the
shotgun. From his position on the bows the hunter can
see each motion of the seal upon the surface of the water,
and from its actions must promptly make up his mind
what the animal is going to do.
Good judgment and discretion are prime requisites for
the seal hunter. He must know when to shoot and when
to hold his fire. Ele must avoid alarming the seal, and
must make a sure shot, Hxperience and judgment, there-
fore, are more important qualifications for success than
good marksmanship, An experienced man can tell
almost at once by the actions of a ‘‘wake” seal, whether
it will be possible for him to get a shot at it or not, and
when it dives can determine pretty nearly where it will
appear again, The hunter always tries to shoot the
animal through the head. Unlike the hair seal, which
on receiving a wound, at once sinks like a stone, the fur
seal after being fatally wounded floats for some minutes,
sometimes even for half an hour. Most of the seals
'
taken are shot within thirty yards of the boat, and a few
strokes of the oars bring the boat alongside, The hunter
stands ready with his gaff, and the animal is quickly
lifted in, Itis said that very few are lost by sinking,
probably not three per cent., and twenty-five sea
to a boat are considered a good day’s work. Ten a day
for a month are a good average. Sometites a boat may
get fifty or sixty ina day, but this is very unusual. In
the season of 1886-87 Captain William O'Leary had two
boats, one of which got fifty-seven and another forty-
eight the same day. That day’s catch for the six boats
was 242 seals, The same season Captain Alexander Mc-
Lean got 247 in one day to his six boats. Such good luck
as this does not come often, however,
As soon as a boat gets twenty five or thirty seals the
men begin to remove the pelts, one man attending to the
boat while the others skin. The operation is not a long
one. The hide is ripped along the median line of the
belly from chin to tail, a cutis made around each fore-
flipper and around both hind ones, and the hide is rapidly
peeled off, A very quick workman will skin a seal in
three minutes, an ordinary workman in from six to¢even.
The average time occupied is perhaps between four and
five minutes, If the seals are plenty they are skinned in
this way, but if less than thirty aretaken they are usually
brought on board unskinned, and if there is time after
reaching the vessel the men skin them that night; if not,
the work is done next morning after breakfast, The
hides are then salted in bulk, stowed in the hold and left
there until the vessel reaches port.
The white crews are hired in yarious ways: Sometimes
for wages, sometimes for “‘layvs,” or shares in the catch,
and sometimes by the piece, that is a boat’s crew is paid
a certain price for each seal that it brings in, These sys-
tems are only different names for the same thing, since
either method amounts to about $30 per month for the
ordinary hands, A lay might be as follows:
Pee eae ean abi pees cep se ae on Pamebhi.s See ety see -30
Hunter (where there are six boats),.,,. 2... --..... 2.0 sees aeee =)
Roat steerer and puller (where there are six boats), aach..... 1-80
Cook, who is always hired for delinite wages, say $60......... 1-30
Ret sae Heew away
The remainder of the catch would be the owner's profit.
No dependence is placed on getting fresh provisions,
and all eatables are brought on board before leaving port.
Sometimes the liver and tongue of the seal are eaten, and
the vessel catches some codfish, but usually their pro-
visions are salt,
The perils which attend this method of sealing are not
many, and are only those to which fishermen in general
are exposed. The sealers never attempt to capture any
of the larger marine mammalia, such as whales, wal-
ruses or sea lions, The loss of the boats in rough or thick
weather is the most serious danger, but as they seldom
get more than eight or nine miles from the vessel, loss
of lite very rarely results from this cause, In May, 1887,
however, Capt. Wm, O'Leary, of the schooner Pathfinder,
lost a boat which was never heard of afterward, The
morning on which it started out was fine, but soon be-
came foggy; the wind, which had been blowing from the
northwest, whipped around to the southeast and blew a
gale, and the boat never got back to the schooner, In a
case like this there is manifestly nothing to be done ex-
cept for the larger craft to await the return of the
smaller, and the schooner remains as nearly as possible
in the position which she occupied at the time of the
boat’s departure. For her to go in search of the latter,
sailing through the fog over the wide ovean, would be
worse than looking for a needle in a haystack, and by
leaving her position she would of course miss the boat if
it returned.
When Indians are employed as hunters a somewhat
different method of pursuit is followed. Boats are notused,
but the Indians go out fron the vexsel in their canoes.
A large vessel will carry twenty-five of these canoes, and
the average is perhaps fifteen or twenty. To each canoe
there are two Indians, each of whom wields a paddle.
They do not shoot the seals, but use altogether the native
spear, Theseal spear is about 12ft. long and two-pronged,
the second prong being lashed to the shaft about 3ft,
from the end and at a very acute angle with it.
The speay heads, which fit on the prongs, are movable
and barbed, so that when struck into the animal they read-
ily become detached from the shaft. A line is attached
to each spear head, and these two come together a few
feet back from the points, and are knotted to a main line
10 or 12 fathoms long, which in turn is fastened to the
spear shaft by one or two half hitches, the spear line
being coiled in the bow of the canoe. The object of the
double-headed spear is to give two chances at the seal; if
one head misses, the other may pierce him. Sometimes
it happens that an Indian, who comes upon two seals
sleeping together. a3 they often do, may secure both at a
single throw. These people are very skillful with the
spear and paddle, and never wake a sleeping seal when
approaching it. When thespear is thrown and the points
strike a seal, the shaft falls away from them, but the
barb remains imbedded in the flesh. Theend of the line
is firmly held by the hunter and the animal is allowed to
run free—to “play,” so to speak—until partially ex-
hausted, when it is hauled up to the side of the canoe
and killed by beating over the head with a heavy club
earried for that purpose,
Although these Indians never get as ret seals as the
white boats’ crews, yet they are yery skillful and success-
ful hunters. On the sealing ground they work somewhat
differently from the white crews, the canoes radiating
out from the vessel in all directions, while she either
heaves to or beats about in one place, instead of follow-
ing the small craft,
All the Indians employed in this trade are from the
west coast of Vancouver Island, Ahousit, Hesketh, Bar-
clay and Nootka Sound tribes, All these were at one time
very troublesome, and not a few crews of white men
wrecked on this stern coast were murdered for the cloth-
ing they wore when they reached land. One of the last
eases of this kind occurred over twenty years ago, and
when at ieneth the news reached Victoria, Admiral Den-
man despatched the man-of war Sutlej to bring back the
offenders or punish the village. The chiefs laughed in
the face of the officer when he demanded that the mur-
derers should be delivered to them, and the vessel pro-
ceeded to sheil the village. Shells were something new
to the Indians, who at once took shelter in the woods in
a panic, but a few shells thrown beyond them drove them
back to the beach again, and in a very humble frame of
mind. The lesson they then received was not forgotten.
The next year after this accurrence an American crew
was wrecked near this same place, and a number of the
crew got ashore alive, They were well received by the
Indians, who cared for them and took them to the settle-
ments, In return for this they were given some medals
and a lot of clothing by the United States Government.
A souvenir left at this village by the Sutlej was a shell,
which for some reason had failed to explode, Some time
after the departure of the vessel it was found by the
Indians, who, in complete ignorance of what it was,
laboriously transported it to the village and placed it in
the largest house, where for several years it served as a
seat, But one day while a chief was giving a great
‘potlatch,” or feast, some of the Indians who were drunk
began to try to open the shell to see what was inside of it.
They never found out, for when it exploded it Inlled all
the inyestigators and some others, blew the roof off the
house, and the chief who was giving the ‘‘potlatch” was
blown either entirely away or at all events into such
small fragments that no portion of him was ever found.
This added somewhat to the respect which the:e Indians
already felt for the ‘‘Boston men’s” warships,
Of late years several Roman Catholic priests have gone
among these people, and under their tuition and guid-
ance they are rapidly becoming civilized, G. B. G.
{tO BE CONTINUED, |
Che Sportsman Gouvrist,
IN BLUE GRASS LAND,
Il.—KENTUCKY FOX HUNTING—THE IROQUOIS OLUB—
NOTES AND INCIDENTS,
ie an earlier paper, perhaps, I have rambled oyer
enough space to convey the idea that the Blue Grass
region, provided it were the possession of foxes, would
be a great country for fox hunting. Asa matter of fact
I presume there is no place in the United States where
that sport is more zealously followed, or where it can he
seen in better form. - There are plenty of red foxes within
a dozen miles of Lexington, and the country is certainly
hard enough to provoke all the energy of the most daring
rider, even in that section, which is more than any other
of our land, a country of fine horses and fine horsemen.
There is plenty of leisure, plenty of foxes and fences and
plenty of skill and grit in riding. Every town of conse-
quence in the Blue Grass country has its pack, and some
of these are famous. They tell me that Kit Clay’s pack,
of Bourbon county, is the finest pack of foxhounds in the
United States. Jack Chinn’s pack, kept not far out
from Lexington, is another of renown. The class of {ox-
hounds used in this section is very high, If it were not
good the Blue Grass men would not tolerate it, for in the
matter of four-footed running creatures they are connois-
seurs of the most ably critical sort,
There is no more typical hunt in the entive Blue Graces
country than that of the Iroquois Hunting and Riding
Club, of Lexington, composed of twenty-five gentlemen
and twenty-five ladies. Their winter hunts are the talk
of the day. They areaset of hard riders, and there is
not one of them, gentleman or lady, who does not follow
the music until something breaks. It is cross-country
riding of the hardest sort. The turf is usually good, but
the innumerable fences fairly keep the horses in the air.
There is little difficulty with the stone walls and stake-
and-rider fences, but the stiff post and rail fences some-
times balk the best of them. Once in the hunt there ig
no getting out of it. Theaverage Blue Grass thorough-
bred goes fairly wild when he hears the hounds open, and
there is no stopping him, Mr. Williams was remarking
to me that his horse, Abstembler, was too nervous and
high strung to be pleasant on the road. ‘‘Why don’t you
take it out of him?” Tasked. ‘Do you want the job?’ he
said, ‘You can ride him twenty miles across, as hard as
you please, and that won’t take it out of him. Some of
these horses are demons when they get started.” Tn this
wild work—the very thought of which is enough to set
one’s pulses tingling’ in eagerness—there have been several
pretty serious accidents, and recently one fatal mishap,
although I donot recall that the young gentleman who
lost his life was a member of the Iroquois Club, Once,
Mr. Williams told me, he was mding fora fence, with two
other riders in front of him, Both of the latter fell at
the fence, and they and their horses were tangled into a
confusion whose only result seemed death or maiming.
There was no time to stop—for full speed is the only way
to take a fence—so over went he, clearing the whole
bunch of fallen horses and riders. Out of this apparently
ugly accident everybody came unhurt, beyond a few
bruises.
There is one peculiarity about Blue Grass fox hunting,
which may be very well known to the general public,
and which may not; I know it was a surprisetome. This
is, that all the fox hunting is done at night! There is no
meet of a clear and crispy morn, and no return at bluff
and stinging evening. At night the fox plays around in
one locality, and does not lay a straight line out of the
country us he is apt to doin the daytime, ‘The scentlies
better at night, the time is cooler in warm weather, and
not too cold in that mild climate. Above all, the multi-
foid hum of the day has subsided, so that the wild music
of the hounds comes across the fields with double volume
and melody. To this music the horses will go, and litile
is left but to ride straight, never to flinch or waver at a -
jump, and keep the horse’s courage backed by that of his
rider. The Black Forest stories of the night-huntsman
and his demon pack would have good foundation if on
some starlit time of midnight one heard the swelling cry
of the running pack come near and die away, and saw
flitting by shadowy figures which faded off across the
fields or vanished in the wood, with few sounds save the
pant of the straining steeds and the thunder of their
hoofs upon the sturdy turf. For some unknowing stranger,
belated on some lonely lane of that quiet country, whata
rare midnight experience that would be! How he could
tell his children of the clash of bit, and gleam of spur, and
glitter of eye, and body at the horse’s neck as he rose to a
fence, and well back to saye his knees when he took the
ground—each spirit riding like a human being, but all so
wild, following the music of the spirit pack that lessened
and sank in the distance of the rolling fields! Tam O’ —
Shanter himself had not so good an opportunity! Yet
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such is the real custom of the country, and so devoted do
the people become to it that I was told of one farmer and
his daughter who have more than once arisen from bed,
saddled up their horses and joined a midnight hunt which
their pack had started on their own account, as country
foxhounds sometimes will. Isaw this young lady on the
street, and she looked equal to such an exploit, Some of
the most skillful and daring of the riders of that whole
country are ladies. In passing I should say that I had
heard much of the beauty of the ladies of the Blue Grass
: country, but not enough. I do not think one could speak
too respectfully of them. They follow much one type,
are usually tall and of slender form, though rounded and
_ gracefulto a degree. Their complexions are beautiful
and indeed wonderful to a city dweller, their hair is pure
silk of the corn, and they have an exquisitely thorough-
bred look, No wonder they can ride. They can and do,
and they belong in any talk of Kentucky fox hunting.
Accounts of New England fox hunting with a gun
excite the liveliest dispust in a Kentuckian. ‘If it were
known that a mau had killed a fox with a gun, he could
neyer after that be receiyed into good society in Blue
Grassdom, that is certain; but there is small danger of
such a contingency, for to kill a fox with a gun is some-
thing not to be dreamed of in that country. Equally
Homeric is a Blue Grass man’s laughter at a drag hunt,
which latter is my own pet abomination. There is not in
the history of Kentucky the record or remembrance of
more than one drag hunt, and that is spoken of to-day
with as much gusto as that of the story of the fox which
took to earth under the doorstep of General Wm. C.
Preston’s elegant home in the heart of Lexington, or that
of the fox which ran straight down the street of Win-
chester town, I presume the story of Deacon Dick Redd’s
drag hunt will be remembered as long as Lexington has
_ a court house. Mr. Redd was candidate for county as-
sessor, and he had a hard opponent. The election drew
on apace, and Mr. Redd felt that something had to be
done to appeal to the patriotic ardor of his constituents,
He waited till midnight of the day before election, and
then sent outa trusty emissary, who dragged a dead fox |
through all the streets of Lexington, taking especial care
to double through all the shaky districts of the aforesaid
constituents, and winding up the trail on Mr. Redd's |
front doorstep. Presently, just as Lexington was falling
asleep, and ‘in light-winged dreams ascending up to
Heaven,” there burst out in the shady, silent streets the
full-voiced music of a pack in full cry. Round and
round they went, till every wall and spire was alive with
echoes, If was too much, Doors and windows flew open,
and out came men half clad and buckling on their spurs,
while halloas sounded on every hand, All Lexineton
turned out and joined the hunt, which, of course, wound
up at Mr. Redd’s house, where the dogs had the fox
Iniled. Then there was a little speech, in which Mr.
Redd niodestly alluded to himself as a child of destiny,
He was more than that; he was a genius! The people
placed the seal of approval upon the man who could
afford the whole town a fox hunt. Mr. Redd was elected
assessor without a dissenting vote, and he is assessor
to-day, and always will be as long as he lives. That is
the only drag hunt i ever heard of that was of any ac-
count, and I think that was a pretty good one.
The Iroquois Hunting and Riding Club see this thing
with perfect clearness. When they want to hunt foxes,
they hunt; and when they want simply to ride, they
ride, They very often form riding parties and go out to
points of interest, their little cavalcade of fifty bang-tail
thoroughbreds with well-dressed riders making a pleas-
ant commotion along the quiet country lane. Russell’s
Cave, about five miles out from the city, not far from
Major Thomas’s farm, Dixiana, is one of the points often
thus visited. This is a very considerable cavern, whose
entrance we could plainly see from the road. The family
house is built directly above. There is a pleasant rivulet
of cold water running out of the cave, upon whose banks
grows abundance of that peculiar herb which lends
flavor to mint juleps. Just within the cave entrance is
a little chalet, and here, doubtless, the equestrian pic-
nickers partake of the refreshments, which on an occa-
sion of this kind are always sent out in advance by ser-
yants. This summer the club willtake a riding tour
across country to Crab Orchard, stopping there and
visiting points about there for ten days or so, It is a
part of Blue Grass religion to go somewhere in the sum-
mer. The famous White Sulphur is much visited hb
Lexington people. I found many whom I met very well
acquainted with notables in Washington and New York.
There seems to be no intermediate step between Lexing-
ton and those points,
The Iroquois Club members all own their thorough-
breds. and every year they hold a midsummer racing
meet on the Kentucky Association track, Only mem-
bers are allowed to compete, and it is customary for each
member to ride his own horse, no jockey being allowed
to mount. At these meets some remarkably fast time has
been made,
Not satisfied with fox hunting and riding and racing,
the Iroquois Club very often go out with the greyhounds
after a little sport, the peculiar nature of the country
making the coursing of the local cottontails or woods
rabbits a thing quite difficult enough for greyhounds and
horsemen,
It has been said that there are 60 members of the Iro-
quois Club. I recali the following among the names:
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mc-
Dowell, Mr. and Mrs. Suydam Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Ham-
ilton Scott, Mr. and Mrs, Spencer Berryman, Mr, and
Mrs, J. Will Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore, and
Mrs. William Bright; Misses Hettie McDowell, Ida Bar-
ker, Linda Payne, Jennie Jeffrey, Mary Payne, Anna
McClellan, Lucy Shelby and Misses Gibson and Gratz;
Messrs. EH, L, Hutchinson, Percy Talbert, Garland Barr,
G, W. Williams, W. K. Massie, Hd. L. Graves, John Pat-
terson, John Payne, Will McDowell, Winslow Dudley,
Henry McDowell, Will Talbert, Albert France, Robt.
Swigert, Lee Stedman. Wm, Ford, Percy Walker, Hart
Gibson, Will Shelby, Geo. B. Kinkead, Chas. Berryman.
The club has a board of six governors, three ladies and
three gentlemen, Its present executive officers are R. D.
Williams, president, and Miss McDowell, vice-president.
The latter is a granddauzhter of Henry Clay, and lives
at the old place, Ashland. She is famed asa beautiful
- and skilled horsewoman,
Tthink this little club is entitled to notice as a genuine
that has been said may give some idea of the heartiness
with which they enter into the enjoyment of hfe and
the greatest of life's privileges—the following of rightful
pastimes in the open air and in scenes blessed by the
I left the Blue Grass country
more fully than ever impressed with the belief that people
They are learn-
ing, and the sporting instinct is growing; but for a long
time yet they may seek their scheme for a happy life
beauty of unhurt Nature,
of the North do not know how to live.
down among the blue hills of old Kentucky.
In a trip of the kind, one cannot help falling upon an
amount of information which can hardly be called sport-
ing news, but which might be of interest to sporting
For instance, I saw at a restaurant counter at
Lexington race track a card hung up bearing the inscrip-
Now, I didn’t know
what genuine Kentucky burgoo was and I was afraid to
ask for any, because I didn’t know whether you drank
it with a straw or ate it with a fork, Later on I learned
that the Kentucky burgoois nothing so ghastly and weird
as its name would indicate, but is a regular institution of
the great thoroughbred sales of the large breeding farms.
It is of the same purpose as the barbecue, but differs from
It is a boiled
aggregation of meats, fowls, squirrels and vegetables of
It ismade in a kettle that will hold about 400
The real burgoo is not
ound except at the thoroughbred sales on the large
farms, and I fear my friend of the restaurant did not
readers,
tion “Genuine Kentucky Burgoo,”
the latter in that it is a boiland not a roast.
all sorts,
allons, and is served in cups.
tempt the knowing ones who liv: in that country.
A mint julep is where a man pours whisky in a glass
of ice, and pokes green mint into the glass with three
straws. Isaw the fellows do that,
When you ride up to the gate of one of the big stock
farms, there is a little nigger boy standing to open the
gate for you, You pitch him a quarter. When you drive
out there is another nigger boy waiting to shut the gate.
You pitch him another quarter.
waiters come from Kentucky.
our Pullman car porters do also,
negroes to every horse,
horse. The colored people are far more deferential in
that country than they are in the North.
There is no real hospitality in the North. We are too
busy, too selfish, and too ignorant of how that is done,
In the Blue Grass country hospitality is princely, because
if is simple, sincere, spontaneous and unstudied. You
are simply temporary owner of the establishment and
circumjacent earth; and things are run to suit your
notions. These old Southern customs are admirable, and
I pray they may never change. They are almost all
that 1s left to us of a pure American life, They are not
conventionalities, but have root in the gentle and gener-
ous part of human nature, all too much obscured to-day,
It is this breath of a kindlier life which makes the linger-
ing charm of a visit to this country, and which makes
you feel the force of the Blue Grass farewell, laughing as
if is—*'Good-bye, We will see you again whether you
come soon or not. You will have to pass through here,
you know, on your way to heaven.” E. Houer,
THE VETERAN OF PANTHER LEON.
There died in Chester. a few miles from Fernandina, several
days since. the oldest person probabiy in the United States. He
claimed to remember perfectly incidents of the revolution, and
was brought from Africa seven years before that period, and
sas at that time nearly twenty, The nearest estimate of his age
is 180 years.—Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Union.
HE above clipping ‘‘reminds me,” On Panther Leon
Island, seven miles from Cape Romano, lives an old
Frenchman, John Gomez. I met him first some three
years ago, when he told me he was over one hundred
years old, On my canoe cruise round the cape last year
I called there and had a long conversation with the old
man. He told me he was born on the island of Mauri-
tins, and that his parents soon removed to Bordeaux,
where he lived until 1814 or 1815, when he came to the
United States. He followed the sea around Florida and
the West Indies until the first Seminole war, when he
joined the forces under Col. Taylor, and served through
the war,
He told ime of one experience he had on the Caloosa-
hatchee, Col. Taylor arrived at the mouth of the Galvo-
sahatchee with troops and provisions. Col. Smith was in
charge of Fort Demon up the river. Col. Taylor sent
Gomez with a letter to Col. Smith for boats to carry stores
upriver. Gomez missed his way and wandered through
the woods five weeks, subsisting on roots and berries,
Once during that time he saw what he took to be a mule
lying by the side of a large log. Gomez thought, “Here
is my chance; I'll creep up and catch him, and he'll carry
me somewhere where I can get something to eat.” He
says, ‘‘I started to crawl up as close as possible to make a
rush and catch him, When I got within «rod or so—
Boof! Up jumped a big black bear, and as he tore away
through the woods wy heart fell again.”
On the last day he went staggering through the bush,
regardless whether there were Indians about or not.
Near night he came in sight of a man carrying a gun.
The man raised his gun, but Gomez said, ‘‘Hor God’s sake
don’t shoot, ’m hungry,” staggered forward and fell in a
faint. He knew no more until he found himself in Fort
Thompson, where all care and kindness were shown to
bring him back from death’s door. As he had an excel-
lent constitution he soon recovered and was in active
service again.
His experience during the last war would fill a book,
He was on the west Florida coast, dodging the blockaders,
running cotton out and provisions in, always with small
craft that could work through the inland channels and
among the keys. .
Since I saw Gomez last I haye met with a French
naturalist from Bordeaux. He told me he had become
interested in old John, and had written to Bordeaux to
find out his age if possible. He told me that the records
in Bordeanx show that a family named Gomez came
from Mauritius to that place in 1782, that the family con-
sisted of the father, mother and a five-year-old boy
named John. This, if correct, would place his birth in
1777, making him 112 years old.
Sporting organization of a superior sort, and the little: The old man is bright and active, and makes his own
They both say ‘Thank
| ye, boss,” and look happy. They say all our best negro
Tam inclined to thinkall
There is one negro to
every white man in the Blue Grass country, and two
One negro cannot take care of a
living by fishing. He has a wife much younger than
himself, perhaps fifty years old, but the old man is the
smartest of the two. On the morning I left the island
the old man was going off fishing. He remarked to us
that he would like a boy to go with him. His wife said,
“Why don’t you take Clement? Clement was a man
living on an adjoining island, and was apparently some
thirty or forty years of age, ‘Oh!’ said John, ‘he’s too
slow,
The old man has a little garden on the island; he raises
a tew vegetables, but his main dependence is the water
and what it brings him, Fish, turtle and turtle eggs,
with a little coffee, sugar and meal, make up the sum of
their subsistence,
It looked like a lonely, sad life, but I don’t know as in
all my wanderings I ever saw a happier couple than old
John Gomez and his wife on Panther Leon, TARPON.
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla.
MAINE FISH AND GAME.
HE Kineo Ciub got back to Boston thé other day from
Moosehead well pleased with the trip. This club is
made up of Boston merchants and professional men, and
the trip is male annually to Kineo. A steamer is hired,
and the club anu its invited guests, with guides and
boats, goes to some part of the lake each for fishing. The
party is much pleased with the fishing this season, Trout
of dibs, and over were caught with the fly. The mem-
bers of the club are chiefly fly-fishermen, some of them
never fishing in any other way, though others will deign
to take a trout with bait, if a trout is to be had no other
way. The party is ‘well browned up” this time, though
the story is that it could hardly have been the sun, for it
rained about every day that the club was at the lake.
The people of Maine themselves are giving more and
more attention each year to sporting matters. The early
fishing at the lakes is pretty thoroughly followed up by
her prominent business and professional men, and Tate
in the season other methods of sport are adopted. Grouse
hunting is very popular, The streams are thoroughly
fished, A party, made up of Hon. H. M. Bearce, Free-
land Howe, F. H. Noyes, F. W. Sanborn, editor of the
Oauford County Advertiser, 58. D. Andrews, E:q., and H,
Db, Smith, cashier of the Norway National Bank, all
prominent citizens of Paris and Norway, or formerly
citizens, have been making a fishing trip through Sumner
and vicinity, and camping in tents on the ponds and
streams. They also went with two-horse wagons, gypsy-
like,
One has only to take up the Maine papers to become
convinced that there are still some game and fish left in
the State, Bears are getting to be numerous and rather
free, so far as the farmers’ sheep are concerned. The
barn of Albert Parsons, of Pittsfield, was entered the
other night by a very large bruin, and three sheep and
one lamb were killed and partly eaten. The beast en-
tered through a manure window, some four feet from the
ground, Hunters have since tried to capture the fellow,
but without suecess; though several bears have been
trapped in that section this summer. In Washington
county bears are reported to be very numerous, and the
farmers are losing sheep and lambs from their depreda-
tions. Here is a field for the hunters. Why is it that no
more attention is given to bear hunting in Maine? The
hunters of the State scarcely know of any other way to
capture black bruin than by the heavy steel trap, and -
even in that way not many are taken. The farmers would
welcome sportsmen from the cities who desire to hunt
the bear, and would render them all the aid in their
power.
Deer are certainly more plenty than ever before in the
Pine Tree State. Itis easy to tall by the book, and one
can write on deer all the better for having seen them, I
was favored with a sight, on May 29 of this year, that
well repaid me for many an excursion into the woods,
We had been fishing the stream that joins the two ponds,
(1 would say exactly what ponds, did I not fear that
those two deer would fall unlawfully to’some poacher’s
shotgun before Oct. 1.) I had come down to the first
pond before the others of the party. We had seen fresh
tracks, and I happened to look a little way over the water
to the east shore, not more than 100yds., and there was a
deer, though it was about midday. I kept perfectly
quiet, in order to watch the motions of the handsome
animal, It would feed along the rushes and wade into
the water for a minute, and then bound back into the
thicket. This lasted for several minutes, when behold
there were two of them! They would turn and butt each
other, like lambs at play, and then would bound into the
water and jump into the air. Such grace J have never
seen in any animal, The bounds would sometimes be
straight up into the air several feet. They would whirl
and whisk their ‘‘cotton,” all in play, in a manner that
would make any sportsman long for his rifle. But for
me the sight was too grand for shooting, even if I had
been armed with any other weapon than a ten-ounce
fishing-rod. My only desire was that the beautiful crea-
tures should remain till the others of the party came up,
but they did not. They evidently satisfied their desire
for the fresh grass of the shore of the pond, and disap-
peared into the forest. From all parts of the State come
the stories of deer, and prospects for shooting in the fall
are excellent, if the poaching is kept down through the
close season, In Washington county the farmers are
again complaining of the depredation of deer in their
prain fields, if we may believe the papers, ‘‘Last week
several farms at the Ledge were raided by -deer and a
food deal of damage done.” But it must be remembered
that this story comes from the section where the two
wardens were shot while trying to enforce game laws a
few years ago, and where the peojle have but little love
for the deer that the State tries to protect during the
breeding and helpless seasons.
The Aroostook Republican tells a rather bad story, i&
it is true, on this subject. Thatpapersays that the game
laws are not enforced in that county, and hints that the
game wardens are nob doing their duty. ‘Trout are
being netted and killed by dynamite in the Madawaska
lakes by the thousands, and in the region of Woodland
and Perham yards of deer were broken up, nearly every
animal being slaughtered, This is a matter for the people
of Aroostook county to attend to. If the game and fish
are slaughtered wantonly by poachers there will be no
inducement for tourists to travel that region in the spring
and fall.” ’
I do not echo this hecause I know it is true, neither
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FOREST AND STREAM.
would I blame those who have the enforcement of the
game laws in their power. ButI hear sometning of the
same story from other parts of the State. In the case of
the two deer that[ sav, Iam assured by guides and
others that they both will be killed before the beginning
of August; that jack shooting in close time is regularly
practiced on the pond in question. If any one in author-
ity, and desiring to look atter that pond, will write the
FOREST AND STREAM, the letter will be forwarded to me
and [ will give the needed information. SPHCIAL.
Editor Forest and Stream:
TI have just returned from a fishing trip to the Maine
woods, having visited the Moosehead and Nicatous
region, In Moosehead Lake and at its west outlet the
fish ng was all a sportsman should desire. Fly-fishing
was not as good as | have seen it there, but large trout
could always be gotten trolling with flies. The fishing
in Nicatous Lake and Passadumkeag stream, its outlet,
was decidedly poor, there being too much water from the
recently heavy rains,
What I especially wish to call attention to is the law-
less spirit of the inhabitants of both Moosehead and Nic
atous. While fishing at the dam atthe west outlet of
Moosehead (Wilson’s) I saw a river driver deliberately
jigger a large trout which was lying in water a foot deep
on the ap/on of the dam. Upon being asked if he knew
he was breaking the law he said, ‘-Yes, but there is no
law in the woods.” This fellow was a Canadian French-
man, and a hard-looking specimen. I told several people
around the dam about it, but they seemed to think it was
all right,
In the Nicatous region a large part of the inhabitants
gain a living by assisting self-termed sportsmen in eclub-
bing deer ta death in canoes. From the time one gets out
of the train at Olamon station on the Maine Central Rail-
way till the lake is reached, a unanimous and loudly ex-
pressed contempt for the law against hounding deer is
expressed. They openly declare that they will hound
deer, and defy the authorities to stop them. Preparations
for next fall’s shooting were already in progress, and men
boasting of the ability of their dogs to drive deer to water
or pull them down. The only way the game commis-
sioners can step this Nicatous poaching is to send several
game wardens to establish a camp on the lake the first of
S=ptember and keep them there till the lake freezes, or
the poachers are all arrested. An efficient fish warden
should be kept at the west outlet dam, Moosehead Lake,
from Jane i to Dee. 1, and one not connected with the
lumbering or hotel interests. Winter hunting and fishing
should be prohibited in future, for incalculable harm is
done both interests by permitting such latitude.
PISCATAQUA.
Blainyal History.
LONG ISLAND BIRDS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Will you be good enough to ask your readers to inform
me whether they know of any specimens of the follow-
ing species of birds that have been taken on Long island,
New York, within the last twenty years; if so, are they
now extant and where? The numbers and names are
from the American Ornithologist’s Union Check List,
Wm. DuTcHER, 51 Liberty street, New York city.
No. Name. No. Name,
9, Black-throated Loon. 2%. Swallow-tailed Kite.
13, Puffin. 349, Golden Hagle,
27. Black Guillemot. 354. Gray Gyrfalcon.
Murre. 3148. Black Gyrfalcon.
38 Long-‘ailed Jaeger. 3774, American Hawk Owl.
62, Sabine’s Gull, 445. Grav Kingbird.
65. Royal Tern. 466A, Traqll'’s Flycatcher,
71. Arctic Tern. 446, American Raven.
80 Black Skimmer, 5l1B. Bronzed Grackle.
90. Manx Shearwater, 514. Evening Grosheak.
98. Black-capped Petrel. 515. Pine Grosbeak.
ud. Stormy Petrel. 547. Henslow’s Sparrow.
126. Brown Pelican. 593. Oardinal,
136. Woidgeon (Eur spean). 587. Blue Grosbeak,
138. Huropean Teal. 601. Painted Bunting.
150. Ring-necked Duck. 618. Bobemian Waxwing.
1714, Am, Wuite-fron.ed Goose. 612. Golden-winged Warbler.
174. Black Brant. #45. Nashville Warbler,
184. White lbis. 646. Orange-crowned Warbler,
185. Glossy Ibis. 650. Cape May Warbler.
19!, Louisiana Heron. 679. Mourning Warbler,
203. Yellow-cro’u Night Heron. 724. Short-billed Marsh Wren.
219. Florida Gallinule. 73.. Tufted Titmouse,
22), American Avocet. 736. Carolina Chickadee.
226, Black-necked Stilt. i63. Varied Thrush.
260. huff. 765. Wheatear.
THE LOST RIVER SUCKER.
Te is the local term, applied to a good-sized fish,
fir-t described by Prof. E. D. Cope in the American
Naturalist, Vol, XITI., 1879, p. 784, under the name of
Chasmistes luxatus. He tersely describes it as follows:
“Blong ite in form, head long, flat above and with a large
fontanel. Mouth term nal, the spines of the premaxil-
lary bones projecting, so as to form a hump on the top of
the snout. Lower lip very thin, dermal fold extending
entirely around the chin. Scales 12-80-9, Radii: D. 11;
A, 9.
“Color, clouded above with black punctu: tons, below
paler, with red shades in some specimens, fins uncolored.
ft attains a length of nearly 3ft. It ascends the streams
in thousands in the spring, and is taken and dried in
great numbers by the Klamath and Modoc Indians, The
former callit Tswam, Its habitat is given as Klamath
Lake, Or.” _
This is all there is on record regarding this species, and
as it has never been fully described nor figured, I make
this the principal excuse for this article at this late date,
believing that a short description of the mode employed
in catching the fish will be of interest to some of the
readers of FOREST aND STREAM,
While stationed at Fort Klamath, Oregon, during parts
of the years of 1882 83, I learned from the settlers and
Indians living in the vicinity of the post that early in
March each year countless thousands of a large species of
sucker ascended L st River out of Tulé Lake, for the pur-
pcse of spawning about the headwaters of this stream,
and that if wasasight well worth seeing, From the
descriptions given me I believed that this fish was then
still unknown to science, and I therefore at the time
caused drawings to be made of fresh specimens, both
colored and uncolored, which are inelosed herewith.
These were made by Sergt. C. Gloster, Troop K, 1st Cav,,
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and are good likenesses, A pair, male and female, were
«kinned by me on account of their large size, and for-
warded to the National Museum at Washington, D. C.,
where they are still the only representatives of this
species. The only other specimen in the hands of a
naturalist, so far as known to me, is the type in the pos-
session of Prof. E. D. Cope, at Philadelphia. The follow-
ing detailed description was kindly made for me from
the skins ahove referred to, by Dr. T. H. Bean, the ichthy-
ologist of the U. 8. Fish Commission:
Ohasmistes luxatus Cope,—The two skins in the TI. 8. National
Museum are about thirty inches long and represent two sexes.
The dorsal has eleven developed rays and the anal nine; there are
twelve rows of scales between the lateral line and the beginning
of the dorsal fin, nine rows hetween the lateral] line and the bezin-
ning of the anal fin, and from eighty to eighty-two scales in the
lateral line. The eye is one-fifth as long as the snout and is con-
tained hetween ten and eleven times in the length of the head.
The head is about one-fourth of the total length to the end of the
scales. The distance between the eyes is nearly four times the
length of the eye. The length of the dorsal base is about one-half
the length of the head and is somewhat greater than the longest
ray of this fin, The anal base is about equal to the distance from
the tip of the snout to the anterior nostril. In the male the longest
ray of the anal equals the length of the pectoral fin, which 1s a
little more than one-seventh of the total léngth to the end of the
scales. The male is profusely covered with minute spiny tubercles
most abundant on the snout, top of head, the fins and the posterior
half of the body. The table of measurements given below will
enable authors to compare this species with others of the same
genus.
Female. Male.
Inches. Inches.
Total Venetn. 0 ccs. us cece ue Pale tn dette alarle 30.00 29.75
Length to end of scales.... .... ..-..-s22ese 26,50 26.75
Head, length of ............ 7.00 6.40
BECALCAT: CODED npg o-pwehiatmed te scutes 3.20 3.80
width of mouth..... LAO 1.5
length of lower jaw 2,30 =
upper jaw 1.50 1.80
suout..... 3 40 3.30
snout to nostril. ...... eee nO 2.50
TNIGStOi oie ve en peek aes ee tee cna 50 AD
width of interorbital space............ 2,A0 2.30
EVaYe draws itera ee a Pe ree 0 .60
Dorsal, length: of base... bos becenccnvesed oe 8.2) 3.40
LGM PGS: oka sok aly tes pas 8.20 2.90
Anal, length of base.....).0.. 0. eee le cea 2.40 2.40
TONZEST NAY last) esc erates 344 4,00
Pectoral, length of iongest ray,..,,...++:.++- 4.20 4,00
entral. length of longest ray.............; 280 3.10
Caudal, length of middle rays............ ver. 2.00 1,80
external reysi...hoi eee 4,00 =,00
The maps examined by me show no Tulé Lake on them;
but according to these Lost River flows into Rhett Lake,
small fry, As I was making a general collection of the
fishes found in that region for the U.S. National Museum,
I am certain that such a conspicuous fish as the latter
would not have been overlooked by me.
In order to obtain some of these fish I made a special
trip to the fishery on Lost River, some forty miles south
of the post, and secured several specimens, which I
packed in ice, and after having drawings made of a pair,
male and female, 1 skinned and forwarded them with a
general collection for the National Museum.
I arrived at the fishery on Lost River early on the
morning of March 6, 1883, The surrounding country is
flat and uninteresting and for the greater portion coy-
ered with sage brush. Looking westward, Tulé Lake
could be seen probably about ten miles distant, and
beyond it the outskirts of the Modoc stronghold, the
lava beds, appeared in plain view. A few scrubhy wil-
lows fringe the banks of the’ stream, which at the fishery
is probably 80ft. wide. There the river flows over a
rocky ledge, forming shallow riffles with perhaps 2 or
aft. of water on them. The riffles are about 100yds. in
length and the banks on each side some 3ft. high. Above
and below these the stream widens out and the water in
most places seems to be sluggish and deep. At the time
of my visit it was quite muddy from the melting of the
snow in the mountains, and the run of these fish was not
atits height yet. However, it appeared to me that they
were caught quite abundantly even then, and both sides
of the streams were lined with whites and half-breeds
as well as Indians, the Jast camped in the immediate
vicinity with their families and a full complement of
papooses and dogs. The squaws were busy splitting
the fish up along the back, removing the heads and
backbones and spreading the split fish upon the numerous
sage bushes. in the immediate vicinity to dry, The
stench from the mass of decaying offal, which was scat-
tered about everywhere, was anything but pleasant, but
one can get u-+edto most anything in time, and after
having been there a little while I forgot all about the
odoriferous condition of the atmosphere and enjoyed the
scene almost as much as the Indians,
The bucks, encumbered with but little clothing, al-
though the air was still anything but spring-like. did the
fishing proper. The only implement I saw in use was a
long slender pine pole about 2U0ft. long, to one end of
which a piece of iron rod about half an inch thick wag
LOST RIVER SUCKER. <Asour ONE-T'niRD NATURAL Sizn, (FRomM LIFE.)
which is evidently the same body of water universally
known in that region under the former name. This lake
is located about forty miles from Fort Klamath in a
south-southeasterly direction, and is not quite so large as
either of the Klamath lakes, As near asI have been able
to ascertain, the so called Lost River sucker is indigenous
to Tulé Lake. and is not found in either the Upper or
Lower Klamath lakes, as stated by Prof, Cope in his
original description. In aconversation I have had with
him recently on this subject, he told me that he obtained’
his specimen from an Indian, and understood that it was
caught in Klamath Lake, During the eighteen months
I was stationed at Fort Klamath, I never heard of nor
saw a fish of this kind caught in the Klamath Lakes or
their tributaries, but am aware that a smaller and less
important species of the same genus, the Chasmistes bre-
virostris Cope, is found in these waters, and may be seen
in considerable numbers along the shores of the upper
lake from the wagon road running along Modoc Point
almost any day in the spring of the year. This species is
much smaller, and one of the large Lost River suckers
would be noticed at once among such comparatively
attached. This rod was bent in the shape of a hook with
the point well sharpened. The operator would reach out
into the stream with his pole, as far as practicable, the
curve of his rod dragging on the bottom, the point up-
ward, and when coming in contact with a fish, a sharp
jerk would be given, which usually impaled the poor
brute in some part of the body, and after considerable
struggling on its part to break away, it would be landed
and at once removed from the hook by one of thesquaws
in waiting,
from 64lbs. to Tlbs. it. took quite a skillful hand and no
little labor to raise them up the steep bank without allow-
ing the slender and pliable pole to turn and let the fish
drop off before being properly landed. It all seemed
simple enough looking on, so I concluded to try my hand
also, but found it everything else but easy work to land
my fish after hooking one. They make things especially
lively when hooked near the tail. and my vain efforts to
get control of one so hooked by me afforded considerable
amusement to the entire Indian population then at the
fishery. I never worked so hard to get a fish, and after
all my endeavors it managed to wriggle off, just at the
’
As the majority of the fish will average’
JUNE 20, 1889,}
FOREST AND STREAM.
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time I thought I had it all right, much to my mortifi-
cation, and the gratification of the large audience
present, Of course it was the largest one hooked that
morning; at any rate I thought so. An expert will
readily catch in this manner a hundred such fish a day,
and even more, and I am sure that he will not be dis-
turbed by unpleasant dreams at Sy EN such a
day's work, judging from my limited experience.
A handsome young Modoc, while engaged in this work,
" especially attracted my attention, as well as that of sey-
eral of the young squaws present. He proved himself
exceedingly skilled in the handling of his pole, his grace-
‘ful and sinuous figure anticipating every movement of
his victim and preventing his escape. He probably landed
two fish to most of his competitors’ one. There seemed
to be a good deal of rivalry among the younger members
to see who could catch the most fish, and while a bungler
was most unmercifully chaffed, eyery one notwithstand-
ing seemed to be in the best of humor, and I presume
that your humble servant came in for his full amount of
their jokes. Possibly, for my peace of mind, it was
about us well that I did not understand all that was said
about myself,
These fish vary from 5 to 8lbs. in weight and an oeca-
sional one will reach 10lbs, It certainly cannot be called
handsome, but its flesh is firm and white, much freer
from bones than ever I supposed a sucker to be, and well
flavored, free from the muddy taste that even sticks to
many of the larger trout found so abundantly in that
region. I certainly preferred those I had cooked on my
return to the post to any of the average trout in the Kla-
math basin, excepting the small ones possibly, and I was
not alone in that opinion. The females were full of
nearly ripe eggs which were almost ready to be deposited.
They are about the size of a No. 4shot and pale straw
yellow in color, The Indians made no use of these as
food. Iam told that this fish, when slightly salted and
then dried, tastes very much like codfish, and some of
the cattlemen in the vicinity put up barrels full yearly.
The Indians use no salt on them whatever; after having
the entrails and head removed and split open, they are
simply spread out on sage bushes to dry, and occasion-
ally the drying process is accelerated by smoking.
When the run of this fish is at its height, these riffles
at the fishery are said to be completely covered with a
struggling and squirming mass, fairly raising each other
out of the water at times in their efforts to rush over
the narrow and shallow stretch of river at this point.
As one of the old residents expressed it, ‘““By gosh, Cap,
there are millions of them there.” After the spawning
season is over the fish return to the Jake and few are
caught while they remain there, the shores of this lake
are shallow and a dense growth of tulé obstructs the
ready approach to deep water in most places,
Of course this species cannot be considered a game fish,
and would probably afford but poor sport to the angler,
still its abundance and edible qualities as well as its size,
entitle it to some importance as_a food fish, especially
when the fact is taken into consideration that excepting
the Salmonide, the Pacitic coast has but very few other
edible fresh-water fishes that attain such a size, except-
ing the sturgeon.
Should my surmise be correct, which, however, is en-
tirely based on the statements of settlers and Indians,
who (especially the latter) would be likely to know, that
this fish is only found in Tule or Rhett Lake, and not in
any of the other numerous sheets of water abounding in
southeastern Oregon and northein California and Nevada
as well—some of these, like Harney and Malheur lakes in
Grant county, Oregon, of considerable size—il appears to
me that it would be well worth the trouble for the U. 8.
Fish Commission, which has already done so much yalu-
able and successful work in the line of propagation and
distribution of food fishes, to investigate this species to a
certain extent. Inasmuch as one of the most complete
stations, the one at Baird, Shasta county, Cal., is now
within comparatively easy reach, it would not entail
such a great amount of labor to doit, I believe the Lost
River sucker to be a hardy one, that would stand trans-
portation and transplanting very readily,
CHAS, H. BENDIRE,
To PENNSYLVANIA ORNITHOLOGISTS.—West Chester,
Pa., June 6.—Having been informed that you are in-
terested in the study of ornithology, I take the liberty of
addressing you and stating that by a recent act of our
State Legislature I have been directed to preparea second
and revised edition of the “‘Birds of Pennsylvania,” for
gratuitous distribution. I am exceedingly anxious to
correspond with competent field naturalists in every
county of our Commonwealth. If it is not imposing too
much on your time and good nature I will be pleased to
correspond with you relative to the bird-life occurring in
your section of the State. Inclosed please find a printed
list of birds recorded as occurring in Pennsylvania, I
will be greatly obliged if you will kindly mark the list as
indicated and return it to me at your earliest convenience.
Should you decide to furnish me with information relative
to the feathered tribes, which is worthy of special men-
tion, full eredit will be given in the forthcoming edition
of the ‘Birds of Pennsylvania,” If you know of any
naturalists in this State with whom I can correspond in
relation to birds and mammals, please give me their
names and post office address.—B. H. WARREN, State
Ornithologist. [A provisional list of the birds of Penn-
sylvania accompanies this open letter. ]
FEMALE NARWHAL WITH Tusks,—The male narwhal has
only one developed tusk, and that is on the left side,
The female has two tusks, but they are usually not func-
tional, About the month of July, 1887, Captain James
’ Fairweather harpooned a female narwhal with two tusks
in Prince Regent’s Inlet. Specimens of narwhal with
two tusks are rare in museums. About eleven examples
are recorded, but the sex of only one of these is certain.
A female captured in 1684 is preserved in the Hamburg
Museum, Robert Brown says that double-tusked nar-
whals are not rare; Scoresby denies this. In the speci-
men recently obtained by the National Museum the spirals
turn in the same direction and the symmetry of the two
sides is wonderful. It is questionable whether a male
narwhal with aright tusk is known.
PENNSYLVANIA SONG Btrps are protected by a law
patterned after the New York law. To take birds for
scientific purposes a certificate must be obtained from the
county prothonotary,
RANGE OF THE TURKEY BuzzARp.—Belmar, N. J., May
27.—On Saturday last while driving along the beach at
this place I came across a pair of turkey buzzards, As
they did not take wing until I was within 50ft. of them
IT was enabled to get a good view and to recognize them
as being the same species I had so often seen on the
Homosassa River, Florida. I have also seen them at the
southerly end of Barnegat Bay, but never in this neigh-
borhood before. What is their northern limit?—BIG
RHEL, [The turkey buzzard occurs as far north as south-
ern New England on the Atlantic coast and on the west-
ern plains to latitude 53°, Wehave seen them in Con-
necticut, |
Game Bag and Gun.
DUCKING FROM A CATAMARAN.
ey GUST of wind swept in through the car door as the
brakeman swung it open. His indistinct exclam-
mation of ‘‘Amityville!” recalled my dozing senses.
“Come, Ed, wake up; here we are!” ‘All right, old
man; I’m not asleep; only thinking. Let me help you
with that bag,”
The train moved off into the darkness, leaving us the
sole occupants of the little station room. We were
speculating as to whether Frank had received the tele-
gram and considering the advisability of setting out for
his shanty without him, for he usually metus at the
station.
‘Hello, boys! Darned if I ain’t glad ter see yer,
Shake!” was his greeting ashe stalked into the clean
house, making havoc with the neat floor wherever his
cowhides, covered with mud, landed.
“Tt’s good you youngsters had sense enough to fetch
‘long them. ileskins of yourn, Better crawl right into
them now, an’ doan’t waste no time, Thars supper
waitin’ fur yer down ter the ranch.”
Keeping within the narrow circle of Frank’s lamp we
plodded through mud and water, congratulating our-
selves that our backs were to the fierce storm of wind
and rain. The eye could trace nothing beyond the cir-
cumference of that little spot of light emanating from
Frank’s lamp, the only cheering ray or sign of life in
this vast gulf of palpable darkness. How the wind did
moar. through the low pines that lined the road, driving
the rain in vicious sheets among the branches and upon
us with all the fury of a March nor’wester. It was a
relief, after tramping over a mile, when we saw in turn-
ing a bend the ruddy glow from the windows of our
guide’s house.
All those who love the gun for the scenes and incidents
it brings them among, know the enjoyment of being one
of three or four sportsmen when grouped together around
the after-supper table. Who cannot recall such even-
ings? Who cannot, if he isa sportsman, recollect some
of the reminiscences that accompany the curling haze of
tobacco smoke?
‘“Wall, boys, yer’ll have a clear day ter-morrow, I’m
thinking,” said Frank in his paternal tone. ‘‘This yer
storm has been a whooping things up fur the last two
days, am’ it'll blow itself out ter-night. I’ve got everything
all ready ter Jump right inter, so as we'll not waste no time
in the mornin’, The broadbills have been rather plenty
lately.’
“By the way, Frank, where is that catamaran that you
used over on the beach last summer ?” [ inquired,
“She’s over there yet hauled up ‘longside my fishing
shanty.” ;
When the ducks are migrating they fiy along the shore,
some days in numbers. Ever since my eyes had fallen
on that little double boat, the idea occurred to me that
it might be used as an excellent means of preventing the
onward course of a few south-southerlies. This scheme
had become firmly fixed in my mind, and I determined
to give it a trial this trip.
Like all old settlers, Frank’s head was stored with
stories of hunting trips and happenings that are insepar-
ably connected with the pursuit of sport upon land or
water. It required little more than an interrogative
word now and then to extract these retrospections from
him. We all know these genial characters. Frank pos-
sessed all those virtues that make aman universally liked.
Good-natured, honest, a child of nature, living but to-
day, taking the world with the same even philosophy,
whether the days bring misfortune or good luck. It was
a very tender point with him to have his friends call him
Frank. This arose rather from an indication of sincere
fellowship than to make him feel young, for he had
scarcely reached the half century line and was as tough
as any of his fellow baymen.
It was late before we turned in, and when we last
looked at the heavens the clouds were commencing to
break, It seemed to me that I had been underneath the
blankets something less than five minutes when I was
roused by some fiend, with a lamp, shaking me.
“Come, Frank, let's have another wink,” I muttered
drowsily. .
“Allright, but yer’ll have ter sleep without ther blan-
kets,” and the cold-blooded villain swept the covering
over the foot of the bed.
A couple of cups of hot cofiee restored the good nature
in both of us. The night still hung over the earth when
we sallied out, loaded down with stools, shells and guns,
A small arm of the bay reached up back of the house,
where Frank moored his cathoat. Stowing everything
hastily away, we tied down two reefs and went skimming
down the little creek before the night breeze. How
strange and unearthly it all appeared. The little boat
swept onward over the long waves that still remained
out on the bay. Everything was dark and unreal, the
only sounds that disturbed the silence were the dismal
sing of the wind and and the surging of the water parted
by the bows, The gloom threw over my mind a feeling
of vague hallucination; for a few minutes it seemed like
some unusual dream, A dash of the cold briny in the
back of the neck dispelled this illusion, The skipper
headed the Sanderling into one of the small covés on
Oak Island, threw her into the wind and let go halliards.
We were all ready, with some fifty deceits bobbing in
front of our blind, by the time the daylight commenced
to creep over the waters. For some time before it was
light enough to distinguish anything we could hear in
the air above the ducks swinging along on whistling
pinions,
The sun was just peeping above the banks of clouds
when the first flock came in, Only three forgotto depart.
By 10 o’clock we had scored but 13 birds, and things
were getting dull.
A storm of any curation from out the north and north-
west, smooths the ocean close to shore. The wind beats
down the surf so that there is scarcely a break. It was
so to-day. The blow of the last three days had the effect
of making the sea as placid as amillpond, The sun to-
ward the middle of the day came out very warm and
the dying out of the wind made it more like an April
than March day.
Now or never! J could see flock after flock of ‘“‘old
mammies” skirting low over the water just out of range
of the shore, Taking about twelve decoys I tied them
together with twine (two and two) about two feet long
and slung them over the supports of the catamaran. She
was but fourteen feet long. Just light enough for Ed.
and myself to lift easily. Before launching I fastened a
short stick in each corner and wound a strip of light
preen muslin some eighteen inches high around them, to
serve as a blind.
Running out about 800yds, I joined the strings of the
stools together so that they formed a long line, each bird
2ft, from its neighbor, connecting the whole crew to my
floating battery by a long cord,
Things were not fairly ready. I was justattempting to
discover the softest position to assume while lying flat on
a level board wpon my back, when in dashed a flock of
seven or eight, Drawing on one of the old birds, I let go
some No. 4, and catching two as they cross tangled them
up with an ounce of No, 2, One was only wing-tipped
and dove instantly on touching the water. Two more
flocks swing in, leaving five of their number, and I was
lying low watching another approaching string, when a
shadow passing just in front caused me to look up,
There, almost directly above, wasalarge gull. Straight-
ening to a sitting position and throwing the gun to my
face, I pulled the trigger, As he turned over I recog-
nized a bird I had long been anxious to procure. He was
dead as a mackerel when I picked him up, but he was a
magnificent bird, It was the only crack I had ever got
at those wily pirates of the ocean, the great black-backed
I
The wind was beginning to work around to the west
and rising. The long ocean swells were gradually in-
creasing in length and size, so I rowed in, with a number
of south-southerlies, and among the lot some beautiful
male birds with their long tail feathers and ruddy
breasts, Hd and Frank had not been idle on the bay
side. Gathering stools, etc., together we went scudding
across the broad breadth of water between the beach and
mainland, with a good mess of birds stowed away for-
ward. They were not canyasbacks, true, but there was
some consolation in knowing that the reason they were
not of that species was because there were none of them
around, 7. ¢., in the particular vicinity of our blind,
Shooting ducks on the broad ocean from a catamaran is
a unique experience, at least to one individual, and one
not likely to be forgotten, even if the game is nothing
more than the despised ‘‘south-southerly.” Try it some
quiet March day, and if the recoliection of it in summer
does not make you several degrees cooler, the writer is as
wide of the mark as he once was of a certain woodcock
who refused to be persuaded by two charges of No.*12.
REX B.
THE ARKANSAS DEER LAW.
ALD KNOB, Ark.—Editor Forest and Stream: Tn the
category of States that have lately distinguished
themselves by the supreme idiocy of their attempts at
game-protective legislation, the great State of Arkansas
is certainly deserving of the red ribbon. The old law as
it stood prior to the last session of the Legislature, was
sadly deticient in some respects; only preventing the kill-
ing of deer for seven months in the year; the open season
beginning ten weeks too soon, Sept. 1, and holding on
until Feb..1, Still it effected a great deal of good, doing
away with hounding while the does and fawns were
comparatively powerless to escape, and preventing the
butchery heretofore common during the buffalo gnat
season, when any boy with an army musket could score
a half dozen deer by a day’s sitting near a smoking stump.
As a consequence there was a marked and visible increase
in the game supply to such an extent that our market
gunners could make fair wages supplying the Memphis
market, where it often happens that venison and wild
turkey are quoted lower than beef and tame poultry.
However, our toothpickian Solons were determined not
to let well enough alone, That there was room for im-
provement in the old law was quite apparent, but whether
their effort in this line was crowned with success I leave
the reader to decide.
First, instead of cutting the open season down to three
months—from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15, or Nov. 1 to Feb, 1,
either of which changes would have been better—they
added on another month, August; so that now the am-
bitious sportsman who may be lacking a firearm, stands
a very fair chance of running down and capturing an
infantile ‘‘monarch of the forest,” thus winning his
laurel wreath in a manner strictly legal, though quite
unique. How this change adds to the welfare of the
game I am as yet unable to learn,
There has been for years a law that assessed a license
on all ‘non-residents following hunting or trapping in
Arkansas.” Numerous attempts have been made to have
this statute apply to spertsmen hunting in this State
merely for sport alone, but the ruling has invariably been
that the meaning of the clause was, “following for a
livelihood,” and therefore, inability to furnish proof that
the accused had sold, or attempted to sell, game, naturally
resulted in his acquittal, However, sportsmen who
visited Arkansas with speculation in their eyes very often
got poor returns for their game shipments, in the long
tun; and many a poor settler who found himself at the
close of the crop season poorer in pocket than he had
been in the spring, turned his attention to the game of
the vicinity, and made more money in a month with his
old ‘‘Human” rifile—as muzzleloaders are derisively
termed by the happy owners of breechloaders—than he
had made with the plow and hoe in the six months pre-
ceeding,
Now this resource in the time of need is shut off by
legislative decree. ‘‘Six years shall the Memphians
hunger for the flesh-pots of Arkansas,” spoke the law
makers, and Gov. Hagle saw that it was good and signed
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the bill with his official hieroglyphic; and the angular,
hungry-looking mossyback in the wayback districts
straightway broke his old rifle in disgust and gave his
better half the barrel for a fire poker, (Mem,: I’m going
to buy myself another gun soon.)
Tt is hard to understand why such a law should be
necessary in a country where game is more abundant
than in any other portion of the Union. When, in an
“off year” for most crops, nearly a hundred deer can be
killed in a circle hardly four miles in diameter—and
most of these by four still-hunters poorly armed and
little versed in hunting; when such a score as this is
made within five miles of an old established railroad and
in one of the most populous counties in the State, why
should such strenuous efforts be made to prevent the
farmers from getting value received for the sweet
potatoes and peas destroyed hy the deer during the
months when they may not be molested? Possibly the
framers of the bill knew what they were about,
As if stands, an impenetrable fence is built between the
average Arkansas gunner and the Arkansas deer; for
most of our local nimrods must combine pleasure aud
profit in their sports, and the majority of those able to
enjoy a week in the woods without detriment to their
business interests, are confronted by another new-fangled,
progressive idea which makes it a misdemeanor for the
resident of one county to ‘‘camp-hunt’ in another. So to
condense the matter in a nutshell, one must adopt the
words of a late correspondence in the Little Rock Gazette,
which asserts that the only party who can hereafter
devastate our forests is the wealthy amateur “able to hire
some particular friend, in the best range, to invite him to
spend a few days as his honored guest.”
Give us less legislation and more protection—and to
the Arkansas sportsmen as well as the swamp deer,
S. D. BARNES,
CAMPS ON THE LITTLE SOUTH.
N a letter to FOREST AND STREAM some time ago I pro-
mised some camp notes from our hunting trip to the
Barnes Camp country on the Little South, or South Fork
of the Cache La Poudrie River, a-beautitul stream that
heads high up on the Snowy Range and comes dashing
down the mountains through beautiful forks and grand
cations to the fine agricultural valley of the Poudrie and
empties into the South Platte River below the city of
Greeley. The Little South is a fine stream for trout in the
summer, but go down to deeper water for winter quar-
ters.
Old Grey has come with me and here we are on Nov,
22 In camp all snug and nice after a two and a half days’
hard pull up the mountains. Three times did we have to
unload and carry our oats and bedding up the steep
places in the road in order to make our load light enough
so our horses could get up with the wagon and grub.
Our camp is in a beautiful basin near the top of Barnes
Mountain; we have pitched our tent in a grove of young
aspens with plety of dry wood at our tent door. Some
d0yds. distant an ice cold spring sends its waters dancing
down the mountain side, and all around the camp is
abundant grass for our tired horses, the snow having
melted off the south slopes and in the basins.
It being late when we got our camp all in shape we
made but ashort trip from camp, I saw a fine flock of
about a dozen of willow grouse, but did not shoot any
of them for there was plenty of deer signs about, and I
never allow myself to shoot at small game when hunting
for deer, On my return, when near camp and just as
the shades of evening were creeping through the pines, I
jumped a fine blacktail doe, but the timber being so thick
I missed.
Old Grey came in empty-handed. Supper over I clean
and oil my Marlin .40-60 and hang in its place ready for
its deadly work to-morrow, and as I write my camp
notes old Grey has the camp stove red hot and is clean-
ing his doublebarrel muzzleloader, an old arm with the
hammers on the side, shooting avout a .82 ball and very
erates Old Grey is a Virginian, seventy-one years
old.
Nov. 25,—Up before day this morning, and at daylight
I find that my horses haye ‘“‘hit the road” for home.
While hunting for their tracks near camp I start two
deer not more than 300yds. from our camp; most too far
off for a good shot, ‘Taking my horses’ tracks I follow
them to the road below camp, and after a hard tramp of
about ten miles find them at the gate of a cattle ranch
we had to pass through on our way in on my return,
When within 500yds. of camp two deer skip across the
toad just ahead of me, but do not stop for my Marlin.
Arriving at camp at 1 o’clock I find old Grey at work
cleaning grouse to fry for supper, The inner man being
satisfied 1 shoulder my Marlin for a short hunt over north
of camp to get the lay of the country. In less than a
half mile of camp I jump three deer out of a gulch of
dead pines and get a running shot, but no venison for
camp yet. I take their tracks and follow slowly, and as
I pass over a rocky ridge and down around the moun-
tain side, sparsely covered with dead timber, I see a deer
standing and looking at me up on the side of the moun-
tain. Knowing it will stand there but a moment I make
a quick shot. Up the mountain side goes my deer, and at
the crack of my gun another deer springs to its feet and
goes plunging down the mountain a little quartering to
me. I throw my gun on toitand fire three shots in
rapid succession, the third shot breaking its neck, Pacing
down to where it lay I found it was just 135 paces. Then
I go to look for the one I shot at first. Where it stood I
find plenty of blood; following the trail about 50yds. up
the hill I find it dead, shot through, Dressing and hang-
ing up the game I hurry to camp for a pack horse and
have them both hanging in an aspen tree by the tent
before dark. They were both buck fawns; Old Grey got
more grouse, so there is no prospect of a meat famine in
eam soon, The eyening passes off pleasantly, listening
to old Grey’s stories of wild turkey shooting away down
in old Virginia.
Nov. 24.—Had a big tramp to-day and saw no deer.
Saw a beautiful white snowshoe rabbit and a white
weasel, but did not shoot them, Old Grey got three
grouse,
Nov, 25, Sunday.—Thought I would take a ride to-day
up toward the timber line on the west side of Little South,
where I camped six years ago. Found about six inches
of snow, but saw no game sign except a fresh lion track,
and I had not lost any lions, Returned to camp about 2
P.M. Old Grey was in camp cleaning grouse and a
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snowshoe rabbit. About 3 P.M, I take my gun and go
over the green ridge south of camp. While going down
the south side I see a nice sleek fawn in some dead tim-
ber, which T kill with the first shot; and then see another
bound away down the gulch, My dead deer proves to be
another buck fawn, I see the other deer walking slowly
about among the dead timber a little below, apparently
waiting for the other. I fire and wound it; left a strong
trailof blood: but there being no snow over here, and it
now most dark, I dress my dead deer and return to camp,
intending to return early in the morning and follow my
wounded deer. A lady passed our camp this evening on
horseback, carrying a Ballard rifle, the wite of Mr.
Barnes, who has a cattle ranch about three miles from our
camp over on the Little South; she had killed two deer
this fall: she had been helping Mr. Barnes take out a
bunch of cattle and was on her return home, where she
expected to remain by herself until his return, some three
days later, She was a typical Western woman; a lady with
plenty of grit,
Nov. 26.—This has been a red-letter day for us. Early
this morning we went over the mountain and took the
trail of the wounded deer, It was with great, difficulty
that we were able to follow it over the bare ground and
rocks; but in a short distance we jumped it up out of a
lot of down timber away up on the mountain side, I
fired three shots at long range, but failed to get a ball
into the right spot to stop it. The trail soon led me over
into a thick belt of dead timber with three inches of
snow; here I could follow very easily, and soon dis-
covered that I had broken the deer’s right hindleg well
up in the thigh. After following over a mile, and being
very cautious, I crept on to it and shot it through the
heart. At almost the same instant I heard two. shots
fired at a short distance to my right, which proyed to be
by Old Grey; he had shot a fine two-point buck, a dead
match to the one I had just killed, He had seen the buck
coming before I shot, and snapped a cap at him, which
sent the deer bounding off in my direction, when the re-
port of my gun turned him back again. He then came
just right for the old man to get a shot at—not more than
35yds.—with the other barrel; this Grey always kept
loaded light for grouse, but being so close he broke the
shouldér.
Hanging up our deer we again parted company. I had
not gone more than 300yds. when I jumped a band of
five or six just around a point on a mountain side, I
fired a wing shot and wounded one, which I followed
until most dark, but had to give it up. I don’t think it
was wounded very bad, Old Grey saw several more deer,
but did not get a shot, He is as happy tonight as a
schoolboy with a pair of new skates, and says he is good
for a big day’s hunt to-morrow. Have now hunted four
and a half days, and we have five fine young deer, all
bucks.
It looks stormy to-night; have doubled the blankets on
our horses; got in a big pile of wood, and tied the tent
down tight; old Grey has it hot; and I jot down my notes
while he sits on the spring seat in front of the stove and
tells about that possum he and the darky ‘‘caught up a
*simamon tree down in ole Virginia.”
Nov. 27,—Looking out of the tent at the first peep of
day we discover that if has snowed about an inch, just
enough for a good tracking snow, Weare again off for
the hills and pine woods; a fine mist is still falling and a
thick fog hides the high mountain tops above us. Old
Grey strikes a fresh track near camp and follows it, but
fails to get his deer, and comes into camp at 3 P. M. with
a nice fat rabbit. I went over the mountain and found
the fresh trail of three deer. After some distance they
were joined by two more, and passed through the timber
where we killed the two bucks yesterday, passing within
a rod of each deer. I followed very cautiously now as
the tracks were getting quite fresh, Going up the side
of a high mountain thickly covered with green pine and
spruce, I see something away up ahead of me that looks
like deer hair; can just see it between two trees not more
than a foot apart, but cannot tell which end the head is
on. As the smoke clears away my deer is gone and all is
quiet. I stand still a little while and then move cau-
tiously up, Pretty soon I hear a loud thumping and
breaking of brush, and directly I see four deer cross the
head of a gulch some hundred yards up above me, (o-
ing on up I find my deer lying on its back down in a
small gulch, about two rods from where it was standing
when I shot. This was rather an odd shot; the deer, a
very fat yearling doe, must have been standing with
her head doubled back biting her right hindleg, for my
bullet passed through that leg about 10in, above the hock,
through her ear and then through her neck, killing her
almost instantly, Dressing her I drag her down over the
snow to the big gulch below and hang her up,
The air has now become thick with fog, and I think
best to make for camp, To he certain of making no
blunder in getting to camp, I take my back track until
near where I killed the fawn on Sunday evening. I turn
off here to take a look at it and find the magpies are at
work on it, so I take it on my shoulder and carry it some
200yds. up the mountain in the direction of camp, think-
ing I will now look out a good jack trail from the deer to
camp. In dodging some thick timber and a ridge of
rocks I get too high up, and in the fog I pass over the top
of the mountain, and instead of going to my left down
through the thick green pines to our camp, I keep bearing
to my right and am going directly away from camp, when
hearing a noise above me, there I see old Grey coming
down, I stop until he gets down to me, when he wants
to know, *‘Where are you going?” ‘To camp, of course,”
‘Camp haint off thar, it’s right down here.” ‘Not much,
old man, you can’t fool mein these hills if itisfoggy, I
just came from my fawn over there not over ten minutes
ago, and I guess I know where I am a going,” and on I
started, ‘Better come with me, for I was down most to
camp just a leetle spell ago, was down so I seed the
hosses.” Thinking Perhaps the old man was right and I
was wrong, I reluctantly followed him, and it was well
for me I did, or I would have pulled up back in the thick
timber in a dense fog. As it was we reached camp ina
short time. It was now 3 P. M, Going out for my horses,
I found them gone again; the one on the picket rope had
become untied, and no sooner was she loose than she put
for home. She had just weaned her colt. Ihave had
her on three hunting trips up in Wyoming, and shenever
bothered me before, and I always let her run loose until
now. I took a cold lunch in my fist and struck out as
fast as I could, for I had but two hours of daylight, and
when it did get dark it would be awfully dark. The way
being for the most part down hill, I went nine miles in
one and a half hours, when I arrived at a ranchman’s
house and found my horses tied up to thefence, I made
the acquaintance of Mr. Hake. His wife, seeing the
horses going past, had run out and caught them. I
declined a kind inyitation to remain over night in the
cabin, and arrived at camp at 7 P, M., cold and hungry.
But old Grey had things hot forme. Supper over, dishes
washed and stored away in the mess box, old Grey takes
his accustomed place on the spring seat in front of the
camp stove, aud the day’s hunt is all gone over again,
winding up with some of his ‘‘old Virginia” yarns,
Nov. 28,—Forty years old to-day. The fog isstill thick,
and the pines are beautiful with their white coating of
frost, which seems to me a fitting tribute for my fortieth
birthday, for ere long the frosts of many winters will
whiten the top of my old head. As it was rather a poor
day for hunting, we coneluded to pack our game into
camp. Having but‘one saddle, we strapped a blanket on
to the other horse. By going over Barnes’s Mountain on
to the Little South, we have a good trail around to where
our deer hangs, About three miles from camp some
fresh tracks cross the road. I give my horse to Old Grey
and go on ahead; at the top of a ridge afresh track crosses
the trail; judging from the size of the track, I take it to
be a fawn. Keeping a sharp lookout to my right as I
moye slowly up the trail, I discoyer a deer some 70yds,
distant standing behind a small green pine. I can only
see its hindquarters. Holding where I think it shoulders
ought to be, I fire, and such a jump and rush and run-
ning in a circle as that fawn made; but I knew I had it,
so I held my fire, and it soon went down, The ball had
hit it in the neck and came out through the right shoul-
der. I went over, and as Old Grey came over the ridge
I motioned him uptome. Wesoon had it hanging up on
a pine, and went on and got the three deer we had killed
the two days preyious. We packed the two bucks on the
horse with a saddle on, and Old Grey took the doe on
before him until we got back to the fawn killed on our
way out, when we tied the legs of these together and
slung them across the horse with the blanket on, and I
took them, And now didn’t I havea picnic packing two
deer on a blanket oyer a big rough mountain! But all
things haye an end. After manly stops we arrived in
camp. We met Mr, Hake on our wayin and he returned
tocamp with us. After dinner I take a horse and go
over the ridge and get the fawn I killed on the 25 h, and
to-night we have seven deer hanging in camp. five bucks
and twodoes. I killed one and helped pack in five to-
day. How is that for a fortieth birthday party?
Nov, 29.,—Thanksgiving Day. Cold and frosty and
trees still loaded with their white coating of frost. Old
Grey starts out early and lremain in camp to do some
camp work, Leaving camp at 10 A, M, I find trail of
three deer, but only follow it a short distance when the
track of old Grey comes in on the trail, so IT turn off. I
see plenty of tracks; several big, old bucks are out on the
war path, but I fail to see a deerin all the day’s tramp;
the fog is too thick and the snow is crusted from the fine
mist falling and freezing. We do not care to kill any
more deer except one big buck; would like to get one big
fine fellow if wecan, Thereare plenty of them here, but
they are smart old fellows, Old Grey did not get his
usual grouse to-day, so by hard work (as they are froze
hard) I skinned out a leg of venison to-night for camp
meat, It is now 9 P. M., and as I write on a box by the
light of a tallow candle, stuck on one corner of the box,
old Grey is eating roast venison, and he says that fat
venison ribs beats fat coon or*possum down in ol’ Virginia
any day.
Nov. 30,—Clear and frosty, but the sun came up bright
and warm, so we thought we would make one more effort
for a big buck. We hunted all day and got nothing ex-
cept a snowshoe rabbit, which I shot high up on the
mountain among the green pines, Saw three beautiful
snow-white mountain quail, but did not succeed in get-
ting one of them, To-day is the close of the open season
for deer in Colorado, and to-night we end our hunt.
Barrow, Col. TAG Awe
“ON THE SAULT STE. MARIE.
A® this has been one of the most peculiar seasons ever
‘nownin the region, I cannot refrain from giving
some account of a three weeks’ trip on the Sault Ste.
Marie River and Munoshkong Bay. I call 1889 a pecu-
lior season from its forwardness, opening one month ear-
lier than usual, and the scarcity of migratory birds
which heretofore have settled and nested in the bay in
countless numbers every spring. Munoshkong Bay,
about half way between Lake Superior and Lake Huron,
is a widening of the Sault River, about 7 miles deep;
around this are several smaller bays, which im the au-
tumn are full of tall rushes, covering thousands of acres,
with many open places where the lilies POs a perfect
paradise of a wildfowl shooting ground. This is sur-
rounded by soft swampy grassland, extending back to
the timber, making a perfect home for the muskrats,
which until this spring could be found by the hundreds,
but were almost totally annihilated during the past win-
ter by the ice freezing to the bottom; this caused them
to perish in great numbers and their careasses can now
be seen by the score. These facts, coupled with the
total failure of geese to alight and only a few small
scattering flocks of ducks, go to make up a very peculiar
state of affairs in this ancient and famous hunting sround
of the Indians, who used to congregate here in early
spring for a Slaughter of ducks, geese and muskrats,
My Indian friend, Mr. Ed Shawwauna, with whom I
made a most enjoyable five days’ trip last September, has
often given me such glowing accounts of the great quan-
tities of duck and geese which congregate here in spring
flight, that it has always increased my desire to visit the
place, more out of curiosity than a desire to destroy game,
Mr, S$. having gone with dog and canoe oyer the ice early
in April, to be on hand at the earliest breaking up of the
ice, my desire increased each day to join him. ‘he 20th
of April found me amid the drifting ice, under sail, in a
small boat with camping outfit, making down the river
with a spanking breeze. After I had run the gauntlet of
the little rapids amid crushing cakes of ice, and laying to
in Hay Lake to partake of a cold lunch, asailboat passed
to windward with man and boy, who shouted that they
were going to camp at the mouth of Charlotte River if
they could get there. I set sail and followed, but fell
behind and reached C. River about 5 P. M.; found Chet
Perry and his little brother preparing to camp; was in-
Jone 20, 1889.]
vited to join them, which I gladly did, as they were out
for a trip to Munoshkong also; and it proved a most
agreeable meeting, for I found young Perry one of the
‘best woodsmen and agreeable companions I ever met.
He is a perfect genius in every sense of the word, for
with axe and pocketknife he can make anything a woods-
man needs.
The first night in camp we were awakened by the
arrival of two canoe loads of whooping Indians, who
“camped near us. Next morning we moved further ap
the river into the thick timber where it was warmer, anc
qe found better camp wood. Young P. set a gill-net
and caught some pickerel; and here was where my com-
panion showed his hand at cooking boiled fish and pota-
toes, Did Lever eat fish with such a relish? Our white
tent and soft bed of sweet green balsam boughs gave as
picturesge a scene as one could wish, The third day we
started down the river, encountered about a mile of ice
and camped on an island near the mouth of the Munosh-
kong, a lovely spot on high ground among the balsam,
birch and poplars. Here we had smoked fish, fried
fish and fish boiled. Young P. served up woodchuck,
muskrat and poreupine, all of which I tried and pro-
nounced excellent, except the muskrat, for which I con-
fes3 some prejudice; it may be palatable when properly
prepared, but I fancied I could taste in one dish of this
kind a little musk, which settled the thing with me.
After a few days we went around into the bay and
camped in the hardwood. Up to this time we had seen
but few ducks, and no geese would alight, though many
flocks passed over every day, and cold northwest winds
and snow made life anything but agreeable, One’ night
P,’s dog barked at something near camp. I got up, un-
tied him and tried to sic him, but he would not seek; we
concluded it was a bear, as it walked off slowly, crack-
ing the brush as it went. Next day while building a
_ deadfall bear trap I-had the misfortune to cut my foot
badly with an axe, which put a damper on our prospects.
Almost every day and night deer came close to our camp,
and on Sunday, April 27, an inch of snow lay on the
ground and deer tracks could be seen in eyery direction.
_ P. went out about two miles in the bay to a reef to get a
shot at some geese, but failed to get any; the flock could
' not be driven away: He tried to get a shot several times
afterward but finally left them unmolested.
: We made our island camp a tew days later, P. carry-
- ing me on his back through the swamp to the boat. One
evening while drifting about in the twiligl TI discovered
some animal poking along the shore among the rushes;
paddling close I discovered it to be a poreupine. After
watching his movements for some time I made a noise
and sudden motion, when he suddenly lowered his head
and started slowly for the woods, muttering and turning
his horrid looking white back of bristling quills toward
me ina defiant manner. This was more than I could
stand, so I gave him a charge of No, 4 shot. He at-
tempted to climb a log, but fell back with a stifling
groan. Then I was sorry I had shot the harmless
creature, and at this moment came the exact thoughts ex-
pressed by your correspondent, H. W. D. L., who asks
“Ts there in the ethics of the field such a thing as a
sportsman’s change of heart,” etc.? I answer, there is. It
is a clearer knowledge of right, justice and compassion,
which comes to us in our advancing years. There is ‘“‘less
desire to kill,” more of a love of the ‘‘divine revelations
of nature.” This love of nature is so strong in me that I
am going back to feast on it for the whole summer,
camping on the banks of the beautifully picturesque
Sault Ste. Marie, where hot nights are never known.
Ep, H. Bowzrs.
RIFLES FOR SMALL GAME.
Hditor Forest and Stream:
[ have owned during the past ten years no legs than a
half dozen rifles of as many different makes, but mostly
of .22cal. I have at present a No.3 F. Ballard gallery
rifle, which has been re-chambered to take the Win-
chester cartridge, containing 15 grains powder and 45
grains lead. Although I cannot complain of imaccuracy,
I find one fault which every one who uses a .22cal. rifie
on game seems to find, it too often causes a lingering
death, giving the game a chance to escape. JIagree with
your correspondents that there should bea rifle placed
on the market, midway between a .82cal. and .22cal., but
I do not think the .25cal. would fill the bill, being but .03
of an inch larger in caliber than the ,22. I would con-
sider an ideal small-bore rifle a Colt repeater, .27cal.,
25 grains powder, 85 grains lead, 26in. barrel, 9lbs. This
would undoubtedly do good work up to 250yds., and
would bein caliber about midway between the .22 and
32. GREENHEAD.
NEVADA, Ta.
Editor Forest and Stream:
I would like to ask some of the writers who advocate
the .25cal., if that will be much improvement on the .22,
Would it not be better to make a rifle a little nearer half
way between .22 and ,32, say -27 or .28cal.?
Has any one tried the .30cal. in a rifle? If so will they
give their experience? It does not seem as though a .25-
cal. would have much advantage over a .22 in point of
ease in keeping clean, However, if any one turns out a
good .25ca]. rifle with good ammunition to suit, I will
try and have one. I hope too they will make a good
article in rim-fire cartridges, as they are cheaper, and so
far as we can learn give about as good results in that size
shell as the center-fives, ;
Cheapness in ammunition should goa great way to-
ward making a small rifle popular. Witness the rifles
using .22 short, and we predict for a .25 or ,2ical. rifle
with rim-fire ammunition suited for it an immense sale,
BUCKEYE STATE.
Editor Forest wnd Stream:
I must say that lam very glad to know through the
FOREST AND STREAM that there are good men taking an
interest in having a,25 rifle made, I think it would be
the gun for all-around work, I have often wished for a
larger bored gun than the .22, and a .32 is too dangerous
for yard practice. I am sure the .25 would meet the
demands of most sportsmen. It could be much more
easily kept clean, although I do not find much trouble in
keeping my .22 in fine condition. It would not cripple
so much game to go off and die, and it would do its work
at longer range,
SENECA, Mo,
. R. HE,
FOREST AND STREAM.
NEWFOUNDLAND DEER LAW.
| | ARBOUR GRACH, Newfoundland, May 30.—Hditor
Forest and Stream; 1 inclose a copy of the ‘‘Deer
Preservation Act,” passed in the present session of the
Legislature, The act has not yet been officially promul-
gated, but I think you may rely on this copy as correct.
It will receive the sanction of the Governor to-morrow
at the close of the Legislature, This abridgment of the
law gives all the provisions of interest to foreign sports-
men: n
I,—Hereatter no person shall kill, or pursue with intent to kill,
any caribou, except from the Ist day of October until the 15th day
of February, both inclusive, in any year, nor shall any person ex-
pose for sale or haye in his possession any green caribou skin or
any part of the careass of a caribou, except during the period
aforesaid and the first ten days in March in any year. ‘
II.—No one person shall, during any one year or season, kill or
take more than five star and three doe caribou,
Ill.—WNo person shall kill or take earihou without having first
procured therefor to himself a license, issued for the yea) or sea-
son as hereinafter provided.
TV.—Every such person not usually residentin this colony or its
dependencies, shall pay for such license an annual fee of #50, aud
every person domiciled in this country shall pay a fee of $10 for
such license,
YV.—The license required by this act may be issued by a stipendi-
ary magistrate, collector or sub-collector of customs, a justice of
the peace and such other officers or persons a8 may be empowered
by the Governor in council for that purpose, the person requiring
the licence first paying therefor a fee of $1 and making oath or
affirmation that he will not take or kill for the season for which
the license is issued in manner provided by this act a greater
number than five stag and three doe caribou, and that he will use
his best endeavors to have the carcasses or flesh of any caribou he
may kill, and which may not be consumed for food and which is
suitable for food carried out of (le woods, or interior of the coun-
try into some town or settlement within ten days after the eari-’
bou shall have been killed. And that he will duly clear at the
Customs’ House any caribou heads, antlers, skins or other parts
oe caribou which he may lawfully export or carry out of this
colony.
Vi.—Any person knowingly or wilfully making a false declara-
tion on oath or false affirmation under the preceding section of
this act shallin addition to any other penalty to which he may be
subject under this act, be liable to be indicted, tried, convicted
and punished for the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury.
Vil—Eyery holder of a license granted under the provisions of
this act, must produce the same when required so to do, by any
magistrate, justice of the peace, constable, collector, or sub-col-
lector of customs.
JII.—No person shall export or carry with him out of this
colony any venison, or the heads, antlers, skins or other parts of
caribou, without first clearing the same at some customs’ house,
or with a duly authorized officer of customs or an officer em-
powered, for the purpose of this act, and the person so claiming
shall make oath or affirmation of the quantity and numbers of
the property aforesaid so exported or carried, and the manner in
which the same shall have been obtained and that the same is
not exported as an article of commerce, and shall also make oath
or affirmation of the numbers (if any) of the caribou he himself
or any party he shall have been with, have killed or taken in the
course of the then or of the immediately preceding season, and he
shall pay a fee to the officer of $1 for each clearance.
[X.—No person shall export in any form the flesh of caribou as
an article of commerce,
X.—No person shall set or attempt to set any snare or trap or
pit for the destruction of caribou, under a penalty of not less
than $25 nor more than $50 for each offense, and any person find-
ing any such snare or trap may destroy the same. The possession
of any Such snare or trap shall be presumptive evidence of the at-
tempt of the person in whose possession it is found to set the same
for the destruction of caribou.
X[—Any person who shall hereafter hunt or chase or kill, or
pursue with intent to kill, any caribou with dogs, shall be liable
to a fine of $25 in addition to any penalties to which he may be
otherwise liable under this act to be recovered in a summary
manner before a stipendiary magistrate or justice of the peace
by any person who shall prosecute the offender to conviction.
There are one or two points in it which I think
are objectionable; for instance, I think the open season
should commence on Sept. 1. The horns are then hard
and the venison is fat and in prime condition until the
20th or 25th of the month. During the rutting season
and until the end of October the stag meat is not good
food. Therefore I think they have unwisely prohibited
killing in September. Besides, if September were an
open month sportsmen could supply their camps with
good stag meat, and there would be no necessity for kill-
ing does.
The section prohibiting hunting with dogs is an absurd-
ity. That would apply to moose and your Virginia deer,
small-hoofed animals easily brought down in deep snow,
but the caribou is broad-hoofed, and in deep ara lee his
hindlegs almost like a hare going over the snow, and
easily distancing any dog that eyer ran. However, the.
section is harmless, and no person is likely to violate it.
On the whole, 1 think the act is sufficiently liberal.
Hight caribou ought to satisfy any reasonable sportsman.
The license fee is not heavy, and the other requirements
are necessary if it is not to remain a dead letter.
Hitherto we have always welcomed sportsmen from
abroad, and had they confined themselves to reasonable
limits no restriction would have been made, except those
in the law I sent you. Last season some of them were
ruthless in their slaughter. Of course the accounts were
exaggerated in the papers, but the bare truth was bad
enough. I took the trouble to investigate and found one
nae earried away 28 heads, another 87 heads, another 22
heads.
Am off to-morrow for a couple of days’ good trout-
ing. The spring is here, the delicate-footed May, with
her fingers full of leaves and flowers, and with it comes
the thirst to be away, wasting in wood paths the volup-
tuous hours. B.
STAMFORD Rop AND GUN CLUB,—Stamford, Conn,,
June 15.—The Stamford Rod and Gun Club is the title of
a new organization formed quite recently, chiefly by New
York gentlemen having summer residences in Stamford
and Noroton. The headquarters of the clubis at Stevens
Point. The club will devote itself to the promotion of
the sports of shooting and fishing, and to this end will
exert all its influence for the enforcement of all laws re-
lating to game and fish. The club consists of the follow-
ing named gentlemen: W. J. Parks, President; George
Geis, Secretary; William Eckhert, Steward; George
Costigan, Jacob Senjer, 5. A. Wolf, H. C. Mount, Henry
Kleisch, E. Hodgeman, William A. Ross, R. Vander
Henden, Joseph Jordan, James W. Campbell, A. J. Pix-
ley, Thomas J. Murray, J. G, Dotterwich, George A.
Peters, George Rebsamen, Samuel Howard, Alfred Hop-
croft, W. G. Williams, D. Budd Scofield,
CarcaGo, Ill., June 10,—Mr. J, E. Miller has resigned
charge of the gun department:of the Western Arms and
Oartridge Co., and on July 1 will open at Cincinnati, O.,
his old home, a general agency oftice of the Oriental
Powder Mills, of Boston. Mr, Miller’s friends here regret
that he must leave Chicago, but wish him all the luck in
the world,—E, Houaes.
Tun Woopcock SEASON IN NEW JERSEY embraces the
month of July and then the months of October, November
and the first fifteen days of December.
4.4.7
Sea and River Sishing.
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK.
VIlI.—SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND—Coneluded.
YANARSIE BAY has been the most popular fishing
resort near New York for years. In fact, it is al-
most too popular, for, although the majority of fishermen
who go there are gentlemen and behave themselves as
gentlemen, there are unfortunately many anglers met
there who carry more liquid bait than any other kind,
and who conduct themselves like loafers. If you are a
respectable, law-abiding and peace-loving fisherman—as
of course you are—go to Canarsie on any day but a
Sunday or a holiday, and you can have a good quiet
day’s fishing.
GANARSIN SHORE,
Canarsie station, on the bay shore, is the objective point
for the fishing on the north shore of Canarsie Bay. Take
the Rockaway Beach and Canarsie R, R. from the
Howard House, Hast New York, from which point the
round trip fare to Canarsie is 20 cents. To reach Hast
New York take any of the Brooklyn ferries and connec-
tion can be made on the other side for Kast New York by
horse cars, The quickest route of all is via Brooklyn
Bridge and Kings County Hlevated R. R. Trains to
Canarsie run from a half hour to an hour apart.
The fish now being canght within reasonable distance
of Canarsie station are flukes, blackfish, sea bass, bluefish
and weakfish. Some of the favorite spots for dropping a
line are Barren Island, quite along sail from Canarsie,
Ruffle Bar, Pumpkin Patch and Fishkill. Weakfish will
be very plenty after this week. There is a line of
steamers (fare 10 cents) that makes connection with all
trains at Canarsie for Seaside station, Rockaway Beach,
the southern boundary of the bay.
On the left side of the station as you alight from the
cars are the following resorts:
D. B. Morrell has twelve rowboats for hire at 50 cents a
day, except on Sundays and holidays, when the price is
Gi. He keeps bait of all kinds constantly on hand, and
can provide tackle if desired. One of Morrell’s patrons,
Charles Freeman, of Canarsie, caught one 5lb. and one
4lb. blackfish three Sundays ago.
John O’Brien has fifteen round-bottom and twenty flat-
bottom boats, for which he charges 50 cents a day week
days and $1 Sundays and holidays; boatman $2 a day
extra. O’Brien keeps always supplied with bait and
tackle.
Eden & Madson have six round-bottorh boats, for
which they charge the same rates as the others, They
also have a 82ft. centerboard cabin sloop for hire at $8
week days and $10 Sundays and holidays. The sloop
takes fishermen to Fire Island, Sandy Hook, the Banks,
or anywhere her skipper thinks is a likely spot for haul-
ing in big fish. Hden & Madson keep bait and tackle
always on hand.
The resorts mentioned below are all on the right side
of ithe station (south side):
James Sellers has twenty-nine rowboats which he rents
at the prevailing rate. He also has three 18ft. catboats,
which he rents at $2 week days, $3 Sundays and holi-
days; boatman $2 a day extra. Bait and tackle are always
supplied if desired. Sellers says that shrimp are the best
bait just now, and that fluke are the most plentiful fish
at this season. Weakfish are probably biting well by
this time.
William H. Lisk has thirty-one rowboats for hire at
the prevailing rate. He also has five catboats from 17 to
20ft. long for hire at $3 week days, $4 Sundays and holi-
days; sailing master $2 extra. Lisk reports that plenty
of bluefish and flukes are being caught, the last of the
ebb and first of the flood tide being the best time for fish-
ing. Hels are as plenty hereabouts now as flies in a
country barroom in August. The prospects for crabbing
this season Lisk declares to be great.
Garrett 8. Braisted has twelve round-bottom rowboats
at the prevailing rate. He also has five catboats to hire
at $2 week days and $3 Sundays and holidays: sailing
master, $2.50 a day extra, Braisted reports good catches
of blackfish, flounders, fluke and weakfish by his patrons.
He always keeps bait and tackle onhand. The celebrated
catboat Ours, champion cat of Canarsie Bay, is owned by
Braisted.
John Kavanagh has sixty rowboats for hire at the pre-
vailing rates. He also has one 20ft. catboat, five 16ft.
cats and two of 18ft. length, for which he charges from
$1 to $4 week days, with an advance of half a dollar on
holidays and Sundays. Beside these he has two sprit-
sail round-bottomed boats at $1.aday week days. Kay-
y anagh is the owner of the 40ft. centerboard cabin sloop
the Katie Kavanagh, and the 35ft. centerboard cabin
sloop the Fleetwood, for which he charges $8 a day
week days and $10 Sundays, which prices include a sail-
ing master. Kavanagh has bait and tackle always on
hand, and can lodge fishermen at 50 cents a night.
Kavanagh reports a big haul of sea bass and fluke in the
bay at Fishkill recently by John Reither, of Brooklyn.
ROCKAWAY BEACH SHORE,
The south shore of Canarsie Bay is formed by the spit
of sand well known as Rockaway Beach. The best fish-
ing grounds in Canarsie Bay are reached from the stations
on the New York & Rockaway Beach Railroad, which
crosses Canarsie Bay on a long trestle, and runs along
the beach to its western end. Trains may be taken from
Long Island City, from Bushwick avenue (round trip 50
cents), or from Bedford and Flatbush avenues (round trip
45 cents). The summer time table will be in effect soon,
but at present trains leave Long Island City at 5, 6:35,
9:10, 11:10 A.M., 1:30, 8, 5, 6:45 P.M.; Sundays, 7:10, 9:10,
10:30, 11:50 A.M.; 1:15, 2:15, 3:20, 4:30, 5:45, 7 and $:10 P.M,
From Bushwick avenue trains leave at the same time as
from Long Island City, except that in some instances
they are five minutes earlier, and the last train at night
is at 6:30 instead of 6:45, On Sundays the time tables are
identical. From Flatbush avenue trains leave at 6:15,
9:20, 10:57, 11:40 A.M., 1, 1:40, 2:40, 3:50, 4:40 and 6:20 P.M.
Sundays at 7, 9:20, 10:15, 11:40 A. M., 1, 1:50, 2, 3, 3:50,
4:27, 6:50 and 8:10 P.M. All these trains stop at the fish-
ing stations, which are, in the order reached by rail, the
Aqueduct, Goose Creek, The Raunt, Broad Channel,
Beachanel, Hammel’s, Holland’s and Seaside. When
the angler arrives.at his destination, he should make in-
quiry at once as to time for taking his return train, The
4.48
time table is as complex as the weakfish tackle illustrated
in a New York evening newspaper. ~
The steamers crossing the bay from Canarsie to Rock-
away Beach make their landing there at Seaside station,
This is the last station if the angler comes by rail at
which there is a fishing resort. It is the nearest place
from which to reach the fishing grounds off Barren
Island, and is convenient to several other favorite places.
Martin Schultz, of this place, has for hire twenty-one
flat-bottom rowboats at 7 cents a day; three round-bot-
tomed boats at 50 cents an hour or $3 a day; one small
catboat at $3 a day, and one 21ft. catboat at $1 an hour
or $7 a day, including sailing master, Schultz makes all
his own boats and guarantees them dry. He reports
good catches of weakfish, blackfish, sea bass, bluefish
and fluke. One of his customers, Mr, Charles Newman,
of Brooklyn, in one day’s fishing recently caught thirty
fluke, which averaged two pounds in weight. Schultz
always has bait and tackle on hand.
At Holland station, the next stop above Seaside toward
Brooklyn, is Charley Frey’s place. He has thirty-seven
rowboats at 50 cents weekdays and 75 cents Sundays and
holidays; one 22ft. catboat at $6 a day, and one 19ft, cat
at $5) a day. He also has one 37ft. cabin centerboard
sloop at $10 a day, which includes sailing master. Frey
and Charles Miller caught fifty weakfi h at Moxie’s
Creek at the head of the bay as early as June 8. On the
same day Messrs. A. Phillips and J. F. Burke caught
twenty-eight large blackfish at the Block House wreck
opposite Barren Island. Frey keeps both bait and tackle.
At Holland station is the headquarters of the Redfield
Fishing Club, of which Mr, Andrew Sutton of New York
is the president,
Hammel’s station (Willow Grove) is the next stopping
place. E. G, Babcock has twenty-two rowboats at from
50 cents to $1 a day; three catboats from 16ft, to 22ft. at
$3 a day without sailing master or $5 with one, and one
20ft. sloop at the same rates. Babeock is a boat and
yacht builder and does good work, Bait and tackle can
always be supplied.
M. A. Magerus, at Hammel’s station, has fifty row-
boats at 50 to 75 cents week days, 25 cents extra Sun-
days and holidays; one 21ft. catboat at $8 a day, and one
26ft. open sloop at $10 a day, sailing masters included in
the last two craft. One day recently Henry Snyder,
of Williamsburgh, one of Mr. Magerus’s patrons, caught
a 7lb. blackfish at Block House wreck, and the party he
was with took twenty blackfish of an average weight
of 4lbs. Magerus keeps bait and tackle.
J. Carle, at Hammel’s station, has fifteen rowboats at
50 cents week days, 75 cents Sundays and holidays; one
18ft. flat-bottom catboat at $1.50 a day: one 16ft. catboat
at $3 a day, sailing master $1.50 extra. Healso has a
20ft. steam launch, accommodating from ten to twelve
persons, at $8 week days, $10 a day Sundays and holidays.
At Hammel’s station is the luckiest fishing elub on the
bay, the Lonesome Six, They are also the jolliest and
happiest crowd that exists in all Long Island. Three of
them, Louis Diessle, George Groesch and George Roehm,
were down the day the FOREST AND STREAM man visited
Hammel’s, and they had been making a big record.
They enticed 17 fluke out of the wet, one more than they
coaxed the Sunday before, and their average weight was
6lbs. The night before they bobbed to get 30lbs. of eels
but took 40lbs. by mistake, They want to see the Colum-
bia Club, of Staten Island, try te beat their fishing record
this season,
At Beachanel, the station between the beach proper
and Broad Channel, is T, A. Smith’s place. He has thirty
rowboats for hire at 50 cents week days, 75 cents Sundays
and holiuays.
At Broad Channel, one of the most famous. fishing spots
on the bay (get off at Broad Channel station) is Fuller’s
Hotel, Charles Fuller, proprietor. He has seventy-five
rowboats at 50 cents week days, 75 cents Sundays and
holidays, two flat-bottomed 16ft. catboats at $2 a day,
one 19ft. e.thoat at $4 week days, 46 Sundays, one 20ft,
cat, same price, and one 24ft, open centerboard sloop at
$6 week days, $8 Sundays. Last three craft are provided
with sailing masters. Fuller always has bait and tackle.
He will furnish lodgings and the finest fish dinners around
the diggings at reasonable prices. Weakfish are being
caught in plenty by Fuller’s customers. The season
opened here yery early, Dr. Houghton, of Brooklyn, hay-
ing caught 38 weakfish averaging 13lbs. on June 7, and
2lb. snappers are also plenty. The last of the flood is the
best tide.
Babcock & Rasweiler are alsoat Broad Channel. They
have seventy six rowboats at 50 cents week days, 75 cents
Sundays and holidays; four catboats from 13 to 17ft. long
at $4 a day with boatman, $3 a day without, $1 extra on
Sundays; and one 27ft. cabin centerboard sloop at $5 a
day for service inside the bay, $7 outside. Bait and
tackle can be procured here, and lodgings at 50 cents a
night, Meals can be had a la carte.
At Dorman’s Atlantic Fishing Station, Broad Channel,
there are fifty rowboats at the same price as Fuller’s;
three flat-bottom catboats at $2 a day; one 25ft. catboat ab
$7 week days, 48 Sundays; and the handsomest yacht I
saw on the whole bay, the Gracie Young, 40ft, over all,
with cabin, which is hired at $10 a day with a crew of
two, Dorman keeps bait and tackle. His patrons have
caught good creels of weakfish, the first big catch of the
season being that of Mr, William Chase, of New York,
who caught seven wealkfish June 7. Bluefish are also
caught now in large numbers. Frank Hammond, of
Brooklyn, took a 5-pound sheepshead under the Broad
Channel drawbridge, June 6.
The Entre Nous and the Empire, two well know fish-
ing clubs, have their headquarters at Broad Channel.
At The Raunt, the next station above Broad Channel,
there are several resorts. Michael Hanson has about
thirty rowboats for hire at the Here price, and one
35{t, schooner at from $8 to $10 a day.
Christopher Muhr, at The Raunt, has forty rowboats, no
sailboats Prices same as at Broad Channel.
Hamm’s Fishing Station, at The Raunt, has plenty of
rowhboats at prevailing prices.
Phillip Schappert, at Goose Creek, the next station
above The Raunt, has fifty rowboats and some small sail- |
boats. Prices same as at Broad Channel.
The Amphion Fishing Club, composed of New York
business men, is at Goose Creek,
John Dayton, at the Aqueduct station, the first stop-
ping place on the bay as you come out on the cars from
New York, keeps a small place and has a few boats for
hire, SENECA.
t Anglers’ Association of
FOREST AND STREAM.
NEAR-BY FISHING.*
M® A, M. SPANGLER, president of the Anglers’ As-
sociation of Eastern Pennsylvania, has recently
published a very useful little pamphlet for the benefit of
anglers, telling them where, when and how to go for
fresh and salt water fishing within a radius of 100 miles
of Philadelphia. The information is intended primarily
for the unscientific angler, and includes ‘ something
about the habits and qualities of ‘near-by’ * * *
fishes; where they are usually found, when they can law-
fully be taken, how to reach their haunts, and the kind
of tackle and bait requisite to tempt and capture them.”
The introductory pages are devoted to a brief sketch of
the growth of scientific angling, with the consequent im-
provements in tackle, a glance at the depletion of streams,
and the steps necessary to replenish them. Then follow
directions for taking the yellow perch, the white perch,
the sunfish, the wall-eyed pike, the striped bass, the
species of black bass, the brook trout, the fall fish, the
pickerels, the catfish, the shad, the roach and the carp,
Mr. Spangler tells us a great deal about the fishes without
circumlocution and in very plain terms. .
Salt-water fishing introduces us to the flounder, the
blackfish, the weakfishes, the bluefish, the kingfish, the
Spanish mackerel, the sheepshead, the sea bass, the spot,
the croaker, the black dram, the channel bass and the
scuppaug. With very few exceptions the illustrations
are good; the small-mouthed black bass and the pike are
very poor. We believe a work of this kind should omit
scientific names altogether; but the author who insists
upon using them should adopt the latest names accepted
by competent authorities, The source from which most
of the figures were derived would have served equally
well as a guide to the current nomenclature. There is,
however, so much valuable information in the little vol-
ume, that we can afford to overlook its minor defects.
Fayorite waters for perch fishing mentioned by Mr.
Spang are the Bohemian River, a tributary of the
hesapeake, and Lake Hopatcong in Morris county, New
Jersey. Good catches of large yellow perch are reported
now on the flats in the eastern branch of the Potomac
River at Washington, The creeks near Hayre de Grace,
Md., are full of spawning perch in February and March.
The spawning season is the best time for taking them,
and they are then in prime condition. In the lower Po-
tomac and as far up as Washington, we find perch full of
eggs in April and May. Lake Erie furnished such an
abundance of this species last year that the fish were
often given away.
Mr. Spangler tells us that Betterton, on the eastern
shore of Maryland, has lost its glory as a place for white
perch fishing through the agency of seines and fyke nets,
although good scores may yet be made there when the
tide and weather are favorable, He recommends the
waters at the head of Chesapeake Bay, near Spesutia
Island, and various points on the Susquehanna from Port
Deposit to the Columbia dam. He finds the tributaries
of the Delaware River, to considerably above Lambert-
ville, full of white perch, which come early in the spring,
spawn in May, and then go for a while into deep water,
returning later to their retreats under submerged timbers
or among the rocks and sand. At the mouth of the river
at Beesley’s Point, N, J., the white perch is very common
in August, but large individuals are searce in the shallow
water. In the salt-water creeks emptying into Greati
Egg Harbor Bay vast numbers may be taken on the last
of the ebb tide, and among them will be many large ex-
amples. The tidal rivers and salt creeks of New Jersey
are almost everywhere well supplied with this fish. At
Somer’s Point some of the fishermen call it ‘‘yellow
perch,” and sometimes pronounceit ‘‘peerch.” The finest
fish at this place are caught in gill nets in winter.
Mr. Spangler names shrimp, soft-shell crabs, earth-
worms, minnows, sturgeon spawn and pieces of fish as
baits. We have never found anything better than the
first two of these.
For Be eat or wall-eyed pike fishing, black bass or
striped bass tackle is suitable. Minnows are the most
killing bait, but imsect larve, small frogs, worms, tad-
poles and crayfish will not be refused.
Mr. Spangler states that the striped bass ascends the
Susquehanna as far as Columbia, but before the dam was
built they ran up to Luzerne county. Almost any town
along the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad is the best
place for this species, individuals weighing 20lbs. bemg
frequently taken. The best months for striped bass fish-
ing at Port Deposit are June and July. In the Delaware
River, on the Pennsylvania side, he mentions the outlets
of Pennepack and Neshaminy creeks as good localities,
and says that the species ascends to Lambertville. On
the NewJersey side there are numerous creeks which
contain striped bass nearly all spring and summer. At
Somers Point, on Great Egg Harbor Bay, the mouths of
the rivers and creeks in the vicinity are moderately good
laces for this fish. About the middle of September
fish weighing 2 or 3lbs. are pretty freely caught with a
hook at the mouth of Tuckahoe River. In the Potomac
the striped bass runs up to the Great Falls, eighteen miles
above Washington. On the Susquehanna Mr, Spangler
mentions salted eel tail as a favorite bait, and has found
the spoon or spinner effective, although not equal to live
minnows. Early in the morning and late in the evening
are the best times for fishing and clear water is essential
to success. The tackle must be selected with reference
to the character of the water and the size of the fish, A
well constructed rod, a multiplying reel and about 100yds.
of 9 or 12 thread Cuttyhunk line are recommended for
this species.
The history of the introduction of the black bass east
of the Alleghanies and its rapid increase in that region
are briefly sketched, The bass is defended from its de-
tractors, and its merits, from the angler’s standpoint, are
recounted. The localities for black bass fishing in the
Delaware and Susquehanna rivers are so numerous that
| it is scarcely necessary to name them. Little Washing-
ington, on the Susquehanna, anda half a dozen other
places below it on the same road, are especially noted,
and Lake Hopatcong, in northern New Jersey, is a cele-
| brated bass ground. Mr. Spangler prefers an 8 or Oft.,
10 to 120z. split-bamboo rod. Among the wooden rods he
recominends bethabara. lancewood, greenheart and dag-
ana. He advises the use of a rubber multiplier reel wit.
*«“Near By” Fresh and Salt Water Fishing, or Angling within
a Raaius of One Hundred Miles of Philadelphia. Where to go.
When to go. How to £0. By A. M. Spangler, President of the
astern Pennsylvania, With numerous
iiustrationg, Philadelphia, 1889, Pp. 96.
-two or three feet from the surface,
Beach, Bay Side, and the “‘Shell Beds” opposite F
(JounE 20, 188 +i
a check, capable of holding 50 or 60yds, of water
enameled line, size G. For baits minnows, stone catfi
lampreys, crawfish and helgramites are in general us
Brook trout streams in northern Pennsylvania are
tically limited to Monroe, Pike, Luzerne and Sul
counties, the first two preferred. Bedford, Blair, Cen
Huntingdon and Miftin also contain some trout, an
small number of brook trout are found in Cumbe
county, where also rainbow trout have recently
introduced with some success. Henryville, M
county, furnishes good fishing. Canadensis, reac
from Cresco, is another of the places mentioned, Fo
Station is a good fishing center. Streams entering
Delaware in Pike and Wayne counties, Pennsylvani
recommended by Mr. Spangler, as also New York
taries of the upper Delaware, The Mongaup is espe
mentioned. The Shohola and its upper tributarie
most of the creeks falling into the upper Lackawaxe
celebrated waters. Masthope and Calicoon creeks
fine fishing, From. Hancock many renowned strea
Sullivan county, New York, are reached. The aw
names the following choice flies for northeastern Pe
sylvania; ‘Hpting, queen-of-the-waters, black-gnat,wiite—
and royal-coachman, Cahill, Beayerkill, red-hackle, Im
brie, grizzly-king and Montreal.”
The pike, which is Hsox lucius of the books, is ta big
found at May’s Landing, Millville, Atsion, Spring
and in Lake Hopatcong; alsoin some branches of Hor
River, New Jersey. The spoon and live bait are the
successful means of catching pike, and cloudy days,
in the morning and late in the afternoon, are best for
ing. The chain pickerel, Mr. Spangler remarks, is
readily taken by skittering and trolling, the former m
ing ‘‘jerking or drawing the bait along the top o
water,” and called “bobbing” in Florida,
Mr. Spangler passes on to the catfish, the shad, the
and the carp. The last he finds in Woodbury Cr
tributary of the Delaware, in the Neshaming an
Pennypack. He refers to its capture in the Susquehar
The common red worm is mentioned as the most ki
bait, and grains of wheat, peas, bread crumb paste
partially boiled macaroni are effective. Light bass t;
is recommended and the line is to be kept on the bot
A gut leader, a very small hook and a small bait
essentials. For salt-water fishing a rod about 74£t. lon
is the most suitable, and Mr, Spangler recommends the
an extra rod be carried to provide against accidents. Ih
actyises tl® use of a nine-thread cable-laid hemp line
a smooth-running reel that will not corrode, and hold
about 100yds. of line. Leaders and snoods cf gut amg
superior to all others. Tightly twisted snoods are t
avoided because they will unravel in salt water. Dips
must be varied with the strength of the tide, their we
ranging from 4oz. to 40z, A reel for drying lin
necessary for their preservation. q
The first of the fishes in Mr. Spangler’s marine lish Wi
the flounder, a ubiquitous species of moderately goo¥
table qualities. It is to be found in all the bays vo
the coast from Virginia to Labrador, arriving on Th
New Jersey shores in April, and leaving late in the fall
Small hooks must be used, and generally on the bottom
but one species of flounder may often be seen catclim
minnows within a foot or two of the surface.
species (Paralichthys dentatus) is one of the best for thi}
table; it may be seen cautiously rising in the shadow Off
pile when small fish are schooling about the wharf
suddenly darting into the midst of the school, it se
one of the fish and slowly descends to the bottom
its prey. In such places live bait will be very success
The species figured by Mr. Spangler is called wi
flounder at Somers Point because the adults are mop
abundant in winter than in summer, During the spawn
ing season, which is in January and February, this fish
at its best, and is really delicious. The summer floundé
at Somers Point is the fish whose feeding habits we |
deseribed above; it is convmon in all parts of Great _
Harbor Bay.
The blackfish, or tautog, is a very free biter, frequ
ing submerged timbers, rock-strewn tideways, and
borders of meadows where the water is deep and thetad
moderate. It comes in April and continues to take
hook in suitable waters until the middle of October.
i
oe
are good baits; hermit crabs and soft crabs are still
taking. The scales can be removed readily afte
ping in strong vinegar; but it is better to skin the fisl
At Somers Point the tautog is called smooth blackiigl
The weakfish, or squeteague, has been caught by Mj
Spangler at Cape May early in May, gravid females off
taking the hook. They arrive at Atlantic City and
negat Bay two or three weeks later. They remain on
coast until September, when they begin their mig:
southward. After the middle of September the fi
from Somers Point is almost entirely in the ocean
the inlets. One method of angling for weaktish
means of a float and small sinker, keeping the hoo
For fishing in
two anda half to five fathoms we are advised to
sinker heavy enough to keep the line taut and
lower bait on or near the bottom. “At a snell’s len
above the sinker loop a single snell on to the line
3 or 4ft. further up a 2 or 3ft. leader, or a single leng
gut snell. The lower hook should be smaller than wl
upper, asthe chances are largely in favor of capt
hake or kingfish while angling for weakfish.” e
seek their food in the channels during flood tide
retire to the deep water during the ebb. The latter
of the flood and beginning of the ebb afford the best
ing, and night is the besttime. Soft and shedder ec
are excellent baits, but shrimp, clam, mussel, shiner
a piece of the throat or eye of the weakfish are al
with good results. Cape May is recommended for
earliest fishing on the New Jersey coast. Later in
season Slaughter’s Point, Ship John Light, Fort
Greek furnish good sport.
The erratic bluefish is on the coast for a varying pel
depending on the temperature of the water an
presence of its food; but generally lasts from the fi
June until late in October. The outfit for fishin
cludes a strong cotton line about 800f¢. long, a
metal squid and a pair of woolen or leather glo
prevent injury to the hands from the friction of the
A sailboat and a good breeze complete the requisites 10
JUNE 20, 1889.)
r
Olling. For fishing with rod and reel the author advises
ie use of 200yds. of 18-thread Cuttyhunk line, holding a
arze stout hook fastened toa piece of piano wire, the
) wire necessary on account of the sharp, lancet-like teeth
in the powerful jaws. A piece of menhaden is one of
Bthe best baits, or an artificial minnow is sometimes used.
‘Anchor the boat in some place frequented by the fish and
fasten a float several feet above the bait; then wait for
developments, which may be prompt and will surely be
Sstartling. The important rule in reeling in a bluefish is
to keep a taut line until the game islanded, At Ocean
City, N. J., the species is sometimes called mackerel,
P but the usual designation is snap mackerel er snapping
is aia and this will illustrate its method of taking
e bait,
The kingfish is generally associated with the weakfish
and arrives and leaves about the same time as this species,
Mx, Spangler observed a great increase in the size of the
kingfish im 1888, and especially at Anglesea, where he
and a friend took 168 on a single tide. The kingfish is a
Gvigorous biter and is decidedly a game species. It is to
be found on the bottom, and a small bait and correspond-
finely small, but strong, hook are needed. Mr. Spangler
Hrecommends the use of a single gut snood looped 3 or din,
Babove thesinker. The tackle must be light. Clams and
mussels are used for bait, and small pieces cut from any
Hof the silvery fishes, particularly the spot, or even the
W darker colored sea bags, will be accepted. Shedder crab
Bis the best bait. The kingtish is one of the species which
gometimes disappears from our northern waters for a
erm of years and then reappears in largenumbers. Two
® kinds of kingfish are taken at Somers Point.
The Spanish mackerel shows some resemblance to the
oluefish in its style of taking the hook, but has not the
strength and courage of that species. This elegant fish
Securs in abundance in the waters of the eastern shores
Hof Maryland and Virginia. It is occasionally taken by
Perolling. The species comes in June and migrates south-
ward in September, Fine specimens are caught at Sea-
Bbrieht, New Jersey.
— ‘Thesheepshead arrives on the New Jersey coast about
Bthe ist of June, sometimes in large schools and some-
times in small bodies.. It is usually a cautious biter ana
hard to land. Fiddlers and hermit crabs are in general
se for bait, and some anglers use the large sand flea
Hippa) with good results, The best time for catching
sheepshead is on the slack of the tides. A twelve-thread
cable-laid Cuttybunk line and the largest-sized Chester-
town hook is preferred by the author. A light but strong
vod, not more than 8ft. long, and a smooth-running reel
lare necessary. Sheepshead are especially fond of the
yicinity of wrecks and steep meadow banks in deep but
not swift water. Mr, Spangler mentions Barnegat Bay,
Great Ege Harbor Bay and Carson’s Inlet as furnishing
good localities for this fishing. The catch in Great Egg
Harbor Bay recently has been very small.
The sea bass is very abundant ati five-fathom bank off
Cape May, also on the banks opposite Anglesea. The fish
range from 4b. to Slbs, in weight. Parties are taken out
to the banks in sloops and schooners, paying a dollar each
for their trip. They are furnished with lines and bait
and receive all the fish they catch, Thebaits are usually
#clam and cut menhaden, A stiff rod, a heavy sinker and
iwo or three hooks of medium size are desirable. Slack
water is the best time for fishing. The shoal waters
$swarm with young and half-grown sea bass, which be-
come 4 nuisance to the angler.
The black drum is one of the largest of the angler’s
fishes along our northern coast, reaching a length of 4ft.
and a weight of 70 or 80lbs. Its teeth are admirably
adapted to crushing shellfish, the teeth in the pharynx
being large and very coarse. Drum are caught with a
hhand line or with rod and reel. The fisherman either
‘casts trom the shore or fishes from a boat, in either case
using a heavy sinker, Clams are used for bait, and the
force of the tide makes a bait string necessary. The fish
I bites best on the flood tide. It arrives on the New Jersey
i coast in May.
) ‘The red drttm, or channel bass, is an occasional visitor
ito the New Jersey coast, sometimes found on the shell
beds, but usually in the surf; it is not a ready biter, but
fichts vigorously when hoaked,
§ The scup, or porgy, called sea porgy at Somer’s Point
} to distinguish it from the spot, whichis alsostyled porgy,
arrives on the New Jersey coast in May, and begins to
ing season. The scup will take almost any bait, but is
very hard to hook; its mouth is small, with thin lips and
strong, incisor-like teeth, ©
The pamphlet closes with a brief sketch of surf fishing
for striped bass. Some of the noted places for this kind
of fishing is Key Hast and Asbury Park. The line must
@ be strong and of the best quality. An 18-thread Cutty-
hunk line is advised by Mr. Spangler. The favorite
‘tho. ks are No, 6 or 7 Sproat, 5 or 6 O'Shaughnessy and
Limericks of the same sizes. Therod must bestrong and
stiff, but not unwieldy, Shedder crabis the most satis-
factory bait, and it must be secured to the hook. In the
bays and inlets smaller fish are taken, but they are more
abundant and furnish rare sport.
_ BLoommye Groyp ParK,—The fishing in Lake Giles
has been surprisingly good. A large number of bass have
been taken running from 1 to 2lbs., and several over 2lbs,
A few days since one weighing 3ilbs. was taken on min-
now, and same afternoon one weighing 22lbs. was taken
onafily. The trout in the lake are giving great sport.
Since the seagon opened upward of 150 have been taken
averaging ilb., quite a number of them weighing 1} to
d2lbs. As this is the second year since the stocking of
ithe lake with trout began, the results are proving that
Lake Giles will become one of the best trout lakes in the
country. The annual fly-casting tournament of the club
embers, on Decoration Day, did not result in scores
:
that are deserving of record.—_X XXX.
' Mapison County, New York.—Our county, especially
the southern half, contains many small lakes and four or
five large reservoirs which are used as feeders for the
Erie Canal. Most of these have been stocked with black
‘bass. Most of the time since the season opened it has
rained, therefore not many bass have been taken. One
catch of three weighing 103lbs, isreported. From one of
these lakes two of our experts with 8oz. rods captured
f 7Olbs. in one day. Seven of these bass weighed 28lbs. and
wo tipped the scales at 9lbs.— WING.
take the hook freely in June, after the close of the spawn- |
FOREST AND STREAM.
PARADIsH CliE.—Lac des Grandes Iles, Canada, June
10.—Hditor Forest and Stream: The Paradise Club of
anglers of New York have completed their club house
here and can. boast of the finest house of its kind in the
Dominion. Several members are here at present enjoy-
ing the fly-fishing, which is splendid, Catches of 50
trout weighing about 2lbs. each are an everyday inci-
dent. I took a4 pounder with a brown hackle at noon
yesterday from the boat landing. Alexander Edgley,
formerly keeper of the Windsor Hotel at Lake Edward,
has been appointed guardian of the new club, The
building and its contents were brought from New York,
and the fleet of cedar boats were made by R, J, Douglas
& Co., of Waukegan, Ill, A new and commodious hotel
has been erected at Lake Hdward, and new and roomy
boats are on hire, The trout fishing there is simply un-
surpassed. Many anglers prefer to camp upon the beau-
tiful shores of the lake. To this end everything needed
can be rented at the station, and ice in plenty can be had
to send fish home, I leave to-day for a tussle with the
winninish of Lake St. John and an exploration of the
Mistassini River.—Ki1 CLARKE,
Large Tautoc,—The largest tautog ever taken in
American waters, it is said, was caught by Elijah_El-
bridge at Tinker’s Island, Marblehead, Memorial Day,
Weighing 14lbs. Elbridge caught twenty, the average
weight being 3lbs, The largest salmon ever caught in
that vicinity was taken off Sherman’s Point at Camden,
Me., Memorial Day. It weighed 35lbs. and measured 3ft.
Gin. in length, Another weighing 25lbs. was captured
in thesame net at the same time,—Gloucester Daily Times.
BLUEFISH ARE SWARMING in the Great South Bay, and
big catches are reported from Sayville, Bayshore, Islip
and Babylon. These points are reached by the Long
Island Railroad from this city; and at any of them boats
may be chartered. The boatmen charge $5 a day for
the boat and their services, no matter how many may be
in the party; the bait costs extra, a dollar, more or less.
This is the time for bluefish.
Trout Casts. — Cleveland, O. — Editor Forest and
Stream: Isend to you by express a plaster cast of some
brook trout raised by the late Seth Green, who did so
much to advance fishculture in this country, He sent
the fish fo me in the early spring of 1870, As ib was im-
possible to remove the winter coating of slime from
them, I could not make a perfect cast; however, they
give good satisfaction.—Dr. E, STERLING.
I
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., June 7—Fishing is good.
Groupers are out in force. Quail will be quite plenty, if
one may judge from present indications. I counted five
broods the other day in less than an hour’s walk. Weather
cool and delightful.—TaRpon,
PICKEREL IN MEACHAM LAKE.—Weare told that several
pickerel have been caught this year in Meacham Lake, in
the North Woods. This will be unwelcome news to those
who know what a fine trout water the lake is.
Hishculture.
THE FOOD CARP.
fLdilor Forest and Stream:
The food carp is not. a German fish, and there are no Ger-
man carp in this country, except a few specimens in the
hands of the U.S. Fish Commission. ‘The fish is of Chinese
origin, and bas been cultivated in that country for thousands
of years, aS was positively ascertained by Hon, John Russell
Young while U. 5, Minister to that Empire.
The food carp has heen amazingly improved by the intel-
ligent and systematic methods of cultivation by a compara-
tively few Americans, and that, too, without intelligent co-
operation on the part of Fish Commissions, except in a very
few imstances.
There are not three varieties of the food carp, as is so often
stated. ‘There is really but one variety, while there are an
infinite number of types, distinguishable only by the quan-
tity of scales found upon individual specimens, yarying
fron. an entire covering to a partial covering of all grades
up to no scales whatever, the finer bred being of these parti-
scale types having the least number of scales. By breeding
from selected specimens of any of these types specimens of
all the other types are almost certain to be found, showing
conclusively that there is but one variety of the food carp.
Your angling correspondent in the issue of May 23 gives
seven points favorable to the carp, the first and fourth being
identical: but he has failed to give the most favorable points.
[here repeat, and without the least fear of successful con-
tradiction, that our best-bred carp, as a table fish, isthe peer
of any fresh-water fish excepting only the Salmonide. No
elaborate cookery is required, Take a properly cultivated
carp of 5lbs. or upward, and prepare it in the simple man-
ner in which Americans Brena the Thanksgiving turkey—
sew it in thin muslin and bake brown—and there are few
epicures who will not acknowledge its excellence. It is in
season during the late fall and winter months only, and this
fact has caused most of the abuse of the carp. Epicures
have eaten it out of season.
_ Another point, and in many respects the principal one, is
the important fact that the carp is as yet the only Known
variety of fresh-water fish that can be successfully culti-
yated. Imean by this that the few other varieties of edible
fishes that can be cultivated at all will cost at least three
times as much as they will bring in any market in this
country, Take the brook trout, which has been the princi-
pal fish propagated by State Fish Commissions; not a pound
was ever seryed npon a table that has not cost some State at
least $5! Indeed, it is rare that a solitary specimen of the
scores of millions of young trout consigned to public waters
is ever seen again by mortal eye! In America’s thirty-five
years of experience in fishculture the carp is, so far, the only
notable success; and, although millions of dollars have been
expended, this one success will ultimately repay all the pro-
digious expenditures of the past. MILTON P. PEIRCE.
ConuMBUS, Ohio, May 27.
FOREST AND STRHAM, Box 2,832, N. Y. city, has deseriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Leffinzwell’s book, “Wild Fowl Shoot-
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eee SOENDETEN authorities to bé the best treatise on the subject
extant.
NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF BiRDs, by Gurdon Trumbull. A
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identity without question all the American game birds which
they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Ronzstr
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Che Fennel.
FIXTURES,
DOG SHOWS.
Sept. 10 to 13.—_Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont, C. A. Stone, Manager. nae
Sept. 10 to 13.—Dog Show of the Central Canada Exbibition As-
sociation, at Ottawa, Can, Capt. R. C. W. MacCunig, Secretary.
Sept. 11 te 18.—First Annual Dog Show of the Toledo Kennel
Olub, Toledo, O. T. B, Lee, Secretary. :
Sept, 17 to 20.—Dog Show of the Pet Stock Association at _THl-
mira, N.Y. J. Otis Fellows, Superintendent, Hornellsville; N.Y.
dan, 2% to Feb. 1, 1890.—Dog Show of the Colorado Poultry and
Pet Stock Association, at Denver, Col,
Peb. 18 to 21, 1890.—Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
March 11 to 14, 1890.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Rochester
Kennel Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
March 25 to 28, 1890.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Mass.
Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary.
FIELD TRIALS,
Nov, 4.—Third Annual Wield Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club,
P. T. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
Noy, 18.—Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field
Trials Club, at High Point, N.C. W, A. Coster, Secretary, Sara-
8 pone Nay.
ec. 2.—_Inaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Club,
at Lexington, N.C. G. H. Odell, Secretary, Mill’s Building, New
York, N. Y¥.
Dec. 16.—Second Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field
Trial Club, at Amory, Miss. T. M. Brumby, Secretary, Marietta,
a.
Jan. 20, 1890.—Seventh Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast
Field Trial Club at Bakersfield, Cal. H. H. Briggs, Secretary, 313
Bush street, San Francisco, Cal,
COURSING.
Oct. 24,—Fall meet of the National Coursing Club at Hutchin~
son, Kan,, M. E. Allison, Manager,
DOG LICENSE LAWS.
[Continued from paye 425.]
W E continue below the publication of our reports on the
laws relating to dogs in towns, and the methods
adopted to reduce the number of vagrant curs. The in-
formation ,has been secured by correspondence with the
mayers or presiding officers of the several places named, and
the reports were all made in 1888:
New Jersey.
Bridgeton,—Tax on dogs, $1.50. First Ward of this city
has just filed a list of dogs: they amount in this ward to LS7.
We have four wards, 12,000 inhabitants If all the rest have
as many we have plenty of dogs. We have an ordinance that
all dogs shall be muzzled or chained up from Jnunelto Aug.
31. This ordnance is not enforced. Dogs go as they please.
Tf one gets cross we order it muzzled. This is done by gen-
eral consens, thinking a dog is more likely to go mad muz-
zled than unmuzzled; therefore we have no dog pound or
killing of dogs in any way. But the city Horn talk of
passing an ordinance to have dogs registered; if not, to be
sent to pound and killed.—_J, Du Bois, Mayor.
Jersey City.—There is no license fee or tax imposed on
dogs in this city, and there is no dog pound. The Mayor is
empowered hy law to issue a proclumation at any time
authorizing the killing of all dogs found running at large
in the strects and without muzzles, and the killing is usually
done by policemen, The contractor for the removal of dead.
animals from the streets takes the bodies away.—D. Mc-
AGHON, Sec’y. :
Asbury Park.—We have no license fee or tax on dogs.
Two years ago we employed a dog catcher and caught a few.
What dogs were not claimed ina reasonable time were killed
and burned. Nothing has been done in the matter the pres-
ent year. I rather guess some have been stolen here the
past summer, as my son lost a very valuable setter dog.—c.
. BAILEY, Chief of Police.
Newark,—The owners of dogs are taxed $1 for male and $2
for female, which when collected is applied to the contingent
fund of the city, Itis estimated that there are about 15,000
dogs in the city, but the assessors only find on an average
about 2,300. During the dog days (the same as in other
cities) they are all supposed to be muzzled or they are liable
to be impounded and destroyed unless redeemed by their
owners. When destroyed the carcasses are turned over to a
contractor. The pound has not béen in operation for a year
or two until this year, and then only fora period of fifteen
days.—JosmPH E. HAYNES, Mayor.
Kast Orange.—There is no tax on dogs. We have an
ordinance to compel persons (if enforced) to take out a
license for one year, at 50 cents per year, also an ordinance
imposing a penalty of $10 on the owner of any dog, male or
femalé, running at large in the streets of the township un-
less properly muzzled with a wire muzzle about the nose
and head, and any dog running at large without being so
muzzled can be killed by any person. ‘The ordinance is not
strictly enforced. Wehavenodog pound. Any dogs killed
in the streets are turned over to the township scavenger,—
ALFRED EF. Munck, Township Clerk,
Morristown.—No license fee or tax whatever is imposed
on dogs in this city. We have no method of disposing of
unlicensed or stray dogs. They are not destroyed, Until
this year a tax was imposed, but it was more bother to col-
leet than it was worth, and hence abandoned. We haye not
availed ourselves of the authority permitting the destruction
of vagrant and worthless dogs, but in my opinion we should.
—GEORGE T. WERTS, Mayor.
Paterson.—The mayor of Paterson reports that a license
fee of $1 is imposed on dogs, but there is no pound and un-
licensed dogs are not interfered with.
Princeton.—Dogs are taxed 50 cents apiece ta owner. They
are not allowed to run at large between July 15 and Sept. 15
without a substantial wire muzzle securely fastened. If so
they may be impounded, and the owner has to pay $1.50 to
redeem them. If not so redeemed they are destroyed and the
borough pays for killing and burying, 50 cents each, $1
altogether. No statistics of the pound this year,—LEROY
H. ANDERSON, Mayor.
Pennsylvania.
Bradford.—The licensed fee or tax imposed on dogsin this
city is, on dogs $1, on bitches $5. There is no pound, Un-
licensed dogs are shot. Revenue from license fee $100 a
year.—R. A. DEMPSEY. Mayor. _
Johnstown.—The registry fee for one dog is 50 cents, for
each additional dog kept at same residence $1. Our method
of disposing of stray dogs is a brutal one—shooting the dog;
and this is usually done by an Imexpert marksman. If the
dog has an owner, the owner is fined if he does not pay fees.
The dogs killed are not utilized. In the neighborhood of
500 dogs are registered. Only a few have been killed; I have
not the record before me to give exact numbers.—CHAL, L,
Dick, Burgess. ;
Here is a little story of one of Johnstown’s five hundred,
as told by a correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer:
“JOHNSTOWN, June 6.—A large crowd of people attracted
my attention about 6 o’clock this evening on Main street.
On going closer I noticed that a number of men and women
were surrounding a dog, on which each and eyery one of the
crowd was anxious to lavish attentions and endearin
terms more ‘appropriately bestowed upon a favorite chil
than upon an animal. The dog, a beautiful water spaniel,
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whose fur was clipped so as to give him the appearance of a
miniature lion, stood as quiet and dignified among the
people as if he understood each word addressed to him, tak-
ing the evidences of appreciation as matters of course which
he had eyery right to expect. Soon I understood what it all
ment. Romeo belonged to Mrs. OC. F, Kress, of Washington
street, Johnstown. Last Friday, the day the flood gates of
the South Work reservoir broke loose, that lady went to the
house of her sister, Mrs. A. C. Kress, on Main street, taking
the dog with her. While there the awfully disastrous
waters came sweeping down upon them from Conemaugh
so that all the people in the house were compelled to get
upon the roof, There were seven in the party, and Romeo
made a good eighth, But soon the terrible waves and float-
ing débris raised horrible havoc with the buildings, Sud-
denly a big wave dashed upon the roof, Mrs, CO, F, Kress
was knocked off her place of refuge and rapidly floated along
with the wild stream, No human being attempted to jump
after her or make any effort for her rescue, because the
surging flood had already dragged her beyond all human
teach, But Romeo, the lady’s dog, forgetful of his own
danger, had apparently been expecting what was coming,
The water had no more than closed above the sinking lady
when the dog jumped after her, and when her dress appeared
again above the surface he immediately grasped it between
his teeth, It was a heavy burden, but the animal seemed to
make a double effort. Holding the dress in his mouth he
gently but firmly pushed her forward through the waters
toward a frame house, which was still defying the waves.
Romeo’s noble efforts proved successful, and in a few
moments Mrs, Kress was able to lay hold of one of the spars
on the frame house and drag herself into comparative safety.
But alas! it was only temporary safety. Even before the
woman had realized her escape the devastating waves came
mountain high, rushing against the frame house. This time
the building could not withstand. With a terrific crash
the wooden walls seemed to be bursting apart, and once
more the woman and her dog were at the mercy of the flood,
The noble brute, howeyer, was not to be daunted, Again
he clung to his mistress very closely, not as if he were to
rescus her from a watery grave, but as if his whole life de-
pended upon her safety. Constantly swimming by her side
while she was borne upon the current, he contrived to keep
her head aboye water so as to prevent her drowning. For
over half an hour the dog battled with the waves for her
preservation. His noble, faithful endurance was at last
rewarded, He succeeded in directing his valued burden to-
ward Alma Hall, and here Mrs, Kress was pulled dut of the
water. Asshe reached the roof unconsciousness overcame
her, and during all that time Romeo, who seemed to think
the woman dead, barked and howled in the most frantic
manner. Only her returning breath pacified him, and then
he quietly and contentedly lay down at her feet. This was
the story gleaned from the people surrounding the dog, and
when [called to see Mrs. Kress at her sister’s home she
verified every particular of the above.”
Allentown,—The tax on dogs is $1 and on bitches $2 per
year. There is a muzzling law in force for ninety days in the
year, with a penalty of $1 for infringement with costs of suit
for recovery. Unmuzzled dogs at large during this period
may be shot by any one, and shooting such dogs is enjoined
on the constables as a special duty.—H. W. ALLISON, Mayor,
Franklin.—The mayor of#franklin reports a license fee of
$1 on dogs and $2 on bitches, Unlicensed and stray dogs are
shot by the police. There is no ponnd.
Beaver.—TVhere is no license for dogs in our town; all dogs
are fvee, hence we have no method of destroying unlicensed
or stray dogs, Ifa dog bites any of our people a policeman
is sent to shoot the dog, and he is buried, as with all other
dogs found dead in the streets, and at the expense of the
city, We have no statistics of the number of dogsin our
city, but their name is legion, and they are about as annoy-
ing as the legion we read about in disturbing nervous peo-
ple of their sleep with their nocturnal barking and howling
serenades, so that some evil-disposed, exasperated individua
disposes of a lot of these quietly with dog buttons.—J AMES
PIPER, Mayor.
Corry.—Our dog tax is $1 per year on males and 32 on
females. Dogs on which no tax is paid are liable to be killed,
but the penalty provisions of our ordinances have been but
little observed, although some dogs have been killed, Stray
dogs are seldom impounded, although our ordinances pro-
vide for that method and their destruction. We have no
statistics for the past year about the dog pound.—W. Ep,
MARSH, Mayor,
Harrisburg.—We do not impose a license tax on dogs.—
Joan A. Fritouy, Mayor.
York.—We have no ordinance licensing dogs, They roam
at large according to their own will, and little or no restraint
is put uponthem. An ordinance requiring license for keep-
ing dogs was reported to Councils, but naught has come of
it yet,—D, K. NOELL, Mayor,
Oil City.—We have an ordinance that requires dogs to be
muzzled during the summer months, but it is very poorly
enforced. I also think that there is an old ordinance that
requires a tax of $1 on dogs and $2 on a bitch; but there was
such a complete failure some years ago in entorcing it, that
it, too, is a dead letter.—J. H. PAYNE, Mayor.
Lanecaster.—The only law we have on dogs in this city is
when they are ordered to be shut up for thirty days. Pen-
alty, 33 for obstruction of same. During said period dogs
may be redeemed by their owners on payment of $1.50, and
if not redeemed at expiration of said time they shall be
killed and buried, This is in force only when the dogs be-
come rabid.—J. R, M., for the Mayor.
#rie.—The only tax we now have is one of $1 on each dog,
assessec by the city assessors like any other tax and collected
inthe same way. We donot have any license system or pro-
vision for impounding dogs.—Joun C. BRADY, Mayor.
Pittsburgh,—This city imposes no fee or tax on dogs. Our
method of disposing of unlicensed orstray dogs is by poison-
ing, between July 15 and Sept, 15, and the bodies are turned
over to the city fall master, who makes soap out of them,
There is no dog potind in this city.— WM. McCALLIN, Mayor.
Towanda.—We formerly collected a tax on dogs, but as
the county assesses a dog tax for the purpose ofraising a fund
to pay farmers for sheep destroyed by dogs, we no longer col-
lect a tax on dogs.—-JOSEPH KINGSBURY, Sec.-Treas.
Pottstown.—Dogs are taxed 50 cents each, bitches #1,
Strays are killed by the police when a complaint is made,
We have no pounds, Toregister adog a fee of $1 is charged
by the clerk of the court, He then becomes personal prop-
erty, and the owner can sue for damages in caseof a violent
death.—S. HAZLETT.
Washington.— We have no law against dogs of any kind.
Should any be found dead they are passed over. to scavenger
for burial.—W. 8. RypDER, Burgess.
Haton.—Dogs must wear collars and beassessed $1 for
dogs, 82 for bitches, Collar must have on it number as
assigned and recorded by the officer. Every dog or bitch
not claimed or fed by any one is taken by our city dog
assessor, impounded for not less than twenty-four hours,
and if not called for and tax paid is shot and buried, Our
city dog assessor is paid 25 per cent. for each dog or bitch on
which the tax is collected, and 50 cents for each one killed
and buried.—CHARLES F. CarpsEy, Mayor.
Norristown.—Dogs are not allowed to run at large within
the borough limits after Junel and during the summer
months, Iffound at lurge the officer arrests and confines
them for twenty-four hours; the catcher shall kill and bury
them unless within that time ke shall be ordered by the
Burgess to deliver the same-to the owner thereof; and for
every dog so killed and buried the catcher shall be entitled
to be paid #1.—E, A. Kiri, Burgess. :
Serantow.—All dogs must be muzzled between May 20
and Sept, 20. Our manner of disposing of unmuzzled dogs
at large has bewh to send ont one of our officers (who is an
expert marksman)armed with a double-barreled shotgun and
accompanied by two other officers with a horse and wagon
in the early morning only. The squad take a section of
the city fora trip, the officer with the gun goes ahead of the
others and shoots all unmuzzled dogs he finds at large, the
others follow on, pick up the bodies and throw them into
the wagon, and they are finally taken to a boneyard and
sold for ten cents each, which about pays expenses. We
have killed this year in this way about 400 dogs, all or
nearly all of which were worthless curs or mongtels, the
officers being instructed to spare blooded or valuable dogs,
which are generally taken care of by their owners, but
which might be at large by accident. We have found this
plan to work well so far, and have earried it out for two
seasons without accidents hor many complaints. but lots of
commendations from many citizens, asib has been the means
ot causing people to either muzzle or keep under control
their ugly curs or suffer their loss. This way of killing
dogs is somewhat dangerous and should only be done by a
good shot and with gréat care and judgement, butas our city
has at present no proper pound the difficulty of catching the
dogs and of disposing of them afterward is such that we
deem this to be the best way of disposing of them under the
circumstances,—B, R, WADE, Chief of Police,
Reading—Our ordinance regarding the tax on dogs is a
dead letter as well as the method of disposing of them. The
tax on male dogs is $1 for first, $2 for second, $3 for third and
$4 for fourth. for females, $3 for first and #5 for second.
For harboring unregistered dog, $5 for male, $10 for female,
half in each case for informer and half for city. Dogs killed
and buried after twenty-four hoursimpounding, with notice
given to owner if known, Penalty for obstructing dog
catchers $10, to be divided as above. Nodogs impounded for
five years here.—J AMES R. KENNEY, Mayor.
Chester,—Our register fee is $1, which is good during the
life of the dog, The owner is liable in addition to $1 county
tax levied each year. We destroyed this year 97 dogs. We
pay the dog catcher #1 each for catching them and the man
who removes dead carcasses 20 cents each for taking them
away.—J. R. T. Coats, Mayor.
Altoona.—We tax dogs $1 and bitches$2 perannum. Our
ordinance provides that unlicensed dogs found running at
large must be killed by police officers, but does not state in
what manner. We have no pound, The whole ordinance
is a dead letter and has never been enforced, like many other
ordinances of our city, and since my induction I have been
too busy with other reforms todo anything with this, but
will give it my attention ere long.—K. H. TURNER, Mayor.
Lebanon.—Our city for the past two years imposed a $1
license fee on dogs. Unlicensed dogs were caught and if not
redeemed in twenty-four hours, killed by shooting them.
Law was not enforced under my predecessor and was so
difficult to carry out that it has been repealed. We propose
to enact a dog muzzling ordinance for 1889, months of June,
July, August, September and October, during which months
dogs must be muzzled, or will be seized, impounded, and if
not redeemed, killed.—P. WEIMER, Mayor.
Delaware.
Wilmington.—The tax imposed on the owners of dogs is
$1 per annum and upon the owners ef bitches, $2, The
method of disposing of them is by shooting, They are
kept in the pound before being destroyed for 24 hours and
the fee to the dog catcher, paid by owners in redeeming
within that time, is 50 cents if the dog is registered, and if
not registered a fee of $2.—AUSTIN HARRINGTON, Mayor,
District of Columbia.
The law requires that dogs be registered, and that the
owners be furnished with aimetallic tag to be attached to
the dog’s collat in evidence of payment, The collar is in-
dispensable and must have the owner's name Jegibly eo-
graved on it. Dogs running at large withont the tax are
seized and impounded and put to death at the expiration of
48 hours if not redeemed or sold. A dog wearing the tag
tax is personal property and is so regarded in all the courts
in the District. The owner is responsible for all injury
caused by bis dog, and may not let him go at large uwnmuz-
zled between May 15 and Oct. 15.
Ohio.
Columbus.—We have at present no ordinance licensing
dogs. Had one some years ago, but owners of dogs kicked
so much that it was repealed. Only ordinance in force is
in regard to vicious dogs which have to be tied up or muz-
zled,—P. H, BRucK, Mayor,
Clevetand.—The city imposes a license fee of $1 for each
male dog and $2 for each female, and every dog must be
provided with atag. This permits the dog to run at large,
and is enly a regulation in that respect. The police are
directed to kill any dog running at large not wearing a tag.
The tags are renewed each year, We have no pound:—CHAS,
P. SALEM, City Clerk.
Norwalk.—Our city imposes no tax or license on dogs,
We dispose of none unless they are sick, cross and vicious,
or mad.—P. C, BRECKENRIDGE, Mayor.
Cincinnati—City license #2 on dogs. Any person can
kill an unlicensed dog, butitis seldom done. The city pays
a fertilizing company for remoying dead animals, and the
company sells the skims and uses the carcass for fertilizers.
—E. W. Perrit, Mayor’s Secretary.
Piqua.—W e have no tax or regulations (as to dogs) of any
Eines but they are allowed full liberty.—G. A, Brooks,
ayor.
Dayton.—We have an ordinance, passed in 1842, providin
for the assessing and collecting a tax (50 cents per bead)
upon dogs, to prevent bitehes from running at large, and to
provide against the prevalence of hydrophobia. ow this
ordinance is a dead letter law and has been for years. It
was found impracticable. In fact we do not need the work-
ings of such an ordinance, ;
statute making a person guilty to permit a dog to run at
large unaccompanied with some person. We cause the
arrest of quite a number of persons each year upon such a
charge, and find it has the desired effect. Dogs are kept
confined and we have comparatively little complaint,—IRA
CRAWFORD, Mayor, by CHARLES W. DALE, Clerk.
Sidney,—There is a State tax on all dogs in Ohio. We
have no city tax and we haveno pound. They run abt large.
Under our State law any person has a right to kill any dog
away from its home or master. Dogs are plenty. [see 15
now from my office window playing in the street. The nig-
gers sometimes kill them and utilize the skin. There are
hundreds of them in our town, and it would be a blessing if
they could be extirpated.—M. C. HALH, Mayor.
Painesville,—The city imposes no restriction whatever,
The county imposes a tax of $1 a head.— MAYOR.
Mt. Vernon.—We have no license or tax on dogs, no pound
or destruction of dog, unless hpdrophobia exists, when
mayor by proclamation orders all dogs killed by marshal
unless muzzled.—W. B. Brown, Mayor.
Chillicothe —We have no city license or tax on dogs, We
have no pound system. We have a city ordinance which
requires owners of dogs to keep their dogs securely muzzled.
so that they cannot bite, during the months of July, August
and September; if this ordinance is not complied with,
dogs not so muzzled may be killed —DAyID SMART, Mayor.
Elyria—There are no city ordinances affecting dogs in
Hlyria.—P. H. Boynron, Mayor. _ 4
Springficid,—All stray dogs are destroyed under our city
ordinances and buried, pelt and all. We haye no pound for
dogs.—O. 5. KELLY, Mayor,
In this State (Ohio) we have a |
Mansfield.-—We haye no city tax or license,
unclaimed and stray dogs. We have no pound. Some un
principled party has been poisoning dogs by the dozen dur.
ing last month, perhaps 100 or more. We cannot detect
them; if so, we will deal with them seyerely.—R, B.
Crony, Mayor.
Oberlin.—We havea tax of $1 per year on each dog, Th
marshal or health officer ave authorized to destroy and bury
unlicensed dogs.—ARDEN DALE, Mayor. ‘
Wooster.—Our city imposes no license fee on dogs, as no
ordinance of that kind has ever been passed. Our State im-=
poses a tax of Sl upon each animal of the dog kind, provided
the owner places no value upon thedog, When owner places
a value, the tax rate is the same as on other property, Inour
city dogs are prohibited from running at large unless muz-
zled, and when found at large without, are sunimarily dis-
posed of by the marshal by killing them; they are not im-
pounded. During the past eighteen months of my term
there have been disposed of in the manner stated 207 animals
of the dog kind.—J. R. Woodworth, Mayor,
Delaware.—The city has no ordinance on dogs except one
to prevent dogs running at large, Dogs outside of premises
or not with the owner or if not muzzled can be shot down.—
J. K. NEwoomn, Mayor.
Sandusky.—The city ordinance proyides for the registra-
tion of all dogs ata charge of $1 for dogs of the male kind
and $3 for each dog of the temale kind, All dogs must wear
a collar with metallic plate with owner’s name engraved on
it. Dogs must also be proyided with a muzzle, to be worn
whenever the Mayor shall issue a proclamation requiring it.
Stray dogs or dogs roaming without owners may be captured
by the marshall or his subs, and if the same cannot be cap-
tured they may be killed. A dog with collar and tag and —
muzzle in the season is not allowed alone on the street, but
it is the duty of the officer seeing such dog to notify the
owner,; but the dog is to be captured or killed if loose at
night in spite of license, collar, tag and muzzle. The owner —
of a dog loose on the street without register, collar and muz-
zle may be fined $5. Impounded dogs are killed after twenty-_
four hours if not redeemed. The cost of redemption is $1
for dogs, #8 for bitches, and 50 cents for whelps, with 25
cents for the dog’s keep for the day.
Povrismouth,—The city of Porsmouth does not assess any
tax upon dogs, We have no particular method of dealing ©
with stray or other dogs, except if a dog is a nuisance,
whether the owner is known or not, we find means to get
rid of him under our ordinance. No dogs impounded, save
and except there may be fears of hydrophobia; then I issue
a proclamation to muzzle all dogs, and orders are issued to
fietiee to kill those not muzzled; they are then removed by
sanitary police.—Jouw A. TURLEY.
Ironton.—Dogs are not licensed or taxed by municipal
law. Under our statute laws all animals of the dog kind
found running at large—unaccompanied by the oyner, or
some person in charge—may be killed, without penalty to
the person killing the same. Persons owning dogs are al-
lowed to fix any value they wish on their dogs, and pay taxes
as upon personal property, and will be protected so long as
they comply with the provisions of thelaw aboye mentioned.
We have no dog pound.—Joun M. Corns, Mayor. }
Salem.—We have no ordinance on the subject, No taxis
ees by the city, and no pound kept,—A, W, TAYLOR,
ayor.
Youngstown.—Our State law taxes #1 on every deg re-
turned by the assessors. Nothing is done with stray dogs
uniess they are found committing some nuisance; then they
are shot by the officers. We have no dog pound,—R. Monr-
GOMERY, Mayor.
Zanesville,—Our city imposes a tax of $1 per year on dogs;
it is also aState tax, A city ordinance requires all dogs to
be muzzled from May 1 to Oct. 1, raonning at large; if found ~
on the street unmuzzled the officers are weet in shooting
dae We have no pound for dogs,—JouN W. CoNRADE,
ayor.
Tinga awe have no tax on dogs in the city except the
State tax. Wehavenodog pound.—WM. McComs,.Jr,,Mayor.
RATIONAL BREEDING.
Byres MILLAIS, a well known breeder of Basset
hounds, acknowledges very candidly that in the first
decade of his career as a breeder he made a great many mis-
takes, but these mistakes resulting in a greater or less
measure of failure, only stimuiated him to an investigation
of its causes, of the origin and perpetuation of family and
strain types and of the general principles of successful breed-
ing. As a member of the Basset Club in which he took a
very lively interest his attention was very napa occupied
by the evident tendency to deterioration of the Wnglish
Basset hounds. These dogs were, as is well known, of the
famous Couteulx strain, founded upen Fino de Paris, a dog
of great excellence and well marked characteristics, which
he had very successfully perpetuated in his family, until at
length too close inbreeding produced its usual results of
general deterioration. Millais was not alone in attributing
this deterioration to its true cause, but when he proposed to
remedy this evil by crossing with Basset hounds of another
strain—the Lane—he was met with the yery general objection
that such a cross, while it might improve the physical
stamina of the Conteulx strain, would destroy all its lead-
ing characteristics. The Basset hounds of the elub’s strain
were all dogs of three colors, while the dogs of the Lane
strain were simply lemon and white, and such a cross it was
feared would involve the sacrifice of this special excellency
of the breed; but Millais, who had by that time got a pretty
clear insight into the measures necessary to bring in fresh
blood without sacrificing type, succeeded in carrying his
point, after making it clear that his object was not to re-
place the Couteulx sires by Lane sires, but to breed dogs
with a greater infusion of Couteulx and a lesser of Lane
strains for sires for the club’s kennel.
The experiment verified his anticipations. The families
of the first cross were about one-half of them true to type in
the matter of color; selecting these and breeding with them
back to the Couteulx strain, the Lane characteristics have
gradually disappeared, while the desired end has been at-
tained; the hounds, invigorated with a dash of alien blood,
have recovered from the ill effects of too close inbreeding,
and regained the normal size and vigor of the strain, ==
This experiment or series of experiments which Millais
has noted with careful detail, points conclusively to the
leading axioms of the successful breeder, viz., first that the
fundamental laws on which family and strain types are
founded are the laws of individual variability, along with
the laws of heredity. Second, that selecting any dog or
other animal with marked individual characteristics and
breeding in to him, his individual characteristics become
perpetuated and intensified in a family type. Thirdly, that
this Inbreeding necessary to the perpetuation of an individual
type as the type of a family or strain, will inevitably result
in degeneration; and fourthly that this degeneration may be
checked without prejudice to the maintenance of type by
the introduction of a modicum of fresh blood selected with
judgment. ’ 5
In breeding then the laws of heredity render it possible to
perpetuate the leading characteristics of an individual of
any type, however aberrant it may be, even in the absence of
atate of the same family, the same strain, or even of the
same yariety. The greyhound, for example, may be bred to
the bulldog, the terrier, or the mastiff, and bred back to its
original type, the better for the infusion of fresh blood, but
this has been done so frequently thatifinbreeding ina family —
of greyhounds is carried on too far by a breeder, he has only
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to select sires from another strain of greyhounds to-correct
the evil, for evety strain has its infusion of alien blood,
Dog breeders do not all breed with the same object. Some
breed for no type beyond the variety. Some breed for strain
‘and variety types, others for family, strain and variety
stypes. Others again breed to an aberrant individual for the
establishment of a family on his type; but whichever of these
objects is kept in view, there is always room for the display of
the keenest judgment in the selection and pairing of breed-
ing stock, A dog may be true to family, strain and
variety types, in all the essentials of these types, and yet
have very bad points, and it is only by judicious selection
and mating that good points in the offspring can be secured.
Successful breeding is admittedly a curiously complex
' question, but Everett Millais, in his ‘Theory and Practice
_of Rational Breeding,” has not shrunk from the task of
furnishing formule for achieving it with some approach to
mathematical exactitude, and his little work is perhaps the
best work on ihe subject extant. -
GLENCAIRN.
eS E picture of the field spaniel Glencairn published this
_ week is from a sketch by Henry B. Tallman, and is an
excellent likeness. Glenecairn was imported last February
by Messrs, Oldham & Willey, the well-known spaniel fan-
ciers. He was whelped April 17, 1884, and is by Hasten’s
Bracken (Solus—Beyerley Bess) and out of Hasten’s Belle, a
full sister to Easten’s Bracken. He won in England no less
than 41 first prizes, many of them at the largest shows. He
made his first appearance in this country at New York,
where he won first. This he repeatad at Troy, Albany,
Utica, Rochester and Boston. At Worcester and Phila-
delphia he won first in the challenge class. In addition to
these wins he received a number of valuable special prizes.
His breeding is of the best, and as a sire be will undoubt-
edly prove to be a yaluable acquisition to the spaniel breed-
ers of the country.
INDIANA KENNEL CLUB DERBY.
Editor Forest and Stream:
_The entries for the third annual Derby of the Indiana
Kennel Club closed June 1 with fifty-seven nominations,
forty setters and seventeen pointers, fifty-four of which are
hereinafter described, one was rejected and two are held for
further information, All were whelped in 1888.
- ' P. T. MADISON, Sec’y.
SETTERS.
AZLIcE (P. Lorillard, Jr.; Tuxedo, N. Y.), lemon and white
bitch, Aug. 7 (Cassio—Allie James).
AmoreT (P. Lorillard, Jr., Tuxedo, N. Y.), black and
white bitch, Aug. 7 (Cassio—Allie James).
BEN HARRISON (J. H. Ricksicker, Sterling, Kan.), black
and white dog, April 1 (Marksman—Don’s Nellie).
BESsIE GLADSTONE (W. A. Kinsley, Indianapolis, Ind.),
black und white bitch, April 19 (Rush Gladstone—Queen of
Tennessee). ;
BRAXTON BRAG (N. B. Nesbitt, Chesterville, Miss.), black,
white and tan dog, June 13 (Roderigo —Lufra).:
CuIEF (N. K. Fairbanks, Chicago, L1.), black and tan dog,
Aug. 3 (Don—Fannie Mitchell),
CLOCHETTE (P. Lorillard, Jr., Tuxedo, N, Y.), black, white
and tan bitch, Heb. 3 (Roderigo—Lavalette).
Count V. WJ. I-Case, Jr., Racine, Wis.), blue belton dog,
May 15 (King Noble—Queen Vashti).
DAD WILSON’s Boy (J. Shelly Hudson, Covington ar ae
black, white and tan dog, July 15 (Dad Wilson—Dolly 5.).
Datsy GIRL (G. RK. Howse, Trenton, Tenn.), black, white
and tan bitch, May 6 (Count Paris—Nellie Cambridge).
DEE (J. I. Case, Jz., Racine, Wis,), black, white and tan
bitch, July 18 (King Noble—Elsie Belton).
Dora DEAN (lL. Gardner, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.), black, white
and tan bitch, May 6 (Count Paris—Nellie Cambridge),
Bric (B, .Nesbitt, Chesterville, Miss.), black, white and
tan dog, July 1 (Jean Val Jean—Sheena Van).
FRANKIE I’ousom (A, J. Gleason, Alma, Kan.), lemon and
white bitch, April | (Marksman—Don’s Nellie),
GATH’s Hopr IJ. (Dudley & Fisher, Nashville, Tenn.)
lemon and white dog, March 13 (Gath’s Hope—Daisy F,).
GEORGE (R. Riley, Indianapolis, Ind.), black, white and
tan dog, May 1 (Nick— Quail).
Hope’s RAY (D. H. Rose, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.), black,
white and tan dog, Jan. 16(Gath’s Hope—Lady May).
KATE MILLER (N. B. Nesbitt, Chesterville, Miss.), lemon
belton biteh, June 13 (Roderigo—Lufra).
Kine LEo’s Boy (Wm. Dingle, Denver, Col.), black, white
and tan dog, Aug. 25 (King Leo—Flaxey Gladstone).
LADY HARRIET (Ehns Kennel, Forest Lake, Minn.), blue
belton bitch, Aug. 17 (Rockingham—Princess Phoebus),
LADY JEAN (N. B. Nesbitt, Chesterville, Miss.), black,
white and tan bitch, July 1 (Jean Val Jean—Sheena Van).
LitLty Bureess (G. N, ljteley, Helena, Mont.), orange
and white bitch, June 29 (Gath’s Mark—Esther).
LADY GLADSTONE (P, T. Madison, Indianapolis, Ind.),
black, white and tan bitch, April 18 (Rush Gladstone—
Queen of Tennessee).
Mopesty (Dr. J. McDowell, Bruceyille, Ind.), blue ‘belton
bitch, June 29 (Gath’s Mark—Esther),
MONE oF LinDUM (Elms Kennels, Forest Lake, Minn.),
lemon and white dog, March (Monk of Furmess—Qnueen of
Rosebury). F
NANNIE B, (J. I. Case, Jr., Racine, Wis.), lemon belton
bitch, May 15 (King Noble—Queen Vashti).
Nep CLEARY (J, aes Hudson, Covington, Ky.), lemon
and white dog, April 14 (Dad Wilson—Lit). J
yO, $$$ =
OLDHAM & WILLEY’S FIELD SPANIEL “GLENCAIRN.”
PAuL Novice (J. O’H. Denny
eae ae tan dog, April 30 (Paul Gladstone—Dashing
ovice).
QuADROON (P. Lorillard, Jr., Tuxedo, N. Y.), liver and
white bitch, Heb. 3: (Roderigo—Lavalette).
RODERIOK RANDOM (W. H. Colcord, Chicago, Tll.), black,
white and tan dog, July I (Jean Val Jean—Sheena Van).
Roy (R. H. Wehrle, Blairsville, Pa.), black and white dog,
Oct. 27 (San Roy, Jr.—Roberta H.),
RUBY WHISTLE (W. H. Colcord, Chicago, I11.), orange bel-
ton bitch, April 9 (Pegbid—Lady Athol).
SAM B, (J. I. Case, Jr., Racine, Wis.), lemon belton dog,
March 8 (King Noble—Cricket).
SIMONIDES (Rese & Madison, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and
Tadpelis, Ind.), black, white and tan dog, March 10
(Gath’s Hope—Gladjs).
Sir DARNOC (Elms Kennel, Forest Lake, Minn.), black,
white and tan. dog, Aug. 17(Rockingham—Princess Phcebus),
SPINSTER (W. H. Colcord, Chicago, I11.), blue belton bitch,
June 13 (Roderigo—Lufra Cross),
TEMPLE CAMBRIDGH (G. R. Howse, Trenton, Tenn.), black,
white and tan bitch, May 6 (Count Paris—Nellie Cambridge).
ZuLu (J. I, Case, Jr., Racine, Wis.), black, white and tan
dog, March 3 (King Noble—Nellie Belton),
POINTERS.
CLOVE DEE (J. W, Blythe, Burlington, Ia.), lemon and
white bitch, June 18 (Cornerstone—Dee).
CROXTETH Ca(Thos. FE. Howell, Indianapolis, Ind.)j, liver
and white dog, Jan. 29 (Beauvoir—Devonshire Flirt),
DEVONSHIRE JILT (J, W. Patterson, Noblesville, Ind.),
liver and white bitch, April 25 (Howler—Cherrystone).
HLEcTRIC (F, Carlisle, Newton Falls, O.), orange and white
dog, January (Croxteth— Young Beulah),
FANcY Free (W. Hoyt, Cleveland, O.), liver and white
biteh, Feb, 5 (Donald—Lady Bow).
FEDORA (F. W. Samuels, Indianapolis, Ind.), black, white
and tan bitch (Graphic III.—Topsy W.).
GRAPHIC’s Crip (J. R, Daniels, Cleveland, O.), liver and
white bitch, March 16 (Graphic—lLass).
GRAPHIOC’s Topic (J. R. Daniels, Cleveland, O.), liver and
white dog, March 16 (Graphic—Lass).
InpDExX (P. T. Madison, Indianapolis, Ind.), liver and white
dog, July 20 (Ossian—Nellie F.).
Lov (Castleman Kennels, Trenton, Tenn.), liver bitch,
July 6 (Reximus—Katy).
Miss FREEDOM (L, Gardner, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.), liver and
white bitch, July 4 (Pilate—Fairy I1.).
NAncy Stone (W. H. Holmes, Kansas City, Mo.), liver
and white bitch, December (Cornerstone—Firenzi),
PEARLS Dor (J. B. Turner, Chicago, Il1.), liver and white
bitch, June 1 (Trinket’s Bang—Pearl Stone).
ROBERT SPRING (H. F. Schmidt, Columbus, O,), liver and
white dog, Jan. 3 (Hairspring—Diables).
Tarry (lL. Gardner, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.), liver and white
bitch, July 4 (Pilate—Fairy IT.).
THOMASTONE (W. H. Holmes, Kansas City, Mo.), liver and
white dog, December (Cornerstone—Iirenzi).
Pittsburgh, Pa.), black,
TEXAS FIELD TRIALS.
ARSHALL, Texas, June 13. — Editor Forest and
Stream: The fourth annual meeting of the Texas
Field Trial Club will be run on partridges (quail) near
eer beginning on Feb, 11, 1890, open to amateurs
only:
DERBY—Open to all pointers or setters whelped on or
since Jan. 1, 1888. Retrieving required. Hntrance fee $5,
$50 to first, 525 to second, $10 to third. Entries close Feb,10,
1890, at 9 o’clock P. M.
ALL-AGED STAKE—Opez to all pointers and setters, re-
gardless of previous winnings, Entrance fee #5. $100 to
first, $25 to second, $10 to third. Entries close Feb. 10, 1890,
at 9 o’clock P. M.
Prizes will be paid in cash or silverware at the option of
the prize winner.
President, Edmund Key, Marshall; First Vice-President,
W. J. Wolz, Marshall; Second Vice-President, R. R. Scott,
Scottsville.
For particulars, rnnning rules, etc., apply to W.L.THOMAS,
Sec’y-Treas., Marshall, Texas.
DOG TALK.
Ri. E. H. MOORE has met with a great loss by the death
of his well known mastiff dogs champion Minting and
ford Caution, and the bitch Countess. All the particulars
we have are that Minting died from heart disease, and
ford Caution and Countess from peritonitis. The loss is
a severe one not only to Mr. Moore, but to the breeders of
the country as well. A description of the dogs and a list of
their many winnings is unnecessary, as readers of FoREST
AND STREAM are familiar with their record. The many
friends of Mr. Moore, we are sure, will sympathize with him
in his great loss and join us in the wish that he may succeed
im securing specimens of the breed worthy to fill their
vacant stalls. :
A Kennel club has been formed at Kansas City, Mo., with
Hon. J. Ei. Guinotte, President; Messrs. J. A. Graham and
S. F, Field, Vice-Presidents, and Mr. F. B. Rice, Secretary
and Treasurer. The club will probably hold a dog show as
soon as the necessary arrangements can be made,
Mr. Wm. Graham sailed for home yesterday on the Celtic
He reported having had a most enjoyable time during his
brief visit, and stated that he had learned at least one new
wrinkle about. dog dealing that he would not soon forget,
We understand that he received a number of important
commissions from prominent fanciers for the purchase of
dogs to be sent out in season for the shows next spring,
Mr, E. M, Oldham, of Mamaroneck, N. Y., has made an
addition to his kennels and will take a few dogs to board.
This will be welcome news to residents of the city, who
wish to leave their dogs in good hands while they are absent
on their summer vacation.
Mr, D, Baillie, of Lexington, Ky., sails for Hngland to-day
instead of last Thursday, as noted last week. Mr, Baillie
takes with him the Chestnut Hill Kennels’ collie Dublin
Scot for competition at the Kennel Club’s show, Olympic,
London, next month.
Mr. @, D. Morgan, of this city, has recently purchased in
Hngland the bull-terrier dog Spotless Prince, a well known
winner, said by some to be one of the best in the country.
He was whelped January, 1888, and is by Cato and out of
Young Venus.
We hear complaints that some of the special prizes that
were offered at two or three of the spring dog shows have
not been paid, The A. K. C. should see to this.
The fall meet of the National Coursing Club will take
place at Hutchinson, Kan,, Oct, 24. The address of the man-
ager is Mr, M. H. Allison, Hutchinson, Kan.
Schipperkes are looking up, Mr. W. J. Comstock, of
Providence, R, I., has recently imported a pair, and we
understand that others will soon arrive.
_ There will be a dog show at Kingston, Ont., the first week
In September, in connection with the exhibition of the Cen-
tral Fair Association of Canada.
Mr. J. H. Naylor, of Chicago, will shortly visit England,
and if he finds a terrier or two that suit he will bring them
over on his return,
Mr. H. 8. Pitkin, of Hartford, Conn,, has quite a kennel
of St, Bernards, and is doing his best to breed some win-
ners.
Where is the new list of judges that the Spaniel Club was
to vote for? Isitnot about time that they were announced?
KENNEL NOTES.
Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur-
nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
of large letter size. Sets of 200 07 any one form, bound for
retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
(e"” Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks.
Nellie Naso. By W. H. Larison, Madison, N. J., for liver and
white pointer bitch, whelped March 17, 1889, by Nick of Naso
(Naso [L—Pettigo) ont of Nellie (Duke of Bergen—Dora).
Hrminie. By Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., for fawn
pug bitch, whelped May 4, 1889, by champion Kash (Bradford
Ruby—Lady Cloudy) out of Daisy.
Atpine Monarch and Alpine Ben Abolin. By Alpine Kennels,
Fairfield, Gonn., for white and orange St. Bernard dogs, whelped
May 17, 1889, by champion Ben Lomond (Barry—Thetis) out of
Satellite (Monk [l.—Sheila), _
Alpine Friar and Alpine Monk. By Alpine Kennels, Fairfield,
Conn., for orange and white St. Bernard dogs, whelped May 7,
1889, by champion Ben Lomond (Barry—Thetis) out of Satellite
(Monk II.—Sieila).
Alpine Nui, Alpine Rose and Alpine Maud, By Alpine Kennels,
Fairfield, Conn., for orange and white St. Bernard bitches,
Whelped May 7, 1889, by champion Ben Lomond (Barry—Thetis)
out of Satellite (Monk II.—Sheila).
Salvo. By McBeth Kennels, North Lawrence, O., for black and
white English setter dog,whelped May 4, 1889, by Rollick B, (Royal
Ranger—lGit Kilibird) out cf Fanny McBeth (McBeth—Vice),
Kdge Mark. By D. A. Goodwin, Jz., Newburyport, Mass., for
black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped Feb. 7, 1888, by
Skidmore (Roderigo—Gem) out of Flo Maclin (Gath’s Mark—
Cosy). :
BRED.
= Notes must ke sent on the Prapared Blanka,
Brunette—Caro. Prot, L. P, Braive’s (New York) Newfoundland
bitch Brunette (Bruno—Mirza) to Chris. Himer’s Caro (Jumbo—
Nora), June 10,
Regina —Keeper.__ Contoocook Kennels’ (Peterborough, N. H.)
St. Bernard bitch Regina (champion Sirius—Hilda Josepha) to J.
F, Smith’s Keeper (Ilyo—Sans Peur), April 9.
Flo Mactin—Bob Gates. D, A. Goodwin, Jr.'s (Newburyport,
Mass.) English setter bitch Fla Maclin (Gath’s Mark—Cosy) to J,
L. Breeze’s Bob Gates, May 2._
Nell—Terry._ J, J. Geary’s (South Boston, Mass.) Gordon setter
bitch Nell (Maloy’s Jack—Daisey) to C. S. McClellan’s Terry
(champion Turk—Nellie), June 11.
Lady Neli—Black Duke. J. G. Jorgensen’s (Woodstock, Ont.)
cocker spaniel bitch Lady Nell urnan Meus) to Jas. Luck-
well’s Black Duke (champion Obo I1.—Woodland Queen), June 10.
Littias Beverwyck Trap. Jas. HE. Unks's (Muncie, Ind.) fox-ter-
rier bitch Lillias (Splanuger—Blemton Lilly) to his Beyerwyck
Trap (Dusky Trap—Daze), April 19. ;
Jessic—Bradford Harry, J. Hackett’s (Hamilton, Ont.) York-
shire terriet bitch Jessie to P. H! Coombs’s Bradford Harry
(Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), May 1.
WHELPS.,
ES” Notes must be gent on the Prepared Blanks,
Olga. Geo. Shepard Page’s (Stanley, N, J.) deerhound bitch
Olga (Dunrobin—Shelloch), June 5, six (four dogs), by John BE.
Thayer’s Chieftain (champion Beyia—Heather).
Fannie M. WHornell-Harmony Kennels’ (Covert, N, Y.) grey-
hound bitch fannie M., May 25, seven (one dog), by their cham-
pion Memnon.,
Lady Olivia. Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ (Covert, N, Y.) grey-
hound bitch Lady Olivia, June §, nine (four dogs), by their cham-
pion Memnon.
Harmony. Hornell-Harmony Kennels’ (Covert, N. Y¥.) grey-
hound bitch champion Harmony, June 4, eight (four dogs), by
their champion Memnon. i é
Sall La Blonde. H.W. Neefus’s (Hlizabeth, N. J.) pointer bitch
Sall La Blonde (Ted of Bergen—Duchess of Hessen), May 27, three
dogs, by his Sancho Pedro.
Regina. Contoocook Kennels’ (Peterborough, N. H,) St. Bernard
bitch Regina (Sirius—Hilda Josepha), June 11, twelve (three dogs),
by J. F. Smith’s Keeper (lyo—Sans Peur).
Fanny McBeth. McBeth Kennels’ (North Lawrence, O.) English
setter bitch Fanny McBeth (McBeth—Vic), May 5, ten (eight
dogs), by H. A. Wise’s Rollick B. (Royal Ranger—Kit Killbird).
Nellie. B.J. Rae’s (Woodstock, Ont.) cocker spaniel bitch Nel-
lie (Obo, Jr.—Woodstock Belle), June 11, five (three dogs), by Jas.
Luckwell’s Black Duke (champion Obo [1.—Woodland Queen).
Black Meg. H,. 8. Reynolds’s (Poughkeepsie,,N.Y.) cocker span-
iel bitch Black Meg (Obo 1].—Darkie), May 25, five (one dog), by J.
P. Willey’s Black Pete (Obo, Jr.—Phonsie).
Lady. J.E. Campbell’s (Montreal, Can.) Yorkshire terrier bitch
Lady, June 15, four (two dogs), by P, H. Coombs's Bradford Harry
(Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady). ,
Iloss. Chas. N. Symonds’s (Salem, Mass.) Yorkshire terrier
bitch Floss (Dreadnaught Il.—Maggie), May 19, two (one dog), by
his Toons HKoyal (Kavanagh's champion Dreadnanght—Hamil-
ton’s Tricksey),.
SALES,
e" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. _
Trumpeter—Nellie whelp. Beagle dog, whelped Jan. 28, 1889, by
Associated Panciers, Philadelphia, Pa., to H. J. Tifiin, Courtney,
Fla.
whelp, Beagle bitch, whelped Feb, 1%, 1889, by
Associated Wanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., to H, J. Tiffin, Courtney,
la.
Archie. ‘Collie dog, whelped June 16, 1887, by Glenlivat out of
Nellie McGregor, by Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., to
John Dupeg, Jv., Chicago, Ill. ©
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1—Mi: Taw. i whelped Jan. 13, | ous medals and trophies to show. Mr. Frost won all the cavalry | Pink not resigned, the 434 would haye been the first battalion to
SEAS eta en aN ae eer yee bach to Wm: | matches during his ferm of service in that branch, and his record | be able to enter such a team. His withdrawal transfers the op-
D: Sts Jr. New York, and’b. R. Abadie, Grass Valley, Cal. at mid-range with the carbine has never been equalled in the portunity to the 68d, as they now haye four men, The match
rain if. Fawn mastiff dog, whelped Aug, 5, 1882, by Rover out | United States, consists of an obstacle race, with four obstacles, a quartor mile -
f Lady Edna, by BE. Penn & Co. Gretna, Man., to Schutze & Major C, W. Hinman, of Boston, has been a member of two in- | course, and the firing of seven shots at four ond seven and five
TL en Morden, Man si ternational teams, and at present holds the record with the | hundred yards. The whole performance is to be accomplished
Prince Eawy. Stone fawn, black points, mastif? dog, whelped | United States Springfield rifle at 200yds., and the record with | within five minutes.
March 24, 1889, by Edwy out of Ilford Comedy, by Dr. George B. SY ae 800, ens 1,000y ds. ane pbs wor te pee yeepi
res, Omaha, Neb., to M1 rphy, same place. match at Creedmoor, which carries with it the military an 1 ;
Ava Noe Ph tae pay Dots; mastitt bitch,whelped | championship of America, and also won the Judd match at off- RANGE AND GALLERY.
March 24, 1889, by Edwy out of Ilford Comedy, by Dr. George B. ree e aera ae CeSEe OD Laat ca he Eee vn arel iy feat of
7 Sec "P. P. Stone, same place. winning the Governor's match, 500yds,, with a clean score. __ se
= en trea aitite Mele Satter dog, whelped Feb-| Dr. Marion is surgeon of the First Regiment, a bright, Wide. Dee RSET Sg ca ace Se Taare ene
ruary, 1888, by Skidmore out of Flo Maclin, by D. A, Goodwin,Jr., | awake Haryard graduate, who, {hough not one of the shooting ance was very good but the conditions for shooting were very
bad, a heavy, gusty wind blowing from 8 o'clock in the forenoon,
and thunder storms delayed the shooting until dark. Following
are the sharpshooters’ scores:
fiass., to S. A, Ellis, Harwich, Mass. men of the team, isa good marksman. Adjutant Benyon, of the
Be te ee a nee tan Gordon setter dog, whelped Jan, 12, | Fifth Infantry, is appointed because of his executive ability and
1889, by Havey’s Ponto out of Nell, by J. J. Geary, South Boston, his good nature. Lieutenant Newton is probably without a su-
Mass ‘to Prank Wood, same place. perior as a military caterer, having been for seyen years quarter-
Roger. Black and tan Gordon setter dog, whelped April 25, 1889, moaster of the First Battalion of Cavalry.
by Royal Duke ont of Jennie II, by Louis Parisette, Brooklyn, | Lieut. Bumstead is a Springfield man. He was a.member of the
N. Y,, name of purchaser not given, famous army team years ago, and came within one of being
ets, F + selected for ihe last international team. He has been a member
PRESENTATIONS. of the State. team four years, and for three of the four led the
Wie Naso, Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped March 17, | entire team in the interstate match, ;
1a he Ase of Naso out of Nellie. by E, M eConnel , Madison, N. Sergt. Doyle, of Boston, is the military and naval champion of
J., to W. H. Larison, same place. America. He seryed ten year's in the regular army. most of the
W 2 time in the Engineer Corps at Willet’s Point, In 1887 he won the
-200vds. f00vds, Potal.
+J W Halstead, Co 0, 7th Regt................. 22 28 AB
*PL Klock, Co H, th Regt... .....-.-.2.6.4,. al 23 4d
#C B Jackson, Co CO, 12th Regt............ ..... 28 2 44
{CA Jones, Co G, 7th Re hi a a RS 5 34 43
DEATHS. Division of the Atlantic Skivmishers’ medal; also the fourth gold | (WB Thurston, Co B, 22d Regt.... ..- be eigte nase 20 23 45
~y ~ ys + , / r wee 75 Twwilt £2 j ivisi a y ar he won also the OH Dudley, Co F, ith Regt fla seedy mre abw'n| 5) 0-00 act 21 BiY 43
Minting. Mastiff dog, whelped May, 1885 (Maximilian—Oam- | medalin the division match. In the same year | W R Pryor, Staff, 22d Reet..02.0 270770077 2} eS 4
“7 < ; 7 E {oor ‘lrose, Mass. heart | first prize depdriment gold medal, the first prize department ryor, © D 3
Dec Ieeee SREDEAUDY. Fin ts BOSE Mietines eset pee ra ak] Eases? at and the first sailor medal on the Division of | R M Dunn, Co G, 7th Regt............. 11... nie 0 22 fe
liford Caution. Mastitt dog, Whelped May, 1883 (Crown Prince— | the Atlantic team, and was madea “distinguished marksman.” Sadar = ner mee 28 42
Iiford Claudia), owned by E. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass.,from peri- By Aon at Pen ore ee the President’s match with a score e a Be att oad Renee hl ae a a ee a
tonitis. ' a er ed a Re no : Ay ahot, EL Geo Ball, Co F, 23d Regt... 00000027207)" ey le ae
Alice Royal, Black and white Bnglish setter bitch, whelped | _ Corp. Huddleson, of Boston, is another old army shot. He was A McDougall. Co U. 7th Bort 3] 21 ro)
93° 188 c yal—Liee'’s Belle hh Ken- | five years in Battery K, Fourth Artillery, stationed at Fort | A McDougall, MOB wn ere tetera ee f ‘
aa Maciinas De inwarene SPAR Tp Ret St Warren. He represented his battery in the department and |S W Merritt, Co B, 7th Regt...... 23 19 42
division competitions of 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1887, being a member | _*Winners of the cash prizes. +Medal winners. Next match
of the winning team in Sheridan’s skirmishers’ matches in 1884
and 1885. He won the division gold medal at Port Niagara in 1886
with a total of 449 points, :
Private F. R. Bull, of Springfield, is probably without a supe-
rior in the use of the Springfield rifle, for he is head mechanic in
the National Armory, and tests nearly every rifle which the Goy-
ernment issues. All the extremely fine mechanical work is looked
after by himein person; also all the testing of service rifles, ete.
KENNEL MANAGEMENT.
=" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents.
W. A. G., Boston.—I have a pointer dog? years old next August,
He is a handsome dog, but has always been inclined to be quite
thin. Eats pretty well, but fora yearor more he appears every
BOSTON, June 15.—The regular shoot of the Massachusetts
Rifle Association was held to-day at their range. Most of the
scores ranged low, there being a strong wind. To-day Mr. Prancis
won the gold medal in the 20-shot rest match, and Mr, Lee wen
the champion gold medal. Detailed score:
Twenty-shot Rest Match—200yds.
day to be sick at his stomach and yomits. This does not seem to | 2 sally : Fe . : - J) PLAMGIS., «+ -scke a Sn ees oe 711 91010 9 7 11 10.10 ’
bes natural state of things, and what would you advise me to do | ¥°TY eee ok Cera ee Tea ae La ne . 12 91011 11 912 8 8 10-194
for it? This dog Joe has been sire to two litters, and the puppies the ahiieraneen, His score for sharpshooters in 1888 at 500, 600 | V 0 Burmite....--1.--100.1ssees. a 2 9 10 : p 3 9 19 2 my
as if he had some trouble in dizesting nis foods bat as, there ony | ANd SOyds, was 147 in a possible 150, SE Waleiore, cus caves seen ats eee 1012 7 911 9111 9 7
as if he had some trou bl ae sci ace 1s oe ar Fowl, an bs oe Priyate Farnsworth is Mr, Bull’s right hand man at the armory, | * 910 912 8 9 811 81191
remedy for such a troub a sai aS sate g nt Saat “Al 5 | and, like him, is an expert, He isa veteran of the Thirty-second Fd Fiabe. eA Es See 6812 810 8111110 9 9
tion of arsenic in food ne Skye fines dake 5 penis See AS ithe Massachusetts Volunteers, and his skill with the old musket was 789 8 911 7 8 10-199
give a 3-grain quinine pill three times daily. on pan concea” tae | such that he was detailed as a sharpshooter at the headquarters | > pm Munroe,........-............. 1 810 8 8 912 9 945
pillin a small morsel of meat. Do nof feed much meat. Keep of the First Division of the Fifth Army Corps. PINTPOG, x) Woh id acrtetaen ee be are ; 7 Ewes
the bowelsfree. Exercise regularly, The last man on the list is the famous Farrow, one of the great Champion ‘Maton, 0... i
f. A. E., Clinton, N. Y.—My pointer bitch, 14 monthsold, rather | riflemen of the world. He wears the proud title of “Shooting | -y Tee... ...ccitl 6 9102 % 8 7 810 6%
fat, fed with scraps from table, very little meat, apparently in | King,” having won it at Newark last fall. Mr. Farrow, whose Gd SEG] Sa ea eg ORR ie BY 8S 776769 for
healthy condition and feels well, has an eruption on outside of | home is in Ho yoke, has been a rifleman twelve years. He made Wifty-yard Pistel Match, ;
both hindlegs, Looks very red, and the hair has come out largely. | the first ten consecutive bullseyes ever made off-hand at 200yds. PTT eeee. OO Wee ee 1-8 810 8 940 6 910 9— a7
Tt does not seem to annoy her any as yet. Is it probably a species | in a public trial. At Wimbledon he won the Albert prize of £100, | J -B'Osbom i 82-908 808 Go 19 RE Be
of mange; and if so, what would you suggest? Ans, A form of | with ?0ina possible 75 points, The next year, also at Wimbledon, | 7 “S?OFR---++:- 500yd. Military Match. ;
mange. Keep the bowels open. Give fwo or three compound | he won the Wimbledon Oup, valued at $500. at international Watters hee ter iw 445558 5 6 4
Bxereioe, Use the LO oe et uye days, Reduce her weight, | shoots ab Normandy he n Buvosteads Hubsen Moat Soncsaat | FJ Lounsbitys,.. 0) ican 45455 5 4 5 ¢ 4 44
+e tacit ae ee Bull Private Bull and Manow were wen perdor ine wage eit | dE Nowall Ac sciserspeeaui ieesren ere cers
; } ry . ‘ a é i « ey _
| EDR Fine Oa aed SOAP aha ee «| Weak tr Obinngo in te, GS he BRM ante eaten Br iene BERNE
Mix. Sig. Externally applied twice daily after washing. Ale BBS RO ITEe, Pern ares ans a! oad Eat tie ee as ; Victory Medal Match—200 as, ,
G. F. M., Maynard, Se RET Trish ‘Setter, rae old, has bpen fancy sights or anything of the sort; simply the rifies served avr ON re Tee tee Ge? ‘ # a FH 4 y ; 6 ie ss
he closed itz the lid would turn up so ae the hart would tenet ies | t0,8 by the adjutant general.” ‘Then he continued: Tere" pest Match, 200¥ds,
ne closed it; the lid would tu Up 80 as le hair wo , o “The public does not understand the great significance of these a umes eset iece cure Lawn ee 12 91112100 1212 9 1
eyeball; he has been troubled with it since he was 3 months old. tches. This will be the first time the service rifles of the two ‘aAnc1s l 108
Ans. Turn the lid out and examine for ingrowing hairs or a | TMitions have bees bedent aie ne etifion, Angew ot tha tech Gov tet. -n.ubee eee ceeucwiy ee, 10121210 12 911 9 12 10-407
growth. Let afew drops of solution of zinc sulphate (2grs. to the that the Waglish ten 33 thatliout Sprinfiel d’ rifle is ‘mot 80 good a Tt Fe HOE Ge frei see tes ATi pa a 4 rt B ie 3B a ce 1p be li
eee) EOE SE TENN De congenital anetinewtane, | shooting weapon gr sosorvigoable-as the Martini-Henry the rex | WoC Hzeseotis 007030 830 gah he Pa
sult will be very significant. Wi OBurnttesik slide tues aoe 9 91012 91010 12 10 8— 99
ELMIRA DOG SHOW.—Editor Forest and Stream: I reae BieuE conUitonst r English rules except that I have | OM Howard.........0..... verriseeell 12 81010 8 8 912 10— 98
have been engaged as superintendent for the dog show to be tipulated that in ftine At Sivdacwie neadacuk reel Ae they do. | WP Thompson. -.. 22.0... ice 710 810112 912 B11 97
held under the auspices of the Inter-State Fair, at Elmira Woe ee seme thin about kneel ine27 Tits UA Oe ESC cen Omd Tne elaine secon 89 8 O11 812i 91 o%
N. Y., Sept. 17 to 20, 1889. The Pet Stock Association will | ‘Have they nator” = . a ° é ee) ase 10 9 9— 98
apply for membership in the A. K.C. We will give oyer| “They had to. We instructed our honorary secretary to refuse 8 81 4 4 "1 : AS Ha
$1,000 in premiums, and I think will have no puppy classes, | the applications of all teams that demurred. There are enough TERA TUY Pes. Oe ae ee ee 8 7 81010 919 7 So
Lots of specials have been promised.—J, OTIS FELLOWS. Ue acaanel ue yathout Betne obliged to take positions that we TNT NIGST EDT cite cae Md bie bea 89988 7 810 919— 86
The team men take with them the regular Sprinfield d-gro00ve OS SDL tr AiGomers OREN ee 2 age 9 10 10 10— 84
BOSTON DOG SHOW.—Boston, June 16.— Editor Forest | vifies, and_will shoot with the regular U. 8. Cartridge, DAVINE! ET) Fise 0) Mediasonic, 8799 7 710 9 781
and Stream: The New England Kennel Glub claim dates nei daee of lead and 70ers. of powder. The ammunition is sent | 7 patie 16107767 & bon
. 5 ¢ 4 48 7 eee ae jit é irectly from the U. 8, seryicesupply. Tt has been nsed through- pL al HE thee Dj Rts hers Se 0610788 &
of Aprill, 2,3 and 4, 1890, for their sixth annual bench show ut the practice of the team, and the members declare they could | A Kin&---------0-+ 2-02 cee ceee tere ene ) h 3 8 6-70
Mass.—J. W. NEWMAN, Sec’y, ee hae ek ey hase : : Y BG Barker.... .--.+:.-:+---sse , 67677 910 7 6K
of dogs at Boston, ? ask for no better. The armory is now using the tinned shells al- iBavles: ; 6 4210 61 610 obs
together. With the old brass and copper shells it was found that WY GP eeanGkE ot ares Niet aeemee x BU eh sc pir ying 562 '
in cartridges loaded for some time the phere ea action of rhe C Cambridge... met A ety 1488 43 61010 7 FoR
Rite and Gran Shooti Pe pey dea PGn oe mucin cn Gana deg A pat trues AnD ity | onary 9 Capra 668 o 6 a8 8 hom
Rifle | fi Crap ex oatit iq ‘ into the barrel. With the shell tinned inside and out, there is no | 4S Hunt............... aes = 05 6 6 38 8 0 8-59
corrosion and no galyanic action from the deliquescence of the
powder salts, and the exact machinery used turn out the cart-
vidges by the thousand with less than 1 per cent. variation in
powder charges; while the swayed bullets run on with the even-
ness of coin, as to weight and density. ;
The team went off by the City of Chicago in the best of spirits,
and none promised to make a better report of his doings than the
FOREST AND STREAM’S special correspondent with the team.
WILMINGTON, Del., June 10.—The regular weekly shooting
at Healdmoor range, Wilmington, Del., to-day was favored with
good weather conditions, with the exception of the slight shower
during the middle of the afternoon, buf the shooting continued
without interruption. Some fine scores were made, E. J. Darl ing-
ton especially distinguishing himself in good eyen all-round
shooting. His scores in the special record match were particu-
larly fine. making a run of 20 consecutive bullseyes, 6 consecutive
10s, the second string being aclean score of bullseyes and the first
and second both beating his brother's record. Following are the
scores in detail, Standard American target, off-hand:
Record Ma vas
THE TEAM FOR ENGLAND.
O* Tuesday last the rifie team of the Massachusetts volunteer
militia left for England to test their prowess with the crack
shots of the English yolunteers. ; p ;
The team met at noen, and by special invitation of the proprie-
tress of the Hotel Belleyue, on Beacon street, sat down to a sub-
stantial lunch shortly before 1 o’clock. At2 P. M. the members
took a handsome drag with six horses, and through the courtesy
of Sergt. Kenney of the artillery staff, were driven to the State
CANADIAN WIMBLEDON TEAM,
HE members of A Company, Royal Grenadiers of Toronto, | mJ Darlineton.........° ee el 5. ! e
House, where at 2:15 P. M. Adjt.-Gen, Dalton made the formai in- save the four members of the Wimbleden team selected a partiaeton eee artist ee 9 & bY 1 ; ; H f Bago
spection of officers and men, and Maj,-Gen. Frost received the | from their company a grand send-off on the evening of June 14, Gveiavenihls?. 2 en eer 2, nc kes 1 OT USE BOG TON §e 6 GR
official paper, giving the team leave of absence, permission to Sergt. Mowat presided, and the guests of the evening were RAR IEHT ETS pd oy in cay 5 Urner og 857765 7 5 3 gE
take State propacty across the sea and the royal permit of the Staff-Seret. Ashall, @,0,R.; Staff-Seret. McVittie, Royal Grena- Helanlinetony ete ken eee «5 3 7% 6 8 6° 6 5 Be
English authorities to enter Great Britain armed and equipped | diers; Staff-Sergi. Mitchell, Royal Grenadiers; Sergt. Kerswell, Vis Darheton pt cae cao mee wae ie '6 48. 5 do yates
asa military body. The members were then presented to Gov, Royal Grenadiers; Capt. Kemp, Staff-Sergt, Hutchinson, Royal Special Record Match—100yds,
Ames, who officially bade them “Godspeed.” Many of the ladies Grenadiers, and Sergt.-Major Cox, Royal Grenadiers. Sergeants | 7 7 Darlington..............-.-...-. a 8 10 10 10 10 10—92
who were instrumental in the presentation of the stand of colors | Ashall, MeVittie, Mitchell and Kerswell have been chosen to sus- W SDarlington..........-., - Bid a, is 510 7 7 8 6 g 74
given fo the team were present and gazed with pride at the beat- tain the honor of Canadian shooting in the coming contest, and Pistol Match—50vds,
tiful emblems borne by two sergeants of the team. , : the following record of the representatives will show the reason TMT Darling Gn. o--e ek) ote. be aes 979610 9 9 8 6 10—83
The next stop was at City Hall, where Mayor Hart, in behalf of | of the-confidence felt in them by their comrades: 1p Pee pe rename eee PN” MED Y 107 810 7 6 6 & 2 gy
the city, said “good-by.” Then Treasurer Asa B. Potter was Sergt. MeVittie’s record is the first given, and shows a most re- E Darlington.... ......... Ca ae: 10 6 7 % 6 4 810 4 alee
complimented with a call at the Maverick Bank about 3P, M., amarkable marksman’s experience. The prizes and medals he AP ECIMM BROT cLph ee aes 2S eee 994 T1010 & & 5 3
and after marching through Fanueil Hall market the feam Were | won are as follows: At, Wimbledon—Hight times in the final GSWe Darkinekon. icv b eee: 652475 8 7 7 10-61
driven to the Boston Athletic Association’s building, where the | stage of Queen's, St. George’s vase, Dragon cup, ole jewel, grand AWS Darlinetot so. 5 eon wrrrere! 7666665 5 5 7-31
elub held an informal reception complimentary to Maj, Frost, aggregate, Dominion of Canada trophies and gold cross, Ol EDBIC. | ETA WhnsOnE eee wee TT ah 2 59a 4 fathead. fe cgs Wees
who is a member, and the association was the last to say good-by. | first stage of Albert, Bass, Secretary of State for War, Wills, fit- | yyy Riuovite eee: BRACE SAS Orr iy oy, Rete he Gh aed 4 5I
The team arrired at the Boston & Providence station at 4:45 P.M. | teen timesin Elcho shield, Scotch eight, Henry, Arthur, Ladies’, *Revolver. : y
and at 5 o’clock rolled away in a special car, handsomely decor-
ated with flags by General Passenger Agent Connor, on the Shore
Line express for New York. The team slept and breakfasted al
the Sturtevant House, and sailed for Kurope on the City of Chi-
cago of the Inman lineat10 A.M. On arrival at Liverpool a
special saloon carriage will be in waiting on the London and
etc. Glasgow—First, second and third service National Rifle
Club, frand aggregate three times, Bannockburn cup, Associa-
tion first prize service. Kdinburgh—President’s, Lord Provost,
Lord Advocates, first stage of Caledonian shield. Seret. MeVite
tie won many more medals and prizes which space will not per-
mit to mention.
ST. LOUIS, Mu,, June 15.—A good attendance and good scores
were the rule at the last meeting of the Pistol Chib. Mohrstadt
Jed the van with 91, and will have possession of the medal for one
week. The scores are as follows; 20yds., standard American tar-
get and .22-caliber pistols:
Northwestern Railway, decorated with American and English | Staff-Sergt. Thos. Mitchell hashad a most distinguished career, | # Mohrstadt.....-..........-........, 1010 7 9 910 710 9 10-91
flags, and on arriving in London the team will proceed direct to | He has fora long time past held the position of champion shot | @ Alexander. ...-......000.000 . on. 8699 9W 9 9 887
the First Avenue Hotel, Holborn, where the members will quar- | and gold medalist of the Dominion, and his companions have all | M Summerfield, -...-..,.. “7791010 6 8 9 7 9 8 10—88
ter until they go into camp at Wimbledon. Team matches will | contidence in his retaining his old reputation, if not adding to it, PD POrPebys sy. 224s 22 ise os wat en os 9 7 81010 9 810 5—86
be shot on July 2, 8, 4, 5 and 6, and the men will be under canyas | in the approaching trial of skill, O Nemhaus. .-. 2... .1-.001s.- 2... ee BY 8 710 910 & 8 10-85
July 8 to 20. ; . The representatives to Wimbledon left Toronto on Monday | FA Fodde......-...- atcitocbe oss BP eBelOO) Gs 10" 7-685
The Massachusetts men are fortunate in the selection of Quar- | night, and on Tuesday night set sail on the Parisian from Mont-| WJ Lord?.. .......22......-..2.0.0., 10 7 8 2 10 10 8 7 % 9-83
termaster G. F'. Gratwicke of the 4th Devonshire as their English | real. ‘They took on the Nova Scotian markemen on Wednesday, | W H Hettel........-..0....---....-- apn Tents ne fer ea
honorary secretary, Quartermaster Gratwicke is adjutant of the | and if the good wishes of their corps are of amy ayail, will arrive | JA Lee.... -.:....-020.... 00.2.8. Se 10 Bh 28. FOF ae
English Twenty, and honorary secretary as well, ana one of the | in England a week later, W Bamer..,...-- 0.5 52.. ob se 9997 65 5 8 910-77
best known and posted rifle shots in Eneland. ; The last change in the personnel of the team was the resignation | Dormam....,.......6...-.....0..000- 24 8 710 810 619 8%
The final acknowledgement of subscriptions will be made by | of Staff-Sergt. Pink, 43d Battalion, Ottawa, who has been obliged | O Wallace..._.,........ Meta ech no oi ge Dey OM Oe iL Sg 9—15
Treasurer Potter on Monday morning, and shows a fund of some to withdraw owing to continued il] health, Heis wellon inyears | A E Bengel. .-.. 0.000.066. ces eee S89 6105 9 5 8 8 5-73
$7,000. The personnel of the team is as follows: Major J. P.
and thinks he could not stand the voyage. The Waiting man,
Sergt, Mumford, é3d Halifax Rifles, was notified, and reported at
pues on Wednesday, with the rest of the Nova Scotia con-
ingent,
The competing teams will be as follows, giving the competitors’
names in the order of their selection: Commandant, Lieut.-Col.
Bacon, Ottawa; Adjutant, Major Hood, Montreal; Stafi-Sergt.
Mitchell, Grenadiers, Torunto; Stafi-Seret. MeVittie, Grenadiers,
Toronto; Private Armstrong, Guards, Ottawa; Sergt. Rolston,
20th Battalion, Capt. Rogers, 3d, Ottawa; Staff-Sergt. Curzon,
Grenadiers, Toronto: Lient. J amieson, 430, Ottawa; Major Sher-
wood, 48d, Ottawa; Lieut, Wilson, 33d, Huron Battalion; Staft-
Sergt. Corbyn, 63d, Halifax; Staff-Sergt. Oge, Guelph Artillery;
Lieut, Conboy, 80th Battalion; Major Weston, 66th, Halifax:
Egan, 63d, Halifax; Lieut, Dimock, ‘8th Battalion, Truro, N. 8.5
Lient. Blackmore. 63d, Halifax; Corp, Crowe, Guelph Artillery;
Staff-Sergeant Ashell, RecrS Own; Private Horsey, 45th, Bow-
manville. Ont.: Sergt. Mumford, 68d, Halifax. At Wimbledon
most of the battalion matches are for teams of six men, There is
one, however, the Mappings, for battalion teams of four, Had
UNSER FRrTz.
NEWARK, N.J., June 14,—Great scores were in order at the
Shooting Park to-day peee te the tricky wind. In the fifth match
for the members’ trophy H. Williams won with 226, this being his
third victory, Coppersmith made 219, Boyken 216, Hoegel 213,
Drexler 195, Dietz 194, Derivaux 192, Bezerow 189, Laute 189, B.A,
Freiensehner 183, Fisch 174, Mink 135, Townsend 182. In the ex-
pert match Barney Walther won a gold medal on 10 scores of 67
orbetter. The leaders were as follows; Williams 10, 69, 68, €6, 65;
Boyken 68, 65, 64, 64, 63, 62, 62, 61; Freiensehner 66, 62, 60; Walther
68, 68, 67. 67, 66, 65, 65, 65, 65, 64, 64, 64, 61,61; Begerow ‘63, 60; Camp-
bell 60-. -. The liveliest kind of a shoot is expected to take place in
Shooting Park on Saturday, when the return match bet ween the
“Zetiler Twins,” Walther and Dorrler, and (he “Two Obadiahs”
of the Newark Shooting Society will take place. The first match
shot on Centennial Day was won by the “Twins” with 95 points
to the good, the rifle of “Old Obadiah” getting out of order, Ac-
cording to agreement the Newarkers will receive an allowance
ie to the number of points they were beaten in the first match,
The mateh will begin at # o'clock.
Prost, Second Brigade, Captain: Major C. W. Hinman, Wirst
Wiigades Major 0. H. Marion, First Infantry (Surgeon); ‘Major
G. H. Benyon, Fifth Infantry (Adjutant); First Lieut. 8. B.
Newton, First Cavalry (Quartermaster); First Lieut, S, 8.
Bumstead, Second Infantry; First. Lieut. R. B. Edes, Wifth
Infantry; First Lieut. W. G. Hussey, Eighth Infantry; Seret.-
Major W. M. Merrill and Sergt, W. ©. Johnston, Jy., Second
Brigade; See M. W. Bull, Second Infantry; Sergt. George
Doyle, Fifth Infantry; Corporal W.D, Huddleson, First Infantry;
Privates E.R. Bull, L. T. Parnsworth and W. M. Farrow, Second
ntantry.
The team is considered fully ‘equal, if not superior, to any team
yet representing Massachusetts. If these men should wear all
the championship medals which they haye won they would be
nearly invisible, for they own among them the enormous number
of 246, all of them genuine tokens of championship.
Maton Frost, who commands the team, is 33 years old, and has
had 15 years experience in the Massachusetts militia, largely in
the cavalry arm, He is an expert with the rifle and has numer
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FOREST AND STREAM.
SUPPLEMENT No. 6——TrRaAp ‘TOURNAMENTS.
THE TRAP,
Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks
preparea by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club
secretaries, Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par-
ticularly requested to write on one side of the paper onli.
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tonrnaments are requested
to keep us adyised of the dates of their shoots, 50 that we may
five due notice in our column of fixtures.
FIXTURES.
Aug. 13, 14, 15.—Setond Tournament of the American Shooting
Association, Boston, Mass.
Aug, 20, 21, 22, 23.—Second annual tournament of the Keystone
Manufacturing Co., of Corry, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new
electric apparatus.
Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.—Central Mlinois Sportsmen's Association’s
eleventh annual tournament, Jerseyville, IL
Oct. 8, 9, 10, 11.—Middlesex Gun Club Tournament, Dunellen,
Nid. W.F. Fores, Secretary, Plainfield, N. J.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION SHOOT.
INCLNNATI, ©., June 11.—A large portion of the earlier fes-
tivities of the much talked of tournament of the American
Shooting Association began yesterday evening, when the sleeper
“Mirage” rolled out of Chicago over the Kankakee line. Mr. ©. B,
Willard, of the advisory board ef the Association, had conspired
with Mr, J. C. Tucker, general northwestern passenger agent, Mr,
€.8. Burton, city ticket agent, and Mr. H. W. McCinniff, city
passenger agent, and the result was a very pleasant little excur-
sion party, which has proved to-day 10 constitute a very material
portion of the attendance trom the West. On this car were
Messrs. C. W. Budd, fresh from his Chicago victories, and carry-
ing a carpetsack full of boodle; J, R. Stice, as bie asd good-
natured as ever; 8. A. Tucker, of the Parker people; H, A, Pen-
rose, from Keystonetown; J. A. Ruble, of Albert Lea; Frank §.
Parmalee, of the Collins Gun Co,, Omaha; Chas, HE. Willard,
long with the Blatchford Gartridge Co., and bearing his
diamond badge honors bhishing thick upon him: J. E, Miller,
late of the Western Arms and Cartridge Co.; HE. S. Rice. general
agent of the Dupont Powder Cc.; F. H. Lord, of the St. P., M. &
K. C. R.R.: C. E. Strawn, of Jacksonville: H, J. Cassady, of
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Oo.; H. W. Jenney, president of the
Jenney & Graham Gun Co. of Chicago; Henry Smith, of the same
city; Geo. I. Maillet, clerk of the Cireuit Court at Crown Point,
Ind.; A. T. Coffin and W.C. Nicholson, also of Crown Point Club,
and Prank Mosher, of Gilman, Ill. It might be expected that a
combination of such explosive, volatile, projectile and detonative
ingredients as the above would be more or less noisy. and such
was indeed the case. Besides the fun there was alsoa good deal
of hard sense talked about guns and ammunition, and especially
about shooting tournaments in general, the latter much mingled
with speculation upon the success of the coming most interesting
paperiment of the Association.
rrived at Cincinnati, ii was discovered that shooters had been
dropping infor aday orso. The genial president of the Associa-
tion, Mr. Charles W. Dimick, was on hand, and so was the general
manager, well-known and popular Major Taylor. Of the advisory
board there were present Messrs. H. W. McMurchy, of Syracuse,
Mr. Edwin Taylor, Mr. Al. Bandle, of Cincinnati, Messrs. Willard
and Tucker, as above named, and Mr. G. B. Albee, of Hartford.
Among the other shooters were Messrs. Sh€rman and Vincent, of
Guildford, Ind,; Rollo O, Heikes and Walter Keenan, of Dayton,
O,; Paul North and C. C. Hebbard, of Cleveland; C. W. McPhee,
of Bulletsyille, Ky.; E.S Benscotten, of Huron, 0.; Fred Kimble,
of Peoria, I)].; Al. Spangler, an old Cincinnati boy, and last, but
not littlest, a whole show by himself, Tee Kay, which the same is
-Tom H, Keller, of Plainfield, N: J. Yet other shooters were
noticed when the grounds were reached and when the entries
began to fill up, :
There was a little sweepstake shooting yesterday, preliminary
to the first day’s workto-day. Following are the results:
Match No, 1, entrance $2: Heikes 9, Tes Kay 3, Spangler 4,
Chubb 4, Bundle 8, A. Pant 9, Murphy 9, ¥. Werris 7, Albee 8, N orth
8, Vincent 8, Benscotten 8, E. Taylor 7, J. M. Taylor 8, McPhee 8.
Murphy, Paul and Heikes first; Bandle, North and J. M. Taylor
second; Werris and KE. Taylor third.
Match No, 2,9 Peoria birds, entrance $2: Bandle 9, J. M. Tay-
lor 7, Murphy 7, Heikes 9, A. Chubb 8, E. Taylor 8, Benscutten 8,
Ferris 6, Vincent 6, Paul 8, E. Frey 7, Tee Kay 7, North 9. Bandle,
Heikes and North first; E, Taylor and Vincent second; Major
Taylor and ato ae
Match No. 3, 9 Peorias, entrance $2: Bandle §, Beuscotten 9,
Heikes 9, Chubb 2, Paul 9, Vincent 9, HW. Taylor 9, North 8, Perris
9, J. M. Taylor 7, Murphy 9, Tee Kay 7, Frank and Renscotten and
Heikes first money; Bandle and North second; Major Taylor and
Tee Kay third. ;
Match No. 4,9 Peorias, entrance $2, one gets money: Tee Kay
7, Heikes' 8, Paul 9, Bandle $, Vincent 9,J.M. Taylor’. Bandle
won.
Individual match, $25 a side, at 25 standard single birds.
OBIE a Gy dove tases S ein icine ee ae 1111011011101111111111000 19
RAD LOR ae a yet ee ereeeoe eho, vee ime 01.000010010111110111011.00—16
First Day, Tuesday, June 11,
The grounds chosen by the Association to-day are at the old
base ball park, and are those leased by Al Bandle for his tourna-
ments. They are small and leyel, covered with a beautiful turf,
but lying as they doin a little valley with a heavy background
of green trees, they are difficult toshoot on, and a number of
complaints about the puzzling background of green have been
heard, The grounds are distant about 40 minutes by horse car
from the central hotels. The fitting and supplies, traps, tents,
etc., are under the supervision of Mr. Al Bandle, He supplies all
the targets shot and furnishes traps, trappers, etc.; for this he is
aid 3 cents per bird by the Association, which is thus relieyed of
urther responsibility. Thereis a very pleasant litile city of
tents and awnings on the grounds to-day, and the cool and breezy
arrangement of the latter was appreciated, for the day is dis-
posed to be sultry.
'_ And now came up the much mooted question of classification,
. By 10 o’clock every shooter had his finger on the pulse of the As-
sociation; a little later some few fingers would, perhaps, eladly
have been transferred to the Association's throat, for there will
always be some shooters who are hunting for a sure thing. To
the entire credit of the Association be it said that the manage-
ment stood firm and relentlessty attended to the sure-thing men
as quickly as they manifested themselves, There was considera-
ble growling among the malcontents, but enough has been done
even to-night to show that these classifications, while necessarily
not mathematically accurate, are nevertheless practical, feasible
and desirable. For instance, one shooter called “Shorty” (Mr.
Bacon, from up country) had gotten into the C class (although he
duting the match, while boasting of his gun, remarked that he
had broken 40 straight with it) and won first money, $60, with a
straight score of 12, The management raised him a notch with-
out any ceremony. Mr, Ruble, of B class, unfortunately got to
shooting too well and was offered a nice new badge with a large
letter Aon it, which came very far indeed from pleasing him.
There was infinite squirming and twisting and efforts on the part
of certain knights of the gun to show that they could’t shoot,
never could shoot, and couldn’t learn to shoot. In its comic
features all this reminded one much of the mule race at country
fairs, in which the slowest mule wins. In its more serious
features it was an affair not in the least to.be laughed
at, and one quite enough to provoke a fair-minded
man into impatience. More than even this, there were one or
two attempts made which, if known publicly, as they are known
fully, should at once disqualify the guilty party from ever shoat-
ing in the company of gentlemen, at this or any other shoot. In
one instance a B Class man, wealthy enough, too, not to care for
an pte dollar or so, laid aside his badge and undertook to shootin
C lass, being prevented only by the warning of a member. In
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tivo other cases class badges were traded by shooters, each thus
gaining an opportunity to shoot in the class below him. The
scorers had no prima facie evidence of a shooter’s class except the
classification badge showing his letter, A, B or C, pinned upon his
breast. Such petty deceit as exchanging these badges is on a par
with an action which would rule one off from any race track in
the world, Are not shooters as much gentlemen as horsemen are,
and should they demean themselves for one moment by associ-
ation with such tricky characters? These would be harsh words
if they were not true. Itisdue tothe prompt and decided stand
of the management that these things are hushed up now and will
never again be heard of. It would not be safe to try it any fur-
ther. At the close of this shoot the classifications will be pub-
lished generally, and any one seeking by trickery to evade his due
class would also be published and subsequently barred. Open
attempts to be classed low, such as were common all the morning,
are not thus serious. They are only funny.
Very soon, however, everything was running smoothly, and the
boys were in the middle of as pretty a little tournament as eyer
was. The talk of the beginning died away or served only to point
an occasional joke, and thusto keep things stirred up. The traps—
standard, Keystone, bluerock, Ligowsky and Bandle clay-birds—
all worked beautifully, Mr, Penrose, in. charge of the Keystone
traps, Was soon raising his voice in his long, convulsive and de-
pairing wail of ‘‘L-l-l-lost!” and everybody gradually hegan to
feel as if there was a mighty good shooting match on hand. .
Throughout the day the officers of the day have been to the last
degree courteous and painstaking, and there has been an adher-
ence tomethod and system greater than has been apparent at any
shootin the Western circuit. The result is highly pleasing. A
tournament well and regularly run is afar different affair from
a loose and slatternly one, as every shooter knows, and to-night
those in charge here should be pleased and gratified.
There are some hasty souls to-night who would call this meet
short of pronounced success because of the small attendance. It
certainly is not yet what many said it would be, the greatest trap
meet ever held in America. It is very far from thatindeed: But
to-morrow there will be more shooters here, and enough are as-
sured to guarantee a practical working success already. At the
next shoot, now that the ice has been broken and the experiment
fully made, there will be a rallying around a standard still full
high adyanced in a truly praiseworthy course, and then the grad-
ual growth through which alone can be built up an event which
may really be the greatest in the circuit of the American trap.
This meet is no failure. The Association is no failure. Let the
boys stand by it. It will use them well.
There are only two criticisms which are just to-night as upon
the management of this meet. Oneis thatthe squad system of
firing at the inanimates traps was not adopted, and all the econse-
uent delay of the old “one man up” method was therefore in-
icted on the shooters. This, of course, is something not serious,
and easily remediable. Tf the shoots fill more heavily, squads
will probably be organized,
The second criticism is one which, frankly speaking, was very
general among the less considerate shooters. It is that the man-
agement charged 5 cents apiece for targets. This, being 2 cents
clear gain on every bird, since Mr. Bandle only charged the Asso-
ciation 3 cents, and heing also in view of the widespread asser-
tion of the Association that it not only did not tare to make
money, but had $20,008 to spend in keeping even, created a good
deal of unfayorable talk, which caused the management to an-
nounce this evening that hereafter only 3.cents would be charged,
The shooters should bear in mind that all the Association wished
in charging 5 cents was to come somewhat nearer to covering the
necessary expense. Af best the loss would be several hundred
dollars. Now it will be very much more to the Association,
Shooters should not want the earth. There is good money held up
by the Association, and all that is needed is a good filling up of the
entries.
In one respect Major Taylor has won the undying gratitude of
a deserving class, and placed himself perpetually beneath the
sheltering egis of the press. Instead of the reporters being
obliged to scramble and beg for the more or less imperfect records
of less well conducted shoots, they were assured by Major Taylor
that they need give themselyes no concern, as he would hand
each the score infull. Where other secretaries would busy them-
selves in finding excuses for not doing this, he simply went ahead
and did. At ten o’clock to-night he was hard at work in his room,
and later had finished not one, but four copies of the score
besides Associated Press maliter. A man like this is almost too
good fora sinful world. [f he ever runs for president he will be
elected sure. f
FOREST AND STREAM was the only sporting paper represented on
the grounds to-day, and is indeed fast coming to ba the only one
much spoken of at these important shoots. The score:
Match No.1, Class A, on 9 single standards, entrance $2:
Bande. aci-oc.jec. 1OUIII—8 6 ~Coffin....,--..-..... 100100110—4
MieiKeber 2. erase W1101I—-8. 1 «~“North........2..-... 11110101]—7 3
LINZ EOIIED a9 APNE PA 111101111—8 0 Koehler............ 0LO11011I—6 3
WAGKSOD...05--- xd QOLOI1I1I—6 0 Keenan,-...,..-..... 111111111.—9
Benscotten.......... 10UM11111—8 6 Chubb....,...,... ».111111111—9
obimson...........- TT —9. WO. este elt 101011110—6 3
Albee......... ..eeee W171011—8 & Shorty......-....... 111111111—9
FL VLAR LA tel geare beara OO01111011—t 3 Mosher............. -101011101—7 8
McMurehy.......... 111711111—9 Buice wy petanes oreenLeL i= =9
IDI Se. of cleld eclale O10110110—5 = Budd................ 111111011—8 3
LSP RUS? 5.4 RABE ee 111101111—8 1 Hollister....... ... .111111111—9
SUV TNT bone araled ote lal = oy OlINIII—8 8 Jones............... .111101000—5
Parmlee............ 111110110—7 3 Willard......... .. 001111111—7 1
WiOOEA WE! Ll eELLbl. ys -101110110—6 8 Vincent,.-...-, ... .011011001—5
Waddell......... _..101111111-8 0 McPhee,....... ..+-+111111101—8 &
TOSTEMCL leh ttiahabee bale cla 111011091—6. 0- Sample............. .111111100—7 3
Goldrick. ..........., 001101101—5
Robinson, McMurchy, Keenan, Chubb, Shorty, Stice and Hollis-
ter divided first; Benscotten, Bandle, Albee and McPhee divided
second with 6 each on shoot-off; Parmlee, North, Sample and
tare divided third; Dayton, Moore, Koehler and W. ©. divided
fourth.
Match No. 2, Olas B, 9 single Epes entrance $2:
Robinson........... WO0011111—5 NOU? ice trees jHN110N—s 38
Goldrick............ O1IN1N1—s 8 Holt....- MAL PEE STE 1M111111—9
PANNE ES) -fe}-heleepei e tel 11111011i—8 1 Strawn.... ,--....., 111110111—8 2
JAGKSON....2.... 0.6. 11111100i—7 1 Koehler.... .. .... 110011101—6 3
Pumpbhrey.......... OUI1I—8 3 ~Smith........ +,--+ «0111101117 0
MePhee.......... _.L11101110—7 0 Evard...., pentee sees LOLIIIIOL—F 2
NSPE Taeraerars) fee l.traaly 101110110—6 2 Coffin.....-.. nthe 111001101—6 0
Bample.... .......0. NOHMOL0I—6 8 ~Baker........2...4. »111111111—9
Waddel..... ....... 10)111110—7 3 Jones...-........ «.. 200001011—4
Wilieent. 200 till ey 2s 1OMI11I—8 38 ~Willard.-.........., 111114111—9
Hollistiey......... 0... WA—9 =: Cider. --......,...,., 1101110 11—8 3
IBEIQA IIIS, tes ae RO 110001118 1 Frank......._......001111111—7 3
Mopper: 00. A ONWITT I-83) Rossie2. 5. ces revo HO1101—7 2
Schatzman,... ..... H0110100—5 + ~=Mosker........ +--+ ATI0110—7 3
ANSE WCDI oh ane 1111111 11—9
Hollister, White, Holt, Willard, Baker ties on first; Goldrick,
Pumphrey, Vincent, Moore, W. C,, Cider second; Waddel, Frank,
Mosher diy. third; Chubb, Sample, Koehler diy. fourth.
pees No. 3, Class C, 9 single Keystones, entrance #2:
u
EG pee es ..011111111—8 ether. aed eth 001117111—7 §
Holt. ied oleie a pines ,.-» 001101001 —4 Shorty .......5...5 110111101—7.3
Goldrick yy. 5: --01101)110—6 = Krebs............... 010117111—7 1
JacksOne.....-\-... 111110011—7 9 Schatzman........ 011100111 —6
Strawn......... ,--- 1111-9 ~=§ Maynard........... -111001001—5
Dey han yh. oes 1041110117 8 Mosher...... ...... -111110101—7 2
Koehler .........,... O01 i—7 HSmith..... ...... 101001L121—6
MeMurcbhy....,, 110101111111—10 SOG: . eee. sae 000100111110 — 6
Taylor. Syn. 101000011011— 6 Heel ye. 3k , -111101101001— 8 0
Bandle........, -111101110110— 9 Mfoore...:... .,. 110001011101— 7
Stice......-..-.. 111111011111—11 Waddel - -101110110011— 8 2
Brads ee... 11M N— § Wig Glam ee 000010011011 — 5
Keenan......... 111101111100— 9 McPhee,........ 111311011111—11
Heikes.......... 0111111111 —ss Jackson........ 101101001010— 6
Shaller........,. 111010011110— 8 1 Merrick......... 10101 0110111— 8 2
Robinson....... OvLODOHNNIHiI— 8 Goldrick....... 110100111111 — 9
ee,.,,,--.J11111111100—10 Sample.....,....010011011171— 8 3
oe 2 eWay 110000111111— 8 6
cotten.. ..112101111101—10 + =Mosher
Pee ... Jw. Willard........-111011010111— 9
White AOMOII0II0— _8 2 Ross.........-., IOLA 0111—10
Pails 111011000100— 6 Hollister........ 141110111001— 9
Vincent OOOTMIOLIO0O— 56 Shorty.......... T11011111110—10
Coffin ..- 111017110100— 8 4 Murphy.....-.... ML 10000001— 6
Hverest, --..... .000101000000— 2 Koehler.....,-.. OLOLLOOINIII— 8 3
Stice, Heikes and McPhee divided first, MeMurchy, Parmlee,
Benscotten, Ross and Shorty divided second, Bandle, Budd,
eenesy Goldrick, Willard and Hollister divided third, Mosher
tourth money. ' A
Match No. 5, Class B, at 12 single Ligowskys:
tider, .-. +. 111111010110— 90 Boone.:.:..-..., JOON OL — 8 2
A B.. ..-0111010110— 93 Ross... -...... LIOUTIOIN0I— 8 3
Chubb ..1111110011—10 = Pumphrey-.....JU11111011J—11
Albee.....,- ~ OOLIOLO0L00I— 5. Reif...,.....,... 101110011011 — B I
Robinson, -0111010001171— 9 38 Bemis....-..-:., OTT LO0010— 7
Pine. . -. LNLOLUOL0II—_ 8 L~Goldrick.,.,..... JOIMWIOILII— 8 3
ce, eee -.-110001011111— 8 += Vinecent...,..... 1CO1111 1L001— 8.0
Willard. . .. OOLOLOLOMII— 7 Spangler........ 101011109101— 6
Hollister. - OOMOIN11— 9 8 ~Sample.......... UWA
Willie.... .. 111010000010— 5 Coffin, -...---... 111001001M11— 7
Waddell. - 1 0l—al——s« Holts ws... ee 111011110101—10
Moore, .-- -. LIOLLOLIOLIO— 838 Dayton,........ ALNIOL0011I— 9 3
McPhee., - ALOIINI1—11_—s« Jackson......... 111011011001— 8 0
Mustin..... .. 1000 I1I— 90 Strawn AT 110101101—11
Baker. ...-:- 11Nti—11_—s« Merrick .--11101010111— 9 3
Evard..... -....10i1/011110iI— 9 8_-Bhorty .»- W101 111-1.
VV Chaves Si Bir sre L1Q111110i—10 = = Mosher..... _ «111011111110—10
Waddell, McPhee, Baker, Pumphrey, Semple, Strawn and
Shorty divide first; Chubb, W.C., Holt and Mosher divide second;
A. B., Robinson, Hollister, Eyard, Dayton and Merrick divide
third; Moore, Ross and Goldsmith divide fourth. :
Match No, 6, Class C, on 12 single standards, 25 entries:
AM stecdusnece 110111111010— 9 Andrews ......... 101001001111— 7
Boone .. .01110000110i— 6 Jackson...........111100001011— 6
Willis........ ...110111111101—10 Coffin.,.. 001111 000101— &
Chubb....... ..-110111011111—10 Mosher -11111.0011111—10
Dayton....... 111001011001— 7 Holt.. ~ EAL
Spangler..... .lIQ1I11111—11__Ned.. -- 01101111 1000— 7
Bilt es saben 101011101110— 8 Baker-. .. OUT111111—1
Modog............ 100111111111—10 Smith.. - -101010010101— 6
Goldrich........ ..001111001111— 8 Shorty. AMMAN —12
COL yee e deena vus QO1OLOLN1101— 7 Fey... AGIOLLIIL091— 8
Koehlerc... 0.5 i. O11111001111— 9 Oscar......----- <9 011010110101— 7
RR eho iteset a aese 111111010111—10
Shorty first, Spangler, Holt and Baker divide second, Willis,
Chubb, Modoc, T. K. and Mosher divide third, Frank and Knehler
divide fourth.
Mateh No. 7, Class A, 10 single Keystones, entrance $2:
Heikes...2.... 405 W1111—10 6 Taylor... ANI1010I— 7 4
Benscotten,..... 111111111110 8 Willard.. OL1IIII— 9 0
Bandle........... 10111111— 9 5 Hollister. ~1IN—10 4
Goldrick......... 1101111000— 6 Parle. _ ADA TI1—10. 7
MecMurchy...... 1110110121—. 8 4 ~Evard....-.- - 110001IMI— 7 3
North, .. .......101110110I— 7 1 Keenan..-.....-- 1011111111— 9 0
Pumphrey....... 1131111101— 9 0 Parmlee......... W111110— 9 1
Robinson ....... 0111000100— 4 AW dee toe! 111117111J—10 2
rguilolorsees teen oh 1011101111— 8 38 Koehler......... 100L1111— 8 O
Vincent......0. 11110011— 8 2 Holt... .s......8 1ININII— & 6
Sticenitiitsit! 1111111111—10 % Budd............. 1111111111—10 10
Murphy,......... M0M1I— 8 4
Budd shot out_and won first, Bandle shot out and won second,
Holt shot out and won third, Taylor shot out and won fourth,
Match No. 8, Class B. on 10 single Peoria blackbirds:
Goldrick.......... I1101111— 9 2 Hebbard.......... 1100101" 01-— 7
JRGESOU 54 3) Ae 1101111001— 7 Hwa ld hxtersoc pe 1113111111—10
Pumphrey....... 1111111111~—10 ELT ST eee ees pees 1113111111—10
(Gey i ofa a See ees WLI0NI— 9 4 Hollister ......... 1101101111— § 3,
Robinson ......... 1111111111—10 Pa Se. Baie 1011111110— & 3
PAN Tet Rete at sole oe DWI1—10— ss Spangler.......... 1010111011— 7
McPhee,.......... TNL — 94 Strawn ....... ... I111110J0— 8 2
NET gfe ae gh re oe TOMMIII— 9 6 White............. OM LII— 9 6
NUDE geese eerie erasees GAOT TI 9. 6) oli, ces ee es 1110111111— 9 6
Samples soit, .....3 TQOUVTET TI BPE IM i Soa 11M001I— & 8
Waddel .» LI11110— 9h ~Mosher............ 1111011111— 9 2
Moore » ADV 111—10 Day toni ee scace 1111111—10
IBOOTOs+++a eet 10H400110— 6 Koehler....:.....- OO01LLLw.
Vincent..........- WII —410——s« Ned... es ee 1111101111— 9 6
Utes ees Boeke 1111111111—10 ASE pee ts masks 1111111110— 9 6
WODER Seeoet atts 1111101710— 8 0
Pumphrey, Robinson, Albee, Moore, Vincent, Coffin, Evard,
Willard and Dayton div. first, W.C., Cider, White, Holt, Ned and
A, B. div. second, Sample, Hollister, Frank and T. K. div. third,
Jackson, Hebbard and Spangler div. fourth.
Match No, 10, Class A, on 6 pair bluerocks;
Robinson,..11 10 00 11 01 0l— 7 ~#=Budd...,.. sO 14 11 11 11. JI—11
Heikes..... 001011 11 11 11— 94 HEvard...... 10 01 01 01 11 1I— 84
Benscotten 10 11 001010 00—5 #£North...... 00 11 10 10 11 11— 82
Bandle..... 10 11 11 31 1010—91 Coffin ...., 10 11 10 11 1] 10— 9 1
Stice.. ...!.10 11 11 11 11 11—11
MeMurchy 11 11 11 11 11 10—
Albee.....:, 10 11 00 11 10 H1— 7
MePhee....10 OL 11 11 10 11I— 91
Sample ..11 01 O01 UL 10 11— 91
Vineent....11 11 11 00 11 10— 9 4
Miller. .. .11 01 11 1010 10—81 Willard...10 10 11 11 11 11—10
Parmlee...11 01 10 10 11 10—81 Shorty ....11 11 10 1010 11-938
AM ieee wre 10 11 10 10 11 J1—92 White. ....00 11 10 10 11 00— 6
Pumphrey.11 10 10 11 11 11—10
Hollister...11 10 12 11 11 1—i1
Mosher....,10 11 00 10 01 10— 6
Cider....... Ti 01 10 11 00 11I— 81
Stice, McMurchy, Moore, Budd and Hollister divided first; W.
C., Willard and Pumphrey divided second; Heikes, Paul and Vin-
cent third; North fourth. :
few sweepstakes wete then shot, of which summuries are
given below: ’
Sweep No. 1, 40 entries at 9 standardse: Wirst money Parmalee,
second divided by Hollister, Dayion and A, B.; third divided by
Merrick, Taylor, Pumphrey and Frank.
Sweep No. 2, 19 entries at 6 bluerocks: Wirst divided by Ross,
Goldrick and Day ton; second won by Fumphrey; third divided by
Maynard and Baker, ;
Sweep No. 3, 6 bluerocks, one money: Money divided by Bill,
Chubb and Merrick.
Wednesday, Second Day, June 12.
The weather was delightful throughout the day. The attend-
ance held its own well, although a few shooters were forced to
leave for their homes in the evening. The live bird match filled
well, but as a specimen of sport it was simply a farce, for the birds
were the rankest lot of squabs and duffers that any one ey+r had
nerve enough to trap. Inso short arace as? birds there were, of
course, long lists of ties. The ties on 4 were shot out ab inani-
Mates. ‘lies on 7 were not decided until late in the evening.
Everything passed pleasantly. It isa jolly crowd that is here.
One or two of the shooters who declared they were going home
unless they got back into Class _C, are still lingering patiently
about, like Mary’s little lamb. Much of the earlier kick was
miade to test the management, and when the latter is found firm
the objection will gradually die away. A number of notables
were out at the grounds to-day, among others Messrs. Goodheart,
Rice and Ligoweky, of the Ligowsky Olay-Pigeon Co. Agents for
the leading target, powder and ammunition companiesare abund-
ant. The score:
Match No, 1, Class A, on 9 single Bandle clay birds, eae $2:
pean aee
052100 U (= ee 11111011
1—83 Sample... ........ 11101001—5
MBikes, 0.) -Saaseces LATA T0052 2. Wah. Beers... 100011001—4
Benscotten......... 100110111—6 3 Moore . LOLI101—7 2
Parmilee, ,.-..-. -., OUN11111—8 0 White. . 011011 —7 8
MceMurechby,........ 0111101016 0 Piney ...10100110i—8
Albee....0..... ese 01OLN0I—6 3 Strawn .. 011101101—6 8
TET pee ate se een O00101010—3 Merrick ...111011110—7 0
Robinson Ve eet 5 111101101—7 0 North ...10111100L—6 0
Kimball -.......-.... 11110111i—8 3 Taylor .. 11101 1—8 8
pS tiled ee ea ee: 4114111111—9 Byard...... . AOL —F 0
McPhee... .225-<..04 O11111171—8 1 Pumphrey. .. ..011011010—5
Stice......,. Rey 0111710117 0 Paul................ 1i11111--9
Vincent, .... seit} -010111101—6 0
Budd and Paul diy. first, Bandle, Kimball and Taylor diy.
4B4
FOREST AND STREAM—SUPPLEMENT.
[JuNnE 20, 1889.
pecans White won third, Benscotten, Albee and Strawn diy.
ourth.
Only oné sweep was shot, results below; Sweepstakes, 27 entries,
9 standard targets: first money, White and Merrick; second, Ben-
scottep, MePhéee and Budd; third, Hyard, Shorty, Chubb and
Stice; fourth, Waddell.
Match No. 2, Class B, on 9 single Ligowsky clay-pigeéons, en- |
trance t2:
GHTBH, Scale ancaese 1011110016 1 Shorty. ..... ..-111111101—8 2
SO aed Na Oe 110110111—7 8 ~Frank.....- ..111111011—8 3
PROM NG: sae seta ces St 117111001—7 8 Albee........... .-110111111—8 3
TREA MAIN: ober escene WAOM0TI—7 1 Gider:.4........ 111111101—8 3
Vackson! fetiie 282 010111100—5 + McPhee.-.. 111101101—7 0
Cushman...... ...11111011—8 1 WEEK: 013001111—6 3
Emerson... -101U11111—8 3 Baker.. 1LOLIOL1I—7 38
Semple. 11111111-9 ~—s ‘Fucker. 017111111—8
Holt.. .010101101—5 Maley 3 001010011—4
Tittie .111101011—7 2. Hollist -011010011—5
Hayes . ..010101101 —5 Willard . O11111110—7 0
Waddell .. 110110111—7 3 ~-Forbes.... ..011110111—7 0
Pinney ..0U111111—8 0 ~ Magruder -111171101—8 0
Strawn.... .111110111—8 3 Watson... 011110010—5
Pumphrey. ...1111010/I—7 3 Moore.. 111111110—8 0
Hvards4 Sera 101111001-6 0 Merrick .. LOOLOLITI1—6 8
SWF a Sree. en 1110111—8 8 Henry........ ......000000101—2
Semple won first, E:merson, Strawn, W. C., Frank, Albee and
Cider div. second, Jack, Ross, Waddell, Pumphrey and Baker
div. third, W. F. K., and Merrick div. fourth.
Match No. 3 was not shot.
Match No.4, Class A, at 12 single Peoria blackbirds, $5 entrance,
$150 cuaranteed:
Heikes ...... .. 114111111111—12 6 White.......... 101111111100— 9 7
VWNelCLer ne .-- JI11111111—12 6
- 111110111111—12 9 t
Sticess WIM11111N—12 6 «~Willard 111111111111—12 6
Bandle -111011111111—11 Hollister. -119111171111—11
Robinson 1111111111J1—12. 2 Paul...... 111101111110—10
Dayton ,. .011111111001— 9 North .119111113101—11
MeMurchy......J11110111—-12 9 Albee. . .111111117001—10
Parmlee.... .. 11111111111—12. 9 Vincent - 119911111111—12 1
Budde ys eee 3 111111111111—12 9 Evard.. 111111111100—10
HO Daylor; - asst te 1011111011140 Ss Merrick 01111111111—11,
Keenan . ..-L10110111111—11 Pumphrey 111111101011—11
McPhee . 111101711111 Joffim. .....- -111111111110—11
Tal thee ey --111110101171—10 Miller.. . --111100111111—10
Tee Kay ...100011111011— 8 ~=—- Chubb.. . J11101111110— 9 9
Kimble _.- --11111101111J—11
Benscotten, McMurchy, Parmlee and Budd divided first, Bandle,
Keenan. McPhee, Kimble, Hollister, North, Merrick, Pumphrey
and Coffin divided second, Taylor, Holt, Paul, Albee, Evard and
-Miller divided third, Chubb won fourth.
Match No. 6, Class B, on 12 single Keystones, entrance $1, $150
fuaranteed:
Robinson,.-.., .010011110111— § Willard.........001111010111— 8
Waddell,....... 111100111111—10 Hollister...:.... 011111111111—11
WY Geatticttceld 1111111111 11—12 ider.... O11011101111— 9 2
ATDGG: 58s 5etee 11111 1011111—11 Mosher. 110111111101—10
- -110101111111—10 Evard...
LOLIINLOLLO— § trail....
,.10101110011i— 9 0 J M Taylo
MU1M11—12—s—s« Sample...
111011001011— 8 WEEK...
3 .. ..0U1101101001— 6
MOL bere wend 1111111111i1—12 Vincent
OL0011L111111— 9 3
111111111110—1)
001110100111— 7
111101101111—10
Frank,._........0001011011— 9 38. Jack 111101101011— 9 1
Gottint.....2.... 111001101011— 8 Baker -110111101110— 9 1
Pumphrey.....: 111001111001— 8 Merrick .111111101111—41
Rosse 2s. Lk 111411011111—11 Goldrick,..... ..010111011110— 8
Shorty. .::...--- ILIO1OTLIIW— 9 0
W. C., T. K., J. M. Taylor and Holt div. first, Albee, Ross, Hol-
lister, W. F. K. and Merrick diy, second, Waddell, McPhee,
Piped and Vineent diy. third, Prank, Eyard and Sample div.
ourph.
Match No, 6, Class C, on 12 single bluerocks, $5 entrance, $150
guaranteed:
Frank ....,...--.11010111111J—-10 Andrews.......... 101011.111011— 9
Jackson.-....--..-W1111010111— 9 Maillit.....-...--. 111001001011— 7
TROSS. 32 lesan: sess 1111111111112 Dayton .--L11111111011—11
Forbes.......:.... HIOM01T1I—10 Merrick... ..-....111011111111—11
Magruder. ... ..1000110111J— 8 Goldrick..... .-110011010111— 8
Hayes:.. 3.3324 -111011111110—10 'Tittle,...--... - -111111101111—11
QCushman.........< 1111111111112 _Emerson..._..--..101101001101— vi
Te Kay..------::111311101110—-10 Mosher........-. « LOMOLOLIIII— 9
Holt sc. ~2. +. 1 101I0L0IMNI— 9. Price:.-y.24. a «010101000001— 4
KaMlOr, << 23; shes Hw WF R_-...-....,,000011117111— 8
Chnbpe-2.e<e2<2: 111111111111—12 + Vincent..:........ 110001 00U111— 6
JACKS 55 popes 111011011100— 8 FBey......2.2..222, 011111100111— 9
Goffin.< +: -2--.: 1OOLLOIIOIIO— FF Willie -........-..110101111100— 8
BaRergss aces sere UUW —12
Ross, Cushman, Chubb and Baker divide first, Kaylor, Dayton,
Merrick and Tittle divide second, Frank, Forbes, Hayes and Tee
Kay divide third, Jackson, Holt, Andrews, Mosher and Fey divide
fourth.
Match No. 7, Class A, on 7 single live birds, entrance $5:
FLGTES paca gets xd LOLI 6 per SHORb yee tle teeta ck 11111—7 9
Benscotten............11]1111—7 9 Robinson............. O001111—4. 3
Pciitslil Peers sk eer W1—7 ¥ Mosher .........--.... 1111110 -6
i Poratctos ee” kee Sea OTTO" SNorkh eeeier ahs 1011110—5
(Vidal (aap peer Roe ee 119101]—5 ##$Moore: --...,.... --+ 1101111—6
Parmaleée............. O117111—6 Pumphrey...-..-..:-. 1101110—5
MEGPHER Sasso) Se atl Jeb) Wivand ee). - eee 1110111—6
MecMurchy..........<. 1110111—7 9 Willard®....22. 2.+--. 11111—7 4
Vues eps. nee, Daeee 11-7 9 Hollister.........-....011111—6
PAT RG testare cat ccee te eee 1011001—4 Strawn-.....-...-- .-..1011100—4 2
(Ra) a er eek 1111110—6 Cider ....:...$;..::.. 10MN-—4
Wee Kay -.-;252:2--4:- HIS" Baker? oa... verre roe 111111—7 9
uocEer sts .e 9c e cee 1111111—7 9 Goldrick.............. 1110001—4 1
Bandle2t- ee 428 Sie Wey, es eee eee 0110101—4 0
Stice........-. .-.....111U11—7 9 Bing.--- -- O101110—4 3
Galhooriii<s sos. c0ie OL1010—4 Williesss 2.02 Ste 0101111—5
Merrick. vies.) 28.6" Hoth ee ee 1001101—4 2
Benscotten, Budd, McMurchy, W. C., Tucker, Bandle, Stice,
Shorty and Baker divide first. Heikes, Parmaler, Dayton, Tee
Kay, Merrick, Mosher, Moore, Evyard, Hollister_and Cider divide
second, Modoc, White, North, Pumphrey and Willie divide third.
Robinson and Bing divide fourth,
Thursday, Third Day, June 13.
There was alight warm rain this morning, but the afternoon
cleared well and showed as pretty weather as one could ask.
Some of the Indianapolis and Chicago boys had gone home, but
the shoots filled with nearly the same numbers as before. By all
odds this was the best day yet of the meet. The feeling was bet-
ter than before, and things had settled down to a more regular
and satisfactory basis. Seyeral shooters who had been loud in
their denunciation of the classification system had meekly ac-
cepted the inevitable, and were shooting regularly where they
belonged. One or two more changes in classification were made,
but there was little further confusion or dissatisfaction, The un-
easy feeling usually attendant upon an experiment of any kind
had largely worn off, and the atmosphere had cleared perceptibly,
No event of any special interest transpired, and the shooting, al-
though tiresomely and painfully slow, was nevertheless regular
and generally pleasant. There should be at least double the num-
ber of birds trapped daily. At the announcement of the Ligow-
sky free bird shoot for to-morrow, $75 cash to be divided under
the classification system, there was general applause, and an in-
teresting event is expected. Good feeling prevails generally to-
night. The score
Match No. 2 (match No, 1 of programme not shot), Classes B and
Robinson ........... N0111111—7 4 Murphy.....-....... 111101111—8 3
COUN Fis) Cy yy, 11111001—8 3 Pickway...-........ 100001011 —4
Werheejt ai sheeos M1111111—9 8 Albee..........-..... 1OUIII—§ 3
WY biter Oe sy fees. 11111111—9 8 Victor.............-. 111111110—8 1
SUPA sayz es cies tes W1171T1—9 1 WC................ 111110011—7 3
Merrick... .......08 111111110—8 1 Ross..,-....-.......- 117111110—8 3
Sample: ies oes. 111)/111—9 3 Pumphrey........-. AII1111—9 1
OPT as ee nets W111N110—7 1 Frank See.-.......-,J11111011--8 3
WWitecet.to elo Fed, 110110117 0 Jack......... ~ epee AO1T1110—7 4
PLO eerie aero 111111119 3 Tee Kay......--.,..JU101-9 0
Wan G@nite, Uys oH eet, TAT -9°0> Harris: 3. ls. ve... ee 101111011—7 2
Haves...,.......... A0IIINI—7 6 Dayton. ...... ,----wlJ1110111—8 3
Dayton.
McPhee, White, Sample, Holt divice first; Murphy, Albee, Ross,
Depot and Frank See divide second; Hayes and W. C. divide
ird.
Match No, 4 (match No, dof programme not shot), Class A, on
12 single epend ats Pp en Rance: $150 guaranteed:
Heiikes......-.. rh 111—12 Albee.... ......111110000101— 7
Bandle.. ...... 113111311017—11 & McPhee........ 114111111711—12
Bry CMSs aaa See 111111 111111—12 Merrick...... ..111111001101— 9 4
Parmilee....... 1111111111 6 ~White......... 131101311110—10 3
Benscotten. .-.111111111111—12 Robinson.,...,111111111010—10 3
Hauler oeeenee 111010110111— $ 12,:-~«<Dayton ...,..,, 100101111111— 9 12
Worth... ... 22... OIILILI—-11 6 WC...,. Phe AS 111110101111—10, 1
1B ROD ey eg HO 111111111111—12 W Taylor.....- OLIILI— 9 6
EH Taylor ..... 117111101110—10 8 McMurchy...,./1111111011I—11 6
Chubh: .8).) O1N0IN1011— ©" «9 «~=Pumphrey....,011111311710—10 3
Tee Kay --..: 010011111110— 8 Mosher.........111011111111—12
Vincent........ 141100111110—-11 1 Murphy....... AMOMIIIII—11 3
Site. teens NWM10NI a1 5 Frank... ...... 111010111111—10 0
odoc...-...- WII 1112
Heikes, Budd, Benscotten, Holt, Modoc, Mosher and McPhee
divided first, Bandle, Parmlee, North and MeMurphy divided
Pe Pega 1 eut WW111—12_— ss Tee Kay........111111011110—10 0
Merrick........ -111111111001—10 8 Ghubb.......... 111111011010— 9 1
WY Crees See cy. 100111110101— 9 0 ~Frank.......... 111111110111—_11 8
INVER AS: pre od 101110111110— 90 Strawn.......... 110111111110—10 3
Je (he ee W1WWIWN1—12 —s«éPiqua..........,000111011011— 7
Robinson....... 111111011010— 90 Victor.......... 110101011001— 7
McPhee.....<... 111111111100—10 8 Modoc.......... 149111101111—11 3
Albee. ..2....+.5 101001111101— 8 _+—s-«s Miurrphy......... 111111010111—10 3
North,.......... O1111111111—11 8 “Vineent........ 011111111111—11 8
White .---......J11101111171—11 3. Mosher ....... .111111114111—-12
Maj Taylor..... IONIIIII1I—11 2. “King......-..... 000010011111— 6
Sample..-...--.. 011111101121—-10 1 Rudolph........ 110101011111— 9 0
Dayton ......... 11111011011—10 1 Knshman....... 111111011111—11 8
Pumphrey-.... AOIIOUIII0I— 9 2. ‘Pueker......... 110111117111—11 3
Ross, Holt and Mosher divide first, North, White, Frank, Modoc,
Vincent, Kushman and Tucker divide second, Merrick, McPhee,
Strawn and Murphy divide third, W. C. won fourth.
Match No. 6, class C, 12 single bluerocks, entrance $5:
Rudolph.......... 10110110101J— 7 Maynard.......... O001011110011— 7
Mosher... 6.55.00 W1W111—12_ Whetzel.......... 110110100011 — %
King oercerctr st 111111111100 -10 Stitzel............ 110111011011— 9
Cushman,.......,011111011J1]—10 Victor... ........ 111011110101— 9
JACKSON HA es bec 14111111110—11 Frank ........... 100111111111—10
Tee Kay.......,.. OLUIII11110—10 Joker............. 100111010111— 8
LGA ge ee es 1111111110111 Baker ............ 111111111110—41
Geo Wells........ Q10010110101— 6 _-Yorke............. 1010101111— 9
Forbis seeeeeee OLIIIINIII—11 =Wittering........ 111111111001—10
Frank M..---<:--.. 001101N1100— 7 Jack.............. 111001111110— 9
Modoc. 222121 2: 111100111011— 9
Mosher won first; Jackson, Hayes, Forbis ad Baker div. second;
King, Cushman, Tee Kay, Frank and Wittering div. third; Modoc,
Stitzel, Victor, Yorke and J. ack div. fourth,
Match No. 8 (brought forward from Wednesday), classes B and
C, 6 pair standards, entrance $2:
WY (Olav ronan 10 10 11 10 10 11— 7 Roberts....0010 00 00 01 00— 2
Victor..... 11 10 11 1111 10-10 1 Ross. ... ..11 10 11 11 11 11—11
Kushman..1010 011110 01—7 # Strawn.....11 11 11 10 11 11-11
Pumphrey.10 11 101L0110—8 J W........ 10 11 10 11 11 10-9
Vineent....10 11 11 10 11 11-101 teat iat 11 11 O1 10 11 11—10 2
McPhee....10 01 11 11 11 11—10 1 Robinson..10 11 00 11 10 11— 8
Dayton.....10 10 11 10 11 10— 8
Sample.....11 01 11 11 10 11—10 1
Alhee..:... 00 1011 10 11 11— 8
Ross and Strawn diy. first, Holt won second, J. W. third,
Match No. 8, Classes Band C, on 9 single Bandle clay-birds, $2
entrance;
Merrieki...4s...43-: TW1110—8 = Vincent............ 101011100—5 9
Dayton........ aries 010011011—5 0 Mosher.........-... 111010101—6 2
FiayveSesiti~ ote1.3) 110111110—7 3 Sample... .........4 O10101101—5 0
SACK 2s ot eee ee ee AO00110011 Cushman. 2.)....... 100001101—4
Robinson........... 101111101—7 0 Strawn.............4 110111100—6 3
Rudolph.......... -110100100—4 = Holt... 2. eee 110111010—6 1
Tee Kay.-.... teh oe ots 1OMNIi—8-—(§-/ White .............. 011110101—6 0
tek rd T. ses te. Bakerwres) ui 000011111—5 6
OPN se OUT ELO— 2 Be WWeGi 2 te eee Lie 111011111—8
Rosai #2. sais OLOMLIIII—F 3. Vietur o....00...0. 000110000—2
Modocwetthe.seevecss QOLOOGIOI—3 =—s-« Frank.............. 101001001—
Pumphrey........-. 011101011—6 0 Stubb......-........ 1N000LOLI—4
McPhee>.....2....+. 101110010—7 2 ~North........ ARs 011101010—5 1
Merrick, Tee Kay and W. C div. first, Hayes, Chubb and Ross
div. second, Strawn won third, Vincent won fourth.
Match No. 9, Class C, on 9 single Keystone targets, 14 entries,
entrance $2:
Roberts. ...:..26:255 O110L0I1I—-6 1 Watson........... .190011000—3
Kinga s. 2.322 se OM0NII—7 «=Hayes...........2.2. 0UL001000—2
Kushman ..........1J00101—-8 Jackson...........:. 11101 111—8s
Jack Ae .c.cte etek 010101111 -6 1 Magruder........... 111111010 —7
Maynard........:...110111111—8 Mee Ways. eager 0111011016 3
Worbes....--....-5.- 110101001I—-5—sBruns..:........ ... O1O1I1111—7
Wrank- An, ake 101101011—6 2. Frank M............ 101111001—6 0
Kushman, Maynard and Jackson div. first, King, Magruder and
Bruns diy. second, Tee Kay won third. F
Match No. 9, (match brought forward from Wednesday), Clas
C, on 9 single bluerocks, $2 entrance:
Walhtersis-2 21. 5--22. 1110010147 Forbes................ 111011111—8
JACKSON. Steeles cs seed 0113101016 Hayes: ...--......0... 0U1111011—6
Cushman-...-...;.-., 1111110118 Frank M......_.......111111011-8
Toss ‘ 5 eG —F SREUTS I: wee 011111111—8
Aire Ie Sees ae 111111101—8, Holt H G.............. 1111n1—9
Watson C .-111111001—7 Maynard........... .101111101—7
Magruder... ......-.,111101101—7
H. ©. Holt won first, Cushman, King. Forbes, Frank M., and
Bruns diy. second, Walters, Koss, C. Watson, Magruder and
Maynard div. third.
But two sweeps were shot: Sweep No. 1, 44 entries, at $2, 9
Ligowskys: First money, Budd; second, Hayes, Albee, North, J.
W., Benscotten, Magruder, Stice; third, Dayton, Holt, Chubb,
Jokers, Bemis, Forbis, W. C.; fourth, Mosher, Tee Kay, Jackson,
Taylor, Maynard, Rudolph, Vincent, Watson.
Sweep No. 2, 25 entries, at $2,9 standards: First money, Bandle,
Parmalee, McPhee; second, North, Pumphrey, Paul, White; third.
Budd, MceMurchy, Benscotten; fourth, Taylor.
Friday, Fourth Day, June 1.
Rain fellin the early morning, but the skies cleared enough to
ermit about three hours’ shooting’in the middle of the day.
Nothing of special interest came up until the calling of what the
boys facetiously termed the “base-ball match.” This was a match
arranged between a number of the shooters on exactly the same
plan asa billiard tournament, one shooter being pitted against
another in individual contest.and the winner of the greatest num-
ber of the several individual matches to be winner of the shoot.
The entrance for this shoot was §2, and there were 15 entries.
As some of the races between the experts footed out 20 to 30
birds, it beaut to be apparent that the match would be a fairly
interminable one. It was cut short ina singular way. At 1:30 a
heavy wind storm struck the grounds, and a moment Jater eyery-
thing lay in ruin and confusion. Out of eighi tents only one was
left standing—the headquarters tent of the Association, which
was only kept up by the strenuous efforts of its occupants. The
scorers’ boxes were blown over, and a part of one cashier’s funds
went flitting down the breeze, he catching a $10 bill as it passed
him in the air. Benches, boxes and seats were rolled and tumbled
every way, and in the middle of the confusion the heavens opened
and Jet down a deluge of rain with a dull, soggy squash which
drenched every shooter who had not gotten into one of the
crowded sheds, or into the headquarters tent. From under the
soaking canvas came shouts of laughter and cries of *‘don"t touch
the tent,’ as streams of water came pouring through and saturat-
ing the shooters who had sought refuge under the fallen walls.
The wind rose to such a pitch as to be really serious, and then,
after every one had been thorotghly wetted, the storm passed as
quickly as it came, and before long the sun was shining on the
wreck of what had been a flaunting white-walled city. The inci--
dent was a singular one, and made a text for many a jest. among
the huddled shooters, the irrepressibles, Tee Kay and Al Bandle,
managing to keep the crowd in a roar.
The match that had been in progress was declared off, and the
moneys were refunded. It having cleared nicely by this time
the traps were set in for the Ligowsky free shoot, in which great
interest was taken. The terms of this match, so generous!
offered by this well known company, were $25 each to A, B and
classes, to be shot for as one money, no entrance fee and birds
free, the birds to be 15 singles and 5 pairs. After some little fili-
bustering among the great unclassified, and a little judicious and
prompt action on the part of the management, the respective
classes fell amicably to shooting with results as shown below. It
is really quite wonderful the progress that has been made during
three days in this classification business, and it is fair to say that
the American Association has solved the question as it has never
been solved before and shown that classification is practical and
will be popular when it has been more often seen in actual work.
It is no longer the bugbear that it was here at the beginning of
the week. The Association may therefore set aside the question
of the unexpectedly light attendance, itself a fault of the shooters
and not of the Association. and deem the present meet a success,
in that it has accomplished its chief intention and put itself be-
yond all future imputation of being an experiment. The score:
Match No. 1, free for all class, on 10 single Ligowsky clay-birds,
entrance $2: ; :
Bandle..:--.--....111/111100— 81 White....... .... 1111111 101—10
tifa Bee, Coes 1111111111-10 Benscotten.......111111101i— 96
*"Heikes..-...--12.. NWNM1—10..--Vincent ..........0U1101/111— 8 6
Noptly 2 pere aces: N11111101I— 9 5 -~Sample........... 10111111— 9 5
Mosher. :....--....111/110011—.9 1 McPhes...........1111111/11—10
Hayes. ...-.. eo. OOLOIIIOII— 6 ~ Cole,..... .,... 1I1001I— 8 4
Robinson:....-...0101111/101— 83 Jackson... ... M10N10— 8 0
Birddrpe ences --011100111— 7 ~ Cushman,.,. .. .1111111171—10
Parmatlee........- W17110111— 9 6 Murphy......... , 1110111111— 9 6
Pumphrey........ OLN10111— 8 1—sBaker..... odeepes 11011011 11— 8 6
Bticee Sie ee see 1111111100— 83 (ae . Sere 1U10L0I— 8 0
Vineent and Baker; fourth money, Budd. :
Match No. 2, free for all class, on.6 pairs standards, $2entrance:
Heikes.... 10 10 11 11 11 11—10 5 WNorth.*....11 11 10 10 11 11—10 5
Bandle..... 11 11 10 10 11 11—10 8 Benscottenil 11 11 11 11 11—12
boy dss 28 10 11:00 10 10 11I— 5 Ross........11 11 10 10 10 10— 8
Parmalee..11 11 01 11 11 10-108 J W........ 10 10 00 10 00 11— 5
Stice....... 11 01 01 11 1d N—J1 == Mosher.....10 10 10 10 10 1¢— 6
Murphy....10 11 10 11 11 1—10 7 Strawn.....11 11 11 11 11 11—12
Budd.......J111101110 1I—Il Cole....... 00 11 01 11 11 01I— 8
Tee Kay....01 111001 1010—7% Pumpbhrey.10 11 10 11 1010—8
Modoc .....101001 1111 01—8 Paul -....11 101171 11 00—9
McPhee....11 11 11 11 10 10-10 38 Vincent-...11 11-11 10 10 10-9
Frank...... 10 00 10 00 11 11— 6
Robinson..10 11 11 00 10 10— 7
Dayton.....10 10 10 11 11 10— 8
Benscotten and Strawn first, Sticeand Budd second, Bandle and
Parmalee tras Paul and Vincent fourth.
Match No. 3, Olass B and @, 10 single Keystones, entrance $2:
Hayes nh) eis 1111101001I— 7 —s Murphy,.........: W101 — 9 1
Pee KAY. oo: bees O110N100I—6—s North............. WN11110— 9 8
Vincent ..535.... AIMM0INI— 93 Baker-...-.......- 1111100011— 7
vd. mene Cer enens TIONINNIII0— 6 Victor.....,...... 1111111111—10
Fe EBLE A 1OMIN— & JW........... ...1001l0lLITI— 7
Pumphrey........ OONNIOOLWI— 6 Sample-....._ ....1000111111— 7
cPhee......-.--3 10111011 8 _+~—ss Roobinson...._-.. ,1110100001— 5
Merrick...........J111/1011J— 9 8 Ross............2.. 101111 1011— §
Modoe.........-.. 0110110011— 6 Straw 2. cae 1111111110— 9 3
Cole...... ........111111011J— 91 Cushman......... 111100111— 91
MOPAR Ween oces 101UN1U000— 6 ~=EFColt............. IN01111— 9 3
WiELITAstar ie. tees 1111111 1—10
First money, White and Victor; second, Vincent, Merrick,
North, Strawn and F. Colt; third, McPhee and Ross; fourth,
Hayes, Baker, J. W. and Sample.
Match No, 4, Class C, on 9 single bluerocks, $2 entrance:
MG@e Ways an. bases LOUNNI0N.—7 ~Modoe................ 111111111—9
Wel sOnses. deceased OUM01I—Y Maynard.......... .., 111410110—7
WHGtOM, hte e tare east OOLOLIII BS a yal) se oe ee ueenes 10001011 1—5
Gushmany 2.2.25... 011111100—7 Hayes................. 011010001—4
First money, Modoc; second, Cushman, Tee Kay, Jackson and
Maynard; third, Victor,
Ligowsky Donation Match, Class C,on 15 singles and 5 pairs
Ligowsky clay-birds, $25 gold, one money, no entrance, no charge
for birds:
Hayes ...-.-. ics icon Sern ge 11011111101110i—12 10 00 11 11 10-6—18
Maynard....... wit aceon 101011111007111—10 10 10 11 01 10—6—16
MEG Kat Vaareuss eitae nance 111011111111017—18 10 10 10 00 00—-38—i6
JACKSON... 5 sv su ere 010111101011113—11 11 01 O1 11 01I—7—18
Vorke. .ghssc: sets panties st 010110100110111— 9 il 10 10 10 10—#—15
Jockerse..oias.3 4 cos .. ,-.101101010001001— 6 Ww.
Nikita eee eee 101100000110011— 7 10 10 10 11 10—7—14.
EPUGSOMS. ace an hho ee bss 111101001110111—11 00 10 10 10 10—4—15
WilChOltwes . fies veeraes 3 ys 11111 0010100010— 8 01 10 10 10 10—§—13
SNIGST sedan sts ss ».---011000011111101— 9 00 10 10 11 10—5—14
@uAlian eis cae eens 101111111110111—13 10 11 11 11 11—9—22
abertees.<t).. her eens O0000Wr.
Spangler... ........... -111011111117101—13 10 10 w.
Latingel ogee eee te: Soe 101111100001110— 9 Ww.
Stubb........, The tate - he 11140111111 11018 10 00 10 01 01—4—17
a“ Wikediace- icteric! 011100110000011— 7 Ww.
Vineent, EB... +... 6.43, 01,0010101000011— 6 1¥ 30 10 11 01—7—13
Patil) Ki 42:4. .555.« 68.53 011.010111110011—10 Ww.
OsGaric-ngehonesc4st<d408 LOO0LO00 2.
WiGH ee eia5 €t.255305 oes 101011111101000—- 9 wW-
Hovinger:sse1sy ts0cteigs 001010001001100— 5 Ww,
Oushman first.
Match No, 5 was withdrawn on account of rain.
Ligowsky Donation Match, Class B, on 15 singles and 5 pairs
of Ligowsky clay birds, one money $25, no entrance fee, and no
charge for birds:
LOL. bw de en et eee ee 911011111111010—11 11 11 10 10 1J—19
Withee rsrttacsctetls tie 4 191111111111011 -13 Ol 11 11 10 11—22
Wrank es:29%4 6 eae: 001010110011001— 7 10 10 10 10 00-11
Nitiby ohio eee ee er 111010011111101—11 10 01 11 1t 11—19
Mc Ph66 ite 135-6566 tia<sSow ess 111111110131111—14 11 11 OL 11 11—23
Richards... 425. ¢ Eee: me he 111411111011011—18 10 11 OL U1 11—21
WOlewteemenwee oosesc ree Vee ses 101101010110101— 9 Li 11 10 00 10—15
JOP RARE Tet tse bee eee Eo ae 11110001111 1111-12 Ol 00 11 11 11-19
Merrick) 9825if. ee 6: Sea See) 110110100111111—11 00 01 OL 11 10—16
ROSS BONS 55555 RE ctr Wee ere 011101111011111—12 10 OU 00 11 11—i7
Us WL Ca) (cS oe ea es Se ee 111111101111101—13 10 11 10 11 10—20
(PWR eres Se. oes aie 011111111111100—12 11 11 01 10 10—19
Boch oo 8 fs rr yee eos 111141111101110—13 w.—13
WV Ogi: eb ow: yresseneeeee 111011110111110—12 01 00 11 11 11—19
North: sige! 5 eee Epp «111111101711100—12 Il 11 01 12 221
MObIMSOn ss. } sobs 45,4 ees I £001110011111101—10 60 0000 w.—10
MOShersreeiee obs toes oat 1110111 111113011—13 10 11 10 11 10-20
Sancply...can/a- 6phaWawans S06 010117110111 110—12 10 10 10 11 11—19
Vicente ne fos See sp. cae 111191101111111—14 11 11 11 11 1 — 24
CHW OTM 404 44 coe ede ot eee 101111111010011—1] 1011 11 11 10—19
a lovet ote: cha oxee so eeesb SS 1111101110184. 00 11 00 10—17
Pas ees eo elo ts) 111110111011111—18 11 11 10 01 10O—20
PHATE VEN Cee heme eee 100011101101110— 9 10 10 10 10 11—15
Vincent first.
But two sweeps were shot. Results below: Sweep No. 1, free
for all, 50 entries, 9 single Keystone targets, eutrance $1: Benscot-
ten, Heikes, Parmalee and Stice first with 9 straight, North and
McPhee second with 8, Richards, Strawn, Baker and Cole third,
Mustin and Vincent fourth.
Sweep No. 2, free for all, 23 entries, 9 single standard targets,
2 entrance: Parmalee, Benscotten and Budd first with 9 straight,
Bandle, Vincent, Tee Kay and Stice second with 8, Murphy third,
McPhee and Pumphrey fourth
Saturday, Fifth Day, June 15,
Heavy rain fell during the morning, but it cleared shortly after
noon. The only remaining tournament shoot was the Class A
Ligowsky match. Great interest centered in the team match set
for this afternoon by the contestants, in which Budd and Parma-
lee shot McMurchy and Bandle. This was a side match, but was,
yh tfe%e tg ar tete teen PASE 1114111111111—15 10 11 11 10 10—22
1g (etl st honere rene eee ne nee ys AVI T1—15 10 11 01 11 11—23
(ei patel he pee Seek te 111110011011011—11 11 01 11 11 1U—19
AVE arse iver ca asterecr's ates 11101101110111—12 10 O01 10 11 J1—19
Soli hed de + By tet oe 111110011111111—15 11 11 11 11 11—23 6
Pa wiValere sie ee tsi 017111100 117111—18 At it 1 11 Ji—23:9
TSOYA Es eect ai meeieredr one 111101111111011— 18 W111 10 11 11—22
Benscotten................ UIT 0T 1 —14 O1 10 11 11 11—22
TE lhe eee eee ace! LOTION T—13 1 1 11 1 11—23 3
Parmalee first.
B and C sweepstakes, No. 1, 12 standards, entrance $2, 9 entries:
first money on Il? straight, Strawn; second on 11, Bruns; third,
Robinson. , :
The tournament was now practically atan end. Major Taylor
announced that the three best averages for each class had been
made up, but there being no surplus over the guarantee, no prizes
could be offered for the same. The figures show plainly enough
that certain shooters were not classed too low, the schedule being
for A class, 85 to 100; for B. class, 70 to 85; for C class, all below 70.
The averages are as follows: Class A, Heikes first, 97; Stice and
Benscotten tie on second, 9444; Budd and Parmalee tie on third,
9124. Class B, Ralston first, 97; Holt second, 9444; McPhee third,
89. Class C, Chubb and Baker tie on first, 9442; Mosher second,
86; Tee Kay third, 83}4. Under such average score it may be
imagined what chance the ayerage shooter in the lower classes
had, and how much poorer it would have been had classification
not been attempted. The two top scoresin Band C class certainly
do not belong there, and probably will not appear there at the
next Association meet, '
ee bird traps were now put up for the team match men-
ioned.
Two-men team match, 50 live birds per man, $100 a side, Budd
and Parmale vs. McMurchy and Bandle. The score:
CW Budd......1221210112— 9 MeMurchy... ...2201202212— 8
0121211122— 9 2102121110— 8
2222101111— 9 1311111171—10
1221221112—10 1212011112— 9
2212111111—10 1111112211—10
ay
FS Parmale... .1212120210— 8
45
Al Bandle.. ...1012222111— 9
002121110— 7 0222211212 —
22022211— 9 1220012222— 8
111221271210 2202202221— 8
1102210122— 8 1120221111— 9
42—89 48—88
This match was » singularly close and exciting one, and it
would be hard to pick four harder shooters at any tournament,
Junw 20, 1889.]) |
FOREST AND STREAM——SUPPLEMENT.
MeMurchy has been troubled with the rheumatism, but shot in |
apparently good form. Parmalee cannot shoot live birds as he
can targets. Budd is always the same, quiet, steady and gentle-
manly. There is no more commendable a shooter at the public
trap than Charhe Budd. Al Bandte, colossal in figure and good-
natured, shot a hard race, as he is sure fo do. Each man had his
followers, and wagers were on side and individual issues. [holla
©. Heikes filed acceptably the position of referee, the match
being shot under American Association rules, There was no
demur to his decision exceptin one case. Parmalee grassed a
left quartering bird, The referee announced ‘‘dead bird.” The
trapper started to gather the bird, which fook wing and went out
of hounds, There was no challonge, but the decision of the referee
was changed to “lost bird.” Under the striet rules of the Asso-
ciation this decision can only be warranted by supposing the case
to be covered by that rnle which says: “A bird once out of bounds
shall be scored a lost bird.” This is by ordinary trap usage
thought to be intended to cover the case of a bird flying out of
bounds and then returning and falling within bounds. It re-
mains a question whether the opposite party did not forfeit its
rights by neglecting to challenge the ‘dead bird” until after it
had taken wing, An unchallenged bird does not have to be
gathered to be scored, The result of the match, however, was
not affected by {his decision; in the latter Major Taylor and Mr.
Tucker, of the Board, both conenrred informally with Mr,Heikes.
The greater part of the crowd now went home. 'The tents and
Material began to disappear under the packer’s orders, Frank
Mosher, L..C, Boyd and A. M. Robinson shut aside match or two
at 10 live birds, Mosher winningtwice. Nightapproached and the
end of the tournament was at hand.
In reviewing this, the first meet of the American Shooting As-
sociation, little remains to add to what has been already said,
The meet has gathered moral strength every day, and to-day the
American Shooting Association has cause to feel more confident
than at any time before this. It has broken the ice and shown
that it can swim, It has succeeded under not the easiest circum-
stances. It would have had a fur larger attendance ati Boston or
New York, probably at any good Hastern point. Give honor to
the Western shooters for making the first success of the Associa-
tion. They have thrown themselves into the breach almost un-
supported by Hastern shooters. I recall but one man here unofi-
cially from the Eastern States. When the next mest comes off
we Will send men Hast from our couniry and show the people
there that Western shooters are not afraid to go to shoots, and
not afraid to shoot when they get there. A bigger home crowd
might have turned out at Boston, but Cincinnati has done ber
part. Let us call this meet a plucky success, and claim all credit
for the support of it. To the management who planned and con-
ducted it the first and main credit of course belongs, and the
thanks of all those who, unthanktully enough in some gases,
haye been the beneficiaries thereof. Eh, Houea.
MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION.
T HE tenth annual meeting of the Masschusetts Shooting Assc-
ciation was held on the 17th and 18th inst., at Clarendon Hills,
Mass.. onthe Old Colony Road, Providence Division, six miles
from Boston, under the management of the Jamaica Plain Gun
Club, This is the youngest and one of the most progressive clubs in
the Association, and the fournament was given to them as an in-
centive to still greater effort. It has for its officers: Pres., A. W-
Rounds; Treas , C. H. Olmstead; Sec., J. R. Hanmer; Capt,, HH. A.
Baker, and with their efficient aid, the members manage to have
aliyely club shootevery Thursday. The shooting grounds are
located on the crest of a bill, entailing quite a climb when no
vehicles are in readiness at the stalion, as was the case on Mon-
day morning, when a nuniber of would-be shooters gathered on
the platform and waited and growled for the rig which never,
yes, finally did come, but wasso small that several trips were
necessary, Some of tle waiters became disgusted, more perhaps
on account of the arbitrary system of handicapping in vogue in
the Association than because of the delay, and returned to Bos-
ton. The expert shots are handicapped in distance, they shoot-
ing at 2lyds. tothe amatenrs’ 18yds., and this they consider uifair.
A more equitable system would be by classing all contestants as
70, 80 and 90 men, asin other State assoviations. However, those
that remained got there after a while, some of us walking through
the wet grass in the dripping woods.
The shooting commenced at 9 o’clock, but soon after the rain
began to fall, and it camé down in perfect torrents, interfering
sadly with the comfort of all concerned. It seems to be only
necessary now to announce a shoot to bring rain in abundance,
and we offer this as a Suggestion for farmers in atime of drougut.
Still it fakes a great deal to discourage a band of shooters when
their minds are made up for a session at the traps, and the regu-
lar programme consisting of ten regular events, besides a num-
ber of extra sweeps, was completed. The shooting was done from
four sets of three traps each; they were in constant operation
for the benefit of outsiders as well as members of the Association,
At1 o’elock an elegant linch was seryed in a commodious build-
For 75 cents one could eat bis fill of
Notwithstanding the Heyy showers, Which held up somewhat
toward noon, there were abo
cents, four moneys, Be miss and out; :
Bradstreet............- 1i11—6 6 Carpenter... ........,- 111010—4 3
TED ED tee aes s oes ALUI—6 8 White........... yee LIT —§ 5
Toh ae (cl qa + See ee 1011014 8 Schaeffer.... ..22..... 110110—4 3
Ca Dian ke ies on CUO 43. Chasen se es 1111014 3
Woodruff..... ... »---AL0III—5 3 Sampson...............111110—5 3
INTE S ee tleweces eer Ud Ged. cintiey ees ee 1i1111—6 5
IB POSV Tp p ath ot ate dpe Ta Sse cial eee yee ee els ab Sb ERs} a
A eke ADEY- Peps See Bee 101100—3 VA orp ee ee 111111—6 6
SB VASO ron aes te ) pelt 0—5,0 (emers: <4 5 ---- .- » 111001—4 2
Taeexsouy ees ats x LOOLLO0—3 Whaland ........--....010110-38
OPI pale os ne ae 1WI0J1—4 0 Boothby....... ........ HL11—6 3
HEC G ee inks dive sur 8 5 a 11i—8 0 ~Russell....-........... 11111—6 0
Charles..... Pea 10fi9—4 8 Spoffard............-... 11111—6 1
S3n LORS. heleteenseiee ss Hiplli—s5 2 Eager.._......,.. .....1/1111—6 6
SABER ee tclettnleine oe ve TG 2a: Bt WTI ove 5 Soe SS ESe 111111—6 1
Sawyer......-- ,.eey e+e LIIII—6 2 Hutehinson....,....... 101111-—5 3
Websteltevnc a5)... 95 1101I—5.0 Barney ,.--...- eens Oi1t10—4 2
Melcher. ..5.....2.- ..-.011101—4 3 ,
Three men divided first, Messrs. Bradstreet, Whalonand Eager,
Thosé who killed 4 straight in the ties of 5 and 4 divided second
and third; fourth divided without a shoot-off.
Event No. 2, individual subscription match, 10 bluerecks, 50
cents, jour Moneys, ties miss and out:
Whalone.<........: OOLL01101—6 3 Woodruif........- -1010010000—3
Bradstreet ...., -.l01/110100--7 4 Chapin............. 1101110101—8
NEE) Cf) op eee eae 1101001110—6"2 Chase.... ....... , JLO1011111—8
Sampson .......... 1010110000—4 Schaefer......-... O1L0110111—7 3
Sawyels-s<\-- ea 1110110100-6 38 Wilber....... et 1100101101—6 0
Tisdale. .....- , -,- LII010010—6 1 Webster.........., O111100101—6 1
Keatim......-..--.0L10010110—6 0 Allen....__....-... 1090110101—5
BO] Poms se ore Q1UI111-9 Bartlett.......... - LO00111110—6 0
Atwell._. -.-......1110101110—8 = _Himick.......,, -OLL0D00L0I—4
‘Barneyio-;«-<+.--:; IN0OLOII0—6 8 ~Brown............. Quvii1o0l—7 4
Ingersoll..,.. -....JJ1117H01—9 Eager... . . ..___,0%10101111—7 4
Savage.....--..-.-OUNNIMN—9 Spofford.......... 11100111 11—8
Buwers. . .... ,, 1l000U10—6 1 MTilton.............. 0100000110—3
Hutebinson.......,120100010—5 = Hall.......-........ OLLiplOlu—7 4
Wilttes. 2s 2. &. LOLOONOIOI—4_—s Loving ..-.......... OL10L10111—7 6
Russell........-... 11111110108 WB Whalon...... O110111100—6 2
Baker... ....,..,.L20000/01I—7 0 Carpenter.........1111110011—#
First and second was divided without a shoot off. Thitd won
by Loring; fourth divided by Whalon, Sawyer and Barney.
Event No.3, grand championship contest, for the individual
challenge gold badge of the association, at 15 bluerocks, entrance
free, but optional sweepstakes, which was made £0 cents, and
four divisions of money, ties miss and out:
Brown......- 1OVIIOINIION0NI— 8 = Chase... .... 1001 11011011110—12 3
Spofford..... 111000010101101— &
Woodruff ...110011001011111—10
Ravige....... 110101101110111—11 Atwell..-....111011011111011—12
Heimick.....00011110011100iI— 8 Chearles...... OO0LOL001111101— 8
Wilber..... 100111101011101—10 Sawyer --....01010010w.
BRussell.....-111011111011101—1 2 Lorine -.....111011011111111--13 1
Bowen....... 11111010111101i—12 0 JG Whalon-111100100110010—- 8
Barrett....-. W11001071000011— 9 Vickery... ..011111100101w.
Bradstreet... 100001110100111— & Roxton. -.--- 107011011011111—11
Tiltor.--... . 1U000L100;- Keating ..-. 110171100010101— 9
Allen ...... .110101I01011910111 _—« Halll ........ ADLIT0L10111 -18 3
Ohapin .... ..111101111001111—-12 0 Perry........ 1111111 10101—13 0
Lang....-.---110110101110i00— 9 = Lovejoy. ...10100000w.
Bartlett, ....111110113110110-—-12 1 Waul&ner. .-.110111110111109—11
455
Wager. .,...,011111111111101—18 0 Knowles.....11110111111111)—14
Baxter..--... 110110001111101—-10 = Crompton... .100111111010010— 9
Sampson,. 1901111111012 0 Switt........ 111190110110 —15
Tisdale.. ...111111010111111—13 1 Bradbury... .0010L0010010100— 4
Schaeffer....110110110100111—10 .
The medal and first money went to Swift, the only man to
make astraight score. But one man, Knowles, fell into the 14
hole, and he tonk second alone, Third shot off and diy. by In-
gersoll and Hall; fourth shot aff and won by Chase.
Eyent No. 4, individual snbscription match, 10 clay-pigeons,
straightaway, 50 cents, four nioneys, ties miss and out;
Russell......... ral iii 11—10 Schaefer.......... 1111111911—10
JG Whalon...,..1100101011— 7 Spofford.......... 1011111111— 9 0
Faulkner......-.. TWOL0N111— 8 +~=—s Boothby . ...-1711111110— 9 5
W B Whalon..... LU101L001I— F ~ HMutchinson....,..1100— 9 2
Bradgbury...:....- 100010 w.— 2) Bager,.....0. eres TUT I— 9 4
Arete ee. 8 0111111101I— 3S Sampson.......... 10H110111— §
Bartlett... 002). AO1N1111111— 91 ~Chase,.......-.... 11111411111—10
Sawyer........... LOO0010LL1— 5 Baxter..,...-. ,--O111001101— 6
Savage. ......--.l110111111— 9 6 Woodruff...,..... 1111141110— 9 8
Barney..--....... 1171111111—10 Ingersoll ..... » ll 110111— 9 6
Bradstreet......- 1110011111— 8 Bowen........ .. 1111011111— 9 5
Herriok....,.....1101011110— 9 4 Atwell ..; ......: 1101011110— 7
Wolter. ....... 28 1111111111—10 Ss Alden,-...,.+.--:.-1110011111— #
Lovejoy ......-... 1111110111— 91 Roxton....,.-.... 11111 11101— 9 0
Dip Peed ete ee = WM1L10J11— 9 2 Charles.....--.-..0001101111— 6
TOIL cee y > viele WO01111111---9 56 Hallj......... . 1100011T11— 7
Tisdale............111000L100— 5
First, third and fourth div., second shot off and diy. by Savage
and Ingersoll after killing 6 tie birds.
Event No. 5, individual subscription match at 10 bluerocks, 50
cents, four moneys:
Spomocdsese sere! 1101111100— 73 JG Whalon...... 111111 Hw 9
FUBRETEN : Pee ets 1101101110— 7 8 Hall...,..........,0111110101— 7 0
Sawyer......00.. . LLQUOLOOLI— 5 Be Switty 90 .+-ce. 6 1110111001— 7 0
Wilber: +6625 545) 1100111101—- 71 OChase-.....--...-.J111100111— 8
Sampson.......... 11700111110— 70 Allen ... -1001011101— 71
Bradstreet....-.. O111011011— 7 0 -‘Schaefer.. ...... 100111 000\-
Bradtury..). .... 0000101100— 3 W B Whalon....-0010011100— 4
HOVEIOY), barra. os 0111111011— & BaTretuca. UL... 1111110111— 9
Faulkner,...... O001N11110— 6 Woodruff.........1011001100— 5
Hutechinson.......00000)10— 4 Ohapin........... 1111111101— 9
Ingersoll...,. .... 1101111101— 8 — ss Atwell... .. .... 1100111110— 7 2
Wharles fyi s--:,: O111011010— 6 Hager............. 0001101 w
Bowers:.:,:.-.::- 1100010101I— —“és«“hisdt. .. .......1110100001— 5
Knowles. -..1,... 1111111171—10 Ss Roxon............ 1111010010— 6
Barney........... 1011010101— 6 Cromtonf, 4)... 1011711101— 8
Savage..........- 1110111111— 9 Sanborn.......-.. O010111111— 7
nbor
Knowles, being alone iu the 10 hole, 1ook first money; second
and third diy.; fourth shot off and div. by Spofford and Russell.
Eyent No. 6, grand championship contest for the amateur gold
badge of the Association, at 5 clay-pigeons and 5 bluerocks per
man, Open to any number of teams of five men from each club
belonging to the association, entrance free, but optional sweep-
stakes, which were made 50 cents per man, three moneys:
Jamaica Plain Gun Club, Brockton Gun Club,
Roxton ...... 01111 01111—8 Allen........... 1111 + 11001—8
Savage.....,...01101 10101—7 Wilber.........01011 11101—;
Ingersol).......11110 1M111—8 Tisdale... 10111 11111—9
Barrett........01101 11111-7 Hall..... ......00L01 11101—6
Chapin.:i)2-. 11110 11110—7—37 Atwell..... ... 11110 11111—9—89
Lexington Gun Club, . Wellington Gun Club.
Hutchinson..,.11101 10111—8 Chase.......... W111 10111—9
Vickery 11101 11101—8 Bradstreet -...11111 01101-8
Tilton..- .11111 10110—8 hori i. 11101 11001—7
Herrick ...,...11110 11011—8 Sanborn....... 110L 11011—8
Shumway... ..- 01101 11101—%—89 Schaefer....... 11101 0L111—8—40
Jamaica Plain Gun Club No 2, Wellington Gun Club No, 2,
Boothby..-....10100 10000—3 Melchor.......11101 01110— 7
Oharles........11111 01001—7 Keating....... 11111 10101— 8
Bradbury......GO011 10001—4 Cowing.......11110 11100— 7
Woodruff...... 11101 10110—7 Warren.......l1011 011/1— 8
Baxtenige sve 01111 11000—6—27 Sawyer...,...11111 11111—10—40
The two Wellington teams finished with an equal score of 40
and divided first. Lexington and Brockton with 39 each divided
second, and Jamaica Plain won third. In this event, an unfortu-
nate decision of the judge on Herrick's last bird in the first five,
put the Lexington club out of the tie for first. The bird flew very
low and was well broken when almost down to the screen, The
judge, however, failed to see it and refused to change his decision,
much to the chagrin of the Lexingtons.
Eyent No.%, individual match, 5 pairs bluerocks, 50 cents, 4
moneys, liyds. rise for all guns:
Bradstreet.......11 01 11 10 1I—8 Ingersoll...... ...00 11 11 10 00—5
BaTuey. 02+... 4s O1 11 10 11 10—7 ~Schaefer.....-... 00 11 60 00 10—8
Sywitte-<e- sey ee 10 1010 1110-6 Sawyer. .--10 11 10 11 10—7
PAPC. oss ss wane 11 10 00 ol 10O—5 Chase........-... Ol 11 11 10 10-7
Ghapin issues: 00 10 00 10 10—8 JG Whatlon..... 10 10 10 10 00—4
Savage :....--:>-. 10 00 60 00 00—1 Roxton.......,..01 10 10 10 00—4
Woodrulf....... 10 01 10 10 10—5 WB Whalon....00 OL 00 00 10—2
Mickey ewe 10:11 Ol 11 d1—7 Spofford........- 00 10 10 00 00—2
Melchor..:. ...., 00 11 11 10 10—§ Barrevt......-... 10 00 10 Ll 10—5
Bowen.--- ---..-10 00 1010 00—S Bartlett. ........ 10 11 10 10 10—6
All ties divided.
Event No. 8, grand championship contest for the plass ball
team gold badge of the Association, open to any number of teams
of 5 men each belonging to the Association, entrance free:
Jamaica Plains Gun Club, Mass. Rifle Association.
Roxton..... a... 1110131111—9 Hager .:.-.:..-.. 1010911101—6
BavaAbe..........e 0000011110—4 Sampson..:...... 1101001100—5
Ingersoll......... 1111011011—8 Knowles,..,..... 0110011111—7
Barreths... .... 0101011111—7 Spofford......... 1101010000—4
@iapin, 2)... os: 1111101110—8—36 Dickey.--..-.....101)111111—9—31
Jamaica Plains Gun Club No. 2. Wellington Gun Club.
Brow. «-.....- + 1411011111—9 Perry,..-..--....., LI10U110—8
Charles.... ....0111000011—A Schaefer.--.--.-. 1110010111—7
Bradbury........1111100011—7 Swittreii< ti: 1111110010—7
Woodruft........0011110111—7 Chase..chs cess 1101111011—8&
ARGC cannes 0110011011—4—84 Snow....... ~++++-L010100011—5—85
Brockton Gun Club. Wellington Gun Club No. 2,
Tisdale ... ..... 0111101100—6 Bradstreet......1111111111—10
Ea Ce, Moa yo 0101711111—8& Warren.-:.,--.. 1101100000— 4
Atwell........... 1101100010 5 Melchor:-...-. . 1010010000— 4
Wilber.... .-.... 1111111100—8 Sanborn........ 1010000111— 38
Bartlett. ......../ QO11131—8—86 Keating......... 0110010000— 4—25
The Jamaica Plains team No 1 won the badge with a score of 36
out of 50.
Event No. 9, individual, at 5 pairs clay-pigeons, 50 cents, four
moneys, l5yds. rise for all guns:
Warren.-:--.-.- GO 11 11 11 01I—7% JG Whalon....11 10 10 11 00— 6
Dickey, .: 73-2 11 11 11 1) 11—10 Chailes... ..... 01 O01 10 10 (1— 5
Bradstreet...... 10111011 1i— 8 Schaefer ........00 11 00 11 10— 5
W B Whalon...11 11 10 10 00— 6 Herrick...,..... 11 10 21 10 10— 7
Woodruff ...... 11 10 00 01 10— 5 Swift.....,.....11 111111 01l— 9
Wager..2..----./ 11 11 11 17 W—10 ~Hutchinson.. ..00 11 10 10 O1— 5
Bradbury......- 11 01 01 11 11— 8 Chapin.-.-.-... .-10 11 O1 10 10— 6
Russell..,., .... 11 0011 11 10— 7 Knowles.....,..11 10 11 10 11- 8
Barney........-+ 1011 10 10 0I— 6 Chase........... 11 OL 01 1) 11— 8
Pelryaiens ee 111011 1111—9 Boothby........ 00.10 01 10 10— 4
Ingersoll ...-... 11 10 11 10 1i— 8
All ties divided.
pene No. 10, individual, miss and out at bluerocks, 2lyds. rise,
cents:
Boothby-...-..-....- els -—=1" Barer <Gassi snorteee- 10 -—1
TOS Ege peon anor Oo Goep Os =) WBrownd wc: 55 2o5 <n eres, 0 —0
JET Re een oa gang eanas sce INIGHOIS isos oss een sae +10 = —2
Knowles (0.00 in ee PDI Gy Swift hs ane. s toss n se 11111—6
Imzersolla ye eS. 111110—5 Hutehinson:............. 110, —2
Sehuctenin ceuneeeeles es 100) —be Chapitestiscssew eqnect 111311—6
SAV RECs ile lablee tone irene wlala 1110 —8 Baxter....:...5.. +. a. 110 —2
Knowles, Swift and Chapin divided.
Extra sweep No 1, at 6 clay birds, 25 cents, four moneys:
Alien! o..o0e2) 029... A0TO—450, Loring. 22.22. ..<, 2-24 011111—5
Chapin.....-....-..... 101011—4.0 Atwell........----.... O1N100—3 3
Sawyer....---..-----..l011J1—5 Webster-..-..-....--.5 111111—6
Herrick .5....s. ...111—6 + #Boothby......-........111010—4 0
Bradstreet......-.....d11/11—6 Baxter....-.. patency 4 111001—4 2
Roxton.... 2622.0. rate ned 110101—42 Carpenter ......,.....100011—3 3
Barhlethicky..t 1) 11101I—5. + Charles ..-,..-.-.,-.-l11111—6
Hantialeus eee en ...101101—4 0 Inversoll-..-....-.-.-..010101—8 2
Melchorss-. nesseee O01MI—3 & Wilbur....-.--.-.,--.-L1141—6
Woodruff......-......d1011—5 +=, White-.-........- pecs 100111—4 3
Savage..-:-:-....-.,....101101—5, -_ Keating::.. .-..-..;. -,000111—8 0
Viekery.....::.......,.l01001—8 2 Brown.....«...........10101—4.1
First and second ‘iv. without a shoot, other ties shot off, third
won by White, fourth diy. by Melchor, Atwell and Carpenter.
Extra sweep No. 2, 6 ae 25 cents, three moneys:
Fuosom.. dunuss as laec tee Tisdale........-. reese ALOII—5 3
Sawyer-is.....:.2. »-.10U1—5 0 Gharles -.1....... 20: -10011j—4 1
Bradstreet..-.,.-.-.-..01010l—3. ‘Shaw-..........-......, -001101—4
Brown..-..-+.=:- «+++ OOLI0I—8 Wilber........... eee. 100LI—4. 1
Ingersoll..-..--+- -.-T-—6 Weating---.... .... ++ -LLOL0I—4 1
Barbera +o.) 2s eres: COLI 0 Diorings.+,~.- 2 nace 0@1111—4
Woodruff. ....... ..+-+:11110I—5 0. White. -.........,.....dJ00H—-5 1
Webster..._.. wos. , LOUI—5 0
CO) re) 3)b1 ea SE ROD OE REE Oe 101013—4 2 Allen.... ..............11011—h 0
Bartlett...--... --0+ +4 COLNI0O—2 Savage......-. age eee el: 0111 1L0—4 0
Atwell... ....-... -. OMMI—4 3
First, won _by Ingersoll; second shot off and won by Tisdale;
third shot off and won by Atwell and Loring.
Extra No, 6, 6 clays, 25 vale four moneys:
Browns: trsseena 1 xe , 111 Pistase. sth! a.s, Sb 4a sone 110101—5 0
Wilher.+:;....+ wewewe| Tb 2 Baxter! .i... de 111111 -8
Bletric kites tsvies: 1 = be 11I—6 Lyd Ghee esse epee Peewee | O1N00—2
BavVAHe: liters oes sa24 O1NT1O—4 3) oti sete ese 110111—6
Atwell... ../-s.4- rs sn LODO S$E2 CR Oxhonis esi el.pescc ls 11111—6
Tripergollnys. widasases 101111—5 0 Keating......... ......001011—3
Webster. jo. -veelsce. 1011115 0 Bartlett eeeeae O11011—4 2
oath by. 22600 i + Vea 1111-6 ~=©Charles,.-- ..... .... LOLOL0—3
Bradstreet. ... .--011101—4 @ Woodruff. .,.--....... OLII—s 8
Allen... - oe, II0I—5, 2 Ohapine 2, .<-12+2-.24< 10101 1—4 1
third shot off and won by Savage.
Extra sweep No, 4, 6 straightaway bluerocks at 2lyds., 25 conta,
four moneys:
Wiiialkoaii eee bees oy WM1N—6 3 Loring....--..,-.....,]1011I—f 5
Deiteas) este Geter a eee PON — sr Werehoreeene ces aunt 111110—5 0
OG pgs eee nee TTT — Srila seteeaiees e+ cod WN 1
FEU MATE ee ie a ceries ne 01111—h 0 W B Whalon.......... 111111—6 0
Woodruff. ..,+...,....-111101l—5 1 Ingersoli -s..... see 101011—4 1
Russell feces ss6ceuaee TIT Siok. UGS a reek 08 28 tee ster 10L11—5 6
BARREL; eetes dete nee 111111—6. 3 Bowers .....-..0.01 eee 11001—4 4
(Etec tee ie eR eres OLUII—A 6 ~Boothby,........5..... OL1100—3 4
Bradstreet,........,..- M1N—6 0 Chapim®............... O11101—4 6
Carpenter............. 111101—5 5 Sampson............... 111111—6 0
HRGMNIGK .2-st.ceeraat 111111—6 3 ~Bradbury.............. 011010—3 0
WV DTG- ss cerrchen tte WOMITOSES Ra X6T tee erence be Hi11—6 2
BADGE ES arn te otene shee RIGS Gar ke a aya saa 001001—2
Schaefer Sy re a TOs OA OVeSA Giecox) eek aces 111000—8 0
VAM WEL at tsecemecssuses D0I—8 1S Gove ean senate 011001—8 5
McMuttnatiathed O1000 = 257 SO eyy, sree eee ae 100001—2
BArUGY wes statessectes 110111—5. 2 Savage......--..-..2:-, 111111—6 1
All ties shot off. Hirst div, by Whalon, Barrett and Merrick;
second by Lang, Bartlett, Barney and Tilton; third by Schaefer
and Chapin; fourth won by 8, Goye,
Extra sweep No. 5, 6 straightaway clay-pigeons, 25 cents, four
moneys :
Wage Fees Fie KL, 101411—5 0 Chapin..... .........2 110111—5 6
Roxton.,.,.,...... ...111010—4 2 Bradstreet............ 010110—8 6
Russell ... LI1110—5 6 e ,- LIMI—b 6
all... ,..10111—5 6 .--111001—4 3
Boothby .. 1111—6 1 . 011011—4. 3
Webster.. .--111111—6 2 ... 100101—3 0
Baxter,.... ..011010—3 4 . .001010—2
Bradbury. ---00111—4 1 -.--101111—5 J
Loring..... ...1111—6 3 . ..111011—5 5
Barrett....... .--110111—5 0 ... 100171—4 2
Schaefer. ..100011-8 4 Clark......... -..010000—1
LG ten soe chs ssient 1111J1-6°8 Sanson,. -011711—5 0
1S Thy eesti Gore mek ees 000100—1L Herrick. -.O11101—4 1
Carpenter isa.5...0.60. 110101—5 0 Melcher.....- --«100711—4 1
Woodruff............ ADIONI—4 1 Taylor... ..... este A11N—6 2
Whalon. . ve eees LIDIII—6 1
Loring and Lang divide first after a shoot off. Second shot off
and div. by Russell, Hall, Chapin and Ingersoll. Third shct off
and diy. by Spofford and Gove. Fourth shot off and div. by Bax-
ter and Schaefer.
Extra No. 6, at 3 pairs clay birds, 24 cents, 4 moneys:
LOU} bik AONE Ree Ae 11 1011-50 J Whalon....... -«---10 1] 01—4 3
Bradstreet....... ... 11 1110-51 Woodruff--....,..... 01 01 1J—4 3
DAVOS Sessa 2a). 11 1010-4 0 Hnutchinson.......... 11 11 11—6
Piyvalten ya eanyeesesey Ol 11 2I—5 1 Loring-. .....-2...... 10 11 10—4 1
Faulkner.........-.. 0001 01—2 £Perry-.. -.---.-..... VW 11 1W—5 2
Nichols.............. ll 01 GO—3 2 Roxton ...,._.......10 00 01—2
IEROITA GI. ey ess ae ole 00 10 11-8 2 Leonard......... ....11 00 00—2
Tagomeeye s880. ese 11 Ol—4 1 Hanmerse.-..... 02. 10 11 11—5 0
Boothby............. 1010 11—4 1 W BWhalon........ 11 00 11—4 4
Bowers, 22.0... 6602. 11 M1 11—5 1 Schaefer.............11 01 11-61
Webster.......... .. 1011 11— 52: Wilsomi.. 2. li 10 011-4 0
Atwell. ..2.6....220., 11 00 11—4 4 Charles.... .........00 11 12—41
Melehor.........,-.. 1011 1l—h 1 DBovejoy............., 10 11 10-4 1
Carpenter........ -. 11 01 J0—40 Sawyer.............. OL 01 10-8 2
Knowles.... ...- 11 OL T1—h 1 Savage.....cs... 2. 10 00 10—2
Sampsol......-.---. Ol 11 10—44 Chase.....-.. 0.02... 11 01 00—3 0
First diyided; other ties shot off; second divided by Webster
and Perry; third divided by Atwell, Sampson and W. B. Whailon;
fourth diyided by Nichols, Herrick and Sawyer,
The annual meeting of the Association was held on Monday
evening at Young's Hotel, for the eleetion of officers and the
transaction of other business. About twenty-five members were
present, representing the following clubs: Lexington, Welling-
ton, Mass. Rifle Association, Jamaica Plain and Broekton. The
minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, and
the treasurer reported a balance on hand of $127.39, which report
was accepted and placed on file. The Fall River Gun Club was
reinstated on BOL attOn, The officers of the Association since
1886 have been: Pres , H. W. Eager. Marlboro; Ist Vice-Pres., Alba
Houghton; 2d Vice-Pres., J. Buffum; Sec., Chas, Hartwell, of
Worcester; Treas,, Albert Keating, and Board of Directors, W- H.
Allen and J, S. Sawyer. Under the head of new business Mr. J.
S. Sawyer broached the subject of classification, saying that
under the present system of handicapping by distance the experts
claimed to be practically out-classed, and he suggested that some
change be made, closing by requesting the opinion and sugges-
tions of the experts, those most interested,
A long informal discussion ensued, the general tenor of which
was adverse to the welfare of the experts. However, in Mr.
Tueker, of the Lexington Club, they found a champion, and he
advised the Association to adopt some rule which would keep
the experts in; if the present rule was so unjust to them he hoped
that modifications would be made so that they would not be
driven away from tournaments. ‘he talk finally resulted in a
motion by Capt. Sawyer that the American Shooting Association
rules be adopted, carrying witn them their system of classifica-
tion; motion seconded and carried.
Motion made that any member of any club belonging to the
State Association, whether living in the State or not, should be
allowed to shoot in the State events, Carried.
Moved to pay the secretary $10 as a slight recompense for his
services. Carried. ;
_ The election of officers then followed. Mr. H. W. Eager was
unanimously re-elected President; the vote for First Vice President
was rather scattering, and as six votes were necessary to election
another vote was taken, Mr. Eager suggesting that all who pre-
viously voted for themselves should agree on some one else. Un
the second ballot Capt. J. S. Sawyer, Cambridge, was elected.
Second Vice-President, W- H. Allen, of Brockton. Secretary,
Chas. Hartwell, of Gardner; Treasurer, Albert Keating, of
Quincy. Directors, H. F. Amsden, of Boston and A. M. Tucker,
Charlestown. On motion adjourned. :
Tuesday, June 18.
The second day of the tournament opened bright and clear,
although a strong east wind gave rise_to the fear that more rain
might fall. This fear was not realized, however, and the day
passed very pleasantly. The wind did not interfere seriously
with the flight of the birds, except on Nos. 1 and 2 sets of traps,
and it blew right across these, hastening somewhat the flight of
the quartering birds. The arrangements for transportation of
shooters from the station to the grounds were very much im-
proved, a large bus meeting every train and for 24 cents giving
each passenger a comfortable and pleasant ride. Only a small
Dumber were present in the morning, bui accessions to the
ranks were frequent as each train arrived, and the later events
were well filled. Some old-timers were present, among them D.
A. Brown, J. N. Frye and Percy Aldrich, of the old Tremont
shooting men. The latter is an old live-bird shot. and has taken
part in many events all through the country. The members of
the Jamaica Plain Club are workers, and no tedious waits oc-
curred in running off the events. The programme called for ten
regular sweeps, in addition to which many extra sweeps were
shot, but of the latter we give only a few. Much interest cen-
tered in the individual badge contests, and Mr, I. J.C. Swift, of
Falmouth, covered himself with, glory by winning all three, also
the medal offered for best average in amateurevents. __
Atl o'clock ajsecond edition of Monday’s elegant luncheon, but
1 if anything more elaborate, {was served, and its abundance and
quality eee to put every one in good humor, and in this condi-
tion no kicking was heard, though truth to tell, no necessity for
it existed. Tyo trophies, in the shape of watch charms, were do-
nated by the Association for the best average on the two days,
shooting at 50 clay-pigeons and 50 bluerocks each day, 290 birds
in all, one for the experts and the other for the amateurs. They
were won respectively by H. W. Hager and F. J. C. Swift.
Your correspondent wishes to thank Messrs. Chas. Ulmsted, Dr.
H. A. Baker, S. D. Charles, W. P. Robinson, J. R. Hanmer, H. F.
Chapin, G. F. McCausland and ©. F. Cilley of the Jamaica Plain
Gun Club and H. W. Hager President, and Chas. Hartwell, Seare-
tary_of the State Association, for their kindness and aid in fur-
nishing scores and other information.
456
FOREST AND STREAM——SUPPLEMENT.
[JUNE 20, 1889,
Byent No. 1, individual match, 10 clay-pigeons, 50 cents, four
moneys:
Wageri..-.-..2.5% 1111011110— 8 8 Roxton........... 011710L0011— 6
Ingersoll..... ,----1110111710— 82 Allen ............ 1111010111— 8 0
WIL SESE EET ee OU LOLI ——itne eS TOYO en stews 1111110111— 9 2
Ghaweess seus ec 01111110N1I— 8 2 ~Chase........-.... O1010111— 7
Atwell has 1111011101— 92 Lormg............ 1111101111— 91
Wisdale <:.ccscc: 1001111110— 7 Barney... .- eke 1001101100— 5
BaErehtes oo W011I— 9 8 ~Woodrnuff......... 1OMI11110N— 88
Dh sl ere ae ee 1111111110— 90 Baxter............1011101111— # 0
hain 25 igs: 11111111110 Boothby.......... 0001110100— 4
Nanmlanme tytn 5 1011011110— 9 Bradbury......... 11L1L000101— 6
Sawyer -.......... OL000Ww-
Chapin wins first, second shot off and won by Barrett, third
shot off and div. by Hager and Woodruff, fourth diy. without a
shoot.
Event No. 2, individual match, 10 bluerocks; 50 cents, 4 ners
Roxton....... .,-..1111111101—9 Barney .....2..... 1010001000— ¢
Sawyer ...2..44..<. 000101 w. Les Oh see pak A 1111111711—10
AVIS Tes atceessauns 11110111018 2 Swift.............. 1110101111— 8 3
(SEL eae pee 1111110110—8 1 Barrett............1110111110— 8 1
WPiBGalOoccecns eset 1111101011—8 2 Chapin........ »...L101011011— 7
W000 TUf ys ye7 =< 1010101300—5 + ~=Brown.......,.... 1010011010— 5
Ingersoll. ..,. 0101 11 1000—5 Pa vlOres fies s OONOLOLOOIN— 3B
hast ona tsas 0 0100011101—5_—s_—#§s§ Attwell........ ... 1110001100— 5
First won by Eager with the only straight score; second by Rox-
ton; third shot off and won by Swift; fourth won by Chapin,
Event No. 3, grand championship contest for the Ligowsky gold
badge and the individual clay-pigeon championship of the Asso-
ciation, at 15 clay-pigeons; entrance free, but optional sweepstakes
which were made 60 cents: four moneys:
Chapin......111171111111011-14 6 Shaw.s....... 111111111110101—13
Bradbury. ..110001111000111— 9 12 £1) 1 ee 01111711111111114 0
Atwell... ... 011110011111010—10 Chase..:.;... 111110111111111—14 3
Magers... 4... 111111111110111—14 7 Allen........ 111110111011110—12
Swift .....% 111111111101111—14 10 Woodruff... .011111011110110—11
Boothby... .010110100 w, Tisdale... ...111011011111111—18
Roxton.... .111010011111111—12 Brown....... 001111111001111—11
Ingersoll. ...110110011100111—10 Taylor....... 111001011001101— 9
Loring...... 111111111111110—14 6 Baxter....... 101110001111010— 9
Barrett..... WOM I1—14 9 Perry........ 111111011111111—14 29
Charles..... 111101101000111— 10 SWa...o+-.cs 111111111110111—14 2
The tie on 14 for the hadge and first money was shot off, and
proved very interesting. They shot one round at5 and six men
staid in; on the second round of 5 all dropped out but Swift, and
he won. Other ties divided.
Event. No. 4, individual match, 3 pairs bluerocks, 50 cents, three
moneys, ties div.:
Ingersoll...........-... 10 lo sOiane, Sete et i 00 01 10—2
Parry eieae oe ole 00 I Mager. Se es sae 10 11 11—5
Woodruff ............ 01 00 10—2 ~Atwell---..e....e. ccs. OL 10 11—4
Qianine wa 2555/ss, 1010 00—2 Roxton....... ........ 10 10 10—3
Barrette ; IT. ELO 008 siiWie Get k cesh ste nee 10 10 10—38
RaWYGr eee nee ea. 11 10 01—4
Eyent No. 5, individual match, 10 bluerocks, 50 cents, four
moneys;
Gliters tb Meee 1111110101—8 _~—«s Atwell. ... .. .,..1010000111—5 0
CeO Ls de hade epee on 0001011011—5 2 0011010L0I—5 3
Petty. So Soe 0101011111—7 .-1110100110—6
Allen,............-0100010L11—5 0 .---1101011110—7
Ingersoll]........... 1111110011—8 , O0.1011011—6
Sawyer............ 0111011711—8 1111110001—7
Tisdale..........-- 1110011100—6
All ties diy. except for fourth, which was shot off and won by
Chase.
Event No. 6, grand championship contest for the individual
amateur challenge gold badge of the Association,.at 8 clay-
pigeons and 7 bluerocks, entrance free, but optional sweepstakes
which was made 50 cents, four moneys:
Clays. Bluerocks. Clays. Bluerocks.
Roxton.....10110111 1111010—11 Charles....11111110 101010i—11
Ingersoll...00101711 010°001—7 Brown . .11111011 0100111—11 }:
Chase...... 11111100 )»=©110001J—10 Windhorn.110011]0 0000111— 8
Hall 1101011 = =1111101—-13 Bradbury..00011011 1000110— 7
Atwell..... 11010101 += 0111110—10 Manley....01010111 1101001—10
Sawyer....11100111 1101010—-10 Baxter.....11011010 1010111—10
Perry. .2 11111111 +=1011101I—13 Gilly ...... 01011101 »=1411101—11
Barrett....11111101 01111-1838 Woodruff..11111011 010001i—10
Shaw...-...01010001 1001110—9 Eager...... 01101011 = -011171—11
Herrick....11010011 11130110—10 Law........ 111 = 0110011—12
Chapin..... 10111111 = Q011001—10 Stanton....1U11 =1111111—15
Warren....0U011011 111011113 H Swift....111101 0110110—11
Swan.......10100101 110010I— 8 Hammond.11000010 0011¢01— 6
Tisdale....11110110 O11U110—11 F Swift... 01100111 1111171—14
This being a badge for amateurs, Stanton as an expert could
not take that, although he won first money with the only straight
score, Swift with 14 won the badge and second money, third div.
and fourth won by Law. The last named gentleman is an in-
stance of the difficulties a man can overcome by perseverance.
His right arm was injured some years ago and he shoots from
the left shoulder, sighting with the right eye, as sight has gone
from the left. This necessitates a wonderfully crooked stock,
but the work accomplished is very effective.
No, 7, individual match, at 6 singles and 2 pairs bluerocks, 50
cents, 4 moneys:
PLAS ET cc ten sae 110101 1110-7 Barrett. .........111010 10 17
Swift.-...--------010010 0010-4 Qhapin., ...0. 0.) 111111 10 00—7
Ingersoll. .......+ 11100 1110-8 Atwell....0000022 001011 11 00-5
WeTr ys oe ess 3-= - 111011 0900-6 Hammond... .... 000010 01 01—8
Warren...:..-.+-- 110111 31 11-9 Roxton .........., 110110 11 11-8
Chase......s0.2+0 O101L 1010-6 Law.........00002, 000111 10 10—5
SA a: <+ 20s s-ped Ol1111 10 00—6 Stanton. .... 12)! N01 11 00-8
Bradbury.......-. PUTTY pO 9 oS Waitin. gt amon O11101 00 11—6
Ties divided.
Event No.8, grand championship contest at clay-pigeons for
the team gold badge of the Association, open to any number of
teams of 5menfrom each club belonging to the Association, 10
live birds per man, 50 cents, four moneys:
Wellington Gun Club. Jamaica Plain Gun Club
Jen) it ey ee 1011s11111— 91 Roxton... ......, 4111111111—10 2
Sawyer... ......- 0111011111— 80 Bradbury........ 1110010111— 7
WALLED <2... 92-2 el 111111111110 2 Ingersoll. . ......011110111i— § 3
Chase.......... -. 110111111— 96 Chapin...... ..... T101N1iI— 9 8
SWiltesces. seen sees 111111011— 9 6 -~Barrett............ 4111111111—10 0
45 44
Jamaica Plain Gun Club Ne. 2. Mass. Rifle Team.
SHAW. ys <cndah nnd Q1lOONN1I1I— F_~—ss Bwift...........-- 1111011111— 49 6
BEG. i. ose kee ks 1110101111— 8 3 _Hichols........... 11L11— 9 0
Woodruff.. ....: M111111011— 8 38._—-« Hager.........,-.. 1117111111—10 2
Baxter....... .. -110M0iN— 83 Strater....../.... 1111111111—10 3
Gharles.2 5. .7¢s.- 1311100100— 6 = Law..........,..-. 1111111110— 9 6
35 47
The medal went to the Mass. Rifle Association team, but the
ties for the money were shot off and won as follows: First won by
Strater, second divided by Chase, H. Swift, Swift and Law, third
divided by Ingersoll, Brown, Woodruff and Baxter, fourth diy.
by the 7 men.
Event No. 9, individual match, 50 cents, four moneys, at 10 blue-
rocks:
Letoerd ty A494 ogo oS VWNGW1—9 Stanton.....--.,....1011111101— 8
AWC EEMM ae fale, Le ene eae A101I0IN0I—6 ~Warren,............ 1011010101— 6
Wicholke Pee QO1411111—-8 Barrett... ......... 1111011011— 8
EOS ug tn ee re ee 1111001101—7 Hlager............... 1111711011— 9
WS wittes oe eee 1101001101—6 Ingersoll........,_..11101100N1— 7
Perry. 2 ee ere 1000110111—6 Law....--...--..... 1111111111—10
Yi
All ties div. ; f
Eyent No. 20, individual match, miss and out, at clay-pigeons,
2lyds. rise, 50 cents: Chapin 4, Stanton 9, Ingersoll 8, F. Swift 0,
Baxter 0, Hoxton 3, Barrett 9, H. Swift 0, Law 1, Nichols 4, Hager
3, Perry 9. Ties on 9 diy. the money.
Extra sweep No. 1, 6 blueraocks, 25 cents, four moneys:
O01 Co
Shai see cee tee 1l—4 2 1 eS ee 000000—0
hy dl woe ete ete ee oe 1011014 1 Tisdale..............., 101000—2
Hager .siser. ss2cdcrexe 111101-5 6 ~Loring................. 110111—5 2
SEH AERA Ae eege 01101J—4 8 Bradbury......... ... 010011—3 0
Gispimegsenedor ater. +3 Vid 6" Aliens.) ) 2a cee 100119—3 1
PV VGTOIT her acios tesco 1000-8 =§- Brown..<.-.........-.. 100L10—3 3
Bapnew eee sees Sor oe 111010U—4 8 Boothby............... 101010—3 1
PATH MI setdetad-Seacss Samuare: A1101I—5-0 Baxter... 0... 0.5) neon 101101—4 1
Im@ersoll .5.4.-.a+2-- 111011—5 5
Chapin won first alone, second shot off and won by Hager, third
Fes off and div. by Hall and Barney, fourth shot off and won by
TOWD.
Extra No. 2, 6 clay-pigeons, 25 cents, 4 moneys:
011100—3
Roxton .......- sore Es TS ARB A sitscen or =
ASOT raat wees os ese 110111 56 Hartwell..... ...:... 110110—4 1
Woodruff......,....-+ 111110—5 4 Ingersoll..... ....,... O11i11—5 0
PiOvitig ss elocws: ame oe ee 1111-3 apin wy). oeeeenwee 111110—5 6
Misiale se. senna See 10J1—5 4 Brown,-...............011012—4 2
IBEMUeyerres oss) rs teres OM11I=5'3. Atwell. 2. 011111—5 0
SVE enor e ana eee aoe OIII—b-6 Shaws... 7.22.00... 1101048
Hah pect ae gs a eee 1100—4 0 Boothhby.... ..........011010—3 8 birds in the 90 class received six times the amount of mo thse
AT On 5 theca wee Wi—6~—s- Bradbury........ ....,111010—4 2 | man who broke the same number in the 80 Crass, and adounie the
Wolhis Ciscoe Cee amount of the man wlio had to break 12 straight in a tie in the 70
class. In this case every man in the 90 class won a prize without
shooting a tie. In match No. 2 the number of entries had
Extra No. 3, 6 straightaway clay-pigeons; 25 cents; 4 moneys: dropped to 56 (the 70 class losing 10), the same 9 in the 90 class,
Bowker... ccereveesaseee 1011-5 8 “Bradbury..........-...1111i—6 | very man also won without shooting a tie, while only 10men won
rica lo) sae MIMMN= 6)" honihgernc ll ae 191011—4 5 | ip the 70 class after shooting splendidly in ties. In match No.3
GHApID. sche A O11111—5 8 Sawyer.. ........-.-.-.100111-4 1] there were 11 in the 90 class, and every man won Without shoot-
Roothby................ HOU Is SIDA NGN yo nneae” 1111-6 | ingatie. In match No.4, 12 entries in the 90 class, every man
Wooodtultsescsis.ac. W105 1 Baxter. .......:..,.22-5 lil1—6 | Won again without shooting a tie, while in the 70 class every man
Ost le eee eet ee TOLD dE. awit Lh, eek eee 0100113 9 | Who won had to be an expert at tie shooting, The 5th match
Charles......- _... 000010 —1 RATTOLL GY weet eee 111011—5 1 | Was nearly a repetition of the rest, showing conclusively that
TOW Ts Petree Te bcs HddI= 10 MOOHDA Vy cere eee 101111—5 0 | fora man who could shoot any the 90 class was the place to win,
Bavat.¢iscberv ieee TG as 5 AINA Leen 111000—3 9 | and T am surprised that some of the 70 class did not rcquest to
AINE seer et epee] MOL eerily ae er ae ene 110011—4 0} be Placed in the 90 class. Leannot see_ any justice in this man-
Kitenn, pesos ov 1110014 1 _Ingersoll..........---.. O10111—4 1] Her of division of prizes, and though hardly a 70 class shooter
Oe | eater trene few O11111—5 3 myself, would much prefer taking my chances against 10 men in
the 90 class than four times that number in the 70 class. If this
plan continues, I can foresee a dropping off in the entries of the
next tournament. TRAP SHOOTER.
First divided; other ties shot off; second divided by Bowker,
Chapin and_ Atwell; third divided by Roxton, Hager and Loring;
fourth divided by Swift and Hall.
Extra No. 4,6 bluerocks, 24yds. rise, Hurlingham rules, 25 cents,
four moneys:
GSB T. , EPL away oo 010111—4 0 Loring................. 111i10—5 ; —Shoot 25 bi
Boothby... 000-000. 1OLOI—4 0 Chase aes TH—6 . | Ott A Js Sune 1b woos tor Letever trophy, 2 birds), 25 (cents
axter SPR M UMC HLS p eh" dhekezey i iCot (See Seven a, O10111—4 1 1111111010111100111101110—1
PHAPIN Ss Hess k oaks LG eB edb Tiny. ers ets oo 1001I—5 3] Guimhy.. oe Gel le Soe Se RE OE eaD
B \ esas [QML 5 ie aie ent etanane gd Feeney teat 11110011 11110119119111111—22
UPTON G cee). aetna ected 011000—2 TP VNOTE ht Waches tins oem - 100011—3, 11101111111110101 1111111122
SSBITIOV ss tae earn teaeite TOI hak Shaw ir ead ee. e tO ranrata: ors or ee tn Pen ene ae 0100011000011111110000011—12
Qilley eves ees M16 1 CODBe se scetteeeren 10115 3 OL UI oman on 028
mw ee le ree eee cea i 5 c en ray peat en er eae hl cee eee 1010110100001011011111011—15
First diy., second shot off and diy. by Baxter, Loring, Bradbury SRS an Mae ORM RTT SES, 0001001000w.
ane Cobb, third shot off and won by Ingersoll, fourth won by | “Sweep No. 1, 50 cenis entrance, 10 birds, 5 traps, Keystone rules,
aylor. . j ties divided:
Extra No. 5, at 6 straightaway clay-pigeons, 25 cents, four | Quimby. .--1111011011—8 Russel........ o+e+--0100101101—5
moneys: ersey A11111010i-8 ~-Hathaway...,...... .1111011110—8
Brad purya:.7....-t-=2 o11000—2 = Baxter................. 000101—2 Collins.. = -lM00INIOII—F Ghase. 0s. i.e... 2 ll. 0901101111—6
Warrentss 0S) seis llll—6. 4 Perry . 0 -piot ead ae 1111111000—7
HAS ee Pets t | 3 U111—6 1 Woodruff jAN111—6 4} No. 2, same:
Herricks Saag ee ise 111111—6 8 Lowell. 111111—6 6 | Quimby........-.-.. 111101N101— 8 Jersey............... 0111010000— 4
WT Oy 3s ae rt eross W1111—6 8 Sawyer.. Oll11—5 2 | Hathaway. . O111001110— 5 Chase............... 1111100100— 6
Barrett? .4i3. sae s.49. 110111—5 8 Atwell. 001011—3 Collins, ..,.....---.-L111111111—10 MeNeill........,.... 000100000i— 2
aAyVIOL. <2 Tite o10lui—4 =Chapin.. 111111—6 0011100111— 6
Boothby........ . 1011-5 0 Edgar... 11001—4
Wai, Soc 0b aes ee ene: 111110—5 8 Swift.... 111110—5 3 «-- OLLIOTIIO0—6! Hird. .4-. sees 0101101110—6
Ingersoll. 6... .0. tae 011110—4 Hall .. 111l11—6 4} Hathaway.-......... IOOLOUHO0—4 Jersey... 1 i7..0. 1. 1100111111—8
Windhorn......... ... 110101—4 DAW sabes Bes ..LN1I—6 1 | Collins............... 11111111019 MeNeill..... ...,.. 0000000000—0.
BrOWE tard en ae Ee 110101—5 0
First shot off and div. by Warren, Woodruff, Chapin and Hall; .. LIIT111—-10 “MeNeill.............. 00°0001900—1
second shot eff and div. by Barrett, Swan, Perry and Swift; third . 11001NN11— 8 _Hurd.... ...... . 0111100110—6
and fourth diy. without a shoot. : .-1111111110— § Russel........ ......0111100001I—5
eae Wo. 6, at 6 peeves ip ae ope moneys: waited [2 I) 5 a> O110001L1I1— 6
GAT A es a 1 ee SPOT SOULS dey ool) bn tana i —2 . }
Biavitan. 2 ee eee 111118 5 Barrett........... 2. 11111—6 4] Quimby........-.. .. Rae Major. .....,....-... 0100000110—8
Tetiann, OOM. Lee tee 10111—5 2 Shaw ........s...0.. |. 11-6 3 Se re aie Bee a age 0110000101—4
Bradbury........ ..... TMIOM—F0USwan fy Le ee ee 1111-6 6 MOLE eee ete ae se 0100010000—2
Law. AA CN it 6 Warren BE i shh is 6 : —9 Hurd ......-... cess, 1100111000—5
BHR TODS chnekat eee 001—E Sawyer .:..5....0s10- — :
Baber Mca cn. sate W0MI—5 6 Herrick... 011110—4 -01M0011—7 Collins............... 0011001011—5
PWwvifkcee wh eae W1I—5 6 Perry....... sos. 101111—5 6 1000001010—3 Major................ 1001000110—4
ey -0111101101-—7
Ties on first shot off, miss and out, Quimby winning.
COLUMBIA, Pa,— Wrightsville, Pa.—On Friday afternoon, the
Extra No. 7, at 3 Rae clay-pigeons, 4 moneys: 14th inst., several of the members of the Columbia Gun Club faced
BW aes pees ee aebee 0 11-8 1 Warren..-...........11 11 11—6 the traps to try their skill and endurance in a shoot at 100
Eager....- Sel gah horm oes! 1101, 10—5°4 “Wshames see. ok 10 10 01—8 2 | standards from three traps, Some of the shooting was very good,
ED SWE, = succes S banter 1011 00-381 Barrett .e.+eee..1] 11 10—5 8] but with exception of Mr. Krueger it was again proven that
PEE ysdas ical a at Ne 1 10 JI—5 4 Brown............... 01 10 10—8 2) amateurs accustomed 10 shoot races cannot “hold out”? ina long
Stanton ..........+.. TU Se eee hop tbiny as .ne sess 00 01 11-3 1] one. Mr. Krueger’s score is a good one and he did not try his
BT SQW Vise rd ae eee JVI UI bit WS with «92.0 4.2.00 10 10 11—4 hardest to make a big score. At all times he shoots the same
Hammond........ «10 11 1-5 8 Woodruff,........... 00 10 11—83 2] quick, automatic style, and pulverizes his birds with remarkable
Ingersoll.... .... ep al TM ae6e Baxter caccrcsde Gn 01 10 10-8 1} regularity. The following are the scores;
AIWeeAS oa enee =). 2th Oli1 10-4 Chase....,.........-. 1i 01 10-4 At CRRTIRBL OL ener don ysl eanee See cies 1111199191111 0018
REL WHEE og cv gne-eaeees a rh Ey et Ore It eee iy AAS pay 11 10 11—5 ¢ 1191911191112
des incon ta eles 10 11 11—5 0 1111111191111 1— 20
11101111011111111111—18
00111111 110111111111 1793
W AWaylor:. cc /...gSscsetensete eR Fy 11101101101111) 111116
11111 110111111001011—16
71114110011111000110—14
11111110131111101111—18
wan ;
First and third divided, second shot off and divided by Hager,
Perry, Bradbury and Cilley, fourth shot off and diyided by [sham
Brown and Woodruff.
Extra sweep at 6 clay-pigeons, walk up match, 25 cents, four
moneys:
Lowell ......2+.... + COUN0—B 1 Petry... ccc veserraens *.010101—3 2
Bradbury OMI—4 8 “A Swift... 0... 110011—4 0 ‘ Fi 11111000000011100100— 9—%3
Shaw...... _.0000I—1 Nichols O11100—8 0 | J © Broome,.., ....- ieee eeteteeaeaa tate LONI III 11 11—19
Cilley.. ..000100—1 — -Law........ 100111—4 2 11101111101110110111—16
Roxton ..110011—4 0 Hammond O1l011—4 2 TREC eee
Swift... ..111100—4 1 Ingersoll 011001—8 0 it REISE Gene
Stanton... sie) UM01—5 Boothby... 20 no Wrench TPES eee ent!
The 5 nen won first, second shot off and won by Bradbury, third | W # Fendrich.....-.- .-.s-- --s.eess..-., 0161110111001—15
3411001111101 11110 —16
10101110010111001111—13
11011101110111010111—15
2 1111011711.1100110101 —15—74
WWOrownmshield:. 2os.2:. a: cmaetala ben wek nose 111111101100011001) 1144
(001101111 1011110170—13
01011111001101011000—17.
11111110117100371111—17
11111011111010190111—16—41
WS ffeckele, ys .caca tee ics oy 10110111111000011110—13
3 00000011010000100101— 6
LCOONLOUTOCOOCOTLO1N— 6
10101111109110101101—14
01100100001011101000— 8—47
BANNERMAN.
BLOOMING GROVE PARK.—The annual spring tournament
of the Blooming Grove Park Association was held at the elub
house in Pike county, Pennsylvania, on the 80th and Slst of May,
Owing to the fact that the 30th came on Thursday the attendance
was not large, but the enthusiasm of the contestants fully compen-
sated for the lack of numbers. The club has lately improved the
shooting grounds, and with the present arrangement of under-
ground cords it is impossible for the shooter to know which trap
is to be spsung untilit is actually thrown open. Five traps are
used for live bird contests,and the arrangement of traps and
facilities for springing them leave little to be desired. Wor clay-
birds 3 traps were used; they were placed near ¢ach other, and
with the trapper were completely hidden from view of the shooter
by a shotproof screen. In clay-bird contests the use of the sec-
ond barrel, if successful, counts one-half. Club rules governed —
all contests. In the rifle contests—shooting off-hand at 200yds.,
only hunting sights allowed—the scores made were not very good,
owing to the fact that the rain came down in torrents and the
wind blew in great gusts all the time, the best scores being 49 and
46, 10 shots decimal targets. There were handsome gold and sil-
ver medals for first and second prizes in each of the four contests.
Contest at 25 live birds:
shot off and won by Perry, fourth won by Sbaw and Cilley,
although they broke but 1 bird each.
Although the main events were finished soon after 4 o’cloek, a
number of the shooters could not tear themselves away, and re-
mained until 6, shooting little sweeps of various kinds. The
unanimous opinion of all the visitors was that the Jamaica Plain
boys had run a yery pleasant and successful State tournament,
FRANK MASON,
[A table showing guns and loading of twenty-eight of the con-
testants will be given next week.]
CLASSIFICATION.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your issue of May 23, your correspondent in giving an ac-
count of the lowa State shoot says, “The first thing to notice is
the rapid tapering off In the uumber of shooters from first to
last. It very soon became evident that afew men were safe to
win the bulk of the money, and the weaker shooters gradually
fellout. It is noticeably true here to-day, and neyer more so,
that some system must be devised to equalize the expert with the
amateur, if trap shoots are to be made a success.” This fact has
long been known, but so far no plan has been presented that
seems to remedy the difficulty. I have carefuily considered all
communications that have appeared upon this subject, but none
seems to be exactly the thing.
It is impossible to classify shooters, so all will stand upon an
equal basis, as in amy class there will be some vastly superior to
some others, The man whose average is 70 per cent. stands a
poor chance against another whose ayerage is 85 per cent., and
the 60 per cent. man stands in nearly the same relation to the 70
per cent. one. Again it is impossible to put every man exactly
where he belongs, and some '/5 or 80 per cent. man will manage to
crawl into the 60 class. The system of classification after shoot-
ing, as for instance ina 9 bird match, entrance money divided
into two equal parts, 50 per cent. to the 9s, 30 to 8s, 20 to 7s, 50 per
cent. to 63, 30 to 4s, 20 to 4s, thus giving the 6s two and one-half | R_B Lawrence (80)............-- Meese nas Sa METER
times as much as the 7s, cannot be satisfactory. SM Nash ea AVEESELESEE LE RbIES CES Le oe § RY abate a
The plan Iam about to propose I have never seen suggested, but | NS Smith (28). ....-.-.. 22-2... sess eae pi aeeithon apR US AHR oy
it seems to me worthy of a trial. Haye only one class, or in very | Mt Engle COR Crater eaee cess easdeeeeeeees DIT (1210002202 SOLO 1a
large tournaments perhaps two, and the entrance money divided | 2 Fopereams es atalOhpharonmetstcn ing $20 202112100122201211222112020
into four equal prizes. For instance, 50 entries at $1 each, the | Mr Evans (#6) ..---....-...-. 0012. snes 222012112221120—
Lawrence wins gold and Engle silver medal.
prizes would be $12.50 each. Ina 10-bird match the 10s would tie Contest 2025 clayebinds..accond barvelicountine oneshale
for one money, 92, 8sand 7s the other thrre. Then every man
i rf ; Ny 11%11111110 119%
tying for a prize should be allowed to draw his proportional share | Mr Engle Twlilii“Molool :
of the prize for which he is tied, and those not wishing to do so | 2 Youmans... i * +h . i Po Oa me yi 0 0doe i Ake
can shoot off among themselves. This I consider fair for all, and | MtEvans..... ‘iki 11111111141111111111711 Ke
the poorer shooters will stand some chance of getting part of | 8B Eaysoure 46000011 74 00003401 140111 1610
their money back at least, This will still give the good shots some | SM Nash.......74474 00.00 11 Zao I ¢ yet 1 $20 1601000 4aI6
advantage, as the higher in the match they get the smaller num- 4S Sout SOOn 0000011000000000010101011-7
ber they would propably have in the tie. recall an instance Lawrence wins gold and Engle silver medal.
were a gentleman attended the World’s tournament at Boston
in 1887, intending to stay the five days. He entered nearly every
match in the amateur class. largely composed of experts, during
the first two days, and, though breaking 7, 8 or 9in nearly every
10-bird match, was shot out on every tie, and did not win a cent.
The result was, he became discouraged and returned home;
HARRISBURG, Penn., June 13.—West End Social Gun Club of
Harrisburg. Monthly club shoot at live birds for gold medal.
Live pigeons, 3 ground traps, 2lyds. rise, 80yds. boundary: old
Long Island rules:
J Whiteman. .......001101011'—6 Geo Marshall........1100010110—5
whereas if he had been allowed to withdraw part of bis money he | Chas Belsford...... 00111110117 _M H Breneinger.... 11011111119
would have remained during the rest of the tournament. No | W Schultz..... 1H1001111—8 A W Zarker......... (0010111101—6
matter how enthusiastic a man may be, many cannot afford to] WB Shoop..... ..1101111117—9 E Housholder....... 1010001001 —
always lose. When the Massachusetts State Association was | J Group........ -01101U1011—-6 A Miller...... ...... 0101111110—7
formed, the attendance at their annual tournaments was from 74 | J McKee....... 1001-8 AJ Dull... 8. 010L01U011—5
to 100, but now, with more clubs and shooters, 30 or 40 is about the | yas Worden.......-..001UL10110—5 HH Roat..........-.... 00110011116
average attendance. I should like to see the management of
some tournament try this plan, until something better is pro-
posed, and see what the result would be. :
A careful analysis of the manner in which the prizes were
divided in the N. Y, State Association tournament more fully im-
presses me with the need of some change than ever before. In
this case, instead of encouraging amateurs, I consider all the
encouragement was given to the experts. In match No. 1 there
were 72 entries, 9 in the 90 class, 23 in the 80 class and 40 in the 70
class. The 9 men in the 90 class, whose entry fees amounted to
, received nearly the same amount in prizes as the 40 menin
e 70 class, whose entries amounted to $160. The man who broke
In the shoot-off Brensinger won, killing 5 birds to Shoop’s 4.
Winner holds the jedal for one month, when it will be shot for
again, and must be won three consecutive times to entitle winner
to own it.—H. B
JAMAICA, L. J., June 13.—The Acme Gun Club held its regular
monthly shoot at Dexter to-day, ten members taking part.. F.
Kunzweller, l8yds., and M. Schottler, 18yds., tied on 14each. In
the shoot off the latter won with 8 out of 10, Kunzweller missing ~
his seventh bird. In several BwESBate es which followed C. Wis-
zl se M. Schottler won first, H. Menkel second, and third was
yide
JUNE 20, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM.
457
* BOSTON, June 12,—To-day’s meeting at the range was exceed-
ingly interesting, owing to the fact that the thirteenth and finel
competition for the Climax diamond badge was held, and the
fourth contest in the 1889 gold coin and merchandise match tools
place. The weather conditions were fine, the attendance fair and
the shooting good. At the close of to-day’s CepeeS for the
diamond badge Messrs. Stanton, Wheeler and Choate were tied,
éach haying wou it four times during the series of 13 shoots. In
the shoot-off at 10 vlays and 10 standards Mr. Choate won, break-
ing 19 out of a possible 20 birds. The summary of to-day's seieea is
as follows: Olimax diamond badge match, 20 clay-pigeons from 5
traps, and 20 standard targets from 8 traps:
Clays. Standards,
Chonte.,... .... 19019111111111—20 10091111111111110111—18—38
HAGEL... 2 -- 5. TLLOTL110111911111 LI—18 111111001.10111111101—16 ~ 84
Nichols... ... .10010110011011111011—14 12901111111110111111—19—-88
aman ey eee 12111110014101111111—17 1071131111010111,0111—16—33
ioe SEAR ee 111.10111010101101117—15 10101111111171111111—18—33
Wheeler... ..-. 110111101101017117101—15 11700111101111110110—17—32
Kaowles..-..-.. 11111111111001101010-—25 = 1.100.101.1111 01110 -17—82
Swift... -..-.-.01101171111011111111—-17 101111110001111101 11—15—82
OBO Lie ae 101110110110117 1111—16 11111011111010110101—15—31
MUNCODs +9\s +e 10001011001111110111—18 01.01111111111111011—17—30
SV RANGE crocs. toe ne 1OLOL10001101101111—18 11111001111110101100—14—27
Bowker........- 11110010111910101000—11 O1110110111111011111—_16—27
Gold coin and merchandise match, 15 clay birds and 15 stand-
ard targets, § traps, Keystone squad system:
ays. Standards.
JGssus soe eee eras oe - HUII04 11111 11 1110—14—28
White, ....4.. elds be oe 1191113101111—15 01011111111 1111—12a— 28
Wheeler, .....-..-<.----. IN 1101 44 010111111111 11 —13—27
Choate..........-.----.--OWNU11111011—13—111011111011111—13 - 26
SUEDE cca fatten Poke OLUIOOINI—18 1111011111011 0-12-25
PURSUE OI teste c's sietelns y= Hem © WOMAN OLI—12 1111101111011 11—18—25
LOR Se eh tere 110011111 L0110—11 = 111011111111101—-138 24
HOWIeB i les ete ess LIT —15 ——(010110110010011I—_ $24
DGHOLS ela eteawasren = OLULOUL00LNI—11— OLL01910711111—11—22
Hosmer......... .-..--+sV11101111310011—11 1011 101001111.11—11—22
BOWEUD ret hi hii san TOLOWLONIIONI—AL—001111017111011—11—22
MLLOW Paris sano oo qe eel 111110101111011—12——— 0111100111011 1—10—22
TAOS TOM ics oe oru weiss cer VOOWIIIIII—13 )=——-010111110011000— 8—21
OUOW ess sassy aces tose ss IOULOL1I01—12 »=——-010011001111010 — 8—20
WWRSOM eee cel y eee wee eats 001017001010110— 7 011001101110111—10—17
Smythe... ...........,...110000L00001001— 6 = 111010111101111—12—17
The winners in the sweepstake eyemts were as follows: Seven
Keystone targets, Keystone system, Stanton first, 7; 6 standard
targets, 3 traps, Boker and Stanton first, 4; 5 Keystone targets,
Keystone system, Hager first,5; 10 Keystone targets, Keystone
system, Wheeler and Stanton first, 10; 5 Keystone targets, Choate
first, 5; 5 clay-pigeons, Stanton, Knowles and Switt first, 5; 3 pairs
elay-pigeons, Choate. Perry and Eager first, 6; 5 Keystone targets,
Knowles, Stanton and Snow first, 5; 5 Keystone targets, Hosmer,
Choate and Perry first, 5; 15 clay-pigeons, Keystone system,
Knowles and White first, 15;15 Keystone targets, Keystone sys-
temysPerry first, 14; 20 standard targets, 3 traps, Nichols first, 19;
20 clay-pigeons, 6 traps, Choate first, 20.
WELLINGTON, Mass., June 15,—None of the expert gunners
were present at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day, so
the amateurs had the sport all to themselyes. The experts are
not satisfied with the new rules, and decline to take part in sweep-
stake matches unless they are allowed to stand at l8yds., the same
distance as amateurs, when they use al?-gange gun. At 2lyds.
they are allowed to shoot a 10-gauge gun; but they are not satis-
fied with this and refuse to shoot until the rules are changed, and
this is likely to be done at the meeting of the delegates, which
takes place next week. To-day’s shoot, however, had a large
attendance, and was one of the pleasantest shoots of the season.
In the merchandise badge match, Schaefer, Bradbury and Snow
tied with 14 each, and in the shoot-off Bradbury won, The other
scores in this match were as follows; Field, Bond and Ohapin, 13
each; Bradstreet, Dill, Chase and Sanborn, ll each; Melcher and
Warren, 9 each; Cowee and Baxter. 8 each. Inthe pitcher match,
at 8 clay-pigeons and 7 bluerocks, Schaefer won with 138, The other
scores were as follows: Snow, Dill and Bradbury, 11 each; War-
ren and Bond, 10; Melcher, Chase, Chapin, Baxterand Bradstreet,
9; Short and Field, 8 The winners in the sweepstake matches
were: 5 clay-pigeons, Lang and Chapin; 6 bluerecks, Chase and
Melcher; 5 clay-pigeons, Lang; 6 bluevocks, Bradbury and Baxter;
6 bluerocks, Dill, Schaefer, Field and Chase; 8 clay-pigeons,
Schaefer arid Warren; 7 bluerocks, Dill, Schaefer, Bradstreet and
Bradbury; 5 clay-pigeons, Bond, Snow and Chapin; 5 clay-pigeons,
Snow, Melcher, Schaefer and Field; 4 clay-pigeons, Schaefer,
Warren, Sanborn and Bradbury; 5 clay-pigeons, Schaefer, Brad-
street and Field; 6 bluerocks, Field, Bond and Chapin; 5 pairs
bluerucks, Snow; 5 clay-pigeons, Field and Short; 6 clay-pigeons,
Sanborn and Warren.
CARTHAGE, I1l., Jone 10.—The elements were favorable for a
shoot of the Northwestern Gun Association at Carthage, 111., ta-
day. A fair crowd of trap shots was present and a most enjoy-
able day was spent. Five traps and clay birds were used for all
events. The scores made are as follows:
Shoot No. 1, 10 single clay-pigeons:
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Workine....2.--- + TiV1111111—10 Worthen..... .......4111111011—9
Fete) HOE lear HOMII— 8 Brown..--.--. scene QO011 11411 —7
AN WAnit=4 eee oor -.. A0INTII— 9 Pletcher.......... -. 110T1110—8
Bonecamp......-... 1110111110— 8 Woodrulf...._._,....6111110111—8
Working first, Wright and Scott second,
Shoot No. 2, 10 single clay-pigeons:
Boswelle. i.e. --se 1011111010— 7 Worthen Fiesta 111010110 —-7
Tobie.. ..--...------2111110111— $9 Britenstein........., 0011111111—8
WWiOrkins sess eee. ee LEI OI — 9) Browne) 225.22. 111110001—7
(Groin: yeegeyee Sea a 1111311111—10 Pletcher... ,...... ~ 1100100011—5,
Cha} ori by soars a QOLOOUO0II— 3 Woodruff,..,....... .1110101101—7
Bonecamp ... ....-l011110110— 6
Golm first, ties on 9 div. second.
Shoot So. 3, for silver cup, 15 singles and 5 pairs clay-pigeons:
Britenstein..-.cccsuceeeee- posed W1111111111111 11 11 11 01 10—28
Worthen.....--.,----..------------HUI01101 = 10 11: 10: 11: 112,
TUT cee tg gg nn Baa aon 2 UW. 11 11 11 1195
EGY mie tee Malet) cain ca Sve LM1ONT101111 = 11: 11.01 00 10-18
Brown. o......+0-+ TO ie wh ey 010111000011131 11 W010 11 11-18
Tike veloc a MA can Been AOL «= 10-1 1. 1 1-28
Penoyer....... "GEE des GI. tae W1001111111117 = 11. 11.-:00 -10 10—19
Anata heyePe | ine deacon Geer HOW =6«10 11 1d 2
Poe hdl AR Ne Br ne Sa WWII «= 11. «11 «00 11 01-20
(Biles eae Basen 45 dR Sr A YOOLWUITIONII10 = 01: OL OO 11 11-16
OUSLST ey Rp Bret Ree retained M000 =O 1. 01 1 «O19
TE Yajenc dell Lah eee WW RE as ot OLI10D11111011 = 0: 11.:«O 1: 1016
a B48) eeTEL eh call ah Slee a A OLOLTIIIIIIOlT = 1 11 11: 1) 1 —22
INGA Ya rt 8 ae gl a DE BR ah 1111110017711 11 «OL 11:10 11—28
Tce fs pal) este PSS rr yar Pe Booey Se AGLOOIITIO1111 10 QL 11 01 11-18
FROG ea, gee een: = te --LOM1IGOIM01I0 = 11:10 10 11 bI—17
FRITZ,
HATON, N. Y,, June 15.—Haton Sportsmen’s Club. Shooting
from 8 traps breaks up some of our boys. Match at 15 kinghirds,
3 traps, lSyds. rise, American Association rules; prize, badge:
Peet: atti: , OLLIII1II111I00—12 Stone....... . -100000110100100—5
Richardson....0111111011100/1—11 Ormsby ........ OLOOOOOTAUOU0LO —4
Bell.......-:.--11]100111011011—11 Short...........100010000101111—7
Freyer..-,.----111010101100110— 9 Hamlin . ...... 000U00101000000—2
ole... ....--.11011100)10100I— 9 Curtis.......... .011101110110010—9
Bie ce sie 010011000011111— 8
Peet thus won the badge for the second time in succession. He
neyer shot from a trap until late last summer, and has a record ot
49 out of 52 consecutive shots, making the last 30 straight. The
Doctor objects to the present kind of targets, and wants some
firm to make one about the size of a washtub and to rise irom the
ground at the rate of two miles per hour,
Match at 5 pairs, 16yds. rise: ‘
Peeht 2 ee oh 5 x 11011 11 11—9 SBriggs...........11 00 10 10 10—5
FONT YAIC Se teen 111 11 10 00O—7 Stone.....,.......10 10 11 00 11-6
Richardson ..... Dito TOMI yBellh:* aes ae... --.01 10 OL OL 0O—4
COGN (vanes se 10.10 10 11 01—6
NORTH SIDE GUN CLUB OF LONG ISLAND.—Woodside,
June 1i.—The third average shoot for the year shot on_ club
grounds, Train's Meadows. Match at 7 live pigeons, 5 King's
patent ground iraps, handicap, 80yde. boundary, club rules, six
Money prizes:
Blanch...-..-:--2+-+--,,1100I—5 + Chevallier.....-....-... Win —7
Manning.........-.. ese LNII=7 ~Wabhlen...... 20... . 1011011—5
ryyviiiieeeeerannsacre ree 111010—5 Eberhardt...-.......... (10 1001—4
Barlowasiess ee) EROS site we ae 1101111—5
SERIO epee Peer) eesti con ALN— ingazerse ee 101110@—+4
Winholz...........2.... ITF Skelton, 21.0.0) 02 1011-4
ILI Se se Sod stews THe OL isrraahhes seh aeeneee dau —$
Durye2..... eke rasean WTO 6 CHSnrithe i -—3
ST, LOUIS, June 18.—The Lyon Gun Club, of this city, held its
first medal shoot to-day and the scores made by those present are
as follows: Persinger 15, Hammer 16, Herold 14, Schroeder 10, Isch
14, Baumann 12, Ftute 10, Lewis 17, Baer 10, Westhus 17, Meyer 10,
Koenig 12, Loehr 6, Grohe 5, Wohlstader 1. , Jacobs 12, Buder 7,
Niemann 0, On shoot off Westhus won the medal._UnseR FRITZ.
Mussey. . .11100111111001010010—i2 Guiteaw. .00100100001000010100— 5
Rock wins medal.
Mateh at 10 live pigeons, 5 traps, 30yds. rise, 80yds. boundary,
shot under Illinois ae rules. Prize, medal:
Bilen. cy bs chistart i 002—6 Mussey........ .. 1221111111—10
Shepard,......6..+5 .,.2112020111—8 Buechnert.......... 1110222001— 7
WOU Esato dna OVULO22202—F Wells... 4.60. scces 0021101201— 6
Sinithiace tata: che 0020211200—5 Rock............ <0 0111012011— 7
Guiteaw._.... ,....,.0022002211—6 Oolcord......,,..... BIRZ012121— 9
WVilGOxei sn Gonads se 2222211010—8 Mussey won.—RAVELRIGG.
BROOKLYN, June 13,—At the live-bird shoot of the Phenix
Gun Club at Dexter Park to-day some very good scores were made
by the marksmen who went to the traps, All the members shoot
at the same distance, 25yds, rise. D, Kreligh, H. Chambers and
D. Madison killed 14 each and missed 1, A, Botty, A. Rutan and
J. Akhurst killed 18 each, and M. Brown, J, Long and W. Hughes
J2outof beach, Mr. A. Holtz, whois 77 years of age and was
present at the shoot, delighted the marksmen by telling some in-
teresting and marvellous shooting victories of the times when
these boys were young,
WILMINGTON, Del., June 15.—A practice shoot was held on
the grounds of the Wawaset Gun Club to-day, at Wilmington,
Del. Owing to the high wind good scores were impossible, but
the sport was thoroughly enjoyed:
W #H Hartlove.-......, - -110110111001111—1i—sd11.:«*10:«10 «10-6
AB Mack. .-. -.--.0-.,---se0e0ee LOUITIOLOL0O—I0— 10): 10 00: 10 11—5
L Fox... ‘ oe eeeses +s L101T111110011—12 (00:10: 10 01 O1—4
SebisStoultees . Aehyeeatecs eave WIOTLIONI0ON—11—s« 10:00 11 01 10-4
KW oodward:.. se... see OONLOLONIN10I0— 8s 11 11: OO 11 18
A CHALLENGH.—New York, June 17.— Hditor Forest and
Stream: Mr. B, H. Fox, of the N. Y, Suburban and the Algonquin
Gun Club, of this city, hereby manifests his desire to meet any of
the big shooters of the Washington Heights Gun Club, also of this
city, in a match at 100 Keystones or bluerocks, at any time, either
on the grounds of N. Y. Suburban, Claremont, N. J., or on those
of the Algonquin Gun Club; to be shot according to American
Association rules or Keystone rules, loser to pay for the birds.—F.
TOWANDA, Pa., June 7.—At a meeting of the Towanda Rod
and Gun Club the following officers were elected for the ensuing
year; President, Henry Streeter; Vice-President. J. W. Snyder;
Secretary and Treasurer, W.F. Dittrich. The club hold weekly
shoots and are to give a tournament July 4.—W. F. DirrRicn,
MANHATTAN GUN CLUB.—Regular shoot at Woodside, June
12. Through unfavorable weather the attendance was small:
Fis MITE DTC IE ies aa eees Mees Sonne net) Melasee: be. 0011111011111000010—11
UU a ny esha n= {21 ee AAP OC EPO Se BCEDD EEE DOE DEEL 10101111111.00111000 —11
NIWA BAY Cl eaten sa sean. Delete late telat oinehleciebea 1ODO0LIT11111011111—14
NEWARK, N. J.,June15.—The West Side Gun Club hasselected
the following officers for the ensuing year: Casper Meesel, Presi-
dent; G, Bartholomew, Vice-President; Julius Gast, Treasurer;
Wm. Buob, Secretary: Louis Schilling, Scorekeeper; Jacob Jac-
quin, Sergeant-at-arms.
YOUNGSTOWN, Q., June 10.—The final shoot between the
Niles and Youngstown gun clubs was held here this after-
noon, resulting in a yictory forthe former bya score of 174 to
154, ney also securing the medal, having won two of the three
matches.
DR. CARVER is carting over to Germany a band of Indians,
Texas steers, bronchos, greasers, cowboys and other paraphernalia
of what is called the Carver Wild American Company (Limited).
WILLIMANTIC, Conn.—The Willimantic Rod and Gun Club
will hold a tournament for State shooters only next Thursday,
June 27.—J. H. Ross, Secretary. ’
LOW ELL, Mass., has a tournament to-day and to-morrow,
ALGONQUIN GUN CLUB.—Now York, June 13.—The following
scores were made in practice at Keystone targets by members of
the club on their grounds at Weehawken, N. J., to-day: L. Bren-
ner, 9 kills, 20 misses; Dr. G. G. Van Schaick, 27 kills, 18 misses;
Joseph Hanna, 16 kills, 12 misses; C. Myers, 14 kills, 12 misses;
Smith, 16 kills, 13 misses; P. Tomlin, 16 kills, 17 misses; F. Rinn,
0 kalls, 21 misses; 8. H. Fox, 50 kills, 7 misses. At doubles: EH. H.
Fox, 8 pairs, 10 kills; Dr. Naus, 4 pairs, 4 kills. A good deal of
guying was indulged in at Mr. Rinn’s expense, owing to-his “bril-
liant”’ shooting to-day, and he has“thrown down the gauntlet” to
Mv. Fox to shoot him a match at 15 live birds, loser to pay for the
birds, Mr. Rinn to be given 3 birds and to be allowed to use his
101bs., 10-bore, 82in. duck gun, while Mr. Fox will use his reliable
little Daly hammerless 12-bore, 7lbs. 340z. and stand with Mr.
Rinn at 25yds. rise, 8yds. boundary, gun below the elbow. The
Algonquins have decided when practicable to hold live bird shoots
monthly in future, alternating with “crockery” shoots on the
first and last Thursday of each month.—E. H. F,
BOWMANVILLE, Ont., June 8.—The final shoot for the D. R.
A. medal of the Bowmanville Rifle Association took place this
afternoon. Extra good scores were made, the best twoscores out
of three matches to win. Sergt. King was the winner with 91 and
94 points, total 185 points. The match was shot with Snider
rifles:
200yds. 400yvds. 500yds. Total.
i ibe fus sa snokeee cease Pent meee Perret ees 50 34. 30 94
RUSSEL ree Meee asst teo seeks 30) 35 32 97
SCAU hee ag SeeQ oorodd Spm uun ooo trad 30 33 30 93
(Ofbhetr|:+ Mee Pee ear eepysy tee et eer . 28 32 32 92
Horsey.......-+.. ae sak else: asannntasane i] 32 31 92
BAe ot. . Phere Foe BS roindaad, wits Be 33 26 91
IMGT Ae eh oe rehb ee bhee-eecee ject ras 30 31 Pa) 86
NMiHiCHEle em nee. pees Gees serelesent eotaes 30 31 21 82
Prgiyece sc: a eee one | Set oe ed Joon nese 29 24 25 78
SVICHPITU LENE tefetciatatet fail dctel tel deltaiel «tutes bm mitra 2 26 PA 25 75
+
+ 2
Aachting.
FIXTURES,
JUNE.
20. Monatiquot, Pennant, Ft.Pt. 24. Newark, Open, Newark.
21, Quaker City, Annual, Glouc. 26. Pleon, Club. !
22. Buffalo, Sweep, Classes2& 38, 29. Corinthian, Marblehead.
22. Beyerly,Marbleh’d,ist Chain. 29. Beverly,Mon. Beach,lst Open
22. Hull, First Cham, : 29. Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
22. Columbia, Annual, N. Y, 2B
22. St. Lawrence, Montreal.
22. Khode Island, Ladies’ Day. 29
22, So, Boston, Mass, Ist Pen.,
Hull, Club Cruise, —
Yonkers Cor., Yonkers.
29. St. Lawrence, Montreal,
30-July 1. St. Lawrence, Cruise,
City Point. Montreal.
24. Payonia, Annual, J Sahih
ULY.
1-2. Miramichi, Annual Cruise. 13. Buffalo Handicap, to Point
4, Larchmont, Annual. lbino.
4, Beverly, Mon Beach, Ist Buz. 18. Cane Cod. Dennis.
_ Bay, . Atlantic, Cruise, L.I. Sound.
4, Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Cup. 15. Eastern, Annual, Marbleh’d.
4, Hyde Park,Annual,Chicago. 16. Rhode Island, Cup.
4. Buifalo, Open, Buffalo, 17. Pleon, Club Cruise.
4. Detroit, Cruise, St, Clair. 17. Great Head, 2d Cham.
4. Cedar Pt., Special, aeen tt 18, Quincy, Second Cham.
4, Quaker CityCor..Marcus H’k 20. Chelsea, Club.
5. Dorchester, Open, Club. 20, Hull, Ladies’ Race.
6 Hull, 76th Regatta. 20. Beverly,Marblehead, 2d Cup.
&. Beverly, Marbleh’d,2d Cham 20, Hamilton, Cruise.
6. Sippican, Annual, Marion. 20. American, 2d Cham.
6, Great Head, Ist Cham. 20, St. Lawrence, Montreal.
6. Hamilton, 20ft. Class. 20. So. Boston, Mass.. 2d Pen.,
fi, Larchmont, 40ft. Class. City Point.
6, St, Lawrence, Montreal. 24. Pleon, Club.
6. So. Boston, Mass., Ist Cup, 25. Miramichi, Miller and Call
City Point. : Cups.
8, Inter-Lake Y. R. A. Meet, 27. Corinthian, Marblehead.
Lake Hrie, 27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
8. American, 1st Cham. Bay.
9. New Haven, Annual. 27. Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point.
—, Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft,
27. Buffalo, Sweep, to Poi l=
Ocean Race. ial cet p, to Point Co
—. Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise 27. Cape Uod.
10. Pleon Club, ist Cham. 27. Hamilton, 26ft. Class.
10, Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 27. Quaker City Cor,, Riverton.
13, Lynn. Club, Lynn. ~ 29, Detroit, 2d Pennant.
13, Beverly, Mon.Beach,2d Open 31. Pleon Open,
18. Corinthian, Marblehead, 31, Hull, Ladies’ Day,
18, Monatiquot, lst Cham ,Wt.Pt ~
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C. JUNE 15-17.
LTMOUGH the smal] number of entries and the many changes
. of the weather conspired fo rob the annual race of the Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian Y. ©. of its usual interest, there was at the
same time plenty to repay the spectators on the club steamer
Taurus and the judges’ boat Dalzell. The main interest centered
on the small boats, the honors of the day going to the new keels
Minerya of the forties and Kathleen of the thirties, each autsail-
ing her class by miles. In the larger classes there was so much
fluking that the results were of little importance, but in the
smaller the race was exciting during the greater part of the day.
Grayling did not turn up this year, though usually in this race,
but her place was taken by Mayflower, her first race under
schooner rig. As Mr, Burgess was at the wheel, there was every
romise of an exciting race between her and Sea Mox, steered by
Mr. Tams, but the many flukes made the final result very unsatis-
factory. In the 70ft. class both Katrina and Titania were oui,
referring no doubt to wait until Tuesday for the trial that has
een watched for as anxiously almost asa Cup race by tle friends
of the two. Shamrock and Bedouin made a good trace at times,
but as in the scliooner class the flukes made the ending very tame.
Gracie was not really in it with the others all day. doing no better
than on Thursday. The 61ft. class, Hildegarde and Mischief, the
latter with a new owner but her old single jib, and the 5aft. class,
Clara with nothing but Roamer against her. attracted little
attention.
The great feature of the day was the racing of the forties, five
coming to the line. Nymphand Banshee were handled by their
regular Corinthian crews, Gorilla and Maraquita were handi-
capped by lack of practice, their crews being hastily got together.
Liris was out of it after her disaster of Thursday, and her crew
apparently booked for berths on the club steamer; but at the last
moment Mr, Tweed very kindly placed his new forty at their dis-
posal, and they went aboard her for the first time on the morning
of the race. Though Minerva has never yet raced, Captain Chas.
Barr had her in perfect form, everything inreadiness. She is
certainly the most perfect boat of the fleet in all her fittings and
appointments, and it is doubtful whether there are any two boats
in the country keptin better shape than Minerva and her larger
sister Clara are by the Barr brothers.
This year some material changes haye been made in the Sea-
wanhaka rules, professionals being allowed for the first time in
the elasses under 53ft., while the allowance of crew has been
changed from one man to every 5tt. of length on deck to one man
for every 4it. of waterline. This latter change was made as 2
matter of justice to the plumb-stemmed boats as compared with
the latest long-nosed clippers. The allowances of one paid hand
to a forty or thirty is in no way an abandoment of the Corinthian
principles which have made the Seawanhaka Club famous, but
is a change made necessary by the difficulty of finding enough
amateurs to man the fleet, and also of getting them together for
suilicient drill before the June regatta. The full programme of
the two races, the annual and the special, was given in the ror-
Est AND STREAM of May 30, so we need not give space to it here.
The course was from Buoy 18, off Owl’s Head, around Southwest
Spit, and then around Sandy Hook Lightship and meturn, finish-
ing off Buoy 15, outside the Narrows, the 40ft. class turning the
Scotland instead of Sandy Hook, while the smaller boats turned
Buoy 5, off the point of the Hook. The starters were:
SCHOONERS—90FD. CLASS,
Sea Fox—Owner, A, Cass Canfield; helmsman, J. F. Tams; crew,
A. Cass Canfield, Wm, Foulke, 8S. Nicholson Kane.
Maytlower—Owner, F, Townshend Underhill; helmsman, Ed-
ward Burgess; crew, —.
SLOOPS AND CUDTTHERS—J0FT. CLASS.
Gracie—Owner, J. P. Karle; helmsman, Robt, Centre; crew, —.
Bedouin—Owner and helmsman, Archibald Rogers; crew, Her-
man Livingston, A. Van Rensselaer, David Paton, C. OC. Denning,
J. Coleman Drayton, J, P. Kingsford, Frank Denning, G. C, Hoyt
and H. P. Rogers.
Shamrock—Owner and helmsman, J. Rogers Maxwell; crew,
6lFT, CLASS.
Mischief—Owner and helmsman, Geo. Work; crew, W. G. Morse,
Geo. Stow, J. Foulke and A. Hopkins.
Hildegarde—Owner and belmsman, J. C. Bergen; crew, lL. Mar-
cellus, F. B. Martin, J. B. MeCue, A. J. Romer, 8, M. Sheldonand
Clinton James.
53PD. CLASS.
Clara—Owner and helmsman, J. C. Barron; crew, Gouverneur
Morris, J. M. Mitchell, H. L. Sprague, W-. R. Thomas, A. Russell
and J, C. Smith. :
Roamer—Owner, R. R. Williams; helmsman, F.C. Swan; erew,
Wim. Howard, 'f. V. Cox, R. R. Williams, T. Hayden, J. i. Ken-
nedy, J. L. Fisher, C. T. Pierce, FP. L. Davis, C, Lindsay and J. J.
Mackay.
40FT. CLASS.
Gorilla—Owner, R. P. Carroll; helmsman, W. B. Duncan, Jr.;
crew, R. P, Carroll, R. N. Ellis, 1, Hitchcock, J. Wright, b, C.
Genter, M. Wainright and A. Roosevelt.
Nympbh—Owner, FP. W. Flint; _helmsman, E. A. Willard: crew
BL W. Flint, G. M. Baretto, F. L, Anthony, O. Sanderson, F, B.
eee J. VY. Wilson, George Murray, L. Jacobs and EB. M, Wil-
ard, Jr-
Banshee—Owner, P. 8. Pearsall; helmsman, A. B, Alley; crew,
R. CG. Cornell, H. A. Sanderson, A. B. Simonds, f. M. Simonds, C.
N. W. Hidlitz, A. R. Walker, R. R. Trimble, W. P. Jenkins, J. M.
Woodbury and P. 8. Pearsall.
Maraquita—Owner, A. Belmont, Jr.; helmsman, K. Doremus;
crew, A. C. Tower, A. C, Hodges, H. ©, Mortimer, C, lL, Perkins,
Robert Perkins, Frederick Smith and C. O. Iselin,
Minerva—Owner, C. H. Tweed; helmsman, J, F. Lovejoy; crew,
B. M. Padelford, Wm. Gardner, P. K. Hills, W. P. Stephens, Har:
old Forwood, C. C. Munroe and Allen Ames.
. 35FT. CLASS.
Volusia—Owner and helmsman, Thornton Smith; crew, Theo-
dore Lenyard, D. Scofield and W. Hewitt, Jr.
Beatrice—Owner and helmsmin, ©. A. Post; crew, J. L. Ward,
G. B. Post, W. H. Plummer, H. Borrome and Valentine Mott, Jr.
Kathleen—Owner and helmsman, William Whitlock; crew, T.
GC. Zerega, W. C. Brown, F. Meeker, W.T. Wintringham, W. C.
Carr, H.C. Ward and F. C. Simonds.
Saracen—Owner and helmsman, W. P. Fowle; crew, Arthur D.
Foss, George Newbold, Everett Paine, Arthur Wood, F’. M. Wood.
Hi—Owner and helmsman, W. M. Wilkinson; crew, F. M. Proc-
tor, H. B. Roberts, G. Ackerman and T. Aivrick.
Kangaroo—Owner and helmsman, F. Beames; G. W. Clarke, H.
W. Walter, ©. BE. Cornell, A. G. Gray and 8. B. Hazard.
The wind was moderate, coming in the Narrows and over the
Clifton Hills, being southwest, in the Lower Bay, as on Thursday,
As usual the race committee were on time, and at 11:05 the start
for the larger classes was given, Sea Wox leading over the line on
starboard tack, with Mr. Tams at the wheel, being timed 48s.
after the gun. Mayflower was less alert and crossed nearly 2m.
later. Bedouin and Shamrock took their time, while Gracie was
astern of thetwo. Im the 30ft. class an additional prize of $200
was offered by Mr. Whitlock on condition that the start be made
from one gun, so the class was timed in the usual way for the
club prize, but the time was taken from the gun for the Whitlock
prize, Under the circumstances if would hardly have done for
Kathleen to have been late, and Mr. Whitlock took her over the
line in very fine style within 21s. after the whistle. Elf was not
far astern, but Saracen was handicapped. The forties did not
make a brilliant start, Gorilla undertook to shift jibs at thie last
moment, the maneuver being clumsily executed, so was late at
the line, Minerva was delayed by an incipient mutiny on the
part of her steward, who declined to go below decks, and crossed
just on the last signal, and Banshee barely missed a handicap,
eing but 15s. ahead of the whistle. The start was timed:
SOHAL OS scales -aateest/detorenss tose 11 05 48 Mischief..............,... 11 18 05
Mayflower... c.sccee see ET ONS 08" Vata Aas) 6 <4 sc nctem eh pela 11 18 36
BPA OUAM tees copiers eos HY G8:..264 * Banshiee.., J))L cee a ii 14 50
SSO Kegs oc woe ele ere japeie POSS, AMER ve ee) Sheen ees 11 15 60
hv Gler seq ae nates wo geet pie yO: TO Sipe eh eo ors een 11 15 00
Watil@ens seca... snes IER CaPAls UGCA Rhy pee et 11 15 00
Beatrice... eee 12529 SV. Gh wrsiey oe be eee 11 15 00
TD Oe ees one ror wt? aie (Saracen, ol eee 11 15 00
Kangaroo ..:.-....-.-.--- AD Weed Gonidl aw. sce ss knoe Anne 11 15 00
IN @swiGiPk. Jeera bse” liye hNderarde. 8 4... .11 16 00
from the start and gaining steadily. The leading forties, Banshee
and Minerya, started but 15s. apart, the little Scotch keel astern.
‘As they worked down she weathered out on Banshee, and by the
time the forts were reached she was on the latter’s weather beam
and dropping her steadily, Nymph was well astern, while
Gorilla dropped to leeward at un amazing rate, both Minerya
and Banshee holding on well to the west side of the Narrows,
458
FOREST AND STREAM.
(June 20, 1889,
Banshee set a small jibtopsail about Buoy 15, which helped her a
little, but Minerva continued to gain, dropping her class
steadily, both in footing and holding on, She carried
only lower sails and jibheader. Sea Fox down by Buoy 9 was
holding her own, while Bedouin was leading shamrock. Gracie,
Hildegarde and Mischief were not far apart, the latter to lee-
ward, then came Clara. Her only rival, Roamer, was safely
beaten already, having dropped astern and toleeward of Minerva
before the upper island was reached. After Banshee and Min-
erya came Kathleen and then the rear guard, widely scattered
over the mouth of the Narrows, Gorilla far to leeward, and
Nymph, Maraquita and Saracen stillinside the forts. The big
boats made Buoy 10 on the first tack from the start. Sea Fox set
spinaker to starboard, having gained on Mayflower, the latter
parting her bar bobstay in the turnbuckle. The two ends were
fished up, a strap put on each and the two brought together by a
tackle while the boat was off wind from Buoy 10 to Buoy 5, a
balloon maintopmaststaysail being set with no headsails until
the damage was repaired. Minerva led Banshee, each making a
short tack to the weather mark, then she set a silk balloon fore-
sail and jibtopsail, running very fast for the open sea beyond the
point of the Hook. The times at Buoy 10 were:
SEE Moparweee eter sett rhea, 12 11 86 Shamrock...........-..-. 12 25 08
loys (OW hh Meee eee OPE ecto 5 12:28 UO Gracie.....2........ne sees 12 20 42
Mayflower. ......22-. +20. 12 28 50
Outside there was a strong breeze and lumpy water at least, for
the smaller boats. Sea Fox led around Sandy Hook Lightship,
the times being:
MGAWORe em srtaeae: eae 11215 Shamrock........ poe Bets 117 44
Fen gitenyds) ee L180 setraetaict. We ca.6 se eanges 1 24 10
BOM OUIT UN uz acieeee eee eee 116 08
Shamrock was third at the mark, but Mayflower turned just
inside of her. As they came in with sheets eased for a broad
reach Sea Fox passed Minerva abouta mile from the Scotland,
the little ship pitching rather heavily at times, there being some
deep holesin the water. She was going under easy canvas, lower
sails and jibbeader, with the race safe in hand. Banshee had
chased her out from Buoy 10, but in spite of a balloon jibtopsail
she failed to lessen Minerva’s lead. Banshee had her staysail set
but_jib partially stowed, the sail going in the water at times.
Perhaps Minerva’s crew were a little cautious as they came near
the spot where misfortune overtook them on Thursday, and as
she felt the sea the large jibtopsail was stowed. Banshee, how-
ever, with more valor than discretion, stuck to her balloon until
near Buoy 5, when the big sail pulled the tonmast off at the cap
and spoiled her chances. She cleared the wreck and bore away
up the Swash, leaving Minerva about to round the mark. Over
went the boom within 20ft. of the huge leaden huil of the light-
ship, and sheets were well eased off for the reach to Buoy 5.
About three-quarters of a mile from the mark Maraquita was
passed, bound out. The four were timed:
Manervan i. Skt. bockeet ets 1 3520 Nymph
Gamilves Soece ee eee 14400 Maraquita.........5.2.5-45 1 46 31
Nymph had lowered jiptopsail and did not set it again.
Thus far the wind had been pretty steady, but as the leaders had
passed out by the Hook about noon there was visible a thunder
storm over the city, with every prospect of a squalldown the bay.
Though it did not strike until the leaders were at the finish, it
played havoc with the wind for three hours, giving the luck new
to one boat and then to another in a manner which it is diffi-
cult to describe closely, Bedouin had beaten’: Shamrock until
they came in the Hook, but a sudden shift of wind to the north
put Shamrock to windward, while a similar fluke robbed Sea Fox
of her weather berth and set her to leeward:of Mayflower. ‘he
forties caught the wind ahead just outside Buoy 5, Minerva still
holding her lead. She came by the wind and stood in very fast,
considering the very strong ebb tide off the Hook, and when once
fairly inside picked up still better on her class, the others being
then at a disadvantage by having the wind ahead instead of on
the quarter when they were in the strongest tide. Gracie was
abead of Minervaas the latter came for Buoy 8%, the wind then
being very light. The forty ran up astern and then weathered
out on Gracie’s beam, sailing there until very close to the buoy,
when w coaster lumbered along, covering the mark and forcing
Gracie to bear away. Minerva luffed out and went under the
co ‘ster's stern, Just squeezing by the mark, after which she lett
the big sloop for the day,
Shamrock was now leading boat, well up the bay, the wind
being very light from the north, varying constantly in direction,
while the sky was very threatening. Mayflower was second, in
the center of the bay, but Sea Fox was becalmed far to the west-
ward, near the old quarantine anchorage. Bedouin was well up
the bay bucking the last of the ebb tide with little wind. By the
time that Minerva had passed Buoy 10 Sea Fox was standing up
the channel on starboard tack. The little boat gradually over-
hauled her and finally passed her to windward.
Elf was now coming up from Buoy 10, still carrying clubtopsail.
She had been well up in Sandy Hook Bay fora time. Kathleen
was about five miles ahead, being the first boat to finish. The
clouds had been growing darker in the north, the wind being
from that quarter, but when the leaders were near home the
wind struck them from astern fora short time. Bedouin and
Minerva set spinakers to starboard and moyed ahead for a few
minutes, when the wind dropped again and then the squall
broke from over the Staten Island hills, hitting pretty heavily
at first. The rain poured down for a short time and then
stopped, but the wind, again quite light, held ahead. Sham-
rock lowered her mainsail, but set it after the squall was
over. Minerva walked on up, passing to windward of Bedouin
and finished fourth boat of the fleet. After leading
all her own class and being passed outside by the larger
craft she had overtaken everything but Mayflower and Sham-
rock, besides beating her class almost out of sight. Of course
there was some terrible fuking among the big fellows, but at no
time during the day did Minerva stop, she went very fast when
it blew the hardest, and when the wind fell and came in all direc-
tions she stiil fanned along, passing everything in her course.
The sail home, from the time she passed Buoy 5, was most tedious
and trying, bemg a continual shifting of light sails, but even
with her small rig she traveled yery fast. Both Sea Fox and
Bedouin were in bard luck, and suffered badly from the shifts of
wind. While the wind held true in the first part of the race each
beat her opponent. Hildegarde outsailed ischief and Clara's
antagonist withdrew. Volusia beat Beatrice very badly, while
Marguerite took second honors in the 80ft. class, and Elf among
the thirties. Both Minerya and Kathleen outsailed their classes
tairly and decisively, and won by a large margin besides that due
to auy pessible flukes, Mr. Burgess turned a handspring as May-
flower finished. The full times were:
SCHOONDRS—Y0OFT. CLASS.
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Correcied,
Mayflower.........-.4. Ti O07 09 4 50 56 5 43 47
Senschioxn dase = Coes, 11 04 48 5 06 45 6 00 U7 Allows.
SLOOPS AND CUTTERS—T0FT. CLASS.
Sedo... fue gave ee 11 08 26 5 05 19 5 56 53 5 55 06
REAGIO® gad beets 11 10 00 5 10 25 6 01 07
Shamrocks.) .c+-e0. oa 11 09 18 4 51 29 6 42 11 Allows.
6lET. CLASS.
Mischief. .............4 11 18 05 Not timed.
Hildegarde..........., 11 15 00 5 47 55 6 32 55
5862, CLASS.
LORUMLET s aeun steed aay 1) 42 48 Withdrew.
Gibaset ta teey ts cosas 11 13 36 6 24 25 7 10 49
Orr, CLASS,
GODT dds d teeek eee 11 15 00 5 24 09 6 09 09
BanSheetoe. sitgrecevaees 11 14 50 Lost tepmast.
IN GUS eee ee 11 15 00 5 03 57 5 48 57
Maraguita... ....... 11 15 00 6 16 17 6 01 17
IN Vane eh sas taas ee 11 15 00 Not timed.
35RT, CLASS,
IBGSbTICEs 124 J ou kosew ee 11 12 29 6 22 08 7 09 39 7 07 86
VAOTiIS 1A -were seer 11 15 00 4h 18 30 6 03 30 Aliows.
30FT, CLASS.
ATI AMO OG oe aie tee 11 12 42 Not timed.
AME COM it jo gr ceworetrae 11 15 00 5 48 14 6 33 14
1S)hitee, Meee ee = 11 12 & 5 16 38 6 02 02 6 01 11
Kathleen ...........006 11 12 21 4 47 03 5 34 42 Allows,
SPECIAL RACH, JUNE 17.
The courses and conditions for the special race on Monday for the
40, 35 and 80ft. classes were the same as on Saturday,except that
professional crews and clubtopsails were allowed, the helmsman
being an amateur. The prizes were $150 for five starters in the 40ft.
class and $75 for each of the other classes. to. be increased to $100 if
five started. The starters were Minerva, steered by Mr. J. Beavor-
Webb; Maraquita, steered by Mr. Fred Swift; Tomahawk, steered by
Mr, H. D, Morgan; Gorilla, steered by Mr. ——, and Nymph, steered by
Mr H. A. Willard, in the 40ft. class. Banshee was unable to get a
new topmast in time. Volusia and Beatrice started in the 35ft. class,
the latter steered by her owner, Mr. GC, A. Post; and in the 30ft. class
were Kathleen, steered by Mr. Whitlock, with a Corinthian crew;
Saracen, steered by Mr. Fowle, also with a Corinthian crew from
Boston; Elf and the new Tomboy, steered by Mr. Archibald Rogers,
with part of Bedouin’s crew under Captain Pittuck. The wind was
very fresh from the west in the morning, with every promise of a
fine race, the day being clear and pleasant. In spite of the fine entry
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New York Y. C. starts at Buoy 15.
Seawanhaka C. Y. C., starts at Buoy 18.
Finish for all at Buoy 15,
Corinthian Y. C. starts at Buoy 15.
Atlantic Y. C. starts at Bay Ridge, above Buoy 18.
The outer mark of the new outside course of the New York Y. CG. is S.W. by W. of Sandy
Hook Lightship, near the shore at the lowest point shown on the chart.
list, no one was on hand to witness the race save a few on the judges’
boat. Chispa was out with the fleet.all day, Fortuna, Dauntless and
Sea Fox were down in the afternoon, with the steamer Sentinel, but
there was no trouble over the club steamer ora host of attending
boats tomar the racing. The fleet maneuvered in a group to the
northwest of the line off buoy 18, the forties under jibheaders, and
in some cases with baby jibtopsails set, the two 35rt. boats under
single reefs, Volusia with topmast housed and reef in, while of the
thirties only Elf showed a topmast setup. The whistle blew at ex-
actly 11A. M., the start tor the forties being given at 11:05. Minerva
went over the line first, on starboard tack, with Maraquita close at
her heels, the latter luffing out on Minerva immediately after cross-
ing, but at once falling back to her weather quarters. Tomahawk
and Gorilla crossed close together, Nymph being alone. This order
was held to the outer mark, Minerva and Maraquita close together,
Tomahawk and Gorilla near each other but astern of the leaders,
while Nymph sailed alone some little distance from the pair,.the only
exception being near buoy 5, where Gorilla passed Tomahawk for a
short time. Tomboy led the small craft, with Volusia, Saracen,
Beatrice, Kathleen and Elf in order, the latter being handicapped 18
seconds, The times were:
Minerva.... .........000-- 11 06 10 Volusia. ...
Maraquita................. 11 06 16 Saracen...
Tomahawk..............+. 11.07 12. Beatrice... ....4.....-...5.
Contam 7.7.0 teb ek Une 110750 Kathleen..................
Nymph............ eh. TASOSS bee MGA: el see be ee
OMB OV ee eee pee ii 11 47
As the leaders passed out the Narrows they all heeled very heavily,
Tomahawk being almost flat at times, and Nymph lying down as she
caught the puffs close in under Fort Wadsworth. The order and
relative positions continued the same during the whole distance to
the Southwest Spit, all holdine the one tack, but jammed on the
wind to make the buoy with the strong leegoing tide. Maraquita
hung obstinately on to Minerva, the two leaving Tomahawk a little,
while she in turn was gaining a little on Gorilla, but at no time was
the distance from the first to the last boat over half a mile. A simi-
Jar contest was going on with the smaller boats, Tomboy still holding
her lead, with Saracen, Beatrice, Kathleen, Volusia and Elf in order.
The two 35ft. boats, both centerboard craft, evidently had no busi-
ness with such boats as Kathleen and Saracen, both keels, white
Gorilla and Nymph were unable to hold their keel rivals. Down the
Bay a curious eraft was overhauled, a good looking chunk of a cat-
boat with a square yard on her mast, her skipper bemg a resident of
Sailor’s Snug Harbor. Her squaresail was stowed as she was bound
down eg the yachts, and the spectators missed the sight of her off
he wind.
The fight thus far had been a most exciting and interesting one.
Such a picked fleet is rarely brought together as that in the 40 and
30ft. classes, new craft, the work of several! rival designers, and with
nothing lackiug to make each the winner if possible. The job lot
assortment of craft of all sizes and degrees of excellence that orna—
ment the average club regatta was replaced by as finea fleet of
evenly matched boats as is not often seen. With the racers was the
cruiser Chispa towing a boat, but near enough fo see what was going
on, The times at buoy 10 were; :
sFomanawk. oo... Ll...
NinGt vag thence erie 1229-458 Gorillay te. Gane ade te eee 12.382 15
INAS 2X0 | UNNI Sere actrees receraty oe ac £2.80 18 Niymaphy. kee. y ecw cees en 12 33 35
Tomiahanyik |). sited ecu 12:31 13
Minerva set a balloon jibtopsail at the turn after mastheading
spinaker in stops and lowering it again; but Maraquita shot out her
extension boom to starboard ani soon bad spinaker drawing, She
ran up on Minerva, but the latter turned to and soon set a silk
spinaker which held her well ahead. Nymph had lost steadily from
the start, and was some distance astern of the rest. The little fel-
lows were left as the tug ran out with the forties, and were not seen
until well on the way home. The wind had falien some when the
fleet passed out the Hook, being timed at buoy 5:
VEL CRW EU rcpaie ites nee Raced 12 46.31 Gorilla. .....22. si seeeees 12 48 50
Managiitar cies. cekas tino TAB DT Ney ek adsense ee 12 51 03
iz 48 33
Gorilla had created a slight diversion by going past Tomahawk’s
weather, but soon slid back tofourth place, Minerva took in her jib-
header and set a clubtopsail after taking in spinaker, and led the
procession out to the Scotland, making a close turn as sbe luffed
round. Maraquita had been very well handled all day, but she lost a
little on this turn, not tacking as soon as Minerva. The two stood
out on port tack for buoy 5, thus running into the strongest of the
ebb tide, but when Tomahawk and Gorilla rounded together they
held starboard tack, standing in down the Jersey beach toward the
Highlands. Nymph had been very badly outsailed thus far, being
now 5m. astern of Minerva. The times were:
Minerva...... .. 3. SOA, ek 1 14 80 ‘Sorilla..... Liem y he bets ees 119 25
Maragquitiy, 1.44 cue ect enee 11d C2 Np h®:3 2 a sees 1 26 10
Tomahawk! 119 16
The wind was moderate, all but Minerva being content with jib-
headers, but at 1:45 Maraqitita clewed up bers and went on starboard
tack, leaving Minerva for the day, and in a very few minutes she had
dropped far astern. At 2P.M. Minerva was off the pomt of the
Hook, but in a terrible seagoing tide, and it was evident that Toma-
hawk and Gorilla, now stealing along under the beach in the slack
tide, had made a very great gain on her and were the leading boats.
Nymph was far astern'and mshore of Minerva, and Maraquita was
now the last of the fleet. Tomahawk and Gorilla worked the Hook
as closely as they could, shaving under the beach and out to weather
buoy 5 and then slipping in again out of the tide, while Minerva, still
on her first leg from the Lightship, was standing’ over toward the
Swash, with the tide setting her off. Tomahawk worked in for the
Spit with a good lead, and after atime Mimerva got inside tiie Hook
and passed to windward of Gorilla. Maraquita and Nymph werea
long distance astern, not having turned buoy 5 yet. The customary
afternoon squall was now visible in the north, but the wind still held
to the west. ; E
The little fellows were soon reaching in from the Spit, under jib-
topsails and balloon foresails, Kathleen with a fine lead. All had
sent up topmasts, and Tomboy and Elf had clubtopsails aloft. The
squall struck heavily as Kathleen passed Hoffman Island, but she
carried through it, only lowering her large jibtopsail fora few min-
utes. The rain poured down for a few minutes, after which it cleared
fora time, and she crossed the line. Immediately after a second
and heavier squall struck in, knocking off the boats that were about
to finish, Fora time it was avery pretty sight to see them lying
almost flat on the water, Volusia having a good deal more wind than
she wanted. Saracen screwed across the liné, but Tomboy and BIf
were headed by a shift of wind and had to make several tacks to
weather, 'bhé wind now fell, and when Beatrice came ip she niean-
aped to reach almiost to the stern of the tug, and then drifted astern,
oing rapidly down with the tide until she took the ground of the
West Bank, overa mile below the finish, coming off later without
Injury. }
The first of the forties, Tomahawk, showed np in the rain and mist
at4P. M., but after making up to within Ye miles of the line she
drifted astern, With her were Gorilla and Minerva, the other two
not being visible at all. Wor three dveary hours the trio drifted
about the Bay in a strong ebb tide and no wind, Gorilla getting over
near Coney Island, Tomahawk well out in the center of the Bay, and
Minerva. finally coming close along the West Bank in the wake of
Nymph, which vessel liad raanaved to crawl up from the rear to the
Head of the fieet, crossing the line first at 7:15 P, M, with the aid of a
light breeze from the east. Tomahawi threw away her chanee by
holding out in the strongest tide, and it was a close thing between
her and Minerya for second, the little Scofehman being ahead,
Gorilla failed to make ihe finish, being on ihe other side of the Bay,
while Maraquita was barely visible astern when the tug left tor
home, The full times were:
SLOOPS AND GUTTERS—40FT. CLASS.
Start Hinish. Blapsed. Corrected.
BVT TIN Wee, ok da 11.08.48 7 15 AG § 06 38 4% 04 16
MAR ENVE he de 17.00.10 719 47 8 13 87 8 10 16
Tomahawk.... ........ 1.07.12 2°22°28 815 16 § 15 16
Gorilla, .........0... - AT.07-F0 Did not finish,
Maraquita ............ 11.06.16 Not timed,
SLOOPS—S5PT OLASS,
SVOUIBIS) 0, wees. oe 12.37 3 387 35 4 24 58 4 24 58
IBpiiraGRannsespeer se. 11.13,06 Did not finish,
SLOOPS—SUFT. CLASS,
PTAC EY es wees 11.18.22 818 00 4 04 88 4 04 38
WIALAGOM | 1. eee waged Te be 3 24.59 4 12 07 Not meas,
Tomboy. ke” pli ee a 8 29°82 417 45 4 13 52
EYE ey Jeet elo 18 3 41 35 4 26 25 4 25 43
Tu spite of its lame conclusion the race was a fair and thorough
test of the boats out to the Scotland, Minerva outsailing all the rest,
with Maraquita a good second. Coming in, the race wos lost to
Minerva through Mr. Webb’s lack of knowledge as to the tides off the
Hook, and on the other hand Nymph’s victory was due to some very
clever work on thé part of Mr. Willard in cheating the tide from the
Lightship up to buoy 5, The tug took Beatrice, Nympb and Minerva
in tow for Staten Islan...
KATRINA AND TITANIA, JUNE 18.
Although there is little chance that either side will withdraw
from its position and that there will be a race for the America’s
Oup this year, itis still probable that Lord Dunrayen will bring
Valkyrie across to race for the Paine Cup and in private matches.
In view of this the races set for this week between Katrina
and Titania assume almost the aspect of trial races, as there is
no room left now for doubt as to the superiority of the two in
most weather over Bedouin and Shamrock, The present matches,
Were made last winter as the result of 4 challenge from Messrs.
Auchincloss, owners of Katrina, an agreement being then drawn
Up fo sail three races on June 14, 20 and 22, unless the New York
G. vegatta was set. for one of these dates, the courses to
be 12 miles to windward and return from the Scotland Lightship;
the outer course of the New York Y. C.,from Buoy 10 around the
Sandy Hook Lightship and Shrewsbury Rocks; and finally over
the inside course. The time limit was set at 644 houra, thé races
being under the rules and regatta commmittee of the club. Time
for repairs was allowed in case of accident, the prize was to be
$150 on each race, neither was to haul out after the first race and
no limits were placed on sails or créw. Messrs. Robert Centre
and Gouverneur Kortwright were named as judges, Both boats
were most curefully prepared during the winter, lying side by
side in Piepgrass’s yard, Katrina under the supervision of Mr,
A. Oary Smith and Capt, Berry, and Titania under Capt. Haft
With a picked crew from Volunteer’s old one, The hulls were
scraped and painted, Katrina’s with the same cement iis Thistle,
while the spars and sails were thoroughly overhauled, Titania
having a new boom 5ft. soneer than the old one, with a complete
new outfit of sails, probably the best suit seen on a yacht in a
long time, the muinsailin particular being a very fine piece of
work from Wilson & Griffin’s loft.
In length and sailarea the two differ so little that the allew-
ance for 24 Enots is but 14s, in favor of Katrina, she being 4 few
inches under 70ft,, while Titania is very close to the limit of the
class, The former, with clipper stem and black topsides, resem-
bles Thistle very closely, while Titania, white, with a plumb
stem, has more of the sheer plan of Mayflower. Titania’s victory
over Shamrock, followed by Katrina’s three successful races with
the same boat, and then by her performance with Grayling and
Sea Wox in the New York regatta, from which Titania dropped
out after parting her bobstay, have tended to heighten the inter-
ést in the first meeting of the two famous craft, Both have been
busy for the lust few days in painting bottom and making the
final preparations, and by Tuesday morning, when the mark boat,
Volunteer, sent a tow line to eaca. off Bay Ridge, they were ap-
parently in as perfect condition as is possible,
The day was fair and warm, but with a strong N.H. breeze tum-
bling up the white caps in the Upper Bay and driving in a very
rospectable sea outside the Narrows; while off the Hook there
was more sca than has been seen in any of the Gup races since *85,
The flagship Electra was kindly placed at the disposal of the
regatta committee by Com. Gerry, and after some rolling and one
or two nearly successful attempts to stand on one end in going at
a lively gait: over the bar, dropped anchor off the Scotland at
1145. The tug Volunteer was laboring out very slowly with the
two yachts in tow, each dipping her bowsprit under. Palmer
stood in from staward to meer them, under staysail, foresail and
reefed mainsail, with topmasts housed, and the plucky little
Oneida followed in Electra’s wake, The only other vessel was
the tug Dalsell, with some members of the New York Y. C. on
board.
There was ample warning as to the weather all the morning
but boats came down with topmasts on end, bowsprits run ou
and no reefs in their mainsails, so that over an hour was wiste
while they housed topmasts, filled in bowsprits, turned in reefs
and cume for the line under No, 8 jibs, stuysails and double-reefed
maingails, Katrina had three reefs down and Titania but two.
Katrina’s canvas seemed perfect, but Titania’s reefed mainsail
showed a tight leech, while ber staysail was long on the stay, and
did not sit properly. <A little after 1 P. M. Katrina, steered by
Capt. Berry, and with her owners and Mr. Smith on board, came
down trom the windward, Titania soon following, and at 1:20 the
preparatory was given. The course was E. by N., J2 knots, and
the Volunteer was already pegging away in the wind’s eye to
mnark the turn. Katrina stood off shore, outside the Lightship,
Hlectra lying to the north of the ship, while Titania was inside ot
the Hlectra, nearer to Sandy Hook,
‘The start was given at 1:30, Katrina coming from beyond the lee
of the Lightship. where she tacked and rounded under its stern,
crossing the south end of the line on starboard tack at 1:30:37.
Her clean, glossy hull, with the lead.colored bottom and sharp
ends, seemed to leap from wave to waye as she settled down
to her work, the decks awash with spray. Titania was slow in
starting, reaching along the line from north to south, then tack-
ing and crossing the line just where Katrina had, being timed at
recta Mr, Burgess was on board, with Capt, Haft at the wheel,
The first leg took them a little to the westwatd of the big hotel at
Roekuway, or aboul 444 points from the course.
The first ten minutes seryed to show that Titania was outpoint-
ing Katrina, the latter carrying a very strong weather belm, the
triple reefed mainsail being too small for the large No, 3 jib,
though there was some doubt as to the footing, butin a little
while it was evident that the white boat was well ahead of
her vival, haying made up the three minutes lost at the start,
Katrina fell steadily to leeward, while Titania rode the seas and
worked out all the time. About? P.M. Katrina luifed upsharply
as thouzh about to tack, hut after a little paid away and resumed
her course, though doing worse than betore. At 2:30 she tacked
off shore, Titania at once tollowing, and the former’s great gain
became apparent. ; ;
The race was hers beyond question; it was simply the last Vol-
unteer-Whistle race over again. Katrina held on watil 2:50, when
she luffed to shake out areet, After the reef points were cast off,
and as they were about to cast off the claw, she jumped heavily
tito agen. and broke her boom short off, giving up the race at
oncé. Titania still continued, the wind being a trifle ligther,
and at 2:56 she went on starboard tack inshore again,
heading for Long Beach Hotel, She stood on for nearly an
hour, making «a little more to windward than was really
necessary, and coming down with sheets eased for the tug,
Where Electra and Oneida were also waiting, She turned
at 418, starting sheet and Boomuiats. out her staysail to port,
then sending wp the topmast a ittle until ther jibheader
could be set over the double-reefed mainsail. Under this com-
fortable tig she rah quickly home, jibing near the finish and
: Standing on up the Swash, traveling at agreatrate. Mr. Burgess
FOREST AND STREAM.
turned a double handspring as she was timed at 5:31, having made
the course in 3.57.07, The beat out, 12 knots, was made in 2h, 40m,
or at (he rate of 44 knots per hour, while the run in was made
in dh, 18m., or at the vate of 9 knots per hour in a heayy sea and
under double-reefed mainsail and working topsail, Katrina had
been taken in tow by the Dalzell and lay at her moorings off Bay
Ridge as the Electra passed up, her main boom lying on the deck.
A new one will be fitted in time fora race on
aturday, but no
race will be sailed to-day,
NEW YORK Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 138.
N spite of good weather and some exciting brushes at times
the annual regatta of the New York Y. C. can hardly be called
i success; the fleet, in point of numbers, was in no way as impos-
ing as the importance of the occasion warranted, while the two
most interesting events, the meeting between all the seventies
and the first real race of the new forties, were completely spoiled
by a series of mishaps. Of the two-sticker's only half a dozen
came to the line, Palmer, one of the handsomest and most impos-
ing of the schooner fleet since her alterations of two years ago
with Dauntless only against her to make a battle in the kee
class; Sea Fox and Grayling in the next class, Marguerite being
classed with them for lack of a competitor of her own class; and
lash Agnes and Azalea in the fifth Glass. Miranda will not fit
oul this season, Mr, Hill being abroad; Montank, though under
way on Thursday, is long-since out of all racing; and Sachem,
only a short time since considered the second, if not the first of
her class, was content to box about tle course with boats at
davits in company with Mayflower, There are many who believe
that Sachem can give her time to Grayling, with equal handling,
and who would like to see the matter fought to a finish, but the
“improvements” made in Sachem last winter, heavy mahogany,
With elaborate caryings, even in the cabin ceiling, have done lit-
tle to improye her speed, Her old cabin, plain pine and clean
paint, was not only neat and shipshape, but light as well, and if
she could nob beat Grayling then she certainly will not now with
her elaborate furnishing.
If Sachem was fast as a schooner Mayflower should be still
faster under the same rig. The two models are neatly identical,
the after bodies being built from the same moulds, but Sachem
was made a little fuller about the fore chains, being intended for
the schooner rig from the first, while Mayflower was to carry but
a single stick. Sachem’s keel was cut away as much as possible
on account of the shoalness of her home waters, while Mayflower
had a yery decided keel, afterward deepened by the addition of
lead. Besides this she had originally more lead outside than
Sachem, and has had the benefit of thorouch trial and many
minor improvements in the hands of Messrs. Paine and Rurgess.
Now that she too has donned the rig of a schooner she shoulda do
even better than her sister, and if well raced will no doubt hel
Sea Fox to hurry Grayling more than Sachem alone ever did.
This race was the first that Sea Fox has sailed since her huge
Mainmast was reduced some 6ft. after the New York Y. G, cruise
last year, and though she looks less rakish than of old she seems
to travel as fast, or it may be that the red parasol, which was vis-
ible on deck all day, has brought a change of luck. Although not
a@ winner she sailed welland pushed Grayling hard all day, but
the white schooner has a contirmed babit of winning that it’ will
take a very fast boat and very bright skipper to break her of,
Marguerite was hardly in it with the other two all day, and did
little to retrieve the record she made last year in the same race.
In the fifth class only Agnes and Azalea entered. the former
practically having a walk-over from Buoy 10, as Azalea fouled
the buoy and was consequently out of the race, though she con-
tinued on the course.
The JOP. class, or Class 3 by the New York rules, has lately
assumed &more prominent position than it has held in the past
four years, owing to the disappearance of its rival, the 90ft, class,
and also to the coming races betwen its members and Valk yrie
for the Paine Cup and private stakes, if not for the America’s
Cup. This is the first occasion that all of the class have met since
1887, and the turnout was very good, including Katrina, Sham-
rock, Bedouin, Titania, Gracieand Fanny. The three newer boats
haye already come infor considerable mention this year; Bed-
ouin, howeyer, has not yet raced. She is in the same trim as of
old, the projected changes in the way of more outside lead and
larger sails not having been made, and without them she is
hardly good for more than third place in the class. Where she
would be if sparred and ballasted in modern style, with all lead
on keelinstead of athird of it inside and on top of a big keel and
keelson, is a very interesting question in view of her excellent
record in the past. Gracie re-enters the race after a season of
retirement with a new lead steadier of 14 tons in the shape of a
keel some 20in, deep, while her keel and garboards are also new
and some changes haye been made in the board, Both she and
Fanny showed commendable spirit in facing such modern flyers
as Titania and Katrina, but their place beside these boats was
clearly shown on Thursday, when they served as whi pers in of
the fleet down toleeward, There was nothing especially exciting
in the meeting of Hildegarde and Whileaway, though they had a
private match to themselves; and in the next class it was a fore-
gone concl'sion that Clara would beat Bertie. However, tha
latter deserves credit for going in to make a race.
There is something instructive to those who extol the merits of
mere size,and ridicule the idea of sportin any other than the
largest class of schooners and sloops, in the fact that the whole
interest, of the greatest of the spring regattas is centered
in the 70 and 40ft. classes, the latter a size that the New
York Y. C. hardly recognizes. Though only five of the big fleet
of forties came tothe line, there were four new boats among
them, two of which at least have attracted special attention. Mr.
Burgess has had such a monopoly of the class for a whole season
that the interest has not been as keen asin might be; but this
year he will have several rivals, two of them being new men; In
the present race besides his last year’s boat, Nymph, in pretty
#0od shape after a season's trial, he had twonew craft, both keels,
neither of which have been seen before. The steel ‘Tomahawk
has been sailing about the Sound for several weeks, stretching
sails and testing gear, so that she went into the race in good con-
dition. Maraquita, too, has been afloat tor six weeks and has
made the trip from Boston, so that, Capt. Harry Haff, J r., had her
in fair form, Both are handsome boats of the latest type and
carry all that craft of their length should risk. They are both
white and similar in appearance beam on, the Tomahawk being
sit, narrower than Maraquita. Against the three Burgess boats
were the new Smith boat, Gorilla, and the Gardner boat, Liris.
‘Gorilla has been sailing for about a week and was in fair shape
though under all fhe disadvantages incident to a new boat; still
she had good sails and all gear working properly, Her rig is
larger than any of the Burgess boats, but even it was outdone by
the Gardner craft Liris. :
The latter boat has been greatly delayed, and when she was
docked on Monday night she looked little like racing within three
days. In spite of the delay in painting and bending sails that was
caused by the continued vain, her energetic skipper, Captain
Sloan. who has yet his laurels to win on this side of the water,
hurried the work as much as possible, the mainsail was bent on
Wednesday night, part of the gear rove off, and « couple of hours
before the starton Thursday morning she was under way down
the Bay for a trial trip from Bay Ridge to Buoy 15, before starting
in the race. Her windlass was still in the Custom House, head
sheets were rove off while she was under way, the No, 1 jib was
left behind, so No. 2 was set, and much of the gear was only rove
off as it was needed, The silk club topsail was sent up, but as the
halliards were not properly bent it was replaced by a jibheader,
the wind, fairly strong from $.W., promising to freshen when out-
side the forts. Captain Sloan had never been over the course or
sailed in. the Bay, while his crew was a scratch one of amateurs
and professionals. The rigging was partially set up while under
way, and all was made as snug as possible in the short beat down
to the line.
The course was from Bnoy 15, just outside the Narrows, down
the channel, turning buoys 10 and 814, and out around the Sandy
Hook Lightship, epee tae over the same course, 31 knots, only the
forties turning the Scotland Lightship instead of Sandy Hook,
cutting about 6 knots off of the distance. The full list of starters
was:
FIRST CLASS KEEL SCHOONDRS.
Cor'd length, | Owners. Allowance,
Dauntless........._, Lies Baler. cot. GORE Dolt. |. worn settee Allows.
IssitiertonnGs ek. ST a 5 2, R. Stuyvesant........... 3 58
THIRD CLASS SCHOONERS,
Med. VOR eee ager nr) oe A. Cass Canfield......... Allows.
Grayling... ...,,.-., Bose reps ly Aas.) some. Ga
. FOURTH CLASS SCHOONDRS.
Marguerite ... ....... 88:37....... W. F. Burden..... .,.... 353
PIFTH CLASS SOHOONHRS,
AP ABAS ass ase ees Sea ae UPERTLUTTT Sd, Jcisuey sees eh Allows.
PAO NER Soy hele dey ate oe DRC F reeds Ne WAnslOW:..cceea sss 408
; THIRD CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTHRS.
Ta 22ers 74.30... ..,.0. Oliver Iselin,.........Allows,
Kairima.......-... oo (3.85.....,:,Auchinclogs Bros..., ... 019
Brdouin.. -.,. ., .. #2,15.....:..Arch. Rogers.... ., 1 28
CRAB: seks reseed Odes chee Open aries... rE Ss wey
| Shamrock,,...0.. s..1 71.63.,...:..J. R, Maxwell........... 151
é Wanny,,....--, eee eeee 68,60:.......1..P, Fiske, ,... trhenenres 0 OF
459
Hildegarda...... . srrakboe tiie Jyyi be J, ©, Bergen....... .... . Allows,
Wiha way sian csctennee S759 2.0... G. F. Randolph,,...... aad,
FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS,
Olara .2..:2:. We ps dles 2 he Hae2e. . oes JUL Barrons assess -Allows,
Maries esk.5 cc tune ee ke Pea es eee Pred Gallatin... ....::: 2 26
SHVENTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS,
Liris : suey e+e -+.,-~- Samuel Mather et al....A]lows-
Nymph ......-.... EAA Pathe sy lives ESR AAO Lh ah pe ae eee NE Ure
Gil bias OS Nes e525 Ue ee ak ae Joke PY Carroll... tte
Tomahawk ...... Gaia Ay hae meine qe Ove ert teres ae i
Marnie! Sh ee Aug, Belmont, Jr....... ‘
the new boats carry a sai
shorter,
For once there were no laggards, every boat in the fleet was on
the alert, and within the last_ minute seven or eight boats were
making for the line. Capt. Sloan was bent on showing them an
old country start, and though he had hardly held the tiller of his
new craft for an hour, he spun her in and out among the larger
craft, placing her close by buoy 15in the last half minute, Tunning
along the line and going over on starboard tack as the smoke
came from the gun. Captain Barr was not far away, and Clara
was timed obly. 20 seconds after Liris, and then came the big ones,
Sea Fox and Grayling but 10 seconds apart, then Katrina, Titania,
with the rest strung ont. Wighteen of the fleet crossed within the
first four miuwtes, and no one was handicapped. Gorilla and
Nymph were last. The times of the start were:
ANTE 3 1.) eee. es see W124 09 ADAGE teat ese esse ess LIQT IB
Glatate repay Ske Bae 11 4 88° Whileaway.,....-........ 1) 27 18
Aaatlhox ee. ret Rd 4 “Mareuerite... 00.00... 01 24 80
Grayling: | See PIEZE DG Dottahawle wy yl, 11-27 84
Katrina...... well 24:57 Agnes,,....... BOS Seon 1 27 45
Titania 5 seul 25022) Dauntless... .0. 20000. .2..cdl 2747
aD Vea enh a ae HIG ebe pO Bet hie wy wk Woe eens tard 11 27 47
Gracie ..........5 he 3 11626\08. Shamrock 0) 2, li 28 48
IMMBPACUItA, i... cee BS 20%i2. (Pane ege eos) 11 29 51
Hildegarde.....-.. ...... HEU, Tilia. ea ee 11 80 55
Badotiittvome granvics Hhivielliee ioe MY ENP Lee. wld. o. +--ell 81 16
Hardly had she crossed the line when a loud report from
Titania told that something had parted, and she hore away
quickly to save her howsprit, the bobstay having given way. For-
tunately the stick held, hut she was out of the race, all hands
turning to and rigging a preventer, after which the second jib
was set, and she jogged easily down the Swash to watch the race.
Katrina was deprived of her chief rival, but she did not propose
to give the pas to anything with two sticks in, no matter how
large, and she flewalong in front of the fleet, With Sea Pox and
Grayling chasing her, the latter to leeward of her black rival.
Clara and Liris held together very evenly for a long distance:
Bedouin and Shamrock, both of whom had been in the middle of
the fleet at the start, finally working up and robbing the two
small fellows of fourth place, the honirs of which they had about
equally divided, Clava being the weather boat. Astern of the
two came Hildegarde, pointing for Liris’s weather, but her skip-
per would have none of it, out she lnffed and the big sloop dropped
back and took the leeward side, Paitmer had started uver 2m.
astern of Dauntless, but before buoy 10 Was sighted she had
beaten that famous racer for the day, Well to leeward of the
fleet were Gracie, Panny, Azalea, and Marguerite, Liris held a
very good place for the first five miles, but.as Captain Sloan was
entirely ignorant of the course and tide she got into the strong
ebb about the head of the Swash at a time when the wind fell
very light, and so had to tack for the mark, the rest of the elass
gaining several minutes on her, The timesat buoy 10 were:
Sedehoseee ees beeen ae Hema h(Oie TC 7a) fal Pee EU L oe Fla 12 31 02
GIS VGDE hcl ieesesshe nee Th bs est eae an 9) a we Se 2 dl 28
ARE nih sy: 3 ae ea rt ee 12.1430 Dauntless... ...0.. 22... 12 33 07
ie Oaiitis ke, eer een eer. 21810 VTomahawk........ 2.2... 2338 07
Shamrock......-......2:- 1219.20 Maraqnita............44 112 40 25
Clatiieesrhcm cues See DO eebLitn AA ACT LG aL VAN: fs Celi 12 41 15
Hildegarde............... T2247 Marpwerite. 2 ayssecse. 12 43 15
TPG: ce eck idl dsedne tae 12°26 35 Panny... +........ et +e@h 12 43 50
BEPLIG Metiaanedl ante Renss Jee Gear BeNOR, oes oo Ue 12 44 15
LANs Ce ees SHEE 12°27 1a Avalen 2... +. Fey ye 5 12 47 20
WaT EIA, Mae Phe. ce efets 12-29 85
Azalea fouled the buoy in trying to tack around it, but she did
not, mind a little thing like that and kept on her course with
racing flag flying.
The breeze was very light now, and when sheets were slacked
to port there was not enough weight in il to swing the booms off,
Spinakers were now set fo starhoard, the tide helping the fleet,
Sea Fox was leading with Grayling next, but Katrmma wis close
to the pair, while Bedouin and Shamrock were doing better, The
main fleet of the forties caught Liris at the turn, Gorilla and
Nymph being the tearest to her with Maraquita some distance
astern and Tomahawk between her and Nymph, Drifting out to
Buoy 5 the latter boats closed up, aud when off the point of the
Hook all were close together, Liris had reset her clubtopsail
and set a beautiful silk spinaker at Buoy 10, while Maraqnita had
a wonderful spinaker boom, which shot out of itself like the Jap-
anese fishing rods which are extended by blowing in one end,
While the tiny fleet were drifting off the point of the Hook in
apparent security, the huge Dauntless, worthy of her name and
reputation, lumbered down squarely on top of the lot, avery kite
on board set and drawing. Maraquita’s extension boom collapsed
much faster than it had been shot out, as the “famous racer”
cleared her and blanketed and fouled Tomahawk, the little fel-
low being sayed from injury by the exertions of her erew, and
then bore down on Liris, the latter luffing out across her. Finally
she cleared the fleet and went serenely on her way, regardless of
the anathemas heaped on her by the small fry.
The large boats outside the Hook had some wind now, and
Grayling at last caught and passed Sea fox. Bedowin and Sham-
rock indulged in the luxury ofa luting match, which landed the
cutter hard on the Oil Spot. just outside Sandy Hook, where she
lay for an hour, finally towing off when the tide made. The
forties took the wind afler Dauntless lef¢ them, Liris, the only
one that started with a jibheader, haying set her silk clubtonsail
some time before. Tomahawk had now come up to her, and
started to cross her bow from the Jeeward, but she more than
met her match, and after a short sirugele was well content to
drop back, Nymph by this time was nearly abeam of Liris, but
to leeward several lengths; Maraquita was directly astern of
Livis, heeling heavily and dipping her bows in; Tomahawk was to
leeward of Maraquita. also listing well down, while Gorilla
was the Jast of the live. The strug@le for the time was
between Liris, the leader, and Nymph, just on ber lee beam,
and « beautiful fight it was, all five stagzering under lofty spars
and marvelous clubtopsails. Suddenly there came two reports
from Liris, the topmast went out of her and immediately after
the lower mast went about 20ft. wbove the déck, sails and spars
going clear to leeward, and fortunately hurting noone. As she
righted two of her Corinthian crew, Messrs. Duncan and fills,
Went overboard to windward, cunoe fashion, the former hanging
ontoaline, Mr. Hillsswam clear of the boat and was soon lett
d0yds. astern, as she carried her way inspite of the wreck. Mara-
quita passed close to him and threw a life preseryer, and in a few
Minutes the thirty, Saracen, which had been out all day following
the race, dropped her hoat and set him on board his ship, After
the wreck was cleared a tug took Liris in tow for Bay Ridge,
The immediate cause of the wreck was the failure of the weather
spreader, a piece of steel tubing, which bent into almost a U shape.
The lower mast would in all probability haye stood had tha
shrouds been properly sel up, The most dangerous of her rivals
being out of it, Gorilla began to push the Burgess boats very hard,
but while a'l the glasses in the fleet were turned on Liris, and
before it was known just how serious her trouble was, Gorilla’s
topmast went over the side, also throtigeh the failure of a spreader.
She turned to at once to clear the wreck, giving up the race and
starting for home under lower canyas. ‘The other's were timed at
the ucla thus: 12067 : m
00) 0) Dee (Aor Breecs Bae 5) Omahawh, .- .........., 1 31 86
Maraquita..-....-.......-. 1 al 30
Meanwhile the large craft had turned the Sandy Hook mark,
Ie PavliiAss eee eee ieee POPU APTI oy ery ere ce, al 22 42
Soa hGxcai . Mos iment nae 12130 Shamrock........... ., 1 31 15
: : Shamrock since they were timed
at Buoy 10, while Grayling had made 234m, on Sea Fox, ‘The
460
fleet reached in with a moderate breeze, the leaders meeting the
forties at Buoy 5, where they were timed:
Nymph. .-.<..... yee 0410 Maraguita. cect scenes 2 O08 05
Grayvee ecco ee es 20500 Tomahawk............--.- 2 08 22
Seago. 5 Aonesenant 2 06:05 Tatrings..) civ. cs oh fia 2 09 23
When on the wind inside the Hook Katrina took the lead, Sea
Fox making up a little on Grayling. The following times were
taken ati Buoy 10, but are not absolutely correct, owing to the
position of the boats:
Aes rhe Dole ea Be ee 9-88 18° Shamrock: :....:;---<- ..2 39 63
Gra viling scythe cree rns 233 57 Tomahawk....-........- .2 41 04
STEAL Gy: Gh eal oo a 4235 26 Maraquita,......,.-......,2 4214
Nymph.... . a2 36 35
On the last leg of six miles there was a very pretty struggle be-
tween Katrina, Sea Fox and Grayling. Coming near buoy 9,
which was to be left on the weather side, Grayling, the leeward
boat, held her luff, forcing the other two on the buoy. Sea Fox
barely succeeded in establishing an overlap on Katrina in time to
hail for water, Katrina in turn hailing Grayling. Sea Fox bore
away on Katrina, her headsails touching the sloop, and the latter
had to bear off so far that her boom jibed, swinging aboard of Sea
Fox. As Grayling gave them room the pair separated, Sea Fox
running to windward of Katrina and then taking a lead of Gray-
ling, which she held to the finish, though losing on corrected
time. Tomahawk and Maraquita wasted a good deal of time in
useless luffing matches inside the Hook, while Nymph wisely
went on her way, beating them very badly, The official sum-
mary is:
FIRST CLASS KEEL SCHOONERS.
Start. Finish. Elapsed, Corrected.
Danntless.... 2 eae li 27 47 3 33 00 4 05 13 405 13
PALMET IA ue eee 11 29.51 > 3 27 50 3 68 05 3 54 48
THIRD CLASS SCHOONERS,
Sa, MOE. cs vazs com. gus 11 24 47 3 16 47 3 52 10 3 52 10
Grayling ....., -..- LL 24 57 817 46 3 52 49 3 49 56
FOURTH CLASS SCHOONERS,
Marguerite.....-..---- 11 27 30 2 39 26 4 11 56 4 08 03
FIFTH CLASS SCHOONERS,
Azaleai ci. sces.e-seetee- ll 27 15 3 57 06 4 29 51 4 29 51
Ve eee Pe Pes ee Li 27 46 4 03 50 4 86 05 431 57
THIRD CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS,
SDiteMie: sxahusssteelen. Tl 25 22 Disabled. _ 4
atiriin ti. beg 52 oo, jl 24 57 319 15 3 64 18 3 53 59
Bedouin. i kos s ais 11 27 13 Grounded.
PEDRO et ee Pee Oi 1i 26 09 3 41 25 415 16 4 13 39
SHAMTOCK! 1. Ju. yeh eet Ll 28 48 3 26. 45 3 57 57 3 56 U6
Many jo2. 3 12.9 .ee te 26ha8 3 41 05 415 06 411 12
FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS.
Hildegarde......... .. ll 27 00 3 44 58 417 58 417 58
Wihileaway i ....- 22s. 11 27 18 3 57 03 4 25 45 4 24 04
FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS.
CVSS toes seks ue -,+-.ll 24 88 3 51 06 4 26 28 4 26 28
BC Rh eet ka ee dl 27 47 403 07 4 40 20 4 87 54
SEVENTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS.
IOUT ON = SE bh as wei 11 31 16 3 36,38 4 05 22
Goria. ons here 11 80 55 Lost topmast,
Tomahawk.....) 2... ll 27 34 3 40 10 412 36 UE
Maraquita.......6. i. Il 26 52 3 41 44 4 14. 52
iTikaeee eeees- A ee Tl #4 09 Dismasted.
Wiuners—Schooners, Class I.; Palmer beats Dauntless 10m. 25s.
Schooners, Class II1.: Grayling beats Sea Fox 2m, |4s,
Schooners, Class V.;: Agnes.
Sloops, Class Lll.; Katrina beats Shamrock 3m, ‘s,
Sloops, Class JV.: Hildegarde beats Whileaway 6m. 6s.
Sloops, Class V.: Clara beats Bertie 11m. 26s.
Sloops, Class VIL: Nymph wins, Tomahawk second, Tomahawk
and Maraguita not measured.
NOW FOR A SPARMAKER’S TRUST.
Fee chances are that the present season will prove to all the
necessity of a change in the rules which will encourage, or
at least permit a reduction of the outrageous sail plans now car-
ried on all racing craft; but in the meantime there is a bounteous
harvest alicad for the sparmakers; and now, if ever, is the time
for the successful organization of a sparmakers’ trust. The
winds thus far haye not been specially heavy, but the list of
casualties is soa ething unusual in the ordinary run of the spring
racing. Titania has carried away the end of her bowsprit,
Gorilla and Banshee have both lost a topmast, while Liris
has already spoiled a topmast, lower mast and topsailyard,
and Katrina a boom. Kathleen’s bowsprit we do not in-
clude, as it Went in a collision, This is but the beginning,
and while we de not wish to prophesy eyil- ye look for. more
masts to go before the question ci supremacy is decided in
the 70,40 and 30ft. classes, to say nothing of smaller spars. The
iact. is that the whole fleet is and must be, grossly over-rigged,
the only hope for better things which we have tkus far
been able to discover being in the performance of little Minerva
on Saturday in which perfection of form, a reasonable amount
of power for the length, and a moderate sail plan won from
the larger and more heavily rigged boats in both light and
strong winds, If Minerya can repeat her performance through-
out the season, or even make a good record in her class, she will
do much to prove the practicability of a desirable type of racing
yacht under the present rules, [f she fails, the other hope is that
the two most powerful boats in the class, Liris and Gorilla, may
beat the less extreme class, such as Nymph, Verena and Mara-
quita. In this event the only way to beat them in turn the fol-
lowing season will be to outbuild them, and in the case of Liris at
least this cannot safely be done, as she has all the power and sail
that is practicable on 40ft. In such a case it is likely thata
ehange of the rule will be welcomed by all, and we shall see the
present limits to length thrown down, and a much wider choice
of dimensions offered to the designer than he has ever be-
fore enjoyed. The spar makers are not the only ones who come
in for a prosperous sexson, the shipsmiths share 1t with them, as
the gear is strained to an extent that has never before been seen.
One curious incidental effect is likely to be noticed this year, the
appetites of the spectators are apt to be whetted to such a degree
that they will not be satisfied by the ordinary brushes and inci-
dents of the old regattas, with perhaps a broken topmast thrown
in by way of a bonne bouche; but nothing less than a tetal wreck
will prove acceptable.
GIVE THE LITTLE FELLOWS A CHANCE.
1OME flagrant instances of the disregard of the moral as well
as well as the legal rights of the owners of the smaller craft
have occurred during the late races, the worst being the conduct
of the big Dauntless, 112ft. lw.L,in running in among the 40ft.
class while the latter had no steerage way, there being very little
wind. and that ail killed by Dauntless’s kites. The fact that she,
too, was in the race is no excuse for spoiling the sport and imper-
iling the safety of the small boats. In the Atlantic Y, C. race on
Tuesday the large schooner Fearless tailed to give way when on
the port. tack and took the bowsprit out of Kathleen, a 30ft. boat,
also in the race and then leading her class. The man on the bow-
sprit end, Mr. Brown, had a very narrow escape from serious
injury. The names of these boats suggest the query whether
they would be equally dauntless and fearless were the positions
reversed, and they smaller instead of much larger than the other
boats. On Wednesday of last week the schooner Social, while be-
calmed, was run into by the steamer Long Branch, with an excur-
sion barge in tow, in Flushing Bay. We do not know who is to
blame in this case, but asthe yacht is reported as in stays and
becalmed, it was the steamer’s duty to keep clear.
RHODE ISLAND Y. C.—June regatta, June 13:
CLASs I,
Length. Start. Finish. Blapecd: Corrected.
Millie....... ey aacer 44.10 122235 23754 21519 21519
Pert one) eke =, ..88.09 12 23 55 2 42 25 2 18 80 2 11 28
Mabelle Swift. ....40.09 12 21 04 p 2 50 08 2 29 04 2 24 42
OLASS 2.
Diamond... ....... 26.02 122534 80924 24350 2 48 20
Mascot,............ 26.05 122602 8 15 27 24925 2 49 25
CLASS 3.
Rowena. .--.-....4. 28.11 1231 42 42300 1a a2
Wonisesss cc Weete 27 00 12.3140 3 16 44 245 04 2 41 24
JAN ieey-Arey Soca eee oes 25.11 12 31 28 Ti ie. “2
Waneti shceeaog cena se 23.03 12 30 37 338015 2 59 88 247 48
OLASs 4
Edna Jas 21.09 1238720 21054 128334 1 32 42
SCRSIC. = est Se eset 21.00 12.3550 2 08 44 1 82 54 1 31 08
Victor, - ol vows ns eee Ob 12 387 18 212 06 1 34 48 1 34 48
CLASS 5
Wastes scarce ee 18.05 12 44 12 2 51 36 2 07 24 2 06 26
REALE US i els 19,01 12 42 29 ae Nt et cate ee
Metiires mings oe: yeee 18.05 12 42 10 22224 14014 13916
BFR heen yee s. A7.08 124159 2 28.86 - 1 46 27 43 57
Winners of prizes—Class 1; Peri first, Millie second, Class 2;
Diamond first. Class 38; Louise first, 8
aust second, Class 4:
Edna first. Class 5: Vera first, Jaunty second, Vision third,
FOREST AND STREAM.
BROOKLYN Y. 0. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 15—The an-
nual regatta of the Brooklyn Y. O. was sailed on June 15 on the
Lower Kay, the courses being: For Class 1, cabin sloops, 25ft. and
under, from the club house in Grayesend Bay around Southwest
Spit Buoy and return; Glass B, cats from 20 to 25ft., around Buoy
7 on the West Bank, and Class C, cats under 20ft., around Buoys
liand 15, The wind was 8.W., with a squall from the north late
in the day. The times were:
CLASS B—CATS BETWEEN 20 AND 25mr,
Start. Finish. Hlapsed.
Bie Neg a. 5 chk FAV he eee van SAE 12 51 52 Not timed.
Homing.... .12 41 15 Not timed,
Manhattan, .. 12 51 52 5 05 5) 4 14 03
Josephine: . 4. es 154k yttesan HER cole 12 62 04 6 35 18 4 43 14
CLASS 1—CABIN SLOOPS 25F1T. AND UNER.
RTT OW wxgts cos eee ete eS 12 53 04 Not timed.
Rhadaseaos es irae: ta dade sek 12 43 34 Not timed.
Wala ck cee strong whe cape a te tern 12°52 14 5 49 O7 4 56 53
Irene -.... 12 52 43 Not timed.
Carrie won in Class C.
THE MERLE— Oswego, June 11.—Hditor Forest and Stream: To
correct wrong impression conveyed by a sensational article going
the rounds of the daily press yesterday regarding Merle haying
been driven ashore during the storm of Sunday last, I would say
that while at anchor off Pleasant Point, a resort some ten miles
below here, and after the heaviest of the storm was over, by the
parting of what has proved to bea very poor chain cable the Merle
was forced into shoal water and grounded before sufficient canvas
could be made to insure way enough tostay her. She was released
without injury and at regular moorings off our club house by 10
P.M.Sunday, I trust if any mention is made of the matter in
the FOREST AND STREAM you will state the facts asabove. The
Merle will no doubt be delivered to her new owners within a few
days.—ALLEN AMES, Owner of Merle.
THE WRECK OF THE MALTA.—#ditor Forest and Stream:
The cabinYacht Malta, reported im-your issue of June twas eap=
sized, was an old yawl 22ft. long raised on, purchased by some
boys for $28 She did not capsize, but dragged her anchor and
went ashore and broke up. Be gentle with the miserable “center-
boarders” and let them die a natural death. They have sins
enough to answer for without being belied.—R. G. W. [Our infor-
mation was taken from a local paper, in which it was stated that
the yacht capsized. Our correspondent being on the ground, is
probably better posted.]
VOLUNTEER.—The New York Sun of Sunday last under the
heading ‘'The Volunteer Crippled, she is Warped and Bulged,
and will not Race for the Cup,” published a sensational story to
the effect that Volunteer is in such a condition that it would not
be possible to race, and that Gen. Paine will not sell her or allow
her to be used in the defense of the Cup. The whole story is
evidently a malicious fabrication, as Volunteer isin better condi-
tion for racing to-day than two years since. Capt. Haif has
worked constantly to perfect her bottom, and it is now in good
condition for painting, which it was not when she raced Thistle.
ATLANTIO Y. 0.—The annual regatta of the Atlantic Y. C, will
be resailed on June 21.
Canoeing.
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to FOREST AND
SrreAmM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of
their clubs, and also notices in advance of pceninEs: and Traces, and
report of the same, Camoeists and all interested in canoeing are
requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with
logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local
waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items
relating to the sport.
FIXTURES.
JUNE.
22. N, ¥, G. C. Annual, Staten 29. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet,
{sland. Larehmont,
JULY,
4, Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22. Atlantic Division Meet.
13-29. W.C.A. Meet, Ballast ’d. 27. Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers.
AUGUST.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
7-23. A. G. A. Meet, Sugar [sland, St. Lawrence River.
SEPTEMBER.
8. Puritan, Record Races, No.5. 14. Ianthe, Annual, Newark.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
WRICERS, 1887-88.
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Commodore: H.C. pageeS. OX t Peterborough, Can.
Secretary-Treasurer:
Fice- fi Rear-Com. Purser.
Central Div..W. K. Huntington... W. Masten..........T. H. Been ae
ome, N. ¥.
Atlantic Div. W. P. Stephens.....L. B, Palmer.........., FL, Dunnell,
186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn,
Eastern Diy..H. E, Rice, M. D..,.Maxton Holmes..,.,...H. D. Marsh,
Springfield. Mass.
Wthern Div..Robert Tyson...,....8.S. Robinson.......Colin Fraser, Toronto.
Applications for membership must be made to division jpumert, aecom-
anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00
for entrance fee and dues for current year. Kvery member attending
the general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. cree
sent to the Sec’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division.
Persons residing in any Division and wishing to become members of
the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed forms of application by address-
ing the Purser. :
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J, R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio,
Vice-Commodore—D, H, Crane, Chicago, Il.
Rear-Commodore—C. J. Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio, :
Secretary-Treasurer—O, H. Root, Cleveland, Ohio, f
Executive Committee—o. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich; T, P, Gaddis, Day
ton, 9,; T. J; Kirkpatrick, Springfield, O. ‘eee -
[JuNE 20, 1889,
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TORONTO C.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In casting about me for the wherewithal to put into the anmm
spring notes, methought some of your readers might appre
a peep at some sketches which Mr. J. D. Kelly, our club ant
hung on the bulletin board a few weeks ago, to the amusemen
many and the confusion of one or two. The artist has tak
his first general sketch a short peep into the locker room
the time when the spring swapping of canoes, etc., is goin
Noyice No. 1 proudly picks up his new purchase as he hands
the necessary funds, while the chap who sold her can scarce
press the diabolical grin which gradually illuminates his co
nence as he counts the stamps and pictures to himself the n
out for his first cruise, counting stars through the chinks i
sides of his new purchase which has been warranted sou
wind, limb and feature. The open canoe paddler, as he slo
the fresh spring coloring is no doubt calculating the cost of a
back, carpet and rep cushions, for has he not all winter
yarning to his numerous lady friends about the pleas
canoeing in an open craft with a lady friend, going over to
Jan's Island in the evening to listen to the regimental bands
ing the sweetest of airs, and then the quiet walk home in the
light with his best girl, but anon a cloud passes over his br
he suddenly remembers that the price of McConkey’s ice
is now up to twenty cents a dish and he’ll haye to pass
blessed place every time with his lady friend whose capacity |
never been gauged short of two dishes. We leave him fig
whether he hadn’t better take a street car every night,
they’ll be whisked up town before his friend has time to n
alluring remarks about the heat, etc. i
No. 3 18 a different sort of a chap, who never thinks of the ofl
sex (unless he wants a button sewed on or a new fiag made
as he yanks up the sail for the forty-seventh time he reache:
See that she ought to put his new Orion up into about
place. ]
Sketch No. 2 pictures the canoeist as he is “abroad,” 7. ¢. wien
he has his shoes on together with the rest of his clothing. TE
Sketch of the chap seated in the stern is a very good picure uf a
genial vyice-commodore, D. B. Jacques, who gathers his char
lady friends around him each Saturday, and by exampleand
cept tries to make the younger members look after their
friends. (The point of the sketch is seen when it is remem)
that Hyla’s craft barely holds himself, and he is neyer fow
young ladies’ company if he could get out of it by running bh
mile or so.) ,
No. 8, the racer, sometimes called the skinflint, the skippi
which it strikes me would look better with a little more b
fast under his belt. The thing flapping around at the end o
string isnot a baby rattle or a pair of eyeglasses, but a
combination tool knife which the skipper is addicted to cam
dla Baden-Powell. I donot know whether the artist inte
any reflection to be cast on those feet when he placed them
side the canoe or not, but there’ll be a row if any one inti
that they won’t go inside a 30in. craft. Some A. C. A. mem!
will nuw be able to see why Mac is sometimes a vigorous k
but what is a fellow to do when he is endowed with 14 or 15
feet? Use em by kicking occasionally, or hang *em up to ge
East S The lines of the canoe are taken directly from tH
original.
In No. 4 old A. C, A, members will all recognize No. 66,
Com. Tyson of the Northern Division. As he complacent!
on the spot where man was intended fo sit and yiews with
satisfaction the two bags filled with his nevyer-to-hbe-left-be
in-a-cruise companions, his mind must wander back to th
times when he was a novice at Crosbyside and knocked a
with a ring and pin lateen; and, by the way, he has kn
about at the general A, C. A. or Divison meet every year singe
and though he has ‘‘evoluted’” from the ring and pin, hes
sticks to his early love, the good old Isabel. The inquiring nox
always asks the skipper what he carries in those two bags, bu
never does it a second time, because by the time Isabel :
ished expatiating on the great advantage of carrying prune
aforesaid novice is wishing he hadn’t opened such a cumbe
question, and tries to head him off by remarking how ni
Isabel looks with her new gear and fresh coat of varnish.
No. 5 is the photographer of the club, but which one I am
able to determine, as he got his head under the rag before I
mIny eye on him. Messrs. Hugh Neilson, I. L. Kerr, I. E. Bro
and Mr. Matheson may all be seen shooting around with thei
pods at almost any of the club cruises.
Immediately above is Johnson trying the standing-up po
in the 20in. Maggie. He thinks he can shake more speed
her in that position; but if there is no rule against that ki
thing, some of us think there ought to be; it’s wusser ’n stan
sails.
The chap whom Johnson is heading for is Secretary-Treasure
Weston, he who in a gentle voice, like Neidé of old. rem
‘Have Ll cot your dollar?” but unlike Neidé the beggar is not
isfied with a dollar, but takes about a whole year’s salary
some of us before we get a receipt in full.
Mr. Secretary can always be recognized as soon as his head
up on the horizon, as he is usually accompanied by h
grown whiskers and great big pipe, the capacity of the bo
which has caused many a smoker of fine cut to grunt:
noticed the quantity of Pace’s best it took to fill it.
No.8 is not a sketch of the village blacksmith, nor cf an UB
brella mender either for that matter, but is a good cut of Mrz
M. Rice who, when not dickering in real estate, is contiz
being imposed upon by his friends, who want little brass fi
made, etc., etc. Diana is credited with having more ideas of
fixings floating around in his upper works than any ten me
around the club. f ;
No. 9, the skipper of the Ce-ce-be, is the gymnast of the dl
Mr. A. H. Mason, who is alwas called upon to do the antics «
gatta day. Une of the bestantics done by him last year was
ing his canoe right side up with care and winning the Orill
when fourteen of us were Swimming around after hatches, pz
etc., and like the dove of old, hunting for a dry and stead
whereon to set our feet. 7
Mr. Henry Wright, in No, 10, is not addicted to wearin
airy costume except on very special occasions, St. Patrick’s
etc., but though he lays aside the kilts he always carri
accent of his fathers around with him, and isready to em
at any time any chap who can work off about half a
words of "Ga-a-lic” or says he has lately been to the
o’ oatmeal and scons. Henry’s hobby is single-blade pz
and bull pups. ‘ eae
Last but not least (if you measure him long ways) com
Gom, A. Shaw, who by his intimate friends ig called.’ Th
C. NOTES.
‘This very appropriate nam has been given him on account of
_ hoist a rag.
Special
Ais ability in haadling that well-known ¢ noeists’ dish. ham and
eggs. (de probably won’t now regret the enormous quantity I
onc» ate when he innocently offered to fill me with breaktast. It
is a year or two ago, but I can almost taste the sweet flavor of it
in my mouth, once tasted never to be forgotten.) The Coef was
always a handy fellow to have around; asasmall boy his brothers
used to utilize him when they went on foraging parties to the
pantry for reaching the jam off the top shelf, and up to date he
has the record of being the only man who can stand in his canoe
and monkev with his topmast.
Canceing! Yes, canoeingis boomingin Toronto. ‘The member-
ship of the clubis now upin the nineties and still coming in,
while one of the rowing clubs has forty odd canoes in its racks,
and the yacht club is full of ’em.
One of the latest crafr to arrive is the 80ft. open canoe to hold
16 paddiers; she looks well, all keeping stroke. and shoots along
atagreatrate. Vice-Commodore Jacques is captain of her crew,
which number from 1 to 16, the writer, on account of the size of
his feet, is last on the list, so as he can kick the small boy who
tries to hang on, [ guess.
The Boreas has changed hands, did you say? She is still in the
club, though, while Mr. Neilson knocks around the Muskoka.
lakes with a craft large enough to hold wife and family.
Among the new eraft which are expected to be speedy is a new
Hyla from the Ontario Canoe Co., and one of the same model for
W.Smith. The secretary now sails last year’s Hyla. Mr. Wilton
Morse now spins around in the 88 Mac under the name of Gwen,
while her former owner is getting a new article from Wm. Eng-
lish, of Peterboro, W. A. Leys has disposed of the Dawn to Colin
Fraser, Northern Division purser, who is re-rigging her. Leys
has dropped sailing for a season, and comes out as a single-blade
paddler in a new open canoe built by Gec. Warria, the shell
milder, 16X80x12, and weighs 25!bs. The first sailing race of the
Season comes off June 15. A committee will handicap all NaN can
AC.
TORONTO, June 7,
CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET, JUNE 8-10.
"ie first regatta of the Corinthian Mosquito Fleet was sailed
off Horseshoe Cove, Larchmont, on June 8, with an extreme-
ly light air, though at no time did the wind drop out. There were
fifteen entries received by letter, but light wind and various rea-
sons prevented several from being present. The course for cut-
ters was from starting line—between a _stakeboat and the flag-
ship Hyacinth—to Gangway Buoy and retura, distance sevea
miles (short enough for a good breeze, but too long for the breeze
that was blowing, for they did nos finish until after dark). The
course for other classes was a triangle formed by Flagship No. 2,
ayat buoy on Hen and Chickens Reef and a stakeboat off New
ochelle, sailed twice over, distance five miles. The starters for
Gangway Buoy were cutters Nanita and Roamer, sloop Ianthe,
chased fifteen minutes later by the schooner or yawl Unique, who
was delayed in coming from Greenwich by the light wind. The
Unique raced for fastest time over the course. Thestarters were:
L.W.L.
Roamer, cubter (WiNMEL)) 6.0. .e teak aces. pebsseateeeusbabeed 18.00
ATTA, UGG. < saa vt eee 8 dot Ae aoe eRe OP Sede dase 18.02
SEAT Ces OOM, | Py sc tae VAE en oe ne AN ERE athe, bor 18.10
RUlinig wegen tak ne oc pees et einen Siete ie air bmer N's 4 18.09
MeSTIS VON law) |, Sass mets wan peepee cow esd) oe 13.08
SIVA sev ati Deen eee Nc, a, egies | MI a tenet, wig Fee sei EP 12.09
Gnat, vawl..... Sa eah a goNeS eget contnte eee see On they eee paeaes, «AUP eae 14.07
WatOraPaWinner)< sabe. M et ee wit ene 0. pads ls EW 2! We 15.00
Ipha.:....- Sse saat ae Stet ne Cd ee LAR eee 16.08
OMISVEVERmC LOO CWaiEn EL) i cnt ta nal tras yal coerce uae. et 16.00
BUSH SHHE Dies ots be towne td's o = pee mty goers ge ein WOE oe wee 13.00
The special regatta of the Corinthian Mosquito Fleet on June 10
for the two cups presented by the Larchm pnt Y. C. was sailed in
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a steady sailing breezs from S$.S.W.over 2 triangular course
formed by stripsd spar puoy No. 2,0if Larchmoat, spar buoy No.
2,0n Hen and Chickens, and black ssar off Coustable Point, twice
round, making total distance 5 miles. .
Mr. Osgood, of the steam yacht Norwal, very graciously tend-
ered his naphtha launch to Mr. Augustus Monroe and Mr, Rus-
sel Henderson. who kindly officiated as regatta committee for
tue Mosquito Fleet. ia?
Although the fleet numbers 20 hoats only 7 started in this race.
The interest of the day was in the yawl class, Lestris, Waif and
Gaat, as the other four did not class and only raced for fastest
time over the course, which was easily won by cat Belle, outsail-
ing everything. The Lestris was sailed by Com, Thornton Smith,
her sails being handled by her owner, Dr. Ledyard. The Waif
was sailed by her owner, L. D. Huntington, Jr., and the Gnat by
her owner, Vice-Com, Ciapham. The Lestris chased the Waif
once anda half around and gained enough down the wind with
spinakers out to starboard on the second leg to establish an over-
lap just at the turn of the black buoy. ‘This gave the Lestris a
lead, which back on the wind, with both men lying flat on deck,
she increased, so making one shore hitch to cross to two tacks of
the Waif, and finally winning. An
Start. Finish,
Lestris, yawl, Dr. T. Ledyard (allows 80s,)...... 1 32 00 3 34 38
Wait, yawl, L. D. Huntington, Jr............., 1 32 00 3 36 52.
Gnat, yaw), Vice-Com. Clapham............... 1 82 00 8 40 19
Belle, cat, J. M, Williams.......;......0000c 0008 1 32 00 & 09 0334
Unique, yawl, I. B. Jones..............2 0 cece 1 82 00 Broke down.
SUPPMISe, CATOUNLE. MEUYTRY re. s orcs chown a pees ov 1 82 00 Didn't finish.
Surf, J. & M., Wm. Hicks......... AP) ee 1 82 00 3 28 44
IANTHE C. C. SPRING REGATTA, JUNE 8.
\ \ ] HEN the hour arrived for the first event of the spring regatta
of the Ianthe C. C.on June 8, Mr. W. R. Burling in the
Ciara RK. and Mr. W.J. Stewart in the Scoot were awaiting the
starting signal for Class L., paddling, which was won by Mr. Bur-
ling. Prize, a canoe lantern. ;
The sailing races were next in order but had to be postponed on
acceunt of the absence of that most important factor, wind.
Class LV., paddling, record event, was won by B. H'redricks in the
canoe Bachelor with L, B. Palmer in Neola a close second. Prize
a camp table set in case. .
The junior honors in paddling Class IV. were contested by Q.
T. Conner of the [anthe and fF. A. Phillips of the Brooklyn CG, C,
Phillips led more than half the distance, but was passed by Con-
ner, who won by three lengths. Prize, a book.
The starters in the standing paddling race were ©. V. Schuyler
of the Arlington C. C. in Atalanta, W. P. Dodge of the Ianthes,
canoe lanthe, B. Fredericks, lanthe, canoe Bachelor, and O. T.
Conner, lanthe, canoe Anita. The race was a close one, the con-
aN ioc finishing in the order named. The prize was a tobacco
pouch,
One of the most interesting events was the tandem paddling, in
which four crews started. They were T. Collins and W. Collins
of Bayonne Rowing and Athletic Club, Canoe Water Witch: W.
J. Stewart and L. B. Palmer of the Ianthe, canoe Neola; W. R.
Burling and J. Duguid. canoe Nilo; B. Fredricks and O. T. Con-
ner, canoe Bachelor. After an exciting race the Collins Brothers
won with the other crews close behind in the order named. Two
handsome silk flags were the prizes.
A tug of war in canoes was the next event, and created con-
siderable enthusiasm. The contestants were all members of the
Janthe C.C. Burling and Duguid in the Nilo drew Fredericks
and Conner in the Bachelor about 15ft. in one minute. A folding
anchor and a canoe lantern were the prizes.
By this time the wind made its appearance, though in a very
uncertain quantity, and the sailing record and sailing juniors
were started together with the following entries: P. F. Hogan,
Brooklyn C, C., in canoe Wind; F. A. Phillips, Brooklyn C. C.,
canoe Cyrus, which is an improved Eclipse: G. P. Douglass,
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Tanthe C, C., canos Nensmooska; L. B. Palmar, Lanthe ©. .C.,
canoe Nipsic; W. P. Dodge, B. EKrefericks aol J. T. Conner,
Tanthe C. (., an1F, M2Lee3, Ratherfor1C.C. Pisra seem to
be some affiliation between tha cinds Wial ani tie wind itself,
perhaps they were sweethearts, bub Horan seemod to woo them
both very successfully, for he cams in first, with Douglass not far
behind. Phillips soon came alomzand took the junior prize, a
handsome banner. Hogan and Douglass took first and second
prize flags for the re:sord rave respsctively. Th> unset sailing
race was wou by Palmer with Hogan a close second. The evening
Was spent merrily with supper, songs, etc.
A.C, A, MEMBERSHIP.—Atlantie Division: Arent H. Schuy-
ler, New Jersey.
Canvas Cannes and how to Build Them. By Parker B. Field,
Price 60 cents. Canoe and Boat Building. By W. P. Stephens.
Price $1.50. The Canoe Aurora, By C. A. Neidé. Price $1. Canoe
Handling. By C. B, Vaux. Price $1. Canoe and Camera. By T,
8. Steele. Price1.60. Four MonthsinaSneakbox. By N. H. Bishop.
Price $1.0, Canoe and Camp Cookery. By “Seneca.” Price $1.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
V. A. N.—The law was that of Wisconsin.
IF. C, C.—The fishing in Lake George is chiefly for lake trout
and black bass.
H. P., Hokendauqua, Pa.—Bird-lime is made by boiling down
linseed oil. It can be used for the capture of English sparrows.
C. G., Rye, New York,—Will you advise me where I can procure
some mallard sees? Ans. Write to Mr. Fred Mather, Cold
Spring Harbor, N.Y.
Here is an item from the Hartford Times, which shows how the
dog law works; “It is a serious matter to befriend a dog in New
Haven, especially if the friendless brute takes a notion to follow
its benefactor. Michael H. Reilly, a jeweler who recently moved to
town and lives on Lafayette street, several days ago threw a piece
of meat to a wandering dog. Since then he has several times
tried to drive the dog away. On Monday he was charged in the
City Court with keeping an uvregistered dog. He told this story
and put on a witness to corroborate. Judge Pickett said he was
within the law and fined Reilly $1. The latter appealed.”
The little five-year-old son of H. C. Shaw of Gray’s River
was missed from his home a few days ago and could not be
found. Just as his parents were becoming alarmed he came
toddling in with a string of forty-eight fine trout which he
had caught in Crooked Creek.—Vancowver (Washington
Territory) Independent.
THE NEW CATALOGUE of sporting goods and articles for in and
outdoor pastimes, iss ied by Messrs. Peck & Snyder, is in many
‘respects a remarkable volume. It contains descriptions of all
sorts of implements and toys, and everything from a bicycle to a
base ball bat, from a fishrod to a toy fire engine, is figured in it.
Parents and guardians are recommended not to let the young-
sters get hold of this book unless they are prepared to be teased
to death. Price 25 cents.
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Horses, Wamous. of America
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The Horse and His’ Diseases, Kendall.......
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Adventures on the Great Hinting Groun
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American Sportsman, The, Lewis...........
Antelope and Deer of America, Caton.... .
Bear Hunters, Bowman............-.....00,-
Down the West Branch, by Capt. Farrar....
Field, Cover and Trap Shooting, Bogardus..
Fifty Years with Gun and Rod, Wross.......
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Frank YForester’s Sporting Scenes and
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How I Became a Crack Shot, Farrow.......
Hunter and Trapper, Thrasher
Hunter's Hand Book ,
Hunting, Beaufort and Morris..... ‘ 3
Hunting in the Great West............. ....
Hunting Sports in the West. numerotis illus
Huntmg Trips of a Ranchman, Roosevelt. .
Instructions in Rifle Firing. by Capt. Blunt.
Mountain Trails and Parks in Colorado. ..
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Rod and Gun in California, Van Dyke......
Shooting, Blakey...... .....--... te we nity
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The Mastiff, the History of, M. B. Wynn.... 2
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A Naturalist’s Rambles About Home, Abbott 1
A, O. U. Check List of N, A, Birds.........-. 3
American Bird Fancier,...............,-:.-.-
Ameriean Game Rirds. Trombull, illus. 2
Animal Lite of our Seashore.......:.....- se
Antelope and Deer of America, Caton...... 2
Auduhon Magazine, illus...... .. ory en 1
Baird’s Birds of North America: Land Birds.
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Birds and Their Haunts, Laneille. - . 8
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Couee’ Check List of North American Birds 38
Coues’ Key to North American Birds....... if
Diseases of Cage Birds. Greene..............
Entomology for Beginners, illus.. Packard. 1
ame Water Birds of the Atlantic Coast, |
Roosevelt. .---- ----- wets Yada 2
Guide to the Study of Insects. Packard..... 5
Half Hours with a Naturalist, Wood. ..... 1
Life on the Sea Shore, or Animals of our
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Manual of North American Birds, Ridgwa:
Manual of Taxidermy, Maynard.,....--.....-
Manual of Vertebrates, Jordan.-..... eras
Maynard’s Butterflies. colored plates.....
Naturalists’ Guide, Maynard..-.......-<.,...
Nests and Hegs of Birds of the U.S. Gentry,
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Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists.. .
Shore Birds.......... Ales 7: Gee eee
Taxidermy Without a Teacher, Manton.....
Taxidermists’ Manual, illus., Brown, $1; pa.
The Kingdom of Nature, 600 pp , cloth, illus
Treasury of Natural History, 900 illus.......
Wild Animals of the Tropics, Harting .....
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Black Hillsof Dakota, Ludlow, quarto, cloth
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Growth of the Steam Engine, Thurston...., 2 50
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CONTENTS.
EDITORIAL. ‘ THE KENNEL.
Phases of Game Legislation. Patsy.
The Contradictory Crow. Dog Talk.
Breaking a Beagle.
IXennel Notes.
Kennel Management.
Romie AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Range and Gallery.
The Indianapolis Tournament
The Trap.
JT:owell Rod and Gun Club.
Estex Gun Club,
American Shooting Associa-
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YACHTING.
No Cup Race This Year.
Hindsight and Foresight.
A Bad Week for Rule O°
Thumb.
Titania—Katrina.
Corinthian Y. C. of New York,
Coming Races. :
Seawanhaka C, Y. C. Cruise.
Atlantic Y. C.
CANOEING.
Atlantic Division Meet.
Hastern Division Meet,
A, C. A. Year Book.
Wew York C. C.
ANSWHRS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Snap Shots.
Fur Wisheries of the North-
west Seas.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
mlo Allaguash Lake.
NATURAL HIStory.
Raising Canary Birds,
GAmE Bac AND GUN.
Was it a Fruitless Hunt?
A Luckless Expedition.
Small-Caliber Rifles.
Oneida County Law.
Game Laws at Albany.
SHA AND River FIssING.
Fishing near New York.
Pennsylvania Trout Streams.
The Pike-Perch.
Lake Ellerslie Fishing Club.
Worse than the Heathen.
Chicago and the West.
Keeping Live Bait.
Late Spawning Trout.
FISHCULTURRE, :
Delawaie River Black Bass.
A Lesson in Trout Culture.
THE KENNEL.
The History of Patsy.
THE CONTRADICTORY CROW.
es a aa have been protracted newspaper discussions of
the good and bad qualities of the crow; and every
once in a while the bird is up for discussion in county
farmers’ Societies and State legislatures. The Maine
Legislature gave a long hearing to the crow’s friends and
enemies last winter, and finally passed a bounty law,
which is reported to be now effecting a decided decrease
in the ranks. The question of the crow’s comparative
usefulness and destructiveness is one that requires a more
careful and comprehensive examination than is within
the compass of any individual or local society; and the
topic has with reason been taken up by the Division of
Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy of the National
Department of Agriculture, In the annual report for
1888, which is now before us, Mr, Walter B. Barrows
cives the results of the investigation so far as it has gone,
The data acquired are as yet insufficient for determining
beyond dispute whether the crows should be considered
destructive vermin and destroyed, or whether they
should be protected.
Friends of the crow claim for it that it destroys insects
and field mice and eats carrion. These points are con-
ceded in its favor. The charges against it are that it
destroys young grain, particularly Indian corn, on first
coming up, the ripe and ripening corn and other grain,
various other vegetable products, the eggs and young of
poultry, and the eggs and young of wild birds.
To determine what consideration should be given to
+hese various contentions the Department has undertaken
the task of a systematic examination of a large number
of stomachs; and from various parts of the country the
material has been sent in for this purpose; but the exam-
inatial fas not yet progressed so far as to afford ultimate
conc¢.y sions,
One of the most interesting discoveries brought out by
this dissection of crows’ stomachs is that of the birds’
agency in distributing noxious seeds. The berries of the
poison sumach and the poison ivy are greedily consumed
by them,
September to March, and coming from different localities
from Massachusetts to Florida, were found to contain
sumach and ivy seeds, in proportions which lead to the
taken from the vine.
indictment against the crow, that he is spreading broad-
cast the seeds of these vegetable pests.
Stomachs of crows taken in svery month from
conclusion that the consumption must be enormous,
The berries of both species cling to the stem throughout
the winter, and it is thought that their dissemination by
the crows must be carried on eyen when the ground is
covered with snow,
It is a well known fact that certain seeds germinate
more rapidly for having passed through the digestive
organs of birds and other animals,
whether this was true of the poison ivy and sumach
seeds eaten by the crows, experiments were made with
seeds taken from the great roost in the Arlington
national cemetery. These were found to have preserved
To determine
their vitality and to germinate more quickly than seeds
This furnishes a new count in the
The conclusions drawn by the Division from the
study of the crow question so far as it has been carried
are these:
I. Crows seriously damage the corn crop and injure
other grain crops usually to a less extent.
II, They damage other farm crops to some extent,
frequently doing much mischief.
Ill. They are very destructive to the eggs and young
of domesticated fowl.
TV. They do incalculable damage to the eggs and young |
of native birds.
V. They do much harm by the distribution of seeeds of
poison ivy, poison sumach, and perhaps other noxious
plants.
VI. They do much harm by the destruction of beneficial
insects. e
VII. They do much good by the destruction of injuri-
ous insects.
VIII. They are largely beneficial through their de-
struction of mice and other rodents,
IX. They are valuable oscasionally as scavengers.
To this it is added that ‘‘the careful examination of
large numbers of stomachs, and the critical study of the
insect food of the crow, may change materially the
present aspect of the question; but so far as the facts at
present known enable a judgment to be formed the harm
which crows do appears to far outweigh the good.”
PHASHS OF GAME LEGISLATION.
W E report in another column the county ordinance
adopted by the Oneida county, N. Y., supervisors
forbidding the exportation of game killed in that county.
A bill to this effect was passed by the last Legislature,
but Governor Hill vetoedit. The New York law gives
county supervisors power to increase the protection of
game within their jurisdiction, and the Utica Fish and
Game Protective Association have thus secured by local en-
actment what they failed to obtain at Albany. The intent
of the new regulation is to shut off the marketing of
game birds taken in Oneida county, Other counties
have like laws with alike purpose, and in several in-
stances the results have shown that the end is attained.
As an example of the evil we adverted to last week,
the damming of rivers and streams without provision
for the ascent of fish to their spawning beds, take the
Hudson River. In the dams at Mechanicsville and
Northumberland there should be fishways for the salmon.
A bill to provide for their erection, inthe last Legislature,
failed to reach Governor Hill, and all because of party
polities.
The notion is continually cropping up that the solution
of game protection in this country is to be found in
national legislation. State laws have in many respects
proved defective and worthless; and the feeling appears
to be to appeal to the general Governmens for a national
law supposed to be more potent, because it is national,
perhaps. We question whether any help is to come from
Washington, even if Congress could constitutionally legis-
late on the subject. If we cannot enforce State laws,
we could not enforce national laws. Advocates of game
bills in Congress are on the wrong track,
Another favorite panacea with some is the national
sportsneen’s convention scheme, which means that dele-
gates from different States are to come together, holda
meeting and pass resolutions. The resolutions have been
adopted and promulgated more than once already, and
that has been the end of it. And it will be the end of
other national conventions and other sets of resolutions.
As a matter of fact if game is protected it must be pro-
tected by the earnest purposes and the active efforts of
home men and measures, The State game and fish pro-
tector system, with wardens or protectors in each district,
county or town, is the machinery which has been proved
and is proving itself effective. We should look to per-
fecting this system, and to building up local public senti-
ment for its support, rather than to boom national con-
ventions which can never do any more than to resolve,
or than to besiege Congress for national legislation,
SNAP SHOTS,
T is not a creditable picture; it is in truth a disgusting
one, which our Macon, Ga., correspondent draws of the
fishing practiced in that vicinity; and the more speedily
the residents there take measures to abate their heathen-
ish ways the better for the fish and for their own man-
hood, Georgia is the most progressive State of the South;
her material resources are developing with great strides;
her people are prosperous; but no people can afford to
squander such a natural source of wealth as is contained
in Georgia waters; it is folly, and folly on a tremendous
scale. With respect to caring for her food fish supply
Georgia is sadly behind the times. When the State
comes to repair these wasted resources it will be found
necessary to expend large sums of money in restocking
waters which ought have been kept well stocked at
nominal cost if the natural supply had been drawn on
with discretion. This is the hard common sense aspect
of the fish question; there is no angler’s sentiment about
it; but it appears to be a phase of common sense which
can be learned only after foolish wastefulness has made
its acquirement an expensive educational process.
These Georgia fishing methods remind us of a story
‘‘A] Fresco” told us last spring of a fisherman in the
North Carolina mountains who set out fora record. He
was an angler from town, that is to say he had all the
outer appurtenances that go to make an angler—rod,
reel, fly-book, creel, and dress the latest style of angling
suits. He made his way to a remote stream, famed for
its trout, followed it up until he came to a dam, paid the
miller a generous price to draw the water out of the
dam, and then literally scooped up the big fish, and on
his return went among decent people bragging of his
prodigious feat.
The Forest and Stream Publishing Company will
publish in a short time a new work entitled “‘Log Cabins,
How to Build and Furnish Them.” This book is by a
well-known architect, Mr. W. 8. Wicks, of Buffalo, and
will prove a very useful aid to the camper and outer. Its
directions are so plain and simple that any one who can
use an axe can follow them, and itis profusely illustrated
with plans and elevations of camps and cottages, and
with designs for furniture and interior fittings. With
this book before him the man or boy who finds himself in
the timber can erect for himself a shelter either as simple
as a bough house or as elaborate as an Adirondack cottage.
This work cannot fail to add very materially to the com-
fort of those who spend their vacations in the woods,
beyond the so-called comforts of civilization.
Surely anglers of the better class are careless of their
duty, when the press publish without a protest records
of fish caught by the hundred whose average weight is
only an ounce or two. here are plenty of men who are
willing to catch and count fingerlings, but if the officers
of the law did their part toward enforcing the statutes of
New York State they ought to be afraid to boast of such
catches. Each decent angler ought to do his part toward
impressing those with whom;he comes in contact with
the criminality of taking these baby trout.
Captain Moses Harris, until within a short time in
charge of the Yellowstone Park, has reached Fort Custer
with his command,
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We are desirous of obtaining a copy of the volume
index for the following volumes of FOREST AND STREAM;
2; 3, B; 6, Fe 8; 10, 13 and 15;
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THE FUR FISHERIES OF THE NORTH-
WEST SEAS.
[By a. Staff Correspondent.)
IV.— HISTORY OF WATER SEALING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA,
ROM time immemorial the Indians of the British Co-
lumbia coast have hunted the fur seal, but the number
killed by them in any one season was comparatively small,
Their method was to go out from the coast in large canoes
and killthe seals by spearing them, and this method read-
ily procured for them enough fur to supply their wants,
About ten years ago the demand for skins induced a few
whites to go off in small vessels and seal along the coast,
but they never made large catches. A year or two later,
however, the trade began to grow,
No account was made of this industry in any of the
Canadian Fishery Reports up to the year 1876, but in that
year Mr. A, C, Anderson, then Inspector of Fisheries for
British Columbia, stated in his report that the Barclay
Sound and Clayoquot Indians killed about 2,600 seal. Tn
1877 his statistical returns, taken from the Custom House
reports of exports, gave the catch as 5,700 skins, valued
at $25,650, In 1878 his figures show an increase to 9,592
valued at $43,168.50, and in 1879 the fur seal cateh had
increased to 12,500 skins, valued at $100,000,
His report of 1880 goes more into detail, and we learn
that there were engaged in the pursuit of the fur seal
7 vessels, registering 260 tons, employing 27 sailors,
186 hunters and 98 canoes. For that year the catch was
13,600 skins, valued at $163,200.
In 1881 the number of vessels had increased to 10, reg-
istering 483 tons. They employed 46 sailors, 292 hunters
and 146 canoes, but, owing to the very boisterous season,
the catch was not nearly so good in proportion as the pre-
ceding year, and amounted to only 13,541 gkins, valued
at $162,492,
Tn 1882 the fleet numbered 13 sail, aggregating 775 tons,
The number of sailors was 52, of hunters 400, using 200
cedar canoes, and the return of sealskins was 17 700,
which were worth $10 each or $177,000 in all.
The season of 1883 was an unsuccessful one. The
weather was very tempestuous, and the vessels: which
sailed for the sealing grounds accomplished but little.
Ten schooners of 565 tons burden, employing 40 sailors,
296 hunters and 148 cedar canoes, were in the fishery, but
their catch was only 9,195 skins, valued at $91,950.
The report of 1884, when Mr. George Pittendrigh was
Inspector of Fisheries, is very brief and rather vague,
From. it we learn that 10 schooners, registering 575 tons,
were engaged in the trade, They employed 40 sailors
and 296 hunters, with 148 canoes, and the catch of ‘fur
and hair seals” is valued at $156,419, nothing being said
about the number of skins. .Except for what are appa-
rently typographical errors, the figures for the next year
are the same; % @., 10 schooners, of 575 tons burden,
manned by 40 sailors and 296 hunters, who used 140
canoes. Thecatch, as given, is valued at $150,019. These
reports of Mr. Pittendrigh would seem to be of no value
whatever, as they bear every evidence of being ‘made
up” from Mr. Anderson’s last report,
In 1886, as we learn from the very excellent and de-
tailed report of Mr, Thomas Mowat, the present energetic
and successful Inspector of Fisheries for British Colum-
bia, the number of vessels employed in hunting the fur
seal was 20, of which two were steamers. Their agere-
gate tonnage was 1,216, and they employed 79 sailors, 380
unters, 29 boats and 146 canoes. Their catch was
30,907 seals, to which must be added the 3,000 estimated
as having been taken by the Indians along the coast,
making a total of 38,907 seal skins, valued at $339,070.
The report for 1887 gives 22 British Columbia and Can-
adian schooners as employed, registering 1,529 tons.
They were manned by 468 sailors and hunters, and car-
ried 50 boats and 131 canoes, Thesealstaken are divided
as follows: Captured by Indians on the coast of British
Columbia, 3,500 skins; captured on the coast of British
Columbia and Oregon by the sealing fleet, 8,584 skins;
captured in Behring Sea, 21,716 skins; making a total of
33,800 seals, valued at $236,600. Among the 22 vessels
mentioned are two owned and manned wholly by Indians,
The number includes three Canadian schooners seized by
the United States revenue cutter in the Bering Sea in
1886, and two lost on the coast of British Columbia in
1887. About 23 American schooners were sealing in the
Bering Sea in 1887, but their catch is not known.
A comparison of the British Columbia reports, as given
above, shows that the earlier sealing fleets, at least up to
1884, were manned wholly by native hunters, while Mr.
Mowat’s figures indicate that within three years a great
hange has taken place in the methods of theseal fishery,
nd the Indian hunters have been to a large extent re-
placed by white men.
Water sealing, as already described, is carried on along
the coast of British Columbia and the Bering Sea, but
in these last named waters the seals are on their breed-
ing ground and thus stationary. From these breeding
grounds as a center they scatter out in all directions in
search of food, and then return again to the islands. The
sealers know where the animals are, and are thus much
more certain of securing them than while they are
migrating,
On the Pribyloff Islands there are perhaps four or five
million seals, of which nine-tenths require food and
plenty of it at frequent intervals. It is evident that no
supply of fish sufficient to feed this multitude can be had
in the immediate neighborhood, and consequently the
animals make journeys of from one to two hundred miles
to reach their feeding srounds, After the seals have
reached the island and have taken peor of their
“hauling grounds” the sealing vessels hover about the
island, seldom coming within sight of land, and en-
deavoring to keep on the feeding grounds, where, as has
been said, they find the seals asleep. Most of the
schooners seized during 1886 and ’87 were taken at
a distance of 60 or 70 miles from land, and so, by the law
of nations, without the jurisdiction of the United States.
The schooner Onward was seized in lat. 55° 24’ N.,
Jong. 168° 17’ W., and the Carolina and Thornton in
about lat, 55° 50’ N., long. 168° 58’ W. These three
were taken Aug. 1, 1886, The schooner Grace, when
taken in July, 1887, was in lat. 55° 09’ N., long. 169°
30' W.
V.—WATER SEALING A DANGER TO OUR SHAL FISHERIES,
On their larger breeding grounds the fur seals are found
in such enormous numbers that a thoughtless person
might imagine that they could never all be killed off. Such
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stafements have been made about other animals which
seemed even more numerous and had even a wider dis-
tribution than the species in question, A case in point
which will readily suggest itself to almost every mind is
that of the buffalo, which once ranged from Mexico to
the Arctie circle in such numbers as to blacken the
epi and which is now practically extinct.
irds
vast numbers of its flocks, while at present it is rather a
rare bird in the Hastern. States.
those species which are particularly numerous and pre-
garious are especially exposed to danger of extinction.
Among
the passenger pigeon was formerly notable for the
Indeed, it seems as if
It must be remembered that the seals, whether on the
land or in the water, are peculiarly defenseless, and fall
an easy prey to man. Moreover they are not without
their natural enemies, of which a small whale known as
the ‘‘killer” is the most important and destructive. The
Indians along the coast have learned the value of pelts,
and the destruction which they cause must not be over-
looked. Asan instance of this I may mention that at
one killing in Unalashka Harbor in September, 1886, the
Indians secured 1,500 seals.
Heavy gales had prevailed
for some little time previous, and the seals having come
into the harbor for shelter, the natives killed them and
the Alaska Commercial Company purchased them. The
result of the observations on the Pribyloff Islands by
Captain Bryant go to show that during their absence
from the islands at least 60 per cent, of the seals under
one year old are destroyed, and during the second year
about 15 per cent. more. From this time on until they
attain maturity the loss is much less, but amounts to 10
per cent, more, so that only about 10 or 15 per cent. of
the pups born ultimately become breeders.
In 1867, when Alaska passed into the hands of the
United States, its seal fisheries were the only property of
any value known to exist in the new possessions, That
these were very important was known, and the question
as to what should be done with them soon presented it-
self. During the first three years of the United States
possession the seals were without protection, and in this
short time over 410,000 were killed. The history of the
extermination of the fur seals on other breeding grounds
was well known, and it became evident that if the fish-
eries were to be of any permanent value, the killing of
the seals must be regulated by law. In order to protect
them, not as a measure of philanthropy, but because they
were at that time the only thing of value in Alaska,
Congress passed, in the year 1870, the Act which has re-
sulted in the increase of the seals up to the present time,
while the revenue derived from the lease amounts to
over $300,000 per annum, or more than 4 per cent. on
the sum paid Russia for the Territory of Alaska. It was
manifestly impracticable for the Government to go into
the fur trade, and the Act provided for the leasing of the
right to these fisheries for a term of years to responsible
parties who should pay to the Government an annual
rental, and whose interest it should be to treat these fish-
eries In such a way as to make them as productive as
possible. In a very short time after the passage of this
Act the seal islands were leased to the Alaska Commer-
cial Company, ’
The cry of monopoly is frequently heard against this
corporation, and the word is®ne which appeals strongly
to popular prejudice. There is in this case a certain jus-
lice in the ery, The company is a monopoly, but from
the very circumstances of the case it could be nothing
else. The United States had but one sealing ground to
lease, and could only leaseit toone party. It is of course
possible to conceive that it might have leased the Island
of St. George to one individual or set of individuals, and
the Island of §t. Paul to another person or association,
but sven if this had been done, it would not have been
long before these two persons or companies would have
come together and united their fortunes, either by form-
ing a third corporation, or by some pooling arrangement,
by which neither could interfere with the other, and the
two should control the fur seal market. That this would
have been done is just as sure asthat menare human, If
each island in Alaska werea furseal breeding ground, and
each could have been leased to a different individual or
firm, there would have been some hope of avoiding a
monopoly, but nature has arranged that there should be
but two on which the seals choose to breed, and hence
the present situation.
It is an undeniable fact that the Alaska Commercial
Co. has made itself unnecessarily unpopular with trap-
pers and traders on the Northwest Coast. It has carried
things with a high hand. Having secured immensely
valuable franchises from the Government, and perhaps
having what is vulgarly called a “pull” at Washington,
if has extended its operation, and has endeayored to secure
to itself the whole Alaska fur trade. It has threatened
where it might have persuaded, has driven where it might
have led, has struck with a club where a gentle push
would have served its purpose, andso has attained an un-
popularity—not to say hatred—which is, perhaps, on the
whole, not undeserved. It has not been politic. Now,
within a year of the expiration of its lease, arise these
complications which cannot fail to bring its course of
action, its deserved unpopularity, prominently before the
oublic.
: Since the lease of the Pribyloff Islands to the Alaska
Commercial Company by the United States, owner and
tenant have protected the fur seal upon their breeding
grounds, and so far as possible elsewhere; butif the busi-
ness of water sealing increases in the future as it has in
the past, protection on the breeding ground will not be
enough. In legitimate land sealing, by which is meant
that carried on under lease from the Government, only
the “bachelor,” or non-breeding male, seals are killed,
and of these only a certain number—1, e,, 90,000 annually
from the Island of St. Paul and 10,000 annually from the
Island of St. George. In water sealing, however, every
animal met with—be it male or female, old or young—is
killed. On the British Columbia coast it is stated that
some males are taken in water sealing, though the pro-
portion of males to females is very small; while in the
Bering Sea, the seals captured are almost all females,
Mr, Thomas Mowat, Inspector of Fisheries for British
Columbia, says of the catch of 1885-86: ‘The greatest
number were killed in Behring Sea, and were nearly all
cow or female seals.” Experienced sealing captains give
it as their opinion that at least 75 per cent. of the catch
are female seals.
In 1887 the British Columbia sealing fleet took 33,-
800 seals, and it is fair to assume that the fleet from the
United States ports, which numbered about as many
vessels, took an equal number, so that in all 70,000 seals
may have been killed, of which at least 50,000 would
have been females. Of these females perhaps one quarter
or 12,500 were killed on their journey northward toward
their breeding ground, at which time they are pregnant,
so that this represents the death of 25,000 seals. Bach
one of the females taken in the Bering Sea during the
months of June, July and August is the mother of a pup,
and the killing of this mother is followed by the death by
starvation of the pup. The strong, rapidly-growing
young must nurse at frequent intervals or die.
It does not therefore seem unreasonable or unfair to as-
sume that the taking of over 50,000 cow seals in this :
manner really represents a loss of 100,000 seals, of which
75,000 would be females, This is a very serious dtain
upon our breeding stock, and can scarcely fail to affect 7
it, no matter how carefully the seals may be protected
while on the breeding ground, :
Up to the present time the seal fisheries haye furnished
to the United States almost the only revenue that it has
derived from Alaska, and although the rapid develop-
ment of that Territory gives promise that if will at no
distant day be a yaluable possession from its other re-
sources, still it must be the policy of the Government to
protect the seal fishery by every means in their power,
and if this is to be done some check must be put on water
sealing. : , G. B, G,
[TO BE CONTINUED. |
Che Sportsman Tourist,
TO ALLAGUASH LAKE AND BEYOND.
HARLY one-half the great State of Maine is to-day
an unbroken forest. Of that vast tract of wilderness,
of which the boundary line between Maine and Canada
may be called the center, some 16,000 square miles are in
the State, and are sufficient to make a square 127 miles
on either side, and one-tenth greater than the States of
Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island combined,
Two successive summer cruises in the Moose River
country, west of Moosehead Lake, had created a desire to
see more of this great forest, and to gain a personal
knowledge of the remoter regions of the Penobscot and
St, John valleys. Such a journey as would enable a
sportsman to penetrate to the heart of so wild and exten-
sive a region required careful preparation. In fact, all
the spare hours for many weeks had been devoted to get-
ting together a suitable outfit and seeking information
about the country to be yisited, The time chosen was
about the middle of September last, and arrangements
were made for four weeks’ absence from home, The
party consisted of a sportsman of long varied experience
and no little skill, a veteran of the war; the writer, less
experienced and far less skillful, but willing to learn, and
two guides,
The pleasure seekers of our party left Boston by the 7
P. M. train on the Boston & Maine R, R. It is an easy
way to go hunting and fishing—resting at ease in a luxu-
rious sleeper while nearing your camp at a speed of forty
miles an hour. The afternoon of the next day, as the
steamer bearing us from Greenville to the Northeast
Carry touched at Kineo, well-reniembered voices greeted
us, for there were our guides, Will Redman and Fred
Henderson of Moose River; who had come by appoint-
ment. These men knew nothing of the country to be
traversed, yet we preferred their known skill and faithful-
ness without knowledge of the region to the chances of
taking guides who were strangers. At 5 P. M. we landed
at the Northeast Carry, passing the nicht at the Winne-
garnock House on the Moosehead Lake shore. This is a
fairly comfortable house, which might be improved in
some particulars.
The Northeast Carry from Moosehead Lake to the
Penobscot River is about one and a half miles in length,
there being a good road all the way. At the Penobscot
termination there is also a tavern said not to be as well
kept as the Winnegarnock. At either end of this carry
teams are ready at all times to take canoes and baggage
across at a charge of one dollar for each cance and its
load, At one time the competition to secure this busi-
ness brought on a yery angry controversy in which shot-
guns and rifles were used as arguments. Now the mat-
ter has been aimcably adjusted and each teamster toles
whatever comes to his end of the carry, and takes no
business from the other end, It would seem as if the
man on the banks of the Penobscot had the best of the
argument, as sportsmen usually go in heavily loaded and
come out with empty canoes.
At an early hour our effects were moved across the
carry, and canoes were afloat on the Penobscot. The
name signifies Rocky River, and ina dry season is appro-
priate, but so frequent and copious had been the rains in
the summer and fall, it flowed a full strong river, bear-
ing our canoes well above its recky bed.
Our outfit consisted of two canvas canoes made by our
guide Redman and both nearly new, two tents, three
pair of heavy wool blankets, one large rubber camp
blanket, cooking utensils, two .44 rifles, one shotgun,
ammunition, three fly-rods, three waterproof canvas
packs, stout shoes, rubber sporting boots, overcoats,
waterproof coats and a complete change of woolen
clothing for each sportsman, such few personal effects —
as guides carry for their own use, and innumerable
small articles likely to be needed in camp and in travel.
In the commisary department were the supplies on
which four men lived twenty-two days, leaving rations
sufficient for two days more. In nearly all notes of ex-
tensive journeys in the Maine woods, it may be noted
that a yiving out of provisions has either shortened the
stay or caused hardship to the travelers. The following.
list will suggest that ample precautions were taken to
avoid any such disaster in the present instance. When
we left Chesuncook, where our pork and potatoes were
purchased, we carried:
2b5lbs, self-raising flour. 1% bushels potatoes.
10lbs. self-raising buckwheat. 10ibs. cheese.
101bs. oatmeal. galbs. granulated sugar.
151bs. cornmeal. 15lbs. maple sugar.
20lbs. hardtack. 12Ibs. butter in glass fruit jars.
2qts. beans. 6ibs. coffee,
21bs. rice. Lelbs. tea,
20) bs. salt pork 8 cans condensed milk.
Olbs. bacon.
There were about 520lbs. of provisions in all. These,
with the exception of the pork and potatoes, had been
selected with care and shipped by freight to Greenville,
foot of Moosehead Lake, in advance; .
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_ From Northeast Carry to Chesuncook itis called 18 miles. | beautiful clear water lake covers twelve square miles,
There are no clearings along the river, yet it is a much-
traveled water route, canoes with sportsmen and batieaux
With lumbermen and supplies being frequently met.
One may travel an equal distance on many of the roads
through the rural districts of Massachusetts and Con-
necticut and meet not half so many people. HKighty
canoes and sportsmen were reported as in the country to
which the Penobscot is the highway at one time last
September. |
At Chesuncook is a woods hotel kept by Mr, and Mrs,
Hilton. It is a model of its kind, and to find such excel-
lent accommodations in so remote a place was a pleasant
surprise. The house is two story, painted white, with a
veranda running half-way around. The view from the
front is very fine, looking across Chesuncook Lake away
to bold and massive Katahdin. This mountain, the high-
est in Maine, rises 5,385ft, above the sea level. As the
bird flies it is 28 miles from Chesuneook, but even at that
distance its sides of bare rock seem majestic in their pro-
portions, and the sears of great land slides that have
furrowed its ravines are distinctly seen. ‘
After a very comfortable night at Chesuncook, with
heavily laden canoes we left to follow Umbazookin’s
Stream to Mud Pond Carry, and thence to Chamberlain
Lake. Umbazookin’s Stream is winding, and in places
so shallow that we were obliged to wade and drag the
canoes. At such places the channel is easily followed by
the marks of paint on the rocks where canoes have
scraped, At Mud Pond Carry aman named Smith has
erected a log house, where he lives during the Jate sum-
mer and early fall, He keeps two ancient and sorry
looking horses, and enjoys a monopoly of the business of
“toting” across the carry, The distance is about 14
miles, and the road, at first rough and muddy, grows
worse as Mud Pond is approached. In places the mud
and water were so deep as to cover the body of the sled
on which our outfit was dragged across, and it wet the
bottoms of our provision boxes. No serious damage was
done, and only two hours were lost in the transfer,
whereas had we been obliged to flounder through the
mud, ‘‘sacking” all our effects on our backs, two days
would hardly have sufticed for the laborious task.
Mr. Smith had been at the carry since Aug. 10—about
six weeks—during which time ten parties of sportsmen
had crossed going north. While passing this carry a
heavy rain storm commenced, continuing into the night.
From Mud Pond Carry, across Mud Lake and down Mud
Stream to Chamberlain Lake is two miles. The stream
is shallow and rock bedded, so the guides waded most of
the way leading the canoes. Chamberlain Lake is fifteen
miles long by three or four wide, Some 800 acres of land
have been cleared on the northern shore, where hay,
potatoes and beans are raised for the use of lumber
crews, and many oxen are pastured through the summer.
Wet, cold and hungry, we were glad to avail ourselves
of the shelter afforded by a trapper’s hut, across the lake
from Chamberlain farm, about two miles fromthe mouth
of Mud Stream.
Our shelter was about 8ft.x10ft. in dimensions, made
ot logs neatly dovetailed. A couch of split logs was
built along one side and covered with dry hemlock
boughs, a single 7x9 pane window admitted a dim light,
and splits made a water-tight roof. A dilapidated cook-
ing stove, which had doubtless outserved its usefulness
in some settlement and been brought here with great
labor, filled a considerable part of this little cabin. By
the side of the stove was plenty of dry wood with pots-
and pans, with a single caribou horn hung against the
wall, As the door was opened, probably for the first
time in many months, a strong musty odor made the
place seem unwholesome, but a hot fire in the stove soon
changed the air and rapidly dried our wet clothing and | night.
provisions.
From this point our course lay along the southern
Shores of Chamberlain Lake to its western end, where
Allaguash Stream enters, thence up the stream to its
extreme headwaters, At the mouth of Ellis Stream,
Chamberlain Lake, two Bangor gentlemen were camped
with Indian guides. These were the last sportsmen we
met till Chesuncook Lake was reached coming out three
weeks later. Slowly we worked up Allaguash Stream,
having often to unload and lift over obstructions ar make
short carries of a few yards around rocks and falls until
late in the afternoon we came to falls about 2Uft. in
height at the foot of a small pond. Below the falls is a
magnificent pool, wide and deep, rimmed by rocks,
sheltered by forests, resounding always to the roar of the
falls. Here, while we cast our flies on the fruitful waters
the guides made camp. To this camp there came a trap-
per who had been exploring the country above. In eross-
ing Allaguash Lake that day his canoe had swamped—
his clothing and provisions were all wet, matches ruined
and pipe lost. We gave the man matches, pipe and
tobacco, fed him of our abundant fare and played the
good Samaritan generally, in return for which he gave |
$0 oO01VV rr
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us much information of the region north of Allaguash |
Lake. -
From this camp we pushed on the next morning up the
stream to Allaguash Lake, which was reached about noon.
The character of the stream changes from the falls. It
flows wide, swift and shallow, but less broken or ob-
structed. Often the guides waded, dragging their canoes,
and again hard poling made slow progress. To lighten
the canoes my companion and I waded the stream or
pushed our way through the cedar swamp. Of all forest
travel I have seen this was the worst. The great trees
had fallen in every direction, theirroots standing high in
ait.» With climbing over, crawling under and going
around our progress was indeed slow. From the stream,
the swift current and uncertain footing drove us to the
forest, then the almost impassable way and close air made
the stream again seem preferable, so now wading, now
beating through the swamp, we tried to keep up with the
canoes.
One glance over the white-capped surface of the lake
dispelled all hope of proceeding further that day, so cast-
ing our flies in a pool below the outlet and along the
swift current of the stream below, a dozen trout were
quickly taken; and establishing camp in the thick woods
far enough back from the lake to be sheltered from the
wind we rested for the afternoon and night. At earliest
dawn of the morning our camp was stirring. Canoes
were quickly launched on the now tran
while the mists of the ni
strong strokes of the paddle weré sending us across the
lake to camp near the inlet of Allaguash Stream.
quil surface, and
ht yet hung over the water,
This
Yet the settlers say each fall his two sons go down the
Penobscot and north with two canoes loaded with pro-
visions, and in afew weeks return with a great quantity
of furs, carrying to their father a year’s supply of pro-
visions and bringing out his year’s catch of furs, The
woodsmen believe that it is somewhere on a tributary of
the St, John River that the Indian lives his isolated life.
The loneliness of its solitude is broken only by the com-
ing of his faithful boys once a year. Long winters the
old man passes alone, many miles from human habita-
tion, fearing the sight of man more than any beast of the
forest, the memory of his crime always with him, and
naught to look forward to but death, What secrets of
the wilderness may he not have discovered in these years
of exile in its remotest parts?
When the camp-fire was burning low, the pipes gone
out, each rolled his blanket about him and slept. While
we sleep a little deer comes along the sandy beach;
daintily he steps, until coming to the path that leads to
our tent he smells the fire, then he quickly springs back
and away to safer grounds, Then a fox picks his way
down the shore looking for his late supper. He, too,
sniffs the tainted air and is away. After them a mink
both bold and sly approaches the camp. He- cares not
for the smell of fire, but proceeds to examine the state of
the camp's larder. First he finds a plump partridge
ready dressed for the broiler, a fine spotted trout of 2lbs.
weight also, and a lake trout to match, with six small
trout to suit a dainty taste. One by one he drags all
these to the water and floats them away to some secure
retreat of his own. We knew all this, for each had
registered his name and action on the smooth sands of
the beach, For the morrow’s breakfast a smoked fish
took the place of fried trout and broiled partridge, and
the cook thereafter stored his game on the top of the
smoke house, Fe Dy
PROyrDENGE, Rhode Island.
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glatuyal History.
RAISING CANARY BIRDS.
ANARIES can be bred to greater advantage in a room
of moderate size than in ordinary breeding cages,
which are too small, not allowing space for flight and
exercise, without which strong and healthy birds can-
not be raised, Room breeding also offers pleasant, profit-
able and attractive employment for both young and old,
and birds thus raised are more sprightly and tuneful
than those raised in small cages.
In selecting the breeding room choose one near the top
floor of the dwelling facing the south, if possible, though
any light, quiet and airy room will suit the purpose. The
walls and ceiling should be kept well whitewashed and
great care taken to keep out rats and vermin of all kinds.
The frames of the windows on the outward sides should
be covered with wire netting, the mesh of which must be
small that the birds cannot get their heads between the
wires, as in such event, in the struggle to get free they
would be likely to injure, perhaps strangle themselves.
To admit proper ventilation and air in fine and warm
weather, cords and pulleys should be attached to the
window sashes, so as to raise or lower them at will. A
table or shelf should be placed within easy reach of the
being nearly square, with many coves. Here, on a
beautiful green poplar-covered point we selected our camp
site. Along the point for forty rods was a fine sand
beach, adding greatly to the attractions of the site.
A eamp had at some time been established here and paths
bushed out to the water on both sides of the point, Our
first work was to clear away the undergrowth, widen the
paths, build a table and generally put the camp in order.
This place was our headquarters for two ‘veeks. From
the beach Allaguash Lake stretched away an easy road
for the canoes convenient ab hand, From here we made
excursions to the surrounding region, and hunted part-
ridges in the woods and loons and ducks onthe lake. Just
above our canrp the stream poured its strong volume into
the lake, and the trout gathered to feed in the incoming
waters. The size of these trout was remarkable, the
quality excellent. Of the first ten speckled trout taken
here, the smallest weighed 14lbs,, the largest was 20in.
long, weighing 8jibs. The usual size was 18in. long,
weight 2}lbs. My companion, shortly after-our arrival,
was playing one of these 2-pound trout and had it nearly
tame enough for the net, when another fish caught one
of the flies and started a fresh excitement. These fish
were finally both brought to net, the second being a lake
trout of about 1jlbs. This gave us the idea of baiting a
place so as always to have plenty of lakers, Just where
the lake deepened and the current from the stream was
not yet wholly lost, we marked a spot by a stake, and
here daily fed our gathering school with all the refuse
food from the camp, Thereafter we had no difficulty in
getting all the lake tront we wanted. The usual size
weighed about Slbs., the largest 441bs. Only two were
taken with the fly, the others with small fish and pieces
of chub for bait. The lake trout when hooked always
sought bottom, and usually managed to twist the leader
around their tails, This kind of fishing was severe work
for our light split-bamboo fly-rods, and finally ruined
them. One cusk was caught here and five whitefish, the
latter with flies. The whitefish were excellent eating,
and. between the lake trout and speckled trout we had no
choice, That there might be excuse for taking more fish
than our table required, the guides built a smokehouse,
where they smoked a few fish which we brought home.
In the coyes of the lake where the water was shallow and
the large fish did not go, as also up Allaguash Stream for
a mile, many small trout could be caught.
Frequently our little party divided, each man with his
guide, going off to spend the day as best suited his fancy
or desire, to become familiar with the suriounding
country. Back in camp again at evening after the
bountiful supper was over, and the great camp-fire
brightly burning, resting under the shelter of the tent,
in the light of blazing pine and birch, we enjoyed the
campers’ social hour. At such times the conversation
turns mostly to subjects of the woods, and serves to por-
tray the hardships, pleasure and humor of life in the
wilderness. Said Redman, “I have seen many times of
suffering from cold and hunger, been often in positions
of danger in my cance and on the lumber drive, but only
once did I think my time had come. I was away back
alone one winter, trapping on the head streams of the
West Branch, when ata point fifteen miles from any
house, in making a sable trap my knife slipped and cut
a gash in my arm, going almost to the bone. The blood
started in such a stream as when a deer’s throat is cut,
I did not know how to stop it, and if it was not stopped
quickly I knew I should die. Well, I fouid when I
doubled up my arm the wound closed and the bleeding
stopped, so I took my rifle by the barrel with the stock
over my shoulder so as to keep the wounded arm bent,
and I never changed it till [reached the house late that
I tell you boys, that was a long trail and I kind
of lost my head along toward the last, and did not go
straight, and sometimes I had to stop and lean against a
tree till l could get more strength, but I thought of the
folks at home, how they would be looking for me to
come out of the woods pretty soon, and I hung to the
rifie and got through.”
Said Henderson, **A party comes to Moose River every
year from down in Connecticut. They hirea lot of guides
aud leave a mess of money with our folks. They neyer
kill any thing of much account, but we look out to take
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along plenty to eat, and always have a good time. This
year they came in July, and started up the river. My
man had been there about twenty times and knew all
about the country, He kept telling the others what big
trout they would get ai Adean Falls, but when we
reached there none of them could cateh any. My man
caught a shiner, and he was fishing with that hooked on
a fly, yet there did not seem to be anv trout around, He
had a new split-bamboo rod, reel and line. The trim-
mings of the rod were silver-plated, and it was as pretty
a rig as ever went along in my canoe, After he had tried
the shiner a while, he laid the rod down on the rocks to
light a cigar, Well, the wind blew a little fresh up the
stream, so he stepped back behind a big rock. When he
had his cigar going good he went to take up the rod, but
there wasn’t any rod there; it was away down the stream,
just going over the last fall into Adean Lake. Some big
trout had come along, taken that shiner, line, rod and
all, and the whole rig is somewhere in Adean Lake now.
My man was trying to fix it up with the others not to say
anything at home about how he lost his rod. They were
a temperance party: did not any of them ever drink any-
thing; but he divided up all the cigars he had, agreed to
0 all the cooking for the party and not fish any more
with bait, and they all promised to keep still.”
In his book “Paddle and Portage,” an account of a trip
from Moosehead Lake to Caribou by way of the Penob-
scot, Allaguash and Arrostock rivers, Mr. Steele makes
extended mention of his Indian guide John Nickolas.
This man was known as one of most intelligent of the
Oldtown Indians, and was wonderfully expert in wood-
craft, Three or four years since he was at the house at
the Penobscot end of the Northwest Carry. Here he quar-
reled over a game of cards. Heated by whisky and gam-
bling, maddened by bitter words he left the house. In the
darkness of the night he stealthily sought a window from
which he could look in on the man against whom his In-
dian nature was filled with hatred, From his place in
the darkness, unseen and his presence unsuspected, he |
fired through the glass, killed the man, and fled. Soon |
his canoe was on the waters of the Penobscot, and he fled
away to the great northern wilderness where no officers !
of the law could ever find him. From that time to this
day John Nickolas has never been seen in the settlements.
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door of the breeding room on which to place the food, ete.,
to ayoid as much as possible disturbing the birds when
setting on the nests. Use nest boxes made of tin with
small holes in the bottoms (these may be found at the
bird stores), Sew together several layers of linen cloth
to fit the bottom of the nest box, and fasten in place so
the birds may not become entangled; do not use cotton
as this is more likely to harbor vermin. Frames should
be made in which the nest boxes should be hung; for
size and form see accompanying illustration. The frames
should be made of smooth planed boards, one-quarter
inch thick, open back and front, topand bottom boarded,
the top or roof to imcline forward with a pitch so steep as
not to allow the birds to rest on it, and thus prevent the
females being disturbed when nesting, A perch should
be placed across each frame a short distance in front of
the nest boxes (see illustration), two of which, one on
each side, should be firmly hung inside the frames, The
frames should be hung by hooks one on each side and
fastened to the wall (so as not to shake or sway, as this
might cause the female to leave her eggs unhatched),
about five feet from the floor, so as to be easily reached,
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from vermin, placed in the breeding room will be used
by the birds to form a soft inside lining for their nests,
Select your birds for breeding from those which are
strong and healthy, be sure the males are good singers,
with soft, sweet and long notes; the young birds will be
more likely to be good songsters, as the young male birds
when in the nest obtain their first and most lasting im-
pression of melody, the parent male bird being then full
of vivacity and brillianey of song. As you select your
birds in pairs for mating, do not turn them loose at once
in the breeding room, but place two cages side by side on
the wall, one fitted up as a breeding cage, the other a
plain cage. Put the female in the breeding cage and the
male bird in the other cage and let them remain separated;
in seven to ten days they will show a desire to get to-
gether by endeavors to get through the bars or wires of
the cage: then put the male bird with the female, The
eggs will be generally hatched in twelve to fifteen days;
after the young birds are fully fledged turn the young
and the old birds loose in the breeding room, and the old
mated birds will almost always year after year there-
after seek each other as mates, As pair after pair are
selected to breed from, mate them in the manner de-
scribed, the object of thus mating them before letting
them fly in the breeding room is to prevent the males
from fighting each other for the mastery.
Place a supply always of coarse sand or fine gravel on
the table in flat or shallow dishes, as all seed-eating birds
require it to enable them to digest seed food. Swinging
perches suspended from the ceiling (by fine wire) hang-
ing down to within about five feet above the floor, will
add to the health and sprightliness of the birds. A
further attractive feature is a leafless tree, the bark of
which is smooth, placed at each window, This is to be
firmly planted in a box or tub containing earth. Tubers
of the Madeira vine if planted thickly in’ the earth, will
in a short time send up vigorous shoots, which should be
trained or led to the branches of the tree by means of
cords.
Keep the earth in the tub constantly moist (not wet),
bore a draining hole in the bottom of the tub to carry off
moisture, Such a bird-tree will remain in constant ver-
dure all the year round. The birds will greatly enjoy
such a tree, when the sun shines on it; after they have
been bathing they will fly on its branches to bask in its
rays to dry and arrange their plumage and practice their
songs. The beautiful and graceful foliage and sweet
smelling odor of the flowers of the vine will greatly en-
liven the room. The general food should be rape seed
with a small quantity of hemp and canary seed oc-
casionally added. When the old birds are feeding the
young in the nest, soaked stale wheat bread free from
soda or grease mixed with grated hard-boiled eggs,
ground hemp seed, andasmal!l quantity of maw meal, and
now and again soaked stale wheat bread alone or soaked
biscuit or crackers alone, But great care should be taken
that no sour bread is fed to the birds. A moderate
amount of green vegetable food should be fed all the year
round.
A drinking fountain should be provided, in which the
water should always be kept fresh and clean. Such a
fountain can be found at the fancy poultry dealers, or a
good substitute may be made by a bottle filled with water
being turned upside down in a flower-pot saucer—a flat
disk or such a saucer makes a good bath-tub for the birds,
this being very necessary for the health of the birds,
Several pieces of cuttlefish bone should be hung up in the
room convenient for the birds to reach for shell material,
and to assist digestion of seed-eating birds. These com-
plete the most requisite features of the breeding room,
in which more young to the pairs of old birds may be
raised than in cages, as breeding can be continued all the
year round successfully. UNCLE Jon.
GAME IN THE CITY.
EW YORK, June 24.—Kditor Forest and Stream:
Having occasion to make some offsets on a little rill
skirting the outer cliffs of Hamilton Grange in the
Twelfth Ward of New York city, much to my astonish-
ment we there, among the underbrush, at the rear of a
sauce or truck garden on St. Nicholas avenue, ran into
five woodcock, the two parent birds with three young
flizht birds. They seemed to be citizens as they did not,
to all appearance, seem greatly disturbed by our sudden
break in on their city seclusion, as their flight was but a
short distance away.
On the same day, Saturday, June 15, we returned by
way of the open cross field, on the Morris and Watts
homestead. We had but entered the field on the Seventh
avenue side, when a salute well known to our ears was
heard. It was ‘‘Bob White” in his clear, never-to-be-
mistaken clarion note of the cock bird that greeted us,
By call we lured him clear over the fields to Mr. Morris's
stables, and to his overseer’s lodge midway of the estate,
CANONICUS,
SPIDER Bires.—Your article on spider bites reminds
me of aconversation held many years ago with Dr. J. L.
S. Thompson, now dead, of Lancaster, Mass. He had
been bitten by a black spider while pruning fruit trees.
At the same time, in the town of Boylston, seven miles
distant, there was a similar case, of which the Doctor
daily received reports while treating his own wound. He
recovered, but the other man died. In reply to my ques-
tions he said: ‘‘I poulticed and kept poulticing. Most
people don’t know how to do this; they make a poultice
about as big asa quarter of a dollar and letitstay. I
made a bag full and shoved my hand right into it, and
changed it often. I thought that as long as I could keep
the swelling below the elbow I shouldn’t despair. I did
eep it so and recovered,”—KELPIN.
Game Bag and Guy.
WAS IT A FRUITLESS HUNT?
EL AVING been born with the hunting instinct largely
developed, and with an intense love of wild life, it
has always seemed strange to me that there could be any
persons who did not love the streams and the woods,
With me it has always been not so much a question of
ame or fish when I had the opportunity for an outing as
it was the real pleasure of being near ‘“‘to nature’s heart;”
and, in fact, there have been many times when this com-
munion with nature has been so close and enjoyable that
I was glad when no game came in my way in that I had
not shed the blood of these beautiful creatures. When I
do kill either fish, flesh or fowl I always want it to be
under the excitement of the chase, and then that it shall
not linger in its death. The last winter, like many in
past years, brought me an invitation from a party of
friends, who, like myself, are closely confined at seden-
tary work during the whole year, to join them on their
hunting ground for a week after deer and turkeys. It
did not seem much like hunting to leave this city by the
inland seas and take a train toward the south through
such an old settled section as that which lies south of
Pittsburgh, Pa.; but there are great sections of as wild
land lying within a hundred miles of that thriving city
as one will find anywhere, and there is asufficient supply
of large game still making these mountain fastnesses
their home to make hunting enjoyable. :
If one must have some place where the game is so
plenty that he can find it every time he goes into the
woods he must seek it in some other section; but if he
will be satisfied if he gets a chance at a deer, or a turkey
once a day, or it may be not oftener than once in two, or
three days, then he will find no place within easier
reach than these mountains. If he is seeking health and
recreation as much as he is game, and isin a condition to
enjoy the grandeur of naturé in its more rugged moods,
then he will be suited here. There is no other hunting
grounds which will so soon blow the dust of the city
office out of his lungs, as hunting over these mountains
where nature has done her best to set the land on edge
so as to give as much feeding ground as possible within a
given horizontal space, If he gets out early in the morn-
ing and works at it all day long, it will not take many
days to take all the old, dead man out of him, and, if his
appetite does not come to him so as to make him ashamed
to look the cook in the face, then he is a hopeless case,
and should never undertake a hunting trip among these
rugged mountains, ;
Our party consisted of one from Nebraska, who had
come all that distance to have a run over these mountains
where he had hunted somany years; one from Pittsburgh,
who had been his hunting companion for many years,
and this writer. You know that any one passing from
the eastern to the western part of Pennsylyania must
cross the Allegheny Mountains. If you go by train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad you will see some of the
grandest scenery; but, except from Altoona to the sum-
mit tunnel, the grade is so easy and the road bed so per-
fect that you will scarcely know that-you are passing this
great barrier. If you will take that branch of the Balti-
more and Ohio road which connects Pittsburgh with
Cumberland, Md., you will have entirely a different
experience, Here nature has put on her more rugged
dress. After leaving Pittsburgh about two hours your
train begins the ascent, following the Youghiogheny
River. With this rapid mountain stream rushing over
the rocks and plunging over falls on the right, while the
mountains towered hundreds of feet high on either hand,
winding in and out, our train does not slacken its speed,
but runs as if it had a mission onhand and was in a hurry
to complete its task. This river is full of fish, and you
may know from the fact that it is pure mountain water
that bass which live in it are of the gamiest and the best.
One never wearies of a ride through such scenery as this,
It is always changing and has a decided tonic effect on
the traveler. It was over this ronte that our journey
took us on this trip. I had never been go far into the
mountains in this direction, so greatly enjoyed the trip.
We were fairly wild with delight when we alighted
from the train to see that there was sufficient snow to
track by, and we knew that there would be still more
when we had made the ten miles’ journey which lay be-
fore us. We hired a man to drive us out, and after wait-
ing a long time a boy drove up with a pair of old crow-
baits hitched to a high spring wagon, and we started.
We told him he would have to drive fast to make up for
the time we had lost while waiting, and while he stood
up and thrashed the horses we held on to the seat to keep
from being thrown out, for the road was tremendously
rough. The scenery was beautiful. The road wound
along the side of a beautiful wide stream of the clearest
water, while the high hills rose on each side. We did
not intend to go directly to the house where we expected
to stay; so when we came to the foot of the mountain
where we intended to hunt, we left the baggage and
struck up the mountainside. It was stiff work fora
beginning, and made the sweat pour off as if we were
being boiled. After a while we reached the summit of
the ridge, but without seeing any signs of game, After
consultation, we started on asix miles’ tramp which would
bring us toatown where we could stay all night. In all this
tramp we did not see a sign, although my companion had
shot many deer on this ground in former years. About
dark we entered the village, and were not sorry to sit
down to a good square meal. The next morning we were
up before daylight, and after a good breakfast were off,
perched high on another spring wagon. If any of you
haye never ridden over these mountain roads at break-
neck speed, seated some seven or eight feet from the
ground, there is a rich experience yet in store for you.
On our way we picked up our baggage where we had left
it the day before, and then went on till we came to the
foot of another mountain. Sending the baggage on to
our stopping place by the wagon, we struck into the
hunting ground.
We had not gone far until we heard the put, put, of
a turkey, and heard some others flying. Immediately
deploying into a skirmish line we began advancing,
We knew from the noise that it was a heavy gobbler run-
ning up the hill so that he could get high enough to fly
across the hollow. The hunter who was in advance saw
him and gave him a Winchester shot. Up he went, and
man’s head Ilet drive at him. Then the third man let
drive at him, then the first one again, then I the second
time. when he went out of sight. The first shot had
gone through him, and my last shot had hit him, but he
sailed off and we did not get him. Wesent another man
whom we met to look for him, and we went on after
deer. We found a yesterday’s track and followed it
about four miles, until it went across the State line into
Maryland, when we gave it up. Turning toward home
we hunted the whole mountain, but did not find any
more signs. When we got to the house we learned that
the law in Maryland, just across the iine, forbade the
shooting of deer for five years, and as the deer were con-
stantly hunted on this side they had all taken refuge
over there.
Well, we had such a supper as does not often fall to
the lot of hunters, and the amount of if we consumed
would have astonished the natives if they had not fed
hunters before. So we gathered around the fire and
listened to hunting stories and ate apples until bedtime.
As hunting seemed useless under the circumstances,
and as the next day was Thanksgiving we concluded to
try the turkeys on the way down toward the station and
then go home. As my back had gone lame the day be-
fore and I felt it in my bones that there would not be any
use in hunting I concluded to go with the baggage and
let the others take the tramp. When the time came to
start, the team was hitched to an old sled. If it had been.
torture to ride up in the wagon you can imagine what a
delightful time we had in a sled when it was on bare
ground half the time and on the stones nearly all the
other half. To help matters, when about half way we
found that the snow had all melted, and we had to go so
slow that we feared we would miss the train. One would
stand up and try to coax the slow farm horses to get us
there, while the others held on and laughed and hallooed.
It was a merry ride, and we ‘‘got there all the same.”
To close the expedition we had the grand ride through
the mountain scenery and arrived in the city after dark,
well satisfied with our fruitless hunt, HOMERUS.
CLEVELAND, Ohio,
A LUCKLESS EXPEDITION.
N° a great while ago my friend Crickett, of “Saints’
Rest”—a decided misnomer, I am sorry to say—
expressed himself as certain, from what he regarded as
reliable imformation, that ducks could be killed by the
score at a place called Cedar Island, near the mouth of
the Santee. He was extremely desirous that Teceel, Mud
and myself should go with him to that modern paradise,
and assured us we could get all the shooting we desired.
Our former visit to that section not having proved very
satisfactory, we were quite anxious to go to the Eldorado
of his faney, and have several golden days of excellent
sport, supplying ourselves with all the game we wanted
and then distributing to such of our friends as relished
the flavor of the mallard and the teal. It is true, it was
rather late in the season, but he thought we could get
some ducks and as many of those fat shad which come
into Wingaw Bay on their way to the spawning grounds
as our appetites would demand. On Monday, the 25th of
February, we met at Wadesboro, with nearly a thousand
loaded shells, ready to try our guns on the swift-flying
game. Our trunks contained our clothing and blankets,
a smali quantity of well-roasted Java, some granulated
sugar and a nice lot of potted meats and some cured
boiled ham.
At 2:35 P, M..we took the train for, Lane’s on the N. #,
Railroad, arriving there at7:30. At Florence we were met
by our friend, A, L. G., of Philadeiphia, who had been
invited by me to be a participant in the joys of our visit,
On Tuesday morning it was raining, with the wind
from the southeast—a sign not very agreeable to any liv-_
ing thing except waterfowl. Owing to the stormy con-
dition of the weather our captain deemed it unadyisable
to go out to sea and then enter the bar off Santee, and
proposed to take an Inland passage which would require
some time for its accomplishment, on account of the tor-
tuous course of the creeks which we would navigate, He
thought we would reach Cedar Island on Wednesday late
inthe day. But alas! after traveling for miles the reces-
sion of the tide caused us to ground when within a quar-
ter of a mile, ‘‘as a crow flies,” of Wingaw Bay. The
following morning we were ‘‘winding our slow length
along?’ in that detestably crooked Mosquito Creek, whose
sinuous channel would show all the curved lines known
to mensuration, and when night came on we were not
more than a half mile from the point where we entered
it. Our friend G. became utterly disgusted with the pros-
pects. and when, on Thursday morning, we reached the
bridge on the road leading from the mainland to Santee
Island, he had his luggage put on shore, and in a few
hours he was on the steamer Planter on his way back to
Georgetown, a disappointed though much wiser man,
Soon after G. left us, we started forward, and when
Thursday night came, we had reached a dike built by
the Federal Government, at which a canal starts, It
being a convenient place for anchorage we hauled up.
Crickett and Teceel got in a boat and started off for ducks,
which we could see flying about some ponds near the
old Ford plantation, Mud and I concluded to take our
chances on the banks of the creek. Soon we heard the
booming of guns, and when the boatmen returned at
night they had seven ducks, all teals but one, I shot
twice and ought to have killed both times, but only saw
that I had robbed one of them of afew feathers, Mud
did not shoot. "
The following morning, the tide being favorable, we
hoisted sail, and sped down the canal at a good pace,
until it joined another of those crooked curves. And
then it was slow, slower, slowest. At about 12 A. M. on
Friday, we entered the north branch of the Santee and
turned the prow to Cedar Island. After going over a
mile, we grounded on the sands, where the yacht was
forced to remain until the incoming waters would float
her. Our eager sportsmen got out the small boats and
were rowed to the island. Crickett did his own rowing,
and on our passage through the creeks he worked
harder than a boat hand, and but for him I am not sure
that we would not, even now, be in that hateful lagoon,
On the shore we were met by Mr. Willetts, who had
chargé of the property. He kindly showed us the ponds”
which the ducks frequented at an earlier period of the
season, At them we waited for several hours. Mud
killed two coots, and a small duck, with a spoonbill,
Crickett and Teceel shot several times at long range and —
when he was high enough for me to shoot over the oi
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T did not shoot atall, And this was our experience at
Cedar Island, and our reward for all the labors of our
voyage from home! Ehevw! ;
On Saturday morning we concluded to meet the perils
of the sea by going over the bar and trying our little craft
on the rugged waters of the Atlantic. A few hours upon
the ‘briny deep,” and our course was directed to the Pee
Dee bar, over which we passed in safety. That night we
spent at anchor on Wingaw Bay, and Sunday morning at
10 we were-at Georgetown,
The following day at 7:20 we were off for Lane’s, and
at night took supper at home, Our only trophies were a
pair of shad each, which we bought just before leaving.
The only consolation we had was that we wasted but lit-
tle ammunition.
Now, if any of your correspondents can report a more
luckless hunt I should like to hear from him.
At the proper time there are many ducks in the marshes
near Georgetown, and a sportsman who can stand a rough
life, and is willing to work and undergo physical labor,
can get as much game as he can eat and a good quantity
for the gratification of others, For my part, I prefer to
go into the fields with my dog, where I can always get a
dozen birds and sleep at night on a bed. WELLS.
SMALL-CALIBER RIFLES.
Editor Forest and Stream: a
In your edition of May 9 [notice a letter from “Lyman
Sight,” regarding the loading of the .32-40 shell. I had
the same trouble with the factory shell with the large bul-
let, and after experimenting with the round ball hit on
the following. I bought from the Winchester Arms Co.
some of the small bullets they use in their extra short
,aecal. rim-fire cartridges, and by using a cotton cloth
patch I forced the ball into its socket in the shell, where
ut is firmly set. I used the full charge of powder, which
I think gives a very straight trajectory. Let ‘‘Lyman
Sight” try my plan and let me know his experience, and
at the same time I should like to hear from any one else
interested in the .32-40 shell. J. B. M.
RICHMOND, Va.,
ONEIDA COUNTY LAW.
HE Supervisors of Oneida county, N. Y., have adopted a law
as follows:
“Seorron 1, That the lawful season for killing partridges and
woodcock within the county of Oneida, shall be only from sunrise
of the first day of September till sunset of the thirtieth day of No-
vember in each year hereafter. Whoever shall kill or hunt any
partridges (otherwise known as ruffed grouse) or any woodcoc
at any other time than during the above specified lawful season
aforesaid, shall forfeit a penalty of $25,and $25 additional for
each bird killed of either of said species.
“Whoever shall sell or expose for sale or purchase or have in
possession, in Oneida county, any of said birds at any other time
than during the lawful season aforesaid, shall forfeit $25 for each
bird; except they may he possessed, sold or purchased during the
fifteen days next following the close of the lawful season for kill-
ing aforesaid; provided the seller or possessor proves such birds
to have been lawfully killed during the lawful season afore-
said.
“Cro, 2. It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, carry or
transport beyond the border limits of Oneida county, any part-
ridge or any woodcock that had been taken, captured or mnlled
within the limits of Oneida county. Whoever violates this pro-
vision shail forfeit $25 for each bird of either of said species,”
Copies of this law for posting may be had free of charge by
applying to John D. Collins, Secretary Utica Fish and Game Pro-
tective Association, Utica.
GAME LAWS AT ALBANY,
[Special Correspondence Forest and Stream.)
LBANY, N.Y., June 21.—The Governor has disposed of sey-
eral of the fish and game bills left with him by the Legisla-
laiure. Those which he signed are as follows: Chap, 512 for the
protection of fish in Lake Ontario adjoining Cayuga county;
Chap, 497, amending See. 640 of the Penal Code in regard to the
stealing of fish; Chap. 534,for the building of a fishway in the
Delaware River, at Lackawaxen, the State of Pensylvania to
spend an equal amount; Chap. 539, amending the game laws in
regard to hunting at night; Chap. 550, regulating fishing in Glen
Lake; Chap. 556, for the protection of fish in Owasco Lake, Cayuga
Lake, Seneca Hiver, etc. The Governor refused to sign the fol-
lowing: For the construction of a fishway in the Chenango
River at Chenaugo Forks; for the protection of shad and game
fish in the Delaware River; amending the game laws relating to
fishing in Lake George; amending the act for the construction of
fishways in the Oswego and Seneca rivers; providing for the con-
struction of a fishway in et et ea Creek; for the incorpora-
tion of icthyological societies, and for the construction of a fish-
way in the Hudsun River at Mechanicsville and Northumber-
Sea and River Sishing.
FISHING NEAR NEW YORK,
IX,—UNCLASSIFIED RESORTS,
HERE are a few fishing resorts near New York which
may be deserving of mention, but which are not
capable of classification under any particular head. For
instance, there is sometimes excellent fishing for striped
bass up the Hudson River. In Croton Bay, near Sing
Sing, and along the shore below Sing Sing are some
favorite places in both spring and fall, the latter being
by all odds the best time, however. There is also good
fishing for white perch, which are small, but a good pan
fish. For the latter I have found angle worms to be a
most taking bait, although they will bite on sandworms,
shrimp and sometimes shedder crabs. Sing Sing is
reached by the Hudson River Railroad from Grand Cen-
tral Depot, fare (one way) 60 cents, Boats can be hired
at two. or three different places at $1 a day; guide, extra,
$2.aday. No bait can be had where the boats are hired.
At Tarrytown (same route, fare one way 450 cents)
striped bass may be caught in the Hudson River, but
they are not so plenty as at Sing Sing. Or, rather, they
are probably as plenty, but there are few earnest striped
bass anglers at Tarrytown, and hence the good places
have not been discovered and the habits of the fish are
not well known, The Pocantico River empties into the
Hudson just above Tarrytown, and its waters contain
pickerel, perch, black bass, sunfish and catfish. There
is fair sport for black bass in this riyer, using small frogs,
crawfish and minnows as bait, Don’t fish too near the
bottom or catfish will take all your bait, and pickerel
will probably bite oftener than bass, anyway. But with
those baits you will not be bothered with the numerous
little sunfish and perch, which will, however, consume
all the worms you can provide them with before a bass
gets a chance for a nibble. I have never seen flies used
on this river, but I should think the bass would take
them, The perch will take trout hackles readily, Tie
three on the leader, with a buekshot on the tail fly, let
the cast sink below the surface and draw slowly toward
the boat or shore until you get astrike, The mouth of
the Pocantico isa mile row from Tarrytown station up
stream, and the river must be ascended for a mile or
more to the fishing grounds. The sport here does not
compare favorably, it must be remembered, with many
more accessible fresh-water fishing resorts near New
York. Boats are for hire at Tarrytown at $1aday. Or,
one can drive from Tarrytown to the best part of the
river for fishing, near where the aqueduct crosses it,
where there are one or two flat-bottomed, leaky boats
which may be hired for a song,
Back of Jersey City there is sometimes good white
perch fishing in the Hackensack River, There are boat
houses where boats may be hired at from 50 cents to $1
a day at almost every bridge crossing the river from
Jersey City over the ‘‘meadows.” <A few striped bass
are taken here, too, sometimes, but seldom in plenty ex-
cept when a ‘‘school” happens to run up. The best fish-
ing on this river near by is obtained at Hackensack
station or at Little Ferry station, three miles nearer New
York. Take trains of the New York, Susquehanna &
Western Railroad from the Pennsylvania Railroad station
in Jersey City (Cortlandt or Desbrosses ferries), fare,
round trip, to Hackensack, 50 cents, Trains leave New
York week days at 4:30, 6:40, 8:50, 9:30, 10:30 A, M.; re-
turning, leave Hackensack at 3:15, 3:57, 5:24, 6:38, 7:50,
8:42 P.M. Sunday trains from New York at 8 and 10
A. M.; from Hackensack at 6:24, 7:50 and 9:58 P. M,
Good fishing may be had for white perch in the river
near either Hackensack or Little Ferry stations. Boats
may be hired at either place at from 50 cents to $1 a day.
‘Shrimp are the only bait to be depended upon at the
rounds. Sandworms and shedder crabs must be brought
from New York. Striped bass are not plenty, except
when a school runs ih
At Newark Bay Light, situated at the junction of
Newark Bay with the Kill von Kull, there is good sport
for striped bass in season, early spring and during late
August and September. On two sides of the lighthouse
there are numerous rocks, and very large fish are some-
times caught. This fishing ground is perhaps best reached
by Staten Island Rapid Transit railroad to Port Richmond
(fare from New York, foot of Whitehall street, 20 cents
round trip), Boats may be hired at Port Richmond at
from 75 cents to $1aday. Bring your own bait. Or, go
to Bergen Point on the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
from the foot of Liberty street, fare, round trip, 30 cents,
and walk down the track from the station a half mile to
the Newark Bay drawbridge, where boats may be hired
at $1 a day, and bait may be obtained at the Bay View
Fishermen’s Cottage. Or, horsecars may be taken from
Bergen Point station to the shore of the Kill von Kull,
where there are two or three places at which boats may
be had at $3 aday. Bait is sometimes to be had at these
resorts, but it is safer to bring your own. A few weak-
fish, sometimes striped bass, and an occasional bluefish
(snappers) are caught in the vicinity, angling from the
drawbridge over the bay being quite successful for tom-
cods, flounders, porgies and occasionally some of the
larger varieties.
Black bass fishing may be had at Milton Pond, 14 miles
north of Rahway, if the angler follows directions closely,
The pond is formed for mill dam purposes, and is mostly
overgrown with weeds and a thick scum in summer.
Where there are spots free from this growth cast your
minnow (minnows may be caught in the brook below the
pond), and if you fail to get a strike walk up the shore to
the head of the pond. Fish there and where there are
deep holes further up stream in the inlet to the pond. I
have taken three large bass here between 5 and 6 o'clock
of a June afternoon, and I have known of catches of as
high as ten in aday, Most of the bass are of good size.
Rahway is reached by the Pennsylvania Railroad, foot of
either Desbrosses or Cortlandt streets; round trip fare, 65
cents; conveyance to pond, 50 cents for each person.
There is only one boat on the pond, but a boat #% almost
useless in midsummer,
Greenwood Lake is the great black bass resort of New
Yorkers. It is on the New York & Greenwood Lake
Railroad, from foot of Chambers or Twenty-third streets
(round trip fare, $1.85). It is not a place, however, for a
‘‘one-day” man to go, as it cannot be reached by rail be-
fore 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and the angler must leave
for home at 5:40 in the afternoon. A day’s trip would be
expensive, too, as a stranger would require a guide to get
any sport at all, which would cost him $2.25,
Lake Hopatcong, another black bass paradise, is not a
“one-day” man’s resort, for the same reasons as are given
for Greenwood Lake. It is in Morris county, N. J., and
is reached by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
and by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The round
trip fare is 43.50, either route,
Shepherd Pond, five miles from Suffern station, on the
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, is a good
place for black bass. Fare (round trip) to Suffern is
$1.85, and conveyance to and from the pond $2.50 more.
Guides must be hired if good fishing is to be had, at $2 a
day additional. This may be made a one-day trip, but it
would be a costly one. Ramapo Pond and Mahwah Creek
are nearer Suffern than Shepherd Pond, but the fishing
in the near-by places is not so good as in Shepherd Pond.
Croton Lake, reached by the New York and Northern
Railroad from the terminus of the Sixth avenue Elevated
Railroad at 155th street, is a fair place to go for black
bass. The round trip fare is $1.55. The lake is near the
railroad station, and there are places where boats may be
hired and bait purchased at very reasonable price. Un-
fortunately the lake also swarms with catfish, pickerel,
erch and sunfish, and they are better biters than the
lordly bass. Trains may be taken from 155th street at 7
and 9:15 A. M.; returning, leaving Croton Lake at 4:18
and 9:20 P.M, Sundays, from 155th street at 7:30 and
9:10 A, M.; from Croton Lake at 5:37 and 9:20 P. M,
There is fair bass fishing in the Raritan River near
Bound Brook and Somerville, N. J., on the line of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey (foot of Liberty street),
The round-trip fare is $1.80 to Bound Brook; Somerville
is five miles further from New York. Bound Brook is the
most convenient station to the river, Boats may be hired
at 50 cents a day, and a guide for $1 extra. Bait may be
procured on the ground. A good day’s fishing may be
had by taking the 4 A. M. train (5 A, M. Sundays), and
returning on the train that leaves Bound Brook at 8:15
week days and 9:04 Sundays.
The writer hopes in a few weeks to make a thorough
exploration of lakes Hopatcong and Greenwood, with a
view of giving ForEst AND STREAM readers such informa-
tion as will enable them to get good fishing at these
beautiful lakes without the expense attending the hiring
of local guides, and at as low a rate of cost in every way
as possible. Very likely, too, articles will be published
dealing in, detail with the resorts at Barnegat, Great
South Bay and other famous places for sportsmen further
from New York than the resorts mentioned in eee series,
PENECA,
PENNSYLVANIA TROUT STREAMS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In your issue of April 18, “EH, H. C,.” of Mt, Pleasant,
Pa., asks for information concerning fly-fishing for trout
in the small streams of the Laurel Hill and Allegheny
Mountains. It matters little what bait is used in West-
moreland county, as the streams are pretiiy well depopu-
lated, and to catch a 10-inch trout in any of them is
bordering on the miraculous. Occasionally, however, a
fly-fisherman will happen along, and casting his flies over
the head of the worm-angler will land some very fine
trout. Let “E, BH, C.” get a congenial friend, a buck-
board, a 7X9 wedge tent, a selection of trout and bass
flies, a good rod and 50ft. of line, a pair of blankets, two
weeks’ provisions, and hie himself eastward a few miles.
Let him rig up his rod at Jones’s Mill Run, attach a red-
ibis, a black-gnat or a white-miller to a 3ft, mist-colored
leader, and carefully cast it into one of the numerous nice
pools, and if he will keep out of sight of the fish I will
guarantee him a handsome trout,
In these streams will be encountered places where for
a hundred yards the alders or laurels grow so thickly that
to cast a fly is impossible, but with 50ft. of line they may
be thoroughly fished. Slip quietly in at the upper end of
the growth, let out all the line, and the fly will float
down until suddenly a big fellow jumps out from his lair
and he is yours.
On those small streams I use but one fly, instead of the
conventional three, on account of the numerous bushes,
and after fishing all over that section of Pennsylvania 1
found the three flies above mentioned the most killing;
in the morning the red-ibis, toward noon the black-gnat,
and the white-miller in the evening. The streams through-
out Pennsylvania, particularly west of the Alleghenies,
are fished to death, and the trout are very wary, Occa-
sionally the angler’s ingenuity will be called into requi-
sition, as the fish will refuse all bait offered them. At
one time I stood behind a rock at a nice pool and made
cast after cast, changing flies every few minutes until a
dozen different kinds were tried. Finally I observed a
green bug wending his way slowly along the rock, and
withdrawing my line, I removed the fly, put on a sproat
hook and impaled his bugship, Gently dropping it in the
pool, swish went the water, and in a moment an 18in,
trout was in my creel! I tramped three miles to the
nearest house, secured some green peafowl feathers, re-
turned to the pool and extemporized some flies; and
before sundown I had fifteen of the finest trout I ever
saw in the State.
After fishing Jones’s Mill Run, Mr. C, and his friend
may 20 on to Laurel Creek, another good stream, A day
or two here and they go a few miles further to Somerset,
where a pleasant night may be spent, for this town has
become quite a summer resort, and jolly times can be had
there. Next morning they strike for Shade Furnace, via
Stoystown. _ At the latter place or afew miles below, the
bass flies will come into requisition, as the Quemahoning:
is an excellent stream for this kind of fish. Tf they will
not rise to a fly, catch a few minnowsand try them, But
the objective point is the Big Fire Creek, on Clear Shade,
where, a short distance below the bridge, he should pitch
his tent and prepare for a week’s sport, for sport he will
find in abundance. Two years ago the writer, in makin
this trip, encountered a young Johnstown physician aad
party encamped at this point, and aside from being a jolly
crowd they had the finest lot of trout packed away in
erocks that I ever beheld. The country is wild, rugged,
picturesque in the extreme, many miles from a settle-
ment, and if one seeks seclusion, recreation and fine trout,
there is the place to go. ;
Tf Mr. ©. will think for a moment he will readily un-
derstand the cause of the difference in the color of trout,
For instance, if he is fishing on a stream with a sandy
bottom, exposed to the rays of the sun, the fish will be
light in color; but let him penetrate deeply into the for-
est, where the stream is densely shaded, he will find fish
almost black. PACIFIC,
MonrtEeRrby, Cal, .
Editor Forest and Stream:
Cumberland Valley, Pa., extending from the Susque-
«hanna to the Potomac, has many streams abounding in
trout. The most noted is Big Spring, near Newville, a
tributary of the Conodoguinet. It is a large open stream,
where the angler can cast his fly with success, and a
great many fish of fair size are taken every season. In
this county of Franklin there are a large number of
streams containing speckled trout. Birch Run, a branch
of the Conococheague, in the South Mountain, has prob-
ably more trout than any other creek in the county, but
they are small in size. | have frequently taken in from
five to six hours’ time from four to five dozen trout, and a
few years ago took seyen dozen in one day. A party of
three from this place took ninety in one day. This stream
is wild and rugged and there is much underbrush, mak-
ing it difficult to cast a fly; better success is to be had
using worms for bait. Aughwick in the west and Trout
Run in the north, both in the North Mountain, have
many trout. Falling Spring, rising three miles east of
Chambersburg, contains trout of large size. This stream
was stocked some five years ago with California or rain-
bow trout, received from the U, 8. Fish Commission, and
now we catch many of this variety. One taken a couple
of weeks ago measured 18in. in length and weighed 21bs,
9oz. It was taken at the spring’s confluence with the
Conococheague. AUGS. DUNCAN,
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., June 13.
RUTLAND, Vt., June 20,—The first annual banquet of
the Rutland Fish and Game Club, held at the Berwick
House, last evening, was a most happy gathering of the
local anglers and guests from abroad. The Rutland Club
has done excellent work in stocking streams and enforc-
ing the laws; and now they have proved that they know
how to enjoy themselves around the mahogany as well.
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THE PIKE-PERCH.
a number of pike-perch annually hatched by arti-
ficial methods is enormous. Not many years ago
the treatment of adhesive es¢s was one of the great dif-
ficulties of fisheulture. We have not at hand a descrip-
tion of the apparatus used hy Muller and Brown in 1857,
when they conveyed 20.000,000 eges of the pike-perch
from Lake Ontario to Lake Saltonstal!, Connecticut, and
we do not know whether any of the eggs were hatched;
but it was formerly the practice to allow the eggs to ad-
here to glass plates, which they did by means of a sticky
envelope covering the shell, It was inthis way that Liv-
ingston Stone hatched some of the eggs of the Cold Spring
treut ponds, in Charlestown, New Hampshire, many
years ago. It is astonishing to note the radical changes
which take place in the handling of eggs, A few years
ago it was believed to be necessary to let adhesive eggs
stick naturally to glass surfaces, or to threads which were
suspended in jars or boxes. We have recently learned
from Mr. C. V, Osborn, President of the Ohio Fish Com-
mission, that his men, at the expense of a great deal of
time and trouble, wash off the sticky substance from the
pike-perch eggs, and then place them in jars to be hatched
in the way followed in hatching the eggs of shad, white-
fish and other commonspecies, The Ohio Commissioners
distributed 60,000,000 fry of the pike-perch in all parts
of the State last year. Canada put out 25,000,000 fry
from the hatchery at Sandwich, Ontario, and the total
number of young planted to date by the Dominion is
172,135,900, Pennsylvania distributed 12,000,000 "in its
eastern waters recently, as stated in FOREST AND STREAM
of May 25, The U.S. Fish Commission has distributed
about 60,000.000 up to the present time, having just begun
the work. As this is one of the finest food and game
fishes of the United States, we dwell with considerable
gratification upon the enormous results of its artificial
propagation.
Anglers are, of course, aware that we have two well
marked species of pike-perch, or wall-eye pike, in our
waters, and each of these has two or more varieties dif-
fering in size and coloration. The choicest of the number
is the large golden species inhabiting the Great Lake
region, extending northward into British America to an
unknown distance, but placed at 58° north latitude by
Richardson. It is said to range southwestward to Arkan-
sas, and in Atlantic streams it is recorded as far south as
Georgia, The blue pike is the variety salmoneum of Ohio
and Kansas; the distribution of both varieties is insuf-
ficiently known, The form best known to anglers and
fishculturists is Stizostedion wvitreum, variety vilreum.
This is credited with a maximum weight of about 50Ibs.
according to Genio C, Scott, but the average weight as
found in the markets is under 5lbs.
The pike-perch has received a bewildering number of
names. In the Eastern States it is the perch-pike, pike-
perch, Susquehanna salmon, glass-eye and wall-eyed
pike, In the Great Lake region it is called blue pike,
yellow pike, green pike and grass pike,
the Ohio Valley and western North Carolina; the pickerel
in Lake Hrie and Canada; white salmon and sometimes
The Cree Indians
jack salmon at the falls of the Ohio.
call it the okow, and the French Canadians doré or
picarel, Jtis the horn fish of the fur traders of British
America,
The spawning season occursin April and May, and, in
Pennsylvania, continues until June. Favorite places are
sandbars over which the water is shallow. The period of
incubation depends upon the temperature, varying from
about a fortnight to one month, The eggs vary from
about 17 to 25 in lin,, and the number in a single female
has been estimated at from 200,000 to 300,000. In a state
of nature the eggs are subject to very serious dangers,
and a very small percentage of them are hatched out;
storms drive them upon to the lake shores, and many
species of fishes devour them on the spawning beds,
The rate of growth must be rapid, for we captured
many of the young last summer for the Fish Commission
aquaria at the Cincinnati Exposition, and the smallest of
them in July were not less than 4in. long and some were
6in.
The colors change remarkably with age. The young
are banded very much like the kingfish of the coast, not
closely resembling the parent in pattern of coloration.
The eye of the living fish is like a glowing emerald, The
flesh of the pike-perch is firm and white, flaky and well
flavored. Commercially, the species ranks very high in
the Great Lake region, being next to the whitefish in
spe peers S
this fish feeds on the bottom, its food consisting of
other fishes, and it is not very particular what species it
devours. Some people charge it with destroying its own
young; minnows, however, are readily accepted as bait,
tt prefers clear and rapid waters, and. lurks under sub-
merged logs and rocks, from which it can readily dart
upon its living prey. ’
In the Susquehanna it is angled for and readily taken
by using live bait—minnows representing numerous
genera of the family Oyprinide, but particularly such as
are more or less transparent, with silvery sides, The fall-
fish or dace, the corporal, roach, and species of the genera
Luxilus and Hybognathus are freely used, The artificial
fiy ean be employed to great advantage also, particularly
in cold weather in the vicinity of dams. On some parts
of the Susquehanna, between Columbia and Harrisburg,
the pike-perch is frequently caught by trolling with the
spoon, the tackle being the same as that used in trolling
for bass, The favorite fishing: grounds of the lower Sus-
quehanna are reached by the Columbia and Port Deposit
Railroad, Fite’s Eddy is one of the best places; Wash-
ington, three miles below Columbia, is another good loca-
tion, The species is well distributed throughout the
river and its larger tributaries, the Juniata and North
Branch being especially noted.
In fishing for the pike-perch it is to be remembered
that the species is a bottom fish, and the angler must
keep his bait near the bottom. The tackle generally used
for black bass is suitable for the pike-perch, and it is
desirable sometimes to use a float, In the Ohio River Dr,
Henshall bas been informed that fishing with hook and
line is excellent from Marietta to Pittsburg. In this
region the fish is called salmon. Mr. Goode says there is
no better fishing anywhere for this species than may be
found in Lake Pepin and other waters near Lake City,
Minnesota. Winter fishing through the ice with live-
minnow bait is very successful on Lake Pepin, As in the
case with the shad and other anadromous fishes, the
Specimens of over four
species can be caught with the bait from June until Sep-
Tt is the jack of
two causes,
for fish, being fed by cold “spring branches” and by
important fishery for the pike-perch occurs during the
spawning season only, and like the shad the fish is in its
best condition at that time.
The pike-perch has a near relative in American waters
known as the sauger, Stizostedion canadense, which runs
into several varieties, but none of them grow very large
and all of them are inferior to the S. vitrewm, In Hurope
there are several species of pike-perch, the one most
nearly resembling our large species being the zander of
the large rivers of the continent. This species, also, pre-
fers clear, deep, flowing water, and is generally found in
the depths, It spawns at the same season as our own pike-
perch in shallow spots abounding with aquatic plants ex-
cept in Swedish Jakes, where it spawns in deep water.
The zander is said to reach a length of 3 to 4ft, anda
weight of 25 to 301bs. In the German markets, however,
ounds in weight are rare. The
tember, its favorite food is the gudgeon (Gobio fluviatilis)
but, like its American relative, it will also take insect
larvee, crayfish, worms and other invertebrates.
THE LAKE ELLERSLIE FISHING CLUB.
**[ CAUGHT fourteen bream on silver-doctor and pro-
fessor in the middle of last winter,” said Al. Spots-
wood, ‘I had’ to fish through the ice, and the fish took
the fly right at the bottom.”
‘Alex, Jeffrey has often caught birds ona fly,” said
George Williams, gravely.
‘*Wasn’t it you that caught a blacksnake on a fly once,
Al?” asked W. K. Massie of Mr. Spotswood.
*Yes,” replied the latter, ‘‘I was fishing ‘out at the
reservoir, and had out a pretty long line. The snake took
the fly in good shape, and played well, but I finally landed
him 33
“TI caught a goose on a fly once,” mused Mr. Massie,
“but I don’t remember that I ever caught anything else,
except fish.”
I preserved a respectful silence, for I could think of
nothing but Kit North’s story in the ‘“‘Noctes Ambros-
ian,” of how he once cast a fly so far and so lightly that
it took life and wings and flew off across the mountains.
Iwas afraid the other fish story tellers would recognize
this story, because it was evident that there was assem-
bled in the little office a number of old hands, so that
nothing but a gilt-edged yarn would go,
The rich Kentucky sun shone warmly through the
window, and silence and drowsiness fell upon the party,
as each waited for the other to set a pattern,
‘You people must sort of—that is, occasionally—you
know—” I ventured at length, diffidently.
“Oh, yes, we fish with the fly a little,” said somebody,
‘we have a club, There are about 200 of us. We fish
out at the reservoir. It’s only about four miles. Come
on and go out.”
It being at length established that these gentlemen
usually caught something else besides birds, geese and
snakes, the remaining preliminaries for a fishing trip
were rapidly concluded, This was the first introduction
of the Lake Ellerslie Fishing Club, of Lexington, Ky.,
and it marked one more of the constant surprises which
Kentucky had in store; for in this organization I found’
the strongest fly-fishing club I ever happened to meet,
was treated to some genuine sport at the fly, and saw
once more a proof of the growing hold that sports of the
wood and stream are gaining upon the very best social
element all over the land.
Lake Ellerslie Club is but a few years old, but a glance
at the list of its members will show any Lexington man,
at least, that its social and financial status is quite above
any question; while it requires but a very slight investi-
gation of its piscatorial resources to remove any remain-
ing doubt about its worthiness to receive the seal of
absolute approval as a fishing club of the very first water.
Its membership is made up exclusivelyof Lexington gen-
tlem@n, and its lists are always full. Shares were origi-
nally sold at $30 each, but now they cannot be bought at
$100, There is too high an appreciation of the privilege
of taking a half hour’s ride any evening, and haying an
hour’s sport with a fly-rod at a spot where one is almost
sure to kill a creel full of bream, bass and other game fish.
The fishing grounds of the club lie in a spot naturally
quiet and beautiful, and which, for a wonder, has been
rendered rather more pleasant than less so by the admin-
istrations of man. The Jake, or ‘‘Reservoir,” as it is com-
monly called, because of the location there of the city
water works, is a winding sheet of water which covers
rather more than eighty acres of land, At its lower end
it is fenced with a strong stone dam; midway it is crossed
by Lexington turnpike the viaduct being a heavy stone
culvert, The arm of the lake to the left of the culvert as
you go out is called ‘‘Tracey-side.” About half way be-
tween the culvert and the dam, to the right hand, stands
the engine house of the water works, which is a sort of
rendezvous for the fishing parties, although there is no
regular club house. There could hardly be said to beany
need for the latter. To reach the engine house you pass
through a big Kentucky gate, and roll over a short turn
of road at the top of a well-sodded bank. To your left
lies a deep arm of the lake with rocky bank, and just off
here you can catch croppies all day long if you care to
use bait. At the engine house there is a little bridge
which runs out to the well-tank. The water is dee
under this bridge, and the way the croppies bite there is
acaution. This bridge is a favorite place for parties
haying ladies among the number. The latter may step
from their carriages, walk a few steps over the springy
turf, step upon the planks of the bridge, lean over the
handrail, and fish in a delightful style, whose luxurious-
ness and ease is hardly consistent with its actual results.
There is no necessity for elaborate special costumes, nor
for specially negligent ones, I saw a number of ladies
dressed in tasteful street costumes, who were fishing
from this delectable little bridge, and they caught be-
tween two or three hundred fish, too. With its setting of
quiet green and sunset gold, the picture afforded by the
httle bridge was a singularly pleasant and unique one; |
and I give my word there was a fish in the air all the
me.
This extreme plentifulness of the fish supply is due to
In the first place, the lake is a natural home
springs of its own. It is from 12 to 20ft. deep in places,
and has acreage enough and natural food enough to sus-
waters haye been stocked repeatedly, abundantly, and,
above all, intelligently. The stocking was begun by the
late Gen, Wm. C, Preston, who owned the surrounding
land, and who, as I understand it, originally leased the
fishing privileges to the club, Since taking possession,
the club has annually stocked the waters. They were
heavily planted two years ago, some of the young fish
being obtained from the Fish Commissioners, but the
great bulk of them being native fishes obtained from
Kentucky streams. This is the most sensible method of
stocking any waters; that is to say, with fishes native to
that locality. They are the ones sure to thrive. In this
case, the plant consisted largely of bream, croppies
(called “new lights” in that country), sunfish, gorele-
eyes, perch and bass, Some carp had also been planted
before the club took possession, and it is said that two or
three dozen mascallonge were once planted, of which one
was recently taken, 28in. in length. The planting of carp
cannot be of any possible benefit to a fishing club, and
may be a detriment, if the carp do feed upon the spawn
of other fishes, as it is very probable they do. It would
be well for the club not to put in any more carp, and,
better yet, never todream of putting another mascallonge
into their lake, The latter fish grows with such rapidity,
and is so unspeakably voracious, that it is certain to spoil
infinitely more good sport than it can ever afford. No
bream or perch ever grows so large that a full-grown
mascallonge cannot swallow him at-a gulp, and it takes
a good many such gulps to satisfy one of these long-
faced pirates. If the Lake Ellerslie men do not make
away with the mascallonge they have put into their
waters, it is only a question of time until the lake has but
a single fish, and that will be a mascallonge that will
crawl out at night and steal sheep. Eighty acres is not
water enough for mascallonge and little fishes to occupy
together, except in so close a personal relation as would
hardly please the latter. Much better, though not especi-
ally desirable, are the catfish, which formed a small per
cent. of the total plant put in. These have been heard
from, but not in numbers sufficient to show them trouble-
some.
The efficiency of the measures of the club in stocking
their preserve may be seen from the estimate that 400,000
fish are annually taken out by the members of the club,
the majority being killed with the fly. I do not think
this current estimate can be very largely in excess. Lam
satisfied that I saw 1,000 fish taken by anglers within the
range of vision on one eyening I fished at this lake, and
there were numbers of fishers further down thelake. Th
is nothing for an angler to take a creelful in an evenineg’s
fishing, and that would commonly mean forty to fifty
fish, as the catch runs small. The excellence and ease of
such fishing attracts a large turnout on almost every
pleasant evening of the fishing season; and as the season
begins in April and continues until Jate in the fall it may
be imagined what is the total number of fish taken.
The commonest fish in the Reservoir is the croppy, or
“new light.” This fish was unknown in Kentucky until
the building of the ‘‘Toledo Canal,” which connected
northern Ohio waters with the channel of the Ohio River.
From the latter stream the fish worked up the Kentucky
tributaries, and first became noticeably numerous at about
the time of the first appearance of the religious followers
of Alexander Campbell, who were called Campbellites, or
sometimes, after their own professions and semi-con-
temptuously, ‘‘New Lights.” The sectarians and the fish
caught the name at the same time, and for the latter it
has clung tenaciously even till now, and is indeed almost
the only name understood for that fish in the country
which I visited, Jam told that this fish attains a weight
of four pounds or more in the south. TI never saw one
anything like so large as that. The size most common at
Lake Ellerslie was a trifle larger than one’s hand; the
average weight would therefore run between a quarter
and a half of a pound, and be closer to the former, per-
haps. This would indicate the prevalence of the plant of
a certain year, possibly that of two years ago. The fish
taken are larger this year than last, and in a few years
more the sport at this preserve on these fish will be grand,
as they will then be large enough to afford more play.
We found the croppies here the tree biters that they usu-
ally are. Mr. Williams, Mr. Massie and myself fished
leisurely through the day, and when we came to string
up our fish at night we found the string so long that none
of us could lift it clear of the ground. ‘*We’d have had
a pretty nice string,” said Mr. Williams as he tugged up
the bank, ‘‘but when I was putting on that Jast lot the
string broke, and I lost fifty or sixty new lights and
bream.”
Small minnows are readily taken by the croppies here
during the day, and they often rise to the fly during the
day, although the fiy is then more apt to attract the sun-
fish and black perch. In the evening we found them
rising to the fly as readily as trout, and on the light tackle
used at these waters the sport was exceedingly fine. Al-
though the new light cannot be said to be a very long
fighter, it certainly rises gamely and strikes in earnest.
Sometimes two or three are taken at a cast. We found
gays about the best fly for steady work on the new
ights, or at least the one most in use. Brown-hackle,
Seth-Green and coachman were favorites next in order,
and flies allied to those models were taken almost equally
well. TI presumelI was the first to try Parmachene-belle
on Lake Hllerslie. This, it will be remembered, is well
hackled out with scarlet, the hackles also blending in
with the white wings. My specimens came near being
scarlet and white hackles, with coachman as stretcher,
brown-hackle first dropper and Parmachene-belle as top
dropper. I killed five new lights out of six on the belle,
the other one taking the hackle. It was about half an
hour before sundown. A few moments later the bream
began to monopolize things, and these seemed to take to
the old reliable coachman, perhaps because it was grow-
ing darker. I lefta few of the Parmachene-belle with
my friends, and Mr. Massie wrote, under date of May 28:
“The daisy red and white flv left us by yourself while
here on the following day attracted a 2- pound bass, which
was enjoyed, broiled. the next morning for breakfast.
* * # Al Spotswood caught a 184-pound catfish this morn-
ing. If George writes and tells you it was 18, you can
strike the proper average.”
Mr, Massie does not state whether or not Mr. Spots-
wood took his catfish on the fly, but I am satisfied thata —
man who would catch a blacksnake on a fly would not
hesitate to catch a catfish in the same manner.
the bass, they were not rising much to the fly at the
tain a vast amouut of fish life. In the second place, the ; time of my visit, but soon began to rise more readily,
As to
JuNE 27, 1889]
Mr. George Williams wrote under the same date as that
‘of Mr, Massie’s letter:
«The fly sent down by you, marked **?” is the best killer
Teyersaw. Tiey have begun to bite in earnest now, and
the sport is great. Massie yesterday took one bass of
2Ubs,, and one of 1%, besides 64 of the large-sized bream,
Spotswood took one 38lbs. bass and one 24lbs. and also
this morning took a 184lb, catfish on his fly-rod.”
There would seem to be a conspiracy about that cat-
fish. The similarity of accounts rendered is too start-
jing. But more about the bass! Under date of May 29
Mr. Massie writes again and says:
We went out to the lake again Monday, and I landed
a bass 184in. long, weighing 54lbs, He had a new light
9in, long in his mouth when canght, He took the brown
fly with green body, which we thought would be a good
one, when you were here. This is my best black bass
this season,”
I am glad to make these little excerpts from the let-
ters, as they serve to show something more of the quality
of the fishing and of the sort of tackle best suited for
it. 1 think fae fiy referred to last above is the same as
the ene marked *?”. 1 did not know the name of if, but
niy recollection is that it was not very dissimilar to the
Cock-a-Bonddhu pattern, Doubtless most Western fly-
fishers for bass have found a soft brown wing and pea-
eock body usually good. From what I know of the
tackle used by the gentlemen referred to, it is evident
that the bass mentioned were taken on very light fly-
rods, on single leaders, and hooks sot larger than No, 8.
This is pretty fine fishing. On account of the bream,
which do not have so large a mouth as the croppies, a
Wo, 10 hook is really preferred to the No. 8 by the Lake
Hllterslie anglers.
It is the bream, after all, which makes the fishing of
Lake Ellerslie Club what itis. This fish, I presume, is
mot known in the North, and more’s the pity. It is
bundant throughout the South, and I have taken it in
numbers in the Osage Nation of the Indian Territory. It
is a stout, sturdy litile ish, and ounce for ounce is gamier
than the bass, and out of sight a better riser to the fly.
The Lake Wllerslie bream rarely reach half a pound,
speaking of the catch of this year, but a fish of that
weight will strike a fly so fiercely and make so strong and
stubborn a run, that the angler who strikes one is almost
forced to think he has hung a pound bass at least. Bream
fishing is next to trout fishing when the fly only is used,
and it musi be a preity good trout that makes as hard a
struggle as these little fellows. Like all of the perch
fainily, these fish seem to lie in schools, and when they
begin to bite the fun is fast and furious. The best time
for them is just before sundown, and there is usually half
or three-quarters of an hour each day when they rise
beautifully. Almost the only difficulty about the Lake
Hllerslie fishing is due to the heavy banks of moss and
water vegetation which accumulates along the edges in
tthe shallower water. A heavy rain is said to beat this
down and cause it to disappear. The bream lie at the
edge of this moss, working in toward evening. They are
very shy, and the angler must wade very carefully or he
will frighten them allaway. It takes a long cast to reach
them from the shore, yet Mr. Spotswood, who may once
nmiore be referred to as one of the most persistent and suc-
cessful anglers of the club, said that it was better tio fish
from the shore, as wading out was almost sure to scare
out the Jargest fish. His creel always seemed to support
his theory,
The tavorite flies for the bream seemed to be No 10,
professor, Selh-Green, grizzly-king, brown-hackle, black-
enat and couchman; and doubtless some of the later flies
the boys have got on, of which the prevailing pattern is
eacock body and brown wings, and green and silver
ady to brown wings have been found equally good.
White-miller is readily taken at dusk, but should not be
much better than coachman, or, indeed, than professor,
grizaly-king or any of the models with white or mallard
wings. :
Besides the fishes already mentioned there are said to
be suckers and redhorse of large size in this wonderfully
populous sheet of water. While we were fishing at the
rocky bend of the lake near the gate a fish nearly 8ft.
long broke water. It was thought to be either a redhorse
oracarp. There are also a few pike in the lake, which
fact is much to be regretted.
Tt may easily be seen that Lake Ellerslie Club is by no
Smeans playing at fishing, but actually enjoying sport
such as is met but rarely under the most favorable natu-
ral conditions, Lexington is certainly a town blessed of
Pthe gods. and in nothing more than in this quiet and
lovely sheet of water, lying fairly at the edge of town,
and assuring so large a number of its people a breath of
ood fresh air and a touch of genuine nature. Often as
the drive is made out, between the oak-sown fields of
green, and over a road which edges some of the grand
old Kentucky places whose homes seem, in their dignified
simplicity, to be almost a part of the wide earth and of
the spreading trees, the prospect grows in charm, and
PJ finds no anti-climex in the easy-lying lake, and in the
gentle dropping down of the soft southern twilight; and
when night has quite tucked in the landscape with her
dusky curtains, and pinned all neatly with her diamond
stars; or when the great- luminous southern moon has
swam calmly up and smiled beneficently on the earth,
what pure delight to ride slowly home, under the great
elms and oaks, which by this time are whispering to each
‘other as trees onJy do at night. Why, bliss—I don’tknow
where it lives if it isn’t in Lexington. ;
The courtesy and hospitality of the Lake Ellerslie Club
are soinething not to be discussed, but to be accepted
The club is in Ken-
say, ‘‘Here, I hayen’t had any fishing for so long I forget
how if goes,” they would say, ‘‘My dear sir, go right
ahead: the lake belongs to you, and may you catch every
fish that swims in it!” They know how to live in Ken-
FOREST AND STREAM.
man and a sportsman, and Kentucky is full of true Ken-
tuckians.
The following is the list of Lake Ellerslie Club, for
which this paper is indebted to the courtesy of Mr, W.
S. Cramer, the obliging and efficient superintendent of
the club; Pres., Dr. J. W. Whitney; Vice-Pres,, Major
H, B, McClellan; Treas., Mr. C. H. Voorhies; Sec., Mr,
Theo, Lewis; Directors, Dr. J. W. Whitney, Col. John
R. Allen, Mr. Theo. Lewis, Mr. C, H, Voorhies, Mr, J, R.
Norton, Mr, W. 8. McChesney, Jr., Gen. Jas. F, Robinson,
Major J. TH. McClellan, Mr. D, D, Bell. Members, Messrs,
John Anderson, John R. Anderson, R, #. Anderson, J, E,
Anderson, D. D. Bell, W. O. Bullock, C, J, Bronston, W.
H, Boswell, O. Lee Bradley, W. D. Bryant, J. L. Barkley,
J.M. Bell. J. A. Bryan, T, E. Baird, Wm. Bruce, John 5,
Clark, B. F. Carpenter, T. J. Cassell, T, H,. Cassell, J. H.
Crutchfield, A, B. Chinn, J. H. Davidson, G, A. DeLong,
E. 8. De Long, H. F. Duncan, G. W. Diddelock, Pat Far-
rell, W, C. Goodloe, E, C. Headly, J. D. Hunt, F, A. Har-
rison, R. T. Holloway, C. H, Harney, J. R, Howard, D.
V. Johnson, Alex. Jeffrey, Sr., C. A. Johns, T. D. Kelley,
Shelby Kinkead, J. HE. Keller, J. M. Kimbaugh, Theo.
Lewis, W. J, Loughbridge, Jos. Le Compt, W. H. Lan-
deman, Fred Lazarus, H. C. McDowell, W. 5, McChesney,
Sr., W. 8S. McChesney, Jr., T, L, Martin, J. R. Morton, R.
©. Morgan, H. B. McClellan, Harry Milward, James Me-
Allister, A, L. Marshal, Robt, McMichael, Wm. Kk. Mas-
sie, J. C. May, Wm. Mellhinney, B. McGoffin, John Mc-
Fadden, E. M. Norwood, M, G. O’Neil, B, F. Pettit, J. EB.
Pepper, W. 8, Payne, Sr., C. G. Peck, J. F. Robinson, J.
C. Rogers, 8. G. Sharp, J. B. Simeall, J, Percy Scott, M.
T. Scott, C. F. Simonds, D. T, Safferraus, H. M. Skillman,
G, R. Snyder, J. Will Sayre, A. M. Spotswood, J. B. Sel-
lers, Wallace Searles, F. P. Scearce, E. P, Shelby, J. F.
Slade, L, 5. Simmons, H. Shaw, Geo. Shanklin, J. T.
Tunis, C. H. Voorhies, J. W, Whitney, Jos. H. Woolfork,
John Woolfork, S. C. Williams, B. F. Williams, Mat. Wal-
ton, Wm. P. Welsh, R. L. Willis, J. B. Wallace, M. C.
Olford, Wm. Preston. EK, Hoven,
175 MonROE STREDT, CHICAGO, June 3,
WORSE THAN THE HEATHEN.
N ACON, Ga.—Hditor Forest and Stream; Your cor-
L respondent asks why bass do not take the fly here.
Tt must be because he has not made the proper advances.
They take the fly for others from April to November,
October being the best month.
We have only the large-mouthed bass, and my experi-
ence with them is that more can be caught anywhere on
live bait and trolls than with the fly. Besides the bass
the bream, white perch and red-breasted perch will take
the fly, but only in the spring and fall. The small-
mouthed bass is abundant in north Georgia, and his
habits are the same as elsewhere. Brook trout will also
take the fly in north Georgia if 125 to a rod in one day is
any indication,
The great mistake that our local anglers make in their
efforts at fly-fishing are the following: First, there is an
abiding belief that if the water is too clear fish will not
bite. The truth is that our waters are seldom clear
enough to afford good fly-fishing. Second, that if the
wind is blowing atallitisa misfortune; the reverse being
the fact. Third, the selection of flies and tackle is usually
poor, and very few can handle what they have. The use
of rod and reel isa new departure here, and five years
ago this tackle could not be had in the city. Fishing is
not good enough to draw visiting anglers. Consequently
our local men are only just emerging from the rut that
they have been in for generations.
The above is simply an introduction to what is of more
importance to our anglers than whether bass will take
the fly or not, If things go on as they are at present, in
a few years there will be nota fish here to rise to Gabriel’s
horn, much less to a fly.
If there is a law of any description in this State to pro-
tect fish I plead ignorance of it. Ninety-five per cent, of
the fish are taken from their beds. I do not now refer
to the market-fishers, but to all of our anglers. No fish-
ing party thinks of starting out except in the bedding
season, and usually then after having located a bed.
What cannot be taken by hook and line are then seined
or shot, if the water is low enough, and if not dynamite
is freely used.
Fyke-nets are put in all streams that are small enough;
gill-nets in all ponds; trot-lines, gourds and tin cans are
available at alltimes, I know of 1,700 brook trout being
taken from one stream in a day last October by one party
of seiners. A friend just returned from a fishing trip
informs me that they located the red-breasted perch bed
in such shallow water that the fish would not bite, but
that bushels of them were killed with shotguns. Our
fishing streams and ponds are allsmall. The fish cannot
“stand the racket”. Were it not for an occasional imac-
cessible swamp they would would have been extermin-
ated by this time.
What I say of fish is true in regard to game. I have
seen quail on a hotel table in May of this year. Most of
the deer are killed in May and June. A friend of mine,
who probably kills more deer than any man in the State,
told me in conversation nct long since that in dressing
does he had often seen the fawn sufficiently developed to
stand up after the doe was opened—propagation of deer
by Ceesarian section. Most turkeys are killed in April
and May. ‘The same holds true of squirrels. This is not
pat I could give page after page of the same descrip-
ion.
In rather a rambling life I have neyer seen even
among savages the utter disregard for natural laws and
animal life that exists in middle Georgia. The conse-
quence is that in a thinly settled country that should
abound in game hunting is comparatively poor.
I hope that your circulation is large enough in this
State to help us out a little. There have been several
spasmodic efforts at protection, but thus far with no
result. We have a few men who are ready and anxious
to change the existing condition of affairs, so give us
what help you can. ‘ BREAM,
THE AMPHION FisHING CLUB, at Goose Creek, men-
tioned in last week’s paper on *‘Fishing Near New York,”
is made up of Brooklyn business men, not of New
Yorkers.
Euuina, N. Y., June 28.—The Anglers’ Club will make
an excursion about July 20 to Bala, Simcoe county, On-
tario, which reports say is 2n excellent point for black
Kentucky; for every true Kentuckian is both a gentle- | bass and muscalonge fishing,— FIN,
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CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, June 18.—Everybody who goes oub brings
/ back fish, Messrs. Burton and Gillespie caught
seventy odd black bass, wall-eyed pike and silver bass ati
Lake Winnebago last Saturday. They report the fishing
all that could be asked, and the accommodations good at
$2.50 per day.
Fox Lake is affording good sport. The inexhaustible
breeding grounds of Grass Lake keep the whole chain
supplied. There have been numbers of 3 and 4-pound
bass taken at Fox Lake and the lakes adjoining this
spring.
ear. Fred’C. Donald is trying to get a friend or so to go
with him down to Cedar Lake on the C. & A, road. He
is the general passenger agent of that road, and the boys
won't believe his fish stories.
[have as yet heard nothing from the Gammon party
who went up after mascallonge, but they should be back
soon.
Mr. John Soderberg, of Blomgren Byos., is at Silver
Lake for a week or so, and is haying all the sporli in the
world, The Wisconsin lakes have a great many happy
visitors right now.
In a late Cineinnati trip TL went across the river into
Kentucky, and in the course of a fiye-mile drive saw
several artificial ponds said to be abundantly stocked with
game fish. This is very common in Kentucky. There is
hardly a pond of any size, in some parts of the State,
which has not been well planted, and some of these ponds,
being of natural beauty of surroundings, offer very pleas-
ant and successful sport. The fish most planted in the
farm ponds are carp and ‘‘new-lights” (croppies), It
doesn’t take a very large pond for the fish in that country
of springs and living water.
June 19,—Mr. Robert 8. Day, a prominent attorney of
Pittsburgh, Pa., is in the city to-day and is outfitting
heavily for the Lake Superior country, where he will fish
for some time. The Lake Superior waters are attracting
a great many anglers now, An English party numbering
several gentlemen and led by Mr. M. C. Inglis, have been
stopping at the Palmer House here for several days pur-
chasing outfit for a trip to Superior. They start to-day
on the steamer Taylor, which they have chartered for the
cruise. A part of their outfit was 1,500 heavy rifle car-
tridges. It is not plain what they wish of these at this
season of the year, unless they deliberately and Bnelishly
intend to break the game laws.
Mr, J. M. Clark, of the Wilkinson Company, last Mon-
day brought in six black bass whose aggregate weight
was 2a41bs. The fish were caught in one day’s fishing at
Loon Lake, a few miles above Lake Villa. on the Wiscon-
sin Central. The entire catch was eleven bass, all talken
by bait-casting, of course; but following the growing cus-
tom of a few of our crack angiers, Mr. Clark returned to
the water all the bass weighing less than 3lbs. When I
think of such fishing as we are having out here right
along, and thinking nothing of it, and then reflect on the
poor people who live anywhere else but here, I just feel
sorry for them. Chicago is the greatest single sporting
city in America.
I think Mr. Hearth is wrong when he claims his 10lbs.
30z. bass is the largest bass ever authentically recorded,
He offers a fine Meek reel for anybody who will bring in
alarger one, and some day he will just about lose his
reel. Mr, Hearth insists that his bass is a small-mouth.
Hi. HoueH,
KEEPING LIVE BAIT,
Editor Forest and Stream:
Wein New England have but a short season in which
to use the artificial fly in taking the noble black bass.
The time is near at hand when we must use the minnow
in casting or for live bait instill-fshing. [have particular
reference to northern New England.
In past years I have been much troubled to keep the
delicate minnow alive during the day. To learn the
trade, I obtained two small thermometers. With one I
took the temperature of the water from which the min-
nows were taken, I took into the bucket some of the
same water with the minnows, and put in new mown
grass to prevent the swash and injury of the fish. Then
placing the bucket having the minnows and grass in my
carriage, and also a few small pieces of ice rolled in a
thick cloth, I started on a drive of three miles to Long
Pond for black bass. If the second thermometer told me
the atmosphere was cooler than the water where [ had
taken the minnows I had no furlher care of them till the
end of the drive, There I took out the grass, putinto the
bucket fresh water, and with all! the requisites in the boat
started on my excursion for black bass. If the atmos-
phere grew warmer I put into the bucket a small piece of
the ice to keep the temperature of the water the same as
it was in the morning. Occasionally I took from the
bucket some of the water and poured in some fresh from
the pond which was of the right temperature, and aerated
the water,
The first thing in this whole business is temperature,
the second is aeration, perhaps the third is to prevent
swash and injury to the little fry.
When one has become accustomed to the thing, ther-
mometers are not needed, the hand is sufficient. Buta
change of 5° or 10° of temperature is sure death to the bait.
I do not use a bucket with an inner wire one, I much
prefer, when I wish for a bait to take him out with a
miniaiure dip net about as large as the hand, and not to
harm all the minnows in the tank by pulling them out of
water. By practicing the method i have described f did
not lose one minnow in thirty in nine hours’ use.
If the temperature is observed minnows can be kept in
i ht can for a week or longer, It is useless to
of in an open can.
Last August I explored in Kennebec county, Maine, for
crawfish, and am certain they may be found in localities
not before reported. They are another good bait for
black bass. The greed of anglers is fast extinguishing
the beautiful trout of Maine, but in the water sheds of
the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers the brave black
bass and the toothsome white perch will fully fill their
od. WL.
!
Boston.
Srrnes, Nets of every description. American Net & Twine Co,,
Mfrs., 34 Commercial st., Boston, or 199 Fulton st., N. ¥Y.—Adv.
472
FOREST AND STREAM.
(June 27, 1889,
LATE SPAWNING TROUT.
N your paper of May 16 are some of my reminiscenses
of trout fishing, in which occur several typographical
errors, by one of which I am made to say that I have
‘‘oviddled” trout, This may be true, but the word in-
tended was guddled. It is, I think, of north country
origin, and signifies the taking of trout by the hand,
Perhaps the present generation doesn’t know the process;
if so, never mind,
IT set out to write about late spawning trout, and desire
that you will continue to call the attention of your in-
fluential readers to the fact that these fishes spawn, in
some cases, much later than we have been led tosuppose,
For instance, I yesterday (June 18) fished for a short time
in a brook, where I took three trout, Of these, two con-
tained spawn. It has happened this season that I have
spent more time in trouting than for many—perhaps
twenty—years previously. My catches have not been
large, though often satisfactory. The fact is, I haye been
studying the orooks and the trout. Of these I could
doubtless have taken more elsewhere,
I began my fishing about the middle of May, and TI.
believe that fully one-half my trout taken since that time
have contained spawn, more or less developed. Further,
there is a farmer of my acquaintance, who has never
shown any interest in the preservation or propagation of
fish. He said to me (with no previous conversation on
my part to lead up to the subject), that he thought our
trout season opened too early, for the reason that a mem-
ber of his family had taken about eighty during May, of
which more than one-half contained spawn.
In this State the season closes Sept. 1, Is the law based
upon a thorough study of the habits of Michigan trout,
or on observations made elsewhere? Perhaps our trout
season should be moved ahead a couple of months, and
from the limited acquaintanc I haye made with the
habits of these fish, I judge that it is a subject which de-
mands the attention of our Fish Commission,
While upon this subject, I wish somebody who knows
would tell me why it is that June is the month when the
brook trout are the most easily taken along the shores of
Torch Lake. Is it because they visit the brooks to deposit
their spawn? One person lately caught 294 at one outing,
and I think in one day. About eighty of these were
taken in one place, when they stopped biting. Had they
not so done, t. suppose that he would have taken 2,940, or
more if possible. It looks as if a limit should be estab-
lished to the number of trout one person may take in a
day.
voor readers need not get excited and think of doing
the same thing, for the case was exceptional, and the
man the best fisherman I know; but I believe the fact is
as stated and offer no further comments, except to say
that the tront were all of moderate size.
One of the worst features of trout fishing in this repion
is that so little attention is paid to the six-inch law. Pity
it is that people will persist in carrying home poor little
trout of three or four inches in length, with no excuse
except that they are trout!
Let the honorable anglers of Michigan bestir them-
selves in these matters, There is still trout fishing in
this State for us; if we do our duty, not otherwise, there
may be some left for our grandchildren, KELPIE.
OENTRAL LAKE, Mich, June 19.
THE COWPASTURE RIvER,—This river of Virginia is a
small stream, and not of much iniportance to any one but
sportsmen, but though small it is nevertheless very pretty
and picturesque, and-is for its size as good a place for
black bass, pike, ete., as any in Virginia. The principal
part of this river for fishing flows through Bath county,
and passing through that county joins the Jackson, a
stream of about the same magnitude, at Clifton Forge,
forming with this river the James. It is of the same
order as the latter river, consisting of deep pools and
lakes, which are alternated by shallows and rapids, so
that one can have ample Sppcryenl ties both for bait and
fly-fishing, and boats can always be obtained if necessary.
There are plenty of black bass, suuperck and pike, and
any one going out for a day ought, if he is anything of a
fisherman, and will take a little trouble, to get a very
well-filed basket. There is plenty of accommodation
along the river, a great many farmers haying farms in
the valley who are always hospitable to strangers, There
are also some yery conyenient spots for camping on its
banks, and any one going there and taking a little
trouble will be sure to get good sport worth it.—C. H, H.
RUMBOLD.,
THE EDTOPIA AND TROUT LAKE FISH AND GamE Asso-
CIATION, is the name under which a company of anglers
have organized in this city and have acquired about
1,200 acres of land near St. George, Charlotte county,
N. B. The property includes the two lakes from which
the name of the association is taken, a brook connecting
the lakes, and good surrounding camping ground. The
officers of the association are: John W. Handren of the
New York Yacht Club, President; Dr. Benjamin'F. Vos-
burgh, Vice-President; Julian H. Barelay, Treasurer;
Thos. McGrath, Secretary; James H. Lynott of New
Brunswick, Assistant Treasurer and Secretary, and the
following Directors: John W, Handren, Benjamin F,
Vosburgh, Julian H, Barclay, Peter Reid, James B, Ly-
nott, Albert Darling, William §, Macfarlane, H. P. De
Graaf and Fred. Bredel.
Moose Pond TRouT.—Mr. Dayton Ball, of Albany, on
June 11 and 12 took in Moose Pond, in the Adirondacks,
a string of trout which weighed respectively, 4lbs. 189z.,
3lbs., 2lbs. 9oz., 2lbs. 7oz., 2lbs. 7oz , 2lbs. 40z., 2lbs. T6z.,
two 2lbs,, 1lb. 90z., 1lb. 80z., 1b. Tou, and several
smaller ones,
FOREST AND STREAM, Box 2,832, N. Y. city, has deseriptive illus-
trated circulars of W. B. Lefiingwell’s book, “Wild Fowl Shoot-
ing,” which will be mailed free on request, The book is pro-
nounced by “Nanit,” “Gloan,” ‘Dick Swiveller,” “Sybillene” and
OnE Competent authorities to be the best treatise on the subject
extant,
NAMES AND PORTRAITS OF BIRDS, by Gurdon Trumbull. A
book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can
identify without question all the American game birds which
they may kill, Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Fornustr
AND STRHAM.
_THE revised aud abridged edition of the A. 0. U. Check List of
North American Birds, including the additions and changes made
i the supplement, will be sent post free on receipt of 50cts.— Ad»,
Hishculture,
DELAWARE RIVER BLACK BASS.
Editor Forest and Stream:
The recurring outery against black bass by certain fisher-
men along the upper Delaware recalls the protest made
against the stocking of that river with these excellent fish,
some 18 or 20 years ago, New Jersey had just appointed her
first Fish Commissioner, Dr. J. H. Slack, and he took the
ground that the bass would extirpate the shad, He was
fortified in his expressions by most of the New Jersey papers
which took part in thediscussion, Hon. Hdward J. Reeder,
of Haston, Pa., one of the Fish Commissioners of that State,
and in most respects the most efficient one the State has ever
had, championed the cause of the bass, and for the time
there was a lively newspaper scrimmage between him and
Dr. Slack. Both were able writers, and the Doctor had the
advantage of being a practical fishculturist, but he came
out second best in the controversy.
IT was at that time interested in fishculturein New Jersey,
and became interested in the black bass. In those days
trout culture was the only variety of fishculture carried on
in this country, and most of those then engaged in the busi-
hess supposed it possible to stock most waters in the country
with that peerless fish. Itis not surprising then that most
of the practical fishculturists looked with disfavor upon the
introduction of an inferior variety of fish.. I was myself one
of the few trout culturists who became early convinced of
the futility of stocking any except the purest of waters with
trout, and consequently saw the propriety of thoroughly
testing other yarieties, which gave promise of success. In
due time I took charge of the stocking of a large portion of
the waters of southern New Jersey with black bass. I went
to Harper’s Ferry for our initial stock, but subsequently ob-
tained fingerling stock from the Delaware, mostly between
Trenton and Haston. These were obtainable only by hook
and line. I sometimes had as many as thirty persons at one
time fishing for them, and these were mostly regular fisher-
men and theirfamilies, I followed up this matter regularly
during the proper season for three years. I repeatedly asked
the old fishermen if they considered the bass destructive of
shad. In every instance I found that they had originally
been prejudiced against the bass, mainly forthe reason that
Dr. Slack, a reputable fishculturist and a Fish Commis-
sioner, ha peonenyced against them. In every instance,
however, which I can now recall, these fishermen had
changed their minds radically wpon thesubject. The oldest
and most successful shad fisherman of them all assured me
that he had dressed hundreds of bass, and had found in all
but two young shad in their stomachs. Most, and I think
all of the others had found none.
It seems to me that a new generation of fishermen are now
occupying the old places, and have not yet learned by ex-
perience what they will surely learn in time, that the black
bass in no wise interferes with the shad. All old shad fish-
ermen well know that in all shad streams there are only
about three good annual runs of shad in each ten years.
This has certainly been the case for the past fifty years, and
will doubtless continue to be the rule rather than the excep-
tion, regardless of any and all stocking operations, whether
with shad or other varieties: for it is a fact that these
developments are not confined to shad, or even anadromous
fishes, for they have existed in our great lakes as far back
as improved methods of capture have been in vogue along
their shores, enabling old fishermen to study with better
judgment the phenomena of fluctuating plentitude and
scarcity which develops from year to year im all waters.
This season, for about ten days, there was an oldtime
catch of whitefish along the southern shores of Lake Erie,
caused, as the old fishermen say, by certain movements of
the ice. Those who have the handling of heayy fishcul-
tural BU DROP Lone are quick to take the credit for this
plentitude, by reason, as they allege, of their whitefish
hatchery operations, but they are suspiciously silent re-
garding the still greater plenitude of perch and other
varieties which have not received the benefit of amateur
fishculture at public expense.
Tt seems to me that those fishermen of the sporting class,
especially those who are amateur quill-drivers, are more
prolific in these chimerical reasons for ever-recurring’ sea-
sons of scarcity of favorite varieties ot food, and especially
game fishes, than all other classes who impart their opinions
upon the subject. MILTON P, PEIRCE.
COLUMBUS, Ohio.
A LESSON IN TROUT CULTURE.
\ N ] E glean the following interesting notes from a report
ot operations at the Wytheville Station, Virginia,
from Jan, 1, 1885, to June 30, 1887, by Marshall McDonald,
The distribution of trout fry having proved a failure,
Commissioner McDonald has made a change in the methods
of handling the young trout, and instead of planting the
fry they are kept at the station in ponds until 5 or 6 inches
long, when they are able to take care of themselves. The
Commissioner states that the natural tront stream of the
station was stocked for several years in succession with fry
of both the Eastern brook trout and the California or rain-
bow trout without any appreciable results following, while
the 400 fingerlings, from 4 to 5 inches in length, planted in
August, 1886, in the same stream, were found to have at-
tained a length of 7 to 8 inches during the ensuing fall and
winter, and he concludes as follows:
“The important lesson to be drawn from these experi-
ments is that in stocking streams infested by small preda-
ceous fish we can only assure success by stocking with trout
of sufficient size to dominate the water. Under the circum-
Stances indicated experience shows that seyeral hundred
yearling trout are sufficient to stock a stream presenting
suitable habitat. On the other hand, we can rarely expect
success in stocking such waters with any number of fry,
however great. It may be assumed as a rule that a pair of
yearling trout are fully the equivalent of several thousand
fry in stocking streams presenting the conditions to be
found in the trout regions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir-
ginia and States further to the south.”
CONNECTICUT COMMISSION.—Hartford, June 1,—
New Fish Commissioners have just been appointed by Gov-
ernor Bulkeley and confirmed by the Senate. Judge Pike,
of Middletown, resigned in January, and the present Com-
missioners are; Wm. M. Hudson, Hartford; James A. Bill,
Lyme; Robert B. Chalkir, Saybrook. A new law has been
enacted which divorces the Shell Fish Commissioners from
the Fish Commissioners, and the Governor has appointed
the following gentlemen to act as Shell Fish Commissioners
from the datesnamed: Wm. M. Hudson, for four years from
July 1,1889; George C. Waldo, of Bridgeport, for two years
from July 1, 1889; Bryant A, Treat, of Wallingford, for the
term commencing August 26, 1890, to July 1, 1891. The
Hon, James A, Bill remains in office until Aug. 26, 1890.—H,
A WYOMING HATCHERY.—J. C. Barr and lL. BE. Mar-
tin have lately constructed a fish hatchery on the Colorado
Colony Ditch Company’s ranch, near Big Horn, and will
stock it this season with mountain trout, The pond, or
artificial lake, is supplied with water bya large spring.
The depth in some places will be as great as12ft. They
intend putting in rowhboats in the near future.—Sheridan
(Wyo,) Enterprise,
Che Fennel.
FIXTURES.
DOG SHOWS,
Sept. 10 to 13.—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel
Club, at London, Ont. C. A. Stone, Manager. ;
Sept. 10 to 13.—Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As-
sociation, at Ottawa, Can. Capt, R, OC. W. MacCuaig, Secretary,
Sept. 11 to18.—First Annual Dog Show of tlhe Toledo Kennel
Club, Toledo, O. 'T, B, Lee, Secretary. J
Sept, 17 to 20,—Dog Show of the Pet Stock Association at_El-
mira, N., Y. J. Otis Fellows, Superintendent, Hornellsyille; N.Y.
Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, 1890,— Dog Show of the Colorado Poultry and
Pet Stock Association, at Denver, Col. 4 :
Neb, 18 to 21, 1890.—Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster
Kennel Club, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent.
March 11 to 14, 1890,—Second Annual Dog Show of the Rochester
Kennel Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry Yates, Secretary.
March 26 to 28, 1890.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Mass,
Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary.
April 1 to 4, 1890.—Sixth Annual Dog Show of the New England
Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Seeretary.
FIELD TRIALS,
Noy. 4.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennol Club,
P, 1. Madison, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind,
Nov. 18.—Hleventh Annual Wield Trials of the Eastern Field
Trials Club, at ee Point, N.C. W, A, Coster, Secretary, Sara+
toga Springs, N. Y. - q
Dec. 2,—Inaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Club,
fe He geass .C. G. H. Odell, Secretary, Mill’s Building, New
ork, N. ¥.
Dec. 16.—Second Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field
ee Club, at Amory, Miss. T. M. Brumby, Secretary, Marietta,
=
Jan, 20, 1890.—Seventh Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast
Vield Trial Club at Bakersfield, Gal. H. H. Briggs, Secretary, 3l3
Bush street, San Francisco, Cal.
Feb. 11, 1890.—Fourth Annual Vield Trials of the Texas Wield
Trial Club, at Marshall, Tex. W. L. Thomas, Secretary.
COURSING.
Oct. 24.—Fall meet of the National Coursing Club at Hutchin-
son, Kan., M. BH, Allison, Manager,
THE HISTORY OF PATSY.
Editor Forest and stream:
. O. Damon recently sent the following letter to the
Shooting Times, London, and the editor, a well-known
thief, who has been barred from the English Kennel Club,
and is seldom recognized by honest people, printed the stuff:
Dar Srr—It may be of interest to some of your readers to hear
a word or two from over the sea about dogs and doggy men in
your midst, and how we confiding Yankees go over to you for our
stock, and put out our money for our favorites. How we some-
times get ‘‘left,” to use a slang, is, for me, a sufferer, to tell; many
of us have not the moral courage to come out in public and admit
the fact, as was the case with the owner of a great red dog sent
out seyeral years ago by a prominent member of the Ivish Setter
Club. Iam just in receipt of word of the arrival out of another
Trish setter, which came with great recommend, but proves ve
disappointing. Not at all as written of, and a yeritable third-
rater. Well, being a lover of, and haying always shot over an
Trish setter, last year decided to import a dog of this breed, and
knowing the uncertainty of getting a high-class dog, I went to Mr,
©. H. Mason, of New York, and asked him if he could procure for
me a dog that would be of quality to attract in the stud; ortosum
up, Il required a high-class Irish setter and asked for his price, or
rather the probable cost ofsuchan animal. He told me that such
an animal could be had for $250, but advised me to pay $500 and
bring out a “crack.” Tothis I assented, and told him to so ahead
and see what could be had. Mason said he would ge to Engiand
for the dog, through his buyer. This wasinJune. In September
Treceiyed a letter from him,in which he described two Irish dogs,
one “Patsy,” relating to which I write now. On Sept. 19, 1688, he
wrote to me as follows:
“My buyer knows of but two dogs that would he likely to suit
Ine, an under-sized dog, and thisis his only failing. Wants a
little more size for a dog, but for general formation, coat, color,
tail, ete., grand, Owner does not care to sell, but my buyer thinks
he can get him for £100, rather morethan the price I told you or
likely to be asked for a good one.”” He goes on to say: “My man
says he is a very true made one and full of quality.”
On Noy. 29 Mason again wrote to me relative to thisdog. “My
buyer says, with reference to his head, ‘I consider it a most typ-
ical one, good expression, etc., for shape, true form, feet and legs,
and movement, you can’t have any better. His price will be
sarge Tam quite sure he is a ‘hot un,’ and if you want him remit
al once.
To any man the impression of this dog would be that, he was an
undersized dog, but made up very true in outline, a fair head and
all the points so requisite in a high-class Irish dog.
After cautioning Mr. Mason as to his being sure of the dog's
uality, I order, of course, basing my order upon his opinion of
the dog and his confidence in his buyer.
Noy. 20 the dog comes, and with a record and flourish jumps
into print in the Dec. 13issue of FOREST AND STRBAM over the
name of C. H. Mason,™a writing up that attracts the fancy and.
scares to deaih several of our prize winners. At the New York
show Patsy is the center of attraction to a trembling few, but
they soon take heart, and one after another says: ‘Is this the
dog described in the article by, Mason?” and as our fwvorite
fancier said: “The most misleading description of a dog I ever
read,” a dog, as the reporter said in his report, “with very
little to commend him.”
An examination of the dog shows him to be very short on legs,
short and thick-set neck, ears short and set high, head that would
be poor for a bitch, no stop or occiput at all, nose very snipy and
straight stifles, a type of dog the exact contrary of such dogs as
Tim, Elcho, Jr., or Kenmore—a type of dog that several of our
best fanciers who were waiting to breed to some new blood, on
examination, said: “You could not give his services tome.” Such
is the dog sent over ata cost of $550, and which took months of
time to find, a dog from the poultry show at Strabane, and offered
to our breeders as a dog of such “typical head and fine forma-
tion;” a dog that the Rey. R. O’Uallaghan advised me not to breed
TO, Bee which atthe New York show takes a very highly com-
mended!
Now, how are we who try to improve our dogs to go to work to
bring out a dog of worth ? I draw this conclusion—either a red
in Ireland amounts to nothing or there are no good reds there, or
those who advertise in our papers as buyers areswindlers. I haye
not written this to get drawn into a discussion, bui simply to
show how imposed upon I have been, and to save some others
from a like fate. The above is no distortion of facts, as all our
best fanciers can testify to who have seen this Strabane wonder,
and which Mason advised me to let stand in this country upon his
Strabane record, though he did think I might show him at New
Bedford, as he judged there.
Tf Patsy was the right dog in Ireland, then our Yankee knack
has helped give us a class of reds far superior to this type of a
dogs ue ae more Irish dogs for me through the agency of Mason,
ank & Co,
So I say another one sold; who will have the next?
H. O: DAmon.
It seems strange that a man with such rigid notions of
honest dealings as EH. O, Damon should have sent his com-
munications to such a notorious bad character as ‘‘Wild-
fowler.”” Damon is an old reader of FOREST AND STREAM;
he has read it for years, and it is not at all likely that he
just happened to miss the numbers that contained the arti-
cles an» correspondence headed ‘“‘‘Wildfowler’s’ Thievery.”
I leave your readers to judge for themselves why the letter
was sent toa rogue. My own idea is that Damon felt that
as he had a very poor case he had better rely on thieves to
magnify and distort the facts until they should succeed in
making a mountain of a mole hill. Nosooner had the lead-
ing man in ‘“ ‘Wildfowler’s’ Thievery’’ printed the letter
than that sickening creature Huscroft, who has recently
been evolved from office boy to ‘“‘special commissioner,” dis-
atched it to his congenial associate in Chicago; and with a
oud blast of trumpets the “History of Patsy” was given to
the American fancy. Mean, sneakish insinuations and half
lies were tacked on to Damon’s already untrustworthy let-
ter, One would have thought that ‘‘Salisbury’s Pedigree”’
would have been sufficient to teach these perverters of truth
Jone 21, 1888 FOREST AND STREAM.
Patsy as follows: ‘ITe grows upon me the more I see him,
and if I could put bim up say two inches higher J would not
want another change. I think he is remarkably strong in
character and formation of this breed and [ feel that as a
stud dog [shall be perfectly satisfied, Ishall put him on
birds to-day and give hin a trial, reporting to you. IT will
add my best thanks for your interest and pains. In disposi-
tion Patsy’s better does not liye, of any breed.’”” The next
day, Dec. 1, Damon sent me this letter: “I put Patsy on to
our tufted grotise yesterday—our wildest and most wary
game bird. He is fast, has an exquisite nose, covers his
ground SE RORY roads beautifully and is remarkably
steady and on his points, also to gun or wing. <A few days
in my handling and he will adapt himself to ovr rough
country. [would put special stress upon his steadiness in
the field and his qualities as a stud dog, He will soon learn
our covers and prove all the gentleman claimed.”’ Dec. 10
Damon wrote: Will you write me a brief covering in a few
words Patsy’s make up, his disposition and level-headed-
ness, Which are two of his finest qualities, his breeding and
strong formation as a stud dog in character, IT want sucha
heading to start off in may circular. [have bad a great many
inquiries as to his qualities and believe be will be of great
value in improving this variety of our sporting dogs. You,
of course, know out reds have deteriorated the past five
years instead of improving, and our stock has sadly needed
new blood.’
Dec. 13 Damon wrote a letter to Mr. ¥. H. Perry of Des
Moines, Lowa. He said: “Patsy is very strong in the four
great requisites for a stud dog, viz., disposition, breeding,
color and true formation. His disposition is the sweetest I
eyer saw in an Trish dog, and he is remarkably steady on his
birds and yery level-headed, is well broken, drops to shot
and wing, and is very fast, with plenty of style and dash.
His color ig not strpassed by any of our erack dogs, and [
haye seen them all. His coat is flat and straight, beautiful
flag and feather, nice expression and typical head. In im-
proving these dogs, as he must, lL shall be repaid. My dogs
are all of high order, field broken goods, and with the high-
est bench form. I send you a photo of Patsy, It is not good
of him, but shows you bis form and make-up. He stands
forward better naturally, and has much more animation. If
your bitch is a nice one you will get a rare selection of pup-
pies from Patsy.”
Dec. 14 Damon wrote me; “I am in receipt of FOREST AND
STREAM containing your criticism on Patsy. You are abso-
Inutely correct in every feature but one, and in that you area
trifle off, though it is a trivial matter; that is, as to the
color of eyes. Few would call his eye light; however, it
don’t matter much. I have bad along letter from O’Cal-
laghan, the Irish setter breeder. He evidently thinks all
Trish dogs are n. g. except his strain.’ Dee, 24 ‘Damon
wrote me: ‘'Frisco is the sire of Aveline, the bitch that in
the open class field trials beat all comers; also he is the sire
of Ormoy, Shandon, Droheda, all winners at Barn Hlms aud
Brighton this year, Consequently my Patsy is half brother
to all these noted dogs. I must say that I am exceedingly
pleased to find his breeding such.’”? <A similar letter was
sent to Mr, Perry the same day, and Dee. 29 Damon wrote
Mr. Perry to this tune: “If you decide to buy a fine Irish
dog you must make up your mind to go down into your
pocket if you wish to secure anything of high class and
merit. As Ihave had years of experience in importing
poultry, pigeons and more lately dogs, I may be able to give
you advice.”
Dec, 30 Mr. Perry was treated to another lengthy epistle,
from which I quote the following as bearing on this case:
‘Tn regard t@the matter of selling Patsy, I cannot enter-
tain it fora moment. His strain breed truer than any strain
in England, asis shown by his half brothers and sisters
winning all the prizes at Barn Elms in July, and at the
great national dog show just over in Birmingham. If you
have the —— puppies you haye not the true type of Irish
setter. I have seen —~ and examined him carefully. If
you will read the work of Mason, ‘Our Prize Dogs,’ you will
see that of nearly all the dogs from —— that he criticises he
says in almost every case ‘bad in tail’ and also in head. It
is just this class of dogs that has thrown our red dogs into
contempt. Unreliable stock never did breed true typed and
formed dogs; it never will. It is very easy to spend a few
years in breeding and throw the time away; a mau can start
rigbt and accomplish much.’’ ,
Jan. 7, 1889, Damon wrote: “Dr. Jarvis is somewhat
worked up, wants to stop over and see my dogs,” The same
day he wrote Mr, Perry: ‘I should like you to see Patsy
and —— side by side. Patsy beats him in every feature but
one and that is size; he is about 5lbs. larger. Patsy’s great
beauty is in skull, eyes and expression, as plain and evident
in its exquisite breeding as can be; even a man who never
saw a dog would notice it,”
Jano. 11 Damon wrote me: “I have decided not to show
Patsy at all. Ibelieve it would kill him for the stud. A
breeder of red dogs came 100 miles to see him this week, and
was not ati all favorably disposed to him. Ido not see how
your buyer could have sent a dog diwarfed. I feel that we
made a great mistalke—much too small and weedy.”
On the yery same day, Ei. O. Damon, the dog-buying mar-
tyr and paragon of honesty and all purity, wrote to Mr. Perry
as follows: “Since my two imported bitches, received from
England this week, have been served by Patsy, I have
thought over the matter of your asking a price on this dog.
Would you entertain taking him at the actual cost? He is
here safe, and Mr. Mason’s criticism is a sufficient guaran-
tee of his worth. If 1 should sell I should have to import
again; but this [ would do if I could see my dog in your
hands, where he could do much good in the West for this
grand breed. Having these imported bitches now in heat
and served by Patsy, puts adifferent light on the matter,
A dog the worth of Patsy must in your country do much to
improve the breed, and be would soon pay his cost. Your
bitch is of the best possible breeding, and I would not put a
dog to her that I could not follow straight in the B, Ke C.
$8. Book. I have been looking into the different strains very
earefully, and the great trouble I find is in getting a strain
of pedigree and purity. By commencing in the right way
you can save time. I would not sell Patsy to See aciain
party. In your country it would not make any difference.
A letter received yesterday from England lays a great deal
of stress on the blood and Patsy’s sire Frisco, and he has
bred many dogs that to-day in England cannot be bought at
any price. Now, 1 cannotadyise you to breed to or to buy
Darby IL., from the fact that, while his blood is said to be
good, and while many of his sires can be found in the E. K.
Q, 8. Book, some cannot, and so a doubt is thrown upon his
worth, which [am frank to tell you of. Such a dog should
never be bred to so fine a bred bitch as your Nino. Many
fanciers would tell you that Darby Il. was the best. While
he is a fair dog, his pedigree goes back to local dogs, dogs
not to be found in the H. K.C. 8. Book, In the North of
Treland perhaps good, but not good enough to import, and
so I say, let him alone. Should you entertain my sugges-
tion, I will give you a point on Patsy that is not publie, but
which aS can quickly substantiate—a matter which would
give additional worth to theddg. I cannot buy Darby 1!.
or advise you. Let me hear from you, and please do not at
this stage say anything of my consideriny a sale.’’ Does
any man in the doz fancy require further evidence of the
shaky character of Damon? If he does, let him read on:
Jan. 16 Damon wrote to me: ‘‘You must remember that
your buyer did not mention a word as to Patsy being so
short or low down on his legs, and right here you as well as I
was awfully deceived. Had he been up on his legs, that
inet requisite of the Irish dog, with heavier bone, would
lesson: but their pigheadedness knows no bounds, and
ih ersist in running their heads against a stone wall; to
ade at their rascality is only equalled by their surprising
isinimity. It does not perhaps seem charitable wlien one
ees an idiot bucking his skull against a granite pavement
jo kick him from behind; but there are times when this
nist be done, if only to prevent the fool from pounding
himself to jelly, and to impress upon him that his brains
we not located just where he supposes, ; .
Now that the Chicago manipulator, the wildfowling thief
mid the pudding-headeéd special commissioner have finished
vith the “History (perverted) of Patsy,” I will give to the
American dog fancy full and correct particulars regarding
he purchase, and will then leave the vicious schemers to
xtricate themselves from thedilemmaas best theycan. To
show how bad a dog he bought and how much he knew
about Irish setters, Damon hus been airing bis views in a
ttrangely contradictory fashion. To strengthen (as he sup-
hosed) his case, he quoted from my private letters, Damon
nust know that it is now my privilege to quote trom his
letters to myself and to others.
These letters clearly prove that Damon is scarcely the sort
of person one expects to pose as a martyr or complain of un-
fair treatment: and they prove beyond the question of a
doubt that his opinion, if he bas one, is valueless. On May
P25, 1888, Damon wrote me that he had always taken a keen
interest in my articles on dogs because they showed me to
bea ‘rare authority,’’ and because they were “convincing
and treating of facts.’ I propose to make this letter just as
convincing and boiling over with “facts” as the ones that
won Damon’s heart. ;
Damon wanted a ‘good reliable stud dog, one and a half
br two years old, of fine colot and coat, of the best of breed-
ng and strain;”’ and because of my “splendid knowledge
mand experience’ he thought I could ‘best advise him.”
After telling me how many year's he had owned Irish setters
And how much he knew about them, Damon concluded by
isking if IT would undertake to “bring out for me such an
inimal, and at the same time hold yourself in the position
f guaranteeing me what I want,’’ Soon after writing nie
his letter Damon called on me, and I distinctly told him
hat I would write to my buyer, do my best for him, but
hat as I could not select the dog IT would guarantee noth-
ong. On May 31 Damon wrote to remind me that “the first
requirements must be speed, nose, style, and field work com-
bined,” and concluded by stating that he did not wish a
Jog “related to the Glencho strain.” He tacked on the fol-
lowing P.S.:; “I believe there isno duty on an animal for
breeding purposes,”
Soon atter receiving this letter I wrote to Mr. Wm.
raham of Belfast, Ireland, asking him to find for me a
well bred, young, good-looking and promising field dog.
Mr. Graham has seen all the best setters from old Palmers-
ton down, he is an excellent judge, I have known him
nearly twenty years and he has always done the fair and
square thing in his dealings with me and with a large cir-
ele of my friends. I would write him again to-day for
another dow if I needed one. On Sept. 6, Mr. Graham
wrote me he had his eye on two dogs that might suit me.
He said: ‘The best I know of for all-around quality is one
Patsy belonging to Dr. Boyd, born Ang. 20, 1885, by Frisco
ex Nellie 1X. I consider Nellie one of the best bitches
we have, but now getting into years, and one of the best
brood bitches as most of her stock all possess quality, The
dog belonging to Wilson that won second at Barn Elms and
what Wilson considers the best dog in England is out of
lher. I purchased him for Wilson and I dort think he
would sell him, but Patsy and Wilson’s dogs are very dif-
ferént animals. Patsy is a small dog, a very true made one
full of quality, wants a little more size for a dog, but for
general formation, coat, color, tail, etc., grand,” Of the
ether dog Mr. Graham said: ‘‘Wilson’s dog, second at Jion-
don, Barn Hlms, was born May 2, 1886, is a large dog pos-
sesssing’ lots of quality, grand coat and color, but has
always been thin in condition. It would take a good price
to purchase. The dogs [ mention I consider the best I
know. I bid once £40 for the dam Nellie LX. and could
have given more, but Wright wanted £100 at that time. I
have described these two dogs Patsy and Malt as being
good ones of different types, or rather the same type, but
W Patsy is small for a dog: the other is a fine large
§ dog and if in good condition I think a warm member.
Th is condition that has kept bim back.’ On _ veceipt
of this letter I wrote to Damon and quoted from
Mr. Graham’s letter. [ told him I thought the smaller
dog would suit him better, but advised going slow until |
heard from Mr. Graham the exact weight of Patsy. On Sept.
20 Damon replied as follows; “T am not averse to a dog a
W shade undersize, indeed I prefer a dog not too large and
BW coarse. The dog you mention first (Patsy) would seem to
fill the bill, if the BWnelish idea of color is as we like, and I
should say that if this very important point in a red dog is
9 right, try and buy the first-named dog. I notice you make
no mention of the dog’s winnings. Were they all upon the
7 bench or part field trials, and has the dog ever been bred ?
You of course are well aware that a critical lover of this dog
will at ouce select Chief as the proper-colored type, and with
¥ this color and a fine, close coat so much the better. <A dog
tending toward a light shade, so common, I would not have
in my kennel.” Limmediately wrote Mr. Graham to send
3 me the exact weight of Patsy, and to give me other informa-
tion in regard to coat, color, ete. Oct, 5 Mr. Graham replied
as follows; ‘I inclose you letter from the owner of Patsy
and the particulars you ask for. For shape, make and true
§ form, with feet, legs and movements, you can’t bave better
and all in proportion; the only thing I see about him is
would prefer him a larger dog. As for coat and color he has
¥ a beautiful coat. His color is remarkably good and sound
-allthrough. He has a perfect tail, can’t put it wrong, and
® shows himself well. If he were larger he would be the best
IT have ever seen, 1] think. He is of Lady Clare’s type. I
® would not say he was best in England, but I don’t know one
4} [could say was better. I don’t believe there are any can
beat him, and then it is a matter of opinion. I am only giy-
} ing you my ideas, and would not advise you in ally way.”
Hete is the letter from the owner of Patsy to Mr. Graham.
Tt gives the dog’s exact weight and contains other informa-
tion asked in my lastto Mr. Graham;
Lirrorb, Counry DoNnrGAL, Oct. 3, 1888—DrArR SiR: Patsy
weighs 83 stone 5lbs. He has only had two bitches. The
® pups are not more than Smos. old in one case, and the
second has not had them yet, [ think, so cannot give any idea
of what his stock may be like. He was never shown except twice
im Strabane, once in Armagh and in Kells: got first and special
everywhere except Armagh, and I think I could explain why he
was beaten there; he has inall these shows beaten dogs and
bitehes that have been exhibited in Dublin and London. He has
been shot over both last year and this for three weeks each sea-
#0n on grouse, for the time I have been at him, he is as good a dog
as ever was on a mountain, and he is so wise and sensible that
with regular work I believe he would be second to no dog living,
and his temper is perfect. I don’t mean you to understand that
at the present moment he isa perfect trained dog, but he is per-
fecily steady on his birds, down to shot and wing, and roads very
well. His price will be £100; he never was so strong looking as he
ig. at present. Yours truly, J.C, Born:
Extracts from these two letters were sent to Damon, who
on Oct, 30 sent a dratt for 500, and the dog was bought.
When Damon received his dog he wrote me that he could
win his way intothe champion class at New York, but would
haye to stop at New York because in his opinion Tim would
beat Patsy in the champion class. This letter startled me
and l-wrote Damon that I understood he had bought the
dog for stud and field purposes rather than for the purpose
of beating Tim. Nov, 30 he wrote back that he “did not in-
| stend-to vacillate,” In this letter he expressed his opinion of
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limb, light hone, with straight stifles ruins him in my eyes.
Tam not at all fault-fnding with your efforts. Your efforts
I appreciate fully. You did your best, no doubt, but Patsy
would fill the bill of & novice selection, I hate the sight of
the little fellow.’’
As soon as Damon had conehided this letter he sat
down and wrote to Mr. Perry: ‘Tf you wish to negotiate for
Patsy I am free to tell you his cost, but it is to ga no further,
and you can prove this by writing to Mr, Mason. Patsy
cost me $530, and at this price, $430, cash, I will sell him.
Such a dog as Patsy would soon pay for himself, and T have
now the promise of several bitches for his services, Tf I
sold him Tsbould breed one of iy bhitehes again to him.
Heis so well calculated to nick well with her. If you are
looking for a dog of this breed it is a chance not often to be
had.” Jan, 21 Damon sent the following to Mr. Perry:
“Have your favor, and in reply, if you wish to purchase
Patsy you can do so at my price, alréady given you, the
actual cost of the dog, Ishould not offer Patsy to you on
any terms were he not sound, and I will say that the dog
does not stand with a hardier constitution or in better
health: His coat is bright and fine, nose cold as can be, and
in perfect condition; not a blemish can be found. As to
showing Patsy, I always hate to put so valuahle a dog into
the show room, and I don’t think I should do so, certainly
not untill had bred Him. Patsy is wonderfully like the
dog Chief. Chief a trifie heavier, but not a whit hetter in
coat or color orstyle. He shows very strongly, and it takes
agreat oneto beat him, The dangers of show rooms are
many—diseases, fire and the thief, Unless yon care
for the dog yourself, IT have another man from the
West anxious for a price on him, but I cannot give it, you
have the first chance. He would not be a loss to you and
would surely make his mark.” Damon was in too big a
hurry to wit for an answer to this letter, and so the next
day, Jan, 22, he sent Mr. Perry another. Here it is: “I
wrote you somewhat hastily last night. Tt seems to me the
amount is so small that if you really care for Patsy you
could arrange it without much trouble. Thereis a creat
demand for dogs in the West, and a dog of Patsy’s breed-
ing and quality would very soon bring in auite an income.
One party wrote me he could have sold a great many
Trish puppies had he had them to spare. You could breed
him to your bitch, then select one of the finest and breed to
the sire, or a son to a mother, and then mate a dog to a bitch
out of each breeding together. This is the way the finest
dogs are produced and yousoon geta strain with very strong
formation in every breeding. The oldest and most success-
ful breeders in Europe breed in this way, men that are al-
ways at the front. I have just received a photo of the bitch
Mollie, owned by Dr, Nichols, of Troy. N. Y,, a bitch that
has won all around Hast. She has fine head and nose and
neck, but all other parts—back, loin, feet, legs, tail and
chest very deficient, and this called one of our cracks. Patsy
excels in all these parts, and asa stud dog he will give our
reds a great boom, Heis so steady that in your country he
would prove a good field doz, He has a heautiful motion
and is of tremendous power and speed. If I were you and
wanted such an animal it’s s chance too good to let go.”
Mr, Perry began to fight shy of Damon and he put the letter
aside for further consideration. Heb. 1 Damon wrote him:
“Have heard nothing from you relative to Patsy. Did the
price scare you?”? Mi, Perry did not answer and so Patsy
was entered for the New York show. .
Patsy got a vhe. under Mr. Wenzel, and because he did
not take first Damon became yery sore. He met a generous
sympathizer in a New Hampshire man, and before he went
home he swore vengeance and sent me a very polite note.
Here is a taste of it: “Two days spent here have at least
given me an insight into this swindle of a Patsy business, I
would at least like the pleasure of showing up your buyer
in the Hnglish papers, and I ask you for his address. He is
a d—d trickster. I would liks to ask if you have no redress
from a buyer in such a clear case of heating a man as this.
Your way was to haye returned the dog. Five hundred
dollars loss is no worse than this typical dog—a miserable
apology. Can you tale the dog off my hands at any price?2”’
Feb. 23 L replied to this letter; “J am in receipt of yours of
the 18th and 20th inst. Mr. Wm. Graham purchased Patsy
for me, and I have always found him straightforward and
thoroughly reliable. He wrote me and I wrote you that he
considered the dog too small, giving at the same time his
exact weight. The dog you said was large enough and in-
structed me to buy him. You ask if you can have redress,
How could I suggest sending the dog back after you had
written me that you were much pleased with him, and after
having expressed this opinion in some of the sporting
papers as well? [judged from what you said to me and
from your correspondence that you were an old admirer and
breeder of [rish setters who knew what was what. Your
letters to me go to show that your opinion of a dog is in-
fluenced by what first one man and then another has to say
about him. I presunas—— and one or two others actually suc-
ceeded in making you believe that Patsy was not only a
duffer but a mongrel as well, whereas any man who knows
av Irish setter must admit that the dog is a good little one.”
Feb, 25 Damon sent me along, rambling and contradictory
letter, such as only Damon can write. He bestowed his
blessing on Mr Grabam. dubbed him a trickster for send-
ing a little dog instead of a big one, and wound up by leay-
ing nothing of Patsy but the claws. Abontthe same time
he wrote to Mr, Graham and informed him that he had been
swindled hy a ‘‘party in New York.”? Then he went to work
and sent Mr. Perry a few lines. The letter was dated March
4,and in it Damon (remember he is not a trickster) said:
“He is a dope which impresses fanciers differently. One
don’t know enough of the breed to appreciate his strong
points, and the next man who sees him is all carried away
with him, No douht the very unfair criticism in a Chicago
paper’s report of New York show -will be answered. In
FOREST AND STRHAM’S report of the show Mr Mason says,
‘Patsy, vhe., best in class barring his size.’ Now itis true
Mr. Mason imported this doe; it is also true he would not
make such an opinion unless he had in the dog sufficient
quality to warrantit. Now you must also remember it
would be a very dificult thing for any #mported dog in the
stud at $25 to have fone into the ring at New York and won.
[t is unfair to exhibitors for a judge owniue dogs in the
stud to pass upon that breed of dog. Mr. §. T. Hammond,
the veteran, was much interested in Patsy. He examined
him eritically and his opinion was this: ‘Il much prefer him
to Dick Swiveller, and he will breed grandly with Hicho
hitches.’ T said, ‘Why do you like him?’ His reply was,
‘He is a dog of much stronger character, better coat and
color, and he is put together like iron.’ Such an opinion
from such a man is doing the dog justice. I shall show
in Boston. probably, and his standing will be differently
placed.”? Notice the mean and cowardly stab at Mr. Wenzel,
who judged at New York. Damon imputes that he gave
Patsy only a yhe. card because he owns two stud dogs, Chief
and Tim, Is any further evidence of the character of this
man required to show that anything he says or does with
respect to Trish setters must be regarded with suspicion by
honest people?
March 4 and 5 Damon sent me two letters, from which I
will quote: ‘I am anxious to see if the dog really has qual-
ity enough to call forth a sine in his defense.”’ In the letter
of the bth he said: ‘Asa judge Max Wenzelisafarce. Do
you consider Desmond inferior to Patsy, and by that I
mean, judging these two dogs together,.could you honorably
give Patsy the first place?” In reply fo these two last let-
ters I said: ‘Yours of the 4th and 5th inst. at hand. Let
me ask you as a favor not to write first one thing and then
ave puta very different phase upon his merits. A short | another abeut thesame dog. Your statements are so whally
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contradictory that really I cannot follow you. In one of
your letters you gave me to understand that Mr. Hammond
ad.told you that Patsy was worthless. When I asked Mr,
Hammond what he thought of the dog he at once replied
that he was the best in the Glass, barring his size. You, as
well as I, know that Mr. Hammond would never say one
thing to you and another tome; heis not a man of that
kind. I shall not be called upon ta judge Patsy and Des-
mond so long as the first nained is owned by you. But
without seeing the two dogs together it strikes me that
Patsy is the better,’
Do not forget that Damon in his letter dated March 4 and
addressed to Mr. Perry, gave Mr. Hammond's opinion of
Patsy. He was trying to sell the dog, Now read this from
a letter to me and dated March 11: ‘‘Mr. Hammonda’s opin-
ion to me was that Patsy would breed well with Glencho
bitches, other than this his opinion was not expressed, but
it was very easy to see what he thought.’”? Onthe very same
day that Damon wrote me the above he penned the follow-
ing to Mr. Perry: “I haye decided to breed him to my
O'Callaghan bitch Winnie Il., winner of second at New
York. I believe there is more good in this dog than credit
has been given him and I think you would say the same if
you could see him. In the opinion of such a veteran dog
man as Mr. 8.'T. Hammond [ mus have great confidence,
and he said ‘best in his class and I would prefer breeding
him to any dog T eyer saw.’ _ If you like and can pay express
charges both ways, if you do not want to keep him I will
send him to you on approval at price I gaye you. I believe
you would buy the doz ”
If Mr. Hammond did not express an opinion, then Damon
concocted the opinion queted in his letters to Mr. Perry;
and in view of these and other facts he has had the brazen
impudence to impute dishonest motives to men who would
sooner cut off the right hand than they would stoop to
Tixperience
such trickery. A nice character this Damon.
had taught me that it was no easy matter to guess what
Major Hammond was thinking about, and so on March 15 1
wrote Damon to discontinue his correspondence or support
his statements with something more substantial than
Damon’s word, He replied ta my letter next duy, March
16, that he was sorry his opinion annoyed me. Of P
said;
that you were disappointed in him, that he was not as
represented, and was not the dog you ordered, it would
have been more manly than to try to make me accepta
‘duffer’ as a good one.
first-class and so did you when you received him.
my opinion than lack of opinion that now annoys you, I
mail you fac-simile of our typical headed Irish setter first
at the Strabane chichen show,”
How is it that it was not manly in me to ship the dog to
Damon after he had been bought and paid for and yet it
was quite the proper thing for Damon to try and palm off
on to Mr. Perry a dog he considered a “duffer” ‘not as rep-
resented” and ‘‘not as ordered.”? Damon cannot squirm out
of this, neither will the public do as the A.K.C, did in the
Seitner case, viz.: acquit him because he intended to write
what he did not write and did not intend to write what he
did write.
March 18 I sent Damon this letter:
with photograph of Patsy at hand. The portrait shows him
to be exactly what he is—a good little dog, and neither Dr.
Jarvis nor anybody else can alter my opinion of him. Asto
your opinion annoying me, it can neyerdo that: but I would
ike you when you write me to confine yourself to facts in-
stead of bringing accusations which you are unable to sup-
The letters that I sent my
did my best to get a good
dog for you; and because in your opinion I failed to do this
is ho reason why you should make unwarrantable state-
ments, such as for instance accusing me of ‘dividing’ with
port by evidence of any kind.
buyer are there to prove that I
my linyer, and so on, You say that your having changed
your opition annoys me. This is a mistake. You su often
change it that I would not be a bit surprised to find you
next week saying that Patsy is the best dog of his breed
that ever lived. When I received the dog 1 wrote you my
candid opinion of him, and that opinion I now reiterate,
There are yery few dogs of Patsy’s inches that can beat
him, but of course a larger dog of equally good formation
If you had had an opinion of your
own and had known what you wanted you would have said
My buyer sent you his exact
You replied
would go ahead of him.
that the dog was too small.
weight and I wrote you exactly what he said.
that the dog was large enough. You now try to make it
appear that it was ry duty to tell yon the dog was too
small. Ifthe dog had been too large it would have been
the same thing. J think before you buy another you should
make up your mind what yon want. But even if you did
this a man could not please you, because as soon as you saw
the dog or somebody told you he was a ‘duffer’ you would
want another of entirely different type.”
March 19 Damon sent Mr. Perry another Igtter. I do not
find in it that he told Mr. Perry that Patsy was a “duffer,”’
‘not as represented” and ‘‘not as ordered.” Neither do I
find that Damon told Mr, Perry that Damon was unmanly
in trying to palm off a ‘‘duffer,” which it was his duty to
have done seeing he believed Patsy a “‘duifer.”? Damon said:
“T have had him on grouse this spring, and he is all that is
claimed; fast, a keen worker and very staunch and readily
handled. On quail and chickens he will prove a grand one,
I shall show Patsy at Boston with my Winnie If., second at
New York. After the Boston show you can have him if you
choose. He is very much more of a dog than you imagine,
and at my paar is the cheapest doy 1 ever saw. I feel confi-
dent could you see him you would take him. Kate IX.
phelies Sunday night eight puppies by him, four dogs and
Mason says he con-
four bitches, a nice Jot and very even.
siders Patsy a better dog than Desmond II., second at New
York and first at Troy. In condition and soundness Patsy
has not an out. He is an all day dog and of great value: for
his field quality alone he is worth my price,”
Does this last letter prove that in Damon’s opinion Damon
bought a “‘duffer,”’ or does it prove that he bought a good,
honest dog? There is a deliberate falsehood in the letter
that must not be overlooked. It is where Damon says:
“Mason says he considers Patsy a better dog than Desmond,”
If readers will refer to my reply (given above) to Damon’s
letters of March 4 and 5 they will notice that I wrote, ‘‘with-
out seeing the dogs together it strikes me that Patsy is the
better.” Very different from saying “Patsy is a better dog
than Desmond.” But then Danion is a “oentleman;” he is
above trickery of any kind; he does not believe in it; and
when he discovers anything of the sort he “bripgs pressure’’
to suppress it. Wonderful man! Great genius! Sweet
‘chicken! How few possess thy virtues!
Mr. Perry bought Patsy and a few days later the dog was
sent to the Boston show, where I gave him vhe, in a strong
class. Damon looked daggers when I took down his num_
ber. He had written Mr. Perry that Patsy would do better
at Boston than he did at New York and the decision made
him wild. To think that I ordered a dog in England for
him and gaye it only vhe. put me ona level with all the
tricksters in dogdom. That was not all. My decisions were
not correct, and_on April 8, Damon wrote Mr, Perry: “I re-
ceived Patsy back from Boston in good shape to-day. He
was given vlic. at Boston, but dogs won first over him not
worth a fig in the field, Of the four dogs placed over him I
would prefer only one to Patsy and that was Desmond II.
In general outline Desmond is not so good a dog as Patsy,
Winnie I., my O'Callaghan bitch, won third,” Please re-
member that Kenmore was third at Boston, In Damon’s
last letter we have proof that he considers Patsy a better
atsy he
“Tf this doz is as represented then I can’t tell white
from black. Had you written me on receipt of the dog
Graham knew the dog was not
It’s more
“Yours of the 16th
Patsy “shows very strongly and it ta
dog than Kenmore and Sunset, the first and third prize
winners at Boston.
April 15 Damon wrote Mr. Perry again: “I must say that
my O’Callaghan bitch Winnie I. is now in heat and I am
anxious to try the experiment of an inbreed with Patsy.
She will surely take this week and that will settle the ser-
vice lam entitled to. Patsy is beginning to shed his coat,
but you can see how good he is in this respect. His superior
in coat and color and tail and feet and chest does not stand.
My eight puppies out of Kate IX. by him are four weeks
old yesterday, The strongest, smartest puppies I ever saw,
with Saag bone and powerful limb.’ Here we have
proof that Damon’s first litter of puppies by Patsy were the
strongest and smartest this great man had ever seen.
April 20 Damon wrote Mr. Perry: “Your card at hand.
Patsy goes on Monday. He is a dog that will always mind
the voice and a blow would break his heart. Did you ever
he finer feet on a dog? His pups have the same shaped
eet,
April 23 Damon wrote Mr, Perry: “I gave Patsy his last
tun, fed him and saw him off in good shape last night, I
put him into the box with regret, for [ had become attached
to the little fellow. Idon’t know but I have made an error
in selling the dog, but itis too late now.” Jan, 16 Damon
‘“‘hates the sight of the little fellow,” but three months later
he discovers his error, becomes attached to the dog and puts
him ‘into the box with regret,’
But, alas for poor Patsy! the unseen power that controls
the erratic movements of Damon’s uneasy brain stirred up
that grand and wondrous composition to further efforts, and
early in June Damon describes Patsy in a city contemporary
as a dog with “ears and nose so snipy as to fit a fox better
than an Irish setter,”’ Im regard to the dog’s stud qualities
he says: ‘‘As to the stud properties of Patsy others may
risk them, but none for me.’’? Possibly the fact of the dog
with the snipy ears having sired the smartest puppies
Damon had ever seen induced him not to breed to such an
animal again. Shades of O'Callaghan and Old Kingdom
make room for O. Damon, of Northampton, The printed
letter, from which I have just quoted, contains also a state-
ment to the effect that Mr. Wenzel gave Patsy a vhe. card
at New York because I had previously told him the dog was
a vood one, .
Damon’s last to me contained the startling news that
neither Patsy nor his pedigres had been received by Damon.
To this I replied April 27 as follo ys: ‘In the letter before
me you say that you have neither received Patsy nor his
edigree. In a previous communication you staté that you
ave received Patsy, by Frisco out of Nellie [X., and that
you are much pleased with him. In another letter you say
your dog Patsy is half brother tosome of the best field and
show dogs in England. A correspoudence such as you in-
dulge in is fit only for the columns of the Shooting Times.’
I have already shown (see Damon’s letter of Jan,11 to Mr.
Perry) that when Damon wished to sell Patsy to Mr. Perry
he wrote that his other dog, Darby II., ‘should never be
bred to so fine a bred bitch as your Nino.” Now, let us see
What Damon wrote of Darby LI. as soon as he had succeeded
in selling Patsy to Mr. Perry, The yery honorable gentle-
man sent this letter to the Chicago paper that has for special
commissioner in Hngland that novice and ignoramus, Hus-
croft; “I must, through the pages of the —, let the lovers
of red dogs know of my recent importation, per City of
Rome, of the red Irish setter Darby 11., first in local class of
twenty-nine entries at Cork in July last, aud second in the
open class at the same show, when he, at fourteen months
old, crowded Killarney Chieftain for first, but lost, owing
to age and condition favoring Killarney Chieftain. He is
bred from a field dog of well-known ability, and i®a grand-
son of that old grand one champion Palmerston and Quail
(8,289), while upon the darn’s side he is a grandson of that
well-known dog Cocknere [should be Cockshure], a sire of
many good ones afield as well as upon the bench. This
joung dos will be of great worth to our red setters, and wiil,
another year, be an easy Winter. in cont and color I have
not seen his equal this year. He is a most valuable addi-
tion to my kennel, and very different from my last impor-
tation in type and character.’ In these Darby II. letters
there is further proof that E. O. Damon will stoop to any
contemptible device in order to carry his ends.
Damon’s last freak was to write to Dr. Boyd, from whom
Patsy was purchased, to ascertain if as much as £50 had
been paid for the dog. He had previously sent an insultin
letter to Mr. Graham, and so when Dr. Boyd wrote an
asked Mr. Graham if there would be any objection to his
giving Damon the exact price, Mr. Graham replied that he
had sold the dog to me and not to Damon, and that it was
none of Damon’s business. In order to prove that Patsy
was not picked wp on the streets of Liffard, as Damon has
insinuated, | print Dr, Boyd’s reply to Ma, Graham, and at
the same time I ask Dr. Boyd’s pardon for making it public
property:
LIFFORD, County Donegal, March 26, 1899.—Dear Sir: Inclosed
you have letters returned as requested. Yon are the party I had
the transaction with, so will certuinly do as you desire, but I can-
not see what ubjection there is to saying 1 got far more than £50
for him. This answer would,1 think, make him (Damon) more
satisfied, knowing there had been a big price paid for him at this
side, and if would stop his writing to me, as [ would state, with-
out Mr. Mason’s or your permission, | would not tell the exact
price. But you are the best judge. Will I even say that I had
written you after receiying his letter and that you wished price
kept secret? Please Jet me know this, but indeed my idea would
be to let him know you had paid me the big price. Yours truly,
J.C, Boyp,”
Looking over Dauion’s letters to the press’ and to private
indiduals I find: 1. That when Damon wished to make him-
self heard he wrote to a paper edited by a thief. 2. That
Damon complained of getting “left,” and then tried the ex-
periment on Mr. Perry. 8. That an examination of Pats
showed Damon that the dog was the exact contrary of suc
dogs as Tim, Elcho, Jr., and Kenmore, but that a later
examination showed him to be a better dog than Kenmore.
4, That Damon wanted a ‘good, reliable stud dog, one and
a half or two years old, of the best of breeding and strain,”
and a doz whose first points must be ‘speed, nose, style and
field work combined.” 5. That Damon bought what after
seeing him he pronounced a splendid field dog, a superbly
bred dog, a dog that sired the best puppies he had ever seen
and a dog thatin looks surpassed Kenmoreand was defeated
at New York only, he claims, because the judge owned two
stud dogs and did not wish to hurt his business by bringing
into prominence a dog adyertised at alow fee. 6. That Da-
mon considered Mr, Graham a scoundrel for shipping a dog
that was
Mr. Graham had previously sent the exact weight of the
dog. 7% That Damon considered me a scoundrel for
not returning the dog after I had seen for myself
that he was the exact weight that was given to Damon
and appa sd by him. 8 That Damon charged Mr,
Wenzel with pegging back Patsy in order that Mr.
Wenzel’s pocket might not be a sufferer. 9. That
Damon accused Mr. Wenzel of giving Patsy more than he
was entitled to because of my having told Mr. Wenzel that
Patsy was a ‘good little one.” 10, That Mr. Graham and:
myself were scoundrels for palming off on Damon a ‘“‘duifer.”’
ii. That Damon was a scoundrel for palming off on Mr,
Perry a dog that in his opinion was a “duffer,” not ‘as
represented” and “not as ordered,” 12. That Darby II. was
not fit to breed to until Damon had sold Patsy. 13. That
Darby Il. was a corker as soon as Damon had disposed of
Patsy. 14. That Damon hated the sight of the little “duf
fer,” 15. That Damon parted from the little fellow with
regret. 16, That Patsy is ‘‘wonderfully like the dog Chief.”
18. That Graham does not know fi aes dog. 19. That
* dwarfed,’ notwithstanding the fact that |»
es a great one to beat : day, July 1.—GEO.
him.” 20, That Damon did not receive Patsy. 21. That
Damon sold and shipped to Mr. Perry a dog that Damon
never received, 22. That Damon is not responsible for his.
actions.
If H, O, Damon has been egged on in his foolishness by the
Chicago trickster, and I am told that he has, it will be well -
for him in the future to remember that once upon a time a
man named Balaam owned a long-eared quadruped that was
stopped. ’ CHAS. H. MASON.
Thanks to Mr. Mahew for having tried to show Damon
the folly of his ways, and to Mr, Perry for having sent me
copies of Damon's letters. C,H. M
PATSY.
HE Irish setter dog Patsy is the subject of a long commu-
nication in our columns this week. We give a portrait
of the dog sent to us by Mr. Damon who wrote of it; “fis
taken from a photo and is an exact likeness, no exaggera-
tion whatever, aiid the fancy see him just as he isif his
superb color could be shown. Ina letter dated Dec. 3, Mr.
Damon writes: ‘Patsy will make his mark in the stud and
as new blood he will bein-demand, being splendidly bred
and never beaten. I haye coming out a grand bitch selected
with special reference to breeding to this dog. * * *
Patsy is the most lével-headed and obedient dog and has
more sense than any other Irish dog Leversaw. Mr. Mason
can give you a better idea in his writing up than I can. But
heis no dufter | can assure you. In coat and color he has
no superior in the country.” Following is the description
of the dog by Mr. Mason which was published in our issue
of Dec. 13, 1888;
“A few days azo I had the pleasure of giving Patsy, Mr. HB, 0.
Damon's recently imported Irish setter, a careful examination.
As this young dog is almost certain to make a mark, especially in
the stud, I will give your readers a brief description of him.
Skull well formed; muzzle somewhat too light; ears set a trifle
high; eyes a shade too light in color, but well set and with fine
expression; a head full of quality and character, but rather
effeminate; neck better than average and would be improved hy
less bulk and by a little more length; shoulder: beautifully laid
on; chest very nearly perfect; hack firm as a rock and truly
formed; loin symmetrical and strong; hindquarters showing
tauch strength; tail of correct length, beautifully fringed and
always well carried; stands on a superb set of lees and feet; coat
and color perfect; feather of best quality and sufficiently abund-
ant, A graceful, stvlish and easy-moving dog whose most prom-
inent defect is a lack of size. His late owner considers him one
of the most promising field degs he has ever owned—taet, stylish,
und steady to wing and shot. Mr. Damon says: ‘He is fast,
covers his ground thoroughly, carries a hich head, has an ex-
quisite nose, and is remarkably steady on his points, also to gun
and wing.’ We want some new Iriel blood in this cowntay, and
as Patsv is well bred (Frisco—Nellie IX.) and possesses those great
stud essentials, bone and substance combined with guahty, it is
almost certain that be will be heard of in 1he near future.”
f this description Mr. Damon wrote us Dec. i4; “Mr.
Mason’s criticism of my dog is absolutely correct. A
breeder can read it and know just what sort of a dog he is.”
Mr, Damon has since published statements that are
directly the opposite of his opinions as given above. For
an analysis of the reasons and motives that brought ubout
this radical change, the reader is referred to the communi-
cation of Mr. Mason in another columa. What Mr. Damon
really tihinks of Patsy is something that we defy any one to
find out from his contradictory statements. It is perhaps
true that he considered the dog to be just what he wrote
when he was trying to sell him to Myr. Perry, and that he
was not trying to palm off on that gentleman what he
thought was a tank duffer. That is the most charitable
view to take of @, and surely this is a case where we should
exercise all the charity we have to spare.
DOG TALK.
PPE Fanciers’ Gazette proves that dogs reason as follows:
“A young mau who lived in a cottage in Yorkshire had
a splendid mastiff dog, valled Ponto, who was allowed to
roam about just as he pleased all over the house. His
favorite place, however, was in the study under bis master’s
writing table, When Mr. D—s was awsy from home, as
was often the case, Ponto, mach to his disgust, was chained
up in the yard. Erom this treatment he did all he could to
keep away. On one occasion his master went for a few
days’ visit to a neighbor, leaving the usual orders ahout the
doy. In yain, however, did the servants search high and
low for Ponto; nowhere was he to be found, and they gave
up the search in despair, In the evening, when the two
maid servants were sitting quietly at work in the kitchen,
they suddenly heard the small handbell in the study ring
violently. They started up in alarin, and each wanted the
other to go and see what was the matter; but neither of
them dared, avd they sat still and frightened. Presently
the bell peajed again, and, curiosity proving greuter than
their fears, they went to the purior door. There they paused.
again, but hearing the bell once inore, they turned the
handle, and peeped in. What was their surprise to find
Ponto sitting on his hauncbes, with the hell in bis mouth !
He had evidently seen his master use the hell to summon
attendance, and findiue himss}f shut ip. he thought be
would try if a little bell-ringing gn his own accouut would
not get him out of his prison.”
Ata recent meeting of the committee of the Huslish Ken-
nel Club, Mr. J. Sidney Turner gaye notice that he would
propose the following new rule at the special general meet-
ing to be held at Olympia, July 10; Vhat any person who
shall knowingly exhibit a dog which has suffered from dis-
temper at any time within the previous two months of the
show at which it is exhibited, shall be debarred from again
exhibiting for such period as the Kennel Club committee
shall decide.
We have received notice from Mr, Chas. Deckleman,
Brooklyn, N. Y., stating that the Brooklyn Kennel Club
will hold a dog show in that city, Sept. 7t0 11. We shall
probably be able to give further particulars next week,
We have received a list of the nominaticns for the second
annual Derby of the Southern Field Trial Club, 51 in all, 42
setters and 9 pointers. The list will be published next week.
Mr. H, H. Briggs, kennel editor of the Breeder and Sports-
man, has been appointed to judge all classes at the dog
show held at Los Angeles, Cal., this week. -
We are informed that the National Coursing Association
contemplate holding meetings next fall at some of the im-
portant Southern cities.
Mr, E. H. Morris has been arrested upon the charge of
evading the duties on a dog recently imported by him. We
are informed by the best of authority that the prosecution
is malicious, and that Mr. Morris has the requisite consular
certificate for every dog imported by him.
The St. Bernard Club of Switzerland will hold an inter-
national show at Berne, July 12 to 14.
The California Kennel Club propose holding a dog show
at San Francisco, next October.
THH POINTER CLUB.—New York, June 24.—Hditor
Forestand Stveain: There will be a meeting of the executive
committee of the Pointer Club of America, at 44 Broadway,
New York city, in the rooms of the A. K. C., at 12 M. Mon-
W. LARUE, Sec’y and Treas,
JoNn 27, 1889.) FOREST AND STREAM. 4.75
Rifle and Crap Shoating
RANGE AND GALLERY.
THE INDIANAPOLIS TOURNAMENT.
NDIANAPOLIS, June 19.—The biennial meet of the Western
Shooting League had an auspicious opening in this city to-
day. In the morning the yisiting clubs, which included societies
from Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, South St. Louis, Belleville,
Peru, Jl., Munroe, Wie., Cleveland, Joliet, Higin, Highland,
Peoria, Milwaukee and Omaha, were escorted to the Schuetgen
Park by the local bands, and there were interesting addresses
and great enthusiasm when President Kueff, of the Chicago As-
sociation, produced the League flag, which will remain here for
two years. F
Individual shooting was the order of the day and the list of
prizes called for a silver goblet to all muking 35 buliseyes, range
625Lt., off-hand (din. center), and a medal to every 15 shots center.
H. F, Peppenbrink, James Braun and L. F. Achring, Joliet; Ed.
Burgan, Davenport; S. Merrier, Milwaukee, and G. Rupperuter,
St. Louis, were awarded goblets. Altogether 11,147 shots were
ae and there were 815 centers. Rifles from .382 vo .40cal. were
used.
June 20.—The present one is proving the most successful meet
ever held by the Western Shooting Bund. To-day 31,100 shots
were fired, and there were 35 winners of medals, one being
awarded for ever 15 centers, and 32 goblets were also claimed, one
being awarded for eyery 42 centers. Emil Berg, of Davenport,
made 209 out of a possible 250 on the King’s target in 10 shots, and
Bean nre neh of Highland, 71 oufiof a possible 75 on the Union
arget.
The winners of goblets included John Spilter, Joliet; H. Bonner,
Peoria; A. L, Roberts, Joliet; R. Unzicher, Peru, Ill; Dr. Julius
Merckle, Chicago; John Breelow, Davenport; Jacob Karlein, Jr.,
Monroe, Wis.; P. A. Scheitt, Joliet; Md. Rugger, Monroe; Ed.
Thliepapa, Chicago; Val. Linck, Peru, I1l.; G, W.Spongler, Mon-
roe; G. M. Cook, Davenport; Hy Hoehn, Monroe; Wm. Hazenzohl,
Cincinnati; Otto Lauer, Peru. Il: Francis Folger, Dubuque; M.
N. Peotke, Chicago; Jos. Kutsch, Dubuque; I’, Toggenberger, Ohi-
eago; Wranz Londi, St. Louis; OC. Schotte, Chicago; Hmil Berg,
Davenport: C. W. Ranzow, Davenport; H. H. Neiman, Cincinnati,
Wim. Tell, South St. Louis; Dr. HE. A. Hodges, Indianapolis; P,
Klaaer, Dubuque; Capt. M. Gindele, Cincinnati; G. W. Knarzer,
Indianapolis; H. Thorwart, Chicago; Otto Raef, Chicago; D.
Schneidewind, Belleville.
June 21.—The principal event_of to-day in connection with the
Western Shooting Association Festival was the team shooting, in
which 18 clubs entered. Joliet won first prize; score 1,173. Mon-
roe (Wis.) second, 1,156, and Chicago third, 1,181, Cincinnati stoad
seventh in the match with a score of 1,108, heing beaten by Mil-
waukee Pern (IIL), and Davenport, as well as the prize winners,
Omaha came last with 873. Nieman, of Chicago, won the team
medal, scoring 197, and Gindele was second with 4 points less, and
Hazenthal third. }
Wirst prizes during the day for individual shooting were
awarded to M. Grau, Chicago; F. Merz, Indianapolis; A. Woerner,
Indianapolis; M. Haier, St. Louis; J. Hof, St. Louis; J. F. Speth
Cincinnati; L. Knoebel, Highland, 1ll.; 8. Stamson, Chicago; EH
Richter, Milwaukee; Wrank Maus, Indianapolis; E. Braumbach,
Cincinuati, and M. Theurer, Highland, Il. The highest scores in
the team shooting were made by C. Linke, of Peru, [11., 318, and
D. Schneid wis, same place, 219.
June 22.—The Western Shooting League closed its meeting to
day with the awarding of prizes and a festival. The next meet-
ing will be held in St. Louis. The principal awards were: Man
target No. 1, William Hassenzahl, Cincinnati, $25: min target
No, 2, George Knarzer, Indianapolis, $15; stich target, I’. Knappe,
St. Louis, $40; King target, J, Braun, Joliet, IL, $75 gold medal,
laurel wreath and $15 in cash; Union target, Louis Knoebel,
Highland, W1., $100; People’s target No. 1. C. Schmidt, Milwau-
kee, $25; People’s target No. #, A. Drube, Cincinnati, $6 50; center
shots, John Braun, Joliet, Ill., $20; practice target prizes, free-
for-all, amounting to $1,500, were awarded. The total value of
the prizes which were distributed 10 several hundred winners in
smal] sums was about $8,C00. '
BOSTON, June #2,—The regular weekly shoot was held to-day.
The weather conditions were bad, there being a strong 9 o’clock
wind. Mr. Hill won the champion gold medal, and Mr. Munroe
the sold medal ijn the 20-shot rest mateb. On account of the cele-
bration at Woburn, it is expected that the regular Pourth of July
rifie shoct at Walout Hil! will be omitted. The trap-shooters
will hold their matches and sweep shoot next Wednesday. Fol-
lowing are to-day’s scores:
20-Shot Rest Match.
see eOCS Ao N eRe ores ate di 1) 1011 9 11 11 12 11 10
EAS SYS
BREAKING A BEAGLE. Bohemian Girl, J.S. Hudson's (Covington, Ky,) English setter
q . | biteh Bohemian Girl (Count, Noble—Mollie Belton), June 5. nine
HE other day Ltook a beagle puppy to a gentleman of | (six dogs), by S. L. Boggs’s Paul Gladstone (Gladstone—Lavaletie).
; color, who had the reputation of haying the best rabbit Pempest. J, 8. Hudson’s (Covineton, Ky.) English setter bitch
dogs in the country, for the purpose of having him broken. | Tempest (Count Noble—Lit), June 12, tweive (five dogs), by bis
“That’s a mighty purty hound,” said he, ‘‘but I’m afeard | Ben Hill (Druid—Ruby). :
he won’t stand the racket of my system of breaking.” =| Mite det Re pa (New Yerk) Gordon setter bitch Chloe
“Why not?” asked [. Run a). June 16, six (two dogs), by J. B. Blossom's Tyne
eS 5 : igi aye ree se 4 (Rupert—Fanp); all black and tan.
; Cause,” he replied, ‘“‘he’s fat and slick and delicate | Adaline. Dana Rhodes’s (Groton, N. Y.) Irish setter bitch Ada-
Tookin’, I’m afeard he’d die before he’d be broke. My plan | line (A.K.R, 6985), May 18, seven (three dogs), by bis Aldershot
is awful simple, but it never fails. I don’t feed my hounds, | (A.K.R. 5810), ‘
and they have got to keteh rabbits or starve to death. Now Littias, Jas. E. Unks’'s (Mian cic, Ind.) fox-terrier bitch Lillias
do you want to leave him ?” ee BOCato ae Te Tilly), ate i7, three (two dogs), by
I concluded I did not care to subject my Rowett to s0| “pBiemion Eu. Tit. 2 kv trap —Waze., .
¢ : : wy em Lu. . HK. OC. Riedinger’s (Cincinnati, 0,) fox-terrier
Spartan a method of breaking, so I put him in the wagon | pitch Blemton Lu Lu (champion Lucifer—Lucretin April 15, t
and drove home. S. REICNAF. (one dog), by H. payee iippadit. i yeas Re
SALES.
SS" Notes mast te sont on the Prepared Blanks.
Romp. Black, white and tan beagle hitch, whelped March 24,
1889, by Tony out of Spangle, by G. W. Proctor, West Gloucester,
Mass., to F. Schneider, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rebel, Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped March 24,1889,
by Tony out of Spangle, by G. W. Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass.,
to Miss Georgie Cakes, St. Paul. Minn.
Woodring, Orange, white and tan beagle dog,whelped March 8,
1889, by Tony out of Skippy, by G. W. Proctor, West Gloucester,
Mass., to F. Schneider, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rival. Black, white and tan beagle dog,whelped March 24, 1889,
by Tony out of Spangle. by G. VW. Proctor,West Gloucester, Mass.,
to T. R. Manly, Philadelphia, Pa.
Woodlark. Black, white and tan beagle bitch.whelped March 8,
1888, hy Tony out of Skippy, by G. W. Proctor, West Gloucester,
Mass., to T. B. Manly. Philadelphia, Pa.
Ilford Caution II. Fawn mastiff doz, whelped May 6, 1886, by Il-
ford Caution out of Countess, by A. I. Cowles, Waterbury, Conn.,
to H. D. Kendell, Lowell, Mass.
Frank. Apricot fawn pug dog, age and pedigree not given, by
Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, U., to Excello Kennels, Mid-
dletown, O.
Spokane, Silver fawn pug dog, whelped May 23, 1889, hy Kash
out of Lady Thora, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O.. to
O. P. Kinnie, Lima, O-
Hrminie. Silver fawn pug bitch, whelped May 4, 1889, by Kash
out of Daisy, by Hberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., to H. 8.
Hume, Greenfield, Ind.
Cicero—Topsy whelp. Cream fawn pug bitch, whelped Feb. 18,
KENNEL NOTES.
Motes must be sexrt on prepared blanks, which are fur-
i Rished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope
pf large letter sizes. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for
| reteining duplicates, are seni for 30 cents.
NAMES CLAIMED.
t=" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Bianks. 4
Pard, Patrol, Pilot, Piper. Peg, Pet, Puss and Puzzle. By G. W.
Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass.,for black,white and tan beagles,
four dogsand four bitches, whelped May 6, 1889, by Tony (Ring-
wood—Trinket) out of Uno (Little Ned—Spangle), ,
Woodcraft, Woodring, Woodlark and Woodnymph, By Geo. W.
Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass., for black, white and tan beagles,
} two dogs and two bitches, whelped March 8, 1889, by Tony (Riug-
wood—Trinket) out of Skippv (Riot—Skin). ts
Rebel, Rival, Rush and Romp. By G. W. Proctor, West Glouces-
ter, Mass.. for black, white and tan beagles, three dogs and ous
bitch, whelped March 24, 1889, by Tony (Ringwood —Trinket) out
| of Spangle (Spottie—Nina). ;
| Spinaway. By G. E. Stickney, Newburyport, Mass., for red Irish
| setter bitch, whelped Aus. 8, 1585, by champion Chief (champion
“Berkely—champion Duck) out of Tyrrell’s Nellie (Watts—cham-
pion Rose).
NAMES CHANGED.
aT ‘ = = 1= = peg A = C q £ 5 20a
| Toney to Skippy. By G. W. Proctor, West Gloucester, Mass., for | 489, by B,C. Riedinger, Cimcinnati, O., to Louis Bayer, same JN Eames as ik eB a +t “ 2 Y ag Hee ne
black, white and tan beagle biteh: Bez given, by Riot (Rattler Be Stoue fawn pug bi-ch, whélped Web. 18, 1889. by Cicero yah RT OTT ST Ome ETT 1229 9101110 8 912 g—20)
= sk 2 — , 5, oe Pe : 5 1 pall Ss Deal ort pam het Veep EU y = ora TF 9 15 be isi she
—Spider) out of Skip (Hector sae ly). out ot Topsy, by E. C. Riedinger, Cincinnati, 0., to J. Englehart, Oy WE Power 2. : sosessaccss heron a ‘ "4 ; ie a 4 4 if 12 sak
. same place. ‘ ¢ Vv a 9 rap Oey ert a ae
, Poona) Queen. Cream fawn pug hitch, whelped Nov. 21, 1887. by cham- | 8 Wilder.......--------.0--2.---2055- 21010 9 9 8 9 6 Bo.
| &= Notes must be sent on the Prepared Bianks. pion Treasure out of Topsy, by E. C. Riedinger, Cincinnati, O., to : . as oy tee aa ae
Lady Bonaparte—Bradford Ruby IT. A. W. Albright’s (Chatta- | Frank Elff, Indianapolis, Ind. * W P Conway..---- + -+-+ eer seen see -s 0 S hf ¢ 9 8 910
noogza, Tenn.) pug bitch Lady Bonaparte (Silver Shoe—Dixie) to | Gypsy. Silver fawn. pug bitch. whelped July 11, 1888, by cham- W Thomas See yee oo 10 10, 8-183
Eberhart Pug Kennels’ Bradford Ruby II. (Bradford Ruby—Puss ee years, ont of Tonsy, by i. C. Riedinger, Cincinnati, 0., to Md Nae aaa NG de GOI Soe 5 9 yh : 5 f ty 5 : 14a
B.). June 16. - Mahoney, Chadron. Neb. ; 2 Banus 2 3—]
qpitiss Pug—Douglass IT. Wm. Fisher's (Maplewood, 0.) pug bitch |, Topsy. Fawn pug bitch, age not given, by Sootey out of Pansy, | gy ain Pee ee ae eg, ©
Miss Pug to Eberhart Pug Kennela’ Douglass U1. (Donglass L— | by E. ©. Riedinger, Cincinnati, 0.. to Louis Klayer, same place. CM Hitl......-. 2s see ees SCA +e 7 FA 8 8 & f 00 o 4 9-79
| June), May 31. Belinda. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped Feb. 24, | H ~ inetd SIRE SIIB OSCOELS Tom Bio oii), AE 8 : 997 7 {7
| Miss Topsiy—Douglass II. Ed. Webrman’s (Cincinnati. 0.) pug | 1889, by Marquis of Stafford out of Efion, by Fairhill Kennels, | C © Clarke...-........ Victory Medal Ma h Me Bo, Dee hiaeD
| bitch Miss Topsy (Douglass I.—Nellie) to HPberhart Pug Kennels’ | Philadelphia, Pa., to tem Kennels, Bethlehem, Pa. OM Hill ee ety ts OB etd: aces xy
Douglass II. (Douglass I.— June), June 22. Sportsman. Black, white and tan English setter doz, whelped EK Hie EE Rey gaan eis deg Gece tfc a ar 9 8 910 i—8¢4
| Hecla—Marquis of Stafford. Mrs. ¥. Smyth's (Germantown, Pa.) | Aug. 21, 1883, by Gladstone out of Sue. by J. 8. Hudson, Coving- CHOY. eee 22 -- ener cess Paneatisite erates (Mees aen ve Fi eye
St. Bernard bitch Hecla to Fairhill Kennels’ Marquis of Stafford | ton, Ky., to P. Lorillard, Jr., Jersey City, N. J. Ki ps ey Ciel in ae : .
(champion Seve—Miss Plinlimmon), June 17. Paris Queen. Blue belton English setler bitch, age not given, A eink... tee beeen eee eee fete aee A 6 6 6 2 10 7 {15
| Donno—Rockingham. Roseerstt Kennels’ (Birmingham, Conn.) | by champion Paris out of Miss Twilight. by G. W, Proctor, West AS Hunt..-...-..-..... A0vds. Piste ive hat ) 7 ) D9 5 5-63
English setter bitch Donna (Yale Belton—Porest Dora) to F. Wind- | Gloucester, Mass., to T. C. Crittenden, Bristol, Conn. G 4 er ae eae a Tmtre an my
| Holz’s champion Rockingham (Belthus—Bess), June 22. Count Gladson. Blue helton English setter doy, age not given, R PaRTaete POPs see amen reninern cote, Rei do 10 6 8 b6—82
Countess B.—Nat Goodwin. F. 8. Brown’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) | by Royal Blue out of Modjeska, by G. W- Proctor, West Glouces- = I ee Sg aH n/t go PT Bled Gs 6 8 310 7 : i 6 9-80
English setter bitch Countess B. (Dashing Lion—Victoria) to T. | ter, Mass., to L EB. Ingraham, Bristol, Conn. ee 2 abe i aidial rata” Sgr T oho aaa aha slae 8 6 6 5 De SEDEE 8 9 Ti7
. Cochran’s Nat Goodwin (Roderigo—bo Peep), June 15. Kaiser. Black and tan terrier dog, whelped Feb. 10, 1888, by DBoyd..-.02-seseee eee ee ees Rest Match Ja ay at Ad DESO! Seo
| Daisy B.—Ben Hill. Jake Monline’s (Cincinnati, O.) English set- | Punch out of Luce, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., to E, Lever, J R Monr SE 9 10 11 10 10 10-11 a
ter bitch Daisy B. to J. 8. Hudson’s Ben Hill (Druid—Ruby), | Philadelphia. Pa. B Wilder TA a Se ott aoe ites Paes ) 9 11—102
pril 5. Bangle. White bull-terrier dog, whelped Noy. 2, 1887, by cham- | 8 ¥ E Cimiot ane 7 tear ura Rs ashanti ir oF 1b ) iba 8 12 10—101
Doisy Hunter—Ben Hill. J. A, Hunter's (Sandborn, Ind.) Eng- | pion Cont out of Miss Norah, by F. F. Dole, New Haven, Conn., a Be SPRY UY LR 9 g 10 12 911 9 7 i ne on
lish setter bitch Daisy Hunter to J.S. Hudson’s Ben Hill (Druid— | to G. P. Robbins, same place. ae il he De CER CREE Sa hyce ot Or See O1i212 8 9 94 9 Ti— 98
Ruby), April 8. Master MeGrath, Trish terrier dog, whelped March 26, 1889, by | A Ballard... ..-.0-se0se0c--seso-s BotaOeOr Bee ae cArennies
|. Kelpic—Ben. Hill. . O. Damon's (Northampton. Mass.) Bng- | champion Dennis out of Sandycroft Vim, by V. M. Haldeman, | {YF Toompson..--... ...0...ss---- Oey tte man rn Sage
‘lish setter bitch Kelpie to J. 8. Hudson’s Ben Hill (Driid—Ruby), | Milford, Del., to Wm. Flood, Philadelphia, Pi. Ger sete heen ee pen eee tees ener eg 10 7 S o41 3 2 7 12 ~ 91
‘April 19. Sandycroft Ruth. Irish terrier bitch, whelped March 26, 1889, | 4G Horn.........--. -- Militacy Maton. 2911 8 $— 86
| Dixvie—Snorisman. J. 8. Hudson's (Covington, Ky.) English set- | by champion Dennis out of Sandycroft Vim, by V. M. Haldeman, G H Perkins ittary a Ds Sd
ter bitch Dixie (Dashing Berwyn—Magnolia) to his Sportsman), | Milford, Del., to Jas. Hause, New York. _ cae seh Saba All-Come: “s? Mz tel , Er Ag ree
Tune 11. Lady Irer. “Irish terrier bitch.whelped March 26, 1889, by cham- Seerrit tne St PY Tas
_ Adaline—Aldershot. Dana Rhodes's (Groton, N. Y.) Irish setter | pion Dennis out of Sandycroft Vim, by V. M. Haldeman, Milford, nae ray, keg weep Reg? mee Ne ge a 10% 7 8B 810 610 9-8
bitch Adaline (A.K.B. 6985) to his Aldershot (A.K.R. 4810), March | Del., to H. W. Bloomfield, Philadelphia, Pa. C : 8 IATL oes eee eee ener e ee eae a Hage 3 i 10 8 5 10 10—83
16. Gupsy Queen. Irish terrier bitch, whelped March 26, 1889, by | © a 75.910 7.9 9.6 7-74
Dauntiess—Trentham Baron. F. *. Dole’s (New Hayen, Conn.) | champion Dennis ont of ‘sandycroft Vim, by V. M. Haldeman, een a tt 969 7
bull-terrier bitch Dauntless (champion Jubilee—Modjeska) ta his | Muford, Del., to J. G. Tomson, Philadelphia, Pa. j E DR ey J ae 5 i 6 2-0
‘Trentham Baron (Trentham Dutch—Trentham Belle), June 8, Be ee WP Ga j ‘ * i : 5 i: F 6 288
_ Goldsmith Venus— Bradford Harry. A. M. Goldsmith’s (Chicago, KENNEL MANAGEMENT QTAD EY nino es er or Bi arn a oes in D Wek ae 8 4—50
Tl.) Yorkshire terrier biteh Goldsmith Venns to P. H. Coombs’s 8ST. LOUIS, Mo,—Regular weekly report of the St. Lovis Pistol
Bradford Harry (Crawshaw’s Bruce—Beale’s Lady), June 19. «= No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. Gepetanda rd targets reduced to pcieseTa Winereitten:
WHELPS, : JAMES, oe OR es aw. can reduce pornuleney. ina bull- a en Be AE Ae ae AS AS vi Hf a + 3 : 910 %—&4
a trai Sow, errier? Heis allowed but little exercise outside his own yard. PYG tie css sais cig oe Ske ake 2 sate aanin 5 6 10 9 10—%3
mIGtGs Senora ae abe rppaned pea ts& 3 é i he being anxious to fight every dog he meets; also has a funny | E CG Mobrstadt... .,.........02.0000-. 779 9 6 8 &10 910-88
Beech Grove Queen. G. P.Jones’s (St. Louis, Mo.) mastiff hitch | cough. 2. Would it be possible for you to advise the kind of dog | WH Hettel. ............--.--..--.--- 910 610 8 910 5 6 10—83
Beech Groye Queen (Beech Groye Duke—Beech Grove Gabrielle), | to get for a loving companion anda faithi{n)l friend? Ido not | M Summerfield....................... 104768 8 8 9 8 9 8-8]
June 21, twelve (eight dogs), by his Minting IL (champion Mint- | need a hunting dog nor a ferocious watchdog. I'd like a dog who | SG Forman........ ........... «ss. 78 7 ¥10 8 % 810 779
ing—Bess, A.K.R. 2977). : : will become attached to me, and one i can train to mind only bis | J A Lee.............2.. eee eee ee re tenes 1099) 7 6519, 6 5 7—36
mferna. EK. M. Crouch’s (Thomaston, Conu,) pointer bitch | owner. Ans. 1. Limit the food. Give no starches or fats and but | O Wallace................-...-.+. W564987 9 9 Tr
mferna (Riddleberger’s Tim—Guiferna), June 22, eight (three | little meat. Exercise regularly and keep the bowels freely open | L Dennig....... Ss SL ae 67% 7 510 9 6 6 3—7
dogs), by his Brock (Goodwin’s Dash—Zne). With syrup of buckthorn in teaspoonful doses, conipound cathartic | JB Albash...,........ -. Sook es 25 ot oe 656109 5 6 8 9 5-69
) Bunny. E. C, Riedinger’s (Cincinnati, 0.) pug bitch Bunny
(champion Treasure—Topsy), April 24, five (three dogs), by his
Cicero (Young Toby—Victory).
udy. Mr, Curley’s (Hartwell, 0,) pug bitch Judy, May 10, ten
x dogs), by E. C. Riedinger’s Cicero (Young Toby—Victory).
Topsy. E. C. Riedinger’s (Cincinnati, 0.) pug bitch Topsy (Min-
polis Sootey—Pansy), Feb, 18, eight (three dogs), by his Cicero
oung Toby—Victory).
Lady Rosalind. Fairhill Kennels’ (Philadelphia, Pa.) St. Ber-
d bitch Lady Rosalind (champion Plinlimmon—Lady Burgh-
), June 20, thirteen (nine dogs), by their Marquis of Stafford
hampion Save—Miss Plinlimmon); four dogs and two bitches
ce *
Dolly S. J. S. Hudson's (Covington, Ky.) English setter bitch
y Be pete aol April 27, four (two degs), by his Ben Hill
—A .
bas Daisy. J. S. Hudson's (Covington, Ky.) English setter
ch Texas Daisy (American Dan—Countess House), May 15, nine
3 dogs), by his Ben Hill (Druid—Ruby).
pilis or oil, All the symptoms are due to obesity. 2. A well-bred
collie or greyhound will probably suit you.
B. G.—My pointer dog’s eyes are each morning filled witha
yellow pus. They have troubled him at intervals since last fall,
but are now worse than ever. I had «1 doctor look at them and
he said the lids were granulated, but: his medicine did no good,
Can you prescribe? Ans, If the lids are granulated use blue-
stone, with which you may lightly touch the lids. It is more
likely to be a digestive difficulty. Give 5 grains of quinine twice
daily in pills. Keep bowels open and put 5 drops of Fowler’s
solution of arsenic in the food night and morning.
: ONSER PRITZ.
CREEDMOOR,—The Creedmoor rifle range has fina!ly come
under the entire control of the New York State authorities, Goy-
ernor Hill having signed the bill which brings about that result,
and hereafter the officers of the National Rifle Association will
have nothing to do with the range except to go there to shoot.
The Association will still have the use of the range, the same as
heretofore, and the members will not be encumbered with the
bother of runningit. On the other hand, they will no longer
have the place under their control, but must be subject to fhe
orders of the State authorities.
TORONTO, June 21.—A number of gentlemen met in the Wal-
ker House to-night to take preliminary sieps toward the forma-
tion of a Small-bore Rifle Association. A committee consisting
of Dr, Powell (chairman) and Messrs. J. I. Hall, B. P. McNeil, W.
R, Hughes, Fred Maughan and Thomas Anderson were appointed
to draft a constitution and rules, which will be submitted to a
meeting tobe held soon. A large number signified their inten-
tion of becoming members. ,
Dogs: Their Management and Treatment in Disease. By
Ashmont. Price $2. Kennel Record and Account Book.
Price $3, Training vs. Breaking. By 8. T. Hammond.
Price $1. First Lessons in Dog Training, with Points of
all Breeds. Price 50 cents.
476 FOREST AND STREAM.
[June 27, 1889.
PENNSYLVANIA MARKSMEN.—The company rifle contests
for the Singerly gold, silver and bronze medals for teams of 4
men each who never were entered in a rifle contest, took place at
the Hartranft Rifle Range, at Frankford, the 2lstinst. Shooting
commenced promptly at 9:30 A. M., and all teams not on the
range were debarred from competition. Major H. A. Shenton, of
Sixth Regt., N. G. P., was detailed to look after the matches,
The City Troop team held their average through the contest and
came outa good winner with the combined scores at 200yds. 80
LOWELL ROD AND GUN CLUB.
pees are the scores of a two days’ tournament given
by the above club on their grounds at Tewksbury, June 20
and 21. A provision in the programme that experts should stand
at 2lyds., and amateurs at 18yds., undoubtedly accounts for the
slim attendance.
Thursday, June 20,
Event No. 1, 6 blackbirds, 50 cents, three moneys:
points, and 400yds. 51 points. The scores made by the teams were | Crown........., asad &S TNO1—5: Worry sce Sse ee, 111101—5
as follows—conditions of match: Four men to constitute each | Hartford....,............ OMIO=—4 Nelson. eS S25 eae 100001—2
team, who were never in a contest, and had Ee et ag marks- | Knowles......-.-........ 1011001—5 ~Walton.:..--..--s2.55-, » .01L000—3
nen or before June 18,5 shots at 200 and S00yds. cach, possi- Ties divided.
e 50; 2. 20
City Troop Team. Co, F, Second: Regiment. DOW ee aU) os Nee 011000—2
: eae Nie ak a 200 500 | | | Bates (sees seer 0014 “Maynard...cAc. ... + -100101—8
Sergt OT Creswell....19 23-42 Sergt R Keeley.........18 16-84) Grown, ..c..-24.+000000. 1011014. Walton............-..4. 110100—8
Pvt D'S BChew........22 1840 Corp Smith, ............ 14 00-14) Hartford... ec. .sicsen WOWU—4 “Torrys...cij-eseses bene TH101—5
Pvt Rh Glendenning..19 21-40 Sergt Bugler.....-. ...2% 19—41 | Knowles................. Hind—6- Perham. Gee eee 000111—8
Pyt L Barry......-.--.. 20 19-39 Pvt Franks.....-...-... Wetter Go FGI; + Assit ncneper eevee 1110-5 ‘Townsend..........-.....001111—4
. ruc 80 81 16 A <u 73 5A 127 anes divided except for second, which was shot off and won by
Company C, First Regiment Co. Second Regiment. ey Ae ; :
Capt Orme...) oe... 1h 13-28 Lieut GB Kemp....... 1 #289.) _-No-8, @ pairs clays, O) cents, three moneys; aeanieet
Sergt Tobolt............ 19 22-41 PvtS O'Brien.......... 18 16—32 | f CNet tila A PEEL aes DOWER: cette t eee s ney ea i
Sergt Mehard..........21 22-43 Capt Hall..... ......... 13 10-23 | Rule....-.. aD AL tales aah nan OL a 3
Corp Wood.......7.....238 19-42 PvtS Lose......--. -..-.18 18-81 eieaee “tL OL 11-8 eet eee "HT OL 1b
79 46 1b 59 66 12h Perham... , «00 01 11-8 ahownsend Fase aa <3010 ss
Co. D. First Regiment. Company BH, First Regiment. irst was won by Downs, second shot off and diy, by Knowles
Lieut AW Deane ..... 19 16—S3h Sergt Hunt............. 16 1127 | 2nd Bates, third shot off and div. by Rule and Lovejoy.
OorpC E Slaigh........ 21 17—88 Sergt Nuss........ -.... 13 20—38 No.4, 8 clays, 75 cents, four moneys:
Pvt KP Garrettson..,.14 14-28 Corp Manull..... .,..... Tl 16—27 | Crown ........... ....,01111101—6 “Nelson.......-.....---5 11010000—3
Pyt W W Abbott...... 23 17—40 Pyt Willsey -.. --...-.. 20 16—86 apt gies ey hres ro eee aa AWW Aa Aries ae
— — — <P SALES A. gemehy nice rer ay ae — artiords/., Tie 101 —
T7 64 141 60 63 123} Downs, ............-.. 10100100—8 Gregg .. ..............100U0011—3
Co. I, Sixth Regiment. Company D, Third Regiment. | Lovejoy... ............ 11011010—5 Knowles......-....-... 14111110—?
Lieut Philip.........-.. 13 16—29 Sergt Annear...... ... 18 15-338 | Perham....,.......... JU11111—8 Pownsend.....-., ---. 10000000—1
Pvt Sate nnett....... a ee ae eons pea cians 2 Thee TUNIS Hye me Gye 11001010—4 All ties diy.
Corp Ones. sic... —si Corp McKnight........ —2 . 5, 6 blackbirds, 50 cents, f Bye?
Corp N Leaf........,... 19 17-86 Capt Gillespie.........13 15-26 Spee Rar boo. 3 torieces CRE DIOR ULE HRT ee ae 101111—5
7) ne 1h Ry tery ie CS. pepe) ees Soret 11110]—5 Walton.................. 000100—1
TL 63 184 6L 54115 | Bates 2221220200 W1111i—6 ~Nelgon....,.....--.05 0.0 110110—4
Battery A.—Sergt. Robbins 25, wel C. Carpenter 20, Priv. C. | Downs.....<... .......5.. 101011—4 Dorry SHAG AN tte ahi so 100111—4.
Harvey 25, Sergt. R. W. Mott 34; total 107. : Wnt) 1 Dns ee ponnoecoh M101N1—5 »«=Hattiords... 23... 05..00 000100—1
General Geo. R. Snowden and Major OC. H. Townsend visited | Lovejoy ............ «lI — , "
jhe ranze during the day, and after the match qualified as marks- First div., other ties shot off, secend diy. by Rule and Knowles,
men for 188) as follows: * i third won by Torry, fourth by Hartford. >
‘oe 4 ye in No. 6, 20 clays, $2, four monevs:
Gen SMOWGED .. 0c. sees sees esses esate cerns 33343—17 34542—18—95 | Knowles. OMIMIII1—19 Dutch, ... 1001110111111111110—-16
Major Townsend... 0.01.16. vuseesnes tere eee ee 44344—19 40084—11—30 | Bates. ... .11110111111110111110—17 Perham...01010101011000111010—10
Protests were promptly entered against Lieut. Deane and Priv.
Crown....11101001111101109111—14 Downs... .11111111111111111111—20
Ruie....... 11014011001110111011—14 Torry..-- .011101000110110101 11—12
Lovejoy ...00101001U1011001111—12,_ Gregg... -- -10000011111010110101—11
Downs first, Knowles second, Bates third, Dutch fourth.
No. 7%, 6 blackbirds, 25 cents, 4 moneys:
W, W. Abbott, Co. D, First Regiment, and Sergt. Toboldt and
Sergt. Mehard, Co. C, First Regiment, on account of being mem-
hers of previous (winning) brigade and regimental matches,
Major Shenton very promptly decided to allow the protest, and
the aboye named officer and enlisted men’s scores were promptly
= rv . z . j APBO WEL ep iecl-rcles ec eee s-sas Q11100—83 Knowles........-......., HAinI—6
thrown out and disyualified their respective teams trom the =e or
match. First prize, City Troop Team, gold buttons: second Boze bet) Rime kkw aaa Bae se Lpdioisasew eee ant 3
Co, I, Sixth Regiment team, silver buttons; third prize, Co. F, any Srostngdgad lotsa bee 110011. Miavivurd epee ee “0010012
Second Regiment team, bronze buttons. This class of shuoting ates pe retin ania ane ace ers hans SS ESET Sa 101010 —3
was for the purpose of bringing out new men. OWTB. 2... eee eer ee ereens Vie nelenwnenes see
All ties divided except for fourth, which was shot off and won
by Rule.
No. 8, 3 pairs clays, 25 peers 4 moneys:
June 22.—The first class regimental match for the Potter trophy
(“The Last Cartridge’) and the gold medal with ruby bullseyes,
offered by Mr. W. M. Singerly, took place this afternoon at the
Hartranft Rifle Range; the conditions of the match were for | Crown.....-...........- ll Pi} MUGTPVU SS, saos 3 eet ete O1 11 O1—4
teams of four, with one reserve, from any regiment, battalion } Rule.........--...--.-- 11 01 11—5 +Gregg.....- eeebiat lel
or independent organization, 7 shots per man at 200, 500, 600yds., | Knowles ............-. 10 01 T1—4 Lovejoy...............: Ol 11 Ol—4
Creedmoor rules. The team from the City Troop was the winner | Bates...............-.+ HLTOL 1s) Derby: -s-'2.--.2--Ssees 00 11 2
of the trophy for the second time, as the following scores will | Nelson...............-. 01 11 vWO—3 Maynard bene pee) 00 L1—2
show: WOGWHS sess. pesenea- 5 10 ALIS IE TOSsty i. SAR. bcgee eee J1 U1 10—4
City Troop Team.
200 500 600
F E Patterson....25 382
First won by Gregg, second shot off and diyided by Frost and
6th Regiment Team.
- 200 500 Rule, third shot off and divided by Bates and Nelson, fourth won
600
E Seats oy N ake Paty soe y e 25—72 | by Nelson.
J H Merritt...... 26 3l 25— A Shenton..... a 13—62} Wo. 9,10 clays, $1, 4 moneys:
EK Bispham.....28 29 19-76 Geo Atkinson....20 82 26-78 | Knowles............5 HOWIN0L—8 Frost ........-.e000. 1010010111—6
L Barry.....-..--. a0 250 28—88 JJ Mountjoy.. ..d0 82 30-2 | Bates... ........4... 1111111011I—9_Derby.... ....-....+ 1111110011—8
Ban at [PROPOR HIN pala Seatleaenn or 0001111010—A Gregg...........-.... 1000110011—5
: ald _* 4 pales. eee 1011111101—8 Perham.............. 1101010111—7
“Co, C, Ist Regiment Team. 2d Regiment Team, Lovejoy.......-....6. 1101010111—7 Torry.:.. ........-.. 1001110001—5
PS Conrad....... 21 32 23—76. Geo W Ahbrens...28 23 2%—T8! Downs.... ....---.-- 1011011111—8
GF Root........- 28 28 380—k6 Li Wilson......... 2f 21) «18—66 Bates won first, second shot off and divided by Knowles and
H J Meland ,....28 24 20-81 JJ Freund.. 28 29 =Vi—i4 | Downs, third divided, fourth won by Frost.
LE Topoldt. 522d) 24 12 ACH ran ke 1.54: oi No. 10, 8 straightaway clays, 75 cents, 4 moneys:
31h jon | Bates -.-.-..--...---T1M11—8 8 Brost...,. .......3.. 00114 111—6
‘ ar oll Do wnGlent 2. 20veebes sl 8.0 sDenbiye itecs-aeer es 10111101—6
The second class regimental mateh at 200 and 500yds. for the | Torry.....-.....-.... W11111—8 8 Crown......... ... LOL010—5 8
Wm. M. Singerly badge for those who never won in a brigade or | Loyéjoy ....... .... COD NTP re (RR ae O1L00111—5 1
regimental match was also shot. Only four teams were present, | Knowles......-..-.-. 101111—7 CRS 9st!) iia Ses 11110001—4 J
First Regiment, Sixth Regiment, City Troop and Battery A. The} Perham.............- OULUINI—6 ~=Nelson..... ........ 1001 1100—4
team from the Third Regiment was only represented by three
men. The condiitons of the match were 7 shots at 200 and 500yds.,
four men to each team. The city troop proved themselves victors
of this match by the score of 223. Appended are the official
RO
First shot off and won by Downs, second and third divided,
fourth shot off and won by Crown.
No. 11, 6 singles and 3 pairs blackbirds, $1, 4 moneys:
scores of the teams: CORT ass 05.1 tee wets eer + nme ae? NGS omens 7 Nene a ie
Sen oe ddd 7 Six : Tyg VEjQyites oats ats —8 Crowns sie. 220! L =
Gay Teen Ee Pelee Later ee Bay aut ert 101011 U0 00—4 Downs....---..--- MIL OL vB
Sergt C T Cresswell....27 32-59 CaptS M Paxson...... 24 19—93 | LOUNE..-.-------- oat on eh pe byes Ae 101000 oO oy—8
Pyt DS B Chew....... 24 28-52 Sergt H J Orzier..-....27 31—h8 pneweice shearers REMI Tiai® Mecca uae
Brie eee on ut ae ae ; si hie} iret won by Knowles, second shot off and won by Crown, third
Pvt J W Biddle. --..-.. ed pace OTD ELS SEG SE GOODE _““ | diyided, fourth shot off and won by Frost.
Reo 184 No. 12, 3 pairs clays, 50 cents, 4 moneys:
First Regiment Team. Battery A Team. Dione nee wee tee ok. PUNO 108 Wes eee sesso --L 10 10—4
Lieut A W Deane......26 27—53 Sergt H G Robbins....22 27—49} Perham.........-.-.-.. 00 01 11-8 ~Grown.....,..... .-...00 11 10-3
Sergt L EH F Toboldt...29 31-60 Sergt RM Motit...-.... 26 30—56 | Wheeler,......-...---- 10 11 10—4 DOV GJOY: ep --- eo) 01 00 OU—L
Seret TF Carlin. ...27 25-53 Corp CJ Carpenter....20 19—39}| Knowles............... 1110 Ws Piper-.--.---. 7.222. -u- 10 01 0L—3
Corp W McCombs.....28 22—45 Pyvt.C H Harvey....... 22 11—38 yi (edaaan ahs in t it ule: =. 7-- .-.e)-----Ll 11 11—6
es OSU Eto cme aU us
211 147 Rule won first, second shot off and divided by Downs and Gregg,
third shot off and divided by Perham and Bates, fourth won by
Frost.
No, 13, teams of two at 10 clays per man, $2, four moneys:
Knowles......... 1111101110—8 GLAS "ss See atta le 1110011111—8
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.—The annial prize shoot of the
Germanic Schuet@en Club attracted a very large number of
marksmen to Harbor View to-day. There were so many skilled
rifle-wielders around that locomotion in the shooting room was
well-nigh impossible. There were two distinct shoots—for hon- | Bales..-......-..- 1110111101—8—16 Perham.......... WUtAL0—9—-17
orary members and all comers. The former was the most im- |} Frost.-....--..--- 111401111—9 ODO Wits saa: pales ui URE
portant, as the best shots in the club took part. The competition | Downs.......---- HIOLII—8—17_ Rule............. 1001101010—5—1L
was very close and did not finish until nearly fo'’clock. A 25-ring | Lovejoy.....-...-1011011010—6 Ties divided.
Derby---.,-- ..--LOUL0L01J1—6—12
Wo. 14, 6 clays, 25 cents, four moneys:
target was used, the first prize going to the member scoring high-
est out of a possible 75 points: Geo. Heim 62, A. Rahwyler 61, ie
Utschig 60, A. Utschig 59, J. Dombien 58, J. Young 57, F. Remi 57,
5 THEELOW. Gee eee aR AID IEA3 "Grea cc sey peek tee 010010—2
B. Voermohle 56, L. Klotz 55, If’, C. Muller 54, V. Schmidt 54, H. BE.) Bates .......... ....---- TTIK—6 7 RAG Fa ena eee yen ad 111111—6
Rapeke 52, H. A. Kurlfincke 52, E. Struber 52, H. Enger 49, C. | mowles........--.-.---- O00II—B* “Torry (in). ose ses ee 111111—6
Adams 49, H. Hieth 48, Dr. Riehl’ 47, C. Heith 46, H. Zecher 46, L. | Grown................005 TION —A. Parosincee siete ss sree 111011—5
Schmidt 44, R. Wieland 43, I. Schumann 43, G, H. Bahrs 42, FP.) Piper........ ... -...--- w111011—5. Perham.......2......... 10011 —4
Krug 40, W. Glindemann 40, H. Platt 59, Holsmuller 89, C. Rapp | Downs....... .....-.-.-- 010LI0—8' Lovejoy. ..-.....-5..+-- 11011—5
59, ue 3 Ae ahs ge a ey is 7 ae a a He Wee Ties divided.
36, H. Kohler 35, A. Moeker 35, A. Hanser 34, M. Reubo E E 2 es ox ae :
Faller 32, J. Wolf 32, Parrenkopf 32, F. Hensel 30, J. Straub 29. Bae : : 3 iii 2 ere as eee yh ehh 1101015
eWeheeler. o> fis. 2556 Jer Te Renu eles a at cert coe Ele kar
GOWAN Oe er aes Se} LC Ar 9 heen at ee sh —
THE TRAP, TPO Ache see rues TAIT S67 ovejoyeo. te oe 001110—3
S Downs...) hak Pees: aah TAMOU=£ WRLE Seo ere -sieae taster L011—5
Scorea for publication should be made out on the printed blanks | Perbam........ ........ 101010—8 Little...............--.., 00111 —4
prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gravis to club | Nelson............-.-.--- 110010—3
secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par-
Frost won first; second shot off and div. by Bates and Rule;
licularly requested to write on one side of the paper only.
third shot off and won by Little; fourth diy.
No. 16, 3 pairs clays, 25 cents; four moneys:
11 C0 01-3 —~B
Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are requested
: : Grito) Layee pm eeterr ets eae OL WEES oe beeeeeeta eet 11 10 10—4
to keep us advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we may | Wrosf...........-..-.-> 1011 J0—4 Perham ...........-... 1 UO O0O—1
giye due notice in our column of fixtures. : Wis WHS op. oe <= neta alll (Gal 43, Wel fers eS he Se 11 00 00-2
Wheeler..,,.....<:+65: a a ae ae row les tries aia ie at a ae
Pye eth ye Pe eee = Cikss nae se bee ee +, —
FIXTURES. Nelson... 3... 15 4s tsas 10 00 00—1 Lovejoy.-_....-........ 11 11 vO—4
Aug. 13, 14,15 —Second Tournament of the American Shooting
Association, Boston, Mass. J
Aug, 20, 21, 22, 23.—Second annual tournament of the Keystone
Manufacturing Co., of Corry, Pa. Traps will be pulled by a new
electric apparatus. .
Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20.—Central Illinois Sportsmen’s Association’s
eleventh annual tournament, Jerseyville, Ill.
Oct. 8, 9, 10, 11.—Middlesex Gun Club Tournament, Dunellen,
NJ. W.F. orce, Secretary, Plainfield, N. J.
Downs first: second shot off and won by Bates; third shot off
and diy. by Crown and Wheeler: fourth won by Piper.
Friday, June 21.
For the second day of the tournament only seven shooters ap-
peared up to 2 o0’clock, and at that time none of the programme
events had been shot. A few sweeps were indulged in, of which
Wwe give scores.
Extra, 3 pairs clays, 25 cents, three moneys:
Hartford 3. Bates 5, Frank 4, B I
Perham first, Frank second, Knowles third.
Extra, 6 clays, same conditions; Frank 2, Crown 5, Perham 5.
Bates 5, Knowles 6, Hartford 6, Downs 4. First div., Bates second
on shoot-off, Downs third.
Extra, same conditions:
Downs 5, Crown 3,
WORCESTER, Mass., June 21.—At this week’s meet of the
Worcester Sportsmen’s Club, at Coal Mine Brook Range, the
classification series of shoots was resumed. In the classification
each man had a possible 30, and in the prize a possible 10 birds.
The first score in Cluss A: . R. Dean 22, G. J. Rugg 28, E. 1.
Smith 27, Geo. Sampson 26, A. R. Bowdish 23, M. D. Gilman 25, H.
D. Jourdon 25, E. S. Knowles 22. Class B: E. F. Swan 17, C. R. B.
Claffiiim 17, Dr. Bowers 20, A. L. Gilman 20, C. R. Holman 16, F,
yentary 12, C. Forehand 11, A, B. Franklin 20, f, Forehand 16, C.
enry 15. ,
Lovejoy 2, Knowles 4, Perham 5, Bates
diy., third shot off and won by Knowles.
Dinner match, teams of 4, at 7clayseach: Bates 5, Downs 6,
Perham 5, Hartford 6; total 22. Knowles 7, Lovejoy 3, Frank 6,
ern 6; total 22. On shoot-off, Bates’s team 34, Knowles’s team
erham 5, Knowles 3. On shoot-oft:
3, Downs 6, Frank 5, Hartford 5,Crown 4. Downs first, second
_ Extra, 6 clays, 25 cents, three moneys: Frank 3, Bates 4, Knowles
6, Downs 3, Perham 3, Hartford 3, Crown 2. Knowles and Per-
ham first, Bates second, Frank third on shoot-off.
Extra, same conditions: Knowles 4, Bates 5, Lovejoy 4, Downs
4, Hartford 6, Perham 5, Crown 4, Frank 5. Hartford first, sec-
ond diy., third won by Knowles on shoot-off.
_Extra, Keystone system, at 6 clays, 2) cents, three moneys:
Knowles 6, Frank 4, Crown 2, Hartford 6, Bates 6, Colt h, Gregg 4, -
Perham 5, Downs 5, Knowles and Hartford div. first after shoot=
off, Perham won second and Frank third on shoot-off.
ESSEX GUN CLUB.
| annual reunion of the Essex Gun Club took place as pre-
yiously promised on ‘Thursday last, on the grounds of the
Jersey Cit Heights Gun Club at Marion, and was a very success-
ful, aye, felicitous affair. On the very many occasions of tnis
character on these well-known grounds it has rarely been equalled
and never excelled in all the various elements of the make up
successfully carried out for a royal good time. In the first place
it is a grand club, comprising some of the finest fellows as well as
crack shots of the State. The weather was in every respect
superb, the birds the best Jot decidedly we ever saw together in
the month of June, the shooting excellent, the dinner, furnished
by Morrow & Day of Jersey City, can be mentioned only in the
He rye terms, and was served by his corps of darky waiteisin true
Delmonico style. The feeling throughout the entire day was one
of great enjoyment. We arriyed on the scene quite late, and
found that three sweepstakes at bluerocks had taken place, and
there was a sweep at 10 live birds each man in progress, with that
genial writer and good all-around sportsman rollicking Jake
Pentz referee and storer. It did us good once more to get our
legs under the table and pen il in hand alongside of this old timer.
It was years ago when we reporfed matches side by side in the
days before Bogardus and Carver; Jake, I think, even antedating
or being cotemporary with King and Jack Taylor and Billy Seeds
in their closely-contested matches.
Jake promised me to extend the usual courtesies and send me
the preyious sceres, which he didn’t. He sent the clay saucer
contests, but the main sweep on live birds yon will haye to go
without. Perhaps he thought I got it elsewhere. Did he? Follow-
ing are the scores at the earthen disks, Then came the dinner,
after which the main contest, the feature of the occasion, the
ciub match between members, 16 men on a side, for the birds, the
dinners and a good time. Mr. Hayes, the gentlemanly jeweler
more than once crowned king of rifle shois at Schuetzen Park, a
good shot with single ball or scatter gun. captained one team,
While Frank Stewart, noisy, hilarious Frank of Guill Island
reminiscences, did the same for the other 16 men. Two setters,
Old South Paw’s celebrated Duke and a small black bitch and a
good one, did the retrieving. As wesaid, they were a goud lot of
birds with some very tough ones, and Al's jaw dropped quite
often to see them scale the fence. As the birds cost something
like 60 to 65 cents per pair, and they were put up of course at the
regular price, 40 cents per pair, Al’s only way to save himself
would be by sending the dead birds to market. We fear Old South
Paw didnt get-yery rich over the transaction, but he likes the
fun, anc is ever ready to do his share for the pleasure of sports-
men both of his own and visiting clubs shooling on these grounds.
Long may he wave.
There were some excellent shots made with some unaccount-
able bad misses. We were indeed glad to see that old veteran of
more than fifty years at the traps, Old Reliable No. 1 Uncle Billy
Hughes, once more at the score. It is more than a year since the
old man had touched a trigger, and few that saw him a year ago
or less even thought to see him ever again a contestant in the
fields he loves so well, But the rare old fellow is all right again,
as his score will show, and his many friends—for who has more
than Uncle Wm. Hughes—are rejoiced accordingly, The follow-
ing is the score in full:
First évent, 10 bluerocks, 4 moneys:
WEBER EN soe hPa 1-5 4 1101110000—5 Whitehead.......... 1101111111—9
TUG eee ee Renee re 11011101119 Thomns...... .... .. 0110111011—7
Tinse yee rke heb) bs 1117100000—5 Heritage....... ..... 1101.000010—4
Breintnall........... 111101 11—9
Second event, same:
qureby alle ueete mye 0111011000—5 Breintnall.......... 1111011111— 9
TPL re eee 1011111111—9 Tiiomas............. 11431113131—10
RINSE Yost eee 0000000100—1 Heritage............ 10111 00001— 5
Third event, 10 bluerocks, ties divided:
Hunts 2 6 S09 "Qian: cess O100111110—4
Breintnall..... ..... 1101117910-8 Kinsey............... 0000100001—z2
TPhODVASH ge. wees he OMIII—) «Nichols ............. 01111011 1—8
O. Von l........,....1011110110—7 Heritage............. 1110110111 8
Carrington,......... QUGOvODIIU—2 OC M Hedden, ....... QnNN0—s8
Cinb match for dinners,
ing rule, handicap rises:
Capt. Stewart’s Team.
First Squad.
Stewart (80)... 1011111111— 6
Unger (28)... ...1112112101— 9
SS Hedden (26).2111110211— 9
Terral (26),-.. =. 1001100011— !
1b men @ side, 10 birds each, Hurling-
Capt. Hayes’s Team.
Virst Squad.
F Class (80). .._. 2112132211—10
Frische (24)... .1201222110— 8
Tilou (26). -.....1122111200— 8
Thomas (26)... ...1021012210— 7
an
Hunt (a0........ 2011020012— 6—88 Kinzie (80),_.-.: O21222 — )—38
Second Squad. Second Squad.
L O Hedden (26).21002020,.0— 5
Babbage (28). . -.2211111112—10
Breintnall (80). .1111110201— 8
C M Hedden (80)1111021111— 9
Herman (28), .. .1022101221— §
Burnett (30). . .-.110121)121— 9
VIS) eee 100212U121— 7 Keast (26)... ... 2112002022— 7
Hughes (28). -.,-1011111201— 8—38 Whitehead (28).1111101120— 8—41
Third Squad. Third Squad.
Ryan (28).-.. ..,0212122220— 8 Ov Leng’ ke (30).1110221011— 8
Nichols (28)..-.. 1100011 121— 7 Plume (26)... .- OOvLCGN01O— 2
Heinisch (29), ...2012112201— 8
1 Currington (28) .1101021122— 8
BSeddy (28).......1121022200— 7
1 : Morris (26).....:2002111110— 7
Quinley (30) ....1111111101— 9 Llayes (30).......1220171020— 7
Stonaker (26).. -0110121001— 6—45 Blind (26)... _.. O110121001— 6—38
121 uy
AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION.
EGARDING the Association’s-first tournament, recently held
at Cincinnati, we hear the expression from many that it was
a failure, and the conclusion is drawn that the Association will
not prove to be what its projectors aud the shooting fraternity in
general hoped it would, The reason for this opinion seems fo be
solely because the attendance at the initial shoot did not come up
to the expectations of those who thus prognosticate. This we
believe to be an incorrect method of reasoning. It must not be for-
gotten that the plan of classification as adopted by the Associa -
tion was practically anew and untried scheme, that is, untried
so far as its rigid enforcement goes; for while a somewhat similar
system has been in force at several large tournaments, the
methods of securing shooters’ records, and thereby classifying
them, were not such as to inspire confidence among the weaker
shots. The following explains the Association system:
Classijication.—See. 1. Any shooter to become eligible to the
tournaments given under the rules and management of the
American Shooting Association must ygualify by sending to the
headquarters of the Association a certificate from the president.
or secretary of a regularly organized gun club. of which he is a
member, glying, to the best of his knowledge and belief, what he
considers the shooter’s average on inanimate targets, These cer-
tificates will be used in making upa proper cassification of the
contestants. Blank forms will be sent to any one on application.
If the scores made by any shooter give sufficient grounds for
changing bis classification, the Association reserves, the right
to make the change. iD ;
Sec. 2. The classification of shooters will be as follows:
Class A—To consist of all those whose average is 86 and over.
Cue B—To consist of all those whose average is from 70 to $5 in-
clusive.
Class C—To consist of all those whose average is under 70.
This seems just, and if carried out and rigidly enforced, as all
agree it was at Cincinnati, the Association will have accomplished
much toward equalizing the chances of all contestants.
During a long term of years, while trap-shooting has been grow-
ing in popularity and the skill as well as the number of shooters
has been steadily increasing, these medium and lowest class men
have been learning the lesson of caution, aided by many bitter
experiences of combines and pools worked on them by the ex-
perts, and where they formerly went in droves tothe large shoots
they now stay at home. This is not to be wondered at when one
considers the rare occasions when any money in the sweeps falls
to their lot, and itis not to be expected that they would at once
unlearn this hard lesson and flock to the first shoot advertised to
be given insuch a way as to protect them. Just such bait has
been offered them before, but although well baited the hook hag
heen there and they have grown wary. As they see the practical
working of classification as proposed by the Association, and if
enforced as it was at Cincinnati, where some good shots were
advanced from the ower classes on proof that their skill war-
ranted it, they will be convinced thatits influence is in their
favor and will again attend the tournaments, knowing that their
June 27, 1889.
interests are protected and a fair chance is afforded them to win
among contestants of the same relative skill. Nothing that the
Association has so far done warrants the belief that it is a failure,
and the croakers should give it an opportunity to thoroughly test
its efficacy before voicing that opinion. As we understood it the
expectations were that some money would haveto be donated by
the Association’ St Cincinnati, but the result showed a much
smaller loss than was calculated on, By a reference to the scores
it is shown that over 100 shooters were in attendance during the
four days, and this, while not phenomenal, is certainly a fair
average for a first attempt. The next meeting at Boston will no
doubt draw many who held off to see how things would work.
Give the Association a chance!
_ SPRINGFIELD, N, J., June 22.—Two matches were shot on the
Union Gun Club grounds here this afternoon, besides a number
of sweepstakes and a team race to see who would set up the ice
‘cream for the contestants. The day was all that could be desired,
heing quite cool with a moderate northwest breeze blowin
directly across the traps. he first match was between M. FP.
Lindsley, of Hoboken, and C, H. Johnson, Jr., of Union, for $10 a
side, American Association rules, Shooting commenced promptly
at a quarter past three, and there was scarcely a second between
shots. By four o’clock the match was finished, Johnson winning
with a score of 94 breaks to Lindsley 76. All breaks were clean
and not a scratch was scored. As soon as this match was finished
OMonovyer and Sickley promptly stepped to the score and kept up
music, Conoyer winning by the score of 41 to Sickley’s 3/7. The
cream shoot was started immediately on the side traps, while
sweepstakes were shot in front, and from then until dark there
Was nearly one incessant reportofguns. Lindsley used a 12-cauge
L, C. Smith hammerless, U, S, Climax shells loaded with 8drs,
American wood powder, special trap, and 14oz. No. us ehilled
shot. Johnson used a 12-cauge Lefever hammerless, U.S, Cli-
max shells loaded with 234drs, af dead shot powder F.F.i,G, and
iijoz. No. 816 chilled shot. Conover and Sickley both used 10-
#auge Parkers, U, 8, Climax shells loaded with 3drs. dead shot
E.FLELG. and 14402, No. 7 chilled shot. Following are the scores:
Match at 100 blmerocks, 3 screened traps, l6yds, rise, American
Association rules, $10 prizes; Wm. Sigler referee, Dr, Conover
scorer:
'Johnson.....-::,-1IIIII III 0101011110101
1901.1011011109199.000101190111.11101.11 0 0d 1 —94
1001909.1111710010011111101130111111011111111011100
10400.9110100511001110103 11001 1.0111100111111011101—76
Match at 5) Ligowsky clays, 15 pair and 20 singles, 3 screened
traps, l8yds. rise. American Association rules, loser to pay for
he clays; ©. H. Johnson veferee and scorer:
Dr Conover,........-:-. WWW WWW WILWM UW
10111110101111110111—41
Albert Sickley......-. .00 10 11 11 T1 OL 11 10 11 11: 31 10 11 01 01
11111111111010010011—37
Tee cream shoot, 25 clays, @ screened traps, American Associa-
tion rules:
Miller
poigler.....
Dr Conover
TT CG 1c. a dae a ee
LO GUSTER oe jogs ed eee ag aaa ek |
10.4 RDG farehy 2p SS ed ene 0111101101011111111011111—20
“SE dee a a ee _., --111011010191111100117010 -18
Lindsley,
Miller’s Team.
ed VIIIS LASSER CS SSREE Sein Gad 101010101111111111100001117
110011.1111111131110111111—22
TNE OO ee ee ne cage 0111011101101111111111100—19—160
Johnson’s Team.
PIPPIN GT so yaaa el aL atu ae 11001011170111111101111111—20
Williams..... PRVPE CR eee inane. 010010111111111101111001—17
PAS CMGIe ys a1) 0d jon eereccLiar eh Lee, 0111111110111011101111010—19
Wie ANAS AMIN Te States oS i 1111111111000011011110111—19
“t= LESteobt mebtbabteperscoet tees 1010111111101111000011111—18
POO PPeRPenAER a neaan team ianet|s 1111109011111110111111100—20
DO OAT hy aie 1000100010— 8 Sopher.,.......,..-..1100001011— 4
SR alge WU1111001— 9 Sickley........ .... -1010111100— 6
Sweep No. 2,10 bluerocks, 50 cents entrance:
PVD IAT ion ocr. acne VWI11111—10 Tillon....... ...-....1001001001—4
BPM VETG sbi celinc.s WIWIII—10 ~Perry....-........ .. 110110111—8
Gonover........5.. 1101710110— 7 Smith......-......-.. 1111001010—6
JOD bb pa eeag Elsie 1101110011— _ 7 Lindsley......-.:..-.1001101111—7
Wolliams........... 1111011101— 8 Sopher .... -........1111101111—9
Sweep No. 6, same conditions:
Miller.....0.. ......1007—I6— Lindsley............. 110711110—9
i Prewtare “peers W1i—10 Sopher... ..... -.....111100i—9
ern sel MIU Perry iss ines enue OO1L0L0111—6
{blab so 6 3+) Lapel gs JUIM1II— 8 Tillon, ...,... .-.....1110111011—8
ert pest Apes HiiI—10-‘Sickley...............101111100I—7
Ba ine Aner WN111i—10 Dunean..............01111711111—8
Sweep No. 4, same entrance, 10 Keystones:
Ones em Wens 1713111111—10 Williams........ .....J001111111—8
pei bae he lebiceaee ye LWWilli— 9 Conover.............-1110111111—9
> eae 1001111011— 7 Sopher.... ..........110)J11111—9
pear. Cerne 1111110011— 6 Grunderman........1101100111—7
UBER SR eSt oe Rberl 1101111— 9
No. 5, same conditions: =
OTS Ee W11111731—10 Sayre... ...-. et 1111101110—8
Grunderman... . .1011111011— 8
Johnson ...- ...,...0011111111— 8
Sweep No. 6, same entrance, 5 pairs Keystones; ties diy.:
Lindsley....... .....1111101111—9
Gonover..... ....01 01 11 10 11—Y Sopher....... ... 10 11 11 11 11-9
Sea ER ay ce ee 11 1111 1010—8 Johnson .........11 00 10 11 11-7
Lindsley.......... 00 10 11 10 10—5 + Mfiller............ ii 10 10 11 11-8
Sickley...........10 11 11 11 1J—9 Grunder....... -00 01 10 01 00—8
WATSON'S PARK.Grand Crossing, Il, June 15,—Lake County
Gun Club medal shoot, 10 pigeons, 5 ground traps:
HOT. co canel-e 2,1 KURI S8 , Koehleron 2. .: 2022010110—6
Wewis.. = 4. s445-2.2 6. 2001022222" Donnell........2 .--.. 1012111212—8
DIA Hite Sarge evs ER cects 111111011—8 Immell __,..... -... 2021102100—6
Pea ee es 1012022110—7 Washington.......- 0110221210—%
MOWNOS . ore ey .... 01001 0101—5_~Edbrook.....,....... 1111011120—8
On shoot off Donnel won with 3,
Sweep a66 birds;
ies pase IOI — 322. Donnell, cscs 2 see4 12010—3 2
wee cess ys PLIIO—t 6 Washington... ,...-... 21211—5
wet Sep tee twee ee
ee C7
te eee
bee tes CEA a VN eed res foe. «fellas 1112171011—9
sbeoote cnetts 2101022211— 8 seve eee s +e eee nl] 2022220—8
Popo RE eda © 1111211102— 9 weve eve eee- -1200211021—7
--~ ++ 122112122110 Samson... .......... 2102000200—4
Wadsworth ........ 2111121121—10
On shoot-off: Buechner 4, Wadsworth 5, and won.
% The Gun Ciub medal shoot, same day, at 20 bluerocks, 3 traps,
PMoelish rules, 18yds. rise: ;
Donald... ..0001001110111110101J—12 “Wileox....11111111110101101110—16
Huteh's’n.10010100001011111110—12, Hauser, , ..01110000100000110111— 9
Young. .. .01111111100010190000—10 9 Willard. ..11110111111101000110—14.
| CORRY GUN CLUB.—Corry, Pa., regular shoot, June 13; Ar-
nold, gold medal; Swan, on shoot-off, silyer medal; Eastman,
Neather medal. Score:
Pe dos 5022 eByoce eodet a eee 1111011111101101111011111—?21
ceo ph etree ceeee eee eee» « eOL00111111110111110101711—19
. .0011710111101111101111001—19
- 0J111110101101011110111 10—18
-1101011010100101111011111—17
- 101110111110001019111.0110—16
. .1110001111101001011110110—16
--1110001111011001100100116—14
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22,.—Shoot for amateur championship trophy, 25 birds, 25 cents
entry, 5 traps, Keystone birds and rules:
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Shoot for Lefevre trophy, same conditions:
LaLa KE ae Suen elie Sle slant sees BE ofolozae 1114111111101100101101011—19
Collinge. «0. LEA veerenenes. Sas aaah ae 1111101101111111011111101— 21
(Aicbtril 743444 ond codqo Sadnddacoqoesadoceps 1100111110111111111110111—21
Sweep No. 1, 5 traps, Keystone rules, 50 cents entry, ties diy.:
Quimby..-.......-...1 1O10110110—6 Sawyer ............. ,0100010111—5
Yerrington.......... 1L00001101I—5_—sSreland.,.. ........... 0100001010—3
Gollims..2 eyes 1111011010—7_ _Hathaway........... 0110010010—4
Sanford.....,. .....- Q000LL0100-—-8 Richards...... ..... 0010001110—4
LSPA bon doorot OU1OM01NI—7 Gilman.........,.... 0000010100—2
Hii, ons -eaebiise kes = 1010010100—4 Russel.............., 0100000110—3
Medion... 17.08. ,.1000001010—8 Johnson........ Re eine 0000110001—3
GOERS. 9. 4- be lee 1111010000—5 Hetherington... .,..0101100010—4
Riggotts..........02. 1111111101—9
No. 2, same, ties div.:
Qui.» Aackanc: e QLOLMOOII— 5 Craig... ..-....., ... ..0100100000—2
Yerrington......... THNOOM— 8 Rigotts:) 25-1). ..2... 000001 1000—2
Collings... eee 1111117101— 9 -_Sawyer....... vee we -LL001010I—6
Sanford.....-....... QooOvD0TTI— 3 Treland............ «.-L101101001—6
ADEA spe adeeleens 1131111111—10 Richards....,....... G001000111—4
Mister. ene 0111010101I— 6 Russel... .... ..... 1001011000—4
Medona............. 100101001J—. 5 Hetherington .....-. 0000001101—3
There will be a Fourth of July tournament, beginning at 9:30
A. M., Keystone system, American Association rules and Classifi-
cation, under the management of Major J. M. Taylor. These
rules insure a fair division to the amateur and expert alike, with-
out imposition on any class. Class A, 8 per cent. or over; class
B, 70 to 85 per cent.; class C, all under 70 per cent.; 12 entries or
more, 40 per cent., 30 per cent., 20 per cent. and 10 per cent.; less
than 1? entries, 50 per cent., 30 per cent, and 20 per cent.
Sweep No. 3, same:
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errington ......... OMNI110I—8_—-Riggotts......... ... G010000010—2
OUIDIS! |. dace eens 101011100I—-6 Sawyer ............ 0001000000—1 |
Sandford...,........ 0010000100—2 Treland.............. 1110000010—4
Rees odo. ap Aecre see 0101111001—6. ~Winship........ ena .0000101010—3
1D Sane ORDA A Ae Bo 10011001116 Van Schaick.... ... 0001011111—6
First diy., Ellis second on shoot-off.
No. 4, same:
Collings! , 2) a7 se O10GOI0II— 6 ~Oraig. ........2.... 0000000000— 9
Yerrington....... O1OMMITII— 8 Hilis................ 1111171111—10
Quimby, 2. fete a 1900001100— 3 Apear ott rR TY 1111101100—. 7
Treland..........-..1111110000— 6 imship............ 0000100001— 2
Van Schaick....... 10COLON00I— 3
WELLINGTON, Mass., June 22.—There was a good attendance
at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day and some good
scores were made in the several matches, In the match for a
silver pitcher, at 7 bluerocks and 8 clay-pigeons, Choate and Bond
tied with 14 each, and in the shoot off Bond won. The other scores
in this match were as follows: Sanborn 1%, Warren. Lang and
Dili 11, Field, Chase and Baxter 10, Stone 9, Melcher 8. Bowker
broke 14 in this match, but not being a member of the club his
score does not count. Im the merchandise badge mateh Bond
was first with 14 out of 15. The other scores were: Dill 13, Choate
Chase and Schaefer 12, Sanborn, Stone and Baxter 11, Bradstreet
10, Melcher 9, Cowee 8 The winnersin the sweepstake matches
were as follows: 5 clay-pigeons, Dill; 6 bluerocks, Bowker; 5 clay-
pigeons, Choate, Dill, Chase and Chapin; 6 bluerocks, Chapin; 3
airs clay-pigeons, Choate; 8 clay-pigeons, Choate; 7 bluerocks,
owker; 5 clay-pigeons, Stone, Warren, Bond and Choate; 6 blue-
rocks, Warren, Choate, Bond and Bowker; 6 bluerocks, Land and
Bond; 5 clay-pizeons, Dill, Baxter and Bowker; 5 clay-pigeons,
Chase, Bond and Boker.
TORONTO.—The Stanley Gun Club’s tournament, which com-
mences on Dominion Day, July 1. on McDowall & Co.'s grounds,
promises to be one of the big attractions of the day. The com-
mnittee have received every encouragement, as almost every shoot-
ing club in Canada has signified its intention to take part in this
big shoot. The St. Huberts, ef Ottawa, will send 10 men and the
Dominion Gun Club, of Montreal, 5 men, also clubs from as far
west will do likewise. The prizes amount to over $500, of which
$250 is in cash, also a silver cup, the balance in merchandise,
prizes subscribed partly by friends of the club and merchants,
some of which are excellent trophies,
ATT
WILMINGTON, Del,, June 20.—Today was a great day for the
sportamen at Birmingham Park, near Wilmington, Del. ‘lhe
of the Massachusetts Shooting Association, held at | Wawaset Gun Club gave an excursion to the park, and the day
was spent in clay-pigeon shooting. The sport was lively, and the
large number of shooters that took part made it, very interesting,
The Wawaset Club had as their guests A. L. Lumb, William FT.
Wolstencroft and James Wolstencroft, of the North Hnd Gun
Club, of Philadelphia. These sportsmen took part, in the shoot-
ing, and as can be seen from the scores, did some good work, The
sweepstake shooting was at clay-pigeons, open to all comers. Ip
the first match each man shot at 5 birds:
C Buckmaster............ 11100—8 G Miller.................5 LT1—5
G Huber...... a5 1111—5 EF Ewieg.-................ Qcooo—0
EH Melchoir .... 11010—8 H Hwing.. 1010i—3
W MocKendrick. . R Miller...
W Buckmaster-- 00110—2 J Galdwell.. . M0000—0
W H Hartlove... 11110—4 C Salvador. - 10101—3
UWO cee eeek se O10nlI—38_ GG Gill._-.... --- «f1101—4
A Williamson. - . 010001 J Jackson .. .-----. ALIII—h
U Buckmaster,......,... 000l1I—2 W Burke... vee jesse. COULI—S
URE WINE? epee e. ote ..O110I—8 G Green. e+ aa OL0L0—2
First money divided between G. Huber, G. Miller and J. Jack-
son, second between Hartlove, R. Miller and Gill, C, Buckmaster
won third. by breaking 3 straight,
The second match was fairly well shot, M¢Kendrick winning
first:
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I LGIGIOIT yh ase vee as 2) 11110—4 © Buckmaster....., 11011—4
Hh ala tae Dery Lt eer 11017—4. FW Wwing..........2...2... 11001—3
A Williamson.... AOTOL Se Rover) eee eee 11101—4
W H Hartlove.......... POLUII=4. Wo Baker. . vii 3,eraecs: 11011—4
Gavilan Wait Tint: CTE aE OS « cacie asea eyes 10IN—3
Gusalvyadorestscta. ) oh 11011—4. J Wwing..............-....11101—4
W McKendrick........ .111U-—5 W Buckmaster..........10101—3
GSmedley,\-...0.......0 10110—8 H Buckmaster........... 10110—8
Shoot off for second &. Miller and J. Ewing broke 3 straight
and divided, L. Fox won third.
The third match showed amarked improvement in the shooting.
CG Buckmaster.,.........- 11014 G Lancaster:........., :. O01101—3
W H Hartlove........... W1i—s TK Miller.....-,...2...:,.10111—5
PW OAGKSOM s. veden esses yee 1110-4 W Buckmaster,....:..... 11111—h
PyMoxe fee tapers avsoee iss 1iii—b J Shaffer. --....:---, ima 01001—2
FARIS WATE os amet tie Oli1I—4 Vi Melchor.....:: =.. .... 1101i—4
W Williamson........... TO —£ Ge bertss- 224.252 .2s-k 1LiI—h
Waa Wek oy oe, eee ree 1NI—5: J wines... 52.0... 1111—5
UA Dy yg abe ein es ey ey ee 11110—4 W MrKendrick..........11111—5
HwBa kets. bee. eak bonus. 11100—38 G@ Miller__....-. Fin: hee 11111—5
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13 hy DS ee eer TWHI—6 HH wings..-.-..-........ 111110—5
MesB Wings saeacie 208. Wi—6 W McKendrick..........101111—5
C Buckmaster........... HOM1—5b CSalvadore.......-..... 011010—8
DRA CHROM: Seas cee area 111100—4 T Smedley........-. ....101010—3
(ravi bet ees obese es Tl100—4. W Bacon ....... .....-. 010101—3
A Williamson. ......... 111011—5 J Caldwell............... 001111—4
W_H Hartlove.......... 0111-5 W Buckmaster.......... 101111—5
Coie 0 TS e 11010I—4 AB Mack........... ... 101191—4
do SGhairer.... 25... ,.. TN) ESS PSOE eee See ae eeeeorss ie 1011—5
EH Melchoir.............. 010101—3 H Buckmaster.......... O10111—4.
Gu ee eee ae 101110—4 H Ewing.... .....-...... 111011—5
RRO es or eae wees 11001I—4 G Grier.... -. ......,... 011111—5
Wirst divided between R, Miller and J. Ewing; second between
W. McKendrick and fF. Hwing, each making 6 straight; third was
divided between G. Huber and A. Mack, each making 3 straight.
In the fifth mateh the visitors trom the North End Gun Club
took part and did some creditable shooting:
W Yeardsley.......-..... 1llli—5 J Wolstencroft.........., 11111—5
© Buckmaster....... .... M—5 AL bumb....../........ 00111—3
OD) HWANG oi ei, eet a wine 11100—3 W Wolstencroft...., .-., M1115
IUWIVGHIOTI ct crus Memnie «al 111014 AB Mack........ -...... 11011—4
le RWIS pel piri ait ce: aa OUI —4" SAVE: Stowte. ..-.cleben ose O1111—4.
PaAmbold............ ... onvII—2 J Shaffer..............-... 01110—3
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W_ H Hartilove........-...JJ111—5 W McKendrick....... .. 11011—4.
Pate) oe ee SP le cp peba foe 11110—4 C O’Brien ........... ..., 10111—4.
H Buckmaster..........., ITi—5 KR Baldwin.-......--....., 1i1—5
yopgl sl Lee Oger ee etn eS oe OPT PTE VSR se ea. i arome tele oh pak O111—4
Hartlove won first money; second divided between A. H. Stout
and W. McKendrick; third money awarded to Lamb,
The sixth match was quite exciting, and the scores were good:
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H Buckmaster............ 11) AMON Feo e ke ele ee vll1—4.
W Yeardsiley.. ....... .. OOLlO—2 P Ambold...... .......,.11011—4
W Wolstencroft.........- LIOM—4 A TL Lumb............... 11010—3
GaELen. 7 aecduee ed oes OILY Ah = 23 OW GAN Toye a ar gy i eS 2 11111—5
BY MI Wik so... oe see 111—5 J Shaffer..__..-...-.2...-. 11010—3
TAU WY ce Bae BRR ae epee hili—5 ~P MeChieky.....-.......- O1l0—2
J Wolstencroft....... ... 11-5 CM Buckmaster_.-...... 11011—4.
IpeOlRichhoede se deen teeny 11011—4 B Baldwin........,--..... 11111—5
VOL IEE Onto tc euccine tye 111—5 W #H Hartilove....... .-.. 00111—3
Ag Stout 0s, cook UI Et ss Bk A i a ek es Sa Wii—5
W MckKendrick........-. 11100—8 H Hwing..... eae 11101—4.
In the shoot-off H, Buckmaster, R. Miller, J, Wolstencroft and
R. Baldwin each made three straight and divided. Second money
was divided between W. Wolstencroft, I. Hlliot, J. Ewing and H.
Ewing. Third money was divided between W. McKendrick, A.
L. Lumb and W. H. Hartlove.
In the seventh match each man shot at 6 birds;
HRT Lennie vce a tent toe 1000-3 W MeKendrick....._.. 11111—6
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ABMack .............-- 1101I—5 A Fewing....-.......,--2. O111—5
HME a = ee Pets os 11110I—-~COW ~Yeardsley..........-. 110011—4
R Baldwin........-...... 110011—4 H Buckmaster.......... 111001—4
APLAR ode ian pce isaet 1111I—6 -~W Ewing ................ 11011—5
PERST IETS) eo Anan Aees bre 110100- 3 W Hi Hartlove .......... 100111 —5
J Wolstencroft.......... AAT I— i eG Geen oe oes 100101—8
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First divided between A. L. Lumb, G. Millar and W. McKen-
drick; second divided between A. A. Mack, R. Miller and C. M.
Burkmaster; third divided between G. Huber, W. H. Hartlove
and R, Baldwin.
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contest during the afternoon, Hach man shot at 6 birds:
W Wolstencroft. ...... W110—5. A lL Lumb............... 111111—6
(RIND UEES ae ee eee WINI—6 AB Mack ............-. 111111—6
J Wolstencroft.......... Tlld1—6 W DuPont............... 101011—4
Gabtiliars WIss. 2s 1i1—6 J Schaffer..... ........, 010011—38
LeCAG Tata Wy AM Erna | 001410—8 F Ewing,_-.............. 110110—4
Go Hiihers. yoo 111/01I—5 -~-R Baldwin...............111111—6
FIER WIR acts eeoht seep eee 1111-6 H Ewing..... Sa. »-. J11111—6
W Hartlove............. 11-6 W MckKendrick......... 110—5
Gu see ee pan ae I Greer elo pele s soy ree: 111111—6
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In shoot-off R. Miller made 10 straight, J. Wolsteneroft 12
straight, G, Miller 12 straight and A, L. Lumb 12 straight; they
then divided. Second divided hetween W-. Wolstenecrott, G.
Heber, I, Eliott and W. McKendrick.
ST, LOUIS, Mo.. June 16.—Riverside Gun Club:
Meusch.. .11000101011101111011—15 #) Predock01101100010100111110—11
Lang’bach11011001111010011111—14 Pohiman..10000110000001111101— 9
Bikhoff. ..11110111111111100101-17_ Bright... ..11111111111111111100-18
Selzer..... 10101111111001111100—14 Hfespos....00011110101111011101—138
Paneok.. .10100111000100000010— 7 Meier . . .01011100111111011111—15
Rosier. ...00000011010001100011— 7 Borcher’g.11010000101000001101— 8
MPredock01009101110100100101— 9 Kling...-. 10111111010100100111—138
Maune,, ..117101011111011100010—13 Stannard .00010001101110000010— 7
Grissom. ..1110011011110101J011—14 Horst’hoff01110011101010000111—11
Sch*mburg0000000001110000100— 4
Bright first medal, Hikhoff second medal, Meier third medal.
EAST AND WEST THAMS.— Mi. H. A. Penrose, of the Key-
stone Mfg. Co. speaks of a match now pending to be shot at that
Company's annual tournament at Corry, Pa. which should prove
of interest. Itisasix-man team shoot between the Hast and
West. Mr. Dickey of Boston will captain the Hastern team,
which will probably consist of Perry, Hager and Stanton of Bos-
ton, McMurchy of Syracuse, and bitney of Phelps, N.Y. The
Western team will be led by C. W. Budd of Des Moines, Iowa, J.
R. Stice of Jacksonville, Il)., F.S. Parmalee of Omaha, Al. Ban-
dle of Cincinnati, R. O, Heikes and one other will probably econ-
stitute the Western team. The aboye named men will probably
constitute the two teams but as yet it is not a dead certainty.
DIVIDING THE POT.—New Haven, Conm.—There should be
some way by which all contestants can have a fair distribution
of the money in the purse. Forexample in all 10 bird races or
over haye an equal division of the purse in two parts, each part
or half to be div. into 60 and 40 per cent, and all ties to diy. Ifa
shooter kills 7 birds out of 10 he is entitled to a share of 40 per
cent. fourth money, which is the same as the second money. Iam
well aware that 1f 1s a difficult problem to solye whereby all trap-
shooters will be satisfied and make money. That will probably
neyer be done,—Mzpium TRAP SHOT.
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WINSTON VS. ELLLOTT.—Kansas City, Mo,, June 19.—First
of a series Of four matches for $25).a side, between J. L. Wins
ston, of St. Louis, and J. A, R, lliott, of this city.
who furnished the birds himself, took particular pains to select
the 200 which were reauired for the match from 2,000 which he
has on hand, Hurlingham rules, modified to use 10-gauge gun
and allowing 2yds. for the 12-gauge:
J L Winston....1121211222—10 J ABR Hiliott...221211002— 9
OOLZONI21— 7 1111101222— 9
11111212921—10 221101 2250— &
01112222 f 121011 1222— 9
1201122121— 9 12621012)2— 7
222212 — 8 1011111111— 9
i110 1121212121—10
THN 1—10 1122222112—10
211111|212—10 221212111210
220221 1121— 9—85 111121011— 9—90
Summary: Winston. right quarterers 13, incomers 29, left quar-
terers 7, failers19, right ccossers 15, left crossers 19. Elliott, right
quarterers L4.incomers 27,1eft quarterers 7,tallers 24,right crossers
18, left crossers 15. Winstou used second barrel 33 times, Elliott
36 times,
Second match, Jane 20,—At the conclusion of the match Win-
ston requested that the lie be postooned to allow of his supplying
himself with snitable shells, but, Elliott insisted upon ifs being
settied immediately. The conditions were 100 Ligowsky clay-
piseons for $25) 4 side, American Shooting Association rules to
fovern:
J L Winston... .1111011100— 7 JAR Elliott ...1111101111—9
OL101L1011— 7 1OMM11—9
}LIONNLAI— 7 11011110i—8
OUAUWLII— & 1111109} 10—7
110111001— 7 1110110111—8
W011— 9 011111 1100—7
HUuNVvU—10
J111111731—10
OL11111i1— 9
0100110111— #6—80
1411011101—8
7110101111—8
1110111111—9
1101011101—7—80
Tie score:
UV ITIR GOH cle oat oie pots oi ete erase 411910119111101119101101—21
Tutt elie eR se 0119911199111101001111011—20
clay
J Winston..11 11 11 10 01— 8
11 11 11 11 00 -
10 10 10 11 a1—
11 O1 10 11 Oi—
OL 10 0U 10 11—
OL 11 11:00 11—
11 01 CO 11 11—
1111 11 10 H— 8
11 11 11 1 W— § 1041 11 11 1i— 9
iii fi 1 W—0—77 — . 1110 01 11 11— 871
Fourth mateh, June 22.—Conditions: 50 pairs live pigeons, mod-
ified Hurlingham rules. for $250a side:
J Winston..11 1! Co Jo 00— 4 J A Elhott..11 of 01 Jo Li— %
00 fo 10 10 J1— 4 10 00 11 1 00— 5
01 Qo 01 10 CO— 8 00 11 of O1 WO— 3
00 11 Oo 11 01— 5 Li ) 11 of 10—5
Ti of 10 00 11— 5 OO 11 of 10 O1— 4
Iii 1111 0-9 11 10 10 11 10— 7
11 11 01 1) 1O—5 11 Wi 111 u—4
ji 11 11 11 U—10 10 of O1 10 01— 4
W171 OL 11 1— 9 11 01 O01 O01 O1I— 6
V1 11 10 11 00— 7—F4 10 of 11 Jo 11— 7—57
o denotes dead out of bounds.—UNSsmER FrRi7vz.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 21.—The Minneapolis Gun Club held their
recular monthly all-day tournament yesterday, and in spite of a
drizzling rain which commenced in the morning and lasted all
day a fair number of shooters pub in an appearance, and some
good scores were made considering the circumstances, following
are the scores:
Event No. 1, 10 singles: Ensign 7, Dalton 9, Bennett 6, Webley
8, Lawrence 7. Jones ?, Moirphy §, Chantler 9, Warwick 6, Cutter
10, Osmer 7. Cutter first, Chantler second on shoot-off, Webley
and Murphy third, Ensign feurth on shoot-off.
Event No. 2, 6 singles and 2 paits: Dalton 4, Bennett 9, Warwick
9, Webley 8, Murphy 5, Eusign 5. Chantler 9, Osmer 9, Jones 7,
Lawrence 6, Cuiter 8 Bennett, Chantler and Osmer first, Web-
ley, Murphy and Cutter second, Jones third, Lawrence fourth.
Event No. 38, 15 singles: Warwick 13, Dalton 11, Webley 13,
Murphy 11, Bennett 12, Jones 18, Osmer 14, Chantler 10 Lawrence
10, Ensign 6, Cutter 15, Pratt il. Cutter first, Osmer second, Web-
ley and Jones third on shoot-nfl, Bennett fourth,
Sweep, two miss and ont, 2lyds., entrance $1: Chantler 5, Dal-
ton 4, Lawrence 0, Bennett 5, Murphy 0, Balsom 9, Ensign 10, War-
wick 2, Webley 1. Stokes 6. Walker 0, Jones 1, Cutter 8.
Event Ne, +, 4 singles and 5 pairs: Webley 8 Dalton 10, Chantler
8. Bennett 10, Murphy 6, Balsom 7, Walker 9, Jones 5, Osmer 9,
Warwick 9, Ensign 4, Pratt5, Lawrence 5, Stokes 8, Cutter8. Dal-
ton and Bennett first, Walker, Osmer, and Warwick second,
Chantler third on shoot-off, Balsom fourth.
Event No. 5,10 singles: Ensign 5, Lawrence 8, Pratt 6, Jones 8,
Balsom §, Bennett 7, Chantler 9, Osmer 8, Walker 6, Webley 9,
Warwick 8 Dalton 7, Murphy 10, Cutter 9. Murphy first, Balsom
second on shoot-oll, Osmer third on shoot-off, Bennett fourth on
shoot-oft.
Event No. 6, 10 singles and 5 pairs, club badge shoot: Shott 14,
Daly 14. Webley 12, Balsom 16, Chantler 15, Bennett 14, Walker 17,
Osmer 17, Dalton 16, Jones 17, Warwick 14, Lawrence 8, Ensign 12,
Marshall 12, Murphy 17, Stokes 14, Christenson 16, Pratt 16, Board-
man 18, Cutter 16, Brady 9. Cutter senior badge, Murphy junior
hadge, Shott amateur badge. Walker, Osmer, Jones and Murphy
first, Balsom and Christenson second on shoot-off, Chantler third,
Warwick and Stokes fourth on shoot-off. Cutter won first aver-
age, #10; Osmer second average, $7.50; Chantler and Murphy third
average, $5; Jones fourth average, $2.50.
Tribune badge shoot, 9 singles amd three pairs; entrance $1.50:
Third match, June 21—Conditions: 40 pairs Ligowsky
J A Hiliott..11 11 00 01 1i—
10 Ti 11 11 10-
ii 11 11 01 1i—
Ol 11 11 1 1I—
11 11 Ti GO 10-
01 10 11 10 O1—
10 11 10 11 11—
11 00 01 10 00—
85 Ute So ~F 65 ON
FISH
Tapp ots Ane Zin 7s se) Oey eee = See Baie ae Bee, 011011010 »—s-« 11 00 10— 8
Nigsnacats (7) pe SSRn Sen eeseee BREA qceenn ae LONLO01IIN = 00 11. 10— 7
Meehan sd thd (1 es ORS ASP nares ae Seana O1UOI101L «= 10: 10 WO— 8
TU WEDGE (2B) a oe ee ein tee tern ne meen eee 10117110 11 10 10—10
Tote Ri ry Clb) See, SRE ee Key See se eo ye 011101101 ~=10 11 10—10
Bra cdaeloe ciate cat pe cbt ets hese cee eli 001100110 01 11 10—8
Mbarshial (20) i se eee ele err ale nminlae's Iola ho MOI: 10 11 00— 9
Cutter (21).---, Se ge OB tees Aas, es 011100101 0011 00— 7
Syne] Nes s0 (40 baleen 0 Mee SRP APIS anaes jee T1010 = 10 10 10-10
ay Ffey rfl: ty 8k PSP ER SERB BA BES <4 66 Oh RIE bs 101010011 = 11. « 11 10—10
Waite tia OC}E CEOS seh Sea a 8s 5 fy 5 SEER 2 QUINT =11 10 10—12
Tehotian pati oth eas Sao sees sedi Sad eee OMLILIOL 11 10 10— 9
SLL o Ak) oye ac CARS AARP SBS a cme ARE 011110110 = 1010 10—9
*Bennett (18) ....--.---2 eee eee AEP ERLABBEREE ILOTN1IO »=—- 10 10 10—_ 9
Tea ROTM SP. oon sec cote oe be miniel entice Gil dete ook Ea 11111111 1 W—15
AG arhleaCly, See oe Sek pas esas ee ADM =o: 11 10—14.
* Tones (18) BP, hate orn ata a ola eae ae aks Da bey. 111111110 11 11 10—13
BRAT ILS) eo by ate steered su vides a ieee ee ae 11113111_—s 01:11: OL—18
PASI Ie feiss fies Mea sence ete eELeee we Wii = 11 «10 10—18
¥Walker (18). ....---..- PRS, Sead 111001100 =. 10 01 10— 8
*Visitors. Webley wins badge. Balsom first, Chantiler second,
Osmer third on shoot off, Webley fourth. The conditions of the
Tribune badge are that the member winning at 1syds. shall be
handicapped 3yds., and if he wins at this distance to a still fur-
ther handicap of 3yds., which is the extreme limit, and the shooter
winning it the greatest number of times during the season which
closes Sept. 1 becomes his personal property.—L. H.
MONTREAL, June 20.—During the week mysterious white mis-
sives have been traveling about this city, and upon inquiry they
proved to be inyitations to a yachting, fishing and gunning ex-
cursion on Lake St, Louis. A party of 18 went down and at 2:30
P.M, the yacht Issheactual was moored to the landing stage and
the sporting paraphernalia and its owners were soon safely
aboard. hen began what was a novelty to at least most of the
participants, a_shooting match at Peoria blackbirds from a
yacht’s deck. Every ialys considered the shooting was tirst-rate.
A trap was placed in the bow of the boat, while the shooter stood
abatt the cabin, The direction of the trap was changed after each
shotand as on the outward trip, the sun was direcily in the
shooter’s eyes, shooting was by no means an easy task. Add to
this the uneven rise and fall of the yacht and the scores are ex-
plained. On the return trip anofher match was indulged in but
was cut short by a squall, which had the effect of making the
cabin the unanimous choice of the contestants. Following are
the scores: Report of yacht shoot, June 20, 1889, en route from
Valois to Chateauguay and return:
Outward Trip, — Inward Trip.
Cowley ....... 1111011011011 11-12 Cowley........ 001111101110011—10
Alexander....,11111111111010I—18 -Alexander.-...01111 —4
George......... 1001101011 10011— 9 George......... 11011 — 4
White.......... 1011011011000J1— 9 White.......... 011011111910911—10
McLaren...... 100101001101100— 7 McLaren---... LTTLO00LOG010II— 8
Laidley........ 110000110100111— 8 Laidley._...... 10111111 _—
Horneleg......001101111911011—-10 Horneleg... .. 160111101111100—10
(OBS, oh pee mecce: 110111 100011100— 9 Ross .-...--... 1000001171 00000— 5
Hodgson....... 001001010101010— 6 Jim.......-...- M1111 —
Beda pispee ne. OLOIOITIONIOLO— 9 Paton.......... 1111111 —10
PatOtin veces OLOLOLOLU TI 1—1.
=
ops SS Ee Se SSS SS Ee SS eS ee ee eee ee ee Se ee ee ee eee eee eee ee
Mr. Elliott, |
FOREST AND STREAM.
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.—A very interesting team shoot took
lace to-day between the Wayne boys, of Nicetown, and Wingo-
Locking, of Germantown, ou the former’s grounds. The match
to a certain extent was sadly interfered with by rain, which at
times came down in torrents, and made if so black that good
scores were very dificult. The c nditions were 25 single claya,
18yds. rise. The Wingoes provided a nice luncheon, to which full
justice was done: _ ;
Wayne Gun Clib. Wingohocking Gun Club.
VYMOSUI a Veranels tee 16 Bs Royosas Mueversca oa 10
A. Olifford 22.4.2... 16 DAVID. pots eee tee ee al
8 W Merchants. Meeb TRLn Wahl , 8.4. fee bee one 15
J Sparks........ pa f24 Win days, 2 isn. ee 10
T Scargle Puts) W. Wolstencroft ...7...: 22
¥ Hessler 12 Miatctrire 5 SU Sash Acre 1
HH Hansbury. a 8 AWE Rpoyids iy See al 13
H Kane...... ..10 OLDMAN Aye Se ile ate 17
G Hessler. . 16 Stkhephart® 4.5... = ag
58 Davyis.... eur F Kubn ee sTmLe,
J Sidle... . 12 T Greenwood...........- suf
NRW ELS anata lees 7 DP Pe LV Olea ie an ley sete eae 4
fareVV CIS DAU ys 0c ee. ape oan 7150. BThurmian............ 0. 18—163
_ PHILADELPHIA, June 22.—The Frankford Guo Clnb shot an
interesting team inatch at the traps this afternoon, against the
Parker Gun Club, and made a highly creditable win, 20 birds per
man:
Parker Gun Club, Frankfort Gun Club,
LANG ncn sc 1 ak | keane 9 IBGE a Agee ad, eee 15
ey: Fe. ee ere 12 Kntwistle. Pail
Harr, 28:04: eas fetal aan 16 Dawson wee heer enteue LG
TH Bradbunys ss... nhtelnn 12 Peters 4 lh
JOHES e..40.- A ee 16 Aliant. i Oo Wop sa come aM 16
INGA downto Ween i) SChWwArhZ fos. sot. wee ey 17
uEKOD KOTHOTN te Perey eres ane 17 Wola Ese 0 eee, Pe ae 18
Li) ae) PEPE eee” A eT oe 18 Vie OD, wear: = ne ee ee 9
Wi acu See SES 5 gS ee ek A A 8 Dagser Py. os. oa Alyy
W Bradbury. .......+.:-.. 15 UBRLSOH Lid pews cee yet. 14
Hothersalli...:2--....;-. 12-150 Johnson 0... wees. as 18—167
HUTCHINSON GUN CLUB.—Hnutchinson, Kas., June 10.—The
Hutchinson Gun Club met af their grounds yesterday afternoon
and participated in the regular monthly contest for the medal.
The scores were not up to the average. The boys were throwing
the birds from the last notch. Medalshoot, l5singles and 5 pairs
of doubles:
“Hed ea 11000 011117111 11 10 10 00 10-18
Burslem .
Young. - LOLOLLLIIT10101 10 11 11 01 01-17
George. -... OLOLOLIITLOOLOL 10 10 11 11 11—17
Allen 2s 2-3 ...100011101010111 J1 10 11 10 00—17
Miss and Out. - .. LG110109 1030111 11 01 10 10 01—16
Ghamberlamin ses eee 110110111010100 10 10 10 O01 10—18
Burslem won the medal. Sweepstakes, 12 single bluerocks:
Waunh osc: eeere WNUVON—I1 Alien... 2.2.2.0... OU 1110—10
CEOULR Oe cet vile ve 001111111101—10
Sweepstakes, 5 doubles:
George. ..s---.- 1 10-01) t—9\ Allen: ofa). 2.8 Ol 10 01 10 11— 6
OUI. «ct - 11 1 1111 10—9 Chamberlain...01 10 01 11 10— 6
Burslem OL 11 11 11 Ol— 8
Sweepstakes, 12 single bluerocks:
PUI OTs Sots tuss Hees NIMNM—Il Georere........5..,10111012000— 6
Chamberlain....- 011101 1011— 9 ~Burslem........ . 000111011000— 5
RY: OUT ee Breen era OLIIL00LI1— 9
Nine single bluerocks:
AMET feeb bul sss Aa od O1NINIII— 7 Voung......2....:.:. OLI119010— 5
GEOTEE. . enya es --100111101— 6 Chamberlain......,.Q01111001— 6
June 12—Yesterday afternoon four members of the Lyons Gun
Club met a team from the Hutchinson Club in a shoot at 25 blue-
rocks perman, The Lyons boys seemed to be out of luck, none of
them shootingin their usual form. Tt is a well-known fact to the
shooters of Western Kansas that the visitine team is composed
of men who seldom fall below 20 in a shoot at the above targets
and in asimilar match, The score:
Hutchinson Team.
MOA GOTE Es hi 402 sou arse ha meander es 1111111911011014111110111—22
Will Allen.... Fb --1191011911140111110111011—21
EH Young.....-- 0411111700191. 10110111—20
Fred Burslem ...-. ee +--+ 1000101011110111110011010 —15—78
Lyens Team.
oy AMV EGOS 2 Ack oy Hes << tet 220 Seo 0101110111101100110010011—15
JM Swisher....... Sone . - OLV0007T 910001001000 L0010— 8
Frobert Digsmiore, yea csen ses pense 1171110110100101.011 000011—15
iB. TiWStzHiGes A A ksi, Ne ore 000110411101101101 16101011553
‘Twelve single bluerocks: " é
Allen. .<)2 2.2. 4)-t. 11710010131 —10 Wright....-..0..... 00010011 1101—F
Bavington.. O11111010111— 9 Chamberlain... 2 1011001010117
Burslem.... OLUAII10l0I— 9 ~Taylor............. 010101101101—7
Young...- - JLLOLWI0011— 8 Dinsmore.......... 100101001010 —5
GeoTRO.. 25 j2<t+n= 101101110101— 8 Swisher...,........101001011000—5
Three pairs of doubles: ‘
Wright 111 10-5 Bayington.... . 0.4.5 1 10 10—8
Allen L105) Dinsmore; pee. lick ce 10 10 10—8
George -JLi110—5 Chamberiain....,.. ..01 10 10—8
RV SAC re nish een eres 10 10 JI—4 Burslem. ..........,4, 11 00 10—3
SHADY.
COMPTON HILL GUN CLUB.—8St. Lonis, June 22.—Shoot for
medals, 25 single Keystones: ‘
W Field... 0... .ccc0ceceeeeeee eee eeoee eee AT1110011117100101110101—18
Ty. Sohaararecel ee ctev adhe. (eee b ees: 0200110100011110011101010—13
B Weaver 2. .c.--eeee ee cece ee sete s+ -1010100111001100001001000— 9
eS TEALODY fen peas 25 50 ssa peteatentetabatees's 10100111001 16001100001011—12
DP ROHSTtS ASU br ert eres Ace See eer ls 112010001 1101101111111001—17
GOGITEY. (cap esains ysl t eos t bo 534 se oeee ae 001011.0100111010010010001—11
WEEL PIOSTIOT este ste cng en cunramons nee, 1010000111111111111001101—17
WM OHTStad bereecs f wnadursescssteeners 111110001110011110011011—18
J anhavdee en o....0aq carter yer 4111111.1011111614 13111001—21
A Sieminskies sect. sere seg as tases ess 1140101101111101110011111—19
a) MSLTISSOL: (ocak Seta ees terete aarerrer 0110000001010010010100100— 8
aD LGV eI toss hee a tireeresh eet hoo tater ek 0001101010001111111111011—16
U Hemphill... ... Weidhdeteaast oir te eee 0000111100100011100001000— 9
ORT a eld gee RE OP Cre ie Gol 1101111111601010111000110—16
Wallaickwitas sb. eicsupvsba cases Say ae Q00100001011017111010111i1—14
Bebinger....... Weueigaacitee cere ce (110101101001 100010001 1001— 8
Gaitanwilings oer. os. Wis ober ee ee 0101110011100001100091100— 9
Sweepstakes at 10 single Keystones: _
Trobentsy.eeeee veces HNVMII—10 ~Rawlings........... O010011111— 6
Hemphill. : 2)... 42.4 OLIOOOILON— 4 Bebinger............ 1111110100— 7
Schaaf.........-...:1001111101— 7 Lenhardt....:...-.. W111 —10
Horner.)..: 26s en=: O1MIMIMI0— "8 “Meyer... 2.22...) 60. 0001111111— 7
HS hc Se es eee W111111— 9 Weaver........... ,-0100001000— 2
Dening... 2000522721 OOLWOMI— 6 LL Hull. ..---..,..0000010000 — 1
Sieminskie....-.-. 01U1111101— 8 Al Rawlings. ......0100001000— 1
Stussel.........- -. U01110001— 6 D Hull...... ners O000000000— 0
Godfrey.......-.:. -L000101110— 5 Mackwita ..,...... -0000100101— 3
Scheer....-.....6... 1OUO0IL101I— 5_—s Moh rstadt....... , ..O10L001010— 4
Bib ieri-teceeetee O1TL000010— 4
Three moneys, all ties were div.— UNSER FRITZ.
SOUTH MANCHESTER, Conn., June 20.—The Manchester
Gun Club had a fine day for their tournament to-day, and every-
thing was satisfactory to the 55 shcoters present. Below we give
the scores of the winners of the various events:
Five clays: Watkins, Woodford and Brown 5, Risley, Treat,
Whittelsy and Latham 4, Cartwright 3, W bite, Hyde and Cheney 2.
Five Keystones: Risley, Yerrington and Vibberts 5, Woodford
4, Webb and Shewry 2, Latham 1. i ;
Ten clays: Yerrington and Woodford 10, Vibberts, Webb, Sterry,
Goodwin and Brown 9, Willey, Olcott and Whittelsy 8, Smith,
Dunham, Baldwin, Golden, Cartwright and Hyde 7.
Five pairs Keystones: Smith 10, Risley and Whittelsy 9, Webb
8, Watkins, Vibberts and Shewry 7. _
Ten clays: Sterry 10, Vibberts, Yerrington and Olcott 9, Willey,
Baldwin and Whittelsy 8, Watkins, Smith and Melrose 7,
Fifteen Keystones: Sterry 15, Risley, Willey and Whittelsy 13,
Yerrington, Douglas, Woodford, Webb and Smith 12, Dunham 11.
Four pairs clays: Goodwin 8, Watkins, Smith and Baldwin 7,
Sterry, Risley and Sign 6, Whittelsy 4. r
Seven Keystones: Willey, Baldwin and Risley 7, Olcott, Whit-
telsey and Brown 6, Sterry, Yerrington and Sign 5, Ross, Keeney
and Goodwin 4. ¢ rx ;
Fifteen clays: Yerrington and Sign 15, Whittelsy and Sterry 13,
Watkins, Smith and Dunham 12, Golden and Baldwin 11.
Three pairs Keystones; Sign 6, Whittelsy and Olcott 5, Ross 4,
White and Risly 3. Ten clays, Sterry, Olcott and Sign 10, Wood-
ford and Willey 9, Yerrington 8, Watkins 7. Ten Keystones,
Sterry and Olcott 10, Willey 9, Smith, Baldwin and Webb 8,
Golden and Yerrington 7, Seven Keystones: Watkins 7, Yerring-
ton 6, Sign 5, Douglas 4, Ten Keystones: Willey and Yerrington
10, Sterry and Douglas 9, W. C. Cheny 8, Watkins 7. en Key-
stones: Yerrington and Whittelsy 10, Watkins and Sterry 9,
Willey 8, Seven Keystones; Sterry 6, Olcott 5,Shewry 4. Wive
Keystones, Olcott 5, Watkins 4, Willey 3—W,
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., June 15.—Sixth merchandise shoot of
the Willimantic Rod and Gun Club, 15 bluerocks from 5 traps and
10 clays from three traps. national rules; 18yds.: Dunbam 20,
Boss 11, Webb 21, Baldwin 11, Macfarlane 19, Johnson 13, Thomp-
ne eae 12, Larrabee 11, Beebe 7, Crane 15, Smith 17, Alford 6,
‘a
[June 27, 1889,
‘=
MISSOURI—ILLINOIS. —Chicago, Ill, June 19,—There are
now on foot negotiations which are likely to result in the most
important live-bird match shot anywhere in America in recent
years. A number of Missouri gentlemen have sent into Mr. R.
B. Organ a challenge for a match on the following terms: Ton
Missouri shooters to shoot against ten Mlinois shooters, at 100 live
birds per man and $1,000 a side, the match to he shot at Kansas
City, St. Louis or Chicago, a city purse «ud the gate money to be
added to the stwkes, winning team to take $1,500 and a certain
amount. to be determined, of all remainder to be divided into 40,
30, 20 and 10 per cent. for the four men making the highest scores.
Signed to the challenge are such names of Missouri shooters as
J. E. Riley, J. N. R, Biliot, P. D. Watson, J. H. McGee, J. W. and
W. M. Anderson, Paul francke, Caldwell and Cottrell. Our boys
recognize that they would have hard work with these men, but
they are doing their best to scratch up a team of ten, and will
doubtless have nerve enough to tackle the job. Mr. Organ is
collecting lists of votes among Chicago shooters to try to deter-
tine the Chicago team. Prominent among his lists are John,
George, Henry and Abe Kleinman, J. RB. Stice, Powers, Billy Pay-
son, Billy Mussey, Charley Willard, Thos. Laflin, lt. B. Organ,
M. J. Eich and W. £. ramet it is probable the ten names will
be chosen from that list. It is not probable that this match will
be shot before November or December, as itis resolyed that none
but good strong birds shall be used. Modified Hurlingham rules
are suggested by Missouri, and modified Illinois rules by Illinois.
It will be agreed thatnoe bird shall be scored lest through any
technicality. This will be a gentlemen’s match throughout and
the greatest of the kind ever known in this. country—if_it goes.
It will probably be shotin Kansas City. That city will add $2,000
to the puise and turn inatleast $1,000 more at the gate. There will
be two or three car loads go down from here. The match will prob-
ably be # question of $5,000, and side wagers will doubtless cause
very large amounts of money to change hands, if Chicago men
can be found to stand against the confident Missourians. Mr.
Riley write- to-day that the Missouri men want to make the
match and has instructed Chicago to draw on him for $250 forfeit
as soon as the terms are closed. Jtis much to be hoped that this
mateh will be brought off.—K. Houes.
KEYSTYONE TRAPS.—In our reports of the Iowa and Illinois
State tournament the term “blackbirds’? was used merely to
designate the ditference between live-bird traps and those for in-
animate targets. Keystone traps were used to the general satis-
faction of all concerned.
Every week we are obl
week trap scores which
lication in the current issue.
iged to defer to the next
come in too late for pub-
It is particularly re-
quested that scores be sent us as early as possible.
Machting.
FIXTURES.
29.
29.
29.
29,
Corinthian, Marblehead.
Beverly. Mon, Beach,1st Open
Gor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch.
Hull, Club Cruise.
1. Oyster Bay, 40ft. Special.
J. Seawanhaka, Cruise, Oyster
Bay.
1-2. Miramichi, Annual Cruise.
Larchmont, Annual.
Beverly, Mon Beach, Ist Buz.
Bay.
Beverly, Marbleh’d, lst Cup.
Hyde Park, Annual,Chicago,
Buitalo, Open, Buffalo.
Detroit, Cruise, St. Clair,
Cedar Pt,, Special, Bridgep’t.
Quaker City Cor.,Mareus Hk
Dorchester, Open, Club.
Hull, 76th Regatta.
Beyerly, Marbleh’d, 2d Cham
Sippican, Annual. Marion.
(zreat Head, Ist Cham.
Hamilton, 20ft. Class,
Larchmont, 40ft. Class.
St. Lawrence, Montreal.
So. Boston, Mass., Ist Cup,
City Point.
Inter-Lake Y. R. A. Meet,
Lake Erie.
. American, lst Cham.
9, New Haven, Annual.
—, Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft,
Ocean Race. :
—, Seawanhaka, Annual Cruise
10, Pleon Club, 1st Cham. .
10, Great Head, Moonlight Sail.
13, Lynn. Club, Lynn.
13. Beverly. Mon. Beach,2d Open
18. Corinthian, Marblehead.
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SPU PP PAP
BR PP BAHS
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29. Yonkers Cor., Yonkers.
29. St. Lawrence, Montreal,
50-July 1. St. Lawrence, Cruise,
Montreal.
LY.
18. Monatiquot, lst Cham .Ft,Pt
15. Buffalo Handicap, to Point
Albino.
13. Cape Cod, Dennis.
13. Atlantic, Cruise, L. I, Sound,
13-15. Eastern, Annual, Marble-
head, and Cruise.
16. Rhode Island, Cup.
17. Pleon, Club Cruise.
17. Great Head, 2d Cham.
18. Quincy, Second Cham.
20. Chelsea, Club.
20. Hull, Ladies’ Race.
20. Beverly,Marblehead, 2d Cup.
20. Hamilton, Cruise.
20. American, 2d Cham.
20. St. Lawrence, Montreal.
20. So, Boston, Mass.. 2d Pen.,
City Point.
24, Pleon, Club.
25. Miramichi, Miller and Call
Cups.
27. Corinthian. Marblehead.
27. Beaver y, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz.
aye
27, Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point,
27. Buffalo, Sweep, to Point Col-
burn. y
27. Cape Cod.
27. Hamilton, 25ft. Class.
27, Quaker City Cor., Riverton.
29. Detroit, 2a Pennant.
31. Pleon, Open.
31. Hull, Ladies’ Day.
AUGUST.
3. Quincy, Open Race.
3. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo,
Sippican, Club, Marion,
Beverly. ‘Marbleh’d, ist Cup,
Lynn, Club, Lynn.
Cape Cod.
West Lynn, Ist Cham,, Lynn
New Hayvea, Annual Cruise.
So. Boston, Mass., 2d Pen.,
City Point.
American, 8d Cham.
Dorchester, Open, Club,
Rhode Island, Club Cruise.
Pleon,2d Cham, __ f
Great Head, Moonlight Sail.
Miramichi, Vice-Com. Stew-
art’s Pennant.
. Lynn, Ladies’ Day, Lynn.
. Corinthian, Marblehead.
. Monatiquot, 2d Cham.,@t.Pt.
. Buffalo, Annual Cruise.
. Hull, 24a Cham.
10, Cape Cod.
13. Detroit.
15. L, Y. R. A.. Rochester.
16. Monatiquot, Ladies’
Fort Point.
16. Great Head, Cham. Sail off.
16-31, Quaker City, Cruise,Ches-
apeake Bay.
17. Great Head, Open.
17. Quincy, Ladies’ Day.
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li. Beyerly,Marbleh’d, 3d Cham
17, Hull, Special Outside Race,
30 and 40ft.
17. American, Around Plum Is-
ay land, go as you please.
17.
Chelsea, Ladies’ Day.
So. Boston, Mass., Pen. Sail
off, City Point.
19. American, Open.
Detroit, 3d Pennant.
. ¥. KR. A., Hamilton.
. Pleon. 8d Cham,
. L. Y. R, A., Toronto.
. Lynn, Excursion, Lynn.
4. Beverly,Mon.Beach,8d Open.
. Larchmont, Oyster Boats.
. Corinthian, Marblehead.
24, Hamilton, 20, 25, 30 and 35ft.
Class, Whitewings Cup.
26. L. Y. R. A., Belleville.
26. Rhode Island, Open.
28. Pleon, Sail off.
29. L. ¥. R. A., Oswego.
dl. Beverly, Marbleh’d, Ist Open
81. Sippican, Club, Marion.
81. Hull, Cham. Sail-Off,
al, Quincy, 3d, Cham.
#1. Chelsea, Club.
al. West Lynn, 2d Cham., Lynn.
81. So. Boston, Mass., Cham,
Sail off, City Point.
E THIS YEAR.
MEBTING of the Royal Yacht Squadron was held on Tuesday.
at which it was decided that the club would not in any way
recognize the validity of the “New Deed of Gift,” and conse-
quently that negociations for a mutual agreement are off.
Lord Dunraven will probably bring the boat out, starting next
month and arriving early in August, to race with the 70ft. class.
Valkyrie has sailed in several races lately, but in such light and
fluky weather that it is extremely difficult to form any opinion
fromthem, One of the best of the English writers, Mr. Harry
Horn, in a long letter to the New York Worid, indulges in the
interesting but futile amusement of “drawing a line” through
Valkyrie, Thistle, vex and Yarana, with the idea of gauging the
former’s performance with American boats, His opinion is that
Valkyrie is a better boat in light weather and smooth water than
Thistle, though like her, deficient in lateral resistance. Mr.
Horn looks to the meeting of Valkyrie and Stranger at Liverpool
this week to give a correct _gauge between her and American
boats, and says, “Probably Valkyrie will be found fully equal to
giving Stranger upward of half an hour on a 40 mile course ina
moderate breeze, and more than that in light winds.” We can
say, after seeing a good deal of sailing in this country between
Stranger and her class, that if Valkyrie cannot give Stranger at
least an hour and a quarter over a 40 mile course in a moderate
breeze, and eyen more in stronger winds, she had best stay at
home, as Stranger would never haye been in it with Titania or
Katrina in the matches of last week. The Wield of June 15 deals
out some hard facts in the following words: |
“We believe a communication has been received by the Royal
Yacht Squadron from the New York Y. C., announcing its inten-
tion to adhere to the proviso that, in case of a race for the
America Cup, the winning clubjmust adopt the ‘counterfeit deed,’
JuyE 27, 1889.]
FOREST AND STREAM.
This is no more than might have been expected, looking to the
fact that the men who are responsible for the condemiued ‘new
deed” are practically those who goyern the New York Y. C. at the
present time, and, as a sequence, have the management of the
challenges for the America Cup. What amuses us in connection
with this matter is the fact that when the much-paraded ‘surviy-
ing donor’ came forward in 1870, in the full possession of his
faculties, and interpreted the original deed that ‘match’ meant
boat against boat, he was laughed to scorn by the then mavaging
committee of the New York Y.©., and told they could only in-
terpret the deed by the letter, and that he had no power to in-
terpret ina way which the other five donors mightmot have ac-
cepted as their real meaning. And now we have a committee of
the club getting this complacent, but really shrewd ‘surviving
donor’ to alter the most precise and specific terms of the original
deed in a manner which sets us wondering if the sense of fair-
ness eee: American sportsmen is not confined to a very small
nhumbder,
“Ti is perhaps necessary to repeat that Knglishmen regard this
80-called new deed as inintical to sport, because it s0 handicaps
the challenging yacht that her chance of winning is a remote one,
Secondly, the chances are that in the impending races the Val-
icyrié will be defeated, and that the Cup will be confirmed in the
possession of the New York Y. ©, foreyer. There might be no
objection to this, except for the fact that there will always be
men rash enough to challenge for the Cup, and by so doing giya
the holders of itan opportunity of securing an easy victory, and
the consequent boast of superiority, We contend that this is a
mean, unsportsmanlike and contemptible position for the holders
of the Cup to occupy. We should, indeed, exceedingly regret, if
the Valkyrie were fortunate enough to win the Cup, that if exme
to England fo be held undex such terms as are stipulated for in
the ‘new deed of gift.’
HINDSIGHT VS, FORESIGHT.
fhe warnings against too much power, too large sails and too
J great beam which we have preached to deaf ears for a very
long time, are apt to be generally heeded before many more races
are sailed this year, A look at Tomahawk and Maraquita, tio say
nothing of the moderately sparred Nymph at times, in the late
races, is enough to convince any one that our boats are grossly
overdone in the matter of sail. without waiting for the additional
evidence of Liris and Gorilla when they ate in shape. We wel-
come the first conyert to our views, the designer of the new
Helen, Alice and Chrystal, and only wish for his sake that he had
learned the lesson earlier. and in season to profit by it. In the
Boston Herald of June 23 Mr. McVey says:
“Coming to the forties, the lesson already learned is that all
the American forties of this year are oversparred and have too
much sailspread. They are simply overpowered, else why should
fairly beamed boats, with deep draught for their length, and
heavily weighted lead keels, careen and put rails under ina
whole sail breeze? The boats with largé beam, like the Mara-
Quita, cannot curry their sail, and the Helen, with weights lower
than on any other 40, is not able to stand up and carry her present
canvas as she should, and her designer fiankly admits it.
“As against our hard-bilged, wide-beamed boats and large sail
plansis the Scotch cutter Minerva, with practically no bilge, and
very little initial stability. She sails faster than any of the for-
ties which have met her, is stiffer, and carries a jibbeaded top-
sail and lower sails in a breeze better than the Maraquita does
her lower sailsalone. At first glancé it would seem that the
Minerva was a stiffer boat than any of our forties, but the
fact is that she has a smaller sail plan — one just smited to
her. Were the spar and sail plan of the Maraquita, Helen or
Tomahawk put on the Minerva she would heel to an extreme
angle, and would not be able to lug the big sail spreads of our
boats, In comparing these forties ‘science’ gets a black eye, and
the designers have simply been reaching in the dark.
“Tf science actually controlled, the mistake of oversparring and
disproportionate sail spreads would not have been made,
“There are many things to be found ont by practical experience,
and the only way to develop a boat’s best points is to keep experi-
menting with her after she is fitted out. The only big, BEA
boat thus far which has been successful is the 30-footer Kathleen,
designed by Mr. William Gardner, and she seems to be able to
get along fairly well. Designers and owners have learned much
thus far, and possibly, excepfing the case of Mr. Burgess, all have
found out that the forties will do better with less sail area and
lighter spars. The Nymph and Verena have less sail area than
the other Burgess forties of this year, and, as for that matter, of
any of the Burgess forties except Baboon and Xara, and they go
faster. As previously stated in these coluinns, the performances
of the 40-footers will settle the question of sail area, and the time
is not far distant when the knife of the sailmaker will be put into
the sails of some of the forties. and the clubs will be spared the
trouble of making rules to govern the big sail spreads, When the
spars and sails are reduced on the American forties, so that they
can go along and carry their canvas, their speed will be invreased,
and then the Minerva may not win her races 80 easily.”
itis rather hard to blame “science” for the fact that American
yachtsmen have persisted in building big boats, and relying
mainly on brute force and huge sails rather than perfection of
form to win races. Perbaps Mr, Fife’s ‘‘science” 1s of a different
kind from theirs. No doubt Minerva would heel as badly as the
rest were she overloaded with 500 or G00ft, of sail, but on the other
hand, what would Maraquita or Tomahawk do with 2,700ft, in
place of 3,400. Both are likely to be improved by a moderate re-
duction, but it is not likely that either could be ariven by Min-
erya’s Sail plan. -
After her victories over the crack Boston boats it is drawing it
rather mildly to say that Kathleen ‘‘seems to be able to get along
fairly well.” The impression here is that she has about wiped up
the 80ft. class, even allowing a margin for the Jack of local knowl-
edge on the part of Saracen and HIf, Tom Boy, a later Burgess
boat, certainly suffered nothing in this respect with Mx. Burgess
and Capt. Pettick aboard, but she was yery badly beaten.
A BAD WEEK FOR RULE O* THUMB.
NE side result of the late races which has not aitracted much
attention in the midst of more important eyentsis the defeat
of Anaconda by Clara. After Clara and Cinderella made the
Haft. class famous in 1886-7, Anaconda, modeled by Mr. Philip
Hilsworth in connection with Mr. John Prague, was built for the
latter, to beat both the narrow cutter and the wide compromise.
She was of the old type made famous by Panita, Crocodile, Gleam,
Elephant and Kangaroo, with beam, light draft, sloop rig and
inside ballast. Her two meetings with Cinderella at Lurchmont
are still fresh in the memory, she being outsailed in light weather
and giving up the race in a stiff blow, her opponent going over
the course with Mr. C.8. Lee at the wheel, the last race he ever
sailed. Anaconda and Clara have never met until this seascn,
the first occasion being in the opening sail of the Atlantic Y. C.
on May 30, Clara beat Anaconda Very neatly then, but as no
prizes were given and it was not a record race it did not attract
youch attention, Anaconda failed to show af the line in the Cor.
inthian race, but she was on hand on Friday in the Atlantic Y.C,,
and Clara was ready to meether. Ina fair race of 16 knots to the
Scotland from Bay Ridge, Clara, narrow and deep, with 21 long
tons of lead on keel, beat Anaconda, wide aud shoal, with all bal-
last inside, by 83min. 4sec. This was surely bad enough, hut at the
same time the little Fife 40, Minerva, 13ft. shorter than Anaconda,
beat her by 4miin. elapsed time in the same distance. The twa
were not timed at the Sandy Hook mark, but at the finish Clara
led by 7min. 49sec., so that Anaconda had barely held her off the
wind, The allowance under Atlantic Y. C. rules is 30sec. in favor
of the wide boat, the waterline lengths being the same, so Clara
wins by over 7min, corrected time. An amusing instance of the
defeat of the old boats by the new is found in the case of Kathleen
and Kangaroo, the latter, with her sister Arab, being yery badly
beaten by the new Gardner clipper. The day after the first Sea-
wanhaka race Kangaroo was hailed oy a passing boat, “Getting
veady for to-morrow?” The answer came back quickly, “No,
getting over yesterday.”
4
SOME OTHER MAWN,—The London Daily Telegraph of June 7
contains the following interesting item of news: “Among the
assengers by the Germanic, which arrived at Queenstown from
«New York yesterday, was Mr. George Shepherd Page, commo-
dore of the New York Y.C. Mr. Page’‘hopes to complete arrange-
ments with Lord Dunraven connected with the race for the
America Cup.” There are traditions of individual members of
the New York Y. C. who have promoted themselves to the rank
of commodore in European hotel registers before now, but the
above is probably a blunder on the part of the Telegraph. Mr.
George Shepard Page is a well-known Wall street man, and goes
‘as Commissioner from New Jersey to the Paris Exhibition. Com—
\
;
J
modorée Gerry still reigns supreme, and disclaims any knowledge |
of Mr. Page and his mission.
__ CAPSIZH ON LAKE MINNETONKA.—On June 21 a center-
' board sloop capsized on Lake Minnetonka, neat Minneapolis,
and nearly drowned a party of four ladies, as wellas their escorts —
| all hands being in the water for an hour.
.
TITANIA-KATRINA, JUNE 21, 22,
[T* consequence of the mishap to Katrina’s boom on Tuesday the
_tace of Thursday was put off for another day, a new boom
being made in the meanwhile froma spare one of Mayflower's, a
dry and tough stick of white pine. All was ready by Friday
morning, and aft 1! A.M. the sun was fired from the flagship
Hlectra, anchored off Buoy 10, the two yachts being near the line,
The course was the new outside one of the New York Y, C,, from
Buoy 10 around Buoy 5 and the Sandy Hook Lightship, thence
around a mark boat off the Shrewsbury Rocke, and home over the
Same course to Buoy 10, The wind was fresh from 8,5,8,, making
a beat out tothe Lightship, a close reach fo the Shrewsbury Rocks,
a Yveach in to the Lightship and ron in with the wind on the port
quatter to Buoy 5, The distance was thirty-two knots, the allow-
ance being 14s. in favor cf Katrina, When the start was given at
11:10 both yachts had elubtopsails and baby jibtopsails aloft, and
were lying above the line, neither anxious to siart, The interval,
5m., Was wasted, the pair watching each other; but when the
handicap gun fired Titania made a tush for the line on port tack,
going over with 18s, handicap, while Katrina followed with 42s,
against her, Titania thus gaining 89s, at the start.
The pair stood in close under the point of the Hook, then went
on starhoard tack, Titania all the time gaining to windward.
When Buoy 4 was reached she was close aboard it, but Katrina
han fallen off some distance. Beating out to the Bandy Hook
Lightship Titania, continued to gain rapidly, until at the turn she
was 6m. ahead, the times being:
Titania MeUY Sie RUE ores ers en ee I 14 26
The next leg was a close reach of 6 miles, Titania carrying the
same canyas, but Kalrina shifted to a larger jibtopsail, which
she would have been better without, the wind meanwhile fresh-
ening and holding wellahead. Tho times at the mark were:
TELLER agence ee ee ate ole Laocdf Misubring 4.9.) fe ee 1 67 27
Thus Titania had gained lm. 49s, in the 6-mile reach.
Going back the wind was a little freer and Titania carried a
larger jibtopsail. Katrina set a balloon jibtopsail und managed
to hold her, the times atthe Lightship being:
Titania seed ey. VICrINb Lit. ee cee ee 239 OL
Grayling, in the Atlantic Y. GC. vace, had turned the Sandy
Hook Lightship just ahead of Titania, and the pair ranin together.
Katrina had carried her balloon jibtopsail in from the outer
mark, but Titinia only set hers at the Lightship, carrying it
ahout half way in to the Hank and then seffing an intermediate
one. She and Grayling heid very close company up to buoy 45.
At the buoy Titania took in her jibtopsail, bui Katrina carried
her ballooner in to the finish. From the Lightship in the pair
were about even. Titania finished ahead by 7m.,the full times
Se
being. A
Start. Winish. Hlapsed, Corrected.
Te anil eee eee le 11 15 00 ‘9 21 45 4 06 44 06 45
Katrina...2. 2. 2...... li 15 00 3 29 08 4 14 03 413 44
Titania beats Katrina 6m. 49s, after allowing her 19s.
Off the wind the two hid sniled yery evenly, but in the real test
{o windward, with the same wind and water, Titania had shown
a marked superiority to her black rival, Considerable money
chanved hands on the result, and Katrina’s chances were gener-
ally considered hopeless for the third and final race.
he last race was sailed on Saturday, the weather being fair
and warm, with a clear sky, a perfect day for a trip over the old
New York Y. C. course, the sea being perfectly smooth. This
time, however, the wind had shifted, being N.W., of moderate
strength. Both yachts carried jibheaders, the clubs being lashed
on deck all day, though they could easily have been carried,
When the gun fired at il A. M. both yachts were in the Narrows,
Titania standing across on starboard tack, with Katrina a little
tothe north onporttack. Katrina tacked to windward of Titania,
but the latter paid off and came for the line, luffing up as she
neared, and then breaking out a large jibtopsail and balloon fore-
sail as she bore away across it at 11;04:02, with Katrina only some
400ft, astern, timed at 11:04;24. On the reach to Buoy 10—some six
knots—Katrina held her rival very closely, the gain or loss being
a matter of seconds. The official times at Buoy 10 were:
Titaniis: sede soa eee nee e LAO 19), ar TA y2 nce aya ssn tets LL 40 46
Both turned with spinaker baoms ready lowered 10 port,
Titania having an exteusion boom. Katrina sheeted her jibtop-
sail quickly as soon asit jived, but Titania, had hers fowl of the
stay fer some little iime. Now followed the most amusing piece
of work that has been seen this season, or in fact for many sea-
sons; Titania, instead of holding her course about HE, by S. for
Buoy 5, luifed sharp up and stood to N.H,, put over the Southwest
Spit and direct for the Romer Beacon. Katrina followed in the
absurd gume, uid soon the two were heading directly north for
the Narrows with Bucy 6 astern. ‘Titania gained on Katrina, bat
this of course only mide the latter the nearer of the two to the
true course. The jibtopsail sheets were flowed on both, the sails
threatening each moment to pull the topmasts out, but still the
luffing continued. Katrina ended it after about 13m, by bearing
sharply off and starting sheet, setting spinaker to port, Titania at
once following. Some time had been wasted by this foolish
maneuyer, but Katrina had gained a little on her rival and was
now nearer the next mark, the Scotland Lightship. They ran
out very evenly with a good breeze and smooth water, Katrina
holding her awn oft the wind. At 12:507;when the flagship was
off the mark, both spinakers came in, jibtopsails having previously
been stowed, and at 12:55:52 Katrina, baving jibed just above the
mark, luifed round and stood for the Hiehlands on starboard
tack, The times were; Katrina 11:53°52, Titania 12:54:09, Katring
was about 200ff. or a little more ahead of Titania as they rounded,
After a luff and a tug atthe sheets on each boat they settled
down for a hard bout onthe wind, heading down for the High-
lands on starboard tack, the shore being about 6 knots distant.
The wind was steady, no more than enough for jibheaders, and
the performance of the boats could be carefully noted. Katrina
had the advantage of position, but as they went on Titania con:
tinued to crawl out to windward of her wake, and then to out-
foot her as well, until, atter half an hour, Katrina was both astern
and to leeward of Titania. Thelatter’s gain had been steady snd
regular all the time, Katrina failing to hold on with her, Capt.
Haff was following his usual policy of serewing his boat out to
windward at every pull, catboat fashion, ber sheets being a tritie
freer than Matrina’s. When Katrina tacked at 1:27 and went
under the Titantia’s stern there was not aman among all the
spectators or on either boat who would have backed her chances
at any odds.
Titania was quickly about on her weather beam with a good
lift ont to windward, but to the great surprise of all Katrina at
once siarted ahead from under the other's lee. The wind was
fresher under the Hook, Katrina heeling more than the white
boat, but at the same Lime she seemed to go faster than in any of
the previous tacks. Titania held close in to the beach, nipping
out all the time to make sure of a good berth when Buoy 5 was
reached, while Katrina was kept off more. As they went up the
False Honk Channel with a good flood tide hurrying them on
Katrina continued to gain, though it seemed that she must fall
to Jeeward when the buoy was made, but when she made the
starboard tack at 1:55, having stood on well to the eastward of
Buoy 5 and- into the Swash Channel, she was considerably to
windward uf Vitania, as wellas ahead. ‘Titania tacked immedi.
ately after her, the pair standing in toward the Hook until 2:13,
when both tacked for Buoy 10, giving Buoy 84 a wide berth,
From here into the finish at Buoy 15 the situation changed but
little. Some heavy puis were met as they neared Staten Island,
Titania heeling very far at times The finish was timed:
analy yee Ras Se ee oral Bes AG TTP EAT SL. 35) oo), paps ae tr 6 2 54 17
The times were:
; Blapsed. Corrected.
SEIN Pty apc 6ucr oot ob 24 book pS OB OREN DEB ASpOnaenae 3 49 22 8 49 03
STE HEDTIA Ssh ptceelcle sl abcbcbeteh eB ekaapaclateteiate ss hapa) clchetaschalenal 3 50 15 3 60 15
The elapsed time is very fast over the new course, especially
when the loss of at least 10m. in the luffing match on the way out
is considered.
After the decided superiority which Titania showed in the
windward work of Friday, as well as on the first tack in the race,
it is hard to account for Katrina's gain from the Highlands in to
the finish. There was no difference in the wind, ile two were too
close together, and the tide, though possibly favoring Katrina a
little, would not account for the rapid change of position from
the time she went under Titania’s stern, having lost a good lead,
until she was again clear ahead of the latter. As nothing was
changed on either boat the most reasonable supposition is that
the stronger wind off the beach just fitted Katrina, and at the
decided angle of heel which she held all the way in she can hold
or beat Titania. It may be possible to improve Katrina still
more, but thus far Titania has shown herself the better boat in
almost all breezes on the wind. Off the wind there is little to
choose between them. Katrina’s defeat in the first race was a
great disappointment, as it still leaves some doubt as to just
where her proper place beside Titania is in hard weather,
Titania’s performance that day stands on its merits as a fine bit
of work, she sailed very fast and went through the seas easily,
but a part at least of Katrina’s poor performance is due to a mis-
take in canyasing, and it would be very interesting to know just
howmuch. Itisso seldom that the occasion arises for sailing
under such small canyas that when a time like this comes it is a
matter of guess what sail should be carried. Titania caine down
to two reefs and a No, 3 jib, under which she worked admirably,
but Katrina ventured on three reefs and a No, 3 jib, whieh wave
so little after sail that the helm was across the boat. Under this
rig she lost steadily fron the start, and was a lone way astern
when her boom went in the attempt to shake ont a reef, butit
would have been in every way more satisfactory to have seen her
fight it out over the course under the same canvas as Titania.
The two are not likely to meet again until the New York Y.,.
eruise in August. .
CORINTHIAN Y. GC. OF NEW YORK, JUNE I9.
HE second annual regatta of the Corinthian Y. C. of New
York was sailed on June 19 over the courses and under the
conditions published in the Fornsr AND STHUAM of June 13, the
principal changes from éstablished practice beme a oue-gun start
and the classification by corrected instead of waterline length,
the measurement and allowance being by Seawanhaka rule.
The entries were sinaller than they should have been, most Of the
forties failing to start, while Clara had a sail over, her only rival,
Anaconda, not turning up, though she had entered, and a special
agreement to sail under jibheaders tiad been made between her
and Clara. The starters and their helismeh were:
50 TO GOT. CORRECTED LENGTH.
L.W.L. Corrected,
Clara, Dr. J. C, Barron., ..., at tal gee Aaa AALS 53.50 n4,90
40 wo. AON,
igi Re WWE VVBRLOMS vie; peek, ch ccs n ste 42-50) 44th
Ppnsiiee: An Bs AMS ¥s su cpe ce ccc tes no ones eB LO 46.43
Minerya, John IW, Lovyejoy............ .. ........d9.06 46.07
a) moO 40K,
BEE tr ACE DAU Pee cede adits ieleteiselese eet acon Obes | oe
Kathleen, Robt, Center [ a7 .6
Tom Boy, Arch. Rogers a; ae 91
Mex, Horsy the. 2. 29.00 32.00
DS livayrtiy VV rs ESD E yd lljleweae eee cake OE. UUie ae Meee
CATS, 25 TO 30HT. j
Gunhilde, W. Gordon Dedreickson... .......... 50.00 29.75
Alita, W. FH. SiMONBON ke eee ee ee eee ee OU) 27.00
? CANS UNDER 2521.
LLIN ee AlGe lg ey RS RS OS es MR eens Ree “fae
Tomahawk, Maraquita, Playmate and Anaconda did not turn
up, nor was Kathleen on hand when the start was given at 11:25
from the judges’ tug, Dalzell, anchored off Buoy 15. The wind
was light N. if. with «haze over the water when the ficet went
over, Minerva leading with Ulidia and Banshee after her. Spin-
akers were set to porttor the run to Buoy 10, the feet moving
slowly with the hight air and flood tide. After all had crossed a
large cutter was visible in the Narrows, looming up through the
mist, and she was made out as a 40, Tomahawk or Marvaquita, bit
when she reached the line it proved to be the 80, Wathieen, with
Vice-Com. Center at the stick. She crossed just Sm, 3Us, after whe
gun for her class, and started in chase of Tom Boy, her most for-
midable rival.
When the fleet had reached Buoy 18, at noon, Minerya led Ban-
shee by 100yds, or so, with Clara tothe west of Banshee and Ulidia
tothe east and astern, Tom Boy was fourth and Delyyn next
Kathleen being well astern. From this time the wind fell until
the race became a mere drift, the fleet not reaching Buoy 10 until
2:29, when Minerva was timed, leading Banshee, some 1) minutes
astern, and Clara and Ulidia in her rear. The wind had shifted
to §. B., still blowing very light, und the large craft beat ont to
Buoy 5, the thirties setting spinalkers ang 1unuing up into Raritan
Bay for the buoy off Point Comfort, The cals had run from the
start to Buoy 15, off Coney Islaurl Point, and were now bound
across for Buoy 10. After waiting until dDo’elock at Buoy 5 the
regatta committee, Messrs. Eben B. Clark and W. H. Plummer,
yery wisely determined to shorten the course, sending all home
from Buoy 5,and aseacth yacht came up the was notified of the
change. The times at Buoy 5 were:
IMinetvai- £2 = cee ccets se toe BN) Glare, (2.22 ee head ace sc 5 26 30
ISAMETGG SPE Fs To Peak ean oe ee ODE LILI ere oa he ele Se Ns 3.27 30 -
Minerva set her spinaker to starboard and headed direct for
Buoy 614, while Banshee set spinaker to portand worked in under
the pomt of the Hook, close to the beach. The wind now came
out # little more to the south, so that Minerya’s spinaker had to
come in, and she jibed over, setting balloon jibtopsailand balloon
foresail, while Banshee held to her spinaker, having it on the
right side. The latter had worked the beach further up toward
the Shrewsbury, and now wasstanding acrn:sfor Buoy 10, reaching
it just abead of Minerva, having picked up 10m. on the latter
ih a couple of miles. Minerya cur in between Banshee and Buoy
10, runnin= ahead rapidly, there now being a light bub steady
breeze, and soon had the race in hand. She setspinaker when
near 9 and held it to the finish, Banshee carrying only a ballvuon
jibtopsail, owing to some trouble with her spinaker vooseneck.
‘The thirties were now made out coming up for Buoy 9, where
they turned into the main channel, Kathleen having a long lead. °
The end of the race was very flat,as Minerya and Kathleen were
£0 far ahead of their classes. The elapsed times were:
FIRSC CLASS—SLOOPS AND CUTTERS BETW HEN 50 AND GID,
Start, Finish, Elapsed.
GURTS eee Sees, Se Re on 11 24 00 f 89 25 6 14 85
SECOND CLASS—SLOOPS AND CUTTERS BRTWEEN 40 AND 60K,
Wie Daa be Rae ta oes a ete ae 11 24 00 5 23 U4 5 58 04
VLU Nez] NN 2) ou I RASA BS oi tel SR el 1! 24 00 36 80 6 11 80
UR Panes Hoe Se ea on een cee Eel 4 is 50 6 23 50
THIRD CLASS—SLOOPS AND QCUITARS BETWHREN 30 AND 40PT,
Katbléens. - u's) bc eeeee oie ed. Buy OF 5 RS 48 5 53 48
boy rate! bd oyna eee ae Se oe a it 30 00 5 Bl 41 6 OL 41
TPE ye scakt oe ec atstng gece erteh m ate 1L 80 0D Did vot finish.
Ears WOT aks es fe es 9 meetin ea econ 11 80.00 5 45 11 615 11
Beatrice... ....... EY, eles ot ate y+ +11 80.00 5 87 55 6 O07 55
FOURTH CLASS—CATBOATS BELWEEN 25 AND d0PT.
: 11 30 U 459 20 529 20
3) 00 5 SL 08 6 OL 08
FPINTH CLASS—CATBUATS DNDER YOT,
1B lopyayd ohio pwede ce ae enna S| -,,,11 80 00 5 88 58 6 08 58
were well sailed, being in new hands,
The winners were Clara, Minerva, Kathleen, Gunhilde and
Dorothy. Gunhilde and Aurk are larce and powerful Cape Cod
catboats, very excellent craft for sailing and cruising,
Neither Ulidia nor Delyyn
COMING RACES,
HE racing thus far this season bas surpassed anything im the
entire history of American yachting, and further it promises
to keep on without interruption until very late in the fall. The
programme of the Seawanhaka C, Y. C., given elsewhere, con-
tains several races for 40-footers, probably one on July 3 from
Oyster Bay across the Sound, finishing at Larchmcnt. The Larech-
mont Y. C. holds its annual regatta on July 4, with a special race
for the forties on July 6, Mr. Bayard Thayer, owner of Pappoose,
offering a $250 cup for the two races, in addition to the regular
prizes, the cup to be held by the boat winning it twice, and a
match between Pappoose and Banshee is also proposed, The
Gould cup of the Larchmont Y. C. is to be vaced fur in the 40ft.
class, with the Connor cup in the 70ft. A cup has also been
offered for the forties by the American Y. C., to be raced for off
their club house at Milton Point cu July 8 Both forties and
thirties will be provided for in the city regatta of July 4at Boston,
On July 18 the Hovey cup, for forties. will be raced for off Marble-
head, and on the J&th the annual regatta of the Wastern Y. C. will
be sailed there. The Weld cup, too, is in the hands of the GCorin-
thian Y. C. of Marblehead, while the cup offered by Mr. Canfield,
pnd one offered by Mr. Carroll, will be raced for on the 8. OC,
Y. C. cruise. Altogether there is promised an amount of racing
such as has never been seen here, and in the largest and best
matched class ever built: and it will be very strange if the close
observer is not able to come t9 amore definite conclusion as to the
merits of the various types than has ever been pcssible in the past,
SOUTHERN Y. 0. BREWSTER CHALLENGE CUP.—The race
for the Brewster challenge cup of the Southern Y. ©. sailed on
June 13, brought out but three starters,one of them, the Edith,
losing her topmast early inthe race, There was a strong wind at
times, varied by calms, which lessened the interest in the race,
The times were:
Length, Wlapsed. Corrected.
Way by. SIV a, 2 tien pews Sek Seat 31.00 4 34 40 430 07
Stélla, John Bishis.......-,.-......... 36.04 4 88 08 £33 03
Edith L., Alex. Brewster............, 33.00 Withdrew.
Judges: A. K, Miller, Richard Francis, A, P. Williams. Timers;
A, M. Aucoin, C.R, Van Wickle, John Hawkins.
LYNN ¥. C. ANNUAL REGATTA,—The annual revatta of the
Lynn Y. C. was sailed on June 15, the times being:
SECOND CLASS—CENTERBOARDS.
Length. Hlapsed. Corrected.
Mayflower, Arthur Johnson, ...__..21.(04 0 Bae 37/18
Edith B., Charles Blithen........ ._. 20,0234 0-58 58 0 87 24
Bobolink, Tofts and Putmam........28,(0 6 59 58 0) 42 45
SPECIAL CLASS —KEELS.
Elsie, Chase aud Collins,...._..,,.-.,22,11 LOG 29 0 50 05
Velma, H.U, Parker............. JERR Yeah! 1 14 39 0 53 33
Judge, H. E, Parker,
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SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C,. CRUISE,
FuAGSHIP SEA Fox/S. C. Y, C, t
New YorK Harpor, June 17, 1889,
General Orders No. 1,
HE vessels of the fleet will rendezyous in Oyster Bay harbor
for the squadron cruise on Monday, July 1.
Captains will report on board the flagship at 9 o'clock P. M.
oe squadron while there will be tue guests of the Oyster Bay
The Oyster Bay Y.C, offersa cup of the value of $200, to be raced
for by yachts in the 40ft, class over a 25-mile course in Long
Tsland Sound, open to yachis of this class belonging to any club.
To be raced for on Monday, July 1, starting at 11 o’clock A. M,
Pntries should be made to Mr. Francis T. Underhill, chairman of
the regatta committee, Oyster Bay, L. I.
On Tuesday, July 2, at 12 o’clock, a breakfast and lawn party in
honor of the club will be given by Fleet Surgeon and Mrs, J. West
Roosevelt, at their country seat, Waldeck,
The same evening the captains of the squadron and their guests
are invited to a ball given by Captain and Mrs. Francis T, Under-
hill, at their country seat, Ontare,
While at Oyster Bay, mail matter, telegrams, etc., addressed
care of Com. John A. Weeks, Jr., Oyster Bay, L. 1., will be deliy-
ered to the vessels of the squadron.
ence leave Long Island City for Oyster Bay direct, via Locust
Talley.
The entrance ta the harbor will be marked on the starboard
hand by red flags and on the port hand by blue flags at the 14ft.
low-water mark.
On Wednesday, the 3d. the squadron, on signal from the flag-
ship, will proceed to Larchmont and remain there over the 4th,
on the invitation of the Larchmont Y. C., which extends the hos-
pitalities of the club house and anchorage during the stay of the
squadron.
On the morning of the 5th thesquadron will proceed to the east-
ward, making such ports of call as the captains may decide, and
the vessels of the squadron which intend to continue the cruise
around the cape will take their departure from Vineyard Haven
tor Marblehead in accordance with the invitation of the Hastern
Y, C., already accepted, to visit their harbor and to take part in
their regatta on Monday, July 15. The Wastern Y. C,, besides
their regular prizes, offers a special prize fur yachts in the éoft.
elass provided they are represented in the squadron of the 8. C.
Y.C. Commodore Henry 8. Hovey, of the Eastern Y, C., offers a
special prize, of the value of $200, to be raced for by the 40ft. class,
on Saturday, July 13.
Mrs, A. Cass Canfield has presented the club with cups of the
value of $500 to be sailed for at Marblehead, The conditions
gfoverning these cups will be published in a subsequent order.
Captain Royal Phelps Carroll, or the Gorilla, offers a prize to
be raced for. by the 40ft. class, at Bar Harbor, Value of prize,
$200 if five start, $150 if three start.
A member of the club offers tirst and second prizes in money to
the sailing masters of the yachts declared to he in the best order
by judges to be appointed by the commodore, the details govern-
ing the competition for which will be announced at the first meet~-
ing of the captains.
Rowing and sailing races by the boats belonging to the vessels
of the squadron, and swimming races for members of the crews
will take place during the cruise.
The attention of captains is called to the routine and signal
code, changes in each of which haye been made since last season.
Cuptains intending to join the squadron are requested to notify
the fleet captain at the club house, 7 East Thirty-second street,
at as early a date as possible.
By order of the commodore, | J. F, TAMS, Fleet Captain.
ATLANTIC Y. C. JUNE 21.
de postponed race of the Atlantic Y. C. was sailed on June 21
over the regular course and in a moderate southeast wind
but with few starters. The only interest was in the 43. 40 and
£6ft. classes, where the keel boats in each case beat their center-
poard rivals; Olara for the first time getting alongside of Ana-
conda and #iving her a decisive beating. Sea Fox did not turn
up in the large schooner class, Fearless was absent, and as Stella
was on the beach there was no competitor for Nymph, Mr. Alley
ot the Banshee being called away by business. In order to make
a race in the 40ft. class the judges steamed over to Staten Island
and invited an entry from Minerva, she going in with a hastily
made up crew and under charge of her mate, Capt. Barr being
ashore. Wona has been filled with a long topmast, so that she
can sail under Atlantic Y. C. rules, with working topsail, and
she started. Kathleen did not enter, some changes and repairs
being needed before she starts on a cruise, The courses were the
same as in the previous race, fran the club house to the finish
off Buoy 15, the classes above VI. going around Sandy Hook, class
Vi. and VIL around the Scotland, and the smaller boats around
a markhboat off Buoy 8. : ,
The start was made at 11:25, the wind being southeast and the
tide neariy up, the yachts being timed:
CeimAliat ats eaves chine» Schl el eel bar) va Rome aisooncn ll 34 13
PAIZO eet ee entree crepe HIP ie 0 MISUIAL Co. ney ens veetdaeels 1 34 14
MACH eIat ena pee ete li 28 36 Beatrice.... ........ 2... 11 34 52
Ghoaylintgs 2. --.--2 te Weeds Widerans...) 2 Pes cee ree ees Il 35 04
Hildegurde.....---..---.- 11 30 40) Ha (ARM RO ee cranee gener li 86 05
VEIN GLY aL a 7s pean eres VLeSlisos GUrOLICy ny pec en aneennn weee, 1l 37 56
Tera ENS e ge cee eee TSP Wor 44s eannace eel 11 38 48
PAT GUILE aly ely Pepe I] 32.11 Mowette ....._............ 11 45 12
Hy patia....-...-- ... d1 33 23
Hildegarde was handicapped 20 seconds and Mouette 4,52,
Clara led Anaconda over the line, the latter trying to blanket
her but failing. Im the Narrows Clara tacked across Anaconda’s
pow, and the latter was left for the rest of theday, The beat
down to the Scotland was devoid of any special interest owing to
the number of walkoyers and the great lead of Clara and Minerva,
in their classes, ‘lhe times at the Lightship were:
Grayling sts. --ce-5,s 209 00° Minervay.:............. seoee 43 BS
ide ras etree 227 45 Anaconda............0¢-2e8 2 48 05
CWA 8. pte os Walce Be OO OU NEV EKUPDID e eee Sent os ee 12 50 50
FAST OI1s eth des ieee se BAL BO Ava Tea pli ca ee eae s == -2 55 80
Hildegarde had left Athlon, Clara had beaten Anaconda by
over 3 minutes, while even little Minerva had beaten Anaconda
by 4 minutes 30 seconds even time. Minerva had beaten Nymiph
over 4 minutes. ‘Lhe next class was not timed. Minerya and
Nymph set spinakers for home, but the others continued around
the Sandy Hook Lightship. Minerva gained on Nymph steadily
all the way in, but at the finish her skipper mistook the line, and
with spinaker and balloon jibtopsail set bore away to leeward of
the judges’ boat, evidently intending to finish where the race
started. She was hailed from the tug, and seeing her mistuke
jibed hastily over, carrying away the topmast in doing so, She
crossed the line, however, with a sate lead over Nymph, in spite
of the wreck. The full times were:
SCHOONERS—CLASS T.
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected.
Grayling...» s.r. 11 28 438 4 00 13 4 31 30 4 31 30
Z § O.
COE TF) Ss ORB ace nGoae 11 27 12 5 43 82 6 16 20 6 16 20
OLASS T11.
SAIED NG Bier igcy recht achoe Al 27 40 5 18 07 5 60 27 5 50 27
SLOOPS—CLASS IIL.
Hildegarde.,,......+«. 1] 80 20 4 25 4 5 12 34 5 12 34
FAA What hr SANA one ods 11 28 36 Did not finish.
CLASS Ly.
MH yak rere ern ogsOD 4 40 21 5 08 21 5 08 21
AMNACONGA, «1... 122.2005 11-32 11 4 48 10 5 15 59 5 15 29
CLASS VI.
Minerya........ esau af 1] 31 85 3 59 49 4 28 14 Not
WRAVOTE Ss SASS Gases li 34 IL A 06 46 4 82 85 measured.
CLASS VIL.
steal), cls-1-<)o-)-ntet 11 34 18 4 50 OL 5 15 48 5 15 48
Wl atias sel e a 11 3B 23 4 51 13 5 17 50 517 44
Beatrice.... ... -....-11 d4 52 5 34 20 6 59 28 Be
Nomad scree bees 11 36 03 Did not iinish.
IMGT eo ei kmar, 11 35 04 6 42 08 6 O07 04 oe
CLASS Ix,
Wona, ».; .11 38 48 8 56 21 417 33 4 16 82
Frolic Ay i bag itt 8 59 40 4 21 44 4 ¥1 44
IMOUCLEG. foe seeps se 1] 40 20 Did not finish.
DETROIT Y.C.—This club was unlucky in the choice of weather
for the first pennant race, as there was no wind on May 30, nor
again on June 1%, to which date the race was postponed, he
second attempt proving a failure another trial was set for Mon-
day of this week,
FOREST AND STREAM.
COLUMBIA Y. GC. REGATTA, JUNE 18.—The twenty-second
annual regatta of the Columbia Y. C. was sailed on the Hudson
River, in a strong northeast blow, resulting in several minor
casualties in addition to the loss of a man from one of the yachts.
The course for classes A to F was from the club house, off Highty-
sixth street, New York, around a markboat off the house of the
new Corinthian Y. C., at Yonkers; class G sailing around a
markboat off Fort Lee, Highteen yachts were entered and at
11:22 the start was made, the first half of the race being a hard
beat up river. en rounding the mark at Yonkers one of
the crew of the Henry Gray, in class D, cabin cats, was washed
overboard and drowned before help could reach him, though
seyeral yachts came to his rescue and a boat was lowered from
the guests’ steamer, Cygnus. The lost man was Mr. Henry Re-
nout, of Brooklyn, a druggist, a fair swimmer but not a yachts-
man. It is stated that he came to the club house to sail with Mr,
W. F. Everett, on the Gertrude, but as she was not on hand he
went with Geo. C. Everett, in the Henry Gray. At the turn he was
lying to windward, but as the boat heeled alter jibing he slid off
to leeward, and being weighted down with a heavy waterproof
coat and wet clothing was unable to support himself long. The
tiller of the Gray twisted off at the jibe, so that she could not
put about and pick him up. Lines were thrown from the Gray
and another boat, but missed him. ‘The Gray continued home
but did not cross the finish line, her antagonist, Brunhilde, haying
a walkover, The full times were:
CLASS A—CABIN SLOOPS OVER 30RFT.
Start. Finish. Elapsed
ba: 1.2) ee ee «erate cena 1) 22 57 2 bY 44 334 4
MGT hy dtuscuaua le tts py cad eeEEe 11 28 50 2 39 30 3 16 38
BASICS ca: bee osiniae, cece Tare saleahhtee 11 25 05 2 52 21 3 27 16
CLASS B-—CABLN SLOOPS BETWEEN 26 AND 30FT,
SEMUIPG: ei eee ..11 21 45 8 08 45 B 3l 00
Julian...... .. 11 25 39 Disqualified.
AVG b-7 1) aoe ies ed ee ae SL 11 24 35 Withdrew.
—CABIN SLOOPS UNDER 26FT.
fic bit aeds. Range sosduedecer Tl 27 16 4 (4 50 4 87 54
Weary: Washi a4 sacenpoetsaetccters 1] 24 37 4 08 30 4 39 53
CLASS D—GABIN CATS,
Brun es eee eye eee 11 29 05 3.03 03 3 88 58
Henry Gray......- NE oa weve edd 28 Withdrew.
CLASS B—OPEN YACHTS OVER 22FT.
Martha Munn,.-... weeeeseell 36 00 Withdrew.
GEM Dias a epree ceetorethy cal ee veel 29, 24 3 21 28 3 51 59
CLASS F—OPEN YACHTS BETWEEN 18 AND 22FT.
NEV StIGs <1 a soletiste neue eneor reat cn 11 27 34 f 4 29 06
Gertrude...--. , 1] 28 39 4 (6 10 4 37 31
Miriam. ....+-.+ 11 27 02 4 06 30 4 39 28
FAG TVARIBH ODA ess sam ote nee Seaton ol 1) 2% 57 3 22 06 8 53 09
PEN YACHTS UNDER J8FT.
Carrie £ .., ...11 31 00 2 43 51 312 51
GIEN ja-uh2 4 wll 29 36 Upset.
WV Or cos pc Manatee neta tale nea 11 34 16 Disabled.
Helen capsized, Vixen Jost her rudder head, Viola sprung her
most, Weary wish was protested by Flirt for a wrong turn of the
mark. The judges were Com. A. J. Prime, Yonkers C. Y. C.;
Com. Henry Andrus, Manhattan Y. C.,and Mr, Chas, EK, Simms,
Jr. The iron steamboat Cygnus carried the club members and
their guests.
PAVONIA Y.C. ANNUAL REGATTA, June 24.—The Pavonia
¥. CG. sailed its twentieth annual regatta on June 24,ihe course
for classes C and E being from Liberty Island around Buoy 13, all
the other classes rounding Fort Lafayette and Buoy 18. The
times were:
OLASS C.
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected.
Katie..-. ese aol eesti 5 25 20 5 52 19 6 39 39
(AVION a epee PED Ee 11 35 10 5 31 10 5 56 00 5 56. 00
Phantom .............11 35 00 Did not finish.
Tam O’Shanter....... 11 33 45 Did not finish,
LASS D.
Alex Forsyth ......... 11 84 35 5 82 00. 5 57 25 5 57 26
Growler...-..-.... «Ll 35 46 Did not finish,
Anna Seaman........ wll 384 49 Did not finish.
CLASS BE.
Christine A555 baci 8 11 84 31 6 15 00 7 19 21 7:19 21
Minnick. 222skebss 11 36 42 Did not finish,
horetts, teats oe 11 42 00 Did not finish,
CLASS NO. 1.
J.T, Corlett... -....,.11 44 25 3 12 00 3 27 35 2 24 5d
Gesines: fate. well 1] 44 56 3 18 00 B43 04 3 387 44
CaAMETONA SAL See li 46 05 8 24 00 3 38 55 3 38 58
CLASS NO, 2.
Wheader. fen stn se vee Ld 49 89 3 14 00 3 26 55 3 26 55
CLASS NO, 3,
Lone Star.......,..-.-ll 46 18 3 21 30 3 35 12 3 32 02
Ny nolsav.. career rseeaas. 11 45 20 3 28 30 8 43 01 8B 48 OL
CLASS NO. 4
Irene ... -aee-s std 45,50 3 41 30 3 55 85 4 38 45
PeONLEER oy 2 el 1i 46 10 3 36 30 8 50 20 3 49 50
IBOWKET “heen ye ee wees Il 44 50 3 38 00 3 58 10 3 63 10
Marie. ey Olsen es ses 11 47 22 4 27 00 4 42 38 4 36 00
OLASS NO. 5.
ATI GAl 0 stasee=s Chey: 11 44 49 813 00 8 28 11 8 27 09
Sardine...,.-.-.--. ...-11 45 40 3 25 30 3 389 50 3 39 60
AGSRIG Save gest hehe 11 44 20 3 42 30 3 5, 10 8 56 40
Three Brothers...... 11 45 28 3 29 30 8 44 02 8 44 42
SAT TNC Na 144 it One ae 1 44 38 3 57 00 Al? 22 4 10 52
Aunt Jennie......-.... Tl 47 12 3. 58 00. «410 48 410 48
Frank Oliver..-.-.-.-. ii 45 18 Did not finish.
TA Soh. Ae ce oe 11 44 42 Did not finish.
CLABS NO. 6.
PeLOC oS | Wig Sans 45 4; Ti 44 58 3 18 30 3 83. 32 8 33 32
Sisters se. os ocewiee Sine Li 44 20 3. 22 00 3 37 40 3 35 20
CASTS ate outers tials teas 11 45 57 3 31 30 8 45 33 3 45 33
Bessie B ....-.-.......11 43 58 3 42 00 8 58 02 3 56 52
Amaranth ........- -»-Ll 45°16 2 49 00. 8 56 44 3 49 34
Glare DT eNe. 43s 78s Ji 45 40 3 384 00 3 48 20 8 44 30
Hoodoo ten. aes 1i 46 30 4 14 00 4 22 30 4 22 80
course.
NEWARK BAY Y. C.—The second annual regatta of the young
Newark Bay Y. C. was unfortunately spoiled in spite of the
efforts of the club by the heavy squall of June 17, which gave
such trouble to yachts large and small about New York. Before
the first mark of the 10-mile triangular course on Newark Bay
was reached the squall burst, disabling some of the fleet, while
the calm which followed prevented others from finishing. The
times were:
CLASS I.—JIB AND MAINSAIL, 20FT. AND UNDER,
; tart Finish. Elapsed. Corrected.
Our Own... 4--5 5294 .2 51 30 5 30 20 2 38 50 2 88 50
Just Woke Up,.....-.- 2 51 00 Disabled.
Spantan 0 2ehceea + 59. 05 Disabled.
CLASS V.—CATBOATS, 22FT. AND UNDER.
Alida...... well nse een 2 55 45 5 28 40 2 31 55 2 31 55
Smuggler .......-.-+.-: 2 56 55 Withdrew. 3
CLASS Vi.—CATBOATS, ISFT. AND UNDER,
Miliing tte 12 czars yrs plies wreeesee 2 56 00 7 45 00 eee aes
Shore House.........-. 2 57 00 Disabled.
CUASS VIL.—CATBOATS, UNDER 18FT.
Ane (Oo pyrat ss acne 2 56 4 Withdrew.
OVGstay ere tee 2 ot Ib Withdrew.
ier sess 343 Bigic 2 56 30 Disqualified.
Bor Paw. eee very .--2 56 55 Withdrew.
ATIC sp Leta soe ee: 2 56 55 Withdrew.
MOSQUITO FLEET.—First pennant regatta, South Boston,
June 22.—Courses, triangular, Dorchester Bay, distance 5 miles,
weather clear, wind N.W, fresh.
FIRST CLASS.
Length. Elapsed. Corrected,
Skipper, J. R. Tufts, Jv...-... apie 14,01 1 02 05 0 38 20
Minnie, Bertram............. Shey ahh 1 02 50 0 39 15
Lucy, W. H. Ransom......... ae 14,11 1 04 16 0 40 31
Nellie, John O'Leary...,........... 14,11 1 05 00 0 41 15
Sprite, H. M. Wells...............-.- 15,00 1 05 20 0 41 41
Bnigma, J. F. Small......-..-......+. 14,11 1 05 40 0 41 55
SECOND CLASS.
Grace, FP. Borden.....:.c12) cee eeees 12.02 1 10 45 0 43 85
Baby, J. W. Bragdon........ .....64. 12.11 1 28 38 0 57 80
Snag, J. H. Robinson...... PASS ren | 12.00 1 24 20 0.56 55
Winner of first prize in Class 1, Skipper; Class 2, Grace. Judges:
James Bertram, Ff’, T. Merry and James Bragdon.
NEW HAVEN ¥. GC. ANNUAL REGATTA.—The annual re-
gatta of the New Haven Y. C, was sailed on June 18 in a strong.
E, wind with a good sea, the course being 30 miles on Lon
Island Sound. Only 6 yachts covered the course, the other l
| of the starters turning back as soon as the open water was
sighted. The winners and their corrected times were as follows:
Division C, Class 2, Flora, 4h. 8m. 2s.: Division ©, Class 3, Sea
Belle, 4h, 7m, 46s.; Division OC, Class 4, Stranger, 4h, 17m, 21s. The
other boats going the full course were Mariota, Vixen and Acme,
Dare Devil cane wed, her crew being rescued by a tug, Mariota
lost her jib and Gypsy broke her rudder,
-
[June 27, 1889,
HARLEM Y.C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 17.—The Harlem
Y.C. sailed its annual regatta on June 17 with a fine fleci of
twenty-three starters, {he course being for the five larger classes
from College Point to Sands Point Buoy and return, 18 miles. and
for the two smallest classes from the same starting point to and
around Gangway Buoy and return, 16 miles. The wind was
strong §.W-.until late in the afternoon, when a heavy squall
struck in from N.W. Besides some small accidents to sticks and
gear the Lettie ran on a rock off the Stepping Stones and stove
1c her bow, sinking quickly. Her crew of eight men was rescued
by the light keeper. The times were:
CLASS A—OABIN SLOOP YACHTS 30FT. OVER ATIn
Start. inis Elapsed. Corrected
WIG ladeesadaee tac peas 8 11 57
Charles Welde 8 11 23 2 55 56
Nereid..-..... 3 3 18 39 2 57 30
Peerless 8 11 28 2 49 43
1 YACHTS UNDER 30FT.
SOs pee 1 52 Ul 25 8 18 52
Theresa. 11 53 43 83 27 03 3 33 20 3 32 31
Oriole... wall 53 45 3 19 16 3 25 31 3 22.13,
Hmpire.... .. .- LL 62 52 8 20 20 3 27 28 3 28 48
GLASS C—OPEN JIB AND MAINSAIL 2497, AND UNDER 28FT.
awvintapGe. ee kyle. Ja 1] 57 40 3 03 19 0 rene
a)
(Caiaisjtsta ee de ob Oley aes 3 14 08
Lettie _....2.... withdrew.
Bertie M 3 28 42 3 27 08 3 25 48
CLASS E—CAT-RIGGED YACHTS 24PT. AND OVER.
Pathfinder...-.....--.T] 57 30 withdrew.
VOBSSIGin states snciee ee ll 57 37 305 40 3 08 03 2 58) 45.
Truant.... 11 51 50 3 11 37 3 12 47 8 02 26
CLASS Bearcats YACHTS 18Ft. AND UNDER 24¢7,
Shamrock, .,..,-+.--.1% 25 withdrew,
ay Jac -.-12 05 00 3 06 12 8 01 12 2 56 AG
Gomeét-ee.sesee: swore 12 03 36 3 14 48 8 11 12 3 04 16
Gracie ta.eite.t ott 12 04 18 withdrew,
CLASS G—CAT-RIGGED YACHTS UNDER IS8SET.
Kathleen. .- .......... 12 03 03 withdrew,
Emily B........-. »--2 12 08 44 8 24 52 3 21 08 3 19 56
El aiiry dee eee eel xe race 318 48 3 14 56
DORCHESTER Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 1%. —
Though the entries in the annual open regatta of the Dorchester
Y¥, C. were this year hardly up to the mark in point of numbers,
the race promised to be interesting owing to the presence of
class of large schooners, including Troubadour, Alert, Ginone and
the new Merlin, and also from the debut of the new Burgess c.b,
forty Verena, and the two McVey forties Alice and Helen, against
the famous old Ellsworth flyer Fanita, Calms and fog, however.
intertered to keep some of the yachts away, and to make the race”
less exciting than it should have heen. The courses were, for
special class, from starting line, Te SH SOMES whistling buoy on
starboard, Harding’s Ledge bell buoy (boat) on starboard, Graves —
Whistler on port, to and across starting line; for first, second and
third classes, from line between judges’ boat and flazboat, leay-
ing Barrel buoy, one-half mile northeast of Winthrop Bar bnoy §
on port, Graves Whistling buoy on port, to and across starting |
line, twenty miles; for fourth and fifth classes, from starting |
oint, leaving Barrel buoy, one-half mile northeast of Winthrop ;
Bar buoy on port. Graves Whistling buoy on port, to and across 4
starting line, ten miles. Aiter a heavy rain in the morning the
race was started at 1:30 in a light N.W. wind. After a long chase
Verena. Mr. J. A. Beebe’s new 40-footer caught and passed Wanita, |
5ft. longer on l.w.l. The two McVey boats made a poor showin
being unable to stand up under their enormous rigs, Alice giving +
up, while Helen, steered by her owner, held on and finished the}
race. Troubadour led Alert tor a time, but the latter beat her
badly when the windward work began. Magic dropped out and
gave Shadow an easy victory. The new Cape Cod cat, Harbinger,
built by Fred Hanley, sailed her first race, making good time and
threatening to bring trouble to some of the 80ft. class when she
comes alongside of them lateron, The times were:
FIRST AND SECOND CLASS.
, Length. re Corrected,
2.00 453 36 4 16 32
Verena, J, A. Beebe...-.....-.... 1.242 f :
Fanita, 1, H. Shepard...,,,.-......-. 45.06 4 59 44 4 25 13
Helen, Prince Brothers............. 4200 5 09 82 4 81 28
Alice, P. D. Wheatland.............. 42.00 Withdrawn.
THIRD OLASS.
Shadow, John Bryant............... 34.1 5 20°26 me
Magic, H. ©. Neal...,.-2--... ......- 32.10 Withdrawn.
FOURTH GLASS.
Harlequin, J°R. Hooper........... . 28.00 217 08 1 48 06
White Fawn, Cherrington......... 5.01 220 29 1 48 31
Bopyael eile. ERUit ee unc reciente oe 24.00 & 27 58 1 f4 46
Duchess, Brown Brothers........... 25 02 2 27 15 1 5A 22
Evelyn, W. B. Small................. 2.04 - 2 85°39 2 03 57
SEED) UNV ee ee lente eed. 26.00 2 43 38 212 88
Erin, John Camaugh............... . 26.00 2 44 08 2 18 08
Beetle, GC. H. Guild........ . ....... 30.07 2 43 18 2 16 34
Malvena, A. J. Lovett............... 29.02 2 53 04 2 2b OF
Moondyne, W. H. Shaw.... ..... .. 24.08 2 57 50 2 25 2k
FIFTH CLASS—CENTERBOARDS,
Black Cloud, A. Brown.......... .. 23.10 2 24 27 1 50 04.
Sea Bird, C. O. Joy......-.....--..46- 22.08 2-46 45 211 56
Tomeat, C. L, Lockhart............ . 20.00 2 53 16 2 14 51
_ FreTH OLASS—KEELS.
Swordfish, J. B, Paine. ............ » 24,04 2 85 23 2 02 34
Thelgay bel all. Sel 2 eee. » 20.01 2 40 11 2 04 39
Bride of the Wind, Tobey..........- 22.06 2 ba 57 2 20 44
SPECIAL SCHOONER CLASS,
Alert, Henry Bryant................ --+-. 3 12 07 wee
Troubadour, GC. V. Whitten........ fee 3 50 06 .
The regatta committes was L. M. Clark (chairman), Francis)
Gray, William B. McClellan, A. J. Clark and W. H. Wilkinson.
MONTGOMERY SAILING CLUB.—Fourth regatta, June Sy
Course, Norristown to Indian Creek and return, 5 miles, Wind,
fresh southwesterly. Summary: Y
Length. Corrected,
Playford, tuckup............... -: neacamiseatinc:s AOLUO 111 20
Nellion tGEUP NS EN yar igesserte erento res +» 15.00
PT See rithyvUCRO pe ies ese sriniisee sowicn sas 15.00
Volunteer, tuckup...:.... -....- Pe ees 15.00
J.S. Lever, tuekup........ RASA Spoes Puseapon 15.00
Igidious, tue¢kup....-,.-:-..-. abe et oer heh, 15.00
BUNSYL yet TAsy AUR CM ses isis acivisias epclseulgism atielelons 16.00
Tole GUC KET oes tae eeaiep stats es pases eh onmns 15.00 1 20 50
Stranger, sharpie ,........2:,-0.---:.5.2--+., »-. 16.00 Withdrew.
It was mostly a reach both ways. Volunteer was overloaded
with a crew of four men when she should have carried but three,
Stranger had but two men aboard, and being nearly flat on the
bottom she drifted off to leeward.
Hifth regatta, June 23. anes light westerly. Summary:
Playford. ....-.-...--....- : Sesh a aan ictia pe ysce 2
Volunteer.... 1... .s0-0ee--s BOS Ae TOTATOUS ceteris mvt ere eae 219
NGMIG. ee tree or tbe 21225 JS. Dever............ wo. ae SL BB
Starlight.......-..-+... 2.2 17 30)
Gracie, Stranger, Pennsylvania, Josephine, Priscilla, lola and
Emma L. withdrew. It was a beat dead tn windward to the buoy-
After the first seven boats rounded the wind fell so light that the
others could not stem the current, Judge, Wim. Alcorn.
MONATIQUOT Y. C, PENNANT REGATTA.—The pennant
regatta of the Monatiquot Y. C. was sailed on June 20 in a stro
SW. wind, the first class sailing a 9-mile course and the third a
T-mile one. The times were:
FIRST CLASS. 4
Length. Elapsed. Corrected.
Moondyne, A. J. Shaw...-..--- ar zal 1 $2.39 1 03 38
frin, John Cavanagh.....-........-.26.11 1 81 09
THIRD CLASS.
Rocket, H. M, Faxon........,-.-.....16.02 1 35 24 1 03 57
Diadem, L. A. Hayward,............ 18.02 1 33 49 1 04 54
Erin and Moondyne each protested the other on the ground of
impropermeasurement, the two being re-measured and Moondyne
taking the prize. The judges were Henry Gardner, T. D. Bagley
and C. G. Sheppard,
CAPE ANN Y.'C. SWEEPSTAKES, JUNE 22.—The first sweep-
stakes of the Cape Ann Y. C., of Gloucester, was sailed on June
22 over a triangular course, the first leg to buoy off astern Poi
thence to a buoy off Round Rock and return to judges’ boat
Pavilion Beach and repeat, 8 miles, the wind being yery st
from the west. Only 5 yachts started, and one of these, Al
capsized on the second leg. Maud went to her aid, rescuing he
crew. Black Cloud lost her topmast and Evelyn shipped so muck
ength. Blapsed,
Black Cloud, A Brown......-. Apoahcee t) il 25°25.
Silver Cloud, J, McLaughiin......-.20,04 1 81 08
White Nene
Jyudges—James
JUNE 27, 188Y.]
FOREST AND STREAM.
4831
GREAT HEAD Y. C. SWHEPSTAKES JUNE 15.—The first
open sweepstakes repatta of the Great Head Y, C. was sailed on
June 15 in a reefing breeze from §, W,, tle courses being 714 miles
for Classes 1 and 2, and 6 miles for Class 8, The times were:
PIRST CLASS.
Length. Elapsed. Corrected,
Moondyne, Shaw Bros....,-...-..-..24 09 09 44
OSya fe Gs, Tab: . 2. . fo. -. 2 cee 2 1 12.138 0 45 89
Black Cloud, Aaron Brown,. ._.... .23.i0 1 11 06 046 04
Clio, Merrill & Gooding,. 1.0.33. «1 1418 0-48. BI
White Pawn, W. U. Cherrington.._.25 01 ds AZ b2 0 48 54
Good Luck, J, B, Farrell,..,....--. ..22.00 116 53 0 50 09
wl, J. S. Cushing... , .-- ceases, 04 Disabled.
Duchess, Wood Bros,..........-.-.-.. 25.02: Cangized,
SECOND GLASS,
Silver Cloud, J. McLaughlin..-..... 21.00 1 15 58 0 48 14
Hiureka, EB? B. Rogers...°....2......-- 20.06 1 16 38 0 48 18
Diadem, L, A. Hayward.............. 18.02 1 21 10 0 40 12
Zoe, W, H.Farmiloe... ....--.. oe 801 122 44. 0 5) 40
Tom Cat, CO. H, Lockhart...........-19.00 1 22 05 0 52 08
Nereid, ©. HColby... - ..-- =. 44 24202-20001 1 22 42 0 64 00
Ring Pin, P. M. Bond,, ...... ......-21.08 1 24 57 0 55 54
EK. A. C.,.G, H. Worcester......-..--. 20.04 1 30 09 1 01 43
Bi WME Minne ius omeens leet 8.02 Peres betes
THIRD CLASS.
Modoe, D. W. Beleher......--..... -.15.07 1 05 05 0 35 26
Psyche, Prank Gray...... Fas -urs ah 17.04 1 02 62 0 37 14
Rocket, H. M. Faxon. ...,....--...--16001 1 11 59 0 44 56
Flora Lee, Packard & Olover,.-.,...16.08 1 12 36 0 46 14
Dud TEL Ei rl ONE) uc ee 16.06 1 12 86 () 47 25
Sea Bright, M. M. Kallman......... 17.05 1 16 dt 0) SL 20
Rees ean RT eee led 12.09 1 23 10 0) 2 32
SOUA WE, S- MCStON! 2. eng sl ae oct 17.02 1 20 30 0 54 41
Topsy, Brad Huggand...,............14.04 Did not finish.
Alpine, J. A. Stetson....,-........-,.17.10 Did not finish,
Soribey Ey, IMS VWWellsy woe. :e eens 17.09 Did not finish,
he prizes were awarded as follows: First Class—Moondyne,
first prize, $20; Posy, second prize, $14; Black loud, third prize,
$10. Second Class—Silver Clond, first prize, $15: Hureka, second
prize, 12; Diadem, third prize, $10. Vhird Glass—Modoc, first
ize, $15; Psyche, second prize, $10; Rocket, third prize, $5; Mora
ee, fourth prize, $3. The judges were: Messrs. Hutchinson,
Bradshaw, Bicknall, Brown, Churchill, Mudge, Mitchell, Bond,
Kiley and Turner, Jr.
HULL Y. C,, June 22.—The first championship race of the Hull
Y.C. was sailed on June 22, the classes being: First class, yachts
30ft. and over sailing length; second class. yachts 25ft. and less
than 30ft.; third class, yachts 21ft. and less than 25ft.; fourth
class, centerboard, jib and mainsail boats under 2Ift ; fifth class,
centerboard yachts 19ft. and less than 2ift.,and all keel yachts
less than 21ft.; sixth class, centerboard yachts under 19ft. The
course for first and second classes was from starting line, leaying
judges’ yacht on starboard, through Hull Gut, leaving Toddy
ocks and Point Allerton Buoys on starboard, to Harding’s Bell
Buoy, leaving it on port; around Martin’s Ledge Buoy, leaving it
on port; then leaving Shag Rocks on starboard and Toddy Rocks
Buoy on port, to starting line, eleven miles. For third class from
starting dine, leaving judges’ yacht on port, around Black Brush
Buoy No. 1, leaving it on starboard; Wreck Buoy off Peddock’s
Island on starboard; Wilson’s Rock Buoy on starboard; Hunt’s
Ledge Buoy on starboard; Wilson's Rock Buoy on port, to starting
line; nine miles. The course for the fourth, fifth and sixth classes
was the regular No. i course; distance six miles. The new 25ft.
cat, Harbinger. sailed her second race, making the pace for
Magic, a larger boat and in the first class, and heating her badly,
The times wére:
FIRST CLASS.
‘ Length. Elapsed. Corrected,
Maricwiint: Nealine soo ..)..0:-.085., 31.00 2 02 51 1 83 55
SECOND CLASS.
Harbinger, J. Hooper,......_....... 27.11 1 59 00 1 06 59
THIRD CLASS,
TP lo} w/o iia 6 keel fut 0) cameo en Ae eal 222122102 1 53 08 1 31 58
- Thelga, H. 1. Johnson.,.-......-.....22.01 145 41 1 37 22
Echo, Burwell & Isham..._..... |. 1124.05 159 18 139 53
FOURTH CLASS.
Bureka, H. B. Rogers......-....-..-..20.06 1 24 00 1 00 57
Josephine, D, H. Follett..... _..., 18.01 1 39 33 1 18 38
FIFTH CLASS.
iy Ugly Le ota O01 S02) saya ee Ua 19,02 1 23 08 1 04 15
Mable, F. H. Dunne......-.......-..- 19,11 1 28 v9 1 05 02
Vaga, H. W. Priend..........-... .. 18.02 1 387 38 11? 51
SIXTH CLASS.
Wildfire, H. A, Keith...-..... --..--.17.08 1 29 39 1 04 15
Rocket, He Ni itssrone se. Fe 16.02 1 34 35 1 07 88
The winners of championship legs were: Iirst class, Magic;
second class, Harbinger; third class, Posy, eenterboard: Thelga,
keel; fourth class, Hureka; fifth class, Myrtle, centerboard; Vaga,
keel; sixth class, Wildfire. The judges were: J. J. Souther, J. B
Forsyth, W. E. Sherriffs and W. A. Cary.
QUAKER CITY Y, C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 22.—The
14th annual regatta of the Quaker City Y. C. was sailed on June
22 over a 3l-knot course on the Delaware River, with calms during
the early part and strong breezes later, some of the boats losing
their topmasts. The main interest was centered in the initial race
of the new Burgess boat Nanon, the old Venitzia finally beating
her. The start was made at 10 A. M. with a light $.W. wind and
an ebb tide, but a squall came in shortly after the fleet was well
under way, followed by a fiat calm for atime, after which the
wind freshened considerably. Nanon led on the way down, turn-
ing the lower mark, off Chester, with a lead of over3m, Going
home free the Venitzia caught and passed her, leading by 144m.
at the line, The times were:
SCHOON ERS. ;
Start, Finish,
Peslexinae aries! ets aren eys his telah jjeone. --..10 07 00 2 22 2!
Arethusa..,..... ee sce 10 07 00 2 52 OL
IT GShiG tee ett ee aee scent ---,10 07 00 2 64 19
Ss.
Sasy00 271 6 eee eee ee See OD --.,10 06 59 2 16 21
Monarch S Ue) aa See ee peer ee 10 06 40 2 42 53
INADONS i235 i5essc-- se. Ses ose legal al 218 O04
SECOND CLASS SLOUPS.
Consort es.gseses:: arses. See Hot «--..10 O4 25 2 57 39
ATVI SCPC ee E 3 00 48
Rosita... Trt 2 bb 53
Thalia... 3.09 41
iA he ee an ne Seren, LA a ann Oh 10 06 09 316 26
Minerva, of Trenton........--.2........ -..10 05 20 3 08 14
TET NG an ips AAR am 10.05 54. 3 ety
MEHL. tenet es- sess ace 0 04 21 253 29
PG 2 eee es ee 10 05 28 3 24 29
NIZCLLC cree sawasccat booed 10 08 26 3 03 09
OPEN YACHTS.
NID IGAMMee errs: -apueebreean, ee tees -.10 01 56 8 14 55
MCOLON Geese eeies Lean kanes Deeg eta ar 1U 03 86 3 23 26
The judges were Messrs. Addison KF. Bancroft, Chas. L. Wilson
and Newkirk N. Wentz.
QUINCY Y. C.—The first championship race of the Quincy
Y.C. was sailed on June 17 in a variable wind from N.W. to S.W.
during the race. The times were:
SECOND GLASS,
Deri Bispaeds Correcie
Mabel, F. L. Dunne..............0005. 20.0 37 59 111 06
Hebe, Henry Hdwards ....,........2. 18.11 Withdrawn,
Pet, J. W. McFarland................ Withdrawn
JIB AND MATNSATL,
Nereid, ©. F..Colby........0.. ...0.02 20.09 1 35 15 1 09 07
Diadem, L. A. Hayward .............18.02 1 38 31 1 09 27
Flora Lee, E. B. Glover............ , 16.10 1 42 38 1 12 06
THIRD CLASS.
Rocket, Secretary Faxon...........-.16,02 1 40 34 1 09 08
Wildfire, H. A. Keith.......0........ 1f U2 - 1 45 23 1 15 26
Mirage, John Dearborn............ 17.05 Withdrawn.
Meteor, C. KE. Bockus......... so A 0 16.09 Withdrawn,
ane judges were Com. Jolin Shaw, John W. Sanborn and Chas,
.. French. :
LAUNOCHES.—The new Morgan schooner Constellation was
successfully launched af Piepgrass’s yard, City Island, on June
20, being christened by Mrs. Morgan,...The steam yacht Nash-
awena, built by Lawley for Mr, FE. P. Boggs, from Mr. Burgess’s
designs, was launched at South Boston on June 22, and Lotawana,
Mr. Foster’s new Burgess 40, was launched at the same place on
Jone 24....Myr. David _M. Little’s steam launch, Bilida, was
launched at Ralem on June 20_...Osawa, Mr. Hildreth’s 16ft. cut-
ter for the Pleon Y. C., was launched at Williams’s yard on June
22,and Borden launched a new boat, 15x6ft. 3in., for Mr. J. P.
Bullard on the same day....The McVey boats, Alice, 40, and
Chrystal, 30, have been tried, the former, like her sister Helen,
proving over-sparred, so her rig will be reduced; Chrystal has had
some lead shifted trom the after to the fore end of the keel....
, Rawlex is at work on a 27ft, cutter, and a 30£t. compromise of the
Nymph type,
BEVERLY Y. O.—Phe i4ist. regatta, first championship, was
sailed at Marblehead, June 22. The number of entries was small
owing to the calm and dense fog which prevailed during the
morning, but the boats that started had a very exciting race. An
hour or so before the start the fog cleared off and a brisk westerly
wind set in, which by 2: P. M, was blowing in hard puffs and in-
creasing every minute, Owing to the absence of Saracen and
Hf, only Beetle started in first class, carrying working topsail,
In the second class the feast Swordfish led off swinging a club
topsail followed by Wraith under lower sails only. These classes
had a reach to $.H. Pig Breaker, a runto Half Way Rock and a
beat home, 10 nautical miles. They had all the wind they wanted,
Wraith withdrawing, and the other two coming home with
housed topmast, Swordfish being single-reefed, aga beating the
larger boat 103. actual time, Third and fourth classes had a run
to Bowditch’s Ledge, a dead beat to Curtis Point and_a reach
home 714 miles. The new eat Kiowa recently builf by Dunn of
Monument Beach, sailed her first race north of the Cape, her
as ate A being watched with much interest, The well-
known Wraith led off in third class, with Kiowa bs. astern, Hoiden
just behind the latter and Pixy a length or two inthe rear. Dol-
phin and Psych, as usual were fighting it out in fourth class, the
latter haying a new and larger sail. Kiowa and Hoiden both
passed Wraith, the former steadily spinning out a lead especially
in the puffs, Psyche passing Dolphin an Berne teal lead,
The minute they hauled on the wind they met a little chop sea,
and Kiowa at once beganzto run away from the others, badly out-
winding them at the same time, As they fot into smoother
water under the shore, the others did better with her, though
she continued to leaye them steadily, carrying her sail well
while all the rest had more wind than they wanted. Wraith
caught and passed Hoiden, Dolphin did the same to Psyche.
who was overpowered, looking as if she would capsize. Kiowa
reached Curtis Point a good half mile dead to windward
of the others, but had difficulty in finding the_ stakeboat
and lost some time tacking round, hunting for it. Hoiden
by this time was single-reefed, but even then could not
carry her sail, and finally withdrew. Pixy was in the same fix.
Wraith was the second boat round, but by this time was hull
down as seen from the leader; she double-reefed her sail and then
did better. Dolphin rounded a little ahead of Psyche, who cap-
sized soon after rounding. Dolphin by this time being donble-
reefed turned back to assist .Psyche, but seeing outsiders there
ahead of her kept on and finished the course, Kiowa carried her
whole sail very well, but in running off to buoy 7 was forced to
slack down the peak in order to ease the strain on the tiller, after
rounding hauling up a little, the entire crew could not get the
peak up again. She lost a little from this, but having race well
in hand took things easily. Time as follows:
FIRST CLASS.
Length. Elapsed. Corrected.
Beetle, Chas. Guild.................. 35.1 1 57 35 54 58
f SECOND CLASS.
Swordfish, Com. Paine....... aes 31.07 1 57 25 1 fl 40
Wraith, GC. EB. Hodvgés......0.0..0.0.4 26.08 Withdrew-
THIRD CLASS—CATS.
Kiowa, W, A. and W. Lloyd Jeffries 22.04 1 22 45 111 30
Hoiden, Gordon Dexter........ pecs f 21.11 Withdrew.
Pixy, F. W. Chandler.... veee. 21.04 Withdrew.
SLOOPS. j
Wraith, H. P. Benson................ 22. 1 29 47 1 18 25
FOURTH CLASS,
Dolphin, Poyal Robins.............. : 2 08 41 1 47 41
a Ae
SOUTHWARK Y, C, FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REGATTA, June
17.—Course, from Dickerson street Wharf to Chester Buoy and re-
turn to Greenwich Point, the club headquarters; distance, thirty-
two miles; weather, cloudy; wind, strong S. W.; start on last
quarter of flood:
SECOND CASS.
Leneth. Start. Finish.
Avene Gal aha wenee Hier erressrt etree 15,00 10 171% 2 48 00
Harry Bordman ...;...... ... Beers se 10 1744 3 12 00
James Dealey..sfecsssics sassdeacees onan 10 1746 ded Ss
Finis PIED ae ee neeea ersten, wits 10 174% ote
Tear eS A SD ee ee a ee 10 1744 Ge ie
BIL ee epee ie dy acutsss sar 64 10 17 Reh do
Preddie oe faricccsiees patsnns eau. 10 17 eae
POTATYEA ALTOS ord tat Pat ety oe eens : 10 1446 a
Harry Hise... Mrpedesescctd asses deus 10 17 1 sees
THIRD OLASS.
@HBS> Moby: se cbssaee tens. cee) casi ae 10 25 00 Capsized.
DIVE VaIs Ch cee Gere. chetee pec gwrcs cn, § hricbade mae ope 10 25 00 Disabled.
GD Ck Pee etree beg ia side visti aednl 10 25 00 2 54 00
Thomasy hedvartierss teecq--tccs tase ones 10 25 00 Sprung mast
POURTH CLASS.
Harry Segel........ i....2.3 Trorumat oie 10 22 00 eck ts
ivalis os 5 Sa tre sie eee Ee 10 22 00 Saar
RTM ATG Ate hee Les ecaalb esas eae nate clas 10 22 00 a5 es
CEO V NOW Ah cre etcne thee babe bis UvEwA ones 10 22 00 2 45 00
Vr POTS. wt tact tees scene. eet To 10 22 00 Capsized.
Jd. J. Cooney. ..:,+++:- TEHaReaancaneAn Uace 10 22 00 3 00 00
Re SIND DG crs on presscttha satanic a ee a dpe 10 22 00 1 ges
Wittduonehert vs tretprer nce ae fe 10 22 00. Prag
COA Meanutiys ans eee eee var Bos ese 10 22 00 Pare
MOB GMO RS sero Far oe te ey tek 10 22 09
Winners; Ciass Two, James Irvin first, Maaoiie second; Class
Three, Geo, Flick first, Myrtle second; Class Four, Oakey first,
J.J, Cooney second. Regatta Committee: Julius Hoffman, ex-
Com. Harry D. Basler, Jos. Stephens, F. Maxwell. Judges: M.
Kraft, Sam Duckett, Thos, Troutt. The R. S. Patterson and
Geo. Plick, third class yachts, are matched to sail on July 1 for
$400. There will be great interest taken in the race, as the Flick,
a Kensington yacht, has heen overhauled and has new rigging.
While this is the third season for the Patterson, she has sailed
some close races with the Flick, but never been beaten.
AMERICAN Y. GC. OF NEWBURYPORT,—The American Y.C.
sailed its first championship regatta of the season on June 17 ina
light north wind. Course No. 1 was sailed from the club house
at McKay’s wharf to a stakeboat 246 miles off the bar and return.
The times were:
FIRST CLASS.
Length. Elapsed. Corrected.
23.02 2 42 P 2
Hazard, Pierce & Moody ......... 2 32
Ber ict 4
White Cloud, Rodigrass Bros........20.00 2.37 24 2 32 55
Vexer, P. J. Lowell..-.7.........- .. 19.09 2 41 32 2 Bh 28
Budge, Durland & Rogers ......... ..19.01 2 42 45 2 86 36
Freuk, W. L, Thompson...........-.. 21.05 2 5b 24 2 53 00
Puzzler, Lunt & Shackford.......... 19.01 2 59 52 2 58
SECOND CLASS.
Gem, Woodwell & Besse... ......... 14.09 1 54 45 1 50 09
Hustler, J. Hitchcock................ 14.04 1 69 54 1 54 45
Aeme, DIR. Heed , 52.2.2... ven eas ol T02 1 58 05 1 56 23
CAPE COD Y. C. REGATTA, JUNE 18.—Course, triangular;
distance, 10 miles; weather cloudy; wind east; whole sail breeze:
é Length. Elapsed. Corrected.
Ariel, H, H, Sears & Co.,....... 4.21.06 2 48 53 213 34
Madge, een ies & Howes 28 05 2 52 49 2 18 56
Nobscussett, F. B. Nobey......-..... 23.08 2 5b 02 221 27
Mist, Nickerson........ 0.00.00. 00-- 2:5 21.09 3 04 49 2 28 50
Winner of first prize, Ariel; second, Madge. Judges: David
W. Sears, Henry Smalley, EK. D. Crowell.
ay_30.—Course, triangular; distance, 644 miles; weather fair:
wind S.W., strong breeze.
Length. Elapsed, Corrected.
Ariel. H. H. Sears & Co.._.. 21.06 1 34 45 1 11 08
Madge, Cummings & Howes 05 1 36.19 1d 14 18
Nobscussett, F. B. Tobey... 23.08 1 87 25 1 15 35
EAST RIVER Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 17.—The
East River Y. C., of New York, sailed a yery successful regatta on
June 17, with 35 starters, the courses being from Hunt's Dock
around Sand’s Point Buoy and return, 20 miles, for Classes A to
i, and around the Stepping Stones Light for Class F. The wind
was strong 8.W. all day. A heayy squall in the afternoon enliv-
ened the race, carrying the 1opmast out of the Tregarthen and
Sweeping a man overboard from the Sadie, the Angler picking
him up. The winners were: Class A, cabin sloops, Katie; cor-
rected time, 2h. 45m. 10s. Class B, Maud M.; corrected, 2h. 45m.
20s., Winning champion pennant. Sadie May won in Class OC,
Blizzard won in Class D, open jib and mainsail, against Eugene,
her corrected time being 4h. 41m.10s. Class B, catboats, was wou
by Ripple; corrected time, 3h, lim. 87s.; and Class F, cats, by
Aida; corrected time, 3h, 58m, 6s, The judges were Messrs, H, H.
olmes, Pavonia Y. C,; W, A, Deans, Columbia Y, ©,, and P.
Lamb, East River ¥, C,
WHST LYNN Y. C.—The first championship regatta of the West
Lynu Y, ©. was sailed on June 17,in a very light wind. The times
were:
FIRST CLASS.
ength. Wlapsed, Corrected,
Lark, Sprowl & Co......- Fn este 2822.08 1 36 30 115 18
Bianche, Wiley & Bessum,.....:....23.08 1 87 15 1 16 48
Nordeck, Howe. & Rich...-.........5 22.07 Did not finish,
Ruth, Looney & Co .........2..-0.-.5 21.08 Did not finish.
SECOND CLASS.
Alice Ly, P. W. Lynch... csc... et 17.01 1 10 00 0 48° 25
Meitidasbtollists ftw. Oth) cee Sy daae 18.04 1 10 45 0 50 15
White Wing, Cedabury.............. 17.00 1 16 20 0:53. 50
Idle, Wentworthiencss ce d.ea enn 19.06 117 15 0 59 40
. THIRD CLASS,
Wild Cat, C. Alley............-.......15.06 0) 56.00 0) 42 dd
Isabel, Davis & Alley..........-2.... 16.00 1 03 00 0 49 26
. SPUCTAT, CLASS. _
Hly ing van ieee Sawyer & Rich,...... 18.05 1 34 00 1 09 29
Inez, Goodridge Bros...............-.. 18 07 L 41 30 1 20 09
Ethel, J..M. Ootter...........2....-2, 19.04 1 50 45 1 27 06
Mattie, G. Weigand.................- 17.10 1 5L 16 1 27 10
CORINTHIAN Y. C., MARBLEHEAD, JUNE 15.—The first
regatta of the season was sailed by the Corinthian Y. G, of Mar-
blehead on June 15, in a fresh 8, W. wind, with fewer entries than
usual, The times were:
SECOND CLASS.
Length. Elapsed. Corrected.
Swordfish, J B Paine, ..,...-........ 31.06 2 12 45 2 Of 66
Agnes, W. Cummings:....:...-......31.01 2.29 56 2 28 Hl)
FOURTH CLASS—CENTRRBOARDS.
Wanda, R. C, Robbins............... 21.10 128 29 ae’
Corsair, ). AH, Mullett............... Did not finish.
Pixy, 1, W. Chandler ,.:.--.. _...... Did not finish.
FIFTH CLASS—KEBLS.
Witaith; be Pe bensoeloce) lene. tesa 23.08 1 28 30 1 19 40
Bantam, W. M.Jameson......-...... 25.02 1 29 06 1 21 30
Vaga, H. W. Priend.......000.000000. 20.05 1 33 40 1 22 30
SIXTH CLASS—OPNTARBOARDS. ,
Dolphin, R. Robbins.................. VW70T 1 3% 50 1 23 40
Sapphire, 0.8, Street................ 18.01 Not taken.
Prizes were awarded to the Swordfish, Wraith, Wanda and
lord tat The judges were John Paine, W. L. Smith and Wm. 0,
aylor.
SAVIN HILL Y. C. FIRST CLUB REGATTA, June 8.—First
Class, distance 744 miles from starting line of club house, leave
Half-tide Rock ou port, Old Harbor Buoy (red) on port, Cow Pas-
ture Buoy on starboard, stake boat at Harrison’s Sq. on port,
and repeat. Second Class, distance 644 miles from starting line
of club house, leave Half-tide Rock Buoy on port, Ola Harbor
Buoy (red) on port, Cow Pasture Buoy on starboard, stake boat at
Harrison Sq. on port, and repeat, omitting Old Harbor Buoy,
Weather, light rain; wind southwest, very light: tide, flood:
FIRST CLASS.
Length. Hlapsed. Corrected,
White Fawn, W, ©. Cherrington... .25.1 1 36 45 12 47
Annie Maud, . O. Vegelahn .....-..23.3 1 53 00 1 27 26
SECOND CLASS.
Peri, Frank Driseoll........-........-.19 0 117 15 0 51 18
Nora, E. M, Dennie.-..,............... 16.9 1 24 30 0 56 02
Avis, J. H, Odell.:-..-......... feeseee 18.9 1 39 00 1 12.47
1ce,
MOSQUITO FLEET.—Open regatta, Sune 17; courses, Dor-
chester Bay, triangular; distance 5 miles; weather threatening;
wind N, W., light:
FIRST CLASS.
Length, Corrected.
14.11 8
Minnie, Bertram Jackson.......... .....-.... #450 108 13
PRO Is, Ues LML bs Tes odes te ocbbreeene oh fete Tol, 14.11 1 09 31
DEG. EPMA Welhe cee ei eterna iho stipsesucnt 15.00 110 47
pabtoaeetrppr PM Manet rat) UL seen er toape ela peep TA 14.11 1 11 40
dfs) th Coed BOLIC 9 Vie aa ape aap, NE Dae 8 RRM ERE 14.11 116 10
Bini, Geow Corbebita erry Usatissy apeten eeu 14,10 118 2
SECOND CLASS,
AD aaa iat SPA Lica) aes tno EL Ole 12.11 119 17
Bessie, C. W. Cherington. .-.:...2 2..c4.ecacise 12.00 1 24 30
esGat se Gaede Ma ance nytt Shey! 12,02 1 3838 40
Winners first prize, Minnie, Baby; second, Skipper, Bessie:
Lucy, first class, carried away rudder just before crossing start-
ing line and withdrew. Refatta committee, W. C. Cherrington,
J, W. Bragdon, H.M. Wells, W.O, Elliotand A, O'Leary. Judges,
J. P. Bullard, James Powers and James Bragdon. R
ARAB AND GUIDE,—Only two yachts started in the Saturday
tace of the Atlantic Y. C. on June 22, which was sailed ip a
moderate N,W. wind over an 8 mile course from Bay Ridge around
Buoy 15, Arab, Mr. Edward Fish, had lower sails and housed
topmast, but Guide, Mr. Benj. Aborn, Jr., carried a single reef.
Guide is a new boat, and has just been out at Wintringham’s
yard to have her inside iron replaced by the same weight of lead
(2 tons) added to that already on her keel. Arab carries all her
lead on the keel. The course was areach out and back, Avab
winning easily. The times were:
Length, Start. Finish. Elapsed.
Arab, B. Aborn, IJr.......28.09 4 23 44 6 02 he 1 88 08
Guide, Edward Fish..... 28.08 4 22 U1 6 02 45 1 40 44
Canaging.
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
a ; Ounces, 1887-88.
Ommodore: H.C. ROGERS............ ,
Secretary-Treasurer: Gro, W. HaTron } Peterborough, Can.
Fice-Com. Rear-Com. Purser.
Central Div..W. K. Huntington.E. W. Masten.......... PSH, Se
ome, N. Yu
Atlantic Div. W. P. Stephens.,...L. B. Palmer........... F. L. Dunnell,
: 186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn.
N’thern Diy, .Robert Tyson.....,.:5.S, Robinson.,..... Colin Fraser, Toronto.
Ap pHbavlons for mempership must be made to division pe accom-
anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00 \
or entrance fee and dues for current year. Kyery member attending
the general A. C, A, camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application
sent to the Sec’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division.
Persons residing in any Division and wishing to become members of
| the A. C. A., will be furnishea with printed forms of application by address-
‘ing the Purser.
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Commodore—J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio.
Vice-Commodore—D. H. Crane, Chicago, Til.
Rear-Commodore-—-. J, Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Secretary-Treasurer—O. H, Root, Cleveland, Ohio.
Executive Committee—C. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich.;
ton, 0.; T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springiield, 0,
FIXTURES.
T. P. Gaddis, Day
j JUNE.
29. Corinthian Mosquito Peet, Larchmont.
JULY.
4, Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 13-22. Atlantic Division Meet,
13-29. W.C.A. Meet, Ballast Pd. Cheesequake Creek.
. 27. Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers.
August.
—. Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands.
7-23. A.C. A, Meet, Sugar island, St. Lawrence River,
' SEPTEMBER,
i. Puritan, Record Races, No.5. 14. Ianthe, Annual, Newark.
7. Brooklyn, Annual, postponed.
THE ATLANTIC DIVISION MEET.
(METER a thorough search for a suitable camp site the commit-
tee have settled on Cheesequake Creek as the only practicable
location within convenient distance of Philadelphia and New
York, and the Division meet will be held there, beginning on July
18 and continuing for one week. The camp is two miles from
Perth hoy across Karitan Bay, and one mile from Souih
Amboy, the Long Branch R. R., used in common by the Pennsyl-
vania RK. R. and the New Jersey Central, passing justin the rear
of the camp. Morgan’s station 1s one quarter mile from the camp,
Arrangements will be made with grocers and marketmen from
Amboy to call at the camp eyery day. The camp ground will be
on a hillside in a cedar groye, beneath which is a very fine beach
of yellow sand. The courses will be Jaid out in full view of the
bluff, Perth Amboy may be reached by steamer from New York
or by rail from any point, A circular giving full particulars of
the Gamp and races will be sent out this week,
A482
FOREST AND STREAM.
[June 27, 1889,
NEW YORK C. C.
pus annual spring regatta of the New York C, C. was held off
the club house at Tompkinsville, Staten Island on June 22,
the races being sailed in a strong northwest wind. The first race,
unlimited sailing, had the following entries: Atom, C. B. Vaux;
Vagabond, C, J. Stevens; Random. H. QO. Bailey; Vitesse, James
Guiler; Mayflower, J. R. Plummer; Sea Urehin, B. H. Nadal;
Naney, Dr. B. F. Curtis, and Outing, A. M. Johnson, of the N. Y.
QC. C.; Nipsie, G. V. Schuyler, of the Arlington OC. C.; and Nadjy,
W. 8. Elliott, of the Crescents of Brooklyn.
The course was a triangle of 3 miles on the Bay, two'rounds to
be sailed. Atom, Random and Vagabond were the leading boats,
several others capsizing or giving up. After sailing one round
the contestants concluded that they had had enough, and de-
clined a second, as there was a strong wind and heavy sea for
canoe racing.
The next race, for limited sail and ballast, was sailed over a
shorter course nearer shore. The entries were: Hclipse, R. W.
Blake, Brooklyn ©. C.; Vagahoud, C. J. Stevens; Atom, O. B.
Vaux: Gun, H. D. Ward; Vitesse, James Guiler; Naney, Dr. B. TP.
is; Alpha, H. Masten, of Yonkers; Mayflower, J. R. Plummer;
: Irchin, B. F. Nadal; Outing, Mr. Johnson. Atom made an
error at a turn and lost some time. KHclipse led and finally won,
with Vagabond second. The finish was timed:
Hiclinse Weer cep weet ak 44400 Vagabond........ 0.05 scenes 444 45
ATOTMe re Oooo cha ciaare ae aay OO" GN: encanta nee eee ais 4 47 00
Vitesse: eeeW Gdn aso eee Pass 4 ROU IN GC Ys eas, Gergen yee 4 50 00
The tandem paddling race, which followed, was won by F. B.
and J, L. Collings, of the Bayonne Rowirg and Athletic Associa-
tion, in the Water Witch, from W. R. Burling and W. J. Stewart
of New :rk, in the Nile.
©, V. Schuyler, in the canoe Surf, defeated W. J. Stewart, in
the Water Witch in a paddling race. The upset race was de-
clared off.
C. J. Stevens and H. O. Bailey were the only contestants for the
elub prize for the best rigged sails, but the judges were unable to
decide between them.
John Guiler was awarded the prize for novices.
Tae judges were R. C. Burchard, H. J. Drake and W. W, How-
rd.
The Commodore’s prize for sail rigging, consisting of two hand-
some silver match boxes properly inscribed, made to. order by the
Gorham Company, were awarded to Chas. J. Stevens and H. G.
Bailey. Their work was so evenlv excellent that the committee
couid not decide which was the superior workmanship.
THE A. Ci: A. YEAR BOOK.
47E have received fromthe publishers, the Nautical Publish-
ing Co., of New York, a copy of the new A, C. A. Year
Book for 1889,a neatly printed pamphlet of nearly a hundred
pages, uniform in size with that of last year.
The A. C. A. Year Book, prior to 1888, was a small pamphlet con-
taining the officers’ and members’ names, the constitution and
by-laws, and a report of the regatta committee only. It was
issued at a cost of $150, and issued Tree to everymember Secre-
tary Mix last year issued a very handsome book, illustrated,
containing much more matter than any former book, including
a large colored map of Lake George. This book cost the A. CG. A.
less than those issued previously. The book cost nearly $500, and
the advertising account helped greatly to give the Association a
fine book for little money. Secretary Mix was assisted in the
work by Mr. Vaux, who superintended the printing and make
up. At the executive committee meeting last November two bids
were received on the book for 1889, both offering to supply the
work free to members. The contract was awarded to Mr. Dob-
bin, of the Peterboro Review. In February Mr. Dobbin requested
the other bidder, the Nautical Publishing Oo., to take the book off
his hands. He found he could not make the advertising pay the
cost of the work. The Nautical Pub. Co. agreed to do this, though
three mouths less time was given them to work up the business.
The book has just been issued by them. The secretary, Mr.
Hatton. and the Division Pursers have furnished the official mat-
ter, and Mr. Vaux, for the Nautical Publishing Company, has
edited the book, arranged the matter and attended to the entire
make-up. Though the contract only called for a book containing
substantially the same matter as that of 1588, the publishers have
given much more. ‘The geueral and Divisiou treasury reports ap-
pear for the first time. Th- regatta committee report is much
fuller than ever before. The membership list is arranged in
Divisions, also for the lirst time. The Division boundary lines are
clearly described, aud the records of the-first two A. C. A. regat-
tas, 1880 and 1881, never before reparted in a year book, appear in
this qne. Portraits of all the commodores are also printed in the
book, The book does great credit to Mr. Vaux. on whom the
labor of editing and compiling fell, and who has worked hard and
with good success, to make the present book a complete record of
the A, C. A. up to date, and to supply the deficiencies in the pre-
vious editions. The club list, announced some time since by the
Nautical Publishing Co., containing a full list of all canoe clubs,
oieere etc., with signals in colors of all clubs, will be ready by
July 10.
CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.—The invitation for a
Special canoe race under the auspices of the Corinthian Mosquito
Fleet having been accepled, notice is hereby giyen that the race
between six especially noted canoeists will take place on June 29,
off Larehmont. The start will be made at as nearly 10 o’clock as
possible, und the ccurse will bea triangular one and so marked
that the race can he watched by spectators from the shore at
Larchmont.—THEODORE LEDYARD, Seec’y.
EASTERN DIVISION MEET.
HE meet of ths Eastern Division was held last week at Calla
Shasta Grove, neat Springfield, the wet weather and lack of
wind interféring much with its success. The officers elected for
1890 were: Vice-Com., Dr. J. A. Gage, of Lowell, Mass.; Rear-
Com., A. 58. Putnam, of Worcester; Purser, Ralph Brazer, of
Lowell; Executive Committee, HE. C. Knappe, of Springfield. ‘The
paddling races resulted as follows: ,
First event—Classes A and B, decked, 4 mile straightaway:
First, W. R. Heald, of Worcester, 4min.; second, A. 8. Putnam, of
Worcester, 4min. 28sec. : ;
Second event—Class 1, any canoe, 14 mile straightaway: Wirst,
A. 8. Putnam, 4min.: second, Emil C. Knappe, of Springfield,
4min, 8secm® : . 1
Third event—Tandem, open canoes, single blade, 1 mile with a
turn: First, Putnam and Heald, of Worcester, 9min.; second, E. S.
Towne and ©. W. Dyer, of Holyoke, 9min, 18sec. s
Yourth event—Hand paddling, 100yds.: First, Paul K. Hawkins,
of Springfield, 403ec.; second, W. R. Heald, 43sec. Ss
Fifth event—Tandem, decked canoes, 1 mile: First, Knapps
and E. C. Sackett, of Springtield, 8min. 5sec.; second, B. L. Syms
and L. F. Haywood, of Holyoke, 8min. 24sec.
Sixth eyent—Upset, 250yds.: First, L. H. Lamb, of Holyoke;
second, Paul R. Hawkins. :
Seventh event—Standing paddling, 800yds.: First, A. H. Lang, of
Worcester, 2min.; second, L. H. Lamb, of Holyoke, 2imin. 5sec.
NEWBURGH B. & C. A.—The spring regatta of the Newburgh
Boat and Canoe Association was sailed on June 22 on the Hudson
River. The first raee was for class A, mainsail yachts. William
T. Hilton entered and sailed the Annie V.; Beggs & Moore entered
and Alderman B. B. Moore sailed the Annie, and J.C. Hall eu-
tered the Darshka. Only the first two started, the Annie Y. at
3:56:30, and the Annie wf 3:37. The course was three miles north
and return. The Annie Y. finished at 4:35 and the Annie at
4:32:15, thus being a good winner. In class B there were four
starters, aud only two that finished. The starters were N.S.
Smith’s Mabel, at 8:57:42; Commodore James T. Vandalfsen’s
Rambler, at 3:57:57; Grant E. Edgar, Jr.'s, Wenonah, at 3:53:1, and
George W. Shaw’s Bub, at 8:58:30. The Rambler came in Ss. ahead”
of the Wenonah, but the latter takes the prize on time allowance
of Im, and 15s. \
The single paddling race, with decked sailing canoes, was a fine
one. Three boats started—the Rat, paddled by Grant E. Edger,
Jr.; the Whim, by Harry A. Marvel, and the Pixie, by F. B. Smith.
They started at 4:41. The Pixie crossed the line first at 4:47:55,
the Whim second at 5:47:58 and the Rat last at 5:48:04, the Pixie
winning.
The tandem paddling race, with the same kind of canoes,
brought out the Pixie, paddled by &. B. and N.S. Smith; the
Whim, by H. A. Marvel and W.J. Lethorn, and the Lolas, by C.
D, Robinson and Commodore Vandalfsen. They all got away at
6:15, and only the first two finisshed, the Pixie crossing the line
five seconds ahead of the Whim and winning the race.
PEQUOT CANOE ASSOCIATION.—New Haven, June 24.—The
Pequot Canoe Association has hired, fr their annual meet in
August, Roger’s Island, one of the famous group of Thimble
Islands. Stony Creek. Roger's Island contains 12 acres of ground,
well adapted to the pitching of tents,and on the south side
stands a large house anda storage building which can he used
for sleeping accommodations, etc. The island has a good well of
water, and good landing piace on the north side toward Flying
Point. This island will be the headquarters of this association
from July 1 to Oct. 1, and during that period is open to all canoe-
ists cruising along thesound. The association will gladly wel-
come such canorists as may find their way to the Thimbles, and
can promise them a good place to pitch their tents, a beautiful
spot for canoeing and a hearty welcome. A launch will eall at
the island every morning and night to take passengers or bring
out supplies. Roger’s Island lies between Governor’s Island and
Pine Orchard. main shore, and wall be easily found by any cruiser.
The annual meet is from July 31 to Aug: 10.—F, P. Lewis.
BROOKLYN C. C.—The regatta of the Brooklyn C. GC. post-
poned from June 15 will be held on Sept.. Programme: 1. Un-
limited sailing for seniors and juniors. -2, Club race (sailing),
three canoes from same club to constitute a team. 3. Combined,
three mites, start paddling, finish sailing. 4. Unclassified small
boats, sneakboxes, cruisers, duckers, skiffs, etc. The Brooklyn
tandem paddling race on June 15 was called during a heavy ram
squall with three teams at the starting line of a mile and half
course. Messrs. Quick and Simpson, Yonkers C.C., took the lead
alt the start and held it to the finish, closely pressed by Messrs.
Reevs and Masten of the same club. The pace was too hot for
Messrs. Collins Bros. of the N.J. R. & A. C., who were left nearly
100yds. astern. The sailing races were postponed because there
was not wind enough to stem the tide.
A. C. A. PRIZE FLAGS.—Iit is Gesired that all A. C. A. mem-
bers and clubs who wish to contribute prize flags for this year’s
races will kindly notify the Regatta Committee as soon as possi-
ble, that they may b® assured of asuftictent number, The flags
may be sent later to Hdwin L. French, 224 Jersey street, Buffalo.
A. OC. A. MEMBERSHIP,—Northern Division: R. J. Leckie:
James Litster, Henry A. Sheward, Alfred Jephcott and Walter
A. Smith, of Toronto. Central Division: Theo. K. Felch, Niven
Hageman, Jamestown, N. Y. Atlantic Division: Richard Beyer,
Julius Warnecke, New Jersey,
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Answers to Correspondents.
he hs Notics Taken of Anonymous Oorraspondents, -
#iC. W. B., Ithaca, N. ¥._Selma is not registered.
L. G., Oswego.—Writd to any of the gun dealers whose addresses
are given in our advertising columns.
F. D.—1. Leather leggins are a protection against rattlesnakes,
2, The Pennsylvania trout season will close July 15.
Ortyx, St. Louis, Mo,—Please state when prairie chicken shoot-
ing opens in Illinois and whether any change has been made in
the old law? Ans, Open season sept. 1 to Nov. 1. See full law in
our issue of June 13,
VY. B. M., Raleigh, N. C_—We cannot direct you to a correspon-
dent on the rifle question. There haye been numerous articles in
our pages on the subject. Asa matter of fact, you will find any
one of the several makes accurate shooters, if held right.
D. T. G., Binghamton, .N. ¥.—Yes, you will find muscalonge
fishing at Rouse’s Point, in Lake Champlain; and they may be
trolied for with stout tackle, specially provided for this fish at
the tackle stores. The colored plates may be had of Messrs.
ee Imbrie, No. 18 Vesey street, New York, at a cost of
$1 each.
J.C. H., Rahway, N. J.—The bird called partridge in the North-
east,and pheasant in the South and some parts of the West, is the
ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). There is no pheasant indigenous
to the U.S, The American partridges (Odonto_phorince), repre-
sented in Wastern United States by our Bob White,is a large
group, mainly Southern and southwestern.
J. KR. T., Norwich, Conn.—Last July I visited a small lake in a
neighboring State that is well stocked with black bass, but had
rather poor luck. as they would seldom take bait of any kind.
Next month I propose to try them again with flies. Some fifteen
years ago the outlet of the lake was raised and a large swamp
was overflowed and now the water is discolored with the swamp
water so the bottom cannot be seen where the water is more than
six or eight fect deep. What flies shall I use? Ans. Use gray,
brown and black hackles; also scarlet ibis. Live minnows or No.
4 spoon for trolling. Fresh-water shiners and small sunfish have
also been used with good success. Keep boat about 40ft. from
shore and cast in under overhanging bushes,
ea ee
All who read with delight Mr. Robinson’s capital book
“Uncle Lisha’s Shop,” will be glad to renew acquaintance
with many of the Green Mountain folks who used to as-
semble there of an evening and exchange gossip and tobacco.
Sam Lovel, the horn hunter and fisherman, plays a leading
part in this continuation, Uncle Lisha having pulled up
stakes and gone out West, where it seems he finds himself
less contented than he and his friends had hoped. In his
campings on Lake Champlain and elsewhere, Sam has for a
companion the french-Canadian Antoine, whose capacity
for shooting with the long bow was so frequently displayed
in “Uncle Lisha’s Shop.” The two friends, however, get
along very well together, and Mr. Robinson finds plenty of
opportunity for charming bits of description of nature and
natural phenomena, while his sportsmanlike enthusiasm
puts life and interest, as well as versimilitude into all his
accounts of hunting and fishing. It must be confessed that
the dialect is often tough, that of Antoine being particularly
hard to follow, and it is not always an offset to this difficulty
to reflect that the reproduction is singularly faithful.
Indeed, as regards much eyen of the old Vermont dialects,
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CONTENTS.
SHA AND Riven FISHING.
Hell Gate Camp.
The Harvest Fish,
Blanche Lake Bass,
EIsHOULTURE.
The Caledonia Hatchery.
| Sawdust in Trout Streams.
| Tan KENNEL.
Dog License Laws.
Mastitt Pedigrees in the A, K,
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Southern Field ‘Trials Club
Derby Entries.
a Charlie.
2 Valk.
Resnel Notes.
Kennei Management.
RifrLe AND TRAP SHOOTING,
HiDITORIAL.
He Has Game Galore,
Lake George Island Camps.
Penobscot Salmon Fishermen.
Sree eUsEey, Run.
Fur Fisheries of the North-
west Seas.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST.
To Allaguash Lake.
Trouting on the South Board«
man.
An Episode of the War.
Navtorat History
Orawiish and Snakes.
Heonomic Ornithology.
North American Birds.
Wild Pets.
New Birds and Mammals.
Gamm BAG AND GUN Our Team Abroad,
New York Wildfowl Law. Range and Gallery.
James River Tales.—in. The ‘Trap.
The Ozark Mountains.
Pattern and Penetration Tests
The Arkansas Game Law.
Chicago and the West.
Rifles of Small Caliber,
SHA AND RIVER FISHING.
Pennsylyania Fish Law.
New Connecticut Laws.
Arkansas Fish Law.
Trout Streams of Silver Bow,
A Rainy Day Convenience.
Connecticut Trout Streams.
Southern Massachusetts
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Incidents in My Hunting ee
Boston Anglers back from
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The Penobscot Salmon.
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LAKE GEORGE ISLAND CAMPS.
FPX\HE curious condition of affairs on certain of the Lake
George islands was related in these columns some
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established themselves as sole occupants of the public
domain, After the Forest Commissioners came into
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occupancy of the islands. The Forest Commissioners
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their predicament; but in this they failed.
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camping parties. It is intended and expected that the
public will respond and plant itself down ina host of a
thousand or more for summer sojourns on the inviting
bamp-sites. When ifcomes te pitching his teiit in the Shade
of the elegant villa of one of the ‘“‘custodians,” a person of
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HE HAS GAME GALORE,
ee came into this office the other day a reader of
the ForREST AND STREAM with a letter, which he
had received from a friend in North Carolina, He
brought it in because it contained a natural history note
which it was thought might be of interest. And so it
was; but there was that in the letter which was decidedly
more interesting and significant than the note of nature—
so significant that it deserves a place here, The letter
ran thus:
, NortH CaroLina, June 22, 1849.—Hriend Doe: I will
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First of all I will tell you about the erops. We are all done har-
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J think I will haye 250 bushels when threshed. We will start our
thresher next week. Corn doesn’t look so well; can’t be a full
cropmade., There is plenty of fruit, some peaches ripe now.
Now for the crop you are interested in, the bird crop, [ think
that will be exira good. Ifound two nests while I was cutting
wheat. George says there are half a dgzen.on my place; he looks
after them more than I do. Well, Doc, 1 must tell you about a
nest George found. He and I went to cutting wheat one
morning early in the field below the barn. We had cut about
fifty yards when a partridge flew up before us. We looked
and found her nest with a great big snake lying coiled up in
it with one egg in its mouth. George caught the snake by the
tail and pulled it out of the nest and held it while I mashed
its head witharock. It dropped the egg alongside the nest, and
IT took a stick, pulled away and broke it and saw that she had
been sitting some time. Lwas uneasy, fearing she would guit
the nest. It was the snake that scared her off. So we went back
that way about 10 o’clock, peeped in the nest, and found, to our
surprise, that she was on and all right. George said: ‘“‘We just
got there in time to give that snake —-—. I found one nest over
on the big bill where I was cutting clover; the old bird was not on
when I found it, but I made very little to do around the nest,
went back about two hours Jater, found her on and all right.
* * #& Well, Doc, I get the paper regulariy every week. * * *
JT take more interest in reading the papers than I used to; seems
like I could not do without them now. J am very much obliged
to you for sending them. * * * This leaves us all well; hoping
this will find you well and enjoying the best kind of a time.
from your true friend —-— ——— to Doctor —.
Reading between the lines, we have here abundant
evidence that one shooting man has found the solution of
that vexing question so many are asking themselves,
Where can I find a week or two of good shooting?
This New York physician has hit on the true and feli-
citous way of providing a game preserve for himself and
has done it by no extraordinary measures, nor by any
devices which are out of the reach of thousands of
others, He has made friends of those among whom he
has gone on shooting excursions; and this friendship is
proving the happiest possible sorb of game protective
machinery. The friendship was won by the little courte-
sies which go to make up the amenities of life the world
over. When the New York sportsman went shooting
among the North Carolina farmers he made for himself
a place in their hearts. While with them he showed an
interest in the concerns of their daily life; on his return
to the city he sent them newspapers, perhaps a package
of tea by mail, or did some shopping favor in New York
stores; and in one way. and another, by acts slight and
trivial in themselves but potent because of the spirit they
manifested, he retained the regard and interest of his
farmer friends,
On their part, too much cannot be done for him to pro-
tect the birds. On several adjoining farms he has virtu-
ally the exclusive shooting privileges. The nesting and
hatching of the birds are now noted with eager interest
by those whe in former years paid no heed, unless it
were to speculate on the forthcoming supply for their
partridge nets; One of these farniers even went so far
as to invite the doctor up to his farm to take some shots
at a big bunch of quail he had been baiting for weeks
preparatory to scooping them by wholesale into his net.
Thus at the simple cost of making himself agreeable,
not a heavy addition to his other expenses while there,
this New York physician has provided himself with a
shooting preserve which promises to afford him the high-
est sport for many seasons to come. This shows, in ‘the
parlance of the day, the wisdom of ‘making onesel
solid” with the farmers.
It need not be added that this friendship gives increased.
zest and pleasure ta, the city man’s country excursions.
It is one thing, when you reach your journey’s end, to
find a hest all smiling and glad to see you for what profit
he can make out of you while you stay, and quite another
thing to feel that the hearty grasp of the hand has in it
something of real pleasure at seeing once more the
face of a friend. In looking over the shooting trips of
the years that are past, do we not dwell with peculiar
pleasure on those which have in them this element of
friendly greeting and good will on the part of host, or
boatman or guide?
THE PENOBSCOT SALMON FISHERMEN,
AST winter when the subject of making a weekly
close time for Penobscot River salmon netters waa
discussed in the Maine Legislature, a Belfast newspaper
described it as a conflict of interests between hard-work-«
ing fishermen and cigar-smoking, whisky-drinking ang-
lers. If the Belfast journalist reflected public sentiment
on fishing affairs in his State, it would be foolish for the
sensible friends of fish protection to exert themselves in
behalf of the salmon. But perhaps the editor displayed
only his own personal bigotry and ignorance, and his
misunderstanding of the merits of the question and of
the character of salmon anglers.
The communication from a Bangor correspondent, tell-
ing of the salmon fishing there this season, is suggestive;
and it brings up again the question of a weekly close sea-
son for the nets, The salmon fishing of the Penobscot is
a restored industry. There was nothing of it, nobody
made a rap at it, there were no salmon to net, until the
State, through its Fish Commissioners, stocked the river
afew years ago. The salmon run of to-day is entirely
the product of the Commissioners’ work. That work
was done at public expense; it was not in any sense the
result of private enterprise. The rewards, however, are
being reaped by a class so limited in number as to partake
of an exclusive and individual character.
The net fishermen of the Penobscot have made this
season, one weir man over $2,000 profit, others over
$1,200 each, and others less sums. These men have thus
had created for them by expenditure out of the public
treasury a paying industry. The State furnished the
capital to supply the “raw material” for setting them up
in business. As beneficiaries of the State these men
ought surely to be ready to do their part to make the
benefit permanent. If reason demands that for forty-
eight hours in the week the gravid fish be allowed free
passage up stream to their spawning grounds, the very
least the fishermen can do is to give over for those forty-
eight hours their netting. The netters, of all people in
the whole State, ought to be first and most eager in pro-
viding for such a necessary close period.
More ihan this. Asthe net fishermen are the ones
who draw from the salmon industry their thousands of
dollars yearly, from them should come the funds re-
quired for artificial salmon culture to keep good the
supply. The netters ought, out of the proceeds of their
industry, to contribute whatever is needed for the con-
tinued restocking of the Penobscot. They ought to have
enough gratitude to do this voluntarily, cheerfully, gen-
erously.
But they never will. Instead, they will net day and
night, week in and week out. And whenever intelli-
gent, public-spirited, economic measures are broached
for compelling them to adopt more provident ways,
these men, who are stuffing their pockets with the pro-
ceeds of Maine’s salmon culture at State expense, will
raise a howl about the unreasonable demands of rod fish-
ermen and privileged classes. And what else could be
expected from them, when Maine journalists, who set
themselves up as finger-posts to point out the way the
public should follow, display their own want of intelli-
gence by bespattering salmon anglers as whisky-drinking
dudes;
436
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Jury 4, 1889.
HUCKLEBERRY RUN,
Ts the good old days Huckleberry Run was one of the
most attractive bits of ground that it ever fell to my
lot to discover. Nearly a half century has passed since
I first saw it. I had been having a glorious run with the
hounds and had kept pretty well up with them, but rey-
nard had found it too hot for him and had taken a course
that had led straight away, and I was completely thrown
out. Gaining the top of a hill, I listened to the glorious
music of the eager dogs until they were nearly out of
hearing, when I discovered that they were bearing to the
right, and I started down the slope to head them off,
Coming to alarge patch of alders at the head of quite a
valley, Isaw within their depths the welcome sparkle of
water. My long tramp through the snow had made me
thirsty, and I was soon at full length beside one of the
loveliest springs that I ever beheld. The basin was
about the size and depth of a large washtub, witha mossy
rim, from which the snow had melted. The bottom was
of pure white sand, through which the sparkling waters
bubbled in mimic fountains, filling the basin and over-
flowing, forming a goodly stream that meandered in
eccentric curves and abrupt turns through the valley he-
low. Already half in love with the spot, I turned back
above the spring and took a long look at the beautiful
valley, beautiful even in its mantle 6f snow and with its
wealth of trees and shrubbery stripped of their glory by
the chill blasts of winter; beautiful in its harmony of out-
line, with its wooded slopes and gracefully curved knolls,
around which the little brook, with its fringe of spread-
ing alders and drooping willows, wound in loving em-
brace, ever trilling a gladsome song that even its icy
fetters could not hush.
So fascinated was I with the loveliness and quiet beauty
of the peaceful valley that the heretofore all-absorbing
interest in the excitement of the chase was completely
driven from my thoughts. Wandering down the glade
in a half dreamy state, picturing to myself the glories
that would come in spring time to crown with regal splen-
dors this very queen of happy valleys, I was suddenly
brought back to earth by the tumultuous roar of quick-
beating pinions as a covey of grouse rose at my feet and
sought refuge in a coppice of white-armed birches that
covered a gentle slope on the opposite side of the run.
This was in the callow days when the possession of a gun
was butadream. Yet the sound of the whirring wings
was as sweetest music to my ear, striking a chord that
through all the years has never ceased to vibrate with a
tuneful harmony that the cares and strife of a busy
world have neyer stilled.
When next I saw the charming spot the grass was
green on the beautiful slopes, the early flowers were
blooming everywhere, and the melody of countless song-
sters filled the air with a harmony that lute and lyre and
sounding brass can never hope to rival. Sauntering
through the wooded aisles or stretched at length in the
bright sunshine, ever greedily drinking in the beauties
of the lovely yalley, the partial enchantment that stole
upon me on that bright winter day when first I gazed
upon the scene was now complete and I was the willing
captive and ardent worshipper of the woodland spirit
that ruled sofaira realm. My boyish love strengthened
with the years, and very many of the happiest hours of
my life were passed in the beautitul spot I had learned
to love so well. Often would I with pliant rod steal
along the banks of the sparkling brook and entice from
its many inviting pools the gamy trout, and when the
crisp October days were come what glorious sport it was
fo roam with dog and gun through this very home of the
shy woodcock and lordly grouse! What days of delight
were those! What treasures were then laid up in mem-
ory’s storehouse to cheer and brighten lonely hours,
when health and worldly things all went wrong.
Much I owe to the memory of the dearly-ioved spot.
Alas! the beauties of the once lovely valley are now but
a memory. The dainty woodland sprite that once pre-
sided over the fairy realm has sorrowfully taken her
departure and the spirit of “‘improvement” now reigns
supreme; cold and darksome granite walls imprison the
once free-flowing spring, and its bright waters are forced
to crawl through the confines of a narrow tube, The
willows and spreading alders that graced the banks of
the sparkling brook have given place to a rank growth of
grass, while the brook itself is but a straight and narrow
ditchof mudandslime. Unsightly, half-decayed stumps
are all that remain of the magnificent forest, waving
corn disfigures the gentle slope where stood the white-
armed birches, and sordid potatoes flaunt their ugly leaves
over the grave of the sweet-scented flowers. The soft
whistle of the woodcock and the love call of the grouse
will be heard in their once happy home nevermore.
The wondrous picture of nature's fair handwork has been
disfigured beyond recognition; the beauties of the fondly
remembered spot have been ruthlessly blotted out, and
my heart is filled with sorrow as for the loss of a dearly
loyei one.
Alas! that my eyes should have beheld the ruin wrought
to embitter the fondly cherished memory of the beautiful
valley with the knowledge of its utber desolation.
SHABOW)
THE FUR FISHERIES OF THE NORTH-~!a roof, forming a sufficiently comfortable house, 40ft.
WEST SEAS.
[By a Staff Correspondent.)
VI. SEA OITER HUNTING,
NOTHER fur-bearing m2 mmal found in these waters is
the sea otter, whose pelt is even more beautiful and
more valuable than that of the furseal. Except in its
marine life the habits of this animal in no respect resemble
those of the seals, Unlike them, it is of a shy and solitary
nature and is never found in large companies,
The home of the sea otter is in the North Pacific Ocean.
On the American coast it is foumd as far south as Lower
California, while on the Asiatic side its range extends
south to beyond Japan. Its center of abundance, how-
ever, is along the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska,
the Aleutian Islands, the coast of Kamtchatka and the
Kurile Islands, The great value of the sea otter’s fur has
led to its constant pursuit, and though formerly it was
abundant, it is now extremely rare. Good skins bring
from one to five hundred dollarseach, and it isnotstrange
that the sea otter is being rapidly exterminated.
Up to the latter part of the last century the sea otter
was found in great numbers in the waters of Alaska.
During the first year of the occupation of the Island of
St, Paul two Russian sailors killed there no less than
5,000 of these animals. Barranoyv, in 1840, took to the
Ohkotsk from Alaska 15,000 skins, which we may assume
to have been the catch for the year of the Russian-Ameri-
can Fur Company. The destruction of the sea otter by
wholesale had then gone on for twenty years, and their
numbers were decreasing very rapidly, so rapidly that
twenty years later the whole catch reported from the
Aleutian Islands was but fifteen skins, As the animals
had become so scarce, it was no longer worth while to
hunt them, and the result was an increase in numbers,
but about the time of the cessionof Alaska to the United
States the pursuit of the sea otter was renewed more
vigorously than ever.
The Indians were accustomed to take these animals in
three ways: (1) by spearing; (2) by clubbing, and (8) by
means of nets. To these the white men have added a
fourth, surf shooting, and on the Asiatic coast they have
adopted the tactics of the Indians when spearing, but use
the rifle instead of the spear.
When a party of Indians started out to spear sea otter,
they first elected a leader who should have control of the
hunt, Then 15 or 20 canoes, each holding two mien, set
out for a ground where the animals were likely to be
found, and paddled slowly along in a long line. As soon
as an otter was seen the nearest canoe paddled toward it,
and, even if unable to approach near enough to spear it,
caused it to dive, and then swiftly moving forward
stopped over the place where it had disappeared. The
other canoes then scattered out about this first one as a
center, and watched for the appearance of the animal.
As soon as it was seen the nearest canoe made for it, and
the animal was forced to dive again. This was repeated
as quickly as possible, the object being to keep the otter
almost constantly under water, and to give it no time to
recover its breath. The dives became shorter and shorter,
and at last the exhausted animal was unable to dive at
all and was readily speared. :
Clubbing used to be practiced during stormy weather
in winter, At such times the otter seeks shelter from
the gale among the kelp beds on a few outlying rocks
near the Islands of Saanach. The hunters creep upon
them from the leeward, the sound of their approach be-
ing drowned by the roaring of the wind and the flapping
of the kelp leaves, and kill the animals with short, heavy
clubs. Mr. Elliott mentions a case where two Aleut
brothers killed in this way 78 otters in an hour and a half.
The nets used on the western Aleutian Islands, where
alone this method of taking the sea otter is practiced, are
from 15 to 20ft. long and from 6 to 10ft. wide, with coarse
meshes. They are spread on the kelp beds to which the
otters resort, and the animals becoming entangled in
them when they come out of the waters to rest on the
kelp, fall an easy prey to the hunters who are watching
near by.
On the coast of Asia, among the Kurile Islands, the
otters are hunted by white men somewhat after the In-
dian method. Three boats start out from the vessel and
row along parallel to the coast and about half a mile
apart, If an otter is discovered asleep, the boat nearest
to it tries to approach close enough to shoot it with the
rifle. If, however, it dives before a shot can be had, the
boat rows forward and stops over the point where the
animal disappeared. The other boats approach it, and
stop so that each one is at the angle of an equilateral tri-
angle whose sides are about haJf amilelong. At the
instant that the otter appears, one or more shots are fired
at it to make it dive again, and the boat stations itself
over the spot whereit went down. In this way the chase
is kept up until the animal is tired out and it is possible
to shoot it.
Often the course of the otter under water may be
traced by meaus of the bubbles which rise from it, and
sometimes, the hunters tell me, the animal can be seen
darting about under the water in most erratic fashion,
for it would appear that they do not always attempt to
escape by swimming straight away, but dive for conceal-
ment only. :
It isonly within seven or eight years that the sea otter
has been hunted north of Yetorup Island, but of late
years they have been found much further north, and
there are some on the north side of Copper Island of the
Komandorski Group. The whole business of hunting sea,
otter by white men on the Asiatic coast is said to have
been practiced for a few years only. A man named
Kimley, who was the first to systematically hunt these
animals there, is said to have secured, by shooting them,
480 otters in one season, 1878 or 1874. :
Surf shooting is practiced in Oregon and Washington
Territory, but hae y in the vicinity of, and to the north
of, Gray’s Harbor. Formerly all the shooting was done
from the beach or from the blufis, but as the otter became
scarcer, increasingly wary, and so more difficult to ob-
tain, other methods had to be adopted. _
The sea otter shooters of this coast devised the plax of
building scaffolds in the water out beyond the surf, from
which to shoot. At the lowest tides in the spring they
plant firmly in the sand three or four long poles so that
they shall form the angles of a triangle or of a square.
These are braced by means of slats nailed from one to the
other, which also form a ladder by which to ascend, and
at the top of the poles 4 platform ie built with sides and
} ths southeast point
above the water’s surface. These shooting scaffolds, oras
they are called locally, ‘‘derricks,” give the otter shooter
great advantage. In distance he gains from 400 to 500ft.,
while the elevation above the water creatly extends both
his range of view and that of his rifle. In fair weather
the shooter goes to his ‘‘derrick” before daylight in the
morning and returns at night to theshore, but sometimes,
when the tide is high and a heavy surf is rolling, it may
be impossible for him to get to it for a week at a time, or
he may be unable to reach the beach for the same period.
The skill attained by these men in rifle shooting is
something almost beyond belief. It will be readily
understood that the head of the sea otter—the only part
that is seen above the water—is a very small mark, cer-
tainly not more than three or four inches in diameter,
and yet it is said these shooters not infrequently kill ata
distance of a thousand yards. Most of their shots are
made at 200yds, and over. They use heavy Sharp's rifles
fitted with teloscopic sights, and shoot always from a
rest. When the sea otter is killed it sinks at once, and it
may be several days or a week before it rises to the sur-
face and is brought by wind and current into shore, The
hunters employ indians to patrol the beach and secure
the dead animals, and in occasional instances where the
otter does not sink dogs are employed to bring it to Jand.
Owing to its exclusively marine habits and its great wari-
ness, we May ussume that it will be many years before
the last sea otter shall haye been killed, but it must
always be a very rare animal.
Vil.—CAN THE FUR SEAL BE EFFICIENTLY PROTECTED?
That the fur seal fisheries of the Northwest seas ought
to be protected is a proposition so plain as hardly to be
disputed by any citizew of the United States. It is nota
question of sentiment, but one of business, An annual
revenue of over $360,000 would be lost to this Goyern-
ment if the seal should be exterminated or greatly reduced
in numbers, and such an income will hardly be relin-
quished without an effort to retain it. If these valuable
possessions are to be preserved in their present condition,
the taking of seals except upon the land must be put an end
to. Ivumereus as these animals are on the Pribyloft
Islands, they will certainly disappear unless protected.
The estimates by Capt. Bryant, already referred to, show
that of the young seals born each summer only from 10
to 15 per cent. survive to become adults; and if to the
destruction caused by their natural enemies we add the
slaughter of the females which takes place in water ceal-
ing, it can readily be understocd that before long the’
number of young produced each year will begin to dintin-
ish, and that a time will come when our seal fisheries
will dwindle away and become valueless.
If only males were killed on the water, comparatively
little harm to the fishery would ensue, because there are
always many more males on the islands than are needed
for breeding purposes. The slaughter of such males
might in time reduce the number of ‘‘bachelor” seal fit
for killing, but it would not affect the breeding stock,
which the destruction of these females does in the most
serious way.
It seems, therefore, that it must be the policy of the
United States to protect these seal fisheries by, every
means in its power, The wisdom of the system of super-
vision practiced while the seals are at theisland has been
abundantly proved, but some method should be devised
to protect them, so far as possible, at all times and wher-
ever they may be.
In the Pacific Ocean outside the three-mile limit the
United States has only those general rights which are
common to all nations, and an attempt to preserve the
seals on the high seas could net be succes-fully made,
except, perhaps, as a matter of treaty, an agreement to
which all maritime powers should assent. In the Bering
Sea 1t has been claimed by our Government that the limit
of jurisdiction is not quite the same. '
One thing which seems clear is that the only special
rights in these waters possessed by the United States are
those which she acquired from Russia at the time of the
treaty by which Alaska was ceded. What these special
rights—if any—are, itis hot my purpose to attempt to
show, out there are some historical facts bearing upon
this point which are of interest. In September of the
year 1821, Russia, by an imperial ukase, laid claim to the
whole of the North Pacific Ocean, from Bering Straits
south from the parailel of 51 degrees north latitude, and
to the pursuits of commerce, whaling and fishing, and all
other industry in these waters, and forbade ‘‘all foreign
versels not only to land on the coast and-islands belong-
ing to Russia, as stated above, but also to approach them
within less than 100 Italian miles.” At this time the
coasts washed by this part of the North Pacific were for
the most part Russian territory, and her claim seems to
have been made on the ground that the waters named
constituted a shut sea (mer fermée). The position of
Russia was disputed by Mr, Adams, and after much
negotiation, a convention was concluded between the
United States and that country, and wasratitied in Wash-
ington, January, 1825, by which it was agreed that the
respective citizens or subjects of the high contracting
powers should neither be disturbed nor restrained either
in navigation or in fishing or in the power of resorting to
points not already occupied for the purpose of tradmg
with the natives, save under certain conditions, which
relate chiefiy to illicit traffic in spirituous liquers, fire-
arnas, etc. In February of the same year (1€20) a treaty
essentially similar in character was entered into between
Russia and Great Britain.
If the claim made by Russia in 1821 had been confined
to the waters of Bering’s Sea, it may perhaps be doubted
whether any nation would have attempted to controvert
it, since a fairly good showing might have been made
that these waters, under the conditions then existing,
were in fact ashut sea. But Russia attempted to grasp —
too much, and invited an attack upon her position.
By the treaty of March 380, 1867, Russia ceded to the
United States all her possessions on the North American
continent. The western boundary of Alaska as defined
by that treaty is as follows:
“The western limit within which the Territories and Dominions
conveyed are contained passes through a point in Behring’s
Strait, on the parallel of 65° 80’ north latitude at its Intersection
by the meridian which passes midway between the Island of
Krusenstern, or Ggnalook, and the Island of Ratmanoff, cr Noon-
arbook, and proceeds due north, without limitation, into the same
rozen Oeean, The same western limit, beginning at the same
initial pont, proceeds then in 4 straight course, nearly southwest,
soe arid aeas alr reyes ney
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west longitudes thence from the intersection of that meridian
in a southwesterly divection, so as to pass midway between the
Island of Otton and the Copper Island of the Komandorskicouplet
or group, in the Norih Pacific Ovean, to the meridian of 193° west
longitude, sc as to include in the Territory conveyed the whole of
the Alentian Islands east cf that meridian,”
The United States Treasury Department in a letter
written by Mr. H, F. French, Acting Secretary, took the
ground in 1881 that all water within the boundary as
thus defined belonged to the United States. After refer-
ring to the definition of the boundary given above, Mr.
French says: ‘All the waters within that boundary to
the western end of the Alentian Archipelago and chain
of islands are considered as comprised within the waters
of Alaska Territory;” and further, ‘‘all the penalties
prescribed by law against the killing of fur-bearing
animals would therefore attach against any violation of
law within the limits before described,” In March, 1886,
Hon, Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury, again
called the attention of the Collector of Customs at San
Francisco to this subject, and confirmed the construction
placed by the Department on the extent of the United
States jurisdiction in these water-. .
A result of Mr. Manning’s letter was the seizure of
several Canadian sealing schooners, Their captains
were arrested and in several cases taken to Sitka, tried,
convicted, fined and imprisoned, while their cargoes
were confiscated,
On the trial of the mastrr and mate of the schooner
Thornton in August, 1886, held at Sitka, Alaska, before
the United States Court, Judge Dawson presiding, is
reported to have repeated the language used by Mr.
French: ‘All waters within the boundary set forth in this
treaty to the western end of the Aleutian Archipelago
and chain of islands are to be considered as comprised
within the waters of Alaska, and all penalties prescribed
by law for the Inline of fur-bearing animals must, there-
fore, atlach against any violation of law within the
limits before described,”
The Canadian Government protested against the seizure
of the sealing schooners by the United States revenue
cutters, the imprisonment and fining of the masters and
the confiscation of property, and the rights of the matter
have never yet been determined.
In seizing the Canadian fishing schooners in 1886 and
1887. although they were captured at a distance of 60
or 70 miles from land, the Government acted as if these
waters belonged to the United States. It protected its
tenant, the Alaska Commercial Company, and enforced
the law as laid down in the Revised Statutes, The inter-
est of the United States in the open waters of Bering
Sea is limited to the seal fishery, and it is to be hoped
that the Government will insist upon protecting these
valuable interests, If this is not done we musi submit
to see an important source of revenue taken from us, a
possession of great value made worthless, our seal fish-
eries destroyed, and a valuable mammal Srlerenaated:
pyelay Ler
Che Sportsman Conrist.
TO ALLAGUASH LAKE AND BEYOND.
[Concluded from Page 166.]
HAR the southern extremity of Allaguash Lake, from
the summit of a steep hill some 500ft. above the
Jake, we looked over the country to the east, south and
west fora greal distance. Below lay the forest, tinted
with autumn colors, the red, yellow and brown of the
hardwood trees blending with the light green of the
poplar and darker shades of hemlock. So thickly are the
treetops crowding to the light in these wild woods no
breaks appear, and as with a great carpet of rich pattern
are the hills and valleys spread. Eighteen lakes may be
plainly seen, and in all the vast expanse only one house,
that at Chamberlain Lake. To the east looms majestic
Katahdin, his crest white with snow, south far away is
Kineo marking the center of Moosehead Lake; west are
the mountains whose waters are gathered by the little
streams that form the West Branch of the Penobscot.
All these may the eye compass in the clear autumn air.
Men follow the water courses and trails, and camp beside
the larger lakes and grounds, yet much of the surface of
this wilderness through swamp and on mountain is never
trodden save by the wild animals that roam at will.
Who can doubt that somewhere in these wilds are ponds
to which the moose and deer come to slake their thirst,
where no rifle’s sharp report has ever echoed along the
shore, where trout in generous plenty live in waters never
rippled by the sportsman’s fiy?
The maps show two small ponds due north from Alla-
guash Lake, the nearest apparently one-half mile dis-
tant, the other just beyond and pouring its waters into
the first. We devoted a day to visiting these ponds.
After going a short distance into the woods, keeping a
north course by compas, we found a spotted line, which
we followed till it crossed the stream flowing from the
nearest pond. Here we left the line and followed the
stream to the pond, a distance from Allaguash Lake of
two or three miles. The appearance of the shores indi-
cated that it had been a favorite resort for moose and
caribou during the warm weather. On one side of the
pond was a small open bog much cut up by caribou, and
lying just off this bog in the woods was a dead caribou
calf. A bullet hole through the shoulder told the cause
of her death. This was evidently the work of our trapper
guest. As none of the meat had been taken it seemed
apparent that the wretch had killed the beautiful young
creature in pure wantonness. Truly we ertertained no
angel unawares at our camp that night on the banks of the | near enough to give us any chance to kill him,
Allaguash. When we first looked out on this pond many
black ducks were feeding in groups over its shallow parts.
the excllent Lyman sights to shoot so as to hit the head
or neck only,
From the first pond north of Aliaguash Lake the second
lies nearer east than north, and the two are not con-
nected, and while the waters of one flow south to the
lake, the other finds its outlet in Allaguash Stream two
miles above the lake,
The almost continuous rain caused us to stop longer at
Allaguash Lake than we would otherwise, our intention
being to camp yet further to the northwest. The open
game season was close at hand, and our vacation was
more than half passed, when on the morning of the first
pleasant day for over a week we left our comfortable
camp and sought the head of Allaguash Stream. A party
had camped two miles above the lake, and the stream
was cleared to that point, but beyond driftwood fre-
quently obstructed the passage of the canoes, and the
axes our guides carried were brought into use. As at
noon we ate our lunch of raw bacon and hardtack, with
water from the stream as our drink, we felt like true ex-
plorers, for we had left behind us the last signs of civiliz-
ation, and the empty tin can and the discarded whisky
bottle of the camper were seen no more. For half a
day we worked steadily up stream to a distance of about
five miles above the lake, where leaving the canoes we
started through the woods by compass to Mud Ponds, the
head of the main stream, The maps show the distance
we had to tramp as two miles, yet only after four hours
of continuous walking did we reach the ponds. The
lower Mud Pond, and the only one shown on any maps I
have seen, is a sheet of shallow water covering about a
thousand acres, Grass and lily pads show over nearly
the entire surface, Along one side isa large open hog,
then nearly flowed out by the high water. Some rods
from the pond a trapper had at some time made his head-
quarters and cleared a little space for wood. <A ruined
dam at the outlet of the pond showed the work of pine
loggers thirty-five or forty years ago. There was good
pine all through this Allaguash region, but when that
was gone the loggers left the country and haye never re-
turned. Nor are they likely to do so unless it be to get
the cedar from the swamps, or the white wood from the
dryer lands, for there is little valuable hemlock in this
vicinity, Thoreau, writing about the Maine woods
in 1853, said: ‘*The pine supply of the Penobscot comes
chiefly from the head of the Allaguash, the region of
Chamberlain Lake and the East Branch.” He mentions
that a Bangor lumberman told him the best log his firm
secured the year before scaled 4,500ft., and was worth
$90 in the boom at Bangor. This valuable lumber was
eagerly sought, and many sections of Maine now deserted
were once populous with lumbermen.
Forty years ago there were few caribou and no red deer
in the region of which I write, but moose were very
numerous. The Maine law at that time prohibited for-
eigners from killmg moose at any time, confined the
white American to certain seasons and allowed an Indian
to kill them at alltimes. I belieye the sreat decrease in
the number of moose is due more to the Indians and the
foolish sentimental policy of the Maine lawmakers than
to any other cause. Thoreau says his Indian guide had
killed ten moose in a day; that three Indians camped up
the Northeast Carry had the skins of ‘twenty-two moose
they had killed in two months’ hunting, and which they
sold for $2.25 each, An old man whom we met at
Chesuncook said he once counted between there and the
Northeast Carry the carcasses of sixteen moose in the
river, where they had been left by a party of Indian
skin hunters. These facts not only show how plenty
these now rare animals were, but also where they have
gone. ‘The few moose yet in Maine’s woods bring no in-
considerable money annually to the State. I have been
told of one nian who has spent $5,000 in Maine trying to
kill a moose, and he has neither secured the moose nor
given up the task. It would be greatly to the benefit of
hunters who wish to call moose if the law was changed
so as to make September an open month, for only during
the September moon is there a reasonable prospect of
success in calling. It was once my pleasure to meet a
sportsman just in from moose calling. His Indian had
called a moose to the water, but was unable to get him
to come out of the bushes, and a shot into the shadows
was unsuccessful. Said the hunter: ‘I have never seen
any sporting to compare with this. I could hear the
moose coming for an hour, and when he came down off
the hills to the water, I could think of nothing but a
locomotive oft the track and running through the woods.
I have killed no noose, but that experience was worth all
this trip cost me, It fairly made my hair stand on end
to hear that moose come. Yes, sir; it was worth $150 of
any man’s money.”
In the pond by which we were camped the moose had
left their tracks everywhere and the lily roots they had
torn up covered the water mingled with the leaves of
the lilies yet growing. The caribou had worn away all
the small growth in the woods around the pond. In the
warm days of July and August this must be a gathering
place for the game from all the surrounding hills.
We had no canoes with us here and so we constructed
a raft the frame of which was the gate from the old
dam. The morning after our arrival at Mud Pond, hay-
ing constructed our raft we poled away to the northern
end, In all this long trip until now we had seen no
large gam e—tracks everywhere, the creatures that made
them nowhere; but there on the north shore stood a great
catibou buck. How foolish it now seemed to have left
our canoes behind. With a canoe the chances of getting
this goodly buck with his wide-spreading antlers would
have been good, but he would not let the clumsy, slow-
going raft with four men so plainly in sight approach
His
size we shall never know, his track was the size of
the crown of a man’s hat, By thetime we had informed
‘They were wild and suspicious, as if accustomed to the} ourselves by what path the caribou had come and gone
sight of hunters. The black ducks are just as wild in
the remotest of Maine lakes as along our settled coast.
Not so with the partridges (ruffed grouse), The partridge
in the wildernéss is entirely different from his kindred
in Massachusetts or Connecticut. As found in the back-
woods of Maine he is very tame, rarely flying away when
flushed, but seeking the first convenient log or tree,
where a few feet fromthe ground he feels secure in
allowing the hunter to approach within 30 or 40ft.
Should the first shot fail to secure him, a second can
usually be fired before he is alarmed. We secured many
partridges with our ,44 rifles, very few once seen escap-
ing us; nor did it seem a difficult matter with the help of
and caught a few trout, three animals came into the
water away at the end of the pond from which we had
that morning come, we never were near enough to tell
what they were, but two deer came to the water soon
after, and these were probably of the same herd. Our
investigations that day showed us another pond con-
nected with the one we were on, by a stream some 40 or
50 rods long. As our maps did not indicate any such
body of water, we were particularly anxious to explore
it. To enable us to do this, our guides went the follow-
ing day tothe camp at Allaguash Lake for more provi-
sions. Thus my companion and myself were left for one
day to our own resources for amusement,
The day was pleasant, and our plan was to watch for
game ab the northern end of the pond where we had seen
the caribou. My companion was to look for animals
coming to the water, while I went into the woods and
watched some caribou paths, AsT left my friend he
asked when I would be ready to go back to camp, to
which I replied at 4 o'clock. It was then 7:30. Having
selected a suitable place I sat down with my back to a
tree and my rifle in hand. The little red squirrels were
the only creatures stirring. and these heartily resented
the unwonted intrusion, coming close to me and
scolding in noisy chatter. As the day wore on even
these hid away, and the occasional quack of a duck on
the pond was the only sound to break the stillness of a
calm day in these remote forests. As hour succeeded
hour I became more and more tired of this kind of hunt-
ing, began to consider if this was really the way to have
a good time after all, and if the caribou had not deserted
these paths for the season, so that I might wait till next
summer before one came along. Yet I was ashamed to
show wyself to my friend, for had I not said I would
stay till 4 o’clock. So about 1 o'clock I went around
through the woods, keeping out of his sight, to the
newly discovered pond. Coming quietly to its shore I
looked out over its surface, and there, within three or
four rods, was a flock of twenty-eight sheldrakes fishing.
First they all went outa little way from the shore and
formed a line, open enough to allow each duck to flap
his wings without striking any other duck, so the line
extended T5yds. or more, Then all together they beat
the water with their wings, making a great commotion,
driving the little fish before them toward the shore and
into shallow water. Having reached a place where the
water was sufficiently shallow to suit them they all went
to fishing with great energy, not neglecting the vocal
accompaniments of the sport. Again and again did they
form their line with military precision and advance on
the schools of little fishes. A welcome call from my
companion, who said hé knew when he had enough, re-
lieved me from any embarrassment in making my ap-
pearance, and I gladly joined him in a return to camp.
The next day we constructed a raft on the Upper Pond
and poled the whole length from end to end. It isa
beautiful, deep, clear water pond, crescent-shaped, about
two miles long by one-half mile wide, fed by five little
streams. This is the head of the Allaguash, for just over
a low and narrow dividing ridge lies Chemquasabamti-
cook Lake, whose waters flow north,
The trout had gone to their spawning beds, but we
caught enough sterile fish for our dinner, and I do not
doubt in summer each little stream has gathered about its
cool waters as they enter the pond a school of large trout.
At the upper end of this pond we fired at a caribou at a
distance of 400yds. without effect.
I hope to go again to the head of the Allaguash. I
shall tarry not for the comforts of Chesuncook Hotel,
linger not amid the delights of Allaguash Lake, but push
with utmost haste to Mud Ponds, and no matter how great
the labor my canoe shall be taken to the journey’s end.
In a fair state of the water this journey shonld be accom-
plished and a canoe afloat on Mud Pond in five days from
Boston. The lower pond is the place for game and the
upper is the ideal home of the trout.
The end of our journey was reached, so we turned our
faces homeward, and a day’s travel brought us again to
Allaguash Lake. In our investigations of the country
about the lake a family of beayers had been found and
left undisturbed to be trapped on our return from Mud
Ponds. We had only two nights in which to keep the
traps set and caughtno beaver, so had to be content with
what might be learned of their habits. This family, ac-
cording to our guides, consisted of two old and two young
beavers. Their home was in an open bog, through which
a stream from the hills sought the lake by a dozen chan-
nels. These channels they had closed by little dams a
few feet in length and 2ft. high. The structures were in-
significant compared to the beaver dams on rapid water-
courses. A gentleman, who is a careful observer of the
ways of animals, and whose business as prospector for
minerals has many times placed him in positions to
observe the beaver, tells this story:
A party of miners built a dam and dug a channel to
conduct the waters of Rapid Creek in the Black Hills
across a bend, so as to enable them to wash out the bed
of a portion of the creek fer gold. For many successive
nights the beavers put a dam across this canal and the
miners tore it out each morning. The beavers’ way of
making a dam, as shown by their work in this canal and
on the creek, was to place a row of small trees or bushes
across the current, the butts fastened in the ground and
the tops lying up stream in the water. These tops catch
first floating sticks, and gradually as they fill up leaves
and any small particles floating with the current. The
more compact the mass becomes the harder are the butts
crowded into the earth and the firmer becomes the dam.
Beavers are now becoming scarce in Maine, where eight
or ten years ago they were very numerous. When Mr.
Steele made his Aroostook trip his guides caught four-
teen beavers while his party were going down the river.
The Indian, John Nickolas, went back to the same country
later that season and caught seyenty-nine more. Red-
man, our guide, told of once leaving twenty-five families
undisturbed around the headwaters of the West Branch
when his season’s trapping was over. Then the families
were large, containing often seven or eight or evena
dozen individuals, living boldly on streams of consider-
able size. Now they are in small families and oftenest
found in some little stream or hid away in some bog like
those we discovered.
From Allaguash Lake we carried three miles to Round
Pond on Corcomgomoe waters. Allaguash Lake is much
more easily reached by this route than by the one we
took going in: in fact, Allaguash Stream from Chamber-
lain Lake will not float a canoe in a dry or even in an
average season,
At Round Pond is a camping place where several par-
ties had stopped during the last summer. The camp reg-
ister—a board nailed to a tree—indicated the presence of
ladies and children, while the children’s play-house with
its dried mosses and wild flowers wasa pleasant reminder
of happy childhood. Some of these campers may be
pleased to know that in the frosty October evenin g
and morning of our camping here we fed liberally their
school of tame chubs gathered about the wharf. With a
delight like that of children did we two gray-headed
men feed these eager little fishes, for the heart Srows
young in these old woods, It was our last night in camp;
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FOREST AND STREAM.
[Juny 4, 1889,
a comfortable camp and a glorious fire we had that night. | violate a law sacred to every genuine sportsman, and
The nights were getting cold, ice formed in the dishes,
every morning we awoke chilled and shivering, of
twenty-two days in the woods only five had béen free
from rain or snow, clothing and blankets were nearly
always damp, the ground very wet and streams at nearly
freshet height. From Round Pond we ran to Chesun-
cook, only taking the canoes once or twice from the
water, Stopping one night at Chesuncook, we paddled
from there to the Northeast Carry the following day,
through a country white with snow,
Then we returned to our homes to pick up again the
many thrends of which each busy man weaves the fabric
of his life# “Finer and stronger will this fabric be for the
days passed “¥ mountain. lake and stream—more patient
the worker 36¥e cheerful the toil for the hope of many
other like “spy days to come. F. T.
PROVID. 4 Rhode Tsland.
TTS FF
TROUTING ON THE SOUTH BOARDMAN.
I'd rather win the river’s prize
Than scenes of gay resort;
To me this trout of varied dyes
Is richer than a court,
‘HERE is a charm in trouting that leads the ardent
— devotee of the rod into close and intimate commu-
yion with nature. As he wades the winding brook and
gracefully circles his feathery lure upon the crystal
waters, new beauties unfold themselves on every side.
At his very feet the crimson-tipped flowers peep out of
the waving grasses, overhead a bluebird or oriole delights
with its sweet notes; beyond an aroused squirrel retreats
into leafy haunt with frightened alacrity; here and there
the swallow and the trout spring for the bright May fly:
in the bright glades *‘the gaudy insects sparkle like ani-
mated gems in the sunbeams”; the twittering water birds
are on the flowers and leaves of the lily; the dense and
shady woods with their mossy fountains and green re-
treats woo him to ease and dreamy indolence. How
musical to his ears, when again aroused to enthusiasm,
as he threads his way, is the ‘familiar tinkling of
the cow bells” and the hammered notes of the mottled
woodpecker from the hollow tree! How sweetly is he
lulled as he hears
The waters leap and gush
O’er channeled rock and broken bush.
Here is a trout to his creel, there a sylvan poem to his
eye; and thus alternating, he concludes his sport in the
ealm and balmy evehing amid sweet carois from bush
and brake, fully realizing those pastoral scenes
“Of fair, sunny glades, where the buttercup springs;
Of cool, gushing fountains; of rose-tinted wings;
Of birds, bees and blossoms, all beautiful things,
Whose brightness rejoices the earth.”
The ‘gentle art” amid such surroundings has been
pronounced by Sir Henry Wotton to be ‘‘a rest to the mind,
a cheerer of the spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of
unquiet thoughts, a moderator of passions, a procurer of
contentedness.”
While indulging in such pleasing meditations of ‘‘the
contemplative man’s recreation,” a genuine disciple of
the Guild set forth in glowing terms the enticing sport to
be had with the dappled beauties on the South Board-
man, a stream which empties into Lake Michigan at
Grand Traverse. I was a luxurious idler at the time the
golden visions of the trout beautiful were so deftly
painted, and the contagion was so great then that the
next train north Irom Grand Rapids found me aboard,
fully prepared to sport in the swift waters of the famous
river. At Walton, which place I reached about 5 P. M.,
I changed cars for Mayfield, my destination, which I
reached in about half an hour. The landlord of the tay-
ern was there to give me cordial welcome, and doubtless
figured out then how many ducats I would be worth to
him. Of course the fame of the great trout stream of
Michigan lost nothing of its prestige with him, for he
surfeited me with trout stories of such startling magni-
tude that I began to think that I had at last reached the
anglers’ paradise. I noticed, however, that he frequently
interlarded his recitals with the significant little word
‘if, which prefaced the conditions of weather and water,
This was the loophole for all escapes in case of failure to
ractically substantiate his questionable mathematics,
He was, however, an excellent trouter and equally as
good hunter, and apparently very agreeable and accom-
modating.
I made all arrangements before retiring that night for
the trip to the South Boardman early the next morning.
I was to take team, boat and guide, and by going about
due east some five miles or more, would strike the stream
so as to have seven miles of fishing, more than was neces-
sary, particularly when one hadto wade the greater part
of it. The trout romances of the landlord and an angler
from Chicago, who happened to be a guest at the house
ab this time, were so deeply impressed upon my mind
when I courted sleep that night that I was kept in a very
pleasant frame of mind, when I had once soared into
dreamland, by capturing speckled beauties of great game
qualities and unusual weight. A five-pounder was a tri-
vial affair, and when at last I had hung a jeweled beauty
which I was sure was a ten-pounder, and which was giv-
ing me most earnest play, a loud knocking at my door
aroused me, and dissipated all prospects of my ever
saving that magnificent trout. “Half-past four” was the
unwelcome cry, aud in response with an ‘‘all right,” I
hastily rose, quickly dressed, and was soon down-stairs
enjoying my matutinal meal. There, also, was the
Chicago angler, who had regaled me the evening before
with such seductive fairy tales of the fin, dressed as if
for an outing. On inquiring of him if he, too, were off
for the home of the trout, and where, he very calmly re-
plied that he intended to accompany me. This was
pleasant of the self-invited, even though it were cheeky,
from the fact that it would not only reduce my expenses
for the trip one-half, but give me a genial companion, as
I thought, and one whose only fault I then supposed was
the possession of a too lively imagination when he in-
dulged in his favorite theme, the trout.
We were about to start when the landlord came out,
rifle in hand, and joined us, saying he would go down the
road with us and see if he could not secure a little game.
On asking what kind of game he was after he replied,
‘mountain sheep.” This, to the initiated, means deer,
and as it was then the close season for the antlered breed
I gave him to understand distinctly that he was about to
hoped he would acquiesce in it. He laughed and replied
that he only wanted a little wild meat for immediate use,
and presumed no one would object to it, as long as he did
not slay for the market. The farmers in that neighbor-
hood, he further stated, always took the liberty of killing
a deer when they felt their larder needed some choice
meat. As he was not inclined to heed my admonition,
he got in the wagon and we started off at a lively gait,
and were soon going through the deep, sunless forest
which prevailed nearly the entire distance, only a slight
clearing here and there being seen. It was a good hard
road all the way, and as it was in the month of June,
nature was in its most regal dress, the birds in full plum-
age and voice, and the flowers and fernsand mosses along
the route highly attractive. The sun, which was scarcely
an hour high, was rapidly painting the tree tops in rich
and varied colors of crimson and gold as we ascended the
top of a high hill. The long bright rays at this altitude
seemed to give us a cheerful morning salutation. They
flashed with radiant vigor upon the tall, scarlet maples,
now they pierced between chimps of pine, making their
black edges flush and glow, then boldly strike the spread-
ing branches of some stately elms, and again in brilliant
ripples of warm waves dash into the bushes and brakes
of the lovely glades, while on the roadside the impudent
sparrows and pretty robins bathed in its glowing beams,
On high the lyric lark sang his native hymn as if toadd
to the charm of the sylvan scene with which we were
environed, an? which was still further beautified by the
fleecy clouds that lazily drifted above in the dome of
blue. These were our pleasing accompaniments as we
sought the crystal stream for our tranquil pleasures.
The landlord would ask every now and then to have
the team stopped that he might look for deer tracks,
until finally I got provoked, and gave him notice in plain
Saxon that, as I had engaged the entire outfit for my
trouting trip, I proposed without further delay to keep
on to my destination. After that, if he was disposed, he
could pursue his lawless course to his heart’s content.
My associate had little to say to this, though I noticed he
was only too eager to always please and always agree
with the poaching landlord. They appeared to be old
acquaintances, and I presume this accounted for it. An
hour’s drive and we stopped at a deserted Jumberman’s
camp, which overlooked the flowing Boardman, and here
made our preparation for the fishing. I saw that the
river was quite high from recent rains, and this condition
I have always found unfavorable for good trouting. The
stream, which was here about fifty feet wide, has astrong
current and flows entirely through a bed of sand, is
always clear, and when in proper stage of water, with
favorable weather, is considered one of the best trout
streams in Michigan, if not the best. Lately, however,
the industrious lumbernien have invaded these regions,
and are now annually using the stream for lumbering,
and this alone has militated very much against its pisca-
torial pleasures, All fallen timber is cleared from the
stream in the early spring, and thus the shady retreats in
which the trout like to gather and disport are destroyed,
and consequently they seek other waters, or go into the
impenetrable jungles near the sources of the stream.
Still, when the spring drive of logs is over the river affords
considerable sport to trouters, of which there are about
fifty every season.
I was quite ardent for the sport before me and in a
twinkle had my pole and line adjusted, and then getting
into a pair of rubber wading trousers, placing my creel
over my shoulder, and strapping on bait box, and hooking
my landing net in my belt, was all ready to step into
the swift-flowing current. The guide and the landlord
slid the boat, which was a clumsy scow, down the hill
into the river. All being ready the guide was directed
to take the boat about a mile down the stream, and there
anchor it, and then as he was prepared for fishing, to go
ahead with his trouting, and we would overtake him
with the boat, and take it on another mile, and thus al-
ternating so as always to have new grounds.
My companion, who was familiarly called Fred by the
landlord, advised me to use bait, declaring that it was en-
tirely too late in the season to expect trout to rise to any
fly, no matter how perfect or seductive its appearance.
I was satisfied he was correct, but still my rule was
always to first use the feathery Inre and then, if I found
the trout would not rise to it, | was content to take rank
as a contemptible bait-fisher, despite the success of the
great elect whose only heaven is the fly artificial. Fish-
ing with the worm is a branch of the angler’s art which
has only of late years been properly calculated and
which by many good sportsmen is as yet but imperfectly
understood. It is no uncommon thing even at present,
to meet with veteran fishers who, forming their ideas
from bait-fishing in flooded streams, sneer at worm fish-
ing as utterly beneath the notice of the practical angler.
An entertaining writer says, ‘‘To each one of our ang-
ling brethren who is a proficient in this art, and who,
therefore, knows its difficulty, we say, never argue with
any fly-fisher who despises the worm-fisher’s craft, but
ask him to accompany you to a well-fished stream for a
day’s sport on a warm and sunny day. He will request
you to lend him afew worms before you have fished an
hour, when he-sees your basket beginning to fill, Give
them to him and leave him to his devices—the. trout will
be in little danger. Do not press the contrast between
your well-filled creel and his empty one on your home-
ward route: human nature is human nature, and he will
be in no humor for joking for that evening at least. You
may, however, recur to the subject when you meet a few
days after, and you will find him prepared to admit that
clear-water worm-fishing is a worthy branch of the ang-
ler’s art.” Even the poet Gay comes to the rescue of the
much-abused user of the ‘‘barn yard hackle,” and thus
advises in flowing verse how to select the contemptuous
worm. He says:
“You must not every worm promiscuous use,
Judgment will tell the proper bait to choose;
The worm that draws a long, immod’rate size
The trout abhors, and the rank morsel flies;
And if too small, the naked frands in sight,
And fear forb‘ds while danger does invite.
Those baits will best reward the fisher’s pains
Whose polish’d tails a shining yellow stains,
Cleanse them from filth, to give a tempting gloss,
Cherish the sully’d reptile then with moss;
Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil,
And from their bodies wipe their native soil.”
Fred suggested that I take one side of the river and he
’
the other, and I told him to select his side. He took the
right-hand side, and I, of course, the left, and we then
waded in and commenced the sport. He caught the first
trout, the second and the third, and yet T held on to my
flies, which I had changed two or three times and with-
out getting a single rise. Bait-fishing stock was soon
above premium with me, and when I saw his fourth trout
go into his creel, | waded ashore and prepared my line
for bait-fishing. I was soon ready, and when I reached
a very inviting spot I was compensated with an 8-inch
trout. I cut off a fin of this trout and used it in place of
the worm, and soon ascertained that it doubly discounted
the worm, as it was far more attractive, and yet had suf-
ficient meat upon it to make it a choice morsel for the
greedy trout. I had tried it on other occasions and found
that 1t always worked toa charm. When I came up to
Fred I discovered that he also was skittering a fin, and
had been since the capture of his first trout. He said
if I would cover the barb of the hook with a piece of
worm, that it would still further improve the killing
qualities of the fin. I tried the plan, and found that it
worked admirably, Fred showed me a_ beautifully
spotted trout of over a pound weight he had taken, and
yet I had not even a half-pounder as a solace. IJ, how-
ever, had high hopes of coming out all right on the
homestretch, and was not at all disheartened at the good
start he had over me. He was evidently a splendid
trouter, much better than myself, I thought, and fished
with an untiring energy that I was unable to equal. He
had no ‘‘wading trousers,” and the water was so cold that
it turned his lips to a purple hue. He, however, endeay-
ored to keep up a good circulation by occasional visits of
the flask to his lips, which IT began to think would soon
exhaust its contents, as his drafts were quite copious in-
deed. It was evident to me that he had the best side of
the stream, for all the deep water and choice places were
apparently there. I saw that I was to be largely out-
numbered in trophies unless I changed my tactics; so I
concluded to let him get well ahead of me, and then take
his side when I came to inviting pools, He was fishing
quite fast, and tarried but little to coax the dotted beau-
ties from their deep bowers. I found that my new
scheme worked advantageously, for the first inviting
place on his side that I fished yielded me a pounder that
gave me delightful sport.
A short distance beyond this there was a prostrate tree
in the water with some alder bushes and willows on the
bank, throwing their shadows o’er thestream, and where
some unseen warblers were making the woods vocal with
their sweet melody. It was a charming spot, and just
the place to harbor a trout or two, I approached it with
cautious steps, and when at the proper distance dropped
my attractive bait gently on the shady water, and after
letting it sink a trifie made the fin quiver to fine advan-
tage, lt had made but a few tremors before Isaw a
gleam of silver, then a sudden and vicious bite followed,
and as the wrist responded I was hung toa lovely darling,
and then the circus commenced;
“He darts away; my reel runs off,
Around, around it goes.
I give him line, he carries off,
My pulse excited glows.
What sport can equal joys like this !
My rod now bends in two;
Will such a hook
Withstand the brook ?
Will this my line prove true?
“Now ‘tis out, "tis full at strain,
T fear ‘twill scarcely stand;
The topmost joint is bent in twain,
It shakes my nervous hand.
Ti slackens now, he’s tired out,
I wind my well-tried reel,
And gently strain
My line again,
Till trouty’s strength I feel.”
Like a warrior bold he fights and will not yield a
eraven foe. Away he goes like a speeding arrow for the
tangled brush, but at the risk of line or rod I head him
off, and draw him near the bank where I proposed to
conquer him if possible. Again he make arush for the
coveted brush, but is adroitiy baffled, He is now strug-
gling in his death throes, but once more he makes a des-
perate effort for liberty; it fails, and his strength is now
fast running out, I draw his head above the flowing
current, and for the first time I have a good view of his
large proportions. His size fills me with glowing pride,
and with great care I persevere for the supremacy, and
finally am rejoiced to see him turn up a dotted side to the
glinting sun as an acknowledgment of the triumph of
the skillful angler. I gently glide him into the net, and
carefully take him ashore, where I feast my eyes on the
noble prize, In the bright sun his graceful symmetry.
enveloped in his sparkling coat of stained crimson is out--
lined in full perfection, completing as lovely a picture of
the genuine Salmo fontinalis, the enameled idol of the
icy brook, as gladdened eyes of angler ever beheld. The
scales register him a three-pounder,
Time must not be lost in gloating over such a lland—
some prize, for there are other worlds to conquer if I de-
sired to be crowned with the laurel before the day’s
happy work is over. I try the same place again, and
secure two more of little less than a half pound each.
The pool is now completely stripped of its dappled beau-
ties, and I hasten along, drinking in the glories of the
charming scenery, and enjoying the linnet’s note and the
blackbird’s song that sound in the tangled brakes. Iam
now getting my full share of trout and think IT can com-
pare my spoils quite favorably with my industrious com-
panion’s. The boat is just ahead with Fred patiently
waiting for me. I hasten forward, get aboard and we
are off floating at the rate of six miles or more an hour.
A keen lookout has fo be constantly kept at the serpen-
tine curves of the river for fear of suddenly running
into the trees that have fallen into the stream. Fred
steers while I have my hand on anchor ready to drop at
a moment’s notice, for should weaccidentally strike one of
the prostrate trees it would be an upturned boat, and
probably a drowned angler, for once entangled in the in-
terlacing branches under water, escape in the swift cur-
rent is not easy I assure you. I hove the anchor but
once, barely escaping the Gangerous branches. At such
places we would get into the water and pull the boat
around and then float ahead. We soon overhauled the
guide, went a mile beyond him, then anchored and com-
-menced the angle again, I repeated the same methods:
Juny 4, 1889,]
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as above, that is allowing Fred to go well ahead and then
fishing in his wake,
The trout evidently were not much on the feed that
morning, for it took careful work to capture what we
did. I lagged not in the pleasant pursuit, and fish as
earnestly as ever, On I went, passing lonely stretches of
wood and river scenery with the reward of an occasional
trout, until finally circling around a sharp bend I saw
immediately in front of me such a dark and lovely pool,
80 enchantingly embowered in shade from overhanging
trees, lapping bushes and waving grasses, In which the
violets and primroses ‘‘blushed and bloomed,” that I felt
assured it was where the trout grow golden, It seemed
‘a burning shame to offer the lovely princelings of the
brook in such a charming retreat anything but an artistic
fly of pre-eminent perfection, and I must confess that I
feit-a tinge of regret when 1 sent my meaty fin as the
decoy to tempt him from his aqueous realm of beauty.
I was heartless, and for the time being lost to all the po-
etry of angling, and like a sturdy baiter;sent the fin into
the shady pool; it no sooner struck the water than it was
greedily seized, and then a struggling trout was repent-
ing his hasty action, He was soon encircled by the net
and then gently placed in the creel. He was little less
than a half-pounder, but a royal beauty, Again my
quivering bait was moving in the water, and another
trout of about the same size was captured, This I re-
peated until I had caught two more, and then the sport
was over at this ideal pool. I wondered if Fred had had
any luck here, for he was a capital angler, though I
thought he fished over the choice places entirely too fast.
have always found that slow and careful troutinge in
good waters yields the amplest returns.
Again lam on the tramp, and aiter about an hour’s
fishing the guide overtook us, and we concluded as it was
mear noon to take Junch. Selecting a shady grove for our
banquet grounds, the guide started a fire and made some
eofiee, and then we feasted right royally from the lunch
basket, which contained a good yariety of toothsome
edibles. We here compared our catches, and ascertained
that the guide had the largest number, while Fred and I
were about equal, though I had the prize trout of the
morning victims, J congratulated the guide on his catch,
and remarked that they would greatly assist me in
Making out a nice lot for some of my friends at Grand
Rapids. He very coolly and, as I thought, somewhat
defiantly told me that he was fishing for the house. I
fired up at this, and warmly told him that he could then
look to the house for his pay. This somewhat confused
}him. and. altering his tone, he mildly stated that he
would speak to the landlord about it. This is some-
thing akin to the methods that prevail with the
Skippers of the fishing yachts at Nantucket, who
echaree you $8 or $10 per day, and then in addition claim
the fish as their perquisite, It is really a compound
double discounting contract, “heads I win, tails you lose.”
Thad got indignant over the system at the island, but
when I found that it also prevailed in this ‘‘neck of the
woods” | was assuredly hot in the collar. A distinguished
friend of mine, high in the councils of the State, had the
Same experience as I had, and he, too, kicked on princi-
ple, So will any one who is not entirely a cheerful idiot,
It is the coercive measure that pinches, not greed for the
fish at all, ALEX, STARBUCK,
[TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. |
AN EPISODE OF THE WAR.
yy PMoRY oftentimes presents most striking exhibi-
+ tions of latent retentive power. Incidents that
transpired years ago, and had no special significance to
leave behind them lasting impressions, flash from its
-secret chambers, and as vividly as if it were but yester-
day that they took place, they pass like a panorama
before our mental vision. During the great civil war,
(when powerful armies and mighty naval vessels covered
othe land and the sea, scarcely a day closed that was not
' fraught with military achievements or disasters to either.
‘one or the other contending forces. Now and thena
thrilling incident produced a profound impression of ex-
ultation or depression in the public mind, but time and
the multitudinous and multifarious affairs of life crowded
it, as was supposed, out of memory. But years later a
iGasual remark, or a transaction that may have some indi-
Tect connection with it, releases from the invisible cells
‘of the mind the long-forgotten event, and it is pictured
before us as clearly and vividly as when we read the
graphic account of it so long ago,
A check from the U. 8. Treasury was recently sent to
a business friend.
tors of a yessel that made a voyage noted for a thrilling
digression from the even tenor of the ways of an unwar-
dike merchantman.
Twenty-six years ago the harbor of New York be-
tokened warlike times. Men-of-war were almost daily
arriving from the Southern coast for repairs or supplies,
while others, full-manned, were sailing out of the harbor’
to take a part in the conflict that was raging a few hun-
dred miles away. On the stretch between the Narrows
and Sandy Hook the taut and ship-shape schooner Flora,
with her wings spread to a clear and strong northwesterly
wind, dashed on to the ocean. As she cleared the land
and entered on the bosom of the Atlantic, the wind
‘freshened and sent her on at a swinging pace. Around
her bows the yeasty sea boiled and sputtered, and as the
tnisty spray flew over her forecasile it glistened and glit-
tered in the sunlight like a shower of diamonds. As the
sun, looking like a big red ball, sunk below the horizon,
scores of lights on vessels bound in and out danced up
and down to the motion of the brisk sea that the stiff
breeze had raised, and as the gloom increased the hull of
the Flora grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared in
ithe Charybdis of darkness. The next view we have of her
ds “running down the Trades.” Here the sky is almost
icloudless, the wind balmy, and the stars of great brilli-
ancy. The splendor of the Southern Cross, each star in
which is like a Kohinoor magnified a thousand fold, is
beyond the power of description. The crew of the Flora,
in the dog watch, told over and over again to one another
tales of the perils they had passed through, of funny esca-
pades in foreign ports, and of the gorgeous sweethearts
they had left, tearful and inconsolable, when they sailed
away from port, They also sang those weird and plain-
tive songs of the ocean that have been handed down by
successive generations of the toilers of the sea,
_ After rounding a stormy cape, drenched with the icy
“Spray, the warm and peaceful bosom of old ocean in the
c
teaches a maximum length of some 6 or 8in., and seems
It was to settle for salvage to the cap-’
Trades is a blessed relief to poor Jack, and none can ap-
preciate it more than he. The Flora was rolling lazily
from port to starboard, and as the breeze was not .strong
enough to keep her sails full they flapped spitefully. The
man at the wheel was powerfully affected by the calm
and somnolency of the scene, as the ‘“‘bobbing” of Iris
head suspiciously indicated, ‘‘Sail-ho!” came in loud
and startling tones from a sailor on the topgallant fore-
castle. Away off on the yerge of the horizon the dark
hull of a vessel appears, and as she draws nearer to the
Flora a long, filmy streak, stretching far astern, reveals
that she isa steamer. At the first ery of ‘Sail-ho!” all
hands came on deck, for it was at a time when danger
lurked on the ocean, Confederate cruisers were scvur-
ing the seas.and many a peaceful merchantman had
been captured, The dark hull came on; a thick cloud of
smoke poured out of the funnel, and it was evident she
was being driven hard to come up with the Flora, They
were helpless to escape. The wind was almost a dead
calm, and the anxious faces of those on board as they
peered over the rail evidenced their deep interest in the
actions of the strange steamer. Their fears were height-
ened and their nerves strung up tothe greatest tension
by a puff of smoke from her port bow, which was followed
by areport and the dropping of a shot into the sea a
short distance astern of the Flora, Now the ensign is
tun up to the schooner’s main truck, and she is hove to,
Shortly after the steamer is seen to be heavily armed,
and her flag, which had been raised some time before, is
recognized as the Confederate colors.
An unexpected object sometimes overpowers the mind,
but men who have been accustomed to face sudden dan-
ger recover rapidly from the momentary stupefaction;
and thus it was with the erew of the Flora, and they
philosophically awaited their inevitable fate. She
steamed close to the doomed vessel, and trained her guns
onher. Five or six armed boats put off and boarded
the Flora. As she was unarmed it would have been
vain to offer resistance, and soon all were prisoners of
war.
A prize crew was put aboard the captured schooner,
and all of her crew except the mate and colored cook
were transported to the steamer, Then, we apprehend,
the officer in charge of the prize received orders to pro-
ceed to some port, and there to deliver her to the naval
authorities. They soon parted, and it is quite natural to
suppose that the prize crew looked forward with exulta-
tion to making a triumphal entry into port. Thethought
of how they would be feted and lionized by the citizens
and fair ones made the hearts of all beat faster. But,
alas, there is nothing certain in this world but a few feet
of ground to receive our earthly clay, and to the prize
erew on the Flora a cruel fate denied them even this;
for, one dark night, the mate and colored eook success-
fully planned and carried out the destruction of their
enemies, and the eternal and silent graveyard of the
deep received their bodies. Instead of honors and glory
their requiem was sung by the feathery inhabitants of
the air over the lonely ocean.
The mind recoils from such an act of butchery, but
war commends any deed that will circumvent and defeat
an enemy, EDWARD MANNING.
Monrcnatr, N. J.
Aatujyal History.
CRAWFISH AND SNAKES,
I RECENTLY observed a very cunning and ingenious
trick of the crawfish (or crayfish) for catching flies,
the recital of which may prove of interest to your natur-
alist readers. The crawfish, as he is called in these parts,
is a kind of fresh-water lobster, which is very abundant
in this region, and is still more so further south. He
to prefer muddy, stagnant ponds. He is much esteemed
as food by some, especially the Creoles of Louisiana, and
is, indeed, of more delicate flavor than the salt-water
shrimp.
The trick to which I alluded was this: Sitting on the
bank of a muddy pond, or ‘‘borrow pit,” over the surface
of which many small flies were swarming about, I ob-
served that the crawfish came to the surface near the
waters edge, and turning over on the side, the tail
probably touching bottom, with claws and legs “sprud-
ling” about in the water, they assumed the exact sem-
blance of dead creatures floating on the water. In a
few seconds flies would alight on the apparently dead
crawfish, and as soon as one got into the proper position
there was a sudden and instantaneous flip; when fish and
flies would disappear together under the water, In a!
few seconds more he would again appear on the surface
and go through the same maneuver with same result,
There were, perhaps, two or three dozen of them in sight
at the same time, and all industriously engaged in the
fly-catching game.
Speaking of their prevalence, I have seen them in
countless multitudes in the swamps of Louisiana after
the subsidence of an overflow of the Mississippi River,
crawling through the still muddy woods, seeking relief
from the dearth of water, and piling up in shady places
to die in such numbers as to produce a very offensive
stench to the passengers on a slowly moving railway
train. I have seen old crawfish crawling through the
swamps with great masses of young ones clinging to
certain feathery appendages under the tail of the parent.
Speaking of snakes, which, by the way, we were not
speaking of, but I nearly always wind up on snakes, I
have now two live rattlers in a box, which were recently
caught for me in a canebrake by a negro. His method
of capture was to place a forked stick over the snake’s
neck, then grasping the neck with his hand he permitted
the reptile to coil around his arm, when, unwinding it
with the other hand, he dropped it tail foremost into a
box. The larger of these is a little over 3ft, long, the
other a little less,
Having given much attention to the subject of snakes,
as being of practical importance to a constant wanderer
in swamps and brake, I have concluded that the rattle-
snake is the only dangerous species we have, and they
are not numerous. Thecottonmouth moccasin, which is
very abundant in the Mississippi bottoms, bears a most
villainous reputation, which he does not deserve. He has
lenty of venom, but never attains great length, and his
angs are comparatively short, But above all, he is in-
disposed to bite, Ihave teased and worried a good many
specimens to induce them to show fight, but while they
exhibit anger by puffing up the body and in other ways,
I have never succeeded in making one strike at a stick,
and he is always ready to escape at the first opening that
presents itself.
A short time since, in stepping over a log, I discovered
that my foot was coming down on a coiled cottonmouth,
By an extra effort I cleared the snake but stepped pretty
near him. He made no motion, and when I touched his
head with a stick he darted off and escaped. I never
kill them, because they appear to be harmless tq,man.
Nearly all of my associates ‘kill every snake they see,”
and when questioned for a reason have no bel/ar one
than ‘“‘I have no use for a snake,” Tt is difficu., » per-
suade them of the needless cruelty and positive jaay n of
indiscriminate snake killing,
T once had a pretty garter snake crawl up miy pr 2s
leg, thereby giving suggestion of the appropriateness oL his
name, He went as high as my knee, when, grasping my
leg a little above with my two hands, a kick or two
brought him out, and we parted good friends.
CLARKSDALE, Miss. CoOAHOMA.
ECONOMIC ORNITHOLOGY.
arse annual report of the Department of Agriculture
for 1888 includes the report of Dr. C, Hart Merriam,
the ornithologist and mammalogist of the Department,
This covers sixty pages and is full of matter of great in-
terest to all persons who pay any attention to natural
history, and especially to all farmers. It contains, too,
much matter which the sportsman may read with pleas-
ure and profit.
Congress has defined the scope of the work of this
Division as ‘‘the promotion of economic ornithology and
mammalogy, an investigation of the food habits, distri-
bution and migrations of North American birds and
mammals, in relation to agriculture, horticulture and
forestry.” The Division is a bureau of investigation, and
the facts which it collects are published in the form of
special reports and bulletins. One of these, on Bird
Migration in the Mississippi Valley, was issued last
November, and impressed all who examined it with the
magnitude and the importance of the work being carried
on under Dr. Merriam’s charge.
The more important divisions of the report now before
us area statement of the work done in 1888, some remarks
on the Geographical Distribution of Species, special re-
ports on Introduced Pheasants, The Mink, The Sparrow
Hawk, The Short-Wared Owl, The Food of Crows, and The
Rosebreasted Grosbeak as an Enemy of the Potato Bug.
Of these the investigation into the food habits of the
crow is much the longest, though it would be hard to
say which of all these interesting papers is the most im-_
portant, As might be imagined, they are all written
from the farmers’ standpoint, and the question of food
and whether the animal is useful or injurious to the agri-
culturist are the ones to be determined,
The facts brought out by Dr, Merriam’s visit to Oregon
about the Asiatic pheasants introduced on the Pacific
coast are of great interest to sportsmen,
The work being carried on by this division of the Agri-
cultural Department is of very great importance and
ought to be undertaken on a much larger scale than is at
resent possible. Limited appropriations and a small
orce hamper the chief of the division and delay work
that is of the greatest importance to the tillers of the soil
all over the country.
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.*
|e this publication we have what has long been called
for, a popular and interesting natural history of North
American birds, written simply, but in a very pleasing
style, and illustrated by colored lithographs after the best
artists, and in the highest style of art,
Prof. Nehrling is no compiler; his acquaintance with
the birds described has been made in the field, where he
has devoted himself to loving observation of their vary-
ing characters and habits, and being possessed of a happy
literary style, charming in its easy simplicity, his des-
criptions cannot fail to be popular with young people,
whom it is the author’s object to inspire with a tender
regard for the feathered minstrels of the grove. The
work does not profess to be strictly scientific, and is not
to be reviewed from a scientific standpoint. It is in-
tended rather for the intelligent friend of nature, but at
the same time, so far as we can judge from the single
part which is before us, the author deserves great praise
for the excellence of his biographies so far as they go,
The plates are good examples of the lithographer’s skill,
and will be useful to the class for which the book is in-
tended,
The nomenclature employed in the book is old, but this
is easily understood when we are told that when the A,
OQ, U. Code and Check List appeared a large number of
the plates had been already printed, and a great part of
the manuscript of the work had been handed in. The
work will not include descriptions of all North American
pee put will run to number 393 of the Smithsonian List
of 1884.
Ti is high time that a popular attractive work on North
American ornithology should be published, and very
much is added to the attractiveness of this work by its
illustrations.
The book is being published in twelve parts, each part
with three colored plates, and forty-eight pages of des-
criptive text, the size is imperial octavo, the reading
matter is printed from large new type on finest book
paper, red-line edition, and a single glance at the first
part is sufficient to satisfy one that no expense has been
spared to get up the work in the highest style of art. The
price of each part is $1, and the work will not be com-
plete until the fall of 1890.
So far as can be judged from the part which has already
appeared there is no other popular work on the subject of
nearly equal merit, nor, indeed, comparable with it, and
we confidently predict for it a fair measure of its deserved
popularity.
*North American Birds, by H. Nehrling, with thirty-six colored
plates after water-color paintings by Prof, Robert Ridgway,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Prof. A. Goering,
Leipzig, and Gustay Muetzel, Berlin. Milwaukee, Wis.; Geo.
Tumden.
THE revised and abridged edition of the A. O. U, Check List of
North American Birds, including the additions and changes made
in the supplenient, will be sent post free on receipt of B0ck: Adv,
490
FOREST AND STREAM.
WILD PETS,
I1I.—ANOTHER TAME MOUNTAIN SHEEP.
OT SULPHUR SPRINGS, Col,—I was much inter-
ested in ‘'G. B, G.’s” history of Seep in your issue
of June 6; also in the incidental mention of other do-
mesticated mountain sheep, Thinking additional notes
on the subject might possess some interest I offer the fol-
lowing:
Some years ago I heard of a pet sheep near Fort Col-
ins, this State, Being on somewhat familiar terms with
the yeteran showman,P. T. Barnum, I wrote him to inquire
if he would like to secure it. Being answered in the
affirmative, I sent and got it, and after a short time for-
warded it by express to Mr. Barnum. It traveled with
las ‘‘Greatest Show on Barth” for two or three seasons,
and was finally burned with his museum and menagerie
on Broadway, During its life Mr. B. wrote me two or
three times about it, andagain after its death. Heseemed
to think it one of the most interesting animals in his col-
lection. It was a female, and during the short time I
had it in possession I learned to think it the most inter-
esting pet [ had ever owned.
Last year one was raised by a family living four miles
up Grand River from this place, In the fall it was sold
to an Eastern gentleman who came out fora hunt. The
price was $40. The purchaser went further West hunt-
ing, and about the time of his return to claim his pur-
chase and take it home the animal died, from what cause
IT never learned.
Mountain sheep were not uncommon pets in the early
years of Colorado’s settlement. I know that I have fre-
quently seen them, but cannot now recall other particular
instances.
One or more sheep were killed near here last winter in
violation of the State law for their protection. Neigh-
bors charge fhe offense to a young man who has left the
country, but there is grave suspicion that some people
yet here have got *‘some of the hog,” if they did not actu-
ally do the killing, W. N, BYERS.
NEW BIRDS AND MAMMALS.
UMBERS of the Bulletin of the American Museum
of Natural History issued during the month of June
contain some interesting papers on new South American
birds by Mr. J, A. Allen, and on new mammals by Mr,
Frank M. Chapman.
Mr. Allen’s examination of South American birds in
the collection of the Museum has resuited in the dis-
covery of a uumber of new species and in the reference
to their proper zoological position of a number of species
which have been erroneously placed by other ornithe!-
ogists. Among the new species described by Mr. Allen
are: Thryothurus macrurus, T. longipes, Plalyrhynchus
bifasciatus, P. insularis, Huscarthus ochropterus and
Sublegatus virescens. There are interesting notes on a
dozen other species of birds.
Another paper of great interest to ornithologists from
Mr. Allen’s pen treats of the South American bird Cy-
clorhis and its near aliies, and is illustrated by figures of
the heads of three species, C. viridis, C. ochrocephala and
CL. guiwnensis.
Mr. Chapman’s investigations in Florida have resulted
in the collection of some very interesting material, In
the paper before us he describes two apparently new
species of the genus Hesperomis, under the names A.
floridanus and H. nivetwentris, and a new subspecies of
Sigmodon hispidus under the name &. ). lateralis. Mr,
Chapman made some interesting observations on the
habits cf the rare Neojiber alleni, the vound-tailed
muskrat, of which so little is known, This species was
found abundant in eastern Florida, opposite Miceo. Mr.
Chapman‘s account of the habits of this species, so far as
he obsetved them, is very interesting, He is led to be-
lieve that the food of Neojfiber is largely vegetable, and
that, while it is very much at home in the water, it is
much less aquatic in habit than the muskrat,
BULLFROGS AS FisH WatrnRs.— Constantine, Mich.,
June 20,—Mditor Forest and Stream; In a late issue a
correspondent states that bullfrogs do not have a taste
for fish, but take almost anything else. I once had an
experience which makes me think that bullfrogs have a
decided taste for fish. A companion and I were fishing
for blue-gill sunfish at a lake near here, and whenever
we caught a fish we threw it about 1oft, behind us into
a shallow spring water surrounded by tall grass and
sufficiently inclosed to prevent the fish from escaping.
After fishing in this way for some time, and after having
caught several dozen fish we heard an unusual commo-
tion among the fish we had caught and a great: splash-
ing in the pool, and upon investigating, we found a
monstrous bullfrog—his size certainly entitled him to
that name—sitting in the pool swallowing a blue-gill as
broad as my hand, not including the thumb; and before
we could make him vacate he snapped up and swallowed
another sunfish fully as large and swallowed that too, all
but a little of the tail, which protruded from his mouth,
After we had thumped him with a board, but failing to
make him disgorge any of his thievings, he escaped with
enormous leaps and disappeared inthe lake. 1 do not
know whether heswallowed more, but [saw him swallow
those two, and he did it with decided relish, if we could
judge from his countenance, which was a very open one
during ae prea ; at least he enjoyed it more than we
did,—s. J. H.
Lire IN THE Sma SANDS,—Philadelphia.—A stranger to
the beach would think there would be little or no animal
life in the apparently barren sand, especially along the
surf; but one with investigating habits will soon learn
that in the surf and sand there is almost a mass of such
life. Prominent are the surf bugs and sand crabs; fur-
ther out the common crab and sand eel. What they live
on is not so apparent. It is such that drum and some
other fish come to feed on along the beach. On the flood
tide the sand bugs come out of the sand in the wave on
shore, and may be scooped up with shrimp nets in large
numbers, and when the wave recedes they may be seen
in schools settling in the loose sands, making a ripple, as
though they were pieces of broken shell. Surf bugs and
aand crabs are good bait for sheepshead, especially when
fishing for small fish, which se quickly devour the soft
bait. How far north and south surf bugs are found I can-
not answer. Ihave not seen them north of New Jersey
nor south of Cape Gharles.—P,
RANGH oF THE TorRKEY BuzzAKp,—Owego, N. Y.—
Fiditor Forest and Stream: In your last issue ‘‘Big Reel”
wishes to know the range of the turkey buzzard. In
August, 1887, a gentleman told me that his son bad killed
what the neighborhood called a turkey buzzard, and if I
would come to the house I might haye it, On arriving
at the house I found it true, The bird had been around
the vicinity for seyeral days, and the neighbors thinking
it some kind of an eagle tried to killit. Finally, one day
it sailed over the house and alighted in the woods, and
the boy taking the gun went in pursuit and succeeded in
getting a shot. The bird was undoubtedly a turkey buz-
zard, and measured 6ft. from tip to tip, Owego is about
in latitude 42° N.—I. A Lorine.
THs Hoop SnNak® is still found in the columns of
country papers. The Highland, N. Y. Democrat, of June
22, reported that ‘‘as Mr, Jim Head was walking along
the road near the home of John Hedden, he was attacked
by a hoop snake, which encircled his leg around his boot,
which luckily proved a shield against his deadly weapon,
and by the aid of assistance he was finally released,”
Our offer of a reward fora specimen of genuine hoop
snake still holds good.
Game Bag and Gan.
NEW YORK WILDFOWL LAW.
HE wildfowl law, Sec!ion 4, Chap. 434 of the Laws of 1879, was
amended by the last Legislature toread: 8 4. No person shall
kill or expose for sale or bave in his or her possession after the
same has beeu killed, any wild duck, goose or brant, in any of the
waters of this State, between the first day of May and the first
day of September, pxcep that in the watera of Long Island none
of said birds shal! be killed between lhe first day of May and the
first day of October. * * * And any person found between sun-
set and sunrise on the water witha gun and lantern, in the act of
attempting to pursue, fire at or kill any such birds, shall be
deemed cuilty of a violation of this section.
JAMES RIVER TALES—IlIl.
AFTER SUMMER DUCKS,
A SMALL yellow flame struggling to force its light
through a badly neglected chimney, threw a sort
of twilight uncertainty upon the usual bric-a-brac of a
country newspaper office, the dim light seeming to add
several inches to the height of a gigantic stalk of corn in
one corner of the room and elongating the premium
spear of wheat hanging from the eeiling, both duly
commented upon in the local columns of a previous
edition of the Claremont Herald. The hour was 4 o’clock
of a September morning. Jim and the Old Man were
making ready for summer ducks, and Dan stood near
the door watching the preparations, all anxiety to be off,
yet half fearing he would be left. Jim takes a Parker in
each hand, the Old Man shoulders the oars, and with
Dan prancing around us, barking his delight, weare off
down the road to Chipoax Creek.
The air is damp with a heavy fog that has settled low
upon the earth, the long grass hanging over the narrow
road being as wet asfremarain, The birds are not yet
awake, Even that early riser, the thrush, has not opened
his eyes. We tread single file the winding path that
leads from the road down the wooded river bank to the
boat.
Dan takes his position in the bow. It is my turn at
the oars, and off she slides into the water, The fog
seems to haye grown denser. It is impossible to dis-
tinguish objects over a dozen boat lengths away. Five,
ten, fifteen minutes are ticked off by the dip of the oars,
and still the fog hangs about us like a Hading veil, deny-
ing even a glimpse of the shore, for which we were
steering,
“Say, Old Man, how’s this,” cries Jim, pointing to a
stake we have almost collided with. I feel the inclina-
tion to say something, the first letter of which is damn,
for I recognize our starting point. We have made a cir-
cuit. Jim produces a small compass attached to a watch
chain, we take our bearings carefully and try again.
This time the trees come out of the fog to meet us, for we
have made the opposite shore. The boat glides on just
out of reach of the overhanging bushes. A great blue
crane flops out of a tree above us, and with a harsh cry
that startles Dan disappears in the fog.
Easy now. Here is the first narrow stream leading
up through the marsh. We change positions, Jim moy-
ing up to the bow with his gun, while I settle in the stern
to paddle, The first bend, and no ducks. The stream is
now scarcely wider than the boat. Water bushes are
bent aside to enable us to pass, taking care not to disturb
an ugly-looking wasp nest with its wicked owners asleep
on the outside. I give the boat a shove around the next
turn, Up rise several ducks. Bang! bang! goes Jim’s
Parker, A clean miss with the first barrel, but the sec-
ond drops its victim all in a heap, as limp as a wet dish
rag. Another comes out of the wild rice at my very
elbow. The paddle slips into the water as I reach for my
gun, and down comes Mr, Duck with a splash. Dan is
overboard attending to business, and quickly retrieves
the fellow. Nice fat fellows they are. Here comes a
straggler returning through the mist. Jim has his eye
ynoe him and makes a very creditable kill. Dan splashes
off through the weeds and water and retrieves, with the
duck held firmly in his mouth, He climbs into the boat,
and with muddy feet and dripping hide carefully squats
upon the middle seat, where somebody will have to sit at
the oars, Dan never neglected to place one or more of
his feet on that seat every time he entered the boat, pro-
vided they were wet or muddy. Jim and I argued with
him earnestly and often against this weakness, and now
and then with the broad end of the paddle, but all to no
purpose, So after abit Iwould laugh whenit came Jim’s
time to occupy the muddy seat, and Jim would giggle
when I had to make a blotter of myself,
Back down the stream we turn to the left and add
another duck to our string. The fog is lifting now, a
light breeze swaying the rice and caltails. The black-
birds are awake, clattering over them breakfast and mak-
ing sociable visits from one flock to another. Clear as a
tinkling bell comes the pink, pink, of the reed birds. A
tall crane stands out in the water across the creek forag-
ing for his morning lunch, I produce my pipe and. light
up, while Jim makes himself useful at the oars, Half a
mile up the creek we strike the mouth of another stream
that zig-zags across the marsh, I take the post of honor
| this time. We are not fairly into the stream before a
“possum and the coon and dogs and natives who can ap
[JuLY 4, 1889,
ees 2
3°
PED aa ey duck comes out of the rushes, but drops
ack as the smoke curls away from my gun. Quiet now,
for a loud word would frighten the ducks that are preb-
ably feeding under that clump of water bushes ahead,
whereas they will not often take wing al the report of @
gun unless very near them. We approach with ereati
caution, for this is one of our favorite spots, though the
ducks have a trick of going out on the wrong side of the
bushes—undoubtedly the right side for them. The bushes
being so high that the ducks are out of range before they”
show above them.
separating from the flock.
We have time for one more stream ere the tide lowers,
I give Jim the bow, and tell him to shoot straight and
take his time about it, for this is the boss stream of the
creek, He stands up in the narrow bow ready for action,
the hammers of his Parker lying back like the ears of @&
horse about to bite. Dod blast it! Dan is in that seat
again; but this is not the place or time to rebuke him, for
the stream is deep and the boat unsteady. I paddle noise
lessly around the bend. The expectation becomes almos
painful. With fluttering of wings up rise two beauties,
Jim swings his gun and leans to one side. Dan thinks it
a good time to get off that seat, and does it so exped:
tiously that with the report of the gun both Jim and th
ducks disappear, he having lost his balance by the recail
of the gun and Dan’s untimely move. He clutches fran-
tically at the air, but it availed him not. There is a re
sounding splash, and Jim’s feet are hanging on the edg
of the boat, while his body is in the water. He holds the
gun at arm’s length jabove the water, the muzzle wob
bling suggestively in a line with my head, as he ens
deavors to dislodge his feet. I think, good Lord, if hl
should pull that trigger, and forget to offer him any age
sistance in my anxiety to get out of range of that gun
barrel. But in less time than it has taken to tell it Jimi
on his feet in water up to his middle, indulging im such
roars of laughter as to nearly frighten the ducks into
spasms, and sending them scurrying out of the creek a
if the devil himself was chasing them. You may be sur
I laughed with him. It makes me smile to this day whem
I think of Jim hanging by his heels, head down, in that
little creek. ;
This mishap spoiled our shooting, but we succeeded im
stopping a couple of ducks as they passed out. Pubting
up asmall sail we sped down the Chipoax and ton
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fairly well satisfied with our bag of seven ducks.
To me Chipoax Creek was a joy forever, and really
possessed no mean beauties when viewed at high wat
it swept in graceful curves through the green marsh,
course as crooked a as blacksnake’s track, now 1unni
under a steep bank from which the trees reached do
their branches as if to drink, and further on its water
playing about the trunks of huge cypress trees standing
well out from the shore. But when the tide went ow
how marked the change! I have seen the very walls o
its muddy channel laid bare, while on either side grea
slimy flats would come out of the water, their glisteni
surface broken here and there with decaying snags and
dotted with little patches of tangled grass. But it i6
not my desire, oh, Chipoax! to revile you heeause you
waters leave you uncovered, for many is the lime thal
you have floated my boat and offered up your treasure
with unstinted hand. Long may your tides flow in ant
out and your channel temain unchoked by débris of the
sea. OLD MAN.
THE OZARK MOUNTAINS.
HE items in recent numbers of FOREST AND STREAM
about the Ozarks have interested me very much. 1]
was in Taney and Christian counties, Missouri, for tw
weeks during last November, stopping at Forsyth fo
three or four days and at Ozark fer nearly two wee
Although business engagements prevented any perso
experiences with a gun in that country I made diligen
inquiry of people well posted.
The truth is [never saw a country where game o
certain sorts was so abundant, The flocks of quail were
so numerous and so tame that they ran along in theroad:
way and cocked their eyes up at me as I sat on a horse
as chickens might do ina barnyard, The natives thoug
them rather too small to bother with—vyery good eating!
of course and worth killing if a man could bunch ’em a)
shoot twelve or fifteen at a shot; but as for wastin
whole charge of powder and shot on one quail was sh
extravagance,
In a ride from Chadwick to Forsyth five deer were
started on the oak ridges—three in one bunch and two
another. The native who was with me said that mj
luck in this case- was exceptional. He rode over thi
route very often without seeing even one. Howey
deer are sufficiently numerous to warrant the asserti
that no sportsman need spend a week on White Riv
without getting a handsome head tomount. Deer m
be either stalked or driven to water by the native do
Turkeys, the natives said, were so thick as to he
nuisance. They scratched up their corn in springti
and picked it down when the ears became sufficien
matured, Messrs. Al. Spaulding and Charley Blood, twe
traveling salesmen driving over a route 650 miles lo
out of Springfield, Mo., told me they frequently s
flocks of from 20 to 50 turkeys along their route and th
they never drove over it without seeing turkeys.
Bears abound in the caves along White River and ifs
branches. The natives butcher them for their pelts
going into the caves during cold storme and shooting
stabbing the sleeping brutes. Atleast that is the sto
they told me, but it seemed to me it was rather a I
down way of shooting evena bear. The natives would
kill each other im such fashion. Taney and Christi
counties were the home of the Bald Knobbers. In t
fights with one another the Knobbers and the mi
always jumped out into the clearing and went at it m
fashion, If a man who canshoot will go down in Tan
county to the Arkansas line he wyill surely get a bearsk
as well as a buck’s head for trophies in the course of twa
weeks’ time,
I do not think there is a panther in the country.
heard of afew wolves, and saw one wildcat pelt. T
JULY 4, 168.)
) found in their glory,
) it was singular, but I did not see a partridge (grouse),
mor did I see a man who had seen any. TI cannot believe
that they do not exist there. Tt isa land that produces
) nuts and berries in the utmost profusion,
® Of course, wildfowl shooting is good in the season,
'When the geese and ducks come south in the fall the
® Waters of White River are covered with thei.
Tf I could go there for sport I would go in October or
not later than November. I would carry a Winchester
for large game, a shotgun for feathers and a .22cal. rifle
forfun, If a man could not supply a hearty appetite
ith enough game with the aid of the little rifle he oug
» to go hungry; and he would not need to take an unfair
advantage of the game either.
© To reach the Ozarks from New York take the Pennsyl-
Vania road to Springfield, Mo. Tt will cost a little over
740 including palace car and meals to ridethere. A spur
of the Frisco road runs down into Taney county. The
fare is a dollar, think. Thereafter one can either hire
guide with dogs, team and camping outfit for, say, $3,
or he can take up quarters at some tavern. A pleasant
trip would include a stop at Ozark, Christian county, at
Mrs, Wrightsman’s hotel; another at Forsyth, Taney
# county, at the Hilsabeck House; another at Vivian’s, in
Bakersfield, Ozark county, Mrs, Wrightsman and Mrs,
® Vivian are model cooks—serve food that a Northern man
®Can relish, Vivian is a sportsman of the native sort, and
a right good fellow.
I have forgotten to mention the fish. I saw some big
Schannel catfish, one weighed over 40lbs. I was told of
pthers weighing over 75. Iwas told there were no trout
ere. This seems to have been an error from what you
Shave printed. The water was clear and beautiful in the
streams, but it did not taste just right tome, I believed
those who said there were no trout—the taste of the
Water made me doso. Possibly the fault was in nryself.
» I can heartily recommend the readers of the Formst
VAND STREAM to try a trip to the Ozarks. It is a most
beautiful country, and the climate in the fall can be de-
Bcribed in no better way than by the word delicious,
JOHN R, SPEARS,
SPATTERN AND PENETRATION TESTS.
§ Pdilor Forest and Stream:
» Your journal is entitled to the thanks of shotgun men
Pwho like trap practice for the exhaustive gun trial you
Phave begun. But the task will prove a lengthy one.
# Much time, good judgment, technical knowledge and
powder and shot will be required if the experiments are
ried to any satisfactory conclusion,
awhich recommend this trial to trap-shooters lies in the
s hope that that trial may demonstrate what should be the
method of handicapping guns, so as to put the handlers
on an equality with each other, so far as guns of different
@weight and caliber are in question. Mandicapping by
liber will, I believe, be found to be wrong. Other
ings being equal, weight, which largely if not wholly
soverns charges, will be found to be the factor to be taken
ginto account in the greatest degree, as applying to guns
galone, leaying the handler out of question. I believe
that the tests for killing power will show strongly in
favor of heavy guns, without reference to bore. That is,
he actual killing power of two guns of equal weight but
bf different caliber will be found to differ but little when
eh gun is loaded to bring out its best capacities. If
syour trial is carried out with the fullness and accuracy
or detail that characterized the rifle trial conducted by
FOREST AND STREAM, and the problems presented well
worked out, if will be a great contribution to the science
of gunnery as applied to shotguns. I confidently pre-
dict that at its conclusion this trial will lead to radical
changes in the present general method of equalizing guns
the traps, and that method adopted by the National
Association in particular. NOR’BAST,
® AUBURN, Me.
SHditor Forest and Stream:
) I have been a subscriber and constant reader of the
SFOREST AND STREAM for the last four years, and I con-
bider it good authority on all matters pertaining to guns
and gunning. I read your articles on trajectories and
arned a great deal that was useful to me, and I expect
to learn a great deal more from your test of shotguns.
he questions as to charges and weights of guns as laid
wn by J, J. M, are questions that have troubled me for
long time, and it affords me pleasure to know that so
He authority as the FOREST AND STREAM has under-
godertaken the solution of them, for I know that it will
Benefit hundreds of gunners who now carry guns, some
too heavy and some too light, some too large in bore and
#s0me too small for the purpose, N,
POrrsyvIuLE, Pa.
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i ditor Forest and Stream:
» in your tests it might be well to see whether a recoil
pad lessens penetration; also, how much more loz. of
chilled shot will penetrate than idoz., same load of
owder—say 34 drams dead shot; how much more a
n will penetrate when the stock is placed against a
st. This point may show shooters the importance of
holding a gun very hard against the shoulder, Jai
| PHILADELPHIA.
Hiditor Forest and Stream:
My suggestions for the shotgun trials are as follows:
Pirst—Will a gun barrel shoot as hard when well greased
it will when dirty with soft powder? Second—Will a
rubber recoil pad weaken penetration? Third—Is there
any difference of account between a 26 and a 30in.
barrel ? : W.
NEWARK, N. J.
Editor Forest and Stream:
In describing the guns tested at Claremont the make of
barrel and kind of choke is not given, Barrels are of
gtwo kinds, English and Belgian, and the advocates of
the former claia: for them greater penetration because
of their being made of a harder metal and consequently
ssessing greater elasticity, In this trial of penetration
make of barrel, 7. ¢.. whether English or Belgian,
Sshould be declared. It was required to be declared in
she trial conducted by the Tondon Field in 1879.
Tn Sees to declaring the kind of choke I have this
Bay. hile the contest was between cylinders and
kes it was sufficient merely to state that the particu-
barrel was choked, but now with cylinders practi-
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preciate the sport which these animals afford can be eae out of the race and the contest left to the different
ce
chokes, the kind of choke shotid be given; and the de-
clared pattern should also be taken as it was in 1879. In
the latter trial, recoil, depending as it does on the boring
of the gun as well as on the atmount of charge and nature
of explosive, was a prominent factor in the test. I don’t
see if mentioned here,
In an article entitled “Pattern and Penetration Tests,”
published Feb, 21, 1889, you stated that the gun’s pedi-
gree would be taken with description of barrels, whether
choked and how and of what material,
Certainly in a gun’s pedigree so important 4 matter as
the parentage of its barrels should not be omilted: and
your correspondent J. J. M., whose interesting letter you
published with that article, will be disappointed unless
the kind of choke is declared, for he hoped to see the re-
lative merits of the recess and muzzle choke determined,
RocHesrar, N. Y. R.
THE ARKANSAS GAME LAW,
ITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 24.—Hditor Fore’ and
Stream; I see in your last issue a letter from Mr. 8.
D, Barnes, of Bald Knob, about the Arkansas game law,
which deserves some attention. I agree with him that
changing the open season for deer from September to
August was a step in the wrong direction, but it is due to
the demands of the farming element, whose interests
seems to be so dear to his soul. I am well yersed in the
history of game legislation in this State, having had the
matter largely in charge. I know that we had to accept
this change or a repeal of the whole law because the
farmers deluged the Legislature with petitions, alleging
that August was the only time they had to hunt deer,
having their crops laid by and nothing else to do. So we
had to take the change and make the best of a bad bar-
ain,
But Mr, Barnes’s wrath seems to be chiefly poured out
on the non-export law. I drew the law and think I knew
what I was doing when I saw it through, I was after
just such gentlemen as Mr. Barnes speaks of, who com-
bine pleasure and profit and supplied the Memphis mar-
ket with our game until venison and wild turkeys were
quoted ‘“‘lower than beef and poultry.” And the law
will accomplish that result, as it puts too heavy a penalty
on the railroads for carrying the game to make it profit-
able to haul it out, Mr. Barnes's friends may have to go
to work for a living instead of camping out and killing
everything they can see for six or seven months of the
year and selling it for less than the value of the hides.
I do not know Mr, Barnes, but judge from his letter he
is in sympathy with the market-hunters, I have seen a
good deal of the market-hunter and he does not appeal to
my sympathy atall. I have seen in the heat of summer
the market-hunter’s camp surrounded with spoiled game,
I have seen a barrel of prairie chickeneggs. I have seen
fish hauled out with seines and left to rot for want of ice,
And I have seen the prairie chicken completely annihil-
ated in this State by the market-hunter. If the law
makes some of these gentlemen go to work it will accom-
plish that much good.
The law does not prevent Mr, Barnes or any one else
from killing a deer in the open season for his own use or
to sell in Little Rock or Bald Knob. It does prevent his
sending it to St, Louis or Memphis, and it does prevent
the hundreds of professional hunters who camp in our
woods all the year round and violate our game laws from
carrying their game to market, and as the profit of the
‘business is gone I hope it will stop.
Mr Barnes also pours out his wrath in a mighty flood on
a law that would prevent his going camp-hunting any-
where but in his own county.
I do not suppose the idea of reading the acts of the
Legislature ever entered Mr. Barnes’s head. If he had
done co he would have found that there isno such law on
the book. Such a bill was introduced at the instance of
the farmers, who claimed that hunting parties started
damaging fires, but it never passed. So Mr. Barnes need
not hire his ranch in any county, bul can go and hunt
like a gentleman wherever he pleases; but I fear me the
occupation of the pot-hunter is gone until they can work
up enough influence to repeal the law. J. M. Ross,
CHICAGO AND THE WEST,
HICAGO, Iil,, June 27,1 know of three woodcock
nests within ten miles of Chicago; but alas! so do
certain other parties, and doubtless within the next two
weeks the young birds will all have been illegally and
legally slain, Hardly a woodcock in this vicinity ever
sees the light of the legal opening day of the season.
The upland plover (Bartram’s tatler) breeds abundantly
near this city, and there arenow a great many of the
birds about on the prairies, although it would be a shame
to think of shooting them now. ‘‘Italian Joe,” the best
plover shooter in Chicago, says he could kill fifty in any
day, but he adds, ‘‘me no care-afordem. No fetch-a
much mun when-a sell.” Italian Joe is one of my new
friends. His specialty is plover, and he will not hunt
snipe, ducks, chickens, or anything else except wood-
cock. Jam going out after plover with him this fall and
will see how he shoots them. He killed 9,000 one spring
four years ago, and all within fifteen miles of Chicago.
So goes the game, E. Houes,
RIFLES OF SMALL CALIBER.
Editor Forest and Stream: }
Considerable has been said about the efficiency of the
.22cal. rifle asa hunting implement as compared with
other calibers. I think the general conclusion of all that
has been written is that if the bullet is only put in the
right place it will often do wonderful execution, and to
further substantiate this I relate this true incident: Three
ears ago last winter two young boys by the name of
ionton went hunting in a marsh near Kalamazoo, tn
this State, taking with them a-Flobert and a Ballard
rifle, both using the ordimary .22cal. R, F. cartridge,
While in the marsh the boys came across the track of a
bear, and as they were lads of considerable grit they fol-
lowed after bruin all the rest of the day, as long as they
could see his track, and when they could follow it no
longer they stayed all night at a farmhouse and started
again on the trail as soon as it became light enough to see
the next morning. They followed him the next day,
getting sight of him several times. They got pretty close
to him once in crossing a lake on the ice, but not near
enough to commence hostilities, and he kept at a safie
491
distance until he became tired and hungry, since he
could not carry his dinner with him as the boys did, for
one of them, when opportunity would offer, would go to
some house, and getting a lunch would share with the
other, In this way they followed the bear until he began
climbing trees to get away from his pursuers, but he
would slide and tumble to the ground on their approach
and getaway. Atlast he found a tree that apparently
suited him so well that he thought he would not leave it,
but he changed his mind after one discharge from the
boys’ guns, and coming to the ground charged on them,
when the tiny ball from the Ballard rifle passed down
the side of the bear's neck, and going on went through
his heart, kiting him almost instantly.
I don’t want any one to think that Michiganders as a
tule hunt the bear with a .22cal. rifle, neither would T
advise any one to do so, but the fact remains that it has
been done, and successfully, too, and that a .22cal. rifle
of a good make is an effective and valuable weapon if
properly handled. Now, I would like to know whether
any one else in all these United States ever knew of any
other bear or equally large animal being killed with only
a small .22cal. rifle? : S. J, A,
CoNsPANTINE, Mich.
Sea and River Fishing.
PENNSYLVANIA FISH LAW.
KE OLLOWING are extracts from the laws enacted by the last
Legislature relating to game fishes:
SKoTION 1. Be it enacted, etc. That hereafter no person or per-
sons shall cast, draw, fasten, or otherwise make use of any seifie,
drift net, fyke net, or net or nets of any other description, or use
any other appliance for the catching of tish, except rod, hook and
line in the Delaware River. Provided, That this section shall not
extend to shad fishing,
Suc. 5. It shall not be lawful to catch or kill, by any means
whatever, any rock bass or any wall-eyed pike, otherwise called
Susquehanna salmon (species recently introduced into the river
Delaware), within two years of the passage of this act.
Sec. 6. No person shall, by any means ot device whatsoever,
catch or kill in the Delaware River any black bass, rock bass or
wall-eyed pike, commonly known as Susquehanna salmon, be-
tween the first day of January and the thirtieth day of May in
any year, nor shall catch or kill any of said species of fish at any
other time during the year save with rod, hook and line.
An act similar to the above, applying to the Delaware River
above Trenton Falls was enacted, to become operative whenever
New Jersey shall enact a law of like tenor-
Sue, 1. Be tt enacted, etc., That hereafter no person or persons
shail cast, draw, fasten or otherwise make use of any seine, drift-
net, fyke-net, or net or nets of any other description, or use any
other appliance for the catching of fish except rod, book and line
in any rivers, streams or waters of this Commonwealth. Pro-
vided, That this section shall not extend to shad, herring and
sturgeon fishing. Provided, That the proyisions of this act shall
not apply in the open season to the catching of suckers, eels and
catfish, in streams other than trout streams, partly or wholly in-
cluded in the survey of farm lands owned by any citizen of this
Jommonwealth, but nothing contained therein shall permit fish-
ing by seines at any time. :
sec. 4. No person shall catch or kill,in any of the rivers,
waters or streanis of this Commonwealth, any black bass or wall-
eyed pike under 6in.in Jength, or any rock bass under Sin. in
length, under « penalty of $10 for every fish so caught. But
should any fish be taken of less size than the aboye, or should any
wall-eyed pike or rock bass of any size be taken from waters in
which they have been introduced within two years from the pass-
age of this act, it shall be the duty of any one taking or capturing
the same to return the fish immediately to the water from whence
taken; and no person shall by any means or device whatsoever
eatch or kill, in any of the waters of this State, any pike or pick-
erel between the first day of December and the first day of June
in any year. :
Sec. 5. No person shall by any means or device whatsoever
catch or kill any _black bass, rock bass or wall-eyed pike, com-
monly known as Susquehanna salmon, between Jan. 1 and yeh
13 in any year, nor shall catch or kill any of said species of fish
at any other time during the year, save with a rod, hook and
line. Provided, That neither this nor any of the preceding sec-
tions of this act shall apply to eo inthe waters of Lake Erie.
See. fi. Nothing in this act shall be 50 construed as to prevent
the catching of bait fish, other than game fish, by means of hand
or cast nets for angling or scientific purposes, or the catching of
game fish by order of any member of the State Pish Commission
of this State for the purpose of siocking in other waters,
NEW CONNECTICUT LAWS,
Tv HE following laws were enacted by the last Connecticut
General Assembly and will go into operation Aug. 1: .
Prohibiting fishing in Lake Kenosia, Danbury, from Noy. 15 to
April 15, until 1894, ‘
rohibiting taking or selling any striped bass under }<ib.;
penalty $10 for each fish. M ’
Prohibiting fishing in Woodstock Lake, or in Little Pond, ar in
Little River, from ‘the lake to the Putnam Water Company's
dam, from Noy. 1 to April 1; maximum penalty $7. Repeals part
of section 2,416 relating to these waters, |
Repealing part of section 2,444 relating to fishing in the Ash-
land Cotton Company’s reservoir and the Griswold Paper Com-
pany’s reservoir, Griswold. ;
Only bona fide residents shall fish in Holly Pond, Stamford,
Prohibiting other than hook and line for catching fish in Deo-
little, Benedict and: Tobey ponds in Norfolk, and Lake Wangum
in Canaan.
Providing for surrender of oyster grounds to the State by not
only a grantee, but his ‘‘heirs or assigns.”
Prohibiting fishing in Mudge, Beardsley or Indian ponds, in
Sharon, from Feb. 1 to June 15; maximum penalty $30, or 20 days
in jail, Lake Washinee, Salisbury, from July J, 1889, to July 1,
1893; maximum penalty $7 fine or 30 days in jail; Long Pond or
Round Lake, Salisbury, Noy. 1 to May 1, same penalty.
For the protectiou of seed oysters in Mianus River and Green-
Wich cove.
Regulating leasing of natural oyster and clam grounds in Bran-
ord.
Prohibiting fishing except by owners, in the West Thompson
reservoir; penalty not less than $7 nor over $50, or 30 days in jail
Reorganizing the Board of Shell Fish Commissioners and re-
ducing expense of the conamission.
Prohibiting the taking. of black bass from May 1 to June 10,
whether in ponds or running water.
THE ARKANSAS FISH LAW,
ECTION 1. That no person shall be allowed to place, erect or
cause to be placed or erected, or maintained in any of the
waters of this State or in front of the mouth of any stream,
slough or bayou, any seine, net, gill net, trammel net, set nat,
bag weir, bush drag, any fish trap or dam, or any other device
or obstruetion, or by Bayan means to take or catch any fish
in any of the waters of this State. _ ;
Provided that the prohibitions of this seetion shall net apply to
waters wholly on the premises belonging to the person or persons
using such devices, and provided further, that it may be layful
to use a very small seine not to exceed 15ft. in length for catéh-
ing very small fish, usually called minnows, which may be thus
caught to be used for bait er for stocking other waters with fish,
but for no other purpose. —
Provided further, that it shall not be unlawful for any person
or persons to use a seine not exceeding 60rt. in length in any un-
navigable stream or lake im this State to catch fish for family
use or for picnics and for sale, nor shall it be unlawful for any
person or persons to place traps in the unnavigable streams of
this State, provided such traps do net obstruct the free passage
of tish in ascending and deseending such streams.
Amv person who shall yiolate any of the provisions of this act
shall on conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and sha
be fined in any sum not less than $5 nor more than $200.
Approved Murch 26, 1889.
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FOREST AND STREAM.
jJuLy 4, 1889.
TROUT STREAMS OF SILVER BOW.
IVIDE, Silver Bow County, Montana.—The country
Tam about to describe is little known and only toa
few. It abounds in trout, sage hens, grouse, ducks,
geese, a few swan, bears, moose, elk, deer and antelope,
with also a few buffalo, It is very easily reached, and
sport can commence the first day out and continue going
in and out. Tne trip also can include a trip to the great
National Park.
The best way to reach this hitherto nnknown hunting
and fishing locality is from Beaver Cafion, a small station
on the Utah and Northern Railway, where a team can be
secured, or the sportsman can take stage. ‘The best plan
is for three or four to go together and take their own
camp outfit, making it as small and simple as possible,
The first day I went as far as Camas Meadows, distant
from Beaver Cation about eighteen miles. Camas Mead-
ows is a yalley about ten miles long, four or five miles
wide; through it run four spring streams, about 10ft.
wide, of bright, clear, cold water, and alive with trout
running from 4oz. to a pound, ;
My first camp was on Indian Spring Creek, in a cabin
built by Gen, Sheridan during one of his scouts after
Indians, There I stayed eight or nine days, varying my
sport with hunting and fishing alternately. The first
day’s fishing I captured 250 trout, using the fly. One
great feature about the fishing here, and in all the streams
throughout this part of the country, is that the brush
interferes but very little, and that there is no swamp or
marshy ground; the streams nearly all rising in one or
two large springs,
Commencing at the springs to fish, the stream is a little
wider than lower down; the trout are hard to capture,
and it is only by keeping well out of sizht that the fisher
ean hope to allure them from the bright, clear stream.
Fishing on, going down, the stream winds through the
most beautiful meadowland, running into large holes
with rifiles in between. Here the fishing is superb. I
have taken 30, 40, and as high as 60 trout from one riffle.
The other three streams are similar to the one described,
all uniting together to form one stream called Camas,
The fishing on the main stream is not quite so good as on
the small streams, and I think the creek I camped on a
little the best.
My next camp was on Sheridan Creek, about ten miles.
from Indian Springs. Here the fishing is better than at
Indian Springs, the trout being larger as is the creek,
Sheridan is about twenty miles long and heads in the
mountains; the first six or seven miles of its course being
small; about a mile before it comes out into the valley it
is joined by the waters of a very large spring. This part
of its course is very rapid, rushing over boulders into
holes and strong riffles. The first day I fished from the
spring down about a mile, taking about 60lbs. of trout,
having among them several that would weigh nearly
albs. The next day I fished two miles down stream,
Here the fishing is still better, the holes and riffles being
larger and the trout larger and more plentiful. By going
a short distance up the mountain here, eli, deerand bear
are found plentiful; here is also good duck shooting.
Ten miles from Sheridan Creek comes Icehouse, formed
by a large spring; the water in the creek is so cold that it
is only used by the trout during spawning season.. Three
miles further is Shotgun Creek, formed by Sheridan,
Willow and Icehouse creeks and one immense spring.
Here is the home of Mr. Geo. Rae and Jas. Dalley, two
hunters and fishermen. They have good accommodations
and make the sportsman at home, Mr. Kae has putin a
small dam across Shotgun, and here the trout are in such
numbers that it is impossible to see the bottom. On
Shotgun the fishing is very good; one can also get ducks,
geese, and antelope, etc., the trout here run from 4 to
3lbs. Shotgun Creek is three miles long and about 300ft.
wide; it empties Into Snake River about one mile below
the crossing and the Snake River Hotel; the hotel is kept
by Messrs. Kountz & Caldwell, who are well acquainted
with the best hunting and fishing grounds in the country.
Here we are now on one of the finest trout streams in
America, the riyer here is about 100yds, wide and just
nicely fordable with ateam. Theriver is bright and
clear. Crossing you see trout darting about in every
direction. Here I procured a boat, and‘putting in my
camp outfit fished down the river about three miles and
made camp atthe head of some rapids in a beautiful
grove of pines, In the morning the deer would come
close to camp to drink. The woods here were full of
squirrels, jumping and barkmg in every direction. The
next day 1 was joined by two gentlemen from the hotel,
and what sport we did have. Here the fish are very
strong and fat, bringing into play all the skill the angler
has got before they will succumb,
My next camp was about three miles above Snake River
Hotel, Here the trout are very plentiful and yield all
the sport a man wants. My next camp was ten miles
from the hotel, at Mr. Geo. Rae’s upper camp. Here I
got one of Mr. Rae’s boats, and would fish up to the spring,
This spring almost makes the river, being about 100yds.
wide and aft. deep, bright, pure water and alive with
trout. Here I would fish during the forenoon, then drop
slowly down stream fishing along, taking a trout almost
every cast. One can form an idea of the numbers of trout
here, passing over them in hundreds in schools; indeed,
just before sundown they would keep the river in a con-
tinual boil, feeding on the black gnat.
The North Fork of Snake River heads in Henry Lake,
a large sheet of water full of trout, situated in the most
beautiful scenery, and running through a beautiful valley
for ten miles until it joins the waters of the spring.
Through this valley run six small spring streams, I
fished in one of them a day, taking sixty trout averaging
dlbs, From Mr. Rae’s upper camp-ducks, geese, etc. are
plentiful, with bear, elk, moose, deer and antelope. The
pun er need never go a day without haying plenty of
sport.
Returning to Snake River Hotel, I took a trip to High-
land Park. Here duck and geese are plentiful, affording
the very best of sport. The fishing is very good. In
fact, from the start and back, nowhere have I seen such
a country for game and fish, and I have fished in
Colorado, New York, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Mon-
tana, and in various parts of Europe,
The climate is very good in summer, not hot, with few
or hardly any mosquitoes, nights cold, Trout keep good.
I did not have any spoil, shipping’ twice a week from
Beaver Cafion to my friends. Mr, Bassett runs a stage
from Beaver Cation, B, C., to the National Park, through
the country I have described. The roads are yery good,
and accommodation can be got in Camas Meadows at
Mr, Saml, Hancock’s, whose wife is a most excellent cook.
It is here that you can get trout.cooked to perfection, and
the best of milk, butter and home madeé bread. The next
place is Mr. Geo, Rae’s; next Snake River Hotel. But the
best is to have your own outfit, which should include, if
possible, a canvas boat for Snake River fishing; then the
sportsman can move camp, go and come as he pleases,
Provisions can be bought in Beaver Caflon, but if the
hunter or fisher wants anything extra he must bring it
with him, and above all, plenty of good, fine fishing
tackle. For all the trout are so plenty here, they are yery
dainty and will not jump at anything, et,
A RAINY DAY CONVENIENCE,
T was our last day on the Greenbrier, the day broke
gloomy and threatening and we staid around the
camp until nearly 10 o’ciock to givethe weather a chance
to do ome thing or the other, until finally it appeared
that it had decided to do neither, so Cooke and I put out
for the Burnt Camp, determined not to lose the day’s
fishing, rain or norain, The trout bit beautifully, and
we were entering upon a fine morning’s sport, when pat-
ter, patter, down came the rain on the leaves of the over-
arching trees and through the interstices of their
branches into the water. Not wishing to get wet, we
sought a partial shelter under the overhanging trunks
and thick canopy of leaves of a couple of large trees.
“Tl tell you what, Charlie,” said I, as I began to
shiver as the rain continued steadily and the moisture
slowly but surely found its way through my heavy flan-
nel shirt, chilling my very vitals, ‘‘next year lam going
to bring out a short cape made of heavy drilling, well
olled, to come down about to my waist and cover my
arms; atubber coat’s too bulky and heavy and I don’t
care for my legs anyway; it will be light and not bulky
and can be strapped or tied to the creel, and think what
a convenience it would be to-day,”
“Tt would that, it’s a capital idea,” said he, as he aban-
doned his tree in disgust and strode into the river again,
making an experimental cast as he went, the experiment
proying an immediate success, ‘You see, they bite right
along, rain or no rain, and here we’ve not only lost an
hour’s fine fishing, but are wet and chilled and in no con-
dition to fish any longer. The cape needn't be long,” he
continued, as he reeled in his line, while I gladly fol-
lowed his example, ‘all a man needs is protection for his
chest and vital organs, his legs are wet anyhow from
wading, But,” he continued, as we made our way back
to camp through the drenched and dripping undergrowth,
while the rain pattered continuously on the leaves above
us, ‘tthe cape weuld be better if made of the oiled or rmb-
ber cloth sold in the hardware and harness stores for
buggy tops, curtains, etc.”
“1 don’t think so,” I replied, ‘‘the rubber is hot and
heavy, and as I have had considerable experience with
the drillings in the shape of canoe aprons, tents, etc,, [
am confident it is the best material for the purpose.”
“Well, [think Pll take the rubber cloth,” he continued,
as we reached the camp, and with it warmth, comfort
and dry clothing,
The next summer found us in the mountains again,
and this time our outfits were augmented by a cape
of oiled drilling apiece. Charles had made and
tried his cape of rubber cloth, and had promptly
thrown it aside on seeing mine and had provided
himself with one of drilling, like it, We had had
a week’s fishing in the Greenbrier, the water was un-
usually low, and the fishing consequently not as good
as usual; the trout were small and shy and it persistently
refused to rain, so we packed up one fine morning and
started for fresh fishing waters,
We ascended to the very summit of the Allezhany
Mountains, the backbone of the eastern half of the con-
tinent, A faint trail left the road and turned off into the
trees and wound down a steep, dark defile; we climbed
down out of the wagons and boldly followed it, the
wagons bringing up the rear; down, down, a thousand
feet or so below the lofty summit, the steep tree-clothed
walls of the gorge. towering above us and shrouding the
place in a perpetual twilight. We pitched the camp on
the banks of Deer Creek, whose brawling tide we had
followed down almost from the summit of the mountains,
on a small piece of comparatively level grcund which we
were fortunate enough to find; rigged up our tackie,
strapped our water-proof capes to our creels—for the
long-wished-for rain was close at hand, now that we did
not want if—and went fishing. That was a weird, wild
evening’s sport we had. The creek was a study for an
artist, and worth the visit just to see as it went brawling
and tumbling down the mountain. It was a continuous
cataract; there were no pools, Broan the short, deep holes
of a few feet in extent between and among the rocks and
ledges. It looked like going down stairs to look ahead,
and the creek came piling down at you from among the
treetops as you looked back, while a mist hung over its
entire visibie course like the spray from a cataract.
And the fishing? I took nine trout, all upward of 6in.
in length, out of one small hole of a few feet in extent,
without moving from my tracks; and that’s the way the
fishing was,
Presently the rain came down; so did the creek.
Something broke loose somewhere above, and a big wall
of water came roaring down the gulch and piling down
that devil’s stairway, and there was no more fishing, nor
wading either,
But about the capes? It’s remarkable how it takes the
enthusiasm out of a man when he gets the seat of his
trousers wet; and as the storm roared and howled, and
the rain fell in torrents and whirled around us in great
blinding sheets and the water streamed down in riyulets
over our shoulders and ran off the edges of our capes, this
very soon occurred, and in a few minutes our, lower
limbs were thoroughly drenched; but as we were perfectly
dry and protected around the shoulders and body, we
didn’t much mind our wet legs, In an hour more we
were all assembled in our tent again, and while Otey got
us up a steaming hot supper under our fly adjoining, we
doffed our wet tishimg togs, including our capes, and it
was found that, although we wore no coats, our flan-
nel shirts under the capes were not even damp, and we
unanimously voted the capes a brilliant success. 5
But the capes? Take 2yds. of heavy driling, 28 or 30in,
wide, cut into two pieces, each lyd. long, sew_ together
at the selvage, making one piece, 00 to 60in. wide; cub in
circular form, making the cape long enough to come
well down below the waist, and over the arms to the ends
of the coat or shirt sleeves; leave out a little over one- —
third of the circle for the open front, cut to fit the neck
closely, put in buttonholes and buttons down the front;
oil heavily with boiled linseed oil with a little turpentine
and Japan dryer init. The neck may havé three orfour
gores in it to insure a snugger fib, but they are not neces-
sary. Make up the goods with the twilled side out,
Total cost about 25 cents. Total werth inestimable,
Sraunvron, Va, F. R. WEBB,
SONNECTICUT TROUT STREAMS.
IDDLETOWN, Conn., June 14.—Hditer Forest and
Stream: Trout fishing in this section of the State
has been uncommonly good, Not only large catches have
been made, but the fish are of good size and in excellent
condition. This, 1 am credibly informed, has been the
experience of sportsmen in other parts of the State; and
it is universally believed to be the result of the work of —
the State Fish Commissioners, continued uninterruptedly
for about ten years past.
Last weel one of our best fishermen went a short dis-
tance from the city for about a half a day, and returned
with such a beautiful string of trout as the following,
each fish being carefully weighed:
One trout weighed 1i4lbs..-..-...... . ..1...-.. =1H4lbs.
ae 4 ‘a ay r ETON Re sg mgaeee it Sette
ve * “ae Z bye ee eee ect be =39 S.
Size tt Sg Th to RARER =3 "Tos:
Fifteen trout weighed a total of,................ 1ilbs.
The same gentleman has had good luck every time
he has been out this season, and he says he has had many
years of experience in trouting, but nothing like this,
Complaints, however, come from all parts of the State
against the selfish opposition of riparian owners. Here-
tofore, with few exceptions, fishermen have been per-
mitted to fish on any stream, private or public. so long as
they did no damage to the premises. But now that
streams have been so much improved through State
liberality, the riparian owners find that they can make
large profit out of them by leasing the rights of fishing
to clubs and others, and so the public is excluded, The
people’s money paid for the fish, but the people cannot
touch them.
These unjust claims have led to numberless disputes
and some litigation, but so far without any legal results.
The Hammonassett Fishing Club of New Haven quietly
secured the exclusive right Of fishing on the Hammon-
assett River—one of the best trout streams in the State—
by leasing long stretches of the banks on either side, and
posting notices against trespassing. This has naturally
provoked a good deal of ill-feeling in this section. The
Middlesex County Association for the Protection of Fish
and Game, supported by many gentlemen of this city,
had given particular attention to this stream, causing if
to be thoroughly stocked by the State Commissioners,
and protected at the expense of the association for
several years, They looked forward to the time when
the river would so abound in fish that the public would
find abundant sport there. But the New Haven chib
claimed to monopolize the river and the people were ex-
cluded. After considerable correspondence between the
club and the association, it was agreed to tes} the rights
of the public as against the eluh by legal proceedings,
Upon due notice to the club, agents of the agsociation
went upon the river and fished for trout, in the presence
of the watchman of the club; and it was understood and
expected that a suit for trespass would be brought
by the club to test the rights of all parties. But no such
suit was brought. This was in the summer of 1888.
During the following winter John $8. Beach, Esq., the
counsel of the club, purchased or leased tracts of land on
the bank of the river, which were most attractive to trout
fishermen, and then brought a suit in equity against
some of the gentlemen who had participated in the above-
mentioned trespass, and prayed for the injunction to re-
strain them from committing trespass on his premises,
This suit was promptly resisted. A motion was then
made for a preliminary injunction pending the suit.
Before this could be heard the suit was suddenly aban-
doned, and nothing further has been attempted.
There are serious legal questions involved in the matter.
In most cases it is almost impossible to show that the
riparian owners on streams stocked at State expense had
done anything that affected their rights of property m
the stream, or that would estop them from defending
such rights against all trespassers. And even if it could
be shown that they had solicited fry from the State and
used it in stocking their private streams, it is claimed
that it would not justify the people in trespassing on
their premises to catch the fish. These and other points
are inyolved in any lawsuit that may arise. Of course,
the monopolists take the high ground that nothing the
State can do can prejudice their rights of property. The
statute in regard to private ponds is explicit. But not so
in regard to private streams, All attempts to frame a
law to meet the emergency, even for the future, have
proved vain. Unless such a lawean be framed, State aid
must cease. The State cannot justly continue to spend
the people’s money for the benefit of a few private clubs
or wealthy gentlemen, The opposition to a law upon the
subject comes mainly from the farmers, and the prospect
now of any relief for the people is far from encouraging,
”
Editor Forest and Stream:
We have near our village a beautiful sheet of water,
Crystal Lake. Local sportsmen stocked it a number of
years ago with black bass and landlocked salmon. Only
two or three specimens of the latter have ever been taken.
The last one, two years ago, weighed 441bs. Yesterday
Fred Close and Frank Talcott had the luck to capture one
that promptly tipped the scales at 74lbs. It took 85 min-
utes to conquer it. All the old fishermen are wild, and
some of them will no doubt postpone Maine trips and
camp on Crystal Lake. Bass of 3 to Glbs. are very plenty
there, and for the benefit of bass haters I will say I neyer
yet dissected one that showed any symptoms of having
dined off either pickerel or perch.
The past season has been a yery flattering one for trout.
eu | knew so many fine strings being taken of large
rout,
Although very many of our streams are posted,
there are plenty left just as good for all of us. ©. W. C.
STAFFORD SPRINGS. Conn,, June 28. :
yet
Juty 4, 1888,]
FOREST AND STREAM.
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SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS LEAGUE,
Hditor Forest and Stream:
The Southern Massachusetts Fish and Game League
was organized in New Bedford in the autumn of last
year. The objects of the association were fully set forth
in a circular letter, a copy of which was sent to you,
For several years we lave seen that many of the valu-
able food fishes of our sea coast were becoming fewer in
number and of diminished size. We have attributed this
to the increasing number and effectiveness of the appa-
ratus used for catching them, and chiefly fixed or station-
ary engines for their wholesale capture.
Several times many of us have united our efforts to
obtain protective legislation, but hitherto without much
success,
During the session of the Legislature now just brought
to a close, the League made another attempt and again
without avail,
We were met as heretofore by a combination of several
interests, backed up by any amount of money, and sus-
tained by a committee chosen specially to look out for
and protect those interests. These interests, as some of
your readers may not know, are the trappers themselves,
the several twine and seine manufacturers, the cod and
mackerel fishermen, the railroad corporations as carriers
of freight, the Board of Trade of the City of Gloucester,
the marketmen of the cities, and a powerful organization
Tee for its object the defeat of any restrictive legis-
ation.
We are, however, neither disheartened nor discour-
aged. Weare more and more convinced each year that
as to certain kinds of fish, their exhaustion is not only
possible, but probable from these destructive methods of
fishing, Moreover, we are satisfied that we are instruct-
ing the people, and there isa growing public sentiment
in our favor, which if we keep up, will eventually give
us the advantage.
I shall have time now to speak of only one species of
fish, the tautog or blackfish of New York.
The upper part of Buzzard’s Bay seems to be the nursery
of these fish. The returns from about seventy-five pounds
and weirs all around the bay, and also in Vineyard
Sound for 1888, gave a catch of about 63,000 of these fish,
while on the neck of Jand on the east side of the Acush-
net River, in a length of only about three miles, twenty-
four traps or pounds took 50,000 of them.
While we believe that this stationary apparatus and in-
deed all the wholesale enginery for catching fish is
destructive, the tautog in our waters have suffered to a
greater extent than any of the other kinds.
As the setting of pounds is by law permitted only to
such as have licenses granted to them by the Selectmen
of towns, and as we believe no such licenses will be
granted next year in Fairhaven, none of those twenty-
four traps will be set, and consequently we shall have the
chance hitherto refused to us to see whether our waters
will not be repeopled.
We shall watch the effect with much interest, for upon
it will depend all our theories as to the connection be-
tween fixed apparatus for catching fish and their increase
or decrease in numbers and size,
Aside from the possible exhaustion of the fisheries, the
traps and weirs do an almosu incalculable injury by hin-
dering the proper and natural distribution of the fishes
during the season, Early in the year immense numbers
of fish are tuken in a very short time, so that the waters
are depleted for most of the summer and autumn, the
markets are glutted so that it hardly pays to ship them,
and multitudes are dragged upon the shore to waste, or
at the best to be spread upon the land as manure,
Late in the season, consequently, no fish can be found
elther for food or for sport.
Tt has been reported to us that great quantities of scup
(or porgie) have been taken to the westward of us in the
pounds, and thousands of barrels of them have been
yarded up fora market. None have come yet into this
vicinity, as, but for this, it seems to us they would have
done, as they used to do years ago.
Only a few bluefish have yet been caught with the hook
and line, and these only in the upper waters of the bay.
We shall try to keep ourselves posted as to all the facts.
of value to the fishermen, as well those who fish for
food as those who fish for sport. And I shall be pleased
if anything J can say shall be of interest to you or to
yout many readers, or shall add anything to the stock of in-
formation upon a subject so important, and upon which
50 few people seem to have any reliable information at
all, Gro, H, PALMER,
Cor. See’y So. Mass, F. & G. League,
New Bepron, June 8.
INCIDENTS IN MY HUNTING LIFE.
IV.—KEELING IN A TROUT.
io the spring of 1857 a party from Bethel started for
the Rangeley Lakes on a fishing tramp. They were
Rey. Zenas Thompson, the veteran bear killer, and Josiah
Brown—both of whom have since gone to the happy
hunting grounds beyond—and the third Joseph Twitchell.
Arriving at Upton at the foot of Umbagog Lake early in
the afternoon, they added to their company the writer,
as guide, commissary, cook, boatman and companion,
All things being ready we started up the lake in a row-
boat. We had hard pulling, for the wind was ahead and
blew hard, and we had to hug the western shore and fol-
lowed near the land to the extreme end of North Bay,
and so on up the Hast Arm. When we arrived at the
earry landing it was about dark. But we were all so
anxious to get to Mollychunkemunk Lake that night, to
get the morning fishing, that we decided to cross the five
miles as best we could that night. We got on very well
until the last mile was reached, then it was pitch dark,
and with only aspotted or blazed line through thick
woods over rough ground to travel. However, we man-
aged—one of us holding on to a spotted tree, while an-
other went ahead and found another spot, and so on—to
-grope our way slowly along, and about midnight arrived
at Middle Dam, where we found a small board camp just
large enough for our party. We soon had a generous
fire burning and cooked our tea and lay down for the
rest of the night on our sweet balsam bed. We were
awakened during the night by some animal jumping
onto our camp, but we were so tired out by our last night
tramp that we didn’t scare worth a cent, and early in the
morning we started for the dam, some quarter of a mile
away, to try trout fishing. ;
Previous to starting, Zenas had instructed Joseph in
the art of landing trout with the nice slender rods and
reels which Joseph had never used nor even seen before,
Zenas told him he must gradually reel the fish in after
striking him, and at the same time call for the guide to
help land him.
Joseph went down upon the apron at the foot of the
dam and the rest of us tried our luck above the dam.
Joseph had not been there long before we heard a great
outery above the roaring of the waters a-calling for help.
Climbing quickly upon the dam, we discovered the canse
of the alarm, for there was Joseph crying out at the top
of voice, ‘Came quick! I’ve got him all reeled up.”
And, sure enough, there he was with a five or six-pound
trout reeled up within three feet of the end of the rod,
jumping and threshing, first down to the bottom of the
white water as it rushed through the dam, then up and
out into the air above; and Joseph puffing and blowing
and holding on and singing out, ““Come quick, or [I shall
lose him,” This was more than we could bear; we fairly
roared with laughter before we could go to his assist-
ance,
This was Joseph’s first large trout; and he thought he
was following out the minute directions of Mr. Thomp-
sop as he reeled him up solid. But Joseph saved his fish
by the assistance of the guide, and he doubtless remem-
bers this and many other comical instances of his first
trip to the lakes, when the oaly road in was an Indian
trail and blazed trees,
At that time it was not much labor to get all we wanted;
and after cooking in various ways and eating all we could
of the delicious red-meated beauties, we brought away all
we could take care of; and treated our friends not only
with a nice mess of trout, but also with the amusing story
of “reeling him up.” J.G. BR
BErHeEL, Me.
BOSTON ANGLERS BACK FROM MAINE.
HE trouting parties are about all in, and now the
situation is left to the tourist and the vacationist.
With the fishing tackle people, trout baskets and lunch
baskets, with cheap rods and lines, sell better than the
really practical tackle of earlier in the season; all of
which shows that the real season, when the sportsmen
themselves are abroad, is about over. Still the tackle
people note an excellent trade in salmon tackle, indicat-
ing that the salmon rivers are to be visited as usual,
though the success of last season, except at Bangor, was
not inspiriting. But, curious enough, this year Bangor
is a failure. The salmon have not put in an appearance,
not eyen in the nets and traps further down the river,
The fishdealers complain that there is a dearth of Penob-
scot salmon. One of the wise ones (?) yentures the theory
that the scarcity of salmon is largely due to the great
numbers taken by the United States Commission at Or-
‘land for breeding purposes. ‘'The taking of these salmon
should be stopped,” he says. He reminds one of the boy
who ohjected to the throwing away of so much wheat in
spring time for seed, only that every salmon taken for
breeding purposes is carefully put back into the river
again.
One of the latest of the sporting parties with rod and
reel from among Boston merchants was that of H. B.
Moore, of J. E. Soper & Co., which party has just re-
turned from a five-days’ fishing excursion to Moosehead.
Harry has usually been to Richardson Lake, but this year
he was persuaded to try Moosehead. His party was
made up of Calvin Austin, general freight agent of the
Boston & Bangor Steamship Company; H. M. Stephen-
son, architect of Pemberton Square; G. C. Moore, woolen
manufacturer, North Chelmsford, Mass,, and last, but
not least, G. R. Moore, his father. The party found the
fishing excellent, the largest trout taken being 34lbs., a
good one for Moosehead. But Harry shows some marks
of cther bites than trout. The black flies took up the
situation about the last day of the excursion and the boys
were literally driven out of the woods. The best of fly
preventives was of a good deal of service, but nothing
could more than make life endurable. ©
The full list of the names of the Kineo Club members,
who took part in the annual excursion to Moosehead
Lake this year and not previously mentioned in the For-
EST AND STREAM was: J. B, Thomas, Jr,, president of
the Standard Sugar Refinery; C. EH. Lauriat, of Estes &
Lauriat; J. F. Nickerson, of J. F. Nickerson & Co.; J. P.
Woodbury, H. R. Beal, of Miner, Beal & Hackett, and J.
W. Sanborn, of Crockett Bros. & Sanborn, Frank Wise,
of Fisher & Wise, was a guest of the club @uring the
trip. Mr, Nickerson caught the largest trout, a fine one,
weighing 44lbs. Mr, Thomas says that the fishing was
all that could be asked for by reasonable men, and the
Kineo Club is made up of reasonable men that are satis-
fied with a reasonable number of trout. The party
fished less than usual, really, spending only a few hours
of each day on the water. Mr. Thomas also noticed a
growing tendency among members of the elub to fish
with the fiy only. Someof the members trolled, itis true,
but generally they dropped the minnow and took up the
fly after trolling awhile.
By the way, Harry Moore, mentioned above, is the gen-
tleman who brought that moose story out of the woods,
published in FoREST AND STREAM last winter—the one
where the teamster ran the moose down on the glare ice,
till, in attempting to turn his sharp-shod team, the sled
slewed, striking the legs of the moose in such a manner
that he fell on to a sharp short stake in the sled and was
pinned there, handsomely loaded and ready to be hauled
home, Another story—a fish story—was told on ’Change
the day Harry got home from Moosehead, though he will
not vouch for its truth, A boy was fishing a stream and
catching trout quite rapidly. He got excited and threw
his trout up the bank and behind some brush as fast as he
caught them. They bit rapidly, till finally the boy threw
out aneel. This he threw up among the trout till he had
fish enough, and thought he would gather them up and
go home. He stepped behind the brush, alder stringer
in hand, when behold the eel had vot ahead of him. He
had tried to crawl down the throat of every trout in the
pile, but instead had passed out through the gill of each
trout and into the mouth of another, till every trout was
strung, and the boy had only to tie a knot in the head
and tail of the eel, when his fish were ready to take
home. SPECIAL.
GEORGE FowLeER, formerly proprietor of Bartlett’s, in
the Adirondacks, now owned by the Saranac Club, died
June 26th, after a lingering illness,
THE PENOBSCOT SALMON.
ANGOR, Me,, June 22,—Editor Forest and Stream;
This is an off year. But forty-nine salmon have been
landed to date (the last one was taken June 15), against
140 last year, There are some salmon jumping daily, but
they refuse all flies offered. They are dark-colored fish,
which tends to show they have been in fresh water along
time; no bright fish from the sea are seen, although the
bay fishermen twenty and thirty miles below us are still
taking them in large numbers. Our Commissioners at-
tribute the cause of the fish refusing to come into fresh
water to the impurity of the water when low in the river,
caused by waste from the pulp mills and tanneries on the
river above us. When the water is high it must be purer.
We suffered a great loss this season to our fishing (it
happened early in the season, when we look for the best;
fishing and the gamiest fish) by the washing of the banlk
at Great Works at end of dam, which caused the water
to be so muddy for a month that a fly could not be seen
by a fish in a foot of water-
What we need most, in my opinion, which is indorsed
by all resident and visiting sportsmen, is a weekly close
time on the weirs and nets on the river and bay. There
are several hundreds of them now in operation from April
1 to July 15, continuously fishing; and one man alone
tells me he has taken nearly 300 salmon this season. If
we could have his catch alone at the Bangor pool each
season it would be satisfactory, and make grand sport,
and would bring thousands of dollars into the State, I
am pleased to know that the citizens are becoming en-
lightened on this subject, and are talking freely of help-
ing the matter through. I also believe it would be for the
benefit of the weir and net fishermen to have it a law and
enforce it, and J will guarantee that their average catch
will be greater by allowing more fish to go to their natu-
ral spawning beds each year,-as it is a certainty that that
is the object of the fish when entering our river; and I
will furthermore guarantee that all the fish taken with a
fly will not equal the amount taken by single weirs.
We owe a great deal of gratitude to our Fish and Game
Commissioners, Hon. li. M. Stilwell of Bangor and Hon.
Henry O. Stanley of Dixfield, for their persistent en-
deavors to keep our river stocked each year by artificial
breeding, besides the large amount of other waters in the
State to be looked after: and were it not far their noble
work I think the Penobscot River salmon would be a
thing of the past. But they are now heavily handicapped
in their work by small appropriations from the State,
with greater demands elsewhere; and there is a large in-
crease of weirs and nets in the river below us. We arein
hopes that steps will be taken for strict legislation on this
important matter.
There is a move being made now in different parts of
this State to form fish and game protective societies,
which is a move in the right direction, as the wardens
get so little for their services that they have as a rule
lost all interest, and the Commissioners are powerless,
not having the means necessary to overcome the lawless-
ness, but as there are a few of us old fellows left we will
do the best we can, BANGOR,
PACIFIC SALMON IN PENNSYLVANIA.
a pee SS . Pa., June 23.—Editor Forest and Stream:
\ Thad intended writing you earlier, and giving a more
full description than I gave Prof. T. H. Bean of a eenuine
McCloud River salmon (Salmo quinnat) found dead after
the recent flood on the shore of the Susquehanna River
at this poimt. He, or she, was a magnificent specimen,
38in, in length and 103in. broad from dorsal to belly, and
estimated to weigh from 20 to 25lbs.; undoubtedly the
result of the millions of fry planted in this river during
the ‘‘seventies,” when, as no results had been observable,
the efforts, of which we hoped great things in the possi-
bility of being able to adopt the Pacific species in our
more southern rivers of the Atlantic coast, was abandoned.
The fish was in fine condition physically, but consider-
ably decomposed when discovered, so that no accurate
weight could be obtained. It was an object of great; in-
terest to fishermen and others, and was viewed by great
numbers of people after my identification.
Mr, Blackford may possibly remember that about 1880
I spent an hour or so at his Fulton Market on my way
home to Pennsylvania, and among other things of inter-
est inquired about the California salmon which he was
introducing refrigerated, He said he had none then, but
was expecting a consignment in connection with a firm
in Philadelphia, and that more than likely it might be at
the Dock Street Market on my arrival there. This proyed
to be the fact, as they were in the act of breaking the
package just as I stepped foot in the market, I then took
note of the features of the quinnat, distinguishing it from
the salar, the larger head and jaws, coarser scales, larger
dorsal and adipose fins, forked tail and greater depth for
length, etc. This magnificent fellow had all these char-
acteristics.
I have been quite familiar with the Atlantic Salmo
salar from a boy, when it was customary twice or thrice
a week in the “thirties” to sit down to dinner at the old
Merchant’s Exchange in State street, Boston, to a fine
boiled ‘‘Merrimac;’ may that time come again! The
notable thing about this fish is that it is the only adult
specimen, so far as [ know, killed, captured, or taken by
any device in any Atlantic coast river out of all the
tnillions of fry which have been planted. Others may
have been taken but not identified, which would seem
probable under the circumstances. A, F. CLAPP.
Tum TautoG RecorD.— Newport, R. [., June 23.—
Hditor Forest and Stream: I noticein your issue of June
20 mention of a tautog weighing i4Ibs , thought to be the
largest taken in American waters. Sept. 14, 1882 I took
one on Smith’s Ledge, in the Seconet River, weighing
16j1bs.; I refer for proof of same to Dayid Brown, of
South Portsmouth, R. I. May 17, 1885, at Long Rock,
East River, R. I., 1 took a tautog of 144Ibs., reference,
Wm. Gifford, South Portsmouth; Oct. 21, 1885, at Clay
Ledge, East River, one of 144Ibs,, reference, Chas. M.
Hughes, South Portsmouth; Sept. 10, 1887, one of 141bs,
20z., at Mack Rogers Ledge, off Seaconet Point, reference,
I. J. Barker, South Portsmouth, Mytriends claim for me
that Lean show a record of large tautog that cannot be
beaten in this State, nor, in fact, on the coast. I have
followed tautog fishing since I was five years old, thirty-
five years in connection with sea bass fishing, and have
caught many large fish, but these given are the largest,
—Wwm. M. HueHxs.
494
FOREST AND STREAM.
[Juiy 4, 1880
PENNSYLVANIA STREAMS AND FLOODS
ANSVILLE, N. Y., June 22.—Hditor Forest and
Stream: Tn your issue of the 20th inst. I noticed a
short “‘snap shot” regarding the late fioods in Pennsyl-
yvania, and the havoc wrought in the trout-bearing tribu-
taries of the Susquehanna, It is too true, as I learned by
bitter experience. ‘ ‘
It was my fortune to be just nicely started on my
annual fishing trip along the Loyal Sock Creek and tribu-
taries in Sullivan county, Pa., when the floods struck us
aud effectually housed us for nearly a week. We had
just returned to the cottoge after a very indifferent day’s
sport on Bear Creek, when the rain began to fall, and
although we had a very pleasant time sitting by the back
log smoking our pipes, reading, telling stories and mend-
ine the fire, we got no fishing, and were forced to see our
vacation slip away unprofitably.
At last came the faint rumors of the terrible things go-
ing on down in the valleys, so we resolved to start for
home the moment we were fairly sure of getting through,
This gave us one more day, and the rain having ceased
we decided to try the trout once more in spite of high
water.
We found the stream very high, with riparian evidence
of a tremendous flow of water. Old landmarks and
holes, cherished and loved through many years of happy
contact, were totally obliterated. The whole character
of the run was changed, and we almost felt as if we were
working new water. One fine pool in which my com-
panion had fished for the last twenty-five years was
totally annihilated, and his expressions of regret were as
keen asif he had lost an oid tried friend. But though
other things had changed, the trout were still there, and
at 8 o’clock we had seventy-five,
The next morning we started for home, very regret-
fully, we had been beaten out of our sport, but the lesson
of the flood from an angler’s standpoint was, that while
the streams were badly torn up the trout still remained,
and one of the least of the evils of the great flood of 1889
was the injury done to the game fish of the Susquehanna
and its branches. H, W. DELonG.
Editor Forest and Stream:
Believing that you would be interested in learning how
‘the fiood affected the trout streams in the Juniata Valley,
I send you a description of one of the best as I found it
on fishing it on the 24th of June. Big Run is, or has
been, one of the finest trout streams in the county, In
addition to its having a good natural supply 1 have
stocked it with trout fry supplied by the State hatchery.
This stream had fine pools along its entire length, but on
fishing it in company with my son Charles, I was hardly
able to recognize the stream, In many places the channel
has been entirely changed, and in others there are twoor
three channels. Up in the mountain the bed of the
stream in many places is cut down to the rock, the pools
washed away and the harbors destroyed. We caught no
trout except near the mouth of the stream, where it flows
through meadows and low lands, These were fair-sized
trout—another illustration of the “survival of the fittest.”
I fear nearly all of the small trout have been destroyed..
We caught twenty-two in all, the largest about 12in., the
smallest 8in,; my son, who is an ardent trout fisher,
catching nearly all of them.
T confess that after seeing the destruction of this once
beautiful stream [had little heart to fish. I have been
told by parties who visited the other streams in our
county that they are similarly washed, particularly on
the east side of the Juniata River. The flood in the
Juniata does not seem to have affected the black bass;
some very fine strings have been caught since the river
has fallen, SANCHO PANZA,
MIFFLINTOWN, Pa., June 29.
CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
HICAGO, Il., June 25,—Even at the risk of the im-
putation of being thought tedious, I must once more
repeat the old assertion that Chicago is a city blessed of
the gods, and the only true dwelling place for any sports-
man of this country. This proposition, more especially
as applied to the angling interests, I had intended delib-
erately to set about proving by means of a series of trips
into our northern fishing country. Lack of time has thus
far prevented that. and gradually the proposition is prov-
ing itself, through d ust such hasty confirmations as a
chance trip or so and a few odd bits of news may offer,
Perhaps the note or two sent in earlier in regard to mas-
callonge fishing may have sufficed to show the certainty
of success and the amount of it which meets the angler
for that great fish in certain waters north of here. The
season has been a prolific one, and the great streams and
- lakes, fished for the past five years so dangerously close
and hard, seem not depleted, but still abounding, and
indicative of the rare plenty which they may always
offer under any intelligent treatment, The mascallonge
season is now practically over, and will not begin again
until the first sharp frosts of autumn has cut down the
lake growth.
Bass fishing was never better in the waters adjacent to
Chicago than it is this spring. I simply dare not tell all
I know, or hunt up all I might find about the excellence
of the black bass angling north of here this season, for
it would hardly be believed, The angling referred to is
black bass fishing of the very highest grade, not for 4b.
or 1lb. bass, but for the veterans of 3 and 4lbs. weight,
The bass angler of Chicago, I am proud to say, is ranked
not by count but weight. The fisherman here who re-
turns laden with a long string of small bass is simply
laughed at or treated with silent contempt. It is the
glory and the subject of rivalry with our anglers to bring
in a few bass, the largest and best specimens possible,
and to return all below the standard to the water. The
standard is placed at 3lbs. by a sort of tacit agreement.
The cracks willnot bring in anything of less weight than
that. I do not know of any other city where this cus-
tom prevails or could well prevail, but it is good com-
mentary on our angling and our anglers. Moreover, it
is the starting point of a very good sentiment on angling
Matters in general, and the growth of such sentiment
will be all against the old fish butchery.
The fishing clubs have their quarters full. Fox Lake
fairly hums with its summer social life. The magnificent ,
Mineola club house is completed, and a grand place it is.
It is brilliantly lighted with gas from one end to the
other every night, and to the belated boat coming in
across the lake it presents a gorgeous and magnificent
spectacle,
ished elegantly. The floors are of hard wood, bordered |
in red wood, and all else is on the same scale. It is the
most luxurious sportemen’s home near Chicago,
Ed. Howard, of Fox Lake, has added another hotel to
his bluff possessions, and is now about the busiest man
on the lake, The summer cottages are now pretty much
all full. Mr. John Wilkinson and the other Crabapple
Islanders are mostly at home on the island nowadays.
Lippineott’s holds its quorum, and so do all the other
‘resorts. Thetwo Mason cottages near Lippincott’s bummed
down two weeks ago, the occupants barely getting out
alive in the night.
Fishing at Fox Lake for the past week has been only
fair, the catch running much to pickerel and small bass.
Above Fox Lake, on the same system of lakes, the records
are simply marvelous, and as I said, I should hardly dare
repeat them, BE. Hovan.
HELL GATE, CAMP.
ELL GATE, Wentworth's Location, N. H., June 22.
—We left Boston June 1, tarried in Colebrook a
week, and meanwhile visited the Diamond Ponds to try
our hick with fly and bait. The weather was most un-
favorable, and very little success rewarded our efforts.
Monday, the 10th, we left Colebrook for Wentworth’s
Lecation and Bennett’s, The heavy rains had made the
roads almost impassable, and when we arrived at Went-
worth’s we found the Diamond so swollen that we were
obliged to make a detour and be ferried across the Ma-
galloway, opposite Bennett's,
John being a model Boniface we concluded to remain
with him until the water in the Diamond subsided suf-
ficiently to permit our fishing on the Rips. On the 12tha
party of seven gentlemen from Laconia, N. H., joined us,
aud on the 13th we had some very good fishing, though
the water was still high. A member of our party suc-
ceeded in bringing to net a 8}-pounder, which proved to
be the largest fish of the day. That night we had a severe
shower, and this spoiled fishing there for a week at least.
On the 17th, the river haying flattened out somewhat,
we made an early start for Hell Gate camp. The day
proved all that could be desired, and we arrived at Am-
asa’s about 5 P, M. Since then the weather has been
beautiful, the river has fallen to almost its normal level,
and we have had some grand sport with the Hy, If one
can judge at all. by appearances the river never Was so
full of trout as it is this season, which may be accounted
for in a manner from the fact of the partial destruction
of the old dam. at Bennett’s by the lumbermen last winter.
Let me give you an illustration of how numerous the
trout are here. There are ten people here in camp now,
and yesterday three of us went up the river two miles
and fished only in the best places on our return. On ar-
riving at camp we had 93 fish which weighed 28lbs. I
should say that not more than one in five which we
hooked were put into our baskets. An hour’s float down
the river any evening just at sunset will fill a ten-pound
basket with fish from 4 to ilb, in weight,
Amasa also counts upon a very successful season for
deer. Last winter there was but very little snow here,
and no crusts, consequently hunting by that method was
a signal failure, and absolutely no deer were killed here.
As a result, Amasa has counted thirteen deer in one day
within a mile anda half of camp, something unprece-
dented in his experience here. He has already booked a
number of parties for this season, and holds himself in
readiness to give all who may visit him a true backwoods
welcome and plenty of sport. Simce our arrival here
Mezsrs. Adams and Kidder, of Plymouth, N. H., have put
in their appearance, bent on tickling the palates of some
of the trout. J, WB:
THE HARVEST FISH.
HIS pretty and excellent food fish is now at its best,
and I think it the equal of any pan fish on the
market, Its small size is against it, so far as demand
goes, but it has few troublesome bones and flesh so at-
tractive that when once one makes its acquaintance there
is no doubt about an increased demand on the dealer,
who, here in Washington, calls them ‘‘butter fish,” hay-
in mind the Stromateus triacanthus, which is somewhat,
similar in appearance.
The harvest fish (Stromateus alepidotus) in general ap-
pearance resembles the short or ovate pompano, being
slightly shorter and deeper. Its cousin of the Pacific
coast, S. simillimus, is known as California pompano,
and is highly prized as food, In general color the harvest
fish is silvery, turning to a more or less golden yellow on
lower portion of body. Itsnameis derived from the fact that
it usually makes its appearance about harvest time. Out
of the half dozen individuals examined by the writer on
June 21 but two were females full of spawn,whkich would
have been deposited early in July. They were slightly
larger than the males, measuring Tin, in length by 4in,
in depth. The recorded range of this species is from
New York to South America. It is often abundant in
the Chesapeake, at its mouth, and is taken in trap nets,
pounds, etc. In New York it is said to command a good
rice, while here in Washington it retails at a low price.
ave seen a dozen sold for twenty-five cents. Bas,
WaAsHineton, D. C., June 24.
BLANCHE LAKE BASS.
ATTLE CREEE, Minn., June 20.—Kditor Forest and
Stream: In looking over your paper I find under
head ‘‘Chicago and the West,” an account of an angler
taking sixty-five black bass outof Twin Lakes in one day,
the eatch weighing 125lbs. Now let me give you an
account of a catch that was made in what is known as
Blanche Lake, about four miles north of this village, A
arty consisting of H. S. Townes, of Petersburg, Va., W.
Ar, Anderson, of Duluth, Mimn., and O. Albertson, a mer-
chant of this place, went out one evening the first of the
week and caught thirty black bass, twenty-seven wall-
eyed pike and between forty and fifty rock bass and
ickerel. The last two named varieties were thrown
ack into the lake, as it is not the custom here to save
any fish but the black bass and pike at this season of the
ear, Fifteen of the black bass weighed 59]bs., the thirty
lack bass weighed 8dlbs., the twenty-seven pike weighed
63lbs. The catch was made in about three hours. Blanche
Lake and one near to it known as Lost Lake are full of
_ bass, and during the month of September a catch like the
' one above referred to will be no uncommon occurrence.
B, STRAIN,
Within, the club house is finished and furn- |
THE GRAND IsbE SeINERS.—Sorrell and Mitchell, the
men caught illegally fishing on Grand Isle and cent to
the House of Correction for over two years, were brought
before Judge Powers at Middlebury last Friday on a writ
of habeas corpu3, and discharged. Nobody pretended
that they were not guilty, or that their sentence was other
than that inperatively required by the law under which
they were convicted, but they got off on a legal technical-
ity. W.C. Hodgkins, the justice before whom they were
tried, was either ignorant of what a legal commitment
was or else purposely made the mittimus imperfect, it
reading that they were committed ‘‘for the crime of Ule-
gal fishing,” when it should have read that they wete
committed for the crime of illegal fishing with a seine,
On this technicality they were discharged, and it reminds
people of something that happened in Washington County
Court when Judge Asahel Peck was on the bench. Henry
Welcome stole a team from Bruce & Ladd, of Waterbury,
He was arrested and indicted by the Grand Jury of
‘Washington County Court, M, E, Smilie being then State's
Attorney, and upon trial his counsel raised the point that
the indictment was not good because it set up that Wel-
come stole a horse from Bruce & Ladd, instead of saying
that he stole it from H. M. Bruce and Daniel Ladd, who
comprised the firm of Bruce & Ladd. Upon this techni-
cality Welcome was dischatged by Judge Peck, and in
six weeks from the time of such discharge he murdered
old man Russell, of Hinesburg, a classmate and close per=
sonal friend of the judge, who said up to the time of his
death that discharging Welecme on that technicality was
the greatest mistake of his life. It is to be hoped that
before any more criminals are arraigned before Justice
W. C, Hodgkins, of Grand Isle, he will make himself
sufficiently conversant with the law to perform his duties
in a legal manner.— Montpelier (V1.) Argus and Patriot.
BLUEFISHING AT FIRE ISLAND.—The great South Bay is
now full of bluefish, which run about 241bs. each, and
great catches are being made of these excellent fish, Mr,
Sammis’s hotel on Fire Island is most conveniently located
for this fishing, and no more comfortable place can bé
found, in our opinion, for spending the Fourth of July or
a stimmer Uy Good fishing, good fare and tool
breezes}; what could b
TOWANDA, Pa,, June 30.—Two different parties, con-
sisting of two persons each, one fishing on Bowman’s
Creek (Wyoming county), the other in the Loyal Sock
and smaller streams in the vicinity of Laporte (Sullivan
county), this State, brought in respectively 20 and 16lbs,
of brook trout,—SusquBHANNA.
TROUT IN CATSKILL CREHK.—Cairo, N. Y., June 22,—
It is estimated that not less than one hundred and fifty
pounds of trout have been taken from the ‘‘Deep Hole”
in the Catskill Creek, near this village, and there are
many more trout left.
Log Cabins.
Log Cagms: How to Build and Furnish Them. Ry William &.
Wickes. (lnstrated. Price $1.50. Published this day by the
Forest and Stream Publishing Company-
AMERICA’S FASTEST RATLWAY TRAIN, AND tHE Great RecorD
Iv HAS MApDE.—The “two-heur train” which leaves the Readin
Railroad station at Ninth and Green for New York at 7:30 A. M,
is the fastest scheduled railway train in the United States. In
addition to this distinction, it has made a record for precision and
regularity of movement which hich authorities declare to be
without precedent in the history ofraiiroads. From January 1 to
June 1 this train made 130 trips—that is, a trip every day except
Sunday—and in the five months it reached its destination behind
time on only nine occasions, and in these instances the Maximum
yariation from the time-table was but afew minutes, On the
remaining 121 trips it arriyed on schedule time to the second,
averaging 94 per cent. of absolute promptness. This unparalleled
showing demonstrates that the Reading Railroad not oaly pos-
sesses & mapnigpens and completely-equipped line bel, ween Phila-
delphia and New York, but also that it is managed with rare
ability and with close regard to the requirements of the traveling
public.—Philadelphia Times.—Adv.
fishculture.
THE CALEDONIA HATCHERY.
TATISTICS of the fish and eggs shipped and fish turned
loose from the Caledonia State Fish Hatchery and Hud.
son River for the season commencing Jan, 28 and ending
June 24, 1889;
Whitefish fry deposited in Lake Ontatio............. 1,900,000
Frost fish fry deposited in Hemlock Lake..........., 80,000
Salmon trout fry........ pre ain eee Te REE, 1,501,000
Salmon tromieggss Wi usecduescatesd deat. sevssene 750,000
STORET OUP aT yon pains hare) ctercit lees xt gree ore cae reas ey 1,525,500
Brook trout eggs.........+....ne4 echt AP ones icrese + 100,000
Brook trowyyearlimesu levees eet epee bss poeeniee : 335
Brown or Germam trout fry........2.0... see e ees eeee 521,000
Brown or German trout eggs.......2...-2-e. cc. ... 188,000
Brown or German trout yearlings........ idee ph HE 175
California trout fry... .. cjth ign ds dndbueceteee nee yeess TOS SO00
California trout C28S..-- 0... cece pene eevee fe teaaissony ao, OL0)
California tromt yearlings... ac cye esses eeuv csi eenes 150
Hybrids, 4g brook and 34 salmon trout from 4 to6
YU stoNgemON AS Une os Sears a tess eee eae alee b rea arate 200
Spm eratro be stiac ie Pyeee. ve peey. a) eaiee een sae Waste g yer » 30,000
Shipment of German earp......-40..0-.eess eee t esses 23
Shipment of bullheads.................... e200 Lass 20
Shad fry deposited in Hudson Riyer..-............-- 6,033,200
Totaliecs eee A Ry tir ho ech 18,492,608
MONROE A. GREEN, Supt.
SAWDUST IN TROUT STREAMS,
Editor Forest and Stream. :
A week ago I suggested an itinerary for a short fishing
trip through a small portion of western Pennsylvania,
ending at Clear Shade in Cambria county. I might have
advised the sportsman to cross 4 hill to Piney Run, two or
three miles from Shade, where for ten years caught some
magnificent trout; but several years ago a sawmill was
built on that stream, and the trout gradually diminished
both in size and numbers until fishermen ceased visiting the
stream entirely. We, of course, attributed the death of the
trout tothe sawdust, and I have yet to see a good trout
stream with a sawmill in it, Follow up the streams and the
argument, as does ‘‘Piscator,’? and we find that after Piney
Run empties its waters into Clear Shade the trout in the
latter stream are comparatively scarce, while above this
point they arein abundance, Following the stream and its
accessories on down until it empties into the Stonycreek, we
e more attractive on these het days?
‘
Tuiry 4, 1889]
1 that the sawdust from away up in thé moiintains dées
ffact the bass in this latter stream, from the fact that
areisalarge yolume of water, the creek covers twenty
as much ground as does little Piney Run, the sawdust
here and there and finally becomes lost, or appears
such infinitesimal quantities that its effect is lost. So itis
Johnstown, Pa., the junction of the Stonycreek and the
memaugh. Twenty years ago we eaught bass, perch, pike
7 yarious other fishes below that town, but since the |oca-
of wire mills, discharging their thousands of gallons of
ol] into thestream, there is not a fish taken within
ty miles of it worth mentioning. So it is everywhere.
here is sufficient water in a stream to counteract the
of satiydust the fish in that stream will not suffer; but
a 8mnall mountain brook plentifiully stocked with trout,
loose upon it a dotible-geated sawmill, and in a year
FOREST AND STREAM.
Indiana.
Péyu.—Gar city taxes dogs &1 per head and bitches $3 per
heud, Dogs are loosely and carelessly assessed, not one m
five being returned for taxation. ‘hose that ave reburned
are paid for at the rates above; those that are not enjoy the
freedom of the city the same as those that ate paid for, and
suffer no penalties either of life or impounding. The inten-
tion of the law is to tax all dogs at the aboverates. No dogs
are killed nor impounded for non-payment of taxes,—JOHN
A. GRAHAM, Mayor,
Richmond.--We have no dog tax in our city.—JAMES W.
Moors, Mayor, 2:
Michigan.
Coldwater.—As a city we do not impose any license on
the bottom of all the pools will be covered 2ft. deep with
avdust, the ‘riffles’’ will be tunning thick with the stuff,
ind my word for it there will be n6 trout there, PACrIC,
BAGRAMENEO, Cal:, May 4
VERMONT STREAM STOCKING.—A Roxbury corres-
indent of the Montpelier Argus dnd Patriot writes: No
me who has never seen it demonstrated can tell how fast
rout will breed and grow in a mountain stream, Chailes
fee owns and tries to protect the brook through his
dow. Thereare already thousands of trout in his brook
it din, in length, where there were few last summer,
Tiougee will take great pleasure in his experiment, and
Mis to be hoped people will respect his rights and the law,
) fotmer days there Was not & 
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